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ARRIVALS.

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DEPARTURES.

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ARRIVAL OF THE CYPHRENES.

Thess Cyphrenes arrived this day at 1 ©veWk from Kttldavu, with sever*! p^ssencers. Captain Woods reports as foil ws:-The fUtl s.s. Cyphren™ left Atiofcland on 19th December, and arrived at Kand*vual2 45 am on 25th. HaviDg stceir-* »„ struotinns not to proceed to San Francis « h jfl n 3 3ng ihP-snrfico fracture in the propel)' il- »5" same condition as when the survey 'f *™ V 1 **8 Kandavu on the , t ?■£*** to *» 6n- Eet«rned to Citvof wplhnn- January, whe c we found the Slt n nic which faad "'i™! * hours k2S»« P? mwi The City of «e!bnme loft cff™f q °n J™"**? 1. *t 2 nm. Wai-ed for the City of San Francisco until the sth lostaot. then left Kandavn at 4 pm. Siphted the Oreat Barrier »t 4 «ti!u i hpss 'd TiTitiri at 11 am, and arrived at Auckland at 1p m same day . ,p ss . ert the sB «««?„ * T Bpm on th"lOrh Kxpprienced throue* ou tnevoysge r f marVa' )y fine weather, w'th smonth It i WJ n<L S- E »id S Passeoee-S : Sal-on-Captatn MtaT>«ri mo? dc| Wrs fl(Drbes Mrs SimPß n Rirmio;- i'o Mrs :rv' ne 'nfant, acd servant, Mrs *™»'a« a«d 2 Chilean. Steerage-w m McQr S or ID<iebted t0 Mr °- °- HlllmM, pmaer.for Mb? rm, ng,? Tir, re r°rter wit" report and passenger us*, ihe Cyphrene3 goes on to Sydney from here.

The s.s Llewellyn nrrived this affprnoon at 2 o'clock. She let AncVland on the 24th nit at 630 J) in with fre°h N wind. Passed the Hen and <^b?ckens on Saturday morn'iig fit two o'c-ock. Thenen sbons N winds ard beWyhend se*. which continnerl till A' rednesday evening-, 29tb, when the wind veered round to the eastward with fresh breeze- Hnd stron? A winds and head set till the 20th ; fhe^ce frpsh ea'-ierlj'- to arrival on Friday smominu nt 5 80. L"ft L«vnka on ih» 4lh at 10.30 pm Hfd sirorg herd «•! ds and sea till S.turda* la^t Tlenrelght variab'e and fine -wpntr-ev *o nrrivil. Pi?hted flip Ovi hrenesyesterday morning ;in company thn whole diy P^sso R<>rp— Paloon : Mrs "nun an nnd frur children, Mr Charles Heskpth andH in <hp stpera™<\ The fc'^o ncr Au Rrvoir has enterefl outwards for Melbourne via Wangaroa.

The schooner Belle Brandon is ahoiit to leive for

The schooner EH7nbeth proceeds to Matakana to leaH firewood for Napier.

The ss Taupo left Onfhunga at nine o'clocir this morniner, ani proceeded to the Blnff anchorspe. Her p*swnpr*rß join lit v here, and she leaves at 5 O'clock tbfe evenit.g. The ship < ity of Aucklard was brought to the ■wharf yesterday. She occupies the berth lately filled 'by tbe ro'umbus.

The P.tlcon barqupufino arrived at Sydney from W'lngaro <■. nft^r a ppßs^ge of nire day?.

The barqne "Rim Grnve arrived hero from Npw- CDRt'e early thi< morning with a cargo of coals for Mesa's Stone Bros

The s s CHimn. arrived at Sydney on Ihe 25th til after a pis^ge of 7 days.

The cutter Mary »line which arrived from Prrt Charles yesterday bivueht in tow a small yacht nampd the Kai'ra which was found fiatinor about in the Barrier St aits unmanageable. A native named Adams and another man were on board

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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

" Truth versus Error " and " Ponsonby-By ways " are to hand, and will appear to morrow if space permits.

MARRIAGE.

CTJRNOW—JTONRO.—On tho Bth instant, at St. Matthew's Church, by the Incumbent, Mr. John Cut-now to AJice August?, third dnuffhter of Henry A. H. Monro, Judge Native Land Court.

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

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1876

For the cause that lacks assistance, l-'or the future in the distance, And the cood that we can do.

Mr William Buckland's nomination for Franklin yesterday was an inglorious one, and we have no doubt he heartily regret ted having invited the expression of feeling which followed his proposal by Mr E^ery McLean, whose personal influence and plain tive appeal on behalf of "an old settler" did not prevent the manifestation of marked dis approval from all parts of the hall. Mr Buckland, it appears, was nominated merely that he might make an attack upon Sir George Grey and then retire back into his shell This is the second occasion upon which this very manly and spirited policy has been pur sued, and each time the absence of Sir George Grey could be calculated on to a nicety. Of course we do not say that it was so calculated on. Sir George might have been there had he chosen ; no doubt Mr Buckland at Otahuhu and Mr James Mackay, juni, at the Thames fully " expected his presence when the little arrangement was devised and were grievously disappointed that he did not put in an appearance, that they might have shewn him up, but as he didn't come, of course they couldn't help it. We would, however, remind those gentlemen that in none of hie many public utterances has Sir George Grey ever abused public confidence by making personal attacks upon members of the Assembly. That he has spoken, and spoken strongly, against the principles involved in such legislation as the Indemnity Bill and such ' dealings with, the public estate as the Piako swamp and Tairua transactions is true, but he has ever preserved the dignity of a tme statesman in refraining from reducing great questions to the level of personal recrimina tion and abuse. There is a very wide dis tinction here which other public men might mark with advantage. We do not for a moment intend to say that Messrs. Mackay and Buckland are other than great and good men, who will be estimated at their true worth by generations to come, but unfortu nately this perverse generation, in its infatua tion for Sir George Grey, will think that if Mr. Mackay had had nothing to do with the issue of those miners' rights at Ohinemuri ; if he had in no way been connected with the sale to private parties of the timber, water, and all important rights over Tairua, and with the purchase of the valueless fee simple of the soil at a singularly good price by the Government; if he had been dis connected with other transactions in native land 3 where the Government got deci dedly the worst of the bargain ; he could have spoken so very much more effect ively and so much more disinterestedly against Sir George Grey than he did. We admit this is all the prejudice of a vulgar populace of " blind apd|mad" electors, |but

then even prejudices must be respected. Aud Mr Buckland likewise. How much better hia onslaught at Oiahubu yesterday would have told had he retained possession of his excellent bargain in land purchasing and not sold it at cost price for a paltry £2.625 to the Government ; or if that stupid committee had not reported a sale where the colony was so manifestly the £>ainer> a breach of the spirit of the Disqualification Act if not of the letter J and if the expiiicg Assembly had not found it necessary to pass a law vir tually saying " We'll indemnify jou for what you have done, but if ever it occurs again look out." The bill, Mr Buckland has fold the elecfois, was for "another man, and we believe him ; and another man besides that ; yet people will say that Mr Buckland's dis approval of Sir George Grey's politics looks so very much as i£ it were wholly grounded in little differences of opinion suoh as these, that really it were better not paraded in public. Not for Mr Buckland's sake, by no means, but for the sake of Sir George ! We are sorry that Mr Buckland should have terminated his public-spirited and states man-like address by retiring; there again, people will say he acted cowardly. The opportunity for testing his late constituents' feelings on these questions, and of showing how completely they endorsed his every sentiment of yesterday ; how they delighted in Mr Buckland and abhorred that meddling Sir George Grey ; was so good that Mr Buckland should not have with drawn. Moreover, he promised that if Mr Lusk came out nothing should hold him back, and yet he retired. Why, we know not. If the electors are " blind and mad" enough to accept Mr Joseph May, surely there was hope for Mr Buckland, who has at least vindicated his ability to take cs.ro of himself, if nob of his constituents. After seeking nomination, how much more graceful Mr Buckland's retire ment would have been after he had headed the poll. This course is so palpably the proper one that Mr Buckland's hasty retire ment must surely have been a pet at the un friendly behaviour of those Otahuhu electors. We really hope he will be able to devise a means of re-considering his decision, and of backing his words with deeds, and then we shall see what we shall see.

Me Joseph May seeking re-election by his " blind and mad" constituency is c spectacle for the gods. The position he takes up is unique, and has no parallel in all the candidatures that; have agitated the colony. It i 3 ordinarily supposed that a member represents, in some measure at least, his constituents. Even Sir George Grey, who possesses some some claim to exceptional confidence, has told the electors he is pre pared to accept the verdict of the people, but Mr May virtually says : "My good people, I know what you want, or if you don't actually like it, what you ought and shall have ; put your trust in Joseph." This might be all very well if Mr May's past performances had justified his claini3, or if his self-arrogated wisdom had less the appearance of narrow prejudice and pig headedness, but as it is the electors of Franklin may be pardoned if the answer, in language vulgar but expressive, v Not for Joe." Mr May yesterday proclaimed his ignorance of anything Sir George Grey had done.. We refer him to Mr James Mackay and Mr Buckland for a reply ; but the remark suggests a comparison, and we would ask what have hiß constituents received afc the hands of Mr Joseph May 1 lor five years that gentleman has sat as their representative and his only two acts of any importance directly affecting Franklin, that occur to us at the moment—we shall be happy to accord Mr May space for the enumeration of any more if there were any—are his denial of the request of his constituents that they should be afforded an opportunity for pro nouncing upon great constitutional changes which were being forced upon them, and of his stigmatising, those misguided people as " blind and mad" for asking it. Bat there are a good many things Mr May has not done. Where was that gentleman's voice and influ ence, as the representative of Franklin, when the Otahuhu railway station was laid off in a position that must ultimately prove ruinous to the present township, and enrich certain private owners of property ? What has he done to support the incessant complaints and petitions of the people for the formation of a road to the station and against the continual mismanagement which has proved alike disastrous to the railway and the settlers ? In short, in what has, Mr May represented Franklin ?. Was it in the support he has given with the vote and interest of his con stituency to the indemnification and legal ising of political corruption and jobbery ? Was it in his defence on the hustings yesterday and previously, of the private sale, in defiance of the law, to ministerial friends, of an enormous area of the public estate for a cattle run afc half-a-crown an acre, to the detriment of a previous applicant and a bona fide purchaser at seven shillings and six pence ? And yet we are of those who have faith in M,v May's personal honesty. We believe the faulb lies more in want of judg ment than in want of will; that he is one of those naen who are utterly unfitted for g ving a sound judgment upon anything running counter to their own pet hobbies and pre judices. The construction, of Mr May's mind—his thoughts and sympathies, are by nature so narrow and contracted that we cannot conceive of a more unrepresentative man. Mr Reader Wood took his mea sure exactly, in comparing his idiosyn cracies to thai phase of lunacy which regards itself as the only emblem of sanity in a " blind and mad" uni verse. We find this peculiartiy in all Mr.; May saya and does. It comes out in the now famous denunciation of his " blind and mad" constituency, but it comes out still more characteristically in his admission (we quote from to-day's Cross), that "in writing to a friend he said he was surprised that the dirty water was rushing out of Auckland and carrying everything with it, and that it might be accounted for iv Ota huhu because of the pensioner element.' Inasmuch as his constituents will not bow, down before his immaculate wisdom they are "blind and mad;" and because the electors of Auckland do not accept of their political suction from the pump of Joseph

May, they are lovers of dirty water. Th c contemptuous reference to " pensioners " is in keeping with the general tenor of the de nunciation, and requires neither comment nor explanation. We have omitted one qualifica tion which Mr May puts forward to the con fidence of the electors ; he tkauks Providence he can plough. And so do we ;as a practical farmer Mr May is in, his element a as a poli tician he is a mistake. We again express our thankfulness that Mr May can plough, and we trust that he will-not be allowed to fly in the face of a wise Providence which designs all things for some useful end.

PLEASE READ THIS,

We ask as a special favour that everyone of our readers will peruse the letter in anothrr column on the Piako Swamp sale. We regret that oiir correspondent has not permitted ui to publish his name at present, but trust he will yet allow us to do so. The letter dis closes a phase of this gigantic political job new to most of our readers, although no doubt within the knowledge of some. Sir George Grey has repeatedly expressed his belief that this extensive area of land might have been adapted for settling a large popu lation, instead of being locked up in tire hands of a few capitalists, at best to become only a cattle run ; but our correspond pnt, who is known to every elector of Franklin as a gentleman who does not speak widely, and who was in a better position than any other man in the province, to accomplish what he had taken in hand, was actually floating an English Company to reclaim and settle the block, relying upon the assurance that it must go to auction, whpn he would have been prepared to give £20,000 more than w?s realised by the hole-and-corner sale to Ministeiial friends. Had the Government publicly notified their intention to run thf railway riaht through the block, we hay very little doubt that they would have ob tained plenty other purchasers at a very different figure. Mr May is the self constitured defender of this job, and he told the electors yesterday that the block wa* open for disposal for five years previous to its private purchase. Mr May knows perfectly well, but chose to keep that part in the background, that the sale could only take place legally upon very different term? from thoEe which were conceded to the pur chasers of the block. Our correspondent 'Piako' has, we believe, a claim upon the consideration of the Legislature which it is his duty to press. That the Assembly, if it so determines, may legalise what was illegal is true, but when it does so it must be pre pared to compensate those who have suffered through the breach of the law. The money loss to the public purse, the loss through the shutting out of English capital, and the injury to settlement are questions of public policy, *but a private wrong euch as that disclosed in " Piako's" letter is a very different matter. Mr May, who has constituted himself the champion of this swamp business, and goes to the poll on the ipsue, wished to know what Sir George Grey had done. The letter ot " Piako" answers. If no other good were derived from his public career than the exposure of this gigantic job, and the passing of the Act which resulted from it preventing a recurrence of any like transaction by placing the confiscated lands under the ordinary administration of waste lands in the provinces in which they are situated, the leader of the Opposition would bo deserving of the lasting gratitude of every country settler.

la the case of Hill v. Witheford in the District Court yesterday, wherein plaintiff sougho to recover a claim of £28 7s, bill of costs, it was agreed, after considerable dis cussion to refer the bill of costs to the Supreme Court to be taxed, and the case was allowed to stand over.

To the Editor: Sir, —Will you please allow me to remark in reply to the letter in your issue of last night about my intended lecture on Philip 11, that it is far from my intention to say one word to mar the good feeling which exists here between Protestants and Roman Cathoiics. I hope, however, to have sufficient courage to say the truth,'the whole truth and nothing but the truth, about the memorable Spanish attack on England— 11 that stronghold of heresy"—aided and abetted by the Pope. But while I show clearly that the Armada was a Popish inva sion, I shall, in justice to the Catholics of Englfnd, show that for once the love of country overcame the love of creed, and im pelled them to stand shoulder to shoulder with Protestants in defence of their native shore. No one doubts that a Roman Catholic is as good as any other man, and except for outside pressure he might obey the noblest instincts of his nature, even when they clash with the command of the priest. P. G Ewincu'on.

To the Editor: Sir, —Can you inform me by whose autho ity those in charge of our city dust carts refuse to take from our stores general rubbish as heretofore. Not only is broken glass refused, but actually anything amongst which there may happen to be a few straws, paper and dust being the fa vored commodities. Auckland for ever I am, etc., T. Fokdycje, Fort-street, Auck land.

The Boston reporters rise to the occasion once in a while, as in the following account of a meeting of the Radical Club : • Then a matron made for kisses, in the lovelust of dresses, and with eyes that shone more brightly than the diamonds that she wore, spoke in tones of lute-like sweetness words of such exceediug fitness, phrases of such happy neatness, that we clapped our hands for more, as with grace she left the floor.

The four candidates for Waitemata having declared in favour of Sir George Grey, and pledged themselves to support bis policy, the Chairman of the Central Committee, very properly, notifies that the committee will take no active part in the election.

One of our young men when he was mar >,d didn't want to patronize tbebaker. He id bread tasted ever so much better made 7 her dear hand. This delighted her, but [hen she wanted a scuttle of coal, and ne Wsted that she get it, as the fire would iel so much better if the coal was brought \ her dear hands, she was disgusted. fomen are so changeable.— Ddnbiiry News.

During the month ending December, 1575. there were 13 deaths registered within the city of Auckland ; the number during the corresponding month of 1874 were 15 deaths. For 1875—Under 5 years, S ; under 50, 4 ; over 50, 1. Total, 13 deaths. The deaths were thus distributed : 1, Princes-street, 40 years, phthisis ; 1, bale-street, 3 weeks, premature birth; 1, Edwardes-streefc, 3 weeks, diarrhoea; 1, Sale-street, 4 weeks, premature birth ; 1, Picton-street, 38 years, diarrhoea; 1, Wellesley-street, 4 months, general debility ; 1, Chapel-street, 5 months, atrophy ; 1, Princes-stieet, 3 days, convul sions ; 1, Lome-street, 14 months, cholera ; 1, Cook-street, ,24 years, phthisis ;" 1, Nel son-street, 19 months, convulsions; 1. West street, 50 years, disease of heart; 1, Queen street, 40 years, apoplexy. Total : 13 deaths within the city. Ten deaths occurred in the hospital duriDg the month of December. For 1874 -Under 5 years, 9 ; under 20, 3 ; under 50, 3. Total, 15 deaths.—Gko. Goldib, Inspector of Nuisances, &c.

JTbe cross-exsminaHon of Jameg GoliHftg Uprday in the Supreme Court in the balsam Stewing case; was as amusing as izfaz, in Pickwick, bfit too long to be jerated without weariness; those A not hear it may judge from the following qnple ; " Smart little maD, eh, smarf. tor a 'blican. Have you ever been in tfte ttchering line ? Yes, but had net been » aY vomi transaction befflr*,, was in bed at son the morning of the 25th September; viit was I doing ? I was between the streets tye sure ; yes hid a blanket on the bed. Oh, yj mean six in the evening, was at tea then; pioner sat with up, and Amy, the gal; dh know that there was anything between thn, beside the table; dined at two, went to si© after dinner, slept till four ; not in the hat of sleeping in the afternoon, btit had noest the night before ; the amalgam was hery on my conscience." During the eross exnination, the court could not retain its grfty and "silence in court" war fre qujtiy south? Ed by officers in order to -ujress the burst of laughter which the br<rl, rich humour of prisoners counsel pranked.

keepers are reminded that licepes expired on December 31st., and must ho mewed at the Town Clerk's office forth wit! * . „ V^j have again to correct an error m the advrtisemenfc of the Board of Education, nothing the extension of the holidays of certln schools. The date at which the schots mentioned will reopen, will be Mon dayJTanuary 24th, and not " February 24" as miprinted.

Wj have received a copy of Bradsbaw's Guid for January, which contain", in addi tion b the carefully corrected railway and otberinformation, an excellent account of the -povince of Auckland and guide to the Hot iikes of Botorua district.

Th<demnnd for the "Auckland Almanac and Eovircial Handbook" has been in excess of anyprevious year, phewing that the popu larity >f this work is rapidly on the increase Alreaiy two thousand copies have been issued. The attention of schoolmasters is specials' directed to the astronomical infor mation the history, and geographical know ledge ulating to the province of Auckland containd ia the Handbook for the current year. The wotk will be found valuable as a text-bdk to master and scholar.

The Auckland Fire Brigade last night adopted the following resolution : "That in ooneeqwnce of the remarks made by a coun cillor md Ecurrilous sub-leader which appeared in the EVENING Star, the brigade hereby gve notice that they will disband this day molth." That such a step ere long wouM ht inevitable, without the intervention of the Star or Councillor, we were aware from the evidence repeatedly brought under our notite of the discordant and warring elements within the Brigade. The Star article aid Councillor's remarks furnish as good a pntext as any other, and the brigade has resolwd to disband. This determination will enable the Corporation and Insurance Companief to come to some understanding for the bet'erconduct and more equitable aH just merit of thr- coat of the brigade, and will en able them to consider the whole-question de novo. We had intended to go into the ques tion with tae view ot pointing out what direc tion refora should take, but political ques tions have monopolised so large a portion of ourjj space that wo must reserve this for a future i«sue.

. We commend the attention of the electors of Wait' mata and the friends and supporters of Dr Lee to the notice convening a public meeting at the Devonport Hall on Friday evening next the 14th instant at S o'clock. We believe Mr Eees and other electors besides the candidate will address the mee: ing.

A number of drivers and carts are yet unlicensed, and private carts unregistered. All persons not licensed by Monday, the 17th inst , may expect invitations to attend the police court and explain their reason why at some considerable additional cost.

Mrs Colclough (Polly Plum) is destitute in Melbourne, and the Argus is soliciting subscriptions to take her back to New Zealand.

Eden.—Declaration of the Poll.

The Returning Officer, R. C. Barstow, Esq., gave the official declaration of the polling for the representation of Eden in the Newmarket Hall at three o'clock to-day. The figures be fure given remained unaltered :— Mr Tole 263 Mr Taylor 212 Majority for Tole ... 51 He declared Mr ,T. A. Tole duly elected to represent the district in the ensuing Parlia ment.

Rodney Election.

Retirement of Mr- Farnall,

MAHUEANGrI.

(From our own correspondent.) This day. Mr. Farnall has retired from the contesi at Rodney. Mr. Sheehan's return is nov

quite certain,

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

; (Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.) / DRUNK. Patrick Lemon, charged with this offe/ce, and out on bail, did not appear, and his i>ail was forfeited. / AXAM THE SECOND. F. D. Winslow, a respectable lookins'man of about 35, formerly in the Armed' Co nstabulary, was brought up on remand clarged with forging and uttering a cheque iorj£s 2s, purporting to be signed by Robert Graham, of Ellerslie, with intent. to defraud Messrs Durmingham and King. David Dunningham ' deposed tlat the prisoaer came to the Governor Browne Hotel on the Ist January, and asked him io cash a cheque for £5 2s, drawn by Boberi Gaaham, in favour of Wm. McOaul. Be/aiked if it was Mr Graham, of Ellerslie, aid prisoner s*id it was. The cheque w»s endorsed VV. McCaul, and witness asked pri soner if that was his endor/ement. He replied that it was. He give prisoner £5 in notes and 2a. in silver. Witness gave the cheque to Detective Grace, who called for it the next day. Witness had, not presented it to the Bank as it was holiday time. By the prisoner : You said it was your own endorsement. I did not know you. I never cashed any other cheque for you to the best of my belief. I was in the dining room when I was sent for. Prisoner here addres sing the Court, said he did not cash the cheque, and was quite willing to refund the money. He did not wish to keep anybody's money wrongfully. Mr. Eoberc Graham was next called and deposed that the signature on the cheque was not his. The only person he knew in Auck land of the s auae name was his son. Ib was not his sen's signature. He did not know any person of the name of Wm. McOaul. Francis Corbetfc, a ledger-keeper in the National Bank of New Zealand, Auckland, remembered the cheque produced being pre senced at the bank by Sergeant Saunderson. He returned it to .him marked "signature unlike." He knew Mr Robert Graham of Ellerslie. He had an account at the bank. Knew no other.

Detective Grace deposed that from in-

formation he received on Sunday evening, the 2nd instant, he sa w Mr Dunmngham and obtained from him the cheque marked A He then proceeded tcr Ouehunga in search of the prisoner. He found him locked in a bedtobm at the Manukau Hotel. Asked Mm where he got- the cheque he cashed at the Governor Browne on In «w V ear a Day, Prisoner replied that he cashed no cheque fhS day, and asked who to]d wjtn *. Wt he had Witness replied that JM* Dunning had. "Then it's not true,' w« there Dlv fold tne prisoner, he must Iwirh hTnfto Auckland When charged S L Offence he said he hM ««hed a S^&»^h^ of a cutter lying alongside Barney Reane s him the cheque marked A. He_ could not tell the vessel's name or the captains name The vessel was painted white. To ipaihe accused an opportunity of ventying ha story witness took him do^n the wharf. On look ing at the vessel he said the particular one had sailed on the Ist or 2nd in*. He gave as hi 3 reason for denying cashing the cheque that when witness asked about it he thought there was something wrong about it; that h was going South by the Hawea and did not want to lose his passage. By the prisoner : The first thing Wi4nes spoke about in the room at Onehunga wa the cheque. Did not first speak of an orde* la the "tfressnce o* Constables Bullen arf Griffiths prisoner 4old him he had seen tJ cheque before. Prisoner did ntffc tell him/ had presented the cheque to Miss Willif at the Sailors' Home. On the 3rd he accf panied prisoner to the Sailors Home to / a statement of prisoner's that a man haaf with him to the house to get tae cM cashed. The mother was behind thef • When she was asked whether she recolf prisoner coming in on Saturday with a cM she said bhe did not, so many peorij come in with cheques on that aay^ Williams had since given the same * • A man who was on board the schoonp terbury told him that she had beenjPß ™ Napier but was not going. Prlßt,*. th c then with me. He said that warfoMM boat he took his passage by. Witfß^ heard that the cutter Jeannette bel»8 eu ™ Mr. Keane and had gene to Wanjpo a on the Sunday ; could hear of no oih/ , George Clark was called and d> Me<\™ was the master and part-owri ~0? schooner Canterbury. Prisonei "™ V™ engage any passage in her. /acre was another schooner, the Julia Prid w" JJ 1D8 alongaide Kearne's wharf. Sh£«» "otUul on for Napier ; B he had eince g£ %OJ*^ rangi. I know that the captaf™* R?«« t0 pa/off all hands. Thia witnJgave further evidence, but it was unimJtant and h.a Worship said he thought P^rdly worth while to bind the witness ov/ to a P pe« at the trial, presuming the pf n*r™?°™Z mitted, especially as the la/r had admutej that Captain Clark was f the man from, whom he received the che/^. J Detective Jeffreys depM that he knew; the prisoner's handwritg- H. e + J ad, Carel fully examined the rignf™ of the che^uq and was as certain as he/>uld be that it wa* the prisoner's handw^g- He had n^ doubt about it but shJd not like to swear to it. The eudorseiM also in the prisoner's handwritin/ This was the case f/tne prosecution. The Court was for half-an hour for prisoner to/roduce some witnesses for the defence. / _.„. .., Captain Keene a/ Miss Williams, of the Sailors' Home hfi gave evidence, but threw no light wlfver on the case. The accused w^then committed to take his trial at the n^ criminal sessions of the Supreme Court. /

Franca Nomination.

4t the conclu^l °f ne candidates addresses yesterday, ii Buckland announced his retirement, show of hands was then taken aa folloP :— H. H.lJk 24 E.Han? 2i I \y p wpjward ... ... ... 16 W. Gcf fcliow 12 J. MaY !0 A poll to demanded, and takes place on Tuesday ip-

TELEGRAPHIC.

COROMANDEL.

(fom our own Correspondent.) This day. /Kapanga Mine.-Eeat.' Kajpga.—The stoppage in this mine 3 said o/y to be temporary. It is stated ther are c/italists ia Aackland and Coromande, who fa ready to buy. out the interests of the EagjQ shareholders. X^ weather is frightfully hot; the tabes of t« thermometer will hardly hold the me/ury.

ITEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

NAPIER. / (From our o^n Correspondent.) / This day. / The natives here and at Wairarapa are ex irting every nerve to secure Karaitiana's return. His chief opponent is Hone, a Nga kiporou. Morgan and iiopata are working for him.

Mr Sheehan's Good Templar movement has taken deep root among the natives. A lodge ia formed in every hapu, as the natives say that through drink the lands have passed away. The Southern Cross leaves for Auckland at two o'clock today.

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day.

Two Murderers.

A man, supposed to be the Lake Ohau murderer Cunningham has been arrested. He has been living in the country and going by the name of William Phillips for some time. He answers tbe official description closely. He was brought before the court yesterday morning. When arrested, and before he had been told the charge against him, he said : "What's up? Is anyone murdered?" He was remanded for a weefe.

The Hutt murderer, Smat, was again re manded for a week. Hin victim, Reidal, i 3 rapidly sinking, and when he dies Smat wiil be charged with wilful murder. The ship Avalanche will be put on the slip to-morrow. •

Nothing is known yet respecting the out going San Francisco mail. The postal authorities are quite in the daik as to What steamer takes it.

PORT CHALMERS.

(From our own Correspondent.) Yesterday-i Mr. Reynolds Elected. I There was immense excitement; over the polling yesterday, which resulted in fee return of Mr Reynolds over Mr Green bra majority of 56. , > Thie da^ Arrived—Ship Rakaa, f«om London, aier a 101 days' passage, wich 43 passenjrs. She brings 81 Leicester sheep and 1 sflrt horn bull. Tan sheep died. The vesseliad had very heavy westerly weather in the channel, and bad winds to the Cape. »od winds thence to Lewin, thence easterlieind variables ; made land on the 3rd inant, and was knocking about afterwards Jith baffling weather. When crossing the fcth .Atlantic spoke the French barque Janie Postel, from Chincha Islands, bouij for Martinique, 57 days put, with sourj on board, which, had carried off the Caain'a

Sb and laid up eight men. The Bakak TfSSLr* P°tatOeS' Bnd °ther "S

[Advertisement ] INSPECTOR GOLDIE.

(To the Editor of the Stab ) jjR,~I was rnttoh pleased at a notice to. . (respondents m Saturday's i ßsue , in wb . ich ;0 deprecated "staba in the dark " horn i onymolis contribute™. But you are not .nswtent otherwise you would not have netted m last mgnt'a issue the letter signed Hesperus *s I happen to know the' •star, it aoes no*: matter. I might have Mfehfe it emanated from Mr ©oldie, bu& ;• it the effort 13 beyond him. Tbe obiect the letter, however, is to bolster up, ■ 'Pf oto'«oldie a* ir '.V expense and thai ©§ itn. W hat makes ifc appoar more singular that the write? knows the motives that Inced. the Inspector to summon me. He ys it was not spite. Then what was it ? I could not be a sense of pnbaic duty or else would have availed himseM of my invi ation to point out a nuisance, second nly to that of the intake—and not; :aused through a few bananas. A wonawilj urn when trod upon. Well, I've fcteis trodden on, and even at the risk of befng "driven out of the trade," as threatened, J will resent the way I have been persecuted. At the very time I was fined for the alleged ofjeace of having decayed fruit on my pre mises, my attention was called to the dis graceful state of cesspools adjoining the market, the malSrJa from which renders ife impossible to approach them within twenty yards. Their fikhy condition I afterwards pointed out to several citizens, who re marked they were invariably in that state, and iJiat eotnplaint3 had been made to Mr Goldie, but not heeded. I should like to know to whom is this officer responsible. Ig you speak to the Councillors you can get no satisfaction. la the case in point I asked the Mayor to interfere, but he declined, as did also Mr Holdship. Perhaps they did co because the property belongs to the City Council. A nice state of things truly. Ifc is said charity begins at home, so should cleanliness. 1 can invite Mr Goldie's notice to a nuisance, which I am afraid he dare nol? move in.—E. ME«3BJSGffIB, fruiterer.

CRICKET—BANQUET TO THE TARA NAKI TEAM.

The members of the Auckland Cricket Club gave a dinner to Tarana&i team last-night afc the Star Hotel, Albert-street. About 50 gentlemen sat down, Mr Bees taking the chair, and Mr V. 13. lUce the vice-chair. On the right of the chairman was Mr J. C. Davies the captain of the Taranaki eleven, and supporting the vice-chairman was* Mr Douglas of Taranaki. The dinner was onetf.f the most recherche description, and may ia truth be ascribed the palm among the spreads of the season. Host Gorman must be con gratulated upon the perfection of the viands., wines and arrangements. After the inner man had been well attended to, the chairman in short but graphic eloquence disposed of the standard toasts in businesslike style. These got through, he proposed "Our Taranaki Visitors " and in doing so dwelt upon the influence for good which such visits as theirs had upon cricket. Mr Rees drew a vivid picture of the' utility of encouraging manly sports and said it was quite a mistake for people to think that because they had passed beyond the years of childhood they ought to leave such sports behind them. He trusted that the visit might be soon returned.—Mr. Davies, whose name was coupled with the toast, responded in appro priate, terms and hoped that either this season or next they would see an Auckland t>am visiting Taranaki (cheers). —Mr. V. E. !Rice proposed " The Game of Cricket " and made some good suggestions for tx\f encouragement of the game in Auckland.— ---| Messrs Douglas and Lankham-responded.— !" Tne ladies," proposed by Major Tuke and responded for by Mr. T. L. White, who " wired into " the sex for not supporting the game better, and drew a very laughable picture of a ladies' match.—"The Press," proposed by Mr. V. E. Rice and replied to by Mr. A. Kin^, and "The Chairman" proposed by Mr. Cotton, completed the list of toasts.—ln responding to the last aamed toast, Mr. Rees made an announcement which brought forth loud cheers, namely that he intended to use his influence as a member of Parliament to induce the Improvement Commissioners to remake a cricket ground in the 16 acres of recreation ground to be marked off in the Barracks Reserve. After having vigorously cheered one another, the guests and their enter tainers dispersed at half-past ten o'clock. '

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SITTINGS.

(Before His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies.) YESTERDAY.—ConcIuded.

THE CASE OF AMALGAM STEALING. The evidence in this case having been heard and commented upon by learned counsel, His Honor carefully summed up, and after a quarter of an hour's delibera tion, returned a verdicb of not guilty. The prisoner was then discharged.

THIS DAY. His Honor took his seat at ten o'clock.

EMBEZZLEMENT,

Henr j Western, a respectable-looking man of 40, clerk and store-keeper of Mercer, was arraigned upon two indictments charged with embezzling certain sums of money, amount* ing to £40, sterling, the property of Antonia Diviani of tbe Queen's Redoubt, in the months of June and July last. Mr Brookfield appeared for the crown and Mr Eees for the defence.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Charles Limmer, constable of the armed constabulary situated at Mercer, deposed that upon receiving information of the caße, took prisoner into custody, where he _ con fessed that he had done wrong, and wished vim to plead for him ::if the matter could be hushed up, he would leave the country, he sautioned him. ' A ntonia - Diviani, deposed that he resided %t the Queen's Kedoubt, and was the holder of a general Store at Mercer. The prisoner knd his wife managed the store at a joint alary of £1 and board and lodging, prisoner tceived monies, paid cheques into the bank, aanaged' the business and paid himself. He ras informed that something was wrong, hat prisoner had acted dishonestly, and aye information to the police. Prisoner as arrested. His wife came to witness s ouse on the following Sunday and wanted im to get her husband out of trouble, and ie would arrange to square matters; he ild her he could do nothing in the matter. To Mr Rees : Knew a man named Girande it he was not a partner, did not authorize into receive monies on account for him; ! could also see the books of the store when > liked, and could have, taken them away r examination had he chosen; never asked ■isoner for the sum of £217. He (witness) as a native of Switzerland, and did no* iow much about book-keeping, only unaer : ood ihe cash-book, knew that figures repre imted money. Mr Leers and ihe accused 1 ilanced the books. c A V Moses Samuel Leers, accountant ot AUCJP 1 ad, was employed in December _by mr diviani to investigate the accounts, was aWsted by Weston, the accounts are in ms hkod writing. On the 28th June, there is an entry shewing that the accused had received on that day the sum of ££ **'**? fromlMr ,o'Donnell. Mr Leenrpomted out several other items entered at different times as ckh taken by Weston, but which had not been accounted for in the usual way. _ ■ '■: To His Honor: According to the prisoner b own accountu, th re is a deficiency of *-W.

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