SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

«S?5, ATBft^^l* »ne«t.oon 6 40; to-moirow MOON'jd AGifr-New Moon, 22nd, 956 am

ARRIVALS.

Nawcag'ie Sa'combe, 416 tons, Hill, from Llewellyn, SSj McGUlivray, from Levnka

DEPARTURES.

ftfrnsit, schooner for Dunerfin via Waogapoa Mlnn, o H»re. schooner for Ngunguru S°° them Cross,. m , Holmos, for Kapler yneon, sohooncr, for Hokianga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

'or ayuney and Melbournp—llero, ss, Friday *or the South—Hawe*. Wednesday next; Welling ton. Saturday, 24th F°r, t, he Islands-Martha, barque, early; Pe", f ! ketch, early ""' '"""S^liZ,?"' *hlp' «*"*" £«»»«*

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Benin(*nn\' <lwe> fp°m ; sailed Fab 18 ?S> shi P (P£HV), from London; wiled 24th R . *°Oniary ?* nnnlop, barque, from London ; sailed 18th _ March. ship, from London, early tjrownthorpe, ship, from BnijHnd April 19 KDgland g Glory, ship from London, April 12 r« F*TZUS> st»P- from London, sailed May 25 "Verallen, barque, from London, sailed 18th March barque, from Liverpool: sailed Bth March »iar Queen, bsrque, from New York via Lyttolton Camilla bwque) from Newca3t]o af?" 0,1"- hwqne. from Newcastle »ea Shell, barque, from Sydney early Blanche, schooner, from the Islands, early X-SBtlHs, schooner, from Kamtonga uoaepmne, schooner, from Melbourne, early ££:° nßt-. sonooner, from the Islands, early ■aaitll. ?r jQoon9]fi f romt j, e lianas. ear ly JaaggiQ Paterson, schoonar. from Timaru, early

IMPORTS.

Per Francis, from Newcastle—6ss tons coal, 25 dq coke. Stone Bros.

" The brie Waverly Is on her Vsiv to this port from Adelaide with a cargo of breadstuff's. The barque Francis arrived last night from New castle with a cargo of ceils for Messrs Stone Bros. She left port on t&o 10th Instant, and had fresh northerly winds to the Three Kings, and strong ■southerly winds after rounding the North Cape, which was Da?sed on Sunday morning. The s« Llewellyn, whose arrival from tTiji we noti fied la«t evening, left Lemka tin the 13th instant, andliad strong 8E breezeß to Friday, the 16th instant, vni strong SW aad sotrtberlv winds for the reat of flic passupe. Passengers: Mrs McGilHvray and family, Mi's T>elaney, Messrs Hawkins, Thompson, Ooleman. Phillips, Mandesley, Lepine, Lake, and four in the steefaefe.

The ss Southern Cross left for Napier yesterday «venine. T>aasengers: Mr and Mrs "Rraithwaite, Mr and Mr3 Murray, Mrs Clafk. Mrs Waller, Coptain Braxind, Mr Batham, Miss Mclnlny, Messrs Lally, BramHeld. W Plastead, Mr and Mrs Banks. «. I * tele^ram received by Mr TMnney it appoars that the schooner Estelle, expected here from Ade laide, has left that nort for Brisbane. The Hawea sailed South this mornin?. Passengers —Mrs Levol 3 children and servant, Mrs Tracy and "2 ichildren. Mrs Hawkins, Mrs Messenger. Mis* Kldines. Miss Mills, Miss Smith, Dr Knight, Captain Campbell "Walker, Messrs Shora, Twig?, Graham, Moody, Spragff, Edwards, "Bovd. Taylor, w^ker, Dunlop, McLean. Pox, Oliver, Buokland, f ettie and 7 in the steerage. The steamer Quickstep has been ajrain placed on sne Waiknto river, and takes the place of the Alert. piThe 9.g. Go-Ahead was successfully placed on Messrs Sims ann^Brown's slip this morning. Af'er having some of herplntes repairfd unrl her bottom cleaned Bhe will resume her runniD? in the West Coast trade. the barque Harriet Armitage cleared out to-day for Kaloara in ballast.

The schooner Asraes Doaald cleared to day for East €oast and Gisborne with a general cargo, She leaves at onea.

The Looh lee entered out to day for the Friendly Islands.

We understand that the s s Durham is detained »t the Thames by an accident to her machinery. 0 A barque ii signalled as we go to press.

COMMERCIAL.

Mr E. Arthur's lirge fruit sale was continued to-dcy The fruit, tier " Bella Maty,'' from Tasmania, was in good condition, and the following quotations nuy be takena« the average of prices rpalised : Apples French crabs. 2d to 3a ; permalns I%d to IYA ; Wellington, TCewYork, and other pippins 2d to 2%d gnWen ruaßnta, 2Jfd to 3Jd; nonparnH, and other ius*ets2d to 2^<d ; pears, v&rions kinds 2d to 3?.< ; oranges 10s to Ua per case. A few cases of jams were sold, Johnson's, at 7s 9d : and Wilson's, at 7a 6d per dozen.

MrG-. Sibbin sold to-day at his comer Mart, biding spirited, maize 4s 6d ; oats 2s 8d ; bacon and ham* inferior 6d, good, lOd ; cheese 6d to 8^; butter 10d to Is ld#; potatoes £410s to £5105. m

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Clobb ah follows :—

For Thames this day at 530 am and to-morrow at

1130 am For Coromandel, per Aigyle, on Friday next at 230

p m ForWhlHangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotikl, per

Kowona, this day at 4 pm For Waiwera, Mahnrangi, Matikana, Te Aral, etc, per Annie Milb&nk, to-morrow at 10 am For Australian Colonies, per Hero, on Friday next

at XI am For Taurauga on Friday next at 11 am Per s s Wellington on Satuiday, 24th instant, a

under :— Tor India, China, Mediterranean ports, Continent of Europe, at 8.45 am For Taranaki, Southern provinces, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and

Southampton, (far lettera specially addressed) at

9 45 pm For United Kingdom, via BriDdlsi, and late letters for Southern provinces and Melbourne at 10 am

For newspapers at 9 am For money orders, and registered letters, on Fridaynext at 5 pm (Signed) 8. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

Schedule.

Auckland—"The RvitNtNO Stab." As witness the hand of His Eicellancy the Govorno", this tbird day of Jane, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six Charles C. Bowrw.

BIRTH.

NETTLESHIP—At Grace-street, Ponsonby, on tho 21st June, the wife of Mr. William Nettleship of a son.—Victorian papers please copy.

DEATH.

BUGDEN- On the 21st June, Catherine, the beloved wife of Frederick Bugdcn, aged 51 years.

The funeral will leave her late residence, Lome street, on Friday, at 3 o'clock p.m. Frlonds are respectfully invited to attend.

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

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1876

For the cause that lacks assistant*, For the wrong that needs resistance Voc the future in the distance, Ajkl the trood tliat we can lio.

The other day it was Sir Robert Douglas to the reacue. Now it is Mr Whitaker. The Cross correspondent telegraphs :—" If Mr Whitaker's assurance of the non-extension of the grant is upset in debate, the Govern ment cause is almost hopeless. A large number are pledging their support to the resolution, solely on the faith of that assurance." The reference is evidently to Mr Rees's statement during Friday's debate, that other lands adjoining the swamp had lately been purchased by Mr Russell. The telegrams hitherto have not made Mr Rees' remarks on this subject very clear, but in all probability his allusion was to the pur chase of the Hungahunga block, Upper Thames, which lately formed the subject of correspondence between Sir George Grey and the Governor. If this be so, the House, during the debate which opens to-day, will have to adjudicate upon a very nice point in Ministerial ethics. The question raised in connection with the Hunga hunga block differs from that involved in the Piako Bwamp sale. In the latter case, Sir George Grey has charged the Minis try with alienating the public estate by private sale to Mr Kußsell, at a price and in a manner expressly contravening the law. Concerning the Hunga hunga block, Sir George Grey maintains that the Government, having first excluded outside competition, by exercising the pre emptive right of the Crown, has permitted Mr Mackay to purchase a large block of valuable land for Mr Russell at a price that would have been impossible In the open mar ket. The relative positions of these tracts of country we are not familiar with, but we imagine that the general issue of Ministerial wrong-doing is but little affeoted by the ques tion whether the blocks adjoin each other or not. The action of the .Government will open up the whole question of their dealings with native lands, and we learn from our telegraphic advices that the Opposition mean to take the 'opportunity for ventilating the matter thoroughly. We very much doubt whetherjjthe discussion will be calculated to

enhance the reputation of Ministers in the eyes of the independent members.

"Some effect, rt telegraphs the inspired cor respondent of the Cross, "is likely to be produced by the production in the House, of telegrams relative to the meetings in the Waikato re the Piako Swamp, showing an absence of sympathy with the members for the district" This is very good. Imme diately after the defeat of the Govern ment on the Piako Swamp business, tele grams were dispatched from Wellington to various centres in the Waikato, with the^ object of creating a popular de monstration isn support of the Government. At Alexandra, Hamilton, and Ngaruawabia, public meetings were convened for the specified object of censuring the Opposition ; but. lo ! the promoters discovered that they had seriously miscalculated. At Ngarua wahia every original resolution was superseded by an amendment condemning the Government and supporting the Op position in no measured terms. At Alexandra a resolution toadying to Sir Donald McLean, and expressing the opinion that his removal would be disastrous to the North Island, was defeated by an amendment stating that no man in th& colony possessed so much influence •roUb the natives as Sir Gporgn Grey, and that the colony would be bene fited by his taking office as Native Minister. Hamilton, where Mr Cox's personal influence is very grpat, alone lent itself to the at tempted dodge, which the Government journals are already scoring another point for the Opposition.

With its accustomed advocacy of Govern ment procedure, however calculated to ignore Auckland, the Cross this morning devotps a paragraph to defending the Postal authorities from the charge of mismanagement which we yestejday brought againHt them in connection with the forwarding of the Suez mail. Our contemporary is at great paina to explain how it was that the Auckland portion of the mail was not forwarded from Melbourne in the Hero. This is very kind, especially as no one sees any necessity for the explanation. That part of the arrangement was perfectly satisfactory. The only fault that can be found with the Postal authorities, a*)d it is a very anrious one, is contained In the fact that although the officials at Wellington must have known perfectly well that tho Albion would arrive from Lyttelton in a few hours, and although they were aware that after the Hawea there was no other boat proceeding North for nearly a week, they yet allowed the Union Com pany's steamer to ]pave without our mails We maintain that the Hawca ought to have been detained a few hours, notwithstanding "the heavy expense" for detention (the demurrage might have reached £10) made such a mouthful of by thn sycophantic Cross. Row long has the Chief Postmaster been so economical that he would not spend an extra pound or two, even where the benefits aocruincr represented twenty-fold the cost? If Mr Vogel were staying in Auckland at the present time, the Luna or somo other boat would be dispatched immediately, and the question of expense be haneed, but truly circumstances alter cases. [Since the fore going was written, a sensible letter on the subject from "A Merchant" has been re ceived, and appears elsewhere in onr columns.]

The result of the bnllot for TTnion Bcaoh directors yesterday was :—C. TUns?. 3142 ; G. McLen'd. 2961 ; A. Bcetbam, 2074; W AitkeD, 2313. Mr MoLood stated that his votes which were refuged on the cround of beinc; offered too late represented 1600.

The various insurance offices in Welling" ton have issued poli'del* covering pi'operty of the value of £1,000.000, and it i 3 estima ted by those capable of forming an opinion that there is fully £1,000.000 worth of property in tho city uninsured.

We call 'attention to a very excellent en tertainment on Monday next in the Lome street Hall and a quadrille party. Tho entertainment will consist of a variety of amusements by the best local amateurs, in cluding dances, songs, and reoitations, as per bill of fare. The affair will be under tho patronage of the Oddfellows and other Auck land benefit societies, and tho proceeds will be devoted to the benefit of the widows and children of Brothers Smith and Mattison, who are suddenly deprived of the means of winning the necessaries of life, and who really are in a distressed condition. On behalf of the widows and orphans, thereforo, we draw especial attention to tho coming concert, which will be of a seemly and plea sant character.

The city Corporation of Adelaide have had surveys made for a main drain from the city to the sea coast, about six miles, and they are preparing to have a bill passed by Parliament to enable them to raise a loan of £300,000 to effectuate their designs.

The residents of Picton and New Ply mouth have petitioned for a Municipality for those towns. The Picton petition was signed by 69 persons, and that from New Plymouth by 97. The' Governor will consider the petitions on the 9th and 10th of August next.

The estates of fifteen deceased persons were placed during May under the charge of the Public Trust in this Colony. Their personal estates ranged from under £1 to undor £300.

Last night, in the absence of Color-Ser geant Self, the members of the Victoria Rifles were exercised in the marching, manual, and platoon drill, by Sergeant Birnie, under the superintendence of Captain Derrom, of the Hob«on Company. A few recruits repre sented this company, and were instructed by Lieutenant Clifton and Sub-Lieutenant Con nolly. A fair muster of the Scottish Com pany being present, and were praotised in the marching and wheeling, which was fairly performed under Sub-Lieutenant Codlin and Color-Sergeant Dickson.

The quarterly meeting of the Victoria Lodge, Wo. 41, will be held this evening in the Christian's Meeting House, Cook-street, when every member is requested to attend, as important business will be introduced con cerning the brotherhood.

The box office for the De Mnrska concerts will be re-opened on Thursday at Messrs Upton and Co.'a stationery warehouse. Mr Medcalfe arrived from Nelson yesterday morning to complete preliminary arrange ments, and the company will follow on Satur day next. We understand that the number of concerts will be limited to six, commencing on Tuesday, the 27th inst, and continuing on alternate nights. We refer our readers to the advertisement for full particulars. The company is undoubtedly the strongest which has ever visited New Zealand, and it may be a very long time before such a thoroughly artistic combination will visit It again.

In the estate of Mr Joseph Rogers, com mission agent, a bankrupt, the liabilities were set down at £200, assets nil. The usual liquidation order was passed, and Mr Thomas Macffarlane appointed trustee.

More than 100 agricultural labourers in Essex have been looked oub by their em ployers for joining the Labor League, and 400 more are under notice to leave for the Bame " offence."

Diving for the unreoovered portion of the treasure lost in the wreck of the Schiller on Scilly Islands, has been resumed. £27,000 of the £80,000 that went down in the vessel was at the bottom of the sea when the divers first went down this season, but they have since reoovered £10,000 of it.

The affaiwi of the Pacific Mail Company are of great interest to the colonies. In the New York Journal of Commence on April 18th, sales nf 29,840 shares are noted at 19| dols. to 20| dols. The following are the latest telegrams relating to the Company, from which it will be seen, that there is a probability' of the Australian mail service being abandoned j—New York, May 23rd.— The difficulties between the Panama Railroad and the Pacific Mail Company are likely to be adjusted. The President nt tho Panama Railroad said that the; Company-wouldadjust its claims against the Pacific Mail, and would, as stton as adjusted, extend the time of pay ment so as to prevent a saoriflce of property, taking security on the property, and would aid, to any reasonable extent, the Steamship Company in providing for its indebtedness so as to re-establish the credit of that com pany. They would, he said, make a contract with the Steamship Company with the con sent of the Panama Transit Company, giving qhem as favourable terms for transportation of freight and passengers in connection with their road as are given to any other steamship line doing bnsiness with them. He further said that the Panama Transit Company would enter into a dotttract with the Pacific Mail Company by which both Companies might be operated in entire harmony, The two steamship companies have enough suit able steamers for a weekly through line ; with others of their steamers it is intended to trade on both coasts, north and south. The line to Australia, whioh is understood, to be unprofitable to the Pacific Mail Company can be abandoned, but a monthly steamer between San Francisco and China will doubt less be continued.

We take the following from the columns of tho Sydney Morning Herald:—"ln these days when alcoholic liqours are so largely consumed, and consumers aro so much in doubt whether their systems are not being gradually impaired by adulteration, it is well that one, at least, of the popular beverages of the period is reliable as pure—that is Wolfe's Aromatic Soldedam Schnapps. After making reasonable deductions from the varied and many active and neutralising virtues it is; said to possess, it is something to be assured by physicians and other of the scientific cognoscenti that we have in this article a genuine extract, which taken in moderate quantity, and under ordinarily healthy con ditions of body, affords a beneficial stimulas to the animal functions, and even if taken in excess leaves but a minimum of the inevitable evils of abuse. The faot that in the latter respect it is incomparably superior to the mass aof other liquors of a like class is attri buted to tho entire absence of fusel oil ; its palatableness, its tonio properties, and its effect in increasing tho vital energy may be traced to the purity of its main constituent It differs from Holland gin, tho produce of juniper communis, the schnapps being made from the Italian juniper, which gives a finer aromatic flavour. If it is necessary in tho interests of the publio to denounce the too common practice of manufacturing noxious compounds as wines and spirits, it seems only just to point to thiß meritorious ex ception."

The London correspondent of the Aberdeen Free Press, in alluding to the Homoeopathic Dispensary Just established, writes : —"The movement for the establishment of a public homccopathio dispensary in Aberdeen in another proof of how rapidly the system of medicine whose formula is ' similia simililm curantur' (let Ukes be cured by likea) is gaining in popular favour. I say nothinc either for or against tho system, but wish morely to rocord the fact. Homoeopathy may be quackery, aa allopaths are fond of dubbing it ; still it is making oonvertß as no other species of quackery ever did before, not only among the poor, be it remembered, but among the rich."—Referring to tho samp subject, the Homcßopathio World sayn: — " The new institution will commence under favourable auspices, not only Jn having such an able medical adviser, but also in tho com position of tho Goneral Committee, They are the Right Hon. the Earl of Criwford and Balcirrea, the Right Hon. Lord Forbes, Sir W. 0. Potmeddon, Bart. ; Sir W. Forbes, Bart. ; John Gordon. E(?q., and George Hamilton, Esq. Major Ross is to act as chairman of the Acting Committee, and Mr David Littlojohn, advocate, as secretary and treasurer.

The fourth half-yearly meeting of the H. A.C.8.5., Onehunga branch, No. 89, was held in St. Mary's Fall, Onehunga, on Mon day June 19, when the auditor's reportfor the quarter ending June 4th was received and adopted ; after which the following officers wore elected to office for the next six months :—Bro. John Farrell as President ; Bro. William Daley Vice-President; Bro, J. Daviea Secretary ; Bro. O'Bnghlin as Treasurer ; Bro. James McGarry, Guardian ; Bros. Brennan and Kemp, Sick Viaitors. It will be seen by advertisement that this branch of the H.A.C.B. Society intend holding their second anniversary on the 4th July next, when thoy intend giving a grand entertainment in St. Mary's Hall, Onehunga.

Our provincial analyst, Mr Tunny, has been keeping his eye on the milkmen lately, and so far with excellent results in respect to the improvement of the milk sold. About two months ago Mr Tanny made a raid upon the vendors, and again last Friday. On both occasions the samples inspected were exceptionally good. We hear that in one milkman's sample there was no less than six teen per cent of cream, and in another twelve per cent.

The necessity for another cable is occupy ing the attention of the Australasian colonies in consequence of the long continued inter ruption in the Java cable lately. The Sydney Echo saya : "We are glad to see that it has been decided to despatoh the Edinburgh to pick up the lost cable, aa she being a vessel specially fitted for such work, will be more likely to find the wire than the ship it was originally proposed to Bend. She will pro bably start on her voyage on Wednesday, and with fair steaming should reach Pork Darwin in sixteen or seventeen days ; and we may hope to be in communication again with England in less than a month. The in terruption that h -.3 taken place on this line has made the publio more dearly to see the necessity of a duplicate connection, whether by way of New Zealand, and thence across America, or via the north of Australia. The ocean bed between here and New Zealand is said to be exceedingly suitable for the deposit of a cable.' 1

A correspondent, under the signature " Cochraae'a Buildings," draws the attention o! the Gity Council to a great sanitary want, " a public urinal," in the neighbourhood of Port-street. He says ; " All the offioes in Cochrane'e Buildings are aightly deluged with filthy fluid, door jambs, letter boxes, and the pavement to below the Custom house, are not fit to pass. The police cannot be always on the spot, and the watchman only gets laughed at or abused if he remon strates. This is a publio grievance (for there is no convenience at hand), and needs a publio redress, and that is my excuse in bringing it in this publio manner before the Council."

Mr Leahy, blaoksmith, of Custom-House streei, has turned out a very useful looking agricultural maohine for Messrs B. Porter and Co., of Queen-street, who are to send it to the Hon. Mr Chamberlin, for use on hiß land. It is an iron roller, with shafts, for two horses, and 1b inteaded for orushing ti tree and fern, previous to burning Ifc off. The aotual work is doae by two holllow open work cylinders revolving independently on the same axis. Eaoh cylinder is 3ft 6in. diameter by about the same length. They are composed of bars of iron fixed at intervals round two pairs of oiroular frames. It is said that the bara of iron, while revolv ing so effectually crush the under-growth that its utter extermination is secured. The machine is prettily painted red and black, and the workmanship is of a superior nature.

The following is the rota of attendance at the Court of Petty Sessions, to be holden at the High-street Court-house on Tuesday, the 2?th instant: -Messrs G. M. Mitford (chair man), H. Gilfillan, C. F. Goldshro', W. G, G. S., andß. Graham, T. M. Haultain, D. Heane, T. Henderson, G. Yon der H<*yde, W. J. Hurst, E Isaacs, J. H. Home, H. M. Jervis, and G. B. Johnston.

There will be a full rehearsal of " Haydn's Creation " to-morrow evening. As the con cert takes place on Monday, & full attend ance is requested.

At the Onehunga Court to-day, B. Mor row, a youth of 13, for running away from the Industrial School, was sentenced to three months imprisonment and to be onoe privately whipped for stealing a quantity of tobacco, of the value of £3, from the store of Mr Patter son. Three other boys slightly implicated in the theft, were let off with a caution, their parents undertaking to punish them.

To-Night's Debate.

The Opposition Confident. W

Late Telegram.

(From our Special Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON.

Tnis Afternoon, 3 p.m.

There is no news in the political world to day. Everybody is looking for the debate of the evening. The Opposition is said to possess evidence to show the complete truth of the assertions regarding the extended area of the Piako Bwamp grant. If convincing to members, the result is likely to be a considerable falling off in the Government ranks.

In the Upper House last night, the Speaker made an explanation of speeches made by him in the recess against the Upper House,

There was much feeling amongst the Lords o i the subject, as their venerable toes were rathpr hardly irod upon considering from whom the criticisms, came.

The Speaker explained that the observa tions were made wholly lrom a constitutional noint of view, and were to be taken in a Parliamentary sense. The Lords accept the apology, but don't like it at all. Had he not made some ex planation a motion would have been made in some way to compel his resignation. The House will be very full to-night. Hardly any members are now absent. The Government bille and papers are all behind behind. Not one bill is aslyet procurable, and very few papers.

The reports of the Waikato meetings are servicable ro the Opposition and disagreeable to Messrs Whitaker and Cox.

WRECK OF THE STEPHANO.

PITIFUL STORY OF THE SURVIVORS.

(From the West Australian Times, May 16.) The cutter Jessie, 23 tons, Tuckey master, arrived at Fremantle on the sth May, from the pearling ground, bringing news of the wreck of the barque Stephano, 875 tons register, Captain Biagia Miloalavich, an Austrian vessel, built in 1874, belonging to Piume, bound from Cardiff to Hongkong, with coal. The only two survivors were picked up by the Jessie, about eighty miles Routh of the North-west Cape. One is named Giovanni Jutich, 21 years of age, and tho other Michale Baccich, aged 17 years. The latter wjir a midshipman, and related to the captain of the Stephano. He is a well informed you) ii, who, by the aid of Mr John Vinoent. master, aa interpreter, gave the fol lowinjr particulars :—Rtephano's crew num bered 17, inoluding the captain and an English boy named Henry Grosse. The vessel Rtruck the reef about eight miles south of the North-west Cape at 2 p.m.. 27th October, 1875. The land had been seen the day before. It was very dark at the time of the wreck. The vessel was steering by her compass north by east, and at the time she struck was going at the rate of twelve knots an hour ; some of her Btudding sails were set; she lasted about two hours on the rotrf, and then turned bottom upwards and broke up ; some of the wreck floated ashore. The boats were attempted to be lowered, but they were either dashed to pieces or cap sized. The English boy was in one of these, and also the captain, who perished with five others, including one afterwards found dead on the beacb. Ten of the crew reached the shore alive, eight on pieces of timber and two on the keel of a boat; at first they only mustered nine. They existedfthree days on whatever they could pick up from the wreck. During this time tbe natives came and showed them some water, and gave them fish, and handed the mate of the Stephano, who was one of the number alive at that time, a portion of a chart they had picked up belonging to the vessel; by the aid of this the crew started for the Gascoyne, and after proceeding twenty miles they met another of the crew, who was supposed to have been car ried south by the current. He had hidden him self for several days in the bush and satisfied his hunger with wild flowers. He was the first man who died ; his death took place on Christmas morning, and another died in the evening of the same day. The whole of the number managed to reach Caps Cuvier, and not finding water, they all returned to the well shown them by the natives. Here they remained for full a month without seeing any natives, and eating nothing but raw shellfish, when one day another lot of blacks made their appearance; but they were not bo generous as the firßt. Their women refused to give any fish away, and the black party very soon left; they did not threaten or offer any violence. Several other parties of nativeß came afterwards; some were kinder than others. Towards the end of February the number of the crew had been gradually reduced to four ; two of thess soon after died. > Six of the poor fellows were buried ; but at the death of the last two, the survivors were too weak to bury them, and the natives, who had returned, were very frightened of the bodies, and would not go near them. Soon after this the natives left, taking Baccich and Jurich with them. They were too weak to walk, and the men and women took it in turns to carry them, wandering from one place to another. On one occasion they came across quite a hundred native men and women in one party, who, though they seemed to inquire about them, did not attempt any violence. By degrees the party who had taken charge of the two young follows became quite attached to them and tried to cheer them up in various ways, sometimes by patting them on the back and playing with them, and on other occasions by saying, " White fellar Charley Tuckey come soon now, and take you Tien Tsin." At the time Baccich said he could not understand what was meant by" Charley Tuckey." The surviving men were rescued by Mr Tuokey on April 18.

THE STEVENSON'S CUSTOMS CASE.

By the 8.8. Hero we have the full reports of the case against L. Stevenson and Sons, oharged with defrauding the Customs. By cablegram wo have already learned that the oase was dismissed. The trial occupies many columns of the Melbourne papers. The Age thus summarises one day's proceedings :—

*'*Phe Investigation of the charge preferred against tke firm ot I, Stevenson and Son, by the Cusnms department, proceeded another Btage yosterday. A greater part of the day was spent in the discussion of tech nical objections, raised at almost every step by the defendant's counsell. Mr Trowell was examined, and his evidence went to show that the flannel in question had been passed at the Customs for £20 let s than its cost price. A lad named Cock, an

assistant Bhipping clerk, was called, and identified a written statement on whioh the entry was made tip as a document in his handwriting. But although this was deposed to, the bench would not admit the statement in evidence, because it was not directly author ised by Mr Stevenson. This refusal on the part of the bench gave rise to a long discussion. Mr O'Loghlen produced a host of authorities to show that defendant was bound by the act of his servant if what the servant did was within the scope of bis authority, and it was shewn that such statements as the one in queetson were always used to summarise the details of long invoices. Not a single authority waß produced on the other side to combat this construction; but the bench, notwithstanding, were obdu rate, and refused to admit the document. Mr Cock, like Mr Brind, could not remember anything positively. He supposed he did certain acts because it was in the ordinary course of business for him to do so. But he could not recollect having done any one of the acts brought under his notice. Mr John son, the Government analyst, gave important evidence as to the invoice on which the entry of the goods in question was passed. He minutely examined it by the aid of a glass and with his eyes, and he could see the im press of what was in form and sise a mark like the Customs stamp. He could faintly disoern some letters, but not make any of them out clearly, nor could he form any of them into a word. Snch a stamp, he saia, could be easily removed by the use of a hot iron or a cold one. Mr O'Loghlen stated that aMr Henry, the firm's buyer, had been sought after and could not be found, and it was supposed that he intended to leave the colony Toy the Northumberland, that would sail on Saturday. It was alleged by the wit ness Trowell that he had seen a letter from this Mr Henry, stating that he had bought the flannel in question. His production therefore, would enable the firm to prove the actual coat of the flannel.

THE MURDERER SULLIVAN.

Sullivan, the notorious, seems now to be leading a quiet life in his cottage'at Wedder burn. He is less molested by the rowdies of the locality than he was at first, and possibly this may be attributed to hints from the police, received by them from head quarters, in consequence of Sullivan s unacknowledged appeal to Government for protection. It seems also that he follows the example of the sinner who in a storm "turns pious Christian and reforms. " He haa found no consolation in the church of which he was a member (that of Rome). Perhaps the con fessional was too much for him. At all events be frequents the Wesleyan Chapel, and among the Methodists of Wedderburn be appears to have found some sympathisers, who, rejoicing over the conversion of so great a sinner, give him fellowship and countenance. So mote it be. That so black a sheep should desire to change his^ colour is no doubt a matter of sincere rejoicing with some of the honest people whose company he now affects, as being better at least than absolute isolation from society. He appe&rs to be possessed of some resources, for the only labour ha is said to follow is the writing of a history of his life, which may probably find a sympathising publisher in the environs of Newgate. People begin to forget him; and if he only refrains from intruding himself upon his neighbours and the public, he may soon be forgotten altogether.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Messrs Beetham and McMillan, Justices of the Peace.) SHADOWS 01? THE PAST. With faces marked with dirt and woe, Within the dock they shiver; And still they come, and still they go— And still go on for ever. MEH THAT ■WERE. George Skeffington, Edward Black, and Thomas Bracket, were fined 5s each for drunkenness ; Edward Gore 10s ; and James McCabe,,forfeited his bail. WOMEN1 THAT WERE. Maggie Cox and Emily Day were charged with the same offence, and fined 58 and costs. A ffREE PASSAGE. The sea, tho sea, the open sea; I am where I would ever be. William Brace and Boyd Fitzmaurice were charged with a breach of the Steam Naviga tion Act, by secreting themselves on board the Llewellyn, and taking a free voyage from Levuka to Auckland, without the master's consent. Prisoners pleaded guilty. The captain stated the circumstances ; it was his practice to ask passengers if they had paid their fare, but he did not discover the prisoners until twelve hours after he had been to sea. They were found in the forehold of the ship. The Llewellyn was a passenger ship, and had been sur veyed in Auckland, but he did not know who by. The Bench was satisfied that she was a passenger ship. The captain said the fare from Fiji was £5 each.

The prisoners' were ordered to pay £7 10s each with costs, or go to prison with hard labor for six weeks. ' The prisoners Baid they were no* in a position to pay the money; they were carpenters, and had nothing but a me»^e box of tools ; consequently they must go *o prison. THE WILD IRISH BOY. Charles Galway, a boy of twelve years, was charged with absconding from the Howe-street Industrial school. The boy, shrewd and intelligent, pleaded guilty. Mr J. B. Russell, as a friend of the Insti tution, having made enquiries into the case, said that the father of the boy was engaged on a coasting steamer, and his mother had not exercised a mother's care over him. Since he absconded, in August last, he had been engaged in the country, but on returning into the city he was taken into custody. The boy wanted to go fco sea, but it was necessary to re-commit him to the Home for the re mainder of his term, until fifteen years.

Mr Stickley said the boy had been convic ted of felony on the 20th November at Onehunga. Mr Russell expressed his surprise, as he understood that such boys were not admit ted.

Mr Stickley said there_ were eight or nine convicted boys at present in the Home. He was aware that the boy was doing something, but'the committee did not wish to interfere while he kept out of the hands of the police. He did not wish to have the boy back in the school, aa he had been a perfect pest to the place, but he thought Borne supervision should be exercised over him.

The Bench said it was very hard that the committee should be compelled by the Act to take the boy back when he was likely to demoralise other boys. The boy was committed to the Industrial Home for the remainder of his term.

" PRI S CF. BLUCHER."

Frederick Bannisber appeared to answer for neglecting to furnish his dog " Prince Blucher " with a collar, duty free. Mr Bamrifjter said that " Blucher " was not his dog, and he did not care fco spend a crown upon him. 8 Constable Gamble said that on the 10th inst. he saw defendant in the Karangahape Road, sunning himself with his pipe under the " Rising Sun." The dog was represented as Bannister's dog, and he followed bis master. Mr Bannisber: Well, 'spose the dog did follow me, does it follow that the dog's mine? The Bench : You are fined 5s and costs. Bannister : When am I to pay it ?

Clerk ef Court: Now, at once. Bannister (flinging his hat on the floor) Take it out o' that. ;

ON BARRACK HlLt* Thomas C. Box and Patrick MfifH** fined 5b and costs for allow^ tfi^ to depasture on Barrack Hill.on the S mat. ; and J anies Harris for the vaTJt* (2) was fined lfo and costß *m*°&m 11Thomwi papiall was fined sa. and costs fa. lamp alight on the night of ft/l h i " F Mr Codling said he had done all CLv do to comply with the law, but there Z\ be something defective. HehademnS Branstonand Forster three times to rS the gas, but they had failed to correct it fy The Bench said it was necessary to keen n light burning over his door in compli^ with the bye-law, but under the circum stances they would only inflict a fine of s«' and costs.

This was all the business.'

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

IN BANCO.

(Before His Honor Mr. Justice Gillieg.) JOHNSON V. TE WAKATE, WAITUHI, AND OTHERS. Mr Hesketh for the plaintiff, and Mr Mac. Cormick for the defendants. This was an application on the part of the defendants for a prohibition to hinder the Resident Magistrate at Gisborne from pro ceeding with a judgment given in a suit brought in that court by plaintiff to recover £100 damages under the following circum stances :—

The defendants in 1863 leased a block of land known as No. 4, Poverty Bay, to plaintiff, and in the lease a clause was in serted allowing the lessors to cultivate a certain portion of the block. There was also a^ clause allowing the plaintiff to take posses sion and lay down in grass any abandoned cultivation. There was also a clause fa demnifying the plaintiff for any damage done by his cattle to the defendant's plantations. The defendants last year fenced off the whole of the land, or whioh they had the right to cultivate, to protect themselves from the plaintiff's cattle; so the plaintiff was deprived of the grass sown on the abandoned plantations.

The rule nisi was granted before the departure of Mr Justice Gillies for the South.

Mr Heskefch now appeared to show cause against the rule being made absolute.

The argument, which lasted two hours, was of an interesting character, and involved no points of interest.

At the conclusion His Honor said he was of opinion that the Magistrate had exceeded his jurisdiction in entertaining the question of title, and therefore he should make |tha rule absolute.

Mr McCormick asked for costs.

These the Court would not grant, as it was of opinion that if costs could be granted against anybody it must be against the Magistrate.

Thia was all the business,

AUCKLAND INSTITUTE.

This excellent Institute was visited last evening by a large assemblage of persons, young and old, who evidenced by their general behaviour that they felt great pleasure in the things provided for their mental and physical enjoyment. Previous to the ex hibition of the veritable histories of such eminent personages of the past as " Robinson Crusoe," " Cinderella," and " Bed Riding Hopd," whose wondrous influences on child hood.Hume and Macaulay omitted to notice. Mr Barstow, the Resident Magistrate, spoke to the assembly on the character and advan tages offered to citizens by the promotion of the Museum and Institute. Mr Barstow then referred somewhat minutely to the lead ing cmiosities of the Museum, on the beauti ful and rare old manuscripts, which, in an auction mart would fetch more than their weight in gold, hence they were golden treasures. These treasures were valuable in relation to the past and present; Mr Barstow next referred to the Black and White . Exhibition, in which ap peared many beautiful sketches by the ladies who had contributed largely to this department of the exhibition. By this art they could reproduce the most magnificent scenery of the colony. He thanked the artists, who had done so much in beautifying the walls around them. The opening had been most successful, and the success was due equally to exhibitors and the public. He hoped the people of Auckland would appreciate the trouble and cost incurred in their behalf by still being patrons and visitors to the Museum. Mr Crook then proceeded to exhibit his several lines of photographs of English and continental scenery, embracing views to which we have previously adverted and which were duly commended for their purity and excellence. The closing of the scenes were fitly brought about by a fine portrait of the Queen, and the national anthem.

NON-ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL. :

(To the Editor of the Star.)

Sib, —In the Government organ of this mom? ing appears a notice of the above occurrence, which looks very like an attempt to throff' dust in the eyes of the public. The s.s. Albion arrived at Wellington with the mails a few hours after the s.s. Hawea had sailed for the North, but still comparatively early on the same day, and it is sought to make ub believe that only the payment of an unreason ably lar^e sum would have induced the Captain and Agent of the Hawea to detain her these few hours for the mails. "Very like a whale. Query, waß any sum offered, them ? These important centres, Danedin, . Christchurcn' and Wellington, were secured in the earliest possible receipt of their mails, and what matters it about inconvenient delay to the people of Nelson, New Plymouth, and Auck land ? The New Zealand Government's con tract with Messrs McMeckan and Blackwood would oblige the Albion to bring on the mails as far as Wellington if required, but no; objection would be made to the transfer of the Northern mails into the Hawea at Port Chalmers or Lyttelton, and it is worthy of en quiry whether the Albion did not arrive at either of those ports before the Hawea sailed. Knowing how much cargo these Melbourne steamers generally have to discharge at Port Chalmers and Lyttleton, and seeing how soon after the Hawea's departure from Wel lington the Albion arrived there, I-think it highly probable that the Albion had amvea at Lyttelton before the Hawea left.—Yours, &c, Merchant. , ....,,■„.,..■■.

TE AWAMUTU TELEGRAPH SCANDAL.

To A. Sheath, Esq., Inspector of Tele-

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graphs. i.UCKLAND.

(Per favour of the Evening Stab). Dear Sib,-We beg to draw your attend to the above scandal, and have been anxiously awaiting to see what steps the Government are j»oing to take in the matter, it » » present the most perplexing question^ iw district, and too serious a matter to W P aside with the fancied hopes that it wg»j no practical treatment. Such a stat_ b « , affairs should not be allowed to exstone hour in a well regulated <fcP« tmenVhas . the delay is moso vnaatlsfaotory, « n been reported that the matter t ! condoned by the heads of the fWjg* and what way they have f ™fJ7° e g t he , we know not. But if such is' "f^tth result of such deliberation will °f re?j ßtr i o t. astonishment by every man in the> v If the ordinary laws are not suffieg» l° J e _ .v.< vent ifiuch a soandal /VKto pr*' ' if the ordinary laws are not sufficient to pw. ~

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR THURSDAY 1854

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