SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

jsszsidftr** 7l6 Btot-ms»! ■-

ARRIVALS.

iaatnia, schooner, from Napier* "=..-»-—>*'«>««»>« Bowena, ss, from BuaselL■*■'.-,■>■ r ' Clematis, ketch, from Kapler '

DEPARTURES.

Clyde, schooner, for Wangarel ■ " » Southern Cross, sa, for Tauranga ■ , , T Pllrt, urigantlne, for Lyttelton .

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Star of the South, s», from LeVuka, early Alice Cameron, barqne, from Sydney ti i / 'V/.t i Ladybird, s%, from the South, early Empreza, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed October lJauntlesa, schooner, from New, Caledonia early Beatrice, barqne, from New York, via Adelaide wave Queen, ship, from London.). Sailed October it Anazi, barquel from London. SaUed October 31 Lauderdale ship, from Lotidoh.1 Sailed October 19 Queen of the Age, ship, froiaLondon fill Queen of the South, bajrque, from Bunedin, early

EXPORTS.

Per Hero, for Sydney: 268 tiales flax, J. R. Roberts ; 10 cases sauce; H.l!Olson; 422 pieces timber, 22 pieces timber, 'p'tmnrSaati1 and Door Company V 1(5 bales flax, G. Dacre ; 1 case effects, W. Lodder. ■ For" Melbourne : 6 packages cx)C6'aiitit'oil, J. Rei<i,;;; 1 cas?! smoked fish, Waymouth and' Spij •, 1 jojjile) printing paper, S. W. -Hill; 7 boxes gold, Bank of New Zealand; ,1-bpx; gold, Bank of Australasia; tinder drawback,. 2 cases, ironmongery, Ryan, Bell an^ Ob.V; 4 itp^j,' safes, R. Cooley. Transhipped, iex .Wenir worth : 2\ cases wine. Ryan, Bell arid OffiM*' Cruickßhank and Co., r ag^ntg.;.. .';';;;;'' J;^";' The followingUis a list of thfef passengers' per s.s. Hero :—Saloon to Sydney'f.'Rfer:-"^, Allen, Rev. Mr C.. Watem and Mrs "Wafce^i Mr and Mrs Hinton; Messrs M. E. Robin son, R. A. Downie, W. Allen,;: WV'R; Mitchell, Fl G. Power. To Melbourne :.. Mr and 'Mrs Kennan, Mrs Lear and, child-; Misses Posseneskie and Misa Baker. -■■■■■' Steerage' to Sydney: Mrs Nicol, J. Scott;' '(?. Townley, A. M. Townley, J ; Reid; H. Jenu kins, A. Bacon, ami two children, .W.:Ross, F. Ross. To JVelbdnrne : Mrs1 Mary1 Gor don and child, Mr George Millari,! Mrs1 Millar, and five children. :..;, .1):: ffl ,'li 'A The schooners Pacific and Fiery Cross, and the ketch Maid of the Mill, were loading at Russell when the Rfwena left, j; , The Rowena passed the schooiier ,-O-olden Isle, -which lefi Russell on the l(Jth, <6ufeide Tiri at an early honr-thia.morniii^."-1^1-*. The s.s. Rowena, Captain McGregor^ ar rived; in harbour franvthe/B{),y/of Islandsj early this morning witK a cargo of passen gers. She left Russell at midday yesterday, i Encountered strong S.E.- winds and heavy cross sea down the" "coast. Passengers : Jude Manning, Messrs; M&iin, King, Yon Stunner, Miss Musji, t J^rß r H^ttfey!, Mrs Emmington^ MrsjSharp. " - (( h ;'i i, ■ The Ivanhoe arrived at Ksipajfa'i' from- Noumea on the Tlipi instant.^'1 'Of N\&*> voyage Captain Stewart reborn as follows :— Left Noumea 26th. JJeqember, called at Norfolk Island Ist Janaary, tak'xng in five passengers for AucfelanS, _■%>. left Norfolk Island same day,-:,-fftnd■ experienced light easterly winds: with^vtery thick weather to the Kaipara. -The; Auckland schooner Dauntless wai^taMtig'in oil at Noumea for Auckland whentti^&ji&HHe'ieft/ The schooner LJeiitia afriye'd'from Napier this morning with a Ismail, cargo of wool. She waa entered outwards for Jlussell., t \o,s ; Per Lie titia from Napier : 40 bales wool, 8 bags'-'wooL'•"'■':i! ■ iI '■•'■;,''''*■ j"Vi!'l,ii! 3v''<! '*'"*:" timber, D. H. MoKenzie ; 432.drain pipes, Mr H. Roe. t.i-i .- >■->■•■- -'-!■ tu-Mt siom v. »*i Graham ;G5 tiags gnm,i Stond .Bros.!; ISjiJ i^gs gum, various consignees.:—Gruickflhank and Co^r'agents.;^ r /;':\'\ ,£.'-"'"'■•f.I'/* :"^"T^ The schooner M'a^y Mletijia^'.^are^^Jfor Mercury Bay with a general cargQ.7 n> '%di uo The brigan^ine Flirt sailed for -Lyttelton ■ this morning with a cargo of timber, &<&u ~

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Bnbkr :— For Thames, on Monday, at' 10 30 a m and 5.30 p m For Corcmandel, ob Monday, at 10.30 a m Fpr Taranaki, Southern Provinces, and Austiallan Colonies, on Monday, at 8 » m. For Russell, r Wangaroa/ and- Mangouui, per Rowena, on Mondayi'iit^O « TOl V', Til Hi Mails for Australia (via Melbourne), close at Hoki i; tika at 9 a m oa Monday, 19th instant. (Signed) 8. B. Bibs. Chief Postmaster.

DEATH.

Luckik. — On January 16, at Giafton Eoad, Thomas, ~ infant son of Mr D. M. Luckie.

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

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 187 4.

I • FortheciusethJ»tUck»»l*liUnc«, >~V : « 8 For the wrong that needs resistance,

' .Whom the gods mean to destroy, they first dominant majority iffth'e Harbourßoard can c oly be explained by \kat infatuation that { recedes destruction. This job is to be per »j etrated coute gui caute. Anything like this ', i as never been attempted m Auckland before. ; 1 'he Freeman's Bay job was similarly forced t ion was realised the contracts were accepted, zllut that was a bagatelle compared with the j t xpeiuliture of a hundred-thousand pounds; a nd now we may, from past experience, anti ■c ipate that unless the most prompt and vigor (us action ia-t'afcen lei'tihdß contracts will I c signed or some other course will be mken that will, commit the harbour to the > wiohrtSpiJlttt oi iuwno xoaahJihKitl witrJ wa-il c ompletion of the biggest public swindle that las yet disgraced New Zealand. In the most >c oipMe atfli&nlel «&f&H»Wr^ lis attention exclusively directed to the 1 c has pronounced in favour of that [f >r which, he was brought from Sydney, flVfraxoTip v\o dipt 9»«9<jSi» cj Jashasii }i i-. m!p and manipulated in Auckland. Ana 1 be work has now been consummated by the 1 igWffilifM^PfglPßFtttf WafbottniEoaMbipc defiance of the protest of the Chamber of (iQninMßeeSiand, J&^suppijejsjgdohju^ deep^.in.,,, < ignation of the whole people. Those watch ojzs of the public interests, the local iour i tals, have without one exception done their ( uty faithfully in giving the alarm. We are < ifete tfw*&%* tfie^nnJJyanSJPwhiahilraWm-^ 1 erference with their schemes on the part of ; ournaliflts- gives to those wj^ffi^ojbjec^jg, ; mblic plunder ; and persons who have had Ihe honor of navigating a" dungbarge, and rfep ar^th^se Jgnq^t, j^J^h^l >rogues, consider themselves competent to i peak ex cathedra on every thing pertaining ;o marine engineering because the Ijcautiful' complications of cur -institutions happen * have wmmsom mms or which nature or education never in- ' ;ended them. Such as these resent the , nterference of the enlightened and the j educated, who, however unacquainted with ' technical lore, can recognise the traits of j villainy, and seewherethepublicinterestsare ' being sacrificed at the shrine of unscrupulous £ selfishness, Mr Moriarty was brought hero t

||pcbs^ill be paid at the public cost, AiuV'bp 'loas^w^ believe done his part faithfully - siiitA well. But shame on those entruitecLwi:bli J^«toS^^^^S^S«^B«ftSgleote4 to'" place the real question before him, s and ( prosc, tituted their position and influence f!o "maki But jthe prey may be' fflea-from the hand of ;the spoiler. The Harbour Dock's Act en oijns that the sites of docks must be ap proved Jsyjtb^G ov/3rno3?. j, ap proval has it is true been already obtained by those who had deeply laid thsir deliberate schemes to compass their own ends. But we do! notjhesitatestp ,say tha,t if prompt jajjtiprr is taken His Excellency's approval will not be given to a scheme that is simply the of dodge, '-and™ so utterly in aeifiance of intelligent public opinion. We urge that a memorial, either from ~! fer&jJJtK J-Kfl/J-a^-. '■!</ I'M:l! L ...;. the Chamber of Commerce or from the citizens, should be transmitted to His Exeefiency appealing-'againsts the auto* cratic and defiant attitude assumed by the log-rolling <i ftfw d Axx 1 i thik .Board.- ■'■ For thp rest we think that no further testi. mony is requisite to show that this body should be swep ; fc out;of;-existence ; sand it is earnestly to be desired that the Provincial 'Co/uneil may at its earliest opportunity give itd attentionito :soi altoriu|ptW vcoiistituiiioql of I the Harbour, t lJoard^as, to bring it into" accord with at least the honesty if not the inieiiigcn'ce Ja"nd feeiitigs;' of; the'

frijfci proprietors of the.< National Punch have this tlay issued their last number, the response on the part of thepublic not being ecjual to expectations. Possibly the public might retort that theeffdfts'of Ftmchto airiuso were notsuifieieutly brilliant to command at ten£ip u n. a ...We,thinkit.desirable to.explain, as,, some niisiippr'ehehsion appears to exist on the subject, particularly; in. the South, that beyond being printed at the Star olfice, at a contract price, the..; i'-proprietors of this journal have never had any in teirest whatever in the defunct periodical. Had it been otherwise we think the fate of J;lje publication would have been very different to that which has befallen it. The I printing alone r was executed at .the Star office, the lithog/aphingbemgdone a^another establishment. We really cannot commend tlie present number to the attention of our readers. • ' l:" " ■'■• " ;TJt* bd&rtag'war: ov.er the! Dedwood roßes! was fought out yesterday in the Itesident Magistrates JCouft'uhdiSr th^i- comjnantl of Captain Beckham, between the armies of Messrs Maxwell and Skelton, and ended as it: commenced—literally in smoke. Six wit nesses were ranged on either side, including two?" selerikififc 'Xose-gTowers—Mr fWilliam' Mason, and Mr George Howcll, who were severally and psharply' examined Tiy two of the most active,solicitors of, Auckland, both possessing a'knowledge arid' a love or 'r'osea. A. specimen of the smoked trees was laid upon the table, which was left unlike " the last rose of summer7'^~as*"it was bloomloss alone. After a deal of evidence had been gii/en ,pn,.bqfck side8 r aa4,Qf tho most oppo site ch'aractelr > ''His! Worship' dismissed ■ the case with costs, £4 Gs 6d, and one of the parties left the shadbws'of the Court singing merrily, "All among the roses, 0 !" To-night is positively _ the last of the Gonrlay's entertainment, and we again sug igest to those who have not witnessed the per formances of ;this clover family,the desirability of availing themselves of the only opportu nity that will present itße,Jf,j,aa Mr Gourlay leaves next week for the Southern provinces. We may remark that a large portion of the success that has attended these performances is due to the energy of Mr Corbet, who, in addition to his managerial duties, conducts the mU^4l[d.ep«rtrfteßt]of the (entertainment in a highly creditable manner. The pro gramme this evening,is- most varied.- The Scotch Dwarf will make his farewell address. ITo the Editor : Sir,—-Whilst perusing the University Almanac I Lave "met with several things that to a common mortal appear rather strange to aay the least. The regulations of the University" Council ueem' rather to Require sbme scrutiny, and if it is not crinten leescß mnjestatis on the part of a poor fellow with out fame to criticise such an august body, I will, dare to,,inake r , a r £ew Regulation XlFsrfys tha£ for to 'matriculate it is required tp-SfhAW,a,cerjtifjeate from some competent 'persoii'Mat 'the 'applicant has re ceived instruction in.tho English language, in ' aritlimeticj"in' hfetoty^" ahd^also in: atf least one of certain given subjects, one of which is the first book of Euclid. Suppose now that a lad of fifteen can produce such a certificate?'aMcfifeep <^hwefl'jfeiirsß'terins, he thm.ijan obtaiu a B.A. degree according to the'regnMioii -XXI-V,' 1 afte¥ paSsin^ a W c.x'-f aanination in e-c.-jfl) chemistry, (2) a period of General histbfy to'^'preViously Ha'termined, »nd (3) mathematics (four books of Euclid iflgebra, easy equations "of a degree not Higher than the second, inv.olving not more than!iWo^h¥nowli.ri«rarititiei).'>*'POTr a >y6nng-( fellow of erg Tite ve^;'iri r veqtt#el!f''tiieiii>bnly a ( ijudimetvfarjf l gng-yslj / educ,atjiQn ? 13dge of cnemistry, a superficial reading of an 1 istorical text book^and the above quoted s mount of mathematicsTorto graduate at the 1 Jniversity of New Zealand. Not the i lightest)»khW&«p &-C&S&W Q># faibdern languages is required, to say nothing about ■ philosffpryH'" tOutJ" !l!(JniHferii!iyr'r'gfdti'<!s >:hd i undent degrees to graduates of the Australian universities. I wonder-much whether they i 'eturn the compliment. At least they ought notrr; lustew! nowrof apinpsome'uselass anda obsolete customs of the old universities, as | erm-keeping, etc., Wbiildiit not be better to Imitate, them in the habi,t of requiring real icholarsb^ip Ho? A if4egreer 'Ciassibs1 is still required for a degree of arts everywhere. The same is" tH^al^'wltefphil6sopTi'#; bobh in Scotland and on the Continent, and as far as I understand also at Oxford. How the case : 8 at Cambridge, London, and Dublin, you, i i^Jm4^be%,hle»to U»foimi<(«'^pologisifigtfori! respassing on your Bpace.—l am, &c, Sunday seryjeeg tomorrow M<*pder•:—At . Newton Kirk, by the Key. Dr. Wallis, :norning, " Hearsay and Experience in $«Jj i j evening, lectures on the Apostles, tfo. 9,^lMM^W^lv3^\iQl'VmstWilbi At Hall, by Samuel Edgar, 8.A., ] norning " The TenJLepers-;" evening, " Is it Possible the Gospel could be a Fable." At the hall of the "X^jipg^enJa^Clhristian Asso siation, by Mr Wigram', ofXdndon, an even ng,duscquEsej)vSti'f<auL'p qijurjOh;,) by^^ey. 3. M. Nelson, M.A., evening, a sermon on he "Early-closing Movement." Wellesley itreet Baptist Church, by P. H. Cornford, >astor, sermons morning and evening. Services at the usual hours, as per advertise^ pients, at IJiiite'S EreefMb'thbdists,!Corner of JVincent-street, by Rev. H. Turner. Dook-str.eet Christian Meeting-house.. •I'riini- « bive Methodists, Edwardes and Sheridan- - streets, and Newton Hall by various ministers < \uA laymen. * •

S j meeiing of the members of the Total xA*bsliinence Society wab held last night in tne new Temperance Hall, • Mr F. Cherry in the chair, for the purpose of appointing trustees. The following gentlemen were "eleciie'd :—Messrs A. Clark, J. Probert, C. rPvobinson, jJ. W.j Carr, J. Hemus, J. Coup latid", U. Goldie, C. Trfemain, C. G. Hill and sWm .Coleman. After the election Mr Cole man drew up the memorandum of the appointment, and the Chairman exhibited hii signature, and affixed his seal in the pre sencie of the meeting. The old roll of members was>' read for the "purpose of purging it* andt iti was resolved "Thatany total abstainer, on payment of 2s 6dper year, be a full mem ber of this Society." The thanks of the meeting were tendered to Mr Coleman for drawing the memorandum, and to the Chair man. The following is the balance-sheet :— The: Albert-street Chapel purchased for £750; required for repairs, £100 (£850); by sale of property, £450 ; cash in hand, £100; col leptiing lists to date, £G0 (£010), leaving onlyi£lsoto b§ collected, which is to be seen, about immediately after the regatta holiday. •The weekly drill of the Navals, under command of Captnin ReHoy last evening, wftsi very satisfactory. The members of the RiHo Brigade, under Captain Morrow, under went their usual drill at the same time in the Drill-shed. The Hobsons met in the Catholic Institute Under Captain Burns last evening with equal success. ■The Good Samaritan Lodge of Good Templars announce a literary and musical entertainment on Monday s evening next, with harmonium accompaniment, and one oi^ two original papers on the subject of Good Templarism. We understand that .jione but Good Templars will be admitted, '■ fin' accordance with tho exclusive rules of "the order. (We have been requested to direct atten tion to the sale by public auction on Monday next by Messrs Samuel Cochrane and Son of six valuable building sites at Kemuera, op pbsitq |the; residence of Sir. 'G. A. Arney.r They are situated" within five minutes' walk ofi the Newmarket railway station, and are for unreserved sale. The same firm will also sell a number of other freehold suburban and country' properties; ■The Mechanics' Institute Exhibition con tinues to attract a large number of visitors. 1 Many very excellent additions to its stores ofi curious and beautiful! exhibits have been mlade, and the attendant lectures will no doubt do much :to extend .scientific know ledge. On Monday, by the permission of Capt. Burns, the band of the Koyal Com-, pany will aild its enlivening strains to the] other attractions of the Exhibition. lOn Monday evening next the Misses Lavinia and Ada Sinclair Taylor, of Christ cliurch, will givo ono of their excellent con certs at the Choral Hall. These ladies have met with very great success in London, at the Crystal Palace, and in English towns, ami will be sure to/meet with a favourable; 'reception in this city. The Newmarket Literary Astociation is ad vancing, and showing unmistakable i signs* of progress. On Tuesday .next the series' of essays and debates will be commenced .with an essay on tho "Progress of the Age,".:by Mr Carlisle. •'' '■■■ :'i'>\" ii:n*** The trip of the s.s. Hero yesterday, to Hot Springs was as successful as line weather, a fine vessel, and attentive officers could mako it, but we hardly think the destination was well chosen, owing to the difficulties of landing ; and, as we learn that it is Captain Logairs intention to make this charitable treat an annual event, we hope a spot will be chosen in future where the difficulties of disembarking are, smaller than at Hot Springs,'this being a most important matter where; children are . concerned* With out doubt, however, all thoroughly enc joyed themselves yesterday. On the pas sage • down,: Father Walter i McDonald gathered together the orphans quartered at tho Convent, and amused them in various ways, Father Golden, Misses Sheehan, Tole, Casey, arid other friends actively assisting in attending to their wants. The young ladies of the nans' select school sang several pieces for the entertainment of the excursionists, while Mr Stickleyy assisted by the matron and teacher, of the. Home for Neglected and Destitute, ,[Children,. ' collecsted.','nis.', ypung'j charge on the fore part of the deck for singing^; ;The admirable tinle" which1 marked; their. performance j indicated j that this very pleasing branch of instruction and amusement is not neglected in the Home. Messrs W. Eatfcray, G. W. Owen, and others,' who take an interest in this excellent institu tion, were unwearying in their efforts to! render the children comfortable and., happy, rl Messrs' jG.^P;;Pierce and Wplfcqr were equally assiduous on behalf of the orphans* of St. Stephen's. From eleven till pnd ' o'clock a capital lunch w^a served in the cabin for the paiiaongers. The steamer dropped anchor about half) a mile from, the; shore at a quarter, to tw r elve o'clpck^ and jiir'tsjjrie' was lost; in I getting out ( the "ilxip's > f,hbatsi and; ,ia .waterman^ boat that had "been brought down. The excursionists were landed nrst, and it was intended :af£erwardsi to take the (Children nkboife in it punt. Ther landing of?the adfllfe; passengers, ihoweverj occupiediso' long*, ! withstanding the favourable Btate of-the- Weather,j that;th^;ide4pf landing th^Jchildre^ Was abandoned, morfi.especially as it wasj fptknd rthat;> thovdjottomt? of" thecpuatiwhicli 1. gad been relied on f<ji*iihe service. ,was cpvered with water/'Swiri^w^e^ggl^^pon iboard,. andeverythiug possible done to.amuse tpelittle folks with greatsuccesftr >Phß children eblo^SS' ''%henikSlves fKlthbtougliif,,! playing iibput.,the deckr and ..(disposing ot.the buns and other provisions, of which^there was an ajmple.strpply:l' '"Tn&'dtopattihintg-bf^tti Star carrier pigeon from the'HsJsef fatter a^number >of the exourßionigtß.hadjib.Qen landed created a good 'dealMf'interest among those on board. ijJnfortunatejlyj, a o< ppr ( tapn[ of, io^ Message— which was -MnW^fiff. pape^uis^ad of .parch ment—was rendered uadiatinguiahable by the bir(i 'Scr^tchiiig it' r (dur}ng;its %|ght,1 { amj ( the > mes'sa'^e'xvas conleque'ntly Siiniewhatjcifiisiriter preted in our la3fcaigh,t!siißßHeif, Agood deal of was caused by -the carting of passengers' out of'-I he 'boats and along the? beach ( in''lan'din'g^-btft^ the necessity of*his was obyiated'^iii'stlte^dalsiS df'''th42two last_ fcoatspitne a3vance~of tEe fide~"*enaßling > If he occupants to land-without the aasistahciei 6|| a carti'tjiAfpleadtot'three kpurawere^spenfci' in inspecting thej'wafm r'spriiigs; "bathing/iiri'd' • wandering the fine shelly beach and panks 'of ' the .. creek, , Several of the excursioniats. took up - their / quarters at iJLv .Wrigley's firat-class' liotel with the intentioniof staying until Monday. We a^ t glad, to vlearn 'thst this uneqilalled summer. fesort is steadily g'rb'wing 'iri[ 'favour, especi ally with j jinyajlias j w,ho;; find; r great |ronj.^th^9al;lis l, -and the exhiliratirig* fresh breezes. If a small wharf weretrun-j out we are sure the place would be even more fre que'nt^Q'thatt f at prese^fr,'and we believe 6the increksed *pi.trpiiage yj&lpl1 amply' repay 'the owner of the property for his outlay, half-past four o'clock all , the^ passenger's had 'once more assembled on 'bdardl the'gppp)'ship' Hterpj^ and -a'siart was iriajde* for town. A portion'of the'Seitsk'^ascleared for dancing,'add merrinient eyer-ywhere' pre-; yailed, on .board. : The City Band contributed* in a large measure to the success of the ex cursion,- and deserves special commendation. A& the <yessel drew near ti*e wharf hsar^i cheers were given for Captain Logan, the^ officers, agents, and the good ship Hero. "

VI His Honor the Superintendent will leave for the North^in {tbe^Rowena on Monday next on a tour of inspection. He will be ac- , companied by one or two members of the ' Executive, the Commissioner of Waste Lands, Provincial Engineer, and the Clerk of the Executive. Eev. Thomas Stewart, of Waikato, willj conduct Divine service to-morrrfw" forenoon* an<l afternoon in -the Presbyterian Church, D^vonport. . «•- tr n f , The annual1 meeting, of the' parishionei'S ofj $t'Paul's Clilh'bhy.aafeliilastißyenirig at the school-room, Eden Crescent, iThe. Kev.,Mr Nelson occupied^the, ph^jr^andtitbjtttijflftieen, we're present. The receipts for the past yebx,, as shown by the .balance-sheet, -,are £H)9O 14s'5d, and.6xpe'nditure£lo44l4s lid, leaving * Jbajance.in band MsPA)79j74y/Eke report stated that an expense! of o£lo6 5s 9d had been incurred for shingling the church, and that the debt on the!chnrdb Cwas liqui dated and the bondl candelledi/:a€fc:diteoted attention to the necessity; of repairing the exterior' of tUi jr'c^.T^"j^M 'fbltowiifg1 " geitlemen were elected"officers for the en suing year. Incumbents chiircbwaitdeni;) Major Tisdall; parishioners' churchwarden- Mr Kawlings ; vestrymen^ Dy'son/' Flower, Hughes, Hammond, Breton, Tnomas, Judd, Ash^tori,- .Churtpff, and Combs ; auditors', Messrs Brett, iind Biruie., A resolution "That the Vestry be in* structed to revert-to the formal system of» half-yearly payments for seat; rents'fM>toiHSbe» Ist July" was negatiyed.^ 'M;^ Busby depre cated the idea of spending tne ( money t pn the exterior of-the oKurch, and advised an ap| plication to the Improvement Cbminifisioiieis for a site for a cathedral i£ Jtfhe. Bar.rack, »Reserve.i -The Bubject.: was:,,noi'-pxeeaea,\, land after one or two remarks 'the 'subject was dropped. £10 hayiag, 'been j J^Sted; towards the Sunday, ;*flfl me&! ing separated in the usual manner^. "':><«'•'>' - s febe annual meeting of Sti Mary^GHurchJ ,P4rnell, was hel4 last eveningjn the, school« j-obm, Scarborough Terrace,,. ~ The, ~ yien. rArchdeacon Maunsell presided', and a large proportion of the congregation was present v The; balance-sheet *°rthe past year showed^; Receipts, with balance from lasfu account,, £325'Ss^d •; expenditure,' £503 10b Sd/leav-, ing a balance of £21 (ss. It was.stajted that, thedebtsiof the.jchurclijjy'qre £$50 ' pa, the ; school-house and parsonage^, bearingifinterest > at eight per cent. The1 accounts werfr^ adopted. Messrs JDyer;and TVi ")£.':, K ifffig were elected.churchwardens for iHenenaaingr year. The vestrymen elected fa were «Dr. Goldsbro', Messrs Lusk, JFairJpirn^ Grey,. Booker, ,G. S. Kissh'ng, Strange,jLaajkland, Smith, and Davis*; It was moved by»Mrß.t Lusk> arid seconded by Mr Tdnks,' f That a special meeting of piirishf driers' be" tiaU^> fpr the' pur pose of : cpuside ring the question i iA® incurring I further? expense & respect to a_new« organ, and for devising a scheme' for raising' funds permanently."*! OThermqtionrWas caN Wed. A rote .of thanks; to the; chairman terminated the proceedings. ; »fl <* ■' t■ -i '.< ■> _< At the first comnutiae ineetangbf: the AncKr land Racing Club, held yestordajM afternoon at the Auckland Hotel, the; following gentle men were appointed 'bffide'-beai'diwi'"Presi dent : Jas. Watt, Esq. T~ viw-Pfteaident: - Thomas Momn,:'Esq.;' BiewattisV Major Walmsley, Major George", J: S." 'J^farTane,', Thomas Morrxn, Joseph ,Benne|tj .judge;: Judge Beckham; clerk; of scales : William . Marks; clerk of the course :* Henry "Hard-! ington,; '..starter :E. ; ha'nd^-^ capper' i Joseph Bennett; secretary pro tern.,; -.< Wm. Percival; treasurer: Thos, Morrin.1 It was resolved that the- Club's first race meeting' be held atJEllerslie* old tne'.JOneen'g Birthday and following day, iin& thai Messrs- Banks, Wyndard, arid Bennett draw-Tip* th«*> programme. ~* f 7 >tr , Timon, a contributor to the SoutXern Mer curj/l writei as; follows vp|Jlie|Go^ernb^i§irl James Fergttjispn is siricWeVeslfect,. of all brain-'poßsessihg men, But ho will*n6^fr J be popular in the worst sense of the word. He is tr-o manly a man; for, that.; He does nofeifai'misnponiftndflatler-tlie'oi 'foUof> titoU, does he play the flunkey to bur upper crust snobs. .1 Sdme( people :don't j^Dderatandjir approve of this. I do. Sir Jainerfi^efe example Very much needed iff thUj»rtisiJWr* , part of Her Majesty's dominions. M.ay|> ]b;is 1 Bha4ow neT*f g|lAW>iess;:{^W:)fen(SiP^|tJlH iil combating with " roughs" at St LeonardsJjto secure seats • in/the railway oarriagwMor women and children— giving up even his own i seatforthepurpose.aßdinsiHdngafterwatdsbn hiß«ompartmcntirian6therWain fbein^ftniacl; with weaiy trav^er^;, vW^e^aa^^ftt^otti' Canterbury tells me.how Sir Jamear inaisted. oil the weary wax-.worflk miner beSte^acdOm^ modated witifa'seat: in hia JpriTaUilarriage, remarking that " the swag was iio good with out the man;" when I rfia'd Of his snubbing the toadies who professed to anticipate the Wonderful res|iJte'fiI <J.i!tilC!So^yn>o^B]/visit to f Agricultural Show by' plainly "telling em that .attention jto -JtjkkQ jmptportatiioja j.of: od sires would do more than any'visus to Tmprove the;breed, of cattle : when, ,I,,say; these little things reverberate in my tub my cynical old heart beata wamly,i for itheceby" I| discern the,lineaments of a true man, such ab our family" eVer'r&p'ebi}:1 'T'sHanH^t'oufe 1 njiy lantern ,to examine sthe Govjßrnor f j K& m \ S j J At th,e meeting, of, &e / hpj«fehplcle/is I ,|^th^, _I)evonport educational district" last night, Jfr. E. Sommiirville bcoopieaatnV 'chairJiTA^.' ldtt^r Mjas rgadjfronyMr/ Wg>fching|ongthe/; L,te master of the school, accompaniea bj^ s >ve.rai" jyolumeß/fpr?, pjseseniatiqm«fo;[jtha|. bays who gained Jtho__scholarship and pTofioiency^ratr the.-.,late ; examination-^ lojr s sholarships, namely : Masters' t aajcrFprest;, Wcnom^ml^^l/ WN#& Buchanan, ,;;progffliencyi, A'^trk proposed a votei of Jconffidence'.ins the . lato , cpfflinitte^'-'wHffiK'^wWtf' S€ieSnafee!<W Me? Ifensipjand fia^wdjnnanwpJisly^j.O^J^f motion of iMr.: iJ.jM.-Reeci,. MBasreiSomißejrcf ville, M. Niccol, Brown, Buchanan,!;«n<J. Bartley w.^^^pqintpd-^l^jofemnff^S^fS? next.yeaf^rj Jti apply to the Board of Education for a grant for a girl'a school. Considerable excite <nent_was caused shorjly peforei "eight -9'c^fe,?Jasfe j^tauig^^f^&i Cam'bria^..;^f^^j!:;o£^^bCrab H|d"^pß^(|^ The|ap{S|den^'yfas observid b#^*^^S^^W Rescue fHe*{j^o^feni^^3J|^Esl3i^^Hardie, dhief • pffice^. of the Ch,ile, aften lowering ifimfeeK by'a ( rbpe r ; plungptUinlfp^tha .water;. and wasS^cbe&sfjil'in je^cmnk^he d^ov^iing maril A'boat was^pwfe^nKKlrftm "the Chile, (jndf tpo|?(thev m^ijpnt,. pf s^e alK^r. ®$i£\ bna.,w i as i; cQnyeye4i.to t.the (U: eiffi<?eii% t tbSj Water Police^ where"he isotoiarecoverfedi tinde^' flic' I"tre'aimej4t T '6f .f^B-^oWt (%iT M. E. 9» .^iohplapa.','lyftefn^a^^^uhjjßoji to fits, j and;was seized with OBi«(;wJiiilprßittingv dn the ; Gr^t'ciredit isMlue(:*tbit&e preinpt and;cptirljge^.us'acjtiqn:'q| ;J\|^'sgSEteei>? who hasj1! we qessful in saving human life. MttuXV to I tWfl.-unSeratand'.yiat. tliCi JBlsliop 'lot}JL w^! fc land intends to hold serviot at Stokes' Pointoi'j ijo-morrow at 11 a.m. | Atfe have just seen a 'beautifo!"' sflv^r Ihl^B stand elegantly chased, manufactured by-f Mt Beck, of Queen-street, the oi^'bor P of native wood, by Mr- SeuffMt,;-t?^B%i}¥e-> J entedthis evening i&^^SSMaSmSS-i rf the Customs, bearing thia'inscription':-^ S "Presented to Henry Scbt| J iij^^fljtt'i r;B^rf;« l by'the officers of; H» Mr ; C^Sf§mSi«at''AucK- J ' land, as a token of esteem, on his departure iio Wellington, January 1874." ,f

It will be seen with pleasure on, the part^ of all classes* v thafc messrs Collier ..and McGowan have arranged for the production ;of a grand Christmas .pantomime at the 1 Jfrince of Walea Theatre on Monday even-, ing"Eex|. The pantomime is to be illustra: tive of the story "The House that Jack Built," and will be produced on a scale of mag • nifieence-iiever«before .-attempted-iat" Auck si I ladd. The new scfene,ry ;apd:effec]t3 will be j entrusted to the hands of Mr Williams, who jjhaS already made hipself, famous forjthe ex f jseflence of hi^ wo^k'otthis nature..,'/i great, T tr^atcmayibpsaniicipated a by? we ) juvemto portion.fof /the c6mmunity, uwhile rthose ,ot )l&iturer age whose kindly hearts makes it their ke^nestjplfiaßnre to, ae,e prtherß enjoy fwijrbe* certaui 'jbp, f welcpme qr^nancdf We undexstaiid thstrlhft riegMtiatiomisfof thH appearance here for a few nights of Miss Cdlvijle andjMr IJpskina are m suMiaJmgnnerjaa tOoWarraiit the,belief^Jhat. a aatisfactbryjtermjiiatipn mil tbe^aitivedia*.'' {it fWaßj- expected,^ by, same who-*ttmded afhte'jffeefingl^ the Schbcl Teachera^A.stepii tioi|lpggnigh;t Jhat the*|sul)jes|i '$iA9F&QM*; , punishment inT schools would be^iscuSslJdi' bdt a pressure of other: .business, prevented it.i -•'■Tfiis[4uktion, aa'affectin^ school dteci pline^is' v«ry ipiportant,'' &M very hpftgiifo op^i3ii(in^. atfe -it by/those, jW§H. qUalißed to judge of its merits. It is one of th)B many, "vexed, questipns" with \^hicb.. -legislatihg'qn-educatioii is besel 'In America. -Mpdta.l puriishmdnt is'p^cticaUy.ilWliyhe^^ a iyifem of rewards' aM''punishmeii,tsi>eing subsjiit^d.inwhiclj the rod find snOjplace- ]Hh^ last t'liirifeer of th^'fr. Z. ISdtedatipnal Gazette r thfe l^bwi^,' j*B6}uti6n' f is'cijaqted'^s. fcaving; ifieen unanimously adopfed at a numerously* '■'itiended meeting of1 phblic: 'sebOoP tfi^ch^ra' Melbourne. " That in the, opinion -bf^bis'; imeeting corporalipuuiahineiit" is a necessary' 'aHibdliary'' to'ischiidl duciplinei " '■ 'The' sSjibpl (tet tchers of,,the Bajlarat wMmM^ Tfr™' \bi< ned Inßiii!ij(biiioii;tpthe«am©s If&ct! " The'BamejoUTnalJqaOteß the report •of an,assault,case tried at Buinyong, in •iwliicHijhe'heaal teacher'of ©Teilville ddmmon. school was summoned for assaulting nMoy^. ag }<J £'4 f .i 3jy3bef 'bqy*s,^at&r/' "1b appeared iitbfvt the lad wbUldl riot do what 'he Was told. Md;ißdnse(g[uen|tly received:a severe beating.' Jhe JPblice Magi^trate,iii dismiasyig th^;cape,'; .relnarked thatthe jnaster, MrMacdonald, had" -Sifentheboy five minutes to considerwhether ■jlies would'do1 the,|n^pWi^^y^!liaes Or b%" for,dißCJbe4ience, f jigd that, he gr^cj feared the flogging. The magistrate was of bpiuinion that in,, such a jpase, the authority., oil t^e'lieacl/er^qng^ S^w>ibe .iipljelti^^ Tt4 IBibh^p %i Taiihaina '(M* Broniby); 'lormeflyl ln^s|er ; of ,Cpllfge,.jp a lettegt^1 yy-..proteiit.»to.£thaiti-of'iint i-£dknr'citizensf ;%ainßt^th6 £!aagry:eArcifie"IJ|>f Scbtidl aia-" idipiineV'Dttfot^^ Jfcliß efficacy of the new Education Bill if in 'the face of his pupils the sohoo!master'sbanda j ire'to be tied.^ehind liisback." -A| Jbhe-nextsj "•meeting of the Auckland school teachers the matter will probably be fully discussed, and an expression of opinion elicited thereon. It isia subject also on wliich parents and guar dians should have something to say,; and may not be unworthy of consideration at the. knext meetiiigi of the Provincial-Council, whe n some amendment of thef T;**iß(fcing EducaiSoS f%bt wilHnaßt likeiyWrnMe.' #;*^™ ™

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

y J • ..-wSf ~<«■:* .ftSO.US'4 i (From pur London Cdrrespondenk) j,H M~".t ' T JJ fi" _j\ OI TJ .»* ~o* ~aH;..(/,/..•■i-.li-lA'l ,:aa:,,':<tjl»9 j THE SXA.O:R,_ Talking of the stage reminds me of the ' Theatre,, ;•■.,!,•> what*' Sheridan's •,School for Scandal" -has jtutt-completed a run of 400 consecutive nights. Think of that yoff 'jWoiS 1 Half-sfafcwap hardworking actors and actresses of Auckland, who ,&£&» rijid «mi 2Rptf« hatfl&l&rnfldTnijwf parts before an unsympathising-because* ignorant-of-theTcircumstancea public, who unthinkingly draw oomparisons between you rand' your brethren of tbe/metaropolis of Lthje world, Tyh^'^jripE^^tJbbe London 'actor sets fat}' loots ilee'k/'anflf lives to a rfeen oW a%el ifßy'Me way'the; legitimate drama is lookißg ap' again ■> «ur«ly when Sheridan is bo popular, and honest old Will ShakespeareJ' iB 1 js^iiigfeTirted too ''at'; Drury ,^atte;->h^ei\ J ''-'4^ii^j and; Cab^tra," -his been produced.;moat wgoj»geiwu3y ? j aidi^ith". *ttjriSotoi^;restilta'tpU f And at' ,Binninghiffi £i^maaii»^Br jvtstbe«itii' :rcoilt" gJ'afulalan^~^^^b^a)Up6n"|£^^miß^~ tion of the' Shakesperian drama, co that, -o]l the .whole, these, thinas are healthy "i Midsummer iNight'sDraahi" a« a prelude '%& the 1 th&'Wfwka' of-te^'oet 11»p'Md' f ajtMoli^n 'UM® W^toyAMM^^^^ n j artist, yet the proQi m oX._the pudding is in Lt!ie eating, and U^fimfa/jgMe from the • >fc lpucal, ps mtuigs.and t thet,factei that ihia illastrated Bible^Miltbn, Übtt'Qatxote^and1 .oo j,'JCHß:moasoitKj! trial. On the -124th--dav^-of-■the-JTichhornft trial *f r perjdry^^faWoii^liel^hl^aoiJdrl Dr I linealy, having called-a-certain Lady ißa bßliai Bja3JcK*?i3£who vsw.orerTthaSlfoar.36Jd> >twenty y&m ago«)W;danced at a-ball with a ypung officer of carbineers who had a face jt)ld her that he waaJttr Tichborne, and t lat she believedHdefMndamutlfi;•( be the same Inian, Mf^im.^e- Court w Ur§S&B|%^ffe it ieteupo£L asked ior an* adjournment for tife@o^JsJhisgrel»st^Mypmos |!nd aaaajjonranejife^aargsiiicted vMttmOMM i ist. The relief of the three judge^affd^^Kls tWelve jurymen a £ Wvin&eacHed'this im lpaesonbaDle. For jiix months now tney gave been^ajl^gj^v^^essv wearisome details, and even now -it is difficult to say- jyheaT1' the; enjd will iComeir stijl' ejvery land mark _and!i_aa the preseiJt brings iky plfflefrifid|yi)ie|irer.. 'ffho. ptoM rcation will.Tna idoubt have some impor 4mt Bvidemce-rtos produce, a Ir h»v« nMat-' t smpted tp give.you anything like a summary of th«'eiH;ra6rMr|^^'fa^le^ %Fwflt -<3 ofte_s_9. would hsmcQmjwli9&Jw±^!&Gßa& --_t ie ordinary limits-pf» a r and rk have' tlie su|j^f|wMc^Hj|^^^3|lii;^ell PyiSu' could not get froßanaajtu^pwapapßr. Those r\ 'ho have taken an interest in the'case will € onWess*tor«firea4°thi sunfinarisekl 'eviaetfee' safa given in the. European Mailt<f^sfiMs * 1 1 Tews. The most important evi&ence-ior ute ,l roßecution to produce jUI Jb» that affecting the story of the P«proy, Bince until those cry suspicious wjlgeistoKjßrßwni and Louie to *m£ »lde«% {)s& vasel^m^OeTi ition. Months Bg^'lfi^'piyfecuiJibii had re-~ ■ ,3f^2 tts^!^i!V.mate of/the OBfirew;, i of Boston/Mould be andtaie master ■ (jf that vessel, tdgefihet'with'i>is log-book tamehaaTM^ih^tteadafiaeSßou^ffirOofirt. i was not until these witnesses from i Jmenca were in the box that it teanapved i that the Vessel was jitf frpin "XtimttiaA W$ \

xork. xnis me prosecution naa nee a Tjj.y '■:■.. aware of since July, but had net iuiorrned • the other side, a course of proceeding which, though strictly legal, could hardly be called ; |air a ,,And:«abaj^ 2^^ ~ w feature of the "defence, j&nd tha-one which greatly leadi'tbSfisu^iaooroftitS'MrQtfen. 1 ness, that noemirk orquibble, no- species I used to support its stiSyi^MHiSre has been | < non c - of- 4hVjT>petr-handed~dsalin|f In "the m&i tet MS SHtneisses <rfand& &mdtict of legal proceediagS'lwhieh ? has 'i teen- "eminently bhaJracteristifWth"e epiibls6bliti<fn l. Ji Then the clai s of evidence liaslbeen 80 different. On :'■'■'■ m the side of thjrijpfOttßeHttWtrii WSy}Biis% had -be doubted', Whilst for the .defence the balk \ were ignorant, unedncateety-Mid frequently of ( xceedingly bad reput^'J^lrtlHst the!doz6iri'T of two of u»doubte«'fWSnwi^^'we ] re such f their o iUßßpea,kableTf=*iW«fediini(ledntegs.> tHa«*#riB IV*<ind Msre...Jutt'e had for I€odbnttfb4rt^f|of whom aocut a hundred rsworelthaft defendant was ! &u»t Sir Roger, and~aboufc forty that he waa , ' Orto^i'ttndi<ittds«l^4iiMfe werej^JilJpC. lik tjv< s and friends who Jbtf&Jjgeen both men less thftptwenty* y^a^^es-adOn, the 'other <i.-j; "sidn were many more witnesses, btitriime bM ever segn either manjJte^Wjftßonee'o* .. 4Sn :e in their lives, a«*Wi«feias«nultiWde toft' 'SjaiancdfAai^JTfia* tttfWsftn them eince ' |pfii dhoodT However, we gSa&H hear what , KiM»lrr^lf3Pg^e ofr^Wunmaiy of, 4|i, lence; ffienftgere wilrbT th|. reply, of \ ' Mr HaMiiiWJi:&heiA liW)Ja«*!iae is a most «ible roan, and ib-is-well thakit is so. sJaeo ! pejtraSk')ofWnilSi^T{|)'§uMVinaßs of cvi- , Uet cc fairly will be inj^gjgdjjiwgjji." If how it tie LordTChi<}t»ln«ttc*»« titeb^mtalj 11 is not cxc tcise ta^p-jßrecogaJtfyA^)! aafommg' up as * : fsreli, aadjipa not'probable"thafe they will do more than add a J^i;cmaflda*saMiheH- ll o]*]t < Vj ;] ■5H Ihe cabin of vchicb—he if always har^l isdf' witpeßSjj» T -wiS»P i&MMvWHtit *»iMoaijtjvely^o/ having kjiowu" iAa*hßfTCJ#Hi^it ;ha3 ibsen '' -boo ~ishe' wAiLY^jflaoiaSHtH ■ « tion oT«(hVT«ta^l6¥oS^o'f cttritfeities jji I aimgnifffegni^ae by tfaair special agent. ftynil he has been 9iifflßcienwM&^^ naie to make someigmsvfJE*nip\jrtant dis r Series. .avuax-w^v.oni ':• ' I hear that there i#wßry jfeolpe«Jt It"ofc'ffi«1 New Zealand Land. -/raiulatOoal^ Company, | provement Compm^^ioiaaea^V-'Benigjjfi}-: ceisfullyd^<»d,^99&MaßfcaaKft.ii, iuJeailing, j "; iliondotti ■hmhsi^Maavii^te/.-^a^M^ me thi> OXJUdr MftY .Tigftif JQLw SuQlUuMf- JJIJCIi Xolillcß' vPQrc very PP&W^at'preiin^lrat added that he JChought flhftreholdersjwcaLiget little benefit ftoi apme;/ years^Kad -^ater^hei promoters . . woulel be tke people who woul3umak6 thjs^j profits. An far an" can see this ia the oaae| with moat companies..« a Itettnby no^M»W^»Sj cept tha promoters eveaaaildS^i anything; of New Zealand notoriety, tf^M&gifKeire, jgociety, at whjch^^eo£i(>rd»Mayoi^Wfaptu [ pr»side£fef;o^th«i.Honourable Society, pwsi ded;pj[l^nj|^!ejjplaiji Js%^|e I'^Society, '• | j .TKXOJk. iiKEOaAW GrBKENSIOSE.

ODDFELLOWSHIP.

aWB annual meeting of &^ {'members'* of the Auckland MifiSSEXoaiiiroFOdclfellowstook .place y6B*6^^"!"! Cook-street Chiamjjers, wlien the ijffip'e^^ajor the ensuing.year wera elected, a^}Jffi&n|fchat the duraeiwajs served in jthe Lomswitreit Hall to a number of the Ej rJ.ft rftU%«JIP/!» d fW^of thOTflpst satis factory description, prodded with excellent,? taste by the cateM^j MrjOlarke, of the Cdttage of Content', an<r oyery brother was •ft 18,*1^^^^ HP® 11 #"> Tiaadf, fruits, SUfim" shevry ' placed P. D. P.G.M. MajCk^;~TThe, ~Chairman proposed, vrith" 'apybpriate the / % "His Ex- to the Manchester XJnityiVnqffloiiAie •-laijeiA^dastsP.FlGfelftetSolrfWsp^haed iv au reidingthe StataflScs bffivftjyears! expen er cpirfofr tire kiwßrkaniF tjf: the Manchest«if in nieMely ImCrWasecP BsHh in jaumbera and m >al^«4iiiinßaa<B»,«tot'irfivßitiyearS. Thb ipt kftAa'SnfrJe4loifi«i%lii<)l^i%e »• facts were S^Rn^feyfeffcA^yS'i.s^w-tho world I^^S^^WBjWß^Mi^fliiiißSjTManchester Unityi ! |A. rumour hiaa been in circulation' that as-toetl^^lodge^-^e : a o't solvent, but ik could' JSsert tTSTit^uirit'nfear-,/ of oonte"S* r 11'^ dipticnjhatl.t^^rejall Jsolvenft, land in a positiea^toimeet all demands upon them. -! YJ Le Yice-Ch«ium,an_in_a very happy speech jpr owsedJjSypowH to th^a Auckland district," •^ ilc-hVatf df unt MnotsTa^d ably^:£" sponded to by P.B.G.M. DeHroiEL r who gave so me most intereStinp sSafetfcaTand general j; Vl^? 1^011' .T^distrrict numbered nearly '; UXX) mambeirs^aiia tefbre'We'"break-out of ijj e%*^/^»^^P£flL«»Bmber. r "The ; | |J^Ltejafithec©eptitiißßian*i«epresei!itatives ofj m #aS H responded. ' 1 *Pl at tneTEfiames, who gave ; a 111^!^- *^c condition of ■ ■;; tle^amaiiDdgeg. TETiiißiequent toasts wbrelhe '(»«!% Iffltallffl Offidl," 'cTho atinng Disitrict Officers, M The Uhsuccess- j %f'^ <$*^M& i®Wbn&*\mi& »«ffltitute,:'' "'The Piw, w,, i! T ST3ito^" and "Host f Clarke amt ]k£rs-*®ffi(fc^'3_slie '■rjroceedings

DEPUTATION TO HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

Aj deputation conaistoig<g Messrs. J. M. H .^^ftS';?l^, yestWKSy. forenoon with wjs|&*^n fi^meS^^MsTi Pilot-! » IWifM^XMMt^^i^^ jute,;, :..i4 «Q iimf. MmkhaßwSLi s^imu deputation, t^^^*fep®^rayaie^Bhow«dAthe neoes- r, *I^^',r 1,5? ll!ll' Kil]i:'tbe pilot: station ; report.on the subject from the C3u«| "Harbour Master, aud Jtie no tiir i idea-

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it, .;,: \: THE NATIONAL, FIXE B ANP i'M 'IPJ) i vINSTJEANCE OOMPANY/-OE"NiBWo.IJ ZEALAND -voa : -*>***m T>EOT!BGTS TififtreW A^aMfe* Alii6iSP X from either Fire or Setf 'd&mw W'tidWxta AdVantafeeotuibTflißeiiektacAtf be-' 4Mo ♦hetefty Woql-growers and others:cih hftvefaeirCUriii cttWrtd frdiii Sheep's Biiik'tfiif&iSll WLdßdott1 w««imW« b Open Policies ate'lssued by this Oompaily feOverfßg M&cbaßdlse to s&t amolifat WTSTew Zeiland'ifld AnstraHan i»Tln^ lk>Uitr6«Bleis tod'eStpeiile ■ Insurer^, -"^^ B^/a slitofele pifttk1 alsb^ IndpofteH "*«' MJuMf «J AucM'aiid Mercbad'clise coming to thorn froni XTnlted Kingdom, and all settlements in*eve»t oMohs ban bo made with.the office hare, thus avoiding the vexations delay'aitending.adjnstiiaents mi Bnglftnd."'^-**■ '^'^ "'? Auckland Branch p^pes: 25, Qrtsen'iti'esfel ho* <ao ANDREW 6. MILLAR, — -ns&arsamim~~ Ip a U , :*& ay& 0 N ' Q LSOI^S TPjMA flVOq SiA FJ3J.TXJTS Odnnoiasetirs prononrice thla'SaiMie 1 to Jbe tn^ BEST for generiil use In honsaholds, and, in con-* sequence of its high reputation/ sonw nnprincipled persona have been Induced io "Cksllect Entpty Bottles bearing thd maiinfacturflrt L nauieistwiiped[&Brepn, and pasa the same off as w Olson's TmverWTmnMO Sauce." The p^oprietoil 'Has1 In ifibasequeneeScatuifeSl his TBADB MARK to be Registered under the provisions of the' "Trade MariesV Act] 1866," and proceedings will bo takes against such persons as may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are cautioned to ,flvf*J>J ni ft , ASK yOK, .OLSON'S BAXJCp, „., ~,., t anfl see that the nam'e^ Stamped' w BottWi&at stopper, an^i, wrapped i^uiid^tli;^ C~ 'h ri st ma 5,,,;^!.^l t'D' 1 vV"'al'J "i—llillli •r'"' l"-!S wwMWIaKI ;» i-- ■- ■■~'.! :--■* •■■:ir\f. .'ntr.tmu'i tv.'-*n-inU •, j. cos4EAyE!,!'i;fcfb(; rfto"[ Are now holding then; asnaJt.j,: •>• .,.,!.!«., OB1 fi!isoMl*rf draper y,; -k1 ,d'^:^s!j.^;r"; - At their Premlleß '' -r' n' ;7/ -!»»! "'J" QANAD^^OIEDIN^S.,.,^ And will cdnUnuefduring th» Jl O'fIBIS'TMA S'! HOIi I'DiA VS. [EBTABEISfIBW:iB64j]f.i( ?! .W rv step tffe!s£6'ii' w*' wo' 6.' s JLy» .:;;i3AHB (».-> ■'-? VI .te'^wv/iJi?^ OELEBRATEB--0 OFFEES, -'f ,?*-l!XHIBI33IOK BBAND" ,"' .^ne AOL'S. BfeAND" r U""0«OWN BBAND," Are'to^e.propared >f all .jeTOecta^eGKopmiir^and BTOBakieiwws* throughout! Provinde.of Auck and. ' ' - — - -"- D 7 ;ftT EPH BIN. ft ON < Cf-6^ ? WYNDHAM BTBEBX ' V ..,, ,-.,■,. , £, x?-0 EUHD •" --J- ilr



(jp B 1H? Ifl|| S J|[R f>s E NT S NEWXEAB'S GJJTS TROM ». BECK, (/ j JEWELLER AND "WATCHMAKER, Will supply 1 JEWELLERY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, &c, FOE Si CHBISTMAS PRESENTS AND NEW YEAR'S [-GO J-' « iU?IIJ J A* A Redtjction or 5 to 25'pkk cbnt. Discount. ~! .1 A H 7 T 1 •> T i ' N.B.—All Goods marked in plain figures, and guaranteed. _ . <;< ! - 198, QUEEN-STREET. 150,000 M ST^^^BEE ': FOR SALE, AT MY YARDS, . qOVEKNJIE^ITi^HAR^ipiTJ^UNGAyi; ; •' I JAMES W. WALLER. s . .^;;iTTi'i'r;.fe l[r A T S! HATS!.' 11 i SUMMER HATS AT REDUCED PRICES. ' IN ORDER TO EFFECT A CLEARANCE | RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN have decided to Sell the Balance of their Summer | Stock Children's4nd'ikdfei's{riWHa'tsat COST PRICE. 1.3 JAP %}MJH.A'A:VJ si/I A}l A Great Variety to select from. T RUSHBROOK-ftrBRIDGMAN j (LATE R. HOBBS), Wholesale and Rita a DitfFiaip, > Ci l .oTimcßß,&c'. [J ; JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, j (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel,) Uppbr Qtjeen-stiiket, Auckland.