SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

1 I "William Gifford, barque, from Oamam Blanche, schooner-yacbt, from WelUngton (in the Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

I M Zealandia, ship, 1184-tons, Sellars, for byaney i ! Ooioret, brigantine, Rose, for Karotonga and Tahiti (U i:; Wellington, s.s., Carey, for the South (from th« Iftfl Kannkan) i f| &

IMPORTS.

fl Per William Gifford, from Oamaru : «w !qr.-sacks flour, 60 do pollard, 120 do bran ,1186 do flour, 40 A do do, 856* do do 170 ; ■ \ bags bran, 78 do sharps, 121 sacks wheat, 22 I ' Ido barley, 24 do grass seed 430 do oats 200 ! do wheat 50 do flour, G. W. Binney ; 50 do • ! flour, 100 do wheat, 150 do bran 30 do 3 pollard, order.-G. W. Binney, agent.

I ! The ship Zealandia sailed for Sydney early 1 I this morning in ballast. 11l The brigantine Coronet sailed lor Karo- I tonga at eighb o'clock this morning, with a I i fine westerly breeze. , . I His Excellency's yacht Blanche arrived in I U the Manukau on Saturday from Wellington | I after a fine weather passage of five days, 1 ,;; against prevalent northerly winds. bir S IS James Fergusson, and suite, Captain Fergus- Ijifson, A.D.C., Hon. Dr Pollen, came as pas i | sengers. HI The mail steamer Cyphrenes left ban < I Francisco for Sydney via Auckland on the ;i 1 lObh instant. She may be expected here ' ■', about the 7th of next month. I[l The schooner Tawera is to leave Onehunga i for HokiaDga to-morrow. I-1 The brig Hebe left the river Don, Tasma ;! | nia, on the 7th inst., with a cargo of pota- I toes, consigned to Messrs Cruickshank and ' Co. ] The barque Harriet Armitage left Sydney j for Auckland on the 7th instant. Passen gers—Mr and Mrs Hanks, Master Hanks, Miss Hanks, Messss F. Alexander and :! J James. Cargo—2l2 cases wines and spirits, ■ I,! 30 casks currants, BSO bags bone dust, 25 '": •i 1 cases vestas, 82 oars, 25 tons pig iron, 9 'j, stoves, 745 bags maize, 1 buggy, 14 bales •tjwhay, 23 bags fireclay, 35 packages. |p| The barque Glimpse arrived at Newcastle ! ij] on the 31st ultimo, after a run of 9h days. I I She was laid on to load for Dunedin. I• I One of our pigeons sent off from the ss. ! I Lady Bowen on Saturday afternoon brings 5 liusword that the Falcon, barquentine, was I I beating out of Tiri Tiri passage in beautiful 1 j!Bty]eat3 o'clock. 11l We were indebted to Mr Drew, chief 5 i |j officer of the Wonga, for prompt delivery of ! !;;!;■ our Australian files on Saturday. > " The cutter Hero arrived from the Kaipara at 6 o'clok yesterday morning. She brings ia cargo of timher etc. for Mr Barnes. The Stanley Castle is taking in her cargo of gum for New York as quickly as she dis charged her English cargo. Captain Near \ ing is loading her. From present appearan ces Captain Austin will get quicker despatch • f| than any vessel has had for some time. The new topsail schooner, built by Messrs ; Niccol and Son for Captain Lewis, is to be 1 launched most probably on Thursday next. j ! According to advices received by Messrs Stone Bros, the Bella Mary was to leave i jf Hobart Town for Auckland on the 7th inst. The barque Ferndale hauled away into the stream, at daylight this morning. The Fern ■;. dale will sail at day-light to-morrow morn ■ '■ ing. The barque William Gifford, Captain Bishop ' ([arrived from Oamaru to-day at 11 o'clock. She left port on the 9th in3tanfc, and had head winds throughout the passage. Passed the East | '{Cape on Thursday night. On Sunday passed ! I fa baiqne, supposed the East Lothie, off Cape [^Turnagain. Captain Bishop, reports that ' ji.during last week he has seen about 40; whales ifjjperday, most of them sperm whale 3. The |;!William Gifford brings a cargo of produce, ij consigned to Mr G. W. Binney, ; ' the agent of the vessel. The barque Union, |369 tons, was to leave I 1 Newcastle for this port, about the 13th inst. f j i-with a carge of 456 tons of Greta coal, and j 'i6O tons of Wallsend coal, for Messrs Stone J: ' Bros. A reference to the Greta coal is con |l tamed in our local columns. ; The ketch Pearl is to leave for the Islands

i to-morrow morning. The brigantine Sir Isaac Newton has I cleared out for Tairua in ballast. She is to | {load there for Lyttelton. i The cutter Coralie brings 44 tons coals ]from Russell. I The schooner Helen, from Motuihi, brings J14.000 feet timber. [ The cutter Firefly, from the Wade, brings I 16 bales wool, 22 bags gum and sundries.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Port Chalmers, this day. The Albion "with the Suez Mail arrived from the Bluff at 6 a.m. yesterday. Tauranga, this day. j The Southern Cross arrived at 3 p.m. yes terday

Napiek, this day. | The Pi-etty Jane arrived from Auckland iat 6 o'clock yesterday morning. Wangantji, this day. j The St Kilda arrived from Auckland at B p.m. yesterday.

COMMERCIAL.

5 At Messrs Cochrane's land sale to-day, lots and 28 of the suvdivision of allotment 20, section S. of the suburbs of Auckland, -with ibhe cottage thereon, were sold for £150 Leasehold properties—house in Grafton road3j having a term of 7J years yet to run, fetche ,£IOO. House next door, containing fiv rooms, brought £60. Lot 3, house contain ing four rooms, fetched £60. The other lot, were passed.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Clohe as follows :— For Thames, this day, at 5.30. p.m , and to-morrow,

at 0.30 a.m. For KapaDga. on Wednesday next at 10.?0 a.m. For Whitiaogi, per Ocean, tht? day, at°s p.m. For Tairua, per Sir Isaac Newion, to-morrow, at

10 a m. For Kawau and Matakana, per Lady Bowen, to

morrow, at 10 a.m. For Wangarei, <ac, per Clyde, to-morrow, at

3 p.m. For Australia, per Wonga Wonga, on Wednesday

next, at 11 am. For the undermentioned places per s.s. Mikado on Tuesday, 26th instant, as follows : — For Sandwich Islands, United State.* of America, British and Foreign West Indies, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, at 6 p m. Kor the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 5 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at i p.m Late letters bearing an extra fee of Cd will be received by the Mail Agent oa board up to time of sailing

S. B. Bias, Chiet Postmaster.

BIRTH

McTntosii—November 3, at her residence, Ingiatre street, Wellington. JS Z., the wife of J. G Mclntosh, 0.X., of a son.

DEATH.

Robinson— On the 23rd inst, at the residence of her ?on-Sn-l.w, Mr Charles Ka.y, Johanna, wife of the late .'ohn Kobiusou, Kilucan County, 'West Meath, Ireland.

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

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1874.

For the cause that lacks *mii«tauce, I'or the wronc Hiat needs resistance, Fcr the fet-jre in the distance, hst the csod that -no can do.

The genuine spirit of selfishness which ani mates the Sydney merchants was well illus trated in the effort to capsize the arrange ments for the trans-Pacitic service. We made brief reference to their action in our issue of Saturday. It had just been announced that arrangements had been made for a joint service, in which New South Wales and New Zealand would contribute equally and re ceive equal benefits. But one day elapsed when the meeting was convened, and a large proportion of the mercantile influence in Sydney assembled and insisted on leaving our colony out in the cold. It is curious to read some of the arguments advanced, which bore evidence at once to the hurried and im matured arrangements, and to the earnestness of the effort to support foregone conclusions. One distinguished name appears connected with the remark that " if we allowed for the detour by way of the coast of New Zealand, which might be said to be the graveyard of steamers, the increased cost of insurance and coaling would be a heavy one." It is needless to say that the argument of the " detour,' seeing that Sydney mails will not go by New Zealand at all, but direct from Fiji, was speedily dissipated by the members of Government to whom the deputation pre sented the resolutions of the meeting ; while the "graveyard" business was summarily settled by a member of the deputation itself. Said Mr. Watt, with more credit to his own sense of justice and fairplay than to the manner in which the agitators had mar shalled their forces, " There is a good deal of misapprehension as to the danger of naviga tion along the New Zealand coast. No accident had ever occurred to any of Mr. Webb's or Mr. Hall's boats on the New Zea land coast, and the cost of insurance along that coast was precisely the same as for vessels along our own."" ffhe movement dictated simply by the most narrow-minded selfish ness, which in it 3 haste could not wait to reason, has resulted as it deserved in a very ridiculous fiasco, and it is pleasant to see that even the Sydney Morning Herald sits upon the movement. That journal, after reviewing the objects and the arguments of the deputation, sums up the case as follows: —" The point to be decided is simply this—Shall we copy the example of Victoria and establish the Pacific service our selves and for ourselves, leaving all other colonies to co-operate with us afterwards upon our own terms, or to attempt competi tion, if they prefer it ? Or shall we endea vour to retain the friendly co-operation of New Zealand, by establishing the service under a join agreement, upon terms which New Zealand would have a share in adjust ing, and which would, by some sacrifice- on our part (of money, but not necessarily of efficiency), relieve us of the risk of encoun tering competition, and a certain —probably a larger—pecuniary loss in consequence' The views of the meeting were laid before the Premier on Thursday, when the reply was, in effect, that the interests of the colony

were not to be overridden by the interests of

the metropolis."

As mill be seen from telegrams in anothef column, the Naval Training School intended for establishment at Kohimarama, has assumed form. We cannot but rejoice at the location in our vicinity of such an insti tution. It will not, we believe, answer all the expectations formed generally respecting it. Training ships, as a rule, have been failures, and the dullness of life on board ship being presented too soon to lads with out the accompanying excitement and change of scene, has as often produced repugnance as attachment to a life on the ocean wave and a home on the rolling deep. There is, how ever, a feature in the projected establishment which will be its salvation. There will be life ashore as well as life afloat, and instead of lads being sickened to desertion by being couped up in stifling bunks, and pacing the weary round of the deck, they will have the opportunity of planting potatoes and smelling flowers and kicking football. For the treatment of incipient hoodlumism, aboard ship presents the advantage of perfect seclusion, and enables those in control perhaps to exercise a closer supervision. But few indeed are the bojs whose feelings will be enlisted by the weary round of do-nothing ism, which must coustitute duty on board a brig becalmed and at anchor too. As compared with a training ship, an agricul tural training school, where boys may learn the duties of farm life would be, beyond all expression, more efficient as a means of transforming city arabs into good citizens ; and with all respect for the sea and those who follow it for a profession, we thiuk that country life presents the pros pect of more comfort and happiness, and contentment, and altogether a more desirable life than is likely to fall generally to 'the lot of shiver-my-timbers. In the new establishment, if wisely conducted, on laud as well as water the tastes of boys may be consulted ; and taught by the failures of Others and the disappointments usually attendant on training ships, we are warranted in hoping that the new institution may succeed in draining off the scam as it begins to rise, and diverting it into wholesome channels, make it to become a blessing instead of a curse to society.

About the coolest piece of impudence which we have seen for many a day is contained in the lirst leading article of the Cross this morning. In a soapy article, in which it soft-sawthcrs down what it is pleased to call the "labouring class" it speaks of "several very absurd features about the recent case of the Hydaspes immigrants at Motuihi," and, with an effrontery that is inexplicable, speaks of the whole story of the forcible resistance to authority as sensation-monger ing and characteristic of evening journalism. Why the whole of the cock-and-bull story was given lirst to the world by the morning papers, and from the first till the present wis have not ceased to ridicule the aboard report, aud the ridiculous expedition sent down to conquer Motu-lhi. 1"; was in the Cross it self that we lirst read the words that "the immigrants positively refused to allow any thing to leave the island. Under these circumstances the superintendent of the station was completely at the mercy of the immigrants," &c, and the Government was appealed to " to meet this emergency." This was in the Cross of Thursday last, in the seventh column of the second page. The fact is that paper intended another Casko wiski story, and was abashed at the ridicule with which wo invoated it; and now when the immigrants will jrobably soon be coming up and able to speak for them selves, the journal whichcounselledan armed exjieditiou to reduce the insurrection, and had not a word to say for the poor unfortu nate men, women and children, turns round to soap them down and to patronise the "labouring cl&ss." Had it not been for the ridicule which we cast on the whole thing from the lirat, we question if the inciting of the authorities " to meet this emergency," might not have led to such a demonstration as would have provoked a riot. As it was, the police went down half ashamed, and returned with their tails drooping. Let the Cross manufacture as many Caskowiski stories as it likes, but let it not slink out of the consequences and seek to smother remark by stuffing tho " labouring classes " ■with " soft-sawther."

Yesterday being remarkably fine and breezy a great many persons availed themselves of the opportunity of visiting the gardens and grounds of the Domain, which are in splendid condition owing to the recent genial weather and gentle rains. Mr BrightODS garden was in full array and blooming with flowers, whilst the gardens of the Acclimatisation Society were in excellent trim.

The horses which arrived by the Wonga Wonga were consigned to Messrs Stone Bros., not to Messrs Oloseßros. as misprinted by us on Saturday.

A eight was witnessed yesterday in Frank lin road, which reminded U3 of the days of the days of Methodism in Yorkshire and Cornwall. A number of religiously disposed persons, associated with a chapel in the dis trict, met in the centre of Franklin-street and commenced singing a number of hymns, which were very effective as the friends mar ched along Irt due order. The scene was somewhat novel in this materialistic age, and seemed like a revival of the religious feelings of the past.

A girl named Margaret Ayre, a nursemaid in the family of the Rev. K. Hayward, acci dentally fell into the St. Paul's River, Avoca, near its junction with the South Esk ; and but for the presence of mind shown by the eldest of her little charges, a little girl of six years of age, must have added another to the already long list of those who have lost their lives by drowning in the same place. The child, first sending a younger sister home to the parsonage for help, went a little lower down than the scene of the accident, and climbing out into the tea-tree, pushed out a branch to her nurse as she drifted down, and which she managed to catch. Finding this iusufficient to save the girl, she then let herself down into the river, grasping a bough firmly with one hand, while with the united aid of the other and the tea tree she he^yed the girl into a place of comparative safety. Meanwhile the help summoned from the parsonage arrived, and the nurse and her brave little preserver were safely landed on the bank and conveyed home, much exhausted from their immersion and efforts. This little narrative shows how much may be accomplished by those valuable qualities—presence of mind and self-control. It may perhaps be of additional interest to note that the little girl is grandniece of one who possessed them in an eminent degree— the gallant Sir John Franklin."

Captain Bishop, of the barque William Gifford, reports that he has seen a great many whalers on the coast during the last few days. We are very glad to hear this, as there will be a chance of the Albion falling in with some of them. But, perhaps, whales are like crows, and can smell powder. They can afford to have a bit of a gambol round the William Gifford—an old whaler now engaged in more pacific pursuits—but they may not be so ven turesome with a vessel which has not had her teeth drawn, like the Albion. If intelligence of this kind on the part of whales can be established, it will be necessary to disguise our whaling ships, and keep all their special gear well out of sight. It might be suggested that plenty of pachouli should be carried on board to stifle the smell of the oil while aboard, with the inscrij felon "There and back for half-a-crown ; children, half price," the same being exposed in a conspicu ous place in the rigging, might be useful in putting the artful dodgers off their guard. At any rate the subject deserves investiga tion. The Auckland Institute mign!; take it as a subject for a paper.

We suppose that few of the thousands in Auckland and Southern cities who handle Williams's fire kindlers every morning of their lives s have the most remote conception of how- these useful little articles are made. The happy thought that suggested to Mr Williams the idea of assisting the early labours of the housewife and maid has been progressive in development, until it has now attained to something like perfection. It may not be known to everyone that Mr Williams is a philanthropist, and his feelings were much grieved by the profanity that had its immediate cause in the difficulty of getting fires to light. His attention was first drawn to the subject by observations in connection with his own domestic arrangements, and the thought occurred to him that if he could only remedy all this by supplying at a nominal cost an infallible specific he would become a benefactor of humanity. The remarkable combustible qualities of kauri gum, a product peculiar to Auckland, at once suggested the main constituent in any kindler. With this he set out and for months laboured with one implement for shaping the kindlers. This was succeeded by a shape which cut half-a-dozen at a time, and was worked by a powerful lever, but as the value of his novel invention became more widely recognised, he was compelled to procure better machinery for supplying orders. With this view he has had a cylinder constructed with numerous cutters, capable of shaping a gross of kindlers a minute. The kauri gum for the kindlers is crushed in a machine in a store-room', whence it was removed to the boiling-room, where it is mixed with other ingredients and melted From the boiler, portions are lifted and formed into rolls, ready to pass under the cylinder, where they are shaped and cut off into half-dozens, and pass along a broad circular band through a trough of water, which at once cools them and renders them ready for packing. The boxes requisite for shipping the kiudlers are made on the premises. Mr Williams also stereotypes the labels used for his packages. He has thus everything within his own premises, an absolute necessity in order to make the kindlers pay expenses at the low price at which they are supplied, We are glad to learn that agencies for the kindlers have been established in all parts of the colony with marked success.

The barque Union, expected from New castle, is to bring into our market a kind of coal not hitherto introduced here. It comes from the Greta Colliery, about twelve miles north of Maitland, on Great Northern .Rail way. It is spoken of as follows by the "Town and Country Journal" : —" The coal is of excellent quality, hard and bright, pos sessing great heat-giving properties. It readily commands a good market, with an increasing demand, chieHy for gas, steam, and household purposes. Steamers covet it for its quickness and nonliability to clinkers, and its use by the Government for the loco motives of the northern line is good evidence of its valuable properties. Messrs. Stone Brothers are the agents, who will be happy to supply full information to enquirers."

His Excellency's Private Secretary has written to his Honor the Superintendent declining to forward to the Queen the petition of Sir G. Grey relative to the land-fund, but offering to transmit any " proper represen tation which Sir George Grey, your Honor, and Executive may please to address direct to Her Majesty or the Secretary of State."

The stationing of a constable in the Free mans' Bay district does not seem to have been followed immediately by a magical cessation of the old games of the larrikins in the neighbourhood. Mr Berry, of Cook stieet, Freemans' Bay, informs us that some one jumped over his fence one niyht last week and committed very great depredations on his garden, breaking down plants, strip ping all the ilowers, etc. The garden gate was locked. Such measures have been taken as will, we hope, lead to the detection and punishment of the oftenders, a consumation devoutly prayed for by other sufferers from the sata'e kind of annoyance.

It affords us great satisfaction to publish the following : " Sir, — as you are about to issue another edition of your valuable almanac and Provincial handbook, I beg to testify to its usefulness on board my ship. All the passengers read it in preference to three other works on New Zealand which they brought with them, and stated that they got much more information out of your handbook.—l am &c, G. BALLS, master of the ' City of Auckland."

We have been requested to publish the following :—To the Kditor : Sir, —As lam M.C. of the recently-formed dancing class held the Oddfellows' Hall, Cook-street, I am obliged on behalf of the class to flatly contradict the false statement which ap peared in Saturday night's Star with refer ence to the ladies fainting during the dance, owing to, as Mr. Walter Miller states, the over-crowding of the room. This statement, sir, is like his presumptions of putting him self down as the founder of the class—a lie.— Yours, Ac, John Sampson.

Madame Moller's concert will take place this evening in the City Hall according to promise. The programme will be seen in another column. It is of a very choice cha racter, and comprises several excellent sone;s, such as "Strangers Yet," "The Captive Greek Girl," "The Mariner and his Barque," "In happy Moments," "Far Away," and other equally good effusions. There will also be overtures, duets, and choruses, and alto gether thia concert will, we believe, be the best of the season.

The monthly meeting of the School Tea chers' Association was held on Saturday afternoon, in Mr. Fraser's High Schoolroom. Rev. Dr. Kidd in the chair. The business of the meeting was to consider the best time for the annual meeting and picnic. After some discussion on the subject, in which Messrs. Worthington, Martin, Leonard, Fraser, Edwards, and French took part, it was resolved to hold the meeting on the 31st December, and Messrs. Worthington, Leonard, and Fraser were appointed as a special committee to arrange for the same. Mr. Worthington then delivered an address on the necessity of a training school for assistant teachers. Mr. Worthington stated thet he had obtained the sanction of the Inspector of Schools, and also of the Educa tion Board, to establish such an institution, but when a room was spoken of for that pur pose, the plea of no funds was urged. He considered that the question of a training school was most impor tant, as at present, if the master by accident or any other cause, was absent from his charge, there was not a qualified teacher to take his place, amd, consequently, there would be much inconvenience felt. He had formed a class, and about foarteen young persons had joined. He considered the matter worthy of being ventilated, and intro duced it for the serious consideration of the Association. Most of the members agreed with the opinion expressed by the Speaker, but nothing definite waa come to upon the matter. It will probably be resumed on a future occasion.

A presentation of an address, and a purse of 300 sovereigns to the Rev Father Chaa tagnon, of Dubbo, has taken place prior to his departure for Auckland where he is to labor in future. The address has been, engrossed and illuminated in Sydney by Mr Realph of Elizabeth-street. The whole is lavishly, yet chastely illuminated, and will bear the closest inspection. The address is framed hand somely, and will make a- .conspicuous wall ornament, of which the reverend recipient may be justly proud, both by reason of its execution, and the cordial wishes for his tem poral and spiritual welfare, as well as the gratitude displayed for his attention to his duties in Dubbo, contained in it. Father Chaßtagnon arrived here a fortnight ago, and has been stationed at the Thames.

The committee of the select dancing class in Cook-street, wish us to state that the class was formed by a party of young mcD, and not alone by Mr W. Miller, the hono rary secretary.

Rv reference to our advertising columns Jay claim to the good wishes and support ol all lovers of music, and we"» BU^™ audience on the occasion will be as worthy, his services in the cause °f »M° "T} concert will be creditable to the talent of Auckland musicians.

In our Tauranga telegrams a few days ago it was stated that an hotel keeper atßotorua had lost his license forj supplying grog to Arihia, a native woman, who .subsequently fell into one of tne boiling springs. Ihere must be some error in the matter as we learn from a private source that the case was adjourned till the 30fch, for the production of an important witness for the defence. The various Volunteer bands will meet to morrow evening in the Dull-shed for musical practice, preparatory to a display on the arrival of the Marquis of Normanby They will be under the leadership of the senior

THE IMMIGRANTS AT MOTUIHI.

SPORTS ON THE ISLAND.

(PER STAR CARRIER PIGEONS.)

Motuihi, Monday, noon. There are no fresh cases of contagious disease. . . , The patient Slyfield is convalescent. The racecourse is laid out and gorgeously C decorated for the sports this afternoon. A grand stand has been erected, and refresh ments will be provided at the various wells. Theaports have been got. up by Mr. Eobb (the purser), Dr. Haines, Mr. Day, and another saloon passenger. They comprise :—A flat race (200 yards), putting the stone sack race, three-legged race (50 yards), Highland Hin- in costume (if possible), race for boys under 14 years (50 yards), wheol-barrow race (blindfolded), high jump, hurdle race, girls race (under 14 years, 40 yards), Irish Jig, &c. No more rows. Everything is lovely.

LETTERS FROM MOTUIHI.

As stated in our issue of Saturday, we have before us quite a pile of letters from lmmi orants in quarantine, from which, as fairly indicating the feelings with which the detenu* view their confinement, extracts will be interesting to many of our readerß.

STOP THIKP. One writer thus delivers himself on the social state as be alleges it exists in quarantine : — "It is awfully tiresome to stop here. Talk about thieves, Whitechapel is quite respect able compared to this. I have lost a shirt, two pocket knives, pocket handkerchief, and several other things. Last night when I went to bed, I hung my hat up on a nail, beside the door, half-an-hour afterwards I saw a man deliberately take it. I sung out. but he was out of the house in the dark directly. I accused him of it this morning, and told the doctor I would write to the Immigration Commissioners, and have every box searched. He only laughed at me. But I would have done it. When I went to fetch the rations for breakfast, 1 found some one had put it on the nail where it was last night, so that it is all right. They talk of sending an account of the bad management into Government, but I don't think they have the sense enough for that, although it richly deserves it—for immigration is a muddle from beginning to end, all through the want of a little judicious management. I have no wonder the people of the* Dorette kicked up a row, for although it is six months since they were here, it is just the same. The shed for the luggage is about one-sixth of the size it ought to be, and was not roofed when we first came. Half the luggage is left uncovered, at the mercy of the rain. There are two houses for all of us. About eighty single men sleep in one room on tho floor, for there are no bunks. The married people are worse, for there, women, men, and children are all huddled on the iloor something like animals, without the smallest pretension to decency. To mend the matter, our water is very near run out, so I suppose they will soon have to take us off. After all it is quite good enough for such pigs as are here, for they are only one degree removed from the animal species, and some not that. But I don't care, I'm happy. Their conversation is beautiful, something sublime, in fact they swear quite eloquently, Cockneys are nowhere to them."

IN HOSPITAL. On sanitary matters a writer says :—"We had only one child in the hospital yesterday, but to-day two men have gone in ; and no wonder, if you was to see the refuse which is thrown round the building. And if they don't take us out quick we ehall soon have some thing forty times worse than scarlet fever." On the same subject another correspondent writes: —"There is no disease amongst the children at all, there are two children in the hospital now, one with the chicken pox, and another with inflammation on the chest, but we shall have a long tale to tell you when w© get ashore what has

CRTXB ! been the cause of this sickness."

On the important subject of "grub," which is at all times a matter of deepi nterest to immi grants, we read the following complaint:— " When the butcher told you that we had more than could be made use of, he told you a barefaced lie, and he must have known it, for the purser of the ship had to complain of the shortness of provisions so much so that he had to get hard biscuit from the ship, and serve it out to the people on the ground. And as to fruit, we have never seen any, there have been several boxes ef oranges come ashore, but to look at them has been our share. There is a lot of carrots come every time the steamer comes, and some of them are so tough and stringy that you can't pull them ia pieces when they are boiled; we have potatoes also, and sometimes one-half of what we have served out to us are rotten ; we have boiled meat every day and Boup, and very near every one on the Island has got the diarrhoea, some of them are very bad. I believe if we stop here much longer we shall be worse than we were when we came, for all the water is done. We have to go to all quarters of the ground to get water for cooking, and have to use some that is not fit for pigs to drink. To-day we have got about 2 lb. of bread extra for the child ren, but I don't know whether it will be so every day or not; or whether it is to make up for what was short last week or not, but one or two days last week there was some thing like 80 lbs of meat short, and the purser had to make a row about it, but I hope this will not last long, and we must bear it as well as wo can, but it is very mortifying to think that we are imprisoned here wasting our precious time for nothing." A JOLLY DOG. But it is evident that all the passengers do not look so dolefully on the commissariat, for one jolly fellow writes:—"l am per fectly happy, aud have any amount to eat, rabbits for breakfast, rump steak and oyster, sauce for lunch, leg of mutton, potatoes and soup for dinner, tea and dry bread for tea, rabbits for supper, so I am living like a Duke. A LONG- GROWL. One individual has not yet got over the annoyances of landing, and the feeling has been kept alive in his mind by sub sequent experiences of this sickness. He writes in the following strain :—''Now I will just tell you the way in which we have been served since we came here, we were landed in boats from the ship, and our boxes were brought ashore after us, and the boats could not get to dry land by twenty or thirty yards, and we had to go into the water nearly to our middle, to carry the boxes out of the

boats, a lot of men »»' s^f To^e 2fo? months, »»4,» f'era'°?g^elf stSod in tie them as *e«k » landed, waist w»ter nearly all tteday-«° ing to carry theb°? M*h~ S« have to em thlsame thing JfJ-^y^ a Httte landed there is a very » t fhpn there is another nuisance, that w a SSsSSSrag the ,Mp, and nailed tight up and hooped to remonstrate with the doctor., and he told Mm the? would wash, and the'-poor man's Scsand everything stands there *.-heap of ruins If that is the way poor people arc to that are equally absurd and ridiculous, but I will tell you all when I see yo Q/

ANOTHER O-V-OWU .'/ One correspondent, after detailing a Ion" list of physical grievances including cold a swollen face, a boil on the eg/toothache, and the ever astng < ray," which are impartially debuted among his acquaintances, says :-" WejAall neTeAe well so long as we are stack hew. Will you let us know if you can hoar of any chance of our being released. We think thfsTs a great waste oi time idling about here. There will be, a riot, or something if we have to stop here long. I assure you that there is no disease now tbat we need to stop here. I "hey would take the healthy ones away it would be better. And there is another thing that is most disgusting. The married people sleep in a room above the single men, and we have to go through a portion of their room to our staircase ; and there are no closets in our room, and the married women have to go down stairs, and the filthy language that is used to them by the young men is fn^tjnl, some of them standing there right before them naked." The following mild complaint will be appreciated by many a mother :— "The children's clothes are getting worn out, for they have worn more clothes since we came on board the ship and here than ever they did in double the time at home

GIVE IT TO THE STAR, ! The following correspondence is a criticism on the letter of a correspondent in the columns of this journal, and our remarks on information received respecting the state ot things on the island :—" We write these few lines to you with rather depressed spirits in consequence of a paragraph which appears in the Evb.visg Star of the 17th inst , which states that in the case of a man named Sly field being a very serious case, which is not the case, he was only taken to the hospital, on Sunday and is now able to sit up in bed. and progressing favourably. With regard bo the child Underwood, that is true. And then the paper states that the complaints of the immigrants are being redressed. ~S\ ith regard to water the paper states that barrels of'wator have been sent to supply all wants, that is an untruth, there has not been a drop of water sent to the island, there has been three barrels sent to carry water from one side of the island to the other, and that water is not fit for swine to drink. It is the water, and nothing else, that is causing people to be sick. And the paper also states that the saloon passeDgers have been kept separate from the immigrants during the voyage out, which is also an untruth, for the single women and also the children generally have had free access to the poop deck, amongst the saloon passengers, and the saloon passengers have likewise mixed amongst the immigrants at seryice on Sundays. And the paper also states they and their belong ings have been fumigated, and so have the immigrants and their belongings in a most shameful manner, as one poor man's things where put into the fumigating oven, and they came out a mass of charred ruins from the fire, and others whose clothing and boxes were completely spoiled. If no danger can be apprehended from their release, I think it equally applies to us, as we have been subjected to more fumigation than they have. And with regard to tho young girl, (adult) she is suffer ing from quinsey, to which she is subject. With regard to the complaints of the saloon passengers, in occupying the same building |as the Immigrants, they had the best portion of the building, and the space alotted to tw3nty-five or thirty of them, is equal to the space allotted to twenty families, each family averaging £ye persons ; and we are all lying on the floor, without a bed stead or anything ; and at first when we arrived here there was no screens, all in an open room, and had to dress and undress before every body. But after, we got some canvas and made temporary screens, just to hide ourselves a little. And they say that the want of proper closets, is a source of great annoyance, we have been several days without closets altogether, and ib has been a source of great annoyance to us as well as to them. And then the paper states that some of the girls have not washed for three days, the married people have never been three days without washing, and I think a strong lot of healthy young women, as they are, need not be without washing so long, unless they are too idle to avail themselves of the opportunity of washing themselves in the same dirty water we have. They have to use tho same water for tea, and they have never been three days without tea yet, and with regard to the idea that poor old Mr. Collins has got into his head, we have all got the same idea in our heads, and we feel assured that we never shall be well as long as we have this filthy water to drink ; and, also, idling our precious time away to no earthly usa. It is the general opinion of all the immigrants that another medical man should be sent to inspect them, and at least release those who are strong and healthy. Being kept here yiill be a means of making them idle, which will be hard to shake off afterwards. I should be glad if you could insert this in the paper, in order to let the public know the state we are in. I send this to you, st the request of the immigrants, to see if you could do any thing towards obtaining our release. Hoping to see this in the paper or a summary of it at least."

THE AMERICAN CIRCUS.

The great American Circus will open'this evening ia the IMarket Reserve, and will include some of the first equestrians in the world. This famous company has recently completed a most successful tour through Australia and New .South Wales. This entertainment is very varied, in order to meet, every taste.. There will be equilibrists, clowns, jesters, vaulters, and tumblers. We observe on the programme of the evening the names of George Gilham, the champion

bareback rider of the world; J. L^g th American star; Arthur Turner, the *™2i "' known acrobat; T. Bird, the great contn tionist ; F.,^mour, the humourous cW and jester jSB Hatchins, the wonder*? gymnast _; and Goiizales and Salvario emm«nt in their feats of horsemanship Master Komeo, the somersault equestrian ■will also appear. Among the lady artwteg' we notice Mddle Yeomana and Miss K a +l Wallace; also, Mddle Gracie, the lady with the iron teeth, ;who ■ attract«ia»J:touch atten tion in Chiarini's Royal Italian-circus in the marketplace. The great! attraction of this * evening, especially for yosth, will be " Diet Turpin's ride to York, on Donnie BilacV* Bess." An efficient brass ban3'irill be attendance.

SURVEYORS ABROAD.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sib, —As your paper is so widely circulate .■ throughout the Waikato district I'beg! '%s> J,; make known a great blunder lflMesftby tke iiil surveyors lately, which, if not altered at once, will cauae a heavy loss to the province!"^ =' At Taupiri ground has been set apart for a township, some sections sold, and the road is, marked otlt close*to the river bant*' In one" place if; is eight paces only. When it ituw tt j known that at the time of the la'at heaty 10'% ilood 16 feet of the bank was washed dean away, you can calculate with safety how long it will take before the present road line is sent down the rapid watera of the Waikato M

river. If the road is shifted back now; a t'^ ' a very little compensation will be required;vife& so that the two stores and a few huts can b»: removed further Viack on the sections.—l am, ; etc., Auditor. ' rjjf? Taupiri, November 21, 1874.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Col. Balneavis, and E. Isaacs j^^f ■ l Justices.) ~..■■.. .-. j> ...(jvil

William Hansen, Charles. Millier, Simoa ,^ McKcnzie,. William ,Lock. Defendant* sU"^" pleaded;guilty and were punished as usual. OL 'A '■■ I^VETEItATK. J..' I'< M Robert Leary wa3 charged with a breach tes of the Vagrant Act, .in having inad,e pc of' ffl unparliamentary language m Chancery..-gtmt on the 21et November, 18j# •?** ■: t. • ■ Prisoner pleaded guilty, and as Mr In- ' spector Broham gave' him about a3 had a character as he could possibly have, tlieir Worships fined him £H).aud.co3tsj witffcios,, r alternative of three months imprisonment.

THE SOCrAL-EVII. I Mary Brown was charged with making improijer overtures to persons ia Queen,-tetrfeefc on the 22ud

Prisoner pleaded guilty. . She was going aioua at the time. *Jm Mr Broham said the accused was an old | offender, and had appeared oa the same and. other charges many times before. She was . seen on Sunday morning trying to induce a drunken sailor to go home with her._ Fined £3 or one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

A NTJISANCE. Thomas Faulder was charged, at the; 'instance of the Board of Health, with allow ing ni«ht soil to be spilt on the Great North Koaduu the 19th inst. There was ako a.; second charge against defendant for suffering offensive matter to remain on land in his occupation, close to a public thoroughfare. || Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr Sheehan, -who appeared for the prosecu tion, consented to an application of the de fendant's that both charges might be adjourned till Wednesday to enable him to prepare a defence. CITY RATES. William Britfcain was summoned for non payment of 103, city rates. He did not; appear, and, the cage I being proved by the Town Clerk and...-/ collector, judgment was given for the plaintiff • with costs. This was all the business.

DISTRICT COURT.—This Day.

(Bejore His Honor Judge Beckham.) ■ WINKS AND HALT- V. CrtTJMMEB. Claim, £S3 6s 2d. . = -:'.-^ Mr Alexander for plaintiff, and Mr Hea keth for defendant. In this case the plaintiffs' claimed for good* sold aud delivered to the wife of defendant, the particulars of which appeared in the Stab of the lOfck inst. ~;> His Honor in giving judgment sad, .. on looking over the evidence care- . fully, it was clear that Mrs. Crum- x mer was compelled to leave her home after hi 3 confessions ; and that at the time of ordering the goods there was no main tenance made for the woman and her child ren. The defendant also acquiesced in the matter by his promise. The Court there fore, considering all the circumstances of the case mußt record judgment for plaintiff, with costs £S 17s. W. SWANSOX V. T. B. HANXAFORD. Clam £41 6s 9d., promissory notes. Mr James Russell for plaintiff. Mr Hannaford said that his name WM r obtained through fraud, five years ago, and the party who obtained the money was no* est. ■ , Mr Swanson said that the money was due on February 4, 1870. The note was tot.AM, ■ and the £11 6s 9d was interest. He gave £2S 10a for it. Mr Hannaford had acknpw- >} . ledged that it was a Una fide transaction, - although he had but one night's spree out M

it ■ -• '-w His Worship recommended Mr Hannaforf to make his terms with Mr. Swanson, Jiacr v pay it as soon as possible. Judgment for plaintiff. :]\ ALLBN WATERHOUSS V. GKO. BENNETT.

Claim £31 7s 7d.

Mr. James Uussell for plaintiff. This was a claim for a pronijih, sory note of £30, with interest amounting to the sum claimed, due on the 17th January last. > , . Mr Waterhouse having proved the> c™>J» judgment was given for plaintiff, with *?** costs. JOHN MCNEIL V. C. B. C. SMITH. Claim, £29 7s 3d. Mr Hesketh for plaintiff. r v- t This was a claim for goods supplied ; dus aa the parties were not present, the case was adjourned. __ , JUNCTION, ALL NATIONS, AND LONG OTIVB

GOLD MINING COMPAiHSS. , Orders were granted on the aPP 110.^* 0. 1 Mr Buddie, for the winding np of tjese .* several companies previous to their am g» mation. ; n JOHN KENNY V. OWEN JONES AND CO. , .

Claim, £68 18s. 4d. Mr Joy for defendants. Jv<i This was a claim for work done, W» the account was not properly made o*™ was without dates, Mr Joy said the denm ants were unable to enter a defence, x tiff had received above £700, and wasreauy indebted to defendants. , _ t j B His Worship told plaintiff he must P£ y a clear, straightforward account; Dew could go on with the case. . .^.^fift Plaintiff preferred to go to w^Knit His Worship said that even &****#& furnish a proper account. J±e n» t withdraw or adjourn the case in tne pr instance. ./UnnnHn^ Plaintiff consented to » JKJCj. to piy . , until next Court-day, and was willing ; ,, the costs—£4 Ss. m'keill y. smith. . . Mr. Hesketh for plaintiff. ft^a and The plaintiff in this case »g*g£.sl& defendant had,'on Saturday V*£ d * eJ >t of and given him a written acknowledge d his indebtedness for the balance of *W thegoriginaFclaim was £29 78 aa. Judgment for plaintiff. JAMES SMART AND CO., V^ST^-"" WRIGHT. Claim £37 7a 9d. , ,jj &&f Mx Hesketh for plaintiff, and forJMr Commons, of the firm ° t ofr Co. Frederick Stephenson, »b' gin ,rt Kussell, Mr G. W. Heslop, an* J»

THE EVENING STAB, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, l&L



!JT7I T. HEEB EE T, Ipji. DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, QUEEN-STREET. ','■■ |j The Lidies are respectfully informed that E.T.H., !ate of the Thames/ and formerly of Auckland, has 'OPENED opposite the New Market. Those of bis ■I 1 kcqualntance and the public generally, to whom he j iaa to thank for their former support, he would &i\ ■!or a continuance of their fi yours. Mrs Herbert, 1 jo well known in Auckland, will superintend the Vlillinery Department, and having Opened with an i jutire New Stock of Millinery, Dress Goods, and ■ General Drapery, the Ladies may rely upon the j jilrst of fashions, and v*ry low p&ioes. I An inspection invited. 'l—— HAM. LEY GUN CLUB i PIGEON SHOOTING will take place i TO-MORROW (Tuesday), 24th inst., at 3 ■. ■ - o'clock p.m., in Lennard's Paddock, Epsom. S. MORRIN, Hon. Secretary. _ !" 1 %A. LINABTJRY AJS/D CO. Having taken those \ CENTXALLY-SITUATED PREMISES (Three doors below the City Hall), I I Lately in the occupation of Mr S. Smith, Chemist, WILL OPEN On • I MORNING, OCTOBER 27, I With an I ENTIRE NEW STOCK I, of \ JfapaiffO AND SUMMER DRESS GOODS :|| AND GENERAL DRAPERY.* i Li4^_^ particulars in future advertisement.



\TEW SUMMER DBESS GOOD TVe have just opened a v*ry choice lot of NEW SUMMER DRESS GOODS, Comprising— NEW PRINTED MUSLINS, IN GEEAT VAEIETY. GRENADINES. PLAIN BLACK, BLACK STRIPED, and COLOURED STRIPED GRENADINES. WHITE SATIN STRIPED MUSLINS,



CHECK MUSLINS, Etc., Etc., Etc. The above are NEW GOODS, just landed, and worthy of special attention. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, (LATE E. H0BB8.) Wholesale and Ektail Dbarers, Clothiers, JUNCTION DEAPERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel,) Upper Queen - street, Auckland.