SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATEK : Till* evening, 10.8 ; to-raonrow morning, 10.30

"TJN-6ST : Tula waning, 5.35 ; SUN-BI83: To marrow morning, 6.24 MOON'S AGE: Last Quarter, 3rd pros, 4.33 p.m.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. Luna. Government p.s., from Wellington (Suez Mail)

DEPARTURES.

Rowena, s.s., for the Bay of Islands Hbanezor, schooner, for Russell Fawn, cuttsr, for Kussell Tawera. schooner, for Kaipara (from the Manukau)

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Melbourne--Mlltiades, ship, this evening For the South—Taranaki, s.s., Friday For New Caledonia and Norfolk' Island—Dauntless,

schooner, early For Lyttelton—Rio Loge, brig, early JTor London—Countess of Kintore. siilp, and Thames,

barque, early > For San Francisco, via Honolulu—City of Melbourne, about 4th September For Sfdney and Melbourne—Victoria, s.s., three days after arrival

VESSELS EXPECTED

City of Melbourne, s s., from Sydney, about 4th Sept. Macgregor, s.s., from San FraDcisco and Honolulu,

about 10th prox Victori*, s.s , from Sydney, about 4th September Magellan Cloud, from Chatham Islands, early Taranaki, s s., from the South, early City of Auckland, ship, from London; sailed 20th May Loch Urr, barque, from London ; sailed 3rd June Ferndale, barque, from London ; sailed May 5 Oxford, ship, from London : sailed 7th June Pearl, ketch, from South Sei Islands, early Pacific, scho( ncr, from South Sea Islands Dauntless, schooner, from the South Waitingi, ship, from London : loading Stanley Castle, barque, from London ; sailed sien Tain, barque, from Launceston Glimpse, barque, from Newcastle Jackson, ship, from London ; sailed Zealandia, ship, from London ; sa'led Kenilwortb, schooner, from the Islands

EXPORTS.

Per Miltiades, for Melbourne :—2 cases tobacco, 49 boxes tobacco, 5 cases tobacco, L. D. Nathan & Co. ; 1 case merchandise, 3 kegs, Owen & Graham ; 44 casts limejuice, 73 iron tanks (empty), G. W. Binney. .

COLONIAL SHIPPING TRADE

The. following are the statistics given in the Government officials' returns of the num ber, tonnage, and crews of vessels which have entered inwards and cleared outwards dur ing the year 1873 at the ports of Auckland, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington: — VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS. With Cargo. In Ball a si. "' ' •:". ; 4 • »3 4 „• • II I' I i I >• H O > EH O Auckland (in cluding One hunga) .. 175 68,008 2828 .. 2 181 8 Dunedin .. 132 65,183 1993 Lyttelton .. 113 42.940 1436 Wellington .. 78 39,124 1098

CLEARED OUTWARDS.

Auckland (in-

eluding One hunga) .. 143 52,534 2295 .. 46 17441516 Dunedin .. 29 20 851 607 .. 73 34332 920 Lyttelton .. 42 24,000 632 .. CO 226C1 685 Wellington .. 11 8 526 216 ..' 59 26147 078

SHIPPING COASTWISE. Entered.

CLEARED. Ist 1 i i ■ >■ H O > H O Auckland (in cluding One hunga) .. 3544 2125G1 24334 .. 3815 21332 C 24154 Duaedin .. 581 103150 8552 .. 612 109302 ©ISO Lyttelton .. 1307 134589 9276 .. 1320 13H21G 930? Wellington 713 123613 10045 .. 703 125965 10219

The ship Miltiades having put out all her cargo', and taken in her complement of ballast, hauled away from the wharf at day break this morning, and anchored in the stream. Mr E. Combes has accomplished the task of discharging the vessel with com mendable dispatch. All the cargo has been put out in the very best condition possible, and only the very smallest of claims have been made against the ship for cargo delivered short, or out of order. The crew of the Miltiades have all remained on board while the vessel has been alongside the wharf, and in this respect she has proved the influence a good ship and good officers have in securing the adherence of the men. Perhaps the Miltiades is the only large vessel for years past that can be mentioned as not having lost a man while in port. The Militiades cleared this afternoon for Melbourne in ballast and with a few items of export cargo. At noon she dropped down to the Man-o'-war ground and was expected to sail this evening. She takes the following passengers : Mrs Millar, and Miss P. Cook.

The p. s. Luna arrived in the Manukau last night at midnight, from Wellington, with the Suez mail.

The aew steamer Waitara had a trial trip this morning. The engines, which have been inserted by Messrs Fraser and Tinne, ■worked very satisfactorily. The vessel will depart for Taranaki in a few days. The new Coromandel steamer Manaia, being built by Messrs Holmes Bros., is now all but completed. She is to be launched the next Bpring tides.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Nelson, this day. The Taranaki left for New Plymouth and the Manukau at noon yesterday. The s s. Albion arrived from Wellington with the Suez Mail at half-past eight yester day eveaing. : : Bluff, this day The Taranaki arrived from Dunedin with tho 'Frisco Mail at a quarter-past eight this morning. ~; ...,, ... Wangantji, this day. The s. s. Go?Abead,arrived from the Mana kau at half-past eleven last night.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :—

Fcr Thames, to motrow, at 10.30 a.m. and 5 30 p.m- For Coromandel, to-monow, at 11.30 a m. For Taiiua, per Effort, to-morrow, at 2 p la. For Tauranga, per "Vincent, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. For Levuka, Fiji, per (star of the South, to-morrow,

at 4 p.m. For Norfolk Island and New Caledonia, per jSfDauntless, on Thursday next, at 8 a m.

at 4 p.m. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Taranaki, on H rid ay next, at noon 8. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

Howe —On August 31, at his father's residence, Beresford-stveet, John, second son of Mr John Howe ; aged 16 months. The funeral will leave to-morrow (Wednesday), at 230 p.m. Friends are respectfully invited to attend

Fi,tm»-On August 81, Rafter a painful illness, Katharine, the beloved wife of Michael Flynn ; aged 39 years. The funeral will leave the Provincial Hospital, to-morrow, at 2 p.m.

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

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs resis tnuce, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

In considering the report of our leading mine, presented at the annual meeting of share holders yesterday, we cannot but be favourably impressed with the extent of work done in the mine and its permanent character. Under the new system of making up mining companies' accounts, for which shareholders are greatly indebted to Mr J. Waymouth, we can readily arrive at the cost of each division of the operations carried on in the mine during the year. It would, however, have been an additional advantage if the cost of man agement had been shown distinct from the ordinary expenses upon actual works in ■the mine. There is a growing feeling among mining investors that our mines are being worked much more in the interests of employes than of shareholders, and. this belief certainly receives some colour of reason from a cursory glance at the totals o^ receipts and expenditure in the balance sheet of the Caledonian Company. With ;the large income of £17,086 for the year it ia a fact that the mine has been worked at an actual loss of £2,038. In other words the Company commenced the year with a balance of £3,400/ and closed it with only £1,362. And yet the percentage of gold obtained from the stone crushed has been a hand some one ; small, of course, in comparison with the extraordinary returns from the mine in its palmy days, but still such a yield a8 would, with proper and not too ambitious management, give a good interest on the actual capital of the Company. If an average of nearly an ounce of gold to the ton on 4821 tons of stone crushed will not pay divi dends in a company already possessing power ful machinery and plant, then we boldly assert that gold-mining in this pro

vince is a failure, a delusion, and

a snare viewed as an investment holding out bona fide inducements to capital ists. No doubt in reply to such a line of reasoning the management will point to the extensive prospecting works referred to in our opening remarks, and it is precisely the judiciousness of these works as against a (jue provision for interest on the capit 5" of the Company which has to b e determined by those who put money in mining. We believe that if the feeling of investors were taken on this point a very large majority would be in favour of restrict ing the extent of unproductive speculative prospecting works undertaken to an extent much more within the means of the Company than that which is exhibited by the Caledonian report. These works for the most part are designed on the chance of again striking a class of stone which may not exist in any part of th e Company's ground, and are thus of a purely speculative character. Mining in this pro. vince has now reached that stage when some more certain guarantee than chance finds of great richness should be held out to investors. With an average return like that given from Caledonian stone during tbo past year at least ten per cent, should have been paid on the Company's capital. This may seem small to those who have eB joyed the golden season, but still it is good interest, more especially with the present market value of shares, and would, we doubt not, have proved most acceptable to the shareholders. So long, however, as the management and operations are maintained on a scale which grew up when the Company had hundreds of thousands sterling rolling into its coffers, shareholders cannot hope to see any return for their money, however steady the present excellent return from the mine may be. The same evil effects resulting from the excessive cost of mining operations and management has proved fatal to the interests of other companies on our goldfields, and instances might bo adduced where even 1?, ounces of gold per ton at the Thames have meant calls to shareholders, while a few pennyweights to the ton give dividends on the Australian goldfields. Until mining investors insist upon a general recognition of the principle that the first con sideration is the profitable development of mines, and after that the construction of prospecting works, we cannot hope for a mors encouraging state of things in connec tion with gold-mining ventures.

Hie attempt to settle by arbitration the respective shares of the Miltiadea award to which the owner of the T.acly Bowen on the one hand, and the captain and crew on the other, are entitled has been a failure. We understand that Captain Kaspar and the crew are now determined to try the question in a court of Jaw. This being so Mr Rees, on behalf of the crew, has applied for a detainer against the vessel which in the meanwhile is on the point of sailing. How the matter will bo settled it js at present difficult to pay, but there are all the materials for a very pretty lawsuit.

" Scenes" are by no means uncommon in the Wellington City Council, which speak to our memories like " the light of other flays " In a late copy of the Post we find an account of one of these unseemly wranglings. The subject under consideration was tho failure of the Mayor to watch a Corporation bill going through the Assembly. We extract the following from about a column of similarly edifying discussion:—"Councillor Dransfield said it was clearly the duty of the Mayor to watch over all the Corporation business before Parliament.—The Mayor : I don't agree with you. Those matters are in the Lands of our solicitor, and if I went to the House and interfered I should be called a very impertinent chap. — Councillor Dransfield contended that the solicitor's duty v.is merely to draft the bills in proper form. It was the Mayor who should watch the interests of the Corporation.—The Mayor : What motion are you speaking to ? There is nothing before the Council. —Councillor Dransfield : I was asking you a question as to what you had done about those bills. — The Mayor: Well, you have got my answer. I rule you out of order. Go on with the business. — Councillor Moss : I object, your Worship.. I object to Councillors being silenced in that way. —The Mayor : I don't care. You may object as much as^you like. You arc like a pack of disorderly children, and want some one to keep you in order, and I mean to do it. I intend to keep you in order, and 1 don't care whether yon like it or not. If y»u will go on like a lot of unruly children you must be treated accordingly. Councillor Dransfield is always sneering at what I say and do, and I don't intend to let him.—Coun-^ cillor Moss (wrathfully) — This is outrageons! This is past bearing ! His Worship must be asked to resign ! We can't stand this. I'll table a motion asking him to resign ! I'll do at this moment —this very moment. — The Mayor (derisively)— Hear, hear, hear ! Go on with the business.—Councillor Moss then sat down, and began writing his notice of motion with fierce gesticulation.— The Mayor again told the Clerk to go on with the business. —Councillor Moss: Not until you have taken my notice of motion.— Tie Mayor : You haven't got any notice of motion.—Councillor Moss : Yes, I have. I'm writing it now.—The Mayor : Pooh, pooh ! go on with the business."

; The September number of the JSfew Zea* i land Presbyterian Church Neios appears to day, and as usual is full of important and edifying reading. The number opens with introductory articles on the "Maori Mission" and the Church's " Deputy at Home," from which it appears that the Rev. George :Morice has made profitable use of his commission from the General Assembly. Mr John Lamb- contributes a discourse on the religion of the heart under the "Familj Altar." Mr Lamb in his opening remarks justly observes that man's religion is part of himself, because it belongs to his whole nature, reaching out and touching all around him. Mr Lamb's paper will be read with interest. The, present number contains also a reply from Eev. J. Wallace to Rev. D. Bruce on the temperance question. We notice also some strictures on the revision of the Bible which appear to have been care fully and thoughtfully written. The number contains the usual amount of matter, corres pondence, church news, and treasurer's accounts, and forms a most acceptable monthly offering to the numerous members of the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand.

To the Editor : Sir, — Could a Roman Catholic be appointed a Governor of New Zealand?—[Yes,—Ed. E.S.J

The Vivian Comique Company-had a very fair house last evening, and the songs given by Miss Melville, Messrs Vivian and Booth were received with great eclat. Messrs Mason and Franklin were equally successful with their delineations of negro life. Mr Booth's f/irce and local songs with their strokes of rich humour were provocative of much laughter and thoroughly enjoyable. A change of programme will be made this even ing, and to-morrow evening Mr Vivian will take his benefit and present a new budget of comicalities. Madame Blanch and Master Johnny Gourlay will assist in the entertain ment.

The Church Gazette for the diocese of Auckland for the month of September is to hand with its usual quantity of church in telligence. The present number contains the conclusion of a very interesting description of a picnic in Solomon Islands, with sketches of intervening scenery, exhibiting some of the natural difficulties which travellers may expect in the wilder parts of those islands. The sketch is in the form of a diary, and the pleasant pencillings will be acceptable to those who take an interest in the progress of civilization and missionary enterprise. The pages of parochial intelligence include accounts of city and provincial congregations with a pleasant notice of the the reception of Rev. R. S. Hassard and his lady at Lome-street Hall on the 30th of July last ; also, of the St. Mary's new organ concert on the 25th of the same month. Mr Hassard contributes " A peep at the church in Honolulu," a very descriptive paper of a day's visit where the writer found to his surprise a copy of the well-known Parish Magazine, which has an immense circulation in English agricultural districts. The "Recollections of a Waikato Missionary" is continued this mpnth ; also, a number of elegant extracts and Church news from various parts of the world. The bit of n?ws from the city of the saints, the Utah of Brigham Young, is curious and striking. "St. Mark's parish, Utah, which had three communicants in 1867, has now 175, and maintains its own rector ; its church is to be consecrated an Ascension day as St. Mark's Cathedral. In this parish 3CO have been baptised and 100 confirmed, 53 of whom wero Mormons or Mormon-born. Another inttrestine literary item is the origin of Bishop lleber's celebrated missionary hymn "From Greenland's Icy Mountains," which the amiable prcachcr-poet wrote at Wrexhara on the spur of the moment for a particular occasion. The piesout number is well-filled with good matter and will be welcome to members of the Christian community which it represents.

The members of the differently designated Total Abstainers of this city had long con templated a Temperance Hall, and when the Rev. Warlow Davies' congregation decided to erect a new chapel in Beresford-street, Messrs Carr, Probert, Leßoy, and other con sistent members of the Temperance .Associ ation purchased the old chapel, and with a wise economy they have at great expense, which they will not regret, restored, adorned and made new additions to the old Albert streefr chapel, and now, in its complete and commodious form, it is one of the neatest, prettiest, and most accomodating halls in the city. The situation, which is central, will be another great advantage should the committee be disposed to let it on certain nights when the temperance reform ers will not require it. We visited this new hall (for scarcely a trace of the old chapel can ba recognised beyond the site), and were pleased with its general appearance. The whole of the builders' work has been executed by Messrs. Hose Bros, in a moat satisfactory manner from plans and designs furnished by Mr P. Horapath, the city architect, who has designed and beautified so many of our city halls and public buildings. The painting reflects much credit on Mr La Roche, the painter ; the gas and other fittings were fixed by Mr Gallagher. The hall and annexed Band of Hope room are well ventilated and capacious. The hall will seat nearly four hundred persons. There is a well-constructed orchestra capable of holding a choir of at least a hundred singers and musicians, much after the style of the Sydenbam Crystal Palace orchestra. The cornico work, neatly painted, is pierced for ventilation, and the wainscoting is beautifully stained and varnished. At the west end at the back of the gallery is a neatly carved frame where a device or emblem of the asso ciation with a suitable motto will be placed, so as to immediately attract the eyo on entering the hall. Altogether, within and without, the Auckland Temperance Hall is a credit to the city, and will supply a want which has long been felt by the friends of social, moral, and intellectual advaacement. The hall will be re-opened to-morrow oven ing with music, ballad, speech and refresh ments, and will bo presided over by Colonel Hanltain, a gentleman who take 3 much interest in the welfare of the people.

The members of the Wellesley-street Mutual Improvement class will hold their usual meeting this evening. The subject of the paper for discussion will be "Socrates," the wisest of the Athenians of olden days. The subject is one of deep interest, and it is creditable to the young men of Wellesley street to introduce a character of so much importance to mankind as Socrates, who was the great moral teacher and foremost man of the many philosophers and poets who congregated at Athens, and who by their learning and intellectual attainments, previous to the dawn of Christianity, did honor to our common humanity.

. After protracted suffering, Paul Men delssohn Bartholdy departed this life at Berlin, on the 22d of June. He was the principal member of the banking house of Mendelssohn & Co., a brother of the cele brated composer, and a grandson of Moses Mendelssohn. His parents already were converted to Christianity, when the father assumed the additional name of Bartholdy. The deceased also was an able musicm. of great execution, and of the highest intelli gence. For 'some time he served faithfully as City Councilman, and as such did very much to build up and perfect savings insti tutions. His demise leaves a very sensible void among the city fathers. His house was the rendezvous of all the notorieties in science and the fine arts.

The members of the Royal Cavalry Troop were inspected last evening in th» Drill shed by their commanding officer, who was pleased to express satisfaction at the result.

As Mr Barnett and two friends were re turning to town yesterday in a buggy the home took fright at a passing cart near the Catholio Cemetery, when the buggy was overturned and the three gentlemen thrown out upon the road. The shafts of the buggy were considerably damaged, but the gentle men escaped with a few slight bruises.

The opening rifle contest takes place on Saturday, the I.2th inst., instead of Monday as announced in a paragraph last night.

The Real Estate Descent Bill, which pro vides that in cases where male persons die intestate, leaving real property, that estate shall be dealt with as personal property, and divided among the persons entitled to share it,.in place of passing into the possession of the eldest son, passed through the House of Representatives. It abolishes the law of primogeniture in these cases, and to that ex tent assimilates the law to that of the Colony of Victoria.

The Government steamer Luna arrived at [ Onehunga with the Suez mails at midnight yesterday. The mails and a number of pas sengers were brought into town at once by special train. The following is a list of_her passengers :—Saloon : His Honor J. Wil liamson, M.H.R. ; Thomas Russell, Esq., Hon. James Williamson, M.L C. ; Hon. C. J. Taylor, M.L.C. ; Hon. H. Chamberhn, M.L.C. : Major Jackson,. M.H.R. ; Messrs G. M. O'Rorke, M.H.R. ; J. Sheehan, M.H.R. ; J. May, M.H.R. ; W. Swanson, M.H.R. ; W. Kelly, M.H.R. ; W. Murray, M.H.R., (Otago); J. Munro, M.H.K. ; Reader Wood, M.H.R. ; Chief Paul Tuhaere ; —Rose, Inspector of Post-offices ; W. Mitchell, W. Berry, R. H. Stephenson, Mrs and Master O'Rorke, Miss Pollen, the Misses Green (2).

A large meeting of the inhabitants of Onehunga was held last evening in the district Choral Hall to consider the resolutions of the House of Representatives for the abolition of the Northern provinces. The meeting was called in obedience to the wish of the rate payers. Mr George Codlin, chairman of the District Board, was voted to the chair, and introduced the object of the meeting. Mr William Eastwood was the first speaker, and proposed "That in the opinion of this meet ing, the proposals embodied in Mr Vogel s re solutions for abolishing the North Island provinces, while confirming those or the South, are unjust and impolitic." This was seconded by Mr Greenwood. Mr Bilkey believed in Mr Vogel as a far-seeing politician, and moved as an amendment " That the sooner provincialism was abolished the better." Mr Jackson seconded the amendment Mr Whyte spoke at some length, and was rather severe upon the character and intelligence of some of the representatives of certain constituencies, and considered that the rnli'.lcal apathy of the people caused all the mischiet. After further discussion Mr. Bilkey s simple amendment fell through, and Mr, Eastwood's original motion was carried. Mr Armstrong spoke in favor of the'conduct of Mr O'Rorke, and moved "That the best thanks of the electors were due to the Hon. George Maurice O'Rorke for his services as representative of Onehunga in the General Assembly at Wellington." The motion was seconded by Mr Sullivan, and carried unani mously. A vote of thanks to the chairman, and three cheers for Mr O'Rorke, closed the meeting. Mr William Kirby has been nominated as a candidate for one of the vacant scats in the City Council. Mr Hannaford'a pictures which are to be disposed of by Art Union may now be seen in the window of Upton and Co., stationers. They are fine bold landscapes, done in the best style of that gentleman's colouring. We understand that the directors of the Auckland and North Shore Ferry Company, having received permission from the Harbour Board, intend running to the Pevonport wharf, commencing on Monday next. The time table will aprear in a.future issue.

Mr Montague has, we learn, placed a valuable present at the disposal of the 'com mittee of the Poultry and Dog Show to bo held in the M&rket-place on Friday and Saturday next, as a prize for the best cat. We are by no means prepared to assert that the cultivation of a good breed of cats is not quite as important as similar attention paid to the improvement of ■ their canine co workers in rat extermination. At any rate Mr Montague's* prize affords ladies an oppor tunity for becoming exhibitors at the show, and at the same time of exhibiting their pefc tabbies to advantage. All entries for the show closes on Wednesday next. By an alteration in rule 3, either one male and one female or one male and two female birds may be shewn. Tho show will take place in the western wing of the Markat-house, which is being satisfactorily arranged for tho pur pose. A band has been engaged for both days, and there is every prospect of the affair being thoroughly successful.

An "AtHomo " in aid of the organ fund of St. Mary's Church will take place in tho Parnell Hall to-night. The programme which appears in another column is a most attractive one.

The latest phase of the cremation discus sion is to settle the place where the preacher is to read the burial service. Is he to stand on top of the chimney and address the smoke, or stand in front of the fireplace as he pro nounces the solemn word 3, " ARhes to ashes?" It is singular, however, that with all the talk about cremation not a singular advocate of the process has as yet been self-sacrificing enough to die and have himself cremated.

The Wellington Acclimatization Society was compelled to decline the offer from the Christchurch Society of 2,000 trout ova, having no ponds of any piscatorial appli ances. The ova therefore were forwarded to Auckland.

The Jewish residents of Melbourno pur pose erecting a Synagogue and a Minister's residence at a cost of £20,000.

The three days of "Handel Festival" at the Crystal Palace was a stupendous affair. With Sir Michael Costa as leader—with all the best artists for this kind of work as solo singers (Sims Keeves, Santley, Titiens, Trebelli-Bettini, Agnes, and a host of others), with thousands of most carefully trained chorus-singers, and withfaultless orchestras — what was to prevent the oratorios from being renders d magnificently ? In the orchestra at this Handel Festival were ninety-five first violins, ninety-three second violins, sixty-two violas, sixty-two violincellos, sixty-nine double-basses, and a due proportion of other instruments.

To the Editor : Sir, —The delay in the notice calling for plans of buildings to be erected on the site of the old Supreme Court house having been attributed to the absence of the Superintendent and other members of the Building Committee it is to be hoped that on their return they will at once decide as to their requirements, and call for plans, and that tha premiums may be such as to induce architects to exert themselves.—Yours, etc, T.

This evening the anniversary tea meetiag of the Union-street Wesleyan Sunday-sohoal will be held in the school-room. Tea will be ready at half-past six, after which several ministers and gentlemen will address the meeting.

His Excellency Sir James Fergasson is not likely to leave this colony until about December. His successor in the Govera rnent will also arrive about the same time.

On the motion to provide compensation for Messrs Yon Stunner and Williams, Justices of|the Peace, being discussed before the House ©f Representatives, Mr Buckland explained that the mistake which had led those gentle men into the error from, -which they had Buffered was not committed by the Clerk of the Auckland Petty Sessions (Mr Canning ham), as had been stated in the House, bub by the Crown Prosecutor. We learn that the widow and seven child ren of William Gribble,. who lost his life by an accident on the ketch Clematis oh Satur day last, is in poor circumstances. The de ceased was a person of steady habits, and a member of a Good Templar Lodge. We understand that an effort is about to be made in aid of the unfortunate widow and her little ones. Subscriptions will bo received at this office.

The official preliminary enquiry into the loss of the schooner Onward was held before the Collector of Customs yesterday. The captain'a evidence waß taken, and the resul will be forwarded as usual to Wellington.

A woman named Campbell and two young lads, her sons, were arrested to-day by Detective Jeffrey, charged with larceny of £4.0 lost a short time ago by Mr William 1. Crowe, who is requested to call at the police station.

The scene in the House of Representatives following upon Mr O'Rorkes announcement of his resignation is thus described by the Wellington Correspondent of the Otago Times : Mr Vogel no sooner sat down than Mr O'Korke, who was sitting on the Minis terial bench, rose, and in an impassioned speech, denounced the treachery and tergiver sation 'of the course now adopted by the Go vernment. Mr O'Rorke said that he had told his colleagues he could be no party to such proposals, and that he would resign. As Mr O'Rorke said this, Mr Vogel made observations to Mr Richardson, and Mr O'Rorke leaned across and said, " Did you say I did not 1" Mr Vogel very snappishly replied, "I'll speak when you've done. Mr O'Rorke then openly reiterated his asser tion that he had warned his colleagues, and he proceeded with his speech. At its conclu sion he left the Ministerial benches, and amidst the most enthusiastic cheers I ever heard in the House, walked slowly down the aisle and out of the side entrance. Mr Vogel was quivering with passion when b.9 rose, and his temper was not improved by Mr Fitzherbert twice interrupting him on points of order as to his travelling beyond the bounds of personal explanation. He de nounced Mr O'Rorke's conduct, declaring it to be unprecedented, flatly denied that Mr O'Rorke had given him any wrrning, and said he was entirely taken by surprise. He wound up by some most ungenerous sneers at his late colleague. These were in very bad taste, and the House evidently thought so. It is very difficult indeed, to believe in Mr Vogel's professions of ignorance of Mr O'Rorke's intention. It was well known long before Mr Vogel entered the House, and I had telegraphed it to you. Long before Mr O'Rorke rose the Evening Post was published containing an announcement of Mr O'Rorke's intention to make a statement of his reasons fir retiring from the Government. dDfc is strange, therefore, if Ministers were the only persons ignorant. Mr O'Rorke has made an enormous sacrifice in resigning as he has done. He resigned the Chairmanship of Committees to join the Government, and now he has sacrificed not only his Ministerial salary, but the support of the Government to put him into the Speaker's chair afc the next election in the event of Sir F. D. Bell retiring, and if backed by the Government it would have been a certainty for Mr O'Rorke, and is an office which he is admir ably qualified to fill."

. The compulsory sequestration of the estate of Harry Kickards, the comique, was moved lately, the petitioning creditor being Mr J. Hickiubottom, upholster, who has assisted to furnish a residence for the respondent at the pleasant suburb of Jolimont. The case was postponed for a fortnight to permit of further affidavits being filed.

Mr F. H. Lewisson announces his intention to hold an art union at which £250 worth of jewellery will be offered.

Pupils wishing to enrol themselves for the next quarter for the study of that most use ful branch (arithmetic) in connection with the Technical Classes of the Mechanics' In stitute are requested to apply to the Secre tary of the Institute on Wednesday evening next.

ELECTION FOR WAITEMATA.

NOMINATION OP THE CANDIDATES

Tue election of Air Yon der Hcyde having been declared void the nomination of» candi dates for a second election took place to-daj? at the Devonport Hall. The proceedings were of the tamest description. Col. Balneavis, as Returning Officer, took the chair, and briefly introduced the business of the meeting. MrD. Burns proposed, and Mr John Bollard seconded, Mr Yon der Heydo as a fit and proper person to represent the district of Waitemata. Mr John Lamb proposed, and Mr M. Roe' seconded, Mr J. S. Macfarlane's nomination. iir Yon der Heyde, on risiag, was received with prolonged cheers. He said—" Gentle men, fellow electors of the district of Waitemata, it is due to you as well as to myself that I should make some explanation of the circumstances which have brought about this election. When I appeared before you a month since I did not imagine that within so short a period I should agair solicit your suffrages. Since receiving my letters of naturalization in 1557 in South Australia nothing had occurred to throw doubt upon their validity when used in this colony, to which I came in 1866. Since that time, as you know, I have filled various positions and performed public duties which could only be filled and performed by a naturalized subject. Consequently, I have never for a moment doubted that I was eligible to aspire to any public position in this or any other colony. With reference to the mode adopted in order to rectify the blunder which had evidently been made (not through my own fault recollect), I will say a word or two. I do not charge my opponent with any hostile feeling towards myself—probably he considered it his duty to use influence to bring about a fresh elec tion. All I say is that the matter might have been settled in a simpler and speedier manner had the committee so decided. However, as a new election is ordered, I find myself again before you with the firm conviction on my mind that as you elected me a month ago on ray merits you will do so again. (Cheers.) Having now explained this matter, I trust to your entire satisfaction, I shall be happy to answer any questions you may put to me on the various subjects now claiming public attention. (Prolonged cheering.) Mr Stainea : Did you vote for or against th« clause of the Act making it compulsory for barmaids to leave off business at ten o'clock.

Mr Yon der Heyde : I voted against it; I did not consider that the subject required legislative interference.

No other questions being asked, Mr Yon der Heyde volunteered a statement as to his opinion on, the resolutions brought before the House by Mr Vogel. Having given his reasons for not voting, which were identical with the telegram pub ished in •urtcolumns some days ago. Mr George Staines enquired whether Mr Yon der Hsyde, when in Wellington, voted for or against the licensing of the .Northern Olub; for the sale of wines and spirits to members.

Mr Yon der Heyde said ha voted against the licensing for the following .reason :—The Club was not a house for the sale of Jiquor to the public. It was owned by a number of gentlemen who used it sometimes as a residence when away from home, or as a place of resort after the business of the day. .Now, if these gentlemen chose to join to gether and purchase wine.s, spirits, or beer they had a perfect right to do so, and a club of working men would have just the same right to purchase their beer to be consumed in their club without being asked to take out a license. (Cheers.)

Mr Yon der Heyde went on to say thlP^ \% solutions were divided into three parta At. ' to the first there was no doubt provincialism £ had been a good servant in the past, but the condition of the country had changed, and he thought that we ought have a different form of Government now -xfltt> same time he coold not agree with a ache that only involved interference with half of th colony. He should also like to be inform i more fully what was to be substituted fm. the past order of things. The resolutions although passed, did not bind their ml' porters to agree to the Bill, and he thought ■ that next session nothing but a comnMl scheme of abolition would pass the HoiW He was of opinion that a thorough religion of the electoral districts was necessary, iS ' thought, with very many others, that Juu^Oi land was very unfairly represented in the House. As to confirming the seat of Govern ment at Wellington he saw no necessity for it. About the localisation of the revenues there was only one opinion, and that wa»f>" r that it was very unjust. Ho was unable to see that because a compact was right and fair in 1856 it should be fair and just now Mr Yon der Heyde concluded by savins that he trusted they would again rally round :■ him on the polling day as they had done at I the first election. (Loud cheers.) ' \ Mr Macfarlane, on coming forward, said it:' I was rather unfortunate that there should be - I a second elec'ion, bat he felt he had only done his duty. (Oh, oh.) He would have he^n called a cur if he had shrunk from 1 taking the steps he had taken. The altera- *' tion of the electoral roll was a strong reason' for his re-appearing. Then there were mattei* in the election which he did not approve of," At Lucas' Creek there were only 13 vbteah. and 26 votes were found in the box, and the i "Returning Officer was a countryman, of Mi •■ Yon der Heyde's. (Laughter.) The game thing might have been done on his qwn side. (Hear, hear.) Mr Yon der Heyde : That was nothing to', do with me. Colonel Balneavis appointed , that officer. I did not.

Mr Maefarlane : So you say. I have " another opinion of it. (Roars of laughter.) There was the Star, a great supporter of Mr Yon der Heyde, had had an article on the" dismemberment of the district. That was a subject he felt bound to say something? about. (The candidate here quoted. largely : from an article which appeared in these^f columns some weeks back relating to the delay in the issue of the writ, and the came of it.) In that article he was accused of having been the cause of the delay. v That was an infamous falsehood, and although Mr Yon der Heyde knew perfectly well.'s,'■ was not so he did not take the trouble to set « the Star right or inform people that it was wrong. If the same slander had been cir-S cnlated about Mr Yon der Heyde he certainly; '& should have contradicted it. (Ironical cheers and great laughter ) As an elector he might;, be permitted to say that it was Mr Yon det Heyde's duty to have made himself maaterof the situation. Had he done so he would noi,, bave voted as he did. (Several voices, "He", didn't vote at all" ) (Laughter.) Ah ■ thatffe ifc, he didn't vote, but I say he would have done had he understood the plan of thef Government.

Mr Macfarlane went on to say that he ytiay, perfectly certain that the Government hadf every intention!of ultimately making tile:;:" land fund of the Sonth colonial revenue." The Herald had an article which exactly bore out that idea. He himself thoughj|,<i that it should be so. (Hear, hear.) The * Government did hot want to go about their scheme like a bull at a gate. They had their plans, and if Mr Yon der Heyde had set - himself to do it he might have found that, ont.

4. Voice: "Where's the umbrella !!i;C (Laughter.) He was certain that Mr Yon der Heyde^ had impaired his usefulness by acting as he*...; had done. (Cheers and counter cheers.) Mr Maefarlane then invited questions. Mr Staiues again propounded his questidrt. as to the barmaids and the clubs. Did not Mr Maefarlane as a man of yearss and father of a family—(laughter)—object to^ girls working'so late ? The candidate said he did object to it. As to clubs he could not see why clubs fshould" not be licensed. An elector asked if Mr Maefarlane wasn't;'? a licensed spirit merchant himself. -i* Mr Maefarlane said he did not know.^ (Laughter.) He had no advertisement to that ' effect. . ',;;■ Mr Lamb : Would you, if elected, vote for* the dissolution of the provinces. Mr Maefarlane said he should not only*; vote for it but work for it. (Cheers.) No other questions being asked Mr Mae farlane thanked the electors for the patient hearing they had given him, and invited" their votes. A show of hands was then taken for the , two candidates, and declared the result as follows :— Maefarlane 28 Yon der Heyde... ... '.., 24 A poll was demanded by two electors fos Mr Yon der Heyde, an d the election was announced to take place on the Sth instant. A vote of thanks t othe Returning Officer terminated the proceedings.

SUNDAY BEER.

(To the Editor of the Evening Stab.) Sir, —That our present Licensing Act is very defective there can be no doubt, and : ■with the assistance of a clever solicitor it is almost impossible for a magistrate ; to convict an hotel-keeper in commit ting a breach of the Act by selling liqaor on a Sunday. It is clear therefore that the Act wants revising by pur law-makers. Tiro groat evila constantly arise * in connection witb this Act ; the regular sale of alcoholic drinks on Sundays, and the increase of pe?jury in our midst, which necessarily leads"... to a wanton disregard of the sacreflness of truth. In order to counteract and

subdue the.c evil influences it^wouldbe

far better to allow hotels to be opeu afe cerbain stated hours on Sundays,,,so, that those persons might be privileged to get tneir dinner beer who think it a needful beverage.

There are so many loopholes in the present Act that it is almost an impossibility to get | a conviction without resorting to unfair means, such as employing some poor creature to act the informer under the plea tßat * neighbour is dying for lack of brandy. "We do not think that legal restraint is the best way of keeping people sober, because that very restraint tends to perpetu»te the evil that the public would arrest. & London, houses are open from one to three o'clock on Sundays, and when we consider theextentandthe population of the metropolis it is astonishing to find how few among the poorer classes get drunk on the Sabbath day. I They get their beer in and the result is remark able Good Templary no doubt does a certain amount of good among; a certain class of the community, but the attractions of a : lodge such as they are do not meet I the wants and aspirations of intelligent men. On entering a lodge the first I thing taught is servility, then exclusiveness,^" I and pharisaical pride. You have to learn by vote a number of pass words and signs, ~*2, — * \ your thoughts are directed to the wearing of figured regalia as the true emblem of man hood. These things, however jimpoteni as they unquestionably are in raising men I intellectually, may be effective i« roQlairaing

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