SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUN-SFT: This evening, 5. S. SUN-RKOS: To flporrow morning, 7.3 , _ HIGH WATER : This evening, 10.9 ; to-mOYTOw, morning, 10 24 'amv.'^t

ARRIVALS.

Janet Grey, cutter, from Opotikl

DEPARTURES.

Southern Cross, s.s , for Tauranga Vincent, cutter, for Taurangf

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s., early; Hero, s.s., about Ist August For London: Wopdlark, .ship, 31st Inst, flylton Castle, barque early For New York : Lyttelton, barque, early For Fijis; Star of the South, s.s., 11th August For Southern ports : Taranaki, s.s., early

EXPORTS.

Per ship Woodlark, for London : 29 casks sperm oil, J. Roberton and Co. ; 7 cases merchandise, M. T. Clayton ; 1 case paint ings, R. Rose ; 1 case, S. W. Hill ; box, R. Hampton; 945 packages gum, 29 bales wool, 88 casks sperm oil, 63 bales cotton, Owen and Graham; 43 casks tallow, 1,381 cases preserved meats, 2,G86 shank bones, A. Dornwell; 125 bags cotton-seed, A. L. Smith ; 20 tons (in bulk) and 547 bags cobra, 1 box effects, J. Roberton and Co ; 1 case cabinetware, F. Archard ; 1 case Winks and Hall; 9 boxes gold (15,1200z. JOdwt. 6gr.)., Bank of New Zealand; 2 bales wool, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company ; 2 cases fern trees, Mason Brothers; 4 oases plants, R, Brewer; 107 ingots : s__o,vis3o packages zinc dross. A. Smart; ",, 14&Mi»ses gum, Stewart and Anderson ; _^** cases gum, 7 cases oil, 8 cases shells, ;_lT)ales wool, 50 tons cobra, Cruiokshank atid Co. ; 315 bales wool, Watt Brothers; 1 plank mottled kauri timber, George Gilchrist; 1 cace plants, George Abercrombie ; 1 case plants, W. J. Palmer; 1 case merchandise, Routledge, Kennedy, and Co. ; 1 case pictures, 1 case ferns, Elliott and Anderson; 66 casks taHow, 3 casks hjde cuttings, 4 packages sundries, L. D. Nathan and Co. ; 1 case, E. Wykes ; 1 case ferns, S. Fearnley ; 38 bales cotton, 218 bags cobra, J. S. Macfarlane ; 38 bales wool, Cruickshank and C0.;373 bales cotton seeds, 59 casks tallow, 217 bales flax, Owen and Graham ; 5 casks hide - cuttings, 16 bags bones, 10 bags hoops, 3 cases effects, Cruick shank and Co. ; 131 bales wool, 3 bales skins, 158 casks tallow, 502 bales ilax, 3 casks hide pieoes, 1 case cabinetwork, 59 tons cotton seed, Watt Brothers.—C.uick shank and Co., agents.

WRECK OF THE SCHOONER AMERICA.

LOSS OF ALL HANDS

The Fiji Times says:—The Rifle, schooner, which arrived in port on Thursday, brings the sole survivor of the schooner America. The first account stated that there were two, but this was an error. The one left to'tell the tale is an intelligent Santo man, who speaks very good English, and from him we learn the facts. He says that it was blowing ■very hard, with a very big sea. The America rode this out with two anchors down, and then put to sea. She, however, put back again because of "another big wind," and came to an anchor. The gale seems to have abated, and the schooner put out for Santo, when a "big wind" arose, with a ter rific sea. The vessel was hove-to under bare poles, her canvas being furled with the ex ception of some that had been blown away. Our informant tells us that Captain Dillon was holding on to the weather rigging, and supporting Mrs Dillon, when a tremendous sea struck the vessel and capsized her, when she immediately sank. For a short time her aompany struggled for life, but one after another they were smothered in the sea, ■ud only two men were left. These two maintained the struggle, until one of them yielded through exhaustion, and one man was left clinging to a board which he had got hold of when the vessel went down. For two days and nights he was the play thing of the waves, when they washed him upon Santo Island, where he was found by natives. They brought him food, but he could not'open his mouth to take it, the only nourishment he could swallow being a little water. His limbs were so cramped that he could not use them, indeed seemed to have lost all feeling, and for two days he was helpless. But gradually he came round and was taken onboard the Rifle, which brought him on here. The date of the loss of the schooner would between the 12th and 16th of /April last.

The1 _.s. Taranaki will arrive in the Man-! nkah to-morrow. She left Nelson yesterday The Comerang left Napier for Auckland yesterday, and may be looked for to-morrow. The ship Wod<Slark will sail for-London either to-morfpw or Friday. She takes the following pwengers :—Saloon :^Mrg Leslie, and child, Mies A. Woods, Mrs Fisher, Messrs T.! H. Bennett, R. G^lacksOni; Steerage : Messrs R. Hamilton, W- Green, R Evans, S. Riogonia,G. A. Moss, C.Hine, W. McNish, H. Tomlinson, T. Underdown, F Wilson, Mr and Mrs T. Davis. The p.s. Luna had hot arrived in the Man ukau this morning. - The' cargo of the ship Endymion is coming out in first-class condition. The following is the cargo on board the barque Lyttelton, which has completed load. ing :_ 2,933 pkgs (302 tons) kauri gum, 1,073 bales (125£ tons) flax, 53 bales (3£ tons) tow, Must and Co. The cargo is valued at £13,500. In the debate in the House of Commons ©n the Naval estimates Mr Samuda drew attention to the mosquito war boats which are being built by- Mr Thornycroft, Bon of the celebrated sculptor, at Chiswick Wh?rf. These little craft are not more than 53 feet lono-, and so light that they can be lifted with the greatest ease into the davits of a ship, and go 16 knots an hour with a tiny engine. India has a special interest in this subject. Swift, shallow-draught light steamers, capable of travelling over the thousands of miles of canals con nected with the Ganges and Godavery, and able to stem the currents of her rivers in flood, are just what we want in India The India Office has already com-' missioned Mr Thornycroft to design and build one of his fast launches for the Orissa district, to carry one hundred pa&aeugers. But with boats of much less size, such as would be used for post rid police purposes, Very extraordinary speed has been obtained by Mr Thornycroft's launches of 50 feet in length—running up to 19 miles an hour ! In the J debate of Tuesday last it was shown that these fast boats would largely influence the conduct of navrl war ra the future :— a swarm of these hornets would in the smoke of ba.Fe quickly sting to death the mightiest ''ron-cJads float! Mr Tho.iycroft has just built the Tdvedere for the Lieu+onaut- Goveimr of rm?al. She ?. now lyr-goff Chiswick, but will shortly be shipped on board the Queen Victoria for Calcutta. • She js 50 feet 9 inch'- long : 6 feet B:nch: i b.-oad,and draws at the stern 8 inches md at the bow 7 inchci of wator. Ca the __'?unes she _r>on 20.45 miles an hour. But probably her mean speeel ia 18 miles,

COMMERCIAL.

At Mr L. W. Eaton's sale, this day, Can terbury butter fetched lOdto Is ; Canterbury cheese, B£d; Wanganui butter, Is ; oats, 5s 2d, The attendance was good.

MINING.

m The following are the current calls and dividends i (tayable in the companies numed below :— L s. d.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as 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 Friday, Ist August, at 1.30 p.m. For Opotiki, per Janet Grey, to-morrow, at 9 a m. For New York, per Lyttelton, to-morrow, at 4.30 p.m. For the undermentioned places, per Luna, on Thurs day, 31st inst., as under : — For India, China, Mediterranean ports, Continent of Europe, America, _c. at 10 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, at 11.30 a.m. For Australian Colonies and United Kingdom, i la Southampton, at 11 30 a.m. For United Kingdom, via Brindisl, and late letters for Southern provinces and Melbourne, at noon. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 10 a.m. (Signed) S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

DEATH.

Lono.—On July 30, at 6 a.m., Walter Henry, the ; well-beloved son of Walter and Mary Margaret Long, of Napier, street; aged two years and ten months.

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance. For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do

The financial statement of the Colonial Treasurer, delivered last night, and published in a summarised form by us to-day, is a masterpiece of financial jugglery, an art in which Mr Vogel is well known to excel. The budget of this session will in future records of the colony be placed side by side with the Treasurer's famous "budget of retrenchment," inasmuch as the Treasurer, having led the van in unlimited borrowing, now feels it to be "his duty to urge caution." The advice may be regarded as especi ally seasonable in considering the facts, figures, and proposals cited in the financial statement, and indicating the Government policy of 1873. With regard to the past, the budget affords matter for sincere and general con gratulation. The total revenue was .81,119,402, being an increase of no less than £111,987 upon the receipts of the previous year. This result has been effected not by increased taxa-

tion, but by the rapid growth of trade in the colony ; and although much of it may _c traced directly to the expen diture of borrowed millions, and cannot therefore be relied on as a legiti mate and permanent increase, but should rather be viewed as an extraordinary effort which may in future years cause some relapse, yet it must be conceded that the returns do show some substantial evi dence of prosperity. The Treasurer claims credit for having paid out of the revenue, in addition to the ordi nary expenditure, £45,000 treasury bills and £100,000 deficiency bills accruing as debts from previous years. It must be borne in mind, however, that the ordinary expenditure does not include the interest accruing on loans negotiated for the construction of rail ways which are at present unpro ductive. That interest has hitherto been defrayed out of the capital, and the Treasurer now proposes to raise a special loan to be wholly devoted to the payment of interest on loans already negotiated. To this we shall refer hereafter, bat it is well to keep in view the fact that while these deficiencies are being made up others are arising, and will continue to increase in a rapidly-grow ing ratio in proportion to the delay that occurs in completing the railways undertaken, and rendering their revenues available to meet the annual charges incurred on their account. That "the progress of public works has fully Answered the expectations held out when the policy was origi nally announced" fewwillbeprepared to concede. Wehaveadistinctrccollection of repeated promises by the Colonial Treasurer that before the present time several lines of railway would be con tributing to the revenue ; and it is anything but reassuring to learn that " with one exception it is not intended to hurry on those lines of railway in course of construction." if the available labor in the colony is insufficient to complete with reasonable speed the many lines commenced, it would be more. to the interest of the colony to push on a few to completion than that the whole of the interest on a four million unpro ductive loan should be saddled upon the colony for a number of years. Such .a course, we undertake to say, was never contemplated by the country when the immigration and public works scheme was endorsed. Passing from the Treasurer's references to the past we come to his proposals for the future. The obscureness of the telegram in some parts may have led us into error, but we gather from the summary that the Treasurer shows his appreciation of the necessity for caution by requesting the House to authoiise the immediate borrowing on colonial account of something over three mil lions sterling. This sum is made up as follows: Kailways, £1,500,000; native lands purchases, £500,000; interest on works under construction, £300,000; Highway Board grants, £240,000. public buildings,-£115,000; lighthouses, -6350,000; telegraphs, £50,000; total, £3,055,000. Whether this is in addi tion to the £350,000 worth of deben tures already issued this year does not appear, but we presume the Treasurer regards that trifling amount as already absorbed or unworthy of consideration. He also proposes to give the provinces unlimited borrowing powers on specific works, due provision being made that those works shall be the only security for loans so contracted. To this we do not see any serious objec tion. The masterpiece of the state ment is the proposed alterations in the tariff, by means of which the Treasurer, under the innocent guise of changing the form of the tariff from measurement to duties levied ad valorem, manages to increase the taxation on many articles of food and on all clothing nearly 100 per cent. This subject is referred to in .another article. The impression con veyed by a careful perusal ot the statement must be one of admiration for the ingenuity of the Treasurer, mixed with a feeling of sincere alarm j at the financial difficulties in which the colony is being plunged. The :borro wing of the proposed three millions will increase the colonial liability pn account of public works beyond any thing, anticipated, and it may be natur; ally asked will even that sum complete. the works already undertaken and those in contemplation ?

We desire to draw the attention of all classes of the community to the tariff pro- I po3ed by the Colonial Treasurer in the House I jast evening. We know it is not usual ' for working men to interest themselves in matters of this kind, but as it affects the price of their food and clothing and the little luxuries they may please to indulge in, it will repiy their attention. It is the duty of every citizen who eats, drinks or wears clothing, which we imagine the majority of us at any rate do, to protest against the gigantic increase of taxa tion, levied under a false cloak, which game temporarily into force to-day in com pliance with a Government mandate. The Colonial Treasurer in his financial statement proposed "to alter the tariff, not because additional revenue was desired, but because measurement duties were very unfair.in .heir operation," and with that view a scaio of ad valorem duties was submitted, a list of which appears elsewhere. Notwithstanding the Treasurer's repeated assurances and protesta tions that these duties are no higher than those previously in force we state without hesitation that they represent' in many cases an increase of 100 per cent, on the old tariff, and in every instance a large advance upon the duties previously levied. To

simplify the matter to those not ac- j customed to Customs business we would direct their attention to the four para graphs in the list published in another column. Upon all the articles enumerated in the first column there will have to be paid to the Government under the new tariff at the rate of three shillings for every £1-worth of goods imported, the value being estimated not at invoice price, but at colonial wholesale rates. Upon the goods mentioned in the second paragraph two shillings and sixpence for each £1 in value will be paid to the Government, and on the goods in the third paragraph two shillings. These goods were of course subject to a certain amount of duty before, and from a few items selected at random out of the list we shall endeavour to show the extent of the increase. We have been shewn an entry of general drapery and clothing passed by Messrs Lewis Brothers to - day under the new tariff. The Collector of Customs declined to accept the duty estimated upon English in voices, but added ten per cent, to the in voice price in order to bring the goods to colonial value. The duty upon this invoice yesterday would have been L 24 10s lOd ; to day, under the new tariff, L4l 12s Gd was exacted. Again, referring to the list, we suppose an invoice of 20 cases of salmon. The duty on this at former rates would be L 4 lis lOd ; under the new tariff, L 8 15s od. Upon a ton of corn flour the measurement duty would be L 4 ICs; the new duty, L 7 10s. On 40 cases vestas the measurement duty was L 6 16s 8d; the new duty, L 24 ! Iron mongery, and in fact all other articles com ing under the operation of the new tariff, are taxed to an equally increased extent. A hundred kegs of nails for instance would pay to the revenue oh the old scale* L 5 ; under the ntfw, Ll2 12s lOd. We need not go further into the tariff to prove that the Treasurer last n ight stated what was absolutely false when he asserted that " A more con venient but certainly not a more tppreuive tariff was proposed to be substituted for that which had b«en in existence." That ad valorem duties are more convenient and useful than measurement duties is also open to question. The system of measure ment has been found to work well, and is less open to fraud than duties levied upon invoices which may .eadily be salted. But supposing it were desirable to substitute ad valorem duties for those by measurement this might be effec.cd on an equitable scale. It is ap parent, however, that the real object con templated by the proposed change in the tarilf was to increase tho revenue, aid it would havobeen more manly, straightforward, and statesmanlike if the Treasurer had come forward boldly and announced the intention of the Government to levy higher duties rather than to have attempted by mere plausible dodging the difficult feat of throw ing dust in the eye., p. the public. The attempt has been toe palpable to suc ceed. We are glad to learn that a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce has been con vened for to-morrow to consider the pro posed tariff. The prompt action taken in this matter illustrates the vahie of :_uch an organi sation to take action in special emergencies , even if the amount of interest displayed at the ordinary meet'ngs is not so. great as might be wished. The subject will be fully discussed by tho Chamber, and the extent^ of increase upon each article definitely,ascer tained. If the tariff is found throughout to be as large an advance upon the old scale as that indicated by the cases quoted above, we trust the Chamber will enter a strong protest against the enactment of the new duties, and /will invite the co-operation of the public in appealing to the Le 0 ls lature against the proposals of tho Government. The follow ing is a copy of the requisition forwarded to the Scc-etary of the Chamber of Commerce :

—"Auckland, July 30, 1873.—Sir,—We, the undersigned members of the Chamber of Com merce, hereby rcspccbfully request that you will call an emergency meeting of the Cham ber at the earliest convenience to take into consideration the proposals of the new tariff, and that you wi'l kindly telegraph to the chairmen of the various . Chambers of Com merce in New Zealand to take the. like immediate action.—McArthur, Shera"t Co., Lewis Bros., Arch. Clark _c Sons, L. D. Nathan 4c Co., Brown, Campbell & Co., E. and H. Isaacs, Owen k Graham, W. Rattray, Geo* W. Owen, T. & S. Morrin, Benjamin Tonks .fc Co. The Chairman of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce."—"Chamber of Com merce, Auckland, July 30, 1873. —Gentle- men, —In complianca with your request I hereby convene an emergency meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-mol;row{Thursday), at 3 p.m.—G. Yon dek Heyde, Chairman. Messrs McArthur, Shera & Co., Lewis Bros., and others." ' ■•!

The number of inquest, hdd during the last few weeks has been something alarming. Examination of statistics reveals the faot that no less than tweu.y inquests have taken place within the last two months : more[than double the average number for the period. Some time ago, in England, there was pub lished in one of the papers a table shewing the 'proportion in each month of the year of deaths from violence, suicide, and other extraordinary causes. It appeared there from that the largest number occurred in No vember, and the conclusion was deduced that thehuman organisation was directly acted upon _ty barometric irflaenoes.. There can" be'scarcely a doubt that thisT is'the case iri jall paifcs of the worhi^at any: rate the late preponderance of coroners' inquest^, here in Auckland, taken in conjunction with, the wet and miserable weather, tends to confirm the deduction. In examining the. verdicts re turned the number of deaths, from serous apoplexy at once strikes us. About half of the twenty inquiries resulted in this verdict. A; large proportion of the other half were ver-f diets recording the use of violence. It is a fact which cannot be ignored that drink has been traced to be the principal conducer t) the deaths from, either cause. i

; It is satisfactory to see that the Harbour fcoard is taking prompt action in the.matter of the urfini'shed breakwater in Mechanics' Bay. A motion was carried at yesterday's meeting that the Chairman of the Board com municate with'the authorities at Wellin^'iion on the subject. We understand that consider able damage was done to the unprotected end of the sea-wall during Monday's gale. Several members of the Board spoke in strong terms against the structure being left in^itai present unsatisfactory state, and we trust that we Shall shortly have to record a resumption of ..he works. ,' ~

; " Etiquette" asks two questions, and we would fain satisfy her (for we presume from the delicate strokes of "Etiquette's" pen* that she is a lady). We answer that neither of .the .quotations are correct. The proper mode of expression would be, " I wrote to you, my darling, by the last mail. ,r Calling at a friend's house without seeing her would not be a visit, simply a call, and according to etiquette you should leave your card, when it devolves upon the lady to return the compliment, as the lady calling can scarcely be held responsible for the absence from home bf the lady called upon.

The transfer of the license of "the Flying Squadron, Karangahape Road, Newton, from Levi Berrnhardt to E. W. Morrison was granted this morning by Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M., and G. P. Pierce, Esq., J.P. The house in future to be designated "The Rising Sun.", ; . \". *"';™ m ?'__"»

The scene towards the close of the poll yesterday was more animated than in the early part of the day, and a considerable amount of chaff and rough criticism was indulged in. "Do you go m for Mac," said a Belfast m?n ? " I should think so," said the opeu-collared individual thus addressed. •'Ah, dang it," said the first speaker, " you North countrymen are so clannish." ti What J and do you vote for Mac," said another; "yes, because he's the biggest man," was the rejoinder. At this moment, almost breathless, rushed down from the Institute, Mr Beveridge, crying, " who has not voted ? now's your time ; come along, no time to spare. "What's your name?" "Tobias Smith ;" " come along then, you are all right, your name is on .the register!" "Go it, Toby," said a by-stander. " Bey w.' 11 shout." Wb'le waiting for the final annc'icement a couple of decent looking mechanics leaning aga; ist the rail near the entrance door of the Institute were warmly discussing the me- 'ts of the candidates. " I have voted for the Mayor," said the first, "because he looks after the interests of the city. He caused the Market-house to be erected. He is every where, at all public meetings, and not too proud to patronise the niggers. Why, bless your heart, Dick, one-half_of ourjcity societies would never get a quorum if it were not fdr the Mayor. He does not disdain to mix with citizens at a dinner-table, whether it be in connection with artists or the Protection Leaguers." I shall vote for the Mayor, Dick." "All right my boy, I'm Mao's man. He ' nlways speaks his mind, and s fears fno man." At this moment a motley g.:oup burst forth from the 1 hall with the cry, " Macready's got in ; he's twenty-five ahead." A general huirah en ;sued.; which passed from, mouth to mouth until the whole city became aware of the fact that Thomas Macrcady had Won the confidence of the majority of the voters, who pronounced that no man was better fitted to fi'l the vacant chair in the Council chamber. The numbers were : Thomas Macready, 477 ; B. A. Pbi i:ps, 452. • ■ v '"'■'; !'! •';•'

The following letter encloses a state of ■matters deserving of pity, md calling for inqui.y:—"Sir,—Will you allow me, through the medium of your paper, to bi ing before the public the cace of the unfortunate chil dren of Sarrh Adi Bell, now under sentence fox stealing a post letter. The eldest girl has just left me. She says that her father has not been near them for a fortnight; that they are totally destitute both of food and clothes ; that they are by themselves, without any help or aid, utterly wretched and miserable. Can auyttrng be done for these children ! Surely the law, in punish ing the mother, should take also some cog nizance of th"^e inocent little ones. As a woman and as mother my heart bleeds for then. AH that lan my:elf do I will do ; but this cr •. n?eds some united ed'ort, some sustained behevolenco. I apperl to the mothers of Auckland en noth;n<j bo done 1 I »<dc the law, cannot the father be found and b. made to support his chUc 1 7e_ ? I ask jus tice whether the- innocent ought to suffer with the guilty ? And in the ra-ne of our common huminity, shared alike by the pri soner in her cell and the Queen upon her throne, dignified and elevated by our Lord's own p-rtiking of it, that just, yet gentle judge who said to a worse criminal, " Go, and sin no more." .In the name I say of one common humanity let something be done for these children, snd done quickly.—lam etc.,.Frances Shayle Geokoe." ,

We have received the fo'low'n'j reply to the criticism 3 upon the Newton School which appeared in our Monday's issue :—Sir, — My attention hvA b^en drawn to'extract from a letter by "Education, "which appeared >'n the Star of lrst night. " Education" manifests a strong ar:mus against the New ton School—the one, I suppose, taught by Mr W. Fdwards and others. As the New- j ton people elected a committee to loak after theßchools of the district, to hear complaint", ' &C, your correspondent ought to. have font'1 his complaint to the chaiiin-m or members/, of the committee. But no complaint what ever has been sent to them. It is razsier and j safer to write anonymously in a newsnaper, \ and give teachers a cowardly blow jm the dark, thpu to bring manfully before thie committee a complaint which would ,he sure to be thoroughly investigated. In reference to the aforesaid school your correspondent says :—"Pass it at any time during school hours, abd the boya are to be seen going about shouting and bawling as if the i idea of school never entered their heads." That.; our cor respondent ha,s heard boys shouting and bawling in that neighbourhood is likely enough.;, but it is possible may have b_eh boys unconnected -'-with? any school.. It is even, possible they may have been bciys belonging to other schools in that locality. . Ceitainly they can scarcely have been the bojteof the/Government school there, for (with the necessary exception of ten minutes'jbreathing time. about eleven j_'clock) they are inside ,the,sch.Qol-houjLe ) from pine to'twelve and tw6*to nmfr b'cldck. And ?' r our correspondent should beairiin'mind that he teachers of the Newton or any other school arenbt/policemefci empowered toi rufij vent the shouting and bawling of boys __r-^ ing the other hoars df the!day. '-In reply to r Education's" attack on the; Newton school I beg to inform the public that no complaint jvhateyei. ihap been Ja.id before, the. local com mittee. The three teachers of that cchool— Mr Watkin Edwards, Miss Taylor, -a^d Miss Sinclair—are faithfully' and dimgently dis charging their duties. And whoever consider;. noW arduous tho-h duties are, the ;m_mber of. scholars, and all the difficulties they have to contend with, will them, bred it for what they have'done instead:of attacking them in the newspapers under a disgulspa name. And that " Jlduoation" might place Ip.mself with advantage under itheir tuition ijn a junior class is evident from what he says about I learning boys I to, be rowdies.—lt am,i 4c., James Waixis, Chairman of the Newton? Committee.' ~:.., .„■ ...,, ~• , ; ~, ,<

j The members of the Auckland Harmonic Society will meet this evening in the ritual place at eight o'clock. The pieces selected for practice are from Handel's sacred ora torio?, and the lighter pieces from Shakes pere and Hernick. This society is making sure progress in part music.

The parishioners of St.|Matthew _ will hold a meeting this evening in St. -Matthew's school-room at half-pa.t seven, to whichthey invite all who can attend, fi several im portant matters will be brought before the meeting. , A , _ I The harmonious members of the Wellesley street Parliament met last evening iji St. Stephen's, and had a vigorous debate on the, .Important question, "Is it desirable that thY Legislative Council should be an1 eletetive body ?" There was some good reasoning ___ both sides, in which the Speaker took part. At ten o'clock the house counted ' out:— Ayes, 7 ; noss, 6_j, one of the debaters being* underage.

On Monday evening a reporter connected with a morning contemporary lost his hat; a gust of wind lifted it from his head, and carried it far out to sea. This little incident gave rise to the following : — " Wiero is your summer lint"' said I; " My speckled straw," said he; Then heaved a long and piteous sigh, And said, "£ is. gone to sea. Said I, " such lossis we must bear;" ~ I j .„., Saidhe, "ye 3," you may smile,'.{;.,,;. f | ■ ~,,__. though a batter hat I wear,—.-,_,_; F>nbivibifi j .:...■; 'Tis not my speckled tile,' A t. „ d_....#/ H,. Mn

The engine and pump for emptying^e silt basins? which are in course of -cona tion at the end of the wharf are now m com plete working order. A trial was made this, morning at 11 o'clock.. Thcengme workg, for nearly an hour with very satisfactory, results. At first when the evels of the water within the dam and outside it were equal the rate of removal was one and a-half inch per minute, the wheel making 140 revolutions per minute ; this was maintained till the water in the dam became very low, and then the extra pressure outside caused the rate to decrease to about one mch per minute. The engine will in future commence working on the ebb tide, when the water is exactly three feet above the beach. It will pump the section dry, and keep it so till the tide rises again to the three feet above the beach, when work will cease. This will afford the workmen eight hours during which they will be able to be employed in the basin. The engine is on the expansion principle, of 14 horse power nomi nal, though capable of being worked much higher. ' It is fitted with a super-heating boiler, and has thus two of the most recent economical improvements. Mr Herrick, from Messrs Fraser and Tinne's, has superin tended the erection of the engme, but will now deliver the management over to the engineer, who is to continue in charge. The pump has also.been supplied by Messrs Fraser and Tinne. It is capable, when fully at work,;of throwing a column of water 12 in. square. Mr Taylor, who has taken ! the contract for building the eHt basins, will keep twenty men constantly on the work, so that we may expect to.see rapid progress Imade., i ; ■.. • . Mr Dargavi'de amounc-T b's intention of addressing the electo. of Panrnure in the district hal on Frir^y eve; ing next; ■• ; The'cbllect6r for City West notifies to all householders' H the district who have not paid the edmeation -»te that the same must be paid without further notice at xSTo. 6, Wyndham-street, or proceedings w-'U be ,taken against such default.rs forthwith. The Diamond Troupe will give the first enteria-'oment in the Price of Wales Theatre itb inormvy ever^ng, consisting of music, farce, danc'ng, and song. An error crept into our Poh'ce repoi. yes terday. Poor Bi'l Colons r"id not go ft the extent of thirteen glasses of brandy ; it should have been tb^co, which was aU Bill remembered to have taken. Bill appeared to be a hard-working man from the bush, and his apparently simple story m'ght have been true. "Wnen a man ;< * not used to drinking regv^arly, even three glasses of brandy will make .-;m stumble.

g A numerously attended meeting of the Lake ratepayers took place on Monday, 28th instant, Ah the Shoalßay school-room—Mr John Bond in the chair. Mr Sea m an, chairman of the retiring Board, present ~d the statement of accounts. P.eceipts : Balance in h?nd, 1872, £3 Is 3d; total receipts, £443. Afterpayment of all expenses £180 12s remained mhand. A rate of ouehalf-pepny in the pound on the value to sell was cioptcd. The retiring tiustces,, Messrs Seamap, O'Neir, Menary, R. Mackey, and Shea-, wera re-elcc+ed, pnd Mesers Stratford fid J°hn Mackay were chosen A resolution wcA 'p.s_.ed requesting the Board Lo emp^y a r„-?ger at their d isci-bion to impound .all hor_es rid cattle not belonging to the district but found therein. Thanks to the auditors and chair man t-rm'natsd the proceedings of a most pie: sant meeting. At a subsequent meetinfj of the Board Mi* Seaman was re-elected chair man, Mr O'NeT treasurer, and Mr T. W. Seaman secre*"u/ and collector.

Tp thjb Editor : Sir, —In a communicatioa from England by the last mail I received the following splendid extract from a letter which a young woman cent home to her English friends, who thought it their duty to give the same to the Editor of the Heading Mercury, one of the oldest of English news papers. My reading friends are desirous, of knowing whether or not the picture is true. I never was in Christchurch, therefore, I am no 1 1 in a position to vouch for the accuracy pf the annexed statement. The letter is dated October 9, 1872. Colombo-street, Christchurch, New Zealand: —"A poor person is not to be found here; every-, body has a pretty little wooden house of their own, with a large garden, and live well and dress well. I shall never want to come to England again ;Ohno 1 This is a land, of freedom and plenty. The mornings and nights are like spring in England, and the afternoon boiling hot—this is only the begin ning of our summer. The hedges are not green here, but of all colours with different' flowers; even wall-flowers grow wild, and cabbages actually grow on:'large'trees. I could nbt helt> laughing at that. Dear father, pnly fancythe price of meat in England, •jvhen ryou can get a whole sheep t here fpr> 2s 6d, and'prune fresh beef at 5d a pound'; tork and bacoh the same, and eggs Gd the ttefcen..; The; only' thing that! seems, to ma to be dear is., ooals,; and therefore nearly all burn wood. The moun tains here are something grand-^burning volcanoes ;., you can .see the ashes that were, all alight oh them some "years ago. I went Up to the top of one List Sunday morning, and saw the sun risej and I never saw a more!; beautiful' sight in my life;,; The, town I am' liting mlies at the foot lot i some of • them, so • if j another ear-hquake occurs I dare say we sh^'M'-be'sw-dlow-d fctp. • There h^snbtf' been One fi^r two-years'; that is ; the reason all the houses are built; of-wood,i because: earth quakes shake all briok buildings'dowii: W6 can live here on 10s a-week, ahd'have ho rent to pay, and can pick up all the wood for firing, so that, anyone can be very comfort able. There are no workhouses here—no body nfeedsj one^all are living comfortably." A beggar has /peyqr been. seen.",;_ : . .• I j Mrs Brown inquires how it is that at mqiwsts!; on. _: eopla who«have died suddenly the jury always rettim a verdict of " Serious apoplexy." The good creature goes on to say that she does not see why it should be always apoplexy;' and as for calling it V serious," why, if the poor thing died from.!' ijt, of course it was serious, and people didn't Require being told so. : . :

I We have received the following letter on [ th,e Market,and late hours :—Sir, —In your j City Council report, on Monday two slight mistakes occur. It states the stall-holders yiahed to keep open till five o'clock—it should have' r_ad eight o'clock—and that the petition against the application was signed by abpjit:l7-», while the fact is it was signed, by dver(22o.". Allo:w ;me on this point to state that if numbers had been an object hundreds 1 of' other, names could have been obtained for the asking. The petition was only out for a few hours, and it was thought the names subscribe-, were sufficient to show the public feeling in' the matter. Mr Hobbs's arguments are absurd; they are simply this, because others do wrong he will do wrong. What people do iv Queen-!..reet has nothing to do in the matter. K_ injus tice is sought to be done to the -tall-holders. They have taken their stalls under certain regulations, and if they have done wrong the course they propose will not and ought no-'to;make it right.—1 am, &c, A_VA^rc_.

: The members.of the Auckland Engineer Volunteer Corps are informed by advertise ment that there will be no parade this even ing- "" V.']l' 1

A private telegram has been to-day re. ceived from Wellington stating that the Barracks Hill Improvement Bill was opp o g e j. in the Assembly by Mr Gillies. It has sin.. A SiJaeen submitted to the Examiner, and is now- \ Tegnlariy before the House. , J Mr H. H. Lusk announces that he will address the electors of Parnell to-morrow, afc half-past seven, in the Parnell Hall. We observe that the members of the Loyal Enniskillen Orange Lodge have changed their place of meeting. Their usual monthly ___ ect _ , ings will in future be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Cook-street. Their next regular s&tA ing will take place on Friday evening neit.^ In the case of Eyes v. Henderson Ifo Travei'3 applied to have the trial movfedtt Wellington. Mr Conolly opposed this an_ proposed Nelson as the place of trhl. , l' ne judge has fixed to hear it in the latter city in August next. — Mail. ■ •.»,: A pathetic scene occurred list evening which exemplifies the strength of a mot___r.g love. Mrs Branaghan, of EPiott-street, hjs ; lost her little fair-haired daughter, of three yeavs old. The little girl had wandered from her home into Queen-street, where she was found with her f.-st-falling tear*by ; Mr Westpfahl, bootmaker, who took the iehald to the Police station. This was about m o'clock ; and about ei-jht a psi. on recogai-ffl the child as the lo",t 'amb of Elliott-s.reefy' and took it'to its bewilder .d: parents'. ;_$ seeing Emily restored to her home Mr,' .Branaghan could restrain her f-.eHn/;; no longer; but with the exclamation, "Pv e 'found, I've found my child," burat into a flood of joyous tears, and hugged the dear one to her. brefj-t. /l] a. '■,_ |*» Wear- authoritatively informed that there is not so jenucb. difficulty experienced in ob taining justices to preride-at the Police Court on" those occasions'when" Mr' Beckham is obliged to attend at the District Court and at the Thames.' On,the .other hand justices genei ally are. glad .to be thus called to exercise their judgment in the'Higli-stieet Court. ' ; "k The advertisement " Fish's Sarsaparillal must have attracted the attention, of hundred* of our readers, and yet how few possibly> have considered how. useful this natural, medicine is for purifying the system and haft peeing the approach of a number of diseastM The sarsap-rilla which Mr Fish offers to Til customers is made from the genuine root, and! entirely free from that adulteration which assists rather than subverts the advances of * the silent enemy. The part of the plant^sed in medicine is the.dried root; andtopei.of real servic. considerable doses are nece_sary. In consequence of the high price generally charged f6r this useful medicine?, aspera and1! other shrubs have been substituted, and sold, as the genuine article.' > The real decoction, of Barsaparilla is not unpleasant to the taste v and experience enables us to say with coM^ denco that W Fish's Sarsaparilla" is amongth% best we have found in the colonies/ '■'- '■' At 1 The Victoria Hotel in < Victoria-street'»_ undergoing extensive alterations 'and ■iftp* provemei^ts. Mr the'^rppfteiu^, declares, his intention to make hia eEtabKshisi ment a really good and commodious f&a&m hotej,''and frbni an irispectipn' Hf'the'_ddi tiotis that are'being made we should say hf will succeed.,"'These cbnl.ist.'of a separate wing'■' containing hew diuittg and commercial rsoms, a' number of' sitting, and bed.roojwr,; 4 new. laundry, and general offices.Altogether, when the new par. is finished, the house wif_»* have more than double its accommodation... A great feature in the proposed arrangements artf the suites of ap_i.tbae_.ts' _o> commeiH-W ctentlemen who' may be travelling with thelJß| families This provision will meet a gifeat' want. Mr W. G. Connolly is tho cohfecW for the new buildings, which are. situated directly in the rear of,; the other .. preijuises. The'-lterationa !are of such an extended char acter that some time wilt neces"arily elapser before they are completed. Probably the new wing wiH be open in about two monjfchs. , We are glad to see that some of th 6 Auck land tradesmen are beginning to.,,evm|a artistic taste in the decorations and arrange-* merits of their shops. Now that A.icfcl_.riiij^ is getting something beyond a rough settle'^ ment town, and is beginning to lay claim to* the possession of d certain amount of civili zation, it is time that Queen-street assUmea a little of that ton which should distinguish the leading thoroughfare of a large city. Mr* Isidore Alexander, the, jeweller, has, done his share in this direction; ' His establishf] ment is both neat ( and elegant. The han^ $ome plate glass-front and the walnut and rosewood Ifittings are all in the best of taste, while the really good assortment of valuable jewellery is well worthy of inspection. •'- y,

THE GOVERNMENT EXPEDITION AGAINST FIJI REBELS.

CAPTURE OF IOOJ MlSONtel tf : .-.....■ Laos iln laVva* -it"?

i The Ba ' correspodent of the Fiji'Ti'&ei Writes under.date June,23rd.:—„i , i, itfoi strr ! Very little has been done in the way«df«« fighting, since the fall of Sabeta. , The Majoj^ has beefi' making eyery' preparation .hat;J.e c^ould for going further: into the mountaittsls'l You- have heard alll about the' number ~ti_jj iriso'pers taken, and I think it is paly fair;^> the volunteer), to shew hpw determined they..t were*'to obey orders and 'keep possession'Jof^ them while in their charge. ' They had ifjjg dijftqulty in taking the town of. Sabeta., Sbjnfc,! As »the whites, i With. a. number^ of < the troops,^ 1 were feent toburna'tdwn some few, milesfrom^ Sabeta • they Wentexpecting tofind itempity»(_ and were very nearly being caught in a trap, asM Kai Colos had expected1 them, and jJWj laid 'wait for^them. The,Kai Colos opened^ fire, and a _harp fire was kept up from botOK sldes, The Kai Colo's saw they wereget*^ tihgi-the worst of-it, and got very much ex-'5 dited, i^ostfto^ma^ness,-, and kept calling out, " you *" white" ' jugs ; you dead baked men;'-' and other' _uch like expressions^ 6ne of' the white men fell over someth_dg'L. the Kia„ Colo's saw him fall. Ah, ah, that a was shot by Ratu Dradra," one of the __&« Colos said. The white man immediately got up again and called out, "I'mndT shot, I am all right.'' The difficulty of fight ing their .way out of the place without losiMg*' a man and 'killing 29> KM Colos speaks very well for them. Amongst the many prisoners taken at Sabeta there was one not to be for gotten. He called himself the wome_!s devil; he was made very much like anv^jg other,man, but was.ye*ry ugly. The nativeSa! say he has killed more people than any*B man in the. mountains. I have not heard how of what he killed them with; be hadn't got a scythe with him like all other devils we see in pictures. His High ness was brought before' the Major.'and was tried by'a Christian court-martial just the same as, if he had been an angel.,. H%\ was'asked if he had any other devil dveif him, and replied " No, I am the prihcipal.,'.^ After several other questions were asked him respecting the massacre of the Burns family he was ordered to be shot. La lies, won't you pray for the Major? I thinkl~ hear them say, "May He-.ven bless the^ Major , and all his followers, protect.? aiid aid them in destroying all those demon., cannibals, and every success attend them in restoring the salvhtion of Fiji. His Highness^ was then marched to his grave, conducted by a white volunteer, who was very kind tohm) in tke last moments of his reign over th* ladies. His last sympathiser; placed .fcnfc with,his,hands back,to his grave,, tied hi*~ hands 'behind him, blihdfolded him, told;hl»^ , ll'""i'i" .;,';' '.,""'.,ii.]A,, '!...'',,' ha* ']>~]".. i wow

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HATS! HATS! RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN A RE CLEARING OUT BALANCE OF GIRLS' AND WOMEN'S BLACK STRAW HATS, FROM Is. EACH. Also, a Lot of CHILDREN'S WINTER JACKETS, WATERPROOF CLOAKS, FEATHERS, TRIMMINGS, ETC. VERY CHEAP. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite Ansnr and Navy Hotel), UPPER QUJEEN STREET, AUCKLAND. GREAT REDUCTIONS TOR THREE MONTHS ONLY AT THK AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY, 194, queen street, Next Door to Savings'. Bank. Cartes-de-virtte reduced from 16s per dozen to 18s 6d. Maori Celebrities (largest stack in New Zealand to select from), reduced from 12s per dozen to 6s. Views from all parts of New Zealand reduced from 12s per dozen to 6s. Enlargements from Cartes-de-visite to Life-size, plain or beautifully finished in Oil or Water Colors, also reduced in price. Large Stock of Photographic Goods and Apparatus, Magic Lantern, Slides, Stereoscopic Slides, &C, grsatly reduced. J. Mo G A R R I G L E, ... Manarer.



p A IT T I O N OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. Connoisseurs pronounce this Sauce' to bo the BEST for general use in households, and, in con sequence of its high reputation, some unprincipled persons have been induced to Collect Empty Bottles bearing the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, and pass the same off as " Olson's Universal Tomato Sauce." The proprietor has in consequence caused his TRADE MARK to b« Registered under the provisions of the "Trade Marks Act, 18(30," and proceedings will be taken against such persons as may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are cautioned to ASK FOR OLSON'S SAUCE, and see that the namo is Stamped on Bottle and Stopper, and w.apped round with his well-known label. [Established 1864.] r\ STEPHENSON & OO.'s CELEBRATED COFFEES, "EXHIBITION BRAND" " EAGLE BRAND " "CROWN BRAND." Are to be procured at all respectable Grocers and Storekeepers throughout the Province of Auck land. D. STEPHENSON & CO., WYNDHAM-STREET, AUCKLAND. T COSGEATE & CO. Are now holding an , ' . EXTRAORDINARY CHEAP SALE , • •:.;,!.. •I. i ■', .■ 0T ' -aaA A,' ■ DRAPERY* AND CLOTHING I ''J:-,-aa-_. ■ At their Premises, '" A\.''■■"'. ICANADA BUILDINGS, |'; :;.;'.'•.QtJEEN: STREET. ':