SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 7.13 HIGH "WATER: This evening, 0.11 ; to-morrow, morning, 9.22.

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

This evening, Enterprise No 2, at eleven o'clock ; to morrow morning, Royal Alfred, at eleven o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Nevada, p.s, Bleiihen, from Honolulu Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, from Russell

DEPARTURES. Nil.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For San Francisco, calling at Honolulu: Nevada, mail steamer, 2Gtii inst For Northern ports : Eowena, s.s., Monday next For Whitianga, Mercury Bay, and Tauranga: Southern Cross, s.s., Saturday next For London : Queen Bee, ship, In December For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., 10th Dec. For Southern ports, via Napier: Nevada, mail steamer, on arrival

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Polar Star, ship, from New York, via Melbourne, Sailed 10th July Southern Cross, schooner, from Sydney Dauntless, schooner, from Tahiti Harvest Home, ship, from London. Sailed 2!) th Sept. Caduceus, ship, from London. Loading Chili, sh\p, from London. Sailed 13th September Prosperity, schooner, from Melbourne Strathnaver, schooner, fro.n Punedin. Sailed 9th December Prince of "Wales, schooner, from Sydney Lion, barque, from Sydney

The yachts Energy and Fleetwing started this morning on a race round Rangitoto. The wind Was blowing strongly from the westward, and the Energy had her mainsail single reefed and afterwards set her gaff topsail. The Fleetwing was double reefed. Mr Waymonth's yacht rounded the heads first and led down the Channel. On round ing Kangitoto the Fleetwing had passed the Energy, and was leading by about half-a mile. The Fleetwing came in a winner by about five minutes, after a splendid race.

The p.s. Comerang arrived this morning from Russell with twenty passengers and six tons gum. No coal was attainable at Russell, and the following vessels were awaiting freight :—Clio, Queen, Ruby, Hegelian Cloud, Erne Mikle, Eagle, Isabella, Maude, and seven others. The James Arnold, American whaler, had arrived at the Bay idth a quantity of oil for storage. The Royal Alfred will supply the place of the Golden Crown to-morrow (Thursday), at 11 a.m., to the Thames, on account of the former vessel not being fully ready. The Golden Crown will resume her position o n Friday and every day in future according to time-table.

COMMERCIAL.

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

MEETINGS.

Windsor Castle, Mechanics Institute, Auckland, 3 p.m., 10th December Coromandel Excelsior, Company's office, Wyndham street, Auckland, 11 a.m., 30th December Sons of Justice, Mr R. Home's office, Shortland street. Auckland, 2 p.m., 3rd January. Young Queen, Grahamstown, 7th January Queen of the May, Grahamstown,' 28th December Sons of Freedom, It. Home's office, Auckland, 3rd January Windsor Castle, Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, 3 p.m.. 19th December Scotty's Hill, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m. 3rd January

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Hails will Close as TJndkb :— - Tor Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, 5.30 p.m. For Russell, AVangaroa, and Mongonui, per Comerang, on Friday, 20th inst., at noon For Coromandel, on Friday, 20th inst., at 2.30 p.m. For Fiji, per Sea Gull, on Friday, 20th inst., at 3 p.m. For Opotiki, per Opotiki, on Friday, at 4 30 p.m. For Mahuran&i, Matakana, Waipu, &c, per Lady Bowen, on Saturday, 21st inst., at 10 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern ports, per Wellington, on Saturday, 21st inst., at 10 a.m For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Southern Cross, on Saturday, 2lst inst., at 3 p.m. For Napier and Sonthern provinces, per Nevada, six hours after her arrival. (Signed) S, B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Smith. —On 17th inst., at Dedwood, the wife of E. CJ. Smith of a son.

DEATHS.

Newktea.i>. —On December 14, suddenly, Henry

Newstead, formerly of Birmingham. Goi.die. —On December 17, at the residence of her father, Sheridan street, Isabella, third daughter of Thomas Goldie ; aged U months.

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

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1872.

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

We are really sorry to see that our respected morning contemporary, the Herald, has undertaken the cham pionship ot that most glaring job, the baby dock of Captain ' Casey; and more sorry still to see it resorting to a disingenuous and unfair method of stating the case. Referring to the action taken by the Chamber of Com merce, and a large number of the most

influential merchants in the city, our contemporary says: " These think that the greatest good to the greatest number would be produced by limiting the expenditure on. harbour improve ments to the eastern side of the wharf, near the Breakwater. On the other hand the Harbour Board appear to think that both sides — the eastern and ivesteni —of the harbour should be improved ; aud looking at it on purely public grounds we agree with those who think so." Does our contemporary indeed only see in this a question as be tween the eastern and western sides of the harbour, or is it buc an effort to depreciate the importance of the ques tion, and so to make the worse appear the better reason? And are we to suppose that no higher considerations than this miserablelocalism are to guide the expenditure of the £120,000 com mitted to the Harbour Board ? That this is the consideration that has deter »mined the action of the western " Ring" in the Harbour Board we admit, but does our contemporary intend to insult the signers of that most influential petitionby,notinsinuating, but broadly stating, that their agitation is to " limit the expenditure on harbour improve ments to the eastern side of the wharf, near the Breakwater?" We venture to say that the general feeling of those who have arisen against the perpetra tion of this scandalous job is one of total indifference, so far as local con siderations weigh, as to whether the large graving dock should be at Free man's Bay,atthe Breakwater,oratNorth Shore. But they do protest, and sincerely sorry are we to see that our contem porary makes littls of their protest, that harbour powers were obtained mainly for the construction of a large dry dock capable of receiving the largest ships, and that it is simple mal versation of trust to fritter away the money on little jobs, which have their orig'n and motive in ntere localism, and in the grovelling selfish propensi ties of those who worm themselves into positions of public trust to com pass their own despicable private ends. This is what has blasted public spirit iri the province. Great projects are conceived and floated. No sooner are the difficulties overcome, and the pub lic are expecting to reap the fruits, than a swarm of ants come out of their holes and each one carries off its little bit of sugar, and before the public know what is going on everything is gflne and the public has to pay the cost. It is degrading to the commercial character and aspi rations of Auckland that the question of harbour improvements should be a question allot ments held by members of the Haroour Board to the east or west of the Queen street wharf. It is altogether to be desired that Freeman's Bay should have its wharves, and that the members of the Harbour Board interested in certain parts should have their little dock; but all this should be subser vient to the supply of the one great want which places Auckland in the

rear of all places of any commercial . pretensions in the colonies —that of a ; large graving dock. -As for the beach road to Freeman's Bay no one denies that it will confer a great benefit —on the city. But no one can deny that it is a city, not a harbour improvement • and a similar sop to the residents on the eastern side does not make either of them a whit more a work to be rightly charged to the harbour funds? Tho indecent haste with which the tenders were called and accepted for the works at Free man's Bay shows to any impartial outsider the character of the work. This, however, is but a little instalment, and after some more manipulation the baby dock will pi-obably be proposed and carried, some other " impartial " person, not residing in the west, being found to pull the nuts out of the fire. With amusing delicacy various mem bers of the Harbour Board yesterday repudiated the insinuation of a " Ring" existing among them. Do they suppose that any one has any doubt on the subject ? Or do they fancy that by this assumption of virtuous indigna tion they will deter people from ex posing a plan concocted—but possibly now blasted by tho glance of the public eye—for the purpose of makiug a public trust serve the ends of private interest? Unamenable as the Har bour Board may be to public opinion we believe the public eye is now so fixed on the movements of the intriguers that mischief will be checked ; and now that the Chamber of Commerce has waked np, with the help of Providence we shall keep them awake. But sincerely sorry shall wo be if our esteemed and respected con temporary, the Herald, will appear to throw the cloak of its protection over the intriguers, and under the guise of doing justice to paltry local interests aid in doing irremediable mischief to the commercial prospects of Auckland.

We are very glad to observe that Mr Philips has been once again elected to the office of Mayor of Auckland. There has been some intriguing, we believe, in connec tion with this, which we regret, believing that it was wholly unnecessary. No man in the province in official position has more steadily and nnflaggingly attended to his duties than has Air Philips since lirst elected to presidu over the deliberations of the civic authorities, and our " visiting his sins with

stripes " from time to time does not prevent us from giving the praise that is justly due. Mr Philips' guardianship of city interest^ has become a by-word ; and if it were not for his occasional want of lirinness in lending himself to be the tool of others he would come to the fore front among our local public men. We sincerely congratulate the city on the possession for another term of an earnest progressive and pushing Mayor. We should add that Messrs Dargaville, Hurst, and Cosgrave, believing that the Mayor should be elected from among the Councillors, and dissenting from the intended re-election of Mr Philijjs, absented themselves from Council to-day.

" One who can dance an Irish Jig" writes to us as follows : —"On referring to the pro gramme of the Caledonian games, which is published in your paper of the Kith, 1 find they have omitted one thing that oiight not to have been omitted, viz., the Irish Jig, which is far preferable to the greasy pole game, which is only fit for boys.'

The programme of the special entertain ment at the City Hall to-morrow evening for the purpose of painting the Church of All Saints' is a very attractive one. Madame Winter will preside at the piano, and sing several of her choice ballads, such as " Weary,"and the "Lady of the Lea," of which lovers of true sentimental poetry, wedded to appropriate music, are never weary. The beautiful duet " What are the wild waves saying," will be thoroughly acceptable; also, the "Blind Girl to her Harp," and many other ballads and musical selections, which will render the entertain ment full and pleasing, and tend to success ful issues.

It is to be feared from reports which have reached us that the sad accident which we reported yesterday of the boat accident near Tapu was the result chiefly of intoxication. The bushmen it appears were the worse for liquor when they started. The man that was saved informed the police that after leaving Gruhainstown they went along the Tararu Avharf and had drinks at a public house, and remembered but indistinctly get-' ting into the boat again, nor had he 'any recollection of the time of the accident, but he recollected all four of them being upset into the water, when he managed to get into the boat again, and he was scarcely conscious of any thing that had happened until slightly sobered and picked up by the fisher man.

The half-yearly meeting of the Auckland Co-operative Permanent Building and Invest ment Society was held last evening in Vailes' buildings, Dr Nicholson in the chair. The report and balance sheet were read, and showed the society to be in a very favourable position. The abstract of receipts and ex penditure for the six months ending 30 Sept., 1872 is as under : —Receipts : Subscriptions on investing shares, £992 4s Gd ; repayments on borrowed shares, £69 10s ; entrance fees on 1180 shares, £58 16s ; transfer ditto, 13s ; survey ditto, 5s ; fines, paid, £2 10s 2d ; pass-books and rules sold, £6 4s 6d ; refund per contra, £1 « total, £1136. Expenditure : Advances on borrowed shares, secured by mortgage on approved securities, £940; pre liminary expenses, £35 18s 6d; printing pass-books and rules, £14 2s; deed-box, £1 18s; survey, 17s ; advertising, stationery, printing, and general expenses, £36 16s ; secretary's salary, including rent, £70; bal ance, £36 8s 6cl; total, £1136. The minutes I of the last meeting, and the report and fi^uan-1 cial statement were read and adopted. The ' Chairman congratulated the members on the thoroughly sound position of their society, and after the usual vote of thanks the meet ing separated.

At the Police jCourt, this morning, two persons were charged with drunkenness before his Worship the Mayor, and sentenced to pay the usual fine or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. This was all the business.

The half-yearly general meeting of share- i holders of the New Zealand Insurance Com- \ pany was held to-day. From the report and balance sheet' it appeared £7,380 Is Sd is added to the investment account, of which £5,000 are passed to the Reinsurance "Fund. From the available balance—£l2,l34 19s 2d —the directors recommend a payment of a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, amounting to £3,750; leaving a balance of £8,384 19s 2d carried to credit !of current half-year. Messrs Russell and Stone, directors, retired, and were re-elected. Pressure on our space -compels us to hold over a. fuller report.

Mr R. Hobbs' freehold property at the junction of Queen, Grey, Wakenel<\, and Edward-streets will be offered for sale by auction to-morrow at noon, at Mr R. Arthur's mart.

The twenty-eighth session of the Provin cial Council was closed yesterday, and in due form prorogued by his Honor the Super intendent. Mr Lusk moved a vote of thanks to the Speaker, which was seconded by Mr Sheehan, and passed unanimously. Mr O'Rorke, in returning thanks, considered that hewas fortunateinbeingtherecipientof a vote of thanks such as he had received, and stated that if his career had been successful it was chiefly due to the kindly manner in which the Council had accepted his decisions ; and that the sole desire by which he had been actuated was the preservation of the dignity of the Council.

The Sir George Grey Cadets met for parade last evening in full force. These cadets are as active and attentive as any of our military aspirants, and we believe that Sir George Grey will not regret their taking his name upon their shoulders. After parade Major Gordon presented Captain Taylor with a handsome sword as a token of his apprecia tion of Capt. Taylor's indefatigable labours in trying to make the cadets under his charge one of the most efficient of the kind in the province. Capt. Taylor, in an appropriate speech, thanked Major Gordon and the com pany for the kind feeling evinced towards him. The Sir George Grey Cadets are to have a grand bazaar for their special benefit in .January next, they will also have the privilege of spending a few days shortly at .Sir George Grey's island home.

After several efforts and delays the in habitants of Grahamstown and Shortland are determined to have their streets lighted with gas. A strong gang of workmen are now busily employed opening Pollen-street from Karaka bridge towards Albert-street in order to lay down the gas-pipes, and the works are begun in an energetic manner.

Mr Severn's lecture at the Thames was well attended, and by these means he lias been enabled to fit up the hall of the Mechanics' Institute as a museum ; and is at present busily engaged in collecting curiosities of scientific interest for those who take an interest in such matters

We learn that an Odd- Fellows' Branch Lodge is about to be formed at the Thames in connection with the Loyal Hunter Lodge. On Monday evening last a preliminary meet ing was held in Shortland, when twenty-six candidates were placed on the Hat for membership.

The members of the Auckland Troop Royal Cavalry Volunteers will meet this evening in the Drill-shed. The attendance of honorary members is especially requested, as the prize belt will be presented to the corps to be shot for at the butts.

Entries for the Newmarket Boxing-day sports must be made this evening at the Newmarket Hotel, before nine o'clock.

We direct attention to tho announcement in another column that the interesting work of presenting the prizes will take place to morrow evening at the Auckland College.

The amalgamated committees of Odd fellows and Foresters have decided to hold their annual festival in the Domain on Boxing Day. The distribution of the prizes at the Pon sonby Academy takes place to-morrow, at two o'clock, by the Ilev. J. T. Warlow Davics, M.A.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. YESTERDAY.

In th« Council, yesterday, several matters of businessof minor importance were transacted. The City Endowment Leasing Bill, with an amendment proposed by the Superintendent, was passed. The North Shore Reserve Bill was amended and passed. The second read ing of the Auctioneers' License Amendment Bill was negatived. A cordial vote of thanks was passed to the Speaker, after which his Honor the Superintendent entered the cham ber, and read his prorogation speech. After the usual thanks and references to various measures passed, he stated, with reference to the Police question, " Your resolution de clining to authorise any increase of expendi ture for police purposes will prevent my complying with your desire to resume the entire Provincial management of the police." And after intimating sanction to various Acts passed, expressed the following opinion of re sponsible Government in Provincial Councils: " I feel bound to express to you my convic tion that I was in error in accepting the system called responsible Government in the conduct of Provincial administration." The Council was then prorogued, his Honor in timating that he would accept the recom mendations of the Council, and take steps for having the Council dissolved.

STEAM TO STOKES' POINT.

A-MEETING! was held this day at noon in the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of taking steps jtowards] establishing steam communication between Smokes' Point and Shelly Beach. Present: —Mr Alex. Wilson (in the chair), Messrs Jones, Hall, Prime, Harris, Darga ville, Shepherd, Stoney, and Hawkins.

Major Stoney stated that the object of the meeting was to endeavour to establish steam communication between Stokes' Point and Shelly Beach, with the assistance of the inhabitants of Dedwood ; and he had pre pared a petition to his Honor the Superin tendent, which, would be submitted to the meeting. He spoke at considerable length on the advantages that would accrue to the public generally from such a service. Mr Hall said they were desirous of getting the co-operation of the citizens of Auckland in this matter, which he believed would be advantageous to all parties.

Proposed by Major Stoney and seconded by Mr Prime, that the following petition be presented to his Honor the Superintendent: —"We, the undersigned inhabitants of Ded wood and its vicinity, in Stokes' Point, and the districts north, pray that your Honor will be pleased to take immediate steps to carry out the wishes of your honorable I Council in establishing a steam communica tion between Auckland and Stokes Point, being fully confident that a mid-point at Shelly Beach for such communication would open up a very considerable amount of traffic and be most beneficial to the colony in gene ral, and we would suggest the same to your Honor, hoping that you will take the matter into your consideration for prompt action, and we, as in duty bound, will ever pray, etc., etc." A vote of thanks to the chairman con cluded the meeting?

A VISIT TO CARDER BROS.' POTTERY

[By Our Reporter.] The other morning, from instructions re ceived, • I proceeded on board the Royal Mail Steamer Gemini for a trip to Hobson ville, on a visit of inspection to Carder Bros. Pottery Works on the banks of the Waite mata. Of the trip down it is unnecessary to say much, suffice it that the steamer cast oft from her moorings at 11.5 a.m. ; cleared the ■wharf at 11.8 ; passed on the weather-side ot the Norham Castle, tea ship, and bore up the harbour steering W.N.W. Hoisted main sail at 11.12, and proceeded under easy steam and sail towards Riverhead. Passed Kauri Point at noon ; arrived off a long low building on the southern side, with two tall smoke-stacks, which proved to be the \\ ai temata Potteries. Tide having run out it was impossible to fetch the wharf in the steamer, so fetched the captain, and explained matters. He immediately ordered engines to be stopped; main-yard put back, and short boat lowered. Into this I stepped, and, in less time than it has taken to pen this, fonnd myself "On the sands, On the sands." Made tracks for the pottery. Meeting one of the Messrs Carder, and explained nature of my errand. He at once offered to escort me over the premises and instruct me into the nature of his business. I placed myself entirely m his hands and followed him where he list. He showed me wonderful things, and from that which I saw and that which I heard from his lips I have been enabled to gather the following particulars of this most impor tant local industry —important because the articles manufactured here are articles in daily demand. They have hitherto been imported at an expense which in consequence of their bulk and risk of breakage has raised the cost to something like cent, per cent, upon the original invoice price, and it is to be hoped that the day is not far distant when not a crate of such goods will ever be described on the manifest of an inward ship's cargo. In the first place the ground covers an area of about forty acres of land, possessing a clay soil of thirty feet and upwards. The clay hole at present being operated upon is a short distauce from the shed, and is being dug to a depth of twenty feet. The clay is of a brownish colour ; it is mixed on the spot according to the articles it is required to be made into. The principal work on hand at time of my visit was the manufacture of large drain pipes for sanitary purposes, which when fimshed are exported by the firm to all parts of New Zealand The clay is wheeled in barrows up a short incline to the top of the pipe machine, and there deposited. The pipe machine is driven by an eight horse-power steam engine, manufactured and fixed by Messrs Masefield and Co., the engineers, and both are in a shed measuring about 34 feet by 34feet. The pipe machine is simple, but effective, and turn's the drain pipes out entire, and not as is the case with some machines which have a division half way through the pipe. The machine is calculated to turn out from GO to 70 feet of IS-inch pipe in an hoar, while of I*3 or 12-inch pipes more could be made in proportion. As the machine drives the newly-formed pipe from the mould it is cat off at the requisite length and con veyed away on a board to the drying-shed, and its place is taken by another length. The pipe is laid in the drying-shed, which is a long building or rather two sheds running parallel a distance of ]70 feet, with a depth of GG feet. At time of my visit the floors of both these sheds were covered with pipes, in the process of drying. These sheds are walled round with large wooden shutters, which are raised or lowered according to the weather. The flue from the engine-house is conveyed underneath these sheds, and the hot air and smoke passing under - ground keeps the ground dry, and adds to the tem perature of the place. After sufficient exposure to the air in the drying-shed the pipes are con veyed to the kiln-shed —a structure of two storeys, and measuring (50ft x 50ft, the upper storey having a perforated floor for facilitat ing the drying. This kiln consists of a massive domed cylinder of brickwork bound with iron and protected from the weather by an outer conical hood or casing. The dome contains openings for the exit of the smoke, which escapes into the air through a chimney in the hood. Heat is supplied by means of ten furnaces fixed round the cylin der with proper circulating flues and dampera for regulating the draught. The kiln is so constructed that the heat is equally distributed throughout. Hoffman's kiln is a near approach to the principle on which this is built. In this kiln is now deposited 506 ft of 18-inch pipes, 300 ft of 12-in, 500 ft of 9-in, and 550 ft of G in, with room for about 1000 ft of 4-in pipe, if required. The whole is bricked up and the opening daubed* with clay. A slow fire ia kept burning for three days and gradually increased in intensity until the baking is completed. When the ware is removed from the kiln its characters are found to have nndergone a remarkable change. Instead of a soft, dull, friable, or plastic material there is a hard, brittle, reso nant, light-coloured porous body. In the common kinds of stoneware, such as drain pipes, gingerbeer bottles, etc., the glazing is by an ingenious device effected sim ultaneously with the baking. It is done in this wise : when the ware has attained a very high temperature in the kiln, a quantity of chloride of sodium is thrown in ; this is volatilized and decomposed in the presence of moisture, and by contact with the heated surfaces of the clay hydrochloric acid is dis engaged, and the ware becomes covered with sjlicate of soda, which, combining with the silicate of alumina of the ware, forms a fusible double alkaline silicate, or glaze on the surface. The object of the glaze is to render the articles impermeable by water. In addition to the large kiln there is a smaller one for burning fancy goods; The time occupied in making drain-pipes is varied according to the weather, so strong do they become by the process that a six inch pipe will stand a pressure of 200 lb. to the inch, a test exceeding that applied to boilers. The pipes are now finished, and are stacked in the yard alongside the wharf to await shipment. Having partially described the method of making the drain-pipes it might be as well to mention a few of the articles turned out from the Waitemata potteries, many of which were under the process of drying during my visit. Chemical utensils and vessels, which are adapted to sustain, uninjured the action of different powerful agents, syphons, receivers, bends, worms, for chemical distilleries, bread pans, cream pots, butter jars (both tall and squat), champagne pouter bottles, " old shape" bottles, gingerbeer bottles, poultry fountains, filters, jugs, demijohns, jars, spirit bottles, pickle pots, tripe j?irs, garden and sundry pots, chimney pots, blacking bottles, ink bottles, telegraph insulatßrs, butter and wine coolers, fancy cut bricks for windows and cornices, agricultural drain tiles in end less shapes and variety. Amongst the fancy goods were some ornamental stands, that were composed of the following articles, all fitting compactly into one another :—First, a nut dish, which inverted formed a stand for a tobacco pot, the damper being so shaped as also to. serve for an. inkbottle. The lid of the tobacco pot alao is useful for a tobacco dish; a goblet fits on top of this; then a snuff-box, and a candlestick, and extin guisher, the whole, oonsisting of nine pieces, forms a very pretty ornament, and is skil ully contrived. I had the pleasure of seeing everal articles of potteryware manufactured

by means of the potter's wheel. The process is as follows :—The clay used by the thrower is placed upon a bench, and is cut in twq with a brass or copper wire. He then litts up the piece cut oif, and with great force violently slaps it down on the mass ; this is frequently repeated. The thrower now seated before his lathe dashes one of the balls of clay which he^ has formed down upon the rotating board, and with the fingers, which are frequently dipped in water, raises the lump into a conical form, presses down the mass to get rid of air bubbles, and with one hand, a finger and thumb in the mass, gives shape to the intended article. He is furnished with a piece of steel which accurately re presents the curve of the vessel, with this he smooths the uneven surface, and gives it shape. During this operation the assistant turns the wheel with varying rates of speed so that the centrifuge force may act differ ently in different conditions of the growing vessel When the article is finished it is removed by passing a copper wire beneath, and is set aside. As it would not be possible for the thrower to produce articles sufficiently thin they are reduced in size by being rased on the chucks of a lathe and turned to shape by means of cutting tools, the material flying off in long broad shavings just as if it were wood. When it has thus been properly thinned and brought to shape the vessel is smoothed and soliditied by the pressure of a broad tool upon its surface. Handles, spouts, &c are formed separately, and are attached to the articles by means of slips. Mowers, leaves, &c, are formed partly in moulds and partly by hand, and are stuck on separately. Hie article is lastly trimmed with a knife, and cleaned with a damp sponge, and is ready for the kiln. By this means, in a very short space of time, a beer bottle, a teapot and lid, an ink bottle, a jug, ajar, a water bottle or monkey, were all made with a skill that showed the thrower to be a thorough adept at his art. It is impossible to describe minutely in one article the whole of the ' arrangements for carrying on the pottery business in these works at Hobsonville, : suffice it to say that the quality of the clay lis excellent; while the quantity on the spot, : which has been well selected, is sufficient to last for years, and it is to be hoped the proprietors will meet with the success their venture deserves. They have only been established on this side since January last, but occupied premises farther inland for some years, where they carried on a portion of the business. They now in tend building a row of cottages for their workmen ; as the accommodation at present is deficient they will also erect houses for themselves in the immediate neighbourhood, overlooking the works. There is no doubt, ere many years, a town will spring up in the locality. Capt. Casey's steamer passes to and fro every day, and Messrs Carder Brothers invite the public to pay a visit of inspection to their works. The wharf erected by them is about 300 ft in length, but is found inadequate to the traffic, it is therefore contemplated to extend it about another 100 ft, so that it may be ap proachable at nearly every stage of the tide. A single tram runs" down the wharf, which will be increased to a double one.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' BALL.

The first annual festive gathering of the Licensed Victuallers' of Auckland took place with great eclat last night at the City Hall. The weather was unpropitious, the clouds looking threatening during the early part of the evening, and later sent down rain. But damp weather did not damp the ardour of the friends of the Licensed Victuallers, and it is with pleasure we record the fact, that, both in point of numbers and the brilliancy of the assembly, the ball proved a great success. Shortly after nine o'clock the guests began to arrive, and later the] large hall and the smaller one upstairs were duly " requisitioned." The No. 1 Company Royal band supplied the music, to which the dancers tripped so merrily until a time far in the "small hours" had been reached. Mr Barr acted with great efficiency as M.C. In the interval between the two parts of the programme the guests sat down to a sumptuous supper supplied under the able caterership of Mr W. A. Clarke, of the Cottage of Content. Covers were laid for 150 in the large room upstairs. The cloth having been cleared away several toasts were proposed and responded to. His Worship the Mayor occupied the post of chairman, and Mr A. Beveridge was in the vice-chair. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been enthusiastically drunk Mr Beveridge proposed the toast of the evening, namely, " Success to the Auckland Licensed Victuallers' Association," coupled with the health of the president. He spoke in eulogistic terms of the Association that had only recently sprung into existence, and concluded by speaking in very high terms of the manner in which the arrangements had been managed. He assured the company that he had been present at many public dinners, suppers, and balls, but he had never been at an oiitertainment so well managed or better attended thau the one he had the honor of being present at to-night. (Loud cheers.) The toast was then drunk with hearty cheers. Mr Fuller, the | Secretary of the Association, responded in the following terms :—Gentlemen, - In the name of the A.L.V.A. I thank you for your kind wishes, and,^ moreover, for your patronage at this, our first ball ; and from the success that has attended it, Aye hope to establish it as an annual one. We are fully sensible of the advantages to be gained by an annual gathering of such goodly company as we are favoured with to-night. Gentlemen, I feel proud wlien I look around th is festive board, and see so many of Auck land's sterling worth gathered here ; aye, and so much sterling beauty, for well I know that ladies would not have graced us with 'their presence unless they believed we de served it. Gentlemen, I assure you it is the earnest wish of the A.L.V.A. to conduct their business that they shall be respected by the world at large, and nothing is so easily achieved as this, if the Licensed Victuallers will be only true to one another. They have a splendid example set them by their London parent association. They should emulate that institution. They should point with pleasurable feelings to its rich and charitable institutions ; to its magnificently endowed schools, and the noble pile of buildings de voted to the comforts of the old ; and let me now inform those Licensed Victuallers of Auckland who have not joined this association that these are some of the advantages they or their children may gain by becoming one of us. I mean, of course, if they should un fortunately need it. I could point to them many others, but I have already kept the ladies too long. (Cheers). '' The Merchants and Brewers of Auckland." were then toasted and responded to by Messrs Whitson and Hooper. Mr D. Cruick shank next proposed "The Health of the Ladies." Mr Broham responded in an amusing and humorous speech. " The Health of the Chairman" was then drunk, after which the company again adjourned to the ball-room,:and the programme was continued with great vivacity until daylight did appear. Great credit is due to Mr D. Page, presi dent ; Mr H. Fuller, secretary; and the following members of committee :—Messrs Eyinson, Ripley, Gorman, Page, Clark,

Sceats, Barr, Fuller and Jackman for the completeness of the arrangements which had Smade to ensure the comfort a« well as the enjoyment of every vasitor. The hall and supper room were tastefully decorated with flags, banners, and mottos. lhe V.L.V.A. may congratulate themselves upon the success of their undertaking.

Arrival of the P.S. Nevada, with the English Mail.

The U.S.N.Z. &A. M S.S. Nevada, J. U- Blethen, Esq., Commander, left Honolulujjß^B^g November 25th, at 4 p.m. ; passed NaY^ 1. :, Islands on December 7th Since then*»toHtar has had strong winds and heavy beam saEBJ arriving in harbour at 3.30 p.m to-day. Passengers.—For Auckland : Saloon — Messrs. W. Philcox, J. Murdoch Geo, Winter, J. D. Broner, D. Myers, J. Paris, Mrs Tumbull and I? children, Mrs F. M. Phelps and daughter, Mr Jas. Rayner, and 10 steerage. For Australia : 33. Cakoo—2ooo qr-sacks Hour. 180 kegs sugar, 20 mats sugar, Henderson and Co. ; 2 brls nuts, Lipscombe ; 1 In 1 wine, Bishop Croke: ] case books, Barnett and Co ; 1 tool chest, J Ferguson ; box merchandise, Messrs Gra ham; 4 cases merchandise, Messrs Turnbull; 355 pgs sugar, G9 bags peanuts, Owen and Graham ; 2 boxes pictures, W. J. Cawkweh; 25 bales pulu, Cruickshank and Co ; 9 case* machines, Lyttelton ; and 1298 pgs for Aus tralia.—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents, The Chairini Circus Company have not arrived by the Nevada. It Avas found lm pofsible to give proper accommodation on board the Ajax, the steamer connecting with the Nevada at Honolulu, and the Company is coming by the Dacotah, through from San Francisco to Auckland. We understand also that the houses that are being drawn in Kan Francisco make the detention very far from being a loss to the proprietor of this mammoth circus.

AMERICA.

j Cumberland, Md., Nov. 4.—Friday night ; two freight trains colllided on the Huntigton 1 and Broad Top Railroad. Conductor Bowzer and three others were instantly killed, and another person mortally injured. European advices say Bazaines is not ex pected to live through his trial. There is some excitement in Winchester County over discoveries of gold quartz there. New York, November 4.—The horse disease is rapidly abating, and the streets seem to have the usual number of horses. Large numbers, however, still show slight symptoms of the distemper. There was not so great morality yesterday as on Saturday, but there have been many deaths since the disease !>egan. The disease yesterday (in Brooklyn) showed new and alarming symptoms in the swelling of the legs and the discharge of blood from the nose, with ulcerated throat. There were twenty deaths. More doing in New Zealand flax. Sales are reported of 100 bales at 9 cents, aud 300 to 400 bales at 9\ cents. Kauri ft tun—3o,ooo lbs. and 830 cases " (scraped) sold on private terms. The East Lothian has arrived at New York, from Auckland, with a cargo of flax. Philadelphia, Nov. 4.—There are few horses in the streets, and business is parti ally suspended. Most of the street cars have stopped. . Washington, November 4.—The Presi dent horses are sick. Man-power has been substituted for horse-power in many cases. The mails are thus carried. The Depart ments suffer irom the sickness of their horses.

EUROPEAN NEWS.

London, November 6.—An attempt was made yesterday to celebrate Guy Fawkes' day ir Exter. The affair was turned into a demonstration against the Liquor Licensing Act. Several speakers denounced the measure, and met with much opposition from pel-sons in the crowd. The proceedings finally degenerated into a riot ; cudgels and brickbats were freely used, and many of the rioters were injured. The police at last got the better of the mob and dispersed it after making several arrests. . The United States Grand Jury indicted Woodhull and Cl&flin to-day, and thus pre vented a hearing before the United States Court.

Stephen Pearl Andrews has also been ar rested on a charge of being implicated with Woodhull.

November 4. —In the case of Woodhull and Clanin, to-day, bench warrants were served upon them, and the bail fixed at 8,000 dols. Each, in default of the same, were remanded to Ludlow-street gaol to await trial.

Paris, November 6. —The Procureur General has declared that Prince Napoleon cannot legally bring suit in the Courts against the Minister of the Interior. The Prince's from France was an act of the Government, over which the Assembly had no jurisdiction.

Prince Nap6leon writes that he intends to persist in the prosecution of the case, not withstanding the opinion of the Procureur General.

A petition to the National Assembly, pray ing for the restoration of the Bourbons, is in circulation.

Vienna, November 6.—Pott, American Consul, has received under his protection thirty-five Jewish families, who have tied from the persecution in Wallachia. A sub scription has been opened at the Consulate to enable the exiles to.emigrate to the United States. '". - .

Brussels, November 6—ln a mine at Maurburg, near Carleroi, the lowering ma chinery gave way as a gang of miners were descending to work. Twenty-one men were precipitaied several hundred feet, and all were killed.

TELEGRAPHIC.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day, 2 p.m. At the District Court, to-day, the Sunbeam schedule of contributors was confirmed.

The case of Goodall v. Bright Smile Gold Mining Company, for a claim of £62 10s, rent of battery j is now proceeding. The Point Russell has crushed 52 tons for 100 ounces.

The Albion (Henelly's tribute) crushed 18 tons for 12 ounces. The Golden Crown will break do wn speci mens this afternoon ; rich show of gold in the face.

TAURANGA.

xms clay, 12.3U p.m. A Flour Mill Company's prospectus has been published. Colonel Harington and three chiefs are on the directory. The s.s. Southern Cross arrived at six o'clock last night, and intends sailing to-night if not prevented by a stroug north-easter now blowing.

OAMARU.

The schooner Aniaranthe sailed for Auok-| land yesterday with 75 tons flo^r and 26 toi« ba,con,

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