SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening. 7. IS man WATER : This afternoon 7.1S ; to-morrow, morning, 7.40.

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

To-morrow morning, Golden Crown, at eleven o'clock, and ten o clock night

ARRIVALS.

'nnce Aiinm, oarquentine, fvora Lyttelton sjyal Alfred, p.s.. from the Hot Springs Kilda, s.s., Flowerday, from Wanganui a, schooner. Young, from Rorotonga

DEPARTURES.

ter, p.s., for Wangarei schooner, for Wangaroa 'Jloud, schooner, for Russell

schooner, for Napier ** ~, -t.s., Chrisp, for Rus,sell Ohlson. for Ratpara (Sundry, for Port Waikato ', cutter, Kenny, for Waitara

UNKNOWN

« ,-n ports, via Napier: Dacotah, p.s., en Uftfrsanni Ajf^sCfort : St Kilda, s.s., Thursday ji'or KaipaTnTAgnes, cutter, this evening For San Francisco, calling at Honolulu: Nevada, mail steamer, 3rd January ■ ' For Southern ports : Taranakl, s.s., on arrival of the [~,.-' Dacotah I for Northern ports : Rowena, s.s., to-day ; Come u rang, p.s., Friday next It For Whitianga, Mercury Bay, and Tauranga: lt j. Soutliern Cross, s.s., this afternoon im* For London: Queen Bee, ship, early in January ajpi Kor Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s. 10th January ; Hero, s.s., 23rd January

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Dacotan, man steamer, from Honolulu Ca&ucens, ship, from London. Loading Emrgy, schooner, from Dunedin. Sailed 10th Dec Flirt, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed 20th Dec. Polar Star, ship, from Melbourne Southern Cross, schooner, from Sydney Amaranthe, schooner, from Oamaru. Sailed 17th December Prosperity, schooner, from Melbourne Chili, ship, from London. Sailed 13th September Harvest Home, ship, from London. Sailed 29th Sept. Lochnagar, ship, from London. Sailed 13th October Strathnaver. schooner, from Dunedin. Sailed 9th December Prince of Wales, schooner, from Sydney Lion, barque, from Sydney Moa, brig, from Melbourne Yara, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed 17th Nov. Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka Ayr, barque, from Lytrelton Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town Lwtitia, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed Dec. 21

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. St. Xilda from Wanganui : —3G head cattle, 400 sheep, Hunter and Nolan ; C begs butter, 1 case lard, Binney ; 2 cases, Montague ; 1 d^, Mrs King ; 5 kegs butter, ,^__3 sackjMJ^con, Arttiur. jpSjWWler Prince Alfred, from Lyttelton :—3O r sacis malt, 30 bags flour, order; 4 cases biscuits, 440 sacks flour, 160 ditto, 240 bags bran, 70 ditto pollard, 110 ditto sharps, Hall and Co, ; 4 cases cheese, 48 bags sharps, -4 cases bacon and hams, GO bags flour, G. ;W.

Binney ; 8 cases hams and bacon, M. .Tories

8 ditto ditto, Buchanan; 10 ditto cheese, Iff Jakins and Wilcox ; 500 bacon and hams, Osborne Bros. ; 16 cases, biscuits, 4 casks ditto, Hall and Co. ; 255 sacks' bran, Mac- Kenzie.—Owen and Graham, agents.

TheW.S.N. Co.'s s s. St. Kilda, Captain [. Flowerday, left Wanganui on the 27th, at 8 i p.m.; crossed the Manakau bar on the 29th, at 4 a.m.; arriving at Onehung'a at 6 a.m. I - yesterday. Fine weather experienced through ■ out the passage. Passengers: Miss Sanderson S . and Mr Atkinson. y. The schooner Clyde will leave this evening jv for Wangarei. ; ■ ; . | '■::.• ' Bilwf*—" NE">l'^aT"l' Castle will leave for to-morrow, and the barque Gladi on Thursday next. ,d barquentine Prince Alfred, Captain [. I .-»■ r /ison, arrived in harbour this morning, A Lyttelton, with a cargo of flour and nterbury produce. j The ship Norham Castle has again shifted of .er berth by order of the Harbour Master, to i hake room for the Agnes Muir, which wiU f haul alongside the wharf this afternoon to .discharge her cargo.

yThe new smoke stack for the Nevada was shipped this morning on board the hulk Benjamin Heape, for conveyance to the steamer. The old chimney, or rattier the pieces which comprised it, are now lying on the wharf. From their appearance it is evident that a new smoke stack was required. The repairs to the mail steamer Nevada are nearly completed, and the General Go vernment Engineer will make an official inspection of her to-morrow. She will leave . with the American and English mails on Saturday next. All accounts against the p.s. Comerang must be rendered to Mr Alfred Buckland by the 10th of January, or they will not be recognised. The latest thing in controversial machinery is an engine, to be used on shipboard, in re pelling attacks, which throws a stream of scalding hot water. It is an East-Indian ia njjpinTfentiori, designed especially as< a ready —^ defence against river thieves, and it is con fidently expected that a continued stream of it directed against a barebacked Malay pirate will be sufficient to drive all hostile inten tions from his mind.

In 1873 the French navy will be composed I of 24 armed ships (8 iron-plated), 62 in reserve

or on trial (19 cuirassed) or devoted to schools. The effective of the men will be •*«^8,431. The sum, allotted for the material the application, for the two years 1872 and 1883, of twenty-two millions for new con structions, which stlm represents for that " period an addition of 12 yes'selsi, .|\ ,' ( « '" The official trip of the new steamer Taka puna is postponed for a day or two in conse-

quence of her machinery,not being ready. The new twin-screw steanW ■ Lily' will ■Sk mate an excursion trip up arid down the harbour to-morrow afternoon, leaving Queen- wharf at four o'clock. f ' • "* The schooner Mata arrived yesterday afternoon from Eorotonga after a passage of thirteen days. - —- The whaling barque Albion called in at Eorotonga on the 26th November for thjp purpose of picking up a few hands. eSbJB lhad no oil. .: '■ ,S 0 11 '.'/ I The p.s. Royal Alfred returned, from her >T ./excursion to the 'Hot' Springs Jat half-past •eight this morning. \The schooner Mariner left this morning - jKyan/zoroa to load timber for pime&m. -■^^'St. Kilda is anh6uriceft'i to'leave ——-—^a for Wanganui and Westpprt on next. M . The Mata has reported at the' Customs with 35 bales cotton, 7£ tOns"cdtft>n seed, 27 bags coin, 22 bags coffee, 250 bundle banannas, 1000 cocoa nuts, . 2000. oranges, consigned to order, and two native women as ->ssengers.—rMessrs Owen and Graham are jafflK^^Htar of the South arrived at Napier P^x o'clock this morning from Auckland.

COMMERCIAL.

mining. iivWUM The following are the current callsand, dividends payable in the companies named below :■— ; "| \

MEETTNOS. I Cure, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, noon, 31st December Sons of Justice, Mr R. Home's office, Shortland street. Auckland, 2 p.m., 3rd January. ; . Young Queen, Grahamstown, 7th Januai*" Queen of the May, Grahamstown •" '•„* fC Q ' i ~ Sons of Freedom R. Ho- „, "',f h be ,r „,.. January ->«es of lice, Auckland, 3rd W^sor &;;j l 6) Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, 3 P\ ln-, t!)tli December hc.otty's Hill, Insurance Buildings, Auckland) 11 a.m. ■ ■ 3rd January Carnatic, Company's otftce, Shortland street, Auck- I land, 3 p.m., 13th January

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

M.vilm will Close as Under :— For Tliames, this day, at 6.30 pirn, and to-wbri-'ow, Bfe"ftt 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.. lor Wanganni. per St. Kilda, on Thursday, 2nd January. For Cproinahdel, on Friday, 3rd January, at 1.30 p.m. Frtr TaVanaki and Soutliern provinces, immediately after arrival of the Dacotah from Honolulu ; or f should that vessel not have arrived previously at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 2nd January. For the undermentioned places, per p,s. N^vadtl; dri Saturday, 4th January, as follows! For Sandwich Islands, I?nltt}d States, British Cen tral, and South America; And the United Kingdom, at 10.30 a.m. V Late letters bearing an additional fee of Gd Will be received until 11 a.m., and by the Mail Agent on board the steamer until time of sailing. (Signed) .S. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

Jones.'—On December 24, the wife of George Jones; a of Ngaruawabia.'of a: daughter. • '■ Doull.—On: December 29, at Havelock street, Mrs

James C. Doull of a son. , . . Craig.—Cn December 29, at her residence, Mount ' street; the wife of Mr W. Qraie of a son

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

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 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.

The natives of the Waikatodistrict are making extensive preparations for the great friendly"' gathering which takes place at : Maungatautari in January. A correspondent, : writing under the signature" " So Mote it be," forwards us hisi idea 'of the way the native difficulty might be settled at this meeing. He suggests that His Excellency the Governor and.Jvmg; Tawhiao shoujd become the jchampibris: of the pakehas and Maoris t& ispectively, and,that they should fight it. out with, the long tomahawk, the Armed Con' stabulary and the kingite natives looking on tp see fair play, The idea is no doubt rery good; but one not likely to be acted upon, although, if reliance is to be put in our cor respondent's statement, Sir George and Tawhiao are already in training for the event.

A Layman " vrrixes io us ixgsn the claims' ot colony bis i lops to tllt} title of "your _urctsliip." He says: "Thei'e is\no State Church here, ami I do not see what right Episcopalians and Roman Catholics have to distinctions above Presbyterians, Wesleyans, Independents or any other denominations." " Layman" is not the originator of the query, it having before been propounded in Auck land. Probably but from the fact of some one suggesting the idea to "Layman's" mind he. would have continued to aocept tile applica tion of the title as boitect, unconscious that th«j;e itiigtit be found in it an outlet for the exhibition of a • little petty jealousy. In reply to '• Layman's " query we would state that "your lordship" is a distinction ac corded by courtesy to colonial as well as to English bishops. It is a title pertaining to the office, anil ro ,far as Auckland is con corned every prelate who has yet been ilcc'drdecl the distinction has been as worthy of it as the majority of bishops in the United Kingdom. Titles connected with other public positions are made use of with out their propriety ever being called into question. Mr Beckham, for instance, when sitting in the Police Court, is addressed as " your worship," but when he takes his posi tion as District Judge he is by courtesy ad dressed as "your hdttpil." rfhe matter is a very trivial one to raise a discussion upon, more especially ds the remedy lies entirely with tile individual Using the term. If " Layman" feels any conscientious scruples about addressing a bishop as "your lord ship," the next occasion upon which he comes in contact with one he had better omit the expression. The title is one of conjrtesy, and it rests entirely with indivi duals to decide for themselves whether they shall be coiirteoiis Or iiot.

. Mr' Richard. T. Hill writes to the effect that Mr Derapsey having made a mistake of 900 yards in his calculation for the Free man's Bay reclamation, had informed the Clerk of \\ rorks and members of the Harbour Board that our correspondent made the necessary calculations for him, 'Phis Mr Hill emphatically denies, and states that he made the calculation for another tenderer, and that his estimate was correct.

Daniel Mcßertz, late of the 6f)th Ucgt, writes complaining of his treatment upon the public works now proceeding on the Great North Road, between Warkworth and Mahu rangi. He says he was engaged by Messrs Holder and Burke in Auckland, at (is a-day, and was led to believe that, after paying his board, he could clear 21s a-week. Instead of this, after paying his passage to Maliu rangi, he could only get a few days' work each week, and was compelled to pay I'm for his board, for which he received "salt horse" and bread three times a-day. At the end of ten weeks' hard work lie had .only £5, and was paid-oil' one Sunday morning, and told that he must walk to the township —a distance of four miles—for his breakfast.

We have received an extraordinary perora tion upon the Caledonian games from " Oye No." We have not space for the letter at length, but one brief extract will doubtless satisfy most readers. The portion selected is our correspondent's suggestion for a lady's booth. He says " Let it be a long, extensive, and free covering to all—especially ladies, whom it most concerns. Let water, ice, gingerbeer, &c, &c., l»e accessible. Let every mother with her family be free to enter and rest, paying for the pleasure in some rational way. Let a band of penny whistles and a drummer with two heavily inflated bladders discourse childish music. Bring quacking Dutch ducks and superan nuated lollies, laying heus who can lay wooden heys anywhere and anyhow—a squeak net a cackle will do it. And let the so-called lords of creation coil up at this projected Ilechabite tent." Our corres pondent concludes with what he takes to l>u a most appropriate quotation :—" Artemus Ward says, 'The frog is a hannimal which croaks, acause it are asmatical.' "

The Provincial Government have con cluded an arrangement with Messrs Seccombe and Sons for a supply of water from the brewery well. The .Domain ponds are very low, and the water most unwholesome ; the additional supply of water, therefore, will be most acceptable. Pumping for the city com mended at the brewery to-day, and will, according to agreement, be continued for twelve hours each day.

oThe blinding dust blowing about Queen street all the morning has caused the remark to be ejaculated from mouth to mouth, " Where are the water carts ?" and echo answers "Where?" The dust is causing a serious loss to the shopkeepers, and much annoyance and inconvenience to tne public. The sooner therefore the water-carts once more commence duty the better. "We find upon enquiry that the fault of not attending to the -watering of Queen-street in .-i proper manner should not be laid upon the con tractor, Mr Faulder, as he has done all in Ids power to perform his work well. In a few days all will be right, as a new pump and new tanks are being put up.

The latest "strike" intelligence in Great Britain, is a proposal emanating from the Rev. Mr Spurgeon ; >r a "ministerialstrike." This would be quite as justifiable as the majority of strikes, ministers in England being, as a rule, wretchedly remunerated for the incessant labour which they are called upon to undergo.

Evidences of enlightenment are observable in the Dedwood district. Four lamp-posts of a very ornamental pattern have been erected by the Highway Board, —one at the junction of Franklyn-street with Ponsonby JRoad, one near All Saints' Church, and two oh College Road—near the Suffolk Hotel, and at the bend of the road near the entrance to the Convent grounds. A number of the residents in this rising suburb contem plate having gas laid on in their houses. ;

Tlie temperance reformeis made.another appearance oh Saturday evening, headed by Messrs Lelloy, liobinson, Brame, and Carr. The meeting was fairly attended, and the advocates very well received with the ex ception of- one slight disturbance by one or two unfortunate men who had been in the " sun " during the latter part of the day.

The diorama at the City Hall was, as usiial, well attended.on Saturday evening to witness the scenes illusti'ative of the magnificent Nile, the Suez canal, and the picturesque lands of what is known as the Franco-Prussian war. Miss Florence Beresford sang several of her choice sbngs in; her best manner, and the distribution of a number of gifts took place, which added greatly iki \ the interest of the entertainment. These, gifts consisted chiefly of useful household articles, such as teapots, candlesticks, and inkstands ; and altogether the exhibition »"was in no respect inferior to those of previous evenings.

• An interesting, soiree will be held : this evening in the school-room, Symonds-street; in connection with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, on which occasion tea will be pro vided at half-past six. After the repast the new organ will be opened, and several selections of sacred music, performed from the much admired oratorios of "Elijah," the "Messiah," the "Hymn of Praise," and sacred anthems,

The Queen of Sweden is a novelist. She writes for the Stockholm press under the norn de plums of Annie Arden,

The itniiual general nieetiitg of shareholders in the Coromandel Goldmining Company lapsed this morning for want of a quorum.

We learn that Louis Mai'et, cook of' the Nevada, who it will be remembered was or dered to pay a line £JOO on the 17th of October last for smuggling cigars, has had liis penalty reduced to £2'y. intelligence to tliis effect was received by telegram frdm Wellington On Saturdaylost, itrtd the ntoneY, with costs, only 9s, has been paid and the accused set at liberty. A subscription in aid of Maret was raised on board the Nevada im mediately after his conviction, and we believe it is out of this fund that the fine has been paid. Great praise is due to Detective Jeffrey for the cleyer capture he made ill this ci>f»e; and we think a portion of this fine should be awarded to him for his part in the matter.

The,'sale of jewellery, this day, by Messrs Tonics was well attended, and the various artfclea, consisting of rings watches, chains, silver snuff-boxes, &., realized good .prices.

The last of the twenty-two single women' who arrived by the Agnes Muir left the immigrants' quarters, Albert Barracks, this afternoon. All have dbtrtijied gdqd situations; at high rates of Wages. The application's for servants were greatly in excess of tlie supply, and many who were desirous of engaging the new-comers were disappointed. Although the immigrants only landed on Christmas Eve live of the young women went to situa tions on Christmas Day. The married couples and single men have not been so fortu nate. There are in the Barracks four families who have not yet met with any means of livelihood. Two men, who are living with their families in the immigrants' quarters have already obtained work. The intervention of the holidays has operated unfavourably upon the prospects of imme diate employment for the men ; but no doubt when work is once more resumecGn earnest they will be able to find suitable situations.

At the breaking-up party of the young ladies school, Onehunga, conducted by Mrs Morrison, for the Christmas holidays, a very pleasant gathering took place. The foilcnv ing young ladies were the successful compe titors during the last half year for prizes : — Misses Hills, 0. Hills, Mossman, Douglas, •lessie Douglas, McKenzie, Annie Norries, Whytc, Gill, Mary Norries, Eliza Sherlock, Annie Minahan. During the evening a pair of elegant vases were presented to Mrs Morrison, the young ladies having united their pocket money, .thus testifying their affection and respect.

Tf tht) immigration scheme of Xew Zealand faiLs to .succeed it will not be from any lack of appointments to emigration agencies, but must be attributed to the qualifications of the individuals selected. One of our representatives pointed out the absurdity of sending home aged and ugly men to endeavour to induce young women to cast in their lot with the colonists. He recommended that good looks should be a strong recommenda tion in making selections of advocates of the colony in the United Kingdom. A still better suggestion comes from Oregon,, Cali fornia, namely, the employment of women as immigration agents. A bill has been in troduced in the Oregon Senate to appoint Mrs Mary P. Sawtellc Commissioner of Immigration, with a salary of £B'A for the first six months, and £125 more on proof that fifty persons should move to Oregon through her efforts. In San Francisco the Californian Immigrant Union devotes its revenue almost entirely to the circulation of pamphlets and works making known the resources of the State. During the year ending September :K>, of the present year, no less than 11,974 publications were sent by this Union, per mail, throughout the United States ami abroad. The Government of New Zealand has completely neglected this important) branch of the work, and the great bulk of those who desire to emigrate from Great Britain are left in utter ignorance of the advantages offered by this colony, while they are k«pt well supplied with information favourable to America as a field for immigration. We would suggest as a first ste;»> towards rectify ing past neglect that the Provincial Go vernment, out of the vote for contingencies, should purchase the whole of the remaining copies of Messrs Reed and Brett's Auckland Almanac, and forward them "by mail to the leading libraries of the United Kingdom. The almanac contains all the information re specting this province that an intending settler need wish for; it is thoroughly reliable, and cheap. An early decision will have to be arrived at by the Government upon the subject, or the whole edition will be sold out, and they will thus be deprived of this unrivalled method for bringing the capabilities of "our province " into pro minence in Great Britain. Every citizen of Auckland should also purchase a copy, and forward it to his friends, to give them some idea of what Auckland is like. There is no doubt if that almanac were properly circulated in the United Kingdom all immigration agents might be dispensed with, and their salaries saved. The number of immigrants who would'flock to our shores, paying their own passages, would astonish those who have hitherto bgen attempting, by seductive persuasion, to induce people, who. are half starved in England, to accept a free passage to the colony, as though it were an under stood thing' that in coming they must bid farewell for ever to civilization and comfort, and make up their minds to " roughing it," with the prospect of some clay furnishing a dinner for Te Kooti or the Maori King. The almanac is obtainable at all the leading stationers in Auckland. Price, Is.

The various banks in thu city will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday next, in order that the employes may enjoy the New Year's holidays.

The repairs to Messrs E. and H. Isaacs' store, in Fort-street, having been completed after the damage done by the late fire. The firm this morning resumed possession, and will again carry on their business on these premises.

The morning service at- St. Paul's yester day' was conducted by tlio Rev. C. M. Nelson, who preached from Ecclea. xii. ; and in the evening by the Bishop. Collections were made on behalf of the Sunday-school, and amounted in the morning to £0 4s lOd, and in the evening to £5 4s 6d. The annual Sunday-school treat will take place on the 29th of January (Regatta day).

Containing as it does in its programme various sources of entertainment, the, Prince of Wales Theatre does not fail to attract a good audience each night. Foremost are the Japanese Troupe, who nil their particular line may be credited with marvellous skill, and;our eyes are opened very, wide with astonishment as we witness the wonderful feats they perform. Then Signor Ferrari appears with his remarkably sagacious troupe of performing monkeys, and curiosity and amazement are excited by the display of their peculiar accomplishments. During the even ing Mr Joe Small, the droll; coitiique, ap pears and sings many of his favourite ditties to the delight of all. Finally, Mr Tom Margett, the gentlemanly comique, enter tains the audience with popular serio-comic song and sketches of the clay. Each nightly' performaipe of this company affords the greatest possible pleasure to all present.

• A veiry serious liorse accident happened on Christmas Day to Mr Montague Marks, son of Mr Morris Marks. He was out riding With Wo Other's (Messrs Holmes, jun., and Levy, jun.), and when about two miles beyond Lake Takrtpunathey agreed to keep a distance apart in consequence of the dusty nature of ihe road. Mr Levy, who was taehirid, suddenly^ came itpon Mr Marks, lying in the react; Neither of hjs companions .saw how he camti by ths accideiit ; but it is conjectured that he fell dff liis hoitee1,. arid his foot becoming entangled in- the stimtp he was dtaggeid fdr some distance, ashe was covered from, head to foot with white dust. He- was perfectly unconscious. A-cart was procured, and the sufferer was conveyed to the house of Mrs Meyer Levy, North Shore, And Dr. Marshall sent for. • On the doctor's arrival he pro nounced the patient to be suffering from con cussion of the brain, and in a dangerous con dition. On enquiry this morning we learn that there is a slight improvement in his symptoms, he having at last returned to con sciousness. Although not yet out of danger there is some hopes of his recovery. The horse belonged to Mr Dnder, and was found entangled in the bush, with saddle and bridle on him intact.

The cricked iriatch, United C. C: v; Rodney ■ CO., will be played in the Albert Barracks on Wednesday next (New Year's Day). Through the exertions of the secretary and the kindness of Major Tisdall a marquee will be erected for the special accommodation of lady visitors, who we. hope to see muster in good force on that occasion. The public are respectfully requested to keep outside the flags, which ai c placed to iriark the ground. The Rodney team will arrive per Lady Bdweii this evening.

Return of sick treated during the week ending Saturday, December 28, 1872, at the Provincial Hospital. Remained last return, 67; admitted since, 5; discharged, 5; died, 0 ; remaining; 02«, males, GO; females, 7. Ar rangement of cases :—Fever, 1 ; diarrhoea, 1 ; rheumatism, 10 ; syphilis, &c, 5 ; dropsy, i ; scrofula, 2 ; phthisis pulmoualis, ; paralysis, 5 ; melancholia, 1 ; ophthalmia, 2 ; ameurcsis, 1 ; asthma, 1 ; fistula, 1 ; dyspepsia, 1 ; albumimiria, 2; caries and necrosis, 3; abscess and ulcer, 7 ; cutaneous, 2"; fractures, 6 ; burns and scolds, 2; uterine, 1 ; ampu tation, 3 ; resection, 1 ; aneurism, 1 ; de bility, 2. No death occurred during the week. N.B. —Old linen much needed.

I To-morrow being the day preceding the races we intend giving some special infor mation respecting the bores engaged, and their probable chances.

The total capital invested in railroads in Great Britain is estimated at £510,000,000, and in American railroads £900,000,000. There are £14,700 miles of railway in Britain and 62,800 in America.

The high prices now ruling in England are ruining its trade. Very recently some large orders for marine purposes reached London from the Italian Government, but were with drawn on account of the terms demanded, and transferred to Frauce,:where they were promptly placed.

Latest advices from the Cap* of Good Hope announce the continuance of native war in Kaffraria. in one engagement where the chief Gangelisnves army was defeated 1400 natives were slain. The natives are all well armed with guns. Gangelizwe has offered to surrender himself and his people to the Government as British subjects, and: place his territory at the disposal of the Colo nial Government. If Britain will not accept this surrenderjjthere can be little doubt but that the Chief Kreli will claim the territory on the score of right by conquest.

Georgia Clark, one of the feinaje performers connected with Chiarini's Circus, expected to arrive in Auckland by the steamship Dacotah, is known in California as the lady with the iron jaw. She is accustomed.to hang by her garters and hold a man, with a strap around his body, by her teeth. A Citli fornian paper is of opinion thai; such qualifi cations would doubtless enable her to develop great strength of language when so disposed.

The demand for poultry at, this season of the year has developed into a strong disposi tion to rob other people's henroosts. Com^ plaints respecting the depredations made upon the poultry are especially rife Jit-Newton and Parnell. The remedy applied in Ken tucky to pilferers of this class has proved most effective in checking the evil—the offender, when caught, is publicly flogged.

An effort will shortly be made to; raise sufficient capital to work , the quicksilver deposits in the Bay of Islands district. A similar venture in San. Luis, pdlifornia, has recently been deemed a sufficient object for the floating of a company with a capital of £600,000.

When Thiers arrived in Paris, just.,47 years ago, he was worth only 40 francs. Mrs Moore, a New York widow, worth £60,000, has married her coachman. ,

King Amadous, of Spain, is the only mon arch in Europe who drinks neither Wine nor anything that can intoxicate, ~ ; > :

It is a noticeable fact that the opponents of railway construction in New Zealand have been left behind in the race of pro gress" by the people of Japan, a railway between Yokohama arid Yeddo, Japan, having recently been formally opened by the Mikado. ■ ..■ • •.-. 1h . -•■' ■•■'■.■ *nj^ -;

.■ ■ - . , fyjii a i ml A large munber. of pilgrims ars? flocking to Lourdea, in France, to witness the^miracle of the virgin, said to be visible there. These pilgrims have been roughly assaulted on their journey. At a Cabinet) meeting-,President ThicKs expressed liislndignation;at- the out rageous treatment of the pilgrims, which he regarded aa an attack on the Gathplic relij gioh and'the national form of worship.

The Volunteer Rifle Club met on Saturday afternoon at the Mount Eden Range. The following is an account of the scores : —First class : Volunteer H. Bowden, 35 ; Volunteer A. Payne, : 32:; Volunteer E. Mills, 29; Sergeant Warren, 29.. Second class : Volun teer Murphy, 30; Volunteer Rose, 23; Volunteer Cooper,. 23. Third class: Cadet Fowler, 38 ; Sub-Lieut. A Bruce (Cadet), 38; and Cadet A. Hardwick, 35.

An inquedt was held on Saturday at the Whan Public Hall respecting the late iire which occurred at the Whau Hotel. The jury returnod an open verdicti

Races were'held 'at Te Awamutu! and at Ngaruawahia on Boxing Day. At Te Awa mutu Mr Maunde fell and broke his collar bone, and at Ngaruawahia Mr. James Chad wick, while following a pony which had thrown its rider, fell, from his horse and sustained a severe shaking, but was not seriously injured. - The races otherwise passed off satisfactorily.

While sinking for coal on Mr Firinimore's farm, at Wanganui, an artesian spring was struck at a depth of 40 < feet.; '•;■■■:■ ;..

We observe that Mr Ralph Keesing, jun., has opened his new premises in Queen-street, next,door,,to Barnett- & Levy's. He will carry on the business of outfitter and hosier, for which the premises and the locality are welladapted.

The annual produce of the sale in Paris of snails for food is computed at more than 12,000 francs.

Mr Blades, in a work upon Shakespeare just published, proves that the great bard was at one time employed in a London print ing office either as a press-reader or a shop man. .

The danger of open wells Was illustrated on Saturday last, when a child'of Mr Chad- Wick, Shortland-street, fell down a well m their yard.- ■ Fortunately the well was not a deep one, and only contained about two feet of water in it. A bucket was lowered and the child rescued but little, the worse for its fall-.' . "",:■'■ }< • - .:.\"

haye1 received a rather angry letter from an esteemed and respected correspon dent —in fact one of the proprietors of thispaper —complaining of our having dislocated his ankle on last Thursday. Our correspondent delivers himself of a phillipic on the inaccu racies of the press, and lectures us on the duty of making ourselves informed, on sub jects before venturing to convey information to others. He says that while he feels that a large number would have been glad if he had met with dislocation in the r'neck, instead of in the ankle, he regrets to cause disappointment by say ing that the accident was not so severe as is jmplied in dislocation. He admits the very great kindness of Mr James Holmes in relieving the suffering by the application of lotions, as stated by ns, but he vehemently protests against the stimulant. The oil was there, but not the wine. He" pays a high compliment to the intelligence and the vigilance of the Press, and considers that if, in the absence of any thing more thrilling, we would institute enquiries as to the existence of large gooseberries and monster turnips we would be conferring a favour on the public.

The" mare Minna was inadvertently omitted from ihe programme of the Metro politan Handicap. The committee |of the Auckland Society of Artists reminds intending contributes of foreign and local works of art that the next exhibition will be held about the end of February next.

A notification appears that various City Council licenses expire to-morrow, and that licenses and certificates for the ensuing year will be at once issued.

The prizes won at the late Caledonian games will be paid this evening at seven o'clock by the secretaiy at the Occidental Hotel. The public are informed that the Calcutta Sweep on the Ellerslie Handicap will be drawn at the same hotel at nine o'clock.

The Sir George Grey Cadets embarked on board the .Challenger this '.afternoon for con veyance to the Hawaii, where they will, by the kind permission of Sir Geo. Grey, encamp for a week. The Cadets were under the command of Captain Taylor and Drill instructer Sergeant Cassell.

Mr John Sheehan resumes the Goldfields Secretaryship in a few days.

Large additions to the organ of St. Mark's Church are expected from England shortly. The new instrument, upon the suggestion of Bishop Cowie, will be placed between, the chancel and south transept of the Church. ;At a meeting last week a vote of thanks was passed, to Mr Edwin Hesketh "for his munificent liberality with regard to the organ." His Honor the Superintendent will leave town shortly for a few weeks' vacation. The missionary schooner Southern Cross will proceed early in April on a two months' cruise in connection with the Melanesian Mission. Two or three clergymen who have joined the mission in England are expected to arrive here before April, and they will be passengers by the Southern Cross to their sphere of labour.

The private boxes at the Post Office are so far completed that they will be ready for subscribers by about Friday next. The boxes are erected in the adjoining shop to the- Post-Office, and formerly occupied; by Mr Gascoine.

This morning the wharf was ignited from alighted match thrown down by a smoker. The fire was observed by some passers-by and quickly stamped out, v otherwise the cpi sequences might have been, serious owing^ to the dry and tinder-like nature of the wtibcL Smokers should be cautious this weather where they throw their discai'ded matches, everything being in a most inflammable state.

The usual weekly parade of the Victoria Company1 will be held to-morrow evening^ at half-past seven o'clock, in the Brill-shed.' After the parade a distribution of prizes will take place. :; . y '.] >

' The loss sustained by the burning of the Escurial in Spain is estimated at d 870,000.. ■•

A West Virginia woman, 98 years old, has 936 living 'descendants. '■

Carriages ' arid other vehicles at the Ellerslie races must be taken to the Panmure road , , Foot passengers i may - enter either the Panmure road gate, qr the one' on. theßemuera road. . . ; . . [','■,..'■'. .: ..

The annual communicatiori of the Orange Lodge will be held tliis evening, at half past seven, at the Orange hall, Newton.

Pere Hyacinthe's American wife was formerly a member of Henry Ward Beecher's church. She is an advocate of female suffrage.-q" 7; ?r TT Q 'f

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thos, Beckham, Esq., R.M.)

DRUNICENNESS.' Foul" persons were charged with being drunk and, disorderly^; three were sentenced to a fine of 5s or imprisonment, and one upon the recommendation of Sergt. Pardy was discharged.

INSULTING LANGUAGE. Margaret Biggs was charged with using insulting and abusive language towards Elizabeth March, on the 27th December, j \!. Elizabeth March stated that she Hvqs in. Coburg-street, and on Friday last Mrs Biggs used the language complained of to her as she stood at her own door.

Mrs Biggs! put some questions tdi Mrs Marsh in a very low voice.

His Worship asked her to speak out in the same tone as she used when abusing the complainant. R. S. Whitelock said he was in his-^ra house,' on Friday last, when he saw Mrs Biggs go up to the house of Mrs Marsh and make ; iise of bad language. . : ; ■ Mrs Biggs here attempted to cross-question the witness, but broke down, saying she had never been in a Court before, and was a stranger to this sort of thing. She merely contradicted the witness. His Worship said the language complained of was most horrible, and never ought to come from the mouth of a woman ; she must itherefore find two securities of £5 each, and her husband in £10 to keep the peace. LARCENY. Martin Doherty was charged with felo niously stealing 201bs. of bacon, the property of William McElwain, of Waiuku, on the 2nd of August last. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was remanded until Monday nexti ; )

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LATEST THAMES NEWS.

THE GOLD KETUKNS FOR THE MONTH. ;

GUAHAMSTOWN. This day. The Advertiser to-day publishes a list of crushings from November 27 to date. T^*£^ total yield from the Thames was 14,032 y ounces, showing an increase of 5,174 as compared with the previous month, total yield from Coromandel is 1,181 ouncea being an increase of . 145 ounces over at Tfthese return, the Cure Gold Company contributed 2031 ovules, the yield from 200 tons of stone. The Black Angel crushing of 040 tons of stone yielded 1740 ounces of gold. The Golden^ Crown month's return was 1321 ounces of gold from 285 tons of stone. . The total yield of both the Coromandel and the Thames districts during the month amounted to 35,233 ounces. William Pooley has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment for obtaining money upon false pretences, and one month's im prisonment for larceny. -■';. Middle Star.—A crushing of 23 tons of stone from this mine has yielded 60 ouncea of gold. Tookey.—Philips' tribute has' had a crush ing of 15 tons of stone, which yielded 12 ounces of gold. Caledonian. —97 tons of tailings from this mine yielded 32 oz. 11 dwts. of gold.

LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.

COMPLAINTS RESPECTING DELAY IN

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

THE STEAMSHIP DACOTAH:

WELLINGTON. This day; The Independent- to day urges the Govern ment to proceed with the Upper Hutt Rail way. It also says that the delay in the construction of the railway from Greyinouth to the Brumner Coal Mine is a disgrace to the -colony.-- .; ■• , , .- ■ i;; , * The Government p.s. Luna is to call at Preservation Inlet and Martin's Bay in search . of coal. She calls at Greymouth to coal on the way here. The Government expect that the Dacotah will reach San Francisco on her outward voyage as soon as the Nevada. Arrived—Albion. She sails for Nelson at five. " s~±~^~ The s.s. Phoebe'goes on an excursion to Picton on New Year's Day.

The s.s. Rangatira sails for Napier and Auckland on Thursday next at 3 o'clock.

THE APPROACHING RACE MEETING.

Ox Wednesday nekt commences the first annual meeting of the Auckland Gymkana Club, which, thanks to the energy of the recently appointed sub-committee (Messrs S. Mornn, J.; Bennett, W. Marks, Casey R. Wynyard and Hardington) now pro mises to be most successfully carried out. The ground, though hard for want of rain is otherwise in good order, and no efforts have been spared to make the improvementa and alterations in the course as effective as possible, and ( we doubt much if there will next year be any course in New Zealand of the size but what the- Ellerslie one will compare favourably with when the grass is grown over the . new ground. The grand stand is nearly completed, and is a credit not only to the architect and builders, but also to the province. It commands a good view of the entire running ground, i s roomy, and has commodious rooms for refreshments the stewards, weighing, and ladies from the rlf S?W- On ' *WhlCh ?*° be °Pen t0 he gene ral public at a small charge, and will afford accommodation for some hundreiTpeople ; the whole of whom will be comfortabKle ;1 V i%T &*$ the race and over the wholeof Ellerslie. Provision has been mad efer carnages and traps along the side of the run in, and several booths have been erected fust "L *?*F «£*&§ • ?tand and saddling paddock and although of not over large dimensional t present it will be in the g power o f th^ ; committee :to;^ke^ more ground and**! large it considerably! at a trifling expense The gates, booths, &c., have been sold at • satisfactory prices, and the entries are more numerous than, from the short notice givS ofthe meetmg, could have been anticipated and|from,the excitement there appears to be, and ! the : divers opmions expressed as to the relative merits of the different horses there appears to be every probability of some first-rate sport.'-The'committee offer every ' inducement to the'ladies'to patronize the ; races,1 every member of theciub being allowed ':to. take,two to the stand free of cost and everything possible has been done to study their convenience and comfort in having a .wicket and passage made for them to.entet^" ithe stand from the course, and providing re !tiring and refreshment-rooms for their* use' up-stairs. We cannot too highly applaud the "*">>* i sporting spirit of the gentlemen who secured the course by purchase for the chibs, and have erected such a really good grand stand, nor say too much in praise of the sub-committee (to whom the .carrying out of arrangement's has been confided) for the painstaking way. in; jwhich they have conducted their business,' and the efforts they have used to please and satisfy all, and at the same time of the deter- - mination expressed of carryins out their rules to the letter. We hope this will be the, first only of a series ; of-social amuse ments to he held at Ellerslie, and look for ward'to the day (not at a very long date) when we shall be wisked off there on the train to cricket matches, pigeon shooting, and other sports in which the British public delight in whatever quarter of the globe they may happen to be quartered, aiid also to many a good race meeting when we shall have in-, cliiced the conlpetitiqii of our. neighbours in Australia and the Southern provinces.

The rules of-the Gyuikaria Club can-be procured at Messrs ' Ujiton &: Co. 's, Queen sjjieet. , V .

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