SHIPPING- INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET: This evening, 7.18. SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 4.52 HIGH WATER: This evening, 10.8 ; to-morrow morning, 10.25

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

Golden Crown, to-morrow morning at ten o'clock

ARRIVALS.

Nil.

DEPARTURES.

C.-.yde, schooner. Anderson, for Wangarel

PROTECTED DEPARTURES.

For Napier, via East Coast.- Colonist, schooner, to-day ' . For Southern ports, via Napier: Dakota; p.s., at ten o'clock to-night For San Francisco, calling at Honolulu: Nevada, mail steamer, Sunday afternoon For Northern ports: Bowena, 5.3., Monday For Wiiitifwiga, Mercury Bay, and Tauranga ; Southern Cross, s.s., to-morrow For London : Queen Bee, ship, about 10th inst For Sydney and Melbourne: Wonga Wonga, s.s. 10th January ; Hero, s.s., 28rd January

VESSELS EXPECTED.

.cens, ship, from London. Loading ' 7*^r, ship, from Melbourne *'oss. schooner, from Sydney •;Uoonm', from Melbourne . ship, from London. Sailed 20th Sept. \, from London. Sailed 13th October |jpm London. Loading nm London, Loading -.Sydney .* bourne : :' r ejvoastle. Sailed 17th Nov. - '~': ' ' from Hohart Town >m Lxttelton. Sailed Dec. 21 com p*^ !.;•} ---■ i New?? »j, from Newcastle , from Nuw Caledonia " ■ oner,. from Tahiti * <. ii Southern port^

EXPORTS.

..- L'aranaUi, ior houtDern pores : — barber ; 2 or, -casks, Brown, Camp

and Co. ; & kegs powder, Hill ; 1 cask, i cane, 6 packages, I case, Cruickshank ; 2 hhds., Seccombe ; 3 cases, 1 bale, Lusk ; 1 parcel, South British Insurance Co. ; 5 cases, 3 trusses, Clark ; 10 packages, Barnes ; 1 cuse, ]Sew Zealand 'Insurance Co. ; 1 rain, Cruickshank ; 2 cases, 3 packages, Lusk ; 20 doors, .Sash and Door Co. ; 1 parcel, South Insurance Co. ; 5 cases brandy, Cawkwell ; 12 bags potatoes, Eaton ; 22(> drain-pipes, .Tones ; 1 case, Lusk ; 3 parcel, South British Insurance Co. ; 1 case, Hill ; 5 cases, 1 bale, 1 cask, Lusk; 27 packages, 1 cart, 1 horse, Barnes ; 1 case, Lusk ; bundles sacks, By croft ;5S packages sacks, Slater; 1 case, Lusk ; 41 bundles sacks, Binney ; 5 cases, Bank of New Zealand ; 1 case, South British Insurance Co. ; 2 ditto, Barnes ; 1 case, New Zealand Insurance Co. ; 70 casks, Jones ; 14 sheep, 65 lambs, Buckland ; 4 boxes gold coin (£20,000), Bank of New Zealand. Per mail steamship Dakota, for Southern ports : 9 cases, 1 parcel, Henderson and Macfarlane; 1 box, 2 boxes seeds, Wells, Fargo, and Co.; and original cargo from San Francisco and Honolulu. — Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. The p.s. Nevada, with the outward English and American mails, will leave at five o'clock on Sunday afternoon. The p.s. Lady Bowen leaves at eleven o'clock to-morrow morning for Mahurangi and the Hot Springs. The well-known trader Queen Bee is fast filling up with cargo for London, and is ex pected to be a full ship before this day week. As there is not likely to be any other ship on the berth for London for some time shippers and intended passengers should not let the opportunity slip of shipping by her. The passenger accommodation by the Queen is excellent; Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. are the agents. The mail steamer Dakota has cleared out wards for Southern ports via .Napier with the following passengers :—Mr Brathwaite, Mr J. Newman, Mrs Millar and son, Mr Lewis, Mr Gould, Mr and Mrs Short, Mr and Mrs Buckland and child, Mr Cross, Mr and Mrs Cooley and infant. She will take her depar ture at ten o'clock to-night. The barque Ayr has hauled alongside the wharf and is discharging cargo. The barque Gladiateur leaves to-morrow for Newcastle. The ship Agnes Muir is at last alongside the wharf discharging her cargo. A sight entry has been passed to clear the vessel, and consignees are requested to take delivery of goods in the usual way. The following are the passengers by the Taranaki yesterday:—Miss and Master Long hill, Mrs and Miss Whiteby, Messrs Sealey, Matthews, Mahony, Carroll, Mrs Bassing thwaite, Miss Roe, Messrs Somerville, Mcßea, Dickey, Culpan, Sibbs, Lodder, Master Shaw, Mrs Allen, Mr and Mrs AVebster and child, Miss Northcroft, Mr Herbert, Mr Patterson, Mr and Mrs Bos worth, Mr Headley, Mr and Mrs Jones, Messrs Moore, Davis, and Lewis.

COMMERCIAL.

MIN-I.G. I^The fol'owing are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below : — £ s. d. BIVIDEND. New Zealand.. .. 0 0 6 Jan C CALLS Margaretta .. .. 00 6 Jan 3 Queen of the May .. 0 10 Jan 9 { Una .. •■ 0 0 G Jan 10 Thames Gas .. .. 0 5 0 Jan 28 Italian 0 0 6 Jan 30 MEETINGS. Young Queen, Grahamstown, 7th January Queen of the May, Grahamstown, 28th December Windsor Castle, Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, 2 p m 19th December Scotty's Hill, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 11 a.m. Carnatic, B- Home's office, Shortland street, Auck land, 3'p.m., 13th January

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wim. Close as Under :— For Napier and Southern provinces, per Dakota,

this day, at 5 p.m. Tor Thames, to-morrow, at 9.30 a.m. For the undermentioned places, per p.s. Nevada, on Saturday, 4th January, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States, British Cen tral, and South America, and the United Kingdom, ForVahurangi, Matakana and Mangawai, per Lady Bowen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. Vnr Wancarei Wangarei Heads and Mangapai, on Monday, Cth January, at 3 p.m. Vn ,. Russell. Wangaroa and Mongonui, per Eowena, on Monday, Cth January, at 4 p.m Private box-holders are informed that new boxes ™»« v.pallotted to them on application at this office. will be aU°^^j s . B: Biss, Chief Postmaster.

To gentlemen requiring first-class tobacco i hc^r* if they would only visit Mrs and "gars, it ™y rican Tobacco and tSlv^ next Bank New Zealand) they Uigar .uivu, i cheaper than in any may Purchas °™ 1* ci t y No inferior goods Other, house, in the city -- kept in stock; * °ul" ?° One tria i ia auffi . %'oSto^en" of Dunedin for 1872 Hl^» S«e of £20,029 as compared with 187 -i • . ~i t S , t ™n+,Vp for the Auckland and

DEATH.

Kinu.—On November 13, at San Francisco, Mr T. M. King, late of Auckland.

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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 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.

A correspondent writes inquiring whether the Education rate of 20s will be levied upon houses where the rental is only four shillings per week. In reply we may state that the rate is levied on the household, and not upon the tenement, so that the rental does not in any way affect it. The amount, if collected in one payment, would no doubt press very heavily upon many families, we would there fore urge upon the Government the 'propriety of dividing it into quarterly payments of ss. There is no penalty provided by the Act for non-payment, arrears of rates being re coverable in the ordinary way by summons. It is not to be expected, in the absence of any penalty, that the recent order for pay ment at the Provincial Treasury on the 4th of February will be complied with, and a collector will probably be appointed. The Education Board at its next meeting will consider the question of imposing the 5s capitation tax upon children. To exact this tax from pupils attending the various schools would not be an advisable step, as it would destroy the principle of free education, which is the best feature in the measure. The capitation tax might, however, be imposed with benefit upon children not attending any school, creating in this way an encourage ment to persons in poor circumstances to send their children to the free schools established under the Act.

An extraordinary meeting of the Scotty's Hill Gold Mining Company was convened to be held at the office of the legal manager, Mr D. Wallace, to-day. Mr I. Phillips occupied the chair. After waiting nearly an hour it was found that a sufficient number of shareholders was not present to form a quorum, the meeting, therefore, lapsed. The Chairman expressed a hope that the shareholders would meet to make some arrangement for working the mine, as on the 27th of the month, unless works were commenced the lease would be liable to forfeiture. They might readily let the mine on tribute. It was decided that a general meeting of shareholders be convened at once to take steps for working the mine. At a meeting of directors all shares upon which calls remain unpaid were forfeited.

A fine boy, named James Middlebrook, while marking at the Butts, Tararu, yester day, was shot in the right arm. The bone was so badly shattered that it is feared the injured limb will have to be amputated.

The bankruptcy case of John Mullally, at the Supreme Court, yesterday, was ad journed in order to give the insolvent time to prepare a clear statement of his affairs. In the opposed case of Thomas Haywood, formerly of the Auckland Hotel, Mr Hughes stated that the bankrupt could not pay the customary court fees, and he would have applied for sustenance money out of the assets in the estate had there been any, which there were not. A sum of £2 5s had to be paid to the trustee for his report and filing, and the Chief Justice ruled that until this money had been paid the* case could not proceed. An adjournment was consented to for the purpose of giving the bankrupt time tc borrow the money. The cases §f W. Farcy, E. Arnold, and E. Jack man weifP adjourned till next Court day. New York's .forty city missionaries last year made ab\>u* 100,000 visits among the poor, held up^d of 4,000 meetings, and distributed $S,(JPO PW" month.

'' One who has wrought at steam engines for thirty years," writes : — "SlKj—l see by last night's issue of your paper that the California mail steamer is to be inspected by the Government Engi neer. Can you tell your numerous readers is the so-called Government Engineer a practical engine-fitter ? If not, he knows nothing about the business, lrat gets his salary. An inspector of steamers requires to put on his smock-frock, screw key in hand, open the different valves, and see that they ai'e in order, which would take two day's. Also the steamer should be taken on the hard to have her hull inspected by two shipwrights. I hope that those in authority will not allow her to leave this port till she has got a certificate of compe tency to carry passengers without endanger ing their lives or risking the loss of our I mails. —[We believe Mr Stewart has a prac tical knowledge of mechanical engineering work.—Ed. U.S.]

Captain Edwards, of the steamer Chal lenger, has called ab our office and requested us on his behalf to express regret that he did not arrive in time to take passengers to the Lake on New Year's Pay. The Challenger was not stuck on a mud bank in Whangarei harbour as alleged by Capt. Lowe, but was detained at Kawau twenty-four hours through stress of weather. It appears that Captain Lowe was pilot of the Challenger on the "Whangarei river for some time while Cajjtain Murray commanded the vessel, and it is thought that this circumstance may have something to do with the anxiety dis played by him that a competent pilot should be employed.

Settling for the Auckland Gymkana Club Races Avill take place at the Auckland Hotel on Saturday next, at half-past seven o'clock.

Our office was this morning besieged with lumpers who sent up a deputation of their number to request us to contradict the state ment that it was impossible yesterday to get men to coal the mail steamship Dakota. The men state that nearly twenty of them were waiting on the wharf anxious to be employed, and that the agents of the mail steamer walked through the crowd, but never offered to engage any of them. We have no knowledge of the merits of the question, but in justice to the men give as full publicity to their i statement as to the reason assigned by the agents of the line to account for the detention of the steamer. A Working-Men's Association has been formed in Wellington to en for ,eight hour system. cc the The Cocos Island treasure seekers have given it up as a bad job, and sold their entire outfit. " Querist" addresses us upon the subject of " Sectarianism in Schools." The letter is in reply to an announcement which appears in our advertising columns, and it can only be inserted if paid for as an advertisement. The meeting of the shareholders of the Sons of Freedom Gold Milling Company, an nounced for this day, lapsed for want of a quorum. The proposed business was the passing of certain revised rules in connection with the company. To-morrow is the last of the days of grace allowed for the licensing and registration of vehicles. We are requested to state that proceedings will be taken against all persons found with unlicensed vehicles on Monday next. Does any one want a servant ? We ask the question because it has been intimated that four general servants, three housemaids, four cooks, and five nurse girls will be open for engagement after the holidays. Ac companying the advertisement was a note requesting that we would draw attention to it in a local. We should have done this before, but were afraid such a rush to secure the fair advertisers would have immediately set in as could not have failed to disturb their peace and contentment of mind, and so have prevented their full enjoyment of the festivities of the season. We are anxious to make amends for the delay now, but particulars concerning the fair can didates for public favour not having been furnished we feel somewhat at a loss how to describe them. Let them forward their cartes-de-visiie, and we will place the portraits on view in our window. Or, better still, let them come up that we may from personal observation give a full and true description of their personal . charms, and by easy conversation elicit from their ruby lips an account of all they can do in their various spheres of usefulness. Give them a local, we should think we would, a column if they desire it! Why, we regard it quite as an act of conde scension on their part to accept situations. We wonder if they were ever in places before, and whether the unfeeling conduct of their mistresses, in refusing to allow them their holidays, has reduced them to the necessity of appealing to us for aid. We shouldn't wonder, for there are some mis tresses who will actually ask nurse-girls to take out noisy little brats on holidays, and cooks to stand broiling over a fire, preparing dinner for a lot of upstarts who are taking their ease in the parlour. We are sorry the particulars regarding our proteges are so meagre, but there is one well-defined fact which we may mention, they have '' no objec tion to Hebrew families." This liberality istoo much ; they should draw the line somewhere, j and let it be drawn there. Anyone who is prepared to give a comfortable home to any of these ladies had better send their applica tion to S.G., office of this paper.

A. large block of mallable ironsteel, manu factured at Messrs Element, Calder, and Sutton's establishment, was left at our office to-day for exhibition. We have also been shewn various tools made of the same material, which seems to be a good workable metal.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY.

(Before T. Beckham, Esq., 11.M.)

Judgment for Plaintiffs. W. Atkin v. New York Gold Mining Com pany—Claim, £9 18s 6d ; Mr Connell for the plaintiff. W. C. Wilson v. Seige of Paris Gold Mining Company—Claim, £3 6s ; Mr Connell for the plaintiff. MARSHALL V. HORSEY. Claim, £2 10s : for rent. Evidence was taken in this case. Defendant acknowledged owing £1 10s, but said his wife had paid £1, which owing to the rent-book having been lost she did not receive any receipt for. Plaintiff admitted having received one half-sovereign. Judgment was given for plaintiff for 30s and costs. Adjournments. gallagher and paul v. r.', campion. Claim, £8 12s 6d. On the application of Mr Brock this case was adjourned. J. C. WALKER V. W. JEFFREY. Adjourned on the application of Mr | Kissling. J R. C. STRONG V. W. MCKARAK.ING. Defendant in this case had been summoned under the wrong name. A new summons was therefore ordered,

A New York correspondent of the London Era says that the Zavistowski Sisters opened in " Eobin Hood " at the Howard Atheiueum on the Kith September, and meet with an enthusiastic reception.

The damages sustained by Americans on the Mexican frontier within the last six years are estimated at six million dollars. Besides this over three hundred American citizens have been killed by Mexican marauders.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before P. A. Philips, Esq., Mayor, R.M.)

DRUNKENNESS. There was not a solitary case of drunken ness before the Court this morning.

OFFENSIVE LANG TJAG-E.

James Campbell was brought up again this morning charged with using offensive language in Shortland-street with intent to commit a breach of the peace on New Year's night. The case was proved by Mr Broham. The prisoner, a seaman on board the Agnes Muir, pleaded guilty, but begged for mercy. He only had four glasses of brandy early in the morning, it being New Year's day. The Captain of the Agnes Muir gave the prisoner a good character as a seaman. £5 with costs or fourteen days' imprisonment. Hector McKenzie, remanded yesterday, again made his appearance, charged with as saulting Constable Naughton while in the execution of his duty on the Ist January. He was further charged with tearing and otherwise damaging that constable's jumper. The former charge was withdrawn, and for the latter charge the prisoner was sentenced to pay a fine of £2 ss, and for the damage done to the constable's coat a further fine of 10s. BREAKING A GLASS CASK. Thomas Cullen was brought up on remand charged with breaking a large square glass, value 60s, the property of Mr Saml. Young, of the Waverley Hotel, Queen-street. The barman proved the case, and stated that the damage was done by the prisoner putting himself in a fighting attitude. He was anxious to fight somebody. His Worship thought the case must fail as the act was not shown to be wilfully done. He could see no malice in the matter. Adjourned till Monday. ATTACKING- A CONSTABLE'S BEARD. Michael Carey was charged with assaulting Sergt. Walker while in the execution of his duty ; also with tearing the Sergeant's coat. The Sergeant stated that while on duty in Albert-street lie saw the prisoner lying half drunk in the way, who jumped up and tried to deprive him of his beard. The prisoner, who bad two black eyes, and presented a very dirty appearance in Court, said he would be off to the bush if his Wor ship would pardon him. He was adjudged to pxy 20s and costs, or seven days for the first offence ; and 10s for damaging the constable's coat or fourteen days.

MATRIMONIAL JAI'.S

Joseph Couzcns was charged with attempt ing tojtake the life of Mary, his wife, by striking her with his knife and threatening to do for her.

Mr Beveridge appeared for the husband, and Mr Madden for the wife.

Mr Beveridge stated that his client and his partner, who were reilly a loving couplejin their peculiar way, wisLcd the charge to be withdrawn, as Mr Cou/.ens was about to leave Auckland.

Mr Madden stated on the part of the wife that she was willing to settle matters, and be friends before Joseph should leave her.

Mr Broham, however, suggested iv strong terms that the prisoner should be sent to prison, for if something was not done with him he felt sure that murder would be com mitted, as their continued matrimonial jars were getting beyond a joke, and that Couzens, when in liquor, was a perfect wild beast. Mrs O'ouzeua also agreed to her husband's terms, and was not willing to press the charge. The case was accordingly withdrawn. STJ! AYINCJ CATTLE. Richard Sanclall wascharged with allowing two horses to be at large in the Military Reserve on the 2(ith Itecernber. As this was the tenth charge of th.s nature, his Worship said the defendant mint pay ]0s and costs. Timothy Hayes pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing three ccws to stray in the Military Reserve, and depasture there, con trary to the By-law R). 11. His Worship said Mr Hayes for this offence 1 was liable to a penalty of £5 ; but as this was the first offence under the new by-law he would be discharged ly paying costs. Elizabeth Ryan wascharged with the same offence, and liberated »i the same terms. CHIMNEY ON FIEE. Lydia Lucas Avas diarged with allowing her chimney to catch fire on the evening of the 28th December. Mrs Lucas, who liv<s in Bath-street, Par- Hell, stated that she hid her chimney swept a fortnight previously His Worship, with { caution, fined defend ant Is and costs. FUKJOUSPRIVINCf. James Hanley wai charged under By- Law No. (i, section 10, of the Auckland City Council, with furiously driving a spring cart in Queen-street oi Christmas day. Remanded till Monlay. This was all the business.

THE HOT SPRINGS PER THE GOLDEN CROWN.

The crowd and sei-sickness and general discomfort of the previous day had no effect in detaining multitules from joining the Golden Crown on arother excursion yester day. About noon tie decks of the steamer presented a most confusing scene, and in about a quarter of an hour afterwards, when the steamer moved from the wharf, the difficult work began of shaking into place. No weather could hive been selected better adapted for an excursion. A fresh breeze fanned the faces of the voyagers, and light fleecy clouds lent additional charm to the bright blue sky abovt. Shortly after round ing North Head tlfi musicians, to wit a harper and a fiddler, began to strum, and a frantic effort was made to find space for those who " were dying" to trip it on the light fantastic toe. It was certainly dancing under difficulties, but everyone being in goid humour the best was made of circumstanes. Tiritiri and Whan gaparoa peninsula were passed in due course, and soon the calmnes of the water dispelled the fear for some ;ime entertained that a landing could not le effected at Waiwera. Shortly after two, h<wever, the anchor was let go, and fearful vas the struggle for the boats. The exhibition of patience on the part of those who ckng to the sponsons after the departure of cadi boat, waiting for its return, was such as nust elevate one's ideas of the fortitude of riankind, and more par ticularly womankindin trying circumstances, and there cannot be i doubt that had a few good boats been forviirded from Auckland as a speculation, the wstermen would have paid their holiday expenss. Two little wherries supplemented the efforts of the ships' boats, andsoon a large pro|;»rtion of the excursionists were on the rocks straggling over the slippery seaweed and the slnrp oyster shells^ deter- ■ mined on seeing the water bubbling up hot and smoking from—^on place. One of the most interesting events was the starting of the carrtsr-pigeon with a, missive i

to the Evening Star, as published in our issue of yesterday. After the message had been written the bird was taken to Captain Farquhar, whose operations in fastening the document to the bird's leg were watched with deep interest by the crowd. After the paper had been duly fixed the Captain moistened the bird's bill with his own, and let the pigeon free. The bird made straight for one of the neighbouring hills, slightly to northward of his proper course, where to many eyes he was lost among the trees. Others of keener vision declared they saw him skirt the hill, and making direct for Auckland. These must have been correct, judging from the rapidity with which he delivered his message in the city. There was considerable fear expressed that the bird would not make the journey in safety, as a number of hawks were seen right in the course he took ; but the carrier-pigeon is a bird of too rapid pinion for these birds of prey. At all events this one escaped, and made his journey at the rate of about a mile a minute.

The place of landing of the passengers by the Golden Crown was at the base of the lone pinnacle that closes in the little cove, and the tide being out it was possible, though difficult, to make the hotel. On such occasions incidents that at other times would be annoying become quite appropriate and enhance the enjoyment. A creek of some width inter vened, and required to be crossed. Some stripped to the work and carried their belongings over on their backs. Others availed themselves of a vehicle, to wit a cart drawn by a donkey, "what wouldn't go," except in a spasmodic way. This animal contributed greatly to the amusement of the occasion. An incident, which was often repeated, will illustrate the pleasantry of the donkey. His cart was loaded, as fully as it could contain its living freight stowed in perpendicular fashion. Neddy had some reluctance to moving on, till suddenly under the persuasive influence usually applied to animals of his class, he suddenly altered his conduct and went. So did the people, at least a large proportion of them, right over the tail of the cart into the stream. Men, women and children floundered for a little and then regained their feet, affording to spectators the \itmost enjoy ment. With such like incidents the excursionists were thrown into a high state of happiness. At the baths there was dis appointment and impatience. Those boil ing the water down below had evidently not calculated on so many visitors as had come by the Golden Grown, and it was irreverently said that Old Clooty was out for the day—■ had given his imps a holiday—the fires Avere out and the water not laid on. However, one by one in succession, a few of the determined ones obtained a bath, and the rest were obliged to content them selves with their assui-ance that it was delicious. It must really be delightful to spend a week in such a lovely spot. Away from all the whirl of life, shut in by those fine old hills, with the waves rippling on sott white sands, with the luxury of a very nice and well-conducted hotel, and the refreshing, soothing and healthful enjoyment of the baths—who would not gladly rusticate and luxuriate at Waiwera. But the steamer lias kept up an unceasing scream ever since we landed, and the tide is coming rapidly in, and cutting off our approach to the landing place, and the crowds dotting the sands are hastening back. And here occurred the most enjoyable incidents of the trip, surpassing even the funny doings of the donkey. The tide was rapidly rising, and it was apparent that in a short time the great white breakers outside the Spit would effect a junction with the waters within, and excursionists stood not upon the order of their going. One deep stream of the incoming tide gave gentlemen an opportunity of exhibiting their gallantry, and gave occasion for merriment to the mis chievous. One gentleman had a very well dressed lady on his back, and was making frantic efforts to stem the current rolling over great stones and boulders. The lady had not placed herself in a comfortable posi tion, nor one conducing to her bearer's equi poise. In fact, as he waddled along her feet went wobbling from side to side, the couple forming the cynosure of an admir ing crowd. At last, as if by consent, they both lay quietly down in the sea, the water rolling over them. It was very funny—to those looking on. As for the principal actors, who appeared to be strangers to one another, they parted com pany, made for dry land as best they could, never looked at one another again, nor as much as said good-bye. One lady and a child tumbled out of a boat, and the number of | ladies whose dresses were immersed in the waves, and of gentle men who appeared quite at home in the breakers, made the whole thing exceedingly enjoyable. It is a psychological fact that the production of new sensations is essential to happiness, and that the absence of these leads to intolerable ennui. In this light, yesterday's sojourn at Waiwera was calcu lated to produce infinite happiness, and the savage frowns that appeared on many fair faces showed that in may cases the sensations were of the most powerful kind. We regret to learn that one lady had a severe fall in a boat, by which her back was hurt, which was the only accident that was calculated to evoke sympathy.

After all the dripping and animated crowd had been got aboard the boat Avas soon under way ; and after a rapid passage, en' livened by music and dancing, Captaia Fauquhar landed her passengers on the Queen-street wharf shortly after eigit o'clock. Taken all together the ex cursion was a great success, and though the great crowd produced some incon venience, and the little mishaps at Waiwera annoyance to some, everything was done by the master, officers, and stewards of the vessel to contribute to the comfort and enjoyment of the passengers.

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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN NEWS

VIA SAN FRANCISCO,

[Special to the Star.]

London, December 6. The Gas Companies have used extraor dinary exertions to remove the inconvenience caused by the Stoker's strike. The Strand has been lighted with lime lights. Oil-lamps have been affixed to the chandeliers in the various theatres, and the entertainments go on as usual. Candles are generally used in private houses. The stokers still refuse to return to their work; but it is expected that the strike will soon change into a lock-out, the companies refusing to again employ the leaders in the recent movement. Berlin, December 5. Nearly all the newly-elected Peers took their seats in the Upper House of the Diet to-day. Rome, December 6. Particulars of the damage done by the late storm are coming ir. Many vessels have been wrecked or much damaged.- In the Italian Chamber of Deputies the Government was asked to explain why the four schools for English and American chil dren in Rome were recently closed by the authorities. Signor Lanza, replied that the schools were opened without authority, and that the municipal and sanitary regulations had not been complied, with.

New York, December 6. j Tweed's case is still proceeding. The ar guments of counsel, with tlw view of quash ing the indictment, will last several days. A letter from London, November 18, says a meeting of the creditors of Bowles Bros, and Co. showed that the failure of their banking , house will turn out a bad one. The partners I conducted business loosely. Charles Bowles j is said to have negotiated curities of whose! existence his partners —3 obert Bowles and j Keith—knew nothing. One of the creditors/ —Mr Meale—deposited .$20,000 in bonds in, their bank for safe keeping, which they hy pothecated without his knowledge, and also , failed to convert §5,000 of Nashville bonds, f which they had undertaken to do. Mrs i Marie Gates lost $0,000 in bonds, which had! been left with them for safe keeping. TURIN, December 6. The floods caused by the rising of the Po; have caused much damage to the lands on; the banks of the river. The destruction of property, however, is not likely to be sfo serious as during the last inundation. / Home, December 5./ Advices from northern Italy states t\\ t heavy rains have again swollen the stralms | and further inundations are feared. | , Paris, December il. j There is much excitement i:i Malaga <ivev the apprehensions of Carlist demonstrati'lns. Many families are leaving, and troops! are quartered in the Custom-house. Thiers, by telegraph, congratulated _v ma deus on his convalescence. L Pacts, December |5. Gambetta has declared himself a suppfrter of the Conservatives and of President Tfcieirs under the present condition of things!. It seems that both the radicals and Theirs prefer peace to any monarclical experiment or anarchy threatening any attempted cfflange. Gambetta and his followers are confident that the new election will give them absolute control of the destinies of the n;itio£i, but meanwhile as Theirs is getting the! credit of paying the German indemnity and/ foster ing the national resources, they are (content that this should continue.* They recognise the ability of the Executive, and arei willing to give France the benefit, though /they do not assent to all his views. /

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LATEST THAMES NEWS.

GRAHAMSTOWN. / 'f'his day. Una.—Gold was stru<k to-day ijn the deep level, from which 2(lbs. of fan!- specimens have been taken. The lode shows good indications. Black Angel. — Crushing ha* been com menced with 20 lead of stampers at the Kuranui battery. There is"a gtood supply of quartz, with a fail show of goljd. Waiotahi Tribite.—Ten tdns of stone yielded soz. 9dwi. of gold. .' Bendigo Indejendent.—Th 4 tribute clean ing up has giver 43 ounces off retorted gold. The remainder )i the amulgata. is now being retorted. j Long Drive Tribute.—^Th^ month's return is 217 ounces. j Multum-inParvo.—A crashing of 50 tons of stone for tiiis mine will take place in a day or two. / All Natiflis.—The cleaning-up yielded 230 ounces. Colonial.—A crushingJfoTthis mine has been concluded, and shows an average yield of H ounces per ton. Central Italy.—Thirty poimds of speci mens hare been obtained. The men are now engaged breaking out for crushing. Georje Burrows was charged, at the Police Court to-day, with stealing the carcass of a sheep from the front of William Knight's shop. Defendant took repeated fits in the dock, and the case had to be adjourned till to-mirrow.

TAURANGA.

This day. "lie steamer Southern Cross sailed at 7.50 last night with the following passen gers :—Mr Simpkins, sen., Mr Simpkins, jin., Mr Rogan, Mr Atkins, Mr and Mrs Toung, Mrs Behrends, Messrs Sanders (2), Wrigley, Samuels, Nelson, Curtis, and several natives. The athletic sports occupied all yesterday.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

STRIKE OF THE PHCEBE'S FIREMEN.

CALEDONIAN GAMES AT WELLING-

TON AND NELSON.

THE VIENNA EXHIBITS

FLOATING OF THE NEW ZEALAND

SHIPPING COMPANY,

PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH

AGENCY.)

WELLINGTON.

This day.

The firemen of the s.s. Phoebe struck for £7 per month wages, and overtime. Fresh men have been engaged for the trip to Auckland.

The Caledonian games yesterday were a

success,

NELSON.

This day. Two thousand persons attended the Cale

donian games.

HOKITIKA.

This day.

Sailed—Albion, for Melbourne, with 4,5000z5. of gold.

CHRISTCHURCH.

This day, 3 p.m,

Tile markets are unaltered. No quotations at aM to report. All operations suspended.

The Exhibition closes on Thursday next, The exhibits selected for Vienna include nearly all the exhibits, all the flax fro

I dourt Kinross, Maori-dressed flax (exhibited by Bertram and Sons, Wellington) ; cord . age and twine (by Mr Cook, Nelson) j ex jhibits of flax mats; grain shown by IMr Meek, of Oamaru, was the only I outside exhibit selected. A quantity of J articles from the New Zealand Museum will { also be sent, including flax, woods, and gold. 'In coal the exhibits will be mineral and ore coal from Malvern Hills, Nelson, and Otago; auriferous quartz, from Eeefton; [iron -ire, hematites, &c, from Nelson and I AuojcLvnd ; and petroleum from Taranaki ' aad [Auckland. Miscellaneous objects Otago -Glue, shewn by Mr Brencke; ,( beer, by Mr Joel; cordials, by Reeves £ and Co; spirits, by the New Zealand Dis'illery; soap, by Mr McLeod; and Mjsgeil tweeds, by Mr Burns. The Auck- rJ Und exhibits will be preserved meats, ) Iby Mr Dornwell; kauri gum, by R. I Walker and (Jo. and Combes and Daldy ; jewellery by Mr H. Kohn. Taranaki contributes silk shewn by Miss George. Tweeds from Webley's mill, Nelson ; pho tographs by Mr Travers, Wellington, and D. L. Mundy, Wellington; and McCollie, Picton. The Canterbury cricketers are practiisng for the intercolonial match. The Opera Company will close its season on Monday. They are playing at the Theatre Royal. The New Zealand Shipping Company has be en floated.

AUCKLAND GYMKHANA CLUB RACES.

SECOND DAY.

5 p.m.-HURDRE RACE

Mr McGee's bg Dick Turpin, aged, list. 121bs. (Gallagher) 1 Mr Carfrae Edgar's g g Echo, aged, lOst. (D. Taylor) 0 On stripping in the saddling paddock the condition of neither horse was much fancied, both appearing to be soft and short of work. Dick Turpin, however, seemed to be most fancied, and although until the numbers went up the betting was even, at the start odds of 2 to 1, and in some cases 3 to 1, were laid that he would win the race. The horses were well started together, but the jockeys must either both have received waiting orders, or made up their own minds not to lead, as the pace was scarcely more than a walk to the first hurdle, at which Echo led, and both horses refused. At the second time of asking Dick Turpin went over, followed by Echo, the latter again refusing at the second hurdle, and from this the race was over, Dick cantering round the course without ami intake, Echo deter minedly refusing nearly every hurdle till all chance of the race was over, much, to the disappointment of his owner and backers, who from his previous perform mances and well-known jumping capabilities had expected he would have made a far better show. Taylor, who rode Echo, lost a stirrup leather in the race, and brought the horse in terribly spurred in the shoulder ; in fact all over, and was much to blame (consider ing the great advantage he had in the weight) that he did not go away at a better pace instead of pulling his horse from the atai't to the first hurdle.

6 p.m.—HACK RACE.

Pawn ... ... ... ... 1 Dainty 2 The following also ran : —Old Charlie, Bismarck, Minnie Athol, Three Square (late Mariner) Canary, Nan, Betty, Tom, Red Skin and Ruby (late Slim Jim). The starter having got his horses together at the post at once despatched them. The start, which would have been a first-rate one but for being spoilt by the rider of a big grey, who not only did not start himself but interfered with the start of one or more of the horses next in line to him. The pace was a cracker from the start, and the tailing soon commenced. The race was confined, however, to Fawn and Dainty, which ran a splendid race to the finish, the former just winning by a length and a-half. Bismarck and Ruby (late Slim Jim), came in together third and fourth, two lengths behind Dainty. The winner and second horse were both bred by Mr Walters ; they are by Dainty Ariel, and were sold as yearlings for nominal prices. This concluded the first meeting of the Auckland Gymkana Club. As anticipated Mr Walters has pulled off the lion's share of the races, but the big race again as usual goes out of the province, having been won by the Taranaki horse, Black Eagle ; and we congratulate his plucky owner on his success, and hope it will induce him to return to our next meeting, and again try conclusions, when we trust that instead of one we shall be able to boast several dangerous stables in Auckland. A fine chance to procure some really good blood is now open, as Mr Nosworthy's stud is adver tised for almost immediate sale, and from the running of Lurline and Calumny at Christchurch in January, the fact is apparent that it contains some of the most valuable brood mares, horses in training, and youngsters at present in New Zealand, and we hope that some of them may find their way into this province. As far as racing went, throughout the meeting it was very hollow, and we had no exciting finishes. But the Club is to be congratulated on the i satisfactory manner in which everything was carried out, notwithstanding the short time they had to complete all the necessary ar rangements, and we must compliment the | committee, as well as all the officers of 'SJja*/! Club, for the very efficient manner in whicflß&.'i' they performed their duties. Settling is kPw 1 -' take place at the Auckland Hotel on Satur day, January 4, at 7.30 p.m., when the stakes ■will be paid over.

The San Francisco Examiner, of December 5, says:—"The report that the Webb line had been purchased by the Pacific Mail Company is pronounced by tlie manage ment of the Australian line in this city to be incorrect, as no combination or compromise has been made tending to throw the Webb line into the hands of the Pacific Mail Com pany." There are four indictments against Billy Tweed, the boss of the nniverse ; but he is just as unconcerned and deliciously unctious as ever. We observed on the wharf three lar°-e cases branded "Williams' Fire Kindlers," waiting shipment to Melbourne. Mr Williams has also received a large order for his kin dlers from. Messrs McLachlan of San Frau.- CISCO

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