SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

STJXSET : This evening, f>.f>6 HIGH WATER: This afternoon, 12.5

STEAM TO THE TTTAItfES THIS EVENING. Enterprise No 2, a,* u eleven o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, from Northern Ports. Forest Queen, ketch, Dam, from Paissell

DEPARTURES.

Wellington, s.s., Carey, for Southern ports Ivanhoe, schooner, Williams, for Mongonui Margaret Campbell, Bouman, for Sydney,, via. Kaipara,

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Per Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, 3rd October For London : Countess of Kintore, ship, early For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s.,

Ist October For New York: Mary Nelson, Ist October; Wm, Prowse, and Coronilla, barques, early For East Coast; Colonist, schooner, to-morrow

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 2 Robert Henderson, ship, from London. Sailed 23rd June Glenhuntley, ship, from London. Sailed 7th July Queen Bee,' ship, from London. Sailed, 10th July Gladiateur, barque, from Liverpool. Loading Union, brig, from Adelaide Energy, schooner, from Dunedin Derwent, brig, from Sydney Onward, schooner, from Lyttelton Polar Star, ship, from New York. Sailed 10th July Edith, schooner, from the South Seas Briton, barque, from Newcastle Wonga Wonga, s.s., from Sydney Queen, schooner, from Itorotonga Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka Pakeha, brig, from Dunedin Flirt, schooner, from Timaru. Sailed 17th September Rubicon, schooner, from La Trobe, Mersey Eiver, Tasmania The ketch Forest Queen lias arrived, and reported at the Customs, from Russell, with 80 tons coals. The brig Rita has cleared outwards for Newcastle, in ballast, and will sail this after noon. The three-masted schooner Margaret Campbell has dropped down the stream, and sailed for Kaipara this afternoon. The whaling barque Albion is alongside the City (if Auckland.

The p.s. Comerang arrived in harbour this morning, from the North,-with the following cargo :— '21 head cattle, 1 horse, Buckland ; 8000 feet timber, Holdship ; 3 tons gum, and sundries. Passengers—From Mongonui : —

Messrs Scott and Wyles, Captain Chapman. Prom Russell—Saloon : Miss Cains, Master Cains, Mr and Mrs Callaghan, Mr and Mrs Graham, Mr White, Mr Joseph Williams, Mr Cockrane.

The schooner Amateur has completed her loading at Wangaro. She was to sail tins morning for Australia.

The schooner Herald "was lying at Mongonui on Monday? last wind-bound, but-would pro "baVly leave for Auckland that evening. The Herald has a full cargo of gum. When rounding the North Cape she encountered very heavy weather, and carried away her jibboom. The schooners Magellan Cloud and Golden Isle left Russell yesterday for Auckland. The following vessels left for the Thames : — Mary Thomson, Clio, Mariner, William and Julia, and Wild Duck.

The schooner Janet Grey, from Hokianga, has been windbound at Russell for four days. She sailed for Auckland last evening.

COMMERCIAL.

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

MEETINGS TO COME.

Eoyal Oak, Coromandel, 20th September Queen of the Thames, Grahamstown, 27th September Nonpareil, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 pm,

27th September Golden Spur, Grahamstown, 27th September Prince Imperial, Insurance Buildings, Auckland,

3 p.m., 'aOth September Moanatairi Union, Company's office, Shortlandstreet, Aiickland, 3 p.m., 30th.September "Watchman, Grahamstown, Ist Ootober Beehive, Grahamstown, 4th October Califo-nian, Grahamstown, 4th October •unbeam, Grahamstown, Bth October

POST-OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Under Tor Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m.; and to-morrow at 10.30 a.m., and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. For Russell, Wan;*aroa, and Mongonui, per Comerang, on Friday, 27th instant, at noon. For Whitangi, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Southern Cross, on Saturday, at 3 p. m. For Mahurangi, . Matakana, Mangawai, and Waiupu, per Lady Bowen, on Saturday, 28th inst., at 10 a.m. Per p.s. Nebraska, October 8, as under : — For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British Central, and. South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe via, England, at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders and registered letters and newspaners, at 9 p.m. *.** Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of Cd in addition to the postage, will be received at this office till 11 a.m., and by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. S. B. Biss. Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Williams.—On September 20, at Kapanga road, the wife of Mr E. Williams of a son

DEATH

Cazaly.—At his residence. Grey street, James William Cazaly, late of Sydney, N.S.W., in the 63rd year of Insane.—Sydney paper* please copy. The funeral will le.ive Ihis late residence this afternoon at five o'clock. Friends will please accept this invitation.

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 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 proceedings in the meeting of the Harbour Board yesterday were of a character that must cause serious thought to those who feel any interest in the public welfare. Those to which we refer related to the appointment of a secretary. It was proposed, and seems to have been favorably enter tained in the Board-room, that the election and the appointment of a secretary should rest in the hands of the Chairman alone, Are the mem bers proposing this censurable ? No ! Is Captain Daldy unfit to make an honest and a w,ise selection ? No !' On the contrary, the proposal is an honor to those that made it, and perhaps there is not in the community one that would act more independently and conscientiously and wisely than would Captain Daldy in selecting a gentleman for the office fitted for faithfully dis charging its duties. But why this desire on the part of members of the Harbour Board to deprive the Board of its power of voting in the election of a secretary ? The reason is patent. The members know that an honest appointment will not be made by vote. They know that considerations of the possibilities of jobbing and swindling more than considerations of public •d-aty will be likely to carry the election; and, like a drunken man, in a lucid and sober interval they would roll over the trust into safer hands. We do not enquire into the causes that have led to this. "We wish to make no reference to the past. We desire in no way to scutinise the voting-list that has fixed the election of secretary on two former occasions, nor do we speak one word of either praise or censure respecting those appointments. But we merely point to the fact that is at the present moment before our eyes, namely, that the members of the Harbour Board feel that they are not compe tent to exercise simple honesty i

of purpose in selecting a secretary and manager, an opinion in which we, and we may add the public in general, veiy cordially concur It is quite needless and would not be pleasant to state the reason on which this general opinion is based. They are the same probably, whatever those may be, which have brought members of the Harbour Board to this conclusion. But without re ferring to the past we are safe in stating that if the next secretary and manager is selected by the Harbour Board, by a majority of votes, he will be selected, rather than for anything else, for his capacity to work into the hands of certain coteries who consider they have a legitimate right to share in the public plunder. We should have been reluc tant to make these plain statements had members of the Board not relieved us from all sense of delicacy by pleading guilty before being even impeached. We ob serve that there are many ap plicants, but of their names or qualifications we have not the faintest idea ; and if any one of them is appointed, whosoever he may be, we, as well as our contemporaries, shall say "We are very much pleased to learn that Mr So-and-so has been appointed to the important and respon sible position of secretary and mana ger to the Harbour Board. Mr So and-so's long experience and his &c, &c, "&c." This we shall all say because newspaper people always like to make themselves agreeable, es pecially if they are asked to write a local paragraph in praiso of somebody, and when a scathing withering para graph would have no ctt'oct in undoing what is done. The Harbour Board have a consciousness that they cannot honestly exercise the power of ap pointing a proper secretary and mana ger. They may depend on it that they have the sympathy of the public and their concurrence in the wisdom of the step proposed. And in the name of all that is genuine we urge them to carry out the inspira tion of alucid interval. We believe Capt. Daldy will act conscientiously, and on his own shoulders will rest the din credit of an improper appointment, and we are sure that at least he will not appoint a man whom he would not trust into his own counting-house. Or, if not Capt. Daldy, we believe Sir George. Arney, or some other person, might be found who would relieve the Harbour Board from the responsi bility, and save them from what they admit to be otherwise inevitable—the making of a dishonest appointment.

The Green Harp swindle is now in vested with a new, but a very sad interest. It lias ruined many, and has brought misery into many a happy home. Wrecked prospects and broken hearts have been the result of the bursting of the bubble, and many a silent tear wrung out in secret has been offered to the memory of the wicked scheme. 13ut now the hands of the conspirators have been stained in blood. Poor Cazaly! He came among us with his family, and with comparative wealth realized in other scenes. He listened to the voice of the charmer, and he compared it with the deliberate and authoritative statements of those who, from their official position, should have searched and found, and published truth. He was misled by as cold-blooded and de liberate false pretence as ever sent men to years of penal servitude. He invested all, and he lost all. Let no one think hardly of the miserable. The sight of a family reduced to penury was too much for a brain worn with days and nights of anxiety and misery, and he has rushed unbidden into the presence of One with whom there is mercy, if there is none in man. And the authors of all this misery walk abroad and hold their heads erect in the light of Heaven. Human Jaw may not touch them, but the brand of Cain is on their brows, and wherever they may wander the murder of poor Mr Cazaly must rest on their conscience. This is the hardest case that has ever occurred in connection with our goldfields. The deceased, though but a short time in the district had by his sterling inte grity, and blameless character, won the esteem of all with whom he had come in contact, and it seems a cruel cruel fate that while he should be laid out a lifeless corpse, the villains who have been battening on misfortunes such as his should be permitted to brave the gaze of honest men, and flaunt about their ill-gotten gains. Poor Cazaly ! He was not responsible for an act committed in a moment of frenzy, but on the head of those be the crime, who in cold-blooded and re morseless conspiracy laid the snares for the steps of the unwary ; and who deliberately for their own gains com passed a ruin, before which his reason reeled and staggered on its throne. The victim has now passed away, but his fate is a happier one than must be the long and weary misery of those who, going about our streets with a smile on the face, have the blood of his murder on their souls.

Many of our readers will be interested to learn that Mr Ronald Thomas Gunn took Ins departure on Monday, per the Novelty, for other scenes and pastures new. His con templated departure was regretted by a large number. But they should be comforted, for, as the say on the tombstones, "Theirloss will be his great gain." His familiar form will be missed on our Stock Exchange, and many a sigh of regret will mark the esteem in whirh his memory is held. Hia friends

would have gladly stayed his departure had any profit appeared likely to arise from his continuance, but they consoled themselves with the reflection of Terence, in his farewell to Kathleen, " It's a folly to kee|) you from ?;oing, although it's a mighty hard case; or, dear Ronald, we're sure there's no knowing, when next we may see- your sweet face." And so he lias gone, " Rowing" in the Novelty,to inspect the '' beauties of nature" in the fair land of tin and gold. It is painful thus to note how friend after friend departs leaving us mourning and disconsolate. Rarely if ever does a vessel leave our harbour in which some dear one does not quietly vanish from our gaze, leaving sorrowing and disconsolate friends. Our feelings will soon become ossified at thus continually sorrowing for the irreparable losses to our community.

" Harmony's" letter is inadmissible. It is not graceful finding fault with the choir where all doubtless try to do their best. The '; one or two late additions to the front row of young ladies' who are so absorbed in looking at each individual coming into church" may be pardoned for what is a common weakness, and the recently adopted custom of occa sionally stopping the organ accompaniment, though it "results in the voices sinking half a tone, and which so much offends our corres pondent's car," is a matter for the organist's consideration, not ours.

It would appear from the reading of our pa ragraph in yesterday's issue respecting water carts that the city possesses but one, whereas there are four or rive in use.

A special meeting of the Bootmakers' Pro tection Society will be held in the Society's rooms, Victoria-street, on Monday evening next, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing quarter, and other business of importance.

This morning a person of unsound mind was, upon the testimony of two duly quali fied medical practitioners, ordered by the Resident Magistrate to be conveyed to the Lunatic Asylum for medical treatment.

But for the vigilance of Sergeant Walker the Resident Magistrate would have had a maiden sitting at the Police Court this morn ing. However, fate and the sergeant or dained it otherwise, for last night he (the latter) succeeding in inducing an unfortunate inebriate to accompany him to the lock-up, and he was this morning brought before Capt. Beokham. On his representing that he was suffering from illness the charge was considerately withdrawn.

A competitive rille match took place yesterday at Mount Eden between mem burs of the various Volunteer companies. The following is the total score :• —Private Partingtou, G'2 ; Private McDonald, 61 ; Captain Johnston, 53 ; Mt. In. Soal, ;">0 ; Private Thome, 49 ; Private Skinner, 47 ; Lieut. Kitchen, 40.

The monthly inspection of the members of No. 1 and 2 Naval Volunteers took place last night in the Drill-shed, Fort Britomart. B)th companies were brigaded together for drill. No. J Company under the command of Captain Le Hoy and Sub- Lieutenant Wells, and No. 2 Company under|Captain.Johnstone. After the various military evolutions had been passed through Major Gordon addressed the men of No 2 Company, advising them either to attend regularly to their drill or give it up altogether, as the annual in spection of the corps was fast approaching.

The members of No. 1 Company held a meeting in one of the adjacent sheds ; Capt. Le Roy in the chair, when the balance-sheet for the year ending March 31 was read, from which it appears that the receipts were : —Capitation money received from the Government, £150 . r>s ; cash received from the Band, £5. Total : £1(51 ss. The ex penditure amounted to £161 13s, of which £37 17s Sd was contracted in relation to the action brought by Mr Nathan against the company for articles supplied according to the order of the late Capt. (Juilding. This left a deficit of 8a upon the year's trans actions. Various other matters respecting future proceedings wore arranged, and the meeting terminated.

The Thames Advertiser says :—" Mr \V. T. Swan intimates that he is a candidate for the vacant seat in the Provincial Council for this district, caused by the resignation of Dr. Seth Sam ; also that a requisition is being largely signed by the inhabitants generally, on this goldfield in favour of Mr L. D. Bagnall to represent them.

The Otago Daily Times informs us that wo may shortly expect the Rev J. M. Peebles, well known both in England and America as a lecturer on spiritualism. He is expected to arrive in Auckland by the next Californian Mail steamer, en route for Victoria ; and will probably remain a week or two in New Zea land. He is accompanied by Mr Dunn, the well-known speaker and medium, but who is not, like Mr Peebles, making a professional visit.

Major Gordon inspected and drilled the Onehunga Cadets on Monday evening. With a very few exceptions all answered to their names at the roll call. The progress in drill and the good discipline are a credit to the boys forming the company.

Among the more immediate necessities of a comparatively new settlement are good and convenient roads, and it ia gratifying to see that our roads are receiving attention at the hands of the authorities. They are evidently taking advantage of the fine weather, and have had numbers of labourers at Avork in parts of outlying districts, especially in Cook street, and- Franklin-street in the way to Dedwood. These streets, during the wet winter months, were literally impassable. It is clear, therefore, that in the matter of roads the City Council and Highway Boards are doing what they can for the convenience of the public. No one attempts to deny the utility of railways, as a means of connecting communities, and as aids of commercial enterprise ; but railways, however tempting in their several aspects, are not of the first importance in a comparatively new country. The old Romans were alive to the importance of good .roads, as lingering evidences suffi ciently prove, and their example still lives in the mind of John Bull, who still loves his roast beef at the road-side inn. Our un finished streets apparently were planned with a view to the convenience of colonists when Auckland shall have doubled its present population. The people in this place, as in other places, claim the privilege of grumbling, and hitherto they have had good reason to murmur about the state of our thoroughfares; still, we are not so badly off as our fathers were ; we have the wisdom of a City Council to guide our feet in the right way, and the intuitive foresight of that practical body will in due time clear away all impediments of this character, and give us good roads, which we so much desire to see; but roads, like shoes, will continually want repairing We understand from the Thames Advertiser that a requisition is being signed asking Mr J. S. Bagnall to represent the Thames interest as a member of the Provincial Council, in place of Dr Sam, resigned. The Waikato Times says : ' 'Samuel Charrels, with numerous aliases, was arrested at Ngaruawahia, on Friday night, by detective Doolan, charged with having stolen a doiible barrelled gun and two shirts from a native at Waiuku. He was brought before G. Rayner, Esq., J.P., and remanded to Waiuku, thence he pi'oceeded in charge of the detective yes terday morning.

Our contemporary the Cross will persist in keeping back Mr H. H. Lusk from the con test for the Superintendency. As our con temporary reiterates the assertion of having Mr Lusk's own authority for stating that he would not be a candidate, we may explain that a jocular fencing of a most unwarranted and unbecoming question, '' Are you out for the Superintendency ?" is our contemporary's only authority for asserting what every one in the city knows to be incorrect. Nobody is yet "out "for the Superintendency, nor is there any candidate in the field. Time enough to struggle for Mr Gillies' boots when he takes them off. We again assert that the Provincial Secretary will be entered by his friends for the Superintendental Cup, and that he will be run against all comers.

We have been requested by a correspon dent— " More Light"—to give some infor mation respecting Cheap John's bequests. We believe we can obtain a copy of this now celebrated will, in which case we shall pub lish it in whole, or in part, to-morrow.

In answer to a correspondent—" Coome rang,"—who enquires as to what course Mr Williamson will pursue in certain circum stances, we beg to refer the writer to Mr D. J. O'Keefe. This gentleman, we understand, is the only one in the province having the authority to speak in Mr Williamson's name. A grand concert was given last evening in the City Hall, on which occasion the Auck land Excelsior Ministrels made their appear ance, and added greatly to the entertainment. The programme was full of attractions; sufficiently interesting to please the most fastidious of sight-seeing, pleasure-seeking critics. The several songs were sung with excellent taste, and the exciting farce of the '' Escape from Paris," and the '' Rival Darkies," with a select dance, concluded the performances. The Essay and Discussion Class held their usual meeting last evening, in the room, Wellesley street. The question "Is a Government system of immigration desir able 1" was discussed, and opinions were equally divided. Mr B. Cass will read a paper on "Spiritism" at the next meeting, which will take place on the Bth proximo. Mr Enderby Jackson's London Star Comique Company are drawing crowded houses at the Thames. The contractors Messrs Owen Jones <fe Co. re quire good workmen at Otahuhu, Papakura, and Drury, for commencing the railway works in those districts. The Coromandel Mail, of yesterday, says : — The Government buildings at Kapangaare to be soon commenced, and plans are to be prepared forthwith. The buildings will be erected on the land given by Mr Lynch, adjacent to Mr Reeves' residence. During their recent visit the inspector and sub inspector of police visited and approved the ground, and suggested the general character of the buildings required. The fine old English game of cricket is receiving due attention at Coromandel. A meeting was held on Saturday last, and the Coromandel United Cricket Club was formed. Mr SVorthington delivered his lecture last night, at the Mechanics' Institute, on '' The English Language ;" but the attendance was not Fso good as it ought to have been con sidering the useful nature of the subject. The lecturer had evidently great pains to do justice to his subject. The lecture was full and instructive, and afforded genuine satis faction to the audience. Mr F. J. Moss, vice president of the institute, occupied the chair. The next lecture will be by Mr James Browne, on "The Experience of a Colonial Journalist."

Mrs Colclough's farewell entertainment will take place to-morrow evening at the Choral Hall. The programme of the concert is an attractive one. Among the singers we observe are Mr and Madame Winter, Miss Edgars and Madame Moller. At the con clusion of the concert Mrs Colclough will deliver her farewell address. We note that tickets for the unexpired course of lectures can be exchanged for tickets for the enter tainment.

BOAT ACCIDENT.

An accident has occurred at Parengarenga by tho upsetting of a boat, which resulted in the drowning of one of its occupants. A party of natives went out in a boat fishing, and in returning to the shore through the breakers the boat capsized and the men ■were precipitated into the water. Three swam to the shore, but the fourth clung to the boat (his property) and was carried out to sea. On the following morning the boat was picked up on the beach, but not the man.

SUPPOSED WRECK.

We learn by the arrival of the Comerang that the natives between the Cape Maria Van Dieinan and Ahipara have recently picked up a large quantity of spercn candles and broken boxes strewn along the beach. It is supposed they have washed ashore from some disabled vessel, but we have not heard of any vessel missing from this port.

WRECK OF THE VICTORIA.

The schooner Victoria, a small vessel owned by Messrs Wyles and Ball, of Mongonui, ha» been lost at Awamii, north of Mongonui. The vessel, which had recently received a thorough overhaul, is a regular trader be tween Wangaroa and the Northern ports. When coming out of Awanui (having on board about four tons of gum belonging to her owners) she struck on a rock, which caused her to leak rapidly, and in a few minutes she sank in five fathoms of water. The crew managed to reach the shore in a dingy.

MISS ROSE EVANS AT THE PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

There was a very good attendance at the theatre last night, when the drama of " Quite Alone" was produced for the last time. The performance gave intense satisfaction, as the frequent laughter and applause testified. Miss Rose Evans is an artiste of a very high order. Her acting in the role of Olive Garth is superb. It is a long while since such a treat has been afforded an Auckland audience as has been witnessed the last few evenings at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The various characters in the drama have been most admirably sustained by the members of the company, among whom we may mention Mi-sB. N. Jones arid Mr Joyce as being immense in their respective parts. This evening an entirely new and brilliant comedy, written expressly for Miss Rose Evans, and entitled '' A Victim of Circum stances," will be produced, in which this accomplished lady will sustain the character of Virginie (her original character), supported by Mrs B. 2ST. Jones, Mrs W. Hill, Mrs Hyan, Miss May Hill, and Messrs B. N. Jones, W. Ryan, Aveling, O'Neil, and Gardiner. We believe this is one of the most sparkling comedies ever written. The performance will conclude with the laughable farce of "Raising the Wind."

TELEGRAPHIC.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day, 12.19 p.m. The Cure has lodged nineteen ounces of gold at the bank to-day, making a total from general crushing of 609 ounces retorted — 600 ounces melted. Took out fifty pounds of very rich specimens to-day, and will break down again this afternoon.

The Caledonian shews gold very freely in the Otago stopes and hanging wall leader.

COROMANDEL.

This day,

The following message was received from the legal manager of the Bismarck Company this morning :—"On hand now 741bs of amal gam. 50ft>s of average specimens from mine last night."

TAURANGA.

This day, 12.12 p.m

The s.s. Southern Cross sailed last evening at five o'clock for Auckland. Passengers: Messrs Hayes, Trafford, Spencer, Connor, and Mr and Mrs Darby ; seven in steerage, constable and two prisoners.

A man named Collier has been committe d

for horse stealing.

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

WELLINGTON

This day, 12.20 p.m

The Wellington Independent says that the Governor has been consulted regarding the granting a dissolution in the event of the present Government being defeated, and has refused unless on a constitutional question, which is expected to be raised by the Oppo sition. A want of confidence motion is likely to be tabled soon, Superintendents not resign ing, and Provincial officers weakening the Ministry.

HOKITIKA.

Phis day. At the cattle sales to-day good quality beef fetched 40s per hunderd ; medium, 355; plain, 30s ; one mob of poor wethers was bought at prices ranging from 9s to 12s. LYTTELTON. The ship St Leonards, Captain C. G. Petherbridge, arrived yesterday from London after a passage of ninety-one days.

DUNEDIN.

The Chronicle calls on Mervyn to resign George Turnbull to act as Deputy-Superin tendent.

AUCKLAND CHORAL SOCIETY.

" THE LAST JUDGMENT."

Last evening, at tlie Music Hall, the Choral Society performed Louis Spohr's oratorio, "The La3t Judgment." The work, which is not of such mighty pro portions as the oratorios of Handel or Mendelssohn, treats chiefly of prophecies from the Book of Revelation, relating to the last resurrection. Opening with an instrumental introduction, a chorus of the people "Praise the Lord our God," follows, and then a treble solo. After a short chorus and bass recitative, there is an air for tenor, '' And, lo ! a Throne was set in Heaven, and on that Tlirone one seated," which was sung with extraordinary power. The chorus, '' Holy, holy, is God our Lord, the Almighty One; He that, is, and He that was, and is to come," followed on this, was also good. Then came a treble solo and chorus, "0 Lord thou art God alone ; to thee belong all power, and strength, and riches, and wisdom, and bless ing, and praise for ever." The full rich tones of the soprano were heard with great effect when she sang, '' 0 Lord, thou art God alone." "These are they which came out of great tribulation " was also sweetly rendered by a lady possessing a beautiful contralto voice. Next came a quar tette, which was pleasing to listen to; and the chorus, "Hail, Lord Almightly," fell rich and powerful on the ear. A short symphony for the orchestra is supposed to describe the approaching end of the earth. The passage is truly grand. The scene for basso, " The Day of Judgment breaks," affords an opportunity for some splendid vocalization. The treble and tenor duet, "Oh, Lord remember my affliction and my misery," was beautifully given, the voices sweetly blending. There was some vigour also in the next chorus, '' Destruction is fallen on Babylon, the mighty. The great day of wrath is come upon us ; Oh ! wher% shall we fly ? O mourn for the Queen of the earth. Fallen—Babylon is fallen. The earth gives up its dead. The sea gives up its dead. The last seal is now broken. The book is now unclosed. The nations tremble before Him. The great day of wrath is come upon us: Oh ! where shall we fly?" Some of the lighter concerted music was really exquisite ; as for instance the quartette at the conclusion, " Yea, come, Lord Jesus." The rendering of the second symphony was ex tremely fine as a whole ; the slow movement was grand in the extreme, the full harmonies being heard with delight. The finale was also played with glorious fire and spirit. The performance on the part of the principals was excellent. The clear and brilliant notes and pure intonation of the soprano and contralto, the admirable style of the tenor, and the deep pathos and correct rendering of the basso was everything that could be desired. At the conclusion of the performance there was a slight attempt at applause ; but, being unusual, it was not tajien up ; but entire satisfaction was expressive with the audience. There was a brilliant assemblage present; numbering over six hundred* The orchestra also contained nearly one hundred voices and instrumentalists. The performance passed off most successfully. Mr Joseph Brown wielded the baton with his usual ability. The Auckland Choral Society are to be con gratulated on having produced so success fully this difficult composition. We believe there is no other society in the colony who could undertake such a work. Great credit is due to the performing members for the care and attention they have bestowed at rehearsals in all productions undertaken by the Society.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.! To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sir, —Allow me to commend, •without comment, the following, clipped from an English periodical of recent date, to the attention of the fairer portion of your readers. Perhaps if not too lengthy you will in»ert it. I am, &c, A Would-be Benedict. There is no denying the fact that women are not so popular among men as they used to be; marriages are not so nu merous in comparison with the population. What is the reason of it all ? Is it our fault or theirs ? No right-thinking man wishes women to be ignorant or silly; but no man wants to see their intellect cultivated to the exclusion of their affec tions. It is one thing to hare for a wife s mere brainless doll, whose ideas of life are bounded by fashion on the right side and pleasure on the left, and another thing to have a learned mummy, whose heart has become atrophied in favour of her head. It is good for them to have knowledge, but better to • keep love. In their regard for intellec tual ambition they have ceased to respect the emotional side of human nature, and in their demand for free trade in the work of the world, ,for leave to share in all the specialities of the man's life, they have forgotten that part of their own happi ness lies in ministering to his, antago nists net lovers, rivals in the place of helpmates. This is one class of women who are unpopular with men, and deserv edly so. Another is, that of the women whose whole souls are centered in " get ting on in society," and who regard men as- husbands merely as steppine-stones to that end. Marriage means with them a banker's book, and the liberty accorded to the wife which was denied the maiden. The man counts for nothing, provided always he is not exceptionally stingy, ty rannical or jealous. What does it matter ? He has money, and money is the Moloch, of our day. We men are poor fellows as bachelors in spite of our freedom and the desolate liberty of the latch-key. That traditional button of ours is always coming off, and we sigh in vain for the deft fingers of the ideal woman, while we prick our own in our clumsy attempts to sew it on again. We are badgered by our housekeepers, neglected by our land ladies, and cheated by both. We fare vilely in chambers, worse in lodgings, and club-living is not economical ; and yet -we live on in growling discontent—hating much what we have, but dreading more what we have not. Meanwhile the country swarms with unmarriffd women, and sociologists shake their heads at the phenomenon, seeking to account for it on every plea but the right one. We do say positively that more girls are unmarried than need be, while many good men are vowed to celibacy n.nd buttonless discomfort because women have lost the trick of loving as they used to love, because they have abjured the old virtues of patience, modesty, self-sacrifice, home-keeping, and home-blessing, old characteristics of them, and have become cold and hard, and worldly, and self aisertiveinstead; because they have ceased to be women in all that constitutes true womanhood, consequently have ceased to charm men as of old.

MOUNT EDEN ROAD.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sic, —Will iyou permit me through the medium of the Star to call the attention of the proper authorities to the very dis graceful condition of that part of Mount Eden road extending between the two Go vernment gravel pits. The wheel tracks are at least six or seven inches deep, and there are holes nearly a foot in depth, render ing it extremely dangerous to vehicles —■ especially drays heavily laden with scoria and ballast. There are £15 per month collected in tolls ; could not a little of that money be expended on the mending of the road ?—I am, &c, —A Cabtee who Pays Toll.

MR FIRTH'S LECTURE.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. Sib, —In your issue of Saturday last ap peared two letters signed respectively " IJucus a non Lucendo " and " Sociolo gus," in which the writers call in question the accuracy of certain theories pro pounded by the Herald's reporter in his elaborate critique on Mr Firth's lecture. Now, sir, your correspondents are evi dently jealous of " that reporter's" superior ability, and have incontinently tried to outvie him in loftiness of diction and perspicuity of style; and I indig nantly protest against anyone meanly trying to destroy the effect of that won drous report by using language so high flown as that in the letters referred to, The report, sir, was indeed a marvel, and and its prevalent effect was well put by a horny-handed son of toil in my hearing. Said he, "Bill, seen the 'Erald thi» mornin'P'1 " No, Jack, —style tt> common for me gen'rally speakin'." " Ah, well so 'tis as a rule when them reporters uses or'nary words as any fool can hunderstand; but, Bill, that there cricket on the ' Pearls of the Hage' reg'lar knocked me out o' time—made me feel just as I used in a thick Lunnonfog." Now this simple artless testimony to the lucid genius of " that reporter " is very touching, and stands in striking contrast to the narrow spirit evinoed by your correspondents! in trying to eclipse him jn the profusion of their polysyllables..; Nevertheless, while severely reprobating the levity which is shown in the letters' referred to, I would most humbly suggest to the reporter who has been so rudely "sat upon," a few trifling points on which ■ I think he was at fault. He speaks of the " aphoristic authority" proving spontane ous activity to embrace the sum of integral; unit 9." Now, without for one moment disputing the truth of this axiom in ex- , ceptional cases, I would with great defer ence remind him of the well-known passage from Thucydides in his " Treatise on brain-softening," in which that astute reasoner clearly proves that whenever^ idiomatic apophthegms have disrupted their perihelion, the organum of aesthetic parallaxes becomes at once absorbed into - ; the idealistic. I thing that on mature re jleptipn be will thus far agree with me in

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