SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER : This evening, 12 ; to morrow morning 0.15 -——. „,.„ SUN SET : This evening, 7.11 ; SUN RISE : to morrow aiorninsr, 4-42 MOON'S AGE : First Quarter, 17th, 0.3 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

Atlantic schooner, from nus3eii Ladyoird, s.s, from the South (in the Mauukau)

DEPARTURES.

Helena, brigantine, for Lyttelton, via mercury d»jt Southern Cross, (a.S P Co), Baker, for Napier _ Petty June, s s. Fernandez for Gisborne and Napier Go-abead, s.s, for Taranaki and Wanganui (from the Manukau)

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Lyttelton (frrom the Manuxauj—nuieuuc,

schooner Thu-sday For Newcastle- Onion, barque, to-morrow; Memento

barqua, e.trly For Karot'Ega—Blanche, schooner, eally For Lyttelton -AgnPS. brigantine, early For Sydney— Hydaspes, ship, at once ■PorLvcteiton- Waitangi, ship,early; William Glfford,

early For San Francisco—Condor:^ s hip, 22nd instant ; Cyphrenes, R.M.s.s,, .jjgth December (English Mail) For the South-Ladybird, s s, Saturday For London—Ci^y of Auckland, ship, early 3"or a Craise—Fjouthern Cross, Missionary barquentine early ______m

IMPORTS.

Per Ladybird, from the South : 7 cases, 1 truss, S. Coombes ; 7 cases, Hoskins ; 12 cases, W. Farcy: 24 cases, G. W. Binney ; 8 cases, Messenger ; 1 parcel, J. R. Davis ; 3 boxes, 1 coil, Telegraph Department; 2 parcels, 1 case, Major Tisdall; 1 case, 1 bale, Postmaster; 1 parcel, Upton and Co. ; 50 sacks malt, Bedell and Watson; 1 case, Lewis Brothers ; 2 pieces casting, Harker; 500 sacks of wheat, order; 8 cases, Kemp thorne and Co ; 2 plates iron, Stone Bros. ; 1 cask, T. Bovlan; 2 cases, Combes and Daldy; 1 case, "F. H. Smith.

The s s. Ladybird, H. J. C. Andrew, com mander, arrived in the Manukau harbour at 7 o'clock this morning, but was unable to get alongside the wharf till noon, owing to the low tide. She left Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. on the Sth, and experienced fine weather to Nelson, from thence thick weather and wes terly winds. Passengers :—Mrs. Smyth, Miss Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Fulljames, Mrs. Labako, Mrs. and Miss Taylor, Keys. Bruce, Hill, McNiccol, and McKinly, Captain Dale, Messrs. Doughty, Davis, Francis, Angel, Logan, Leighton, Ansley, Broadgate, Russell, and ten in the steerage. We are indebted to Mr. Dougherty, purser, for report and files. The departure of the Cyphrenes with the next outward San Francisco mail has been deferred till' the 28th inst.

The s.s. Ladybird is to leave for the South on Saturday at three o'clock in the afternoon.

The schooner Atlantic arrived from the Bay of Islands last night with 94 tons of coal for Mr. H. Gilfillan.

The s.s. Southern Cross, Captain Baker, left j-esterday evening for Napier with a full cargo and the following passengers :—Bishop Williams and Miss Williams.

The s.s. Pretty Jane, which departed last night for Napier via Gisborne, took as pas sengers Mr. • and Mrs. Allan, Miss Haye, Mr. Harris, and 18 in the steerage. The Rosario is expected to remain here till after Christmas. She will then leave for Adelaide, where she is to be turned into a training ship for the South Australian Government.

The brigantine Helena left for Mercury Bay this morning. She is to load there for Lvttelton.

The brig Rio Loge cleared at Lyttelton for Wangaroa on the 10th instant in ballast.

The schooner Swallow has entered inwards with a cargo of wool, gum, flax, etc., from Parengarenga via Awanui. The cutter Janet Gray has cleared for Tairua, with ballast and a few stores, powder, etc.

The cutter Coralie takes a cargo of stores to Tairua, shipped by L. D. Nathan and Co., and R., Whitson and Son.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Nelson, this day. The s.s. Wellington arrived early this morning from the Manukau. Tauranga, this day. The Southern Cross left for Auckland at 6 o'clock this morning.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs. Tonks and Co. sold the lease o One-tree Hill reserve, containing 110 acres, for £115 per annum, and the paddock of 20 acres, situate between the hospital and the One-tree Hill reserve, for a term of seven years, for £G1 per annum.

CALLS.

Albion (2nd issue! .. .. 010 0 — Dec 16 South British GM Co .. 0 1 0 — Dec 21 Quesnof the Thames .. 0 1 0 — Dec 21 Black Angel 0 1 0 — Dec 26

BIRTH.

Schmidt—On December 16, at Nelson-street, the wife of J. D. Schmidt of a son,

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

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance. For the wrung tl>at neetlrt resistance, For the feturc in the distance, It_A_. the iru-od that tk-o can de.

Though the popular excitement which has characterised the Mayoral election in Wel lington has not agitated our community, nevertheless very considerable interest attaches to the choice of the occupant of our civic chair. For some time rumours have been current as to intending candidates, but the choice which has been made to-day will give very general satisfaction. His Worship the Mayor elect does not profess to possess those shining qualifications which are regarded by some as requisite to give glory to the Municipal chair, but he unquestionably possesses those sterling qualities of uprightness and common sense, and conscientious attention to duty which will go much further in winning to him the confidence and respect of citizens. There is not in all the City Council one man who ha s been more attentive to the performance of civic duties, nor one whose action on all occasions is more scrupulously in accordance with his convictions of right than Mr Prime. It is not the forward and obtrusive, whos c voice is forever heard in the din of con troversy that is the most valuable public ser vant. Mr Prime is not a blatherskite, and probably if his habitual reserve and unobtrusive manners had permitted him to adopt the ad captandum role, he might to day be regarded by some as more worthy of wearing the robes of office ; but we venture to say that ere his term of office has expired there will be few in this city who will not admit that he has fulfilled the duties of the position with dignity and success, and that he has proved in every way worthy of the honor with which he has been to-day in vested. While we say this, we admit that we are of those who would have wished to see the tenure of office of the late Mayor extended. Mr Isaacs has had but a brief term of official existence ; but during that time he has been, on several occasions of im portance, called upon to sustain the honors, as well as to fulfil the duties, incident to the Mayoral office ; and it is no small praise to say that he has performed his part on all occasions in a manner that has left none to cavil; and Mr Isaacs may to-day retire from the office of Chief Magistrate of the city with the pleasant consciousness that there are few if there are any in the city who would not have felt pleasure in seeing him re-elected to the position. But it is of his own option that such re-election has not taken place, for he has been re peatedly and strongly urged to accept re election, and only his own intentions of going to England, as intimated on the occasion of his election half a year ago, and still adhered to, have prevented his compliance. In these circumstances the choice of Mr. Prime is the very best that could be made. He has fairly and honourably earned the position ; and as happily our City Council, in its deliberations, is characterised by a respectability of de meanour that is a marked exception to the rule of municipal proceedings all over the colonies, there will not be a demand for that stern firmness in controlling disorderly proceedings, in which it might be feared Mr Prime might have been found deficient. The duties devolving on the Mayor during the coming year will be of no ordinary kind, embracing not only the large expenditure of borrowed money but the supervision of the details, engineering and otherwise, in con nection with the water supply. But the burthen of such duties is now largely relieved from the shoulders of the Mayor by tho

possession of a Town Clerk, whose capacity for getting through work> and keeping the machine ia steady working order, is of the most extraordinary kind. Mr Philips, in the position of second in command, nOW ihakes the position of the chief rather honorary than onerous; but the magnitude of the works in contemplation during the coming year is such as will tax the abilities of both, as well as of the whole City Council. We have every confidence in believing that Mr Prime will fulfil his part faithfully and well, and very cordially we say, Long live the Mayor.

Mr Justice Johnston is an admirer of the Vogelian policy, and it is not therefore to be wondered at if he observes grounds for favourable comment on its results. His chai'ge to the Grand Jury at Napier this morning is eulogistic of our immigration system on negative grounds. He does not observe in the Criminal Calendar of that little city any evidence of the influx of those criminal classes which are familiar to court records at home, and thereat his Honor doth rejoice. We quite sym pathise with the feeling of congratu lation on this aspect of the immigration ques tion which may fairly be taken from the judicial stand point; but we question, if the small calendar in Hawke's Bay may be accepted as a sufficient basis for such congra tulation. Indeed it does not appear that Hawke's Biy has received any very great influx of immigrants of any kind, and as those there arriving have been filtered through other larger and more stirring centres of population, we may fairly question if the non-appearance of crime there can be legitimately applied as a test of the worth of the system. Without disparagement to Napier, we do not think it a place presenting very many attractions to the criminal classes, or that they would think it conducive to the interests of their particular craft to consign themselves to the '' Iron Pot." It is not wool or mutton that attracts highway robbers, nor do men break into houses to steal tallow. If we would look for any advent of the brotherhood of the light fingers and the "jerainy," their presence, we may assume, will be first apparent in centres of life and activity rather than in the mutton province. It is true that hitherto there has not indeed been any marked increase of crime through immigration, but this is probably owing to what is accepted as an axiom in the records of crime that the great incentive— poverty—being taken away, crime must diminish, and we venture to think that very bad indeed and very hardened must the criminal be if he would go straight from the immigrant ship to resume operations of housebreaking. The fact of his emigrating to a land where there is bread and food for all is prima fane evidence of an intention of taking to better courses ; and unless in very exceptional casus we think a member of the criminal classes would first try his band at honest work, and unless beset with mis fortune would be reluctant to revert to the miserable life of other days. At all events of one thing we are very certain, that if our immigration has not brought crime it is more of good luck than of good guidance, and is in no way owing to any care in selection at the hands of Dr Featherston and his myrmidons. Burglars are quite as likely to come in the garb of vinedressers and artizans as are French ballet girls and their pals from the slums of London. We earnestly hope that Mr Justice Johnston's opinions may be confirmed by subsequent experience, but we think they are at least premature, if not baseless.

It is significant of the value of Judge Johnston's theory about immigrant crime that the first man sentenced by him to-day, —Blackmail, guilty of horse-stealing —is to our knowledge a new arrival —a passenger by, we believe, the Dorette.

" Citizen " revives what we had thought was forgotten, the old "wrong done to Mayor Philips," in not having presented him with the silver cradle. He says, " I learn that to-day a new Mayor is to take his place, and it may not be untimely to remind the Council and the burgesses, of the now apparently forgotten wrong done to Mayor Philips in not having presented him with a silver cradle. That gentleman fulfilled his duties as a Mayor and a man, and it is a shame that the bur gesses should have overlooked the time honored custom of presenting the historic silver cradle, indeed, two silver cradles, for on two separate occasions when " in the purple" he presented the city with young burgesses. Sir, I have a reverence for old customs, and I believe the decadence of public spirit is greatly owing to our having so far abandoned the ceremonials which were found by our fathers to be conducive to the public welfare. The silver cradle was an interesting institu tion that marked the kind domestic feeling existing between the governed and the governor, and who can tell what influence the custom may have had in inducing such hos tages to society as are given in these little interesting bonds. Sir, I shall be extremely sorry if Auckland is to be found abandoning this time-honored institution of the silver cradle. —Yours, Citizen." Wc really do not know what to say to our correspondent. We sympathise with him in his reverence for the usages of antiquity. We exhausted all our eloquence in the endeavour to induce con formity to old established usage on the two interesting occasions referred to. But we fear the error is too long past to be repaired. However, we give our most positive assurance, and promise that if a like interesting occasion arises during the coming year, were we to pay the entire cost out of our own pocket, we shall never rest until a silver cradle is pre sented to the Mayor. There now.

The following suggestion is well worthy of adoption : " Sir, — When the Committee of the Young Men's Christian Association are relioved from the interest now paid to the mortgagee, they will be in a position to purchase a much larger supply of books for the library. It has been suggested, and I quite agree with the suggestion, that other associations could be formed at Grabamstown Newmarket, Otahuhu, and other outposts, and affiliated to the parent society in Auckland. By this means the sub scribers would secure a far larger choice of books than they can possibly get by their own local efforts. By the payment of a certain fixed sum, or let the amount be varied according to the number of books they would require to take out, each district association could secure an exchange of books to meet the wishes of their members, and when returned the books would be open for selection for other localities. I sincerely hope the object of the committee will be accomplished, and that the public will come forward to take the ten pounds debentures, for the association is capable of con ferring a lasting benefit upon society, which, if neglected now, may be lost sight of in the future. With good books and a reading community we need not be afraid of our young men retro grading ; but if New Zealand in general, and Auckland in particular, are destined to become great, and make their mark in the future history of the world, we must provide the means of self-improvement, and the Young Men's Christian Association affords a good channel for so doing. — I am, &c, Joseph Newman.

Our Onehunga correspondent writes :—Mr O'Rorke, at the recent presentation of silver plate, promipsd to meet his constituents at an early date. Several electors of Onehunga are waiting for the promised account of?his stewardship.

The attention of the trading purchasers is called to the very choice parcel of bronze and ormulu figures md flocks ; also, the valuable lot of olegraphs to be sold by auction to morrow at the stores of E, and H, Isaacs, Fort-street.

At the Banco sittings of the Supreme Court —before hia honor the Cbief Justice this morning, the fiase hspagner Twohill was the only one heard. It.was a motion by Mr Whitaker, for a rule nisi for writ of attach ment against JVr Meredill clerk of the Resi dent Magistrates Court, Patea, under the following circumstances : —At a sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court judgment was given in favour of Mr. Twohill against the present appellant, Mr. Espayne. He appealed to the Supreme Court at New Plymouth and Mr Justice Richmond reversed the decision of the Resident Magis trate. Before making the appeal, Mr Espayne m compliance with the law, deposited £20 with the clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court as security for the judgment. After the appeal Mr Justice Richmond made an order, for the repayment of the £20 de posited by Mr. Espayne, but the clerk of the Court had failed to comply with this order, notwithstanding repeated applications, and hence the present motion for writ of attachment. —Mr Whitaker spoke in support of the rule. —His Honor said, it seemed to him that the only reply that could be made to the rule would be—had the judge power to make an order for the refund of the £20, or should he merely have reversed the deci sion of the Resident Magistrate. Of course it was for the other side to shew cause why the writ should not be issued. The rule was therefore granted returnable on the 20th ' January.

To the Editor : Sir, —In justice to myself I beg to state that I neither inserted that article which appeared in the Cross yester day morning, neither did I dream for one moment that my name was going to appear in any shape or manner, or the name of any one else. It was in the course of a conversa tion with a friend on various tonics that this came out. The article in this morning's issue will, I trust, show that it was purely accidental that it wa.s inserted at all. If I had given it a moment's thought, it would never have been shown at all.—l am, etc., H. E. W. Sutton, St. Matthew's Schhol.

The following notice wa3 posted at the Telegraph Office this morning : —Wednesday December IG. To-day being the anniversary of Canterbury, "Sunday hours" will be observed iv all stations in that province.

Some mischievous rascal last night cut one of the large warps which fasten the \\ raitangi to the wharf. The Harbour authorities have to day offered a reward of £10 for the dis covery o£ the offender.

One of the watermen informs us that on Saturday night last he lost his purse con taining over six pounds in coin and paper between Victoria-street and Freeman's Bay. He will gladly reward anyone bringing it to this oilice.

The musical and dramatic entertainment by the .St Patrick's Juvenile Society will be given to-morrow evening in the St Patrick's Hall. Several gentlemen amateurs will take patt in the entertainment, the proceeds to be given to the orphans ; and on Friday eve ning, at the same hall, a concert will be given for the benefit of Mrd Colgan and family.

We notice that Mr James Flynn has opened au establishment at tho corner of Queen and Wellesley streets, next to Hewin Bros., for the sale of Catholic books, period icals, and literature.

The half-yearly meeting of the H.A.C.B- Society will be held to-night, at S o'clock, in St. Patrick's Hall.

Rather a remarkable announcement is made in connection with the distribution of war medals, namely, that Te Hapuku, the East Coast chief, has received one of these war trophies. As a simple design for the mtdal we would suggest that on one side should bo engraved the names of tho engage ments iv which Te Hapuku took part, and on the other a list of the lands which were formerly Te Hapuku's, but now belong to Sir Donald McLean and his friends, the Twelve Apostleaof Hawke's Bay. Te Hapuku ia well known not only to have never taken part in an engagement on behalf of the pakehas, but also to have been himself dis affected and a leader of Hauhauism.

At the Harbour Board yesterday, Mr. Mclvcn/.io carried his motion for giving every facility to vessels requiring berths at the wharf. The motion has been prompted by complaints in some quaiters of vessels being kept out in the stream in consequence of the Australian steamers being expected. The Chairman was also successful iri carrying his resolution advocating the revising of the salaries of the Board's oilicera by the Finance Committee.

The settlers in tho growing village of Howick are to have a great treat on the first evening of the new year. Tha gentlemen forming the society known as the Auckland Amateur Serenaders, will give their much admired variety entertainment, consisting of music, ballads, and dances, to conclude with a quadrille party. The concert will be held in Mr William Lundon's spacious " Howick Hall."

A meeting was held in St. Matthew's School-room, on Saturday evening, for the purpose of forming a Church Union or Guild of men who are members of the congregation of St. Matthew's Church. The objects of this Guild are to unite the congregation of St. Matthew's Church, to give encourage ment to the younger members, to provide instruction and recreation for all. The com miteej purpose carrying out the objects of the Guild by means of a reading-room, with newspapers and magazines, open every evening from 7 to 9.30 o'clock, a library, a course of lectures, &c. The meeting was well attended, and the following were elected officers for the ensuing half-year :—Messrs H. Brown, Sutton, Webb (Treasurer), Clark (Secretary), Rev. R. S. Hassard President. It was also decided that any persons might become honorary members of the Union by payment of a small annual subscription. As there are many expenses connected with the com mencement of such a Union the committe would feel greatly obliged to any members of the Church for subscriptions at once.

Mr George Harwood, tailor, of 49, Hob son-street, begs us to state that he is not the Harwood alluded to in the Police Court yesterday, in the petticoat case, nor has he hitherto heard of any one of the same name and trade in the city.

We have received the annual volume of "Journals of the Provincial Council for 1873-4." It is much larger than usual, being swelled by the voluminous reports printed at the last session of the Council.

The roving band of "Hau Haus" will leave Queen-street Wharf by the Manaia on Friday evening next, at six o'clock, and pay Grahamstown a nocturnal visit. On the fol lowing day they will do battle with the Thames cricketers, and return the same evening. It is reported that the Thames people have a strong team ready to bring into the field, and will probably make it hot work for the " Hau Haus," who will require to put forth their full strength to carry off the laurel.

The clock in the Council Chamber which for some mysterious reason has not been going for the last two or three months was found to be in working order for the first time this morning. Mayor Prime should accept it as a happy omen at the commencement of his term of office. We can only guess at the reason of the clock haviug been still so long. Probably it is that the Councillors of Auckland are so well qualified to tell ex actly the time of day they do not need th c assistance of a clock.

The concert as announced to be given by the Auckland Harmonic Society is postponed till the 7th of January.

His Honor the Superintendent and the Executive (except Mr O'Rorke) met the Onehunga Highway Board by appointment on Saturday afternoon at the railway station. Several much needed improvements in con nection with the main road, wharf, etc., were discussed on the spotj and will probably be proceeded withi

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(FBWUJUROWN CORRESPONDENT.) London, October 18. AGRICULTURAL EMIGRANTS FOR NEW ZEALAND. TALKING of emigration, the National Agri cultural Labourer's Union despatched SOO emigrants for your shores in the Crusader from Plymouth last week. The men and their families are chiefly from Warwickshire and Oxfordshire, and I have been told by a gentleman who saw them start that they were a very promising looking set of folk. One of the officers of the Union goes with them to see them safely settled in their new homes. The Canadian season for immigrants is over, so you will feel a great increase in the stream during the next six months. DEATH OF DR. JACOB. A celebrated medical man of Dublin has just died-Dr. Jacob. He was very skilful in disease* of the eye, and for many years wai professor of anatomy and physiology m Dublin. He took his M.D. degree in Edin burgh in 1814, and was the author of several standard medical works. A few years ago he rltired from active life, and lived at Barriw in Furness, Lancashire, where he dieiißit the age of 85. I think a relative of hij Is now commanding the Melanesion Mlafion yacht in Auckland. I)SJn tGS OF THE RITUALISTS.—A ft PROTESTANT HIGH MASS. I have often mentioned the Ritualists in iAjf letters, but I am wondering if you really H»ve any idea of what the words mean in these iMter days. A few years ago, Dr. Pusey J_d one or two more took the lead in the movement, which was regarded as a little r high," but not in any way radically f'rong. Ritualism, as now known, is quite istiiict from these, and has developed into •its present form within half-a-dozen years, pt does not happily number amongst its * followers a very large number _of the clergy, and it is well that this is so, since anything more extravagantly ridiculous and opposed to English ideas it would be difficult to conceive. The other day I visited one of the churches in which sendees are conducted after a Ritualistic fashion, and the whole thing would have been a screaming farce had not the effect on the mind been melancholy in the extreme, when one thought of such a hideous mockery, such a childish trifling with awful symbolism. There were three paraons dressed in parti-coloured raiment, scarlet and purple, and in fact looking like enormous butterflies with their copes, albs, stoles, chasubles, &c. Enormous crosses hung at their backs, and they were shorn ala Romaine. They retired in procession, and changed their dress at least half a dozen times, and as for the bowings and genuflex ions, I can only say that I had attended mass at the Roman Catholic Cathedral Church of St. Wilfred, at York, only a few Sunday's previously, and I vow the real thing was simplicity itself as compared with the base imitation. The three donkey's who performed at this Church of All Saint's bowed first to the altar, then to one another, they curtseyed, they doubled themselves up as if they had the cholic ; they carried about their books first to one part of the communion table, and then to another ; they went through a kind of clerical scjuad drill, or ecclesiastical " lancers," marching, countermarching, fac ing about and wheeling ; now they were at the north and lighting some candles, then they were at the south end of the table puttiDg out others, and all this time they were supposed to be adoring Almighty God. During the whole performance a party of little boys in surplices were swinging censers about and dodging in and out with lighted candles, and the church was full of smoke of incense. To my mind it was simply shocking. Then came the communion service, but I only waited until the wafer was elevated, with the tolling of a bell, and then I slipped out, leaving some of the congregation actually prostrate on the stones of the aisle, repeating in a monotone tho words -" Unworthy, un worthy." I forgot to say that one of the shorn ones preached a sermon, in which he endeavoured to show that all these tom fooleries were most gratifying to God Almighty. Now, I assure you, this is an examplo of what Ritualism is coming to. Can you wonder that good old-fashioned churchmen object to it, more especially when the men that practise these things openly avow themselves "no Protestants," and declare that the Reforma tions was the most to be lamented event that even took place in this kingdom. Young monkeys from college with small wits and cads who have got into the church by back roads serve apprenticeships at such churches, and then develope into full blown Ritualists, manage to get a living, and im mediately drive every decent person in the parish either into dissent or infidelity.

STEAMER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN STATION.

The Sappho, 4, composite screw sloop, 894 tons, 720 horse-power, has sailed for the Australian station. She has had an accident which delayed her. While the screw propeller was being lifted from its position to test the tackle, an eyebolt gave way, and the fan fell to the bottom of the Medway, so the vessel was delayed for a few days. DULLNESS OF THE MAGAZINES. The magazines are getting fearfully dull these times, with one or two exceptions. London Society and Belgravia are simply painful in their dreariness. One of the brilliant exceptions is the " Gen tleman's Magazine, " which is being wonderfully revivified, and which is indeed 1 one of the most rising, as well as the oldest magazine in existence. Its proprietors have secured some excellent talent, and as a representative magazine of the day I know of none to equal it for family and polite reading. Its rivals, those worthy to be so called, are too often heavy and dull, a fault avoided by the "Gentleman," which, how ever, never lapses into frivolity.

Greenstone,

DR. ANTLIFFE ON "DOMESTIC HAPPINESS."

A thoroughly practical and humourous discourse was delivered last evening by the Rev. Dr. Antliffe, at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Sheridan - street, on " Domestic Happiness." The Rev. G. H. Turner occu pied the chair, and Mr Barton offered prayer. The lecture, which was entirely extempore, occupied nearly two hours in its delivery, and yet, so full of sound thought and lively anecdote was it, that no sign of weariness was observable in the audience, and the attention that was paid to the doctor evidenced that his words were fully understood and appreciated. The lecturer introduced his subject by saying that without home-peace affection and good Government there could be no domestic hap piness. A man incapable of governing himself was not likely to govern a household ; the first thing for a man to learn was self-govern ment for which no excuse of constitutional inability could be accepted. The sketches of the taciturn husband, and the loquacious husband, and the gossiping wife were admirably drawn, and especially the young married woman's first at tempt at washing her husbands shirt, and the unsatisfactory manner in which another young lady, unused to house hold work cooked her husbands goose which made the gander hiss. His remarks on the training of children were eqlia'ly excellent and true. The lecture was one of the best that we have listened to for a long time, and calculated to do a large amount of good, unless the listeners are like poor Richard's audience, who went away and forgot his wise maxims, each following bis own pursuit as before. The lecturer referred to the miseries endured by women in the old country, who were compelled to work in fields and factories for the merest wages ; such women could not be expected to per form necessary home duties* A young roan

before marrying should resolve to support a wife and do his best to provide the ingredients for the pudding. In many instances in the old country it was the " brown bear,, the "blue boar" and "red lion" that tore men to pieces and made ragged homes. It domestic happinness is to be secured and retained there must be good house-keeping on the part of the wife and industry and economy on the part of tbe husband. The doctor concluded his able lecture by saying tbat there must be a family altar to God in the home, and the divine words of scripture must be taught to the children, and if such a EVstem was adopted, the beautiful im pressions would remain through the years to come, and he blessed by heavenly benedic tions Votes of thanks to the lecturer and chairman concluded a pleasing and profitable evening Tbe chairman announced tbat Dr Anthffe would lecture on "A dangerous experiment" this evening in the Temperance Hall, Albert-street, when tbe Mayor will preside.

RAILWAY MISMANAGEMENT.

(To the Editor of the EvFNiNCt Star. ) Sik,—Would you kindly carry out your motto, " For the cause that lacks assistance" &c, &c, and ask the Government through your valuable paper if they will allow the ladies' waiting room at Newmarket Station to be opened. 1 went to Newmarket Station on Sunday for the purpose of proceeding to Ellerslie with my wife and family, and we had to wait out in a broiling sun for upwards of a quarter of an hour. For my self, having served Her Majesty many years in the tropics, I cared little, but surely some shelter should be given to women and children. Could not that great Scottish En gineer dom-it-mon do something for us ? The way the last train from Onehunga on Sunday was crowded and the people shoved in any where, was a shame and disgrace to whoso ever had the management. The officials in the train were certainly most civil and obliging and did what they could. Ido not recollect a single complaiut being made while the line was worked by the Messrs. Brogdens. Why should there be so many now ?—I am, Ac, Constant Subscriber. Auckland, December 14, 1874. [There is not the slightest use in expostu lating. The Government is arbitrarily and in solently defiant to public remonstrance. The closing of the Newmarket station-house, while providing no shelter from rain or sun, is quite characteristic. But what is the use of complaining ? However, it is a long lane that has no turning. —Ed. E. S._\

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham Esq., R M.)

SUNLESS FACES

James Kennedy, alias "Bonme Scot," Robert Roberts, Nancy Barneth- and Kitty Jones, who had received gratuitous lodgings last night in the lockup, as they were wholly incapable of taking care of themselves, were successively introduced into Court this morn ing and dealt with in the following manner. Nancy was sent to gaol for seven days' im prisonment, Kennedy was fined 20s, Kitty Jones 10s, and Robert Boberts, a young carpenter, who treated the matter with freat levity, was fined 10s and costs. A SAD CONDITION. Catherine Regan was brought up under the Vagraat Act for being a rogue and a vaga bond. This poor creature presented her ghost-like form in the dock, wrapped in an inky cloak, with a face like death, and pleaded guilty to a variety of charges. She had been previously convicted fifteen times, and was ordered to gaol for six months with hard labour. OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. Henry Doughey was charged with assault ing Constable Mulville while in the execu tion of his duty on the evening of the 15th inst. John Miles was charged with obstructing the same constable in the execution of his duty. These men were sailors and had been out on the spree and molested Constable Mulville, treating him with much severity. His Worship recommended that Mr Broham should communicate with the captain of their vessel respecting the men. Remanded till to-morrow. MIKE TN TOWN. Michael McDermott, of Henderson's Mill, on remand, was again brought up on a charge of destroying glass, value £13 10s, the pro perty of F. H. Lewisson, on the 14th instant. Mr. Lewisson was desirous of withdrawing the charge against prisoner, who was mad drunk. His Worship said such men must be re strained in their mad career. Prisoner said he came into town and bought a watch of Mr Lewisson ; he then got awfully drunk, and the watch got into his mind. His Worship : And your foot got into the window ? Prisoner : Yes, your Worship ; it's true, most true, your Worship; I am an old soldier, and was drunk. Mr Lewisson said the man was willing to pay down £4, and he would rather withdraw the charge and risk the remainder. The case was again remanded until to morrow. aechie's kite. Archibald McKay was summoned under Bye-law No. 6, charged with flying a kite in Wellesley-street, on the 20th November last. Mr McKay, at the suggestion of his Wor ship, said he would birch the young dog well, upon which promise young Archibald was set at liberty. TRUANT BOYS. William Lysaght andJCharles Barnes, were charged with a breach of the Naval Training School Act, by wandering abroad and having noiproper guardianship. Detective Jeffrey deposed that he took the boys into custody ; the father and mother of the boy Lysaght were perpetual drunkards ; the boy Barnes was neglected, his father was a convicted thief, and his mother had five children to support. The children are left to roll about the streets, wild and un taught. The boys were committed to the training ship, to be brought up in the religion of their parents. EMBEZZLEMENT. John Thompson appeared again to answer to several charges of embezzling several sums of money, the property of Mr Prank Quick. Mr Joy appeared for the prisoner. Mr McCormick remarked that he had just seen Mr Quick, and had been but imperfectly informed that the prisoner had absconded from his employer's service with certain sums of money belonging to his employer, which he should have banked. He would not say that he appeared for Mr Quick, but would merely explain that certain reparation had been made to Mr Quick, and that gentleman was not willing to proceed with the charge, if he could do so, without committing him self.

His Worship said he feared the case was beyond Mr Quick's power, ie was now in Mr Broham's hands. It must be remembered also that those offences were not alone against the individual, but against the public.

The charges were then read over to the prisoner, as follows, all the offences having been committed between the 2nd and 7th of the present month :—£6 ss. £3 Ss Bd, £7 ISs, £11 3s 6d, £5 15s, £27 12s 9d, £6, £1S 13s fid, the moneys of his employer, Frank Quick.

The charge of embezzling £11 3s 6d was withdrawn, and the case remanded until to morrow, when the first charge of £7 18a will be proceeded with.

Mr. Joy asked that prisoner might be allowed the usual bail.

His Worship said the amounts must be doubled. Prisoner in £400, and two sureties in £200 each.

The sureties on the ptevioua occasion were

then called, namely, Alexander Pollock «,* Charles Batingfield, to prove their eheihiliT but were not present. " ™V* 'l'ti& CASE OE ARSON. The girl, Cecilia Allen, was brought m> ftn charges of setting fire to a house and shed »f Takapuna, the property of Mr Howard Mr Rees appeared for the defence The charge of setting fire to the shed w™ not taken, but the indictment will he nr pared by the Crown prosecutor. The depositions on the former charge wen* then read over, and the prisoner fully com* mitted for trial. * °** Mr Rees asked that bail might be allowed His Worship said the Court could have no objection in admitting prisoner to bail on two sureties in £100 each. His Worßhin suggested that the girl should undergo a medical examination for the purpose of asce*. taining the state of her mind, as from the apparent apathj displayed by her during the hearing of the case it would appear'that her mind was unbalanced, Mr Bees promised to see Dr Philson upon the matter, before preparing his defence. His Worship thought she might perhaps be taken into the Sb. Mary's orphanage where she would be cared for in the interval previous to her trial. Mr Broham remarked that in consequence of the increase of crime lately, it was most inconvenient to retain the child in the lock up ; it was as bad as sending her to Mount Eden.

Mr Rees agreed to see her parents upon the matter and possibly sufficient sureties would be procured by to-morrow. The girl was then taken to the lock-up. This was all the business.

MADAME ARABELLA GODDARD'S CONCERT.

The first of this accomplished artistes concerts announced to take placa in Auck land came off last night at the Choral HaU. The reputation of Arabella Goddard is no mushroom reputation. Twenty years ago.ifc was great, and it has been steadily expanding ever since till now it is world-wide [and unexcelled. Her visit to New Zealand Mill form an epoch in the history of music in the colony. Although distinguished artistes have before afforded us the opportunity of marking the progress of the musical world, it may be questioned whether so universally gifted a performer • has

ever graced our stage. A disciple of no particular school, having graduated in all, Madame Goddard is fully capable of in terpreting any clas3 of music. Great as are the attractions of the great pianiste these

were supplemented by others of a high order in the persons of the following vocalists:

Mrs. Smythe (soprano), Mr. Rainford (basso), and Mr." Skinner (tenor). Another instru-

mentalist, Herr Wilhelm Doehler, of the

Sydenham Crystal Palace concerts, alsomsde his debut in Auckland as a violinist with

unqualified success. The arrangements in the hall were the same last night as on the

occasion of the visit of the Carlo Troupe, that is to say the seats from the middle door back were gradually raised. These were devoted to the ss. ticket-holders. The front

chairs on the floor of the hall were reserred, while the 3s. seats were at the back of the

raised seats. This arrangement is a capitalone

and afforded much satisfaction to those who, , from coming late, had to occupy the back seats. These were on a higher level than

the stage itself, and their possessors had an unobstructed view of everything. The acoustic properties of the HaU were j also improved by the diminution of the spaee| at the further end from the performers.

In spite of the stormy weather the large room ■ was crowded by a fashionable audience, who, § by fheir appreciative applause, fully bus-, tamed, the reputation for musical judgment, which' the citizens of Auckland enjoy. Madame Goddard's appearance on the stage was the signal for a burst of welcome, which the lady gracefully acknowledged. The opening piece selected for the occasion was Beethoven's "Sonata," in Aflat (Op. 26).

This is sometimes known as the Euneral

Sonata. It coasists of five movements andante with variations, Scherzo ia A. fiat minor, which glides into the corresponding major, and subsequently back into theminor, finishing with the grand Funeral March, the close of which introduces an allegro passage of singular beauty. The selection is of a severely classical type, and must have been a great treat to "those of the audience': who had a critical knowledge of the art. The wonderfully facile manner" with which Madame Goddard treats the most difficult passages is only equalled by her marvelous accuracy of expression. In th» andante and march the notes seemed touched with a magic wand, their tones came out with an appealing sweetness that was irresis tible, bringing moisture to many an eye. The . allegro wa3 crisp and martial and made a splendid contrast with the movement which preceded it. At the finish the pianiste was vociferously applauded. Her second piece was a fantasia on airs from Mozart's Don Giovanni arranged for Madame Goddard j specially by Thalberg. This was a more >\ sparkling selection and was no doubt more widely appreciated than the former. It also was followed by cheering loud and _ long, j Madame Goddard concluded by giving, a Scotch fantasia introducing several weU known airs such as "the Blue Bells" "Kel vin Grove" and " Wha wad na fechfc for Charlie." The fair artiste imparted to these well known strains a new and lasting charm. * As one after another was recognized, thr m audience could scarce be restrained in their enthusiasm and when the performer rose the cheering which greeted her might have been heard miles away. This was not subdued till the illustrious visitor returned to the piano and gave a fan tasia on the old airs "Auld Robin Gray and '« Bonnie Dundee." This was again responded to by enthusiastic applause. Herr Doehler gave two solos on the violin, the first a fan tasia by Vieuxtemps from the " I Lombards and the other Rode's " Dia Varie.' Reff | Doehler is an artist of conspicuous merit, ana met with a very genial reception. Mrs Smythe sang "Non c ver" with great sweet ness of expression as well as power. As.an? encore she gave Carlotta Patti's fawn" ballad, " Coming through the rye' wig much piquancy and telling humour. V" Rainford received a very flattering welcome back to Auckland. He gave Schubert S "Wanderer" in capital style _IOVO^%J a encore in response to which he gave "W^? we were boys together," an ever pleasing ow ditty. Mr Rainford subsequently g»*» " The Old Sexton," and Ml Desperandum. Mr Skinner has a |voice which reminds ns I somewhat of Mr Hallam. It is sweet WW not powerful, with good range and flexible. His song "Tell me Mary how w. woo thee," was warmly received. laKen altogether the concert was perhaps the mos perfect we have enjoyed in Auckland w years. Madame Goddard, we prophecy, m not regret visiting Auckland. Mr Harcou" Lee. who accompanied the vocalists, ma* well serve as a model to our local accow panists. An accomplished musiciai^ never obtrudes his capabilities, but w upon and assists the singer in a very no* able manner. The next concert is announce for to-morrow (Thursday).

EXAMINATION OF ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL.

The examination of St. Josephs: ■»£«*£,,, Sisters of Mercy, was »tt* tf ß'^: the school-room, adjoining St., *^; Cathedral, Wyndham-streec, this Ws^f| There were present on occaswn. Very Rev. Father Fynes Vica^era^ Keys. Fathers W. McDonald, Boibieux,*fe O'Dyer. The examinations were by one of the nuns on the -tiUgg. subjects:-First-class, history, ffjgjy geography, etc. Second-class,- *«*%*, ,: measures, grammar and geography ot^ Zealand. Third-class : geography- J ° class: Spelling, tables, gramm* , object lessons. AUdp-J^^^J olasa i (Spelling) tables, gr»"«

THE EVENING STAB, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1874



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