SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

u»< »< H'sTir'i ♦ This Afternoon, 10.35 SUN SK.T.—This Evening, 4.45 •'•UN RISE.—To-tnorrow Morning, 7.12 vnON'P AG If.—First Quarter, 7th, 3.34 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Southern Cross, s.s., Holmes, from Napier Lancashire La9s, cutter, from Tauranga Argyle, s.s., Stephenson, from Whangarei

DEPARTURES.

Tanpo, f.s., Andrew, for Southern ports. Fanny Kelly, ketch, for Kennedy's Bay

IMPORTS.

Per Spirit of the Dawn, from London :— Plain cottons. £686; coloured cottons, £48; printed cottons. £537; worsted and woollens. £318; cottons and woollens, £201; flannels, £145; linen in bales, £10; linen in case, £88 ; muslin, £30; shawls-ana mantles, £309; hosiery. £420; sewing threa<\ £12; haberdashery, £442; um brellas, £10; cotton and linen shirts, £21; apparel. £523; blankets, £181; carpets and rugs, £147; felt hats and caps, £75; dressed leather, £590; wrought 1 ather, £1,004 : saddlery, £661; lnci£«rs, 15 cases; vestas, 63 cases; blaoking, £12pkgs: agricultural implements, £252; agri cultural machinery, £510; rail and general machinery, £1626 ; books, £341; paper. 259 cwt.; stationery. £40S; panei-hangings, £181; up; holstery, £175; iron bedsteads, £75; brushware £ii plated aud papier mache goods, £34; toys, £250; firearm?, £204; pianos, £234; agricultural and garden seeds, £150; gunpowder. 00 cwt., iron tanks, £49; lead shot, 4 tons : chains and anchors, 1 ton : hardware and cutlery, £2,741; bar and rod iron, 82 tons; sheet iron, 6 tons; plate iron, 3 tons ; galvanized iron, 77 tons; sheet lead, 10 tons; yellow metal, 4 tons; tin plates, 45 boxes ; ingot tin, 3 cwt.; iron nails, 40 tons ; wire and wire rope, 51 tons; zinc, 9 tons • steel, 2 tons; linseed oil, 1324 gallons; rape'oil, 431 gallons; varnish,£3o; paint colours, £334 ; pitch and tor. 44 barrels ; flint glass, £117 ; window glass, £135: chira and earthenware. £'36 • glass bottles, £32 ; canvas. £304 ; lines and twines, £9; slate, 8 tons ; bricks, sm'ls; cement, 250 barrels; brandy in case, 400 proof gallons; rum. 2219 proof gallons; geneva, 2170 proof gal lons : British spirits in bulk, 555 proof gallons ; British spirits in case. 308 proof gallons; per fumed spirits. 9 gallons ; red wine, 158 gallons: white wine. 250 gallons ; malt, 68 qrs.; preseived fish not rated, 9 lbs. ; assorted oilmen's stores, £333; vinegar, 250 gallons ; foreign salad oil, 201 gallons ■ pepper and spices, 9 cwt,; nuts, 86 bushels; mustard, £25; staroh, £29; sago, 27 cwt.; white salt, 10 tons; soda crystals, 22 tons; caustic soda, 3 tons; candles, British and foreign, 393 cwt.; raisins, 179 cwt.; currants, 306 cwt; a'monds, 2 cwt.; figs, 16 cwt.; liquorice juice, 1 cwt. • glucose and grape sugar, 126 cwt.; con fectionery and peel, 32 cases : apothecary ware. £98; tartaric acid, 6 cwt.; cream of tartar, 9 cwt.; corn-flour. £19. Total declared value of the cargo, £26,200. 14 bales.—WMdons & Horton. 20 qr-cask3.—Owen aud Graham. 50 barrels, 60 kegs, 318 cases, 214 pstga. 2 balos, and 1 parcel samples.—E. &H. Isaacs. 1 Ciis;..— Ireland Bros. 96 CiU-es, 489 bundles, 1 tierce, 19 rolls, 2 crates, 46 boxes, 1 hhd, 19 pkgs, 11 bales, 140 barrels, 10 kegs, 80 drums, 320 rails, 1,913 sash weights.

EXPORTS.

Per Taupo, for Southers ports :— 3 cases.—Owen & Graham. 4 pokes, 3 bales.—lreland Bros.

DEPARTURE OF THE LORRAINE.

The fine iron barque Lorraine, loaded by the New Zealand Shipping Company, cleared at the Customs yesterday, and sailed shortly before noon to-day, for London. The vessel's stay in this port has been unusually long, owing to the scarcity of cargo, but she has now, however, a very valuable shipment. During his necessarily long sojourn here Captain Gronsund has made many friends, who. while regretting his depar ture, will unite with us in wishing him a safe and prosperous voyage to England, and a speedy return, if possible, tothisport. Besides her cargo, the Lorraine took the following passengers : Mrs J. G.i Heath. Misses Constance and Florence Heath, Master J. G. Heath, Miss Hutchinson. The value of the cargo is assessed as under :— & S. D. Gum 15315 0.0 Gold 14560 5 6 Silver 5754 13 3 Pearl Shell 1100 0 0 Copra 4345 0 0 Wool . .... .. 12619 11 5 Leather 4022 10 0 Tallow 781 2 6 Cotton 254 0 0 Stationery 11l 0 0 Manganese 200 0 0 Vegetable Nuts 120 0 0 Flax 168 0 0 Bark 75 0 0 Whalebone 35 0 0 Zinc 50 0 0 Tailings 20 0 0 Dross 11 0 0 Bones 32 0 0 Curios 32 0 0 Ferns 10 0 0 Miscellaneous 414 10 0 Total value of cargo .. £60,000 15 8

The s.s. Taupo sailed for Tauranga and the South last evening, with a general oargo of merchandise, and the following passengers : Mr and Mrs Meinertzuagen. family, and servant, Mr and Mrs Heron, Miss Heron, Mr and Mrs Lowry, Mrs Evans and family, Mrs Cruick shank and child, Mrs Guy. Mis.-es Holmes (2), Messrs Holmes (2), Potts (2). Bis?, Dignan, Butterworth, Stevenson, "Vaughan, Thompson, Taylor, Brown, Heather, Grace, Quick, Comrie, Bowring, Black. Arthur, Blackett, Gleeson, McKay, Justice Gil!ie3, and 11 steerage. The s.s. Southern Cross arrived from Napier, via Graham stown, last evening. She landed a number of sheep at the latter place. 't-The s.s. Argyle arrived from Wangarei and Mangapai this morning, with a cargo consisting of 10 sacks gum, 15 kegs butter, 6 cases fowls and turkeys, 3 horse 3, 2 tons produce, and. the following passengers: Misses Duder, Crispe, Catherine McMillan, Rust; Mesdamea Sumbv, Wakeland, and Beswick; Messrs Robinson, Jones, W. J. Burnett, Shera, McDonald, Gray, Norwing, Goldwater, Brown, CSullivan, A. Johnston Smallwood, Vickey and son. Thomas Austin, Norman, and CampbelL

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ttAMis Laws.—The owner of land may shoot on his own property without a license during the season; or he may allow one other person on his ground to shoot without a license. But two unlicensed persons—owner and friend— cannot legally engage in tho pursuit of game at one time.—(Clause 3 of Protection of Animals Act, 1873). Goat Nuisance.—" CM." If your garden is properly fenced, you aro justified in shooting a goat found therein; but perhaps* it is bettor to impound tho animal or claim for damages. The power of shooting is restricted to gardens. Constant Reai>kr.—The " New York News Boy" was played in Auckland by Little Nell, and also by May Howard—always with great success.

DEATH.

CRUICKSHANK.—On March 29th, atMentone, France, James Cruickshank, late of this city, aged 46 years. LOWRKY.-On the 7th instant, Mr. T. Lowrey, Head Keeper of the Lunatic Asylum, and formerly of the 58th Regt., aged 72. The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock on Sunday, trom his residence, Dedwood. LOVELL.—On the sth Juno, tho dearly beloved wife of K. J. Lovell, aged 29 years.—Melbourne papers please copy. The funeral will leave her late residence, Chapel-street, on Saturday, at 3 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

FRIDAY, JUNE 7, UNKNOWN.

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The Grammar School authorities are.iyt appears, making another effort, to deprive the people of Auckland of their cricket ground and park, and the police of their barracks. Dr. Campbell, who was voted to the chair last meeting in the absence of Mr Justice Gillies, (Chairman of the Board), stated that "the Executive Com mittee had reported that all necessary proceedings were in progress towards the transfer of the School fram the present building to the Choral Hall." But, singular to state, without any other meeting of the Governors, the Secre tary yesterday sent notice to the Improvement Commissioners that they will not vacate the present building until the Commissioners arrange for the accommo dation of the school elsewhere. That, in fact, the Commissioners are now to perform the duties of the Board of Go vernors—a duty which has been neglected for five years, despite many notices. By

what authority the Secretary has sent this extraordinary document, coolly setting aside the resolution of the governing bod,y it is not for us to inquire ; "we presume he will be ask6d to explain it to the Board. But the duty of the Com missioners in the matter can hardly be doubted.' The Commission has allowed the people of Auckland to be despoiled of their recreation reserve long enough—it has muddled the financial administration of tho trust in times past ; and if the present Commissioners fall into the mistakes made by their predecessors and do not now remain firm in compelling the application of tho trust to its lawful purpose, they will forfeit the last shred of claim upon public confi dence. The pretext given for the latest phase of bo remarkable an assertion of the right of possession in defiance of legally constituted public trustees, is a dispute with the committee of the Choral Society, involving some £25. The Society, we learn, find that the letting of the building to the Grammar School will prove a bad monetary speculation. They have now Mr Martin as a tenant, at £75 a year. Some time ago that gentlemon offered the Society £100 per annum for the use of the two wings of the building, but upon considering the matter, the Society ascertained that the loss they would sustain from inability to let the hall for many purposes would render the arrangement a very bad one. They, there fore, [agreed with Mr Martin to give him for £75 a year the absolute occupancy of oue wing and the conditional use of a small portion of the other, relinquishing it whenever required for other object?. Under this arrangement the receipts of the hall last year from balls, concerts, and entertainments amounted to £235, exclusivo of tho £75 from Mr Martin. Now that it is proposed to turn out a tenant of three years standing for the temporary accommodation of another school, Mr Martin has written to the Society stating that he may not return when the place again becomes vacant. Nevertheless, the Society, anxious to oblige the Grammar School, resolved to adhere to the terms named to the head-master when the use of the hall was first suggested. They were willing to lease the portions of tho hall used by Mr Martin, on tho same terms as they are now let for City East No. 2 school. But as more accommodation is wanted, they are prepared to givo for £100 a year—the rent paid by the Grammar School to the Improvement Commissioners—an area of space equal to that now enjoyed by them in the stone building. If, however, tho school demands greater space, they will give for £150 a-year the entire U3e of two wings, which will provent the Society from letting the hall for balls, or any entertain ments that require day preparations. When it is considered that the Society last year derived £50f rom balls alone, aud £40 for other entertainments which the Grammar School would prohibitjlredueingthoiriprobable extra neous receipts by £90 out of £150, the terms are exceedingly liberal. And whou it is further considered that the Grammar School would only pay £25 more than they are nowpayingforthesix months over which, it is said, their occupation will only extend, until a new school is erected, and that for the money they will obtain a much greater area of accommodation than they now possess, the outcry made in to-day's " Herald" has a very different aspect. What the Society asked for the whole building (hall included) was only £200 a year, an amount that would not pay dobenture-holders' interest on tho £4,000 original cost otthe hall; setting aside tho damage done to the building by a crowd of boys. It is too absurd to suppose that this paltry £25 is really the reason for refusing to quit premises which, according to the report adopted by tho Board of Governors, they were "morally bound to surrender." Those who have had tho administration of Grammar School funds h&ve not always shewn this fine sense of economy, and expenditures havo been authorised by the late Board of Education out of the monies arising from that wealthy trust which would not exactly meet with public approval, even if they square with the school charter. In thus pressing for public criticism upon its past career the Grammar School administration is venturing on dangerous ground. It might not come out much better than the Improvement Commissioners. Whatever may bo said of the latter body, it is now. doing its best to retrieve former mistakes— for some of which tho Commissioners, ham pered by au unworkable Act, and badly ad vised respecting its loan—are not altogether to blame. Tho " Herald " has made several allusions to the fact that tho interest on the Commissioners' overdraft " absorbs nearly the whole of the revenue," A very good subject this for the "Herald" to go into, aud the public would really be under an obligation if our contemporary would shew why tho Commissioners arc now paying the Bank of New Zealand nine per cent when their six per cent debentures could, at one time, have been floated to great advantage. There is nothing like going right to tho root of things, and if our contemporary is prepared for the task we shall be most happy to aid it ; and jointly we may discover, not orly the exact period when tho fever for economy seized Grammar School administration, but also the causes which have produced the financial difficulties of the Improvement Commission, so frequently adverted to; aud what is more pertinent, the real causes of the persistent obstruction offered to all attempts at reform. We have a very strong conviction that the Albert Estate will never be properly administered aud applied to its true purpose, city improvement— not as tho "Herald" suggests, the further enrichment of an endowment for the educa tion of rich men's sons. In urging the neoessity for a traasfer to tho Corporation, we do not doubt for a moment the will of the present Commissioners to administer the trust legitimately, aud we shall uphold them in their efforts. But things seem to be boldly persisted in with respect to this trust, vvhich would never be attempted with endowments administered by the City Council; and if the citizens of Auckland do not shew themselves alive to their interests, thoy may some day bo rudely aroused from their lethargy only to discover that one of the finest estates that ever fell to tho lot of a city has melted away under a common system of pillage.

The new loan of £3,500,000, so successfully floated in London a few days ago, has enabled tho Government to resume the public works which were suspended owing to tho delay in tha financial negotiations in London, aud the consequent vacuity of the public coppers. A telegram received through the Press Agency from Wellington to-day, contains tho following welcome an nouncement:—"lt in stated that in all cases whero the acceptance of tenders for the construction of sections of railway and other public works was postponed, pending advice from London as to tho floating of the loan, the Government has resolved to let tho contracts." No doubt; this telegram was conimunicatml by the Govern ment to the Press Agency tor public infor mation, and, therefore, it may be regarded as a somi-officiiil announcement. We pre sume, therefore, that the Public Works Department will immediately accept the most elegible tender for the Te Awamutu railway extension, which was one of the first works to suffer from the temporary financial embarrassment. Tho undertak ing is one not merely of local but of colonial iniportaueo. The railway in the great agent of civilization ; its proximity to tho confines of Kiugism has already partly dissipated the prejudices of the most powerful section of that body against the opening of the country, and the nearer it approaches their own doors the more will they becoms familiarised with and awake to a sense of its great convenience, and the commercial advantages offered lv cheap and. rapid conveyance of produce to the nearest and most profitable market. Most opportunely, the construction of this railway will be commenced simultaneously with those negotiations which hare been bo

auspiciously opened for the filial solution of the* native question. There ought also to be no difficulty in the way of accepting a tender for the portion of the Kaipara line as yet nn contracted for, and other public works authorised last session, and for which appropriations wera made in the estimates. Regarding the loan itself, the total amount which has been at the disposal of the Government during the current financial year may be set down at £2,380,000, but as that year closes on the 30th inst., a considerable portion of the money has been already absorbed. The position of the £3,800,000 loan may be shortly explained thus :—Upon the £1,000,000 loan, Avhich was guaranteed by the Im penal Parliament, the late Government operated to tho extent of £800,000, leaving only a balance of £200,000, in order to leave the Imperial guarantee in obeyance. But out of the now loan of £3,500,000, this £800.000 will be reimbursed, leaving the Imperial guaranteed £1,000,000 loan intact, as a reserve fund, which will bo always availablo, even in periods of financial crisis, and will operate as a lever upon tho stock market. There is also to be redoemed tho loan of £1,000,000 authorised in 1876, which was equally hypothecated to the Banks of New boutl* Wales and New Zealand upon short-dated debentures. These two liabilites will absort £1,800,000 out of the £3,500,000. But besides these, there is a further debt of £300,000 for provincial liabilities, which the present Ministry inherited with various other unwelcome legacies from the Atkinson administration. Deducting these liabilities of £2,100,000 there ia apparently left only a sum of £1,400,000 to meot the expenditure on public works during the year, but to this amount must bo added £980,000, mexpended balance remaining in hand up to June 30th, 1877, bringiug up tho grand total to £2,380,000 as already stated. What with the large excess of Land Fund over Mr Larnach's es timato, tho prudent retrenchment in the departments of the public service, and the successful negotiation of considerable loans, tho Ministry will be able to meet Parliament in tho approaching session with a Budget which ought to put the House and the country in good humour.

Just as the Eastern horizon is beginning to clear, mid a hopeful streak of light is per ceptible, another great catastrophe threatens to disturb the peace of nations and re-open the gory tide. " The grand army" is in motion, the "big-mouthed Arawa >r is on the war-path ! Telegrams which we publish in another column convey the alarm ing intelligence that this array, variously estimated at 40 and 100 strong, has ensconced itself in the old redoubt at Maketu, is wasting an nnlimited quantity of powder upon the impalpable air, and, as one of our telegraphic correspondents epi giamatically put* it, " thsre is no knowing what may happen." The demonstration, howovor, is not at present directed against the pakeha, and therefore we may possesb our souls in peace for yet a little while longer, hoping that nothing worse may happen than the wasting of a few cartridges. The real objoct of this display is to intimi date the Ngatipikiao tribe, who are claim ants to certain lands, the ownership of which is to be adjudicated by the Native Land Court at Maketu. The Arawa claim is founded upon one of those time-honored assertions of proprietary rights which were at one time common in New Zealand. Many years ago a section of the Arawa who duboed themselves "nga toa," or les braves, came to the assist ance of the Ngatipikiao against a common enemy, whomithey drove oft Upon this Blender basis, and without having acquired any proprietary right by residence in the land, the Arawa claiina share in it. The Courts, acting in conformity alike with .native enstom and the principles of British jurisprudence, have refused to recognise such claims. The present atti tude of the Arawa is merely a repetition of that policy of intimidation and bounce which tho Maoris have found so profitable in times past, and which is a peculiar characteristic of that particular tribe. On a former occasion we believo they have resorted to similar tactics in order to squeeze supplies of flour and sugar) from the late Sir Donald McLean, and in respect to the lands at preseut under adjudication they succeeded in obtaining a sort of promise from him that their claims should recoive consideration. The tinio for this sort of temporising is, however, happily drawing to a close. Nothing but a firm attitudo on the part of tho Government is needed to frustrate this impudent attempt to brow-beat a British Court, and to levy blackmail. A similar piece of bounce was attempted some months ago to prevent tho survey of land on tho West Coast, wheu a few natives, with a tout ensemble consisting mainly of a peacock's feather, came down upon the surveyors, and threatened dire consequeuces if they did not desist. CoL Whitmoro at once telegraphed from Wellington to Major Brown, directing him to proceed with a few Armed Constabulary, and push oil tho survey with all speed, and at all risks, holding him personally respon sible for its completion. Major Brown adhered to his instructions, and the sur veyors were not molested. Tho Court at Maketu should proceed with its investiga tions undismayed by tho braggadoiac of a half-hundred ragamuffins, and the harm loss burning of powder from the old pa; but if these Arawa bullies attempt any serious interference with tho sitting of the Court, they should be taught a sharp lesson. This kind of farce is about played out.

Mr Justice Gillies went South in the Taupo to-day, We are sorry to hear that he is suffering from an affection of the eyes.

The next meeting of the creditors in the estate of Lewis Bros, will bo held gon Monday next, in the offices of Messrs Hughes and George, solicitors.

Me Josiah Martin will deliver his lecture this evening in the Young Men's Christian Association, on "Nature's Architecture." As the lecture will be commenced at 7.30, it is necessary that members and others should be in time. The leeturo will be illustrated by lime-light, by Mr Dennes, and accompanied with selections of music.

A match will be played at the North Shore to-morrow afternoon, botweon the Pousonby and North Shore Football Clubs.

The monthly inspection paradea of the VolimWer corps in the Auckland district for the month of June, will tako place on the following dates, in undress uniform, and with arms and accoutrements :—Wednes day 12th, 7.30 p.m., Onehunga Rifle Com pany, Onehunga; Thursday 13th, 7.30 p.m., Otahuhu Kifle Company, Otahuhu ; Monday 27th, 7.30 p.m., Engineer Cadets, drill-shed, Tuesday 18th, 7.30 p.m, Vic toria, Hobaon, and Scottish Companies, drill-shed; Wednesday 19th, 3p.m., Nixon Troop "Mounted," Ellerslie ; Wednesday 26th, 12.30 p.m., Grammar School Cadats, drill-shed ; Wednesday 2Gth, 7.30 p.m., Engineer Company and Naval Brigade, drill-shed ; Thursday 27th, 7.30 p.m., Artillery and No. 3 Companies.

The regular monthly meeting of the EniiisJcillen Loyal Orange Lodge will be held this evening in the Newton Protestant Hall.

A social meeting will be held on Monday evening next, June 10th, at the Choral Hall, by the congregation of St. A.ndrew!s Presby terian Church, for the purpose of welcoming the Rev. A. Carriok and Mrs Carrick. Tea will be on the table at half-past six o'clock. Tickets may be obtained from the members of Committee.

The following team will represent the Auckland Football Club in the match against Gvafton to-morrow : Messrs Woon, Henderson, Carter, Robinson, L. Dacre, Philson (2}, Lynch, Cotton, Walker, Leech, Shakespear, and Mercer.

The weekly meeting for the promotion of Temperance will be held to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock, in the Albert-street Hall.

The London " Society" papers declare that Lo-rd Salisbury's circular was written by Lord Cairns.

A meeting of persons interested in the case of Mrs Marlin will ba held at the British Hotel at 8 o'clock to-morrow night. To the Editor : Sir,— Through the medium of your valuable paper, kindly allow me to call the attention of the North Shore Ferry Company to an evil which I fancy they only require to have brought to their notice to command their prompt attention. The floor of the waiting-room on the Devonport N.S. Ferry Company's wharf requires a few bat tens to be laid on the joints. The wind blowing up between the planks as at pre sent is very injurious to delicate peoplo, and particularly so to females and children. Pleasure-seekers and invalids aasist materi ally to augment the revenue of the N.S. Ferry Company, and this is well worth their attention, and will be likely to make their boats more popular.—Yours, &c, Way- FAEEE, D«vonport. The foot race between Messrs R.N.R., Forder and J. Spry, two prominent members of the Amateur Athletic Club, is to come off to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock punctually, on the Domain cricket ground. Mr W. W. Robinson will officiate as starter, and Mr Snell as judge. A very close race is anticipated. It will be a. satisfaction to all interested in the welfare of the turf to know that the placed horses in the Derby all belong to good and true sportsmen. The owner of Sefton, Mr William fStiriing-Cra-vrfurd, is the second husband of the Duchoss of Montrose, and belongs to the old school of turfites, such as Lord Glasgow, Admiral House, General Peel, and Mr Georga Payne, very few of whom now remain. Although ho has been many long years on the turf, this is hia firet Derby ; but he won the Two in 1873 with Gang Forward, and tho St. Leger in 1875 with Craig Millar. Sefton is engaged neither iv the Grand Prize of Paris, nor the Doncaster St. Leger. He is trained by Alec Taylor at Fyiiold.

We regret^ to felearn that Mr Timothy Lowry, keeper of the Lunatic Asylum, died this morning at 3.30 a.m. Hehaslived 35 years in Auckland, and will be regretted by a whole host of friends. For tho last five-and-twenty years he has been in con nection with the asylum, and for ten years beforo that was coachman to Colonel Wyn yard. Mr Lowry was a native of Dublin.

An accident occurred in Chancery Lane, between two and three o'clock this afternoon to a lad who was on horseback. The lad was riding at a brisk pace, and when opposite the marine store of Catherine Burke the horse became restive, and threw his rider through the window of the store, completely smashing glass and frame work, and strange to say, was picked up inside without haying suffered any bodily injury. We have since learned that the rider was James Lindsay, and the horse, which is much injured, the property of Mr P. Doran. Lindsay was an experienced horseman. Here is a good story. Mr Bright when talking to a conservative member the other day said " How can you expect a better state of affairs, when you have such a man as Disraele, at the hcad'of the Government." His friend replied, " Well we prefer our scoundrel to your maniac any day.".

The paragraph relating to the young hatter's carved figure of <rValentine Vox," tho ventriloquist, was successful in attract ing the notice of a friend of struggling talent, who purchased the well-executed curiosity, for the purpose of taking it home to England. We ate glad to notice this encouragement of youthful geDius

We understand that Mr Joseph Little has become, by purchase, tho proprietor of the Thistle Hotel. Mr Little has long been the chief hand under both Mr Darby and Mr Keane, and, no doubt, he is well-adapted for the control of one of the best-conducted hotels in the city. Possession will be given on the 15th instant.

The Jewish feast of Pentecost, a solemn festival of the Jews, will be held to-day. It also called the feast of weeks, because it is celebrated fifty days, or seven weeks, after the feast of the Passover.

About sixty gentlemen attended the Governor's levee at Christchurch yesterday. The old Waterloo veterans are not yet extinct. At Chrietchurch yesterday one of these heroes, Lieut. Dougald McFarlane, aged 88, was presented with a public sub scription of 220 soys. as a birthday present. Thus do Britons even at theg antipodes dis play their respect for the verteraus of Eng land's greatest battle, and help to keep fresh and green the memory of her glorious military triumphs. jjjgTo th« Editor : Sir, —Just now when so many retail tradesmen are bewailing their fate, being the victims of misplaced confi dence, it would be a very favourable tim« to form a Trade Protection Society, which would be the means of preventing any lady or gentleman, or any combination of such, to trade and live upon the storekeepers in Auckland or any of its suburbs. Would you; please make this suggestion known through the medium of your valuable journal, and take up a " cause that needs assistance, for the future in the distance ?" —Yours &c, J. Jenkins, Newmarket.

Major Te Wheoro's screw has been in creased to £500.

The resignation by Mr W. J. M. Larnach of his seat in the Assembly has been officially notified.

The Christchurch cricketers have tele graphed home to the Australian team con gratulating them on their success, and suggesting that if the Australians have any desire to have their revenge in Canterbury, thoy can return by the San Francisco route and call at Christchurch, when a match will be arranged for them. Bravo Christ church !

The Pakuranga bounds meet to-morrow at Styak's corner, TamakL

The boghole in the Ohaupo Swamp hay ing been filled up, the first through train ran on Tuesday last, and on Wednes day a train travelled twice to and tro between Hamilton and Ohaypo.

Sir John Coode's report on Port Chalmers has been received by the Dunedin Harbour Board.

At the inquest yesterday, respecting the late coach accident near Oamaru; the jury found that Charles Nicholls aud James Ernest Mainland were accidentally killed ; and exonerated Goddard, the driver, from any blame.

The Singapore and Saigot cable was interrupted yesterday, thus outting off com munication with China.

Mr P. Doran informs the people of Auck land that he has started business in the ooaj and firewood trade. Fuel of all descriptions will be supplied at the lowest remunerative^, rates.

Messrs Kobcrtson Brothers, of Symonda street, forward samples of various kinds of Melbourne biscuits received per Hero. The article is of first-class quality, the fancy biscuits being particularly good. We are surprised to learn that these biscuits are imported cheaper—paying heavy freight and twopence duty than the local-made biscuit can be purchased. If this is the case, there must probably be a screw loose somewhere.

£40,000 for Auckland.

Welcome Hews for ihp Geusities.

We have received the following official telegram from the Treasury, Wellington :— "The payment of the £40,000 voted for public works in Auckland will be made to-moirow. The distribution of the amount will be made equally between the eighteen Counties having elected Councils."

THE HINEMOA.

We are enabled to state that it has been arranged by the Government that . the Hin-iiuoa, having on board the hon. the Native Minister, the hon. Hoani Nahe, Mr Grace, Private Secretary, and some other Government officials, shall arrive iv the Manukau about niid-day to-morrow, and will probably leave again for Hokianga on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning, conveying the Ministerial party on the promised visitgtof K the3-2Sgapuhi ami Te Karawa tribes.

CABLEGRAMS.

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LONDON.

The Emperor of Germany's fore* 6 *• swollen to-day ; otherwise the sy^ * are favourable. yinPtoau

A conspiracy is suspected to only the present Emperor but all n H monarchs and Crown Princes eiDlail Derby won by a length and a halt

POLICE COURT-THIS DAY.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq rai> thedacchanalunpAadT 1-) Six drunkards were brought up in' sion, pleaded guilty, and were &£?* each, with costs. ss,

NKWS FROM PANMURE. James Watson wa» charged with «t ~ the sum of'£l Is 4d, the property o f Mr^ Gill, of Panmure, on the sth 4tant ¥ with using threatening lan«ua»p *' ** Mrs Gill on the same day. ° m^ Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Janet Gill, wife of Michael Gill de that on Tuesday evening last, her'httß gave her £1 Is 4d for a certain puroo&fl 7i placed it on the kitchen table. AHoK to remain there all night. Always tho Jf the Pauniure people honest. About ei u the next morning she was in her d skimming the milk, and on leaving"?? dairy, she saw prisoner at the house daw He walked by and said " Good mo™?* Mrs Gill." He had his hand in hhSfe She missed the money shortly after N one but the prisoner had been to the W° To prisoner : I don't know you. To his Worship ; The dairy ia a'goodw. from the house. ' •"

Isabella Portland, aged 11, wasqueational as to the nature of an oath ; had been to Bchool, but was not goiug at present. Mrs Gill: I'm her teacher, your Worshib Speak out, child. r Hia Worship to prisoner: Do yon know the difference between truth and falsehood? -

Witness: "No." His Worship : Do you know what an oath is ?

Witness : "No." His Worship said be could not take the child's evidence.

Michael Gill deposed that he was illtjn bed on the evening of the sth June ; heard some one in the house, but did not see the prisoner.

Witness, turning to the Court, I hope your Worship will deal leniently with mf as I never was brought up before. His Worship : You are not charged with any offence, you are simply to give evidenci Constable Moar saw the prisoner on tha following day drinking} rum freely at the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel. He chargedhim with the offence, and as he could not give a satisfactory account of the possession of the money, he Jarrested him. Prisoner protested his innocence; he earned the money fairly. His Worship said he could not convict on; such meagre evidence. Sub-Inspector Pardy said, with the pet mission of the Court, he would not proceed with the second charge. ALLEGED ASSAULT. Michael Burke was charged with behaving in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, on the 28th ult., by striking Michael Mullins. - ~_-■■ The particulars of this case have been published. The oase was remanded for evidence in defence. Edward Carroll and Antonia Jenks deposed to a disturbance which took place, in Custom House-street. Heard Burke,' and another man making a noise about;: Hobar Town, when Burkeslammed the door in the man's face ; and in a few seconder he heard the cry " a man overboard." Defendant addressed the Court, and saidi that he merely shut the door with the view of gettiifg rid of the man, but he neither struck nor kicked him, and he could not, tell how he got into the water. As Mullin seemed to be the aggressor, and was not present, the case must be dia- . missed. J " LIGHT—MORE LIGHT." James Butcher and John Brown were y ~ fined 2a 6d each, with costs, for having no-j lamps to their vehicles. STKAY CATTLE. James Harris was fined 2s 6d and coats for allowing three cows to wander in Graf ton Road. William Smith was fined 2s 6d and CQste'o for having a collarlcss dog. Henry Schuinaker was fined 5s and costs * for allowing his horse in Albert Park. „,; William Scarlett, for leaving cart un- h\ attended without a chain, was fined 2s Od and costs. ALLEGED BREACH OP THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE ACT Frederick G. Clay tou, of Newmarket, was summoned to answer a hreachof the Slaugh terhouse Act, by causiu^ sheep to be slaugh tered at a place on she Panmure Road, on the 14th May, the --*id place not being an « abattoir, or licen- -d slaughterhouse. Mr Russell ami .»Ir Tyler appeared tor the iuformant, and b v Heaketh for defendant. Mr Tyler askci that certain words might"** be struck out of i le information, but to this v Mr Hosketh objected. If the information ■ were altered as suggested, he shouldbe quite M unable to meet it. The question was: Can Mr Clayton slaughter cattle in the borough of Onehunga, and sell the cattle within the

city of Auckland. Mr Tyler replied at some length, and con- „ tended that cattle must be killed in a. place provided by a borough, for consumption in < that borough. Mr Hesketh said the alteration would shift the whole burthen of proof; he would admit that it was neither a slaughterhouse p nor an abatoir for the city of Auckland, but ' the amendment if made, would go to shew that the place was neither of these. His Worship remarked upon the yague .ness of the sections of the Act, upou which the information was based, and the offence, , it any, must be established by the evidence. :> He was unwilling to waste time in arguing the question a secend time. It would be fax more satisfactory to the Court, if learned gentlemen would agree as to the informa- | tioH. , ' ■ 1

Mr Biit?sell said that Mr Tyler was coon- U sel in the *;ase, and he was merely assisting j, and ho wo-uld rather, therefore, that Mr Jag Tyler and ]Vir Hasketh would arrange as to ; the amendment. Mr Hesketh'said that if it could be shewn that the place was licenned, the information falls to the ground; but, he would ask, tee nextqueationwoiud be, can cattle be slaugh tered in the borough of Onehunga to besoW, k in the city of Auckland. The three Bolicltors, acting upon V® Worship's suggestion;, held a consultation. His Worship said th<3 act was so bewilder ingji,U through, that he feared they must aU. turn vegetarians. . . ■ j. The incongruities of the several sections ~ of the Act caused much amusement, ana:'; discussion. . . , ■« Mr Hesketh said there wVis some anxiety ', in respect of this question, and. other ;;; charges would possibly follow Persons mv ,g Paruell might be charged with, slaughtering >:--| ; cattle at the Western Springs, but tM- : | money from that quarter vrent into *"e,',H , pocket of the City Council. '-' His Worehip said ha would like to hare the question settled if possible,;as ». Yr! one of publio importance ;he thought tne ■ number of cattle should be mentioned^ Mr Hesketh remarked upon ths variance

EYENLNG STAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1878



DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP We have Opened several Oases of BLACK AND COLOURED SILKS, Purchased at Very Low Prices in the Home Markets. THE CO OURKD SILKS Comprise 1 the Newest Shades. THE BLACK SILKS Will be Sold at 28. 11d. per Yard, ijt Order to Clear. IMMENSE QUANTITIES OF DRESS GOODS Will be Brought Forward at Job Prices. GREAT BARGAINS! WILL BB GIVEN DURING THE WEEK ! J. COSGRAVE & CO., ME RCHiNTS AND IMPORTERS, QtTEKK-BTREET. AUCKLAND. /Ti~OVER SEEDS, KYJS GRASS, ~&o un Sale, ex Late Arrivals: OLOVKR SEEDS, CONSISTING OB- White Clover Timothy Red Clover Rape Cow Grass Trefoil Alsyke i&c, &c, &c. Turnip ALSO, 200 bushela ENGLISH PERENNIAL RYE GRASS 50 bushels ENGLISH POA PRATENSIS 500 lbs. INDIAN DOOB GRASS 1,000 lbs. ALFALFA ,2,000 lbs. AMERICAN TIMOTHtf. AND A Fine Collection of Farm and Garden Skisus. The'above have arrived in first-class condition. Samples will be forwarded on application. Poverty Bay, Canterbury, and local Rye Gras - Cocksfoot, Ratstail, Poaa Fescues. Sec. Sec. ?rora carefnlly selected samples, at lowest mar ket rates. W.gJ. HURST & CO., Queen-street.



: iji~Wlien You Wish to Furnish Your Souse, obtain a Book Catalogue from the City Hall Arcade, which contains valuable informa tion, not only enumerating what can be obtained there, but shewing the coat of Fur nishing a Three, Four, Five, and Six-roomed house ; also, Drawingroom separately, and Bachelor's Rooms. The proprietors have lately purchased from Messrs. Grossman and Harding the balance of their very hand some Stock of Swiss Goods, beautifully and wonderfully carved, which arc being rapidly disposed of, at Half-price ! Also, jxist opened up, a large lot of Fancy Baskets aud various articles suitable for presents. Just received, some magnificent all-wool Kidder minster Carpets, for dining and bed-rooms ; very cheap Tapestry, Brussels and Felt Carpets : the largest stock in Auckland. All kinds of House Furniture, and an immense assortment of Bedsteads in Iron, Bra-is, Kauri, Cedar, Biniu, and Mottled Kauri ; with Wararobes, Drawers, Wash stands, and Tables to match. Dining and Drawing-room Suites to suit all classes. Several new designs in Linoleum not seen before in the city ; Oil Cloths, all widths. Carpets measured for, cut out, and laid, aud Goods delivered Free of Charge to any part of the town. Catalogues sent Post Free. Ladies and gentleman about to Furnish are invited to stroll through ths "Arcade," where, in addition to House- Furnishing Goods, will be seen Drapery, Clothing, Millinery, and Fancy Goods.— Hollow ay, Garlick, and Cranwell, Proprietors, City Hall Arcade, Queen-street Auckland,



mo AGRJLULTURISTS & OTHERS. mW. J. HURST la CO. have on Bale the under p er.tioned Fertilizers, all of which have been roved to produce satisfactory results In this pistricc. Exporienc caches that large and profitable returns can be elied on by a judicious and a free uae of them. The flattering Testi monials from leading Farmers justify W. J. Hurst & Co. in strongly commending thorn to every Agriculturist :— MALI)EN ISLAND GUANO PERUVIAN GUANO MEXICAN do. BKLY/S BONK FLOUR iandi-inch BONK!HIST BILL YARD'S No. 1 do. NITRATE OF SODA SULPHATE OE' AMMONIA MiJRJATK OF POTASH SUP&R-PHOSPHATE OF lAMK. SALT, SULPHATE OF LIME. In addition to tho above, W. J. H. & Co. are prepared to supply special Chemical Manures for stimulating weak Corn Crops, and renovat ing Clover-siok Pastures, as well as the Potato and Mangold mixture that for the last two sea sons has attracted such favourable notice. Analyma, prices, and other particulars will b* supplied on a.;/['licfttiou at the Stores. w. J. HURST & CO., 101. Queen-street. T~| V N A M I T E To Arrive, pot Quken of the West, now due from London— TEN TONS DYNAMITE DETONATORS, TTERY, INSULATED COPPER W Etc., Etc. DYNAMITE is the Safest aud Most Powerful Explosive in use. The Safety of Dynamite During Transport and Storage. Extracts from tho Official evidenco given before tho House-of Commons Select Committee on Explosive Substances—Parliamentary Ses- Bion of 187-1, London. Boxca filled with dynarnito have been thrown from a '/rear, height, and founa to sustain any amount of shock without exploding. They have also been placed upon an open fire, when the dyuamite burned slowly away without ex ploding.—Parliamentary report —Blue Book, pago 179. Dynamite has been in a railway collision, and, though the van and boxes containing it were broken, no explosion took place.—Blue Book, page 182, par. 2979. Mai or Majcndie, R.A., H.Ms. Inspector of Gunpowder and Dynamite Factories, states, in his evidence (page 18, par. 100), that the law re lating to dynamite is as muoh too stringent as the gunpowder law is too lax; and (page 20, par 115) that tho time has come for relieving safe nitroglycerine preparations from such un necesHiiiT relictions as the nitro-glycerine Act impose upon them. Professor Abel, tho Chemist to Her Majesty's War Department, gives his experience that Nobel's dynamito is one of the safest, most powerful, and most convenient explosive agents applicable to industrial purposes.—Blue Book, pages oti, 67, and 59, Agents : E. V O It T E R & CO., QUEEN-STREET. AUCKLAND. UNION INSURANCE COMPANY OF NJCW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £2,000,000 A 0 0 ((LAND BRANCH: v.l W X W, N - S T R E X T, i-'Oit he Colonial Bank. 21RE OKPARTMENT. Insurant: granted on Dwelling - hcusets Stcrpg, Shofis, Buildings in whioh trade is oarried on. Merchandise, and Goods of every description. UAAINIS DEPARTMENT. J-iuUu of Ships or Steamers, Merchandise of all kinds, Speois and Wool to United Kingdom, at LOWMI' CIJKKRNT HATKS. R. H. STEVENSON Manager. RiUSHBIiOOK AND BrIDGMAN Respectfully invite attention to their Large Carefully-selected and Entirely New Stock of DRAP Elt V AND CLOTHING FOR THK WINTER TRADE, Comprising— Blankets, all dizes, and first-class value Flannel 3, white and scarlet, all makes Crimean Shirtings, All-wool and Union, In great variety o£ pattern and quality Winceys, plain and fancy. A heavy stock. " Good and Cheap," a good lino w at 5d per Fancy Dress Goods, new shades, in great variety French JVlerino, Serge, Satin Cloth, and some Special Lines of Fancy Materials, bought a job, and being sold at very low rates Alloa and Fingering Yarns, all colours Winter Hosiery. Umbrellas, Ribbons. Flowers Waterproof '("weed and Waterproofs A Job Lot of Children's and Ladies' Waterproof Cloaks, to be cleared out at much below regular price. Caliuoos, Sheet>'ng, Counterpanes Furnishing and Manchester Goods of every description Boys' and Men's Clothing of every description, Good, and Cheap Hosiery, Shirts, Hats, &c. Strong Material for Boys' Wear—Tweeds, Mole skin, Corduroy, Serge Sec, &c, Sec. In order to '-iustaiu the well-known character of tho JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE for Choapnosi and Quality combined. R. and B. procure their Supplies from tho BEST MAR KETS Ox^LY, and spare no pains to uupply their Customer:-*' wants at tho lowest price com mensurate with legitimate trading. a % (1/ in tho &) Discount allowod upon all Cash Purchases of 20/ and upwards. RUSHBROOK AND BRIDGMAN, ORAPKUB, (JLOTHIKRS, &0., JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel), 0 P F Hi X Q UEEN-S T It E X T, A UCKLANJD. SPECIAL NOTICE. 11 ' '" In addition to our Usual Largo Assortment of GENERAL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE; We are Now Showing the following GOODS, Just Lauded, ex ' Aikshaw': — WALNUT DRAWING-ROOM SUITES, in Silk MARBLE-TOP WASHSTAND3 CHIMNKY-GLABSES, Gilt, Very Handsome Patterns CHIMNEY-GLASSES, in Walnut and Maple Frames ' CANE-SEATED CHAIRS, Various Patterns TOILET GLASSES. Great Variety. T. & S. Cooks, FURNITURE, fMRPET, and FLOOR-CLOTH SHOW-ROOMS: 67, QUKEN-STREET. Steam Cabinet Factory : VICTOKIA-STRHBT. TjIURS AT WHOLESALE PRICES ! !! WILLIAM RATTRAY-, Having Bought from a Wholesale Firm then? Whole Stock of FUR MUFFS and COLLARETTES AT A HEAVY DISCOUNT, IS NOW SELLING THEM AT AND BELOW WHOLESALE PRICES ! The STOCK includes Real Sable, Grebe, Seal, Real and Mock Ermine and Miniver, Kolinsbi "able. Mußquash, Racoon, Angora, Silver Grey, Badgar and Monkey Muffs and Collarettes. W. RATTRAY, draper and silk mercer, New Zealand House, 08, QUEKN-STHEET, Auckland. COMMERCIAL. MR ALFjftKD BUCKLAND'S gWKKKLY REPORT. At Rerauera, on Thureday, June 6, dairy cows, near calving, wore in brisk demand; prices ranged from £9 to £12. Store cattle more plenti ful than usual, and young cattle of good quality advanced in prico- - 15-month-old steers averaged £1; calves,l2s. l'"at cattle were in less number than are usually penned, 116 head sold to the trade; a further advance was obtained. Prices ranged from 28d to 35.?, and averaged 32s the lOOlbs. Sheep were in moderate number only, and at lower valuea—fully id the lb. Prices ranged from 2Jd to 3fd the lb. Pigs in average supply, and dull of sale; particularly those in low con dition.



pRIME TABLE POTATOES PRIME TARTARIAN.SEED OATS PRIME MILLING OATS PRIME SPRING WHEAT PRIME BONEDUST PRIME GARDEN SEEDS. W. J. HURST & CO., 101. Queen-street. A_« JLi I N A BU R V & \.j DRESSMAKERS ANB MILLINERS. NEW DRESS MATERIALS. A Large Assortment of. New Dress Goods or the present Season, in every fashionable shade. Just Opened up at A. LINABURY & CO.'S. NEW WINTER COSTUMES, NEW MANTLES, NEW ULSTERS. NEW MILLJNttRY, NEW HATS A Large Assortment of Paris Trimmed Hats and Bonnets Just Opened up. Also. Hosiery, Silk Ti-58, Umbrellas, Coiluxa and Cuffs, Gloves, Chiloxe s Mantles and Jackets. Also, A LARGE STOCK Off NOVELTIES, Which are Cheap, and will have quick sale. tar Look wat *i* A. LIN AB U E V & CO.1 S, 204 &208, QUfflHlN-STRWET, Auckland. RELIEF FROM COUGH IN TEN MINUTES. SHARIAND'S CHERRY PECTORAL, 2s. 6d. a Bottle. OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE. Auckland. XfiNCOURAGE NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES! To the People of Auckland ! M.ESSRS. XX ALLEN STEIN JOROTIIEKS Desire to inform you that a RETAIL BRANCH OP THK NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY Is Now Open in Queen-streot. opposite Theatre Royal. To effectually introduce thoir Goods and drive out the imported article, they have decided to SELL a Single Article at the Wholesale Price. All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, for Nett Cash only. Any Artiole purchased and ap proved of, will be exchanged with the same courtesy with which it was sold, or if desired, the money will bo returned. The success which has attended the New Zealand Clothing Factory's Retail Bi anches in oilier towns leads the Proprietors to boliovo that there exists a praiseworthy desire on the part of the Public to encourage New Zealand Industries, especially whore superior advantages arc offered ; and your support is solicited ou this under standing only. N. L. MEYER, Manages Auckland Branch. sole agent vor WERTHEIM'S CELEBRATED SEWING MACHINES; THE BEST MACUINIS IN THE WOULD.



Reliable information upon all the great and passing events of the day id it all times eagerly sought, and there is no one subject greater than the welfare of the body. If we would preserve ourselves from premature decay, wo muat mark the admonishing symptoms of disease, and by the timely adrnlnifltration of good and reliable medicine, check and ward off any sickness that might interfere with the wonted course of per fect health. "Ghollah's Great Indian Cures," which can bo had of all chemists, are the most reliable medicines known. An Iniauitous Game is being played by cer tain flagitious scamps who put cheap and fiery liquor in bottles which havo held tho national medicated beverage, TJdolpiio Wolfe's Sohie dam Aromatic Schnapps, for the purpose of deceiving the unwary into tho belief that their vile concoctions are identical .with tho great original. Demand the genuine.