SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH 'WATTSK : Thl« evening, 11.24 ; to-monrow morning, H. 39

SUN.SE £ : yhk evening, 6.4S ; BUK-KIBK: To morrow morning, 5.59 MOON'S AGB: First Quarter, 19th, 10.44 am.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS.

Waitara, S.S., Dale, from Auckland (in the Manukau) Amaranthe, schooner, from Kaipara(in-tbe Manukau) Wild Duck, ketch, from Port Waikato (in the

Masukau) Go-ahead, s.s , from Wanganui (in the Manukau) Southern Cross, s s , Sellars, from Tauranga Flirt, brigantine, from Oamaru

DEPARTURES.

WftlUra, 3.5., Dale, for New Plymouth (frjm the Manukau)

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

JFet the South-Wellington, s s., Saturday For Sydney—Helen Malcolm, and Harriet Armitage,

barques, early For Melbourne, via Coast—Lady Franklin, barque,

early For Newcastle—Montana, taanjue, and Isabella, brig, early .&s!<• ) For Norfolk Island and New Caledonia—Dauntless,

topsail schooner, early For Samoa—Suzanne, brig, to-morrow For London—Countess of Kiutore, ship, to-morrow ;

Thames, and Ferndile, barques, early For San Francisco—Loch Urr, barque, early For Dunedin—Waikato, ship, early For Sydney and Melbourne—Victoria, and Hero, s.s., three days after their arrival

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Horo, S.S., from Sydney, about 20th Victoria, s.s , from Sydney, uncertain Jackson, ship, from London ; sailed Zealandia, ship, from London ; sa'led 9th July Stanley Castle, barque, from London ; sailed 9th July Hydaspes, ship, from London ; sailed August ABsaye, ship, from London ; sailed AugU3t * Star of the South, from Levuka, 21st instant Pacific, schoc ncr, from South Sea Islands, daily "Waitangi, ship, from London ; loading lien Tsin, barque, from Launceston, daily Glimpse, barque, from Newcastle, early Magellan Cloud, from Chatham Islands, early Pearl, ketch, from South Se* Islands, early Emu, auxiliary screw schooner, from Lyttelton, early Prince Alfred, barquentine, from Lyttelton, via

Thanes Kenilworth, schooner, from the Islands Belle Brandon, schooner, from Levuka, early Dauntless (Hawaiian schooner), from New Caledonia,

early Vision, brig, from Dunedin, early

The s.s. Go-Ahead, Captain McGillivray, arrived at Onehunga this morning at nine o'elbck. She left Waneanui at 1.30 p.m. on the 16th and cleared the bar at 2.30 p.m ; crossed Manukau bar at 7 o'clock this morn ing, arriving aa above. Experienced light variable winds to the Cape ; from thence strong northerly breeze with confused sea and thick weather. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Bailey," Messrs Shera and Leonard. Cargo: 40 head cattle, 250 sheep, Seaton and Davidson; 9 packages, Margetts. The brigantine Flirt arrived from Oamaru this afternoon with a cargo of grain, etc.,{for Mr D. H. Mackenzie. She rounded the North Head at 3 o'clock but owine: to the strong westerly wind and ebb tide she would not come np to the wharf till this evening. It is decided by the Few Zealand Shipping Company that the Waikato shall load home •with the first of this season's wool from Dunedin. She will take her departure for that port at an early date. The company have placed the fine barque Ferndale on the "berth for London. She has already a large portion.of her cargo engaged, and will meet ■with quick despatch. The Ferndale opened her hatches to-day. Tue Queen, schooner, has cleared out in ballast for Russell.

The schooner Mary Melville has cleared for .Napier via Mercury Bay, where she is to load 56,000 feet of timber.

The barquentine Prince Alfred arrived at the Thames on Tuesday from Lyttelton. The Auckland portion of her cargo is being transhipped at Grahamstown. This vessel has been chartered to load timber at the Thames for Lyttelton, so that she will not come on to Auckland as was anticipated.

The barque Lcuh Urr after putting out her cargo—a work which Was begun this morn ing—will sail direct for San Francisco where she will await orders.

It was stated inadvertently by us the other day that the new steamer for the Pilot Ser vice, was to be a paddle steamer. ' We learn that it is to be a screw steamer

The s.s. Hero may be looked for from Sydney about Sunday. The Star of the South is due from Levuka on the 2lßt. In consequence of the more than ample time allowed by the contract, it is quite possible she may be in on Sunday the 20th. ' ■

The little steamer Waitara arrived in thej Manukau safely after a good run round the' North Cape. She called at Russell, Mongo nui, and Cape Reinga. Although the weather was very rough she sKpped very little water. She left the Manukau yester day for her permanent running ground viz. Taranaki and the Waitara.

The schooner Amaranth brings 36,000 ft. timber from the Kaipara for the Sash and Door Company. The cutter Hero, another fresh arrival in the Manukau, brings 24,300 ft. timber from the Kaipara. The ketch Wild Duck brings 15 tons coal from Port Waikato.

The a.s. Southern Cross arrived this morn ing from Tauranga, with the following passengers :—Messrs Levisson, Wood, Mor rison, Reid, Mrs Hamlin and family, Mrs Bobertson and child, Mr and Mrs Welsh, Dr and Mrs Armitage.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, this day. Arrived, at 4 p.m., yesterday, Luna, from Auckland, with San Francisco mail.

COMMERCIAL.

Mb. Alfred Bitckland's Weekly Re port.—At the Haymarket, on Friday last, fodder was in usual supply; prices were without alteration, Jjay bringing from 6s. to 8s 9d the cwt. Not many horses were sold sA the auction, but during the past week a larger than usual number have been placed privately, principally draught of a superior class, and tha prices have ranged from £50 to £70 each, and for an entire 150 guineas. Light-harness horses, from £22 to £27 10s ; hacks, from £6 each. At Papakura on Wed nesday there was a larger muster of cattle than for several months—l9B head penned. The attendance was equal to the stock, and all all offered, fairly competed for. Dairy cows were generally in very low condition and those ware dull of sale, but young cattle in condition brought good prices. Steers and young cattle sold freely at full rates ; fat cattle brought 40s the lOOlbs. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cows were in usual num bers, and at late values. Store cattle in full ▼allies. Store cattle in full supply, and in request at full prices. Fat cattle short of requirements, 114 penned, prises higher. Sheep in .full supply, but many of indifferent quality ; late prices were sustained. Fat lambs fairly BUpplied, and at late values. Fat calves short of demand, and at high values. Pigs in moderate numbers, of good quality, and in good demand. Prices given were : Dairy cows and heifers, £5 to £9 • basren cows, £3 10s to £5 ; yearlings, 40s ts 60a ; two-year-old steers, £4 to £5 ; three year-old steers, £6 10s to £7 5s ; fat cattle. 40s to 47s Cd the 1001b. ; ewes and lambs, 28s €d the couple ; hoggets, 17s to 25s each; fat sheep, 5d the lb. ; Fat pigs, 4d the lb. ; fat lambs, 10a to 18s each, Mr R. Arthur reports to-day : —Fowls,

Is Gd to 2s ud ; ducks, 2s Gd ; turkeys, 2s Od to 3s lOd; Auckland bacon, ll^d; ditto beef, 2£d; ditto pork, 3|d; Canterbury cheese, B^d ; onions, 6id; seed potatoes, 8s 9d ; carrots, 3s 9d ; pumpkins, 7s per 100 ; half-chests tea, Is 9d to 2s lid.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails -will Close as follows :— For Thames, this day, at 5.3* p.m., and to-morrow. at 13.30 a.m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, Walpu, &c,

per Lady Eowen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern provlnces.per Welllinp;ton,

to-morrow, at 12.45 p.m. For Whitiangi, Tairua, TauraDga. Opotiki, and Napier, via Tauranga, per Southern Cross, to-

morrow, at 1 p.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Rowena,

on Monday next, at 4 p.m. For the undermentioned places, per Taranaki, on Friday 25th instant, as under : — For India, Chin 9, Mediterranean ports, Continent of Europe, Southern provinces, Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, via Suez, SD»thampton, aud Brindlsi. S, B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Capmjchan—At Ealhousie Terrace, Cambridge, en the l*th inst., the wife of Mr David Carmachan late of the 79th, or Cameron Highlanders, of a son

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

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1874.

' For the cause that lacks assistance, ' For the wronir that needs resistance. For the ffcture In the distance. ▲ai th« («od that we can do.

The defence of Mr Vogel in the Cross to-day is a curiosity. Of all the things said by that gentleman, the Gross has. selected his attack on onr local institutions, and for pure literary milk and water, especially water, we commend the article to our readers. Knowing that Mr Vogel had himself embodied the "obnoxious education tax," in his own colonial bill, the Cross feels it difficult to defend his attack on it asexistingamongus. An& mark the ingenuity. "On the subject however of the opposition shown to taxation for this purpose it was but natural that any one coming here from the South should remark, and should do so un favourably." It was not then the " obnoxious tax " that Mr Vogel denounced, it was the " opposition shown" to it. Beyond all ques tion Mr Vogel—advised by his familiars— had calculated on rounds of applause on in troducing the subject of this vexed question of our Education rate. In this he miserably failed, for there was not one respon sive cheer, the ruse being too apparent. He deliberately denounced the tax by name, and now the Cross in that miserably shuffling way which has induced the inevitable con tempt of the people pretends that it was not the tax, but the opposition to it that the Premier denounced. But this is not the most noteworthy portion of the Cross' de fence. "The observations made, however," it continues, " respecting our other institutions are more severe and even more deserved that ~'those connected with the provision made for education.'' And it proceeds to illustrate the Gaol. And the illustration is chiefly from the length of time spent in completing the scoria walj around that establishment. Now what will any one say was the cause of this ? It was simply the rigid economy necessitated by lack of means. The work was entirely done by prison labour, and doubtless had there

been funds enough another course would have been taken. Against that institution, or its conduct, not one word of complaint can be made excepting that there is not enough of money to make other improvements. On the question of clean liness, order, and every quality that should Characterise a good gaol our local institution will compare most favourably with any other gaol in New Zealand, and if additional build ings could only be supplied, so as to give the power of better classification of crime, the establishment would be beyond the censure of the most. fastidious. It is so with the Lunatic Asylum, which came in for the spe cial condemnation of the Premier. The building devoted to this purpose—a wing only of the contemplated structure—is the admiration of every visitor. When erected it was amply and comfortably sufficient for the number of inmates. Since that time the building has been crowded to inconvenience, butjinyonethat visits theinstitution — and Mr Vogel we understand has never been within its walls—admits that everything that could be done consistent with the limited accommo dation has been done for the comfort and welfare of the patients. And so it is of our hospital, and there is not a man in Auckland but should indignantly resent the unwarranted insult offered to institu tions whose shortcomings, whatever they may be, are only attributable to want of means caused by the appropriating of our Customs revenue, caused by Mr Vogel's own reckless policy. "When from a quarter-of-a million taken in customs every year from Auckland there is only paid back some nine or ten thousand pounds it is not to be wondered at if our institutions cannot do as much as we desire, but it is in exceedingly bad taste for the Cross to join in falsely maligning them for the sake of .covering the retreat of its patron. It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

In another column will be found a letter detailing a case that appears to be a cruel wrong. We have ever been the defenders of the police against frivolous complaints, but we do think that in the treatment of the man McCullough there is a wrong that needs resistance and redress. We wonld not say so had we not the testimony of impartial men and total strangers to this new arrival, •who declare most positively that McCullough was not in the least degree under the influence of drink; but that on the contrary he was trying most patiently to bring home to the Immigration Barracks a tipsy roan—his shipmate ; that when the constable arrested the man McCullough merely pleaded with him, using the words that we should forgive not seven times but seventy times seven. It appears that there was a large crowd of observers, so that the truth or falsity of the case can be easily tested. If it is so, that an innocent and a very respectable man has been so dealt with, we cannot but regret the manner in which Mr Beckham appears to have addressed him in the dock. This is a failing with an other wise excellent and estimable magistrate. Mr Beckham at times, before he has had opportunity of knowing anything about an accused man, frequently abuses him in very strong language. And, showing that it is not from any feeling of tyranny or cruelty, not unfrequently he afterwards on finding himself in error makes amends by a very con ciliating and friendly demeanour. We do not say this in any disrespect for Mr Beck ham, for none more respect him than we do, but it is unquestionably a blemish in his demeanour on the Bench. If, as we are almost forced to believe from the strong assertions of several witnesses, Mr McCul lough wr.s perfectly sober and respectful in his demeanour, we do not hesitate to Bay that he has been very cruelly treated, and the mere fact that he is a stranger jn a strange land, friendless, and probably penni less should not be permitted to shield his unjust incarceration from the public eye. We trust this matter will not end here.

To the Editor: Sir,—l see by the letters which you now receive that the public are beginning to think about the exclusive Government land purchasing which is going on, and t;he large land revenue which is to result therefrom. Can you tell me how much revenue " accrued from the £180,000, the price of the compact. ? Does the Govern ment look for the expected revenue from the clay hills of Coromandel peninsula, the barren ranges of the Hokianga, or the twenty-one years' leases of the Bay of Plenty 1 And when is it to begin ? Has the world forgotten that when Mr Whitaker, then Superintendent, got £100,000 to man age the Waikato Confiscated Lands he gave up the affair because the value of land had fallen to such an extent that nothing profit able could be done. Finally, can you tell 'me what is the value of 40 or 100 acres of our Auckland fern land to a man without capital, and ,do you know of any one who [ has capital, and would be inclined to lay it out on a small farm.? Yours, &c, An Ex- I M.G.A.

As it is a practice not altogether un known for gentlemen to assume the norn de plume of a lady to serve their purpose we would mention that the following letter comes, as it professes to do, from the wife of a Good Templar : Mr Editor,—l think all Good Templars' wives have to thank the writer of the verses in last night's Star for showing one of the great evils of Good Templarism. I know of married men who every night say they have lodges to attend, and return home about eleven o'clock. Then again they have tea-parties to attend and pay for, and they must subscribe to this and the other or they would look mean ; and for all this their poor wives and children have to suffer by going short of those necessaries this money would obtain ; and men neglect their work because they hold office and must attend to the business of the lodge. Then again we see the great harm this move ment is doing our rising generation. You may now see young girls and boys walking with each other late at night, and when asked where have you been so late ? only to our lodge, and Mr — has kindly seen me home. In conclusion I hope all mothers will prevent their daughters, until of a pro per age to know how to take care of thera selves, to refrain from joining."

There is a pleasing variety about the Gazette notices of Major Atkinson's various appointments. His appointment as a mem ber of the Executive Council is vouched for by the signature of Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council;, Francis A. Hare, Private Secretary, by command, testißes his appointment as Secretary for Crown Lands ; Julius Vogel is the bare signature appended to his appointment as Land Claims' Com missioner ; and finally K. Fergusson, A.D.C., by command, and for the Private Secretary, announces his appointment as Minister of Immigration. Variety is charming, but all this is highly suggestive of red tape.—- Post,

In another column will be found a letter from Dunedin on " Sensational Legislation, and bearing a signature associated in the minds of people down South with plain speaking. While we are not to be taken as endorsing what is said by our correspondent?, and especially those who retain the respon sibility by giving their own names, we may notice that the little playful propensities of our Auckland political cremationists appear to have touched a chord in at least some Southern bosoms that has rung responsive.

The California Minstrels repeated their varied performances last evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre with equal success to a very good audience. The performances with slight variations will be given to-night, including "Forty Winks," and " Running the Blockade." 'Mr Rockefeller will give his beautiful banjo obligate, which is always received with pleasure. A capital evening may be spent with these first-class min strels.

The Sunday-school choir of St. Matthew's met for practice last evening in the school room under the superintendence of the organist, Mr Brown. The children will take part in the service at St. Matthew's on Sunday next in aid of the funds of the school. The chants and hymns were given in a "manner which reilects credit on the musical capabilities of Mr Webb, the master of the choir.

The members of the Auckland Bowing Club held their annual meeting last evening in Mr Grattan's Thames hotel. Mr Thomas Henderson in the chair. There was a very fair attendance. The committee in their report regretted a want of attention on the part of members who had not shown that interest in its progress as was manifested at the commencement of the year. A considerable amount of money had been expended by the committee in variolas ways, such as in re pairing boats and erecting a new landing stage, which expenditure was absolutely necessary. The balance-sheet was read by the Secretary, and shewed the expenses, in cluding a debtor balance of £2 153 7d from the previous year, amounted to £30 13s 7d. The income was £42 19s. viz £30 Is subscription, and a donation of £12 153 from Mr R. C!ratten, leaving a balance of £12 53 (!d. A statement of the assets and liabilities was then submitted to the meeting, which with the report and balance-sheet was carried without discussion. Mr Marshall was appointed secretary in the place of Hurry J. Ellis, and a committee waa elected consisting of Messrs 6. IT. Flet cher, D. Oxley, W. Caverhill, R. M. Clark, VV. Commons, R. Gratten, and Henry Cotton. Messrs D, Oxley and W. Commons were ap pointed auditors jor the conning year. Seve ral new members were proposed and admit ted, and the meeting closed in the usual way.

The Vivian Royal Comique Company will give, by particular request, two entertain ments in the Onehunga Institute. The first will be represented to-morrow evening, and the second on Monday evening. The programme is of the most liberal character, including the names of several new artistes. Mr Arthur Vivian will unfold his budget of aerio-comic songs in character. Miss Nellie Melville, the graceful vocalist will aid the concert by her pleasing flower ballads. Miss Lydia Adams, whose exquisite dancing has been much admired in many parts of the colonies, will appear in her famous step-dances. Mr Harry Franklin will illustrate negro life in his original style. Mr Walter Bernard, of Dunedin, will walk across the ceiling, and perform other wonderful feats. The Bono less Boy will also display his doubling peculiarities ; and Madame Xulu, the famous gymnast, will astonish tho audience with her unsurpassed trapezian and other perform ancea. Wo notice that Messrs C'assell, Petter, and Galpin, of Ludgate Hill, London, have just issued a pleasant volume of poems entitled " The Blacksmith's Daughter, and other poems, by John George Watts." The poems included in this volume (the fourth which Mr Watts has issued) are mostly of a rustic character, breathing of groen lanes and dewy fields, characteristic of Mr Watts' muse. We knew tho author of this graceful volume in years agone, and was not a little gratified upon hearing his verses recited in New Zealand. Tho p,uthor is a man whose prudence, industry, and force of character have raised him to a position of credit and respectability ; and his volume, with its just sentiments and honest views of life, does honour to his head and heart.

The members of the Harmonic Society having just completed their first year's opera tions held a social re-union at the Lome street Hall yesterday evening. The whole of the arrangements were most sucoessful, and to the committee to whom the details of the affair were left the members of the society and their friends must feel deeply indebted. During the early part of the evening; an event of a very pleasing nature occurred. The president of the society Mr J. B. Russell, on behalf of the members, presented to Mr Theo Cooper, the conductor, a handsome silver mounted baton, bearing the inscription— " To Theo. Cooper, Esq., from the members of the Auckland Harmonic Society, 1874." The entertainment concluded at midnight, and a general.wish was expressed that the members and friends of the society may meet often in the same enjoyable manner.

Here is a sad warning to tooth-jerkers. A young dentist while at work upon a young lady's pie-eaters so far forgot his business as to imprint a kiss on her lips, or maybe he thought it would soothe her. On the 'contrary she slapped his face, and blackened his eye. The next day the young lady's father and a shot gun called on that dentist, and he was so pleased with the old gentleman's re marks that he gave him a cheque for 500dol. Now he says he got that eye while "fool with a kitten." Yes.

Forgetfulness obtained two victims at the Harmonic Society's entertainment last night, one of whom —the lady who left her fan — may obtain consolation by applying to Mr Salter at the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation rooms. The act of forgetfulness in the other case is of a less innocent character, but now that the gentleman's memory is re freshed by this notice he may make restitu tion by leaving the umbrella which he thoughtlessly appropriated with Mr Salter.

"If the constitution is to be tampered with and tinkered," aajs the Post, "the colony hag at least a right to expect that the beat available skill shall be brought to bear on the task, that the work shall be performe i by a master and not by apprentices. Mr Vogel is trifling with his position and endangering the interests of the coloay by deserting his post at the present juncture. Had he intimated any such intention to Parliament the House would, we think, have paused before so readily assenting to tue resolutions he urged upon its acceptance. The possibility of a Ministry led by Mr Reynolds being entrusted with such a work was never contem plated, and would never for a moment have been entertained. Mr Vogel's going away now is a breach of faith with Parliament and with the country. It gives countenance to the insinuation made by a Melbourne paper that he has played his last card in the colony and that feeling hia position untenable be is preparing to abandon it."

At the Police Court this morning the Town Clerk stated that notice was sent to the Court yesterday to the effect that all the rate cases had been withdrawn, but owing to the message having miscarried the charges were called on, to the annoyance of those who had paid their rates after the summonses were issued. These cases, which can but have one result, should induce ratepayers to pay their rates when due without rendering themselves liable to the costs attending a summons.

To the Editor : Sir, —Was Marshal Mac- Mahon ever taken prisoner by the German army during the Franco Prussian war ?—I am, &c, Query.—[Marshal MacMabon was wounded during the operations at Sedan, and was compelled to com mit the command to .General de Wimp ffen. After the disastrous conflict which resulted in the Emperor surrendering himself as a prisoner of war, General de Wimpffen arranged the terms of surrender with Count Yon Moltke, namely the unconditional sur render of MacMahon's army of the North, numbering 80,000 men. By this act we assume that Marshal MacMahon became virtually a prisoner of war. He took no fur ther part in the war against the Germans, but after the treaty of peace had been^signed, and the German troops had occupied and evacuated Paris, MacMahon was appointed to the command of the Republican forces in their operations against the Communists. — Ed. H.S.\

In the grand jury room, in the fine old city of Chester, in July last, a true bill was found against Pvobert Dunn for marrying a young woman named Anne Brew, his former wife, whose maiden name .was Anne Porter, being still alive, on which occasion a jury man of a poetic turn of mind produced the following impromtu verse : —

The case is clear that Robert Dunn, Bai got two tnrrtls to his gun ; Of Porter tired, what could he rlo Bat taste and try another Brew ?

The attention of the City Surveyor is called to the bad state of that part of Nelson street lying between Drake and Wellesley streets. The road in many place 3 has nits a foot deep, which render it very dangerous to both pedestrians and vehicles at night.

A sweep on the Melbourne Cup will take place at the Occidental Hotel this evening. Mr Heslop's Art Union drawing of sewing machines wiljj, take place to-morrow evening in the Mechanics' Institute.

The regular monthly meeting of the mem bers of the Royal Albert Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 2, will take place this evening in the Wellesiey-street lodge-room. The monthly meeting of the members of the Auckland School Teachers' Association will be held to-morrow (Saturday) evening in Mr Fraser's High-school, Symonda-street, for general discussion, after which the Rev. Dr Kidd will give an essay on the grammar of the English language. We remind our readers that the lecture on "Music" will be given this evening by the Rev. John Crump at the Young Men's Chris tian Association. The lecture on this popular subject will be specially interesting, and a choir will render assistance. Persons desirous of getting a good seat must be in time.

We noticed thi3 morning at the stall of Mrs Motion, in the market, a very fine sample of lemons grown by Messrs Mason in their Ponßonby fruit gardens, shewing that oranges and lemons may be successfully cultivated in this province. In consequence of the offices in High-street, next to the Auckland Hotel, being required by Mr Samuel Coombes, Mr Joy has removed to new offices in the same street, opposite to the premises of Messrs Crnickshank and Co., which are most conveniently fitted up, and where persons requiring legal assistance will in future lind Mr Joy.

SENSATIONAL LEGISLATION.

(To the Editor of the Events! Stak.) Sir, —As good news from a far country, so the announcement that Auckland has " burned in effigy " the quondam apostle of Provincialism, but now the champion of Ceutralism, gladdened the hearts of all honest men in Dunedin. I can picture before my imagination the grotesque spectacle of a " Vogel mounted upon a donkey drawing his adherents to their doom." As cold water to a thirsty soul, so the knowledge that the people of Auckland are opening their eyes to the real character of their sham idol is intensely refreshing. Sensational legislation has heen the order of the day. This is, however, quite characteristic of a political mountebank. The corypheus of Provincialism is such a political apostate that he vows to sweep away all traces of the four legislatures of the North Island. One of his colleagues is reported to have said on the eve of his resignation of a seat in the Cabinet at that "he would not have occupied his position on that bench if he had thought the Premier, in his copious armoury, had such a treacherous dagger with which to stab his province." Poor deluded man ! He must be a poor judge of physiognomy, and a miserable discriminator of character when he could have placed implicit faith in a political renegade, an adventurous charlatan, and a bare-faced political impostor. But, sir, will the Southern Island back up this new and sudden spoliation scheme ? If she will, then her day of sorrow and surpi-ise will soon arrive? Vogel's motives are apparent to every man of pene tration. The creature is avariciously covet ous of power, patronage, and influence. The degradation of New Zealand stands confessed in the solemn fact that her destinies are under the control of a Vogel and his myrmidons. "Longhath the night of sorrow reigned." The proceedings at Auckland give hope of a bright dawn, when men will arise and cast their spurious idols and venal politicians to the moles and the bats. The burning of Vogel in effigy is an instinctive type, symbol, and foreshadowing of the day when the popular indignation of the colony shall be kindled and consume away the vile dross that now blinds the public eye and darkens the public conscience. Vogel, like the ancient Hebrew, " spoke, and caterpillars came— locusts did much ab6und." When he landed in Dunedin in 1861 I laid bare his antece dents, and hejjemployed his minions to pro secute me for libel. My countrymen sided with the stranger, and hinc fixe lacTirymce. Retribution is on the wing. The colony is being burdened with debt, locusts eat up the revenue, spurious and free immigration is being poured upon our virgin shores, and our Provincial institutions are being swept away so that ail power a,nd patronage may be concentrated in the Earthquake Pah of Cook's Straits. This is the necessary corollary of the Vogelian scheme of works and immi gration. Years ago I, advocated the real political separation of both islands, and their elevation into two distinct and independent colonies, with the seats of Government' respectively at Auckland and in Dunedin, then there could be no necessity for provin cial vestries. But I was thwarted, abused, and persecuted both in and out of the Council. By the way, is the quarrel between the so-called Premier of New Zealand and the worthy Superintendent of Otago feigned or genuine ? The adage runs—"When certain men quarrel, then honest men will get their" own." Can it be that Macandrew, who in 1869 poured oil on the head of Vogel as he was leaving for Auckland, and predicted that he would find his way to the British Parlia mont,*has lost faith in his boon companion I

But after all it matters little ; for as Butler, in his inimitable Hudibras has well written— Nothing can destroy a nation _ So soon aa fools in consultation. With all due deference to the haughty and insolent Governor Fergusson I assert that our Parliament, as a whole, is, if possible, beneath any of our petty Provincial Councils; ithas no dignity, maniiness, independence, nor self-respect. It has really degenerated. Bat whose fault is that ? Clearly, that of the constituencies. I am aware water cannot rise beyond its own level; but surely the moral foil of New Zealand can produce some thino- better than the vile sorrel and brambles thatat present infest the land. But I must not further trespass on your time and space. In tilie, I must own frankly that the news respecting the burning of Vogel's effigy greatly refreshed my soul. It came like dew on the tender grass, and like rain on a parched field. I regard it as ft happy omen. It is not by any means devoid of significance, as the Vogelian parasites would fain insinuate. Pray, sir, go on yourself in yourbrave course of exposing tbe utter hollowness of our Provincial and Colonial shams and wind-bags. They are the veriest simulacia— creatures of circum stances of the hour, and wholly given over to the worship of mammon. I heir god is their belly and they glory m their shame." Upon the theory of Descartes — who placed the soul of man in the pit of the stomach —our legislators are really great men But so long as we accept the theoi y of Plato and Aristotle and the Apostle Paul we must regard them a3 vessels of wrath ripening for destruction and corruption.— Yours, &c , J. G. S. Grant. Danedin, September 3rd, 1874.

MAORI ELECTORS AND PERSONA TION.

To the Editor of the Evening Star. g IR> _ One of the principal arguments brought forward by supporfcei-3 of the system of ballot voting is that a purity of election can be attained by that means which was wanting in the old system. After carefully watching the proceedings at the last two elections at the Wade I am at a loss to see what is gained by the new method unless it be to an elector who wishes to dispose of his vote to the best advantage and to sell to both parties. Let us see how it worked at this place. On the roll for the Waitemata there are the names of over 40 natives, the qualification of many being " out3ide the district," and many I dare say being dead. The legitimate polling booth foi' these natives would be Helensville, bat for obvious reasons very few even polled there, and the so-called voters were distributed between the Wade, Riverhead, Lucas' Creek, *c, as far away from Helenaville as possible. At the Wade nearly 20 natives, headed by their chief—a Native Assessor, by-the-bye —and a European were brought up in the middle of the day, presenting quite an imposing cavalcade as they rode up to the Court house. Now all these natives live at the Puhoi and Mahurangi, and it was well-known to every person present that not one of them was a voter for the Waitemata district, but came, or rather were brought there, for the purpose of personation. However they were polled, almost to a man, an interesting youth of about fourteen or fifteen summers being the only one rejected owing to his being so unfortunate as to have forgotten his age, and making himself out-, to be one year under instead of over twenty-one. Mr Macfarlane's committee displayed great skill in the line of conduct they pursued, it being arranged beforehand how many natives wore to vote at each place, and a card with the name, &c, of the party they were supposed to be was given to each, so that they might be well up in their lessoa when questioned by the Returning Officer. The votes of thirteen were recorded, the natives committing per jury with an ease and readiness which showed that either the pecuniary reward was large or that they considered themselves entitle:! to do so on account of the leniency with which native peccadilloes are usually gloased^over. Now, sir, is it not a disgrace to the whole community that natives should be allowed to remain on the roll, and thus give' the opportunity for such proceedings. The vote of each native was objected to by the scrutineer for Mr Yon der Heyde, to whom nearly all were personally known and I believe charges of personation would have been preferred against some of them but for the fact that a warrant against a native must be signed by a resident magistrate, and we are not as yet possessed of that use ful official. The conduct of some of the European voters was equally reprehensible, one man, after being in the market the whole day, leaving without voting because he could not obtain the amount (£1) at which he valued himself. At elections a certain amount of latitude is always allowed, but when we find men who pride themselves upon their piety, principle, &c, tacitly, if not openly, lending themselves to such practices, we cannot for a moment doubt the cloak of hypocrisy covers their Pharasaical professions.—l am, &c, TJpsiLQisr. P.S.—Would the principal supporter of Mr Macfarlane object to publishing the 1' little bill of costs" as furnished him, signed by the Wade committee ? I am sure such an interesting document would be read with, pleasure.

CRUEL CHARGE.

(To tiie Editor of the Evening Stab.) Sir, —Illm sony in having to record being witness to a piece of the most gross injustice I ever heard of in this or any other country where justice is supposed to reign. A young man (a new chum) was taken in custody last evening, locked up in the all night, brought before Judge Beckham this morning, and sentenced to undergo a term of three weeks in Mount Eden with hard labor, for what: simply asking the policeman (one of our public guardians) to allow him to forgive his shipmate (who was a little tipsy and in custody of the policeman), and allow him to go homo with him to the Barracks ; said policeman coolly and deliberately swore—lst: That McCullagh was drunk. . (Query, what is drunk). 2nd : That he obstructed him in his duty. I heard him say to his mate he had better go quietly, it was no use his resist ing ; and 3rd : That ha used obscene and improper language. Now the words used by McOullagh to induce the policeman to let his mate go with him are contained in the 21st and 22nd verses of the ISth chapter of St Luke, and nothing worse. I leave you to judge of their impropriety orinappropriateness on such an occasion. I may further mention that I could bring a number of witnesses' to prove the correctness of my statements. I do not find fault with Judge Beckham decis ion, but I think the remarks he made in re gard to McCullagh'a "appearance and looks" were to say the least quite uncalled for, and foreign to his duty. Ido not know McCul lagh, never saw him before, and although I have been six years in the province have "only seen Mr Beckhem twice, but judging impartially, and from appearance, I would be inclined to put the " saddle on the other horse." Ifc^ is purely a matter of opinion. I give you mine. If such be the general conduct of your public guardians, sir, I am sorry for you, and think it is time you begin to look very narrowly into their characters. I was present when the man McCollagh was arrested, and am prepared to swear he wa3 no more drunk than I am at this moment.- I am, &c, William Finxlay.

Thursday, 17. th Septe^er, 1874.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before H. Isaacs, Esq., MayoiSS^f« Home, J.P.) ■-£' *v «T-

DRUNKENNESS. ~ Patrick Harding, George White, £i Mayne, George Bailey, and Wfllia^ 1 L^ for larking in an uproarious mann«* •» fined 5s and- costs. -kf **

NEGLECTED CHILDREN. Francis Joseph Lyons and Mary a Lyons were convicted a a neglected chiM 1 and sent for five years the formerft Industrial School and the latter to St lift? Orphanage. ' - - v™?**

LARCENY. Mary Anne Marshall was charged *itkß, larceny of a hat on the 17th instant vS at 223, the property of Elizabeth Hwarf Mr Laishley conducted the defence. The prosecatrix deposed to having faff the hat in a cupboard in the store rodS the United States Dining Rooms on the 9th and found it missing some dayt afterwards The accused was in the house. The W (which was literally "a pork-pie WftV pretty white feather") cost her 225, "su had worn it a month, but did not c6nsidet jk materially damaged.

The mother of the last witneaa deposed *5 being told by her daughter that her hat *Jg missing. As a woman of the world, aitf. mother of a family, she would 'not say; that in her opinion the hat was worth 22g;%t her daughter said she gave that. The eyes", ing before the hat was missed prisoner wai in the house, and said what a nice little hat ib was. Beyond this she had no reMonfo suspecting her. Jane Chalmers, a milllnerat MrLincbury'g remembered trimming the hat produced for the prosecutrix. She was quite sure tint was her work. By Mr Laishley: No donbt there were other young ladies who stitched something nmiu to the sewing on that hat; but they all had their own way of knotting the thread. If gh e were buying the hat she would get it for 8r 6d if she could, but a shopkeeper mvM take 25a if he could get it. . Theyiltayg looked out to get as much as tbeylcjmli Fair value for the hat new was I7B;6ij>r.l3s Gd. It was worth about 5s leas for'wearT Th« prisoner could not have purchased a hst exactly similar to that at another shop in Auckland. . •>' ;; ' William Hill, cook in Mr HtfWßTg employ, stated that prisoner was at onetiift servant at the dining-rooms. On the night preceding the day when the hat wag missing he saw prisoner standing in the middle 61 the staircase. He wondered irnat she minted, and spoke, but she did not reply, He afterwards saw her coming down the stairs with something concealed. When be heard next morning that the hat was mining he at once exclaimed : "There tbajiisthe identical article that Mrs Marshall took. "' Mr Laishley : That was a statement job made voluntarily to relieve your feeliag|l suppose ? , Witness did not know whether it rejieni his feelings, but he had a very goodt icbk that the prisoner took the hat. Detective Ternahan deposed to-.smiting the prisonerwith the hat on her head. ,Sh* said she got it from England. . , j? Mr Laishley called attention to the weak points in the evidence, £md stated that the accused was in a most unfortunate position, haying only this week entered an action against her husband in Waikato for main tenance. She had no friends in town, tot Father Home had telegraphed up from the Thames an excellent character for her. The Bench said under the circumstance! i they would take a lenient view of the cm, and gave her seven days imprisonment. , , CITY RATISS. Daniel Lynch was mulcted for £2 10a, city rates. MURDEROUS THREATS. " Frederick Brett was charged with threat** ing to take the life of his wife with » butcher's knife, on the 17th. Mary Brett deposed that prisoner woke up in the middle ofihe night and used very bM; threats towards her. He had a knife in hia pocket. He .had three times been brought? up before for assault and tkreats againit fer ß He was drunk at the time. .: Constable Mulville described the, piuondr as an idle worthless fellow, always loa&§ about the streets. . ~ He was ordered to fipd two Suritiei of £25 aad himself in £50 to keep the peace fit twelvemonths. :.. A VAGRANT. William Howard, recently liberated Jrjp gaol, was charged with having no tawu ..':•■■ means of snpport. He had beenfonndlymg under a church in Newton. On promising to leave the place at once he ' was set at liberty. This concluded the business.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.- This day.

(Before Thomas Beckham Esq., &M.) , JrjDGMIIN'rS FOR PLAINTTFtS. / . tAsher Asher v. John Guilding, claim £.' , 15s, goods; R. Duffy v. Thomas Lupton,; I claim £5 7s 4d. Adjourned, w. j. leers v* george aeses. i 2 ' Claim, £11 15s. Mr Kissling for plaintiff; Mr Laithley for defendant. This was a claim for brokerage, but M there was a possibility of the matter bfflnj! settled by arbitration, and in accordance with the request of Mr Kisaling the ease WM ; adjourned until next Court day. ISAAC VIALOU V. JAMES HARPER. v ' Claim, £21 6s. , Mr Thorne for plaintiff; Mr Joy for. defendant;. , Richard Reals deposed that he had n» fourbeen years experience as an architect in Auckland, and for preparing plans and speci fications for any building and for general superintendence his charge would be 5pW cent, on the estimated cost. The supervision only would be 2i per cent. Mr Ke*ls gave other evidence, respecting the usual.tern»st an architect, tip show that the plaintiff, wn» had prepared plans, ke., for defendant fo* the erection of an hotel at Hamilton, tc'K cost of which was £500 ; defendant refusing.:-, to pay the usual rate of per centage. To Mr Joy : He had never seen the build ing at Hamilton, and could only speak aiu* architect generally. , The evidence ,of Mr Reals .was simpiy taken to assist the case now tending ■*. Hamilton. DAVIES V. MACTJOX. ' -3« Mr Rees and Mr Joy for plaintiff, and Mr J. B. Russell for defendant. _ This was a claim of £6 10s for wrongfully > impounding five of plaintiff's milch cows, ana for money paid under protest for fa 00?. damages. ! Mrs -Anne LDavies deposed that she knew Maddox, keeper of the Ded wood pound. _8W had often seen him before. On the 24th JW ■ Mrs Holmes drove her five cows to J) c pound. She went to him «nd m&? j application for the same, bit } I refused until she paid £4 7s 6d, W^jf 12s 6d for the cows, and £3 15s damages t j Mrs Holmes. She paid the money uric protest, informing Maddox that it IMB tv;jj fenced, and the gate always open. W. I replied that he wa^g well aware of W i

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