SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WAKSJR : 2Ma evening, 1.51; ta-eaOHO» morning, 2 6 StTM-ssi': Thfa evening, 4.52; STJN-BJBB: So morro-tif morning, 717 MOON'S AGE: New moon, 14th, 4.7 a.m.

POST OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. . •_ tity of Adelaide, s.S,, Brown, from the South Hylton Castle, barque, Scott, from Newcastle Woodville, barque, from Newcastle _ Isabella, brig, from Newcastle ~ . Dauntless, schsoEer, Millar, from New Caledonia Papua, schooner, from Barotanga Herald, schooner, Frost, from Levuka Edith, schooner, Trajte, from Aitutakeand Islands

DEPARTURES.

H.M.S. Blanche, for Wellington ladybird, s.s., Andrews, for the South

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Kandavu-City of Adelaide, s.s., (English mau;

to-morrow, 6 a.m. For the Islands—Kenilworth, schooner, early For Levuka— Snmpter, cutter, early For New Caledonia and JSorfolk Island-Daiintl ess,

schooner, (Hawaiian), to morrow For London—Hylton Castle, barque, early Tor Newcastle—Rooparell, ship, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

WilUam Gilford, barque, from New xorK, via £- Dunedin. Sailed Feb 15 ..iioAmi, Countess of Kintore, ship, from London ; sailed 6th. y April Corrido, from Lyttelton ; sailed 22nd Ferndale, barque, from London H.M.S. Challenger, from Wellington, early- City of Auckland, ship, from London Magellan Cloud, schooner, from Lyttelton Thomas and Henry, brig, from Dunedin Syren, brijr, from Dunedin, early Eleanor, barque, from Newcastle, early Thames, barque, from Boston, loading Hadda, barque, from Dunedin, early Tower Hill, brig, from Warrnambool Eureka, barque, from Dunedin; sailed 23rd instan "Wave, brig, from Oamara

IMPORTS.

Jrer juaumaess, nopsiau. scuuuuer, "™ •*., Imea: 50 cases and 2 casks wine, CrnicK shank and Co., agents. " Per Herald, from Levuka: 32 bale 3 cotton, 29 casks cocoanut oil, 160 bag 3 maize, 40 do. icopra, 8 do. white beans, and a small quan tity of returned cargo, ex Herald, on the January voyage.—J. S. Macfarlane, agent. UPer Woodville, from Newcastle : 528 tons coal.—M. Niccol, agent. _ Per Papua, from Korotonga : 23 casks lime juice, 24 bales cotton, 50" crates orangea, '3,000 cocoanuts. —Cruickahank and Co., Per Edith' schooner, from South Sea Islands: 2C tuns coeoanut oil, 13 bales bales cotton, 1000 cocoanuts, 25,000 oranges, quantity of dry banannas, 5 tuns lime juice, L. D. Nathan & Co. . Per Hylton Castle, from Newcastle : 830 tens coal.—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. ■ - . '

ARRIVAL OF THE DAUNTLESS FROM NEW CALEDONIA.

The topsail schooner Dauntless, Captain " Millar, arrived,from New Caledonia s^iiine , ; this morning with a small carg*> of wine consigned to Messrs Cruickshank and $ Co. The Dauntless left Auckland on the >the 7th June^ and had a yery rough passage ' outj'strong W.S. W. windspreyailingthrough ' out! Arrived at Noumea on Friday the >19th. Left Noumea on-Monday June 29fcb, experienced light S.E. winds till July 4th ; NE. i^rinds to Three Kings, which were passed on Monday: 6th, at 3.m.; variable fight winds down the Coast. Passenger: Mr .. Conroy. .'

P" The B»S. City of Adelaide arrived from the 'South this day at noon. Captain J. W. Brown obliges us with the following report :-— I Ihe City -of Adelaide left Auckland at 6 ■^t p.m. on the 27th ult., and arrived at Dune din at noon of 3rd inst., leaving again same day ati" 4 p.m. After a good passage with fine weather anchored in.; Lyttelton at 11 * a.m. on 4th, leaving again at 3 p.m. same day with clear weather; moored to buoy in Wellington harbour at 8 a. m. on sth ; left : . - again at 11 a.m., the weather thick, cloudy and overcast with rain throughout till arrival at Napier at 10 a.m. on the 6th ; left again at 11 a.m., the weather having a very threatening aspect. Since then it has blown a heavy N. and N.W. gale with high sea and very thick weather with much rain ; rounded East Cape 4 a.m. on 7th, heavy thick ''weather continuing [throughout the day. On the Bth calm Sea and yery thick ramy .weather; 2.30 a.m. slowed the engines; at 5 a.m. sighted an island, but there being no : lights on the different turning points to guide or show the position, had to keep under : - easy steam until it was properly ascertained ; at 6 a.m. went ahead full speed, weather thick and rainy. Entered harbour at 11.30 am., moored to "wharf at noon. We are indebted to Mr Buyers, the purser, for files'and list of passengers :—From &■ Port Chalmers: Mr Cowan, Hille, Mr %\ Brown (mail agent), and two steerage pas \ \ aengers. From Lytteiton: Miss Monroe, Mr \ V Cooper, and one steerage passenger. From ..} Wellington: Mr Fox, Mr Kriorpp, and one 1 steerage passenger. From Napier : Messrs % '■' % Gilbert, Jordan, and Moorhouse. For San - -! Francisco : Messrs Colman, Stack, Clifford, ' \ jTruclore, Bridge, Lawson, and Matthews V v -mail agent). ■ "■■'•■ ;- _2S \ The schooner Tenner, belonging to'Mr Hy. Wp^.HiohoiVa ftii Korotonga, was wrecked on the P 7th May at Mangaia. She was standing off and on, when she missed stays and went en to the reef. She became a total wreck, but all the crew were saved. The schooner Herald, Captain Frost, ''".* arrived from Levuka to-day at 2 p.m. She brings a cargo of cotton, copra, and oil, con signed to order. . She left Levuka on the ■28th June, and had a pleasant passage with • S.E. winds till making the North Cape on Monday; thence strong N.W. winda and I xain. She brings eight passengers. The Shipping Company's barque Hylton Castle, Captain Scott, arrived from New castle this morning with a cargo of coals for . Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane and Co. Captain Scott has obliged us with the follow ing report: Left Newcastle at 4 p.m. on the 24th. > Had fresh west winds,for first 24 hours, followed by strong gale from .the » ■•.' S.S.W. to S.B. on the next day. Thence *^~~ moderate easterly winds with cloudy weather for another 24 hours.. Fine weather with light westerly winds for three days up to the 30th. One the Ist and 2nd July had calms; afterwards, northerly winds till making the land (Cape Maria, Van Dieman) on the sth. Off Nortth Cape at 5 o'clock on the 6th. Down the Coast N.N.E. winds. -Off . Tiritiri at 5 a.m. yesterday, 24 hours from the North Cape. Thick dirty weather thence ' into port. Sighted a full-rigged ship ap parently bound in on the sth inst off the North Cape. -- . The ship EiOoparell jhas nearly 'finished taking in her ballast and will sail in a few ■ ' days for Newcastle. Thei ship Loch' Awe is getting, yery light.. -We are glad to notice to notice that. our stevadores are waking up and giving their ; vessels prompt despatch. Captain P. Jones ■who ttfok the contract for discharging the ."Loch Awe ha*» turned out over. 900 tons of cargo in a little over 40 hours. This is very "", good work. The brigantine Camilla hauled off into the :i * stream this morning. She is quite ready to 1 sail for Lyttelton. ,: ■ - • •: ,ji A H.M.s. Blanche steamed out of harbour |f at balf-past eight this morning.. She- pro f} ce«ds to Wellington. ."■ "' ■'" ::" "■ .': "■■'■■ ; ■' ' •'*

The barque Woodville, Captain fLusher, arrived from Newcastle this morning with a cargo of coals for Mr M. Niccol. She left Newcastle the same day as the Hylton' Castle, and experienced similar weather. The schooner Edith, Captain Trayte, ar rived from Aitutake and the Islands this afternoon. She left Auckland on January 25th. Arrived at Earotonga in February. From thence cruised for several months round the islands. Finally left Aitutlke for Auck land on the 19th ult. Had light variable winds thoughout the passage, USThe brig Isabella arrived to-day from Newcastle, which port {she left on the 23rd ult. She has had the same weather as the other vessels from the same port. The Belles Brandon arrived in Levuka on the 25th ins: t. It is uncertain whether her cargo of timber will be sold in Levuka or will be taken on to Samoa. g^The schooner Papua arrived from Baro tonga at two a'clock this afternoon. She left Auckland on fciie 3rd April, and arrived at Karotonga 21st April. From thence, after two months' cruising among the islands of Cook and Hervey Groups, started for Auck land on the 19th June. Experienced li£,ht S. winds during the run home. On the 29th June spoke the whaling barque Onward, six months out, with 13 tuns oil. Boarded the ship Allahabad on the 20th May in long. 159, 47 W., lat. 428 ; all well.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

M_.r_s wax 0_o_« as ._.__:— --,': For Thames, thi3 day, at 5,50 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10 30 a.m. For Coromandel, on. Friday next, at 10.30 a.m. For the undermentioned places, per City of Adelaide, to-day, Bth July, as under.— For Fiji, Sandwich .Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 8 p.m. - ■■ - - For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 8 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 5 p m. For Waiwera and Warkworth, per I»«Iy Bowen, to morrow, at 10 a.m. For Newcastle, N.S.W., per Pet, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Russell, per Golden Isle, to-morrow, 11 a.m. For WhitHngi, Tairua, Opotiki, and Napier, via Tauranga, per Southern Cross, on Saturday next, at 1 p.m. N.B.—Mails for Australian Colonies, via Mcl bourne, close at Hokitika, to-morrow 11 a.m. fSigned) 8. B. Biss. Chief Voirtmaater

MARRIAGE.

Contvay-Lhwes— On May 6. at Marylebone Church, ECaptain Georgs Edward Conway, of Muree, PuDjanb, East Indie*, and Komsey, Hants, to Florence, widow of the late M. Lewis, Esq. of Alfred Place, Bedford Square, and Auckland, New Zealand.

DEATHS.

Fowxtcr—On July 6, at his late residence, Drnke street, after a long and painful ilnesa, Abraham Fowler ; aged, 51 years. The funeral will leave his late residence on Sunday next, at tvsro o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.

Labkin—On July 8. James Thomas, eldest son of James aud Kate Larkin ; aged four years. The funeral will leave their residence. Union street, on Friday, at three o'clock. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1874.

?or the o&uae that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs rasistanco, For the future in tlio distance,

And tba good that we can do

At last the "writ for Waitemata is to hand, and the real running will begin to-morrow week. It is difficult as yet to say who the various candidates will be. Those declared are Mr. Yon der Heyclc, Mr. J. S. Macfar lane, and Major Sfconcy. Those expected are Mr. Dignan. and Mr. Rees. These gentlemen have not yet made formal declara tion on the subject, so that they are not yot fairly under criticism whether favourable or otherwise. Major Stoney assures us that he means to light the battle to the end. His backing will be in the country, and he is sanguine of its being sufficient to put him into Parliament. Mr. J. S. Macfarlane is accustomed to begi^i his political campaign with a bravura, tind tlien to go off in a whisper. He -will probably, throw up the sponge if. his,opposers cannot be put aside by a coup d'^'cat. His backing appears to be in his imagination, which apparently pictures to }jim all the constituencies of the province awaiting him with :6p;en arms. If the prospect of one last effort for the unhappy "logs," or sniffing this great Polynesian monopoly afar off does not nerve him to preternatural effort, ho will probably listen to ad vice and retire. Mr. Yon der Heyde ia of the class £)f man that the publio would like more frequently to eeo in "public life, aud whether ho; enters now, or ia defeated, we hope he will yet appear as one of our repre sentatives in Parliament; Until we see the whole field we do not like to enter on a review "of tHe candidates. At present the election appfears to promise a lively struggle-

A PEXSloir to Dr. Featherston! Such is the on dil in Wellington. If anything were wanting to reveal the utter rottenness of politics, there wehave it. No one has ever deserved less of New Zftaland than has Dr. Featherston in the exercise of the functions of Agent-General;- To say that he has been merely useless would be to give him praise which is undeserved. He has been a curse to the colony, and owjng .to his action or rather inaction the great colonising policy runs the chance of being a millstone round the neck of the colony for an age to come. And now he will be pensioned, and brought back toi'enjoy the otium^. cum dignitate of a public benefactor. And why ? Because the Government are afraid to dismiss him. Be.

cause if he came back hungry and savage ministers' seats would be unpleasant; there fore he will be provided for at the country's cost. And yet even for this let us thank heaven, if it only remove so much incapacity from the control of immigration.

As seen from our "special's" telegram, it is expected that Mr Thomas Russell will be called to the Legislative Counoil and a place in the Ministry. We most cordially hope the report is true. We say so in the interests of Auckland, although it will be admitted that it would be about [the wisest step the Government, for its own interest, has taken f ormany a day. The services]which Mr Russell has rendered to Auckland and the colony in the past are but a part of the considera tions that will suggest themselves in congra tulation over this piece of news. Those services deserve publio recognition ; and " elevation to the peerage " is the constitu tional usage in such case provided. At the same time in so publicly recognising Mr Russel, Mr Vogel doubtless has a keen eye to "■■ the other side of the question. If Mr Russell accepts the honor he will unquestionably be a tower of strength to the Ministry in the Tipper House, and will supply qualities in which the Ministry as at present constituted is defective. . The report has vraiseniblance. We. sincerely hope to learn" of its being verified. f

gin consequence of her late arrival the mall steamer City of Adelaide will not leave till; 6 o clock to-morrow morning. The English mail closes at eight o'clock this evening. .

The case of the two sailors PaScoe and Dobbins, charged with the murder of Wil liam Wright, will be, called on in the Supreme Court to-morrow mornieg, and that of Alexander Brown, for.alleged ineendi diarism, on Monday. ;

. Mrs Kenworthy is requested to leave her address at this office as numerous persons have called desirous of aotiag in various ways for her advantage.

! '"■" Seldom has our port been invaded by so many vessels in one day as it has been to day. From .Newcastle, from New Caledonia, from the Islands of the Pacific they have poured in unceasingly since the early morn ing, and while we write the signalman is still employed heralding fresh arrivals. A schooner is signalled as we go to press. We hear that there is another barque out side", and according to Captain Scott's report a large full-rigged ship was in company with the Hylton Castle on the 6th instant off the North Cape. Te the Editor : Sir,—l saw in the Thames Evening Star on Saturday an article taken from the Auckland Stab* concerning pre sentations to mine managers. I was gratified at the manner you described it in shewing up how things are carried on at the Thames, and trust you will continue the same whenever opportunity will permit, for it is my opinion the public press will do more good than any thing in exposing the rascality that is now carried on in the mine. The Protection Society have put % great check to sp2cimen-3tealing no one can doubt, but withal it is still carried on, though not to such an extent," as before ; but I merely ask a question, How is it that as soon as a claim strikes gold the manager becomes indepen dent and resigns the management? Some go to the other colonies on account of ill health, but not till their pile is made. lam a resident at the Thames for several years, and have taken great observation in this respect. Why should managers and miners become independent if things were worked honestly more than any other classes do with the same wages. We know as a rule it is not from economy generally amongst them. In regard to presentations I must agree with you, and I think it more a disgrace to the manager to be presented with a testimonial than a credit, for it is enough for shareholders to have suspicion that the work has not been carried on honestly, but I am sorry most of the shareholders are in such a helpless state. In conclusion, I beg you will watch the state of affairs as you have done tip to the present, and many thanks to you for the plain and upright manner in writing. —I am, &c , A Shareholder.—Shortland, July 6, 1874. Last evening Mr F. Battley read an inter esting and instructive essay on "Modern Archaeological Discovery" before the Wel lealey-street Debating Class. On the present occasion the meeting was held in the large school-room for the better accommodation of visitors, a good sprinkling of whom were present. The class mustered in full force, and all the members expressed their indebt edness to Mr Batfcley for the labourand care ho had expended in the preparation of his paper. The essayist gave an account of the explorations in Pompeii, glanced at the re markable ruins of vast buildings in Java, and referred to Sir Hy. Rawlinßon's discoveries in Persia, 4c. The history of the decipher ment of cuneiform writing was also given, and the Moablte and Sinaitic inscriptions were noticed. The writings of Lazard, Rawlin son, Mivart, and Smith were all laid under contribution, the recent discoveries Of the Daily Telegraph commisioner claiming especial notice, and a good idea was given of the work of the several explorers. The paper was illustrated by diagrams prepared by the essayist, and though the reading occupied close on an hour-and-a-half it was listened to with marked attention through out. Such a paper, which would be more properly termed a lecture, might be given again before aay audience, for it could not fail to interest, and is especially valuable as drawing attention to the long-buried tablets, hidden for 2,000 to 3,000 years, and now testifying to "God's word written" as we have it in our English Bible. The first of a Beriea of six lecture 8 in connection with the early-closing move ment was delivered 'last evening in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association. The lecture was by the Ven erable Archdeacon Maunacll, and was en titled " Toil Triumphant." P. A. Philips, Esq., Mayor, occupied the chair, and in his opening remarks expressed regret that the attendance was so small. Dr Maunsell, how ever, would not disappoint those who were present in withholding his lecture. Dr. Maunsell then proceeded to deliver his lecture and referred to labour in the present age as a great institution as the source of our personal comforts and conveniences, and the names of those sons of toil who earn their bread by the sweat of their brow were most cherished amongst us. The lecturer then drew several pictures of men in different circumstances of life, and shewed that success depended greater. on personal qualities ; and without energy, forethought, and thrift men could not rise. No political change could alter the condition of a labourer so lone as the labourer was in ferior to hiß employer. Good lawß were essential to the well-being of the community, but men had more to do in making a govern ment than a government had to do in making men. Happiness was not so much the result of outward changes as from purity of life and the culture of good habits. He gave brief glimpses of English history from its earliest periods down to the signing of the Magna Charta by King John in Eunnimede, between Windsor and Stainea, and pictured the advance of toil and freedom step-by-step in connection with the toils of our sturdy^ fore-fathers, who were nourished by beef and beer (cheers). The lecturer then referred to the early-closing movement, and to the triumph which the noble army of drapers had won, and he hoped they would stand firm to their principles, and they would yet be triumphant. Men often asked for more leisure and more pay, but it unfor tunately happened that when these privileges were obtained men in many instances abused these privileges and wasted their means, and were in possession of fewer comforts. Many a man who is always in employment, owing to pernicious habits was never more than a day ahead of his week's pay. Some thing more was necessary than money and leisure to make men happy. It is within the reach of most men to win a comfortable home by the culture of homely virtues. As the poet Milton say 3 with much truth— The mind is its own place, Can make a hell of heaven, a heaven of hell. The lecture was of a thoroughly practical nature, and. listened to by the thoughtful few with deep attention. Mr Stanwix, on behalf of the association, expressed thanks to the lecturer for his very able and interesting discourse, and said that every working man should have been present, as the lecture was eminently calculated to edify and instruct them. He regretted with the Chairman that ao few persona were in attendance, but the doctor's words had not been spoken •in vain as members of the press were present. Votes of thanks to the lecturer and chair man closed.the meeting. The grand jury before separating on Tuesday maderthe following presentment to his Honor the Chief. Justice* v"; That in the. opinion of the gentlemen forming the .grand jury an in crease in the police force ia'required in the province of Auckland." His Honor informed them that their presentment should be forwarded to the proper quarter. The return football match between the Mt. Hobson and : Grafton-road Clubs will be played in the Domain next Saturday. The following are the names of the Mt. Hob3on Club:—HaroldJE. W. Sutton (captain), H Philipson, J. Wilson, W. Kelly, ft. Barnriey' W. Cheesemanj T. Clarke, J. Browne, J Browne, J; Cutler, T. Riohards, J. Barnaley F. Newell, Marks, C. E. 0, Smith, H. Bull

The Hibernian Juvenile Drumand Fife Band, under command of Mr Marhn had a march out last evening, the young musi oians ranging from six to fourteen years ol : g o T Kand played St. Patrick's Day. in the morning and several other lively airs, and considering the brief time of the exist ence of the band the members are to be complimented on their proficiency. The professional betting men or book makers are having it made very hot for them in England. The numerous cases of swind ling employers, embezzlement, and other roguery, directly traceable to the facilities for reckless speculation afforded by the advertised willingness of these gentry to give the odds upon any event in the sporting world, have attracted the attention of Parlia ment. At the beginning of the month of April Mr Anderson had succeeded in passing the second reading of a new Betting Bill. The state of things at which this Act is specially aimed is somewhat singular. In 1853 betting was made illegal by Act of Parliament/ the law which was then passed making it punishable by fine" and im prisonment to keep any establishment where money waS received and paid on 'the issue" of horse races, or where any other species of gambling was carried on. For many years the provisions of this Act were only partially enforced, and although betting houses were plentiful in London right under the noses of the police it was only when any great scandal occurred or as unkindjpeopie Said when the hushjmoney was not regularly raid, that a raid was made upon an offender, and he was sentenced to pay £100, which he generally did with the remark ascribed to a prominent commercial man in this province when convicted of smuggling some years ago, that it was the cheapest £loo's worth he had ever taken out. A few years since how ever there was a great outcry against betting, and in spite of the very widely expressed opinion that the middle class, who as a rule made use of the betting houses, had just as much right to ruin them selves as the swells who betted their thousands at Tattersall's, which institution was allowed to rest in undisturbed security, more vigorous measures began to be taken to root the evil out. Police raids were made upon the establishments of Messrs Valentine and Wright, Mr Chas. Bush and others, who had been netting their thousands a year by their illegal transactions. It became evi dent that the game wa3 up in England. But now a singular discovery was made. Scotland was not mentioned in the Act making betting illegal, and it occurred to some of the more sharp-witted of this very sharp section of the commnnity that in these days of telegraphing and the penny t post it would be as easy to carry on the business in Glasgow and Edinburgh as in London. The idea was acted upon and answered splen didly. We have it on good authority that no less than thirteen English betting agencies have been established in Edinburgh since 1872, while in Glasgow the betting houses have more than doubled. And it must be understood although the business was not allowed to go on in England, there was no bar to the advertisements appearing in Eng lish papers, Mr Anderson says in his speech : " He had had the curiosity to look into the 1 Sportsman,' where he saw fifty-six sporting advertisements, chiefly of tipsters, and into the 'Sporting Life,' where there were seventy such advertisements. He .was informed that one firm in Edinburgh paid one newspaper £8 a week for what were called discretionary advertisements, which, being rather risky, were charged as high as 5s per line. The hon member quoted specimen advertisements of £100 to be realised for los, £22,000 for £8, and of valuable information that would be sent for a few postage stamps. The most respectable sporting papers, such as the 'Field' and 'Land and Water,' did not admit those advertisements, nor did the 'Times, 'Daily Telegraph,' 'Daily News,' 'Standard,' 'Hour,' 'Echo,' and ' Globe.' So far as he had seen, only the ' Advertiser' and ' Morning Post' admit ted them, and then only in small print, as if ashamed of them. The provincial press, he was afraid, were great sinners, but he must make an exception in favour of the ' Glasgow Herald,' which refused to admit these adver tisements. Having quoted further specimens of these advertisements, which, he said, were aptly called 'muff-traps, 1 he said that busi ness of that kind was based on the theory, as one of the practitioners said, that ' there is a fool born every minute, and thank God some on 'em lives. " (Laughter.) The effect of Mr. Anderson's Bill will be to render these advertisements illegal, and also to make it impossible to evade the law by doing the business " over the border." The extent to which the betting evil, as it must undoubtedly be called, had. culminated may be gathered from the assertion made in Parliament that two of the Edinburgh firms made £20,000 a year clear profit out of their "connection." Of course there has been the usual cry of class legislation, but it is pro bable, notwithstanding, fiat the Bill is by this time law, and although it may seem hard that the luxury of -squandering their money should be denied to any class in par ticular, it does not seem likely that the middle classes of England will suffer much by the enactment. A New Zealand evening hymn, saya the Melbourne Telegraph, has been written by Mrs L. V. Ball, and set to music by a lady who is an inmate of St. Mary's Convent, Wellington, and who only reveals herself to the world as daughter of the authoress and as "Sister M.C.8." The opening verse gives the key-note of the composition— Aye Maria, 'tis sunset on the sea ; Aye Maria, night falleth silently, The nestling seeks its home beneath some woodland bower, And we to the are come in peril's lonely hour. The daylight hath its cares that round onr pathway meet, Bat night, how many snares for weary faltering feet. Hail! Hail! Hail 1 " Throughout the lines breathe a tone of strong feeling, and Sister M.C.B. has set them to music marked by pathos, and in passages with, a subdued brilliancy. No more pleasing worK has been placed before the public for a long time, and we may hope that the seclusion of Sister M.C.B. will not interfere with her again addressing the world in musical num bers. Yesterday afternoon the young ladies em ployed in the establishment of Messrs Cos grave and Co., drapers, of Queen-street, presented to William Graham, Esq., of that firm a beautiful edition of the poetical works of Thomas Moore, the Irish poet,, as a token of respect for his character previous to his departure for England.

NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY.

The usual half-yearly meeting *of the New- Zealand Insurance Company was held at the offices of the company to-day. The report read is of a very satisfactory character. The amount received during the past half-year, £63,216 18s 7d, is the largest sum yet re ceived for premiums in any half-year, and shews an increase of £11,495 13s 2d on the corresponding half-year of 1873, and an Increase of £18,790 on the half-year ending 30th November, 1873. The balance of profit for the past half-year is £26,179 17s 2d after provision made for all losses till date. Ten

par cent, dividend adopted. -

PARLIAMENTARY.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH )

WRIT FOR THE WAITEMATA ELEC TION.

THE TAURANGA ROAD\

{I BOM OUR SPECIAL BEPORTE* )

WELLINGTON.

This day. It is rumoured that Mr JWas Russell will be called to the Upper House, with seat an Government benches. . Anotherbirfch of a lot of innocents im ° Mwrt of the provinces are going in tojbj; rowing — Nelson, a quarter-of-a-mUlion, Sand, double the amount; Marl boroufih, the Stunted, for fifty thousand ; 8K the same as Auckland. Carrmgton of faranaki, has hot ihade up his mind what to ask, but it is believed he will be content with a harbour. Westland is in the same predicament. Canterbury will go on her patrician blood and lands and probably ask ° Macandrew wanted site (?) gold-fields in Ctago to obtain revenue. It is said openly here that the conservation of forests is but another means of obtaining Provincial revenue for General Government purposes. It is ex pected Government will advance money to the provinces on security of their forest lands. , Nothing ia the Times this morning re change of yesterday debates. The writ for the Waitemata election was issued on the 2nd July, and sent up by the mail the same day. Mr Gillies is introducing a Bill for the abolntion of imprisonment for debt, but I can't hear a word. Mr Shepherd asks the postmaster whether he will make fixed arrangements at the Chief Post Office for the delivery of mails (arriving by sea too late for delivery on Saturdays or Sundays) on Sundays? 2. Asks the Post master-General whether the Government will make arrangements for forwarding and delivery of foreign letters inaufficently stamped ? . , . ! It was utterly impossible to hear anything Mr Vogel uttered m reply. I could make out some.muttering only about overworked clerks and their unwillingness for extra work. The Government felt themselves placed in an awkward position about O'Neill's motion to introduce a bill for the goldfields. Mr Vogel said_ the goldnelds management was a provinciafWnstead of a colonial man agement. Theti^overnment considered the goldfields bill not necessary. He intimated that if Mr Shepherd wanted to get a gold fields bill passed he should consult with the Government and the House. Mr Vogel said that the native trouble about the wire going from Stoney Eiver to Opunake had been smoothed over. The wire will be laid early: ■> Mr Sheehan spoke strongly against the undue prominence given by the Government about the Tauranga road, and said the Go vernment influence on Ministerial benches was the cause of the delay. He said no native difficulty existed. Mr Richardson said there were three roads, but native trouble was the cause of delay, and that matters must await until Mr McLean came back.

LATER.

I have just heard it authoritatively stated that Featherston is to go. No successor has yet been named. I believe it is true.

NEW CALEDONIA.

By the arrival to-day of the Dauntless from Noumea we are enabled to give our readers the following interesting items of New Cale donian news kindly furnished us by Captain Millar.

WRECK OF THE MARY STUART.

The Mary Stuart, brigantine, was wrecked at Apia, New Hebrides, abont 7th June, the crew being picked up at sea by the Reine dcs Isles, and conveyed to Noumea. The men had been several days in the boats. The ship is a total wreck, and everything on board was lost.

ENQUIRY INTO ROCHEFORT'S ESCAPE.

ALL COMMUNISTS TO BE REMOVED,

Admiral Eibonrt has arrived from France to inquire into the escape of Rochefort and other Communists by the barque P.C.E. It is intended to remove all Communists from the vicinity of Noumea. Numbers have already been sent to the Isle of Pines with out any warning, and every precaution is being taken to prevent further escapes. Another island will alsp be selected for con fining Ijhe Communists in addition to the Isle of Pines, so that they will have no communication with shipping whatever. Most probably either Mare or lif on will be used for that purpose. Altera tions have been made in the position of the guardship, which formerly lay in the centre of Noumea harbour. ' This has now been removed to the outside of the N. W. en trance, while the man-of-war which is usually in harbour has taken up a position near the S.W. entrance. It is thus impossible for any boat to go out of the harbour without being challenged by one or the other. Any boat not answering promptly to the chal lenge is fired on at once. On the 26th June a boat belonging -to the steamer Havilah, which was laid up for repairs, was going off to her, and when hailed by the sentry one ©f the crew returned a facetious answer. The joke was like to have cost them dearly, for the gendarme imme diately discharged his rifle at the boat. Fortunately no one was damaged, and the officer in charge then gave the countersign All vessels on the point of leaving the harbour are now subjected to a strict search before going away. The-captain of the port, or his lieutenant, puts off to her and goes all over the ship, after which no other boat is allowed to put off to her or leave under the penalty of the vessel's de tention, i

FATAL DUEL.

Duelling is becoming frequent. : No less thaa three took place on 27th of June,—two of minor importance, and the other between Lieutenants Devarenne and M. Guillevain, of the Gendarmes, in which the latter was mortally wounded, and died on the ground from internal hemorrhage. They had per mission to fight from the Governor, who at tended the funeral, and addressed the soldiers on the necessity of upholding their honour even to the loss of life. It is reported that the victor rhad been informed by the commandant of hiß regiment that he must either fight his adversary or stand his trial by court martial for some breach of military

etiquette in whlca the honor of M, Guille. vain was concerned.

BATEMAN SENT TO FRANCE.

Mr Bateman will be Bent to France to,ftu, fil his term of imprisonment. Several of la friends have been allowed to see him. He has been very leniently treated so far, and wears his usual costume.

AN EXECUTIONER MURDERED.

The public executioner was murdered by one of the convicts on the 20th June. The perpetrator was guillotined directly after.* ■wards. -_ -• V

POLICE COURT.—Tuesday.

(Before Messrs J. R. Nicholson anct Hurst, Esqs,, Justices of the Peace, y DRUNKENNESS. \ The following drunkards appeared on . {, charge list this morning :—James Lorrimer^ (on bail) William Fisher* and W. Trimmer. Jame3 Lorrimef failed to pttt in an appearance and his bail was declared forfeited. Th 6 other two received the usual penalty,', namely 10s or 48 hours. a LAECENY. Richard Taylor, having a countenance; betokening immorality, was charged that he did upon the night of the 2nd July steal and appropriate to his own use blankets, boots, shirts, flannels, socks, trowsers, and to com. ' fort his conscience, a copy of the Bible, from Wm Hines. The whole value of these goodg amounted to.£3 16s. Also from John Brock on the same day he Btole a small cargo of shirt*, socks, neckties, and also, we know not for whatpurpose, asharp razor. The police seized this weapon Lefore it was used in any way. Also from one Charles Blakey goods of a similar kind valued at £1 13s 6d. ~ \ The prisoner pleaded guilty, and the Court mercifully sect him to gaol for 6 months' hard labour for the three offences. VAGRANT ACT. 'Patrick Dunne (one accustomed to the usages of the Police Court) appeared to., answer to the charge of being an habitnal , drunkard. He was sorry for his evil wayi; hoping the Court would not be too nard: upon him. .' The Bench gave him only seven days of ; hard labour instead oi seventy, which might have cured him. . This concluded the business.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

THIS DAY*

Before his Honor Sir G. A. Arney, _£t., Chief Justice, His Honor took his seat at ten o'clock. | - , __ANSLAL TGHTEB. Heremaia Paapu, a native, was arraigned upon an indictment charging.him with the manslaughter of Timoti, another native, on the 26th of March last, at Marerau. Mr Brookfield prosecuted on the part of*-' the tJrown, and Mr Joy and Mr MaeCdrmack - | defended the prisoner. Mr Brown acted as interpreter. The prisoner on being charged with the crime answered that he killed the man, but' he was then insane. William Kemp, a settler in the district of , ; the murder, deposed that upon hearing of the murder he went to the whare, and saw '»■•.' the dead body, and recognised it as the body* -,;, of Timoti. There were wounds in the body and between the right eye aid ear j there : M were also wounds in the back, caused he should say by a tomahawk. He never spoke to prisoner about the murder. To Mr MoCermiok: When he saw t_tQ body he understood that prisoner was in the : bush; it was nine o'clock in the morning -' when he saw the body ; the native was.. | killed he understood at three o'clock <&'% the previous day. He knew a native woman J named Moki. He had known the prisoner . for a number of years. He always considered him sane. He had heard that occasionally the prisoner had exhibited symptoms of insanity. He did not see the prisoner again Until he . was on his trial. Thete are four families of - Maoris living in the settlement where Timoti" was murdered. There had been a native inquiry into charges of improper intimacy of Timotx with prisoner's wife. To Mr Brookfield: He had had dealing! with prisoner' on several occasions, but never did he observe any signs"" of insanity in his manners. He should think that prisoner knew wha£_te waa about when he committed the murder. ~ » '_ •&L Ataraeta Moki, a native of Marerau, WM. ■'• sworn and deposed that she knew Timoti; , remembered when he was killed. She get-- . up early that morning and had something to eat. Two of the men went to work in the bush, and she was left alone in the house with Timoti. She then went out to ; ; work at a place about two chains away. She .:r presently heard a noise-—a rumbling kind of noise, but no voices—coming from the whare. ' When she reaohed the housa the prisoner .'| rushed out and jumped over the fence, but did not speak. She looked into the house $ and saw Timoti lying dead, as she thought, on the ground. She was afraid, and ran ,|; away and fetched Joseph and Henri, and I told them that Heremaia had killed Timoti. "*7 They went in and poured water on Timoti, : who staggered up aricLfell and died. To Mr MacCormick: The whare belonged to her. Timoti had slept there the night before. It was not his home. He was aV!,3| visitor. >It was Faapu's home. She and m ': Henry slept in a whare close by. Paapu J was not in the settlement when Timoti came, a When Paapu jumped over the fence he'ran . 4 into the bush and came back at -night. She did not see him the next day. She believed v he was insane at the time he killed Timoti. He was mad afterwards. He lit a fire at the top of a hill. Some people wen|, to him, bub he would not come down fron_ the hill. She believed him mad. His actions were those of a madman. He was very restless. He would not stay in one y place. He was always mad. He was once jj tied by his hands and feet by his brother/ with a rope. This was some time before the •; murder. Paapu was a quiet, harmless nrau when sane, but terrible when mad. She did not see the tomahawk at the whare where Timoti was killed. ~ Mr Brookfield informed the Court.that there were great difficulties to contend with ~ in this case. It was not known until the . / Monday before last that the prisoner would ] give himself up, and two of the native wit ; nesses positively refused to come, to give evi dence; as they had given it once. , ; Taniora Kowhiti, also a native of th*: MJne '^U settlement, was sworn, and stated that he *^ knew both prisoner and the murdered man. 1 He saw Paapu two days after the murder, »1 but he did; not say anything about it. .He : Sj was present at the enquiry into the conduct I of Timoti. He made a statement on the 27th •• » March before Mr Williams, the Resident j Magistrate, and the :depo?ition wm read over to him, which he signed in,the presence of IMr Kemp. * * -

AMUSEMENTS.

THE CIRCUS. . * - ■- The Siarneae and Asiatic Circus attrtoted a full house last night, and the spectators f < appear'edto enjoy the scenes and perfoimaiM*! as successively presented to them, and"'«* pressed approval in the cheeriest manner. :.-. We learn that "Mazeppa"willbe introduced

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