SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH W.VTSS : Thla e?aniaz, 11.58; to-moreo* morning, 12

« UN-SET : Tfcig ftvsnlaa, 53G ; 8UBMSISB; To morrow moralng, 6 21 MOON'S AQS: Last Quarter, 3rd prox, 4.83 p.m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. Golden Isle, schooner, from Bay of Islands

DEPARTURES.

Southern Cross, Holmes, for Napier

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the South—Taranaki, s.s., Fridiy For New Caledonia and Norfolk Island—Dauntless, schooner, early For Lyttelton—Rio Loge, brig, early For London—Countess of Kintore, ship, and Thames, barque, early For San Francisco, via Honolulu—City of Melbourne, about 4th f-'eptember For Sydney and Melbourne—Victoria, s.s., three days after arrival

VESSELS EXPECTED

v;ny or Meioonrne, s a., rrom syaney, aoouum oepw Macgregor, s s., from San Francisco and Honolulu, about 10th pror Victor!i, s.s , from Sydney, abr.nt 4th September Magellan Cloud, from Chatham Islands, early Loch Urr, barque, from London ; sailed 3rd June Ferndale, barque, from London ; sailed May 6 Oxford, ship, from London : sailed 7th June Pearl, ketch, from South Sei Islands, early Pacific, scho< ncr, from South Sea Islands Dauntless, schooner, from the South Waitingi, ship, from London ; loading Stanley Castle, barque, from London ; sailed 7ien Tsin, barque, from Launce3ton Glimpse, barque, from Newcastle Jackson, ship, from London ; sailed Zealandia, ship, from London ; sa'led Kenilworth, schooner, from tho Islands

The barque Comet is advertised by Messrs Find lay and Co., her Dunedin agents, as open for sale or charter. The barque Stanley Castle sailed for Auck land on the Bth July, and the ship Zealandia on the 9fch July. The ship Celestial Queen, which was announced as loading in London for Nelson and this port sailed for Otago on the Bth July. In the European Mail, of July 10th, we find mention made of a vessel named the Antarctic from Auckland to London being spoken on the ISth June, lat. 23 N. long. 38 W. No such vessel has left this port, and we are at a loss to see the correct reading of the announcement. The schooner Swallow and the p.s. Effort have cleared out in ballast for Tairua. The ship City of Auckland entered in wards at the Customs to-day. The schooner Golden Isle brings 100 tons coal from Russell. We find the following in the Home "Nexos : —Master's Report of the Windward, at London, June 20, from Hobart Town' —On June 22, in 4G N. 12 W, passed a large painted port water-logged J3hip, with three lower masts standing, and fore-topmast, two foretopsail yards aloft, lower yards broken in slings, with decks awash and partly gone; also bulwarks, cabin-house, and poop plank ing outside. Masts painted stone colour, with black mast-heads and yards ; lower rigging standing. No name to be found. The vessel was in the stream of the Bay of Biscay current.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Napier, this day. The s.s. Pretty Jane left for Auckland, via Gisborne, at half-past seven last uight.

COMMERCIAL.

Buying Prices, Corrected by Auckland Dealers. b. d. s. d. s d. s. Butter, per lb. 1 9—2 0 I Ducks, pair.. 2 6—4 6 Cheese (new) 0 6—o 81- Geese, each 3 6—4 0 Eggs, per doz. 1 o—o 01 Turkeys .. 2 6—3 C Lard, per lb 0 6-^-0 0 | Canterbury Bacon & Hams Fowls each 1 o—2 0 1 (bare) ..0 9—9} Good Salt Butter—l 2 0 I Do (in cloth) 9J — 0 10 Canter. Cheese B—o 9 | Auckland " 0 6—o 9 Hams, 9jd to 10Jd per Ib. .Retail Prices, Farm and 'Dairy Produce. s. d. s. d. s. d s. d. Milk, per qt. 0 o—o 6 I Ducks pair 5 o—6o Butter (fresh) 2 0-2 3 I Geese, each 5 0-6 0 Cheese (new) 0 IC—O 11 I Turkeys, each 4 6—o 6 Eggs.per doz. 1 I—o 0 | Bacon, per lb. 0 9—o 10 Xard, perlb. 0 6—o 9 I Hams ....09-10 Fowls, pair.. 3 6-5 0 | Salt Butter.. O 7—l 6 Butchf.rr' Meat. Beef, per lb. 0 s—o 7 I Pork, per lb. 0 6-07 Second quality 3 \ 0-0 3 | Veal.. .. 0 5-08 Mutton .. 0 4—o C,Stft»ks .. 7 0-0 9 BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR. •WHOLESALE. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality £16 Fine Flour—household £14 Adelaide Flour £17 Canterbury .. , £12 to £13 Seconds, £12. Sharps, £9 Bakers' Price, per lb 3d . Bran, Is 6d per bushel. Bbead, per 21b. loaf, 4d to 4Jd. Maize, crushed and whole, 7s BISCUIT. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b Retail 22s MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. "WJTOLESALF, Maize, 5s 6d Prime Sydney Oats, 58 to 5s 6d per bushel American Oats, 4s to 4s 6d Potatoes, £7 ; Hobartown, Hay, £6 to £7 103 per ton. Straw, £3 to £3 10s per ton. Chaff, £6 10* to £1 10s per ton. Onions, scarce, 9d lb RETAIL. Maize, per bushel, 5i to Ccl 6s Oats, 6s per bushel. Potatoes, 8s 6d per cwt. Hay, cwt., 7s Cd. Straw, 4s to 53 per cwt. * Chaff, 7s to 8s per cwt. KAUBI GUM AND FLAX MARKET. The following are the prices in the Auckland market :— Gum—Well scraped, best quality .. .. £25 to £26 Ordinary sorts £24 to £25 Flax.—Finest quality .. .. £18 to £20 Second ditto £10 to £14 Tow £7 to £8 BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber.—Boards and scantling, 100 f t, 9s to 15s ; at mills, 11s 6d; planed, tongued, and grooved, 11s 6d to 18s 61 New Zealand palings, 5-feet, 10s ; 6-feet, 13s; ti tree rail 3, £210s to £3 per 100 ; puriri posts, £5 per 100 ; shingles, 8s to 15s per 1000 ; Hooart Town palings 6ffc., 17s; 6ft., 18s ; Hobartown rails, 75s COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET. Coal.—Newcastle, on. Wharf, 455; delivered, 50s per ton. Firewood.—Uncut, 15s per ton, delivered cv 7s per ton. delivered.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as jtollowb :— For Thames, to-mowow, at 10 30 a.m. and 5 30 p m. Vox Coromandel, to-morrow, at 11.30 a m For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Tarannki, to-morrow, at noon For Tlobart Town, per Chanticleer, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Mahurangl, Matakana Mangawai, Waipu, &c, per Lidy Bo*en, on Saturday next, at 10 a.m. For Wangarei, 4c, per Clyde, on Saturday next, at 11 a.m. For Whltiangi, Tairaa, Tauranga. Opotiki, and Napier, via "Tauranga, per Southern Cross, on Saturday next, at 1 p.m. S, B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

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

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong- that, needs resistance! for the future in the distance, Aai the good that we can do.

Ik view of the approaching meetings between representatives and their constituents, a commencement with which will be made by Mr Reader Wood to-morrow night, we would urge the electors to adopt a different course of action from that which usually character ises these assemblages. Id the majority of instances such meetings are nothing short o^ a farce, a state of matters the more to be regretted when we consider that theyaa c capable of being made to serve a most useful purpose. A meeting between a member and his constituency should in reality be a con ference on the affairs of the country, in which it is as much the duty of the electors to make known their views as it is of their representative to explain the reasons for his course of action. In doing this there should we think, be a specific expression of opinion on special questions. There are instances, and no doubt Mr Reader Wood's case is one of these, in which the member on the whole possesses the confidence of his constituency, while at the same time certain actions or a single vote are wholly opposed to the feelings and interests of his constituents. It would, we think, be competent for the electors in the circumstances we have indicated, while affirming generally their confidence and satisfaction with their representative, to express disapprobation of the vote in question, and indicate the course most in consonance with their own feelings. There can be no doubt whatever that Mr Reader Wood is one of our most able and useful members. He occupies a well-defined position in. the House which could be filled by no other member. In dealing with the general business of the country Mr Wood has usually taken a clear and intelligent view, and has exercised an influence equal to that of any other member that could be named. He has also the reputation of being the most polished speaker in' the House, a qualiflca tion which is of vital, importance notwith* standing the efforts of those- who have not been favourably endowed with the gift of

oratory to elevate the voting power and de" predate the art of speaking. A man may possess the wisdom of a Solomon, but if he can not convey his knowledge in well-chosen and' convincinglangnage tohis fellow-men he might as well, so far as any influence is concerned, be the greatest noodle in creation. There is no instance on record of a successful states man without this gift, which Mr Wood possesses in so eminent a degree. While we are so far impressed with Mr Wood's useful ness as a member, some of his actions require more explicit explanation than We have yet received. The now famous resolutions intro duced by Mr Vogel, which have been con demned by one of the largest and most in fluential meetings ever held in Auckland, and by meetings of Mr Wood's constituency and other electorates throughout the pro vince, were warmly supported by Mr Wood. The first of these resolutions, affirming the desirableness of abolishing provincialism in the North Island, is the least objectionable of the three, and if the same course were pursued in relation to the South Island, the measure would be hailed with acclamations throughout the province. But it should be distinctly asked of Mr Wood whether he is still prepared to vote for the abolition of provincialism in the North upon con dition of making this island a dependency of the South, and in connection with the provisions contained in Mr Vogel'a second and third resolutions, which were as follovs : — Resolution 2. " Thnt Wellington should be made the seat of Government. 3. That the land revenue should bo made local revenue, nccording to what was known a« the compact of 1856." We doubt not that Mr Wood will explain his action on the supposition that the passing of ■fche resolutions was only the preliminary step to the abolition of the provinces through out the colony. There must, however, be no shirking the question ; and theelector3 should elicit, nye or no, will Mr Wood still support the spirit of those resolutions next session if embodied by Mr Vogcl in all good faith in an Act ? Will he still become a party to the validation of that infamous system under which one park of the colony is rolling in wealth, while the other, bearing an equal share of tho burdens of the State, is kept in an impoverished condition ? A distinct ex pression of opinion on this question muft Ye elicited ah every meeting of elector* throughout the province, and Bhame be upon the constituency that frtil? to speak out in unmistakable terms upon the degradation of this part of the colony, which has borne the burden and heat of the day in the colonisation of New Zealand ; or that neglects to exact from their representative— so far as they can do—a promise that on no terms whatever will ho become a party to the continuance of this gross injustice We shall point out to-morrow night a few of the inequalities in the colon ial legislation for North and South, which Mr Wood with other of our members might give the public his opinion upon. We allude more especially to the unequal distribution of the immigration and public works expenditure, relative to which some figures were recently published in the Stati, and to the crowning dodge of last session for doubling the immense land revenues of the Middle Island provinces by purchasing back with colonial money railways constructed out of provincial funds.

A kemXkkablt: feature about the Waitemata contest is the given to barmaids. The question shall barmaids have long or sborthours has infactbeen made by Mr Lamb the test question of the day. Because Mr. Yonder Heydo did not vote for the shortening of barmaid;;' hours, therefore, saithMr Lamb, (in effect if not in words), he is net worthy of being entrusted with the confidence of Waite mata. All this is very ridiculous. Even knowing as we do Mr Lamb's strong feelings on the teetotal question this kind of reasoning which has been seriously put forward is carrying a principle to an absurdity. How is it that the candidate who hopes to gain the Good Templar votes by his willingness to take the barmaids under his wing does not boldly declare his prepared ness to support Mr Fox's noble principle — "No barmaids under thirty ?•'■' Will it be believed that the only qualification which this new champion of temperance possesses as an elector of Waitemata is his proprietor ship of the Riverhead Hotel, a gum diggers' rum-drinking establishment which Mr Lamb has himself inveighed against and canvassed the district against times without number. Yet a reference to the electoral roll will prove that it is that house and that alone which you Mr Macfarlane rests his claim to a place on the electoral roll of the district. Even if it were not so we know that Mr Macfarlane carries on a large liquor business himself, and is very considerably interested iv that trade. Not that we think anything the less of him for that, or consider that the fact of obtaining his qualification from an hotel should militate against him one pin's point, but it is fitting that the mask of humbug, which has been assumed in the hope of picking up a few stray Good Templar votes, should be wrenched off. If Mr Lamb stood true to the principles of Good Templary, ho must vote for one whose freedom from any direct interest in the "infernal stuff," as Mr Lamb so forcibly characterises it, places him at any rate in a much better posi tion to deal impartially with the subject than , one who is constrained to uphold the traffic by the strongest motives of self interest.

Mr Yon der Heyde announces his intention to address the electors residing in the Lake District to-morrow afternoon at four o'clock, in the Lake school-room, and the electors of Devonport at the Devonport Hall, North Shore, the same evening at eight o'clock.. The telegram from the Herald's correspon dent yesterday relative to Mr Vogel's pro posed retirement in favour of Mr Stafford is confirmed by a message received through the medium of the Press-Agency. The intelligence was of such a startling and significant character that people found it difficult to credit it, but with the circum- ' stantial corroboration which comes from an entirely new and impartial source there is now no longer room for doubt regarding the ' authenticity of the information, Comment is needless,,

If the number-of bankruptcies is any indi-| cation of " hard times " Christchurch cannot, at present be in a very prosperous condition. In a recent issue of the Press there appear no less than seven announcements of insolvency —a restaurant keeper, a watchmaker, a com- , positor, a carrier, a merchant, a carpenter, and. a builder. The list thus comprises variety enough ; and seems to indicate a lack of remunerative business in several trades.

A meeting of the members of the Volun • teer Fire Brigade was held last evening at the Queen's Ferry Hotel, Vulcan-Lane, according to Mr Asher's advertisement in the daily journals. Mr Asher in his address, gave his reason for calling them together. He had been, for more than twenty years in charge of such matters, and had also endeav oured to do his best in seasons of calamity in trying to subdue and extinguish fires. But by one of those strange anomalies which sometimes startle men by their apparent singu larity a gentleman had been called from Dun edin to take his place. Such being the case he had only to retire with good grace and part from his faithful coadjutors. He would however be ready to assist in any new scheme pro lono puhlleo which might be brought forward at any future period Mr Asher then declared the disbandment of the company, and handed to the men the several sums of money due to them on account of fires at which they had laboured. The speaker remarked that although he had re ceived no pay for his services he would, out of his own pocket, make recompense to his assistants. He therefore distributed £5 amongst them. On the motion of Mr Batterworth, seconded by Mr Storey, a vote of thanks was unanimously given to Mr Asher, who made a feeling reply. It was finally resolved on, the suggestion of Mr Stanton to hold a meeting on Saturday even ing for the purpose of presenting to their late superintendent some memorial of their e3teem. A committee consisting of Messrs Storey, Smart, Fulljames, Guilding, Stanton and Butterworth was appointed for carrying the proposition into effect.

The opening soiree of the Albert-street Temperance Hall was held last evening in the presence of a large and respectable as semblage of ladies and gentlemen. The hall was not decorated with emblems and repre sentative Hags as is frequently the case on Bimilar occasions, but every part of the pro gramme was nicoly and satisfactorily arranged, and each Speaker was pleasant because not wearisome. Col. Haultain was called to the chair, and in a ueat, sensible speech, referred to the efforts which had been made by the friends of the cause to raise a temperance hall, a want that had long been felt in Auckland for the propagation of total abstinence principles They had now succeeded, and he considered it the duty of every person who took an interest in the welfare of his kind to do what he could to extinguish the curae of intemperance. His speech was temperate and characterised by moderation. The other speakers of the evening were Mr Coleman, and the JI-jv. (Jr. 11. Turner, which were excellent in tone and much to the purpose. Suveral interesting readings were given, which were accepted with applause. Mr Ewington read a humour ous sketch by Spurgeon, entitled " A good word for wives." Mr Thomas Leigh White read Elihu Burrett's " Natural bridge of Virginia," descriptivo of youthful ambition, which, to the credit of the audience, was listened to with breathless attention. Mr Battloy read an extract from a speech by John B. Cough, delivered twenty years ago at Exeter Hall; and Mr Clark gave a ludicrous speech of a son of Erin. Tho choir gave several English gleea very successfully, assisted by members of the Harmonic Society. Songs were sung by Misa Probert (the Hundred Pipers), and by Messrs Ashenden and Spragg, son. Mr Spragg's Bongeontained asontiment suggested to the writer by Longfellow's Psalm of Life ; the lirat song that Mr Spragg had ever sung in public, and which was cheered aud encored. Mr Bond gave a capital Scotch pieco in true Doric with much success. Miss Edger presided at the- pianoforte, and Mr Clough touched tho violin. Tho best musical performance of the evening was unquestion ably the selection on tko concertina by Mr Cousins, accompanied by a gentleman whoae name we could not catch, on the violin. This piece was correctly aud charmingly rendered and elicited great applause. The entertain ment was pleasing, but the progammo was rather too long. On the noxt occasion we trust tho projectors trill remember tho clock.

Tho Vivian Comique Company arc doing their beat to interest and amuso the good people of Auckland, and last night their unique performances were greeted with a good deal of applause by the select audience. The various songs and negro sketches by tho players were highly amusing, also Mr Booth's farce. This evening a change of scene will take place, and to-morrow evening tha pro ceeds will be devoted to tho Gribble fund for the relief of tho widow and children.

The committee of tho Auckland Scottish Volunteers "will hold a meeting this even ing, in the office of Captain Mowbray for business connected with the corps.

The clasß for the s^udy of arithmetic at the Mechanics' Institute commenced last evening undor a qualified teacher. Arithmetic may be dry study, but it is eminently useful to a man of the world, and is a shield of defence to any man of business. All important mental studies are hard at first, but by close application they become comparatively easy, and what is of great importance they bring in the bread.

As the pretty budding indications of spring grace the peach-tree 3 and hedge groves ; and as primroses here and there in the solitary gardens peep between tha leaves, so the cricketer begins to feel his sportive blood course through his body, and he dances in the prospect of another jolly game at Ellerslie, or on somo other emerald field. In happy anticipation of such healthful sport Mr Henry E. Cotton the honorary secretary of. the Auckland Cricket Club, intends threading the members together this evening at the Thames Hotel. The preliminary business of the meeting will be the passing of accounts, discussing general matters, and initiating new members. We have been struck repeatedly by the magnificent cauliflowers exhibited in the window of Mr McHale. To-day we were curious enough to weigh a splendid speoiinen shown to us. It was found to turn the scale at the merest trifle under 10 lbs. The flower was hard and compact, and measured 114 inches in diameter and 36 inches in circum ference. Mrs McHale informs us that she has had larger specimens, but wo do not re collect seeing* more beautiful cauliflower. It was grown in the garden of Mr Enoch Althorpe at Onehunga. To tho Editor: Sir,—ln the face of high dividends and additions to reserve funds it appears that "all the insurance companies doing business here have agreed to" raise fire premiums to the tune of 50 per cent.! Of course such an imposition will not long be permitted by the public. Meanwhile it might not be amiss to suggest that in lieu of charging prohibitive rates the companies should pay more attention to the character f cf their risks, both as regards the insurers themselves and the property they seek to I c.QY«r.~lam, etc., Tradek. £

Another westerly ggfLe has been blowing duriDg the day which hascaused a very heavy sea to run in the harbour. The vessels moored on the western side of the wharf, namely the barque Thames, the barque Ansdell, the brig Chanticleer, and the schooner Dauntless received very severe buffeting against the wharf while the blow was at its hardest. Of these the Thames came in for by far the largest share of straining, as she is just now completely empty, and consequently very bouyant. Nearly twenty men have had sill their work keeping her fenders in position to prevent her from staving in her sides against her piles. Irrespective of the damage done to the vessels the injury to the wharf from this constant bumping of the vessels alongside ought to command attention. Loud com plaints are constantly heard from ship masters that no T's are run out on the western side of the wharf where vessels could lie in safety. It is certainly time that these complaints received attention, if only for the reason above mentioned. Sudh an addition would, besides affording safe and comfortable mooring for shipping, consider ably add to the accommodation of the wharf.

Mr George W. Brown lias been appointed organist of St. Mary's Church, Parnell. There were four candidates for the post, and we must congratulate the congregation on having secured such an efficient gentleman for the po3t. Besides being a good organist Mr Brown is well versed in the duties of choir-master, which he will be called upon to fulfil.

A special meeting of the Ancient Order of Foresters of Court City of Auckland, and Court St. Zelandia will be held this even irg in Cook-street hall on business of importance,

The following letter shows Uie way the Waitemata roll has been manipulated in the interests of one of the candidates :—Sir, — I was very much astonished last evening on being informed that John Lamb had objected to me at the last revision of the electoral roll, and had succeeded in getting my name struck off on the gTound that I had sold my land and left the district. I am a settler in Waitakere East, and seldom see a paper, a fact which was taken advantage of to perpe tuate thisrascallypieceof business. During the the last seven years I have been a settler in the district, and am still living on my own land, having horses, cattle and sheep there, which Mr Lamb must well know. Yet he has deliberately made a grossly false declaration before the Revising Officer, and I stand disfranchised. If this is the kind of lamb they breed at Eiverhead it will take a "very powerful sauce to make it palatable, and if the electors of Waitemata can stand it they have strong stomaohs.—lnm, etc., Henry Smith, other wise Digger Smith.

To the Editor: Sir, —I was much astonished at the meeting in our little settle ment last night to find Mr G-. Staines, who was so enthusiastic in the cause of Mr Yon der Heyde a month ago, now seconding Mr J. S. Macfarlane. Have you heard .whether any large purchases of decayed furniture have been made lately at the Champion's store to furnish Mr Macfarlanes's private residence if he becomes the elect of Waitemata. Mr Staines' chief grievance against Mr Yon der Heyde appears to be that he went to Wellington as a supporter of the Government and then turned against them. Will Mr Staines explain, then, how it comes that he who signed Mr Vogel's requisition for the City East on that beautiful regatta day when the pretty little boats were "a-rowing and a-sailing," as he told us so graphically last night, came to be so thoroughly convinced that the colony was going to pot as to move at the Choral Hall meeting that "Our Sovereign lady the Qaeen" be requested to take it under her protecting wing, a sugges tion which even the anti-Vogelists received with derisive cheers ? —I am, etc., Bow What/.

Mr P. Doran intends getting up an entor tainment for the benefit of the wife of the late William Gribblc.

THE WAITEMATA ELECTION.

MR MACFARLANE AT THE WHAU.

Mr J. S. Macfarlank met the Waitemata electors at the Whau last night. The meet ing was not convened in the ordinary way by advertisement, but by posters stuck up at the Whau two or three hours before the timo appointed for the gathering. About fifty persona were present when the meeting began, but. these were increased to nearly doubl« the number before the proceedings were very far advanced. Mr Bollard was elected chairman, an office which he discharged with great firmness and im partiality. Mr Macfarlane, in commenc ing hia address, somewhat unnecessarily alluded to his defective speech • making powers. His principal business there' that evening was to answer any questions that might be asked him. He looked upon the political situation as a very critical one. Next session would see the bringing-forward of a measure for, the abolition of the provin cial system His opinion was that a good central government was the best for the colony, aift. if returned as member for Waite mata he should devote all hia energies to that end. Mr Vogel, when he brought for ward his last resolutions, undoubtedly meant to include the Southern provinces in the scheme. ' (Oh, oh.) He thought Mr Vogel waa entitled to the gratitude of every true colonist for his great exertions for the benefit of the colony, especially for his introduction of the public works scheme. Mr Macfarlane next referred to the attacks made upon him in these columns. He had been slandered most grossly, and he had been powerless to obtain redress. He had repeatedly gone to the morning paper, bat they declined to tackle the Stmr, saying that it was beneath their notice. (A laugh.) What could he do. He could not reply unless he had a paper of his ( own to do it for him. He could promise one thing, and that was that in a few weeks they should have a paper which would re fute the calumnies of the Star. The latter part of Mr Macfarlane's address was devoted to deprecatory remarks on Mr Yon dor Heyde's political conduct during his few days aitting in the Assembly. That gentle man had gone to Wellington pledged to support the Government, and he had within a few days of arriving announced in a telegram that if he had voted on a question of vital im portance he would have voted against them. Yon* der Heyde had been guilty of treachery and doable-dealing, and he could not urge ignorance as an excuse, for he had every opportunity of making himself ac quainted with the ministerial programme. After some further hits at Mr Yon der Heyde, Mr Macfarlane indignantly re pudiated the idea of his attacking his rival in his > absence, but at the same time ha considered that his opponent had shown himself quite unworthy of the confidence of the electors. He appealed fop testimony of the truth of this to the members lof the House. The great thing wanted now was a league, having as its object the total abolition of the provincial system. Such a league was being formed, and by Jits means a,n organised pfyn of a,otioa would^e devised

calculated to bring about good 'results. He would be glad to answer any questions" that might be put to him. ' _ . (At this moment Mr Yon der Heyde and a party of his supporters entered the hall, and were received with a deafening burst of cheering from the entire meeting.) To a question on the subject of the Kaipara Railway extension, Mr Macfarlane replied that all was now settled to carry out that extension. The money hud already been voted. A cry here arose for Mr Macfarlane to repeat in Mr Yon dcr Heyde's presence what he had said in his absence. This Mr Macfar lane at length did, though in a very lame fashion. , Mr Staines came forward to speak, ana met with a very unflattering reception. In spite of.interruptions neatly every minute, he succeeded in giving vent to a long wordy harangue in which his " experience in the old City Board," allusions to his "friends" " Swanson" "Yon der Heyde "and " Maof arlahe," the importance of abolishing provincial institutions, his own straightforwardness, hiy reasons for deserting Mr Yon der Heyde, the prominence of his own exertions in bringing out Mr Vogel, and the political urgency of settling the great barmaid question were dragged in indis criminately, and he at last sat down, having been too much engrossed with his " experiences" to recollect what he had been put up to do, namely, to propose a vote of confidence in Mr Macfarlane. This import ant omission he was reminded of by a friend, amid roars of laughter. Mr Staines then read the resolution, which Mr Buchanan seconded, in a speech in which he deprecated the attempts made to hound down Mr Mac farlane. The Evening Star had attacked him he considered in an unworthy manner. He had found Mr Macfarlane up right in all his transactions. After close consideration be had come to the conclusion that Mr Yon der Heyde was the best man to represent them. (Roars of laughter.) He meant to say Mr Macfarlane. Mr Stannus Jones came forward to speak. He had just returned from Wellington Mr Macfarlane rose to order. Mr Jones had no right to address a meeting which he had called for his supporters to hear his and express their own viev/3. The Chairman ruled that Mr Jones was quit-3 in order. The placards simply con vened a meeting of electors and non-elector 3, and auy one had a right to address the meeting. Mr Macfarlane sat down discomfited, and

Mr Jones continued : Mr Macfarlane had referred them to the members. He could tell them that the members of the Assembly had but one opinion, and that was disgust at the miserable quibble on which Mr Yon der Heyde had been unseated. Had they endorsed Mr Macfarlane's views they would have declared that gentleman properly elected, but they did not. The Evrning Star had certainly been very hard updn Mr Maufarlane. Considering the disparity be tween the two men, Mr Keed and Mr Mac farlane, the attacks had been perhaps too hard, for it was like a man whipping a kitten. (Laughter.) The quarrel between the Star and Mr Macfarlane \va3 an old one, and Mr Macfarlane had in the Harbour Board and elsewhere pitched into the Star as far as he was able. Mr Yon der Heyde had nothing to do with that quarrel. Mr Reed was, as they knew, an independent man, and if Mr Yon der Heyde had come to him with any promptings he would have been met with tho rejoinder, " I shall write as I like. You mind your business." As to Mr Rees attacking Mr Macfarlane he did not see how the latter gentleman could complain after his avowed action in the libellous Bkit circulated at the Mechanics' Institute. Mr Rees was compelled to retire in consequence of his time being taken up in Court protect ing Craig and Machattie_from Macfarlane's persecutions. Major Stoney retired in Mr Yon der Heyde's favour. Mr Macfarlane : How much did he get for it ? (Cries of indignation.) Mr Jones : What did he get for it ? Major Stoney is a soldier and gentleman, and if Mr Macfarlane implies that he was bribed I give him the lie direct. (Applause.) Mr Yon der Heyde had proved his inde pendence by not voting for the Govern ment in the matter of the resolutions. They did not want blind adherence. If they wanted logrolling and jobbing they would 30 in for a member pledged through thick and thin to support Mr Vogel. (Loud ap~';.use.) x\lr Macfarlane said he was told that Major Stonoy had received £25 towards his ex penses. Mr Carr made a few remarks, in which he magnified the importance of the question raised by Mr Macfarlano to unseat Mr Yon der Heyde. In the time of the war aliens had urged their exemption from service and had stayed at home earning their £1 a day, while British subjects had to be content with 2s Gd a day.

Mr T. Henderson, junr., said he wished to refute the statement made by Mr Lamb at the North Shore on the last nomination day that the district had suffered through their late member, Mr Henderson, not having given timely notice of his resignation. Having read Mr Lamb's remarks as reported the speaker proceeded as follows —Mr Henderson left Auckland in February, intending to return in time for the sitting of the General Assembly. He found that he could not do so, and on the 27th April wrote from San Francisco an nouncing his resignation of the seat. That letter was received in Auckland on the 26th May, and tho resignation was posted t» the Speaker at Wellington on the 29th May. The writ was dated July 2nd. That was nearly tiveweeks afterwards, and the election took place on the 28th July. The lapse of time between the sending in of the resigna tion and the signing of the new writ was owing to the Speaker being absent down South. His father had nothing to do with the delay. As to the electoral district of Waitemata being looked upon as the heredi tary possession of the Hendersons that was great nonsense. His father, he was sure had done what he could for the district and he felt confideut that Mr Yon de r Heyde if elected, would do tho same. (ohe 6 rs.) '

Mr John Lamb insisted on the great interest Mr Macfarlane had shewn in the progress of the colony. He had his hand in almost every institution of . importance that had been started. A mention of Mr Maofarlane's connection with the Bank of New Zealand seemed to be regarded by the meeting as very funny, for a loud laugh was raised. Mr Lamb said that Major Stoney had made certain proposals to him on board the steamer coming from the North Shore which were inconsistent with -the estimation of his character by Mr Jones. Mr . Lamb made some further observations, after which Mr Staines' resolution was put to the meeting and a show of hands c ailed for in favor of and against it. The result was: Ayes, 6 ; noes (about) IQO, each accompanied with a groan. The Chairman pronounced the resolution lost.

Mr S. Jones moved as an amendment that a vote of confidence in Mr Yon der Heyde be recorded. This was carried with acclamation and great cheering. Mr Yon der Heyde .briefly acknowledged the compliment. A vote of thanks to the. Chairman ermianted the proceeding*. "

POULTRY AND DOG SHOW.

The opening of the Poultry and Dog Sho*- §| in the Market - house will take plic^ £ morrow. Already there are three hutxit^:. entries of a description which has never- jbee Q equalled in this province. The arrangements have been made in admirable style under the direction of Mr Greenwood and the-com mittee, and a band has been engaged which will play between the hours of two and four. As it is very desirable to encourage such shows in order to promote a good > breed of poultry, we hope to see a very large attendance, including a large amount of : patronage from the fair sex, who.will forming: themselves ample attraction to the sterner - half of the human kind.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., E.M.)

ON THE PAVEMENT. Jane Wilson, an elderly woman, and Maria Lysaght pleaded guilty to being drank last night, and were fined 103 each; OUT ON THE SPBEE. Henry Green, a seaman belonging to the Countess of Kintore, was charged with ah senting himself without leave on the second instant. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. FISH AND FIGHTING. James Southgate, fishmonger and general* dealer of Chancery lane, was charged with f beating tuid otherwise ill-using his wife, Ann Boutbgate, last evening. Mr Laishley appeared for defendant, who pleaded not guilty. """Southgate said that his wife had nearly stripped the house j had taken away nearly all his property for drink, but he did not thrash her as represented. He iiidfgnantty denied the cowardly charge. Mr Laishley asked that the case might be « m remanded until to-morrow, as he had not had time to prepare the defence." , Hl3 Worship said there could be no objec tion, but he could not help remarking upon the frequency of such cases. Almost every day men were appearing in that dock for \ brutally ill-treating their wives or other; ; women. The case was-remanded until to-morrow. ' THE FAINTING FAMILY. Mary Doherty wa3 again brought up on a charge of ill-treating her daughter Catherine , on the Ist inst. Mrs Doherty pleaded guilty •/+ to the charge, but Catherine was dis obedient. The daughter, who appeared much better j since her night's rest, was called forward; but upon glancing at her mother immediately fell down in another fit, and began to sob at.Con- v btable Mulville's feet. His Worship said that as the mother had pleaded guilty there was no necessity for,. : , detaining the daughter. Constable Mulville then assisted her out of ' the Court. Sergeant-Major Pardy said that the parties lived in Chancery-street, and were continually a disturbing that quiet neighbourhood; either the mother or daughter were continually running to and fro to the station with com plaints, and when a constable went he in variably found mother and daughter locked , in each others embrace, and smothering each other with kisses. His Worship said that as prisoner had 'y' pleaded guilty she must be bound over in two sureties of £10 each to" keep the peace ~ for three months. aHE LOST purse. Anne, William, and Francis Campbell, mother and sons, were brought up again on- a charge of alleged larceny of a purse of !; money, on the 17th August, the property of William Henry Crowe. Mr Joy appeared for prisoners. Sergeant-Ala jor Pardy stated that the prosecutor in this case lost a purse contain- \ ing a considerable sum of money, which wasi < found by one of the prisoner's, and was i I appropriated by the family. Mr Henry Crowe deposed that by calling he was a shepherd, at present staying in ( Auckland. On the 17th August he lost a small purse containing two £20 notes, one £5 note, three £1 notes, and a quantity of silver. He was caYeful to take the.number, of the notes. He put the money in his coat i pocket,, which had a hole in it, and the : purse fell through. He thought he lost it near or about Wyndham-street. He informed j the police of the circumstance, gave them jj the numbers, and advertised his loss, with a reward of £10, in the Evening Star. Mr Linabury, draper, Queen-street, de posed that Mrs Campbell called at his shop ; shortly after, and asked for the changaof a £20 note, which he could not give her; she pressed for change, and said she wanted to buy some goods. He sent his young man to the Bank for it, but he returned without it, and from what Reuben Hawkin told him he went to see Mr Braith* waite. He then informed prisoner that ho could not get it, but that she must go herself. She said the note was sent to her by a daughter living at Nelson. Reuben Hawkin, in the employ of Mr Linabury, corroborated his employer's state ment. . He took the note to the Union Bank and tendered it to the cashier, Mr Laishley. Mr Charles Laishley, of the Union Bank, stated that on the Ist instant the last witness presented a £20 note, which he refused to change as he had received information from the manager not to cash the note as it had been lost. The number was 829, of the Christchurch branch of the bank. He handed the note to the manager ; he saw the prisoner subsequently, who came with the lad about half-an-hour after it had been first presented. She told him she had it, in her r possession for six months. Mr James Braithwaite, manager of the said •* Bank, deposed to the dates, numbers and value of the notes, which he recognised as notes issued by the Christchurch branch of the Union Bank of Australasia. He had re ceived information from Henry Grow that he had lost the notes, the numbers of which he gave and asked him to stop payment of the, same. Mr Brett deposed that he was one of the, proprietors of the Evenixg Star, and* the! paper produced containing the advertisement was issued at their newspaper establishment in Wyndham-street. Mr Beaumbunt, clerk to Messrs Reed and Brett, deposed that it was his duty to re ceive advertisements for the Evening Stlb. He believed the prosecutor came to the office on the date in question. He brought the. advertisement clipped from the Cross. To Mr Joy : He could not swear to what money the advertisement referred to. It only appeared once. Detective Jeffrey stated that on the Ist instant, from information he received, he went to the Union Bank, and saw prisoner there, who accompanied him to Mr Braith waite's room, where he questioned her about the £20 note. She said she had received it from Nelson, and persisted in her statement. She afterwards said if you will M> me off I will tell you all about it. She | went on say that the truth of the matter was : Her son found the note in Victoria street. He questioned the son, who acknoW%>; ledged that he found the purse, a»d gaj** the money to his mother ; but hia mother™ had " planted " the money. Mr Joy remarked that "planting" W* "'■ not simply mean plantjag of trees,

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