SH IPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

■ ' ■'JUN-SET: This evening, 7.18 SUN-RISE: To 'a , irrow morning, 4.57 I TIIGH WATER : This evening, 11.12 ; to-mo«ow )rmng, 11,33,

ARRIVALS.

~ DEPARTURES. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. : 1 ' eetrader, barque, for Newcastle, early ellingtpn, s s, for the South, Monday : , iile, ship, for London, early ■, .irenet, schooner, for Tahiti and Rarotonga, 10th

VESSELS EXPECTED.

|l :ero, ss, from Sydney, early » ':'! ar of the South, s», "from Levuka, early I .. .RnPreza, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed October .luntless, schooner, from New Caledonia, early I i ■■'. satrice, barqse, from l€ew York, via Adelaide I .. i''ave_ Queen, ship, from London. Sailed October 14 |,i r -Saazi, barque, from London. Sailed October 31 11, ■'■'■ ;Puerdale, ship, from London. Sailed October 19 I ; ;.;, ;|aeen of the Age, ship, from London I , ;. i' The barque Amateur and the brig Albion I; j j*v,e hauled alongside the wharf and are I I j jjpidly dischargiag their cargoes. h"' '•.•' '-: i. _ ■_! i ■■■in

COMMERCIAL.

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CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Majlb will Close as Under :— For Thames, to-day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow at 10.30 a m For Whangarei, &c, per Dolly Varden, to-day, at 4.30 pm For Rarotonga and Tahiti, psr Coronet, to-morrow, at 9 a m For Mahurangi, &c, per Lady Bowen, tr-morrow, at 9 a m For Ta'-ua, per Atalanta, to-morrow, at 10 a m For Ktuvau.per Snmpter, to-morrow, at 11 a m Per s.s. Wellington, on Monday next, as under: — For India, China, M'diterranean Ports, nd Continent of Europe, at 1 p m For the Australian Colonies and United Kingdom, via Suez, (letters specially addressed), at 1.30 pm For Taranakiand Southern Provinces, at 1.30 pm For the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, and late letters for Southern Provinces, Sydney, and Mel boutne, at 2pm For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 12.30 p m For the undermentioned places, per Governor Black all, on Thursday, 15th instant, as under : — For Sandwich Islands. United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 10.30 a.m. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. Lstters beating late fee will be received untill 11 a.m For money orders, registered letters, ana news papers, at 9.30 a.m. N. 6.—The mails for Tokatota, Aratapu, Manga whare, &c, will in future close at this oflice on Monday, at 10 a.m., and the return ma:ls will arrive on Thursday, at 6 p.m. Mails for Paparoa, Port Albert, &c ,v. close on "Wednesday, at 10 am , and the return mails will arrive on Saturday at 0 p.m. The mail for Pulioi will close c i Wednesday, at 7.30 a.m., return Friday, at 3 p.m. (Signed) S. E. Btss. Chief Postmaster,

BIRTH.

Linabuby—On January 0, at her residence, Symonds street, the wife of Mr A Linabiwy, of a son.

DEATH.

Bain.- On January 0, at Scotia Place, Upper Queen street, Georgina Bain, only daughter of the late Mr J W. Bain ; aged 20 years. The funeral will take place to-morrow, the 10th instant, at three pm. Friends will plea'.e accept this intimation.

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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1874.

for the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance. And t'ifi rood that we can do

The work of re-electing school committees is now proceed' 1?^ ?n the various districts, and we regret to noticea lack of interest mani-. feated by householders in the city regarding the choice of the persona to whom will be e ntrusted the management of the institu tions establ^hed under the Education Act. This should not be the case, and if the electors had a proper conception of the importance of the duty entrusted to them, which they now regard so lightly, -we should find the appointed meetings of the respective districts crowded, and xery keenly contested elections take placef or the offices that are now filled nem. con. by any one who may chance to be nominated from a meeting of perhaps a dozen persons. The imposition of twenty shillings per annum seems to have extinguished every spark of public spirit in nine-tenths of our citizens. Yet the actual benefit that has been conferred upon the community by the payment of about 4J-d per week by every household is such as might reconcile the tax-payers to a rate of treble the amount. Upon examining into the work which, has been quietly effected under the Education Act during the few months it has been in force we find that ninety-three schools have been opened in various parts of the province, and have at the present time an attendance of nearly six thousand child ren, or, divided into sexes, in round num bers 3500 boys and 2503 girls. To this number the City, Newton, Dedwood, Parnell, and Graf ton Koad schools contribute 1400 children, which is rather in excess of what the city is proportionately en titled to when its population is com pared with that of the rest of the province. That the people of Auckland are being made to pay for the education of country settlers' children without receiving commensurate advantage—a cry raised among others to create prejudice against the Act—is thus dis proved by undeniable facts. But in no way inferior in importance to the number of schools and scholars is the character nnd standing of our schools, and the educa tional statxis of the teachers, and in this reapect we have no hesitation in saying that the public schools of the present will compare very favourably indeed with the private schools that were carrying on the work of tuition prior to the enactment of 1873. Fortunately the task of establishing the first schools under the Education Act fell into the hands of intelligent men, the school committees elected last year being for the most part composed of gentlemen who took a deep in terest in the work of education, and under stood the difficulties that must surround the introduction of a system of education dependent upon direct taxation^- No doubt the success that has attended tho working ' offcthe Act, and the very satisfactory results

already : obtained, are largely due to their judicious action. The administratum of the Board of Education aud its officers has also given satisfaction, and has demonstrated the fact that the Education Act is thovoughly workable fid effective in its operation. v V-o one without deliberately o^si^g his eyrl? 'o the truth can be ignorant that there are more children attending school at the present time in this province than ever before during its history ; and that the advantages of a sound Fnglish education were defied to a very large section of the community prior to the passing oE the Education Act who are now avp'J'ng themselves of its beneficent pro visions. And although the payers of the rate now may grumble pud growl there ?s a race growing up who will look back with gratitude and thankfulness to the schools which were last year thrown open t-> them, and were instrumental in qualifying them for occupj'r'j useful and respectable places in society j—:;. race we trust and believe who will not grudge the expenditure of 4J,d pc? week for the purpose of spread ?-»g knowledge bror'least, and eradicating ignorance throughout the land.

_ About half-past seven o'clock this morning Ms Honor the Superintendent, the Provincirl Secretary, Provincial Treasurer, Mr Dignar. the Clerk of the Executive Cornell (Mr Mitchell), and Mr 1). M. Luckie, M.H.R., lefttown for Ngaruawhia for the purpose of taking r>art m the ceremony of turmng the first sod of the Waikato Eailway extension. The ceremony will take place on the river aide opposite NgaruaAvhia. The shipwrights of this port held a meet ing last night at the Eagle Inn, Albert street, and after considering the advance on the price of tools, and that the rate of wages in this port is less than any other in New Zealand, resolved to give the following notice to the masters : — " That on and after Monday, the 19fah of this month, they shall expect twelve shillings per day on the work." Anniversary day is close at hand, and with it the Auckland Annual Regatta. The com mittee have already had a meeting, and the rules and regulations to be used on the occa sion freely discussed and settr d. Three yacht races are to form part of the pro gramme. One open to yachts under six tors ; one to yachts over six and under nine, and the third for yachts nine and over. Time for tonnage plowed according to scale. Besides these there will be prizes given for trading cutters add schooners, and also row ing gig race. The committee, which consists of Messrs Yon der Heyde, D. Oxley, T. Xic col, B. B. Cruickshank, G-. H. Fletcher, H. J. Ellis, T. Henderson, J. Waymouth, sen., Jas. Dacre, 11. Brett, Cafitain Anderson, D. H. M.cK.enzie, J. Nicol, are already busy in organising the programme and collecting subscriptions. We understand that the latter are coming in very freely, and the prizes will therefore be of con siderable value. It is expected that the larger yacht race, for which the Fleet wing, Energy, Daphne, Spray, and possibly others will compete, will be produc tive of some splendid competition and a good deal of speculation. It is also antici pated that there will be in the gig-race a de termined effort on the part of the Auckland Rowing Club to reverse the issue of the late race at the Thames. With our magnificent harbour the Auckland regatta ought to be far ahead of any other in the colony, and wo hope that the business firms of the city will come forward and help to make it so by subscribing largely to the funds. The farewell concert to Madame winter last evening in the City H?U wn well at i tended, acd the singers generally were encored. At the close Mr Hampton thanked the audience on behalf of Madame Winter, aud regretted the absence of several ?ma teui3 who had promised to attard. "My Soul is oil Enchanted Boat" wj>3 well sung by Mm Leaf, who possesses all the capabilities of |;a first-class singer. Mr Leaf sang the " Sexton," and we hope lie will never attempt it aerain. This gentleman is not wanting in self-possession, but he lacks judgment. The touching refrain of this popular song was not sufficiently lengthened, hence "I gather them in" lost much of its effective ness ; but as this was the first leaf in this young singer's vocal experience in public he may nrofit by the remark. Miss Winter gave " Jessie" with much eclat. " Sweet spirit, hear my prayer," and "She'll wake again to-morrow," were delightfully rendered by Mrs Lewisson. " The Star ol Life," by , Mrs Mitchell, was given ia that lady's faultless style, and "Eleonora" was credit ably given by young Mr Wareham in his - usually effective manner. A lady sang a • pretty sentimental song, entitled "Yester ' day." Mr Irapey was Joudly applauded in his clarionet performance of the " Blue Bells of Scotland," with pianoforte accompaniment by Mr Cullimore. Mr Hampton ably assisted the concert by his "Niagara," fairly rendered, and in the vocal duets. Madame Winter gaye several songs and solos in her finished manner, while Mr Bep'e l:3htly pnd skilfully touched the violin. The first of the tbree entertainments to be given by Mr and Mrs Gourlay at the Prince of Wales Theatre came off last night, and was attended by a numerous and fashionable array of spectators. The dress circle was unusually well-filled, and altogether the aspect of the house was very encouraging to these talented caterers for the amusement of the I public. Mr and Mrs G ourlay and family have now been among us nearly three months, and the fact of their exhibition aud amusing character delineations still con tinuing to "take" is evidence of their superior attractiveness. The performance of l??t night was productive of perfect roars of laughter. The various Scotch charac ters represented by Mr Gourlay in " Mrs. McGregor's Levee" were wonderfully acted, and the funny peculiarities of each brought out with such splendid effect that fhe audience were fairly convulsed. Mr. Gourlay's efforts were well seconded by Mrs and Miss Gourlay. The singing of these two ladies was provocative of loud applause. The " Scotch Dwarf" was reserved as the final piece of the evening. This is a remark able and cleverly contrived performance, aad however it is managed is unique and interest ing to a degree. Mr Gourlay announces the present series as consisting of three nights only, and we should advise a?! who have nob already beon to go and witness these scrupulously moral ?nd highly entertaining levees. At the meeting of householders in the Graf ton road educational district yesterday Messrs Batger, Hughes, Peacock, Reid, and Wayte were re-elected a school committee, and a vote of thanks was returned for their past services.' We have received a copy of the South British Almanac for 1874, which has been lithographed in very superior style at the Herald office. The design, which is by Mr Hammond, of Shortland-street, is remarkably good. The sketch of the Queen-street wharf is striking, and there is a very neat etching of All Saints' Church. Like the company which issuer it, the almansc is thoroughly colonial in design and execution, and it reflects great credit upon tfie capabi'i ties of our Ktographing establishments. It is satisfactory to be able to state that the best card almanac issued this year is an Auckland production.

The Collier -.McGowan Company have arrived from "the Thames, and arc in nego tiation with the lessee of the theatre for the production of the grmd " Chriitmas Panto rr'me " which has ueen so successfully p'sr foi-ned at the Thames during tH last few W"?V. We trust that n'..sfr-tory axvatjge men- ;;■ may be come to between the parties, and if so there is a genuine > Tew Year's J.-pat "n store for young and oH. On dit, that Miss Florence CoMite and Mr Hoskins purpose re-visiting Auckland at an early date ?nd plajirg in conjunction with the above-mentioned company. Advocates of women's rights will be gratified to learn that the two highest offices in the River ton Lod^e of Good Templars are filled by ladies. Miss E. Daniel is W.C.T., and Miss A. Daniel is the W.V.T. These are the first instances of ladies holding such offices in Good Templar lodges in New Zea land. The manner in which the fair officers fulfil, their arduous duties of directing the business of the lodge excites the admiration of the brothers—especially the unmarried ones—nd n r< * the hearts of the worthy sisters with—well, we shill say emulation. The hhip Laudardple, from London, now shortly expected, brings 123 Government immigrants, of whom 32 males and 24 females are over 15 years of age. The nationalities of the whole of the passenge.o are as follow : —English, 5S ; Irish, 55 ; Scotch, 8 ; West Indian, 1: New Zealander, 1. The following is a J;«t of the trades :— Married men w.th families:—Agricultur?! lalourers, 4; carpenter, 1; gardeners, 3; ironfounder, 1; mechanics, 2 : printer, 1 ; smith, 1. Married men without families:— farmer, 1 : joiner, 1 j shepherd, 1 ; shoe maker, 1. Single men :—Agricultural labourer, 1 ; curriers, 2 ; farmer, 1 ; ex cavator, 1; labourers, 4; miller, 1; rope maker, 1; shoemaker, 1; tailor, 1. Single women : —Cook, 1; general servants, 20 ; housemaids, 3 ; laundrymaid, 1 ; out-door worker, 1. To the Editor ; Sir,—l attended Madame Winter's concert last evening in the City Hall, and was pleased generally with the vocal strains of the singers. It was a very fail concert, but there were certain little matters behind the scenes which were extremely dis agreeable, and tended to mar the effect of the concert. When one young amateur stepped forward to sing "Eleonora" out stepped a very large black do';, and stared at the audience ; still as he did not bark, but only put out his tongue, and wagged his tail, he was considered a good dog. The scene was somewhat ludicrous, and caused a good deal of laughter. I understand the owner of the animal took his favorite dog, Byron, to the concert in order that he might assist in the lass part"1, lut the dog was a good dog, and neither barked nor howled. Nor was the dog the orly inter ruption behind the curtiin, for c^casional^ through holes of the green baize peeped un known noses, some red-lipped; then off would go a volley of lemonaae bottles, foJ lowed by a clapping of hands ; again was heard the shufllo of a score of fcjfc, ap parently of half-a-dozen couples dancing a wpitz.- These behind-sceno tporH might have gratified the Jambs, but thoy were vei/ annoying to those who attended with the solo view of enjoying the concert.—Yours, &C, FIDDLESTRIXO. The audience at Mr and Mrs Gourlay's performance last night were somewhat alarmed by a sudden outciy at the doors of the theatre, followed by a loudly audible stampede in the street. The cause of the disturbance was found to be tho running away of a horse and trap belonging * o Mr Brook field, Avhich had been standing oppo 'ite Somerville's stables. The sudden striking up of a band in the street had alarmed the horse and he had set off down towards the wharf rl* heard as he could go. The street was fu 11 of people at I■■.■a time of the occui/eiue (shortly after 0), but fortunately no accident happened. Opposite the Waitemata Ho' el the animal was secured and marched back iip Queen-street, escor*"id by two policeman. The presence of these gentlemen would in dicate that the reason of the horse ben'~"j left to its own devices will roceivo proper inves i 'gation. Tho monthly ir^pectlon of the No. 1 Royals and Nos. 1, 3, and 4 companies of A.R.V. took plac-3 last evening in front of the Drill-shed. After proving the companies, fours rightwa s given, and the menwere marched into the Albei v Barrr iks, he r ied by the fine band of tbe Royals, and battalion and skiimishing drill were then gone through in a very satisfaCjOiy marner. We are glad to tee that out-door drill has commenced, pt it is preferable to being cooped up :~i the Drill-shed by the faint light of pe^uy d;p3. Major Coopsr was the inspecting officer. A gentleman, Mr Charles Paget, formerly M.P., Nottingham, and his wife were drowned on October 12th, at Filey, by being washed off a rock on which they were sit ting. To tha Editor—Sir, —I believe the state ment furnished you by Captain Casey yester day relative to the manner in which the subscription for Mrs Cheshire was distributed is correct so far as it goes, but Captain Casey will perhaps explain whether Murphy Brothers did not thi^aten to summons him for the £5 12s 7d, on the ground that the goods were supplied to the boat, Bud he V/A\ p'so oblige by cr Tight3ning the public how those '' Mrs Cheshire's orders " were procured. It is not out of place to ?sk whether Messrs Casey and Williams ex plained to all subscribers that the collection was being made to defray the dead man's debts, or whether they solicited the sub scriptions for the puvpose of relieving the sufferings of the livr: 3. We all know per fectly well that not one shilling of that money would have been subscribed by the public if percons solicited had been informed that the money would be devoted to the payment of accounts contracted in connection with the vessel Captain Cheshire was working prior to his death. The money was subscribed solely for the relief of Mrs Cheshire's wants during the early.days of her widowhood, aud to have taken any portion of it to pay outstanding accounts which Mrs Che hire had no part in contracting was en open breach of faith with the subscribers, and a wrong to Mrs Cheshire, who had, I maintain, no right herself even to employ money obtained in this way for the payment of her husbend's debts. 'That she signed the orders for paying these amount 1 is true, but this was done in her distressed state of mind and acting under the advice of those whom she believed to be her friends. So f?.-? as the £22 5s for freight is concerned, Mrs Cheshire emphatically denies that she received any such money.—l am, &c, I-ITTMATSTIir. In charging the jury in the libel case, Sealey v. the Napier Telegraph, Judge John son said:—"For himself he had a great reverence for the Press. In a new country like this, where new experiments were con stantly being made, the protection of a free Press was of very great importance. A bold and fearless press would no doubt find it very difficult at times to carry out success fully its object without laying itself open to actions of this nature. In the old days truth was not held to be a justification of libel; but in these latter days truth was a justifi cation, although it would be necessary to prove not only that the libel was true but that it was in the interest of the publics that it had been published,"

To the Editor : Sir, —A paragraph appeared i in your paper some time ago witH reference to a. ruet'pl Mr Kobn p: rented to the cadets of Auckland, to ba fired for in the latter end ; c": December. Can you inform me of the I fract daH on which it is to be fired for. By doing so you will obJ;~j —A Pati^xt Cadet. A clergyman who enjoys the substantial ■ benefits of a fine farm won slightly taken down, a few days ago, by his Irish plough- i nmi, who was sitting at bis plough, in a tobacco field, resting bh hor«e. The rever end gentleman, being a great economist, sfid, Mr.th much seriousness, '" Patrick, wouldn't it bs a good plun for you to have a Bjub-scythe here, and. be hubbing a few bushes along the fence while the horse is resting ?" Pat, with quite as serious a cot 1 ntenance as the divine wore himself, replied, '' Sir, wouldn't it be well for you to have a tub of potatoes in the pulpit, and when the cong:"9ga> ion are s;T?ging to peel 'em awhile to be rer ly for the pot ?" The reverend gentleman said no more but turned immediately to a study of "Bacon's inductive philosophy," and left Pat to the quiet enjoyment of his quid. A cricket match will be played to.morrow, commencing at two o'clock, between eleven of Graf ton Road and eleven of North Shore. The following are the teams selected. Graf ton Road : Messrs Connell (2), Lawry, Leg gett, Choyce, Garland, Willoughby, Gilfillan, Ryan, V. E. Rice. North Shore : Messrs Rees, Thorne, Nolan, Dane, Wynyard, Bras sey, Niccol, Whitaker, Whitaker, Fletcher, Waterhouse. This is the return match be tween these clubs. The first gama played a month ago resulted in a victory for Graf ton Road, but this time it is thought the tables will bo turned, in which case there will have to be a third match to decide the final victory. Parties leaving by the half past-one o'clock boat will be in time for the match to-mor.ow. The Subscription Band will play as usual during the afternoon, so that visitors will have an additional attrac tion, and can enjoy the music whils tthey look on at the game being played. The treasm-er of the Orphan Home, Parnell, thankfully acknowledges the receipt of the following donations: —Robert Chisolm, Esq., £2 2s; Captain Thomson, ship Chile, £1 ]oh. Those who travel in the early coach to Tokomairiro have an opportunity of seeing dogs who assist to dispense literature. They are mostly of the spaniel or retriever breed, and thoy wait on the road for morning papers, which the coachman chucks to them aa he pjasses, and which they then convey to their masters' residences, in many cases somo considerable distance off. It is to be noted tbat these dogs perform their work in a sedate and responsible manner, and with none of that friskness which dogs frequently betray. This is doubtless due to the character of the papers they carry. The hairlesshorcß received a Hrge number of v'<<itoi3 in due hours ycr'">rday, and was much r.'*T:red, .As t-V's aud to-morrow ev("r",3 will be the Hsfc of this exhibition, it wJ'l be well for cit;':ens to take a lrst fond, look ere Cnut"houc leaves the city. The anitnr 1 is really well woiih seeing, nd cavnot f-"' in gi\ '*ig pleasure to psrsons who tfke m Merest in houes. It will, be seen that D. Page, of the Central Hotel, is having a temporary bar erected in the large premises, opposite the Savings' Bank, now being built on the scene of the recent fire. It w!U be opened to the public to-morrow. • A month ago the telegraph conveyed ua the briefest mention of an encounter at Omao, Central America, between the natives and the British subjects, and that H.M.S. Niobe was despatched to the scene. We have the full particulars before us, and from them we loam that the natives committed a serious outrage upon the British Consul, plundered him aud the British merchants, and imprisoned three of the lattsr. who resisted the outrage. On the Niobe roach ing Omao she was brought into posi tion, and satisfaction wa3 demanded of tha ' Authorities, which not being given, the ensign was run up to the mainmast, and a blank shot was tired. This was returned from the fort. An active cannonade then ensued, which lasted from three to six in the after ■ noon. It was renewed next day. After two or three hours, the fort being silenced, a flag of traco was sent on board. The affair was arranged by the release of the imprisoned British subjects and the payment of an indemnity of £30,000. The parishioners of St. Matthews' held their ariual mcat'ng last evening in the school-room. Rev Mr Mitchell in the chair. The Treasurer read the reports, which shewed that the income from all sources, including the balance of the previous year was £1,384657 d; theexpenses, however, had been considerable, viz., £500 in repairing and shingling the church, &c. The offertory phewed a d-jrene of £58 ; special offertories, £20, and pew rents £10, s-\ compared with these items of the previous year. The report of the Sunday-school was favorable. The following offesrj were elected for the ersuin<* year : —Church warders : Dr Hooper and Mr Vickers. Vestrymen: Messrs Carr, Doonin, Bui it, Brigham, Mou-in, Henderson, Nolan, Webb, Williams and Capt. Williams. It was resolved that in future the Vesti-y's report be printed and distributed among the congregation one week before the general meeting. Votes of thanks to the teachers and choir and chairman closed the meeting A Melbourne paper, evidently somewhat confused in its notions of geography, says : —" The stone for the new Scotch Church now being erected in Melbourne is being procured from Manukau, a sea-port town in New Zealand. 'This stone,' says our con temporary, ' is procured from a quarry about eighteen miles distant from Manukau, a sea-port town in New Zealand, from whence it is conveyed in schooners to Port Chalmers and there shipped in Messrs M'Mekan and Black-wood's steamers for Melbourne. The road between this quarry and the port of shipment is merely a bush track, partially covered with water, and during the winter season almost impassable. Advantage is, however, being taken of the summer season to secure supplies of stone which will suffice to complete the church, and te prevent any further delay it is proposed in addition to the use of the steamers to charter sailing vessels.'" ° The following very flowery description of society and? manners at the Lyell is sup plied by a Buller journal :—" Blackening eyes, chewed thumbs, free-fights, and stab bing are amongst the delicacies of the season, in which the good people of. the Lyell have been revelling during the late period of ex citement. . On Saturday evening, after the little jollification indulged injon the discovery of the rich leader in the Monte Christo,one of their men named Hayes, under the influence of strong potations, became abusive and gave such provocation to an Italian named Gobardi Campini, that a fight ensued, during which Hayes received a frightful stab from Campini from a sharp pointed sheath knife, the knife penetrating the depth of the blade, and then glancing off in an oblique directionf leaving an ugly if not dangerous wound about four inches long and nearly as deep." The value of the exports from tie province of Auckland last year was £692,324 as compared with £723,122 in 1872. This shews rather an unsatisfactory falling off,

As announced last week, Ihintili will ap pear in due course to-morrow with his usual budget of wit and humour. Mr Taylor is getting on fast with the second of the two silt-basins. The stonework is now within a little of being carried up to highwater mark. In a few jnore days the workmen will be able to continue their labours undisturbed by the influx of the tide. The contractor estimates the basin will be ready for uso in about three weeks' time. The new substantial brick stores in Cus tom House-street being built for Mr. D. Nathan are now well on their way to com pletion. The new buildings will be of very large dimensions, and when finished will add greatly to the business-like appearance of that part of the city adjoining the wharves. The Times says that the cost of the Ashantee war is not likely to be much less than that of the Abyssinian—£9,ooo,ooo. The Sunderland Co-operative Store took £31,000 over its counters last half-year, and has paid a dividend of Is lOd in the pound on members' purchases. A proportion of the profits is devoted to the members' free library of 3,000 volumes.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

THE TRIAL OF MARSHAL BAZAINE. Truly the French, are a strange people. There be few nations who would care to ex pose their follies to the world as our neigh bours are doing at present. They show the utmost ea^ousness with regard to the repu tation of their own armies, and scruple not to throw dirt on their best soldiers, so that the glory of the nations forsooth may be pre served—a pretty nation, indeed. The first Napoleon was a fair type of a Frenchman. With him it mattered, not who suffered in person or character so long as he was kept harmless and indemnified. And now in the trial of Marshal Bazaine our gay neighbours hurry to the Trianon in gaily dressed crowds to listen to the story of disgraceful surrender, and congratulate one another upon the nation's honour being unstained ; rs if a nation's honour and that of her soldiers were not indentical. Francois Ach ;ile Bazaine, who is evidently doomed to be the scape-goat for the sirs of France, has until the late war been a very successful soldier. He was born at Versailles, where he is now being tried, and entered the French army as a private soldier, in 1831. He served in the war agaist Abd-el-Kader, in Algeria, and in four yeau gained a commis sion. At the end of that war he volunteered ] into the Foreign Legion^ raised by the Chris tine Eoyalists against the Carlists,'and in the Crimean War was General of Brigade in the French Contingent against Kinburn. 'In 1802 he superseded General Forey as leader of the unfortunate expedition against Mexico, arid there he won his Marshall's baton in 18G4. His conduct in Mexico was open to suspicion, and he did not escape public criticism and general censure. Nevertheless when in 1557 he brought back to France the broken rem aiaits of the French army he was warmly welcomed by the Emperor, although it was openly asserted that he had ruined the ill fated Maximilian. His reward was the com mand of the 3rd Corps d'Armee, which had its head-quarters in Nancy, and in 1869 he obtained the coveted post of Cbief of the Imperial Guard. The ill-adviaed action of the late emperor quickly followed, and the German invasion was the consequence. I need not remind you of the rapid defeat and retreat of McMahon, of the carnage of Grave lotte and Razonville. of the appointment of Bazaine by the Emperor to the command of the army of the Rhine* and of his confinement wilkin the fortifications of Metz. It was from this paint that the alleged treason of Bazaine commenced. Soon after this despatches be tween Bazaine and McMahon were inter cepted—not by the enemy, and means were used by which the French were entrapped at Sedan, and Bazaine was cut off from Paris. When Bazaine entered Metz he had with him two hundred thousand troops, including six thousand officere, and twelve thousand of the Imperial Guard. Tt was alleged that the Marshal from this moment showed a vaecilla tion and a determination to avoid fighting, that he talked to his officers in an undecided manner, and that he save himself up to wine and womei, and left the place to look alter itself. The only apology that can be brought forward for the Marshal is the disorganised state of the Government at the capital, and it may be said that under the circumstances he knew not what to do. Still there is the dreadful fact of three marshals and aa army of two hundred thousand Frenchmen capitu lat;ng without a blow. It was true that a Repubi;c had been proclaimed, and that Bazaine held his commission from the Em peror. Still he was a soldier and a French man. Perhaps the most suspicions circum stance of all is that Metz surrendered at the end of October—just after the return of Bourbaki from that mysterious mission of his to the Empress at Chiselhurst. The trial commenced on the 6th inst. before a court composed of the "Due d'Armale, (president), and Generals Mortineau, Deschenenez, Lal lematd, La Motte, Rouge, Chaband, La tour, Tripier, ©uiod, and Bessayre. Amongst the witnesses whose names were called, and who appeared in Court, were Oount Pilikao, Canrobert, Changarmier, Jules Favre, Gam- i betta, Keratry, and B.egnier. The grounds! upon •which the Committee of Enquiry re commended the trial are stated in brief as follows j—That the Marshal after urging Marshal McMahon to march to his relief did not create a serious diversion, and is therefore answerable in- a measure for the disastar of Sedan ; that he did not do everything prescribed by duty and honour to save Metz and the army of one hundred and eighty thousand men he com manded ; that he accepted conditions with out any example in history; that he did not destroy his material; that he accepted a clause pel-jutting officers to return home on giving tneir parole not to serve against Ger many during the war; that Ixe did not ob tain proper conditions for the sick and wounded; and that he neglected to destroy his flags. THE CARLIST INSURRECTION IX SPAIN. The Carlists are gallant soldiers enough y but they fight for effete institutions—Church and State—and neither the one nor the other reccominends itself to the ordinary Spaniard. Nor are the clerical upholder* of the joiut causes who folloir in the wake of Don Carlos calculated by their conduct to advance them selves or their leaders in the good opinions of these with whom they come in contact. Plundering the vi^agers' henroosts and flogg ing their sons and daughters who won't go to mass are strange ways of conciliating a rural population. On the other hand Senor Castelar, J the head of the Republic, has got rid of his Cortes,: -which promised nothing but obstruc- i tion ; and now, alone at the head affairs, and a man of great energy and resource, lie is pushing the Huccesses gained by b;s forces, and the prospects of the Monarchists are looking very black. There has been a naval engagement off Carthagena between the in surgent ironclads aud the Spanish fleet under Admiral Lobo, in which both"Bides seem to have acquitted themselves very creditably. They got to pretty close quarters, and pounded one another soundly. The list of killed and wounded nevertheless is not very terrible, and the action was not decisive, botli sides drawing off %o repair damages at' last.

THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT AND THE CATHOLICS. The battle between the refractory ecclesi astics and the Prussian Government still rages, and heavy fines are being inflicted on some of the more obstinate. A bill is to be introduced enabling the Government to de pose any prelates who refuse to conform, and against whom the Stato has no appeal to any superior spiritual court in the realm. At the same time some of the church dignitaries have seen the uselcssness of resistance, and at Berlin the old Catholic Bishop Renkins has taken the oaths prescribed. The Pope's health is good, but he himself says of the period of the triumph of his cause, "We give way to no allusions on this point; humanly speaking "it is very far off." On a ]ate occasion, speaking to the members of. a deputation which visited him, he said, " They wish to induce me to leave Rome, but " I never will." THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S BRIDE. The mansion building to the south of the Kensington Palace (the present residence of the Princess Louise and Marquis of Lome) for the Duke of Edinburgh and his bride ia not likely to be ready for occupation for two or three years. In the meantime Clarence House, in Park Lane, formerly the residence of the Ducheas of Kent, is being enlarged a,ud adapted fcr the;r occupation. I suppose all princesses are lovely. If they arn't they ought to be, and we ?aould do our duty md say they are. The papers have been tilling about the beauty of the Duke's betrothed, wh:7<«t the published cartes-de visite exhibit nothing but a rather coarse, decidec^y pla;"i, and not at all intellectual face, as the fac-sirr*'le of the fair Russian. However the Prince is sad to be satisfied, and as he is the most interested person, nobody else should complain. THE CHURCH CONGRESS. The thirteenth Church Congress is 'being held at Bath, and as usual when the cloth gets massed there has been acrimony. The Bishop of Nelson, who ia in [England, was present and spoke in favour of the establish ment of an order of lay helpers. There was one significant discussion on the union of Church and State, in which Archdeacon Denison took part. In the course of his speech, the Archdeacon expressed small hope' of preserving Church establishment. " Some years ago," he said, "I was editor of a news- T>aper called the CifurcJi and State JRcvieiv. It was so well and so ably conducted, and went so straight to the point that it had but a short life. People said it was very dull. Anybody could w.ite well enough for the Saturday Review or the Pall Mall Gazette, but it takes a man with something in him to write a du 7l paper. However, it died j and I only mention it to rhow that it is not without consideration that I have com 3 to the conclusion that it is almost hopeless to continue the struggle against disestablishment. I have no doubt a", to the duty of a nation to have a nation,"l, church, but look'ng at the peculiar circum stances of these timn, and the present con stitution of the Hous3 of Commons, I am convinced that un^s church people mako a different fight for their church I do not see how it ?'s possible for anything to happen but disestablishment." SILVER MEDAL FOR CAPT. IFWiIRSON. At a late meeting of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society the silver medal was voted to Captain Ifwerson, of Lyttelton, for his heroic conduct in rescuing the crew and pas sengers of the Belle Isle during a heavy gale of wind. SIR SAMUEL BAKER'S EXPEDITION. Sir Samuel and Lady Baker have arrived in London, and are looking well. Sir Samuel states that slavery on the Nile is on the wane, and that the Egyptian Government are in earnest in trying to suppress it. He will publish a record of bis expedition. THE POPE AND THE GERMAN EMPEROR. Quite a little excitement and a good deal of f un he s arisen out of a published correspondence between the Pope and the Emperor William on the subject of the treatment of the Jesuits m Germany, in which the Pope has come off decidedly second best. His Holiness wrote to the old gentleman ©f Germany with, extreme politeness, endeavouring to point out that the measures lately adopted by the Emperor " aimed at the destruction of Catholicism," and suggesting that they had been brought into effect against the wish of the Emperor, claiming moreover as Pope a certain authority over all baptised persona. To this William made a very sarcastic reply, to the general effect that the Pope laboured under erroneous impressions; that he entirely approved of the measures adopted, which had been forced upon his Government by the political action of the priesthood ; suggesting that the Pope's business should be to stop that kind of thing amongst hia clergy, and for his own part demurring to th« proposition that as a babtiaed persou Hia Holiness had any juridiction over him, spiritual or otherwise. You will find th« correspondence published in your Englisk files. It is worth reprinting, MTRS. HOWARD IRISH IMMIGRATION" AGENT. Mrs Howard, who is acting as an immi gration agent with the approval of Dr Featherstone, has lately been visiting Limerick with a view to persuading some young Roman Catholic girls to go out to New- Zealand as wives for the|young men who have preceded them. She is said to hay« been very successful, a,nd in case of the re quired number coming forward £the Agent- General will send a ship round to call for them at Queenstown (Cork), in order to save the time and expense of the journey t London. Greenstone.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckbam Esq., E.M.) JUDGMENTS FOE. PLAINTIFFS. Towrsend v. NichoJson—claim, £2 2s 7d, goods rid money lent, 5s a week ; Dalton v. Sullivan—claim, £1, 5s a week; Levy #. Sprth—cla:m. £5 15a (Mr Joy for plaintiff), dishonoured cheque ; Johnson v. Snnth— £5 IC-s, dishonoured cheque ; Geard v. Bell —clam, £1, one week's board. APPLICATIONS. Application were n?".de to the Court by Andrew Heavy, Morris Marks, aid Lewis Her^y Neumegen, pawnbrokers, for a renewrl of their licenses, which in each eaae wa3 grant 3d. DGiMUXGHASI AND KING V. ANSLEY. In this case, which was a claim of £5 ss, for goods, Mr Dignan accepted judgment for £3 3s and costs. MCINTYKE V. JEFFREY. Mr James Russell appeared for plaintiff, and stated that defendant, late a coachman, whose case had beeti heard in this Court, i was £ti 13. in prison, and still refuses to pay the claim. He would therefore ask for.a 'fresh Simmons against the prisoner that ha might be brought up aga;ji on Friday next. The defendant has had due notice of thia application. i The Court granted the summons. KT3NEALY V. F\TON. Chr-D, £5 2s 6d, damages. The particulars of this c-°,e were heard last Court day, in which plaintiff claimed for damage done to his cow, which, it was alleged, had been furiously dviven from Remuara, aid impounded at New oxarket, in which plaintiff was nonsuited. "Mr Joy appeared for the plaintiff in view of j>«-heann§ of the ease ? and a muster 9

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I; BOARD OF EDUCATION. I ipHE Meeting to Elect the Onehunga l"| ' L School Committee will take place on MONDAY : th January, at the School at 8 p.m. || If FREDERICK J. MOSS, I■■ jj'.if'j Secretary. I 1 f LADY BOWEN TESTIMONIAL. i > atTBSCEIBERS are informed that \ I • .J the Gift to Lady Bowen from the Ladies of V I ackland will be exhibited at Mr Ur ton's on Mon '§* ' 7 first, l^th instant, between the hours of ten and ur. I if! -JlAuckland, January 7,1874. |: ;' I : ' I (jj jjiji | [Established 1864.] ''b "\ STEPHENSON & C o.' S % ' ■*• CELEBRATED COFFEES, I i !• I "EXHIBITION BRAND" 1111 "EAGLE BRAND" ]l i i , "CROWN BRAN D," cc to be procured at all respectable Grocers and ■ 'ORF.KEBPERB throughout the Province of Auck ' 'd- I \ STEPHENSON & CO. \\Mn WYNDHAM STREET i I jm Auckland S A U T I O N~. | ,j L S O N'S TOMATO SAUCE. Ji .j' connoisseurs pronounce th?<i Sauce to tie the I ;| EST for general use in households, and, in con- I fquence of its high reputation, som» unprincipled nj 'arsons havebeen induced to Collect Empty Bottles : . baring the manufacturer's name stamped thereon, y\ id pass the same off as ''Olson's Universal Tomato uce." The proprietor has ?n consequence caused 3 TRADE MARK to be Registered under the I; , ■ ovision'sf* of the " Trade Marks Act, 1865," and ,' oceedirigs will bs taken against such persons as ay forge or counterfeit such mark. The public are \ ;. i utioned to •ijsill ASK FOB, OLSON'S SAUCE, ji ,id see that the name is Stamped on Bottle and }■ " opper. 'a^d wrapped sound with bis well-known 1 ■ : jt>eL |;! ) iJT O• W OPENED, Jlif IX HYD AS PIES, :i '(■' t A MAGNIFICENT ASSORTMENT JHj.Jiil OF 1 I!: CHILDREN'S, GIRLS' AND LADIES' j JJSCAN, LEGHORN, & STRAW HATS, 1 I 111 MEN'S & BOYS, DITTO DITTO, i if VERY CHEAP. \\\\ SILK SUNSHADES, t ' ' TJSLIN COLLARETTES LACE TIES \\ ■ Etc, Etc., Etc. Ji,:Gentlemen's summer clothing, < : BOYS' & YOUTHS' DITTO. • ; ' CHOICE LOT OF BOYS' KNICKERBOCKER |. ''. miTS IN VARIOUS MATERIALS & STYLES, . ALPACCA COATS (BLACK & COLORED), |.|| I IWHITE DEESS SHIRTS, Ljli I Etc., ■ Etc., Etc. * {|: •' RTJSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, HOLF.SALE AND RETAIL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &0. JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, j . (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel,) ■:ljl|' Upper, Queen-street, Auckland. >. '-fr n.b.— , Parties in the country favouring R. &B. with their lers may depend upon their receiving careful atten n and despatch. Patterns, &c, forwarded post ; — : ■Jjnf INSURANCE. " • •■; li' '< [IE NATIONAL FIRE AND MARINE ; "i INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW l| ZEALAND ; ■:j >SOTECTS Insurers against Loss ' I from either Tire or Sea disasters at Lowest if • |j{ ||tes of Premium. I] ill lilLdvantageoui! arrangements can be made whereby 1 jol-growers »Dd others can have their Clips covered m Sheep's back through to London. I )pen Policies are issued by this Company covering if !;?!!!! frchandise to any amount to New Zealand and Ji ' stralian ports, saving both trouble and expense to urew. . iy a simple plan also Importers can Insure in ■ ' ckland Merchandise coming to them from United |! ; pgdom, and all settlements in event of loss can be I >'■ ■_ 4e with the office here, thus avoiding the vexatious \ J 11 'ay attending adjustments in England. I; )'. ]':,'■ Auckland Branch Offices: 25, Queen street. i I ANDREW G. MILLAR, | Local Manager. |! iiiiEisTMAs pb;esents 11, ' x™ 1 ! NEW TEAE'S O-IFTS, | h j. 11l !i •. ■ :. :. ; TKOM YE TO TWENTY-FIVE PER CENTDISCOUNT. II! ( - R. BECK, 1 l!i I || pi ■ JEWELLER .AND WATCHMAKER, I ill il ';■■■ Will supply \ '<•''■ !iWEtLERY, WATCHES, CLOCKS,&c, tor I i |i|| ■ ";:": If .RISTMAS PRESENTS AND NEW YEAR'S . I ill GIFTS, a Reduction of 5 to 25 rwi cint. Dibcoxtnt. . I j , B.—All Goods mptked in plain ftgurM, Ski . fiHl! anteed. . 198, QUEEN-STREET. f : I I III! Hi! -



p H 111 S*T MA S H OLIDAY S J. CjOSGRAVE & CO. Are now holding thoir usual CHEAP SALE OF D.RAPEEY & CLO.THING At their Premises CANADA BUILDINGS. THE SALE IS MOW ON, And will continue during the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.^ J. COSGRAVE & CO. QUEE> T STREET. VTTATKATO COALS (the bestir use for Household purposes). For Sale in s to suit buyers at the Timber Yard Governmen Wharf, Onehunga. Orders can be left at the office. JAMES W. WALLER, Customhous'-sireet, Auek?«nd. WILL BE PUBLISHED ON MONDAY NEXT, " THE AUCKLAND CRICKETERS' TRIP TO THE SOUTH," A History of the late Successful Toue. PRICK: ONE SHILLING. E. WAYTE, Publisher.