SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

STTN-STST: This evening, 5.10. STJN-PJSE: To morrow morning, 7.1 HIGH WATER: This evening, 0.9 ; to-morrow, morning', 047

ARRIVALS.

DEPART UIIES. Star of tho South, s.s., for Napier

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Comerang, from Napier: 450 sheep, 48 head of cattle, J. Banks.

The s.s. Hero, whose non-arrival up to the present time has caused some surprise, was detained in Sydney by tempestuous weather till Monday last. She may be expected some time to-morrow.

The Southern Belle sailed from Adelaide for this port 3\\\y 20th, with 250 tons flour, 70 tons wheat, 50 tons bark.

The s.s. • Wonga Wonga leaves at twelve o'clock to-night for Sydney and Melbourne. The ship Endymion will most likely finish unloading on Monday. She began to take in ballast yesterday, and will take her depar ture for Newcaatle before the end of the week.

The barque Adelheid, from Auckland, by way of Whangaroa, arrived in Melbourne on the 21st ult. with timber.

The Fawn is loading at Lyttelton for Auckland.

The brigs Resolution and Lnlla Rookh were on the 23rd. ult. both rexdy to put to sea with cargoes of maize for Auckland. The Taranaki will leave the Manukau for Southern ports on Monday afternoon, and not to-day as stated in the Southern Cross.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

rciAll.* WJI,L ULOSE AS UNDER:—

For Thames, on Monday, at 10.30 am. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromnndel, on Monday, at 12 30 p.m. For the undermentioned places per Wonga Wonga, to- Bday. 2nd inst., asunder :—

For India, China, Mediterranean poi ts. Continent of Kurope, America, &c , Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Southampton and Brindisi, at 5 p m.

For money orders, registered lotters, and news papers, at, 4 p.m. For Tarannki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, on Monday, 4th inst., at 11 am. For Russell, Wangaro.l, and Mon?onni, per Eowona, on Monday, 4th inst., at 3 p.m. For Whitianga, Tanrnnga, and Opntilrt, per Southern Cross, on Tuesday next, at 3 p.m. ■'sgjg (Signed) S. B. Bibs. Chief Postmaster

COMMERCIAL.

MIKIKO. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below:— L a. d.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

QUOTATIONS: August 2, 1873.

Business done. Closing Prices. Buyers. Sellers. L s. d. Ls. d. National Bank 33s — .. l] 3 0 Cxladonlan* L 24, L 26 r>s 25 0 0..25 15 0 Moanatairi 455, 44<s 2 3 0.. 2 5 0 Otngo _ ~ 010 0 Pride of Tokatea 4s — • o 4 3 Thames G.M.O L 6 — _ Cure 18a, Od — .'. — DANIEL B ORCHARD, Secretary.

DEATH.

Mc;C.»t;lt;m. —On Ihe Ist instant, David McCallum ; r god 7S years.

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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1873.

p For the cause that lacks ysistance, For the wrong that needs resistance. For the future in the distance, And the good that we caa do.

Our Parliamentary telegrams are chiefly devoted to a summary of the proceedings in the House yesterday ; but the telegram from our special correspondent furnishes a hint regarding the position of parties. Mr Vogel, in reply to a question relative to the new tariff, referred in an indirect manner to the resolutions passed by the Auckland Cham ber of Commerce. He said that "people were passing resolutions v nder a mistaken idea, "and proceeded to explain that the introduction of ad valorem duties would result in a reduction on the declared value of tllD Imports iuto the colony. This is no doubt true in more ways than perhaps Mr Vogel meant to ex press. He doubtless wished it to be under stood that importers having paid duty on measurement had, for trade purposes, put a rather a fancy value on their entries, and that they would in future coniine themselves to the lowest invoice price, which would vender unreliable any per centage re presenting the new duties ba^.ed on last year's imports. But in making this admis sion Mr Vogel virtually admitted what the Chamber of Commerce insist on as the most fatal objection to any change from the system oC measurement, namely, the faculties for fraud afforded by ad valorem duties, oud the disadvantage at which an honest trader would be placed in contending against thone whose honesty is not of a very severe cast. The Tre? surer ha.3 found it necessary to modify considerably those portions of his state ment in which he maintained that the duty would not cause any special increase of revenue. He thinks now that the revenue would be beueiited to the extent of £30,000 by the new tariff. After allow ing for deductions from last year's declared value we think Mr Vogel would havo been much nearer the mark in estimating the in crease at £150,000 at the very least. The examples of increases of duty on various lines of goods under the new tariff, cited by the Chamber of Commerce, were bona fide, and were based on Engligh invoices. These shewed and average increase of 100 per cent., and could not be affected by last year's declared values, which Mr Vogel, a theorist himself, appears to regard as the very essence of all calculations. Business men have something more tangible to base their calculations on than Government re turns, and we think that the Esti mates of the Chamber of Commerce will be found upon examination somewhat mpre reliable than those of the Colonial Treasurer, who will discover wherein his mistakes lies when the full reports of the meeting of the Chamber reach the Empire city.

Our English telegrams per Alhambra, at the Bluff, contain the startling announcement that cholera has broken out in London. The terrible ravages made by this fearful epidemic during its previous prevalence in Great Britain justify the alarm and precautions alluded to in our telegrams. The Banitory condition of moat English towns has been greatly im proved of late years, but there are still many unwholesome and thickly populated locali ties out of which it is difficut to root disease when it has gained a footing. The heat of summer at home is now over, and the ap proach of winter will favour the efforts of the authorities in checking a serious epi demic. The other items of English and Australian news, published ckewhere, are interesting.

We suppose there will ever continue to be persons of every variety of opinion in the world, but we did not consider it within the bounds of possibility that any one was so far lost to all sense of decency as to excuse the disreputable proceedings at the Parnell Hall on Thursday night. It appears, however, from the annexed letter, which the writer is evidently ashamed to acknowledge, that we were mistaken:— " Sir, —In your sub-leader of last night you cast reflections on the police for not doing their duty at the late meeting at Parnell. Now, Sir, I think that Mr Jackson (the only policeman I saw there) deserves the thanks and merited the approval not only of the Parnell people generally, but of Mr H. H. Lusk's supporters in particular, for not rashly complying with an unlawful re quesjb to remove Mr Staines from, the plat form, seeing, that Mr Staines was about the only speaker on it who seemed to know what true order really meant, and therefore, in the face of all opposition, kept Mr Lusk's supporters and the chairman to their duty.—l am, &c, Faiti Play." Our correspondent only proves our remark, that rowdyism at public meetings will never be put down until an example is made! of some of the offenders. The introduction of a jug of beer, the brandishing of a whip, and the declamation of drunken stump orators, may be in pefect accord with "Fair Play's" notions of decency ; butit is neveitheless a gross breach of law and order, and the police must sec to it that such proceedings are not repeated. One constable was powerless to check the disturbance, and we do not there fore ca3t blame upon Constable Jackson. That officer should not have been placed in such a position without being supported by other members of the force. The public pay for police protection, and they have a right to expect and demand it.

Madame Moller announces a grand secular concert for Monday night, at the City Hall. We understand that this favourite artiste has secured the services of a number of our best local instrumentalists and vocalists, both amateurs and professionals; and with fine weather on the occasion there is no doubt that the esteem in which this lady is held by the music-loving section of our community will secure her a capital house. ■

j The Auckland Volunteers must take care Ito keep the good opinion the Wellington senators seem to have of them. While the Southern Island Volunteers were spoken of the other night in debate in the most con temptuous terms, and declared to be of no use for either offensive or defensive mea sures, those of the Northern provinces re- I ceired a meed of praise which must be very I gratifying to them considering the amount iof abuse to which they are every riow and ' then subjected by their fellow provincialists. We notice this tribute to our citizen army with pleasure. There is too great a tendency abroad to ignore their .claims to public esteem. Although the Volunteers cost the country a large sum, we cannot afford to do without them yet. Skits about them may appear and cause a laugh, but the general feeling of security would be much lessened if they were disbanded. Allowing, for the sake of argument, that no other ad vantage is derived from the present system, it is certainly better for some thou sands of our colonists to be even partially acquainted with the routine of military drill than to have no knowledge of it at all; and we imagine that their playing at soldiers, as it is termed, would not prevent their work ing as soldiers if they should be called on to tte so. Mr Stafford termed the Southern Volunteers mere shooting clubs. A hint might by taken from this by our local com panies. Rifle matches are worthy of all encouragement if conducted in a proper way. They are ucefui in keeping men in practice, and at the same time create and stimulate a healthy and bdtieflcial rivalry. But with leave from one citizen sharpshooter ws would just hazard an opinion that our local com pany shocting associations and rifle contents are hardly subjected to sufficient stringency of regulation. It_ must mtist not be for gotten by the Volunteers that when in uniform, or when using Government arms or Government ammunition, they are for the time being under a military regime. This there is a tendency to ignore, and it too often happens that the rifle contests at Mount Eden resemble pigeon-shooting matches more than military meetings. If proper subordination and discipline were maintained, we should not hear of such fiascos ag lately took place in connection with the shooting for a certain captain's star medal ; nor should we hear of men sending in their resignations by tho dozen, because some dispute had not been settled according to their own ideas. We recommend this matter to tho atten tion of the commanding officers, It is with the officers that the greatest «h»re blamo of attaohfi, and with thertl that the care rests Another joint xipon which our Volunteeia require a word of arl monition is in respect to the unequal manner in which the different companies attend to their class filing. We believe it to be a fact that one company last year could only count four members who parsed out of tho third class. In another company almost every member ha rl passed. In England the volunteers who ara qualified to take the capitation grant are divided into two clasees—efficients and extra-efficients, —the lattsr being those who have rir^d through a course of shoot;ug laid down by the authorities, Pf well as attended a certain number of drills. The extra efficients receive a third more capitation grant thau the others, while "marksmen," that is those who have fired through all the classes, receive still more. It would do good if a similar system were ca-iicd out here. The Auckland Volunteers have evidently got a good name with thote with whom it is of mo~t importance for them to stand well, and the best thing they can do is to take some pains to keep it. The weekly parade of the Naval Erigade and Cadets took place at the Diill-shed L°.st evening under the command of Captain Leßoy. There wrs a good muster, and the young soldiers went through their rifle drill and cutlass exercise with considerable skill and precision to the evident satisfaction of their attentive commander.

Intelligence has been received from the Agent-General in London of the intended departure of the foPowing imraifc'ant' vessels for Auckland :—Theßerarj v.th not loss than 250 ndults, to sail on May 29tli ; and the St. Leonards, on June 17th, with about 200 immi^i-antß for this pro\ln'.2. The current number of the Church Gazette offers some practical remarks to its readers on the subject oi giving at offertories. The writer justly says : —" Such persons quite forget that without these offertories there could be no services at all, no ministers, no churches. In the old country we enjoy all these advantages by the liberality of our forefathers ; in this new country our pos session of them depends entirely upon our own. Our churches have been built by the exertions of our own generation, they have to be ke^t in repair by the current contributions of those who frequent them ; the stipends of our ministers and the expenses of our regular services have to be defrayed almost entirely from the voluntary donations at the offertories. "What reason, is there why one person should pay for another who is equally able to pay for himcelf ? All who avail themselves of these services, all who derive either pleasure or profit from them, are equally bound to pay, according to their means, for that pleasure or that profit." The writer then proceeds to enumerate some of the motives which induce people to attend church, and considers that every attendant should contribute according to bis or her means. He considers that some go to church because it is respectable so to do. And some good Christians sometimes feel the services rather a wearisome duty than a joyful privi ledge; others attend " because they like the music. Surely these are bound to make some return for the gratification they derive from the musical part of the service for the enjoyment of which elsewhere they would have to pay. Some find a kind of ex citement in coming—at any rate it passes away the time." Others, he, fears, go merely to hear the sermon,. which, he believes— though* it may be of an ordinary character -—represents a considerable amount of honest labour." These remarks must recommend themselves to every thoughtful churchman as practical and necessary to be carried out systematically in all our colonial churched. The members of the Auckland Institute will hold their second monthly meeting on Monday evening next, in the large room attached to the Museum buildings, when business of an important nature will be intro duced for general consideration. A meeting of property-holders in Hobson street will be held in the school-room, op posite St. Matthew's church, on Monday evening next, for the purpose of taking pre liminary measures towards asphalting the footpaths of the locality. Discourses on the following subjects will oe delivered to-morrow :—At Newton Kirk, ■ Rev. Dr Wallis: Morning, "Is there no balm in Gilead;" evening, lecture on Popery, " The mighty Apostolicity and Catholicity of Rome." City Hall, Samuel Edger : Morn ing, " Mighty works which Christ could not do ;" evening, " The folly and evil of hang ing men," suggested by the recent execution at Mount Eden. Rev. Mr Cornford will also touch upon a kindred subject, "The mur derer's contrition," at Wellesley-street Bap tist Chapel, at half-past six. Services will be held as usual in Pitt-street United Metho dist Free Church, conducted by Rev. G. H. Turner; also at the Cook-street Christian Meefcxng-houae,

We have received a letter signed " One of ! Mr BrOgden's Navvies," relative to th« stoppage of works on O'Neill and Thomas's contract at Tu'akau. He refers in bitter terms to the means used to prevent the working man '' from getting any ready money if possible or loosing from him what ; he had by means of the truck system or tommy shops, doctors, fortnightly bills, ( coach fares, and numerous other little items, too numerous to" mention;" Ho says, "The climax was reached some seven or eight days ago by some bailiffs coming and taking possession of the entire section, stopping the workmen and taking charge of all the plant, tools, &c. Here were some 70 or 80 men suddenly thrown out of employ ment, some of them without the means of buying a loaf, and no person from either Brogden's office or any other office came near the men to tell them as to how they would be paid their fortnight's or month's wages." We have before referred to the injustice often caused by the system of small contracts. This is a subject calling for interference by the Government, and unless a speedy check ia put to the letting and re-letting of small sections under the public works contracts to persons of no substance a very serious injury will be done to the labouring classes through out the colony.

To the Editor : Sir, —I see the Enniskillen Lodge is holding its meetings at the Oddfel lows' Hall, Cook-street. I think we ought to build one of our own. The hall we had in Wakefleld-street Was burnt down, but was insured for £200. Can any of your numerous readers inform me what became of the money ? —I am, &c, Orangeman.

Mr E. T. King writes with reference to Mf Ltisk's views on the Education question, and his speech at Pamell. So much corres pondence has been published on the subject of the Education rate during the past six months that the public are heartily sick of it. Several months must elapse before the real contest for the Superintendency takes place, and as we have ourselves refrained from commenting hitherto on the merits of the various candidates, we cannot open up a discussion through our correspond ence columns upon that subject so early, especially as our space is fully occupied with Parliamentary news. It would be espeoially unfair to publish Mr King's letter, inasmuch as wo did not give a report of Mr Lusk's meeting, and we should consequently hs placing that gentleman at a disadvantage by giving currency to one side of the question without having corforred a similar favour upon the other.

The Sir George Grey Cadets underwent their drill last evening under the command of their indefatigable and painstaking cap tain. We understand that this compact body of shooters have clubbed their sixpences together to the amount of £2. They have also bought a keg of ammunition, and have sent a challenge to the Engineer Cadets to have a match for tho same, but with wlnt result we know not, as the Engineer Cadets r quire a little time to consider so serious a challenge.

The football match.between the light and heavy weights is going on splendidly in Barraok-field as we go to pres3. This is a capital exercise for those of our young men whose business is of a sedentary nature, and it is fast becoming a colonial institution. In the old country football matches took place but once a year, on Shrove Tuesday, after which the weary legs of the young kicks rested, while the inner man was replenished with pancakes.

Mr Dargaville, with his characteristic per severance, is resolved^ not to let the grass grow under his feet. Last night he was at Panmure addressing a large gathering of settlers at the principal hotel of the place. Mr Dargaville told his audience, by way of introduction, that he had been for several years extensively engaged in commerce; that he had alternately betn a banker and a mer chant, and now he intended to plunge into the sea of politics. He also remarked very justly that large sums of money had boen expended in the province, but no one seemed to notice it, or in what manner these imtmnse sums were spent. "He was not in favour of a direct tax levied in a manner that was clearly oppressive. He reviewed at length the various sums which had been expended, and touched upon other matters of colonial importance, which have already been expressed at previous meetings by the candidates for the office of Superin tendent. Mr B. Ireland occupied the chair. The address was very favourably received ; and after a few questions had been satisfac torily answered the meeting passed a un animous and hearty vote of thanks, with three cheers to Mr Dargaville, who briefly replied. A vote of thants tg the Chairman closed the meeting.

The Diamond Troupe met with a good re ception ]ast night at the Prince of Wale 3 Theatre. There was a full house, and the varioHS singers and performers sustained their well-won reputation with great credit. Among the former were " Polly Pluck," by Mr T. D. Fox; "Schour Krout," by Mr Doran; "The Cornet Player," by Mr T. D. Fox ; " Nelle, the Belle," (song and dpuce) by Mr Q. Forbes ; and the ""Merry Little Mokes," by Messrs Forbes and O'Hare. All these songs are well selected, and are in themselves replete with fun and humour, while their points were capi tally brought out by the performers they were entrusted to. Mr O'Hare, in " Nelle, the Belle," met with especially loud applause and an invitation to appear again. This, however, with good taste unfortunately rare at thip species of entertainment, he declined, merely bowing his acknowledgments to the audience. This good example was followed by others of the troupe. In the sentimental portion of theprogramme Messrs Farquharson, Cuthbert, and Reid were the expositionists. The last-named gentleman was unfortunately suffering from indisposition, but Messrs Far quhaiaon and Cuthbsrt were both in good voice. " The Anchor's Weighed," by the former, arid "Te)l me, Mary, how to woo thee," by the latter, judged by the amount of applause which each received, were their most successful efforts. The famous old trio "Willie Brew'd a Peck o J Maut," by these three gentlemen, went exceedingly we.H. The band and accompanying music were of a first-class character. Mas ter E. Hijl repeated "Molly Darling," and the beautiful notes of this gifted youngster were the theme of universal admi ration. The chorus by the company " Men of Harlech " was spirit stirring and effective. The "GipsiesChorus,"from"llTrovatore," introducing characteristic scena and effects, is a novel performance, and was greatly ap preciated. The Marble Pedestal Dance, by Messrs Cameron and Fox, fully sustained its prestige, and the performers were obliged to "do it again" before the aHdience were satisfied. The entertainment concluded with a laughable farce, "The Escape from Paris," in which Messrs Doran and Fox were eminently successful. We see that this excellent troupe will be patronised this evening by Capts. Dargaville, Burns, and Isaacs, and the members of their respec tive corps. The band of the Eoyal Company will be in attendance, and give their musical services gratuitously, so that a splendid en tertainment may be expected to-night, and which we trust will answer the expectations oi this indefatigable troupe of performers.

To th« Editor : Sir,—Will you oblige by inserting these few facts. Last night (Aug 1), I put my horse in the stable of a mend in this locality, also allowing him the liberty of apiece of ground attached, which is well fenced and paled in. By some mishap, how ever, the gate was left unbuttoned, and the • horse got into the road. I searched for him, and at last found him in the Dedwood pound. 1 went to the poundkoepcr's house and claimed the horse, payed the fine, and was leaving, when a dog belonging to or m possession of the poundkeeper seized .me by the leg and tore my trousers. Now I 'wish to know if I am to be fined for allowing my horse accidentally to escape into the street, while the poundkeeper Maddox is allowed to keep a dog to seize and tear any person who may come to his house on business. —I am, &C, C. A. Haszard. The Pitt-street Wesleyan Sunday-school holds its anniversary services to-morrow. The Rev. Mr Dewsbury will preach morn ing and evening, and the Rev. G. H. Turner will give ttie usual afternoon addresses to parents and children. We expect a large congregation' as Mr Dewsbury is a new man and of reputed popularity. A collection in aid of the schools will be made. The unlading of the s.s. Wonga Wonga has been conducted with extraordinary dis patoh. Captain Shuttlewoith, the new commander, has shewn by b;s business-like promptness that the Wonga hal? fallen into good ?nd able hands. We w:sh him a good return voyage. . Collections in aicL of the Church of Eng land Home Missions* will be made in the various Episcopalian Churches to-morrow. \ The importance and usefulness of this peri odical collection is sufficiently understood to justify the expectation that the offerings to morrow will be liberal.

The proposed changes whioh the new tariff will have upon things in general will also have the effect of sweeping away the re spectable bell-topper from the heads of citi zens, aud this thought very naturally formed a matter of serious conversation among the members of the Colonists' Protection League yesterda}', as all these gentlemen patronise the British hat. Mr Voyel himself invari ably wears an elevated beaver or silk ; but it may not have struck his busy intellect that his tariff would press so heavily on the raw material ai it will, and possibly place upon his head a billy-cock.

We are requested to state that the plans of the Wellington College, sent for the in spection of intending contractors, have been received \>er Taranoki, the delay in th« delivery being owing to an error in the address.

As Hannah has not called for the purse and letter we presume that she has no ob jection to the publication of her swe^t sentiments, addressed to dearest John. The thoughts palatable to young loyer3, aa bread saturated with treacle to children, are not ours, consequently we have no right to them, and honestly offer them to the community at large. The epistle from Hannah to John is dated from her bedroom in Pamell, to her somewhat cold lover in Upper Queen-street, for whom Hannah's susceptible heart en tertains a candied affection. ." After. wp parted at the foot of the' hill, says, this. enterprising young lady, "a shadow of doubt came over my mind which I can scarcely explain, but I suppose it is a kind of feeling which is felt by other hearts than mine in like circumstances. When you took me to Onehunga in the buggy, which was very kind of you, you seemed to evince a coldness towards me ; it is foolish perhaps in me to' tbink so, but we are weak creatures, and if you remember at our parking you did not give me the expected kiss, which young iadies so natu-ally anticipate, and the thoughtless omission sent the words of Shelly thrilling through my heart:— See the mountains kl ■•• high heaven, ■ And the waves elft* > one r iother ; No sister flower would he forgiven If it di. ia'itd its brother.. And the sunlight r'isps the earth. And the moonbeams kiss the sea ; i "What are a" these l?x~: • worth ' If thou k'"& not me ? You might not have noticed it, John, but the omission had a saddening effect upon my nerves. lam conscious now that I was very foolish ; and it was very foollah of me to go and buy drops of laudanum which I intended to take that very night, but took a dose of Olson's sauce instead, and when I came round I felt pleased that I had made the mistake. I did penance by reading " Good Words," which sister Ida lent me. I slept tolerably well< through the night, but dreamed that you and I were in the buggy together, apd that the horse ran away. I screamed, and then you made an effort to embrace me, but by some strange destiny our lips could not meet, and then in a state of mental agony I awoke and looked at the bottle of laudanum, but was not tempted to take it. I went down stairs with my hair over my shoulders in wild disorder, when Mrs H. said " Wny, Hannah, what's the matter, you are looking pale." I could only ai\:culate, ' Oh, dear me,' which Mrs H. interpreted as ' Dear John.' My appetite was nearly gone ; nature seemed failing, and I only ate one mutton chop, four eggs, and two rounds of toast that morning for break fast. Upon returning to my room I again Baw the laudanum bottle, and went right off. Come to see me this evening,' dear John, if your regard for me is more than a profession, and think of the old delicious habit at parting. Speak the real sentiments of your soul, John, and convince yours for ever, Hannah ."

LATEST ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

Cholera Racing in England.

Don Carlos* at the Head of 30,000 Men.

Mr Gladstone and the Franchise

[PER JAVA CABLE.]

BLUFF.

This day,

The s.s. Alhambra has arrived. She. left Melbourne on Sunday, July 27, • aud- brings the English maUs via Sues, ex Baroda. The Alhambra arived off the Bluff at 10p.m.. and came to the wharf at 7 a.m. on the 2nd. She was detained at Melbourne 14 hours for the English mails. She brings thirty-two saloon and twenty-eight steerage passengers, and 145 tons of cargo for all ports. |

LONDON.

July 24. ft Cholera is raging in London,, and has caused much alarm in Great Britain. The Govern ment and local bodies are endeavouring to mitigate the pestilence. The French Assembly has passed a vote of confidence in the present Ministry. The Carlist insurrection in Span is spread ing, and the foroe of Don Carlos now numbers 30,00 D men. Competition in the iron trade has caused a further reduction in pig iron to £5 9s a ton Copper, £90. Mr Gladstone declares for the speedy intro duction of a household franchise, _ - ■ B The Counties Education Bill jjaaaed intact. All amendmftnta hninrr nnf/ofitr^/l

Severe storms have occurred in the coun jj-y districts. _, The Carlists, after the reverse on the M>ro, found large reinforcements, and captured Malad a near Barcelona. A new Spanish Ministry has been formed • The English Judicature Bill has passed. A .Russian army of occupation remains at Khiva. , . _ A bad harvest ia expected m i< ranee. Seventeen Colonial awards have been made at Vienna.

LONDON.

July 24. The New Zealand Land Improvement Company, with a capital of half a million, is announced. The New Zealand Trust aud Loan Com pany has declared a dividend of ten per cent. A company has been formed with a capital of £150,0C9 to work the gold mines of New South Wales. The English, Scottish and Australian Bank has declared a dividend of seven per cent.

Discount is four per cent,

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Detention of the Hero at Sydney.

A Negro Sentenced to Death for Rape.

Frightful Increase of Infanticide

Mail Negotiations

UNPUBLISHED TELEGRAMS

MELBOURNE.

July 2G.

Mr Fitzgibbon, Town Clerk of Melbourne, married Miss Dawson to-day. The* bride bring 3 a fortune variously estimated at £1,000 to £3,000. This is the match which it was reported had been broken off by the refusal of the bride's father to give his daughter a dowry, and of .the bridegroom to take her without one.

The Anglo-Australian Telegram Co. has mode an economical proposal to the Govern ment to supply free messages to the press.

GENERAL SUMMARY

MELBOUPvNE

July 2G,

The Suez mptt is at the Heads

Mr Parkea offers al 1 the colonies to carry letters for New York, via California, at a letter rale on'yi without subsidy. Mr Francis declines until negotiations with New Zealand are concluded. Tasmania has accepted the offer, and Queensland accepts, and will re ciprocate re Torres route. The conclusion of the mail negotiation with New Zeslend is anxiously looked for. The Alhambra -will bring the English mail. i Jilour vi 111 probably fetch £13 next week.

SYDNEY.

, ; ■ July 20. The b.h. Hero, for Auckland, has been<le_ tatned in consequence of the severity of the weather. She w.:il sail on Monday, the 28fch inst. A tweed factory at Bathurst is proposed. Crushing commences at Marning River on Monday. A private survey of Yass railway deviation estimates the cost at £11,C3D additional. A negro named Wallace has been sentenced to deatli for comiHtting a rape on a respect able mairied worarn. Almost • daily cr^ea of infanticide arc reported. Airs Shannon is recovering. Smait and'Phillips, executors, who robbed a testator's children, have been sentenced to three months' imprisonment. £2,000 have been subscribed for the families of the men who were lost in the pilot schooner Rip. Mr Stead, hospital doctor, has been com pelled to resign for being out after hours. Leases have been issued by the Govern ment to claimholders. A collision with jumpers at StawelL is probable. Bates, a theatrical star, has arrived from Calefornia.

A motion for infranchiaing the police was lost.

The old man (Rae) charged with commit ing a rape on two children at Sandhurst has been sentenced to three years' imprison ment.

Madame Arabella Goddard offers to pro pitiate the Melbourne Argus by making her agents the Co'Uns-street music firm which has that journal's patronage.

SYDNEY.

The wheelers of Newcastle gave notice of strike.

The Wallseud Coal Company's dividend was 10 per cent. Wool is a half-penny to a penny per lb. better.

Impoi is flat. ' The scarcity*1 of coal inconveniences the steamers at Adelaide.

The export of breadstuffs for the week was 16,000 tons.

A coal seam eighteen inches has been struck at Coorang. Parliament is opened. Wheat 5s 9d.

AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL.

MELBOURNE.

July 26.

Breadstuff's are depressed. Country flour £13 7a 6d, wheat 6s, oats about ss, maize 4s 71d. Tslegraina from San Francisco, dated July 23, state that there was no grain being shipped for the colonies. Barley, Idol. 70 cents per cental ; freights, £3 15s. Congous were auctioned yesterday at 131 d tels9d. * Hennessy's pale and MartelFs dark bran dies are quoted at 7s 6d. Kauri timber fetches 24s to 25s 3d per 100 feet; logs, 18s 6d to 22a 6d. Sawn timber, per Rachel Kohen and Heron, from Adelaide, fetched 24s to 265, 15s 3d to 23s 9d sawn spars, 25s 3d. , The City Wolf Gas Company has declared 1 a dividend of eight per cent. A private telegram, dated London, July 22nd, states that brandies have advanced 18d per gallon ; sugars a trifle firmer, but no malt sales worth recording. Arrived at Melbourne—Adelheid, barque from Auckland j Lizzie, from Hokitika. '

NEW CASTLE.

i Arrived.—Joliba, barque, from Auckland • Anne Melhuish and Gazelle, from Welling ton. s ! Sailed—Silver Lining and Fairy Queen for Timaru.

ADELAIDE.

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POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) ' > r»P.UNKENNESM. Matthew Whitelaw, a white-headed m an in years, with hia face dreadfully cut in con. sequence of a fall, was charged with being drunk last night. The Court administered a severe rebuke to the old man, and-as he' had been convicted on several previous ocoj. sions, the Court sentenced him to seven days imprisonment. John Drake, who appeared ashamed of hia position, and who held hig hat before his eyes, pleaded guilty to, being drunk, and was left to the alternative of paying 10s. and costs or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. LIZZIE NELSON This fashionably-dressed lady from Coro mandel, who was acquitted a few days since on a charge of larceny, was brought ug again charged with being drunk and disorderly last night in a public street. The prisoner said she had got too much and she might as well plead guilty.' Hia Worship expressed his regret upon seeing prisoner in the Court again so soon after the narrow escape she had. She ap. peared outwardly to be a respectable person but from what had come to his knowledge he was afraid that she was not so respectable as she appeared to be. If she did not alter her mode of life she would surely come to grief. Prisoner wished to go home to her mother by the steamer to day. His Worship : You must pay 20a and costs, or go to prison. BREACH OF SHIPPING ACT. James Fields was charged with a breach of the Shipping Act of 1854 by absenting him3elf without leave from the steamer Star of the South on the 31st inst. Prisoner pleaded guilty, but had only been absent one day, when unfortunately hQ got drunk. His Worship remarked upon th» impro priety of his conduct; and in order that he might get his head'eool through temperance, he must go to Mount Eden gaol for fourteen days. . . L4.W NOT JUSTICE. Angus Peterson, a seaman retained as an important witness in the cases of barratry, Regina v. Neil Beaton, was charged with threatening to abscond from the colonies. The accused made a statement to the effect that he was detained a<3 a witness on the barratry ease at the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court; that being a sailor he was unfitted for other work, and he had no means of subsistence. When he made appU cation to the prosecution for aid, he met with threats of imprisonment. He was placed in a most unfortunate posi tion ; he had been taken into custody' by Detective Ternahan, and when in r the lock-up he was searched, and what/"he possessed in hip pockets was taken from him, and he was treated as though he had been guilty of a great crime. His Worship said this was perhaps the severest case of hardship that had come under the notice of the Court; it was adding insult to injury. Those who put this law in motion should have made due provision for witnesses in such cases. The case shewed what immense injustice there was in the administration of some of our laws. Mr Broham stated that he had done all he could in favour of the accused; but there seemed to be no assistance to be obtained for the poor man. His Worship regretted that under the cir cumstances he had no alternative but to send the accused to prison unless he could procure satisfactory bail—one in £20, and the other in £10~^-for his appearance on the trial. .". A gentleman named Helander, a country man of Peterson's, stepped forward and pro mised to become surety for him. He there fore entered into a bond of twenty pound, and went out in search of another to the amount of ten pounds, which he hoped to secure. His Worship said this was a very kind act on the part of Mr Helander, which Would give the accused his liberty. This was all the business.

WHAT I SAW AND HEARD AT THE TRIAL OF THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT.

[from our special correspondent:]; London, May 16. About Christmas, 1549, befell in lore with his cousin Catherine, and confided to Mr Gosford and others the state of his feelings; but there was no formal declaration, and Lady Doughty was evidently opposed to the attachment. Sir Edward Doughty also ilis approved—first, because the llomau CathMc Church forbade the union of first cousins, without a dispensation from Rome; and secondly, because they were too young. He told Roger this, and desired that his visits might terminate. Roger had an inter view with his cousin, and they exchanged lockets of hair, dated January 11, 1852. Shortly after this Sir Edward became alarm ingly ill, and Roger was sent for. Sir Edward told him on the Ist February, "that if, after waiting three years, Roger could gain the assent of his father, and the permission of the Church he (Sir Edward) would regard it as the will of God, and would not oppose the marriage." His regiment was now removed to i%n terbury, and there was some talk of Indian service, to which Roger looked forward w^th anxiety, being desirous to travel, and .wear away the time interposed as a barrier to his union with his cousin Catherine. Lady Doughty still offered opposition, and afipwn Sir Edward was ill, and Roger and hiscoauin are together again walking by the side of $he River Itchin. Before his departure tofte join his regiment he gave to Miss Doughty a oopy of the sealed packet which he had handed to Mr. Vincent Gosford, and on the document, is the date June 22. The copy runs as follows :— * >.'

" I make on this day the promise that if I marry my cousin Kate Doughty this year, or before three years are over, and I live, to build a church or-chapel at Tichborne to the Holy Virgin in thanksgiving for the pro tection which she will have shown us in priy ing God that our wishes might be fulfilled." Mr Gosford retained the sealed packet until all hope of Roger Tichborne being saved was gone, and he then, destroyed it J he had no idea that a copy existed, but that copy in Roger's writing will be produced, and Mrs Iladcliffe (formerly Miss Doughty) will swear that Roger gave it to her on the 22nd June, 1852, before his departure from Tichborne, and from that hour she never again saw him. ~ Lady Doughty's continual to Roger created so painful a feeling in his mind that he finally resolved to quit the army, and determined in the spring of 1853 to travel in South America aud°Mexico. He visited Paris, breakfasted with his old tutor, M. Chatillou, to whom he showed the tattoo marks on his aim, dined at his father's house with Mons. Ohatiilon, Mons. Davenze, ana the Abbe Salis, gave his mother a lock of his hair, and returned to England to make final arrangements for his voyage. He sola&J* horses, left sundry articles with Mr GosfPi and obtained through his bankers, MesSw Glyn & Co,, a letter of credit for £2000. He engaged John Moore, the son of an old famil/ servant, .executed a power, of attorney to hiß solicitor, Mr Slaughter, and left London oa the 25th February 1353. beine then 24 y««1

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