SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

STOr-SET: This evening, 5.37. SUN-RI3B : To morrow morning-, 6 20 HIGH WAPSTi: This evening. 4.51 ; to-morrow morning, 5.19 _ \.*..,..,,.,,*„,.*,,..,,.**,...-

ARRIVALS.

Merlin, nchnoner. from mpi« Ocean Wavo, sehoonsr, aom Lyttctton Flirt, schooner, from Lyttelton •■-

DEPARTURES.

Hero, s.a.. Lo^an, for Sydney Saucy I <iss, schooner, for IJast Coast Wongii Wonga,'s.s., Shuttlaworth, for Sydney

IMPORTS.

Per brigantine Flirt—9so bags of potatoes,-. 100 do malt, 250 do wheat, 100 do bran.— J). H. McKensij&& Co., agents. ~., .; :

EXPORTS

Per s.a. Hero for Sydney ,; SO doors, Union Sash and Door Company,; 53 bales of tow, Oruickshank and- Co. j for Melbourne: 10 boxes of gold, Bank of New Zealand; 43 bales of flax, ; Cruckshank and Co. ; 27 bales of flax, J. S. Macfarlane and* Co. ; 88. bales of; flax. Stone Bros. cases of sauce, H. Olson; 1 keg l!6'f 'arr^wrdot,, AY. Lodder ; 3 bales of sacks, 2 eases of apparel, T. H. Hall and Co. ; for Newcastle; 6 oases, isauce.H. Olson. , - ... ~ ■ i,.1.,,-: ;■-

The s.s. Hero, Captain Logan, took her departure for..' Sydney at 2.45 p.m. to-day.. She takes the following -passengers :—Saloon to Sydney: Mr and Mrs E. Hesketh, Mr and Mrs Keals r Mrs Staining, Mr and Mrs West and family, Messrs Anthony and Hobson.,,. Saloon;,j to Melbourne : Mr W. Morriri, 'Mi ,S. Morrin, Miss Pdrsayth,, Mr Robert, Kirkwood, . Mrs Yonng, Mrs Kilgour, Miss Kilgour, Agnes, 8 Helen and Harry Kilgour, Mr and Mrs W. B. Howse: Messrs W: If. Cox and Pickett, Capt.: and Mrs Dawson. Steerage to Sydney: A. Phillips, <E. Phillips, H. Phillips, H. Callan, A. Dethinar, wife and three children,, J. Kich, D. Harkins, E. Burke, M. Mclntosb, J. ,■ Button, P. McNaughty, A. Eush, P. McCarthy, M. Dooley, it. Daw, 8,. Jesse. Steerage to Melbourne: H. Hawkins, J. .Robinson, T. Thompson, E. Martin.- The steamer Takapuna, after a thorough overhaul, recommenced "the service between Auckland and North Shore to-day. The steamer was chartered to bring ashore" the? immigrants per ship Berar. She has been greatly improved while laid up, and her machinery is now in first-class order. The schooner Lake Erie brings 1200 rail' was sleepers from the Thames/ The brig Flirt entered inwards at the Cus toms to T day, from Lyttelton, with; a cargo ; of Southern produce. ' J,' :; °''" ai The new schooner Lurlinej 'Wilt by Mr Niccol, was towed over from the Npirth Shore this afternoon: by. the Takapupa; ■> iShe now lies alongside the Gore-street JJetty;'; where she will be fitted for sea;

The emigrants from the ißhip. Bsrar wore landed this morning by the'pvs. Takapunai About 250 were brought-off atp.3C Jil;m,;;;4fr4 the rest sotne time after. ; .., A^.lgrge [crowd assembled on the Wharf to witness theia'd^ vent of the new ; contingent to u6iXf, ppp.ul&i' tion. ■ i"' u-.i.i ■■',•>!'. *'<•'! We have much pleasure in publishing the following testimonial, which- was presented to the matron of<#}< shjjHl^ the ifliiiglk girls! and parents otth§.pttU#ren,i.on .hoard. i.Mia Hawkins, it should be< mentioned, is anxibuS to secure a.permanehth'6meiii^ijie colony i-—^ "To Mrs Hkwkihs, matron Jq£; theY ship Berar, sailing from••■ .London. -t6 ■•'■■•iAxlokS land, N.Z., May 24,-- lS?3?!^- We,; W undersigned single I ';'o.r\M, „ sailing !in the above ship, parents.,: ;o£ '.. children and others who have an opportunity of witness ing you*.very ardpus and responsible dutiedy desire herewith to .express our estimation of the zeal with which 'they hare at all times been performed. Your "care over the single girls has partaken more of the character of a mother than 'that of' a inatiton!;' arid while thanking.you fbryduritfriiverßaT^kinahess we! wish you a long life, and1 niuch happiyeM in your new arid ad'ojAed.'home/' [Here'follow the signatures,"], ",';.',, ~ ~ » ~ The steamer ppw. building J,th"^ Onehunga, will be ready >for llaunfetiing in r ■week or two. We 7. Are' afraid'her steam power is insufficient for the swift-flpw,ing Waikato. In ri/any1 parisUf/ite-huil't'Hfe workmanship migtt He better.1 "y-'' '.' \ •".. The tHree-masted >s^h(y6riei«ope^an!' VfiW comes into /harbour with, a. cargo bf giain from' Lyttelton'. ' ; She., .lo^ifc, her; fdre-jtbpmaai in a squall yesterday whiie in company with the Merlin. Jl^l^ V'-m !i;;; "<*;;': i!;' 3';' J;J' ;:'.,'';: The cutter Tr,^d"b.w^^; floAted at, nine o'clock thisjsjppLOXning.iiatiitHe ;North; Shore.. She was pumped and baled'btftj"and was1 sailed over to the west side of the Queen street Wharf .this laftrfrndon^ Vfery dittle! damage has been doneHtd th© fiuM, and her cargo and fittiHgi :have been-Tvery1 litft^dis turbed. She will be repaired at oncei 1 <t;' ""■'

COMMERCIAL.

At Mr Geo. Sibbins' sale on Wednesday the old nrantz me*alifetch'ed'"4itt >per Ibi 'Tho gale by tendering, on: same day, for old iron was spirited ana close ; -the amount realised ■was £148. ,i At-this.da^^aale.there was gobd competition for the various -goods offered, and a fair quantity sold; i M&i2#rea'lis.«l,''ss ; Butter, 10id bacon,-7d;porlfi, 'Sdiy flour £13 15s ;• potatoes''£* 10s to £5. The, sale of Messrk'Baptist; and' gJpDi's; Bp'Md^d plants and fruit"tr§eswias.b>owt & cjos^»; and as ,usual,good'l.prictß./were:obtained. There was a falling off iiil this price ftff camellias, the highest figure was 4s Gd. • -™

PROVISION MARKET.

CQLONiAii pjaof)trcE.l 3'FD TO

BuyiKa Prices, Cobrbcted hy Auokland BEAL&Rd.'-' : J iyi '-- s. d. s. d. 8 d. ■. d Butter.perlb. I, Q^O.-O Dpck&ipair.. « .o—s/0 Cheese (new) 0 6—o 1\ Geese, each 4 o—s 6 Eggs per <loz. 0 10—0,0 /.Turkeys.... ...S, o—4 0 Lard, per lb. 0 7-0 0 | Canterbury Bacon Fowls, pair.. 3 0-0 Ol (baVeV .. 0 7-0 8J Good Saltßjiiter,, 7-1.0 |Dp (in cloth) ,0. fl r o .0* CftnterburyChri'seS-O- 0 f Aticklind 6 B-0 8 Uams, 9d to ls-per lb. ° ■'•■ Bj»a&Wo?V ' floro-i l- FARHi'AND; DAiairPßODUojs/" f * <_' s d. :s. 'ifl.'1 ! /hi. ■' •' ad 8. d. Milk, per qt. 0 OtoO 5 Ducks, per pr. 5 0-0 3 Butter (freshl. 16-1 9 Geese, each 5 0-Q 0 Cheese (uew/: o'B-^1 0 TrnKeyS, each 6 0-# 0 Ekk». P«-t <loz. 1 3—o ,0 Bacon, per lbj ,0 J B—l 0 Lard, per lb. 0 0-0 0 Haw... « »" 0 Fowls, pair.. 4 C^Q, 0 Salt Butter,.. ,0 . I—l ,8 v Botchers" Meat. •;•f•■•' "v/ A' Beef, per lb. 0 4-0 7 I Pork, per IV.. J;..' 0 6 Mutton ..V0 4—o ;6| Ve«lJ..:i 0 L.U./ 0 ,<i

BREADSTUFFS.

Seconds, £12. SKartfe, £?ft™l~_ Bakers' Price, per 1b .. ~. ,". v j•. IV ,. •• w « ,?4t. Bran) 1b O&pei bushel. D/I I Wi.)t 1i 311 U 1 Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d to 4jd: Maize, crushed and whole^Es (kl ijft«g• •.t.BISGWT.WT) « fcMSTi HOftJiS Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b,<,, i;. ■ uftvowj badt-« Uotdil, 22s MAIZB, OATS, POTATOES./ETO. T i Maize, 5a .'. iOV.A Bfl i '!•/«. !J <i X*• Oats, 5s Cd to Cs per bushel. -... Potatoes, &H 10s por,tqn;:;,Hqb««t Toifn S«d»T^7 tOr £7 10s ■. •v~- ;7 *"?/■ -,i rj ,j X ra ] Hay, £2 to £4 10s pe?.'t6h.' S '" ~v 'k ' Straw, £2 10b to £3 per tojl.f* " a v ll O1 Tx Chaff, £7 per ton. —"" i ./. o>.j!ao 7: ah .?.

ETA&. Maize, 5s Gd'to Csperbushol; crushed, 6a Oats, 5s Cd per bushel. .Potatoes, 6s Cd per cwt. Hay, cwt., 4s to os. Straw, 4s to fis per cwt. Chaff, 7s 6d to 8s per cwt. KAURI GUM AND FLAX MARKET. The following are the prices in the Auckland market :— Gun— Well scraped, best quality .. ..£24 to £25 Ordinary sorts £22 to £23 Flax.-Finest quality £21 to £22 ■'■■•- Secondditto .. .'. ..£l4 to £20 Tow ...... .. .. £7to£S. BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber.—Boards and scantling, 100 f t, 9s to 15s ; planed, tongued, and grooved, lls (id to 17s ; at the mills, f.0.b., llsGd New Zealand palings, f>-feet, 10s ; C-feet, 12s ; ti ree rails. £215s to£3 per 100 ; puriri posts, £5 per 100 ; shingles, 8s to 13s per 1000 ; HoDart Town palings, 6ft., 16s; Gft., 18s ; Hobartown rails, 75s COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET. Coal.—Newcastle, on the "Wharf, 30s ; delivered, 45s per ton. Bay of Tslands, on board ships in port, 203 per ton, deliverod 35s ; ditto at the mines, Mis per ton. Firewood. - Uncut, lls por ton, deliverod ; cut lCs per ton delivered. 1 calls. ; Peep o' Day and Daydawn G.M. Co., extended time ; September 3 Lucknow <3-.M. Co. (Grahatnstown), Is ; September 3 I Key of Tokatea G.M. Co., 3d ; September 10 Hope of Ooromandel G.M. Co., Gd ; September 10 ; ; alian U,M. Co., 6d : September 10

MARRIAGE.

KniKßiiinx—BuTJr?'. —On September 8, by the, Bey. Mr iMacnicol,' Matthew.Middlewdod Kirkbride, pf 1 Mangle, to Grace, eldest daughter of Mif Alexander II Bruce, Mahurangi.

DEATH.

Kduna -On September 3; at her 'late residencell :l Cross-street, Newton,- the wife of Mr pharles '! -Khuna, aged 19. ~...- --■ .' Xh'efutiei'arwill leave her late residence at two ■ " o'clock to-morrow. Friends please accept tbisinvi-

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

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1873.

r<A Bat the cause tHat lacks assistanoo, < l.i For the wrong that rioeds resistance, I'or tho future in tho distance, And the good that We can do '

Alvhotj.gh the opposition to the new:. Tariff 'was not wanting in bitterness, ':we |iindei*tak! c':to!'say thab it 'would, 'yiky? been trebled in intensity if, our laerchants had been aware of the way , $jjr Which the new dutiea ■ were to be liinfGrced. The tariff is in itself suffi ciently oppressive to irritate import ers [without the addition of ob.nox.ious relations, but in their efforts to oxafct the uttermost farthing-the Cus toms authorities' 1 have ' framed a [code, of , rogulati'ona of an intoleraTbly" m!'! ;^xatiouß' character.. Merchant^ wei'e [^ot long in ■ discpvetr ing f hatittie ten' per cent of the tariff really' ;tn,e'aiht; r €j})?ye» per; cetit ,oii in^ voices; but the imposition was borne witil ■.iipatieiit;,,; resignation.' ! Then followed a charge for worthless pack ages, but. still: no , voice of murmur, fe^ibihgth'e law.beyondaU equitable limits*'previously free goods not speci fied jin' tn'e schedules have been made to pjaythe universal eleven per cent; Mariy' Ipcnds of machinery, are called irpnbbiiigety/ . 'and '; heavy ; duties 'tfeW: contempiaiteii, iby :• the u^egis- It woulid be supposed that the en« dunpi'p'eV&r tihjei < ,^ei:fean'tile J :cla;^«i(^»V.|i'ali3 1 Vow!been tested ; to the fcttermosty'but officialism haslidevised a new species of, 'annoyance thatl had probably escaped evf if the fertile 'genius of the Premier, itlwlas.claimed,for/the new Tariff that by its simplicity and consequent saving #f'labour it would greatly facilitate the fioll^c^q^ of ih^e revenue, and no doubfc ai valorem < duties may be]

worked at a miniinuin of' trouble to. the public and to the Cus toms department. But this would be too great a concession to the con venience of our official-ridden popu lation, and it has therefore been provided that not only rnusfc; a complete copy of iiiyoi.cea, with the actual value and the dutiable Value of each article be furnished in passing entries, but that, merchants mast in person make a declaration before the Collector of Customs, the Landing Surveyor, or a| Justice of the Peace that these invoices are lionctfidv. A merchant's signature to a declaration or form of certificate is not sufficient proof that he is not attempting to rob the Government of its duC3,'but'the merchant must appear in person before a Custom's official, and there sign the declaration, or he must run round the town in search of a Justice of the Peace before he can transact his busi ness. We wonder if it ever suggested itself to the. Secretary of Customs, to whom we presume tkis regulation is due, that Governments are estab lished and officials employed for the benefit of the public, and that the people were not altogether made for the Bake of serving and supporting officials. Until Government depart ments are made to understand clearly that the public convenience, and in creased facilities, for trade, are the first considerations demanded at the hands of public servants, such arrogant regu lations as those attached to the new tariff will continue to be attempted by heads of departments. The labour entailed by the now regulations will necessitate the employment of an ad ditional clerk by firms doing large businesses^ ,witli tho Custom-house, and this without in any way in creasing the safeguards against fraud. The Customs authorities start on the basis tha,t..they havo to deal with a community of robbers, and proceed to make rules to keep them in chr.de, and make them sufficiently subservient to their keepers. We are surprised that o»r morchanj;s have so long submitted to these accumulated exactions, and annoyances, but surely this last con dition will "never bo tolerated.

' We learn that a requisition is in course of signature asking the Mayor to convene a pub lic meowing %q givp the candidates for tljo City Council an opportunity for addressing the the rate pay era. We recommend, that the capabilities'of tho now candidates should be seen befpro jCitiz^nß pledge their votes..

The National Bank Bill, which has just passed both houses by .tho Legislature, has obtained Eoyal assent, and notes may now legally bo letmed by the bank. The first issue was made to-day, and we shall soon have a large addition to out currenoy. The new notes are \ery neat, and appear to be printed on good'durable paper. Thoyarebf different colours according to value, which will be found a very useful system, and one calculated to prevent mistakes.

: The old soldiers and pensioners who fought the battles of bygone days are earnestly in vited to attend a meeting to be held this evening .at the Army, and Navy Hotel, at eight o'clock ; but ihe special subject of con sideration is not nam,od in tj^e advertisement. The September number of the Church Gazelle contains, the usual of churcU.intelli -1 gonce, items, and extracts, which are selected with judicious care ; also an-interesting letter frpm Wiremu Turipona, Maori Deacon of thenautakt'cliafeict, respecting thW progress of Christianity among the natives. Among the original ambles-we inblie'e one in favor of a chapel for the provincial gaol, in which movement the Rev, Bi Y. AeWwell has taken a leading part. The sum of £31 has already bpen subscribed towards this desirable object, but #his ;ifc 'scarcely"; to erect the needed Jchapel. The other articles are on supplying large parishes with clergymen ; a traimrig ship for Auckland, and Church Missions in Ireland. The 'other portions of thei Gazette,. are;:devoted tt> English Church news, and gleanings from religious books, $ncluding«aru elegant!extract from Dr Barry's' disdourafl bn.1 modern''society ; and thoughts bn (popular literature, by the Rev. Henry \Vh!ite, minister of the, Chapel Roxal, Savoy,. ; in the Strana, London; one of the most ancient an,^ f interestin£ buildings jn the, Metropolis. & string of pearls from, the writings of Matthew Arnold, the poet, and son jof the Jate TDr Arnold, of Hugby School, adds much to the theological value of the present number. Altogether, though there is aj lack of arignal matter, tpb, Gazet te'is > attractive,'e^gecially *p'reading1 mjembers .of^ f-'auVn nn-imn r-,1 1 "The Man of the World;;' agbott standard, comtdy> was produced last night by the com pany leasing) ;^heK Prince -of, yVales Theatre^ As '< is usual v on■' oooasions when ; any piece of !a aomewhab' higher class 'thata ordinary. is, ; . tiro^pM :Ml res^ i 10'I^^S was1 bet6er represented, and the tower partk ,-,,0f .ojthe house/ more ;: poorly ;,thani they[haveljbeen when'the 1 performance hits partaken^tndre largely of "the sensatiofiaili Givibg our candid opinion we think the com pany would do wisely to stick to the lighter kind; of plays, both because there is not a sufficiency of play-going people in Auck land', with tastes ' educated up' 'to1 the propfer appreciation of., high ckiss acting, .and because tne're is scarcely strength in the company requisite to put the heavy pieces on 'in a |manner which should satisfy the critic. For these reason^ the " Man of the " was pot such ii STfo6esls*as either bf' the pie6es which have preceded ; it. '' Mr Ijac'hlan McGrOwan, who'tobkthe principal character,' has evidently1 'naade a .study, of' the1, part, bux there was at; times 'jn the persbnification a tendency to rant • which struck one 'as approaching the overacting described by Shakespeare as " tearing a passion to tatters." Mr W. G. Collier'a Egerton was deaidedly the lisast talented rOle he has yet appeared in.' He was stiff, and somowhat inclined to be haw-hawish (if the expression be intelligible).' We would, not willingly do Mr Collier as, in- 1 justice, but it seemed to an^n^lpoker as if he thought the part of little importance, and not worth expending1 ''mticil" pSinS upon. Mt£ Walter Hill as the Lady Rodolphe was Exceedingly good. It irfemarkable with what evenness this lady takes the most opposite characters.! <' Noone can-accuse' her pt,being a mannerist. It would, indeed be !difficult to say whether her' light or heavy parts are the. beat. Messrs Clinton,, Lyster,, Bentleyi'and Vincent creditably discharged1 the duties entrnstod to them, while Mrs McGpwan and Ajfisa iLizziei Buahe:were1 well received. The farce of the "Widow's Victim " followedithe principal drama. The company announce the same programme to night.

The demand for National Insurance shares j to-,day was more-eager even than that mani- | fested yesterday. No less than 4995 appli- j cations have been received in Auckland j alreadj'. We would advise those anxious to j secure shares to make their applications at j once, as the list may be closed at any ! moment by telegram from Dunedin. I We are sorry to say that instances aye not j uncommon in the city of gross cruelty to j animals, and the police would do well if they i made an example of some of the offenders, j . Yesterday a carter taking a load of hay up I Wyndham-street whipped his horse in a i brutal manner, actually throwing the animal. ; on its knees with his violence. There were j four bales of pressed hay on the cart, and a I leader was required to take the load up liill, but the driver, disregarding every humane ; principle, beat the brute most unmercifully, notwithstanding that it waa drawing to the utmost of its power. We hope no long time will bo allowed to pass before an example is made of some of these offenders. The silt basins are getting on rapidly. Fior some days now the men have been able to work on the basins without waiting for ! tie tide, owing to the masonry having been njised above the level of the water. The work seems to be of a lasting and substantial character. The' Walls are over two feet in thickness, and composed of solid scoria blocks, well cemented together. The engine has worked in all respects well.. Its pump ing capabilities are very great. The works on the Barrack-hill, which have beon delayed so long owing to the continu ance of the wet weather, were resumod yes terday. Mr Blevvden, who has the contract for tho continuance of, Princes-streot up to the wall of the reserve, put a number of men on yesterday morning, and to-day the full, complement : has been at work. Some of these men have now been out of work for five weeka, and the poor fellowa must be very thankful for the return of fine weather. Princes-street, when carried through, will present a broad and noble thoroughfare. From Waterloo Quadrant to tho Barrack wall it is to be over a chain and a-half in width. The kerbing for part of the side paths, which are tt bo twenty foot 'wide, is already in position. The earth from the brow of tho hill which has had to be removed, has been used for tilling up the subterranean gravel pits to which reference was made in thfcso columns'some days back, in this contract only about 100 feet of the roadw.ty yet r omaias to bo excavated. Mr .Btawdcn's other contract; on the aide of the hill from Victoriu-s.treet to Waterloo Quadrant has al3O been ro-Btarfced. Tho wall which is to sup port the sido of the hill where tho road debouches into Victoria-street East has already been itl great part completed. Tho brethren of the Prince of Wales Lodge of Frecmasonu, 1338, E. C, will hold their monthly meeting this evening at the Masonic Hotel, at half-past seven o'clock. A motion has been carried in tho muni cipal council, Sydney, to abolish tolls and substitute a horse and wheel tax. Wo invite attention to the amateur concert to ba held this evening in the Choral Hall, in aid of the funds of St. Mary'a Sunday school, Parnell. The enterfcainment, in two parts, wilf embrace music and song, and several ballads which have become universal favorites, such as1" The Sailor Sighs," "My Fatherland," "She Wore a Wreath of Roses," and that merry littlo part song, "The Cuckoo Singa in the Poplar Treo," which is prettily worded and wedded to appropriate music,, but sweetly false, as every naturalist knows1. The cuckoo, whose stay in England. is but six weeks at the most, has never been known to haunt a poplar treo. The invariable, custom of this strange songless bird is to sit on the top of an elm or oak, whore, as Tennyson says, the " cackoo tolls her name to all the hills." Still this small poetic error does not detract from the beauty of the sohg. A gentleman amateur will sing " Mollie, Darling," which is becoming a great favourite at our local concerts. A lady will give the " Captive1 Greek Girl," which will -be now to'many.friends, while several intor vening part songs will help to make a moat agreqablo evening's entertainment. We ob serve that Messrs Hammond and Clinton will op'on the proceedings with a trio concerthnte (two violins and piano), and' the whole will conclude with the " National Anfchcm." , The friends of, the. Parnell Church of England Sunday-school are making this effort for the good purpose* of assisting the funds of the school. Such being their object wp trust the hall to-night will bo crowded. There was a good attendance last night at Edwardes-street Chapel on the occasion of Dr. Hobbs" lecture on "Health Reform." The: lecturer ,was frequently cheered in his discourse, and especially in his onslaught upon pork, which no doubt was' truthful. .The' old Hebrews no doubt were right in their rejection of swine; after the herd had been hurried.into .the sea. . Eoor Tom Hood's sketch of the man who had supped on pork, which,,nature-could,'not digest, and which caused him to dream that a huge pig was sitting on his chest, is not without a striking lessen, the Very'lSsaon that Dr. Hobbs strove to impart to hia hfearers last night.' ~, ; W|O are to have a fWax-work Exhibition ih' Auckland, which will be opened on Satur day -next, at. 'Webb's. Music Saloon, Wel lealey-street, and which 'from.; its' novelty will!not fail in attracting a largo number of visitprs.: We learn that' seventy->five''figures of characters/wh,P[ have done their parts for gopd or evil will be exhibited, and which Will j revise .memories (perhaps not \the 'brightest)' of men and women" who have passed the limits of, our sphere. We are ■ giyei tcf' undei'sfend from reliable informa tion jthat these wax figures—bearing mostly on the dark side of human history—are in no Way inferior to the life-like gallory of Madame Tussaud, of Baker-street, London.

The members of the Auckland Harmonic Society will hold their weekly! meeting this evening at eight o'clock for practice. The pioedsr selected for this evening are sacred and ijecular. Wo are glad to hear that this interesting society iB progressing favourably. The Hfew Zealand Presbyterian Church New& for the present month is, as usual, full of:' Useful reading. The Rev. David Bruoo ,contijibutes a third articlo on "A Susten tatioii Fund for the North Island," which contains! .'some valuable suggestions which possibly will meet the views of the churches, a3 they aro simple v sand practical iri^ their character. An excellent sermon for quiet family-reading on " Parental Responsibility^"* written in familiar style by Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, is given from the Age. Tho "biography of John Calvin, by Rev. T. Stewkrd, is continued, but no decided1 opinion on Calvin is yet expressed by the writer. The 'first of a series of three papers.,on. " Hy|mns" appears, which treats chiefly of Charles Wesley) j I and\ th'edatei James! Mont--' gomery, of Sheffield, whose pure life was yet [more; excellent than vhis< /pious hymnblogy. The !remaining pages; of.this reppectablei magazine ore replete with,ilocal and district information upon general church matters, with obituary notices of several ministers of the Presbyterian' Church;in various parts of the world, extract readings ; and a pleasant little poem headed "Waking Dreams." ,The Presbyterian GhufcJi News is worthy the cause which it represents, and the favour lof those in whose ;specjal. interest,it exists.

The result of the bazaar yesterday in every respect was of a most-encouraging nature, and as figures in relation to money is of the first importance in supporting religious as well as every other social institution, we chronicle the cash items of the several stalls. The ladies receipts were as follows : —St. James' stalls No. 1, £54 ; No. 8, £13 ; St. I Andrew's stall !N To. 1, £55 ; No. 2, £31; coun i try stall, £55 ; refreshment stall, £5 ; and i taken at the door by Mr- Ritchie £2S, i amounting to the creditable sum of £199. ' There were many objects of peculiar interest i unwillingly omitted from our brief notice of 'yesterday. Wo observed many excellent \ specimens of Berlin wool work,_ figured ! with a variety of flowers, music stool covers, and cushions ; also a basket of colonial-made hose. The wool was carded, and the stockings made by settlers at Waipu, and an excellent sample of good warm articles they wore, We noticed further a tier of formidable tVairoa cheese, teme of the finest we have seen in Auckland. Wairoa may properly.be' termed the " Cheddar' of the province. Our local artists contributed to the beauty of the bazaar. Mr Hoyte gave a ! faithful water-color view of Mount Egmont, and Madame and Miss Winter presented two elegant pencil drawings of a very delicate and tasteful description, which indicate the possession of artistic power. Poetry, music, and painting, are very closely connected. An honest blacksmith of Onehunga, anxious, like the sturdy hero of Longfellow's tine poem, to do come good in the world, sent to the bazaar a range with every conve nience for cooking, baking, -&c., but which was rather out of the way, and so escaped the keen eyea of the ' shrewd' reporters of our morning contemporaries. This is a moat useful article for the household, and we gladly notice the worthy, blacksmith's contribution. A maori mat of curious workmanship was exhibited, the gift, we understood, of a native chief, said to have been the royal robe of the king. The refreshment' stall is presided over by Mrs Somervell, Mrs Ire land, and Miss Somervell, and the country stall by Mcsdames Alexander, Bain, and Sommerville. At two o'clock thi-< afternoon, on the opening of the doors, visitors began to flock together, anil the weather being exceed ingly fine it is expected that-the pationage will'at least equal if not surpass that of yes terday. A bazanr concert is to be held next week, and the ladies intend to secure a good hou--e by disposing of the tickets during tho continuance of tho bazaar. ! Tho importanoo of tho Harbour Board taking utops for the establishment of a mean aca level is illustrated very forcibly by the : arguments used in the interminable case of v Macfarlane. The counsel em playpd in this case were occupied for nearly an hour yesterday morning in combating tho point whether the canal, which has such an important bearing on the case, in or is not wholly situated abo vo high-water mark. Mr, Rees contended that Mr Heale had distinctly ssvorn that the canal watt above high-water mark, whereas Mr Hosketh contended that Mr Heale'a evidence was not at all con clusive that it was; and based his opposi tion to a rule of attachment applied for by Mr Itees mainly on the ground- that tho canal was not shpwn to beabpve the .sea., level. From the absence, of any calculations) from which our mean sea levels can be fixed accurately it is really impossible" for any one to awear distinctly that a ddubtful spot is below or above high-water mark; and therefore it is easy to understand how Mr Heale's evidence failed to clear up the disputed point. All 'that C can at present bo safely i affirmed is that indi vidual tides have reached to certain heights. By a series of observations taken by means: of tide gauges placed on rocks in various locali ties it would be very easy to obtain a recog nised standard, which would have the same authority as the Trinity mark in England. We should recommend such gauges to be placed on all our lighthouses which ere on sea-bound rocks. Tho ofiioers in charge would have ample time to pay the necessary close attention to the various neights registered';' and, the lighthouses being generally built upon firm foundations, tho gauges thuß placed would afford a trustworthy test of any altera tion' in the level of the landy such as that Svhibh Captain Casey allegos has taken place. Tho members bf the Colonists' Protection League will hold a meeting at the British Hotel, Queen-street, to-morrow afternoon at two o'clock, when manufacturers of neigh : pouring localities arc invited to attend with the view of eliciting opinions on industrial subjects of interest to colonists. We have received from J.B. A five shillings for Mrs Cranch. ~ir ~ i i>, n To the Editor : Sir :—There is one state men,* in the, leader of your Wyndhain-,Btreet contemporary^ of Saturday, which, lppks very well; in print, and perhaps to'some people williserve as a puff direct of a certain large finaAcial institution of this town, but on investigation, appears rather incorrecs. •It is this: !"Tne Bank of New,'Zealarid vby means hi jjfcheir enterprising purchase'of the-patent for parting silver were able to export the gold.l and silver separately, and pay duty on both]" Now lam not aware that silver was everSUable to export duty, and the Editor1 of the Herald must know that, : at any rate since' -the purchase of the • patent, iit nas; fio| | been so J{liable<;- v so- •■ it 'appears ft/me that in this case, to quote the same /article, the paper has given forth 'a' "moat transparent falsehood with an air of simple trutli." Now I agee with the Herald that it is j quite unnecessary to drag the bank into the discussion of MrDargaville s qualifications foil! ,tjhe office of Superintendent (in fact the •bank] has come quite sufficiently prominently beforje the public lately to satisfy its worst enemy); but I would challenge the strict correctness'of ..the impression intended to be conveyect by the following sentence of the article : " The bank acted most liberally in throwing no obstacle in the way of a change so desirable . to, .the-,'-, public." I take it that the independent elector is supposed, in reading this sentence, to con nect the words "liberally" and "public;" but I think the liberality was only shown to the comparatively small section (numeri cally) of tho public who hold shares in the. Bant of New Zealand. Let me explain'my; self for the benefit of those \vhb have not studied the question of the gold export laws, and 1 speak under correction as to details. ■JHo old.Gpld Duties Act imposed a runiform dtuty'of 2s6d an ounce on gold of any", fine ness. ! : Now the Bank of New Zealand was enabled oby their patent to.i 'reduce 'the weight of their gold in proportion as they i raised its fineness, the reduction in weight of gold being represented by silver1, which as I before stated is free .of | export duty.,, ,By, the new Aiat I think; twenty carats is taken as the highest fine n@ss on which duty, is chargeable, and loss , Qnenfcss a proportionately less^ duty, sd that Mere ! again the Bank of''-New^Zealand with their j gold of twenty-four carat, fines haye" .an immense advantage. ■, Whether the pro^~ -djicev has' in any case been allowed to partif c'ipate in this advantage, is aquestibn which' I will not now raise, having"qnly^.written to show; that the- Herald- is not so' invariably' accurate, or so unequivocally truthful as to justify it in assuming the office bf so virtu ously reproving the alleged exaggerations or mistakes ;of any* candidate for' the office of Superintendent. ~- Yoijxs pbdientljr,, 'Ens 'EaD,; '"' :i >nto

The removal of the fifteen ton cast iron punching machine iitim the Countess of Lntore was safely effected this tooling. The contract for the removal was let to Mr Morton Jones for £125. Preparations for the undertaking were made yesterday. A four-fold ten inch hawser was stretched from the foremast to the mainmast, just above the cross-trees, to form a span. A fall was then constructed with a six inch cable having two" thte«-wb eel blocks attached, one at the top and one at the bot . torn near the grapne). From the upper block the cable was carried forward, and made fast to the windlass, from which the motive power was obtained.. The gear was supplied by Mr Williams, the ship chandler, and Mr V\ ll li'ams himself personally superintended the fixing and working of the apparatus. At a few minutes before ten a.m. the grapnel was . hooked on to the chain, which had been placed round the immense block of iron, and the workmen—most of them members of the ship's crew—directed by Mr Menzies, the chief officer, worked with a will. Some little time elapsed before the monster began to move owing to the tension of the cable, but after a brief moment of anxiety on the part of the spectators the machine slowly and gradually rose through the hatchway, the gear meanwhile standing the heavy , strain on it well. Many had pro- ; fessed that the masts would incline inwards, but attention had been paid to the stays and no alteration in their position was noticeable. When it had been raised high enough, the punching machine was placed on ways formed of two solid timber planks : well greased, and it was then drawn on to a stage erected for it on the wharf, where it now remains. The proceedings were characterised by great care and business-like despatch. The contractor met with great assistance from the ship's company; the experience of Mr Menzies obtained in similar undertakings proving especially valuable. Four lengths of iron rails have been fixed upon timber and will J>e used for the transit along the wharf, and Customhouse-street to the railway. A railway truck is ready to receive the mighty load which will be moved this evening after business hours. Oui streets at ten o'clock this morning pre sented a lively aspect owing to the influx of newcomers from the Berar. They might be seen in groups dotting the pathways, and eagerly taking stock of their new home. The beautiful weather must have given them a favourable idea of our climate. From the happy faces of most of them we should imagine that their first impressions of Auck land were favourable. Others (these chiefly were the parents of small children) looked anxious and careworn, fearful perhaps now that the time for test had come whether they had have done wisely in casting in their lot among new faces and strange Burroundinga. Those, however, who are good hands at any trade or art need not doubt finding ready and remunerative em ployment. With the single girls much will depend upon themselves. The demand for servants is very great, and all who are steady, and for whom the matron can speak favorably, will soon be engaged. W c hear that the nationalities 'represented among the immigrants are .English, Irish, Scotch, Welsh, and German. The whole of them, with the exception of a few1 who have tjone at once to their friends, have been accommodated at the Barracks where they may be seen to-morrow; by those wishing to engage them. To the Editor : Sir, —Who is responsible •for looking after the emigrants on their land ing ? lam led to aak this question from the loose and unsatisfactory scenes noticeable this morning by several young and in experienced girls standing at public-house doors drinking up the vile compound they call spirits, and if of colonial manu facture the effects on them will be well known to those who indulge. I hope you will use your efforts to see that some better system for their landing and proper location, will take place in future. —I am, etc., This morning ono of the steel tapes used in measuring the bases of trigonometrical surveys was tested in front of the Supreme Court by some of the gentlemen of the Sur rey, department, acting under instructions from Mr Heale. There is a necessity for extreme'accuracy'in these steel tapes; for upon tbe exact measurement of the base line depends the correct laying off of very large blocks of land; and in addition to this one base line is made to do for several surveys. : The testing was carried out., by stretching the tape between the standards fixed in the earth some time back for this purpose. To exemplify the nicety of measure ment to which the tape is submitted; it should be stated that the length is adjusted to ibOOth of an inch, and that a thermometer is attached to the tape to admit of allowance being made for every degree above or below 62 degrees Fah., which is taken as the mean temperature! The present measurement has beerl instituted in view of some important survey escalation* to be made shortly at Maketu, Bay ©f Jflentv. "." _ y. .

The journeymen bakers are in advance of the 'shoemakers of this city, and have de cided to hold their first anniversary ball on the 10th; inirtant, in the iOdd^eliows' 5 ,Ha11, Coolt-sfcreet, mi memory of their victory over •th*e white slavery system. The shoemakers, strange tio say, who furnish "pumps," never dance ; while the bakers, from being accus tomed to jump, about on hot bricks, have 1 learned to waltz. The action of the bakers is commendable in promoting unity of teel ing. • They battled well for their, freedom both] in-Auekland and at the Thames, and ■they! show theirjjoyousness in being emanci pated from night work in their dusty spheres, by assembling in the most rational manner. They mould the staff of life in sunny tiourt, and have the privilege of dancing by the light of s,tirs. 1 fWe are glad to be able to inform our Volunteers that the prize (a silver cup, of the Value of £10) given by bis Worship the Mayor will be shot for on the Mount Eden range at 9 o'clock on Wednesday next, the 10th1 instant, ; The competitors are those Volunteers of the Auckland District who are armecL with Enfield rifles, and who are holders of efficiency certificates dated 31st March last.! Tho ranges .are 200, 500, and 600 yards—seven shots at each range, and no trial The position is standing at 200 yardd, and any position at the other two dis tances. Competitors to provide their own ammunition. ' ' ... . . . , \ "'','!•„.-V,

Farmers and others not yet having had an bppoy trinity of tasting the rich and iaelicioua turtle soup, at the Occidental Hotel, are re qu^alksd to take notice that to-morrow is the last of the season.'- , ,".'"

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

"Btj^inb^s done'ttiikdajr':— ~., I I'lSoUhjßritish Insurance, SOs, 52a 6d. 1 fßapk of New Zealand, £16 10a. ■;1 National Bank, 375. Caledonian, £13 ss, £13 10a. Bright Smile, £7 to £6 10s. City of London/2Ss, 295. Black Angel, 225, 22a 6d. , Qtago, 10a. Bird-ia-Hand, 6s 6d. Joseph Newma.n, ; !'' dhaifjnan,

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

Sittings in Banco. \ (Before his Honor Sir Geo. A. Arnev tti "l^ Chief Justice.) *' ■ Tiß E. W\ tfriiATFOUD.—LAST KXa'mhuTj'o»** The bankrupt was a farmer at the if o 3 Shore. The liabilities amounted to £ osu 3s (id; assets to £334. ■•.«*aSL The bankrupt had purchased his f?>na j two hundred pounds, a sum of money w y c^ was left by his father-in-law, and which v jT settled on his wife. He had been unforfo nate ill'business, and the value of the i^ was the prindpa! portion of both liabilities and assets, and could not be appropriated. Mr Hughes appeared for the bankrupt There was no opposition, and the dischargel'' was granted. . BE JOHN G. HENDERSON. .. :,.,.! 1 His Honor, with the concurrence oflfr | Meyers, the counsel for the principal' ' creditor (Mr Leys), appointed Tuesday next at half-past one, for pronouncing judgment , in the case. '■ '.' BE THOS. CEAIG. ■ ■-^>t ! Adjourned* application to annul the hank . ruptcy. _ I Mr Bees appeared for the bankrupt, ajafl , Mr Weston dpposed. i Jn 1 This case had been adjourned from the Utt j sittings to allow of the Trustee in Bankruplpl < being furnished with proof of all the^tecu.l tors having been satisfied. I The Trustee's report was put in and leai, i i By th"iß it appeared that debts amounting Wi ! £104(5 Is 2d were not shewn to be paid,^ addition to a sum of £2000 said to be doe to Mr J. S. Macfarlane. Mr Ileea, stated there were several accounts entered in 'thd report ■which? Mr Craig did not acknowledge. His Honor said he had not expected tbtiaiils to go into any matters of account. The Court must be guided by the report of the TrnirietfO ' It was impossible for a bankruptcy fy t» '■) annulled on th-3 simple declaration of th» bankrupt that he had paid all his creditor!. Mr Rees said he could -not differ "with hi| ' Honor in the face of the document whichiwjii^ before the Court. An item, which was awt"^ extraordinary, was the amount stated to be owing to Mr Laurie, £995. This gentlenaa^j had sold his debt with the consent of the cr*' f # ditors within ten days of the bankruptcy,, ws As to Mr J. S. Macfarlane's debt of £21^ that was amply secured, a fact which there port omitted to state. After some conversation the case .was "W ": '~ usual adjourned, Mr Rees stating he should have to move for several items being struM out of the report.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beck ham, Esq., BJM.);;; |. )t DRUNKENNESS. "',:■!■ j ",„', ;Jj ( Eliza Rice, George ■ Adams, and Maurice f^ Walsh were fined ten shillings each for bnn^'^ " drunk last night. ~ •■.•;'■ , ALLEGED LARCENY. - : i ; naj William Thompson, a rough-lookingntq *# •who leads a wandering life, was again brought '" up on suspicion) of having stolen, an axe found in his possession, and of which hk^1 failed to give a satisfactory account: id The.owner came forward,in conieq^v* of the notice in thbCEveninff Star,\ and dafiifciUt* the t&e, whicH-waa stolen from his P l*^^^, dp. the 2nd inst. # The prisoner pleaded guilty, Mi said m "■"" was drunk at the time. He had been work ing for Mr Jones. A long list of petty larcenies was kroifdliL against the prisoner, who had Upent aaiqjiyi amount of his time in gaol. The Coiirt Sentenced "him to four mbnttn imprisonment with hard labour. ■ •-,v. a fcio BREACH OF LICENSING, ACT. .. ;i William Amoa Clarke was charged under the Licensing Act, with' supplying alcoholic liquor to George, Cstnn on Sunday morning, at the Cottage of "Content, in Victoria-gtowtpi the said Cann not being a bonafide traVelW'1 Mr Kissling pleaded guilty on' behalf p£ defendant, and said that Mr Cann jtisitj&rr twelve o'clock carried away a pint : <rf $eer* from defendant. It was tenminutes Jggfaft twelve according tp his instructions. ','/ J^'za but -Constable Melville said it was twenty ( minutes past twelve when Cann. lefts»,,* house; with a small can of beer, ;who' n^ ssyi only just left his employment at Mr Mont»- ,i*J SgMr Broham said that this was, the seoonlff/™. offence against Mr Clarke. ; , :ii!W I His Worship Jioped Mr Clarke w«BJWt>^ •caught napping again, and -with some:^ora.' of caution he said he must under the/ciwj|p-\ v -.ii stances impose fipejalty, of £5. ....'; (^*.? *«?* :■ 'H .. OLD SOLDIERS. '. '"" ' V.'.''', Willi^tn- Kennedy,' James Enox,, Matthp-vei Carroll were severailycharge^WituAwlt 'neglecting to contribute towards the or liheir-'childrett in tMS 1 Industrial Sclbd^,, ;.,;i Nevrton; they possessing snfficient ability Mk os| render such assistance. . . ■ ' .'i'^'-^y^^ William Kelly pleaded guilty, and ;«•,' presped his willingness to do what, he could. The .Co^urt ordered him to pay two shillings ■ a%lekioJ aoii ■■ fiov. •' ,- : ■ I,,^i^x« James Knox.' an old pensioner, ob]«fctea m i s to'pay forrtwo children, as they were nothißji<;,jq» His ' pension was two shillings a-day. He had bo land in the Waikato as had beeiH »^i 0 presented. He pleaded"poSfguilty..?. ■>-■■ 'm , His ■, Worship : r If you vget mamodi l»M-() f6 become "the' father: of children/1 you. inbst ( . support theni. • ■ '^ iiilt'i'^ lCndx;!:;'"ltwas the mother's fault, sir. ,/ I haVe been parted from lier more than 8^ en,, year?,-, and the, youngest child was 'borja *j' tr^3 lonq;!time after; "' ' )','.:.', ! V 7.'" . -'mtim Anh'Knbx; a jolly, red-'faped ■ woman^i-tMM stepped into the -witnessrbox and stated that the prisoner waa her second husband. She married him in Hobart Towii... She then,__^ had one child' by, her" former husband,* and one since by Knox, and two others by other husbands. He had been a soldier in the 2.lst! Royal Fusiliers. They lived in the Waikato for some time until Knox brow.^ several of her ribs, when she left him, 'and finally settledin Onehunga.. •» : y '"■ .'' Defendant said he did not like to keap bastard children. He would rather go to prison than ricWtribut^ for th^h! supWWv. He said tl<chilciswag borfi>intlß67, parted fronr^ on the 6th M^Novembef, 1805J The child must have been two ye^rl comingl ( ' 7,.,. f' The Court considered it a marvellous cnua^ at which remark Mrs Knox laughed. ; «»•«' The Court ordered Knox topay 2s a .ireer towards his two-year child, which he declared1' he would ney.er pay. . # 4 • -J Matthew; CarroU,. a qld'na^ j in years, with,a'young wife and large f»inj*r M was ordered to pay 3s v a week^towardsjtbe support of two of his children in thesonopl. This was all the business.

CITY EXPENDITURE.

(To the Editor-of-the EveningSTjCß^

SrR,-r-Some time since I applied for a share _ of the city.work, more particularly in^f% r Ij tion witH the gas fitiangs in the.new,Mar»£, «j but was informed that the work..W»*,"V done by tender. I now observe the work o» been done, and no tenders called for, **JJp ; expense of about £80, by Messrs T. and.W. Craig, gas fitters. May I ask why tw»,-};,,. favouritism?^! atn, Fitter, &<3. ' ~,',, ■-.■; "■' •■■:'■ J llLiw t"tV;»/ ■:: • ~, , IU n ■-.:■ '■• ■ \^uwm . ■■; . (, u . ■ ,■■.,:,,.,.,•,,;-•■:■■■ f«?:*&>

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.t" CO SGEAM ■ & CO. : , | Are now holding an . 1 EXTRAORDINARY CHEAP SALE OF DE A PEEY AND CLOTHING At thoir Promisos, CANADA BUILDINGS, .QUEEN STREET. : p A U if"' 10 N OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. Connoisseurs pronounce this Sauce to bo the BEST for general use in households, and, in con sequence of its hisrh reputation, some unprincipled persons have been'induced to Collect Empty Dottles bearing the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, and pass the same off as " Olson's Universal Tomato Sa\ice." The proprietor has in consequence caused .his TRADE MARK to bo Registered under the of the "Trade Marks Act, 180G," and •proceedings will ho taken against such persons as imiy forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are cautioned to ASK FOR OLSON'S SAUCE, and see that the name is Stamped on Bottle and .Stopper, fend trapped round.with his woll-known ' abel. I yt i [Es'TAWiTSTTEn 1864.] jK STEji&Bi&'NSON 4 GO.'s iCIiJLEBEATED COFFEES, " EXHIBITION BRA ND" "KAGMS BRAND"1 "CROWN BRAN D." Are to ho procured at all respectable Okoummt and Stoakkeiu'eiis throughout tho Province of Auck- V ■T?"J''";'' ' '' ' ' Gl-'I ""' D. STEPHEN SON & CO., WY:NDHi AM - S TEE E T1,1- ' VOFN a ME> TtS CHRISTIAN . JL •'■'" "■"'■■ ' ASSOCIATION.. ~,..;...■ jO WINTER COURSE OF LECTURES, 1578,! In tho Hall of the Institution. Sept 6—" A Popular Aspect of the Science of Reason ing"—Rev Dr Kidd, L.L.D.: Sept. 12 -(To be adv«rtised)—Rev Alex. Reid (Otago). Oct. 24— ■'Our Laws, their Administrators and Ad ministration "—BiB Honor the Superin p tendent (T. B. Olllies, Esq.) *»* Scats reserved for' ticket-holders until 7.20 o'clock ; after which time single admission. One Shllliiig, save when a Gentleman is accompanied by a Lady, when the one charge will cover both. iCHIEF POST-OFFICE. AUCKLAND. Mails will Closv as TJndkr j— i . For Thames, this day, at 6.30 p.m., andto-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 1,30 p.m. , For Mahurarigi, Matakana, Mangawai, Waipn, &c, per Lady Bowen. on Saturday, at 10 A.m. jEor Taranaki »nd Southern provinces, per Wellington; ' -on Monday, Stli mat., at Ba. m. ■- .. I it i- > I For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Rowena, on Monday, Bth inst., at 3p.m. ; , ~ . ■ . j .(, (Sißlaed).'/ '"'$ B.BBihh. Chief Postmaster.