SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 5.3.' SUN-RISE; To ttorrow morning, 7.8 TSiay, WATER: This evening, 7.42; to-aaenw, morning", 7.57

ARRIVALS.

Go-ahead, s «., McGillivray, from Wanganui Flirt, brigantine from Lvttelton DEPARTURES. Dauntless, schooner, for Apai Oberlin, brk', for Newcastle Duke of Edinburgh, sch- oner, for Timaru

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Por Southern ports : Wellington, s.s.. Monday For Poverty Bay, Napier, and Wellington : Mana watu, p.s., Saturday For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s., 28th inst. ; Hero, s.s., about Ist August For London : Woodlark, ship, 2Gth inst. ; Hylton Castle, barque early For New York : Lyttelton, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Countess of Kintore, ship, from London Sailed Ist 1 May City of Auckland, from London. Loading Berar, ship', from London. Sailed lfith May Fontonaye, ship, from London. Sailing Wonga Wonga, s;s., Brown, from Sydney Hero, s.s., Logan, from Sydney Akbar, ship, from Boston, via Melbourne Star of the South, s.s., from Levuka Belle Brandon, schooner, from Dunedin Briton, barque, from Newcastle Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Dunedin

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Go-Ahead, from Wanganui—32 head cattle, 200 sheep, 8 horses, Seaton and Davidson ; 9 kegs butter, Combes and Daldy ; 20 do, Eaton ; 1 trunk, Lewis Bros. ; 2 pkgs, Montague—Combes and Daldy, agenta.

The brig Heather Bell is ready for "sea and will take her departure for Sydney to morrow.

A barque was signalled during the day inside Tiri Tiri. It will probably be the Natal Queen, which sailed from Lyttelton on the 17th inst.

The T.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Go-Ahead, Captain McGillivray, arrived at Onehunga this morn ing at 7 a.m. She left Wanganui at 8.30 p.m. on the 23rd. Crossed the bar at 9.30 p.m., and arrived at New Plymouth at noon on the 24th. Left again at 1 p.m.j and crossed Manukau bar at 5.30 a.m. this morn ing, arriving as above. Experienced light head winds, with fair weather throughout. We have to thank Mr W. F. Newman, puf ■er, for files. Passengers : Messrs T. Mor rin, Webster, Seaton, Swinder, Brown, and Johnson.

The brig Oberlin sailed for Newcastle in ballast. Passengers :—Mr and Mrs Ander son and two children, Mrs Lipscombe, Miss Lipscombe, Mr Lipscombe, and John Philips. The brigantine Kyno cleared outwards for Lyttelton to-day, with 74,000 feet"timber.

The Effie Meikle, for Mercury Bay, and the Sunbeam, for Waipu r cleared outwards at the Customs to-day.

There was no sign of the W°nga Wonga when we went to press. - Her departure from Sydney was probably postponed till Monday last.

The departure of the Manawatu has been postponed until Monday next, at 2 p.m.

COMMERCIAL.

MR A. BUCKLAND'S REPORT.

At Mr A. Buckland's horse and produce sale to day there was a large attendance, and spirited bidding. Good draught horses realised from £33 to £57, medium horses £15 to £24, ridiriq do. £6 losto£9lQa; drays,from £9 to £13 lbs. Hay was in full supply, and sold at 4s and 5s higher, and was better in quality. Messrs Tonks and Co. sold to-day the ketch Wild Duck for £725; 18-64ths of steamer Southern Cross, <£S0O; ; allotment in Grahamstown', £62 10s; allotments in Symonds-street.—lot No. 6, £20 10s, Dr Pollen; lot No. 2, £20, Mr Heale; lot No. 1, £20, Mr Heale. The sale of furniture, at Messrs Cochrane's sale, was well attended, and realised fair prices. At Mr R. Arthur's sale in the Market to day geese realised 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; turkeys, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; fowls, ls Id to 2s; game do., 2s Id to 2s 5d ; Brahmas, 3s to 4s ; canaries, 12s to 17s ; pork and bacon, 8d ; good salt butter, ll^d. Produce : Potatoes, 5s 3d to 7s ; onions, Id ; carrots, 3s. At Mr George Sibbin's sale to-day prices were as follows:—Potatoes, £5; maize, 5s 6d; flour, £16 ; bran, ls 3d; inferior butter, 6£d; tea, 2s 4d ; sugar, s£d ; currants, sd; bacon and hams, 6d and 7d ; oatmeal, 3£d.

MINIHO. , The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— 1 s. d.

CAi-LS. Windfall .. .. 0 0 Aug 13 VonTempsky .. 0 0 3 Aug 13 Queen .of the May .. 0' 0 6 Aug 13 MEETINGS.

Royal Standard, Mr A. A. Br' rae's office, Wyndham street, Auckland, 2 p.m.. 2d th July El Dorado, Mr F. A. White's office, Shortland street, Auckland, 2p. m., 28th July ' . All Nations, V. A. White's office, Shortland street, Auckland, noon, 28th July "Whaling Company, 49, Insurance Buildings, 3 p.m.,

28th July ___ „ Thames Goldmining Company, Exchange Hall, noon.

28th July Auckland Gas Company, Company's office, 2 p.m.,

28th July . . I Middle Star, Mechanics' Institute, 3 p.m., 29th July New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Company's office, Auckland, noon, 29th July "Waitemata, Governor Bowen Hotel, Grahamstown, 3 p.m., 30th July Durham Ox, Grahamstown, 30th July Red Queen, Mr Garland's office, Vaile's Buildings, Wyndham street, 2.30 p.m., 30th July Una Quartz, Grahamstown, 31st July Mary Ann, Grahamstown, 31st July" ' : Morning Star, Grahamstown, 7th August

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails irnx Clos* as UhDer :— For Thames, this day, at 6.30 p.m., and to-morrow,

at 10.30 a.m. '" ■ " • '~ ,_. Fo'Newc itle, N.S.W., per Jane, to-morrow, atßa m. For Taranaki and Wangauui, per Go-ahead, to-j

morrow, at 9 a.m. "'''"" . ~r . . For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, waipu, So., per Lady Bowen, to-morcow, at 10 a.m. Jpoj-Gisborne and Napier, per Manawatu, to-moirow, For Ta-anaki and Southern provinces, per Wellington,

I on Monday. 28lh inst., at 9 a.m. For Russell, Wangaroa. and Mongonui, per Rowena,; on Monday, 28th inst., at 3 p.m. For. the undermentioned places, per Luna, on Thurs day. 31st inst.. asunder:—. . . For India. China, Mediterranean ports,. Continent of Europe' America, &c_, at 8 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, at 9.30 a.m. , , For Australian Colonies and United K'ngdom. via ' Southampton, at. 9 30 a.m. ~,.,, ... ! For United Kingdom, via Biindisi. and late letters for' Southern provinces and Melbourne, at, 10 a.m. "Z ' A ' i : ,; For newspapers, at 8 a.qi. . i | For' registered letters and money orders, on Wedh- __day, 30th inst., at 5 p.m. t mr _ , (Signed) , S. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster.

■Dr. BfeiOHT'sPirosPHODYNB.—-Multitudesof People are hopelessly suffering from Debility, Kertoui and Liver Complaints, Depression of Spirits, Delusion. Unfitness for Business or Study, Failure of Heanng Sight, and Memory, Lassitude, Want of Power, *:., .whose, cases admit, of .'a permanent cure by. tre new remedy Puospiiot. y.n v (Oxonic Oxygen), winch at once allays all ifrliatfon and exo'tement, imparts new eiergy and life to the enfeebled const'tut'on, and rapidly clirea every stage of 'these hitherto ircuraqle and distressing maladies. Sold by all Chemists and Storekeepers throughout the Colonies, from which Pamphlets containing testimonials may be obtained l__r Caution.—Be particular to ask for Dr. Bright* Phosphodyne as imitations are abroad; and avoid purchasings single bottles, the genuine article being Hid in ease only.

BIRTH.

Pkottd.—On July 22, at her residence. Chapel street, Mm George Proud of a son.

MARRIAGE.

Haase-tSinden.—-On July 24, at the residence of the Rev.-A. Macdonald, Vincent street, Auckland, Henry, second son of William Haaae, Esq., of Craw ford street, Bryanstpn Square, London; to Elizabeth Josephine, third daughter of the late Joseph Sinden, Esq., of Auckland.

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

FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1873.

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

The extensive works under contract to Messrs O'Neill and Thomas have been stopped, and the hands discharged. To-day Mr A. Buckland, under bill of sale, disposed of the heavy draught horses and plant employed on the works at Barnabas Point. This course has been taken in consequence of the firm having got into monetary difficulties, tt is desirable that these contracts should not be long delayed! by the non-fulfillment of the existing contracts. New tenders should be at once issued, and the works pushed on to completion. Thomas Mclnnes writes to the effect that; Mrs Lundon, of Howiek, accuses him of having written a letter to the Star ridiculing the; Volunteer dinner held in her hotel at Howick. He wishes ns to remove* the odium from his! shoulders. We reply that Mrs Lundon had no authority from" us for such "an assertion,; that no letter ever appeared in our columns ridiculing the dinner alluded to, and that all attempts to obtain the names of persons who; address letters to this journal must utterly i fail.

People in town were alarmed about eight o'clock this morning, by the vigorous ring ingof the fire bell at the junction of Wakefield and Queen-streets. Upon -running toi the spot a Maori woman, known ( by the name of I Mary, either under the influence 6f liquor or insane, was found wildly tugging at the bell- I rope. Constable Naughtohendeavoured tostop j ;her mad career, when sheturned round on him, j ahd nothing daunted by his size and formid able appearance made an assault upon him Overpowered by strengh she was conveyed to the look-up, and brought up at the Police Court, this morning. It did not appear at all clear, however, whether the woman was drunk or raving mad. She was there fore remanded until to-morrow in order to give an oportunity for judging of her condi tion. *~ .

A correspondent writes in reply to Dr Kenderdine :—" Sir, —In reply to the marks mnde by the worthy doctor, who, I ,believe, is a wry good-hearted, worthy gentleman, but who allows himself to be a little prejudiced in the matter of seeing no harm in pc:sons feeding their cows and goats at the expense of their neighbours' gardens, or in the public streets, regardless of public convenience. Of course the doctor sees this fi;om one point of view. Another thinks it very hard he cannot use the streets as a shop ; another that a good pathway makes a better road than the proper road with new stone laid thereon ; and so on ad infinitum. In fact many think it ''tomfoolery," as the doctor states, not to be allowed to do as they like' regardless of every and any interest but their own. Now Auckland has got the name of being one of the worst regulated cities in this colony, bnt it hardly deserves the doc tor's title of a " mudhole;" but if it remains such it would ODly be owing to the selfish arguments of those who; regardless of their neighbours or of the public, encourage oppo- ; sition to what is the law (and properly so) in ! every well-regulated city.—Yours, &c, Nil . Admirap.i." j We' are glad to see that the " Football Club," at the North Shore, txhibits a vitality and vigour woithy of the bracing clime of that sea-washed peninsula. In the interests . of humanity we rejoice at the opportunity • afforded by it for the employment of that I excess of animal spirits which is engendered j of the superabundant ozone, free oxygen and ■ other life-giving elements with which tho atmosphere of that district is surcharged, and which heretofore has manifested itself in a bellicose propensity, and in a chronic condition of civil war utterly destructive of the fair fame of the inhabitants. And now that the Educational Committee are as lambs, and the Takapuna troubleth not, the necessity for some outlet to the pent-up feelings of the inhabitants was be coming painfully apparent, when these foot ball people bounded into the ring, ilung off their caps and coats, and challenged all comers. We are told that since the starting of this club there has been quite a relief from the electric tension of the atmosphere and the opportunity being given for antago nism over the rolling ball people all over the North Shore feel quite comfortable. But now the club have flung defiance across the water, and to-morrow afternoon, at three o'clock sharp, the club ia to uphold the salubrity of the climate and the athletic fame of the inhabitants against the Auckland team. Put into simple vernacular, tho meaning of the foregoing is that at the hour named, "three o'clock sharp"—though why people should insinuate that any hour is anything else but "sharp," we know not (we presume it means that the players are to be " sharp)"—well, at tho hour named, and at North Shore, the foot-ball club of that district, consisting of Messrs R. Duder (captain), W. L. Rees, G. Thorne, D. Fraser, E. Burgess, J. Nolan, F. Duder, H. Burgess, R. Wynyard, B. Provo, H. Niccol, R. Niccol is to play a game of football with the Auckland team, consisting of Messrs Boardman (Captain), Ellis, Mercer, Gore, Wakefield, Clayton, Woon, Pollen, Carter, Cotton, A. Whitaker, and H Whitaker

"A member of the Baptist Church" wiltcs in opposition to Orangeism and the part taken by the Rev P. H. Cornford in con nection with it. We cannot open up the Catholic-Orange controversy otherwise than through our advertising columns. The following -gentlemen have been ap pointed auditors by the Deputy-Superinten dent for the highway districts of Alexander and Mount Eden -.—Edwin Lewis Hope for the former, and William Baker for the latter.

Mr Dargaville has announced his intention of addressing the electors on Monday evening next at tho school-room, Newmarket.

The young men of the Pitt-street Mutual Improvement Society will hold a festival this evening in the school-room attached to the chapel. Music, recitations, speeches, oranges aud buns, will form the substantial lind intellectual repast. J. W. Wilson, Esq., in the chair.

A scene occurred last night batween cloven and twelve o'clock near the Anchor hotel, Queen-street, which attracted a very large crowd of apparently interested spectators. It was a most desperate fight between Maria L. and Kate M., two frail daughtars of Eve. They came in contact, and had some angry words. Maria slapped Kate's face, which Kate vigorously returned. A regular set to was the result, legs and fists were in imme diate motion, hats and chignons flew into the mud, and a few natural handfuls of hair were picked up by the police on the pavement, which may be seen at the Police Court. The encounter continued for some time, until Maria, dead beat, fell to mother earth and fainted. A young chemist, well known for his bump of benevolence, rushed forth with the " healing balm," and stooped over pros trate Maria, and sprinkled hor painted face with the pure element. She gradually re covered, but upon seeing the crowd fell back into another and another fit. Tbe police here came upon the scene and conveyed her to the station-house, where she had a suc cession of such severe hysterical fits that Dr M. E. B. Nicholson had to be called in. The unfortunate woman was brought up at the Police Court this morning on a charge of vagrancy, and wa3 fined £10, in default to undergo three months' imprisonment. The latter course was followed.

The members of the Auckland Harmonic Society met in good round numbers last night in th« Young Men's Rooms, Wellesley-street. Several choice selections from Handel's " Messiah" wore performed, and a few popular glees. Mr Cooper was music master on the occasion, and Mr Lambert presided at the harmonium with excellent effect. TheDrill-shedlast nightpresentedascene of the liveliest description. The companies in spected and drilled were the Sir George Grey Cadets, Engineers, Victorias, Rifle Brigade,! ahd Navals. Tt ey were in fnll trim, and went! through their drill, sword, bayonet, and other exercises after the manner of true war rior^. At the close of the active part of the; business Major Gordon told the Rifle Bri- ; gade Cadets that only those could claim the Capitation grant who found their own uni forms.

Every person who traverses the streets and by-ways of the city is crying out about the mud, from all quarters, and now a voice has reached us from Adelaide-street, Eree-. man's Bay> which is certainly in a very bad; condition, and almost impassable. A few men and a little scoria would cover all de-. fects, and give satisfaction to the Freeman's Bay settlers, who are not usually a grumb-; ling people. ....:.'. Samuel Edger, 8.A., has returned from! his brief excursion up the Kaipara, and will meet his friends as usual at the City Hall on Sunday next. The subjects of his discourses will be—"Enthusiasm in Religion," and " Dives and Lazarus." Madame Cora, with her wonted thought fulness, gave two entertainments at the | Thames during the present week for the j benefit of local institutions. The first, in aid

of the Thames Hospital, realised £14 2s 6d : and the other, for the Miners' Accident Relief Fund, £17 10s. Such conduct oh the part of Madame Cora is unselfigh and highly commendable.

We have on one or two occasions been afforded the pleasure of making known instances of honourable feeling displayed in the payment of debts incurred years ago, and which could not now be legally enforced. An instance of this kind has been brought under... our notice by Mr J. Newman. About twelve years ago.Mr Richard Hudson carried on business at Newmarket, Where he failed. He left the colony, and went to Melbourne, but did not succeed there as well as he could have wished, and six years ago he returned to Auckland. Since then he has been engaged chiefly in mining- -pur suits, and has succeeded so well that he has been enabled to pay off the whole of his debts, amounting to some £750. With the exception of one or two disputed accounts all the claims against him have been satisfied in, full. The ex ample set by Mr Hudson is one well worthy of imitation, md we trust the hope expressed in his letter will be realised, and that others will be induced to regard debts like other duties us "sacred things to be.fulfilled." The creditors of Mr Hudson, who were agreeably surprised at receiving what they had regarded as beyond all hope, gave expression to their feelings Of satisfaction by presenting that gentleman with a handsome testimonial. In acknow ledging this gift Mr Hudson wrote:— "To Messrs Thomas Cheeseman, Joseph Newman, and the subscribers to R. Hudson's Testimonial Fund : Gentlemen, —Permit me to thank you most sincerely for the elegant testimonial you have thought proper to pre sent me with in acknowledgment of the liquidation by me of certain old obligations incurred about twelve years ago. When 1 was first aked to give my consent to such a proposal I replied that on two grounds I should be happy to do so—the first, that to all future generations of my family's name such an heir-loom might descend as a worthy inheritance and memento of pastimes ; and second, that possibly Lome good might result publicly in the way of imita tion. Por it oannot.be esteemed a light thing for any individual or community to be pos sessed with the conscientious principle that debts, like other dutici, are sacred things to be fulfilled and and discharged whenever cir cumstances pernrt, the beneiit of the Act to the contrary notwithstanding. Trusting that such ends may be answered by an action which has given me great pleasure to perform, and again thanking you for your k; nd appre ciation, —I remain, gentlemen, your obedient servant, RICHD. HUDf.ON."'

We beg to acknowledge the further dona tions of ten shillings from " A Friend," and five shillings from an/ Eng'ishman," for the assistance of Mrs Manu.

We are infouned by C.iptain Eyre, with re ference to a paragraphia the lit raid, ' hat the large lump" of scoria were broken by the City Council's stone breaking mac'iine, and not by the prisoners confined in Mount Eden gaol. Care is taken that the piisoners break the stone sma'l enough.

The vaiious stores in tho Market-house were plentifully stocked with every neces sary, but some of the store-holder.* complain tha£ business is not quite to brisk this week as" last. Tbe butchers have a good show, aud have had a fair lun of business this moioing. The decorations over the shop of Mr Messen ger wero trstily displayed. The fruiterers shops also had a gay appoarance.

Tlure was a large gathering of electors at at Waiuku on Wcdne-day li'.t, to hear Mr Dargaville's address. After the speaker had explained his poUcy he was subjected to a close questioning upon Provincial affairs. At the close of the meeting a cordial voto of thanks was pa . ed, and three cheers fo' the candidate tormiuated the proceedings.

AYe have received the following telegram to-day from Mr John Williamson, M.H.R., Wellington: — "Pray contradict tho state ment put forth iD Auckland that I have ac cepted an appointment from tho General Government, and retired from the Superin tendency contpst. There is no ground for tho statement."

The Drum and Fife Band in connection with the Auckland temperance movement, will hold their anniversary onteitainmeut on Monday evening next, in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association.

An aspiring poet of twenty summers once solicited Dickens to print some of his rhymes in " Household Words." Dickens replied, " My dear young man, you have my profound sympathy, but we cannot insert rhyme with out reason." The embryo poet immediately applied his cambric handkerchief to his poetic peepers.

At the Mount Eden Highway District meeting yesterday afternoon a penny rate was struck. The statement of accounts was laid before the meeting, which showed a balance of £6 7s lOd in favour of the Board. Messrs Udy, Baker, Dv Moulin, Slater, and Garlick were elected on the Board, and Messis Beaton and Tothill were appointed auditors. .

The late Dean of Manchester bequeathed to his nephew a gold ring, said to have been worn by John Bunyan. Of course every body knows that rings were not worn by the old Puritans, but the pleaspnt little fiction has brought forth an apt rejoinder from Fun, who says <" The gentleman will wear the Bunyan-ring on his toe."

MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

To the Editor of the Evening Star,

Sir, —I do not approve of being personally called upon by an anonymous correspondent to answer certain questions which appear in a letter in your issue of last evening. I should have preferred that "Ratepayer" had placed his name to the letter; but as it happened (in reply to some questions asked of me yesterday by a gentleman in Queen street, ) I said I thought it hardly necessary to have a piiblic meeting to eliminate the views of myself and Mr Macready, both being pretty well known to the public, but that I should be willing to answer any ques tions through the press or otherwise. I will therefore endeavour to reply to i 'Ratepayer's" questions as far as I consistently can. 1. Will I endeavour to make the Market a success, &c? I think it is needless for me to say I have

done all in my power to make it successful, and think if it is fairly supported it will con tinue to be so. 2. If .funds are at disposal would I be in favour of cutting down Upper Queen-street, &c, ? When the Council are in a position to. do so I would be in favour of improving Upper Queen-street, and render ing it less steep, it being one of the main outlets of the city. 3. Are you in favour of diverting th,o traffic froni Queen-street, &c. ? I am not,, but Queen-street cannot always expect to monopolise the whole traffic-tof the city. Ido not, think, however, the contem plated new streets "will.much affect what will always be one of the'npiain streets of. the city. 4. By whose authority- did Mr Brophy col lect signatures?. and by whom was he paid? Ido not know. As one of the improvement Commissioners I can only say it was not authorised at any meeting. 5. Will you do all in your power to rescind by-laws, See. ?

The present by-laws (with fewadditions taken from Dunedin by-laws) existed heretofore under the name of Municipal Police Laws, the penalties of which were—a fine not ex ceeding £10, or three months' imprisonment.

By the city adopting them the penalties became not exceeding a line of £5, or one month's' imprisonment ; and a sum of nearly £150 has been added to the City Council funds, which would have gone to the Gene ral Government at Wellington. Laws for the good government and health of. the city all communities must have, but those proved to be injurious I would not support. 6. Are you in favour of a water supply ? I am, and always have been. I would support any plan which would be the least burdensome to the ratepayers, and for which their assent has been first obtained. 7. Are you in favour of the town being divided into wards ? I am. As it at present stands there are five members in the West wards, and if Mr Hobbs permanently resides in the country, only one member resides in the whole of City East.—Yours, &c, P. A. Philips.

PARLIAMENTARY.

[BY TELEGRAPH.]

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

The Beckham-Russell Inquiry.

Permissive Bill

Administration of Native Reserves

[Per Anolo-Auhtralian Telegram Company.]

WELLINGTON

This day,

Mr Beader Wood moves to-day for further correspondence relative to the Beckham- Russell inquiry. Mr Fox hr.s given notice of another Per missive Bill. The Hon. D. McLean is to communicate with the Volunteer captains in Auckland relative to the Volunteer Land Scrip Bill introduced by Mr Gillies. The Bill was read a second time. The Premier stated that despatches from tho Secretary of State were unfavourable to the establishment of a New- Zealand mint. He said the Government did not intend to introduce a Bill this session authorising mining for gold on private property. Tho plans of the Towns Regulationi Bill were introduced by Mr O'Neill and the Bill read a first time

The Education Bill and Wellington Loan Bill were read a first time on the motion of Mr Vogel. Mr Vogel said he hoped to make the financial statement on Tuesday. He obtained leave to introduss an Imprest Supply Bill for £250,033. Mr Gillies said he did not appear as leader of the Opposition ; in fact there was no organised Opposition in existence. If the House had been called together ecrlier there would have been no necessity for an imprest supnlj'. The Joint Stock Companies Bill was passed, and the Sheriff's Act Amendment Bill read a first time.

Mr Wakefield has given notice of motion for the production of a return of all the leases of land from Natives to Europeans since 1862.

Correspondence which had passed between Mr Fimimore, Government Auctioneer at Wanganui, and Mr Haiighton, M.H.R., in which the former proposed that they should enter into a joint speculation in Govern ment Jands submitted for sale through Mr Finnimore, and divide the profits, was read. The communication from Mr Pinnimoro was addressed "Private and confidential," but Mr Haughton replied that he could not re gard it as private, and handed it over to tho Defence Minister, who dispensed with Finnimore's services, and appointed Captain Kay Paton to conduct all land sales per sonally.

SHAM.

Fon some time our contemporary the Crosi has afforded a marked battery from which a desultory fire has been kept up at a lecture recently delivered in this city on the subject of "Sham." The ir.egular fire having now apparently exhausted itself until again awaked, wo purpose making a few references to the subject. It is needless' to say that there are some people so menially constituted that they cannot appreciate :rony if at all finely drawn, and only the bluntest and most unmistakable language is suited for tbeit comprehension. Just as there are some animals which accept conviction as to one's intentions only when administered in the shape of a kick on the snout. That the banter respecting sham in its harmless mani festations should not have been comprehended by everybody affords no surprise to any one that has ever catered to the reading appotite of a promiscuous multitude. To express rrspect for a " dick:e" as tbe counteifeit presentment of a shirt; to extol the praises of a " belltopper" or a judge's wig as producing a great moral effect on the character of its wearer; to bow with reverence before the "Grecian bend," as the embodiment of the incomprehensible j to speak without a Phar!caic scowl of the efforts of a young lady tying her stay-lace to a bed-post and struggling to reduce herself to the figure of a bumble bee,- as bsing to her mind the ideal form of the angels ; to speak kindly of the lackey whose honest efforts to supply the lack of Nature in the matter of calves were expo .cd by the un sentimental donkey eating the hay where with his stockings were padded; if this is "commending hypocrisy," and tends to thte elevation of dishonesty as a vii jue, then with Mr A. McDonald, of Pukekohe Valley, we say, " surely society must have come to a very low grade in Auckland when a large public meeting could applaud such a lec ture." We mention the name of this gentle man because he alone has had the courage to come out from behind the shelter afforded by our contemporary, and we purpose to make use of him a3-an illustration (in himself) of the great social benefits arising from sham. Mr A. McDonald, of Pukekohe Valley, who, in his letter in the Cross, describes himself as "No Sham," is really a remarkable illustration of the power and the advantages of sham; and this we may say not dis paragingly. He is a little man with a very great voice; and in speaking, sir, he uses words of tremendous length. Now both the large voice and the long words are assumed to counter-balance the smallness of his person, and to convey an impression of dig nity just as a little man'invariably wears a very long hat to increase his apparent stature. This of course, is sham, and we do not blame Mr McDonald for it. Further, Mr McDonald in variably interlards his discourse with reli gion, sir, and with sentiments, sir, of a very high toned morality; the effect of which is, sir, that he believes he passes among all his acquaintances as the embodiment of straightforwardness, which conduces greatly to his own satisfaction and peace of: mind, and for this little result we are bound to rejoice as increasing the sum total of human happiness. Further, Mr McDonald professes to know everything, and his dicta on all subjects are incontrovertible. At the same time he is really a very shallow man with a great paucity of ideas which he is in the habit of supplementing by borrow ing from other people— vide the recent con troversy with MrHylden—and passing them off as his own, In this way hia limited

stock of knowledge is made to go a great way* If it were not for the useful prin ciple of sham, these ideas would be pub lished as those of Mr Hylden or some other one from whom Mr McDonald had just ob tained them;, but having HM***^ the talismanio signature A McDonald, Pukekohe Valley," they go to buildup that reputation for inexhaustible wisdom for which this gentleman flatters himself he v distinguished. Sustained by. the jdeas of others in this way, Mr McDonald professes to have the key to the whole secrets of hew Zealand's proper political economy and if the Government, sir, would only adopt his principles, sir, the country would attain to the political millennium. These assertions, uttered with that pomposity which a little man always indulges, but which Mr Mo- Donald indulges in the superlative degree, have a decidedly benefioirl effect; and even though every one with any penetration sees that manner as well as ideas are all assumed, just as people know that the hairs in the judge's wig are not attached to the judicial skull, still it not only conduces to Mr McDonald's self-satisfaction and self-respect, but has a beneficial effect on thor:e with whom this pompous but well-mea.ung little gentle man comes in contact. Mr McDonald is always growling at something—the turnpikes the roads made here, and the roads not made there, and everything else are at all times under the severity of Mr McDonald's criticism, the inference of course being that to him alone pertaineth wisdom, and all the rest of his fellow-settlers are darned fools. It is needless for us to say that though in all this Mr McDonald is only imposing on him self, it is far more to his own happiness than if sham did not exist. Take again his letters to the papers. We have , had the pleasure of perusing many of them. They are full of quaint orthography! in fact bad spelling of the most excruciating kind, and expressions that, for their peculiar gram matical construction, would make the corpse of Lindley Murray shiver in the coffin, and send his ghost shrieking for mercy through the spirit land. And yet, thanks to the good Offices of our contemporary, they are quite readable as they appear in the Cross. Now this is an illustration of sham in not only ita haimless, but i!:s commendable form. If Mr McDonald's letters were pub lkhed as they are written he would be exposed to ridicule among his friends and neighbours which he really does not deserve; for aCfeer all Mr McDonald is a worthy fellow, and dererves to be esteemed and respected. His little self-conceit, and his assumed a:r of dignity and pretensions to education and extensive information, do nobody any haim ; and while we p.. .ert that in all his district there is not a more genuine sham than be, we do not by that mean that he is anything other than a good citizen and an excellent man.

Greenstone,

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

Or, Home Jottings by our London

Correspondent,

Slmul et jucunda et idonea dicere vlt». I Uena negotla centom " Per caput et circumr: 'iunt latus. ."- ' ;'• . London, 16th May.

MR JOHN 3TUA RT MILL,

The death of Mr John Stuart Mill at Avignon, in France, has caused much lament ation in the thinking world. His unexpected demise at such an early a^e has deprived England of one of her soundest thinkers and writers onpolitical economy audit 3 kindred subjects. Mr Mill's health had never been robust, and he had been advised not to live at Avignon, where diseases of the clas_i of that which destroyed him are endemic. Mrs Mill, however, it appears died, aud was interred at this place and the widower pur chased a property in the neighbourhood, being unwilling to leave for long the spot which held the remains of one who had been dearer to him than life. He lived and wrote, therefore, within sight of the tombjof his late wife, and was devotedly attended by his step daughter. He received the announce ment of the certain prospect of death with perfect composure, and retained his intellects unimpaired to the last. He is said to have left more than one work for the press, including his autobiography. BRITISH CONSULATE OE FIJI. Probably you have heard long ere this reaches you of the appointment of Mr Edgar Layard to the British Consulate of the Fiji Islands. He has up to this period been stationed at Para, Brazil, and as a man of great scientißc attainments will in some respects prove extremely valuable in a quarter of the globe where natural history researches have 'been necessarily somewhat limited. Whether this appointment has been the result of the efforts made by some persons in Levuka to dislodge Mr March I am unable to say, and can only hope that in any case Mr Layard will do his duty by the man stealers as faithfully and fearlessly as ever did his predecessor. PHORMIUM TENAX. A Mr. A. R. Forbes has been reading a paper on phormuim fibre before a scientific society at Arbroath, Scotland, and has ex pressed a conviction that although useful material in its way phormium can never hope to rank with first-class manilla or hemp. Mr Forbes may be, probably is, right. But at the same time as long as good prices rule for good samples as at present New Zea landers have no reason to fear the result of any efforts they may make to push their manufactures. THE PERMISSIVE BILL. The "Permissive Bill" has been rejected by the British Parliament by 320 to 81. This is not very encouraging news for those people who are so anxious to cram their own likes and dislikes down other people's throats without so much as a "by your leave." Such a measure certainly seems further off becoming law than ever, and those who value their privileges as freeborn Britons will scarcely entertain any other feelings than those of pleasure at the knowledge that Buch is the case. Nevertheless the honest cause of temperance, fair, squaro, and above board is making capital headway, and the Established Church, on the principle I suppose of' better late than never' ha 3 taken up the question with great vigour. Numbers of the Bishops and other dignitaries have interested them selves personally in the matter, and a maga zine is published under their auspices de voted to the cause, and cleverly got up and written. It is certain that this has come not before its time, for habitual and hard drinking is undeniably on the increase, and the. wealth and enlarged prosperity of the j country are being accompanied by more j widely spread vice and dissipation.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT. . Another effort is being made this session , for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases : Act, which has been found to have such | beneficial results in the garrison towns in which alone it has been tried. It is remark able, perhaps, and assuredly rather signifi- I cant, that these petitions are in most in stances being got up and circulated by women, who, as a rule, are like that class of the clergy known popularly as the extreme evangelical, quite unamenable to reason. The story is almost too old to tell of the two excellent matrons who, having heard a sermon

in denunciation of the Contagious Diseases Act, and substantially approved the moc^ ... ment for its repeal during tho colleoti x>h turned one to the other with a view to mak the enquiry, What was the Contagious ' Diseases Act ? Just the very question I was going to ask you, ray dear ; I really don't quite know, but I believe it has something to do with cattle. . , ..; church livings. A movement is being sot on foot, headed by the Marquis of Lome, for tho purpose'of raising a fund by which tq increase all small church livings to something over £200 a-year. It is notorious that many of the clergy,]Snd especially those who are hardest worked, :»ra worse paid than common labourers; that.in fact their stipends do hot pay the ntibgt ordinary interest on the money expended on their education. This is a most discreditable state of affairs, and every one is glad to see the matter taken up by those in high plaoeg with a show of interest and energy which promise to make the movement eminently successful. - _ ,_ > '- THE TICHBOPNE CLAIMANT. The reading of the evidence in the former tiial is still occupying the time of the Court in the Tichborne perjury ease. The pubjio are gradually being wrought up to an intense pitch of excitement, and are looking forward to hearing the new witnesses for the Crown. There are, of course, two sides, and both partizans are fierce in their belief. It is curious and very noteworthy that the uneducated and ignorant as a rule side with tbe prisoner the best informed, on the other band, are against him. The reason of this is that the former are unable to distinguish between ignorance and vulgarity. On the strength of theiweak spelling of young Roger, wjiioh is undeniable, they excuse tbe "Jeames-lilsp" I compositions of the Wagga-wock, lieingin able to perceive that although Roger might transpose a letter he could not be guilty of vulgar breaches of grammatical rules, or com monly use those forms of idiom only to Jw found in costermonger English. Thisis.oje of the strongest points in the prosecution. Betting is heavily against the prisoner, who nevertheless is calm, composed, and unruffled as ever. Truly he is an extraordinary man, . whoever he may be. THE EABL OE ZETLAND. •

The death of the Earl" of Zetland, which occurred suddenly at his Yorkshire seat at the ripe age of 78, has been one of the chief events of the month. The deceased noble man was one of the truest patrons the tuff ever possessed. It was not tjajSl comparatively late in life that he engaged deeply in horse-racing, ' »6d his chief mark was made with Voltigenr, " the great Yorkshire coach -horse," as'lie was in scorn designated by the racing men of that day. How the despised and certainly coarse-looking horse beat the favourite of the day—the Flying Dutchman —and although finally beaten by that horse in the great match at York, retired with his blushing honours thick upon him, and has since fined down and bred some of the best horsefl&h to be found in the country, are matter&ef history. The late earl was nobly distin guished by the fair and square character[;'6f his turf transactions, and I believe a whisper against his fame was never heard. This is probably more than could be said of vaiiy other member of the Jockey Club; for so ready is the public to cherish suspicion in turf matters that the slightest ground for accusation is only too eagerly seized upon, and to the most innocent transactions are often imputed unworthy motives. Such things were never hinted at where Lord Zet land was concerned. For over 25 years he Lad been Grand Master of the English Free masons. The funeral took place on the 14th instant. . , ~

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.' This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.)|

The following cases were heard in this Court this morning, and disposed of aa under :—

JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS,

' Bank of Tokatea G.M. Co. v. John Bevan, claim $5 6s, calls; Whition and Sons -js. Samuel Davis, claim £17 15s Bd, balance of account for goods delivered; Christopher Greenway v. S. M. Hal', claim £1 16s, use and occupation ; J. B. Braithwaite v. W. H. Bell, claim £8 5s Bd, promissory note (instal ments of 10s weekly) ; Upton and Co. v. R. T. Ebborn, claim £6 6s lid, goods.

G. AICKEN V. WILLIAM NIGHTINGALE.

Claim, £8 13s.

The defendant in this case was a French polisher, and the above was the balance of an account owing to plaintiff. - The defendant pleaded bad times. He was willing to pay, but was out of work. , .••• Mr J. B. Russell stated to the Court that defendant could not be in bad circumstance?, as he had recently taken a wife, and had been taking Mrs Nightingale about in a buggy.: ,H His Worship rather commended a man lot taking a wife than otherwise, but it would be mote commendable to pay his just debt* before paying for pleasure. Defendant waa standing in a very critical position^ Jao might find himself in' gaol. "A J' £S

"*»(,«« juxjlu luuwgu 111 umux. -...'■,-.*! ' Defendant said he was about taking a con tract, and would pay 10s. a-week. His Worship replied that if arrangement* Were not at once made his contract would be cracking stones, as a judgment summons had been issued against him. A Mr Russell was willing to withdraw ifcie case, that defendant might make arrangements for immediate payment, or go to Mount Eden; ~'"''/;..; ABEL FLETCHER V. GEORGE PURCHAS. Claim 18s. Mr J. B. Russell for plaintiff, and Mr James Russel for defendant. ._ .wot a Abraham Fletcher, a smart yonng man* son of plaintiff, deposed, that having re ceived instructions from the governor,' he ahd the man William effectually did the work by night. A lad came from Mr Purclutt with the order. The work was done on Mr Purchase's premises' in Symonds-street. " ; ,.a AViliiam Mackie proved to helping the'last witness. They knocked Mr Purchase up, who gave Abraham directions. -,;.;;,, Abel Fletcher, contractor, deposed that;J» boy brought the order from defendant. After the job was done he called for the money, when defendant told him to call on the fol lowing Saturday. The job consisted of* single and double closet. The charge forthe former was was 9s, for the latter 18s. He paid the smaller amount, but postponed pig ment of the latter. He now claimed for we double closet which defendant disputed Jn the ground that it was his landlord's de\Ho Mr-George Purchase, stated that he tfas a tailor in Symond-street, but understood that his landlord would settle for the donblb closet. He would not deny that the work had been done, but he was not responsible fop the payment. ■ ( X ' *f

Mr James. Russell made an ingenious defence for his client. His Worship gave judgment for plaintitf, Costs £2 4s 6d. j?™ A. y:>M This was all the business. ■ ,/

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