SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HI "ill WATE?. : This evening. 417 ; to ra',r o*' mo'iiijig 4 40 BUS SEI : Tiil-s evening, 7.2 ; SUNEISE: to ni rr w irmrui'o 4.8 JH.uO.V6 au£ ; Mew Moon, 9th, 11.45 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Jkgne*. sch -oner, from 1 vit Hoc, via Tauranga Ho*e as s. f o-n tl.e By of Isanrts Pi.cuje, s,s, irom tis South in ihe Manukan)

DEPARTURES.

Star ot t>e South, s s . for k-Jls v-o-abea , sa., for •■• arjganui (from the Manukau)

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Tor the South- Phcebe >-.s "thinft-mt For kotu • hh. S cie j Islands— B^ no this evening For ar^naki *ud vv augauai—br -ahead, s.s, Satur-

d iy. o-m For D ir>«din—Harriet *rmitage, b-rqi-e, at once Wor , y teton P. erlrS3 sch oner early For Lytr.elio■■ — Waitanui, ship, early For >v.n Fraccisoo—Coiidor n, ship, early; Cyphrene3,

E M s s., 24th December For Ludoa-Cry of Auckland, ship, early For -ydney- Hj daspes, ship, early ; Hero, ss ,

early For a ' raise—SouthernC-OS3, Missionary barquehtine

e.ir'y For Lyttelton—"William Gifford j

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Cyphrfenes. s.s., (English Mail, via 'Frisco), fcbout sth

■■ fccembdr Assaye. ship, frrem London : sailed September 3 «Cospa rick. srup, from London ; s-i lei Bth September Gldnora. >hip, from Lorn on ; sailed >eptcmber 26 Dilharee,barque fr m London ; sailei October 2 Inverea^, ship. fr->m London ; sa.l d October Warwu-k ship, from London ; sailed Octjber B&pido b»rque, from New York,via Adelaid-- ) rjgloadl Edith Rose, ba'q .c, from New York; stiied Sept. 18 Chanticleer, bri,;, f om Hobart Town early Kiiro...a. barque, f-0 n Sydney, early Kenilvonn, so ooner, from Samoa, early Jvantioe, echooner. from Levaka Pncifle, >chooner from -<atnoa early Hdbd, bri»j from Taiinami; si led 7th instact Brtn xtvis. brig from N Wi%.astle : s«led 17th inst Helena, brigaoLire, fr >m Dunedin, e*rly Otago, barqae, from Melbourne, via Dunedin, early

IMPORTS.

Per Agnes, schooner, from Lyttelton via Tan anga :—1 ton bran, 109 pkgs tea, 18 cases glue.—D. H. Mackenzie, agents.

EXPORTS.

Per Star of the South for Levuka: 3 cases drapery, McArthur ahera and Co. ; 2 do do, ] do. ironmongery, 1 pkg, 3 kegs nails, 1 bundle spades, 5 camp ovens, 45 pots, I case axes, T. and S. Morrin ; 1 box tobacco, ]Vloiton ; 2 hhds brandy, Lewis Bros. ; 1 qr cask do, 10 cases geneva, Mackay ; 1 case cigais, Khrenfreid ; 1 quarter-cask, Ryan, Bell and Co. ; 2 cases of apples, 1 box of eggs, 2 kegs of butter, 1 case of cheese, L. W. Eaton ; 1 canvas parcel, W. Rat tray; 2 parcels stationery, Fiji BankiDg Co. ; 1 sec boat oars and sails, 20 cases biscuit, M. Niccol ; 6 cases soap, Allender ; 11 bars iron, 11 bdls, 1 case iron, 2 pieces chain, T. and S. Morrin ; 1 case drapery, 1 box sardines. 1 do jam 3, 10 do soap, John Finlay ; 4 hhds beer, 8 casks beer, 18 casks bottled beer, 2 cases, Seccombe ; 45 head cattle, 200 sheep, A Buckland ; G bairels ale, Gibbons ; 2 cases sauce, 104 do new potatoes, 5 kegs butter, 1 jar do, Morton ; 1 sail, A. B Donald ; 2 cases stationery, K. B. Lusk ; 10 barrels ale, 3 bhds do, 1 do porter, 2 cases gl saware, Ehrenfreid ; 15 casks bottled beer, Eyan, Bell and Co. ; 13 cases, 3 drums, J C Shar and ; 1 iron tank, James Wallace ; 1 case stationery, Upton and Co. ; 4 drums oil, 2 ke ; s nails, 1 cask, J. S. Macfarlane ; 6 hhds ale, 12 barrels, R. Whitson ; 4 coils rf p^. 4 cases meat*. 30 sacks flour, IGO tins do, 90 do biscuits, J. «. Macfarlane ; S casks beef, A. DornwelJ ; 3 case 3 galvanised iron. Morrin ; 2 trucks, 1 bundle, 1 parcel, James Smait and Co.; 1 roll sackcloth, Cosgrave.— A.S P. Co , agents. Per schooner Columbia, for Napier via Kennedy's Bay :—40,000 feet timber, 20,000 sbirig-es, 30 mats sugar, Cruickthauk and Co.. agents.

The e.s. Star of the South takes a full cargo* as per expo ts, and the following passengers to Levuka :—Mrs Hazell; Messrs W. I>. Prewer, A. Piotar, J. Williams, Araman an 3 Thomas; and 4 F jians in the steerage. The s.s. Phoebe arrived in the Manukau early this morning from the South. Passen gers : Mr. and Mrs. Raine, Mrs. Kenny, Miss Harvey, Dr. Howell; Messrs. Hilpott, Brown, Rogers, George, Osborne, Bennett, Adair, Montgomery, JDignan. Beaver, Alex ander, Wood, Cumming, It. S. Smyth (agent for Madame Goddard), and six in the steerage. The s s. Bowena left Eussell at 2 p..m. yesterday with a W. wind, and arrived in .Auckland at 6 o'clock this morning, having had fine weather and smooth water through out the passage. We are indebted to Mr Stodatt, the purser, forour usual information. Pas angers-Mrs Sturge, Mies Maling, Mr and Mrs W. H. Williams and family; Messrs John W. Williams, MeLeunan, H P. Barber, J. Friar Herbert, Burton, Cook, G. G. Simpson ; Captains Bulger and Norris. Caigo—63 bales wool, NZL ani M.A. Co., Limited ; 11 do do, A. Buckland ; 2 bags do, A Buckland ; 15 do gum, Arnold, Hines and Co ; 2 spar*, Mcool ; 20 bags gum, R. Walker and Co ; 34 do do, H. 0. Rolph and Co — * ruiekshank and Co , agents. The following timber vessels have entered in to-day at the < ustoms :—The schooner Ocean, with 22,000 feet timber, from Mercury Bay ; the cutter Nancy, with 17,131 feer, from Waikawau ; the cutter Firefly, with 50,000 shingles, from Orewa. The mission vestel Southern Cross moved away from her anchorage in the stream this morning, and steamed down to Kohimarama to the mission station. . .

1 he barque Otago is expected to leave Port Ch diners for this port to-day. She is origi nally fr >m Australia with tmgar, and brings part of h-^r cargo here. The schooner Agnes arrived this morning from Lytteiton viaTauranga, with a cargo of breads tuffs &c, consigned to Mr D. H. Mac kenzie The Aanes left Lyttelton on the 24th instant, and T&uraoga on Wednesday last. Capttin Jo^ejh fcllis has taken the place of Captain McGillivray of the s.s Go-ahead, during the the indisposition of the latter. The barque Harriet Armitage hauled away from the w^arf this morning. She is to sail for Dunedin at once.

A whaling barque flying the English ensun (supposed to be the Albion), was si.htedby the Rowena off the Cavalli Islands, on Thursday evening. The sailing of the H<2ro is postponed till Monday at noon. The Kyno cleared away from the wharf this morning.

The barque William Gifford is to load timber for yttleton, for which poit she is to s&il about Friday next.

The cv ter Fawn brings 42J ons coal from Russ 11

The barque Harriet Armita^e cleared out to-day for Kaipara, in balia&t. The schooner Columbia c'eirei to-day with a cargo of timber for Napier via Ken nelv's Bay. The s s Go-ahead left this afternoon for New Plymouth aud Wanganui. Passengers Mr Barnedale, and two in the steerage. Car^o as per expoits.

RUSSELL.

Friday. The following colliers have left for the Thames s n c last departure of the Rowena. November 28,—Mariner, with 105 tons coal ; Gem, with 55 tons ; Ebenezer, with 42 tons ; Speedwell, with 57 tons. November 30, — Julia Price, with 70 tons ; Policeman, with 81 tons. Dec.moer 3—William and Julia, with 40 tons.

No coal vessels have left for Auckland since the Coralie left on the 28th ultimo.

The whaling barque Splendid, Captain Mellen, 35 days out from Uunedin put in to the Bay on Tuesday last to repair damages. her rudder head having been very much wrenched daring the late heavy weather, n<i ■whales had been seen fluting the cruise. Tht Captaia expects to saill about Saturday.

MANGONUI.

Thursday. The barque Syren has hie 60,000 feet of timber cm board.

WANGAROA.

Thursday. The brig Pakeha ia fast loading for the South.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

IMPORTS,

Per s.s. Fhoebe, from the South : 1 case, Na'han aud Co. ; 1 box, Hoskin; 1 horse, Davies ; 3 boxes gold, Bank New Z aland ; 1 keg. M-jor Goid"n ; 3 esses cherries, Bim.ey ; 1 parcel, 10 pkgs, Mo re ; 1 bor.se, BuckJand ; 1 truik, Sar^oorl ; 40 pkgs naiis, Bill j 30 cases, Hulland and Butler ; 2 trus ats, A. Clark and >ons ; 1 pkg, Teasdale ; 6 boxes tea, Stone ; 1 truss, Lusk.

Per s.s. Go-Ahead for New Plymouth and Wanjauui. For New Plymouth : 1 bale uioul lings, 9 pk»;s s^cks, aquancity of timber Wt-b-ter Bros ; 1 piece pipe tie , 1 box giass, Shuttle worth Bros. ; 1 pkg. Hujih ; I case, Shera. For Wangnnui : 13 boxes glass, G Holdship ; 3 pgs, Ireland Bros. ; 6 oases, Brown Bairett *nd Co. ; 4 pkgs. A. Clark aud Son ; 1 case.[Owen and Graham ; 2 cases, J. Waller ; 1 do, Lewis Bros ;J 1 parcel, Bank of New Zealand; 5 cases, J.| eid ; 1 parcrl, Ballance; 22 pkgs, McArthur and »_o —Combes and Daidy, agents. Ptr Taranaki, for the South : For New Plymouth—l keg powder, J. Gi'mour; 20 pkgs, T. and ». Morrin ; 1 keg, Seccombe ; 2 pkgs, C ark and Son ; 2 casts, L D. Nathan; 40 pkgs fruit, etc., Mynott ; 3 ca-es, Montague ; 1 package, Lewis Brothers. For Nelson—6S'pieces timber, Gibbons and Co. ; 2 bales, Lusk ; 4 cases, 1 pkg, Monta gue. For Wellington —24 sacks potatoes, Wilson ; 173 pipes, G. Boyd ; 4 pkgs, Mor rin ; 1 do, South British Insurance Co. ; 1 do, New Zealand Insurance Co. ; 1 do, Mon tague ; 25 cases fruit, Binney ; 13 pkge., Solomon and Margetts. For Lyttelton—l pkg, Lusk ; 1 do. British Insurance Co. ; 1 do, New Zealand lcsurance Co. ; 2 bags, Messeoger ; 6 pkgs, Lewis Brothers ; 1 do, Bank New Zealand ; 1 horse, Miller. For Dunedin—s hhds, Keid ; 1 case, Lusk ; 1 parcel, Davey ; 1 case, Burke ; 1 do. South Biitish Insurance Co. ; 1 do, New Zealand Insurance Co. ; 1 parcel, Baok of New Zea land ; 1 box, Balneavis.—Combes and Daldy, agents.

Cleared Outwards.

December 3

AmaranVh, J. Gundry, for Kaipara. Cargo : 21S pgs machinery, Aratapu Sawmill; 72 do sundries. Fibre Company; 120 do do, J. M. Dargaville and Co. ; 36 do do, Brown Campbell and Co. ; 04 do do, E. Wright; 34 do do, as addressed. —J.W. Waller, agent.

Entered Ina\*aj?ds.

Mercury, M-mn, frcm Raglan. Cargo : 12 bales hay, 55 do tow, 1 bale wool, 2 bags do, Barnes ; G pigs, Hunter and Co.—J. W. Waller, agent.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Dunkdi.nt, this day, Arrived : Glimpse, from Newcastle.

ACCIDENT AT THE NORTH

SHORE

GALLANT BESCUE FROM DROWNING

A boy named Mackenzie fell off the wharf at the North Sbore this afternoon, at two o'clock. A man named William Trevarthen, working at the liuwmg Club shed clo-e by, saw the accident and ran to the spot. With out hesitation he jumped in and succeeded in savinti the boy, who would have.inevitably have been drowned but for this timely inter vention.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— For Thames on Monda> next, at 6 30 p.m,

For Corornandel, on Mor.day next, at 10 30 a.m,

For Taranaki and Southern provinces per Phoebe,

immediately alter arrival of Cyplirenes from

Bonoluiu For Whitiangi, per Ocean, on Monday next, at 11 a m For AVangarei, etc, per Clyde, on Monday next, at

3pm For Na-'ier and Gisborne, per Southern Cross, on

Monday next, at 3 p m. For Australian Colonies, per Heio, on Monday next at 3 p. m Fo money ordes. and registered letters, and newspapers, at 2pm Lite letters far Sydney and Melbourne, wrl be received till 3 30 pm Foi Rus-ell, Wan^aroa, and Hongonui, jjer Rowena,

on Monday next, at 4 p m For Kawau and Maiakana, per Lady Bowen, on

Tueslay next, at 10 a m

Mai s forTaraaaki, Southern provinces, Australian Celonies, Incia, China, Mediterranean ports, Conti nent of Europe, and United Kingdom via South ampton, and Brirdisi will be mace up per Welling ton, on Monday, the 14th instant

Mails for London, <\c via S»n Franbisco, will close at 6 p m on December 24, per Cjphrenes

b. H. Biss, Chiel Postmaster

BIRTH.

Down well—On December 5, at 3am , Mrs A. Dorn wcll, of a son.

DEATH.

Eo-wk-On December 5, X iinbnrgh-street, Kewton, l.ouisi Alice, infant daughter of Mr C. ltowe, H.M. Customs ; aged 9 mouths.

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

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1874.

For tint cause thai lack? assistance. For the wrung mist nt-t.'.H n'-i«t»»ce. For the fr.mre In the diPimice, t *-<! tha s*ood that we c&n do.

From our Australian exchanges we observe that the cause of funeral reform is advancing One of the latest and prohaHy most telling illustrations of the growth of the feeling is furnished in the faot that the Governor of South Australia, Mr Musgravo, has shown his practical adhesion to the cause in his own family. On the diath of his own child, instead of conforming to the usage that is really but the parade and mockery of sorrow he took the coffin of his child in bis own carriage to the cemetery. Such an act performed by a person in a lower social position would be regarded as eithe r the result of penuriousness or lack of feeling; and the thanks of all who feel an interest in such reform are due to his Excellency for the example set. Why is it that no one seek 3to import this reform into Auckland ? It seems a work of supererogation to use one word of argument in favour of lessening the expenses — often ruinous, that according to present usage must follow the advent of the king of terrors into a household. Not one reason against it has yet been or can be urged. The expen diture and the outward signs of mourning are simply tribute paid to the tyranny of custom, and h there no one to lead the way towards deliverance ? New Zealand usually follows the other colonies in the adoption of ideas, and in the circumstances we cannot but wish speedy and complete success to the move ment in Australia. And constituted as the human mind is, we have strorjg hopes that the practical adhesion of a Viceroy to a cause affectiDg reform of the usages of society* will give an impetus to a movement which has already attached to it so many of the leaders of public opinion in Australia.

Perhaps many a year must pass before New Zealand can chronicle illustrations of such beneficence as have made famous educational and charitable institutions in England. Few of our colonists have yet amassed such gigantic fortunes as would warrant such beneficence, and fewer still are those in clined to bestow their wealth on any such objects. It is therefore with the greater satisfaction that we observe such an act as that recorded in our telegraphic correspon dence from Dunedin. Mr John L. Gillies is not of our wealthy colonists, and a hundred pounds would be as enjoyable to him as to mo3t people. But that amount pre sented to him by his constitutents in recognition of his faithful services he has quite characteristically but not the less honorably handed over for the purpose of assisting those who desire to tit themselves for the profession of teaching. When we see such an action on the part of a gentlemerj, whose only wealth is his own talents, and the character of one of the most honest and honourable and straightforward public men in the South one cannot suppress a feeling of disgust at the useless selfish lives of some who really have wealth, but know not one generous impulse for the welfare of their fellow-men. It may be that the habit of acquiring money has a tendency to close up all the avenues to the heart, but so far as our experiences go in this part of the colony the wealthiest are thenarrowest-souled, and so far as our charitable or educational institu tions are concerned, it would be no loss if they were swallowed up by an earthquake.

In all efforts for the correct observance of Sunday, somehow the agitators don't come down too heavily on the newspapers. The people connected with the press, at least the morning papers, are perhaps regarded as given over to the devil, or it is considered unwise to interfere with them lest per adventure tho press should join, the ranks of the adversary. We, of the evening press have our bands un denled, therefore we can be impartial spectators, and we have often marvelled at the fact that in the agitation for the reform of Sunday steamers, and Sunday trains, and Sunday bakehouses, people rarely speak of Sunday printing. We find, however, that down at Christchurch, at a recent meeting of the Sui d*y Observance League, a mild and indirect effort was put forth by quoting how the press elsewhere ia conducted, the in sinuation being that Christchurch papers could just be a» good as other papers

if they like to ; and we are proudto see that one of our local contemporaries was held up as nn examp'e for the edification of the heithens of the tress in Canterbury. We read, " Tho Chairman said h<s believed the Monday morning's paper conld be got up on the S iturday evening, the same as it was on the other nights of the week The Rev. Mr. Buller stated this was the case with the New Zealand Herald, published in Auck land, in which office no Sunday work was permitted." It is convenient and good to have such an illustration as tliis, and wk have no doubt it made the Christ church press men ashamed of themselves It is questionable however whether the illustration would have been equally effective if u*ed on the pla'form of the Young Men's Christian Association in Auckland. We presume that the reverend gentleman when in Auckland, was too assiduously employed, with his religious duties on Sabbath evenings, to go wandering about the streets to see if all the lights were out, and. it is not for us to venture one word on the subject. We have the greatest respect for our contem porary—indeed for both our contemporaries —but we had thought morning journalism po inherently and hopelessly wicked that we had not expected it to furnish such a com mendable example. However, we are glad to be assured from Canterbury that it is so, and we are almost tempted to hope that morning papers may yet attain to that pro priety of conducb which is the glory of evening journalism. From our Southern files per Taranaki, we glean the following brief items : —A com pany has been mooted in Christchurch for erecting a new theatre there. Capital, £10,000. Mr. C W. Hunt, a crack shot of the Wellington Veteran Corp3, has died at the Lower Hutt, of brain fever, at the early age of twenty years. A thirty-pound, ling has been caught by a person fishing on the wharf at Wellington. The case of George Thome, junior, will be called on again for further heariog on Mon day at 11 a.m. at the Supreme Court. In passing the school of City Easb yester day, we were particularly struck with its dirty exterior, and on pseping inside the door we found the interior in a similar con dition. Th^ children were all cleanly id nppearance and neatly attired, which made the contrast all the more striking. A good scrub, a few buckets of water, and ten shil lings worth of paint would put a summer face upon the school of City East. We have received from a Drury corres pondent a letter on Mr Passmore's dismissal of railway officials. As the communication is for the most part a reiteration of the views we have already expressed, and as th< gentleman referred to has left the city, we think no good end would be attained by the publication of the letter. We are requested to srafe that, in order to allow the cricketers to finish their match at North SI ore, the boat will leave Devonport wharf at 0 15 p.m. instead of (i, returning, leaving Auckland at 0.45.

It will be seen by the advertisement in our columns to-day that Mr Robert, Graham has instituted two really firat-elass athletic festivals, to take place at Ellerslie Gardens on Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Oiie race on each day is to be confined to ama teurs only, and the prizes for these will be a handsome silver cup, and a complete cricket set, comprising bat, stumps, ball. leg-guards, and yloves. On the 26ch a grand half-mile band'cip (open to all) i 3 announced This is termed the Kllerslie Cup Handicap, and the first rriza will be a piece of plate value £10, or that amount in money, which ever the winner prefers. Second and third prizes will also be given. There are several other races in the programme, as well as other contests of skill and activity. The prizes are all well worth winning, and should induce good competition.

A married ■woman of Napier, has been sen tenced by the Resident Magistrate there to pay a iine of 40s, or suffer a fortnight's im prisonment, for assaulting with a whip a girl of thirteen years of age —the daughter of an im migrant who lately arrived—who wag in her service The girl had been struck on the face as well as over the body, and one of her eyes was blackened.

If anybody wishes to make a Christmas Present ti anybody, combining (not the "anybody" but the "present") the tittle with the dnlci, we would ask him or her, as the case may be, to think of H. H. Smith's "Improved First Prize Patent Portable Smoke-Consuming Ovens." Tbe title is of desperate length, bnt the article itself is exceedingly handy. As a local manufacture they really deserve favour, and for preparing geese, turkeys, fowls, and other small fish, aa well as joints, and other larger gooda for the palate they are unsurpassable. In another column the maker tells their quali ties more fully than we can. There arc we are told nearly a thousand of them in service in the province, and for one of them at least we can personally testify that it is a household treasure. Really, as a Christmas present, one of them would be as appropriate as it would be suggestive.

The Stoneham family returned to Auck land last evening, from the Waikato district, through which part of the country they have had a most successful theatrical tour. We understand they leave for the Southern Pro vinces by the first opportunity.

By the s.s. Phoebe, which came in this morniDg, Madame Arabella Goddard's agent (Mr. Smytbe) has arrived, to make the necessary irrangement for the coming visit of the famous pianist to Auck land. The citizens of Auckland may look forward to a musical treat, such as they have not had before. Madame Goddard has stood the brunt of criticism throughout a long reign, and is still allowed to be unsurpassed in her mastery over the keys.

An esteemed correspondent, "J.H.," writes with reference to the curious sympathy between a patient and a severed limb, re corded in the Star a few nights ago. He says :—Sir, —As a reader of your paper daily from its first appearance, allow me to write, I always look for something to interest me when I get the Star. A few evenings ago the part I thought most of was the account of Willie Cummings, who lost an arm by being run over by the cars, as it is briefly and quaintly quoted from the "New Zealand Times." Some years a»o I copied the fol lowing (which appeared in a work, " Disease of the Knee Joint," by R. Tuthill Massy, M.D., L.R.C.S I ), case of amputation and recovery, quoted from the Dublin "Quarterly Journal of Medical Science " In conclusion, adils the writer, "I may relate an evidence of the patient's close sympathy with his departed leg. The father expressed a wish to see the bones of the knee. On my next visit I unfolded them from a sheet of paper, and said that for a week I had to pour boil ing water over them to extract the fatty matter, whioh in the morning was floating on the surface of the water. The patient looked at his mother, and said : ' You re member my telling you every evening but one for a week how I felt as if hot water was poured on my knee ?' One evening I omitted this performance ! We were surprised at this conversation, and none more than my self ; for even the servants in my house, which was some distance from his lodgings, were not aware of the use to which I applied the water when called for." I send you this quotation, as some persons will not receive truth from an American source, and as I think all the facts bearing on this curious, and it may be important subject, should be before the public.—l am, &c, J.H.

The committee of the Wesleyan Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association will hold their fifth musical and literary entertain ment in Pitt-street school room, on the 18th instant.

The gentlemen forming the committee of the projected Citizen's ball are repueated to meet this evening at the Northern Club at half-past seven o'clock.

We are informed by a gentleman ac quainted with the Waikato district that 'he eurveyors are making a fatal mistake in Uy ing otf the road so near the river at Taupm, at a place where the river is constantly wash ing away the bank. All the landowners have agreed to move 30 or 40 feet further back, if the Government will grant the same quantity of land at the back of their sections, which could easily be done as the land is not sold. Willows have been planted lately to see if that would do any good, but that sch'.me is a failure. Two of the four splendid sheep brought out from England by the Zealandia for Mr D. Fanow, of Wangarei, after being oa that gentlemau's farm for the last few weeks, came back to town by the Ci>de, schooner, this morning, en route for Tasmania. A correspondent send 3 the following :— " Sir : I have seen a simple arrangemtn ; for keeping wind and water from passing under neath doors of halls, pasaages etc., no matter which way wind or rain come. It is self acting, and will rise over a mat or carpet from half-inch to one-and-a-half inches when shutting, which will close on the most unlevel door-silll and keep out the least draught of wind or rain. If; is simple and inexpensive, and is the invention of Mr Glover of the Koyal Hotel, Coromandel, and will be a great boon to the country at large. I am &c, James Boyle." The Great American Circus still holds its popular position in the City, and continues to attract its hundreds of ready visitors. The equestrian performances were quite equal in merit to those of previous evenings, and elicited lone: and frequent applause. There was no prizd given according to advertise ment, for the best conundrum ; only one being sent in, viz. " Why is the proprietor of the American Circus like a Mo:i." The answer wa3 '• Because he is a wingless bird." The last midday performance for the young people took place this afternoon, and was well at tended This evening the famous highway man's " Eide to York" will be represented, associated | .rith a few incidents in the great hero's life. The North Phore lads are losing no time in getting their Rowing Club into shape. The boat-house was begun la-st Wednesday by Mr. Trevarthen, who is building it in a substantial manner. We sincerely hope that the establ shment of thi3 club will lead to a

revival of some little spirit of emulation

among the too lethargic youth of Auckland. The grand practice of the " Messiah," for the annual concert at Christmas, is at last arranged by the Choral Society. The hon. secretary now announces that the practice takes place positively on Thursday evening

next, at half-past 7 o'clock. The performing

members of the musical societies of Auck land and Onehunga are requested to be pre sent.

"The first cremation of a human body at Breslau, that of an old woman who had died in the hospital, teok place in presence of Pro fessor Reclam. of Ltipzic, a number of mem bers of the Ni'uralists' Congress, and the President of To ice at Breslau. The cremation was perk r.Tied in an old gas retort. The fleshy parts were consumed completely after thirty minutes, and after an hour the crema tion was complete, and the bones, with the exception of some particularly strong parts, ft 11 to dvs';."

A meeting of creditors in the estate of Mr Allender, soap and candle manufacturer, Parnell, was held yesterday, when it was agreed to hand over the estate to Messrs T. Morrin and Heathi-r for realisatioa. Mr Thoa Macffarlane has been engaged to inves tigate the accounts. The liabilities are stated to be about IG 000, half of which are secured. The apparent deficiency is L 1,200. It is expected the estate will pay 103 in the pound.

Divine service to-morrow (Sunday) at Newton Kirk by Rev Dr Wallis, morning— " Daniel's last prophecy;" evening — " Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Lome-street Hall, by Samuel Edger, B A., morning—" God in Christ;" evening—" The rock ou which Christ founded his Church, and the rocks on which it has gone to ruin." Wesleyan Citfrches—Pitt-atreet, morning - Rev J. Crump ; evening—Rev W. C. Oliver. Grafton Road, morning—Rev W. 0. Oliver ; evening—Key J. Crump. Parnell, morning —Rev J. Warren ; evening—Rev J. Wallis. Services as usual at United Methodist Free Church (Rev G. H. Turner.) Beresford atreet (Rev Warlow Pavies, M. A..) Edwardes-street (Rev AY. Tinsley.) Service will be conducted and a sermon preached at St John's College, by Dr Cowie, Bishop of Auckland.

The show of vegetables in the market to day was remarkably good and at lower prices than last week. Potatoes, lAd to 2d per Ib. ; cabbage, from Id to 2d each ; cauliflowers 2d, 3d, and 41 each ; strawbeiries 4d a quart; peas, Is Gd to Is 9d.

Last night Mr. E. Perkins paid over the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd prizes of his Melbourne Cup Sweep. The fact of the holders of the winning horses in both drawings having amalgamated their interests, obviated the necessity of waiting for a reply from the " Australasian," as to which was the correct drawing. The occasioa was made one of festivity at the Occidental, host Perkins giving a fine champagne supper to a large company. The winneaa, namely, Messrs. W. J. Marks and Co., Mr. J. Thomson, and Mr. R,. EL Bartlett received £300, £150, and £60 respectively, after which they made nice little speeches, and said they were pertectly satisfied, that everything had been carried out in a strictly honourable and fair manner. And well they might, but we are confident the losers think the same. The other prizes are to be paid on the arrival of the Australasian, with the reply to the question submitted to them.

An advertisement appears in another column, announcing the tern g on which night-soil is removed by Abel Fletcher.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(From our London Correspondent.)

London-, October 2. THE PRINCE OP WALES'S DEBTS. There has been great talk about the Prince of Wales's debts, which were said to have been of a very large amount, some said a million sterling. Last session there were whispers that Parliament was going to be asked to pay them, but of course, as you know, nothing was really said about the matter. During the recess rumours have been flying about that the Queen has paid these debts whatever they amount to, and that the nation will not be asked to contri bute. Whether this be so or not it is certain that no one else ought to pay them. The Prince has always had a very handsome income as Prince of Wales, and if he has in curred debts they have been in consequence of the necessity which he has laboured of doing his mother's work. For years she took no part in public displays, and the Prince has done a lot of hard work of this kind, •which it was never anticipated he would have to do when his income was voted. The " World," a clever paper, though Bomewhat cynical, gives the Heir to the throne some very plain advice which he will take very good care not to accept. It says :—" The time has at length arrived when he should, cease to lead, not so much a life of pleasure as a life of mere inanity. Art, science, philos ophy, literature, are all within the legitimate domain of a constitutional king. More than the fame of a Cosmo de' Medici or a Duke of Weimar is to be won by the Head of English society in this teeming age of new poeteries, new creeds, and newly-discovered worlds If, as the Prince indignantly asserts, and as we fully believe, the vices of Carlton House are not re-produced at Marlborough House, neither, one regrets to see, are resemblances of Fox and Sheridan to be found there. Let the Prince make

a point of assembling in his df awing* room once a week the Tennysons, the Brownirga, the Carlylee, the Dai wins, and the Buxleys of the metropolis of inttl leclual er.ergy ; he might p« sfcibly find their conversation as intereuting as that of young biil-disconntiDg lords, who, let us hope, now they have been paid, will be permitted to re- \ torn to tbe ledgers and loofty stools among | which is there true sphere of humble j activity, and where there is no fear of their being ever mistaken for the counsellors of priaces." .EMIGRATION1 TO CANADA. There is rather a strong stream of emigra tion setting in again in the direcfcioa of Canada this month -a shocking bad time to go out to api tee with such a winter. There is n> doubt that you have a great pull on other places in consequence of your climate. For myself I can only say, in view of an English winter, I wish I were back in your province. If you had salmon and trout fish ioff and m>re winded game, your province would be a sportsman's paradise. Your lake 3 ought also to be stocked with pike and perch, both fish which would be easily introduced, and would thrive well. THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT. Still wild at;emp3 are being ma^e to keep lip, or rather arouse, some public inter st in the convict Orfcon. Two miserable sheets are published, ungrammatical etupid things, as you may imagine, the Ticlborne Gazelle and <;he Englishman, both of which persist in as serting' that the convict is Tichborne, and that Dr. Kinealy is a martyr to truth. Of course no one believes in them, and who buys them I can't think. They are probably sup ported by Mr. Onslow and Mr. Whalley, and such like abortions of people. The real fact is, the convict and the trial have utterly passed away a3 topi ;s of interest. No sooner wa3 trie case decided than people breathed freely, and congratulated themselves that there wa3 justice and common sense ia Eng land. But ever since that time Messrs. Ons ow and Co. have under all sorbs of pretexts smuggled letters into the papers about Orton ia order to keep up an interest in the creature. That these attempts have failed to do anything but disgust people I need hardly say, and if the Australian papers would discontinue publishing every stupid Wgga-Wagga cock-and-bull story they pick up we should never see tbe word Tichborne in a respectable paper. We are told that Orton has lost seven stones in weight since he went to gaol. So much the better for him. and so much the better for the deluded asses whose contributions kept him in extravagant luxury for half-a-dozen years. CLERICAL DISCUSSION" ON THE TITLE ' < REVER END." Before the Bishop of Lincoln informed the world of the fact the other day, I suspect there were very few people aware that the Rev. John Wesley, who was himself an ordained minister of the Church of England, enjoined upon the ministers of tbe sect which he originated that they should not take to themselves the title of " Revd. ;" and that in 1702 (the year after Wesley's death) th- Wesleyan Conference declared that any of them who assumed that title would ".by so doing exclude himself from the Connection." The fact is, of late years it has become the custom to dub every man who choses to put on a white choker, and call himself a preacher "Revd." The habit has been acquired by means of the newspapers, whose reporters, always anxious to please, from the first stuck in titles where none existed. In the same way the title of "Enquire" has by means of the papers and cheap postage, come to be used on every possible occasion, until it has become such a nui.=ance that all the best papers decline to use it in any case unless paid for as an advertisement.

Greenstone,

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas.Becldiam, Esq., R.M.) PUNCHING A SECRETARY.

Alexander Lynch, a pale bssrdlcss young man of twenty-eight, was brought up on warrant, charged with havinar, on the 19ch of November, committed a violent and un provoked assault on the head and front of .Mr. Richard Thompson Talbot.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Talbot was sworn, and deposed tbafc on the evening of the 19th he weut to the "Olil House at Home" upon business in connection with a Friendly Society that held its regular meetings there, when he was insulted by prisoner. His Worship thought if the members were of a pugilistic term generally, the name of 11 Friendly Society " was a misnomer

Mr Talbot coincided with his Worship's view, and proceeded to describe the nature of the assault: Lynch was drinking a glass of ale at the bar, and said —" To H -11 with every man that wears a white bell-topper !" he then made use of honible language, and squared up to him, calling him a b coward 1 ynch then made a scratch at h head and made 6ve gashes from which the blood flowed copiously.

He also tore away a bunch of his whiskers,

His Worship: He did not thin them much; for you seem to have a good crop left, Mr Talbot.

Mr. Talbot: Pretty fair, your "Worship ! Prisoner informed his Worship that Mr Talbot cleared his face entirely.

His Worship : He gave you a clean shave, then ?

Prisoner : He did, 1 assure you, and they have Dot grown since.

Mr. Talbot stated farther that a deadly weapon was found in prisoner's possession. Lynch, he believed, owed him a erudge because he was expelled from the Mechanics' lustitute for bad conduct. He went in fear of his life.

To prisoner: He stated to Mr. Leslie, but not loud enough, as he thought, for him to hear, that if he knew Lyach's character he would not have him in his house. He did strike him on a former occasion by the Police Court, but he forgot himself. He must say, however, that he. Lynch, richly deserved it. Thomas Day Leslie, deposed that he kept the " Old House at Home," and remembered the circumstances ; Lynch was takiug a glass of ale at the bar, when Mr Talbot asked if that man's name was Lynch, and spoke about his being assaulted by prisoner some three years ago which was overheard by Lynch and irritated him- Lynch made use of strange words and reflected severely upon Mr Talbot's white hat. There was a scuffle between them, and Mr Talbot's whiskers were considerably thinned. He believed there would have been some sharp work but a little dog ran between their legs and hindered the progress of the battle.

His Worship : That dog was a very sen sible one.

Mr Leslie : It was, your Worship ; he did not seem to approve of the row.

To Mr Broham: Prisoner had a knife about his person but he did not use it; he threatened to expose Mr Talbot's brains in a reckless manner.

Prisoner made a long statement to the Court in vindication of his character as a gentleman and traveller.

His Worship replied that unfortunately for prisoner he had seen him in that dock before; and had not Mr Talbot acted very indiscreetly in the affair, he should have sent him to prison for two months. He must, however, pay a fine of £5, or be imprisoned for one month ; and find sureties to keep the peace for six months, himself in £50, and two others in £25 each.

" SNAP " COME TO LIFE. Anne Lynch, an elderly lady, said to be the mother of the last prisoner, appeared again on a charge of being the owner of a dog called "Snap," the said dog having attacked Mary Ann Alexander on the 3rd November last, and endangered her life. The o'd lady here burst into a flood of tears, as Constable Mulville led the ferocious " Snap " into Court, whining piteously. His Worship : Well, Mrs Lyncb, 1 under stood that your dog was to be killed, so that the charge against you might be withdrawn.

Oh, dear me 1 your Worship «.*„ gone away, aad hw collar Z JH'htf thought he was gone for evT"Jft «J? said .ach thing, about him *gt **J Snap "came back a«ain to wl V *■ Con, able MulvUle proved SiV'^ll'- "Snap » secreted in M^ LyndJ'lil 1^ Mr Branson, pl UlD ber, of A ,J Opbo«. proved to seeing the attack np^tt"l* 1^ person The dog was very JJI?VS seen it bite other persons 8 ; he h* Mra LyLcti: Oh. yer Worahin j * I I have had him from pnppyh£$ VetSl} him out of a feeding-bottle Hell aiid M cent «a Jamb; he was good at a \nn>^ would not bite a child. b<me. but His Worship said that after th« » -j as to «Snap's" character, the CWdenc9 hue defendant 40a and costs, and iSII niUßt die. onaPaust

Mrs Lynch left the Court weeping bifcWi This was all the basineas. 8 ?%

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

MEETING CONVENED BY MOANAtf

WEEKLY CRUSHING RETURN t.

LAUNCH OF IRON STEAMEfi,

GRAHAMSTOWN. (From our own Correspondent.) Te Moananui has written to the OjL muri natives to meet Sir Donald McLean Shortlaad, when he comes to the Tham 'B for the discussion of the Ohinemxni nup^6B' The Bird in-Hand reported to-day, ljT* 15 dwts. for a broken fortnigat's inn Jfc 15 head of stampers. ' Wlth

The Rose and .Shamrock has 53 ozs 7 A**. of melted gel i. 'awtß-

Messenger's Tribute. — GOlbs. specimen, yielded IS^z. 3dwts. melted gold. ■ Tfie Queen of Beauty retorts this after noon, and will have from SOOoz to 900oz" and a dividend of L2OO per share is expec ted. "

Long's tribute of Tookey crushed 43 tons for looz. sdwts. 12grs. melted— not payable Tuensw Iron steamer built by Mr Segar at the Thames, designed by Mr Black of Coroinandel, was launched to-day. It is 50 feet long, with beautiful lines, and is suitable for the river trade. Will be fitted with en gines in Shortland.

NEW FIND IN THE TOKATEA.

COROMANDEL.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. A new reef was struck in the ToJrafea yesterday afternoon. For some'time'past manager has had two or three men ontpros- pecting the surface, which has resulted in the present find. The reef was struck on tae turface, aad the Bpecimeng brought into the township shows gold freely, There is quite a demand for shares.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

ROW ON THE WELLINGTON KACE COURSJS

GILLIES' SCHOLARSHIP IN DUNEDIK.

ACCLIMATISATION OF SALMON.

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) 1 his day. There was an awful row on the course yes terday. The stewards postponed the races because it was raining cats and dogs, and i number who had bees on, and others wk could not come on the following day (having paid for entrance) were mad, and when they found they could not get the stewards to revoke their decision, they Jioo-ed "them heartily, but ihere was no other disturbance. The arrangements made for the public gene rally are considered a most wretched swindle, and can never be repeated again. If the same is attempted another year the atten dance will be poor. The Presbyterian General Assembly was opened lasb night. The sermon was preached by the retiring moderator, the Rev. James Hill. Thereafter the Assembly was duly constituted, and the Rev. R. McKinney, of Mahurangi, chosen to succeed Mr Hill in the Moderator's chair. ■

CHRISTCHURCH.

From our own Corre pondent,)

This day.

Madame Goddard's concerts are an im mense success here. She has crowded and enthusiastic audiences. She leaves on Saturday for ftapier en route to Auckland, where she gives thre * concerts, leaving by the Cyphrenes for America. Arrived : Isle of France, from Hobarton. Sailed : Inverallen, for London.

DUNEDIN.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day.

The "Guardian" is authorised to state that Mr. Vogel placed £300,000 worth of debentures on the Sydney market. The Cromwell Company brought^ down another cake of gold, weighing 1410 ozs. Mr. J. L. Gillies has presented to the Grammar School £100, the bulk of which was a purse of soys. presented to him by'his coosti uenta at Tokomariro, to be devoted by the school as a toundation for opening scholarships with the object of assisting boys and girls who may select the profession w teacher, and who may be desirous of attend' ing normal schools. ;js|| The lnvercargill representatives fired to the final stage, when Gunner KingsweH Artillery, made 95; Sergeant Thompson 88. Kingswell's score was 200 yards, 28; 26 at 400, 23 at 500, 18 at 600. t he immigration returns show a balance of immigration over emigration for the month of 64L. Mr. Youl writes that future salmon ship ments should be sent by the passenger vessels which make the quickest passages- The General Government should undertake the business, but before a shipment is mad) a complete set of breeding boxes should be provided at a spot which permits of ova being taken from the ships side to the ponds in a barge The shipment also ? h°a', d be placed in breeding loxea and not divided. He refers to the reported capture of salmon fray in the Molyneaux, and thinks somei <» the smelt released by Mr Dawbam, who haa charge of the hatching out of the first ship ment to the colony, have come back from the sea, and deposited spawn in the upper branches of the river, in which he wonla no* be surprised to find salmon naturalised. ri he Comet cases are concluded, and juag ment will be given on Monday. . , The Circular Saw barque Glimpse «mjw from Newcastle, coal laden, yesterday. on had a long passage of 17 days, and w« detained by light thick weather after maKiw* land.

DUNEDIN.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This d»y,v Sailed, this morning the barque QtfP> for Auckland.

THE WELLINGTON RACES.

HUTT. f (Per Press Telegram Agency^ —: The races were -jontinued today. The Handicap Hurdle race, 75 sovs miles, seven flights hurdles was a deaa to Tommy Dodd, who took ewj^ clean, and was a better jumper and gau r than New Zealander. . ofaee. Monarch was scratched ; *} me>^JTtitO The Hack Hurdle race, four hu«uea>

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I MONDAY, DECEMBER 21. i ] SALE OF GOVERNMENT TOLLS, Etc. TBE undersigned Have been in structed by His Moncr the Superintendent to offer for sale by public auutioD, at their .ua>t, Queen- Btrett Auckland, at 12 o'clock noon, on MOADaV, the 2ist Uecembe. iuuiant, The Leases of the Tolls and Feesheretmderspeclfied, for the Six Months, commencing Ist January, 1876. I—The Fees leviable at the Public Slaughter house, Newmai'iet. 2—The TolU luviable at the Panmure Bridge __ Mn—.fiiiS "ICHVBO 3—The Tolls levia'le at the i^e*iiiarket Turn pike Gate (and at the aemuoni and Mount Eden Koad East chain Bars) together with the Foes chargeable at tho iN bwmarkut Weighbridge. 4—The Tolls leviable at th« Otahuhu and Slip pery Creek Turnpike Gates, ureat South ivoad. 5-The Tolls 'eviab'e at the Aich Hill Toll Gate on tue Great jn ort'h ituad 6—The Tolls leviable at the M-unt Eden Road Toll Gate (neit ihe Eden Vine Hotel, and at the Ci aol II ad, Chain Bar, together with the Royalty .leviable for Hcoria Ash taken from the Gravel Pits on the Muunt Eden Reserve 7—The Tolls leviable at the New T»orth Eoad Toll-gate, next tho Eden Vine Hotel B—The Tees chargeable for the Supply of Water to the Shipping 9—The Fees chargeable at the Onehunga Wharf. Conditions may be ascertained upon application to tha undersigned. B. TONKS & CO. December 5.1874. rTT E HAVE OPENED; Per Ship Htdaspes: 2 2 CASES Off MBN'3 AND B^Y'S CLOTHING, PANAMA. HATS, FELT DO, in Men's and Youth's Sizes. J. COSGRAVB & CO., IMPOETEES. A. LINABURY AND CO. Saving taken those CENTRALLY-SITUATED PREMISES (Three doors below the City Rail), Lately in the occupation of Mr S. Smith, Chemist, WILL OPEN On TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, With an ENTIRE NEW STOCK of SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS GOODS AND GENERAL DRAPERY. FuU particulars in future advertisement.



QITIZ BIS S' BAX I, Members of the Committee are particularly reques ted to att=nd THIS EVEMIsG, at the Strangers' Eoom, Northern Club, at 7.30 o'clock, for the pur" pose of completing arrangements for the Citizens' B*ll, 0. M, QUINTAL, Hon. Sec. DSTEPHENSON & CO. 'S CELEBRATED COFFEES, EXHIBITION BRAND, JIAGLE BRAND, CROWN BRAND, Are to be procured at all respectable Grocers and storekeepers throughout the Province of Auckland. D. STEPHENSON & CO., WYKDHAM STEEET, AUCKLAND.