SHIPPING- INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATBE : This evening 5.37 ; to-momw moißtng, 1.6

SUN-BKT : Thh earning, 6.27 ; BUK-RI8B: To mowot7 mornlni;, 640 MOON'S AGE: Full Moon, 28th, 1.7 a.m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES. Vision, brig, for Port Chalmers, via Mercury Bay Fortune, schooner, feir Awanui Coronet, schooner, for Aitutake and Rarotonga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

■For Sydney—Tartar, s.s., about the 21st For Lyttelton—Rio Loge, brig, early For London—Countess of Kintore. ship, early For Melbourne—Mlltiades- ship, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

Tartar, A. and A.M.S.S. (English Mali;, irom »a? Francisco and Honolulu, due Macgregor, s.s., from San Francisco and Honolulu, about 10th prox City of Auckland, ship, from London; sailed 20th Thamrs, barque, from Boston, via Adelaide ; ssiled

28th ult Chanticleer, brig, from Hobart Town Fleur de Maurice, birque. from '-ewcastle Lady Franklin, barque, from New. astlo Glimpse, barque, from Newcastle Jackson, ship, from Lor.don ; sailed Zealanrtia. ship, from London ; sa led Montana, barque, from Newcastle Jessie Henderson, schooner, from Oamaru Loch Urr, ship, frnm London ; sailed 3rd June Ferndale, barque, from London ; sailed May 5 Oxford, ship, from London : sailed 7th Juno Pearl, ketc*), from South Se* Islands, early Clematis, ketch, from Lyttelton, earty Mary Melville, schooner, from Dunedin ; sailed 18th

instant Memento, barque, from Newcastle, early

The R,M.S.R Tartar is due to-day from San Francisco with the English Mail. There was no sign of her up to the time of our going to press. The Hauraki is to make her first trip to Corornandel on Monday next, starting at noon ; and returning at noon next day. The brigantine Coronet, Captain Rose, sailed for the Islands this morning at day break. She is to call first at Aithutake, one the Hervey group. She takes a general cargo shipped under the agency of Messrs Owen and Graham.

All claims against the Ship Countess of Kintore are to be sent into Messrs L.D. Nathan and Co. by Monday next, The trial trip of the Hauraki, though marred by an accident whereby Mr McDonald, the engineer, had his thumb so much crushed by the machinery that lie had to be taken ashore and have the upper portion amputated, was in other respects highly successful, and there can be no doubt that the new vessel will be a very valuable addition to the steamer fleet of our port. With a pressure of 351b. the Bauraki attained a speed with wind and tide of 9b knots, and of 7h knots against both. With full pressure it is estimated that 11 knots will be done under ordinary circumstances. The engines, which are diagonal, and on the high-pressure principle, were constructed by Mr C. Hawkeswood. They are surface condensing, and are fitted with expansion valves. Their nominal strength is 60 horse power, but they can be worked with safety tip to nearly 100 horse-power. A large number of visitors accompanied the trip. On the return journey the company were enter tained with a luncheon, provided by Messrs Holmes Bros. Several toasts were proposed and responded to. The Hauraki is to be placed in commission at once. Her first trip will be an excursion to Tararua and the Miranda, to start to-morrow (Saturday) at four p.m , and return Sunday evening. The Miltiades has now nearly completed the discharge of her cargo. She is now occu pied in taking in ballast from cutters along side. This will be an operation taking some time, as the Miltiades requires nearly 1000 tons of ballast to put her into sea-going trim. The Waikato came alongside this morning, and was hauled into the berth lately occu pied by the Queen of Nations and the Hero.

The brig Rio Loge has been taken over to the Breakwater to load timber for Lyttelton

COMMERCIAL.

Mr Buokxand's Report.—At the Haymarket on Friday last fodder was in usual supply and fully maintained late high values Horsa stock was offered in limited numbers. There was a steady enquiry for draught animals of all kinds at late rates. Biding small-sized horses were also in better enquiry. At Papakura on Wednesday there was a fuller muster of store cattle than for several markets. Dairy cows were at lower values than previous month's sale about 40s per head ; for steers of all hizes and three parts fatted cattle there was a steady competition at extreme valuos. 167 head sold. At Kemuera on Thursday not many store cattle were penned. Fat cattle were in average numbers—l3s head penned—and all of good quality ; prices irregular, but, on whole, lower—2s (id the 1001b. Dairy cows of middling and inferior quality sold at low prioes, but choice animals at full rates Sheep were in usual supply—7l3 sold ; prices obtained were slightly higher than of late. No pigs yarded. Among the cattle sold were the two shorthorn oxen shown by W. Bainbridge at the A grlcultural Show. Since then they have greatly improved, both in form, and condition, and are probably two of the best animals of their kind hitherto bred in this province, they were purchased by Mr Ebenezer Wood, at £28 12s 6d each Prices obtained during the week have been as follows :—Average dairy cows, £4 to £7 10s : choica animals, £10 to £12 ; ten to twelve month old heifers, 25s to 355; steers, 40s to 67s 6d ; eighteen month-old-heifers, -40s ta 55s ; steers, 55s to 90s ; two to three-year-old heifers, 60s to 80s ; steers, £5 to £7 ; barren cow£, £3 10s to £5 each ; fat cattle, 32s 6d to 40s the 10001b : fat sheep, 5d to sjd the lb ; cross-bred ewes at lambing, 25s each.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS

At Mr E,. Arthur's poultry sale to-day there was a considerable number of buyers. Fowls realised 2s Id to 3s 8d ; turkeys, 2s 8d ; finefditto, 4s 8d ; ducks, 2s 4d to 3s Id ; geese, 5s 3d; Spanish fowls (inferior) 4s. At the provision sale provincial bacon, 9£d to 9Jd, and a quantity of lard at'S^d. At Messrs Tonks and Co.'s produce sale to-day 150 sacks first-class malt sold at 4s 6d ; 120 sacks wheat at 4s 6d, and a line of barley at 43 6d. The hops wero sold privately at a good figure.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— ForThame; und Kapan?a, per Kriteipriso, this day, at fi 30 p.m. For Tharms, to-rrorrow. at 10.R0 a m. For Nahuranri, Wstakana Manpfiwci. Waipn, *c , per Lady Bn*eD, tomorrow. ;it 10 a.m. For Wariganui, per Go-ahead, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Vhitinngi. Tairun, Taur.»nsa. Opotihi, and - Napier, via Tauranga, per Southern Cross, to to-im.firrow. at 1 p m. For Tannal-i, kelson, and Wrst Coast, per Murray immediately lifter airival cf Taitar from n'anda^n For the undermentioned places, per Phajbe, to morrow, as under : — For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, aud Continent of Europe, at noon . For Taranaki, Southern provinces, Australian Colonies, U 12 45 p.m. For tho United Kingdom, via Suez and via Southampton, at 12.45 p.m. For the United .Kingdom, via Brindisi, at 1.15 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, find newspapers, at 11 a.m. Late letters for Southern provinces aj'd Mel bourne will be racetved till 1.15 p in. "'Supplementary Mails for India, China, Continent of Europe, &c ; Australia and United Kingdom, via Suez and Brindisi, will be made rup per I,una, sn Tuesday, 2ith instant For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Kowena, on Monday next, st 4 p ra. S, B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

B.Y4N— On .August 20, at her residence, Great North Road, Newton, Mrs T. Ryan : aged 42 yearg. The funeral will leave her late residence on Saturday, at 3p m, Friends will please accept thi3 invitation.

The Evening Star WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1874.

¥oi tho causa that lacks assistance, Tor the wrong that needs resistance, tor the future in the distance, Ao4 the good that we caa do.

As a de monstiation of public feeling last night's meeting at the Choral Hall was the most striking manifestation that has appeared a long time in Auckland. The unanimity, the fervor, and the determination of the people argue that it but requires due cause to awake them to a sense of political rights. It is to apathy we owe the fact that Auck land has been wronged for years, and that she has been dropping as steadily behind as other provinces have been advancing. We believe that last night the first shot was fired in a campaign, that will not close till the provinces of New Zealand Btand on a level platform. If provincial institutions stand in the way as they at present seem to do then they must perish. But it is not the mere sweeping away of provincial institutions we most demand, and least of all the mere abolition of ouf own Northern pxo. r vinces that we require. We require the dis appearance of provincialism as a means and perhaps the necessary means to making the land revenues common stock, and to all New Zealand sharing equally in lands that were purchased from common funds. We need not disguise it. The land fund may be the apple of the cy<; of the South. The Cu;tom s revenue is the apple of the eye of the 2\orkh. If they defend their applo so muat we defend ours ; constitutionally and peacefully if we can, if not, defend it. We trußt that the League outlined last night will Boon be come a living reality. If we shall not have a share in the land revenue of the colony to ease colonial liabilities and taxation, then we must have free [ports in Auckland. The traitorous intentions of Mr Vogel and those Auckland representatives who have betrayed their constituents in resolving to fix the land fund so fts.inthewordsof the ministerial organ, to prevent their ever being shared with the

Northern provinces, have met with a tern porary success, but they have evoked a feel ing of indignation before which Mr Vogel will yet bow.

We need not say a word on the division in i the House last night. It speaks for itself. Some o f our representatives it will be seenwweer c absent. Mr Yon der Heyde of course could not take his seat as the committee enquir ing into the validity of his position had sat and were in adjournment. Mr O'Rorke was precluded from, by etiquette and courtesy to his colleagues, from following and confirming with his vote the very decided step he had already taken, for i though his resignation had been accepted his severance from position cannot be regarded as complete until his successor takes place. As for Creighton, the very paragon of political renegades, who has turned his coat so often that he knows not its colour him self, who was long the champion of Northern claims to the land revenue, and is now in the South through the Guardian, their most viralent opponent ; as for O'Neill, Wood, Buckland, Jackson, Kelly, Munro, Vogel himself, and we may add his miserable henchman Lucky- not indeed our representative, but our " light" and ;' politi cal guide" —we leave them to the tender mercies and vigorous comments of the people.

As a great amount of interest attaches to the division list in connection with Mr Voxel's resolutions we have no doubt the electors of Waitenmta will feel satisfaction in reading the following explanation from Mr Yon der ileyde regarding the reasons which actuated him in refraining from voting. The information is obtained from a telegram received, by Mr T. Henderson, jun., which has been obligingly placed at our disposal. It I'iv.s as follows:- "I did not vote on account of my present anomalous position, hiving been examined before a select eom iniUtu; yesterday, the decision of which would be given this morning. The matter was thus mh jadice. I consulted several old members, who confirmed my view that I had better not vote. 1 told Mr Vogel ; and it was well known to several Auckland mem bers that had I voted it would have boen against the Government. —G. VoJS r i>Kli Heydk."

Prom an advertisement in another column we sp'3 that a demonstration of respect to Mr. Vogel and his Auckland supporters, in tended for tonight, has been postponed till to-morrow (Saturday) night, and will take place on the slope of the Barrack hill.

A?, fine deer, shot .'at Motutapu, was hanging at the shop of Mr Fisher, butcher, to-day. There was also lamb, a luxury we hardly expect so early in the season. Mr Fisher has made arrangements to keep up a regular supply of this delicacy from a well-known Mawkes Bay breeder.

The third and last of the Epiphany series of church conceits at Newton West was held last evening, Rev. Mr Dudley in the chair. The entertainment consisted of solos, musical selections, and ballads by ladies and gentle men. One young man created great fun by his happy rendering of " Sally in our Alley ;" and another gave " Rory's present to the Priest" with all its grotesque and true Hibernian associations. The room was full, despite the wet evening, and the concert was a success.

The various brigado companies of the city were inspected last evening in the Drill shed by Major Gordon, who expressed his satisfac tion at the activity, precision, and military demeanour of the members.

The silver-baton, gold-mounted, manu factured by Mr I. Alexander, jeweller, Queen street, to the order of the members of the chorus and orchestra of the Opera Company, and intended for presentation to their talented conductor, G. B. Allen, Esq., ianovv on view in Mr Alexander's window. It is beyond all question the most handsome thing of" the kind that we have seen turned out of a colonial workshop. The baton is twenty inches long and of pure silver. At the point is set a beautiful piece of green stone, and at the other end a gold-bearing quartz-specimen rounded and polished. An ornamental gold band is wound around the baton bearing the names of the -places visited by the company during their New Zealand tour, and a neatly-engraved inscrip tion plate and gold ornamental bands give a finished appearance to the instrument. The work altogether reflects very great credit upon Mr Alexander, and will be admired in whatever place Mr A lien arid his company may sojourn. As a mis-statement upon the subject appeared in a contemporary we may again mention that this handsome and valuable present was subscribed for solely by the members of the orchestra and chorus.

To the Editor : Sir —Permit mo respect fully to state that I had not seen the para graph respecting the Prince Arthur Hotel nntil I saw it in the Stak of last evening, which wad evidently written and inserted by a friendly hand. I would not have troubled you with this, sir, but as it appeared as an advertisement it leads to the conclusion that I have been blowing my own wind instru ment.—l am, &c, Hubert Oraji.

A southern contemporary says :—The cold was so severe at Dunedin last weekjfchat during Tuesday night the harbour was frozen over to the extent of many acres. Such an occurrence is stated never to have taken place before, but of course that cannot be known for certain. Suffice it to say that the temperature must be very low indeed when sea-water freezes. We should be glad to learn what the indicator of the thermometer was, and also whether there, was an unusual qanntity of fresh water collected in the shallows at the time. There has not been any very hard frost hero, nor do we hear of such from other parts of the colony. Dunedin is an inhospitable place at the best of times, but such cold as this is Antartic, simply.

We would direct attention to an alteration in the programme of Monday night's choral and operatic performance at the Choral Hall.

The rabbit nuisance has increased to such an extent in Southland that a meeting was held lately at Invercargill at which over £200 was subscribed as the commencement of a fund for the purpose of introducing animals that are the natural enemies of the rabbit, in order to check' the spread of the latter pest. A committee "was appointed to collect further subscriptions.

Mrs C. T. Wren only was a passenger to Sydney by the Hero yesterday. Mr Wren, whose name appeared on our passenger list, did not go.

The New Zealand Tablet draws attention to the disgraceful manner in which immi grants are being^crdwded into Ofcago. Every available building, whether owned by Govern ment or by private peesons, is crammed to excess, and it is stated that hundreds are wandering about unuble to find shelter. Night after night are the various hotels besieged by applicants for shelter, and it has been stated by one landlord that he i 8 nightly compelled to refuse accommodation to at least three dozen.

Sabbath desecration?is on the increase in Scotland.. A report on this subject presented at a meeting of the Sabbath Alliance at Edin burgh is most despairing in tone. According to it all efforts to lessen the steamboat trattic on the Forth have failed ; the keeping open of shops on Sabbath is on the increase in Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leith; and Sabbath cab-hiring continues as common as ever. The adoptiou of the report was seconded by Dr. Begg, who gave a short account of his travels in Australia, and said that the colonies, in respect of the keeping of the sabbath, were no better than the mother country. He considered that many colonies were worse than the heathen to whom mis sionaries were sent.

To the Editor : Sir,—Does Mr Vogel aim at justice and equality in the government of this colony ? If so I fear he has shot wide of the mark. This thing of abolishing Pro vincialism in the North is merely a blind. Of himself, Mr Vogel is not so bad. He is simply hounded on by the South ; although there can be no doubt but his Gos'ernment is a very corrupt one. He admits that many Government officers are mun of doubtful character; that the votes of lion, members are in the market at a very low figure. When such is openly admitted by Mr Vogel, what then must the reality be ? No wonder Mr O'Korke fled in horror from such a hell of iniquity. I have always been opposed to separation; but I fear that things are tending in that direction, if we are to continue a free independent province. When we consider the character of the Southern settlers brought out by the old New Zealand Company, gentlemen without means, too proud to beg, and to lazy to dig. Men of education, deep, scheming and calculating, who lived by their wits until they got this province to live upon. These are the men who worried the life out of Captain Hobson, our first greatest and best Governor because he did his duty ; who, after a careful survey of the coast and harbours of these islands choose Auckland as the best adapted place for the capital. By scheming and bribery they got the seat of Government removed. All the ills which have fallen upon us can be clearly traced to the action taken by these men They can count their railroads by the 100 miles, we by the inch. Kmigration the same. We are forced to raise a direct tax for educating our children, whilst our large revenue goes South to educate their children. They see our large land revenue in the futuie, and they must have it ; they must have our forests ; they menace us with taxation in the future ; and no doubt will carry out their threat with a, vengeance. I am a land-holder and a farmer, who has cleared a home iv the

wilderness, and 1 pretty well understand the temper and sentiments of my fellow settlers, and if we dont get separation we will take it. What is it to me what a few Auckland men do when they go South to misrepresent us; and if they arc rogues onough, and the Southerners fools enough to buy their votes, what has that to do with our hard work ? Once and for all then, Auckland must have her rights, stick to her runs, and look after her own afFairs; our cry must bo mostly amongst ourselves, and death to the enslaver. —lam, &c, Settler.

A curious spiritualistic revelation is given by an American scientific contemporary : — The spirit photographs which pass current among credulous spiritualists for genuine ghosts of the departed are produced in various ways. Tile latest and most scientiiic method is as follows :—The plain back-ground screen, before which the sitter is placed in order to

have hia-portrait taken, is to be puinted

beforehand with the form of the desired "spirit," the paint being composed of some solution of sulphate of quinine. When this

painting dries on the screen itns invisible to the eye ; but it sends out rays that have power to impress the photo plate, and thus the image of the person, together with the quiniue ghost, are simultaneously developed upon the negative.

The Opera, company Lave gone from the Princo of Wales Theatre, but they have left behind them the .stamp of their visit oil the daily routine of our citizens. No music is so popular at present aa opera music. Tbe booksellers tell us they aro having orders from all directions for those operatic selections which Miss May has given a fresh charm to. In Queen-street, under the verandah, and on the wharf we may hear at all times of the day favourite passages being whistled or hummed. It is remarkable how soon the street urchins pick up these beautiful airs. Dirty little rascals may be heard carolling " Scenes that aro brightest," from " Marifcana," or "Say to him an impress he's made," from the "Grand Duchess," aud some of them sing as correctly as if they had, studied the melody. It will be recollected that some time ago a lad accused of unlawfully roving about at night on, private premises was spoken of by his father in Court as a patron of the opera. So that it will be seen music asserts its power over all classes alike. The strangest instance of this absorbing influence remains to be told. A person who ought to know tells us that the other night a party of drunkards in the watch-house woro away the lingfring hours of that captivity by Binging lustily the famous duett from Genvieve do Brabant — " We run them in, we run them in," alternating this with snatches of the "Bridesmaid's Chorus" from " Der Freis chutz."

Tho Onehunga Sable Humourists gave an entertainment in the Public Hall Otahuhu last evening, There was a fair attendance considering the inclement state of jthe weather and when the curtain rose the faces of the audience betrayed a look of satis faction at tho sight of the Humourists in the chairs. The chair business was well re cieved; the negro foolishmonts of Messrs Bilkey and Crow caused a great amount of humour ; " The Merry Little Mokes," and " Really shall Expiro," by ( Messrs Huckstep, Morris, and Bilkey was expressed by com petent judges, as almost unapproachable for figure and time. " First Round for John " by Messrs Leahy, Blakey and Crew was a decided success. This concluded the per formance.

Four applications have been received for the post of organist at St. Mary's Church, Parnell. The names of the candidates are Messrs. Rogers, Beale, Hesketh, and Brown. The selection is to be made at a meeting to be held on the 2nd of September. A scratch game at football will be played by the members of the North Shore Club to morrow afternoon. Gentlemen who are members of other clubs are invited to take a run over and join in the game. It has been reported of one of the members of ths Assembly that he regarded the appear ance of the comet, which is now faintly visible in the southern heavens as indicating a dis turbed state of the political atmosphere. On being told that the session was likely to prove short in duration, and peaceful in character, he pointed to the sky and sagely remarked— Cometafulsit, helium erit.

Business has been all but suspended at Mr E. W. Dyson's for the last three days, he having been so busily engaged in marking down stock, to be offered to the public at quite nominal prices at the clearance sale, which commences to-morrow. Mr Dyson has been necessitated to adopt this course on account of his premises having been disposed of, and the purchasers requiring such early possessien, and he cannot obtain suitable premises to remove to.

ElThe monthly inspection of the |Naval] Brigade will take place this evening in the Drill-shed at half-past seven, under Captain Le Roy. Members are requested to roll up in time ; at the sound of the bugle. . The complimentary entertainment to i Johnny Gourlay will take place this evening in the Prince' of Wales Theatre. The pro gramme is before the public, who will judge of the fare to be provided. We trust that the weather will favor Johnny sufficiently to fill the house. Many of Auckland's favorites will take nart in the performance, and several new songs will be sung by full-voiced song3ters. h It will be seen by advertismenffthat the new steamer Hauraki will make a trip to the Miranda to morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. She will proceed to Tararu first, and leave there at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, land ing the excursionists at the scene of the Maori feast about mid-day. Should the weather prove fine the trip will be a very enjoyable one.

DISGRACEFUL BURIAL SCENE AT ONEHUNGA.

It is hard to believe that we live in a civilized country when we hear of such proceedings as those that attended the death and burial of the unfortunate man William Gamble, who was accidentally drowned by falling from the Onchunga wharf on Saturday night. A credible correspondent informs us that the body of the deceased, after it had been re covered by dragging, was put into a miser able shed, where it lay exposed to the attacks of ra*H, which eat away a large portion of the deceased's face. After the inquest the body was taken to the grave-yarrl aud buried by the sexton without a prayer, no Christian minister being present to perform the last rites, which even a pauper might reasonably hope to receive from his fellow-creatures. We can conceive of no proceedings more discreditable to our humanity than the treatment of this stranger — ho was • a recent arrival per Rooparell—that even the burial of a dog should only have been given him after his body had been partly devoured by rats through the culpable neglect or brutal indifference of those whose duty it was to look after it. There does not seem to have been any suspicion that the deceased committed suicirle ; on the contrary, it was pretty clearly proved that his death was purely accidental. An attempt was made to show that he was drunk at tho time he met his death, but even this was by no means proved, and there are those who saw him shortly before the accident who assert that he was per fectly sober. The gentleman who has in formed us of the disgraceful finale recorded above states that shortly before the deceased lost hia life ho was seen outside the hotel with his coat off, kneeling on the ground praying. Our informant went up to him, and urged him to put on his coat, which he readily did. His mind then appeared to be wandering. Who can tell but that the same forboding which fure-shadowed his death indicated to him that not one of his fellow-creatures would be found ready to offor up a few words of prayer to their common Maker when his poor mortal remains were thrown into the ground. This proceeding requires some explanation by the police authorities in whose charge the body undoubtedly was both before and after the inquest.

POLICE COURT.—This Day

(Before His Worship the Mayor and Dr. Home, Justices of the Peace.) DRUNKKNNBS3. Margaret Lyons, a wretched looking woman, was fined 53 and costs for this offence. John Shannon a hale, hearty man. who looked ashamed of his position, was fined the same amount. PIETY IKEY. Isaac Bryant was charged with being drunk in Queen-street on the 20th instant, and also with a breach of the Vagrant Act in being a rogue and a vagabond, and having been thrice convicted of drunkenness within a twelvemonth. When asked if he pleaded guilty to being drunk prisoner replied "Guilty your Wor ship, guilty of course ; taint no use paying not guilty." The (Jlerk : Do you also plead guilty to the charge of being; a rogue and a vagabond ? Prisoiv-r : "What's that ?

" Who says I'm a rogue ? I should like to see tho man that could prove that I overtook a penny, from man, woman, or child ! I like that, —a roguo ! No !I do not plead guilty." Sergeant Major Pardy explained that the expression was technical, and used to imply that a person had been convicted three times of drunkenness, and was an idle disorderly person. Prisoner : I don't care what the ex pression means, nor what it don't mean ; I ain't no disorderly person ; I get a honest living, by blacking boots, and if I does get drunk now and then I don't see why I should be called a rogue. Fivo previous convictions wera then proved agains tthe prisoner; aud he was sen tenced to pay a fine of 5s and costs for being drank ; and to go to prison for a month with hard labour for the second offence. THK COW 3 LOOSE AGAIN". James Conley was charged with a breach of by-law No. 6 of the City Council by allowing two cows to wander in Symonds street on the 15th inst. Defendant, who was represented by his wife, pleaded guilty. The cows were out adrift. The Bench inflicted a fine of ss. and costs, with a promise that if defendant was brought up again on the same charge he would be fined the full amount, viz., 40s. A HORSE AND CART UNATTKJTDED. Thomas Keightly was charged with leav ing a horsa and cart unattended in Wellesley street on tho 17th inst. Defendant ploaded guilty through his counsel, Mr Kissling, who explained that the accused was engaged on a charitable errand when he committed the offence. Tho Bench took this into consideration, and only ordered the defendant to pay the costs. CITY RATES. Michael O'Regan and Mrs Birch (alias Gillard) were summoned for non-payment of City Rates.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done — Bank of New Zealand—Sellers, £17 15s. National Bank—Sellers, 71s. South British Insurance, 53s ; buyers, 52a 6d

National Insurance- Buyers, 295. Moanataiari—Sellers, 43s Union Beach, 10s. Old Whau, 50s Golden Calf (new issue)— Sellers, 3s 6d. City of York—Sellers, 9a 6d. Cure—Buyers, 11s ; sellers, Us 9d. Exchange—Sellers, 23s Waitemata—Sellers, 2s 3d. Golden Calf (double)— Sellers, 11s. Standard Insurance—Sellers, 13s. Thames Gas—Buyers, 35s 6d. Bright Smile—B2s 6d ; buyers, 80a. Alburnia (paid up)— Buyers, 37s 6d. Alburnia (con.)—33s j buyers, 33b. Caledonian — Buyers, £8 10s : sellers, £8 12s 6d. ' City of London—Sellers, 28s 6d. Crown Prince, 27s 6d j sellers, 28s.

The facts were proved in each case and i udgment given against the defendants witn costs. This was aU the business.

PARLIAMENTARY

Surprise at the Division.

Confusion in the Camp.

Speculation forjhe Future.

A New Constitution Bui Rumoured.

(From our Special Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON.

This day. There never was a more complete surprise than last night. The House, reporters, and gallery were taken all aback, and you could not possibly have had the particulars if Mr Vogel had not good naturedly kept the office open halE-an hour beyond official time. There had been 22 speakers in favour ot the resolutions, and only 17 against, and thoutrh Messrs Stafford and Fitzherbert were in the Chamber it was felt that the Opposi tion could not come to time. The sponge was thrown up and a division called, tne result of which you know. A number of members were shut out m the lobbies who did not vote. Many others did not want to vote, and kept out of the way. The telegraph agents and special corres pondents wanted the division list, but the Speaker was elevated upon official stilts, and declined to allow the division list to go out side the precincts of the House ; but some how the purveyors of the press managed to get the correct card and sent the result throughout the colony. There was a terrible rush for the wires amongst the members, and pens and paper were at a premium. The Opposition men say : " Oh ! Vogel is a good-natured fellow, and nothing will come of it. Next session he will find a good excuse to relegate the subject to the limbo of for gotten measures." Others say that next session Mr Vogel will come down with a measures to abolish the provinces in the South Island, and if the House turns up its gorge at that then he will appeal to the country. These are contingencies—you can take your choice. Messrs Stafford, and Fitzherbert were m the House when the division was called, but the latter saw no chance, and any appeal to palaver was given up. The House adjourned at 9 p.m., and it is expected will finish the business next week. 'J he Parliament is expected to close next week. It is understood that Mr FitzherberJ; will give notice to-day to ask for leave to intro duce a new Constitution Bill.

Mr Yon der Heyde's Election Void.

The Waitemata Election Committee has decided the seat vacant. The Luna is detained till this afternoon to take up the new writ, which will be moved for as soon as the House meets. Messrs Yon der Heyde and Gillies leave by the Luna, which will arrive in the Manukau on Sunday morning.

NORTHERN PROVINCES ABOLITION DEBATE.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.)

In the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon, Messrs J. E. Brown, Carrington, J. Shepherd, Tairoa, and J. O'Neill spoke in favour of the resolutions. The House adjourned at 5.50.

THE DIVISION.

MAJOEITY OF TWENTY-FIVE FOR

THE GOVERNMENT,

S p.m. On the House resuming Sir Cracroft Wil son waived the right to speak.

A division was called for with the result— for the resolution, 41 ; against it, 16.

PAIRS FOR THE RESOLUTION. Parata Ingles C. Parker T. L. Shepherd

Carrington. PATES AGAINST THE RESOLUTION. Takamoana Brandon Murray J. L. Gillies Thompson. FOR TIIE RESOLUTION. McLean Bradshaw Vogel Gibbs Jackson J. E. Browne Tolmie Luckie Steward Monro Mervyn Seymour Fox Cuthberson Tribe O'Oonor Andrew Stafford Studholrno Katene McGillivray J. Shepherd Richmond Kenny O'Neill Taylor Webb Btjckland Bryee Bluett W. Kelly Reynolds Creighton Wood J. B. Parker Ormond McGlashan Wilson T. Kelly Atkinson Richardson. AGATNST TIIE RESOLUTION. J. C. Brown Curtis Fitzherbert Hunter Macandrew May Reeves Reid Sheehan Rolleston Swansow Williams Willi a mson Bunney T. B. Gillies Montgomery The following are the members within the precincts who did not vote :— O'Rorke Pearce Harrison Johnston Wakefisld Wales White Yon deb Heyde.

THE WA ITEM ATA ELECTION. The committee appointed to consider the petition of John Leek met yesterday. Mr Moorhouse appeared for Mr Yon der Heyde, and Mr Hart for the petitioner, Mr Leek. Mr Yon der Heyde was examined, and deposed to having been born in Bremen in 1834. His father was born at Hanover in 1805. that State being then ruled by the King of Great Britain. He was naturalised at Adelaide in 1857. Those letters of naturali zation had repeatedly been accepted by the Collector of Customs. He held Her Majesty's Commission of the Peace, was a Volunteer officer, and had sat upon juries. He believed himself to have been legally qualified to hold a seat in Parliament. Letters of naturaliza tion in New Zealand dated the 11th of August were put in. Mr Moorhouse urged the committee to recommend the House to pass a small Act validating Mr Yon der Heyde's election. Mr Hart spoke in opposi tion. The committee adjourned until next day.

The Select Committee met again to-day and declared Mr Yon der Heyde's election void.

THE POLITICAL CRISIS.

PUBLIC MEETING* AT 17 ~2OUAL HALL. • s* \

The public meeting convened by his Worship the Mayor for the people of Auckland to ex-' press themselves on the political situation ;' took place at the Choral Hall last night. In spite of the unfavourable weather the large hall was crowded. One the motion of Mr Shera his Worship the Mayor took the chair. "

The Chairman having read the requisition sent to him asking him to call the meeting said he should not as chairman express his opinions on the subject at any length. While he approved of the ultimate abolition of provincialism, he did not think the way it; was being gone about the proper way. g; a "Worship then generally expressed his ■ di s . approval of Mr Vogel's resolutions. He called upon Mr Firth to address the meeting. Mr Firth, in opening, read Mr Vogel'g resolutions to the meeting. They would see the alterations projected were of epeat mo- j ment. Their consideration should be ap proached with calmness. The province of Auckland had been very badly treated in' the matter of the compact of 1856. It had been reduced in consequence of that metsure from being a first-class province to the lowest rank in the colony. Having alluded to the" necessity for viewing the question in abroad and impartial manner, the speaker announced his intention of treating the subject as one affecting not only the provinces of the North Island, but the whole seven provinces of the ' colony against Canterbury and Ofcago, though Mr Vogel persisted in making it one that affected the Northern Island alone. He was unable to conceive why Mr Vogel had brought the resolutions before the Assembly. Had he said that it was necessary for the credit of the colony to examine our securities he should have thought Mr, " Vogel had approached the subject in aJ'. proper spirit. But he coul^ not avoid'" thinking with many that the resolutions were V brought forward in pique at Mr Fitaherbert's speech on the State Forests Bill. He was no supporter of Mr Vogel, but he was willing to give him fair play, and he was willing to be lieve that the doing away with the log-rolling of the Superintendents and other palpable ? evils had a good deal to do,with the bringing in of the resolutions. There was not a doubt that the proposals had fallen like an eleetria shock on the province, and he was quite certain that the people of Auckland would : never let the matter drop till they had obtained their right. Mr Vogel was making;;' fish of some provinces and flesh of the others. It was not likely that the seven impecunious provinces were going to be satisfied with/ crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. ■ It was not extravagance or mismanage-; ment thab kept the provinces of the Northern Island poor, it was want of funds. He did not see how the scheme was to make the expenditure much less. The speaker,.-, then alluded to the circumstances which" attended the alienation of the provinces' share of the Customs dues.

[A telegram was here pub into the speaker's hands, which he read to the meeting. Wel lington : "Resolutions carried by 46 to 16." The reading of the telegram was received with hisses and groans.]

The speaker said he felt certain that the1 news would make no difference in the dis-.~ cussion of the resolutions. The present course could only result in heavy taxation.-.••; That the people of the North would not bear. £ He had always been of opinion that the jj appropriation of land revsnue as revenue for the provinces in which it was raised was very . unfair to the rest of the provinces. Such a • state of things would not be permitted in T ictoria, and it was a wonder that it had stood so long. Mr. Vogel's policy was like a one-wheeled cart, it would not go. There was only one remedy for the? existing anomaly, and that was the; abolition of the whole of the provinces. (Hear.) Ie was said by some that that was Mr. V 7ogel's intention, but the third resolu- * tiou which Mi Vogel had brought forward § distinctly implied the contrary. If Mr Vogel neglected the opportunity which he had of putting the colony into a healthy state it would be said of him in the future as it had been said of another and a greater Julius in the past— But yesterday the word of Julius might Have stood against tte world : now lies he there ~ And none so poor to do him reverence He concluded by moving ** That in tha ' opinion of this meeting the proposals embodied in Mr Vogel's resolutions for; abolishing the North Island provinces, while, confirming some of those in the South.; Island, are unjust and impolitic." Mr Kees, who was received with cheers, ; began by alluding to the disgraceful conduct ■' of those Auckland members who had, in,. f spite of their knowledge of that meetings voted in favour of the resolutions. Such. l

betrayal of the interests entrusted to them " would however be remembered. (Hear.) If those resolutions were persisted in he felt certain that not only the Province of Auck land but the whole of New Zealand would;, be placed in a state of revolution.';? He could admire Mr Firth for recommending-' a calm patient discussion of the qnestion, but there was a limit to all patience, and S they must recollect that it was not patience v which had preserved the liberties of England' on many a bloody field, or whioh when England taxed America unfairly had torn the brightest jewel from the British crown, and at the same time laid the foundation of .*■. great nation. (Hear.) Hi» surprise at the conduct of the Assembly was lessened, when he recollected the class of men who had been elected. He recommended imawdi ate action against the measures of the Got vernment. (Hear, hear.) Let them begin that night. (Loud applause.) Let them form an association with committees in every town and hamlet in Zealand to resist them* (loud cheers.) He characterised the conduct^ of the Government in tying up the land fr, 1™ to the provinces after giving the BritUn lenders reason to suppose it was to be securitys for the loan as obtaining money under to? 9 pretences ; conduct which, if indulged in m private, would involve its perpetrators w » little amateur geologising in Mount Eden. (Hear, hear.) It was untrue to say that »« members of the Assembly represented t&9 people of the colony. In five y«*rt great alterations took place in » B9 colony. He thought if it was B«' rowly asked what the members'' really W' presented it would be found they priacipajjj. represented themselves. (Hear, hear.), had been long of opinion that Pi"ovincTjj». ought to bo abolished, but he conld fl.° w hold with favour proposals led *P x such motives as those which had 8°? re the Government in bringing forth .*fl e £ eO t solutions. Mr Rees here used wiW jj, many of the arguments used by speech of the other evening. fle the resolutions would do good ,lQ w ftn^ people up to a sense of their position j the necessity of being up and doling- m miners of the Thames and the^Mid Advertiser, who supported the *&? lntlrT' nO i I so under a mistaken idea. They &»£« | properly studied the question or they w . see the inevitable alternative of U2CV^ 9 taxation or repudiation. In relation t^ resolutions he would remind the . electorate of the North Island of »^ feature that had been rather ove-"" That was that when the wMtf^ % pubUc works had been com^^

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