SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

HIGH WATES : This evening, 8.45 ; ks-mowc ■■* Uorning, 4 20 SUSi-dax : 2-hls evening, 5.16 ; SUIf.EISB: To morrow eictaing 6 64 MOON'S AGE: New Moon, 12th, 3.39 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Rowena, s.s., McGregor, from Bay of Islands St Kilda, ss., Flowerday, from Waugaiiui (in tho Manukau) Atalanta, schooner, from Poife Waikato (in the Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

Ituna, p.s, Fan-child, for Kawau and Wellington, via East Coast Star of the South. Palmer, for Napier and'the South Murray, s.s., r'ftlmer. for Waitara (from theManukau) Prince" Alfred, barquontine, Bennett, for Lyttelton

IMPORTS.

Pers.s. St. Kilda, from "Wanganui:—72 head cattle, 370 sheep, and SO pigs, order.— Combes and Daldy, agents.

Mr. E. Coombes has taken the contract for discharging the Miltiades. The hatches were opened yesterday and the fine weather has enabled a good quantity of cargo to be turned out. The cases, as might be expected, are in just as good condition as when first put on board. The Aberdeen clipper ship Queen of Nations has been fitted with double topsail yards and gear since she has been lying at the Queen-street Wharf. The alterations have been effected by Mr. Gouk's ship wrights : they have been somewhat delayed owing to the absence ox that gentleman at the Waitara, but are now approaching completion. The addition gives the vessel even a smarter appearance than she had before, and makes her no unworthy com panion of her fellow-liner the Miltiades. The brig Syren had got into Tairua -when the Southern Cross passed. The. Emu and Onward were waiting outside for the tide. The following vessels are now loading at this port :—Syren, Emu, Onward, Coralie, Wan derer, Janet Gray. The schooner Fiery Cross is expected daily at Tairua from Napier. The brig Tower Hill was loading timber at Wangaroa when the Rowena left. In consequence of the detention in town of Captain Farquhar by the Custom-House authorities, referred to elsewhere in our columns, Captain Palmer, of the s.s. Pretty Jane, takes charge of the Star of the South for her present run, while Captain Farquhar temporarily assumes command of the Pretty Jane.

Messrs Combes and Daldy received a tele gram early this morning that the Taranaki had been delayed, and would not arrive till Monday. The telegram was received from Nelson. *'

The new steam-tug being built by Messrs Sims and Brown for Messrs Webster Bros., of New Plymouth, is now completed as far as the shipwrights' work is concerned. She will be launched one day next week. At present the machinery is hardly ready for her. She is a useful-looking boat, of about twenty tons register, and the port of Auck land would be much improved by possessing one or two crafts of her kind.

The s.s. Eowena arrived this morning from the Bay of Islands. She left Bussell at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, and arrived in the Tamaki at 7.15 this morning, and landed twenty-five head of cattle. Had fine weather with west wind. We are in debted to Mr W. Stodart, purser, for report; and Russell news. Passengers: Mr and Mi-s H. Wright, Messrs F. Howard, H. Butler, Puckey^ Archard, Goldie, F. Stephenson, Hamer, H. Stewart, Master Howard, Captain Davis, Mrs Hetly, Miss Fenton, Miss Mat thews, and five in the steerage. Cargo :25 head cattle, A. Bnekland ; 109 bags gum, Arnold, Hines, an} Co.; 40 hides, 4 bundles skins, B. Gittos and Son ; 30 bags gum, H. D. Eolph and Co.; 2G do dd, Stone Brothers. The brigantine Prince Alfred has left for Lyttelton with a cargo of timber, etc. —M. Niccol, agent.

PORT OF RUSSELL.

OTTTWARD3 COASTWISE.

July 27—Ebenezer, Skinner, for Wangaroa, in ballast; Emu, Baker, for Auckland, with 170 tons coal July 29—William and Julia, McLeod, for Thames, With 40 toss coal; Queen, Veale, for Auckland, with 70 tons roal July 30—Golden Isle, Matzen, for Auckland, with 110 tons coal July 31—Policeman, Evenson, for Thames, with 80 tons cosl; Julia Price, Quin, for Thames, with 70 tons coal; Fawn, Dam, for Auckland, with 43 tons coal August s—Ebenezer, Skinner, for Thames, with 43 tons coal; Speedwell, Omua, for Thames, with 55 tons coal Augu t 6-Nancy, Shepherd, for Thames, with 40 tons coal August 7—Mariner, Austen, for Thames, with 105 tons coal

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Lyttelton, yesterday. Arrived : Helena, from Auckland,

MELBOURNE.

July 24,

Arrived—Rose M, from Wangaroa ; Tasso, from Wangaroa, and Derwent from Kaipara ; 25th, Annie Lisle, "from Wangaroa ; 27th, Kohinoor, from Kaipara.

ADELAIDE.

Sailed—2Bth, Thames, for Auckland,

NEWCASTLE.

Arrived—26th, Glimpse, from Auckland, Sailed-28th, Andell, for Auckland.

AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL.

Business dull. Large parcels new teas gold lljd to Is 3d. For congous and fine teas up to 2s 3d. Brandies receding in value. Oats neglected, 5s 2d to 5s 3d ; for milling wheat, 6s 3d to 6s 4d for prime samples ; kerosinesold up to Is 5d ; malt, 11s.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done — Bank of New Zealand—Buyers, £17 10s; sellers, £17 15s. National Bank—Buyers, 71s ; sellers, 725. South British Insurance—Buyers, 50s ; sellers, 52s 6<3. Thames Gas Company—Sellers, 365. Thames G.M. Co.—Sellers, 47s Gd. Albion (Ist issue) —Buyers, 52s 6d. Caledonian—Buyers, £9 2s 6d; sellers, £9 103. City of London—Sellers, 30s 6d. Crown Prince Sellers, 31s 6d. Moanatairi Buyers, 40s. Vanguard—Sellers, 3s 3d. Bird in Hand —Buyers, 30s; sellers, 32b 6d. Golden Calf (paid up)— Buyers, 6s 6d. Bright Smile —Buyers, 82s 6d. Bismarck —Sellers, ss. *s Old Whau—Sellers, 47s 6d. Queen of May—Bayers, 11s. Cure—Buyers, 10s ; sellers, 12s. Tokatea—Sellers, 13s 6d. Otago, 103 ; buyers, 10s. Fride of Tokatea—Sellers, Is Bd. (

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— For Thames, on Monday next, at 10 30 a.m. For "Whitiangi, Tairua, Taurac£a. Opctikl, and Napier, via Tauranga, per Southern Cross, on Monday next, at 8 p.m. For Russell, Wansaroa, and Mongonui, per Eowena, on Monday next, at 4 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, par Taranaki, on Tuesday next, at 6 a.m. S, B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong tliat needs resistance. For the future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

We know not whether any compulsion can be used to induce the publication of the evidence in the recent salvage arbitration case; but after the appeal made through the public press we trust that a sense of honour will induce the arbitrators to set themselves right with the public. We are safe in saying that no one would have expected anything unfair from the hands of any one of the three arbitrators, and now, when a decision has been arrived at that has taken everyone by surprise, and shocked the moral sense of the community, in justice to the arbitrators themselves the public should know the grounds on which has been based a decision that, without such grounds being known, ap pears to the public simply monstrous. It may be tbat the evidence disclosed an amount of risk in the position of the Miltades, which has been purposely shrouded from the public view. It may be that the timely arrival of the Steam Ship saved a hundred thousand pounds worth from destruction, and the pas. sengors from a watery grave. It may be hat the particular warp ia question may

have been of some stiff and iinbending mate, rial, so that although its curvature was not straightened, nor lifted above the surface of jjhe water, a most powerful iiaul may have been made on the stranded ship. These may be the true circumstances, and if the evi dence has disclosed such valuable ser vice rendered it is unjust to Captain Cpsey that these particulars are suppressed. In the name of the public we call on the arbitrators, or in their default,on the parties to the arbitration, to let the public here and elsewhere know the evidence warranting such award. Left as it is, the award wil brand our commercial character with infamy ; by making known the evidence it may appear as a shining example of moderation. For the fair fame of Auckland we hope and trust we may yet say without a blush—the Miltiades was a stranger and we took him not in.

In the columns of the Cross we expect to see a good deal of .stupidity, but as evidence of impenetrable dullness unmatched before we would refer to a sub-leader in to-day's issue put into the form of a letter, under the heading "literary Tergiversation.1' The oliice pen appears in the favourite form of parallel columns, and proposes to show the shifting of ground on the part of the Hvrahl in respect of Captain Casey's claim for salvage. The second of the columns from yesterday's Herald gives expression to the universal indignation against the outrageous award of £1025. The first column is an extract from the same paper of 25th ult., speaking with great gravity of the "very valuable " services of the " powerful steamer" in taking " out a kedge anchor and line " as Ix-ing sure to " meet with .sub stantial reward," to wit, ten or twelve thousand pounds. Will our readers believe that the writer in the Crow took this as genuine '! Irony is only for some ;to others tho point of a joke ia invisible unless it is about as iine as tho point of a crow-bar. For the benefit of the Gross people, and of those who take that luminous journal, it would be well for all other papers in future whenever chaffing, to append, after the fashion of Artemus Ward, " This is a goak.

The next concert of the Auckland Choral Society has been postponed from Tuesday next till the following Tuesday, 18th iust. All working members are urgently requested to attend the last rehearsal on Tuesday next.

The prosperity of Chicago seems to have received a check judging from the following extract from the letter of a correspond en c of a San Fransisco journal, who says :— " When 1 came through Chicago I learned that the Executive Cotnmitteo of the Society of Blarsted Liars were looking for me and wanted an interview. It appears that the little account 1 gave in the Alia last Fall of the real condition of tilings in Chicago, did not please them. The truth was something no feller was allowed to tell, and the idea that anybody should dare to say Chicago was not prosperous was so astounding that the author merited free transportation on a hastily improvised Pullman pulled from the nearest fence. If the truth was distasteful then, what would it be now, for things are fifty per cent, worse there now than a year ago. Business is terrible. Acre 3of floors vacant, and large elegant stores can be rented at almost any price. As an instance : a fine, new store for which .'30,000 per year was asked, has never had a tenant at any price, although tho owner kept lowering his prica until at last he was glad to rent it by tho mouth at $25, or £300 per annum."

Mr William Buchanan, a respectable farmer, who was detained in town as a wit ness in a case heard before tho Police Court yesterday, put his expenses seven shillings and sixpence in the poor box, thus setting an example to others in like circumstances who may be heavier in tho pocket than this country farmer.

A case of very faithful service and remark able modesty is that of Mr Lemon, General Manager of the Telegraph Department When the estimates for the department were presented to the House of Representatives, Mr Vogel said he had suggested to M r Lemon that an increase of salary should be proposed for him. Mr Lemon, however, said he did not wish such a proposition to be made, as he had received an increase of salary last year. The feeling of the Honse, however, was that Mr Lemon was inadequately paid as compared with other heads of department, and that his discovery of a mode of duplex telegraphy should be recognised in a substan tial manner. Mr Vogel, therefore, promised to place a sum on the Supplementary Esti mates. The Premier also stated that a Bpecial recognition of Mr Lemon's services, to which the Cabinet had agreed, should be appended to the annual report of the depart ment. Mr Lemon is a very useful officer to Ministry—very ; but whether his services and the general conduct of the department are equally satisfactory to the public is open to question.

Wo have to-day been interviewed by tbe elderly Lady who represents herself as "Cameo's ma." She had a merry twinkle in her eye as she deposited on our table a, large package of scraps of paper consisting of fragments of used up envelopes, remnants of newspaper wrappers, and other savings of a literary person of economical habits. On looking at the scraps we found them all closely written over and numbered consecu tively, but in such a crabbed and illegible hand that it will require till Monday for the compositors to master the contents. We bowed respectfully to the aged lady and she bowed. We bowed again, and she winked at us with the left eye, and drawing her skirts around her she retired majestically.

A meeting of cricketers convened by ad vertisement took place at the Thames Hotel last night, to make preliminary arrangements in view ef the possible advent of a Melbourne eleven to Auckland. Mr G. Johnstone took the chair, and explained the business of the meeting. Mr W. F. Buckland said he had re ceived a telegram from Dunedin conveying the. intelligence that a Melbourne Cricketing Team intended to visit the colony and make a tour of the provinces, playing against 22 of each. It was on his suggestion that the meeting was called to appoint a committee to entertain any further proposals <■; which might come to hand. Ha proposed that Mr V. E. Rica be appointed secretary, and Mr E. Hesketh treasurer of such committee. The motion was seconded and carried. Messrs W. F. Buckland, W. L. Rees, J. Yates, James Russell and Jos. Bennett were then appointed a committee with power to act. Some further conversation took place and the meeting separated.

We learn that the cotton crop at Taviuni, Fiji, this season, is in splendid condition, but owing to the low prices that have been ruling of late many have given up growing it altogether, while others have reduced the number of labor by fully two-thirds, conse quently the plantations show weeds that predominate considerably over cotton trees, and without there is a speedy alteration in prices, very little cotton will be shipped from here for the future, the present rates leaving consi d erable loss to the growers.

The Mammoth Pavilion will be re-opened this evening in the Market reserve, when a new series of equestrian flights ana gym nastic feats will be performed. To the Editor of the Star : Sir,- Has the lessee of the Market-house, or the po-calleci Market Inspector, a right to demand a lee from all persons bringing produce, &c, toau auctioneer to be sold ? He has been doing so from some of my customers, and to one who refused to submit to the demand He called the police that they might take his name.—l am, &c, R. Arthur, Auctioneer.

The formation of the new cricket ground at Ellerslie is being pressed on rapidly in anticipation of the projected visit of the Mel bourne team. Hopes are entertained that with energetic measures the turf will be sufficiently settled to allow of a first-class wicket being obtained by next Christmas. From personal inspection we are enabled to state that the work is beiug carried out in a. very efficient manner by Mr Beaumont and his assistants, acting under the instructions of the Auckland Racing Club. The Auckland Crick it Club has decided to give a dramatic performance in about six weeks time, of whicn the proceeds are to be devoted to 'he discharg ing of the liability of £100, which it has voluntarily incurred towards the expenses. The entertainment committee which was formed to carry out the necessary arrange ments met on Wednesday evening, when the subject was discussed, and eventually Messrs A. E. Isaacs, H. E. Cotten and A. King were appointed a sub-committee to select a play and cast the characters.

To the Editor : Sir, -Would you spare me a little space in your widely circulated paper that every one may know of the impudence of Mr Greenwood in attempting to stop me this morning on the public highway, and force me to give him the sale of my country produce or submit to his demand of the pay ment of one shilling As I came along with my fowls, &c, I was met by his man, and when I refused to have anything to do with him in the sale of my, goods—know ing full well that his own interest was his object—he demanded the fee. He strove to bounce and frighten me into sub mission, but I sternly refused. Ho then called a policeman, and ordered my name, which I gave at once. He actually followed me down to the very murt, and greatly in convenienced me in my delivery of the goods. A summons of course is the result, bub I care not for this, as I will push it to the very las'". Why demand of me the fee when daily and hourly grain, hay, ehecie, horses, and cattle are sold on commission and at auction without being questioned ? The real secret is because I would not go to his Market and have his games perpetrated upon me. He is sticking up almost every oue he meets, and has in a good many cases succeeded in in timidation. Sir, shall this be allowed? I am not allowed to carry about my produce privately for sale, and now when I seek to bring it to the best market, that I may receive an honest profit, I am pounced upon by this man who serves his own interest more than the public's. lam sure the City Council never intended this sort of thing when ho was appointed. Can you, sir, advise me my proper conrao, as 1 only seek what is right?—l am, &c, James Lindsay.

We havo received the following letter with reforenco to the behavour of the audience at Mr Cass's lecture last night :— Sir,—l was present last evening at the Young Men's Christian Association Kooms to hear Mr Case's lecture on the " Dogma of Eternal Punishment." Of course as a professed Christian I expected to have seen a large and select audience of deep thinking people listening to a subject of such vast solemnity, touching as it did the attributes of our Heivealy Father himself. But judge my surprise to witness disturbances of such a low nature as is now happily very seldom metwith evon at election meetings. Hooting, shouting, hiding, dapping, appeared to be the/o/-/t' of a part of the judience. In vain did Mr Cass appeal to their good sense and the solemn nature of his sub ject. Alas ! for not even his threatening to send for a constable had any effect, and so Mr Gass had abruptly to close the dis cussion. Strange to say your morning con temporaries—possibly ashamed of such con duct—mentions not a word of the row. Any stranger present last night should indeed have been shocked at such conduct, and so it is to be that there were none. —Yours, Dbckncy.

Divine service to-morrow (Sunday)—At Newton Kirk by Rev. Dr. Wallis. Morn ing : " The Ruins of Petra ;" evening : "The great importance of little things ;" City Hall services, by Rev. Warlow Davies, M.A. Morning : "The dormant energies of the Church ;" evening : " Christ and His foes ;" Lome-street Hall, by Rev. Samuel Edger, B.A. Morning : "The great principle of sacrifice ;" evening : " Why Paul preferred nnmarried life;" Wellesley-atreet Baptist Churck, Rev. P. H. Cornford. Morning : "No condemnation ;" evening : " Heart secrots ;" Edwardea-street Chapel, Rev. W. Tinsley. Evening: "The demon expeller." At Newton Hall, morning as usual. Evening, a sermon by Mr Ewiagton. Also, service_s at the usual hours at Ceok-streefc, and Uni ted Methodists Free Church, Rev. G-. H. Turner—morning, "The Bankqueting House;" evening, "What is Man?"

We have received the following from a "Ratepayer" at the Wade : —The adjourned meeting of the Weiti Highway Board was held at George Fallowdown's residence, August 1, Mr luglis in the chair. Tho Chairman opened the meeting by calling on the late trustees to prodnce the advertisement calling a general meeting of ratepayers, on the authority of whom the trustees said they had levied the rate ; this they failed to do, and it was proved that there was no general meet ing. The Chairman requested that a properly audited account be produced of all money received and expended during the past year. This could not be done as the auditors had refused to sign the balance-sheet, it not being correct. Mr Moyle here stated that in tho contract !et to Mr Lord half the work speci fied had not bean completed, and requested to know who had passed it. Major Stoney said that it had been done to the satisfaction of the board, here two of the trustees dis sented, and said that the Major alone had passed the work. The Star of the 30th July was then produced, and a report of the last meeting read, after which Mr H. Lloyd said he was of opiniou that His Honor the Super intendent would incorporate this district with some other, as the business in these small districts, not being properly conducted, was a continual source of annoyance. The Chairman said that all reference to the im proper proceedings of the past year should not be allowed to drop, and they had better proceed to elect a board, subject to the ap proval of His Honor. The following persons were eleoted: James Lord, Henry Lloyd, Butler Stoney, and Messrs Sidwell, sen. and Jan., and Messrs Bond and Fallowdotra, auditors. —I am, &c, Raterayek. Henry Heine, the Germangpoet, was the author of many pretty ryhmes which will bear repeating. The following is an illustra tion of these :— I've written couplets to my lady's eyeg, Her foot I've sung in half-a-scere romances ; And on her little hand, bewitching prize ! I've lavished dozens of poetic fancies. I've sung her little cheek in verse apart, Her little mouth, what rhymes I've made upon it ! And if my lady had a little heart— Why, I would celebrate It In a aonnek.

A seizure of stores took place on board the | s.s. Star of the South this morning. Ihe contraband goods consisted of a few bottles of spirits, and small quantity of other articles which had been left out of theprovidore a list of surplus stores. Captain Farquhar who is officially responsible as the master ot the yes: el, although he has nothing personally to do with the matter, has been subpeonaert vO appear at the Police Court, on Monday morn ing when the nffair is to be investigated. We understand that the omission was purely accidental, and the value of the articles un declared, very trifling. The seizure was made at the hands of Mr Parker, Custom-hosue locker, who went on board after Mr Brodie, tide surveyor, had passed the vessel without detecting the omission.

In view of the award made by the Miltiades arbitrators on Thursday the following sug gestion opens up a promising field of enter prise to speculative diney-owners :— kir>-- As there seems to be no lack of public spirit amongst us, especially where there is a rise to be made, I would suggest to some enter prising individual that he proceed with a dingy to the Mahuraugi river, where the notorious Lady Bowen trades, and wait patiently until the aforesaid steamship makes her appearance, and when she runs aground (as she usually docs) run up and offer to take the kedge out, and they of course, thinking it an act of kindness, will cheerfully comply. As soon as you get into deep water leave her to depart in peace. Come quickly to town, and claim £500 for salvage. If not at once paid submit it to arbitration, choose the same gentlemen os in the late case, and you will rise in the estimation of the public as well as making your own rise.—l have, frc, Miltiades."

A charge of kidnapping was brought against Captain Msrtin on July 13, and dis missed after five healings, at the Warden's Court, Levuka. The occurrence was alleged to have taken place while Martin was in command of the Auckland schooner Wild Duck, but the native testimony did not sup port the charge of forcible detention in any respoct. Immediately upon being dis charged Captain Martin was again arrested on a bench warrant, granted by the Chief Justice, by which he is to answer any charge for assault and trespass which may be filed against him at tho (irst criminal sittings to bo holden at Levuka. Upon being brought before his Honor Mr Justice Garrick upon this warrant, Mr Martin was liberated upon his own recognizances in the sum of live hundred pounds, to appear as directed. The young and promising members of the Naval brigade met last evening in the Drill shed. There was a very good muatcr, and the men went through their drill in soldier-like manner. The sad accident referred to yesterday as having happened to a young man named John Brown, who had been in the employ cf the Sash and Door Company during the last three years, was attended with very painful circumstances. The young man was engaged among the machinery, and had he attended strictly to instructions given he would not probably be now suffering in the Provincial Hospital from the loss of his arm. The accident, it seems, was in consequence of his leaning over the cutter heads for the purpose of supplying the opposite lubricator with oil, when he over-reached and fell upon the 'planing irons, which drew his left arm down to the bed and fractured the bone, tearing the muscles of the fore-arm and paring thorn down, causing intense pain to the sufferer. He was at once conveyed to the Hospital, and immediately attended upon by Dr Phil son, who removed the remnants of the fore arm with a pair of scissors, and then ampu tated tho limb above tho elbow. The young man lies in a state of great suffering, but from latest enquiries we learn that he is likely to recover.

To the Editor : Sir, —Whatever'maj'be the result of the football match being played at the North Shore this afternoon, as a member of the committee of the Parnell Club I must enter a stren« protest against the descrip tive announcements of the contest supplied to or at any rate given in tho local columns of tho two morning papers. The Cross calls it " the grand match of the season," " North Shore v. Provincial team ;" the Herald terms the fifteen opposed to the North Shore " a Combination Team picked from the various club 3in Auckland." The tone of the two paragraphs is suggestive of both having been concocted by one of the North Shoreites, with the object,— praiseworthy enough, if gone about in a legi r.imate way,—of obtaining for bis club addi tional kudos in the event of a victory. Your readers may perhaps be astonished to hear that so far from the fifteen opposed to the North Shore beiug"a combination team," or " picked from the various clubs in Auck land," or—this is laughable—"a Provincial Team," there is not one name in the list published in the columns of your contem poraries which is not to be found on tho books of the Auckland Football Club. Ou the other hand the North Shore team contains three gentlemen—Mr Caverhill and the brothers Hales, who are also members of the Auck land Club. I should be" the last to detract from the acknowledged prowess of the North Shore players—l had a very good taste of it tha other dajr at Ellerslie, —but I confess to being unable to see why they should be " admired for their pluck" in this particular instance.—l am, &c, Alfred King.

To the Editor : Sir, —Criticism to be of any use must be just. There are doubtless two sides to a subject ; and the " other side" may certainly and should fairly be viewed. Accordingly I considered that your remarks in yesterday's issue on Edger and Caaey ware just and appropriate, and in demand. Mr Edger well gave forth the moral aspeat of the very extraordinary case which has excited general surprise and disapprobation. Per haps, however, the commercial side is more suitable—its effect on the port, etc. I think there are some few men here who would any day boldly exclaim " Perish Auckland if thereby my pockets get filled with money !" But I now wish to say with reference to the farewell meeting of Wednesday last that on reading the account of the little disturbance there i felt disgusted with it. No intel ligent man could have so violated civil decorum. There was no falsity in great essential doctrine to be clamoured against or to arouse indignation, but only excessive uMction and immoderate inordinate amiability and some palaver. In such case the very worst an intelligent man and sensible oppo nent could do would be to smirk, and smile, and curl the lip, and perhaps throw one eye slap up to the ceiling. But the conduct re ported was simply and rudely abominable.— I am, &c, Independent.

Mr Floyd, electrician, and Mr Aroner, contractor, returned from the North per Rowena to-day; They have been eng.aged during the past mouth surveying the line of telegraph extension to North, and ha*e had a very harduous task owing to the very f wet weather that has prevailed lately. The sur veys are now completed, and we hope to see the work of construction speedily under* taken.

Mr B. Cass will repeat his lecture >■ on " Future " to-morrow evening, in Lome-street Hall,

ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY.

TnEEoyal English Opera Company represented the beautiful opera of " Maritana " last even ing to a full audience, every part ot we housse being literally crammed, and evidently with a class of persons who had not hitherto witnessed this charming production as the former prices were beyond the reach ol tne o-reat body of the people. Miss Alice Maj was excellent in the character of the win some Maritana, and the several sweet songs which fell to her lot were given with power and feeling and were highly applauded. Messrs Kain*ord, Hallam, arclthe other gen tlemen were also good in their character delineations. This opera includes a number of fine ballads which won a very favourable reception; most of them wore loudly encored. Miss Lambert sustained the part of Lazanio with much truth; but wehave seenherm other operas where she appears to greater advan tage The parts assigned to Messrs Levison, Rninford, Vernon, and Hallam were repre sented with the utmost skill. We notice that tbe " Bohemian Girl" will be repeated to night, Miss May taking the part of Arline.

LECTURE ON FUTURE PUNISHMENT

The large room of the Young Men's Christian Association was crowded last night by per sons of both sexes who appeared anxious to hear a lecture from Mr Cass on ".Future Punishment." Mr Cass has long been known to us as a respectable city tradesman. Y\ c knew also that he held independent views on such subjects as the one on which he dwelt last evening, and the other subject of the " golden age," when the primitive life of the patriarchs shall be restored to the v orld and peace reign universally. Previous to the commencement of the lecture Mr G. F. Ewington offered a brief prayer, and at its close introduced the lecturer, who needed no introduction to that eager audience, who were anxious to have their fears dispelled by the crushing of the ancient dogma before their eyes. Mr Cass opened his lecture by remark ing on the general cry that had been raised to tho effect that he (Mr Cas3) was a fanatic, but this cry was not strange. It was a cry that had been raised against all advanced thinkers and expounders of Christianity from the days when "Away with him !" was heard in the" holy city. The cry of fanatic in respect of himself was not fair, as he never held heterodox oyjinions on any essential phase of Christianity; nor was he an atheist, nor a sceptic, as some had alleged. _ The Bible was open unto all men, and it was generally admitted that those who deeply ' and continually studied the Book ought to know something about it. He had devoted i a large portion of his life to its study. Mr Cass then proceeded with the immediate sub ject of his discourse, which the following summary will explain :—There doubtless is a future punishment, but to say that it is eternal is a gross libel upon the character of God. The fanaticism and traditions of the dark ages created an eternal hell. Scripture taught that the wicked were merely taken to judgment and then destroyed body and soul. The dogma was gathered from the heathen philosophers. Man might die as the beasts and be finally annihilated. The promise of immortal life waa held out to man, but as the gift of God through Jesus Christ. Mr Cass also referred to the meaning of the word eternal, and entertained Professor Maurice's v i ew —that it was limited to powers of en durance in the creature. Mr Cass' lecture evidenced that great care had been exercised in its composition, and many parts were reasonable and acceptable. The Rev Dr Purohas in a brief speech assented to many of the lecturer's conclusions, but was not dis posed to believe in the utter destruction of 1 God's human creatures. Mr Ewington em phatically opposed the doctrine of eternal punishment as taught by the lecturer ; but as he had been called upon to pray he con sidered it his duty as a Sunday-school teacher to discountenanco what he considered to be an error. Some show of opposition was ex hibited at different times during the progress of the lecture, but this was to be expected in a theological discussion. A vote of thanks however waa cordially given to the lecturer, who sat down amid loud cheers.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., E.M ) VARIATIONS. Jane Gould, a middle-aged woman, was fined 10s and costs for being drunk. Michael Roy, with a terribly disfigured face, who deposed that he was an old soldier, and met with a terrible accident, and that ho was not drunk— His Worship : A falling sickness, I pre sume ? Piisonar : Tes. your Worship ; that's just it. It having been shown that prisoner's "fall ing sickness" was produced by "strong colo nial" he was fined 10s and costs. Archy Campbell was charged with a simi lar offence. He deposed that he was a groom aad clipper, and had been overcome by the invisible foe, alcohol; he would plead guilty. Fined 10s and costs. William Andrews was charged with being drank and disorderly in Vulcan Lane. Prisoner deposed that he was a country farmer, and had come into the city on busi ness. He had a pain in his inside, and was persuaded to taka a shilling's worth of brandy, half-an-oance of black pepper, and ten drops of chlorodine. Ho took it off at once, and remembered nothing more until he woke up in the station-house very cold. Fined 20a and costs. James Duffy, from Dublin, was fined 20s and costs for being drunk and disorderly. Kichard Murray, alias Lord Mansfield, was charged with the same offence, and sub ected to the same penalty, 20s and costs.

ADVERTISING.

(To the Editor of the Evening Stab..) Sir, —I am only a young man from the country, and when passiug up Queen-street to-day I was attracted by a poster " Cameo and the Star: which has the best of it ?'' and referring to the Weekly News. Having never seen that paper before, and expecting something racy from an encounter with the Star, I went in and invested sixpence. I could not help comparing " Cameo" with " Snyder" in tha Weekly Herald, the paper which they take in our part of the country. " Cameo" appears to be employed to make humour at so much per yard ; from " Sny der" the fun flows bright and sparkling, showing the genuioe vein of humour. But, sir, do you not think you are being led into a trap, and that an attempt is being made to advertise the News on the cheap? The cir lation of that paper must be very small. I never heard of it befora. I feel a little riled at having been sold myself to-day, and I thought I would advise you as to the way in which you were possibly being trapped.—l have, &c, Rust. /

STRANDING OF THE SCHOONER FAIRY.

By the arrival of the Rowena this morniB B we hear that the schooner Fairy, which left here on the 26ult. for Hokianga, Has gOne ashore near that pert, between the hoods and Mr Webster's place. From the meagre par. ticulars we are in receipt of it does not an. pear whether she was going in or conuW out of the port. She went away with a cargo of general merchandise shipped by Lewisßroa, Must and Co., and other firms, valued aC about £1200. The schooner, it was hoped would be floated when the cargo was-fe^ out, but with the westerly weather which has prevailed lately she would be in a very precarious situation. The Fairy is owned by Captain Rattray, of the North Shore, and i£ in charge of Captain Jones. We hear of ao loss of life in connectioa with the mishap Captain Jones rented the Fairy from the owner at £18 per month. She was insured in the New Zealand office for £300. This is just two-thirds of her value, Capt&in Rattray having been offered £450 a few daya ago.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(Par Press Association.)

WELLINGTON.

This day. THE NORTH ISLAND PROVINCE PfiQ.

I'OSAL.

It is reported that noses have been counted, and that there are 48 certajn sup. porters for abolishing the provinces of the North Island. AUCKLAND WASTE LAKDS.

Considerable discussion was raised in cam mittee upon the Auckland Waste Lands Bill on clause 73, allowing resident occupiers in the Highway Districts to graze cattle on waste lands. The clause _ eventually passed with a slight alteration. Clause 75, providing that persona depastur ing under the section are not liable for trespass, except where land is sub stantialiy fenced, was also discnssed. Messrs May and Andrew wanted the clause struck out. Mr Williamson Baid that without some such clause it would be impossible for settlers to live. Mr Swanson opposed the clause. Mr Sheehan amended the clause by making it read "Land laid down in grass or under crop." The clause being still opposed, Mi Sheehaii called for a division, the result being: Ayes, 27; noes, 16. The clause was agreed 1 to. The bill is still'in committee. COLONIAL BANK In the Legislative Council, The Colonial Bank Bill passed through all stages. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. At the evening sitting of the House, in reply to questions regarding bills amending the Public Revenues Act and Immigration Loan Bill, the Premier said he would bring down next week Bills providing for proposals made in the Financial Statement regarding the provinces and a measure relating to trade with the Polynesian Islands. He announced, in replying to Mr Fitzherbert, that he would not go beyond the second reading of the Immigration and Public Works Loan Bill until after he delivered the Ministerial State ment regarding immigration. STATE FORESTS BILL. Mr Rolleston opposed the committal of the State Forests Bill He said he had no desire to surprise legislation but wanted time to consider how the important altera tions made in the bill since brought down affected the whole question. The Premier said there waa' not the slightest complication caused. A child might understand the amendments made in all respects except that .dealing with the three per cent, of laud. The bill was unchanged. The object was not, as he apprehended, to establish a new department, but to get the House to pledge itself unequivocally to the promotion of a scheme of State forests. He was sure the whole country would respond heartily, and if the Superintendents of the provinces placed lands at the disposal of the Government for that purpose they would be grateful, and he had no doubt the Provincial Governments would cordially co-operate with the Government in promoting the scheme in committee.

Mr Macandrew suggested that the Honse should give £500 to the Dunedin Botawe Garden, which would distribute throughout the colony 500,000 plants for all time. Mr O'Connor suggested that Dr Hestor should be appointed head conservator, as he had experimented a great deal with science in forestry. Mr Sheehan suggested sending New Zea land youths to Europe to learn forestry. The Premier observed that that will be the natural outcome.

Mr Brandon caused the clause for sala ries for conservators to be amended so as to make them payable out of the State forests account. A number of slight technical objections were being raised, and the progress of the Bill impeded. The Premier said it was the old, old story, any excuse to gain time, delays in such cases, being fatal. On Mr Swanson'a motion the time for granting forest leases was limited to ten years instead of thirty. Mr Swanson also en do vourtd to introduce a provision for in viuug public tenders for disposing of leases, bat \v..s overruled by the arguments of the Premier and Mr Wales, and the discretionary powers was left in the hands of the Govern ment. MR LUCK 113 CALLED UPOff TO APOLOGISE. The Speaker read the report of the Joint Committee upon the Ward-Chapman brewfi of privilege case, the su -.stance beingth»t they found that Judge Ward gave the infor mation to Mr Luckie, who telegraphed it to Auckland, and it was subsequently re-pr» duced in the Tribune, and that the gentle man mentioned was entirely responsible for the publication. - Mr Luckie apologised for having aotea. contrary to the usages of Parliament, and im pressed his indebtedness to the gentleman from whom he obtained, the information for allowing him to use his name as the person who supplied it. Mr O'Rorke moved that the apology M accepted. Mr iSheehan made some very spirited obser vations on the absurdly ridiculousness of tie whola proceedings. Why should the public not be made acquainted with the proceedings of Select Committees the same as tb«» "" of evid«nce given in Courts of law T^S^* 1-. be a great benefit, and the standing oru—Uy required amendment in that direction. The apology was accepted, and Mr Lackie i re-entered the chambers. I SECOND HEADINGS. The Harbour Works Bill, Harbour Board Amendment Bill, Whakataki Grant -BiU. Outlying Districts Sale of Spirits Bill, Naval Training Schools Bill, Oamaru Harbour I Board Lands Bill, Inspection of Machinery Bill, Christehnrch Diainage Debenture Bui, and Westporfc Borough Validation Bill were read a second time. BILLS PASSED. The Auckland Waste Lands BUI, Dunecbn. Gas Works, and Dunedin Waterworks i» wera passed. t . The House adjourned at 2.5 to one QClqc»<

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