SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

HIGH WATER : Thto evunlng, 0.43 : io-morraw morning, l.jg SU2V-a£l : Th!«Bventaß, 4.45; BU2J-BISB: lo ttorrow morning, 7.13 MOON'S AGE: Last Quarter, Bkh. 0.67 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

wpy of Adelaide, s.s., from the South brigantine, McKenzie, from Timaru Mary Melville, schooner, from Lyttelton JCffle MeiMe, schooner, from Napier Ocean, schooner, from Mercury Bay start, cutter, from Tairua

DEPARTURES.

U'J of Adelaide, ss., 1000 tons. Brown, for Kandavu (San Francis bo and English Mail) bouthern Cross, s s., for Tauranga .Dauntless, topsail schooner, for Noumea *

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

ForWanganui—St. Kilda, to-morrow, 2p m. For Levuka—Belle Brandon, schooner, at once For Lyttelton— P. 0.8.. barque, early For Sydney and Melbourne—Hero, s s., about the 10th

instant Fer New York—Serene, barque, early London—Anazi, barque, at once ; Hylton Castle, barque, early For San Francisco— Jubilee, ship, early For Lyttelton—Helena, schooner, early For a Cruise—Albion, whaling barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

Hero, s.s., from Sydney, about Bth June Wonga Wonga, from Sydney and Melbourne, about the 9th June William Gifford, barque, from New York, via Dnnedin. Sailed Feb 15 Countess of Kintore. ship from London, sailed 6th April Heather Bell, brig, from Newcastle Loch Awe. ship, from London, s»Ued April — Ferndale, barque, from London wity of Auckland, ship, from London James Wishart. ship, from London, sailed 18th March Queen of Nations, ship, fr\im JiTerpool, via Belfast, sailed 17th March

IMPORTS

Per FHrt from Timaru : .1,277 sacks wheat, 100 do oats.—D. H. McKeiizie, agent.

Per Mary Melville from Ly -ttelton : 85 tons potatoes, 1 ton cheese order.—-D- H. McKen gie, agent,

EXPORTS.

Per City of Adelaide shipped at We/llington for San Francisco : 1 case apparel,. Tilcher. Shipped'at Napier for San Francisco- z 2 boxes seeds, Rontledge and Co. Shipped at'-. Auck land for San Francisco : 1 box, 1 pa ckage, B. E. Turner. For Honolulu : 103 coils rope, Owen and Graham.

The s.s. City of Adelaide, Captain JV W- Brown, took her departure with the Eng* ish Mail for San Frarcisco, via Kandavu, to-d *y at two o'clock. The following is a list of tl> c passengers :—From A uckland :. John Cas " sins, H. and H. Hill, Harriet Wigmore, Maria Gill, George Porter, William Pen getty, Heinrich Kohn. John White, Amelia Harper. From Port Chalmers : Messrs. Nixon and Sutton. From Lyttelton : Rev MrEaven, Misses Raven (5), Mr and Mrs Cunningham, Master Cunningham. Miss Duncan, Miss Nissen. From Napier: Messrs Birch, and Wilkin, and fourteen in the steerase

The sailing of the barqne Anazi has been postponed till to-morrow owing to the adverse wind blowing. She is also short of one or two men in her crew

The barque Serene hauled away from the •wharf this afternoon,F(and anchored in the stream.

The schooner Maid of Erin is putting out Jier cargo in splendid condition. She will probably continue her voyage to Suva on Wednesday.

The cutter Coralie brings 16 tons grain from Tairua.

The schooner Ocean brings 22,000 feet timber from Mercury Bay for Messrs Schapp and Ansenoe.

The cutter Morning Light brings 19,000 feet timber from Port Charles.

The schooner Lsetitia, Hedges, master, arrived early this morning from .Napier via Kennedy's Bay in ballast, and with 2 tons of bones and some sundries.

The Hawaiian schooner Dauntless hauled away from the wharf to.day, and the brig Chanticleer''came alongside the wharf to dis charge her cargo. The s.s. City of Adelaide arrived at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning with the Southern por tion of the. outward English mail on board. Captain Brown reports having experienced fine weather from Dunedin to Lyttellton; fresh breezes and rain thence to Napier ; fine weather the rest of =i;he passage. She brings the following passengers for this, port: —From Port Chalmers—Major Atkinson. From Lyttelton—Messrs D. Hasard and Townsend. From Wellington—Mr .and Mrs Burns and Miss Burns, Rev Mr Burrows, Mr Corlett. From Napier—Messrs Ibbitson, Eord, Ackland, Miss Mackie, and two in the steerage. She took up her berth outside the new western Ton arrival, and a coal hulk came alongside for the purpose of coaling her.

A few gentlemen desirous of promoting the construction of a harbour at New Ply mouth met. in the Taranaki Institute for the purpose of taking the matter into considera tion, with the view of obtaining statistical and engineering information, and making some definite proposal'to the authorities. An influential committee was formed, with power to add to their number, whose duty it will be to gather such information as bears on the matter, and report at a future meeting. The making of a harbour at this place will, no doubt, materially promote the prosperity and settlement of the district, and we therefore await with much interest the result of the labours of the committee.— Twranaki Herald.

The schooner Effie Meikle; arrived yester day from Napier via the East Coast with a cargo of grain, pigs, &c. Captain Kennedy reports having sighted the schooner Lsetitia off Cape Runaway. The brigantine Flirt arrived from Timaru yesterday with a cargo of grain. Captain McKenzie reports having left Timarn road stead on the 31st ult.; experienced fresh S. W. breezes to the East Cape, and thence light easterly winds into port. She comes con signed to D. H. MeKenzie.

The brigantine Ryno arrived at Lyttelton from Auckland on the 30th ult.

The schooner Marmion arrived at Lyttel ton with a cargo,of timber on the 2nd inst. The schooner Mary Melville, Capt. Urqu harfc, arrived from Ly ttelton yesterday morn ing with a cargo of potatoes for Mr. D. H. McKenzie. She left Port Cooper on the 31st ultimo, and has had a good run np with fine weather.

The schooner Belle Brandon has nearly finished loading for the islands. On Satur day she was taking in cargo from the cutter Rob Roy, just arrived from Kennedy's Bay. The schooner Bonita has cleared out for the Thames with a general cargo.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Go-ahead, g.s., from Wanganui JSt. Kilda, S.S., Flowerday, from Wanganui

DEPARTURES.

Wellington, s.s., Carey, for the South

IMPORTS

Per s.s. Go-Ahead, from Wanganui—4o tead cattle, 250 sheep, Leaton and Daridson; 9 kegs butter, Eaton. Per St. Kilda, from Wanganm : 73 head cattle, 360 sheep, Brewer j 20 kegs butter, Eaton.

The s.s. Wellington, Captain Carey, sailed from the Manukau on Saturday afternoon for the South the following passengers :—Mr W. C. Daldy, Mr N. P. Meyers, Miss Cor bett, Mrs Foster, Miss Wilcocks, Mr Wil kins, Mrs Keane ; Messrs Johnson, Thomas Pix, R. Worthington, G. Walters, Jones, Putman, Lloyd, aid eighteen aboriginal na tives.

The schooners Amaranth and Tawera both sailed yesterday from the Manukau for Kapiara.

The s.s. Go-Ahead, Captain McGillivray, arrived at Onehunga this morning at 3 a.m. She left Wanganuiatl.3op.m. on the 6th, and cleared the bar at 2.30 p.m.; crossed Manu kau last night at midnight, arriving as above. Experienced light easterly wind with smooth water throughout, Passenger r Mr Lash ford. We are indebted to Mr Newman, purser, for our files.

The St. Kilda arrived in the Manukau this morning from Wanganui, after a fine weather passage, with a cargo of cattle and sheep. Passengers : Miss Read, Mr. Walker, Mr. Santon, and Master Summerl.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Navier, this day. The s.s. Star of the South arrived from Anckland at 1 p.m. yesterday.

Pokt Chalmers, this day. The Albion arrived at S.lO am. to-day. The Ladybird left at noon for Lyttelton and the North with the Suez mail.

COMMERCIAL.

At Messrs Cochrane's sales of Church Mission, Tauranga allotments, the whole of the allotments on section 1 were sold at good prices, but only two of section 2 and some of Bection 3. The following are the quotations of those that changed hands :—Section I.— Lot 1, lr sp, £36 ; lot 2, lr sp, £42 ; {lot 8, lr sp, £36 ; lot 9, 30p, £30 ; lot 12, 24p, £27 ; lot 13, 24p, £33 ; lot 14, 30p, £36 ; lot 20, lr, £42 ; lot 21, lr, £44. Section 2.— Lot 4, 35p, £28; lot 13, 35p, £2G.

BIRTHS.

Coombes—On the 6th instant, »t her residence, Upper Qaeen-street, the wife of Samuel Coombes of a daughter. Tee—June 7, at Wellesley-street, Mrs Geo. Tee of a son.

DEATHS.

Earl—On M»y 15, at Manly Beach, near Sydney, N.S.W., Mary Jane, the beloved wife of William Earl, E?q.

Jaggati—On Sunday evening, June 1, at the residence of Mr William Beauciont, Collingwood - street, Joshua Henry Jagpar. cUy collector, eldest son of Rev T J. Jaßgar, of ICnuk&pakapa ; aged 35 years

The funeral will Jenve the refidrnee on Tuesday, June 9, at 3 p.m. Friends aie invited to attend.

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

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1874.

For the CAnao tii«t lachs assistance, For tho wrong thfct ijcp.ilr loai.sUinca, For the future in tho distance,

And t*»n good that wo can do

Our Australian telegrams per Albion, at the Bluff, contain particulars of the wreck of the ship British Admiral on King's Island under very distressing circumstances. The vessel put back to Liverpool on January 20 with the loss o£ fore and main-topmasts, mizen t^p-gallant mast, and bowsprit. She sailed again in February, and must have made a good passage to King's Island. Her journey, commenced with misfortune, was doomed to end in disaster, and, as we learn by our telegrams, the vessel has become a total wreck with the loss of seventy-two lives.

A practice of the Choral Society will take place in the hall to-night under the con ductorship of the Hon >S. Egerton, this being the last occasion on which that gentleman will have an opportunity of officiating in that capacity in connection with the Choral Society,... as he * leaves in the. s.s. Hero. Members aro requested to bring their copies of "Elijah."

A flaming article with reference to land purchases at the Upper Thames appeared in the Advertiser on Saturday, and was re ferred to in our Thames telegrams. On inquiry it appears that the- supposed discovery is a " mare's nest," the purchases which so much capital is made out of being of long standing. The facts are that in February, 1873, Major Green arranged with Mr Ally, of Hikutaia, to have a share in the land he had obtained from the natives pre viously to that date. In March, 1873, Mr .Ally also promised to use his influence in obtaining a portion of the Hunpa Hunga block for Major Green, but when this was mentioned to Mr Mackay, about tho end x o/ last April, he informed Major Green that fie could not obtain this block, aB it would be purchased for Government. Since then all applications from an agent named Nicholl have been sent'to Mr Mackay. to be dealt with, as he intended purchasing for the Government,

"We regret to learn of the death of Mr J. H* Jaggar, city rate collector. Mr Jaggar had been connected with the City Council offices for the past five years,, and was most painstaking in the discharge of his duties. His death ensued after only a week's illness. The deceased gentleman was esteemed by all who knew him, and his early death has caused a sincere feeling of sorrow. The funeral will take place to-morrow, when the City Council offices will be closed.

We have ascertained that our second version of the way the man George Taylor received his injuries on the Panmure Road is the correct one. A constable was des patched from Auckland to make inquiry into the matter, and found' at the spot where the accident occured a Quantity of hair and blood sticking to a fixed stone, proving that when Taylor fell from the cart his head struck the boulder causing the injurfes described, which are of a serious character, although the old man is likely to survive them. He still sticks to the horse man yarn, which if not an invention pure and simple must be regarded as a hallucina tion of the brain.

Volunteers and others interested in rifle shooting will find in another column an ad vertisement of the Auckland Rifle Association requesting intending members to pay their subscription to the hon. treasurer on or before the 19bh instant. The annual prize firing will take place as soon after that date as the programme can be prepared. Among the various prizes to be fired for will be the medal of the National Rifle Association, which will become the absolute property of the best shot at the forthcoming meeting.

With reference to a statement in the Police report of the Star on Saturday relative to the evidence of Master Michael Kirby, we have received the following letter, which shews that the aspersions on the boy's char acter are quite without foundation. The bar of iron which he disposed of was given him by his mother, and had no connection whatever with the stolen property, the boy being, as is shewn by Mr Plunket's letter, at school throughout the day on which the theft was committed. The letter addressed to Mr Kirby by the boy's teacher is as follows :— " St. Patrick's School, Auckland, June 7th, 1874. Mr Kirby : My dear Sir, —In com pliance with your request I feel happy to be able to assure you that your son, Master Michael Kirby, was at school during the whole of the school hours on Monday, the Ist inst. I sympathise moat sincerely with you in your feelings at having your son termed an associate of thieves. Such an expression was not at all warranted in the case, as reported in the Evening Stab of Saturday. As far as my own knowledge of the character and disposition of your son Michael goes I believe him to be quite incapable of any dis honest or dishonourable act. —I am, dear sir, yours very sincerely, James Plujnket.

Seventeen years, ago on the Bth June, 1857. died Douglas Jerrold, one of the most pointed of wits and journalists of the present century. He was born January 3, 1803, the son of a poor country player, who subse quently became the lessee of a small theatre at Sheerness, in the English county of Kent. , At an early age he went to sea, and in his twelfth year was drafted off to the pun brig Earnest to head a fleet of transports for the battle-field of Waterloo, from whence he returned with a ship load of the wounded to Sheerness. He next became a printer's boy, then a compositor, and finally an author and journalist. His first dramatic piece, " More Frightened Than Hurt," was brought out at Sadler's Wells Theatre, where Mr Hoskins, so well known in connection with our Auckland theatre, first became popular. Jerrold continued for some years to write for the7stage. and successively produced "Black-Eyed Susan," "The Rent Day," and a number of other dramas which were exceedingly popular, and are still _ stage favorities. Jerrold also wrote a seues of sketches and stories, in all o which he espoused the cause of the poor and down -t rod d en, and when Punch was started by Mayhew, he contributed the " Chronicles of Clovernook," "The Story of a Feather," and the inimitable "Caudle Lectures." He started " Jerrold's Shilling Magazine," in which appeared his " St. Giles" and "St. James;" also JerroUVs WeeJely Newspaper" to which ho wrote those lively satirical papers " The Barber's Chair," This journal, however, was too good to last, and the earnest proprietor accepted the post of Editor of Lloyd's News, at an annual salary of £1000, and under his editorship this journal soon reached an enormous circulation, and with this, his most successful undertaking, financially con- Bidered, his life was to close. Jerrold was a bold, honest Englishmen ; he detested sham and hypocrisy, wrought on the side of humanity, exposed fearlessly the cruel wrongs that were perpetrated under the sanction of custom and routine, and loved and applauded the manly, beautiful, and Jrue, Hia works, not so much read as they ought to be, sparkle with wit and practical sacacity, and will occupy a place in litera ture as the writings of an earnest worker and self-raised man.

Smith's Combination Tronpe made a great hit on Saturday evening, and were enthusi astically received by a largo audience. The performances of the" De Castro family were extraordinary, and even surpassed their pre vious feats at this Theatre. Young England's flying leaps were really marvellous and sensa tional in tho extreme, while his action on the suspended bar evidenced great muscular strength. Airec was also grand in his thril ling exhibition. Val Vose, the ventriloquist, was highly amusing with his usually silent friends, Brown and Trotter. The singing of Mr St. Vincent and Mdlle. Montubello were equally good. We notice that this is the last week of this admirable entertainment. Tomorrow evening the DeCastro family take a benefit, when young Australia, only two-and-a-half yeara old, will be introduced in a brown paper parcel. The programme is a special one.

A correspondent writes :— "Although the writer of your report of Mr Turner's lecture considers that the members of the committee of the Young Men's Christian Association are not musically disposed, they are certainly alive to the beauty of the fine arts. < They have had the outside of the Institute re painted in a manner which indicates great taste."

A lecture on the education rate and the secular system will be delivered to-morrow evening at the Mechanics' Institute by the Rev. Dr. Wallis. As the lecture is upon a subject which is attracting a great deal of public attention at the present time, and ns Dr. Wallis always handles whatever subject he takes in hand with a great amount of ability, there will necessarily be a large gathering of interested citizens.

A special general meeting of the members of the Mechanics' Institute will be held this evening to take into consideration a cora rannication from the Improvement Commis sioners with respect to a new site, in accord ance with clause 2 of the Mechanics' Insti tute SitoSale Act of 1573

Mr Kennedy and family, tho Scottish vocalists, will appear this evening in the Public Hall of Otahuhn, where no doubt the songs of Scotland will meet with a favour able reception, as Scotchmen are to bo found in every parb of the world where the language of Barns is remembered and oherished. To-morrow night the family will give their last performance in Auckland at the Ponsonby Hall.

Among recent losses we learn that a lady lost her gold watch, chain and trinkets somewhere between Symonds-street and the wharf ; that a lady at the North Shore lost her black and white plaid shawl, and that several persons lost their keys, and that a portion of a lady's earring has been found in Ponsonby Hall.

Ship-builders and shipowners will take an interestinavessel which is soon to be launched at Boston. The ordinary plan of construc tion is to make a frame and cover it with planks ; but now an experiment* is being tried of entirely omitting both the frame and the planks, and substituting timbers a foot square, which are laid in the direction of the planking and are bolted together. The sides are thus a foot thick and have no uprights.. A large quantity of iron is used in the bolts, and forty per cent, less timber is required than in the frame ships. If the experiment should be successful it will be of benefit to Puget Sound, were straight timbers, long enough for the entire length of vessels of three or four hundred tons, can be obtained. As the bending of thick logs is very difficult, crooked timbers are no doubt preferable for the bends.— San Fr anciscQ paper.

A great Parisian actress has just passed away —Mdlle. Aime'e Deselde. She is said to have made the most extraordinary eye-play of any woman that ever stepped on theatrical boards. She died of consumption at the age of twenty-five, and Dumas pronounced a funeral oration over her grave. It was he that had been instrumental in bringing DeseliSe to Paris from the provinces. She played Frou Frou for a hundred consecutive nights. In the one-act comedy of "La Visite de Noces" she used to throw so much energy into hor part that at its conclusion she used to throw herself on a sofa and remain there au hour. Dumas said'of her "That pretty little Parisian soul, born in a peal of laughter, evaporated in a tear."

The Auckland journeymen shipwrights will hold a trade meeting this evening in the Temperance Hall, Albert-street.

The regular communication of the Pro vincial Grand Lodge of New Zealand, Irish Constitution, will be held this evening in the lodge-room, Princes-street, at seven o'clock, when all master masons are requested to be in attendance.

A special meeting of the members of the Carpenters' and Joiners' Protection Society will be held this evening in the Wellesley street Young Men's Rooms.

It will be noticed by our Thames telegrams that Mr Thomas Waterworth, who cut his throat about a fortnight ago in consequence of family troubles, hag died in the Thames Hospital,

An inquest was held this afternoon at the Provincial Hospital, before Dr Goldsbro', Coronor, on the body of Thomas Taylor, a man about sixty years of age. From the evidence adduced it appears that deceased, who was a cripple and I partly blind, had been in the Navy. On Satur day afternoon last he went on board the barque P.C.E. for the purpose of getting some food when he stumbled and fell down the hold of the vessel. He was at once picked up, and found to be so much injured that he was conveyed to the hospital and placed under medical treatment. It was shewn that deceased was a man of sober habits. He died about twelve o'clock yes terday. The jury having heard medical and other evidence, returned a verdict of "Acci dental Death."

The false alarm of fire last evening pro duced quite a panic in the several places of worship near where the fire was supposed to be. The fire-bell runs at seven o'clock, and the male portion of St Matthewvs_ imme diately made a rush to the doors and in a few seconds the church was clear of bearded wor shippers, while at the City Hall a still greater clearance was effected, and the rev. preacher was left alone on the platform with a congregation of ladies. TTe called to the vanishing and affrighted people to stop and receive the benediction, and he would post pone the discourse until next Sunday, but his eloquence failed in arresting the majority; a few, however, remained, and at the close of a brief prayer, numbers having been satisfied that the semblance of fire was but a delusion —simply a brilliant reflection from the lights of Lome-street Hall,—returned to their seats, when the minister, the P^ev. Warlow Davies, delivered his promised lecture on an "Emi grant of Ancient Times."

To the Editor : Sir, —I beg to draw your attention to the site selected for the Post office pillar-box at the top of Queen-street. Could not a better one be found ? None of our fair citizens will venture to such a place to post their letters. I am sadly perplexed (after such queer taste exhibited) that it was not fixed inside.—Yours, &c, Z.

The man, Thomas Taylor, who fell down the hatchway of the barque P.C.E., died at 2.00 p.m. on Saturday.

A wealthy citizen of Oshkosh, recently deceased, left fa will dividing his property between his son and a young lady in New York, on condition of them marrying each other, before his son is of age. They each declare they will not marry the other, and are going to contest the will.

An unusual display of poultry was exhibited this morning at the stall of Mr Head, poulterrr in the market, and upwards of sixty line turkeyß were prepared for the forthcom ing ball.

" Poll Tax" writes. In consequence of the additional burden of the education rate "I shall make up my mind to be continually in gaol after, and I will never strive to regain it again, so that they will find in the place of my endeavouring to do the best I can, and not be a rouble to any one, I shall from that time be nothing but a burden on society at large." We hope our correspondent will change his mind, because the quarters might not prove so comfortable as popular opinion seems to imagine.

The Vienna Presse states that the police of Bucharest has just discovered in the cel lars of the Palace of the Kourcanish Metro politan Bishop an entire workshop for the fabrication of false money. Two priests and some Jews, states the paper, had carried on their criminal industry here for some time. All the inhabitant* of the Palace, save the Metropolitan himself, who is chief of the Senate, have been arrested.

Lewis Tobias Stead has been released from Dunedin Gaol. The committee on Saturday afternoon, acting on a suggestion thrown out by the Dunedin Ouardian, re- Holved that thi-ro wa3 no leason whatever why ho should remain in prison over Sunday. The amount they paid for his release was £44 14s Gd. Fully as much remained in hand, and was given to Stead.

THE SUEZ MAIL.

Tub s.s. Albion, with the Suez Mail, arrived at Port Chalmers this morning. We learn from our own correspondent that the Auck land portion of tho mail was transhipped to the Lady Bird. She left at noon for North ern ports.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before P. A. Philips, Esq., 8.M.) A MOTLEY CPvEW.

>«ajhomas McCaul and James Stewart, charged with being drunk on Saturday, were iined 5s and costs.

Quigley, out on bail, did not appear, and his bail was forfeited.

James Dobbins, who looked as if he had hardly reccvered, pleaded not guilty. He was only a little stupid.

Theeasebeingproved by Constable Fawcett and Sergeant Connor the prisoner was fined 10s and costs, with the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment.

Eliza McGin, a dissipated-looking woman, only just put from serving twelve months' imprisonment, was brought up again on the old charge, and pleaded guilty. His Worship observed that she seemed to be going the same road as before.

Prisoner begged hard to be forgiven. She would not taste liquor again. She was fined 10s and costs. . BBEA.CH OF MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT.

Thomas Hayler, a man of colour, was charged with wilful disobedience to the law ful commands of his officers on boatd tho ship Rooparell on Saturday, the 6th inst.

John Anderson Sandberg, captain of the vessel, deposed that on Saturday the prisoner come aft from cleaning decks, and asked him to become responsible for some clothing for him at a tailor's. He said he could not attend to the matter then, but he would see to it in the evening. The man persisted in in his demands and stuck about the quarter deck, although repeatedly told both by him self and the chief officer to go forward. He was not drunk, but he could not say he was strictly sober.

Mr Gelmes, the chief officer, corrobo rated the captain's statement. The prisoner re mained upon the quarter-deck fully twenty minutes after being told to go, and he only went forward when he saw the policeman coming*down the wharf.*

The captaiu gave the prisoner a very good character.

Hayler, when asked what he had to say in defence, said he had 'n© intention of dis obeying orders. He thought he had to wait and see the captain again. His Worship asked Captain Sandberg whether, as prisoner seemed to have behaved himself on other occasions, and had been in gaol since Saturday, he would be content to take him back on board.

Thiß the captain did not seem to concur in. His Worship, after admonishing the pri soner, sentenced him to forty-eight hours' imprisonment with hard labour.

CHORAL SOCIETY'S CONCERT.

The fourth concert of the season took p^ce on Friday evening in the hall of the society, tinder the conductorsbip of the Honorable S. Egerton, and was attended by a very large assembly, including His Fxcellency Sir James Fergusson and Lad y Fergusson, and naval officers of the war ship Blanche. The hall and gallery were filled. Whether the first parb of the programme or the second formed the attraction cannot, of course, be determined j possibly each drew its own class of admirers. The " Lobgesang" is a hymn ,of adoration, and the words are an inconsecu tive collection of phrases from the sacred writings, with some metrical compositions founded upon biblical language. It is not long enough or sufficiently dramatic to be called an oratorio, though in its general features and musical development it in no way differs from one. Compared with the "Paul" or the "Elijah" it would at first appear as a work of a lower grade ; but we are much inclined to think that this impres sion would be produced simply by the fact that it ia very much shorter. Take it piece by piece and it would be difficult to find in either of the oratorios compositions that sur pass or even equals the several songs, duets, and choruses of the " Lobgesang." Which of the St Paul choruses rivals the " All men, all things" in the grandeur of the themes which form the subject of the vocal parts, or in the elaborate beauty of the instrumenta tion. Which of them equals the grand end ing where thebaes and tenorvoicesreproducein loudest tones the passage with which the trombones open the symphony, joined succes sively in the same phrase by the soprani and alti voices, till the whole is wound uv by long notes of the band chorus united ? Above all would any chorus in either of the ora torios bear comparipon with "The night is departing," with which, by the way, the con ductor very judiciously closed the the contata. However men's opinions may differ as to the preference in which these three works are to be held, there can be no doubt that the " Lobgesang " is a work of the highest order, and bears intrinsic evi dence of having formed the subject of great labour, and most scientific elaboration. Gad Save the Qaeen was played as the Go vernment House party appeared punctually at eight o'clock. After a pause, during which the conductor succeeded in obtaining the most perfect silence and attention, the brass instruments lead off the symphony with a few bars of striking music, the effect of which was somewhat marred by the indeci sion of one of them. This weakness, however, quickly disappeared, and the opening was impressively rendered. The gradual reduction of sound and pace in the passage introducing the beautiful allegretto move ment was most intelligently effected, and in consequence the wind cadenza at the close produced the desired effect. It is at times t like these that the observer i 3 struck with the perfect knowledge of the music he is inter preting, and the complete mastery of th!e band which this conductor manages to acquire. In such passages one is struck by the aspect of twenty or thirty performers on instru ments of all sorts, cornet, lute, sackbut, psaltery and harp, all actuated by one in stinct, gradually diminishing the rolume of sound and decreasing the rate of progression, as if the hands that caused the sounds were all put in motion by electric connection with the one ruling will. It is such successes as these that cause the listener to change his attitude with a jeik of pleasurable excite ment that bring, upon his hitherto solemn face the involuntary smile of satisfaction, and that impels him, if he has a musical neighbour, to impinge his elbow-against that neighbour's side with a "By .love," or some other expressive adjuration peculiar to the true Briton. The allegretto went very well indeed. The dialogue between the wind and string instru ments was effectively rendered the tiutes and clarionets remarkable in their excellence There was a bolo missing towards the close. Was it the bassoon which was "lost to sound to memory dear ?" or was it the fagotto ? If it was neither of these characteristic and dibtinct instruments we cannot tell what was amiss, for the stringed instruments for a few bars duration were alternating in curious arpeggios, which certainly had no meaning in the absence of a decided theme progressing simultaneously on some other instrument. Towards its close the strains of the sym phony died away to a pianissimo in a manner that must almost have satisfied the conductor, but which made us sorry that such beautiful music had come to an end. The chorus which succeeded was well sung, with an attention to thelights and shades that we have not been accustomed to. The numerous singers seemed almost as well disciplined as the instrumentalists, and in some remarkable passages excelled them in intelligent inter pretation, but it struck us that there were one or two voices among the soprano and basses which greatly marred the effect. These few voices seemed to be under no control. They began at a certain strength and kept that strength up with a pious indifference to the feelings of others, progressing through pianos and fortes with an evenness of senti ment and an absence of excitement or feeling which would be admirable in a judge or hos pital surgeon, but is sadly misplaced in a niorh ra orchestra. The accompanied solo which followed was charmingly sung, and the interjectional phrases for the chorus of treble and alto voices were quite satisfactory. The recitative which introduced the next i song was better sung than any recitative was ever sung before by this tenor, and the song which"followed was marked by no fault on the part of any one, and was very credit able indeed to the singer. The delightful duet, "I waited for the Lord," is too well known to need description. It was fairly sung, the stringed instruments being remark able for the effective manner in which they executed theMbestitifuT parts allotted to them. What struck us most in this part of the "Lobgesang" was the highly-trained manner in which the accompanying chorus of voices tutti kept their parts subdued and entirely subordinate to the principals. Orches tral singing of this character is of a very high order, and the achievement of the Choral Society in this particular last night was not unworthy of the other hemisphere. Especially marked was this excellence in the portion towards the close, where the tenors and bassos take up the air which had previously been the property and theme of the soloist. Mr Mitchell may be perfectly content with the manner in which his solo, perhaps the most difficult of its class in the world, went. The music ia of the most modern character, and is difficult to under stand, as seen in the pianoforte publication of "Lobgesang." However, with the aid of this wonderful accompaniment, in which the flute was prominent, the effect came out last night, and very delightful it was. The soprano announcement that the "night is departing" introduces the greatest chorus of modern wafs, " The Night is Departing." We have not»"a fault to find with the way in which thih chorus went. Nothing could have been better, and the music grew grander and grander until the end was reached by a union of chorus voices and instruments in a mighty crash of unsurpassable majesty. The wonderful power of the conductor in his orchestra was never more visible to the audience than during this chorns. The lights and shades followed ap parently without effort the indications afforded by the wand - f the general and lua

army certainly nnderstoodelcW^^ were in accord. The rest Vvf fk ™*», omitted, andm our opgL 5 ttStf 5 ment, for the Choral duett and 5. m <% A follow have not a teSiSi'ttP^SW It is not oneo his greatest works, bS6II«- --played exceedingly well * n A ,« ■ ,rt*aa room for hostile criticism «<^ ? mance" by Mendelssohn followed Sjo not satisfactory. The only pi ece 1 > evening with which we have B J .** we must be allowed to gpe ak the S^ ; tenuating nothmg." There is not aLn be^gainst the altos, who wertS and little complaint can be madOT tenors except that they were rather Wr the close of the. firat (or second) £r But who wjll pardon the basset? ]&: gmg along like an overloaded wagJJjr no enthusiasm, and not the slifE*? tempt at grace a W s a little behind Jt body else, they almost spoiled the S touching and beautiful lyric in thelS And there were two voices in theS who absolutely refused to sing anvthir^v forteallthrough. ItwasqaitecCSS ers that there was at least one singer anE thetrebleswhohadneverattendedreheaS this part song, for delicate pianissimos,<S were excellently obtained from the mS seemed to be regarded by this lady (W« we could name) as a grand opportunity^ being distinctly heard herself. Bat Si carelessness such as this could not ante destroy the effect of this exquiaite connxJ tion The "Wacht am Rein" was£ the German language by Mr Williams »W voice is admirably suited for robust sorT He sang with great effect. A' beautifulquick march followed, played with a precision" and briskness by the band which left nothing fa be desired. All Gungl's compositions^ good. This is one of his masterpieces. We ought in all fairness to mention the excellence of the cornets and wind instruments in tie trio. The last piece of the concert was iW greit Parisian political song of 1831, "Is Parisienne." It was ably sung by Mr Williams, and the singularly rhythmic character of the accompaniment, with the fiery melody itself, greatly delighted the audience. It was re-demanded with enthusiasm and repeated to the satisfaction of all. Soendei a very charming concert, leaving only one regret in the mfnd, viz , that the bass singers did not think it worth while to give to Mendelssohn's exquisite part song even that small degree of respect and consideration which would have secured a respectable in terpretation. Surely Auckland is indebted to the' Choral Society, which keeps up among us the taste for and supplies the want of music of the higher class. In all other towns of the colony (colonies we might hate said) we see musical societies rise, flourish, and disappear, another one springing out of the ashe3 of the departed with a regularity thai is at once perplexing and discouraging. Bat ours still lives, with no signs of age or decrepitude, though the heads of some of the instrumentalists which were brown when we first saw them in their place in the orchestra are now white. Long may it flourish,, for -"Auckland may be proud of it. On. the' advertisement board in the lobby of the hall was posted up a notice that on Monday would be practised "The Last Judgment," by Spohr. We may therefore remind'membera to bring their books, also their books of "Elijah."_ -

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

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BLUFF.

Sunday. The s.s. Albion, having the English mail on board, left Melbourne at 2.30 p.m. on the 2nd instant, and arrived at the Bluff heads at 1 o'clock a.m. on the 7th.

LONDON.

Prince Arthur has been created Duke of' Connaught and Earl of Sussex.—The Com mandant of San Jose, Guatemala, in been sentenced to be whipped, and then shot, for the outrage on the British Vice-Consul.— Of the New Zealand loan, £172,C(N) have been taken at £98.—Money is easy. The Bank rate is 3£, bat » reduction of interest is expected.—The Hon. Saul Samuel is gazetted a C.M.G-—The Nord Deutsche Gazette has an article dedar ing that Belgium is awakening to the faot that France would attack her in case of W with Germany, which has caused much dis cussion. The French Presß scout the_ idea, and affirm that theirs is a peaceful policy.-" Prince Gorischakoff has invited the Powers to a Congress at Brussels, on. the Inter national law to be observed during the wav as affecting the treatment of prisoners.—lne Pope is recovering from an attack of fever and ague, and is able to take exerciffl.^ Bishop Eeinkins opened the first Synod■«■ Old Catholics at Berne.

PARIS.

The Assembly met after the adjournment, but no ministerial declaration was made.— Several of the Paris papers allege '&*;** templated at Madrid to propose a-««■ man Prince as a candidate for the op"} 1811

MADRID.

General Concha stated in the AssemWy that 26,000 men at Vittoria were preparing for an attack on the Cariists at Estella.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

WRECK OF THE BRITISH •££*§ BOUtfD FOR MELBOURNE SEVENTY LIVES LOST. MELBOURNE. 2 Intelligence was received on&toaiijr^ the loss of the ship British AdnuM^ tons, from London to Melbourne,^*ju Island on the 23rd May last. There 79 lives lost, only nine being saved J j four passengers, the third mate,£jd£ the crew. Tht ship's chronometer ww of order, and the captain lost his jeeWg and the ship struck on a reef •'Jg^jj, side of the island and broke toMg-^ half-an-hour there was not a wj*^ remained. She had 49 P^engew, ing 11 women and a number oi ™fap. The scene is described as being 0I " flle 0 { rending description, nearly, the w the passengers and crew being-WJj^d by the sea. The captain and n»*JJjait» officers were lost. The wreck o^g^ spot just two miles from wheww^.^ by was wrecked nine years ap:- tch : being vivors arrived here in a smaU £V a ,pro- well cared for. The news has creal]^ found sensation, as most of those__ friends and relatives m the cmr & Government despatched » morning to search the coast. ~ I<to .dajr.-; into the wreck will be O'Farrell's frauds continue to^.^ jivesK- -m of debate, and there will be a fun |» gation.—The Government 2r tt^#J^. : join in the Customs arrangetoen* iBll hop other colonies.-In the **$*£$■& **■:■'■ , v. Bishop-the petit^gSßii «#» •

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