SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

RL'tf-SKT: rhlsevening, 6.81. SUN-RISE; To morrow morning, 6.47 . HIGH WATER : This evening, 11.8 ; to-morrow, morning, 11.41

ARRIVALS.

Wellington, s.s., Carey, from Southern ports (in the

Manukau) Edith, schooner, Trayte, from Tahiti and Rarotonga Queen, schooner, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For San Francisco: Akbar, ship, 18th inst, For New Caledonia : Clio, kotch, to-day For Tahiti : Coronet, schooner, on Friday For Southern ports : Wellington, s.s., Monday For Levuka: Charybdis, schooner, from the Manukau

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Countess of Kintore, ship, from London Sailed Ist

May Berar, ship, from London. Sailed 15th May Fontenaye, ship, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from London. Sailed 4th Juno Lady Franklyn, barque, from Sydney and Newcastle, Sailed 17th July

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Wellington, from Southern ports : 2 cases, J. Harris ; 2 qr.-casks whiskey, Owen and Graham ; 1 case, A. Adams ; 1 case, order; 1 case, P. A. Philips ; 5 bags nitrate soda,. Wilthew and Co. ; 1 case, Waller ; 5 cases, Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.; 1 parcel, Lusk; I qr. -cask geneva, 1 case, A. and S. Price ; 118 sacks potatoes, Cairns; 6 cases, Carter; 1 case, H. Kohn ; 50 boxes candles, Morrin; 5 kegs butter, Bucholz and Co. ; 100 boxes candles, 20 cases castor oil, 10 qr.-casks rum, Meyers ; 3 casks coffee, D. Stephenson and Co. ; 1 pkg., Chatwix ; 1 parcel, Gilfillan ; 8 kegs butter, Binney ; 4 boxes, 1 keg, Telegraph Depart ment ; 5 cases clothing, Major Tisdall; 1 case, Collector of Customs ; 1 box, Goman; 2 boxes gold, 3384 ozs. 8 dwts. 12grs., Bank of New Zealand ; 1 parcel, Sheehy ; 3 cases, 1 keg butter, Hood; 1 case eggs, Bennett; 1 case butter, Barnes ; 3 cases butter, 2 kegs do, 1 box eggs, Veale; 1 case butter, Osborne Bros.; 4 horses, Elliott.—Combes and Daldy, agents.

The N.Z.S.S. Co.'s s.s. Wellington, A. Carey, commander, arrived at Onehunga at one o'clock yesterday. She left Port Chalmers at 3.50 p.m. on sth inst., and arrived at Lyttelton at 10.30 a.m. on 6th. Left at 5.30 p.m. on 7th, and arrived at Wel lington at 11.50 a.m. on Bth. Left Welling ton at midnight on the 9th, with light N.W. wind till 3 am., when it shifted to N.E., blowing a brisk gale, with torrents of rain. Slowed engines till daylight. Arrived at Picton at 10.30 a.m. on the 10th inst. Left again at 1 p.m., and steamed as far as Mar chioness oove i*l Queen Charlotte's Sound, where both anchors were let go, it blowing a perfect hurricane. Got under way at 11 a.m, on the 11th, and steamed down to the wreck of s.s. Rangitoto. Found her lying very quietly in spite of the heavy sea that had beaten over her all night. Proceeded on to Nelson arriving at 9 p.m. Left Nelson at 10 p m. on the 12th inst., and arrived off New Plymouth at 1.30 p.m. on the 13th. Left again at 6 p.m., and anchored off the Manu kau bar at 9.15 a.m., arriving at the wharf at the hour above-mentioned. Experienced fresh easterly breeze, with heavy sea, from Nelson to Manukau. Passengers :—Saloon : Mr and Mrs Caulier, Mr and Mrs Butler, Miss Lloyd, Bey. Mr Breach, Messrs Mur doch Dalgleish, Shand, Jones, Hood, Mitchell, Elliot, and Tolson. Steerage : Messrs Reid, Leahy, Johnson, Wilson,. Long, one Maori, and one Chinaman. Two hundred and seventy-five cases of kerosine have been transhipped from the Akbar into the cutter Undine for conveyance te the Thames. Several schooners and small craft are lying'in harbour weather bound. The Kenilworth has not sailed for Samoa as was reported in the Daily Southern Cross this morning. She is is still at anchor wait ing the turn of the weather. P The Ottawa, brigantine from Kaipara ar rived at Lyttleton on the 6th instant. The schooner Zion, Capt. Mann,_ arrived at Lyttleton from Kaipara on the 6th ™st. v™ left Kaipara on the 16th July, and encoun tered terrific gales throughout the passage. On the 29th ult. ran for Wellington to repair damages, leaving again on August 3. _ • The cargo of the Hylton Castle, barque, in addition to the list already published, com prised £45,155 in gold, and £5850 in silver. Messrs Niccol & Sons have begun build ing a new missionary schooner, which it is expected will be finished at the beginning of next year.

COMMERCIAL.

There was a large attendance at the trade sale of Mr G. Sibbin this day, at the Corner Mart, but bidding was dull, and only a portion of the goods were quitted.

PROVISION MARKET.

CO'ONIAL PRODUCE. Buying Prices, Co irected by Auckland

Dealers. ,;.... s. d. s. d. s d. s. d Butter, per lb. 1 6-0 0 I Ducks, pair.. 3 0-5 0 Cheese (new) 0 5-0 7* Geese, each 4 0-5 0 Eggs, per doz. 1 0-0 0 Turkeys .3 0-4 6 Lard per lb. 0 7-0 0 Canterbury Bacon Fowls, pair.. 3 0-5 0 (bare) .. 0 7-0 8? Good Salt Butter, 7-1 0| Do (in cloth) 0 9-0 9* Canterbury Cheese 8-0 9 | Auckland 0 5-0 8 Hams, 9d to Is per lb. Retail Prices, Farm and Dairy Produce, s. d. s. d. s. as. a. Milk, per nt. 0 OtoO 5 I Ducks, per pr. 5 0-6 0 Butter (fresh) 16-1 9 Geese, each 5 0-6 0 Cheese (new) 0 8-1 0 Turkeys, each 5 0-7 0 Eggs, per doz. 1 3-0 0 I Bacon, per lb. 0 8-1 0 T.nrd nerlb 0 6—o 0 Hams 0 9-1 3 WXt%.. 4 6-0 01 Salt Butter.. 0 1-1 3 : Botchers' Meat. Beef, per lb. 0 4-0 7 I Pork, per lb 0 6 Mutton .. 0 4-0 61 Veal 0 6

BREADSTUFFS.

TLOITR.

> • "WHOLESALE. • , Millers' Price,' per ton-lst quality £17 Fine Flour—household .... *±* Seconds. £12. Sharps, £7 10s Baiters* Price, per lb . •». "P. pan Is 6d per bushel. K_.per2lb.toaf.4d to 4_d. Maizo, crushed and w},^ c s£™ Cahin Biifuit. Der 1001b. '.. .. „■■ Retail, 22s Cabin OATS, POTATOES, ETC. ■WHOLESALE. Maize. 5s to 5s .d Jottoe^i^OsSperton ; Hobart Town Seed, 47 Kay, £5 to £6 per ton. Straw, £4 per ton. Chaff, £010s per ton. RETAIL. Maize, 5s 6d to 6s per bushel; crushed, 6s 7 . Oats, 6s per bushel. Potatoes, 6s 6d per cwt. Hay, cwt., 6s to 7s. Straw, 4s to 5s per cwt. • Chaff'^BI BGUMTND FLAX MARKET. t i The following are the prices in the Auckland ■"■'^o_.sr*:: '■'■ ■■ '■'■ '■'■ Si*-. T°W *' 'BD-LDING.MATERIALS. TlMnm.-Boards and tolsa' New./ e£ ai nr!, to £3 ncr 100 ; puriri posts, £5 per 100.; _Wn_ to * 8?to &"£ * 1000'; W» Town palings, .«. in., ftf. IR_ • Hobartown rails, 75s Mt" 16COAL ANDT FIREWOOD MARKET. /._.._ -WAwnflstle 45s per ton : Bay of Islands on board^rSt 6; » £ ton, delivered 85s , ditto . Por ton, delivered; mt 17a per ton delivered.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Matls will Close ah Under :— Por Thames, this day, at 6.30 p.m., and to-morrow,

at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel. to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m. For Russell, per Queen, this day, at 4.31 p.m. For Wanganui and Wellington, per Rangatira, to-

morrow, at 10 a.m. For Rorotonga and Tahiti, per Coronet, to-morrow, at

4 pm. For Opotiki, per Isabella, to-morrow, at 4.30 pm, For MahurangL, Matakana. Mangaw_i, Waipu, &c , per Lady Bowen, on Saturday, 16th inst., at 10 a.m. For San Francisco, per Akbar, on Monday, 18th inst.,

at 10 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per WeUington,

on Monday next, at 10 a.m. (Signed) S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

MuiiLOY.—On Aufcast 14, at his father's residonce, Otahuhu, infant son of Mr Joseph Mulloy ; aged sixteen months. Tho funeral will leave his father's residenco to morrow, at two p.m. Friends will please accept this imitation.

Harrison.— On August 13, at Ponsonby Road, James Herbert, infant son of Edward M. C. Harrison.

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

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1873.

For the cause that lacks as„. stance, For the wrong that needs resistance. For the future in the distance,

And the good that we can do,

Our parliamentary telegrams to-day con vey the most important intelligence that has yet reached us from the seat of Go vernment this session. A proposal hav ing as its object the separation of the two islands, with capitals at Auckland and Dunedin appears to be engaging the attention of members. Until we receive the details of this scheme we cannot pronomnce any opinion upon its merits. It may be that the constitution of two large provinces, self governing, but having mutual interests in some undertakings, may be contemplated, or perhaps the complete separation of the two islands into distinct colonies, each bear ing a portion of the existing debt. No doub^ we shall hear more of the scheme in a day or two. A telegram from the merchants of Auckland, relative to the tariff, appea.rs to have come very opportunely, and it will probably have great weight in the discussion to-night.

The Revising Assessors held a Court to day, atjnoon, in the Council Chambers, for the purpose of signing the revised list of rate payers, and declaring the burgess roll for the ensuing year. His Worship the Mayor occu pied the chair. There were no objectors, and the Assessors, W. S. Graham and John Buchanan, Esqs., declared the burgess roll. About four hundred names appeared in addi tion to those of last year. The names of the following gentlemen, deceased, were struck off the list:—David Graham, William Mor rin, and Bishop Patteson,

We have been at very considerable expense in arranging for full and reliable Parliamentary intelligence, as well as telegraphic news from all quarters connected with Auckland by the electric wire. It is only reasonable to expect, therefore, that we should reap some benefitfrom our outlay. The Anglo-Australian Telegram Company, which is now the only organisation for supplying press telegrams in New Zealand, furnishes general news to all the papers, and these messages are properly re garded as common property by all subscribers to the Company; but in addition to this Company we have various "own corespondents" throughout the col ony anda special correspondent at Wellington, and telegrams derived from those sources we regard as strictly private property. But our two morning contemporaries, not satisfied with using the telegrams from the 9 Company, make a practice of clipping out and using bodily without acknowledgment telegrams received from our special correspondents. This morning in both Cross and herald lengthy telegrams from Wellington relative to the Auckland Improvements Bill, immigrants for Tauranga, and Districts Courts Bill were published as from the Anglo Company, while they were dis tinctly headed in our last night's issue from " our special correspondent," and were bo de rived. Our Tauranga telegrams are also daily filched without acknowledgment. Now we should have no objection whatever to these telegramsjbeing made use of by our contempo raries if they were appropriated in an open way, but we do object to their being taken with the view of swelling the telegraphic columns of journals that are particularly economical in their own use of the wires. We are always careful in distinguishing between special and company's telegrams, and we hope we shall not again have to complain of this jiterary piracy.

The following will meet for their usual diill this evening in the Drill-shed, viz., the non commissioned officers of the various corps ; the Auckland Troop of Royal Cavalry Volun teers ; and to-morrow evening the Naval Brigade and Sir George Gfey Cadets wiU meet at the same place.

Lately a toll-gate was opened at Kaitoke, Wanganui. The first vehicle whi.h jiassed through was a four-wheeled wagon drawn by eight horses, and a fee of £1 103 was demanded and paid by way of toll.

There are so many cases of genuine distress brought under our notice from time to time that but for the kind response so invariably made, and the unassuming philanthropy which these appeals prove to exist in our midst, we should have some deli cacy in pressing upon the attention of the charitable tho case reforred to in the following letter. We feel, however, that the case is indeed one deserving of sym pathy, and that any trifle bestowed upon it will be well applied. This is not one of the appeals of undeserving mendicancy, but relates to a sad misfortune. Our correspond ent, who is a settler at Puhoi, explains the circumstances of tho case:— Sir, —Knowing that you always notice the case of the distressed and poor I take the liberty of bringing beforeyournoticotho acci dent which occurred on Friday last at the Puhoi—German settlement—trusting that through your influence something from the public may bo done for him. The man in ques +ion was one of the immigrants lately arrived per Queen Bee, statione iflout at tho Puhoi. While working, a tree fell on his thigh and broke it, causing a compound fracture of the thigh. He was brought up per Lady Bowen on Monday, after lying in great pain for three days, and Dr Philson says it will '' be six months before he can be about again." He was trying before the acci dent to pay off his passage money prior to his getting his land of sixteen acres. His wife is destitute of the means of living, and is dependant on the kindness of friends. If a little more could be raised to pay off the debt on his land by the time he becomes con valescent he could return to the Puhoi with some encouragement as to his future pros pects. Believing that you will do something to get aid I venture to apply to you, and should have done so before, but waited to see in the Star if any notico had been taken of the case by you.—l am, &c, A FEMALE Friend.

members of the Garrick Club will give their promised dramatic entertainment this evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The pieces selected for the evening are the "Writing on the Wall" and "Box and Cox." The former melo-drama may be new to Auckland play-goera ; the latter, a laugh able farce, has a world-wide reputation.

Those of our readers who remember or have read of the shocking Burke and Hare murders in Edinburgh will feel an interest in the following paragraph. The Dr. Knox referred to has handled many of the bodies fresh from the hands of those arch-fiends. When the indignation against all connected with this infernal organisation arose Dr. Knox sought refuge in New Zealand, which was then almost a terra incognita. After a life prolonged beyond the usual span he has passed away, his demise being thus alluded to by the Wellington Post: — "Yesterday another old settler —Dr. Knox — died in the Hospital at the age of 82 years. Dr Knox arrived in this colony some 32 years ago, and after various changes at last settled down in the Porirua district, where he practised his profession and acted as coroner, until failing health a few weoka ago compelled him to seek refuge in the Hospital in order to ob tain proper medical attendance and nursing. In early life Dr Knox was demonstrator of anatomy to his brother, tho celebrated Professor Knox, whose name became so familiar in connection with the Burke and Hare cases. During his residence in this colony Dr Knox pursued his scientific studies with unwearied diligence, and to his know: ledge of anatomy the Colonial Museum is greatly indebted for many interesting exhi bits. The Transactions o_ the New Zealand Institute have also been enriched by many valuable contributions from his pen. He was an especi _1 authority on all questions re garding the catacea family, and his residence at Porirua afforded him many opportunities for pursuing this branch of scientific enquiry."

j Dr Featherstone's affectionate solicitudo for the interests of Shaw, Savill, and Co. is really touching. From some additional telegraphic correspondence laid on the table yesterday we find that on the 4th January Messrs Vogel and Reynolds telegraphed to him from Melbourne, "Do not renew Sa ville's contract without express authority." To this Dr Featherstono on the 10th January replied, pathetically protesting against these instructions by saying, " Don't imperil thousands lives intrusting service inexperienced hands." The anxiety was, wo fancy, as much at the probable loss of thousands of pounds to Shaw, Savill and Co., as the probability of any lives being lost in ships flying a' different house-flag. At any rate it is a pity the same anxiety was not shown for the lives of tho children on board the Bebington, whose deaths, according to the evidence, might in all human probability have been averted had there been on board a proper supply of I farinacious food and medical comforts.— Post.

There was perhaps never a more life-like character depicted in fiction than Sheridan's Sir Fretful Plagiary in the Critic. The bulk of our readers are no doubt well acquainted with this testy old gentleman, but for the benefit of those whose researches have not led to their making his acquaintance we will just say, by way of description, that he is an author who, devoid of creative powers himself, makes up the deficiency by stealing from others. On the com pletion of any literary performance he exhibits an anxious desire for the free opinion of his friends and the public on it. But should their criticism be unfavorable, no man is more sore and indignant than he. When Mr Dangle hazards the expression of his thought that if there is a fault in the work it is a lack of incident, Sir Fretful ex claims' that he had imagined it was rather too full of incident. When Sneer suggests that the interest; rather falls off in the fifth act, the wincing author inquires if he does not mean rises, and it is only when Mrs Dangle remarks that she had not observed a single fault in the play from beginning to end that the knight is thoroughly satisfied, and gives vent to the exclamation —" By Gad, the ladies .are the best judges after all." In the course of our every-day experience as public critics we are ever coming across just such ridiculous people. No one writes a pamphlet, delivers a lecture, writes a piece of trash, called by courtesy a play, makes an after dinner speech at a public dinner, or even cuts a rum-looking stick from an hedge without expecting a notice of his performance in the papers. "Just let us see what you think of that paper of mine, Mr Editor," says a budding politician; "it does one good to have a fault or two pointed out." We oblige one young friend, and in the best of faith hint a few possible improve ments. The next morning our editorial sanctum is invaded by the youth in a state bordering on frenzy, and wo are told that we have done him an irreparable injury, and have ruined bis prospects for life. Nor is this a solitary specimen. Old and young, speakers and writers, butchers, bakers, and candlestick-makers, all pine and whine for notoriety, and though they one and all disclaim the desire of being puffed, nothing but the most glaring puff-direct satisfies them.

" One in the Gallery " writes excusing tho rowdyism at the Choral Hall concert on Monday. He disputes the statements made in a le.ter published by us on Tuesday night. We know that the assertions made in that letter were correct in every particular, and although our correspondent may be correct when he attributes the noisy demon strations to the fact that their musical souls had beenso charmed bythesweetmelodiousstrains of the several performers that they could not control their feelings, yet it is not desirable that such conduct should be permitted, and if they cannot control themselves the only course open is to devise some means of controlling them.

Mr Holman Hunt has, we understand, received 10,000 guineas for his painting, "The Shadow of Death." This sum, of couse, includes tho copyright for the engrav ing and the privilege of exhibiting the paint ing. For a small replica the artist is to receive 100 D guineas. Her Majesty has com missioned Mr Hunt to paint for her a copy of the head of our Lord. These sums, large as thoy may appear at first, aro not in excess when tho length of time occupied by the work has been considered.— Tlie Architect.

In Mr Rae's letter, yesterday, the sentence "there are not many rich men who will speculate in factories" was rendered- obscure by tho last word being misprinted "failures."

Our Alexandra correspondent writes : — There was a great mistake somewhere in my telegram, which appeared in you issue of Thursday last, where " Tawhiao, his wife and daughter, and William Thompson had arrived in Alexandra." What I telegraphed was that "To Tawhiao's wife—a daughter of the late Chief William Thompson—had arrived." Te Tawhiao is son of Tawhiao, called Ijhe Maori King. It caused no end of surprise among the Government officials, and enquiries by wire were sent here from all quarters. There i. very little news stirring just now, but whatever there is I will keep • you posted up. There has been a great mob of natives down lately with pro duce for sale, and our store-keepers have been doing a roaring trade. Capt. Tregear's Native Contigent, who have not been paid since their enlistment, are to be paid to-day, and not too soon, or I fancy they would have given the Government some trouble.

The members of the Onehunga Choral Society will give a concert of miscellaneous music to-morrow evening in their hall. We learn that this society is progressing, and the people of Onehunga generally take an interest in its proceedings.

We have received from A Friend 10s, and G. P. Is, in aid of Mrs Green.

The Hobson Company were inspected last evening in the Catholic Institute, after which the band marched through the muddy streets, under command of Bandmaster McComish, and played some lively selections of music.

The members of the Auckland Debating Class purpose discussing on the 26th inst. the question. "Is it desirable to continue corporeal punishment in our penal code for certain offences ?" when a good debate is ex pected. The succeeding subject of debate is " The Abolition of the House of Lords."

About two hours' time was taken up at the Supreme Court this morninglwith a two penny-half-penny ca_e of bankruptcy, in whioh the bankrupt, who had figured as actor, general dealer, and poultry merchant, wa_ examined atgreatlengthby Mr J. B. Rus sel with a view to proving that his insolvency was the result of foul proceedings. The bank rupt however did not seem at all chicken hearted in the matter, and made a cocky defence. His Honor very justly said it was a pity the time of the Court should be taken up with such poultry cases, at the same time he must say with Shakespeare that in the bankrupt's case " fair was foul and fowl was fair."'

We notice that the vocal and instrumental concert announced to take place on Monday will take place on Thursday, the 21st inst. instead, at the Choral Hall. As the concert is for the special benefit of Bandmaster Impey, in recognition of his services, we trust there will be a large attendance at the hall. An excellent. programme worthy the occasion will be provided. The members of the Choral Society and the leading amateurs of the city will render their valuable assist ance. /

One of our recent poetasters offers these observations:—

Give me kisses—do not stop Measuring nectar by the drop ; Though to millions they amount, They will never drain the fount. Kiss me, then. Every moment and again. If she kissed him every moment she would kiss bim half a million times a year, and she would have to kiss him every minute for two years before "to millions they amount." This would not allow time for meals, and it is probable the poet and the women would starve. As for the poet concerned wo do not know that it makes much difference.

Once upon a time, as the story books gay, a poor lad entered the service of an old gentleman, who, dying, bequeathed the lad a couple of "recipes for the manufacture of some harmless pills and possibly soothing ointment. By dint of energetic pushing in the first Instance, and of unlimited adver tising afterwards, these medicines came into repute all over the world. The proprietor of them accumulated tens, of thousands of pounds, hundreds of thousands of pounds, and ultimrtely millions. He purchased the magnificent estate of Tottenhurst Park, iin Berkshire, collected a superb gallery of pic tures, and liyed un grand seigneur.' Two years ago he resolved to devote the bulk of his fortune to charitable purposes, and, con cealing his name, advertised in the English papers for information and suggestions as to the most judicious method of expending money for benevolent purposes. As a matter of course an avalanche of begging letters descended upon him, but many sensible and practical communications were also received. From these he learned that one of the pressing necessities of the United Kingdom was a lunatic asylum for the middle classes. Accordingly he devoted £100,000 to the erection of an in stitution of this kind upon his own estate in the immediate vicinity of the well-known Virginia Water. The structure is now ap proaching completion, and, as the founder visited most of the asylums in Great Britain before deciding upon his plans, and consulted all the best authorities on the subject, it is believed that the new establishment will be one of the most perfect of the kind in the mother country; while it is said that many of the improvements introduced are likely to be copied by the Government in the national asylum. Numerous other schemes, each of which will involve the outlay of what most persons would regard as a princely fortune, are being unostentatiously proceeded with by the philanthropist referred to, who having neither wife nor child, and being sixty years of age, is preparing to divest himself of the whole of his accumulations, amounting, it is said, to upwards of ten millions sterling, before death steps in and takes him from them. Hence his name will be associated with the names of the three Americana — Ezra Cornell, George Peabody, and Peter Cooper—each of whom did likewise. Most of his time is stated to be devoted to works of benevolence, and the shrewdness of his business habits enabled bim to baffle, in most cases, the designs of great and wicked imposters. His name will be very easily re membered by his countrymen, for it is the familiar one of Thomas Holloway.

The following remarks on rowing and its effects on the duration of life are from the Athenamm :—" The controversy excited by the letter of Dr. Skey on the Oxford and Cambridge boat-race two or three years since is still fresh in people's memory. It con firmed in the public mind the uncomfortable idea that boat-racing is fatal in its consequences, which was encouraged by the appalling story of a whole Uni versity crew having died a few yqars after the race. The very reverse of all this has been proved to be the case by the care ful researches of Dr J. C. Morgan, of Man chester. The total number of men who havo rowed in the University race since its establishment is 295. Of these 255 are still living. In a forthcoming book, Dr Morgan will publish letters from 250 of these, in wh;ch they state what line of life they have adopted, and in what manner they consider their own health and physique influenced by the race. In the case of those who aro dead, Dr. Morgan, finding the pub lished list untrustworthy, has examined the college books to identify every case ; and has further discovered, with regard to each man, from what disease he died, and how far his original constitution had been effected by the race. The result of this examination is that in quite a minimum of cases was the disease accolerated by rowing, and these cases were of men radically delicate. The volume con taining these lotters and statistics will be issued shortly by Messrs McMillan."

Mr Dargaville will moet the electors of Newton in tho Newton Academy this even ing at eight o'clock.

The men employed for watering the avenue of Champs Elysees, in Paris, by means of hand hoses in connection with the main pipes, have been in the habit of " lay ing" on the douche on carriage dogs ; follow ing the vehicle these unfortunates received suddenly a downpour; taking fright they sought refuge in the carriage, destroying valuable toilettes. The practical joke has been discontinued, and the Municipal Coun cil has had to make good for no less than seven damaged costumes.

The Tauranga correspondent of the Thames Advertiser telegraphs :—" Native news from inland is unsatisfactory, particularly from Rotorua, in consequence of the Government having prohibited land speculations, and sus pended the Land Courts. The natives are striving to encourage Mr C. 0. Davis to obtain land, overriding the bona fide' settlers and their agreements. The natives are creating excitement and engendering bad feeling amongst the tribes."

Society belles in New York are in a flutter in consequence of the intelligence that the King of the Sandwich Islands is coming there. Well, be is a marrying man, and the girls will have a good chance. A dozen more or less is nothing in the eyes of a Sandwich Islander.

A correspondent wants to know whether, considering the great utility of the ocean, poets are not wrong in calling it a "waste of water,"

A rural visitor upset the Chattanooga gas ometer under the impression that it was a sugar hogshead, and the city was left in darkness.

The Registrar of England in his quarterly return of births, marriages, and deaths, re marks that "the deaths by cold weather were less numerous than might have been ex pected, for happily Heaven, though severe at times, was less unkind than the divinities that rule the coal market.

Grenville, It. 1., can't be a paradise for a destitute and *sick stranger to enter into. Three weeks ago such a poor unfortunate made his appearance there, and was ordered to leave by a_7officer, as he was "hungry, moneyless, dirty, and had one hand useless from having been frost-bitten." So he dragged himself away into a swamp and died. He was worth holding an inquest on, however j and so the inquest was held, and after a num ber of the mosjb substantial citizens had sat upon him it was discovered that he had died of small-pox ! Verily he had his revenge, if it was not a sweet one.

When the 1.55 train from London arrived at Richmond the body of a young gentleman was found in a first-class carriage. A pistol which had been recently discharged was on the floor. Dr Elliott, on making an exami nation, found that the deceased had been shot just under the heart. It subsequently transpired that the deceased was Alexander Ashton, of Acton. The pistol was quite new, and had the maker's name on it. It is conjectured that he shot himself.

In further distribution of moneys under the will of the late Lord Henry Seymour a sum of more than L 56.000 will shortly be divided among eighty-five charitable institutions: A similar amount has been paid to the hos pitals of. Paris.

The Good Templars gave a formal welcome to Dr Mackune last evening over the tea table of Cook-street hall Mr Edgar and several other brethren of the order made suggestions which might be serviceable to thf cause A good deal of talk, and a con siderable quantity of hyson and congou passed ' into the oblivious sea of time, and the meeting closed with a song. The unfortunate Henry Cowan, whose name is so familiar to the public in conse quence of his occasional insane freaks, died in the Whau Lunatic Asylum on Tuesday .last. Cowan was fifty-six years old, and a brother of the Fountain of Friendship Lodge of Oddfellows. An inquest was heldon the body at ten o'clock this morning before Dr Goldsbro and'a jury of twelv., mthe Asylum, when a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony was returned. A large number of tho brotherhood of Oddfellows met at the Cook-street Hall, at two o'clock this after noon, for the purpose of following the re mains of the deceased to the grave m the cemetery. • William Bobbin, of Lancashire, England, wishes to know the real origin of the term " Good Templar," and we are not surprised at his question, as others more learned than William have asked the same question. We may state that we will give to William Bobbin, and all other enquirers, a full and satisfactory reply in to-morrow's Star.

New York young ladies have a new method of testing the strength of their admirers' affections. They take them shopping on Sa turday afternoons, and after loading them with Brobdignagian bundles march them up and down the avenue two or three times. Few pass through the ordeal unscathed.

An lowa newspaper proprietor has trained a large bull-terrier for the position of fighting editor.

Two persons, a Maori and European, were charged with being drunk last night, the former on the wharf and the latter in Queen street. The Maori was fined 10s and costs ; and the latter, Robert Wilson, who had been very disorderly and was an old offender, was fined 20s and costs. This was all the busi ness. The magistrate was Mr Beckham.

A .West Coast journal in acknowledging tho receipt of a copy of the new Dundein paper says :—" The opening copy contains an apology for the exclusion- of local matter owing to ' pressure on advertising space.' We envy our youthful contemporary that sweet squeezing."

A totara tree lately felled in the province of Wellington is stated to have yielded no less than 50,000 shinedes.

A curious scene occurred recently in the Queen's Bench, Dublin. A gentleman named Crofton entered the court, and, an nouncing himself as King of Ireland, handed Mr Justice Fitzgerald, who was alone on the bench, a banknote for £ICO as a testimony of his royal esteem, adding that he would make similar presents to his colleagues as soon as they should appear. The judge ordered him into safe custody until his friends could be communicated with. •

According to announcement the spirit of an individual known to fame when in the flesh as John Pagan was supposed to have delivered himself of a sermon on a sacred subject at Weber's Assembly-room, Eliza beth-street, Melbourne, on a recent Sunday evening. When in the body, this Pagan, it •is stated, was a resident of Roch dale, England, but probably from motives of delicacy bis latest address was not disclosed. He co-operated on this occasion with a " Christian medium," a young married woman of about thirty years of age, whose cataleptic deliverances have excited great enthusiasm in spiritualistic circles. The room was soon filled, and numbers had to turn disappointed away. The proceedings were commenced by a chap ter of the Bible being read, and a hymn sung to the orthodox tune of the Old Hundredth. The young woman then ascended the plat form, composed herself in au armchair, rested her head back, closed her eyes, went into mild convulsion., and the trance was complete. She then announced that the ex pected spirit was present, and she, or the spirit that was in her, proceeded through her means to inflict upon the audi ence a monotonous, disconnected, and ungrammatical string of sentences, in which nouns: and adjectives were heaped promiscuously together in utter con fusion. The words were delivered in a high, drawling monotone. The spirit was evidently suffering from a severe aold, and the disregard of the aspirate evinced was only equalled by the recklessness with which it was brought in out of place. The matter was worse than the manner, the only redeeming point being that the nonsense was free from direct blaaphemy. During the proceedings one or two disturbances took place. The medium at once stopped, and waited until quiet was restored, and then rebuked the audience for their behaviour. One woman had to be removed. At the close of the address the spirit endeavoured to repeat the Lord's Prayer, but his memory partially failed him in the middle, Before taking his departure he blessed his audience, young and old, and left with an assurance that a more powerful spirit should come on another occasion. The medium recovered from her trance without much difficulty, and f the proceedings were terminated. — Australasian.

$!A concert in aid of the funds of the All Saint's Sunday-school will be given at the City Hall to-morrow evening, when a first class programme, which is published else where, will be presented.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A DOCTOR AT THE BAY OF IS LANDS.

ALLEGED SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPT

TO PROCURE ABORTION

We have been placed in possession of the Particulars of a most extraordinary charge rought against Dr Parsons, medical atten dant to the coal miners at Kawakawa. The facts supplied ua are as follows : —A young woman aged nineteen, named Christie, half-idiot, being . unwell, went to Dr. Parsons to consult him regarding the state of her health, and to obtain some medicine. After detailing her case the doctor put various questions to her, and said tha ne might as well tell her plainly that she could not hope for recovery without under going an operation. The girl states.that the doctor then took improper liberties with her, and told her to come- to his house again. She went home, but said nothing about the affair to her parents, and returned to the ; doctor's residence at various intervals. It | is asserted that about two months afterwards ! Parsons gave her some drugs for the purpose of procuring abortion, causing the girl a severe illness, during which she disclosed the whole circumstances to her mother, and a prosecution was instituted. Only half of the mixture had been taken, and the remainder was submitted to Dr Ford, who analysed it, and discovered its nature. Tho j accused, who is a married man with a family, was absent from his house about eight days J before summonses were taken out, but on | returning home he was arrested on a charge illegally attempting to procure abortion. In the absence of security he was lodged in gaol pending examination before the Resident Magistrate, ,■

Dr. Parsons has been residing at X H kawa for about eighteen months an^?*' attended various families. He went* rl -from the Thames. The girl Christ! f* daughter of an old man with a very * family employed at the mines. "*^&

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

QUOTATIONS: Auoust 14, ig^

SUPREME COURT.

THIS DAY.

SITTINGS IN BANKRUPTCY. (Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arnbv, _ft\' Re THOMAS M. MACHATTIE. '^ '

This was an application made by Mr Hes. '■ keth on the part of Mr Lamb thatthe r* I port of the trustees, as furnished to'tW ''• Court, and which showed the bankrupt j n , debted to Mr Lamb £975 10s Id, be adopted' and that Mr lamb be allowed to prove for ■ that sum, and to be awarded costs. ..... ' |f On this case being called on this mqpL. ■ Mr Rees asked that judgment mighfc bT%s. ><? f ferred for a week. He had oidjf-By a M | day's notice of the case being set flown foj ,| that morning, and wished for time to prepay | affidavits on some of the items in tho report, ' His Honor inquired what affidavits Jfr Rees wished to prepare. Mr Rees said some facts had rec _ntly,cpme to his knowledge which rendered it MgUy '■ | important to his client that his application should be granted. His Honor could not see that any benefit would result from any further delay. The case had lingered so long already that it was impossible for the Court to keep postponing it from month to month. r . • Ipj * Mr Rees said that in ordinary cases longer notice was given. Mr Hesketh said that with regard to^costs the learned counsel for the bankrupt need be in no fear on that score, as the clause.had been inserted in the application undeithe impression that the question had hot fen settled. He had since discovered that itwas decided against Lamb. '; ' ' '' '

His Honor then said, " I have to the best of my judgment settled the main questions involved, and it is only in the intereife pf the creditors that I can admit of any fuftjier discussion of the case." There is no-really established custom of the Court .n the sub ject of notice, but under the ciraun|fy_}ceg Mr Rees may take his week. It would have been better if the three days' notice had been given. ' y- The case was, ,shen adjourned for a -"eefe • •' RE LEVOI.

Mr W. H. Kissling appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr J. 8.. Russell opposed," . This was bankrupt's final examination previous to applying for his discharge, m By the report which was read the life of the bankrupt seemedto have been a chequered one. For a time he was on the stage. TKn_ ing, however, that his talents in this line were not properly appreciated by an obtuse public, he embarked in the more certain but less' glorious means^of earning a livelihiqd, viz , acting as general dealer and attepd&g auctions.. Still fortune pfcoved advene, and a fresh start was made in the poultry, eggs, and butter line. Not having sufficient capital of his own the bankrupt made use of his friends on the occasion, * find then employed a man as an assistant at,j_Bb a week. Still the fickle goddess withheld her smiles. To the poultry business furni ture was added, but as Falstaff says,: "All would not do." Things went from bad to worse. ' Disease got among the poultry—a foul disease and deadly; customers fell off, and creditors came on in overwhelming numbers. First the man was sent away, aud a boy taken on instead,- but th_ profits (?) would not stand that smal expense. The boy went the way of the main, and the business was carried on for a short time single-handed. The end, however, was at hand. A few weeks passed, and the un fortunate waif of fortune, Le Voi, ex-actor, ex-auction-dealer, ex-poultry-merchant, wai compelled to put up his shutters and seek the sheltering precincts of the Bankruptcy Court. ~ ..i

The statement of accounts shewed liabili ties amounting to £112 8s Id, andassests £23 lis 6d ; deficiency £88 16s'7d. His Honor -said this was a case in which the whole machinery of the -Court ;wa» called into operation on a paltry matter. It was a pity that the law allowed the ex pensive process of the Bankruptcy Act to be applied to such cases. Mr J. B. Russell subjected the bankrupt to a very minute examination with a view to proving that the insolveriey resulted from certain gambling transactions, in which the bankrupt had been concerned. The bankrupt admitted he had played one* or twice at a game of chance, which he did not himself, but' other people, sometimes called poker or bluff. He could not say^he was successful at the game, as he supplied his opponent with the money they played for, and the cheques which he received in exchange were never honored. He also lent his opponent 10s. "to go down til* street." On being asked what position he was in at the time of purchasing a certain set of drawers, the bank bankrupt replied that he was in a very bad position ; he had no money, he was in debt, and he had very b'ttle stock. He sold the drawers the same day he bought them, but was not paid till the day after he filed his schedule. He did not promise when,he bought the drawers to pay for them the following day. , V The examination lasted a long time. At the conclusion bis Honor said that the ex penses of the bankrupt's family ?_d his ibtk fortunes in business were sufficient to account for his insolvency. He was entitled to his discharge. Discharge granted accordingly. RE ARTHUR GUSTAVUS SMITH, Application for discharge. The bankrupt was a settler at Te Rapa* and the statement of his accounts shewed, assets £67 3s sd, and liabilities, £329 Us 10d ; deficiency, £262 Bssd. ; • s Mr Weston, on behalf of the bankrupt, asked for a postponement for a month, as*'l* was thought some terms might in the interval be arranged. His Honor granted the application. RE JOHN GARDNER HENDERSON. Mr Meyers asked for and obtained an ad journment of a fortnight. The order for sum monses for the attendance of Mrs Hender son, Mr R. Schultze, and Mr Madden was renewed. v. ; .. RE W. H. BENNI.TT. j M|f* Mr Meyer presented an application ljjan order for the confirmation of Mr T. Mac ffarlane's appointment as ..trustee in the estate of Wm. H. Bennett, a bankrupt ot Tauranga. The application was granted,

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