SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

tfUN-SET : This evening, 5. S3. SUN-RISE: To aitm WAXES i, This evening, 0.28 ; to-morrov

ARRIVALS.

Cambria, schooner, from.^afisjar^

DEPARTURES.

Clyde, .schoonei, for,Wangarei •« n, , •, ~ , Wellington', %9. j for th<T?outK ' H k i ' J U

-The^. "Sb 'Kilda was? latin'ohed1 fo* Hffl secoM' 'tifrte. '; in ':; the cbujae-1 ,''of; r r her? existence- to-ctay at noon. Some m'onthsr ago it . waa( ( awnoiincQct ■ tliat■ '$ie boat woulcj/.'be < lengthened ; considerably, . ancl shortly afterwards shio was;placed high .and dfy on stays for the pnrpo'sfr, in;th6 yard of Me>srs Henders,on ;i , £he weatlj:er/,tp-day was i most lurifayourable. 1: < At the time appointed f.orr'tha< launch the rain came dowfi'lM.^;!foi^eiits,: ,'j.aiid | ' |tfie cere "WW rt!B§Ba r<>fcbed 6i '-^tail' pi. ijts:rb§auti T: ful character, in- When: the* • 'shores <!were knocked away thfe: Vessel'glided smoothly into the / waters ct^'the har^oi^r,' and .was b^ough^t Jib fan, 1 anchor.-la. sliort distance ont;i: A'irtimb'er of gentlemen •corihected"with the vessel Sy^f^^t^nt'im'tbe.'bccasion.' | Amoti^t /thgse'i'w'o^'jDjipt-^^JFfoiwer'day,, past, ani future commander of ..the St. Kilda ; Mr Gaudinj the engineer; Messrs'' Yeoman, Hesl6|)j Gowk, and others. , The arrangements were under^ the ""diVection-^of Mr Gowk, an<s'>"Wetti;'' ',-that';; ooiild [( w desiredl. k!-iifter^ the 'launch tWe company adjourned to the Waitemata Hotel, where host Edwards "provided bumpers in which the futu^et s^ceas.v of, the yesaejlj jiyas/drnnk. The St. Kilda in altered f form is a very different vessel to what she was. She is to

aIL intents, and purposes a new yess,el., Her, leif^h'l^ irit'reasbd Vy : 24 ft. h i?his'4ives her ;6kjtenj|||l.,f|qiiina^e of' riearl'y'SO'.tons,1 bring ing'v.ug'iTa^r"' jjeg'ister, ; t6 nearly.^so ions.. She has also' ibeen fittetl with a- poop oon sfttfctedicjf iron boiler-plates, The ironwork, wa^ c^ntiactect for 'by' Messrs 'Ma^^fteld.'and ( Co., theixteekwark, &e.j byMr-.-Gowk, ..The St. Kilda, in her enlarged'form,s draws 2ft. less water than before the alteration, a fact ■wffich sptfaWwell far the ih'ctea'sed carrying* power of the boat, .r.Hgr.,trial trip will be made in about a fortnight's time, as soon as the engines; hayebfen;putfin't© l her.; .\When her fitting out is completed the St. Kilda mXij, be.. again; j pljsje^dj • qiy th;e^anganui and C^iWgaycattle, trade.,'' T^he steamer belong^ c»njointly,iioV, Messrs ,-Watt* ; uSeatorv andi Daysslsofa, W6ll kndwn ih the'-above-m^ntibned The Fontenaye,, finished , taking in ncr, ballot tMstimoming,' and; at noon' hauled in^t^'sl^parx^. ;/Sj^'-toll sail' for' NewcasjKle; on ih:e firpip opporuiikUy.' ■>• i.', 1 The.l it ship) tßerarii has dropped down to the North Headirea'Jy to take;the first sknt for "Newcastle. Tbe-fI.W. fWeflirigton toother deparfcu're^for the South yesterday with a general cargo and the foll6w~ii?g ■p'asß^rigers:^-^Irf and Mrs Collins, Mrs f CannrMr'Hatfield [2). Mt Oana/^Gipiiaift^Braddieki''! Me^s*s 1 WqodJ Oakl^V, ir ■■iJph'6Vce'|f IMahbn(eyy Czerwonki* and Airs .Sinclair.and i amily,• of:iour, Messrs, Hales, Jaoksoal,iJ'.'iiGhaltaitt.!- -n^w ;>i« lUh The new. p.s. Waikato made her official trial trip (^^hß^apjakan,; jyesjberdav.. She Btarted about 2 p.m. with a party or gentle men pn board, comprlsing~Mr Scherff Cqne oL tae''g4t,tKhTenTfd¥Own()m Me^ft-'a-RoaS id£i Mto©IWBkie"ha/Ve:)lttlilt;-the'Woat>j "Mr Nanear* rotvt'(Jinspector of iStenmers), Mr 11. Hunt, and sev^l^M ftjtfher& ij "t K6 Jtrial I*9 Tfepqrt^d to ha^tf ttifne^r;ot:.^eM'.;^u?cesSfiji^r^'a;^ ' thjeeV miles.tdi Capei Horn!against .wind andi tide were1 dofi^ in S3 ifiiTi. 'SO 'sao;v f Jthe return, only a pressWe "of' 55' pounds' of -ajjpam. : ' i; JhQ padcHeißrweTeismaking at the; time.l3o re- VolttttonS'pet'rnin'ate:'."Mr Nancarrow passed upon the,i,bi^ilders .^'.^ei-y'liigh etilogitfnl1 for. rti&&v> skill and taste they had shewn in the construction. The fittings of the new ateainer^are yery, npfit. Mottled .kan.ri ,q.ml irnit.'tfiroTl cedararfe We proYri irient 'orriafn'ental', vfgp&fympffib.fl in'^hf^anflfelling,' and the; si&onlfjgJw^ B^ttee'p' with horße-hair cushions. The tables rare; capable of- seating-forty guests. The vessel is-jundeipthe, comrriarid ,of, Capt. CeJlem,,^^ appoinxm^nt ,!whioii't^iirgi!v'e mudh satisf a'ctipn > f to me se'ttle'rs'd'f'the' Waikato district,:'. ~f( The schooner Fiery Cross was yesterday hajuled.mito!Fthej.eastern-T,, 1 just a-head, pf the Cotmtess-of Kiiltore, where1 she as; discharg-

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

MsGrL*"frMjE CtiOSlß AS'TTMTDUKt-i' ' For Thames, this day, at 5 3»p:tD.;,'andtto-m6rroW > ai^ 10.30 aM. anfl' 5,80 plm. For OoromanaW', to-morrow, at 12.30 p.m. For Wangarei, &c, per Cambria, this day, at 5 p.m. Fort Australian Colonies, per, s,s. i?hoabe, on,Saturdn,y .- pkcat?p3if ' Fth1 knon^yl orders' anfl l registered at 5 p.m. •' l!) ll'' ■-, '. ift k I (Signed) S. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

COMMERCIAL.

,r3om .i. amaauaa j .v-ittiaweß CALLS. National Bank of New Zealand, 10s per share ; Ist OctqbpGOHOfc-. 'M.'M !'l JvJSKflA'l

BIRTHS.

Sottthgate.—On Monday, September 29, at. his : residenco, Smale Point, the wife of Mr. William I J. Southgate, of a daughter,

DEATH.

SoToniN.—On Monday, September 29, at her I father's residency, East-Street, .Newton, Burnette ! Hotchia ; aged 4 years.

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

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1873.

Fbr tn'a 'cau's^'thai' lacks. asaiatan pe,!"!', '/',•• Fbr the tvrbhf>'that n'fiocls resistance. I'or tLo-.futuro iv thu dintanoe, - .1.■.■•-.. )> Q {Ati4"]the}gqqct th'at(Jv^; jpjjn do' 'J. y x

\ Perhaps 716 ke'entef Brttireeotikl'be dinict^ft' i agafris't the mode fif .fcafryipg On, b^sind'aa, iii { , ' the General Assemblyl'than-that contained in \ our Parliaments* t'eTegraraß;td:dhiy; Wbtiks have, .fyeen was^d. in.>,useless, discussions on unimportant bills, andi now measures of the' utmost importance to the colony, involving" an increase of the national obligation by " three millions sterling, are recklessly rushed through in a few hours. Members are eager to get away froin'the dcene of party strife . to the quiet of their homesteads, and are i prepared to pass anything placed, be- > ' fore them. A subsidy of £5,000 has' been carried for connecting New Zea , land' j with jbhe Torres Struts /jarvice^ by steamer from^ the Manu^au to Queens land. We'sliall'therefore sooii have direct . communication with that colony, an advan j tage no^er, yat enjoyed. ; Tho opposition offered by Mr Gillies to this service, which is undoubtedly calculated ''to crease the trade' uarid commercial iraport ■ ance of Auckland, is difficult to und.ersjtan.d,, ! App'ropria'tipn^'ior"very,iiauch less, desirable i purposes are carried .van con., and we S pcamely i-think • the .i ■ Suporiiitcndcint: i wae ' sttidVing 'the ■ interests 'of-'his' cons'tituantßl- w^eS fattehlpti^g^6.b,aulklthe propd.aa^;', Jt/^;'.1, \ not probable' that these iheasures'ji ; which f have passed through- the Lower House so expeditiously,: 'iwi'li encounter , any'! serious opposition .in the ' Xiegislative Council. . Already"):'the '" cliief 'of' ', the (i bills ''■'■] Mas passed i.ithw ordeal of ~ second . reading .in the Upper House, and • if':; the bfjh^.r'i -';a,tG .'eqiiaily fp'rtufiate, thts; "sps^op will terminate this week. "V^e nbfcice'!thai'a . jrery- liberaLuappropriation;-for. rmailisberiial residences has beep carried, and inall'likeli hc^i;;tli'e yall(i|nieht^ '.'foirmiiig' papt-'oljtjbije Improvement (jommissioners* property,!;;pur chased - fey 'thevKdn,; iPremier 6'6me • \Avbk- sigc*, will. I b'p7.fo | uiid:,i i ' j rto r /,suit eihctly tlie p'ujrposes icon.tenipt4te<i ; b'y.'£he Jjjegislatur'e, in'autiho! jrising'thft.ivote.:;:' tru-jotr.);»h ~:'.--;'/ , f» ; (fldirOMS .(.* U.k .'/.' ~'.Y-' ■!.' i |it"'l ,/; '■-.i-\-'< .-.iiilJ;!. j dur' wotoy'liiaybr^ticl^'mfiin^ers $'i%e porporation were reduced: to, ;Hore. straights jthis morning owiiigatbi tho vafafrofft/^itoner jyesterdav the Admiral wrote to MajorOreen, ts^'the ! Vfepreafe!h!tative"bf:^r- 'Poll^'ana I jthrpugh hii^,,^t|ie Jaove^ment, sta^ng't^^t ' the'snoiilct pay Ills "respects to the coAstituted ■ Jauthotities of ;-fchei placed this1 morriingi; ■ Maj^r ; fereen communicated with1 trheMayor,'an'd'iib : 1 pvas suggested that t»wo |Opjas of Government ' [House should be lisect for the repeptjon of 1 jthe AdnMi-a^"sba j>his staff.1 j;";In' the 'mean while Major Green .telegraphed to Welling ton informing _Dr..' Pollen of tlie arrangements, i It is stated1 tttit'that' geritlteniaii't^ferred the matter to the .^ovjerhor! w^o, for what reason we are unabi^^to^say,' jefu^ed,io allow Go vernment House Jto '. be made use of % w &feJip9aißJßQ»«o •toT:hfei l frefiei.pt, ] ,,,;Qf 1 tbast j[ intelligence ." (in - •>ii&ii6klstodl»<.i>laß!iy : , riightl'!';' dSn^fiS :/: donSiderable'"' '^'enibarr'as'-'' njeni,' 'i,'s 'iffe^'j^.^iffi,? iilt ijti, Jtlacft j suit •il for .the- purpose, ss i The, .Supreme' Court ' w&f1 stiggeeted, 'but1 'it-1 "was1; discovered1 tHat arsangewfikis.'i' .jiWM'jii to,' ido;'n'oi!ion(9ii^R^wi«'i X looked as "if itha promised'Mdaitimftat bdnilewi jcJined ( with, ~thanks,;^r" dse'thfe'- 'Adtdi^kY' residence,! and regaled with.a glass of wine atld a-'biH(it(il/ -attdjafehat <with tHe Mayoreßßi-; flflflijblM MlftiWSwc aijae,; : witb.i, w& 'yfoffjajajity', M XI w*#bW^- Fofrtanatelysomeone recollected thief <Nonth>-; em'i^Clu-bi-atid^^way; $efr'Ma.s'6r y:G:te6& j!itid' i . interview might• iake plaoe : there, -At; first.; |th^>nsyer,cani0l'N<i'i bvti^ litSef/ ancl'jaf^t^As tfiJF^S&te rw'as" getting deß^'emej"'wbftt ,^'^[ {bj:Qjighjt,-thAt ath©/: fljufe^oom was at,-,th'e dis-' 'poi93l;v.'o£a/:the '"for ithe;• pdoasionio ilt ia surely beneath thb' dignity ,'6f tbfe^o^" poratipn p J f.,a,,ci i ty, li^e |Aupklaod ,po ,pc, .ban-. died, about, from pillar- to. poet like thia. i 1 What our visitors .will, tbinli of the'.Gd" j ver^or^efu^ltJo p'peii Gp^e'riain'tot''Hcjil^e I ■^■prao..noJß:know, .butjit,isinot, lively. to leajd, !to- an- increase'of!-•'cordiality)>on ; their part,' {though their natural r ppliteness. will prevent' m&MPVMm^M&XI&fci"'! ai'.AiM to

( p6st»6ned'td-sayifyr'wajvt!<)f !*' qtioruniitill,

■'.. A serious accident occurred at Jj^Hftipprtis boot 'factory, Newton, to-day.,I''*.ANaoy named Charles Lodge came in aiM^ttiy^gn the rollers as they were revolving. THis~lreaib -eattieain'contact 3vith;*he'il7'Wh9el near ish«* cogs, and he sustained a very painful wound. The boy received prompt atteiitidii, ana is jqow progressing favourably^ ,^ Vl4 ; : ""fWe ""featTy*"'cannot nil' pujr column's" with corrections of alHhe blundters^inade b» the Ser.aldpX present, a,, specialty in the Yfast.. Ooas't management being a complete ignoring of facts, and a reckless insertion of un authenticated 'statements. 'But; an' article relative to the .money 'order" regulations in tp-day's issue of .our .contemporary,is apt to cause., much mischief, by leading! recipients ,pf riiQney orders astray;',' .;Tbe writer -gets out' \yith''ttie 6ias'SeVti6tt 'that'''rooney, are sent back unless claimed' within a month, and . ithon proceeds, to, , ,inveigh against the'regulation. ' By the most cursory 4nq,xurys he, would have learjied 7 that .money, orders Lm,ay be claimed, afr r ajrf,y ( ' timeSfrithinjj t&x. montji^ i ir loni,'f;ih:e date^pf' isSue,, i which'i"^; implei'iitaQiorMthe .transaction., of ordinary: business."' W^; would draw the Herrrtil'n attention '.'tff- ellipse .!$ of tb'e:Mphey. Order1 Eegulatiohs' bearing oii'" this" subject, which re^ds. as followaiT—"so. iPayment: of ft''Foreign- 'Order fl must be ' obtained before the end of the sixth "calendar month after that in which it was issued (for ' instance!' <if issued' in January, it ■ miisfc hn paid before the end of .July), otherwise the qrder becomes "lapsed." 'Any person pre senting an Order beyond the time for pay ment must bei furnished with a. copy1 of the' printed. rJintice headed ." Lapsed-Money Orders," alWl directed to; proceed ;iri accord ance1 the instruijtions'c'.ontaiiiecl therei^,'1! if th'ei,6rder<b6 not .payed . before;; tue. endot the twelfth' cdleridar month after that"ifl which it was issued '(fd^ius^ance,,^ issue'din,1 January not .paid befqr'e,the.,e.nd of ne,xt, January), the Order becomes '^'.void," and all ulaiiiv Will'bff lost."' • :ii'.' ;,■;';•, We have received a copy of the CJivrch Gazette ,for Octqber, which contains a larg.; amount bf! inweyting reading! The 'Bishop has received 30Z., contributed ; through thj Not (of which Miss Maclrenzie'is Kditor), to the Fund for the training of Maories for the ministry of' the 'Church ;'.alsoTth'rough the same Tnedinin ■■•&l'- (is i towards the (Jhurch BaiHitig Fiiud ':£%' Kawakaw,a,. aiul £1(> 4s i&i. the 'i^uii'jj-eiianc-e. of .Maori? miujsiiiei; .',' at; Mangakaiua. (■ r . ./ : The anniversary tea meeting will bo hold this evening hf-thi^ WeUoslcyistrOet Baptist Chapel, when addresses will bo delivered by the Masses 'Jtciii,; fturtierj MajpiiKolj1 and Jones, interspersed with appropriate selections of uinsi'Oi ■ '"i-< ", ■<''"■'■) i A work of merit is being carried out in Shortland Orescent. r Qoing down the hill 1 frolfi St. ;Fdnl's i (;h\irdh the pathway off th 6 lfjft-hund si»le!hftabeen -for 'it 'loitg 'time past overgjjmy;^ with (grass, undwoeds. „ [Yeg^fr, day a man'whs'put'on to root tliese up, and oloiir the path" of its' other excrescences. tVhen this is done, and the edge of tlie footpath properly fringed M itli flagging, a <grqatuimprq\vemeftt i'tt" the ap]jearaiK!ej of1 the 'Ttei&hbourhood will'be' effected. l It' is Jcertainly time that a numbor of our city I streets should look, less like country Lines ' than they do at present. In their picturesque 'wildncss of .asnect, these are alj very,, well in their placeP Wtr&ety \VItH: gfaaa g.'eVing in tlieui or'y look well in pictures of deserted cities such as(,,Jerusalem, ai? iNineveh in ruins. Tllbj Kuglydi-eleven abkj for two hundre/1 pouullts tb contd on to Kbw 4 Zealand' after having finished their tour in Australia. 'l'Uis W»B ( a,sm;i]lqr jthftn wjtf an^joipaJtedj ancli'tncre'is Iretw aonbt we snail aobn heSf of an nrrangement being come to for Mr W(;: ~(*,.■ iytumt and ' hitt ; .brother champion wielders of the bat and ball, ,to show their marvellous skill in Christ ctiuTch: iii!t ■'■ ■■■"■ fIhVAe HhV :>'■' u:i The opening meeting of the Pitt-street Young Men s VV'csleyati improvement Class was. walLatteujle^ laat-eyejiing, especially byj the ladies, wlio appear to take mucli interest' in the class. Tlie Rev Alexander Reid de h'vered the inaugural address in his eloquent and impassioned style. Other ministers of the deti<smiffiitt<nr-ftttendad~n.tid"tob"!rpftTtin~ the proceedings. jSkapfcsajhiit evening was ipent, and a well-ordered quarterly syllabus qf, essays and.subj.ectiSjOLdebate .announced^ j "ilrS. C. Browne, who takes a special intejf \ est in amusing aad instructing children, ex hibited, bi3 pleasing, . l^t uight to the children of "the" Presbyterian Xaobath echool, North Shore, theproceeds to be de vpted/t(l,ltlie §rxtjen,sion:of their ,library. | Mr; Browne explained views of Mont Blanc and the Holy Land in Iris peculiarly happy and acceptable mannpr.l MwWorthington, master bf the district school, assisted the exhibitor. tThe entertainment appealed to give much pleasUre i !to ! toel fisiiig) ifababiUaatTtf SfKtfidV [locality. laaffTis /'ffiju ; r i 'tyxej fo^bwi^gjetterdemands.rattentiqn :— , !"T vb'the iidiio^j^Sii-Vr^n^U^he^enquiry into the trjith.q/ falaehoodt^f. the, cha^g^^^ainst •Robert "Flood Tie suffered^ to", die out, and the man ( aJ4qw,ejdjtp .pa^s,s^ l mqnths / in H^^J.. tyXj an alleged crime,' whicbj.it is: pretty, clear he faeyer, ?■,. ■ ir^-jj Isrmi<;y was a love of drink/ and coh sequently:flref^.barH.fa Balliadr.ioharactelf); but he sh^qu}^ not pn^his .accpgn£ b^e. ccjnxpej.leil to uMergo a long t^rni of imprisonment for nn-offiEti!®' of wilicttWwas :ndt 'giMltf:'"l'"^- ---!Flood is but a very--poor man: hence it j pe£pM*--b.flrjWU&fc smlfefi; 'ihg lawift,;^ejay,,',,a-e irj main^wtithifai/the! prison -wfallsi and conskler ; the advanta^e'sCof'ft Sober lWe.^-I-am^&c., A." ! ' Wiliia'ta Conn:eif, v 6f tiobiirg-stMt1, M %ni ploye connected with the City Council, has feitiatiouciofficc aooheqiie/|()r a v iiarj[ej.am,qunt; Which he found thia ; iinoi;mng. The owner {jan hear of it by applying at the Star oflice.

\ ' Oiir r U:a,rnellf^iiei-b^i^gq.t present laid up | jwith 1 sitfMVf&, J'we a>e6n tsbmp&fed-to j place boys on that mnlara. few days. >Some j of our subscriber were disappoiutedflast jijght jn consequence of the change. They should look out for tVyjiWys. fo-alght, las the young scamps cannot be depended on to call. I A-WaninainediWliainl Kn6fc,' rwtfoXwis, kdmitte,d, tp tta, Prayincial, HospitaJ in Septembeli 3, '1372, in 'a State of ill-health, (which has respited inKSup.Jep^/W^nity, was Sbhia morning, upon the recommendations of iWhau Lunatic Aaylattti'tiPOA. Philips, Esq., presiding magistrate. j His .Wo/ship the Mayor, on appearing at the ~F\M§ (?(fflvp'faißit!^irtyiifa-MM tRS3Ms agreeable supriy'Ma't'tllißfe'^as "no busi uess.'(!Y Them,was : no^aYen,a drunkard wi£b™ uhwashed 7!acV Vaitifig1 to 1 Tbe5 ftuld^or Ei| ielad. in wretchedness, foK, 4 t(i,e,irecepHojsii.pi a jvetfbal.oMei^to U*lited)ioGrio<Joft»': r ° i?emo^W%^^l^ o£Aft Jfi^f *ss'■ a milkman 1».M«j»i«r t ior I ,fl».^fel^d^r,,,. tags of a red coSi^iiniiqUfiflti ; oic4h t a.!gjpejeß l igra§8<; ! slcle- MUniiid'.l hiUi/>:Lii\ '/F'-^i. i ! An adjOiirned'-.»fie>ing^pfj.(,tftefAVMj^iftn.(ic (Rifle Association is ;to*«heldi tbte evening" at the rooms, of the. I Yoi# liMetf» lOhfiSm;: lAssociation: Tj^p pHncip^^'i#s «4fiß'i 'meeting will ba-tiie consiiderationoof sendipg;. irepresentatives ib the coming intercolonial' prize-firing at °\' no ( s£awl<l TJ»Ai imQnth3> u ;.inspje«.tjL9n. i;c iQf ; . ; ;th.e,;f-Eigfi/ j Brigade and the- HoyaloGonipany ,wili- takeW i place atliheWH^mN^^riw The occasion has.,b_e ) en i) 9^Wfeii;fk^'^.pre^e I n, rj tation of the Mayor's cup to .the winner— Mr PartingijiSii/jjja itoaii9%ufa .11

BTYi&TiosKtt arone * s^moo aaAaa'JOHW

te^puld T^inct-^pivnu^n^rouq re^Sfs in around Onehunga that the Presbyterian Church soiree takes place on Thursday even ing. The Rev. Mr Hill, of tho Thames, so !fcn6"-Bffi*as a^SpeaWrfstti'd' pthej gan^Jemefi.W/ill deliyeriaddressepoii a- var?ety'6f'subjects! MadamV J Winter abd* PlteV_ : : . :^sntvr,73?iiih;.,.3t- , v ttamesl .- cjhpir^^wilL supply the musical,pprtiojti,,-aii,d|j i udgingfrom former tea meetings' nela in* the "same place, the J,adies of, the congregation will provide an , ext^a liberal- suppl^- of tea and its usual et; ceiteras. It is now some five years since the con gregation celebrated.,their, anniversary jnja similar manner, and deserve and overflowing house for the spirited way in,,,which the .pistor and people set themselves to improve the interior and exterior of their Church. /We certainly bespeak the favourable notice 6fj our readers to this tea meeting:

■The Eev. Dr John Lang," of Sydney, will 3 deliver his interesting^ lecture1 this evening - iri Ab. Andrew's church, on his Colonial ex- ■ fperiences. The proceeds, as previously no- ] ■■ijsicecl, will be given in aid of that useful | "institution, the Homo for Neglected and ! jppstitute Children. We have been requested s >.toj give insertionto/ihe following :>~r-" Sir. — j A-statement qf facts is being prepared which ; cninnot be ignored, the object, of which will b0 to show that the Church Missionaries or Dr LJuig caused the Wai''in New Zealand, Avith ,i,ts fearful surroundings and consequences of blood, and treasure' iexp'eh.ded^-an'l :ibout seventeen millions debt; The above is in tended •Jp giv&( D,r Jjan'g a.ohan'ce ;to' show * this evening that no blame can be attached tq him in the matter of the New Zealand .wkr..Ti^T 80Vx \ ) ■'- ~'M ,; :! 'i / ! "Jit was announced, at, the close of Dr. jifobbs' lecture last week' that ho would deli '■ver, in the-- oouree.'.of ; the , present week, a lecture on "The Beauties of Tobaccp ;" a •siibJflOt' which1 in' its 'historic 'an,d 'natural aspect^ arid' in connection with the human systom and social "and'domestic' life,"might 'be made intensely., interesting. , .We > regret thjerefore . to.:observe that'X)r. Hobbs hns aoandonerl'tne subject of Tobacco for the old orie of Health Reform, which''he" will, give toi-morrow : :icyepring .'.in. Edwardesrstraet' Chapel.■■■ We. iiope yet -to hear'the 'doctor's "opinion on the Virginian weed and the meerschaum. ~ & u"'i"~i ' '■■ !i1 M >l The circle of sjngers Wd musician?, know/i .iag Claires 'o<;leb',rated Magnet /Troupe ' will )f>v?e their first-class entertainment in the .Ojtahuhu Ball on Saturday, October 4th, which will consist of three parts—vocal, farcical, to conclude with dancing. We will )iu'ijr« p.-fotioutovlyl to.'thg prograK&mG hf al&uhsuqucnt issue. • - (The j)rocess q[i driving the iiilea ion which the foundations of tho new buildings adjoin ing tn'e Q.C.E. hotet'w-ire/toi'rest is con tinuing. : The? piles are ibpingidriven.to »■ -great depth. Several are already in position. . T Tiiu workmen are££n&£hfjnp|>rffonienccd by 7 e<HftftSS&«WHTxA xra.'j-/anaxAff v.v.m j Good,Temy}arism, ia. acquiring ,suph,,popu-. liirity throughout,the, colojiy.Uiat.tjie follow ing extract' from n, speech "delivered T>j' Mr Mackune at ,N«yv, Blj'moufch, / explaining the objects of of "the orilef-, will be'read with great ii/f&Ms-tt :-i-'< 'JPhe'lndopeiitlGhfeOfdir of Good Templars was not a new thing ; it was mercslya revision ofrili'fc (JldJTe'iriplars Society, but Uicy ditreji-jidf^om itheni iv one or .two important points. -Iliey had no half measures. If auy of them/joined the Society tiiey would have to" take a pledge to abstain froiu-.aUJ«toxioatii)g f jjejuors for ,]ifa, [Unless. iii tiiitrt: trf illnessr; snid even then it mu.se be prescribed by a duly qualified medical practi tioner. Sinter Brown could notf prescribe it for Sister Smith, .&.<:. Again, if ajbrofcher brqUc^, his pledge'tnieyi dfd not turn'him ont.v A 1 committee of, say eight, was formed, and they .sellout ivrfcii '&' deterruiiuitibn to' fetch him back again. They watch him night and day, ,and when he hypes ,his workshop ou Saturday niglit; With bis wagcs'i'n his pocket," they watch him, and just as lie is going to stop into1* public-house, lltctbti&v-' Simpson Rtumbles across him, and asks him if he is going homewards? ,Jf, Ije^ays ",yes," Brother Simpson- goes -with him,1 and If he mya '' no ; he. has to go to, marlcut. ijrst,", Brother Simpson goes Svith him ; and so tliey ' guard liirrt till atf last tlwy fetphjlum roun(\and get him to attend the lodge meetings again. Again, if a brother, 'through' illness, was ren di red unable to work, the matter was talked Qvijr. The. Treasurer was, asked what funds he^had, Wid he Tcoorts'so much. *^'WelS now, cannot we k'pUte 10s' dr' y.^s weekly to~ our siok'.br^He'r'l" '.'^{SiJ1 " I^'agreed ixpont,affijfy i» putju Receipt brthe above sum" weekly. 1 Nor was that a1!, for there wore no half measures. On Monday morh iji§ in walks brotlier Phillips with a'-preseni of vegetables, gfcowii'by himself in his own little garden. ■ (Applause.) Next day' Tues day, in walkß Sister Jenkins, who. belps the wife to cook the diujier,, and! washes the children-and.i :geta.:them: off to>school; ihus, u ,pnej ;l anpthQr lend a hand, until the brother is able to attend Lhe lodge meetings again. Eyerythini( in a Good Templar lodge, wak carried on with the 'utmost order. N|> member could ■ foe admittedlfinto the lodged |oom without- the :pass-w(!>rd.: No was all wed! |b spepi ni()r<i thaii twice rnpon the same" Wubject:'' There'were regular hours : or opening find closing the lodge. If the )i«iiness was iinished, say.half-an-hour before lilusing time, ij was j.oifcup^ed thiia :—The ' Worthy Chief Te'nxsarb!acl ajmimber of cards," ■vhich hat^.4jij[er^ni^py-!^Yo^B wi;ij;^ .upon , ihemy asjichj ras,y/ fX?&inperance,'" " Good Templarism,"&c. These cards hehands round 10 "membors. He then calls out, "GoodTem plarism." jjThen |hey wpuld see the^brother^ ?irid sisters lookjng.at thei f r,,oard^, and Sist* Fleet finds jihatj epip na^'it in,her possession. SheTfoJjttavithi' gpts,,Hp/.aJiA-' ibimders/aMray, |ipon\<sJb^d'lTam.plarisM!f6r three minutes; at • ;he end of th at time she takes hor seat amidst 11 round oTHppianse. Neii" comes" *BrotHcf" .iashful, on " IrieempeMiiaeU' 5! Ho i.'scs to iiirfset, but he might just as well have kept ■ iia T peaL. lor. he, cannptjUtter a .syllable., ,He^ i s4^pfe&ly cluMfounfered gale of his friends, , Brother Bash^" foU thjer^ ffifflMp three minutes |#SBTOWi. ! iw^ lyqiJL'^ay ;^ake your seath, CEkeyralli.ba»e'a heairty.ilsiughat iiitt^: lbafci 4t"fw#3'l noti tli&I fcl j^ering;i scoffing ab.puti; m !.•, a»» /JBw • -flwd miq, t < ithemsQlves, Come>^! brotkoTß»nd'Jsisters,-'' w^Jmustholp . i&gMjxx, on^.untiJi.a^ laaiiitbey.tp^n^ipi.. ga% ; i !pi,ibKc!i-speak^r;}i> adTOcatingvtiho tasidaenidt jniles round. ..The Good Templafi^witS'MQti'dr ihe gbbd'tney could' get^ but For tb"e,jgoo.di ■ ;hey could do. He had just-told-them they vere not a Benefit Society, and yet he might iay they were fa^Benefit,;? Society; for, Vherever they /niglit' trar^ they would md friends to "vreki'bm'e *meni, but who, :nstead of t^kii^a rth^mrjin'jiq a public louse, would conduct to their "homes, and ihence to their lor?ge-rooms. What mother )r father was there wTTdj on seeing their son ie^rn °J$ ip*^ *^ c Pi^s^ W-Pr^> which they, spew to Be si full m temptation, 'would n^t 'eel happy in saying, ' Well, we have alwJlys" set our c#Usre& SI gQqjJ OxainplQ andi thank 3od they are proof against that liquid fire- Irink.' Let them all join that Society, and tfiiy%baia°aMrddl^be^ble;to)saythbisa!me li [Mackune; I am a working man trying" to put jdown inbempirance. Tlijs will be my twenty first lodge which I have established in New v J.^oge before,Jong.^s3 it ■ thirty;"

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v 1 ~!,-»■■, , • i ,••:,: ■;■ ■ - weather WAi* moat unfavourable for the reception of the officers of the Atlante, ] at the .Northern Club to-day, but it did not ' prevent a considerable number of persons,, „ 'from gatnenng about the entrance' door ofthe Olab. At twelve; noon exactly the Admiral Barorf ' Roussain, 'the captain and first lieutenant atrived* in: a carriage,,-and«afc;onfie f - , led by Mr David ..Cruickehank, r vice-consul, made their way to the reception-room, where th^y were formally introduced by Hi^/ Wor--; -sliip,l^., A. Philips, Esq.,. ,the s Mayor,'jjo'the- j represefttatlves of the city,.wb.6 .hadi'.beeii; i waiting 'to receive thera.i ■ These gentlemen wei-e; Colonel ißalneavis. (Sheriff),; Messrs . ' Mdy.'^epu'ty Superintendent,'.Daidy,';P,rime,,.','; Grb'en, Luckie, Bro'die, Holdship, and . Brjgham. The admiral , and officers; ex-r pressed the pleasure they felt in meeting 1" thijise gentlemen' with that politeness .which is £ prime characteristic ofthe French'people. A few compliments' Were exchanged, which lasjbed, about five minutes, : :\ivhen, M tfre visitors retiraced their steps, took'their, seats;in tb'e carriage, and were driven to the Supreme Court'for the purpose of an. interview- [with | His Honor Sir Geo. A. Arney, Chief Justice^ We beg 'to1 call attention 'to' an a'dvertls'e-' mont which appears .in another column with reference to the coming Festival of the Auck land Diocesan Ch'dral Association.,,' By "os, it will be seen 'thaii',th.e tickets of < admission for the general public have been withdrawn, anfl jthat -a" new issue wi|l be made-. ;The ( Committee qi, the Association have felt.; obliged to pursue this coUrse from the fact thjtt the' very numerous applications have excluded many who might certainly have ex petted to have been present. The instructions issued to Messrs Upton and Co., and Mr. Hardwick, though carried out in _ their integrity, were not of acharacter to insure an' equitable distribution: of tickets ; and the musical ardour of a "number of indivi duals has,, it would appear, prompted, th,em to! apply for a number of place's, at" the Festival to which they must knbvv.they-are not entitled. When: it is remembered' that members'of seven churches at least have an| interest in' this , first, festival of its/ kind in - Auckland, our _ readers maj' at once conceive that the: committee are acting very' prudently in Cancelling ■ the tickets of admission already issued, which 'have been rushed by anybody and every bony, aud .putting the ultimate distribution of Itiie same in the haiids of the authorities of the churches which are essentially concerned in! the success of this first Church,Musica, Festival. ' /.,.,.,<,', P W*are'glattjto iearn that thefjne French, 'frigate Atalante^ will be■ • thrown open ; toI vißitorsevery'day between the hou'rS^'f• onijr; and .five, 'Saturdays excepted. • . -a,.:.i a The ' Auc^lahfi' 'Presbytery will' hoW an; evening sederunt at half-past seven o'clock toimwro.w, iii/»St: Androw's^Church, when, the rev. moderator will read a paper, and a discussion on the binderance* to the< Bpreai Df; thi: Gospel Will afterwatds take place, in which memberis of the: Presbyterian bbdy\ are invited to take part!.':....,i"j'i! v ~.;: ■<

Thtr*'< Octoroon ■■" was produced'to a good house last night at the Fnniie'oV.Wdhs, Theatre by Messrs. Collier and Co;'a thea trical baud.; The performance was nyeryr good oiic, end called forth loud expression^ of approval. • -The \nec& itself js highly sensational, .and came on with additional s[»ioe after- the-JiPavy matter gone in for; liitely. Mr. Collier played the prominent part of Salem SDudtler with a vigour that was well directed aud telling. Mr. M«Gowan, as Old Uncle Pete, was rendered in that

gentleman's usually piquant?, manner. Mrs. Walter, Hill,,as Zoe, was natural, and grace ful ; the other characters were in accord. A lar^e portion of the scenery provided is new,- and had a good effect. We believe the artist is Mr. Williams. . "j.i^u jw

The Wide Bay News relates that; the, bar- j maid system is "in full force on the Northern diggings. the flirting and: drink* ing are "interrupted by a little tragedy, a,s appears by .'.the following case. A.barmaid; named-Roso Byrnes wps found in her bedroom hanging from a strong tape. The annexed evidence^, given by her employer at JJie in : ,, quest tells the tale m a concise manner :r^- Pasquale Negro : I am proprietor of the North Star Hotel, 1 iknewthe 'deceased.; she wig in nvy employ. About three'o'clock in i the afternoon deceased and another girl went 'out of the house; I believe they, Went, to Pliiliips Hotel. , About four o'clock. deceased; cdmehome. Shfe was'then drunk.' She went to her. room and locked herself in. Abotit; six o'clock' t neirrt her call put for her key. She, gyps very noisy at the time • about 0 o'clock Hi 'asked one of the gipla to, go to. her room and see if anything was the matter'; I after wjards .found out that she was dead ; decreased had.ncit been 1 drinking lately*' ' The rerdiqfc aiob'rding'to put authority was ) ■" Asphyxia by '.string ulatipai while unapr tfye, fp fluence 'df;;. ajcohol.1' ..r,-., [i; ,-, >:v: eiraTKVO j A most,, reprebfjnsible , imposition,, ,was upon an unsuspdeting" yoiingl man 'by.some wretched practical jo,^er r in ,San Erahcisco, tecently, which was attended \yith, quite seri,ous,cojiseq[u.enc'es, The, victim^ of tKe'corispiracyV named: Miner, re" ceived a note through the p6sfc-6ffice*inViting . him to, call at a pertain -residence on Powell j>sireet; Where hjs^wp'uldJ.h^Te^the.pleasure of greeting a lady friend j list arrived from the !|astj. The youngman presented, himself at the hbura'ppbihted for1 the intervieW;arid' his sum^1 nkqtl?s' (^tt pi tW^dWefliWg'iridicatea w;as' ahavjrejrect'' by a stern,' old /gentleman' abruptly, inquired ttho purport of hi||iVißit.! I man instantly mentioned effat he' ch,ra6ftiir : t^e''^ppy6'6f l jtoe^^'i'.3^d^.f^e^' anrlwaß thereupon invited to step .in.-. r Hfti had no-sooner entered the hallway than his suspieiojis were excited ,by th,e master of jtliQ hjouse suddenly stepping, behind his Imclc ahd cutting ,'off., retreat .'.by locking the front ridc^or i 'an(l*;: ! p'lapuig i .the v keyp in T ,hi^ p'ockeii. Jfu'rtlier, formality o| eti ci'nette' ithani .an-' expression of: satisfaqtiQQi from the old man in- having captured his .VisitorVheaeiaM^aheayy walkingstiok^ andr cjommenced belaboiflriri^! hi'ra over the head faind^^slioulders.,, with'7"fearful . earnestness, 1 ajcconipanyina, ieftc li' blo^, vfith 'such.' 'e'pit'he'W' 'ajs ~.scoundrel," .."thief," etc. l^he_visitor_ the dismay pr.od,uqed by 'tjiia 'unusual "methpcl, of reception, and "defended himself'"'with suen I vigor that tjojih parties were severely "punished in the _ afti^y,Of^d) a'i.g'eiiel^l upro«r-^vas icr^atedi in' ' On'reMnin'g-hisliberfcyJl i^i!^ft^ :.^i,' tPW^° ,:t l^®" '&'■ i »doptinfe* i proper, me»sure*B fbr3e#res,9 (hiq Ipiept'.appai-ql ; iiomned"foriothe occasion -being shockingly, dilapidated,) and applied at "police head cluartew i t^'a:.wa; rraiit for Mkissailant. Be f bre brihgmg the matter to tlie publicity of open-investigation,, however, the parties cjamW'' W J' un'd6r'3tahding' 'of' jthe Jsfat6 6f aj^rs,'Avhjen'it appejvired; that thle genibleman reaidmg'.on' JPo.w.eltstreeV hacJual^fi.'ib! eW: the' recipient bfc Wa< > contjnunicatidh \ a through the post-office, , the purport of which was,' that' by' t''^etnainirig quietly at norne y on Ti;esp!ay, aftemoqji, Jbe would_be qovdk' co'girizarit hi biroiimstan<ie& important* fjor him to know in guarding flic honor of his name. Whether any ground,' really existed for the jealous suspicions thua aroused is a question that need not Jbe discussed, as redid liot in the Jsast/Ci^cern, the, .unfortunate yiatim!.of:tihe>eonspiraoy. (;she trouble.ihas;' been compromifeedi butl would .no!'doubt be1 iior'e1 satisfactorily''iidjusted J: i£. ( l|^; thereof cowld be dj/woyerecfc wiy -iiUhri > '.■••'' ,'.ou:\.u.!:> .;■'

Mr Stew^rt^d^&ancarrow> e parted^ goestoTiriTiri for the usual inspection of the lighthouse. The-second stbtey of the new Post-office has been commenced. The progress of the building has not appeared to be rapid lately, S may beting to. labour, which. ia now necessarily .bestowed xipon the internal arrangements.■_■*;» .. ™Theß?«ce Herald, in a recent wme gives fermsband-Judaism, and that has, be^n formally; admitted a member of that- the pathway at the. foot of JaS' I^ddet' [ in; Custom - Hoi^-stree derna'tids the attention of the authorities At prdsent it is in a state of quagmire k load pi | scoria thrown down would effectually 'remedy, the evil. ' -. '■ >•

REVELATIONS REGARDING THE SHIP BERAR.

No doubt our readers have been on the tip -toe 'of expectation in consequence of the annoiiricement' in oiir issue of Friday that certain revelations had come to light respect ing the treatment of the immigrants on board the ship Berar, to which we would give publicity. We have been very careful in instituting enquiries in order that no injustice^ might be done, and at the some time that any impropriety, if existing, should be brought to light, ao that the Government mdyliake such precautions as will secure the profie'r conduct of immigrant ships in future.. Our enquiries have resulted in proving that during the voyage a very great scandal, rightly or wrongly, existed on board with reference to the conduct of two girls, named Oripps and Nesbit+i, in their relations with, the doctor and an officer of the ship, ami the reports- were so , openly* -ex pressed 'by:'some 'of '.the passengers as ! realised ;in' buckets of,..','water.; being, thrown over one man and his wife. The matron denies in loto that any impropriety occurred on board, but says she coiild not be' made jinswerable for the conduct of the girls on Shore. -'.We ■may-say that the reports given .currency; , to, 3 alleging that the doctor liad ' left' the colony in consequence of monetary matters are, 'Boftfr;as*<we'can le&ni, without "foundation.; The particulars ot the scandal, omboard, as" 'iconfirffledby' many" of the passengers,, are "bis1 follow:—It appears that 'some few Hays afterjthe ship left London improprieties, yrere' suspected; by several of the, singly girls tp.. be .going .on between two. of itheir. . number and. certain responsible officers -of the ship. One 'night two girls named Cripps' and1 'Nesbitt were paiased from their bunks, and a ruse was ■ adbpteof'by some to discoW their where* •about-which is «aidtohaV«resulted in £hew irig tiat they had gone! where Ijb was not con{ sistant with strict morality they shpuld have ybeen. The talk which this disclosure gave rise ito: reached] the ears of, the commander, /who deraand,e4) the name rof ,€he author ofi .the^, scaodal, ,»ad -at.r.tilie'.siune time. :threatened him with divers pains and pahalJ ties'"tin'the arrival of tiitr ship'nn Auck land. No one dared to speak, and for a time, things went, on smoothly, a variety being' occasionally' imparted to the mono tony of the voyage by. a fesble reinon-" strance. oh the; part of the married peo ple at itho openly defiant manner in which thege "pi rIS were paraded on the poop. A regulation, which was strictly enforced, and which is not usual' on immigrant ships also gave great dissatisfaction. None of the. ,-jnarrifed people were allowed to go aft or to communicate : with; their daughters or relations among the single girls', nor were,,, the, girls allowed,, to go into the married compartment. The reason for this i prohibition, .was, generally received to be that the married people should ■hq kept.in the dark as much as passible,,as 'to what.was,going on. J Still^ales gbt about; and oil one Saturday, riight a mdii expressed his opinion pretty plainly that some of the ci'rls were no, .better thau they ought Jbp^be^ Next morniug this waa repeated' to the bap .tain, who at once sent for the man and asked ;him haw ho dared use such language. The man weflt'iori Sthe poop ifcnd stated that h^ had only said what was the g«noral opinion, yon board, and what he would say, AiaAitJ v His rKfer'was at this- time b»feide hiin;> Ai number of girls here ran forward, aid withl pails of slops; 'waiter,; &c, "drenched the, unfortunate man and his.wife, Mfjflg,/fiheni 'at 'the 'a'aine,time :'tM«y wMld, tejach them to call them bad names. Whether ■tl|is attack was organised by the captain aiidc < 49ctor/orJnP,t' ;.iB uncertain.;, It^show| e|er not disputed that the matron abetted' tieiass*dlt,if i she wasnot herself among, the .assailant*.' ;The: brother W ijh*> attacked; rrfan' lierfe icanie upon the scenej and inter fered, .but nisijinterrehtion was J den6un.ce.4, a^ mutiny by the captain and he-was put irito confinement. Subsequently, however, he w,as releari^d under pressoire from -the tEreats oj the passengers. After this explosion the objectidnabW ' beliaviorir F eontiniied. ' thfe ,ume sm before—in:: broad, jdaylight, be ifdrethe res^ofjthepassengers, thegirlsl^eing 'paraded on the poop in Moving cdnjunction. JBJron&lwhftt lure learn:the-amoroasißxhibifciona; 'dp not appear to haVa'exteiided to other than the girls we hare mentioned. TSiß,d9CtQr is said to haye, tried allure : . iflother,' young f ladyj,' but -got' * riund box on the/eats, frir;Ki3,paina. We j'hive an immense IcoTleptionfof/ other facts, ; which however we at• -present: withhold, sufficient having been-given to show the (n.ittfrWdf tlife sbaiidal oil board,, and its cause; "Slnc'e^-'the ' Jvessel vh«is befitt Jdischa;rgin»,) the. conduct of two of' the 'officers in visiting places^ of | amusement ,In com^ 'pfirly^/"with; immigrants has' given rise to niuclj, ''scivncl^l. ~yf& app'^d'^le'tteT^e Eaye. received .feroxn I ■ one , of; tlift V psissen'geirs» i: ', a 1 iriarried r'woman, wh©', i« '•> willing to cj>m"e |; i -forwjvrd.r li|: l ne.d6ssaTy; a'Hd'--!<wp;ar • t6' her "'s'tateineni;":—MSir.'^-Would' ~yow,' be no kind as to make'public in yourcTaluable journal the disgraceful proceedings 'that ofccurred.on byard the immigrant ship Berar~ x-w[hich' sailed -from the Eaift !Cndia Docks} Londo,i}, oft May 22.' ' THe Inimigrants oceu* •'pjied' three 'different' position's' in the ship— isjn^le' girls' the poop, married' couples and chilcTjrenVamidships, and. whglj)." young; ijiicn, fonward.i.l) The. single; girls .were exQluded fron)i!-»iiy intercoitm^whatever, even with tjieu^^arents, '|iut circuinstancea haye coihe to light' 'since'slibmng. that,anything but a good example has been set these single girls to lead them in the p,ath3'jof( virtue. There /flfaa not a single girl who did riot know of certain parties not occupying their proper ib^in!lcß,aVnigiit,"kn.d dpubtles^ the public can judgeVfor'themae^ proceedings of Some since thoyi:ha'Ve been «jihorie.t: Are ; Bot'tKe'immigratipiil Oommis^ •sio!^^ :res^pa^ißle!'Jfbr'.'''jKhe ljipking-'after of thes.4 Ifiingle. fenial^es uiiil' they,'jfili. a sitiiatlpn of ;some:kind? It /;can' be .shewn, that tjie,^' ;doct6r j deprived ' the infants of their allqw,a'pqe' " 8 ,pf preserved linilk,' ahi^ | gay^ thuuneornfloiir instiadi to,rear,a litter,of .ten pupß- %hich he bbasted -of making ■£25' out of in this town.—Yours, &c, A I^ovb'r W

CHORAL HALL POPULAR CONCERTS.

lnotheb of those popular Monday even' oncerts was given last night, and ojrinn ■s he enterprising Spirit of its'prcm^^fW"* racted nearly =six hundred persons iW«T Jhoral Half '■It *Nvas "a' pleasan? an* ratifying Bigkt,,t»,,.witness. thki» Mi j^. Ireds drawn forth to pass a couple of hvaT*** n listening to the eleVatingandhmnanian! . ;ounds of, music and song. How**"" Ufficult rn^he the necessary'Wad-straJS? lowever's'everethe batjtleof. life,ifc isbsi»i?*i, "ul to enjoy a social evening in thewefeto*^ )f beauty and; -fashipn ,and ~laughW>, iyes,, ~and> 'to"'•'feel ■'afteV .all ife is wort)i haying;. ■ Music. Hnquestionatlv •'■ jxercises a wondrous power for good, and-itsi"' influences are genial and mentally refrelhW:>*H Song is the simple voice of freedonj ajwi if times of the heart. The c'onceri'lasfc'sVl' must be accepted as 'a^avprrrafoie' answer to bhcs question, Are the people of,!Aucldaocf,a' n musical peoplel.2 and as a generous *«poiw 9 !'f to the promoters' musical appeal. The pro. aeedings commenced with ,that - overture*-from; " Fra-'CiaVolo,"'('Atbery'jL members of the Choral Society; and here may mention that the evenine'a' W*/>0 . it' '■ •' < ii.Vj.Ti. ... , Ja gramme . was slightly. altered from* "itfV original form. Thi^ , overture, , one, of, ~ sweetest bequests of the gening.: J,/ Auber, was commenced in sdft ;deHcitft '*-'" tones, and throughout :, was,;, ( exqeed/r " ingly well" renderedj some parts were ex- ' trebely delightful; each instrument having its distinct and audible p^rt in,,.thi^ master piece-of composition. The overture w&sk'. ' ceived in the most satisfactory. ,-&t&sltffisb Mrs Mitchell then came forward with the touching and pathetic ballad, " Weare,"^ the voice of a lonely heart, which Bhemmj with much, feeling and.- sweetness, Tji| " German War Song," ih.'coteplimenti'to^'.'i French naval officers present* wa» not p?gii;'j' which caused great tooieiQuj,,, man gentleman, who' literally roared put for tliis expression of his national prid*',. Tl^ "Stirrup Gup "j (baritone) was' sung Ijy^ ' gentleman "of this city,' {vJ^o klowij Hoy to /sing .;:with r'Wceptance ;j^^)' OTolpriety, but who was rather toft jjmrried inshisrventure;; toKgmOlfall 't&ts\p tb the song. The " Bohemian Gill" (Bilf«) was well played; the mellow, tpneitj of ■■$m,' flute were very effective and. pretty; tiie' closing 'pa^was very fine, but' as a piecis^JT musical coiripositidn it is inferior tbithatifrtj Auber. The pianoforte solo,,by a lady, from memory, evidenced intich skdl and tastel the lower .notes, were .brpughfip^t.witilvjclotf. ■ ness, and precisiop. The .',' Ocean,'^hefli*^"» nice .j.rfcallay., ' was ~ .prettjly"'. rende^, ''ssty -Mifis' Leaf. She has a commanding voice; and ih,cre{is«d' confidence 'ind^hu^i ■tice'/.wiJX\;i!s6ey^:^^ ". La Parißienne <' La^as.. BTOgV.^jr'^j gentleman, with musical accomprtn-ai '"ments, in a lively- manner,1 but he'^'tifjt! "'■ sufficiently energetic, otherwise it 1 was 'mag'" ''" with^1 appreciiative truthfalkess/'^Tfi]?','iyie; martial chorus by the band seemedtopmi||-,'t' the singer towards the closing stanza, snob* Jlnally receiTed a thrilling eticorev 'Thij'fig'"' Mowed by tne" ''Garland;"''e'W*; favourite songs of, the w^orld-famed §^1 ReeveS.,f .The,. word!s .pf, this siniMtfciiS^lfjV have a sweet poetic significance. Thesinger, ,Mr Wareham, apparently.had. no|; Ixequeutly,! .^appeared/before. large, audiences, and he Scarcely seemed at ease';' still^he poseesseg ,'a good Voice and kept excellent;tune.i; •He was too low with the lower notes ;-witk a little^ ixttfrit control anili.regtiation Q^^ia / voice, which'are pMsible, and Mr WINHR '■ will win laurels. As a young vocalist il'jlSSif ) very' well, ahd'gave in answer to an encore, the ypuns maß'p ; .song,. ■.*' All-for-, jLpTjj^o The march " PrinceiFrederick Charles" fol -1; lowed witli^eblat. ' ! After % brief'aaeWWthe: * very amusing operetta '' L. s Ad.," » mu^q»ji ilf X l'chara,de'in,oharacteri and.in $iTW;&titob))W)h?k ! perfoumedl, the intervening mnaic by & Jo«U««" . compdset; from ;.«' King ,;'AHibur^ ;" ■^hjB;;;: ; audience Tvas har-dly prepareot'for tafit capiuff '' -performance, in...which 'appeared -MettrtaO Harker and- Yates-and- Mrs jSjfitchellv- w»li^|i i their several characteristic sßng^. Mr Ha.rkei: ' i was eppeieially' successful in hip jdelyieatipßiij'i !of the ancieat Israelite, his costume and 1 singing^ Beiiig really'1 admirable. The pieco 4.wasr lively mrd'iriferestin'g tKrougnoiltn^'"" 'was immensely applaaile'd.lo'We forbear enr tering minutely into the plot and characters— of thiaTcharade, asit wjH possibh' be(introfrf" duced on another occasion by express de-i sire.<" /> We wUr.only>add?thatrtlaß ■cDncßrt/. was eminently successfuly Creditable tO ) ';lihe / prpnibtera" aii'd performers/a^d'happily Ap preciated ,by < the, decorous hundreaVi Mmt could listen without wearinessl to-tto»_*n- f pobling harmonies of music and song. tj7' li,

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(Front our, omi Correspondent;) m iNATIVE MEETING AT TE^ KUITI. ;; 7 r j THE KINGITES JFAyOUR PEACE. A (FROM OtTE OWK COJRItESPOXDENT.) '1 orfi te W^Mmutu 1-"'11 1 iThe native irieeting* at Te Kaiki^iovmw^^a The speeches were all favourable *o'P?f*iii jMoirders, leasing .of lands, isobstWibtion (a /Wads and telegraphs are. to cease. , J Another large i meetiii(i iw to be hela, W Mjaroh, when OtoiTbpeßrib will be invited. . ! Murderers were not permitted to speak a|. tlie jneetirig.' ">iU- »iOJ « ."'";' ■"■l;rt r rj^whiab,- Rewi; 'and a -large immber of ; |nkifVesi'aiiergo;iii'gl tb. KaWhjk' tpi^'ateh: aß^| {3 for the March meeting.

NGARUAWAHIA.

. jAt-the S.M. Gaw& yes Way, before W.|| N. Searancke, E.M::—Httfutara v. Vincent, \ £1 13s, .judgment,was, given ; ,|or plwntif I rHuberti'iV.i; 1 £6,' adjourned; Slater v. Thomas,' £3, N r Leary for dofen (flint, judgment for defeudant; Newell v. 'Wrn'orefi and wife^ information for' *buaiw 1 >ild defaihtftory language; and application fbr. sureties of the peace. Mr Leary for inform , ant, JkJjr. Hay jtos defendants. .: Mr Hay, aftef 1 se'v;er4y: y <»i^eniang-pii'^b.e ebnduct of W» | informant and'his' legal adviser^ in brmging?i ; the case into Courjb,; objected,:tq the (informa tion, and pointed out - that .the proper process was by way of complaint. Mr Leary wished" to amend. Mr, Hay stated thSt 'anjl informs tioiitoirsobniplaiht!might belMended.ibnmf would hottoeright to convert, an informati«| i > into aJcdlnplaiiit. The Court: ruled; _tM 'ob^jV jection jfatal,; and disinissea'the r cM |JM| ,Jull COSts. . ~.; "J.; f* ». -: '-' f "ri

TAURANGA.

iMr UaVgityille'nlbt the electbW : l^t nigßt?| aid "was veryl successful. ;' oi.i (#«Sl^ 1 j There was s a large Th^ meet ing was orderly, and a unanimous vote of con fidence was accorded, this being the only _ yote/6.f iopn^dence^tQ^a; candidate ..her? fP||' ft 6"'" "23 1-r.Vi ':'^., ■"'/', .^Wfff.»* !i'.^i 0

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