SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 5.57. HIGH WATER.—This evening, 5.17.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Lady Bowen, 7 o'clock. Challenger, 7 o'clock.

ARRIVALS.

Countess of Klntore, ship, 713 tons, C. G.SPethev brid£6. from London. Alice Cameron, barque, 370 tons, P. Carter, from y Mary Frances, barque, 209 tons, Anthony, from Sea Gull, , brjmratineT 100 torisT""P.~TOH<!S; 'from- tMQ from^iM herald, schooner, 50 tons, McKsnzie, from Hoki a"lt.'Kilda, s.s.,J?ao^erday, from Wanganui. f .. \.) J A 1. 'i '■ / tO IMPOSTS. —295 tbnscoal, 42 ditto guano, Henderson Per 8.8. St. Kilda,' from Wans;anui : oJ. head cattle, 240 thefißnSfa.y&tM&*\^T?- ;, Buckland, agent. Per Alice-Cameron, from Sydney : 2dl cases oil order ; 4 pairs naves, 25 pairs shafts, 100 spik«*2Q-fe}}oes, 1 owgj«",: \ P«e, ¥or«pn; 10 hhds. rum, Eyan;' Bell and Co.; O. trunK,' 1 box Carfrae; 45 cases vestas, 7 cases wool paokß, L. V.' Natnafi'and'Oo;,'1 '20 icasfJs garsaparilla, Meyers and Co. s 1 cases peram bulators, Cochrane abd Son ; 2 casks- .shot, Evitt; 10 tona pig iron, Fraser and Tmne ; 2 bales .leather, 16''bags b»rk r -Gittos; 300 ditto, 519 ditto flour, order ; 219 mats, 4 cases, 3 bags, Jervis; 100 ' casks cement, Brown, Campbell, and Co.; 100 kegs powder, 10 hhds. ale, 100 bags maize, 23 ditto guano, 50 ditto bone dust, 419 ditto maize, 250 ditto potatoes, 591 ditto ii&i&,;tese*.i ft :P^.H! en: ware, Bloom; 25 cases castor oil, 47 caskpr*iiiitiC|&OJ%gbert9W. fflfa'BSlMXyh bags maize, Coupland j 1 package, "K'^nt; 1 case, Barnatt-^.d I Wjr r :-^^tes,^ca 9 e Cohen ; 4 casea tiles, 30 ditto acid, Bank ot New Zealand; 10 .(ftWMWssf»> 10 boxes pegs, 10 oases fruit, 3 ditto sardines, J. C. Morrin ; 4 bales paper, 20 cases vinegar, Meyera ; 7 cases lampware, 1 cask, 1 case, 15 iegs patent nailßj y2, packages, T. and S. Mor rin ; 13 cases' furhituie/Winks ana-Halrj, 2 casks lampware. SMaea vestas, 2 ditto bedateads, Mac.farW.Vnd 00-5 4 b^ales-;: Humphriea; r M &gi guano, 183 Cedar boards, Henderson''and Macfarlane ; 56 bags maize, 6 casks currants 1, 20' Dags >fire;clay, 6 bags glass, order ; 4 boxes pipes, Williamson ;' 8 cases chajjß^Halljday; 2 cases, Montague; 1 case..Maters,V^fiaaes, 183 bags potatoes, 301 cases iruit, 1 aray,,9o..gunuieß sugar, order.— Henderaon and Maclarlarie,'agents."

d&iQteanaer' Eeera,-; for .Tauranga, JTapieiy and Southern portsj'will leave,the;.wharf at 4 p.m. to-day. t• rl * : ' The barque Celestia sailed from Newcastle for this port on the 12th instant, with a cargo of coals, • .oit.H The schooner. Herald arrived, this morning from Hokianga, with 10 ,ton» gum, £ ton flax, 9 half-cases geneva, 4 case* geneva, order.— J. S. Macfarlane, agettt.;! d .j, .1. The ship Maid of Jndia, for Sydney, was in company,-with- tly} -Countess of Kintore from the ChanneJ.to 4? N. latitude. -^ A brig, supposed to be the Rita'from Mel bQurne, was passed off the North Cape yester aay.'Vy"tHe Alice Osifleron;'-; - -■!; -■:;■ '

ARRIVAL OF THE ALICE CAMERON.

The Circular'Saw1 clipper Alice Cameron/ arrived in harbour' yesterday morning^from Sydney, with a' very large cargo and thirteen passengers^ The -Alice''left Sydney on the 14th 'instf.,''1 and'experienced S.S.B. to N.B. Winds.across, making the North Cape at 10 a.rf. oil Mondayi1 and arriving in harbpur a(j 10 a.m. to-day, after agood passage of eleven!, days. Passerygers'—Captain Norrir, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Fotirnieer, Ms. Aiwtin, Mr. Carton, Mr. ahSMtsl Howell.and six ia the steeragk"; ' n, '.''■''

ARRIVAL OF THE MARY FRANCES.

The barqiwiMary: Frances, Captain An thony, arrived in.- harbour this naiorning from Newcastle, bringing;a;cargo of, coal and guano for Messrs. Henderson,and Macfarlane. The barque left Newcastle;on ;th,e ,7-th; ini'tant, and experienced fine.weaiher.^llthe" 15« n, when the Three Kings were sighted. . Since then a succession of E.S.E. winds have been en- Countered, -with strong gales, during which the vessel shipped some very heavy seas and Carried away her jibboona, backstay lanyards, and dead-ejfs fcnjß aod aft; also, apportion of th r[) ore bulwarks. Since had fine 'weather.

ARRIVAL OF THE COLONIST.

" The'schooner edlonis't/Oapt.'-Lewia, arrived fe'tirbour-last night frdm. the.North Cape, bringin"gl6o ton? gum/ a boat, and portions of the -wreck of the sohooner"Twilight.. She also brings two passengers,. Messrs. Meiklejohn, wno have beeii'down at;th"e scene Of the wreck fOT'FotetimW^-'"1-!'"■■■■••;■■'•: :■ wjfftnq ml! iol

ARRIVAL OF THE SEA GULL.

• .^-'•;ji*fi(J*i:r^»xj»,v*-«-.:-'-?1- lJl'<i w^"-»- N"'w^7-"'.;: i- ) "' • fDhterrbHgwrtanflv Sea iG-ull, Captain Jones, from Fiji Iriands, Nandi Bay, cleared tho/S^ol^oJw ;,ppsßage T on> September 10, 'wind i S.iS., which continued' fine, veering from S.E. tb'KS'.tf. until; Monday!, 18th, wU©nlit.fresh tned to a 'freihtghle»>^'.Atr6,a.ni. on the 19th sighted the Three Kings, bearing S.S.W.; itrong gale, with high sea. 20th—Strong gale, continuing to the 23rd, when it moder ated, the wind still blowing from the E.S.E., ■with high swell from the B.S.E. j on 24th wind veered"to N.E., light;"2sth, at 6 a.m., paisod North $ip?. -fl?ha. Sea Gull is in ballast. "fv ..__! O :-'BAfISiNGE9B,- r -Mr. Caleb ..Wood, Mr, T. 3. rßcott^Mr^<frraeß <Eorn, ,Mr. ; lj.,tp^. James, and Mr. J. Scotto , /, ;v:'fli J, .W lo inn! ?

MAILS.

M»il«wiUcidSe1«i(rr.iuider: .// . .* rorrrThftmes,! this day, -at 5.3? p.m, and to-morrow, »ni fcia."»ndi 6..80.p(in. -'■ . -v..- .' J -.'A J ■ts'orNftpierper^tiar.o{,the^onth,-thas..day, at 4,p.irt. ' late letters and tele^tams for transmission-from the Napier-at*tJiOA..wUJ I vbe J received at this office till i3O p.m. '''" * l ' For Tauranga, and Napier, per Keera, tliis day, at 8 p.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Taturanga"-)rt»tioniwill be received at this office till 3.30 p.m. ■' 'Jor London direct; p«r Excelsior, this day, at. 5 p.m. ; j«^r Ch^ham iDsan.dß,,.per Magellan Cloud, {to morrow, at 11 a.ili. • J For Kapanga, per Lalla Eookh, to-morro^-nttl^ao n.m. .'J3UTI-1?! ?!Sn,x/,SJ. _Jfor Russell and Kawakawa, per Comerang, on "Thursday, 28th instant, at a p.m. - Note.—lt Is notifled fbrJgaiferal information, that op-'md IfteriCJih October.proxfmo, the colour, of tie onepenny, twopenny, and Bixpenny iJostag^ labelp, issued by this dep'artment^.trlll'ba/pnepenny brown, twopenny red, and sixpenny blue! ~- ■.- r f.f ■ S-. B. Biss.. Chief Postmadtor.]

The Evening Star.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1871.

" For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong tllftt needs resistance, For the future in the distance, v And the good that we can do. v

We have much u^Kbt^ittinMhe following statement ofljio %ul,fcs )o vai»fflus charitable purposes, o@no l«!P g¥fei-maaft|B of Murray's Hinpodvoffl-l TO? s,^en^W nishecl to us .feji^l#irk«yot^|)io Occi dental. Tho cßstribuEon waV made by lua Honor the Deputy Superintendent and his BCoi-slup-tue, Mayor. The total amount was <£26 6s 4d,-which.])as bei'u~tlius 'divided : — LtWies' Benevolent '.Society, .£3 ; Parnell -Orphan—Hoinei--£s^'~U«atitute . .Children s School, £4; Convent of St. Mary, £3. The lad that was hurt in Queen-street by one ol the horaes of the Circus Company, £1 6* 4d.

The mouthlv official inspection of Nos. 1 r (Royal), and 5 (Victoria), Rifle Volunteers, &ap held yesterday evening. There was a fujl attendance, and (.ho Cadets were also 'm-estent. The drillr-»«cUj^.rH|us .manoeuvres were gone through i/a stjle o|elflcsncy only to pc attained bv'tho3o companies, in the ranks of which are numbered many old and experienced hands. After the parade No. 5 (Victoria), had a meeting and decided on the stale of'their new uniform. Mr. iWViyitie§jp;red tllfclf 'SifpcWbjPl t^sreeKles ■ of lectif *|fcl>lft|nology,^|}:*'e|atge hall df of the g?##i«L¥|tl'a Ch|i^ti|njSi£S3oeialiDri. last «efiiff fPm' c was $tv y *°$% a^^?-' ance'and Uie lecturer delivered ;ktt eloquent discourse on this science, in which he ably expounded the principles on which it is based ; andi-in a dissertation on the physiology of the huiimn brain, showed the. truth of the first principle in phrenology —namely, that brains of similar cpnii)^-a|fpn .hftvaWie.^rppennties ancl capabiiiWe'/. x^Bi irftVDtt«G%"tUTJnuca;'in teresting matter in his lecture, and concluded fßy examining, with great apparent success, the (fpvms of a number of crania which wero sub mitted to his manipulation, and giving a sketch of the idiosyncracy of each individual-^ Notice is given that the partnerahip hitherto existing between Thomas Must, Joseph MdMallen Dargaville, and George D>icre, trading under the style of Miißt and Co., hds b,e^n dissolved, and that the business will in faiure bo carried on by Thomas Must and Joseph McMullen Dargaville, under the same titlofl^s bitheftp.-j p#\ & ■ ■ • s a-: • "A/naeeting ,6| sekewbl 'gentlemen hi»ld last nigHt at tho'Auckinna'Q-ymniraiwm forthe pur^ ■ c of re-forming the G-yranastic Club, and purchasing the present apparatus from Mr. J.Q. Walker, who is leaving tho province, the following gentlemen were elected members of the committee :— Messrs. Yon der Heyde, President j Q-. W. Jones, Vice president; T. .Henderson; TrefSurar; P. H.. Crippen, Seore tal-y: Dr. Hartmann, J. Hopkins, and. Walker'; atJoUbSO otheim entered^ their names as subscribers. We trust that so useful an instibiition iriayfindJuany other supporters. The new. Oddfellows' Hall is to be opened this:everiing:witn > great edlat.- Thare.is to be. a. dinner, and b>l], and a large number of in ritati'o'ns1 have' ■ been issued.1 Amongst the guests, the Deputy-Superintendent is expected to be present. • ■ ;.-, «,- >t. • • h

AMERICAN EXCELSIOR MIN STEELS.

This fraternity of clever performers re appoare.d .yesterday ev.oning .on the platform di the City Hall,' anfl: throughout the onter tainment -were greeted with outbursts of irresistible mirth and delight from a full audience. Since thoir departure for the Thames the company has been reinforced by several ominent musicians, and the improve ment in the accompaniments was immense, stringed instruments, played by performers of the highest class, having taken the place of wind instruments, which' can never accurately follow the inflections of the human voice. Where all performed their parts so well, it might bo thought invidious to spe cially mention any particular one; but the opinion of the audience seemed decidedly to be that in the first part a tenor song, by M&.G.'tHke, was specially good. After the intermission a number of"comicalities were produced; and a dance by Messrs. Holly and Eelly,' iri: which the most -wonder ful precision in rhythm -was maintained, concurrently -with extraordinary agility, por fectly " brought down" the house.' Aftor this, Mr. Amery -was deservedly encored in a solo, rendered in bis usual 'highly cultivated style. followed tho harp solo, by Processor ! Saunders,-.and: to this Lho. audience listened -with breathless attention until its completion, ■when.thero.burst forth an uproar of acclama tion seldom' heard in this city; and Mr. Saun ders per force returned and performed a num ber of» old .airs, of/that description so eminently suited to the ancient king of instruments.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The house was very -well filled last evening, on -which occasion Mr. Frank Varley, the scenic artist, was accorded a benefit. " The | Belief of Luckriow" was tho principal pioce; of the evening, and waa exceedingly well per formed, and set off by a number of new; scenes by that talented artist. The farce of i " The Swiss Swain" concluded a pleasing enter-, tainment. We are glad to find that on; Thursday evening a coraplioiontary benefit; 'iwill boi'.tSundered,--to-jPf., 8... N. Jones, the. obliging lessee of the theatre, who Certainly, deserves the highest recognition of his sue-; cessful endeavours to provide amusements of a high character, and such as tend to elevate the "morality of rthose, who deh'ght in^drama tic rfpres\n|atiofti. MSr. Joriejf is 'ah actor1 of very great-aftlfty, and for iris benefit Misa Colville and Mr. Hoskins have volunteered their assistance. The other well-known memf berß of the company have also promised theif aid; and the prinoijrtsilf -pic.cc selected. for re presentation is "The Serious Eifmny' > "iwhich has already been played here with very- grea| success.

THE SHAREMARKET.

me. j. M. lennox's bepobt. , The share market continues most in active. Leading stocks are firmer, with, a slight upward tendency. I can give no quotations. Closing buyers : Caledonian," £12, $;| Thames', £23 lQs. far Shotovef, Nonpareil, arid Gas^shares. ME. MABTIN SUOLL'S EEPOKT. \ The share market is unusually dull. Sale of Thames at £22 10s. Quotations of leading stock nominal —principal en quiries for Nonpareil, All .Nations, and. Shotover; the latter sold in several parcels at 11s, held for 12s 6d. Sellers 6f Moanatairi at 90s ; (.Jure, 3s 6d ; Pride j>f Tokaica, 3s; L'onquering Hero (Coro mandcl), 2s ; Excelsior, Us; Tokateja, »*£4, : l7gf S 6d. ... ;j , ~ir | ,•r\ \ 3 .l.tftl^ n> Aj s^.i^ißilii/#'s>EE?|DOt--,J-: I . The share market has been* a littfo firmer to day for lending stock. Cale donian, £120; Thames, £23, £23 lOfeV Central Italy, 52s 6i ; Pacific, 6s; Bajik of New Zealand (Coromandel), 3s 3d. " MMTd. mmm m 1

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN No. XXXVII.

DigE^Tefanied from the Thames on Sun^ joss/ evenfitb perfectly black and bluf ffwm tlw^Plfca of the s°-callecl " football ■xnaiefiMw^^ had far better have been JP4W™kins match." It seems |lla£|J«*Piames boys sent a challenge up Pb6ojfie£ Auckijmd-team.. to go down tftid ir@ay" fjtfjfeto; Just fancy : gPn%' j^^y .i|tfstist have been- wltfen thejre jfm some thirty excited ni,en and strong lads.'1 many of them |rmecl. with, heavy boots, rushing at, kicking£ty:stamping\m, ijum.p ing on, swearingTU, and.scrambliiig for a big ball, which everyone of Them endea voured to drive away by hitting it a kick. And it seems that some of them got very spiteful, and that there, was more than onn appeal to fisticuffs, while the colour of ( le combatants' shins generally, prove hovi fierce must afterwards have been the enc unter. But it waged with equal sue ess on both sides, until Hit&cre, the ligl t 'hd, overthrewr-.the,. "siunner" of the opposition crowdsiwhe'ri l,he c was an immense rbar of- delight froiji the Auckland boys ; and the Thames lads' attention being, for a few minutes, diverted, T. Hensdorten gallantly picked up:the ball from between Sandes' big aud little toe, slyly put it in his waistcoat watch pocket, and while the mob were looking for it among the short grass, inarched home to the goal fiandj proudly claimed the victory, at 'the same time holding up the ball. The victors and the vanquished then alike proceeded to the Pacific Hotel, .'.wjiere they hob-nobbed each other to;, tEeir heart's "'content until the departure; ojjthe lloyal'Mail Steamer Glide, whichl riarihed Auckland: on the following night. What's all this fuss they are making about the Farmers' League P What are they in league for ? Are they not ex pressly commanded from the* pulpit to be content with that station inVhicli it has pleased G-od to call them P "Yet are they soP Not a bit of it, for I believe a j more dissatisfied- . lot . of. people thin those in this country; could5 ;riot be found in any other part of the world And of all these people the farmers are the most discontented of the lot. They are always asking for something-—and they never get it, so they keep on asking vwith a like result. If the weather is dry "there's nothing but growling —if the weather, is wet it's all the -samo—if they put in grain they wish at the end of the season they had tried root crops instead —if they cultivate these latter crops, vice versa. But now. ;| they have banded themselves together, have assumed the dimensions o? a'" League,'' and have drawn up a petition to be presented to the House of Assembly asking for a good niany things, and, amongst them, the fol owing:—Eoads leading from nowhere to ,he : same place—that being, in this country, a highly-flodrishing spot—with 'branches well curbed and channelled passing the farm of every individual member of the League—railings passing from one settler's house to another, with first-class velvet-ctis'iioned seats for the Executive officers —the loan of a million of money to the League for the importa tion of settlers'into the districts occupied by the said members, for the purpose ol tilling their land—the establishment of all' sorts of manufactures on every member's land, and the payment and snpport thereof to be by Government, who are' also prayed to pay a heavy bonus to each settler who may deal thereat —the passing of laws to prevent £he'; importation of- any mortal thing which can be in any mortal shape or way grown or .made at any price by the said settlers, who guarantee 'not to charge more than two hundred per cent above the price of the imported article—and the complete abolition of the caterpillar and " smut." These modest requests were em bodied in a memorial very nicely got up by one of the rural draughtsmen, and was passed at a crowded meeting of fourteen .people. I have not the slightest doubt in ;my own mind that the prayer of the petition will be granted, and if it is, I am perfectly convinced that it will be a ' capital thing for the settlers. "Biler-busling" is by no means a plea sant sort of thing to those more imme diately concerned, and the sudden smash up which took place in this direction, out at the Three Kings, bhould have the effect of preventing any but those up to the mark from interfering in the management of these machines. Steam's all very well, and ia no doubt a very good servant, but a deuced bad master, aud once let it get the upper hand of you, and where are you r* It strikes me that no man should be allowed to jeopardise the lives of his fellow creatures without first getting a. license to kill, for lam convinced that; people are often in chargo of " donkey"; engines, and; such like destructive ma chines, who know little about them, and ara just as, likely to send the bystanders to Kingdom Ceme on the shortest notice as little children are to, out their fingers through praying witli edge,d tools. So we are to havethe "telegraph com< plet£d J?etw6e',n;-this: and Tauranga, and consequently: from Mere to any other part of/tlje' colbnyS At all events the Chamber pf Commerce, with praisewortihy^energyj has," fo.r'.warded a petition to the G-ovorh ,. mention tKe subject, and I doubt not that iCf^wiil.jreceiye as much attention as will that of the'A.?rieuUural League: Yett I do hope that some step's will be - token'tb carry the wishes of the people into effect in this matter, for it is a disgrace both to the people dfi tlie province^-for their su pjnessin the matter,—and to the General Go.verninent that we have been; cut >off from,.the rest of the world; ' ■■' ' i j ■Fellow!,- so,, as a matter qf course, we stial be at the dinner aud ball to-night. Dick's been busy all'ithe morning .. washing, scrubbing, drying, ironing ; our gorgeous paraphernalia,: for to. no other .hand, will he trust the performance- of this, most important duty. "We shall leave the British Hotel at a quarter to six, in grand procession; and the walk will bo suffi ciently excitipg from thence to our new SJ2iID to.- gives us all: a good appetite. Of course such an affair rniiKes no drfrerehci; in the regularity of my meals, but Dick's had nothing to eat since last evening ufc tea, and if he dqes'nt take out his moneys worth in "tucker," 1 shall be very much -siurp'rise'd. ~<• 1 ; Wr.iQ io '■• ~ Did you go to the Hippodrone r1 Did j> you enjoy yourself ? Of course you did ! : You could not help it, so font be ' ashamed- of 'betraying your weaknessin

such a mattex. J^ke ?i|^t jftjs ®SA, %dm;pf rn|pd. os|r,paj;|,il atu'f and^sceiies delight mevliighly. you.' S|^Ke grand cavalcade oVjFrj^gyP Yoii «Btt not^ I am^orrvsa»*Ba"r i.t> i^^J^" 11 iifou waiii; to knojv tlifc^oinaii ichariots : ' were like;-. VVejl, I 'can' tViabtlf describe- them-p-but 'Dick suggests, ohe^wheelbarrow cut into two parts, and pasted over with red ancl green paper. He also says, that one wheel went round while the other stood still. This is, of course, a libel, for which I trust no proceedings will be taken against this much respected journal. If Dick iv this has offended, J, on his behalf, do apologise to Mr. Hurry ; but I leave the quostion to the-general public whether the chariots were really the antique articles they were represented to be. On the whole, the sports were pretty well attended, considering that this is not holiday time. If no one else did any ctood,. Sherkins and Hail did.a, stjoke of business under the fl-rand Slandjjwliicli, I regretted to observe, was far" too small to meet the requirements of. the public. To-morrow evening an event is to come off that will be recorded in the annals, of this country as one of Jhe/naost important spectacles of modern times. I allude to the Mayor's Dinner, at which his most gracious Worship B. A. Fillips, ■Esq., has resolved'upon entertaining ;a large, select, and' fashionable circle of friends—in celebration, not of his own election, but of the defeat of Georg.? Brains, Esq..tl*e '! People's Ch&mpion,;; who, since that memorable night -when:he took, ; the pledge, has been industriously ;and intertnitt'cntly 'employed botching-up ■second-hand wheelbarrows and mending

ihe legs of crippled chairs and tables* for the benefit of the public in general and himself iv particular. I hear, on tho best authority-, that,when he read the notice of" ttej forthcoming ..banquet ;a:; fition' of bygone times never to return 'flitted athwart his brain, aud that for several minutes he was . deprived of the pow.er of speech, until being asked hf a friend if he'd have a drink, ho made use of the highly original, and at the snme time suggestive expression, 1 don t mma it X do." Whereupon a clinking ot. glasses ensues, and a deep voice was "heard to exclaim, "Down with the tyrant." Dick has, I need scarcely say, received a special card of invitation, and will, I doubt not, furnish my readers with a full and par ticular account of the proceedings. Dick has not yet got over his partiality for Highway Board meetings. He had an engagement last night to take Ms " gal", to Varley's benefit.v.but he told mo he thought ho should >be,able to.extraot more fun from tho Archill ratepayers, so ho borrowed my stick and set off for a two-mile trudge to attend the appeal meet ing. The account he gave me when he returned was a little bit confused. But I

had better let him tell it his own way :— " Well, dad, you see it was all right till I got to Archill, when I had an awful job to find out the place. I wandered through a big paddock, and just as I had given up the search as hopeless,' I saw a large palatial-looking mansion at tho foot of a liuge precipice. This I found to be Old Joe's place, where the meeting was to be held, so I scrambled down, and entering by the back way I found some. 20 or 30 grumbling ratepayers assembled 1 round a roaring fire waiting their turn to be called in to state their grievances. In another room the Board were preparing for the attack. Old Joe sat at tho foot of a long table, with a clean, pipe and a big black bottle. Edgcbrush was thero beside the Fiddler, both looking uncommonly un comfortable, and as if they would rather have been out of it altogether. The Chairman, at the head of the table, seemed to enjoy his pipe, and to care for nobody. Well, all the fellows were asked in, and told to wipe their feet, put out their pipes, and behave themselves. Kvery man asked to have at least £500 knocked off his valuation, because he would rather pay ten times the rate if the valuation was only reduced to nothing at all. One thick-headed Scotchman was pretty impudent, and said the Board had been doing just what they liked, and the whole thing was illegal. They had spent all the money on Commis sariat, and thero was none left

to make roads ■ -with. The Chairman got warm, and asked what tho Board was for if they were not to spend the money how they liked, :when they got it; which they had not done yet, and didn't seem likely to do. (Dick: " Hear, hear.") The man who had just spoken—he meant me, Dad —was a sensible fellow, and knew what he was about; and, perhaps/ the Scotchman was akin to the .Rollicking, ltams, and wanted to get up a row, but if he did, he would get me to put him out. Kere there was a general burst of indigna tion against tho Scotchman, who even tually got kicked out onto the .top of a bank of violets which grow in the utmost luxuriance about Old Joe's place. In fact, I am told, he-; feeds his cows on nothing but violets and cowslips. The meeting then began tov get. stormy ; the Chairman kicked them all out, and then

the Board decided not to take off a farthing from anybody's valuation; expept yours Dad, as th.ey were afraid if they didn't, I should: show"• them tip. They turned out to be jolly follows, and the commissariat^was particularly good. /'The two Dottles I had went down like new milk, but the trees, as I came home, were dancing round in all directions." ''■ '■ " ' ■ SIIATHiNIiSL BKESWIKQi

ARRIVAL OF THE REV. ME. McKENZIE.

It will be observed from auother column thit the ministry of ihe Presbyterian Church in this province has received an addition by the Countess of Kintore, in tho person of Key. Mr. McKenzie, who has just arrived from Scotland... This is one of the first fruits of the misaion of Rev. Mr. Briicu, and we congratu late our Presbyteriau friends on the arrival of Mr:' McKonzie, who, from what we have heard, i 3 Jikcly to prove himself a very able uriel acceptable clergyman. We understand that M.V. MuKonzie was requested to come out with apecial reference to the North Shore, biit as the whole province is before him, from various parts of which the cry ia constantly coming for roligiousi ministrations, it ia not of course certain whore the rov. gentleman' may bo located. A large party,; consisting of brother clergymen ancl othors, mot Mr. McKenzie on board, and gave him a hearty vr«lcome, to the land of his^ adoption; •* * I

ARRIVAL OF THE COUNTESS OF KINTORE, FROM LONDON.

': ThiJHJeautiful clipper,, in command of Capt. Petbeibridge, arrived in liar.bo.ur this morning from Lonf loujfand~a6 usual; comes.,into port in a most creditable condition, the passengers all being in' excellent "health, and-well satisfied with the ship and those in.charge. Among the passengers we notice the names of Mr.-and Mrs. Hancock," Mr. and Mrs. Proudo, and several other old colonists. The brings a cargo of general merchandise, also two prize bulls and heifers, and a.quantity..of vellowhammersfor the Acclimatisation Society. Four hares were shipped on board, but only two have survived tho passage, Thcss wili also be forwarded to the grounds of the Aix'liujatieaticn Society. Nothing remarkable has occurred during the passage. The ship took her final departure on the 20th June, and was off (the coast of N.ew.Zea,l;),:ud on Wed nesday^ the' 6th'irißt:tnt. :;Hei;e1".5.1i0 was met with strong gales and "contrary winds, being unable to round the North Capo till Monday. The time occupied from land to land was 79 days, and from Gravosend into port 103 days.

'ilia Qojintess left Gh-aveaend ou the 14th Juno,' at 3 p.m., and passed through the Downs on the following morning. Had light variable winds in the Channel to Torbay, where wo landed the pilot on Sunday, the •18th ; thence had strong "W.S.W. winds until Tuesday, the 20th, when the- wind veered to N.W. At this time the ship was twenty miles on the south of the Eddystone. Had S.W;; :and:, W. winds; across ; tho|Bay,: and crossed the latitude ofciMadeira: orii t|ie/28th, 100 miles to the west of it; from tJhenee^'light N.E. .trades to the,Q|ipe de Verjie., Islands, whicli'were passed on Tuesday; :'4th Jxtly] 100 miles distant. Lost the N.E. trades between tha 13 deg. and 14 dcg. north, on the 6th, and got the south-east t/a'ies in 3 dog. N. on the 15th ; crossed the Equator on the 17th, in 28Rdeg., "\y";,':cthirty.:tlirle days out. The flrs£ part: of-"the. S.E;':trades proved very strong, witli a heavy southerly sea; and on the 20th earned away the martingale and staye. From 15 deg. to 24 South, the' trades were very ' light. Crossed ihajJJSouthern tropic on the 27th j passed the meridian of Greenwich on the 7th August, in 39 deg. S., and the Cape on ttie 18th in 42 deg. 8. At this time the weather was very fine. Ban the casting down betweon 42 deg. and 44 deg. On the 16th, in longitude 91, deg. X., was hovo too for 22 hours, with a very: heavy gale from the N.W. to S.W., and on the 6th of Sept., in longitude 139 dcg. E., again hove-too for 10 hours, and rounded Tasmania on the night of the Bth in another cyclone gale., Carried westerly windi till Wednesday.^Jien she was within 300 nnl«s of the Three'Ktngs ; tho wind then shifted to E.S.E. and continued light till Sunday, whon tlfe bre<s»e gradually increased to a gale, on Tuesday blowing terrific, and the vessei drifted to within about ICO miles of Norfolk Island. On Friday wind veered more to eastward. Passed the North Capo on Monday .at daybreak) and anehbrtd at Kangitoto, coming up harbour early this morning.

PASSENGERS. " Salook—Mr. and Mrs. Joliu Hancock, Mr* aud Mrs. 11. Cassin,.Mre. Emma Cassiu and two children, Mr. : ll.' Lighertwbod; ''Miss1 Elizabeth Brenner, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Tip pett, Mr. John M. Abbott, Miss A. Brooking, Mr. H. M: Gossott, Mr. and Mr* Robert Proude and child, Mrs. Ann Proude and two children, Mr. P. 0. McKenzie. Soeond cabin —Jane Watsor, Jameß and Emily .Walton, and child, William and Maria Thompson' and-; three children, Jane Pool, Richard and Mar-' garct Moore and five children, Ella Gasl), G. 1. Braithwaite, John Seabrooko, Charles aft:d Ellen Western and two children, .1Y .S. Nicholson, J. H. Dobson, Susannah Walton Total, 47. CARGO. 1 case, W. R. Tumor ; 8 bales, ordjsr; 4 bales, Watt Brothers, Napier; 3 cases, order; 6 bales, A. Gordon and Co. j G cases, E. H. Gubbins; 1 box, W. Rfpley; 2 cases, M. T. Clayton ; 5 cases, S. If. Field ; - 1 case, Cruickshank,' Smart and Co.; 2 cases, order j 1 case, 11. H. Dyer; 1 case, T. Webster; 2 bales, A. B. Donald ; 122 packages, Tryer Brothers j 5 cases, C. Bonniugton j Spackagci,C. J.Stono; 200bqxe«, Bucholz and Co.; 6 cases, L. D. Nathan aq'tl Co.; 2 cases, E. Wayte j 1 case, G. T; Wilkinson; 1 case, H. Brabant; 1 case, Cousins and Atkin ; 1 caßo,T..Cawkwell ; 6 cases, order; 4 cases, C. Bonnington; 1 case, A. Saunders ; 1 case, K. Pickniore ; 1 firkin, J. Cashell; 1 case, J. Tibbut r I parcel, Mrs. Kissling; 1 case, Captain Krippner, j 10 packages, W. Earl; 3 bales, Low. and Motion ; 6 casks, Henderson and Macfarlane;. 3 oases, T. Peacock; 1 case, order; & packages, R. : Neal j 4 cases, Ireland Bros.; 1 case; address ;: 1 case, address; 1 c:ise, S. Browli j 1 bull,: Scherff; 9 cases, 10 cases, 5 cases, otder ;; 4; cases, addross; 8 packages, Stewart and Anderson; 1 euse, order; 1 package,,Marlin:; 190 packages, L. D. Nathan and Co. ; 23: packages, order; 33 pttckages t iL. D. .Nathan and Co.; 12 packages, E. and H. Isaacs ;27 bales, Wilson ; 2 grindstones,''JTraaciv and: Tinuo ; 3 packages, S. Jones ; 5 ipackages, Must- and Co. j 2 cases; Jones ;,43 packages, Fendelow ;26 packages, Wayte'; .10 casks, order of Ireland Brothers'; 12 taiuks, ortler ; 1 case addresi; 6 hhds., Moore; 242 puck ages, Owen arid Graham ; 1 base, G. "Banks,; 1 ense, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 1 case, L, D r Nathan and Co.; 2,524 packages and pieces, Porter and 00. 5 *56 p'aokagos,.".'A. Clark and Son ; 955 packages. Combos and Daldy'i f>s4'"paokageß,: W. Phillips; and. S.on ; 1 case, 'Waters; 18 packages,-.'JJ. Short; 10 bales, R. B. Lusk; 3 packages, J: P. Leighton ; 8 oases, Upton and Co.; 231 pack ages, E."and H. Isaacs; 23 fpaokagesy order; 590 packages and pieces, T. and 8. Morriny 102 ptickagesj A.Clark and Son; 697 pack-i ages and' pieces, Brown, Campbell and Co.; 27 paokageß, order; 66 packages, McArthur, Shera and Co.; 311 packages, R. Walker and Co.; 200 casks, Brown, Campbell and Co.; I .box, address j 199. .packages^ 240 sash weights,' Witit Brothers ; 14VpnoU'a'gefi, order ;> 717 packages, order ; 15 packages, E. and» H. Isaacs ; 72 packages, Lewis Brothers;; 14 packages, Cosgrave and Co.; 13 packages,' address; 1 case, Captain Daldy ; 26packages,; L. D. Nathan and Co/; 18 packages, ? W.. Thompson; 20 packages, Hamilton-Brothers;; 8 packages, J. Wormall; 3 cases, K. W... Dyson;: 1- oas&,G. T* Chapman;. 1 cpe,; address; 2 cases, CruicUshank, Smart and Co.; 33 casos,,J. Hancooks ; ,4«i,ag«(S,, JLi,,and : H. Isaacs; 2 cases, J. Buchanan ; '872 pack -1 ages, Owen and Graha.ni ;t2 -.trj^uks, ,J,,pii,oub ;;■ 58 packages, E. and H. Isaacs; 4 packages,, order j 1 case, Thornton, Smith and Firth ; ; 2 packages, Brown, Campbell and Co.; 6 packages, McArthur, Shera. and C 0..; 3 packages, C. H. Reid; 1,536 packages and ' pieces, ordar; 1 case, order ; ;l9 packages, Proade; 10 packages, order; 2 cases, A. Sturgo ; 10 packages, Ireland Brothers,;, 22 | tanks, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 29 pa jkagos, Owen and Graham ; 3 cattle, K. Proude $ 17 p»ck»geg, Preece and Gt-raham ; 1 ca»e,

Owen and Graham ; 1 case, address ; 1 dog, order. To be transhipped to Napier—l 2 packages, Gordon ; 1 box, address; 7 pack ages, order. To be transhipped to New Plymouth—l case, J. Duuibell; 2 cases, ad dress.—L. D. Nathan and Co., agents.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS THE THAMES.

THIS DAY.

[FROM OUJi (TWIST COREESPONDENT.]

SELLING- SPIRITS WITHOUT

LICENSE.

ALL NATIONS—SPECIMENS.

PROPOSED AMALGAMATION QP CENTRAL ITALY AND GOLDEN CALF (JLAIMS.

GItAITAMSTOWN, 3 p.m. TuEii Felix /.have c/ushed,. 20 tons whicfi hasVgif&n an otmce t'ti the tbni f. TWe M|idlfefS|M' cimshing-ihaf giver 45 oz's. !i ;fc i% itt '■■■; h;r j.J The Democrat are crushing 20 tons at Bull's machine. Several claims on the Hape Creek have amalgamated. • ' ! Tai The All Nations have taken out 30 lbs. of specimens from the 280 feet level, and 15 lbs. from the upp'et* level. They have commenced crushing at tne Kui'unui machine,-:i'.( £J JJ .>{/ ;; Laurence, a restaurant keeper, has been fined £10-for,selling-liquor with out license. The engineers-- report on the Central Italy advises pumping machinery with 18 inch cylinder, and tunnel from Moanatairi Creek, also amalgamation with Golden Calf. ';"

THE CALEDONIAN.- MINE MANAGER'S REPORT.

The following is"fi copy of a telegram received from the manager:— ,!';- -j■•'-.■;<;■>■-: ;^9'tiJm. "Started the double pumps last evening, but hard made no impression tfpon the water, as Tookey's is idle, and will not start for some hours. We shall then soon get the water under. Some good gold from No. 3 block last night. Main stopes unaltered." *

THE SOUTH.

MR. CREIGHTON'S MOTION.

GREAT GOVERNMENT VICTORY. WELLINGTON. / . I September 21. Six hundred persons attended' the- Governor's Ball last night. John Hartly has been killed by a landslip at Mungaroa. The Advertiser urges the opening of the Court-house at Wanganui. Out of twent3' cases before the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, cleTeu were from Wanganui. ' September 23. Sir. Crcighton move;! in the House that the Estimates ■bo ,rotencd back for a reduction .of £50,000. The Government made it a Ministerial question. 'J ho debate lasted several hours. Mr. Gillies concluded his speech by pro testing against tlio question being made Minis! erial,-,as for .party purposes were drifento vote'against their Mr. Stewart thought it wrong to make theV&sj4<sV a" ;par^ one.; :;JBE^ Jfaadj rfull coufldehee Tin'«itWe:' ilinistry,'sbufc taking 'the motion for what it; was worth, he would support it. Ho suggested reductions in the. Legislative; 'saiyLnes,'.geoldgicitl.;^^,sur vey department, judicial salaries, and the abolition of the grant to: the JNew- Zea land University. ■ ""Hb—saw no provision to meet the probable revenue deficiency^-or the Supplementary' Estimates. ■'• :He> believed the next session would probably find a deficit of £60,000 or £190,000. He regretted that there was no Middle Island member in the Ministry. •I Mr. Hall said a general examination of the estimates* showed a considerable saving' but not much retrenchment. No Government could receive suebi a motion otherwise than as a want-of-confidenco' motion. Although ho was no supporter of the Government he would unhesitatingly vote against it.: •-' •■."' -:■■ ■', Mr. RonE3TON;pbjeoted ; tjo any party cry bet\Yepn North and South being raised. The South was perfectly willing^ td'66ntribnte a fair amount for the maintenance of peace in the North, and they; had, no reason to regret the arrangement made last year, or desire t<> alter it. ''HedidinotiliUo th'a fo«m of motion or the remarks accompanying. it. Ho would, however, support it on broad grounds, as forming a distinction between parties on what was' really' tho only tme basis,,that pf prudent •finance against epecniativ^ borrowing. Hb would; set his, face, against.'any expenditure boyoud their lneana. There were saffloient iaets before the. E[ouae to make them pauae before, committing! ; the coiintry 'to a policy which, might cud in a serious financial disaster. The, : ,permanent...charges', and interest; :rioW amounted, to half a njiTliou-^oiit'of a reTenue ot £900,0001 T,ho Governor's Bpeeqia haSleft it. to ; the. House to- bring "the expenditure within their means'. No one believed that the .deßiredendwouldbeobtained by the Treaswi'oij's policy. He would, tjirougll c'onimg 'session's; i^teu4ily; vote for. retrenchment; .' : "'. ~ ,|i>:.., .EjATHGAa^ tshoixght' *if 'the; Treas'ur ar; w.ere sincere in the peroration' eontaine'd in .Che statenient, h'e r!would glatlly hajre accepted , the., inotiop. 'He '/would-"support evieisy.ipotion h^viii^^^retreiDchment as 'itß Qb I je,ct ; ;.He, thought iip rpubordinate official's sai^ry •Blip l uld 'exceed' £500.per anaum; A large saying was' possiblo oii thb'defence1 ex penditure. To maintaiii a standing army vv;is uuconstitulionaL The settlers should i.ake .firearms into their' own' hands, and defend , themselves. He would take a ; contract.... to" preserve the peace I&E very, much' less "than £200,000 a year, .His . ji^iiutituchts felt the heavy .burdens of taxation intottfrable, aud: he bad no sympathy with Mi;. Rdlleston'a profesiions

of willingness to spend a million in defen™ at the rate of £100,000 a year. The wW never closed its capital account, and H|,{ railway nompauies that followed the 'gam course, it was sure to come to grief H thought the abolition of provincial institu. 9 tions would rather have a tendency to increasa expenditure than save the pocket of \h taxpayer. Belying on the Act paseed ]«st session, the Otngo Provincial Council had passed all their Estimates, and now a toVj change of policy, which put Otago £27,000Q the bad, was proposed. He coulj, not supnoß-. uch a policy. There was no fixity i n jL^ " The laud revenue would be the nextthi/jP'\ taken. He claimed it as the property of tVi provinces, and would never consent to have it diverted from local purposes. The proposed policy would leave Otago without a penny from the colony. It was t<ue they got half the stamp duties, and a subsidy for the con atruction of roads, but that was no boon Otago paid one-third of the stamp revenue' and interest on the loan. He urged tha G-overnrnent to agree to the motion.

Messrs. Haughton, Brown (Canterbury) - Reynolds, BrandoD, J. McLean, Richardson •-. Macandrew, Eoeves, and Eyee opposed, the *■ motion, as, although nnxioua to affect re trenchYnerit, s"tlifey thought a • false i^sue had beenraised.l ,- ■'%.< .' ;'' .■■, >j ' » -Tj Mr. WiLHAMSONrnado a violent attack oil** Mr* Gillias, undoppbsed the motion. -7., Messrs. CALOEB«.ud Shephebd (Dunedin) advocated retrenchmenl:, expressing regret that the question'- had "been raised in such a - shape. >j

i Mr. Wakefield supported the motion. § Mr. Pox replied. BsTbe House then"divided, the reeu.lt being 15 for arid 43 againßt the motion, f The dirision list was as follows :— Fob the Motion. — Rollestob, . Q-illj es ■ Stafford, Bathgate1, Reid, Wood, Cantcell, it." ■ Richardson, Ingles, Bradshaw, WakoiieJd, .Brown (Olago)1, Munro, Creighton; Collins. • . i*) AjGAlNST.—Haughto.n, Eyes, Biflney, Mac audroiy, Halli. St.urtbislme/ Webster, Vogef/-^ D.! Macleaxi, Gisbpriie, C. Parker, McLeod, Kateue,; Pearce, Parata- Andrew Clark, Pea cocke, Tribe, W. Kelly, iiiraitiana, B. Kiohard son. Brown (Canterburj), Reeves, T. Kelly, HarrVsori;" T£iralake, ■ Oa;ringtpn, ,&. Enrker.-.f^ Rejyriolcls; Taiaoroa, Fon, Hunter, *' Fsir'tiaH, McGillivray, HeiderSon, Williamson, O'lNeill, Gt-. McLean, Mclherson, E. T. Gillon, Johnston.' ■•' '■'4 rip ' p *■ ■~->. - f : ;,. ; 1.15 Jl.mV Inquiry respecting' tie grounding of tKeU,; Lady J3ird on Barrett's Beef;on Saturday.!; ;Th.c (3-ovcrnbr'droVe the' fii-st pile of the Hatb Bridgo tdrduy. Volunteers attflnded. Artillery firecl a salute. The day wm obseryed as a public holiday. ■ Arrived. —Fhoebe, froni the North. The inquiry respecting the grounding of the Tell, decided that it was an error in; the judg ment of the master. . . . '_ Lady Bird ran on Barrett's Beef yester day, and returned to port in a; leaky oon-;/ dition. ; ■ ,--.

DUNEDIN.

September 23. ! Waste Land Board sold 40,000 acres to Clark of Melbourne.'" McG-lashan,' a_4>assenger by' the Olnud Hamilton, takes up the Perm£seir# JJill, sixtj-fire feet in length^ I ll'a.liday' and: party, on;the Teviot, obtained £5000 worth of gold'this'season. ■ : ~=>;

HOKITIKA.

■ '.' ■ September2l. ,', J. Britton;; Clark has been elected - Mayo*, ▼ice Hugginsresigned. The wife of Carl Rohloff died of congestion of the.-brain in consequence of an orcrdQse of alcoliolia.liquor.

TARANAKI.

Sepfember 22., ■ The Pariakd meeting decided fco peunit tho roads and telegraph to be made oterlaicl.

COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS.

' TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. [Before Jos. May (Chairman), W. C. Dtldy, S. Kempthorne, aud F.. N. Q-eorge, Eiqj., Justices of the Peace.]

Pktinkenness.—Two persons/were fined, Trtfch the usual alternative* for first offences ; and Anthony E. Cowan, against whom were niaiy previous convictions toe various, breaches of the law, was,sent to gaol for seven days. Bkeaches of Municipaii :Pomce Acx.-c Martin : Donagher, for allowing a. goat to stray, was ordered, to pay a fine of 10s. and costs; James Butcher, for a similar act of negligence in regard to a cow, was fined 10s. and costs; and; Samuel Stewart,,for beins; away from hi Vehicle: 80: (as not to have full control of the ■animal drawing tho same,-was mulcted in the mitigated penalty of.ls. and costs. _ Breach of Dog Nuisance Act. —William A.' cEarged by John Ebenezßr White with allowing his dog to rush at him, whereby his life was endangered.—Defendant having "uudertuken to keep the dog chained iip in future, and pay tho costs, the charge was withdrawn. I ißeeaoe op Mbbghant Shipping Act.— John Walker, master of the brig Alarni, was summoned by Joseph Phillips, a seaman of that vessel, for refusing to. pay him the balance of wages due.—Mr. Joy appeared on behalf of the*complainant;, and explained that .the period of..complainant's service had ex pired, but as he had not yet. received his discharge, the action was brought in this . Pourt, instead of by civil process in the Dis '.tricfc' C6uilt.T-rCpmplainunt proved the amount due to him, >nd ' eaid that although not "formally dischar^eil, the mate would not allow hiui on hoard the ship, on account of a charge of 'issaulo' which had been brought ag'ainit' hi'mi and dismissed.—Judgment was •given.for,,-,the full amount claimed, Tiz., »10 12s. and costs. ' .

RECHABITES.

To tho Editor of the Evening "Stab.

Sic,—Would • you inform me if there are any RebUftites .in AlioMand ? There used to bo a district and"couple of tents. I hear, a Mr. Troy, formerly'of Auckland, in twelve montii tjM &ihVollthis mtiiitti, opened a tent m"lwipira« wutmi now'l •ignty members y, shortly jjftjf another afr^yaipum, two more have ..been'started" sine Mhen. 1 hear, altogether,.there are abou,t r tl J members in the province^ '"Tlie sJ^j —-H-i»M all Civriioßt. :\?6)j^?i'S in fch° populai;, and doipg an .imraen^ MC J|l».m^4» I balieye, thej; will soon: hav^"j e |^^ W B j pwn' in". Napier., '.I. sice bx' c] a^irfpnitrHr'. iournal that there are seven «o\"s|_j__ifij,ii bites in the Victoria Bistv*-' ' Wi^^.W number in-Auctymd, and vjo are^§¥^o of the order r/gontlemar Here "J^™ .has informed- no. that » Hopes. i!^ W»P'«f Bechfthites will' start a in hear thekv'annual about ten days, at Whicl'l'h^to boFj^. if so, I will send yOW an account of .the pro oeedings.-I am, &c, [Thero is one ton«" "TheHgJ of our correipopknt and friends.-Ed. TB*J

THE EVENING STAR, AUCKLAND TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1871.



The hjgb ,reputation OJboh's aauca ] . hftSiObtaincd as'ai'lipiiieljora ooildiment, hks f '.p^pughfe tnemj ib'ferior »rtiole"B -ixAir the Slark|Bt ;!„ TJ^e pubKc are tbertfpre frdrviiWnol tof 1$ irp ('^ jPoeefl ujpon,J»ith rubbi4b,'but ask; foe!Ol«ott's genuine tomato sauce, and see fchut hii naupe , . '•bio \<i SttWiui I