SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF ARRIVALS.

SU>"-SKT rwuewntag, 6.53 SUN-RISE; To morrow morning, 4.40 Hli_j h w AT.iSR : This evening, 10.31; to-morrow morning, 10.57

ARRIVALS.

Colonist, schooner, from Napier Merlin, schooner, Little, from Levuka

The schooner Herald hence arrived at the ■Fijis on the 10th inst.

The schooner Colonist from Napier arrived in harbour this morning, bringing 175 sheep, the same number shipped at Napier. The fine schooner Merlin arrived inharbour early this morning after a very poor passage from Fijis. Captain Little reports leaving Levuka on the night of the 10th inst. Had a good run for two days, thence calms and light winds. She was four days becalmed within 150 miles of the North Cape. We are indebted to Captain Little for files of Fiji papers. H.M. s.s. Pearl had not arrived when the Merlin sailed.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

f South British Insurance, 45s 455; National Insurance, 19s ; buyers, 18s (3d ; .'sellers, 19s fid. National Bnnk—-Buyers, 525. Bank of New Zealand, buyers, £16 10s. Bismarck—Sellers, 355. ' Moanatairi—Buyers, 50s ; sellers, 525. .. Black Angel, 265, 26s 6d, 27s ; sellers, 275. Crown Prince—Sellers, 20s. Caledonian, £13, £12 17s 6d ; buyers, £12 17s 6d ; sellers, £13 ss. Thames G.M.C.—SOs. !'"" '"".' Boyal Oak, 20s. ~ ' - .'.".V. . Cures—Sellers, 5s 6d. _ -:

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under :—

For Thames, this clay, at 6.30 p.m., and to-morrow ' at 9.30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. For.Coromandel to-morrow, at 12.30 p.m. For Samoa and Tonga, per Kenilworth, on Wednes . day, at noon •■; For Russell per Magellan Cloud to-morrow, at noon For Chatham Islands, per Ocean "Wave, on Wednes day next, at 4 p.m. For Taranaki, Wanganui, and Wcstport, per Go-ahead .. on Thursday next, at 3 p.m. Mails for Australia and Great Britain (via Melbourne), close at Bluff on Friday next, at 10 a.m. (Signed) 8. B. Riss. Chief Postmaster.

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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For'the wrong that needs resistance. For the future in the dlstanco,

And the good that we can do

The election which has recently taken place of a representative to the Provincial Council for the district of Bamarama is likely to result in litigation. In our other columns reference is made to subsidiary questions in connection with it, but We understand that on grounds hiuch more im portant th^n those therein referred to an effort will he made to upset the election of Mr Crispe. In expressing our Sympathy with such an effort We are not in any degree questiollinc; the fitness of that gentleman as a representative. From his experience character and ability there can be little doubt that he is calculated to make an efficient and useful member of Council. But there are so many questionable things about his return that if he is a man of fine feelings or sense of honour he ought to resign. We know nothing of Dr Corbett who bad the honour of conducting this election, but if he is not a fool, he .at least appears wholly unfit for the conduct of the duties entrusted to him, and unless he can plead imbecility wc trust that he will be made to bear the penalty of his misconduct. His permitting a candi date to be present and to over-awo electors within the booth by his presence was a wilful and deliberate contravention o the express terms of the statute; and his bearing on the occasion appears onty another illustration of that insolent and defiant Jack-in-office tyranny to which we have often referred as character istic of officialism •in rural district^ . these grounds of complaint—^fi^g o jp ncienilheVmaybetoexc;t^ ful regult Qf pugnance the ,£, suffici?9t to in . wrongdoings-would ' But the groUlU j s on validate the e\__ ollt t0 be taken by a writ which _ctyanio &re the exclusion from the

of .Qdl electoi's%hd hadavalid right to vote. that the electoral roll for the House of Representatvos is that which establishes the right to vote, and in the formation of these small rolls which are but copies';'no power or.authority.; was possessed of excluding any elector or depriving any one of the franchise. It appears also that a numberconsiderably greaterthan themajority gained by the successful candid ate are prepared to establish in the first place that their qualifi-

cations on which they based'their rights to vote are within the electorate of Bamarama ; that possessing such they are still enrolled in the roll of electors for the House of Repre sentatives ; that .they have done nothing to : diminish those qualifications ; that they had' intended recordiig. theirjvotesiorMr Harris; that [they tendered "lilidse votes and ;were refused■',;by the" (Returning . Officersl If isuch can ,be established, and ,we are crediMyoOinformed, that it can; thes seat must, ; be/..decjlared 'vacant',., and '. a''.'. ,new" I election ordered ; and seeing the irregularities i wilfully1 or sthpidly allowed; by Dr Corbett lin thel;polling booths a spirit ofriairness com- j pels us to hope that.this may be the result

jof the action about to. be taken,

! With-that lack-a-daisy' spirit for which bur'1 j i."/_>/:((. ,_. .'■- 'i!,.T '•;..-: ir.,..i :,:'.,;>■■ ■;_ !'< -.- n;.iT,[) !.__.(_-: ■ Auckland merchants are/distinguished in-rbhes I commercial world of New.2eaia.rid, the trade lof Poverty. Bay, :as well as that* of. Napier, is j drifting, away , t.o Wellington. Our. merchants isee this,1 and 'adiriit this, arid they':bpw,lis junto the decrees of fate. We observe that-Mr ' McMillan brought the matter upd'n our local 'Chamber pf Commerce at yesterday's meeting, jand received something very nearly akin to a"si|ubbinjg for'Ms'painsi :Ho very naturally jAnd reasonably, drew attention to the action | that has been taken by the General Govern ment on-Mr Sheehari's^resolu^ of; last j session anerit an .East : Coast, steamer/service 'for the North , Island. We can■ testify that • the distinct Understanding at '•'■ the ■time the- resolution '. was;. proposed and •carried was.'./' liat! ,it t",' 'sKbuid. '' connect ;all the East Coast^ort^Tvijfch Auckland as j well as ; Wellington/; 'ItWasJp'ropbsed by !an j Auckland, (member^- and' it wafl'thei reward to ' Auckland /members,.fpr e; rEayipg, supported J the ,W ( eßt,. ; Coast 7 steam,; service, fpr:~{6)tygp. | That any^'o'ne/^lho.uld *! question thip'biijy {proves tha,t influences have been-used by-the ! Gov eminent to -throw dust \\ in/ tho eyes of I ililj* i -■.. -'.'f ;-- (,l :it ill tl)t\e* '' • c j Auckland, while they go on with the work ■of aggrandising Wellington. We, learn that the service, has'been already ' established pn.the East, Coast of this North Island, but it is only between Wellington and Poverty Bay. Although originated therefore by an Anpklandmember,and grantecl by Southerns as a sop to Auckland, it is being worked by i the Government in a way; that ia worse to

Auckland than if, it had never been* started.,! And yet our Auckland merchants drop their hands by their sides and rest aontented. What are we to do with men of so meek and lowly spirit ? or what hope can we ever have of Auckland's advance when apathy—not simply culpable, but disgraceful —is so entirely characteristic. Every.dodgo and scheme that can be laid with any hope of success is freely availed of by Wellington, j which is always on the alert; and having centred in itself already all the steam coast ing trade of the colony is now bidding for that of Fiji and everyplace else. •• i What is the use of sending men to the Assembly to j struggle.for justice to the■ province when immediately oil anything being gained it is Allowed to slip through the fingers and be picked up by others that have their wits about them. After a severe and protracted struggle' a branch service connecting with the Suez line, via Manukau and Sydney, was wrung out of the Government. Who has ever heard anything more about it ? It may have been for short or for long time, but if it was worth the struggle made about.it in the Assembly it-was worth an effort to have the promise of Mr Vogel carried out. But while Auckland merchants are sleeping the Government are gradually yielding point after point to the ambitious little city in Cook's Straits, which by the formation of his "gigantic" newspaper organ, and by all possible concessions Mr Vogel seems now bent on confirming in the possession of commercial and political supremacy. There seems to be some Curse resting on this place that blights its energies. Our people run madly after every swiudle dangled by the Southerns before our eyes, while not a thought is given to opportunities that are, lying about in profusion among ourselves, The trade of Poverty Bay may not be very important at the present moment; but that district is destined yet to be second to none in New Zealand. We should iiot perhaps envy others a share of its trade, but seeing that it lies within our borders,, and that the Assembly authorised to us the means of regular coramunication,rit.is not too much to say that Auckland .should at least have some share in the East Coast'trade before it per manently and irrevocablj becomes connected with the commerce of tho South-

) We have been shown a fly-sheet, headed " The Revised Catechism for the Free and Independent I'akurangahs." It is an attack on Mr John Wallace, Mr Joseph May, Mr Clarke, Mr Gordon, and others, and it is without exception the most blackguard electioneering squib we have ever I read. *' is full of libel. It was offered to ÜB^^ fe . printed; but we deolined the'honojg it .-bears it has been printed-we knowvu ' Bay if no imprint. But we oan. a n lpantgonerally political animosity bee Pakuranga, Heaven las it appears to Zealand ! have pity on _fj _ .. >, .pq~- * \ji ■■ v * f ,-irl of tho political atmosphere ■In "thgpt had opportunity |o_r inclination we lying particularly' into' the question of' '.OS early closing movement. . But with reference to a statement, published by Mr IPearse, we have only to state that he dis tinctly rgaye his •pledggutp t thejed^to^Sjo&.the lie raid and.St A_\t thathe would closVat six, and the only'reservation was that''if any customer happened k> be in the shop, oppor tunity would be afforded "for completing the purchase, ..and; on his retirement •the "shop would be closed. We will refer to this again at greater length.!: t.u'i . _:.'>!;/)

~Yhe election and installation of officers of Masonic Lodge, St. Aridre\Vs, 418, I.C^'took place last night, when the following officers were elected :—E.W.N., M. Niccol ; S.W., E. B. Dickson; 1.W., W. C. Walker; Treasurer,;. T.. Ellison ; , Secretary, W. M. Commons'; S.D., J. Kitcher ; 1.G., L. J. Martin ; 1.G.,' Ri Barrett; Tyler, G. Payne ; Chaplain, Rev; D. Bruce. The installing master was' R.W.D.P.G.M. Beveridge. After the business of the Lodge an adjourn ment for refreshme'iitstook place, served up in host Macready's best style. ,The follow ing toasts wereMrunk'iii-*" Qiie'en and Craft," " Bro. Sir James EiMusioh','' "R.W. Master and .newly!in^aUed^offlcfers,.'', ;;'fP.M^.Bro. Anders.oni'_Y£,_Visjting Brethren;";..,;! a

i The Js«y of Plenty Times says:—"A gentleman, well known in the commercial world, impressed with the brilliant future he prophecies Ii 6KXSB e. IBay(Df Rlfeh'tyj 5 and>'es pecially for Tauran^aj,|,ha^ (authorised them to state that lie. is prepared forthwith to build a stea'riaei*; 'for, their t^ade than 'the ''fagifiß&x&lipr^ jHe is prepared-to invest six-thousand pounds Sn the "concern" provided that another two jthousand pounds can be raised in shares tamongst^ the settlers of this-district, as a su'KstftntiiL'gu^rante'e! that; the" steamer • will pecure public siipport.' The is an xious to obtain an earnest of support before giving the order to the "ship builders."

' Mri'Kirby will .address th'e r electoMWiCity West this evening in ,the .large, ?;qom of the [Young Men'is Christian "Association, Wel lesley-street

The new Temperance Hall,. j(late CongregatiobalßChapel) will be opened jthis{eveping<at hfdf^pasu, sjxiL>jT.e.a (WiU,be brovided, and afterwards , the, chair will be jtaken by Archibald'- Glarfc_, lJEsq. Speeches On the irnmediatersubjebt 6f'thVinWeting'will be delivered byjpinistersraad'friends of the cause,. and-mus^caL selection? will .be/ given by friends of JtW choir'/; V?The Temperance Society, we underhand, paid ,£3so, for,thp building -W *v *»M - *fou /, L foot tr A p I The pacific army of-drapers' assistants went pn parade last evening opposite , the estab lishments of Messrs'Pearce !and*Levy, scatter^ ing their primrose ,and violet missives to the people, but there was no disturbance. All the big drapers closed at the reasonable hour jof six, and the two tradesmen above-named but up their shutters, but left open their doors. Several police officers were on the alert with their but happily there was no occasion to use them. ,The r mridS'blew'freelyj 'clbu'ds ;6f dustAicca-'-' pionally rolled among the scattered watchers pnd passed through the open doors of the two balico-dealers. The_..banners were not ex hibited, but the hand-bills—" Don't shop after sjpf/lf.'-^flew.j.'about < in; rail directions. jWe were glad ;to hear several'ladies express a wish that tho early-closing association might be successful,-and-the success of the movement entirely depends upon the sister hood. J'lf lstdiesf would 'iriake'thcil-'purc&qes pefore six this great, reasonable, and just Struggle would be at* ari'erid, and the weary rest in a proper4ind"becommg manner. There ,isA no:; absolute ineaessitjnfortthodong pour system, and if the pnblio would make up,itßjnoipd'Ppoji(the, 'nudirespiyeato liberate assist!|nts, e^ar^-little ; draper and tailor would" act'in fayoiLi'f a snore gas bill. iWg-ljppe^fpr^the: sake/of alarge^ectipn/off •th.b people, for, the sake of morals, religion, and the elevation of the eorittriuhity at large, that every individual will resolve to provide i pood and clothing while "the sun shines, so j that a)l.may ; ejnjpy that,,,healthful re^eation ; b,nd rest, whicli jj*re. so necessary for,the fr.ee jand pleasurable action of both body !and mind.

To the Editor: Sir, —I am informed that 1 thero are a great many intelligent and think- I ihg gentlemen in Auckland who, to use the I words of Professor Huxley, think "that a doubting disposition is not a had one," and scepticism not a sin." In case their numbers would admit of it, I would suggest to them the , establi siring of periodical meetings, where they could enjoy an interchange of ideas and freely discussthe leadingtopies, social problems, &c., at present attracting attention. In connec tion with the above a considerable boon would be a small, well-selected library of the works of the great thinkers of the day, works many of which are not to be found in the Auckland libraries, and are so expensive as to be placed quite beyond the reach of men with small incomes. Societies of this kind llaVe been successfully established- in a | large number of towns both in England and America.—Yours, &c, J. K. A Pukekohe correspondent writes with reference to the Kama Rama Provincial election, and states that.Mr Crispe, one of the candidates, instead of appointing a scrutineer, not personally-interested in the election, acted as scrutineer on his own : behalf, and sat in the polling booth ali day. This coirrFe of procedure was allowed by the .Returning Officer, Dr Corbett. The num bers polled were : Chrispe, 71 ; Harris; 63, |ao that the other candidate is shewn Iby • the' result to have had nearly as many supporters as his opponent, and he lis not unnaturally led to believe that had not all the voters been brought directly under the influence of his rival within the polling booth, the number of votes recorded in his favour would have been greater. H« has therefor resolved to protest against the election as invalid. The 2nd clause of the "Peculation'of Electors Act, 1870," which jprovides for the appointment of scrutineers, says:—"Each candidates, or if he omit to do so, his proposer on his behalf shall be entitled to appoint in writing under his hand one person, not being a candidate, to be scrutineer." ' A great clearance of weeds, docks, and fennel has recently been effected in the im mediate locality of the District Court, and many legal obstructions have been lawfully removed. The Clerk of the Court affims that he is No mnre a lodge in some vast wilderness, That now he feels the breezes sweet on"" », A lid can look out upon the summer bp*» " * ■' And feci among tho freest of the nCe-. _ ? : Humours, probably v-f some foundation, have beei> -« circulation for the past few weeks *■'?" h,s . ™°r the Chief Justice Conl^eWU retiring on hjs pen sion and -~lnS. to England' at an early date -'I)eculation has been rife as to who w _.». oe his successor, the probabilities point ing to Mr Justice Johnstone as senior judge, unless the Attorney-General pressess his claims to the.best thing vacant (as Attorney- General's of&n do), and get the point, con ceded. In any case it is understood the Chief Justice would for the future reside at iWellington, one of the junior :jiidges being rosidentih Auckland, and taking the Northern Circuit Court. i ;.;,.. .- li, ..The Parnqll- electors win meet at the Parnell Hall to-night to hear the candidates lor the representation of that district in the Provincial Council. 1 4i I J. 1 LI "i .';,' ! It isr finally determined by' the Board of j Education to hold ;c 'the examination for Provincial scholarships at the office of the Board on Tuesday, the lGth instant. Acorrcspoh'dent calls our attention to' the dangerous state of a part of Cook-street where an earth-slip occurred some eight or ten -vveeks ago; tho earth continues to give way on each side,- and ero long, if not attended 'to,, some;, serious accident may occur. ' - —

' The lively and interesting drama, entitled "The Streets ,of London," with its very shifting pictures of metropolitan life, was very'successfully performed last night at the Prince of Wales Theatre, and consequently gave great satisfaction to all present. The funny farce of the "Irish Boy and Yankee Gal " which followed was vociferously re ceived, and brought tears and laughter. Messrs Quick and Co. announce their in tention" df starting a coachon Monday next from the Whau hotel, via Mount Albert to Auckland, at ra Very .reasonable 'fa&P <:Tlie boacb. will from the Whau at eight a.ip., and return tfiither from the UriibriT&ink* at five p.m. .. This will boa great copyeniencf to the inhabitants of those districts who iriajr have daily : business in (town.>o'.. - -;' i !~y, a.. ■.' ,;■ 1 In looking over the advertising columns of, the' EvENiNG'iSrAR "the reader must imag.iie' that, thoj !; pepple ot Auckland, are somewhat pareless in 'their habits, "or surely so muny losses would not. have to he.chronicl,ed. i _ We notice that one lady has lost her prunella boot near Durham-street ; another /lost' her favorite companion, her black communicative magpie, and is willing' to reward* 1 the finder pf th_e. dear chatterer if any one will restore, the ' beautiful "bird ; another lost' a "gold locket, : stone r/ in centre, .in or near, jthe Domairij and" would like to repossess the jewel; a respectable.firm, asks? fhe.j public, for three bank notes, value £300, which were lost or mislaid ; a gentleman dropped' pis new Panama hat" and "black necktie, and naturally, enough would .like, to see. them again'; another has lost' a cheque, which the finder .will be unable tp cash ; and, an honest, lady of Nelson-street has found a sum' of money which she desires to hand ovej_f,to_the owner ; and these are but a few of the daily losses^ sustained by flurlfollow sufl^rs. .T

I The last lecture of the 1 winter-series will be delivered on Friday evening at the pToung Men's Christian Association, by T. B. Gillies, Esq., on A? Our Laws, their AdminiS-" prators and Administration." V_ i Another troupe of minstrels will appear for the first time in 'Aifclciand to-morrow pvening, at the Prince of iWales ( ? Theatre, Under the management of; Mr John Hesford. The prbgraname;,'';a/most | interesting i one, promises. songsJ 'ipunl', /music,' new.features, fun, harriibhyj arid a /variety, .of scene. new troupe Isinamed" the , "(Pearl "Troupe," and from what we knbWbf the, n^mbefi we can state confidently tb^at these newiyrprgan ized ministtels.! wilt prove hy'thpiritalents a {duster of pearls. The r particuliars'Off to morrow's. , enter|fvinment: may^.'b'e^seeA ip another column'ofJjthis.journal.^j^,; ; , t _^_ The members of the Auckland.Harmonic Society will hold their promised!'' concert in ;he new Oddfellows' Hall, LbVne-stre'e¥, on ruesdayVnexft .'The'first part will consist of .elections -from the "-Messiah^' —and _the" ileqond part will embrace*a variety r pf glees,-, tfadrigals 1,1 and solos, including " the mucn idmired humming chorus. The -proceeds' vili be giveri llt6'the' Lkclies'* Benevolent 3ocie,ty T .,wd- -thV^Pome tfor r Destitute 3hiMre\£Z^!v« ><&U ~oijr l^teiSup^flntendeptf Mr<T. B, Gillies^ ias, *we "understand, taken' the'"chambers! lately occupied ; byj Mr. vDistric| Judge-Wes-' iop^inJShortiand street, ,wherp ( ihe>willLre:: commence to practice a| .barrister |o.rthwitb, j The Royal Exhjbil;io'ri! was/well attetided last evening^and^he/reduced^lpriiies Jbrpright jjogethera.laroe nipriber pf faces "who possibly were 'previously prevented fr6m sharing the Superior ,enjertainmept . nfpfedeoV- by, .Mr, Gbririay.* I' The ,exquisite' siwfftog .tfMjs and" Miss Gourlay'cbntributed ilSrgeiy"to (the in-: Merest otiha evening/; 7 ' oT!Wr£ :.-.-r o-iS-huiiW-itvi an/in . .--rwTAii-/, ;. •.. , J TA'j&Soi J..3;.;:_5;!_.-v.''.''. , -."".j, . y_7 .V

-The Eev. Dr. Maunsell and the Pev. C M. Nelson have been appointed to represent the Auckland diocese at the next general Synod to be held in Christchurch.

"One who strolls Around" writes con - plaining of the locking up of the Marlet closets, and the filthy state of the grouid outside. The Market Inspector should se to this.

The nomination of a member to serve ii the Provincial Council for this district c Wangarei took place on the 2lst inst. Sf Robert Douglas and Mr E. Eeyburn we? > proposed. The show of hands were in favr of the former by 28 to 11. A poll ws demanded which will be taken on the St December at Wangarei township, Wang#ei I Heads, and Maungakaramea. The pollin,of : Otamatea has been postponed until the^rd i December. The nomination for Port A)etfc j will take place on the 28th inst., and tlnpoll on the sth December.

The Bank of Australasia is about to *tab lish a branch at Hawke's Bay. The nomination for Auckland. City West takes place to-morrow. There are large number of candidates for the fivf seats, whose names have been already pulished^ and it is quite possible that a " darlhorse ;or two may be brought out at the law espe cially as the elections will soon be (er alto gether. The electors of City Westell have .plenty to choose from.

Mr J. H. Burn has been solicite to stand for City West. As will be seen by-dvertise ment in another column he has complied with the request.

An inquest was held this mormg at the Whau Lunatic Asylum, before L Goldsbro' (coroner) and a select jury (MiGrigg, fore man), on the body of Jane Claf, who died on Sunday last. The deceased'as admitted an inniate of the Asylum abot the middle |of January of the present ye), and "during the lastfew weeks she gradu?y declined in health until the period of h< death. The evidence of Dr. Aitken and t£ nursei shewed that deceased, who form<ly resided at Mahurangi, and whose hrband resides at the Kawau, had been surged with every necessary comfort agreeab to her-.condi tion. Dr. Aitken proved^hafc the woman had been subject to fits* paralysis, from the effects of which sb died. The jury returned a-verdict in acordance withithe medical testimony. : U

LATER FROM FIJI.

By the arrival ofj the; ferlin, from Levuka' we have later Fiji jtpers from which we make the following etract. —

AVREGK OF THjnARQtIE TCOTUMAH

On TJrarday'nig.b four of the men belong ing to "the bafqu Botumah arrived from Loma Loma biy a small cutter, bringing the intelligence ' tbe vessel's total loss at Vatoa Island, .'ho barque Rotumah, 282 ---tons, Robertso*. master and part owner, left Sydney i: July -last for a trading cruise " among? the South , Sea Islands." She sailed for Fiji on October 20, in com pany, with th< schooner Tafahaii,, which was bound for Sidney. The first part of the night of the fist was very dark,1 with a good trade wind blowing, and the, vessel doings shell. , Aboii ten o'clock the order was given We" bout s3ip," the barque then being near to reef, Jnt in attempting to come round the missel stays, and was carried by a very strong current on to the reef. One boat was lost, but the remaining one wasl cleared, and at <aylight on the 22nd the passengers antLcrev left the wreck. for Vatoa Island. On the 23rd the boat returned to the wreck and recovered the second boat'which had been vfoshed npbn the reef. The j crew also, saved vrhat things tbey coud, and that were of any use, but upon examining the vessd they found that she was a total wreck arid abandoned her as such. She has com pletely broken up. They then remained on the island until the 29th, on tha morn- inpof which the four men started in one of the beats for Lakeba, where they arrived in safety. Tie party left eleven of the ship's company oi Vatoa Island, including two ladies and a Btla boy, passengers through from Sydney. ?hey were all well. The ladies Mrs Rober ion, the; paptain's wife, and -a Mrs/Clarke. The vessel had a cargo ,cconsisting of about eighty tons' of copra,, twenty tuns of oil, a teyr. r.bales of fungus, aud three thousand cooariuta. She i was bound- to . Kadavu, '. jfvHehce^he was to-sail ior'-Sydriey. The Kotpmahr-vvas.iMU^d. , Early on Thursday morning- Hiß^Mi? schooner (Alacrity left* for Watoa IslaiicTiri order to' render what assist ance she could to the..castaways.— Fiji f^l-.X bnn ___ '___ - !.'- i' '\1 TaifT

CITY EAST ELECTION.

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L : tmad*>i_uThniix '!;,\7,'...',.";', ■Vr'.>''. ; i'':-''/:/'i: '.''>,':; The polling for City/East, one of the largest' and most aristocratic districts on the electoral roll of the provittce/tOok place to-day. There was not ;riiuch' excitement outwardly mani fested, but !ahme' of the'six candidates who ~, jweVp flittingltp^apdjf^p on the scene had an!, anxious jpnk abouttiiem} aaifithey, i.at all. ': Weritsj hadfla tdeep.iriterest in the event.' There was.af air compliment of cabs plastered1 j>verwith' placards inscribed .with, the. names of. candidates,._ and a request/added to. J?ote for Dajgayille,. Phillips, Lusk, Ellis, Hurst, or jTeesing, as the case might be. , Here and-theiip a rcanvasser (whose rpceupa* ti'on will s*oWbe gone) indulged, in a lit|le[ chaff with the' bystanders,' and this sort,of dialogue .might; be heard :. ','Are yijil going t0,,-vote I for .Keesihg, old man!" Not if I knows it, I'm not going to■< buy my beer on: _ Saturday,' and 'have it corked up till Sunday; thi a bottle,Jwheriit's not fit to drink—riot rf ' I know" it.'.'* Then, another would ask .George Staines, thY" Jpeople,B friend," howit'was he Was in. tho background,": to which George fvbuld-reply " Well, <,1 don't know B wont, jt be, out to-mpr f row for City West •*; but City jEist's /too 'aristocratic,, and it ain't" fair to oppose the old members." ' Th'eri Jthere would /be, sppe, reference,,to the complimen tary allusions .made .tosoinp pf the^iididates during the Supe'ririteridericy 'cbritest, and Jnany expression riitefeH..bL approval of, Mr DarSaville's^iitatements-that' he*-would rio^/su^ortJ-Mr^^Villiam^bn^. and/ 'f bury ; the hatjPpet"; Towards^nopri'the; weather,-^ i^hich had- looked like rain since early morn rig^J, more' _ threatening—-the rihja:blewij^fifcf^sgi.Uts,:Sendin| ua few hats pinning into the road fi bin off'the. heads of he -free and independent electors gathered a.fronJtL°f the polling place/;; and fears being* ntertamed that some.snburban"voters would! erhaps be d^ajned fro|fff coming into town, ,■& Everything fas very t -qmetljj pondpeted, , and{ altppugh ' manysguesses J wefcevhazarded asto the result was of course no accurate information (jo be-obtamed-of thp secrets lof the" ballot^ box. One solitai'y policeman' was stationed ri^^^ot-entrance-vof ''.the Mechanics',,ln stitute to preserve law and order, 'but'his services-were not required. A few extra pmts^f " fourpenny" were dispensed at the bar of the Auckland Hotel, but there'- was little ifamysdrunkenness, and the most eSL qhusiastic Good. Templar might have gazed 10 without having his feelings hurt; wi the tenderest point. "■ Amongst those who <Jame .upjtb vote was his: Honor the Superin tendent, who was cheered^as he passed up r <jhe.fsteps!frQm;hi9parriage_,-, It would -not; be' a Ve'ryiviol&xt'presumptioni perhaps, to say M ' :nolte«n«* Ave-.;,, jv_„ n „, ~. _ ~,, _ ,'fy -aaiaiJiHleiliioii: ___,-, ..... ■~., ~...,/. t/ 0 //,/. ;f .

for whom he voted. At all events the jbyj standers set it down for a fact that of the three votes Dargaville and Philips got two of them. About one o'clock there was a perceptible thinning in the numbers coming to the poll, which was probably on ac count of the free and independent electors having gone to dinner. In the afternoon the ! numbers augmented again, but the rain now came down rather heavily, and the inside of the hotel or the shelter of the Police Court portico were sought by the crowd. As the hour of closing the poll drew nearer the canvassers—most of whom are familiar faces who always crop up at election times and then subside into obscurity—seemed to double their exertions and button-holed everybody looking like an elector that came along with increased eagerness. One of our leading solicitors, very popular with the crowd on account of his advocacy of the "poor man and his Sunday beer," had evidently left his office to look after itself, or at all events to be at the mercy of his clerk, and thrown himself heart and soul into the day's proceedings. For whom* ; soever the learned gentleman was work ing he was indefatigable, and no doubt contributed to place his friends higher on the poll than they would have been with out his exertions. If there was but little apparent excitement there was a good deal of work done very quietly. Each candidate appeared to have plenty of friends, and it really seemed hard that the whole half dozen could not be duly elected..

THE RESULT.

The result was made known at 5.10 o'clock as follows :—

J. M. Dargaville 317 P. A. Philips 254 W.J. Hurst ... 251 [1 H. H. Lusk ... ... :.. 236 | .H.Ellis... ....:...,-... 177 H R. Kcesing ... ...-- ... 08

THE ELECTION AT ONEHUNGA.

[BY TELEGRAPH.]

ONEHUNGA;

This day,

' There "is some little excitement over the election; -r;-' i. " ":

Mr Crppp's express got capsized, and the owner badly -hurt. • .The, horse with part of the trap galloped down Queen-street, and some person's in the—crowd of electors narrowly escaped. .■>,". 'J '; ■ j ■

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

Op-, Home Jottings by our London

Correspondent.

> London, August 28. MR KINEALY'S SPEECH. , '

After a speech of twenty-one days, during which, the weariness and disgust of bench, bar, jury, and audience could hot be con-* cealedj Dr. Kinealy concluded his;' opening," address for the defence of the Ticnibprne^ claimant. So far the witnesses for the de-i fence have been people from the'neighbor hood of Wapping, who have sworn. that the defendant is not -Arthur Orton, but theirj evidence has not been given in;a satisfactory" manner, and Mr Hawkins has noi; been able to cross-examine properly in consequence of the defence not having supplied the prosecu tion with the heads of: evidence to be adduced. The Bench has therefore given Mr Hawkins permission to recall these witnesses as soon as he shall have had time for enquiry. Of course the defence say that they them selves were ignorant' of the nature of their own evidence, and so could riot supply it, but; every circumstance 01/tlns memorable trial hitherto hao gone to BhOW'that every* quibble has been taken advantage of by the. defence, and that there has been through-c out 1 a disposition to light '- it out on 'trivial! questions rather than On,the broad field of* honest fact. It is1 now more, thaty .ever be lieved in many quarters that' .the defendant is the tool of a strong „party, J arid ihhat this accounts for his callous and indifferent bear ing. There are many things warrant such a suspicion." ~— — — — (.w AUCKLAND PAPERS .IN LONDON- T" kIS'K'-'. ~.> __'U'.>'J. iit. ' i- Oil v »*w i I conclude that theiWellington correspon dent of the Times ha.s ! considered that under existing, circumstances "in "New Zealand thp bid proverb of" Least said/ soonest mqnded" would stand good, for he has refrained:from sending his usual budget of news. The; Times, moreover^ injeommon with the rest; of the i papers;; <has<"not 'given any: extracts' from New Zealand papers- received-by this mail, and in fact every-one seems to have shut his eyes to what .certainly cariribl/foe regarded as very pleasant intelligence. Great numbers of copies of the Auckland journals kre however .received and circulated inithis pountry, aridT nave been* glad td'iiotice Chat your* files t_*f« -latelyj come info tgeneral; favour as a J medium Of infbrihatioh; _\m kentlemandargely interested in New. Zealand mercantile matters told me the other day that he looked upon the Aucklarid Star as.the •Daily' Telegraph of New Zealand, and that the resemblance between the papers lay in their pos- \ sessingjthe. largest circulation and securing; the latest information. Ldou't^want to make| you blushi, but.iithink 'you '• ought ,to get & pat on thft back'occasionally/,and!that's.why I tell' you these things," Blink matters as they may,;therefore; people ] all-rknpwi about the threatening aspect of native matters, andl knijw ; of two instances <in which 7 i fairiilies intending to settle in Auckland 1 pro-; yirice have, determined on delaying"-a. few Souths, and in the meantime are talking of Le .Middle Island. One is the cas|j»;of a small tradesman,; the other- -that "of &* gentleman of .large capital with, a grown Up family, who "was contemplating cattle farming in the Waikato., valley. People are. r pretty generally -agreed .that, -, the' time has arrivedA'wnensthe Maori- should receive a startling _ lesson," and that the Governriient of the colony should not hesitate to strike a blow that.would be felt by every native in the country as final. The credit of the colony is good/ arid commercial men regard' her, future as/certain aincj. .glorious,; and j they regardjttheinative difficulty as a bugbear^whieh gotrid of-at any" ]|>rice. , It r is, simply intolerable^, they -'say, shat5 hat progress' should be' retarded by, this iatiyc.'elemerit,jarid they regard the, eircum-*' j stance that such a large body «f their fellow | subjects tamelyrto ; insult andjmurder • as'simply'incpmprehensihte/' Ah* t { ; l}ut,. Mr iEditof,if tKey knew as much, as-fyou .and .L triow1 about the -Native Office they would-' nejrei* think 'anything;, incomprehensible" any,; . more" as' long asi \ they " lived.' The' /question, however, is very seripusttfor you Northernl' Islanders because; people are beginriirig to,' Have a knowledge of colonial'geography,' arid/ they know that -the^Middle Island has the ]iull of you in the matter of native' affairs, and 5 they,consequently incline to, taking,up theiri aibpde, in ' a! laiict. where', the" sea . at. any I l rjati^ supplies a barrier 'betwPeri them and the. knife li of i the cannibal. It behoves the Government take' this matter | in» 'and;'; carry" it out to the bitter end. There must be rib parleying a,bi)nt it. The' Middle Island people know t|i pjr advantage well, and Will keep it if they^ean top.'.'- ' I^__ - /.!.'.;'\- : J. ":. t M>„WRKCK «F -ANEMICtRANT isHIP. ! An emigrant ship/ the' Dunmail. has lately heon wrecked on the bar of the Mersey/ 1 uppity with no lossoorf r life. She was an •"outward-bounder, and.in charge of a pilot.

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The result of the enquiry has shown that the occurrence was due chiefly to the bad weather, but that pilot, captain, and crewwere^_~~>» to blame, the latter especially being in %_t, j ordinary condition of outward-bound lately'-^'' shipped crews, namely within coo-eh of delirium tremens. The legal assessor of the- Board of Trade at Liverpool has decided that the captain's, responsibility does not cease when the pilot come on board, and that the master is not bound implicitly to follow the pilot's advice. In this case, as it was _mani. fested that there wonld not be sufficient water on the bar, he suspended the captain's certificate for three months. .LEADERS ON NEW ZEALAND IN THE " TIMES." I understood that the leaders on the pros perity of the colony of New Zealand, which have appeared from time to time until very lately in the columns of the Times, are from the peri of the husband of the authoress of those very clever and readaiiie hooks, " Station Life in New-Zealand," &c. .-->.• . Greenstone.1'

COURT OP PETTY SESSIONS.

j ..,_. . ' , This Day. (Before Joseph May, G. B. Owen, and Thos, . Cheeseman, Justices of the Peace.)

DRUNKENNESS. Solomon Smith, alias Hibernian Smith • Paul Jones, known as the Canadian; Patrick Nolan, and John Wilson were severally con victed of drunkenness and subjected to the usual fine or imprisonment.

FORGERY. Charles Ramsay was charged with forging an order and obtaining a sum of money thereon from.a person in Shortland, but as the pro secutor could not be found the case ,was. ad*' journed until to-morrow. >1 / ',■< ';■'■_ ,'■" , ''iiARCENY.'" ! Samuel Dickson and Robert Abbott,,\vere charged with stealing a purse, containing £4 15s, the property of John Williams, on the 24th inst/ "" ,'., ' 71" 'Tj ~~~~~~f. ~f~~~ t,__-..,'" I Dickson pleaded,not guilty, and Abbott" said that he found, the purse. " . i | John Williams, stated that he resided in Chancery lane; and}! the prisoners lodged next door. He had occasion to go out of the house for a'few minutes, when on return ing he missed .his s. purse, containing the money. He accused the prisoners of taking;' it, and offered to reward ; them if they would, restore his purse and the" money. , ; Constable Kinseßa proved to taking the prisoners into custody," when! Abbott con fessed that he had found the purse .and

handed it to Dickson, who thought; iti best to plant it for a time.;;-~He found the purse in ' the spot indicated by Abbott,.. parflffii covered over, with/dirt. ,_■.,. ,/: '' 7' 'M j John Gairible, labourer, of Chaneery-stree^" saw the purse in prisoners possession, but could not say whether ;they; had stolen it. : John Martin, general dealer, deposed'that Abbott.owed him a score, and.pjoniissd to pay hiri£inj^'few/day". ! The'prisonersTiad nothing to say-in their— defence. U. ¥1 Uit M U 'II -~> " X j The Bench' iteinarked that as*it wasnptr. clearly shewn that*prisoners, had stolen the' purse, .hut may/have, found^'.it/' still they! ■ knew who was the owner,^arid' should have returned it, the Bencfftfierefore would inflict •put a light punishmen,t, vo namely fourteen o^s\iraprisqnment7jwit^^ u \.*___ j otlJ foods -s5 oo a. assault^-y^ tygtsa. i dli _-:/._•*■ ! Edward.Lodge and Paul. Jones, 'and^Al.- 11 Gratton (on bail)", wereoharged witfcsjffi^uiti \ ing Constable^a^hyill while intheex'ecu^on of his duty on the evening of the 24thjnsfc JMr! Brohamr conducted - ithpjprose^tTon, and" Mr"Joy appeared for the defence; • ; John Walls deposed that he was;in Short- ' land-street about seven o'clock lait&vening, wVen there was a and the prisoners were very! drunk/ arid .were the , . cause of thp,'ro%." V., . ■ ..'■_.>.■ . '■'■■ ~:,'.' ,-Mftfg A Grattan was separately' Charged with assaulting the constable. J ■•■■'fit l^____ 'i ! Mr Joy submitted, that airi'.^|prmaia6ii should be laid iin the uyial. way, as Mr Grattan's case was wholly distinct^fromthe: other charges; and there was no evidenceto show that "Mr Grattan had aßsaulted_the_ police. .Herwould; ask" for the-written in .fprmdtion.'..:.. ° '~7.1, '"."" '■'% rC- ; I *Mr Brohana'.cbnsidered this ;-as taking up the time "of the-Court unnecessarily. '. "• j Mr Joy was of a different opinion,,.and thought that Mr Broharii^sKould not be al lowed toplay fast;arid'loose with the Court.-{; He would askthat the' case be remaiided " till to-morrow,-; in order that witriesses m'a y_ be. present who, would throw [a different light on the whole affair. ' \oa - '* j The case was-therefore remanded till to morrow, prisoners being admitted to bail.* " MICHAEL AND-MAGGIE FLXNN. i Jklichael'Flyrin'was again brought up on/a onarge of ill-using and threatening Jus 1 wife', 1 \jr_bereby*she went in fear of ..-nim.•-.,: i 'IA-i-ti'i •Prisoner-pleaded guilty. :»«;.* fcaaj _,fhs - j Margaret Flynn,,a very, respectable losfc| 3 ipg person; but; who was very" deaf, deposed 1 that for many months past she had been"" subjected tot the most savage tfeatmen| from her husband, who knocked- her about dayJ by 3day,1-used-dreadful language f tjowards. her, and. had. procured, a r penknife; * With" whicli-'he'-proinlsed'i'to—'close—her- . mortal cartel1?! Shir felt jrare that he intended ' tp murder;_het > ;his?§X!ery look and aot.mdi gated-his intentiori.fi UHSKHOIJ, ' ;•• : i The prißtMer (a^'/erPcious-looking being), maintained/a-. sullen• silence,rand the Court ordered him to find:tgoodi,securities,j him-. > self in: £50/ i and two 1 Others' in £25 each/ to ; keep, the. peace for six months towards his .■Wife and all her Majesty's.subjects." '.',/;' /<

NEGLECTED CHILDREN | George "Kejly wps charged with'neglecting ;i to' contribute Upward?-.thei,support. of,hi3 l_ three children, now.in the Newton Industrial. School, he being in a position to do so. • ; Constable. Clarke informed the Bench that defendant "was the husband of the' woman sElizabeth Kelly, who was acquitted at the last'sessioris of the* Supreme Court on the,"* charge of smothering ;the,-baby, Scudder, while, in a state Jot Intoxication. children were then placed in the. Industrial • 'and'the father he understood waspow? | ,in a'- "position -td 1 Contribute ° a "weekly ; 'allowance.;;.; ~; _n_j_&_v\Q) "!'•;' n; 'A '"'**" r | Defendant/stated that he was willhig to do all that; -he—aould-for his- children;;, f^Pf Was I'obliged1 to'leavd;-liis'',wife-on 'account 1 L of herdrprikeri habits % .but although she did^fr nbt-knpWiWhere/he was/lie used to send her/^ all, the money be could,iwhich,she spent »■*-'.• drink. Hejtvas now earning 4s a day as»'i;/ igpm 'digger; at[ Mpnganuii j but not regularly^T CHe:Could;<not pronp^erwithi.ceitaipty. mpre'.i. !jbhan*3s a«week./'. >-i/'--!a ja" ,hi'Ji ~,....■,,/. 1 j Thp;*;_Bepchp-ade/an' order;• accordingly^ J l, hfipirigthat prisorier would fed it bis dutf',/, f_send more if his.position should improve. Mi-Bi^hatajiriformed-the Bench that out -fourteen* 1 casWiwfiiere 1 orders had- baen_ made-{by t 4he ; .Court only-about three were, t !? g Tta^f}BlfiOt>,sJUifa tv >'~.i'i'' 5t j ; JUMP-JIM: GROW. •' lii ,_■!'-..*»:<'' *, Crow was charged with (.using-violent and abusive language towards Peter McArthur, on the 22nd inst., in Queen- street. »*i>—li£ll-i.A.\JAJi /,,'/<-• „

:Mr Joy 1 attended pri behalf of the defen dants ' »1 -t~ f" a. , 0 '

,Peter McArthur, a full-blown Scotchman?^? deposad that as.he was coming down Queen- street, T s| v* Saturday evening/ and when f near" 1 the Thistle hotel, he was met by defendant, who took hold of him. began to dance; Jim^Crow,n anditheu threatened ,to_ smash'him-ttp'-mto niesned turnips. He said

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