SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

HIGH WATBB This evening, 2.26 ; to-mo-TO* morning, 2.6S ■3UN-SET: Tblg ovening, 4.50; SUN-RISB: To morrow morning, 7.3 MOON'S AGE: Full Moon, 31st, 6.25 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

vuy ot Adelaide, s.s., Brown, from Kanoavu Francisco and English Mail) Augusta, brigantine, from Newcastle Ladybird, s.s., Andrews, from the South Ocean, schooner, from Mercury Bay

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Poverty Bay—Kover, schooner, Tuesday -tor the South—Phcebe, Sues Mail, Ist June Wantjaroa and Melbourne—Bose M., barque, Annie

Lisle, barque, about Monday For Newcastle—Dorette, ship, early For Levuka—Daphne, schooner, at once For Kaipara—Amaranthe, schooner, Tuesday

VESSELS EXPECTED

Hero, s.s., from Sydney, about 2nd June Boupareli, ship, from London. Sailed February 19 Huntley Castle, ship, from London. Sailed Feb 21 Southern Cross, s.s., from England, sailed Jan 21 Empreza, barque, from Liverpool, sailed October 15 Pretty Jane, s.s., from Napier andGisborne, early Paterson, p.s., from the South, early Florence, barque, from New York. Sailed Feb 14 Mary King, schooner, from Adelaide, early Glimpse, barque, from Newcastle, early Dauntless, fore-and-aft schooner, from Lyttelton,

sailed 20th May Edith, schooner, from South Sea Islands, early Clematis, ketch, from Lyttelton, early Charybdis, schooner, from Lyttelton James Wishart, ship, from London, sailed 18th March Queen of Nations, ship, from Liverpool, via Belfast, sailed 17th March William Gifford, barque, from New York, yia Dunedin. Sailed Feb 15 Thames, barque*, from Boston, loading Hylton Castle, barque, from Newcastle, early

IMPORTS.

Per Augusta, from Newcastle : 150 tons coal, Watt Brothers; 11 tonß pig iron, Mase field and Co.

The s.s. Ladybird, Captain Andrews, ar rived in the Manukau from the South on Sunday. She left Port Chalmers on the 16th, Lyttelton on the 18th, Wellington and Picton on the 21st, Nelson on the 22nd, and Taranaki on the 23rd. She brings a quantity of cargo and the following passengers: — Judge Rogan, M.L.C.; Judge Smith, M.L.C.; Mr and Mrs Woon and child, Mrs H. J. C. Andrew, Captain and Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Ford, Captain Hood, Messrs Mathews, Dom ville, Gray, and six in the steerage.—Combes land Daldy, agents. The brigantine Augusta, Captain Bendall, arrived from Newcastle with a cargo of coals and iron on Saturday night. The captain's report shows that the vessel experienced much the same gales and bad weather as the barque P.C.E. It is singular that both vessels were driven down South within sight of Cape Farewell. This light was sighted by the Augugta on the 16th. She was then, similarly to the P.C.E., 6 days previously blown away North by a S.E. gale. Passed the North Cape may 22nd, and arrived as above:

COMMERCIAL.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST.

The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below:— Calls. £ s. d. Date National Bank of NZ. .. .. o*lo 0 July 8 Eed Queen 0 0 6 July 11

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wixl Close ah Under :— For Thames, to-morrow, at 5 30 p.m For Kawau, per Lady Bowen, on Tuesday next, at

10 a.m For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Pwowena

on Tuesday next, at 3p.m. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Ladybird, on Wednesday next, at

10 a.m. , , . For Wangaroa, per Annie Lisle, on Tuesday next, at

8 a.m. For the undermentioned places, per Phoebe, on Monday, Ist June, as under : — For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 6 a.m. For Southern provinces, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Southampton and Brindi3i, at 6 30 a m For newspapers at 5a m For registered letters, and money orders, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, 30th instant. (Signed) 8. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

Proud—On May 25, at the residence of Mr Daniel Macintosh, Franklyn Road, William Bolton Froud Forester of Court Coromandel: aged 24 years. Th* funeral will take place to-morrow (Tuesday), at 3 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

MONDAY, MAY 26, 1874

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And *-» good that we can do

Our contemporary, the bHerald, in an ex cellent article this morning, laid down the ex-position of the province with reference to education. The meeting this evening will do well, however, to take note also of the future, and of the most fitting course to meet the difficulties which it presents. The peculiarity with which they have to deal is this :—Auckland stands almost, if not en tirely, alone among the colonies in being dependent on direct taxation. In England 15s. for every school child is contributed from the revenue ; in Victoria, £130,000 a year ; in New South Wales, £120,000, and so on. In the other provinces of New Zealand, and in all the States of America, there are great land endowments in aid of education. In Auckland, where the land does not belong to the Government, endowments of any adequate value are im possible. Things have come to this pass, that the whole of the general revenue is ab sorbed by the General Government, who at the same time repudiate all liability for edu cation. Auckland contributes a quarter-of-a million towards this revenue, and if she were a separate colony there can be no_ doubt economy would be sufficiently practised to admit of subsidies from it. Other provinces are in the same position. They too find their indirect revenue taken from them. Brit there is this marked difference. With us it is an unmixed evil. With thermit is attended by a development of their provinces with borrowed money, relieving their land re venue of charges hitherto thrown upon it, and at the same rime enormously swelling that revenue by the stimulus to land buying which the loans have developed. Broadly speaking, one million is raised yearly by indirect taxa tion, and to it Auckland contributes one fourth. On that million is thrown the whole burden of colonial waste and extravagance. Another million from land sales is also raised, but that coes exclusively into the overflow ing Treasury of the only other provinces approaching us in population and social needs. In this view we hold that direct taxation is unavoidable, but it ought to be only tempo rary and until the people can bring sufficient pressure upon their assembly of representa tives for a united effort to force the General Government to do its duty in this matter. It will be well if the end of this evening's meeting should be the formation of an asso ciation for this purpose, instead of another empty beating of the air and another repeti tion of the fruitless agitation when the house hold tax was first imposed.

THE MONSTER MEETING TO-NIGHT.

The Choral Hall wUl^to-night c the scene of no inconsiderable excitement i__ connection with the Education Tax. No doubt in the irritation against a tax at ence direct and severe there will be abundant denunciation against all who hare taken part in connec tion with it. Had the system of school fees, as originally proposed in the Government measure been adopted, the gburthen of sup porting education would have more equally pressed on those to be most directly bene fited. The Government in bringing down the present proposed Amending Act in express words distinctly disclaimed all and every responsibility in connection with it. The Council had shown that only an amendment of the system of raising money 3y the household tax was what would be ac cepted, and the taxing clauses were arranged in. deference to this decision; If the;nieeting to-night can strike out. some new course for

raising the requisite amount for the education of the province without so severely pressing on the public shoulders good will result. If not the mere^enunciation of taxation will not lead to any profitable results.

We observe that the Mayor, with his usual style of classical signature, is grumb ling in the b&erald this morning over the failure of the attempt to grab the means for educational endowment, in order to provide him with a civic palace. We presume that no one objects to a Town Hall. On the con trary, it would be a general public conve nience. But it does not therefore follow that this boon should be conferred at the expense of the education of the children of the pro vince. When the city loan was forgiven there was a distinct pledge from the Mayor and the City members that there was in that the stoppage of the interminabk: cry of Give ! Give ! His Worship, however, supposing that a new Council will be igno rant of this, continues the game. We are far from saying that the Mayor should not dip his hand as deep as possible into the money bag, but it ill becomjfes him to try to filch the means of public education. There is many another site fitted for. a Town Hall in the city. Let the Mayor proceed at once and build,

From the report of the Education Depart ment of Otago for the year 1873, just received, we find that the number on the rolls in that province was 11,451, including the Industrial and Benevolent Institution schools. The total cost was £30,1G5, of which £12,716 was from school fees, and the remain ing £17,452 made up of £11,133 Bs_ 9d from land endowments, and the remaining £0319 from land revenue. This is exclusive of £20,000 voted for school buildings, of which nearly £4000 was spent during the year. Wc call rind no mention of any direct tax to wards the £17,452—a sum nearly equal to the total cost of our education—while school fees at the rate of Is per week are imposed in addition. It is clear that these fees must materially keep down the attendance at the schools or they should have yielded much more largely than they have. It is also clear that there is no similarity whatever between our position and that of Otago, and that they can well afford to keep the control in their own hands with out the aid from the indirect revenue which we must have and for which we must strive as our only means of meeting tho difficulty.

The City of Adelaide sails for Southern ports this evening at midnight.

The weather has undergone a very sudden change since Saturday afternoon. The wind which had been blowing fresh from the N.andN.W. during the morning veered round to the west later in the day, and in the evening blew hard with squalls of rain. About four a.m. yesterday morning a heavy storm of thunder, lightning, and hail passed over the harbour and city, happily without any dam age. All day yesterday there was a heavy sea in the harbour, and at intervals there were storms with thunder and hail. The wind went round into the south towards night. Bain has continued to fall with slight intermissions since.

We notice that Mr Thomas McMaster wil open his new drapery and clothing establish mentiu Wellesley-street, on Wednesday next, for the purpose of clearing out his damaged stock, and introducing new goods per Jubilee.

The public meeting of the Auckland Aux iliary Bible Society will be held on Wednes day in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association. His Excellency Sir James Fergusson will take the chair at half past seven, and addresses will bo delivered by several ministers and gentlemen associa ted with the cause.

A large meeting will be held this evening in the Choral Hall to petition the Provincial Council against the proposed Education Tax. Reader Wood, Esq., is expected to tako the chair. The gallery has been reserved for ladies.

A tea meeting will be held this evening in the Grafton Road Wesleyan Chapel. The meeting will subsequently be addressed by Revs. A. Reid, W. C Oliver, R. F. Maenicol, and R. S. Bunn. Mr Martin will also deliver an address on " Self -Reliance." The chair will be taken by H. Ellis, Esq.

Although the evening of Saturday last was very wet the weather did not hinder to any great extent the ingress of visitors to the Kennedy concert in the City Hall, which was nearly filled. The programme was faithfully performed. The national song, "My Heather Hills," was admirably sung by Mr Kennedy ; also, the " Blue Bonnets over the Border, " by Mr David ; and " I'm a Friar of Orders Grey," by Mr James. Tannahill's beautiful song, " Thou Bonny Wood o' Craigi Lea," was tastefully rend ered by Miss Helen, as was '' Castles in the Air," by Miss Marjory, who was greatly cheered. "Coming through the Rye " was given by the family in excellent style, but the humourous piece of the evening was Alexander Wilson s " Watty and Meg," with appropriate remarks on the author, and with a description of his grave in Philadelphia. The programme for this evening will include Scott's "Last Words of Marmion," and bhe famous trio of Dame Durden.

The Rev. Father O'Dwyer officiated at St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday morning. During his discourse he referred to the rise and fall of the many heresies the Church had witnessed,- the once powerful Arians, Manicheans, and Albigenses, even in our own days. The Church was witnessing the decline of Protestanism. which in his opinion would be followed by Atheism and Infidelity. Its approach was already heralded in by the system of secular education, which would have the'effect of demoralising the people. He concluded by exhorting Catholic parents to see that their .children received a good moral and religious education, which would obtain for them peace in this life and never ending joys in the Kindom of Heaven.

The Hope of Manukau Lodge of Good Templars will be the scene of a soiree and musical entertainment to-morrow evening, in the Onehunga Choral Hall. The chair will be taken by Mr. Lusk, and after tea speeches will be given by the Rev. Samuel Edger, and Messrs. Hemus, Martin, Cole, and Atkin.

At the Police Court to-day six persons were fined for being drunk, and Eliza Les trange, charged with being a rogue and a vagabond was remanded until to-morrow.* Several other charges were also remanded.

A fire broke out on Saturday evening in a barn belonging to Mr John Hall, of Otahuhu, and destroyed a waggon and a quantity of hay. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is conjectured that it was the work of an incendiary. The property was uninsured and the loss to Mr Hall is estimated at £200. Another fire broke out yesterday morning about five o'clock, in the stable belonging to Mr Rogers, of Papatoitoi, which completely destroyed the building. This fire also is supposed to have been caused by the hand of some evil-disposed person. This property, worth between £300 and £400, was unin sured. The police are on the alert with the view of bringing the offender to justice, as it is presumed that both fires were _ lit by the same person. We hope the police will be sjucgessful in their search.

The fortniehtly meeting of tne... L°y^ Good Intent Lodge of Oddfellows' Y"vSt place on Wednesday next, instead oi tms evening, in consequence of the Ha ■ Birthday.

The name of Thomas lbbotson was erro neously printed lbbetsonin our Saturday report of the Police Court.

_ Smith's English and Continental Combina j tion Troupe of celebrated gymnasts, singers, i and ventriloquist drew a full house on Saturday evening last, and were extremely gratifying to the audience. The unsurpassed ' performance of Young England and Alberto were marvellous, and elicited frequent applause. The gyrations of Airec were equally marvellous, especially on the flying trapeze and ladder on bar feats, which proved that he is beyond all competition as far as our knowledge extends. We have never witnessed anything approaching them. The De Castro family were alfeo eminently suc cessful in their clever exhibitions, and re ceived quite a shower of bouquets and eulogies. Val Vose excited a great deal of merriment by causing the dumb to speak, and conversing upon love and other popular topics. Mdlle. Montebello, who had some what recovered from her severe cold, sang with grace and feeling. Mr. St. Vincent was also well received in his original and comic songs. The entertainment, the best of its kind that has been presented to the citizens of Auckland, was really excellent in all its characteristics, and every performer sustained his and her particular part with accuracy and satisfaction.

The Eev. Warlow Davies preached to a larKC congregation yesterday morning in the City Hall a sermon on the occasion of the death of Mrs. Bond, taking his text from St. Mark, chapter xiv., Bth verse : "She hath done what she could." The preacher referred to the deceased as pre-eminently of the sisterhood of Mary, as deeply imbued with Mary's pious and affectionate heart, and like herunostentationsin her human charities. She had been a member of the Church for many years, and was first sensibly awakened to the importance of a religious life by an address by a member on the "lifting up of the brazen serpent in the wilderness." Witli Mrs. Bond, said the preacher, religion was not a question of the head, not a bundle of syllogisms, but a life of devotion and love. She had con tinued a consistent Christian through all material changes, both in prosperity and adversity ; and in sickness and distress she was ever ready to minister to the wants of her neighbours; speak a good word in season, and throw the veil of charity over tlio frailties of poor human nature. Her conduct and self-denial in relation to her womanly duties were most exemplary, and it may justly be said of her, as of Mary of old, "She hath done what she could." Almost her last words were those of Toplady's well-known hymn : —

Nothing In my hand I bring Simply to Thy crois I cling.

The discourse was a beautiful tribute to the memory of a good woman, and was listened to with devout attention.

The news contained in our Fiji files per City of Adelaide is unimportant. The only item of consequence is as follows : —On Sun day, the 10th inst, a serious disturbance occurred at Ban, when three Fijains were wounded. Two government employes were paid for their services in cocoanuts. Before these were taken away the natives heard that tho Government was at an end, and so determined that these cocoanuts should not be delivered, and in order to prevent it, and rather than they should be taken, they threw the nuts into the sea. On tho Sunday named two or three natives, who were armed, came to our informant and asked him his business, and stated that it was tho intention of tho people of Lovu to club or trample on a white settler there. They then took away the white man's wife (a half-caste) and child, and treated them badly. Tho whites then present took up arms in defence of the white man and his property, when a skirmish ensued, and three natives were wounded slightly. The whiterrtan is in fear of being killed by order of the chiefs, under the impression that there is no govern ment in these islands, and that they may do as they please.

A telegram of great importance was for warded on Saturday last to Mr Alfred Buck land, in the Haymarket, and, although there was ample time for its delivery on the day in question, it was unnecessarily delayed until the following morning. It is quite clear, therefore, that a little more attention to business at our telegraphic station would be of advantage to the general community. We give the hint to those in authority in order that the like may not occur again.

To-morrow evening, being Whitsun Tues day, 'the Auckland ODiocesan Choral Asso ciation will celebrate its second festival, in St. Matthew's Church, in a full evening service choralry, rendered byjthe members of the associated choirs. Door will be open to ticket-holders from 6.15 till G. 45 after which the main doors will be thrown open. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. R. H. Mitchell, 8.A., and |the 'offertory will be in aid of the general fund of the Association.

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF ADELAIDE WITH THE ENGLISHAND AMERICAN MAILS.

Great Overflow of the Mis sissippi.

Loss of Life and Property.

EXCITED DEBATE IN THE BRITISH

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

GLADSTONE CHARGED WITH

TRICKERY.

DEATH OF PHILLIPS, TBE GEOLO-

GIST.

DATES TO APRIL 24.

THE FAMINE IN INDIA.

Star Office, 9 a.m. The R.M. s.s. City of Adelaide, J. W. Brown, Esq., arrived in harbor shortly before eight o'clock this morning with the English and American mails. She left Sydney for Kandavu on 9th inst., at 3 p.m., with 50 saloon and 37 steerage passengers. Arrived a^. Kandavu, after a pleasant passage, on 17th, at 2 p.m., and found H.M.S. Rosario in port. About 8 a.m. on 19th the Cyphrenes and Tartar arrived from their respective ports. Transhipped our mails and 35 saloon and 45 second and third cabin passengers into Cyph renes; received New Zealand mails and passen gers frojn Tartar, which then sailed for Sydney

at 1.30 p.m. Our coaling the Cypnrenes made it impossible to tranship New Zealand cargo without detaining the Tartar and ourselves too long. Completed coaling the Cyphrenes early on 20th, and left for Auckland at 2 p.m. The Cyphrenes for San Francisco and Rosano for Levuka sailed same day. Experienced fine weather till the 24th, when it blew rather fresh with heavy sea. Anchored about tour miles south of tiritiri owing to heavy' muck weather from 12 p.m. on the 24th till 0.10 a.m. on the 25th, when we weighed anchor and arrived alongside at 8 a.m. The Macgregor arrived in Sydney on the 9th inst,, after a passage of about nine days. For Auckland :- Saloon: Mr and Mrs Banks, Messrs Williamson, H. Johnson, Angus Brown, Meinestzhoyer, and two steerage passengers. For Wellington :—Saloon : Mr G. R. Johnson, Mrs Johnson, servant, and child : Messrs Bridge and Caldwell, Miss Hodgkins, Mr Hoggard (Mail Agent). J. or Lyttelton : -Saloon :Mr Taylor. For Port Chalmers :—Mr and Mrs Barr.

A terrible explosion in the mines of Dun kenfield caused the death of 53 persons and severe injuries to 20 others. Joseph Arch is to arrange for an extensive emigration of farm labourers from England to America. The Emperor Francis Joseph has sent a conciliatory reply to the Pope's protest against the Ecclesiastical Bill. The Porte has authorised the Khedive of Egypt to keep the Suez Canal in working order. The steamship Farraday has begun to load with the new Atlantic cable, which is to be laid direct to the United States. There were two railway accidents in Eng land to-day, resulting in the death and in jury altogether of twenty persons. Mr Glandstone in reviewing the Budget said he regarded the reduction of a penny on the income tax as an important step to wards the abolition of the taxes. The Bill abolishing the sugar duties finally passed the House of Commons. At a special meeting of the committee of the National Agricultural Labourers' Union at Leamington £1000 were granted for the relief of locked-out labourers, 4000 of whom are now on the Union's funds.

By the explosion of the steamer Pegasus several lives were lost. New York, April 18.—" A London letter says : "In the Eastern counties of England a very bitter conflict has broken out between the farmers and their labourers The latter have joined the Union, which was started a couple of years ago, with its head-quarters at Warwickshire, and have demanded an extra shilling a week. This has been re fused, and the labourers have consequently struck on one or two farms. The farmers generally retaliated by locking out all Union men, and declaring that henceforth they will i mploy only non-Unionists. It is said the landlords are supporting the farmers, and threaten to eject tenants who do not hold aloof from all relation with the Unionists."

April ISth.—With reference to the escape of Rochefort and his companions the Paris Soir says :— " The escape of the French convicts has already led to the exchange of notes between the Cabinets at Versailles and S-. James. According to the information of the English Government it was a French vessel fitted out by the friends of the prisoners, and having on board a crew of twenty-five men, quite determined to fight if necessary. Seventeen convicts were to be carried off, but when the moment arrived only five were ready, the others being engaged at the work assigned to them. The English authorities declare that the Captain fraudulently hoisted the British flag, but the French believe that they can prove that the vessel was equipped and prepared in a British port, and that the British Government should be held responsible.

Upon reaching Sydney, Rochefort tele graphed for 25,000 francs to ono M. Adam, formerly a prefect of the Paris police, and the guardian of his children. After satisfy ing himself that it was no attempt at a hoax, M. Adam forwarded the money, part of which has been supplied by two newspapers, viz., the Republiqw bFrancaise and the Rap pel, M. Victor Hugo also contributing 6300 francs.

London, April 22.—The city papers deprecate inflation of the United States currency, but think it would be followed by a flow of bullion to England. London, April 2.. —The accountants ap pointed to investigate the books of the Erie Railway Company sail for New York on Wednesday

The Grand Duke Alexis is the only mem ber of the Imperial family who will accom pany the Czar on his visit to England. The Atrato is once again on her way to New Zealand, with four hundred emigrants for Canterbury and Otago. The cylinder has been repaired, and she took her trial trip on March 21, when the surveyors to the Board of Trade passed her all right. The inevitable consequencs of a mishap which ob liges an emigrant vessel to return to port has happened in the case of the Atrato. Several of the emigrants having had time for reflec tion, and getting "funky" of the sea have re fused to proceed in her, ane thus they have had a nice little sea trip, and several days rations for nothing.

London, April 17.— A break-out of fifteen thousand miners is expected at Cornwall. The barque Skinner, from Havre, for the United States, has put into Falmouth, having lost her wards and stanchions, and sprung her main and fore mast.

The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England on balance-day is £114,000. Amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is £20,000.

April 18th. — The expectation of another rise in the Thames, and the overflow of that stream this afternoon, caused thou sands of persons to throng its banks and All the bridges which cross it. The water did rise to an immense height, but no damage was done, and it is now ebbing. Placards are posted up in the agricultural districts of England cautioning intending emigrants to the United States, on the authority of Consul Archibald, of New York, that 40,000 parties are ready to return to England.

London, April 24.—1 n the House of Lords to-day, the Marquis of Salisbury, Secretary of State for India, said the harvest in India promised to be abundant, and that the pre sent provisions against famine were un doubtedly ample. In the House of Commons, Smollett moved that the suddenness of the late dissolution of Parliament was deserving of the censure of the House. He characterised the act as a coup d'etat, by which the last Government sought unconstitutionally to retain power, and declared that Gladstone had resorted to a stratagem which was ungenerous to his friends, insolent to his opponents, and barely honest to the nation.

Whalley seconded the motion. | | Gladstone stigmatised the assertion that l the dissolution was secretly planned as un true, absurd, and impossible. He challenged a repetition of the word " trickster," applied to him. Upon the refusal of Smollett to repeat it, he charged him with a lack of decency and manliness. He then defended the act of dissolution, which he declared would have been more inconvenient had it been postponed. Upon concluding his speech, Gladstone left the House. The motiori was negatived without a

division. Much excitement was manifested during and at the close of the debate. Thl death of John Phillips, the geologist, is announced to-day. He was seventy-three years old. His death was caused by an accident. . , The steamship Silesia, from New York for Hamburg, is aground in the Elbe, and is reported to be in a dangerous position. The European Mail, of the 20th March, announces that a prospectus has been issued in London containing proposals for the for mation of a company to take over Hall s Aus tralian Steamship Line. The proposed capital is £600,000, in 30,000 shares of £20 each. The seven promoters take one share each, and four of whom, including Mr Hall, stipulate for a salary of £1,000 a year. London, April 22.—Later advices from Acheen say the Dutch attacked the Acneenese entrenchment near Kraton, but were re pulsed, losing several killed and sixty wounded. ... . _ April 23.—A testimonial is published, signed by the saloon passengers of the National line, by the steamship Egypt, com mending the bravery of the Captain and officers of the Egypt in rescuing the salvage crew of [the Europe, and after their relin quishment, of the attempt to tow the dis abled steamer into port.

CONTINENTAL.

Paris, April 22.—Baron Gustave de Rothschild, Austrian Consul-General here, is reported dangerously ill. ____~,. Berlin, April 26th.—Emperor William in person closed tbe- session of the Reichstag yesterday with a formal speech of no general importance. Madrid, April 26th.—A rumor is current that the Carlists have asked Marshal Serrano for an amnesty. London, April 27 th.—Senor Castelar has written a letter in which he declares himself in favor of a Federal Republic. Madrid, April 24.—Three millions of reals, intended for the Carlists, have been seized in Santander. . The Carlists have paroled all their prisoners. Madrid, April 22.—The Carlist General, Saballo, commanding at Guipuscoa, has issued a proclamation decreeing the punish ment of death to all persons furnishing food to the cities of San Sebastian, Reutira, and Irun. A despatch from Pedro Abanta says an army of five thousand Republican troops are marching on Valmazeda, a town 22 miles from Bilbao. Paris, April 22.—Baron Gustave de Roths child, Austrian Consul-General in this city, is reported dead. Particulars of the election in Switzerland indicate that the Plebicite on Revision of the Federal Constitution has resulted in a majority ©f 100,000 in favour of the revi sion.

The German tribunal at Saverne has con demned and imposed a heavy fine on the Bishop of Nancy for his charge to the clergy issued last July. The Carlists say that the movement of Serrano against the Royalists has entirely failed, and that there was no fighting be tween the 28th and 30th instant.

P. A. Hansen, the German astronomer, is dead.

Ledru Rollin is suffering from an affection of the heart," which has necessitated his re tirement from political life. The Archbishop Le Tockowski, of Posen, has been convicted of contumacy, and dis missed from his See. No appeal will be allowed.

LOSS OF THE FRENCH STEAMER AMERIQUE.

ONE OF THE OFFICERS GOES DOWN

WITH THE SHIP.

THE VESSEL VALUED AT 1,200,000

FRANCS, AND THE CARGO AT 181,357 DOLLARS.

London, April 16.—The French steamer Amerique sunk near the Island Ushant, twenty-six miles from Brest. The passen gers and crew were rescued by English, Norwegian, and Italian vessels. One of the latter arrived at Brest this afternoon with the crew. The Amerique was not a new vessel. She was formerly the Eugenic L'lmperatrice, and one of the finest steam ships on the line. She was reconstructed and her hull lengthened by Leslie and Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne. New York, April 15th.—The steamer Amerique left New York on April 4th, and touched at Brest on April 14th.

Large crowds of people are gathered in front of the Company's office, on Broadway, inquiring concerning their friends and rela tives who sailed on the unfortunate steamer.

The news of the safety of all the passen gers and crew, with the exception of the second officer, gave general satisfaction to the inquirers. The loss of this fine ship, following so close on the loss of the Europe, has created a great excitement in this city.

The cargo of the Amerique is reported to be a total loss. It consisted of 40,000 bush els of wheat, 200 bales of cotton, 1,000 pack ages of hides, and other goods of a miscel laneous character.

The Amerique was somewhat smaller than the Ville dv Havre, but of a similar build. She was built last year at Newcastle, and carried on her last trip about eighty passen gers. Gallard, second officer of the Ameri que, reported lost, was aboard the Villa dv Havre at the time of the disaster.

" The Amerique was disabled by a hurri cane and sunk on the 14th April, eighty miles from Ushanti Island, off the coast of Brittany, and twenty-seven miles from Brest. All the passengers and crew, except the second officer, were rescued by the English, Norwegian and Italian vessels which were in the neighbour hood and landed at Brest. The courageous efforts of Captain Rosseau and crew are unanimously testified by the passengeas." Gayety, Ch.

The value of the Amerique is stated to be 1,200,000f. She was insured to the amount of 400,000f.; of this sum 130,000f. is held by an English Company, the remaining risk being held in Paris. The Amerique left this port on the 4th inst., carrying eighty cabin passengers. > She was rated at the Custom-house as having a carrying opacity of 4,101 tons. She had about the average cargo carried at this season, which was composed of merchandise in 200 dollar or 300 dollar lots, the aggregate of which was valued at 181,357 dollars. Among the principal items composing the cargo were several lots of wheat valued in the aggregate at about 75.000 dols. ; salted hides, valued at 12,000 dols. ; cotton, valued at 12,000 dols. ; and jewels, sweepings, sent abroad for smelting, 13,000 dols. She was commanded by Capt. Rosseau. The crew comprised 132, and the entire ship's company numbered 152 men. Paris, April 18th.—A few of the passen gers of the ill-fated steamer Amerique have arrived here. The narratives of the disaster are incoherent. The following is a substan tial summary :—The weather continued fine until the morning of April 13th, when a strong westerly breeze sprung up, aad veered at two o'clock to the northwest, finally blow ing a gale from west north-west. A heavy, roller struck the roof of the wheelhouse when ne hundred miles from Brest. The captain rdered the ship's head to be tyroed, Tfct

wind increased, and at 6 p.m. the wind %.. <<&. blowing a hurricane, filling the engine-r^T 3 with water. During the night the weaft - thickened, and the vessel rapidly filled **?■ water, putting out the fires three times W engineers succeeded, nevertheless in ke'eri* up steam. On the morning of the 14th Hf sea went down for a short period, and even, 9 body worked at the pumps. The eneinaL finally stopped working. Heavy 2, were . shipped at various times, ■ filled the holds with the large quantS of water, and it became evident that fk steamer had sprung a leak. The carpeutetg endeavoured in vain to discover its whet* abouts. The donkey-engine was set to.'wort but the efforts to lessen the water were n vain. She became unmanageable, and a t 4.30 p.m. the Captain was compelled to inform the passengers of her 'hopeless condi tion. He proposed to signal an Italian shin which had been standing by gallantly. Tm' information created surprise, because until then the officers of the steamer had succeeded in concealing her condition. The captain addressed the passengers in t few words, recommending them to becalm, and to take their life-preservers. The transfer, during a furious sea, was accom plished without disaster. It was commenced at five o'clock and was completed at seven o'clock. It was a miraculous escape consi dering the weather. The only accident was that to the first officer, Garray, who was drowned in the transfer. A /Norwegian vessel and the • English vessel Michigan each took several boat loads. The Italian vessel landed 39 of the passengers and 142 of the crew. There are various surmises as to the origin of the disaster. It is not attributed to the heavy seas shipped, but it is probable that the cargo of wheat while wet swelled and started the rivets, or possibly the ship, touched during low tide. The roofing of; the engines started at the commencement of the gale, allowing the water to enter freely. The Italian ship Eliza Quierok has arrived at Brest with 180 of the souls saved. London, April 18, —The official report of Captain Rosseau has been sent from Brest. ' It substantially confirms the telegrams from" Paris, The company gave the passengers money for their immediate necessities, hut what the latter received was small compared with the loss of their baggage and valuables, ' Many of the passengers are prostrated with fatigue, and there is one case of paraly-is. 1 The company throws the blame upon British 1 shipbuilders for their alteration, which 1 weakened the ships and impaired their sea worthiness. All speak in the highest terms of the conduct of the captain and officers. :b:b The Daily News correspondent at Ply mouth reports that the Amerigue has been freed from water, has been examined and '' the hull found to be tight, but the valves 1 open. Her crew have been telegraphed for, ' and she will proceed to Havre on Monday. The Admiralty Court have fixed her bail at • $125,000. 5 gLondon, April 21.—An action to recover ' 500,000 dols. salvage has been entered against the steamer Amerique by parties who picked f her up and brought her into Plymouth. The r vessel has been taken in charge by the law * officers to wait the result of the action.

AMERICAN NEWS.

(SPECIALLY PREPARED S UMMAET).

SAN FRANCISCO.

April 27th. The bandit Vasquez, for whose head a re ward of 815,000 has been offered, is again ravaging the Southern counties of California. He seized a ranchero at San Gabriet Mission,' near Lus Angeles, and compelled him to _ write a check for §500. The boy to whom b\ the cheque was entrusted for collection, «■ vealed the whereabouts of the bandit, and the Sheriff with a posse started in pnisrit. Vesquez caught sight of the posse and fled •with his gang. Another party of officers,: under command of Sheriff Morse, of Alam eda, are trying to intercept the gang as they fly from Sheriff Rowland. Vasquez is stall at large, but with strong probablity of soon being a prisoner. „■■-»'.. _ ' The snow blockade on the Pacific RaJro-a has been raised. Trains have been run-in, > regularly for the past three weeks. _ Gerald Massey, the distinguished Englis spiritualist, has delivered three lectures in . San Francisco. - . The ship James Cheston went ashore a. San Francisco Heads, but was got off again after being abandoned by the underwriters. The California Legislature adjourned wrt* , out providing for the completion of the Gtf Hall for San Francisco. A million dollars is needed for its completion. < ,'. The Grangers are about to organise saving banks and build warehouses ; they will alw purchase vessels for transporting grain. ■ There is an epidenic of crime in S»n Francisco—six violent deaths in oneiwe«*. A murderer committed suicide beside tne body of his victim, and another nearly similar case occurred a few days after, DM r Z coroner's jury disbelieved the stria* of the survivor, and found him guilty of the Irdeiof his comrade. If he.-hoddggj. . from the effects of the shot he ;wdl betned for murder. J. Freely, who kiUedNedAUj the wickedest man in San Francuco^ found guilty of murder in the second degw. Governor* Washburne is <^ J£, Senator, to succeed Sumner. OverßoDauo_i "SeSS Grant vetoed the .BaafJgX rencyßiU. He regards any expansion oftje currenoj as a violation of the P^dgeofCon . %£, and recommends a speedy. idjm * specie payments. He suggests ««*J5J...: revenue to meet the ment The proposition was to™"., S^OOOOOOOadSit-onal. The opposition to ,• SfVote is moderating and a compromn*, , will be effected on free banking.^ - .^ - The President'smessage on thelfajgw , Islands will soon be printed. The>repo«■ , Commission Steinberger has attracted con siderable attention. ~™-„nrshiP of A conflict of claim to the G^nowm^ Arkansas causes great anxiety. Broq^ Baxter, rival claimants, have ***** army, and Federal troops are called on restore quiet. • _.. _ , was H_« The situation at changed, on Monday, and both V^^ been reinforced and are.'f^dS^ i- Despite the intervention of the iedew^ more than half of Brooks «;JJgj* forces are collected. Brooks, thisJnw gfc received several boxes of arms I^ t «. Louis The Federals drove, back^ forces from Maine-street to »ou -^ Monday, refusing to let P"*^ street towards the State House. troops were also refused passa 8e "V^et, tion of Baxter's troops. ■ ?*%ss?s** The coal mine et Dunkerfield, W" ploded, is still burning. /whs, *M* The Eagle line steamship <*gffi o fc *, left Hamburgh yesterday tot^-? der broke, aground in the Bib., with^ygj,]^ A terrific gale has ragedjn tne, Channel for three days. M»ny ir. .- , unknown, are wrecked, and au ■J j^i -«r of The friends of Stokes, the m ,_„, James Fisk, intend aPP^L Un^^ One of the holders of ™° %_.<#*«' Railroad Bondshascommenced*^ J. Gould in JNew York. fjj^JSoOtf** ' make him pay up the par value oi. of Btock sold under wjunotwß.

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