SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUN-SET: This «vonin|f, C.S SUN-RISE: To morrow mornJnf?, 5.33 HICVH WA.TJSR: Thte evening, 0.41 ; to-xnonow morning, 7.7

ARRIVALS. Hero, 3.5., Logan, from Sydney Flirt, brigantine, from bigantlne, from Lyltolton Queen schooner, from Paissell Maud, cutter, from Russell Dauntless, schooner, from Samoa Surprise, brig, from Lyttelton Comerang. p.s., from Napier via the Thames Pearl, schooner, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES For London : Countess of Kintore, ship, oarly For New Caledania: Prince Alfred, barque, Tuesday For Sydney & Melbourne : Hero, s.s., early

IMPORTS

Per Saucy Lass, from Napier —6^ tons whale oil, master ; 800 3acks maize, Lewis Bros. ; 9 sacks wheat, 110 hides, Ireland Bros.

Per brig Surprise, from Lyttelton—l7o bags flour, G. W. Binney ; 33 do potatoes, G. Sibhin ; 10 cases bacon. Barnett & Levy ; 4 do do, Osborne Bros; 19 Backs potatoes, order ; 18 sacks potatoes, R. Arthur k Son ; 140 gunniea potatoes, 122 sacks, order ; 29G do, G. "W. Owen ; 100 dodo, 50 do oats, 50 do potatoes, 50 do bran, 100 do oats, 370 bags flour, 160 do do, 1220 do potatoes, 2C4 do barley, 35 domalt, order.—G. W. Binney, agent. Per brigantine Flirt—looo sacks potatoes, 500saks wheat, order.—D. H McKenzie, agent. Per TJauntlass, from Samoa—GO tons cobra, 18 bales cotton, 18 bags do, 15 do do seed, 41 do maize, 22 pkgs general cargo, returned, ahippod out by Sea Gull.—L. D. Nathan and Co., agents.

EXPORTS

Per Phoebe, for Sydney—l case playing carda, J. Nathan and Co ; 4 cases clocks and jewellery, 1 case glassware, 1 case fancy goeds, Hartmann; 1 case natural history specimens, Dr. Hector ; 1 case effects, J. S. Cross, jun.

Thes.s. TaranaM took hor departure for the South to-day with the following pas sengers :—Saloon : Messrs Ghiloni, Miss Stadhart, Mr Benjamin, Mr and Mrs Clark, Mrlßitchie, MissSomerville, Messrs Dickson, Oakton, Roberts, Marshall, Kelly, Mr and Mrs Breen, Mrs Clark, Mr Clark, Messrs Hayman, Isaacs, Roberts, Redfern, Morton, and Lechner. Steerage : Messrs Bloom, Simmons, Moore, Watt, George, McDowell, Snell, Barnett, Street, Whiskin, Woods, Bloom, D. Sampson, 11. Rosa, J. Smith, Fairburn, .7. H. Muir, Richardson, J. Thom son, Mrs Corly, Mr and Mrs Spiers, Mr and Mrs Ramsay, Mr and Mrs Lowe, Messrs Bowden, Trevellyan, Keilly, Ramsay. The Phoebe left the Manukau for Sydney to-day, -with the following passengers :— Saloon : Captain Rowan, Major Rutherford, Mr and Mrs Earnete, Mr and Mrs Scar borough, Messrs W. Robinson, Lewis, Tod, W. Naughton, J. Moore, Howe, Hart man, and Simonds. Steerage: Mrs Mackay, Messrs Moller, Jowett, Urquhart, and

Harris

The ketch Whynot has entered outwards with a general cargo for Cabbage Bay. The following vessels entered inwards at the Customs to-day :—Golden Isle, schooner, from Rnsgell, with 116 tons coal; Whynot, ketch, from Cabbage Bay, with 20,000 feet timber; Hero, s.s., from Sydney'; Columbia, schooner, from Napier, with 49 bags corn, (5 bags fungus, and ballast; Swallow, schooner, from Whangaparapara with 44tons firewood; Saucy Laws from Napier via the Coast; cutter Maud, from Russell with, 44 tons of coal ; Tower Hill brig from Newcastle ; Surprise brig from Lyttelton, with cargo as per imports; Soa Gull schooner from Russell, with 117 tons of coal ; Cambria, schooner, from Wanganui. with 20 head of cattle ; Flirt, brigantine, from Lyttelton. The steamer Waikato" left the Manukau to-day for Waikato river with 21,000 feet timber, 5,000 shingles, 20 bags lime, 53 pipes, and 1 tank.

-The s.s. Hero, after another splendid run of five days from Sydney, arriyed in harbour shortly after two o'clock this morning with a large general cargo and sixty-three passen gers. The Hero ieft Sydney, and cleared the Heads at 5/80 p.m. on the 30th September. Passed the Three Kings at 3 a.m. on the sth instant, and arrived in harbour at'2.4o a.m. to-day. On the passage across the Hero experienced moderate southerly winds during the first two days ; then light variable winds and calms until midnight of the 4th, with a heavy confused swell from south-east. The wind then veered to the north, and lew a moderate gale, with thick heavy weather, fierce squalls, and » very high confused sea. Passen gers : From Melbourne —Mr and Mrs Edmonstone and 2 children, Mr and Mrs Ewen, Messrs J. Mawley, S. S. Dodgson, H. N. Hayles, John Young, R. Kirkwood, Pickett'A. Burgess, and 10 in the steerage. From Sydney—Mr and Mrs Harris and 2 children, Mrs Lawrie and child, Miss Martin, Miss Amphlett, Messrs Ireland, W. H. Blow, Thomas Nicol, G. Boberts, .7. Fulton, J. Fulton, junr., Goertz and Master Goerfcz, John Tweddle, Captain D. Hepelton, Capt. Higgins, Mrs Treatt and child, and 20 in the steerage. The schooner Dauntless, Capt. Miller, arrived in harbour between seven and eight o'clock this morning from Samoa, which port she left on the 13th ultimo. She brings • cargo of Island produce as per imports, and the following passengers: Mr J. C. Williams, H.M. Codsul for Navigators' Islands, and son with servant; Messrs A. Pratt and S. Cnmmings. We are indebted to Capt. Miller for the following report of the voyage ; and to Mr J. C. Williams for the account of affairs at the Islands given in another column. Left Samoa on the 13th September, the wind west and very fresh, increasing to severe gales, which lasted the whole passage. Passed a whale ahip on the 19ih off Minerva Shoals. Sighted East Cape on the 30th, wind blowing a heavy gale from the west. Hove to for 48 hours under the lea of the Cape. La3t night fell in with very heavy sea and squalls after making Cape Colville., Arrived as above. The Dauntless comes consigned to Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co.

The ships Pontenaye and Berar were forced to put back yesterday, owing to the strong northerly gale aud head sea outside. They were at anchor last night inside Tiri Tiri.

NEWCASTLE.

Arrived—September ;i9, Southern Belle, from Auckland ; September 27, Rita, brig, from Auckland.

Sailed—September 29, Albion, brig, for Auckland, with 380 tons coal, 10 tons coke, 2 pieces timber.

SYDNEY.

Arrived—September 27, Alice Cameron, from' Auckland ; September 29th, Hercules, schooner, from Kaipara.

MELBOURNE. Arrived : Sept. 24—Elderslie, from Hoki anga.

COMMERCIAL.

Melbourne. -A telegram of the 26th says : —There is great excitement in regard to brandies. A telegram from Charentr gives Hennessy's at Bs., 'h advance for case. Hen nessy's sold here at 9s'^ Martell's, of 18G9. at 9s (3d; Central, Gs Gd ; Otards, 7s 7d to 8s 3d, and rising ; 3000 cases Hennessy's, 28s 9d to 29s 6d. Cornsacks, 12s 4^d. "There is an advance of Gd on bottled stout. A telegram of the 29th reports :—Martell's 1869 brandy, 10s ; large sales of Hennessy's at 9s 3d to 9s 6d; Ofcard's, 7s 9d; Jules Robin, 7s Gd. Stout, 3d to Gd per bottle dearer. A private London telegram states that Kent hops sold at £9. Breadstuff's are heavy.

SYDNEY. —The Sydney Morning Herald of the 30th tilt, reports :—The excitement about brandy was the principal feature in the import market to-day. The value of Hennessey's pale has been enhanced by purchasers on Melbourne account at 9s for hogsheads and quarters. Case changed hands this morning at 30s, and 32s was required late) in the day. Martell's case is held at 57s Gd. Bulk ale i 3 in moderate demand, and prices hardening. Inquiry has set in for bulk stout, and several parcels to arrive have changed hands at full prices. The flour market remains very steady ; bakers' lots were quitted to-day at £10 to £1G 10s. Sucrars were quiet pending sale of the Margaret Falconer's cargo.

Adelaide.—A telegram of the 29th quotes :—Wheat, Gs 7d, scarce. Flour is firm at £14 5s to £15. The harvest prospects are good.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE. AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close a.s Under :—

For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at

10:30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, on Wednesday, at 12.30 p.m. Foj "Wanganui. per Go-ahead, 10-rnorrow, at 9 a.m For Norfolk Island, per Prince Alfred, to-morrow,

at!) a. m. For Whitianga, fairua, Tauranga, and Opotilti, per

Southern Cross, to-morrow, at !! p.m. For Wangarci, *c, per Cambria, to-morrow, at 4p.m. For Oisborne, per Comeranjr, on Wednesday, at 1 p.m. For Russell, per Rowena, on Wednesday, at 13 p.m. Por the Australian Colonies, per s.s. Her-), on Thurs day, at 1p m. For money orders and registered letters, at noon.

(Signed) S. B. Bthn. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Houston.—On October 4, at Otara School-house, Mrs R. M. Houtton of a son.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

A large number of letters are unavoidably held over. St. Andrew's.—Your letter is of too per sonal a nature for insertion.

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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance,

And the KQPd that we can do

We regret that pressure on our space with mail news has compelled us to hold over Mr Beetham's explanation until to-morrow.

We have been requested to draw attention to the announcement in another column, convening a public meeting for Wednesday evening next, in the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association, for the purpose of discussing Dr. Lang's strictures on mission ary land purchases. The night of meeting has been postponed from Tuesday, as at first announced, to Wednesday, in order to give Dr. Lang au opportunity for attending. As he is announced to lecture at the Thames to night he would probably not have been able to reach town in time to avail himself of the invitation to meet his opponents on Tuesday night.

We have received a letter from Mr Benja min E. Turner. We have looked at it straight, and tried it upside down; have scanned it sideways, and viewed it near and from afar, but we can make nothing of it. If our correspondent will kindly have it translated into English we shall be happy to give it due consideration Mr Turner also en closes a long letter which appeared some time ago in a contemporary, endeavouring to prove that he was the first Governor of New New Zealand. This is, no doubt, highly gratifying to Mr Turner, but we very much doubt whether it will afford equal satisfac tion to his fellow-colonists.

A public meeting for explaining the prin ciples of Good Templarism, and instituting a lodge, will be held in All Saints' School* room, Ponsonby road, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at half-past seven.

AJtea meeting in connection with th«Union street Wesleyan Sunday School will be held this evening, at half-past six. JRev. Alexan der Reid and other ministers and friends will deliver anniversary addresses on the occasion. A pleasant evening may bo anticipated.

One of the most valuable importations in the Wciy of horse .flesh ever introduced into this colony was landed this morning from the Hero. The animal — a well-known Clydesdale stallion, Campsic 3rd—has been purchased by Mr Kirkwood for a large sum (on dit £800) from Mr William McCulloch, by whom it was rocently imported from Eng land. The fame of this wonderful horso is something extraordinary. He is over 17 hands high, with a jet black glossy coat, and for symmetry and excellence of his points is, we are inclined to believe, unequalled in the colony. The enterprise of Mr Kirkwood in purchasing at such a price an animal capable of getting draught stock of the best description is much to be com mended.

Neil Beaton, late captain of the schooner Florence, and who awaits his trial at the present criminal sittings, escaped yesterday afternoon from Mount Eden gaol. Beaton was committed on charges of barratry while on a voyage from Dunedin to Auckland, and as Warder Peacock was handing in his even ing meal Beaton sprang forward and rushed oat, and in a few minutes was struggling for freedom over the scoria blocks that surround the prison. Peacock at once gave the alarm, and information was immediately conveyed to the police. Constable Bullen and Detec tive Jeffrey were soon mounted and in hot pursuit of the fugitive; other constables followed, and began to scour . the localities. In the meantime the pri soner had been hunted down by Chief Warder O'Brien, and Warder Mooney, and conducted back to his old (garters. Much credit is due to the several oilicers for the activity they displayed immediately upon re ceiving intelligence of Neil Beaton's escape. The prisoner will be tried for the offences against him during the present week.

A great deal of excitement was created yesterday morning in the neighbourhood of Freeman's Bay by the appearance of the Volunteers of the Naval Brigade, headed by their splendid band. They started at ten o'clock from the Market-place, and msrehed up Viot'iria-street, through Freemans' Hay and up College-hill, to AH Saints' Church. The selections were of the liveliest character. The. Hobson Company, with their very efficient band, marched in splendid order from the Catholic Institute to St. Patrick's Cathedral, playing the " Marscllaise " on their way to church, and " Molly Darling " on their return. The morning being iiue the young soldiers had a good opportunity of displayingthoir uniform ;iud musical talents, although some, persons were of opinion that "these military exhibitions are very well on a holiday, but scarcely consistent with the sacred character of the day."

The foundation of the projected Dedwood public hall is laid by JPonsonby road. The hull will thus occupy a commanding position, and be central for the inhabitants of the district. We understand that a bazaar is contemplated in aid of the institute, but the time and place are not decided upon.

The newly-formed navigation claws will be commenced this evening at the Mechanics' Institute, under the control of Captain Wil liams.

The nautical drama, entitled, the " Ship on Fire ; or, the Dumb Girl of Palermo," w:\s successfully represented at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Saturday evening, but the audience was not qxiite so numerous as on prior occasions. The play was well put upon the stage, was full of striking incident and adventure, and the various actors were fully up to the mark. To-night the sensa tional drama of the " Bells " will be intro duced for the first time in Auckland, and which cannot fail to be a success.

No. 3 Company Rifle Club competed on Saturday afternoon for the Ladies' Prize, one g: yen by a friend of the Club, and a number of money prizes. The ranges fired at were 200 yards, standing, at 8-inch bulls-eyes, 400, 500 ftn.l (JOO yards, any position, 5 shots at each distance. As will be seen from the scores appended member Stone again carried off' the first prize : —Stone, 03 ; Grace, 18 points allowed, 52 ; Soall, 52 ; Reid, 50 ; Board man, 52 ; Thorne, 50; Tierncy, 8 points allowed, 52 ; Gome, s;}.

The fourth monthly meeting of the Auck land Institute will bo held this eveuing in the Museum Buildings, athalf-paat seven, when two papers will be read—the first by J. C. Firth, Esq., " On an Economical Method of Felting Steam Boilers ;" and the second by the Secretary (Mr T. Kirk, F.L.S.), "On the Reclamation of Land Wastes." Ladies are invited to the meeting.

members of the Auckland Rowing Club were busying themselves in making preparation for the Brighton season. On Saturday afternoon signs of life were visible on the waters of the Waitemata—a four-oared gig wa3 floating, duly manned by a sturdy crew, up and down the harbour.

A meeting of the friends of temperance will be held this evening in the Newton Congregational scbool-room at seven o'clock, when addresses, recitations, and musical selections will be given by Messrs Spragg, Webster, Smith, and other friends of the cause.

We notice amongst the pasaeagers by the Hero the names of Mr and Mrs Ewen, who will be cordially welcomed back by their many friends.

The Choral Society will perform the ora torio " Elijah" in the Choral Hull to-morrow night, when it is expected that Admiral lioussain and the officers of the French man of-war Atalante will be present. The second part of the programme will be of a miscel laneous character. Great pains have been takeninpreparing forthis performance, which will doubtless be of a high class.

NEWS FROM SAMOA.

DISCOVERY OF GOLD AT THE ISLANDS

Accounts from Samoa which have reached us this morning by the Dauntless report things very quiet at the Islands. The prin cipal topic of conversation is the visit of Colonel Steinberger, the United States Special Commissioner, who arrived some time back, and was up to latest dates still engaged in interviewing the native chiefs and sounding the wishes and feelings of the people on the subject of the recedt applica tion for the protection of the states. He has had two interviews with the principal chiefs—Upolu, Manono, and Savaii They made him a present of an| orator's fly-flap and staff. This was in conrirmation of their wish, which is more for protection than an nexation. The Commissioner has made a cir cuit of the island in his' schponer Fanny. Before the interviews he had been to Pango pango, in the Island of Tutuila, ceded to the American Government by the chief Maunga. Colonel Steinberger is now on the point of starting for America, having given the natives every reason to believe their wishes would be granted. Peace has been restored, and laws are being formed. Some of these have just been submitted to Mr Williams and the other consuls for their approval, and to receive any sugges tions of improvement. Some excitement was caused the day before the leaving of the Dauntless by a report that gold had been discovered in a gully at the back of the port, about three miles from the beach. It appears

that an engineer with two white men went to the place in question for the purpose of testing the quality of the soil as gold produc ing They broke down several pieces of quartz, and according to their tale the show of gold is very plentiful. They brought home several specimens, some of which Mr Williams has brought to town for the pur pose of testing them. The result of the analysis will be made known to-morrow. Alluvial diggings are also said to exist in the Islands. At the time of the Dauntless leaving the Lunalino, ship, 700 tons, from California, via Sandwich Islands, was discharging cargo for Messrs Goddefroy & Sons, of Hamburg. The Csesar Goddefroy, iron ship, about 1000 tons, was taking in Cobra for Hamburg, as was the La Rochelle, ship, 800 tons. The brig Leonora, Capt. Id ayes, is refitting for another cruise among the islands. The Otto and Antonio, ship from Norway, is taking in her cargo of guano, which she landed here before going to Sydney for repairs. She is bound for Cork, and was to sail a^iout the 20th ult. The missionary barque John Williams was com ing into port as the Dauntless left.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT NEW MARKET.

Intelligence was brought into town at noon to-day that Mr Thornton, landlord of the Royal George Hotel at Newmarket, had attempted suicide by cutting his throat. The police have sent out to make enquiries. We hear that the rash act was committed by Mr Thornton in the kitchen of his house, about 12 o'clock to-day, with a carving knife. Mr McNeil, baker, heard cries from the road, and ran to the Royal George hotel from which the sounds appeared to come. In the kitchen on his face lay Mr Thornton with a deep wound in his throat, and the carving knife lying close beside him, covered with blood. Blood was plashed over the floor of the rtom. Three persons were already pre sent when Mr Neil arrived on the scene' Without loss of time this gentleman rode into town and communicated the intelligence to the police and to Messrs Whitson and Sons, the landlords of the house. Tho injured man has been taken to the hospital, and is being attended by Dr Philson. Mr Thornton is said to have been drinking heavily the last few days. He is in groat danger. Arrangements were in progress for his giving up his business.

THE PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE

The Colonial Secretary of N.S.W., Mr Parkes, received a telegraphic despatch on Sept. 29 from the Hon. Julius Vogel in forming the (iovernment of this colony that tho New Zealand Government has confirmed the agreement modu by Mr Samuel and Mr Russell in London, by which the two colonies join on equal terms in the Pacific Mail Contract. The negotiations with New Zealand have nccccssarily delayed proceedings in London during the past month ; but every effort w.'ll now be made to expedite the building of the new ships. We understand that such arrange ments have been completed by our ewn Government as will meet the wants of the colony on the expiration of the present con tract. The first mail ship of tho intorim service is expected to leave Sydney on the lGth December for Fiji, Honolulu, and, San Francisco. —'Sydney Morning Herald, Septem ber 30.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

GRAHAMSTOWN,

This day

The Caledonian crushed during the fort night 2D7 tons for S3oz., and is yetting a few more colours of gold in the chamber, No. •I winze, against hanging wall. The Morning Star Tribute crashed 15 tons for 270z.

At the Police Court Eliza Fitzgerald, an old offender, was sentenced to aix months for petty larceny.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS

[Pen Anglo-Australian Telegraph Company.]

BLUFF.

This day

The Tararua left Melbourne on the 30th at one p.m., and arrived at Bluff at seven p.m. on the sth, with twenty-three saloon and thirty steerage passengers, and 340 tons of cargo, forty rams, and two horses for all ports. She sails for Dunedin at four p.m.

A strong easterly gale is blowing,

DUNEDIN.

Thia day.

The cricketers decided by a largo majority to play Auckland and Canterbury at Dunedin. Messrs Kincaid, McQueen and Co., have finished a thirty-five ton steamer for Napier. The vessel was launched to-day.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

DRUNKENNESS,

Eight males were charged this morning with this offence. Four forfeited their bail, and four were fined 10s each.

KATK itt'PHERSON.

This unfortunate person, who has acquired by her vicious habits an unenviable notoriety, was brought up for about the thirtieth time this morning on a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct in Queen-street. Prisoner pleaded guilty. His Worship regretted to see the prisoner again in such a position, and that her im prisonment had had no beneficial effect upon her conduct. She must be fined lQs and costs or return to prison. - LARCEHY. John Johnston was charged with stealing the sum of £2 lGs. from "William Sullivan, on board the schooner Bella Brandon, last evon-

ing. On tho application of Mr Broham the case was remanded till Friday.

THB GIRL MACDONALD,

The girl Catherine Maedonald was charged some time ago with being destitute, and who would the* have been committed to the In dustrial iSchool for Neglected Children, but Mr Cuoksey, music-seller, came forward and said he would tako the child into his house, and be a father to her, as he had faith in the child, and believed the mother was.not so bad as she waa represented to be. His Wor ship, therefore, allowed Mr Cucksey to take the girl into his service, but it appeared tkree days after Mr Cucksey altered his mind, and sent the girl home to her mother. The girl was again charged with being neglected.

Mr Joy appeared for the defendant, in structed by the mother of the child, and stated thai the girl was in the employment of Mr George Cruickshank, farmer, who brought her into town on Saturday, allowing her half-an-hour with her mother, but unfor tunately for the girl she was seen by Detec tive Jeffrey, who took her into custody.

Detective Jeffrey, on being called, deposed that the mother kept a house of ill fame in Eutland-strcet, and that tho girl was in the house alone witU a man for an immoral pur

pose. She had left Mr Cruickshank's a fort night previously, and when he took the girl it was nearly one o'clock on Sunday morn ing. The girl was then called and questioned by his Worship, when she corroborated De tective Jeffrey's statement. Mr Joy then withdrew his defence. The girl was thea committed to the keep ing of Mr Strickley, who hoped that the mother would not interfere with the girl.

The mother was reoalled and cautioned as to her conduct in reference to the child. She will also be compelled to contribute towards its support.

This was all the business.

THE SUEZ MAIL.

TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT,

DESCRPITION OF THE SCENE

REMOVAL OF DEAD AND WOUNDED,

An armalling accident happened at the Wigan railway-station early on Saturday morning, August 2, to the tourist train from Euston to the North. It seems to have been of that extraordinary character which, were it frequent, would confirm the old and gloomy predictions that were so common in the days when railways were only projected. The train was a more than usually heavy one, even for a tourist express at this holiday season of the year, when so many people are flying from town. There were twenty-two carriages and three vans, and the weight of passengers and luggage was so great an addition as to make it necessary to employ two powerful locomotives to draw the en ormous load. Eight minutes late at starting from the Euston platform, the train was more than a quarter of an hour behind its time in reaching the Wigan station ; but this fact of tardiness in the journey has nothing to do with the accident, except so far, perhaps, .is it may imply an excessive strain from the dead weight as being the most probable cause of delay. At eighteen "minutes past one the tourist train came dashing on drawn by two engines, at the rate of not much less than forty miles an hour, and the whistle was blowing, as ia usual when an express passes through a station at full speed, when a sudden wrench shook all the carnages from first to last, and. while eighteen of the number kept the rails, the others in the rear, with the three vans, parted suddenly from the foremost portion of the train, and took the siding at the points where the down line is crossed obliquely. Under the influence of the shock, even that main part of the train which fol lowed the two engines along the down line, after the violent j«rk had dissevered the hinder carriages, rockedandseemed to stagger; and before it waa brought to a standstill, some hundreds of yards beyond the spot where the accident occurred, the Perth van, which was in the rear of the eighteen car riages that kept the main line, leaped from the rails, and ran fdr some distance partly in the four-feet and partly in the six-feet way. This van, with one side violently torn out, was forced back on to the rails when the front part cf the train, before stopping, came as far as the points at the north box. The engine, with the eighteen carriages that re mained attached to them, were brought to a standstill tit Turner's siding—a few hundred yards northward of the station ; and ultim ately this part of the train proceeded on its way. Meanwhile a few seconds sufiiced to de termine the fate of those rearward carriages which had broken away from the rest, and were reeling headlong to destruction. It is hardly possible to exaggerate the events crowded into that brief period. The crash was so terrific that not a soul amonst the injured or uninjured can attempt to solve the important question how the accident happened. Those on tho railway platform appear to have been too utterly daz^i by the suddenness and extent of the calamity to be able to give anything like a compre hensible account. What however may be made out with a sad and terrible plainness is that the detached part of tho train tore along the siding at scarcely an abated speed, demolishing on its way a wooden hut which belongs to the engine-men, and which stands, or stood, -at the south end of the clown platform ; and that the consequences which then immediately ensued wero the momentary visitation of death and agonising injuries on a great number of persons, among whom were, no doubt, many who slept in the fancied security of a night journey by express. The very few spectators of the accident who were in the station at the time confirm the almost obvious supposition that, after the destruction of the engineeer's hut, all that-transpired was characterised by a lightning-like rapidity. The detached car riages, having lost their equilibrium by the violent wrench at the facing-points, veered over against that portion of the plat form which abuts on the siding, and ploughed the flags and earth up for a length of twenty or thirty yards. The leading carriage, which was of a composite construction leaped the metals and bounded upon the platform, throwing itself up in mid-air and alighted bottom uppermost. As a matter of course this carriage was smashed in pieces, the wheels and flooring, together with all the machinery of springs and axles, being all that retained shape or substance. Two succeeding carriages sprang from the metals to the platform, and fell over with a terrific crash upon their sides, and one or two others turned almost completely over a few yards beyond, blocking the siding, and smash ing themselves into indescribable wrecks. One corner of the wall from which springs the roof of the station was struck and dam aged and knocked out of plumb for several yards to the extent of at least six inches. A long length of thick brick wall adjoining, built between the railway and Queen-street, which is five or six yards below the level of the railway, was partly knocked down, and a large fragment of one of the carriages, as well as the mangled body of a female passen ger—which some hours later was identified as an elderly lady named Roberts—was hurled over the wall, falling upon and through the slated roof of a portion of Mr Walker's foundry. A number of men wer9 working a night turn on tho pr«mi«es, but none were injured.

It was necessary to procure lights before anything could be done to relieve the sufferers, whose groans added to the horrors of a calamity, the extent of which could, in that confusion, only be surmised. When lamps were brought upon the horrible scene, the worst fears of an extensive loss of life were realised. The light of these lamps being insufficient, two or three fires were lit oh the platform, to aid in the work of clearing the wreck, and as the fitful glare fell on mangled corpses, and passengers with bleeding heads and broken limbs, the stoutest hearts of the staff of assistants quailed with horror. The sad work was, however, steadily pursuad by the aid of Buch implements as could be obtained for hacking and sawing the timber of the wrecked carriages. Beneath the carriage which had thrown itself wheels uppermost on the platform the bodies of four passengers, all dead, were found, a female among the number. Some of the bodies were fearfully crushed and mangled. Two ladies who were got out alive from other carriages, died shortly after beiag

taken into the first-class refreshment-rooms. There were several miraculous escapes from death. A saloon carriage, which was occu pied by a son and daughter of the Hon. b. , W Palmer, accompanied by a lady's maid, j who were travelling to Ballymena, Stranraer, | was driven iuto the carriage immediately j beforeit. The saloon carriage and its passengers ' were little if at all injured. Several members of one family were in the next, a first-class carriage, and two of the children and a domestic servant were killed. The father, Mr Andrew Wark, of Highgate, escaped un injured, but his wife was seriously hurt. Another of their children was jammed at the bottom of the carriage among the woodwork broken up by the saloon carriage, but after a tou»h attack on the timber with a saw the child 3 was got out alive, though with a fractured thigh, the same injury having been 1 sustained by its mother. The passen gers in three of the carriages escaped without a casualty among them. At the time of the catastrophe there was only one empty compartment in the train, and this had been vacated by a passenger who had booked to Crewa This fact was remarkable, inasmuch as the passenger, having overslept himself, awakened just in time to leave the train so near Wigan as I Warrington, and thus undoubtedly saved hia ' life ; for ihe carriage in which he travelled j was one which suffered most by the accident, i and was that in which the greatest loss of , life occurred. I Among the passengers who were taken ! out badly injured was Sir John William Hamilton Anson, accompanied by two of his daughters, who were severely shaken. Sir John was conveyed to the Eoyal Hotel, where i he died about half-past three o'clock.

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

(Per Hero.) the asuaxtee campaigx,

London, September 22. The British troops have commenced the cutting of a road towards Cootnasaie (or '• Komaasie") the capital of Ashantee, and the residence of the sovereign.

OBITUARY. London, September 22. Dr Nelaton and Professor Donati.

THE PANIC IN AMERICA

London, September 23

The failure of Jay, Cooke, and Co. was followed by the suspension of fourteen other firms and a general commercial panic. There was great financial distress in New York, which extended to the country. Three banks in Chicago failed. The financial panic in New York has been •topped since the Gold Brokers' Exchange closed, and the Government took measures to pay gold for all bonds redeemable. The run on the bank* has ceased, and the Gold Brokers' Exchange will re-open on Wed nesday. Private banks are curtailing their transac tions.

THK ASHANTEE CAMPAIGN,

London, September 23.

The 2nd battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards, from Currah ; the 2nd battalion of the Rifle Brigade., from Curragh; and the 86th infantry Regiment, from the Cape of Good Hope, are detailed for service ashore at the Gold Coast.

ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE VICTORY,

London, September 23.

Mr. Barnett, a Conservative, has been elected M.P. for Dover, vice Sir G. Jessel, who wa« a Liberal member of the House of Commons,

3PAIX—ALICANTB.

London, September 23,

A frigate belonging to the insurgents threatens the bombardment of Alicante. The British fleet is lying before the town,^ and Admiral i'elverton has iusisted upon a day's delay.

AUSTRIA, ITALY, AND PRUSSIA

London, September 2,

The visit of his Majesty Vittorio Emanuele to Vienna and Berlin baa been characterised by the greatest cordiality.

LONDON

September 27

The Spanish steamship Murillo, which is supposed to be the vessel that ran into and sank the Northfleet, has been seized at Dover, and is being taken to London in custody of the Admiralty authorities. The Shah of Persia has arrived at Teheran, and has declared that he will have an au dience with his Ministers in reference to political reform. He desires to introduce into Persia the Parliamentary institutions of Europe, and an improved system of govern ment.

The telegraphic cable between the port of Lisbon and the islaud of Maderia has been completed. . Contrary to former reports it is officially announced that the Turkomans have been allowed to settle peacefully in the districts previously occupied by the Russian forces, and that General Koflman has ordered home ward the Mangisch-lak-Orenbeig|detachment. Sailed: Northumberland (s), for Mel bourne.

The insurgent frigates ruthlessly bom barded Alicante. They have now withdrawn because they have been damaged. Mr Henry James, the member for Taun ton, has accepted the Solicitor-Generalship. The first sod of the Persian railway was turned at Re3hd, the capital of the province of Ghilan, near the Bay of Enzelle, on the Caspian Sea v One mile of the railway is completed. The Count de Chambord has received a deputation'from the Legitimists, who pro tested against the plea that his return to France would cause a religious war. They considered that the Charter of 1814, if adapted to the present state of affair* and approved by the Assembly, would satisfy the country. They would relegate to the Assembly the settlement of the flag ques tion. The Monarchists are very active, and hope for a restoration of Monarchical Govern ment before November.

Mr James Clay, member for Hull, and the great advocate for Triennial Parliaments, is dead.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS

SPECIAL UNPUBLISHED

(Per Tararua, at Bluff.)

MELBOURNE.

September 30.

The Chief Secretary denies the correctness of a rumour generally circulated that in structions have com* out for the annexation of Fiji. An indignation meeting takes place to morrow re the vote of Assembly anent Mount and Morris. An amendment on Mr Grant's want of confidence motion, regretting the circum stances of Mount and Morris's release, was lost by 32 to 29. Mr Stephen's action is universally con demned, i

Sir James MeCulloch has arrived. The second jury on Mrs Shannon's case disagreed, and were disoharged. It is considered that the Education Act has broken down.

The English Opera Company continues to I draw crowded houses. i The Alfred Graving Dock is completed. I The miners' strike at Chines continue, '

SYDNEY.

September 30 / A Ministerial dinner to the Government supporters was thinly attended. " Last season's wheat crop amountad + 2,299,000 bushels. * to The Marine Board will remodel the Pfl o fc service.

Chief Justice Stephen has finally retired from the Bench. ■

The English import and export trade with the colony is considerably increased. A shock of an earthquake wag felt at Golbourn. A lighthouse conference is sitting.

ADELAIDE.

September 30. A large gold-carrying reef has been fo Dn d thirty-five miles from Southport. Large hum bers are proceeding there, but food is v er^ short at the reefs. m ' Wheat is scarce, Gs and 7s. Livingstone's Albfracomble iron works commence melting immediately. A marine tax of sixpence is proposed.

MELBOURNE.

September; 20. ■ Breadstuffs are quiet and firm! !]jgj^ country brands of flour, £14 12s 6d to £14 15s. Wheat, 6s 7d to Gs lOd. Little dealt in. Feed grains quiet. Hops advancing owing to London advices stating that an advance of Kent to £9|had occurred. Brandies continue to advance. Hennessv's 1871 and 1872, 9s 4d ; other brands in pr 0 . portion. The import trade is quiet. .■,-.•

Per Hero.

MELBOURNE. September 30.

A complete list of the English cricketing team has been received by th« mail. It is the same as that which has been already announced. The team will leave England^ October by the mail. Mr Myles Garrett Byrne, barrister, diedin the Hospital. He wag connected with jour nalism some time ago.

A miner named Henry Farmer committed suicide at Sandhurst by drowning in shallow water in a hole.

American advices, July 23rd, state that that the Helena ia loading at New York for, Sydney ; and the Wakefield at Boston {or Sydney and Melbourne. Kerosene is not any higher. The Mount and Morria case is to be reviewed on writ of error. totgjj

In the Assembly Mr Grant's want of con fidence motion was immediately enterednpon, Mr Grant accused the Government of laying acted illegally, and said that the law officers of the Crown had set the law at defiance. He referred incidentally to their malad ministration of postal and other matters. Mr Stephen replied. He entered at length into the whol« question ah iuibio, :HtW' gretted that the indictment of Mount and Morris had been laid under an' old Act in stead of under a modern one, and thought that under the circumstances the Judges should have passed sentence of four years as in Levinger's case, then nothing further could have arisen. He stated tint the Home Government had been apprised all" through of the difficulties which presented themselves.

The.debate was continued for three days, and on division the motion was rejected by 40 against 25. n> idf

The He»^ Dr. Begg, Presbyteriaa miniiteH is a pasenger by the steamer Somersetshire, em route for New Zealand.

Another woollen.mill is to be established at Geelong. The amount already subscribed "j*i £12,000, and the capital is to be limited'to £20,000. Walker, the owner of the Marquis of Lome, steeplechaser, has commenced an ac tion for £IWO against the Australasian for, libel. . ~'. ":'..•

Mount and Morris are reported to be it Schnapper Point awaiting a ship in which* they intend to leave the colony. , ,i Water .was let iuto the Alfred Graving Dock yesterday. ■ Don Juan is backed heavily at 100 to 8 for, the Melbourne Cup. Horatio is also welt:* supported at 6 to I, For the D«by, x Lapidist, 4 to 1. '~'"' The Hospital Sunday movement."w^sn^l supported in all the churches during the morning. The collections are expected to amount to nearly £5000. At the iheatttu £140 were collected, and at the Town Hall £105.

Sir C. G. Duffy leaves for Europe in, April, r with the intention of returning afte£ a brief| holiday. | A man lias nearly killed his wife at Sand ridga by a blow of a shovel. y

Madam* Goddard gives tw* more concern . before her departure. The first takes place on Saturday next. , Greathead's remedy for diptheria has been tried with various success. It is also *aid I to have cured ope case of quinsy with moat extraordinary quickness. A great falling off has taken place in the attendance of some of the Volunteer corps,! and there is an absence of enthusiasm. ■■ J1

A collision occurred in the Bay on Sunday' morning between the steamer Blackbird, in ward, and the brig Edith Haviland, out ward. Both vessels are damaged.

GULGONG.

September 26. Accounts from the Jawbone rush are not encouraging.,

A Chinaman named Ah. Moy has com mitted an indecent assault on a boy named Miller, aged 14 years.

NEWCASTLE.

September 28. _ At a meeting of Old Lambton miners to day it way resolved to give fourteen days' notice on Tuesday next* at the expiration of which term, if the grievances complained of were not then rectified, to strike. At a meeting of New Lambton miners 'it' was resolved to. await the decision of tho district on the subject of the grievance. l& the meantime the miners resume work. ....

GRAFTON.

September 28. John Angus, employed at the. Australian Meat Works, Ramornie, was killed on Sunday last from falling into a stone quarry.

TAMWORTH.

September 30. Bamfield, the Queensland bushranger, has been captured near Barraba by constables Flanigan and Drew. Several shots were fired, and Bamfield was wounded. Campbell and Derwent Bill, alias Lynn, his mate, was also captured, and is now in Barraba lock-up.'

HOBART TOWN.

September 26. The Treasurer in his financial statement, has congratulated the House on the prosperity of the country, which he says is unequalled < for fifteen yeais past. There is a material increase in the Customs receipts; pc has pro posed a 6d income tax to meet the deficiency in the land revenue, and to prepare for verjj large Customs' remissions which are con^ sidered necessary in anticipation of the frei. , interchange of colonial products. H» intends expending largely for the telegraphy and the construction of roads and bridges. Hu budget ttm coldly received, {, i /, i I i( )^T

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