SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS

J iloussund b.vque fr^ _ Lmid _ Belle Brandon, schooner, from liuseell Llewellyn, s s, McGi livray, from Kiji Emu. ba-QU nti; c f cm Melbourne J-Otr.n*, 5.",-!__. Tauranga

DEPARTURES.

Hawei, f c. f™ tbe South

Ar._io Lewis, b .rque, for Newofjstle

IMPORTS.

i_r i_m_, rrom a^ibour-e:—

200 b..xe- can'aieg, 400 bags sugar, Bitnett & Levy. 782 pgs merelr.ndi.e, Owen and Graham.

68 l»_-tha spouting. 2 bars iron, 1 case sundries, _?. a. d S Morriu.

312 bags onions, lease, 1 di fruit, Stone Bros,

1 case V ffects, 1 enppe boiler, 8 hhds stout, 4 biles paper, 2 cases harmoniums, 522 bags sugar 799 pgs do, 391 mats 60, 9 cases, 80 do acids. 1593 pgs merchan dise, 68 lengths spoutiDg, 2 bars iron, 1 case sundries, 200 boxes candles, 100 cases geneva,4o cases sulphuric acid, I case Jruit, 1 do books, 2 bales collars—StODe Bros, agents

Per Dibussund from London :-105 &*#. frails, 18 anvils 14 bundle* tubs, 12 casting 3, g t&g 9g scythe Stones, 6 hhd« holloware. 8 kegs rfftstS, 11 kegs clout nails, 3 bundles nuts, 6 casks bolte 9..d nuts, 6 crates filters, 2 i ases carriage springs, \§ kegs soda, 1 cisk do,, 3 casks chalk, 2 cises bMPptulicon.l case emery, 2 casus axles. 2 tades locks., 1 cask files, 2 caiks gold ■washers, 2 bnxes chemi. „ es 12 cas k a hardware,—E. Porter and Co.

ARRIVAL OF THE DILPUSSUND FROM LONDON.

, As we are going tq press the barque Dilpussund, 114 days from Lo__on, i« coming up harbour. She is concigned to V_e New Zealand Shipping Company.

The ss Hawea sailed for Southern ports to-day. Passengers—Mr and Mrs 'Buchanan, Mrs Otterson, Miss Quick, Mrs Burreil, Mr and Mrs Dignan, Rev T. Carr and lady, Mr and Mrs A. Buckland, Miss Bm,'itb, Mrs Mack, Miss Thomson, Miss O'Connor, M.esßiß Quick. Montague, Wallace, Laird, Goddard, Hon T. Preston. Major Handy, Mcleod, Bilkey, Chapman, Rev W Potter, Connolly, Woodingham, Miss Holmden, and 13 steerage.—Henderson and Mscfarlaue, agents.

The new steam dredge for the Haabour Board was launched yesterday She is not a pretty-loking ob ject,-but in this she is not.different from other dredges. The workmanship looks substantial. We shall leave time and trial to say whether the machine is a success.

The s.s. Llewellyn arrived this afternoon. She left Tevnkaat 9-30 on Wednesday sth lest, had fresh brerze. frcm the B.E. till Monday, when -«-lnd hauled into the N,W. blowin? a strong gale and thencointo the southward where it remained till arrival. Had to reduce speed to economize coal drains: the last three days. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Glenny, Mr Waterhouse. Mr J. S. Maofarlane, and 9 steerage. " A preliminary was held yeeterday before the Col lector of Customs aespecting the grounding of the Brodick Castle ia harbour.

The s s Llewellyn arrived this afternoon from levuka with « cargo of maize, etc. The steam barquentine Emu arrived here this morning after an uneventful voyage of 17 days from Melbourne. The passage was prolonged by persistent head winds. She comes consigned to Messrs Stone Bros, and brings a cargo of general merchandise. The other barque outside is said to be the C_bar tei'h, from Adelaide.

The barque Annie Lewis leaves this evening for Newcastle.

CHIEF POST-OFFICES, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows:— For Thames on Saturday at 8 a m For Coromandel this day at 6p m For Taranaki, _ outhern provinces, and Australian Colonies, on Saturday at 3 p m For Wanganui on Saturday at 1045 am For Levuka on Tuesday n.xt at 3 p m For Mangawai and Waipu . n Monday at 4 p m For Gisborne and Napier on Tuesflay at 3 p m N B—Friday next being Good, the \ local mails usually closing on tbat day will be closed on Thursday. (Signed) .. B. Bis.. Chief Postmaster.

ARTHUR'S LAND SALE.

Mr. R. Arthur held a sale on Wednesday of freehold properties by order of the trustee in tho estate of the late Mr Abraham Mears, situated in the city, Buburb3, and country. Great interest was manifested in the result of the sale by the large audience present, which continued throughout the whole of thesale. The competition was good, and with two or three exceptions the properties realized more than was anticipated. It was a most successful sale. Wakefield-street : cottage and allotment, 33 feet frontage, sold at £165 ; Lome and Rutland-street: three allotments brought £5 per foot; Vincent street : allotment 51 x 92 feet, with two small houses, £230 ; Edward-street : allot ment 37 x 138 feet, with cottage, £130; do., allotment 42 x 138 feet, with cottage, £130 ; do., allotment 46 x 138 feet, with cottage, £110 ; Cotele, Newton Road, corner of Dun donald-street: two allotments, each 41 x 86 feet, sold at 283 per foot; Exmouth-street: two allotments, 33 x 85 feet, sold at 15s per foot: New North Road : one a'lotment 45 x 108 feet sold at 22s per foot; Eden Terrace, New North Road, four-roomed house and allotment, 91 x 150 feet, sold for £197 10s. Corner of Summer and Flower - streets, house of four roomß, allotment 41 x 99, £98 ; Summer-street, allotment 33 x 99, 15s per foot; corner Shaddock - street and Mount Eden road, allotment 39 x 102, 18s per foot; homestead containing about 13 acres of land, with good stone dwellinghouse and wood residence erected thereon, having a large frontage to Mount Eden road, fetched £1070; paddock, containing 11a. 3r. 37p., on the Great North Road, adjoining Mr McElwain's property, occupied by Hon. D. Pollen, brought £32 per acre ; cottages adjoining the above, with about | acre land each, sold at £95 and £115 ; paddock situated behind Matthew's Rope Walk, running back to Turrel-'s, Newton, containing 9a. 3r. 7p., brought £42 per acre j Waikomiti land sold at I4s to 18s per acre ; village of Oruawharo, two allotments at 41s each; township of Newcastle, Waikato, allotment No. 353, £10 10. ; village Mangapai, allotment, 40s. The terms one-third cash, the remainder at 6 and 9 months. Victoria-street property, adver tised for sale by order of the executrix of the late Mr J. D. Smith, was not sold, £22 10s beisg the highest offer. It will be in the market for private sale for a few days.

DEATH.

DENT—On the 10th instant, at Wangarei, Robert Dent. Deeply regretted.

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

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1876

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wronj that needs resistance For the future in the distance, And the eood that we can do.

Mr. Maoandrew's letter to Sir Julius Vogel will call forth but one feeling throughout the province of Auckland. When Mr. Rolleston received the three able servants—sent like the Hebrew spies into the promised land

wi*h his u.aal gentleness, and gave them all ■he information necessary to enable their m&s'er to enter and take possession---mimy persons here became somewhat anxiWU. as to what reception the 3ota'_.. dai) sterner Scotch man'would sivij. Ifc waß felt that a great aeal depend. . upon the position which Otago and Otto's Superintendent might take up in .he matter. W' nea there is a prospect of a fieht meTj-^ant to know who is at their b*d- and'what is the mettle of those who stand shoulder to shoulder with them in tbe rank;.. Not [that we should have despaired of ultimate victory, even if we had to stand out alone and bear our selves the whole brunt of the conflict. Truth is great aud will prevail, " Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just.'' Nbr need we have been al&ritted at either the threats or fores of a corrupt Ministry. The

tod abd heart of tbe Premier are both in his breeches pocket. It is not out of such stuff that heroes, or generals, or statesmen, are made. A man who is a scheming, tricky, politician, may succeed in corrupt rig a legislature, and hold for a time in peace an iniquitous sway, but when the stern gales of war or tumult rise Tie sinks at once. Under Walpole, England would have been crushed during the wars of Napoleon. Lord North and his colleagues lost America to the British crown. It is insufferable that a man like Sir Julius Vogel, an upstart, with the manners of a boor, and the language of a cad, should be permitted to drive whole communities into rebellion. Injury he is doing us and striving to do us every day. To those injuries he adds insults. Insults so gross that our toes tingle with a desire to address to him the only argument which such natures as his can appreciate. The case ofJAuckland, if the worst had come to th e worst, and we had been called upon to stand in the breach alone, would after all have been pretty safe. With a people united, with a leader who, for courage, talent, and modera tion, has few equals in the Empire, and above all with a just cause, we might have gone into the matter single handed with safety. We could have called to our assist ance the sympathy and 'friendship not only of the honourable and good in New Zealand and of the sister colonies, but the mighty public opinion of England. No section of the great Empire would see us robbed of our revenues and our estates, ruled by a venal and degraded Ministry, om just claims dis regarded, our wishes laughed at, and our selves dragooned into submission, without feeling a sentiment of righteous indignation We may except one section, which is repre sented by the present Ministry, who would be followed by those who have already profited, and in future hope to profit, by i the reckless, impure, and tyrannical Govern ment, which is sucking the life blood of this community and colony. Year after year they have robbed us to fatten themselves and their creatures. They have picked out the fairest parts of our.public lands to make great estates for their supporters. They have filled many of our public offices with unfit men, to purchase votes in the House or to reward their unscrupulous supporters. And now, when a man of European, of world-wide fame, has come out, patriot as he is, to inter pose between them and the public liberties they assail him with vituperation, abuse, and malignant falsehood. They are worse than the Tammany Ring of New York, and we suspect that when the whole is known, it will be seen that their frauds upon the people are even greater. For these reasons we should not have feared a contest single handed. But we are glad to see that Otago, in the person of its Superintendent, has spoken with no uncertain sound. Auckland and Otago united, gathering to themselves all the honesty of the House and of the country, under the leadership of a man, in every sense great, may calmly defy the cabals of those who are in the name of the people striving to reduce the people to a condition of servi tude.

A letter from Tauranga, dated 11th, has been received in town by a gentleman, in forming him that the Elsie at that date was safe in Mercury Bay.

The Stae. supplement of Saturday next will be eagerly sought after, when we announce that the lady contributor "Dor lea " places on record her sentiments anent certain peculiarities of " Fair Ponsonby." The general readers will find a fund of interesting matter in the shape of story and romance, some of a thrilling character. Indeed the fair fingers that have been engaged in preparing the supplement for the press, are profuse in their adjectives ; the contents of the next number being everything from "charming" to "splendid." , The tale of " Extenuating Circumstances " will afford another illustration that " true love never runs smooth," and "all's well that ends well." Fond mothers will doubtless weep over the " Incidents of the War," as indeed some loving sons may. Besides tale of war, there will be a choice morceau about kissing, and how the Danbury man tinkered his own pots, and got blistered in more ways than one. The young ladies who love a love story, will be in raptures about "Little Kitty," and the numerous Wesleyans of Auckland will read with interest the "Methodist Cent enarian's death." In poetry and verse there are crumbs for all tastes.

A deputation consisting of several Justices of the Peace waited upon the Minister of Justice, yesterday, upon matters of law, when Captain Daldy described tbe great in convenience felt by Magistrates and others, having business at the Police Court, at the continued interruptions, by passing vehicles and other noises; also, of the distances of the several courts of law from each other. The Minister replied that these complaints bad already been made to the Government and he considered that the High-street Wes leyan Chapel would be suitable for increased court accommodation. He believed it could be had, and if so, the Government, he thought, would be very willing to secure it for general law offices.

The following appears in the Otago Dnily Times: Sir— I observe that the Rev David Bruce, in a paper on the Unification of the Colony, which has found its way into the New Zealand Magazine, quotes Burke as the author of a memorable saying on the Irish Constitution—"l stood by its cradle. I will follow its hearse." Allow me to say, in the politest manner possible, that the saying in question was an utterance of a gentleman named Grattan; and that any schoolboy in Ireland guilty of so egregious a blunder as that committed by the Reverend David would most probably be castigated as a potato-eating, buttermilk-swilling, addled pated son of a gun.—l am &o, Chucks.

Captain Johnson, of tbe Marine Depart ment, left last night for Taranaki, with the object, it is understood, of making arrange ments for removing the wreck of the Pater son, which now obstructs the navigation of the Waitara River.— Argus.

3Sxc-llet_cy the Governor has signified his intention to be present at the races on Monday next.

To the Editor: Sir,—May I .ay a few words in reply to " Anti-Humbug's" letter on Spiritualism. In the first place, .ho.. could seven people sit round a small table ? " A table," he tells us, "so small and light that a child could tilt it over with its little finger." The rest of the letter is in the Same style. "Humbug" must b. & Cohtemptable fellow, to go to a man's house by invitation, and then make public such remarks. I could understand if he had paid anything for hi .ad mission, that ho might feel justified in thus revenging himself for having been sold. With regard to my own experience in Spiritualism, I have never been to any m.eting in New Zealand, but I have attended mitny in England, United Stafceo> Sandwi.b. islands, etc, bUt to-Ver tae. with so wonderful a table, as he mentions, or one gifted with the power of " bucking out " good night. If "Humbug" does not cultivate more Chris tian feelings, I fear he will, on leaving this world, be only too glad to be dragged up for the amusement of a pack of nincompoops, as he elegantly remarks, to got a cooler.—No Humbug.

The Bishop will hold a confirmation at St. Paul's Church this evening. The service will commence at seven o'clock.

To the Editor: Sir,—lf the malevolent ignoramus, who, in your last night's paper, over the signature o£ "T," sputtered forth his spiteful vindictiveness, would call at the address he knows, I dare say I could apply a salutary remedy for insolence and cowardice. —Yours, &c, Dion Snip.

A tea and social meeting will be held to morrow eveniDg in the Lome-street Hall, to include readings and recitations. The pro gramme includes overtures and several glees, and recitations. AmoDg the choice soDgs we notice, "Within the Groves," "Love, the Pilgrim," "The Harp that once in Tara's Hall," and the beautiful sacred hymn, "As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams."

Members of the Pioneer Juvenile Temple will meet on the wharf to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, weather permitting, for the purpose of proceeding to tbe North Shore, Vauxhall Gardens, where they will have an opportunity of amusing themselves in various sportn, and at intervals they will have the privilege of eating hot cross-buns and drink ing ginger beer. The party will be under the control of several ladies and gentlemen, and will return by the five o'clock boat.

To the Editor ; Sir,—As I know you are willing to give your valuable assistance in righting wrong, would you kindly insert the following complaint, and give me your advice in the matter, dn Saturday last the Bth inst, I sent a telegram from Ngaruawabia to Otahuhu to a friend, to stop some goods being forwarded to the Waikato. It was sent.at 3.15 on Saturday, but after repeated enquiries at Otahuhu, and being told there was no telegram, it was not received till Monday evening about 5 p.m., and during that time, owing to my friend not receiving it, the goods were forwarded, putting me to serious loss and inconvenience. I have the telegram in my possession mentioned as being received at Newcastle at 3 15 p.m , and at Otahuhu at 3.36 p.m., on Bfch inst. Who am I to look to for redress? I am Sir, Yours faithfully,—T. Crow.

Mr W. F. Lodge, the respected clerk of the Resident Magistrate's and District Courts, has obtained leave of absence from his official duties for one month for the benefit of his health. We learn that Mr Lodge intends visiting the districts of Waiwera and the lakes, which visit, it is hoped, will be the means of restoring him to health. A holiday occasionally is essentially necessary to per sons whose occupations are of a studious and sedentary character. Mr Joseph Cunning bam, of the Police Court, has been appointed to fill the place of Mr Lodge at the Courts above named during his temporary absence.

We notice from our files by the Zealandia that final arrangements have been made between Frank Hewitt and Davies, "the American champion," for a foot race, for tbe sum of £100 aside ; distances, 100 and 200 yards. Can this Davies be the " novice" who travels round with Wilson's Circus ? Novice or champion, if it be he, he has his work cut out this time.

The Auckland Provincial Government Gazette is now published, and contains a proclamation in pursuance of the fifth section of the " Auctioneer's Licensing Act," that the town and district of Raglan Bhall be sub ject to the provisions of the said Act; also that the Highways Act of 1874 come into operation in the Kati Kati district, and that the first meeting of the ratepayers shall take place on the 11th proximo, Mr G. V. Stewart to be chairman; also that the Hospital reserve at Alexandra be used as a public pound, and Mr Henry Norgrove be pound keeper for the said district; a schedule of fees and prices also appears in the said gazette.

JUMr Percival, Secretary of the A.R.C., is authorised to receive nominations for the Dunedin Derbie S< of 1877 and 1878. They must be sent to him by 8 o'clock on Wednes day night next.

A rifle match will be fixed at the Mount Eden range on Monday next (Easter Mon day), between the Engineer and Hobson Company's, 10 men on each, for a case of ammunition.

g§We see that Mr and Mrs Wiltshire have arrived and are making all necessary arrange ments -for their performance. It is Mr Wiltshire's intention to walk 250 miles in 100 hours, starting at the first quarter of every hour. The difficulty of his task is that be binds himself to walk no more and no less than 1\ miles in each hour, and by so doing he fgets no sleep for 5 nights and 4 days, "a thing that we should think im possible. We understand that Mrs Wilt shire will walk from 8 till 11 each evening. By all accounts this young lady is well worth seeing. We are informed that Mrs Wiltshire intends to walk 100 miles in 24 hours. We wish her every success in her undertaking.

If telegrams and newspaper reports are to be at all trusted, but little doubt can exist that Fiji is to lose its present Governor, and that he is to be replaced by Mr Birch, Colonial Secretary at Ceylon. We are in formed that no official intimation of the con templated change has reached Sir Arthur Gordon, but it is spoken of so confidently, both by the Australian Press and that of Ceylon, that very little, if any, doubt can rest upon the subject.— Fiji Times.

To the Editor : Sir,—Accompanying my note you will please receive a small parcel of groceries for the very unfortunate Mrs Bailey.—Sympathy. [The groceries are to hand, and if Mrs Bailey will send for them we shall be happy to hand them over.— Ed. U.S.] Also/from Mr " G." per "R.M." £1; "R.M." 55.; and Benjamin E. Turner, £1.

Two barques inside Tiri have been signalled since morning, but the adverse wind and tide had prevented them making the harbour up to the time of our going to press.

To morrow being Good Friday the Even ino- Star will not appear as usual, in order that tfie members of the staff may share in the general holiday of the people, and eat their hot-cross-buns in peace.

Burglary.

The premises of Mr Neumegan, pawnbroker, of Queen-street, were burglariously entered last night by some evil-disposed person and a large quantity of articles of wearing apparel stolen therefrom. The thieves entered at the back part of the premises and an attempt was made to force the iron chest open, but in which attempt the thieves were foiled. The matter is in the hands of the. police, and it is expected that the perpetra tors will have to answer for their conduct in the conrae of a few days.

Serious Charge Against a School- Master.

THE whole of the evidence before the Board was concluded yedterday. We give Mr Martin's statement, which was nearly as possible as follows :—The painful position he occupied in relation to this matter had arisen in the discbarge of hie dilty aa Head-master of the Grafton road school. About the 14th of March he re ceived information from Miss Archibald that Eli__ Lankham had not left the school from 'a misunderstanding about a grammar, but on account of liberties Mr Edwards was in the habit of taking with her in School. He asked her, had she any authority for saying so, whell sho replied, ',' The person who told me got it from Bliia Lankharn- toother." He th.il ihterKigatM Miss jfeenrj) if sh_ had heard of Mr Edwards' liberties 7.lth KJisia Lankham, at the Grafton road school ? She replied, "Yes, I have heard of the circum stances from the same source, viz., Miss Archibald." Two parents were next spoken to by him, one said that she had heard of the misconduct of Mr Edwards with the girls six months since, the other that it was of six months standing, and from what she had heen told by her son, burning was too good for Mr Edwards. He then quietly asked two or three of the scholars if they had noticed any improper conduct on the part of the assistant teacher ? when, in their own artless manner, they said, "They had seen him misconduct himself." On the lGth, orally he informed the chairman, and on the 17th he foiinally made the charge. On the 20th March, he[r eceived a letter from the Chairman of the School Committee, "requesting him at once to furnish him with a statement of tho improprieties, alleged to have been com mitted by Mr Edwards, also, with a list of those who had given or might be expected to give information on the subject, with the addresses of their parents, and any other details which might be useful in elicit ing the truth." He was thus compelled to question the children on the subject, not openly in the school, but individually and privately, and from the answer^ to frame a charge. The charge appeared to be " laying hands on the girls under the desk, striving to put hands up their clothes, tickling them under the desk about the legs and thighs." Mostly all of the names supplied to the Chairman, testified to the fact that liberties had been taken with them selves or others. Previous, however, to the day appointed for tbe investigation at the Grafton Road School, he found that Mrs and Miss Edwards and a married sister of the accused, Mrs Cousins, had waited on the witnesses at their homes, talked the matter over with the parents and themselves, and after this interview, the evidence of the children was very much changed. The object ol these visits on the part of Mr Edwards' friends, he left the Committee to deter mine. The defence set up by Mr Edwards at the school enquiry was that he was taking away from the scholars " jacks and peaches." It was simply an excuse. The miscdnduct complained of extended over a period when there were no peaches or jacks in use. Besides, to procure these from the children, or to cause them to be delivered up. only required an order without laying on of hands. Mr Edwards ate peaches in the school himself, and to do what he forbade the children, would be strangely inconsistent. On mature consideration he did not see that he had 'any right to call in fresh evidence ; he did his duty to initiate proceedings, and the issue now rests with the Board and the School Committee. Ho had not b_en actuated by unworthy motives in laying the chaige. He had no animus whatever towards Mr Edwards, and might leave the matter here, only for statements made by him full of bile, and charged with malice in every sentence towards himself and children, while they had no relation to the present charge. Mr Edwards had told them the case was trumped up by him ; he never heard of it till told by Miss Archibald about the 14th ultimo. How he could originate reports, current before Christmas, but of which he knew nothing to the 14th of March, was most singular. Mr Edwards had alleged that it was originated by him in the execu tion of a threat made in October. The threat, part of it was a pure invention of the accused. The only threat he had made was, that he would have an alteration in the dis cipline of the school, and ask the classes to be examined as to progress. In October there was a misunderstanding on account of Mr Ed ward's appropriating the quarterly fees and profits from the book fund, his own perquisites, and without his permission, dividing it between the assistants and himself, keeping the lions share. On opening the school Mr Edwards gave early symptons of a desire for being " boss " of the establishment. He took the keys of his (the speaker's) desk, and locked all before him. He ordered a class to be let out that he had desired to remain, adding " My word is sufficient!" He would have had Miss Archibald deposed from the position she held at that time in the school to make way for Miss Kemp's prom.tion ; in fact he would not rest till Miss Archibald was out of the school, as she presumed he said on her relationship to the chairman, and could not teach. Leaving his own class.he ordered an assistant to teach for him, while he rested on his oars as " Monarch of all he sur veyed." Instead of showing the super numeraries how to teach, he was "doing it grand," and taking it easy. There was one consolation, if lost, he knew where to find him in the N. East end. Teachers would not have him ordering them about, and writing his terrific reports. He remonstrated with him, and requested him to proceed only through him. His reply was that he had authority from Mr O'Sullivan to leave his class at any time, and visit any other through out the school except his. The speaker asked tbe Inspector of Schools had he granted such a liberty to Mr Edwards, and he said, certainly not ; that the man never spoke to him on the subject. These were so many examples of his thirst for head ship and assumption of his functions, that he complained to the committee of the difficulty of keeping Mr Edwards in his proper place, when jit was said in reply, " The man's in love." He (Mr Martin) also complained of the discipline of the school, especially in Mr Edwards' division. It was a Babel where ever he was. He was utterly helpless either to secure attention or preserve order, and he attributed it to his familiarity, his joking, jesting, laughing, and talking with the girls in his class. Mr Edwards had said, " With difficulty I prevailed upon two weak-minded woman to have any hand in it." He had never Bpoken to Mrs Hill on the subject, while his (Edwards') friends went through the parents and witnesses, for what purpose he would leave them to judge. , Further, Mr Edwards called the children examined "drilled witnesses." The School Committee on enquiry at the school were very particular on this part, and satisfied themselves that he had abstained from any interference with the witnesses pro. or con. Many of the witnesses stated that they were afraid to tell all they knew, less Mr Edwards would make them afterwards—not as pets.hnt enemies. "From March 20 to Friday, 24th," continues the accused, ."Mr Martin kept the talk up ie the school." How Mr Edwards knew what took place in his absence, he could not tell, being under suspension. The statement he denied. The subject was never alluded to in the school but in the quietest way, _ and only to obtain the neces sary information. Mr Edwards represented him as saying to the children, " Say what I have written down." He did not write any thing down but the names of witnesses, and the addresses of their parents. The girl Margaret Hill, was not patted by him until her evidence was over, and his action was to pracify her, being subject to fits ; it bore its own refutation. It was not likely that in presence of the committee he would attempt such a thing, notwithstanding the false evi dence of Mrs Weymouth to that effect. The

entry in the Diary had relation to Mr Edwards' absurd pretention- to be lord of the Bchool, to discipline, to books, and quarterly fees seized by Mr Edwards. He never used the expressions, " I'll not let you rest till 1 have you out of this." At the solicitation Of Mr Reed, Mr Edwards' grocer and friend, he Consented to obliterate the entry, on Mr Edwards expressing i-gret for what he had done, and a promise of good behaviour in future. Mr Edwards taught Tery well and kindly for the first three months until he forbade softness in school, and then he made himself most disagreeable. There was another matter on which he wished to touch. Miss Faithful stated that Mr W. Edwards tampered with his scholars, and endeavoured to send them to his father's school. At last she would not enter the names of scholars from Mr Edwards, school until she asked Mr Edwards whether they would remain. It was very strange that olifi of a large number from St. David's they would leave in a week or so after entry. Miss Faithful was since in the belief that they were tampered with. He said if she could 'prove that, Mr Edwards would be very unfit for his present position. He passed by his scurrilities with contempt, and repeated thatjhe had assumed his pain ful position at the call of duty in the dis charge of a duty to the Committee, to the Board, to the parents, to the young whose interests were paramount, and not to be demoralised, or their minds corrupted. He was actuated by no bad blood, or feelings of opposition to Mr Edwards, and did he consider him innocent he would contend with all his might against every man on the School Committee, against every member of this Board, and should not rest satisfied until his innocency had been established. He left the matter in their hands.

The Chairman said that the evidence would be taken into consideration by the committee and they would report thereon to the Board.

In reference to the above, we have received the following :-To the Editor : Sir,—Allow me through your columns to correct a mis statement made by Mr Martin and endorsed by Mr Sime at the enquiry held at the Edu cation office yesterday. They stated that I, with my mother and Mrs Cousins, visited the children attending Grafton road school before the enquiry held by the Grafton Road School Committee, on March 24, 1870. I hereby declare that I never waited upon any parent in company of my mother and Mrs Cousins ; and, further, that I never spoke to any parent or child on this matter previous to Saturday, April 8, 1876, and then I only spoke to Mrs Gibson.—Yours, etc., Jane Edwards.

Arrival of the Lllewellyn.

Engagement "between Samoans and H.M.S. Barracouta-

Three Europeans Silled, and

Eight "Wounded.

The Llewellyn brings intelligence of a col lision having occurred at Samoa between the natives and crew of the Barracoota.

An engagement took place in which three men from the Barracoota were killed and eight wounded.

Later Particulars.

The following particulars have been ob tained from authentic sources, and may be relied upon as correct: —

A great meeting of chiefs had been sum moned for the 13th March, to which the King was to submit the question of his re tention of the throne, or his retirement.

On the appointed day Captain Stevens and the Eng'ish and American Consuls went to attend the meeting with a guard of honor of fifty men. Two armed ooats, provided with rocket tubes, were also sent to the back of the peninsula on which the meeting was to be held, for the purpose of preventing a tribe from the oppo site side of the bay from interfering there with. This tribe was strongly opposed to the Taimua and.Faipule, (the legislative bodies) and had driven their judge into the bush, on account of tbe aforesaid bodies having dethroned the King,

The guard of hoonr piled arms in front of the house where the meeting was to be held. Whilst awaiting its commencement, Captain Stevens was informed by one of his officers that large bodies of natives with arms were in the adjoining bush and crossing the road, thereby intercepting his communication -with the boats at Apia. Captain Stevens ordered his senior lieutenant to disarm all who were seen to bo following the before-mentioned natives.

The bluejackets advanced in skirmishing order, and came upon a large body of natives all armed, who were hiding in the houses. These men were ordered, through interpreters, to disarm, but instend of doing so they rushed into the road and opened fire. The (encounter lasted between fifteen and twenty minutes, during which time' the firing was very brisk, the Samoans being armed with percussion rifles, breech-loading carbines, revolvers and large knives.

We should state that until after the natives had commenced firing the Barracouta men had not been allowed to load or fix their bayonets, and the Samoans who were taken prisoners, and the pouch belts captured, had from forty to sixty rounds of ammunition found upon them, the Bailors and marines having left the ship with only ten.

men of the Barracouta were wounded, one dying on his way to the ship in the boat which was conveying the wounded, and which was fired on ; the same fire wounding one of tbe crew of the boat.

After the firing had lasted some minutes some few chiefs arrived, to whom Captain Stevens appealed to stop the firing. They exerted themselves with success, and brought in about forty prisoners, who laid down their arms at the feet of the Barracouta men.

Captain Stevens and his force remained on the peninsula for about two hours after the encounter, but the interrupted meeting was not resumed.

a* During this time Captain Stevens demand ed and obtained three chiefs as hostages that the lives of Europeans would be respected, and as an ad-interim security for the safety of foreigners, and as a gage for any future negotiations. Captain Stevens occupied the British Consulate on that night, and had earthworks thrown up so as to form, with the aid of his Armstrong boat guns,, a perfect defence in case of attack, and was thus enabled, when the chiefs came to negotiate, to dictate, to them as a condition of his with drawing his force, that they should compel all strangers at Apia, and Within a circuit of ten miles, to leave at once for their homes; and upon this being reported as accemplished, withdrew his men on the 27th. The hostages were transferred to the Sapphire, on her relieving the Barracouta on the 30 ;h. , v;

(From the Fiji Times.) H. M.'s ship of war, Sapphire, arrived in harbor on Wednesday morning from Sydney. We believe the Sapphire's mission in these Beas is to release H.M.S. Nymphe. The orders by the Sapphire are, that the Barra couta and Nymphe are to rendezvous at Auckland to meet the Commodore, where their presence is required to form a court martial on certain offenders of the Pacific squndron. _he Nymphe, man-of-war, as soon as the barque Bhering arrives from Sydney with a Bupply of coal, will leave for Auckland. The Bhering arrived on the sth. The hull of the schooner Dauntless, which was sold on Saturday last, brought £360, and not £367 as stated in our issue of Wed nesday last.

The British ship of war, Barracouta, arrived in port yesterday from Samoa, en route for Auokland, for which port she will leave immediately.— Times, sth April.

On Thursday morning early the Sapphire | made a start for Samoa to convey despatches ; co the Barracoutd, but unfortunately, her officsrs not being acquainted with toe harbour, and there being a dead calm with the rising sun full in the face, and reflecting its silvery haze of the. quiet sea, the Sapphire ran her forefoot on the outer reef opj.o-.te the old consulate. With the rising tide in the fafternoon she floated ofi and dropped her anchor agaiD, Divers were sent down to ascertain tee damage, but with tne exception of a bruised sheet of copper or two no harm was apparent. Yesterday morning at ten o'clock she left for" ButtjOJk Sapphire returned to Fiji on the oth.- One of the matters for enqiry ansea, we believe, from some misunderstanding between Captain Stevens of H.M.S. Barracouta, and Mr Gayne, the paymaster of that ship, with raspect to whom the gallant Captain has made some charges, for the clearing up of which a court is to be held. Some other matters are also to be taken into judicial con sideration, the result of which we shall, no doubt, be in a position to report in a future issue.

SLAUGHTERHOUSE QUESTION AGAIN.

(To the Editor of the Evening Stab.) Sir,—l can, and I daresay most people can, see what Mr Domwell's drift is in advocat ing (in Saturday evening's Star) private slaughterhouses and an increase of the Inspector's salary four-fold ; and he goes on to say, " I advocate the closing of the public slaughterhouse, and granting licenses to respectable and energetic butchers. On what ? On ridiculous conditions, that they find thirty acres of good grazing land with a pure stream of water running through it, and pay a tax to the Government of £100 a year. What would it all tend to, but a monopoly of the meat trade, and therefore the public would have to pay for it. I quite disagree with Mr Dornwell that the public would have the benefit of good wholesome meat by killing at private slaughterhouses. I have, and I daresay many more of the trade in Auckland have, seen meat hanging in a burner's shop in Auckland slaughtered at a private slaughterhouse: unfit for human f.od where if the ____ c bad been slaughtered at the public abattoir I. would have been con demnedand buried. NoW, I ™?g! an opinion, against Mr Dornw.M», "? a,™ slaughterhouse question should be tak.1 1 UP by our city authorities. We should have proper abattoirs built convenient to town, and under proper inspection. Every butcher would then be able to kill their cattle there, which would be a guarantee to the public of Auckland that there would be no deceased, or meat unfit for human food, sold in Auck land. And let the buchers have a fair field and no favour, and we will soon see who are the energetic and active butchers of Mr Dom well's ideas. It is all very well for Messrs Dornwell, Fisher and Co., and Young, to ad vocate private slaughterhouses. Those three effect a saving in the slaughtering alone of something like twelve hundred pounds a year (not so bad for butchering !), independ ent of pig feeding, etc., and I don't see that they sell meat at a lower rate than those butchers that have to pay the Government dues and kill at the public -laughterhouse. And now, Mr Editor, I will say a word with regard to your reporter's account of the Newmarket Slaughterhouse : It was substan tially correct; but let your reporter visit the private slaughterhouses on, say Thurs day evening, or perhaps on a Sunday (for I have known men to be paid off because they would not work on a Sunday at the private slaughterhouses), and perhaps he would find just as much filth as he found at Newmarket. I hope our City Councillors will take the matter up for the good of the public as well as for the butchers.—Yours, etc., Pro Bono Publico.—P.S.--I may mention that there are no cattle allowed to be slaughtered- at Newmarket on Sundays.

SUPREME COURT.-CIVIL SITTINGS

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies.) The civil sittings at the Supreme Court commenced yesterday.

H. S. MEYERS V BUCHOLZ.

The plaintiff in this action applied for a writ of prohibition to restrain the defendant from proceeding upon a judgment obtained in the Nelson District Court.

Mr Elliot Meyer appeared for the plaintiff, and said he would be content if the hearing was adjourned. Mr Hesketh then applied for the same, and the matter waß adjourned until the arrival of plaintiff in Auckland.

TK WAKA AND OTHBRS V JOHNSON,

This was a similar application made for defendants by Mr MacCormick in connection with the lease of a block of land at Gisborne. His Honor, having heard the statement of the learned counsel, considered that Mr MacCormick had made out a good case for a rule nisi which was granted, returnable on 14th day of June.

SUSAN GRATTAN V GEORGE GILES,

Mr Hesketh for plaintiff appeared in support of the declaration, and to argue in favor of the demurrer.

The action was one of ejectment brought by plaintiff to recover possession of a piece of land to which she considered she was entitled under certain deeds set forth in the declar ation. The defendant mortgaged certain land in Queen-street, by Wakefield-street to Rev. Mr Dudley, and Messrs. Kissling and Upton to hold to Giles for a term of 40 years from May 5, 1874, the abovenamed persons being trustees of the Melanesian Mission Fund. The defendant in 1875, became bank rupt, and the late Richard Grattan was a creditor in Giles' estate. Subsequently the Registrar sold the estate under authority, and it was purchased by Mrs Grattan, in ([her own right for £730, and the purchase money paid. She then brought her action of ejectment against defendant, who now held adverse possession. The pro ceedings held that Giles held the lease under Edward Costley. There were a great many difficulties in the case, upon which Mr Hesketh addressed the Court at great length. Mr MacCormick having replied, his Honor reserved his decision until the 21st inst.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Dr. Home and G. S. Graham, Esq , Justices of the Peace. THE HEAD WRONG. John Charles Barnes, was charged with drunkenness, his head being wrong, his legs were unable to perform their natural func tions, consequently John Charles fell down by the wayside in Queen-street. Prisoner pleaded guilty, he could not help it.

Fined 5s and costs. A BAD WOMAN. Ellen Scudder, aliaß Conlon, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Queen ij street, last night; Prisoner pleaded not guilty. The prisoner was described as a notorious " nymph of the pave," and was exciting some sailors to create a row last evening, in Queen street.

Remanded until Saturday. THE WRONG SIDE. John Piggins was "charged with a breach of the by-law, by driving on the wrong side of the way in Symonds-street, on the 10th April. Defendant pleaded guilty. Mr Sub-Inspector Pardy said this was a very bad case ; defendant absolutely refused to get out of the way for the carriage of Mr Justice Gillies to pass. Fined 20s and costs.

AN UNWORTHY SIRE.

John McManus was charged with neglect ing to contribute towards the support of on. of his boys in the Naval Training School. The defendant was brought into Court,

but he was Eolhelplessly drank that ho was*I—-i1 —-i obliged to be supported by a constable. xr - The case w*s therefore remanded until Saturday, and^the defendantjjordeted to be. ocked up unti that time. A number of persons were summoned for non-payment of city rates, but the clerk announced the pleasing intelligence that they had been settled out of Court. This was all the business.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.-

Tnis Day. (Before R. C. Barstow, Esq,, 8.M.) JUDGMENT FOE PLAINTIiFS.

Wm. Lockhart v. H. Collins—claim, £31 2s 7d, promissory notes ; costsj £4 6s. W. J, Collins v. O'Neill—claim, £27 10s. 6d, baiaMCo of account stated ; judgment con* fessed ; costs, £3 Gd. Wm. Swanson v. Wm. Corbett—claim, £20 10s, promissory note ;£3 17s costs. E. Porter and Co. v. D. Lindsay—Clflim, £21 3s, judgment summons ; to pay £5 per n_pnth, or in default GO days imprisonment. C. DeLeau v. C. Mack claim, £8 17s, judgment iiummons; to pay one half in a fortnight, anu the remainder i_* 28 days. A. Asher v. C. Montrose—claim. £1 10s, goods ; costs, £1 14s. T. and 'H. Cooke v. Edward Lockstone—claim, £7 12s 04 Gd. Tonks and Co. v. Wm. GledhilJ, claim £15J125, goods, costs £2 7s. v .,.

J. RULE V. MOYLE,

Mr Connell for plaintiff, and Mr Rees for defendant.

This was a claim for £5 17s 2d, work done, £4 3s 8d had been paid into Court.

, Mr Rees said that the work was in con nection with an oven, and had been done so badly that the flue was choked up, and the smoke had. become a regular nuisance in She house. The plaintiff had refused to remedy the defect.

John Rule was called and deposed that he had two men employed at the work. The* items mentioned in the account were fairly charged. The work had been done to thet best of his ability. When be presented the: account plaintiff said the charges were exor bitant. He abused him by calling him several uncomplimentary names. To Mr Rees : He did notice that they had to put dough in the crevice's to keep out the smoke. There was no necessity for defend ant to have the flue pulled down. Francis Cork, a bricklayer, was called and deposed to working with Mr Rule atMoyle's dining rooms. He saw the fire lighted after the work had been done, when Mr M.oyle was pleased with it. To Mr Rees : He was in partnership with Mr Rill. in work. Plaintiff Wa_ nonsuited ; costs, £3 lGs, J. FAULKNIaS V. A. HARTNEY.

Claim, £2 4s-goods, J. Faulkner deposed to having supplied de fendant with several pairs of boots, through his son.

Mrs Faulkner was called, and deposed that Mrs Hartney had asked her to allow her' son to make a pair of boots for her child. He did bo, but was' not paid for them. She had lent her money several times to purchase necessaries frr her house. She waß engaged by defendant to nurse his wife at 15a per week, and did so, but was never paid. To the defendant: Mrs Flynn was not at his house when his wife was ill. She could get Mrs Flynn to prove she did not come. Sue had frequently nursed before. They had a family of eight, and had to work hard to support them. Hartney denied his liability. His wife had paid the money. ||Mrs Hartney deposed thai she was the wife of the last witness. She had paid for the boots. On Christmas eve the plaintiff's daughter was at her house. She gave her Ss, and told her to give it to her mother. She had made several dresses for plaintiff, which were equivalent in value to the clouds given to her by plaintiff's wife. She had not en gaged Mrs Faulkner to attend her. The case was non-suited without costs.

The defendant asked that ss, the order for the payment of which His Worship had made last week, might now be paid. His Worship said that the money must be paid.

I. LEVY V. P. LYMCH,

This was a claim for a coat and other articles which had been delivered'to defen dant. The amount claimed was £6 10s.

Isaac Levy deposed that defendant came to his shop last October and bought a coat. He tendered in payment an order which witness took, but could not get cashed. Cross-examined by defendant: He did send upstairs for two brandies when the pur chase was completed. He had not presented the order at Wangapoa. Defendant said that the order was drawn in the name of 0. A. Harris, jun,, and might be cashed if Mr Levy presented it at Wanga poa. If they' refused to cash it there, he would take it up himself. Mr Dufaur said that Mr Harris had fre- * quently told the bushmen that they were not to present these orders other than at the mill. Mr Levy had presented the order to Mr Harris a fortnight after he obtained it, but he would not cash it. It was an agree ment between the contractor and the men, and was drawn out to avoid the stamp duty. Judgment for plaintiff.; costs, £1 19s. ADJOURNED GASES.

Holland and Co. v. J. J. Duross; claim, £7 12s 6d, judgment summons. Adjourned till 11th March—W. Rattray v. G. H. Fletcher; claim, £8 10s 7d, judgment sum mons. Adjourned for three weeks.—Super intendent of Auckland v. J. Kerr ; claim, £21, interest. Adjourned for a week.— Superintendent of Auckland v. Antonio Martin ; claim, £12, rent. Adjourned for a week.

NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of this Society was held at the Criterion Hotel, Otahuhu, yesterday, Mr R. Robertson in the chair. Only a small muster of the members were present. On ~ the motion of Mr Harris it was agreed that three fourths of any meeting shall, at any time, be able to suspend rule 9. Messrs T. Johnstone, R. R. Hunter, Owen McGeß, and J. J. Dignan were elected new members. The annual report and balance sheet were presented to the meeting by the secretary, Mr Taylor. This, lamented the Gonfined area of the Society's operations, but congratulated the Society on the success of the last annual sTiow. The committe had good reas«m to believe the introduction of a special class for pure-bred shorthorns stock w°u._d be pro ductive of good results. The annual plough-: ing match had been a success, and the com-i mittee suggested that the'expenses should not fall altogether upon the Society. There was a steady increase in • the number of j ; members. As to the suggestion which.badj f been made outside for the remodelling of the ; ~, Society, the committee thought the best way , would be for the gentlemen who made the, ; suggestions to form the Society, and then give them their advice. On the sub ject of finance, the loss of £50; a year from the Provincial Government was j mentioned, and the Committee strongly re commended that an appeal should be made to the. General Government for a grant. both to this . and kindred societies. Thfi statement of accounts was submitted. After a lengthy and somewhat humourous discus sion had taken place as to the item £45 for dinner, the report and balance-sheet were adopted. The election of officers was post poned till next meeting. After Mr Andrews had made some remarks on the projected new society, and the advantage of- unitiiig^ with it, the meeting was adjourned for _jheo'\ month. . X,,

HA very narrow c icape from fire occurredjat the residence of Mr Lazarus. One of the kerosene lamps in use exploded and the rojim was immediately covered with the burning liquid, and but for the timely assistance of a number of i people attracted to the spot by ;.• the report made by the -xplOsiom'thß whole of the row of buildings on the left bank ; of the Totoga Creek might have been reduced to ashes.— Fij^Times.

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