SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUN-SET: This evenicg, 7.18 SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 4.55 ■ Hl«n WATER : This evening, 9.24 ; to-morrow morning, 9.41.

ARRIVALS.

Phrebp, sB, from Sydney

DEPARTURES.

*>"y oi ..aucKiaud, ship, for London

VESSELS EXPECTED.

.Drover, brig, from Newcastle, early Beatrice, barque, from New York, via Adelaide Arnatenr, barque, from Oarnaru Wave Queen, ship, from London. Sailed October 14 Anazi, barque, from London. Sailed October 31 -Lauderdale, ship, from London. Sailed October 19 Queen of the Age, ship, from London

IMPORTS.

Per Colonist, from Napier and East Coast —10 bales wool, Soloman and Margetts ; 13 bags grass seed, Lewis Bros.—D. H. McKenzie, agent.

The ship City of Auckland took her de parting for London this afternoon with the following passengers :—Saloon : Mrs Knox, George Russell. J. C. Dunn, Miss A. Buck land, Mrs C. B. Heslop, F. W. Bush, Mr Lethbridgre, Edith and Charles Heath, Mr and Mrs J, C. Metcalfe, Mrs Rodgers, Mrs Butland. Steerage : Mrs Crow and family (four), Mrs S. Hall, Henry and Mrs Smith, Mr and Mrs Mallett, Louis Marks, Thomas Bothwell, Miss McLaughlin, Mr and Mrs Hawke and family (five), John Ode, William Smibh, John Street, Mr and Mrs Blakie and J. L. Blailde, Miss Cook.

The N.Z.S.S. Company's s.s. Phcebe, A. Worsp, commander, arrived off the Manu kan at 4 o'clock this morning, and came alongside Onehunga wharf at 10 a.m. She left Sydney at 6.15 p.m. on 31st December, and experienced light head winds with beautifully tine weather during the whole passage, arriving as above. Passengers • Mrs Pioberts, Mrs Coker, Mrs Dickenson, Misses Coker and Larkins, Messrs Coker, Dicken 3on, Parker, Garnaut, Richardson, Hoblis, Coffey, Miller, Smith, Findley, Boothby, Luxcock, and McMahon j 17 steerage. Car go : 72 bags maize, order; 1 case, Mrs San derson ; 1 pge, Stewart and Anderson; 1 case, Marks and Macleay ; 30 cases fruit, W. Marshall; .1 case, E. Baird; 1 case, W. Gardiner ; and 174 tons for Southern ports. We are indebted to Mr W. J. Willcocks, purser, for files and other favours.

The Otago, with the Suez "mail, 'was to leave Melbourne for the Bluff on the 10th inst.

The s.s. Hero was to leave Sydney for this port on Wednesday 7th instant. She arrived at Melbourne hence on Christmas Day.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs. Grant and Morton's sale of har bour endowments was largely attended, and there was brisk competition for al] the lots. The following is the result of tLd s,uie :— Allotments fronting Custom House-street : Lot ;)o, £49 per annum ; lot 37, £53 ; lot 38, £48; lot 39, £46 ; lot 40, £4S. Allotments fronting Fort-street : Lots 4=l and 45, £20 10s each ; lots 46 and 47, £20 each ; lot 48, £20; lot 49, £24 pe~ annum. Allotments fronting Gore-street: Lots 33 and 34, £15 per annum. Freeman's Bay Reclamation : Lots 10, 11, 12, and 13, £33 per annum ; lots 14 and 15, £34 each ; lots 10 and 17, £33 rjer annum, each ; lots S and f), £20 per annum each. North Shore : Lot 1, £12 ; lot 2, £10 per annum. The country lands were not offered, but will be offered to morrow at twelve o'clock noon prompt.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

For Thames, to-day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow at 10.30 am and 5.30 pm. For Coromandel, on Wednesday next, at 12 30 v.tn. For Gisborne, per Hover, this day, at spra For Wangaroa, per Rover, tins day, at 5 pm For Waipu, per Sunbeam, this day, at 6 p m For Taranaln and Southern provinces, per Phrebe, to morrow, at 9 a m For Taranaki, via Waitara, per Go-ahead, to-morrow, at noon For Tiiirua, per Tairua, to-morrow, at 4 p m For the undermentioned places, per Governor Black all, on Thursday, 15th instant, as under : — for Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 10.30 a.m. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a. m Letters beating late fee will* be received untill 11 a.m For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9.30 a.m Mails for the United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, &c, via Suez, will be despatched on Mon day, 3 2th instant, ver ss AVelllnßton. Should a later opportunity offer Supplementary Mails will be forwarded- N.B.—The miils for Toltatota, Aratapu, Manga whare, &c., will in future close at this ofiiue on Monday, at 10 a.m., and the return ma Is will arrive on Thursday, at Gp m. Mails for Paparoa, Port Albert, &c , will close on Wednesday, at 10 a m., and the return mails will arrive on Saturday at 0 p m. The mail for Puhoi will close on Wednesday, at 7.30 a.m., return Friday, at 3 p.m. (Signed) S. K. Bias. Chief Pontmaster,

BIRTHS.

\Vttitk. —On January fi, at her residence, Orafton

road, Mrs T. Leigh White of twin daughters. I\rf/i wet.t..— On January (i, the wife of A. C. Fretwell of a daughter

DEATHS.

FftF.TATrT.L.— On January (>, in childbed, the wife of Albert C. Fr. t'.vell ; acted 2.1 years

The funeral will lea-'e her late residence. Princes street, to-morrow, at 4 pm. Friends will please accept tills Invitation.—Home papers please ropy.

Taylor.—On January 4. at liis father's residence, KariingabnpoP.oad. iSTewton, Pereival Taylor, infant s-on of John W. Gill and Ktty Taylor ; aged 14 weeks.

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

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And *V»« »nod that we can do

Me. Moriarty is here. Ho has come from New South Wales to solve our knotty

questions. His position ia a peculiar one, and it is not right that either he or the public should misunderstand it. He is not here on account of his engineering ability, nor yet because of any prestige attaching to his name. He has both, but it is not these that have brought him here. He is here be cause of our corruption. Because we have a consciousness that we are dishonest ; that

we cannot view questions on their own merits, and in their bearing on the general good, and because we each one know that

each one of us is looking mainly after his own small interests, and under the pretence of the public welfare is seeking to give, in a quiet and underhand way a preponderance to those interests which are in the direction of the aggrandisement of our own individual properties. This is why by mutual consent we have Mr Moriarty here, so that self interests being about fairly balanced lie may interpose and bring the vexed questions of our harbour to at least some solution. And it is well that we should honestly fell Mr Moriarty the influences which we shall bring to bear on him. We shall not offer him money as a bribe. His character, his name as an engineer, his high position under the Government of New South Wales deter us from this. We shall not approach him through his breeches pocket, but in some other way. We shallpay him pretty compli ments ; we shall flatter his self-esteem if he has any. We shall lay hold of him by the stomach, and under some of oiar most: potential influences wo shall direct his atten" tions to the East side or to the West side of the Queen-street jetty. We shall convince him of our individual disinterestedness and of the many services we have rendered to the common weal, and we shall ply these as arguments in favor of the Baby Dock or the Big Dock, the East side or the West side, the North side or the South side, as the case may be. Mr Moriarty may not yield to the gentle influences. He may be formed of stiff clay, and be wholly unsusceptible. But we don't expect it, and although our umpire is not likely to disgrace himself by anything actually absurd we hare no expectation that in the matter of the dook at least his decision will be unswayed by these most potent in fluences. There can be no doubt that if it were not for the union of these conflicting interests in, faror of the neighbourhood of

Queen-street wharf, neither. Mr IVloriarty nor any other man would pronounce in favor o needlessly stuffing a graving dock and its attendant workshops, into the close proximity of our crowded thoroughfares, but he would select some one of the dozen more suitable sites around the margins of our matchless harbour. But under these united influences Mr Moriarty must decide in favour of proximity to the Queen-street sewer.

That is a foregone conclusion, and he won't dare to fly in the face of everybody. This being so he will have embarrassment from the conflict of interest. If he is a man of nous, and he must be from the honorable position he has won in Australia, he w^n soon see that he is in the land of log rolling. He may have previously thought he knew something, but a little information and a little observation will show him that in this land of much government the rolling of logs is reduced to a science ; and that of all our log-rolling institutions our local Har" bour Board is the worst. From its inception it has been " claw me, claw thee,'> and being independent of popular opinion its members have rolled each other's logs with a shamelessness surpassing belief. Mr Moriarty has to satisfy these, arid if he

succeeds he will deserve praise for his ability whatever we may say for his recti tude. We trust, however, that he will not

deem us impertinent if we respectfully re mind him that the interests of the whole people are in his hands, and above and be yond the fee which will come to him from that people's money we pray that he will think of the interests of that people despite of the powerful influences of the harpies who are looking to his visit to bring them carrion. Heretofore the harbour questions have been guided towards solution solely by self-interest. Now Mr Moriarty is called in to save the members of the Board from themselves, and to decide for the general

weal. Whether lie will he honest ornottime

will show.

Thk presentment from the Grand .Jury yes terday to His Honor the Chief Justice is worthy of note. We do not say that its re-

commendation should not be carried out, but we merely comment on it. It reads thus : " The Grand Jury feel it their duty to draw the attention of the Government to the pro ceedings in the prosecution of the .surgeon of the immigrant ship Chile, and they feel that an enquiry into that matter is necessary for the due administration of justice." A glance at the names of the Grand Jury wil discover the inspiring genius in this presentment. it will be seen that it is a roundabout way of. having a back hander at the Crown Prosecutor, Mr Brook field, against whom one juryman is known to be fired with deep-seated, bitter hate. His Honor, doubtless seeing the inspiration, mildly snubbed the presentment, saying he did not know what it was about. But with out questioning the wisdom of the Chile case being silted to the bottom, we cannot help expressing a regret that vindictiveuess is carried into the Grand Jury room, and that an institution which, in a matured social state, where wealth and respectability are synonymous, is regarded as the bulwark of the liberty of the subject should in the chaotic muddle of colonial society be degraded into the instrument for spitting sjiifce. Every one true to the spirit of colonialism knows that a " Grand Jury" in a colony is an anachronism. Possibly however the measure of its iniquity is not yet full.

Twice recently has the Gross taken a drive at us. This has doubtless been prompted by our silence. For we had felt inclined to leave that joiirnal to its own devices, and we had overlooked its petulance. Now we shall (' go for " it. On both occasions the subject has been Sthe Chile case, in which the writer in our contemporary deeming that he is on the side of power, be haveth himself unseemly. We do not raise again the Chile question. We dragged it forth from secret investigation into the light of day when our contemporary, afraid to offend some of the thousand and one directors, managers, conductors and so forth that regulate its streams of milk and water, was afraid to even mention the fact that a private investigation was proceeding. Nor do we blame our con temporary so much ; but its editor it is who in this jumping about on the Chile case, whether as "Cameo" or "We," is enabled to do. the toady according to the irresistible impulses of his native disposition. It being an absolute necessity of his being to fasten himself on to some magnate, just now he is cuddling Mr. Bock ham, who is nothing loth, nor was he ever to reciprocate endearments with a member of Parliament on account of that last and dearest desire of his heart, the an ticipated increase to his " miserable" little salary as District Judge and Resident Magis trate. The mutual endearments of the magistrate and Mr Vogel's lackey are affect ing to behold as they walk the street to gether, and : the editorial columns of our re-

spected contemporary are prostituted for the gratification of that spirit of lick-spittleism which made its editor the butt and laughing stock of the House of Representatives. We recommend the writer in question to shut up so far as reference to this journal is con cerned, or if he don't we'll lead him the merry life wo did some, months ago.

A boy aged six, son of fcho unforbunate Captain Cranch, late of the .cutter Bessie, nearlj' met his death this morning. About nine o'clock as Mr T. Craig was looking over the bank on part of his allotment, near Freeman's bay, he saw the boy fall over into the water, striking his head against a rock in the descent. The tide was in at the time and the boy disappeared un der the water, which was here about five feet1 deep. Mr Craig iinmediatly jumped down the bank, and rescued the boy, who was in an insensible condition. He 'conveyed him to his house, and went for Dv Dawson, who came witli great promptness. By the fcirne he arrived the patient had recovered.He was a good deal, bruised about the head, bub was pronounced out of danger by the doctor. This is not the first accident that has hap pond in this place. .

The farewell concert to M adame Winter will take place on Thursday evening in tho Choral Hall, and to which wo shall more particularly refer to-morrow.

The milkmen of Auckland, who in point of numbers would form a very considerable volunteer corps, have resolved to raise the price of milk from 4d to 5d per quart in con seqxicnce of tho dryness of the season and shortness of grass. There has been a great stir in London among Cockney milkmen, who have made (id the standard price for their agreeable mixture. Surely, therefore, plead our milk vendors, no complaint can be urged against colonial milkmen for placing tho figure of 5 • against their genuine milk from the cow.

Mr Moriarty, Government engineer for harbours of New South. Wales, has been engaged since his arrival here in inspecting the proposed site of the new dock. To-day he is visiting the Onehunga and Western Springs water supply sources. To-morrow he purposes going to the Waitakerie district to investigate the source of the Nihotapu. The unusually dry weather we have had will enable Mr Moriarty to judge of the magni tude of the snpply to be obtained from each under the most unfavorable circumstances Nothing is likely to be known of Mr Moriarty's opinions until his reports are pre pared for the Harbour Board and City Coun cil. We aro informed that it is Mr Moriarty's intention to send samples of the water ob tained from the different sources to Sydney for analysis by the Government analyst. '~±\o new survey will be made, but the whole of the reports made by the surveyors, who have already been over the grounds, will be laid before him. He will be aided in his judgment by the personal inspection to which he is now subjecting each projected source.

Caoutchou, the wonderful hairless horse, will bo exhibited during the evenings of the present week in a tent in Queen-street, opposite Mr Montague's Fancy Repository, on tho old market site. We have been sur prised that the proprietor did not at first adopt this system, as it would have saved him much inconvenience and have been quite as suitable. We notice that the charge for admission is only sixpence.

At the monthly meeting of the Acclimati sation Society yesterday eleven applica tions were opened from applicants for the position of Secretary to the Society eight of them were rejected, and out of the remaining three, viz., thoseof Messrs Aber crombie, Dickson, and Baker, the choice fell upon Mr Dickson, who was accordingly appointed. A vote of thanks was unani mously accorded to Mr Kirk for' the able manner in which he had filled the situation he is now vacating. Mr Kirk responded in a graceful speech, and the meeting separated.

A number of the children, with their parents and friends, mot in the St. Matthew's school-room, Hobsou-street, last evening, on the occasion of giving away the prizes. The Itev. Mr Mitchell occupied the chair, and during the evening the St. Matthew's School Choir, under the efficient control of Mr Webb, sang several hymns in a very pleasing manner. The Chairman said they had met together for a most agreeable pur pose for the distribution of prizes to the boys, as he had previously had the pleasure of awarding prizes to the girls. Whatever may be ad vanced about women's rights he considered that women's work in the future, as now, would chiefly be at home, while that of the boys would be out in the world of business. Life was given for a purpose, not to be wasted in indolence, but to subserve useful purposes. Every lad should look up to heaven and say : "God made me and cave me life, and it is for me to use it to the sloiy of my Creator and the good of ray fellow men." He had examined many of" the lad*, and the answers generally were highly credit able bolli to the boys and their teachers. The GOth hymn in the New Zealand Hymnal was then sung, and the prizes given as follows :—The chief prize, "History of the British Empire during the reign of Queen Victoria," the gift of Capt. S. J. Williams, who takes much interest in the school, was given to Thomas Henry Shove ; the next prize to Hugh Gourlay for general efficiency. Spelling and Geography : First class —W. C. Strong. Second class—Frank Hampshire. Arithmetic : First class—Hugh Gourlay. Second class—Alfred FT. Gayne. Writing : First class—Thomas TI. Shove. Spelling : Second class—Joseph Hughes. Grammar : Peter Harrison. Third class—Spelling : John Shaw. Arithmetic : Thomas Danks. Fourth class—Geography and Grammar : W. Abraham. Arithmetic : Fifth class —Samuel Marks. Weights and Mea sures—Henry Addington. Reading, &c. —Sidney Crombie. Sixth-class— Beading : John Cumuiings. Eighth-class—For various acquirements : Frederick Smith, James Maxwell, and Charles Lewis. At the close of the awards the boys gave three hearty cheers for the chairman and their teachers, Messr3 Webb, Andrew, Nolan, and the members of tho choir. The chairman then pronounced the benediction and the meeting separated.

It will be "ratifying to the facetious re porter who feels so much interest in planting Lamps in the enlightened suburban thorough fares to know that the long-dormant Pon sonby lamp has been placed in its destined position at the top of College road.

The Auckland Choral Society will com mence their practice for the new year this evening at half-past seven with Hadyn's " Seasons."

Mr J. S. Rosenthal, the celebrated oculist, optician, and aurisa, may now be consulted at his rooms next the Northern Club. An announcement upon the subject will appear in to-morrow's issue.

: The adjourned public meeting of the in habitants of Onehunga in re the public re serves unanimously agreed that the reserves should be applied for, six acres to be devoted to municipal and six acres to harbour pur poses. Wharf extension and harbour improve ments were also discussed and agreed to.

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE AT ONE HUNGA.

A MAN BURNED TO DEATH

A frightful occurrence happened about mid night yesterday atjOnehunga, by which a pen sioner named John Kerr met his death. The deceased, with his wife and three grand children, occupied a very comfortable four roomed cottage in.the out-skirts of the town. His step-son lived in the adjoining house. Lato last night, some hours after the Kerr family had retired to bed, the son was awakened by a glare of light. He went outside and sa^y that a large portion of the back part of his father's house was on lire, and the whole building filled with a dense smoke, which rendered it im possible to enter. He went to the front, where tho inmates usually slept, and ham mered at the door to awaken them, as they were all apparently sound asleep. Mrs Kerr, who is over sixty years old, and her grand daughters, aged respectively about eighteen, liftetsu, and seven years, were thrown into a terrible state of confusion on being aroused under such circumstances. Not being able to open the door, tlve son forced up the window and drew his mother and the girls out, but by this time the wholo house was encircled by a masa of name, and Mr Korr still remained inside. Ko had nover moved during the proceedings above

described, and was evidently in a state of insensibility, either stupelied or completely suffocated by the smote. Nothing could be done to save him, the fire spread so rapidly that the whole building was levelled with the ground within twenty minutes of the time when the lire was discovered. In the morning a search was made, and the charred remains of the un fortunate man were found among the rums. The body was altogether beyond identifica tion, the flesh having been almost wholly burned away, the limbs separated from the trunk, the bowels lying in a charred mass on the ground. The remains were removed in pieces to Pakerson's hotel, where an inquest was held this afternoon, and the above facts were deposed to by the deceased's son and other witnesses. Ihe deceased came to this province in the ship Oriental Queen, which arrived m 1841, and he settled at Onehunga twenty-five years ago. He was about G2 years of age. The origin of the fire appears to be a mystery. Mrs Kerr states that about seven o'clock at night they put the fire out, and retired to bed at nine. After that she knows nothing till she was aroused by her son. She has suffered severely from the nervous shock, but other wise herself and grand - daughters are fortunately uninjured. Our own correspondent writes: —"A Mr Donnahey, a sbepson of the deceased, Tom Gwc-ney, and Constable Greene arrived soon after the (ire broke out, but were unable to get Mr Kerr out of the building, being en veloped in flames. Gweney got scorched in trying to rescue the whole family. They had to break the windows before they could arouse or rescue Mrs Kerr and the little girls. They got Kerr wakened up, but he made towards where the fire was fiercest, and the men could not follow him, so he perished. He was a decent old man, but somewhat feeble, having been ailing for some time previous. Constable Greene deserves credit for being so speedily on the spot, but no water was to be had, and what could men do towards extinguishing the flames. _ There is every reason to believe that the fire was accidental.

DEPARTURE OF ARMED NAVVIES TO THE FRONTIER.

SOME stir has been caused in the city during the last few days by the appearance in the streets of parties of semi-military looking men with serge jackets and white or blue trousers. A large Body of these came up to Auckland from the Thames on Saturday night by the Golden Crown. Enquiries have been rife on all sides aa to what was the purpose of the assembling of these men. Jn the evenings the Drill - shed has also been lately kept alive by squad rifle drills of the same dubious parties. Who were they ? what were they V and what were they intended to do? were questions con tinually heard. People began yesterday to hint darkly at some threatened disturbance in the Waikato. Although allowing that the suddenness of the levy and its formidable proportions are amply sufficient to raise ? suspicion of something behind the scenes, we believe we are right in saying that nothing further is intended by the Government in giving orders forthishastyequipmentof 200 men (for this is tho number to be raised) tlian entering upon in an energetic manner the much-needed, railroad works of the upper Waikato. We fully believe this to be the case, and the fact of the men being armed can be taken as nothing more than a wise and, in fact, necessary precaution. The uniform perhaps might have been less military, but as the Government are pro viding the men's clothes some kind of uniform was imperative. This morning at half-past eight witnessed the departure of the iirst company of these armed road parties as they are called. The company consisted of nearly sixty rank and file, and was under the command of Captain Howell. Lieutenant Eyre, who is to be the lieut. of the company, will follow in a few days. Th" scene of the departure was the corner of Princes-street and Waterloo Quadrant, and the exodus drew together a large concourse of spectators. Five of Quick's vans, each drawn by four horses, bore off the detachment, and the hurraing and shout inp; and waving of caps which was attendant on the starting of each load was suggestive of going to the Front in earnest. The com pany, which came upjby are still in town under the command of Capt. Roe and Lieut. Russell. 'These will follow their companions on Thursday. Meantime they are daily receiving drill instruction from Sergeant-major Wainhouse in the use of their Sniders. This company is to be known as No. 1 Company, while Capt. Howell's is No. 2. The men are enrolled for three months at the pay of 6s. per diem, and to find their own rations. The destination of the expedition of this morning was Eangiriri. No. 1 Company will be posted at Ngarua wahia.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM WAIKATO.

ALEXANDRA

This day. Everything is dull here. The natives are preparing for the meeting, at Te Kuiti on the Sth inst. Great numbers are assembling there.

NEWCASTLE.

This day. His Honor the Superintendent will turn the first sod of the railway, opposite Ngaruawahia, on Saturday next. Dr Pollen and other celebrities will be present.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

[Per Anglo-Australian Telegram Company.]

CHRISTCHURCH.

This day. DeEourbel reports that very few shares passed through his hands during the holi days. There were sellers of National In surance at 235; South British, 465; National Bank, 54a ; Shipping Company, 4s ; Spin ning and Weaving Company, 30s. Buyers National Insurance, 22s ; South British 42a 6d ; National Bank, 52s ; Shipping Com pany, 3s.

Nearly all the immigrants per Star of India were engaged the iirst day. The Isles of the South is due at Lyttelton by the end of this month. She brings 317 immigrants.

WANGANUI.

This day. The revenue for December was £2,(516 against £1,649 for December 1572. It is rumoured that Mr Hutehinson, Mayor goes to start a new paper at Wellington. '

NAPIER.

This day. Subscriptions have been started for the relief of tho sufferers by the late fire at Tareha's pah. Nearly 2000 shares in the Standard In surance have been applied for in Napier. It ia expected that the 3000 shares reservo'd for this province will be taken up.

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

; [Per GoriiENJit'ia: AT Hokitika.]

London, December 30.—The Earl of War wick, disapproving of Dr Hymen's dismissal, has resigned the Governorship of Rugby.— The French Government disapproves of the language of the Bishop pastoral towards the Foreign Governments. — Thirty thousand Carlists surrendered to General Moriones, ; who was compelled to embark his army at i San Sebastian.— Discount is four and a-half ■ per cent.—Money is in moderate demand. — ; The bank exchanges are favorable. — The : wool stocks are almost exhausted, but the | market id Jlat.—The corn market is steady. | —Marshall Bazaine has entered into his pri son at the Isle of Marguerite. The German Emperor is better. —The bronchial affection is diminishing.

FISCAL POLICY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

LONDON

(PER S.S. PHOEBE;)

December 28

The Times has an article commenting on the free-trade policy of New South Wales as disclosed in the Budget. It says that Sydney has got the start of Victoria in the right direction ; and it anticipates that unless the protective policy of Victoria be speedily abandoned, Melbourne will be commercially out-stepped. This crucial experiment in the politico-economical history of the Australian colonies is watched with universal interest, and the Times is of opinion that there can be no doubt as to the result.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS

(PER S.S. PHCEBE)

SYDNEY

December .31

The arrival of the new co-adjutor of the liornan Catholic Archbishop seems likely to create a religious and political war. The members of the Anglican Church and the Non conformists dispute his pretensions to uni versal dominion over the Catholic Church, and the tenability of its siibjection to the public education system. The Bishop of Sydney and Dr Barker have taken an oppor tunity of protesting against Dr Vaughan's assumptions.

The Sun Foo leaves to-morrow with a few passengers and small mail.

The English cricketers commence here on January 24.

Sugars are easier. Tea was auctioned at lower rates.

The West Australian loan was not placed, the minimum being excessive.

THE ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN IN MELBOURNE.

MELBOURNE

December 20

The groat cricket match between the All England Eleven and the Victorian selected team of eighteen commenced on Boxing Day. There was an enormous crowd on the ground. It is estimated that the number present was from fifteen to twenty thousand. Victoria Avon the toss, and went first to the wickets. Gibson and Goldsmith opened the game to the bowling of Macintyrc and Sotherton. The bowling and batting were good throughout, and so was the fielding. A good many changes were resorted to in the bowling. The crack howlers were unsuccess ful. The Messrs Grace bowled well towards the finish. Cooper's innings was a line ex hibition of cricket. Conway, Boyle, Gold smith, Kelly, all scored well. Coates and Kelly were dismissed by splendid catches. When the wieketsjwere drawn 10 men were out, with a score of 244.

The game was resumed on the following ruorniug. 20,000 people were present, and the greatest interest was taken in the match. The remainder of the Victorian team went out rapidly, being principally caught off Grace's bowling. The total of the innings was 2(57. After a brief interval the Eng lishmen went in for their first innings, XV. G. Grace and Jupp being the first to face the bowlers. They received quite an ovation upon leaving the pavilion. They first forty runs were obtaiued in twenty minutes, but after that the score increased somewhat slowly. The bowling and fielding of the Victorians were ex cellent, with the exception of four overs from Cosstick, which, were punished. Allan bowled right through the innings, and put six wickets to his credit—Cosstiek taking three, and Boyle one. The fielding at the commencement of the innings was rather loose, but improved as the game progressed, and became very good. Six of the eleven were bowled, and W. G-. Grace's wicket was beautifully taken by Boyle. Grace, Jupp, Oscroft, and Greenwood showed the best batting, the latter remaining at the wicket two hours for five runs. There was great excitement amongst the spectators as the Englishmen's wickets went down, and when the innings terminated there was a good deal of speculation as to the probability of the eleven being beaten in one1 * innings. The batting of the Victorian team created a good deal of sui prise amongst the English men. The inningg of the latter concluded fora total of 110—W. G. Grace contributing 34 ; Jupp, 22 ; Gilbert, 13 ; and Oscroft, 12. They followed their innings, Greenwood and M'lntyre going to the wickets. After scoring a single the latter was run out, and Humphrey, who filled the vacancy, was bowled byCosstick for 6. Gilbert was the next man in, and he and Greenwood kept the timbers up until time was called, the game standing—Victoria, Ist innings, 267 : All-England, Ist, 110; 2nd, two for 20. The match was resumed on Monday morn ing, Gilbert and Greenwood goiug to the wickets on behalf of the English team. Allan and Cosstick bowled well, and the fielding was good, but the wickets were some what "bumpy." The scoring was very slow for some time, and eventually Grenwoodwas caught by M'Gan off Allan for sixteen. W. G. Grace was the next man in. He again displayed some very fine batting, but he soon lost his companion, and when Jupp and Oscroft went out for nothing, all hope for saving the match had vanished. Gilbert was caught by M 'Gan off Allan, at short leg, for 6. The score now stood at 33 for four wickets When Grace and Jupp got together. Another vacancy was, however, created by the dismissal of Jupp, who was caught and bowled by Cosstick for nil, the score being 5 for 34. Grace was now joined by his brother, and the pair scored steadily. W. G. Grace gave a chance to Goldsmith at square leg, which was missed. After putting 2S together, G. P. Grace was caught by Cooper, and the board showed 6 out for 84. Oscroft, who was the next to go to the wicket, was bowled by Conway for nil, and Lillywhifce, who was the next man in, was dispatched by Boyle after scoring 19. Eight for 120. Souther ton joined Grace, but contributed nothing to the innings, being caught and bowled by Boyle. Nine for 129. Bush was the last man, and he was caught out. The Vic torians won the match in one innings with 25 runs to spare. W. G. Giaoe earned hia bat out for 51.

VICTORIA—FI IIHT Tx XIKIiX. '\ Gibson, c Oseroft. b Lilywhite - I Golf!smith, sfc ... ... tii y'>'B Boyle, c Southerton, li W. (I. Grace ' '' Cooper, b G-. P. Grace Coates, c .Jupp ... • ... ,__ "■ it T' Kelly, c and b Soatberfcon ... "' '< •;;* Conway, bW. G. Grace... ... '•■ 2 Gaggins, c 0. F. Grace, bW. 0. Grai" * Midwinter, c Buch, b G. F. Grace Robertson, b Grace Carr, bowled ... ... ... "' ' MOan, bW. G.Grace ... Hedlcy, c Osoroft, by \V r. G. Grace Gosstick, caught out Allan, c and b W. G. Grace Horan, at Bush, 1) VV. G. Grace Wyndham, cG. F. Grace, bW. G. Grace ' Campbell, not out... All out for ... ... ... "^ ' All-England.—Frfisr Insings ""* W. G. Grace, b Boyle ... ... , • Jupp, 1; Allan ... ... ... ' Gilbert, c and b Cosstick 6. F. Grace, b Allan Greenwood, b Allan ... ... ; .. Humphery, o Allan, b Cosstick... j.'. Oseroft, c Cooper, b Allan ... ,: Lilly white, b Cosstick .... .... '" ; Bush, b Allan M'lntyre, c Kelly, b Cosstick ... Southsrton, not out ... ... _[ ,•;•>:/ Total ... ... ... ... Hi X ECO Ml IKXfN'CS, M'lntyre, runout, ... ... ... •;'•... Humphrey, b Cosstick ... ... .'."., I " Gilbert, c M'Cau ... ... ... !,. ; I Greenwood, c M'Gan ... ... ... i](. Jupp c and b Cosstick ... ... ..,1;1(X G. F. Grace, c Cooper ... ... v Oseroft, b Couway ... ... ...■'*, Lilly white, b lio3'le ... ... ... )• Southerton, c and b Boyle ... ... j :•? Bush, c Conway ... ... .. ... if W. G. Grace, not out ... ... ... jj^x; Leg byes ... ... ... ... j . Total JSS The result of the match with so decisivs and ea.sy a victory for the Victorians hs caused great satisfaction amongst the eolo-. nists. The bowling of Allan, Cosstict'. Boyle, and Conway was splendid, and tie iielding was generally very good indeed, Some chances, however, were missed. Lilly. white should have been run out early, and Grace was missed when he had only made seven. Bush, the last man of the team, was * caught by Conway, and bowled by 80y1e... There were two leg-byes, making the"total of the second innings 185. A handsome testimonial was subscribed fa :: Cosstick, who is the only professional initfev Victorian team. A single-wicket match, was afterwards commenced between twelve Victorian and six English cricketers. The former made'Jil with seven men out. Xot finished ; uor isi!" likely to be, as the eleven play at Balhrai on Thursday. December 30. Dod, the bank defaulter, and his paramour, Elizabeth Armstrong, barmaid, charged jriti stealing £1000 from the Union Bank, have; been committed for trial. Wheat is coming forward, and sells orrtlie farms'at 4s Sd.per bushel. The maize market is unsettled. Devoe's kerosine is quoted at Is S]d. , Two thousand cases of Hennossy's 1 >randy v at 2<)s. ; a hundred tons flour at £12 35s to £13; now wheat, os 9W ; old, 10d ; maize, ■ 4s Sd t;o 4s !)d. A moderate business has been :. done in sugars.

Melt:oui:n'k, December 30.—A shocking boat accident qcciirred at G-eoloug oni Boxing Day. A boat containing twenty persons, principally women and children, capsized during a squall, and ten of the; party were drowned. The boat was over crowded and nnseaworthy. — Alcxanda Todd, a teller in the Union Bank oS: Aus tralia, absconded with £1,220. lie was, however, arrested at the Heads, on board the Claud Hamilton, with a young woman named Armstrong, who had in her possession £500, and a draft of £500 on Auckland.

The Victorian Eighteen won the cricket match in one innings with 21 runs to spare. The match commenced on Boxing Day, and lasted for the greater part oj three days, with an average attendance of 15,000 spectators each day. The weather was fine, and great interest was manifested throughout. "The Eighteen, the pick of the colony, went in iirst, and scored 2(36. Cooper, who made . a splendid innings of 84, played grandly. He hit the bowling about in all directions. Frequent changes were made. Lilly white, Southerton, Gilbert, Mclntyre, and the two Graces all went on, and the score still increased, no less than five men getting scores with double figures, W. Grace took ten wickets, and his brother four. The Eleven went in on Saturday forenoon, and all had been disposed of for 110 before the stumps were drawn for the evening. W. Grace made 33, and was clean bowled. Great interest was attached to his performances, and caused great disappoint mention being so soon disposed of.1 He played well. Jupp played prettily, but only scored 22. Gilbert got 13. Oscroft went out for 21. These were the only double figures. Allan took six wickets, Costick 3, and Boyle 1 (W. G. Grace's.) The small score obtained rendered it necessary for the. English to follow their innings, while Victoria had every expectation of winning in one innings. The same evening Mclntyre and' Humphrey were disposed of for 22. ,0n Monday the game was resumed, when is was thought W. G. Grace and Jupp would pull through. The former played a grand innings for 51, and not out, having been missed when he was only 1- With the exception of G. F. Grace, with. 2S, the others made a poor show, and only .135 were obtained in the innings ; leaving the Victorians winners in one innings by 21runs. The Professionals did little or nothing, and the English bowling was very indifferent, and easily played. The fielding good. The Victorian bowling was excellent, Allan Cosstick being much better than either Mclntyre, Southerton, or Lilly white. The fielding of the Victorians was at times rather looso, but generally good. The result gener ally has caused satisfaction, but little sur prise.

ADELAIDE

December 30. Mrs. Woolcock was hanged to-day. She i\ wrote her confession on the fly-leaf of lie Bible. y Wheat, ss. 4|d ; flour, £12 ss. to £13 ss.

BRISBANE

December 30. Advices have been received from, the Palmer to the loth December, via Junction Creek.

Gold has been obtained in considerable quantities. One nugget lias been found weighing 10S ozs., and several ranging iWj? 1 ( - ; three to twenty-five ounces. - ■', '■..■■..! The population on the ground niunbfy . about 500, and rations are not obtainalt ' - for any money, Parties of miners are returning to.t^3 Endeavour River- for the purpose of waiting for supplies reaching the Palmer. All 01 hem have more or less gold,

TEM lfß"l#ri Sfllt, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6 1874



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