SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

IK7NBET: This evening, 6.47 HIGH .WATBB: This evening:, 9.33; to-morrow morning, 0.54

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

This evening, Lady Bowen, at eleven o clock ; to morrow morning, Golden Crown, at eleven tf deck

ARRIVALS.

Helen Denny, ship, Peters, from Glasgow, Prince Victor, barque, from Newcastle.

DEPARTURES.

Exonia, schooner, for Newcastle Rowena, s.s., McGregor, for Northern ports Southern Cross, s.s., Sellars for Tuuranga Jessie Niccol, schooner, Yates, for Tahiti. Tauranga, schooner, for Kaipara.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Southern ports : Taranaki, s.s., to-morrow For San Francisco : Nebraska, mail steamer, 28th inst For Whitianga, Mercury Bay, and Tauranga: Southern Cross, s.s., 2Sidinst For London : City of Auckland, ship, hi November; Queen Bee, ship, in December For New York : Coronilla, barque, early For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., 23rd inst. ; Wonga Wonga, 6th December For Southern ports, via Napier: Dacotah, mail steamer, about Ist prox ForHokianga: Dido, cutter, to-day

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Gladiateur, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed sth

August Polar Star, ship, from New York. Sailed 10th July

July Dacotah, mail steamer, from Honolulu Agnes Muir, ship, from London. Sailed 4th Sept, Harvest Home, ship, from .London. Loading Caduceus, ship, from London. Loading Prosperity, schooner, from Melbourne ! Amateur, barque, from Sydney Ayr, barque, from the Mauritius Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka Hercules, schooner, from Newcastle Southern Cross, schooneT, from Sydney Dauntless, schooner, from Tahiti Success, schooner, from Levuka Merlin, schooner, from Levuka frowning Beauty, barque, from Newoastle Erne Meikle, schooner, from Lyttelton

IMPORTS.

Per Helen Denny, from Glasgow : 13 boxes, J. Cosgrave and Co. ; 112 boxes, 100 cases whisky, 25 cases ginger wine, Brown, Camp bell and Co. ; 11 pkgs., Ireland Bros. ; 4 bales, Wilkinson and Horton, Thames Adver tiser ; 10 qr.-casks whisky, Ryan, Bell and Co. ; 7 bales, 2 boxes. W. Phillips and Son ; 43 pkg., J. Robertson and Co. ; 3 bales, 1 parcel, J. Cruickshank and Co. ; 109 cases, R. Lnsk ; 16 cases, 1 bale, Upton and Co. ; 10 cases, ,E. Wayte; 20 ton pig,iron, C. Hawdeswood ; 85 tons coke, Owen and Graham; 2 qr.-casks wine, Hon. J. D. Ormond; 11 pkgs., 30 bales, 2 crates, 1 box, 20 qr.-casks whisky, 4 cases, 13 pkgs., 8© barrels, 23 cases sulphuric acid, 23 cases acid, 136 pkgs. oil, 55 boxes, 19 bales, 2 casks fish, order ; 10' casks whisky, Cobb and Soutell; 223 pkgs., Warner; 6 cases graintp, Rev. Charles Frazer; 276 pkgs., Bennett and Saunders ; 100 casks, Turnest and Co. ; sundry iron work, 635 tons, Thames Gas Company.—Owen and Graham, agents.

The s.s. Taranaki will leave the Manukau at noon to-morrow for the Southern ports. - 1 The Nebraska will take her departure from Auckland for San Francisco with the English mails on Thursday, the 28th inst.

The s.s. Wonga Wonga is advertised to leave here for Sydney and Melbourne on about the 6th proximo.

The p.s. Royal Alfred will be laid up for painting to-morrow and next day, and her platfe willbe supplied by the Golden Crown. The s.s. Rowena took her departure for Northern ports yesterday afternoon. The s.s. Southern Cross left for Tauranga yesterday afternoon.

The s.s. Hero is announced to leave for Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday at three o'clock. .;

The Jessie Niccol left this morning for Tahiti.

The barque Prince Victor has arrived from Newcastle with 381 tons coal. She left on the Bth inst.

COMMERCIAL

MINING. Tk* following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below:— £ s. d, CJLLLf Bad, White, and Blue 0 0 6 Nov 20 ' Central Italy.. .. 0 10 Nov 20 Otago .... .. 0 10 Nov 20 South British Fire and Marine Insurance 0 6 0 Nov 20 TWatchman' ~ .. 010 N6v ;24 i Bed Queen .. .. 0 0 6 Nov 20 Golden Eagle .. 0 0 :2 Nov 26 Ruby 0 1 o Nov 27 Crown Prince .. 0 0 6 Nov 28 Coromandel Tunnel v o]o 0 Dec 2 Bird in Hand .. 0 10 Dec 2. Kajahmahal .. .. 0 02 Dec 2 North Deyon.. .. 0 0 6 Dec 2 Flagahip .. .. 0 0 3 Dec 4 Thames Gas .. .. 0 5 0 Dec 14 Durham Ox .. ..'OO6 Dec SO .

MEETINGS.

Golden Point, Company's office, Wyndham street, Auckland, noon, 25th November . < Lion, Grahamstown, 25th November Lucky Diggers, Mr Leers' office, 74, Queen street, 8 p.m., 25th inst Xooringa, Grahamstown, 2fith November Nil Desperandum, Mr E. Home's office, Queen street, Auckland, noon, 27th November Bird in Hand, Grahamstown, 27th November Oriana, Company's office, Queen street, 3 p.m., 28th November New Golden Pah, Company's office, Queen street

Auckland, 2 p.ntf, 29th November Turn of the Tide, Company's office, 44, Queen street, Queen street, 29th November Chritcburch, Grahamstown, 2nd December Thames Gas, Company's office, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, Oth December, 2 p.m. Auckland Permanent Co-operative Building Society, Society's office, "Wyndham street, 7.30 p.m., 17th December , . ~ ,•

POST-OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails -will Close as Under :— Tor .Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 9.50 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 0.80 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, on Wednesday, at 10 a.m. For Gisbourne, per Whtlby, to-morrow, at 8 p.m. r ,... Per Jb.b. Hero,'OQ Thursday, 21st in at., as under :-— For India, China, Mauritius, Mediterranean ports, and Continent of Europe, at 10 a.m. For Australian Colonies, at 11 a.m. For United Kingdom; vi& Suez;and Southampton. (for letters specially so addressed), at 11 a.m. For United Kingdom, via Erindisi, at 11(30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 9.30 a.m. Late letters for Sydney, Melbourne, and United Kingdom, vi& Southampton, bearing a late fee of ''Sd and (Jd in addition to the postage, will be received gtill 11.30 a.m. - Per p.s. Nebraska, on Thursday, 28thinst., asunder— 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, 10.30 at a.m. For .United Kingdom, via San Francisco,-at 10/30 m.xn. For money orders and registered letters and newspapers, at 9 a. m. -J ' ■ i ' 1 *** Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom,, bearing a lato fee of 6din additien to the postage, will bo received at this office till 11 a.m., and by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. p; A new Post-office has been opened at Pakaia, Hoklanga neads. . : S B. Bibs, Postmaster.

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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1872.

For the cause that lacki sasigUneo, For the'wrongs that' need resistance, For the future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

,We,have.no desire to.prolong . the .contro versy as to the ' relations of Masonry and Roman Catholicism. -To fair and- rational controversy we invited correspondents, de siring, that it should be once for all established that a Roman Catholic joining Freemasonry: must have no grounds for grumbling if in so doing he finds that he has excluded himself from the privileges of that Church. But we have received another letter in the handwriting of " Sergius," thin time bearing the norn de plume of " Fabius," which is not of the character of fair and rational con troversy, but which we shall insert withftmr own remarks thereon parenthetically enclosed. Our correspondent heads his letter with a verse from Scripture, which,' in connection with a letter-breathing such a spirit, is simple blasphemy. Withy the motto cut off, the letter begins as follows :—r , , To the Editor of the Evening Star. Sir, —From your manifest and persistent devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order, and your 'frequent formal and elaborate encomiums on the ■institution of Masonry, I may reasonably premise that you are both a Catholic ami a Freemason. The skilful manner in which your views on these subjects are always masqueraded fully justifies the inference that you would not wish your readers' to believe this of you. Possibly youl do not believe it yourself; but no one who has perused your unsparing animadversions a few days ago on the letter of "Sergius" can for a mbmentdoubt that you are at present a deVout Catholic, —that you have once been a keen Mas jn "; but now, unfortunately, scared into renunciation of the craft by the brainless "Bulb?" of the Vatican. <■ An to whether the writer of these articles is or is not a Catholic and a Freemason is a question which appears to us to be of no public interest whatever. If having been a Catholic W;6 | have united ourself to the Crkft, and if we " have been'scared into; a, . renunciation of the Craft by the brainless , Bulls of the Vatican," we think we exhibit a i spirit of great, magnanimity in seeking to save 1 others from the same inconvenience and suf- . fering. Being as " Sergius-Fabius" says a < "devout Catholic," we are in a position to i see better than our correspondent the correct i relations of the Craft and the Church, and i having learned what is required of us by the i Craft, and what is required of us by the 1 Church-we are, if "SergrasTFabiue" is correct, ] enabled, to see that a true Catholic cannot be < a Freemason. Assuming therefore that i " Sergius-Fabius" is correct in hia presump- i tions of our personal experience, lie gives a c orce to our argumentation to which we had not previously laid claim. However, we are a content that our argument without such * accidental aid should stand forth in all the * 'nakedness of simple truth, However on the 4

compulsory renunciation of Masonry, "Sergius-Fabius" should touch tenderly, having himself, as we understand, succumbed to the pressure of the Presbyterian Pope of Waipu, and having licked the Papal toe in a Church which prides itself on calling no man master. But our correspondent proceeds :— In your issue of the 12th instant you fearlessly challenged discussion on the question:—"Whether on a Roman Catholic becoming a Mason he has any reasonable ground of complaint on being refused the Sacraments, the burial in consecrated ground, or the other privileges of that Church," you evidently hold that he has not. I assert and maintain that It is not only unjust, but flagrantly culpable to withhold from a member of the Roman Catholic, or any other persuasion, rights or privileges to Which he wohM be otherwise entitled for any views or opinions he may happen to entertain in reference to Freemasonry or any other institution. To deprive any human being of the sad immunities of the grave on such frivolous grounds savours strongly of rank and rampant per secution. It is true -we challenged " discussion," but not mere assertion. "I assert and main tain," is the class of argumentation which alone suits a mind constituted like that of "Sergius-Fabius," and which is incapable of looking at anything on two sides, and conse quently of seeing logic in an opponent who neither "asserts" nor "maintains," but proves. " Sergius -Fabius" asserts and maintains that it is flagrantly unjust to re fuse privileges to a member of the Roman Catholic or any other " persuasion " on ac count of views or opinions held, while he knows very well that his own church would refuse privileges to a professed infidel or pro fessed bocinian. Besides, our correspondent fails to see, or wilfully ignores, that our whole argument.is based on the fact that a Catholic Becoming a Mason ceases to be a member of the Roman Catholic Church, and of course has no right to claim her privi leges. Nobody says that a Catholic becom ing a Mason should be " deprived of the sad immunities of the grave. The case is simply this: that having ceased to be a Catholic, he is not to enjoy the rights and Sacraments of aChurchof whichheisno longer a member, and not to be buried in ground that was granted to a particular communion for the burial of the remains of its own Church members, and which was set apart and consecrated for this purpose alone by very solemn, ceremonies of the most sacred character in the eyes of the Roman Catholic Church. Our correspondent further says : — "Consecrated ground" is all-nonsense. " Where ever God is—and where is he not ?—is consecrated ground ;" therefore we may throw that skirt of the argument overboard. Such is the liberal language of "Sergius- Fabius." "Consecrated ground is all non sense," says he; and " Sergius-Fabius'' is an ass say we. While professing to reason, he simply brays out his own feelings revealing the elongated form of his own ears. Nothing could more strikingly show the one sided and bigoted mind of this writer, and his utter incapacity for looking at things from any side but his own. Not only the Church of Rome but the Church of England believes in the value of such consecration, and because forsooth " Sergius-Fabius" does not believe in one spot of earth being more sacred than another, he asserts that '' conse crated ground is nonsense." If there was any capacity for reason in " Sergins-Fabius' " mind we would say that the " sense " or the "nonsense" has nothing to with the case. If Catholic burying-ground is granted, pre pared, set apart, and consecrated by certain ceremonies for the exclusive interment of those who died in the Catholic faith, a person renouncing that faith and placing himself out side the pale of the Church has no more right to the burial ground than haa a stranger to come into " Sergius-Fabius' " house, sit down unbidden at his table, and demand a share of the food prepared for " Sergius-Fabius' " children. Such a "just right" to other people's property is illustrated by "Sergius- Fabius " in the following fashion. :— If a deceased person's relations are Catholic*, and that some of them' have found their last resting place in a Catholic buryiDj?-ground, he has a just light to be interred within them if it was his ]<ut wish, whether he believed in Catholicism, Protestantism, Brahmanlsm, Masonry, or Mahommedanism. To reply to such stuff as this would be mere waste of words. According to this, a person having once acquired rignts can never be deprived of them, no matter what his offence ; ana if he broke the Masonic oath a thousand times he haa a just right to demand admission to the Lodge %ad enjoy all the other privileges of the order. Of course " Sergius- Fabiua , will not see it in, this light. Oh dear, no. He can see the force of the rule when it. is against his opponent, but not when applied to his own principles and practices. But our correspondent proceeds— , Neither the Church of Rome, nor any other Church as such, has any right to limit the range of intellectual research, or trench Upon either religious or personal liberty. Quite true ; but any organization, whether secular or religious, has a perfect right to say Yes, but if your " intellectual research" and your gratification of your " personal liberty" lead you to break our laws and trample underfoot the principles of our order you had better carry your " intellectual research " elsewhere, and enjoy your "personal liberty" in a manner and among associates such that you will not "trench upon" our liberty to follow out our ways in peace. By all means "intellectually research" till yoti are blue in the fade if you like, and enjoy to the utmost all you can discover. AJfd as for your " personal liberty " you may carry it to the extent of walking on your head if you like, but please don't disturb the harmony of our society by walking on your head up the aisles of our Church. By all means perform any antics you may please, but while you are at them, or when you have got tired of them, don't, we pray you, claim to belong to, us, and to share the privileges of those who have not been intellectually researching or enjoying these forms of personal! liberty. If " Sergius-Fabius" was not such an intense bigot lie would see that this argument is equal. It is evident that our correspondent's ideas of liberty are rather one-sided, and remind one very much of what was once recorded of an American citizen in the good old days of slavery. He was prevented in England from cruelly punishing his slave, and was disgusted at the,tyranny of the country. "Here," •aid he, "here's to America, the Land of Liberty, where every man may lick his own nigger." "Sergius-Fabius" demands for himself the right to think for himself, but he will not concede to others the right to think for themselves, or to object to being annoyed by the presence of himself and his thinking. But our correspondent soars into the realms of moral philosophy and lays down the following dictum : — , Reason and utility, or the individual and general welfare, constitute the only proper authority for demanding obedience to any law or rule of conduct, — 'or enforcing commands, and establishing bans and prohibitions. r . « ~ . , f According to this" Sergius-Fabius " owns no jbligatiqn to the ten commandments, saving mch as "reason and utility'maj impose, and ;he Israelites,, in making and worshipping ihe Golden Calf,' were quite 'correct in taking, ;heir own opinions' m' preference to the cachings front out <Jf ""tile thunderinga and ightnings of' Sinai. ! The remaining portion )t, the letter we give though we admit our^ liability to see in.Whait^ay it tear? on any hjng preceding, or on the question at issue »r 'on any thing else. Our Saviour, though weary, hungry, cast out, and * lone, resisted the plausible instigations of the artful * empter; and both the surrounding circumstances of t he insidious temptation ; and the open, artless, firm, * r nd successful resistance offered to it, are recorded iv etail, i» order to show to future generation* th» C

commands may be Issued, which it may be proper to disobey, and that bans may bo established whioh are not always binding.—l am^&io,, Fabius,

It is needless to add any thing to what has gone before. Our correspondent belongs to that class, without which controversy could not exist; the class which will refuse to look at a question from any but one side, and which, seeing only good on his side, and imagining only evil on the other, would allow its head to be cut off sooner than admit that its opponent is not. the devil incarnate. Our correspondent, like all of his class, does not reason. He '' maintains and asserts," and that with a doggedness commensurate with the narrowness of his own mind and with the limited range of his knowledge of the subject. " Sergius-Fabius" charges us at once witl* " persistent devotion to the interest of the sacerdotal order," and with "elaborate enoomiums on the institu tion of Masonry," and says our views are " always masqueraded." Now we protest that we never masquerade, and the worst fault charged by our <«forst enemies is that we speak too plainly. We eulogise Masonry because we revere the purity of its principles and objects, mofe so we believe than they can be reverenced by such an unbrotherly bigot as "Sergius-Fabius." We have exhi bited no undue devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal nor any 6ther order. But we .detest an unreasonable and unjust attack, and in defenoe of fairplay we do not "masquerade," for in the cause of justice we fear not the face of manvor devil. We think " Sergius-Fabius" should now dry up. His "assertion" and "maintaining" is not what is wanted among men who reason. His letters merely show him to be a bigot and a fanatic, untoned by the mellowing in fluences of colonial life.

We have recently received intelligence from the Holy Land which will be gratifying to the millennarians of this city. Jerusalem, of which sacred bards have sung, and over whose inevitable fate purest tears were shed, seems to be lifting its hoary head from the dust and ashes of bygone ages. Life is moving among the fragments of that once splendid city, the streets are now lighted with gas, and it is proposed shortly to run cars up the rugged steep of Mount Zion. We have received a communication bear ing the name of " Veritas." It treats of the relations of the Roman Catholic Church and Freemasonry in opposition to the views we have advanced, and it does so calmly, lucidly, and logically. It will afford us great pleasure to give it insertion to-morrow. We have received additional correspondence bearing on the same subject, which we shall endeavour to publish at the same time. We have received a complaint respecting our esteemed and respected neighbour oil our left side in Wyndham-street. George Truth ful gives " a hint about that obstruction that is in front of his store before some one breaks their leg, J. myself having grazed my shin by stumbling over it on Thursday night last, when returning home at dark." We would recommend Mr Truthful, as a prelimi nary step, to place a piece of court-plaster on his abraded limb. We would further re commend him, on the next occasion of find ing the "obstruction," to lift it up, bear it on his shoulders to the Queen-street wharf, and project it into the tide. Further, we would recommend him to avoid stumbling about the street after dark ; or, if he finds these floor-Steps moving about and tripping him up, he should keep in the middle of the roadway. To gentlemen requiring first-class tobacco and cigars, if they would only visit Mrs Sharpens neat little American Tobacco and Cigar Divan (next Bank New Zealand) they may purchase the same cheaper than in any other house in the city. No inferior goods kept in Btock ; would not purchase such for the public at any price. One trial is suffi cient to guarantee .a continuance of custom. Give a call.—Advt. We are requested to call attention to an assortment of carrier pigeons for sale by Mr Longbottoin, of Symonds-street. The birds are of pure breed, and have been trained to go long distances ; in fact, some of them have earned large sums of money for their proprietor, who is now leaving Auckland. This is a good opportunity for sporting men, as jthe pigeons are to be disposed of upon reasonable terms. At the sitting of the City Council yester day a report was introduced from Dr. Stock well, the medical officer of the city, calling attention to a.shameful public nuisance in the rear of Wakefield-street, for which it., appears Mr Greenaway is responsible, "that gentleman being the owner of the houses. It was stated that the proprietor of these wretched homes is in the habit of going «round to the closets in wet weather and stirring up the filth with his " shepherd's crook, so that; it may be washed away by the rain -thus saving the expense of having the closets emptied—to the danger of health and life. The Council gave instructions to the Town Clerk to proceed at once against Mr Greenaway. iThere are many pretty spoti to be enjoyed and many varied out-looka to be had among the delightful scenery of the Domain. This is one of those places which really reflects great credit upon us as a community, as eveiy person must be aware. Its almost endless variety of trees, i^hrubs, and plants are suited to every taste, and hundreds of persons continually avail themselves of the opportunity of walking amongst them. Amid the numerous attractions of this delightful resort are gardens of Mr Brighton, whose thpusands of border-flowers are now glowing vividly with their rich colours and rare beauties. Mr Brighton's gardens are greatly admired, and especially his fine strawberries,., Visitors are also cognizant of the fact that the gardener pays rent for his ground to the Domain Board, and such knowledge may have some effect upon the younger visitors, as they never attempt to touch a, flower without his consent, or ever an ungenerous breach of decorum, which proves that the people generally know how to_ estimate an interesting privilege. A meeting of the Grammar School Board was held yesterday in the Provincial Govern ment offices, when a report on the property and income of the College and School was read by the secretary and received. A report from the Head Master was also re ceived, and the secretary was instructed to forward both reports to the- Provincial Go vernment with a request that they would bring therii under the notice of the Provincial Council. . ,; It is especially gratifying to learn that crops generally are exceedingly promising this year in. most of the provincial districts. A deputation from the Maori King passed through Puhoi on Saturday last; en route to the native settlement of Omaha. Mr Chadwick shipped yesterday by the s.s. Southern Cross a threshing machine and other agricultural machinery to Tauranga. i The Hot Springs at Waiwera are likely to be a favourite resort for invalid and lovers of the picturesque during the summer season. Tenders are required for ' widening and fencing the embankment ii> GraftonJ&oad ; for forming and gravelling the footjwtha in the upper part of Graf ton road, and Park road. Tenders must be sent in to Mr Baker, civil engineer, by the 25th inst.

The agent of Chiarini's circus (Mr Snyder) made an application yesterday to the City Council for permission to erect a pavilion on the site of the new Market-place. Mr Snyder's request '■ytfs' granted on condition that Mr Donogher (who, it is reported, is to receive £30 from Chiarini) will give £10 as* a donation to the Orphan Home and Industrial School.

A musical entertainment will be given to morrow evening at ..the "Sheridan ■ street chapel, consisting of a.servioe of song, from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress/ We may add that an excellent choir is.^onrieoted with this plaoe of worship, wh'ioh shdWß practice will do for the human voice.

Mr H. N. Abbott lms :fe-opened the upper bar and billiard-room of the City Club Hotel to-day.

The Artillery Volunteers and Band will parade this evening at<hajf«past sev,en-;with side-firms only in the Artillery quarters, Albert Barracks, under, ; the .©ginmand of Captain Featon.

Miss Aitken will give' an entertainment this Evening, in the Onehunga Institute, for the benefit of the Onehunga Ladies' Benevo lent Society. The readings fwill be from Tennyson and other choice English poets, in terspersed with humourous importations from Lancashire and Scotland. The receipts of the ladies' bazaar in Shortland-street last week for a special charitable purpose amounted to £28. The members of, the Essay and Discussion Class wjll meet this evening at the Wellesley street rooms, when the annual report and balance-sheet will be read, and the'programme for the next session framed., Th^. remainder of the evening will be devoted to strawberries and literature. (Several members will give original essays, select recitations, and brief speeches in connection with the class.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

TfrMgOHT. l The Italian Opera Company, who arrived yesterday, will open their lyric campaign thjs evening at the Music Hall, Symond street. The singers are fully entitled to the confidence of the publicjlboth in what they have achieved .and in what they are capable of achieving. That they will prove worthy of themselves is certain, and we may look forward to a musical, treat seldom accorded. The opera chosen for production this evening is Donizetti's grand opera, "Lucia tli Lammermoor." Thefcast is as follows :— Enrico, Signor Coliva; Edgardb, Signor Coy|; Rainiondo, Signor Dandi i Arturo, Signor Benso ; Anna, Signpra Tournerie ; Lacia Signora Coy. These artistes, if we remember rightly, sustainad the same characters Lwt year. No opera lias "been more frequently presented than this cfofd'aovre of Donizetti ; and it is no wondlir- that so • attractive a production is always welcome, the opera being one of the brightest and most sparkling of the whole repertoire.

ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP HELEN DENNY FROM GLASGOW.

LOSS OF A SEAMAN.

The fine iron 'built clipper ship' Helen Dennyy 721 tons, made her appearance in harbour this morning, after a moderate passage of 102 days from land to land, or 108 days to port. This fine new iron ship was 'built at Greenock in 1860, and is classed Al^jfjf Lloyd's for thirteen years. She is commanded by Capt Peters (part owner), and late of the barque Malay, trading between London and Wanga&ui. She comes into harbour in very good condition, and is a superior class of vessel. She brings three steerage passen gers, namely Janet Comes, Margaret and Helen Moir. We are indebted to Captain Peters for obligingly furnishing us with a list of her cargo, also the following particu&rs of her voyage, from which it wiHpe se||rthat he was unfortunate enough io lose ohe of his able bodied seamen overboard in , a gale of wind after passing the Cape. The Helen Denny left Portj, Glasgow on the 3rd August, and landed pilot same day : last sighted land •cthe coast sof thefNorth of Ireland on the sth, passed, and sighted the Island of Madeira on August 18, caught the N.E. trades two days Oater iri 29° 34' north lat., and 19° 38' west long. These winds proved very light, and were lost entirely on the 25th in 18° 43' north lat., and 26° 8' west long. Caught the S.E. trades in 1° 27' north lat. on September 8, arid crossed the Equator next day in 27° 16' west long. The S.$S. trade winds also proved light, and were lost on the 13th in 12° 19' south lat., and 33° 23' west long; i Prom thence had light variable weather to the Cape; passed the meridian of the Cape on October 8, in 47° 15' south hit. On October 11 encountered a very, heavy gale, which shifted suddenly from N.N.E. to S.S.W. ; a terrific sea was on, and the decks were partly swept by the force of the sea. At 11. o'clock orders were given to heave the ship to, for the purpose of riding out the gale, when a fearful sea break ing on board washed a seaman from the port main braces and carried him overboard. No thing could be done to save the poor fellow's life without endangering the ship and crew I—no boat could, have lived in suck a sea. The man's name was John Perry, aged 19, a native of Port Rush,.lreland. . The ship lay to for 24 hours, when the weather moderated. This occurred in 49° south. In running down her eastings the vessel went as low as 52° 30' south. Sighted Tasmania on Novem ber 2, the ninetieth day out—weather wild and unsettled. Made the Three Kings on Saturday morning last,, and experienced light weather down the coast. The HeleUpDenny is principally freighted, wi^h; /the ironwork of; the Thames Gas Company. She has an chored, off the wharf.

INQUEST.

An inquest was held this day at the Lunatic Asylum, before Dr Goldsbro', coroner for the district,'oil the body of -Robert Jamieson, who waa admitted into the hospital from the Thames on the 18th September?'' Mr Sceats was foreman of the jury. The evidence shewed that the deceased had been insane, and it was believed that he had neither friends iior relations in the colony. Dr Aiken stated tha| he held a post-mortem examination on the body, and found that dementia caused paralysis tremor and loss of power in the limbs. Deceased was not able to swallow anything but liquid since the 10th inst. Th% body was greatly emaciated, skull thin, membranes congested^ * but heart and lungs were healthy. His opinion jgraa that deceased died from" paralysis. Verdict : " Died from natural causes." '<); J 7.'

UNREQUITED LOVE.

"Speak, pretty girl,"said Jenkyn Jones, "And fan my.smouldering hop<v ~ : And cheer my Heart with Lore's sweet tones, ■ •.. Or surely.lwAUiSlope," . , ,■v ( j j:i ., l i '< " I cbuld not l6Ve ypn over-mwijhti''• ': j';:W/ Said little pouting Bose: "'il-i ■uir ~ "lootildnot wy«( .; ]an wlijhsuoh'' ! --' '< Amostexper":' ''Wose;'1- «J ttiwrmvr, : "Donot be nari.i,,, said Jenkys Jones,., '■'...'r ,i "Hflvebi.' ~ olythee; „,..",;, j i( , ; ~..' ~" ; To win thy love imy spirit groans, Oh, Rosy, smile on me." j " I know it now, she sternly said, i " Thine are those spirit thrdeiUi'i ;;./■' > Which work with vigour in the head, [H Awci blowora on the no»e," .-:' ■ ■»«(; •(-■. OTCftl ,--:■!!;';'!'- '(■•i:J|

TELEGRAPHIC.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day. The Sink-to-Rise tribute has obtained 31c .. 15 dwts; gold from twenty-eight truck-loads of stuff. Lowe's tribute has lodged 296 ozs. melted gojd. Loudens 18 tons gave 740z5.. Grigg'a 50 tons gave 37 ozs. AH Tookey's tributers. The Waitemata has a show of gold in the rise. In the District Court to-day Mr R. Atkin son, of H-M. Customs, received an|honorable discharge froni Judge Beckham. Thomw Rawdon, a miner, is now being examined. Several fpinding-up contributory schedules have been confirmed.

COROMANDEL

This day. The lode—eight inches thick—has been

out in the low level of the Royal Standard,

NAPIER.

This day. The Star of the South has sailed for

Auckland.

WANGANUI

This day. The s.s. Sc. Kilda has lift for Onehunga,

THE SHARE MARKET

j. m. lennox's report.

Business is very dull. Cure shares are fluctuating considerably. They were sold this morning at 30s to 325, closing with buyers at 30s ; sellers, 325. Caledoniaus were sold at £15 ss, £15 10s. Long Drive and South British Insurance shares are enquired for.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL

SESSION XXVIII. —THIS DAY,

The twenty-eighth session of the Provincial Council was Opened this afternoon iat tM Council Chambers, by the Superintendent (T. J5. Gillies, Esq.) in person., The,following members were present : —Messrs. G. M. O'Rorke (Speaker), BT..H. Lusk (Provincial Secretary), W. J. Hurst (Provincial Treasurer), J. Sheehan' (Goldfields Sec retaly), <. Bassett, , Boylan, Brookneid, Bucklarfd, Cadman; Carleton, Creighton, iDyer, Ellis, Gordon, Hamlin, Hay, Kerr, Lundon, Lusk, Macready, Maxwell, May, J. McLeod, Dr. Nicholson, Messrs Philips, Prime,. Reyburn, Shanaghan, Shepherd, Swanj-'Swanson, Taylor, Tofiks, Beveridge, M. McLeod. The Speaker took the chair precisely at two: o'clock. Prayers were then read. NEW MEMBEES. The following newly-elected members were introduced to the Speaker, and took their seats :—Messrs Swan, Prime, Maxwell, and Bassett. THE ADDRESS. His Honor, having been informed that the Council were awaiting his presence, entered the Council Chamber, bowed to the Speaker, and read the following address :— Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Provincial Council, —The length to which the Session of the General Assembly has beeii protracted has prevented my Calling you together at an earlier date for the trans action of business. I trust, however, that you will yet have time to conclude the con sideration of the questions to be submitted to yoUj before the close of the year. Lhad hoped that the late Session of the Colonial Parliament would have been dis tinguished by some definite steps being taken to place the powers and revenues of the provinces upon a more clear and -permanent bas|s ; but I regret to say that; beyond a small concession in finance, no progress has been made towards the attainment of this object. For the future the charge against, provincial revenue for .postal, services aha for! the salaries of auditors will cease, and jbhej result will be a gaiffilo this province of between £3,000 and £4,000 a year, n I This alteration, and an alteration in the method of dealing with the charges of Native Lands Courts, will enable the Provincial Revenue bo be estimated in future with greater ac (praey than, has hitherto been found possible owing to the complications of account con stantly firising between the C°lonial. and Prqvincial Governments. 1 Ijhave to congratulate you upon the pros pect which now.exists of the opening up, at no very distant period, of. railway communi cation, with the Waikato on the one hand, and the Kai para waters on the-other. ; The' promise made by the General Government last year for the expenditure of £15,000 a year during four years, in opening up, by roads and other public works, the country north of Auckland, will, it may be hoped, be carried" out with greater energy during the ensuing year ; and if the local knowledge and serviqes] o^f, the Provincial Government officors be taken advantage of for this* pur pose the result cannot but be largely felt in improving the prosperity of our more inac cessible districts, and giving increased stability an,d permanencei to our settlements. ~ T^e Act palled by you in yom; last Session for the repeal of, the Harbour debt has been brought into force, the Harbour Soard haying paid £5,000 to the Province, in accordance with the understanding come to when the Bill was under discussion. The Harbour, authorities having thus, been, placed by the Province in a sound financial position, will doubtless be enabled ,tq keep pace by their improvements with the rapidly increasing requirements of the port of Auck land. ' ,''.''■' '' ir* ''' •''''" The Police question, upon which you ad dressed me at your last Session, will again be brought under your notice, -with a view of. obtaining a final expression of your opinion upon the subject. The Colonial Government have, at my- request, 'expressed themselves prepared to hand over the force to the Fro- j viiice so soon as arrangements can bo ituuL<; by; the Provincial Government to dispense j with the; present Colonial organization. I Vs j this decision was only .communicated t.> ri i. a short time ago, and strong repi-erl in.ifttjv is I have been made by large a :.d \iduyir;tal |, sections of the public adverse Lo Provincial resumption of the entire control of the fdrce, j Is have thought it right to give the Council ;in / opportunity of. again- giving expression tr J their wishes on this important subject. h I regret,th>t I «Wn unable on this occaaibji' to congratulate you upon » fuiiiier increat of prosperity upon our Goldfields. T\\e decline in our gold production does not, hoy, ver, I am confident, indicate any perajAnec \

deterioration of the field or any lasting check to its prosperity. The Coromandel Distriot, although at present suffering from a certain 'j amount of. depression, has, during the past year, been largly developed, and holds out ' the prospect of becoming a most important source of wealth to the community. The interests of both sections of our Goldfielda ' have received a large amount of the attention of myself and my Executive throughout the year ; and, althoush the serious falling off in ' the revenue derived from Gold Duties hag prevented all your appropriations for Gold fields works bein^ carried out, every effort has been made to execute such undertakings as seemed most essential to the progress of'• the field. I regret to say that the lands of the Upper Thames are still shut against the enterprise of our miners, and there has not therefore arisen the occasion to use, except" to a trifling extent, the contingent vote for ~ opening new, Goldfields- There has, how ever, been considerable progress made in th*^ work of acquiring blocks of land in the neigl^ bourhoocl of our present goldfield ; and I ami j disposed to think it probable that, within '■ the nexi year, a large extension of our mm-* ing operations may take place over; land the property of the Province. : ,-,;.., I have much pleasure in drawing your at tention to the success which has attended two •works carried out upon the Goldfielda during f the past twelve months. Of these the Grahamstown Water Supply has not only me* a want severely felt by the inhabitants, but also promises, through the agency of a very trifling rate, to recoup the expenditure of the Province in carrying out the' work: -while the tramway connecting Tararu with. Grahamstown —carried out by private en-' ierprise—is a work at once creditable to its orgiriators,., ancl of great benefit to the public. ; ; Vs In consequence of an Address presented-' by you in a former Session of the Council, I have' caused a Bill to be prepared for the" purpose of localising the Representation of the Province in this Council, which will be laid before yci. And I trust that you may be able, by the subdivision of some at least of the Electoral Districts, to bring a greater amount of local knowledge to bear upon the deliberations of future Councils than has been attainable under «ac provisions of the present Act. If you could see your way to a reduction in the number of the Members of the Council, I think you would promote the efficiency and reduce the cost of Provincial Institutions. I regret to be obliged to call your attention to' the fact that the Revenue of the Province for the ensuing year is likely to exhibit a' marked deficiency as compared with the? present year. The reduction in the export duty on gold will seriously affect the Gold fields' -Revenue unless counterbalanced by a' "very large increase .in the production, upos( which it would be unwise to calculate. Oii = the other hand, various sources of Provincial' income, of a character essentially temporary, which' last yeac i swelled the anticipated revenue, having been exhausted, the appro priations of the year will necessarily be made'; upon a reduced scale. f -irl trusty however, that by a wise econoiriyf and > judiciojis selection of the' most essential objects \of expenditure, you may be enabled to provide for departmental services and public works to an extent commensurate with the more pressing needs of the public service. The continued failure of the Colonial Par liament to deal with the Education question, and the conviction that; Tvith the diminished^ resources of the Provincial Government,«the increasins&ieed of education cannot possibly-'* be supplied have induced me to cause acoin^ prehensive measure on the subject to be pre pared which will be submitted for your consideration. :And I hope that the mm-1 mount importance of the question involve! willinduce the Council to give the subject1 an earnest attention, such as alone can result in a measure calculated to meet the numerous difficulties which surround the question of popular education, ' „ , I have to congratulate you upon the success which has attended the attempt made, lastf .year to establish a tobacco manufacture in the .^Province. The result of the experiment made has been that a foundation has been I firmly laid, upon which it seems probable, that, at "no distant'"period, an industry of - great value to the Province may be success^ fully built up: . _ ■ . ~i l The financial position of the .Province, air you will gather from the accounts which will' be laid before you, .is sound. The usual Estimates, framed on a scale of the Btrict^t; economy; will be laid before you, and I trust i that, by care on your part in appropriating the revenue, and upon that of myself andnrjf: ! Executive in its administration, the, jkos?'; perity of the Province may be maintained and advanced. ''■~' Finally, I hope that your deliberations in 'this (which will probably be) the last Session of the'-present Council, will be characterised' by a spirit of moderation and an earnest f desire to promote the welfare of the Provinces | His Honor then retired.; , ' MM The speech was ordered to be printed. >:] Mr.Brookfield presented a petition from Mr. J. Kempthorne relative to the salary of, \ visiting justice!. . ... Mr. Swan" presented a petition from Mr. <fQ. Curtis relative to the Grahamstown *wharf. Also from Mr. C. Woolgar, relative: to a contract for ironwork for the Moanatam aqaeduct. , i-*r »rr The petitions Nvere receiveS. _ A number of notices'of motion were haftdcd v 4, to be brought on next sitting day- Mr. Bassett moved the reply t° His Honor the! Superintendent's speech. ■ The' following messages; from His Honor thel Superintendent were read by the : Speaker :—Message No. 1, Staiement of.;,'; Revenue and Expenditure ; Message No. 2, Representation Bui; Message No. 3, Educa tion Bill; Message No." 4,' Appropriation' Bill. I The following papers were laid on the table by .the 'Provincial Secretary;:—Return^ showing "value of Gaol (Labor during the year 1871; Report by the Inspector of Lunatic Asylums for the year 1871 ; Accounts of Central Board of Education for the year 1871; Return in answer to Address*' No. £)0 0f,.. Session 27 ; Memorandum by the GpldflLelasr Secretary with accompanying Reports, -&c.;- Reports upon the Tramway system; Reports ifromMountEdenGaol; Reportupon Works by Mr Allwrignt, AucklandDistrictEngineeranaM Inspector of Works; jsißeport and Estimates by'the Chief Harbour Master of the Pro«t ,vincej Report by the Head Master of the Auckland College and Grammar School;* Report on .the PropeHy and Income of th^V College and Grammar School Trust; Re- :' port by Mr Gotch on* Tobacco Culture.; Be-",.,, Iport by Messrs Barry and Nolan of their' prospecting pperatipiiy'at Taupoand Tuhia; ~^ Half-yeariy by, Inspector Qfr'n Asy;Jims under- Lunatics Act; Com- ! parative , Statement of Revenue and Ex- s r encitufe; Return of Amounts "Chargea againifc Vote for (general Contingencies; Distribution of Voie in aid of Country Li hraries; Return a? Subsidiea Granted to ■^ernes, Distribiitiqn of Vote in Caid of ■ .Agricultural. Exhibitions, Return of Fees:i I'Jollected by Umdiiig' Jiispectors of Sheep f DistfiV Jtion - of I Road Board^y, Grant for year e> ding, 30iih *June, 187?^.,' Correspondencie roLttive to acts passed last aession ; Correspou lence with General Qfivefement reJativo \a claim of province on 'cootint of land pvr .-Uased, charged against Vhe province uglier the Loan Ao|; gf 1856>

Mi evening star, fltrasftAY, NOVEMfem is, wfrS.



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