SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIO'S vVA.'.v'SR : f- rt v«niu?, 7.7 ; to-tnoxfo-!* mo-in. i,7 2) Sr - x.ri'f ~.-.: ~ 531 ; ?.UH-Ki3?S: To- HOOK'S Aftk; Pull Mood, 23tb, 1.7 a.m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

AHUTVALB. Helen Maiootm. barque, 30G tons, Captain Gallois," f!om JSeu-Ciigile Memento, basque. & PA tons, Ruwald, from ' New castle Hesolution, brig, from 'Warrnambool

DEPARTURES.

Ivanhoe sohoonf-r, for LevnVa St Kilda, s.s , for Wanganui and Taranaki

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Taranaki and Wanganui—Go-ahead, s.s., to morrow , _. ~ For Kew Caledonia and Norfolk Island-Dauntless, schooner, Saturday For Lvtte'.ton—Rio l.oge, !.rip, early For London—Countess of Kintoro. ship, early For Melbourne—MiUiftdes, ship, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of Melbourne, s s., from Sydney, ab<fat 4th Sept. Macgregor, s s,, from San Francisco and Honolulu. about 10t.h prox , 3ity of Auckland, ship, from London; sailed 20th ■" Mr y Chanticleer trig, from Hobart Town Lady Franklin, 'barque, from Newcastle Loch f vrr, ship, f rrn London ; sailnrt 3rd June Fermiale barque, from Lond-.n ; sailed May o Oxford, ship, from London : sailert 7th June Pearl ketch, from Souih Se* Islands, early Pacitio, £cho( ncr, from South Sea Islands Dauntless, schooner, from the Sciith Wait^ngi, ship, from London ; loading Stanley Castle, barque, from London ; sailed lien Tsin, barque, from Launceston Glimpse, hsique, from Newcastle Jackson, ship, from Lor.don ; sailed ZeaUndia, ship, fr.^m London ; na'leu 5 Montana, barque, from Newcastle Kenilworth, schooner, from the Islands

IMPORTS.

W Per Resolution, from Warranambool: 185 tons potatoes, W. J. Hurst. G. W. Binney, agent. ■ Per Memento, barque, from Newcasle -700 tons ccal. —Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. • Per Helen Malcolm,'barque, from New cagle—47B tons coal.—J. S. Macfarlane and Co., agents, The barque Helen Malcolm, Captain Gallois, arrived from Newcastle this morning. She left on the 13th inst., and has had a moderately fair weather passage. She brings a cargo of coals for Mr J. S. Macfarlane.. The schooner Ivanhoe has cleared for Levuka with a cargo of timber, &c. The ketch Speedwell has cleared in ballast for Russell. The Countess of Kintore is filling up by degrees. Just now she is taking in the cargo of "the Clematis, consisting of 200 bales of ■wool, some tallow, and other articles. The schooner Ivanhoe, Captain Stuarb, left yesterday evening for Levuka. She had a cargo of timber, and a small quantity of general stuff. The Resolution, brigantine, 150 tons, Captain John Jamieson, arrived from Warranambool early this morning with a cargo of potatoes for Mr W. J. Hurst. The Captain reports thus of his p--s3age :—Left Warrnambool Sunday morning 9th inst. Had very heavy weather all the way across with variable winds and high running cross-sea. Made Three Kings on, Friday morning. On Saturday encountered' a very heavy gale from the Eastward, which lasted 2h days. Head reached under lower topsail during that time. K.W, weather down the coast with heavy easterly sea ; arrived as above. The barque Memento 4C4 tons, Captain Buwald, arrived from Newcastle this morn ing with a cargo of coals for Messrs Hender son & Macfarlane. She left Newcastle on westeriy:^ rt u?l&se on midnight w-l o^"ei throughout the passage. Rounded the North Cape at Ram. on the 25th.. Sighted Cape Brett same evening. Had calms and. light northerly airs down the coast; off Tiri Tiri last night. On Thursday 20th August, passed a large steamer bound to the west ward inlat. U 18 S. ; long. 166. E. (This would probably be the Victoria which left here on the 17thinsfc ) PiThe schooner Jessie Henderson is rapidly > putting out her Oamaru cargo. The disabled barque Ansdell had a new foremost stepped to-day. Her refit will now soon be completed. We learn by a telegram given below that the St. Kilda has been obliged to put back into Wanganui through stress of weather. It is uncertain when she will sail again. JgjTrc barque Woodbine, which started for NeWcnstle last .Saturday, is still lying in Ran/ritoto Channel wind-bound. This vessel has been chartereel to load for Nelson on arrival at her present destination.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

NTiLSON.fcthis day. The Murray arrived from New Plymouth at 3 o'clock tin's morning, and left for West port at 9 o'clock. The Tararna left for Wellington at twenty, minutes to eight o'clock this morning. j Port Chalmers, this day. The Albion arrived from the Bluff at half past seven this morning. Wanganui, this day. The St. Kilda has put back.

COMMERCIAL.

BuYiNti Prices, Corrected by Auckland Dealers. s. d. s. d. s d. ». Butter,per Ib. 19—20 Ducks, pair.. 2 6—4 6 Cheese (new) 0 6—o 8J Gecso, each 3 6—4 0 Eggs, per doz. 1 o—o 0 Turkeys .. 2 6—3 0 Xard, oerlb 0 6—o 0 | Canterbury Bacon & Hams Fowls each 1 o—2 0 I (bare) ..0 9—9} Good Salt Butter.-1 0 0| Do (in cloth) 9£—o 10 Canter. Cheese. 6—o B>. | Auckland 0 o—o 9 Hams. 9'd to IOJd per ]b. .Retail Pricks, Farm and Dairy Produoe. s. d. s, d. s. d s. d, Milk, per qt. 0 o—o 6 Ducks pair 5 o—6 0 Butter (fresh) 2 0-23 Geese, each 50—60 Cheese (new) 0 7—o 10 Turkeys, each 4 6—6 6 Egss.per doz. 1 3—o 0 Bacon, per Ib. 0 9—o 10 lard s perlb. 0 6—o 9 Hams .. .. 0 9-10 Fowls, pair.. 3 6-5 0 Salt Butter.. 0 7—l 6 Butcht.rs' Meat. Beef, per Ib. 0 s—o 7 I Pork, per lb. 0 6-07 Mutton .. 0 4—o 61 Veal.. .. 0 5-08 Steaks, 7d to 9(1 BEEaDSTUFFS. FLOTJII. WHOLESALE. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality.. ~ .. ..£l6 Fine Flour—household .. .. - £14 Adelaide Flour .. .. £17 Canterbury i. £12 to £13 Seconds, £12. Sharps, £9 Bakers' Price, per lb 3d Bran, Is Gd per bushel. Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d to 4Jd. Maize, crushed and whole, 7s BISCUIT. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b, .Retail 22s MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. ■WHOLESALF. Maizo, 5s Cd Prime Sy.luey Oal.s, 5s to 5s 6d per bushel American O;ita, 4s to 4s Sd Potatoes, £7 , Hobartown, Hay, £6 to £7 10s per ton. '"' Straw, £3 to £3 10s per ton. Chaff, £C 10* to £1 10s per ton. ,: Onions, scarce, 9d lb IfETAII,. Maize, per bushel, 5s to 6d 6s . Oats, 6s per bushel. Potatoes, 8.5 Cd per cwt. Hay, cwt., 7s 6d. . Straw, 4s to 5s per cwt. Chaff, 7s to Ss per cwt. KAURI GUM AND FLAX MARKET; • The following are tho prices in the Auckland J mark.it:— Gum—"Well scraped, best quality .. .. £25 { 0 -ggn Ordinary sorts £24 to £25 ] 3FLAX.-Finest quality £ISto £20 Second ditto , £10 to £14

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

MAILS TVILL CLOSE AS FOLLOWS:— l For Thames, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5 30 p.m. J For Jaranaki anrl Wanganui, per Go-ahead, to morrow, at 10 a m x For Coromandcl, to-morrow, at 11.30 a.m. \ For "Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, Opotikl, and I Napier, via Tanranga, per [Southern Cros?, on ri Saturday next, at 1 p.m. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian a Colonies, per Taranaki, on Monday next, at 10 a.m. t 8, B. Biss, Chief Postmaster. Si

BIRTH.

Siu.T.Tns.—On June 17. st The Shrubbery, Button Green, Surrey, BnftUnd the wifeof H. J. E. Sailers, Esq., I«te of Auckland, of n. rt>vu?hter. MtssKso p..—On August 27th, at her residence, CJh;u>el-stree*t, the wifo-of -M? W. H. Messenger, of (\ son BvuxiTr-Atigust 21, at tho Willow Bank, Eden Crescent. Mrs I. FaraHt, of a son. Fmknd— On August 94, at Kavangahape Road, the wife of Mr G. W. Friend, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

Sandeus—Tot.d-Oii 23rd instait. at the residence of the bridegroom's fathtr, Virtcm-street. by tlie llev DrWailis, E fl. C. Panders, yo"rifr st son of Chirle? Ti D. Sanders, to only daughter of Mr Allan Todd, tinsmith, )nti of Glasgow.

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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1874.

For tho cause that lacks assistance, I'or the wroiijj'tiiiit needs resistance, ■' I'or tlio future in tin; distance. '' ' And the good tUat We can do. | t

We cannot refrain from saying that we regret that Mr J. S. Macfarlane has seen (it to come forward again to oppoFe Mr Yon dcr Heyde for tho representation of Waitemata. We had thought that reflection on the result of the petition to the Assembly, and the necessity for putting the electorate of Waite mata to tho trouble of another election would have been sufficient to have induced Mr Macfarlano to give at least a walk over. Such at least would have been a graceful and becoming act, and wo are aware that it would have been that which is most desired by the friends of Mr MaofarJane himself. The point on ■which Mr Yon der Heyde has been unseated was purely technical, and of the most trivial kind. Mr Yon dcr Heyde has now removed the technical difficulty, and is of course as eligible to be elected as any other subject of Her Majesty. Mr Macfarlane can hardly expecb the electors of Waitemata to bo so firmly convinced as ho is himself aa to his superiority to Mr Yon der Heyde, and there cannot be a doubt that a lar o 'o number of those who supported Mr Macfarlane last election will think that this is carrying the thing too far. Wo do not he.-sitiito to say that Mr Macfarlane would* CJUjiilt his own interests, and would con^ duco to tho public estimation of himself in rjfciring-from the cSntesb, and not trespassing on tho friendship' of many who wish him well, but whose feelings do nob respond in tho struggle which he now desires to renew.

I.v another column will be found Mr. Reader Wood's reply to the resolutions passed at Newmarket on the subjuot of Mr. Voxel's proposals. His views are viitually these. Wo have passed these three resolutions, pledging ourselves to their principles, but with the distinct and deliberate intention of playing false to the Southern provinces, to whom the most solemn pledges have been given iTi and with these resolutions that those provinces and their land revenues ..u..u '— r ~.~.» ....].. a~_x. iadeed may bo in accordance with the principles of statecraft; but the electors at Newmarket and at tho Choral Hall assumed that the proposals and pledges arc to be in terpreted honestly, and that the word of agen tleman in Parliament as well as out of it ia as good as his bond. If Mr Vcgel's resolutions render the total abolition of the provinces necessary, and he and his supporters believed it, then there has been a cold-blooded and deliberate lying practised that should make liouest men paly with shame.

There wa3 a social gathering last evening of the old Albert-street Congregational Church members, under the pastorship of the Itev. Warlow J'avies, to celebrate the open ing of their now hall, which is to an-, swer the purpose of church and school-room, and for conducting the general business of the church. The new building is to be designated ■ Beresford Hall. A sumptuous tea was prepared, and about 250 persons par took of the delights of the table, which wcro spread in profusion. A public meeting was held immeuiateJy after the tables had been removed, and was of a very pleasant character. The minister of the church pre sided and gave s. very effective speech, viewing the meeting in tho light of a home gathering as a means to cement the congregation and pastor in closer unity. Th following gentlemen addressed the meeting : —Messrs J. C. Firth, Mathews, Barton, Capt. Daldy, and W. L. Ilees. The subjects were dealt with by the speakers in a most able manner, especially Mr Firth's, which was short, but most, effective. Captain Daldy explained the present state of the church. Ho said the cost of the land was £858. The school-house, and all liabilities on it, absorbed £1130. From tho sale of the old property in Albert-street £124G had been realised, and that there was cash in hand to tho amount of £1780. There was, therefore, a balance available towards the erection of the new chapel of £1038, which would, of course, have to be supplemented to a large extent. He moved "That in the opinion of thi3 meeting every effort should be made to commence the new chapel as soon as possible." Mv Rees seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The members of the Harmonic Society gave selections under Mr Cooper in good style, which were loudly ap plauded. The usual votes of thanks were passed, and the meeting closed in tho usual way.' Mr Foley wishes to contradict Mr Hanna ford's statement which appeared in' last night's Star. He says Mr Hannaford did not suggest that "we" should h'nd the drunken man a bed and supper, but that Mr Foley should take him into his private house, and provide him with a bed. Mr Foley suggested that some person should take what money he had in his pocket (as there was a hanger-on almost as drunk as himself, but rather wide-awake), and after being counted he would take charge of it until next day, and that a cab should be got and have the man taken to some comfortable lodgings or hotel, as he was suffering from a bad wound on the head, caused by his having 'alien several times, and also to prevent him iroin getting into the hands of the police. Mr Foley says that he challenges his state nei.fc as against Mr Hannaford's, and will be vising to place £1 in the poor-box if Mr lanuaford can substantiate his statement. ?hc re were over a dozen people present, omj of whom he has spoken to with regard o v.hat he said on that occasion, and they ay that M. Hannaford's letter ig incorrect.

Eeferring to the complaint of W. J. Crichton, a correspondent thus writes irom Kangariri:— Sir,-r-I have just seen in yoxxr issue of August 7 a paragraph sivspg an ac count of the sufferings of W. J. Oriohton, of the Engineer Volunteers, as depicted by him self. Very nearly all he states is untrue ; indeed were it not so it would be a crying disgrace to his comrades. The wretched whare he speaks of was occupied by three others ns well as himself, all of whom bad nice comfortable bunks, and when I saw Crichton he was well wrapped up in good rugs, propped up with feather pillows with piliow-cases on them. So much for the wretched whare. He was tended, and care fully too, by one of the married women, who made him anything he wanted, and nursed him as only women can do; and T myself sent for some brandy a distance of nearly six miles, as I thought it would do him good. I think I need answer co more of his accusations, which are all about as true us that I refer to above, but simply state to finish up with that the man li3s not been discharged at all, he being still on the strength of the company, and ' returrod as on s>ick leave, and if ho has not got the small balanco of pay due to him, it is simply because he neglected to send Ins address up to the office.^Yours, &c One of CHfiicHTON's Company. — Rangiriii, August 24. The American astronomers could not agree about the comet; for while Professor Park hurst says its tail will be nearly 25)000,000 miles long, and reach within a million and a half miles of the earth, Professor Stafford, of Chicago, says it won't measure over 5,000,000 miles, nor come nearer than 21,000,000 miles. To the Editor : Sir,—-I have ever enter tained respect for Mr Reader Wood, and have more than once voted for him, reckoning him well acquainted and interested in the public ' affairs of New Zealand, clear in intellect, : and distinguished among his peers by probity and honour ; but—but—there are points in his proceedings lately at Wellington which, without further explanation by him, wholly surpass my comprehension. Tlis speech we . saw in print some d;vys ngo. I quite under stand his voting for the abolition of Pro vincial Govcrrinrnti-, he being, like most of : us, a decisive opponent of the universally : acknowledged anomaly. That soems, so far, honest and consistent. Bat I own it is very , eurprisina that he should give his voice and veto for Mr Voxel's finality partial measure ! 1 That Reader Wood, of all men, should join .Julius Vogel in pledging the maintenance in , perpetuity of parliamentary provincialism in . » the South Island ; and in guaranteeing by ' vote to ask Imperial ratification for the seat of government to remain at Wellington for eviir, even for ever and ever, this, I cannot understand.—Since the above was written we have seen an explanation by Mr R. Wood, which shows, as anticipated, that his motive and oliject were good ; hut it does not touch the last two abominated resolutions for which he strangely voted. He, however, relieves us by intimating that the people will have to decide the whole thing during the next ensuing months. —I am, &c, W. E. Saui.eu. The Hon. W. Fox, the temperance champion of New Zealand, is not an admirer of bitters any more than of the liquors for which they sometimes form such an acceptable alterative. In a recent paper he v rites :—" Our drug store.o, which should be the moans of preserving health and life, are dealing forth destruction and death Alcohol is put up in the form of bitters " — hitters they are, leading to a bitter life, a bitter death, and a bitter etornity. A man will take bottle aftf-r bottle, until the cork of the last will fly off, and a fiend will jump from out its mouth, and clutching hi>" the necK, Kiuutj, •/hi: I've Deen ehnsing yo» thetc fifteen years. I've got you now." The monthly meeting of the members of the Auckland Institute was held last even-, ing in the Museum buildiDgs, and was well attended by ladies and gentlemen. Sir George Arney, Xt, the president, was in the chair. It was announced that Mr Martin's paper, delivered it the previous meeting, on tho " Claims of science on national edu cation," was still open for discussion. It was further stated that tho follow ing gentlemen had become members of the Institute : —Messrs Errirtgton, Lysnar, Macdonald, and Stephens. Donations to the library and Museum were also announced from MessrsWigmore, S. E. Hughes, Wilson, O'Connell, Dalton, and Captain Button. Mr Firth then read an interesting paper "On deep sinking in tho volcanic beds of Mount Eden," which contained many facts brought to light by Mr Firth's own investigations, illustrated with diagrams anel specimens of formations which the speaker kael found. Mr Adama, of the Par nell Grammar School, followed with a practical paper on "Early education," full of useful hints. Mr.l. Stewart, civil engineer, gavo a paper entitleel " Notes on the origin of the mottled kauri," which received atten tion. The two first-mentioned papers were left open for discussion at a future meeting. The seconel of the serie3 of lectures in con nection with tho Auckland Early Closing movement was given in tho large room of tho Young Men's Christian Association, and was well attendeel by a highly intelligent au dienco. The Temperance Drum and Fife Rand opened the proceedings with " Come where my love lies dreaming," which was rendered in excellent style by the minstrel band. Mr Stanwix, president of the Early Closing Association, occupied the chair, and after a preliminary speech which waft applauded, called on Mr Wareham, who sang the rustic ballad "When the corn is waving, Annie dear," which was duly encored. Mr Wareham was in excellent voice, indeed we never heard him sing better. The lecturer proceeded to descant on the " Poets, their sweethearts and wives," from Shakespeare to Wordsworth ; touching, by the way, upon Milton and Mary Powell, Thompson and Mary Youngf, Burns and Mary Campbell, Byron and Mary Chaworth, Shelley and Mary Westbrook, Bloomfield and Mary Church, and Wordsworth and Mary Hutchinson. A portion of the lecture was devoted to the bachelor poets and their disappointments in matters of love. Several parts of the lecture, particularly the story of Johnny Green, the Dorsetshire rhymster, was loudly applauded. Between the first and secoud part of Mr Blackman's lecture Mr. Hankin sang two comic songs " Rolling home in the morning" and " Waiting for Nelly at Temple Bar," in his masterly style. At the close of the discourse Mr Cox sang Eliza Cook's well-known song " The Englishman," which was ably given, although the singer was suffering from a severe cold. Mrs Hertz presided at *he piano, and, after hearty votes of thanks to the lecturer and Chairman, the National AnthemrbrOiight the entertainment to a close. ~ ■■-■ V The members of the Engineer Company went through, their weekly drill last evening under command of Captain Anderson in a very satisfactory manner. .Telegrams from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, under date of Juae 25th, says the times are very dull, and prospects bad for anything better. Everything is dried up j no rain * last year, and none this year so far. Foun- ] tains and fountain-heads, never dry before * are so now. Fresh water is sold as (i luxury!

The "rand vocal and instrumental concert in aid of the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum will take place this evening onboard , the ship Miltiades The concert is also m i tended as a compliment to Captain .1. erreu commander of the vessel, whose kindness and urbanity during the voyage gainod for him the general esteem of tho passengers, while since ho has been in port his courtesy and hospitality have made him hosts of friends. The splendid 'tween decks of the ship have been fitted up very tastefully as a concert room. A stage has been erected for the per formers, and the vessel's sides decorated with flags and evergreens in a style that doesgreat credit to the designers. Although the enter tainment has been arranged by gentlemen not connected with the ship, Mr Breach the chief officer, and Mr Law, the second officer, have been indefatigable in getting every thing ship r hape for the occasion Ihe programme is before us, and is excellent in quality and quantity, including the favorite songs: "There's nothing like a freshening breeze" "The little faded flower," "The skipper and his boy," " The anchor b wed'heel," "The Village Blacksmith, "Evangeline," '"Jlw Bay of Biscay and several comic songs by Auckland amateurs. The concert, which will take place netween decks, is quite a novelty in the way ot enter: tiinments. The Engineer and City Band, under Bandmaster Impoy, will be in attend ance, and if the evening should be fine the character of the concert will ensure a large audience upon the waters. We are informed that Captain Casey has seen reason to considerably modify his original action in relation to the share of salVac/e from the ship ' Miltiades,' due to the master and crew of the ' Lady Bowen. An offer of £400 out of the £1025 award was made on behalf of Captain Casey, but emphatically refused by the crew, who have been advised that they are entitled to a much larger proportion of tho booty. An action has, we learn, been entered in the Admiralty Court by the crew aga;nst the ship and the holders of the award to enforce the propor tionate division of the sum payable ' >■■ salvage. It is probable that the vessel WxU be detained in port pending the determina tion of the rights at issue. The Napier people are complaining, like their follow colonists in Auckland, at the ' price of meat. Property owners there are also asking XI a week for a four-roomed house, so that, as a correspondent of a Poverty Bay journal remarks, although working men get good wages thr-y can only save money by excercising the strictest economy. According to the Pe»sen Gazette the Russian Government hr.s issued an _ order of expulsion' against the Jews residing in Warsaw who we re not born in the city, and have no fixed occupation there. The JewisJt Chronicle says : - No less than from 1 2, 000 to 15,000 Jews will be affected by this harsh decree, the truth of which requires confirma tion. 'We have it on good authority, hovv ovar, that the Russian tiovernment acts in a nrnst arbitrary manner towards the Polish Jews-in Western Russia. We would draw attention to the announce ment in another cejlumn inviting applications from boys desirous of being trained' as choristers for St. Paul's Church. This is an excellent opportunity for boys elesirous of being instructed in music, an acquirement which, unfortunately is not .very widely possessed by colonial youths. Applications should be made to the Rev. C. M. Nelson, at St. Paul's parsonage. A dramatic and musical entertainment and ball, in connection with the Mount Hobson Artillery Cadets, will take place in the Choral Eall to-morrow night. The pro gramme, whioh appears in an other column, shews the entertainment to be of a very novel anei uiverainod cLaiactap. including tragedy, music, terpsichore, and farce. The object is a good ono, being in aid of tho corps before mentioned, who will be remembered a3 the spirited little band who, acting under the direction of their own officers, prevented a serious lire at llemuera some months ago. The patronage of tho novelty - seeking public is soliciteel at an entertainment to be given at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Saturday next at an attractive anel diver sified entertainment to be given by the Vivian Comique Company and other talent. To-morrow (Friday) evening tho friends and parents of tho children attending at the Graf ion Road school will bo treated to a sorvice of song in the Graftou Road Wes loyan Church. The Rev. A. Reiel will take the reading part of tho service, and the school children will sing the intervening hymns. The thanksgiving service commemorative of the ninth anniversary of St. Sepulchre's Church will be held this evening »t seven o'clock. Tho Rev. R. S. Hassaul will deliver an address, after which a sermon will be preached by the Right Rev. Dr. Cowis, Bishop of Auckland. The members of the Auckand Harmonic Society will hold their first annual general meeting this evening, in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association. The members and choir of tho Auckland Catholic Institute will give a complimentary benefit this evening to Mr. James Plunket, who has frequently assisted the Instituto by his readings from popular authors. Mr J. R. Gratten of the Thames Hotel in vites his friends and the public io taste the venison to be disheel up to-morrow between the hours of 12 and 2 p.m. i ■■ . ,

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done— Bank of New Zealand—Sellers, £17 15s. National Bank—Sellers, 71s. South British Insurance—Buyers, 52s Gd ; sellers, 545. Thames Gas—Buyers, 36s Gd. Albion (first issue—Buyers, 603. Bright Smile —Sellers, 80s. Caledonian—£9 15s : buyers, £9 ; sellers. £9 7s 6d. Crown Prince—Sellers, 25a. Nonpareil (new) —Sellers, 3s 6d. Union Beach—Buyers, 10s Gd ; sellers, 12a 6d. Golden Calf (paid up)— Sellers, 8s 3d. Otago—l2s ; buyers, 11s Gd, Waitemata—Sellers, 2s. lied Queen—Sellers, Is 9d.

ADDITIONAL ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

(Per Java Cable.) THE RECOGNITION OF THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT. r LONDON. August 10. Prince Hohenlohe has notified to the Due Docazes (French Minister for Foreigu Affairs) that it is the intention of Germany to recog nise the Spanish Government. In a circular dispatch the Due Decazes refuses compliance : with the request of the Government seeking recognition. He alleges that tbere has been i great negligence on the part of the Spaniards 1 in reference to the rights of neutrals, and renew the order that a rigorous neutrality i shall be observed. J j Mr Ireland telegraphs that shipments to i

the Australian colonies since August last mount to 47,000 tons ; clearances for Aus tralia since Ist August last (including Western Australia and Tasmania), 36,000 tons; loading for Sydney, 400 tons; no charters to advise. The demand for freight is nil. The sugar market is very dull. The crop has only begun nominally and will not be general for three weeks, being hindered by the lain. The canes are yielding badly. Supplies of breadstuff's are excessive, except superfine flour, which is likely to be scarce.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

The following items of Australian news are from papers by the arrivals from New castle to-day : — Joseph Holloway, tried for the murder of Louis Van Scatter, has been found guilty, and sentenced to death. A strike, of bricklayers labourers and plasterers took place at Bathurst. They demand that eight hours shall be the daily period of work, and that the wage? shall be §3. The employers have agreed to the terms. Jane Eales, a girl about 20 years of age, wa3 tried upon a charge of having murdered a newly-born infant of hers, at Bulli, on the 10th of June last. She was acquitted on the capital charge, and found guilty of conceal ment of birth, for which she sentenced to six months' imprisonment in Sydney jail. Joseph Inland, boarding-house keeper in Clarence-street, was found guilty of having assaulted a woman, named Mrs Taylor, by burning her face with a smoothing iron, and was sentenced to be imprisoned until January nex^, when a sentence he^ is now undergoing, for having assaulted his wife, wi)l expire. A telegram from Cooktown states :— " Horses are not to be had, their average price being £40. No drays are procurable, and loading for the Palmer has risen to £104 per ton. Bullock teams do remarkably well. The reefs have been deserted for the alluvial. Flour on the new rush i 3 selling at 3s per lb, ,vi I it is feared that great privations will be suffered unless supplies of provisions are sent up before the wet season sots in. It is reported that there is a great deal of sickness on the gold-field, and that the doctors are well employed. A fine cedar forest has been discovered on the Daintree Paver. The blacks are now quiet throughout the district. Please warn people against rushing here unles" armed and well provided with horses and - ivisions, as they will soon have the wet sty. .a ')ofore them.

THE DISMASTING OF THE ROOPARELL.

We learn by Sydney papers to hand by vessels just arrived the following particulars respecting the dismasting of the ship Itoopa rell :—She encountered very heavy weather on the 31st ultimo, when continuous £,ales set in up to the 4th instant, beginning from the west, going into the south, and finishing in the east. From this it will be seen that the ship was most likely within the influence of a cyclone. On" the 4th instant, during a heavy roll, the shingle-ballast shifted, and without any warning the vessel was on her beam ends. As she showed no sign of right ing herself Captain Saudbery ordered the rigging of the main and mizen-masts to be cat away. This caused these masts to go by the board, and the effect of this was to con siderably ease the ship and she partly righted herself. Jury-masts weie then ringed, and the gale having subsided the best course was struck for Newcastle. On the evening of the 11th a staain tug came to the assistance of the Rooparell, and she was towed into Newcastle. ANOTHER VESSEL DISMASTED. Following close upon the disaster to the Rooparell is another of a similar nature. The line new iron clipper ship Chrysomene, 1,774 tons register, was towed into Sydney on the 12th inst. with all her masts gone. The Chryßomene was commanded by Captain Browning. She was launched in December last, from Potter Brothers' yard, at Liver pool—the builders of the celebrated clipper Thomas Stephens, to the order of H. Feruie and Son —and the ship was looked upon as a rival to thu British Admiral, and both builders and owners were much concerned in their respective passages to Melbourne. The two vessels started on their ocean race within a day of each other. The British Admiral was dismasted at the outset, but wasremastedand started afresh a fortnight afterwards, and her eventful fa*e is but too well known. The CkrysoaKuo r;..ohed Melbourne after a good voyage, by. without accident, as the iron foretoi u.ut was sprung, and was lowered for repairs at Melbourne. The ship thence pro ceeded to Newcastle under home charter, and having taken on board 2756 tons coal, sailed for San Francisco on the 29 th July. As in the case of the Rooparell the bad weather began on tho 31st. The damage was all done at daylight on the Ist, when the masts one after another went over the side. The hurricane is described as having been a most fearful one, and for hours the ship wras completely under water. The falling spars pierced the deck in many places, and there was every chance of the vessel being swamped. The captain, officers and crew worked well, and by their efforts when the gale subsided on the 4th jury masts were rigged, and a course laid for Sydney. This was reached safely. At the time of the disaster the Chrysomene was 200 miles S.E. of Newcastle. A THIRD VESSEL DISMASTED. The ship Southern Belle, bound from Bris bane to Sydney, passed Newcastle on the 15 inst. dismasted. She was in tow by a steamer. In relation to these calamities, and the many similar disasters which have happened lately, we find the following :—•' There appears to be a singnlar and inexplicable fatality attached to the career of the new iron clippers of the present day trading bet\veen England Australia. During the past year nearly a dozen ships have been dis masted in making the voyage to the colonies ; but these disasters do not in any measure confirm the Plimsollian idea of rotten or un seaworthy ships. But the fact of the Dallam Tower, Cambridgeshire, John Kerr Loch Ard Loch Maree, British Admiral', Southern Belle, Rooparell, and one or two others, and lastly, the Chryso mene, which came into Newcastle yester day, nearly all being new iron clippers and on their maiden voyages renders the matter so anomalous that it can not fail to attract the serious attention of underwriters j for there must be something wrong either in over-masting or faulty iron And when we are told that the floating wreck of the Ohrysornene, which was towed into I port yesterday, was the loftiest vessel in the world, it points to overmasting as being the primary cause of the disaster which has over fc^enher. We may add to this that some of thejskippers now lying in the port of Auck land have expressed their determination [not to take shingle ballast, ascribing the accident which befel the RooparelJ to that source. Certain it is that the Dorette, which left here ballasted with shingle, was within an ace of meeting the same fate from her ballast all running over to one side in a gale We notice that the Miltiades, having taken in half her stiffening in shingle, ia now having her complement made up by 300 tons of tanks ailed with water.

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LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

AGITATION FOR IRISH INDIW ; GERMANY AND~TiE CATHOLi C » PAPAL SUPPORtTF*BONAPAR Ti^ *■ John Mitchell, who was exiled i o fl 3?' ism, has been enthusiastically recei s^' his return to the South of Ireland w poses to offer himself for a seat in thfft^ of Commons. He repudiates the IT* Rule movement as not going far enonoV00" i maintains the right of Ireland's comnlV^ ' dependence from Britain. He assert v i intention of resting bis claim to the snff I of the people on these principles *** % The miners strikes in Wales have m M I terminated by the acceptance of emri y terms. * po?ei» The foundation of a tower in j^j V commemorate the emancipation of aW • the United States was laid by the Am?™ Minister in London, and is dedicated tH*L late President; Lincoln. The Rev New Hall took part in the service of deficit? 111 The tower is to be decorated with flaJ*i England and America. ' Albert Grant has been unseated for gy derminster for corrupt practices duriiiß'tt election. " S'M j

CONTINENTAL.

The Germsn Government has imposed, farther fine of IS,OOO thalers and three months confinement upon the Btsbbp'of Paderborn, Westphalia, for persistent re fusal to obey the new ecclesiastical laws, Monsigneur San Minialemi has succeeded De Merode as private chaplain to the Pope,' The Gorman Government is using every effort to stop the Carlist supplies of wm mateiiaJ. Negotiations for the recognition of Boa. mania as an independent State have been opened up with Turkey by Russia and Austria. Sigaor Fornari, Secretary of St. PeterY Treasury, Rome, has committed suicide con. sequent on the discovery of defalcations amounting to 130,000 francs in the treasury accounts. The money had been sunk by Fornari in unlucky speculations. It is currently reported in Paris that the Papal Court has taken up the Bonapartiaf claim to the throne of France consequent on the refusal by Comte de Chambord of a sng. gestion by the Pope to adopt the Prince Imperial as his successor. Eevolts among the peasantry of North Prussia against the new local government laws have been suppressed by military force; The Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Italy have issued a warrant expelling tie Pope. from the order for neglect to answer certain charges of offences against the order preferred against him several years ago. The decree, of expulsion refers to the Pope as having been initiated to the mysteries of the; Masonry at Palmero in ISI4, and is signed by Victor Emanuel, Grend Master. The bread rio^s at Pi; a have terminated. ; TfcfTotivtions between China and Japan- have resulted in the withdrawal of tin, Japanese expedition against Formosa upon payment by China of all cost and a guarantee for the i-rotection of foreigners. Convocations of German Catholics at Bonn and M:iyenca passed resolutions condemning the Constitution of the German Empire, the the Government school system and foreign., policy. Strong speeches were made against, Prince Bismarck's actions. The Government, have taken cognizance of the proceeding^y and summoned tho members of the Ifayencel. assembly to answer charges preferred against them of inciting hostility against the Govern-5: ment.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

Lon tdost, July 10 to July 24.—The Dele and Duchess of Edinburgh are on the com-' tinent with the Imperial family.— CongratUv lory telegrams passed between Queen Victoria* and the Emperor of Brazil on the completion of cable communication between Brazil and Europe.—Dr. Livingstone's faithful atteri-''; dants receive £1000 wages, and silver medals. 5; —Rochefort and fellow-Communists remain" in London. — Fifty thousand agricultural;:^: labourers in the Eastern and Midlands counties paraded, and were addressed bj»* Joseph Arch.—Seven thousand Staffordshire* miners on strike accepted terms arranged between their delegates and employers.— j The Duke of Hamilton, retiring from the/j turf, sold the horse Paris for £G,516 and others of his stud. Carlist atrocities create indignation.—Mr Childers called attention in? Parliament to the declining revenue.—The' ;S Chancellor of the Exchequer replied that he. -t saw no reason to alter his estimates.—,j Obituary.—Sir Charles Jackson, Miss Agnes Strickland, Monseigneur Merode, the Pope's Private Chaplain.

THE FAMINE IN TURKEY.

A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE SOTTEBIHG3 OF THE PEOPLE. A letter from the Eev J. Otis Barrows, who is now a missionary in Turkey, gives a graphic account of the sufferings there on account of the famine. He says : We have had our worst anticipations of the famine more than realized. We first came to one of our stations, where there were j very few people lefb. Formerly, as we. have " driven up to the place, a crowd would im mediately gather about our wagons, Protes tants and othei-3 ; bub now only one or two solitary individuals! When I asked them how they were, they said "All right". just as, from habit, tLey always answer; but then they went on to tell in what condition they really were. One of the pi'incipal men in the village, a Protestant, one year ago was qnite wealthy. He had a large number of cattle, sheep, and camels ; now he only has remaining two or three oxen, one or two cows, and three camels. I think he said that seven of his sheep were alive. He had sent a man to the region of Sivas to get a little grain. There is a granary in the village full of wheat, but this is sold by tho owner, a rich man in Yozgat, at a most exorbitant prwe» and only for ready money, so what can those poor villagers do ? We next went on to Aleuja, another of our out-stations. There the crops were better than at the former village, "but the brethren are mostly very poor, aad last fall, having no ready money with which to add anything to their scanty stores for the winter, when the snows came and shut them in their provisions, both for themselves and their cattle were exhausted, and very greaf suf fering would have been the result had no* | the preacher, by promising to pay himself, s obtained from Yozgat a quantity of gram. Many of the brethren have left this village also, and many others are trying to get away. These little Protestant communities are greatly weakened ; for the present almost broken up. We hope, however, that better j harvests this year wiU enable a large part xof

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