SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

aiGHWATBB: Thi» evanlng, 2.51 ; to-morrow morning 3.1 SUN-SEf : 'Shin eneetau, 6.80; BXTST BKS: To. morrow ffioraiij K( 450 MOON'S AGE: New Moon, 9th, 5.1S p.m.

ARRIVALS.

itingieaoer, revenue cutter, from a cruise 5 Onward, schooner, from the South (in the HanakKu)

DEPARTURES.

Sir Donald, ?.&, for Napier

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

lfor o^ fl^ Mlkwlo, b a., (Enallsh Mall), 27th November 3Por a Cruise—Southern. 3ros3, Missionary barquentine For Bydney--Wonga- Wpnga, ss., early' T '■ gorthe South—WeVilngtpn, s.s., November 4 For the Waikato—Syren, brig, shortly ! vox punedin—Zoalandia, ship, and Falcon, bsrquen twe, early - • •...-■;. ~ For XewYorkl-Paaithea, barque, early" Vat Lytteltou— Agnes, schooner, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

Btaroitne south, ss., from Levuka. 6th Instant Wonga WpQjta, s.s , from Sydney, early Blackbird.; s a!, from Sydney,1 early Mikado, s.s,, .from Sydney, early,, Prir.ce Alfred, barquentine, from Lyttelton: sailed Hist October T 0 ! P.asithea, barque, from Kelson, farly Stanley Castle, bafcpiij., from London ; sailed 9th July Eydagpes, ship. froir a London i sailed August 8! Waitangi, ship. fr O m London ; sailed August 1; Aasaye, jship, fr^ m London : sailed September 3 1 Olenora, ship, from: London 5 sailed , Jjady Jpcrtyn, ship, from London : sailed < Bapido, barque, from New Yprk,via Adelaide, loading Biltb jßose, .barqae, from New »York; sailed Sept. 10 Chotola, barque, ftom San Francisco,; sailed' Sept. 10 William G-ifford, barque, from Uamaru, early : ~■, «llmps9, barque, from Newcastle, aarly : , IBella Mary, barque,, from tfpbart. Town, early • Chantideei, brig, from Hobart Town, early Bnropa, barque, from Sydney, early. 'V Pelen Malcolm, barque, from Sydney, early 'Kenilwbrth, schooner, from Samoa, early' . Ivauboe, schooner, from Leyuka ? rta ■ Pacific, Bchooner, from Samba, early , ' i Vliit, brigantine, from Oamaru ; sailed iJ9tt tdt \

The ship City of Auckland is Still lying in the streara,, where sheis at present receiving cargo from the schooner Papua, which ia ill moored alongside. The City ia to come tq the '.; /Wharf at once and commence loading in earnest for London. : ■•■ .'•■ . The mission barquentine Southern Cross After puttiag out her small quantity of cargo at the wharf yesteaday, went off to one of the hulks this evening to replenish.her.coal bunk ■ era. :■ - ■ ■■;■"■•'

' When the Rowena left,last evening for the Bay of Islands, she had in tow a large barque which we noticed a few days ago as^haying been brought up from the Thames where it "was bnilt for the Bay of Islands Coal Com pany, by Mr R. Stone. Messrs Arnold, Hines and Co. have chartered the fine iron barque Pasithea to load kauri gttin for New York. This vessel is, now lying at Nelson, having; arrived there from London three weeks ago. According to the latest announcement she was to leave for this port about next, Saturday. The Pasithea registers 600 tons, and is an English barque. .- .•. .•..■■.. inoaj-: , .;■ ! The brigantine Nightingale, which arrived In the OKaipara fr>m, Wellington a few days ago, is loading with timber at Ofcamatea for Melbourne on account of Mrj.J. M. Dar gaville. Messrs Brain and. Bishop, are.the successful tenderers for the repair of the Emu. The contract is .to include fittingtthe ■vessel with new spars and rigging and re-caulking : her decks. The rig'will BeOalteited from that of a schooner to a barquentine. The work will be act about at once; -. !

Messrs Darrach and Son, of Mahurangi, :^-"3toWe"'¥ecmved^an'qr3er from Captain H. P. Anderson for W new fore and-aft schooner of the following dimensions : Length of keel,' 85 feet; beam, 17 feet; depth of hold, 7 - feet. She is to be ready for launching about - - May next. Thes.s. Pretty Jane left this "%«,.«,,-» for Gisborna and Namer. SV,, :takeSra full J cargo_:and^ the folldw/^ p^genge^^-Mr and Mrs Hepburn fo * r * QhM ££ Messrs , Heale, Cunlj^e, Bradgate, Cargo, and six in Tt.g Bchoonejr,Queen - cleared1 at the Cus tams to-day for Russell in ballast. The ship Zealifatiia has finished unloading her London cargo. The last of her iron, was put out this morning. She will take in ballast at once, and,4£ is'probable; Will leave for Dunedin at the end of the week. The new screw steamer Sir Donald leflj m sht iot Na Pier- She toak a full cargo. ' The new topsail schooner Agnes has com pleted her loading and 'Will leave with her cargo of timber for Lyttelton.at an early . CtfttiO, '" '''■/'* . ■

The schooner Onward arrived in the Manukau from the South yesterday after i ;noon: ;This .'vessel now belongs "to Lyttelton, but formerly was owned in this port and commanded by Captain Stuart of the Ivanhoe, about whose fate go.much1 anxiety is now manifested^ The schooner Helen, for Omaha, and the schooner Ruby, : ior >. Wangaroa, cleared out to-day with cargoes of general stores.. The schooner Albatross is to sail I for Wangapoa this.evening in,ballast... She will ' -load there for Auckland." Captain Wells succeeds Captain Diaz in command.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Nelson, this day.- The s.s. Lady Bird left' at 4 o'clock yester day afternoon for the North.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

Mails will Olobi as jollowb:— -.";,. i ," *>■ ForCoromandel, od Wednesday next, at 10.80 a.m. For Xaranaki and Southeni' provinces, and Australian Colonies., per Wellington, on Wednesday, 4th , .November,,at 1 p.m. , ~ '

8. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Fbanois —On November 2, At Edinburgh - street Newton, the wife of Mr W. H. Pranpis of a's6nl

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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1874.

' .' For the canaa that lacks aesisianps, v" t:--. Fof the wfonst th»t needs rc.fUtwoi, , ' i : ,--, ■ . ?o? theftiturein tire Uiotaac*, ■" ■< •' ; Aai ffia Bc^d that we can io. ■■■'■:-■,

REOi&rDiiY we published the text of a memo rial addressed by Sir-George Grey to hfe. Efcel^ejncy. the Governor with reference'to constitutional, changes. We' iaidy riot. agree eitjuer with alTthe objects as desired by, the , or the means iof attainment proposed. But no one with impartiaVmlnd would call in question either the comprehen siveness of Sir Georger' Gyey'a -Views .in < general, the able state paper whidh, pro ceeded from his pon. But we; were yesterday ' treated in the New Zealand HirqXd, tp' what purportg -to be a " reply >Vl from the pen jof *''Mr "Hugh Carleton, arid a more marked contrast than'that, contained in, the. twp; manifeimf it is hardly possible to conceive. ;. <;Ws.^a^;.^cl,- grudge, agaumt, Sir George Grey, and it is altogether .natnra* thai he "should : seize i the : opportunity: of

his late Excellency's appearing in pjrint fb* it out," and this he does with that grotesque pedantry and slip-shod English which are peculiarly his own. Mr. Carleton is a disappointed man. The world has not appreciated him; so much the worse for the ',world> It has; not lessened; Mr.' parleton's, opinion of himself if the public hare over looked great learning and paid'small attention to his ex* cathedra utterances ; but Mr. Oarieton has the,pleasure of paying off the' world in querulous complainings that things are all wrong together. Mr. Carleton righs for a "good strong despotism " as the only sure refuge from the pranks of inoom

potent legislation. "Had V*y. Carleton been ever entrusted with, the opportunity of re pair ing affairs in general it would have been all right, but the stupidity of this wicked •world is such that, notwithstanding hig profound knowledge of tile Greek, T||taJ! ment, and his frequent perusal of it; before the eyes of men, an ignorant arjj£" besotted people refuse to have th.Q only other endurable alternative to a "good strong despotism," namely, Mr Hugh Carleton. His administration of things muitdane might not ■have commended itself to small "illogical contemptible minds, who laugh at false quantities, and blundering classical, quota tions, as they used to in the House of Repre sentatives, but Mr Carleton ..can afford to smile blandly; at tho " Statesmanship of Little Peddlington, and the feelings of Bum bledom," for he dwells altogether in a higher sphere, and in the serene atmosphere of self admiration he has nothing in' common ) with those " who do not weigh the exact meaning of ,worda and phrases " But the , most amusing portftn of Mr Hugh Carleton's mani festo is that in which he pats Mr W. L Rees on the-head, and says "good boy." In other circumstances Mr Rees, as the em bodiment of revolutionary and radical princi ples, w,ould have been to the highly conser vative and logical mind of Mr Carleton the very devil. But he happens to have in a genial moment enrolled Mr Carleton among the political giants of an ante-Vogelian era. It was evidently in irony, but Mr Carleton does not see it, and it is thus Mr Carleton drags forward Mr Rees, and holds him up to admiration. "Even now there lies before me a most ably written but scathing manifesto by Mr W. L. Rees—seemingly yet unchallenged ; mine "are honeyed words com pared with his." That one brief reference by Mr Rees has shown Mr Carleton that Mr Rees appreciates him, and anon Mr Rees is proved to be one tb at might sit beside Mr Hugh Carleton in the regeneration of the human race. We are not questioning Mr. Carleton's opinion of Mr. Rees any more than we question his opinion as to the central prin ciple taking the place of the federal or pro vincial, for with him we believe that the day of provincialism has passed away. But really the self-conceited, diffuse, illogical, dis connected wordy rigmarole with which he filled two mortal columns of the Herald yesterday, compared with the elevated tone and .language of Sir GooTgo Grey's memorial, is so suggestive of the essence of bumptiousness and irrepressible .im* pudenco that we must have our little laugh. The immortal "Ego" of Mr. Carleton is not less prominent than thf "i' fulnes3 with which he S""- . , -°P lte' about political n- r ont inaeD? oep for evp~ " -|/ponents. Himself shelved .., ne appears to bite bis nails and grin at 5 mankind in general; and wnenever he arouses himself, an on this occasion, to give utterance to the thoughts within him, it is a singular blending of a wail of disappoint- ) ment and a prolonged and embittered hiss.

The case of Case and Manning in connection with the breach of the Qnartz- Crushing Machines Regulation Act has again cropped up at the Thames. It would appear as if the feelings engendered by that now celebra ted case are never to be allowed to slumber, and this time Casa, the agent of the Police, has been brought up to answer to the law for the part which ho took in aiding the police in vindication of the law. Who may be the instigators' of this queer kind of prosecution we have not the least idea, hut we find that it led to an altercation in Court between the Warden and the pplide t to which we must refer. We observe that.our Thames evening contemporary in an article referring to the matter bears down pretty heavily, as might have been expected, '. on the police. That journal "thinks the assumption of the duties, of; counsel in our Police Court has tended unduly! to elevate the influence of Police officials," and generally delivers a homily on theduty of the police folding their hands and taking things easy. It would seem as if Manning, the man who has expiated his little quartz-crushing errors, has resolved; to " have it out" of Cass for having assisted the police. An information was laid against Cass in Manning's name, and he was brought before the Beaident Magistrate on Thursday last to answer to the charge of withholding his name from Manning, and thus himself transgressing the Act. Prom the terms1 of the Act it was necessary' that the inforitia- Jion;£hould be,laid ejtW by the police] or some person authorised by the' Warden. As the police,were npi likely to make such fools of themselves as to,prosipcnte tbeir;o^n agent, Inspector Bullen, before the summonses were served,: wrote;a;note|to^! Captain Fraser, jen quiring it foe "had authorised the prosecution. Nothing epuld be more natural than such an enquiry.? ''The police were' charged with the serving of the summonses; they knew, that the case had no legal footing so f»r aa they were concerned, and before fproceeding jWjitjj 'the procesaof summoning they sitnply deßir,ed to know if the case had any legal sanction from the only-other authbrity- -that could .give it legal validity. * But thereat the 'Warden appeal's to have^ given way to^ unseemly warmth on the Bench, resenting such a-letter from the chief officer of, the police as ian impertinence. We" read in ..the Thames Advertiser .• J.'-Jfia. Wprship said that he bjad received an " impertinent letter, from the police in reference to this casej and if ■ this sort of thing was to continue it was time for him to .think of retiring." With refefeice to the threat conveyed in the latter para graphs Mr oWarden Fraser is probably him self the best-judge, but'we would venture-to s/iy, with all deferejice and, respect,,, jbhatj it is time at least for him- to think; of using more, discretion, when seated on^th'e^ Bench. We are glad to see that'he disclaimed all connection with this abortive prosecution, of Cass ; and asI'the police-have had nothing to do with it, the case has evidently been got up ;by = private parties for .-retaliation, and revenge., j

To the Editor : Sir,—Can any of your readers inform us when the.public work* bo much vaunted, ?^,»wMcl weie td give% ployment to all tiie emigrants ~. (let,..alone those who were inlthe province), are to be commenced? X The emigrant were led^ to !!^&5 ;«{iidyment would; U iias«wwv foundtfor them, but on arrival they find there is not work for the old hands. Whererare they then, as strangers^to obtainjt? They expected to find a; labonr T oflfice: connected with the Government where, on presenting themselves, employment would at once be fonnd them. "All those who paid their pas-, sages were told that on their arrival they could at once select land to settle on, but find no land .open, for them, thus causing general, dissatisfaction,, compelling them t& fpsnd all their capital—a poor encourage ment for small farmers to emigrate. Is it true a number of emigrants went to tn« provincial offices to see the Superintendent m the hope that he would be able to give employment to them under the Public Works Act, and that he .informed them he had no funds at his disposal for the purpose ? Jaall the money required to,pay Mr, V6gels travelling expenses ?--1 am, &c, Enquirer. The IChurch of St. Sepulchre's ia being subjected to important alterations at the present moment. The nave is being'in creased 17 feet in length, this being accom plished by bodily moving the, western end in the direction of the road and building up the gap. Mr Herapath is the architect em ployed, and Mr Jainef Radoliffe is the; con tractor. We understand that the parsonage is also to be enlarged. ' The' Pearl Fishing Company was wound up to-day. The result being £1676 7s 6d worth "of "shell,- which has enabled the shareholders to pay all trade expenses, insurance, and £50 a month for the. vessel for eleven months.

On Sunday morning last the Rev. R.'. 3; Hassard delivered in St. Matthew's Church a practical discourse from St. Matthew, c. 22 v. 32: "God is not the God of thedepd, but of the living." Mr Hassard commenced by giving description of the circumstances under which these words wero uttered by the Saviour in order to a full appreciation of their value. _ The Sadducees were unbelievers u% the doctrine of the resurrection to immortal life. * They believed only in the five boioks o|' Moses, and held the opinion that at death man perished, like <-the beasts of the fi&d.' . Christ having taught and given signs of the resurrection, they, thought of putting. tiW' down by {their, questionings, but wjere silenced by His answers. When these men failed in argumenttheself-righteous Phariseea tempted Hind with other questions, and draw from Him the tarp great commandments :, " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy powers of heart and mind, and thy neighbour as thyself,." And upon the subject of the -■; resurrection [ Christ replied in ihe sublime language of the text. , The preacher did not suppose ,that^ there were any in his congregation who\held the Sadducean do6 tnneof annihilation:;, still ther^were persona . ( professed to accept and rbgard i^ as the" end of existence. Mr Hassard * then^drew a beautiful picture of the aspects of nature, at sunset, and the setting and rising of the sun as illustrative of the sunset; of thf'hnman soul; and its rising in the.glorious light! of jjinimortality. ; He,als(? , referred to /those bereavements and sorrows to which we ire subjected in>T6tir-domestic- relations; the" scenes; were s,»cl to , contemplate ; ;bnt the gnnstian a hope, full of immortality irradiated the grave. ■ Death/ however awful to the good man, was but the immediate passage Afrom this world to thai: wKich fa to come. In fact there is. no.sach thing as Seath to the soul; the body returns to Jts native dust, bfttthesonl cannot diei.; it also a thought that .when we pass dread passage and reach the other' shore we> shall not. be alone;'those that- are igdne before will be present in the presence cham ber of [the <; God:-«f: tM Hvirig^'all thSe. .wjio. form the greatbody,'of Ghrist- willlbe Wiere^ and partakers of the same *felieitv Apart ■from- faith, eternity Is^ dirk to" ffi natural man, and, therefore, dreadful The preacher proceeded to showtfiithat although we cannot from our (iprjesent position, look directly on the glories.^ oi i mmo .rtality,- reT flectedirays.of hope may gild with,gladnels onr.courseof Iffe, as: suriiight' b6autifiS?S M%* Da^Mr^Hwsard; brieay advb? "The saints on euth and thoie above But one communion make." "wye«

We are very much pleased to observe that the tiity tJouncil are proceeding, in _.tW work of renovating the city by, condemning rickety and dangerous buiMings. The only {"hope heretofore held out of having the main street assume a decent appearance has been through the agenoy of fireV: but now that we look for ward to the speedy construction of the water works this hope was fading into dim air. We understand that all the matchboxes that flank the Bank of New Zealand on the right are doomed, and notices will this week be

issued to the owners to clear away. A letter was yesterday received/but overlooked by the City Council, from the City Surveyor in the following terms, and as it isi well that ill concerned should have timely intimation, w^e give It the benefit of publicity. It willfbe .understood that the iiafc q{ 4q#? em" ■.braces' all; $$: -from the Bank of N^ i^iaid to • Christo^r, .i^'-r jNOtipea will bft prepared iand isßfoed Wig week for the removal of the &pßgerdU6 block of old buildings in, Queen-street adjoining the Baiik^of New Zealand, south side; these buildings are very shaky, and an eye-sore in the street. As this is an important matter in connection with the: Building 'Regulations, and a good number of buildings involved, I have thought it advisable 'to acquaint the Council of my intentions previous, to the • issue of the notices, and so that \ those interested as well may be made aware of the intention. Wat. Anderson, City Survey dr." Before the dismal traiii of thought sug gested by the recent execution ia allowed to revert-to brighter channels we have &■ word to Bay in connection with capital punish ment which we trust will be taken hoti,ce of by those who have the direfititra *Jf the affairs of the colony. If tM punishment of death by hanging is to be continued, ajid we do Dot tbjnk that at any rate for many:years the efforts of its opponents will be successful in abolishing it, it is in "the highest degree advisable, if not necessary, tbat every means should be used to seoure that the dread sentence of the law-shall be carried out effi ciently, and-with no unnecessary cruelty. The first step towards this is the appointment of a public executioner. In nearly every country where capital punishment is legal such a functionary is recognised, and his salary is a regular item in the estimates. Why should it aot be so here ? We have had already one bungle which would have been prevented had an experienced person been employed;: andi .had'r it;Thot^ been for the assistance rendered by one of the warders it is extremely likely that the: same would have been, recorded on the last occasion. There is anether reason Why such an appointment is to be urged. Great diffi culty is always experienced by the Sheriff in securing an executioner of any description^ Such an odium attaches to the office, and however complete may be his disguise, so certain is it that the .name of the volunteer will crop up in some way or other that few men can be found so hardened or indifferent to public opinion i as to place themselves in Buch aft invidious position. We know from the best authority that the man who executed Epwright refused point blank to officiate last Friday unless he was paid exorbitantly, and consequently a novice had to be engaged Ono functionary would do for the whole colony. The appointment would not involve more than a few pounds per annum increase of expenditure, and thb,cause of justice land humanity would be more efficaciously served. For the annual Metropolitan Races at Christ- • church twelve horses have entered for the Derby ; seven for the Jockey Club Handicap • two Railway Plate ; eight for MaM— 7, u £ ? seven for Canterbury Cv~ ■ ,"" x T riMe » Plate ; nine *•.- " „ <$ i «en fol Lottery *■ . wtine Grand Hunt Handicap;; utvo for Hurdle Race ; nine for Christohurch Plate, and seven for the Metropolitan Han dicap.

We understand that the Takapuna will run a moonlight excursion on Prince of Wales' birthnight, the 9th November. Due notice ia future advertisement.

Mr C. Brookes, of No 5 new buildings, Wel (lesley-street, has just received \a'laijge stock of Englieh-made boots from Northampton and Sheffield at various prides. He has also a very good supply of his own colonial-made boots and shoes of every description manu factured on his premises known by the sign of the Blue Boot, as may be seen in another column. Mr Brookes' long experience in Birmingham, London, and 'Auckland eminently qualifies him to fit the understand ■ings of all classes of the people. j,

, The members and friends of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association ill connection with St. James' Presbyterian Church closed their third session last even ing with a literary and musical entertain ment in the Alberfc-street Hall. The hall was completely crowded with a highly res pectable audience, and the arrangements and proceedings were most interesting and satisfactory. The ctoir of St. James' bp3ned -with the chorus "Awake, .iEolian Lyre," which was well rendered. The Key. R. F. Macnicol occupied the chair, and re-, marked that his position was not a diffioult one, it being chiefly to name the pieces to be brought forward. The entertainment tras in connection with his 1 church, and marked the close of the third session of the Young Men's Mutual improvement; Class. They were desirous of'bringing together not only the young men of St. James's, but of all the Presbyterian Churches. Their sole reason for restricting the'sooiety to the Presbyterian body! of Christians wa's the giving-* to it a Presbyterian stamp in ojrder that, by -having religious:' discussions occasionally, they. might not give ..offence to persons holding other views. They were glad, however, upon occasions like the present" "to welcome all friends, and give offence to none. He would advise ©very young man $o join some such association, for as "iron rsharpenetHv iron?1-' so mutual intercourse ? tends to mutual improvement. It was not improbable'lkhat some of the, members might in the future be called to fill; "if not a seat! in. ..the^overnment,, a seat in the City Council societies, therefore, were useful in an educational point of view. He would not detain them longer, but hoped all present would enjoy; themselves, and spend a.pleasant evening. The programme was choice and varied. Mr! Mitchell presided at the piano .with much satisfaction. Mrs Mitchell sang ''Kate O'Shane;*-" The War-cry of-O'Neil,^ and the pathetic ballad of "Auld Robin Gray," in her own. sweet way. Mr J. Hanna sang "Far Awtty," and "itosaJane/'ind was deservedly encored. A gentleman sing "Jessie, the Flower of "Dumblane," very correctly, but n&tlwith sufficient spirit. Nor /Was the gentleman who gave the comic song of " Police," quite up to the mark. Mr J. 'Jteid gave " Hqffie came our gude.man " with characteristic humour, and upon being {encored sang the " Blacksmith." Mr Carson recited two Irish pieces in happy style. "What are the wild waves saying V was truthfully given [by a young lady and gentleman, and with that pathos and beauty which are due to this fine paraphrase from Dickens. Mr McCulsky read Burritt's, "One niche the highest, in a commendable and appreciative manner. Mrjl**Crawiord y read two humorous sketches of . Scottish life in true done, which elicited much applause. The audience laughed'while the readei- maintained his salf poßsession and accomplished his task without! a smile. Several other readings were given from the " Lady of the Lake" and other works, by .yoan^r : .^i^o't^: with much credit! The performances *w«re excellent throughout, highly c^dbnimendable, apd closed"1'1 with the song which warms every, true Scottish, heart with its brotherly senti ments, " Auld lang Syne,;1!' written by Scot land's noblest peasant-poet, who " walked !in glory Mid; in joy along the mountain's side.?' The friends of '•■ Primitive, Methodist Sunday-school held^lheir anniver-. sarytea-meeting last evening. About 300f persons sat down to tea. The tables were bountifully spread by the* hands of the ladies, viz :| Mesdaines^Finsley,;Morgan, and Craig--" and the young lady teachers of the - school/ viz: Missfiis Froude, Goldie, Good, Porter, andj! ,Tk#,rtes¥ The Rev. W. Tinsley occupied t]fii^chair; and speeches were de livered bypHessrs Martin, Battley, and Buns, interspersed by pieces "of music by members of the Tonic Sol-Pa Society, conducted by Mr Bloomfield. The average- number in. attendance at the Sunday-school was 44 ;• and from the financial statement it appeared that the receipts were £119 6s 3d j and the expenditure £119 6s sd, leaving the school half-a-groat in debt.

The Church Gazette tot tha diooeee of Auckland is to hand, wad contains a large »mottntof intellteense. of special interestto the friends of the Anglican Church. We notice -that the Bey. E C. Stuart, 8.A., who Breached an excellent sermon on Sunday Evening last, is the Calcutta Secretary of W£ Church Missionary c j et y J n India. Mr St i:iri is bin a visit to the New Zealand station, and after visiting the Nort/hera dis tricts and those of the Thames and Waikato, in company with Archdeacon Clarke, he will I proceed to Tailranga in order t-> be pi-eseftt at the society's Missionary Conferences be, held in December. The^present number also contains a very gratifying aocounfc of the travels of Messrs Codrington and Selwyn m the New Hebrides group, .in August last., Mr Selwyn by .his fra,nk, kindly. manners, had endear^ himself to many, persons dur ing his brief sojourn in Auckland. To such especially this bit of Melanesian J, news re ceived by the Bishop ,wiIL, be accept able. The letters were written at sea by the above - .n&med gentle men, of dates August 10th and 1 lth Whbii fchfr schooner was in sight of; Ugi island the party were greeted by the natives, and experienced, much civility from, the in habitants. It was a Bight Worth seeing—a troop of at least thirty women coming down with water vessels of all shapes and sizes on their heads. At Ulawa Island.inpt far,frora TJgi, the people (it was reported) had recently, at the instigation of the Bamo people, murdered a creW of Santa Cruz folk (who had dome over), saying that,. as the man-of-war (the Rosario) had avenged Bishop Pattesori, they would avenge Stephen Taroaniara (also killed at Nukapu), At Malauta, where Joe Wati and his wife were landed, there were signs of the evil deed that had been done there some time before—when the crew of a Wrecked ship were attacked; and'all'1 but one murdered: a man offered Mr Selwyn a sovereign for a stick of tobacdo ! Urepara para (in the Banks group) where the schooner called, is a very strange place. T^e bay is nothing but the crater of a huge volcano open on one side to the sea, about two miles deep, half a mile broad, and with walls nearly 2000 feet high. Here themissionaries went on board a labour-vessel, in which. they saw fsur native women j and, on asking the icap tain whetbe.r they had left their homes wi*h the permission of their husbands, they were answered ' Oh no t tSey recruited : that's all we care about. If we waited for every one's relatives' consent we should never get any body.' Sttch Women are not only taken away from their husbands, but are given to other men at Brisbane. At Gana {Banks island) a very charming day was spent.. Here there are sixty-seven names on the books of the school, and thirty-four boys attend pretty regularly. Mesprs Codringtonr,anjd Selwyn spent some days in the Solomon Group, and called at each of the Banks islands. The extension of native schools on the islands was progressing satisfactorily. The school. at ; Ara has divided itself, and the new part at Motlay thrives. Another Offshoot also ia getting on well. The houses lake a long time finishing,, and the teacher is not regularly there yet, but many people come to him. A capital school was found at Santa Maria Island, which can how be con" tinned in the summer. A teacher was left at Merlay Island, where the population has almost been destroyed, and the few that re main are almost famished. If schools can be established and kept up in the islands, the work of. the Mission may be expected to advance ; and it is, therefore, very encourag ing to find the schools extending: themselves by means.of Native agency. The' Missio naries found the islanders everywhere friendly to them, and they are now pretty well known wherever they go. They went further into the interior of Ysabel island this year than Bishop Patteson ever went. : Other portions of the Gazette include a, notice of the life of Archdeacon Williams, a succinct report of the Diocesan. Synod; the conclusion of the sketch of the Maori gathering at Whaka tiwai, elegant extracts, and items of church news. ; -a-.

The only business at the Police Court this morning was the disposal of three drunkards, Thomas Harding, Robert Sexton, and ■■Wil liam Griffiths. The presiding justice was Dr. Home.

The Hobson Company Rifle Volunteers will parade at h«ad quarters this evening with arms .and accoutrements. After parade non-commissioned officers for the ensuing session will be chosen.

His Honor Sir George Arney. proceeds to Wellington to-morrow by the s.s. Wellington for the purpose of attending the Court of Appeal. It is expected that about 16 days will suffice to get through the business. His Honor may therefore be expected back soon after the 20 th. . .

Mr Martin, head-master of the Graf ton road school, will deliver the last of Ms scientific course, of lectures on Thursday evening' in the Graf ton-road; Wealeyan Church. The subject will be " Chemistry of Food" with experiments. G. M.-Reed, Esq., will take the chair at half-past seven o'clock.

A grand musical and • dramatic entertain ment is announced to take place in the Choral Hall on the Prince of Wales' birthday. There will be some special musical novelties intrbduced, and the proceeds will be in aid of the funds of the Hobson Corps band. I

"PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWS."

Thb New Zealand Presbyterian Cfalrtfi News for November, published yesterday,"sustains the chaw*" —Mch this popular periodical has wottlor 1 itself, to aenOTWf m, especially whose non-official organ it may be regarded as being, the present number is replete with interest, containing as lij doss not only a careful digest of current ecclesias' tical news', b^fc a number of original articles of great ability. Thfe* bpfniig .article on "Religion and Science" is written witn ereat eloquence and point, and bearing spe cially on the views of Professor Tyndall, ; as lately unfolded before tb"e Bjritish Association for the Advancement of Scieiice, deals with a subject at present engrossing a gjceitt deal of attention in religious and scientific circles. This is followed by well written articles on "Disestablishment in Scotland,? "The Great. K^gious. Awakening/; "**£■ gioua Awakening in Afnca," V Ettorts • for the Revival of Religion in Sydney, 3 and "The Sabbatic Institution in its Old and New Testament aspects." - There is alao an interesting in memoriam tribute to the 1 char acter and worth' of the'l(*te Profeasfbr ,^air bairn ; followed by an extract article, from the Weekly Beviev? on the-:^ Presbyterian Form of Worship." After "Correspondence comes " Church News," which is both local, and foreign, extensive and interesting.; Alto gether the number is an admirable one, and we are pleased.to see that six pages of good well-paying advertisements testify as well to the popularity of the periodical as the sound financial basis on which it -WestSV The Presbyterian Church, in this new lithd of its adoption, may well be proud of its ably and well-conducted magazine, which may credit ably take its place beside that of any other teligious organization in the colonies; and every true son, of Presbyterianism should bid it God-speed in unfurling in New Zealand the blue banner of the Covenant. »r

RIFLE ASSOCIATION PRIZE FIRING.

,Thb first of the two,competitions for the Itifle Association priises ' came off at ; the Mount Eden range this morning. A very early move was made, and the first shot watf fired at eight o'olock,. The prizes are to go to the highest aggregate scorers in the two matches, thesecondofwhichistotakeplaeeon Thursday under the same conditions, viz. ,*-7!' shots at 400, 600, and 600 yards jseoond class targets, any position. The firing to-day was under the direction of Captain J. Derrom of the Victoria Company, assigjed by Sergt. Wainhouse. The weatherwaWne, but could not be . considered very favorable for good shooting as the wind came down in strong gusts from the target? diagonally from right to left, and at times the glare of the sun was very great. Complaints were heard a* to the quality of some of the ammunition.- -Many of the competitors had 1862 cartridges served out., to . them, whicb^ ..proved , very inferior. Volunteers will be glad 'to hear thai; it is now all expended. The following is a list of the prizes to be' shot for:—""'' | ,".

Ist. Silver cup, presented by Mr Beck; to be held subject to regulations, and a silver cup, presented by the Association; the latter to become the absolute property of the winner in this match. -

2nd. Eight-day cylinder clock, presented by Messrs Kohn Brothers. .; j Q 3rd. Silver-mounted claret jug. :4th. Carbuncle breasrtTpin. T ;7o: { ; jal .sth. Eight-day drum time-piece. • i ; ! dtji. Set of.Sardonic studs. } : ,,;< "SiNGK PRIZES. 460 yds. For aggregate of two competitors. Silver-mounted glass pint cup. j -m ■. 500 yds. For aggregatejof two competitors. Silver-mounted oak tobacco boi. >■'■ ! *S 600 yds. do. Silver-mounted oak drink ;ing,hora.j;l ....... j w-^ ~,.....• _ ~,.,; . i«. ,,:<, .■ r-i j i,-, ~a The | match. open.,, to Auckland . Scottish Volunteers takes place on Friday. ''-■ \,, be seen that lieutenant Skinner* shot steadily all. through, and stands at the head at present with til fine score of 64 points. Corporal,.J^islettji of the Victorias, made Borne extraordinary at 400 yards. JS^ totalled 27 out of a possibly 28, Volunteer" Kelly was close upon him with 25. Volunteer Mills, of the Victorias, made the; top score at 500 yards, viz. : 24. While at 600 yards "Lieutenant Skinner was top, with- 23." Cbix sidering aU-ftftinga; th«t» .shooting must jbe pronounced' satisfactory^ >

AMONGST THE GROUSE.

dinner has been cleared awal \* kS sitting round tho open wS^Wi l»Z box, with a gloriou^S^C It has jiiafcacoGrred to tm^r^mS" the rolling hills o^sS^cfe purple tinted nufontaina b^?^^*'" might occupy an hour in SSp-^i lines to you from thi ß lovely SS»>^ am fortunate euough to be Vl^*' *& > firs*, weekibfrtte mJ^^lM up from town, #p lrtySSM ' *9% steam^yachtbeto^ ttflS^fi surrounding moors, who- *ZL English country gentleman T i? 6* *l with handsome -feafctirea «tj grey eye, and. a* ;hrfi£v» % Mgirt eye to a . hatff »$ the rows of grouse tied uo in v, - **> i ged ob the| at b U«^ openly testify Acorfple 6 f £2?^ ing the birda in Hampers. V^ *• W sending them south bySa $ty**i i My host picked "me up on woCl> the Westminister J^fS"*^ Greenstone ? ritHlWfown ' a*??' ™ north?)>^rNo,".l said <""nniS' J°?B* until September, I fcfe •'fi^S •very few bird^on.the^oorVS^^l War, and.poor men Uke n J Sgjfti thijpg beyond an occasional So^ st&bles." "Q r non?eS il y4ll me./ TheboysWe goingnoJft&W aftemooa. ''Che S^.Miidcfiff^* and Steam will be up at five, m^ say ?" Such a'cWice was hoife K^* so I jumped at the.offer,.; twkw^ to my lodging*,- packed up Z*s wrote to my wife in Yorkshire to £$ gun-caee and gear off by i\aU tooufS U&?li'i¥* *pp°^d;:tfe e , ion g self at the falcon hotel, GraveW *P friend and his four stalwart song mtt Medah^leiadedwith^l^ but all full of fun and froliciuri &? forward to the voyage and tto&Qj? all the ardour/of youth.; l|*||^^ merriest and most frolicsome rf twl A hard session had been to Mm^teF' tence of hard labotuyi ana) D^fO{? I .boy.i o*t of. school, longing BI &^ breezes ana- imbibe the air d the n^ : hills. I know of ntf' pMttifefi^t^H summer evening than theUWariwi j« its ef er-drifting fleets of .cpll^il! verdant shores, thegreenlslopeiof 'jfoTfoa hills, the occasionul hbm«w»rd.Jhjj3 m! man or New Zealand wool shm|ailfei J 1 tiny tug boat. In the" gttro^sf-? 1 settiiaz sun Turner's " OldMSgii^j reprodctfed again and againf^S[!ailr o^? ful lights repeated with wwREf turn. It- was: dar^ befope T^Sate «!" • op&ti water, but the' nlgßt w|S^ cigars and brandy and seltaiob^jlla time until a late hour pf the rifj^irha,, turned in, the vessel being in eb«^s skipper and a 'pilots5 •■i jfhe "^^JlSmmi Dung_eness in, the, grty^ft^^^S, iaj that night we were* steaming kMinh;pd Ventnor, so close to the gindf tint ftteem a as if we could have thrown a Vit^Hi imoiH the happy group 8 chattiiig .»nd iiffiZ on the beach. However, I-need og drag you bit by bit-- rend- th glorious coast scenery of EnglaaeL lii Lands, End, Holyhead^ t^^jGl^BJ Glasgow were all \i pused, <4^^Sfflm through inland waterg nou'JSmw'ii reached Obauln Argyleshire. Tlunnjiii however our destination, for weiWewlKai .still further north.,and ifrw«'not nsip terday afternoon that we reached oarslra, which was at the upper end of »n«mo!i inland loch, not half a mile;fran tk'sjo! w here I am writing and bring lnialu walked up to our eomfortable^ttleln|jßy, There I found my shooting gear s&p. manteua had preceded me, «d W evening we were all as bray akj looking up and filling •cartridge&i ta ling and selecting guna, telling off g! for various duties, and "settling the thoo programme for next day., I «nnot tg nand Jat shooting iv, compia ■»»# wka siiqhtly uervous, so Iwaspenmttedtqcki my gillie, v" who wM instrlciid i» to i ground I was to be taken pyer. Tie "s keeper' reported plenty, -d bids is neighbourhood,, and wii 'were'affitojßpli lunch at a little clump oii fir^ t ,'j^iidt,iJ alone "on the, top of a lull in aae position. £ , ji I ''A Moch-ii'doras twttu^fiwjll^!'! it? None of us know here) never did. I sleep more *oun4Jj. k m I Ihrill whistle woke meat sixoypiMl my gillie enter with a glass of **l and a stoup of "whiskey. Sndt?| opener! I wag,tip^anji dresiit::ij time, arid'^after^a tremendoni Ml we started off with many !"'!?•:!■ sport. We all loaded up at once, for ■ few steps brought,yUS.Tvattojgrt t»H heather, and we could hear ttao^B grouse crowing away Hke mad. "*•!■ -*en minates-« whH»-r-r.^r,^pi[o'^J of seven. down the old cock, who wmJ^B™ flight, withWylefMAg^bmflj^* .like to;miss myTfirat -shot iß'*^?! makes one more-cartful fof^WEiyi gillie led ail, retriiavfi in:,'»';l*Pi'^J steady * old setter belonging Mml w,as doing all: the w,ork tor *m well he did it too. "An old do*W] worth £50 of aiiy^man^ mp^|g|l master's remark when he ■PP^Pj'tJ to my use. The old dog .•W** rt?Jwl Twith my fi^ip^rmwi^r^^^ the day rather lazily, ™-$££Bn the bird falling, feemed,feo«^|| on his best. behaviour. .#"^ hree brace snugly ensconced IaAV M and we kept steadily at;it '-ptojiMfflm a turn-out revealed eleven brad \^M black cock and a brace of «rayj»j« snipe, and .a leveret. N9»; ■■V%$MM a beginning, and our rendeiroM vm my friends Had all been »* .^ fortunate. ■ i „•««■ : .Such:an appe«t«iifor »|»f-?|B pie and som« Kk«B-WBm- «™ shade of the firs] we^PitwKOJß good things until we M*??iSß provision hairiper^^'TM^JM sprawling on the heather. emptied ; and the pony v)*%&M luncheon was well loaded^PrS^B and driven home. .-Then- ?ftfgSH work. Thistime Itook a **™m side of a sparkling to'fM^JJ* which the spotted trouts^were^M which tumbled in .P^Wty&Mm steppe to i steppe \m^l ,>* T^-^M waters ofthe loch-amileb9lo#»^dj is'that bladkf speck;:high, '^mWjM heads, almostmotionleßß ag«nlJJ.^ :^:g olden; i: Bl straightway produces from stalking glass, by the make out the noble bird as »&«■ cally above us, no qua^y^nwh^ch^? niay.W^^ bolt. Hallo ! the.c » A pair of them saihng W&fflM What.prospect vantago point. 'X^u^M 'indeed* jßjif.it tion'^J^^W this v; if we mean so away, t w^;.go [i agam.^||||« freshed with the wrap- £~ V • a* drink from the ••!»"» .0M with redoubled enejg, £&* o'clock I nT^AFvIM shaky, and as my J^ilf *$■ as heavy »s hecan.oon^^VM " Sover »; begins »£*&,. M» ,heaV& and we « *S,s»^B think it is about timejV^fflHW returmng.; l+m&'ggffigaM hill chiefly, which i • £%*gsß past five t*n i X%£w@&m birds. I have done. *$#¥$$* in' somewhat D'etter■ *^^ nj^d^m However, T <^'"c^ nC »«»T ■ to the feathery heap »*v ■

THE EVENING STAR THURSDAY, MARCH 5



' - : - ,--..-. ; 400 600 600 ' ' Vol. Skinner ■... -.;; '20 *& %$& Vol. Kelly.., ... ... 25 23 IK-fil tSSt&miEti :..;f .,.' 21: 21 17-59 Lieut. Kitchen -,■... ... 18 20 20—58 Vol. Bowden' ... ...: 22 17 17 'kr Snb-Lieut. Davis■•;!. ... 24-15 17_ka Corp. Hay... ; 21 19 15_55 Vol. .„ ..: ; v.. 19 skfl2-JS Vol. A. Payne ... „. 22 16 15--53 VolE. Cooper ... ... 17 22 I3Z52 Borp."?Ha8lett At ?.; ... -27 510) tl !^r Vol. May ... ..,22 17 lUlfe Vol.-W: Tartington ...^ 22<£17 ii_[ka Vol. T^orne .. ... 17 17 15 Iq Mr p^E> Stone t a. -&--191 18 Jg^TX VoLBr^ghtpn -,...- .., 24 14 7-145 V^.M,GonnOT ...... 16 1 8 10-44 Vol. A.-Donald 4 22 I4 7_J4q Lei«h- ";- 21 ii.-^i »,.v,w;».w r .stone_ ....-...„,... . .13: ,jg iq_:4i Vol. Ei R. Partington 13 19 8-I4Q V^ Lawless „. ... 2 0 11 8-39 ? /Brighton... Of 13 15:^4-32^ iVol^ohn... .,._ ... 15 3 *J<Ml# ' * Retired. t;"r-:';: -K- !- -■ ■ -•- >A ..?«



J TJ S T TO H AN D, A LABGE LIIE , X'U i <i) '• ' • )r-6v '"' '■ jw'"i SYDNEY TWEEDS,; jji Blightly DamagQ(J|by Sea Water, 2s lid and 3s lid imm P.^-X •poryajrd f! /»u:V; HL^'f^ SAMUEL COOMBES, CITY CLOTHING MABT,; ; 82, Quben-stjibbt. 'nK st ei?si ft sro to ' & oo.i's,, :■' EXHIB IT I O Jf, BBA ND, ' - r EAGLE BBAND, 0 B 0.W..W- BRAND, ; -• Are to,be procured at all respectable Grocers •', ■ VIQ 3ij tit I an<^ Storekeepers throughout the . Province of Auckland* t •'<■■■• ■■«' -^>ft- stepeM&qs'&coT ! j '■' W. ; ,T ,N,,p..-s, l A.,':Mv/-5....T^8!^8-,« |ij AUOKtAND. : ~, 4, LINABURY AND <% .-.• ■ ' . i Having taken those : OENTMAZLY-BITUATED PSJEMISSS:. ("Three doors below the City Hall), ,;„ Lately in the occupation of Mr S. Smith,-. ■ ,'Cj \) ?j; Qhemitt, #> r> 'f\/ ; Jjfl ? of ;'" ISPaiNGANDSTTMMERDSESSGOOIii AXJ) GENERAL DM&PMMY. j Will partiwlart in future (tfoeriittmnt, \\



FUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE. »OW OPENING,' OT7R NEW STOCK OF SPRING AND ~*,, * SUMMER GOODS, > v; Comprising—. Choice KSW DBESS QOODS, In great variety .■*-■ Tussore Cloths, New Pattern Prints, Printed Muslim?. Check and Satin Stripe Muslins Grenadines, New Summer Skirtings, ~ - '•■:. Hollands, &o. BLACK SILKS, wide with, unusually good value Ladies' Wlk Umbrellas, Fancy Co?ton Sunshade Children's and Ladies' White Straw and Leghorn HATS, In immense variety and price. Coloured Ribbons, New Mowers, Feathers, .. i Ituscheg, &c, &Q. ALWAYS ON HAND, A Large Stock of White and Grey Calicoes, Sheet T Ings, Shirtings, to. , of best maks And a complete Stock of FURNISHING AND GENERAL DRAPERY GOODS ■ Of Every Description. BOYS', YOUTH'S, AND MEN'S CLOTHING. In Great "Variety. . r - \ .White Shirts, Fancy Scarfs and Ties, Crioketlng Belts, Braces, Collars, &c. • • A Large Stock of little Boys' Suits in Printed Drill : Serge, &c, suitable for Summer wear. Boy's and Men's Leghern and Straw Hats, Felt Hats and Caps. j , ARRIVED, EX ZEA.LANDIA, 24 6ASES' AND BALES GENERAL *. DRAPERY GOODS, SUMMER CLOTHING, &c. Importing our Goods principally from the best Home Houses we are in a position to supply our Customers at prices which will compare favourably with any other House in the ttade, Country Orders oarefully and pr omptly executed. RUSHBROOK &.BRIDGMAN, (LATS R. HOBBS,) WhoiiKSAIiK and Eetatl Drapers, Clotbtbes, JUNCTION DEAPEP.Y WAREHOUSE, (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel,) Upper QTTEEir - street, Auckland. QOHP UIiSOET SALE .... AT THE CITY HAL L,' ; (Lath A. Ltnab vr. y and Co) A SA L E 1 or DRAPERY, MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, MATTINGS FURNISHINGS Of evsry description • WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE . j C I T V H A; L !L, ON SAT UR DA V; 24th 0 r<' Andwillco-- , wIOBEE, ■ ■*, .#■ H O NTH, After v** • - ■ m ~mk tie residue of the STOCK will be sold by Tender. TITE ARE NOW SHOWING OUR MAIL GOODS EIOIIVID' PIK S, 8. Ell 0, Consisting of COSTUMES, . , PABIS BONNBTS, SCBIMMBD HATS, ' MANTLES, FEATHEE3, FLOWERS, GLOVES, &a, Ac, Ac. j ~r _ ^. .-..,- -■-....-..-,...,.-...: JamOi •■->■:-• -•■*■ 72 CASES Pub Zsjalandia, Comprising— PRINTS, DKESSES, and.MANCHESTER GOODS.! ■--. .. i - ( ; J. COSGRA.VE & CO.



'VV *P? ?^i,! ~ Br<>wri> Barrett, and Ob.'s Standard -v?J c?? d? ucious and; strong. Brbwm, Barrett; ana Co. s Excelsior Coffee >d^irvea preference to any I %t°?-* on Wlooll** o' purity and distinctness of flavour.: ; m?^ & c *.brft.nd^ !^>ld at almost every g.ooerye* bliahmeht in tdwii and province.—Advt. ; Ss? Bal r's H«b-ciuttinq IgAi;obw;ti»M doorsbelow •iSi^l^? 1"* HoteL Attention, CivUity ACieanliness.-[ADVT.] .