SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER : This evening, 10 28 ; to morrow morning 10.49 SUN" SBC : This evening, 7.9 ; SUN KISE : to morrow morning, 4 41 MOON'S a&ifl : First Quarter, 17th, O.S a.m.

ARRIVALS.

southern Cross, s?, B*ker, from JNap«« »"" Gisborne , . _ __. Prei.n j,tne, s.s, Fernandez, from Napier and

Oisborne flyde, schooner, from W»n«rarei Eut>y s"hoonerfrom Fanny Ke ly, ketch from bpotiki G<.-ahead, s.s, from Wanganui (in the Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

"Past Lothian, birque, for ■ yu.lton Pe rleaf, schoor'cr, for l.yt'elton GolrtMi Isle, schooner.for Rusiell Southern Cross s.s, for T»ur*nga Cleopatr*. schooner, for Lyttelton (from tie Manuksu) ■Wellington, s.s, for the South (from the Manukau)

The s.s. Wellington left for the South this

afternoon. Passengers—baloon : Mrs. J. Kissling and two children, Miss C. Kemp thome, Mra. Walsh and family, Mi'3. Veal and family, Miss Sharland, Mrs. Roofr, Mr. Osborne, Mr. WestoD, Mrs. R. Watts, ' Mrs Caning, Mr Mrs and Miss Stoneham, Miss Buny, Messrs H. Browne, Bucholz, Ad air, Read, Dr Oopelanrl, Mr and Mrs Crother and three children, Mr and Mrs Donald and family (5), Mr W. H. Williams and sons (2), and 21 in the steerage. The s.s. Southern Cross, Captain Baker, arrived from Napier and Gisborne last even ing with a cargo of sheep and cattle for Fisher and Co. She left the former port on Friday at half-past six p.m., and had fine waabher all the way up. Passed the schooner Queen and the s.s. Result off the East Cape. Passengers : Madame Arabella Goddard and servant, Mrs Smythe, Messrs Rainford, Skinner, Doehler, and Lee, Miss Hill, Miss McCallen, Messrs Dyson, Boyle, Edwards, Cooper, Carnell, Dnnnetb, Morrow, Cash more, Bates, Smith, Onion, Cartwright, Field, Hang, Johnson, Hamilton and two children. • The s.s. Pretty Jane, from Gisborne and -"Napier, came in yesterday afternoon. Napier was left last Wednesday. Her cargo con sists of 196 bales of wool and some sundries. Passengers: Saloon—Mr De Thierry, Mr and .Mrs Craig1. Messrs McLeod, Broadbent, Shepherd, W. Eatene, Captain Tunks, Mrs Simpson, Mrs Lawrence, Miss Cheeseman. Steerage—Mrs "Dunn, Mrs Cane, Messrs Hoggard, Mohi, Whaw, Hamilton and son.

The a.s Go-ahead arrived in the Manakan from Wanganui yesterday at midday after a fine weather passage with variable winds. Passengers : Messrs Leonard, Sheddan, Brennan, Mr and Mrs M. Niccoll

The schooner Clyde arrived from Wangarei with cargo and eight passengers on Saturday evening. The schooner Tawera is loading sleepers at Holuanea for Mr. Y. Archard.

The fine new schooner Peerless, Captain Lewis, sailed for Lyttelton yesterday. She •went away under full sail with a N. E. breeze. Evidently her sailing powers are on a par with her fine appearance.

The Hawaiian schooner Dauntless left Kennedy's Bay for New Caledonia on the 30th nit., with 64,000 feet timber.

The schooner Ruby from Wangaroa brings a cargo of timber for Messra Holdship and Co.

The cutter Janet Grey brings 20,540 feet timber from Tairua.

The schooner Ocean brings] 22,700 feeb timber from Mercury Bay for Schappe and Anssnne.

The cotter Coralie is the bsarer of 43 tons of coals from Ilussell.

The sobnonev Alantic cleared for Kaipara to-day with 959 packages of goods. She leave3 Onehunga at once.

The Hydaspea was to haul away from the ■wharf this afternoon, as soon as the tide would permit. It is probable that Mr Watson, the 2nd officer, will remain as chief em :er of the City of Auckland. The Hy daspes is to sail to-morrow at daybreak. The ketch Fanny Kelly has entered in with 17 bales wool and 2 cases of bottles from Oootiki,

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, December 12. The s.s. Ladybird left to-day for Picton, iSelson, Taranaki, and the Manukau. Pas sengers : Cabin -Mrs and Miss Taylor, Misses Bradshaw and Raynor, Revs. Messrs. Macnicol, McKinney, Bruce, Hill, Cakler, Sheriff, Messrs. Daughty and Nicols.

Melbourne, December 4. The Zealandia ship arrived at Portland * from Auckland on the 3rd instant.

(The Zealandia left on the 23rd ultimo. So that she has made the run in 10 days.)

COMMERCIAL.

At Messrs Cochrane and to-day the Park Eoad property realised £350. Lot 64, at Spring Bank, with 143 feet frontage to Richmond Road was sold for £12 10s. Th<* unsxpired term of lease of pasture land in New North Road fetched £103. The other properties were passed.

At Messrs Tonks and Co.'s sale to-day the seven years' lease of two cottages in Have lock-street were purchased by Mr Hughes for £20.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wilx. Gr,oste as follows :— For Taii'Ua, per Coralie, on "Wednesday next, at 0 a m For Thames, this day, at 5 SO p ju., and to-mo;row,

at 0 30 a m For Coronnndel. on Friday next, at 10.30 a m Fer Kawnii and Maiak-ina, ptr Lady Bowen, to

morrow, at 10 a m For Gisborne and Napier, per Pretty Jane, to-

morrow, at 3pm For Napier, per Southern Cross, to - morrow,

at 3pm For Whitiangi.per Ocean, to-morrow, at 5 p m For Wanitaroa, per Ruby, to-morrow, at 4 p m Mails for London, &c. via Sun Francisco, will closo at 6 p m on December 24, per Cyphrenes jfor the undermentioned places per Cyphrenes, on Thursday, 24th instant, as follows :— .For Sandwich Islands, United Stale3 of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and South America, and British aud Foreign West Inaies, at 5 p in.

For the 'United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 5 p.m.

For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 4 p.m Late letters bearing an extra fee of Gd will be received by the Mail Agent on board up to time of sailing.

S. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster

DEATH.

Macintosh —'"n December 13, at Emily Place Eliza beth Hardio Lockie, the beloved wif<> of William Macintosh, teacher ; aged 39 years.

The funeral will leave her late residence at 4 p m to-morrow (Tuesday). Friends are respectfully in vited to attend.

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

MONDAY, DECEMBER, 14, 1874.

for the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrone that needs rcißtasce, For thu future in the distance. Aid th» e»od thnt we can do.

We very cordially congratulate the people of Auckland on the successful floating of the Harbour Board Loan, as intimated in our telegraphic columns. It appears that twenty-seven thousand pounds worth of debentures hav been taken up at a price ranging from a minimum of £98 to £100 Is. It is true there remain twenty-three thousand pounds of the loan proposed to be taken up but this amount of success at the first offer of the loan is an assurance that the balance will be promptly subscribed. There was something bo tangible in the securities offered that we should hardly wonder at the result. The extensive and valuable endowments of the Board, properties that are to be immedi ately enhanced in value by the expenditure of the money borrowed, and which must inevitably advance as a security from year to year with the advancement of our commerce have in them a certain substantiality that can hardly be regarded as attaching to the b asis on which even our colonial loans are resting. Doubtless, even with the public lands fading into thin air, the character of the colony and its capacity for squeezing the sponge give a perfect gua-antee for its loans. Yet we could appreciate the feelings of those who would prefer such vulgar thiags as the actual lands and reclamations that surround our harbour, who would in fact prefer the things seen, to the unseen realities of colonial security which are best visible to the eye of faitb. At all events, we have reason to cordially rejoice at the first reception of the Harbour Board's overtuies in the money market, and we may now anticipate the rapid progress of those harbour improvements to which the whole community have been so long and anxiously looking forward.

If an advice would be accepted as of any value, we would recommend our contem porary the Cross to leave the case of Cecilia Allen alone. We cannot say that any further reference to the subject in the meantime is improving the position of ou r contemporary in relation to it, and it very

certainly cannot be regarded as in any way furthering the ends of justice. In this morn ing's issue our contemporary says : —"As for our anticipating the action of the jury, judge, and executioner, as has been hinted, that is ' simply an absurdity." It may be indeed—in

fact we think ib was— an absurdity ; though we v ould rather call it an impropriety, and it was on that account that we called our contemporary to order. Por what could by more improper -or if he will —absurd than thus dancing a pirouette over th<3 mis fortune of a poor helpless child, before the public had had an opportunity of learninS from judicial investigation whether he position was one of innocence, misforfcure^ or crime; and we do trust that our contempo rary will now, in the meantime, refrain from further absurdity in the matter. But while our contemporary thus says peVddvl, why in all the world does lie continue to defend the position he had taken in advocating, or at least suggesting with approval, her being quietly removed by chloroform ? S&ys our contemporary ; —" There was admit tedly a n •■< esfity for Making a suggestion o 1 the kind." Adi&itttedly ? By whom was it admitted? Granted that, if she is a pyre Miaiuao, and "if a youthful pyromania'C were placed in a reformatory, where ike Super vision could not be such as to prevent the sudden incursion of the mania, great danger both to the actor and her neighbours might ensue" —who is there in AueUand—'who in New Zealand, save the writer of the horrible proposal, who would presume to "admit" sympathy with the course of " chlorofo) mitiS her out of existence," Had our r?orAteiiiporary not come up again and again to the advocacy of 'obis inhuman mea wemig ht have supposed tkafc the idea had merely escaped from hia mind cahimo cnrrevle. We might have

thought it the mere frothy overflow from the

fermentation in an illregulated mind. But when the writer persists in asserting that " tliarc was admittedly a necessity for making a suggestion of the kind,'" we cannot but conclude that these are cherished princi pies of inhuman savagery and diabolical re venge from which human nature, at least civilised humau nature, recoils. We admit that it is right to cherish a repugnance to fire-raising, for we have had too much of this ; we admit that ib is excusable if some oF oilr citizen?, espe-

pecially those with the emotional impulses of old women, have a mortal fear of lire ; and we admit that it may be expedient, even if it is not right, at times for a newspaper writer to pander to the prevalent passion of the hour. But though our contemporary speaks of his suggestion as " admittedly" a ne cessity, wo venture to siiy tint there are few in Auckland who would not sooner see a dozen fires than give their vote for seizing a poor child, on her own impulsive confession, and in the dark cell applying the deadly aiuesthctic that would acud her out of existence. Again we would recommend the writer in our contem porary to keep these horrible ideas to him self. Let the law have its course. But a little time's dolay is all that is requisite, and then if she is guilty, by all means let her be treated as the law determinc-i. % But if that law affixed the pen alty demanded by our contemporary to the crime of arson, and if every thing necret in IS'ew Zealand was revealed, we learthat there would be a considerable run on chloroform. Will our contemporary drop the subject? It U the farther in the dterjer.

A steamer is signalled as wo go to press, but the vessel looms very large and may prove to be the ship Assaye.

The next ordinary sitting of the District Court will be held on the 11th of January of the new year.

Writing with reference to the Governor 8 stay in Onehung.», a reyideut says : -"The new Governor, with his suite, left Onehurigu wharf on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. His Excellency stems very much to have enjoyed his short stay in Onehunga, as the scenery attracted his attention greatly. On Friday his Excellency visited the schools of this little, though now-rising, town, and caused the masters and mistresses to put their scholars through their paces. He enquired if the girls learnt plain sewing, and put divers queries very pertinent to school matters to the tutors, and was given very satisfactory replies. The beauty of the prospects around Onehunga was greatly en joyed by the Marchioness, who declared that when she visited this province again she would stay a few days in this place. Mr Hardington, Captain Wing, and Dr. Pnrchas did the honors of the place. The worthy harbour master (VViug), made the wharf look quite gay the day the Governor arrived. The only wonder is that Onehunga is not more frequented than it is, by invalids especially. Its best characteristic is that it can scarcely support one chemist and t^o doctors.

While several men were rolling out the casks of spirits from the Police Court, which had leaked immensely since they were seized by the Custom-house officers, as is invariably the case, however sound the casks may be, a by-atander asked if the casks contained gunpowder ;" No," replied one of the men, " but something nearly as dangerous ; gun powder will blow a fellow up, but rum will knock him down." This little flash of wit caused much laughter.

The accounts of Blondin's performances given in the Australian papers are enough to turn one's head giddy, and show that the great rope walker has lost none of the firm ness of nerve that characterised the first act at .Niagara which brought his name into prominence. In an account of Blond in S performances in Melbourne we find the following:—"After cooking an omelette at his stove in the centre, in which exhibi tion he showed considerable powers of mimicry, he returned to his tent, and speedily walked into the centre again with a stage property chair. This tie seated himself upon, balancing it by the centre of the rungs, and subsequently on each separate leg. On one occasion, while sitting oxi it fanning him self, the chair being poised on one leg, and Blondia's limbs hanging over the arena and not touching the rope, he suddenly spun round from the right side of the chair to the left, but without in the least disturbing its perfect balance. He then by a series of adroit movements placed the chair in front of him and deliberately climbed over the back, the chair being balanced on its rungs as before. He then stood on the seat, and sat on th*e back of it. This performance, at a height of over forty feet from the ground, was probably the most effective of the day. After a short interval the tent again opened, and the performer, dressed in the fancy cos tume of a Hungarian noble, mounted a bicycle deeply flanged in the wheels, and rode it triumphantly to the centre of the rope, re turning by making the vehicle move back wards, a feat which few of our bicyclists can perform on level ground."

We have frequently had occasion for ex pressing our satisfaction at the production of our city photographic artists, and on Satur day we were particularly struck on seeing two beautiful views, of large size, of St John's Wood, Epsom, the country residence of Edwin Hesketh, Esq. These views were taken by Mr Steele, with numerous others, and may be seen at Mrs Pulman's photo graphic rooms, Shortland-street. The views are distinct, shewing the house and grounds with the various lights and shade, flowers and avenues, and form an excellent pair of pictures for the drawing room. The sketches are carefully executed and highly creditable > to the artist. '

In the account given in our Saturday's issue of the accident to the daughter of Mr S. Biowp, we were in er.or iu stating that the child was insensible when being removed to the hospital. She was only insensible for & Very short time after the accident. Mr ■ Brown has called to-day, requesting its to acknowledge oh his behalf the Care and skil ful treatment Which his daughter met with at the hands of Dr Philsonand Dr Goldsbro', as well as the attention of Mr Norton, the house doctor. The operation of removing the broken pieces of the skull waft most successful, and the child i£ now progressing favourably. The escape from death was tnoss wonderful, as the skull was fractured very exfonsively, without the brain being injured at all, A rather amusing affair occurred at Goul burn during the performance of the Ara bian box mystery which was recently ex nibi'ted in Auckland. It is usual in preparing this trick, to hand the key of this wonderful box (after it is used in locking Mdle Mini tip) to one of the spectators fbf s&ie keeping until wanted again. Titiß was clone on the evening mentioned ; but on. the manager repeatedly asking for the person who had received the key, he was informed by one of the audience that he had suddenly " gbn'e home," carrying the key with hitiL Ml- Bromley here still more loudly called for the key-holder, and, receiv ing no satisfaction, applied his face to the ventilating-holes, in the mysterious box and informed the imprisoned lady of bowfflaUci'a stood. The evening being warm, Mdlle. Mira exhibited sonie Uneasiness at the pro spect of being kept longer than was necessary iu this wooden cell; and thinking the joke had been carried far enough—the manager's and lady's excited feelings had by this time reached blood-heat point—the gentleman with the key (Stepped forward and unlocked the box, much to the pleasure of the per formers, and to the amusement of the

audience,

.American "papers relate that a person resi ing in the fState of Maine separated from his first wife and was married to another; whereupon his mother, taking part against him, pronounced with dreadful emphasis this curse upon his children : —" His daugh ters shall die in sorrow, if not in shame, be fore they are twenty, and the sons shall be cub off in infancy." The curse weighed heavily upon the inind of his daughter from the time when she became nineteen, a few months ago, and she spoke about it fre quently, and said if the cmne came true she had but a short time to live. She was a school-teacher at Stark, New Hampshire, o.nd

did the duty well until September, when the school was allowed to get into such disorder that the committee felt obliged to advise her to resign unless she felt able to conduct it as at first. The school-hou.se was on the bank of a river, and next day she was found drowned in it, having left in the school-room ;i note addressed to her bister, in which was written, " All I have to say is that the curse is fulfilled. Ask the committee why." The fact that some of her brothers died in infancy had tended to strengthen the auperstitou.

A dramatic entertainment in aid of the Institute funds will be given this evening in the Catholic Hall, Wellington-street;. A good programme has been prepared for the

occasion

It was stated a short time ago th&t the Right Rev Dr Croke, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, way likely to accept the Bishopric of Cloyne, Ireland. We believe it is true that the diocese mentioned was offered to Dr Oroke. but that he has not accepted it is indicated by the following paragraph which appeared in the The Nation of October 17 :— "The consecration of the Bishop-elect of Cloyne will take placa in the ('burch of Fermoy, on Wednesday week, the instant. The solemn ceremony will be performed by his Grace the Archbishop of the Province, the Most Ilev Dr Leahy, and the assistant-prelates will be the Hishop3 of Cork and Limeiick. The sermon will be preached by the Bishop of Auckland, the Most Rev Dr Croke, than whom there are few more distinguished pulpit orators in Ireland. The circumstances surrounding tbe consecration will, theiefore, be more than usually interesting."

We notice in this morning's ITi'vald a lnttar from the Auckland agent of the Press Tele gram Agency, repudiating the paternity of a telegram referring to Masonio matters which appeared in a Duuedin paper. The message in question first appeared in the Dunedin Star from its " own correspondent," aud wa3 eoolly appropriated by the Guardian which, like some other morning journals, is not above preying upon the enterprise of evening journalism. We have been requested by a leading Freemason of the city to repuhlish the telegram as containing information upon a subject which has evoked much adverse criticism in Masonic circles in uckland and at the Thames The telegram runs as follows:—"The Masons are at logger! leads over the reception of the Governor. The head of the Irish Constitution says he has

had enough of Masonry, and thinks of resign ing ; consequently he refuses to order a lodge meeting to receive the Marquis of Normanby,

who is a high Masonic officer. The other lodges told him the sooner he resigns the better. So matters stand. There is great dissatisfaction among Masons throughout the province at the appointment, by the Otago branch, of Mr McCullogh, a Thames Mason of only a few years' standing, to the Provin cial Grand Mastership for the North. Island, under the Scottish Constitution, over the heads of old and high Masons." The part of the telegram of more general im-

portance is that relating to the appointment I of Mr McCullough to the Substitute Grand Mastership of the North Island under the Scotish Constitution. For the benefit of the Dunedin branch of the order wo are requested to state, that a very wide feeling of dissatisfac tion prevails regarding this appoint ment, which i3 accepted as an affront to Masons of high standing and long service resident in this part of the colony. This dissatisfaction does not arise from any personal feeling against Mr McCullough, but is attributable to his short connection with the Order, the superior claims of other Masons of long standing, and to the fact that the great body of Freemasons under the Scottish Constitution in this island should have been consulted in making such an appointment. It has been suggested that some representation upon the subject should be made to the Grand Master in Otago by the Auckland and Thames members of the Scottish lodges, and no doubt this is the proper coixrse to pursue. Referring to the subject, the Otago Daily Tunes says: —

" Owing to an em>r in the telegraphic mes sage, considerable misapprehension seems to hare been occasioned. There is ODly one Provincial Grand Lodge for all New Zealand, of which Mr John Hislop, of Otago, is Master. In recognition of Mr McCullough's ability and zeal, the Provincial Grand Master has appointed him Substitute (not Deputy) Provincial Grand Master of New Zealand, which office he has accepted."

Dr. Antliffe, President of the Primitive Methodist connection, pursuant to announce ment, preached yesterday in the morning and i evening at the Edwardes-street church, and in the afternoon at Sheridan-street. The congregation on each occasion was over crowded. The reverend gentleman possesses in a marked degree that eloquence which arises from an earnest conviction of the truth and importance of what he is speaking. He is evidently a man of one aim " about his master's business." The effect of his preach ing? yesterday, was the building up of Chris tians in the higher Christian life, and holding up the mirror of piety, that those outside the ranks would admire the perfect man. The sermon at Sheridan street was upon the text, "Be careful for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication, let your request be made known unto God," and many of his hearers were moved to tears. Dr. Antliff will lecture this evening at 7.30 at Edwardes-street upon " Happiness in Wed lock," and we have no doubt that the subject will be handled in a masterly way.

The members of the Acclimatisation Society met this afternoon. Present: Messrs. Firth (chairman). Campbell, SwanSon, Wilkinson, Macffaflane, Bttrt, Earl, and Palmer It waa reported tha6 his Excellency the Governor had consented to become a lite member A discussion then ensued respect ing pheasants, and it was resolved to revoke the present licenses and issue them m a new form. "ServantgaW is proverbial in' the colomeS, A Southern contemporary gets oft the following against the maids of Auckland under the heading " You Women and us Ladies" —Two mistresses insearchof servants went to the Auckland Immigration Depot Thetf went it! company" for mutual defence and protection, but it availed them nothing, as you shall see. Having made known their requirements, they were shown into a wait ing-room, and two damsels were presently paraded by the matroti of the establishment. Now the help-seeke' s were modestly dressed, as becoirteth ladies in toe early morning; whilst the service-seekers were attired lutlie loudest, fussiest, tawdriest style of two- veara-ago fashion, with huge piles of dirty tow to puff out their grimy locks, and any amount of mock iewellery to boot. Ho! said one of these darlings, as she sailed into the room, " are you the women that wants servants ? Because if you are, me ami this other young lady wants situations, ine "women" murmured an apology for their intrusion and meekly retired, helpless?^ sub dued by the "young ladies'" manner. It is remarkable that the only places where complete and elaborate preparations had not been made for observing the transit of Venus were the very spots where ail uiiobscured Bky gave opportunity for noting exactly the iDgress and egress of the planet. This was the case at Nelson, and also, we learn, at the ; Bay of Islands, where the day waa clear, ami j the whole of the transit visible. In this j instance, as at Nelson, the opportunity j was not lost, Mr Williams at Pakaraka, I observed the time of ingress and egress wilh ,■ a six-foot telescope. Except that he had no j chronometer, was compelled to calculate th e time with a watch, his observation was perfect, and will form an important addition to the other information gathered in this colony on the astronomical event which has excited such an amount of interest in all parts of the world. The "Asiatics" still figure in the Dunedin Police Courts, in a recent police report we notice the following reference to one of these very desirable Government immigrants : — "Mary Anne M'iS arvara was fined 403 or four teen days for drunkenness. The last named offender, an " Asiatic," had various offences, such as obscene language, drunkenness, habitual drunkenness, ft a, recorded against her, and his Worship remarked that it was almost a farce to .send her to gaol. He re gretted that the old law was not in force, so that lie might banish her from the Province.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(I-ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) London, October 20

A TRIP WITH CAPTAIN ASHBY. The announcement that your Government had intimated that the mails were again to be forwarded via San Francisco came upon us with some suddenness on Saturday, for we had been making preparations to forward our budgets via Suez, as on the last occasion. When I last wrote I think I told you I was on my way to Suuderland to meet our mutual friend Asliby, and sse tho last of the four new Bhips which have been constructed under his superintendence by Messrs. Blumer and Co. for the New Zealand Freight Company. Very beautiful vessels they are, exquisite models, and fitted and finished after all the latest improvements. On my arrival in Sunderland I found the vessel in question, the Waimats, laid in the North Dock, where ahe had been launched, and the first glance satisfied me that she was such a vessel as the company might well be proud of. I won't bore you with details about dimensions and so on, because Captain Ashby told me that he had sent you all particulars of the kiud. Tho fittings of her saloon and cabins are very neat, and even handsome, and the health and convenience of passengers, both first-class and steerage have been considered more than is usually the case. On walking round the dock wall under her bows, I stopped to stare at her figure-head, which purports to be a Maori maiden of surpassing loveliness. Ashby said it had been modelled from a photograph, but had it not been for the gigantic greenstone earrings, I should never have guessed the breed. The drapery is far too classical. The company's arms are stuck about the bows and st-rn, and in fact all over the place. Laid in the same dock was a hand* aotne screw steamer, which I was told had been constructed for a connecting mail boat between your colony and Fiji, but had been detained by the builders aa there was no money forthcoming for her. Ashby has set all the Sunderland dock yard folks emigra tion mad with his glowing accounts of your prosperity and tine climate. In Blumer's yard, superintending the construction of an iron ship of about 900 tons. I met Captain Fraser, late of the Ferndale. His new vessel, which is to be named the Fernglen, is intended for tho colonial trade, and I un derstand he will be chartered for Auckland by the Freight Company. I accompanied Captain Ashby in the Wairnate up to London, and a very pleasant time we had of it. Mrs Ashby was of the party, and was as lively as 1 ever. REDUCTION OF EMIGRATION AGENCIES. I have been surprised to hear that Dr. Featherston is reducing the number of his English local agencies. The season for em igration to New Zealand just now coming into full swing, it might have been supposed that he would have pushed the thing as much as possible. It is to be hoped for the sake of the colony that he knows his own business best, but really people generally at home know so very little about the colonies that unless the matter is brought under their noses, they will turn to America as the country most familiar through newspapers and periodicals.

DECLINE OF DON1 CARLOS POWERS. The beginning of the end has come I am inclined to think with the Carlists. Exten sive disaffection is to be found in their ranks. Whole brigades are laying down their arms and many changes are being made in the offices of high command. All these things speak for themselves. $ From the outset far seeing persons have said that in spite of English gold and French sympathy, the days of monarchy in Spain were passed. It takes an established sovereign all his time to maintain a good position in the affections of his people in these days of Republicanism, and as for anyone dreaming of re-establishing a throne that has been overset—why, the notion is absolutely wild and visionary. At the same time, the Executive at Madrid is weak to a degree, and were it not that notb ing but free government will go down, the whole concern would collapse.

THE IMPRISONMENT OF COUNT

ARNIM.

The conduct of Prince Bismark in throwing Count Arnim into prison has excited both alarm and comment. It is regarded as nothing less than an attempt to return to the feudal despotism of the middle ages. The fact is " the Bully of Europe" has a most un controllable temper, and carries things with such a high hand as to render political life in Germany intolerable for a quiet gentlemanly man. Whilst Arnim was representative of Berlin at Paris, after the late successful cam paign of his country's armies, he won the esteem and admiration of both friends and foes, and it was for this reason probably that Bismark conceived a hatred for him and wrote him most insulting letters, with a view to force him to resign his post. It is these letters which Count Arnim threatens to pub lish, and which he will not give up to Bis mark, and which the Count has so artfully concealed that they cannot be found. Of , course the letters are official documents, and

Arnim would have no right to publi-t them, but the " Buliy" has no right to throw him into prison; The German nobility are much aJarmed, for they feel, with such despotic power' in the hands of a fellow Subject, no one is safe. As for Bismark he has just had a narrow escape of his life, and I shall be much surprised if he does not gtt shot one of these days ; and in any case, if tue old Em peror, who is very seedy, were to drop ott, Bismo-rk's tenure of offioe would come to an. immediate end. SUMMARY OF CORRBNT TOPICS. I have no very startling incidents of news for you this month either politically or socially. 'I he birth of a son to the Duchess of Edinburgh affords an eXoellent clue to the exact date of the royal werldin-j; at St Y-tfta bur^h and confirms the early information vi hich I at-nt you on the subject. Murders, suicides, and wife kicking*, and such like amenities are conspicuous by th^ir frequency, and we are looking forward to the assembling of Par j liament as a means of distracring our miuda from Such horrors. The winter is beginning Well, and the harvest having been abundant arid work plentiful, the poor have a good pros pect. I hope you may spend as jolly a Xinas a3 we may look forward to in the old country.

Greenstone.

TELEGRAPHIC.

ALEXANDRA.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day.

The Alexandra Races- The following horses have been nominated for the Te Awamutu cup : -McCarthy's Lanty ; Richarde'a Dolly Varden ; Higgin son's Larry ; Bond's Bob ; Reynolds' Sultan ; T. Bond's Don ; Roche's Dick, .Roche's Nell; Rutherford's Dunbar; and Hairc's Billy Barlow. For the Maori Race, Tawhiao, with large numbers of natives from Te Kuifci will come in to com pete.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

(Prom our own Correspondent.) This day,

Over three thousand pounds have been suhscribsd to build an iron steamer at the Thames for the Ohinemuri trade.

Volunteer Parade

\ At the Volunteer church parade yesterday there was a largo attendance of 330 men j assembled in front of the Pacific, where they I were inspected by Sir Donald McLean. After being put through a few evolutions by Major | Cooper, Sir Donald said that it was the ; finest turn out that he had seen in the colony. I The native meeting with Mr Mackay was I conducted privately. No reporters were i present. The firing for the colonial representatives i took place to-day. The weather was j wretched raining hard. There are no returns from the targets yet. T.h e Sons of freedom are taking out good payable blocks from the head of the witize in the Lincoln Castle level. Tuey crush before I Chrstuaas.

Drowning Case. The cook and steward of the Lalla Kookh fell over board, off the Kopu mills, this morninc and was drowned. The steamer was going up to Ohinemuri. He was throw ing a bucket of rubbish overboard, and slipped over after it, and was not seen after wards. The steamer returned to report the accident. Management of the Pumping Association. Mr Black, of Coromaivlel, succeeds Mr Errington as manager of the Pumping Asso ciation. The appointment gives general satisfaction. The v.7 olden Calf had some nice specimens from the bottom level to-day, and will have another crushing before the holidays. In the Pumping Association heavy weather has prevented the gas from being cleared. The contractors are still unable to go below. A large pipe is now being plaeed in the Asso ciation's shaft to contend against it. The Thames Scottish crushed 30 tons, and retort to-morrow. They will have about a 2 o/.. average.

COROMANDEL.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. The Who'd-have-thought-it got 162 ozs of melted gold from 9 to as stone. T he Plutus battery starts on Wednesday. The Whangapoua claim is laying fiuming to the Waitekuri Creek. The inquest on Mrs Jones still proceeding. The coroner is charging the jury. A heavy thunderstorm has just passed over.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

DUNKDIN. (From our own Correspondent). This day. Auckland Harbour Debentures Floated.

A Sydney telegram state3 that £27,000 worth of Auckland Harbour Board deben tures have been taken at £9S to one shilling over par. The First Wool Ship. The Christian McAuslaud, the first wool ship of the season, cleared at the Customs to-day. Her cargo consists of 3,346 bales wool, 1,056 cases meats, 95000 ozs gold. Total value £1 IS,OOO. Scarcity of Servants. The labour report announces a dearth of servants and tradesmen. Female servants are scarcer than ever. Important Pastoral by Archbishop Manning. A London cablegram dated London, Nov. 30, says, a pastoral has been issued by Archbishop Manning, and was read yesterday at High Mass, in the various churches and dioceses of Westminster. It declares that all not believing in their hearts the doctrines of the Immaeulate Conception of the Virgin Mary and the Papal Infallibility can be Catholics. Australian Racing News. In the Wagga Wagga Cup, 500 sovs., Har ricot, 6 st, 13 lbs., and Diver, 7 sb. 11 lbs., were first favourites. The former was most fancied. As in the Melbourne Cup, she jumped away with the lead, but at three quarters of a mile from home Diver crept up, winning easily by two lengths, doing two miles in 3 min. 33J sec ; extraordinary time. For the Sandhurst Cup, Lurline, 7st. J2lbs., only ran fifth, being beaten by Imperial, Stock bridge, the Hooking, and Tom. Calumny was started at 5 to 7 for the Epsom Handicap. There were three in the field, but Calumny came in last.

Proposed Emigration from Victoria. A leading resident in Ballarat writes to the New Zealand Government requesting to know what terms they -would give 5000 emigrants from Victoria. Fall from the Maintop.

A seaman named Dinosom fell from the maintop of the barque Glimpse at Port Chalmers on Saturday, and was severely shaken. It is feared he has fractured his ankle and hip bones. He was seat to the hospital.

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. Burned to Death. When one of the two girls who was burned at Mr. Crawford's was dancing about, and . shrieking with fear and agony at being on fire, two Bervant men stood by without rendering any assistance. , When the doctor lifted the girl's arm up to ascer tain the extent of the injuries, all the underneath flesh of the arm dropped down off the bone. The doctor says the girl j died more from fright than actual injury, j She was a new arrival.

Imp jrtationoTstea m.'^ I«n "formed that the &?}'«■ . Lo. are bria glD g oat, Solely for „ evm »Qi purp.se. several B t camers * { b et !P ec«Utiv ß and four hundred tons. "^ tin* Government Buildings. -m— commodation. hatf A* lhe Lrovernm.iut nave noc v t the ertckon of the new GoveranS^ll^ i«gß t. be emoted on the wefirt? ?Dil^ have erected a * mdl build,™TaT'Y *d' H _ The want of greater wh.rf H^- ~\ is beginning to be felt, and there?" 10118' A m consequence. a cr^ L

NELSON.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) I Captain Sharp, of kelson 2"" day" astro oomer, succeeded in taking „ ite if observation of the egress in the t Venus by chronometer time. He o "cf the time yesterday with Dr Hecto was found that a difference of twn ' -^ existed. It is intended to compare thlD! les of his chronometer in a few daw S found to be reliable, it is thought th I i{' vation will be of scientific value and to *' ■ Palmer will proceed to JSielson ia conn*T! with the observation. ctlon

WELLINGTON.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) « Arrival of the Govern^ **' His Excellency the GoverDor arrived ■ the Luna last evening soon after "" The public landing takes place at noon^T was a misapprehension that the Govp wished to be received by the city anH, v alone. What he wished was to ]Z*" inhabitants themselves to receive H • whatever way they thought proper. : "* m

DISTRICT COURT.-This Day.

(Before His Honor Judge Beckham.) A number of undefended cases set down f hearing this morningwere settled previousf comiDg into Court;. Trie following defend 1 cases were then heard. "

Thomas Bray t. Jon:; Stewart ciai«. £48 12s for rent;. ™<

Jons' Stewart v. Thomas Bray-Qai £0G 123. Mr Hesketh appeared in S cases for T. Bray, onl Mr. JoyforJ.^tewM The parties in this action wete closely related to each other, Mr Stewart being a son-in-]j w of Mr Bray. Mr Joy said he hoped that the parties would have droppedlawandsnbmitted their differences to arbitration, and let the past be sunk for ever in oblivion. Mrfles keth expressed his willingness to submit to any reasonable mode of settlement • the fact of the relationship existing between the par ties should be a sufficient reason fora qniet settlement, rather than the parties should be driven into the Supreme Court. If the contending parties would submit to arbitration, he would suggest that Mr Lodge should act for them. Mr Lodge objected, he should n>t like the honor. His Honor said that Mr John Buchanan was a gentleman who would do justice betweeu the parties. After some discussion between council;Mr Hesketh said he would withdraw the first case, if his friend, Mr Joy, would withdraw the second. Mr Joy expressed his willingness to do so, and both cases were accordingly withdrawn.

Johx Kenny v. Owbx Joites and Co,- Claim, £GS 18s 4d.—Mr Joy for defendant. —This was an action to recover the above sum for work and labour done, but aspirin tiff did not appear, the case was ordered to be struck out, plaintiff to pay costs £485.! This was all tbe business. ■ ■:

POLICE COURT.- This Day.

(Before Albert Beetham and Jno. Cosgrk, Esqs., Justices.) TOPERS. William Limis, Joseph Osborne, Peter Murray, and Joseph Mettington, pleaded guilty to this offeace, and met the usual retribution. A DOTJBLK DOSE. George Colville, who had been let out on bail for being drunk on Saturday, was arrested again in the same condition on Sunday, and was again admitted to bail. The accused appeared this morning, when their Worships no doubt taking the second offence as part of '' the same old drunk,1 in flicted the lenient fine of 10s aad costs.

a pair of vagrants. Eliza Eice was charged with being an idle and disorderly person. Detective Jeffrey and Sergeant 0 Connoi gave evidence showing that the accused was a well-known disreputable character, and had bsen previously convicted as a vagrant. Pri soner spun a long yarn, which did not save her from being sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour. Charles Hughes was charged with the same offence as the former prisoner. ■ . Detective Jeffrey and Sergeant-Maw Pardy deposed to having repeatedly warned accused to get some work to do. As tae prisoner said he could produce a witness in his favor, the case was remandedtill:to morrow.

WIFE BEATING. \ Richard Cahill, a powerful looking Mow. was charged with assaulting his wife on Friday the 10th instant, by striking her WU his list.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty. , Margaret Cahill a delicate nervons-loeniig woman who was hardly able to give here"". dencfc owing to extreme trepidation, said nw husband was employed with a hand tract On Friday he was very drunk at a pnww house in West-Queeu street where she foana him. He was in a beastly state, andwiM she asked him to come home he gnonedj. her with his teeth, and she knew fronl extf riencethathe was going to strike wnen» looked like that.. , l Witness weut on at unmerciful lengt aw detail her sufferings troin her husband, Win the most careful manner avoided any relerew to the actual assault. At length aftor -m> admonished half a dozan times, sffow that her husband struck her both in *». morning and in the evening of Friday, • was in the habit of threatening her. * once said he would serve her as Dyerfp . his wife. On one occasion he stabbed w • She kept a lodging house in Cook-street. The Bench ordered the accused (who » he never struck his wife) to find two surew .of £5 each, and to enter into his recognisance of £10 to keep the peace for three mon«u. HARBOURING RUNAWAY CIUtDBE*' . William Scurry, a man about 30, Catherine Dougherty were charged ,w harbouring two children, who had escap from the bt. Mary's industrial Home. Both prisoners denied the offence. , Detective Jeffries deposed that on »«' • of March lasb, the two children were sew the St. Mary's industrial Home. l» day when the children ran away thep"o left their residence. The children w sisters to the female prisoner, who cona« with the male prisoner. Female prisoner : I don't. , live 4 Detective Jeffrey : The lot of them tt«g in Chancery-street. They all occupied w

same room. slept The female : It's a lie. He Jf^J^ there at all. I aia't guilty J^^ZA but if you'll forgive me I'll never do it ag (Laughter.) , _. t j, e chil- . Constable Green deposed finding[ m dren and the two prisoners in anemp j^ at Onehuuga. The prisoners at firs* , that the children were there bat after** ing he found them in a little recess. £ After some further ev^f^% it* the Bench inflicted a fine ol 10s ana be levied by distress. THE TBAINIKG SCHOOL. g Charles Barns, William Ly-^gJW Donaghey, three small under the new Training bchooTAct, c fl with being neglected and .^JJ^Jof .* Detective Jeffrey gave> short»JJ^ihjd. circumstances tinder which theoWj a been brought up. These exhibit

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VTEW SUMMER DKESS GOODS. We haYe just opened a vtry choice lot of NEW SUMMER DRESS GOODS, Comprising— NEW PRINTED MUSLINS, IN, GREAT VARIETY. GRENADINES. PLAIN BLACK, BLACK STRIPED, and COLOURED STRIPED GRENADINES. WHITE SATIN, STRIPED MUSLINS, CHECK MUSLINS, Etc., Etc., Etc. ■ The above are NEW GOODS, just landed, and worthy of special attention. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, (LATE E. HOBE8,) Wholesale asd Retail Drapebs, Clothi^es JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel.) Upper Queen - steket, Auckland. ALMANACS FOE 1875. The New Zealand Insurance Compasy,s BOOK and SHEET ALMANAC! for I«VS can be had on application at the Office or .Agents of the Com pany. T)ONSONBY—A Cottage residence with JET a large productivo Garden, in three allotments, and good well of water. Price, £180, part can remain.—Apply 10 W. F. Hammond, Shortland-streek TO HOTELKEEPEK S. FOR SALE, the Point Russell Hotel, Morcer. Immediate possession can b<? given For particulars, apply to J, M. & J. MOWBR4.Y, Land Ageuts, 42, Queen-street.