SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET : This evening, 7.10. SUN-RISE : To morrow morning, 5.G HIGH WATER : This evening, 9.52 ; to-morrow morning, 10.S

STEAM TO THE THAMES.

Golden Crown, Monday morning at eleven o clock:

ARRIVALS.

Itowena, s.s., McGregor, from Northern pons Opotiki, schooner, Baker, from Opotiki Mary Ellen, schooner, for Mercury Bay Isabella, ketch, from the Thames Prince Rupert, ketch, from AVangaroa Hetty, schooner, from Waiheke DEPARTURES. Zior, schooner, for Kaipara Clyde, schooner, for Wangarei Energy, schooner, for Rorotonga < Lady Bowen, p.s., for Mahurangi and the Hot Spring Comerang, p.s., Chrisp, for Russell and the North. Rob Roy, cutter, for Wangapoa _ Excelsior, schooner, for Dnnedin, via ,Vangapoa Julia Price, schooner, for Russell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Cork : Polar Star, ship, early For Adelaide (from W:mgaroa): Amateur, barque, 20th inst For San Francisco, calling at Honolulu: Dakota, maU steamer, 23rd inst. For Northern ports : Rowena, s.s., on Monday l-or Whitianga, Mercury Bay, and Tauranga I Southern Cross, s.s., on Monday For London : Queen Bee, ship, on Tuesday ; Glen huntly, barque, early For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, s.s., 23rd inst

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Loohna°-ar barque, from London. Sailed 13th October Warwick, ship, from London. Sailed 4th November Caducous, ship, from London. Loading Durham, ship, from London. Loading Moa, brig, from Melbourne Nebraska, mail steamer, from San Francisco Hero, s.s., from Sydney Briton, barque, from Newcastle Sea Gull, schooner, from Levuka Southern Cross, schooner, from Sydney Prosperity, schooner, from Melbourne Tvan'ioe, schooner, from New Caledonia Jessie Niccol, schooner, from Tahiti Nukulau, schooner, from Sydney. Sailed Cth Jannary H.M.S. Blanche, from Sydney MaTgaret Campbell, schooner, from Oamaru. bailed 14th January

The mail notice for Australia and New Plymouth is extended until seven o'clock to night at Hokitika. The Dakota leaves AVellington for Auck land to-morrow at 8 o'clock. The Wellington arrived at Kelson from New Plymouth at midnight. The s.s. Hero may be expected on Monday next. Thft s.s. Star of the South is announced to leave for Napier on Monday next. The departure of the s.s. Southern Cross is postponed until Monday. The schooner Opotiki arrived in harbour last evening from Opotiki. The schooner Clyde left late last night for Wangarei. The p.s. Enterprise, No. 2, will make a special trip to the Thames at ten o'clock to morrow, and will convey Chiarini's Circus Company. The s.s. Rowena arrived last night from the North with thirty passengers, and the following cargo :—44 bags gum, R. Walker and Son; 2 casks, 6 packages, [Cruickshank and Co. She will leave again on Monday. The barque Glenlmntly will on discharge of her cargo of coals haul alongside the wharf. The greater portion of her freight for London is already engaged. The barque Tell is being cut down for the purpose of being altered into a three-masted schooner. The new saloon ferry steamer Takapuna commenced running between the wharf and the North Shore this morning. Her trips were announced free, and she was largely patronised throughout the day. She presents a novel appearance in the water, and at tracted great attention. Her passenger ac commodation is excellent, and she appears likely to earn her character as the "peo ple's boat." , . The p.s. Lady Bowen left this morning for Mahurangi and the Hot Springs with a num ber of passengers. The p.s. Comerang resumed her trips to Russell and the North to-day, leaving the wharf at one o'clock. She has received a thorough overhaul, her cabin accommodation being much improved. The good ship Queen Bee hauled away from the wharf this morning and anchored in the stream. She will sail for London on Tues day morning. ~ „ . The schooner Julia Price sailed this morn ing for Russell in ballast. The schooner Excelsior left this morning for Wangapoa to load timber for Dune din. The cutter Rob Roy left yesterday for Wangapoa. This vessel has lately been stripped, caulked, and re-coppered by Henderson and Spraggon for her owners, Messrs. Cruickshank and Co. The schooner Janet Grey will leave this evening for Hokianga. The schooner Mary Ellen arrived last evening from Mercury Bay with a cargo of 17 tons gum and 4,000 feet of timber. The ship Agnes Muir has hauled into the stream, and will leave this evening for the South. The schooner Opotiki has reported at the Customs with 10 bags maize, 25 barrels, 8 cases, 6 hides, and 3 passengers. The ketch Prince Rupert arrived this morning from Wangaroa, with timber. The ketch Isabella has arrived from the Thames for the purpose of receiving an over- The brig Lalla Rookh has cleared outwards for Newcastle in ballast. The launch of a cutter will take place at noon on Tuesday next from the yard of Messrs Henderson and Spraggon, Custom house-street west. The vessel is intended for the timber trade, and has been built to the order of Messrs D. and J. Goldie. She is cutter rigged ; builders' measurement, 50 tons ; register, 27 tons ; length of keel, 48 teet; beam, 16 feet j depth of hold, 5 feet 8 inches; coppered and copper fastened. She is constructed to carry 24,000 feet of timber with a draught of 6 feet, and has been twelve weeks building. She is a credit to her builders.

COMMERCIAL.

MINING.

The following are the current calls and dividends oayable in the companies named below :— * £, s. d.

MEETINGS.

Nonpareil, Insurance Building, Auckland, 2 p.m., Con°qie J ringHero, Company's office, Insurance Build- TS's 3arai;d 2Doo J ranSany, Mr White's office, Shnrtland street, Auckland, 5 p.m., 20th January k of Tokatel 30, Insurance Buildinjs, Auckland, and Crushing Company, Mr office, Shortland street, Auckland, 2 p.m., fihofff^ Home's office, Shortland street, Auck tA p-Ao ai Ua?nsuraiice Buildings, Auckland, m?Z hm January £" 24th January •dauntless ,„, Coiornandel, 24th January •'ftnuary to Kiae, Grahamstown, 27th 3

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Stranger.—lt is unfair to criticize too severely the performance of a society professedly formed for mutual improve ment. The insertion of your letter would not do any good, while it might cause a feeling of annoyance to some of those engaged at the entertainment.

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

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1873.

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

We learn that Tawhiao, Manuhiri, and Rewi have left Kuiti for Maungatautari to attend the great native meeting. It appears from this that the repeated statements made by Manuhiii that neither himself nor Tawhiao would go have been put forward with the view of leading Europeans and friendly natives to believe that the meeting will be of a different character to-what is really intended. The South British Insurance Company have received a circular showing their financial position at the end of 1872. From this it appears that there are 721 shareholders divided amongst the various provinces in the following proportions :—Auckland, 145 ; Wellington and Wanganui, 225 ; Canterbury, 175; Otago, 140; and Nelson, 36. The premiums for the first four months, to the end of December last, were nearly £9000; the losses, £2099; amount invested, £19,289. The statement is altogether most satisfactory, and augurs well for investors in the company The Herald may sit on its hind legs and howl against the Education Act, correspond ents may write to this and that journal indulging in the most egregious cant respect ing the manner in which such rate, in their opinion, outrages all rules of political economy, and "poor men's friends," that most contemptible of all classes of humbugs, may endeavour to prejudice the community against the Act by charging its framers with partiality in fixing the incidence of the rate, but in spite of them all the Act will be accepted by the people, will work fairly, and before twelve months are over be recognised and acknowledged as one of the most practi cally beneficial measures passed by the Council. — Corommdel Mail, i

The Pitt-street literary and musical soiree, which took place last evening in the school' roqiu attached to the Wesleyan Chapel* Was successful, especially in point of numbers. The school-room was crowded to the1 dtidf ; The chair Was occupied by Mr Henry Ellis, who, in aii excellent speech upon the general Utility of mutual improvement associations, introduced the choir. The entertainment consisted of glees, readings, songs, and re citations, which were more or less successful. " Sir Rupert the Fearless," from the pen of Ingoldsby, was well given by.Mr King, and, in spite of its great length and broad allusions, was patiently listened to and well received. Mr White, whose forte we have thought lies in the comic direction, gave " Beautiful Snow" with peculiar grace and feeling. The remarks of Mr Lewis were terse, to the point, and within due compass. '' Consider the Lilies" was effectively rendered by the choir; and the recitation " Shamus O'Brien," a fine piece of Irish humour, had it been delivered in a higher tone, so as to have been heard by the audience, would have been en thusiastically accepted. We must consider, however that the society is an improving society ; we look therefore for better things, meanwhile, we congratulate the members of the Pitt-street association on their progress and prospects. It is due to say of this entertainment that, for propriety and orderly conduct manifested throughout the entire meeting, we have seen none to contrast Avith it for many months past. The Eev. E. S. Bunn, Wesleyan Minister of Otahuhu, has removed to Onehunga. The public are determined to nmster in force at Chiarini's Circus to the last. Yester day evening the large pavilion was again rilled, and great satisfaction Avas expressed at the various performances, amongst Avhich may be noticed the daring feats of strength on the high trapeze by that extraordinary and poAverful artiste Mr J. Fellom, the pa-so del manto by the accomplished and charming Miss Bridges, the grotesque and clever acts by the inimitable Carlo Bros., La Petite Emile, the infant prodigy, in her barebacked riding, drawing-room entertainment by W. Carlo and the youthful and diminutive Leotard, equestrianism on an extraordinary scale by Mr Holland, the Avonderful and and amusing performances of the Brazilian Monkey and the Guanco, and lastly the clever ground tumbling by the company. The perfoirnance this afternoon was well attended, the pavilion being croAvded almost exclusively by juveniles, avlio greatly enjuyed the treat. To-night will be the last night of the Circus, Avhich many Avill regret. We can only advise those Avho Avish to see the performance to take the precaution to go early as Signor Agrati, the manager, who is •' cruel only to be kind," Avill not permit of croAvding, but Avill close the money-taker's office as soon as the Circus is full. The company will leave by special steamer for the Thames to-morroAV, and will play there for a Aveek. They will then proceed to Wellington from the Manukau, and Avill open there for one night. A Aveek's entertainment will be given at Christchurch and the same in Dunedin, after which the company will embark for Melbourne, Avhither Mr Snyder, the agent in advance, has preceded them. The most remarkable evidence of the mechanical science and skill of the Chinese so far back as sixteen hundred years ago is to be found in their suspended bridges, the invention of Avhich is assigned to the Han dynasty. The return match betAveen the Auckland and Rodney Cricket Clubs is fixed for Wed nesday, the 29th instant, and the Lady BoAven is engaged to take the Auckland cricketers to the scene of contest and to bring them back on the evening of the same day. There were thirteen actual fires, five false alarms and four attempted arsons in San Francisco during XoA rember last. Thirteen buildings Avere burned, and the estimated loss Avas G5,255d01., and the insurance, 14b",700dol. At the annual general meeting of the dele gates of the T.0.0.F., Manchester Unity, A.B , held last night in the Oddfellows' Hall Cook-street, the foilOAving officers were elected for the ensuing twelve months : —Prov. G.M., George H. Powley ; Deputy-Prov. G.M., Jame? Mackie ; and. Pro. C.S. James Derrom.

Colonel Thomas A. Scott has completed contracts for transporting supplies, provisions and laborers, and twenty five thousand tons of iron, to be used in building the Trans continental railroad, which begins at the end of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad.

An exemplary local tradesman says he gets along in his way : At night he stores his mind, and by day he minds his store.

A. lady in Butte county writes to the Sacremento 1 Union: "I have raised this season a crop of corn, which measured six teen feet in height and bore from two to three ears to the stalk, without any help but my horse and my own hands.

The Right Reverend the Bishop of Auck land will preach at Trinity Church North Shore, to-morrow (Sunday) morning I9th inst., at 11 o'clock. The Bishop of Waipu will preach at St. Mary's, Farnell.

The Turkish navy is iv a very fine condi tion ; the old-fashioned frigates and " liners" are being weeded out, and most of the vessels now in commission are iron steamers of the most approved models. The " Captain Pasha," or commander-in-chief, is Hobart Pasha, formerly Admiral Hobart of the British navy. There are a good many Eng lishmen in the navy, especially in the De partment of Engineering, but there is no reason why the Turks should not be able to furnish their own officers in a short time.

A piece is now being performed at the Corea Theatre, Rome, which excites the wildest agitation every night. It bears the terrible title of "The Mysteries of the Spanish Inquisition, with the Seventy-seven Thousand Victims of Torquemade." This last, the grand Inquisitor, is one of the chief personages in the drama, and after having ordered and prepared to witness the burning of the Jewish Rachel, is himself seized by aband of conspirators and tied to the stake in the place of the unoffending victim. But to give even a faint idea of the cries, execrations, and indignation of the audience as the work proceeds is quite impossible, and the critic of the Italic declares that on the night when he witnessed the representation he heard one young man say to another : '' And just to think that there are many other beautiful productions like this which we are not ac quainted with, and all because the pontifi cial censorship has always prevented their production." What can be more shameful ?

A waxwork figure has been made of the notorious criminal Noble, who was hanged at the Hokitika gaol for murder. The cast of the head was taken within a few hours of the execution, and the likeness is said to be most striking. The figure is draped in the clothes in which Noble was hanged, and the very hair, or perhaps more properly speak ing, wool, which wa3 attached to the scalp of°the murderer, is now to be seen on the j head of the effigy, which is intended for Sohier's Museum, Melbourne. This disgust ing practice of lionising murderers should be ; discontinued, and the official who permitted ; the cast to be taken, and presented the mur- < derer's hair, ought to be severely repri- mantled.

To all far or near who apply to Us for more copies of "Reed & Brett's Auckland, Al manftc "We nave to say with regret we Have none. The issue is completely exhausted, much to our own surprise. Having printed two thousand copies we almost believed that at least the half would be thrown on our hands, and having made our calculations to bear a considerable loss on our first issue we are happy to say that we have netted a very considerable amount as profit. As it is not our intention to make any money by this annual we shall feel encouraged by the reception just accorded, and shall take care that in our next issue we shall make no profit whatever. This Aye shall do by largely increasing the amount of information respecting every district, on personal observation, and by endeavouring as far as is possible to be done to comprehend everything that is known or can be known, and can be told about the province of any interest to the general reader. There have been, as We have discovered, a few omissions and inaccuracies in our late issue. His Worship the Mayor has not been recognised in his office of Resident Magistrate. The name of our respected townsman Dr. Hartmann has been by an unfortunate oversight left out of the list of registered medical practi tioners ; and our law list should also have included the name of Mr Rodgers, solicitor and barrister. On the whole, however, we are greatly gratified to find that these inac | curacies have been singularly few, and ' against the recurrence of 3uch we shall in future make effective provision. We are pleased to see that from the whole press of the colony, so far as it has come under our observation, the Almanac has received the most favourable and commendatory notice ; and ifc is not unlikely that for next year we may also issue the first number of a more pretentious work, namely—an Almanac and Handbook for the whole of New Zealand that will surpass anything of the kind that has yet been submitted to public notice. We desire to very warmly thank the public for the very cordial reception accorded to the first issue of "Reed and Brett's Auckland Almanac." The prospectus of the new National Bank states that 33,333 shares of the present issue will be offered within the colony. The bank intends to pu i-chase the business of the Bank of Utago, and will appoint local boards of directors in all the leading provinces, with a a central board at "Wellington. All business may be settled by these local boards without the delay of reference to the central board or the London Board of Directors.

The business of the Police Court this morning consisted of two eases of drunken ness, which were disposed of in the usual way.

Some of the Auckland papers have been strong in their advocacy of sericulture as a branch of industry that might be proiitably carried on in New Zealand, and California has been pointed to as a place in which the breeding of silk-worms is made to pay. A recent number of the California Atfrieulluralixt utterly demolishes these arguments, and shows that sericulture will not pay there, nor will it pay in any of the Southern colonies. It takes about 280 to 300 cocoons of the French annuals (450 to the smaller Syrien annuals or the Japanese Trivoltines) to weigh a pound, and it takes 2,800 good cocoons, or 10 pounds at an average, to make a pound of reeled silk that is equal to the French or Italian. A pound of reeled silk, of good fair quality, will bring about £1 14s ; deduct from that 8s Gd to 9s for reeling, and it will be found that a pound of cocoona cannot, at the very highest prices, be worth ovter 4s Gd to ss. There is no market for these cocoons in New Zealand. The remarks of the writer in the Agriculturalist are equally applicable to this colony. He says : "It is undeniable that the climate of California gives us many ad vantages over silk-producing districts of Europe. But wages here are so high that we cannot be a silk-raising people like the French or the Italians until the population becomes much more dense, more compact than at present, or some very radical changes in the hire of labour take place.

The singing of Mr Winter, so well-known in connection with musical entertainments in Auckland, has been very favourably noticed by the Melbourne journals. The Artfuft, of December 18, says:—"Mr M. Winter, whose first appearance in Melbourne had taken place during the day at the Exhibition concert, sang the Italian version of Beet hoven's 'Adelaide.' Of all songs that could have been chosen this was probably the most difficult in which to achieve success. But the effort, although it was not perfect, served to give the audience a good impression of Mr Winter's capacity as a tenor singer, and also of the agreeable quality of his voice. Mr Winter is likely to achieve a fair position for himself amongst the numerous concerts with which the forthcoming Christmas season is about to present us. " The Age, alluding to Mr Winter's appearance at the Exhibition concert, says : —" His first appear ance created a favourable impression, and he will doubtless become popular at these concerts."

It is the intention of Ward's Minstrels to give a concert for the benefit of the widow and orphans of the late W. Payne, of Free man's Bay, who has left a wife and five children (under nine years of age) unprovided for.

Captain Williams, of the Queen Bee, takes home a large and valuable assortment of ferns and several Australian and Fijian birds. It is to be hoped they will all be landed in London in. a good and healthy condition.

Rumour hath it that Father Hyacinthe made a good thing of it, in a worldly point of view, by his late marriage. His blushing bride is worth the trifle of £15,000.

A Thames miner called on his lady-love the other night and found his rival engaged in cutting her corns. The ponderous dimen sions of the Grahamstown miner's boots are proverbial, and the maas of that foot multi plied into its velocity on that occasion was sufficient to entirely obliterate the rival.

Sermons will be preached to-morrow at Newton Kirk (Dr. Wallis) : Morning, "Two Worlds Around Us; evening, " Doing Good." City Hall (S. Edger) : Morning, " The Chris tian's Cross ; evening, " The High Road to Hell." Albert - street Chapel: Morning, (Rev. Warlow Davies) ; evening (Rev. W. Booth), subjects not given. Primitive Methodist Free Church : Morning, •' The Name of Jesus;" evening, "Sin and its issues."

The Masonic fraternity are soon to hold a grand fair in New York city. A new Episcopalian church is to be built at Waiuku. ,

The death of one John Pattison, by a pistol shot, is done up in the Chicago Times in these head lines : " Dead as a Door Nail— Mr Pattison's Liver does not take kindly to Bullets—The Perforated Thief's Soul Goes Out for an Airing.

The young ladies of Lowell, Mass., have invented a new plan for securing husbands. They go out boating with the man of their choice, contrive to upset the boat and then grab him and save his life. The victim in his first burst of gratitude and admiration generally makes the desired proposal to his heroic preserver.

An interesting lecture on the revision of ,c scriptures was delivered last evening at tahuhu by the Rev. Dr. Cowie. This afternoon the North Shore Ferry ompany's new steamer —the Tafeapima— nnmenced her trips, and being placed i-atuitously at the service of the public is i course being very largely patronised. As ie boat was only yesterday passed into ie hands of the company there is of course wood deal yet to be done before the directors nil feel that they hare her thoroughly fitted jr promoting tlie comfort and accontmoda ion of the public. It has been re olved to attach a donkey engine, and 0 effect several other alterations, but as tone of these are necessary for the boat doing ler work thoroughly, it was deemed right to 10 longer delay her starting. In the course ot 1 week or so, whenever a suitable substitute ian be obtained, the Takapuna will probably >c laid Up for a few days, when painting, •earrangenieiit of the tanks, attachment ot lonkey-engine, and other alterations will be joinpleted. The fares are—for day trips, ;hreepence each way, instead of sixpence, .vhich was the fare before the company svas launched j and eighteenpence for weekly tickets, instead of two-and-sixpence, as here tofore. In a speech recently delivered at the Polytechnic Institution, London, Ear] Shaftesbury spoke upon the necessity of an 3ducation to women whereby they could help themselves, seeing, he said, that we had toe much of a good thing in having 640,000 more women than men in these islands—women who must "waste their fragrance on the desert air." He also remarked that the time was coming when England could only be saved by the morality of its people. Mr. Farnall is lecturing in Ireland on New Zealand as a field for settlement. The Northern Whig, of October 26, says :—" A lecture was delivered on Thursday, 24th inst., in the Hall Street Schoolroom, Maghera, by H. W. Farnall, Esq., New Zealand Local Agent, lately from New Zealand, residing at Belfast, on "New Zealand as a Field foi Emigration," in which he explained the climate, products, rates of labour, &c, oi New Zealand, and the present offers of the Provisional Government to eligible emigrants and families—advancing, in needful cases, to the emigrants part of their passage, giving assistance to all. He invited all intending emigrants to make New Zealand their choice, where labour at present is easily obtained, and at high wages." A lady who resides in Parnell say that she finds more difficulty in husbanding her nine daughters than in husbanding her resources. The monthly inspection of the Victoria Company of Rifle Volunteers will take place on Tuesday evening next, at the usual hour, in the Drill-shed, the same having been postponed from Tuesday last, on account oi the inclemency of the weather. We are informed that the following but chers have already signified their intention of closing their places of business at six o'clock p.m. every day except Saturday :— Messrs Fisher and Co., E. Wood, J. Young, — Wood, W. J. Messenger, W. Loggie, A. Pollock, H. Jackson, — Ludlam, and — Barrington. These are nearly all that have been waited on as yet. We hope to see the remainder follow their example. The following touching lines were written upon a piece of paper which was picked up on the wharf : — " Oh ! touch your hats as ye pass by; May the tear of pity dim your eye If you chance to meet this harmless guffy, The inimitable truckman, poor old Duffy." Either the writer's muse or his tears appear to have deserted him at this stage, for he concludes abruptly— " Read and weep, oh ye gods ! Where are our tears ?" The competition for company representa tives at the firing for the Colonial Govern ment prizes will be resumed on Wednesday and Thursday next, at the rifle range. Rine practice has taken place at the rifle range this afternoon by members of the Victoria and other companies of volunteers. An open-air service will be held at three o'clock to-morrow at the junction of College, Franklin, and Union-streets, conducted by the Rev. G. H. Turner and others.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE MARTIN'S BAY RELIEF FUND.

(To the Editor of the EvENixa Star.)

Sik, —While the circus with its high rates of admission draws such crowded houses, and such large sums from the purses of the people, 1 fear the clainr>s of the poor sufferers at Martin's Bay are not sufficiently con sidered. I think the reason may be this : that people somewhat selfishly perhaps, generally like some tangible return for their money ; and only half believe what I regard as one of the most beautiful truths in the Bible, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." I should like kindly to inform such persons that I have found the joy of doing a generous action infinitely greater than the pleasure afforded by a concert, a circus, or any mere gratification of the senses. To realise the serene blessedness of self-denial for the sake of another, is to enter into the joy of our Divine Lord " who gave himself for us ;" and to prove in one sense the truth 'of His words, "He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." In this case can we not trust God's word, which says, "He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord, and that which lie hath given will He pay him again." I would repeat your sug gestion, that the Rev. Mr. Porter should re deliver his lecture in some central place, say the City Hall, which might be lent to him for the purpose. And I would 1 call on all my fellow citizens to do what they can for our struggling fellow colonists. Let us not satisfy (?) our con sciences by putting a threepenny piece on the plate ; but as a special occasion let ua make a special effort. I confess to you, sir, that I cannot afford to go to the circus, or to spend one shilling needlessly ; but for this cause I cheerfully enclose ten shillings, and trust many more will be prompted to do the same. Do we notj call ourselves a Christian people ? What does our great master say V " All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them ; for this is the law and the prophets." Let us then do for the Martin's Bay settlers that which we should wish done for us were we in similar straits. It might be well for the Rev. Mr Porter, in company with the Rev. P. H. Cornford, or some well-known citizen, to canvass the city for subscriptions, as many people seldom attend evening lectures ; and some who are best able to give reside out of town. I believe the application would be liberally responded to. If a good sum were not obtained it would be a lasting disgrace to the city when so much money can always be found for a circus, an opera, a negro troupe, or almost any public entertainment. I apologise for troubling you in this matter. My object must be my excuse.—Yours, &c, Sympathy. Auckland, January 17. [We cordially commend our correspondent's remark* to the consideration of our readers. •' Symp.iUiy" sets a practical example by enclosing; ]0a towards M->q Martin's Bay t'und, receipt of which wo liave uuuli pleasure in acknowledging. —Ed, E. 3. j

MOUNT EDEN GAOL MANAGEMENT.

(To the Editor Evening Star.; &Zt de public shjldj^ these dttWen, and take caie to* n_iu no such tyranny should be allowed. &c, A Victim.

A PLEA FOR THE BARMEN.

(To the Editor of the Evening cn±».i Sin,-Much has been said from time to time hi avoiir of reducing the hours of woikn all branches of trade and profession bu throughout my career I have never heard o any agitation in regard to barmen who as a i KIS myself I speak of facts which « lin Auckland can affirm, for 'tis well know j that nearly all the houses open at ba.m. ano I close at 12 p.m., and throughout these lon hours, winter and summer, barmen must b there. Some no doubt may have an horn,_ o : perhaps two, to themselves throughout th clay, and perhaps Sunday to themselves bu even so, their hours of toll are never le« ! than 100 for the week's work. As to holr I days—that's out of the question, for the I Licensing Act allows publicans to.open ob ; Good Friday and Christmas Day (with the exception of two, or perhaps three tJuvy i all opened on Christmas Day last), and wiU I continue to do so until an alteration is macU iin the Licensing Act. Some few months i a *o a petition was got up to allow publicans to open on Sundays, but thanks to some oi ! our worthy legislators the petition was j thrown on one side. And as so manj i branches of professions are agitating tor less hours, I consider this, as a class, deserving a little attention through the poor mans friend—the Press.—l remain yours, An EX- I Babman.

THE TROUBLES OF A CARTER.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. S IB) Will you allow me a small space in youi evening paper to pass a few remarks upon the present system of the master carters and the men they employ. First I may mention thai a short time ago the working carters held meetings for the purpose of petitioning the Council, praying that it would cause every working carter to be duly licensed, so that nc one should be allowed to drive unless he had a license. The object which we petition foi is to stop those driving who are not capable, and to secure to ourselves that work whicli for years we have followed. But now we fittd that we are losing that work altogether, for every day there are fresh faces alongside the old horses that myself and others used tc drive. There are soldiers and sailors employed now in our places. And whal is the cause? It is simply because the masters can get these men tc work for 4s per day, whereas if they employed us they would have to pay us 7s. The masters have no regard for their horses, neither have they any for their men. '' Any sort of a man will do," says a well known carter; "for," says ,he, "if my man breaks anything belonging to any of the merchants why I make him pay for it, because he should load his dray better." Such is the feeling of the master towards the man. How is he to load his dray ? He cannot know how, and even if he did know and loads his dray all right he starts on his journey and gets a few paces when he finds a cask of brandy rolls out of his dray, and its contents running all over the street. His master asks him why he did not tie up his load properly. The man says 1 have not got any rope. The master says to him why did you not take your belly-band and reins ; but, however, you will have to pay for that. There is £10 slap ; so much for a bad driver. Our petition to the Council is to try to stop this sort of work. But I see the master carters have got up a petition against us, I suppose, tobe signed by master carters only ; but that is all nonsense, and I hope the Council will look at the names, and they will find that boatmen and brickmakers have signed it as well as the master carters, and that I can easily prove.—l am, &c, A Working Carter.

ROYAL MAGNET VARIETY TROUPE.

This efficient troupe will open for a short season at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Monday evening next. The company have been playing with brilliant success at the Theatre Royal, Grahamstown, for the past week, and have met with an enthusiastic re ception. The Australian papers speak very highly of their performances while in Aus tralia, and the tour of the company proved a successful one financially. The company consists of Miss Fanny Sara, the celebrated double-voiced vocalist (tenor and soprano) ; Mr Frederick Clifton, eomique and eccentric comedian ; Messrs Buckley and Holly, ne groists and delineators of poetry of motion— both favourites in Auckland ; and, lastly, the world-renowned "Lottie," female gymnast and trapezienne, whose full length portrait is to be seen in some of the shops in town, together with her brothers Frank and Victor: Angell, both graceful and daring trapeze performers and gymnasts. These last ar tistes, prior to their departure from London, completed very successful engagements at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, and Agricul tural Hall, Islington. The company is an excellent one, and comprises a variety of talent —their entertainment is sure to prove attractive. We understand that the com pany, with the exception of Messrs Buckley and Holly, came out direct from London to Melbourne under an engagement with Messrs E. C. Moore and J. H. Mount. The Lon don M)-a of October 13th last (a paper en tirely devoted to things theatrical), in al luding to this company, speaks thusly:— On the 27th July Mr E. C. Moore's excellent company made their deiut to the Victorian public at the Alfred Hall, Ballarat, to a brilliant and crowded audience, and have been playing ever since to crowded houses. Fore moat on the list ranks Miss Lottie, who is nightly overwhelmed with enthusiastic greet ings on each occasion of entering upon her perilous, yet pleasing and graceful artistic performances mid-air. Indeed it is difficult to commit to paper a correct account of the young lady's wondrous proceedings. Her double and treble trapezian performances, flight through balloons, and somex*saults, are executed with such ease and grace as quite to disarm the audience of any idea of fear, and already the young Ballaratians are half demented about her; and the shopkeepers of the fashionable portion of Ballarat are making a rich harvest by vendingthe "Lottie crarat " and cambric handkerchief, with a portrait of herself worked in the corner. Co equal with Lottie are her brothers Frank and Victor, whose sensational gymnastic per formances are marvellous to behold. Such is the success that has attended Mr Moore's enterprise that it is the determination of that gentleman to split his entertainment into two companies, the panoi-ama being the main feature of the one and Lottie of the other.

POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

[Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

DRUNKENNESS. ™ ■ r, nrul Tohn Williams were or forty-eight hours.

TELEGRAPHIC.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

GOLD STRUCK IN THE MISSOURI

316 OUNCES FROM THE KURANUI.

104 OUNCES FROM THE GOLDEK

293 OUNCES FROM CITY OF LONDON.

CHARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT

GRAHAMSTOWN

This day. Missouri.-A good patch of payable stuff was struck on the cap of the reef yesterday. Crushing was commenced last night, and shows 10 dwts. of gold to the ton. The lode b irregular, and about three feet thick. Kukanui.—The fortnight's crushing has yielded 316 ounces. GOLDEN Grown.—Forty-four tons of stone have yielded 184« ounces of melted gold. Golden Crows Tribute.—The crushing of 45 tons of stone yielded 113 ozs. 15 dwt. of gold. _ Rose and Shamrock.— The crushing has yielded 7oz 11 dwt. The average was poor. City of London.—A cleaning upjafter 11 days' crushing, with an average force of 20 head of stampers, has taken place with a result of 203 ounces of gold. City of Dunedin.—The claim has been sold under warrant, and was bought by Mr Craig, auctioneer, for £12 10s. Nathaniel Weston was charged with an as sault with intent upon a native girl. Sub-Inspector Bullen said that since he asked for a remand circumstances had come to his knowledge which induced him not to offer evidence. He asked that prisoner be discharged. Discharged accordingly. Mr Sheehan is to meet the various High way Boards this afternoon with reference to the Education Act. Clergymen of all deno minations are invited to attend. It is reported that there are over 100 men out prospecting in the new country. The Magnet troupe close to-night. They have been so successful that they will visit the Thames again after going South.

COROMANDEL.

This day. Tokatea.—The cleaning up after crushing took place to-day, and resulted in 110 ounces of retorted gold. Buffalo. —The specimens show well. 140K> have been obtained in all.

TAURANGA.

This day. Sailed—The Vincent, for Mercury Bay. The Arawas left at daylight for Maun gatautari.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

SUCCESS OF THE TARANAKI IRON SAND COMPANY. DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD AT PELOROUS SOUND __ iin l WELLINGTON.

This day. Fourteen thousand pounds' worth of shares have been taken up in the Taranaki Iron Sand Company. A board of directors has been appointed, and the necessary land leased. The Government p.s. Luna, with the Hon # J. Hall, arrived to-day. She leaves for Wanganui to-day to convey the Hon. D. McLean to the North. A heavy flood at Pelorous Sound destroyed a large quantity of mining plant, and washed away a considerable quantity of timber. The Inspector of Police has received a telegram announcing that the body of Mrs Swanson, who was drowned at Rangitiki, has been found. A special gazette issued yesterday further prorogues Parliament to April 15. The Dakota arrived at nine o'clock this morning, and awaits the arrival of the Raugitoto, which brings twenty through pas sengers. She leaves for the North about five o'clock thi3 afternoon. Arrived—Annie Melhuish, seventeen days from Newcastle. Levin and Co. have received a letter from the Captain of the Glencora, at Port Louis, Mauritius, stating that he will leave for Wf^j/ lington in January first. The vessel's hull-i<r-— good, and the passengers are all well. The Glencora was struck by a sudden squall, an lost the mainmast, mizenmast, fore-top-mast and all her sails. The s.s. Taranaki sails North about three o'clock. The Rangitoto proceeds South to-night. The s.s. Rangitira leaves for Napier, and the Wellington for the South on Monday. The Boating Club is active in its prepara tions for the approaching interprovincial contest. Mr E. Wright, of Canterbury, was the successful tenderer for the Ashburton and Rakaia Railway. The amount of the con tract is £15,269, subject to a deduction of £7,687 for sleepers to be supplied by the Go yenunent,

fBM EVENING STAE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1873.



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CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND. Mails will Close as tJKbEit :— For Thames, this day,,.at 5.30 p.m., and on Monday at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Gisborne, per Tawera, on Monday, 20th inst,, at 11 a.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongontti, per Rowena, on Monday, 20th inst., at 3 p.m. For Kawaii, Wangarei, i&c, per Challenger, on Mon day, 'loth instant, at 3 p.m. l^er i>.S. Dakota, on Thursday, 23rd inst., as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe via England, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdon via San Francisco, at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 11 a.m. Late letters for the United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d in addition to the postage will be received by the mail agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. N.B. —It is notified for the information of private box-holders that from this date the Box-room will be open from S a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. (Signed) S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.



CAN THE BEST MOLESKIN TROUSERS IN NEW ZEALAND BE SOLD FOB. 6s. llD.? NO! DRAPEKS AND OTHEES outside the Clothing Trade may offer such baits to the public, but as THE CLOT H lER OF THE PROVINCE, and the only one whose business is exclusively confined to the manufacture and sale of Men's Clothing, I maintain that it cannot be done. I can, however, offer to the Working Men GENUINE BARGAINS, being prepared to sell a pair of Moleskin Trousers, equal in every respect to the (is. lid. article, FOll ss. 11d. And a pair of GENUINE Crown Moles, FOE, 6s. llx>. And the best in New Zealand, FOE Ss. 11d. SAMUEL (JOOMBES, MANUFACTURER & CLOTHIER, SO & ISO, Queen -street. NEAL'S NEW ZEALAND SAUCE Neal's Chutney Neal's Oriental P'cklos Neal's Tomato Sauce Neai's Carry Paste. These New Zealand Manvfactures are found to be equal to the best and superior to most imported articles, and are sold at a Leks Prick than Inferior Foreign Goods. Sold R ail by tbe Grocers in town and country WHOLESALE BY B. TONES & CO ts now pulTl ished THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWS. UPTON & CO., Publishers. EDUCATION BATE. FATHERS AND MOTHERS, LISTEN ! YOU are told that the new Education Rate is oppressive. Hearken ! Hitherto you have paid school fees for your children. Under the new Act instead of school fees you pay One Pound per annum household rate in quarterly payments of five shillings each. You pay also five shillings per year for each child of the school age ; but not lor more than four in the family- the rest are free. Compare the old with the new, and don't be misled by trading politicians. The following table shows the fees payable per annum in the past and in the future for one child or more :- • Number of Chil- Kormer Cost I New Act . dren. I 1 £2 12 0 £15 0 2 5 4 0 1 10 0 3 7 10 0 1 15 0 4 10 8 0 2 0 0 (13 0 0) sto 20 - to 2 0 0 (52 0 0) Or viewed thus : the cost per week for the education of one child by the new Act will be under Od ; two children, it will be under 3jd each ; three children, under 23d each ; four children, a little over 2\d each ; five children, 1 11-13 d each ; six children, about ljd each, and so on. The cruel tax! The grinding tax !