SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATJSB : Ihtt aroaiug, 8.31; to-morrow iaotnlng. 8.65 „**. . m n . STTN-SEi : MWto e«Bila«. 6SI : BTXBT *M* : To morrow morning. 4 65 ••£-:■' .j MOON'S AGJB: New Mosn, 9th, 6.18 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Stanley Castle, barquo, 414 tons, Captain Phillip Austin, from London Is-ibe la, brig, Murdoch, from Newcastle BoutHerk Cross, s.s., Holmes, frem Napier and

Ladybird^™ 6, from the South (in the Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

Albatross, schooner, for Wangapoa Queen, schooner, for Kus3eJl Suby, schooner, for Wangaroa Clyde, schooner, for Wangarei

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For San Francisco-Mikado, is., (Engllsn mau;, JtefSiSSSStoftU Missionary barquentine For the'louth^Wellißgton, s.s., November 4 . Tor the Waifcato—Syren, brig, shortly For Dunedtu-Falcon, barquentine, early ~ For Sydney-Wonga Wonga, s.s., early; Zealanoia, sbip. early , For New York—Pasithea, barque, e»ny , • ; ~ lot Lyttelton—Agnes, schooner, eatly

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Star of the South, s s., from Levuk*. 6th instant Wonga Wonga, s.s , from Sydney, e*riy Blackbird, ss , from Sydney, «»«*,,,. lT , at( ._ t Mikado, s.s., from Sydney, i»bout 25tb instant Prince Alfred, b.'quentine; froia Lyttnlton, sailed

31stOctober ':! ■ " ". ; Pasithea, barque, from Nelson, early ■; Hydaspes, ship, from London ; sailed Angus* o Waitangi, ship, from London : sailed Augast_i g ~,,;■ ,A*saye, ship, fr«m London: sailed September S Glenora, ship, from London ; sa"ed •_ Edith Rose, barque, from New York; •«»*j4§ eP*- " Chocola, barque, ftorn San Francisco ; sailed \» "WilUamG'fford, b»rqus. from Oamaru.eaTiy Glimpse, barque, from Newcastle, early . Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart T«wn, early Chanticleer, brig, from Hobatt Town, early Earopa, barqne, from Sydney, early Helen Malcolm, barque, from Sydney, early Kenilworth, sctiooner, from Samoa, early Ivanhoe, schooner, from Levuka Pacific, schooner, from Samoa, early Flirt, brlgantine, from Oamaru ; sai'.ed 29tn Wfc

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Ladybird, from the South : 10 hhds., 10 barrels ale, Ryan, Bell and Co.; 2. hhds., Hardington.; Biases, M. Somerville ; 2 cases, K. Onyon ; 1 parcel, G. 1. Chap man • 5 cases, Kempthorne and Co. ; 1 parcel W. M. Commons ; 54 trunks, 7. cases, order; 1 caae, D. L. Murdock ; 1 box, Telegraph Department ; 3 cases, Traffic Manager of R a ilw & 7 s \ 1^ an? le po!, eS ' * baf' 1 sin|le pole, 1 U&s T™h? ' 1 ?*"*** National Bank; 1 bo^r, Thomson; 6 cases butter, T. Veal; 8 case 3 batter, Hoskins ; 99 sheep, Buckland. , _. , . in Per brig Isabella from Newcastle : 410 tons coal.—Hfenderson and Macfarlane.,

Per Stanley Castle, from London:-!? C^ses, Stewart and Anderson; 5 bales, Henderson and Macfarlane, .J casks, Webster and Hulks; 1 butt, 081?^ and Co.; 1 case, B. Gittos aud Sods; .10 hhds., 16> tpr, casks, B. S. Meyers and Co.; 5G casks, order; 1 case Inspector J'ank of New Zeiland; 1 case, E. Vtayte, 13 bales, Eeed and Brett; 18 cases, W a: «.«« cases, Auckland Gas Co.; 2 cases, Ireland Butheis 550 cases, order; 14 casks, X; Lusk; 1 cas.e, orderj ,-ff bales, 1 case, Henderson and MaC.arlane; 3 cases, Winks and Hall;" 20 cases, E. and H. Isaacs; 1 box, T. Peacodc; 200 bases, order; 3 cases, E. ana Isaacs; 12 packages, order; 20 packages, Burnett and Levy; 75 cases, Brown, CaxnpbsU and C 0, ., _i p..reel, E. F. Bush; 2 CRskS, 3 cas?V 1 <»•«».;« packages, E. Vfavte; 1 cask, 1 case, 20 packages, Upton and Co.; 8 cases) 2 casks, 1 case, 1 box, 5 cases acids, o::der; 9 cases, Henderson and Macfarlane; 1 Pack age, 1 parcel, 11.I 1. Busse'i, Esq ; 1 box, C. W Mc- Durdo- 18 ci:es, 2 casks, 1 drum. 2 cases, J. iio^on, 28 casks, 8 cases, Ireland Bros.; 3 cask*, 2 cases, 2 casks, J. and J. Dickey; 6 cases,,3 prates, order;-2 ewes, order; 5 cases. E. and H. Isa^s; lease, Blaydes, Evens and Co.; 9 cases, 1 bale. E. tfsd.M. Isaacs; U» cases, order; 5 crates, order; 5 bates, order; 9J> cases Craickshank and Co.; 2 bales. 89-cases, 1 cask, 1 trunk, ?3 case.?,"2 bales, Sargood ami Sons; 2 bales, 1 case, 3 bales, 1 case, Smart and Co ; 9 packages, 39 cases, 16 bales, order; 200 paic«s, 4 casks, 1 case, B. Blackbick and Son; 105 cases .2coses samples, 18 bales, 10 barrels, McArthur Shew and Co.; CO casks, 18 cases, 125 cases, 76 bales, 10 kegs, order; 100 casks, E. and T. Bucke; jZOtons pig iron 39 tons pig iron, 1 case, Stone Bros.; lease, Colonel Hamilton; 100 casks, Cruickshank and Co.; 40 kegs, 620 cases, 26 barrels, 10 tanks, 1 cask, 1 box, E. and H. Isaacs; 22' cases, 1* kegs, 11 barrels, 62 coils, 8 anchors, S chains, order; 1 case, order; 1 box, Bank of Australasia; 2 cases, 1 be, -p^nd Brothers; 10 qr.-casks, 1 case, order; l™Bß'^** l,*,?' 3 pockets, 20 a>.-ca»ks, 6 cases,- 24 bundles. M eaaes,, Sinclair and Hamlin, Fapier; 339 drums, 103! casks, 10 cases, 11 parcels. 48bHHdles, T._ and S Mornn 6 cases, order; 3 cases, 3 casks, 4 ingots, 2 boxes, G. McCaul; 18 casks, 20 barrels, 1 case, 4 crates, J- ana J. Dickey; 39 cases, 2 kegs, 23 bales, 60 crates, 3 casks, Kernpthorne, Prosser and Co.; 10 cases M. Montague; 8 cases, order; 100 boxes, order; 27 casks 164 essesl 60. boxes, order; 7 cases, Brown: 100boxesi 10 cases, order; jWe B. Gittos and Son; 50 casks, 265 cases order; ltank, 200 boxes, 20 kegs, order; 5 cases, 24 share mouldings, 4 bundles, 1 bale, 11 pots, 2 oaces, ord^r; 1 trnk, New Zealand Shipping Co.; 6 cases 1<? arms and -bolts' 1 cask, order; 7 casks, 16 cases, 445 arms boxes, 89 pots, 1 bale, 20 kegs, IS bars iron, 3 kegs Bails, E. Porter.—New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.

The s.s. Ladybird, H. J. C. Andrews, commander, arrived at Manukau wharf at 630 a.m. this morning. She left Port Chal mers at 4 p.m. on the 2Tth, arrived at Lyttelton at 1 p.m. on the 28th; sailed at 4 15 p m. on the 29th, arrived in Wellington at noon on the 30th ; sailed at 1 p.m.- on the 31st, arrived at Pictoii at 7 p.m. same even ing sailedaasts mf^gH and amved^at' Nelson at 10 a.m,on jttf? Ist ■ mat,; sailed at 4 pm. on the2nd, arrivea.at laranakiat » a.m. on the 3rd; sailed at 2 p.tti. **m? day. and arrived here as above. Experienced variable weather throughout tlie passage. Passengers : Saloon—Mr and Mrs Comisk^v and servant, Mr.and Mrs CaUis, Mr and Mrs Braithwaite, Mr3 Bucholz, and 3 children ; Messrs Passmore, McVicar, Davis, Wright, Maddock, A. Wood. Steerages-Mrs Mornn and chUd, Mr and Mrs King, Mr and JVrs Wright, H. Jorth and famUy (4); Messrs Wood, Augurin(2), Wilson, and 5 natives. We are indebted to Mr William Dougherty, purser, for files, report, and other favours. The date of the departure of the> s.s. Mikado for San Francisco has been altered from the 27th to the 25th inst. < , i# The schooner Papua has finished, the dis charge of her cargo of island produce. She ■will sail again for Karotonga in «, few day* time with a cargo shipped by Messrs Oruick- i shank and Co. - ' ; . . The destination of the ship Zealandia has been altered from Dune Sin to Sydney, for ■which port she is'to sail.in a few days.:;; :, Captain Sellars will there await further instructions from his owners. . When we said a few days back that it was possible we had, not yet heard of all the disasters caused'by the late fearful weather round our coasts it will be seen we did not, speak without a warrant for our, wordß.^ Of the non-arrival,at their, respective destina tion of the barque Eleanor and the schooner Ivanhoe our readers are fully aware as they are also of the small hope which exists of either of them turning up safely. . Two other vessels are now missing, and their long detention beyond their due dates is beginning to cause grave apprehension in the minds of the owners and friends of the crews. The barque Helen Malcolm left here on the 21at. September for Sydney, and had not arrived on the 24th October, the day on which the Macgregor left for this port. This makes her at least 33 days out. The last missing vessel heard of is the Speedwell, a fine iron barque, which left Lyttelton nearly six weeks a ago for Kaipara, and:according to latest reports had not yet arrived. We can only hope that our fears of evil will turn out to be groundless; and that by next advices we shall learn of their, having shown up. . , . The St. Kilda'waJsloadjngat Wanganni for Auckland on the 2nd: Her agents, Messrs. Combes and < Daldy, expect her to arrive at Onehunga to-morrow. Should she do bo she will leave again for Wanganui about Saturday.

The schooner Qnwardj now in the Mann? kau, brings a quantity of wreckage from the Paterson, shipped at Waitara. The brig Isabella arrived from, Newcastle at 3 o'clock this afternoon. She left port on the 18th ult., and has had some heavy weather on the voyage. She brings a cargo of coal for Henderson and Macfarlane*.

COMMERCIAL.

Eleven freehold allotments on the Epsom and Domain roads were offered for sale to day by Messrs Cochrane and Son, and realised from 30s to 40s per foot. The cutter Diamond waa passed. -. ;

BIRTH.

MoMAStaR—On the 4\h Instant, at her residence, Queen-street, the wife of Mr Thomas MoMaster, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

Zmjoy—Lttbltn-Oii the 28th September, at St Mark's Church, Oawa, Canterbury, by the Eev G. J. Cholmondeley, Joseph John Zacoy, of Canterbury, to Ellen Lublin, fifth daughter of Mr John Lublin, of Auckland. -

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

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1874.

Tor the cause thai lacks assistance. For the wiohb tli»t needs resißtaao* ■Tor till! future in the distance. And tii» e*od that we cam d..

We had been aware for some time of the desires of the General Government to re move the Native Lands Court from Auckland to Wellington; but we refrained from any comment in the hope that the fiat would not issue. The intention of the Government has now been made public, bo that we feel free to refer to another illustration of the good thinga which Auckland ia l-eceiving at the hands of Wellington authority. As to whether on grounds of public convenience Mr Fenton and the Court in which he pre sides should be located in Wellington or Auckland there will be very little differ ence of opinion. But it ia only too apparent that the convenience x>f the public is a matter of small consideration in such a change. It is only part of the great intention of centring all dealings in native affairs in Wellington. There are tho3e we know who believe this will be all the better, and so it will ;in the interests of some, and itjis nob difficult to think what those interests are. There are now few native questions demanding the intervention of this Court that have not their locale in this province, and the inconvenience and expense that will now attend proceedings will be isimply prohibitory. It would be idle, we think, for any representation or remonstrance to be made to the Government on the sub ject. The objections have all bean anticipa ted, and arguments in reply would simply be devised to support a foregone conclusion. The necessity that will be imposed on all connected with the administration of this department to break up their nomea and sacrifice their property, however distasteful to those more immediately concerned, should not of course stand in the way of the efficiency of the public service, but when, as in this case, not the efficiency of the public service, but wholly other considerations are »t the bottom of the move, that one solace is wanting. It would probably be well for the sake of appearances that a deputation should wait on Sir Donald Maclean on his arrival. Not that it will have the least effect, but it will look well when people see that we are not too stupid to note how one little privilege after another is disappearing. A remonstrance, therefore, to the head of the Native Department would be becoming, and iB doubtless expected. He will receive it blandly, and the very blandnoss of the manner will go far to* sooth the pain felt by those who experience some indignation at the proceeding.

As the new hospital when erected will be rather an impo sing structure it is desirable that the best site available should be selected for the purpose. Ten days ago the Building Commissioners, accompanied by Mr Hera path, the architect, paid a visit of inspection to the Hospital grounds, and after having levels taken, and making a careful inspection of the grounds, determined if possible to locate the building on the crown of the ridge and immediately adjoining the boundary of the Domain. This resolution was come to on the understanding that the Domain Board would probably be induced to effect an exchange of land with the Hospital Trust, so that the building should not be oa the very limits of the reserve. We are very glad to observe that this afternoon the Domain Board have agreed to the proposal and have appointed two members to confer with the Building Commissioners and arrange for the exchange. We may regard, therefore, the position of the new Hospital as fixed, and certainly one more eligible ifc is impossible to imagine. It will not only com mand a view of the harbour and gulf superior to that possessed by the present building, but the view of the country about Eemuera, and the other suburbs, and extending away up the , Great South Road is beautiful in the extreme; while immediately adjoining, the (building will look down over the Domain. If exquisite scenery can hasten, convalescence the inmates of our new Hospital should have rapid recovery. It may be objected that the building will be somewhat more exposed to the southern winds than the present build ing. An examination of the position shows that this ia so, but only to a moderate extent, while the, building being of stone, with of course walls of jconsiderable thickness, will completely; obviate any possible evils in this respect. This resolution of the Domain Board has how removed all cause «f delay, and we anticipate that to-morrow's meeting of the Commissioners will see active steps taken to have the new building erected with all expedition. <

For the past few weeka we hare really felt ashamed to look our friends in the face. The paper, on which our utterances and the news collated have been presented has been of the most raggy and flimsy kind that could be made to hang together. We have already apologised? once for it, bat we have felt inclined to apologise every day, and to I say we could not help it. We again explain that we had over reached our anticipations as to consumption, and the increase of circulation had outrun oar shipments of paper. We are very glad to see by the signals run away up to the mast of our contemporary opposite, that the Stanley Castle has arrived, for she is the first of a number of vessels due, bringing to us a supply of decent and respectable paper. We hare taken care that we shall not ibe "left in the lurch" in this way again. Had iEolus not relented we should soon have been obliged to enquire after thetba paper and brown wrapping paper to be found in town. We trastrwe shall be forgiven our offence, although we maintain that the public themselves are to blame for driving us to extremities. *

It is a noble principle'in our social ethics that an accused man is regarded as ..innocent and treated as such until he is proved guilty. But if what we are told ia true there must have been a suspension of this rale

yesterday. |Por we ftrej informed that Mr Kemsley, who has been arrested on suspicion in connection with the fire in Wakefield-streefc, waß yesterday marched down Queen-street handcuffed, and injcharge of four policemen. We hope this is not true. For anything we know Mr Kemsley may be guilty, but he may also bei, innocent. $ o judge or^jury^has said that he is not. And if he ia innocent what a humiliation for any one of our citizens; We can, any of us, suppose puraelyes placed in such a position, and we can imagine the feelings with which we should endiire the indignity. For if Mr Kemsley is innocent he differs not from any other respectable citizen, and what was done to him yesterday may be done to any other to-morrow. To be marched in handcuffs from one end of Queen-.atreet down almost to the other end would be" to many a proud spirit ■maddening. We hope that we have received a false report, and that this thing has not b een.

Somebody is evidently hard up for a fresh atone to throw against the Education rate, as witness the foWowing letter :—" Education Rate Receipt.—To the Editor : Sir,—Will you alldw me to ask your readers to compare the manner in which the word " receive" is spelt inmost good dictionaries (vide Webster) aid ia the receipt for the education rate. —I am, &c, Hypercritio," We have not before us a copy of the receipt in question, but we presume the word is wrongly spelt, and we cannot but express bur deepest sympathy with our correspondent. The idea that Englishmen, whose ancestors' have fought and bled for our rights and liberties, should be subjected to such an insult as this aroußes within us every passion of our nature. What is this country coming to ? Here we have a decent, hard-working, honest man, one who probably has contributed a family to the State, compelled to bear with a wrong like this. We do think that the General Assembly should be at once summoned to deliberate on this graveaudunexpected, evil. It may be the rarity with which we see mis spelling at the hands of our correspondents, and the purity of the orthography in proofs as they come to us from the hands of com positors may have unfitted us for temperately writing on this momentous subject. But where is the Briton who would not be pre pared to take up arms and shed his last drop of blood at this monstrous, this outrageous viola tion of our civil liberties by the mis-spelling of the word "re-jeive."

We would endorse the following request The art of velocipidism has not yet attained to th c dignity of a profession, nor are we en lightened enough yet to see to what useful purpose it may in the future be applied. But as a harmless and a healthful amusement it is at least deserving of some recognition from promoters of muscular Christianity "To the Editor^ of the. Evening Star : Sir, —I beg to suggest to the secretary of the Cale donian Sporbs the advisability of including a byei ele race in the programme ; as it is an item which would create a large amount of interest, and would ensure great competition. Yours, etc , Velocipbdb."

Here is a man with a grievance. Some thing seemingly has fouled his biliary ducts, and in the hope of doing him good wa insert hia letter. He appears to condemn all our public buildings, looking on them only as jobs. His idea that there should be "no Romanism" in the Post-office is especially deserving of consideration. It is a pity he did not ventilate his ideas before the Post office was built, and before the plans of the new hospital were accepted a couple of years ago. We think, however, if our correspond ent inspects the plans as prepared by Mr Herapath, and which, we are sure, that gentleman will be happy to show him, he will find that the proposed erection will meet sanitary requirements as far as limited means will allow. We really cannot tell whether the decision as to the building was influenced by "sitting in church," bub we think it would hardly be fair to exclude com petitors on the ground of their being church goers. This a matter of opinion, however. "Justice.— Sir, — Referring to our new hospital, several remarks have been made in the newspapers regarding it, warning the public against erecting the same on a bad principle ; but it appears that our provincial friends are deaf to any appeal from the public, who are to pay for the erection of the same hospital. No one knows who might spend their last days in it. Plans were called for in the newspapers, and £50 to be given to the one chosen. We the public had not an oppor tunity of seeing the plans ; how many there were, or what merits or pretensions they held forth. We know not if the beßt was chosen or if it was given to a party known I who sits in our church. Was it a plan according to the latest improvements in the pavilion Btyle, with each ward heated separately or cooled to any temperature required, separately, with, kitcheD, wash house, dead-house, etc., in a separate build ing ; the wards of different diseases qaiet and nnconnceted, with baths and closets separated from the wards. Had each ward nurses, apartments close to the wards, but separate ; was there a heating apparatus and a fresh air chamber van extractor of vitiated air from every chamber ? If there is not all the aforementioned it is not a plan as now approved of. Why ib it so hidden ? Is the ' plan a disgrace to be seen ? If there was not a good plan sent for approval say so, and call for more improved plans before it is too 1 late. Our .provincial members take too much upon themselves. No doubt they are forward men, but it does not follow that they are wise men. It is evident they are partial men. The public has no confidence in them on account of their partiality. The whole plans ought to have been submitted to strangers and judges, men who know what an hospital should be, and not to friends of this or that one or to our church friends. It ia so unfair to accept: of a plan without knowing anything about it, and to cause the same to be erected without shewing the citizens what they are to have, if necessary, to trust the most precarious part of their existence for better or worse. It is a serious matter to have an hospital with every ward under one roof ;,..not only infectious diseases, but to have a kitchen, a wash-house, a dead house, closets, and baths (hot in -particular), where steam penetrates and condenses, to have all these under one roof, without a powerful extractor would not be entertained at the'present day. My advice is let the plan be exhibited, and subject it to public inspection,' and for the good of mankind in general; lay partiality aside for once, and show that [Provincialism is not selfish. Some very excellent men hath ended their days in hospitals in preference to their private resi dence on account of this excellent attendance to their latest wants being gratified ; where a private residence on the contrary generally hath not, >or could surely be expected to have every appliance. Our new Post-offica and Customhouse his been got up in the afore-mentioned partial system, and the con sequence 'is that forty thousand, pounds has been spent in that ugly-looking, inconvenient piece of common brick-work, as much like a cotton-mill as anything, , with stone-work badly bonded, and Roman mouldings where no Romanism should be, or Grecian either. It is no improvement on the original, and so far as architecture is concerned I think it extremely heavy and ugly. If this has any effect in prolonging our Provincialiam, I hope it may be led to see that the people are getting tired of , such confueedness sis described in the foregoing, and will stand it no longer unless improved.—l am, etc,, Henke Watson (ohjs ot thh oppressed)."

The Hobsbn Company met last evening for parade <in the. Catholic Institute, Wel lington-street. Th«i> parade was very satisfactory, and after parade the election of non-commi»sioned officers took place with the following result:—Mr Finlay, sergeant; Mr Duggan, lance-sergeant ; Mr Little, corporal; and Messrs. Geary and O'Brien, lance-corporals. Captain Burns then in formed the men that the first stage of .class firing would commence at eight o'clock on Thursday next at the range.

being agititk I Would like to warn the public tothoroughly investigate the pros pectus and rules, and to be very cautious Ssee that everything i« cleat and straight forward before entering their names, as shareholders. We have J^* 00 ™f ®£ this company business in .Auckland of late, and I think something should-bd done to do away with them ; or, I think^t least the public should not support them. The idea of starting the above on the principle pro, P o3ed is perfectly mon«trouS, and in any case I think there is not the slightest neces sity or need of such a thing in this ton*. Provisions of allkinds, especially butcher a meat, can be procured at first-class shops in this city at quite as low a rate> for_ cashi, if.not lower, than it could possibly be obtained at a co-operative butchera. However, I would not oppose anything like local enter prise if there? was a shadow of a <*«. oe of it making a>cfo ; but J really think that any peSon wk'tbeW particle of braxnalook ing at the whole affair, cannot help »»"£ nS it looks very peculiar, and would I think it carried out culminate in a total loss to the poor deluded initiators who might unfortunately be shareholders. Ido not hesitate to say that some personal motive must be at the bottom of all this, for I presume to »ay there are very few men in this world wno are so anxious to do and give so much for.pure public benefit alone. Oh, dear no ! Trusting 1 have not taxed your valuable space and time too much,—l am &c, Marrow-bonb^

To the Editor : Sir,-There was a little fun created yesterday ab the inquest on the Wakefield-street fire which seemed scarcely in keeping with bo grave a subject. The witness,; John Smith, stated in his evidence that in course of conversation with Kemsley a very old gentleman was present who was a stranger to him. He did not know his name, there was a myateriousness about his manner j and at last he glided up Wakefield-street. A juror asked if witness thought that old gentle man was still in existence .whether he had a tangible frame, or whether it was a spirit clad in visible habiliments. Another listener enquired which old gentleman it was ? He might be the prince of darkness drawn forth by the smell of fire (laughter). Another wished to know if he Was dressod in black or white (great laughter). Witness said he was not competent to answer such questions, but he believed he wore a summer suit, and he thought he was a citizen, because he wa3 crowned with a white hat. On being further interrogated about the mysterious old gentle man, witness concluded in his mind thatthe mysterious stranger was a grocer and tea dealer.— S.S.

The latest American progress in building will be the Mammoth Hotel, soon to be erected in Chicago. This enormous hotel is to have a frontage of three English miles, and a depth of six miles. Thp height of seventy-seven stories will measure 3,480 feet from the ground floor to the roof. The hotel will have no stairs, but five hundred balloons will always be ready to take visitors up to their rooms. No room-waiters are to b© em ployed, but visters will be served by a newly invented automatic, put up in every bed room, which will do all the shaving, shampooing, etc., for the guests-<-a very simple and ingenious mechanism. Suppos ing the guest requires hot water, the auto matio will be able to call down stairs, "A bucket ofl hot Water ttp to room number one million three thousand one hundred and BbVen !" and the water will be up in seven seconds by the patent elevator. One-half hour before the table d'hote, instead of the ringing of bells, a gun (24-pounder) will be fired on each floor to call the guests to get ready for their meals. The tables in the dining-room will measure four miles each, attendance to be performed by twelve waiters on horseback on either side of the table. Music during table d'hote will be played gratis by eight bands of seventy-seven men each. "For the convenience of vipitors a rail way will be built on each floor, as well as telegraph offices. The price for one bed-room will be from one to ten dollars. The cost of this building is estimated to be $680,000,000. The billiard-room will contain nine hundred American, ninety-nine French, and one Eng lish table; and moat ef the visitors are ex pected to be American. The billiard-room will be fitted out with a spittoon of one hun dred feet in circumference. —From the Berlin National Zeitung. ■ ■.

ThejJfwror tells the following story about the Archbishop or York and a smart little York shire urchin. His grace distributed the prizes at a Leeds ragged school, and sub sequently, when riding in the vioinity, he came across a youngster collecting road-dirt, whom he thought he recognised. There upon the following conversation ensued: — "Archbishop: 'Boy, I know your face; you were at the Leeds Ragged school, and obtained a prize for drawing?'— Urchin: *Y'a, mon, I were.'—Arch bishop : ' I hope you still keep up • your studies in that art?'—Urchin: ' Y'a, mon, I do—look you yeere' (pointing to a model, made of the material he was collecting).— Archbishop (with astonishment): ' What do you call that?' —Urchin: 'Ah, mon, that's a model of a church. ; and them's the pews, and there's the vestry—and that' the pool pit.'*—Arckbishop (smiling): ' Very clever, X declare j but where is the parson ?'—Urchin: 1 Aye, mon, it talcs a deal o' muck to make a pa'son.'" His grace rode on. The inquest on the late Wakefield-street fire was adjourned last evening until to-* morrow (Thursday) at two o'clock, when the enquiry will be resumed and the remaining witnesses examined. Detective Jeffrey and Mrs and Miss Woodward gave evidence last evening ; the. former ohiefly in relation to the goods which were carefully packed in a cask and various case's, containing two hundred and fifty articles of a mis cellaneous character, letters, papers, a memo randum of them, a feather bed, wearing apparel, china, g!as3, and crockery. Two cases and two casks were at Dowdem's mart, with certain packages. He also examined the premises, aa-i could discover no trace of cooking utensils or ironmongery. Miss Woodward took in the parcel from Kenuley, which was folded and tied j she also remem bered the things being taken away from her father's premises on the 29th by a man who produced a written order for them. Mrs Mary Woodward corroborated her daughter's statement. _ This enquiry is causing a great deal of excitement, and yesterday numbers of persons'were loitering aboftt the Anchor hotel anxious to know the result. ,

At the beginning of next year writes the Melbourne correspondent of the J3ew Zealand; Times you may expect a visit from the most charming vocalist in Australia, Miss Christian' of the Boyal Academy of Music. It is Bur prising that this lady has not Visited New Zealand before this, offers having been made to her by no less than three different com panies, to all of which she would hare been a moat valuable acquisition. Her withdrawal 'from the Claus-Rekel Company before its departure for New Zealand was doubtless the principal 'cause, of the bad business > done by that j company. Since then Miss Christian 'has•.., received an offer from manager of.the Allen Opera Company,, and quite recently she has declined a very lucrative offer from another quarter. The popular vocalist^ however, will soon visit New Zealand on her own account. Your new Governor and the Marchioness, of Nor- \ manby were amongst her warmest admirers in Queensland, where the Christian Concert Company not long Bince completed a brilliant tour of five months''duration, and where—j "to her eternal honor"—as the critic of the Australasian remarks,■■'.'■" the lady gaive a charitable concert in every tows save one that she visited-." . ,trfi kr: h>r::i\ ~,• ■. ■.;.:. v \

Mr WayJte advertises another" arti: union drawing of oil paintings and water-colour drawing, whiek will come »ff M seen m the list is complete. ■.*;' ,

be productive of good resnlW. A cricket match will take place on^Sjtttj a«Z in the Domainbetween gentlemen of the W^rEndand Ponßonby Slabs. A good match is expected. j Two young carpenter*, named respectively Robert Brown and Thomas Jones, were very fond of dropping into Mr Smith's parlour, andi spending an hour or two wxthhis only SniSter Mary. One evening, when Brown fnd gMa y had^disoussed almost every topic, Sownl suddenly in his sweetest tones, SnWSi oufc^a new home, whichxtsbouldbe Soar ioint duty to beautify, and make dXhSand happy like this?" Drooping hei lad softly Sis shoulders, .he wto oered, "I think I could, Robert."-- well, S he, «there's Tom Jones, who's going to emigrate, and wants to get a wifef 111 men^ionit to him." Mary skooted to her r°Th'e attendance at the adjourned meeting of the Early Closing Association last night was an earnest of the interest felt in the movement, the benefits of which cannot be too highly estimated. The objectrof,the meeting was chiefly the c ection of officers. « the society for the earning, year, «nd the following were elected.:-Chairman, Mr. DXT gsecretary; Mr Metcalfe ; treasure,, Mr Cox ; committee-Messrs Trig, Stanwix, Fernandez, Thorburn, Long, Feme, Brown, Hannkin, 6'Leary, Hayes, Ford, HJLoway and Selkirk. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman, Mr Stanwix. The treasurer of the Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society begs to a?knc£ledge the 3 um of five shillings from his Worship the Mayor for the Old Women's Home.

Mr TheophQus Cooper, who has la^ed some years in spreading a love of music and siaging among the people, will give a lecture on Friday evening next in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association on " Music and Psalmody." The chair will be taken by his Honor the Superintendent. Mr Lambert will aEßist in the instrumental department, and the lecture will be illustrated by an efficient choir ot smgerß. • Among the many new houses of business .which have sprung into existence during the last twelve months in the principal streets of this city not one surpasses in beauty and finish the new emporium of Messrs H. and J R Vaile, of Queen-street. Thia splendid shop, warehouse*, and work-rooms were opened on the 31st ult., and attracted a great amount of public attention. The building, which is three-storeyed, is buUt of freestone, imported especially for the. brothers Taile, and is creditable to the enter prising spirit which conceived and accomplished it. The architect was Mr Keals;the contractor, Mr Watson j the decorators, Messrs Holland and Butler, and the gas-fitter, Mr Craig. The premises are roomy and healthy, and eminently calculated to enhance the comfort and convenience of tbose engaged in the various departments of the business. The depth of the building is 110 feet, and towards High-street 230 feet, while the Queen-street frontage is 33 feet. A commodious show-room for the ladies is about to be erected on the High-street end, which will be con structed on the latest and ffloat ap proved principles. The first floor (not yet completed) will comprise offices, millinery, and carpet rooms, while the top floor will be devoted to the manufacture of goods in con nection with the trade. The shop itself is elegantly. fitted up and elaborately orna mented after cha3te designs by the artistic pencil of Mr. Samuel Vaile, one of the enterprising proprietors. Several choice pictorial illustrations of home and foreign scenery adorn the walls, which are effec tively displayed. The coloured columns are varied in appearance and oriental in their style and form. The ceiling also when com pleted will add to the general harmony of the whole. The counters are of kauri, Btained and highly polished, scarcely to be distinguished from mahogany, while the beau tiful gilt mouldings below form a rich contrast to the darker shades of the native kauri. The work generally is so skilfully managed that there are no impediments to the free in flow of light, which is of so much importance in houses of business. We noticed seven gas reflectors with four burners each in the shop, andtnese^ with six in the doorway and others in the windows, numbering twenty four, give the shop in the evening the appearance of a fairy palace, amply irradiated in every part. These decorations and outer appliances, however beautiful to the eye and congenial to the taste, are but the outer adornments. The most substantial features of this finished establishment are the nume rous bales of sheetings, Kidderminster, Brussels, and tapestry carpets, figured and sheeny Bilks, Tussore silks, satin and striped muslins,- and every article of dress and domestic necessity|conducive to the comfort of the units of the human family. ' There are numbers of drapery establishments in this city, but none more complete, none more perfect in every respect than that of Messrs Vaile, of Queen-sireet. * . ..

The promoters of the Auckland Sunday school Union have decided upon opening their industrial exhibition on the 11th of the present month in the Lome-street Hall, and in order to complete their arrangements they request that all exhibits shall be sent to the Hall on Saturday afternoon, between two and ten o'clock. We learn that hundreds of children in connection with our district Sunday-schools have been exceedingly busy ior many weeks past in preparing for this, somewhat, novel, because essentially an exhibition. of goods made by scholars. The honorary secretaries have already received notices of more than one thousand exhibits, and in order that the exhibition shall be as attractive as possible music and short lectures will be provided, and every thing calculated to ensure comfort and success.

The summer exhibition of the Auckland Horticultural Society will be held .on the 20th inst. Mr Cheeseman, hon. secretary, will supply a schedule of prices, with other information, on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Museum Buildings. A monster meeting is announced to take place on Friday evening at the Choral Hall, to consider.the present Education Tax, and submit a resolution to the meeting. Reader Wood, Ea<J., M.G.A., ia expected to take the: chair.' The gallery will be reserved especially for ladies.

DOMAIN BOARD.-This Day.

The monthly meeting »f the Domain Board was held. this day at; i noon in the offices, Canada buildings. Present: Messrs Fenton, (in the chair,) Brett, and Hughes. The minutes of the- former meeting were read and confirmed.

,■ ..... r , ; S •'■'•':,; 'BEPoets. '"', ;'■■•'.'■ <: ■'■>■ "■'■: Meairs Hughes and Fenton reported that they were unable* to act further in the matter of- the boiling green,■•:.. as the Land Com missioner had declined to take any action in the matter Hntil ha had received a formal letter froni the Board. Mr Hughes stated in relation to the boundary of] allotment 19, Grafton road, as ithe^ person in occupation of* the cottage thereon had not sent the draft lease to him (Mr .Hughes) according to promise, he was' not therefore prepared with the report, but would see the man and take the measure meat of the allotment. "

~. ■-" .' ~. _, SITE-OF NEW HOSPIT^; . < A letter was read from the Superintendent respecting a site for the proposed new Hospital, suggesting the crown of the hill as tb> most suitable spot for the build-

i^ g V 41li lreque*tJliB to •xSZj^'H of the Domain for and eqtud"ivii2!s§fc I hospital reserve. ■.Pwtt«i^S; ■ Mr Fenton said the Bo»wi ■ obiect to the request B^!Jto&| balding was ornamental, and £♦?* 2 1 receiv* \ piece in exohan-e iZs*?*C I ▼ike. a&* pome discu^^S*!, I matter Measrtf Peaton and B^ *S I deputed;to make the necessa^ wJ UfafS , ■ ■■■■. :*^ql A letter was read from Mr Chains I reference to the extraordinary £, % I furze and sweet-briar in the io^ i I requesting the Board to grant him '** I for two spade 3 and two scythes — cftfa I Several letters were read fro^ v> rrvk I of the Acclimatization Societyones Mf'S I to th'o furze and sweet-briar' mentS^J I the previous letter,; one- SB£ aea y?**%l propriety of appointing John BoYce?. 8 * I constable, in order if possible to^uiS^ I boys from birds-nestingin the■■BSmPHi a third presenting six copies of Mr ifijft pamphlet to the members of theßotort \99 The Secretary was ord«redtoacknot?. thesp letters with thanks^ .f Wle«Bi CRICKET GROTOl) Mr Fenton wished to call Vm attnts i the Board to the cricket 'ground i?«6i Domain; he thought it was their duty fc • some attention to the aßiuscittMlg O f ?!* I pe°P^' AAt el ?° UDg Inen h'^ cift together, and hadgotaveryrdcefericket'Z?!* in the Domain ; he thought the Bfln'rf give the club £10 for the purpose of rolfin^l ground. On the motion of Mr ]C?' seconded by Mr Hughes, it wasaneed "n I £10 be given to them to be expeiaiied'EyMl fn rolling the 1; cricket-ground to I faction of Messrs Brett and Fcntoo. • I NATIVB »BEDB. I Mr Hughes suggested that ChiJ^ should be instructed to collect and toaSP all the seeds of native tr.«es ior the nng^ of propogation in the Domain, w whicliiho?f^ he kept a3 much as* possible for native ttitf'f] Mr Fenton and the other ■ roenibllP^S cided with the vifew expressed by MrHneWttfi and it was agreed that ChalnaeW ihdiil^ instructed to that effect, and report tWra to the Board. *a ACcetrN'TS. » The ordinary mouth's accotnfc j^ > brought up and passed.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Thomas Beekham, Eag.jH.y.r ALCOHOLISM. . jkfflH "William Gillham was found in 'Tirii^ij state last night on the wharf, and fed"S and costs (second offence.) J°hnJ|(fl» „* Kyber Pass, was picked np in tint bourhood> in a Btate of alcobol&n^l^j^ acknowledged that it was so, but it^ j, consequence of the rum. TMi Jbi^,.^ third offence within a few weekiVtn fined 20s, or forty-eight hours. - TOM S4.YJSRS. ;•, William Moore was charged, wift&t larceny of a bull terrier (Tom Sijeti), tafat' £5, the property of Mr Hartshojrn,sf Hoba*^ ville, on the 2nd September. t I Prisoner pleaded not guilty. • Mr Laiahley Said that prisoner kid Mi Detectivo Jeffrey and others fh»tlwiW«tln dog, but as the prosecutor liv«i »tP^ajjra| he would ask for a remand until Bataidiy, v Remanded accordingly. . THE LADY OP VAXStLL Jenny Goldswortb, a poor-lwking vma, was charged with drunkenness »d wgn«%B and with being an incorrigible regie. ; Prisoner said sho certainly.«■*««&&. Parnell, but she was never » WfM; tv was the mother of a family, ad, » -pit:. mother she wa3. Two of "her duldK»w«: dead, and the other was in the Hop* A long list of convictions irer^jniHW against the prisoner for variousoffrtm.,-., Prisoner said that if his Wonhip.iwdJ; let her off this time she would kei^i woman, and get her things oat of P*"^? would cut her old boy at once. She hiim lired with him for some time. •. . , His Worship said that if *«" l™Jffi; possibility of prisoner refofmttT§.tfo '<p: : might be withdrawn. . -«j? hergfc. -Major Pardy andheuflH no objection, but the woman WMStiUi^ in adultery... . .... ~ ~., : :j,,^J|iL His Worship :Isit so ? .. di Constable Jackson proved that tM J»*B was leading a disreputable life.; m-m residing with the man. * ,>=;; His Worship to the woman j I M"P# '■ you off ;, you must go to'prisonfoi'***** 1 with hard labour. VffiZ BEATING. 3 Richard Newman, a young ■{"JSM.; discoloured face, was charged mtn iu-owfS, his wife Elizabeth, by knocking her 4»» with bis clenched fist, on the Ist instv. |^q Defendant said he was pultr. .H£l got a drop into his head at the bepnnwf the month, and when he went ind«^» wife let fly at him with her tongie,_*»"; unfortunately knocked her dowi. rr™ very aggravating sometimes. His Worship: What are you! . ~ Defendant: I am- a pl™^*J?||i|g living in Drake-Btreet. We came •»!V*: Loch Awe, and my wife dontlw*" Zealand, and worries l me about &. , His Worship said he h»d fIMW' 11' self liable to two. months' impuM*™l! which he thought would do Mrs Newman, a respectab|«,y«ogJ - -with a baby in her arms, ..";' ward and pleaded ior her husbaa*. W^i J was not generally a bad hasteac!; *»s* drop sometimes, which caused 1 1«" *? f up,-as it made, things unpleaMfflt. SW.. he would not get drunk again. ««"*sSfc hoped hia Worship would a] of bffl $ M Richard home and not sencl iiini w s%\ His Worship :. Woman aw mm yam oreatures; how often do« h« l»at J«|3Ef Oh! Your Worship, noi ss«->v* *' month. ' ■~;.-.- ■-■■■{%. nr ,9t Hia Worship addressed «h& ,»w»: fflE' impropriety of his savage, c ordered hitti to find bail or «i *J» himself in £20, and two bti^a" | Lamb was broc ; -ht m* * Similar charge, viz , >Sl,Ca^ Martha, om the left eye wito. fiu w» . on the Ist. " ~ .• T ,,,« a i;ft Defendant, on being asked it a*^s; smiled and said yes, but,J»v*»B ~«,{. was in a state of beer. „/. ': miaiUt^ii Martha Lamb, a yonng:«*«g about twenty, also *PP^4%TOjS of the Court. She was BUMThj-jg not have given her"» black^"fJJ" been sober. He had express^ gJJ^ tion ever since, and had been IOUU The Court expressed its ■*"jSrt2 the angelic character, »f Wg^fi could not withhold its •****£*!£* account of leminmo tear* andel^ne»*^ must be bound over for.,«*»gf&; in £W, and two sureties m.:**«"T ■: This was all the business. .

AUCKLAND CHORAL SOCIETY.

The seventh concert of *»£?£s*• t«tH* subscriber, of th* Sg^ I.^1.^ ing in - the i Choral *H»U, tat <My ck J» mence with the: punotaali^^^;.©* Society has obtained so go.^. fjeai * hall was well ffl^ i*? B S£ffl»fcl»fi' ! tentive audience. The »«^:*J|fcj*gs i instrumental and roqal, Jr^ TteM the average ,Mr Beale COI^S pariofthewgram^^J^'' «J from Mozart', opera. fS, w-TjJ mencing with the overture. wjj",^ fairly rendered. Although *lg bwtt o]lj^ (like the English words 'n the v novel and entertaining X %$& <*& th» audience, an almost entire^ dramatic interest, renaew. j^y^Jf 'Ss—> rssss*fes tended very -bogy ,JtSi*W-<3mß of the opera, lor "«'J DS *• jK Papageno was "^f^S^^-'tfif tlJoifr ti. dnet wig *■*». Wtt

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