SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 6.58 HIGH WATER■:.: This evening, C.37 ; to-morrow, 6.59

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

Monday morning, Golden Crown, at eleven o'clock

ARRIVAL.

Southern Cross, s.s., Sellars, from Tauranga Star of the South, Xs., Holmes, from Napier (atthe Thames) Rowena, s.s., McGregor, from Mongonui

DEPARTURE.

Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, for Northern ports Opotiki. schooner, Baker, for East Coast Prince Victor, barque, for Newcastle

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Melbourne; Sydney, and Queensland : Keera, s.s., on Monday next, ■ ■ For Southern iiorts : Wellington, s.s., on Tuesday next For Southern ports, via Mercury Bay : Rangatira, s.s.,

on Monday next For Levuka r'Merlin, schooner, Tuesday next For Northern port's-: "Rowena, s.s., on Monday For Whitianga, Mercury Bay, and Tauranga

Southern Cross, s.s., Monday For London: City of. Auckland, ship, 7th Dec;

Queen Bee, ship, in December For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s., 6th December ; Hero, s.s., 19th December •or New York : Coronilla, barque, early- For Southern ports, via Napier: Dakotah, mail steamer, about Ist prox

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Gladiateur, barque, from Liverpool. SaUed sth

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

Messrs. L..-D. Nathan •& Co., the agents f the ship Queen Bee, request that all claims ogainst that vessel may be sent in to them abefore noori' of Tuesday next. The p.s. Cotaerang left at four yesterday afternoon for Russell and the North with a number of passengers. The p.s.. Royal Alfred has been chartered for a trip to. the Kawau on Tuesday ; she will consequently not proceed to Coromandel on that day. - • ~~ " The s.s.; Southern ..Cross arrived yesterday afternoon; She will sail again on Monday at four o'clock p.m. The schooner,Opotiki left, yesterday after noon for Opotiki.. The s.s.. Star.'of the South arrived at the Thames this morning from Napier. The schooner Herald has cleared outwards for Picton with 33,500 feet timber shipped on account of .Messrs Brogden and Sons; Capt. Rodgers is in charge in the place of Captain McKenzie, who is indisposed.

Th 6 s.:s. Rowena arrived yesterday even ing from Mongonui and the North with a full cargo—37 bales wool, 3 horses, 1 cart, 1 plough, 9 tons coal, 5 tons gum. The.barqiie Prince Victor took her depar ture for Newcastle this morning. The schooner Colonist, Capt. Palmer, has cleared outwards for Tologa Bay with full cargo—2l pgs, Lewis Brothers ; 7 do, Mc- Arthur, Shera and Co ; 50 do Brown, Campbell and Co ; 2 do, Golden Crown Brewery;- 6" do Crown Distillery; Ido Cruickshank and Co.—-M. Nicoll, agent. She will take her departure to-morrow morning.

COMMERCIAL.

The following are the Customs returns for the past week":—Duties, £3536 14s 8d ; light house dufes;.i6ls 17s Id ; merchant shipping fees, £4 19s 6d ; arms fees, £1 12s ; pilotage and port charges, £22 19s 4d. Total. £3583.25 : 7c\, , ... « .

MINING.

The foUowing are the current calls and dividends payable in th^compahies named below :^- ; :. *,

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under :—■■ For Thames, on Monday, Dec. 2, at 10.15 a.m. and 5.15 p.m. For Coromandel, on Monday, Dec. 2, at 11.45 a.m. For Gisborne, Napier, and Southern piovinccs, per Rangatira, on Monday, December 2, at 1.45 p.m. For Sydney and Australian Colonies, per' Keera, on Monday, 2nd' December, at 2.30 p.m. For Whitiangi and Tauranga, per Southern Cross, on Monday, December 2, at 3 p.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Eowena, on Monday, December 2, at 3 p.m. or Taranaki and Southern provinces, per WeUington, immediately after arrival os p.s. Dakotah, from Honolulu, y- For Napier and Southern provinces, per Dakotah, six hours after her arrival, _ N.B.—The Chief Post-office has been removed temporarily to Fort Britomart. Posting-boxes for, the receipt of letters and papers have been erected at Mr. Sharland's, Chemist, Short land-street ; and at the Southern Cross office, where letters, etc., .may be posted until permanent arrange ments are made for the accommodation of the depart ment. :>■ Mails for the Australian., colonies close at Hokitika at 0 p.m. this day. (Signed) S. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Prince.—On Nov. 30, at her residence, Karangahape road, the wife of C. H. Prince of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

Cornford—Douglas.—On Nov. 28, at Stoneleigh, Epsom, the residence of Mr C B. Stone, brother-in law to the bride, by the Key. P. H. Cornford, father of the bridegroom, Henry Arthur Cornford, solicitor, to Clara, youngest daughter of the late John Douglas, Esq., of this city.

DEATH.

Barrell.— On November 80, at her residence, Wel lesley-street, after a lingering illness ; aged 52 years. The funeral will leave her late residence, to morrow (Sunday), at half-past 3 o'clock p.m. Friends will please accept this invitation.

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

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 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 meeting last night held for the purpose of resisting the proposal to introduce water on an extensive scale with the city was not very large and not very influential. We have a good deal of sympathy with the feel ings of the promoters of this counter agitation. It is deeply to be regretted that we cannot

get anything without paying for it, and in

common with all our fellow citizens we exceedingly dislike to give money away We presume the water cannot be brought into the city without citizens having to pay for it in some way, and this latter is the only

unpleasant thing about it. It is not every one whose mind is so constituted as to see that by 'paying sixpence one may gainj a shilling, and with those who can only see the

loss of the sixpence we warmly sympathise. It seems strange, however, that our city should appear to any one as differing from other cities in respect of water. We

drink water like other people, even though we indulge in beer too ; we wash our faces, aiid some of us our bodies, just like other people; and from poverty or oppression we are no more precluded than other people in New Zealand from paying for clean water. A* company, it is true, provides water 'in l Dunedin ; but that is only an argument in favour of the city doing it here, for if a company has found it profitable, by all means let our poor citizens share in the profit. The corporation of Dune din has been using every effort to buy over the interest of the company, but the com pany doesn't seem to see it,. That we must

have good water or be sick is unquestion-

able. That there will be pickings in the expen diture of the water loan all experience leads us to equally believe. But Dr. Lee shouldn't talk about Tammany Rings. When he was Chairman of the City Board, he wanted no Bing. He did the thing slick himself. Will he tell us where is the treasury chest of his time ? No, Dr Lee • don't talk that way. You make us feel uncomfortable. Just quietly drop into the back ground. You have been coming forward of late. Please retire. You do not aid tlie cause you embrace. The subject of the waterworks will be bene fited by ventilation, anditisbecausewebelieve this that -sve ask you to not speak of Tammany Rings. If citizens really think that they don't require a supply of water sufficient to suppress fires, cleanse the city, arid make us healthy. b} r all means let us not have it. It

is tlie queerest city in the colony, and we seem to like to smell filth, see filth, carry filth, and drink filth.

In the Provincial Council yesterday Mr Lundon moved —" That leave le given to bring in a Bill dedicating the One-tree Hill reserve as an endowment for establishing and maintaining a school at Onehunga." The motion was agreed to, the Bill introduced, and ordered to be printed.

At a meeting of the Board of Health yes terday, held at the Police-office, the follow ing resolution was unanimously passed :—•

'' That when it is ascertained that the ports of Honolulu and San Francisco are free from infectious disease the Board of Health will be prepared to rescind the previous resolu tion requiring the Health Officer to visit the vessel previous to her coining to anchorage."

In consequence of the extension of time for receiving models and specifications by the Harbour Board for a vessel for pilot service, an extra number of competitors are in the field busy making models. "We un derstand that at least thirty models will be sent in, being about twenty-four more than would have been exhibited on the day origi nally proposed for their reception. Tbe latter course of the Board can scarcely lie considered fair to the earlier modellers who, thinking there was no time for new competi tors to come in at the eleventh hour, shewed their models to others of the craft, who have since set to work upon the know ledge thus obtained and who, of course, will increase the number of stragglers for the

prize. Messrs Clark and Buckland will address the electors of Franklin at Papakura this evening.

An agricultural society is talked of at the Bay of Islands, but it has not yet been formed.

Mr Cornish contemplates erecting an aviary in his Waitangi nursery grounds for the protection of the birds under his care, belonging to the Acclimatization Society.

The man Moffatt, who has been committed at Tauranga for trial at the Supreme Court, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences, was brought up last night by the Southern Cross, steamer, in charge of Detective Kell, and conveyed by him to Mount Eden.

A decently dressed man, who had apparently been in the sun all day, was walking rather unsteadily last night along Union-street when he turned into a kind of paddock and Went up to a lonely looking house, seemingly a tavern, and observed far up under the roof the welcome words, the "Dove Hotel," which seemed to promise one glass more. He knocked, but no one answered ; he then muttered with several hiccups, "Ich-Ichabod," and laid down upon the grass beneath the wooden wings of the Dove and slept undisturbed for some time. At length, he was awoke by the barking of a dog ; he at once arose, and feeling unpleasant sensations about him, said to a bystander, " I'll ha' no more 'ont, i'll be teetotalized to morrow," and departed for his domicile.

We observe that the works in Official and Mechanics' Bays are in rapid progress, and the whole district presents a busy appearance.

The launch of • the new ferry steamer "Takapuna "is to take place this evening at the building yards of Mr Niccol, North Shore, at five o'clock.

The subject of discourses, to-morrow, at the Newton Kirk, by Dr. Wallis, will be : Morning, "The shepherd giving his life for the sheep," and in the evening, " Sowing the wind and reaping tho whirlwind." At the Albert-street Congregational Church the sub-

jects to-morrow, by the Rev. Warlow Davies, will be : Morning, " Who may come to the Lord's table?" and in the evening, "The Lord's hand is not shortened " ; and at the City Hall, by the Rev. S. Edger, " Christian perfection taught by Christ, and "Joseph, the incorruptible young man,"

The following were the officers elected on Wednesday last for the ensuing six months, at Lodge United Service, 421, I.C.:—W.M., Bro. W. Sloane ; S.W., Bro. J. P. James ; secretary, Bro. D. T. Fox; treasurer, Bro, P.M. Brock; S.D., Bro. Batt; J.D., Bro. Dittmar ; J.G., Bro. Adams ; tyler, Bro. C.

Porter.

It will be of interest to the Presbyterians of the city to know that the Rev. Mr Tait, recently arrived from Canada, will cpnduct divine service to-morrow forenoon at St. James', Wellington-street. This gentleman, who came from Canada mainly on account of our more genial clime, has just received a call from the Presbyterians of Coromandel, which it is not improbable be will accept. It is likely that Mr Tait will officiate in St. James' in the evening also; but of this we cannot speak with certainty.

The following lines were recently recited ■ in an election speech down South :— John Bull of New Zealand is canny and keen, And no one knows better what two and two mean: But exceptions, they tell us, are proofs of a rule, So in proof of the Sage we must show up the Fool. Does John ever look to the state of his till, With eight little Senates to run up the Bill ? Does John ever think that the work might be done By eight little Senates rolled all into one ?: Eight little Parliaments, sitting in state— • Eight little Speakers, and Ministers eight- All sit to show they-need never have sat; And the-country j»rows lean, as officials grow fat. Has John ever.heard of the froggie who died Of a great deal of wind in his little inside ? How he puffed himself up", till his poor little sk'n Was bound to let out what he'd just taken in ? Let Johnny take warning, before it's too late, (f j One rat in the larder is better Elian eight : And Councils Provincial are dear at the rate, If Johnny, like froggie, must die to be great.

The usual weekly parade of No. 3 Company A.R.B. took place at the Drill-shed last evening. There was a much better attendance than we have seen for some time. We think that the men ought to drill outside this fine weather, as.it would tend to increase their efficiency. Some of the movements were performed last night in a very unsteady manner, no doubt owing to the members not attending to their weekly parades. After the parade Captain Clark announced that class firing would he proceeded with as soon as poßsibJe. ",;..,•,'; .'■.-.;•'-■' .■■/■■ ■'•'• .- •'

Mr Alfred Bnckland's sale wiis fairly attended yesterday. There were about 35 lots of skins ali'd 180 lots of wools. The bidding throughout was Spirited, and good prices realized.

A large quantity of flax gathered from the ruins of Messrs Scherff's store has been laid out to dry the last few days on the Barrack hill.

We are informed that the organ in St. Paul's Church will be re-opened after repairs on Sunday, the Sth prox., on which occasion there will be special services, The offertories on that day will be given in aid of the expenses recently incurred in the restoration and improvement of the instrument* The Italian opera siilgerß will take part in the choral service to-morrow at St Patrick's Cathedral, both morning and evening. The Right Rev. Bishop Croke will preabh iil thtj eveningi

THE SHAREMARKET.

Mr J. Newman reports sharemarket quiet. Caledonians selling at £16 to £16 5s ; City of London, 27s to 27s 6d; Cure, 28s ; Queell of the May, 8s Gd ; AlbilriliA, £4-.

MESSRS HAC.TJE BMI*H AND WALKER^EfiPQR'f: The sharemarket hits.been quiet to'clSy. Prices sustained with An inquiry for City of London at highei1 rates. Our sales have been —Caledonian, £.16 ss; Nonpareil, 365; Alburnia, £4, £4 2s. Buyers—Alburnia, £4; City of London, 275. Sellers—Cure, 28s. ; Bright Smile, 50s.

ESSAYS AND SKETCHES.

NO. X. —A MEMORIAL OF AN OLD MAID, It has been the prevailing custom from the earliest recorded periods of time among people of all nations to raise such memorials to departed friends as thfcir means or peculiar tastes have indicated. The rich mail oUt of the abundance of his wealth erects the costly monument, while another ,with abilities equal to the task writes the jidtiietic elegy ; a third nlados Upon the sward of friendship the lettered headstone, and a fourth whose only capital is his labour adorns the turf with a rose or a daisy. We may Vie pardoned therefore in doing some | thing in our own way towards paying a tribute to the memory of Aunt Maggie ; a good old maiden dilute Who came ihto this world when those rustic hats worn by Lady Hamilton aiid Somersetshire milk maids were going out of the world of fashion, and whet . ptls.s'du away at the close of tile (ioal-scuttle-and-leghorh-bonnet age. Atint Maggie was not christened Maggie at the little church of Lyndham in the parish where she was born. Maggie was but a rude abbreviation of her proper name, which was Margaret; but by whatever name s\\'e waa called she had wori the esteeni and good will of her neighbours, and was generally respected by the good people of the village. She was personally addressed as Miss Love land, but beyond hearing was frequently re ferred to as "the old maid" and "old Maggie at the cottage ;" yet the personßwho used these terms towards her bore her no ill-will; it was merely a habit they had got into of calling persons by some other than their genuine names. This kind of double-dealing, however, was not strictly confined to the phraseology of Lyndham, people generally, even here in Auckland, use terms behind your back which they would be careful not to use to your face, except when they get very angry, and then the worst epithets they can find are too good for you as the revelat:ons of our Police Court sufficiently proVe. Lyndhain is a remark ably retired village, situated a few miles from the sea in the southern part of the fine old agricultural counjiy of Sussex ; and its equal for neatness and pleasant prospects can rarely be found within the shadowsjof the South Downs. The tread of human progress has scarcely disturbed its green repose, nor has tho railway, which Wordsworth deplored, torn asunder as yet its cultivated fields'. The hereditary squire of Lyndham set his anti quated face long ago against every modern innovation;Lyndham, therefore, retains much of its pristine character. The squire, in truth, keeps the key of Lyndham, for he is the owner, with but one exception, of the whole parish, which contains sixty houses, one thou sand and eighty acres of land and according to the last census one hundred and sixteen souls. The grey, ivy wreathed church stands in a leafy seclusion, in a snug corner of the village, close by the pound and the unused stocks. Aunt Maggie's cottage, as you will presume, belonged to the squire, and stood within view of the simple Norman Church. Although Aunt Maggie has long passed from Lyndham, which, in con sequence, seems to have lost half its quiet charms, neither timo nor distance can wholly separate us from the cherished memories of early years ; and thus it is that we re-call to mind that unhistorical spot and Aunt Maggie's deserted home, with the grass growing up to its very doors. The little garden, too, where she cultivated her jonquils, carnations and American plants, is now full of weeds. We remember the old lady distinctly and all her maiden peculiari ties, and it was an interesting sight to observe her movements in the small hours of the morning amongherfloral favorites under her black silk bonnet, ten years old, and her well - worn orange - spotted shawl crossing her breasts and tied loosely behind her. Aunt Maggie was the single sister of the family—she never married, —and, what is very unusual for single ladies, her unwedded life was entirely of her own choosing. We know from reliable sources that in her bloom and beauty Aunt Maggie had several very favourable offers of marriage, and refused them all. In her dawning womanhood she made a wrong election —was deceived, —and consequently lost all confidence in the pro fessions of aspiring suitors. She went to service, aiid, being of a thrifty- and careful disposition, she accumulated a considerable sum of money, but how large that sum was we are not prepared to say, for this golden secret Aunt Maggie prudently kept to her self. She was often laughed at by her more lively sisters for passing an undisturbed life of single blessedness, but was never out of temper. Neither taunt nor joke could in duce her to alter her mode of existence. Whenever distress or bereavement, or pecu niary trouble overtook either of her married sisters they invariably paid a successful visit to her Aunt Maggie. When we first knew aunt she had passed the sober age of fifty, was in possession of excellent health, was fond of a chat, like most ladies, and gene rally free from those pains which are often unpleasantly associated with advancing years. This natural blessing may account I for Aunt Maggie's cheerful disposition and I retentive memory, for she would talk for 1 hours about the state of England in her girlhood's days, and the fears of the peo ple in the expectation of an invasion by the first Napoleon ; how every body who had money hid it in all kinds of places, ahd how the poor of Sussex day by day expected to i see old Boney and his army upon their shores ; and how their terrors subsided whe% they knew Boney was safe at St. Helena. Aunt Maggie's religion also partook of her : even temperament, but her faculties under went a perceptible change as she passed gradually clown the hill of life. Nothing, however—not even the rain, nor the blind ing snow, nor the wintry winds—could keep Aunt Maggie from her quaint, high-backed pew : in; Lyndham church. If she happened

'to be away the curate missed her, and was early the next morning at the cot tage gate to ascertain the reason of her absence. If the church-bells failed Ito announce the Sunday-service-time, Aunt Maggie's appearance in the lane with her bible and prayer book would indicate the hour. Her movements were as regular as j the movements of her old walnut-cased cot .. tage clock. The face of her house was covered with vines which spread their s.Um mer foliage over the roof and rustled against : her Windows day and night. At the foot of her garden ran a deep ditch overshadowed by a row Cf eiders, and the berries of these tt'ees were annually transformed into Christ mas beverage. Although particularly ab stemious, Aunt Maggie had no faith ih an empty cellar. As years went on, _We re garded Aunt, Maggie with deeper interest for she hot only had many attractive features in her character, but she possessed considerable property, and we stood favourably in her view. Aunt Maggie did not study th c fashion of the times, she wore,her hlatfk silk bonnet in winter, aiid hei1 stately leghorn in slimmer ': she. had moreover,a good warclrohe, rather oUt bf date 'pertaijiiy; but gboa withal. Chignons arid high-heeled boots, with all the wonderful gear of the present world of woman, were not known then ; but she had a satin gown, not an extravagant one, which she kept in lavender, and only wore on rare occasions. Aunt Maggie, however, was not stingy, though some of her. neighbours thought her so, because she did not obey every call upon her charity. She was extremely careful in minor matters, paid due attention to trifling things, settled her accounts regularly, and lived as nearly as possible in obedience to the laWs of health. We think now that Aunt Mdggie Was right, for we have lived to know that econdhiy iii small matters, does not always denote a niggardly disposition ; . but that it simply ffieaiis the power of resisting present gratifi'catidns for the securing of future gdbd. Aunt Maggie's care was of that laudable kind which can best afford:to be generous, and is not liberal with the money belonging to others. She was not educated in the common acceptation of the term, but she could read and write, knew her relative duties, had a keen perception of character, and consequently formed pretty ■ correct estimates of persons about her. Education does not make, ia person honest either in thoilght or deed. We have known soffie of the niost iiiitth-fite bf p.ersdiis in the county where Aunt Maggie dwelt to be conscien tiously honest, and so was Aunt Maggie. She was free, moreover, from the feminine fault of gossiping, and consequently escaped its penalties. She was especially. fond of animals and flowers— these next to piety were, her . delight. She Was also^-to her credit lie it sdid—spffiewhat of a bdtanist. There are. few pursuits more interesting to a generous mind than that of Botany. The botanist at almost every step finds some object of curiosity and interest, aud one can hardly be a poet without being an admirer of plants and flowers. The botanist in the wide domain of nature goes from plant to flower, ami from flower to plant, and traces the nicest and the most perfect graces, and as soon as he becomes acquainted with the structure and rank of certain plants in his locality he immediately becomes the enlightened recipient of new and inexpensive pleasures. We can understand now the secret of Aunt Maggie's sylvan rambles on Lyndham common and among the wild flowers under* the South Downs with her basket on her arm, her lively terrier by her side, and the fresh enjoyment she experienced in pursuit of her innocent studiesi Yearn rolled on, circumstances separated us, ami our happy interviews were less frequent. I We never could get the opportunity of speak ing to Aunt Maggie upon money matters (it is a liberty which few people venture to take) —we were, however, We Confess, very curious on this point, but with no satisfactory result; for aunt once said, quoting Dean Swift, " You may know what the Almighty thinks of riches by the character of the people to whom He gives them," and this was said reverently, for Aunt Maggie seldom overstepped the bounds of seriousness. Letters frequently passed between us, but her communications were always of the admonitory kind ; never on Sordid gain. As time deepened the furrows on Aunt Maggie's brow, and her hair became what Jerrold beautifully termed " spring blossoms for eternity," she grew eccentric in her habits, and formed acquaintances of an in different character. One of these persons induced Aunt Maggie to withdraw her money from the Bank of England, and place it in his hands at a higher but less certain rate of interest, and when she died intestate, this man was proved to be in a state of bank ruptcy, the principal . was gone, and Aunt Maggie died comparatively penni less. The cottage furniture was all that remained of the savings of poor, over trusting Aunt Maggie. She made no will, partly because she had a dread of lawyers, and partly because, as she said to a friend, "If I make my will I shall soon die, for that is one's last act in this world." Aunt Maggie's peaceful home was speedily broken up, her furniture and satin gown and cherished trin kets were sold—in truth they were also given away, for they belonged to a past age, the age of coal-scuttle-and-leghorn bonnets, and totally unfitted for the dawning era of mountainous chignons with their rolls of mystery. We assisted to bury Aunt Maggie decently under the yew-tree in the church yard of her choice ; her favourite preacher, the curate of Lyndham, now bordering oni four-score, read the touching burial-service over her remains. We managed subsequently to place a plain stone upon her grave and to plant at her feet a rosebush, which con tinues to blossom forth in spring time, and forms a meet memorial to Aunt Maggie, and like the unobtrusive virtues that graced her maiden life, — "Smells sweet, and blossoms froife the dust." —Bee.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

LA SONNAMBULA,

Bellini's "La Sonnambula was given last night at the Choral HaU, Signora Coy v«£s the Amina, and sang the music with that ex traordinary brilliancy and finish that drew from the audience loud and demonstrative applause. La Sonnambula is one of the most popular operas ever composed, and Amina is one of the most interesting of all operatic heroines, and. yet the attraction was not sufficient to draw a large audience, i The character of Amina is far from easy to por tray, and is very trying to any prima donna, inasmuch as the little sleepwalker is on the stage almost from the rise to* the fall of the curtain. Signora Coy gave the opening cavatina "Come per me sereno" with in finite grace and style, and in the . ' Soyra il sen" introduced a number of embellishments as tasteful in themselves as they were fault lessly executed. Here we must say one thing in favor of Signora Coy; in her most daring flights of vocal fancy she always gives ' the idea of : being able to do more. Her! execution of the chromatic scale is simply perfect, and in singing there is notic ing much more difficult to do. To slide down the scale is one thing, but to articulate ! ; every note with the precision of a keyed j instrument is an achievement. The audience greeted Signora Coy most enthusiastically, I especially at the close of the operai Herf

delivery of the pathetic reproach to Elyiro " Dun pensiero" was earnest and effective. Her most striking effect was made. in the flower song " Ah ! Non credea miraru," this most beautiful melody was extremely touch ing. Signor Coy was the El vino, and was called on after singing the famous air in the. third act. Signor Dondi by his gentlemanly bearing, and admirable singing and acting, invested the part of Count Ro dolpho with an interest not always forthcom ing in reference to that character, Signore Ribaldi and Tournerie appeared as Lisa and Teresa and Signor Favas as Allessia, The choruses were efficiently given, especially "A fosco cielo," one of the most captivating Bellini ever wrdte. Signor Zelman con ducted the music in his usual effident man ner. This evening Verdi's popular opera "II Trovatore " will be produced. Signora Bosisio will appear as Leonora; Manrico, Signor Rosnati; Count di Luna, Signor Coliva; Azucena, Signora Riboldi.!

SUDDEN DEATH.

THIS DAY

A case of sudden death occurred this morning at Onehunga. A man named Richard Arm strong was seen by Mrs Walsh, a resident of Onehunga, to dismount from the horse he was riding, on the Epsom Road, at about a quarter to nine this morning. He took a seat by the side of the road, and appeared to be suffering. When interrogated he. com plained that he felt a pain in his chest. He appeared to the woman to be in a fit; other assistance arriving a spring cart was obtained from Mr T. Russell's; and he was Conveyed to the Prince Alfred Hotel, and a doctor sent for. ' The poor fellow, however, expired jhst as the cart arrived at the hotel; it is believed of heart disease, Sergeant Pardy and Detective Jeffrey were passing at the time and rendered assistance. They have deposited the body at the. Prince Alfred Hotel to await an inquest; which will, we understand, be held on Monday. The deceased was about twenty-nine years of age, and lately worked as a saw-mill hand for Mr Rowe, at the saw-mills, Onehunga.

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

(Before T, Beckham, Esq,, R.M.) tmUNKENNESS,

A seaman was fined os and costs for drunkenness ; another man for his second offence was fined 20s and costs, and a woman for her sixteenth conviction was similarly fined with the usual alternatives.

A DISORDERLY SEAMAN SENT TO GAOL, Edward Dixon, a seaman on board the: barqiie Cor'onilla, was charged with a breach of the Merchant Shipping Act'by assaulting Captain Massop, the master of the vessel. The prisoner has only^been out of prison a few days, having been sent there for fourteen days for a similar offence. He pleaded guilty, but said the captain had re fused to give him a pair of shoes. The Court said that was no justification for an assault, and sentenced him to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour. The prisoner applied for his wages to date. The Court refused to interfere. ALLEGED PERJURY,

Edward Dent, of .Wangarei, was charged with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury while giving his evidence in an action for slander —Lincoln v. Dent —at the last sittings of the Supreme Court. The accused had been charged with the offence before the Magistrates at Wangarei,. and remanded to Auckland. Mr Rees ap peared for the prosecution; Mr Richmond fof the defence. ■An ; adjournment was applied for until Monday, which was granted, the accused entering into his own bond for a sum of £300 to appear. AN IMBECILE. Dennis Boyle, the man charged yesterday with being poor, was ordered to-day to be. sent to the Lunatic Asylum, it having been discovered that his mind was deranged. This concluded the business.

THE RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION.

The meeting last night was not largely attended, there being but sixty or seventy persons present. Mr Robert Bartley was called to the chair, who, in his opening" remarks, regretted that so much apparent apathy should be exhibited on a question affecting the interests of the community. Mr Alex. Black was of opinion that a large reservoir should be made in the Domain at a much less cost than the amount proposed for the work. He did not object to the sum of £1000 being spent in improving the present water system, but he did most certainly object to the ratepayers having a further tax of £100,000 to pay it back. He moved therefore—"That the Provincial Council be petitioned by the ratepayers and householders to reject any proposals having for its object the bringing into operation the Municipal Corporations' Act, 1872 " —which was seconded by Dr Lee. The petitibn to the Provincial Council was read, when Mr Grey moved an amendment to Mr Black's resolution, which found no seconder. Mr Kirby then moved — '' That this meeting views with approbation any steps that niay be taken by the Provincial Council in securing for this city a cheap and adequate supply of water, from the Domain." The combined resolutions of Messrs Black and Kirby were then put to the meeting, and carried. A vote of thanks was accorded to the chairman, and the meeting .retired.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

THIS DAY.

The Speaker took the chair, yesterday after noon at three o'clock.

The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed and several peti tions presented by Messrs Reyburn, Creigh ton, and Swan. The Council then resolved itself into a committee for the purpose of considering the clauses of the Education Bill.

The Speaker read an important message from the Superintendent on a communication which he had received from the Colonial Government relating to the £10,000 proposed'" to be spent in: road works, in the north of Auckland, during the present year, and to which his Honor urged the immediate at tention of the Council.

The Education Bill was further considered in committee and the debate on the Regis tration Bill adjourned until Tuesday next.

To the Editor of the Evening Star, ; ., 'Sir, —-In your paper of yestei-day there is an advertisement headed with certain emblems popularly supposed to allude to Free- i masonry, and usually used in masonic notices of matters pertaining to the ancient craft*; ' but in the case to which I wish to call at- ! tention, Freemasons know, nothing, at all about it. There is no degree from the E.A.s to the 32° or 33° known by any such title, and I know more or less of all of them. May I ask permission, therefore, on behalf of Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry, to disclaijin any connection with, or knowledge of, the body who have thought fit to make use of our well-known marks for their own purposes.~l am, etc., A Freemason.

A FRIGHT.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) * Sib,—" One of the Publicans at the lower - end of Queen-street" steps somewhat beyond the limits of .truth in asserting in your journal of the 28th inst. that "no idea was entertained of erecting a ' drinking saloon' within the limits of Chiarini's Circus," as I am prepared to prove that " a Publican at the lower end of Queen-street " at least con templated theideaof dispensing such innocent ' drinks as—"Cocktails," "Mint Juleps,"" "Tommy Dodds," " Gin Slings," "Johnny Collins," "Egg Noggs," &c, within the limits of such building, and only discover«j?% " a joke was intended " after the expres^ \ 1 of opinion on the subject from the Bett** J* through his Honor Mr Beckham—"and"' that's what'| the matter." . The allusion to James Hennessy will better'applytothe party in the habit of consuming his celebrated *.**"' brand, at one shiling per glass. I am, sir, - the Boniface Who got Up thejietition to the Bench, arid not afraid t«F*tibscribe myself I?PvED. WtLLiAMfi, Anchor pptel: ! [We still question If such was intended. It is true the ": Fat Boy" who has come as a-co.nt courier of the Circus, threatened "th«.t if a neighbouring hotel keeper did not pay him we'l he would start drinking booths on the Mrrket reserve: but this was only trping to "go Yankee." He had '" kalklated " that Aiicklanders were all fl.-ts. What smart men these Yankees sire.- Ei>. E.S.)

TELEGRAPHIC

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day, 1.50 p.m. Dixon's are Cleaning Up. to-day after a month's crushing with ten head of stampers, and have obtained 1000 ounces of amalgam. The Una has crushed twenty tons for 49 ounces, the return mainly produce of four tons taken out of the winze. The Imperial Crown tributers have obtained 11 ounces from 10 tons. The fWindsor Castle crushing of 56 tons gave 117 ounces. The Multum-in-Parvo crushing of 24 tons gave 17 ounces. An advertisement appears in the Advertiser of to-day caUing a meeting at Butt's Hotel to consider the advisability of forming a Vigilance Committee for the protection './life and property in consequence of thepw's. awl' transfer of the control of the police. A petition against the change is being numerously signed here,

TAURANGA.

This day.

The Rangatira arrived here last night She sailed at half-past eight this morning for Auckland with the following passengers :— Mrs Wrigley and servant, Mrs Cohen and Tonks. _ -- The Volunteers are firing for Mr Samuel's cup to-day. / » S

WELLINGTON.

This day, 12.40 p.m,

A child, named Hoffman, has been scalded to death by drinking boiling coffee from the spoilt of a. coffee-pot. ... ' . --a--'} .'

CHRISTCHURCH.

This day. , : Grain market —prices nominal j flour ad vanced to 40s. :;

NELSON.

This day.

Mr Luckie, the member, addressed his constituents last night, and said that the FoxhiU railway works would be immediately proceeded with. He charged Mr Curtigujgith want of vigor, and commented on the 'tfari ous Acts passed during the session. He said that Mr Vogel would; have raised a Nelson loan at par, and .expressed his ap proval of the Auckland University BiU. He characterized the New Zealand University as a sham, and advocated West land being divided between Nelson and Canterbury. He said that Mr Stafford's no confidence motion resolution was based upon false pretences and ignorance, and accused him of inconsistency. He accused Mr Gillie of ignorance of finance, but admitted Mr Vogel's credit balance was fallacious. He censured the Fox Ministry for not introduc ing an Education Bill, and an Income and Property Tax would soon come. A vote of thanks and confidence was passed.

DUNEDIN.

This day. An attempt to form a new morning paper in opposition to the Daily Times failed, owing to disputes among the promoters.

A fire broke out last evening in Tillcut street, several uninsured cottages in Timaru Square were burnt to the ground.

Alfred: Smith, for obtaining money under false pretences, has been sentenced by Judg« Ward to three years' penal servitude.

LARGE BUSH FIRE.

INVERCARGILL,

- This day. V ' The weather has been exceedingl^^^^n^ liot for some days. A bush lire to tSe^-WP^ Qf the town was lighted for the purpose of cXearing some land, but it gradually spread, yesterday, and a Very strong north wind fanned the flamte up and drove the fire towards the town, one suburb, Clinton,/ staiMing in a clearing became completely surrounded, but the smoke from the fire was sb dense .that it rendered it impossible for ' any man to get through to ascertain if the ; houses or people ytexe in any danger. Three houses in the outskirts are known to be burned down. The whole of the firemen turned out; also a. large number of towns people, but were unable to render any assis tance owing to the want of water, and the extent of the burning surface.

,1. The stench atthe rear of the new temporary | Provincial. Government offices is to-day 'disgusting, and literally sickening. It is the putting away of the old to, make way, for the new, but the , new will be apparently no better than the bid. g Why are not earth closets substituted. The strawberry grounds of Messrs Mason, C, ;both at Parnell and Surrey gardens will he open as usual to-morrow for the gratification of visitors, V

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TO FARMERS, SETTLERS, BUTCHERS AND OTHERS. THE Undersigned are Cash Pur chasers of Hides, Sheepskins, Tallow, Wool, te., &c, at highest markets rates. L. D. NATHAN & CO., SHOETLAND STEEET (Opposite Post-office), Auckland. NE AL'S &ENFJNE TOMATO SAUCE, prepared from the finest ripe fruit only. tfEAL'S OMENTAL PICKLE, a deUcious com pound of Sweets and Sours NEAL'S NEW. ZEALAND SAUCE, equal to Worcester Sauce NEAL'S CHTTTNEY, a most agreeable condiment supersedes Mustard and more wholesome. B. TONKS & CO. WHOLESALE AGENTS. TO THE WORKING MEN OF AUCKLAND. . ... — I . npEE BEST MOLE TROUSERS In New Zealand can be bought at J. COSGRAVE AXD CO.'S at 6s. lid. JOATER (late Grombie'a) ROYAL • FINE AET PHOTOGEAPHIC GALLEUY, Queen street, Auckland, has much pleasure in inform fit his friends and the public generally that he hrs purchased the Photographic Business so longcamed on by Mr. Cromhie; .rod having secured the services of mn Experienced Operator, feels warranted in statin? that hey wiU receive eve.y civility and attention, as well as flrst-class and artistic portraits at his hands, •nd that no pains wttlbo spared to give entire satisfac tion J. C. be'S to announce that his arrangements for ttktaf Instantaneous Port^Hs of Children are now • MBpf«t«.



T COSORAVE & CO. Are now SelUng— ... . - Good Stout Grey Calico, at 3id Best Scarlet Flannel, lightly damaged, at Is 43 dozen Towels, at 4id each 72in.* Grey Sheeting, at lOid 72in. "White Sheeting, at Is Heavy Welsh Flannel, at Is 'Mori Grenadines, at SJd Printed Delains, at 3Jd White ToUet Quilts, from 6s lid Linen Huck Towling, at 63d 20 dozen Ladies' Stnys, at Is 6d White Cotton Hose, from B.|d Wliite Marsella, OJd Long Lace Curtains, from 4s Od 50 dozen Parasols, from Is 3d each Musln Curtains, 0 yards, from 4s lid per pair. SPECIAL CIRCULAR. Last and Clearin"--oiit Sale of DRAPERY and CLOTHING before the Final Closing of our Premises, will continue during the month of | November. A Large and Well-assorted Stock to choose from, and the' whole wiU be offered at an Immense reduction from former nrices. N.B.—The Stock has been REMOVED from the Wakefleld-street Shop into the Queen-street Shop for convenience of sale. White and Grey Calicoes; Flannels, hite Cotton Hose, and a very largo assortment of Children's Socks. Boys' and Men's Clothing, White Shirts, Under Vests, Socks, Braces, Ties, &c., at a Great Sacrifice. R. HOBBS, , WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRAPER, UPPER QUEEN STREET, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel. CALVAGE FROM THE LATE FIRE. SAMUEL COOMBES has purchased some bargains and will have them ready for Sale TO-MORROW. No . ISO, QUEEN-S TRE ET, OPPOSITE DARBY'S THISTLE HOTEL). CHEAP CLOTHING, Very Litile Damaged. IN consequence of the late fire, SINGER'S SEWING MACHINE DEPOT, Shortland street, is about to be REMOVED, to make room fcr the General Post-office. Previous to removal, the Stock will be offered at REDUCED PRICES for TWO WEEKS ONLY, and intending purchasers will find it to their advantage to make an early calL A. CASCOINE, Agent. Shortland street (late Rattray's), November 25. 1872. TO suit the convenience of the public the Banks wUI be CLOSED on MONDAY, the 2nd December, instead of on SATURDAY, St. Andrew's Day.