SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening. 4.45. HIGH WATER : This evening, 7.14,

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING. Duke of Edinburgh, 0 o'clock. Lady Bowen, 8 o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Keera, s.s., Carey, from Wanganui and the South, Mary Ellen, schooner, Rawlings, Mercuiy Bay.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Souttiern ports : Taranaki, early ; Phosbe, on arrivSjFbf Nevada. For Sydney and Melbourne : City of Melbourne, s.s , on arrival of Nevada ; Hero, early. For London : Tyrol, barque, early For Levuka : Sea Gull, schooner, this evening ; Prima Donna, schooner, on Saturday. For Napier and Southern ports : Nevada, to-morrow. For Mauritius-: Ayr, barque, v?a Lyttelton. For Wanganui: Kcera, s.s., on Saturday.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney- Nevada, mail steamer (due June 17) Cleopatra, schooner, from Lyttelton Alpha, schooner, from Newcastle Coronilla, ship, from London. Sailed March 22 Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle Briton, barque, from Newcastle Tell, barque, from Newcastle Bulwark, ship, from London. Sailed March 3

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. KEERA.

The s.s. Keera, Captain Carey, left Wellington at 10.15 p.m. 15th June ; arrived off the Wanganui bar at 3 p.m. 16th, alongside the wharf at 6 p.m. ; sailed from Wanganui at 6 a.m. 18th ; at 3 p.m. same day had topsail blown out of the bolt ropes, it blowing a strong S. E. gale with a high sea ; arrived alongside the Manukau Wharf at 3 p.m. Passengers—Messrs. Hammond, Anderson, Kirkwood, and Sullivan. Cargo—46 head cattle, 360 sheep, Hammond :35 kegs butter ; 1 case, Depu y-Commissioner of Stamps. —Combes and Daldy, ascents. We are indebted to Mr Kebble, purser, for our flies and report of passage.

The brigantine Sea Gull will take her departure for Levuka this afternoon.

The new screw steamer Southern Cross will com mence running to Tauranga on Monday next. The p.s. Lima will leave in a few days for the South. The schooner Wangarei has cleared outwards in ballast for Russell.

The schooner Mary Ellen has entered at the Customs from Mercury Bay with 20,000 feet sawn timber, con signed to Schapp and Ansenne.

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. Tho following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— £ .'s. d.

MEETINGS TO COM?. Abraham Lincoln, Grahamstown, June 21 Wood's Point, Coromandel, June 21 Wealth of Coromandel, Company's office, Queen street,

Auckland, June 21 Hauraki Saw Mill Company, 2 p.m., June 21 Mary Ann, Grahamstown, June 25 Whakaroa, 25th inst. Cure, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m. June 27 Green Harp, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m.,

June 27 Loyalty, Grahamstown, June 28 Nebraska, Grahamstown, June 28 Last Resort, &i, Queen street, Auckland, 4 p.m.,

June 28 Golconda, Insurance Buildings, June 28 Coromandel Mint, Company's office, 49, Queen street,

Auckland, 3 p.m. June 28 Red, White, and Blue, Grahamstown, June 28 Windsor, Queensferrx Hotel, Auckland, 3p.m., June2B Hand and Hand, Grahamstown, June 28 Italian, Grahamstown, June 29 Lucky Digger, Darby's hotel, Shortland street, Auckland, 2 p.m. June 29 I,?s' Belmont, Grahamstown, July 1 Fernroot, Coromandel, July 1 Messenger's, Grahamstown, July 1 American Eagle, Grahamstown, July 3 Laura, Grahamstown, July 41 Golden Pah, Coromandel, July 4 Alhambra, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., July 5 United, Coromandel, July 6 United Pumping Co., Kapanga, July 8

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAHD-STB^ET. Matls till Close as Under . For Thames, this day, at 5.80 p.m., B*d to-morrow,

at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, this day, at 5.30 p.*»■»andto-morrow,

at 11 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. . For Russell, Ruato, and Mongol"11* Per Comerang, to

morrow, at 3 p.m. . For Wangamii, per Keera, or- Saturday, 22nd mst., at

For Mahurangi, Matakan*. and Mangawai, per Lady Bowen, on Saturday, s2nd mst., at 10 am For Fiji per Prima D'nna> on Saturday, 22nd mst., at

For Whitiangi, Ta*ranSa> and Opotiki, per Southerp Cross on Satu:>*' ay> 22nd inst., at 3 p.m. For Australian Colonies, per City of Melbourne, im mediately fA&r amval of p. s. Nevada from Hono- For Tara»*ki and Southern Provinces, per Phoebe, im me( li a wly after arrival of p. s. Nevada. _ ' For N?Pier and Southern Provinces, per Nevada, six jj Ov rs after her arrival. prjfails will in future be made up at this office for ■\vhitiangi and Tauranga, every Saturday, at 3 p.m. ; *nd for Opotiki, everyll alternate Saturday at the same hour. Return mails from the above places will arrive on Fridays, at 8 a.m. S. B. Brss. Postmaster.

DEPARTURE.

Jessie Nicool, schooner, Yates, for Lyttelton.

MARRIAGES.

Piesse—Bach —On June 18, at St. George s unurcn, Shortland, by the Rev. V. Lush, Francis James, eldest son of the late Francis Darwin Piesse, Esq., to Helen, second daughter of Richard Bach ksq Rielly—Pollard —On June 18, at St. John the Baptist's Church, Parnell, Mr John Rielly to Miss . Charlotte Pollard, both of Auckland Ballachey—Webb.— At All Saint's; Church, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. E. N. Bree, M.A., incum bent, the Rev, William Ballachey, of Wellington to Caroline Sophia, second daughter of &. H. Webb, Esq., of Wolverhampton, England, late of Auckland. No cards.

DEATH.

TRUMPER.-On June 18, at her fathers residence Grahamstown, from injuries received by acwdentaJ Miming, Alice, daughter of Mr Thomas Irumpei, compositor, aged three years and nine months.

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

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1872.

We like to see honest speaking on the part of. any one, even though it boldly announces and glories in a swindle. There is something so sneaking in the way some people gloze over what they are, and ought to be, ashamed of, that boldness of speech is refreshing. A scheme has been afloat down South for a little time to form a Press Association to obtain exclusive rights to the Anglo-Australian telegrams as they appear in the leading Australian papers It was intended to pass a Bill through the Assembly _ securing the copy right of Australi&n tele grams for a certain length of time, the result of which would be that, if the announcement of the Queen's deatk, or the breaking out of war with America had been freely published and commented on in Australia, a New Zealand journal not included in the Association, even though obtaining files of papers from Australia, durst not publish the news to the people lantil after its appearance in the papers of the Association. It- was said that from this Association the evening papers of New Zealand would be excluded. We did not credit the statement. It seemed so one-sided an arrangement that_ we could not think it would enter into the heart of man to conceive, much less to propose the scheme in an assembly of colonial gentlemen, for legislative approval. We appear to have been mistaken. But even dis covering our mistake we were not prepared for the bold enunciation of the whole truth and defence of the. thing, contained in the following extract from an article in the Lyttelton Times :—" There is an exceedingly good reason why evening papers should be excluded. If they were admitted the morning papers would simply be contributing a considerable sum annually to assist in the extremely delightful process of cutting their own throats. Thus, when the Anglo-Australian telegraph is completed, which it will be presently, the most important telegraphic mes sages will come from Australia by the weekly, or thereabouts steamers. In a majority of instances these arrive either at Hokitika or the Bluff at such an hour as would allow the summaries to be transmitted in time for publica tion in the evening papers. Ie follows, therefore, that ordinary prudence com pels the proprietors of morning papers to exclude evening journals from the Association. If they admitted them, they would, as has just been said, be "contributing by far the largest share towards an organisation which, thus conducted, would be positively and vitally inimical to their own interests." These are plain words, and on the principle of every man for himself thej

are _ perfectly justified. But when having as is alleged secured a mono poly of these telegrams in Australia the Association proposes to ask for virtual protection to their Company in New Zealand to the manifest wrong of a large section, and let us add the most influential section of the press in New Zealand, we do not know whether more to admire the verdancy or the audacity of the proposal. To say the least the Lyttelton Times has besn indiscreet, and the self-satisfied and defiant air, and the gushing fullness of our Christchurch contemporary induce a feeling of regret that there is not a good evening paper in that city to mea sure swords with the Lyttelton Times.

The number of accidents resulting from the careless treatment of lucifer matches demands that something should be done to meet, the evil. An inquest has just taken place at the Thames on the body of a poor little girl of three years, whose early life has been cut short by this product of civilization. It appears that she pulled down from the mantel-piece a box of matcheSj which in some way became ignited, and, setting fire to the child's dress, caused her death. It is impossible to tell how many mysterious burnings arise from these dangerous elements in household economy. We can testify to one authentic case in which rats carried off a large portion of the contents of a box of matches to a rendezvous be tween the paper and canvas lining and the wall of a house, where one of them apparently in gnawing at the phosphorus ignited the match, to his own and his companions' utter consternation, and the house was saved only by the rapid tearing down of the canvas and extinguishing the blaze. Many an innocent man is blamed for arson when probably the fire was raised in some such accidental way, through the presence of this dangerous class of combustible. If the circumstances demanded our abandonment of matches, and resorting to the old flint and steel arrangement, in order to avoid danger, we should not lift our voice in protest. But when it is known—we do not say in Auckland—that there are matches that will not ignite on any thing except on surfaces specially prepared, we assert that it is the duty not only of housekeepers, not only of insurance companies, but also of the authorities to interpose. We are aware of a housekeeper in Auckland that has tried store after store in the city for Letchford's Patent Safety Vestas, and has been told that such a thing is not to be found in the city- We are not aware if this is absolutely true, but it these patent vestas are on sale m tne city it will afford us much pleasure to give every publicity to the name of the vendor. The surface of the bottom of the boxes of these mattes is covered with the proper substance, and on that alone will friction ignite the match. In Queensland they can be bought in every store; m boutn Australia the import of any other matches is prohibited by law; and m Auckland they seem to be unknown. They are scarcely, if at all, more expensive than the dangerous articles at present in use; and if insurance companies would include in their queries whether ordinary or patent safety matches were used, and make a difference in premium accordingly, they wonld confer as much benefit on their own financial interests as on the general public. We would ask is thero any one in Auckland that has patent safety matches, whether Letchford's or any other's, to sell ? In reply to an addendum to a letter in a recent issue asking for information respecting the location of missionaries in the South Seas, we have been courteously furnished by an unknown friend with a copy of a pamphlet being the "Beport of the Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society for 1872," which conveys the information respecting the numerous mission stations of that denomination. We beg to return our thanks.

We would call the particular attention of grocers, dealers and others to the sale of dates by Messrs. E. and H. Isaccs, at the iron-shed Queen street wharf, to morrow, at noon.

A local induitry of an humble but most useful kind has been commenced by Mr Williams. From certain ingredients— chiefly, we believe, kauri gam—ho has manufactured little articles in the form of bridges, which being lighted blaze up with great force, continuing for about ten minutes, sufficient to set any pile of wood or coal aglow. We look to Mr Williams' little fire lighters as containing in them a powerful moral influence. The irritation produced every morning in the thousands of households in the city by that most disagreeable and worrying of all efforts, the struggle to make afire out of a bundle of damp sticks is felt throughout the whole day. It is the first impression made on the mind of the earliest riser /when it awakes in the morning to the duties of life, and is mainly the cause of that peculiar psychological state which is familiarly described by saying that a person has got out at the wrong side of the bed. Mr Williams will be the means of producing serenity of mind in the person first moving about the house in the morning, which will be felt on the breakfast-table, act on the digestive ap paratus, the biliary ducts, and all the other portions of the system so intimately associated with the state of the mental atmosphere. On high moral and social grounds, therefore, we urge Mr Willliams to plane his fire lighters on sale at every grocers' place in the city, The little com bustibles are done up in dozens, at three pence a dozen, and really they are, the most useful little purchase that could be made by any housekeeper. We don't know where they are for sale, but we have no doubt Mr Williams will inform the public by and bye. The annual meeting of the Auckland Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Bible Society will be held this evening in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute, at 7 o'clock.. Mr. Rattray will occupy the chair, and a number of clergymen and others will address the meeting. This society, which has done more than all others in the world taken together to place the Bible in the hands of all the kindreds, and people, and nations, and tongues of the earth, has powerful claims on all who value religion beyond sect. It is allied to no denomination; and jet it is

the handmaid of all; and whatever doc trinal peculiarities each may draw from the Bible, it simply gives the Bible in all its simplicity, without note, comment, or instruction as to the purpose for which it should be used. No religious denomi nation that founds its faith on the Scrip tures can fail to feel a deep interest in the cause that is to be advocated to-night; and we trust there will be a numerous, as we know there will be an interested audience.

We shall have much pleasure in welcoming the advent of an intended addition to the Magazine literature of New Zealand in the form of the Church Gazette, to be published on the Ist of July. It is intended to be the organ of the Church of England in the diocese of Auckland, and we have no doubt that it will do good service in the interests of that denomination, and in the cause of religion generally. Objection has been taken by many to the establishment of denominational periodicals in the colony, but so long as distinctive denominations continue, it must be that there are classes of information and subjects requiring ventilation of special interest to each section that would be wholly out of place in the pages of a newspaper ; while the in ternal arrangements of the denomination church papers of various kinds and matters of no particular interest outside the circle of the church require a vehicle through which they may be brought *« bear on the minds of the people. We be lieve the Church Gazette will do great good, and we wish it the utmost success. There is not much perhaps in a name; but it is to be regretted that the designation is not more distinctive. The term Church Gazette insinuates, unintention^V Per" haps, that there is no Church •£ the colony but the Church of England. The projec tors of the magazine know very well that the churches here are all on an equal platform, and it was injudicious to say the least to use a term that seems arro gant towards siater churches. However, the name can be overlooked if as we expect the sphere of usefulness will be ably and well filled.

The annual meeting of the Auckland Auxiliary Branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society will be held in the hall of the Mechanic*' Institute this evening.

"We see from our advertising columns that an estate agency and servants'registry office has been established in High street, next door to Mr Leighfcon's stationery warehouse, under efficient management. The latter part of the business will be, we understand, conducted upon the principle of the Australian labour offices, and will supply a want long felt by employers of all kinds of labour and newly arrived immigrants in the province. In addition to the sale, letting, and valuation of houses and other property, there will be a special department for the making up of accounts, and collection of the same for private individuals, highway boards, and other public bodies, the measuring up of works and preparation of estimates for intending contractors, and the settlement of disputed accounts by arbitration.

The panorama of a tour through America was again exhibited last evening by Professor Bachelder. The trained ca naries were brought forward after the interval; and the wonderful slack-rope vaulter at the close of the performance caused great gratification and amuse ment. There was as usual a very large attendance.

The drama of the Lost Ship was played last evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre to an appreciative audience. The drama is a very intesting one, and was well played by the company. A very amusing farce brought the entertainment to a close.

We beg to call attention to the enter tainment to take place at the Provincial Lunatic Asylum to-morrow evening for the benefit of the patients. The efficient band of the Eoyal Company A.R.V. will (with the kind permission of the officers) be in attendance. After the entertain ment dancing will be commenced;

The anniversary soiree in connection with the Panmure Total Abstinence and Temperance Society will be held this evening in the Panmure Hall. A very enjoyable evening may be expected.

The following letter was accidentally shut out of our issue of yesterday. Although the meeting is over to which it specially refers we desire to submit its simple earnest plea. There is nothing unreasonable surely in this agitation at least for shortened hours. The journey men blacksmiths do not ask for eight hours, the recognised limit of legitimate daily work, and as their labour is of per haps the moit severe and trying character of all employments in which hands can be engaged, we sincerely trust that the employers will show no inclination to encourage any kind of grinding bondage in the country. Nine hours of such work are as much as the human frame can bear without wearing down nature. We do not hesitate to say that the movement of the journeymen blacksmiths, if there is any agitation, will have with it the warm sympathy of tho public. But we trust that no agitation will be requisite, but that the employers will frankly and generously meet the men, and making their arrangements ac cordingly, cheerfully accede to one of the most reasonable and temperate requests that have formed the basis of any reform proposed in the city. The following is the letter omitted yesterday:—"Sir, — For the cause that lacks assistance and the good that you can do. There is going to be a meeting of journeymen blacksmiths this evening at the British hotel to see if we cannot get nine hours a day. We now work ten hours, and as you know it is too long for men that have to work very hard and very trying on the constitution. Sir, you being a friend and supporter of the working men, I respectfully ask you to give us your noble aid. Our masters are going to raise the price of work, and I do not think it will hurt them in giving us the hour less per day.—l am, &c, A Slave."

The twenty-third half-yearly meeting of the New Zealand Insurance Company was held yesterday afternoon, the hon. James Williamson in the chair. A divi dend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum was declared, and a sum of £2167 7s 9d carried to the re-insurance fund account; this amount ia in addition to a reserve of £11,863 to meet outstanding claim*,

The outrigger prize boat, built by Mr Morgan, at the Thames, to the order of the Auckland Eowing Club, and intended for the late inter-colonial match, was 30ld on Tuesday by auction for £35 to Mr Gentles. We believe that it has been purchased for the Thames team, wlio,as usual, take the lead in such matters. We should like to know what, our rowing cluj is about to let the boat slip out ot their hands ata time when it might be ©ed at the forthcoming Wellington-Keptta. At present we do not know whether iuck land intends to compete. . We learn that the patient /altering from small-pox at the Uosyitd is pro gressing favorably. The symptoms were slight in the outset, and his recovery may be expected in a few days.

REV. MR. EDGER.

To the Editor of the .Evening Stab

g IE) lam B orry to see so much animus against this really ta/ented minister. His congregation, which is so much scoffed at, is a large and attentive congregation, second *° none iniflo city in these respects, and romai'kable for the large number of t | lo i,ghtful young men who are regular attendants at the services. As to his being an irregular and not a legitimate clergyman, may I say, with all reverence, that the same remark applied to our Lord and his Apostles, and that the highly respectable ministers of that day, the Pharisees, said of the King of Glory, " Who is this fellow ?" Since that day all who have tried to reform the abuses that have from time to time crept into the Churches have had this- stigma cast on them. Mr Edger has his faults, doubtless, and his plain speaking is, as plain speaking has been in all ages, unpalatable to many. There is, too, a root of bitterness in what he writes that may perhaps be born of the harsh judgments and misunder standings of which he has been too often the victim. lam sure I can trust the Editor of the Stab to put in this letter, and give both sides fair play.—l am, &c, Feiend. [Mr Edger has himself to thank for it all. The acrimonious spirit which he shows is probably more his misfortune than his fault, but it has marred his use fulness hitherto, and if indulged will leave him without influence as long as he lives. As to a stigma attaching to all reformers, we admit the historical fact. But while all great and good men have been stigmatised, it does not logically follow that all men stigmatised are great and good.—Ed. E.S.]

PUBLICANS' CARDS

To the Editor of the Evening Stae. Sic, —The audacity of some people is astounding. I yesterday saw a card with this inscription : " Pick me up and turn me over," which I mechanically did, and read " Marion's English ale on draught and ' Tommy Dodd,' at the Occidental hotel, Auckland, N.Z." Another card I observed has a request as follows : — " Don't look on the other side." In the cause of morality I refrained, and there ' fore cannot say what it contained. When will these outrages on public decency cease ?—I am, &c, Mobality.

To the Editor of the Evening Stae. Sic, —Mr. Spragg referred in his letter of last night to an article entitled " The Accursed Thing," and which appeared in the first number of the Christian Times about two years ago. There is, I believe, a little anecdote connected with that matter of which Mr. S. knows something. It seems he read the article in question, and probably with a strong feeling of " hate " for everything that did not ac cord with his own views he at once tore the. abominable sheet off and dashed it into the fire, thinking perhaps at the same time the writer deserved the same fate. Why did he not buy up all the copies and consign them to the flames ? Surely nothing shows more clearly the extent to which fanaticism will lead a man. And yet he, with a few more of the same class pushes himself forward to reform the drinking customs of the country, and thereby preventing, those who are more capable from taking part in an undertaking the issue of which greatly depends upon the exercise of caution, intelligence and courtesy.—l am, &c, An Abstainer fbom Pbinci?le, but not a Fanatic.

PARNELL.

To the Editor of the Evening Stab. Sir, —Without wishing to excite un necessary alarm in Parnell. at the present time, when we have in Auckland a case of small-ppx I think it is a duty we owe to our families to use every means in our power to guard against it. Mr. J. B. Strange has ventilated the subject of sanitary measures with respect to the city; but Btrange to say bas taken no notice of Parnell, where he is living. Your paper some months ago stated that there " were places in Parnell as filthy and disgusting and as pernicious in their effects as any to be found in the city. From my own knowledge I endorse the statement, and hope the new Highway Board will do something of more real value for the sanitary interests of Parnell than is to bo seen in the doings of the last four or five Highway Boards. The value of health and life have not received that attention its importance demands,—l am, &c, J. Pee,

THE WIZAED OIL MAN.

TO-NIGHT.

FBANK WbSTON, the inimitable, will give one of his unique entertainments this evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre, and will also repeat the dose to-morrow. The entertain ment consists of -what he terms a characteristic lecture, in which he will enliven the pro ceedings at times'by "digging down," a pro ceeding whereby he invariably " digs up" a " hymn," which for originality is sure to amuse his auditors. He then goes on to " speak a piece," and to use his own language he proceeds to select " from his repertoire the usual essence of fan mingled with a quantum sufficit of pathos and sentiment to assuage too boisterous cachinationj The in toto, oomprises an Olla Podrida of revivifying humour and effect." Who will not go to hear Frank after this ? The expense is so trifling that it. is not worth speaking of— he in fact charges nothing for admission, and if you are dissatisfied he condescendingly refunds you the amount. He has a great objection to infants, oblivious to thi fact that he sprung from one himself, and the price charged for "baby" is so exorbitant as to preclude any fond parent from" bringing it with them to see the Wizard Oil Prince and listen to " his eccentricities, hii comicalities his idiosyncracies, and peculiar-toned instru ment," (gain the words of this versatile man.) Doors open at 7.30, commence at $. We hope to see a full house, . .

A NEW FIRE ENGINE.

"BaioM how great a matter a little fire , kindleth." H# to prevent the extension of fire is a question of no little importance. Fuel, sir, and a high temperature are necessary io the existence of fire ; remove either and combustion ceases. To arrest fire by preventing access of air, without which it cannot live, is not often practicable; still, a flaming article of furniture, wearing apparel, on or off the person, or a burning board may rapidly be covered by a hearth rug, sack, counterpane, blanket, curtain, or an overcoat, and. thus air be excluded, and consequently the fire extinguished. If people would reflect that the ex tinguisher of a candle acts in this way they would be better able to apply their knowledge at a critical moment. The action of instruments termed fire annihi lators, &c, depends on the exclusion of air from the fire. They belch out gas of a kind," and in a manner resembling that. of a suddenly opened bottle of well charged soda-water or champagne, and the stream being directed to a burning article surrounds it as by a blanket, and thus excludes air. A similar incombus tible gas is generated during ordinary combustion ; hence the extension of a fire in a chimney, cupboard, cabin, or small room may be prevented if by closing doors,, windows, or other apertures the exit of the gas and the entrance of fresh air be avoided, .b'or some of the foregoing re» marks we are indebted to Mr. John Allfield, the London analyst to the fire insurance offices, and we wish to take the opportunity of introducing to the notice of the public an instrument known as Dick's chemical fire engine, or L'Extineteur. This implement was first offered to the public in about the year 1866, not as a means of extinguishing fires, but of pre venting them. Large fires cannot be extinguished, they simply burn them selves out; and water as it is thrown is evaporated and disintegrated by the intense heat, and merely feeds the flame. All. fires, however, may be arrested and extinguished in their early stages. The first few minutes of a conflagration decide the fate of a property. " A little fire is quickly put out, which, being suffered, rivers cannot quench," and much valuable property is thus destroyed, because the ordinary appliances are not available without loss of time. L'Extineteur not only affords the means of at once grap pling with a fire on its outbreak, when it is comparatively small and easy to master, but it does so with that most powerful of all antagonists to fire—carbonic acid gas. This gas is projected upon the flame—not; in its simple gaseous state —but by means, of water highly impregnated with it, and thus while it is perfectly harmless to the operator it acts with concentrated effect upon the fire. L' Extineteur stands always charged and available for instant action. It can be used by any person whether male or female, without lost of time. It is simply and speedily changed according to the instructions sent with each canister of the chemicals. The gas is generated from within the vessel itself, and from its compressibility affords the power which projects the liquid, The workingpressure varies from 35lbs. to oolbs. per square inch according to the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere, and the pro jectile range of the jet is from 35 to 40 feet. Its unprecedented success has been obtained entirely, by its own intrinsic merits, as an evidence of which 300 cases of accidental outbreak of fire have been proved to have been extinguished by these machines in England by the year 1869/ and the amount of property shown to have been preserved amounted to nearly a million and a half. The price of the por table and self-acting machines is from £4 10s to £6 6s, according to size. Numerous testimonials have been given from all parts of the value of the machine. The question that remains is whether it would be expedient to give L'Extineteur a trial in Auckland. We all knpw of the alarming rapidity with which fires gain ground in Auckland, especially with our scarce supply of water and inefficient appliances for combating with the flames. It might be worth while to import a few of these machines, or even the combined chemical and manual fire engine on the same principle might be considered a valuable addition to our old antiquated engines and " parish squirts." The price of one of these, capable of throwing 30 gallons of water per minute, containing 250 gallons of carbonic acid gas (by the labodr of four or five men), a distance of 75 to 90 feet, is £64 complete. "We may revert further to the subject on a .future occasion, and in the meantime believe the matter is worthy of consideration.

ST. MARY'S ORGAN FUND.

A GBltsro amateur concert was given on Tuesday night in aid of the Organ Fund of St. Mary's Church, at the Parnell Hall. Theresas a very large attendance, the hall being cr&irmed, notwithstanding the fearful stato of the weather. The concert was under the imme diate patronage of the Bishop of Auckland, and Lady Cowie, the elite of Parnell being also present. The concert was under the able conductorship of Mr. J. Browne, who acted indefatigably on the occasion towards making the affair a success, and to him great credit is due. The concert opened with an overture on the pianoforte, played by the Misses Maunsell in v, most accomplished man ner. One of Mendelsohn's part songs (' Praise of Spring ') followed. Next came a duet by Miss Coa,teß and Miss Dyer, 'The Wiud on the Harp;' this was nicely rendered; tb.B two voices harmonwed beautifully ; an encore was demanded. Then came 'Oh lay me in my little cot/ by Mrs. Ruck, with chorus, which was tolerably well sung. A pretty part song, 'Sweet and Low,' followed, and was admirably rendered. ' The Minstrel Boy,' eang as a quartette, was also ably sung. The song, 'Trifles Light as Air,' sung by Mr. Bree, who did not appear in good voioe on the occasion, and the song was hardly suitable for the audience. However, it was encored, and Mr. Bree then sang ' Ten Minutes Too Ltte;' which was certainly ian improvement on the former. The concluding piece in the first part was ' Grod bless the Prince of Wales,' the solo being taken by Mr. Yates, which on the whole was' well given. After the interval Miss Thorn gave a piano polo, a most brilliant piece of instrumentation ; the per formance of this lady on the piano convince? us that she is one of the best pianists in the province. Mrs Ruck, in theabsenieof anof.hei Lady, gave 'Happy be thy Dreams,' which was certainly much better suited to her voici than her firat solo, and the audience showeri ;heir appreciation by demanding an encore. We tbiufe th,is. is the first; time that this

charming ballad has been sung here by * lady in public, and it was certainly as well rendered as we have heard from our best tenors. A madrigal, 'O, who will o'er the Downs ao free?' was very pret tily rendered and loudly applauded. Mr. Yates then sang "I'm not myself at all," and gave general satisfaction, the singer being in splendid voice ; he was vociferously encored, when he delighted his auditory with "The Whistling Thief." "The Captive Greek Girl' was given by Miss Dyer, and was certainly the gem of the evening. It is a most difficult' song for an amateur, but was by her exceedingly well executed. It of course, commanded a tremendous encore, which was graciously given. "The Standard • Bearer," by Mr Diethelm, was sung in a good baritone voice, although the singer^ appeared somewhat nervaus; the somj was nevertheless encored. A duet followed 'I heard a voice in the tranquil night,'by Miss Merrinian and Miss Humphries. Both have good voices, but they did not appear to harmonise well. ' God Save the Queen 'then brought one of the best concerts we have had : . the pleasure of hearing to a close. The first verse of the National Anthem was Bang as a solo, and the second as a quartette, the audience rising and joining in the chorus; The concert may be pronounced an undoubted success, and the organ fund will be greatly augmented thereby. Great' credit is due to the ladies and gentlemen who volunteered their services on the occasion. The concert was honored with the attendance of Captain Ohallis and officer* of H.M.S. Eosario. [The above was crowded out of our yesterday'i issue. 3

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

Before P. A. Philips, Esq., E.M. DETTNKENNHSS.-

Four people were ordered to be con fined in gaol for twenty-four hoars and to be kept to hard labour during that time for having been intoxicated yesier^ day ; they all, however, were allowed the option of paying a fine of some few: ■■ shillings. ' , ASSAULTING- A WIFE. A man named Robert Mcc pleaded guilty to assaulting his better half, by knocking her down. The wife did not not wish to press the charge against her lord and master "if he would only promise not to do so any ~more." The husband promised that he would " try," and the Court in consideration of the circumstances ordered him to enter ; into a bond to that effect. PEBILS BY LAND. Martin Donaher pleaded extenuating -circumstances to failing to keep a light burning over a heap of stones placed in. Wellesley street by him. He urged that he would willingly pay a policeman to look after the light. Sergeant Pardy replied that the police looked after the lights gratuitously; at least the only charge they made for their services was at the Police Court. . . ", 1 This was not the course the defendant wished adopted, but he would nevertheless plead guilty to the offence, also to a similar one on a previous day. . ■*■ » S The Court fined, the defendant twenty -• shillings and costs. . CATTLE GJSAZING. Terence Brady, charged with allowing his horse to wander on the Kyber Pass road, pleaded guilty, and was fined twenty shillings and costs, greatly to hi 3 amuie ment, in spite of a proviso that in the- ; event of non-payment cf fine he should suffer fourteen days' imprisonment. i Michael E. McG-arry failed to appear in answer to a similar charge, and the case was proved in his absence ; a fine of five shillings was inflicted. - ■; ■'. :■.-■■• I A. T. Turner was then charged withY Jl allowing his horse to wander in Chapel : ,, street. ,~. . .. j He pleaded that the horse had untied the halter, unlocked the stable doorrand- J walked put. " 'A\'': iICpT , gt,. The Bench informed him that he waa liable to a fine of £10, or the alternative of three months' imprisonment. The sentence of the Court would, however, b«< / a fine of 58 and costs. UNLICENSED DOGS. - ; John Greorge wai charged with failing to register his dog, but he denied that the animal was his property. His Worship recommended, the defen dant to destroy the dog, but'he urged thafc» he had no right to make away with' another, man's property. • He was there fore fined one shilling and costs, to this he pleaded poverty, and time was given for settlement. DAMAGING A FOOTPATH. j Alfred Smith was charged with driving, a cart on the public footpath in Symond street on the 7th inst. .. . : Mr W. Thorne defended., . b k The offence as deposed to was witnessed . by a constable and a " civilian." A fine of five shillings and costs wero inflicted.: ■■ . This finished the business 1.-.

HISTORICAL SCRAP.

June 20, 1872

To«DiT is the arniverfcary of the accession rof . her Majesty Queen Victoria to the throne of i Great Britain, and she thus completes the -;; 35th year of her reiijn. It is interesting to ". note that she is the tenth English Sovereign to complete, this term of yeara as Monarch | ■iadthat 35 years has been the limit of the period reigned by several of our kings. The following ard the Monarchs who have reigned , 35 years and upwards :— \ fi

MEETING OF JOURNEYMEN BLACKSMITHS.

A. IVARGK and influential me&pfr QL journeymen blacksmiths was he|v"^:- ■' evening at Soeat's British hotel Tot the 5 purpose of considering the future hours 01 labour with the craft. . .... Mr Pollock being voted to the chair, the meeting proceeded, when,-after' some* p1 reliminary discuasion, a motion was pro- 1 dosed by Mr. R. Moore, and seconded by Mr. Lorrigan, "That in the opmionot this meeting the working hours for jour neyman blacksmiths in Auckland should ;< in future be from 7 a.m. till 5 p.m., ex clusive of one hour for,dinner .(or.nuw

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J.11A1.. N 0 T I 0 E RELINQUISHING- BUSINESS. R. HOBBS Has still on hand between SIX and SEVEN" THOU BAND POUNDS' WOETH of the VEEMiCR.of the STOCK, consisting of FLANNELS, JB/IKETS, FRENCH MERINOES, WINCEYsiI Voes and Sheeting, Dimity arid Toilet Quilts, "Vggfe«n Hosiery, Waterproof Jackets and Mantles fiaE^adies, Girls, and Children ; and other new WintejSHpods, in great variety, which are now being CL«ED 0 CJT AT VERY LOW PRICES. Mg . Ladies' and Children's] Newj'BlaCpf Straw Hats at about Half Value.' The Stock MUST and WILL BE SOLD as R.H has no intention whatever of remaining in the trade I Country customers, wholesale buyers, and small i dealers, and buyers of job lots liberally dealt with MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING of the newest description, and Belts, Braces, Collars, Shirts, and Tnmer. Flannels, and all land of Hosiery and Pelt Hats, and Men's and Boys' Caps at a great reduction from regular prices. N. B.—THE SALE WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW WEEKS LONGER ONLY. E. HOBBS, .. JUNCTION DRAPERY WARE- HOUSE, / TTPPKK rQUBEN AND WAKEFXELD STREETS. JWAITED, Purchasers of the M "" Newest Style Black Silk Velvet Jackets, m Waterproof Cloaks, and Millinery, at Cost Price, at I B. W. Dyson's, 220, Queen street, who must clear out [ to make room for the new tenant, k £S" Opposite the United Sendee Jfotel,



QLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE The immense success attending tho introduction of this new local industry will alone testify to the high estimation in which it is held. During the last year the proprietor was scarcely able to supply the large demand, and has in consequence made extensive alterations and additions to his Factory, so as to be Enabled to keep the market well supplied. No one who values health and appetite should be without a supply of this really health-restoring and agreeable Sold everywhere in Bottles with the name of H. OLSON on wrapper and stamped on bottle and P!Auckland, 10th February. 1872. '•■*-;*"' •p^OW PUBLISHED, The June Number of the NEW ZEALAND PRESBYTERIAN MAGAZINE. To be had from B. Watte, Publisher, Queen street. WE AEE NOW LANDING SEVENTY-SIX PACKAGES OF DEAPEEY AND CLOTHING, PER HELENSLEE. They are all SEASONABLE GOODS, and were purchased by our Home Buyer previous to the iin precedontcrt advanco in Woollen and Cotton Goods^ and will be disposed of at UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. J. COSGEAVE & CO,