SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening. 5.11. HIGH WATER : This afternoon, 6.29

ARRIVALS.

Go-ahead, s s, McGillivray, from Wanganui Southern Cross, steamer, from East Coast,

DEPARTURES.

Comerang. Ps, Chrisp, for Northern ports. Lady Bowen, ps, for Mahurangi

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Por Napier: Star of tbe South, steamer, on Monday For Southern Ports : Wellington, steamer, on Monday For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, steamer, 7th instant; City of Adelaide, steamer, on arrival of the Nevada ; Hero, steamers, early For Newcastle : Glenshee, barque, this evening For Dunedin : Strathnaver, schooner, sth inst. For Newcastle: Joliba, barque, early For Sydney : Novelty, barque, to-day^ For New York: Thames, barque, lOtli im\ . , For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, 10th inst.J For London : Tyrol, barque, early e„„tv,pr- For WMtlangi, Tauranga, and Opotikl: Southern Cross, steamer, on Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2 Countess of Kintore, ship, from London. Sailed Citv^f Auckland, ship, from London Sailed May 31 Grace Darling, schooner, from Lyttelton Edith, schooner, from the South Seas Hero, ste.imor, from Sydney City of Adelaide, steamer, from Sydney Maid of Judah, ship, from Sydney Nevada, mail steamer, from Honolulu. Due 12th inst Ocean Waves schooner, from Lyttelton Albion, brig, from Sydney Mary Miller, barque, from Newcastle- Sea Gull, schooner, from Levuka Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle . . f ~-« Briton, barque, from Newcastle

ARRIVAL OF THE GO-AHEAD.

The TSN. Company's ss Go-ahead, Captain McGillivrav. arrived in the Manukau this morning at 10 am, with a full cargo of stock from Wanganui Without, loss ; she left that port at 5 pm on the Isti; experienced light northerly breezes to the Cape ; from thence light westerly winds with smooth water — Passenger-Mr C Brewer.-Cargo-24 head cattle, 400 sheep, and 4 tons potatoes, W Brewer We are indebted to Mr W L Newma-j. purser, for flies, etc.

The steamer Star of the South has entered at the Customs in ballast from the Thames ThXrque! Novelty, Captain Wearing, has cleared at the Customs for Sydney with the following cargo - 1 case 9 pieces timber. 10 bags oatmeal, 24 bundles bags, Henderson and Macfarlane : 9 bales phomium Stone Bros; 5 cases picks, LD Nathan_and Cc,; : 5, hides. J Scarrott; 146" bales phormram. J K■Roberts, and the following passengers :~Mrs Rutland, Mrs Jack son. Miss Williams, Messrs Kelly, Levy, Lubbm, Wallace, Hiscock, Murray. Davidson, Terry, Cerrard Sillitoe, Burley, and Gilchrist. The Novelty-will sail this evening. ..." *'„„ «. The barque Glenshee has hauled away from the wharf, and will take her departure for Newcastle this evening. , ~ . The steamer Southern Croa3 arrived thie morning from the East Coast. . The ship Celestial Queen will commence discharging her cargo on Monday. . ~ -, The schooner Dauntless has not arrived from lau ranga. She left Tauranga on Thursday afternoon, bu nas not yet been signalled. The position of the barque Thames was shifted to the inner side of the outer T of the wharf yesterday afternoon, and the ship Celestial Queen was afterwards brought alongside the wharf, and moored in the place vacated by the New York liner. The s s Star of the South wiU leave for Napier on Monday afternoon. The Nebraska, with the outgoing mails, via Frisco, will take her departure from Auckland on Saturday The departure of the ss Southern Cross for Tauranga, etc., has been delayed until Monday. The schooners Lucy and Adelaide entered at the Customs this morning with 115 tons potatoes from Warrnambool, consigned to B. Tonks and Co. The schooner, on arrival, was warped alongside the wharf, and commenced this morning, to discharge her nne cargoof potatoes in excellent condition. , A direlect boat has been found at the North Head : a description of the same is given in our advertising colums. , , The paddle steamer Golden Crown resumed her trips to the Thames this morning. - f' The brl? Kita' brings 210 tons coal consigned to J. S. Macfarlano and Co.

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. ~,_., . The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the oompanles named below : — ■<■'■■::■;■■. . ' : & fri?' ■ '' « OAXT.B ' • ' ShotoverNol .. 010 Aug 5 Coronet No 1.. .. °1 1 Aug r Van .. .. 0 0 6 Aug 5 . Argo I .-. .. 00 3 Aug 6 "■- Victory .7 .. 00 3 Aug 8 Fanny.. 00 3 Aug 8 Bass Bock .. ..' 0 0 8 Aug 8, Golden Eagle.. .. 00 1 Aug 8 Black Angel 0 1 0 Aug 9 Yon Tempsky .. 00 3 Aug 9 Bed Queen .. ... 00 6 Aug 10 Otago 0 10. Aug 12 Cupid 0 0 ff" Aug 13 , Areo .. ■ • 0 0.3 Aug 13 Cupid .. .. 00 6 An- 18 Windsor Castle .. 0 0 9 Aug 15 Watchman .. .. 0 10 Aug 18 Evening Star .. 0 1 0 Aug 20 MEETINOH TO COME. Goldfinch, Grahamstown, sth inst ... All Nations, Company's Office, Shortland street, 2 p.m.. 7th instant Guildhall, Grahamstown. 14th inst Waikoromiko, Coromandel, 16th instant Green Harp, Insurance Bulidings, 2 p.m., 19th ""tan Emily, Mechanics'lnstitute, Auckland, 10 a.m., _otn instant , , , -.. ■,• •: •_ . '• / | i .

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Clohb as Under For Taranaki, per Go-ahead, this day, at ap m Por Thames, on Monday, at 10.S0 a m and 5.50 p m For Coromandel, on Monday, at 11.30 a m and 3 30 p m For Taranaki and Southern Provinces; per s S Welling ton, on Wednesday;' 7th instant, at 8 a m For Napier and Gisborne, per Star of the South, on Monday, at 3 p m . • Por Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Southern Cross, on Monday, at 3 p m . For Sydney and Australian Colonies, per Wonga Wonga, on Wednesday, 7th instant, at 11 a.m. Per p.s. Nebraska, on Saturday, 10th August, as follows :— .'»r"u null 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. SO a.m. For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m.... - -.:■. , „ , For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 0 a.m. Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom,, bearing a late fee f of sixpence in addition' to the postage will 1 be received at this office till 11 a^m., and mail agent on board the sWlrier up to the time of sailing". '■ '/ , S. B. Bias. Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Fisher.—On July 25, at Pake vimu, Cambridge, Mrs John Fisher of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

Pitcha.rd—Butler.-On July 23, by tho Bov^Dr. Wallis, at the residence of the bride's father, East street, Newton, "Walter Win. Pitchard to Anne Butler, youngest daughter of Mr Wm. Butler. Eedfern-Stuhoe.—On July 23, at Mongonui, George, third son of Mr James Eedfern, of the Thames, to Alice Mary, third daughter of Mr Joseph Stuvge, of Olveston Manor, near Mongonui.

DEATH.

Good.— On August 3, at Symonds street, Mary Hunter Good, infant daughter of Captain John Good, of the barque Ayr, aged ten weeks. Friends please accept of this intimation.

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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 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 yesterday urged that a requisition should be presented to the Mayor to call a public meeting with reference to the action of the Superintendents and their tails in the General Assembly. We are glad to observe that the re quisition is in course of signature, and that the public meeting will be held on Tuesday afternoon. This is a ques tion in which from the highest to the lowest we have a personal indi vidual interest, and the man is very short-sighted indeed who will allow it in his mind to be mixed up with the ordinary political questions of the colony. There are those in this district who do not believe in the policy of the present Government, who believe that the colony is not ripe for the public works contemplated, and that the loan will be a disastrous burthen on the colony. They may feel in consequence disposed to help to overthrow the Government that ini tiated and has been throughout identi fied with that policy. But we do not hesitate to say that this is a conjunc ture of affairs in which the bitterest enemies of the G-overnment should rally round the Government and stand by Vogel, Fox and Company in re sistance to the Provincial burglars. The Government may not bo the best Government that could occupy the Treasury benches, and if they can be ousted from office, and better men be found to take their place, well and good, but no man with any pride in the future of the land of his adoption, or desire for the country's wel fare, should stand tamely by while this gang of provincial conspirators aremak ing bare their arms to plunge them into the Treasury chest of the colony. The advance of the colony is making more difficult all things of the character of Busby jobs, and unless the colonial chest is placed within the reach of the provincial authorities there will be nothing worth looking after.' This has been evident enough to the general public, and the gradual curtailment of possible provincial pickings has been regarded as a happy augury of speedy dissolution. But if the provincial party succeed in this attempted coup _' etat, then let the ship of state drift as soon as it likes on the " rocks of insolvency which, as we are so often told, are looming through the gloomy future, there will be plenty of well-fitted rafts on-which our provincialists can float away to other and happier climes. We sincerely trust that for the once hostility to the present Government will he buried for a time, and that however we may seek their overthrow, all honest men will for the time make common cause with them in resistance to one of the boldest attempts to rob the public till that has yet been at tempted in the colony,

We have just se^n a memorial to the \ House of Representatives praying for con- [ gideration of the case of Mr F. P.

Gardiner, and signed by a very large number of the principal people in the city, The case of Mr Gardner has been a peculiarly hard one. He has not only suffered at the hand of Providence in auch a way as might fall to the lot of any one, but he has been the victim of the divided responsibility inherent in our re markable political constitution. It was not the fault of the authorities that small pox entered the duelling of Mr Gardiner, but it was their fault that his wife was shut up in the plague-house over the mouth of the sewer, and to a large ex tent their fault that in consequence she died. Mr Gardner obeyed instructions, and would have obeyed any other instruc tions till, being tossed about like a shuttle cock from one authority to another, all declining the responsibility of telling him what to do, he was obliged to act on his own responsibility, and re-opened his house to find his business destroyed. It is profitless to seek to whom attaches the responsibility of the mismanagement of the small-pox when in the house of Mr Gardner, but his own peculiar hardship is not only deserving the sympathy of the community, but we trust it will be deemed deserving of relief at the hands of those who represent the interests of the whole people, and that the House of Represen tatives will listen to the prayer of a memorial bearing the names of the most intelligent and influential of our citizens, whose signatures are a guarantee of tho opinion^locally entertained respecting the peculiar hardship of the case. 'No amount of pleading will induce people afflicted with nuisance on the brain to apply to the Inspector of Nuisances instead of to us. " Odoriferous" can plug his nose if tho nuisance of which he com-

plains is "intolerable." We have resolved that we shall no longer usurp the functions of Mr Goldie. We believe a good many complaints are trumped up simply to give annoyance to that officer in consequence of his having trodden on peoples' toes in the faithful dischargo of his duty. " Wonder" wants to know the meaning of the emblem erected over the top of Vaile's corner. We don't know. He also asks if it was designed by the same person that designed the emblem over the office of the Herald. We don't know that either.' Our architectural adviser is absent; has been vaccinated ; is laid up with the pip. When he returns we shall give tho requisite information. In answer to a " British Tar's enquiry, Sydney is almost due west from tho " Three Kings" off the North of this province, so that the direction of a steamer's course from Auck land toSydney iswest. The "Three Kings" and Sydney are in almost the same lati tude, as are this city and Twofold Bay. which is some two hundred miles south ot Sydney. If a " Tar" wants the exact lay of Sydney from Auckland, in nautical lingo, he had better ask tho Skipper. " Infection" enquires if attempts havo been made to suppress information respect ing the spread of small-pox. We can only say that we believe the fullest information is afforded by the provincial authorities to our contemporaries and^to oursblves respecting every case that has come to their knowledge l and that every known case has been freely published. There have been rumours of cases with out the least foundation, circulated designedly, and we believe maliciously, but our correspondent and the public may rely that they have the full account of every authentic case of variola in the city. But we shall not circulate stories about chicken-pox, measles, or itch, and dignify them with the name of variola.

We are glad to see that our old favorites Mr Hoskins and Miss Colville aro con tinuing to draw good houses at the Thames notwithstanding thG severityof the weather lately. They have played in " Court and Stage," "She Stoops to Conquer," "Riche lieu," " Serious Family," " Naval Engage ments," " Lancashire Lass," " New Men and Old Acres," " Hamlet," " Octoroon," "Busy Body," and "Formosa." We understand that they are making pre parations to pay Auckland a visit ; we may therefore expect them early next week. The meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Association is postponed until Tuesday evening next, at the British hotel. An adjourned meeting of journeymen bakers will be held at the British hotel this evening, at eight o'clock. Mr John Morrison notifies, per adver tisement, that he is prepared to lay down asphalt pavement, equal in quality to stone flagging, at fifty per cent less cost. Recruiting for the Auckland Blue School Cadet Corps is proceeding briskly. Smart youths of from twelve to soventeen summers are invited to join ; and, on so doing, will be supplied with new uniforms, arms, &c. A special request is made to to the late members of the Artillery Cadet; Corps to enroll themselves, and bring their arms and accoutrements. Applica tion should bo made to Mr. Charles Taylor, captain commanding, or at Fort Britomart, on Thursday evenings. The members of No 23, Lodge Ennis kellen, 0.L,, are requested, on Monday evening next at half-past seven o'clock, to assemble ac tho Protestant Hall, Newton, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year.,, r' We observe- by tho Sydney Mail " that by the ship J: M. Joshua, which arrived at Melbourne from London, Mr E. C. Moore, of Ballarat, returned to the colony with a panorama of " Paris in Flames," and a troupe of gymnasts and vocalists, known as the '' Magnet Variety Troupe." The troupe consists of Miss Fanny Sara, ballad and serio-comic vocalist; Mr R. Clifton, eccentric'comedian and vocalist; Miss Lottie Angell and Frank and Victor Angell, gymnasts ; and Miss Minno Stanly, danseuse." We believe the troupe intend paying New Zealand a visit shortly, The usual monthly inspection parade of the Auckland Rifle Brigade and Cadets took place last evening in the Drill-shed. Thero was a good muster and the men presented a creditable appearance. The band was in attendance and played several lively airß. Major Gordon was inspecting officer. We beg to acknowledge receipt from the Government Printer of a number of Government despatches, papers, and cor respondence,

The Right Reverend Bishop Cowie will preach at St Matthew's Church to-mor row morning in aid of the Home Mission'

A stormy meeting of ratepayers of the Waitakere highway district was held last evening at Menzies' hotel, Victoria street. The meeting was an adjourned one, the accounts not having been passed at the previous meeting owing to inaccuracies, Several fresh discrepancies were dis covered and commented upon in no mea sured terms. A long, angry and quarrel some discussion ensued and shortly before midnight the meeting adjourned for the purpose of renewing the warfare this afternoon. We beg to call attention to an advertise ment convening a public meeting at the Mechanics' Institute at two pm. on Tuesday next, for the purpose of protes ting against the attempt now being made to hand over the administration of the Colonial public works to the Provincial authorities. We have been favored with the follow ing abstract from a homo letter which we commend to the notice of the City Coun cil :—" I see Town Boards are thinking of paving the streets with stone ; this is a great mistake. Asphalt is used all over England and the Continent in preference to all other. London is to be done with the " Valde Travers' patent." The streets already done are a perfect success : hard durable, and as smooth as boards and noiseless. Val de Travers* patent asphalt is of the consistency and colour of dark gutta percha, not the wretched mixture of tar and stones that used to be. You can imagine what a splendid appearance it gives the streets, and is no dearer than the old asphalt. The streets are swept (in windy weither they keep themselves clean) with brooms, just in way of sweeping rooms. The company would send out and take up the contract,

as in the cases elsewhere." At a meeting of Volunteers held last evening at the Provincial hotel to consider the result of tho late match Auckland v. Thames it was decided that the Auckland team did not fairly represent the strength of the shooting members, and with a view to another test a challenge was sent to Capt. Johnson to fire a friendly match. Captain Johnson declined to accept tho challenge. Mr Reeves, as a Minister, does not appear to answer the great expectations of his friends. The Post, of tho 21th ult., says :—" The Resident Minister for the Middle Island had his first passage at arms in his own and his colleagues' defence last evening, and produced—laughter. Mr Murray asked for a return, which Mr Reeves admitted would be inconvenient. After a feeble sneer he suggested an alteration, which would have enabled him to throw dust in the eyes of his opponents, but Mr Reid's reminder about surveys and re-surveys to suit the exigencies of elec tion times silenced him. Mr G-isborne came to the rescue, but Mr Sheehan quietly told him that if the Government had noth ing to conceal they had better give the return. The Premier then came to the front, and tried to retrieve the error made by his colleague, but he was in tarn met by Mr Gillies and worsted. Altogether it was an entertaining spectacle, and the more so from its being damaging to the Ministry." The firing for the gold star presented by Captain Williams to the Auckland College Cadet Corps was completed this morning at the Mount Eden rifle range, under the superintendence of Captain Taylor. Ser geants Cassells and Wainhouse kindly gave their services as markers as on previous occasions. The following are the three highest scorers : —Sergt. Greig, 228 ; Sergt. White, 205 ; Cadet Saunders, 151, Sergeant Greig thus winning tho star with a score of 228 points out of 300.

THE SHARE MARKET.

ME J. M. LENNOX'S BEFOBT,

The share market continues most active— Caledonian and Moauatairi are still the stocks in demand. Caledonians have declined to £20. My sales comprise : Caledonian, £31, £30, £29, £28 lOi ; closing with buyers at £29 ; Thames, £6 5s ; closing with buyers at £6 5s ; Moanatairi, £7 ; sellers, £7 ; Albion (first issue), £6 10s; sellers, £6 10s; (2nd issue), £3 10s ; Cure, 12s. Caledonian closed firm with buyeri at £29. me. j. hendbt's B_rOBT. The share market has been very quiet. Caledonian, Moanatairi, Thames, and Albion are the only stocks that there has been any enquiry for. Caledonian have receded to £29, at which price there are now buyers. Moanatairi are much easier. Sales: Cale donian, £31, £33, £33 10s, £31, £30 and £29 ; Albion, £6 10s; Moanatairi, £6 15s and £7 ; Thames, £6 7s 6d and £6 ss.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The hitches that usually occur on a first performance were entirely removed last nieht, and the performance was a great and undoubted success. The sparkling comedy of "Delicate Gh-uund" was the opening piece. Mr and Mrs Ryan again appeared, and supported the principal characters, assisted by Mr Stark, to the entire satisfaction of tha audience. The terpsichorean performance followed, and Mdlc. Therese and M. Schmidt executed a variety of clever and difficult poses inci dental to their art, for which they received rapturous applause. Next came the kugh ablo farce of the " Swiss Cottage," in which the prince of continues, Mr Walter Hill,appeared and dolighted the audience. A pretty and well executed Spanish ballet concluded a very good evening's entertainment. A change of the pro gramme is announced for to-night, when the colobrated and exciting French Can Can will be produced.

To the Editor of tbe Evening Stab. Sir,—-I see by this morning's Herald that it was publicly stated in the Eesident Magistrate's Court yesterday that there was no such thing in Auckland as a physician—that is, no medical man hold ing a diploma from a College of Physicians. Now, as I have the honor to hold tho diploma of tho Eoyal College of Phy sicians of Edinburgh, I must beg leave to contradict such an assertion. I would also add that in England it is usual to give the title of physician to all who hold the degree of M.D., and it is a well-known fact that there are several medical men in Auckland who possess that qualification. —I am, &o„ E, W, E. Dawson,

TELEGRAPHIC.

IFBOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.!

Caledonian Specimens.

Moanatairi Returns.

Golden Crown Crushing.

Narrow Escape from being ! Gored by a Bullock.

GRAHAMSTOWtf

3.30

1 The Caledonian took -out 10 cwt. specimens and 30 cwt. picked 9 tuff to-day. The Otago run is still looking well. The retorting takes place to-day ; 1500 ounces of gold ore expected. i 'The Moanatairi crushed 620 tons 1 for the fortnight, and have 1273 ounces of gold. They have broken through into the old stopes from the Kuranui level. A lode was discovered recently, being a portion of No 9. , : I Cure 185 ounces, from about 300 tous. . . , nori Kuranui, for the fortnight, 289 ozs. Golden Crown, 119 ozs. from 100 tons. "Waitemata have 390 ozs. of amalgam in the retort for 60 tons. The Inver ness crushed. 85 tons, but will not : retort until next week. They have 30 ozs. of amalgam on hand. A man named Thompson narrowly escaped being gored to death to-day. Some bullocks were being driven to Bank's slaughter-yard, when one of them rushed at Thompson, in Grey street. He ran towards the Thames Hotel, but before he could get in one beast caught him against the door and gored him in the neck. The wound is not considered dangerous.

Te Kooti's Exploits a Canard.

NEWCASTLE.

3 P-mVn The story of Rewi's alliance with T e Kooti is a fiction. When they went together to Mokau the people there were disposed to make much of Te Kooti ■

Rewi told them he was a refuge, and that he intended to keep him out of mischief.

Reihana Wahanui spoke on the same terms.

The rumour was circulated by the Aperahana Parene, who went as far as Te Kopua. The whole thing is a canard.

Prospecting in the Tauranga District.

TAURANGA

This day,

A uumermis^rlispecting party is daily awaiting the approval of the commissioner to set out on a pros pecting expedition. It is rumoured that the G-overnment do not approve of any prospecting at present, and wish to acquire large blocks of native land before it is publicly reported that gold has been found.

[specially telegraphed to the stab ' pcs ©Seville's company.] WELLINGTON. Saturday. Dr. Younger has written a little to the Press denying that small-pox existed aboard the Nebraska. The symptoms observed by the medical authorities in. the old cases of sickness were fever and neuralgia. He attri butes the quaranting of the vessel to the ignorance of the medical autho ritities, and says that the treatment by Dr. Philson was an agreeable contrast. It is reported that Mr Vogel, in re taliating on the i Provincial authorities of Wellington, intends moving to secure the removal of the Government to Christchurch, and intends placing £50,000 on the estimates for that purpose.. Major Edwards, the Resident Magis trate at Wanganui, and Colonel Russell have been appointed as a special commission to inquire into the allega tions against Mr Morgan' relative to the land purchased in {tho Wanganui district.

No News of the over-due Ships.

The Markets.

Permissive Bill Movement.

Success of New Insurance

Company.

CHRISTCHURCH.

;u_u>-. : ; Friday. I In the live stock market, to-day, fat cattle wero in good demand, and realized 22s 6d per 1001b. Sheep: ewes, 2£d per lb. ; wethers, 2fd to 3d per lb. Horses: heavy draught fetched from £35 to £45; medium, £20 to> £30.

Grain Market - Wheat sold for 4s lOd to 5s per bushel; oats, 2s id to 2s 3d ditto; there was no barley offerd. These prices are all in Christchurch. ' ' 2 p.m. Permissive Bill Petitions were for warded to-day by the Taranalci, for Wellington, from various districts. The Astronomical Society here re ceived important corespondence from scientific men in England.

In the South British Insurance Company G,671 shares have been applied for. The number is far in excess of that to be allotted in Canter bury.

Re-vaccination continues.

There is no news of the over-due ships. One is now 149 days out.

WANGANUI.

Friday,

Fat cattle have sold to-day at £5 5s per head; store cattle, from £2 and upwards; sheep from 12s to 20s. One flock of two-tooth fat ewes sold tor 4>l per head.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

The Mail Service.

Contract Returns,

Rodney Petition.

Return of Penalties remitted "Webb re Mail Service.

Stormy Debate on tbe Colonel Fielding Land Question.

(SPECIAL TO THE STAR, PER GREVILLE'S TELEGRAM COMPANY.)

WELLINGTON.

Friday. In the Upper House, to-day, the Government, in reply to Mr Sewell, said that no communication had been received from the Postmaster-General of Great Britain on the subject of the establishment of a mail service between the colonies of Victoria, New Zealand, and Great Britain via San Francisco.

A motion of Mr Holmes' was agreed to for a return of all contracts and engagements entered into for railways and tramways under the Public Works Act.

In the House, to-day, Mr O'Neill gave notice of motion for an enquiry into the Town Regulations Bill. Mr Sheehan presented a petition from the residents of Rodney, praying for an alteration in the Highways Act. Mr Gillies gave notice of motion for a return of the amount of penalties remitted by the Colonial Treasurer from Mr Webb in reference to the Mail. Service, and to ask by what authority the penalties had been, re mitted.

In reply to Mr o'Conner, Mr Fox said that the G-overnment were pre pared for the unification of the West Coast gold fields.

Mr Curtis gave notice of motion that the changes in the Provincial boundaries are considered unwise un less for the permanent interest of the colony.

Saturday. Mr Fitzherbert last night in the House read an official report by Mr Moles worth as to the upset price of the land sold to Colonel Fielding,which was rather less than a pound per acre. Also a letter from Mr G-iaborne showing that Mr Fitzherbert had not been consulted in the negotiation. A third letter from Mr Q-isborne was also read, promising to pay over the proceeds of the sales to the province. Mr Vogel moved the adjournment of the House, and made a long state ment to the effect that the Provincial authorities were privy to the sale. ? He stated the "proceeds, consisting of bills amounting to £75,000, with intereat,and notes have been impounded by the General G-overnment as security for the Wellington loan, the province being held responsible to Colonel Fielding.

Mr Bunny disproved Mr Yagel's statement in Telation to the Provincial authorities .being party to the sale, and showed | negotiations hastily com pleted by Mr Vogel, and made almost without consulting the province. He said that the General Government now held possession of both land and bills, besides holding the' province responsible, thus the province could get no benefit by the transaction. '"'.'J Mr Vogel replied, threatening .to seize the land under the Immigration Public Works Act.

Mr Bunny, in answer, asserted that the Grovernment could not seize v the land, as it belonged to Colonel _^ldin:g, and the Provincial Government would have the money as it had the be_t right to it.

The Government were apparently much disconcerted by the Superinten-i dents and Mr. Bunny's reply. . Mr. Vogel then abruptly withdrew his motion for the adjournment of the H0u5e.......

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY. l- ! (Before Thomas Beckham, Esq, E.M.)

. .V DRUNKENNESS; Five, men were convicted in the usual? penalties for this offence, and Leonard, an old offender, was sent to gaol for seven days.

DISOBDEBLY SEAMEN—ASSAULTING THE POLICE.

Thomas Lewis and John Graves, two' seafaring men, were charged with assault-, ing Constable Haddock whilst in the! execution of his duty; and Lewis was also charged with making use of obscene, language in Victoria-street. The men belonged to tha ship Celestial Queer., ju_t? arrived from London __d pleaded drunk enness in extenuation of their offences:

i, The. charges were proved by the con stables, and the Court expressed an opinion that whatever good character the; ship might bear tb» crew could not be equally classed with. her. One or two men had alreafr been convicted of drunkenness in acaition to these prisoners. The Court woul order the first person to pay a fine o' 40s and costs, or the alternative of foiftoen days' hard labour, and tho other o 20s and costs, or seven days. /

i PAGBANCY. ! John QMng was pharged with having

insufficient means of support. On his promising not to transgress again he was discharged with an admonition.

DISOBEDIENT SEAMEN. The charge against Walter S eager, for wilful disobedience of the lawful com mands of the captain of the barque Tell, was withdrawn, as the vessel was going to sea. " , , The accused was therefore discharged. Frederick Talber, a seaman on board the barque Novelty, was also charged with wilful disobedience of the lawful com mands of the captain. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr Bennett prosecuted. It appeared by the evidence that the prisoner, who is a Dane, demanded his discharge from the vessel _M_rday in consequence of the prosecutic^^B 3 a ship mate, also a fellow-countryman, for steal ing some schnapps on board the said-vessel. On this being refused him the prisoner became very insulting and obstreperous, and the Captain was forced to place him in irons until the police could be seat for, when he was handed over to their care. The Court sentenced the prisoner to seven days' hard labour, and to pay the costs.

This concluded the business

"TILL THE DOCTOR COMES."

The above is the title of a handy little book written by Dr George H. Hope, and contains the following article on small pox. :—; : In the ten years from 1856 to 1866 fifty thousand persons have died of imall pox in England, of which number nine thousand four hundred" and twenty-five perished in one year ; that is to say, five thousand lives are sacrificed every year by stupidity and neglect. The symptoms, when small-pox first comes on, are fever, pains in tbe limbs and back, headache, vomiting, and pain on pressing the pit of the stomach. On the third day, small red spots appear on the face and head; these gradually rise and enlarge, the eruption spreads over the whole body, into the ears eyes, nose, mouth, and throat. The hands, feet, and mouth swell, there is great difficulty in swallowing; by the eighth day the face is a mass of pocks. In severe cases those inside the eyelid s ulcerate, eat their way into the eyes and the poor sufferer, if he does not die, is left with the sight utterly destroyed, and a countenance frightfully disfigured. On the eleventh day the sores discharge and form a dry crust, which gradually dries and falls of. This is the time when it so frequently proves fatal. In seventeen to twenty days the disease may be said to have run its course.

Small-pox, when once taken, moves on by fixed laws, and nothing you can do will either out it short or cure it; it must go through its its regular stages. Still, you may be very useful. In the first place, cut the hair close, for it is im possible for you to brush it after the pocks have risen. To prevent pitting you must keep the light from the patient's face, either by covering it with a piece of some thing black—say silk—with holes cut in it for the mouth and nostrils ; or by keep ing the room dark. Annoint the parts with sweet oil to prevent itching. Cover ing the face is better than darkening the room —it is more, convenient for the at tendants, and has a better effect upon the skin. . The part of the body covered by the clothes is scarcely marked in compari son with the parts exposed —as the face and hands.

Remember that this disease is dread fully infections ; so look well after ventila tion, and send for the doctor. As we know to'.aislight extent the ravages of this dreadful disease, and the jjoverty and misery caused by it, it is plainly the duty of every one of us to do our .utmost to ..prevent it; and the only way to 'do' this is by vaccination. Vaccination either prevents the person taking it at all, or, if it be taken, changes it from a terri bly fatal complaint into one which scarcely ever destroys life or sight, or injures the patient in any way. I have myself had numbers of patients who have been com pletely covered with it—inside tho eye lids, ears, npse, mouth, and in the throat —but I have never yet seen a person die, or lose the sight, or be disfigured, who had been properly and successfully vacci nated.

This, then, is your duty. Get your self and children vaccinated; let no foolish person persuade you against it; and if small-pox breaks out near you, have it done again. It takes very little time, it gives so very little pain, that it may be done without awaking a child out of its sleep, and it need not keep you from your usual employment. Let me entreat yon not. ito neglect, this, the only knows precaution;: if you do, you commit a greti crime, for you not only run the risk of taking the disease yourself, hut of infect ing the neighbourhood in which you lire.

PROVINCIAL ACCOUNTS.

To ; the Editor of the Evening Star.

Sib,—The writer in the Daily South?* Cross who takes the Provincial "accounts under his special i charge has isturnea; again to the subject of my letter ia reply to his strictures, and has occupied nearly a. column. sof the Cross of thii morning in showing how incapable he if bf understanding; the public accounts, »n<i " how unwilling he is to receive, any attempt to make him understand them. It wolid be a more waste of time to follow the* writer through the muddle he has m*<M in this matter; * single example will 0* the character of the whole. He »$PP M that a sum of £2,443 to laStf.^ «» Superintendent' s"special ord«»* 'W[ tyWP expended without vote duririjj&^ pMt year" was to be deducted from W balance on hand on the 31st Decern^ of that" year. I again assert that wW balance stated was in haud for appropria tion for goldfield purposes when the Pro yincial Council met, and moreover that» ,iras so appropriated, and has beens6use4 otherwise there could have been but lip indeed to expend for goldfield purposes between Ist January and loth Junew'** I also again assert" that my figure* J* perfectly correct/and as the writer in tw Cross, whose fine Eoman hand I e*W recognise, has held out an awful ragiM threat in case of having to return again w the subject, apparently hoping to p.agj in fear lest he should name me, hawnj| cause to be ashamed of my name, an being always willing to be held accounts^ for my statements, I take W> W

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AtrftTTST 3;.18W



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