SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUN-SET: This evening, 6.28. SUN-RISE: Tc-i morrow morning, 6.38 HIGH WATER : This evening, 6.41; to-morrow, morning, 7.1

ARRIVALS.

Countess of Kintore, ship, (&0 tons, Braddick, from London i Leslie, schooner, from Clarence River, New South Wales,

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For San "Francisco: Akbar, ship, to-morrow For Southern ibrts : Taranaki, s.s , Monday For Sydney: Wentworth s.s., early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Wentworth, s.s., from Sydney Berar, ship, from London. Sailed 15th May Fbntenaye, ship, from London. Sailed City Of AUck T-.nd, from London. Sailed 4th June Lalla' Rookh, brig, frpm Clarence River. Sailed about

22nd Ju'y Fairy Queen, brig, from Timaru Atalanta, French man-o'-war, from Sydney Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney Prince Alfred, barque, from Melbourne

IMPORTS.

Per Go-Ahead from Wanganui:—26 kegs butter, Combes and Daldy; 10 hides, Gittos; 1 case plants, D. Hay; 2£o sheep, W. Brewer.

ARRIVAL OP THE COUNTES OF KINTORE. The ship Countess of Kintore arrived off

the Heads Ips. night, and anchored in the powder ground. The voyage occupied 106 days, much longer than this favorite vessel usually takes to make the run ; but this is accounted for by the long succession of galea from the S.E. which the ship encountered off the Cape of Good Hope. No births or deaths occurred during the passage. All the passengers are in good health, and the ship enters port in first-class condition. Captain and Mrs Braddick are spoken of in the highest - terms by all on board. The following is the report of the voyage. We are indebted for this and other favours to Mr Menzies, chief officer:—Left Gravesend May 1,5 a.m.; passed through the Downs at noon of the same day. Landed pilot off Dartmouth on May 6th j.ex perinced light N.E. trades, and crossed the Equator on the Bth June, in long. 25° W.; strong S.E. trades, which were lost in Tat. 25° S. June 21st, sighted Martin Vass rocks. A continuance of S.E. gales off the] Cape, of Good Hope, which was not passed; till the 11th July j thence very fine weather,! and light winds generally. Rounded Tas-| mania on August 9th ; experienced a heavy! .N.E. gale on the 12th August, which lasted 'till.the 15th, with a heavy sea. A female monkey died on the ,72tk August. Sighted the Three Kings on the 19th August, being 104 days from land to land. Eight a.m., 29th August, abreast of the Poor Knights'; ■wind, S.W. Light airs and fine weather. Passengers :«£Saloon : Mr George Thorpe,. Mrs Thorpe, Mrs Earjiliion, Mrs Braddick, L^Miss Thorpe, Miss Edith Thorpe, Miss Alice; Thorpe, Miss M. E. Clark, Miss J. Martin, Mr Edward Percy. .Steerage.: Mr and Mrs W. Messrs Hi. R. Brown, H. Mallais, R. , Cannell, H, Grover, 0. F. Wolrige, J. 'Richards. J. Crabbe, J, S. Braddick, wife, and child; J. M. Blair, A. Pearce, P. Pearce, R. Millbane, J. P. Bott, Miss M. Bott, P. i Derbyshire. ' li; -

SHIPS SPOKEN DURING TIIE VOYAGE. May 17 —American ship Ellen Goudey; lat. 40° N., long. 13". W. May 21—Ship Superb,„ London to Melbourne; lat. 27.41° N., long. 21° W. -May 23—Ship Impera trice,!1 London to Adelaide, lat. 23.30°' N., long. 23.10 ;W. May : 28—French barque Colbert, Bathuxst to Bordeaux ; lat. 13? N., long. 26.20* W. May-29—Ship Lennox Castle, to- Wellington;, lat- 11° NA long. 25.30° W. 11 June 5 —Barque Santa Rosa, Liverpool-'tb' 'Fricco. (Captain Windemer de-dfedfo'lbe1 remembered to his Auckland frieriasi-datepf the barque Alice.) June 24 —Barque Hopeful,-Launceston to London; lat.^7°S !j hjßg:,23[!iW.: 7 '77

Tbe-Tj'SiN. Co.'s f s.s. Gp-a-head, Captain McGUliyray, arrived here this morning at 8 a:m. ; .She left Whanganui at 8 p.m. on the 20th; and arrived off Manukau bar at s'a.m. this mprning,; Crossed at 6.30. and arriving as above. Experienced fresh head winds till off Taranaki; from thence strong S.W. and Westerly winds with heavy squalls of rain, and a confused sea throughout. Passen gers : Messrs. Adamson and Davidson; We are indebted to Mr Newman, purser, for files and reported. The schooner-yacht Blanche, 107 tons, for Sir James Fergusson, sailed from Cowes on June 4th for New Zealand.

• The Akbar, ship, 906 tons, cleared out at; the Customs yesterday afternoon for Sari! Francisco. <

~ The schooner Mary Ellen entered at the; •eufetoms to-day with 11,000 feet of sawn timber and 10 tons guano from Mercury Bay.; The Leslie entered at the Customs this; i afternoon with 1,709 sacks maize for H. B. \ Morton. -^ I

The Countess of Kintore entered at the; Customs this afternoon.

The Vincent; cutter, reported at the Cus toms to-day with 400 bags of maize and 200 j bags of wheat from Tauranga. The Royal Alfred took to Coromandel this afternoon 300 feet of iron piping for convey- j ing the water to the new turbin wheel at! Bennett's battery.

COMMERCIAL.

1 At Mr George Sibbin's sale at the! Corner; ;Mart to-day, maize sold at ss, oats'ss 2d _o I OS 6d, Auckland potatoes £4 10s,, flour 13s,j baecn and hams 9d, currants (inferior) 3J, kerbsine 2s 6d, sardines 105.9 d; candles.ll'f, I onions Id.

' At Mr R. Athur's sale fowls realised Is 6d 'io 2s 3d ; ducks 2s to 2s 2d ; turkeys 2s 10d to 4s ; apples 3d • onions lid ; potatoes 5s to 5s 6d ; carrots 3s 3d ; jams 7s 3d to 7s 4d. " ~ T^ere 'wras a very gOod attendance; at iM_jsrs Cochrane'a furniture sale'to-day, and; a considerable amount of business done. ;

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

MAH.S WE-I, C-OSJ! as Univ.-:—' . /;*i For Thames, thisday, at -V.) p.m.; and to-morrow.-. at 10.30 a.m. For United States-, per/ '.- ■'. h f_y, at 5 p.ir. r | ' For tV." igann, j" E." ••'-•'■ ■ s day, at 5 p.m. * For _ .ill •;' Di_3^'A.l _>I l ,pr GP _ Ahead, to j mor.-owi at 5p m. ► For Mp>.uto ig.>, Mate ><&' f>*>. wai, Waipu; &:., > perL vt> <•_, .-•.. n ■ > ;*. .:„ ?»• ..atlOar.i. Pot Tar.v \\ i.-v.l ton" •, pe.- Tarana' ',1 on Mor ' <*, 25 • ? • •*:••.•■■ For thou, ■/ , - ~ ~ >L2v ps. Luna, on! ■Thh V* « Hr ■-■.•'■ -■ .-'A •'• i* •' ' 7 j Fo_rfcu V Ghfcl-: ' ■'•; •' . ."Hi -n-Ports, and Co->-' tinent of Fii v\ '.' in -'-,' &.., atO.tl a\rr ! Foi'T,-i-»/:h] " a-i-1 r1 ■ ■■".-••nA« m, I For Am l!.„i Cc 'cs "rd UnAed Kingdom,!/ via EMtL. « • j!*fft'o. j.;m. _*%, -, . JTbrUfr.*. ,-r •?''^i,.A.Bi-" std'.=i,alidmtel-""rsi " for^pujAA ■-V }i/ i" "'*•", .vyHb Ane, atll a.m. . i ' Fo»iAiW • )'Mt9, 1 ,...y' Formo'i o-"dft""3 ai-d " .'Acredletters, on Wed-;. :"_to&~?;2'-: -?n"'\,iat6lp*Pi:i;i A 7*/ ! c -;-„(►" "Taif 1") . ■ S.. . Bess. Chic' os,tma?ter !'

Terrible Death at Fort Britomart.

A LABOURiifo man named Charles Pearce wr*1 found this morning at half-past eight lying dead, with his skull fearfully fractured, and his head and face much mutilated, at tho foot of Fort Biitomarfc, opposite the breakwater. The man was lying on his back, and the earth around was spattered with blood and brains. There is no doubt that the unfortunate man walked over the; cliff last night in the darkness. The face of , the fort is i here of, a sloping character, -and the ! line of thedoscent is. e-A'?tinctly marked by -cvcral displacements of the enfKw Tho discovery was made at the hour above stated by a man named James Somethurst, who at once gave mformation to the po'ice. Sergeant Connor imriie'diately provided r. stretcher and repaired to the spot, where by this time several persons had collected. Deceased was \ identified by two.men named Chaa. Pilking ton and John Faulkner as Charles Pearce, a labourer living in Albwt-street. He was not employed on the works. The body was placed on the stretcher and conveyed to,the Dead-house in Mechanics' Bay. Pearce, 'who was working yesterday at the Bay of Islands Coal-yard,' was seen about 5 o'clook in the eyening in the Company of two or three men at the corner of the Waitemata H.btel. He left them before six perfectly sober, and we ' believe, as jyet no further information bar been obtained of the movements of the unl fortunate man,.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY.

I; (Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., 8.M.) ;Thk weekly sitting of thrs Court, for.,the j; recovery of small debts, Was held this morn ing, and the following cases heard and dis posed of as under :— ; f ' JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS.-..] *•< Judgment for plaintiff was found in the I subjoined erses :—H. J. Pilchter' vV T. J. North, claim £7 15s, promissory . hpte and •^interest thereon ; Da\ "d Goldie v.'G. M. jGoodaere, ckim ,£8 9s .101, balance of j account; J..W. P.me v. Abel Fletcher, jolaiTj'on1 deed of !r y "'Phient, £20', Caleb 'iWoody. JAAbi-c-m, c- !, ■! fA'3 yfasbtfe o$ •jfreiglit... i ~'ii'7 -7 ,;„ ," "', i -,-no ~-r_ THOMPSON V; C. J. C('\R:.. t '■' Clann r £^16s. y' ;/ ' ' .;.."' ''■'A'"' ! The, plaintiff in this cc&e wrs: .•'r.e-coJleciiir I at Stoke ' Point, and the ..lHni,was for rate !wh'.ch ( defe.ud?*dt, frdin so v'b tech-"rr»,l ?'<si- I culty, refufi6s. to.' -ettlp. ; 7.,; , 7 7 '', ' i 1 His. Worsl *p sta .al '.that plaintiff, con-, i ,iduct(*dhis eases veyj* well,- r> id he!was''a i <s^pital collector."" He..,',!'*• '7 ;;beeh sh/; : hitherto, bu'; he might y jfc" f"" iqtb a trao,.!,', j Mr Ihorap on wishe to proce. i. with ".his I ! cafe; hut, though a vy;. ['&ev*_r' _-' h;; 'the || Court ,s> *'d it w^' nec 3•' .'■ - that he, shbiil'l, i h"tve com ... 7.-7 .'*„.._ '■ Plarit;ff slid the Boai'd was te.\ poor to j etriplOy i"burisel, the V'^ual. r aourit' of jube' j rates-being .but £C); I'-id he : was not dis- , Eosed to employ aso vcitor with t No' proba , -Hty of hat ;igtO,pay the ''ost.' ' i ie ii r^k,jthi.t the erne m\g\it be c. Ijbm V d,,''nt'l ! next Fi 'd->.y. . In t'-ie mtvmwhile | i c would 1 try r-'s v! nout to pc u.",le <Ac B-> "1, A> erii-l plpv c^qpsel. . ~;.,'; ;,,_..:",;'.,','':.f7: i '"■!:[-"H.i. The " -c wa* therefore i adjouiii ; 1 ipr'.i** TFCCk '' 11 ■'-* !. jfj ,i'j I.' ■ y «i ■ i {■ ii i |i. 'i ,f '•' thomaso. CAr.R v. c. B; B_WIA'*,M.A '•' '-'cv'r'~i £i(_7, 'TZ. ,!,.:.:'v',' : ';. Vhi,m m ji:lri.'*bJs. case, the Va'ntiff d.dnot appea-". The clp-'m was for a me.''c;ie e_,c A; ;Mpa_^e**sij aha'"bbbk-, kaid to bfr'^ft yv i_er<*tudani'a possession. Evidence wi "".takennfollows:— *■ Jah'e Edwards, wife1 of the defendant, depbicd that in March, 1869," Dr.1 Cav|',l wti_ staying at her house, the Ai iiy and Navy Hotel, and that he left .one box behind him wH&n hcl'-Weht away, Which shfe wo«i to retain u'ri'tllhbSettled bis afiepbjit.^ Dv Cajtt stafe^i that the box, which was locked, contained clothing arid jewellery. In Ootober of the same year he again saw the.doctor, Whfen up on paying his accburit. W .'received his bpx. He opened it in her presence, and expressed himself satisfied. She never heard, until her husband received a summons, that Dr Carr had any other claim upon her husband. Charles B. Edward*-, corroborated his wife's statement. This o_.se wrs pcr.«Vp." 7. jotilsi, tc v.'hich place the evidenc 'w*"1. be forwarded. . Tb i-s w?s aIV the bu'-'ue:;**.1 (: ' ■'■ ■

DEATH.

Mitohelson.—A.t bin residence, Nelson street, Mr Alexander Mitchclson, a faithful servant for 35 years in the employ of W. K. Grahame, Esq. ; aged 62 years'. The funeral will 'cave his late residence at half past ,t,wo p., in /on Sunday.. Friends iirel (fepflctfully invited to attend. ' ,' _

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1878.

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.

f, It has come to our ears that a system of fraud is being carried on by person's holding respectable positions in our trading cotoamunity. The method employed is cer taiply novel, and'shewa great cuteness on the part of the dperators ; but at ■ the same tiri|e ■We would inform these clever gentlemen that their artifices may lead to theft 'entanglement in the meshes of the law. The names of several of the parties have been given ns, and we only forbear publishing them in the hope that this public reference to their nefarious practices may cause them to alter their ways ; but thelsystem' we will disclose :—A box is taken to one of the auction marts, and exposed for sale. On it is I written in large letters, " Five weeks' board and, lodging," or some similar inscription, leading "the unwary into the belief that the box has been seized by a landlady or hotel keeper in liquidation, of an outstanding 'acboriht.of a departed1 lodger. The box-is sold,' arid may only fetch a few'shillL-gB, to the great joy of the purchaser, who thinks, he has a great bargain. When 'the: I bbx; comes ;' be opened nothing i_ fonhd in it but some, old rags and rubbish, theHvhblb'lot of whidh is utterly valtieless' There can be no objection to our shrewd friends driving their trade in " old clo " in ah (open, i regular manner, but this! shabby 'disposal of their wares will Lave to be stopped •at once.- •'■ Ow ■■*'■'■'■' -y--'.'*;,';.. ' \:'.": "J,t We learn that while in town Mr Henderson arranged for the completion of the works stopped by the, failure of Messrs. O'Neill and Thomas. Work is to be fecotarilbnced at the Barnabas Point end on Monday next, the. earth for filling up being, brought down by j rail. The main extension, however, will be; forward rapidly by Owen JqneS ,b,ndj Co., from Point Britomart to meet the exist-J ing embankirient. It is expected that thej work will be completed,in three months. j Theifollowing is,the,rota of.attendance for] the next sitting of the Court of Sessions on! the 26th; inst:—- Messrs George PatriOk Pierce, Richard Field Porter, Allan Kerr! Taylor, William St. ,Clair , TisdaU, W. '•Esdaile'^Thomasi ' Heny Hainsbri -Titrtrtn. 'John Williamson. John Alexander Wilfcoh,. Reader, jGilsph Wood,W* I__u_. Young. J6?th | R. Nicholson, Esq., M.D., Chairman, uiinnuj >' We have bs^ore us the " Last of -the I Warkatcs," a sensational stoiy of the prpvihfcb' lof ,'£uck!ard, d'licat -d, to "the Volun&ew. j The'sfcory is repA efced from the columns Of j ; j the Weekly Hercld, present"! in this new) - j form! tbthe I'ea-^ug/publ'C ''at Ihe Request . lof numerous friends."' The sfo.y isiusixlj," ..chapters, and is retro p: etlye -*]#. prospeefciyej - \ f .i~ its ch?r.-oter. As a. liter.:ry work by na • ! settler i. ;- eoraxac "dable, and i d^o l've's! 3 ' encourr'-'-'i't nbt-'es. rJhe orocliure' seen1 "* to! \ 1 b*) fairly w,;".^, and the s.':+.-rvpi is credit- • ''able to' tie writer.^'' but' why he sho„ld} ; sheltar h.vv^ c behind Contu-s-— 'the s^h? id.d masque oi F :ito*i—is ixne.\p>.'*icdan_leftto " fthe po:ij-vjtu_cs'-oflr. rc.'-dersi IT ;. rf'!' ._, _, ~. ''-.(-iii We would *r*ain ler-pind our re„de'«*Jnt; c the I?ev. James Hill w;ir deliver ale ',ure c this evening at the Youpt Men's Cm 'itianj c Association on tfee»subjcc_ o. " Spr Itual^m:" jj r7he lecture will commence at half-p.'.-t ;sven. a The rev. lecturer will not appsar unprepared 1 for hio subject as he has made a se ies of t private experiments, and will toll of his s observations, v

A case of house-bre?.i:ing .occurred ius! Freeman's Bay early this mommg77Abo_fc7 itwo o'clock a.m., Mrs George OughtQliywb.O."•; presides in a street situated befeftSdji|Uhi6h-j and Centre-street-, awoke Out of a sound sleep; feeling a di_By sensation as if something had been thrown over her eyes. She got up*, and on gom^Juto tih§,front room found a quantity of clothing burning in a corner of the room, the wall at one corner of the! fireplace was also on fire. She extinguished the burn- 1 ing-'-nrtioles~and'*-proceeded' to make^aa c*-' animation of th«tTOom.;r __c front door, which was locked the evening before, was fottnd open, some persons having evidently entered at the window. A gold brooch, i value 30s, a quantity of coffee, bread, milk, and half a pound of butter, left from the previous night, were missing, and a box and carpet bag had beeh ransacked. The , circumstances were reported to the J police, who have been making inquiries , to-day, but nothing has yet been discovered accounting for the occurrence. The house only contained,three, rooms, go that it is remarkable How the depredations could have been carried on without awaking Mrs Oughton or one of her three, children. j We are glad to learn that Dr. Hooper succeeded last evening in setting Mr Mes senger's leg, which was broken above the ancle and thrown out of place so much by the force, of the, fall that the bone .nearly j protruded through iixe flesh. Although very j much exhausted from the acute pain which. I he has suffered Mr Messenger is progressing as well as could be expected considering the I nature of the injury. Mrs Clayton's shoulder it was fount 1 had been dislocated. It was , reset''by Dr. .Stock Well, and she is now re- 3 covering. * !, Wo beg to acknowledge lis, donations from ! several persons in aid of the Puhoi settler, j, in addition to • the £1 _ 19s • already received, j The regular weekly drill of the Hobson Company takes place this evening at head quarters.

Considering the unpropitious state of the weather last night the meeting at the Mechanics', Institute was well attended, which was so far satisfactory inasmuch as it showed that, there are at least one hundred persons who are desirous of supporting and patronising this veryi Useful institution; The meeting was chiefly engaged in deliberating upon the propriety of establishing technical classes for the improvement of young men. His Worship the Mayor occupied the chair, and introduced the '■ object' of ■ the meeting. Mr Heslop then proposed:—"That classes be established in connection with this Insti tute for instructibh in arithmetic, mathe matics, architectural and mechanical draw ing, and if thought advisable, French, German, Latin, natural philosophy, chemistry, and musical classes Air Moss made a very interesting speech, and seconded,,, the motion, which/Was carried. i_r Kirby made a humorous speech in favour of education ; designating theology, zoology, strategy, pilology, and all the other ologies m the wide-world ,v f. ~/. li

" As moonshine on the sea at night—

That flies before day's pure-: light." Mr Cadman advocated classes as a means of educating the people ; the educated mechanic was, always the .best workman. Mr Siev wright' moved,, That the respective classes meet twice a week, and that the charge for each class be fis 6d per quarter, payable in advance, which, was seconded-.by Mr Dargaville in a practical speech." Mr A. Smith moved, "That these classes be convened at the earliest possible dato by public notice, and in the rae?Jitim*; ':hat -ists bo ooened at the Mwinuuca' Institute for the enrolment pf students in the respective Classes,''' which was seconded by Mr Lbdder. The meeting was addressed by Messrs Wrigley, Cromwell; arid Worthington, after which a number of .young men, gave in their names for the classes. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings.

A meeting of the Auckland Harmonic Society took place last night in the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association, when the election of officers of the Society was proceeded , witli. ,Mft •{■ B. . Russell, was ririlt'nimbusly chosen president. Mr Cooper, who has taken such an active part in the formation'and ritirture of the association was confirmed in his host of Mr Clarke is to be secretary, and Mr Cameron treasurer. The comrn "ktca jwiH/consist of Messrs How den, Copland, Davies,' Saxton, Mahoney, Gbbp%r.! Lambert, Henderson, Reed/Clarke, and Cameron. The.chairman, on taking his seat, made a short speech, in which he referred to the formation and progress of the society, its .objects, and present coh-

Ul.ioil. xi_ uejiif^i—liUiiiiiciA (.no iii-iiiu-i- on the good hold 'the.institution had. taken in the public estimation, and urged the neces sity of combined action and absence of dif ferences among th'eins'elves as the best means of continuing the present success. 'A code of rules prepared for the society was discussed and ultimately adopted. The question of subscriptions was debated. The amount of these had been fixed at—gentlemen 10s, and ladies 6s per annum. Mr Mahoney objected to the fair sex paying less than their less favored companions and rivals—the gentle men, ; hut this; equality; movement ;did. not meet with much support, and the terms were adopted without alteration. The members present gave two or three choi uses in ye^jgood,style.,; £he bahtnce-shpet which was'presented to the'meeting shewed £6 10s. 4d. ( stan^ing tp, their,credit. The weather last night was unfavourable, for th'd "complimentary benefit' bbri'c'erfc' to'Mr Impey, bandmaster, still, there was a good attendance. The ballads, mostly by amateurs, were-yery well renderpd, and the singing by MM arid^Madarhe MOll^^was fbally excellent. The former^ improves with every fresh effort, and rnustj he^Jaqed foremost on the list of ou'r'iady-singbrs. She Was delight ful) -hi those/sWedt |bdllads *'On >the [Cold Shores " and " Should _He Upbraid." Madame Moller/was touclrngly pathetic in the "Lover and Bird." The lady amateur Whd iSange'^Afton'Water " might have stood for one of the poet's heroines. This lady has a keen appreciation of the mei.'t'- pf,. a , br'lad, ,and keej*,.**.. .ex^ellept time';'but'shb!hr**W slight, dfefebt' * i^kei* voice, which may by Culture be over come, r Austin Surg "My Pretlw ,Jaus " Verf' 'effectively, and Wis lbridly bheere'd. She^ey's. if Dream- of, Thee " was,.si*ng,Yejcy; fairly byMrFi Harding, who appears to be a Ip'tpular favoi'y, but he .wai scarcely loud enough to be h'ird sat Mac fully. Mr Gat . .'and elicit-d shouts of applause w'tl; h . four | ponric sop.:, j land was very| rac.;;-.:.- .t_\> -The I musical poi-ion/pf itbe conrTilr win exceed i ingly good. The m«mbera of '.he city band wi^h;/their j .sevf;*"!) oyertures ,agMJ[>!waltzes were very effective, T_e o l .* ionette solo by Mr Impey was.pf the. inn; .order, and unmis takably proved that he hi ipfstered that insfauih-h- ;to'< perfection-A Tho ; sploO was accompanied with air and variations by a circle ofymoliwsts, which hid a pleasing effect. Mr Impey was encored, and the feet of tho&ri4ienee Would.not rest;uptil,a:second edition was produced. Mr Brown conducted the eoncejej;, which in point; of, arrangement and real merit was eminently successful. We learn that Mr Impey has been urged to repeat the concert, and intends doiug so at some suitable time. ' Ticke+i not used last night j will bs, available for the next concept. I

% We notibe tt^tShr 7fcoriie]_iici?% iS __£?. ?#^ th£ffidrhih^?epata an assertion M . fdrfcihade by! a corisjipondent of that journal; ] namely, that the Mport oi Mr^Dargaville's Newton addre'c, published by us last Friday, was supplied by that gentleman. This statement we feel called upon to con tradiot. The notes of the report-in questioa were taken by our own reporter, werewritten but by him, and Mr Ddrgaville never saw the report tiiitil hfe fead it in the evening's issue, " the same as the rest of the public. We are hot in .he habit of publishing cooked reports un guaranteed by members of our staff. MrDar gaville had no connection whatever with the I publication of that report. It was not paid for by him in any way, but was merely given as .lb exposition of the candidate's views, no full report of any of his addresses having . previously appeared in the Star. ) The following subscriptions were inadver r tently omitted yesterday from our list of contributions to the fund for the Puhoi settler : —Kate Schiska, 5s ; Mr Pittner, 5s ; A Friend, £1; P. Falberg, 2s; Frank, 2s 6d; Mr Westpfahl, 2s ; D. I Glatfy, 2s 6d ; W. Schiska, 10s; D. Goldie, 10s; Mr Squirell, : 10s ; Glanville & Ellyett, 10s; G. Schwartze, 10s ; H. Penzholz, ss; J. 8., 2s 6d ; Jno. T., "s 6d ; Friend, 2s 6d ; H. Clarke, ss; I. Alexander, ss; M. Hayman, 3s; Alfred Smart, 7s Gd ; Mr Fugate, 2s Gd ; John Grey, j3s ; A Friend, 5s ; A Friend, Is ; James B. I Frauces, 2s. I Messrs J. Darrack and Sons, of Mahnran_i, ■ have just laid |the keels Of two topsail I schooners—one of which is intended for t Captain Anderson and Captain McLeod of i the schooner Columbia, and will be about iB7 tons register ; arid the other, for Mr G. IW. Owen, of Queen-street. This will be •bout 100 tons register. Both will be em : ployed in the coasting trade, and will form I a valuable addition to our already famous fleet of schooners. Messrs Darrack and Sons have, already;imade a reputation for thems elves as shipbuilders by the Flirt. Coronet, i Cleopatra, Laetitia, Wakefield, and Julia Price, all1 ''of which neat little crafts were , turned out from their yard. ■ j ' If Messrs Brogden aid Son desire to 1 behave magnanimously and shew their love of justice they will put the road leading to j St Barnabas Point, Parnell, in order. This j | rord has been very much cut np by the carts used by- Messrs, -O'-seill and Thomas, and is at present in a dangerous state. Highway Boards cannot reasonahlj ,be expected to 1 keep in order the roads cut up during the construction of,public works, and some con tribution'at least towards the rep^r o" such? roads should be 'made by the contractors' who make use of them. We rtre' informed that a ~ i it has been taken out by Mr Dargaville against the proprietor ' of the Herald for alleged libel'contained in that journal yesterday. Damages are laid at £2,030. The case is to be heard at tie next civil sessions of the Supreme Court.

NOTES FROM WELLINGTON.

(FROM OUR SPBOIAL COE-3SPONBBN'_)

The Debate on the Customs Tariff, and State of Parties. I think I am safe in saying that the'dcbatd on ( the.Customs Tariff will prove to have been thfe debate of the session; Not that it elicited more earnestness in effort. or,mOi_ jlneise in manoeuvring, for in both I think it was in ferior to the debate oh the 'Sufc_ Service. But however the matter be veiled it was intended and accepted as the test of political feelina, and as decisive of, the. course^ o^ sjutypqifeh. events" during the present session. It carnot be.. said that the«,.Opposition in teh-_d l that the debate should assumejjtfiifl" defiri-d character, 'but that i_t.Sh6uld,:Mther j act as a "feeler," and although there,-was ! insolent defiance in the- tone of • MrWbgel when he flung down the gage of battle and I declared that the Government would, Wi-e or die by the tariff, it was prudent stjpaljegy [as appeared in the sequel. ~ .And although i the various speakers were earnest in depre > eating the least party, feeling on a quegtion of such importance, to the welfare of the people, i there was not one, perhaps,., in the" House who, however ibdifferent to results', did not feel that this debate was the turning point of the session. I believe it was .the, policy of | the Government to not reveal its real follow j ing until some such critical .juncture^ and | that instructions had been' imparted to mflny lOf the m'ihor satellites ihat^ thi?y slioulq on ordinary occasions, pursue the, even tenori.of. their way in silence, so-that their politi cal leanings might be unknown to the, enemy. And I believe it was because embarrassed by this reticence that it wflsj deemed wise by the Opposition to'bripg the. silent membera to the touchstone jjrior to any determined and concerted action. Arrange ments were greatly disconcerted by the decision of the Government to give way on I'the tariff; ''and though: the motion of Mr jEolleston for lowering the rates was only iplaced on the supplementary, order rpaper af£er it was known in! the innes political icircles that the Government had resolved on shifting ground, .it left at least Sufficient doubt on the question as to who first moved in the direction of relieving the shoulders of, ithe people to draw the mantle of disinterested., jpatriotism pretty equally over the two sides an the contest. Mr Ypgel^as a Strategist- / i There'fs not a doubt that Mr Vogel'is beyond comparison .the.best in. the l^louee asr manosuvfing '-and" outflanking an "enemy, , ( ahd the Opposition .forces, all disorganised as they were engaged In this critical, contest, completely l 'Outflanked at the Very ; commencement.'' 'Mr Vngel took! the first opportunity of stating the resolution of the Government to abandon the higher tariff; and asthis wasconceding apparently all 1 that the Opposition required jthad of coursp_ the intended effect on the few who have not yet subordinated all other considerations to party and' personal feelings, and .ah equal effect on those sensitiveness will not permit them to stand by particular/VieWb without a decent excuse, aiid an equal^effect.OPittioffe whose political faith, or at least political action, is guided by the question which party now is more likely to'win. There b^d not been sufficient concerted preparation among the Opposition to meet this sudden.move, and Mr Vogel at once showed that not'orily was he master of the situation, but, that he knew he was ; and his manner, which is generally disagreeable, in ; debate, became! exceedingly insolent and irritating. Thifj | possibly niay be wise policy J' hnt? where'; victory was •so apparent .it .wo id ™m to one that it would be wiser in *t*ie*.v < ■?. oilier coming struggles to exhibit a more ; i-gna»i ---mous disposition rather than thus -:l: sing out spite, and chuckling over victory Mo -tire M~ for himself a return of resentment. It mwl have i/efeh- cctaSiderablyi difficult for' some members of the Opposition to bear with the Bneerings indulged so freely by the Colonial Treasurer without rupturing parliamentary courtesy or settling the matter outside, and _ it taxed th_ )in)perturab>J bla4dn£#s of Mr | Reader Wood to the, utmost t_o . Q^nifey jthe,; | assurance that 'this, was hot * party question. \Ai for Mr Gillies, the struggle between'par liamentary smiling an^ suppressed;*''Let'me^' \ at|him " wasipainf ullyi'apparertt,; 'affiy ip'wlijgt • this gentleman andhis brother Superintendent from Canterbury, Mr Holleston, I could not re- j \ oress the thought that if they two had him iin a dark room for an hour the fate would be , 'realise! in his: case which the Treasurer ( once darkly forshadowed for .themselves! ; For it is among the traditions of the House . . I tJhat Mr Vogel dnce said 'that if Mr Rollestdn j' i and Mr Giiues were, shut up in a room ! t6-j,!i gether there would be nothing left of them ! but the teeth and hair. /i v; i, i. 7,;:ii r. Influx of Telegrams-' !./,it The most pleasant relief to the bitterndis | jof debate was from the abundant contribu- j tions to the literature of the House supplied ' i fTom the Telegraph Office.. Of all the members ! ! taking pari; in the struggle there was not one ; that had hot from half a dozen at the least, j to four or five dozen, of these missives,' :and it would well repay the-labours' of 7 any collector1 to arrange ahd'/Jjtib lish the collectian and annotable results. They were of the 1 most l wildly 111 con-: tradictdry kind, and one membftif by the collation of.,,three or fqif.'ofj^tKe^ prbved conclusively that we should hare to go withr! out any boots or shoes whateverl.- Unless the leather was admitted free it was an incontro vertible fact that no boots or shoes would be made in the,country, while it was shown beyond any question that if the duty was laid on boots and shoes as proposed a single trunkful would never enter a port in. New | Zealand.. The' prospect ..of .going.*! barefoot I appalled honorable members; •' Snd- possibly | contributed to the fipij-. jesiul't ..' ,'7But, as in moat of the legislation, argument • and proof were lost on those whose : minds were made up by themselves or others before entering the House. JohustJon, of Manawatu, who by the way is one of the most rising men and' effefctiVe Speiakera in , the House, showed.;fromrttye, Gpy!ernn_Sit'_ ewa calculations tbatithe ten per : cent duty f was not required,' and that it was impolitic to « increase .he bu. !;h.en, of IW& jr6'6^le"by ( 'one farthing beyond whajt wag! 1 ".quired.' _ '"!_' ' The Strength of the Government. i The mandate had gone foi^h. The silent < members had now their tongues Ibosed" by < order, ahd« the Hivislon list sihowed such a re sultrns must; have put to flight the hopes of 1 the Opposition for thissession at least. The '] Government is beyond a question strong 1 —dangerously atrong :for 7*he welfare of i the countiy. 7 fHbw that strength is < acquired in certain erses ;at least I aoi ' morally as convinced as if I saw the trau- < factions. I think that after the division on I the.jTajrijEF *fhe session cannot be -* rone. « The Government a. presen.have it r.ll .heir < own way, a^id members have ;at i this period been so long subjected to tlie pressure of in- T fluences that little change need now be ex- £ pected before the House is subjected to the t reg-harating fnflnehces iof a genefal fdeetiptf. '. Perhaps it is well—probably it is best—that c the same hands which originated the great sohemeiol jßblonization should carry itjthroij^h I to perfectiom ..But it,is impossibleifor any I one;,sho^eVeif" admiring that scheme-and \ c rend-rihj('hbhbr to its, .awho*^, to i_dp._r!ti_lly '} k contemplate the present state of. thy^Ci- ! s parliament without regretting the'fact'-that ii s owing to the ldng cbntWtiance op opj'ectibh'-1 c

able inflifences, ariA Opposition has melted away, Arid that there is no curb whatever oh » Government.thatsCfch ho* afford to become insolent'ahpVaefian.,^ in bke proportion may become dangerous.

EXPORTS PER AKBAR.

lOcasnofgum £30 0 0 1,035 bales of flax 2,313 0 0 ■■ [.J* .fealespf tow MM um • -3 ° ° rjy -■('■'.- 8S £2,353 0 6

"I HOPE I DON'T INTRUDE?"

Bra jokjng (and laugh*'*-.) apara is it the serious ihtfntion of Capte?T»fDaldy, Captain Casey/and Mr Stannus Jones, the s-emmgly good genii of Western Auckland, to attempt to construct a dry dock upon the site at present decorated with such a goodly array Of flags bf all colours? If so, may Task those^entlemeh when and where they have ever sben a dry dock, because I have had the opportunity of examining, the principal ones of Great Britain, Europe, America, Canada,' Ahßte«L: arid ordy lately the one at Port Chalmers, Otago, and never i in-all my wanderings among seaport towns ! have I evbr iaet with such a flagrant case of iUy' Rowing moneyyht,o the sea as the {proposed dry dock for Auckland. One | would have imagined that our experiences 'of the Drury arid Kaipara railway abortions '< would have instilled something Approaching I prudence for the future intb the minds of our rulers; but if, "as; it is currently reported, some other spirit than that iof the. public ie moving on the face of ' the waters, then the' community has nothing left'but to lift, up its voice and ex claim, " fiold ! enough." Why in any other : place but Auckland the working men would convenes, meeting./protest against, the birth iright pfr."their children being frittered I away'fin., this manner,' and appoint a deputation to Wait upon the Harbour ! Board with a copy of the resolutions passed. <We hear a universal wail over the education tax, and the general impecuniosity of the' province when compared to those of the Middle Island, but I say we deserve to be ground down and taxed to the uttermost Earthing if wehaye not, the pluck or energy, of both, to prill ourselves together and drive away,from power men who shew the .selves incapable bl wielding it by wasting our limited; substance on the, banks both of the jiyipara and Waitemata rivers.— Paul Pry.

POLICE COURT-This Day.

(Before P. A- HuUps Esq., R.M.) jldlOOJ ■■ ■••' i DRUNKENNESS. 1 Samuel- Weston, Nelson Ireland, and Elizabeth Lynch were charged with this .offence arid each fined 1 Us, and posts, or 48 ihotfrs' imprisonment. ,7- "j 'I»ESTITUTE CJHILLDREN. j Matthe^ J. Fowler, aged 10, ftud Harriett Fowler,1 aged 6, were brought up under the jNeglected and Criminal Children Act 1867. , THe'circnmsfcarices of this case, as detailed by Inspector Broham and Detective Jeffrey, jrevpaled a wretched tale of the misery result dug, from drunkenness. The two, children were the offspring of two habitual drunkards living in Chancery-street, and were both in a •wVetchtSd state of dirt and squalor. ' His Worship said it was against his sense' of justice to send the children of able-bodied people to be maintained at the expense of fthfe'Stkte. '■ ' ' ' The father Jf^re-pam? forward and wished to make -'statement. He was accused of P-&&' ft %^^-i,„B : '.M fakjh Ho w-'J J.7_ey had told a freiV-. Efabehood when he had taken awcy iAs l character. His Worship told the, father he would be atidWed the' opportunity of vindicating his character. '.',, He would remand the cese for inquiries to be made. ■■>■"■ , Case rema"ded till to-morrow. Catherine McDonald and Harnett McDon ald, aged :•; 12 and i0;/were also brought up ■under the same Act aud renrmdrd fc'l to imprrow.]/ ; [JJTOSTITT .< ■; [j 7 1 IT j _].',?,,,'.,_ sBBEACIJES OF CITY. .BY-LAWS. 7 , I'fl .John Barns was charged with a breach of ,th<yeity by-laws by leavitag his eartin Queen [sweet withoiit paSsirigthrongh the near Wheel a suitable chain on the 12th August, 1873. | Defendant pleaded that he oiily left h's carfc tfor a fejf minutes^an-A ,vaa or?y a few yards pff.;;:' MA»T« •'■ . ■:■. Mr Goldi.e s? id the cart was left for some jtime, and defendant was more than th _y i yards off. ~(e Mad been w<tfn"d before. Find 20s aud costs. George Giles was charged with exposing meat for side outside r _ shop in Queen-street Iqrfihtf 12fchlhsfr. - r\ | Defendant pleaded guilty. ! .Inspector Broham said he did not wish to ipreisir thb charge-; he merely wished it to be .generally known that the practice of hanging j meat outside a shop was against the law. j Defendant said he did not see why the ( drapers should not be " polled up" to. I His-Worship said it would be time enough to deal with the drape-s when he had them ! before him.',,, At present he had to deal with j the butchers, and to show them that the law could not be broken with impunity he should j jriflict a fine of Is and costs. ,'y ;! ; John Smart was charged with allowing h;*i i chimney to catch fire in. Albert-street. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 5.3 and coats. Henry H..Smith was summoned for non payment of £2' iOi- bity rates. The defendant occupies a house in Durham i stHre.^ aridl'Mr 'stated that he thought I Mhiselfi not 'liable for the rate, as he wSs *„ weekly teriarit.',:^ ~ 7." His Worship said that was a mistake, and ' on the charge being proved, returned judg ment for the plairitiff. C ! i A «lINDT OVER A SHIN M BEEF. j .CJa»e<Lewis'W"S changed with assaulting j Ghp.-l*"i Llewelyn on the high seas;on board j the schooner Colonist on the 24th July. J M- Joy appeared for the complainant aud Mr'Rfeei'fcirtbb defendantA •' ' P-!*bflUtA I Mr Joy st t*l! the fn.'cts of the ca*?e, which i we;e of a _-~t>o- om'e nature. ! 'p^endanij 3. Sic _>~p**\ of the schooner Colonist, t< jd^^iupl'n.'jat.was the cook in her last voyage. The.assault took place a few days before,the,echo r.e.-'iput into the Bay of I - Islands, iIOn . thb; • (teyj in question thfr1 cook-put-'<rf"&M_ ;of f:bt*f On the table 'jected tb.f^itiiK-abeen. on ;tHe, table,; twice before. He took hold of it and threw it at the cook, striking him in the stomach. Not content with this he picked the bone up again and struck «omplai'iant with it in the face; , c^Ung'hijm'afb^l name.7; 77'; I Evideuce was given confirmatory of the assault by the cook, a sailor, anil the captain of'the'Mbbner.' ■"-'•" "• '" " '''A''; ***"[ 1 . The cook (a man of color) on being asked whereabouts in the stomach the piece of beef struck him, indicated the top button of his waistcoat, Or about sii inches under his chin. The meat was rather.dry. It was what they called1 tea beef. 7, . , , By jMr : Re^s_ It certainly, wasn't, dinner beef. It was. good to eat, and was much better applied to,the inside than the outside of the stomach. The [defendant did not mean to throw the meat overboard when he struck hipi with. it. He didn't see Why it ; should hit. him.7. He could,! have, thrown it overboard plenty of other ways, He ate •1" .J (1 Si ri 0 f) 'A 1 T*T ' 51 -J 'A ft TI T-T <*

gome of the meat himself—not before it » 'salted, but before he was assaulted. ** Mr Joy said the case was a " honey" \__ one. The complainant was not the rf W as had been stated, but the man who ccLi \i the " mate." w **«* Mr Reeo contended that the case was trumpery one which did not eallforthai* terference of the Court. The meetw,id and bare of fat, aiid so was the chaiw-. foundation. o{ His* Worship said he "did hot think _" charge a very serious one, but it was prov.s* and he should inflict a fine of 10,rs and qqJ? Captain Wilfjon, at the suggestion of _• Worship, put the amount of his expeaajj? the ftox! for the destitute, children. This was all the business.

CAPSIZING OF THE TRADEWIND.

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE CEJW. The cutter Tradewind, Savory, master w M capsized last night, about two miles ontaid Rangitoto reef." The heavy squall -why? swept!over the sea at eight p.m. struck W fiercely, and as she went up into the wind second ghs, as if from a whirlwind, .caneht her again, this time sending her compleS: ' on her side. Fortunately for^those on board the dingy wan fvee on deck, and the thw_ men who compAscd the crew scrambled isfe; her, baling out the water with their boot. No' oars being at hand, the men snatched up. a few pieces of scantling lay by to serve for paddles. They abo hadtimb totie part of the hatchway. to a rope and make it fast to the cutter Within a few moments from the time of her capsizm** she sank. The crew then rowed tb the schoorier. Leslie, which lay a j a-ichor about one and a half miles away and got safely aboard. Everything m th, cutter went clown with her, no time being' jtlpwed to save even the men's clothes, ]|r Savory and his two men came up this mwiK ing in the Leslie. The Tradewind belonged to Mr Savbiy/And wars only partly insured. ,!She was bound tp Whangaroa. The crew have requested us to publish the expression of thfeir grr,i;ltude for the _ kindness they w . ceived.on board" the Leslie. The _malsi quiry was held before Mr McKellar this after ricon, when the depositions of the masterands two men were taken.

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IuiFLOMoS-QWN CORRESPONDENT. ,

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

GRAHAMSTOWN. I 7. '7 "7". ' . Thisday. The Russell battery tribriters have obtained 01 ozs. 9 dwts. gold. A crushing" of 50 tons for the North Star tribute 'yielded 48 ozs. 9 dwts. Twenty tons stone from the Golden Age tribute yielded 17 ozs. gold. ,_«, Black Angel.—The melted gold from the late crushing weighs 469 ozs. 18 d^ 12, grs.,, including a parcel previously lodged, They deposited 160 ozs. last night, theresplt of a fortnight's crushing with 10 head stampers.

TAURANGA.

This day.* ' Mr Morris has withdrawn from the can didature for the Provincial Council in favor of Mr Ed_ecombe. . There are now two candidates only. .The meeting l^st night appointed a committee, aid el"._'*:d. tVusteeb to take over the race-

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

NEW PLYMOUTH.

■-'"'-'■■■' " '■ Thisday. The first sod of the Waitara Bailway w*_ turned by Mr Henderson. Arrived~—Paterson; sails South'Jxk morrow. - . i

WELLINGTON.

Thisday. The fol'bwirig is a copy of the address pre sented to Captain Carey, of the Wellington, by the passengers per Anne Melhuish :• ---" Dear sir, —We beg to express ouradmiri-" ,tiohA'f'lr;the seamanlike manner evidenoed" this mx _i:ig when affording assistance, ai-_ most successfully so, in removing the barque Anne Melhuish from the perilous position in which she was placed, being on shore'at the entrance t,oEPort Nicholson. We also beg you to tender to your officers our high appre x-irAion of their seaman-like conduct iniender 'iyj you bo much assistance. We regard the above as a confirmation of the very high opinion ~ield by all who have hitherto itravel'ed with you while on the coast of New Zealand.—(Signed) Marks, Coates (of Nelson), Lewisson, Gardner, Hobson, Gibbeons, Light band, Beaver, W;Uiams, Samuel, Draper, Albert/Herilck, Gessner, McAP'ster, Msine: ! The New Zealand SteamSMppuig Company, claim a fourth salvage of the Anne Melhuish, amounting to about £500. . The T&'pscott enquiry is again proceeding," The evidence is very lengthy* .: The steamer Wellington sailed from th* South last night. '.'.'..' nv _

PER ANOLO-AuSTBALIATfTBLEORAJtAoIBrOT-

GREYMOUTH.

Thisday;''^ The f"--ectors of the Greymouth Coal Com'; . pany have selocyd a site for a shaft. Theyi [found a splendyl seam of coal, from foartsefc ito sixteen feet th;ck. It,has been resolvedjtjjj • atrrt work On such a low level as would drw j and prx-o the mine. The mine was christened ithe Wia-'^dVr^e. ' J

DUNEDIN.

•| . , i.-.xi-ri/xxi. .'.viii'j'^".'.;;! \ The opinion of the' Provincial Solicitpß j supports the Council, and modifies the objec | tion of the late meeting of the Land Board I and the tanns made' with Applicants. | : George Langley, lof . Tokomairiro, died j suddenly.(bf apoplexy. j James ,Kftchie, settler; Tokomariro, wa? ! found dead on the road to his home, having ■ I been thrown from his horse. _ | • A'public meeting was held to consider the ftJijjte pf t^eDhhedin arid Mberaki railway Iflff evening. There was a great discuss^ Three resplutiriris . were carried to the effect that; Duncdin should be the central terminus of the line surveyed, diverging from the part jf, line adopted by tlie Government. , ; : 0

PARLIAMENTARY.

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I OFp,-:i ,0 u.% )Sp-iei al Correspondent.)i&j WELL A7GTO.N. This day. A Extraordinary Scene- 'fr . . The Otago . Waste Lands Bill causef 'a l? n R blundering debate. A Bill with tb^tyg has coirib on each session for the\7l£t ™n years, always setting Otago ™«m,? 6J by the ears. This time three bills M» been,drawn hp with the same title. j U»° of them was read a first time. Mr Macan drew moved v be seoond reading, and appear* '"It 'tjt tO "1 *e'*_f .(■-■< ' - '

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IN S P E d T C0 0 MBBS' ': ' ■ 7- 7 .'v. '<•-*" STOCK OF TWEEDS. ■■■ —Z. .; -, . .......... i ; Sri ——: —i^ J COSGBAVE & CO. __ mm ___ Are now holding an- - EXTRAORDINARY CHEAP SALE DRA PE R Y-A N D C LOTHING At their Premises, CANADA BUILDINGS, QUEEN STREET. [Established 1864.] P f STEPHENSON & OO.'s CELEBRATED COFFEES, "EXHIBITION BRAND" " EAGLE BRAND " "CROWN RRAND," . to be procured at aU respectable Grocers and Storekeepers throughout the Province of Auok* and. I). STEPHENSON & CO., WYNDHAM- S T R E E T, iUCKLAND. YOUNG MEN'S CHEISTIAN ASSOC!* 'ON. WINTER COURSE OF !" ! .7URES, 1573, In the Hall of the 7 • Lution. THIS (Friday) EVENING, Aug. 22—" Spiritualism " .-'. — RevJames'Hill. , Sept 6—"A Popular Arpect of the Science of Reason .' ■ .! Ibg>—Rev DrKidd, L.L.D. ' : Sept. 12-(To be advertised)— Rev Alex. Reid (Otago).l Oct. 2.-*-" Our Laws, their Administrators and Ad-! ir'-'istration " —His Honor the Superin tendent (T. B. Gillies, Esq.) *** Seats reserved for ticket-holders until 7.20 o'clock; after which time single admission, One Shilling, save when a Gentleman is accompanied byi a Lady, when the one charge wi _ cover both. | ri A U T 1 O N; OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. Connoisseurs pronounce this Sauce to be the; BEST for general use in households, and, in con sequence of its high reputation, soire unprincipled j persons have been induced to Collect Empty Bottles! bearing the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, _\ ?ud pais the same off as " Olson's Universal Tomato 8,-yce.," The proprietor, has in con sequence/caused l -his TRADE MARK to be Registered UnderVftiej provisions of the "Trade Marks Act, 1800," and proceedings will be taken against such persons as; may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are1 cautioned to: I: ( I '.) i j(I /• .1 ASK FOE..OLSON'S SAUCE, and see that the name is Stamped on Bottle and Stopper, and wrapped 'round with his well-known 'abel. ('.■ ' I ■ ■'"< -. :j c- ii a-<>■ iLi •- : LLu L-__-i-i{: RE :A'"!D,7 'C 0O M B ES'j , LIS I |( OF PR I C,ES, : ,