SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

fTTnra -m-^TRTi : tm» sventnst 4.40; to-morrow "suv.Ve.: : Tbt. r*ni« B 6.18 : «m.BIB*V *°- morrow nOtßfa!?, 5,110 M.->OS'S A6B, • Full Moon, 25th, 7.0 p.m.

ARRIVAL.

Mement.., baTque, 464 t«n-. Ruwaid. from Taranaki, s.s , from the South, (in the Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

ForNnvcistle-rhannclppr br'g. to-morrow. For Rnssell -ChrisMu*, sohooner, to-morrow I'orKaipa'I*—Vision brig, early For TJunerfin—Zeaian^a, sMp, early . . . For San Fraßcis-o-Mxcgregor, «*• Mail). SOth i»« For T.tvndcm - Conntew of Kintore sbip. J" insert • Ferndale, barque, City of Auckland, ship, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, n s., from Sydney about the 23rd instant, Man?- cor, s.s . fro " Pyrtney ab-mt the 30th instant Vic'i^ia. s.s . from Sydne", early City of Melbourne, s.s, (inward' Frisco Mail), fcarly ■Blackbird, s s , from Sydney, early Papua, schooner, from Rar^tonga Iyauhee, schooner, from Levuka Elm Grove, baTque, from Newcastle, early Southern Cross. Mission schooner, from South Sea

Islands, early Edith Rose, barque, from New York; sailed Sept. 1 0 Stanley Castle, barque, from London : sailed 9th July Hydaspes. ship, from London ; sailed Aueust 8 >ssaye, shin, from London ; sailed August WaHwßi, ship, from London : sailed August 1 Dauntless (Hawaiian schooner), from New Caledonia, early Pearl, ketch, from South Se* Islands, early " Ohocola. barque, from San Francisci ; sailod Pent. 10 Rapido. barque, from New York,via Adelaide, loading Dauntless, topsail schooner, from New Caledonia, early

IMPORTS.

Per TaranaM, .from the South : 1 box, Holloway ; 1 pare.el. Montague ; 1. do, Alpxander ; 1 case. Oxley and Co. ; 1 do, Wood ; 4 cases, Major Tisdall ; 1 pg. Gilfillan ; 1 case, Stuart.; 1 parcel, Bank of New Zealand ; 1 box. 1 keg, Telegraph ; 10 cases, Veale ; 6 do. Hoskins ; 1 do, Tisdall.

Per Memento, from Newcastle —701 tons of coals. —Henderson and Macfarlane.

The s.s. Taranaki, Captain _ Wheeler, arrived in the Manukau early this morning from the South. She left Funedin at 4.30 p m on the. 12Kh ; arrived at "Lytteltou at 8 am. on 13th ; left at 4 p.m. on 14th : arrivprl at Wellington at 1 p : m. on 15th ; left Wellington in search of s.s. Rangatira at 8 a.m. on 16th, she having been out from Napier since Sunday 11th; arrived at Castle Point at 6 p m. ; left at 5 a.m. on 17th ; arrived at Napier at 2 p.m. ; found the Rangatira inside the Pot. she having arrived the day before : left Napier at 5 p.m. ; arrived in Wellington at 3 p.m. on 18th ; left at 2 p.m. ; arrived at Picton at 7.30 p.m. ; left at 4 a.m. on 20th ; arrived at Nelson at Ip.m.; left at 2 a.m. on 21st; arrived at Taranaki at 5 p.m.; left at 7 p.m. ; and arrived at Onehunga at 8 a.m. this morning. We are indebted to C. J. Edmiston, purer, for files, and report. Saioon : Mrs Hood and Choi will, Messrs Pounds Curtis, Grige. Seccomb. Hornbrook, McKay, Wothambe, Paul. Steerage : 10. IPThe barque Memento, 464 tons, Captain UuwaW, arrived from Newcastle, a1; noon to day, with a cargo of coals for Messrs Hender son and Macfarlane. She left on the 9tb, and had fine weather with variable winds till last Saturday, when it blew hard from the S.E. Cape Brett, sighted Tuesday, was the first land made. Down the coast light vari able winds and calms. On, discharging the Memento will return to Newcastle in ballast. The barque Elm Grove was to leave New castle for- Auckland the day after the Memento. The new cutter Warkwortb, built by Mr Southgate, of Mahurangi, for Mr Palmer, was measured by the Customs authorities yesterday, and registered 25 tons. She is a smart-looking craft, and such as may be pointed to with satisfaction, as the workman ship of a young colonial shipwright who will not, we imagijie, lack further orders. The schooner Colonist cleared out to-day for Russell in ballast. She was to sail thia Th° o°sch.oon«>- fias cleared for Tvndnga-ooa in ballast. Captain Dias, late of the Gem, has succeeded Captain Murray in command.

The brig Vision cleared out to-day for Kaipara-with the following cargo : —4O sacks flour, 1 case, 5 bundles iron, 4 bundles steel, 13 bars iron, Sash and Door Company ; 2 boxes jtaisins. 2 boxes currants, 1 box sun dries, ,T. Potter ; 16 tram rails, 2 cases bis cuits, 2 tins dp, Stone Bros. ; 20 sacks flour, J. W. Waller.—John Reid, agent. She is to sail at once.

P^he •schooner Queen brings 70 tons coal from Russell.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Napier, this day. ■ The Southern Cross left at 1 p.m. for Auckland.

Tatteanga, this day. The Southern Cross left at nine p.m. yes terday for Auckland.

COMMERCIAL.

A sale of old rigging, sails, &c, belonging to the Condoren, was held at Messrs. Hender and Macfarlane's Gtore in Port-street yester day ; Mr L. W. Eaton officiated as auctioneer. The greater portion was bought by Mr T. Henderson at 9s per cwt. The rest was secured at prices ranging from 6s to 9s 6d by various buyers.

CALLS.

Tha following are the current calls payable in the companies named below:— ■ . £ B. d. Date. Bla«k Angel 0 1 0 — Oct 22 Bed Queen 0 6 0 - Novll Bismarck 0 0 8 — .Novll

COLONIAL PRODUCE.

Buying Prices, Corrected by Auckland Dealers. s. d. s. d. ' s d. s. d. Butter,perlb. 1 0-0 0 Ducks,pair.. 0 0-0 0 Cheese (new) 0 5— 0 8J- Geese, each 0 0-0 0 Eggs, per doz. 1 0-0 0 Turkey ~0 0-0 0 Lard t>er lb 0 6—o 0 | Canterbury Bacon & Hams Fowls each 1 o—2 0 1 (bare) .. Oil— 0 Good Salt Butter— 16| Do (in c oth) 10-0 0 Canter. Cheese B—o 9 | Auckland 0 6—o 9 Hams, 9jd to lOid per lb, .Retail Prices, Farm and Dairy Produce. s. d. s. d. s. d s. 0j Milk, per qt. 0 o—o 6 [ Ducks pair 5 o—6 ° Butter (fresh) .1 2-1 3 | Geese, each 5 0-6 .0 Cheese (new) 0 IC—O 11 Turkeys, each 4 6—6 0 Eggs.per doz. 1 2—l 3 Bacon, per lb. 0 9—o 1 Lard perlb. 0 6—o 91 Hams .. .. 0 9-1 0 Fowls, pair.. 3 6-5 0 J Salt Butter.. 1 6—l 8 Butchers' Meat. Beef, perlb. 0 6—o 9 I Pork, per lb. 0 6-07 Second quality 3} o—o S | Veal.. .. - 0 5-0 8 Mutton .. 0 4—o 6 i Steaks .. 7 0-0 9 • . BREADSTUFFS. FLOXJK. WHOLESALE. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality.. .. ..• .. £16 Fine Flour—household £14 Adelaide Flour » V £l 7 Canterbury .. £12 to £13 - Seconds, £13. Sharps, £8 Bakers' Price, per lb 3d Bran, Is 9d per bushel. Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d Maize, crushed and whole, 6* tf» 6s 6d BISCUIT. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b .. .Retail 22s MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES,' ETC. WHOLESALE. Maiza, 6s Prime Sylney Oats, 5s 9d to 6s per bushel Potatoes, £9 to £9 10a American Oats; 5s Hay, £7 10s to £9 per t6n. Straw, £3 to £3 103 per ton. Chaff, £1 10s per ton. • . RETAIL. Maize, per bushel, 6a 6d to 7s Oats, 6s per bushel. Potatoes, 10s ta 10s 6d per cwt. . . . Hay, cwt., 93 Straw, 4s to 5s per cwt. Chaff, 8s to 93 per cwt. KAURI GUM AND FLAX MARKET. The following are the prices in .the Auckland market :— Gum— Well scraped, best quality .. .. £34 to £35 Ordinary sorts £33 to £34 Flax.- Finest quality ... ..£l7 to £19 Second ditto ~ £14 to £16 Tow . .. ••' •• •• •• .. £7to£B " "building materials. Timber —Boards and scantling, 100 ft, 9s to 15s ; at mills, Us 6d; planed, tongued, and grooved;, 11b «d to 183 j

New Zealand palings, Meet, 10b ; 6-feet, 18s; tt - 5- 17S C O 6^^b^^To O «RKET Coal-Newcastle, on Wharf, 45s ; delivered 6°Fm™D.-Uncut, 16s per ton; delivered, cut, 8s 6d per ton.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wili. Close as follows :— For Whangarei, &c, perWangarei, this day, at 4p.m. For New Plymouth, via Waitara, pei Go-ahead, to morrow, at 7 a.m. ■ ■""or Thames, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 11 30 a ra, ifor London direct, per Countess of Kintore, to morrow, at 4 p.m. For Whitiangi, Tairua, Opstiki, and Napier, via TauTanga, per Southern Cross, on Saturday next, at 1 p.m. ,' For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki on Saturday next, at 5 p.m. Fo' Chatham Islands, per Magellan Cloud, on Monday next, 26th instant, at 2 p.m F)t the undermentioned places per s.s. Macgregor, • on Prida", 30th instant, as under. — egS!For Fiji, Sandwich Islands, United Stales of America, British and Foreign West Indies, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, at 12.30 p m. Kor the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 12 30 p.m. Frr money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 11 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d in addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. Mails for Australian Colonies close at Hokitika at noon to-morrow. S. B. Boss* Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Maxks—On 21st instant, at her residence, Hobson street, Mrs Charles Marks, of a son.

DEATHS.

Deernbss—On October 21. at his residence, Napier strf et, Mr James Deemess ; aged 68 years. The funeral wilt take place to-morrow (Friday), at 330p m. Friends will please acs ept this invita tion.

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1874.

for the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance! Sot the future in the distance. And the arood that ire can do.

As will be seen by advertisement in another column Mr. Rees will this evening again ad dress the electors of Eden, and this time in so near proximity to the city that we are sure there will be a large and interested auditory. We are gratified to observe that his meeting at Newmarket, the most im portant and central point, was not only largely attended, but concluded with a unanimous vote of confidence in Mr. Rees. We have no doubt that the meeting at the Mount Eden school-room, beside the Eden Vine Hotel to-night, and that at the Mount Albert school-room to-morrow night, will con clude in each case with a similar cordial vote of confidence. It is a pleasant feature in the present election to observe the friendly attitude assumed by thei two competitors. We are so accustomed to the sound of strife on such occasions that we can hardly credit our eyes on reading the words in which Mr. Rees' speaks of his respect and esteem for Mr. May, and on seeing Mr. May present and " assisting " at the meeting at New market, and uniting as we presume in the unanimous vote of confidence in Mr. Eees. We .feel almost like the indignant Irishman on election day who cried out " Three o'clock by japers ! and hot a blow shtruck." Al though more life and fun might have attended a struggle, we do admit that two candidates appear in a more respectable position when indulging in such pleasant amenities. It does not appear to us that Mr May desires to offer many obstacles to Mr Rees' return if the constituents desire it, being, and we think rightly, contented with the higher honor of a scat in the colonial parlia ment. That position has been hitherto really honorable to Mr May, for he stood side by side with those who resisted the infamous spoliation of the Northern provinces, and if Mr May really pressed his claim to a seat in the Provincial Council it would be hard to refuse "public recognition of his faithfulness to the province in the hour of danger. But we are confident that he feels, as many others feel, that Mr Rees should as early as possible be in a position to take a part in public life, and that Auckland will be all the better for a political bulldog who wont be afraid to spring at the throat of a public robber, and whose grip once fixed, Old Nick .himself could not relax. We do earnestly hope and trust that the electors of Eden will place Mr Rees in a position to make his talents available to the public, and that the position of Provincial Councillor will be the stepping stone to his entering the higher arena of colonial politics., and that there hi B fearless independence will assert itself where there reigns the silence of contemp tible sycophancy amid the aroma of cor ruption and political death.

It is pleasing to learn that the desire ex pressed for a cow for the benefit of the little inmates of the Industrial School has met with a response, and that the sum of two pounds to commence a subscription for the purpose has been kindly left with us by Dr. iCenderdine, whose hand appears to instinctly search for his purse whenever any claim to benevolence is presented to his eye. It will afford us the greatest pleasure to be the medium of adding further contributions for this genuinely kindly purpose, and we hope thafcere long we shall have the pleasure of announcing that these little waifs and strays of society are provided daily with what the penny-a-liner calls "lacteal nourishment" from their own cow instead of the decoction of chalk and water that passes by the name of milk. Whose name next shall we add to the roll of those who feel kindly towards the little castaways ?

The specifications of the Auckland Water works are now ready, and have been got up in first-class style under the direction of Mr Errington, the.engineer. Photographs of the general plans are attached, together with lithographs of the sections. Copies of the specifications, will be sent, to England by the outward mail, and will certainly reflect credit upon the colony.

To the Editor : Sir,—ln your columns of yesterday appeared an offensive letter signed by " T. B. Hannaford for Andrew Dilworth " having reference to a quantity of bark, piled in bags, lying near the Whau bridge, and covered with a tarpaulin. "We may say that the bark is on private property ; not on any public landing-place or near to one ; also, that it is not a nuisance of any kind whatever, and that during the last ten years no complaint has ever been made. In fact the settlers at the Wha.u are only too glad to see the bark so landed for manufacturing purposes. We have no doubt Mr McLeod can take care of himself without the kind interference of '' T. B. Hannaford for Andrew Dilworth " ; and would respectfully suggest to the writer, the propriety of attend ing to his own business.—Trusting you will kindly insert this, We .are &c, B. Gittos and Sons. .

The manager of the North Shore Ferry Company, with the consent of the Harbour Board, has kindly consented to run a boat between Auckland and North Shore at nine o'clock for the convenience of residents attending the festival at St Paul's this even ing. There will consequently be no boat at ten o'clock.

The* Cross in its leading columns yesterday, speaking of American affairs, falls into two or three inaccuracies. In an article on the coming presidential election we find a list of Presidents of the United States twice elected. Among these should appear the name of President Lincoln. We also find 1877 mentioned as the date of the next election. The election will take in the fall of 1876. The .inauguration takes place in the following year. Mr D. Gcldie, treasurer of the Relief Fund in aid of Mrs Gribble, has furnished us ,with a detailed statement of the rceipts and appropriations oiplier behalf :—Collected by Good Templars, L 143 4s 5d ; by Shipwright Society, LB3 10s ; by Rechabites' Society, L2O ; entertainment and various miscellaneous subscriptions, L7l 4s lOd. Total: L 317 19s 3d. Mrs Gribble has received in cash for mourning and other expenses Ll7 4s 2d; ' sewing machine purchased, L 9; printing, L2 9a 6d. .Deposited in Auckland Savings Bank by trustees, L 289 5s 7d. The complete balance-sheet can be seen at our office. Mrs Gribble desires to return sincere thanks to the public for their kindness in thus so nobly responding to the appeal made for her relief.

In our report of the address of Mr Eees to the special jury in the prosecution for libel, the word impotent, as applied to Mr Gillies' speech, was printed " important." There are several other typographical errors in the printed speech which are hardly avoidable in the hurry of going to *""." The newly-organise^ "*" . r^oa ". tised last ev<*- — *'ire Brigade prac theco"- "■'iog for the first time under s- -.mand ot Mr Superintendent Hughes, over thirty members were present. Two of the engines were run to the wharf, where they were duly tested and in some respects found wanting. An exercise with the hose reels was also practised. Subsequently on their return to the central depob Mr. Hughes delivered an address on the subjects of the evening's practice, after which they ad journed to a spread at the British Hotel.

On the early closing anniversary a lady correspondent writes :—Sir, —l was much pleased last evening upon reading the anni versary notice of the closing of the drapers' shops while taking my tea with grandma. I am engaged in a draper's shop in Queen street, and cannot be sufficiently grateful for the privilege of taking tea with granny at six p.m., instead of being confined until eight o'clock as was the case before the existence of the Early Closing Association. I under stand that Messrs Hayes and Stanwix, the former the persevering secretary, and the latter the competent chairman of the move ment, have consented to call a meeting to con sider the propriety of a ladies' club in con nection with the society. Now, sir, I think this matter might-have been left to the ladies themselves, who are quite capable of forming such an organisation. I understand there are at least 120 ladies engaged in the trade in this city ; and, surely, sir, they will bo found equal to the occasion. In fact it can be shewn that young ladies in our shop 3 are more successful in the way of trade than the men.—Yours, &c, Eugenic Eglantine.

A correspondent writes charging " Cameo" with deliberate mis-quotation of matter in the New Zealand Tablet, and unjustifiable slander of that newspaper. In proof of this he refers readers to the Tablet of September 19, and asks them to compare that with " Cameo's" effusion.

To the Editor : Sir, —Since the few com prising the 1.0.G.T.s have been unsuccessful in their exertions to put d6w,n the Licensed Victuallers they think they will have a rap at them in regard to their neat little tokens. The association, through their President, has guaranteed one pound sterling for every 240 tokens presented. Taking this into consideration I am of opinion that they are of more value to the public than a great many that are floating at the present time ; for instance, S. Hague Smith's, H. Ashton's, Holloway's, and a great many others. To the public I shall say be not afraid of the token?, and to the members of the L.V.A. that if the public refuse to take your tokens do you refuse to take any copper except your own, and that legalised by the Crown. By so doing the Good Templars will be put to a little inconvenience when they call upon you for a glass of lemonade with a dash of gin in it.—l am, kc, One who is NOT AFRAID OF THK TOKENS.

We were in error yesterday in announcing the Countess of Kintore's departure. Passengers by that vessel must embark to morrow morning by the steamer, which leaves the North Shore Ferry Company's tee at half past 11 o'clock. The vessel sails early on Saturday morning.

The polling for the Provincial electoral district of Bamarama resulted : Harris, 100; Crispe, 84, giving Mr Harris a majority of sixteen.

At the Princes-street Immigration Barracks, Dunedin, on October 3, one man bit a piece ofT another man's ear. The biter is now in the hands of the police.

The fino gpovft? T"or-thfc!*'*'**»ich has opened upon us has thrilled the ccn ration with new life ; the sunshine, the tftb^soming of the roses, and the sparkling of the waters have had a revivifying influence. Boatmen, yachtsmen, and cricketers alike rejoice in the sunny promise of summer time, and yesterday the members of the Auckland .Rowing Ciub commenced their season with a long procession of boat 3, duly equipped and manned by its leading members. The^cene was pretty and effective in its outer aspects, and was hailed as a sign that ' • the time of the singing of birds had come."

Sense ia the doorway of the mind, the vestibule through which pass the pictures of the world. So far as sense opens. up, by virtue of its own completeness and activity a channel for the flax of thought, s« far are animals superior to man ; but as the mind is the primary, and sense the secondary instru ment, so with acuteness of sense in the lower animals we do not find an equivalent acute ness of reason, and by bo much as the senses of man are cultivated, by so much is the mental reasoning faculty robbed of Its intrinsic power. It is not the keenness of the sight which gives charac ter .and tone to the idea, ■ but rather the power of mind which gives a positive character to the picture. Hence, although sense is the medium of the mind's communi cations, it is not the instrument of its processes of reason, nor the measures of its intrinsic force. The following observations, taken from a leaf of some old book brought from our butter-shop in Union-street, are in teresting in reference to animals and insects, and exhibit their at least apparent know ledge of the sciences ; also their professions, occupation, and employments, and might form a subject of study for Mr Martin, and be introduced into one of his future lectures on natural history Bees are geometricians; their cells are so constructed as, with the least quantity of material, to have the largest sized spaces and least possible loss of interstice. The mole is a meteorologist. The bird called the nine killer ia an arithmetician ; so also is the crow, the wild Turkey, and some other birds'. The torpedo, the ray, and the electric eel, are electricians. The nautilus is a navigator— he raises and lowers his sail, casts and weighs anchor, and performs other nautical evolu tions. Whole tribes of birds are musicians. The Beaver is an architect, builder, and wood cutter—he cuts down trees, and erects houses and dams. The marmot is a civil engineer— he not only builds houses, but constructs aqueducts and drains to keep them dry. The white ants maintain a regular army of soldiers. The East India ants are horticulturists—they make mushrooms upon which they feed their young. Wasps are paper manufacturers. Caterpillars are silk spinners. The bird ploceus textor is a weaver—he weaves a web to make his nest. The primia is a tailor—he sews the . leaves together to make his nest. The squirrel is a ferryman—with a chip or piece of bark for a boat and his tail for a sail he crosses a stream. Dogs, wolves, jackals, and many others are hunters ; the black bear and heron are fishermen ; the ants, have regular day labourers ; the monkey is a rope dancer ; the association of beavers present us with a model of republicanism j the bees live under a monarchy ; the Indian antelopes furnish an example of a patriarchal govern ment ; elephants exhibit an aristocracy of elders; wild horses are said to select their leaders ; sheep in a wild state are under the control of a military chief ram.

We have very great pleasure in giving insertion to the following anonymous com munication :—To the Editor : Sir, —A few weeks ago you requested assistance for a poor woman (Mrs. Ryan) whose husband had died. I intended then to send you a pound, but I was so busy at the time that I forgot it, and sailed without fulfilling my mental promise. On my return, however, I recollected it, and, acting on the principle of " Better late than never," I send a £1 note. I think it will be acceptable to the poor woman however late it may come to her.— Yours truly, A Sailor. P.S. One of my shipmates also sends you 10s. for the purpose' mentioned above. — [The money /305.) now lies at our office, and will be paid j;O Mrs. Ryan upon application. — Ed. E.S.] I

The Auckland Diocesan Choral Association will bold their third festival this eveningat St Paul's Church. Admission will * Dy ticket only. The clerr™ - the Bishop in the yes<~- «' m and at the same umethe various choirs i««nHj*t^B school-room. The doors of the church wUI be opened to ticket-holders at; 6.lsp_m. Ije sermon will be preached by Eight Rev. the Bishop, and the offertory at the close of the service will be given in aid of the °rgan tuna nf Sr Paul's Church. The music and woras can be obtained at Messrs^ Upton and Go., Messrs J. Brown and Co., Queen-street; and Mr Hardwick, Shortland-street. The Hamley Gun Club's first pigeon match this season took.place in Leanord s paddock yesterday, and resulted. m favour £*£*~ Jones. In a double gyro match afterwards Captain Braddick and Mr R. Wynyard tied, and the stakes were divided. The fair daughters of Taranaki are thus described by a local icmrnal :—" has always been an acknowledged fact that the Taranaki women are fairest m JNew Zealand yet the half has not been told of them. Their forms are perfect models of ease and grsce, and there is a certain style and gesture in'their walk which is not pos sessed by one out of a thousand m the rest of the colony. Their features are regular and handsome ; their skin fair j light waving hair ; dark-blue eyes, and a peachy bloom on their cheeks which makes them almost irre sistible. Their forms are much better de veloped than any other women, and thougb slender enough around the waist, tneir muscle is sufficient to curb the fiery steed upon whose back they take their morning exercise." At the meeting of the Diocesan Synod yesterday reports upon ministerial supply to out-districts and Auckland Trusts were read and received. Assessors were appointed for the Bishop's Court. In reply to a question raised by the Rev. C. M. Nelson, the President expressed the opinion that electors who Bi.<m voting papers for lay synodsmen not duly qualified to. hold office are responsible for the irregularity of their election. It was resolved that the President should lay on the table any special forms ot prayer prepared by the Primate for use throughout the colony. v The Standing. Com mittee's report evoked some discussion on a grant of £25 to St. Luke's Church. No motion, however, was made. —The Bishop, Rev Dr. Maunaell, Rev R. Burrows, Ooh Haultain, Mr T. Kissling, and Mr G. Pierce were appointed a committee to consider the practicability of consolidating existing Trust bodies.—The Bishop, Archdeacon Maunsell, Rev C. M. Nelson, Dr Kidd, W. H. Kiss ling, and S. E. Hughes were, appointed a committee to consider the ' Statute to limit and define the powers of the General Synod. The districts of Patea and Tipoka were added to the diocese of Wellington.—The Standing Committee reported on the duties of the Home Mission secretary.—The Synod then adjourned until to-day.

The Magnet Troupe are once more to the front in the cause of charity, under the

direction of Mr E. Glair, and announce a performance at the Parnell Hall on Monday evening nexb on behalf of Mr J. Brown, who met with a serious accident some time back by which he lost aa arm. An excellent and varied programme is announced, and. the troupe may rely upon a good attendance in recognition equally of the object of the entertainment and the merits of the per formance.

la London, on a recent Sunday afternoon, Archbishop Manning addressed about 5,000 persons assembled on Tower-hill, in the cause of total abstinence. At the back of the van which served as a platform, some teetotal banners were displayed, and there was three temperance societies' fe»r.a» <«* tv« ground. Several Eoman Owthohc clergymen and some leading Koman Catholic trades men of the East-end supported the Aich bishop. Dr Manning, in an address of soiAe length, pointed out the wonderful progress which the temperance movement had made within the last year, or two amongst tlie Irish R oman Catholics of London. He took particular pains to scan the newspaper police court reports, and he was glad to say he missed the Irish names with which cases of drunkenness used to be so frequently as sociated. He begged of the women especially to take the pledge. It was a hard thing for a working man to arrive in his home and find his wife "in beer," to find no fire in the winter, no comfort, to find everything which would lead him to plunge into the path of temptation. At the conclusion of Dr. Man ning's addreas about 400 men, 50 women, and a good many children knelt down and. took the pledge. The bands played the various district teetotal societies off Tower hill shortly after six o'clock. A considerable number of police-constables were in attend ance, but the proceedings were most orderly. A sweepstake on the Melbourne Cup takes place at eight o'clock to-night at the City Club Hotel. The Paris correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette, writing on the 4th inst., says :—M. Edmond About laughs at the Minister of Justice about a circular which he has issued calling upon all Government functionaries who cannot show a right to their titles to cease signing themselves duke, marquis, count, etc. It is probable that the Minister of Justice has issued the above order prepa ratory to taking measures against other usurpers of an inferior class, for instance, who assume the most celebrated French names, armorial bearings, etc. Something will also no doubt be done against the fictitious foreign nobility who prey to a con siderable extent oh Parisian tradesmen, who, however -Republican, are easily captivated by a title accompanied by a little swagger. Since the breaking out of the Carlist insur rection Spanish titles have been very com mon indeed. It was only this morning that the police reports mentioned that a gentle man taken up for picking a pocket gave his name as Don Salustiano de Gomevar y Apar reni de la Torre, Comte de Mastos, Marquis de Torraiba. He was known to the police as Masteaux, a ticket of leave man.

The Paris residence of the late Duke of v Brunswick, now in the course of demolition in the avenue Priedland, was a most extra ordinary house, as all discovered who attempted to enter it; for, like a coat or waistcoat, it had to be unbuttoned in order to get in. \t the front gate was a metal button, and a visitor would have to press this. It instantly set a number of bells ringing in violent commotion. Admitted" into the garden, you still found yourself excluded from the house. Another button had to be touched, and that done, you found yourself in an unfurnished hall. There was no stair case communicating with the upper rooms where the Duke slept. More buttons had to Depressed, and at last you found yourself sitting m an arm-chair, and raised by hydraulic-lift apparently to the living rooms which the Duke used to occupy. The walls ot the bedroom were armour-clad. By an ingenious mechanism, and touching a button a panel m the wall was removed, and entrance gained. The strong-box nearly killed one of the workmen who endeavoured to open it for it sent off a mitrailleuse-like discharge! The Duke deTreviso has bought the houie, and has stipulated that all the treasure dis c overed shall belong to him. At a Masonic Lodge held some time since m Bombay, India (says the Freemason), there were present nine native brethren three of whom were followers of Zoroaster! two of Confucius, and. four of Mahomet assembled together around one common altar and engaged in the worship of one common brod. What an illustration of the univera lity and unsectarian character of Free masonry.

■At Ohristchurch, a storekeeper has been fined five shillings for selling a cocpanut on a ounday. Several cases of "sfcicking-up," and more attempts .at « sticking-up*" Ph flTe fiSJ o ccuired in various outlying partß of Dunedin!

A Sabbath-school teacher in the religious SSLU "bV^e'twaatoteUusthat Cornishmen musn t rastle.

The Licensed Victuallers-ball will be held %r^ gJm%C^if:ttor. 1 Eden thJf JX *» the Mount Eden school-room with Mr Bloom fieSTon?^ol-Fa singing class will be held nelds J-omo , e s-street school-room. could be imported.

TELEGRAPHIC.

(From our own Correspondent.)

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

GRAHAMSTOWN. This day. The Twenty-third of June crushing of 74 tons yielded 11 ozs, 12 dwts. gold. The Bird-in-Hand started crushing with 15 head at the Una battery. The Sons of Freedom have" gold in the oO feet level. The present crushing is no criterion as to the worth of the block, as it was taken onfe before gold was struck. The Waiotahi have started 5 head on stutt from a three feet reef, and have also started opening out the hanging-wall vein, which shows gold. , The Cure broke down the reef to-day. Gold, shows as usuaU Sales : Old Whau, 36s ; Cure, 9a 6d, 103, 9s 6d, 9s 9d ; Bright Smile, 50s. The Bright Smile drove three feet into JN o. l reef of the bottom level. Rich coarse gold is showing through it.

TAURANGA.

This day,

The Southern Cross left at 8 o'clock last night Passengers—Drßligh, Messrs Black lock Taylor, Hazard, Bridges, Brydone, Hayes, Broadbent, and Captain Turner. Mr Leighton, cabinetmaker, has summoned Mr Campbell, Inspector of Telegiapha, for assault. Criminal disclosures are expected.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

[Per Press Telegraph Agency.]

CAN A PUBLICAN HOLD TWO BARS

GREAT LOSS OF STOCK,

DUNEDIN.

This day. Arrived (yesterday): Albion, with the Suez mail.

The police are contesting whether publi cans can hold two bars. Five hotel-keepers have now been summoned. A case will be heard on the 22ad instant.

Mr. Turobull (M.P.C.) and Mr. George Proudfoot were thrown into the water from a buggy at Vauxhall cutting. Both got a severe ducking. The stock - owners in the Tuapeka and Dunstan districts have sustained a great loss in stock owing to the late severe weather. Messrs. Sutherland and Polsojajooi— o&ao-,

All the single girls per Invercargill found employment at from £2G to £35. The suppiy is still inadequate. One married couple at £80, another at £65.

NEW PLYMOUTH.

This day.

The Taranaki Steam Navigation Company have resolved to wind-up the Company, and sell the Go-Ahead.

The Go-Ahead leaves to-day for . the Thames.

The captain of the Garibaldi reports being forty-two days from Lyttelton, a few of which were spent at sea.

NAPIER.

« This day. A Philosophical Society has been consti tuted and 50 members joined. The Superin tendent was elected president, the Bishop of Waiapu vice-president, and W. Colenso secretary. ,

The ship Bosella, from California to Dune din with a cargo of timber, experienced heavy weather, during which she sprung a leak and was obliged to put in here to re pair.

PORT CHALMERS.

This day. The French war ship Vive arrived this morning from Campbell Island, having left the observation party there. She leaves in a day or two for Wellington, and returns via Lyttelton and Akaroa. *

The s.s. Albion, with the Suez mails sails this afternoon.

MR MAY AND THE SUPERINTEN DENT.

(To the Editor of the Star.) Snt,--At the nomination of candidates for the district of Eden at Newmarket on Saturday last I put the fol lowing questions to Mr Joseph May which he said was an insult to him, viz — . Will you promise not to allow any petty jealousy or party feeling to influence you in trying to thwart Mr Williamson in his endeavours to promote the welfare of the accoTt 6 o m°? Ve for doi^ so account of having heard Mr May express Samson "^a o™*"^ towards Mr W ofTr .. W. dayS before the late Action WnpnJTent worthy Superintendent. I andPhe ask P °d meefc •?£ May at the fWr mf lf * had seen his letter in liamsnn't 1 "'I refe^nce to John Wil monev hv qUanuenDg public Sr an & ,-ch^9^S the Comerang ma the el£ ctlo.nee. riaS tour, and charg fofthe L P:T lal Government £300 mon ey toT'w 1 ?° U Wish the Government SXd <« T I**S dJ? te for Williamson. I £t if'suchis Th elieV r 6 fora moment ' would neC sitTn S/v,etU^ ed he Mr M^ Knowing tHis I ? P the -P oUncil wit]l hiux judge if mv n f lt! t0 the Public t0 the l^TnVhi Ca r Mnld be co™tt™« » it, viz "In • MjVMav professed to view the electors VtrlV Mr May treated ence (to give it Ju 8' BTf atest indiff«r thelastelfcW^Ede^ 11 l erm) at even made his ar!n«»L n when he never If it wa Tanath?K nC6. on nomination day. likely to'bSSffSi is he a man BonfieldrepiSd fa^M if returned ?M* to the chlrter of th^P May' 8 letter relative May's accStioVtftT^l' refntin«Mr remained silent. 'w hy s^^ g? ntleman nearly past that men should h™ i m members of our Oon» "f ,be retui»ed as mendationistWil CU Whose Bole recom- We want men O f t TT " old Entities." represent u? ir \h c *%**. and to , The unsubstantiated 6 to^°^ e^ Joseph May of Mr wfllf n U made by Mr damage his charaofp. m, sotlj in order to [ast election wiU onlvad'^f d^ at him in hia j!ghre P utatiS, wTeJwt 0 Mr 7 iUiil^on' a W. F. M. HowW

GREAT FIRE IN WAKEFIELD STREET.

EIGHT HOUSES DESTROYED

At half-past three o'clock this xaon' broke out at the comet1 of Walt^'fl*^* ll and Rutland-street, which wasTf^ll guished till eight houses, togetC e^'l large quantity of furniture and otherW th * ' property, had been reduced to ask. 8 I outbreak took place in a small" 6 or rather outhouse at thg- the corner shop of Mr. Kem ß lJ**\ot aod glass warehouseman. Mr. A7erv • *■ from the Thames, who was c" 8'!"1 living in a two-roomed cottage adioifi™!* shed on the other side was one of thefi c see the flames and give the alarm <* *° persons, including the night porte/?^ Greyhound hotel, a Mr. Wa& > stable Tierney, who was on duty in'rr * Queen-street, and others were on tb* ' within a very few minutes. Averv af *^ ran over to the firebell, followed by W.S* son, and in little more time than if v taken to describe the noisy clano general throughout "the city &,? M Eve minutes of its first' dial the fire had extended in both directions t<u? cottage referred to on the one side, which soon consumed, and to the large hJ]*® forming Mr. Kemsley's business eSft ment and dwelling house on T other. Up to • this time no Ji l had been procurable, and the o«K opportunity of nipping it in the bud L been allowed to go by, the. confla^ began to assume serious proportions, ft,1' intendent Hughes and his Brigade Vere""" the scene with commendable dißpatch butf a long while their presence wasvirtnaN useless ag no water was to be obtain I The domain water supply, ag seems fco, usually the case when there is a demand { it, was woefully deficient. After the hojeWi been fixed and the engines set to work tb tiny jets sent against the burning building were such as to raise a cry of derision f^ the spectators. There could not be a donh but that if a good strong stream could hi" been at the command of the firemen at Hi, time the devastation might easily have bJ! arrested after extending to the three strncturea already mentioned. (We have arecollectiontW some such sentence as the foregoing &mL found in almost every description of Ai£, land fires that has been written, not oak' these columns, but in those of our conte&». raries for years )_ Meanwhile, while firc^ were fuming and jets were spittiiig, theilam 9 rolled on uninterruptedly, now in a Jazy billowy fashion, now shooting and fort™ ' about with restless energy. Before anything like all the contents could be got out, & Kemsley's shop was in the entire possession of the enemy, who, it was obvious, would not relinquish the prey till the destruction was complete. Mr. Kemsley himself was away at the "Whau. Burning at the same time with the china and glass establishment was a four-roomed cottage in Rutland-street, which the fire had reached after demolishing the smaller cottage already alluded to, This was occupied by Mr. Fitzpatiick, and belonged to the executors of the late Mr. Mears. _ The efforts of.flu firemen'being required to prevent if pos sible the fire from travelling up Wakefield street, this was obliged to be left to its fate, and it was not long in meeting it. The effects were only partially remove! By this time in spite of the early hour thousands of persons had asssembled, andthe aid of a detachment of Armed. Constabulary was required to keep the crowd back as they pressed forward to witness the grand sight now afforded. The wind at the outbunf had_heenJifaf~I*r-*'1*r-*'~ Iir~*faT:ri3: w- vao:omsSnii& "By a arizzling rain. The rain ceased after tie' first half-hour, but the wind continued to fan the flames for a considerable time, the direction given, to the sparks beintj favorable to the spread of the fire up Wakefield-street. The next building to Kemsley's being the substantial brie); edifice known as the Charlemont hotel, in the occupation of Mr. Wallis, it was thought it first it would withstand the attacks of the flames with impunity, but the absence of any active counteracting dement to assist its supine strength told fatally against ita chance, and before long a burst of ftaa from the roof told of its impending ruin. Ii did not take long before the main seat of tia conflagration was removed to this hafldinj. Kemsley's and Fitzpatrick's premises sffl continued burning, but their roofs andnften had fallen in, and their fierceness of asped, : was declining. Mr. and Mrs. Wallis, a \ doubt hoping that their brick walls woutt save them, only removed the furniture 01 the ground floor, and a portion of tktr stock. This was conveyed across ie street, and piled in disorder on tie pavement alongside similar- heaps of wreckage, which were guarded by the rueful-looking owners or their friends.: The fire had completely demolished the hotel, and had taken possession of an empty bo storey house be^ ond before the efforts of Sm fireman began to be of any appreciable good. This was not from any fault of their own, rot they worked well, and the new superinten slant was indefatigable in his endeavours, wt f firemen without water are not much use. By this time the wind had lulled, andtheprogwa of the flames was noticed visibly to slacken, This caused Mr. Hughes to alter the line of action, which after a short confer ence with His Worship the Mayo? and the Town Clerk, who were both oe the scene from an early period, he n» determined to adopt. This was to pull doW; two houses further up the street, occupy by a fruiterer named Hunt and a iasm named Burke. Already ropes had m attached to the main supports of the bull* ings, and the hatchets were already busy* work when the lull took place. Qrders *ere immediately issued to stay proceedings ■ this direction, and renewed efforts werenw« to suppress the. flames. The firemen M" showed great intrepidity and willingnw. to expose themselves to danger in theP1 charge of their duty. Ladders were pWJ against Mr. Woodward's, the # baker SW raises, which were now beginning *°. ,| seized by the flames, and several ot ■,: brigade mounting to the roof, a^nose * passed to them, and a steady «own'p"2 maintained into the parts most^threatsbj. Another hose was conveyed throng a house of Messrs. Lockwood, nesfl but one above, and an attacK made on the enemy in e i Jea^ f t O ij spite of these desided measures the-..wg was for a long time ia the o^ ncj( J.fy men were beaten back from Mr wooaw on to Mr Sandall's place next door, accession to the strength of the L^ some cause or other at this juncture w^ the scale in favour of the defenders^, as the first faint streaks of dawn »VV in the sky. But the victory wM." ee ß-'" clared till Woodward's premises tirely destroyed and Sandall's W-JSHh* As the morning developed into. j""^. light it was seen that all dan^^^grf , The flames from this point rapidly. "^^ A constant torrent of water was,^^ kept up on Sandall's premises, ana_ was necessary was evident from ; •-jjjjf^ I ing tongues of fire which for.B^ o uti* I hour or more after this kept sh°3 g ; Bf I intervals from the weather^ojrm^U I half-past five every particle ot »ck ■ been extinguished where it naa »y | spreading, and the crowd began w_ d .^ Smoking heaps of ruit.an d tw^: ho tel • blackened walls of the CbW w on with some brick chimneys, .f^",. were knocked down, by six °^ ag r»^ all the indications left »* th«, CXUf' Mr Woodward has been V^f^vf nate, as he was burnt out in g took place close to the b^Jm»J I months ago. Besides the 1 the firo itself, heavy injury *^M I the premises of the * m ■ wood, Mr Hunt , *$ JV M J I while the furniture . b^J« I was much knocked abont Ffffiija W I Mr Clifton's h«nse at the dw» «

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Our Sale of Simmer Goods \ commenced on SATUFJyAY. We have opened 87 Oases of Men's, and Boys 9 Clothing, made to our order hy the oest manufacturers in England. —- J. COSGRAVE& CO. JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE. NOW OPENING, OUR NEW STOCK OB1 SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, Comprising— Choice NEW DEESS GOODS, in great variety Tussore Clotbs, New Pattern Prints, Printed Muslins, Check and fratin etripe Muslins Grenadines, New Summer Skirtings, Hollands, &C. BLACK SILKS, wide with, unusually good value Ladies' Silk Umbrellas, Fancy Coiton Sunshade Children's and Ladies' White Straw and Leghorn HA.T3, In immense variety arid price. Coloured Eibbons, New Flowers, Feathers, Rusches, &c., «c. ALWAYS ON HAND, A Large Stock of White' and Orey Calicoes, Sheet ings, Shirtings, &c., of best make; And a complete Stock of FURNISHING AND GENERAL DRAPERY GOODS Or Every Description. BOYS', YOUTH'S, AND MEN'S CLOTHING. In Great Variety. White Shirts. Fancy Scarfs and Ties, Cricketing Belts, Braces, Collars, &c, A Large Stock cf little Boys' Suits in Printed Drill Serge, &c, suitable for Summer wear.



Boy's and Men's Leghorn and Straw Hats, Felt Hats and Caps. • TO ARRIVE, EX ZEAHNDIA, 24 CASES AND BALES GENERAL DRAPERY GOODS, SUMMER CLOTHING, &c. Importing our Goods principally from the best Home Houses W9 are in a position to supply our Customers at prices which will compare favourably with any ether House in the trade, Country Orders carefully and promptly executed. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, (LATE B. HOBB3,) Wholesale ANi> Retail Dkapers, Clothiebs, JUNCTION DBAPERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite tho Army and Navy Hotel,) Upper Queen - street, Auckland. pOMPULSOET. SALE AT THE CITY HALL. A SA LE OF DRAPERY, MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, MATTINGS FURNISHINGS Of every description WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CITY HALL, ON SAT UEDiT, 24m OCTOBER, And will continue for ONE MONTH, After which the residue of the STOCK will be sold by Tender. JUST TO HAND, A LARGE LINE OF SYDNEY T,W EE DS, Slightly Damaged by Seawater, 2s lid and 3s lid per yard. • SAMUEL COOMBES, CITY CLOT HI NO MART, 92, QrjEEN-STBEET. iTFr HENRY CLAYTON PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMIST, • . Late of Maky-street, Shobtland, Begs to inform tho friends and customers of Mr Henry Brittain and his own friends that he lias has succeeded to Mr Brittain'3 business in Victoria street. October 21,1874. Established 1864. J. TTW STEPHENS ON & CO.'S CELEBRATED COFFEES, EXHIBITION BRAND, RAGLE BRAND, CROWN BRAND, Are togbe procured at all respectable Grocers and Storekeepers throughout the Province of Auckland. D. STEPHENSON & CO., W V IT D H A M STREET, AUCKLAND.