V'/ -. tv rJxlj ~w . ...... .Taikato. :rf,;,? *i.„H. <v ,lt .'s■■* port*. 2 rolls leather, *,»*.,»..,._,r0u, Morrin. For . id Dodr Company. i packages, Strange; \ Hendes«>n and 4 rope, J. S. Mac ri. t' i -■*-'- t v-i B- Gittos; 4 bales, ■( «"•$ ti' ,\ '> '* x&A, Evans ;30 hiuK, ■ . a-gents. T. KILDA. ■it. Kild*. left Wanganui o«ed ihe Mauukau bar ./ing "at Onehungo at 8 i „neneed during the passage. .issengers.'—Messrs. Aabforth,- Brewer, Knowles, fi&arrai.i, and Eeintiischneider. Cargo—27 head cattle, 4 horses, 6'M) sheep, order ;. fi tegs butter, A sacks bacon, Binney.

DEPARTURE OF THE PHŒBE.

The s.s. Fhcebe, Captain Worsp, took her departure tor Southern ports this morning. Passengers.—Saloon--Professor Kasctmayer, Mr. A. Devoro, Mrs. Butt. Master Kemp, Mr. Perhare. Mr. Hitchcock, Mr. 'and Mrs. Glover, Mr. Booth, Misses Mitchell (2), Mr. Bake. Mr. and Mrs. Prosser, Master Prossi-.r, Mis« 8., .T. Hoskins, Dr. Knight, Mr. Combes, Mr. Wrigg, Mr. Walker, Mrs. Brown, Mr. Dickson, Mr. and Mrs. Cotter, Mr. Cook, Mr. dune, and twenty in the steerage.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s. s., 23ra nut. ; City of Adelaide, early. For Tahiti: Edith, schooner, early. For London : Caduceus, ship, early ; Ka Moi, barque,

early. For Southern ports : Taranaki, 16th inst. For Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Otago

Keera, 12th instant. For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, 21st March, For Tauranga : Dauntless, schooner, to-day.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney. Magellan Cloud, schooner, from Chatham Islands Wild Duck, ship, from London, sailed 10th December Moa, brig, from Melbourne. (Sailed Feb. 4.) Helenslee, ship, from London (sailed .Tan. 11). Frowning Beauty, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed February 14 '• • Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town

Sailed

February 17 Cyrene, barque, from Lyttelton Byron, brig, from Sydney Taranaki, s.s., from the South. England, ship, from London. Ella Gladstone, brig, from Adelaide. Maggie, brig, from Adelaide. Amherst, schooner, from Sydney. Janet Grey, schooner, from Fiji. Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney. Ka Moi, barque, for Honolulu

We take the following from the Wanganui Chronicle :—" The W.S.N. Company's s.s. St. Kilda left Onehunga at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 29 arrived at New Plymouth early next morning. Left New Plymouth at 10 a.m. on the Ist, and arrived off the Wanganui bar at midnight ; burnt bright flash lights for a considerable time, but received no reply from the Pilot Station./ Complains very much of the the inattention of thfc pilot; stood close into the breakers, but could not draw the attention (of the pilot ; kept standing off and on for about three hours, and still no signal from the station, in consequence of which put to sea and stood off until 8 a.m. on Saturday. Tacked ship and stood in again about noon, and signalled to pilot 'short of coals,' thinking h« would let the vessel in early on the tide, instead of which he signalled back ' keep to windward.' Stood to windward but could not stem wind and sea, as it was- then blowing a heavy gale from S.S.E., only having enough coals to keep steam for about an hour. Set sails to get off land which was done, steam lasting-for about two hours, having burnt cattle fixings, which carried the vessel about ten miles off the coast, then steered for Nelson. Was becalmed: in Blind Bay, and afterwards towed into Nelson hv the-Cbs-iles-EtL. Coaled at Nelson and'left there at 8 p.m. the same day, arriving here at 5 p.m. on the sth. Captain Flowerday adds—l could have got over the Wanganui Bar on Saturday morning at 2 a.m. had the pilot been on duty and given me the signal.

COMMERCIAL.

' Evening Star Office', Saturday afternoon. Mr K. Arthur reports, at his market day sale yes terday he sold at the following prices :—Fowls, Is 3d. to 2i. 2d. each ; turkeys, 3s. 6d. each ; ducks, Is. ld.|tp 3s etch ; geese, 4s. 2d. each ; potatoes, ss. to 6s. per cwt. ; onions, ijd. to lid. per lb. ; bacon, job lots, 4d. to 6id. per lb. ; Nelson apples, 2Jd. to 2Jd. lb. ; pears 31d."t0 3Jd. lb. ; quinces, Ijd. lb. ; butter second quality, sd.to BJd.per lb; cheese, inferior, 3Jd.to 3*d. per lb. : sundry lots of tea, Is. Sd. per lb. ; furniture, «c, at fair prices. . : . .

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

»TTTD»)CDS. Cock-a-Doodle .. CALLS

.. 0 3 9£ Mar 25

Pickwick Neptune Sunbeam Queen of May .. Oriental Waitemata Murphy's Hill .. North Devon .. Central Italy ..

.003 Mar 11 .006 (Mar 15 0 10 Mar 18 .004 Mar 20 ~003 Mar 20 ~010 Mar 20 ..003 Mar 20 ~010 Mar 21 ..010 Mar 27

MEETINGS TO COME. Tride of Tokatea, Mechanics', 12 noon March 11 Mutual Mining Investment, Young Men's Christian Association, 8 p.m. March 12 „,":«, Sons of Freedom, Canada Buildings, 3 p.m. March 15 West Coast, Grahamstown, March 10. Commercial, Grahamstown, March 20 Multum-in-Parvo, British Hotel, 3 p.m. March 20. Oriental, Grahamstown, March 21 Flagship Anchor, Shortland, March 26.

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND STREET.

Mails will Close as Under : . FOTThXnTes, this day, at 6.30 p.m., and on Monday, llthinst., at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Ruato, per Speedwell, this day, at 5 p. m. For Kapanga, per Royal Alfred, on Tuesday, 12th inst., at 0.30 p.m. . For Whitiangi, per Mercury, on Monday, 11th inst.,

at 3 p.m. _ . _ r . For Kawau, Wangarei Heads, Mangapai, etc., per Duke of Edinburgh, on Monday, 11 inst. at 4 p.m. For Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington, per s s Keera, on Tuesday, the 12th inst., at 1 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, fe on Saturday, 10th inst., at 11 a.m kon odiuiu^, g R Bnw< pctmaster.

TO OUR COUNTRY SUBSCRIBERS.

MR. SAMUEL MORGAN, Alexandra, "Waikato, has been appointed Agent for the Sale of tho EVENING STAR. All Advertisements or Printing

wiU receive prompt attention.

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1872.

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."

In another column we re-publish a letter from the Catholic Bishop of Auckland, which we find in this morn ing's Southern Cross. It is temperately written, though it discloses a state, of circumstances that might well warrant fervid denunciation. There are many varied views and ways of thinking in Auckland, but we do not hesitate to say that there is no one animated by that love of fair play, which usually characterises colonists, that will not regard the circumstance disclosed as a deliberate and unwarrantable outrage. We have already commented qn^Jhe mar School. This may seem a matter of minor detail, but it raises questions of the very first moment, as affecting the success of our educational systems. In this institution—which is presumedly a public school, and is admittedly Slip ported by public funds, and in its deed of trust is bound to impart but secular instruction —in one class book at least, and we know not if the same is not true of others, the faith of a large section of our community is held up to scorn, and the students, whether Protestant or Catholic, are taught to look upon the members of the Catholic faith not simply as being under delusion, but as being dangerous to the community. As to whether this is true or false, we have at present nothing to do; but the question is whether a system of educa tion which is intended and declared to be secular and unsectarian, and which, being supported from public funds, supplies teaching to all denominations alike, should contain in its curriculum books that are so expressly compiled to j bring the Catholic religion into "hatred, ridicule, and contempt." We fully admit the difficulty of freeing the mind from partisanship and religious bigotry ; and there are those who cannot see tho reasonableness of him who objects to his own religious convictions being de nounced. But we are safe in saying that this is not the temper of public feeling among colonists; and we confidently claim a generous and a general sympathy for the feelings of those whose dearest convictions are treated in the following fashion :— ---'< Corruptions of the Eomish Church," says Wa is class book of an unsectarian public Sfcrminary ; " the misguided people ;" " thb impious falsehood ;" " the Eomish idolauy.» « altars were shivered" glories tnib^ unsectarian manual, designed for training o« young colonists; " mass books were w n^ priestly vestments were rent in shreds." The " Irish difficulty" which has ex ercised the minds of politicians so long, and which has at length wrung from English statesmen a just and generous recognition, is thus cavalierly and satisfactorily ex plained for the benefit of young Irish Catholics attending the Grammar School. " Ireland has been ever since the Reformation, one of the chief strongholds of Romanism, and the back ward condition of the Southern and Western districts, is owing without doubt to the. ignorance in which that system loves to keep the people." _ The story of the gunpowder plot is no; longer a subject of historical debate, but is to be attributed beyond even a cavil, to the same diabolical and detestable sect who "resolved to blow up the King, lords and commons by gun powder." These are the historical

teachings, in which our Catholic youth are to be trained ; and as good Pro testants, we are bound to denounce Bishop Croke for daring to object. Cor dially as we uphold non-sectarian educa tion, we are not prepared to support non-sectarian education such as that; and we do not hesitate to say, that it is the effort so often made by the professed friends of secular education, to give a party tinge to teachings, when the op portunity and power are possessed, that has made the cause of education sur rounded with party prejudice, and so full of inextricable difficulty. We admit the difficulty of teaching history without imparting a tinge of religious polemics; but there is no excuse for such a raking up of the " wretched past," and present ing party viewsin so offensive form. We assert that history can be taught without reviving religious animosities— and if class-books framed iby a;state' of society where bigotry is rampant, are the only class books available for our public schools, then history should be expelled from the ordinary curriculum of our public schools, and be taught in private. If our systems of education are to meet the wants of the mixed communities of colonial life, then must they supply those items of instruction alone, that can be partaken of in com mon ; and that such a book as " Collier's British History" should be found to form a part in the curriculum of our public Provincial Grammar School is but another testimony to the necessity for a reform of that institution. If so rank sectarianism is inculcated, who can say if Atheism, Deism, or Infidelity may not bo infused into the minds of our boys, through the agency of ill-selected: class books. We do not say that it is so, nor have we the smallest reason for supposing it is so. But the existence of one such class-book as that under reviewreveals thenecessity for an effort to bring the institution more en rapport with the spirit of the

times

We bare received a long lttter relative to movetnsnts in connection with Presbyterian Churches in and around Auckland. The letter is kind in intention and treatment of tho subject; and its suggestions would, we believe, meet the approval of those interested. But if such a subject is brought up in the public press, it will bring forward writers who will not write in tho same strain, for " fools rush in where angels fear to tread.' The affairs of Churches are sacred things; and, unless in exceptional cases, when great wrong is being done and there is no other remedy, should be scrupulously withheld from newspaper discussion. We newspaper people are in general an irreverent lot, and wield the carnal weapons wildly; and as for the mongrel class of " newspaper correspondents,1 they play like children with edged tools> dangerously to themselves and all around them. Church affairs are much better BaorecT influences reign ; and not in the columns of newspapers, where the guiding principle is to lay the most disagreeable things about your opponent, that aro per mitted by the Editor and the laws of libel.

"Dugald Dalgethy, a free lance," writes to us respecting tho case of Boyle and the Bank of New Zealand. Our correspondent is very hot and very libellous, and we beg to decline inserting his letter. We are quite willing to beard the liou in his den, when necessity demands ; but we don't care to put our hand in his mouth for tho mere fun of the thing; We sounded the tocsin when w« deemod it necessary, and the public walked up ; but we don't care for going on piling up tht agony. Boyle and tho Bank can now have at one another as hard as they like ; and the case has reached that position when newspaper corres pondence should not interfere. If any person wishes to gush on the subjoot, let him gush in private, but we would recommend him to suspend his gushing until further elucidation shows on which side he should gush.

Wc have received a letter under the head ing "OVery," and signed "American Clip pings." It is couched in tfords mysterious and evidently its sting is in its tail. We do not understand it, but it looks vicious ; and wc don't like it. As we are not able to give the information desired, no evil will arise from our consigning the letter to the basket where repose in peace the remains of the still born babies of journalism.

A considerable quantity of railway material for Canterbury is on its way out. The Eng land, bound for Wellington, is bringing about 195 tons of rails and fishplates ; and the Wild Duck, fcr Auckland, has about 157 tons of rails. Both these lots of materials will b« transhipped for Lyttelton. Further ship ments of railway plant are ©xpeoted by the Hwlenslee and the Dover Castle; the latter vessel has the parcel of rails for the Southern railway extension.

The Grreymouth Star says J "After th« flood had subsided, tho interiors of houses

presented many strange sights. One gentle -an who had suddenly to leave his house fount on hi, return that the flood had been several ino.^ B higher than his bed, and among the sheets he 3i„ CoV ered a fisb. A goodly sized specimen of w. finny tribe had got washed in at the door, wir..i, na( j Deen burilt open by the flood, and the bea ». „ etg &otiiag as a bag-net, retained it as the water i«» .■ We have been requested to correct «v error in our report of the proceedings of tha Resident Magistrate's Court, yesterday, viz., McGill t.-Vaile and Fish v. Vaile, the de f.ndanV. name should have been Veale in , ... . .„„„„ i both instances. Tho following advertisement appaars in a Wanganui papsr: " Caution. -In conse quence of the dangerous state of Ohurfcp* ■treet, those of the public who are coinp^* I * Li fu„f wo » *«-«* dark are t)artW lari 7 te travel that way aftedark, >re P»" Ult t0 requested to carry a bull s eye Inter .1 save brokan limbs. aupointsd Mr. Andrew Wardrop ha, bee* appoi Hawaiian Consul for Auckland. \

Professor Haselmayer performed to a full house at Otahuhu last night, and left this morning for the south by the Phoebe. Re- : marks are often made ot the amounts pro fessionals take away from Auckland, but in the instance of the Professor we may mention that during his stay hero he has purchased a piano from Mr Hoffman for £100. He has also given employment to Mr Seuffert, cabinet maker, of Wellesley street, who has made a variety of articles for him for use in his per formances, amongst which is a splendidly finished table inlaid with 7000 pieces of wood in a square of/our inches. The article reflects greofc credit oh the local manufacturer. Rev. B. Baokhouse, the representative of the British and foreign Bible Society in the Australasian colonies, has already visited Otago, Canterbury, Wellington, and Nelson, and is announced to spend the next fortnight in Auckland and its neighbourhood. He preaches to-morrow at Pitt street Church, in the morning,, at St." James in the evening j and in the afternoon will address the young people,of the seteral congregations, Sunday* school teachers, uand others, on the Bible in foreign lands. It is earnostly desired that there may be a good attendance to welcome him. Tho Bible in Spain during the last three cen turies will be the subject of his lecture on Monday evening at Pitt street Church. The public meeting will be presided over by the Yen. Archdeacon Mauhsell in High street Chapel on Thursday evening, when full details of the Society's operations will be given. It will also be seen from the advertisement that tho Rev. Mr Baokhouse will advocate the claims of the Sooioty at Mount Albert, One hunga, North Shore, Otahuhu, Parnell, and will also spend noxt Sunday week, tho 17th ics'ant, at tho Thames diggings.

A complaint has boon made to us by a shareholder in the Otago. Ho had neglected to pay the call of one shilling per share on one or two shares, and was mulct in the heavy expense of six and sixpence for his delay. Sovenpeuco is charged for postage of notice, although the shareholder may live a few doors from tho company's office. If every defaulting shareholder is compelled to pay a proportionate amount, this will make a good round sum on the whole of tho 500 shares advertised. The question is, what will become of ihis amount Will it be placed to tho credit of tho com pany to be available for a dividend ?

Mr. George VandenhofT, whose death' had been reported by the American papers, writes as follows to the New York Herald : —." 1 perceive by the newspapers generally that I am dead, aud have been buried in Now York with masonic honors. I never, as a rule, •contradict anything that the newspapers say of me ; but in this case it will not be con sidered presumptious or egotistical to fay that I am not aware of such a thing having happened to me, and that I am a' well as ian be expeoted under the circum-

stances."

A meeting of those interested in racing wag held yesterday, at the Waverley Hotsl, for the purpose of getting up a day's racing on Easter Monday, at the jfipsom Race-course. n\v Lo''irna'c?stSndHnat'"a*^nsiderabie number of the letters received from the wreck of the Rangoon were roceived yesterday in the mails per Taranaki, from tho South. The letters were forwarded to Nelson from tho Melbourne post-office.

The annual lioonsing mooting of the Justicos of the Peaoe for the Onohunge, district will take place on the 16th April. This morning at Onehunga there was great activity and bustle on the wharf, there being four stoamers discharging and loading at the same time —namely, the Go- ahead, Taranaki, St. Kilda, and Phcebo.

Th# complimentary concert to Mrs. Itorressoy will be given on Wednesday next, in the City Hall.

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSO CIATION.

T H * anm* ting of me mbers of this i ns Atution tOo-^j aoe last evening in the .f™'™^*^ After partaking .rf tea, me Jiev. xi.-q ree (president) J took the chair, and addresst^^^-' The'Bev.'Mr. Backhouse (age^. of t fc British an a Foreign Bible Society; pre ,ent and gave a very interesting aa dress. After some general conversation on the condition of the Association, a resolu tion to adjourn t he meeting to Friday the .^J J[ g^^j cQm _ mittee was appointed to inquire into and £« the^wious trust Haccounts. *

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY

Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., Residont

Magistrate DBUNKBNNBSB

Three persons, having been convicted of this offence, were subjected to the usual pains and penalties.

BBBACH OF VAOBAXT ACT

Maria Randall, who had committed an infringement of this Act by having been within twelve months three times con victed of drunkenness, as well as having previously suffered incarceration as a rogue and vagabond, was ordered to be imprisoned three months with hard labor. LABCENY. William Morris Emery, charged by William Hodgson with sttaling a boat, his property, valued at £5, from Rocky Bay, Waiheki, pleaded not guilty. On the application of Sergeant Pardy, the case was about to be adjourned until Thursday next, in order that witnesses might be obtained, when prisoner said that he had merely taken the boat to "go across to Howick to get tucker." His Worship said that if such were really the case, it would not amount to larceny. Sergeant PaTdy said that such was not the fact. He believed that prisoner was about to leave the country. It was true that the prisoner had informed the police that he had left the boat at Howick ; but it had not been found.

The case was therefore adjourned till Thursday. This concluded the business. .-..

OPERATIONS AT FORT BRITO MART.

Fob several weeks past, the railway works at this point have been carried on by Mr- Owen Jones with his usual energy. T;h> fort has been completely dismantled, —' those buildings which occupy the ground appropriated for railway purposes, in great part taken down, — and a considerable portion of the cliff hurled into .the sea to form a station for., the future railway. All this was done quietly and unostentatiously; but this morning an event occurred which made considerably more noise. In order to hasten on the demolishment of the cliff, it had been determined to use gunpowder on a large scale; and conse quently a drive of about sixty-two feet long was worked in at the level of tho break water, and immediately opposite to it. At the extremity a cross drive of a few feet in length was cut, and in the end of this fifteen hundred-weight of blasting power, in bags, was deposited. The ends of two thin copper wires were inserted into the powder and carried out along the face of the cliff for about 150 yards, where they lay in readiness for connection with a galvanic battery of ten cells. But to make all sure, two lengths of Hancock's fuze were also connected with the powder. Tho drive was then again plugged up, and all was ready for action. It was proposed to explode the blast immediately after daylight this morning, as being the time when the fewest people were likely ,to bo near tho spot; and for the same reason tho public generally were kept in ignorance of the time. This was a wise precaution, for gunpowder is rather uncertain in its effects, and a slight miscalculation of the quantity required to lift a weight of mixed material, like that of Fort Britomart, might endanger the safety of those people, always to be found in crowds, who persist in standing at the point of danger. A few only, who had been specially invited by the contractor, ! were present,—among them, of course, tho Government engineering staff. Up to 3 o'clock this morning, the wires woro in perfect working 4 order, as was ascer tained by the use of a small test battery and apparatus : butastlie critical mohient approached, it was found that something, was wrong. Either1 the baltery-was ,ndt r sufficiently powerful, or the continuity of the wires noc complete. " At all events, lip to six o'clock, the contact.jofxthp poles failed in producing the requisito spark, and it was then resolved to fire the charge in the old-fashioned manner. The .fuse -•was thercforo ignited ; and in exactly a* quarterof an hour, something like an earth quake was felt, instantaneously followed by a mbderafcoly loud explosion. Simul taneously with this the ground at the summit of tho cliff (about fifty feot above tho charge), for perhaps a hundred feet back, heav-ed up. A quantity of huge stones were jerked up, and the face of the cliff -for ::a; considerable distance top pled over and- formed- a breach up which tho spectators soon,'rushed and carried tho fort. Oh examination it was found that not only had-many hundreds of tons of shale "and clay been thrown down, but the cliff' shaken and split from top to bottom as far from tho centre of action as k hundred feet, iffiti cfp^TOhrSff Jr^-S^'Wilrjp^ffWS^tfre quiot and harmless result of the explosion of so great a weight of powder, will allay the fears of those timid persons who prognosticated something like a bombard ment of the city with stones. It is true that the concussion was felt for a long distance round ; but it was nothing like so great as would have been occasioned by the broadside of a corvette at a'mile, dis tant. Mr Jones deserves congratulation on tho success which has attended this, the largest mining operation ever attempted in, or near Auckland.

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. ST. KILDA.

The s.s. St. Eilda arrived in the Manukau this morning. By her wo^ have Wanganui papers to the 7tb inst;,.from which!we take tho following telegrams :— . WELLINGTON. March 6. The Gazette of last night contains re gulations for the Small Farm Associations at Manawatu. t / ' Tavares, the actor, is expected to visit Wellington.

CHRISTCHURCH.

March 7

In the case of the Theatre Company versus Travares for breach of contract, the Rosident Magistrate gave judgment for the plaintiffs for £5.

WELLINGTON.

The Nebraska has arrived. Webb goes home in her.

WANGANUI.

March 6

At tho inquest held on the body of Mc'Loughlin, the jury returned of ver dict, " that tho deceased shot himself in a state of temporary insanity.",

WANGANUI RACES.

March 7. httbole back. . Dick Turpi* 1 Shamrock ... , ; .... . ... 2 ni.CE nUBDLE BACB. Higgle ... ... ... ... 1 Christil... ... 2 Howard ... • •• ■•••• 3 rBODTTCE STAKES. Cossack ... ... ... 1 Mocking Bird ... ;..; ... 2 The Peer 3 HACK BAOBi .-.-".. \l' ■■ Wallace's Tommy Dodd ... 1 Higgie ... ... 2 Heaton... ... ■ ... ... 3 JOCKEY CLUB PLATE.;: ;. Orlando ... ... • ;...: 1 Mistak* ...-:.: ... ... 2 Escape ... 8 HACK BAOB. ;•:. 1 T. Watt's Stella ... ... 1 Higgie ... ... ... ... 2 Maori ... ...: .i. ! '••> ] lames' PUEBE. •shamrock ii; :.v. •■■ ■ ■.':■. ---"i ' 1 Moci. mg Bird .;. -:..:; v.. 2 Woman^ Whita ... - ! ...;: 3 GONSt«. <TION BTAKES. ■ ■ ■. The Peer ... ; „., ... l Woman in White *.'.' ~-, : 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

(FEOM OTJB OWN COEEESPONDENT.)

Black Angel, Bird-in-Hand Golden Crown, and Moana tairi Crushings.

Q ure --Good Show.

Caledonian lodged 222 ozs.

All Nations.— Resignation of

Manager.

GrRAHAMSTOWN", Mar. 9, 3 p.m. Black Angel crushing of 120 tons, gave

93 ozs.

Bird-in-Hand trial crushing of 5 tons, yielded 4 ozs. 5 dwts.

Golden Crown have, crushed 80 tons The result is 39 ounces.

Moanatairi Tribute have obtained 33 ounces from 50 tons.

: The Caledonian have lodged 222 ounces for the week.

The Cure crushing is not yet finished The show is excellent.

Considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed at the resignation of Peter Hansen, the manager of tne AH Nations. A requisition is in course of signature, asking the directors to enquire into the matter, and requesting them not to accept resignation at present.

An assault case of Heron and Lambert is postponed until Tuesday.

THE PROVINCIAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

The following letter from the Catholic Bishop of Auckland appears in this morn ing's Southern Cross. "For the cause that lacks assistance, for the wrong that Deeds resistance," we feel irresistibly im pelled to submit its plaint to the candour of our readers of whatever denomination, or of no denomination . —

'- gi Vj —A friend having called my attention to one of the class-books used in the Auckland Grammar School, known as "Collier's British History," I procured a copy of.it from one of. the Catholic pupils attending that establishment, and ask you to give place in your next issue to the following extracts from it:—lst. John Wycliffe . "An event much more important was the Vise of the Lollards. They were the followers of John Wycliffe, who, in the latter years of Edward 111., begun to attack the corruptions of the Romish Church." (Page 104;) 2nd.- The Reformation : "The greatest' series of events in modern history was now in progress. The maguificenttempie of St. Peter bad for many years been rising on the banks of the Tiber. To raise funds for the building, Loo X.ihacl ■•ht out monk* to sell indulgences. Those were pardon* from the J?opc for ovon tho grossest sins. They were first minted by J^r:.,,.^ r -j ?«-- tbo- clays of £110 Lruaan«y.. : The misguided people. : thought that the money .paid for these pieces of parchment would buy for them the • righteousness of saints, and .would free their- souls from pur gatory. But :<God inspired Martin Jjuther to oppose the impious falsehood. ' (Page 1G0.) | 3rd. Church of England : To secure purity of doctrine twelve homilies or Bermons were published. The statues and pictures of the Romish Churches were destroyed. The Latin Mass, never understood by the people, and seldom by the priests, was abolished, and replaced by the beautiful Liturgy still read in the Established Church of England." (Page VIQ.) sth; John Knox : " Born in 1505,; and educated as a Romish priest. Knox was 38 when he was converted to Protestantism. At St. Andrew's ho preached his first protestant sermon. -G\ the 10th June, 1599, from the cathedral puVpit of that ancient city he poured fourtlr m> fiery eloquence against the Romish idolatry.. Ilh,e power of the Gospel struck through the lan&.like an electric shock. Throughout all Fife, and ipoh-throughout all Scotland, images were 'broken, alters were shivered, mass books wer*e torn, priestly Vestments were rent in shreds, wards boldly denounced the celebration of Mass in the Chapel Royal of Holyrooi" (Page 189.) 5. Ireland : " Ireland has been ever since the Reformation, one of the chief strongholds of Romanism, and the backward condition of the southern arid western districts is owing, without doubt, to the ignoranco in which that system loves to keep the people." 6. Guy Fawkes : The discontent of the Romanists, when thoy found that James had no intention of overthrowing the Protestant religion in England, took a terrible shape. They re solved to blow up the King, Lords, and Com« mons by gunpowder." (Page 204.) 7. Con version of England : "Pope Gregory becamo ambitious of bringing the Saxon* under the rule of tho Roman Seo. Purchasing some Engl.sh youths in the slave market of Rome, he attempted to train them for the work of missionaries ; but, soon abandoning thii pro ject, he sent Augustine with forty monks to preach the Cross in Britain. The conduct of those emissaries of Pope Gregory was such as cannot, in many things, be justified." (Page 22.) See also the paragraphs on St. Thomas a'Becket and Cardinal Wolsey. Let this suffice. The word Catholic, or Roman Catholio, is not found even once in this ill written and bigoted book. We are every where called Romanists, and our religion Romanism. Ireland is thought entitled to only a couple of pages ; and the history of the Anglo-Saxon Church is disposed of in one or two insulting sentences. Yet the Auckland Grammar School is endowed out of public property, is said to be secular or unsectarian in its teaching, and a fit fpl»ce for the educa tion of our Roman Catholio youth.

I am, sir, ice, t T. W. Ckoke, D.D., Bishop of Auckland

P.S.—"Anderson's Geography," taught ako in this school, is, in its way, quite as offensive to Roman Catholics as is Collier's so called "British History." The other olass books I have not seen.—T. W. 0.

THE SHARE MARKET.

MB J. M. LEITHOX'S BEEOBT.

There was an improvement in the share market to-day. Calodonians were sold at £15 ; Thames, £5dY ; All Nations, £4 10s. ; Grreen Harp, £6 10s. ; John Bull, 2s. 6d. ; Tokatea, 38s. I have buyers of Caledonians at £14 10 ; Thames, £5 ss. '5 Tokatea, 38s. ; John Bull, 2s. 6d. Sellers —Caledonian, Thames, Green Harp,

MB. CHAS. BTTBTON'S BEPOBT. Charles Burton reports market active. Cures in good demand at yesterday's 'prices, nothing doing in Caledonians; Tfc^ges, £5 7s 6d; Grreen Harps, £5 to £7; Cares, 9s 6d to 10s : John Bull, 2s, 2s 6d, and now held for 3s, with good demand; All Nations, 90s; Alburnias, sellers, 70s; Moanataiarj, sellers, £2 12s 6d, buyers at £2 10s; Non. pareil, sellers, £3; Tokatea, 38?, buyers at 37s 6d. Inquiries for Bank, Gas, and I n . surance shares at market rates. Other stocks remain quiet at yesterday's quotations. ME. HAGUE SMITH'S BBPOBT. Mr. Hague Smith reports a considerable amount of business clone in the sharemarket to-day. Cures still in moderate demand, and "Green Harps have sold freely at rising prices. There has been very little doing in Caledonian and Thames. My sales comprise All Nations, £4 10s.; Cure, 10s. to 10s. 3d.; Pride of Tokatea, 6s. 6d ; Thames, £5 7s. 6d.; Tokatet, £1 18s.; John Bull, 2s. to 2s. 6d , now held for Si'!; -City-of London;, (13*. Sellers: Alburnia, '£& 10s.; All Nations, £4 10s.; Tookey, £9 10s.. Buyers : Tokatea, 38s.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

An accident occurred this afternoon to one of the workmen employed in excava ting the railway tunnel fat the back of Parnelli which, is likely to prove very serious. An immense mass of earth gave way and fell upon him, completely burj. ing him, when extricated, he was found to be insensible, and was carried on a stretcher by some of his mates, ito the Hospital, where he now lies m*great danger. It is thought that he has sus tained internal injuries.

DEVONPORT HALL.

KOBTH SHORE

The Auckland Ethiopian Troup© will make their appearance. at this hall to night. A very amusing and extensivt programme is provided, and a jacst enjoyable evening's entainment may be expected. This troupe of Negro Min strels has been pronounced the best that has even appeared in Auckland. A steamer leaves the wharf at six o'clock, and will return at half-past ten for the convenience of persons living in Auckland,

CITY HALL.

As an instance of the mis-management of the entertainments at this Hall, the per formance was brought to an abrupt con clusion last night, because none of the " talent " were prepared to go on with the programme. It is to be regretted that Mr Barry should have placed himself ia such had hands. To-night, however, the affair will bo entirely under new manage ment, and a respectable programme will be provided.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The Z trio will undoubtedly be welcome back on Monday night at this Theatre, when the : splendid burlesque " Ernani" will be performed. It is to be hoped, however, that the management will take a lesson from Professor Hasel mayer, who while charging the double price for admission, had scan+j- but as soon as he opened f* '. tue wtj by 'Mmi-usu uauiuiggy^6B': whs «*»»*«*

CORRESPONDENCE.

&sTWe do not hold ourselves responsible.^! th» opinions expressed by our correspondents.

THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.

To the. Editor of the Evening Stab. Sib, —Having with some care read th» letters which appeared in the Cross, provoked by the late, inquest at the Lunatic 1 Asylum, I "wish ,to pass some remarks upon them. Mh-the first place, « Vigilant "in his letter of the 21st Feb. says, that having regularly visited the Asylum "for nearly five years/ fie can testify as to the thorough.. efficiency of the present management.:' May I ask "Vigilant" whether he has not, during that five years, seen the Asylum under more efficient management? Again, he attributes the greater laboriousness of the resident surgeon's duties partly to an insufficiency of attendants. This is a mis statement, for there are quite enough attendants to take care of the patients. He attributes the disadvantages under which the resident surgeon labours "to the poverty of the Provincial Government. But notwithstanding the proverty of the present Provincial Government it has done far more for the Asylum than any previous Government.

I have been acquainted with the way in which the Asylum i s conducted for a long time, and I consider that at present it is under very bad lMnagement. I think it would have been wi«, er bad " Vigilant" after writing his letter tfarown it into the fire instead of sending it to the press. But as he seems so intimately acquainted with the affairs of the Asylum will he kindly inform me how many of tl»e Resi dent Surgeon's family are supplied *Fith rations by the Government, and whether >. is allowable for the Inspector when visiting to order beefsteaks for breakfast; and whether it is allowable for the head keeper to carry away vegetables from the place; and what becomes of the refuse of the Asylum ?

I am. &c, Vox Popr/Li. -^—__

To the Editor of the Evening Star.

Sib, —Will you allow me to gp.Lsome explanation to the public of the iprvceed ings at the City Hall last niglft; The abrupt conclusion of the performance was entirely owing to the conduct m Mr Glover, to whom I had entrustejd tho management of the affair. In aper* formance of so much risk to myself and wife it is essentially necessary to have people about me on whom I can rely in : steadying and keeping taut the rope, and to my disgust last night " everything was wrong." I therefore refnsed to allow my wife to ascehd; the rope at the im minent risk of her life, and I am .quite sure the public will not blame me fby the act. I shall give two performances;tms afternoon and evening under ah entirely new management, and I trust to be able to satisfy the public.

I have, &c, .''..; Fbankßabbt.

THE WmWQ frAE, SATURDAY, MARCH fc 1872.



J CATER (late Cbohbie's), ROYAL . PINE ART PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, Queen street, Auckland, has much pleasure in informing his friends and Se public generally that he has purchased the Photographic Business so long carried on by Mr.Crombie; and having secured the services of Mr. C.'s late Manager, he feels warranted in stating that they wdl receive Tvery civihy and attention, as well as first-class ardlrtistic portraits at his hands, and that no pains will be spared to give entire satisfaction. £ C. begs to announce that his arrangements for taking instantaneous Portraits of Children are now complete. /jK/Arv WORTH of MUSIC and SONGS set to MUSIC to be given away by F. H. Lewisson, Jeweller, Queen street. For each £1 worth; of Jewellery purchased at Establishment, the same: amount of Songs or Music given in.-Fv H. Lewisson, Queen •iretet. . '.".'"■' '."• sto?k inTw Z.a?ana to <*oose from.



RELINQUISHING BUSINESS. j§s|f PINAL WOTIC*;:7 " ;, : ::. R, "hOBBS WILL offer for tho next Eight Weeks, (unless disposed of during that time), the Whole of lib vary large Stock of General and Household Drapery and Men's and Boys Clothing, at very low prices. February 12, 1872. J§3B OLSON'S TOMATO SAUOE. HfIHE immense Success attending the intro !_ duefcion of this new local industry will xlone testify to the high estimation in which it is hold. 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-restor ing and agreeable condiment. Sold every* here in Bottles with the name i of H. OLSON on wrapper and stamped on : bottle and stopper. - .._,-.. \ Auckland, 10th February, 1872. ?! \ c&OjUUU and PEOVISIONS to be ssld at Cost Peice,-previous to our Eemoval to our New Central Premises, next to the Southern Cross office, Queen street. Families, Storekeepers, and Coasters, are invited to call at their old establishment, BARNETT AND LEVY'S NOTED RED HOUSE, next to the Theatre Royal.