SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HrORT-WATETI— Tbiss.ft-?rnor,t), 0 30 : to-mowo^

BTsjV~?i'l- Tblii rvHuing. 717 BUS RlSS—l'o morrow m.-'ng, 4.53 MOOI-T'S At- "?—Full moon lltli, 62 pm

ARRIVALS.

Taupo, ss Micfarlatse, from t'e •Une, brisr Charobcrl.in 'fmm UokrtToWE Clyde schooner, from W.*n--. rre j JCbenezer, schooner, fmm Russell

DEPARTURES.

cT I J ' '°5-d. for the Pouth 00-ahead, s s ( f or isr a i 6ara aT ,a New Plymouth lons, as, fo /f the North(s o'clock)

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

xors«an Fr^rcisoo via K<jt(lnvu—City of San JbTan riVo or Mikado abont 17th Jaa For Melbourne— Ethel, brigantfne For Newcastle:—Fraiv ss b^wey, «irly For Carolisaldlacds—Walter Glendining, early For iKiosioa—Citv of Auckland, ship, about f<eb. 4 F^r Ne.w York lizzie Pox barque, esily For tH e South—T-upo. 11th inst Fof >^ ew Caledonia—Canterbury, Bchooner, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Caba^feidh, barque, from Melbourne, early Llewellyn, ss. from Levuka, 12'h inafc Her , s s, from Sydney. a>>out 9th Fob Loch Lee, ac^ooner, from the Islands, early Dauntless, schooner, from Fiji H. M.S. Barracouta, from Fiji, early Brodirk Castle,ship, from London Carnatic, ship. HaDii. from London ; sailed 26th Sept Urank Pendleton, 'ship, from Gelfe, Sweden : sailed 13th August Glenlora, ship, WGPT, from London; sailed 25th Oct Aidvar, ship, from Glasgow, sailed 25th October Bnnvenue ship, HPJtfj^ from London, sailed 9^"^ q^ Jea»ica barque, fr O m l<ew Yo>k ; sailed 0(J j l)ne Marathon, biro'je from New York; bailed October 12 Glimpse bvp-aJ, f roln Newcastle early Vision, br*- gi f rom s am oa, %r ]y Coronet, schooner, frois the Islands, early ■Kyno., brigantine, from Islands, early

Th<» fine steamer Taupo le&ves for the South to morrow

The brifr Janfi. wh'ch had bpen signalled for two rtw, nrnve-* in haro ur from Tfoba t To «-n at da* light on Ihe morr.irg of Sunday, She brings a cargo of j-'ms, preserve) fruit, "paliipa, and other Tasm ninn nroduce. Tie Jane is c.rsignedto H 8 .ileyers and Co.

The ss TsranaVi left the Mnnubau for the South ye<retdw. Passer.gera:—For New Plvm^uth: Mr and Mrs M-'urvpicb. and 4 children, M<vsrs Casey, Wheo'er. v>shoTirTie, Mac<lon*ld. Hopan, For Nelson: STcasra Hodge T;onnison, .T Wilson, Simonds. For Pic'nn: Mr IVTr-rtgorneiy. For Wellington : Mrs GiU'es MS McJ.le^.dmaTi, Met>srs Randt-r, Brugman, Cameron. W Jones. Engel, Pirzpatrick, S Jones, 8 H Webb. For Lvttelton ! Eev A Held, BulUr. I^eli". Madden, >opcer. Chapman. A Dey. For D'ltißdjn : Mr arc Mrs Bridcers, Mesfrs Farrow, fV and w- D.nsian. Nicholson, Berrjman, and 15 in the aeei-age foraU forts. Ills s s Tanpo arrived in the Manubau from the South yesierdsy. Fassengors :—'VJi'ses Xi zsimmons, Cooper. Edwards, Collii s, G. B-iriington Mesdsrces Orahim, Steverjs. Gallop, Gtorpe, Hirris, and X»<seiy ; Hon Dr Pollen, Messrs Le Patrouel, «prtte, Joycfl, Jfriwards, Turner. Bnrlow (2), Pearne. Wreaa. Tifani, Rives taritly, Mait'n, Palmer, Johnston, Oeorge, Ford, Jury, Sevens, White, a^d 14 stetrage.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

Mails wim, Close as follows :—

For Thames this flay at 5 30 p m and to-morrow l?or Kapafga, per Manaiit, on Wednesday at 11 30 a m JFor Waiwerg^ Kawau and Matakana, per Minnie Case y. ca Tuesday at 10 a m For Wanjjarei, BufselJ, Wanparoa, and Mongonni,

per Tosa, on thi* day at 4p m i Per City of San Francisco on Monday, 17th instant, as follows :—

For Kandavn, Sandwich Island, TJDited States oi America, Canada. British Columb'a, Central sn'l Pouth America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 11 a ra For Monet Orders, Registered Letters, and New 3 paper, at 10 am Late letters, bwinjjsn extra fee of fid in addition to Ihe pos!aee, will be r>ceived by the mail agent npto the time r-t sailing. For Russell, per Fawn, r,n Tuesday at 430

ft. TV BIS^. Chi-f PoHtraaster.

MARRIAGE.

CHE \L—SHAT/DERS.—On the 3rd January, at the residence of the bride's father. TJpjwr Qtieen-strc et, by tho Tit>v. Dr. Mapr'onaUl. Peler Eiwnrd. younpß=t 6on of the 'ate Rob rt Ch a', of London, to Eiiza, only daughter of Mr. K. B. Shalders, ol tWs ctv.

BRIDGER—CORNISH-On the 4th January, a< «*t. Sepulfilne's Ohnrcb, by the Rev. B. T. Dudley, "William Hell Bridgpr, of Dunedin, to Pleapancf, eldest daughter of Mr. John Cornish, of Auckland.

DEATH.

MOLLOY— On ths 10th January, at the Whau, Joseph Molloy. aged 46 years, late of thn fSth Regiment.

The funeral will leave the neighbourhood of (he Ptar Hotel, at quarter to 4 p.m. to-morrow. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1876

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

The recognised test of public opinion in all communities where party Government pre vails is the election, defeat, or withdrawal of those who have given a strong support to the Government or the Opposition in the preceding Parliament. Applying this rule to the elections so far as they have gone, we find the result of the appeal to constituencies universally adverse to the Ministry. While the members of the Opposition, with only one or two exceptions, are returned, every one of those who have given a " thick and thin" support to the Government have been compelled to make way for men of more in dependent stamp, although in a few instances holding similar views on Abolition. The following list will show the result of the elections viewed in this way. Those with a * against their names have withdrawn ; the others contested seats and were defeated. Those with at are new to political life in the Colonial Legislature:— QOVEItNMENT BUPP itTEKS. REPLACED BY Basstian (Wallace) tJoyce Bell, Sir Dillon* (Mataura).. .. tWood Bluett (Coleridge) tWason Bradshaw (Walkaia) tManderg Creighton (Eden) tTole Cuthbertson (Invercargill) .. .. tLumsden Harrison* 'Grey Valley) .. .. Jackson* (Waikato) .. .. .. Whitaker Kelly (Bast. Coast) LuMde* (Nelson) tJ. Sharp McGil!iva>-y* (fo ivertod) tDr Hodgkinson Mervyn* (Mount Ida) O'Neill (Thames) tW. Rowe Parker (Motueka) tHursthouse Reynolds (Dunedin) Macandrew Shepherd (Waime*) Baigent Phopherd (Dunst'n) .. .. .. 3?jke Steward* (Waitihi) Wakofleld (Christchurch) .. .. tStevens Wales (Dunedin) Stout Webb (Lytteltnn) tAynsli>y Wilson, Sir C. (Heathoote).. .. tFisher Already, therefore, 22 members who voted with the Government on nearly all occasions have suffered the displeasure of their con stituents, or, reading the signs of the times, have withdrawn. We might add Mr. O'Connor, who, although not a very warm supporter, voted with the Ministry on the Abolition Bill; several others will undoubt edly be added to this list before the elections are over. Turning to the Opposition, we find that of those who risked their reputations by a factious opposition, only Mr. Reeves has been defeated and Mr White has retired. These facts -require no com ment.

ilf Abolition is the certain road to the acqui sition of the land fund as colonial revenue, which Mr Joseph May and some other politi cians would lead us to believe, how is ifc that Canterbury, which above all the other pro vinces, reaps the richest harvest from this source—nearly double that of Otftgo—has declared ■ almost] .wpurairooasly :"Hn"'- favour

of Abolition and the present Ministry ? Does anyone imagine that Canterbury is ready bo sacrifice its land fund ?We think not. Bat the representatives o£ that province have made it very clear to the people that the Superintendents of hungry provinces are a standing menace to ths land fund of their wealthy neighbours. So long as the injus tice of the fiscal arrangements of the colony i 3 patent to ail eyes, the agitation for the absorption of the land fund will continue, but if, as the present Government propose, the lands were made local endowments for Road Boards and Shire Councils,the extent of the injustice would not be perceived to the same degreew We have very little hope that the compact of 185G will ever be set aside. Mr. Wil liam Swanson, who is a practical man and has had opportunities for seeing the irking of the machinery at Wellin£ soap o ff ets a, at the Newton normr;'^ to h6b m to one> or some+^jjg to the same e ff ec t } that no effort <<ould be successful in undoing what was done in 1856, and our only hope, therefore, is to get the next best arrangement which we believe to be Separation. Meanwhile, it is instructive to notice what Canterbury thinks of the prospect of retaining tho land fund and big runs under Abolition, and the inference, as bearing upon Auckland, is not difficult to draw.

Notwithstanding the fact which has ob tained a popular musical recognition that "Jordan is a hard road to travel," it is rumoured that Brigham Young and the Saints have it in serious contemplation to seek a refuge from Gentile oppression in the ancient Land of Promise. Twice already the diciples of Joseph Smith have found it necessary to pull up their stakes and seek fresh fields and pastures new in consequence of an uncongenial civilization. The time for another exodus seems to be now at hand. The Saints are crowded and hustled and dominated by the unsanctified people who regard a single wife as a sufficient blessing. There have been for years vague rumours that Brigham was turning his eye toward Mexico and the islands of the South Pacific as a new haven from Gentile pressure and persecution. Now comes the latest to the effect that he contemplated taking shrewd advantage of the stringency in the Turkish money market to drive a sharp bargain with the Sultan for Palestine, in the hope of buying it for a aong.—American Paper.

The adjourned entertainment in the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association, will take place on Friday evening next, 14th instant, to consist of dissolving views and a miscellaneous concert. The programme will appear to-morrow.

To the Editor : Sir, —Can you inform me who are the candidates for Blenheim, and when the election takes place ?—Yours, &c, Enquirer. [Blenheim is, we understand, included in the district of Wairau for which Messrs Henderson and Seymour are candi dates. The date of polling we are unable to ascertain, probably it is thia week. —Ed. KS.]

The usual monthly competition by the members of No. 3 Company, A.R.V., for the Ladies' Cup and several money prizes, took pl.ice on Saturday afternoon, at the Mount Eden Rifle Range, under the superin tendence of Captain A. Morrow. The wind was strong, and militated somewhat against good shooting. The names of prize-winners, with the score made by each, are as follow : —Ist prize : Ladies' Cup and £1 10s , Cor poral D. Hay, 5G points; 2nd prize, In spector of Musketry, J. C. Soall, 55 points ; 3rd prize, Lieutenant Dennis Kelly, 55 points; 4th prize, Corporal W. Partington, 54 points. A sth prize was presented to the lowest scorer. The preliminary competitive tiring of No. 3 Company for choice of Company Re presentatives will take place, under Captain Anderson, on Wednesday morning, at G o'clock sharp. Sir, I have just had placed in my hands'a circular announcing that Mr Errington will lecture in a few days on Phillip 11, and in his syllabus there is "the Spanish Inquisi tion," " the Spapish Armada." It is to be hoped that no one in these days of enlighten ment and toleration will ransack the bloodießt pages of history for the purpose of marring the goodwill of citizens of opposite creeds.

The Auckland Cricket Club will entertain the Taranaki team at dinner at the Star Hotel, Albert-street, to-night.

The yacht Tno was built by Mr. Thomas Dalton, of Palton and Co., bootmakers, which was misprinted in Saturday's issue.

In the yaehi ra6e at Lytteiton for Messrs. Shaw\ S&ville and Co.'s Cup, and £50 added, the following entered :—Spray, cutter, 9 tons, Mr. R. Hay, 1; Annie Ogle, Mr. H. Hawkins, 2; Scud, cutter, 5 tops, Mr; St. John ; Advance, cutter, 4 tons, Mr. H. All wright 5 x^arifa, cutter, 10 tons, Mr. D. Firman; FJeetwing, cutter, 10 tons, L.V.C. ; Venture, yacht, Mr. G. Black. The Lyttei ton Times says : The first prize again fell to Dunedin, to which port the Spray belongs. She was sailed by Mr. Gibbs, of Dunedin, who sailed the winning yacht Eipple last year. The Spray wa3 beautifully handled throughout, attd the greatest Credit is due to Mr. Gibbaj who undoubtedly Won th" race by superior handling of his craft. The Xarifa belongs to Wellington, the Advance, Fleet wing, and Annie Ogle, to Lytteiton, the Scud and Venture to Akaroa. The Fleetwing had the misfortune to split her jib in starting, and having only a small storm jib to replace it with, lost considerably by the mishap. The extent of the misfortune may be judged from the fact that prior to starting, the race was considered to lie between the Fleetwing and Annie Ogle. The Advance retired from the race before commencing the second round. In the morning the Xarifa had a narrow es cape of being stove in on the rocks at the Gladstone Pier. At the close of tha race the Spray held a slight lead, and though looking at one time as if she would have to go about again to weather the flagship, held her wind beautifully, and passed the winning line two lengths ahead of the Annie, a feat which excited further cheering. The scud came in a very bad third. The time at which each of the three came in was— Spray, 4h 51min 55sec ; Annie Ogle, 4h 52min 20secs ; Scud, 5h 25min 453ecs. On the 4th another match was arranged. The Annie Ogle, Spray, and Fleetwing were the only competitors, the Xarifa not being in trim. Bunning down the harbor the Annie led, and in reaching up the harbor her superior power and spread of canvas enabled her to reach on the other yachts, and she rounded the reef the first time some four minutes ahead of the Spray, the Fleetwing some distance astern. These relative positions were kept during the race, the Annie increasing her lead and winning by about eight aud a half minutes, the Spray being about four minutes ahead of the Fleet wing.

A poor half-caste lad, apparently about thirteen years of ago, presented a pitiable hiuit yesterday (Sunday) &. jernoon in Albert r-rc~-, ho beiiig bo helplessly drunk that ho wag Utterly incapable of taking care of him self. After staggering from one side o f the street to the other, gaping and staring wildly at vacancy, he fell upon a patch of grass and found rest for some time. It was a sad sight, and it should be a lesson to those hotel-keep ers who desecrate the sabbath by making poor wretches drunk on the sly. The "Saturday evening" of the templars was well attended. Songs aeo.tjrr>erjt&,l and comic were given by Misb Woods, and Messrs Fry and Gntl.and. Mr Butckow presided at the piano. Mr Treniain made a very hu mourous speech, highly flavoured with Cornishness, and saturatsd with good sense, after which the gompany sang the National Anthem.

To the Editor : Sir, —Mr Messenger, fruit vender, etc., is angry with Mr Inspector G-oldie for interfering with his fruit business in favour of the public health ; others might find fault with the Inspector of Nuisances on similar grounds. Lvery person who is detected, and made to pay the penalty of wrong doing, fancies himself a persecuted man. Mr Green way feels that the Inspector has a down upon him because he'cannot in dulge his senses with the odour of his favorite hobby at the expense of tha public health, and Mr Messenger thinks the Inspector owes him a grudge of long-standing, when in fact his prosecution proceeds from entirely differ ent motives. At this season of the year it would be difficult for the Inspector to over step his duty, every nuisance should be swept away even though the negligent person be offended. Disinfectants and deod orants may be auxiliaries, but they ought never to be regarded as substitutes for fresh air. They may mask the presence of ;• moat subtle enemy, and allow sewage gas to escape, undetected in the home, and yet typhoid, diarrbcea, and cholera may be produced. The Good Templar recommends water for drink, but there are few philosophers among Good Templars. The poor man's filter is one of the things to which philanthrophy should address itself, for unfortunately there is nothing more deceptive to the eye than water. That which runs from sewage is often bright and clear as crystal, and yet may have withia its flow many germs ot disease. Then, as to food, how nt-cessary is it that food should be fresh and sweet. No matter whether the meat be of a prime quality, or the fish of a toothsome kind— the coarse is as nutritious as the tine—the only thiDg to look to is absolute freshness ; so with fruits, so with vegetable. Ktaleuess means partial decomposition, and putridity is inimical to health. I say then, in the language of the poet —

Oh, mortal man, whatever thy pursuit. Beware of taimel meiit nud rotten (ruit, And ay regard v..to ti.e mws of health, Which may brin? pleasure, \i hicn is mote than wealth,

Hesperus.

The examination of young persons of both sexes for the Bishop's prizes took place ou Friday and Saturday at Biahop's court, about thirty scholars attended from, the several Auckland churches. The total number of competitors from Auckland, Thames, Otahuhu, Panmure, Devonport, Bemuera, Woodside and Taranaki, number 77, out of which 53 are females. The Bubjects of ex amination on Friday were the book of Genesis and the Apostles' Creed, and on Satuiday, the Acts of the Apostles, and the festivals of the Church of England. Twenty four prizes are to be awarded, the answers were all written, so that the results will not be known for some days.

The new Mayor is proving himself to be a thorough business man in more ways than one. The cabmen of Auckland, generally aie a civil class of men, but occasionally, in individual instances, their conduct is repre hensible. Their licensing day has come round, and they have found that the Mayor has been over the cabmen's chronicle of the past year, discovered their delinquencies, and made a mark against offender's names. In twelve instances cabmen have transgressed. The Mayor, however, with his known sym pathies, has not refused the renewal of licenses in these cases, but with a word of caution, has granted them. We hope the Mayor's generous dealing with city cabmen will put them on their guard and favourably influence their conduct in the future for the public good.

A meeting of the shareholders of the Solid Rock Bath Company will be held this even ing in Mr Asher's store at half-past seven o'clock.

The annual tea o.f the Parnell Croquet Club took place on Saturday afternoon at the Club ground. About 80 ladies and gentlemen were present, and a very agreeable reuniou was the result. We are pleased to hear that this Club, which promotes so much good feeling in the neighbourhood in which it exists, is in a flourishing condition under its lady managers.

Two inquests are being held at the Whau Asylum, to-d#y, on the bodies of Joseph Molloy and Kennedy Stuart, two of the patients. The latter died on Saturday and the former yesterday.

We have pleasure in drawing public atten tion to an announcement in another column, that Mr G. E-. Burgess has commenced in Parnell the manufacture of pure ultramarine blue. We commend Mr Burgess to public support. His many years practical expe rience with the celebrated manufacturers Harper Twelvetrees, places him in a con fident position to produce a blue of excellent quality and, at least, Id per lb. cheaper than anything which can be imported, and, being a local industry, we should support it. His agents in Auckland are Messrs G. W. Owen, H. B. Morton, and Warnock Bros.

Sir,—Thanks for your issue of Friday. You think I was wrong in holding that dreadful threat over you, but I think I was right, for it had the desired effect which was all I wanted. If the Central Committee would let us know which of the two they would ra'.her (I don't care whether it is the Pakeha-Maori or the City Attorney). I shall split my vote, otherwise I shall plump for for Woodward. You seem to be alarmed that by voting for Mr W, we should let in a Central list, I feel no such fear for I beleve the people are sufficiently educated in the politics of the day, (thanks to the Eveking Stab.) to know that Centralism means that the people should be turned over body and soul to influential swindlers at Wellington ; and the Grey policy means the greatest amount of good to the greatest number of people and equal justice to all. Can it be believed that any number of the electors of Franklin would be so mad as to vote for such a system as would make them and their children's children abject slaves merely at the dictum of Mr. Joseph May and Mr. Goodfellow, the former of whom has shewn by his conduct in the last session that it was not his con stituents that he had in view, but his own private interests. Mr. Goodfellow I believe to be an honest old gentleman, but that is all.—Yours truly, James White. [Mr. White should make choice himself between the other two Grey candidates and not throw away a vote which he U entitled to exercise. —Ed. E.S.]

WAIWERA (Hot Springs).

[PER PIGEON EXPRESS.]

This day,

Arrival of visitors from Queensland and Fiji; well pleased with hot baths and hotel accommodation.

A case of 8 month's' standing cured in four days by bathing and drinking of the medicinal water.

Great hauls of fish. Visitors delighted with their piscatory repast.

Visitor from Napier had to be carried ashore four days ago, and is now playing croquet. Most wonderful cure.

Serious Charge.

.At Russell some excitement has been caused within the last few days by a charge of assault with intent being preferred against James Conway, mariner, by Mrs. Vesey, the same woman who, two years ago, waa so conspicuously before the public in connection with the disturbances on board the ship Chile. The charge arose out of the exuberant festivities of New Year's Eve. The case was heard before the Resident Magistrate on Tuesday last, when sufficient prima facie evidence was adduced to warrant his Worship in committing the aoousad for trial

at the next criminal sessions. Conway was admitted to bail in'his cwn recognizances oi j290, and two sureties of x.IOO each.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Maofi'arlane, Esq., J.P.)

USELESS MEMBERS.

John McConnell, as a rogue and a vagabond, was sent for three months to prison. E. Ryan and Patrick Murphy, for getting drunk, had to pay 5s and co3ts.

OLD ASD FEEBLE. AH Baba, a well-known, harmless-looking Hindoo, was brought up on a charge of vagrancy and discharged, arrangements having been made to send the poor old fellow to the Old Men's Refuge. _ The postponement of some Education Kate summonses finished the business.

DISTICT COURT.—This Day.

(Before His Honor Judge Fenton). THOMAS MURPHY V. ALLAN O'NEILL

Claim, £24 18s 7d. The particulars of this claim, virhich was of a very complicated nature, was heard last Court day. His Honor, having given the evidence nis careful consideration, gave judgment for plaintiff, £1 IS* 6d, with costs. JAMES RAILEY V. WM. ELDER. Claim, £45 7s. In this action, Mr Joy, for the defendant, confessed judgment for £32, coats' to be divided, which was agreed to. BEOWK, BARRETT AND CO. V. JOHN W. AfiLAM. Claim, £57 9=s Id. Mr E. Meyer appeared for plaintiff ; de fendant did not appear. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. ATJCKAND GAS CO. V. MAYOR AND CORPORA TIO OK AUCKLAND. This was a case of appeal which had been referred to arbitration, but Mr Thorne in formed the Court that the amount of award had not yet been fixed. Allowed to Btand over until the 24th instant. ADJOURNED CASE 3. Wm. Aicken v. O'Neill, claim £100, promissory note; R. J. Delias v. Holmes Brothers, claim £100, damages ; A. Fargie t. Barnett and Levy, ciaim £100, work ; Hoffmanv. W. W. Taylor, claim £96 10a, har monium ; James Beattia v. Eliza Morrow, executrix of late Hugh Morrow, claim £8G 12s 3d, balance and interest of promissory note ; Thomas Parkes v. John B. Young, claim £50, breach of contract. Defended Cases. Walter j. hill v. clkmejst witheford. , Claim, £28 7s. %,. This was an action brought by plaintiff, a solicitor, for the recovery of bill of costs of defendant, a storekeeper in Parnell. Mr Bennett appeared for plaintiff and Mr Ree s for defendant. This case arose out of an Action in the Supreme Court some months since, namely, Bond v. Witheford, in which defendant acted as trustee under a wilHllegally exe cuted by the late Mrs Bond,' her husband being then alive. Mr Hill was employed by defendant as legal adviser, and defence set up was Buch advice was bad, consequently defendant refused to pay the costs.

SUPREME COURT.

THIS DAY,

CRIMINAL SITTINGS.

(Before His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies.)

BRKAKTNG AND ENTERING

James Rycrott, described aa a shoemaker, aged 24, was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with breaking and entering premises belonging to the Tokatea Gold Mining Company, at Coromandel, on the 26th day of September, and stealing there from 55 ounces of amalgam.

The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr Brookfield appeared on the part of the Crown, Mr Bees ior the Tokatea Gold Mining Company, and Mr Quintal for the orisoner.

William Home, legal manager, proved that the company was legally constituted, by producing the npcessary documents. On the 20 bh of December last John Kobinson was the appointed manager of the Company's battery, and it was his duty to see the gold forwarded to the bank. John Kobinson deposed that he had been in that capacity over two years. On the 25th September he was engaged in cleaning from the plates amalgam from the week's crushing; took 232 ounces. 'J lie battery was stopped that evening a little before six o'clock. Put the amalgam in an iron box provided for the purpose; did not weigh the uncleaned amalgam which contained gold. The box was fastened by two padlocks, and an inner boy fastened in a similar manner (locks pro duced) ; kept the keys ; had known Rycroft for about three months ; saw him at the bat tery that afternoon when he was cleaning the amalgam ; he was engaged at the time squeezing the ball of amalgam to make it hard. Kycroft said I should like to shake hands with you ; he went away shortly after. Rycroft was frequently in the battery look ing round, and knew the amalgam box. On finishing his work he retired to his house, about sixty yards away ; slept there; was certain the battery was properly secured be fore leaving it. Looked round the premises on the following (Sunday) morning, and the premises were still fastened. Saw Boswell, engine-driver, on Monday morning; came for the keys; he came back in a few minutes, and made a statement, in conse quence of which he accompanied Boswell to the battery, when he found that a shutter had been forced in and removed; went inside, and found the lock of the amalgam box on the floor ; also found that the inner lock had been forced, and the amalgam gone; it was worth about £300. Saw amalgam at the Police Court, reported to have been found, which had been identified by McCarthy, a man employed in the battery.

Cross-examined by Mr Quintal

Daniel O'Regan deposed that he was en gine feeder, and remembered the evening of the 25th of September, saw the amalgam placed in the box by last witness, and the premises safe. Knew the prisoner. Heard quick footsteps along the tramway on Sun day evening about nine o'clock, but could not say that they were the footsteps of the prisoner. Did not go the battery that night. When Mr Robinson was away he gave an eye to the premises, it was an understood matter between them. He had not the key. Mr Robinson always kept that in his pos session ; he simply looked round outside. His house was about eighty yards from the battery. He opened the door of his house when he heard the footsteps, but the night was too dark to discover the person. James Boswell, engine driver, deposed that he called for the key of the battery and received it from Mr Robinson, and on going into the battery discovered that a robbery had been committed, and the amalgam stolen. Went and informed Mr Robinson of the circumstance.

James Golding deposed" that he was the keeper of the Golconda Hotel, Coromandel; that he had known the prisoner Rycroft a considerable time ; and that he was a miner, and lodged at his hotel. On September 26, Rycroft told him that there was some amalgam at the battery and he was going to get it that night. He told him to be careful, and mind what he was about. He replied he would look out for that. Rycroft was at tea in his house between five and six o'clock. He slept in a small room, separated from the hotel by a passage. He left between seven and eight o'clock. Did not see him again until half past nine at his bed room door, he had just closed the house and was locking the room ; he said, is that you Golding 1 witness replied, yea ; he then said by God I thought I waa M«ghC, I've got it.

Witness asked what he bad got, he said, that, outside of the log, he then fetched tie amalgam into his back yard; ana wanted ?0 know wLk^ he should do with v, witness earn* " plant it." Went and got & bag to put it in (b»:» produced). Witness said, you've a goo> lot cf it, wh«n he replied, "I wish there «aS as much mOre. Taey pi nted it in the back garden. Witness dug the hole, planted it, and covered it with earth. Kjrflrog went to bed before he finished planting it. KydrOft irkkb to bed before he finished planting it. KycrofVa clothes were very wet, which he said was in consequence of crossing the creek opposite the New Zealand battery. There is a tramway to the battery. Was uneasy about the amalgam ; could OOt sleep, took it up early in the morning, put it in a sack, and dropped it down "Murphy s Hill" shaft ; saw Eycroft shortly after, at seven o'clock ; it was between four and five o'clock when he dus; the amalgam up ; told Kyeroft he co-dd not sleep with the amalgam on his mind 5 told him y here he had dropped it. Met Mr Bobmson, who told him of the robbery ; subsequently Eycroft, who said he was sorry for Mr Kobin son. He said he should go to Auckland and go in for the cup, he was a racer at Rycroft's request, he lent him £5 ; he was already £16 in witness's debt, he ran an account, paid when he bad the money, baw Sergeant Egan, talked aboat the robbery, lent him another £5 to buy a suit of clothes. A few days after he received a letter from him in Auckland telling him that he had made a splendid match, and would be sure to be victorious, and asked him to pay £10 to Mr Glover, another hotel-keeper of Coromandel, came back and wished him to see after the amalgam, but the shaft was filled up and he couid not get at it : he informed him he was suspected of stealing the amalgam, be said, let them, wanted to borrow another £10 on account advanced him but £2. He now stayed 4 days, and suggested that they should let the amalpam lie in the shaft for at least twelve months ; he was sorry that he had any thing to do with it.

(L?ft sitting.)

MEETINGS AND AMUSEMENTS.

WILSON'S P A LACE • MPTUTHE »tf RH. The p-oile of .Auckland will this evening hive an OMJortunity of visiting Wilson's P»Jace Amphitheatre and Grand Circus in the Market square. We have had cirraßes in this city aeveral limes dunnar the pa>-t few years, but neither of these will compare with Wilson's cirrus. The proprietor, however, does not want anything li^e puff from a newspaper writer ; he ib quite indifferent ub to what rmy be said of the Palace Amphitheatre by the local preßS, and desires rather to iely on the merit of the circus performances than on ar,y extraneous criticism Wilson's Circus was in > uckland ten years ago, and m-ny a citizen will remember its i'trinsic Inm-r attractions. S'nce that period, the member of the circus have visited the old ard new worlds, and have received the enthusiastic outbursts of mi'lions. It is pos'ible, and more than probable, that Wilson a Circus has become a household word near'y all ovsr the world, and lhat, as roetically described in me bill. Wilson's Circus hss been welcomed by "joyous souls with bright beaming faces, old age with its con tented pmile yrmth with it* Bounding gladness, and happy childhood, screaming with delipht." WiWon s famous Circus brings thirty first-class artistes (ten lad'ei? and twenty gentleman), ench renowned for individual excellence; nls > a large stud of well-trained hor>es, picked from the fields of the wide world. The reader has only to g'ance at the bill to be informed of the value and extent of the immense, ard ws might Fay unsurpassed circus We notice among the n -ted equpsfrians and equestrienne?, the mmes of Mdll>s. Leon, the queen oftheare-a; Rosana, the running globe performer; Gracie, the beautiful pymuast; .Amie the Kmpnss of the raerage ; Addi*, the Princess of tho Hiprodrome ; varie. the graceful equestrienne; and Josephine, the fearleßs. Amo g the masculine performers.l'mar Kinpsley,themonarchborse-tr*iner ; "W. H. Morgan, tne famous bare-back rider, with his flying coursers ; Rotiert Johnson, the famous jester ard sronUueous wit, who eclipses th« imag'nary w amba of Ivanhoe, tho creation of Sr Waller Scott, who is the J c Millar of j kes the grimalda of fun, the Fidn^y Smith, of repartee. »nd'the fheorior* Rnok of pun ning for the'age. MonP. Eupene Kenebel, the French c miquo and pintomimic clown will appear, and make the audience laugh outiight by merely a 10 k, having a similar influence upon an audience as the mesmeric it flat nee of the *ye of a snafce upon the senses of a sparrow. Eugene's "ok is reported as irreristable in driving every cloud of care from the mind, »n<l making the little hearts palpita+e with new joy. The wondrous acrobat, who st'le himself " Senor Gatzales." because no one without long experience at fpelling-bee enteitain mens thai] rroDonnce his pingular and romantic name correctly, will perform acrobatic feats and double somerfanlts in a way that will astonish and surprise every beholder. Hadj Haroo his son Cas*ini, George Shield*, James Lee, Joseph Williams, Andrew Herbert, and Master Johnny Cotke wiH successively arpew in divers situations and by their extraordinary feats help to sustain the world-known character of Wilson's AmpHteatra end Circus. The proprietor issues an address with his show-bill, which contains much that is interesting in relation to popu lar smusementa, and the sorest -mians of mafeirg amusements popular by providing healthful recrea tion for the people at reasonable prices He quotes the words of fir Philip Sidney—" let me writs the jongsof a nation, and you may make its laws," and desires to direct the recreation of a people, that he might be privile^ged to relieve the law by to answtr iDg nature's warning cry for "rest, re?t" for the overstrained muscles and ever-taxed brains, that in a larpe measure he might prevent a resort on the part of toiling humanity to vicious dissipations in search of indispensable relaxation This is go' d, and from all we know of the circus, we bold the opinion that it will in a great measure realise the wish of the manager durjng his necessarily brief stay in this city. We ha^e only to add that the introductory or initial performance will commence this evenirg at eight o'clock, when the public will be able to judge of the Circus from personal observation.

BLACK-KYBD ST7SAN.

The aver popular nautical drama of " Blark-f yed Susan" was performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Saturday evenlre. before a creditable »nd appre ciating audience. Mr Lawrence represented William, and Mrs Collier the heroine of the old song, to which all the wits and poets of Queen Anne's time had listened with intense delight and which Jerrold, with his nautical knowledge, effectively dramatised. The leading characters were gncofssfully represented. Miss Jennie Nje as Dolly Marflower, played with liveliness and spirit, her sprightly figure tallying exactly with the ideal Dolly. The characters assumed by Mr Sam Ponle and Mr C. gearle were played with judgment, and consequently to the purpos6. The programme closed with the "Widow's Victim," a piece of some dramatic merit, in which Mrs Se&rle and Mrs Collier were seen to great advantage. Mr Collier, as the stage-struck rarber, was most Amusing, and his splendid imitations were received with glad ness. This theatre will re-open on the 15th instant, with the great prize drama, " The Shaughraun."

CITY HALL

The varied and excellent entertainment at the City Hall was repeated on Saturday afternoon for the benefit of tbe children of families and schools, and in the evening for the general public, Jn both enter tainments, Mr Pavies displayed his remarkable ven triloquistic abilities with unabated success. _ Mr and Mrs Empson sang several new songs which , were severally encored. The brothers Da Ville were received as heretofore in their extraordinary perform ances on the horizontal bar and in the trapeze, and Miss Davies was equally sucressM on the pianoforte we Invite special attention to the fact that in addition to new einging novelties by Mr Davies, new songs by Mr and Mrs Empson, and. the wondrous " leap for life " by the brothers Dv Ville. NATATOR THE MAN-FISH.

Will make his'first appearance this evening, and will eat, drink, and smoke under water Thove of our readers who perused the biography of the Man fish in Saturday's supplement,-will have an oppor tunity of proving that the statements there made are not exaggerated ii they attend at the City Hall this evening. The swimming feats of the man-fish struck thousands in the old country with astonishment, and some of the home journals, &nd it is w. 11 known that he c*n equal the now famous Captain Webb as a swimmer, and surpass the equatio young lady who swam from Blackwall to Greenwich. The exploit ef Captain Webb, a merchant mate, in swimming with out aids or appliances, across the British Channel, rom Dover to Calais, in twenty-one hours and three fuartershas created a great sensation in England, o he enterprise when first talked about was considered as absurd, and no one ever dreamed of it* realisation, but it was realised by this Captain Webb who had previously been noted for many feats of pluck and prowess in the water. Such a proof of physical power enlarges ODea idea of the capacities of the human frame, raises the st&noard nf excellence, and makes one dream of the powers of activity, energy, and enjoyment which the human rice, if it gave itself fair play, might develop. We understand tbat Mr Weightman, who will exhibit some of his aquatic powers this evening, is equal to the performance of such a feat as that accomplished by Captain Webb which has commanded the admiration of Knglishmen, and which by this time, has won for the Captain a substantial testimonial.

The Elections.

NOMINATION FOE WAITEMATA.

The nomination of the candidates the Waitemata seat in the next Parliament, took place to day in the Devonport Hall at the JNorth Shore.

One of the North Shore Ferry boats was chartered by Messrs Hurst, Henderson, and Macfarlane, to convey their supporters from town to the scene of operations. Dr Lee chartered the steamer Eclipse, for the same purpose. At noon the proceedings were commenced in the ordinary way by Colonel BslnoaVls,

the Returning Officer, reading tbe writ. Afe this time there were abeut IGO persons present.

Tae electors being called upon to nominate their candidates,

Mr McOaull came forward and proposed Dr Lee, whom he described as the best of the foar candidates. He was n%t a man who would run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. He had let them know what he thought at once, without waiting to see wbieh way the cat jumps. (Cheers and barka.) Mr G. N. Brassey, in seconding Dr Lee's nomination, said they were all agreed that it was for the benefit of the colony that all their members should be united on the point of following Sir George Grey. Dr Lee had been One of the first to bring out Sir George. He depredated the feeling which had been manifested this rooming ia three of the can didates chartering a boat to the exclusion of the other candidates. Mr John Lamb proposed Mr J. S. Mao farlane as a fit and proper person to represent the district. He alluded to the necessity which existed for the election of a man who would get justice to Auckland. The pre sent management of our railways was an ia stance of the unjust way the province was treated. They wanted a straightforward man, and a man who would not be afraid to speak his mind, and would not turn round. (Mr Henderson: "Hear, hear.") He had considerable respect for Mr Henderson, but he had a letter from him stating that he could not attend to his duties. "A united colony and one purse " should be their motto. A voice j " You'll never get it.' Mr James Holmes seconded Mr Macfar lane's nomination. Mr James Wrigley proposed Mr Ihomas Henderson. No man was better known, and no man had done more for the district. Ha would speak for himself. Mr G. S. Graham, in seconding the nomi nation of Mr Henderson, said that what Mr McCaul had said about candidates holding back was not tine about Mr Henderson. That gentleman was one of the three who bad stood out against the Compact of 1856. (Cheers.) Mr Allan O'Neill proposed Mr W. J. Hurst, who had been most useful in the Pro vincial Council, and was one of the men who had been instrumental in bringing about the Kaipara railway. He spent a great deal oi money in the district. A voice—" He says 4s a day is enough any working man." f°r MrO'Neill, Mr Hurst would support Sir George Grey in all the provincial questions of the day. (Oh !Oh !) Mr Levy seconded Mr Hurst's nomination. He characterised the recent proceedings of the Ministry as a daylight robbery. Dr. Lee then mounted the roHtrum and began his address. There were two policies now before them, Centralism and Separation. The Abolition Bill was the key-note oi the former. "What had that done. It had robbed them of their Superintendents and Provincial Councils, but bad left the laws unaltered. For the former it bad substituted a nominated delegate from the Governor, which meant the Ministry of the day. Whoever drew up that bill must have been in Turkey for the nominated delegate would be a kind of Bashaw. (Laughter). Dr Lee alluded to the inadequate incomes which the pastoral Crown lands of the colony brought in. He instanced this by quotations of the amounts for which Crown lands were let in each of the provinces. If these did not show them that there was no possibility of going on as at present he -was afraid that they would have to enlarge the Asylum. Next as to Reparation, of thrm would remember the agitation about the removal of the Seat of Government. (TLey must not blame their, members for always being beaten, for it was a question of numbers not argument.) Well, when that measure was brought for ward he had advocated Separation and had tabled a motion on the subject. (Dr. Lee read the motion.) He was glad to see the question now occupying pnblic attention. If Separation took place we should be able, out of our revenues, not only to pay our liabilities but live in a Btate of affluence. He had visited the Kaipara Eailway to in spect it, and found the greatest abortion in the world. The ballast was only clay, and the terminus was wretchedly arranged. He was in favour of the extension of the line to Auckland. In answer to Mr Lamb, Dr Lee said he was in favour of manhood suffrage.

Mr Staines asked his usual question about the police. Dr. Lee said the question was an important one, The existing system was undoubtedly bad. The police should be under their own control.

Mr T. Henderson asked if Dr. Lee wag offered a Justiceship of the Peace whether he would take it ?

Mr J. S. Macfarlane said, about the ferry boat, all he knew was that he had been asked for his share and he had done so. Mr. Macfarlane pro ceeded to allude to Mr. Thomas Henderson's action in Parliament when he (the speaker) went to Wellington to get the Timber Floatage Bill passed. Mr Henderson had opposed him in that. Again the Merchant Shipping Bill had regnlary stuck the merchants of Auckland. When he (the speaker) got that altered he was told that it was their members fault for not seeing to Buch thingf. Mr Henderson had also told the House that the old steamers of the " rolling Moses " type were first-class vessels. Several claims for compensation had also been brought forward in the house, the Meurent case among others, but the only compensation Mr Henderson obtained, was £900 for himself. Mr Henderson was also pretty responsible for the Native Lands Bill. Had it not been for Mr Hender son's actions he should not have offered himself as a candidate. (Cheers and hises.) Now as to Separation. If it was to at all, it must be thorough. He did not believe in and Federal Government. There would be no difficulty about the debt. The railways and public works were full value for that Ho had been called a Government man. He had been, and still admired some of the Ministers, but he was at issue with them in many respects. The immigration office was managed infamously, and he had told the Government so. It was the fault of Dr Featherstone that vessels had been burnt and blown up. A different system of immi gration was wanted in the North Island from that beneficial to the South. They wanted capitalists who could ■ take up the land. Bejadvocated the system of deferred payments, but not promissory notes, which were worse than free passages. Then, as to the mail service, he considered the present arrangement extravagant. Boats of 1,000 tons were quite, sufficient for the service, and, if they had been satisfied with these, a subsidy of £10,000 would have been quite sufficient. Boats of 3,000 tons were all humbug. He was not with the Government in these points. Then he disagreed with the giving of honorariums to members, and was of opinion that the pensions to judges were too large. The time had come when it was advisable to cut down the native lands office. Instead of wast ing time over the Abolition Bill, last session, ministers would have done far better to have cut down the estimates. This might have been done to the extent of £100,000 easily. He should not be able make great speeches but he thought he should vbe able to do a little towards get ting the improvements he had spoken of. (Hear, hear). In answer to questions Mr Macfarlane said, the police, he thought, should be under control.

Mr Graham asked if Mr Macfarlane con sidered it complimentary to the constituency to come forward because of a personal differ ence with another candidate. " . Mr M acfarlane said it was no personal difference.

In answer to another question Mr Macfar lane Baid he was in favour of the American system of deferred payments. A question wri HA«rtsfl *8 M* Wh^m*

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