SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

Tnn^ *■ i. . »EPAIW (TEES, long, for f.lio North J^owena, ss, for TAiiranga Blsmora, sohooner, for Russell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

ar ival- ty ~0f fS9V Franclsco, six hours after TTnr ■ »!>!' , °,'. . Hawea, Tuesday next Srly phem?»schooner; Martha,barque FM hKsrfi^ 3Mp-eiui?y; Dllpussund ' For SKf ; V lo' B'• Kotas" and ¥tia W For B»rnr ;~ Al ?>!o svrry Tuesday -ioi Tauw -tsla n(3s-lona overy Monday

EXPORTS.

Shipped per Pretty Jane-C crates roofing felt, 4 Kegs nails. 1 chaff cutter. 2 cases kerosine, 2 caset giatx, 1 roll Imd pipe, 4 cases ironmongery, 3 sheets 1 cape hißges, 6 pgs hardware—T and S Morrin.

MorriPPOd Per lona-12 PS3 ironmongery—T and S

Morrln P°d PM Eowcna-81 PSS ironmongery—T and S

The bwqno Martha has transhipped her cargo of copra into tho barquo Tiillipusmnd for conveyance wu % The Marf ha will immediately commence lowHnjracata for the Islands. rw! f"? Vislon- brigrantine Helena, and schooners rnm^ ' l m.iia» an<l Blanche, are expected shortly rom the r 3 r,ifie Islands. •■■■*' . w™ SCjoonor Konilworth arrived at Lyttelton from , ri "™m Sunday list. The brigantine Flirt nf o , rom Auckland the sime day after a good run W lave flays. j n^a s"'joonor Favourite has cleared otit for Russell The schooner Waiwera has entered in fromWanga- TOa with 3d. 000 feet sawn timber. .. i' ie cutter Mercury from Tairua brings 23,705 feet The schooner Fphemey cleared out to-day for r."»«? Tsland with a cargi of trade, shipped by Edward Perkins, and tho following passen^ri .-Co). A. B. Steinberger, Captain W. Eatsey, Mr E. Hadrill

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs M. Jones & Co., of the Central Mart, had a good attendance to-day. Maize sold at 5s ; oats, 2s 9d ; bean meal, 5a 9d : oatmeal, 19a per cwt. ; potatoes, 4s Cd to 4s 9d ; onions, Id ; cheese, 6?>d to Sd ; butter, la 2d ; hams, 9^d ; bacon, 7Jd. There were also 50,000 shingles sold at 12s 9d per thou sand. The winter clothing fetched full prices, also a number of domestic articles and furni ture.

THE SHAREMARKET.

Bank of N.Z.—Buyers, £17 15s ; seller?, £17 17s Gd. National Bant- 75s ; sellers, 765. Colonial Bank-Sellers, 32s 6d. New Zealand Shipping Co.~Buyers, 75?. South British Insurance —Buyers, 545. Standard Insurance—l 23. Loan and Mercantile (new), Buyers, 32s Gd. Waitekauri—Buyers, 5s 6d ; sellers, 6s. Caledonian (double)— Sellers, 243. City of London—buyers, 20s. Karangahafee— sellers, 4s. Kuranui Hill—Buyers, 4s 3d, Cure—Sellers, 5s 7d, Queen of May (double)—buyers, 20a. Union Beach- 80a 84s; sellers, 82s. Bismarck-Sellers, fa. Royal Oak- Sellers, 53 Gd. Tairua (double)— Buyers. 11s. Joseph Newman, Chairman,

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

ihatls will Otiose as follows: For Thames, this day at 5,30 p m and to-morrow at 430 pm For Coromandel on Friday at 2 30 pm For Wangarei, etc, per Argyla, this day at 4 pm For TVanßaroa, per Telegraph, this day at 4 pm For Russell, per Favorite, this day at 4 p m For TainiH, per Mercury, to-morrow at 10 am For Eussell, per Fawn, to-morrow at 11 am, and 'per EhoreSer, at 4 pm For w ans , aro3) per waiwera. to-morrow at 4 p m For Wsiwera, Mahurangl, Matak&na, etc. on Thurs day at 10 a m ForjNapier, per Southern Cross, on Friday at 3 pm (Signed) 8. B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

BOSWELL-On the Bth instant, at her father-in law's residence, ITapier-streot, tho wife of James Boßwell, inn , of a son*—Thames and Coromandel papers please copy.

FOX—On the 13th instant, at Uninn-st'eet, Free man's Bay, the wife of Mr. James Fox, shipwright, of a daughter

KNEWSTUB—On the 33th instant, tho wife of Mr. Kichmond O. Knewstub of a son.

MARRIAGE.

LYONS—CALLANAN—On the J2th June, 1870, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, by the Rev. Father Walter McDonald, William Lyons, late of Sydney, to Margaret Callanan, of this city.—Sydney and Southern papers please copy.

LAURIK^-GILES—On the 17th May, 1876, at Drnry, Arthur James Laurie, sixth son of John Laurie, oi Weymouth, to Emily Northen Giles, late of Lon don, England.

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

TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1876

For the cause that lacks assistance, For ths -wrong; that needs ic-,l;,ianrt, For the future in the distance, And the eood that vc csii do.

Mk. Macandbew has issued what may prove the last Superintendental address. And in reading it over the Provincialist will have no reason to feel ashamed of the cause which he has espoused. Provincialism has done I a mighty work for New Zealand, and although we are not of those who still cling to it as the embodiment .of all excellence, yet we believe that in any' system of perfect self government, concentrating local knowledge upon the work of supplying local wants,; a near approach will be made to! the discarded institutions. That constitutional changes are inevitable it is useless to deny; nor could we desire the perpetuation of that dwarfed and effete form of provincialism which has of late yeara controlled the desti nies of this part of the colony. With a legitimate proportion of the Customs revenue raised within its borders for the purposes of governmenil, Auckland would have no reason to complain of the inability of a local legisla ture to advance the great work of settlement; but provincialism poor is a thing to be kicked, and we must not complain of the verdict. All we seek in the changes which central extravagance has rendered necessary is the creation of institu tions that will enable the people to keep under control the hydra-headed monster which has already devoured so much of their heritage. We have been poor under provincialism, but below our lowest depths there is a lower still. And if, with all the political force exercised by the province we have been unable to secure a fair measure of-justice, how shall we do so when our representatives, who have hitherto possessed one bond of union, are hopelessly divided in their interests ? Mr Macandrew argues the merits of the old and the new forms of administration with great perspicuity. He says : — "Judging from a lengthened experience as a member of the Colonial Parliament, I say that in proportion to its numbers the Provincial Council of Ofcago possesses as much talent as does the Colonial House of Representatives ; and while the former is much more capable of dealing with subjects exclusively apper taining to the province, it is quite aa com" petent to deal with what may be termed colonial questions as is the Colonial Legis

lature, I venture io predict that should the abolition of the provinces be effected and all legislative and administrative power be centred at Wellington, it will be a pre lude to years of departmental extravagance, political turmoil, and well-founded local dis content which cannot fail to exercise a most baneful influence upon the advancement of the Colony in general, and Otago in particu lar. Most assuredly, Now. Zealand will yeb have cause bitterly to rue the day that Cen tralism rules supreme, and a different politi cal constitution of the colony shall have been destroyed de jure but not de facto. Prom the heterogenous elements of which the colonial legislature is made up it is not impossible that the majority of votes will be found to accomplish the one, although they cannot possibly effect the other. The blind infatuation which leads the colonial statesman to presume that, without rhyme or reason, and in spite of the declared wishes of the people to the contrary, they can sud denly blot out of existence the political en tirety of a province like this, by means, to some extent, of setting one district against another, and bribing its different municipal bodies with their own money, is to my mind most lamentable, and augurs anything but well for the future. * * * * It would be interesting to know how much will remain with which to fulfil those glittering promises of the Colonial Government as to permanent endowments—promises which, we may rest assured will prove as evanescent as all those of a similar nature which have emanated from the same source."

But provincialism in Otago, gthanks to the land fund, has been a very different thing from the 'provincialism we have known, and the Superintendent occupies the vantage ground of being in a position to state results that support his theorising :

"The revenue paid into the Provincial Treasury," he continues, "will amount to £524,124. while the disbursements amount to £GSG,G4O. The revenue derived from the province by the Colonial Treasury was £533,980. It will thus be seen that the total public revenue of Ofcago, colonial and provincial, for the year, amounted to £1,058,104. With Buch resources why should the province be required to go to Wellington to be dry nursed. The amount exoended for education for the year was £59,128, of which £25,023 was for school buildings, and £2,524 on public libraries and athenaeums. Thorn are at pre sent about 130,000 acres in course of survey. The railway rev' oues f or the year, over 202 miles., amounted to £105,000; the working °VfJßnge& being £66,500. in our case the Working expenses cover a considerable expenditure incidental to the initiation of the tralfic, an expenditure which it may be assumed will not be required when the lines are in complete working order."

With results such as these on the one side, and Colonial Government corruption, extrav agance, and mal-administration oh the other, who can wonder that provincial institutions are esteemed by the people of Otago, or can fail in appreciating the force of Mr Mac andrew'a closing remonstrance :—

" The Provincial Council, which means the people of Ofcago, has done much in the past, and, although very much still requires to be done, yet Under its enlightened sway this fair province, which yesterday was but a wilderness, for the most part inaccessible, has now scattered over it a prosperous and thriving population, thousands of comfort able homesteads, abounding with peace and plenty, and is intersected with roads, bridges, schools, and other pub lic institutions, which in many countries have been the growth of centuries—in fact, it exhibits the spectacle of a nation born in a day. Can it be that the institutions nndor which all this has risen— that system of local self-government which has accomplished bo much, which in " the heroic work of colonis ation" has borne the heat and burden of the day, is to ba suddenly swept away, not by the sovereign fiat of the people, but by that of some mysterious power and influence at "Wellington. In a country with represen tative institutions, a political revolution, which not only does not emanate from the people, but is resented by them, is the greatest possible anomaly, and cannot but result in disaster. What would be thought of Congress were it to abolish the States of America without consulting the several States, and they themselves dissenting ? The very idea is preposterous; and yet this is precisely what is sought to be done in the case of Otago."

A very material error occurred in Mr Clayton's letter on typhoid fever last night, Mr Clayton wrote " I do so not out of disres pect for the body as a whole, or any member of that body individually." The printer left out the word not, thus completely reversing the sentence.

On Saturday evening, . Mr. Southgate launched his newly-built cutter at Mahu rangi. There was a large attendance of the people of the district to watch the event, which took place about nine o'clock. About twenty lights were held round the boat while she was being cut clear. The launch was successful, and as the craft glided into high tide she was christened the " Helena," amid the cheers of bystanders.—The stores are well patronised to-night with customers.— The spearing of the gumdigger at North Oruawharo is the principal subject of con versation. The injured man is known to several gumdiggera here as a wild youDg fellow, who has a great deal of property coming to him.—Passengers who'came up by last Thursday's steamer describe the passage from Auckland as being fearfully rough, Some of them would gladly have given £5 to get.—Heavy rain is falling.—Roads are in a sloughy state. The Port Albert mailman got one horse bogged yesterday, and had to get a fresh one ; he arrived safe last night at jMahuraugi.

The Court for the revision of the electoral roll of Franklin was held yesterday at the Supreme Court, before Mr Lawlor. The voters, as published on the list, were all sus tained, excepting the following :—Robert Andrews, Jan., East Tamaki; George Bell, Wairoa; John Bunnell, Pokeno; James Cowper, Otara; Henry T. Harrison, Papa kura; William Moore, Ofcau. Several new claims were not allowed, as the descriptions of properties given were imperfect.

An entertainment of an interesting charac ter for the benefit of Mr E. Mattison. the Boneless Boy, will be given on Friday even ing afc the Prince of Wales Theatre. A good programme is in preparation, including songs, dances, and other performances by the princi pal of the Auckland amateur minstrels and footists, Messrs Bertie and Rice, the un rivalled skippers, will appear in full costume in their much-admired double song and dance.

A meeting of the United Order of the Free Templars of Auckland was held in the Christian Meeting House Cook-street on Mon day evening the 12th inst. After initiation, the Lodge formed itself into a Committee of the whole, when a resslution was passed to form a Benefit Society in connection with the United Order. A committee of tea members were then oppointed to meet on Thursday next the 15th June, to draw up rules and other matters connected with the Society, and to bring up their report on Mon day next. Since the introduction of this Order in Auckland, several cases of distress have been relieved amongst its members.- There are several of the Lodge insured in the Industralßranch of theGoverment lasurance, and as that Branch is now discontinued, thesa members have resolved to provide a means of support for their families in the case of sickness or accidents. This is certainly the banner Lodge of the Free Templars Order in New Zealand. There ate 163 members in good standing. Vot the crowning glory of the whole 1b the ectj,blisli ment of this Benefit Society, \ •

Relative to the Havelock-streflt scandal, a correspondent writes :—• Sir,—By inserting the undermentioned letter you will greatly oblige several of the inhabitants of Havelock street. In your Saturday night's issue you have a local regarding a certain house in Havelock-street, in which the words appear, "several men in respectable circumstances were carousing, etc," whose names must not be mentioned. I with several others wish to know are there men friends of Mr Broham'a that the detectives are afraid to give their names? or are they afraid of losing their situations by so doing. If bo, lam sure the public would stand by to see they do not, as I am sure Mr Editor, if their names were published by you, it would be the means of putting a stop to these kinds of houses, far more effectively than punishing the poor un fortunate women. I hope our worthy Super intendent will see into the matter, rs it is now no more than one law for the rich and another for the poor. I saw a remark in the paper some time since, that the police were lemoved to different places so that they should not have too many friends. I think this should be applied to the detectives and inspectors of Auckland. — I am, yours res pectfully,—A Neighbour who has been ANNOYED NIGHTLY BY RESPECTABLE MEN MAKING ENQUIRIES. Mr Editor : Dear Sir,—As it is usual for all parties to lay their complaints befere you will you oblige by allowing me the same privilege ? My complaint is that no member of the City Council lives in Howe-street. I know you can do a great many things. Can you prevail upon one of them to come and live here as I think it would bb to our advantage. He perhaps might use his Influence so that the street would be improved We are ratepayers as well as our fellow citizens, but our street is in a moat shameful condition. The getting home 'after dark is almoat a question of life and death. Do dear sir please call the attention of the Council to the condition of this street aDd you will confer a favour on a neglected portion of ratepayers.—Yours &c, A Sujtektng Ratepayer.

A case of scan. mag. excites present in terest at Charleston West Coast. In the bed usually occupied by the barmaid of one of the principal hotels has been found the body of a dead child, and the presumed mother of the defunct innocent is herself in a dying state. A coroner's inquest was held and adjourned for further evidence.

Mr D. Cope, professor of music, and an excellent violinist, will give a miscellaneous Musical and Vocal concert on Monday even ing next, in the City Hall. As Mr Cope will be assisted by the best local talent in Auckland we hope that a favorable response will be given to what, we feel sure, will be a first-class entertainment.

The monthly inspection of the Victoria rifles will be held this evening, in the new Drill-Shed. The band will be in attendance, and after the inspection parade a general meeting will be held, when matters of im portance will be introduced. An interesting paper, on the " Duties of Young Men," was read by Mr Biohardson laßt evening, before the members of the St. James' Young Men's Literary Society. The essay waR freely discussed, and tho author was complimented by the class.

Tho delegates of the Friendly Societies will resume their discussion at 7.30 this evening in the Thistle Hotel. In consequence of the notice of Mr Jenkins' new work which appeared in the "Evening Star, the editor of the Woalcly Templar Columns announces his intention of publishing the " Devil's Chain," in links, week by week, so that readeis will have the opportunity of reading those tragic sketches of actual life which disgrace modern civiliza tion.

The meeting of creditors in the estate of Edwin Hunt Jagger, a bankrupt, was again adjourned to-day, as there were no creditors present.

Constable Jackson arrested a man named John Connor, this morning at Parnel], on a charge of stealing a sum of monoy from the TUxch ange Hotel in that district. The prisoner walked into tho bar most deliberately and helped himself in the presence of a witness. A brother of tho young man Packer, who was so brutally murdered by Wirriata, has recently reached this city from his native Devonshire. He did not hear of his brother's death until he reached Sydney. He is an intelligent young man and ia naturally in dignant that tho base murderer should be permitted to escape, and is about taking steps to bring tho matter before the House of Eepresentatives. Good portraits of the murdered young man and his two brothers may be seen at Pulman's photographic rooms, Shortland-street.

The promised performances at the Theatre did not come off last night for three reasons : (1.) Tho manager forgot to advertise it. (2 4 ) There were only five persons present. (3.) The principal boxer had sprained his wrist.

We are sorry to have record that larrakin ism has been importod to the respectable suburb of Devonport. For a long time past the public worship at the Devonport Hall has been greatly disturbed by a few leading scamps of the district, who usually gather to throw shells at the windows and yell in at the door, when public service is proceeding, and otherwise shamefully behave themselves. Last week a trap was laid for them, and the ringleaders were captured by the gentleman in charge of the hall, and handed to tho police. But as they sued for' mercy and freedom from exposure they were released from custody. We have the names of these lads before us, and some of them belong to the most respectable residents. We do not intend to publish them this time, asafrte pardon has been promised the boys, but we advise respectable parents to look after their boys, and know where they are when out at night. To the Editor : Sir,— Amongst the various articles exhibited at the Museum are some fine samples of needlework, which reflect great credit upon the taste and talent of the fair manipulators. There are also a variety of Maori rugs, upon which much care and patience have been displayed in their produc tion. lam informed that it is nothing un usual for a woman to spend six months in the making of one such article. As I have seen workmen employed in the manufacture of Gobelins tapestry, I fancy that the borders of the rugs referred to are made in a similar manner. We have had lectures on the tele scope and the microscope, &c, but will any of our learned men give us a short descrip tion of Maori rug-making ?—Yours, &c, Ignoramus.

gftTendera for the Western Springs' Estate will be received by the City Council until noon of Wednesday (to-morrow). It is wrongly stated in the Cross this morning that to-day at noon was the time.

Gold at Maungatawhiri.

We have received from Mr. McClymond and other settlers in the Maungatawhiri dis trict a small [piece of quartz impregnated with metal, which has been pronounced by some experts to be gold. Beyond exposure to intense host, the specimen has not been teflted. It was discovered by a boy at play, in a creek running through Mr Lyon's farm, at the foot of the range which runs between she Surrey and Miranda Redoubts. The thingle in this creek is said to be largely composed of quartz rock, and a specimen was picked up a year ago, about a mile below the place where the present one was found. Mr Lyons' farm is about ten miles from Mercer, at the foot of the range. The specimen lies on view at our office, and we are authorised to state that any prospec tors desirous of examining the country will receive every assistance from the settlers. Mr McClymond is prepared to point out a large auartz reef which he discovered some time ago. The ranfe bears a strong resem blance to the Thames chain, and was partly prospected by Mr.Barry two years ago.; i

THE SITES MAIL.

(BY TELEGRAPH.)

Additional STews-

THE BRITISH EXPORT,

ROYAL TITLES BILL.

LONDON.

Parliament has been summoned for the 11th of July. The Merchant Shipping Bill passed through committee of the House of Commons.

A vote of censure against the Government on the Royal Titles Bill was rejected by- 334 to 220.

British exports for April shew a decrease of four and a half millions.

The American Government has resolved to abrogate the extradition clause in the Ash burton treaty, in consequence of the English Government refusing the unconditional ex tradition of Winslow.

An American subject is now held in Lon don on a charge of forgery.

The Napier Firs.

Harrow Escape of the Town from Destruction.

NAPIER,

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. The whole of the principal part of Napier had a narrow escape last night, when a fire occurred. It was blowing from the South. Had Mr Gillespie's house taken, nothing could have sived the block of buildings. There is no Fire Brigade here ; no organisa tion, and no wa^er supply. Hundreds of persons were willing to render assistance, but there was not one leader. Numbers were giving contradictory orders, and all was confusion. Six families were burnt out, ten of the residents escaping with only their niffht-dresßes on. Storekeepers half way down the block cleared out in belief that the town would go. The Telegraph to-nisbt again urges the people to wake up and form some organisa tion for projecting their own properties. Persons burnt out : Mr Meaney, insured ; Shanley, insured for £100, estimates his loss at £350, besides lots of jewellery in his hands for mending ; O'Regan, printer, (formerly of Auckland); Pocock, painter, (formerly of Onehunga), and Taylor Baker, (formerly of Invercargill), were great losers. Pocock ioses £700.

Snyder gives his Opinion on Things in General.

Coromakdbl, Monday afternoon,

Dear Star.—Wo have had weather down thin way during the last few days which has proved/beyond all dispute, that in the matter of storm and rain with hail and lightning we are as much your superiors as in most other things. I expected to read in the Star Buch sensational headings done in large caps as— TKRRIFIC STORM. GREAT DAMAGE TO SHIPPING. WHARF CARRIED AWAY. LOSS OF LIFE. CHEAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. COTTRAGKOUS ACT OF OUR SHIPPING REPORTER. But no, I see nothing of the kind. I went down to the steamer on Saturday to meet tho passengers to learn the state of things. I calculated upon being able to harrow up the feelings of the people with a description of opposing elements, warring with each other, striving hardest which could do the most mischief. But people told me that you had bad Bplendid weather, and that there was no thing wrong excepting in the matter of native lands transactions ; of tho taxes which were being piled on by tho Corporation ; of a pro posed six million loan by Sir Julius, and of the military and naval authorities being likely to be held in armed reserve in case Ministers were unable to carry their measures.

Now these things do not put our quiet and intelligent community at all out of their ordinary everyday life. Our ways are the ways of peace and qnietnesa ; of brotherly love and harmony. Our idea of the native land question may be written down and placed in the half of a Barcelona nutshell. The Europeans, as individuals, are not allowed to buy land, so that they may not cheat the Maori; bo the Colonial Govern ment buy off the Maori, in order that it may cheat their own flesh and blood, the Euro pean. Is not this so, my brother ? With respect to the proposed six million loan, wo highly approve of it. There will be more money to spend, of which it is quite possible we may come in for some small share. It cannot; possibly do us any harm. We shall leave the colonial debt as a valuable legacy to our children. There will be suffi cient assets in the bowels of the earth, on the surface of the earth, and in 'the seas and waiters under the earth, to pay any amount of indebtedness we may be able to incur. There is virgin gold and silver, iron and coal, timber, virgin soil, fish in our bays and es tuaries, sheep and cattle on our plains and hills, Maories to be robbed, and the working classes to be taxed, which will make, things easy for us who are not Maories, and not of the working classes. Wh^, were our indebtedness ten times what it is, it would be as nothing. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. Let us eat, drink, and be merry, for to-morrow we die. Let us get the money first, and leave it to others cleverer than ourselves, to see to the payment of it. This, as I take it, is the policy of the electors throughout the Colony, or they would not have returned men to Parliament whose platform is reckless expenditure, rich sinecures, good pay for high places, and men who will stand by Ministers in carrying out a huge expenditure.

New countries, before they can mature in to old ones, are like children born into the world.

A child commences with cutting its teeth, gal, or until it comes to croup ; then to hooping cough, to measles, nettle rash, wind on its little stomach, with other ailments, until it arrives at healthy young manhood.

So with a new country. We take pos session and have to fight the aboriginal inhabitants, when a lot of us get speared and tomahawked. Then we have to live miser ably in small whares and huts. Then clear and dig the land, and bring cattle and sheep and horses from distant countries. Then having done this, we have to see the noble aboriginal come down and spear our living mutton and beef before setting fire to our hay and wheat stacks. Then we form ourselves into a Juvenile Government, which having done, we suffer from weakness and inexperience. Then the people we place over us cheat us, .and for a time we can't help ourselves. We are like young children, we have to suffer and endure until we are able to fight for ourselves. This is New Zealand, and I think I have drawn the parallel with much truth and great elegancy of diction.

Our mines progress. We are opening up new claims every week. We are all in good health and have got rid of scores of howling, thieving, snarling, barking, biting dogs. This is how. One Mr Lynch has several fine grass paddocks almost in the heart of the town. On these he has placed sheep in order to provide the Coro mandelite3 with wholesome mutton. Well scores of dogs made nightly attacks on these sheep ; worried many and killed others. Mr Lynch gave public notice to owners of dogs that he would lay poison on his land. He did this, and I am thankful to say scores of dogs of no use to anyone, not even, their owners, have departed this life. Now, some thing curious has come out of all this. The sea birds scented the carrion flesh from afar, and they^came inland in thousands, and they

fed on the dead carcases of dogs and sheep and flew away to die in vast numbers on the sea girt rocks. Pray don't print my com munications under sensational heads. It destroys all of the pathos.

TELEGRAPHIC.

COROMANDEL.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. Union Beach Specimens- The Union Beach has 645 lbs specimens on hand. Crushing stuff is coming np very rich.

The Carnatic is making a good show with 35 Ihs of fine specimens on hand. The water will have been drawn out of the lona in a few days, when operations for a drive will commence.

ROTORUA.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. Serious Maori Difficulty. The weather is delightful. It is altogether suitable for invalids scattered around the lakes.

Another Maori difficulty has arisen of a most serious character. Messrs Scott leased from the Rev. Burrows, agent of the Church Mission Society, a farm, known as Te Ngae, containing 318 acres. No expense or labour has been spared in improving the estate, clearing, ditching, laying down land in pad docks, etc. A few days ago the native chief Te Kiri disputed the right of the possession to large portions of the block. His claim not being recognised, he commenced in earnest destroying fences, crops, etc., and took away 50 acres of the most valuable por tion. The authorities were powerless, and could render no assistance to those valuable and enterprising settlers. Much sympathy throughout the district is entertained for the Messrs Scott.

RUSSELL.

(From our own correspondent.) This day.

Shipping.

Arrivals : lona, from Auckland, also ■Rover, Gem, William and Julia, from Thames ; whailing schooner Isabella, from Wellington. Departures : Prince Rupert and Elizabeth for Auckland.

The Manukau Drowning Case.

We are gland fo learn that the two men, E. Jones and M. Lennan, who put off in the dinev from the cutter Dante to rescue William Douglas, succeeded, after four hours' hard struggle against sea and tide, in reach ing the shorn. After leaving the cutter, the occupants of the dingy saw Douglas, who cried out to them to come en, that he was drowning, but before they could get to the spot he bad sunk. There is a very nasty eddy at the place, which, with the great weight of bis clothes, no doubt, drew him under. He was part owner of the cutter. Intelli gence of the safety of tbe two occupants of the dingy, upon being made known in One hun<?a by the arrival of J. McMahon in #be Dante's boat, caused a feeling of profound relief. Neither of the men were accustomed to the management of a boat, and their eticape from the fate of their unfortunate object of their expedition was a very narrow one. Search for the body is being continued at the heads.

A SCOTCHMAN'S TROUBLE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Hear Maister Aditkr,— I am a canny auld Scotchman, an' am at present on a veesit tae Auckland, jist tae transack a sma' bit o' bifsnei? an' see hoo ye are a' getfcin' on ; and, although a oomparitive stranger, yet I have been here afore, and I maun say that I have eye been treated wi' great kindness by the Auckland folk ; an' what for no ? But I got pio' a fleg the ifcher day that I didna' think I'll ever come back here again, an' I'll tell ye man hoo it happened. It seems that ance or twice the ither day I had the misfortiu to come in contack in yer streets wi' ane o' yer muctle mining; men, and ane o' the times I met him, he glowered at me sac awfu' queer like, that as fack as death he made me eerie; and of coorse I glowered back at him in return ; and says I tae tmysell, " Sandy, dinria ye gang oot after dark as lang's yer in this place withoot yer rung in yer hand, for wha'ever that cheeld is he dis nae like ye." Weel, sometime after this, I was sittin' quietly in a birden' boose (I was very near pittin' respectable befor' birdan', but I'll no dae that), when wha should bang open the doar and stand elowerin at me wi' a face that was enough to fricht the verra deil himsel', but this same chap, and says he, " Ye wretch, yon have followed me all over the town to-day and watched ma wherever I have been." "Guid mon," I says, "I think ye'r macking a mistack ; I never did what ye'r blaming me for, but dinna excite yersel', but sit doon, and we'll crack the matter o'er." But he wad ha'e nathing o' the sort, but banged oot o' the room like an eevil speerit, and left me quite bambazed, without gieing me a chance o' provin an "alibi," for that I could easily hae done, and I'm like auld Weller—l believe in alibies. Noo, Maister Aideter, what do ye think was the cause o' a' this. Weel, quietly, between you and me, I was told he took me for a detective, and it has set me a-thinkin', and I have come to the conclusion that, as long as a man acts honourably and uprichtly, he need fear nae detective, and the twa or three pounds I was intending to speck in shares I'll keep in my pooch noo. It's an auld Scotch sayin', and a troo ane, "I eka cock craws croose on his am midden tap." But, shud I ever meet that man awa' frae his midden, and he says half as muckle tae me again, I'll whup his ugly shanks wi' my whup.—l am, etc., Sandy.

OTJBCHTJKCHMTTSIO.

i [To the Editor of the Evenikg Siae.] Sir.—lt has happened that while pointing out errors in the New Zealand Rymnal.,l have to my regret pained one who glories in its present existence. The fault is surely not mine, my intentions being altogether in another direction. But after all the fact is not strange, for a very little light quite innocently turned on, will pain weak eyes—a fact which was never better illustrated than in the reply of "Anti Disgust." Does he not know tint " Good phrases," as Shallow says, " are very commendable ?" He should have pre served this knowledge, with other things of worthy memory, then he would not have gone so far away from the subject of discussion. '.' This may be human nature ; but if so. Oh, isn't human nature low ?" One would have thought from the horror " Anti Di« gust" appears to attach to Mendelssohn's memory, that he would have admitted tne d»plorable comparison between his ideas ot music, and those so conspicuously luminous throughout the book in question. But per haps he thought to— " Snuff me out by such a fiery article;" If so, it was one of his mistakes, for I have let It die in oblivion, and return unexperienced, and unsatisfied to the grave. Let me assure " Anti Disgust," that a wise man never will offend me, and no other can. What I said respecting the New Zealand Hymnal, is but a part of what might be said against its adequacy to church requirements. Mind I aim but at the music of this collection, most of.the hymns represent ing the finest which could be selected. It is this which makes tbe fact so conspicuous, that a Ghange in their accompanying mnsic is necessary, if they are to prove of any value in our worship. Why cannot " Anti Disgust" admit this, of which he must be aware, if he posseses any musical knowledge whatever and instead of lending his gandtion to support that whose few commendable tunes, which are choked wiih weeds, endeavour to agitate for that reform, which every true lover of church music must see to be essen tial, and which must bo undertaken at'no distant date ? He would then have exhibited more of the progressive spirit of the nineteenth century, and have shown more sympathy in the wants of the people Let me further assure " Anti Disgust," that I have but one motive in this matter, which he has wrongly interpreted—that of seeing our Church music what it should be, for it has long enough been what it should not be—a mean substitute for praise; and should he be inclined to " tone down his asperities," and wish fairly to discuss the musical portion of this work, with a desire to amend'it, with your permission Mr Editdr, I shall have no objection to assist him; but to engage in a newspaper quibble on any subject with no good end in view, I have neither the time for, nor the inclination to clo.«-Iain&c., Disgust. ■ ■ ■■• .!; ~

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq. RV \ _~,. CONNUBIAL RECIPROCITY. ' William Bailey and Catherine Bailey, maft and wife were fined each 5s and coata fee!? Slit 1 creating a disturban«> £ A SIMITAR CREW. Thomas Burns, Ellen Whitaker and Wymarsh (Maori) were all similarly chW? and pleading guilty, were punished in S manner. The Maori said he would pay iuii right ; James Macky would pay It for him and if not he could get it from any pakeha if they would let him go. A JUVENILE THIEF. Alexander McNaughton, a dirty little boy ten years old, was charged with stealing a pot of jam value lOd. the property o f Richard Hughes, on the 12fch inst. The Clerk : Did you take the'jam? Boy : Yes, sir. Mr Barstow : Why did you do it ? Boy: A big boy told me he would give me a penny if I'd take it and run away. Mrs McNaughton, who was in Court, said shewas very sorry to see her son in such a position. He had been told to stay at home and did not do so. His father was alive, but was away at present. ' His Worship said this kind of thing wag gettirjg too common, and must be put a stop to. It was a great pity that they had no place to send such children to. He should sentence him to be imprisoned for six hours and to have a flogging from the watch-house keeper. UNWARRANTED INTERFERENCE. George Bryant was charged with unlaw fully assaulting Constable Allen while in the execution of his duty on the 12th iast. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Constable Allen said he received instruc tions last evening to go to the Park Hotel with Constable O'Reilly to arrest some drunken persons who were making a dis turbance there. They arrested the man Bailey and two women. While they were going to the station, the prisoner followed them and took hold of his arm. and tried to stop him. He then told him to go away, and as he did not do so, he let go of the woman, and arrested the prisoner. A civi lian helped him and kept hold of one of the women, the other one gofe away. This evidence was corroborated by Michael Kildon, the civilian referred to, and Thomas ' Gaffer. Prisoner in defence said that he was in the Park Hotel, and tried to persuade the two • Baileys to go home as they were too drunk. He expostulated with Mr Avey as to first giving the liquor to make the women drunk and then sending for the constables. He did lay his hand on the constable's arm, hut did not assault him. He thought he was doing a good action. ° Mr Donald, sail-maker, spoke as to the character of the prisoner. He had lived in the same house with him for five months, and he was one of the most quiet, sober, and respectable young fellows he knew. He could not believe in his having assaulted anybody. Mr Laishley, solicitor, also spoke favorably of the character of the accused. Mr Barstow said he had no doubt the prisoner's motives were good, but the police must not be interfered with without good cause. He should inflict, a fine of 20s and costs or 7 days imprisonment. AN OLD HAND. William Jones was brought up charged with being found by night on the premises of Mr Eaton, of Queen-street, with an unlawful intent. The prisoner is a ! well-known loafer, and has been let off on a similar charge before. He now pleaded guilty, and made a rambling excuse. *"' • ' ■ ' '/' His Worship cut him short with a sentence of seven days' imprisonment with hard labour. t ~v i LIFE AT WATHBKE. V .';.;.' s Piri, alias Billy the Maori, was charged with having, on the 3rd inst., at Waiheke, * assaulted Henry Traca by knocking Mm down and striking him on the face and body with bis fist. - Mr Walter Armstrong appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Laishley for the defence. The evidence in this case was translated into Maori by Mr Brown, the interpreter.

The prosecutor in giving Bis testimony said, on the day in question, the prisoner met him down on the island, and accused him of having killed a dog that belo ntjed to him.

They had some words, and then prisoner called him all the names he could in Maori. He saw him lower his head and come at him, and the next thing he knew was that he was on his back, and had a blaok eye, a cut in the face, loosened teeth, and a hurted^ arm. The native afterwards took a stick, which he (witness) had raised to defend himself, and said he should lay an information. He never killed the man's dog. He was afraid that unless the Court interfered, the prisoner would do him some bodily injury. Witness was an old man' 56 years old, and he was no match for the prisoner, who was in the prime of life. ; The witness was severely crosss-examined by Mr Laishley, with a view to show that he was the aggressor. This the prosecutor steadily denied. He admitted that he struck the prisoner, bat it was in self defence. He (witness) had been convicted many yearßago of an assault, and had been fined £5. ~ s In answer to some questions by the Court the prosecutor gave an account of the affray, but In course of it made one or two contradictory statements. . He did not remonstrate with the prisoner when he attacked him as if he was as mad as a March hare : his eyes were Btaring and his tongue wis out and he was raving, it was bo good talking to him. Mary Ann Painter said she was the adopted daughter of Mr Traco. She knew the prisoner well. Gn the 3rd inst., she heard some high words and went to see what was the matter. She saw the prisoner on horse-back at the gate, and heard him use some very bad language. He said be would knock her father's head off. He used other language too bad for her to repeat. Her father went out of the gate and then she heard fighting. She rushed out of the gate, and found the Maori holding her father down and hammering him with his fisb. She called out murder, and the Maori ran away. Her father took up a stick, but she could not say whether he struck the native with it. He threw, it after the Maori but she could not say whether it hit him. Her father was very badly hurt and his face was covered on one side with blood. The Native did not appear hurt, he got on his horse and rode away. ': ■ t■' ■ t '' Mr Laishley cross-examined this witness with a view to shew that prisoner went past the gate and not evince any intention of stopping at Mr Trace's house till that gentle man abused him. , The witness allowed that he went past the gate, and that some more language might have been used by Her father than Bhe baa repeated. ' Ha did call the Maori, a,.liar. Her father threw a . stick after. the, Maori when he was going to his horse after the struggle. It might have been iihat produced (a lay four fset long by eight inches :in cir cumference). The Court: Did your father call the accused a plain liar or an ornamental liar. Did he use any epithel attacked to the word liar. Witness : She believed it was a plain liar. She did not hear any qualification of the word;: •.'■ i:'.':■' ■,",,'' ''^;';: This concluded the'case for the prosecution. MrLaißhley said if his instructions were correct the boot was on the other leg. iM girl had admitted that she had known tae Maori for ten years aa a quiet, respectable fellow, while Mr Trace had admitted tnatne had been already' .convicted of an assault. Under these circumstances it was much more likely that Mr ; Traoe had initiated >tne assault. : ■;,': ,!• ,tf >. .. ;: ~ ::',;■'

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