SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH "WATSfi : tfiila evening, 8-SBJ to-morrow mornlns?, 9.21 „ SUNSEJD: 2fcl« owning, 6.24; BOT*S*3Kt to morrow morutaji, 5 2 MOON'S AQZ.

ARRIVALS.

j±ero, s.s. jjogan, from syaney ana bh«uuuiu» Southern Cross, s.s., aolmes, from Napier via tM Thames Fanny Kelly, ketch, from Opotiki Euby, schooner, from Wangaroa »r»^nVan'\ Phcebe, s.s., Worsp, from the South (in the Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

Countess of Kintore, ship, 776 tons, v^i"""*

Braddick, for London Onward, schooner, for Russell Queen, schooner, for Russell Etfie Meikle, schooner, for Gisborne Janet Gray, cutter, for Kussell ' <*?W --' Inrwlil'^ (itom theMaaukau) Go-ahead, as.,for Wait^ (f^)m^Mannk<m )

DEPARTURE OF THE COUNTESS OF KINTORE.

The favorite passenger ship Countess of iKintore sailed afc noon to-day for London, "with a valuable cargo of exports and a saloon' full of passengers. She is in splendid trim> and is expected to make a good run home. Since the Countess of Kintore has been in port Bhe haa been subjected to a thorough overhaul, and she goes away a thoroughly 'tight little' ship." The passengers and cargo have already been given at length in our columns. Captain Braddick, by his frankness and geniality as well as by his straightforwardness, has secured the good opinion of the shippers and general public of the port, and his popularity is evinced in the largely increased number of the passengers this voyage as compared with former trips. We wish the good ship, her captain and hia wife and the passengers an enjoyable and prosperous passage.

The schooner Dauntless (Hawaiian) and Christina wer& loading at Russell when the J&owena^leit;. The Dauntless arrived at the Eay °n from New Caledonia. The cutter Wanderer brings 30 head of cattle from Mersury Island. The brig Rio Loge is lying in the stream after discharging her cargo in capital condi tion. She cleared out in ballast this after noon for the Thames, where she will load for the South.

The s.s. City of Melbourne with the Eng lish mail left San Francisco on the 12th inst for Auckland and Sydney. The ship Queen of Nations arrived at Mel bourne from Newcastle on the 13th October. The s.s. Mikado is to be the next outward mail boat after the Macgregor. The a.s. Macgregor was arrested in Sydney nnder a warrant from the Vice-Admiralty Court for repairs executed and supplies fur nished when she was in Sydney in June last. Bail has been accepted, and the case will be heard after the vessel has sailed. She may be expected here on the 30fch inst. The A. S. P. Co.'s screw steamer Southern Cross, Captain Holmes, arrived from Napier via the Thames at 10 o'clock last night. Napier was left on Thursday afternoon. She had fine weather till rounding the East Cape, after which she carried strong westerly winds to the Thames, where she landed 250 sheep and 60 head of cattle, for Fish«r and Co. Passengers :—Saloon—Messrs May, Caher, Miller, Wright; Mr and Mrs Sandys, 4 children, Mrs Provo ; and 9 in the steerage. —A.S.P. Co., agents. The s.s. Phoebe arrived from the South yesterday with general cargo and the follow ing passengers:—Mr and Mrs McGlashan, Mrs Brown; Messrs Baily, Gunn, Palmer, Halse, Morrah, Hele, Clayton, Carlyon, McLeod, Maitland, Captain Denson ; and 12 in the steerage.—Combes and Daldy, agents.

The rig of the s.s. Phoebe has been altered from that of a brig to that of a brigantine, the afteryards having been sent down. The s.s. Taranaki sailed for the South yesterday. She took the followingpassengers: —Miss Smart; Messrs Broadbent, Brady, Niccol, llobson, Bridger, Brownell, Moss, McPherson, Logan, Watson, Gibbon ; and 20 in the steerage.—Combes and Daldy, agents.

The schooner Ruby, from Wanjjaroa, brings 30,000 feet of timber, 4500 shingles, 2 hides, 2 spars, 8 casks, and 26 dozen of bottles. ' ' ■■•

The ketch Fanny Kelly, from Opotiki, nas the following cargo :—IOO bags maize, 30 pigs, Lewis Brothers; 16 bags maize. 8 bides, Buchanan; 3 casks, 1 cask beer, 4 cases bottles, Whitson and Co.

The s.s. Hero, Captain Logan, arrived Melbourne and Sydney, with the English mails via Suez, yesterday afternoon. She left Melbourne on the 13th, and Sydney on the 19th, having been detained two days at Sydney waiting for the mail. She has made a moderately fair-weather passage with northerly winds till reaching land, when light southerly winds were experienced. The Hero this trip brings a very large cargo and the following passengers :—Cabin \ Mr and Mrs George- Henderson and family, Miss Browne* Rev R. Laishley, Captain Lap thorne, Messrs C. Salter, E Williams, Read, Edmisfcon, J. Weston. From Sydney :Mr and Mrs Raymond and servant, Mrs Bates and child and servant, Mrs Marriner and child, Mr and Mrs 6. S. Graham, Dr and Mrs Armitage, Mrs Lukin, Miss Merriman, Miss Lublin, Rev E. C. Stuart, Rev Mr Fisher, Sir D. Wedderburn, Captain Fothergill, Messrs Elder, F. Earkes, Speed, Tennant, S. Edgar, J. Hanks, Wm. Bibb,\F. Kjsating, A. Walker, Dublin, Master J. Grey, Master F. Quick, and 48 in the steerage.—Cruick- Bhank and Co., agents. The schooner. Swallow brings 16,800 feet timber from Tairua.

The next A.N. Co.'s boat is to be the Wonga Wonga, which is to leave, Sydney about the 3rd prox. ■ She may : therefore be expected here about the 9th November. .

The following are the dimensions of the new "ship Waitangi, now daily expected from London :—Length, 222,; feet ; beam, 35 leet 1 inch ; depth of hold, 20 feet 8 inches ; ton nage, 1128:-.register; She was built by Messrs Blumer and Co.

• ; 'SOUTHERN ITEMS. £ ? , The barque JEspeculador, which' was an nounced as about to sail, from Lyttelton for the Palmer River, has, been taken off the berth owing to the' Collector of Customs having refused to pass her as a passenger ship. The forty passengers who had engaged berths •wereforwarded to Dunedin on the 18th inst., by the s.s. Maori, to be conveyed by the barque Cornet^ which sails from Port Chal mers about tne present date. A portion of one of the T's at Lyttelton was swept away by a gale about the middle of the month.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING.

The Elm Grove, barque, Captain Leddra, which left Newcastle for this port on the 16th inst., brings 393 tons' coal, 1500 felloes, 2000 spokes. - The barque Kohinoor which! left on the same day brings 398 tons coal. The barque, Harriet Armitage arrived'in Sydney on the 14th inst., after a passage of 14 days.

The s.s. Mikado arrived at Sydney on the 15th October, after a passage of six days. Tbe barque Antipodes arrived at Mel bourne from Hokianga on the 12th inst. The barque Europa, and the] barque Malcolm, are both announced in late Sydney papers as about to load for this port. ' ■

ENGLISH SHIPPING. , The ship Aasaye, 1,281 tons, Captain McßitcMe, left London for Auckland, on the 2ad of September. She brings the follow ing passengers :-Mr R. J. Underwood, Mr and Mrs Tradgley.

The ship Hjda pea, 2092 tone, Captain Babot, Bailed from J)eal for this port on the 15th Angus!, and 10m the Isle of Wight on the 17th August. Her passengers are here appended:—Saloon : McW. Collibs, Mr W Md^Mrs^Day, Mr A. bay, Mr Malpas, Dr £>.H. Haraes, Mr B. F. Toraef, Mr >V BDwland, Mm Gooch, Mr and Mra W.' 6.'

Demies, Mr W. Dennes X Miss Campbell, Mr R. S. Lewin, and Mrs S. H. Anßtie. The Albion Shipping Company, OJ"gow, launched a new iron clipper ship on toe l/tn of August from the yard of Messrs Robert Duncan and Co. She is named the Auckland and is intended to form one of Messrs ±\ Henderson and Co.'s line of packet shin" trading between London audO*:?"- dimensiones areas follow :—T -*!«» breadth^ 36 feet; <* -jje**-'" register, 1,250 Glasgow fo*" ' - ■ -•' ; Onth

.^go. Her „ -jjength, 231 feet ..dpth of hold, 21 feet; , tons. She sailed from .. Dtmedin on the 25th August. j6 15th of August Messrs Robert

-uin and Co. launched from their ship ouilding yard, Port GlasgoWj an iron clipper ship ca led the Nelson^ for Messrs P. Hen derson and Co.'s line of New Zealand emi grant ships, of the following dimensions: — Length, 230 feet; breadth, 36 feet ; depth, 21 feet ; 1250 tons register. This is the fifth ship of about the same tonnage built for the same owners for the New Zealand passenger

trade.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Manxtkatt Heads, this day. The 8.8, Taranaki crossed the bar south wards bound at twenty minutes to 10 this morning. Lyttelton, this day. The barqueutine Prince Alfred arrived from Auckland at the end of last week. . The s.s. Go-ahead left for Wartara at ten o'clock yesterday morning.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

.Mails win Close as.jtollows :— For} Thames, this day, at 6.30 p.m., and to-morrow at 10.30 am. For Coromandel, on Wednesday-- • " For Ka-wau and Mats*- at 11^8 4in at V> - .-pie* &nd"'&isfed*ne, per Southern Oro.?s, to morrow, at 1 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Phoebe, on Thursday, 29th instant, at 8 a:m. ; For the Australian Colonies, per Heroj on Thursday; 29th instant, at 1 p.m. For the undermentioned plaies per s.s. Macgregor, L on Jfridav. 8 jth instant, as under. — For Fiji, Sandwich Islands, United Stales of ; America British and Foreign West Jniies, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, at 12.30 pa, For tha .United.. Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 12 30 p;in. Frr money 6raers, registered letters, and news papers, at 11 a.m Late letters bearing an extra fee of Cd in addition to the postage, wi!l be received by the Mail Agent t on board th« steamer up to time of sailing , For Chatsaru Islands, per Magell»n Cloud, on Satur day, 31st instant, at 11 a m.

8. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

Wrigi/ey—On October 26th, at he* residence, Newton,

the wiie Of Edwavd Wrigley, of a son. Stkadman— On October 24th, at her residence, Durham-street, Auckland, the wife of T. Steadman, of a daughter.

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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1874.

Far th« cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resiaUnce, for the future in the distance. Ant the s«od that we can do.

We learn that thab most deadly of maladies, " Diphtheria," is reported as existent at the Thames. The report may be correct or .in correct, but the matter is of too grave a character to be overlooked. It appears that the report comes from the office of the Registrar of Biiths, Marriage 3 and Deaths, and is based on medical certificates. It has been submitted to the Municipal Council as the local Board of Health, at the Thame3, and by them it appears to have been quietly shelved. But a report of such a nature is]not to be so summarily dealt with. If diphtheria does not exist at the Thames then it is improper for medical certificates to be given that become embodied in statistics that ■will be published to the injury of the district and province. If diphtheria does exist at the Thames it is due to the people there, and due to the people in this city who have so close relations and frequent intercommunica tions, that the truth should be fully known, so that every precaution and preventive may be uaed to hinder the spread of one of the most insidious infectious and fatal maladies. The fact that certificates have been given by medical men testifying to the presence of this disease at the Thames should be sufficient to move the local Board of Health to enquiry ; and in default of this the Central Board of Health for the province should unquestionably take action, and lay at rest the question whether diph theria does or does not exist in the province.

Advices from Sydney respecting the San Francisco mail service confirm the_jin nouncement already received by telegraph' .that New Zealand will unite with New South Wales in carrying on a temporay ser vice pending new arrangements. Mr Russell remains in Sydney to conclude the # negotia tions, but so far it may be accepted as certain that this colony will enjoy the full benefits of the service. We learn from the Sydney Serald that under the temporary service Auckland will continue to be the first port of call and the last of departure ; or, in other words, that the inward steamer from San Francisco will call at Auckland before going on to Sydney, and the same course will be observed on the out ward voyasje. It has further been stipulated that under any permanent contract that may be entered into the condition that prevailed in the last contract—under which it was necessary for the main steamers to make their termini alternately in New Zealand and New South Wales—will be con tinued. This is, so far, satisfactory. The Macgregor with the outward mails will call here, leaving on the 30th inst. The question of cable communication with Australia, which was specially the object of Mr Vogel's mission, is thus referred to in Sydney files :— "The three colonies represented are alike concerned in the establishment of telegraphic communication from Singapore to Normanton so as to provide an alternative line to Europe and New Zealand especially, in the proposal to bring that colony into the circuit. It is stated that gome progress has been made with the arrangements upon this question. Representatives are to be appointed by the three Governments to conduct the negotiations in. London ; and their work will be facilitated by the settlement of certain details already arrived at in Sydney."

TO CRUSH THE "STAR."

For several months past we have heard the mutterings of distant thunder, and we were told that the storm was being brewed thao was to sweep us from the face of the heayen of journalism, and leave nought but black ness and desolation where once glimmered the Auckland Evening Stae. A few flashes of the baleful lightning appeared at the Whau and other points in the Waitemata electorate, now the hush that immediately precedes the hurricans is painfully audible, and in trembling expectancy' we await the crash of doom. In other words, we observe that the printing plant with which Mr J. S. Macfarlane's paper is -to be started has arrived by the Hero, and we shall soon see the operations commenced which are to "crush the Star." Mr J. S. Macfailane has stated that he will drive us into the Court of Bank ruptcy '," but that he is like the patriot who was ready to shed the last drop of his brother's blood for his country is apparent from the following document to" which for some time he has been making very strenuous, though unhappily not very successful, efforts to obtain signatures :—

" I iEBMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTAB LISHING ax Evbning Newspaper in the

City or Auckland.

"We, the undersigned, hereby agree to subscribe the Hums hereafter set opposite our respective names and to place the sum at the disposal of George Jones, junr., of Waikato Times, for the period of three years, in order to enable him tq accomplish the above-men tioned object. Interest at the rate of ten per cent, per annum being charged thereon, payable half yearly. "The amount thus subscribed to be secured by mortgage on the plant and good will of the newspaper proposed to be estab lished. It is further agreed that should the said newspaper not prove a financial success, the aforesaid subscribers shall not be held liable for any further sums than those placed opposite their Dames. It is also agreed that the plant and goodwill of the aforesaid naws paper shall in any case be a sufficient dis charge of any liability the said George Jones,' jun., may incur, so far as'the aforesaid subscribers are concerned.'' From this document two things are '.apv. parent —• first, that the , concern is rather' rickety - looking ;• and, i secondly, that the enterprise is not Intended to lie of a comr^e-

mji^racter^d base^ £| jjj^j «tfßsl& but aima Sk the co-opera vengeance against the StA* that they _ are, f willing to t&ow away so many ntt»dr6oW the idle attempt at its gratineation. The new enterprise1 presents, a^^w feature in tne history b£ the'rise and fall of newspapers, j being launched purely for the purpose ot revenge, aad as such it will beirlterestmg to watch its career. We have no idea what line of general politics Mr J. S. Maofarlane s paper will adopt, and this is immaterial; Due Mr. Macfarlane will * ' have it out of us for daring to thwart his own particular schemes and for having habitually blown upon so many little things proceeding in influential places which could not bear the toucti of Ithuriel's spear. The late criminal prosecution for libel was intended to be tne bombardment which was to effect a breacn in our battlements, and the new paper was to be the storming party, rushing in at the breach to capture our citadel. The bom bardment has not resulted as was anticipated and the flag still waves over unbrdken walls. Mr J. S. Macfarlane had openly expressed the hope and belief that the defendants in the late libel case would be sent for nine months to gaol, and anticipated thaC durmg the time of their incarceration his new paper would have obliterated the memory of the Evening Star. But we congratulate our friends the public, that this melancholy catastrophe has not occurred, and that we are still in a position to lend an ear to the cause that lacks assistance, however mighty and puissant the oppressors. There is a way in which such enmity as that shown by_Mr J. S. Macfarlane may be allayed. We might lend ourselves tothestrongand the influential, and when the feeble cry of the weak and the defenceless had arisen we might have closed our ear in the interest of our patrons. This has been done often enough in journalism before, and, it is probable pays best. But we have made the experiment of letting our sympathies go. with the weak, and those who have no other helper ; and fear has never yet prevented ns from grap pling with abuse, however great the names and powerful the prestige with which it wa3 Burrounded. We have had no reason to regret this ; and the Bame course we mean to con tinue to the end, even with those gates of the " Court of Bankruptcy " yawning for us into which Mr J. S. Macfarlane means to "drive the ." Had Mr Macfarlane's paper been an ordinary commercial enterprise, we should have made no reference to it what ever ; it is as free for that gentleman to add to hia establishment a printing press and newspaper, as it is for us to publish the Star for our own profit and the public good. But when no hopes of commercial success are held out even by the originator ; when the money is to be invested purely to gratify spite and disappointment, and with the expressed in tent of driving us " into the Court of Bank ruptcy," then we do think we are warranted in stating to the public who have so largely and so liberally supported us in the position of being admittedly the most inependent and fearless journal in New Zealand, what is the real nature of the attempt about to be made to curb our in dependence. We Bhall hot insult the people of Auckland by supposing that favonr will be given to an enterprise started on such principles. It is but natural that we have offended many by our plainness of speech, but Auckland feels that she requires a paper that is not afraid to take upacause regardless of consequences, and that a free press however it may err at times is better at least than a journal started under the auapiecs of Mr J. S. Macfarlane.

The election of a member of the Provincial Council for the district of Eden will take place to-morrow. JThe candidates, are Messrs W. fe^Rees ahcPfJoseph May, and an animated contest may be anticipated. The polling places are at Newmarket and the Whau. Of course it is difficult to predict the result of the polling in a contest which ha 3 proceeded so quietly hitherto. Each meet ing held by Mr Rees has closed with a unanimous vote of confidence, and his supporters are sanguine of success. Of one thing the electors of Eden may rest assured, that in Mr E,ees, if elected, they will have a representative that will make hia presence felt in Council, and^one whose public career will be marked with no ordinary fearlessness and independence.]

The neighbourhood of Ponßonby is con tinually improving, and ere long will be one of the most interesting of city suburbs. At the top of College-road the first of a new row of houses is nearly finished, which will add to the beauty of this locality. This house we learn will be shortly opened as a confectioner's shop. Several new villas are also rising in the Ponsonby-road, towards Newton, the most picturesque and promising of wdich is the new house of Dr. Dawson. The outlooks from these new houses are extremely pleasant, with green bits of pas ture, grazing cows, and the outlines of the blue hills in the distance. Ponsonby, there fore, with its free, unrittialistic church, musical society, and whist and cricket clubs, will soon have a character of its own.

The anniversary sermons .in connection with, the Pitt-street' Weeleyan Church were preached yesterday, that in the morning by Alexander Reid, and that in the evening by the Rev. ,G. H. Turner. The services -were well attended, and. the collections amounted to £31 16s. 6d. To-morrow evening a soiree and tea meeting will be held in the school room, associated with music and singing.

A complimentary benefit will be given this evening, at the City Hall, to Mr Vivian, under the-patronage of his Honor the Super intendent and officers of. Volunteer corps. The programme embraces a choice and varied selection of songs and dances by the Comique Company, in additionrto which the services of Mrs iMitohell have been secured, who will sing,three of her best songs. As this is the farewell appearance of Mr. Vivian we expect to see a full attendance.

To-morrow evening a grand concert will ba given in the public Hall, Otahuhu, in aid of the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy. The celebrated Hobson Band, under direction of Mr McComish, will be in attendance, and Miss Shanaghan and other ladies and gentle men will enliven the concert by their vocal gifts. '

An essay on "Calvinism" will be read and discussed this evening by the members of the St. James' Presbyterian mutual improve ment class. '

The monthly meeting of the Auckland Institute will take place this evening, to which ladies are invited, in»the Museum buildings. &Three essays will be read—one, by Mr. Gillies, on "Danais," &c. ; one, by Rev. Dr.. Purchas^ on "The best for placing the shore end.ot the Australian and New Zealand Submarine Cable"; 'and one on "Forest Culture," by Mr.; Firthi The papera, therefore, of this evening will be of a very suggestive character, and worthy the attention of a large audience. , *

The Good Templar Band entertainment will be held this evening in* the Temperance ■Hall, Albert-street. A full and interesting programme is prepared for the occasion.

The Parnell Hall will be open tbja evening for the benefit of Mr Brown, who met with !.an accident^air the Union Sash and Door Company's Mechanics' Bay. The entertainment kwi|l be^ given by amateurs, and the cause should draw a large audience. '■ There will be a quadrille party after the entertainment. \ ■ We have only space to-dayftpi draw atten tion, to the prospectus of tab' Go-operative Meat.Supply Company, whichfappeara in our advertising columns. As willpfeseen, mere than 1200 shares have already been- disposed of. ./ '. ' :";■■

Tine bazaar in aid of the All Saints' Church debt ««s thronged with visitors on Saturday letting, and the stalls aU drove a *£™*S business, The fajr w?W not closed tall 11 o'clock when theteeeipts for the day amouirfced td £92 there Will be an auction of le Unsold articles at half-past b^, and those who wish to secure good and useful aXles at a cheap rate had better pay a visit A "reat many raffle will come off at the L& Sand we would especially mention ?hat Mr Felon's fine coUeduon of mode and curiosities will be disposed of inthM manner The result of the bazaar should nTr?y?if not quite, enable the Church'to pay off the whole of its liability. Messrs EJandH. Isaacs' sale of preserved meats, wrapping paper, etc., is postponed until Wednesday, the 285h instant.

Last evening while peaceful citizens were about retiring to rest the ominous fi-e-bell gave forth its unwelcome sound People rtn towards Albert-stree whenit was ascertained that a tire had broken out in the stables of Mr Crowther, but fortunately it was discovered and put out before it had taken hold of the premises or the result would have been disastrous. The fire was first seen among the bedding of the horses where it was supposed a match had been Carelessly dropped. Mr Crowther himself is particularly careful, but an employer can not always be sure that his men will be equally careful. As a rule men should not be allowed to smoke on the premises ot em ployers, as there 'is danger associated with the pipe, and a spark falling among straw or paper may in a single hour destroy a street. Mr Superintendent Hughes and his men were quickly on the spot, but happily the fire was out.

The anniversary sermons of the Pitt-sfcreet Wesleyan Church were preached yesterday— in the morning by the Eev. A. Reid, and in the evening by the Rev. G. H. Turner. The congregations were'very large, and the ool lection at the services amounted £31 lbs 3d. The usual social gathering takes place to morrow evening at half-past six o'clock. It is expected to be a special treat from many points of view. Some of the first speakers and readers of the city will present them selves on the platform. From a peep at their names we guarantee a certain success. There will be the usual refreshments to the body as a preface to the literary treat to benefit heart and mind.

To the Editor : Sir,—ln reply to a letter | in your issue of Saturday, signed "A. Ihl worfch," we beg to say that although com pelled to differ from some of the statements in it, yet we trust Mr Dilworth will no longer feel sore on the subject when we tell him the bark in question will be removed in a day or two. It is nob ©ur practice to store bark at the Whau bridge at all, and this would not have been placed there either if it had not been for a dispute .with the owner of the " Scotchman," and pending legal proceedings. Trusting you will kindly insert this, our last letter on the subject, — Yours, &c, B. Girros and Sons. The total eclipse of the moon last night occurred at a time when the sky was re markably clear, and the -passage of the shadow was very distinctly observable. It is a long time since an eclipse has taken place under circumstances so favourable for obser vation. The moon rose eclipsed ;at 7h. 2m. it first began to emerge from the shadow, an/A waß clear at Bh. 20m. The final contact with the penumbra was at 9h. 18m.

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

[By Java Cable.]

LONDON.

October 15 to if.

TBe Bank rate of discount is 4 per cent. The accouchement of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Edinburgh took place at Buckingham Palace, ifer Royal Highness has a son.

The Kingsbridge, ship, 1498 tons, bound from London to Sydney, came into collision with the Candahar, and foundered off the Lizard, causing the loss of ten lives. The Candahar, 1418 tons, which was bound for Melbourne, returned to Falmouth damaged. The Windsor Castle, from Sydney, August 2, bound for London, put into Bahia under jury maats, and was then in a leaky condi tion.

The Middle Park Plate, 500 sovereigns, 151 subscribers, was won by Plebian. The following horses were placed :—Mr T. Brown's b c Plebian, 1 ; Lord Dupplin's br f Per Se, 2 ; Count Bathyani's Galopin, 3. Several Carlist battalions in the Basque provinces have grown weary of the war, and are surrendering ; and there is, on the part of the Basques, a growing demand for peace. The Spanish ambassador to Paris has pre sented to the French Minister for Foreign Affairs (Due Decazes) a strong protest against the aid which is being afforded to the Carlists by residents in France. The revolution at Buenos Ayros continues, and the insurgents are making preparations for strenuous action.

Mail's via San Francisco were delivered on the 17th.

ENGLISH MAILS.

VIA SUEZ AND TORRES STRAITS.

By the s.s. Hero yesterday we have the news delivered per Suez and ' Torres' Straits mail. We make the following summary :—

LONDON.

September 4,

At Mr Lusk's banquet, Mr Ddsraeli ex pressed, on behalf of the Government, a determination to stand by the Church of England as by law established ; and charac erised Eitualiam as a mysterious disturb ance.

On the occasion of the grant of £15,000 a year to Prince Leopold, the Sheriffs of London were knighted. The President of the Board of Trade has urged upon railway companies to adopt greater precautions against accidents.

Dr Ball will probably be appointed to the Chancellorship of Ireland.

The American expedition to Iceland, in charge of Cyrus Field, left Aberdeen on the 23rd July. John Bright and Mr Gladstone'a sou accompanied it.

The action brought by Father O'Ke<afe against Dr Keating' for libel, has resulted in a verdict being given for plaintiff for £5, Damages were laid at £4,000. •,:,: , ■-■'

FRANCE.

The Bonapartists have received a blow by the reconstruction of the Cabinet, as it does not contain one member of Bonapartist proclivities.

SPAIN.

The Spanish Government have ordered the formation of eighty battalions, equal to 125,000 men. ■ It is sequestrating the. pro perty of the Carlists, and taxing the revenues of auch property to the extent of 100,000 pestres, for the benefit of the superior officers killed. ' <j| When the town of Curenga surrendered to the Oarlists they-behaved with great brutality —vioktting the women and killing prisoners.

AUSTRIA.

The Austrian Government intend to prose cute Bishop" Rudigier for commenting on the proceedings against the Prussian bishops. .'■

SINGAPORE.

The commander of the Dutch forces in Acheeh reports the captare of a village and having driven the Achinese back from the vicinity of Kraton, though the opposing forces had received strong reinforcements; The Dutch announce the submission of three Achinese districts. f:f '

CHINA.

There rare active ' indications that the' Chinese intend to compel the withdrawal of the Japanese from Formosa. The latter

Japanese General is an American* **^ v" S Consul arrested on the ground of- his undue interference. ■''. ■ , . !'^J *^« The merchants of Hongkong have memo rialised the Secretary of State in reference to the .injury done to commerce by tne blockade by Chinese Customs ctmserß.-. Several thousand men have left Foochow and Amoy for Formosa. ", ~ The authorities of Macao have seized a iunk which is implicated in having cut the Anglo-Australian cable. Seventeen" of the , crew hwe been made prisoners. The master | and wife have been found guilty of larceny and sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment HM S. Basilisk, Captain Moresby, left Singapore on the 28th of July for England, via Cape of Good Hope. She will make fresh surveys at the Cape. The Golden Castle, laden with teas from China, was wrecked ou the coast of Portugal on the 27fch of July. The Glenfinlas (s.) has made a passage from London Docks to Singapore in 33 days, being the quickest ever accomplished.

HOME RULE IN IRELAND.

Twenty thousand persons are stated to have been present at a Home-Rule manifes tation in the suburbs of Dublin a few days ago, after walking through the streets of the city in a procession a mile long ; and twenty thousand other Home-Rulers are said to have participated in a manifestation in a field Mr Butt M.P., was present afc a demonstration held in Monaghan, and said he was not dis couraged by the majority against him for he bdieved a-nation like England, if it recog nised moral rights and obligations, would, when eighty Home-Rulers were returned, grant to tb.e Irish people the right to manage their own affairs. Mr Daly, of Limerick, in supporting one of the resolutions, said he had suffered exile for the cause, and if the Go vernment drove them to desperation then they should show that the same spirit which animated their forefathers in their struggles for liberty stiU animated the hearts of the men of '74. It is well known that the Home- Rule party have been making strenuous efforts to organise themselves and work to gether, but it may not be so well understood that this desire for symmetry and dis cipline has at length suggested the wear ing of a peculiar hat, to be called the Home Rule hat, by the followers of the movement. We are indebted for this information to Mr Biddnlph, who, in a speech at the dinner of the Herefordshire Agricultural Society the other day, said, "They had gone so far m Ireland as to invent a Home Rule hat, of which the characteristic was that it had no crown to it. No doubt it was a cheap and economical form of dress, and somewhat suited to the hot heads of their fellow-sub jects of the sister island. " Mr.O'Connell was in the habit of assuming occasionally what wa3 recognised aa a "Repeal-cap," and, if we do n-dt mistake, his immediate friends and admirers imitated him in the fashion. Mr Bi-idulph's description of the head-gear used *;o denote the advocates of federalism or separation appears to be rather vague. Wb.y should a Home-Rule hat be destitute of a fsrown ? The national ventilation theory broached by Mr Biddulph, besides being dia- J/espectful to our neighbours, bears upon it the mark of being merely a wild and reckless guess. There are at present several varieties of Home-Rulers—those whose mild ambition seeks nothing more than an extensive select vestry in Dublin, thoße who want repeal of the Union, and those who believe that they could construct a new constitution.

BRIGANDAGE IN SICILY.

Sicily contimusgto be infested with, bands of brigajid*. jBSy plunder the farms and "houses, and they capture men of means with a view to obtaining money for ransom. A Signor Giovanni Batteßta Ferrini was recently carried off from his own farm land, situate on the main road to Siena. Ten thousand lire were demanded for his ransom. He wrote a letter to his family authorising them to send the money, but begging them not to give any information to the authorities. No doubt he remembered the fate of the unfor tunate Englishman in Greece a few years ago, and feared for his own safety if. any measures were taken to capture the brigands. The ransom was sent and the prisoner re leased. The continuance of, this pest of brigandage is in great measure due to the connivance of many of the inhabitants of the districts and to the inadequacy of the force employed for its suppression. But it is also to be attributed to the failure of justice with respect to those brigands that are cap tured. This is caused by the timidity of the juries, and by the length of time which usually elapses before prisoners are brought to trial. The impunity of crime in Sicily; is illustrated by the ease with which one csrj procure another to commit a murder for him. A. correspondent of the Times relates a story of the murder of a captain stationed at Messina. He had refused to marry a lady with whom he had a liason, in consequnce of her want of money; thereupon for twenty five lire only she induced a man to assassinate him. In consequence of the increasingly dis turbed state of the Island of Sicily several regiments have been sent thither. It has been decided to establish court-martials in the islandgand they will' -be installed with out delay.

DISASTROUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

I One of the most destructive railway acci dents ever known in South Wales happened on August 12 at Bargoed station, on the Rhymney Railway. A mineral train of fortj 10-ton waggons, laden with coal, -was taken out of the siding of the Dowlais Iron Com pany's Vochriew Colliery, drawn by one powerful tank engine, and with an ordinary brake-ran at the tail. A drizzling rain had come on which made the rails slippery, so that the brake would not act with any effect and the speed increased with such rapidity that it soon became evident that the train was running wild, and the brake whistles were sounded for the alarm of everything ahead. The distance between Deri Station and the Bargoed Junction, three miles, was traversed in a few seconds over two minutes. The curves on this part of • the line are very sharp, and nothing but the tremendous weight of the metals trave ling at such a speed kept the waggons on the lme. When the runaway train arrived at the Junction Road an engine, wihich had several detached waggons behind it, was takmg water at a tank on the down main lme, and into this locomotive the coal train dashed with indescribable force. .., The stationary engine was literally lifted off its wheels and pitched in exactly the same positioning the ravine 100 feet below, while the engine of the runaway train rolled over with .the shock and came to a stop on the side of the embankment, lying on its back. The waggons were crushed into one indistinguish able heap of broken iron and wood and coal, many of them being totally destroyed, while scarcely one of them escaped material iajury. lhe driver and fireman of the runaway train were killed instantly, their remains being afterwards recovered from the wreck in a dreadful condition. The breakesman laid himself flat upon one of the trucks of coal and was mixed up in the general wreck of coal and trucks, from which however, he escaped most providentially without greater i injury, than a few concussions. The guard had previously, on finding the train could not be stopped, detached his yan and so saved himself. The driver and fireman of the watering engine had only just time to save themselves by jumping from their places, and the detached tracks, started by the collision, ran several miles down the main line, before they could be stopped, having been finally thrown off the rails at Hengoedf lite damage to locomotive and rolling stock is enormous. '

MASSACRE BY CARLISTS.

~ A. c?*reßP°ndeiat at Sentander states that the following is a trustworthy account of the p-jwyntirm nf ISS witr,.,-..,, „/ .„„„ i..v.. n :..,

surrendered some time W , chief Saballs -.-These uK> <*» &T OiJ attack;^afisS*^ft arrangea. ** order to & succour of tJ c P ]?°e the ifJJSf *° "2 had to march }* the direcZ^ll Fearing a rescue thC Catlißfe'm^if, °lo" captives towards VaDo/°g?nb. On J^ Ssballs came to the fcajid reaoSSS] shooting them all. Whethe^ bWm tru modified. It via dtafiJS^ «4 mers, or Custom-housefroon*?* ™vWl' executed, and that every fifth W? 1? *° the commanding officers and aoW- duil U line on the list of prisonersioufe ft same fate. This was done a I? 6? * affixed to the name of. each viefi "^ margin of the paper containing' t£ °^tb prisoners. These 114 ■meoT^m''^ Carl)ineros, took the direction of ffiLS, at a short distance from that BlkJu!!*11 Cfarbineroa, with their guard, "SS^J the left &adthe soldiers to 4tfSst| first, on arriving near the oemeterVftfYi^ in the parish of-BJpoll.wereinfJiS? they were about to die\ The^ iiniif%jl couples; and as the executionera wbmt in number than the victims, the l»tt& " made to enter in parties of eight 'febF1 twelve each, and were then shot ' {«,•!! five prisoners, among them an-'offia* Carbineros, married men-most fitbV families—were "thus murdered andiinl!; in the cemetery of Llanes. While'tSp ere was taking place the ILttroonidh line, or every fifth man selected fctde,] proceeded in the direction' of the tow San Juan de las Abadesas. Mi]Mkt niiles distance from that place the fatal • was communicated to them, and■ %?: made to take off their coats, which-^ thrown upon a pile of wood. Strange to* four men managed to hide themselTetj-f the coats, and succeeded in escaping doomed , party were then tied in and shot. Their corpses were left, order to the parish authorities to be at San Juan. An immense trench vu j in the cemetery, and in it lie the 124 viefc of this Carlist atrocity, among them benS field officer, twelve officers, and adoot^ ' The laiDOur question is. excitua^ attention. Five hundred kbouaJS! families left last week, the agricultuti^ having collapsed. In conse^nenel'te break-dowq of the agriculturalstTikeit^ threatens wholesale deportationjfc'OSyj Mr Taylor, the secretary, has^ffiß a tour of inspection. Irish em^rtj;,-; jj, greatly declined. •'" 130 immiptat, &« Shetland have left in the steamer iy^ New Zealand. The Times condemuGm on account of the severe clhmfct t recommends New Zealand. <;

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAM. AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

THE PALMER DIGGINGS. FAMINE EXPECTED. MINERS LEAVING BY HUfllp SYDNEY. The Californian and Torres Straits i were delivered on Thursday, ani tw yesterday. The Hero brings the Aid portion of the latter. Richerie, the ex-Governor oi Jfejr; donia, arrived here. The despatch-boat Sendie, ;lance, a at Noumea with a telegram ordain? instantly to vacate his governorship return to Sydney, and thence home. Alleyron takes charge of the office, I to carry out A. Kibout's orders. -•- Mr Tlios. Russell and the Co Treasurer are still negotiatiiig aboil Californian mail- arrangementa. representatives have resolved to coo joint action in the mail service. . ,k The Hon. Mr Vogel is still in Vig New wool is arriving; slowly. Oilj cargo has yet cleared. . The Coogregational Union hiiiffll annual session. It declared agaiMtfSi ing the denominational education Governor Sir Hercules Kdbinsofliieq from Fiji during the week. The Pacific and Sydney Marine Ina Companies lose £5000 each by theloa Kingsbridge.

VICTORIA.

Mr Ball has been appointed * mw tho Board of Advice in London. Shannon has been acquitted ?( Schnapper Point murder; _ Qoldsborough,. and Break-a-Dayr* favourites for the Cup. The latter m BaUarat Cup easily. Haricot woi handicap. . Ml The Speaker has issued inntitiMK banquet in honour of the Governor« Francis, prior to their visiting Bngta

QUEENSLAND.

A woollen factory is proposed^ established at Ipswich. Pettigrew'a saw mills, near Bnitoa been burned down, „• Advices from the Palmer g°l<*°j*"f that the miners are being starred Oil, are leaving'in hundi-eds. A famine a next winter unless the Government o] communication. .' . t"' A woman named Mackay h^ $ horself and three chUdren at Brisbane

ADELAIDE.

The exports of breadstuffi/or : w amounted to 83,000 tons. '' Breadstuffa, from wheat, 5s 4d.

COMMERCIAL.

Melbourne, October 19th.-TobMCO rising. A shipment of galvanweawoß £35 103 ; maize soldclose on 59 b. a- We are indebted to thetfev2^* 1 and Mercantile. Agency •■ Company\i following London telegram,...at M October :—Tallow : Market. *"»!.: sales of Australasian .have : <*n»PW| casks. Mutton^ 43s ; beef, •>»**jj^ all sorts is 20,000 casks;-Leager, sides Australasian have been'# ™ repdrt. Best sides fetclteS id J^» previous rates, others .pr°«fft Zealand Hemp : The stock, aacordiQg returns, is 2000 tons. ' .: .. -■- '■'■" >-•■'■■■;■■ ■■'■'~..^s&

LONDON SHIPPING.

■ (From our bwn#rrespoudent) Since my laafc shipping hf^ ingly brisk to all ports pf to Auckknd^^f as you will see per list enclosed-^ have'had a good > complement^ <^£~ and the ships laidon have #%£L for filling up with goods for evffiWg The o^any'B iron g^ Captain Sotham, sailed oa theist, g] quite full of passengers and c«g »• iri excellent runout. .Thefourth^^^, extreme cHpper, som^Dg-jfeg expacted from her.1 obe w"*, Wha te# both passßngers"and cirgQ. . ■ The Dilharee is to J>"jw Ac- "^ the Scimitar wpproba^^ tolipp ar All these vessels «a m»gnj ncBU .

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