SHIPPING- INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SIGB WATER : Thia ewnlag, 5.46 ; w-sjoiro* morning, 6.10

SCL-N-MBT: Tbiaevscing, 5.4; Stf2T.Et3B: To aaorro?» raornintj 7 5 MOON'S AOJS : Full moon, 29th, 4.22 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Magellan Cloud, brigantine, Crouch, from Lyttelton Julius Vo?el, schooner, from Omaha Clyde, schooner, from Wangarei Thomas and Henry, brig. Bishop, from Dunedin Luna, p.s.. f"im Wellington Ladybird, {a,, Andrews, from the South

DEPARTURES.

Cor-' t; Id *qae, for Poit Chalmers G hoik i, s.s., for Waitara F }£Ba» jriffantine, for Lyttelton I RjfrJl' oliooner, Jones, for Hokianga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the South—Ladybird, s.s , to-morrow, 8 a.m. For Kandavu—Cyphrenes, s.s., (English Maii), 3rd

August Fer Lyttelton—slm Grove, barque, and Prince

Alfred, barquectine, early For Newcastle—Hadda, barque, early For Kaitara - Ttomas and Henry, brig, early For Melbourne--Mi'tiades, ship, early For the Islands—Papu* and Edth, schooners, early For Chatham Islands—Magellan Cloud, biigantine,

early For Pan Francisco—Loch Awe, at once For London—Hylton Castle, barque, early ; Countess

of Kin tore, ship, early For Opotiki—Fanny Kelly, ketch, "Wednesday, 29th

VESSELS EXPECTED

Victoria, s.s., from SydLey, about 4th August Oity of Auckland, ship, from London; sailed 20th Msy Thames, barque, from Boston, via Adelaide, early ZiOch Vrr, strip, frr>m London ; sailed 3rd June Ferndale, baique, from London ; sailed May 5 Oxford, ship from London : sailed 7th June Eleanor, barque, from Newcastle, early Pearl, ketch, from South Sei Islands, early

The brigantine Magellan Cloud arrived on Saturday night from Lyttelton with a cargo of breadstuff's, &c. She left port on the 19th inst., and made a fine run of 60 hours before a S.W. gale to the East Cape. Thence calms and light variable winds into port. Sheia chartered to make her next voyage to the Chatham Islands.

The brig Thomas and Henry arrived from Dunedin yesterday at mid day. She left on the 11th inst., and has had a very unfavor able passage, being driven as far North as the North Cape, which was sighted. She briDgs a cargo of Southern produce consigned to Mr G. W. Binney.

The baTque East Lothian has finished load ing railway sleepers, and was to sail from the Kawan for Lyttelton on Saturday. She was leaking very badly, and it was doubted by those who knew her condition whether she was fit to make the voyage.

A brig and a schooner coastwise have been signalled during the day, but owing to the absence of wind neither has yet been able to make the harbour. The brig will probably be the Fawn which sailed from Lyttelton on the 21st inst.

Negotiations are being carried on for the sale of the barque William Gifford to an Auckland firm. The arrangements are at present private.

The barquentine Prince Alfred has nearly finished the unloading of her Lyttelton cargo. She is now taking in another timber cargo for Lyttelton.

The brigantine Flirt is putting out her Southern produce in very good order. - The unloading of the Countess of Kintore has now been entered upon in real earnest. She is turning out her goods in her usual well preserved state.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wesp.ori, July 26

The s.s. Murray arrived here at six o'clock this morning and left for Grey mouth at cine.

Wellington, this day,

The s.s. Cyphrenes arrived from Auckland and Napier at ten minutes past one yesterday afternoon and sailed for Lyttelton an hour later.

Lyttelton, this day. The Cyphrenes arrived at half-past nine this morning.

Napter, this day. The s.s. Pretty Jane arrived from Auck land at eight o'clock this morning.

T a prang a, this day

The s.s. Southern Cross, Captain Sellars, arrived here from Auckland at half-past four yesterday afternoon. The ship Loch Awe is only waiting for a fair wind to take her departure for San

Francisco.

The unloading of the ship Queen of Nations was very quickly effected up to the time that her railway iron was commenced upon. This weighty part of the cargo has with this fine ship, as ■well as with the Loch Awe and other vessels, been a source of great delay. We hear that the Queen of Nations has not been able to put out anything since Thursday morning lowing to the tardiness of the Go vernment officials in providing the means of carting the iron away. Captain Ellis, the Harbour Master, will not allow more than a certain weight of rails to lie upon the wharf, so there is nothing for it but for the ship to remain idle till the discharged cargo has been removed. Under these circumstances, and having regard to the fact that time is very valuable to a captain in port, we think the Government should wake up and provide more efficient,; cartage.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— For Thames, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5.50 p id. For the undermentioned places, per Ladybird, on

Tuesday, 28th instant, as under : — For India; China, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 5 30 a m. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, Austr»lian Colonies. *.t 6 30 a.m. For the United Kingdom, via Suez and via Brindisi. at 6 30 am For Dewspapers at 6 30 p.m. For money orders, and registered letters, on

Monday. 27th instant. at 5 p m. For Kawau and Matakana, per Lady Bowen, to

morrow, at 10 a m. For Newcastle, N.H.W.. to-morrow, at noon For "WV.ngaroa, per Kuby, on Wednesday next, at

4.30 p m. For Chatham Islands, per Magellan Cloud, on Fri-

day. 31st instant For the undermentioned places, per Cyphrenes, on August 3, as under :— For Fiji, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and S'-uth America. Kud British and Foreign West Indies, at 12.30 p.m. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 12 30 p.m For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 11 a m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of Gd will be received by the mail agent on board up to time of sailing.

S. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Keed—On the 27th inst, at Fair Lawn, St. George s Bay, Mrs G. M. Eeed of a son.

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

MONDAY, JULY 27, 1874.

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

Men of Waitemata ! to-morrow you are to elect a representative in Parliament. Yon are to decide whether the name of Waite mata shall be respected in the House, or whether the very mention of its name will produce a laugh and shaking of the head in derision. We should not even hint at the possibility of a defeat of Mr Yon der Heyde were it not that in common with all who have a lingering faith in honourable principles we shrink from the calamity involved in the failure of Mr Yon der Heyde to head the poll. That in this year of grace Auckland should so far revert to the principles of days gone by as to raise Mr John Sangster Macfarlane to a seat in an Assembly for making laws is a thing we can ; hardly credit. But those who say they know Auckland better than we do, and who have vivid recollection of the ways that were dark and tricks that were vain in other days, and who can speak of the terrible and baleful effect of money [and cruel pressure, tell us that little we reck of this dark power when it is roused to activity by great in terests of self to be attained. Men of Waite mata ! will it be on you that this experiment will be made? will it be for you, cowering beneath the scorn of the whole colony to exhibit yourselves to be pointed at by the finger of mockery as the only constituency that does not require even the thin veil of honorable profession in an aspirant for its confidence ? It has been boasted that con stituents, like juries and benches, dare not act in Auckland contrary to orders, but the boast which was true enough in days of open voting is idle now. Men of Waitemata ! use the protection which a wise law has given you for cases precisely «uch as this.^§You whofare under.no one's thumb, and who do not fear any one's vengeance, quit you like men, and glory in your inde pendence ; and not only vote but speak and strive to save the province from humiliation. And although our soul shrinks from counsel ing what seems like meanness, in the circum- • stances of public emergency we do not hesitate to advise those who dare not opeDly vote against the man of logs for fear of be ing ruined, or of missing the reward of poli tical corruption to talk and even bluster as they will, but in the secret compartment of the booth to act from conscience only and to utterly efface the name that should never appear on the roll of those who make laws for New Zealand. Our telegrams from the Thames

the Thames to-rlay lifts up a little of tbe veil. Fven the Steam Packet Company—and it is rot the first time that the interests of shareholders have been prostituted to one man's purposes — lias been forced into the service, and free passages pre beins? offered to the Thames roughs to come up and crush* the honest vote of the independent electors of Waitemata. We call on every honest man whose name appears on the electoral roll of Waitemata to come forward to the pnllinff-liooth to-morrow and let this electorate declaje with voice of, thunder that the reign of barefaced corruption and tyranny is at an end. We call on every man in Auckland who has any respect for political decency, every man who desires that the institutions under which we and our children must live, shall not be dragged through the mire of political infamy, every man who loves the country of his adoption, and would not see her future political story more dirty than the dirty past, to unite and use his every effort to prevent the return of Mr John Sanester Macfarlane to Parliament. We see thnthoththe morning papers arc struck dumb. ] This is as we expected, and as everyone ex pected. Little as we ever feel disposed to flatter cur local contemporaries we feel confi dent that they both feel that Mr J. S. Msc farlane's return would be a calamity. We shall not therefore deal hardly with them. They would oppose him if they dared. They would, denounce his candidature with all the vigour inspired by a horror of the possible degradation of the province, but it would be dangerous. We are confident that both the one and the other feel that Mr Yon der TTeyde would reflect credit on the consti tuency and the province as a man, as a gentleman, and as a, legislator, and we are sure they would support him if they dared. But supporting him would be opposing Mr John Sangster Macfarlane, and so they fay a word for neither. The seal of silence is on their lips, their tongues are para lysed their ink is dried up. We do not blame them. If we were afraid of this dark dread power that moves in secret we should be silent too. But because we are not, because we feel it our duty to awaken the public to the possibility of impending disgrace call on Waite mata to spring to its feet as one man, and hurl back the insult that is offered to'its honor and its political indepen, dence. The rejected of the Superintendencv the rejected of the Bay of Islands, and the would-be rejected of any electorate in New Zealand, saving the most venal and corrupt, hopes without even tho pretence of the mo tives that are snpposed to inspire public mot', to walk ovr-r the recks of the people of ( Waitemata to roll his logs in Wellington. Waitemata ! give him answer !

.Some time apo when the question of Sun rlay trains was being discussed we advocated .the cause of the Sabbatarians, as they were called, mainly on the social ground that one day's rest out of every seven is necessary to humanity. The religious nspect of the sub ject was ably dealt with by various clergy men who took an active part in the move ment. We then pointed ont to the working classes the dangerous princinle underlying the employment of labour by Government on Sunday, and the probability there was of the example thusjset being followed by private employers of labour, ending possibly in a de mand for seven days' work for a week's wages. It might appear to some that such a prospect was at least a distant one, but then it must ever be remembered that great abuses are usually of slow growth, and are proportionately difficult to eradicate. -A let tor appears in another column relative to the unnecessary employment of workmen at Bar nabiis Point yesterday, and, upon inquiry, we find that the statements made by our cor respondent are correct. A very erreat scan dal was caused by the running of the ballast wagons with earth throughout the day. As we have the interest of the working classes sincerely at heart we cannot pass the matter over -without pointing out whither all this disregard of the Sunday rest is leading, and if labouring men quietly acquiesce in the des truction of their greatest privilege the sin will be on their own heads, and on those of their children. For the sake of the com munity at large we trust that yesterday's proceedings will not be repeated.

The want of party organisation in the House of Representatives, says the the Tribune, is very striking, and by no means favourable to the despatch of business. We refer not only to the Opposition, which is headless, and in other respects not unlike Burns' descrip tion of Death, with "its shanks, thin and sharp and ama'," but to those who more or less indicate that they are supporters of the Government.

It affords us much pleasure to notify that another Auckland youth has lately' dis tinguished himself in the old country. Five hundred candidates competed for commission* in Her Majesty's service, and out of the ninety-five who passed we are glad to notice the name of Mr Lionel Grafton Beckham, the eldest son of our worthy and respected RM. The achievement of this youus gentle man is the more creditable from the fact that he was attacked with paralysis in the hands, and his eye-sight failed him through hard study only a few months before the exami nation. Sir William Jenner waa consulted, and ordered entire cessation from study for some time ; but for this Mr Beckham would no doubt have taken a very high place on the list. We heartily congratulate his parents, and trust that a brilliant career is in store for their promising son.

We understand that the question of com pensating Captain Casey for the assistance rendered to the MiHtiades, by the p.s. Lady Bowen, has been placed by Captain Perrit and Messrs Owen and Graham, the agent? of the vessel, in the hands of Mr T.H.Mabin. It is probable, that that gentleman will call a meeting of consignees on the subject. Meanwhile, Captain Casey has not made any ormal claim, alihough he makes no secret of his intention to do so.

With regard to the collision between the Fannie and the Augusta, at Wangapoa, alluded to in our Saturday's edition, we now learn that Captain Bend ell, of the Augusta has arrived in town, with the object of bringing a claim against Mr C. A. Harris for damages committed by some of the crew of the Fannie in cutting the Augusta's stern lines. The care will make another pretty little offshoot of the endless Wanga poa squabble.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done— Bank of New Zealand—Sellers, £17 15s. National Bank —72s 6d ; sellers, 735. South British Insurance—Sellers, 51s 6d. National Insurance —Buyers, 295. Fiji Bank—Buyers, 565. Thames G.M.O.—Sellers, 603. Alburnia (con)— Sellers, 325. Caledonian—Buyers, £9 17s 6d ; sellers, £10 2s 6d. Crown Prince—Sellers, 30a. Moanatairi—Sellers, 425. Union Bsach—Buyers, 14s 6d ; buyers, 16a. City of York—Buyers, 10s 6d. Cure—Sellers, 15s 6d. Exchange—22s 6d : buyers, 225. Golden Calf (new)— Sellers, 4s 3d. Do. (double)— Sellers, 12s. Bismarck—Buyers, 5s ; sellers, 6s 6d. Old Wbau-Sellers, 41a.

The members o* the. Pitt-street United Methodist Free Church will hold their an niversary tea-meeting to morrow evening in aid of the Sunday-schools. The Rev G. Turner will take the chair, and addresses will be delivered by Messrs Cornford, Batt ley. Wood, Coupland, Ellyett, Hemus, and Parker. The choir will also attend and give musical selections. The anniversary sermons were preached yesterday to full congregations by Eevs A. Reid and G. H Turner ; and m the afternoon a very interesting address was delivered by Mr G. Hemus. The collection at the close of the several services amounted to £20. A number of selected and printed hymns for the occasion were sung by the children under the direction of Mr Tudehope. Mr Trigg presided at the harmonium.

The Messager dv Midi relates the following dreadful story :—A young married woman residing at Saloon {B ouches dv Rhone) died shortly after her confinement in August last. The medical man who was hastily summoned when her illness assumed a dangerous form certified her death, and recommended imme diate burial in consequence of the intense heat thr-n prevailing, and six hours aftewards the body was interred. A few days since the husband having resolved to remarry, the mother of his late wife defired to have her daughter's remains moved to her native town, Marseilles. When the vault was opened a horrib'e sight presented itself, the corpse lay in the middle of the vault, with dis hevelled hair and the linen torn to pieces Tt evidently bad been gnawed in her agony by the unfortunate victim. The shock which the dreadful spectacle caused to the mother has been so great that fears are entertained for her reason if not for her life.

The butchers of Auckland generally ad vanced the piice of meat on Saturday last from 5d to Gd per lb. in consequence, it was alleged, of a non-sufficiency of supply. _ Cus tomers received the unwelcome intelligence that possibly in the course of a few weeks meat would be Brl per lb. The reasons as signed for the anticipated rise is that several steamers have ceased to brine? cattle and sheep into the port of Auckland.

On Saturday evening the Lovals' entertain ment was well attended at the Lorne-stree* Kail. Miss Lizzio Shapter will take he* benefit, which will close the brief visit of thr tnlented troupe of gymnasts and minstrels The character of the entertainment did no nmtcriallv differ from those of previous even ings. The Fongs of Mr Tnrner, both senti mental and humourous, were received in a most gratifying manner, while the aerial performances of Mddle. Zuila and Messrs Oeorge Loyal and Verlettf were followed by enthusiastic cheers. As the troupe depart for the South immediately no other oppor tunity will bo afforded for witnessing the feats of this clever company.

The managers of the Siamese Troupe and HircuH will re-open the mnnimoth pavilion this evening vrith their marvellous feats of activity ann1 strength and their remarkab'e horse exercises. The inimitable juggler will also Ye present, and in order to meet the menns of all classes the priceß of admission are reduced.

The ratepayers of the Karangahape district will hold their annual meeting thin evening in the Newton Academy for the transaction of general business.

Thewell-known Oxford Troupe of vocalists, ftc, pave a very successful entertainment on Saturday evening at Onehunga, and will repeat it this evening in the same place.

Tho upper end of Qneen-street is begin ning to assume a stately and snbstan+in 1 appearance, and the new shops in the line from Victoria-street are opened in complete T ondon style, and at great expense. The People's Dispensary is a model of neatness, with large plate-glass window, where the proprietor, Mr A. M. Wiliams. is fully pre pared to supply the public with draughts and pills, and the children with teething powder and soothing syrup. Mr Saunders also has opened his fashionable and military and naval emporium, whichisalikecreditableto thehead that designed and the hands that wrought his tailoring establishment; while in Mr Francis's china warehouse may bo seen an extensive display of glass, china, and earthenware of every description. Other of the shops in this promising side of Queen-street are rapidly approaching completion, and when completed will vie with any part of this leading street in comfort and elegance.

The annual meeting of trie Maketu High way district was held on Wednesday last at the Maket.u school-house at one o'clock p.m. Mr G. B. Hair presided. There was a pood attendance. The auditors, Mr T. Pratt and Mr J. S. Wilson, found the accounts correct —income, £213 16s 2d ; expenditure. £210 lls 9d. The rate agreed upon was one penny in the pound on the value to sell. The following persons had the highest num ber of votes as trustee? for the ensuing year: - Richard Phelan, James Parr, William Kerr, Lauranee Callighan, and John Mark ham. Mr W. Kerr declined to act, and Thomas Keley, the next on the list, was de clared elected.

The fourth monthly meeting of the Auck land Institute will be held this evening in the Museum buildings, Princes-street, when essays will be read on " Ptero.stylis Squa mata," and on "The claims of science on National Education" by Mr Martin of Grafton road.

There was a very large congregation in at tendance at Sfc. Matthew's Church yester day to hear the first sermon in the church by the new minister, Rev. S. Hassarrl. The rev. gontleman is a young man with a clear distinct delivery, and possessing apparently ■a conscientious desire to perform his duties faithfully in the responsible position to which he has be^n called. The rev. gentle man took his text from the Ist Epistle to the Corinthians, c. xii., v. 25, and expounded the subject with much ability. He referred in order to the particular duties of a minister in relation to thje people under his charge, and to the other work devolving upon the Christian minisfcisr. Mr Hassard promised to treat upon the duties of the people in re lation to their ministpr in his next discourse. A feeling of general satisfaction was ex pressed by tho members of the congregation, and we believe that Mr Hassard will prove a worthy successor of the late Rev David Jones.

A correspondent writes as follows on "Sabbath-breaking" :—Sir, —While driving to Epsom yesterday to attend the funeral of the late Mr. W. Rattray I was a good deal astonished to see a number of navvies at. work on the Barnabas Point breakwater, and ballast waggons in full swing. It is notorious that this piece of work has been longer in course of construction than it would pro bably have been hvl twenty moderately robust old womrrx been kept constantly employed on it for six days in the week. For weeks it was left untouched and neglected. Tell me then, gentle shepherd, why this sudden outburst of zeal that the six working days are not deemed sufficient for the active prosecution of the work ? More over, if such despatch is imperative why are not some of our new arrivals placed on the work, and the number of hands employed on it increased, in place of pursuing a course which cannot but be painful to a large section of the community ?—I .am, &0.. Ix- QUIRER, * '

The members of the Fraterna Home a.-'- Pioneer Lodges of Good Templars wiil hoi."' an open lodge meeting this evening in th«= Albert-street Temperance Hall at half-past seven o'clock.

A meeting of No. 2 Company Rifle Vo'un tears was held at the Drill-shed on Friday evening last for the purpose of re-organising the company and electing officers. Mr Somerville, who had been for (some time past acting as captain, was unanimously i elected captain, and Mr W. H. Skinner first I lieutenant. The former gentleman has siDce been compelled to decline the office for th? present through the advice of his doctor, which is to be regretted. It was decided to send a challenge to fire a match with the Hobson Company for the purpose of creating, a little emulation, and the Hobsons are n'>t likely to let the challenge pass unheeded. It was also decided to fire for a very hand some medal generously presented to the company by the late Lieutenant M. Bobinson, but before doing so it was suggested that a month or two should elapse in order to give new members an opportunity to compete New spirit has now been infused into this company, and the members hope that there will be large additions to their numbers. Young men desirous of joining the company are requested to commnnicate with Lieut. Skinner.

One of the most curious, useful and beautiful pieces of machinery that we have seen for some time is a patent wax thread sewing machine, manufactured by Thomas, of London, and imported by Mr. Heslop, of the fitting shop Vulcan Lano, where it is on view. It is a most complete piece of ma chinery, the action being that the leather is first pierced by an awl, which imediately re tires when the needle carrying the wax thread enters the hole previously made by the needle. The shuttle, which is most pecu liar, not having my points to it, enters the loop which is formed by a revolving shaft and which travels round the shuttle carrier. The various movements are so novel that it would be almost impossible to discribe them We Biniply advise persons curious or intrested in such matters to call at Mr Heslop's, Vulcrn Lane machine repository, and inspect this and other machines. The wax thread ma chine, which is a recent invention, was first shown at the Northampton Exhibition, and has been strongly tested.

The active members of the Auckland and North Shore football clubs met for a friendly contest on Saturday afternoon at the North Shore. The weather was favourable, and all nature seemed to smile upon the lively scene. The clouds withheld the rain-showers, and sped away with their burthen far over the hills as the players prepared for their leg exercise. The result is thus stated : North Shore won by three goals; one poster, and six touch-downs. Caverhill kicked one goal splendidly, Kees, kicked two magnificently, and C. Burgess succeeded with a poster. The Auckland men were also good at their work, and when in full force wdl no doubt re-estab lish their good name, and wreathe their brows with laurels.

The slope fi om the fine street across Bar rack Hill formed by the Improvement Com missioners has been planted with ornamental trees, which seem hardy and likely to flour ish. When full grown they will add greatly to the attractive appearance of that part of the city, and as the street is very conspicu ous in the view of Auckland from our har bour an additional attraction will be added to that very pretty scene. Already some vandals have commenced an onslaught on the trees, and out of a spirit of destruction pure and simple hare torn some of tho shrubs up by the roots. The police have been communicated with on the subject, and are now keeping a look-out for the offenders, and we sincerely trust that the wretches will be brought to justice. We can find no language strong enough to denounce the conduct of tho3e persons whose spirit of destruction renders it almost impossible to carry out any ornamental work in the city.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR WILLIAM RATTRAY.

The universal feeling of respect for the late Mr, William Rattray, and the deep regret caused by his being cat off in the midst of a career of usefulness, was manifested by the large attendance of mourners at his funeral yesterday afternoon. The funeral cortdge left hi 3 late residence, Allan Bank, Epsom, at three o'clock, and an immense assemblage gentlemen, including the leading merchants of the city, followed the remains of the de ceased to their last realms; place. The length of the funeral procession may be judged when we state that it extended from the top of the Kyber Pass road to Newmarket. In addition to the mourners on foot there were also about a hundred carriages and many on horseback, and a large number of people who did not follow the hearse had assembled at the Presbyterian cemetery, where the inter ment was to take place. The gathering was the largestflaver seen on a similar occasioa in Auckland. The burial service was conducted by the Rev. E. F. Macnicol and the Rev. D. Bruce, and was of a very impressive character. The Rev. Mr. Macnicol preached a funeral discourse in the forenoon at St. James', in which church the deceased was an elder. The preacher took for his text John ix. 4, and delivered an eloquent discourse. The latter portion of this, having reference specially to the lamented deceased and to the incidents of his life and history, we shall pub lish in to-morrow's issue. The Rev. D. Bruca preached funeral discourses in the morning at St. Andrew's Church, and in the evening at St. James', selecting as his text, Ist Peter, 3rd chap. 13th verse: "And who is he that will harm you if ye be followers of that which is good." Referring to the late Mr. Ratcray he said " Before closing I must, however briefly, refer in illustration of the principle of the text—the conciliating power of goodness—to the life of one whose sudden death has awakened a general feeling of sor row in the community, and whose body will befollowed this day by many sincere mourners to its last resting-place. Well-known for many year 3in St. Andrew's congregation as ; superintendent of our Sunday-school and as a member of Session, and afterwards in similar positions of usefulness in connection with St. James' congregation, as also in his attention to the general work of tho Church and the charitable institutions of the city, we have all had ample opportunities of form ing an eatimateof his character and of divining the secret of that deep and true regret which his death has caused. And the unanimous opinion, I believe, will be that the distinguish ing feature of his character was goodness, and that this was the secret of°the hk'h respect in which he was held. Other qualities may have marked him, and did mark him, but his goodness it was that came to the top as the cream of the whole, she<v lug the richness of the grace that had been given him. Fault* too he may have had, g who had them not; but his goodness it was again that threw these into the shade while he was in life, that prevents them from being thought of now that his spirit has gone to its Father in Heaven, and that will not suffer them to be spoken of when I his body shall have been laid among the clods of the valley. All will be forgetfcen save that which made him be prised while he was with us, and which will make him be missed now that he is departed. I n the community, in the Church, and in the family the source of

hip V.flner>fe was pre-eminently big goodness ar.d the Vsprns which his life—alas, only too i-ii.-Py terminated—is fitted to impress on Ih* n 'jr.d? of all of us are. that while other quakes of mind and soul may not bo with er the'" usefulness and glory, there is no thing like Christliness of disposition for win ning a p'a-ne in human hearts either for man or for G-: d, and that the best epitaph that nan ! c wn**en °ver any cray one that will most touch the hearts of psssers-bv, and will have the most persuasive voice for the after generation!?—is. that he whose dust lies h"rp -w-ss a pood man. The family who monrn hip death, as alpo all similar mourner?, of whom there have lately been not a few mode here, we can only commend to Him who is the mourner's friend for ever, and who.oe goodness and winsomeness are best realised as they are always most valued in the sacred hour of sorrow."

Attempted Murder in Grey street.

Ax extraordinary attempt to murder by shooting with a revolver took place in Grey street on Saturday afternoon just as we were publishing. We were thus only enabled to insrrt a few lines in a late edition. The circumstances of the affair are as follow :— The perpetrator is a miner from Coro tnandel. named Alexander "Finlay. -while the intended victim is Mr Henry Davidson, clerk to Mr Young, butcher, carrying on business at the foot of Grey - street. Shortly after four o'clock Finlav quietly walked up to the shop of Mr Young and deliberately drawing a revolver from his pocket fired two shots through the window point blank at Davidson as he was sitting at his work at the desk. Fortunately both sh/its missed their mark, but the bullets mn«t have passed uncomfortably close, taking a line from the holes which they made in the wall to the spot from which they were fired. The other barrels were loaded, but Finlay does not feern to have made any attempt to fire off the remainder, putting the weapon in*o h'-s pocket and resuming his course doTrn the street at a walking pace. A crowd collected, and Constable Mooney. who happened to be passing on his return to town affer conveying some prisoners to Mount Eden gaol, promptly secured the author of the outrage. No re'istance was made, and Finlay accompanied the officer to the station-house, where he spoke of the crime he had committed in the most matter of fact way, stating amongst other extraordinary assertions that he believed he had only done his dntv. When searched at the Police Office the sum of £75 was found upon the prisoner. The most singular feature about the affair is that no motive can be assigned for the rssh s>ct. It has been ascertained that Finlav and Davidson were formerly acquainted at Ooromandel ; but there is no appearance of their having heen at any time on any ofher than the best of terms. David pon at thil? time was carrying on the business of a butcher at Horomandel, and Finlay dealt at his shop. So far as en he found out the business relations of the two were always of the most satisfactory natnre. Finlay was formerly in the Life Guards at home, and is said to be highly connected. He has been in the colony nearly twenty years, and has al-ways borne the character of a steady respectable man. He has been lately working in the Royal Oak mine, but is interested pecuniarily in the scrip of several claims. His speculations hay? been moderately successful, at any rate there is no rea°on to suppose that loss of money has anything to do with the attempt. Insanity is the only cause which can be assigned with any probability of being the right one. Some year or so ago Finlay had n. serions illness when in town on a visit Qinc« that he had been at times very pecu liar in his conduct, but his behaviour has not been such as to cause his friends to be lieve that he was dangerous. He was brought up and charged this morning with the attempt to murder. He said he had nothing to say, and was remanded till Wednesday.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Dr. Home and — Owen, Esq., Justices.) DRUNKEN-NESS. David Golding, AlexanderGreec, Frederick Layman, William Pinnester, and Charles Pill were each convicted of this offence and mulcted in the usual penalty. Mary Burke, whose dissipated appearance betokened the lowest stage to which a woman can sink through habitual drunkenness, was charged and convicted of being drunk on Saturday night. For this, as an old offender, sh« wag sentenced to seven days' imprison ment. She was then charged as a rogue and a vagabond, in having been convicted of drunkenness three times within the past three months. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and on the second charge was sentenced to imprisonment for a period, of six months. HOW FIRES ARE CAUSED.

Patrick Nolan was charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act by being found at half paHt two on the morning of the 26th instant on the premises of Patrick Darby.

The prisoner pleaded guilty to being found on the premises, but denied being there for an unlawful purpose.

Constable Fuller deposed to taking the prisoner into custody at the time named. He was in a room in Mr Darby's new building, and had a fire lighted in a little tin can on the wooden floor.

Mr Inspector Broham said that the pri soner had only lately come out of the Asylum. The Bench sentenced the prisoner to three months'imprisonment with hard labour, and recommended that he should be looked after carefully while he was in prison.

A VAGRANT,

Edward Little was charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act by having no lawful means of support.

Prisoner said he waa very sorry. If let go he would try and get work.

Mr Inspector Broham said he had no objec tion to withdrawing the oharge on that condi tion.

Their Worships dismissed the charge after giving the prisoner a caution.

THE TOMAHAWK.

James Farrrel was oharged with unlawfully assaulting Geo. Jocelyn on the 26th inst., on board ime brig Syren, with a tomahawk, with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm.

'Ihe prisoner himself appeared as if he had beeii assaulted, for his face bore visible marks of i>l-usage. Mr Broham said that Mr Laishley, who had takea up the prisoner's case would be glad of a remand until Wednesday to gather the facts of the case. He thought it was reasonable that such a remand should be granted.

j.-,T^ eQcll granted a remand of the case till Wednesday.

THE GREY-STREET OUTRAGE. Alexander Harrower Finlay, a respectable looking man about 45 years of age with a long beard and pale expressive features, was brought up and charged that on the 25 th msJ'- he did feloniously present, aim, point, fa jVel S deadly weapon, to wit a revolver, loaded with gunpowder and divers bullets H fTO?*™* 8011 ' at Auckland ; aad also wftt lie did feloniously duoharge the same at

the raid Fum T:r('m< vii) jji tf" murder him. Cr 1 elrp ■) ' r yl-,,^ to say to the charge prisoner ang Veife » " Nothing, your Worships." '™.' Mr Inspector Broham quoted £. c v bold's Practice to prove that the question of the prisoner's state of mind would notcoJl before that Court. Some friends of th prisoner wished to have the case remanded till Wednesday. Their Worships agreed that rhe reaumi ought to be granted, and tbe hearing of flu case was accordingly deferred till "^dnegdav * A HABD CASK v !' James Cook was summoned fo™ jlo^jjj,. his chimney in Wyndham street tf;atchfi4 on the 18th July. > $A Prisoner said he had only just " W q, 3 premises, and the fire that set-' , hr ~ in a blaze was the first that h v *lT%i ;^)k after his taking possession^ V4s£~*&?<*^ Mr Broham called attention tv fleriong consequences which were liable to ensue from persons not being cautious as to the cleanli. ness of their chimnies. The Bench said that although it did not appear to be altogether defendant's fault they must mark their sense of there necessity of of greater caution against fires by inflicting a fine of 5s and costs. Defendant said it was very hard he should have to pay for other people's negligence, and paid the fine. MBS SARAH BELL. It will be recollected that a charge wag brought last week against William Bell for neglecting to support his wife Mrs Sarah Bell and his children. Mrs Bell now attended, and stated that since the remand her husband had provided for the children. Under the circumstanceg she wished to withdraw the charge. Their Worships upon this dismissed the charge. This was all the business.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

(To tbe Editor of the Evening St\h.) Sir, —I have been very much edified by the letter of Hy. T. in your last issue against the openina; of the library of the Mechanics' oa the Sabbath. He is a religious man, and 'views the question from his stand point. I am not a religious man. Pray let me view it from mine. Ido not say I am a bad man, for lam not. I do not steal nor swear ; I pay my debts, and wish well to every one. I am not a drunkard, though now and then I get fou and feel jolly. I mean, sir, that I am just like nineteen-twentieths of my neigh« bours : neither better nor worse. Hy. T., being a good man, knows of course that there are only few good. I say all thig only to show that, while he belongs to a very small party by his own shewing, I belong to and represent the great body of citizens. Well, sir, I don't go to Onehunga. That is sinf al I am told. I don't go to North Shore, that is sinful too. I don't go to the Domain, that is sinful too. I don't walk in the streets, that is sinful too, I won't go to Church for it does me no good ; and J deny the right of any man to compel me. I go once in the day, in the morning, for form's sake and to please the missus, but I heat nothing that I don't already know. What am I to do on the Sunday, or the "Sabbath," if you will ? The most comfortable place I find is the parlor of the public house, for my,. own house is not comfortable, the children l squall, and I have no books. What am I; to do with myself on "Sabbath?" And when I say myself, I mean the eighteen: I others who like myself are not good, bat only what you may call decent men. Pat I me where you like and I won't engage in " pious meditation." I don't like it and I can't do it; so wherever you stick me, if you shut me up in a bottle and cork it, I will still be doing what you call "sin ;" that is I will he thinking worldly things, and so "breaking the Sabbath;" and mind I am speaking about the eighteen other decent men as well as myself. As, according to the theory of " Hy. T." and other good men, I must necessarily be " breaking the Sabbath" by thiiJaag worldly | things, might I not as well do it in improving my mind reading Macaulay in the Mechanics, as in either loafing at home or drinking at the neighbouring tap. " Hy. T." speaks of me and the likes of me as desiring to "ignore and trample upon the rights of seven-eighths of the members." lam sure Ido nothing of . the sort. If they wi3h to go to church o» loaf or engage in pious meditation at home, or even go to sleep, as hundreds do, I'm sure they are welcome for me. But I want myself to read in the library. I am not going to foroe the seven-eighths to " break the Sabbath" by reading along with me. I only want a book myself, and I am sure I will not annoy them by making any noise. If lam doing harm to myself that is my look out. and I deny their right to prevent me. "Trample oa their rights," indeed ! Why, sir, I weald not trample on the rights of a flea ; but I ask why should the seven - eighths trample on my rights ? I don't interfere with their going to Church, al though I may think it a great loss of time, and that they would be better communing with nature in the fresh green fields. Thea what right have they to interfere with my going to the library on Sunday, or stigma tise my little want of an open Mechanics' as a " vile addition " to our " social evils." I am afraid, sir, that we have in this a little remnant of that priestcraft which neither we nor our fathers were able to bear, and that tbe spirit which would prevent us from reading in the library on the " Sabbath," because it would be sinful is the same that long ago put on the thumbscrew for the good of the soul of the sufferer. It is barely possible that the counter-attraction of a well* warmed, well-lighted comfortable library on Sunday might thin the attendance at Church, and that this may have something to do with the desire to circumscribe the reason able enjoyments of the "day of rest." At all events, sir, I deny the right of " Hy T. " or any other man to prescribe to me the way in which I must spend my Sunday.—l ani| &c, A Decent Man.

ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY.

"lily of killarotey."

Benedict's "Lily of Killarney" wis the opera presented on Saturday night by the English Opera Company at the Prince of Wales. The house was not at all in proper* tion to the merits of the performance, which were undeniable. Miss Alice May depicted the heroine with her usual talent. Her wonderful pathos in the song "I'm alone", drew tears from the eyes of many_of her listeners. Mr Hallam sang "Eilv Ma« vourneen" with good expression. The dif ferent characters were well rendered by the other members of the company. A slight subduedness noticeable about the tone of the performance may perhaps be accounted for by the thin house. To-night "Cinderella" (Rossini) is to be produced, and we fully ex pect to see a crowded house reward the meri torious efforts of the company in preparing thisiopera specially for an Auckland audience, The new scenery, some of which we have in-, specfced, is painted with the greatest artistic skill by Mr Willis. This 'will of course pi*/ a considerable part in an opera where there is such need for great scenic display. Parents, who wish to give their children atreat should include them in their party to the opera to-. wght. The story ig one tbafc appeals Jo their tender years with spatial force, waJJi

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