SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ttthtt vr vi'TT" •'This Afternoon, 10.11 HIGH WAIKlv—- To . morrow Morning, 10.31 SUN SET.—This Evening, 6.S SUN RISK.—To-morrow Morning, 6.0 MOON'S AGE.—First Quarter, 23rd, 0.18 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

Hally Bayley, schooner, from Ilobart Town

DEPARTURES.

Jane Douglas, 's.s., Fraser,.fcfor Gisborne and

Napier lona, s.s., for the North Tuupo, s.s., for the South

IMPORTS.

IMPORTS. Per Hero from Sydney :—1 bale leather, 1 bale size.—lreland Bros. 2 millstones, i axle-arms, 2 packages, 1 cases zinc,—T. and S. Morrin. i cas&s cigars, 50 }-boxes t6bacco. 331 gunnies sugar.—Owon and Graham. P«r Taupo :—5 cases Nelson cheese. —T. H. Hall and Co. Per s.s. Hero, from Melbourne: I box lignum vine balls for Royal Bowling Saloon. —T, W. Allen. Par s.s. Hero : l package leather, 2 cases leather, 1 casa grindery, 1 case grindery and leather.—Clarkson & Co. Per Hally Baylcy. schooner from Ilobart Town:—lol9 cases jam, 1576 cases fruit 21H half cases ditto, 72 basrs onions, 12 pieces timber, 3 packages.—Stone Bros., agents. 3 packages.—Barton Ireland. HO cases jam.—Henderson and Macfarlanc. 110 cases jam, lijl cases fruit, 3(3 A-cases fruit, 30 bags onions.—lt. Arthur. E123 cases fruit. 10:> half-cases do., 252 cases jam.—H. S. Meyers and Co. 225 cases iam.—Owen and Graham. 12 pieces timber.—-Stone Bros.

Tho barque Elmiranda cleared at Duncdin for this port on the Oth inst.

The Tanpo sailed for the South to-day. Pas- Rcngers—Rev. H. Ellis, Mrs Ellis. Miss Ellis. Mr air.! Mrs Cray ford. Mr and Mrs Macdonalfl, Mr and Mm Alcock, Mr anri Mrs Jones, .Mrs Brisco, i\Ti-s Texan, Sir M. Wood, Messrs Jackson, Garlic. Watson, Ellis. Kelly., Santrum. Muntls ley, Roves, Wainright, Campion, Whitiing, Grace, Wood, Cowio, Brand, McKenzie, Orrl, Morris, Sibbald, Ivor, Falconer, Hoskinsi Monk. Kimmon, Hales, T. 11. Smith, 4 natives and 13 stoerage.—Henderson and Macfarlanc, agents.

The clipper schooner llally Bayiey, left Hobart Town on the 2ud inst., with a S.W. ga'ic, which lastod four days, during which time the ves^e" made about 900 miles. The wind then changed into the eastward very light with h'avy easterly sea. Made the North Capo on the morning of the 16th, and had light and variable winds, on the Coast. The Hally Bayley is a F-niart looking topsail schooner of 113 tons register. She was built at Hobart Town by, and belongs to Mr A. McGregor, and is com manded by Captain Crone.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs M. Jones and Co., sold several thousand heart of kauri shingles to-daj' at 10^ 3d and 10s 6d. Tho furniture sale was but thinly attended.

Messrs E. and H. Isaacs held a sale of immi grants surplus stores, ex Oxford, at. their Fort street rooms to-day. Tho sale was largely attended, and the quality of the goods being first-class, there was a quick competition, and satisfactorily prices were realised.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE. AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under :—

For Thames, this day, at 4.30 pin. and 5.30 p.m.,

and to-morrow, at 4.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandnl, psr Kina, to-morrow, at

1.30 p.m. For Rarotonga, per Blanch, this day, at i p.m For Russell, per Elsinore, this da}, at 130 p.m For Wangaroa, per Fanny Kelly, this day, at i p.m.. and per Kriemhilda, to-morrow, at 9 am.

For VVangarei Heads. Waipu, Wanjyarei, and Maniraoai, per Argyle, this day, at. I p.m.

For Whi Manga. Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Rowena, to-morrow, at 1 p.m.

For Tahiti, per Coronet, td-ihorrow, at i p.m. For Waiwera, Mahurangi, and Te Arai, per Anne Milbank. on Thursday next, at 10 a.m. For Australian Colonies, per Hero, on Thursday next, at 11 a.m.

For money orders and registered letters, and new«papers at 10 a.m.

Late letters for Sydney and Melbourne will be received till 11.20 a.m.

For Napier, per Star of the South, on Friday

next, at 3 p.m. of Taranaki . Southern Provinces, anp FAustralian Colonies, per Wellington, on

Saturday next, at 1 p.m. For- Gisborde and Xapier, per Go-Ahead, on Monday, next, at 3 p.m. For Norfolk Island, per Southern1 Cross, on or

about Wednesday, ith April. For Chatham Islands, per Omaha, about 2Gth instant.

S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster,

DEATH.

FULTON.—At his residence. Fort-street, on the I'Jth instant, of heart disease, William Fulton, aged 50 years. The funeral will leave his late residence at 3 p.m. to-morrow, 21st instant. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1877

-to For the cavse that lacks assistance, For the wrong; that need;, resistance, For the future in the distance, Anrl the sjood that we can do.

The agitation in Eden against the Counties' Act, is evolving a healthy political revival in the middle of the usually calm recess. The Council lors have been playing with powder, and it has blown them up. Their surprise at the extent and force of the explosion which they have caused, is probably greater than that of anyone else. The ratepayers watched the'shilly-shallying with the Act very patiently for a time, but when there was danger of silence being mistaken for indifference or acquiescence, they gave forth no uncertain sound. The storm commen ced at Newmarket, gathered force in Parnell last night, and will expend itself at St David's school-room to-night, and in Ponsouby on Thursday. It is rarely that public opinion runs in such a broad deep current. We have before traced the causes of the: present agitation. ■ The electors con sidered they wore justified in thinking that certain of the Councillors had departed from their first love, allured by the tempting bait hung upon the hook of local taxation, and they have taken the best means of leading the wayward representatives back into the right way. From the .success which has attended the borough movement in Pavnell and Karangahape during the period of Comity suspense, it would appear that municipalities are the destined institutions of the future for suburban government. If the highway districts could have felt perfectly secure in the peaceful enjoyment of their simple and inexpensive local machinery, there would have been no dispo sition to change. But there is a prevalent feeling of insecurity. Property-owners are apprehensive that County taxation, which is now permissive, will soon be compulsory, and they desire to secure a form o administration under which the most complete control of their own revenues and expenditure will be assured. Munici palities are attended with disadvantages as avcll as virtues. By their creation, the districts comprised within 'the County of Eden lose a pound for every pound of rates raised within the new municipality boundaries. Some of this double subsidy we must suppose, with a share of licenses, would have come back to all the highway districts. The boroughs forfeit any chance of revenue from this source, although secur ing to themselves their own licenses. The £1 for £1 subsidy guaranteed on the rates is payable, for the time being equally to boroughs and road boards, but in the case of boroughs it will be subject to con siderable deduction for charitable purposes, and may, not improbably, fall first victim to the necessities of the Wellington Treasury. All these matters deserve to be fairly weighed before finally abandoning the highway system in favour of the more pretentious institutions, and no doubt when the County lias been scotched the suburban ratepayers will apply them selves diligently to the task of making choice between the remaining alternatives.

Amid the thousands of blots on nineteenth century civilization, which may lead us to doubt whether the "world of to-day is so very far in advance of the darker ages, there are some encouraging signs that deserve to be duly noted. Above all other hopeful indications, is the growth of a cos mopolitan humanity and benevolent instinct, such as avc find no record of in any preceding century. The voluntary and self-sacrificing exertions of Englishmen who organised ambulance corps to follow the armies of France and Prussia, and ameliorate, so far as human skill and sympathy could do, the terrible evils of war, first introduced prominently to tiro world an active goodness recognising no distinctions of creed ovmce. Bufet;iju«T;!!.v. >,?:■ relieving the famlne'Strickcji mjUir-4 ■# MWh . EegW km m ti#

noble example of conquering alien hearts by kindness, and enlisting their loyalty through their affections rather than their fears. Again, in Turkey, the English phil anthropist has been active on the Servian battle-fields and in the Bulgarian villages. The ambulance and English hospitals in Scrvia must have convinced the people that whatever support the British Government may give the Porte, the sympathies of the people glow for the stricken inhabitants of the invaded country. A very large sum of money was subscribed in England for the various purposes of Turkish relief. Lady Strfingford, who conducted the mission to Bulgaria, set out with £23,(XX), which was afterwards largely augmented. Bfcr letters to the Lord Mayor confirm all that has hncn written of the horrible outrages committed by the Turks on the wretched villagers, and the miserable state of the population, 'me people of the districts visited, (she wrote) ; had sunk into a sort of apathetic lethargy, the women often sat wailing and unem ployed ; they were nothing but skin and bone, their faces pinched and emaciated ; they tottered along with trembling eager ness for the few blankets the mission had to distribute. The sight was one of a once industrious and prosperous peasantry, com pletely crushed by the wight of the calamity that had befallen tin in. Without proper food, shelter, or clothing, many of the poor were dying off. Ho great was the misery everywhere visible' that Lady Straugford said : " For myself, 1 am ashamed of the clothes I wear, oi' the blan kets .[ sleep under, and the food 1 eat chokes me when I think of what 1 have i^cm around me." In these generous efforts to alleviate the sirlfermjjs of a people possessing no claim upon British benevolence beyond that supplied by the bond of a common humanity—a universal liability to suil'ering—-may, we would fain believe, bo detected the growth of a senti ment which in its full development would realise the brightest visions of millenarian dreamers.

Aii advertisement of Mr Hogarth's, wliicli had been held over, found its way back into our columns inadvertently last evening. The advertisement had been superseded by a special announcement that the opening of the clothing store was postponed till further notice. We regret the mistake, inasmuch as we understand that the appearance of the notice his caused Mr Hogarth some annoyance.

A very sudden death occurred in Fort street last evening, although the knowledge that the patient was suil'ering from heart disease deprived the event of some of its unexpectedness. Mr William Fulton, for 1(> years engaged in receiving offices at the Avharf, had been attended by Dr Macdonald for an affection the heart for a considerable time, but was still capable of performing his ordinary duties. Last night lie appeared i:i his usual health, when he was suddenly seized with a sharp pain, and falling back almost immediately expired. Deceased was greatly respected, and Ihe funeral, which takes place to-morrow, will, no doubt, be attended by a large num ber o£ his friends. It is expected that Captain Campbell Walker will leave the colony next month, after furnishing his report on Forestry to the Government. The captain of H.M.S. Sapphire lias telegraphed to Dr. Monckton stating that the Awaroa was lying at the Auckland Islands. At the Greymouth races yesterday, King fishorwon tho Goldliold's Handicap, Tommy Dood second. The Grey Valley Stakes Handicap was Avon by Jasper, Tommy Dodd second, and Isaac Walton third. .A fire broke out in Fiowick between 2 and ?> o'clock this morning at Mr Lund on'h store, and the store Avas tolally consumed. There was no wind, or the damages would have been far greater, and Wagstaff's store and property had a narrow escape. The Sisters of Mercy acknowledge wiih thanks receipt of buns, lollies, cheese, etc., etc., for the orphans of St. Mary's Institu tion, ftom the committee of the St. Patrick's Day feast. A Dunedin telegram, states that the Davenports have returned the £50 which they Avon from Captain Barry, on a bet that he Avould tie them in such a manner that they could not release them selves, in which he failed. A Biography of the Brothers published sometime ago by Saunders, Otley and Co., of London,

states that they were born in Buffalo, State of New York. In 1850 the western part, of New York was disturbed by the " Koch dale Knockings " in which the elder

Davenport was a believer. His family held sittings. The result, was that they had loud knockings. On the third evening they had writing, and, on the fifth, some extraordinary spectral performances. The next sitting was a memorable one. The boys Ira and William, and their sister, were floated in the air, over the heads of a large number of people, who had collected to witness the seance, ft is aleged that on one occasion the brothers were carried sixty miles in a brief space of time by some inextricable agency. They then began, their extraordinary rope-tying performances.

At the cricket match at. Coromandel between the Thames and a local team, the Coromandel men made 84 in two innings,

and Thames 97 in their first, thus winning an easy victory,

The young men of St James's Mutual Improvement Class, was held last evening in the church, and readings from popular authors given by Messrs T. H. Hanna, W. (Jonie, J. Crawford, J. C. Macky, and E. Cooper.

On Friday last, a man named John Jack son, lost his life by falling into the Awaroa creek. The unfortunate man was returning from Port Waikato, in company with a man named Kavanagh and a boy, when, in attempting to push a canoe on- one side in the river, lie missed the object, it being very dark at the time, and fell into the water which at that spot was nine feet <\nd]). Intelligence was sent to Constable Parker, who succeeding in recovering the body after a long search. An inquest was held yesterday before the coroner, at Camp bell's hotel, and the usual verdict in such cases returned. The deceased had lived in the district for seventeen years, and was much respected.

Mr and Mrs John Hall have been per forming in Wellington in the highly sensational drama of "Old Fidelity^" a piece of the "blood and thunder" order. In connection with the appearance of Mrs Scott Siddons at Wellington, several accomplished amateur musicians have vol unteered to play in the orchestra each even ii'g. Clifiord's Mirror of the World has been successful in Dunedin. Mr Clifford has completed a series of views of Dunedin, to form part of his Mirror of New Zealand, which he intends to exhibit in the United Kingdom. He will, however, come by way of the North, in order to complete the series of views. The Mirror comprises some 2000 views. Mrs F. M. Bates' ap pearance in "Queen Elizabeth" at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, is favourably noticed by the " Sydney Morning Herald."

The damage caused to the Bay of Islands Coal Company's railway by recent floods has been repaired, and the conveyance of coal along the line to the loading ground, has been resumed. The line works well, and extra shifts are employed in order to make amends for time unavoidably lost.

The " Wanganui Herald" speaks of the local Borough Council as a ((rowdy baccha nalian element," and says that come of tlvc Councillors appear at the meetings dls» gttised in liquor. A Wolliiigjou paper suggests that MX Vox should bo UidUQCd to

The Lynch Bros, (bcllringers) have boon performing at Warrnambool, Victoria.

Howarth's Hibernica, which is favourably noticed by the Australian and Dunedin Press, has opened in Christchurch.

A special meeting of the members of the Loyal Fountain of Friendship Lodge will be held this evening in the lodge room.

The Free Templars' monthly dance will be commenced this evening in Cook-street Hall, under the superintendence of Mr W. Donald, who will also act as master of the ceremonies.

The monthly inspection of the Hobson corps of Volunteers has been postponed until to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at the usual hour and place.

The Dunedin "Star" is responsible for the statement that it is reported in colonial circles that Mr Fitzhcrbert, C.M.G., at present Speaker of the House of Represen tatives, will be made a K.C.M.G. The same paper says that the opposition are trying to induce Mr Fitzherbert to take the leadership in principles of financial and liscal reform. We should think Mr Fitz herbort has too much prudence to leave the serene and comfortable cushions of tho Speaker's chair, for the thorny benches of the opposition. An entertainment was held last evening in the United Free Methodist Church, Pitt street, and the exhibition prizes given to the successful Sunday-school children. Rev. Mi- Taylor in the chair. A number of songs, readings, recitations, and musical selections were given. The Orpheus Glee Club gave several of their favorite glees, and several quartettes were given by Messrs Hemus (violin), Cousins (concertina), Howden ((lute), and Hartley (bass viol). The follow ing songs were sung: "Hail, Water," by the brothers Buchanan ; " Rocked in the Cradle of the Dee])," by Mr Enoch Wood ; "The British Lion," by Mr Tudehopo ; " To-morrow," by Mies dribble ; and " My Love he is a Handsome Lad," by Miss Jack. Rev. Mr Caygill gave a recitation on " The Battle Field," and Mr Brown, Parnell, " Execution of Montrose." The readings were a passage from " Handy Andy " by Mr Carla'w, a Lancashire Tale by Mr Tattersall, of Manchester; "Baby-Bunting," by Mr Blackman ; " Prayer and Potatoes," by Mr G. Hciinis. The several prizes were then awarded to the children, with appropriate remarks by the chairman. The meeting closed with the benediction.

Mr Thatcher has been induced to defer his departure for Melbourne by a number of his professional brcthern who purpose giving him a benefit at the Theatre Royal, on Fri day night. The principals in the movement are Messrs Emmet and De Lias (who have settled all differences arising out of the Napier and Gisborne trip satisfactorily), Bachclder, Logan, Schott, and many of the members of the Theatre Royal Company. The following is a copy of the letter re ceived by Mr Thatcher -.—"Dear Thatcher : We the undersigned beg you to defer your departure for Victoria till we have-had time to publicly testify our appreciation of your many good qualities by tendering you a benefit, i'lea-e name the night on which it will be convenient for you to take it.—Forthe Committee, A. J. I/kjax, Hon. Secretary." The pieces to be performed will lie duly advertised. Mr Emmet will be one of those who will tender this compliment to Mr Thatcher.

The complimentary concert to Mr 11. Dean was well attended la*t evening in the Lome-street Hall, and the perf< nuances were quite up to the mark. Mr Dean has long been known as an active volunteer, and a comic singer of merit. The concert, was tendered by the members of K. Glairs Magnet Troupe, and patronised by the oHicers of the Artillery Company, and the lodges of Oddfellows and Foresters. The performances consisted of selections by the orchestra, a number of comic and senti mental songs by Messrs McLean, W. ('. Nairn, 11. Dean, E. Clair a d 11. Davy Mr Davy's "Climb up," and "Odd man out," from " Fritz," was an admirable performance, and a. clever imitation of Mr Emmet. Mr E. (-lair's equilibrium feats, and the " Irish comicalities" by the two Brothers Clair were greatly approved. The double song and dance, by Messrs Fox and Clair won the applause of the house ; also the Marble Pedestal Dance by Mr Fox. The laughable farce, "Taming a tiger." was well represented by Messrs Teague, Smith, and Sealey, and closed a satisfactory programme well gone through. Mr Dean, in a. neat speech thanked the axidienee for their support. The hall was cleared and t lie ball then commenced, and was kept up with spirit until three o'clock in the morning, under the conduefcorship of an able M. C.

Rev. J. Inglis, of the NNetm t Hebrides Mission, will deliver a lecture this evening on "Teetotiilism," in St. James' Presbyte rian church. Mr ingliss lias been an abstainer for thirty years, and has had opportunities of testing his principles under every variety of circumstance and climate. He is an eloquent speaker, and will no doubt treat his subject in a specially in teresting and instructive manner. The lecture will commence at 8 o'clock.

A little daughter of Mrs D. Lind, of Wanganui, seized hold of a stick in a boil ing pot of clothes whilst her mother was away milking cows. A portion of the child's frock caught lire, and every stitch was burnt. She died the same evening.

The London Catholic Register says the Quakers are diminishing, there being now only 20,000 in England, or one-fourth the number that flourished in the days of George Fox, their founder.

CABLEGRAMS.

[PER PRESS AGENCY],

AUSTRALIAN.

Cricket—Eaglisk v. Australia.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM VICTORIOUS. SYDNEY, this day.

Archbishop Polding's funeral was attended by crowds of people. The pro cession was three miles long.

The Australian combined team, in its second innings, made 100. In the English second innings four are out for 22.

PiSTlie Government is not yet complete, but the following offices are h'lied :—Mr Parke.s, Premier ; Mr Pa£dington, Treasurer ; Mr Samuels, Postmaster-General; Mr B. Hutton, Minister of Lands ; Mr Hoskins, Minister of Works ; Mr Driver, Minister of Mines.

The combined Australian team won the match by forty-five runs.

English News.

THE " TIMES " ON FREE TRADE,

THE WOOL SALES.

LONDON, March 17.

A political crisis in Victorian Protection v. Free Trade is regarded hopefully by the "London Times," which says, "though freetraders may be now defeated, their triumph is not far distant." At the wool sales, the market was characterised by considerable langour, and prices continued to recede. Prices average a penny lower than at . the ' opening. Fourteen thousand bales were withdrawn. French buyers have been supplied. There is no change in the wheat market. It is estimated that about a million and a.half quarters are afloat, and that foreign arrivals will be large,

WELLINGTON, tin* ilny.H The drip Jjoch Mareo, from Melbourne, Oalrieron, and Jolui .DutHie torn Sydney,

Violent Assault on a Wife.

A SAVAGE assault was committed last even ing in Abercrombie-street upon a wife, who lies in a most critical condition. The offender, a powerful-looking man, named John McGrath, who recently came to this country from London, in the Jessie Osborne, is described as a shoemaker. It appears that he and his partner had been out together on St. Patrick's Day, and that McGrath had not acted in the sober way that the patron saint would have dictated. McGrath's wife bears the character of a decont, sober woman, and had passed the holiday free of tho.se excesses which her husband pursued until the hour of his arrest last night by Sergeant O'Connor. The neighbours in Abercrombie-street, hearing screams of murder, and the heavy blows of the prisoner, rushed to the police for assist ance. Sergeant O'Connor went immedi ately to the house, and the door being partly open, walked in and prevented immediate murder, which might have been the issue but for his timely interference. The prisoner had his wife down, and was beat ing her in the most savage manner over the head and face with a heavy stick. Feeling the heavy hand of justice upon him, he assailed the Sergeant with the most dreadful imprecations and curses, and was taken from the house to the Police-station. The poor woman was literally blind, not being able to see out of either of her eyes, and her body is one mass of bruises. Dr. Daw son attended her, but has not yet been able to ascertain the extent of her injuries. She was brought down to the station this morn ing in a cab, but was too ill to wait. She became delirous and was immediately taken back to her place in Abercrombie-street. From the last intelligence it is feared that ' she cannot survive through the day.

ARCH-HILL DISTRICT.

RESOLUTION AGAINST A PUBLIC

HOUSE.

Till': inhabitants of the district of Arch-hill held a meeting last evening in Mr Downey's shop, Great North Road, to consider the question of an hotel for the Arch-hill. The meeting was well attended, and Mr J. Graham was voted to the chair, and stated the object of the meeting. Mr Downey proposed, and Mr J. Good seconded the fol lowing resolution :—"That in view of the abounding evils resulting from the drink traffic, this meeting viows with alarm and dread the attempt now being made to intro duce a public-house, and is of opinion that no license should be granted to any such house in the Arch-hill district." Mr Whit lock and Mr Munro spoke in favour of the motion, but Mr Felton considered that a public-house was wanted in the neighbour hood, and proposed that "There be a public-house in Arch-hill." The resolution of Mr Downey was carried. Mr J. McGregor proposed, and Mr Rsitcliffe se conded : — "That this meeting pledges itself to use all lawful means to prevent the granting of any such license in the Arch-

hill Highway District." Mr Flem ing was in favor of a public-house as a place of accommodation for travellers, [lev, Mr Willis came forward as the repre sentative of the Church of England Temper ance Society, and considered that the people would be better off in every respect if there were no hotels. Rev J. Robinson followed in a similar strain. Mr E. Spragg made an energetic appeal to the settlers,and hoped they would do all in their power to keep hotels out of the locality. Mr John (Jrahnm said he believed that, were it not for the drinking customs of society, he should not be able to hold his position as Relieving Officer. Mr Baker, anjold hotel keeper, recommended the householders to set their faces against the public-house, if they would be prosperous and happy. The following were then elected a committee of prevention, viz.:—Messrs. Johnson, Curtain, Crawford, Graham, Baxter, Jenkins, McGregor, Ford, Daisley, Burgess, Kat clifle, Spragg, F. Roebuck, J. Roebuck, Vickery, Dully, Catehpole, Ogle, Burns, Whitely, Downey, Baker, Wright, Wat kins, Shanaghan, Staunton, and Meyers, with power to add to their number. The first committee meeting will be held in Dagleby-strcet, on Thursday evening. Votes of thanks to the chairman, and* to Mr Downey, for the free use of his workshop, closed the meeting.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before J. Willcox, Esq., and Dr. Konder dinc, Justices of the Peace.) SHAKABILITY.

Three drunkards were brought up this morning, three. Who had been dizzy through the barley brec, Than runs in torrents from the upas tree. John Copcland, seaman, and William Callaghan, were charged with being drunk, and fined 5s each.

Elizabeth Best, a young girl "who had been convicted a number of times for drunk en 'less was ordered to prison for seven days with hard labour.

BENJAMIN "WEST. Again appeared that vagabond, Ben West, In ragged trousers, and in tattered vest.

Benjamin West (not the painter) was brought up on remand, charged under the Vagrant Act with being a rogue and vaga bond.—Sub-Inspector Pardy said the old man occasionally did a little work, and Mr Gibbons was willing to employ him.— Discharged.

A SAVAGE ASSAULT.

JohnjMcGrath, described as a shoemaker, of Abercrombie-street, was charged with using offensive language on the 19th inst ; also, with violently assaulting his wife. Mary Ann McGrath.—Mr Laishley appeared for prisoner.— Sub-Inspector Partly said he would ask for a remand in this case until to-morrow, as the unfortunate woman had been most savagely assaulted, so much that death might ensue, in case of winch the charge of wilful murder will be preferred against the prisoner. —The Bench accord ingly remanded the prisoner until to morrow.

TWELVE POUNDS,

For its possession there may be good grounds And satisfaction given for twalve pounds. Elizabeth Simmoiids, alias Hughes, was charged with receiving the sum of twelve pounds, _ knowing it to have stolen. Mr Laishiey appeared for the pri soner, and said he was quite prepared to go on with the case. Sub-Inspector Pardy said that the prisoner was charged with receiving the £12, from her parents, the Kellys of Chancery lane,' now in Mount Eden gaol, awaiting their trial" for robbing John O'Connor, a simple minded settler, who Had been caught napping in their house on the Sunday morning of the 29th of January. He would ask for a remand for eight days.— Mr Laishiey asked for bail as the woman's husband was in a fair position.—The remand whs granted, and bail allowed ; herself in £50, and two sureties in £25 each.

A SRRVANT GIRL. A servant, girl, who did not seem to feel That it is wrong for servant girls to steal' fanny Spayn, a servant girl; was charged with the larceny of silk dresses and other articles of wearing apparel in November last, the property of Mr Goiclie value £3 Is 6'd.—Mr D. Go'ldie said he did not wish to press the charge against the poor girl, as she had since the things were stolen, suffered a, months' imprisonment for a similar offence. —Sub-Inspector Pardy said the father of the prisoner was a respectable man, and feared that his daughter was not right in the head. _ She would not atay at home, (but was continually running away, getting into places, and then committing felonies* He considered that she should undergo a medical examination as to the state of ho.r mind.-^Remanded nccordfngly 4

were settled out of court, and others were remanded until April.

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

IN CHAMBERS,

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies)

KE SAMUEL COOMBES.

Mr Hesketh appeared for the trustees, and Mr J. B. Russell, instructed by Mr Coleman for the bankrupt. Mr Russell, at the opening of the case, raised an objection to the examination of the bankrupt, until the trustees had failed to obtain any information they desired. His Honor said it was competent for the Court to examine the bankrupt where the trustees were dissatisfied. Samuel Coombes, bankrupt, examined : I have been acting in the interests of the Earty in possession. It was after the sale y the trustees that I ceased to carry on business. Ido not know the date of the sale. (Document produced.) That is the deed I signed. My goods were in the pre mises, 92, Queen-street. I had a house and land in Upper Queen-street. I do not think I had any personal goods anywhere than on my business premises, nor any stock. I had not removed any of my stock shortly before I signed the deed ; none had to my knowledge been removed. Mr. Hesketh : Are you not aware that, shortly before this deed, stock was removed. Witness : I am. Mr. Hesketh : By whom ? Witness : I believe by Mr. Ford. He was in my employment as a cutter. I do not know where the stock was removed to, or anything about it. I believed it con sisted of tailoring goods. I have ascertained that it consisted of three pieces of tweed, A ynece would mean 30 yai'ds ; it might be from 1 yard to 20. I have not ascertained what tlie quantity was. Two old port manteaus were removed ; I do not know what they contained. No other goods were removed that I know of. Some goods be longing to Frank Winter, of the Hcrtha contract, were removed. Winter found the money for a contract to supply clothing to the Hertha, and I found the skill, and we were to divide profits. Winter found the money for buying the textures. I bought the goods. A large bolt of cloth belonging to Frank Winter is now, I believe, in the warehouse of McArthur and Co. I did not know anything of the removal until I saw the piece of cloth on my counter on the morning of Monday or Tuesday after the sale. It was between 20 and 30 yards of blue pilot cloth. Cannot tell exact amount of Hertha contract. Believe it is about £400. The account is not yet balanced —not yet balanced between Mr Winter and I. The contract was completed this month. There is no writing between Mr Winter and me. The lease of the premises was sold at the sale. It was bought by John Soppettinmy name for Frank Winter and Cargo. I believe Winter instructed Mr Soppctt. We had several conversations about it. I saw him frequently. I think the principal instructions would come from me. I did tell him to buy the lease. He bought it for £150 at public auction. Don't know whose name he gave. It was arranged between Cargo and me that my name should be used, as it had been so long before the public. I did not pay the money for the lease. They believe the lease is assigned to me. I believe Frank Winter paid the £150, but I don't know positively. We employed Mr. Soppatt because we believed that an outsider would not bo run up. Mr. Cargo lias been in my employment for about five years. He likes the business, believes there is money in it, and wouldn't like to change the name. Mr. Winter advanced me some money when I offered to make a deed of arrangement, and

pay 10s in the £ about four or live months ago. The lease is Mr Cargo's property. I don't know that Mr Winter and Mr Cargo were to be jointly concerned in the lease. My impression is that as soon as Frank AVinter can get his money ont of the concern it will be Mr Cargo's. I did not purchase goods at the sale of my own stock. No goods were bought for me. I believe Mr Cargo purchased goods to the amount of £1000. I believe the whole of the £1000 worth of goods were bought for Winter. When I signed the deed I owed Winter between £80 and £90. He is a personal friend. His salary would vary from £4 to £6 per week. I saw him write out his cheque for £300. Mr Winter found quite £800. I owed Mr Cargo money when I signed the deed ; cannot say how much. Mr. Cargo is not down as a creditor. It might be £5 or £10. When the premises were opened again my name still remained. The business was to be carried on in the same name until 1 left Auckland. I was going to leave this week. There was no change in the servants of the establish ment when, it reopened. I had nothing to do with the conduct of the business. I received no salary, and no money at all. I had no pecuniary interest. I do not know that at the time of the sale there were a large quantity of goods at Mr. Ford's or Mr. Potter's. Mr. Hesketh : Are you aware that since this deed Avas signed good's have been brought in the night time to the premises in High-street. Witness :No sir. The bulk of the goods were made at Breda's, and the rest at my establishment. I did not send any goods to Potter's or Ford's. I believe that goods have been brought to 92 Queen-street from Ford's and Potter's since the deed. I do not know what the goods are. Ford told me about it. H<>, did'not tell me what the goods were. I did not ask any parti culars. They came to the tailoring place. Mr Ford has had complete control of that department. The Hertha contract was commenced before the deed was made. Very little of the goods were made before the deed. All the goods for the] Hertha were finished before Cargo had possession. All the- goods were delivered before I purchased the lease. The trustees did not ask me how I came into possession of the business again. I did not say that Winter was lending me the money. They knew that Winter was assisting me. I did haves an idea of leaving the place before last Wednesday. I did ask Mr Gabriel -Lewis for a situation yesterday in a casual way. I deny that any arrangement I have made with Mr Winter or Mr Cargo as to taking this business has been made since last Wednesday. The trustees did not call my attention to pieces of tweed after the sale .standing at the door. (Pieces of tweed produced). Ido not think pieces like these were exhibited at the shop-door on the morning of re-opening. Mv atten tion was not called to them by the trustees Mr Cargo and Mr Winter have advanced monies on their own account, not on mine Cross-examined by Mr Russell: The tweed had nothing to do with my stock C -u-r'nf l"\TVrn tlle <Jth was to Claik and McMillan. The bulk of the goods were bought from McArthur, Shera lac piece oi pilot cloth was a portion lord took no goods from 92, Queen-strZt X execution of the dcccl to the Sv tiS' T? amctl on for the trustee« £5 a week. luc portmanteaus were used by my men when they went South for samples Ihe two were worth about £2. 1 estimato } ™- lhe Pilot cloth was brought biok after the sale. Cargo was to use my name tew I m^l i»h Vwsolvitl! WiuS

assistance, but Mr James ClarkirT'^ think that my credit would be PR tlwr ? ot here. «It was on the first day of Shed that Mr Clark said I should notaMion credit. not receiv c

His Honour : When was it that r and you arranged that you should b>? g0 interest in the business. L" aa brf~aalf erI ™aotlwa4i«i bSn Ho°r r:WhollWaSthisan »B™«»t Witness: I couldn't tell exacts almost think it would be about the fir, i of the sale—before the shop was on Pn day By Mr Russell: I have no interest the place except my furniture.

Re-examined by Mr Hesketh • tyhp made the arrangement with Mr CW i asked Mr Winter if he would SJ money, and he said he would to the evt! ! of £300 ; I told him before he advanced? money that I thought I should leave AucV land. X* Mr Hesketh : Had the goods been Ww by Cargo before the arrangement was broken

Witness : No, it was after. I did nnt expect to have to find money if I i o ; n .j Mr Cargo, but credit. Since the 9th fif ruary there has been no communication between the shop and the tailoring establish ment, except through my private house otherwise people would have to bo mimd' I owed Ford £20 at the time of the deed He is not down as a creditor. Ido not know anything about what Ford took for his money. He has told me since that he took goods for his money. He did not tell me what lie had taken, where he took them, or when. I went and told JUr Clark at once. Ford has told me that he has brought back the goods. He said the pilot cloth was one of the tilings he had brought back. He did not mention any article he had taken in particular. Court adjourned till 2 o'clock.

James Ford, tailor, sworn, deposed • I have been in the employment of Samiiel Ooombes for six months as manager of the tailoring department. Had formerly been in partnership with Mr. Potter, in fa Pantheon. About the end of January or beginning of February Mr. Coombes owed me £20, and he indicated to me that I should secure some few goods to secure my self. I removed two pieces of tweed about 2o yards each, and other smaller pieces short lengths; also removed two leather portmanteaus containing short lengths tailor's trimmings, a large piece of pilot cloth, a piece of canvas, and something else. I seat the goods b}' the messenger oi Combes' establishment to my house in Lome-street.

His Honour : Were you instructed to return them.

Witness : > To, I had no instructions to any particular goods. I thought it was as well seeing what things were coming to. I was informed that they were separated from the ordinary business. The goods were removed from my hon.se to Mr Potter's. I felt nervous as to Mr Combes' troubles, and I thought I would like to have the goods out of my house. My late partner offered to store them. They were brought downin the express cart of a man n:une I Kennedy previous to the sale, by the entrance High street. The express did not bring back other goods. I returned them becanse I considered that he was carrying oil business, and knowing he had very little stock, I thought he would pay me the £20. Mr Hesketh : Then your nervousness was all over. Witness, *:-yes." Why were you nervous ? There are feel ings very apt to influence one without any reason. Then you returned these, after you had b&en nervous without a reason. Witness : I believed he was going to carry on business. I know nothing about the date of the deed. The goods were in the place before the sale took place. Cannot tell what gave me confidence that he would carry on, but I knew I had it. I did not return goods on more than one evening. The pieces of tweed were in Mr Coombes' possession whenl entered his service (tweeds produced). I removed two pieces of York shire crape, and a short length, of the check. The pieces were on the premises on the day of the sale. They were in the tailoring department, which was not sold, and were afterwards removed to the Queen-street shop where we were shewing goods to the customers. When I closed the contract, Mr Coombes was a creditor of mine to the extent of £30. In September last after I entered his service, I sold him goods untii he owed mej £20. Mr. Coombes paid me my salary, which was not fixed at h'rst. He thought I might get £5 a week. I have continued on since the establishment was reopened. Mr. Cargo has * paid ray salary since. I didnt think Mr. Coombes paid me.| Did not tell Mr. Coombe<jl had returned the goods. I don't know why I took it to Mr: Unombes when I supposed it belonged to Mr. Whiter. Have received no other goodsgto secure my claim. .Did not tell Mr. Coombes when I learned that the business was Mr Cargo's that I had taken goods and returned them. The Yorkshire has been cut up. The check is in the shop. Did not tell Mr Clark yesterday that the goods were on the p:em;ses the day after the sale. Did not prove any debt against Mr Coombes. Can not remember what the goods where I sold. Mr Coombes. Cannot say how much, of the £20 due to me was salary. Within the last few days Mr Cargo has, having goods in the place, taken charge of the goods'. He has asserted his right to the goods. 11 first learned that Mr Cargo was my master within the last week; up to within the last week Mr Coombes was my master. g Mr Heskeih: Then you cannot say what the goods are you sold to Mr Coombes? Witness (hesitating) no. : Mr Hesketh : You cannot say they were penny whistles or-4weeds. Witness : No, not at this length of timft. James Cargo, salesman, for five yeirsin Mr Coombes' employment, sworn, depjsedr lam 25. Left Mr Coombes at the end of February. He talked about our going into partnership, but there was no unoer standing about it. From Ist February to date of sale I was in the employment oj trustees. At no time prior to the sale aw I agree with Mr Coombes to g° into partnership. I purchased at the sale to the amount of £1000. First day I bongK in my own name to the amount of *3°J ■ ■ Then the auctioneer informed me that I v ;aS responsible. Then I went to Mr Coo\nbes and told him I would buy no more. I tola him to pay for what I had bought. Upon that, Mr Coombes gave an order to buy 35 Mr Winter's agent, Avhich I refused. * understood on the first day that I was buying for Winter, and that I w>ula be responsible if he did not pay- On the second day Mr Coombesjhanded me Mr Winter's order asking me to buy i» own name as agent for Mr Winter. Up to we end of the second day I had no communica* tion with Winter about going into business. I had no intention of buying until Air Coombes asked. I paid for : £327 worth ol goods. Mr Winter and Mr Coombes were pushed for tha money. I got a receipt iar Winter's money as well as my own w hold that in order to make myself secure. The £700 was peid by Mr Winter direct. The goods remained still in the shop, ow» have been sold by me, and a hand wno w with me. The last day's sale was on * Friday. The shutters were down tor «« hour on the Saturday. They jS'ere pat «P by order of Mr. Morton. QfO 16 UoaZ the sliop was open, and the §P%^ 9 posed for sain on my account. The go bought by Mr Wiuter were exposed tor ssi* _ on my account also. _(Left, StttinsO^.

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