SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUN-SET : This evening, 5.59. BUN-RI8E: To morrow morning, 5.39 HIGH WATER: This evening, 2.10 ; to-morrow morning, 2.48

ARRIVALS.

Sunbeam, schooner, from AVaipu Effie Meikle, schooner, from Poverty Bay

DEPARTURES.

Mary Ellen, schoODer. lor Mercury Bay Cambria, schooner, for Wangarei Southern Cross, s.s., for Tauranga.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Fo* Sydney: Phoebe, s.s. (from the Manukau), on Sunday For Ne-castle : Fontenaye, ship, early For London : Oountcss of Kintorn, ship, early for New Calednnia: Prince Alfred, barque, early For Sydney & Melbourne : Hero, s.s., early

An unusually large number of big vessels were to-day lying at anchor in the harbour. These included the Atlante (French man-o' •war), the Lady Bowen, barque, now having part of her cargo re-stowed preparatory to continuing her interrupted voyage to Eng land ; the Berar and Fontenaye, on the point of departure for Newcastle; the St. Leonards, just arrived with cargo and immigrants from England ; the Briton and Pakeha, barque and brig, about to load timber at Northern ports for Australia and the newly launched steamer St. Kilda. In addition to these, the Countess of Kin tore and the City of Auckland, with the barquentine Prince Alfred, are lying at the wharf. Owing to the wet weather, very little work in loading or unloading yester day or to-day. The yacht Energy has been brought out of her winters retirement, and is being refitted for the coming season. The brig Pakeha has hauled off from the wharf. She is bound for Newcastle, but will probably load timber at one of the Northern Ports before proceeding thitho*. The following vessels entered inwards to day at the Custom House » —Sunbeam, schooner, from Waipu, with 12 head of cattle, general cargo, and with four passen gers ; Effie Meikle, from Poverty Bay, via the coast with 81 casks beef, 18 sacks bones, J. Bankes ; 2 tons bones, M. Hooper; 23 sacks maize, 16 casks pork, 1 hide, Owen and Graham. The Efflc Meikle landed a large part of her cargo, consisting of general stores, along the coast. The Sunbeam has cleared out with a general cargo for Waipu ; as also the cutter Janet Gray for Tairua.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Maim ~mi.li Globe as Under :— For Thames, this day, at 5 30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, on Friday, 3rd inst., at 1.30 p.m. For "Wangaroa, per Ruby, to-morrow, at 9 a.m., and per Briton, at 11 a.m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, Waipu. &c, per Lady IJowen, on Saturday, 4th inst., at 10 a.m. For Australian Colonies, per s.s. Phmbe, on Saturday next, at 5 p.m. For money orders and registered letters, at 4 p.m. Mails for Australian Colonies and United King dom, via Melbourne will close at the Bluff, South land, on Friday, 3rd inst., at 10lii.ni. (Signed) S. B. Bias. Chief Postmaster.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

"Business done this day : — National Bank, 36s (3d. CaledoniaD, £12 15s ; buyers, £12 10s. City of London, 28s Gd. Black Angel, 24s Gd, 25s 3d ; buyers, 255, Cure, Bs. Crown Prince, 11s ; buyers, lla. All Nation, 15s ; sellers, 16s. Golden Calf (new issue), sellers, 3s. Tokatea, 30s. . J. E. Walker, Hon. Sec.

COMMERCIAL.

DIVIDEND. Coromandel Beach, G.M.C.Is; Oct 6. Payable at Mr Mowbray's office, Queen street CALLS. Mystery G.M.C., Brt ; Ootober 8 Crewn Prince G.M.C.. 6d; October S Exchange G.M.C., 2s; Octobers Golden Point G.M.C., 6d ; October 8 Scotty's HillG.M.o., Cd; Octeber 8 City of York G.M.C., Cd ; October S Invicta, G.M.C-, 2d ; October 8 Bendigo G.M.C.,55, October 8 Centrtj.l Italy G.M.C. (now issue), Is; October 8 Christchurch G.M.C., 3d ; October 8 MEETINGS. AlburniaG.M C, October 2 Queen of the Thames G.M.C.. October S Cyclops G.M.C., October 10 Queen of the May G.M.C , October 10 "White Rose G.M.C, October 16

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BIRTHS.

Davey—On Wednesday, October 1, the wife of Mr. Frederic J. Davey, Mount-street, of a son.

DEATHS.

Latthik—On October 1, at SV, (irey street, Efixabeth Louisa, wife of G-. N. W. Laurie : agud S4 years. The funeral will leave her late residence on Thursday, at 4 :i0 o'clock p.m. Friends will pleaso accept this invitation.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Mr White's reply to Dr. Lang will appear to-morrow.

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

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1873.

For the cause that limits assistances, For the wrong thut needs resistance. For tho future in the distance, Anil tho Koort that we can do

We are sure our readers will hail -with satisfaction the announcement in our tele gram columns to the effect that Parliament will be prorogued to-morrow. The news from Wellington has monopolised a very large proportion of our space to the exclusion of other interesting matter, and although, our special correspondent has infused such life into the dry details as to make them palatable to all classes of readers, yet there is something so very wearying in long accounts of the, legislative squabbling and the daily allusions to first, second, and third readings of Bills which no one ■ either knows or cares anything about that it will be a relief to hear that the flow of eloquence from the chosen of the people is once more stopped for a season, This will afford the greater gratification owing to the fact that so little good has resulted from all efforts mado hitherto to stay the reckless course of the Ministry. Last night Mr Fitzhevbert criticised the action of the Government in relation to the Provincial Loan Bills, and Mr Vogel replied. The business for to-day is unimportant, and the prorogation to-morrow may therefore be looked upon as certain. It is now certain that three representatives will be sent from Auckland to the Mel bourne intercolonial rifle contost. As will be seen by advertisement in another column the men will be chosen by five competitions under terms and conditions stated in the notice. A body was seen floating in the harbour, near the watermen's steps, this morning by Mr Tucker, who gave information to Sergeant Baker, of the water police, of the occurrence. It was at once removed to the dead house to await identification, and an inquest. The remains are very much decomposed, so as to be scarcely recognisable, the face being completely gone. It is no doubt the body of the man Philips, who was drowned by the capsizing of a dingy off Free man's Bay, under circumstances already detailed in our columns. The inquest will take place to-morrow. The meeting of the [shareholders of the Golconda Gold Mining Company, which lapsed yesterday from want of a quorum, was called again this morning and again lapsed, as no shareholder put in an appear ance. The Golconda must surely have lost its golden attractions or the manager would not have called two meetings without meet ing with a single response from an interested shareholder. A man named James Clark, who had been drinking heavily for some weeks past, was locked up last night on a charge of drunken ness, when during the night he exhibited symptoms of insanity, resulting no doubt from his drinking propensities. His conduct in the cell was like that of a savage ; he even alarmed one or two of our sturdy constables, who came to tile conclusion that Clark was mad. Be was evidently sufferingfrom an intense tit of dellrum tremens ; and this morning he was examined by Dr Mark, E. B. Nicholson, and Dr Bayntun, who pronounced him in sane ; and upon their evidence he was com mitted by Mr Beckham to the Whau Lunatic Asylum. The magistrate remarked tha,t prisoner ought to be sentenced to become a Good Templar. We have received the following reply to the complaints relative to larrikinism at One hunga. We know nothing of the merits of the case :—" Sir, —A young man whom I know writes in your Saturday's issue under the name of ' A Sufferer' complaining of the behaviour of the boys in the vicinity of the Royal Oak, Onehunga, whom he is pleased to designate Arabs. Allow me to inform this person through your journal that if he or any other post-or-pill-boy-ragamufEns come up again to annoy the respectable young men living in this neighbourhood that they shall have their ears boxed for them—a punish ment nearly meted out on a former occasion. ' A Sufferer' had better take care, as he is more amenable to the authorities than I am, —Yours, &c.j A Royal Oak Boy." *

We observe by advertisement in this day's issue that the North Shore Ferry Company have received permission, and will convey by their boats passengers to and from the splendid iron-clad Erench man-of-war, the Atalante, which is open daily from one o'clock till five (Saturdays exoepted). This fine French ship is well worthy a visit, and the ferry boats offer oxcellent opportuni ties to visitors duiing her brief stay in the stream.

The " Octoroon" was again produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, and was successful in drawing a good house. The performance was ,if anything, an improvement on that of the previous night. A slight accident occurred during the representation. In a scuffle Mr Clinton received a slight stab from. Mr Hes ford, which was not in the programme. For tunately the incision is not serious. It haa been a matter of surprise with us that these accidents do not occur oftener.

To the Editor : Sir, —In your issue of the 2oth appeared : " At the monthly inspection of the Victioria Company Major Gordon in formed Captain Derrom that it was his inten tion to recommend the disbandment of the Auckland Artillery Corps, and that he (Major Gordon) would hand over the three guns to the three best corps, namely, to Captain Derroin's, one; and, I believe. Royal Corps and Hobson the other. Now this is only a ruse of Major Gordon's. Every person that knows anything what ever must know the absurdity of such a thing as a gun attached to an infantry corps. It just amounts to this, that Major Gordon's intention is to rob those three corps of nine men each, and place them under Captain Featon, as no respectable man would join again with him with the present stain on his behaviour as an officer towards his company. And what astonishes the men most is that Major Gordon is doing ia very utmost to prevent an enquiry into his misdoings.— Yours, &c, Equity.

Mr Chapman, a wizard who haa been per forming with great success at the Thames, will open here at the City Hall on Wednes day next, lief erring to his entertainment the Thames Star says :—" Mr Chapman, the premier prestidigitator, appeared for tho first time before a Thames audience last even ing in the above place of amusemont, ■which was attended as well as Friday night performrtnce!i of any kind usually are, the house being just comfortably filled. Mr Chapman's entertainment is singular—in tho literal sense of the world—since there is in it a material difference to that afforded by thu majority of wizards or magicians. He in him self constitutes the amusement, and has no thing materially accessorial, the stage in fact being bare of the accompaniments which usually adorn these temples of magic-the stage, infuct, being bare, with th» exception of a little necessary furniture. He gives tho audience fully to understand that it is by sleight-of-hand and general deception that he is enabled to produce the delu sions which he effects, and that too with no ordinary cunning and ability. He ac companies his performances with remarks full of originality, and makes some exceed ingly neat points, which were immediately taken up by the spectators last evening, and caused a good deal of merriment. The treat feature of the programme is the " man sealed up in a sack full of ghosts," or "spiritualism ex posed," before proceoding with which Mr Chapman dealt several severe blows to spiritualism generally, and spoke in term* condemnatory of the deluded individuals who are carried away by the belief -within the precincts of this district. He is hand cuffed with a pair of " bracelets," about the security of which there can be littlo doubt, and tied up in a sack, the mouth of which ia sealed. He iv then put into a screen —a construction erected in the middle of the (stage—and the curtains are lowered. A very short time elapses before extraordinary " manifestatations" are apparent ; the hands of a man, bare to the wrists, are shaken above the screen ; a boll rings ; articles of wearing apparel and other things lly over the top, and in truth there appears to be a general rejoicing of the spirits within tho magic circle. In the space of about three minutes or more Mr Chapman emerges —handcuffed as before, but denuded of his coat and waist coat, and the seal on the sack is still intact."

A much needed association lub been organised ia London under tho titlo of "The New Zealand Fibre Works Company Limited." Its nominal capital is £100,000, divided into 10,C0(J shareß of £10 each, to be increased to £200,000 " by the creation of additional shares of the same or any other denomination as may be deemed expedient." A first issue of 5000 shares has already been made, of which 3,500 are offered for public subscription, and 750 we reserved for allot ment in New Zealand. The remaining 750 shares of this issue are taken over by Mr C. Thorne, though whose instrumen tality chiefly the Company has been formed, as part of payment by the Company of the process of manufacture which it has acquired from that gentleman. Mr Thorne will also receive 750 shares of the second issue ; the only cash he gets being £1000, which is paid by way of earnest money. According to tke pros pects we learn that the object of the Company is to introduce the manufacture of textile fabrics from phormium and other New Zealand fibres. For this pur pose it is proposed to establish a factory in New Zealand "for the production of such goods as woolpacks, cornsacks, &c, which are in extensive demand there and in the Australian colonies, and are com paratively easy of manufacture from the tow or residue of the prepared fibre (hitherto treated as waste) without the aid of complicated machinery or highly skilled labour, whilst the long and finer por tions of the fibre can be shipped to England, where a market is already estab lished for it. It is believed that this branch of the buainesß will prove so successful as speedily to enable the company to ex tend their operations, and enter upon the manufacture of i high class goods." Somo references are made to the supply of the raw material in the colony, to the cost of producing the roping fibre, and to the freight and charge* from New Zealand to Great Britain. It is also stated that the directors have been enabled to secure the co-oporation of Mr Thorne in carrying out the objects of the Company. At tached to tho prospectus is an appendix containing copi«3 of certificates and other documents bearing upon the manufacture of phormium. A perusal of these shows how very rapidly the fibre has increased ia favour during the last few years, and we do not think that the directors, iv point ing to tha results which have been recently attained through Mr. Thome's efforts, are by any means too sanguine m thair anticipations of success. We make no apology for directing public attention to an association whose immediate object is pecuniary profit to the company's share holders. Admitting that such is the case we cannot but regard the undertaking as one of colonial interest, and Hhould it prove successful, as we have no doubt it will, New Zealand will have received an exceedingly valuable addition to her list of industries. The success of an enterprise of this kind, whether by means of foreign or colonial capital, means increased national prosperity. —Otayo Timu.

Business was commenced to-day by tha National Insurance Company, which is now prepared to take fire and marine risks at the offices of Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane, the agents. The directors have shewn great promptitude in getting in work ing order, and their business energy, aa displayed in the past, augurs well for the future of the Company. The career of the new undertaking has hitherto been an un qualified success, and we anticipate for it a very prosperous future. The meeting of the Domain' Board an nouced to take place to-day at noon, in the Council Chambers, lapsed for the want of a quorum, two menihers only being present. The fourth session of the sixth Synod of the Episcopalian Diocese will begin on Tues day next, October 7. The members of the Synod are invited to meet the Bishop on that day at St. Paul's Church, where the Holy Communion will be administered at 11 o'clock. The Bishop's address will be delivered in the Cathedral Library at 3 o'clock. In the evening at 7 o'clock the annual meeting will be held in the City Hall. The subject to be discussed will be the woi'k of the Home Mission of the Diocese, past, present, and future ; its wants, and diffi culties ; and the experiences of some of those engaged in the work. The Bishop will be in the chair. Any member of the Church will be allowed to address the meeting for not more than ten minutes.— Church Gazelle.

The members of the Wellesley-street Bap tist Church held their anniversary tea-meet ing last evening; Rev P. H. Cornford pre sided. The secretary, Mr Herapath, read the reports, from which we gather the facts that the number of children attending the Sunday-school is 210, that there are 24 teachers, and that the numbers are gradually on the increase. The list of Church members shows a total of 250. The financial report was satisfactory, a debt for repairs of £50 only remaining against the church. Ad dresses were delivered by Rsv Messrs Ro bertson and Turner, and Messrs Ewington and Battley. The excellent choir, under the management of Mr Cowper, gave several selections from the "Messiah;" and alto gether a very agreeable evening was passed.

The state of society among seals is at present (says the Pall Mall Gazette) such as to cause much anxiety to those who arc: interested in them. It appears from the evidence given by Home of the seal ing captains before a committee of the Legis lative Council of Newfoundland that there is a -painful disproportion of the aexes in sealish circles —indeed one experienced Healing master gave it as hia opinion that among old seals there are twenty iaales for one female, and there ia reason to fear that this ia the case also among young seals. The consequences may be easily imagined. Fierce combats take place between the male seals during the matrimonial season, rendered all the more hitter because, notwithstanding this dis propostion, polygamy is an institution with seals as with Mormons and the result is that hundreds of old bachelor seals are condemned to celibacy against their inclinations, jealousy and distrust exists on all sides, and a general selfishness arises utterly subversive of domestic or «ocial happiness. In additian to these discomforts the neols aro destroyed by thousands without consideration for age or sex. One sealer, the Neptune, in her first two trips, lately brought in 44,000 seals—valuo 9i.S3.ooo—in one season. In Green Bay the Neptune fell in with a large herd enclosed in the ice. The captain formed his men into line, and at the word of command thoy rushed upon their prey, and in two or three hour* despatched 8000 old seals with their gaffs and clubs. With the view of preventing the destruction of seals when too young, and the disturbance of mother seals when engaged in nursery occupations, the New foundland Legislature is about to pass an Act prohibiting steamers fiom leaving port for the seal fishery before the 10th of March, and sailing vessels before the sth of March. Altogether, the seal in the Zoological Gar dens may console himself for his captivity by reflecting that his position might have been worse had ha remained at home.

The members of the Auckland Amateur Dramatic Club will give a benelit entertain ment to-morrow evening in the Choral Hall, in aid of tho funds of the Naval Brigade Band. The programme promises the domestic drauia, by Donoghue, entitled "The French Emi grant, a tale of the Neutral Ground," a dra matic conception of the Irish type, full of Bhrewd wit and laughable adventure, which of itself is enough to satisfy any reasonable audience. This will be followed by "No One liound the Corner," a laughable farce which is frequently reproduced in the theatres of the metropolis. The performances will be under the patronage of Major Gordon and the officers and men of the Naval Brigade and other Volunteer corps, who will appear in uniform. For the special benefit of those persons who may be weary of sitting through the evening, a quadrille party will be formed at the close.

We would again remind Presbyterians of the evening iederunt of the Auckland Presby tery, which takes place to-night, when a paper is to be read by the Moderator on hindrances to the spread of the Gospel. After which the subject will be discussed by the ministers and other gentlemen present.

The city assistants in connection chiefly with the drapery trade held a meeting last evening in the Young Men's rooms, Welles ley-street, for the purpose of consolidating th« early-closing movement. Mr. Stand wick presided, and gave a speech much to the purpose on the necessity of unionamongthem, and said if they would succeed they mint of necessity be bound together in the common interest* of humanity, not merely with red tape and tape-strings, but by the stronger ties of human brotherhood. He would not, however, enlarge upon facts patent to them all, but proceed, to the immediate business before them. The Secretary having read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were confirmed, the code of rules was submitted to tho meeting and carried. It was proposed, seconded, and carried, " That Mr Standwick be permanent chairman; Mr Cox, treasurer ; Mr Hayes, secretary ; and. Messrs Leonard, and Metcalf, auditors, to the Auckland Early Closing Association. A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the meeting.

Mr George Schwartz Kissling has been elected a member of the Synod for Howiek; Mr John Henry Upton for Hamilton ; and Mr Edwin Hesketh for Whangarei.— Church Gazette.

A gentleman, who had been the proprietor of a large brewery in Colchester for a num ber of years, made a large fortune by his business and, upon retiring, built a mansion upon some land which he purchased at Chertsey, in Surrey. He is now a great advocate of the principles of total abstinence, and his princely home he has named " Fool's Hall." A friend suggested a more pleasing ap pellation, but, no, said the owner, the'hall was built with fools' pence, and Fools' Hall shall be its name. Ib is not a little remarkable that the lamented Sir Charles Buxton, who inherited a large fortune from Truman, Hanbury, and Buxton's brewery, of Brick lane, wrote in favor of abstinence, and now, tho millionaire, Sir B-. Carrington, whose "sparkling ales" are known all over London, lias embraced the cold-w&tw cure.

St. Andrew's Church was crowded last evening with persons desirous of hearing Dr. Lang deliver his personal experiences in rela tion to the colonization of New Zealand, Victoria, and . Queensland. Joseph May, Esq., Deputy-Superintendent, occupied the chair, and with a few introductory words introduced the lecturer of the evening. The learned doctorj reviewed the work of colonization from its earliest days, and designated it as an heroic work, He also referred to colonizers, and coloniza tion societies in passing to the immediate object of his discourse, his own experiences. He commenced his labours in January, 1839, with the concurrence of his Australian brethren, and before quitting the world he was desirous of leaving some record of his' labours for the advantage of others. He then adverted to his voyage to and fro from England to Australia, and how when sailing round these toasts the ship sprung a leak, and they had to put in at the Bay of Islands for repairs. While in the Bay he saw many things in connection with the native population of which he had previously been ignorant. There were two missionary i stations or small establishments there, formed by the Church of England and the Wesleyan body, and each aided as far as possible tho spread of civilization among the native popu lation. While detained for nine days in sight of land off the north-east coast of this island, the romantic scenery of New Zea land moved his fancy into poetic action, Tho lecturer read his verses on New Zealand and her natives, which he composed in those early days of his travels. He then referred to the pamphlets he had written with the view of disabusing the mind of the British public of certain false notions which had been promulgated, and to show the people the eligibility of these colonies as Melds for colonization. In 1838 a company was established for carrying certain views in re lation to this question into effect, and a Bill to sanction the objects contemplated was presented to Parliament. The Bill was violently opposed by Earl (then Lord John) Russell, who held a position in the Colonial Office, and consequently thrown out of the House. The lecturer then gave an interesting sketch of the missionary enterprise in the Bay of Islands, and of the influence in that comparatively isolated locality, until Mr Busby, a settler, was appointed British Resi dent in tho Bay, at a salary of £500 a year, which was paid by the Government of New South Wales.' Dr Lang next reviewed many incidents and characters connected with the colonization of these islands, which caused many of the New South Wales settlers to pass from thence to the shorea of New Zealand for the purpose of purchasing land of the natives, and consequently acquiring wealth. Tho lecturer next described his visit to America in IS4O, for the avowed purpose of seeing how the Church system worked in that country. He carried with him high in troductions from persons of eminence in the old land, and especially an autograph from the Queen entrusted to him by her Majesty's physician, Sir James Clark, for Dr Gibson, of Philadelphia. He wa3 subsequently elected a representative for the Port Phillip district; he took a leading part in the separation of Victoria and (Queensland from New South Wales. Tha lecture was intensely interesting throughout, and possibly at somo future period it may form a chapter in the doctor's autobiography, which would prove a valua ble contribution to literature, not only in connection with the lecturer's individual career in the wido field of human progress, but as an aid towards the history of these colonies. A vote of thanks was accorded to Dr. Lang by Capt. Daldy, seconded by Mr Whitson, and carried with enthusiasm, for his interesting lecture, and after a similar compliment to the chairman the meeting separated. We have been informed that Mr Gregory, recently appointed schoolmaster of the Howick District School, intends giving a lecture on "Education" at the Howick library, on Saturday evening next.

A.D.C.A.'s FIRST FESTIVAL.

(To'the Editor of the Evknincj Stab.) Sn:, —Verily the forthcoming festival of the Auckland Diocesan Choral Association is causing a stir ! If the doors of St Paul's Cathedral Church are opened for divine ser vice can renters of pews be legally denied admission '! Your answer will be VEK.mJ.JI IfiNOKANTt. [Yes. Because renters of seats do not purchase their preemptive right to their places to St. Paul's Cathedral Church, but only to St. Paul's Parish Church. This festival of the A. D.C. A. is a Diocesan, and not a Parochial service. This information we are able to give our correspondent by a reference to the laws of the Church of Eng land in New Zealand, as contained in statute ir., sect. 24 b.—Ed. E.S.]

SUICIDES' DYING EPISTLES.

Why doesn't some bookmonger make a collec tion of suicides' dying epistles ? These lugu brious and sententious documents are getting very numerous, and certainly afford as much food for morbid literary appetites as grave stones. Hannah Hannibal, of Newark, N.J., won the love of John Newton, a neighbour, but ere ho could bring his heart's desires to a consummation, Hannah had married a dashing horse-car driver. So John put a spoonful of croton oil in a glass of ■whisky, penned the following note, drank the poisonous compound, and fled to the cold embrace of the stomach pump. Newark, N.J., March, IS73.—Dear Father it is •with A sad Hart that I write these Lines to you But the Girl that I Love Beyond Expression Got Marray on Sunday night to a Horse car Driver on the Summer A.V. Line and I do not Cair to Live Eny Longer so I have got A half once of Croton oil to kill myself with I Got 1 once and they tuck it Away from me But this time they Can do this is third time and this is the Last time for if this dus not kill me I shall Cut my throght and have Dun with Life What is Life to me Without the Girl that I love Better than Life Life is a dread and Death is a Charm Lay me under the Sod so that my heart can Rest in heaven or hell So Good By till we meet on the Judgment Day I hope that God Will forgiv me for Killing my self thjs is my last word from your Disobedient Son John Newton Die I Must and Die I Will this 1 Write With a Steady Hand.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before G. S. Graham, Esq., J.P.) DRUNKENNESS. '■ Thomas Hoskim and Patrick and James Murphy were charged with this offence, and fiiied 10s each. FORGING A.ND UTTERING. William Patten, on remand, was brought up on a charge of forging and uttering certain orders, purported to have been signed by George Cruickshank and John Snodgrass, with intent to defraud William M. Forstar and James Smart on the 12th and 13th of September. Mr Brobam asked that prisoner might bo

again remanded in order to complete the cases. Remanded until Friday next. This was all the business.

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

IN BANCO,

(Before His Plonor Sir G. A. Arney, Knight, Chief Justice.)

HABItIS V. MACFARL.ANE. Mr W. L. Rees appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Weston for the defendant. Mr Weston proceeded to show cause why the rule nisi for a writ of attachment obtained against Mr J. S. Macfarlane, the defen dant, for alleged breach of an injunction of the Court, should not be made abso lute. The affidavits of the defendant, and' Mr Ward, his manager at the Whangapoa Mill were put in and read, to shew that no intentional infringement of the Court's injunction had taken place. The defendant's affidavit declared that he had given strict orders that the injunction was to be observed, and set forth that the affi davits upon which the rule was obtained were unreliable ; that of Mr Ward set forth that the defendant had nothing to do with the management of the mill at the time the alleged infringement of the injunction took place, and that the acts complained of that did actually take place were done with the consent of the plaintiff's servants. Mr Eees replied, and maintained that the counter affidavits against the rule could not be credited. It was absurd and insulting to the common sense of the Court that a man should receive the profits arising from a breach of an order of the Court and jjthen disclaim all participation in the act. After some further arguments His Honor pronounced judgment. He said that Mr J. S. Macfarlane's case did not seem to be so good as Mr John Macfarlane's even in the matters in which he had decided against that gentleman. The affidavit of Mr J. S. Macfarlane indeed went far to show that Mr Jno. Macfarlane had acted under the authority of the defendant :in his infringement of the injunction. He considered it was the duty of the Court to make the rule for the attachment absolute on all the counts. HAiiIUS V. .MACKAIU,A3sE. This was another stage of the preceding case, and was an application on behalf of Mr Kee?, acting for the plaintiff, for the costs of the injunction obtained against defendant. Mr Alexander opposed the application on two grounds. One was that the plaintiff was too late in his application, and the other that the merits of the case demanded a refusal of it. His Honor after hearing the arguments on either side ordered the decree to?be amended, and that the defendant should pay the costs of the provisional injunction. |An application was then made in the same case by Mr Weston on behalf of Mr John I Macfarlane, that the Registrar's report in the interrogations might be read and judgment pronounced. ' His Honor inquired if the report was ready. The Registrar »aid it was. The report was then ordered to be read. His Honor stated that Mr J. S. Macfar ! lane had come to the rescue of Mr Jno. Mac farlane by showing in his affidavit that he (.Jncv Macfarlane) was only acting|aß defend ant's servant. Judgment would be pro nounced in both cases conjointly. The Court then adjourned at 1.20 p.m. APPLICATION re CRAIG, A BANKRUPT. '&> Mr Itces applied for a writ of attachment against Mr Richmond, solicitor, for various acts of neglect of Mr Craig's interests in the proceedings connectedwith the bankrupt's insolvency. | The application was supported by the affi davit of the said Thomas Craig, which set forth that Mr T. Richmond had in manifold Mays, by working in the in terest of Mr. J. fc>. Macfarlane, though pro , fessedly in that of Mr. Craig, conduced to I Mr. Craig's loss and damage. [Left sitting.]

TELEGRAPHIC.

TAURANGA.

This day. Mr Dargaville held a meeting last evening at Maketu, and had a splendid reception. He will address the electors at Matata to day. The funeral of George Faulkner was yesterday largely attended. The cavalry and infantry volunteers attended.

LATEST PROM COROMANDEL.

THE TRAMWAY PETITIONS

COROMANDEL.

This day. The Tramway matter is settled by the Goldfields Secretary, apparently satisfactory to both parties. The tramway is not to be leased, and there is to be considerable reduc tion in the rates up and down.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondents.) A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE SUM MONED FOR INDECENCY. A VERY SAD CASE.

WELLINGTON.

This day. The Albion is just leaving the wharf for Melbourne with the last mails via Suez. There is no sign of the Luna with the Auckland4etters. It is believed she is still fossicking for coals at Raglan. ThePhceba leaves for the North to-night at midnight, and the Patersou for the South to-day at three o'clock.

NELSON

This day.

The s.s. Wellington, from the Manukau, arrived early this morning with the supple mentary mails for England. The Albion leaves for Melbourne to-morrow. '

NAPIER

This day.

The ship Lennox Castle arrived from Wel lington yesterday. She experienced severe weather on the coait.

Sailed-Columbia, for Auckland. Arrived : Rangafcira, from Wellington. She went on an hour afterwards to Poverty Bay.

DUNEDIN.

Tim day. A seaman belonging to the ship Peter Denny, named Peter Wilson, fell overboard from the ketch Fanny thia morning at six o'clock, and was drowned. His body was afterwards recovered by the police. The Ladybird sailed yesterday for the North. The Alhambra has just arrived and leaves for Melbourne to-morrow. The Dunedin Fire Brigade will hold their annual torchlight procession and sapper to-night.

Numerous country settlers suffered sever,, by the late heavy rain. ■''•*(. Mr. Bluett, Chinese Interpreter, deliyered an interesting lecture on China" last' iu'etif t Tuapeka. fif The twenty-first match of the Duned" Rifle Club took place on Saturday. „ j«i n shots at each range ; 300, 400, and 500 jardg* Wimbledon conditions. Six prizes wer' awarded, and fell to Volunteer Hay, Gunne Reid, Gunner Ball, Volunteer Crawford Corporal Mercer, and. Volunteer "Wood. ' A rumor is current in town that the* work shops will be erected at Mussell Bay after all. The questions of a Town Hall, abolition of Mayor's Court, tramways, and other im portant matters, will come under the notice of the City Council to-day. The total number of births in Dtiriedin'in. September was 99 ; deaths, 33 j marriages, 20 ' The General Government have voted'ten thousand to build, a new Supreme Court, house here. It has given great satisfaction, The National Building Society is about to be started.

[Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Company.]

WELLINGTON.

This day The Rev. Mr McGillivray, M.H.-R., livered a lecture on Monday evening, inttio Presbyterian Church on Science and Religion. Immediately on leaving the church he was served with a sunroions for indecency to girls on the Terrace. The case comes up at the Police Court on Thursday.

THE OUTWARD SUEZ MAIL.

By our telegrams received from Wellington it will be seen that the Luna, having on board the Auckland mails for England, tad not arrived at Wellington at noon to-day. Captain Fairchild will probably maty,for Nelson. The Albion leaves that port to morrow for Melbourne.

PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Teiegkaph.]

(FROM OU.ft SPECIAL CORBESPONbENIi;

In the House, yesterday, the Imbetsle Passengers Act passed. The Native Councils Bill was discharged from the order paper. ■" ■•■'. -: <;".[>• The Maori Representation Bill !aUa discharged. ■ , i ; The Native Land Duties Bill passed;' 'i'" Mr Sheehan urged doing away with1 these duties as being never paid. Several Bills were reported fromthe Coun cil, and those having amendments were agreed to. ME WAKEFIELD HAS NO mAf* DENCE IN THE MINISTRY, s On the question of going into Committee on Ways and Means, Mr Wakefield made a long speech chiefly about his fathered uncle, and emptied the House. Hemoreda vote of want of confidence, which w&'iJot seconded. He appeared as if he had just waked up. He had been absent during the most of the session, and apparently desirfcd to do something striking. MR FITZHERBERT'S ATTACK/; Resolutions were passed and reported, and the Appropriation Bill brought in. ! On the second reading Mr Fitzherberfc . made a long speech strongly condemning the Government for disloyalty to their under-: takings. He stated that he had been induced to withdraw his original.: Bill, for a Wellington loan by Mr Vogel, on a promise to carry through the general measure, and had been sold by tjfiie,.' Government. Loyalty to the profea»ions or the Government was not shown by its representative in the Upper House. He irSis not surprised that the measures were rejected. He threw no blame on the Upper House for rejecting them, though he differed in judgment from the majority there. That House had. not exceeded its constitu tional powers. The Premier's view was directly opposed to this. He urged them to to irregular means of exciting the country, against the Legislative Council. That was not Mr Yogel's only error. When he failed; to exhaust «very other constitutional means be broke faith with the House, and treated the Council unfairly. He must say that fho discussions on the borrowing bills in the other branch of the legislature compared most favor ably with discussion in that branch,1 j and because its members ventured to disagree with them were they to stump the countrr< to create an agitation against them. He ventured to call the proposal the moat ni-.' ( s constitutional one ever made by »&£, Minister. The next step thatJfeVpgel ought in justice to all parties to have pro posed was to borrow the money on the credit of the colony, accompanying the proposal with one for a property tax. Mr Vogel, however, .said that he heard, from other sources that such a proposal would; be rejected by the other branch of the leg_is;" j lature. This surely was a. flagrant violatiott, ; of all constitutional practice to parade infor mation obtained in lobbies. Such information, he fully believed, was thoroughly incor rect. Whether it was that or not he had| failed to keep his sacred word to the Houses^ owing to some influence brought to bear . on him which he need not enquire into. At any rate the measures were not so followed up. The Prime Min ister had allowed himself to break his word instead of giving the Upper House a chance of ■howingwhetherhislprofessionsweresinoereor not. He had no right to assume that they were not sincererfilt was the elected branch of! the legislature which occupied an insincere;' and ignominious position, and the nominated. i one which peccupied the honest and digni ; tied one. It was the House, not the Council, which really rejected the Bills. If after due deliberation he felt it ■ \ was impossible to carry measures through, by any Constitutional means therei,. remained still one other course by which he ■ might have saved his political honour, and that was to resign the office, which he held now as if no measures of importance had been brought down and none rejected. The facts < that remained to them were that, having need- h lessly bearded their opponents, ministers ' had run away earless so long as life was safe. The hon. gentleman at the head of the Go vernment had lost his policy, but had re tained his seat. (Applause.) Mr. Vogel", in reply, denied that there was any want of loyalty on the part of the Gov ernment. He felt sympathy with Welling ton, but found it the unanimous opinion of his supporters that nothing further could be done this session, as members were anxious to get to their homes. He detailed the important measures passed as worthy of the session, especially the £500,000 tor ;• land purchase in the North Island. J±e * denied that there were any grounds for tne^ Government resigning. \ They had been.,, threatened with all kinds of penalties for. %m J Waikato difficulty and immigration whicn had come to nothing. . ' The debate was "prolonged till midnight: . Mr Gillies ..made a very able speech. .; After unimportant business tae iiou«« • adjourned at half-past twelve^ .

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