SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH "VVATE^ : This evening,.|2.29 ;1 to mifi] v mo.uiue 259 ITS UN- SET : Thi- evening, 7.1 ; SUN KISE : to m jrr w oioriiin», 439 MOON S AUiS : JS'e<v Moon, 9th, 11.45 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Hero, B.s , T,o?ai, fro n HyAney and Melbourne Stir of ths Sjuth, s.s-, fiom the Sou;h Go-ahead, s.s., f.ocu Wacganui (in the Mannkau)

DEPARTURES,

PROJECTED DEPARTTJKTCS. For Taranaki and Wanganai—Go-ahead, s.s, Satur-

day. ' oon For Kaipara— Harriet A.rmiteg-', barqne, early Ly.leitoa-P«erless sch .oner early For Lyttelioa —Waitanei, ship, early For .Ve-v York—SUnley Cvstle, barque, at once For S*n FraacUm—Coudor v, ship, early; Cyphrenes,

R. M s s., 24th December For Ijjarlon—Ci'y of Auckland, ship, early For -ydney— Hjdaspes, ship, early ; Hero, s a..

For a Cruise—Southern Cross, Missionary barquentine

e.iriy

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Cyphrcnes, s.s., (English Matt, via 'Frisco), -boat sth

i>teea bee Assiye, ship, frsm London: sailed September 3 Cospa lies, stup, fri m London ; sailed Bth September Gl».nior» ship, from London ; sailed September 2G Dilharee, barque, frnm London ; sailed October 2 Inverene, ship, from London ; sail.d October Warwick ship, from London ; sailed October Agne<. soh oner, from Lyfcrlton Rapido barque, from New York,via Adelaide, loading Edith Ro3e, barque, from New York; stiiedSept. 18 Cli>uttcleai, bri^. from Hobart Tuwn, early ■Ruroua, barque, from early K^nilworth, sc looner, from Samoa, early Ivanhoe, schooner, from Levuka Pacific, schooler, from Samoa early Hebe, brig from Taimam*; st led 7th instant B^n JNtvis, brig, fnm N wrasile; sailed l7th inst

The brig Rvren arrive! at the Waikato Heads yesterday, after a rua of 16 days from Auckland.

The schooner Onward sailed in ballast for Russell yesterday. 1 lie tebooner Peerless has moved away from tlxe Gore-street jetty and is now along side the Woodwharf, where she is to receive her \oad of timber for Lyotelton. The schooner Gulden Isle has been on the gridiron duriDg the last few days, having a new false keel affixed. She moved off into the sm-am yesterday and will take her de parture for Russell immediately.

The s.s. G.>-ah<-ad, Captain H. W. Dale, arrived in the Manukau this morning at 6 a.m. She left Grey mouth at midnight on the 28th ultimo, and arrived at; Wanganui at 5 p.m. on the 30ch. Left again at 3.30 p.m. on the Ist instant; arrived at New Plymouth at 8 a m., and left at 10 a m. on the 2nd, arriving here as above. Experienced light variable wind with fine weather throughout. Pas-sengers : Mr and Mis Saunders, Mr Brotvnlie. Cargo: 24 head catde, 500 sheep, order.

The Government p.a. Luna will await the departure of his Excellency, when she will convey the vice-regal party to Wellington.

COMMERCIAL.

Mrs Coll's Select Eegistry Office Bepurts :—Good general servants still in demand ; waires for really efficient ones from £25 to £30 per aanurn. Cooks, from £40 to £50 ; kun.fress, from £25 to £30 ; nurse girls, from £15 to £25.

CALLS.

£ s. d. Bate. Otieo 0 1 0 — JJec 9 Xe<v Paiiftc 0 1 0 — D-c9 Albbn (2nd issue) .. .." 010 0 — Dec 16

COLONIAL PRODUCE.

Busing Piuces, CoßßEcritD by Auckland T)eai.eiw.

s. d. s. d. s d. s. d. Batter,per Ib. 0 10-0 0 Ducks,pair.. 3 o—s 0 Cheese (new) 0 o—o 7 Geese, each 4 0-5 0 Egga, per doz. 1 3—o 0 Turkey .. 3 0-5 0 Lard, wr lb 0 o—o 0 I Canterbury Bacon & Hams Fowls eaoh 1 o—2 0 1 (bare) .. 1 o—l 2 Good Salt Butter-9 1 0| Do (in cloth) 11— 10J Canter. Chense B—o 9 | Auckland 0 8-0 11 Hams, 9|d to 10£ i per lb. Rrta.il Pkicks, Farm and Dairy Pkoduce. S. d. s. d. s. d s. d Milk, per tjt. 0 0-0 6 Ducks pair 5 0-6 0 Butter (fresh) 0 0-10 Oe^se, each 50—66 Cheese (n^w) 0 IC—O 0 I Turkeys, each 4 B-C 0 Eggs, per doz. 0 o—l 6 | Bacon, per lb. 0 10—L 0 Lard, per lb. 0 6—o 91 Hams .. .. 0 10-1 0 Uowls, pair.. 3 6-5 01 Salt Butter.. 1 3-1 6 Butch mis' Meat. Beef, per lb. 0 s—o 7 I Pork, per lb. 0 7—o 7* Seco d qu.»dty 'i\ 0-0 5 | Veal.. .. 0 4-07 Mutton .. "4—o 6 , -Hf^ks .. 6 0-0 8 BREaDsTUFFS. FLOUR. ■WHOLESALE. Millers' Price, per ton—lst quality £17 Fine Flour —household flf> Adelaide flour £17 Cante-bury £12 to £13 Seconds, £14. Sharps, £3 Bakers' Price, per lb 3d Bit an, Is 9il per hwhel. Bread, per 2lb loaf. 4d Maiuj, crushed and whole, 6 9lt > 7s 313 BISCUIT. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001b .Retail 22a MaIZK, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. WHOLESALE.. Maize. 6s 91 Prime Sy 'iiey Oa's, 6s to 6- 61 per bushel P tatoes, £12 pi-r too Hay, £7 10a to £9 per ton. Straw, £3 to £3 io< per ton. Chaff, £7 10s per ton. RETAIL. Maize, per bushel, 7s Oats, 6s M per bushel. Potatoes, 14 per cwt. Hay, cwt., 93 Straw. 4s to 5s per cwt. Chaff, 8s to 9s per cwt. KAUKI GUM A-NTD FLAX MARKET. The following are the price,} in the Auckland market :— Gum—Well scraped, best quality .. ..£4l to £42 Ordinary sorts W £4 >to £41 Flax.- Finest quality £17 to £ 8 Second ditto £i4to£l6 Tow *,7 to £8 BUILDING M4TKRI LS. Timber.—Boards and scantling, 100 ft, 9} to 15s at mills, lls 6d ; planed, tongued, and grooved, 15s 6d to 18s New Zealand palings, 5-feet, lls ; 6-feet, 13s; ti tree rails, £210s to £3 per 100 ; puriri pos's, £5 per 100 ; shingles, Ss to 15s per 1000; llooart Town palings; sft., 17s; 6ft., 19s ; Hobartown rails, 8 s CO.L AND KIRJSWDOD MARKET. Coal. — Newcastle, on Wharf, 45s ; delivered 50s per ton. FiitßWooD.—Uncut, 13a per ton ; delivered, cut ISs 61 per ton.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— For Thames to-morrow, at 6.30 p.m. For Corooiandel. to-morr. w. at 10.30 a.m. For Gisborne and Napier, pt=r Pieity Jane, to

morrow, at- 11 a m. For Levuu*, Fiji, per Star of tha South, on Saturdaj

next, at 9 a.m. Fo- Tar-nakiand Wanganui. uer Go-ahead on Satur-

day next, at 10 a m. For Mahuraagt, Matikana, Mtn?awai, Wairu, etc.,

per Lady Buw«d, op Saturday next, at 10 a ra. For a ustralUn Colonies, per Hei o, on Saturday next.

at 1 p. m For N >(jier and Gisborne, per Southern Cros3, on

Saturday next at 1 p m. For Wnitiangi, T»irua Taurarga, aid Opotiki, per Southern Cross, on Saturday next, at 1 p m. S. R. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

WiLSoir—On the 3rd ins.ant, at Jermyn-atr et, Helen Mary, infant daughter of W. b. Wilson ; aged eight months.

Hasl"TT—On the 2nd instant, Mirgwet Eleanor youngest child of aamud Haslett, Darnell; agto ill teen months.

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

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1874.

For the cauxe that lack? uslstancc, For Che wrong tnat nct'Us rusiutkSCCt For the future in the distance. Aad tho ff»od that w« con do.

As will be seen from our telegrams the Strathnaver salvage case is over. It was dismissed with costs, and the owners now proceed to sue for demurrage. , It is sur prising how one immoral act has a tendency to produce immorality. It was the case of the Miltiades that directly originated this monstrous claim for £10,000 at Wellington against the Strathnaver, and had the case resulted aa the Miltiades'case. did in Auck -5 - .0) buttUSMM Tt^i-is..^-^. .. t sau*irj<,T ,'WAacß.a.ja X If

land, we should not have woudered if ship owners had avoided our coasts as they would fly from a fastness of pirates. The Strath naver case however was uc 5 left to arbitra tion, but was brought into the legally con stituted Court 3, aud in behalf 'of the com mercial fame of New Zealand) we thank Hea-

yen for the result-. The rescue of the Strath' n ver b.y the iStorm Bird presented feature febacgave at least decent gr<?iind£ \di aclaiin. Assistance Was reslly tendered to the vessel was oil the rocks, and had some i>i her copper removed by abrasure. But notwithstanding all this, we belilpre thß idea of making suck a monstrous claim wo'iid

never have entered ttte fe.eaAs of the owners

of the steamer had i; Hot been for what had jusfc Occurred at Auckland. It should afford ulimingled satisfaction to every well-wish^i 1 of ]STew Zealand; to everyone f-hafc h&s Ahy regard for commercial honesty-, if heavy damages for detention a!re obtained from the owners of tfe.e Stormbird. It would have the effect

of neutralising the evil that has been done*

stifle the incipient tendency to lie in wait fot vessels in distress, and show to the world that we are Hot like " wreckers " praying for disaster, til at we may fall upon and plunder the luckless mariner. There cannot be a doubt that when a steamer encounters risk in the effort to save life or property, her owners and her ere?/ should be recompensed for the risk incurred. But to endeavour to trade on the misfortunes of others, and by twisting the law of salvage so as to make money out of other peoples distress, is happily nob characteristic of British Com m-rce, and the Admiralty Court has now proclaimed that there will nob be thrown over it the protection of the law.

The most momentous meeting yet held at Ohinemuri, or respecting it is reported in our telegraphic columns. It is correctly stated thab '•' things have reached a crisis." The intrigue that has been proceeding to thwart Mr James Mackay in the opening of Ohiue inuri, has been successful to some extent. It has been successful so far as to produce confusion, tho outcome of which it is yet diffi.cn tto see. It has served the purpose of those who are secretly moving the natives against the opening of Ohinemuri in so far that in the confusion opportunities may arise for makintr private bargains Ft is painful and humiliating to see such a state of things, and our enemies too have been those of our own household. Openly aud covertly the efforts of the Government ayont have been mot by the intriguing of the latidsharks,

and which will be master of the situation is yet to be proved. iiut when we hear tho lannshaiks crying out about the "imuioia!ity of the transaction,"in Mr Maekay's method of opening Uhiueiuuii it its enough to siclcou one with disf.'ii>t. Men who have been all then lives trading on tho credulity of natives, swindling them out of their lands whenever they had a chance, are now seized with a t\vmg<; of conscience forsooth, when the negotiation is not for private but public purposes. We do trust that the mem tiers of the Government now in Auck land will not be wheedled by the hearfc l«*s, soulless, conscienceless men whose na tive policy is to get lands, and whose public good is their breeches pocket. ' liincnuii can be opened now ; if it is not, it will ouly be from conuivance at knavery, and in such event we hope that the miners will take it by storm and by foicc of arms.

Some six months ago we trod rather roughly on the toes of Mr. Carlile, the then proprietor and conductor of the Poverty l!ay Herald. He had played toady most dis gustingly to the Superintendent when down there, and then turned about and abused him when he was gone. We hammered the Herald for the sycophancy sneaking, and and Mr. Carlile did not like it and squealed out. Since then he has gone back to Napier, where he is one of the lessees of the Hawke's Bay Herald. He watches us for that old ham mering, and now and then deals us a poke. He seizes the last little row between the editors of the Cross and Star, and speaks tlrasly. We like to see ourselves as others see ixs, but we don't know why Carlile should " give it" to the editor of the Cross in this fashion. We may do that oc casionally ourselves, but we will allow nobody else to hit him. Thus saith Carlile: — " In the Evening Star, of the Kith hist., is an article which occupies a whole column of that journal. Jfc is filled with the choicest 'Billingsgate,' and calls Mr. Luckie, editor of the Cross all the abusive epithets it can possibly think of. Almost everybody knows that Mr. Luckie does not fill the post he occu pies so well as some of his predecessors, and that he ' keeps his eye on his political father,' the honorable Julius, but the language used by the Star is utterly unjustifiable. Mr. Luckie has to some extent brought it on himself by saying (what by the way is quite true) that the ex-reverend editor of the Stab, Mr. E,eed, made a miserable Pro vincial Treasurer. He was put there by Mr Williamson in order to prevent the Government being abused every night in the Stab. The end has been gained, and Mr Reed having wrangled and jangled with his colleague, Mr. Sheehan, until there was no peace in the ' Cabinet,' has been eliminated, and has fallen back on the Stab, which he is just as likely to ruin as Mr. Luckie is to depreciate the Cross in the market. It would not surprise us if both of these journals did again come into the market, and be disposed of cheaper than before. Then the Pott and Shirk of Auckland would probably take themselves off to Fiji, and few would regret their absence." We rather like that idea about Fiji. We have been often thinking of sacking the editor of this journal for his unclerical comments on men and manners by which he has been evidently " ruining the Star, " but we never thought of Fiji before. We believe Jai S. has got him a promise of a situation down there—hangman to King Cakabou, or some thing of that soi't. But for the editor of the Cross, why send hivi to Coventry ? What does the fellow mean by saying " Almost everybody knows that Mr. Luckie does not (ill the post he occupies so well as some of his predecessors." We may hit that gentle man ovrselves, but we're blowed if we '11 allow anybody else to do it; and who is there that dares to interfere with anybody keeping "his eye on his political father," or his mother either, or even his grandmother if he likes ?

In a supplement published with to-day's issue, appear English and Austalian telegrams, per s.s. Hero from Sydney. In the same place will be found the report of the Hero's passage, passenger list, and cargo.

The steamer Pretty Jane went down to the quarantine station this morning to bring up the single men and women per Hydaspes. They may be expected to return about four o'clock.

The Teachers' Association have hit upon a novel mode of making their annual meeting attractive. On the 30bh inst, the members will proceed on a picnic to Ellerslie, when tbedry details of reading thereport and trans acting other business of the Association will be enlivened by tea and other social enjoy ments.

We regret to learo that the young man White, who met with a severe accident on Tuesday last, at the Solid Bock Baths, still lies in the Provincial Hospital in a very pre carious state.

We ye a t«rday made reference to two ex- 'J he wafer drinker, of NortJ i HwM. have tracted articles from the Nelson CoJoniH, t*^FJ < ££ which had been kindly forwarded to uS by a gill If optaed the P^eJf n* "Jj^ friend in .Nelson; They are il appeal, sB we The ehurch*B to «b MGt^f3 are assured, from the hands of Mr Luckie, for- W admitted td methbersll fc **t!J *8b ' mer editor of the CW o >^, and Mr Downie the ciated either with a Teetotal, Kechaoite, or present edicor of that journal, antUM some Templar Society. weeks ago a jeporter on the Cross. jft e ouly bases before the Police Court Th.y bear on the mutual fcpnipliiiieufcs «H |i h { a mining w«re ihose # iw« drrinkardfi; recently Bas^eVJ. .Hetw^Hn tHe c'ditors or tne ; who were lined 10s each, or twenty-xciu W6U i£ad /&fa/' in Aucklautt. The one is in ' hours' imprisonment. the leading column, and the other is assumed J trott i o g match will take place on the to be contributed by ".,Chjpni|fca, and ap- | in3t ant, between horses belonging to pears in" the same*-issue.- *^« Sjfcfcd-yester- | *™■ * ,^. rk ins aM poVaW&{ for tbe sum day that we felftuclined to reprotoce them in Iq{ £lQ^ fdur . fi f b Hs of which siiiii hav6 bteii our columns, but m ijgiet tha^their length. it g d The distance to be run is to be ajid jires^uta on <^ tea^ij^MAs from i & ha[f g> eivins more than a few extracts. With reter- , ' , ~ .. torv ._ ence to the Editor of the Star, the writers, The following ett«r tells its own^J>^ of course, allude to hie. having si dnce "To tbfi Jiiditor J rj^-i read. m lab* fe|cn_ adorned-Bhftll I say? the pulpit of A Pres- j ing's StAr Major Gordon w»h«i the Valon byterian Church," and "trul^ the Church's , teers to turn out. As one I did so. After loss was a real gain when he laid aside ihe : we were dismissed I met my emrioyer^ and Bible and t6ok to the scissors ami paste-pot," reported myself, whet he Bait ~ Is and "he pours out volumes of tilth in a ; you waste your time Do y<m get a n^ hl u manner that must be indeed to the ibyit ?" I told him it was irty^dnty, and he Father of lies." This "quondam parson" paid me off. I would say mote,• biib time is to remember that tile "editor of a paper wiU not permit.-L, HARRIS. , i, not, whatever the man who holds the This evening, in St. MW**™*™^l office Way haVe teen, the Moderator of a | Parnell, a magic-Wrn wil Kirk Session," and people will not tolerate' be given in aid of the Sunday school library, "the priestly censure which he could, cassock- j n conseC(U ence of the Citizens' Ball on covered, spue out on the unfortunate occu- Monday next, the concert of Mr Joseph pant of the cutty stool." " Why no priest , j3 rown w illbeheld|ia the Choral Hall on Tues uufi-6ckedforthegro3sestlibertinismthatman it| even j n g_

could be guilty of could pour out more deadly venom upoa the Superior of his order than has this thing, which a church once nursed, poured out upon a man who is in every way his supetior." This "larrikin of journalists," this "professor of Billinsgate," who so " dangerously splutters forth his slaver," this "octopod of the Star, whose literary slime and hideousness" must "be tackled with a sufficiently strong stomach," " robs himself of all his nastiest epitnets of his vocabulary and strings them into a garland." This " puny sling," his "beggarly filth," his "volumes of filth " "offend the nostrils," and do many other things very elegantly described in all the graces of polite litera ture. From this ruffian of the Star it is pleasant to turn away and contemplate the editor of the Cross, as described by the same two pens. Says " Chronista " and the "able editor," :—'■ In bis early manhood, when those talent 3 were beginning to de velope which have made his Influence fell throughout thiii colon 1/ and have W"ii for him a proud position among Us legislators, 1 admired Ins steady perseverance ; his wanly independence ; his fearlessness in dealing with snobbish quackery ; his honourable con duct in fighting an honourable bailie with an honourable foeman ; his quiet contempt of the mean thing who could, under the giu.se of acciug in the public interest, attempt, through the medium of a disreputable print, to stain the honour and vilify the name of an honest man ; and above all his sterling honesty of purpose and fiery enthusiasm in any cau;<e he espoused. From my boyhood, I .say I have known Mr Luckie. I ha-'e given you my reasons for ad miring aud respecting him at home ; but at thtj same tune / haw been fully cognisant of his tloiiujx in New Zealand, and naught in them hive I yet seen ac all tending to lower him in my esteem or detract in the least from the high opinion I have formed of him. His memory la still green in the important town on the eaat coast of Scotland, where is great abilities as a journalist were first displayed," " Although co jrsely accused otherwise, wehave good reason to know that no great iiaancial an prove me ut presented itself to lure Mr Luckie from Nelson, where his energy, astute ness, and fearlessness- iron for him the confidence of the people, who, had he remained amoimst them, would undoubtedly have shown that upon him they relied to pull the Province out of the slough into which yeirs of "muzzled" inaction of its Superintendent had stagnated U3. Misdoing aud (lodging generally were warmly attacked by Mr Luckie when he was here, and however elated or pretentious the offen der the wholesome lasa of prompt criticism showed the right road, compelled its adher ence, and checked any further attempt to " kick over the traces." In the past Nelson his proved the training school of Ministers beyond any j/her province, she now appears to to have sent to the right place a iournali.it equal to the necessities and capable: of with soandiug the peculiar politnesses (?) of the Province, and if sufficient proof against the deleterious and noxious local newspaper ex halations, there appears to be a prospect of his doing for Auckland equally serviceable woik to that which he performed in Nelson." Such then is a true description of the editor of the Cross. We know it must be true for no one knows him better than the writer of it. And ie is to us a matter of deep regret that the light should have been so long hid den under a bushel, and that the people of Auckland should in their stupidity, have formed such an erroueoua impression. And right glad are we to discover that the " ugly duck" of journalism is a swan.

There is a probability that the SODg of the English nightingale may yet be heard in the neighbourhood of Auckland. We learn that one dozea of these woodland minstrels are on their passage to the Acclimatisation Society's gardens, hi the Domain. Tbe song of the nightingale is unequalled by the song of any other small bird, and, from the fact that the nightingale sings in the night, lie has been termed by Milton, Drum mond, and other poets, "a melancholy bird." The two poets who have des cribed the haunts and habits of the nightingale most accurately, excepting Clare, the Northamptonshire peasant, were Coleridge and Keats, who, strange to say, passed the greater portion of their lives within the hum of the busy city of London. Nightingales are remarkably shy birds, and during their brief six weeks sojourn in English woods, during the months of April and. May they exhibit an attachment to certain localiti-s. In the northern counties the nightingale is never heard. Sir John Sinclair tried to rear them in .Scotland bub without success. Their favourite resortarethe woodsinterspersedwithrunningsfcreams. The Domain will be a likely place to retain them. They usually sing in old thorns and lay their beautiful olive-coloured eggs ia the hollow stems of such trees, in nests formed chiefly of dry leaves. The famed naturalist, Gilbert White, in his ever-interesting " History of Selbome," a wild Hampshire village, about eight miles from the new home of the poet Tennyson, gives an excellent account of this exquisite songster from his own observations. Sir Charles James Fox, the eminent states man of the time of George the Third, was often delighted with the music of the night ingale at hie estate, St Anne's Bill, Chertsey. and in a genial letter, still extant, to his friend Lord Grey, he speaks of the pleasure ha derived from the song of the nightingale. The writer of this paragraph heard the night ingales at St. Anne's while on a visit to Fox's home in May, 1869, where they still abound. The society will have to exercise great care with these shy and delicate birds, still it is possible they may exist in this warm climate. In England they are very exact in coming and going ; they are first heard in Surrey and Kent about the middle of April, and are rarely heard after the first week in June.

The American Circus had another full pavillion last evening, ' which no doubt waa partly owing to the reduction in the prices of admission which ihe proprietors made in order that the poorest person mijht have the opportunity of enjoying the won ders of the circus. The equestrian act by Mr George Gilham on two horses excited general admiration ; also the performance on the pair of ladders by Messrs Turner, Gil ham, Lewis, and Hutchins. The whole con cluded with a life-like scene of an English steeplechase of olden times, when the may pole was a conspicuous figure in civilization. To-night is announced as the last night but two oi their stay and a "tremendous bill" has been prepared. A grand compliment iry benefit will be given to Mr T. Bird to-morrow night, when a valuable prize will be given away for the best original conundrums.

His Honor the Chief Justice held a sitting in bankruptcy this afternoon, when the cross examination of Mr George Thorne, jun., was continued, and had not concluded when our reporter left. A game of pyramids will be played this evening at the Q.0.E., at nine o'clock, be tween two Auckland amateurs, for the sum of £10. The match is causing some excite ment in certain circles.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per s.s. Hero.)

REMARKABLE ACLIDRNT TO THE

MINISTER OF MINES

THEATRICALS IN SYDNEY,

[ABDTTrOXAL TO TELEOP.AMS PUBLISHED IN SUrPLEMENT.]

SYDNEY.

November 26

The new Governor of Western Australia is brother to Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of New South Wales.

Mr Abbott, Jiiuiater of Mines, narrowly escaped losing his sight through! mistaking sulphuric acid for eye lotion. The Government have appointed Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., to act ■with the repre sentatives of i^c.w Zealand and Queensland in the United Kingdom for the purpose of entering into a contract for the telegraphic cables required to connect New Zealand with this colony and other parts of Australia by a second line with Europe. The appointment is made pursuant to arrangements entered into by the representatives of the three colo nies interested at the conference they lately held in Sydney. We understand that Mr Daintree, Agent-General for Queensland, will represent his own colony, and that the Hon Julius Vogd, now on his way to Eng land, will act on behalf of New Zealand.

Madame Bishop commenced a series of musical entertainments yesternight, and met with a splendid reception. Mr Hoskins and wife have opened at the Victoria to a crowded house, and play here a month. On the first night of Mr Hoskin's appearance at the Victoria he impersonated Sir Charles Surface in " The School for Scandal," Miss Colville as Lady Teazle, Mr B. N. Jones as Sir Peter, Mr J. G. Joyce as Sir Oliver (Sur face, and Miss Douglas as Mrs Candour.

Madame ltistori and an Italian dramatic company, numbering thirty-three per Eons, bringing scenery for the different plays pro duced, is expected in Sydney from San Fran cisco in July. They proceed thence to Mel bourne. May Howard, a talented American actress, plays a star engagement through New Zea land, and left to-day. She has made a great reputation here. Owing to the great scarcity of servant girls in New South Wales, a preliminary meeting in Sydney has been called for the pmpose offormina; au association to promote the immigration of female servants.

A Chinaman has been garotted and robbed of £5 at Bathurst.

A labourer on the Great Western line, while uncoupling a trolly, earth-laden, had his foot crushed flat by the truck passing

over it,

SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT THE PATERSON.

A correspondent writing from the Paterson on Saturday evening last, furnishes the fol lowing to the Nciccastle Pilot : —" A feeling of honor has been created throughout the community by the discovery to-day of a murder, which has apparently been commit ted within the past two or three weeks. The victim is unknown, and up to the present there is nothing beyond a portion of partially destroyed clothing to lead to a solution of the mystery that surrounds the affair. I am, therefore, able to furnish you with scant information only, as but a few houi'a have elapsed since the finding of the murdered man's remains, and any subsequent steps leading towards a clue that m&y have beeu taken by the police have not yet tran spired. It seems that the body—which is that of a full grown and well nourished man —was found floating on the river, close to Paterson township. The head had been cut off, and notwithstanding the moat diligent search it has not up to the time I write been found. A rope had been tied round the waist, and attached to this was a large stone, evidently used for the purpose of sinking the body. The remains were placed in charge of the police, who at once took the necessary steps to hold an inquest. Various rumours are afloat, for which, so far as I have been able to ascer tain, there i 3 no foundation. It has oeen re ported that the tragedy is in some way con nected with the recent l-ape case at the Pater son ; but it is well that the public should be informed that absolutely so thing has tran spired to justify this assumption. It is rather more than probable that the unfortu nate victim of this most terrible crime may have been murdered for plunder, and this supposition is based on the fact that he must have been a stranger to the Pateraon, a3 no resident of that locality is known to be missing." ~

GREAT DROUGHT IN QUEENSLAND.

A Brisbane correspondent writes to the Sydney Morning Herald, on November 18, says : —A thunderstorm last evening, bring ing with it a few hours' heavy rain, gladdened the hearts of some thousands of people of all classes and occupations about Brisbane. The continued drought was being felt so univer sally that raiu had begun to be a matter of serious importance. Cattle were dying by hundreds, crops were failing, households were suffering in health, and more than one industry was languishing from this common cause. From appearances it is thought that the drought ia broken up, but the country could take a week's good steady rain on end without a solitary voice being raised in complaint, and last night's storm is but the veriest stopgap. The rainfall at Brisbane for the six months ended in October was 8 '80 as against 29 09 of 1873 — much the same proportions being main tained in all the districts from the coast-line to ths top of the main ridge. Since the end of July until last night we had not had rain enough to take the starch out of a muslin dress. .:,-.': ;Vf- " .; ••'•«''

DEATH UNDER CHLOROFORM.

Mr. James Draper, of Sydney, who had been placed under chloroform for the purpose of ttadergolog aa operation for c'sftsfer io tbe ! Iffl died, drider its influence. Dr. Curtii*, ab ] the inqife's^ f?.*j«>?ed :—Dr. Morgan admin istered tbe chloroform1, gitm° it" to him very slowly, and the deceased, by a iiWatsil effort, appeared to resist its effect for some tittle', So'on1 tf-fto he began to get under its influence he commenced" W struggle violently. During this time I was feeling hi# pt»lde, and it was quite strong and regular. He bee, me quite under the influence of the chlorofofiri. I tnrned round to get the instruments to perform tlte operation from off the table, and on looking af de«eased agaia I ob served that his breathing had cea«ccl. X got soirfe ammonia, and tried to restore tffe' by means of artificial respiratioa, tnit he was dttul- Dr.- Morgan deposed : When the chloroform oegiu*? to render a person insensible he nsuaily strtiggifcH, talks non sense, aud exhibits the usual symptoms of intoxicatioa, and then a stitfnessof aIL thevol ■ttntarymasclessetsin: thisoccurred in thecase of deceased. Dr. Machattie said :" I believe that the immediate cause of death was syn cope of the heart, and I believe that syncope was principally produced by the obstruction to the ascending vena cara—tha.t obstruction being brought about by the over-distended gall-bladder and the gall-stones produced. A verdict was returned aquitting the medical gentleman of blame.

ARRIVAL OF HIS EXCEL LENCY THE MARQUIS OF NORMANBY.

As was expected, the Hero, Which after being looked for since Monday, arrived tais moraine, bringing his Excellency the new Governor of New Zealand, the Marchioness of Noimanby. and suite. The arrival of the vessel, With her illustrious passengers, was made known, according to pre arraugment, by the firing of three guns on Barrack Jiill. These woke the echoes and the greater num ber of the citizens at ten minutes to seven this morning, at which time the Hero had just been moored alongside the wharf. At a quarter before eight o'clock the Hon. Dr Pollen, Sit Geoige Arnev, and some other officers of the General Government waited upon his Excellency, and ten o'clock was fixed as the hour at which the formal landing and reception would take place. This j arrangement was at once communicated to ihe provincial and civic authorities, and to the various public bodies. The Volunteers having previously received instructions to be ready°to fall in soon after the warning guns were heard, were not long in appearing in their uniforms, and Major Gordon issued orders for the rendezvous to be at nine o'clock at the Drill-shed. By this time the numer ous corps mustered strongly under com mand of Major Gordon; and the differ ent corps in their various uniforms presented an imposing appearance with their accoutrements glittering in the sun. The bands of the Hobson's and Engineer's were in attendance. The word of command being given, the men fell into order as follows, and marched along Princes-street and down Shortland-street, play.ng merrily all the way, accompanied by hundreds of men, women and children -.—The Artillery, under command of Captain Burns ; Engineers, Captain Anderson ; Nos 2 and 3 companies Engineers, led by Lieut. Skinner and Captain Morrow ; the Victoria, Captain Derrom ; Hobson's, Lieutenant Dignan ; the Scottish Volunteers, with the bag-pipes, Captain Mowbray ; the Naval Brigade, Captain Leßoy ; and the Sir George Grey Cadets, Captain Charles Taylor. PREPARATIONS IN THE CITY AND HARBOUR. Meanwhile the city was rapidly assuming a holiday appearance, flags being run up iv all directions, while " thronged the citizens," not "with terror dumb" bua with joyful ex pectation to welcome their new ruler. Strings of bunting were in several places carried across Queen-street, and added to the gay look of the principal thoroughfare. The ships in harbour which robed themselves so bravely, but the other day when we wished "God speed" to Sir James Fergusson now paid the same com pliment to the Marquis of Norman by, the display being even more noticeable than on the former occasion. At the corner by the Waitemata Hotel, a platform was erected in a wonderfully short space of time, on which his iixcelleucy was to receive and reply to the Mayor's address. A similar structure in like mysterious manner rose on the wharf immediately opposite the gang way of the Hero. Both were draped with coloured cloth and surmounnted by the Union Jack. By half-past nine o'clock word was given to the Volunteers, '' Fours Right," " Quick March," and they at once, preceded by the two bands above-mentioned, marched down to the wharf, via Princes sbreet, Shortland-street, and Queen-street. Arrived at the outer main T, they formed up in a line two deep, parallel to the Hero, with the A rtillery on the right, and the Cadets on the left, in readiness to give the Marquis a military salute as soon as he set foot on New Zealand. By this time a number of General Government officials had put in an appear ance. Among these we noticed the chief Justice, Sir Donald McLean, Dr Pollen, Col. St. John, Mr J. Mackay, jun., and several others ; his Honor the Superintendent, and the Members of the Provincial Executive ; the Chairman and Secretary of the H rbonr Board; the President of the ChainDer of Commerce &c, &c. A few minutes efter ten, an intimation was given thet his Excellency was about to land This was followed by a hush of expectation, broken only by the order given to the Volun teers to take open order. A minute later, and there wa,n a general raising of hats as toe Marquis of Normanby with the Mar chioness on his arm, advanced to the gang way, the way being shown by Sir George Arney. The general salute was then given in good style, accompanfed by a flourish of trumpets. It was expected that; some little speechifyitag would have taken place on the platform, but his Excellency merely bowing and raising his hat and Lady Nor manby graciously tmiling, both passed on up the wnarf, followed by the officials and gene ral public.

THE WELCOME ON LA.ND.

As soon as the end of the wharf wa3 reached the irregular process on made for the p'at form alluded to above, near which his Wor ship the Mayor, and the members of the Corporation of the City stood waiting. His Excellency and Lady asceuded, and as soon as the group were arranged in due order the Government officials, the A.D.C., private secretary, and members the house hold in the rear, and the departure of city office-bearers ia front, his Worship the Mayor read and presented the following loyal address :

"To the Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine, Marquess of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, etc., etc., etc. " May it please Your Excelltncy,—

" We, the Mayor, Councillors, and Citi zens of the city of Auckl md, beg most respectfully to welcome your Excellency and Lady Normanby to cur city.

" We thank your Excellency for making Auckland, formerly the seat of Government, your first landing place in the colony of New Zealand, when you are called upon by Our Most Gracious Sovereign to administer the Government.

" We sincerely trust that the sojourn of your Excellency and Lady Normanby may be a pleasant one ; and that we shall be frequently honorel by the residence amongst us of your Excellency and Her Lad} ship. "With every sentiment of loyalty and of personal respect, we heartily welcome your Excellency and Lady Normanby to Auck land.

" Signed on behalf of the citizens oE the city of Auckland.

" H. Isaacs,

"Mayor, ."P. A. Philips,

"Town Clerk.

follow*:— - ■ -cy spoke ne^u... :! "JMkMavmb. Cf.rr, ( ™, T >.« ■• • : ; of Acr-.'rtA.V!., *~u "t ] '^^'^m your ;m'h\ m L.* V '"'? Oe% *ec<-ivM tome, \t U^TiSra?*^ ' country all tbo-e ad >n t-' L- ,a. 7** beent.. f wraM itfvwv''-uX gtf rCh &»« A3 J hxvo only at• ,'^ !P^«W ■ coionj Xzt^ s;^:» • know ntbmg «bo«t it! yonlmt?,l6l^ " saying , in \ A it ' yeTs ~•- r,ii r: ured I shall thn^ a3 po^ ■•■'■ -j L, myself acanaint^* "^ it. I &b-J". when lam able, 'rer^afc Yfti'P^ to Au-il m-I, and »h«ll t iifiOj nc / Jjt enjoy the beautiful seeuery ani [ \Zrr and wy^-U, iov the welcome yox? } la v e , nv J His WofsWp Jb's M»y« tben called -f Of threw ;^.< -rs 10? his Jixceilincy, vshioh vre re heartily given Tbtr. thr^e'' cLeirs foi- t>s> Marchio:- .■■'. oi Nofm.atiliy. A cr,il of thte* che.fr for the Major v/m1 tbea «mli*Hv respoTM: d to. Theafra.y-ifdtizrr': *>r«*at at' t>te part ofth» ~-:--.fttuiftg3 wi veij Ij:<po3ias»,- aj>4 ■ must have very truuh gratified Ma .Exo'i. ' lency. la additioo to the people tkronginp Cnstomhouse-straet aud Queen-street, the windows of the hotises were alive •with: spectators, who waved handkerchiefs, and made other demonstrations of joy. ; PBOCESSIOK TO GOVERNMEST HOUSE. ! The cheering having subsided, a general move was macte for tbe ten carriages which were at hand, and the procession started an i Qaeen-street, intending to arrive aty'Govern. ment by the circuitous route of Queen-street, Grey-street, Karangahape road, /Bymondal street, and Waterloo Quadrant, throughout I the progress there were fiequemt and loud mamfescations of weJcoaae. X'he following was the order observed in the |proce3aion : - PROCESSIOK. / Ist Carriage": His Worship the .Mayor, Mr. Edward Isaacs. Mr. Philips, Town Clerk. Councillors Prime an! Macready. Guard of Mounted Armed Constabulary. 2ud Carriage : His Excellency the Marquis Normanby and the Marchioness of !N"ormanby. Lord Hervey Phipps, A.D.O. 'And Sir George A.- Arney, & night, Chief Justice, \ ESCOKt OK CAVALRY. \ 3rd Carriage : ; Sir Donald McLean, Dr. P(Hlen. ; Captaia Maling (His Excellency's .Private Secretary), Captain Fergnsson. 4th Carriage : Colonel St. John, Mr-. James Mackay, jun. Mr. Barstow, K.M., Mr. Fitzgerald. sth Carnage : His Honor the Superintendent, Mr. Dignan and Mr G. M. O'Rorke. 6th Carriage : Mr Sheehan, M.H.R, Provincial Secretary; Mr Tonks, Provincial Treasurer; S and Mr B. McLean. 1 7th Carriage : 1| Councillors Hurst, Cosgrave, Buchanan, and 1 Mr Luckie, M H K. 1 Bth Carriage: I Captain Daldy, Chairman of the Harbour I Board; Mr Brigham, Secretary of I the Board ; and Mr G. Yon 1 Jer Heyde. M.H.B. 1 9ch Carriage : B Captain Eeckham, E.M ; and Mr Lodge, 1 lOfch Carriage : W Rev. Father Fynes, Vicar-General; andihe B Eev. Father AValter McDonald. m The destination was reached by 10.55, B when Sir George Arney welcomed hia Ex- fl cellency to Government house, an' incident which was followed by a peal of cheers. Ifc B| should have beeu mentioned that the Yols, B had reached Government Bouse by a shorter I route, and wbea the Vice-regal party drew ■ up, were drawn up in an opea-three-aided ■ square oa the grass eward in frontof the buil- I ding. The noble party disappearediotashott 1 time into their new temporary'residence. i About a quarter of an hour elapsed, dutmg which time a table und writing materials were brought out and placed at the top of the night of steps leading to the main en trance, when hi 3 Excellency, now attired in his uniform, and decorated with the star and collar of his orders of S6. Michael and St. George, and attended by his suite, came out on to the terrace for the purpose of going through the ceremony of being swornin. THE SWEARING-IN. The Eoyal Commission for the appoint ment of his Excellency was read by Mr Le ; Patoufal, after which hi 3 Honor Sir George Arney, who was in his robes, administered rirst the oath of allegiance, and then the oath of office, to the Most JSfoble Marquis. Im mediately the latter oath was taken, the Union Jack was run up on the flagstaff on the top of the building, and this signal was responded to by the firing of a vice-regal salute by tbe Artillery, the boom of which | was nearly lost in the repeated and ringing , cheers which followed the conclusion of the ceremony. THE PROVINCIAL ADDRESS. His Honor the Superintendent here came to the front and read the following address : "To his Excellency the Most Noble_the Marquis of Normanby, etc., etc., Got ernor of New Zealand. " May it please your Excellency,— _ ; '.' on behalf of the inhabitants of the Pro vince of Auckland, we, the Superintendent aad Members of the Executive Council thereof, welcome you to the shores of Net Zealand, and congratulate you on ban} j appointed her Majesty's representative B this colony. 1 "We are happy to be able to communi cate to your Excellency the intelligence that settled peace exists between the two races occupying this portion of the North Island of the colony, aud that the loyalty which « borne to the Queen by her European subjects is equally borne to her by her Majesty» | Maori subjects. ~ -s a "On behalf of the inhabitants of tbis province, we earnestly wish your Excellency a prosperous career as Governor of New Zea land, and we assure your Excellency tbtf, whilst you are engaged in administering the affairs of the colony, you will receive our cordial support. " We desire also to express our best wishes for the health and happiness of the MarcbW neas'of Normanby and the members of pat family."

His Excellency in reply, said : Mr Super intendent and gentlemen of the Province 01 Auckland, I rejoice to hear of the peace ana tranquility which you assure me e*jsts.y e your province I have little doubt that in system of impartial justice which Pr*; v% will soon induce the Maori race ■whoid we with you to see the advantages of civilizano and come at last, readily into its ways. I thank you for the assurance of-WPj tion which you have given me, and trust t^ during my tenure of office not; only .. province but the whole colony wili;pj:Pg£V and at last attain that good P oSltl£ n3f 0 { I destined to attain. I thank you woeaa* Lady Normanby and myself for yonr &>^ wishes, and I am sure that S°™KJ'^L residence among you will be one "iW". _~ . shall never regret. - , , ~- ' The presentation of this address finish^ >, ~ the progiammeof the day, and ma * t0 lency and Lady. Normanby were Mlo*"^. M 1 retire from the gaze of the Pub u hc., an" us t that ease and retirement which tney have needed so much after their roug"• -voyage. In conclusion we may remark tna f new Governor has already won eJ^ the people, by his urbane demeanour^ genuine English appearance, ,wn" e pr f re 6 Normanby has done the same by and gracious recognition of tne J",^ which has been accorded to her Wj and her noVe consort.

THE EVENING STAR THURSDAYM MARCH KLA3



"TtfTE ARE NOW SHOWING OUR MAIL GOODS Received peb s. s. Hero, Consisting of COSTUMES, PA^IS BONNE rs, TRIMMED HA'l'd, MA VTL"RS, FJS*THEaH FLOWBES, GLOVES, &C, Sec, &C ; A&3O, 72 CASES Per ZsiiiSDii, Comprising— PEINTS, DKEBSES, and MANCHESTER GOODS J. COSGKAVE & CO. puMP DLbUK V S^A L E AT THE CITY HALL, (Latjs A. Likabubt anb Co. A SALE DRAPERY, MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, MATTIKGS FURNISHINGS Of every description WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CITY HALL, ON SATURDAY, 24th OCTOBER, And will continue for , O,N E MON TH, j After which tha residua ofjtha STOCK will bo sold by ' gon wirt?rrn<- ■', ..(Cen'dey.jii; k i>;jfi!:>>o in iujbm'J '! jeaetnur) ■«'»■ Y ;;r,- ■■■ '','■.,,,',.',',(, »sb>'>£J s'rtOatft



VTEW SUMMER DKE3S GOODS. "We have just rpened a v ry choice lot of NEW SUMMER DRESS GOODS, Cmprising— NEW PRINTED MUSLINS, Itf GREAT VARIETY. GRENADINES. PLAIN BLACK, BLACK STRIPED, akd COLOURED STRIPED GRENADINES. WHITE SATIN, STRIPED MUSLINS, CHECK MUSLINS, Etc., Etc., Etc. The above are NEW GOODS, just landed, and worthy of special attention, RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, (LATE K. HOBBS,) Wholes ale and Retail Dkapeks, Clothiees JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel,) Upper Queen - street, Auckland. T\ STEPHEN SON & OO.'S CELH RATVTD COFFEES, EXHILii-lON BRAND, lAULK BRAND, CROWN BRANT), Are to be procured at, all respectable Grocers and r-torek«epers throughout the Province of Auckland. D. STEPHEN SON & CO., WYNDHAM STREET, ATTCF. LAND. «T E H~A V E OPE Ni: I Pkr Sdtp Hyi'ASPEs: 9 2 CASES OP MEN' 3 AND B Y'S CLOTHING, PANAMA HATS, FELT DO, in Mtn's and Youth's Sizes J. COSGRAVE & CO., IMPORTERS. TDELIA BLS INDEMNITY Against Loss by Fire f ecnred to Policy-holders in the NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF * NEW ZEALAND, Representing ON TK MILLION STERLING of Cipita ■with Unlimited Liability of its shareholcers. LIBERAL TERMS, AND PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES OJjaracteri&tic features of the Company. ANDRKW G. MILT AR, Manager. Offices—2s Queen-street pTtTs ( J> OA li PIG b) Ov SALK BY THE UNDRESrO-ED— A FJSAV IMPORTED BEKKaHIRB BOARS. LOW & MOTION. A. LINABURY AND CO Having taken those CENTRALLY-SITUATED PREMISE! (Three doors lelow 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 GOOD, AND GENERAL DRAPERY. Full particulars in future advertisement.