June 21, 18?&

Britain. The staff had been, increased, the number of applications being beyond the an ticipations entertained. The present arrange ments are — £10 promissory aotes per adult for married couples, and a proportionate in crease for single women. Il is believed that the Messrs Brogden's exertions in the ob taining of emigrants for Naw Zealand arej largely benefiting the Go\ eminent, owing to the publicity given by that firm, in bills and advertisements, to the advantages held out by New Zealand. The public attention having been called to the prices of provisions in the Colony, and the suitability of its climate, much attention is now devoted to New Zealand. Letters received from immigrants settled in the Colony are of a highly satisfactory tenor. The writer of the letters under notice says that it is calcu lated at home that each of the Messrs Brogden's immigrants influences half-a dozen others. The firm selected only one out of about every eight applicants. Auckland, June 12th. The validity of the Education rate is being tested in the Supreme Court. The N. Z. S. S. Co. 's new steamer Manawatu was launched to-day. The barque Polar Star has been sold for £2500. The hearing of the charge of conspiring to defraud, brought by Mr Machattie against Mr Thomas Macfarlane, Provisional Trustee in Bankruptcy, and Mr John Lamb, miller, is proceeding. The charge alleges that the defendants conspired to prove a debt of £823 against Machattie's estate, knowing that no such debt existed. An information for perjury has also been laid against the same defendants. Mr Mackay has arrived here. His mes senger was captured by some armed natives at Wharepapa. He escaped on the road, but was again captured. Some of the natives wanted to kill him, but eventually he was allowed to return. His horse was much ill treated, but his letters were not discovered. ( June 13th. The barque Zanza has arrived from Liver pool after a passage of 141 days. Her cargo consists chiefly of railway material, and she brings no immigrants. Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane were the purchasers of the barque Polar Star. After the hearing of a large amount of evi dence, Macfarlane and Lamb were remanded. Levi Cockerton, messenger of the Bank of New South Wales, was found dead on the floor of the Bank this morning, with a dust er in his hand. 