SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening. C.7 HIGH "WATER: Midnight

STKAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING, Lady Bowen, at midnight

ARRIVALS.

Nil.

DEPARTURES. Phrebe, s.s., "Worsp, for Southern ports Lalla Rookh, brig, for Newcastle. Jessie Niccol, schooner, Yates, for Levuka, (iolden Tsle, schooner, Matzen, for Russell Mary Ellen, schooner, Rawlings, for Mercury Bay

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Levuka : Flirt, brigantine, early For Southern ports, via Napier; Nevada, p.s., on

For Honolulu: Nevada, mail steamer, 31st instant ForWhitianca and Tauranga: Southern Cross, s.s.

next Saturday , , For London:' Countess of Kintore, ship, end of month ; City of Auckland, ships, in November For New York: William Prowse-, and Coronilla,

barques, early . . For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., 17th instant Wonga Wonga, s.s., 24th inst

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Robert Henderson, ship, from London. Sailed 2inl June . „ , T , filenhuntley, ship, from London. .Sailed ?tn July Queen Bee," ship, from London. Sailed, 19th July Hero. s.s., from Sydney Alma barque, from Melbourne. Sailed 27th. Sept. Leslie, schooner, from Melbourne. Sailed 25th Sept. Ayr, barque, from the Mauritius Coronilla. barque, from Newcastle Prince Alfred, schooner, from Sydney Southern Cross, schooner, from Norfolk Island Onward, schooner, from Lyttelton Gladiateur, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed sth August Chile, ship, from London. Loading Northam Castle, from London. Loading Agnes Mllir, from London. Loading Helen Denny, from Glasgow. Sailed 3rd August Nevada, mail steamer, from Honolulu Polar Star, ship, from New York. Sailed 10th July Edith, schooner, from the South Seas JSrUnii, barque, from Newcastle Queen, schooner, from Rorotonga Julia Price, schooner, from Levuka Pakeha, brig, from Dunedin ' Strathnaver, schooner, from Port Chalmers, bailed sth October Tower Hill, brig, from Warrnambool

The schooner Hercules and barque Sylphyile will leave for Newcastle this afternoon.

The brig Lalla Eookh left for Newcastle this morning. The ship City of Auckland hauled into the stream yesterday evening, to make room for the Bulwark. The latter vessel will haul alongside as soon as the weather permits. The barque Lady Emma has cleared out wards in ballast for NeAVcastle, and will leave this afternoon.

COMMERCIAL.

At G. Sibbin's sale to-day potatoes fetched from £4 12s. Gel. to £G 10s. Od.; maize, 3a. per bushel; bananas, 4s<l.j tamarinds, Is. id. per lb.

MIOTNG. I The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below : — £ s. d, CALLS Pride of Tiki .. .. 0 0 3 Oct 10 Golden Pah .. .. 0 0 6 Oct 12 Hand and Band .. 0 2 0 Oct 14 Italian 0 10 Oct 18 Fanny 0 0 4 Oct 1!) Christchureh .. .. 0 0 3 Oct 21 Goldfinch .. ..003 Oct 21 ~ Sons of Freedom .. 0 5 0 Oct 21 American-"Eagle .. 0 0 6 Oct. 23 North Devon.. .. 0 10 Oct 24 Quebec .. .. 0 0 0 Oct 25 Preece's Point .. 0 0 6 Oct 25 Queen of the May .. 0 10 Oct 20 Coromandel Excelsior 0 0 0 Oct 20 Thames Gas .. .. 010 0 Nov S

MEETINGS TO COME.

Bank of Tokatea, Company's office, Insurance Build

inxs, noon, 14th October Dixon's No 1, Canada Buildings, 3 p.m., Kith October Thames, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m. 10th October Victory, Coromandel, 21sL OCtoUer

POST-OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

Mails will Close as Under :—

For Thames, this day, at r>.3o p.m.; and to-morrow at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow at 11.30 a.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, perComerang, to-morrow, at noon. For Mahuransfi, Matakana, Mangawai; Walupu, etc., pei Lady Bowen, on Saturday, 12th inst., at 10 a.m. For Whitangi, Tauranga, and Opoiiki, per Southern Cross, on Saturday, 12th inst., at 3 p.m. For Napier and Southern provinces, per p.s. Nevada, six hours after arrival. S. B. Biss. Postmaster.

Always something new to be seen at Lewisson's factory," High street. Now finishing twelve pairs of colonial gold leaf earrings. These are made from gold abstracted from quartz, and will be sold at 35s to 40s : also finishing, three snake 'rings. Look in as you go up High street, and see what is going on.—What man can make we can undertake. —F. H. Lewisson.

Mosgiel Tweeds, of Otago manufacture, are now in demand in the London market. They are a decided novelty, and excellent quality ; and yet at a distance of 1,000 miles from the place twhere they are produced, and from the people whose interest and profit it is to prefer the home production to the imported article, their excellence is" discerned and appreciated before •we bestow even a passing notice on the child of our own industry. Truly a Prophet hath no honor in his own country ; but it is not " colonial" to " sneeze at" a profit. The time has come when the nether extre ities of every New Zealand man and boy should be clothed in stuff of the home production. Samuel Coombes has just received a parcel of the above Tweeds from the manufactory, and not only hopes that they will be extensively sought for, but expects .every public spirited man to "go in" for at least one pair of Mosgiel Tweed Trousers.

BIRTH.

Cabjr.—At her rosidence, Hobson-street, the wife of J. Carr of a daughter.

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 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.

Lf another column we publish a letter signed " Cleoraeaes." We do so with much pleasure. We can conceive of feelings being so pent up as to require such an escape, and we hope " Cleomenes" feels better. Our cor respondent is one of those evidently who cannot conceive it possible that any one differing from him can be any thing but a fool or a charlatan. We present ourselves before him asserting the position of being neither tho one nor the other. He says : " How any independent journalist can seriously and persistently support a govern mental administration which has in the short space of two or three years rendered our pecuniary burdens next to intolerable is to me incomprehensi ble." The intolerableness of our burthens we waive for the present. Our correspondent means to express his inability to conceive how any in dependent journalist can support the colonization policy. We should feel disposed to reply that we cannot con ceive how any one can be so short sighted as not to see in it the salvation of the colony, and the means of raising the colony to a magnificent position of prosperity,, but that we have by ex perience come to look on the two sides of a question, and to sympathise with the exceedingly contracted intellect, and limited vision with which God in his inscrutable providence has been pleased to gift some men. We have " said in our haste " that no amount of political corruption could ruin New Zealand. This was only as a slap in the face to the melancholy, to rouse up whatever of energy is in them; but it contains a great truth, for really it would take a great deal of killing to destroy a country having in it mineral, agricultural and other resources not second to those of the British Islands. That it should seem otherwise to those whose biliary ducts are deranged, and whose hepatic secretions have been diffused through, their whole system, affecting their spirits and even their visual optics, we quite understand; but it would be a positive mercy if one million of the loan was expended in' buying up all these miserable people, and shipping them off to the Chatham Islands, or some place where railways are impossible and. taxation is unknown. They are the snails of colonial life, and any thing' that they cannot touch with their tentacula whenever they venture to emerge from their shells and crawl abroad, is the unknown, the infinite, ; the terrible. This is not the stuff of which young empires are built up, and the admixture of their blood with our swill prove disastrous in our future history. But our correspondent being shocked at our assertion that nothing could ruin New Zealand, assumes that this is the principle on fvhich, what he calls " Vogelism," is defended. Nothing of the sort. It is because the upholders of it believe that without such a bold and daring effort New Zealand will become a second Van Dieman's Land,from which all the youth and vigour will fly in quest of employment in other and more progressive colonies, and which will be ©nly interesting as a place for growing pretty wives for the successful young men of the neighbouring colonies. New Zealand has indeed a heavy debt upon her. It was not the result of " Vogelism," but of the Maori War. Vogelism contemplates increasing the

number of colonists, so that the burthen may be divided ; and it contemplates the opening up of the country in such a manner that these colonists may be comfortable and prosperous and not find the taxation a burthen even if it were twice as great. If " Oleomenes," and all others of his class, cannot see far enough to know how this-may be effected, then we can only regret that the Almighty for His own wise pur poses has heen pleased to gift them with so limited capacity and permitted them to remain on earth to qualify the enjoyments of their fellow colo nists by croaking out dismal forebod ings of coming disaster. It is need less to go through in detail all the points and the strong expressions in our correspondent's letter. Welling ton is described as that " hateful and abominable den of hole-and-corner legislation." This intense and un reasoning hatred of Wellington is a fundamental principle intho creed of tho Auckland gutter-politicians and drops appropriately fVomthelipsof one who so strongly protests against t a colonizing policy which he cannot understand. According to this principle which has a powerful attraction for some, nobody is honest but those who daily breathe the stink of the Queen-street sewer ; and any policy which does not savour of this, and is not confined within the limited range of their understanding is one " ignoring all principles of patriotism." Cleomones delivers a homily on the way in which " habits of reckless extravagance ruin indi viduals," assuming of course that the making of railways and the settling of colonists on comfortable homesteads is reckless extravagance, and indulges in the tirade, so pleasing to the brainless of attacking a man because he is possessed of brains on the terrible charge of being an " adventurer." If there is in the whole range of colonial jargon one term more than another utterly repre hensible and contemptible, it i.s this term of " Adventurer." What is any colonist but an adventurer, voluntarily come away from somewhere else be cause he thought he could better his condition ? Who is there resident in the colonies that haa not come to them an adventurer ? Not one, unless in deed, those who have been transported. The whole letter of " Cleomenes" is so expressive of that miserable spirit that has long been the curse of New Zealand that we have much pleasure in inserting it without curtailment.

A nice little arrangement is at present pro ceeding with respect to the laying down of asphalt pavement in the city. Most people are aware of the strong repugnance which was for a long time shown to permitting asphalt as a substitute for flagging, and must have been considerably surprised at the sud denness with which asphalt was at last ac cepted. From the manner in which this

journal has advocated asphalt, it might ap pear that we should be much gratified at finding the point conceded and arrange ments entered into for the laying of asphalt on the north sides of Wyndham and Victoria streets. After considerable effort permission was obtained to have a portion of asphalt laid as a specimen opposite Mr Russell's buildings in Wyudham street, and doubtless

it was in consequence of the success that at tended this test piece that asphalt 30 sud denly attained to popular favour. But we beg to disclaim any connection with the kind of material to which the city is now about to be treated. The history of this latest arrangement is well worth knowing. It appears that during the recent celebrated visit of his Worship the Mayor to Welling ton he fell in with an asphaltor. It might have seemed reasonable that the asphalter who had already proved his workmanship should have reaped the reward of his suc cess, but an opportunity seemed to present itself of imitating " Brogden contracts" on a small scale, and accordingly Mr Knight " a member of an eminent (Otago) contract ing firm" was induced by his Worship to come up to Auckland, and at once his services were engaged, by the City Council for lying down asphalt in two streets of the city. It was no small claim to the favour of the City Council that Mr Knight was willing to undertake asphalting at less than one-half the price at which the Auckland asphalter could be induced to give his services, after the latter had submitted the class of work which he undertook to perform. At two shillings and sixpence per square yard the "foreign" as phalter was prepared to lay all the footpaths of the city, while the Auckland asphalter would only undertake the work at five shillings and sixpence. In a fit of generosity, however, the City Council offered to raise the price to three shillings and sixpence for the "foreigner," and accordingly he was told to proceed, without any specification of any kind as to the sort of materials to be used. The stuff is now ready for laying, and it consists of simply coal tar and shingle. In the test piece formerly laid down there was a large proportion of Stockholm tar, and pitch. These materials, as every one may knoAV, could be mixed with tar (and applied to the shingles only by boiling them together. But the " foreigner" has had nothing to do with boiling, coal tar being readily applied to stones in its cold and natural state. The difference in the cost of materials fnay be judged from the |fact that coal tar can be procured at from threepence to fourpence per gallon, while Stockholm tar costs two shillings and threepence per gallon

and pitch costs threepence per pound. With coal tar, therefore, at one-eighth part the coat of Stockholm tar, no pitch at all, and no trouble in boiling, it *s easy to understand how the Otago asphalter can do any amount of asphalting, so-called, at two and sixpence per yard, and

make a rattling profit. It remains, however, for the citizens to judge if a paste of coal tar and stones is the thing required for their streets. As we have often shown, so-called asphalt can be laid at from one shilling to one pound per square yard, and as the City Council in its wisdom simply asks for "Asphalt," with out any kind of specification as to the materials of which it is to consist, the result will of course be what any one may expect. Luckily for Mr Knight it has been so arranged that he has obtained the cool side of the two streets, so that his tar will escape the direct rays of the sun; and we do not doubt that if it bears the test, and he obtains the contract for all the streets of the city, as he will not be delayed by boiling the stuff, he can have every footpath in the city laid with "Asphalt" inside of twelve months. We understand he under takes to keep it in repair for ever so many years at a few pennies per square yard per annum ; but we are not aware if the "mem ber of an eminent (Utago) contracting linn" has given any kind of bonds for this length ened attention to our footpaths. We hope

that neither the City Council nor any one else will Hare up into a blaze of excitement at these remarks, but that on tho contrary some one interested will merely give a satisfactory reply as to the allegations. We do not insinuate that his Worship the Mayor

made any arrangements about percent ages with this little Southern Brogden. We do} not even insinuate that any one has an interest in thisjsudden|popularity of asphalt ; nor do we say that the contractor is doing anything but what is fair and straightforward. He has contracted to lay "Asphalt," and "Asphalt" he will lay honestly and well from coal tar, at fourpence a gallon, and pebbles from the purling brook. But we cannot smother the conviction that in this

affair, in some way or another, '' kissing goes by favour," and the contractor from the province of "pan-itch" has been unco canny for our simple-minded Mayor and his trusty Councillors. Captain Williams has a scat in Council. He knows the materials in the piece of footpath in Queen-street, known as " Williams' Corner," which has so well borne the test of years. And lie knows full well that those materials could not be provided at the price contracted for. There have been many pieces of asphalt already laid in the city. Most of these have been miserable failures, and have created a prejudice against which we laboured for many, many months in vain. And now the Council deliberately goes In Xv« m hat WO ciumoi Uolji Ijcllcvlny will be a style of footpath that will eclipse even the portion of asphalt formerly so well known at the door of the Cross office in Queen-street. Of course it is very improper to speak in this way, and especially about the work of a stranger from another province and so on. We admit all this, nevertheless there is

something so very queer about this asphalt ing arrangement that we cannot avoid it. Only a few months ago some forty-ttine of our principal business people and proprietors on the west side of Queen-street petitioned the City Council to be permitted to lay down asphalt such as the specimen now to be seen in Wyndham-street, and to lay it at their own cost exclusively. But no, the Council could not hear of such a thing, but as soon as the Mayor's protege arrives, .the word " flagging" in the by-law is at once altered into " materials," and forthwith a contract is made for asphalting in certain a great part of the cost of which is paid by the City Council. If wo did not know his Worshi]) to be a man of the strictest honor and integrity we would say that ho must have an interest in this little job ; but know ing him as we do to be incapable of such a thing we can only suppose that from his well known open-hearted and genial dispo sition he has been thrown off his guard when away from the influences of Canada Buildings, and that partly from a very com mon reluctance to employ local skill and labour if they can be "procured from abroad, partly to imitate Mr Vogel in his contracts with Mr Webb and Mr Brogden, and partly betrayed by his own frank and unsuspect ing nature he has, in a moment of convivial bonhommie, succumbed to Southern logic, and entered into arrangements which he felt bound in honor to have carried out. Wo trust, however, that some independent mem ber of Council will inquire into the [relative merits and desirability of asphalt and tar paste ; and while wisely resolving that citi zens shall not be cruelly burthened by the cost of paving-stones, take [care that we ar e not subjected to the pain of perpetually floundering through liquid tar to the intoler able delay of locomotion, and the utter destruction of our nether habiliments.

The raco between the cutters Severn, Avon, Matakana, and Don did not come off to-dayin consequence of the two latter vessels only arriv ing in harbour late this morning. The Matakana and Don being consequently unprepared for the race, the owner of the Severn and Avon consented to its being postponed till to morrow. The race will start from off the end of the wharf at eight a.m. sharp. We understand that several yachts will accom pany the vessels. :

A child had a narrow escape from being run over by a hansom cab yesterday in Queen street,

We beg to call attention to Mr Joseph Browne's grand concert, announced to take place on Monday evening next in the Choral Hall, as will be seen by advertisement. The final rehearsal will be to-morrow (Friday) evening. We trust that in consideration _of Mr Browne's long services in coneection with the Choral Society, and his endeavours to create a taste for music among the people of this city, that the approaching concert will meet with a practical and an appreciative response.

Mails for Australia close at the Bluff to-morrow, at half-past two p.m.

We beg to draw attention to Mr Ben Heath's concert to take place to-night at the Devonport Hall, North Shore. The pro gramme is a well-selected one. Mr Ben Heath will appear supported by several well known gentlemen amateurs. Miss Kaye Wright will preside at the pianoforte. The concert promises to be a success.

The drama of " Savourneen Deelish " was repeated at the Prince of Wales Theatre last evening with great success. Miss Rose Evans was, as usual,- quite a favorite with the audience, and Mr B. N. Jones, by his Irish wit and lnflnour, kept the house in constant merriment. Mi' J. O'Neil also met with favor, from the audience by his clever im personation of the drunken penman. Messrs Ryan and Keogh acted the villians well ; and Mr Claremont, as the lover, invested the part with much feeling and pathos. The scenery was very good. There were several "calls" during the evening, and the per formance gave groat satisfaction. It will be repeated to-night for the last time, when it will be withdrawn to make room for " Hamlet" to-morrow evening.

An accident occurred on Tuesday after noon, at the Thames, to a miner, named Galloway, whilst working in the Moanatairi mine. He was attacked with an epileptic lit of a very severe nature ; and after struggling for some time he fell to a depth of sixty feet. He was taken up and at once conveyed to the Hospital.

The Foreman of the Grand Jury made a presentment to the Court yesterday to the effect that the restrictions under the Anns Act were very loosely carried out, which was clear from the fact that there was an "armourer's shop" in a pah at Maketu, in which no less than forty stand of arms were found.

A meeting of the members of the Church of England, residing at the North Shore, is to be held in the Sunday-school, at half-past seven this evening. The Rev. Joseph Bates will preside. The object of the meeting is to elect churchwardens, and to hear a report upon the financial of the church and school.

The aristocracy of England are becoming the religious teachers of the people. There are seven or eight peers of the realm who go about preaching the Gospel to the poor. Earl Dalhousie preached lately in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, to an audience of more than two thousand persons. The Marquis of Lome was to follow on the following Sunday. Lord Radstock and the Earl of Shaftesbury are of the number, and Sir Roundell Palmer is a regular Sunday-school teacher. A man named William Chambers, boot maker, died suddenly at Alexandra on Friday last. An inquest was held on .his l>ody before Dr E. Waddington, coroner, and an open verdict was returned by the jury. Yesterday, being the day appointed for the election of an auditor to "the City Council in the place of A. W. Fleming, Mr John Waymouth was duly appointed to this important post. The ratepayers therefore may congratulate themselves on the appoint ment of an efficient auditor, ami leel con- H.i^nb mac discrepancies m future are not likely to arise.

There is likely to be great distress in England during the winter months in con sequence of the numerous strikes, and the alarming high price of meat. Mutton and beef in London and some of the large towns have reached the sum Is Gd per pound. In dignation meetings have been held in many parts, especially in the northern counties, and resolutions passed to abstain from the purchase of meat. The butchers have joined the movement, and some of them have com menced to sell Australian meat.

The recognition soiree to be given to the Rev. Thomas Davis, at the Ilemuera Con gregational Chapel, will take place this eToning. Mr Crowther's 'busses will start from the Post-office at five o'clock punctually and return at about ten o'clock.

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE.

Tiikre was an excellent entertainment at the Catholic Institute last evening, given by the Energetic Troupe, assisted by Ward's Minstrels. The performance was in aid of the School of Industry. After the opening overture, Mr C. Hill sang "Happy be Thy Dreams " in a very creditable manner, and he was warmly applauded. Some feats of strength were then performed on the horizon tal bar by members of the Energetic Troupe, after which Mr T. Croch rendered a song in an approved manner. Some more feats in gymnastics were indulged in, and Mr W. f)oran sang "The Blighted Gardener," an immensely amusing comic song, which was well rendered, arid an encore demanded. Mr E. W. Ward favored the audience with "Salamander Sam," his sprightly and grotesque dancing and singing being much applauded. Mr Hill again gave a tenor song, "Ellen Bayne," which Avas sweetly rendered. The Energetic Troupe then gave some ground tumbling; several of which feats elicited warm expres sions of approval. " Jimmy Jumble's Adven tures" followed, with Mr Hill and Ward, and caused immense amusement. Mr W. Doran sang " Piccadilly" like a true comic singer ; after which Mr Elder performed on the single trapeze. Mr Ward then gave a comic song, "Return from the Battle," and was compelled to submit to an encore. A laughable farce, entitled the "Practical Darkie," concluded an excellent evening's amusement. The Minstrels and Troupe are to be congratulated on being able to provide so excellent an entertainment. The pro ceeds are to be devoted to the aid of the School of Industry.

COROMANDEL.

The inhabitants of Coromandel seem deter-, mined upon having their social and useful institutions: they have established a cricket club, which is fairly patronised; they have their weekly meetings at their Mutual Im provement Society, in the Wcsleyau Church, under the care of the llev. Mr Williams; and have their essays: and debates. The question at their last meeting was, "Is it judicious to introduce railways at the present time in New Zealand?" The debate was opened by Mr Samuel James in the affirma tive, who argued that railways would inspire new life, open the country, induce extended cultivation, and farming generally; increase methods of industry, besides making travel ling cheap and easy. Mr Edward Handle replied in the negative, arguing that there was little available land in the North Island for settlers, and that the amount of money expended upon their construction would •uta.il a heavy burden on some one, either

ourselves or the coming generation. - A lively and most interesting discussion ensued, in which nearly all the members took part. We learn, moreover, that the stewards have met to arrange for the CoromandeL .Laces, which are to come off at the merry season oi Christmas ; also, that the sick and unfortu nate of the neighbourhood are not to be neglected ; a hospital has been provided, and " during Mr Lusk's visit on Saturday last, says the Coromandel Mail, "representations were made to him on behalf of the Coroman del hospital that if this useful and necessary institution is to be maintained amongst us it can only be by the assistance of the Provincial Government, the funds raised in the district being inadequate for its efficient management. We understand that Mr Lusk admitted the claim of the district upon provincial funds for this pur pose, and considering that Coromandel has not been backward in the support of its local institution, as far as the means of the district would allow. We think that the Goldfields Secretary may very well include a grant of aid towards the hospital in the goldfields expenditure of the year, and that the Council need not hesitate to pass the same as a matter of course," so that we " trust to see Coromandel again worthy of itself."

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE HARBOUR BOARD TARIFF. (To the Editor of the Evening Stab.) Sib,—The Harbour Board, by their amended tariff on ballast, are doing a great injustice to the carters, as well as causing a decrease in their returns, and this they are sure to find out ill time. The rate now charged by them for shipping ballast is one shilling per ton ; this, with toll and weighing, brings the amount up to three shillings per load. In consequence of this excessive charge the carters will be unable to compete with the boatmen ill the supply of ballast, who I believe pay the Harbour Board a license fee of ten shillings per quarter only. It has been stated that the shipment of ballast by land damages the wharf, but this is not so. The ballast is delivered direct from the cart into the vessel. It is the large quantity of rail way iron and other heavy goods that are allowed to accumulate on the wharf, to the extent of perhaps nearly 100 tons in one spot, this causes the wharf to sink in cer tain places, and the ballast carts are blamed for it. —I am, &c., Ballast.

POLITICAL CORRUPTION.

" And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and look his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living ; and lie began to be in want. . •'And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him."—Luke, xv., 13, 14, and 15.

(To the Editor of the Evening Stak. )

Sir,— In the foot-note to the letter of the Editor of "The Auckland Prices Current," published in your issue of the sth inst., you stated that " all the political corruption in the world would not ruin New Zealand." This undoubtedly would be good news if true ; for verily .we live in an age and country which is notoriously prolific of "Tammany Rings," turn-coat patriots, con cocters of " Harrison Scandals," "sturdy beggars," and spendthrift politicians, who meet and wilfully band themselves together in that "night's side of nature," that hateful and abominable den of hole-and-corner legislation, situated some where in Cook's Straits; to plunder what they do not dissipate of the resources of the colony, and to seriously cripple its commerce hji taxation. To hold, and to dis seminate witUow* «v»5- < I ~«.Ufit.a.tiuil, the opinion that "no amount of political cor ruption can ruin New Zealand," is a dangerous though debatable justification of that pernicious policy now generally known by the bantering name of " Vogelisin," which, by ignoring all principles of patriotism, and appealing for support and popularity to the insatiable cupidity of the bankrupt battalions which infest our political institutions, has fastened its talons in the vitals of the colony ; and, as " coming events cast their shadows before," we may shortly expect, as the natural result of the said dominant " Vogelism," to see our adopted country gorgeously arrayed in borrowed "purple and fine linen," while travelling with '' railway " speed to the composition office, or the Bankruptcy Court. How any independent journalist can seriously and persistently support a governmental administration which has, in the short space of , two or three years, rendered our pecuniary burdens next to intolerable is, to me, as incomprehensible as the Vogeli&tic "cooked" accounts and " budgets of retrenchment." Every one knows that habits of reckless ex travagance will ruin individuals, and what is New Zealand, politically and financially considered, but a collection of individuals. While it is impossible that any Government in which either the leading or the lagging politicians of the "Empire City" holds a supremacy can be characterised by impartiality I sincerely believe that the "head centre" of " Vogelism " in New Zealand to be a mere time-serving political adventurer, who has obtained a sort of monstrous notoriety by initating and maturing policy of huge borrow ing and prodigious prodigality; but who, when the inevitable and i-esultant disaster arrives, will assuredly be in a position to take up his carpet bag, and march com fortably out of the colony to the appro priate tune of " The mess I left behind me." It does not require any great ability £o incur liabilities. Any fool can borrow money— "on favourable terms"—if he can offer

adequate collateral security ; but it requires I the exercise of prudence and moderation to spend or apply it properly. The present and prospective state of our local and general taxation clearly indicates to all who are not incurably infected Ayith the present borrowing and plundering epidemic, that it would be infinitely better for us, in tlie long run, if the people of England were to make any other use ; of their surplus capital than placing it so freely to the debit of New Zealand, to be mostly squandered in feeding the swarms of parasites and hangers-on who cling to the corbans of the Colonial Treasury like limpets to a rocky ledge. Judging from the present position of parties at Wellington I think it is nigh time we had a dissolution. The thirst of power generated by a selfish ambition, and the rage for plunder fostered by a profligate '' borrowing policy," has, for the time being at all events, sadly demoralized our once respectable House of Representatives. Some of our front-rank politicians seem determined to give a practical illustration of the Darwinian Theory of

"Natural Selection," or "The Survival of the Fittest;" but the spectacle is edifying,. and aa an experiment in political science' it is too costly to be tolerated 10ng.., New Zealand must indeed be in a desperate plight for .administrative talent if there is no option left her but to submit to the direful dominance of either spend-all "Vogelism," or grab-all " Sturdy-beggary."—l am, &c, Cleomenes. Auckland, October 10, 1872.

It may sound like a paradox, yet the break ing of both wings of aa arm; is pretty sure to make it fly. « My dear sir, I will pay you in time ; and, since time is money, the longer jou wait th« surer you will be of your pay-"

TELEGRAPHIC.

THE CHATHAM ISLAND OUTBREAK.

DEPARTURE OF THE LUNA WITH

REINFORCEMENTS

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

COROMANDEL

This day.

About five tons from the bottom shaft of the Golden Pah have been crushed. The yield is 10 ozs 13 dwts of retorted gold.

TAURANGA.

This day,

The Southern Cross, steamer, sailed this morning with Mr Savage and Mr White the American Consul, as passengers.

The »oad from Rotarua to Cambridge,across the Patatere plateau, lias been commenced. Very heavy bush lies in the track. The route connects Cambridge and Auckland by a nearly direct line with Taupo road at Rotarua.

The natives are very anxious for the con struction of the road.

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WANGANUI. The St. Kilda left for the Manukau at two

p.m. yesterday,

WELLINGTON

This day,

The Government steamer Luna leaves im mediately with Colonel St. John, and thirty of the armed constabularly for Chatham Islands. The authorities here condemn Mr

La Mauze for leaving his post,

The Independent of to-day says that Mr Vogel will probably succeed in forming a strong Government by Friday, even if Mr Waterhouse should continue to refuse to join

The steamer Go-Ahead has arrived from

Taranaki.

The Wellington has sailed North, and the Taranaki South.

Captain Renner leaves the steamer Ranga - tira. Mr Hebbern, late chief officer, suc ceeds, and Captain Munclle succeeds Mr Hebbern.

VERY LATEST.

WELLINGTON,

4 p.m. The Legislative Council met, and ad journed.

Mr Waterhouse made no statement. Mr Stafford will give a grand dinner to his supporters on Saturday.

DUNEDIN.

This day.

At a public meeting held yesterday even ing a committee was elected to take the necessary steps to have Otago represented at the Intel-provincial regatta at Wellington next February. The Criminal Sessions have closed. The Peter Denny has arrived from London after a passage of nine-one days. She brings eleven passengers, and has had a fine voyage. The Supreme Court was crowded yesterday to hear Plummer's defence to the indictment of escaping from legal custody. The defence was considered clever. Six charges were preferred. He was found guilty, and sentenced to four and a-half years' imprison ment. , TIMAIIU. This day. The Timaru Herald advocates a dissolution The Herald expresses no opinion.

CHRISTCHURCH.

This day. A great extension of the gas supply to the suburbs is projected. The Civil Sessions commenced on the 21s * The following causes are down for hearing :— Dalton v. O'Conner and Mackay ; damages laid at £500 for misrepresentation on sale of a steam engine. Fisch t. Treleaven, £200, for slander. The TaranaJci Herald writes indignantly at Mr Stafford not resigning, and calls him a political quack. He says he must henceforth retire into the shade.

NELSON.

This day. ,

The Examiner counsels a coalition Ministry and recommends the leaders to sink personal

differences

NAPIER.

This day.

The Herald's correspondent, writing froffl the Seventy-Mile Bush, severely blames the authorities for hurrying women and chjldrea to the settlement. He says that m* { y$ the immigrants were totally unslull jP° building houses. The houses are nr >fl^<^ and heavy rain has been fallings fifanyo; the families are huddled together in one small building, and there is great suffering.

A great man it amiable in his centers** tion, generous in his temper, and immo* able in what he hat maturely reiolw* upon; and as prosperity does not ma*® aim haughty and imperious, 10 neitner does adversity sink him into meanness and dejection 5 for if ever he showi more spirit than ordinary it is when he Uj' ised, and the world is frowning upon hj>' Ln short, he is equally removed from tne extremes of servility and pride, and scorn* either to trample on a worm or cringe W an emperor.

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1872.



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