AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3349, 16 September 1879, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

: Last night. Arrired: Rotorun, from the South. Sailed: Brigantine Circe, for Greymouth. The police hare been raiding on public houses for Sunday liquor traffic. All the offenders pleaded guilty, and were fined. At the declaration of the Franklin poll, Kobbs made a bitter attack on Grey, Moss, and Tole for haranguing the Franklin electors at Otahuhu and Howick to influence the contest against him. He also expressed some very strong remarks on the Native Minister and the management of his department. At the declaration of the pell for the Western Maori Electoral District, Major Te Wheoro disavowed undue Government influence. He was an independent member, and would represent both Maories and pakehas in his district. It is proposed to give him a public dinner. '' '\ t ' ' '' .'■: > The schooner Eodna has left for Hokianga. She loads timber for Southern ports. The Agnes and Jessie are loading timber at Whangaroa for Southern ports. Sailed: Wanaka for South. Passengers—Tauranga : Nash and Ngati; Gisborne: Mr and Mrs J. C. Brown and Miss Perry; Napier: Sfiss Collins, Messrs Porter and Daris; for Wellington : Messrs Seymour Thorne George, Eeimenscbneider, Waltham, Morpeth, and Fryers ; for Lyttelton : Mr Anderson ; for Dunedin : Mr McCrae.

For the Maori Northern Electoral District, Mohi Tavrhai was declared elected by a majority of 67. Sydney Taiwhanga has entered a protest against Tawhai's and John Lundon'a return —the first as being native assessor, and the second for baring a corrupt roll.

It is understood that Whitaker is agreeable to stand for the Thames if a satisfactory requisition is presented.

Peter Jan Maria was brought up on two charges (1) with absenting himself without leave from the Minister of Marine, and (2) with disobedience of orders. Theo. Cooper appeared for prisoner. Gaptain Murphy deposed to the particulars. Prisoner wanted his discharge, which witness refuged. He went on shore without leave. The account of wages was put in showing a balance of 4s 9d due to prisoner after the voyage from England. His "Worship expressed his astonishment at the tleclue* tions made by Captain Murphy, such £5 for a substitute during illness, and a like sum for conreying the sailor to the hospital; Mr Cooper said he might say that prisoner had been treated in the hospital-for scurvy, caused by the indifferent food supplied on board. His Worship ruled that as the Captain had disrated the man, he was legally bound to discharge him at the nearest port. He should dismiss the cases. The costs of counsel were allowed.

It is stated that the Minister of Marine will not leave for 'Frisco till tha trial of Captain Murphy and the mate for alleged cruelties.

At the City East declaration of poll, Speight a hope that Clark

would yet got a scat in the House, and Clark said if he had been elected he would in all likelihood have given a support to the main features of the Grey policy. - w