SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

I I HIGH WATEE-Tlil. afternoon, 79; to-montow aiiorning, 728 || SUN SJ3T -This evening, 445. BTJW KISS-To fhorrow morning:, 713 I MOON'B AGE—Pull Moon, 7th June, 1210 pm

ARRIVALS.

| ptowena, s s, from Tatnanga

i if DEPARTURES.

I :| ATgy'e, as, for Wangarei I !| Mary Melville, schooner, for New Caledonia j ttmarion, schooner, for Norfolk Island

VESSELS EXPECTED.

HC-tv of «!vn Francisco, s a, (English mail), about 17th If In tant j r^tai i_up en, from Lyttelton, early J.Bo la Mary, barque, from Hobart Town, eaily jJKobina i"> un lop, barque, from London ; sailed IStli II March. j'i FairHe, schooner, from Lyttelton ;,! Lfetitia, schooner, from Rarotonga i Bebifgton, ship (PI.IIV), from London; sailed 24.1. ij February If England's Glory, ship from London, early .* Loch Leo, schooner, from Sydney, early | Wanlock, barque, from Glasgow j sailed Feb 18 I Woosung, ship, from London, early I Coron»t, schooner, from th',, Islands, early I Inverallen, barque, f.or_, London, sailed 18th March | Pearl, ketch, from tho. Islands, early ■ Edith, schooner, fr- om the Islands, early || Valejo, barque, from Liverpool; sailed Cth March |?| Helena, bngnrAive, from Samoa |1 Omaha, brigantine, from Lyttelton (at Onehunga) I Tasso, barque, from Newc.vtlc t, Onward, schooner, from Lvttelton, early § Harriet A.rmitage, barque, from Dunedin ; sailed 4th I June 1 J fty»u, schooner, from T">n£a I Kate Brain, brlgantiuo. from Timam I •£ cr°. ss, from -Sydney, 23rd Juno || Bta? Queen, barque, from New York via Lyttelton

!The schooner Marion left to-day for Norfolk Island, "Ith cargo as detailed yesterday, and several passen gers. Tho ship L. Escocesa tnkei the following passengers to Newcastlo :~Mrn A Collier and 2 children, Miss P. Collier, Mr H. Wilson.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Touks and Co. sold to-day a num ber of packages of check matting at fair average prices.

Mr R. Arthur held a large sale of fruits nnd jams from Hobart Town, in his new mart to-day, but the sale was not over in time for general quotations in thin evening's issue. Apples were selling from 2h& to 4Jd, and jams at 7s lOd.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

T-UiXH wir.i, Oiosk as TTOII.OWB ;— For Thames, this day at 5,30 p m and to-morrow at 1130 am and 530 pm For Coromandel on Friday at 2 30 pm For Wellington this day at 4 p m Tor Whitianci, Tairua Tanrang^, and Opotlki, per Eowena this day »t 4 p m For Port Fitzroy. nor Water Lily, this day at 4 pm For Russell, per Minnie Hare, this day at 4 p m -for Waiwera. Mahurangi, Matvkana. and Te Arai, per Annie Milbank, to-roorrow at 10 am For Tarwiaki, Southern pro^inees, and Australian colonies, rer TaTanaki. on Saturday next at 915 am Late letters will be received until 10 a m (Signed) 3. B. BIS 3. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

WISHART—On Juno 7, at hor residence, Liverpool-

street, Mrs, A. Wisfcart of a daughter. MORISON—On Jnne 7, at her residence, Symonds street, the wife of H Morisoh of a son.

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

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1876

For the c_u_e that lacks *ssfeiti-oc«, For the wvahg that needs resisunct. Fur the future in the nistance, And the tfood Uiat _,c c«_i df>.

RtTMouES of a very unpleasant character have lately been circulated relative to the system of supervision under which our two most important city works, the dock and water supply, are being carried out, and in order to give Mr Errington and others concerned an opportunity for explaining away, if possible, the grounds on which these rumours are founded, we propound the leading ones in a series of questions :— 1. What title has Mr Errington to rank as a Civil Engineer? 2. Whether that gentleman after obtaining the supervision of the dook, for which he is to receive over £2,000, did not employ Mr Aicken C.E., to do the work ? 3. Whether Mr Aicken was not to receive two per cent for his services,, and Mr Errington to pocket the other three per cent for attaching his name to the reports ? 4. Whether Mr Aicten did not write the whole of the reports on harbour works for warded to the Harbour Board without Mr Errington even being aware in most instances of their contents until he was asked to sign his name to them ? 5. Whether, after Mr Aicken had taken out the quantities and done the chief work, he was not found to be in the way for certain reasons and was dispensed with ? 6. Whether the dock since the contract was signed has not been laid off afresh by the contractors^ and not by the engineer who is receiving such handsome remuneration from the Board to check the contractor's; work ? 7. Whether after Mr Aicken's services had been superseded that gentleman resolved to "blow the gaff" on a number of little transactions and arrangements likely to startle the public, and wrote two or three letters to M?: Errington intimating that in tention unless his full commission was paid ? 8. Whether Mr Aicken has not likewise included in his denunciations the manner in which the water-pipes were being laid without supervision over the work or over the con tractors, and declared his belief as an engineer that water would not flow freely ■ along the pipes when they were finished ? •9. Whether in pursuance of this deter mination, Mr Aicken did not address a letter to the Southern Gross, and that journal smothered it, meanwhile tipping the wink to . i; f/ Those whom it may concern " ? 7thout' entering at this stage into -•;7 ? lerits or demerits of these queries, ] 'nk there -are ample . grounds IKS. j ' City Council and tho Har- i 1 vs. *•,...houl"! a^e some more precau- ] oMS..-..- \*~. 'Nreß«ni) exist to secure the ful- , "Vera-B of the contracts. We 1 inn "xri-ry ° say *^a^ UP OQ c Mayor «_k> [' Am v __.jjj ,j escen( j perpetual dis __.,„] . OL'.jrworks,-which are being iv> \ lormous cost to the rate s tbortive, or so badly c0n .... \ :'ve perpetual expense in ~.,, 7 a workable condition. . lass f . , , i. k,iu ). vb i';iaposition of oircam arif; jr< t> .T A W T^ p Errington became ;•!, and his bosom friend 7-^, I tt'wUiiSiJoJpiif.*^ GoodaU, engineer for '- i% itiioiiv. •■vt'^;tltufcca one of those S.iJSt 7rx.Jioaken public faith in jA the business. And j ,7, say, aa thoy do, have been made upon ~..,■'.... I 'Tji' ,|.'7ii JD '0 the completion of tJL* :.:•) mado a difference ■: : . « 7, r i. v, of their tondere, I ' ratepayers draw? mpply, were long I on to enable any

engineer -to fix definitely the specifications in acQoMance with which the work must be carried out, and tho whole of the tenderers were entitled to receive the benefit of any "improvements" that were likely to arise. Granting however, that Mr Errington is making the best of his position, we maintain that it is utterly impossible for him to super vise two large works like the dock- and water works simultaneously. Mr Errington is getting very handsomely paid ' t j_ e Council. He receives £300 0 and £4 000 for jUg gorv j ceSt which is quite enough Z Secure a guarantee that his whole time shall be devoted to tho work, and to preserve him from any temptation to undue leanings in the contractors' favour; but neither he

nor any other engineer can supervise efficiently two large works of the kind en trusted to his care. Every pipe and piece of machinery or material used in connection with these works should be submitted to a strict examination; and not a single yard of piping ought to have been covered up without the joints being carefully examined by the engineer or his representa tive. This, there is every reason to believe, bns not been done ; nor can it bo possible for Mr Errington to carry out such a minute supervision, and at '.be same time fairly earn his money from tho Harbour Board. For our present position it is not necessary to inquire whether the work has or has not been executed satisfactorily. Perhaps the contractors are animated by such an earnest desire to adhere to specifications, that no possible gain that might be secured by a deviation from the strict letter would tempt them. Bub we are not justified in expecting that human nature has received a special develop ment in their case that should make this so. And it is quite beside the question to discuss the subject from that point. The City Council and Harbour Board are paying a very good price to have their engineering work done well, and have a right to demand that thoy shall receive full value for their money.

The intelligence communicated by our Wel lington correspondent relative to the reported result of a Cabinet meeting on Saturday, will surprise most of our readers. Not, indeed, that any new breach of a solemn compact en tered into by the present Government need startle anyone, but still there is a kind of freshness about every new development of their little tricks that takes one aback at first. If anything was understood by the compromise^ between the Government and Opposition last session it was that the first session of the new Parliament should be allowed for the legislature to modify or repeal the Abolition flAct. But the prorogation of the House immediately after assembling, thus terminating the session and rendering the Abolition Act as sound law as it is possible for the Assembly to make it, would thwart the only object which the compact could have contemplated. Not that wo should be sorry to see the Constitutional question cleared out of the way as a first step towards reform in tho administration, but we do most solemnly protest against the ratification of Constitutional changes, upon tho basis of the bills of last session, and especially the ac complishment of this result by a trick.

Amid the many subjects now engrossing public attention, it would be very uugratefu] if wo were to lose sight of the public spirit that has reared in our city a building devoted to scientific purposes of so noble a character as the Museum opened by the Marquis of Normanby on Monday. His Honor the Superintendent in his address upon that occasion made public for the first time the act of liberality which laid tho foundation of this institution. The donation of £500 given by Mr Justice Gillies is valuable in the results it has accomplished, but it is doubly valuable as an example of that public spirit which has been conspicuous by its absence among those who have accumu lated wealth in the colonies. That such an example is infectious, the equal sum sub scribed by the Hon. James Williamson, and the other liberal donations which have secured the complete success of this effort, testify. But if we look around at any public institutions —unfortunately they are very few—that have obtained a footing in the city, we find their support mainly derived from the middle classes. It is very rarely indeed that gentlemen who possess the means and leisure, come forward and take the lead in any movement calcu lated to benefit the whole city, as distin guished from the select few who have con stituted themsolves the inner circle of Auck land society. An honorary membership, or a guinea subscription is, no doubt, always readily: forthcoming as a necessary penalty of greatness, but most assuredly wealth does not contribute in proportion to its ability. Mr Justice Gillies in undertaking one public institution as his special charge, and fostering it, by personal exertion and pecuniary outlay, from a sickly infancy to a worthy development, has done an act deserv ing of the sincere thanks of the whole people. With a Mechanics' Institute struggling per petually against the pressure of hopeless embarassments, and a "Young Men's Christian Association loaded with debt, we say to others as highly blessed as Mr Justice Gillies, "Go thou and do likewise." .

The mysteries of our railway tariff are past finding out, and, as Mr Passmore consigns all impertinent inquirers to quarters where the angels do not dwell, we would appeal to Mr Macdonald for an explanation of one little circumstance. We believe that gentle man does try to do the very best that he can with the regulations which the lordly Superin tendent of Constructed Railways has fastened on him, but many inequalities might, we think, be smoothed over quietly at the option of the general manager. We are sure we should not toll Passmore if Mr Macdonald tried this, and we scarcely think anyone els© would. Documents have been placed before us which shew that one merchant, who forwarded to Pokeno two small packages, measuring under three feet, was charged 3s 9d, or at the rate of £2 6s 8d per ton measurement and £4 13s 4d per ton weight, while another merchant sent to the same destination five bags of flour weighing a quarter of a ton, for which only 2s lOd was charged. Now why are these thing's thus ? Even Mr Passmore's ingenuity surely could not have devised so rascally a tariff. The fault, we imagine, lies at the door of others, in fact of tho administration. Bad aa Mr Passmore's system may bo- and good ness, knows it is bad enough—judioious management might smooth down some of tho worat evils ; and wo would pray Mr Mac donald to think of this.

In our report of tho Uoousinc Court yofltor <ky it v/aa stated that lit Broliurn Hpoko of Mr Moyle't. Hotol an ditty, Tliin ininoorroot. What Mr BroVtaai did Bfty wan that, at tho tirno oi hla vifiit early in the morning, tho beds'wera iv dioorder.

I'he ordinary meeting of. the "Domain Board lapsed to clay for want of a quorum. Tho Mayor, (B. Tonks, Esq.,} Mr. Hughes, and tho Secretary being tho only perrons present,

An opportunity for a pleasant evening's entertainment will be offered this evening by the friends of total abstinence, at the Excelsior open lodge meeting in Sheridan street. Addresses will be delivered by Rev W. Tinsley, Messrs Atkin, Hemus, and other friends of the order. Sougs, music, and recitations of a choice character will fill up the intervening intervals between the speeches.

ollh^? °°8me ° - «oP«lo_by XJterary ..ui meet to-morrow evening at the usual hour in tho school-room of All Saints. The question for debate will bo, " Which is the best way of settling national disputes, ar bitration or war?" Mr King will open in favour of arbitration,and Major White will advocate the aword as the surest method of putting an end to such quarrels.

The service of song last evening at Wel lesley-etreet Baptist school, was largely at tended. The subjectwas " Elijah," consisting of passages in the prophet's eventful life, in terspersed with hymns and suitable musical pieces. The service was conducted by Rev P. H. Cornford. The next service will be held on tho 4fch proximo.

A curious story is told in "Pearls of the Pacific," Oue of the difficulties attending Christianity by the natives has been the putting away their wives. An old chief years ago asked to be baptized, but was told it could not be done so long as he had more than one wife. This was the sequel. Shortly afterwards he returned to the missionary with a joyful countenance, and informed him that ho was now lit to become a Christian, as the wife difficulty no longer existed. Pleased beyond measure at such a positive proof of the man's earnestness, he gladly consented to baptise him,and was about to proceed with the ceremony, when he casually asked him what he had done with his wives. Tho minister's enthusiasm was aomewhat crushed when the aspirantto Christianity unhesitatingly replied, "eaten them !"

An interesting meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the Parnell Orphan Home, pre sided over by Dr Cowie, the Bishop of Auck land, at which a large number of ladies and gentlemen were present. A number of pre sents were given to the children, consisting of books, workboxes, etc. Many of the gifts were from friends in England, sent to Miss Lusk for the orphans, which huug upon the branches of a Christmas tree, and were dis tributed by Miss Lusk. Ur Goldsbro' gave several select volumes. A plentiful repast was provided, and the cleanly, well-looking children partook heartily of the tea, buns, and cakes which had been liberally provided. The meeting altogether was pleasurable and innocent.

Mr Carey Brown, the popular temperance orator, gave his magic lantern entertainment last evening in the Beresford-street Hall, in aid of the Sunday-school library. The scones represented some of the finest buildings in London, Edinburgh, Paris, and Borne, which were described in a pleasing and graphic manner by the talented lecturer. Bible illustrations wore also given, and several of Moody and Sankey's hymns sung in a spirited manner by the children. At the conclusion, a vote of thanks, on the motion of Mr Matthews, was given to Mr Brown.

Drake-street, Freeman's Bay, is very much out of repair, and tho various holes and in dentations in the paths render them danger ous to home-bound pedestrians on nights when the moon withdraws her smiling faeo, as though abashed at the wickedness of the people below.

The Rev. Father Walter McDonald desires to acknowledge, with many thanks, receipt of £4 10s from "A. 8.C." towards the St. Mary's Orphanage, Ponsonby.

Mr Robert Graham has submitted a pro posal to tho Government for the acquisition of a portion of tho Ellorslio estate as a cemotory for the city and suburbs. He offered to soil tho ground required for that purpose at £140 to £150 per acre, or to open a cemetery there either by means of a company or privately if the ex isting cemeteries were closed. The Colonial Beeretary in reply, while admitting the necessity for partially closing the present cemetery, stated that there was no money available for the object contemplated, but the establishment of a cemetery by private enterprise would receive every encourage ment. Tho Ellerslie site, well laid out, and planted with trees, would be very suitable, and has been favourably reported upon by Mr W. B. Boston, late Superintendent of St. Pancras Cemetery, noar London, and by Mr Alexander Black, undertaker. Tho trustees of tho Newmarket Hall met on Monday night to balance financial matters. This was done withja very satisfactory result, for after setting aside sufficient funds to meet every known liability up to the end of their term of office ; sufficient funds are left to warrant a very necessary outlay to tho read ing room, viz., shingling the roof which is far from waterproof. The total amount ex pended up to date is over £320 sterling. The revenuo derived by letting the hall is very satisfactory, and the demand for its use is on the increase. Tho reading room is keeping well patronised. The chess table is a centre of interest, and a number of champion games have been played. The gentlemen of tho neighbourhood take an active interest-in tho Institute. Last week S. Browning Esq. presentod a parcel of peri odicals to the reading room, and several other of tho patrons are looking over their book shelves with the intention of presenting as many volumes as can be spared to the library. Tho secretary will bo happy to reeeieve from the general public contributions of books as donations to this Institute.

A Good Templar wishes to know why the term of " Boniface" is so often applied by members of the Order to hotel keepers ? We reply that the term was first used by George Farquhar, in a comedy which he wrote in the last year of his life, 1707, and entitled the " Beaux Stratagem." In this play, which occupied a place on the stage for a century, may be found a clever description of a scene at a wayside inn : —

Aimwell— You're my landlord, I suppose ? Boniface-Yes, sir; I'm old Will Boniface, pretty well known upon this road, as the sayinp: Is. Aimwell—O, Mr Boniface, your servant Boniface—o, air, what will your honor please to drink ? Aimivcll—l have heard that your town of Liohfield is mucU famed for ale, I think I'll tasts that. Boniface— Bir, I have now in my cellar ten tuns of the be3t ale in Stafford ; 'tis smooth as oil, sweet as milk, clear as amber, and strong as brandy.

The author was the son of a Protestant clergyman in the North of Ireland, and wrote about a dozen plays. He1 was first a lieutenant in the English "army, and subsequently strutted his hour on the stage. After a some what reckless life, ho died miserably at the age of twenty-nine.

The Bank of New Zealand at Opotiki was broken into recently, the'thieves entering the Bank by boring a number of holes through the shutter, until they could take out a square piece-; they then broke a pane, and unscrewed the Hhutter-fasten inside, and so effected an entrance ; they then endeavoured to break open the safe, as the marks upon it plainly evince, but in this they were un successful ; they then broke in through another window, at the far end of the build ing, and thus gained entrance into a spirit store at the back; from which they abstracted only a few botttos of brandy and a case of champagne; The latter proving too heavy, was loft on tho ground outside.

A. caso of some interest is likely to be heard in tho Police Court, to-morrow, in which a woman of considerable physical proportions, known aft " Quoon Elizabeth," will be charged Willi .wearing at, and threatening to kill, her •• Undo," tho pawnbroker, who was unwill ing to a.lvunoo to her a sufficient sum on aorao articles of underclothing, We await tho issue.

The Government steamer Luna with his Excellency the Governor did not leave the Manukau yesterday on account of the unfavourable weather. She proceeded oa hor voyage this morning.

The police are desirous of finding an owner for a macintosh found in the possession of an old gaol-bi-d, named William McElwee, who is remanded until Saturday.

The poor box, fixed against the wall of the Police Court some two years ago, seems to have had its day, and hangs silently as a memory of the past. Still there is as much necessity now for such a receptacle of charity as when it was first placed in its present posi tion. The Home for Destitute and Criminal Children still exists, and its hundred children still require the necessaries of life. Occasion ally in days past some foolish person, with more money than wit, but who was not wise enough to keep out of a broil, was frequently induced, at the suggestion of the magistrate, to purchase his temporary freedom by drop ping a sovereign into the box; but not now ! Nobody thinks of the Police Court box now, and nobody drops in a trifle in aid of the object for which it was honored with an official position in front of the drunkard's dock. It was confidently expected yesterday that out of ninety-five, good-looking well dressed hotel keepers, whose licenses togjsell beer and spirits.were generally granted almost without a murmur, that a few spare pounds would have found their way from well-lined purses into the yawning, starving, melancholy poor box, which had been duly dusted and brightened, for the express purpose of sound ing the pleasant ring of a few sovereigns. It was contemplated by a few of the fraternity that something should be given, but as the owner of ten public houses had " no change and did not "shell out," although he sniffed 'at the box, nothing was given, and the box remained mute a3 before ; hence the plaint of tho children of drunken parents :—

" Poor Box," suspended there in vain, In thee no more we truit ; Whilst thou, all empty, thus remain To gather naught but dust. " Poor Box," when thou wert in thy prime, And lawyers ma<3e a fusi, Thon gold in thee, like pleasant rhyme, Inspired a song for us. But now thou hang'st a useless thing, Whilst wo thy dirge in sadness ting. Several hotel-keepers dropped in a few half sovereigns before the closing of the Court, and on the box being opened by Messrs A. Stewart and G. W. Owen, this afternoon, £4 4s 21 was found therein.

A Melbourne paper states that it is not improbable that Hewitt and Davis will be matched to run a race for £1000 a-side.

Jem Mace and Joo Goss, the bruisers, have arrived from England, and are being lionized somewhat by the roughs of Boston. It is probable that Goss will soon be matched to fight Tom Allen. Mace has issued a challenge to any man in America.

For some days past the water has not flowed into tho tank of the Evening _ Star office with its usual freedom, and it was thought that some impediment was in the pipe. Tho turncock was quite unable to explain tho mystery, and the runner boys talked and wondered. This morning, how ever, the secret of the hindrance rushed out, and proved to be two beautiful fish, several inches in length, full of life and sportivenesa, bounoing in tho light of sunny freedom. The fish much resemble the perch and smaller fry of tho old country, and are in the care of Mr John S. Lepine, who will be glad to shew them to any interested person.

Mr Joseph Newman's name was erroneously mentioned as one of the Commissioners in our report of the Licensing meeting yesterday.

In justice to the relatives of Mrs Mudford, the eccentric old lady, whose case was noticed in last evening's Stae, we have been credibly informed that her son, a respectable man, and her daughters have provide d her with a comfortable room, and with the neoes saries of life. If the old lady could succeed in getting into the " Refugo," the family would bo glad to support her there.

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

IN BANCO,

(Before his Honor Mr Justice Gillies.) Grattan v. Giles.

JUDGMENT,

This was an action for ejectment brought by tho plaintiff to recover possession of a piece of land from defendant. The land was originally mortgaged by Giles to the Melane sian Trust, and there was a second mortgage to tho Ute Richard Grattan, who died intes tate. The action is brought by the widow as administratrix of the estate, who. to avail herself of tho mortgage to her husband, obtained an assignment of the first mortgage to the Mission Trust by paying tho consider ation money. A first action was brought in her own right, and was stopped upon a domurrer. The present action is brought as administratrix. The present proceeding is a demurrer |to the declaration, and the argu ment took place last Court day. His Honor now pronounced judgment for the plaintiff with costs. This was all the business.

DISTRICT COURT.—This Day.

SPECIAL SITTING.

(Before F. D. Fanton, Esq., District Judge.) A special sitting of the District Court was held this morning by His Honor for tho pur pose of pronouncing judgment in the case J. WAYMOUTH JDN. V. SIMS AND OTHERB. Mr Tyler for the plaintiff and Mr Alexander for the defendants.

It will be recollected that this suit is a claim for £100, damages sustained by plain tiffs boat-building establishment at Smale's Point by some logs of defendants' getting loose in the tide and sweeping down upon the supporting piles. The case was argued about i. fortnight ago. The judgment, which was pronounced by His Honor, was very long and elaborate, and occupied nearly an hour in the reading. The following is the conclusion :— " On the merits of the case as placed before me I base my decision on the two points first stated.

1. The logs were the immediate instru ments of tho destruction of the workshop and premises. 2. Some were not secured at all, and others insecurely fastened in reference simply to ordinary contingencies. If the chain had broken instead of having come untied (which is the statement of things I accept as true), and if the branch which broke had been, a proper pile I should, I think, have decided the latter question differently. Judgment must pass for plaintiff for the full amount with costs.

His Honor said he should recommend an appeal as, if the license of the harbour was really valueless, the shed should not have been there.

Mr: Tyler said although it was, no doubt, very desirable that the public question should be set at rest, he was afraid his client would stick to his judgment if possible. Mr Alexander asked for time to pay the amount. •• 7

It was eventually settled that the payment should be made by £20 monthly instalments. The Court then rose.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

[Before Messrs Bee-ham and MoMillan, Justices of the Peace.] DRUNKENNESS.

Hene Tene a native, was charged with being drunk, and fined 5s and costs. David Macfarlane forfeited his bail. A GIRL THIEF. Jemima Morgan, a young girl, with a fashionable hat. and a profusion of hair hang ing down her back, was charged with stealing a blanket and rug, value 10s, the property of Samuel Butcher, on the 6fch inst. The girl hung down her head, and pleaded guilty. lb appeared that Mr Butcher hung out his blanket and rug to dry, on a line in his gar

den, after a day's work, and on going^to take them in, he found that some one had saved him the trouble; he suspected the prisoner, who was a neighbour in Chancery-lane ; she pawned the things at Mr Heavey's, Wynd ham-street. , The Benoh said that this was not prisoner s first offence of this kind by many, and senten ced her to three months' imprisonment with hard labour.

This was all the business.

ONEHUNGA LICENSING COURT.

Tiie Licensing Court waa held at noon to day, in the Court-house, Onehunga, for the districts of Onehunga, Eden, Tamaki. and Fakurangi, before R. C. Barstow, RM. (chairman), J. Robertson, J.P., T. Paton, J.P., and J. G. Hutchison (Commissioners) The police report on the houses being supplied by Constable Green, the following applica tions for renewal of license were granted ;— Onehunga District. John Brierly, Commercial Hotel; George Codlin, Exchange Hotel ; Matthew Cullen, Victoria Hotel; Henry Puller, Royal Hotel; Henry Hardington, Manukau Hotel; James Sullivan, Railway Terminus Hotel; Robert Ternahan, Hibernia Hotel; Richard Tre gonning, Prince Albert Inn. EDEN DISTRICT. Andrew Cunningham, Newmarket Hotel; William Edgecombe, Northern Hotel; Isaac Gwynne, Prince Albert Inn . Rebecca Fooston, Junction Hotel; Robert Martin, Royal Oak Hotel; Henry Leon, Whau Hotel; James Poppleton, Eden Vine Hotel; Robert Thorpe, Harp of Erin Hotel. TAMAKt DISTRICT, Michael J. Fahey, Duke of Edinburgh, James Loomb, Panmure Hotel; Thomas Bullen, Ellerslie Hotel. TRANSFER. Ellerslie Hotel from Thos. Bullen to J. A. Brown. PAKTJRANGA DISTRCT. Edmund Foley, Star Hotel, Otahuhu; William Lundon, Howick Arms, Howick; P. Lundon, Prince of Wales, Howick ; Thos. Rogsrs, Criterion, Otahuhu. TRANSERS. Prince of Wales, from James Connolly to Patrick Lundon ; Star Hotel, from Edward Foley (deceased) to Edmund Foley. Mr Kissling, solicitor, was in attendance on behalf of some of the applicants.

THE NORTHERN WAIROA HOTELS.

A telegram in last nights issue announced that counsel represented each of the three applicants for licenses on the Wairoa river, at the Court held at Helensville. The renew als objected to, were those applied for by Joseph Raynes for the Kaihu Hotel, Edward Downing, for the Maungawhare Hotel, and Sarah Ann Stannaway, for the Toka Toka Hotel. The presiding Commissioners were Captain Symonds R.M., Captain Wear, and Messrs Bonar and Coates. After consider able discussion, the hearing of these three applications was adjourned for fourteen days, each party paying their own costs, in order that the holders of the licenses might receive due notice of the nature of the objections made against a renewal. The evidence which is to be adduced will go to support the following points :— 1, That the above houses are principally frequented by bushmen, mill hands, and gum diggers, who periodically attend these Hotels for the purpose of drinking, and who after having obtained drink show little or no regard for their personal safety, and yet they are obliged to return to their homes by boats upon the Northern Wairoa river. 2. That during the last 4£ years a large number of the class above-named have lost their lives by drowning in the said river while suffering from intoxication and the effects of drinking

3. That there is no reasonable doubt that the drink obtained by the said deceaaed per sons was obtained at the said Hotels, or some or one of them.

4. That the sale of intoxicating liquors at the above houses, situated as they are so near the bank of the said river, cannot be carried on even under ordinary careful restrictions without human life being sacrificed, inasmuch as the persons frequenting said Hotels are obliged to approach and leave the Bame by boats on the river.

5. That all necessary and suitable ac comodation will he provided in the district for travellers and others, when the Hotels, as such, shall have been closed. 6. That apart from the actual loss of life, above-mentioned, great distress and pecuniary loss have been caused to the families of those whosa lives have been sacrificed.

7. That considerable efforts have had to be made from time to time by residents in the district and others, to maintain and provide for the widows and children of those who have been drowned, by reason of the effects of drink, on the said river

8. That, apart from the private efforts of the residents, the last instance of drowning upon the said river, on which occasion three lives were lost through the effects of drink, necessitated appeal to the Government of the province for aid, and involved that Govern ment in a liability of £20 per annum for the support; of two infants alone. OTHER APPLICATIOKS. With reference to the other applications for licenses in this district, that of Mr Mase field, for the Otam_-tea Hotel, supported by Mr Rees, but objected to by the Rev Mr Gittos, was refused. The remaining applica tions (all for renewals) were granted.

Political News.

Another Bo&gs of the Ministry'

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. It is generally understood that the Cabinet, at a meeting on Saturday afternoon, decided to prorogue Parliament almost immediately after assembling, as rumoured some months ago would be the case. Thus, Parliament could enter at once on legislation under new constitutional arrangements, in the real session, which would commence a few days after the temporary prorogation, as Provin cialism then would have legally ceased to exist.

Additional Mail Items.

[by cable.]

RIOTING AT SALONICA—MURDER OF THE FRENCH AND GERMAN

CONSULS,

OPENING OF THE CENTENNIAL EX HIBITION AT PHILADELPHIA.

A memorial has been presented to the Queen by the Royal Colonial Institute, pray ing for a distinct recognition of the colonies in the new title. It meets with the general concurrence of colonists now in England. Shortly after the Goliath and the War sprite were destroyed, another training ship, the Hannah, mysteriously took fire, but the flames were subdued. One of the boys was suspected and committed for trial. There has been severe rioting at Salonica, between the Turks and Christians. The affray originated through the apostacy of a girl. The French and German Consuls were murdered in a mosque. _-■■-_•_. The opening of the American Centennial Exhibition was carried out with great cere mony. , Telegrams from Berlin are unanimous in affirming a pacific character to the Conference now going on there, and the identity of views between Austria, Germany, and Russia. The Queen has returned to England. During the month there have been several marine disasters. On the of March

18, during a furious gale, the steamer Isabel from Rocbelle to Bristol, was wrecked on rocks near Land's End, and the crew of nine perished.

The survivors of the Sumarides, wrecked 20fjmilesoff Cope Clear, arrived at Liver pool with a harrowiDg story. Thirteen lives were lost.

CABLEGRAMS.

[PRESS AGENCY.}

The New Zealand Suez Mail.

SYDNEY.—THIS DAY. Arrived : Moa, from New Zealand. The Albion leaves Melbourne to-day with mails.

ATTEMPT TO STICK-UP A BANK.

SUSPECTED FENIAN AGENTS.

Sydney, June 6. A robber attempted to stick-up the branch of the Commercial Bank at Blaney. The manager fired three times at the robber, who fired one shot, and then decamped. Melbourne. June G. Two passengers per Sumatra are supposed to be Fenian agents from England, and are suspected of being concerned in the last escape of convicts from Western Australia in a whaling vessel.

It is considered probable that the second charge against the Messrs Stevenson will be abandoned.

Adelaide, June 6, The Ministry have resigned. The Sumatra is expected to-day.

RAILWAY MISMANAGEMENT.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star,)

Sib,—Knowing that your columns are al ways open to expose a grievance, I ask you to kindly insert the following : - I went to Riverhead on Friday, the 26th of May, with a load of tiles for Kaukapakapa. The first salute I got from Mr. McDonald, the guard on the railway station was : " Oh, you have arrived' ; you will be here a week." There was no work done that day. The next day it was 930 before they began to work, and by that time the boat was aground. I floated at 11 o'clock, and was under the crane, but the engine driver did not come until 12,30, and worked until 2 o'clock. I received a telegram on Sunday evening to be under the crane at 9 o'clock on Monday sharp, They began at 10 o'clock, and worked until 11-30 The guard, McDonald, in the meantime agreed to haul up a fisherman's boat, gear, and luggage ; and when that wan done the steamer hove in sight, and he said, "Here is the steamer; hook it from the wharf." I did so. The next morning I hauled alongside the wharf again, and I finished discharging the tiles. So you can easily perceive the loss of time of two men and a boat for what could easily be done in six hours. There were 650 sleepers waiting to be brought to town. The boat lam in recently changed owners, and she had usually taken them. I telegraphed to Helensville to Mr McLeod to know if I should take the sleepers, and the guard heard I had done so* He abused me in the most improper language, saying, " I suppose you will expect McLeod to pay for the telegram, the same as you did the owner of the tiles." I replied, "I did not send the telegram until I was advised to do so by your superior, the station-master." He said, "That alters the caße. There is a pair of you." After that he abused me in the most filthy lan guage, and my mate also, in the presence of a lot of people on the wharf, who were shocked at his language. Now the station master was anxious to get the sleepers out of his road. If this, sir, is the conduct we are , to receive from Government officials, it is time it was made public.—Yours, W.871 Trail, Q. Williams,:butter Tartar.—[This is a case which should be strictly investigated by the proper authorities.—Ed. U.S.] '■■"■■im ■•'"-

OUR CHURCH MUSIC.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.)

Sir,—Quiet Church of England going people who read your paper of yesterday, when they got to the end of the effusion signed "Disgust," will have generally thought, "Whatever ails the unfortunate man who wrote that letter headed ' Our Church Music.'" There are people who, as they go through the world, always look as if they felt a bad smell. It does seem as if some had a like affliction in respect of the effect on their ears of the musio they hear. Of this latter small unhappy section of the community, " Disgust" aspires to be a sub altern officer, but he, among his other mis takes, has made a great one when he chose the honored name of Mendelsaohn for his captain. There have been great geniuses who. were cross-grained and cantankerous, but in this, as in other respects, Mendel-sohn differed from " Disgust." I have looked more or less carefully into a great variety of hymn tune books, but I never ~aw one yet in which there could not be found abundant material for unfavorable criticism by those who approach them in a fault finding spirit.1 What the musical taste, ability, or learning of '' Disgust" may be as compared with the compilers of the New Zealand Hymnal,, of course we cannot do morejthan guess at, until we know his real name ; but as a large pro portion of our church-goers have long a-SO cia.ed t'.e music of that compilation with devotional words which they like (if I may. not even use a stronger wordj, "Disgust would have shown more common sense and better taste had he toned down his individual asperities before attacking what is bound up with the affections of many of his neigh bours.—l am, &o, Anti Disgust. 7

THE NEW THEATRE.

We are pleased to see that such good pro gress is being made with the new theatre, being built by Messrs Barnett and Levy. The brick-work is now finished and nearly all the plastering, and what remains to.be done is pretty well confined to the interior fitting and decoration. A visit was paid by our reporter yesterday, and from his account there is every probability of the bouse being ready by the time the Wimonsen Opera Troupe arrive, namely, about the end of August. The size and shape of the interior can now be fairly taken in at a glance. Comv. pared with aay theatre we have had in Auc__- '; land the proportions are very commanding, and it may confidently be. predicted that the accommodation will be, as conspicuously superior, The sides., of the proscenium,,, are already in position, showing the ,o stace to be of great width, and as tue) . depth is no less than 45 feet, it will be seen , that there will be ample space for the repre ] sentation of any drama in the whole range of theatrical literature. The flooring of the portion to be devoted to the.stalls has been all laid down, while that -of the pit is well in progress. We may mention that tne joists are of very great strength, and not more than eighteen inches apsrt. All tne supports are calculated to bear severa times as great a weight as they are ever likely to be called upon to sustain. The ..flooring of the pit has a gradual,rise as it recedes from the stage, thus affording the occupants of the back seats as good a view as those m front. The tiers of the dress-circle are finTshed, and this- part of the house g shortly be sufficiently advanced for tne uphSerer. A refreshment room «£ form a very desirable .adjunc» «»■ , department. A very notable feature are ffi? precaution for house in case of. fire. ,J. or this P"F* , in are several .doorways under, the, $&s■:

mm wmfm mm. mrnmwr mm. m



ITgTJY TOUR BLANKETS FrtOM HOLLOWAY & GARLICK. BLANKETS ! 10s 6d pair. ,i BLANKETS ! 10s 6d pair. 1 WHOLESALE! 10s 6d pair. If WHOLESALE! PRICES!!! PRICES !!! ; I White Blankets, large size, 12/6.17/6 per pair Beading of all kinds Flax, Flock, Hair, and FibreMattra WINCEYS.-Splendid Value, from s|d Check Homespuns, Merinos, &c, &o. |j Our WINTER MILLINERY now on view At the Usual Low Prices. I CLOTHING for Boys', Youths' and Men. I FARMERS AND SETTLERS.—Buy your Drapery, Clothing, and Furnishing Goods from us. ;| Great attention paid to Packing. I H.OLLOWAY AND (xARLICK, I CITY HALL, ENERAL HOTJSE"tFURNISHER3.'! N EW D RESStvt" ateeials' I H. ATKINS 7 HAS OPENED ALL THE NEW STYLES OF | DRESS MATERIALS I | j FOR THE \ AUTUMN & WINTER SEASON, j COMPEISINCI— PLAIN AND FANCY GOODS, PLAIN WINCEYS, FRENCH MERINOS j.'. BLACK VELVETEENS j SERGES BLACK SILK VELVET s . ', &0.,' [&a, &c. i. A SPLENDID STOCK OP BLACK SILKS, Same as always kept in Stock, and noted as decidedly tho Best Wearing In the Market, j HE PRICES OF SLACK SILKS ARE THE . LOWEST IN AUCKLAND. A VERY HEAVY STOCK of BLANKETS, Bought much under value, to be | SOLD CHEAP. ' " meetings, Quilts, Long Curtains, Calicoes, and 7i-w_--......, i ~. Manchester Goods. f >it> ]■<?■- i> value in this Department. £' . TD PATTERN" : - . ?'illfi_ _VM.,.,,..-... " ~,,, .■.•/., ':■■!■ ~ :.-;■ Itytf&fl .**<**; -' -■•¥ •*-'\ ■•■'-■'■■ ... , :- • ■ $*!.i!±-Jy .ti-r'.vai.i'-:, .... ~„. 'ha 7* „&„- • ■ ■ . .""7' ':':■''' ..■■'l7!aUN77.7.7"•> .:'**"'* _ *v."?wl™v^V'.?' ;77;:'::"' ~,,.,.,_ otanv 'wiv.iv 6oa<T« Wertrc, Br*w '""■'- ( »^,--Jf 7i!^Tt f f'ljii-. SSS'f^-.iS&a ■■"'•'" '■" ' 1%-y!:U.,-'-ii''■ r .:--::Xf'\>'^ kiii'iliU!:*;" Ji'V'tt trrep .:.'*j^r tT w" v1?"~t>"~' IV A 1' T '77' Jjj .'. mi ?vr.r •_>'«,3r.r?;.T> " *'■- Crarftl.y ?'!-.*, Wits*' ' ' ' '• 1 • i ttlOii ".■',/ '■'-■ ■ ' v. ,v; ■ ,"■•''■'• -Am*i '■ '-'.-''"' '■■''■' • ■•''.,"' •■'■'■ *m . ,'..,.- *Vf v''t-,:»*> t( 7"":/>7J ■ -.. '*'v77.'';>^'"»««.te«



AUTUMN AND WINTER - • DRAPERY AND CLOTHING. A Large Parcel of NEW and SEASONABLE GOODS of every description, just to hand, at RTTSHBROOK and BRIDGMAN'S. Exceptionally good Value, having been Purchased at a considerable discount :— BLANKETS! BLANKETS! Blankets, all sizes, "White pml Coloured Good strong All-Wool Flannel, fr^m Is per yard Winceys, in great variety, from 5d per yard 32-incli Wincey at Is per yard, rare value A choice assortment of New Fancy Dress Goods, Calicoes and Sheetings, Furnishing Goods, etc,, etc. Also, clothing! clothing! For Boys and M' c n, splendid value. Suits. Coats. Trousers, and Vests Overcoat?., pj] 0 t Jackets Printed Mole Trousers, Shirts, Hosiery . . H»*.s and Caps, &o. R. & B. with confidence invite attention to tho above, and inspection will prove that for PRICE and QTJ A LIT V onr Stock will bear favourable comparison with that of any other House in the Trade. Patterns forwarded on application, and. prompt and careful attention to country orders. 5 % Discount allowed on am Cash Purchases of ■ 20s. AND UPWARDS. . . *USHBE.OOK & BRIDGMAN, ILatj. B. Honns], JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army and"Navy Hotel, UpF'FT! Orrw>.--STRE_ST, Auckland. THORNTON, SMITH & FIRTH'S PRICES CURRENT fWnoT.TSSAT_E)t— : Sicks. loOlbs. BOHss. "Crown Brrjd" Flour, £ s. ~. £ n. d. £ B. d. per ton J4. t) 0 14 10 0 15 0 0 T. S, F. Canterbury .. Flour, d 0.,......7, 22 10 0 13 0 0 13 10 0 Sharps. f,o C 17 0 Bran, do fi !.' o .. Fowl Wheat, per bushel, 4s 3d to 4s 6d. The above prices include sacks and bags. Saoks and baps not returnable.—Terms Cash. Auckland. May 2,1876.'



Well I never ! exclaimed a Woman as \ she looted in at a Draper's window. " What's the matter?" said a neighbour. "Why look*! here is a Hat marked 3s lid ; surely it's a mistnl.o.'' "No its true, I bought one for my Annie; that's Ml I paid " "Did you over! But looic, ho is talcing it out of tho window; I'll go and g- tit at once," Sim wfts in tlmo to sco it sold, but left an or<icr for one j-'st like it. "Sorry we have not anoVtwr t.iimmod." says to Millinor, "The fact is, wo cannot keep those 3s lid Hats, people take thorn in quantities.". Next day when she saw it on, she said, " HEMUS & TRIGG, 216, Queen-street, for me," It makes one shudder to think of the immflnpe quantity of untuedicated firewater con sumed for medicinal purposes The liquors of oo_hi merca arc absolutely devoirt of remedial virtue. Luckily there is a most desirable substitute for sur-h excitanto which never ovorspura the brain or nervous system, but which imparts strength, overcomes a rtnrbid habit of holy, assists convalescence, and promptly rectifies organic irrcgularitits. Ask or Bend for UDOLpno Wolfe's ScntKDAM Aromatic Schnapps. Westohh' Wizard Oil and Magio Pills.—Have cured more wonderful cases of Rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia, Aches. Pains, Swellings, Caked Breasts, Scalds, and Salt-Rheum, upon the human frame, than all the pretended remedies have since the world began. Theee G-reat American Medicines arc com posed of vegetable oils, healing gtnns, roots and herbs; and act lite a charm upon pain and inflam mation. Price: Hsl.-a-crowii. Sole Ar^onts: Kemp thorue. Prosser and Co.