SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

s UN-SET: This evening, G. 7 . SUN-RISE: To moi-row tnom'ng, 5."5 xsioti waTER: This evening, 9.31 ; to-morrow morning, 9.55

ARRIVALS.

Albion, brig, Robinson, from Newcastle Amaranth, schooner, from Kaipara (in the Manuka-)

DEPARTURES.

Star of the South, s.s., for Napier

EXPORTS.

Per Hero for Sydney : 40 bales of tow, J. Dacre ; 114 bales of flax, 25 bales of tow, J. R. Roberts ; 40 bales of tow, Brown, Camp bell And Co. ; '270 empty sacks, W. Hogg ; 4 pgs rope, Ryan, Bell and Co. ; 2 cases fire kindlers, Williams ; 1 bale bags. G. Sibbin. For Melbourne : 35 bales flax. Stone "Bros. ; 12 cases sauce, H. Olson; 58 bales flax, J. S. Macfarlane ; 1 case, ex City of Auck land.—Cruickshank and Co., agents. The brig Prairie has cleared outwards for Hokianga with 56 packages of general mer chandize, and 21bs. gunpowder, 251bs. shot, and 500 caps (under Arms Act), shipped by Lewis Bros. —Stone Bros., agents. The schooner Columbia has cleared for Napier via Kennedy's Bay with 25,000 _hin_les and 40,000 ieet sawn timber. The brig Albion, from Newcastle, arrived in harbour yesterday evening with a cargo of coal, etc. Captain Robinson reports having; left Newcastle on the 30th ultimo. Variable winds and rain throughout the passage. The brig Prairie will shortly sail for Hokianga, where she is to load timber for Hobartown. The p.s. Royal Alfred was yesterday pur chased from the A.S.P. Company by Capt. Haseldean, for the sum of £5,000. The steimer is to be employed in the passenger traffic between Sydney and Manly Beach. The A.S.P.'s steamer Star of the South took her departure for Napier yesterday evening with a full general cargo and several passengers. The Amaranthc, schooner, arrived in the Manukau yesterday from Kaipara with cargo as follows :—23 tons gum, 7 hides, i case glass, Mnst and Co. ; 7 tons of gum, Mar riner ; 20,000 feet of timber, Johnson and Mather.

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT. Business done this day :— National Bank, 47s , South British Insurance, 4Ss 6d; buyers, 47s 6d. I Caledonian, £15 £14 £15 buyers, £14 10s. 'City of London 265, 25s Cd, buyers, 255. Cure, Ss 9d. Crown Prince—buyers, 12s Gd. Bird-in-Hand—Buyers, lis. Queen of Thames—Buyers, 2s. ' Union Beach—3ls, 31s 3d, 325. ~" Tokatea—Buyers 31s. BRoyal Oak, 16s Gd ; buyers, 16s. J. E. Walker, i Hon. Sec. CALLS. Van G.M.C., Cd ; October 20 "West Coast G.M.C., Cd ; October 20 Windfall G.M.C., 6d ; Nov. 12 White Rose G.M.C., October 10

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Maim wtli. Closk as Under :— For Than ia, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at ■10.30 a..a. For Wangarei, &c. per Clyde, to-morrow, af 10 a m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawal, Walpu, _c., per Lady Rowen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Ladybird, on Monday next, at noon. "55 For Taranaki, Wanganui, and Westport, per Go ahead, on Monday, at 10 am. For Levuka, per Merlin, on Monday, at 2 p.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Rowena on Monday, 18th inst, at 3 p.m. (Signed) S. B. Bias. Chief Postmaster.

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

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1873.

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

And the good that we can do

The nomination of candidates ( for the Superintendency will take place at the Mechanics' Institute on Friday next at noon, and the poll on the 6th of November. In less than a month, therefore, will be decided the fates of those gentlemen who aspire to the high provincial office. The candidates and their supporters will, no doubt, be very active during the short time that now remains for stumping the country. The list of polling places appears on the fourth page of to-day issue.

As Mr Calvert, veterinary surgeon, of Otahuhu, was examining a horse at Mr Backhand's yards this morning at eleven o'clock, the "animal kicked him on the hip anel knee, inflicting contused wounds, and knocking him down. The brute then kicked him on the head, causing a severe scalp wound two inches deep. Mr King, chemist, at once dressed the wounds, and the sufferer was carried into the British Hotel, where he received every possible attention.

The Board of Education held their fort nightly meeting yesterday. The business done was of the ordinary character. A num ber of applications from country districts were recei%*ed and dsalt with. The Gram mar-school New Master Committee obtained an extension of the time fixed for giving in their report. This will be received by the Board at a special meeting on the 16th. A letter from Mr C. Taylor was received, wherein that gentleman expressed his in tention to withdraw his school from the jurisdiction of the I'.oard ; also a letter from the City East Committee objecting to Mr Taylor's intended withdrawal. Considera tion of the subject was deferred.

In the three preliminary competitions at the Mount Eden Rifle Range which have already taken place out of five which are tei determine the selection of four Auckland marksmen to represent the colony at the Melbourne rifle meeting, Vol. Skinner is at the top of tho tree with a score of IS2, Alderton is next with ISO,.and E. It. and G. Partington close up third and fourth. Stone, one of our best shots, who was well up on the list, broke down at the 600 yards' range yesterday, only striking the target once out of seven shots. Great alterations in the position of the names may be made by the result of the two remaining competitions. The fourth trial is being made this day. The fifth and last will come off on Monday.

The last but one of the winter course of lectures at the Young Men's Christian Association will be delivered this evening by the Rev. Alexander Reid, Wcsleyan minister, late of Otago. The subject of the lecture will be "Genesis and Geology," which, until the last twenty or thirty years were supposed to be incomparable with each other, but which scientific thought has successfully harmonised. Mr Reid is not only a powerful preacher, endowed with the gifts of excellent speech and reasoning powers, but his views on matters pertaining to religion and science are of an en lightened character, and untrammelled by the gau-/,y ties of sectarianism. We feel sure that a subject—such as "Genesis and Geology"— will be ably and satisfactorily treated by a lecturer of so much ability as Mr Reid possesses.

The pretty sentimental ballad of " Ade laida," sung by Mr Wareham last night at the Volunteer concert, in the Choral Hall, was, and still is, one of Mr Sims Reeves' favourites, in which he has frequently been accompanied by Madame Arabella Goddard on the pianoforte. Some of our readers may not know that that graceful lyric was taken from a small volume of poems by an obscure author named Matthison, in the year 1707. The attention of Beethoven was first called to this ballad by Herr Earth, who was then a singer in the Austrian Imperial Chapel. Beethoven read the small volume, and selected two of the ballads contained therein, and set them to music. The author of the ballad is almost forgotten, but the song remains and has been translated into almost every living language. It may be interesting to our Auckland musicians to know that Beethoven transposed "Adelaida" from B flat to C to accommodate Rubinc —a varia tion which has been likened fancifully enough to the difference between blue and violet, a strict poetical exchange.

We have had the pleasure of inspecting the melody organs recently imported by Mr J. Browne, of Symonds-street. These organs (double patent), by Daws and Ramsden, besides possessing a quality of tone never before obtained in this class oi instruments, have also the extraordinary capability of giving aperfectlyclearanddistinctadditionalmelody; or in others words, additional tones to the melody, with a power and variety in propor tion to the number of melody stops em ployed—thus producing, automatously, the effect of one or more single-note or solo in struments being used by separate, players, in accompaniment with, or in addition to, the full harmony upon the other stops or'portions of the instruments. This entirely prevents that dull, heavy monotony which was before inseparable from the very best Reed organs, and gives a life and expression beyond the anticipation of even the most ardent admirers of this class of instruments. These melody organs also have the further advantage of enabling the performer, when playing a powerful melody with the right hand, to use the whole range of key 3 below the melody for a subdued accompaniment upon different stops, and without any break in the range (on account of the melody-stops being con structed to give the melody only when the melody-knobis drawn ) This is a desideratum fully appreciated by all musical professors and others who have used the melody organs. The patent pedal substitute imparts to the above instruments the further capability of giving—also automatously —a clear and dis tinct sub-bass or pedal note, in addition to the chords or harmony usually played by the left hand ; thus giving upon one manual the effect of two manuals and pedals, and render ing these complete double-patent instru ments the most capable, effective, and beau tiful ever produced. i

Mr Chapman, prestidigitator, gave Ms second magical enfcertai anient laat evening with ee.ual skill and success, but unfortu nately the weather was somewhat against its pecuniary success. There was, however, considering this drawback, a very fair attend ance. The entertainment consisted of three parts, in which were included highly-amusing card tricks ; a canary-bird and box trick, in which one of the audience ties his handker chief round a closed empty box. and takes charge of the box. The bird, by some mys terious agency, is conveyed into the box while in the hands of the holder, where it begins to chirp, to the evident surprise of the stranger, wno of course cannot make it out. Then there is an orange and rice deception trick equally marvellous. The orange is placed in a tin tube, and the rice in a bell-topper, and in a I moment, at the will of JNlr Chapman, the orange and rice imperceptibly change places. This was a very remarkable trick, which made a new chum sitting boside us exclaim " Lor', aint it 'stonishing. Another trick represented a rille, loaded witha bullet. The bullet is marked by a person among the audience with a pen-knife, then the rifle is fired at an apple which Mr Chapman holds between his eyes, in which the bullet lodges. The magic rings is a very novel performance, which the performer manipulates with much ingenuity, and; rejoins with ecpial dexterits*. The spiritist tricks are well worth seeing ; the performer is manacleel with veritable hand cuffs, one of the spectators retaining the key ; he then bares tip his arms to show that there can Vie no deception in the matter, anil at once releases himself from what are familiarly termed the "bracelets." The rope-tying trick, an imitation of the ! Brothers Davenpoi fc. very successful. Mr Chapman promised to explain the Davenport secret before leaving Auckland. Puns and jokes, and pleasant sallies, abound in the course of the enter tainment, anil which greatly enhance the interest, but these perfoimances must be seen to be fully appreciated. Mr Chapman deserves well of the public, for his endeavours to expose widely-spread absurdities, and to denude the popular mind of its incrustations of superstitious nonsense. The entertain ment is first-rate in its entirety, full of point and force. A mid-day performance is an nounced to be given to-morrow to enable ladies and families to sec this really clever and entertaining porformer.

A sewing machine ! what lady in these days would be without a sewing machine, that serviceable appendage to the comfor table home V A house, especially in the colo nies, can scarcely be considered complete without this essential aid to domestic service, which invariably favors the fingers of industry without wearying them, facilitates labour, and allows the requisite time for the practice of music. The lingers accustomed to work the sewing niacin no are thereby fitted for lightly touch ing the keys of the piano. We have heard of a variety of sewing machines, but cannot speak positively as to their relative merits, but our attention has been drawn particularly to Taylor's patent hand machines, ranging in price from five to eight guineas, and sold by Mr T. Peacock, optician. Queen-street, near the Bank of New Zealand. .Some ladies have a fancy for the Britannia machine, some speak in high terms of the little Gennania, and others say they prefer Taylor's patent lock-stitch machines because they are simple to learn, easy to work, quiet in action, not liable to get out of order, and strongly recommended by Mr Peacock. We leain from adveifcisement that the chief points of novelty in Taylor's machine are the elliptic shuttle movement and the arrange ment for producing a noiseless feed. How these are produced will be readily understood by reference to the illustrations, which are one-half full size. But we need not cnlatgc upon the peculiarities of the machine, which Mr Peacock, the agent, will couiteously ex plain to any lady who will honour him with a visit.

The "Bells" and "Black-eyed Susan" were repeated last night at the Prince of Wales Theatre. There was a fair house con sidering the rival attractions. Both pieces went remarkably well, and received genuine applause. Mr Collier's depicting of ?.latthias, in the " Bells," was very effective. To-night the company advertise the famous play of " Rip Van Winkle," in which Jefferson made himself such a name. Mr Collier will sustain the leading character, and the performance will be looked forward to with interest.

The Volunteer concert last evening was eminently successful at the Choral Hall, about four hundred persons being present. The immediate object of the concert was the raising funds to aid Volunteers competitors in the coining inter-colonial contest at Mel bourne. The musical portion of the concert was tastefully selected, and well performed under the conductorship of Mr Joseph Browne. Mrs Mitchell sang with tiue taste the popular ballad, "The Queen's Letter," and the exquisitely pathetic song "Tell me my Heart," which always wins the rapt attention of cultivated listeners. Miss Leaf seems to impove with every fresh effort, and very prettily this young lady sang the attractive ballad "My soul is an enchanted boat." Mr Wareham was successful, and encored in Beethoven's " Adelaida," and with a little more control of voice he will make a good singer ; practice and confidence will do won ders for him. "Little Nell" was very effectively given by Mr Hill, and the gentle men and lady amateurs, in other songs, ren dered pleasing service, and were justly ap plauded. The members of the City Band deserve much praise for their efficiency and skill in the performance of several admirable musical selections. The concert concluded with a very laughable farce, "Caught by the Cuff," by members of the Hobson Com pany, which gave immense satisfaction. We are glad for the credit of Auckland that the cause of the Volunteers was so liberally patronised, and that good music and song are so generously appreciated.

The pioneer lodge of Good Templars met last evening in Cook-street- hall for general business connected with the very flourishing pioneer lodge. Fifty persons were initiated into the mysteries of the brotherhood, and seventy-eight candidates were proposed for initiation on the next lodge night. The hall will soon be insufficient for their purpose, and they are intent on the erection of a spacious hall of their own as soon as possible.

At the meeting of the Diocesan Synod yesterday thanks were returned to Mr John Gordon for his services as lay secretary for six years. A motion by Mr Gordon " That the Panmure school site be transferred from the Tamaki Trust to the Diocesan Trustees was negatived." An application was received from Coromandel for £200 for the erection of a church at the Upper Township, where a site is promised. The money was to be granted out of £400 received by the diocese from the Golconda mine, and £200 of which had been given towards the church at the Lewer Township. After some discussion it was r_e solved, on the motion of Mr Pearce, " That, the Diocesan Trustees be requested to con tribute one-half part, not exceeding £150, of the cost of erecting a church at Coro mandel, on land proposed to be conveyed to the Diocesan Trustees, the other moiety being first collected by the inhabitants of the district ; provided also that the Standing Committee are satisfied with all the arrange ments." I 1 i

The attendance last night at the harmonic meeting was not quite so good as on former occasions, but the musical selections, sacred and secular, were rendered in a pleasing and generally correct manner. The society pur pose giving shortly a public conceit, so that the people will have an opportunity of judg ing of the merits of this advancing class. We advise members to be regular in their attend ance, as by regularity and care alone can they hope to be successful.

A WOMAN'S VIEW OF LOVE.

A REPLY TO THE REV. MR TURNER. To the Editor of the Evening Star. Mv Dear Mr Editor, —Will you give me a little corner 111 your'valuable paper?—l will thank you with my whole heart if you will. lam very desirous of making known to the Rev. Mr Turner my views upon two portions of his lecture. The rev. gentleman says people ought to marry for love—l am sure of it. He says that love ought to be guided by the ster -1 ling qualities of each other; that every thing ought to be taken into consideration before they love each other. He is right ! there. But that love is not what is generally termed falling in love. Real love is love at sight, of everything—deaf to all, dumb and blind to all faults and failings—that and that only is real love. A gentleman meets a lady, perhaps at an evening party, perhaps in a crowd, perhaps at a picnic, perhaps at church —at all those places sheappearsto the best advantage. He is smitten at sight; a bright vision has ap peared beforo him. He bows to the shrine; he asks no questions further than an introduc tion. He makes known his love to her— ah ! more than that, his undying love. It is that fair woman's fault if she does not chain him for ever. Be her shortcomings ever so great he will listen to nought against her. She has him in her hands like the potter ha ri the clay ; if she misuses her power misery be upon her, if she loses him it is own doing. Such is the love of man. Now for the iove of woman. I am a woman. 1 find it difficult to express myself. I must answer the hero of my letter—the man that loves. I must picture the woman he fo'ls in love with. She may be lovely in person only : so much the worse for the gentleman. She may be as lovely in mind as person. She may not return his love. She may be engaged to another, or she may not admire him for many reasons. She may have her idol. She may have fallen in love at sight with another. Again, she may have no other views. She may return his love with her whole heart. By decrees his love may influence her very action. The thoughts of him may shut the whole worlel out from her sight; she feels that she can take him for better, for worse; love, hon our, and obey him, live and die with him, share his labours, hi 3 sorrows, starve with him if it come to that. Let his failings be ever so treat she would screen him ; she would see only the good in him Such and such ODly is love. Mr Turner says love ought to be guided by every other consideration —that is love after you havo ea'culated all right— then the love will follow. He says there are no unmarried woman but those whom no one has asked to be married. There are numbers of unmarried ladies single perhaps not from choice, but who have refused offers from private reasons. They may have been wanted at home ; they may have had too much choice, and lost a1!. The right man may not have asked them. In proportion as a*woman's mind fc.comes cnltivatevi so does her ideas float hither— she wants her superior. Again, opportunity has a deal to do with it. Some ladies are so shut out from the world that they meet with none to ask them, whilst others are in the society of men every day, and take perhaps the first that asks them, without either loving or calcu lating. That is all right, if they love them. Mary for love, and work for the siller; but to end all, "man proposes, but God disposes." Not a sparrow fa 1 is but the Lord knoweth. I fumy believe that there ia not the woman who would be single from choice, at the same time I do as firmly believe that every single woman has Bpoiled her jown chance of being married. —FROM a Think ixo Woman.

DR. LANG'S ATTACK ON THE MISSIONARIES.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. Sn:, —With the question in dispute between Dr. Lang and his opponents I have nothing to do, and it would be entirely out of place for me to take part in it. But when a foul and malicious libel against any relative of mine appears in print, the case is altogether different. Such a libel against my father's, charac ter was published by Dr. Lang in a letter which appeared in the Evening Star of the Sth iust., and I now crave space in your columns, for the purpose of refuting it. That my father was, through his good nature, led into an imprudent act, which by the rigid rules of the Wfisleyan Missionary Society was con strutd into trading, is true. That in conse quence of this his connection with the Mis sion was severed, is also true ; and it is equally true that the Conference did subsequently offer to reinstate him, but he declined. But that he was '' excluded for immorality" of any kind is a vile and unmitigated falsehood. As Dr Lang is leaving to-day by the Hero there will unfortunately be no opportunity of compelling him to retract his statement; but had he remained I could have promised him that not even his age should have protected him from the legal consequences of this wicked slander. And I say that any man who states there is, or has been, anything against my father's moral character, states what is utterly untrue. He has been impulsive, imprudent, unfortunate ; but on the score of morality, or of high manly courage either, there is as wide a differcice between him and his traducers as there is between the stricken lion and the crawling toad. It is painful at any time to intrude upon public notice matters of a purely private nature, but as Dr Lang has thought fit to repeat a second time what he should know is alto gether untrue, with all the emphasis which malignity can give, I feel that silence on my part would be cowardly and contemptible.— I am, &c,

T. Leioh White

October 9, 1873

SEDUCTION: ITS WARNINGS.

Fortunately for the credit of morality in this colony, and for tlje honour and welfare of society at large, cases of this kind are the exception and not the rule. When however it is borne in mind that the crime of -educ tion is in itself branded with perpetual in famy, and as base and cowardly on the part of-the aggressors who, by profession or other social relation, claim a. place in the higher ranks of society ;—when to this is added the heinous and abhorrent crime (suc cessful" or not) of attempting to destroy life, and that at the imminent risk of yet another, language fails to express the maledictions with which this class of offenders are, by the laws which govern society, consigned to perpetual shame and banishment. The atrocity of the deed be comes indeed more and more odious in pro.

portion to the status and position of the seducer. And whether or [not as emilty within the meaning or fic tions of law, the culprit nevertheless stands charged, and morally convicted of the ruin and condemnation of his victim, while his own stings of conscience and re morse become as he grows older more intense and poignant as the amount of guilt ia admitted within the deep recesses of his own breast. Youog men need beware ! and as they prize their manhood stay awhile, and reflect; husbands or fathers (as you have daughters of your own), you, who are, or should be free from the foul aspersion, shield and ouide the young and unwary ones ; for, call it" what you may—cowardly, treacherous, dishonourable, or whatever else, the stigma lies deeper and deeper still, and like the canker foods slowly, but surely, on the life blood of the vile and base seducer. MORALITY.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST Or, Home Jottings by our London Correspondent.

Simv' et jucunda et idonea dicere v.tse. Aliena negotia centum Per caput et c' cumsaliunt lati"<. London, July 31. THi: NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY. This company has commenced business with vie'our. Captain Ashby, on behalf of the company, purchased a fortnight ago the iron ship Hindostcn, 833 tons, which has been laid 011 for Auckland. The vessel 13 a j very tine model, and should make fast passages. | She leaves on September sth. Mr W. E. 1 Outhwaite and his aunt will be passengers by her. The Ferndale sailed for Auckland in good trim on August 2. The barque Naworth sailed from Liverpool for Auck land on August Bth. The Shipping Company have two iron ships being built. Each vessel will be a net register of I COO tons. Dimensions : 200 feet, 34 beam, and 19 x 6 hold, with a poop of 65 feet. These vessels are being built by John Blumer and Co., who built the City of AuckUnd. The first vessel will be handed over to the company Ist December, ready for sea, and the other thirty days' later. Each vessel will be classed at Lloyd's AAI. Two ships of the same tonnage will be launched on the Clyde about the same time for the company. Captain Ashby has the mana«ement of all the company's ships in Lonelon. He arranged before he left England on bis last voyage towork with them, butonly for one year. By that time the company wil I no doubt be in full working order, and you must not be surprised to see hi in out among you again. lam sure nothing will be want ing on bis part to make this enterprising colonial company a great success, and it is for the New Zealand people in general to give the company all the assistance they can at both sides of the globe to fill their vessels and break the monopoly which has existed for so many years. The company is well supported by London merchants and ship-owners. All the ships have been quite full since the commencement. The Cardigan Castle will sail from Plymouth 011 the 21st instant. She -will be quite full of cargo, and 200 Government emigrant- In the chief cabin for Auckand wdl be 'Mr J. Farrer, who comes out to the Bank of New Zealand, and Mr James Lynch, of Auck , laud ; also, live cabin passengers for Canter bury. In the Hydaspes, which left for Canterbury on July 26, are Messrs L- Graham, Macready, and Clough, of Auck. land.

SULLIVAN'S MURDERERS. As usual in such cases the reports about native disturbances in New Zealand have turned out to be greatly exaggerated, if not wholly untrue. The trouble seems to be ; all about the old question of land, and people are hoping that the Government of the colony wi'l be firm in demanding that the murderers be given up to justice. In common justice to the future prospects of the colony the utmostpenalty of the law should be en forced, for so long as such atrocities occur you can never expect English emigrants to risk their lives with you. And this is a. matter of just as much importance to the South as the North Island, for I assure you that as a rule people do not dis tinguish between one part of the colony and another, and the bulk of emigrants are ready to swallow any quantity of absurd stones which interested persons may choose to set afloat. There never seemed to be much love lost between Victoria and New Zealand, and rumours of native rebellion lose none of their terrors by passing through Melbourne. New Zealand labours under some great disadvan tages, chief amongst which may be placed her great distance from the great centres of civilization, and she cannot afford to acquire a character for neglecting the protection of the liveß of her people.. This, however, she will surely succeed in doing if native agrarian outrages are suffered to go unpunished. memorial of bishop patteson.- I hear that a memorial cross is to be erected to the memory of the late Bishop Patteson at Spence Cross, Ottery St. Mary, in Devon shire. rabbits condemned as vermin. Rabbits have, I know, been acclimatized in Auckland. Hares lam not so sure about. However, it will not be very satisfactory to those who introduced them to learn that the committee on the Game Laws have recom mended that both hares and rabbits should be considered as vermin. The mischief done by winged game, say the committee, is insig nificant, and can always be prevented without difficulty ; but ground game is terribly injuri ous, and should no longer be permitted. CHEAP LITERATURE has long been the order of the day—cheaper and cheaper still it is becoming, and now it really seems difficult to guess at what we may eventually arrive in the way of know ledge. The latest project is the starting of a Conservative daily paper to circulate in the country districts, and to which every one, not absolutely a pauper, will be able to subscribe. This wonder in journalism is to to be sold at a farthing a copy, subscribers being charged only a penny a week. It will contain all the news of the day in a brief form, and several short paragraph leading articles. Twelve copies can be sent by post for a halfpenny, so that the postal expenses will be very light indeed when several sub scribers live in one in parish. It is being taken up by members of clergy and country residents. "On its directorate are two mem bers of Parliament who held office in the last Cabinet. BETROTHAL OP THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. It was formally announced on the 12th ult. that the Duke of Edinburgh was betrothed to the only daughter of the Czar of Russia. The event was somewhat ex pected, although it is not long since on a public occasion that the Duke expressed his intention of remaining a gay bachelor, and said that the Galatea was the lady of his love. It is said to be a love match on both sides. The fair lady is of course a member of the Greek Church, and will remain so, but the children are to be brought up accord ing to the tenets in the Church of England. What these are at present it would be rather difficult to say, and I do not think that any two ministers of the church if asked to lay them down would agree en all points. It may enlighten some of your readers to men-1

tion that any member of the Royal Family of Russia, or of that of England would by a change of faith, completely forfeit all right of succession. -__-—.*._, THE RIFLE CONTEST AT WIMBLEDON has been, as it always is, a grand muster, and there, has been some wonderful shooting The Queen's prize was won by Sergeant Archibald Menzies, a Scotchman, who comes of a family of good shots. He is quite a youth, being only aged twenty years, and his coolness during the excitement of the contest, which was very close and trying, was most extraordinary. To all outward appearances he was by far the most uncon cerned person present. The weather during the meeting has been by no means what could have been desired. There was a great deal of wind and rain, which made tent lite somewhat disagreeable. Butthevolunteersare a magnificent body of men, and 1 do not hesi tate to say that no countryunder the sun could show such a splendid picked force as was to be seen on Wimbledon Common during part of the past month. THE COLONIAL CHURCH BILL of Lord Blachford has been re-cast by the select committee to whose tender mercies it was consigned. All the clauses relating to property given to or in trust for colonial bishops are struck out, it being deemed de sirable to communicate with the colonies be fore leg'slating on this subject. The bill is now confined to the removal of certain dis abilities inflicted by certain statutes of George 111 and Victoria upon clergymen ordainecl by colonial bishops not having episcopal jurisdiction within the meaning of those Acts. Such clergymen will then be left under the provisions of 59 George ILL., C. bU, s 3 which declare them unable to officiate in England or Ireland without permission from the Archbishop of the province, and un able to hold an Ecclesiastical preferment or curacy in England or Ireland without the consent of the archbishop of the province and the bishop of the diocese. Greenstone.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM WAIKATO.

MOVEMENTS OF PEKAMU AND PU

RUKUTU

(From our own Correspondect.)

ALFXANDRA

This day. There has been notVng but rain during the last few days. . There is no news from Te Kuiti. Pekamu, the Prophet, returned from \\ ha tawhata and Cambridge last night. The Ngatihaua are to return to Maunga tautari.

Food is getting scarce. Purukutu goes with them. Scherff's new steamer on the Waikato made an excellent trial trip here on Thursday last.

A RAGLAN CHIEF ON THE WAR PATH.

THE KING'S VISIT TO ALEXANDRA.

NGARUAWAHIA.

This day,

A Raglan chief has visited Kawhia and saw Tapihana. He was armed with several pistols and revolvers. He stood up and said, you Bee that I am armed. The reason is lam going to war. .The Raglan chief said, " If war is to take place, why did Tawhiao visit the European settlement. Tapihana said he only visited privately. A meeting of Raglan chiefs will be held at Kirikiriki on Monday to condole with the tribe on the death of Martha Barton. Mr Mackajr has been invited. The iting did not visit Hamilton ; it was Packanui, the prophet, who says he intended to visit all the settlements as King's Ambassador. The Tapihana affair is believed to be only bounce.

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

*» , IMPORTANT JUDGMENT IN THE

KURANUI CASE,

CURIOUS NATIVE ACTION,

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day,

At the Resident Magistrate's Court in the Kuranui appeal against the Waiotahi assessment, judgment was given in favor of the appellents, having a locus standi in Court. The objection taken was that no matter of complaint was set out in the notice, and there was consequently noth ing for the Court to hear, and that it should appear on the face of the notice that the appeal was in respect of rateable pro perty. The magistrate stated that the fcurenui notice will be a test, and Bhould not regret having the guidance of the Supreme Court for other cases. Judjment was given in favour of Hoterene Taipara in regard to a canoe in dispute with other Maories on the ground that according to Maori custom an absolute gift of a canoe had been[made'to condone an alleged adultery with Hoterene's wife. The costs to be ex clusive of the interpreter, £17 15s. The Court on behalf of the Government under took to pay the interpreters' fees to encour age natives to bring their disputes to European courts. The representatives for the intercolonial match from the Thames are Hoskins, Hicks, Fenton, and Small. Hazard, one of the best shots, refused to compete.

TAURANGA.

i - ">i This day. ' The Southern Cross arrived at six last night. A public dinner is in preparation for Mr Kelly, M.H.R. The friends of Mr Williamson are active here. ■-; ■ • > :" '• '

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

(From our own Correspondent.) MR WESTON TOBE DISTRICT JUDGE AT NAPIER. . LYTTELTON. This day. . Arrived : Paterson, from Oamaru; Tara rua, from Dunedin. Both sail North this afternoon.

NAPIER.

This day. • Sailed : Strathnavar, for Mercury Bay, in ballast. It is currently reported that Mr Weston, of the Auckland bar, has received the ap pointment of District Judge of Hawke's Bay, at £700 per annum. Great dissatisfaction is expressed here at the announcement. The Telegraph states that Auckland is known to be full of lawyers. They had one as District Judge, which was quite enough. It advocates a combination of the offices of Resident Magistrate andlDistrict Judge. The construction of ten miles of road from Taradale to Kohui bush has had to be put off for two months, the labour not yet being

available. Country settlers anticipate difL^' culty in getting through the shearaw j»y ( harvesting operations. )

DUNEDIN.

This da- During the passage of the Jewess a fearful gale occurred. The bulwarks and main hatch were washed away, and other damage caused The sea washed Captain Small overboard, but fortunately bis arm was round a rope, and he was rescued.

The brig Moa has been sold to a Tim*™ firm for _2,500. She has been repaired, and 's in excellent condition.

The Dover Castle, with 161 immicra^s has just been towed up.

Ronton, injured by the fall of the scaffold ies in a precarious condition. !

McMeckan and Co. agree to take the Volunteer representatives to Melbourne and~ back for single fares.

The Government has resolved to giy c publicity to land sales, 4c, in newspaper instead of Gazette as formerly.

Twenty thousand trout ova have been hatched at Palmerston.

The Government has agreed to place light houses at Cape Saunders and Fcveam Straits.

A new woollen factory has started, _^ - capital £60,CC0. ' " There is no alteration in the crop quota tions.

PORT CHALMERS.

This day. Arrived : Ship Dover Castle, from London, with 131 immigrants, all well. The barque Jewess has arrived from New castle. A sea struck her on the starboard quaiter, and carried away the top-gallant sail, and washed the man from the wheel, and Captain Small was washed over the lee rail, and was only saved by laying hold of it The barque India has arrived from Hobarfc Town with horses. The ship Wild Duck goes into dock to morrow here. The leakage in the reading caused by a general strain.

WELLINGTON.

This day. On the Tapscott case being called to-day there was no appearance of the defendant. It is believed the men went south in the Taranaki • yesterday. Captain Flinn to-day complained to the Pro vincial Secretary that the police •were not active. The Secretary sent for the Inspector who stated that themen were admitted to bail on theirown recognisancesyesterday,alßbiji_t four; more men now on board want to come ashore to consult the magistrate, but were not allowed by the Captain, The Secietary ordered the Inspector to go aboard in the Harbour Master's boat. It is believed the four men are in irons to pre vent them from communicating with the shore.

[Pei Anglo-Australian Telegraph Compatfjr*

WELLINGTON.

This day.

In last night's Gazette four buDdingi marked A B C D on the Queen-street wharf were proclaimed Customs warehouses. Tauranga is proclaimed a warehousing V OV'C- -rrr **■.''i The Corporation wharf, Wanga-.ni, is gazetted a legal landing place. Charles Ho veil is appointed medical referee under the Government Annuities Act, etc., for Coromandel.

Government Inshrances and Annuities offices have been opened at Kapanga, Mongonui, and Wangarei.

GREYMOUTH.

This day.

The first barge of coal was taken from the Greymouth Coal Company mine to-day. It is an excellent sample.

HOKITIKA.

This day. The county chairman left per Waipara, for Haast yesterday. He has been authorisol by the Contract Committee te expend £20,000 in forming a track to open up the country down South. The chief surreyor is on the spot.

CHRISTCHURCH.

This day. Messrs Royse, Stead, and Co. report mar kets unaltered. Flour, £11 10s; sacks, £12, with bags, at mills ; wheat, ss; oats, 7s Gd ; f.0.b.. butter, 3d to 9<L

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., B-M.)

DRUNKENNESS. Anne Barnett, J. McConnell, T. B. Smith, James Toban were convicted of this offence, and fined with the usual alternative.

NEGLECTED AND DESTITUTE. V. Harriet Ellen Scudder, a little girl about three years old, a daughter of the woman who was acquitted by the grand jury at the Supreme Court of manslaughter, was sent to the Industrial Home for five years, proof having been given of- the desertion of the father, and the inability of the mother to. support her.

LARCENY. John Johnston was charged on remand with the larceny of £2 16s from William Sullivan; on board the schooner Belle Brandon on tw sth October, 1573. * This case was remanded till Monday, in the absence of Detective Ternahan, one 01 the principal witnesses.

DISTRICT COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) 7, i JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS. ." Joseph N. Manning v. W. L.Jackson, £10 2s ; Morton Jones v." Valentine Blagrove, £17 19s 2d; G. Purchase v. Walter Wall, £5; W. H. Skinner v. F. A. Lincoln, £2 18s.;, Daily Southern Cross v.-Josiah Hamlin, £«| lGs Gd ; Robert Hampton v. Josiah Hamlm, £17 15s. ■•' ' SELLAfiS *. ROBSON. -Claim for wages, £12 12s. ,'• i_r Brock appeared for the plaintiff, ana ; Mr Joy for the defendant. . ..■ In this case the plaintiff, who was a work ing blacksmith, sued the defendant for six ■ weeks' wages at £2 2s per week. The features of the case are very simple. . Plaintiff'swore that a verbal agreement for that rate of pay was made when he took service with the defendant, and defendant swore that no such agreement was made, he only undertook to pay what he could afford. ~ His Worship, after commenting upon t&e conflicting nature of the evidence, directed the plaintiff to be nonsuited. BOUCHER V. RENSHAW. y t £4 10s, claim for tripe and trotters. _?A Mr Joy appeared for the defendant, and I Mr Meyer for the plaintiff. *-*-* ) Mr Joy objected to the form of the statev/ ment of the claim. Tripe and trotters wer«T yery cneap, and a large quantity could be supplied for £4. No details were 'given, and the Act specially said that a full anu complete explanation of the claim should De supplied. By the consent of both parties, the em

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