SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

HIGH WATBS : This evening, 6. 35 ; to-moiro« morning, 6.44

atJiS-SBX ; This eveulng, 6.18; 6UK-BIBB: To morrow morning, 6.58 MOON'S AGE: New Moon, 12th, a39 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Murray, s.s , from the Waiter*

DEPARTURES. Taranaki, s.s., Wheeler, for the South Fawn, brig, for Newcastle

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Newcastle-Briton, and William Gifford, barques,

early J'or Sydney—Victoria, s.s., three days after arrival For London—Countess of Kintore. ship, early For Kaipara - Thomas and Henry, brig, early For Melbourne—Miltiades, ship, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

Victoria, s.s., from Sydney, goodness knows when Oity of Auckland, ship, from London; sailed 20th May Thames, barque, from Boston, via Adelaide, early Loch TTrr, ship, from London ; sailed 3rd June Perndale, barque, from London ; sailed May 5 Oxford, ship, from London : sailed 7th June Eleanor, barque, from Newcastle, early Pearl, ketch, from South Se* Islands, early Clematis, ketch, from Lyttelton, early Wave, brig, from Oamaru Mary Melville, schooner, from Dunedin ; sailed 18th

instant Harriett Armitage, barque, from Dunedin ; loading Memento, barque, from Newcastle, early

The s.s. Taranaki left tlic Manukaufor the South at 9 a.m. to-day. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. Nunkow, G. S. Graham, Sutton, Bruce, Ackland, Dalgleish, Mr. and Mrs. Oass^ Mrs. Lucks, Messrs. Coimell, Allan, Hawkins, Smith, Capt. D. Rae, Miss Gibbons. Steerage : Mr. and Mrs Joy and family, Miss Inbcrgten, Mrs. Noble and child, Mrs. McSweeney and 2 children, Mr. Downes, J. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Harknett, Mr. and Mr3. Taylor and family. . We take the following from the Dunedin Guardian of the 31st nit. :— "The Auckland schooner Clio, which has lately been pur chased by Messrs Brogden and Sons, arrived at Dunedin yesterday afternoon from Auckland, via Wangapoua, after a long and rough pass age. We learn that she left Auckland on the 28 th of June, arrived at Wangapoua the following day, loaded her cargo of timber, and left on the 9th July, with light northerly winds. Rounded the East Cape on the 10th, and Portland Isle on the following day. On the 12th had strong gales from the S., lasting three days, with a very low barometer. On the 20th, encountered another gale from the W., with a very high sea. Hove the vessel to under a close-reefed mizzensail. At G a.m. of the same day, shipped a large sea, which flooded the decks and carried away the har ness-cask, two water-caska, stove the boat's sides in, and also did other damage. On the 25th, similar weather was met with, and another sea carried away all the lanyard main rigging, and the chain plate, and the little vessel had to wear round to save her mast. From that time the weather moderated. Put into tbe Kaikoras, and stopped there one day; from thence to the Heads experienced light easterly winds. The schooner Clematis was seen off Oatnara. She has been dodging about the Kaikoras for some days, bound to Napier. The Clio will commence discharging her cargo to-day, after which she sails for the Bluff to load sleepers for Moeralri."

> The R.M. s.s. Tartar arrived at San Fran cisco on the 22nd of July, that is sixteen days behind her advertised time. The next incoming mail is due according to the time table on Friday next, but in view of the certain detention of the Tartar for repairs after her striking on the reef our readers need not expect their letters for more than a fortnight. The brig Fawn took her departure for Newcastle, in ballast, early this morning. The barque Jamea Wishart did not get away last night as was expected, butanchored off the North Head for the night, and sailed the first thing this morning. The barque William Gifford will sail for Newcastle as soon as her alterations are com pleted. She is to load coals for Oamaru, and bring grain from that port to Auckland. The disabled barque Ansdell anchored off the wharf at half-past four yesterday after noon. Captain Henderson must have had an anxious time of it since the Ist in3tant, when her injuries were reoeived. He is to be congratulated on bringing the vessel safely into port.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows:— For Thames, to-morrow, at 10 30 a m. For Walwera and Warkworth, per Ladj' Bowen, on

Thursday noxt, st 10 a.in. For T;uir*ng;i, por Vincent, on Thursday r.ext, at

4 30 p m. For Gisbjrne, per Opotiki, on Saturday next, at 3 p.m.

S, B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

DEATH.

WBlfiiiT. —On tho tirird of May last, at Mousehol", Penzar.ce, Cornwall, Captain Henry Wright ; rged 7:5 years, the beloved father of Mr J. 11. Wright, Pukel-oho, West, Auckland, New Zoalnnrt.

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POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before W. J. Hurst, Esq., and Dr Home, Justices ) DRUNKENNESS.

Robert Bosh and Samuel Fraser were con victed of this offence and fined 53 and costs each.

Catherine Regan, an old offender, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment with hard labour.

SCENES I!i THE CIRC ITS.

Thomas King, tho proprietor of the Siamese and Asiatic Troupe, appeared to answer a charge of having used threaten ing language to C. H. Foley, another theatrical pioprietor, on Friday, theGthinst It will be recollected that the same parties appeared in the District Court yesterday, when Foley was nonsuited in a claim for certain wages declared to be due to him from King. The present summons arose out of the same disagreement. It appears that on the day in question Foley took his little bill to Mr King, and demanded payment, adding that if he (King) did not immediately "stump up" he would bring an action against him. King was nettled at Foley's tone, and let out at him very freely. These facts were admitted by the defen dant, who consented to being bound over in his own recognizances of £25 to keep the peace for three months. Mr King had to pay the costs, and in addition voluntarily placed £2 in tho poor-box EXPLANATION. Mr W. J. Hurst explained that his late arrival at the Court a few morninga ago, alluded to by the Press was not owing to any fault of his own. He had been asked to' til! the place of a justice who had not dis charged his duty, and had come to the Court as soon as he was sent for, although he watf under no obligation to do so. CITY RATES. Peter Barrett, an old man very deaf, was summoned for non-payment of £1 4s, city rates. Defendant handed in a doctor's certificate to the effect that he was too ill and too old to do any woik. Judgment was recorded for the plaintiff on tho understanding that the Town Clerk should inquire into the circumstances of the defendant.

MARKET DUES.

(To the Editor of tho Evening Star. g li{i —4 S lessee and "so-called Market In apeotor," allow me to ansver the spiteful little noto of Mr B. Arthur and Mr J. Lindsay's lame and lengthy excuse. For Mr R. Arthur's information I beg to state that neither I nor my assistant ever interfered with poultry, produco, &c, consigned direct to his mart for sale, nor have claimed a right to do so. With reference to Mr James Lindsay tho facts are these :— My assistant met Mr Lindsay in Short land-street. Having poultry in his dray he asked him if they were for sale, and was answered in the affirmative, Mr Lindsay offering him turkeys at four shillings^ each. My assistant then explained to Mr Lindsay that he could not sell or offer for sale poultry, produce, etc., in the streets of the city without having first obtained authority to do so. No intimatton or bounce whatever was used ; but when Mr Lindsay discovered that ho had made a mistake he endeavoured to rectify it by asserting that lie was about to sell by auction at " Arthur's Mart." As Mr Lindsay refused either to come to the Market or take an authority to sell, my assistant told him that he would re port the matter to me, and on asking his name was politely told to "find out." It waa after my assistant returned to the Market-house and reported the case to me that the services of the police were called into requisition. With reference to the re maining portions of Mr Lindsay's letter, which spaaks of "my games," "intimidation," etc., allow me to say that were I to wait patiently in the Market-house until dishonestly in clined hawkers and evaders of the Market tolls came to pay me their dues I should find myaelf on the wrong side of the bank-book on rent day. Finally, if I am not allowed to collect the Market tolls why were they so particularly mentioned by Mr Grant when sold to me by auction? —I am, &c, K. 0. Gjikenwood, Lessee and Market Inspector.

HARBOUR BOARD.

An ordinary meeting of the Board took place to-day at the offices in Fort-street. Captain Daldy presided. BOARD OADKTSIIIP. The Chairman announced the result of the late competition for the Board cadetship, which was as follows :—Nicholson, Ist : Ohlson, 2nd. * NEW MEMBERS. The Secretary read a letter from the Super intendent approving of the names of Messrs Brett, Morton, and O. Mays as new members.- These gentlemen were then introduced and took their saats. ELECTION DAY. A request from Mr Heath for a remission of the wharfage dues on the extra boat on the election day was not acceded to. WHARF PILES. A letter from Mr Scott, of Mahurangi, re ferring to piles for the wharf was referred to the Wharf Committee. IMPORT OF THE PILOT SERVICE COMMITTEE. The following report was laid on the table : —Your committee have to report that they met on She 31st July last, and after carefully considering as to the best means of providing for the requirements of the pilot service it wes resolved—" That this committee re oommend that a steam launch be built for the pilot service, and that the Chief Harbour, master be authorised to employ all labor or wssiflt&nos requisite to oavry on the pilot B«r«

vice of this port. Your committee met again on the 10th August, when it s*Tj a3 "That the committee recommend that as soon as possible an assistant pilot be JP pointed, and that this committee.with the assistance of the Chief Harbour-master be empowered to make the appointment salary of assistant pilot to be £180 per annum. with an allowance of £20 per annum for house

rGThe Chairman moved and Mr Boylan seconded the adoption of the report. _ Mr Brett said he had much pleasure in sup porting the report. It was his i?tention to to have moved that immediate action be taken to remedy our present defective pilot service. He alluded to the important necessity there was for an increase in the pilot staft. Only yesterday the barque Ansdell hove in sight with signals flying "in distress Jhe master of that vessel brought her up to within about four miles of the reef, but as there was no appearance of a pilot he had to anchor on a flood tide. When the signal went up that the vessel had anchored, the agent of the ship Mr. William Kirby, chartered the . steamer Effort to tow the barque into port But at about three o'clock, when the veseel had been at anchor some two hours, Captain Burgess (who had no doubt been very busy in town) went on board and brought 'the vessel up. The Miorc went alongside of the barque but her services were not required ; still, the snip would be liable for the £10 as arranged by the agent. Mr Brett thought an additional pilot should be secured at Jonce, and if necessary Captain Bureees should be allowed to engage further assistance. .. Captain Dally explained how the mail service had made increased demand upon the time of the pilots without adding to the revenue. Mr Isaacs called attention to the necessity of removing the pilot station to Tiri. Mr Mackenzie thought that immigrant ships should have a prior claim to being attended to before the mail steamers. These were well able to take care of themselves. _ After the subject had been further dis cussed the report was seconded and adopted. DEVOKPORT WHAPJ. ' It was decided on the motion of the Chair man, seconded by Mr Mays, to grant an additional £G0 for completing the repairs to the Devonport wharf. TENDERS. Several tenders for cleaning and sweeping the wharf were accepted. The Wharf Com mittee was empowed to accept the lowest available tender. NEW MEMBER. It was proposed by Mr Isaacs and seconded, I that Mr HoMship be elected as a member of I the Board in place of Mr P. A. Philips, re signed, BY-LAW. The following was added to the by-laws of the Board :—" That in future no sum of money exceeding £50 be voted _ without notice of motion being previously given.' WORK TOR A NEW MEMBER. It was moved by the CKairman and carried, "That the name of Mr Brett be paced on the' Finance, Debenture, Works, and Endow ment Committees ; and that of Mr Morton on the Finance and Debenture Committees ; and that of Mr Mays on the Wharf Commit tee. CADETSHIPB. Mr Boylan desired that the Press should place on record tho regret of the Board that not more than two candidates had appeared to contest the valuable cadotship of the Board. The senti ment;was generally coincided in by the mem bers present. Mr Mackenzie gave notice at to-days meeting of the Harbour Board that at the next meeting he should move that the Board provide fenders for shipping at a cost not to exceed £50.

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

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

MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1874.

In another column we publish a tele gram received this morning from Wel lington. "Mr Yon der Heyde's elec tion will certainly be declared invalid, but the seat will be declared vacant. There is not the slightest probability of Mr Mac farlane being allowed to take it." The hand from which this telegram came to us is a guarantee that it is reliable in the fullest sense. We are therefore enabled to see what will be the result of the attempt to un seat Mi- Yon der Heyde. That attempt when first spoken of in Auckland was de nounced by almost every one, and by none more indignantly than by some of the most active supporters of the defeated candidate, as unworthy and unmanly in the extreme; and this feeling will hardly be lessened among Waitemata eleotors when it is found that it was a case of simply cutting off the nose to spite the face. The attempt to obtain Mr Yon der Heyde's seat in a left-handed way will there fore prove abortive, and the only result is that Waitemata will be disfranchised when questions of momentous import to this pro , vince and every one connected with it are coming under discussion in Wellington. If the surmise of our correspondent is correct, and another election for Waitemata is ren dered necessary, no one will doubt the result. Mr Yon der Heyde can have, and no doubt ere this |has already, completed the small operation of registering in New Zealand his naturalization in South Australia. His re-election will be simply unanimous, and after this unworthy attempt at sharp political practice we venture to say that his chief opponents in the la be contest will be his warmest and most generous supporters.— Since the foregoing was written we have re ceived a second telegram from the same hand showing a turn in affairs, and stating the belief that opposition to Mr Yon der Heyde's position had been abandoned. From other sources we have learned that a storm of J in dignation was brewing in the v House in con sequence of members having awaked to the circumstances attending the Bay of Islands election of last year, and the retirement of Mr John McLeod. In such circumstances we oan understand the latest turn in the kaleidoscope and the prudence shown in withdrawing opposition.

The members of the Hope of^Parnell Lodge of Good Templars will hold their open meet ing this evening in the Parnell Hall, Tea willjbe provided, and speeches and recitations delivered.

In reply to a letter in the Wellington Post we find it stated that the names of the directors of the, New Zealand Times, late Independent, are Messrs Vogel, Dransfield, Mills, Hunter, Krull, and Walter Johnston.

• of the pilot committee presented ' a% the Harbour Board meeting this afternoon will, we are sure, meet with general approval. It is quite impossible for Captain Burgess and his one assistant to discharge efficiently the duties connected with the pilotage of vessels entering and leaving the port. .Repeatedly of late have masters been put to incon venience through the want of an efficient staff of pilots, and under a better system the outrageous Miltiades claim would probably never have arisen. Another pilot and the use of a steam launch will no doubt do much to remedy the evil, but still we think the committee have scarcely gone far enough. It is necessary that one or two pilots at least should be stationed at a greater distance from Auckland than the North Shore. This would involve a complete re-arrangement of the service, and we should have liked to hear some definite proposal emanating from the committee upon this aspect of the question. We accept, however, the first step suggested as a judicious one, and hope that advantage will be taken of the increase in the staff to place the pilots in the positions that offer the greatest advantages for doing the work of the port in a satisfactory manner. To the Editor : Sir,—Will you kindly inform me whether the consignees per Mil tiades are legally liable to be mulcted by arbitrators appointed by Casey and the agent 3of the ship. I understand why the Miltiades should pay, as the agents of the vessel signed a bond to that effect before the arbitration, but who gave them the right to speak for the consignees. Was there a meet ing of the consignees held, or were they looked on merely as sheep while Casey and the agents of the vessel were coming to terms. Should not the question have been out before a jury ; or were not the consignees as well able to carry on litigation, as Casey ? I am, &c, Consignee.—[We fear the majority of the consignees bound themselves before hand to pay their share of any award that might be made.—Ed.-E'./S I.]

To the Editor : Sir, —I observe a letter in your Saturday's paper from a person signed "Decency," who states hois a " professed Christian," and was present at the lecture on Friday evening at the Young Men's Christian Association Institute. He expi-esses his surprise at the opposition manifested at many of fcho lecturer's views. Now it is more, sur prising that he could remain silent on that occasion ; but unhappily it is in accordance with the prevailing supineness of the present day in not protesting against such sad tendencies from a feeling of so-called charity (i.e., fear of man), which causes scepticism and its too frequent pitiable companion infidelity, to increase in our midst, as it is evident no good could result from the said lecture on that or like subjects ; but much harm may ensue therefrom, and it is to be regretted that tho doors of our useful and commendable Institute was opened to a lecture on such a subject, which it is to be hoped the committee of management for the future 'will guard against.—l am, &c, A MKMBKE 01? IHE SAID ASSOCIATION.

Among our telegrams appears a special from Dunedin setting forth proposals that have been promulgated there for the pur pose of securing the visit o-f a first-class Vic torian representative team to this colony. In order to secure the end in view it will be necessary for all the provinces to unite and work in harmony. On behalf of Auckland we must express a hope that the matter -will be enthusiastically taken up by our cricketer who at present hold the champion belt of New Zealand. No doubt a great proportion, if not aU of tho expenses incurred in bring ing tho team would be recouped by the money raised by gate and bootli charges, etc., in connection with the matches played in this city. Indeed it is not improbable that the payment of the Auckland contribution would be a good investment to any speculative gentleman who chose to go into it. It is necessary that some one should take tho initiative "at once, and we would suggest that a meeting of cricketers and others in terested be called to consider tho subject.

The sixteenth annual mooting of the Auckland Artillery Volunteers (late Royal Company) was hold last evening in the Pro vincial Hotel, Captain J. Herbert Burns in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed the. chairman called upon the secretary to read the report and balance-sheet, .which showed that after all liabilities were paid there re mained a balance in hand to the credit of the corps of £IG9 13s. The report and balance sheet as read wa3 adopted. The committee suggested to the consideration of the members that to enable the committee with the funds in hand to clothe the whole of the members of the company by the 9th of November, the Prince of "Wales birthday, that each member of the company for whom capitation ■was received for last year pay the sum of twenty shillings, and all new members join ing pay thirty shillings, the balance to be paid by the company. The suggestion was put as a resolution and carried unanimously. It was also resolved that no member receivo an order for new clothing until all mouthlv subscriptions weru paid up. It was an nounced that the next monthly parade would be on Monday, the 17th insfc. The committee for the ensuing twelve months have been appointed. A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the meeting to a close.

A man, formerly known as a pugilist under the name of Bendigo, but who is now a Methodist preacher, held three open air services on June 7, at Nottingham, and made collections for the relief ©f the unemployed agricultural labourers.

A little curly-headed attendant at one of our city Sunday-schools was thus taught on Sunday last to renounce the " devil and all his works." "My dear," said the teacher, " think of the word and attend to me. Take away the d and what remains ?" "Evil." There's a good little Lizzie. '' Take away the c," " vil" ; right very vile. "Take away the v," it is then "il." " Yes, dread fully ill my intelligent child, worse than sea sickness ; but take away the i." "I mustn't Miss, I want to see good." "But I mean the letter i, Lizzie, and what remains ?" "Oh, dreadful, cried the child; your are now coming to the' subject of Mr Cass's

Mr Cummings, proprietor of the brewery at Hamilton, Waikato, informs us that he has purchased half-a-ton of very fine hop 3 grown by natives. This evidence of the successful cultivation of hops in Waikato is satisfactory.

It is thus that the press in Wellington, speakimsj for its people, refers to Auckland:— " Wellington is not in jjth'e position of Auck land, forced to be dependent on the charity of the Government of the colony, accepting a monthly dole not to be spent in reproduc ductive works, but on which to live from hand to mouth, paying departmental salaries and expenses. Wellington it is true asks money, but for what purposes ? To spend it on reproductive works, to open up the country, to develope its resources, and to settle its waste lands with a large prosperous and contented population.

Among the passengers by the s.s. Taranaki for the Southern provinces was Mr B. Oass and family. Mr Cass intends visiting the towns and places of interest in the Southern provinces, and then take a peep at San Fran cisco, where he has a brother. He will then proceed to London, and possibly aftor a year's icmr will return to Auckland,

The non appearance of the Victoria is causing much inconvenience in business circles in Auckland, and complaints of the A.S.N Co.'s irregularity are becoming loud and frequent. In addition to merchants being thrown out of their reckoning by not receiving the expected additions to their stocks, great annoyance is experienced by intending passengers who have timed their business engagements according to ™e c ,^' vertised dates of departure. If the A.SN. Co. care to continue their boats in the Auckland trade, and desire to obtain a fair share of the traffic they would do well to make their trips with some little attempt i?t punctuality. Or at any rate if the exigencies of the company at any time demand the employment of the Auck land boat in other service, the directors might with ordinary courtesy spc that proper notice !is given of the withdrawal. Instead of this at present a gross system of deception is practised. The agent here, who of course can only act in accardance with his advices, advertises the steamer to arrive and depart on the regular dates, and everyone interested is misled in consequence. We heard some time ago that the Victoria was to leave Melbourne on the 27th ult. This would bring her here if she came on after the usual stay at Sydney about the 7th instant. Yet here is tbe lltth and no sign of her. The Australasian of the lstinst. brings news of her leaving Melbourne on the 27th ult., but here the information stops short, and tho agent here is as much in the dark as the public. The general opinion now is that she has been withdrawn, but the public mind is altogether in the dark on the subject. As yet Auckland depends very largely for her supplies of even the necessary articles of subsistence upon the Sydney market, and it is therefore a matter of considerable importance that arrivals should be looked forward to with confidence. The Hero has kept her adver tised times with great regularity, and has thereby created for herself a steady profitable trade in spito of her high freight charges. It would be, perhaps, productive of some good result if the merchants of Auckland were to petition Messrs. Bright Brothers to put on another steamer and bind themselves to send no cargo by the A.S.X. Company's boats. It is timo something was done to remedy the state of uncertainty we are now

To the Editor: Sir,—Could not a subscrip tion be got up in aid of the widow and orphans of the late MrTracey, who met with the late fatal accident in Upper Queen-street on Saturday V—Yours, &c, Suggestion. It appears that tho Americans did not like to be told by Mr Goldwin Smith, when amongst them, that thoy did not love Eng land so well as they might, which gave occasion for the annexed verse : — " For Bliame, Goklwin Smith, we lovo Englishmen all, From koch] Quefn Victoria to honest Jossph Arch ; Your Dickens is ours, and onr Criyon is yours ; And in j rogro3S arm in arm liko true lovers on wo march." The neighbourhood of Battersea, in tho cotlnty of Surrey, the? scene of tho recent ministerial labours of the Rev. S. Hassard, was some sixty years ago one of the wildest of London suburbs, and in the days of Boling broke it contained but one mansion and one church. The mansion belonged to Lord Bolingbroke and had a lawn sweeping to wards the Thames, where Swift, Bolingbroke, Mallet, and Pope wore accustomed to philo sophise It was at Battersea that Pope caught many of those sentiments from Boling broke's tongue which he wove into his heroic coxiplcts, and which ptill live in his " Essay on Man," At the beginning of the present century it was deemed unsafe to walk across the asparagus-strewn fields of Battersea without a revolver, as tho locality was infested with robbera. The old red house was also a famous rendezvous for sportsmen, and pigeon-shooting used to be the favourite pastime until within thirty years of the present time. The fine brown sparkling ale of the red bouse was then drank with a r.elish by mon who carried the bloom on their cheeks up to four-scoro years. A change has since come over the place, and in the centre — which once formed a portion of the great sceptic's estate —is ono of tho prettiest of metropolitan parks. Railways run one above another in all directions, innumerable cot tages and streets are built, and the popula tion of Battersea amounts to many thousands of persons in humble life. Among the units of this busy population tho Roy Mr Hassard had been labouring with considerable success, and when ho parted from his -parishioners for his new sphere of action at St. Matthew's, Auckland, they presented him with a testimonial in token of their esteem. Mr Hassard was ono of the curates of St. Mary's, the Mother Church of Battersea ; and his lady, to whom he was married on the eve of his departure for this city, was distinguished in the same parish for her active co-operation in various movements having for their object the benefit of the poorer of the inhabitants, and whose genial presence has been missed in many a humble home. Mr Hassard, though not go vigorous a preacher as his predecessor, the late Itev. David Jones, is nevertheless plain and clear and a very excellent reader. He is a young man, apparently not robust, but enjoys we understand good health. His sermons are invariably brief, but to the purpose, and de livered with an earnestness of tone which wins the heart and enlightens tho under standing.

The Acclimatization Society have found it necessary to appoint a ranger for the Domain for tho protection of tho feathered community. A number of the arabs of the city have made a practice of resorting to this spot for the purpose of ensnaring email birds. On Sunday two were caught in the act, and it is to be hoped an example will be made of them.

Ilarely has so much excitement prevailed at the District Court as was witnessed yester day on account of the case between Foley v. King, in which the former, an equestrian manager, claimed for salary from the latter, the proprietor of the Great Mammoth Circus. The inside and outside of the Court swarmed with theatricals, darkies, and minstrels. In fact nearly all the professional talent of Auckland was within the precincts of the Court, humming like bees on a summer's day. Among the witnesses were Messrs Collier, Douglas, South, Master Johnny, and Miss Rate ; also, Messrs Perkins and Corcoran, and other hotel-keepers. There were nearly forty witnesses in attendance ; but the majority of them were not called upon to give evidenoe. The defence was that Mr Foley and his family, and Messrs LePage and Herbart, were to get £13 a week; and that the balance of £10 7s, which plain tiff took, was all that was really due to him; and that it was not customary for theatrical i managers to give a week's notice to their em ployers. After a great deal of parleying, the ' mystery became denser, when Mr James Rus sell considered that it would be only wasting the time of the Court to continue the attempt to make the matter plain to the Court ; he would therefore accept a nonsuit. His Honor commended this course. The plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited with coats, £5 175,, to be paid within 24 hours or execution to issue.

The Mammoth Pavilion in the Market re serve was largely attended last evening, and the equestrian and other exercises well re ceived. The feats will be repeated this even ing with an additional attrHotioo, "Love in aiTub,"

We clip the following from the Welhngtm Post with reference to the case of the Wa;te mata electorate :—lt is rumoured that some strange complications are likely to arise out of the recent election for Waitemata. me anxiety of Mr J. S. Macfarlane to possess a seat in Parliament is well known, and as the electors of Waitemata, like those of other dis tricts, have absolutely refused to gratify his desires, it is said that he intends trying to get a seat without the formality of first poll ing a majority of votes. The way by which this iittle game ia to be played is ingenious. The successful candidate, Mr Yon der Heyde, is a foreigner, and Mr Maofarlane is understood to have ferreted out the fact that he has not been naturalised in this colony. If this be the case he is of course ineligible for ft seat in Parliament, and his position will not be improved by his having been naturalised m another colony. Mr Rees, the third candi date, retired from the contest for the express purpose, not of allowing Mr Yon der H eyde to get in, but to ensure Mr. Macfavlane's being kept out. Mr Macfarlane now, it is said, contends that Mr Rees having retired, and Mr Yon der Heyde being disqualified, he should be declared elected. We fail, however ts see that he has any better right to the seat than Mr Pillet had to that for Akaroa, when Mr Montgomery was discovered to be disqualified. If a fresh election is rendered necessary it will not be any strong recom mendation to the voices of the electors of Waitemata if, through Mr Macfarlane's sel fishness, they are disqualified for the session. We trust, however, that Mr Yon der Heyde may after all be found qualified.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(From our Special Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON.

This day.

THE WAITEMATA ELECTION.

Mr Yon der Heyde's election will certainly be declared invalid, but the seat will be de clared vacant. There is not the slightest probability of Macfarlane being allowed to take it.

2.30 p.m

I have strong reason to believe that Mac farlane has abandoned opposition to Yon der Heyde's keeping his seat, in which case it is probable a short Act may be passed to vali date Yon der Heyde's election.

[Per Press Telegram Agency.]

LEAVE GRANTED.

In the House of Representatives ten days leave was granted Mr Pyke.

PETITIONS

Mr Tribe presented a petition to exempt Eoss firemen from serving on Juries. Mr Fox presented a petition from Auck land, Christehurch, and Kaiapoi in favor of the existing Licensing Act. THE WAITEMATA MEMBER. Mr Yon der Heyde took his oath and seat. He presented a petition in favour of Kaipara railway extension. LICENSING BILL. Mr Fox having moved that the petitions in favor of last year's Act be read, made a vigorous spsech in support of the prohibitive principle of the existing Act and in denunciation of the liquor trafno generally as the main cause of a great deal of demora lization, destitution and decay in the colony. He maintainQd that the Governmant had no right to bring down the present Bill after the House giving in to the Permissive principle after resting it for three years of fair open fighting. But if the Government would still introduce the prohibitory clause he would support the Bill. He was afraid the Premier had not sufficiently studied thi3 question. He did not display the same statesmanlike grasp noticeable in the many large measures he had introduced before the House. The motto of the present measure seemed to be Let those drink now who never drank before And those who drank still dtink the more In editing the handbook of New Zealand the Premier said colonising meant establishing homes, yet the Bill before them meant des truction of homes. With one hand he was building up and with the other pulling down. The liquor trade wasunliks ordinary beneficial trades of society, and required to bo hedged round with safeguards for the people, and yet the Government evinced the utmost reluctance to place its control in the hands of those most djrectly affected. Road Boards, muni cipal and other local legislation were en trusted them; why not this? The very speech of the Premier in Otago when he de»> clared himself an advocate, like Mill, of female franchise was diametrically opposed to this Bill. The Wellington petition was signed in a, base and unmanly way. The question was essentially a woman's, yet only males were allowed to sign that petition. He was sorry that amongst those male signa tures he saw names of men whom you turned from in disgust, but who ought, were it not for intemperance, to be filling the highest places in the land.

The Premier defended the Bill, which had oauaed an immense deal of trouble in pre paration, though intended mainly to remedy

the defects of the' Bill of last* yearl-fT"" its t's and dot its is. Owing to the a" I siasm of the hon member for Eanmtiv • 1' usually logical acute mind was^V^ biassed, consequently he could not mwi * deduction. The Bill of last year^2 hi) Z workable, and satisfied neither one'aid """ I the other. It simply amounted in p lac r Boj I confiscation, and the invasion of Jf 6*4 I houses by enthusiasts of the tewm? V*k 1 cause. i The Bill was proceeded with, nearly c clause meeting with considerable opp 08 u' ty. fromgvarious members, chiefly on thegro ,V that generally the provinces shou^fe 9 ' ' control of the machinery of the Bill "N\* t' l6 I licensing boards should be appointed h$ I people in place of licensing benchesnoa& 1 by the Government. On division oHi? 1 point the clause was retained by 42 a£ J^ | 20. 1 Considerable discussion took place oiiH, 1 clause permitting two bars in one house C I it was carried. There was strong opposfe I also to the facility for obtaining whoW 1 licenses and to bottle licenses, but therff 1 jections were overruled. It was arranJj 1 that the provinces have the control of bojS: f licenses. ' :

Mr Fox endeavoured to report progress »t clause 13, providing for quarterly licensing meetings. , * The Premier contested the ground inch W inch, and the Bill progressed to claused which was postponed, the alterations mj^ being not very important. After some discussion the House aged at 1 30 that that progress be reported, j^ the House adjourned.

ABOLISHING OF THE PEOVINCES. The Hon. Mr Vogel gave notice that '^ would introduce three resolutions :—w That considering the altered circutnstaaca of the colony it is desirable that the pm, vincesinthe North Island should be &V lished. 2nd. That Wellington should J,: made the Seat of Government. 3rd. Thjj* the land revenue should be made locdf revenue, according to what was knowny the compact of 1856 ; and that the Govern, ment shall, during the recess, consider aw best to give effect to these re3olutio!ii. Applause.) FORESTS CONSERVATION. The States Forests Bill, as finally paae^ provides for the j>lanting °* forests by flu Colonial Government on lands set aparlby the Colonial or Provincial Government out of a Bum of £10,000 a-year for thirty yew drawn from the consolidated revenue. AI revenue received from this source is to U expended in the management of the foreste, extended planting, construction of roadi, establishment of schools of forestry, 4c. The department is to be under the control of t Responsible Minister and two assistants. LENGTH OF SESSION. The Premier says he expects the Session will be over in a fortnight. INTEREST REGARDING MR YQGELIj RESOLUTIONS. The Government resolutions to abolii the provinces in the North Island are causiiig =f considerable t-xeitement. Both parties an busy counting heads. Mr Vogel's friends are uncertain wh«\kt he means to fight or is only testing &sij strength. The Vogel-Macandrew compact is at n end. I think the resolutions will be carried. ) The session will neither be bo short or is sipid as has been thought.

Under the Pump.

"Sub tegmine purnpi."—VirgiHus apufl Cameonls mstrem. '' Heigh-diddle-diddle."—Shakespeare.

I am Cameo's Ma. Cameo is my son. I used to be proud of Cameo. lam not now< He used to be worthy of the old stock. But he has fallen among a hungry lot. erem people that would dissect a flea for its kid ney fat, and who have tried to make him live on the smell of an oiled rag. And Came? has become attenuated, and his voice'is gone. When first he sat down under the verandah all men used to gather around and listen, and I felt pride within me as I passed by and heard his praises in many mouths. Now starvation has broken his heart, and Mi merriment is like the sharpening of an old saw, and I his mother, who begot him, wonld not know his form but for the name, and that he sits as my son sat under the shelter of the verandah. The other day as I was passing, the wind blew a lot of stray leaves off the verandah; they were intended for pub? lication in next week's Cross. I picked them up, and now present them to the Stasmi sample of what starvation has brought my child to. The one marked No. lis written on the back of an envelope as follows :-. " As I was walking down Queen-street I wu met by a respectable man who stepped before me. Laying his hand on my shoulder to addressed me thus: 'My dear Cameo, can you boil potatoes ?' I informed him that I could not perform that duty. «Well,' sad he, speaking solemnly, 'placethe potatoesm a pot, and put water therein, and set them upon the fire, and when they have boiled sufficiently take them off.' 'But,' saidl, ( 1 the small ones will be overdone.' ' Cwneor said he, ' you are a philosopher. 1 I thanked him, and retired." No. 2is written oh the margin, carefully cut off from a newspaper, and reads as follows :—" A good thing happened the other day in a leadiag grocery, store not a hundred miles from Queen-street, which served to enliven the dreary monotony of the grocery business. An old woman entered the store, and was engaged in*™ purchase of some onions. Feeling weary Witt her journey she laid herself against a pil« e| merchandise. This happened to consist of Hour done up in the üßual way.i» bags. She lent against the flour bags, and the flour adhered to her ahawl. She re tired discomfited. Moral : Old women should not lean against flour bags/ **' next witticism of my son was written onjt as back of a piece of newspaper wrapper. Tn» had been addressed by some Southern iolir"r to the Cross, but had been carefully preserved, and given, I suppose, to my son ia *"* supply of stationery. " Wishing to know the general opinion respecting; the Polyneslßo. scheme, I said to a respectable man whom j met in Queen-street ' What do you think cl the Polynesian scheme V ' Cameo,' said he, addressing me solemnly, and laying his hand on my shoulder, ' you know everything. f* would be presumptuous in me to venture any opinion on an important political question p your presence. The Polynesian scheme, sUV is a great scheme, and reflects great rß^ on the schemer.' I elevated my eyebrOW* and asked him solemnly what he mMJ* Laying his other hand en my shoulder, W* looking me steadily in the face for ale* moments, he said ' Cameo, are you W w die ?' I replied that 1 had led a blameless life, and was in that enviable position. ' Cameo,' said'he solemnly, • the world can not spare you.' I asked him why he in these sad thoughts. « Cameo,' sa"J J*J •are you fat?' I informed him that 1w» in fair condition. 'My dear Cameo, «*» he, while tears filled his eyes, ' don t go w theFijis; they might eat you.' Itb*^f fl him, and said I did not intend to go »■*■» islands." I enclose a large number of bibuiw scraps for your private perusal, wbwn ywi Mr Stab, will be good enough to sens OTO

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