SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

6CTH-STLT: I'Mu eventoft 5.42. SUN-RISK: Tc• •nrrow rncrnin?, 0.10 • ■.en ivaTjCK: This evening,,9.lS ; to-morrow snonrng, 0.33

ARRIVALS.

Taranaki, s.s., from Southern ports Clio, schooner, 95 tons. .TacVson, from New Caledonia Comerang, p.s., from Gisboine, via the Thames

DEPARTURES.

Effio Meil^e, schooner, for Poverty Bay

PSOJKtTTKf. DEPARTURES.

For >:ewc -tie or Sydney: ?Bella Mary, barquo, early For Waitara and Wanganui: Go-ahead; s.s. For Chathara Islands: Ocean "Wave, schooner, imme diately

IMPORTS

Per s.s. Taranaki, from the South :—1 box, Tartington ; 2 cases, K.P. and Co. ; 1 trunk, 20 kegs, J. Reid ; 30 kegs, Binney ; 2 parcels, National Bank of New Zealand; 1 parcel, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 1 case, Carter; 1 drum, 4 pgs., Masefield; 1 truss, order; 1 case, T. Bull ; 1 case, Sibbin ; 5 cases, Hood ; 2 cases, Osborne ; 2 cases, Bennett; 2 cases, Barnes ; 4 boxes gold, Bank of New Zealand ; 41 sheep, Hunter ; 33 hides, Gittos ; 1 ca3e, Heale.

The a.s. Taranaki, Captain Wheeler, left Dunedin at 5.20 p.m. on the 3rd, and arrived at Lyttelton at 4 p.m. on 4th ; left at 11 p.m., and arrived at Wellington at 4 p.m., on sth, having experienced strong head winds from Dunedin ; left Wellington at 1.30 on 6th, arrived at Picton at 5 p.m. ; left at 10 p.m., and arrived at Nelson at G. 30 a.m. on the 7th; left at 8.30 p.m. on Bth, and arrived at Taranaki at 11 a.m. on the 9th ; left at 6 p.m., and arrived in Onehunga at 11,30 a.m. on the 11th, having experienced strong S.E. gale from Nelson. Passengers : —Saloon : Misses Buckland (2), Pratt, Messrs Robertson, Howler, Hooper, Fairclough, Benjamin, Ponsford, Roskruge, Dickson, Pike, Booker, Pitcairn, Nahoney, Sharland, and five in the steerage. We are indebted to Mr C. J. Edmiston for files and other favours.

gs.The cutter Wanderer, from Hokianga, entered at the Customs to-day with 1J tons gum, Messrs R. Walker and Co. j 4| tons gum, 13 hides, 5 hides, 2 tons of bark, Lewis Bros. ; 5 tons flax and 20 hides, Must and Co.

The schooner Sunbeam has cleared out wards for Napier with 2, COO bricks, 1 ton flour, 4 bags bran, 1 sack maize, 2 cwt. salt, and four passengers. The schooner Ocean Ware has all but finished unloading. The Ocean Wave will sail for Chatham Islands to-morrow evening, calling at Kennedy's Bay for 25,000 feeb of timber.

A new receiving-shed is being built at the Western extremity of the new T. Tt will be of larger dimensions than any of the other sheds, the intended measurement being 60ft. by 40ft. The barque Bella Mary commenced un loading her cargo of freestone for the Post office this morning. To facilitate the land ing of the heavy blocks a donkey-engine has been brought into requisition. The destination of the barque Bella Mary haa been altered to Newcastle.

■ The clipper schooner Clio, Capt. G. E. G. Jackson, arrived in harbour this morning from New Caled*bnia after a capital passage of five days. Captain Jackson reports : "We left Noumea qn Wednesday afternoon, the 3rd j sighted Norfolk Island on the sth, apd encountered a very heavy easterly gale on the night of the 6th, compelling us to ' heave to' for 16 hours. Passed the North Cape on Monday, at noon, and experienced light variable winds since on the Coast. Left nine English vessels in Noumea, seven of irhich arrived the day we sailed. The Fiery Cross may be expected in daily." The late trip of the Clio is her first voyage to a foreign port. All her previous runs have been made on the coast. The splendid passages she has made shew her sea-going qualities to be of the very highest order. / The schooner Excelsior left Dunedin for Auckland on the 2nd instant.

Notice is given to intending shippers that all cargo, per Star of the South, for Fiji, must be on board by 4 p.m. on Saturday. . The p.s. Royal Alfred will resume her trips on Friday. The unloading of the ship Berar has been commenced. About 50 tons of cargo were taken out yesterday. The ship Fontenaye hauled alongside the outer T of the wharf this morning. TKfcJi regular trader Tawera will leave for Poverty Bay on Friday next. Application for freight or passage can be made to J. S. Macfarlane or to Captain Pulman on board. Captain Kennedy remains behind in charge of the new schooner Julius Vogel.

COMMERCIAL.

There was a fair number of bidders to-day at the sale of Messrs H. S. Meyers and Co. The jams and hops were not sold, but a large quantity of apples (French crabs and Rib stone pippins) were disposed of in large lots from 3|d to 4|d per Ib. At the auction mart of Messrs Cochrane and Son, the lease of the Conquering Hero Gold-mining Company, Coromandel, by order of Mr Baber, containing 11 acres -and 12 perches, or 33 men's grond, with the tools, mining plant, and timber, fetched £12. Mr Joseph Bennett was the purchaser.

OAXLS. Key of Tokatea G.M. Co., 3d ; September 10 .Hope of Coromandel G.M. Co., 6d ; September 10 Italian G,M. Co., 6d; September 10 Bismarck and French Republic Gl-.M.C , Is ; Sept. 10 '* Buffalo G.M.C. (Coromandel), 6d; September 10 JSI Dorado G.M.C, Is; September 10 "Windsor Castle G.M.C., 6d ; September 20 Bird in Hand G.M.C. (Grahamstown), Is Sept. SO

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails ■wtll Close as Under :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow at 10.30 a.m and 6.30 pm. For Coromandel, on Friday, at 1.30 p.m. For Chatham Islands, per Ocean Wave, to-morrow, at 9 a.m. For Taranaki and Wanganui, per Go-ahead, to morrow, at 10 a.m. For Gisbome and Napier, per Comerang, on Friday, at 4 p.m. For Newcastle, N.S.W., per Princess AHce, on Friday, at 6 p.m. For Levuka, Fiji, per Star of tho South, on Monday, next, at 10 a.m. (Signed) S. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

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

— <;, For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance. For the future in the distance, And the ff|pd that we caa do

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1873.

The annual election for the return of three members of the City Council takes place to-morrow, and we would again impress upon the ratepayers the importance of activity and keen wachful ness over their affairs. Tho field is now before us, and we think the electors have no reason to complain of the choice offered them; if they do not return good men they at least can not plead that it was because none came forward. There "-are five really suitable candidates (the other we set aside as out of the question), and in reviewing their qualifications we cannot but think that many of the ratepayers will feel a difficulty in making their choice, and might, with the perplexed lover, exclaim,

How happy could I be with either

Were t'other dear charmer away. We feel ourselves that but for the presence of Mr Philips we could urge with honest vigour the cl?ims of Mr Wbitson ; and but that old and faith ful councillors are offering in the persons of Messrs. Isaacs and Prime, we could fall in raptures over the excellent promise of usefulness which we see in Mr McMillan. But with all our sincere convictions that any one of the* five gentlemen would make a good councillor, we could not throw over the old loves without experiencing genuine regret. There have not, we assert without hesitation, been two councillors more attentive to their duties and more sincerely anxious for the welfare of the city, and for economical admin istration with efficiency, than the two gentlemen who in due course have now to come before the electors and ask whether their services in the past have been of such a character as would justify their return to office. Promises are well in their way no doubt when there is nothing else to offer, but deeds form a much better test, and in relying upon their past services Messrs Isaacs and Prime do not lean upon broken reeds. Of the Mayor we have before expressed our views and we see no reason to change them. He has not merely a claim upon the con fidence of the citizens of Auckland, but he is entitled to look for it as a right if arduous zeal in a public office can create such a right, if Mr Philips is not returned at the head of the poll we shall look upon him as receiving less than his due, and if he fails to be returned, he may, without over-esti mating his own value to the city, re gard himself as an ill-used man, while the ratepayers need no longer be sur prised if future elections find fewer suitable, candidates offering, until the Council at length sinks back into the disreputable state from which it emerged. At no period in the history of Auckland were the affairs . <pf the city better managed than at present; the rates are regularly collected and are capable of being accounted for, our pavements are assuming something like a civilized appearance, and each street receives a more equitable proportion of the ex penditure than under any previous Council. Therefore, although w© shall be glad to see Messrs Whitson and McMillan out at another time, we do not feel justified in supporting them againßfc the other three candidates, and the ratepayers will not be consulting their own interests if they allow the city to lose the services of gentlemen who have served so faithfully, and well as Messrs Philips, Isaac, and Prime have done. The polling to-morrow will be at a contest between the old and the new. Eive of the candidates are, in point of in telligence, respectability, and their claims to personal esteem, equal, but they come to the public on a very different basis. The old candidates

may be taken as representing the re formed Council, and in returning them the electors will endorse the new rule, while their rejection would really he an implied censure upon all who have exerted themselves to reform our municipal affairs. To-morrow's elec tion will, we trust, be settled less in proportion to the number of cabs hired by tbe candidate, and tho hospitality dispensed than is often the case. We hope to see the candi dater judged upon their merits, when Messrs Philips, Isaacs and Prime must take their places at the head of the poll.

Ik the amusingfarce of "Box and Cox," when the two lodgers find themselves relieved from all anxiety about the widow, Box exclaims in an ccstacy of jubi'Mt good nature, " Ex cuse tho apparently ridiculous question, but have you a strawberry mark on your left shovldorV" Cox replica "no." Box em-

braces him, and says, " Then you are ray long-lost brother. "What a wo.nderfuj strawberry mark that mu3t have been which caused Mr Gillies to recognise his long-lost brother in Mr Vogel, and joined the two in terrible scoldings of the Improvement Com missioners. For one brief hour our two re presentatives fraternally embraced and stood alone in striving to prevent what all Auck land had determined would be for iJcl advantage. Mr Vogel had a cerh>; n right to the position he took, for he was a landowner and beneficirlly interested, vnd was just!"! as any other landowner would have beenfn opposing a private bill which he thought would injure him. though the rranner in which he did it might be questionable ; but what con be spid of Mr Okies' opr nsition. In his capacity of Supciint-er.dent he i 3 one of ths Comrpissionors, aiul what po. Bible right could ho have to use his position as a member of Parliament to subvert the deci sions of a Jaree majority of his co-operators. It was clearly his bimness as a loyal member of the body to support the resolutions'wliich that body had arrived at, and this principle is well recogr'sed in all proceedings of tn's' dcscrij)tior But forgetful of the Hebrew proverb he has enabled the public to judge for themselves as to his conduct by punl'sh mg l"'s speech before the select comimtt c. Ho has not printed his petition, so wo cannot tell in what capacityheappearedthereascoun bol, but judging from the speech it wouVl seem that ho represented tho Temperance Society who are landowers on the line. If ho had succeeded in defeating the bill we think the townspeople would have had something t'> say to these gentlemen, but as it is there can be little doubt that his Opposition must have greatly aided the bill by showing the Committee how very trivial were the objections which the greatest industry, aided by much acrimony, could bring against it. Fortunately, too, for all of us who have been wondering what could be the roal meaning of his opposition to this most beneficial measure, he disclosed the sore place at art early part of the speech :. " When the Bai racks were no longer needed, tho Provincial Government claimed to be entitled to that Jand (tho glacis) as provincial estate, arid in fact a considerable pouion actually was provincial estate, and coiild have been sold by tho Provincial Go vernment." Jlino ilia lacrymce ! What a long time the Provincial Government might have lived on this property ! £50,0C0 ! What salaries ! What a windfall ! Row many more obedient executive advisers with ont office ! What fishing expeditions to tho North ! Who can wonder at tho pokranb regrets—who can estimate tho bitter suffer ing, the acute mental anguish, which must have sorely exercised our Superintendent's mind from the constantly-recurring reflection that aJV this was filched from him by the astute member for Onehuriga during the titno when he was wasting his energies in fruitless party struggles in 1872. Memory will bring bank the feeling, S])ito of t>'l my grief reve;ilin^, That I lovo thco, love thee still. No man of any sensibility wl" feel any tbrug but sympathetic distress in the con templation of this abject misery ; for what causes such terrible sorrow as.tho recollection of opportunities wastod, chances lost, and frao renames dissipated? Let us leavo tb's melancholy picture, then, for it is too painful to study in all its details, and remembering the bitterness of ha\ ng to confess one's se'f as "the cunn'ng architect of one's own peculiar woe," let us use this knowledge as pi explanation of the assaults and batteries which have been carried on agairstthe Com missioners and their bill, and of the crudities and absurdities which have found their Gt development in the speech before the Select Committee. Nothing appears to have escciped Mr Gillies. Every natural and artificial fea ture, from the steep slope of the Barrack Hi". down to the fireproof store of Messrs Brown and Campbell, has been lugged in to do duty, and show the baseness of the Commissioners. There is but one orr-ission, and we mention it with regret, because it is auother proof of the imperfect nature of all human qualities, and the utter incapacity of the most resolute energy to embrace aud assimilate, as it were, all ths aspects and matters which constitute any great question. Mr Gillies has forgotten the pump ! That mighty pump with the big classical handle near the Mechanics' Insti tute. Inia pump is include iin the limits of the land taken by the Commissioners, ?nd there is no clause protecting it. But let the Comrrifsioneu baware. Our eye is cv that pump, and the^.e nominated official 3 are hereby waved that they w.' 1! find medium* with that pr*np or its handle a very different matter from putting Dr Philson on a preci pice, as llr Gillies pathetically laments. "It was upon this ground alone that the Provincial Government consented to give up their claim to tho administration of that land." When was this corsent given? The only occasion on which the ProvincialtG:o vernment was asked to consent was twp years ago, when the Provincial Council passed a Bill appointing these very Commissioners, and authorising them to apply for the Act of 1872. This Bill the Superintendent dis allowed. He would have none of it. Is that Mr Gillies' notion of consenting ? An argument now follows based on the fact that the petition for the Bill wag only signed by six Commissioners. The meaning of the pleading, if it hag any, is that the Commissioners must all be present and unanimous to render any act or proceeding of theirs valid. One Commissioner is in England, and some must always be absent, so that, on this dictum, the Commissioners.could never do anything. But the whole argument is too peurile for notice, nnd all we can do n to greatly admire the patience of the com mittee which allowed its time to be wasted in listening to such crudities. It is worthy of r3mark that to wind up this funny inter lude the learned counsel quoted the peram bulation of the Act (do). This must be a misprint for "perambulator," which our City Council has made a nuisance. The complaint that the Commissioners are a nomiaated body, and aot responsible to the

public, will meet with no response from the citizens of Auckland, and the attempt to "array the City Council in the hostile ranks was not received by the Corporation with the acquiescence which the speaker expected, i'lio Council, very much to their credit, have truly represented their fellow-citizens in giving the Comn^ssioners a'l confidence and support. Wo say, a<j qualified to speak, tbab there has been the most perfect" trust and tXD9t)i.mity of feeling betv/een theso two au thorities, and on neither side hss there been the slightest manifestation of jealousy, or £>ny attempt at interference or impedi ment.

Ah to the extraordinary character of some of »the clauses, upon which Mr Gillies dilates, we ore not now prepared to make any remark, for we don't know whether they are unusual or excessive in form or not, but we promiso to enquire and inform our readers. The clauses affording vn alternative method of ascertaining amounts to be paid for compensation are clearly not deserving of the severe comments made by Mr Gillies, for he informs us that no landowner need be bound by them unless ho likes, but may, if he prefer it, have his compensation settled under the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act.

The question whether the scheme will recuperate the outlay is, from its nature, necEsarily uncertain, and to a certain extent speculative. The best authorities in Auck land say that it will, aud ps a fact we know that auch undertakings have been found to be very profitable in England. However this may be, what we want to know is, why did not Mr Gillies attend tho meetings of the Commissioners and urge liia views there ? On refoi ring to our files we scarcely can fincUus name mentioned .us attending a meeting, although being a member, as the holder of au office, he had no right either to resign or to absent himself.

I'ho charge of jobbery is curiously illus trate i by the history which Mr Gillies gave of the premium of £3C paid for a plan of the works to be executed. He produced before tbe committee a fac-simile of tho successful pHn, and diaHted upon the inartistic char acter of it, and charged the Commissioners v:th rr'sconduct in giving the prize to its author, insinuating tuat the Commissioners, or some of thorn, were influenced in tliat direction by a knowledge of the name of tho competitor. We have enquired from our repot ier what really happened, and will it be believed thnt there was an almost unani mous ' xprcssion of regret on the part of the Commisßioneia at having to give the prize for that plan, or for my other, as they none of them were entitled to tho reward, but that they felt themselves bound by the terms of the advertisement, which bad been drawn by Mr (lillies himself, or at any rato in b'S office. He also charges tho Commissioners with jobbery in one of their contracts. The gravamen of this charge being that one of the sureties wa<i the mother of one of the Com missioners. Now what in the world is thero to disqualify this lady from being a surety if sho is a person of means, and legally Qualified to sign instruments ; and MrOillica does not say she is not. He says "it is bettor to keep clear of such family arrange ments." Does ho object to the Commission era having mothers? or does he think that the whole body of Commissioners will immediately recognise the maternal instincts the moment this female bond is executed ? And it is Auckland's Superintendent that uttor3 those puerilities before a committee of five .Southern gentlemen ! No wonder we are so lightly esteemed ! Mr Gillies advocate?) the maintenance of tho Chancery-street slums on tho ground that they are handy to the police-station ; and that Mr Broham can keep one of his eyes on the resident- without much inconvenience, leaving his other avf'l able for its ordinary avocations. Mr Broham is to be congratulated on his advocate. " Othello's occupation shant be gone" if Mr Gillies can help it. These people must livo somewhere, and surely it is best that they should be near Mr Broham.

The case of Dr Philson is next advocated. Wo cannot make ont the history of this business, but it appears that Dr Phihon had an interview with Mr Feuton, one of the. Commissioners, at which Dr Philson, who intended to oppose the Bill, succumbed to Koine frightful threatenings of Mr Fonton, and ri a state of mortal terror at being lefb iv an inaccessible position abandoned hia rights and assented to the Bill. What powerful charm did this Commissioner use ? We remember the description of the gentle man of that name in the "Merry Wives of Windsor":—

"What say you to young Master Fenton ! ho capers, he danoos, he has eyes of youth, he writes verses, he speaks holiday, ho smells April and May ; he will carry't, ho will c-iiiy't ; tie in hia buttons, he wJU carry't."

It was we presume " in his buttons," and so Dr Philson gave in. We hope these two gentlemen have smoked the pipe of peace and drunk the nobbier of reconciliation.

The Superintendent h not complementary to the landowners. The chief of these of course are known to all—the trustees of tho Wcs leyan Church, the Temperance Trustee?, the Mechanics' Institute Trustees, and Messrs Brown and Campbell. Respecting these gentlemen Mr Gillies says, " It may be said that tho ovv-iers of property have in a t,.'eat measure consented ; but I venture to say that these assents hare been obtained in en tire ignora.mse of the provisions of tho Act." Is it so ? Are none of these landowners shrewd enough to see what they ;ire psseufcing to before they assent ? Did they authorise Mr Gillies to speak for them? It is absurd to suppose anything of the sort. But our Quixote is ready to take up the cause of any oppressed virgin or deceived landowner, and. he drives his Rozi-iante full tilt against wine bags or windmills, barrack waDs or nominated cor porations. Nobody in Auckbnd seeir=t capable of taking care of himself. Ho gathers all the chickens under his wing : Temper ance, Mechanics, Dr Philson, City Council, landowners, Brown & Campbell, with thoir "stone buildings and firepi'oof erections," denizens of Chancery street, dwellers in Bacon's lane (daily clients of Mr Broham), trustees of the^Wesleyan Church, the poplar trees and the police, the Board of Education and tho north-east gales, one afcer another are lugged in and dilated upon by our amiable champion. And all this heroic labor ia volunteered and unrewarded ! How exqui sitely Ceryantez has depicted our gallant knight after the contest: —"Tho general rout of the puppets being over, Don Quixote's fury began to abate ; and with a more pacified, countenance, turning to" the company, 'Now,'said he, 'I could wish, all those incredulous persons here who slight knight-errantry might receive conviction of their error, and behold undeniable proofs of the benefit of that function ; for how miser-, able "had been the condition of poor Don Gayferos and the fair Melisandra by this time had I not been here and stood up. in their defence ! I make no question but those; infidels wonld have apprehended then! and' used them barbarously. Well, when all is done, long live knight-errantry,: long let it live, I say. above all things whatsoever in: this world.'"

There is a famous Eastern saying preserved in the Book of Ecclesiaaticus,' fuU "of deep meaning—" Dead flies make the ointment of the apothecary to have a stinkingsavour." Mr Gillies may ponder over this during the recess, and see if he can find an application.

We intimated yesterday that we should each day indicate how far our contem poraries are indebted to us for their tele gram's. We feol very great reluctance 'in so often referring to a purely business matter more nearly concerning ourselves than the public ; but when we state that we have dur ing the past two months been paying at the rate of '£1100 a year for wire and agency charges with the view of making the tele graphic intelligence of the Star fuller and more complete than that of any other journal in New Zealand, our readers will understand the nature of the injustice that is done us by other papers copying our telegrams without acknowledgment. It may of course be said that having appeared in the Star first the telegrams, owing to the fact that everyone reads our paper, are of little value to any other journal. And this is true as applied to the city, but in the out-districts, where the Star is rapidly making its way, and circulates more largely at the present moment than any other daily journol, the morning papers are, owing to the necessary delays of post, delivered at the same time as the Star, and the stolen telegr?ms come as fresh ?nd look as well as if they had been paid for. Notwithstanding our lsst night's remarks tho Cross persists in taking our own corres pondent's telegrams bodily. In that journal to-day Star special telegrams from Ngarua wahia, Hamilton, Wellington, Nelson, Lyttelton, and Duncdin are republished without acknowledgment. We have already offered to present the Cross Company with telegrams if they are unable to pay for them ; but so long as they attempt to smuggle in our telegrams as their own without even so much as saying "By your leave" we shall continue to expose the source of their " Telegraphic." We are forced in self-defence to assume this position; and although we could well afford to look with indifference and perhaps with come degree of satisfaction on the miserable straits to'which a lack of enterprise and true jour nalistic spirit has reduced our eontomporaiy, yet we prefer to put a stop to this system of literary piracy, and we are detei o?mcd to do £0.

By the CVo, under command of ?; Captain Jnkson, which arrived from Few Caledonia this roorn'ng, we learn that the affairs of that isl-'id are prosperous. Trade is brisk. The en)]>er mines are taming out splendidly, and there aro largo returns from the gold mines.

The case of H. S. Meyers v. Mcllhone was concluded yesterday at the District Court before His Honor Judge Bcckham. Tho defendant was examined at great length, but his evidenco in no way tended to shift the resporsibiKty from his own shonlders on to tuorc of the invisiblo Brogsm. The Court, after considering tho case most carefully, came to the conclusion that the goods were ordered for defendant, and that he certairly used tho goods for his own benefit, judg ment therefore must be for plaintiff, £13 10s, with £17 costs.

Tho inhabitants of Onehtraga will, be afforded a first-class musical treat on Friday evening next, the day on which Mr Beile is to give one of his popular concerts, when he will be assisted by the Onehunga Choral Society. We have seen the programme, and pronounco with confidence the opipion that it will afford satisfaction and genuine pleasure to all who attend. Tho musical selections, grave and gay, are by the best composers, and will doubtless be well rendered.

The funeral of Mr Bowden, who died sud denly during the fire on Sunday morning, took place yesterday in tho Church of Eng land cemetery, iv tho presence of a large concour-e of spectators. The Eev. Dr. Kiud officiated and read the buiial service in an impr.'-.sive manner.

An accident, fortunately not of a very serious nature, occurred yesterday to a work man named Grooch, in the employ of Messrs Holdsbip and Co., timber merchants. Tho man was busily at work in the yard, when he was sharply struck with the handle of a wlnd'ass, which, with considerable force, knocked him backwards, his head coming in contact with a pile ofj timber, rendering him insensible for a time. Dr M. E. B. Nicholson was immediately sent for, and afforded relief. Grooch, on coming round, expressed a wish to be conveyed to his home, but Dr Nicholson recommended that he should be taken to th^ Provincial Hospit;'!, whero his wounds would receive proper at tention. He waa accordingly sent thither, pid we hear this morning that he is slowly recovering.

On Friday evening I the concert in connec tion with tho Presbyterian Bazaai-, will take place W the Choral Hall. We have not yet seen the proyrr*nme, but we have little doubt but that it wi.'l bo of tho right stamp. We shall refer more particularly to it on its appearance.

The bakeia' anniversary ball w 111 be held this evening, at tho Oddfellows' Hall, Cook street. Should the weather be at a ll favour able the ba". will be a great success, as the bakers ono and all have resolved to have a night on the " light fantastic toe."

The Auckland United Cricket Club will hold its twelfth annual meeting this evening in the club-room, at the Thames Hotel, at haK-past seven o'clock.

Owing probably to the wetness of tho evening the lecture on " Health Refoim," by Dr. Hobbs, at the Mount Eden school room, was but thinly attended, but those who were present expressed their satisfaction at what they heard and accorded a unanimous vote of thanks to the learned lecturer.

Mr Dargaville purposes visiting the Thanr"s with the view of addressing the electors of that restrict and making a reply to the at tacks of anonymous correspondent's of the Thames Advertiser.

There was a very fair attendance last night at the Prince of Wrles Theatre, and the " Watchdog of the Walsinghains " was again successfully performed. The gymnasts also were greatly applauded in their remarkable feate. At the close of the dramatic piece the players were called before the curtrin. Mr Fairclough and Mdlle. Legrand are engaged for this theatre, and will appear on the arrival of the Taranaki. The splendid Irish drama, entitled " Kathleen Mavourneen ; or, St. Patrick's Eve,' will be given this evening. This piece cannot fail in giving unbounded satisfaction: it is full of that pathos and humour which especially belong to Patrick's genuine character. A farce will conclude the evening's diversions,

Mr Joseph Bennett has purchased the mine and lease of the Conquering Hero, Coromandel, and will erect machinery at once.

We understand that the " Daily Southern Cross Company" have purchased the re mainder of the lease of the central premises now occupied by Mr W. J. Hurst.

Mr Dargaville addressed the Wairoa electors on Tuesday evening, when forty persons were present, and Mr' J. Bell occupied the chair. The candidate was well .received, and at the close of the address received a cordial vote of thanks.

. The annual meeting ,of members of the Auckland Rifle Association will take place in the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association to-morrow evening, at half-past seven. The committee will hold a prelimi nary meeting in Mr Thorne's office, Vaile's Buildings, at four o'clock.

The members of the Auckland Pioneer Lodge 2 Good Templars will meet for gene ral business this evening, m the Edwardes street achool-room at eight o clock.

The Auckland Temperance Society held a numerously attended meet ng last night m "he room of the Young Men's Christian Asso ciati-on, when ColoneWtain occupied the chair This being the annual meeting of the Sdety, officers for the ensuing year and a :s:=E^« si very good, financial position. Mr Greenway has retired from the contest for the City Council, and withdraws m favour °f & HolrShief .Tnstice held a sitting of the Supreme Court in Banco to-day. Ihe rule nisi against John Macfarlane for breach o ?the injunction granted m the case of Fnrris v. Macfarlane was enlarged for a fort night. Owing to the absence of Mr J. S. Macfarlane. Mr Weston argued at length to s£w cause why the rule nisi for the attach mZ of John Macfarlane should not be made absolute. Mrßeeg replied, and his Honor gave judgment, making the rule absolute. In the case of Harris v. Macfarlane, which as usual occupied, part of the sittings in Banco this morning, bis Honor the Chief Justice gave a humorous illustration of the quibbles which are sometimes resorted to by persons to deny substantially true allegations, and yet to avoid the imputation of perjury. It would be as well, said his Honor, for any denial of the statements on which an in iunction has been granted, to be made on the general facts, and not on each detail. For instance a man accused of driving timber might deny doing it becauce he had only dammed up the stream, and some one else had opened the gates ; or a^n he might deny causing the water to flow down quickly, even if he opened the pate",, on the ground that the water flowed aown of its own accord, ps water will to find its own level. Such haur.plittmgs, f?ays Sir George Arn<sy, are very ingenious, but are not such as to justify the removal of an in junction. Perkins and Weston played the second of their three billiard matches last night at the Occidental Hotel. Play commenced at a few minutes niter eight, when the room was filled with spectators. The terms of the match were-the American game, 1,000 up even. Perkins has always been considered one of tho best players in the colonies at this game, and last night showed that his skill had not departed. After 3h. 15m. interesting play our local cham pion wai ha^.ed the winner by 43 points. Neither player made any large break, the longest run being 67, by Weston. Perkins obtained the le*d at starting, and ran rapidly up to 3CD. Weston then came up hand-over hand, and the game was called 384 rll.- Up to the interval the play waa then very even. On the game being renewed —scores: Weston, 483 ; Perlr'ns 503 —the same well-matched skill vraq noticeable in the two competitors. Tney kept well together, both reaching 792 and 894 together. At the finish Perkins got in and made the final run. The quality of the play was good throughout. To-night the French game comes off.

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LATEST FROM WAIKATO.

[Jb'rom our Own Correspondents. ]

Cattle Driven In

ALEXANDRA.

This day. To Kuri returned from Orakau last night, Forty head of cattle belonging to Mr Mar tin have been brought in from Tokanui.

Te Kuri saya there are seventy head re maining belonging to Europeans which must at once be removed.

Mr Dargaville will address the electors here on Friday, and is certain of a favour able reception.

(From our own Correspondent.)

COROMANDEL.

This day,

A mon&ter indignation meeting will be held to-morrow evening to protest against the leasiug of tho Tokatea tramway to private individuals.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

(FEOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)

DUNEDIN

This day.

The war between Port Chalmers and Dun odin relative to railway workshops is getting hotter. A telegram was yesterday received from the Government stating that the work shops should be erected at Dunedin if the Provincial Government would lind money to reclaim land. A meeting of the Dunedin City Council was held yesterday, at which it was resolved to spend £1,000, if legal, to assist the Government to reclaim Anderson's Bay. They afterwards interviewed the Pro vincial Government, who promised to render every assistance. In the evening an indig nation meeting was held at Port Chalmers, the Mayor in the chair, to protest against the Government altering their first decision. The conduct of the people of Dunedin wan characterised a-3 rapacious and demoralising. The conduct of Government and the mer chants of Dunedin showed that they were bent on clashing Port Chalmers. A meeting W£>"3 likewise held against the dredging of Dun edin harbour at the public expense. It was held that they should go in for Jfehe reclama tion of Port Chalmers, which would become the great city of the future. Dunedin clamour might affect a change of workshops. Let them also agitate and telegraph to their re presentatives. A resolution moved by Mr Murray was carried, that Mussel Bay (Port Chalmers) was the best place for the work shops, the resolution to be telegraphed to the House. A committee was appointed to watch the interests of Port Chalmers, political and commercial, and to guard the port against privation of their rights. Great excitement prevails on the subject. A special meeting of the City Council will be held to-day to consider the question of the drainage of the city. i, Dr Lang was a passenger by the Phoebe yesterday. The Southern escort brought down 4,100 ozs. gold ; the Northern, 6,800 ozs. The annual installation of the Otago Lodge W.M. aDd the investiture of officers took place yesterday, and a banquet followed. Eight hundred tickets for the Derby sweep have been disposed of. Agitation by the public is proceeding to prevent the cricket ground from being placed in the centre of the recreation ground.

CHRISTCHURCH.

This day.

The foot-race between Harris and Fox for the three*-events,' " Sprint racing," comes off on the 20th, and both men are in active train ing. In the 100 yards, Fox receives two yards start; at the 150 yards he receives three yardsstart ; and at tn'e 500 yards, five yards start. The stakes are for £50 a-side. The tailqrs "strike" is at an cud, the: differences having been adjusted.

A remarkable instance of prolific birfli v occurred amongst a flock of sheen »tT>-^* Bay. The flock are pure bred UimP 0* One ewe dropped four lambs all of whi' ' healthy, and twenty others had triplei A * that twenty-one ewes have produced g* V° four lamb?. Newly the whole of th * mainder that have lambed hate-nwj **" twins. *«uced Samples of Malv6rri Hill coal hay. i^ sent up by the Velocidade to tflL^!? 11 with a view of enabling the Company th to decide upon investing capital. :. [Per Anglo-'Austraiian Telegraph Comi^ *,

ANOTHER GALE AT TIMARU.

STEAMER ASHORE.. -

WANGANUI,

This da* The Jockey Club races are fixed Uk a, 1 lth and 12th February. There is Jj||S programme. "^

TIMARU.

"Thiraav The Lady of the Lakes steamer hag fou come ashore, having been driven f ram th» Molyneaux. Fears are entertained for the safety'jjf ft. barque Duke of Edinburgh, wbichieatW the night before last.

DUNEDIN.

Thirty, $,The number of shares applied for up to yesterday in the National Insurauoa Com. pany was 58,00. The City Council vote £ICOO towards fee site for the railway workshops. . i

The Southern Fscort brought 4169 ounces gold.

PORT CHALMERS.

Thiadsy. Sa:Tcd : 9th, barque Duke of Edinburgh, for Newcastle; Phcele, for the Manukuj. , Arrived: 10th, Wrnganui, 8.8.,fp a M I ' nukau. ' sjk

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done this day :*— National Bank, 355, buyers 35a. %. Thames G.M.C., 85s. Caledoni?n, £13 ss, buyers £13. City of London—27s. Black Angel—l9s 6d, 20s, 20a 6d j Imjen, 2Cs 6d. "W'\ Cur' —buyers, 12s. :- "j M Red Queen —buyers, 2s 6d. M / CoHb.°n —buyera, 3s. Inveia^f", Is. '".1., Is. 6d.' > Joseph NbwiihSj Chftiraun

PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Telegraph.]

(PROM OUR SPECIAL COREESPONDEKt.)

WELLINGTON.

This Say. FINANCIAL POSITION OF THB COWfflT. In the Legislative Council yesterdajsi«M was a splendid debate on the financial position, of the colony. The feeling i« decided and very general against any further Ibj^ow ing. It is confidently believed tna£,atlie Provincial Loans Bill will be thrown flit by the Council. AUCKLAND IMPROVEMENT BILL. ._ The report of the committee of the Anek land Improvement was brought up commend ing the passing of the Bill. It wtt' idpptel without debate, and the Bill is to be read t third time to-day. -; IMMIGRATION CONTRACTS. I ; '.-J In reply, to-day, to Mr Tolmie, thvG©- | vernment said they would in future make contracts for bringing out innpijtranta so as to prevent monopoly. They w(m!d»«i« deavor to give sapporb to two or three lines. SECURITY FOB, LOANS. ."•.■' ' ;'x The BiU introduced by Mr Fitzhtripi to set aside certain lands in Wellington v special security for the loan uiid«tf;tj3j:3?W vincial Loans Act was read a first time., A similar one for Otago, introduced'Hiy Mr Macandrew, was read a firat time. HALF-CASTES OK STEWART'S ISLAHD. A Bill has been introduced by,Mr O'Karke to give grants to the half-castes of Stowit'i i Islands. ISjI NEGLECTED CHILDREN. ''..,.. .: ;£ A Bill has br>sn introduced by Mr Bait gate, and was read a rirst time, to amend tha Neglected and Criminal Children's Act.'' It is to be read a second time to-morrow.o PROGRESS OF BILL. *1 On the motion of Mr Vogel the amend' ments of the Legislative Council in the liff Assurance Companies Bill were agreed to. The House then proceeded to discus* t»* second reading of the Civil Service Act Amendment Act. NATIVE LANDS BILL. ' In the House, last night, the Native L»^d« Bill past through committee. PROVINCIAL BORROWING. '"*• On the question being put to the Home to go into committe on the Provincial Loars Empowering BJH, Mr Fo>aie spfd that he wished to press his views of the general piincipal of the Bi 1!. He had not had an opportunity doing so eariier. He intended no opposition to the Government, but ha would express the most decided oppositioa to the Bi 11. They had had far too much borrowing already. He observed that plready before the BiH was even m cbm irittee the Superintendents of Otago, Marlbo rough, We^ington andNelsonhadgivennobc* asking leave to bring in borrowing bills under the proposed Act. Thepublic works already going on very seriously effected . the labour market, and it was very undejiuirole to push them on rapidly. He would giv«%» Bill his untiring opposition. : j?v Mr Vogel was surprised at the change which had come over the opinions of_bw hon. friend, as only a few days ago, on going away, he had paired 5n favour of the BJU.I # Mr Tolm'e said, he had authorised a pair to be found for him if the Bill came to a second reading, believing that the Government would have the sagacity to withdraw'!* before it reached that stage. Mr Vogel quite agreed that it wasiflt desirable for the colony to : undertakeHtoo many public works at present. It was to prevent that the Bill was introduced. "1 K»" feiring to the rapid progress made by the colony during the last few years he tho^lnt it would not continue to progress so BatwfiG- • torily much longer if the Bill did not paw. Mr Webster spoke at considerable length on the general question amid coifetant inter ruptions from Mr Vogel, who was in an intensely irritable mood. He was also inter rupted frequently by the Speaker on J| question of order, until Mr Gillies interposed and established the right of debate to «» whole question. Mr Webster spoke strongly against the measure. He adduced the testimony of Chancellor Lowe to the effect that when » Governor sanctioned a Bill giving powerijto Provincial Governments to borrow we Colony was distinctly liable. Heread'W I length from Mansard Mr VogeTs^ speech m 1867 aa embodying most powerful argumenW as to the evila of Provincial borrowing ' |

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T U S T OPENED, AT A. LINABURY & CO.'S, OUT- HALL, 25 pieceß Eoal Brussells Carpets, 5s 6d per yard 250 Hearth Bugs, from Cs Cd eat Quality Floorcloths, in all widths, at low p^ci" [Established 1864.] ;; r\ s.tephenson, & co.s «, CELEBRATED COFFEES, ---n . "EXHIBITION BRAND" "EAGLE BRAND" "CROWN BRAN D," A»e to be procured at all respectable Gkooers and Storekeepers throughout the Province of Auck land. L jffe. STEPHENSON ft C 0., &. WYNDHAM STREET, Wl A V C X L A X D.



T AND.ING ex STRATHNAVER, | 25 TONS BEST SELECTED DUNEDIN BAKEBS' FLOTJK, same as last. B. TONKS k CO. T COSGRAVE&CO., Are now holding an EXTRAORDINARY CHEAP SALTS OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING At thoir Premises, CANADA BUILDINGS, QUEEN STRERT. ri a v t i ~o n. OLSON'S TOMATO SAUCE. . i Connoisseurs pronounce this Sance to be the BEST for general use in households, and, in con s qnence of its high reputation, some unprincipled persons have been induced to Collect Empty Bottles bearing the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, and pass the same off as "Olson's Univorsal Tomato Sauce." The proprietor lias in consequence caused his TRADE MARK to be Registered under the provisions of the "Trade Marks Act, 1866," and proceed'ngs will be taken against such persons as may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are cautioned to ASK FOE OLSON'S SAUCE, and see that the name is Stamped on Bottle and Stonper, and wrapped round with his well-known abel. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Rev D. Butjce.—Your letter relative to the cheese-raffle at the Bazaar will appear to morrow.