SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

j_HIGH WATiSB : t'bis evening, 11.19; So-mowo* ftoorntns, 11.24

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ARRIVAL S.

fiyphrenes, lIM s s., 2000 tons, Wood, from the South 'Suez Mail) Coronet, btigantine, Kose. from Tahiti and Rarotonga Wellington, ss, Carey, from the South (in the ; Mamiltau) Murray, as., from New Plymouth and Westport

DEPARTURES.

Cyphrenes. R.M. ss, 2000 tons, Wood, for Kandavu, (Knqlish Mail) Julus Vogel, schooner, fov "Wangipoa and Dnnedin Novelty, barque, Limmex for Newcastle Onward, schooner, for Tairua Ruby, schooner, for Russell Eowena, s.s., McGregor, for the Bay of Islands Blm Grove, barque, for Lyttolton Syren, brig, for Tairua Transport, btig, for Newcastle Edith, scheonir, f.-T Tahiti Saucy Lass, schooner, Callow, foe Wellington Xse'itia, schooner f.ir Ljttclton Efiie Mettle, for East Coast

PROJECTED DEPARTURES

For Tammand Lyttelton—Emu, schooner, to-morrow For the Soctli— ■Wellington, s s., Wednesday For London—Briton Cistle, barque, at once;

Countess of Kin tore, ship, early For Lyttelton—Prince Alfred, barquestine, and Flirt, b'igantine, early For tho Islands—Papui, schooner, esrly For Sydney—Victori.i, s s., three dajs "after arrival For Leruka— BeUe Brandon, and lyachoe, schooners,

early For Portland, Oregon—James Wishart. barque, early For Kaipara- Tlomas and Henry, brig, early For Melbourne--Miltiades, ship, early For Chatham Islands—Magellan Cloud, biigantine, at once

VESSELS EXPECTED

Wellington, s.s., from iheSouth, today Victoria, s.s., from Syduey, about 4th August City of Auckland, ship, from London; sailed 20th Msy Thames, barque, from Boston, via Adelaide, early Loch Frr, ship, from London ; sailed 3rd June Ferndale, barque, from London ; sailed May 5 Oxford, ship, from London ; sailed 7th June Eleanor, barque, from Newcastle, early Pearl, Retch, from South Sei Islands, early Bio;Loge, barque, from Lyttelton ; sailed — Clematis, ketch, from Lyttelton, early "Wave, brig, from Oamaru Mary Melville, schooner, from Danedin ; sailed IStli

instant Harriett Armitage, barque, from Dunedin ; loading

VESSELS IN HARBOUR.

Ships: Miltiades, Queen of Nations, Countess of Kintore. Barques : James Wishart, Ilyllon Castle, Novelty, William Giffor-1, Briton. Brigs: Albion, Thomas and Henry, Susaune, Pawn. Schooners : Klirt, Papua, Coronet, Julius Vogel, Belle Brandon, Ivanhoe, Magellan Cload, Emu, Queen, Golden Isle.

IMPORTS.

Per Coronet from Tahiti and Rarotonga : 64,000 oranges, 1 ton coffee, 30 barrels cocoa nut oil, 37 bales cotton, 2000 cocoanuts, 42 casks lime juice, order.—Owen and Graham, agents.

Per Wellington, from the South : 1 case, G. Waller; 2 cases, Ketnpthorne, Prosser, and Co. ; 2 qr-casks spirits, H. S. Meyers and Co.; 25 sacks oats, A.' Barnes ; 10 cases cheese, T. H. Hall and Co. ; 3 do b.icon, Close Brothers ; 3 do do, Ellingham ; S kegs butter, H. S. Meyers and Co.; 1 case, Cruick shank ; 40 kegs butter, order ; 3 boxes, Clark

and Son : 10 cases brandy, Longdill and Co.; 1 parcel, J. 11. Davies; 2 pgs, J. Eout; 1 parcel, T. Peacock ; 16 kegs butter, Stone Brothers ; 4 pgs trees, R. Baird ; 1 case, 1 parcel, Native Office ; 1 case, 1 parcel, Combes and Daldy ; 3 boxes gold (1003 oz), Bank of New Zealand.

pTheN.Z.S.S. Company's s.s. Wellington, M. Carey commander, arrived at Onehunga at half-past twelve o'clock to-day after a most severe passage. She left Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. on the 21st ultimo ; experienced variable winds and fine weather to Nelson ; from thence encountered a violent gale with heavy sea, commencing at E.N.E. and veer ing round to S.W. with all the force of a cyclone, the barometer falling to 2870; head reached off the land under close-reefed fore and main trysail all last night; crossed the bar at 11 a.m., and arrived as above. Pas sengers :—Saloon : Mr and Mrs McPherson, Messrs. Hayman, Langford, and Brown. Steerage : Mrs Mayner, Mrs Moulder, Miss Mayner, Messrs Mayner, Matthews, Roddy, Boyce, McLeod, Pardiug, Pelly, Johnson, Davidson, and two Maoris. We are indebted to Mr W. J. Wilcocks, purser, for report, delivery of files, and other favours.

The R.M. steamship Cyphreneg, Captain Wood, arrived this morning at half-past nine from Napier and the South bringing the Suez Mail which was transhipped from the s.s. Albion. The Cyphrenes arrives a day late owing to having experienced very heavy weather since leaving Napier. Captain Woods reports having left Port Chalmers at 3.30 p.m. on the 29th ultimo, Lyttelton at 1 p.m. on the 30th, Wellington at 4 p.m. on the 31st, Napier at 1 p.m. on the Ist August, arriving at Auck land at 9.30 a.m. on the 4th instant. On the passage from Port Chalmera to Napier had fine weather with head winds. From Napier to Auckland met a succession of northerly gales with very heavy head seas, necessi tating slowing the engines. Steamed dead slow until inside Cape Colville, when the wind hauled round to the S. W., with fine weather and smooth water. We are indebted to Mr Hillman, the purser, for prompt de livery of our files and for other favours. Passengers : —For San Francisco : Mr and Mrs Cargill; Messrs Herbert, Merewither, J. Doric, C. Turnbull, Moore, Bell, Day, R. Gilmann; Miss M. Gilrnann, D. Cain, E. Burns. •• For Kandavu: H. Wood. For Auckland : Mrs Duncan Salmond, Master S. Davis', 'Miss Cleveland, Mr Braithwaite, Mr Williams, and 3 in the steerage.

The s.s. Rowena left for the Bay of Islands this morning at ten o'clock, having been detained from last night owing to the heavy weather. She took a general cargo and a full complement of passengers. The heavy westerly gale which, was blow ing yesterday increased in violence up to a late hour last night. Shortly after mid night the wind fell suddenly, and early this morning the weather broke fine with a gentle breeze from the south, which afterwards hauled round nearly east. With daybreak there was a general stir among the • vessels lying ready for sea. Several departures it will bo seen have taken place during the day.

The brigantino Coronet, Captain Rose, arrived this morning from. Tahiti and Karo tonga. She left the latter island on Thurs day, the 9th ultimo. Had fresh S.W. winds till the day before yesterday, when the Cavalloa were sighted at eleven o'clock. After that had strong westerly gales with very heavy sea. Brought np in Kangitoto Channel at five o'clock last night. The Coronet brings a cargo of island produce as per imports, consigned to Messrs. Owen and Graham. Passengers : Messrs Ryan, Scot land, Brown, Capt. Young, and four natives.

The barque Novelty hauled away from tho ■wharf this morning early. She Is ready to sail for Newcastle.

The barque Hylton Castle hauled into the stream to-day. Captain Scott is detained in port by a claim for alleged short delivery of iron. When that is settled his smart vessel will leave our waters for the tight little island of Britain. Her last run home it will be recollected wa3 one of the best of the season. She is in magnificent sailing tiim now, and with ordinary luck ought to make another fast passage. The schooner Sunbeam hag cleared out wards fo* Waipn.

The mail steamer Cyphrenes, Captain Wood, left this afternoon for Kaudavu with the English San Francisco mail She takes several passengers from Auckland in addition to those which arrived from the South. The barque Novelty got under weigh this afternoon and proceeded on her voyage to Newcastle in ballast. The schooner Emu was to-day hauled in ! close to the Custom-house-street end of the Wharf that her screw might be examined at low water. A rope fouled it a few days ago in coming up from the Bay of Islands, and it was suspected that it was not entirely cleared. She cleared out to-day at the Cus tom house, nnd will leave for Taiuia to load for the South to-morrow.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wanganttc, this day. The s.s. St. Kilda arrived from Auckland at half-past twelve on Sunday. SHIPPING. The following vessels have entered out wards London for Auckland :—Celestial Queen, 842 tons, June 4; Zealandia, 824 tons, for Auckland and Otago, Jure 4; Stanley Castle, 414 tons, June 4. Sailed : Loch Urr, 716 tons, June 6; Oxford, 12S1 tons, June 9. The Oxford passed Deal on June 10.

COMMERCIAL.

CALL LIST. The following are the current calls payable in the companies named below:—

BIRTHS.

ScHtvaimff—On August 3rd, the wife of K. G Pc'nwaitze of a son

DEATH.

Redmokd—At Onelmugii, mi the Slst July, IS~4, John Redmond, late .11.M. sSth Regimen- ; aged 53 years.

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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1874.

■ Tor the rauso that larks assistance, For tin- wriins HiiiL ueuds resistance. For tho FntllTC ill the distance. And tiio gaotl that we can Jo.

No one now-a-days requires to be told of the value of co-operation. Jts principle is em bodied in the operations of every commercial company, and every one is familiar with the results of combined wealth •when directed to a particular purpose. But it is of these later clays, and arising from the diffusion of intelli gence among the masses, that we see the tendency of those of small means to unite their many " mickles" itvto one "muckle;" and even yet the advantages of that system of mutual and self-help known as the "co operative store" are appreciated to but a limited extent. We could point to several cases in which in our outlyingdlstricts co-opera tive stores, though on a limited scale, have been eminently successful; but in our larger centres of population the facilities afforded for procuring good articles of consumption at reasonable rates have served hitherto to prevent the necessity for co-operation among consumers. The great advance in the already high price of butchers' meat in Auckland, caused by the cattle trade being monopolised by a few hands, should be accepted as an indication that tho time has come in Auckland for putting this principle to the test. In advocating this we mean no reflection on cither tho wholesale or retail dealers in beef and ntutton. They do tho best they can for themselves, and little blame to them. Rutting wo do know, and all consumers feel it, that eating beef jnst now is like eating silver, and considering the horrifying aspect of a household's weekly butcher's bill, every man is justified in look ing round about him, and seeing how he may get his cliops and steaks at a rate that will not destroy his appetite at the very thought of it. Now this we hold can be achieved by co-operation . and with tho utmost respect for the butchers and the cattle dealeis too we call on the people of Auckland to come together and club their shillings and their pounds, and free themselves from the burthen of thismonopoVy. That the movement requires simply to bo started is evidenced from what has just occur red in Wellington. There a co-operative cattle dealing and Slaughtering Company has been initiated, and at the very outset the promo" ter.s have been fairly emotbered with appli cations for shares. What has been done in Wellington can be done in Auckland ; and we do not hesitate to say that if any public-spirited man will take tho lead in a cause which is solely for trie general good he will meet with a cordial and enthusiastic response from the people, and sco the good enterprise crowned with success, Of course all the butchers and tho cattlo salesmen will have a down on him, and he will be for a time the greatest villain in Auckland ; and he will be tpld that " the time has not come for it," and that "the people are not ready for it," and that it is sure to be extravagantly managed," and that it will result in gigantic failure. But really whon we can haidly open our mouths to a pieco of beefsteak without fear and trembling, and when the whole people aro talking of the high price of meat, where simple arrangement and foresight can bring cattle to the slaughter-house at a most reasonable figure, it is high time for the consumers of beef and mutton to look to their own .supplies. In a co - operative institution liko that required the poorest as well as the richest can participate. Shares may range from ten shillings to ten pounds, and the poor and the rich will alike partake of the profits of the transaction. Inco-operative stores usually the consumers being the shareholders receive of the profits not only in proportion to their shares, but in proportion to their consump tion ; and when the half-yearly or yearly balancing of the books takes placo the more beef a man has eaten the larger is his dividend. As every transaction is cash, across the counter, there are no bad debts, and as a consequence there is no necessity for adding on the price on those who pay to make up for the losses by those who don't. In a similar way the directors or their agents in buying cattle, having tho shining gold in haad, are not under the necessity of talking about a "little bill," but being as cheeky as cash in hand ever makes men, they can choose their market and buy at a price that would be laughed at if offered by the man coming with his "little bill." Not only is the cheapest bufc the best article usually provided by the co-operative store, and if after all there is a profit it is all ex pended in dividends among the members. We do not know if there is any man to be found in Auckland who is thoroughly conversaat with fche details of such co-operative stores, but if there is he should tome to f.ho front. Now's the day and now's the hour. It is almost against a man's concience to eat beef at its present price ; but the people have the matter in their own hands. Will two or three come together, arrange preliminaries and call a meeting. We'll rouse the people up with spirit-stirring appeals to the purso and stomach.. Whois for a Co-operative Butchery ?

W« publish tho fallowing for general infor mation. What could have induced our con. temporary to make such afaitw pas we are at a loss to imagine.

To the Editor of the Star.

Sir, —Without entering into any of the questions relative to the late election per mit me to say that the report of my few words of address, at the declaration of the poll yesterday, is wholly inaccurate in the 1' Cross," statements being there placed in my mouth which I did not use. The repor in the Star was substantially correct, that in the Herald ia nearly verbatim. Tht

1 ' Cross" I believe had no repoiter there. — Yours, etc., G. Yon der He"Ydk. To the Editor <jf the STAR. Stk, —I read with ninch astonishment in the " Cross" of this morning the report of the declaration of the poll in the Waitemata election. As there was no reporter from the '• Cross" present on the occasion the report in the "Cross" has evidently been made up from my report in the " fetdr" and from imagination. Under the latter category comes the following in the " Cross" report of Mr Yon der Heyde's speech: — "He eulogised highly the conduct of his antagonist and those encaged with him. But more astounding still, the report in the "Cross" states that Mr Yon der Heyde spoke to the following effect: — " He was still more proud at having attained the position considering the honorable char acter of the gentleman with whom he had been in opposition." These may be the sen timents of Mr. Yon der Heyde for anything I know to the contrary, but very certainly he made use of no words at the declaration of the poll which could be tortured into such a meaning. Tue report is wilfully and glaringly false.—Your &c, Yottk Btkvorter. In a letter received by us from the re porter of the Herald the writer says : — " lso words to such effect were made use of by Mr Yon der Heyde in my hearing. I saw no reporter from the " Cross" present. Comment is needless.

"We understand that an amicable arrange ment will be arrived at in the Miltiados matter. Captain Casey has decided to dis continue the joke and leave bis claim to arbi tration. One referee to be chosen by himself and one by the ship. This statement reaches us from the best authority.

From the accounts presented at the City Council yesterday it appears that the over draft at the bank, after paying yesterday's liabilities, amounts to £902 IGs 9d. Coun cillor Macready expressed regret at the large amount of debt that had accumulated in three years. When the Corporation took over the City Board affairs there was a small balance to the credit of tho city. Ho knew, of courso, that the money had been spent in useful works, and there were many more that required atten tion, but ho could rot see that it was possi ble for them with their limited revenue to carry out all the necessary works in the city. They should remember that "Home was not built in a d;iy." Although ho would like to foe .smooth footpaths and good roads everywhere, thero wr.s no way so far as he knew by which that desideratum cou'd be accomplished. He thought the)' ought to be more economical. After a fow icmarks from other councillors the accounts were passed.

Tho Wator Loan Act is now fully author ised, and a meeting of the members of tho City Council will be held on Wednesday week to consider tho steps to be taken for the purpose of bringing it about to operation. Mr Errington will be present with plana for the purpose of replying to any questions asked by councillors. Steps will also bo taken t» ascertain the cost of piping, etc., in England, and obtain other informa ti©u on the subject.

A letter from Mr Dignan "was read at the City Council yesterday notifying the passing of tho City of Auckland Loan .Empowering Act, 1874, and that tho .Superintendent will bo prepared to proclaim the Act in force (uuder section 2!)) upon receiving n guarantee from tbe City Council that- provision will be duly made for tlio payment of tho city de bentures loan account. The Town Clerk stated that after inquiry Uo found that the mortgages on city endowments amounted to £11,300, one of them of XaOO being bad. They were payable at . various intervals during the next few years. It was resolved to reply complying with tho conditions con tained in tho letter from the Provincial Government.

Mr John Mason has just issued tho sixth monthly irnmhur of his journal of commerce, which contains the usual amount of matter in relation to. exports from the ports of Auckland, Wellington, and Duncdin, with stoc;k3 in bond, revised from the Customs returns to the and of June ; also, stock aud share business, and an account of imports and exports to the end of ilcily ; including an elaborate shipping report, and current whole sale and retail prices of all kinds of useful articles in trade. The journal of commerce is carefully compiled, and forms an accept able guide to colonial merchants and traders.

Tho following story illustrative of tho work ing of Mr. McLean's policy of conciliation is told by tho Wellington correspondent of an Otago paper: —"In a district, that, for obvious reasons, 'Will be nameless, there lived some.natives who hadspent their all in strong drink, and still they desired more, but the retailer of the firewater required something in exchange. Money, they had none, and,, there was nothing else left for it but to assume the namo and profession of a Hauhau, and, under such, apply to the Native department for a horse, care, plough, and other, implements of husbandry. This was done, and although the horse was not obtained the other articles %ore, and brought triumphantly homo. Given, of couise, witk the best intentions, at all events given' under the plea of enconraging the hauhau's to settle down to industrial pursuits, what was the climax of tho farce ? Why simply this, these articles of husbandry were, to use a common expression, "duly melted "for one-half their value, and the proceeds ex changed for aleoholio poison. This is no individual case, aai it is generally acknow ledged taat the largest proportion of the loan expended, outside the salary of officials, has goae to increase drunkenness, encourage de moralization, and hasten on the gradual and certain extinguishment of the race.

"A Reader of tho Star" forwards us £1 towards the fund being raised for Mrs Halli gan. As the recipient desires to leave for Christcmiroh "vrithi her family as soon as possible intending subscribers will oblige by forwarding their contributions at once.

A letter from the Town CWk of Dunedin has been received by the City Council. It encloses a list of salaries paid to the officers of the Duuedia Council. The total amount is £4200, including Mayor, £400; Town Clerk £450 ; Town Surveyor, £450 ; Assistant Sur veyor, £350, aud other amounts on an equal liberal scale.

Mr David Burnsido, hotelkoeper of Papa toitoi, the defendant in the recent «ase, Donnelly v Burnside, and against whom a verdict of £250 damages was found for se ducing Bridge* Donaelly, daughter of the plaintiff, hag filed a declaration of bank ruptcy in the Supreme Court, being UHable as he states to meet his engagements with his creditors.

j The pleasant excitement incident to racing steamers with the boilerg at a white heat and a man straddle the safety-valve lever, which was formerly so much in vogue in this coun try, is now being enjoyed by travellers in Russia. A late race resulted in one of the steamers being blown infco fragments—'Six teen killed, fifteen drowned, and sixty-nine injured—but there are lobs of fun an excite ment in a steamer race; the blow»ups are Binaply inconveniences.

The members of the Siamese Oircusjwill open their grand pavilion of equestrian, and other feats this evening in Otahuhu.

His Worship the Mayor introduced a good idea to the Council yesterday in respect of prison labour in suggesting the propriety of appealing to the Government thai prisoners might be employed in improving the streets and public thoroughfares of the city. Tho suggestion met with general approbation, am; will be discussed probably at thenexfcmeeting of the Council. We often think that Mount Eden must have some secret atti actions beyond its paradisaical name, or such numbers of idle persons would surely not prefer its shelter to the open sky ef honest toil. Mr Beckham has frequently been heard to remaik that the prison must be a pleasant abode to many persons who came before him, as many of whom couiteonsly thank him for sending them to prison. A good sweating on the roads on the principles of total abstinence would benefit both the idle skulks of society who will not work, and the industrious citizens who have to contribute towards the support of prisoners. The suggestion of the Mayor in, therefore, a commendable one, and will meet with support.

Captain Daldy at the City Council yester day drew attention to the necessity for in creased police protection. He said that even early in the evening women were liable to insult in the streets of the city. The police supplied for this city only numbered one half those that were deemed necessaiy for the prevention of crime in other colonial towns, and yet when more police were ar.kcrl for they were told that they could not ha\e them because they were unable to pay for them. And this in reference to a province which is contributing a quarter of a million annually to the colonial revenue. He said this was one of the inequalities that were growing up between the provinces, and which would yet lead to serious results. He did not wish to speak strongly there, bat he hoped a tirao would come when he would have an opporttmity for expressing what he felt on this subject. Undor the injustices it was suffering, Auckland, which inpointof pop ulation and tax-paying force, was the second province of the colony, was likely to sink not to the third or fourth, but to the fifth or sixth position among the provinces. The gift of £25,000 made by the General Government this session lie considered to be one of the greatest in sults that could have been offered us. He moved, "That in the opinion of this Council th" present number of police in the city are quite insuflieient to prevent crime ami keep good order ; that an increase of the force should ba made as early as possible ; and that a copy of this resolution be telegraphed to his Honor the Superintendent, with a request that he will bring it under the notice of the General Government." After some exception had been taken by Councillor Hurst, and general expressions of approval given by the other members present, the motion was carried unanimously.

Wymlham-street is being; repaired, at last, and will ere long be one of the most passable streets of the city. Numbers of labouring men are busily employed in making it a re spectable thoroughfare, and their movements give a promising appearance, which is quite interesting, especially when the aun shines. Wyndham-street —which received its name from General Wyndham, who won military famo in the Crimea —if not the iinest of Auckland streets, is assuredly the mo3t important. In its up and down hill aspects it resembles the ups and downs of human life. It 'n> moreover the street of fashion, law, and journalism, with justice at its entrance. The immigrant, on landing, turns towards "Wyndham-street; and though no trumpeter heralds his approach, he finds a iSnydcr to amuse his solitary unemployed 1' hours, and the EvKKTKCI Stak toshed iti aerone light above the clouds, which invariably over shadow his thoughts on treading the virgin soil of Auckland. The authorities at length have bpcomo aware of the fact that a thoroughfare of so muoh importance should ba made easy to the feet of enterprise, and accordingly they are determined that it shall no longer remain a disgrace to the city.

A French paper relates the following singular case arising out of a policy of in suninco upon a quantity of cigars. A gentleman one day presented himself at the office of tho Phoenix, and said he wanted to insure a quantity of cigars which he had im ported from Havana. " Cigars !" said tho manager, "that is droll; however, what is the value of them V Tho gentleman replied that he wished to insuro them for 2000 francs ; an inspector examined tho cigars, and, having satisfied himself as to their value, the premium was fixed and paid, and the policy delivered to the insurer. Four months afterwards the gentleman returned to the insurance office, and said, " Gentlemen, the cigars which I insured with you have been burnt, and I apply for tho amount of the policy." "We have had no intimation of tho fire," said the manager. "Hou did it occur ?" "In the simplest way in the world," replied the gentleman. "I have smoked them one after the other. Here is tho certificate of my neighbour and a lodger, who attested the faot." "You are joking." the manager told him. "We shall not pay you." "I am serious, and you shall pay me," replied the insurer. Tha result was that in an action at law the presiding judga holding the company to the text of the agreement said that it was not denied on the one side that certain merchandise had been insured against fire, and on the other that the said merchandise had been destroyed by fire, he must give judgment: against the company. The latter did not offer much defence to the notion, but on tho following day a summons was issued at their instance upon the plaintiff for arson, he having wilfully set fire to merchandise which had been inaurad. Tho crime being punish ment with death, tho sharper, who no longor chuckled over the supposed success of his trickery, was too happy to make t«rms with the company by paying all the expenses which had been incurred.

Tho inhabitants of ten counties in South western Minnesota and the Northwestern part of lowa, are fleeing frotn^the grasahoppor plague, and are in a destitute coudifciort. The ancestors of this army of grasshoppers laid waßte that fertile section of country last year, and full 100,000 dollars were contributed by the good people of those states to help the sufferers through the last winter. The plague threatens to be more wide-spread this year thau last, and the people there musb be aided or they will starve.

Inamorai s*use, the State of Mexico appears to be now the worst in the country, letters from Toluca mentioning that gambling and bull-figbting take up the time of tbo popu lation ; that immorality is increasing, the clergy taking a band in those games, and exciting the people against the new reform laws. In the States of Jalisco and Sinaloa 'superstition is still rampant, the people beinsj in general too uneducated to bo guided by sound reasoning. .At Guadalajara, a Liberal editor was poisoned because he dared to cri ticise the intrigues of the Ultramontanes, and another has been abducted because he published a pamphlet reflecting severely on tho assassination of the poor Missionary Stephens.

The friends of the Rev. S. Ecfger, 8.A., will hold a social and musical gathering to morrow evening in the Lorne'street Hall, previous to that gentleman's leaving Auck land for Sydney for the benefit of his health. Refreshments will be provided during the evening, and visitors interested with selecj tions of musio find. song.

T}%o. rutt of three concerts in aid of the lmiK-rr fund of Epiphany school-bouse, Wee! NewfOD, will be given on Thursday, tbe f:th inst., in tbe school-hou.se, to consist entirely of secular pieces. The animal meeting of the Auckland Tromi of Royal Cavalry will he bold this wiling at eight o'clock in the offices of M.-ttp. J ned H. Isaacs Fort-street, \then bnrinc4 of importance will be introduced. A fplcnpid lot of trees, of all varieties, -will be offered for pale at eleven o'clock to morrow, at Mr G. Sibbin's mart. The trees have been selected with great caro and acclimatised, and are well-worthy of the attention of gardeners, amateurs or pro fessional.

At the sitting of the City Council yester day Councillor Daldy moved a resolution in favor of an increase in the numerical strength of the Auckland police force, as the present number was inadequate to the re quirements of the city. The resolution as follows, was seconded by Councillor Holdship and carried—"That in the opinion of this Council the present number of police in the city are quite insufficient to prevent crime and keep pood order : that an increase of the force should he made as early as possible : and that a copy of this resolution should be forwarded to ' his Honor the Superinten dent."

Mr Brown's Ringing class, held every Mon day evening at the Young Men's Christian Association* Rooms, Wellesley-atreet, is pro gressing satisfactorily. The general attend ance is at least one hundred. Last evening, the weather being wet and boisterous, the number was not equal to previous nights. The Hullah system, which Mr Brown has adopted, is easy of comprehension, and has answered the teacher's expectations.

The subject for discussion this evening in the school-room attached to Mr Cornford's chapel, Welledey - street is "Buddhism," and which is likely to be handled success fully by the intelligent members of the class.

Tho weekly parade of the Hobson Rifle Volunteers will take place this evening in the Catholic Institute, Wellington-street, at the usual hour.

The anniversary public tea meeting of the members of the Star of Newton Good Templar Lodge will be held this evening in Newton Congregational Chapel. The enter tainment will consist of tea, music and song.

"CAMEO " AND THE STAR.

The following letter appears in the Cross of this morning : — (Per courtesy of the Editor of the Daily Southern Cross.) To the Editor of the EVENING STAR : Sin, —I exceedingly regret that the pressure of Government business prevents my re sponding to your polite attentions for the present. lam also sorry you did not like the portrait published in the Weekly News of Saturday last. I confess I thought it true to the life. I will endeavour to furnish another taken in a different position by the end of this week. Please inform me if you prefer the Ecclesiastical, Literary, Political or Trade aspect.—l am, etc., Cameo. : Whichever you like, dear boy ; please your self and you please us. We can scarcely say on which particular topic we would prefer "Cameo." One thing however we do implore. We hope you will not be too funny. Oh, you are such a funny dog, your are. In any one of the departments specified we shall be happy to see a portrait drawn by the pencil of "Cameo." In the ecclesiastical garb he might paint a saintly looking person of clerical appearance, who under the guise and with tho whine of sanctimoniousness can lead people into bubble mining companies, and then shrive them. In the literary posi tion "Cameo" might illustrate his subject by copious brilliant extracts from the flaming, flashing, dashing, sparkling leaders that are at present from the columns of the Cross setting the Waitemata in a blaze. In the political position he might represent a man stealthily on tip-toe stealing into the offices of his political opponents and peeping into their private papers. In the trade portrait he might represent a director so manipulating his books as to pay a dividend from the losses of hi 3 company, and deferring the payments of the company's debts for five years, giving a post - mortem promise to pay, to wit "a couple of years after death we promise to pay the sum of £500 value received." Each and all of these will be striking pictures coming from tho office of tho Cross. Since we took our pen we have been called on by an aged lady, of venerable aspect, who introduced herself as Cameo's mother, and who offered to contribute a series of weekly papers, under the heading

SCJB TEG JUNK PCJIPI Tlrtjilius apud Cameonis matron.

The old lady, whose first paper she wants to appear on Saturday, says she has a pretty little story of a red-headed person on his way to the boat from North Shore trying to kiss a little nursemaid on the beach who threatened to slap his face. "Are you going far this way, my little dear ?" We don't know what to say to the old lady. She appears irresist ible, asd insists that she shall have the oppor tunity of whipping her boy ; and as she says his spiritual essence migrates from one to the other throughout the whole staff of the Cross office, and sho has pretty little stories about each, she seems bent on following 11 Ariel" that she may birch his breech. We shall see, however, what Cameo may say on Saturday.

POLICE COURT.— This Day.

(Before Doctor Home and Joseph Newman,

Esq., Justices.) KTJM V. BRAINS.

James Braslen waa lined 5s and costs, William Trimmer forfeited his bail, and Walter Cirouit, alias Roundabout, who had taken too much rum, which affected his brain, waa dealt with in tho usual way.

A WRETCHED WOMAN,

Mary Brown, who appeared In a most wretched condition, was charged with being druuk last night ; also with being a rogue and vagabond, this being her third offsnoa. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Broham said that prisoner had gradu ally sunk from step to step until she had reached the lowest depths of degradation. She waa a most disreputable person, continually drunk, whilo her children were supported in the school for destitute children.

The Bench sentenced her to three months and seven days' imprisonment with hard labour.

INDECENT LANGUAGE. Robert Sergeant was charged with being drunk and using bad language in Edwardes street last evening. Prisoner pleaded guilty, but as he nsed language in his own house he considered that the police had no right to interfere in the matter. Surely a fellah was lord in his own castle.

The Bonch considered that he should be taught that a man should be manly, even in his own house, and sentenced him to one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

RICE AND BREAD,

Eliza Rice appeared in answer to a sum mons charging her with neglecting to con tribute towai'ds the support of her child ia St. Mary's Orphanage. Mrs llice said she v/aa astonished oq re«

cftiving the summons, as it was the first intimation she had of being partly responsibla fo r her child's support. She would willingly pay half-a-ciown a week for her child, for so long as her name was Sice her child should not depend for bread upon any charitable institution ; indeed it should not. Mr Broham said he was very glad to hear it, and so the matter ended. WILLIAM BOTH AND HIS APPRENTICE.

Edward McManus was charged with dis obeying the lawful commands of his master, he (McManus) being a duly indentured apprentice. The accused pleaded not guilty. , ■\Vm. Roth, cabinet-maker, of the jMarket reserve, deposed that on the 21st.? oi July last he ordered his apprentice tnjfl irA \ * bedding on to the handbarrer? loEnd °£% it to the Railway Terminus Hotel for a customer, whon he flew at him and sworo he would do no such thing. ' He even squared up at him, and said he did not care either for him or the law. He then snapped his fingers in Mr Roth's face. His conduct more over was exercising a bad influence on the other boys. The accused said that Mr Roth pusned him among a lot of pots and kettles.j Mr Roth denied this, and stated that he had been at great trouble in teaching the lad his trade, and had made him a good workman, and now, as he had told other persons, he only wanted him (Mr Roth) to strike him, and then he would get his inden tures cancelled. Joseph Wright, a singular-looking lad of the Noah Claypole type, had heard heavy words between "them, but could not speak positively about anything. The accused said he had witnesses, and wished tbe case remanded till to-morrow in order that they might be present. The further hearing of the case was re manded accordingly. This was all the business.

THE SUEZ MAIL.

B'i tho Cyphrenes, which arrived to-day, w e have English files to the 12fch of June via

Suez, from which we make the following extracts :—

IMPRISONMENT OF ROMAN

CATHOLICS IN GERMANY.

The German Government is carrying oufc the law against the refractory Roman Catholic ecclesiastics. Bishop Martin, ac cording to' a telegram from Paderborn, has received notice that he must present himself to undergo th« six weeks' imprisonment to which he has been sentenced for illegally appointing a parish priest. If this order is not obeyed within eight days the bishop will be arrtsted and taken to prison. The pro perty of another dignitary, the Archbishop of Posen, who is already in prison, has been sequestrated. It consisted of cash and secu rities, and its value was 123,000 thalera.

THE CZAR OF RUSSIA IN GERMANY,

A writer thus describes the appearance of the Emperor of Germany and the Czar of Russia at their late meeting: —The mien and the entourage of the two emperors was very stiiking : Kaiser Alexander arrived in a train consisting of eight saloon carriages and six luggage and servants' vans ; Kaiser Wilhelm came in one saloon carriage, with a few ordinary first and second classes coupes attached to it, and one luggage van. The Rus sian Emperor walked hurriedly, bowed stiffly, and with aj perpetual scowl on his face that seemed as if ili had forgotten to smile ; the German Emperor was lavish in his smiles, seemed to shake hands promiscuously all round, and ho bowed to the people so con stantly and with such a forgetfulness of him self that he nearly tumbled off the platform on the line when ho was leaving.

DERBY DAY.

The Epsom has come in and gone out as might have been anticipated—the favourites have been " nowhere "or thereabouts. The Derby was won by George Frederick, a horse foaled on the birthday of one of the sons of the Prince of Wales, and named after his royal highness. Accounts vary as to the nnmber of people attending the race, but the ordinary elements were observable as usual. On the night before the race, a seasonable downfall of rain brought the course and the road into excellent order, and so far as tne. weather was concerned, the latest Derby Day was a thoroughly enjoyable one. The road was hardly so well patronised as of yore, but the railway authorities must have netted very handsome sums of money. Of course the >l

arrangements for conveyance of passengers were as imperfect as possible. The Oaks Day was as fully as pleasant as that of the Derby. Of course the ordinary fate befel the prophets, for Miss Toto .did not win. Derby Day was selected by the Lord Mayor of London on which to give his provincial fellows a real civic feast. From all parts of the kindom, nearly two hundred of them, Lord Mayors and Provosts, assembled in the Mansion House. The affair was one of the successes of the season, and passed off most happily. The Derby was won by Mr Cartwright's George Frederick. Oouronne de Fer ran second, and Atlantic third. Time 2 minutes 46 seconds. The winner was at 10 to 1. Apology won the Oaks, and Miss Toto ran second, and Patricia third.

TWO LADIES BURNT TO DEATH.

A short time ago an account of the deaths by burning of two young ladies was given in the columns of the daily presa. They were tha daughters of the Her Prebendary Sergison, of Slaugham, Essex, and were upon a visit to their uncle, Mr G. W. Robertson, of Netherseal Hall, Leicestershire, for the pur pose of being present at the opening of a churoh in the neighbourhood by the Bishop of Peterborough. lv, endeavouring to save the live 3of their relatives Mr, Mrs, and Miss Robertson sustained severe injuries. The two latter are still confined to their beds, but the former was not considered to be seriously hurt. Mr Robertson had given the land for a burial-grouud at tached to the sacred| edifice, and had suffi ciently recovered to attend to its consecra tion. While sitting in the tent on the occa sion he took cold, and died after a short period of intsnse agony, greatly aggravated by the effects of the casualty by which his niece 3 lost their lives. To add to the family troubles the only son, Mr Frank Robertson, has just been the victim of an accident by* which he is confined to his room.

pThe will of^the late Sir Alfred JKoM»ra« has just been proved under a nomJß*^ sum. George Coulson, a cripgle, aged *^e^Jj threa, who it will be remembered W3!ret Jku* •with the murder by hanging of A^t^xu—'-. M was tried at the Central Criminal' the 11th June and acquitted, the juryhoioEj/ I that it was impossible for so weak a man to ) succeed in hanging a powerful woman, whof I death was therefore attributed to suicide. <i »

An application to restrain Prince* .JS^*' Bonaparte from selling the good-will of a millinery business was heard and adjourned on June 11.

The Gazetta del Popolo announces that an ex-lieutenant of .the Italian army, discharged for marrying without permission of the »Var Minister, and reduced to the utmost poverty in consequence, has murdered his wife an{* three|chiidreii, after giving them a soponne.

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