SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIOH WATEB—ThIs afternoon, 10 59 ; to-morrow owning, 1127 BTTN SET- Thl» ovenlng, 653 SUN RISB-To to°"°w morning. 5 51 MOONS, AGE—First quarter SrdMarcb, 226 pm,

ARRIVALS.

"•wie, ss, aiepnensori, from wangarel J*/>weni», ss, Sellws, from Taunrga inslnore, schooner, from Russell Colonist schooner, from Ly tel on Kate Mcgregor, schooner. Smith, from Lyttelton~

DEPARTURES.

viuy oi jaeiDourne, s s. Brown, for Sydney

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

jjurann .mrancisco-Granafia, 18th instant (English Mai') For the South—Ladybird, Saturday; Taupo, Tuesday next For N©'wcistle— Qne»n of the Pea, barque, at once For !,ondoD- C»matic, ship, OTpnlora, barque, early Fop Samoa—Martha, b-rq 'ie. early For Sydney -Syren brig, eartv For Kaipara— Hinemoa, schooner, eatly

VESSELS EXPECTED

.luscarora, Amer'can w«r-ship, from Rydney.eariy Wellington, from the f>ou»h 8 iturday (3uez Mail) La K'c >cesa fhip, from London ; silled Br^diok C«sMe. ship. fr<nn Trntfon ; sailed 14'hDec .Edinbureh Cvtle, ship (VGMOI from London, sailed November 15. Merwir jba Framjee, ship, from London ; sailed 4th January Dilpus-und b*r»;ae, from London ; soiled Dec 22 AliriPi, barque, from Gla»gnw ; nailed Dpc 26 WJlll<«rn «c^ers. hurqne from Newcastle, early Anrne L'-tvis. barque, fr m Dunedin, early Vision, brig, from Samoa, early Kvnr> i brjpantino. from Wanda, early Etb'.il, bri?antine, from Mnlh-urne early E. W. Tucker, schooler, from Melbourne loch T,ee. schooner, from the Islands, early Dauntless, schooner, from Fiji Edith, schooner, from the Islands Peerless, schnoner, from yew Caledonia, early Canterbury, schooner from New Caledonia Ocean Wive, schooner, from Fiji, early Kate McGregor, schooner, from Lyttelton, sailed 24th Transit, schnonnr. from Dunedin Blanche schooner, from RarotorgU Magic, cutter.from Penrhyn Island

IMPORTS

Per Fate McGregor, from Lyttelton : 560 sacks of •wheat, 287 Facts of barley, 2 tons of flour.—D. H' McKenzie, agent.

A. secrmd mate's certificate from the Ttowd of Trade for Alfred Tovell Ins been re-elved by the Cnst-ims authorities by tlr's mail. The owner c»n have i( on application. Mr W Coleman was atwsßenger to Sidney by the City of MRlbr>"rne ■this morning Messrs J. McCosh Clirk and Mr Ru=se!l were passengers by the Granada tor the South. These iwmes were not included in our lists published last night. In consequence of the stiff north-easter which blew yesterday evening and throughout this night, the steamer City of Melbourne Was det lined in harbour till tins morning. She steamed away from the wharf at 7 o'clock, her parting gun rousing many a sle«per in the lower parts of the city. The Granada "which, left at five o'clock was obliged to anchor under the lee of Rwigitoto Reef, as in addition to the heavy blow the mist was as thick as a hedge to ■windward. She weighed anchor and stemmed away at daybreak this morning. The ship Merwan.iei Framjee, 107S tons, belonging to Messrß Shaw, Saville, and Co, Sided from London to Auckland on the 4th January, and passed Deal next day. She will come consigned to Messrs Owon and Graham The following is alist of the passen gers :—Chiff Cabin—lt 'rmatrotig, Arthur B.Wricht "W. K. Robertson. William Warren, and Jos B Bridgman, Second Cabin—Heywor>d Gbaptnnn, and B. PiumbridKe. Steerage—Francis C Martin G-oorge I". Henderson, J. H. Woods, William Munhwir. Toward It. Billet, Harrift Billet, Liz?,!''-. Billet, Wil liam Billet, James Tui-nor, Michael Oonhrane, Thomas Drake, Zacheus Slceman, and Loulj C. laurence.

The new steftmer Artryle arrived from Wafiffftrei after a rapid run at balNp»st seren o'clock yesterday evening, with T8 passengers and ft fair nunntity of cargo Prom the report furnished us of the trip we are happy to state tint the bn&t h»s tnrnsd out. a great sneess, She miide the outward run in a little over 8 hours and got ud the river to the whaTf with out any trouble The Settlers ar fi vastly pleased wi'.h her appearance »nrt accommodation, and nat'-muge was promised op all sides. 'She started on the return trip about rmif-past twelve yesterday, midday, and came up flying in seven hours The s s. Ebwena arrived from Tauranga last ni?ht after a very rough pass?pe. She anchored under the North. Head for the night, and her passengers came up to town by the North Shore ferry stesmer. It will be recollected that scon after the arrival in "Hub port of the barque Cabarfeidh, it was announced that Captuin McKenzio and Captain McGregor had dispatched Captain Mstheson, late of the Ryno, to Halifax N, S. to purchase for them another Nova Scotiaa built vessel. We now learn that Captain MaJiJkeson has left Halifax in command of a fine new Mgantine of 24G tons register, named the Oceola. She started on the 18th December and is bound to one •of the southern ports of New Zealand with 174.000 ft timber. The Ocola was launched on the 16 October last from the yard of Messrs 0- Bigelow song and Co., and has been classed at Lloyds for 7 fears.

Captain Balls desires, on behalf of himself and Mra Sails, to tbnnk their many friends in Auckland for the kindness they experienced during the lengthened stay of the good ship City of Auckland. The ketch Piitue Rupert, and thel cutter Maud liave cleared for Russell in ballast.

The barqun Marathon resumed her voyage to New York from Rangitoto o>>aunel thi? morning. The row among the sailors had been quieted and friendly relations re-e stablirhed bftween the captain and orew

The catter Coralie brings 5 passengers and 3 bales wool, 12 bundles sheepskins, 14 sacks wheat, 2 pigs, and sundries from Cpotiki

, The schooner Elsinore brings 50 tons coal from Eussell.

The schooner Kate McG.egor arrived from lyttel tnn last night, with a cargo of Southern produce. She left Lyttelton on the 25th, and has made a capital run up.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE. AUCKLAND

MArxs will Close as follows:—• For Thames to-morrow at 530 pm For Russell, per Fawn, this day at 4 p in For "Whitianvi, Tairua, Opotlkl, and Napier, via Tauranga, perliowor.fi.) to-morrow at 4 v m For Newcastle (Now South Wales), per Queen of the tiea, to-mcrrow iU 4 pm For Wf.iviWii, Mahurnn[>i. Matakana, Te Arai, etc, per Annie Mill) ink, on Saturd »y next, at 10 >i m For Taranaki and Southern provinces, and Aus tralian Colonies, per Ladybird, on battudn^ next at l.?ot>m Maiia for Austalian Co!qnie3..Tncti», China, C.uitin tinent of Jmropo. Cnited Kingdom, vitviuezand Southampton, «ißrl via Brlndisi, will be made up per Taupo, on Momluy next Per Granada, on Mommy, 13th inst, as follows:-— For Jvwdavu. feandwich Iblinds, Uulted states of America, Canada, Biiilsh Columbl*, Oantral and Pouth America, and British and Foreign West Indies at 11 am Vor United Kingdom and Continent of Europe at 11 p m b\x mn»ey orders, registered letters, and newa panora, at 10 am Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d In addition to the postcgo, will be recgived on bostd by the Mail Agent, up to tut) time o{ sMling ' (Signed) S. B. BJ.9S, Chief Postmaster.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

" S.W.S."—There is no truth in the report.

BIRTH.

JOHNSTON—On March 2, at St. George's Bay Road, Parnell, Mrs. D. Johnston of a daughter.

DEATH.

WALSH-On January 3, 1876, at Halifax, Ruth, the beloved wife of James Bottomley Walsh, nde Ruth Gledhill, aged 32 years.

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1876

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

The city of Auckland, we regret to say, occupies a melancholy pre-eminence in the Registrar General's mortality statistics for 1875. The proportion of deaths in the borough was 35*77 per 1000 of population, the highest average recorded in any New Zealand city during the same year. We are accustomed to boast of the healthfulness of the climate, and not without reasonable grounds. At the Thames, where the climate is not materially different from that of Auckland, in 1875, as in previous years, the mortality was the lowest recorded in th c colony, bearing only the proportion of 18.16 per 1000. We must therefore look for special causes to account for the alarming death-rate in our own city. For the sake of comparison we give the mortality statistics of the various colonial boroughs during the past two years; from which it will be seen that the ratio of mortality was very much higher in 1875 than in 1874, or, in other words, that last year was a most un healthy season :— Ratio per thousand of population. 1874 1875 Auckland 1618 ... 35-77 Thames „ ... 1228 ... 18-16 Wellington ... ... 2496 ... 26-01 Nelson 13 05 ... 2739 Christchurch 2581 ... 30 44 Dunedin ... ... 2199 ... 22"24 Hokitika ... ... 13 90 ... 21/38 i The larger proportion of adults to the population on goldfields may account in a measure for the lower death-rate at the Thames and Hokitika, and leaving those two places out of view, together with Nelson, which is proverbially healthy, we find that Auck land in 1874 stood at the bottom instead of the top of the list. Upon examining further into the special causes which have contribu ted toth undesirable result, we find that out of a total of 126 deaths from measles in *jho rrhnte s«j]lwy, 60/ «# ifalors bhm gnS'toaW/

obcurred in Auckland; and there were 25 deaths from typhoid fever. The measles broke out first in Dunedin in 1874, and the disease became so widely spread there that schools were shut up, yet we find only 33 deaths in 1874, and two in 1875 'from this cause recorded on the statistics of the borough, the population of which is GOOO larger than that of Auckland. There were no deaths from measles in , any other city than Dunedin in 1874, but in 1875 the epidemic passed North, and proved as the returns show, incomparably more fatal in Auckland than anywhere else. Whether this is due to local or climatic causes is a. question which requires to bo determined, but we are disposed to attribute it to ' u ' ne latter. Out of the 468 ea t uß w hich occurred in AucV an( j { n 130 were infants ir^ e j. fi ve years o f age# These iigures are not without very important lessons, which should receive the considera tion of the city Board of Health. Their ten dency is undoubtedly in the direction of prov ing that the climate of Auckland is especially favourable for the propagation of epidemical miasmatic diseases, and proportionately stringent means should be taken to check the spread of such diseases iv their early stages. The enomious increase in the occurrence of typhoid fever is also a subject requiting attention. In 1874 there were only five deaths in the borongh o! Auckland from this cause; iv 1875 there were 25, and the disease is, to our own kuowledge, still very prevalent. In Christchurch, both last year and the year before, the laigest number of deaths from typhoid fever were

recorded.

A lit*le excitement was caused on the wharf prior to the departure of tlie City of Melbourne by the capture of a young gent well known in this town, who it seems meditated a change of climate for the beno fit of hiS health, bub "there's many a slip 'twixh the cup and the lip " as be found out, for whilst quietly walking the wharf think ing no doubt of the pleasant trip in store, he was forcibly reminded thai; he had some anxious fru-nd solittitous of his welfare who did not wish his smiling visage to pass away without a kind farewell, and for that reason two kind friends persuaded him to defer his visit, until certain business matters were satisfactorily settled. TheSe cases of "bolt" are getting too serious, and no doubt an example will be made of the presfenb one.

To the Editor : Sir,—Will you be kind enough to inform me in your next issue if the 8 s. Minnie Casey is still running in the Hot Springs and Mahurangi trade, and oblige yours,—Querist. [The Minnie Casey has gone rouud to the Kaipara, Ed. E.S.]

The Church Oazctie for the present month is to hand, and, as usual, contains a large amount of interesting matter pertaining to the Church of England in this province. The diocesan intelligence gives an account of doings at Norfolk Island, with the half pro mise that the ttev. J. R. Selwyn, whose venerable father's name is no closely identified with the eatly struggles of New Zealand settlers, will visit the general Synod in Auckland as well aa other friends of church progress from the island There is a^o a fair report of the Wattemata Church Board in the present number, which present many items of interest in connection with the journeyings of Bishop Cowie. Full and pleasing accounts of the annual meetings of St. Paul's and Trinity Churches in Auckland and at the North Shore, also of St. George's at the Thames, will be found in the pages of the Gazette. An article by the minister of St. Matthew's treats of a dead letter in a living form, with some thoughts on the services of the Church, urging that the adapting of the Church to the life and spirit of the times is the most certain way of ex tending and maintaining her influence. The " Recollections of a Waikato Missionary" is concluded, and as a whole will be prized by many readers, bs an historical religious sketch of a district where the sun of Christi anity has but recently shed its fructifying beams. The remaining page? of this repre sentative journal are filled with news, notices of books and extracts therefrom, and the Sunday-school lessons in prospect _ which have been found so useful in directing the labours of Sunday-school teachers.

The following visitors to Waiwera, arrived on Saturday, Feb. 26, per' steamers Annie Milbank and Durham :—H. D. Levinsohn, Auckland ; E. Jno. Cox, F. S. Somerfield, wife and son, North Shore ; Mrs Bargrove, Miss Bargrove, Napier; A. E. Lewis, Mrs Hayles, two Miss Hayles, Auckland ; W. R. Mitchell, England ; W. Powell, Auck land ; R. Ellev, Parnell; Tom Jones, Edin hurch ; H. W. Heatb, Auckland ; Francis Lodge, Than.es ; Joseph Handy, E. Turner and daughters, Mrs Mason, Auckland. The following arrived on Tuesday/29th :—Mr J. C. BucklaDd, Mrs Buckland, Otago ; two Misses Buckland, Auckland; Mr John Thomas, Dunedin.

x To the Editor : Sir,—ln order to decide a bet, would you kindly inform me through the medium of your columns,, which is the largest shipping port, London or Liverpool ; by doing so you will oblige, yours,—T.H.N. [Liverpool--Ed E.S.]

The New Zealand Presbyterian Church Heios for the Month of March comes laden with good things. The present number opens with remarks on the annual Temperance sermon in the efficacy of which the editor evinces but little faith. The sermon, by Rev. G. Morica, is an admirable exposition of the passage in the Ist. verse of the 13th chapter of St. John, which pictures Jesus in pensive meditation by the sea-side. The discourse shews a close study of the subject, and the lesson is mirrored distinctly for the moral acceptance of the reader. The article on Maori Mission work is interesting as shewing what is doing among the native tribes at Ngarururu, Taranaki, and in other parts. The article by Dr. Farrar on the office of " Free thought in the World " is worthy of attention as indicating the value of free thought in indirectly producing evidences of revealed truth. The present number also contains two biographies, one of the late Dr. Wilson of Bombay, and the other of the late John Christie of Whangarei. The articles and papers enumerated, with items of church news, the Temperance corner, and Treasurer's statement make up a goodly number of this useful, religious serial. The following persons are requested'to call at this office for their stamps :—O. H. Wloth, Charles J. Dearie, Thomas Bonar Scott, Milne and Choyce, Edgar and Co., C. T. Harding, F. Popple, Saturday Night's Entertainment Committee. The Auckland Shipwrights' Society are going to celebrate their anniversary on the 4th March with a picnic in the Domain. A splendid brass band, under the conductorship of Messrs Dillon and J. P. Lonergan, has been engaged. We notice that the evening classes at City West (No. 2) school, Wellington-street, will be resumed on Monday evening next, thus affording opportunities to young men for acquainting themselves with the principles of arithmetic, grammar, and book-keeping under competent teachers, also with a know ledge of the French language under Mons. Peltzer, of Paris. Messrs Hemus and Trigg having purchased the drapery and millinery stock of Mr Cook and Mrs Clayton, late of Wyndham-street, invite public attention to the stock on the premises, and which will be disposed of at remarkably low prices, previously to theii? je&g Into iMt fww Qo«ta»flft]mtt|fK«£tiftlv

We are requested by the Captain of the Granada, to state that he was ready to sail punctually at 4 o'clock, (his advertised time) yesterday afternoon, but that ho did not receive his mails from the Postal authorities till nearly 5 o'clock. We can understand that on such a busy day there would be good reason for the delay, still on such an evening, when it was desirable to clear the land before dark, the Skipper's complaint does not come without some reason. It will be seen by our shipping column that the Granada had to anchor in RaDgitoto Channel last night.

A correspondent writes from Ponsonby :— " Dear Sir, —As a member of the Order of Good Templars, and a lover of iusticg. I would like to call yonr attention to an incident which is - „'„ uncommon in Auckland. A. member of one of mT Jeading IjOdge g .SuMg been absent for a short time from the meeting's, in consequence of serious illness in his family, and pressing business engage ments, was served with a printed notice, informing him that his name had been erased from the book's of the Lodge through nonpayment of his monthly fees. Naturally indignant -at the impertinence shown by his inferiors, he attended the next meeting with the intention of paying what was owin^ by him, but instead of treating him with civility due to a gentleman, they refused to open the Lodge until he retired. Naturally such con duct had the effect of inducing him to sever his connection with the order. Thus it is with other former staunch adherents of tho Ciiiso who through petty spitu have i'cfsigriecl their positions' in ciisgtmt.—l have etc., Faith, Ho3?e. and Charity

Messrs Jones and Vare are busily engaged upon their contract for the completion of the Beach Road to Pftrpell. By the stipulations of their undertaking fchfy are bound to exca vate and metal a road 30ft wide through the Britomart cliff. This is the portion of the work now in progress.

A correspondent "Interested" writes for a detailed account of " Mother Shipton's prophecy" which, wo have not at hand. Some years ago, the well-known publisher, James Catnach, of the Seven Dials, issued a three-penny edition of these prophecies, tho principal of which were that the time would come when carriages without horses would travel over the houses in tho stretto of London, which was ful tllled in the Greenwich railway running over the houses of Horsleydown and Dept ford. Another prophecy was that in the reign of Enilind. a tree would grow out of London Bridge ; which was also fulfilled in the little elms which sprang out bc-tivebh the stones afc the King William street ond of the bridge, just uticler tho west wing of Fishmonger Hall, and the last was the most terrible, that in the reign of a George, there would bo a great war between two neighbouring nations, and that tho conqueror would, like herself, have a prominent nose. This would seem to refer to Waterloo and Wellington. Mother Ship ton is reporter! to have been born at Skipton in V rkshire, and died in a cottage on the spot where the Mother Shipton public-house now stands at Hampstead.

Once or twice we have been requested to place among our list of expected ships the steamer which is to bring the Auckland portion of the Suez mail. Wo should be very happy to afford such a small and, at the same time, useful piece of information, but, will our readers believe us, tho postal author ities cannot supply us with the infoimation in the first place The Suez mail has now been ia the colouy for neatly a week, and yet when our representative enquired this morn ing if it would be brought up by the Wel lington, due on Saturday, he was informed thaf. t.hey could not say, having received no intelligence on the matter. This is very extraordinary and should be looked to. It is bad enough to havo to wait a long time for our Suez letters and to get them last : the lea-t that can be be done is to give us some intimation of when and by what steamer they may be expected. For what we know our portion of tha £uez mail may be still in Sydney.

It is stated from Rome that the Italian Geographical Society has resolved that its exploring expedition to Equatorial Africa shall start at the end of this mouth, so -is to reach Ankober, the capital of the Kingdom of Shoan, before the rainy season. From Ankober, the expedition will penetrate the Galla country, in a south west direction, toward the Victoria Nyanza Basin.

Bishop Redwood, of Wellington, has en tered a protest against the discontinuance of aid to denominational schools resolved on by the Wellington Board of Education. He says : —We, as well as the Church of England, are threatened with a six months' notice to terminate the agreement now. existing in regard to our schools ; and secularism for all is not without its advocate even in the Board. After all that appeared some time ago on the subject in the public Press, we deem it quite superfluous to state that our religious convic tions will never allow us to bestow a milder name on forced secularism in education, than persecution against Catholics, and that, too, against what they hold most dear, and what is least able to resist—their children. But such a coarse, we f«el assured, is most remote from the designs of your Board," Notwith standing this, the Board has given notice ter minating the grant.

Immigrant Vessels from London

The Betongton for Auckland,

WELLINGTON. (Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day. The Government has received a telegram from the Agent-General stating that the fol lowing vessels have been despatched with immigrants during the month of January :-- Poona, 164, for the Bluff ; Fernglen, 180, for Nelson; Countess of Kintore, 183, for Lyttelton. In February, the Bebington, with 300 souls, was despatched for Auckland.

CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY DISTRICT FIRING.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir,—ln the Herald's report of the above, it is stated in their remark ob the same that the reason of the Cavalry taking but one out of the nine prizes is due to want of practice upon their part. Kindly allow me through your columns to say that it is not for want of attendance at the Rifle Range to which their lack of success is due, but that the carbines used by the Artillery Corps are at least four inches longer than| the ones in possession of the Tr6opers, a difference which in such weather as that of yesterday must make a material alteration in the totals made, more especially at the 500 yard range.—l remain, Yours respectfully, A Member of the Troop.

Launches This Day.

This morning at high water Mr Armstrong Newburn launched a wholesome looking cutter from his yard at Smales Point. She has been put together with every care, as evidenced by the style of workmanship. Her dimensions are as follows : Length of keel, 35ft. ; beam, 15ft. 6in. ; depth of hold, sffc. lOin. She has not yet been officially measured, but is calculated to run about 25 tons register. Mr Newburn has built her for himself, and she will be employed in the timber trade. The launch was a most suc cessful one, and all the proceedings went off capitally. Mrs Newburn performed the ceremony of christening giving her the name of the Sunderland.fcThe fittings, rigging, and sails are supplied from the store of JEL F. Anderson and Co. After the launch Mr and Mrs Newburn hospitably entertained their friends in the boat-shed adjoining the yard.

Messrs Henderson and Spraggon this morning launahed a pretty little flutter of afetmti IS )&»&* Ska fams fossa. feeUti ts the

order of Mr Thomas Wrigiey of Tauranga, and will be taken charge of by Peter Dowell late mate of the schooner Elizabeth. The launch went off very successfully in spite of the high wind and sea which at one time threatened a postponement. _ Miss Annie Henderson performed the christening cere mony and gave the new vessel the name of the "Maori." The following are the dimen sions-length of keel Stift., breadth Of beam 13ft., depth of hold 4ft. 6in. The Maori has been floated with all her spars, rigging, and sails complete and ia rssdy to start for her destination '..he first favorable opportu nity, lay, Wrigiey arrived from Tanranga last night and the vesael was handed over into his possession today. The rigging and fitting of the •' Maori" were supplied by Captain D IT. McKenzie and the sails by Mr. Donald. The new craft really sustains the firms good reputation for staunch and seaworthy vessels.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before R, C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.) THE FREAKS Of TEDDY LODGE.

Edward Lodge, a powerful man, was brought up under the Vagrant Act, charged with drunkenness (third time) and disorderly conduct.—The prisoner being literally mad drunk would persist in calling one constable General Stonewall Jackson, and the other Major-Ooneral Williams, of Kars, and Con- Stablo Clarke tho Queen's physician. The prisoner pleaded guilty to being drunk last night, but the charge of vagrancy was :\ mistake. Mr OunniDgknin deposed thiit prisoner had been thren times convicted of being drunk, and disorderly four times, Bince July last. Prisoner implored his Worship to fine and not imprison him as he had business in hand. One month's imprisonment with hard labour. THOMAS KIRK AGATN. Thomas Kirk, who was acquitted the other day on a charge of using obscene language to Mra Emma Wells, of Wyndbam-street, was again brought up for the same offence, but differently worded in the information—(l) for making use of indecent language, and (2) for using profane language in the pre- . sence of persons in Wyndham-street on the 22nd February. Defendant pleaded not euilty. Mr. Broham conducted the case, and Mr. Bees appeared for the defence. Constable Moar deposed that as he was passing on the opposite side of Wyndham strnet to Mr. Well's shop, he distinctly heard Kirk make use of the words which he had written down. The words were made use of in the presence of Mrs Wells and Mrs Swindley. Henry Swindley, gave corroborate evidence ; he and his wife were in Mrs W.'ll s shop, when the language was U3ed by defen dant. Mrs Wells said if she was to be continually annoyed by dogs she must get some strychnine for them. To Mr. Rees : Ho said he should not like to have his children poisoned. Emma Wells the complainant was called but did not appear, although she had been subpoeoneel for the purpose. GKOKOE PAYNE. George Payne, a smart-looking youth, was charged under the Vagrancy Act, with using offensive language on the 2Gth inst. Defendant nlendednot guilty. Constable Graham deposed to the words which were ueed on a log of wood in Drake street to a boy playing a fife. Mr Laishley for defendant, said that he waß instructed that the words used were " play up bugler, play up," and that the con stable bad misconstrued the word bugler into aomet'-nr/ of a different character. Job McKiver, a little boy, residing with his mother, heard the words, which might have been "bugler," he was not sure; he was sitting by the block-house, Freeman's Bay, on Parker's timber. George Payne, deposed that he was off the main street, by the side of a fence, it was in Freeman's Bay, and not Drake-.; ■ eet. His Worship remarked upon tin.- absurdity of cavilling about streets or spots where offences of this sort were committed. It was not to bo expected that constables could go about with charts of streets in their pockets. He should find the boy guilty, and fine him 20s and costs for the offence. KlßK'rf CAbE. Emma Wells now entered Court and de posed that she kept a shop in Wyndham street and on the evening of the 22nd ult defendant came into her shop for a box of matches, when he asked if she intended to poisen the dogs ; she replied that they were a great nuisance and something must be done; she must apply to a magistrate for permission to get some poison. He then addressed tho offensive language to her. (Witness wrote down the words.) Kirk shouted the words loudly. Mr Rees contended that the witnesses differed in their descriptions, and the words could hardly be considered either indecent or profane. His Worship, on referring to the papers put in, was of opinion that the difference was scarcely perceptible. Mr Rees, however, contended that there was certainly a difference between the evi dence of the three witnesses. His Worship said in such case? where the exact words were not stated in the informa tion, he was bound to take notice of objec tions. Mr Broham said he should ask that the information be amended. If such language was not to be considered offences, why the police in future would take ho notice'of them. He wished to be satisfied on the point, and as to whether the bad language should be inserted in informations. His Worship said he was bound to dismiss the case on the ground that the particulars were not set forth in the information. Mr Broham expressed his surprise, as he considered that it was unnecessary to state the words. His Worship said the lauguage was punish able, but where an objection was raised, he was bound to notice such, but otherwise it was not for him to briDg it forward. ASSAULT. Robert Macdonald was charged with as saulting a man named Copeland on the Mercer Railway on the 22nd ult. Mr J. B. Russell asked for an adjournment of the case in the hope that it would be amicably settled. Mr Joy had no objection, and the case was adjourned until the 9fch inst. LUNACY. Mahaina, a native, was charged with being of unsound mind, and on the medical tes timony of Dr. Kenderdine and Dr. Kennedy, the unfortunate Maori was committed to the asylum, THE PAKNELL NUISANCE. —ALLENDER'S CASE. John Allender was charged with suffering offensive matter to remain on his premises within the city or town of Auckland so as tobecome a nuisance, contrary to the pro visions of the Auckland! Municipal Police Act of 1866. The information or complaint was laid by Mr. P. H. Kinsella, Inspector of Nuisances under the Central Board of Health. His Worship said that before going into the particulars of the present case, he would make a few remarks which might help to shorten the case and save time. His Worship proceeded to jjsay that since the adjournment of the case he had looked intd the various acts, and discovered that there are four ways of dealing with public nuisances. (1.) Action where a person has received private harm, so that he has suffered in some way or other, or his residence had become untenantable thereby. (2.) The common law procedure. (3.) By Removal Act, it is stated how and in what manner nuisances of a certain class are to be dealt with, snd. (4,) how other classes of nuisances are to be done away with. His Worship then quoted from a number of acts, and came to the conclusion that if tha bnstaesa wag carried oo with due

was suffered to remain in a stagnant or quies cent Btate, it could not be touched, and was only an indictable offence. Mr Rees said he was not in a position to prove that the offensive matter was allowed to accumulate or remain until it became a nuisance, and should, therefore, in accord ance with the ruling of the Court, ask to withdraw the case. ~ , Mr Hesketh, for the defendant, said he believed the case was brought in this way to save expense, and the better way would have bsen an action in the Supreme Court. Mr Rees said he would withdraw the case, and as the case was brought by a public officer for the public good, he would ask that no costs be allowed. . His Worship said that, if the officer went out of his way to lay this information^ must Ua&* Rethought this would be a danger ous precedent, when the officer was only act ing in the interest of the public as the majority of cases brought into this Court were brought by the police. - Mr Rees submitted that Mr Kinsella could not be compelled to pay costs. Mr Hesketch said that his client bad been compelled to bring no less than seventeen witnesses, and, had he lost the case, Mr Allender would have had to pay all expenses, which would certainly haV6 ruined him, and he could not see why the officer wno laid this information should be absolved from costs, and he believed that the Court hart full power to order the payment of such costs. •■ ~,-.»■ His Worship said it appeared that Mr Kinsella, although an officer nnder the Loaid of Health, had gone out of his way in re spect of this case. Mr Rees interposed by asidng his Worship to make an order upon the Board of Health. His Worship : I cannot ; I consider that Mr Kinsella had not clone this in the execu tion of his duty, and he should order Mr Kinsella to pay costs, amounting to £12 12s, and £2 Is for the previous day, in all £14 13s. EDUCATION RATES. Mr Beal, solicitor, appeared with his little book, and announced that a number of cases , had been settled, and asked that a number of others might be adjourned until the 4th of April next. A number of city rate cases were also settled out of Court. This was all the business.

THE ONEHUNGA STABBING CASE.

We learn to-day that there is absolutely no hope of recovery for tho unfortunate man Williamson, who was Btabbed at Onehunga on Monday last. The latest report from the hospital represents him as not likely to survive more than twenty-four hours.

Australian Cablegrams.

[PESS AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, March 1

Ten cases of schnapps were seized aboard the Windsor Castle yesterday. The captain and crew retook them, but the Customs again seized them. The markets are dull. Proceedings are threatened against thepre , tended Art Unions on the coming races. The Easby sails for Wellington about the 4th ; the Hero on the 7 th, for Auckland. MELBOURNE, March 1. In the Assembly yesternight, a member called the Minister of Mines a d d scoundrel, and threatened to punch his head. Sailed yesterday: The Arawata, for the Bluff.

TELEGRAPHIC.

COROMANDEL.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day,

Crashing Keturns- The Bismarck out of 101 tons of quartz has given 123 ounces of retorted gold. There are a few ounces yet to come.

The City of Auckland crushing is likely to be up to the average.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day.

Winding up Order. In the District Court to-day a Winding Up order was granted for the Nonpareil Com pany. The bankruptcy business was adjourned. A summons under the Debtors and Creditors Act was ordered to issue in the case of M. Light, storekeeper, Parawai, an abscond ing debtor. In the Warden's Court the Chance and Twelfth of July claims wers forfeited, and orders given to plaintiffs to take possession. The Alburnia (Sons of FTeedom tribute) crushed 6 tons for 9ozs. 3dwts. 12grs. Messenger's tribute crushed G tons for 62ozs. 12dwts. The Long Drive crushed 50 tons for 4Sozs Gdwts.

WELLINGTON

(From our own Correspondent.) This day,

Every one in the Times connected with the literary and clerical departments have received a month's notice, but no definite course of action has yet been decided on, nor is it at all likely that there will be before a general meeting of shareholders. The story about the Times being offered to the Argus Company at an annual rental waa a hum. It originated out of nothing more than a dis contented and stupidly fussy German director, who consults greatly with Gillon just at present, and in the gushing exhuber ance of a new-found frienship, made proposals that he had as much right to do as the man in the moon. A Maori Celebrity. There was great rubbing of nosea on the wharf to-day. One of the chief Wi Tako's daughters, recently married here, went to Picton with her husband. Wi Tako once aspired to be the Maori potentate of New Zealand, but as he happened to own about half of Lambton Quay, besides other very large properties about the province, he thought a bird in the hand worth two in the bush, and that it was safest to assume the virtue of loyalty even if he had it not. He is very wealthy now. The Wrongs of a Publican. A publican named Martyn, lately settled at Upper Hutt, has been getting along very badly with the police, and he accordingly advertises that he is going; to sell out in consequence of their persecution of him. He was to-day brought up for selling liquor to intoxicated persons after having been cau tioned by the constable not to do so. The case was very clear against him, but the R.M. is a sympathetic soul, whose errors are usually on the side of leniency, and dis missed the case. This the first case in Wel lington under the amending act of last ses sion. Martyn's house is the one where Smat and his mates had been drinking on the evening of the ternble atrocity committed at Upper Hutt. All the victims of that outrage are, strange to say, out of danger, but cripples for the remainder of their lives. Sunday Trains.—Blondin. A good deal of grumbling is current be cause Sunday trains do not run to the Upper Hutt. Blondin is drawing crowded houses, but the theatre is not a suitable place for him to show off his best feats ; for instance, the fire works scene cannot be effected under a roof.

DUNEDIN.

[Per Preas Telegram Agency.] This day. X Professor of Theology. X At the meeting of the Dunedin IV^

Theology, being present, was intro.dn.oed by the Rev. Dr. Stuart. It was agreed that the Professor's induction should take place on the evening of Wednesday, May 3, in tho First Church. Custom's Revenue. fc, The Customs revenue for Dunedin for the month of February ia £40,575, shewine an increase of nearly £7000 over Febriiij|p- 'r - year, and the largest ever collected Eero. $» j

PORT CHALMERS.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day. failed— Ship Canterbury, for London, with 2o passengers and the following cargo— 5,252 bales wool, 23 do fkins, and 14 casks tallow, valued at JL111,234

CHRISTCHURCH.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day. The result of the railway enquiry is thai one official in the Engineer's department haa been discharged and two suspended, and one in the" Traffic department suspended for a month. „ The Christchuroh Gas Company have re« solved to reduce the price of gas to 12s. 6d. per 1000 feet. The profits for last year were £4300.

THE TOWN CLERK AND MR McCAUL.

(To the Editor of the Star.)

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Sir,— Living in the country, I have not had an opportunity for replying to the Town Clerk's letter before this. Mr Philips is per fectly correcfcin saying that "Mr Errington was never in the office as stated by Mr McCaul." • How the mistake of that gentleman's name appearing in my letter instead of Mr Sjms occurred, I know not, but mistake it is, and must have occurred softie way other in your office. Every other sentence contained in my letter of the 19th, is so strictly true that I can with a clear conscience and without one particle of "malice" repeat the statement. " Mr Anderson" maybe " indignant," but not at the untruthfulness of my statement, for of that he must necessarily be ignorant, he not being present when Mr Philips said, " This will cost you 255,:' but he may be so at bis name being mentioned at all in this matter, and which I regret, but could notsee the way to make my complaint intelligible without. Mr Philip's own version so far cor roborates the trtlth of mine when he says on;;; leaving the room "0 yes, he wil^give you a permit on payment of 20s or 305." It is true that Mr Philips asserts this to have been said jokingly, and I admit it, but why this joke if nothing had been previously tail about me having to pay 255. The fact is, I was in the act of complaining of the amount c at the time the joke was made, and confess-' that I felt very much irritated at what ap peared to be an attempted overcharge, and said that this was not the first time that Mr Philips had attempted to put me to unneces sary expense and annoyance, and as my ver-p. sion of that affair is very different from that : given by Mr Philips, I will state it briefly. At the time of the occurrence, there was bo main sewer in Wakefield-stree!;, so that it was impossible to get sufficient fall across the footpath into the gutter, consequently this drain got sometimes choked up, and the ■ water had to find its way across the surface of the path. I had just got into my shop , in High-street on Monday morning when an ' officer of the Board or Council came in, and said "he wanted half a crown from me." I said he could have it with pleasure if he would show me that he was entitled to it. He then informed me that "his attention \ was called early on Saturday afternoon by Mr Philips to the water from my property running on to the footpath, and ordered to. go at once and take out a summons ; that he (the officer) remonstrated, saying that Mr McCaul had just gone home to the coun- " try, for he had seen him go, and felt sure that he would put things right on Moh day morning, and to summons would not further matters one whit, and thought it too bad to haul a man to Court without any notice and for a thing of which-he was ante ; Mr. McCaul wag ignorant. The reply he got was to do just as he was bid and take out the ;; summons instantly, but instead of doing what he thought would be a wrong he em ployed a person to clean out the drain, for which he charged half-a-crown. I paid it and - expressed thanks at thus being saved from the paw of the lion Now, sir, as the sting of my letter of the 19fch appears to be in the | question, " Who would have pocketed the extra 20s. ?" and as I have really no wish to seriously injure Mr. Philips, I will say un hesitatingly that I have not the slightest doubt but that he would have credited tfca amount to the funds of tbe Council, altboßgh that under the circumstances I was per- : fectly justified in putting it as I did. As Mr. Philips has endeavoured to brand me as a malicious liar I think I shall be consulting my own dignity by taking no further notice of him provided he makes public apology for having said so. With many apologies for taking up your time and space, I am, &c., Walter McCatjl, Whau.

The San Francisco Mail.

AN UNNATURAL MOTHER.

The Execution of Women" in Fbance.—

A Wiee's Last Request.

SorniE Gatjthter had been found guilty of a horrible crime j she had killed all her chil dren by means of pins, which she stuck into their brain. The death of this revolting cri minal recalls a few interesting facts connected with the execution of women in France. Since 1840 nine women have been executed, and they all met their death with gteat firm ness. Ten years ago a man and woman were executed at Chatres for having murdered their parents. In those days the guillotin was not the horribly neat and. compact inntm: ment that it is now; there were steps t« ascend before coming into contact with the executioner. When the criminal, conpl reached the foot of the scaffold the woman, said : " I should like to embrace my husband before dying. Pray untie my hands; you can tie them again immediately afterward. This supreme wish was reluctantly granted, for it was contrary to the regulations. Her hands were no sooner free than she gathered; up all her strength and gave her husband a ringing box on the ear. According to custom she was the first to suffer the extreme penalty of the law. Before the man had recovered from the stunning blow she had dealt hiny her head had fallen into the sawdust. ' Ano ther woman who created great sensation at the time, was Virginie Dezon, who had mur dered her husband and two children. She was only twenty-five years of age, wonder fully beautiful, and belonged to one of the best families of France. She had not the slightest fear ©f Jdeath, and the moment the sentence was passed she sent a letter to the jj Emperor, begging there might be no delay in carrying it out. Prison life, and the" loss of her long black hair produced a much more , disagreeable impression upon this delicate woman than the sight of the hideous chopping block and knife. Many summary executions of women took place when the regular troops entered Paris during the insurrection. I re member seeing one of the advanced Bepubu can ladies placed against a wall, behind the Great Northern Railway station. She ha a just been taken with a recently fired rifle in her hand, and standing by the side of-a.dying sentry. "Did you shoot this man?' in quired the officer, pointing to the writhing body! of the sentry. " I did," was the reply f " ana I am only sorry that I did not see you befors, as you were better worth the trouble., Two minutes afterward she was lying on bet face -^ith twelve bullets in her body. Death <id b^en instantaneous ; her victim, the sol' ■viived two hours after her, «r4 wqpMW, ------■ • •-Tn*M« jmiai . -.. :■•■■ • ,v- . ■':':: ■! ■'■

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