SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

POBT OF AUCKLAND.

SUN-SET: This evening, C.31. SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 6.30 HIOH WATER: This evening, 9.11; to-mtMTOW, morning, 9.26

ARRIVALS.

Zior, schooner, from Lyttelton Jane s.s , from Orewa Swallow, schooner, f to ra Mercury Bay

DEPARTURES.

Rowena, r,.g,, for Bay of Islands

Souther^ Coras s.s., from Tauranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Noumea: Prima "Donna, schooner, to-morrow For Newcastle : Southern Belle, barque, early For Sydney: Wentworth s.s., early "For t ondon : Countoss of Kintoro. ship, oarly For Moukio: Edith, schooner, shortly For Sydney: Hero, s.s., early Luna 5,3., (from Manakau), Thursday Phuibo, (from Manakau), for Southern Ports

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Phoebe, s.s. (in the Mauukan), from Southern ports St. Leonards, ship, from London, early Skimmer of the Seas, from New York, via Duncdm

and Wellington Gemsbok, barque, from New York, via Dunedin Sea Oull, brigantine, from Tutuila, early Fiery Cross, schooner, and Southern Cross, Mission schooner, from Sou^h Sen Islands, early Star of the South, from Lovuka, early Wentworth, s.s., from Sydney • Berar, ship, from London. Sailed lßth May Fonten aye, ship, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from London, Sailed 4th June 'Fairy Queen, brig, from Timarn Bella Mary, barque, from Ilobart Town Princess Alice, brig from Lytlelton Flirt, schooner, from Lyttelton Magellan Cloud, from Honolulu, early Atalanta, Trench man-o'-war, from Sydney Prince Alfred, barque, from Sydney. Jane Anderson, schooner, from Timaru Ocean Wave, schooner, from Lyttelton

IjjjThe cutter Mercury has cleared out at the Customs for Mercury Bay} with 1 case of tobacco, 5 bags sugar, £ ton iron, 2 kega nails, 9 casks beef, and 3 cas"es of groceries for the Mercury Bay Saw Mill Company. An attempt was made this morning to bring the Zior alongside the Gore-street jetty, but the tide did not hold out sufficiently. When about thirty yards from the wharf the schooner grounded, and cannot be brought alongside till this evening's tide. The operations for raising the cutter Trade "Wind have had to be suspended owing to the heavy sea outside the harbour. If the wind goes down however a fresh expedition will go out tojthe wreckjto-morrow morning, when an effort will be made to pass chains under the sunken vessel and to float her into shal low water. She now lies about two miles from the west shore of the Channel, in about seven fathoms of water.

The schooner Zior left Lyttelton on the 18th inst. Had light favourable winds up to within 30 miles of Mercury Island, when Bhe encountered a N.N.W. S&^e- She beat up against it, and arrived in harbour at 9.30 last night. The Zior brings 1175 bags ■Dotatoes for Messrs Jakins and Willcox.

The brig Moa, from Dunedin, arrived at Te Kopuru on Tuesday, 19th inst. The Star of the South may be expected from Levuka about the ..end of the week.

The s.s. Southern Cross left for Tauranga last evening with a |ull general cargo and several passengers; • .' ■ ; . . • : ■ . . The barque Southern Belle cleared out wards at the, Custom House yesterday in bal last for Newcastle. '*0'"1' '•{*• ' v - i;- ' "

The s.s. Jane arrived from Orewa yester day afternoon with 100,000 shingles. She has not sustained much damage from her accident.

A telegram has been received Messrs R. Towns and, Co., owners of the Robert Towns whaling vessel, dated from. Brisbane, reporting the total loss of the vessel on the north end of Bartholomew Island, situated near Espirito Santas, and that the captain and officers had arrived; two of the crew were lost, and three missing. A second telegram reports the arrival of the Isabella from the South Sea Islands, reporting 30 of the crew saved. When last spoken the Robert Towns had on board eight tuns oil, which is insured for £90 per tun in London. The hull is insured in the Australian General for £4,000, half of which is re-insured. The vessel was commanded by Captain Edwards, and was one of the finest whaling draft be-: longing to this port. The two parties drowned were the steward, named Paddock, and a lijid named Page. The three missing men were islanders. — Sydney Herald. The Countess of Kintore, and the Alice Cameron broke bulk this morning.

The schooner Prima Donna, Captain Nor ris, cleared out at the Customs this afternoon for New Caledonia with the following cargo:— 875 pieces sawn timber, 50 cases salt fish, 20 cases biscuits, 10 tins biscuits, 10 tons potatoes, 2 cwt bacon, 10 cases eggs, 5 pgs furniture, 1 case cigars, and 3 bulls, shipped by Messrs Stone Brothers.

COMMERCIAL.

Mr G. Sibbin reports having sold by auc tion yesterday, Sydney maize (good sample) at 4s, and New Zealand maize at 3s 3d. At Messrs TonksandCo.'s sale, this day, the trade was well represented, but no dis position to do business was exhibited. Bidding being very slack, the auctioneers, to afford a fair test of the Market, sold a trade line of every lot offered, but in- few cases were first lots repeated. Some really fine teas only realized Is 2d to Is 8d per lb. in bond ; plaid vestas fetched 6s 6d per gross; soda crystals, £13 5s ; whiting, £5 15s (nett weights); confections, 11£; pearl barley, £29 ; pickles, 9s 9d ; Canterbury bacon, 8d; hams, 9d; Company's sugar, £38 5s ; 1.8. salad oil, 7s and 11s 9d ; sardines, 12s. The maize not being landed was not offered. Damaged flour realized £10 2s Gd.

MEETINGS.

Caledonian G.M. Co.—August 28 long Drive G.M. Co.—August 29 Auckland Turf Club- August 30 Pride of Tokatea G.M. Co.—September 1 Alburnia G.M. Co.—September 2

CALLB. Key of Tokatea G.M. Co., 3d: September 10 Hope of Coromandel G.M. Co., Gd ; September 10 Italian G,M. Co., Cd ; September 10 Young Queen, O.M. Co. (Grahamstown), 3d; Sep tember 10 Lucknow vJ.M. Co. (Grahamstown), Is ; September 3

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails -will Close as Under :—

For Thames, this (lay, at 5 30 p.m., and to-morrow

at 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. For Coromandel, on Friday, 29th instant, at 1.30 p.m. For the undermentioned pUces, per pa. Luna, on Thursday, 28th inst., as under :— For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, and Con tinent of Jsurop*e, America, &c, at 9.30 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, at 10.30 a.m For Australian Colonies and United Kingdom, via Southampton, at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom, via Brindisi, and late letters for Southern provinces and Melbourne, at 11 a.m.

For newspapers, at 9 a.m. For money orders and registered letters, on Wed nesday, 27th mat., at 6 p.m. (Signed) S. B. Jiws. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

McTSwen,—On August 27, at hnr residence, North Shoro, Mrs .Tames McEwen, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE

Little—Kowtjer.—On the 20th instant (by special license), Mr Charles J. Little, to Margaret, eldest rtauehter of Mr John Fowler, both of Auckland. — Dublin papers please copy.

DEATH.

Heavy.—On August 26, Mary, beloved wife of Andrew Heavy. Wyndham-strcet, aged 00 years, native of County Cork, Ireland. After an illness ot eight months. The funeral will leave her late residence, Wyndham strect, to-morrow at 3 p.m., the 2Sth inst. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1873.

For the cause that lacko assistanco, For the wrong that needs rcaintanco, For the future In the distance,

And tho good that wo can do.

Outt, special correspondent at Welling ton telegraphs a brief outline of tho disctission last evening in the Assem bly on the Education Bill. An amend ment, shelving the Bill, moved by Mr O'Neill upon the motion for second reading, was thrown out by a large majority, and the principle of the Bill has therefore been affirmed. We scarcely know whether to attribute tho action of tho House to that blind following of the Ministry noticed by our correspondent in the case of the District Courts Bill, or to the strong Otago influence which opposes itself to all colonial schemes of education. There cannot be two opinions, how ever, regarding the utter useleesness of the Bill now before the House. It is perhaps the greatest abortion that has ever been brought before our legis lature, its whole scope really being to give the provinces what they already possess —the power to rate for educational purposes. In no mat ter has the provincial system worked greater mischief to the community than in this subject of education. Instead of a liberal and universal system every province ia tinkering in its own way at educational laws, and while one province, rich with land en dowments, possesses flourishing schools and is able to establish a university, education in the others is allowed to languish and die, or be supported by heavy taxation. The Ministry has shewn itself unequal to the task of grappling with the subject boldly, and after bringing down two Colonial measures and abandoning them Mr Yogel has hit upon a happy scheme for shelving the question for ever and removing the thorn that has galled the Ministerial flesh. Upon the question of education—which is treated so cavalierly by our Government —Minis- ters in other Colonies have often fallen, but they had not such a happy knack of making principle subservient to convenience as our shrewd Premier, who, we are inforcned, was at a loss to understand the opposition to the Bill because the measure " could do no harm." The subject of education has never yet been dealt with in a sincere spirit, and until the electors make it a hustings' cry Colonial Ministers will probably find it ex tremly convenient to overlook the great educational wants of the colony.

The Provincial Councils Loan Bill brought down by the Government enables the various provincial legislatures to author ise the borrowing of money for specific works, the colony and ordinary revenue of the provinces being held free from any lia bility on account of such loans. The charac ter of security offered to capitalists must therefore take the form of special rate tol?v dues, or mortgages on the works con structed. Loans may be raised for the following purposes :—Schools, colleges, public education institutions, lunaticasylums, hospitals, harbour works, docks, jetties, wharves, quays, public buildings, general construction of roads, bridges, tramways, or branch railways, water works, irrigation works, water races, sludge channels, drainage works, improvement of navigation of rivers, reclamation of land, purchase or acquisition of land for any of the foregoing purposes We do not think that the Bill if passed is likely to be largely made use of in this pro vince. The Harbour Board has already obtained power to borrow money for the construction of a dry dock, and the City Council possess the authority subject to the approval of the Provincial Council to borrow for water supply. Beyond these lead ing works we know of none likely to find favour with lenders of money in the colonies, to which the prov'necs are limited in the borrowing proposals, the English

money .market being reserved exclusively for colonial, loans. We hardly think the Bill ■wi!l satisfy the ultra provincial party, and it will probably be rouglily handled in the House.

To the Editor: Sir, —Will you or any of your correspondents kindly inform me when the election for Superintendent takes place. It is generally understood that it will not occur until .January next, but if I remember rightly our present Superintendent was elected in tlic end of October or beginning of November, 1809, con sequently his term of office will expire about that time, being only elected for four years. -r-I am, &c, EhquTBENDO. [Writs for the Provincial elections are not yet issued. The elections will probably take place in October. —Ed. U.S.]

On Friday evening next the members of the Sunday School Union will hold a most interest ing musical meeting, consisting of a service of song, and entitled the " Voyage of Life," at the Young Men's Christian Association.

The unfavorable state of the weather last night did not prevent a considerable number of persons from attending the Prince of Wales Theatre. The performance of "Not Such a Fool as He Loolts," and^he lively farce of the " Irish Boy and Yankee Gal," were re ceived with much applause, and altogether the entertainment was pleasing and success ful.

To the Editor : Sir,—The Waikato Times is co?nmonly spoken of by the public journals as being a very independent and spirited paper. The following scarcely agrees with the public opinion : —Not long ago I sent a letter to the Times complaining of the Wai kato S.N. Co. The complaint was fair and just. I had been badly treated, and v, Ished to piiblicly complain. That letter never appeared. There was nothing offensive or personal in it; but I suppose the W.S.N. Co. occupy too much of their advertising columns to bo offended with impunity. Treat ing the settlers likethatia hardly fair, Ithink, but I suppose the WaiJcalo Times, like pup pets in a show, is worked and influenced by more strings than appear to the public eye. Trusting to your justice to insert this,—l am, &c., F. FRI3LLZULL, Waipa Paver. KB. —I have a copy of the letter as written to the Times, and I can got a dozen signatures to it if necessary.—F.F.

Sailors are famous for the care they take of their pals when they get into trouble, and rou"h as they arc there is not a hotter hearted class of men living than the sons of old Neptune. See a mate get into trouble for being drunk ? Not if they can prevent it. An instance of this fraternal solicitude was witnes sed on the wharf yesterday. One of the crew of a vessel about to leave the port had heen for a spell ashore, and was found by his mates in a decided state of drunk and incapable. They at once agreed that the only thing to be done was to get him aboard before other lodgings were found for him. This was easier said than done ; bnt by dint of carrying him the greater part of the way down the wharf, and dragging him the rest, they succeeded in getting him to the vessel's side. But now a new difficulty arose. It was low water, and the craft being small, her deck was some ten feet below thfc wharf! How was ho to be got aboard?, But Jack is good at expedients; His daily tmiring teaches him to be quick in devising ready means of getting out of a difficulty. " Sling us a tackle," sings out one of the men to a companion on board. And a tackle h llgged in less than no time. Thon a loop is passed under the senseless inebriate's arms, and "haul away" is the word. By this time the obfuscated intc Tlect of the drunken man be comes dimly alive to the fact that something unuaual is going on, ncl he inquires in a husky voice " What the — are yer haul ing at ?" But haul away it is, and soon Jack's legs are dancing on noth'ug, wb'le he is swearing and demanding to know what they are up to with b;m. " Lower away" is then the order, and in the next minute he is safely landed on deck, half-sobered by the rough handling he has undergone. Ho threatens to smash all their heads in, but this morning no doubt ho laughed over the adventure with the rest and thanks his stars he wasn't left to the tender mercies of the police.

To the Editor :—Sir,—ln reading your paper of this date I find that Councillor Holdship moved a resolution to the effect that the ratepayers of Auckland shall be taxed in paying interest on the sum of £150,000 for a water supply. But what is most singular is that Councillors Macready and Prime were the only members of the Board who opposed it. In your report it was stated there were no funds for surveys, plans, or tenders. That being the case, I ask on what grounds was this coat incurred '! Whether shall it be borne by the ratepayers, or by those who advertised for the work to be done ? As a heavily taxed ratepayer I would desire to know on what principle Councillor Holdship again brought this question to He seeing that it was but a few days ago rejected by our Colorial Parliament. This I know, that everything having for its object the pub lic good has in a great many cases a dark shadow behind it,'and I feel assured tho rate payers are now aware that this is a work for a company, and not for individual taxation. Sir, there arc three councillors to be returned next month. Who thoy. are. to be ? It is in the power of the ratepayers to say whether wo shall confide to those hav ing freehold propoifcy in Auckland, or prefer suburban 'gentlemen Jiving in the North Shore, Parne 1! and Newton. The answer to me is plain. I care not who he ia, nor where he came from, provided he has property in reality in this tow n, and pledges himselj to keep dow-i taxation. That man shall not only have my vote, but my utmost influence. —I am, &c, W. Kirby.

We have been , requested to correct an error which appearedinthis morning's Herald relative to the decision of the Market Com mittee yesterday. It was determined that after standing two hours in the Market per mits to hawk through the city shall be issued to settlers free. The fee of a sh'T ling will be charged against those #£0 have not at tempted to sell their goods in the Market. . The Auckland Ethiopian Troupe was very successful with its performances last right, and had the weather been fine the hall would no doubt have been crowded to excess. The Hobson Band went through Offenbach's " Grand Duchess" in a most efficient manner ; also, through the " Fair Star" waltz. The Ethiopian Troupe was equally happy in its separate line of performance. The " Mis chievous Baber" was capital; and the enter tainment was largely patronised by the officers of the various Volunteer corps, and especially by the ladies, who predominated. J3righam Young Bays the results of his labours for the past twenty-six years, briefly summed up, are : The peopling of the terri tory by Latter Day Saints of about one hun dred thousand souls ; the founding of oyer two hundred cities, towns, and in habited by his people; and the establishment of schools, factories, and other institutions calculated to the beneficial improvement of his community. His whole life is devoted to the Almighty's service ; and while he regrets his mission is not better understood by the world, the time will come when he will be understood, and he leaves to futurity the judgment of his labours and their results as they shall become manifest.

The Rev. J. It; Selwyn is to preach at the service at St. Sepulchre's Church, Symonds streefc, this evening. This avj]l be one of the last opportunities of hearing the rev. gentle man ere his departure from Auckland, and no doubt the mere mention of this will be suffi cient to induce the attendance of many of those who have listened to his earnest, m inly, and eloquent words at the services and classes that, without sparing himself, he has con ducted during the last few weeks in this city, and chiefly in St. Sepulchre's parish. The service will commence ;it seven o'clock, and all scats unoccupied at the ceasing of the be)l will be free.

Last night was one of the stormiest we havp had for some time past. A gale of wind, accompanied by heavy lain, blew from the N.N.K nearly,the whole of the night. No serious accident is reported among the shipping. Captain Casey's water boat "The New Year," sank close in shore, and the cutter Fannie dragged her anchor, and fell broadside on across the Gore-street jetty. Besides a portion of her rail being cracked no damage was sustained ; and this morning she stood off, and will proceed to sea with out delay. The steamer Rowena, bound for Russell, put back on seeing the dirty look of the weather to seaward, and anchored in side the Heads.

We invite attention to the splendid series of oil paintings and chromos now on view at the shop of Mr Wayte, Queen-street, being the prize pictures of Mr Calder's forthcoming Auckland Art Union. We observe that the list, which is limited to 110 members, is be ing rapi:lly filled up: The first six prizes are valued from £10 to £20 each ; the frames alone, made by Mr Leach, of Shortland-street, being worth £4 each. Among the scenes portrayed we noticed a truthful view of bne of the far famerl lakes of Killarney, after Turner, also views of scenes in Eng land, Scotland, Wales, Tasmania, and many, by local artists of New Zealand scenery. The drawing will take place as soon as the list is filled up. Those persons who hold numbers one to six, will be allowed to choose their prizes in numerical order. The series comprise six splendid oil paintings, and forty-four cromo-lithographs.

A man named Timothy Savage, working at the house of Mr Firth, Mount Eden, met with a Severn accident yesterday by falling from the scaffolding. He was at once removed the Provincial Hospital, where it was found that he had sustained very severe injuries. Tt was found upon examination that Savage's arm and thigh wore broken by the fall. .Savage is sixty eight years of age. A lamp-post, bearing two lights, has been erected on the West end of the new T of the Queen-street wlmrf. The lamps will be ready for use in a day or two. When they are lighted they will serve a double purpose ; that is to say, they will light up the wharf of an evening, and will enable the crews of small crafts seeking the shelter of the wharf tf> know when they arc clear off the end of the T. When the two lamps are seen in one from the harbour boats may safely run in.

Mr Dargavillc announces that he will deliver an address to the electors of Auckland to-morrow night in the Mechanics' Institute at .half-past seven. He will /address the electors at Moiningside on Friday.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of fill from Mr C. Ludlow Joy, Mr Thomas Rickets, 10s., and £1 from the Messrs Holmes Bros, on behalf of Mrs Oranch, whose husband was recently drowned in the harbour.

We are requestod to call the attention of the trade to the seasonable auction sale of drapery to-morrow, at the stores of E. and H. Isaacs. The goods arc all new style, and the terms will bo liberal.

We have received the follow Ing letter on early closing, We hope that in accordance with its suggestions a meeting of drapers' assistants will at once be convened to consider the subject:—" Sir,—For your leader in last night's Star you are entitled to the thanks of every business assistant in Auckland, but more especially of drapers ; and as one of this class I can only say that I thank you sincorely. It is entirely in our omj hands, and if we are true to ourselves we never should allow a few greedy men to rob us of the few hours v*e have in the evenings for recreation: T have seen »n other cities slave drivers in the drapery trade knucV'e down to their assistants, and to the voice of public opinion. The great organs of pubi;c opinion will 1 hope help the assistants to accomplish the same thing in Auckland. I was not here the last early-closing movement, and don't >iow who were the active members, lout I would appeal to them to take action at once. In a short time they wi" find it too late. Now a little energy, unity and determination will settle the matter for a long time to come, if not for ever.—Yours, &c, Mac— P.S.—I may add that I have been th;s morring informed by one of the oldest established drapers that ho will give all the assistance in his power to wards breaking down the present practice of late closing." A correspondent oi a Dunedin contem porary pictures the following scene as a highly probable in the Mayor's Court had a certain aspirant to tho office of Mayor (whom he does not describe as Mr John Barnes) been lately elected :—"His Worship (to defen aent) : So complainant called yer a liar, did he ?—Defendent: Yes, your Worship.—His Worship (to complainant) : All as I can say is, then, that it sarved ycr right; and if yer'd called me a liar, I'd a-smashed yer the same as this ere mon has doon. I'll dis miss tie case.—Council: But, your Wor ship, in the parallel case of Robinson v. Wright——.—His Worship : I doan't care about larapel cases, and I arn't a-going to be domineered over by you lawyers. I'D. give the vardict how I loike.—Counsel : But I submit, your Worship, that the law strictly provides that no man shall take the law into his own hands and strike

His Worship (foaming) : Dom the law, and ye too ! I'm Mayor of Dunedin, and I'll be guided by my own common sense. [Counsel mutters something about ignorance, where upon the Mayor throws a book at his head, and the Court is dispersed amid general con fusion.] " A clever boy, seventeen years of age, named Thomas Ward, has formed a new dodge for raising the wind. This precocious youth has equaled the brightest of our colonial lads in his movements. In May last he was in the employment of Mr Wood, a merchant in Hull, whom he managed to swindle out of £17 by various false pretences. He told his benevo lent employer on one occasion that for some time he had been supporting his mother in her last illness, but she had at last died, and of course money was required to enable the good lad to bury his beloved parent in a respectable manner. He.had actually got a mourning card printed with the following : " In affectionate' remembrance of Jane Ward, who died December 15, 1872, aged 37 years.

She's gone to her rest, her troubles are o'er, She's done with her sorrows and pain ; The iJis <tt this life, yrhich she patiently bore, Shall never distress her again." The mother, who was thus alleged to be freed from "her sorrows and pain," was in Court when the prisoner was committed for trial. For this and other offences he was ordered to be imprisoned for four calendar months, the last week to be spent in solitary confinement,

The meeting in favor of total abstinence at Newton school was very well attended last evening. Speeches were delivered by Messrs Hemus and Spins®, and recitations bjjllr Webster and others, but a slight disappoint ment was felt as there was no music, the har monium being out of repair.

The drill of the Auckland Troop Royal Cavalry in future will take place &n Thurs day evenings in the Market instead of the Drill-shed.

We learn that Mrs Clayton, of Newmarket road who met with a severe accident on the 17th' inst. by the overthrow of a cart, is slowly recovering. She is still under the medical treatment of Dr Stockwell. Mr Messenger still lies in a precarious state.

The trial of Mr Joshua Lebailly, Judge of the Jersey Royal Court, and managing direc tor of the Mercantile Union Bank, terminated on May 13th after having lasted eight days —the longest trial that has ever taken place in Jersey. The indictment against the prisoner contained six counts, charging him with fraud and embezzlement. The first related to his pledging with the Metropolitan Bank as collateral security £5,000 worth of Sardinian stock, for which ho was trustee, with two other persons. The other counts charged him with disposing, or sanctioning the disposal, of securities, valued at £8000, which were deposited with the Mercantile Bank for security. He was also charged with borrowing six thousand pounds from the Bank without debiting himself therewith in the works, without giving the guarantee of the bank for a private loan of four thousand pounds ; with present ing a false report of the state of the bank to the shareholders ; and with issuing fifteen thousand one pound notes, contrary to the orders of the directors. The Attorney-Gen eral for Jersey'prosecuted, and the Advocate Durrell defended the prisoner. He was found guilty on four of the six counts, and the Court sentenced to five years penal servitude.

Rome time ago Major the Hon. J. Colborn undertook for a wager with a friend to walk five miles in the hour, carrying a (Hlb. brick in each hand ; he failod in the first, but suc ceeded in the second attempt. Subsequently finother match was made for £100 a side, accorflinfr to which Major Colborn undertook to walk fifteen miles in three hours,-carrying a 6Jib. brick in each hand, with liberty to hold the brick in whatever way he chose. The stmt took place about a mile from Ash ford, on the Maidstone Road, on the 14th May last, the whole country-side turning out to witness the performance, which extended over a course of three miles in length. The Major, who is forty-three years of age, went off at a good pace, and successfully com pleted his arduous journey, thus accomplish ing one of the best pedestrian feats on record, the whole distance being accomplished in 2 hours 55 minutes 50 seconds. The only refreshment he partook of was when he had gone nine miles, and then the umpire, Mr T. Griffith, the celebrated amateur walking champion, gave him a couple of eggs beat up in brandy. The times for the various miles were as follows :—One mile, 9 mm. 2S sec ; second mile, 11 mm. ; third mile, 10 mm. 53 sec. ; fourth mile, 11 mm. 1 sec. ; fifth mile, 10 mm. 53 sec. ; sixth miles, 11 mm, .5 sec. ; seventh mile, 12 mm. 15 sec. ; eight milo, 12 mm. 15 sec. ; ninth mile, 12 mm. ; tenth mile, 12 mm. 10 sec. : eleventh mile, 11 mm. 50 sec; twelfth mile, 12 mm. 34 sec. ; thirteenth mile, 12 mm. 30 sec. ; fourteenth mile, 13 mitt. 11 sec. ; fifteenth mile, 12 mm. HO sec.— Sporting Life.

An amusing scene was once witnessed on a skating-rink in Canada. The principal at traction was a beautiful young lady, charm ingly dressed with short skirts. She was ,a very graceful skater, and in her evolutions displayed a pair ofbeautifully.-formed unklea, and a little more, so symmetrical that they seemed to charm the eyes of the young men, although they aroused the envy of her own sex. Beauty's reign in this case was short; she fell upon the ice, and had the misfortune to rip her stocking with her skate. Not being aware of the mishap, she quickly rose ; and continued to glide over the ice ag before ; but now the admiration for her was turned to laughter, for a trail of sawdust followed her, oozing from that iU-fated stocking. It is needless to add she shortly left the ice. s -

A man dressed in rags was arrested in Paris a3 he was trying to force aii entrance in the hotel of the Princess d'Alembert for the purpose of begging. When he was taken to the station a sum of 1,535 francs was found on him, and at his lodgings were discovered fashionable clothes, in which he admitted that he each evening disported on the Boulevards after his day's round had boen terminated. Ho declared himself to be a German.

In the recent news received from the Ha waiian Islands is the distressing intelligence that the spread of leprosy continues to be almost unchecked amongst the Chinese and the Hawaiians, the chief difficulty being that the presence of this loathesome scourge amongst individuals of both of those races is foolishly and fatally concealed from the native police. It is now most unhappily making its appearance amongst the white residents —even amongst those occupying a good position in society. The Hawaiian Gazelle of the 18th June has the following heartrending communication to make to its readers :—" Our readers will be surprised no doubt to learn that Mr Wm. P. Ragsdale, who ha s been living for three years atHilo, practising law, has become a confirmed leper, and, was conveyed to Molokai by the last trip of the steamer. During the first ten days of June, the disease developed very rapidly in him, and he has become, we are informed, one of the saddest cases in the hospital. As soon a-s he found that the disease was rapidly de veloping, he acted with noble courage, made up his mind to separate himself from his family, and remove to Molokai. The following letter was written by Mr' Ragsdale to the Sheriff, surrendering himself to the authorities :—" Hilo, June 11, 1573. L. Severance, Esq., Sheriff of Hawaii.—Dear Sir, —I feel it my most painful and heart breaking duty to inform you of my full con viction that I am afflicted with the fearful disease called leprosy, and I surrender my self to you so that I may be disposed of as by law directed. The past three or four days have so developed the disease that there is no doubt left in my mind as to my being affected with it. No one can fathom the intensity of my grief in being compelled to sepa rate from my bereaved family ; but others have suffered the pangs of separation as well as my own family and myself, and therefore we must look to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ for help and consolation in this oiir hour of grief and Borrow. He alone is able and willing to alleviate our sufferings. Mr Severance, allow me to think you most sincerely for the many acts of kindness which I have received at your hands, from time to time, during the past, two years or so. I have tried hard to repay your kindness by trying to do everything that lay in my power to merit your respect and the continuation of your kindness. If I have done anything to hurt you in any way, either as an ofncial,.or other wise, I beg you in the name of God to forgive me, that I may be by my God forgiven. • With! the hope that you will enjoy a long life adn a happy one, I remain your afflicted servant, W. P. Ragsdauj,

DRINK AND DISEASE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Stak.) Sib —Will you kinclly insert the enclosed letter bearing on what is termed moderate drinking and its consequences, that through the columns of your widely circulat ing paper r-reater publicity may be given to S P opPimon of such an -^"J^S such an important subject. If what Sir Henry Thompson writes be true and hun dreds of medica] men, many of them of the highest rank in their profession who beat smn lar testimony, I think - 'Reformer ( ? ) and all sensible people --ill admit that total abstainers have fiood reasons for dis continues entirely the use of such drinks.-! am, &c, ABSTAINER:-"&r Henry Thompson has addressed the follov --ng letter to the Arch bishop of Ganter burv — ' I have long had the conviction that there'is no greater cause of ev.il, moral and physicpl, in this country than the use of alcoholic beverages. Ido not me?u by this that extreme indulgence which produces ..drunkenness. The habitual use of fermented lif.uors to an extent far short of what is necessary to produce that condition, and such as is quite common in all ranks of society, ininres the body and diminishes the mental power to an extent which I think few people are aware of. Such, at all events, is the re sult of observation during more than twenty years of professional life devoted to hospital practice and every rank above it. Thus 1 have no hesitation in attributing a very large proportion of some of the most painful and dangerous maladies which come under my notice, as well as those which every medical man has to treat, to the ordinary and daily use of fermented liquors taken in the quan tity conventionally deemed moderate. What ever may be said in regard to its evil influence on the mental and moral faculties as to the fact above stated, I feel that I have a right to. speak with authority, and 1 do so solely because it appears tome a duty, especially at this moment, not to be silent on a matter of such extreme importance. 1 know full well how unpalatable is such truth, and how such a declaration brings me into painful conflict; I had almost said with the national sentiments and the time-honoured and prescriptive usages of our race. Cherish ing such convictions I rejoice to observe an endeavour to organise on a large scale in the National Church a special and systematic plan for promoting temperance, and I cannot but regard this as an event of the highest significance. I believe that no association in this country has. means to influence society in a favourable direction at all comparable to that existing in the English Church, and tho example and teaching of its clergy may do more than any of the other associations which harelong laboured with the same object to diminish the national ignorance on this subject, and the consequent national vice. My main object is to express my opinion as a pro fessional man in relation to the habitual em ployment of feimented liquor as a beverage. But if T ventured one step further it would he to express a belief that there is no single habit in this country -which so much tends to detei iorate the qualities of the race, and so much disqualifies it for endurance in that competition which in the nature of things must exist, and in which struggle the prize of superiority must fall to the best and to the strongest.

MR JOSEPH N. FLOWER AND MR WYATT.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. Si fi,—Seeing that the subject has tren broached in the Press I desire to bear my testimony to the truth of alt that " Pater fptr-'Has" has said of Mr Flower as a valuable school teacher. It is thoroughly true that Mr Flower is painstaking and laborious, uni versally liked by his pupils, and respected by their friends ; and it is no less true that while his attainments ; u all branches of a liberal education are of a most respectable order, in one department—that of " com mercial master"—he is simply unsuipassed. I am morally certain that in this instance it would be found impossible to construct even the semblance of a bonajtde case in proof of the alleged inefficiency ; and it is I think to be regretted that from a love of peace carried too far Mr Flower has allowed himself to be badgered into tendering his resignation. As to Mr Wyatt I cannot speak so fully from extended personal knowledge ; but I know enough of him to be aware that he has been a teacher of high position and repute in Eng land during many years, that his mathe matical attainments are perhaps unequalled in this province, and that he is in the fuHest sonso of the term a self-respecting gentleman. —I am, &c., —Robert Kidd, L.L.D., Trin. Col., Dublin.

"I HOPE I DON'T INTRUDE?"

What w'.th the dry dock and the wet weather, the new tariff end the old water supply ques tion, the reported failure of the champagne vintage in France, and the rumour that a dis tinguished South Butish;financierand political economist is about to be raised to the peerage with the title of " Baba of Jerusalem," —

I say with all these and the increasing infirmities of years, ia it any wonder that your humble servant and patient reader sometimes finds himself following the example of the afore-mentioned distin guished statesman and also losing his hjfed? Or as my respected friend Mrs Sarah Gamp, late of Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and now of this city, would pointedly put it, my feelings are sometimes " too many" for me ! Reverting then to the dry-dock ques tion j(by no means a dry one to the pockets of the taxpayers about to be suoKfib), Mr Philips deserves the thanks of the com munity for eliciting from the chairman at the last meeting of the Harbour Board the important piece of informa tion "that to make no mistake it had been determined to take the opinion of one of the best marine engineers in the Aus tralian colonies before any money was ex pended on the scheme." This is so far satis factory, but the public would like further to learn the name of this infa'Tible marine engineer, because we have been accustomed for so many years past to discover mistakes in the calculations of Axickland's rulers and their professional advisers, that we are be coming (probably very stupidly) exceedingly sceptical. Of course it was only a mistake committed principally, however, by Auckland men, that by the compact of ISSG we handed over all oar right and title to a share of the magnificent landed estate of the Middle Island, probably our portion being worth to-day! something like four millions sterling for a mess of pottage ! The removal of the seat of .Government, the Ligar Canal, ,> £he Prury and Ivaipara railways, were like wise all little mistakes for which this unfortunate province has had to suffer severely. Let us devoutly hope then that for onco, in the history of Auckland, we may find the right man, as well as our dry dock, in the right place, and that the result may prove more satisfactory to all concerned than when on a recent occasion the manager of ithe Caledonian telegraphed to an expectant arid excited public that ho had found gold, " 4-ND > To mistake !"—Paul Pry,

SUPREME COURT.-This Day.

Sittings in Banco

(Before His Honor Sir Geo. A. Arney, Rt, Chief Justice.) ! HATOtfS V. MAUFAP.I-ANE.

Mr Heskcth appeared for the defendant an d said that with the consent of the Court Mr Rees and himself had agreed to allow this matter to stand over for a week.

Case postponed for a week. tfLAKK AND O'JSHERS V. LAURIE ASJD OTHERS Mr J. B. Russell appeared for the plaintiff' This was an application for a decree i^ default of plea. This suit was originally an action for account by the plaintiffs, acting ob behalf of the infant children of James Laurie deceased, against the defendant, Robt. Laurie' who was the survivor of three brothers hold ing land in common. The defendant had continued to hold the land and to receive rent without accounting for ft to the trustees of his brother's children. An action was brought, to which no plea had been entered, md no appearance made. The plaintiff Clark, who had married the widow of James Laurie, deceased, now saed on behalf of the children for a decree to compel the defendant to furnish an account. The affidavit,of the service of the wiit ijuj put in, as also the affidavit of Mr A. Devore,"; that he had searched the records and found that no plea had been entered by* defendant., The application was made under the 18th section of the Act of 1860, or the 17th sec tion of the Common Law Procedure Act/ .

His Honor granted the decree ; accounts to be rendered within 14 days of service.

JAH. RUSSELL V. HANNAFORD,

Mr Hesketh appeared for the plaintiff, and applied for a motion to make an order of re ference and endorsement a rule of Court.

It appeared that some time ago an action was brought by the plaintiff against th« defendant, and referred to arbitration by an order of the Couifc, the arbitrators being John Wilson and W. Fraser, and Walter Graham being appointed umpire. An award waa made in December last, and the present ap plication was the first motion to enforce the award. His Honor granted the application, and the rule of reference becomes a rule of Court.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

DRUNKENNESS. John Sullivan, a respectable-looking man, pleaded guilty to getting drunk, and was fined 10a and costs.

KEf!LECI£D CHILDRFN. Catherine Macdonald (13) and Harriet Macdonald (11) were charged with being ( neglected children witFn the meaning of the Neglected and Criminal Children Act of 1867. Mr Joy appeared on behalf of the mother of the children, and st-ted that the elder girl

had found as ituation. Mr Cucksey stated that he had taken the girl [into his service ; she seemed a veiy in telligent girl, and if she conducted herself properly she would be cared for, as he was a a very particular kind of man. His Worship said, he was glad to hear that she had got a situation, but 'f she did noli keep it he should feel bound, after what he had heard from the evidence adduced by the police touching the mother'S/jlchar&ctei, ~ to con>rr"t the girl to theallndiatrM \ School. ikbL At the suggestion of Mr Jof^Mx E. JX. . Hooper, chemist, of Newion, sn«*. called to speak as to the mother's state *!|f Jlealtli. Mr Hooper stated that Ifef'-MapdonßW ; :! was in a veiy delicate state .Q&liejftlth, and he had often seen her in fits. He believed us, tj she was a prudent women. He had been with her at all houi 3. .<•. .i : . ; *.; His Worship : What business, had , you.. ; ■with her at a1? hours ? • 7 ,':, Mr Hooper: Professionallyj he was a l married man. His Worship said that as Mr Cucksey had taken the elder girl, the Court would not in terfere further in her case at present.but he thought that he. should not v be doing, hip » duty if he did h6t commit the youngest child, | Harriet, to a place where she would receive | proper attention. He should therefore order her to be sent to the Industrial School for : ' neglected children for, the. term -of threej, o* years, to be brought up in the faith of the Church of EnglaSd. :' T <■'

Thi" was all the business.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

A man named Thomas Abel, aged 69 years,' ' residing w Ith his w Idowed daughter, a Mrs Ogle, in Oxford street, Newton, attempted to commit suicide in a shed at the back of the house about nine o'clock on Monday, morning last by hanging himself to a beam.' His daughter having observed him r.lmost im mediately called on a {neighbor, MrJßoebuck, who at once cut him down ; and Dr Ken nedy, wiio .happened to be attending a patient next door, was cabled in, and ■with his assistance Abel soon came round, and ■■;% ;.f now out of danger. The cause of bis com- i mittingthe rash act appears to have been:; depression of splits.

PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Tetegeabh.]

Last Night's Sitting of the House..

(Fkom our Speoiax Correspondent.)

" .WELLINGTON.

Th<B day.

The Improwjment Commissioners Bill. In the |£ouse, yesterday, the report;** the oommitteje on the * Improvement Comnuß«ion Bill was brought iip. On the motion of Mr O'Rorke it was referred back to the Select Committee to insert a clause preventing the Drill-shed from being disturbed by the Com missioners. In reply to Mr Sheehan the Government said they would protect the interests of the Auckland Volunteers in relation to the Dnll shed, and would obtain a provision in the Bill for that purpose without interfering With the intended improvements. Progress of Bills. @P$ Bills were read a first, time adopting1 the Merchants Shipping, and amending the Steam Navigation Act Regulations. The Coal Mines Bill was read a first time. The Life Assurance Bill was read a third time and passed. The Promissory Oaths Bill passed. The Weights and Measures BiU was com mitted.- I /; • . ■/ j," , Districts! Courts Bill. The House was occupied almost exclusively with the District Courts and Education - Bills In committee oh the former the debate was chiefly on technical points. Mr Gillies strongly resisted the clause ,\ giving power to Superintendents to remove a. cause from the Resident Magistrate's to the District Court during the progress of a trial. He was supported generally by those in the House listening to his arguments: On the ringing of, thedivision bell Ministers *W \f Government supporters followed like,,sheep . knowmg nothing of the question, ■;''';. ;','', ~'j

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