SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

STTNSET : This evening. 6.2 HIGH WATER: This evening, 5.34

ARRIVALS.

Union, brig, McCulmm, from Adclaldo Anielie, schooner, from Tahiti Phfßbe, s.s., Worsp, from Southern ports Fiery Cross, schooner, Crouch, from Kaipara.

DEPARTURES.

Kenihvorth, schooner, McKenzie, for Samoa Comerang, p.a., Chrisp, for Russell Taranaki, s.s., Wheeler, for Southern ports

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Napier and Poverty Bay : Star of the SCUM, s.s., Tuesday For Southern ports, via Napier ; Nevada, p.s., 10th inst For Honolulu : Nevada, mail steamer, 31st instant For Whitianga and Tauranga: Southern Cross, s.s., Monday For London : Countess of Kintore and City of Auck land, ships, early For Sydney and Melbourne: Alexandra, s.s. on Tueday ; Hero, s.s., 17th inst For New York: Mary Nelson, to-day: William Prowse, and Coronilla, barques, early For Hokianga : Herald, schooner, to-day For Levuka : Jessie Niccol, schooner, to-day For Kaipara: Fiery Cross and Coronet, schooners, to-day

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Robert Henderson, ship, from London. Sailed 23rd

.Mine Glenhnntley, ship, from London. Sailed 7th July Queen Bee, ship, from London. Sailed, 19th July Cilndiateur, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed fith

August Chile, ship, from London. Loading Northam Castle, from London. Loading Agnes Muir, from London. Loading Helen Denny, from Glasgow. Sailed 3rd August Nevada, mail steamer, from Honolulu Hero, s.s., from Sydney Ayr, barque, from the Mauritius Coronilla. barque, from Newcastle Prince Alfred, schooner, from Sydney Southern Cross, schooner, from Norfolk Island Onward, schooner, from Lyttelton Polar Star, ship, from New York. Sailed 10th July Edith, schooner, from the South Seaa Briton, barque, from Newcastle Queen, schooner, from Rorotonga Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka Pakeha, brig, from Dunedin

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Phrebe from Southern ports :— 1 case, 1 bag, 6. Stephcnson ; 50 boxes tin, order; 6 drams, 3 cases, Kemptliorae; 2 cvses, Aldridge ; 1 ditto order, 1 parcel, J. Harris ; 1 ditto, Rev Mr Bruce ; 14 packages, McGillivray ; 0 cases barrows, Brogdeu and Son ; 2 trusses leather, Gittos ; 2 ditto, Kent ; 1 case, Collector of Customs ; 1 box, Avenall ; 1 parcel, Harker; 1 bale woo.l A. Buckland ; 12 hides, Gittos ; 7 ' cases butter, 2 ditto eggs, T. Veale; 2 trusses bacon, 7 cases butter, 2 ditto eggs, Barnes ; 15 cases butter, M. Hood ; 2 ditto eggs, Clarke; packages luggage, Dunsford— Combes and Dakly, agents. Per brig Union from Adelaide : —S4O bags flour, 439 do wheat, John Iloberton & Co.; G3 tons bonedust, A. Dornwell. — John Iloberton & Co., agents.

The s.s. Phcebe, Captain Worsp, left Port Chalmers on the 2Sth September, at 5 p.m., strong south-west wind to Lyttelton ; ar rived there on Sunday at 1.30 p.m., sailed on the 30th, at 4.15 p.m. ; encountered a heavy north-west gale, which continued throughout the whole of the passage to Wellington, which port was reached at (i ji m. of the Ist ; left there on the 2nd, at 2.30 p.m., fresh south-east winds with heavy seaintheStraits ; reached Picton that night at 7,40 ; proceeded again at 10.15 p.m. :Nelson harbour on 3rd at 9.15 a.m. ; started that night at 10.30 a.m.; light N.W. winds to Taranaki, off which she anchored at 1 p.m. of 4th ; discharged and sailed at 5.15 p.m. ; arrived off Manakau Heads at 7 a.m. this morning ; thick weather ; crossed Mr R. B. rnngie, purser, lor our files, fate Melbourne papers, report of passage, etc. She brings the following passengers ;— Saloon : Capt Kennedy, Miss Calvert, Mr and Mrs Dunneford, Mr Sayce, Mr Smith; Samuel, Vivian. Steerage : Messrs Vinning, Morgan, Good, Murphy. Combes ane Daldy, agents. The schooner Fiery Cross, has arrived in the Manukau from Kaipara with 40,000 feet timber, for W. S. Graham; and 73 sacks gum, Owen and Graham. The brig Union has arrived from Adelaide with a cargo of wheat, flour, and bonedust. The schooner Amelie, Capt. Hart(f arrived in harbour this morning from Tahiti, after a protracted passage of over twenty days. She brings a cargo of cotton and cotton seed con signed to Owen & Graham. The schooner Herald has cleared outwards with a general cargo for Hokianga, via, Russell. She takes one passenger —Mr C'ochrane.

The schooner Coronet has cleared outwards in ballast for Kaipara.

The schooner Energy has cleared outwards for Bay of Islands in ballast.

The Golden Isle entered at the Customs this morning from E,ussel with 116 tons coal.

The brig Derwent is for sale as she now lies alongside the Queen-street Wharf.

The Star of the South is announced to leave for Napier on Tuesday next.

The s.s. Go-Ahead left the Manukau for Waitara on Tuesday last. She has not since been heard of.

The s.s. Taranaki, Captain Wheeler, took her departure for Southern ports this morning with the following passengers :—Saloon : Messrs Hale, Bayley, Grey, E. Hall, Master Sinclair, Judge Rogan, Mr and Mrs Phimbridge, Mr and Mrs and Miss Gwynneth. Steerage : Mrs Bell, Messrs Collis, Wallace, Graham and Tyre.

COMMERCIAL.

It. Arthur reports that his fruit sale, this day, was largely attended, and bidding very spirited. Oranges, mandarines, brought from 16s to 20s ; oranges, navel, 13s ; oranges, 10s 3d to 10s Gd per case; apples, 3d£ to 4d per Kb ; dates, 3£d per Yb ; lemons, 9s to 11s per case.

MINING.

The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— £ s. d. CALLS Dixon's No 1.. .. 0 5 0 Oct 5 Sappho .. .. 0 0 3 Oct 5 Celt 0 0 3 Oct 7 Bank of Tokatea .. 0 0 3 Oct 9 Paul's Creek .. .. 0 0 2 Oct 9

MEETINGS TO COME.

Sunbeam, Grahamstown, Bth October Working Miners, Coromandel, 9th October V ' Golden Pah, Company's Office, Queen street, 2 p.m., 10th October Victory, Coromandel, 21st October liiink of New Zealand, Bank, noon, 23rd October

POST-OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Under :— For Thames, on Monday, at 10.30 a.m., and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, on Monday, at 1.30 p.m. For Whitiangi and Tauranga, per Southern Cross, on Monday, 7th inst., at 3 p.m. For Sydney and Australian Colonies, per Alexandra, on Tuesday Bth inst., at 11 a.m. S. B. Biss, Postmaster.

DEATH.

Patebson.—On October 5, Elizabeth Eliza, wife of Lars Paterson, aged 25 y«arss. The funeral will leave the residence of Capt. Anderson, Chapel-street, to-morrow (Sunday), at three o'clock p.m. Friends are invited to attend.

BIRTHS.

Smith.—On October 5, at her residence, Wakefleld street, the wife of Henry James Smith of a daughter Stewart. —On October 3, at the Provincial hotel,

Princes street, Mrs James Stewart of a daughter Uttlkv.—On October 2, at Shortland Crescent, the wi c of Mr John Uttley of twins (daughters)

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

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 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.

"We venture to say there will be a general sigh of relief at the telegraphic announcement of the result of the division last night in the House of Representatives. The Foi- Vogel Ministry had been long enough in office to produce in the minds of the public that desire for change which is inseparable from the right enjoyment of , colonial free institutions. That change was accordingly effected, and, we have no doubt, has produced all the requisite benefits. Luckily not much evil has yet been done, and public affairs have returned into the old froove. The Stafford-Grillies Ministry avejhad a short life though not par-, ticularly a merry one, for the con stant fear of death seemed to have produced a kind of mental para lysis. It cannot be said indeed that s the victory has been a very great one. It has been the mere passing across the floor of the House, of Mr Oeighton, Mr Parata, and Mr Shep herd, of Nelson. On the former divi sion this day month Mr Stafford's party numbered forty, last night owing to the defection of these three mem bers it numbered thirty-seven. On the former occasion Mr Fox's party numbered thirty-seven, last night it numbered thirty-nine, not having the full benefit of the three additional owing to Mr Gisborne having resigned his seat. Had that gentleman's newly elected successor, Major Atkinson, been present, he being a supporter of Mr Stafford, the victorious party -would have but a majority of one. It is quite unnecessary to say that this state of things must simply result in a game of shuttlecock. On Major Atkinson taking his place the new. Go

verninent if formed from the vic torious party will be entirely at the mercy of Mr Creighton, Parata, and Mr Shepherd or any one of them The vote of each of these is worth thousands of pounds, and each one ot them will be, virtually, the ruler of the destinies of the country. A Ministry whose existence depends on such a slender thread could not govern the country. It has come to this, that a dissolution is now anabsolute necessit} T. It is certainly to be regretted that some important and clearly denned constitutional question is not the grounds of an appeal to the country, and such may, even } ret, be made the battle-cry. But there does not ap pear to be any choice left. Even a Coalition Ministry, in the present state of political parties could afford but a very uasatisfactoiy solution of the dilliculty. There cannot be a doubt that there would have been a far greater defection from the ranks of the Ministerial party only for the dread of inconsistency. lie is a brave man that, in one short month can turn round and help to thrust from power a Government which he had aided in constructing. The Ministry during its short career has shown quite enough of its policy to warrant deser tion on the part of many who had hoped that a change of Ministry would be for the benefit of the country. And it is especially difficult to un derstand how any Auckland member supported the Stafford-Gillies ad ministration on division, unless on the supposition of this most cowardly dread of the charge of fickleness. How our country members will stand before their constituents and defend what they have done, we know not; and to encounter the smile of scorn for seem ing fickleness would have been easier far than to brave the indignation of exasperated Highway Boards. The surrender of the Waikato to the Maoriea, the confirmation of the scat of Government at Wellington, the virtual abandonment of the borrowing and public works policy except where unavoidable through previous con tracts, and the general playing into the hands of the South at the expense of the North, will all be nuts very hard to crack for our Northern con stituencies.

The Green Harp conspiracy case wil now be searched to the very bottom" If for no other reason our citizens will be glad to have got rid of a pusillani mous Government that traitorously shirked imperative duty under the pressure of political exigencies. As is well known, Mr Y rogel had tabled a

motion expressive of regret that tho Government had failed in the admin istration of justice in this respect, and we venture to say that one of the UI.IL. nUtO </r uUv U v.i hUulvtii , le u> nun Ministry is formed, will be to direct the vigorous prosecution of the alleged conspiracy. If a dissolution is granted to Mr Stafford instead of Mr Vogel, the case can not be tried at the coming assizes; but this will only cause a little delay; and not the least of the motives that, will impel our citizens to resist the Stafford Ministry will be the desire to see the administration of justice purged from this great stain, and the colony from this great disgrace. Tho accused, as we have often said, may be as innocent as babes unborn, and we hope they are. But this mis carriage of law and justice would have branded them, as well as the whole community, with infamy.

The subject of the Rev S. Edger's dis course to-morrow, will be : morning, "Love the only test of Christianity." Evening: " St. Stephen the Martyr."

The Rev Warlow Davies will give the sixtli of his course of lectures to-morrow evening, at the Albert-street Church. Sub ject : " The Welcome Home."

The subject of discourses announced for to-morrow in the Newton Kirk are morning : "Proved and Improved by Temptations." Evening : " Angels, and what they do."

A very elegant silver inkstand has been presented to the Rev J. Kinder, by the parishioners of St. Andrew's Church, Epsom, as a token of respect for his pastoral and private character during a ministration of six years amongst tliem.

We learn from emigration returns that in July no fewer than 32,006 persons sailed from the River Mersey to different parts of the world, but chiefly to Canada and the United States.

We regret to hear that.'a second accident happened yesterday at the Point Eritomart railway works. A man named Regan was working oh the side of the cliff, about twenty feet from the station level, when he was knocked down by a quantity of earth falling upon him. He was at once conveyed to the hospital; when it waa discovered that he had broken the spindle bone of hia leg.

A petition to the City Council is in course of signature by the residents in Barrack street, praying that the name of the street may be altered.

The regular monthly meeting of the Lodge Ara, No. 348, 1.0., will be held on Monday evening next.

On Monday evening next the Auckland Excelsior Minstrels will give a grand negro concert at the City Hall, in aid of the widow of the late Mr J. Cazali. The performance will be under the distinguished patronage of the Mayor and Captain Johnstone. We hope to see a good house. The lessee of the Prince of Wales Theatre has very kindly determined to close his house on that night that there may be no counter attractions. This act is highly commendable.

A series of petty depredations has lately been committed on Sunday mornings at Dedwood, much to the annoyance of the inhabitants. When the people return from their places of worship they find that thieves have taken the liberty during their absence of stealing their flowers and breaking into their cupboards. We would advise our neighbours to take the necessary precautions,

The highly-amusing comedy of " The I Palace of .Truth " Avas repeated last evening I with perhaps greater success than the night . previous. This evening will be a grand Shaks periau night, and Miss Rose Evans will ap pear as Hamlet. "We believe the perform ance will be an intellectual treat. Those who have seen her in this character speak very highly of her performance. The cast is a good one, and includes Mr I. F. Keogh, ! as the King ; Mr W. Ryan, as Ghost ;Mr Clinton, as Horatio ; Mr J~. 0. Joyce, in the dual character of Polonius and first grave digger ; Mr B. !N. Jones Jalso as Laertes and first actor ; and Mr Hooper, as Marcillus and Rosencrautz ; Mr Aveling, as G uildenstein and Bernardo; Mr O'Neil, as Francisco ; Mr Gardener, as second actor ; Mr .1. O'Neil, as second gravedigyer. Of the ladies, Mrs Walter Hill will play Ophelia ; Mrs Ryan, Gertrude ; Mrs Joyce, actress ; and Miss May, Osric. AYe hope to see a full house on the occasion, The management has, in con sequence of the success hitherto met with, induced Miss Rose Evans to prolong her en gagement for a few nights, and on Tuesday the great sensation drama of "»Savourneen Deelish, or Light Behind Darkness," will be produced. On Monday there will be no per formance in consequence of the benefit to Mrs Cazali taking place at the City Hall.

Notice is given that Mr Samuel Wells has retired from the candidature of auditor to the City Council.

We call the attention of parents to the re opening of the Auckland College, on Monday next, under the charge of the Rev, W. Taylor, who, in the large and suitable build ings of the Wesley College, resumes his old work of teaching ainoiigst us. The junior school has increased considerably since its removal from Wellesley-street in August last; this portion of the school is under the im mediate care of Mr Chas. A. Taylor, whose untiring energy has kept it iip to a high point of discipline and popularity. Now that his father has joined him to open the high school for senior and advanced pupils, and also to superintend the whole as well as to organize and assist the young ladies' department, we expect to see the Auckland College take its position as one of the best conducted schools in this city. We hope soon, at the invitation of the principal, to personally inspect the College for our selves.

THE PRICE CURRENT.

Wk on Thursday commented on the deplorable despondency that pervaded the politics of thu Auckland lYices Current, a.s published for transmission by the Nebraska. In that spirit of fair play which \vu desire to always characterise our columns we publish here with the reply of the compiler and lulitor of that monthly. In the same spirit we claim for ourselves permission to inlay a few inter jaculatory remarks.

To the Editor of the Evening Stah

Sir, —Last month you did me the honour to praise the Auckland Price Current and Trade Report. [If so, we presume it de served it.] This mouth, upon probably the ipse dixil of one or two linns you have given me contempt, [The ipse dixit was our own, and the contempt w.'is for the politics in hysterics.] The Auckland Price Current is a private undertaking, and if I generously presented you with one of them you had no right to attack me ill the way you have done. [Bother the generosity. The copy was pre-

review.] I well know your rash deductions, and sometimes they may emanate from the "phantasmagoria of the brandy bottle." [Is ever were drunk in our life. Take a little beer—never brandy.] Bear in mind that when (heck meets (Jreek then comes the tug of war. [Tug away.J You, sir, can be sarcastic, and so can 1 ; but I am too much of the gentleman to bandy words with you in low language or vulgar epithets. [We raise our hat.J Thank Heaven 1 was born and bred a gentleman, and so will 1 die ! [Then take care of the phantasmagoria.] Now, sir, the Price Current you so contemptuously re prove costs me more brains—so far as facts and figures are concerned—than ever you possessed. [Extraordinary phenomenon. Very sorry to hear it. This accounts for the remarkable stupidity.] That after twenty nine visits to her Majesty's Custozu House, [Avoid the vaults, theyconducenottolucidity,] I not only compiled from copious extracts the bonded stocks, and the other information in eight and forty hours, but I had other important "writings to attend to ; and if the correctness of my compilations |is doubted, then I deserve to be branded with a mud dled brain. [Much learning hath made thee mad.] Why, sir, when possibly you were in your bed, [Never go to bed. Sleep standing.] I was up and doing. The article you so bitterly censure was commenced as the clock struck six on Tuesday a.m., and the mind Avas as clear as the morning sun. [And as our New Zealand morning sun too often is, enveloped in a fog. Must have taken the h<)t,<J"^__^)f-(l. | Now, sir, 1 "will tell you, becaus'i "juu" are not practically acquainted with mercantile matters, [Did you ever !] that the general popular Price Currents of London invariably comment upon politics. [But not dyspeptically and in hiccups.] I contend that what 1 have written is not only accurate in style, [Your style ia immaculate.] but truthful in sense. [When discovered.] I will refer your readers to the leading columns of the journals of Friday, in this day's Herald, to the meetings at'Papakura, where, under the heading " Confiscated Lands," my arguments are fully borne out. [Probably you wrote it yourself.] I will conclude by- stating that if you have a desire to destroy the Aucklancl Price Current [Such an idea never entered our head.] you are very much mistaken ; because if I were even deserted by my most valuable supporters I would carry it on single-handed, simply be cause I have a love for statistics. [Brave words, and to be commended. But eschew politics ; they evidently give you hysterics.] Now, sir, I have given my explanation, and I trust the matter will drop, because I am the last man in the world to enter into a controversy; but bear in mind, when you attack me again I shall be prepared to de fend myself. [We shall never attack you again. Never ! never ! never !] —1 am, &c, The Editor, of the Price Current.

[If our correspondent will accept our word we assure him that so far from desiring to injure him we wish him and his Price Current the greatest success. We believe -it a very carefully compiled and useful summary, and we only called in question: the despondency of its polities. AYe hold that all the political corruption in the world would not ruin New Zealand.—<Ed..£.s.] i .

TELEGRAPHIC.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day, 2.30 p.m.

The Una Company's crushing of 130 tons gave 92 ounces. There is an improvement in the reef of No. 3 level, and a little gold is visible.

The Inverness tribute has lodged 1(5 ounces more gold, making a total yield of 129 ounces melted gold from 68 tons. The Bright Smile has a return of 17 ounces extra gold from the Prince Alfred battery, making a total of (54 ounces from 40 tons. The Windsor Castle came on to gold, and ha 501b 7 oz. of rich specimens to-day. The crushing is looking well in the Cale donian stuff. The Otago run over No. 1 level is improving.

COROMANDEL.

This day,

The mine manager of the Waikarouuko has brought in about lolbs more rich speci mens this morning.

NAPIER.

A carter named Mahony has been seriously injured by a fall of limestone in a quarry. Inspector .Scully has returned from the search of the missing settler Gordon. The search was fruitless, though unremitting.

TARANAKI.

The result of the Egmont election shows a majority of 24 votes for Atkinson.

NELSON.

This day

The week's search for the Rev. Mr Jasciu has been fruitless. He is supposed to be drowned in the Tamiwho Creek, a tributary ofjthe Avredon. Numerous candidates are mentioned for the Superintendency.

WESTPORT.

This day

There is a report of a find of good alluvial gold between Ngakawhao and Duffy's Creek. The Alpine Company's and Lyell Quartz Company have struck the Little Wonder leader.

Specimens from the Manakau flat are equal to the Little Wonder stone. The public are expectant and jubilant.

PORT CHALMERS.

Sailed—Strathanver, schooner, for Auck

land. Arrived—Warata, from Launcston.

CHRISTCHURCH.

The criminal sessions commence on Monday next. The calendar is light. It contains one forgery, one receiving stolen goods, one assault, one larceny, one house-breaking, one bigamy. The cabmen are still holding out against the City Council new scale of chai'ges. It causes great inconvenience. A compromise is expected.

WELLINGTON.

fSPECIAL TO THE STAR. PER GIiEVILLE'S TELEGRAM COMPANY.)

The carters and expressmen resumed work to-day.

Arrived—Albion and Rangitira. This day 8 a.m

The Speaker announced that he had received a letter from Mr Harrison, member for the (hey Valley, stating that at an inter view between him and Captain Holt, secre tary to Brogclen, the latter had offered him terms for the use of his professional services, including hit; influence as a member in the House and with the Late Ministry tn advocate his views, so as to induce Vogel to withdraw his opposition to Stafford tins session. The offer was made under a pledge of secrecy ; but Mr Harrison, after a consultation with the Speaker, thought it right to lay the matter before the House. The Premier here said that the House could not take any action on an ex pa tie statement, which might or might not be correct! He would consider what steps the House should take, and would recommend to-day what course the House should take. Several speakers condemned Harrison for divulging the secret. In the House, yesterday, the following letter was read :— •' To the Hon, the Speaker of the House of Representatives— 11 Sir, —I find in this morning's issue of the Wellington Independent a letter, apparently addressed by Mr W. H. Harrison, M.H.R., for Grey Valley, which I have read with the utmost surprise and indignation, not merely on account of the grossness of imputation which it attempts to cast upon me, but also on account of other falsehoods which prevade it. On Monday afternoon last Mr Harrison, with whom I was on terms of friendly acquain tance, came into my office, and we certainly had some conversation with to the use of his professional services as a journalist in connection with proposals now under con templation for the construction of railways in various parts of the colony, and of water races on goldfields ; but that conversation was on my part entirely in the nature of suggestion. I had no authority from Mr Brogden to make any propositions, either definite or in definite, to Mr Harrison on these matters., Mr Harrison expressed much interest in the subject of our conversation, and, as the afternoon was somewhat advanced, he asked me to go to his home and dine with him in order further to discuss these matters. I accepted his invitation, and in course of the evening we had a good deal of talk about the matter in question, Mr Harrison expressing his willingness to further the objects in view through the medium of the public press. It was not unnatural that in the course of our conversation the present political position should also have been discussed between us ; but whatever opinions I might have expressed in regard to it were spoken in the ordinary confidential relation which exists between private individuals, and as such were not intended for repetition. The propriety or impropriety of repeating auch conversations is a imatter of taste which I will not dispute with Mr Harrison ; but I most emphatically repudiate and deny the gross charges and insinuations contained in his communication to you, and should feel obliged by your reading this letter to the House at its sitting this afternoon. I think it proper to add that I have shewn this letter to Mr Brogden, and have forwarded a copy of it to the Honorable the .Premier."; , " I have the honor, &c, '? J. Holt.

" P.S.—I may say that shortly after dinner on the Monday referred to I walked.with Mr Harrison from his house nearly to the Government Buildings, and that we parted without any apparent change of the friendly character of (oiir acquaintance, circumstances somewhat^ inconsistent with the gross insult of which Mr Harrison com plains.—J. Holt."

"Wellington, October 4, 1872. "To the Honourable the Speaker of the House of Representatives. "Sir, —With reference to a letter •which appeared in this morning's Independent from Mr Harrison to you and to me, addressed to you on the same subject by my private

secretary, Capt. Holt, I beg to say that I never authorised Capt. Holt to make any offer to Mr Harrison for the employ ment of his services as a journalist on any subjeot whatever. I need scarcely repudiate, on my own part, the gross insinua tions contained in Mr Harrison's letter to you. I should feel obliged hy your reading this letter to the House this afternoon.

" 1 have the honor to be, Sir, " Your obedient servant James Bhoodkn."

The Auckland University P»ill passed in committee after opposition from VY ellington members. The Temperance Hall Site Sale Bill has passed in the Legislative Council.

THE WANT OF CONFIDENCE MOTION.

SPEECH OF THE HON. JULIUS VOGEL

THE MINISTRY DEFEATED

Wellington, 9.30 a. m

Mr Vogel, in moving the motion of want confidence, said that he clid so with a feeling of responsibility and regret, in consequence of the determination of the hon. member for Rangitikei not to assume the position of leader of the Opposition, or acoept office in any new Ministry that might be formed ; at the same time he might state it was not the intention of the hon. member for Rangitikei to retire altogether from public life, which the hon. member himself would inform the House. It was due to the hon. gentleman that he should at once state that it was to him that lie (Mr Vogel) owed whatever distinction he had attained in politics. It was also due to the hon. gentleman to say that with one exception there never was in New Zealand any cabinet which was so united and worked so much in harmony as did the late Ministry. That was due almost entirely to the tact and experience of the hon. gentleman who occupied the position of Premier in the late Government. Coming to the motion he would state at once that his argument would be based upon three grounds. He would firstly state that the present Government had obtained office under false pretences. Next he would argue that the personnel of the Ministry was not satisfactory. Next lie would allude to the consequences which, were likely to result if those gentlemen were allowed to retain their seats. They had charged the late Ministry with maladminis tration. What had they themselves done ? They had been a mouth nearly in office ; and up to the jjresent time they had done absolutely nothing more than follow ill the footsteps of their predeces sors, and also subject them to great complaint. They had one Superintendent among their ranks, and yet when the hon. member for Timaru crossed the floor of the House he placed on the Government benches three Superintendents and a Provincial Sec retary. It was true the Provincial Secretary had been dismissed, but that rendered matters more noticeable still; that a gentle man who had been dismissed from his pro vincial position should be placed in the ranks of the Colonial Executive. That gentle man, a few evenings ago, had alluded to certain discrepancies which were to be ex posed. What had become of the charges which were to be brought against the late Government on account of these discrepan cies ? Why were not these charges made on the floor of the House by gentlemen who had been the means of giving rise to those statements 1 The same gentleman had made great captial out of the refusal of the late Government to accept otters made by Messrs Proudfoot and Forrest to construct a railway. Now they had themselves the opportunity to take advantage of their offer why had they not done so 't Their conduct since they had been in office showed that the charges which they had urged were not only unfounded but exceedingly unfair. Next they came to various charges made against the late Govern ment on account of the Brogden contracts. It was attempted to be shown that the late Government were playing into the hands of the Messrs Brogden, but the recent occurrence, which would do more than any representations of his could do to convince the country, showed very clearly that the change from the present Government to any other would not be suitable to them. The Financial Statement was well worthy of being characterised as a thorough sham, There were differences of opinion between himself and the Treasurer with reference to items of account, and many attempts had been made throughout that statement to throw responsibility upon him which did not belong to him. If there were mistakes in his (Mr Vogel's) statement they were the mistakes of officers of the department, who had over and over again informed him that the position of accounts was as he had stated them to be. The errors certainly were small, but it only showed how studiously the hon. gentleman had applied himself to scraping together trifling errors in the balance sheet. There was one item which he would characterise as a gem. The hon. gentleman had taken £17,000 of savings on native schools, armed constabulary, etc., and classed them as liabilities. This was a most extraordinary proceeding, certainly, considering, that the money had not been expended at all, and need not to be expended unless it were ex pended by the present Government. By the same rule all the hon. gentleman's {)romised economies might be called iabilities. The plain fact was, the hon, gen tleman did not understand the law or system of accounts. It was a great misfortune that the Premier had chosen gentlemen to aid him who did not understand calculation and the use of figures so well as a boy high up at school might. So it was an equal misfortune that he should have selected to fill that high ' departmental office a gentleman who knew little indeed of the system of public works. After going through the statements in regard |to the railway expenditure, Mr Vogel characterised the statements that there were not sufficient funds to carry out the railways as so many attempts to discourage the con struction of railways, and to lead the country to believe that the representations of the late Government could not be carried out. The announcement of withdrawal of the vote for Road Boards had generally given great dissatisfaction throughout the country, not withstanding the appearance of certain tele grams in the evening papers. Next came the offer which affected himself and all other North Island members, to give a capitation grant to the Maori population. With offers of this kind a good Government became im possible. It was sufficient that they should say that the object in making that offer was perfectly well understood, He could not refrain from again returning to the conduct of the Premier in regard to the resolutions of the hon member for Dun'edin, andin doing so he must express his clear conviction that the hon. member's object clearly was to make political capital out of the motion for while, on the one hand, while in opposition he spoke in very high and encouraging terms of the motion, he was prepared, at the same time, to meet it with the previous question, and yesterday he told the House that v the proposal was one which he could not enter tain. He would tell the House what the late Government was to do, and he held in his hand a resolution which was proposed in the Cabinet, "That it is inexpedient to entertain the proposal for organi* changes!; jn the absence of any popular expression of pinion in their favour, especially at a time

when the Government was engaged in giving effect to the policy of Public Works ant Emigration, which were approved of by th» late and the present Parliaments." After af. luding to the " little games" of Messrs Bunny and Fitzherbert, Mr Vogel made ie ference to the personnel of the Ministry, To expose any characteristics of the Colonial Treasurer was best accomplished in si^ letters—" Tyrant !" The hon. gentleman's peculiarities had already been discovered by his constituents, notwithstanding that the lion, gentleman had told them he had been returned by the votes of a great number of people, he never would be returned a^ain even as Superintendent of Auckland, The people of Auckland, in electing their Su perintendent, reminded him o? a short sighted gentleman who sawan extremely hand some young lady at the opera house. She had beautiful curls, pearly teeth, and good figure having most exquisite symmT^™ The old gentleman managed to t e ivape ac quaintance with the lady, and to make a long story short, married her. On arriving at the well-ordered house which had been prepared for the reception of the lady, the old gentle man found her beautiful curls hanging up, her pearly teeth were lying about, the ex quisite symmetry was also hanging against the wall, and after comparing notes the gentleman discovered that he had married his grandmother. That was just the case with the people of Auckland. From their short sighted view they had married their grand mother. They were not going to do it again. With respect to the Public Works policy of of the Government he would say that if the Government had determined to go on with railways already authorised, .instead of coming down with a proposal to reconsider the railways to be proceeded with, it would have shown some sympathy with the policy they had undertaken to administer. But there were districts where surveys for railways were already completed, notably th Rangitikei and Mautara districts. The an. nouncement of the Government not to proceed with their work, taken in connection with intention to leave the Masterton line unfinished, could only be considered as a kind of punishment to the members who were not in accord with the present Government. Contrasted with this they had the most reprehensible proposal of the Government to make a railway to Kaikoura. which could only benefit George Pieyuolds. Next he would refer to the absence to-day of the Native Minister on the Government benches. Certainly the Premier had undertaken the duties of that office, but the hon. gentleman was like Lord John Russell. He was quite willing to take charge of the Channel fleet if it were possible for him to do so. There was nothing on earth or under earth that he did not think himself equal to, but how could he possibly attend to every delicate question attaching to office. Indeed it would be far better if he should leave them to drift rather than he should interfere with a subject which he knew nothing whatever about. Could they suppose that any Life Assurance scheme would receive that atten tion and care which was required to ensure its success, or could they say that the San Francisco Mail Service would ever prove a benefit to the colony in the hands of those gentlemen. He desired it to be distinctly understood that neither he nor any other member of the Government would hold themselves responsible for results which must accrue if those gentlemen held office. He hoped there would be no failure, but he feared they could not succeed, because the present Government had no desire to succeed. They wished rather to court failure in order that they might point to the failure which, they would say, had resulted from the initiation of the scheme of the previous Ministry. Their object was rather to strangle the policy than see it succeed. At the conclusion of his|speech Mr Staf ford said that if there was no discussion Mr Vogel would not have any right to reply. Mr Vogel replied that some of his party were absent; but that if he was defeated on the motion now it would be brought on again next week. Mr Stafford said that he had no wish to waste the time of the House ; the Govern ment were quite prepared to go to a division at once The proposal to divide that night had come from the Opposition, ,' Mr Fox : Not without debate. Mr Stafford said he has not aware that the discipline, of the -Opposition was so loose. There was really nothing to reply to. (Loud cries of "Divide, and adjourn".) The House ultimately adjourned for 20 minutes. On resuming, the question was put to the voices. Before the Speaker de clared the result, Mr Stafford rose to reply, Mr Vogel called out that it was too late. (Loud cries of " Oh, oh !" and groans.) At this moment Mr Inglis, Mr Stafford's whip, entered the House and walked up to Mr Stafford, and, in tones audible to all over the House, said it was all right. Mr Stafford said, Very well, I will not disappoint the hon. gentleman. The House then divided. For the motion there were 37 and for the Government 35. Ayes. Noes. Brown, J. E. White Studholme Ingles Fox Brown, J. C. Reynolds Murray McLean D. Bunny Andrew Buckland Seymour Williamson Luckie Rolleston Bathgate Thomson Kelly, T. Clark Pearce Calder Richardson E. O'Conor Rhodes Collins Stewai'd Gillies Macandrew Sheehan Tairoa - Johnston Katene Richardson, E. Bluett Stafford Ormond Bradshaw Parker, C. Bryce Parata AVood, R. O'Neill Takamoaua , .i Shepherd, T. L. Kenny Tribe Fitzherbert Kelly, W. Parker Jackson Curtis Vogel Wilson O'Rorke Wahefielcl Reeves v Munro, J. McGlashan , • McLean Carrington Brandon Peacock ■'■■■'•■■■ Hallenstein Creighton Reid the,- Shepherd, J. Swanson "* >'"-**" Hunter Munro, Sir D. McGillivray Henderson : • PAIES. Ayes. Noes. Earrison Mervyn ~ Tolmie Webster The result: was received with loud and prolonged cheers. Stafford moved the adjournment of the House. The members left the House cheering amidst a most exciting scene.

Change for a Sorerign—A republic: #"A Noisy piece of Crockery—The cup that cheers. Why ii a ilcop emblematic of the past ancj future—Bceauie W» ajore-and-after,

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1872.



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