SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening. 5; 13. HIGH WATER : This afternoon, 7.58

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING. -■Enterprise No 2, 10 o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Wellington, s s, Kennedy, from Southern ports Jessie Niccol, schooner, Yates, from Lyttelton Taweva, schooner, Kennedy, from East Coast Opotiki, schooner, Eaker, from Opotiki St Kilda, steamer, Flowerday, from Southern portsS Dauntless, schooner, Moller, from Tauranga

DEPARTURES.

Novelty, barque, Nearing, for Sydney Glensliee, barque, for Newcastle

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Napier: Star of the South, steamer, this after-

noon For Southern Ports : ■Wellington, steamer, on Wednes r (lay ;St Ivilda, steamer, to-morrow For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga" Wonga, steamer, 7th instant; City of Adelaide, steamer, on arrival of the Nevada : Hero, steamers, early For Dunedin : Stralhnaver, schooner, Gth inst. For Newcastle : Joliba, barque, early For New York: Thames, barque, 30th Inst. For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, 10th inst. For London : Tyrol, barque, early For Whitiangi, Tauranga, and Opotiki: Southern Cross, steamer, to-day

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2 Countess of Kintore, ship, from London. Sailed May 22 City of Auckland, ship, from London. Sailed May 31 Grace Darling, schooner, from Lyttelton Edith, schooner, from the South Seas Hero, steamer, from Sydney City of Adelaide, steamer, from Sydney Maid of Judah, ship, from Sydney Nevada, mail steamer, from Honolulu. Due 12th inst Ocean Wave, schooner, from Lyttelton Albion, brig, from Sydney Mary Miller, barque, from Newcastlo Sea Gull, schooner, from Levuka Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle Briton, barque, from Newcastle Queen, schooner, from Rorotonga Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka Flirt, schooner, from Lyttelton Mennhir, barque from Newcastle Albion, barque, from Newcastle Colonist, schooner, from Napier H.M.S. Clio, from Sydney

IMPORTS.

Per Jessie Niccol, from Lyttelton:—9o sacks malt, order; 100 sacks flour, Brown, Campbell and Co; 2 cases bacon, R Lusk ; 10 do do, 11 sacks do, 13 do do, order; 343 sacks oats, Thomas Belcher ; 200 do do, 108 do barley, 300 sacks wheat, order.—M Niccol, agent.

Per Wellington from Southern ports :—3 cases drapery, J Cosgrave ; 5 cases Kempthorne and Co; 2 do, Must and Co; 5 do, H F Anderson j 2 cases, 5 cast pot, 1 keg, P A Philips : 1 case bacon, Brown, Campbell and Co ; 1 do, S Jones ; 52 sacks potatoes, T Russell ; 2 cases bacon, Coupland: C do do, Glan ville and Ellyett; 10 kegs butter, 5 cases bacon, odo cheese, J Buchanan : 1 trunk, Lewis Bros ; 1 do, order ; 500 Ilia bacon, Osborne Bros ; 400 do, order, 1 pkg plants, Murdock ; 1 case wine, 1 qr-cask, 2 pumps, 2 cases, 1 cask, 7 cases, sewing machines, 2 hhds brandy, 20 qr-casks, 1 parcel, Combes and Daldy ; 2 trusses leather, Eout; 2 cases, TJnion Bank ; ] pkg stationery, H Gilfillan ; 25 kegs nails, 1 cask fuze, T and S Morrin ; 3 bale cloth, Tisdall; 1 case bacon, Binney ;25 sacks malt order ; 1 pkg trees, Eev J Warren ; 1 crate plants, R Baird ; 1 do do, Wren ; 1 case plants, Mason Bros.: 1 do do, Blackmore ; 1 bundle sheepskins, 12 hides, Buekland ; S cases bacon, Lewis Bros ; SOOlbs butter, 1 box eggs, 1 do butter, A Barnes ; 17 do and 6 kegs do, Hood ; 9 cases butter, C do bacon, 1 do eggs, 20 kegs butter, T Veale ; 7 trunks, 1 case, Clark and Son. —Combes and Daldy, agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE JESSIE NICCOL.

The new schooner Jessie Niccol arrived in harbour at 10 o'clock last night with a car~o of grain, after a remarkably fine pr\ssage. She left Lyttelton on Sunday. July 28. Off the East' Cape passed a French brigantine, bound for Mauritius ; she also passed the schooners Columbia, Tawera, and Colonist off Cape Runaway, all bound for Auckland. The Tawera has since arrived at noon to-day. The Jessie Niccol encountered light variable winds and fine weather during the passage. At present there is no appear ance of the other vessels that were in company with the schooner off Cape Runaway. The Jessie Nicool proves herself a fast vessel.

The ss "Wellington, Capiain Carey, arrived in the Manukau this morning with the following passengers :—Saloon—Mr and Mrs Worthington and child, Messrs Lusk, Beetham, Ritchie, Ware, Nees, Worthington, Robinson, Engel, and Master Maguire. Steerage—Messrs Keohine (2), Rose (2), Ferst, Froud, Rouse, Haslett, Curtis, Holdsworth, Walker, Bunks, Hepburn (2); Misses Goff and Keohine.

The W.S.N.Co.'s steamer St Kilda, Captain Flower day, left AVellington on July 26th, at. C p.m. ; arrived at Wanganui 27th, at 2 p.m. ; sailed again August 2nd at 8 p.m, ; crossed the Manukau Bar on 4th at 6.30 a m., arriving at Onehunga at 8.30 a.m. Fine weather. Passengers—Mr Ryan and two stockmen. Cargo—4o head cattle, 300 sheep, McDonald and McLean ; 12 kegs butter, order ; 4 kegs butter, 1 bag hams, Binney. —Combes and Daldy, agents. The schooner Opotiki entered at the Customs this morning with 17 bags maize, 6 casks oil, Lewis Bros ; S9 bags maize, 11 pigs, Buchanan ; 60 bags potatoes, 10 pigs, order.

The schooner Magellan Cloud has entered out for the Bay of Islands with a general cargo.

COMMERCIAL.

MINIKG. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :—

MEETINGS TO COME*

All Nations, Company's Office, Shortland street, 2 p.m., 7th instant Guildhall, Grahamstown, 14th inst ■Waikoromiko, Coromandel, ICtliinstant, -'A Green Harp, Insurance Bulidirigs, 2 p.m., 19th instan Emily, Mechanics'lnstitute, Auckland, 10 a.m., 20th Instant

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mates will Close as UnkSek ■ For Thames, this day, at 5.^0. p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 am and 5.30 pm For Kapanga, to-moyrow, at 11.30 a.m. For Tanranga, per Dauntless, this day, at 5 p.m. • For Taranaki and Soiithern Provinces, per s s Welling ton, on Wednesday, 7th instant, at 8 am For Whitianga; per Mary Ellen, td-morrow at 8 a.m. For Wliitianga, per Mercury, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. • For Wanganui, per St Kilda, to-morrow, at 7 a.m. For Tairua, per Janet Gray, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. For Opotiki, per Opotiki, on Wednesday, 7ih instant, at 11 a.m. For Sydney and Australian Colonies, per Wonga Wonga, on Wednesday, 7th.instant, at 11 a.m. i ■;-•• "Set p.s. Nebraska, on Saturday, 10th. August,, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies and Continent of Europe, via England, at 10.80 a.m. i :: For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.80 a.m li: ■ '"" For money orders, registered letter*, and news^ papers, at 9 a.m. Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of sixpence in addition to the postage will be received at this oflice till 11i.a.m., and mail agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. S. B. Bias. Postmaster.

BIRTH.

McMurray.—On July 30, at New North Road, Mrs

A. McMurray of a son. Brittain.—On August 6, the wife of Mr H. Brittain,

Victoria street, of a son. Gold-water.—On August 3, at Ilobson street, Mi" i M. Goldwater, of a son.

DEATH.

Warbiuck.— On June 30, at Te Papa, Tauranga, James Mackay, youngest sod of Mr A- Warbrick.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News.

MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1872.

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

We hope that the meeting of citizens to be held to-morrow afternoon will not be characterised by that apathy which is the bane of public movements in Auckland. The mass of the people ai'e not familiar with the vital ques tions that engage the attention of the General Assembly. Through the mul titude and gradation of our governing bodies, the public mind fastens only on the objects that occupy the lowest of our law making machinery. This is one of the deplorable results of our complicated constitution. In Sydney, Melbourne and other centres of popu lation in the colonies all intelligent people, even among the artisan and so called working classes, take a keen interest, in. constitutional questions and others of great general interest. Through provincialism the views and aspirations ofj our people have been gradually cramped until we venture to say an agitation respecting the proper method of cleansing the Queen street sewer, or a conflict on the relative , merits of earth closets and cesspools, would bring together a larger crowd than will the question to-morrow, which is whether the mil lion's loan will be expended sys tematically for the benefit of the whole colony, or whether it will be frittered awaiy in Busby jobs and other little i sub-rosa arrangements for the benefit of the eight little starving cliques arid their dependents scattered over the colony. It is from the same cramping and debasing cause that maiiy who are capable of taking an intelligent interest in real public questions will be incapable of separa ting the present important question from those of ordinary politics. Dis like for the present G-overnment may lead some to feel disposed to play into the hands of the gang of public con spirators whose fingers itch for "plunder, and who are driven on by the cry of hungry dependents in the rear made frantic by the approaching dissolution of provincial institutions. Provincialism has socially, politically, and financially, been disastrous to the colony in the past; and, now when a desperate- effort is, about, to ;be made ,to strengthen, and even forge anew its fetters, it is the duty of every true citizen to '■- shake off apathy for once, and come to the rescue. That pro vincialism, would die hard was always expected, but it was hardly foreseen that in its last gasp it would have shown such indecency as this. The ruling passion is strong in death.

We have received the following letter from Mrs Eliza Brown, for whom the G-ar rick Club gave the benefit at Parnell on Wednesday last, with a request that we give it publicity :—" Will you allow me, through the columns of your valuble paper, to express my most sincere thauks to the members of the Garrick Club, and all those who assisted them, for the kind manner in which they voluntarily came forward to render assistance to myself and family by giving an entertainment at the Parnell Hall on Wednesday evening last ; and also to acknowledge the receipt from them of the sum of £5 11s 6d. being the proceeds of the said benefit given on my behalf."

A meeting of journeymen bakers was held on Saturday evening, Mr Bell in the chair. It was stated by the deputation appointed to wait on the master bakers that, receiv ing no notice to the contrary, it was under stood the masters had acceded to the journeymen's request for an alteration in the hours of labour. A vote of thanks was given to the masters for the cheerful manner in which they had acceded to the wishes of their several employes, and after some discussion the meeting separated.

Notice is given of a meeting to be held at the Young Men's Christian A ssociation Eooms on Thursday evening next, for the purpose of founding a United Methodist Free Church. A minister embracing the principles is expected to arrive by the Countess of Kintere.

Several dogs have been poisoned lately in the neighbourhood of Grafton Koad.

The regular monthly meeting of Lodge Ara, No 348 1.C., will take place at the Masonic hotel this evening.

An entertainment will be given this evening at the Western Academy. An excellent programme will be provided. It is the last of the winter series of enter tainments at this establishment.

The new puruping-engiue erected over the Imperial Crown shaft, at the Thames, were started for a trial on Saturday even ing. The work is described as one of the largest and most powerful pieces of mining machinery in the Australian colonies.

.We clip the following literatim from the Wellington Independent: — AMrA-.D. Bennett of the Thames, says the,-" Guardian, bas applied to the^ Govern ment for compensation for injuries received on the 24tb May last, while engaged as a volunteer nt the sham fight at Parawai. This certainly is the most novel claim for compensation, Jhat, we have read of in the colony. Whatever part could our contem porary > have taken in that sham fight ? i And whatever injury could he have sus tained ? We have been engaged in many encounters, not sham, but real, and all for the .good of the country. We have re coived injuries of various kinds, but we had never thought ;of laying our sorrows before the Government of the country. We do not see why we should^'not have a share of the money when it is going. We shall take a hint from our goldfield's contem

porary, and try to obtain a balm to our wounded sensibilities after some of our numerous encounters, in the form of Government compensation.

The Wangdnui Chronicle is sorry to say the faithful ally and friend of the pakeha, Major Kemp, is seriously ill, suffering from the combined effects of jaundice and inflammation of the lungs. It is much feared that Te Kepa will not recover this attack, and the natives are very jwuri about the matter, as ho has always been their chief man of late years, and one they trusted implicitly. His place will not be filled as efficiently as it requires, as Meti Kingi, tho next in command, is a very different man to Kemp, who possesses some of the finer instincts of human nature, to which Meti is a total stranger. Kemp has taken a most active interest in all that affected his race, and has been a tower of strength to his own hapu, who will be left without a leader if he succumbs to the attack he is now suffering from.

The Wellington Independent says that "the Eev Messrs Murray and Stewart, two Presbyterian "ministers who came out in the Willie Da vie> do not intend to remainin Otago. The destination of Mr Murray is Canterbury, and that of Mr Stewart is Auckland."

s The Sydney Morning Herald, of the 13th instant, says : —" A report has been cir culated that Eeuter has amonoply of the British Australian Company's wire. This report is as unfounded a3 any thing can possibly be, and has a complete refutation in the fact that a number of messages to private firms came to hand last week at the same rate as the Associated Preas had to pay for their message,"

An incident of somewhat rare occurrence in the district, but of great interest to Presbyterians, will take place to morrow evening in St James' Pres byterian Church in Wellington street, namely, the ordination of a minister. Eev Thomas Stewart, recently arrived from home, will, on that occasion, be solemnly set apart to the sacred work of the ministry, having completed his studies at home and given satisfactory proofs of his fitness for the work to the Presbytery of Auckland. As will be seen from another column, the ceremony will take place afc 7.30 p.m., the Eev Thomas Norrie will preside, Eev G-. Morice, late of Napier, will preach, and the Eev R. F. Macnicol will give the ordination charge to the young minister. \V c understand that Mr Stewart, who has, since his arrival, in his pulpit ministrations given abundant indica tion of future.usefulness as a very popular and effective preacher, purposes proceed ing to the Waikato, and subsequently to Coromandel befroo his permanent location is determined.

We are obliged to hold over till to morrow a letter received too late for publication with roferenco to tho perfect security of the statue erected on Vaile's corner. ;' H ];

The Wellington Independent appears to see rocks a-head of the present Govern ment. Whether the view is correct or not, it should be remembered that Wel lington itself is at present deeply chagrined, at the Government for not conniving at a little job. It is probable that this has thrown a little haziness into the political vista as reflected from the local mirror of public opinion,

The s.s. Star of the South will not leave to-day as advertised, but to-morrow at noon.

■Mails for Australia will close at tho Bluff to-morrow at 10 a.m.

THE CHORAL HALL.

The opening of tho Choral Society's new hall will take place on Thursday ovening next by the holding of an "At Home." We are requested to' state that persons wishing to avail themselves of the oppor tunity of being present at the " At Home "■. can do 30 by joining the Society, the subscription for which, to the end of this year, ia ten shillings, including the "At Homo" on Thursday evening. Great preparations are being made to make the affairs a successj

NOTES ON PARLIAMENT.

[Feom oub Special Eepoetbk.]

WELLINGTON.

July 24

THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

There is little change in the political situation since my last letter. Itis agreed on allhands th&tthe Opposition is numerically stronger than the Government party; but there is as yet a want of cohesion in that party, and an absence of a definite policy. It is believed, however, that ere long questions will arise which, will compel parties to choose their sides, and occasions will certainly arise in which the Govern ment cannot fail to be in a minority. Indeed it is evident that the Ministry has, in reality, no party at all. Even their erstwhile out-and-out supporters are deserting what they believe to be a sinking ship, and the middle party are rapidly becoming avowed opponents of the Govern ment. The latter keenly feels it bereave ment, andissubmittingwith the mostabject acquiescence to every objection raised by their opponents. Indeed it would appear that the Ministry are prepared to make any concessions, and to relinquish any thing rather than office and its emolu ments. As a natural consequence there is growing up in the House a feeling of contempt for the Ministry, and a conviction that the beginning of the end is not far off. The too obvious weakness of the Government encourages the threatening attack, and I believe that attack will soon bo made. You see that the debate on Ml 1 Gillies' motion, asking the Go vernment to bring down the measure promised last session " dealing compre hensively with provincial institutions, and defining their functions," has been ad journed on the motion of Mr Skeehan, of Auckland. Of course Mr Vogel never intended to introduce any measure such as he .promised. It waa simply one of the thousand and one promises made during last session in order to attract the few political moths who flutter about the, farthing rushlight of promises which, like pie-crusts, are made to be broken. It is evident that the Government dare not face the House with and inter-povinoial measure, and that the challenge of Mr Gillies will not be accepted. On the other hand I have good ground for believing that the Opposition have not lelected Mr Gillies' motion as a basis of attack, but that a future and better opportunity will be selected for the fight. It is probable that the several returns moved for will disclose such a state of affairs a3 will bring to a head the present feeling of disappoint ment and distrust which now exists. I will now proceed to notice the various matters that have como before tho House, in detail. PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONS. —SPECIALLY EE POETED FOE THB STAB. Mr Gillies moved " That the Govern ment be requested to bring down the measure promised last session dealing comprehensively with Provincial institu tions and defining their functions. Mr Gilliea referred, to the uncertainty pro vailing in the provinces as to policy of the present Ministry with, regard to them. It must be apparent to a very largo number of the members of the House that if the present' policy of the General Government were continued some of the provinces would have to come to the General Government and seek aid to enable them to carry on their present functions. It was a matter of very grave concern to himself and many others engaged in carrying on Provincial institu tions what they wore to do in order to enable them to carry on. In consequence of the necessities of the General Govern ment the revenues of tho Provincial Go vernments had been so crippled that those provinces' which, possessed no land fund could not continue to carry on if their financial resources were much further cur tailed. In the North Island the provinces were brought to their last gasp, and unless Borne measures were devised the pro vinces would be strangled from lack of means to carry out their functions. A deliberate promise was made by the Government last session to introduce the measure and the same circumstances ex isted for its necessity as existed then. If a change was necessary then it was necessary now. If the Government would bring down a measure which would render the administration of the provinces efficient it would have his entire support, but if the measure was designed to have a contrary effect he would oppose it to the utmost.

Mr "Vogel defended the residence of ministers away from Wellington. He said if members were compelled during the recess to live at Wellington it would ibe impossible to form a Govern ment. | Thoro was not a harder worked Ministry than the present. (Laughter.) He himself had performed a variety of, duties; , and he was, exceedingly hard worked (Laughter.) The Govern ment ! had found a variety of reasons for not bringing down the measure promised last session. The legislation of that session rather increased the powers of Provincial' Councils than otherwise. The General Government had been enabled to work more harmoniously with Superintendents during the recess, and therefore one reason for the promised measure had disappeared; The Provin cial Councils had also evinced an inclina tion to modify their constitution as witness the Provincial Council-of Canterbury. The Government had come to the conclu sion that it would be inadvisable to curtail the legislative functions of the provinces. The necessity for important organic changes had subsided, and the question of defining the powelrg-Tof/the provinces in a satisfactory manner wa« a matter of great difficulty,, and ifc was believed thatt any alteration in , the directipn of curtailing the" powers of the pro vinces -would impose a larger . amount of adm|nistrative responsibility upon the, CentraljLegislatu.ro than it could bear. It would not be possible for the Central Legislature'■' to accept much of th'o re sponsibilities of .the provinces., with.ou,t, danger of breaking down under the' load." Qn the other hand the Government; had in contemplation the advisability of ex tending the functions of provinces. There were many matters on which much un certainty prevailed in re»pect to the power of provinces. The Government had not seen its way to more absolutely define the functions of the provinces. It was pro posed to give the provinces power to make

laws for certain purposes, for which they ( were at present unable to make laws—or as to which there were doubts as to the powers of provinces—such as cattle tres pass, branding cattle, preventing the spread of noxious thistles (laughterj, making and repairing the highways, levy ing and recovering rates, deciding appeals against assessment, valuation, construc tion, maintenance, and repairing of boundary fences. The Government had no time to prepare a comprehensive mea sure, but they would introduce a bill this session extending the powers of provinces in the direction he had indicated. They proposed to give local adminis trative powers of a permissive character, so as to enable localities to take advantage of this or that particular part of the Bill. The Government could not comply with this resolution, as they had no such bill ready to lay before the House. He did not deny that the promise had been made, but they had decided that the measure was unnecessary. _ Mr Sheehan (Auckland) moved tho ad journment of the debate until Wednesday week: TEAVELLING EXPENSES. Mr Johnston moved for a return of all sums paid to General Government officials in the shape of travelling expenses. Mr Johnston referred to the various tours of Ministers and officials. The motion was agreed to. THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE. The report of the House Committee shews that the roof of the House of is in a very shaky state, and that immediate repairs are necessary. Mr O'Neill, in the course of a few remarks on the subject, very pertinently observed that the Government, instead of now bringing the matter before the House, should have caused the roof to be repaired during the recess, especially as the unsafe condition of the roof was notorious last session. •';■■ ; •• ■-' LUNATICS. The Lunatic Asylums in New Zealand are to be inspected by an experienced gen tleman from Victoria preparatory to the introduction of an Amended Lunatics Act. COLONIAL INDUSTBY. In reply to a question the hon. the Premier said the Government will be glad to give special aid to any class of colonial industry to which, their, attention may be drawn. THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. Mr Gisborne moved the second reading of this bill in a long dreary sermon. Mr Gisborne's style and delivery may b considered impressive by his admirers but I, who frankly admit that I am not one of the number, think the hon. gentleman's style rather depressive. He announced time worn facts with all the gravity attaching to a new discovery. He even condescended to inform the House that the word " vulgate" was the Latin word for the Holy Scriptures. The speech was simply a repetition of a few well estab lished facts in a variety of forms. The refrain of his speech was simply that good health is a very excellent thing, and that ill-health is a most undesirable thing to be carefully guarded against. Mr O'Neill said the attention :of the Government was called to the subject two or three years ago, and they should have considered |tt long ago. Sir David. M-unro expressed a hope that advantage would be taken in the bill of the local provincial machinery.

Mr Fitzherbert drew attention to several defects in the bill, especially that the cost of the various local Boards of Health is made chargeable upon ' the pro vinces. | . {■ ,*j Mr. Gisborne said the charges would, be paid out of rates. Mr Fitzherbert objected to the expenses being saddled upon the provinces. He. alsourgedthenecessity of providing asupply of pure lymph. If vaccination was: to be compulsory care should always be taken to provide proper means for vaccination. Mr Fitzherbert went on to refer to the means adopted in Prussia for providing a regular supply of pure lymph. Mr Reynold, of Otago, pointed out that the bill gave arbitrary powers to Boards of Health of an objectionable character. For instance the members of a family could be separated, whereas in cases of sickness it was often absolutely necessary that the members of the family should not be separated. '. Mr Gisborne said a medical member of the House had informed him lymph from the cow produced only irritating sores, and that lymph from the human system was superior in every respect, ("No. No."),

LATEST.

July 27

EDUCATION.

Mr Swanson asked the Premier when Government will introduce the Education Bill promised last session. He thought the Government had been very negligent in not mentioning this1 important subject in the speech. . , '.',...' :( Mr Fox said the Government had found such a difference,of opinion amongst the members of the House, and so, many difficulties in connection with the religious aspect of the question that they had been iuuable! to frame "a satisfactory measure. There were two great parties; on opposite sides of the line of secular and religious education, and in view., of the public feelings upon the, subject the Qbvoni rnent had therefore came to the following conclusions that time should be given for the adjustment of differences of opinion in the country and to callow the provinces to take action: If public opinion should alter during the present year, and the opinion should gain ground that <an Education 'Bill should be introduced' by the General Government, the latter would be prepared to introduce suchm BjiWoi 0 Mr Swaason-tad understood that the, Premier would move a distinct motion 'after.theilcmg,oration; ( , } . j (1 ... v ,. ~{.j 0 The Speaker: Thp ton., member.:, can move a motion or not as he likes. • ■<- Mr Fox : I did move a motion. ' ";i' ■ ; v^Tlje Speaker : I beg your pardon,.. MifSwanson : Then I'will second It!' (Mr Creight;bn wished to set the Premier 'right with regard to the Province of ,Auckland in 1868: The Provincial Council of Auckland repealed the denominational system and passed a permissive bill—vory few districts- took advantage' of the measure; but the Common Schools.Act, passed during Mr- Williamson's 1 superiri tondency, had. been generally taken advan tage of. There was as much zeal on the subject of education in the province of Auckland as in any province in the colony* The reports of the School Inspector would

show that tho standard of education in the province of Auckland as elsewhere referred to Bishop Moran's lecture.

TELEGRAPHIC.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

GRAHAMSTOWN.

3 p.m. j The George Sfcsphenson claim was | cold tc-day for £110, the purchaser; being Mr. William Thomas. Dare's tvibute.. (Tookey) has put through 5 tons, and the return is 25 ounces. - - , ;; The Ivnranui has gob 'another lot ot 70 lbs. specimens ; very rich. Those crushed on Saturday averaged over one and a-quarter ounces to the pound. Gold still visible. The Imperial down tribute has got 54 ounces from 25 tons. The Inverness h?.s lodged 66 ounces from a partial retorting. The Wade crushing of 10 tons hr.s given 11 ounces. The total amount of melted gold from the Moanataiii :s 1,252 ounces.

TAURANGA.

Monday,

Peter Grant was charged, this morn ing i with stealrig a bullock from Mr. Crupp,and committed to take his trial.

New Zealand Gazette Appoint ments.

The Independent Fears for the

Ministry.

WELLINGTON.

This day.

The Independent, in a summary article to-day admits the weakness of the Ministry, and goes so far as to say that it is extrernly probable that el direct vote of a want of confidence in the Ministry will be moved imme diately after the bringing forward of the Budget. It says that in this case the Ministry will have a hard fight to hold their seats.

It; continues to say that it is un deniable that there are many short comings and mistakes apparent. Mr George Kandall Johnston has been called to the Legislative Council. Mr Harden P. Barber has been appointed Commercial Agent for the United States, in Auckland. Mr P. JE\ DeQuintal! is appointed coroner. Mr L. A. McCaskell has been made a Justice of the Peace. Captain Barnet has been gazetted to the Auckland JJifles. Mr Jamea: Moliey ia gazetted a sub lieutenant to the Auckland Grammar School Cadets. .

3.30 pm. She' Nebraska has sailed for Napier. She does not take a clean bill. ma —— ~,,.<

GREYTOWN.

This day. late proprietor of the Wai rarapa Mercury, has been committed for, trial upon another charge of embezzlement.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Important Motions re Pro vincial Institutions.

The Provinces to be Abo-

Mr Gillies will move on Wednesday next that ,no legislation on purely local subjects be done in the Assem bly., i

.Mr Reynolds move as an amendment; Provided that with a view of. rendering the pro vincial legislation more efficient the present .provinces, be .-abolished,; and two new provinces constituted, one consisting of the whole of the provinces in the North Island, and the other, provinces, in - the. Middle Island;: and further, 'that the Government shall be requested to introduce a Bill into the; House | giving effect' to thesel ;re^oiu^ tions during the present session. ... ,

AUSTRALIA.

The New Mail Steamer.

Another Small-pox. Case.

"Markets.

California,!! Mail Subsidy.

Strike of Seamen in Sydney.

Massacre at Soloman's Group,1 r*

Adelaide Grain Market.

MELBOURNE

llßrpl - — July 29. ,-ii Mr W. H. Webb has telegraphed >frpin. New Tork.tp Messrs ~M cMectan and Company, of Melbourne, to say that tse-.steamship! Da'cotah was to sail •on »tho; 10th ' August; direct for' Melbourne to commence the new Poatal isei^yices, in Octoher, and asking that firm to advise the Premiers of ; New Zealand and Victoria. .. .. . > Large English orders are to hand | for preserved meats. Another case of small-pox has beea* reporteid at Sandhurst.. ~,: . • ■■'•■>■ ■The iQ-orernQr's.terni of offir^ bas I expired, but no instructions h*ve yet been received as -tpl his rpa^uuttg in :•

power, nor has any intelligence come to hand, of a successor having been appointed. The news from Darwin, to the 22nd, says that the Java cable is still inter rupted. Tookey's find buyers at £5 10a, and sellers at £6. The new issue shares are enquired for at 28s. I Flour is quoted at £15 10s bo £15 ; ! 15s per .ton. Wheat, 6s 3d to 6s 9d ' j per bushel; oats (New Zealand) have I beea auctioned at 2a 9d, to 3s 2d Sugars are firm., '' SYDNEY. In the Assembly a resolution has"^ been carried in favour of the Cali fornian Mail Subsidy, with certain; restrictions. These will be submitted to the Parliament previous to their ;v acceptance. New copper mining companies are in process of" forming. The coasting sailors are scriking for £6 per month wages. The schooner Lavonia reports that while at Solomon's group, a skirmish took place with natives. A boat's crew was roasacred, the vessel was taken and retaken, and several whites ' and Polynesians killed. The brig' Scotchman, supposed to have been lost in the South Seas, has arrived. { Clarence district sugars have realised - £35 os.: '

ADELAIDE.

The Land Bill has been earned in .; the House. ". . '■..•■ •.•«" There have lately been heavy losses at several of the sheep runs through eating poisonous herbage.: r. % . A thirty-ounce nugget has been ; found at Mount Pleasant. ■ Smelting of iron has commenced at Adelaide. : - /■ South-Australian flour has netted in the English market^ £12 10s. Plour , is now shipping for Natal under £13. Wheat is held firm as 5s 8d to 5s 9d.

THE HOME MISSION.

Collections' were made yesterday at th« various Anglican Churches in aid of the Home ~5 Mission. The offertories at St Paul'» amounted to £34 i4s 7d ; at St MattheWs'a, £37;1358d, a donation of £2 waß : afterwards receired by the Rey. 1). Jones, making a total of £39 13a 8d ; St Sepulchre's, £13 12» lOd ; 3t Mary's, £15 lls 7d ; in aid of this impor tant branch of the Church's work.^~g~

THE SHARE MARKET.

ME J. AT. LEinrOX'S BBPOBTi

The share market is rather quiet. My sales comprise—Caledonian, £30, £29, closing with sellers at £29 ; Thames, £6 ss. j Moana tairi, £7: Closing sellers—Caledonian, £29 ; Thames, £6 10s ; Moanatairi, £7 ss. Buyers a! little lower than, these quotations. ME J. HENDET'S BEPOBT. ■■.!; ■' Tha shavemarket has been very quiet to day. Caledonian, Thames^ and s Mpanataiari are the stock to which business i§ principally confined, Caledonians receded this ' morning to £28, but they are now firm at £29 10s. Sales :—Caledonian, £30, £29, £28, 10s ; Thames, £6 5s ; Moanataiari, £7. Ati ':

POLICE COURT.

THIS PA^i £

: [Before P. A. Philips, Esq., E.M.] The Court, sat at twenty minutes' pant ten o'clock i' ' ■

, ,y DRUNKENNESS; ,-, ? —f- Three men were fined' fire shillings each, four more, were ordered to pay ten shillings each, and two women were mulcted in a- penalty of 20s «ach. Two men did hot answer to their names and their bails were .forfeited., , > VAGBANCY, Mary/McManns w.as charged under the F Vagrant. Act with being a - woman, of ink- m proper character, - The charge was proved by two detectives and she was ordered tp r pay r ,a.fine-,of 20s and eosts,or in default; 30 days' iniprison- , merit. .- ■■■•■■■■■'■ '.•■■■■ ■■ <■- ■■ -■■.• ■ ■■ . :„ = ASSATJLTING THE FQtICE. / " John Carroll;was charged with having been clmnk and disorderly. He was fuftiher accused of assaulting constable -Melville! whilst in! the execution 1 of hil £ duty oh>Satuf day night, : '•'■' On the charge being proved the prisoner 7^ was>sentenced to twp t;monthaVimprison menfc with hard labour, .„ ( , PETTY. La'SCENY* ' ; ''." :•;..'.' ' '.'. ?«« Alexander McMillan was-charged with stealing two plates^ valued: atlOd,; from the yard of H. Watt*, Albert, street, on Satur4ay last. prisoner was (bund , guilty,1 and sentenced to seyen, ; days''imprisonment. Richard Dougherty was accused of having! purloined'2o&a bacon belonging to "William McElwain. The saifte prisoner was ( also -charged .rwith,, stealing. a great: i coaf from the Greyhound hotel. ; 0$ the application1 of Mr \Bi;bhap the caseiwas remanded (until Monday nexl. PKOVOKING LANGUAGE. ■ Samuel AiexaisfeEw,"the' Ticfim .o£ '<!brothierly love^ y was charged wrthTising" p^roybking and insulting language.on July, l^fch; tdw^rd.s.^Waljiatt' Henry tapper,- a trusteej of thY same Forester*' Lodge if' jwhioh the defendant belongs. iv-Mr H"ffsketh—appeared for the fop'; •plainantT -siififfiirump s' &w The lefendant pleaded tharKe Jid not , make'i.se' of' the 'words contaip-id in the information. .„ ..., mr n u u -r ; :Vjii-- The complainant'.'t'estified to, tfee.words^^ allegedltonaveibeen made<is©ofi '; In c^oss^exaniihation: fhe ■complainant., H . said he ikriew ndthwg.otne A.0.F." Court. J. H. Eield prov*«i hearing the defen dant pse abusive language to complainant., Thfe defendantwas^sworn.and^aaea statement relatug to his persecutions tp ~

the Oou|rt; indentation. . V, ~', 'j'.: 'The Cbifft &r<lerecL the defendant to be bound o^1" iQ bis own recognizances in the sum o-* £20 to keep the peace,foe three 1 mon-os. .. _. James Brown -was then charged jwith. '■lsing, threatening language towards 3?hos. P. Jonos. The case was proved, and the defendant bound over on his own •§» 'cognizances in £10 to keep the peace for six months. .'iivi; ;" TMa concluded the business,

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The City Council held a special meeting this afternoon to consider business of importance prior to the departure of the Mayor for Wellington. Mr George has gpTit in his resignation as a City Coun cillor



T CATER (late Crombie's) KOYAL O • FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, Queen street, Auckland, has much pleasure in inform iag his friends and the public generally that he has purchased the Photographic Business so long earned on by Mi1. Crombie ; and having secured the services^ of an Experiencsd Operator, feels warranted in stating that they will receive every civility and attention, as well as first-class and artistic portraits at his hands, and that no pains will be spared to give entire satisfac tion. J. C. begs to announce that his arrangements for taking Instantaneous Portraits of Children are now complete ("VLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. This Sauce has now been sufficiently long in the market to stand the test of public opinion, and it is gratifying to the manufacturer to be enabled to state that he is constantly receiving testimonials as to its worth It is an excellent tonic, and for persons of delicate appetite a wineglass-full before meals is of immense benefit; and for children when used in the place of sugar or jam, it is invaluable in many ways. Sold everywhere. Please observe that the maker's name is on'label, and stamped on bottle and stopper. One shilling per dozen paid for returned bottles. NE AL'8 SAUCES, PICKLES. CHUTNEY.— These preparations are highly recommended on account of their perfect freedom from adulteration, and the zest they impart to the appetite They are most extensively consumed in the South, and a number of testimonials have been re ceived from Medical men and others testifying to then perfect wholesonienoss. NKAT/S OIUENTAT, PTOTXES Nkal's C'hutnev Neai/s New Zealand Saikte Purely local manufactures, Retail of all Grocers: Wholesale Agents, B. TONKS & CO. THOENTOTST, SMITH, & FTRTH'S mHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT:— Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, " Crown Brand," per ton of 2,0001b5. .. .. 17 0 0 Fine Flour, Silk Dressed, "TS&F Brand," per ton 15 0 0 Seconds, per ton 12 0 0 Sharps, per ton .. .. .. •• COO Bran, per bushel of 201b 0 13 Oats, per bushel ? 3s to 3s Cd. FowlAVheat.. .. .. 3s Cd per bushel. Wharf Mills, August 2, 1872.