SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

fcS.?£ 9 TEa:3 TblTwtnlng, 7.37 ; to-mor^m SS4P?r >n'ngi 6>ll! SUN-KI8E! T» MOON'S isth, 4.41 p.m. v -

POET OF AUCKLAND.

SoSSSI'n "■' Wheeler > from Southern ports bw t ? ross« ss- • from Tauranga tfawn, cutter, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

rSi i""'1U(!»Ior -fc-aipaira Wave On^vTi f"" for th° Tttun« " wavt,^ eai sMp, for Lyttelton '

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

5, """• "f^iue, ior .Newcastle, early loading , \

IMPORTS.

-Per S;sy Taranaki from Southern ports : 80 lengths pipes, Morrin; 1 case, and Graham; 1 cask,; Morrin j 2 cases, K. P. Vw <°m>- n W pl > Henderson and Macfarlane : ldo, Turner; 1 do, Reid ) 2 cases, Carter; 14 kegs, 2 casks, Arthur ; 1 case, Bank N. t';- M£oVra diirM 1(> clo, Longdill; 1 do, Bnssenddn1; 1 prch, Nat. Bnk N. Z-.; 12 kegs butter 37.cases fruit, .Soloman ; 1 case fruit, Battly; 17 do, order ; 28 do, Arthur ; 4pk^/Majov Gordon;; 1.67 mats sugar, 5i casks brandy, Binney; I case, Logan ; 3 sacks, Bmney; 11 cases, Barnes; 14 do, ; 86 sheep, Buckland.—Combes and -UaMy, agents. ...

The s.a. Taranaki, Captain E. Wheeles, left Wellington 'at 2 a.m. on the 15th, and arrived Jat Pi'cton at 8 a.m.; left at 8, and arrived at Nelson at 5, p.m. same day ; left afc 7 p.m. on 16th, and arrived at Taranaki at 10a.m.H.6n"17th • left at 5:30 p.m., and arrived at Onehunga at 8.80 a-m., on 18th. Passengers—Saloon: Rev. Loyergan, Mr Williams, -Mr Hayman, Mi\Mathews, Miss McGounigle; Mr Skinner, Mrs Skinner, Madame Cartmdim, Misses Carandini (3), Mr Sher^m,,! Mr Gordon, Mr Ootterel, Bishop towie. Steerage: Mr Taylor, Mr Cubit, Mr BlacK, Mr Stinments, Mr Tisch, Mr Cartis.

The cutter Ebenezer brings 1,800 feet timbe.^from Whangaroa. p Th'eiship Wave Queen, after having lain m the stream1 for nearly a fortnight, took h«r %parture.forLyttelton this afternoon. The- Bella Mary hence arrived at Newcastle on the Bth inst ; and the barque Woodbine sailed from. Newcastle for this. port on the 7th inst.' ' ,

The s.s. Southern Cross left for the Thames to-day ateleven o'clock, in place of the Golden Crown.

Thefollbwing vessels cleared out at the Cusfoin.s; to-day. The Magellan Cloud, bngantine, =in ballast, for Russell, and the »ng-'Aabion, in ballast, for Kaipara. The schooner. Mariner has entered in wards with 50,000 feet of timber from Whangapoa. ; , : , : . .

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs. Tanks and Co. held a sale of teas and oilmen's stores to-day, but though the attendance of.the trade was good, no dis position to purchase was shewn, the greater part of the goods offered eliciting no bid whatever.-,;; Th,e. auctioneer, after ascertain ing the temper of the audience, wisely re fraiitetk from .attempting to force sales and ■withdrew the whole of the goods with the exception df a few lines, of damaged, which were placed: for. cash at fair prices.;

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

Mails ■will Close as Under : For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m.. * and to-morrow, at 10.30 am. For Coromandel, on Friday next, at 12.20 p m For Waiwera and Warkworth, per Lady Bowen to morrow, at 10 am. Fof Riisse'!, per Murray, on Friday next, at 2 p m P°od TMo a nday Z^^ 10™™' T— **• .N.B.—Mails for Australian Colonies and United S I2£,V£.SSr Bft wm close tO~2 ■■■■—..^'^i^L.. ,?' B- BTB3- Ch!of fortroartnT.

BIRTH.

M TEl~^. F, ebruarj'l!> atOamaru. the w;fo of lease cj ' of a dall 6' hter.—Thames papers

MARRIAGES.

HotLoWAY-BESTic-On March 15 at the Episcopal Church, Ngaruawalda, by the Rev P. C. Lloyd Henry, third son of the late William Holloway of m&f°?N Middlesex, England, to Ellen Rosa, only child cf J. Soott Bestic, late of Dublin ™?ri Lfi irL™?,7. On MaTch 17 ' by «le Eev Mr Mitche'l, William Wah, to Mary, the eldest daughter of Mr Lawless, both of Auckland

DEATH.

Hnf f^T?ll^6^B^ *s?*«a*i Ann *,. second daughter of the late Mr Hugh Kerry, a 3 ed 23 years. The funeral will leave the residence of. Mr J. Gittos Vmcent-stieet. to-morrow, fit 4 p.m ■Eriendßarerespectfi^ly invitod to attend

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

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance. For the future in the distance, And th o cood that we can do

_We notice that the young members of the City Band of Hope will meet this evening in the Temperance Hall at half-past seven* under the leadership of their friend, Mr Carr. Several speeches will be given by adults, and the smiling shoots of the move ment will blossom into poetry and song, and the little girls in white some pieces will recite,- so that a pleasant evening is antici pated.

The amusements at the City Hall last evening were well patronised. This popular troupe catered successfully for the people, and the Irish ballads in honor of St. Patrick were vociferously applauded. The perform ance this evening will embrace a variety of features, and will be for the benefit of Mr. Frank Verten, who has promised to sing his great song "Nicodemus Johnson," which every local nigger struggles to sing. The programme is full and flourishing, and will, we should imagine, fill the house. We are requested to call the attention of wholesale buyers to the sale of a splendid lot of new goods, consisting of marble clocks, oleographs, engravings, etc., at Messrs E. and H. Isaacs' stores, Fort*street, to-morrow. Mr Gardner, in his recently published History of Jamaica," gives the following amusing account of a festival of the liberated slaves :—"At the Christmas car nival the younger women adorned themselves with all the finery they could procure ; this was often of a superior kind, for their savings for, months were devoted to the purpose. Nor would their mistresses* whether white .or coloured; refuse to assits them, either with gifts or the loan of jewellery, or other orna ments. . .Gaily adorned the damsels paraded the streets m parties, known as the reds and blues, or the yellows and blues, each seeking to outshine the other. A kind of rivalry existed, in which the owners seemed to feel :an: equal interest. Any indication of want of taste or of imperfections in the opposite party was sure to meet with very caustic criticism. The effect was very strik ing. These young women, with elastic figures, which many a fair lady of wealth might have envied, and adorned .with con siderable taste, presented a spectacle the be .holder was never likely to forget. Their frocks were usually of fine muslin, with satin bodices. In Kingston ancL Mohtego Bay groups of twenty, thirty, or even more passed through; the streets, singing and dancing as they went: Each party had its queen, dressed i far more' gorgeously than the rest, and selected for much the same reasons as the May Queen "of an English village. Some times the " setts,'' as these companies were termed, were all of the same height. Others varied greatly in this respect, but were carefully arranged, .the, line tapering down from the portly, majestic women, who led the procession, to quite little children in the rear. But every one in the sett was dressed exactly alike, even in the most minute particulars, not excepting the parasol and the shoes, the latter frequently of white kid, then costing nine or ten shillings sterling a pair. There was another, rule from which departure was unknown—blacks and browns never mingled in the same sett. The Creole distinction of brown lady, black woman, was ■in those days, of Blavery and social distinc tions strictly observed; and, except in the smaller towns, different shades of colour did not readily, mingle. While these setts were parading the streets, John Canoe parties also, displayed themselves; from an 'artistic "point of view 'it ,: might be said that these had improved. on the original idea. The different trades and occu pations formed separate parties, each with its John Canoe man, or quaint device. In some cases a resemblance might be traced to the English mummers of olden time. Now and then these people were dressed up to repre sent characters they bad seen on the stage. Shakespeare was sadly parodied on such oc casions. " Richard III.," for example, after shouting vociferously for a horse, would kill ah opponent, who, however, again revived, and performed a sword dance with the mon arch. ; .. i

We learn from unquestioned authority that Mr. John Eeid, our noted baSso and Scotch vocalist, will shortly leave Auckland for the South, after a creditable residence of fifteen years amongst us. Mr. Reid will probably sing a couple of his high class songs this e 7emng at the City Hall for the last time. We hawsißeaH Mr. Reid many times in our public halls of harmony, and always with a •considerable amount of pleasure. Mr. jße.id not only commands a powerful ,voice, which he controls with consummate judgment to the satisfaction of critical listeners, but he also exhibits a great deal of iaste in the choice of'his songs. We have noticed particularly his songs are from the ;best English and Scotch poems, and which. are calculated to elevate and purify in their happier musical courses. We hope Mr Reid will meet with that success in the South' which his undoubted, capabilities merit. .

The Hon. Julius Vogel's dinner committee held a meeting yesterday in the Mayor's room, Canada Buildings, to pass the aCcoujats* a,nd decide as to the disposal of the balance. It'was found that after the payment of din ner expenses that the sum of twelve guineas remained to the credit of the com mittee^ It was resolved,, therefore to hand over eight guineas to the Auckland Dispen sary, and four guineas to the Newton Home for Destitute Children.

In evidence' of the evils of shaving,' or of .being shaved by another, we may record the following incident, which. fortunately was astepclecl A^itli iio Yei-y serious consequences. A respectable man, who in spite 01 a fre quent sore throat, had Ion? since resolved never to wear a beard, went into the small shop pf a small barber yesterday afternoon for the purpose of having his beard left be hind him, which had grown uncomfortably long. He seated himself in the old arm chair, was duly Lathered* and \Vaited in anxious expectation, of beiii£; relieved of: Natures necessary gift, when he was sharply reminded of the "ills that flesh is heir to" by a twinge in the throat. The barber's hand, either from want of practice or in consequence of a bad 'razor, made a slight gash in the throat of the beardless man—not deep, but sufficiently deep to let out:a narrow stream of blood. The customer hurried out of the shop, and into the'near.est chemist's,' who assured him that the wound was not dangerous. He bathed the wound, and subsequently applied sticking plaster. We hear that the customer is better this morning, and that he hag formed a resolution that in future his beard shall grow untouched in accordance with the higher law of nature. The railway, works in Mechanics' Bay and round Fort Brltomart are expanding- day by day, and in a month or two Aye are likeiy to see the reclaimed ground to the eastward of the Fort covered with the various buildings, including workshops, carriage sheds, engine houses, &c., indicative of an important teimi nal railway station. So far as the works are completed they are of a substantial and sightly appearance, and the contractors would seem to be performing their tasks well. The station itself 'is of course only a temporary affair, and therefore no large amoimt of money has been expended on it. The present buildings are, however, neat and sufficient for present requirements. The large carriage shed, 200 feet by 40 feet, is now finished, and presents an imposing exterior. The rails have yet to be laid through. When. this is done . the shed will be ready for use. Mr Matthews is the contractor. The engine house we1 have described before* It has been finished some time and is waiting for the rails like the carriage shed. Mr Cameron, who was the contractor for this structure and the station b.uildings, is about to com mence a large goods shed, 200, feet long by 42 feet wide, and 1G feet high.' The price at which the contract has been taken is £2050. The shed is to be built to the eastward and north of the engine house on the opposite side of the main line as it runs at present. Mr Matthews has also some workshops on hand further east ward on the reclaimed land. Here also is to be constructed a carriage-painting-shed, 100 feet long, for which Mr Rhodes is the successful tenderer. Meanwhile the. excava tions at the Fort go on steadily. There are not so many men at work as there ought to be ; but the work is a tedious one, and we must be patient. :, Mr Cameron, we might mention, has been building the stations at Penrpse and Ellerslie. Both are in an ad-, vanced state. He has also commenced the station at Otahuhu..

The races at Onehunga yesterday were not well managed. _ The stewards seemed to have no authority whatever. Whenever a race was run there was a; rush to the tonfc oh the part of the owners of the unsuccess ful horses, and protests of every imaginable character were laid. Following the owners came the jockeys, and the scene was ludi crous in the extreme. Instead of clearing the tent, and hearing'the evidence of one '■ jockey at a time the stewards heard all : together, arid the result may be imagined. Added to this many of the stewards had horses running, and these gentle men did not consider it at all derogatory to the dignity of their position to join in the babel of discordant sounds. One or two of th& stewards who had some apprecia tion of their duties did sit still and try to gather the merits of the case • but the poor fellows were nearly stunned by the angry accusations and retorts going on around; and it was impossible for them to ; make anything but of .-it," and they gave it up in despair. The great dispute was over the pony race!1 In our yes terday's issue we stated how all except Topsy ran out of the course, and were:disqualified.. Mr' Munn's pony being awarded the race. Mr- Mnnn then offered half the' stakes for the; disqualified horses to run for, andi a second race, was the, result. , In, this Mr Hepburn's Lady Bird came first, and Mr O'Brien's Cricket second. The owner of the second—one of the stewards, by-the-bye—im mediately objected to the winner for crossing. The jockeys were at first laughably ignorant of where the cross took place ; but a locale was soon established for the purpose, and the objection was duly heard in the approved style.; The arguments fou and against were;■ plainly audible on theoppositesideof the field^ and were plentifully garnished with adjec tives and compliments of by no means a i circumlocutory description. As might be ex pected no decision was arrived at. We believe the matter has been settled to-day. The Onehunga Handicap produced three runners,' but one of them, Magnolia, ,who was freely ■talked of as the probable winner—we cannot say, he was favourite in the betting, ;for there was none —ran out of the course and thereby lost all chance. The other two, viz., Lilly wall's Tom Tit, 9st. 51bs., andßeaves' Prince of Wales, 9st. 31bs., ran a good race home, the former winning by two lengths. A ; half-mile handicap > foot-race was won easily by Fagan. The mile foot-race was won ' by I one of I the long-start men, whose naniewedid not catch. It is a pifcy that the: proceedings were riot ;better conducted. One thing we had nearly forgotten, but which should be mentioned, as it was about the only thing done well, is /siat Mr Moore catered to the satisfaction of everybody, and sonjie on the ground .;took a good deal of satisfying at any rate in thie liquor line. ''

A poor person living in the pastoral glades of Willow Grove, near Ponsonby Road, who had been suffering from a nervous irritability which she erroneously ascribes to drinking gunpowder tea, had a spirit visit from St. Patrick on the night of the sixteenth. She describes him as fair-haired, blue-eyed, with a benignant smile, a fine Roman nose, and a shepherd's crook in his hand. He spoke to her, and said, '.^Daughter of Eriri! child, of mine ! To-morrow is my day, honor it in a worthy manner, wear the green in remem brance of my pastoral life in my father's green fields^ and of my weary watchings for my children's sakes for ever on the green moun tains of Ireland, erect the standard of thy devotion on the house top !" He vanished, said the poor woman, I looked, but St. Patrick was no more. Anxious to, fulfil, ■ to. the best of her ability, the command of the sainted spirit, she tore up her ancient green shawl or flag, which she fastened to a broom-, stick and attached to the chimney, where it was seen flying yesterday in the bright sun light of St. Patrick's morning,

The ball last night, at the Lome-street Hall; under the auspices of the Auckland Branch of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society wj»s successful in more ways than one. It was computed that there were nearly four hundred persons present, and everything passed off with the utmost satisfaction and mutual good humour. The ball programme was fulfilled to the letter, and, thanks to Mr. W., G. Connolly, who officiated as M.C., a very unthankful task), not a hitch was observed, that could be desired, and was under the leadership of Mr Mctioinis'h, whose musical abilities are well known in connec tion with the Hobs.on Band, which did so much towards the mirth of the evening. Supper was provided by Mr Hackett, of the Market. Hotel. One feature of the Hibernian Ball was especially noteworthy; we refer to the unanimity of feeling which pervaded the assemblage; The great object of the social gathering appeared to be " peace and goodwill to all," and not a dis cordant note was heard in the hall save one jar fiom a juvenile member of the Hobson Band.

\ To the-Editor : In tlio interest of the pub lic I think it would be as well if the North Shore Ferry Company -would provide their employe's with small change for the con venience of their patrons. My shilling was taken for a return ticket, and no change given ; and upon enquiry was told there was nothing so small aboard. I am informed this is by no means a common occurrence. — Yours, &c., A Victim.—[We are aware that this difficulty in the matter of providing small change for the multitude of passengers by the ferry boats has been felt by the officers aboard, but our correspondent is quite correct in saying that the total failure of change "is by no means a comin on'occur rence." We would suggest that intending travellers provide themselves with small change before starting. It will be very little trouble to them, and save a great deal of trouble to a set of men who are exceedingly hard wrought and greatly worried. We havo just been informed that the manager has now provided "ticket tokens," which, in the absence of any change, will be given and accepted again on board. But we sup pose that even tin's will be the subject of a growl from somebody.—Ed. JS.S.]

The. builders must be having fino times of it. Scarcely a day now passes but some new work is commenced in one or other of our principal thoroughfares. It is a long while since so many buildings in progress were to be seen at one time in Auckland. We notice that Messrs. Lewis Bros., following the tide of advancement, are engaged in pulling down part of their premises in Queen-street, oppo site the end of Shortland-street, for the pur pose of re-constructing them in a far more extensive style. Mr Keals, the architect, has supplied the plan of the building, which will be a handsome addition to the street. It is to be two storeys in height. The contract for building has been taken by Messrs Rhodes and Jones.

The new lighthouse at the Manukau Heads will be finished in about a month. The building is being carried out by Mr Cameron. The lantern and lighting apparatus have been imported from England, and are lying at Newmarket ready for use as soon as they are required. This lighthouse will form an im portant additional safeguard against accidents to vessels crossing the bar. It is being built on the South Head, about a mile south of the signal station. •

Mr Gillham, late in the employment of Mr Hardington, has commenced to run a 'bus from Onehuuga at 8 a.m. and 12.30 p.m., and from Auckland at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

We yesterday lent a pigeon to the cricketers at North Shore, they undertaking to despatch a message to us in time for pub lication. The unhappy bird did arrive barely in time hopping on the one leg, and with the other leg sticking out at right angles enveloped in a huge package. With great difficulty the poor thing struggled into the trap, tail end foremost, dragging the ban daged limb after it. We found that the package of papers bad been rolled around the leg from the heel to the feathers, and tied around with a cord up and down and roundabout in a manner that not only precluded the possibility of the bundle falling off, but made the joints rigid, and compelled the bird to carry the limb like a crutch. The countenance of the bird bore the aspect of perplexity and distress, and we feel confident that his inward thoughts were that though these people may be an fait with the willow they don't know how to deal decently with a pigeon. We have given that bird a fortnight's holiday.

We have been informed—and we are sorry at the tidings—that the peaceful hamlet of Newmarket has been thrown into a state of dangerous excitement over a paragraph of ours of last night, which appears to have burst like a bomb-shell at the base of Mount Eden. We declare that we meant nothing viciiaus in that playful allusion to the non payment of pur little bill, and while we ex 'pressour readiness to make every apology and every reparation possible to hurt feelings, we think our explanation will ,be ac cepted as satisfactory when we say tha| when bantering on the subject we were dared.by a.member of the committee to do as we have done. He even said that he would like it, and it was only in fun and in compliance with the challenge that we,inserted the paragraph. While tick ling the members of the committees of former years for; their " unremitting " kindness to us, we spoke we think in com mendatory terms of the present committee, the' names of which we supposed we gave correctly. It appears, however, that the names of ■' Messrs Dinnison, Hogg arid Witheford should have been omitted. The latter of these gentlemen must have felt aggrieved at being connected with the sports, for he has sent us the following hot one, which we have much pleasure in inserting : "To the Editor : Sir,—l cannot account for your reckless and mischievous assertion in lasiJ night's "Star that I was. one of the com mittee of the Newmarket athletic sports. I beg leave to remark that such a statement is a lie, as I neither joined nor assisted in any way the aforesaid sports,' nor attended any .meeting held respecting the same; and I deny having by word or deed given any in dividual any cause for thinking I was on that committee cither for this or any past year.— I have, &c, J. H. Witheford." Very good indeed. We hope Mr Witheford' feels better -with that off. We always dp when we have fired away a shot like that. But ,we insinuated , nothing dishonourable either respecting Mr Witherford or any other, I not' even respecting those who viere mem bers of the committee, but forgot our little 'bill. Not r one of the whole lot do we con sider capable of doing a dishonourable thing, but really it'is a fact that committees too ©ften—and we do not speak of this one of Newmarket at present—appear to have no conscience in the matter, of the liquidation of their minor obligations. As; for the present case we were simply challenged to do. as we have done in. a bantering way by a prominent mem ber, and' while we regret that the goqd people of Newmarket have been caused: palpitation of the heart, it will afford an illustration of the old adage as to. the danger of playing with edged tools,

We refer to oar English and Australian telegrams, which are not only piona but exceedingly interesting. The " Little War" with Ashantee, which promised to confirm the statement of the veteran General as to the expensiveness of such luxuries, has been happily ended. This announcement is "positively for the last time," for. the late announcements on the subject over which some journals gushed so were somewhat premature. What will be done with the conquered territory remains to be seen, but with inhabitants of such a class, and in a latitude so notorious, it is probable that the' indemnity and the survivors brought back will satisfy the claims of the victors. To the remainder ef the telegraphic intelli gence we refer our readers without comment. It is* not often in these later days of fre quent telegrams that such a budgot of im portant and interesting English items is the burthen of a single day.

A private letter has been received showing the progress of the yacht Wlnona on her voyage to Dunedin. She left Auckland on the morning of Sunday, the Btb, and took shelter at Tryphena, in the Great Barrier Island, during the heavy gales of that week. On the Saturday she left in the morning, but was forced by the westerly gale to take shel ter in Mercury Bay from which she again started south on the 16th, and must, by this time, have made considerable progress on the voyage with the fine weather and favorable winds of the last three days. The yacht behaved very well during the heavy weather to which she was subjected on Sa turday before beingjdriven into Mercury Bay.

To-morrow (Thursday) at noon Mr R. Arthur will offer for sale at his Queen-street mart several freehold allotments situated at Newton, in Queen and Pitt-streets, and in other parts convenient to the city.

Subscribers and friends of the Melanesian Mission may obtain copies of ; the last report (gratuitously) by calling at Messrs Upton and Cos., or at Mr Wayte's, Queen-street.

The matron of the Women's Home acknowledges with thanks copies of th,, "Leisure Hour," the "British Workman,

and other periodicals from Messrs Upton > also a quantity of preserves from a friend through the City Missionary. Friends of the Home desirous of obtaining collecting boxes are requested to apply for them to the matron.

The news of the return of those popu lar . favourites the Carandinis to Auck and will, we are sure, be received with gratification by our readers. They arrived by the Taranaki this morning, and have already taken up their quarters amongst us. They will give their first con cert at the City Hall to-morrow evening. The company has undergone some alterations in its component artistes since the last visit to Auckland. Miss Bosina Carandini has whdrawn her valuable assistance, but great as this loss must be, it has been more than compensated by the acquisition of the services of Miss Isabella Carandini, (whose beautiful voice rivals her elder sister's in sweetness if not in power) and Mr Cotterell. This gentleman appears in an entertainment called Faces and Fancies, which comes in as an interlude in the performances of the Carandini family. Some years ago Mr Cotterell performed in Auckland, but he was then new to the business, and those who recollect him then must not be guided on their judgment by what they saw or heard. We can say from personal experience that Mr Cotterell is one of the best mimics we have seen for a long time, while he has a capital voice and plenty of original wit Of Madame Carandini and Miss Fanny, of Messrs Gordon and Sherwin, it is unnecessary that wo should say anything, as their reputation is much too generally recognised to stand in need of eulogy. We have lately had lack of amusements in which refinement has been at all conspicious, and we therefore welcome back our friends—the Carandinis. They are bound to have good houses,, and we trust they will make a long stay.

NOTES OF A TRIP TO ROTOMOHANA AND THE HOT SPRINGS.

(From the Dune din Times.)

We left Auckland en route for the Springs in the good, bad, .or indifferent steamer Southern Cross on a bright sunny afternoon, with just enough wind against us to make the furnaces draw and enable the skipper to say "full speed "—though what this meant we could not discover. We referred to a friend who had once known an engineer, on the Onehuriga railway, and he said under the circumstances he was compelled to giye it up —he never could answer riddles. However, the captain did say "full speed," and the steamer puffed at him, but moved no faster through the water. A welcome bell called the hungry to tea, and we were delighted to find we were only packed "six upon four" at the table, and that one man was muscular enough to attend to twenty hungry men and a few sick; women. We did not enjoy that tea; we saw the steward making milk in a jag j he seemed to make it very well, having, per haps, practised much. We were put to bed on shelves — horsehair covered shelves without any blankets. A pillow each was served out to a few favoured ones, but they did;not appear to be overjoyed, at least nobody asked the captain or steward to have a drink. Not to put too fine a point upon it, I think the " fast and favourite screw steamer Southern Cross " about the most dirty little boat I ever travelled in, and I have voyaged in many. /Without loss of life, and after exhaustion of s th© limited stock of soda water on board, we found ourselves steaming slowly past Maunganui, the sentinel that guard's Tauranga harbour, and watches the few straggling houses which — collectively— fondly imagine themselves to be a town when we looked on the point that bears the cemetery,.where lie the bones of ■ the ■many brave fellows w,e lost at the disas trous attack on the Gate Pa, we felt as sad as. we did when we saw the men r"s. bl°§ aud hurrying about after their pitiable defeat. Te Ranga however We our men an opportunity of revenging them selves and retrieving their lost honour The visitor to the hot springs passes the Gate Fa about three miles out of Tauranga, and finds nothing very interesting in its present aspect, the trenches and rifle-pits being for the ; most part filled in or overgrown withiern and; tutu. We found a few pieces of shell, and heard of the existenceof some live 50-pounders We did not attempt to disturb these gentlemen, as the last one that was touched exploded and blew a poor fellow to pieces. Pushing on for six or seven miles we arrived at Europe, where an enterprising settler is erecting a store and accommodation house. We partook of some peaches and presently were plunged into the^shades of the magnificent bush that ex tends for eighteen miles on either side of the road, which said road is a wonder—up and down the precipitous cliffs, deep in to the ravines, crossing and re-crossing the many creeks that drain the surrounding moun tains, and bringing one suddenly a|ain into the sunlight, exposing to the enchanted spectator the marvellous beauties of Lake Rotorua, in the bosom of which lies the wonderful island of Mokoia, the island 6t romances* and legends innumerable-by the

way, these said "yarns" are very naughty, or I would favour you with a few. Sir George Grey offered £4000 for Mokoia (tradi tions and all), but the Natives declined to sell. I don't blame them, as it is able to support a considerable population. Ohine mutu, a native village, nestles comfortably on the edge of the Lake, by the banks of which het springs send up their clouds of steam", concealing' for a time the tatooed Maori wife, who, crouching by the side of one of these natural saucepans, watches the cooking of her potatoes, koaro (prawns), whitebait, or pork. Then the pleasures of the bath ! Let the reader picture to him self a dive into seven or eight feet of warm water, and a swim—well, as far as he ia able—when, feeling a little tired, one sits on a warm rock, and lazily watches the bubbling water around and about, sleepily wondering why anybody ever did anything eke but sit in warm water on warm rocks. Then the natural restlessness of the Anglo-Saxon subject begins to make itself apparent, for our patient slinks out of the warm water, dashes himself into an ice-cold stream, and emerges all glowing, full of stength^ and laughing in the fulness of his joy at himself and everybody else. Then, after a tremendous scrubbing with crisp white towels, fly away to the hospitable shelter provided by Wilson and M"Kenna, where in a snug bedroom one's body is adorned in such picturesque garments as the wild imaginings of the dry patient suggested before he learned how little he really did want in this wonderful place. Then dinner. Well, we were satisfied. Soup, fish, ducks, good English ale, the plaaid cup of tea, fol lowed by the soothing pipe, the which, no sooner finished than into the water again, and for another hour enjoy the superlative pleasure of thinking about nothing; out again, a social pipe, and to bed. — Dunedin Times.

DEPUTATION TO HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

A deputation of the settlers on the line of road to the North (Stokes Point) waited upon his Honor the Superintendent to-day, con sisting of Messrs Staines, Hall, Thompson, Hawkine, and otherjgentlemen. Mr Staines stated to his Honor jthat he had been reques ted by the deputation to introduce the busi ness to hi 3 Honor, which was the asking of a grant of money to assist the settlers in making an approach road to the projected Stokes' Point wharf, as it was impossible for the settlers, out of their limited funds, to do it without such assistance. His Honor re marked that he was surprised to hear a man of Mr. Staines's age and. experience talking about impossibilities. He had no doubt that the settlers would meet with the required assistance, but the matter would have to be submitted to the Harbour Board. He would suggest that the settlers should put the matter into writing, and Mr Allwright would then be instructed to see into it, and their views no doubt would be met to their satisfaction.

The deputation promised to act upon his Honor's advice, thanked him, and withdrew

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before P. A. Philips, Esq., R.M.) CAUSE AND EFFECT. Thomas Mammock was charged with being drunk last night and pleaded guilty. He intimated that he had taken too much drink which was the cause of the effects he had exhibited to the public. 5s aDd costs or forty-eight hours. Patrick Doyle, who had been keeping St. Patrick's, forfeited his bail. MICHAEL MULLEN'S AT LIBERTY. Michael Mullens, a strong, stalwart son of Erin, was charged with being drunk, and with assaulting a gentleman in the public street. Prisoner, it appeared, was in a very bois terous state of intoxication yesterday after noon, screaming and barking, and making the most hideous noisesj thereby attracting and interesting a very large number of persons. Prisoner said he was extremely sorry. He had been keeping St. Patrick's Day, but meant no harm to any living soul. He was not in the habit of taking too much. He hoped for the honor of the shamrock and love of Old Ireland his Worship would take a generous view of his case. He did not re member assaulting the gentleman, and he humbly begged his pardon. Mr. Broham said that the prisoner, un fortunately for his statement, was an old offender, and had faced the Court on many previous occasions.

A reference was made to the list, and poor Mike's name was emblazoned thereon many times. . ' J

Mike hung down his head. His Worship addressed a few words to prisoner, and imposed a fine of 10s and costs for drunkenness, and 20s and costs under the Vagrancy Act for Ms assault and street antics, or seven days' imprisonment.

] A FUGITIVE SEAMAN. Stewart Hughes, a little sailorman, was charged under the Shipping Act with absent ing himself without leave from the barque Briton on the 17th instant. Prisoner, pleaded that he was not treated well,; his master would not give him money for clothes. J • Tl£ c^le^ as adjourned until to-morrow in order that the necessary evidence might be produced. , ~, s This was all the busineaa.

SIR GEORGE GREY CADETS V. ENGI NEERS.

The'return match between the above Corps was completed at the Rifle Range yesterday morning, and as will be seen by the scores below the Greys are the winners of, the match, and a keg of ammunition; by a majority of 32.points. The weather was much against good shooting, but Pratt and Jianna succeeded in making a total of 48 out of a possible 60.' The following are the scores :—• ' '

DISTRICT COURT.—This Day.

i BASSETT t>. THK CKOWK. — JUBGMENT. A special sitting was held at the District Court this morning to determine this im portant railway compensation case. , ■ ■ His Honor Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M., andjthe two assessors^-Joseph May, Esq!' and Thomas Cheeseman, Esq.—took their seats at half-past twelve. Mr Bichmond appeared for the plaintiff and Mr for the Government. ' Mr Beckham, in delivering judgment, said that after giving the subject their woat care.

ful consideration they had eomettHV^ elusion that, considering the extra fl-V^' which Mr Bassett would have t« Z ! Uc« to reach the Great South Road a£l i etß° loss of frontage he would susStS 6 I railway, and placing against .this the^T* 6' J4 tagea the line would confer upon the 3^ > sum of £300 would be a fairand Jjjjj* * sum to be paid % the GovS^ to Mr. Bassett as compensation for th*^' acres two roods required for the railwal * The claims for depreciation in valuSl, 28 acres adjoining the line, for consW.? 6 new Avater hole, and for loss of h a Y- 8a struck out The claim for loss sustaiJef v defective fencing and injury to cron» \y cattle straying, 4c, had been admitted.T £25 allowed of the £50 claimed ThS2 bring the total sum awarded up to £325 Mr Richmond asked that the cost of L{' ing the new road might be added tTa amount of the award, and Mr Basaett bekh to make his road. - lef* His Honor said he could not do that kV bothhe himself and the assessors thought & the Government would do well tomvT £75 or £80 which the road would °coX leave the making of the road to Mr Ba He was bound to say that they consifi tl ;e Government had made a very hE offer W Mr Bassett about the road and ft? thought Mi" Bassett would have conßoS his own interest in accepting it. The question of co&ts "was thsn gone into and settled at the sum of £37 275, y,\U will be added to the sura, to be paid by tha Crown. i ,\ This concluded the case.

WESLEYAN YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIA TION.

The opening of the fourth session of the above society took place on Monday evening in'thl school-room of the Pitt-street Church Th! Rev. A. Reid (president), occupied the'chair The meeting was opened with devotional exercises. By appointment the Bey. J J Lewis delivered the inaugural address. Hk subject was, "Howto secure the standard of successful life." He took exception £ those who publicly cater for the mental im provement of young men, who bring forward examples from history for imitation which only inflame the imagination, and leave out; those, whose minds have been mirrored forth in their lives, showing that they possess troe nobility of character, and who are, in the (strictest sense, the truly great. . The man is applauded and ranked as one of ournobk heroes, when he has arrived at the goal of having slaughtered thousands of our fellow men, and been the means of making;; children fatherless, wives widows, and home* miserable and destitute. The name* of Voltaire, Warren Hastings, Wolsey, arid'a host of others whose lives—f rom a worldly point of view—were successful ones, yet whose end was gall and bitterness, and th&; last expressions at their dying hour were those of regret at misspent lives. Contrasted with these were the noble efforts of Wilber force, who made his voice heard throughout Europe as the friend of the slaveandlto enemy to those who traded in human flesh, ' or John Howard, the philanthropist, whose* * sublime life proved that even physical weak ness could remove mountains in the parsmfc ! of an end recommended by duty : a man who traversed the prisons of England, France, Spain, Lisbon," and almost the whole o£ Europe that he'might lift men frpin • the;' rank of the brute to pure and nbhle man hood, which is only found in accordance : with God's word, and acted out in aVlifeef ~; devotion in the service of Christ. What is • a succesful life ? He (the lecturer) answered ' by stating that man was made to glorify J' God, and the man was only successful in - proportion as this end was obtained. B« ' cited, as an example, the name of Miehiei Farady, who rose from the lowest to ths,.. highest step in the ladder of a successful life.' A man whose soul was big enough to take in: all the world ; who accomplished, while:, : most men are only calculating the expediency of the attempt; a man to whom the was a guiding star which lit his pathway to the skies. Samuel Budget, the successful .: merchant, whose first effortatbusiness war■ to lay out a penny honestly; and who rose, J ; by the hand of Providence to a position of - eminence in the world. He remarked-that'' the Society had among its members yomg ? men destined to shine in the legal profession, .; He said that some of the first legal gentlemen ' <.f,the day had their first mental culture in such societies ; and now—to his knowledge —were Sabbath school-teachers. The mental :■■■■ training received in such an association WIS; j:-:i good; it bent the mind in pursuit of truth; it",, gave correct address ;it trained the reasoning : faculties; it regulated temper; it g«« s ready speech, and brought put jndg ment into strength and action ; it forced upon its members, if they would be successful ones, the necessity of', preparation, and did away to a great extent.j.". with desultory reading. He reminded the", members that they were to bear with each other, and never to unnecessarily pain; and ; if at any" time you unwittingly offend ready to make reparation as thiSiisthe:sign.: of the true gentleman. He would say never renounce religion from among them. Theyv1. must utterly fail if God be not acknowledged j Also for the good of the Society keep'totne custom of the three months' work, and three months' recess. It has always provedtoba.: the best, and the members always came to gether at the begining of a session with greater interest.' He had known many classes to fail just because it had all'work and no 1 play.j The lecture was listened to with great attention, and was spoken with earnestnesi; Its rendering was a victory for correct W nunciation. He was eloquent at times;!-"1 * ; wholjs was a treat seldom enjoyed/ Wej^f sorry! that burspace forbids a fuUef nobce. ,

Arrival OF THE S.S "OTAGO" WITH LATEST ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

CAPTURE AND BURNING OF COMARORI.

ELIGHT|OI THE KING. b£5S now..' The s.B. Otago, Captain Maclean, «nj» at nine a.m. this mormng. Sue J«« f^ bourne on the 12th, and brings sW>«^ : cargo and 38 cabin and 76 steerage P»"^ t for all ports. She sails-foT-Dwedw* 1 'six..p.nv ' ' ■ ■ '' ' ■ ■■ ■■ : "■'■

LONDON.

— r jjaron* i Parliament formally opens to-day-' .£ Brand's re-election to the Bp**" 1"?^ be unopposed. There will be no apeeca* . the '.throne until members are sw"^ _ ministers re-elected.: The house J"r, __ .bably meet for business on e^JZ^i ■ '" 'Ti.1 j !' ■. JMU'it*t;ii^*;,'' A despatch from General-WolsegJ,^ J 2nd February;' describes the p«gL o f J siona of King Coffee Calecairwitlifl".^,,} ■■:■ unconditional surrender >t* H°W ""^

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SIR GEORGE GREY CADETS. * 100 yds. 200 yds. 300 yds. Pratt... .... 33444 42333 23343—48 Hanna ... ... 43434 34423 34322—48 Yatea ... ... 34444 33443 32024—47 Trenwith ... ... 44334 33334 32032—44 Goodwin ... ... 43444 33422 22000—37 | Total —

224

ENGINEER CADETS. Meara 44444 32432 23403-46 Saundera 24333 33444 03323—44 Russell 02334 43244 22240—39 White ,'... ... 44443 23424 00220—38 Meara ... ... 22033 04230 00033—25

Total 192



T> USHBEOOK & BRID6MAN t £Saa.fc.:K.(LATH B.HOBBS); : • ■-> • ■-•-•; Aie now opening up, and have to arrive d ft. j i / o \> EX. NORHAM! CASTLE, HYLTON OASTLE, IINVEEALIi AN, "ayid ~ —Kr OSL I N 0 A STLE, A Ver? Large and Choice.Assortment of AUTUMN C AND, GOODS' ■™w ■•'■;:; ■:/:;;■ <»;.* IN EVEEY DEPAETMENT, , ; To which they respectfully invite attention. OOiffi biw jOfjiirrio \'yl*,-jr ~..v ,■/' '■■■•■,.' *■*{! ■'.. '.' '' Thesa^Goods coming direct to their own order from the first Home Houses they are prepared to dispose of at ■. . , SnamilT ■!(■:: .-'-,%:.',..... ; ' ~■■ ' , V ';'' :;i , .' '■;-'' LOWEST EEMtTNERATIVE EATES. " IFurthor particulars in future advertisement. fiEUSHBROOK & BREDGMAN Wholesale akd Ketail DaAraEs, olothier9, &o JUNCTION DEAPEEY, WAEEHOTTSE, (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel,) TJppgR^QtrEEK-SIRJBBT. AUCKLAND. riTHE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC X COMPANY, Photographers to the AMEEICAN, MEXICAN, AND NEW ZEALAND In consequence of increase of business have EEMOVED to more EX.TENSIVE ( PREMISES (Corner Queen' and Wellesley-street), Adjoining B. .. rCASSJ ■" Draper^ Cheapside • House Where Photography its.Branches.will bOi;"; ] carried on as usual . ay. JOHN McGARRUGLE, • ___, r MANAQEE. ■ EeSring feom the retail M A 'V. JCOsaEAVE & co. ' '< '"' Are giving up their Eetail Business in Queen-street. A SALE'of' the Goods will be held TO-MOEEOW the 14th of March, and will continue until the entire Stockis disposed of. >j We are now landing THIETY THOUSAND POUNDS WOETH of DEAPEEY and MEN'S CLOTHING, purchased by Mr Cosgrave from the, BnglfiK'ahd French Manufacturers, which will be SOld at UNPREOEDBNTEDLY LOW PRICES. , No credit will be given during the Sale. 150^000 ? EETTIMBEB FOR SALE, AT MY YARDS, GOVEENMENT WHAEF, ONEHUNGA. () , J^MESiW... WALLER,



n OL.so^S TOMATO S A IT C B RKsTf Onf cUrS Pronolince this Sauce to be' the BEST for general uge in households and in coc- Sr,ISVM tS M? h reP«t»ti°n. wS unjrincipled S«S? ?, avelieen induced to Collect Empty Bottles \f^ g % manufacturer's name stamped thereon, SnJS ™ w? Same ? ff aS "Olson>s Universal Tomato Idi^TRATW PT5r°?SU° r t hl s consequence caused ms TRADE MARK to be Registered under the provisions of the "Trade Marks Act, 1866 " and proceedings will be taken against such persons as may forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are cautioned to ] ASK FOR OLSON'S SAUCE, and see that the name is Stamped on Bottlo and topper, and wrapped round with his well-known