SHIPPING- INTELLIGENCE

Htii-U ?M« evening, 10.3 ; hwilf>3WO« morning, 10 30 ■b • -oS'£ : x'hws evsnins, 6.35 ; SUN-KISSi '£o sa *<■■■■ ■aioraiug, 624 JfflOON'S Ai4K : Last Quarter, 3rd pros, 4.33 p.m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. City of Auckland, ship, Rails, from London Ocean, schooner, from Mercury Bay Tar*»n*ki s.s., AVheeler, from the South (In the Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

Luna. Government p.s., for Wellington via New

Plymouth Ptar of the South, s.s . for Levuka Miltiades, ship, Perrett, for Melbourne

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the South—Taranaki, s.s., Friday For New Calodonia and Norfolk Island—Dauntless,

sehoonnr, early Far Lytteiton—Rio Loge, brig, early For London—Countess of Kintibre. ship, and Thames,

b.wque, early For San Francisco, via Honolulu—City of Melbourne,

about 4th .'-eptembec Fer Sidney and Melbourne)— Victoria, a.s., three days rrfter arrival

IMPORTS.

Per sliip City of Auckland, from Londdta : 1 case, 600 qr-barrels, order; 1 case, Roberton and Co ; 1 cas«, order; 4 bales. low and Motion ; 20 qr-casks, Eyan and Tell ;11 packages, order; 8 pases, G-. Johes ; 454 cases, order : lease, J. S. Hawkins ; 100 qr-barrols. J lleid ; 4 cases. W, Wilson and Co ; 20 pgs Minister of Public Works ; 1 parcel, order ; 1 case, 81-.ydes, Sirens and Co ; lease, A. M. Shep pard ; 20 bales. Oiven and Graham ; 125 pgs, order ; 4 cases, 10 cwi pig iron, order ; 21 pgs, order of Joseph Potter ; SO pcs, J. T. Boy lan ; 24 pgs, H. Fendelow ; 23 rgs, (-'tone Brothers ; 235 pgs, order; 2 bales, order ; 83 pgs ani pieces, G. Gardiner ; 30 bales, 4 pgs, order ; 1 case, 25 tanks, order ; 9 cases, Ireland Brothers ; 2 pgs, order ; 11 case 3, E. and H. Isaacs ; 81 pps, order ; 4 pps, 11. Lusk ; 82 pgs, order ; 2 oasks, W. Graham ; -i cases, librarian Supreme Court ; i case, order ; t cases, John H. Field; 1 case, J. H. Smith, 2 eases, order ; 8 pg?, order ; 1 case, OTder ; 4 cases. C, Shepherd; 5 casss, Oder; 290 pgs and pieces, TJaion Sash and Door Company ; 1 pg. order ; 4 cases, order ; 1 case, W. J. Palmer ; 2 cases, order ; 27 sheep, A Buckland; 1 case, order ; 7 cases, Holland and Butler ; 11 bales, K. Wingtone and Co ; 3 cases, Cruickshank and Co ; 1 bale, order ; 26 drums, Cruickshank and Co ; 6 pgs B. and H. Isaacs ; 21 cases, order ; 1 case, J. Edson ; l^g pieces and pgs, Minister of Publio Works; 29 pgs, order ; 17 ca=es, Lewis : 101 pgS) D. S; Meyers and Co; 4 tank?, Cruickshank and Uo ; C.C36 pieces and p?s. T. lixid S Morrin ; 393 pieces and pgs, E Porter Kr.d Co ; 60S pieces and Dg3, order ; •16 cases Watt Bros ; 324 pgs, L. B. Nathan and Co ; SO pg?, Thos McMaster ; 47 pgs, L. D. Nathan and Co; 13i pgs, McArthur, Shera, and Co ; 3 cases, or<3?r ; 133 pgs, order; 1 case, Minister of fublic "Works ; 403 pgs, n wen and Oraham ; 39 pgs, J. Cos fraye and Co ; S6G pgs, order ; 270 pgs, B. and H. saac3 :42 pgs, A. Clark find Son : 77 pgs, Sargood, Son, andEwon -.26 pge, Stewart and Anderson ; 14 cases, Missis Levy; 27 pgs, order; 4 pgs, J. Smart and Co; 45 pgs, Kempihornc, Prosser. and Co ; 7 cases, W. Tiattray; 129 pga, Stone Bro3 ; 2 bales, 13. and.H. Isaacs : 2 cases, order ; 3 pgs, order ; 3 cases, Older ; 2 boxes, order ; 5 cases, G. Waller ; 2 qr.-cisks. S.yan, 8011, and Co. : 7 ca3e«, Owen and Graham : 7(io pieces, J. and J. Dickey. Goods to be trans'ipped to Xipier : S cases, crder: 22 trunks, paroels, Stuart and Co ; 131 pgs, order.— Cruickshank and Co, ageuta.

The Star of the South takes ker departure for the Fijis this evening. She takes a general cargo, and several passengers.

The schooner Ocean, from Mercury Bay, brings 22,0OO !i feefc sawn timber for Messrs. Schappe and Ansenne.

The schooners Gem and William and Julia have c-lsared out in ballast for the Bay of Islands.

The Government steamer Luna left yester day afternoon for Wellington and New Plymouth.

The v.a, Ta-raaaki arrived in the Manukau early this morning, but owing to the state of the tide was tf.ofc able to dome alongside till . this .afternoon. Passecgers—Saloon : Mr. and Mis Jatnts, Mrs Otway, Miss Jackinan, Mes&rs Hunter,. Porter, Steward, Tourman, Davis (and family), Lukeman, Brown, Buls land, Frazcr, Bo.ss, Wilson, Norman, Crocombe. Steerage : Messrs Daniels, Tarkcr, Mayner, Miss Mayner, Messrs. Foster, Berry, IJoskins, Taylor, Hosken. The Taranaki also brings CS Soandanavian immigrants fjotn Wellington. These shoald have beea landed at New Plymouth, but the weather was $00 rough, and they had ,to be' brought on.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Namsb, this day.' The s.s. Pietty Jane arrived frem Auck land via Qhhovae at 10 p.m. last night.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wili, Close as follows :— For Thames, this day, at 5 30 p.m., and to-moirow, at 10.30 am. For Coromandel, on Friday next, at 11.30 a m. For Norfolk Island and New Caledonia, per Dauntless, to-morrow,, at 8 a.m. For Napier and Gisborne, per Southern Cross, to morrow, at 2 p.m. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Taranski, on Friday next, at noon For IWahurangi, Matakana Mangawai, Waipu, &C, per Lady Bnwen, on Saturday next, at 10 a.m. For "Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga. Opotiki, and Napier, via Tauranga, per Southern Cross, on Saturday next, at 1 p.m. S, B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Gii/lin—On Aueu^t 20, at her residence Bobson street, the wife of Mr John Gillin, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

Bckn-Oarh —Ou September 2, by special license, at the Bishop's Chapfil, Parnell, by the Rev C. M. Nelson, David "Burn, of Devonport, Auoklafid, New Zealand, to Elizabeth Carr, formerly of "Windsor, Berkshire.

DEATH

Eevvb—On July 6, at the residence of W. Reeve Esq., solicitor, Leicester, Joso; h Rowe ; aged 6!.

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1574.

For the cause that lacks assistance, i'or the wrong that needs resistance, i'ax the future in tin; distance,

" And the eood tuafr-vre am do.

The following remarkable tolegram from

Wellington appears in the Herald this morn in;?, and is referred to in the leading columns of that journal in a way that justi fies xis in accepting it as authentic, or at any rate as being published on good authority : —

" Mr Vogel has stronply urged Mr Stafford to join the Ministry, offering to resign the Premiership in bis favour and po home him self. Stafford has positively refused to join on any consideration, and objects stronply to Vogel's leaving the colony nntil after next session. JTe said the financinl difficul ties for which Vogel was responsible were looming, Snd he must stay nnd face them out. Mr Vogel saya his health requires change of air, and if he cannot po home he will probably follow Bussell to Sydney. He ia much disappointed at Stafford's refusal and attitude."

We cannot but rep.ird such a statement as very ominous. Mr Vogel's original borrow ing proposals were for eight millions, extend ing over ten years. In four years that amount has been borrowed, and is either expended or is covered by'existing appropriations, with out taking into account liabilities incurred for immigrants now on their way to the oolony. To meet this and other engage ments the Government secured the authoriza tion of a loan of four millions last session, negotiable on short - dated debentures at six per cent. It is very generally understood that there is no prospect of this loan being floated on the London market on terms at all advantageous to the colony, and those best acquainted with the state of the stock market in relation to New Zealand securities assert that any attempt to float additional millions at the present time would result in the depreciation of all New Zealand stocks. The loans of the colony have been forced into the market at such a rate that even the extraordinary credit which the colony has sustained will not stand farther strain, but by the provision permitting the issue of deben' turea for short periods, the Government will be able to obtain funds through the bank to meet pressing liabilities, and so stave off the necessity for going immediately to the London market. That such a pro ceeding when understood on the London Exchange will have a damaging effect oh the securities already negotiated cannot be doubted. A Government which is compelled to resort to all kinds of expedients to meet its engagements is not in an enviable position; and when the four mil liens now authorised have melted away, as they speedily will under the enormous drain for interest on previous loans and on civil service account, what I will follow? As many speakers both in the Assembly and in Auckland have lately pointed out, tho interest on loans will soon equal the whole revenue of the colony, arid when there is no more borrowed money to meet these liabilities, what then ? One phase of the answer is given mi the telegram to the Herald : Our able financier will wing, hia way to more favourable climes. It was generous of him to offer his successor place and power while there is authority to borrow for two years' necessities. But even the dictatorship of New Zealand holds out no attractions to the leaders of political parties now. Legislators are content to stand one side and watch the game. Courting defeat by unjust measures, by the abandon ment of the party that put him in power anetof his most Bincere supporters, at las*

offering his position as a present to the opponent who has consistently opposed him, we now find the originator of the great immi gration and public works "scheme left in the position which his supporters and mouthpieces of the press in the outset pleaded so hard for: that he might be permitted to carry out to the end what he had begun, and a bitter end it seems to be. The picture of Mr Stafford re fusing to accept a position which two years ago, when the colony was less deeply involved, he .sought to achieve, is one that conveys salutary lessons to the people, and should serve to arouse them to activity in political affairs. There is one remedy alone, and the North Island especially should be unanimous in insisting upon its immediate application—the land fund must be seized for colonial purposes. Sooner or later this will come, but without a determined attitude on the part of the the people even this relief may be too late after the best of the public estate has been sacrificed to swell the provincial treasuries of the South.

Tire reason given by Mr J. S. Macfarlane for his action in unseating the successful candi date at. the last election for Waifceraata is pro" bably the lamest attempt at an apology ever made to a number of intelligent men. Be cause, he said, Mr Yon der Heyde had not voluntarily come forward and contradicted certain statements made in the Star regard ing the delay in issuing the election writ, which, in Mr Macfarlane's opinion, cast a reflection upon himself, therefore he was justified in taking a dirty and un-British step with the view of overcoming, by legal, quibb ling and dodgery, one who had defeated him in open contest. We should be sorry to think so lightly of the electors of Waitemata as to believe that they will become a party to this kind of electioneering, which is as re"

pulsive to the spirit of fair play as it is insulting to the majority of electors who lately decided that Mr Macfarl.ine shall not represent them. If Mr Yon dor Heydo if required to give an nit1 of respectability to all of his opponent's shady transactions by coin ing forward himself as their champion we fear his time will be fully occupied with a work neither very profitable nor very credit able to himself. It scarcely requires illus tration that Mr Yon der Heyde is in no way amenable for anything that has appeared in the STAR, and to complain of his failure to clear Mr Macfartane when that gentleman's notions were called in question is simply absurd. Apart, however, from the difference between the two candidates as representatives of a community, apart from their respective fitness by nature and ability to take part in the business of tho House, and apart from the disreputable character of the proceedings which brine them again before the electors, there is in Mr Macfarlane's address yesterday ample reason why the electors of Waitomata should reject him. His political creed is^ simply faith in Mr Vogel. It is true he has good cause for that faith. Tho Premier's action ia bringing down five bills succes sively for the purpose of defeating the wish of the legislature in relation to the lloat ing of timber ia an act deserving of grati tude irrespective of favours to come. But the electors of Waitemata with the Kaipara railway untonched. and with the threatened sacrifice of their interests on the altar of the South before their eves, have less reason for faith in Mr Vogel; and to tell them that Mr Yon der Heyde has for feited his claim to their confidence because when tho Government brought down a reso lution asserting the desire of the legislature to place beyond all repeal an act of gross ~ injustice to this province he said boldly, "I cannot support you," is once more to offer an insult to their intelligence and self-respect. Mr Macfarlane may know what Mr Vogol means; Z^may possess a private key which will lay open the secrets ef the Premier's bosom, but it is usual for honorable men to believe what gentlemen in all seriousness assert, and even if Mr Yon der Heyde had doubted Mr Vogel's repeated assurances he could not, as a represciil::'Jve of this province, have con scientiously recorded his vote for a resolution expressly re-affirming a state of things, the mere mention of which makes a true Aucklander burn with indignation; If Mr Yon der Heyde had committed himself to an act of approval of that resolution he dare not now come before an Auckland constituency and ask the electors for their confidence. Although the supporters of Mr Macfarlane's candidature are jubilant' with his'success in ousting his opponent when victory seemed to have been won, we do not believe that their rejoicing will be of long, continuance, or that the electors of Waite mata will, consent to bind themselves | hand and foot to the Government, while they may choose a gentleman of Mr Yon der Heyde's standing, who, although giving a general support to the colonising polioy of the country, can act independently when occasion requires.

It is very ourrently. reported in quarters' which may be accepted as possessing good information that the operations of the past half-year by the South British Insurance Company have left such a margin of profit as will justify the declaration Of a dividend at the approaching meeting at the rate of ten per cent per annum. This statement is very gratifying when taken in connection with the information appended, that the revenue from investments amounts to a sum equal to; that required to cover the appropriation on divi dend account. We look with a very Jarge amount of pride upon our representative ' local institutions, and in building up such colonial companies as the New Zealand Insurance and the South British the business men of Auckland deserve the thanks of the whole colony. Althougk we cannot yet claim the imprimatur of authority for the information given above concerning the probable substance of the approaohing balance-sheet of the South British, yet we believe the announcement will prove to be fully borne out when the statement of the Company's affairs is laid before the shareholders.

As will be seen by advertisement Mr Reader Wood has convened a meeting of his constituents to be held in the Parnell Hall on! Friday. This is an example which we hope to see followed by all our represen tatives.

During the month ending AugusV 1874, there were 14; deaths registered within the Ciby of Auckland. The number during the corresponding month of 1873 was 18 deaths. Under 5 years, 1874, 6 ; under 5 years, 1873, 8 ; under 20 years, 1874, 1 ; under 20 years, 1873, 1 ; under 50 years, 1874, 4 ; under 50 years, 1873, 5 ; over 50 years, 1874, 3 ; over 50,1873,,4.

We have much pleasure in publishing the following reference to an excellent society which has been quietly carrying on a good work in the city:-Sir,—l was greatly impressed with the truth and necessity tor every working man to become a member of some benefit society, so ably advocated in Monday's EVENING Star. It applies with great force'to those who have large families depending solely on the health of the paronts. But, Mr Editor, there are sick societies m our city that the public are not aware of, tor instance, the workmen belonging to the Pheenix Foundry, in Stanley-street, have formed a sick relief society among themselves, which is going on well considering the short time it has been in operation. Each member in case of sickness will receive one pound per week. The siok one -will depend no longer on a charitable subscription from his fellow-workmen. The good wife can now say to her son every Saturday—Bob, go for your father's pound at the foundry, and is sending him for something she feels she is entitled to. She can do this for six months, should her husband be sick for that period. The men seem to work with a lighter heart, for in case of aocident they know that the pound per week will ke^p the wolf from the door. No one has had anything to do with it but the workmen of the foundry. I trust this statement will encourage workmen em ployed in other establishments to raise similar societies. It will save them from becoming burdens on their fellow citizens ; and any man neglecting to provide for those little ones depending upon his health to supply them with bread, &c, is without natural n flection. Trusting, sir, you will give this a place in your ever welcome and shining Siar, yours, A Member.

The trigonometrical Btation at Taupo was wantonly pulled up in the course of last week, and though afterwards replaced, its value as a station has been utterly destroyed. The act was evidently one of mere mischief, and if the perpetrator of the wrong should bo discovered he is subjected to a penalty of £50, and terra of imprisonment under the Trigonometrical Stations Act of 18G8.

Henry Geddes Hunter, formerly em ployod as engine-keeper of the Now Zealand Insurance Company, has called this nlorning to say that tho child. Mary Ann Hunter, brought up yesterday at the Police Court for stcalinc, is in no way connected with him although she lives in the same street and is of tho same age.

The "At Home" concert last evening in Parnell Hall in aid of St. Mary'n Organ Fund waa of a mosb successful character pecuniarily. During the progress of the performances several sharp showers of rain descended upon the roof of the hall, and the noise interfered with tho flow of song, and marred the harmony of the evening. The proceeds will considerably diminish the orcan debt. The readiagp, especially the "Charity Dinner," by Dr Ellis, were much applauded, and the beautiful song (Ruby) was given with much appreciative taste. Altogether the evening " At Home," in its musical and literary characteristics, was happy and memorable. The piano used on on the occasion was a fine instrument, by Zeigler. kindly lent by Mr Stubbings from his well-selected stock. The entrances to the studios of our city photographers have great attractions for the public generally, and it is interesting to pause for a few moments and listen unob served to persons remarks upon the photo graphs. Yesterday two men were looking intently at the portrait of a well-known solicitor in the outer gallery of a Queen street artist. The solicitor had been taken in a standing position with one hand in his pocket. One man, a fanner from Otahuhu, said, " Oh, how like him, 'tis the very picture of —." "Taint exact though," replied hia companion, "his features arc life-like, but, you see he has got his hand in his own pocket ;it would bo as like again if he had it in the pocket of a client." A general laugh was the result. We noted the shrewd remark, and present rt to the readers of the Evening Star, The unfavorable state of the weather las* evening prevented .Durnborn of persons from attending at tho Prince of Wales Theatre ; still numbers faced the weather rathar than miss the passing of a couple of hours in a cheerful manner. The proceedings included songs by M r Viviau, and Miss Melvillo ; negrc representations by the original Ned Mason, and Franklin ; and Mr Booth's new farce. On Friday evening this united comique troupo will give an entertainment for the benefit oi Mrs Gribble, who has been left a widow with a number of small children. To-night, Mi Arthur Vivian, the Harry Seymour of Auck land, will take hia benefit. A special pro gramme has been prepared, which includes several of his best character personations. Mr Johnny Gourlay will also appear. The merit of the entertainment should ensure a good attendance. • Petitions by more than 15,000 oi the women of England were sent in to Mr Gladstone and Mr Disraeli in July last, praying for the removal of the electoral disabilities of women. The women have also established the Women's Suffrage Journal for the advocacy of women's rights. The Albert-street Temperance Hall will be reopened this evening with a musical and literary entertainment, when several friends of the cause will address the meeting. Colonel Haultain will preside. The Hobson Company met for drill last night in the Wellington - street Institute, under command of Captain Eurns, and ac quitted themselves with mneh credit. The friends of Sunday-school progress in connection with the Pitt-street Wealeyan Church held their Union-street anniversary soiree last evening in the Union-street school room. There was a good attendance, and a bountiful tea wag provided by the ladies. The tray a were given by Mesdames Wels man, Pelly, Rhodes, Buddie, Hoikins, Martin, and the Misses Rose and Thorne. A public meeting was subsequently held, and presided over by Rev. Alexander Reid. The school-room -was tastefully decorated with fancy wreaths, flowers, and seemly mottoes, which gave an animating spring like appearance to the room. Mr Welsman, the superintendent, who is unremitting in his exertions for the good of the children, gaye a verbal report of their progress, from which it appeared that the number of children attending on Sundays for religious instruction is about 40 in the morning and 70 is the afternoon under the Superintendent and ten teachers. The speakers were Mr Welsman, Rev W. Oliver and Messrs Ewington and Hemus, senr. The concluding speech by Mr Reid was of a thorougly practical character. The children sang several hymns during the evening in a very pleasing manner, and the proceedings closed with prayer. It will be seen by advertisement in this day's issue that Mr. Robert Brewin, seeds man of the Market, invites attention to his j stock of seeds, recently received from the firm of Veitch and Co,, Chelsea, London, where Mr Brewin was employed ten years previous to coining to this colony. The ligonias, primroses and other plants, many of them in full blossom, form quite a fairy garden in' the market, and are worthy of inspection.— [Advil.

The Poultry show on Friday, and Saturday will be a great success. Already there are over two hundred entries.

A correspondent thus explains the majority at the Waitemata nomination yesterday : — " Sir : Walking up Queen-street yesterday morning, I, ■withtwo others, was asked by a man if we would go to the North Shore and hold up our hands at a meetiDg. My mind being made up in favour of Mr Yon dcr Heyde I accepted the terms, namely 2s Gd and my paysage paid. When at the meeting, I found our employer seconding Mr J. S.fMacfarlano. Me and my companion voted for Yon der Heyde, other parties being on the same terms voted for J. S. Macfaalane, and he got the majority.—One of the Number." Notification is given by Mr A. Asher of his resignation of Fire Inspector, also the disbanding of the Volunteer Fire Brigade, which has done such good service under his captaincy for years past. This step, pre sumedly, is taken in consequence of the appointment lately made by the City Council, byj which Mr Asher, not unlike Othello, " finds his occupation gone." At the same time it must not be forgotten that he has done the city good service, and we think the occasion a suitable one to make him some substantial acknowledgment for the gratui tuos duties performed by him.

Arrival of the City of Auckland.

The regular London and Auckland trading clipper ship City of Auckland arrived from London this morning after a very rough passage of 107 days. Captain Kails, who has now completed his second passage to this port, reports as follows of his voyage : —Lsft London on May 18, and Gravesend on the 19th. Fair winds down the Channel. Saw the last of the land (the Start Point) on the 21st. Had E. and N.E. win** to lat. 6 N., which was reached on the 11th June, after carrying the N.E. trades almost from the Channel. Passed St. Paul's flock 41 miles north of the Line, on the 14th June, with fine S.E. trades, which were picked up in 3 N., and carried to 40 S.; reached on the sth July. Thence W. winds till after passing the meridian of the Cape on the 13th July, llan down the eastings in latitude from 41 S. to 47 S.* On the 20th August off Tasmania, and sighted Three Kiugs on Monday, 31st ult. Down tho coast squally weather with' variable winds. The first half of the pas sage was accompanied by fair weather and favorable winds. After passing the Cape a succession of gales were encountered which lasted till land was sighted, and ino:o than once threatened the safety of the ship. At one time or other almost every sail on the ship was blown away, and th©' " City" comes into port w'fch scarcely a spare sail on board, ia addition to being destitute of a main royal mast, snapped off by the violence of the winda. The following descriptions give some idea of the weather met with during the latter part of the voyage. On Saturday, 2Gth July, 4 p m., in lat. 42 8.,10ng. 57 E , tacked to the S. vV ; dark-threatening weather, glass 29.30 and falling. Strong winds from the 8.8. W. with every appearance of a heavy gale. At 7 p m the wind in creased to a gale, ship at the time being under topsails and foresail. At half-past seven the force of the gale blew away foresail, both topsails, and jib out of the bolt ropes. Got the ship before the wind, and ran her (it was blowing a perfect hurri from the S.S.E.), till ten o'clock, when the vessel's head was rounded to the S^W., and she was hove to. A terrific sea was now running, and the vessel was shipping large quantities of water. At 11 p.m. a large sea came on board smashing up the sheep-pens and breaking adrift a number of cases of aciils which wore obliged to be thrown over board. At midnight still blowing a hurri cane, which continued all night. At 5 a.m. on the 27 th the lower main topsail brace carried away. Wore the ship to the N.E. and secured the yard, ship making very heavy weather, and shipping plenty of water. At noon weather moderated. From this date till after passing Tasmania, on the 2Gth August, had nothing but gales of wind and squalls. On tho 3rd August, during a gale of wind, carried away the bobstays. On tho 7th August split the lower foretopsail, and at 12 noon passed a large spar painted blue, supposed to be the deck spar of some ship. On tho 9th August, iv lat. 44.23, long. 100 56, passed a lifeboat bottom up painted white. On the 12th August the glass stood at 27"70, weather looking worse than ever. At five same morning split the fore-topmast staysail and maintop sail. Managed to bring the ship to tho wind, which was so boisterous that it lifted the quarter boat out of her tackles. This was in 4GG S. and 142 E. On the Kith, during a squall, the main royal mast was carried away in 46.43 S., 129 E. On August 30th, in a gale from the N.W., the lower main topsail was split. Next day land was sighted, and the weather moderated. One death took place on the voyage, that of an infant, aged nine months, named Arthur Hall, son of one of the steerage passengers. No births occurred. The City of Auckland as usual comes under charter by Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co. She is consigned to Messrs Cruickshank and Co. Captain Rails is again accompanied by Mrs Rails. We also see on board a fine chubby little Miss Rails of seveH months or thereabouts, who was born on : board during the last run home. We are pleased to see all looking so well. The pas sengers, of whom -there are nearly thirty, all arrive in good health, and speak well'of the treatment they have received during the voy ago. They were landed thia afternoon by one of the Ferry Company steamers. The City of Auckland having powder on board anchored in the powder ground at nine o'clock this morning. She will discharge her powder at once, and come tip the harbour to morrow or next day. We are indebted to Mr Trewin, who again comes as chief officer, for his attention to our representative. Pas sengers :— Saloon : Mrs Rails and infant, Mr J. Rock, Mr D. Hutcheson, Miss Margarette Jessie Scaly, Captain H. E. King, Mrs E. P* King, Master C. B. W. King, Captain and Mrs Martin.

Second cabin : Henry Cox, John Pitz patrick, Stephen Willmott.

Steerage: Mr and Mrs diaries Harry Hall and family, Charles, Mary and Rosa Hall, Mr and Mra J. C. Adams and child, Mr and Mra Thomas Cotterell, Misses Lizzie Adam, Annie Swindell, Eliza beth Hefferd; Messrs. Chas. Butler, Hugh Gerald Stary, Maximilian Eagleheart, William Staples, Alfred Blewitt, Richard Mant Miller, Julina Golds midt, Frederick John Turner, William Smith Webster. The City ef Auckland passed the s.B. Rowena off Cap© Brett yesterday morning, and the Miltiades ship off the Reef early this morning.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MININNG REPORT.

Business done—- Bank of New Zealand—Sellers, £17 15s. National Bank—Bayers, 68s ; sellers, 70s. South British Insurance—s3s 6d j buyers, i 53a 6d ; sellers, 545. 1 Ditto (paid up)— Sellers, 355. Caledonian—£9 5s ; buyers, £9 5a : sellers, £9 10s. City of London—27s. Crown Prince—Buyers, 23s ; sellers, 24s Gd. Otago- Sellers, 12s. Cure—Buyers, 10s 6d. Albion (Ist issue), 60a Alburnia (new)— Sellers, 30a

THE SUEZ MAIL.

THE OARLIST WAR.—HORRIBLE ATROCITIES. Every one will regret to hear that Marshal Concha was killed at the head of his army while fighting with the Carlists in the neighbourhood of Estella. General Zabala has been appointed tho Marshal's successor. After the death of the Marshal the Re publican army returned to its former position without disorder. Marshal Concha's last words were—" I die in the van of the army. An officer of hussars took up the body, and placing it upon his saddle, endeavoured to defend it against the Carlists, who were determined to effect its capture. The officer ultimately bad to let go his burden, but the Republican soldiers seized it and carried it away in safety. The Carlists mutilated the Republican wounded, cutting off their noses and ears and carrying their heads on the points of their bayonets. This conduct has produced great excitement among the Republicans, and will, it is feared, lead to sanguinary reprisals ; but the Government has resolved to prevent, as tar as it can, all acts of cruelty. The force engaged in the battle near Estella were about 20 000 on the Carlist side and 40,000 on that of the Republicans. The latter employed about 70 pieces of artillery, and the former made but little use of five small guns. The Republican loss, at the lowest estimate, was over 3,000 men, including about 320 prisoners, whilst the Carlists most certainly did not lose more than 400. The Republican Army, nevertheless, returned to its former positions without disorder, and without leaving any trophy in the hands of the enemy. It is stated on good authority that the available strength of the Republican army is as follows :—lnfantry, 120.000 ; cavalry, 10,000. This estimate does not include 43,000 men of the reserve.— Five thousand Carlist with 500 infantry, cavalry, under Don Alphonso, have attacked the town of Teruel, in Aragon. They were repulsed by the Republican troops with the loss of forty killed, many wounded, and 100 prisoners. From Madrid we learn that an En Tlish merchant, living at Linares, has been seized in the Sierra Morena by armed bandits, and that they havedemanded a considerable sum for his ransom.. The Pope has sent his blessing to the" Vicariate of Madrid and all its -mbjeets. As this embraces the whole national army, much significance is attached thereto, especially as his Holiness has not acknowledged the Bishop of TTrgel's felicita tions for Saiat Peter's Day. The said Bishop is a Carlist. Senor Camacho, Minister of Finance, will shortly lay his budget before the Council of State. The revenue is estimated at 2,700,000,000 reals. -■ The Lyons Decentralisation, a rabid Legitimist organ, publishes a telegram it professes to have received direct from Estella, Klated June 30, which says :—" The inhabitants of the burnt villages have flocked hither demand ing revenge. Dorregarry has had 400 Repub lican prisoners shot in tbebackas incendiaries. He has declared war without quarter to the enemy." The pious print in which this horrible piece of news appears with all the prominence type can give it does not find a syllable of blame or attempted extenuation of such atrocious butchery ; on the other hand it draws a terrible picture of the excesses of the Republican troops, which, it says, have left ruin behind them, have every where robbed, and sacked, and burnt, leaving villages completely destroyed. There are no reasonable grounds for believing that there is a word of truth iv this, but when the Carlists boastfully announce that they themselves have shot 300 prisoners in cold blood itf is difficult not to believe them. .:,

So long as the civil war in Spain was limited for the most part to bloodless manoeuvres and bootless skirmishes and to so-called battles which lasted all day and resulted in a few wounded and fewer still killed, it was difficult to take much interest in it. But the sanguinary and cruel character it has lately assumed will make others besides those immediately con cerned desire to see it brought to an end. The murders and mutilations perpetrated by the butcher Dorregarry, who seems aspiring to rival the most ferocious chiefs of the Reven Years' War, cannot fail to arouse the horror and indignation p,f Europe, and will surely induce the French Government to take rigorous measures to prevent aid being faci litated to the Carlists frem the ports and aero 33 the frontier of France.

THE CAMERON-LIVINGSTONE SEARCH EXPEDITION. '

The Bey. J. H. Lovett-Cameron, vicar of Shoreham, Kent, sends to the Times extracts from a letter received from his son, Lieut. Lovett-Cameron, which tells of his having secured Dr. Livingstone's map and journal, in which he says : —*' Feb. 28. —Here I am at last at Ujiji. I send my pocket-book with the rough notes of my diary, which I now*keep in addition to my regular' journal. I found a stand of Livingstone's sextant here, and used it in taking my lunar, whicn I am certain is as good as a lunar can be. The living is very good here. Fish, eggs, and milk are cheap. The fish are more like sea than freßh water fish. The Tanganykais a veritable .sea. I will send home a bottle of lake water to be analysed. I cannot under stand, receiving as it does rivers that flow through a salt soil, why the waters of the lake should not be salt. I believe that it is gradually being filled up. From all I can hear the Lualaba goes into the Albert Nyanza, and if it does Dr. Livingstone was right about it being the Nile On Jan. 13 we passed sites of several deser ted villages, but the people are wiped out, either killed or carried away for slaves through this war of Mirambo. Thick jungle, with occasional mbuga or swamps. The water in some of thesa was 2ft. deep, overlaid with sticky mud. The country seems very fertile, and once was well cultivated, as the marks of the ridgea and furrows still remain. In some places we saw the burnt remains of the huts. It is indescribably saddening to pass through places which once were the homes of happy and contented people, who may have been negroes truly, but now are either dead or slaves, and all caused by the unprin cipled coast Arabs.

DUEL IN SAXONY.

A duel was fought a few days ago at Dresden by General Yon Kotzebue, the Russian Minister to the Court of Dresden, and Count Luckner, a Saxon nobleman. Count Ltickner had been engaged to General Yon Kotzebue's niece, but the engagement was broken off in a manner which was offensive to the lady's family. Count Liickaer's seconds were Herr Yon Arnim, a Prussian officer, and young Count Bismarck, the German Chancellor's son. On the. signal for the first shot being given the Russian Minister's pistol missed fire, and the count's bullet went into the air. The count's second shot went through the general's hat, while the general missed his aim entirely. The general was for exchanging shots a third time, but was overruled by the umpire and seconds, who considered the demands of honour fully satisfied.

WOMAN'S SUFFRAGES.

The annual meeting of the National Society for Women's Suffrage has been held at the Westminster Palace Hotel; Mr Porsyth, M.P., occupying the ohair. The adoption of

the report was moved by m7ljl 7" M.P., who said that he would preftH the franchise extended to women bf *• tending it any further among men •&*»**' Liberal member, he thought that aT -i*ll party should not be guided by the cob m" 1 tion as to how far a given proposal" w3" the course of years afffct their nartvi t if that proposal were in the interaV t **■■ * State. Among the other speakers .JlS* I Frances Power Cobbe, Lord T«tL Malahide, Mr Bright, Mrs M&sS? d« Miss Isabella Tod. -^^ and

TRADE OUTRAGES BY BRICKMAKERS.

A stone ginger-beer bottle loaded with powder and nails, and with a lighted F**' attached, was thrown on July 4intotheK? room of five brickmakers in a lodrinol - at Miles Plattiog, near Manchester!^ V*!' explosion followed, the force of which tb" 11 two men out of bed. The bed, which overturned, was set on fire, bnttlie fiZ 1* were soon put out. The only ledger i n i^ was a lad named Lines, who wag rather had! scorched. The five men who w«*e jw? room are brickmakers^ employed la, turnm out machine-made bricks under "a content for the Lancashire and Yorkshire., Eail» Company, and their doing so is known to hav^ given great offence to the hand-briolanakew in the neighbourhood. * '

THE FAMINE IN PALESTINE.

Colonel Gawler, keeper of the~regalia it the Tower of London, has addressed* deeris interesting &h well as 'eminently;. practical letter to Sir Moses Moutenore^ Bart, on tfo' subject of the promotion of agriculture in tk Holy Land, and the industrial occupation M its indigent populace. The worst Stress k as it always has been, at Jerusalem, where ab times water itself is ■■ dear/ Of the 10,000 Jews in that city, who, :caiculatia; from the rate of increasing in the'past few years, may at no distant date he 20,000,' tot greater number have to be fed by bounty which is neither a certain nor a satisfactory system of aid. Colonel Gawler submits as \ question worthy^ consideration "whether it would not be a wiser employment of innda to benefit the sufferers substantially by fore, stalling the periods of distress and ea^ deavouring in the intervals 'to raise tha people above the fear of privation. Difficulties in the way of land tenure, which were formerly cast in the way of foreigners, have since yielded fco amendments in the* Ottoman law, and Englishmen may now acquire real property in Turkey. Another stumbling block, th 9 deficiency of protection against the Arabs, has been entirely removed; Palestine is in telegraphic Conlmumeatioa with all parts of the world, *nd]|s within* few days' journey by regular steatfJßomrouni cation of the chief cities in .Europe^,; and is' short, all conditions seem favorable to the realisation of his project for making the Holy Land what it undoubtedly has been "alaad of vineyards and olive-trees,"and-whatitun. questionably should be; afieldl for.'jigricnttu*. ralists from the British Islesj from^Gennany, and from Russia, for cotton-growers from America, and fot tillers of the olive and viiii from France, Italy, and other parta of the European continent. On this Hopeful bara, Colonel Gawler counsels the formation of a society for promoting agriculture in the Holy land.

FIFTH SESSION OF GOOD TEMPLARS.

The fifth session of the Grin^KEodgeofl England is being at present held in St George's Hall at Bradford, »Mr Joseph Malms, the Grand "Worthy Chief 'femplar of England, presiding. More ,'^han 1000 representatives are present. The» report of the Grand Worthy Chief Templar y 'an elabor ate document, gave an account of the opera tions of the Order dming the past^ear, and inclnded statistics of meetings held^ sermons preached, and- the circulation of various publications. "The. report of the secretary, Mr J. W. Kirton, stated that -ths; order had now 3777 lodges, against 3100 lasiryear, in increase-of G67. The membership «t the hi of May was 210,555, namely 73,756 sistere, ana 130,799 brothers ; of these 38,716 were

full degree members; 127 degree temples liad been instituted during the\ "pa&t yea. The annual statement of accounts showed a balance of assees over liabilities of £3875"

19s 10^d. The report of the committee: as to4 the state of the Order in cluded recommendations to , m'emfcen of the Order to bring pressure on boaidi as to the money spent on stimulants; in workhouses, to visit persons brought before magistrates on charges of drunkenness, and to refrain from purchasing any article

from grocers, confectioners, and dealers in intoxicating drinks. Among the resolutions passed is one recommending the formation of companies for the purpose of buying, leasing, or building temperance hotels in central places in every town, such hotels to be furnished with every convenience to meet the requirements of good society. Ihe chief officers were to be elected about five o'clock, and it was fully expected that Mr Joseph Malms would be re-elected G.W.C. Templar of England.

The bicentenary of the birth of Isaac Watts at Southampton will be celebrated by the Congregationalists in that town oil August 17. The statue of the late Earl Derby has been feared ml its place opposite^the Howes of Parliament. The statue represents Low Derby dressed in the full robes of a peer.- The amount subscribed for the BUffe^ by the Bengal famine has reached £121,500. There have been one or two interesting oases in the courts lately. Ih one inatance* young lady has recovered £3COO damages *or a breach of promise of marriage. A young man the other day recovered a farfching in » similar case, but circumstances fbpg* maUers. '■'

Several highly respectable gentlemen B I the city have been, charged with misappro priating moneys entrusted to them, but the losers having seen their way towards rficoup* ing themselves, the accused have been de prived, of the opportunity of vindicating theu( conduct or otherwise as the case might have I ' been. . , The report of a commission sippointed to inquire into the adulteration of articles o| food has just been issued, and on the whole it may be taken as satisfactory. It appe"* that the adulterators stop short of ?°i so"j"* people, and, as a rule, only cheat them. Tj| 8 shopocracy has been greatly exercised by some of the evidence given before the coffl* inittee. t There has been held a capital horse sho* at the Alexandra Palace within *he 't week, and visitors have been highly gratinek The Tichborne case has cropped np agaw, and fortunately struck out of the*cau»e U»« of the Probate Court. „■ The Turkish Government has formally stated to the United States Minister that « intends adhering to its recent prohibition o the sale of Bibles in Turkey. V; The last but one ©f the Government ex peditions for observing the tftf^^jj, jf c V sailed from Plymouth for ChrL .T' , i!'' Zealand, in the clipper ship Merof J^,;- : The party consists of Major H. J R.E., chief astronomer in charge;-^ f^\ Darwin, R.E., assistant astronomer_»n Q ; photographer ; Lieut. H. Crawford, K.fl\i assistant astronomer, and three non-comm • sioned officers of the Royal Engineers traiaen ju the uge of the photoheliograph.

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lyjr c chanics' institute. TECHNICAL CLASSES. The Fourth Term of these Classes commenced on MONDAY, Slst August. RICHARD. T. TALBOT, Secret p-ry Mechanics' Institute. TO FAEMEHB AND INTEND ING SETTLERS. FOR IMMEDIATE SALE —A BABGAIN. A fino FAEM of 543 acres, situated at Pokeno. within quarter of a mile of the Railway Btation, There are about 50 acres in rough grass ; also, a resi dence, and a large number of Buildings unon the Farm. The owner, who is now residing in England, h»s instructed me to sell the Farm at a very low price. J. M. LTJNNOX, Estate Agent, Queen-street, Auckland. ON E fiU Fa A PTSEPETTTAL LAND, BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Investing Shares £ 20 each, by payments of One Shilling per week, bearing eight per cent interest, with profits. Money advanced without delay on approved Mortgages, repatd by weekly instalments of principal and interest. Offices— Onehnnga. J. D. JACKSON, Secretary.