SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ABETVALS. Pi'etty Jaaa, __..«., P ; _l___ev, frora. 2«spfe Qisaen-,. 3ifc.--r_-a«. ftrota Bn:weil Craig. .< I'L:.criia, brig,, S.a^ai'., ___o___-D-saa-Ea UdtersSa, sdiooner, 203 tons, MaGo^an. front Oseamcm Go-iihaad,..___,,. IfaGnHrray, from "Waitii-Ea -Eoaresa, is., S&lSSeb^^ iroui Bcaseil

DEPARTURES.

Sorctfesni Crest, 3.-3... fas T'*n-;_38»

IMPORTS.

Per Elderslie, from fltoosana: ISi toTia Sear, G.W. Barney; ?/>tons. tiour, order; 78« barley S8 baj?2. barley, f.io bags bran. 250 bags whea^ G. W. Barney ; and a fioantity of bran- and tioliard to order.

Per Craig EUochie" from Dunedin: 117 baga oats, ii. W. Binney ; 50> sacfe dour, 150 bags oatmeaL T. H.. HaH and Co. ; 162 sacks wheat, I 08: do- barley, 20 do oatmeal, 717 do cats,. ZW> bags bran, James G'Oupland. 230 baes dour, B. Tocks and G®., (agentsf. _|

The brig Craig EHoebie, from Bunedia,; and the schooner Elderslie, from Oamaru, ' have been signaled outside dosing the day, but the contrary wind! and tide baa^np to the present time- prevented them making an appearance m the harbour. The s. a. Bowena. arrived this morning, from the Bay of Island?1. She left BusseE at noon yesterday, and arrived ffitheTamaki at 7 a.m. to-day, where she landed 13 head cattle. Smooth water and fine weather daring the ran-—Cargo: 13 head cattle, BacMand ; SS bags gum, Arnold, Eines & Co. ; 38 do do, Stone Bros ; SB da do, Owen. <& Graham ; 2S do- do, B. Walter & Co, ; M do- do, H. I>. BoHe.—Passengers : Mr and Mrs Taylor, Mr and Mrs Donovan, Mr and Mrs E, M. Williams, Misses1 Seaman, EeynoM's, Butler, Messrs Wm. Carle, F. Carle, EeynoHa, Webster, Simons, Stephenson, Adamsop, Maiuer, McDonald, Kemp, Cook, T. l>avis, J. MeFarlane, Evens, and nine in the steer age. We are indebted to Mr Stoddarfc, purser,, for report. The barring Thames, from Btasfesn to Auck land, was spoken, on the Bth of March in lat_ 28 deg, St, long. 4$ deg. W. The EBerslie after dischargfng her cargo wOl load for1 Kaipara, whence she is to take timber tc Bundle

The sua. G»Ahead, Captain. Eeniiedy, arriveifl at Onehttng.- thia: m&rmßg from Waitsra w. th a full load of produce, which pert she left at noon yesterday. Experienced light variable winds with smooth water throughout. Passenger—Mr W. Bayly. Cargo . 40 head cattle, 25® sbeep> W, Bayly; fiO sacks potatoes, Veale. A tefegrsm received by Messrs Henderson. and Macferlaate coniirias the supposi^on tbafe the Maegregor wiJI be sent through from Sydney to San Francisco. The con tract time of the City of Adelaide, trndsr charter to the Australasian and American Mail Company, haa been extended. She will take the mails from here to Kandavu on the Brb,

The barbae William Ackers and the hrig Chanticler are loading timber at Wangaroa. The barque Ansae Lisle left Wangaroa for Melbourne with a Ml cargo of timber on Thursday last. The schooner Fortune, now readyfto sail for Awanui, has a cargo of stores on board. The schooner Mansion cleared to-day for Kaipara with 40 tons coal ex Antipodes, 1 case brandy, 10 hf-chests tea, ____» bxJxes tea, and 3 do tobacco. She is in the stream ready to safl. , The barque Tasso left Wangaroa for Mel bourne a few days before the Annie Lisle. The s.s. Pretty Jane arrived from Napier via Gisborne and Tauranga last evening. She brings a small general cargo and the following passengers :—Messrs. Allen, G. E. Read, Caldwell, Jonrdan, and four in the steerage, including two prisoners. She has been coal ing during the day from the brig Minova.

The barque Glimpse was yesterday trans ferred from the American register to the British. Her measurement by the latter scale has been found to be 335 tons. She cleared out in ballast for Newcastle th_3 morn inc. and hauled off into the stream. The time of her departure is only a matter of wind. It is likely she will go this evening, f The ketch Fanny Kelly has cleared for OpotikL She takes 6,000 feet o£ timber and about 100 packages of merchandise, consist ing of spirits, groceries, and sundries. The new cutter Brunette was measured yesterday by the Customs authorities. She is set down as 24 tons.

The s.s. Southern Cross left to-day for Tauranga and Mercury Bay. She took some cargo and a fair complement of passengers. The departure of the Dauntless for Norfolk Island and New Caledonia has been deferred till Monday. The auxiliary screw schooner Emu was passed by the Rowena off Cape Brett yester day at 2 p.m.

The William Ackers made the ran from Bangifcoto Beef to Wangaroa, running before an easterly gale, in 14 hours.

The brig Syren is loading for this port at Dnnedin. A private telegram received to day says that she is nearly re%tuy to sail.

PORT OF RUSSELL.

VESSELS CLEARED OUT.

June 28—Two Brothers, Hoaz, for Auckland.

July I—Ebenezer, Skinner, for "Thames, with 46 tons coal; Queen, Veale, for Thames, with 72 tons Cial. Julia Price. Queen, for Thames, with 70 tons cial ; William and Julia. McLeod, for Thames, with 40 tons coal; Onward, CConnell, for Thames, with 65 t«ns coaL

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails ura. Cxoai as UsnEa _—

For Thames, on Monday next, at 9 a.m. For Coromandel, on Monday next, at 11 20 a. m. For Wanganni, ts«r Go-ahe*d, this day, at 5 p.m. For Wangarei, &c, per "Wangarei, to-moirow. spm For Whitiangi, per Ocean, on Monday ooxt, at 11 a.m. For Oisborne and Napier, per Pretty Jane, on

Monday next, at 3 p.m. For Bnssell, Wangaroa. and Mongonni, per Eowena,

on Monday next, at 4 p.m. For the undermentioned places, per City of Adelaide, Oil Wednesday, Bnh Jnlr. ___ under.— For Fiji, Sandwich Wands, United Stales of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and Sbti.h America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 12.20 p.m. For the TTnifed Kingdom and Continent of Europe, atl2.3opm. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 11 a m. Late l.tUrs bearing an extra fee of Cd will be received^ on hoard the steamer tip to time of sailing.

N.B.—MaEb for Australian Colonies, -via New castle and Melbourne, close at Hokitika at 10 a.m. on Monday, 6th instant

(Signed) 8. S. Bias. Chief Vo*tm-*Ua.

BIRTH.

LovJErr—On June 23, the wife of A. Lovett of a 102.

MARRIAGE.

Barrow— "Rsxss- —On July 4, atStSepnlcbxe's Church, by the Bey B. T. Dudley, Mr W. P. Barrow to .Emma Bees, both of Auckland.

DEATH.

CAMBra—Jnly 3, at Seafleld View. Edward Carleton, infant son of D. S. Cambie ; aged 6 months.

funeral to leave at 3 o'clock on Sunday. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1874.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future In the distance, And the good that we can do

The Governor's speech in opening parliament as published in our last night's issue preaents in a marked degree the very beau ideal of a ministerial programme. Language is said by one* tolhave been given to conceal thought, and the perfection of this essential principle in language is usually expected ma ministerial speech. It in high praise, therefore, of the speech before us to say that it affords but the feeblest glimmering of ministerial inten tions, and so far as we may judge from it colonial legislation has reached that finality which should be the aim of all good states men. It is a generally accepted belief that we have too much legislation in the colony, and if we were assured that the blank ex hibited in the Governor's speech truly fore shadows the legislation of the session, we should congratulate ourselves on the new 1 page turned, and on the admirable example set to the nine little parliaments of the colony. As is usually expected a great part of the speech is made up of what ia already known to all colonists. TheDukeof Edinburgh has been married; the Governor has made a

tear of the; provinces.- ; comfort and. conte___fc ment are universal, as they always are when a Governor has made a grand tour of the colony; imjnigraiioii baa been. extensive :

public works have been, proceeding j the trans - Pacific mail service has been re established ; delay has occurred in laying She ocean cable co_-___ect-__-g with. Australia; j peaceful relations with the natives continue ; , the estimates, have been framed " with a due j regard to economy f the revenue has | increased ; and " the** good system jof life assurances" haa been a success. All these things are already known, but then it. is always necessary to give them, the Mans- ; terial imprimatur of authenticity, and they all show the wisdom of Ministers, and the : prescience manifested in those wise provisions which were happily feanMai under their beneficent auspices. THfee are a few points, however, in the after part of the speech which, while indicating but limited legislation, lead ns to believe that if we are to- have bat few doses those doses will be strong. The increase of the revenue is not presented aa affording any hope of reduction in taxation, or of its distribution in such a manner aa will enable some starved provinces to better provide tor their absolute and urgent necessities. No, but '"'it will give you increased confidence in continuing the great public works of the colony, and expending money." Ho one [ wdl say indeed that the present Assembly required any auch stimolua. Its " confidence1 in this respect has appeared to moat aa unbounded ; and, with any increase of con fidence, in the way of borrowing and expend ing money, -we may anticipate a fresh start to the great colonizing policy, and we may look for results startling if not reassuring. The success of the colonial system of Life ! Assurance at least is about to be turned to wise account, and the insured will in future

participate in the bonus distribution of the profits, a system which has long ago been recognised as a judicious if not a necessary feature in all good life assur ance companies. But one of the most note worthy items in the speech is that referring to the Polynesian Islands. With a solemnity that is portentous honorable members are in formed that " their cnriliz»lic9, tile ment, Commerce, and forms of Government will pre sent problems of great interest and jimpor* tance to this colony,'* and " papers will be presented to you which will enable you to judge that my advisers consider" so. And so it was true after all; and the great scheme for the commercial annexation of the Fijts, which was prematurely blurted out by our correspondent at Levaka, and then rang for a little through New Zealand, and was authori tatively contradicted and suppressed as a myth, was not a myth after all. We are not of those who have denounced the scheme. On the contrary we regard the idea as not Utopian, but a3 being capable of redounding to the great com mercial advantage of New Zealand. But to pooh pooh it at first when it was fore shadowed by impertinent and prying news paper people was hardly honest; and to speak of it now in a pseudo-sentimental way as the solution of " problems of civilization and settlement and forms of Government" i 3 rather Pecksniffian. Doubtless we shall have it out in due time, when it may appear as

a bold and laudable attempt to secure for a plucky little colony the rising trade of Polynesia. If King Juliu3 can do this in a fair and straightforward way so as to benefit the people of New Zealand, and not the miserable clique alone that hang by his skirts, and fool him with flattery for their own selfish ends, then Heaven prosper him. The intended measure to "provide additional electoral qualification" is suffi ciently vague to whet the appetite of political quid nunca. It may mean man hood suffrage, or it may mean a more restricted exercise of the franchise with higher property qualification, or it may mean anything ; but there is nothing vague about the intention to " create and conserve State forests as a colonial property." If this Jntended the planting of forests by the State, and the preservation, or, to use the jargon in this case made and provided—the "conser vation", of forests so planted, the proposal would be statesmanlike and laudable. But, unhappily, experience of the Vogelian policy does not lead us to believe that its eye looks away to the end of half-a-century, and takes in the results then derivable from forests so " conserved." But as Auckland alone of all the provinces has forests at the present hour worth " conserving," we fear that this, our almost sole remaining wealth, is in-tended to be " conserved" in the way of meeting interest on the loans of the great policy. We may be wrong, and we heartily hope we are. But the lands in the Soutlwhave been fixed to the provinces, and ours for very shame's sake cannot be otherwise dealt with, and there is nothing more to be " conserved" but our timber, barring perhaps Mr Dargaville's gum tax. Auckland is fair game for plucking ; and as her representatives are all at variance she will probably make but a feeble remonstrance, and so our kauri will be "conserved.'' Although, as we have said, the Governor's speech does not say much, yet what it says is strong. "My advisers think it expedient not to invite legislation upon questions which do not press for immediate solution," but among these we venture to say there will not be included the raising of money. '*

A seemingly authoritative statement ap pears in one of our contemporaries to-day respecting contemplated changes in the j official staff of the City Council. According to this the Mayor is to accept the position of Town Clerk, and there is to be a re-adjustment of inferior, officers rendered possible by the vacancy recently caused by death in the office of City Collector. What may be the views of the Mayor on this subject we know not, but if he is .content to step into what is in some respects a subordinate position we do not j hesitate to say that his appointment to a per

ssanent positioa in connection with the regit lafcn of civic a_F_tirs t and with a-proper satey attached, will give general satisfaction. We are the more free to express ourselves in this- wise from the fact that we have on several occasions given strong resist ance to Mr Phillips' repeated re-election to the mayoral chair. Bat this has not been from any want of appreciation or his entire fitness to manage the aSiirs of the city,, or of his personal wosth,. bat from & belief shared in by a good many ■ that the day has come when our mayor- should be somewhat of an ornamental and honorary official, capable of MSing and banqaetting citizens, and ot giving receptions to visiting dignitaries, but who woold not be expected to soil nis fingers with the practical and vulgar details of ' office. With Mr. Philips—than whom there has not been in the city a more un tiring and watchful and faithful servant of the public—in the office of city ctek she fullest confidence would be afforded that .dty business would proceed with steadi ness and despatch, so that we could afford to have as our" chief civic officer any one who from abundant wealth or high social stand ing might be accepted as worthy to represent the dignity of the city of Auck land. In such " ornamental " person we .ire not to be supposed to be referring to any ose who may have cheek enough to aapire to this or any other position under the Crown, and. it is unnecessary for us to _ay that we hope if " changes" do occur _the city will not be made the bait and laughing stock of the colony by elevating, even for a joke, a fool to the seat of honour.

The Custom's revenue for the year ending 30th Jane, 1574, amoants to £220",020 0s Id agaLiat a return of £190,4«4 10i ldlaat year. We have been informed by one of the CoanciJlora tbas W. J. Ha ret, Esq., w__Q in all probability bs appointed to the vacant chair at the Municipal" Board for the ensuing ail months. The _.amea of the brig Minova appear to be a refractory and almost ur^nntroliaM-. crew. One appeared in Court this morning charged with disobedience of lawful commands; another on a charg-; of atealing a galvanic bittery ; and an ao^'i nation t-ir a 3umrn >ns was maile from a third against another of the crew for kaocking him down with a heivy saacepan. To the Editor : Sir,—The question again arises is there need of a -.team fire-engine for Anckbnd. This last Qneen-atreet fire at Mr G. W. Owen's store, and the valnable use aff.rded by Messrs Thornton, Smith and Firth's fixed steam engine most, I think, fo'cibly impreai the fact on every one—Yours, etc., fticesix The members of the New Zealand Agriccl tnral Society will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the 7th inst., at the Criterion Hotel, Otabnha, when several im portant matt-re will be introduced for

disens-iion.

The members o! the Naval Brigade met in the Drill-abed last evening in good round nambei3, and went through their bayonet drill and other feieretaes in a creditable manner. The officers in command were Lient- Chapman and Bartlett, who expressed satisfaction at the result. The Brigade, we learn, consista of more than a hundred men. An interesting lecture on "Hymns and

Hymn Writers " wa3 delivered last evening by Mr Blackman in St. Matthew's school room. Rev. Mr Mitchell in the chair. The lecturer reviewed the hymns of the ancients, spoke of the influence of the Psalms, and re ferred to the noble utterances of Milton, Thomson and Coleridge in the blank verse form ; also to the choice hymns of Addison, Steele, Watts, Wesley and Doddridge, with notices of the circumstances under which many of them were written. Many a beau tiful hymn exists as a memorial of some name which would, otherwise be forgotten. The lecturer concluded by eaying that hymn writers are entitled to the gratitude of the churches for aiding the progress of reli gious thought, and in subduing the ruder asperities of life. It is not, however, in their grandeur of language and literary excel lence, like Shelley' 3 " Hymn to intellectual Beauty," that hymns exercise their widest

influence, but in their simpler forms breath ing of humble hope and pious aspiration Therefore it is that the outpourings of the lyrical muse of Dr. Watts possess such an enduring charm, and that the power of the penny hymn-book is so generally felt. The simple, unassuming hymn sung by the children of the cottager seizes the common thought of the lowly, warms the feelings, in connection with some moral or religions movement, and satisfies the cravings of the people. The choir sang several well-known hymns in a correct manner, directed by Mr Webb, under whose continued teaching the members of the Sunday-school choir have made satisfactory progress. The lecture was listened to with much attention, after which the reverend chairman addressed the young people, and the meeting—a very pleasant one—closed with the doxology.

Mr R. Arthur announces his intention of holding his poultry auction sales on Fridays in future in his Queen-street mart instead of the market, as heretofore. He finds that, after a \ear's trial, he can conduct these sales much more conveniently and successfully at his own mart.

Divine service will be held to-morrow m the following places of worship :—At New ton Kirk, by the Rev Dr Wallis, morning, "Prophecies concerning Christ •" evening, " The use and abuse of the World." City Hall, by Rev Warlow Davies, M.A., morn ing, «' The religious moment in Scotland;" evening, " Satan's assault on .Job." Lorne street Hall, by Samuel Edger, B.A. ; morn ing, " Christianity confronting Idolatry and Philosophy;" evening, " Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego." Wellesley-street Baptist Church, by Rev P. H. Cornford, morning, " Jealousy for the Cross of Christ;" even ing, «• Strifes at the gate of Life." Services as usual at United Methodist Free Church morning and evening by Rev G. H. Turner j also at Christian's Meeting House, Cook street, and Newton Hall.

Captain Philip Jones, long known as one of the most popular skippers in the employ of the Circular Saw Company, has com menced business on the Wharf as a marine arbitrator, stevedore, and rigger. He also undertakes to supply ballast at lowest terms. From his great experience he should receive a fair share of support.

Messrs Brown and Sons have taken temporarily the premises occupied by Hay ward and Co., upholsters, Wydham-street which they will open as a pianoforte ware house, with a large stock of instruments re cently imported.

Major Frank Bolton in his monthly report upon the metropolitan water supply (London) states that the number of miles of streets containing mains constantly charged with water, and upon which hydrants could at once be fixed, areas follow:—Kent Company 64 miles ; New River, 168 ; East London, 70 ; Southwark aud Yauxhall, 160 ; West Middlesex; Grand Junction, 41 ; Lambeth, 90; Chelsea, 00; making a length of 648 miles,

I The Loyal Good Intent Lodge announces 1 a dinner and ball to take place on vTeunes ' da.?, July 15, in the Oddfellows' Eaii. SB Mr 3 B Sfioney,. Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court, Thames,, and of : Maior Stocey, of the Wade, was married to , day at St.. Sepulchre's Church to Miss Btggs. The service was full choral, the young lady ; being a member of the choir.

■The members of the City Band of Hope, held their usual fortnightly meeting last even in* in the Albert-street Temperance Hail- There was a very good attendance, and the speeches and recitations were weH rsc .ived.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(Prom our Ijondou Correspondent.

LostjO-T, May 5. TEH _______aUß_r" "DT3T:EESCT_I&S. Bilbao is relieved. The Carlists have sus tained a crushing defeat, and Republicanism looks better than ever in Spain. This is the talk in everybody's mouth. Since the date of my last leSter the fortunes of the two parties have been very delicately balanced, and the beam has been oscillating in a moat aggravatingly tantalising manner. One day It was certain that Bilbao must fall. The next it seemed impossible, but that Serrano must fail back and leave the Carlists to work their will The friends of Alfonso were on the tip-toe of expectancy. They had pre pared their manifesto, and any retrograde movement <vn the part of the Republican generals must have resulted in a emp d'etat in Madrid. But then the funof it all was that it was even betting oabotha:de3, cr indeed on nil t __ T f_e —nay, shall we say four sides, for we must not lose sight of the Intransigeate3 orCon - ma mats, Internationalists, or whate-ver they may be pleased to call themselves, who held out so wstl in Cartagena, and who only want a chance to wire in again, and burn 3ome more

powder. Then the despatches and telegrams published by both aides lied so abominably that it wa3 impossible to believe a single statement. However, for the present, the Car_i_." hopes seem crashed, and once having been forced from their powerful positions it is not unlikely that terrible havoc may be wrought amongst the forces of the Don before they can regain a position of safety. Truly what selfish wretches are these great ones, these kings and queens. Here is a specimen in Don tJarlos. He is content to sacrifice thousands of live 3, and millions of money, to lay waste hundreds of miles of pleasant country, to render homeless hundreds of happy and unoffending families, to consign men to the I__..h, women to the ravisher, and children to the bayonet, in order that he, Charles, may be king of Spain. In other words that he may enjoy unlimited win?, women, and power, and be a great man for a few short yeara. And the best of the yike fa that he thinks himself a great hero with it all, and better still, lots of people ' here, and of coarse in Spain, think him a hero too. For my part I think bim worse than any Bn ke or Hare that ever lived, and twice as deserving of a gallows, if sin be > measured by its amount. This feeling is i | spreading too in these latter days ; in some i | decree the International .Society h_^a sown ; j the seeds which are beginning to produce ; ■ opiuions fatal to Governmental wars. i I THB AGRICC[.TUBAL LOCK-OCT.—THE >"EW I j ZEA______Snfun_-ieBAT_OS AGEVTSAT WOKS. You have been having practical experience of the old adage, "it is an ill wind which blows ; nobody any good," in the results of the agri , cultural lock-out on the stream of emigra ! tion. The dispute between the farmera and , labourers so far from showing any kind of abatement or settlement is rapidly spreading, and the popular feeling is all with the j labourers. Sympathetic meetings have been . i held in all pirts of the country and in Lon don calling attention to the wretched con dHion of the labouring population in the Ea_.torn counties. This has been contra dicted by the fanners and by some large land-owners, notably by Lady Stradbrooke, who has been waging a paper war with the Bishop of Manchester on the question. I have seen Lady Stradbrooke's village. It is a charming little hamlet, a collection of . delightful little cottages overgrown with honey-suckle and roses, the people all looking happy, chubby, and contented. Of course Lady Stradbrooke speaks that ; she knows and testifies what she has seen, but we receive not her virtues. Since writing my last letter I have been in i Suffolk and at the town of Bury St. Edmunds, in the neighbourhood of which the strikes have been going on. I went i there to report progress for a North of England newspaper, and having relations in the town itself and in the neighbourhood I had every advantage of seeing how the matter really stood. My friends were all on the side of the farmers; but I visited a number of villages, entered a number of houses, and saw enough wretchedness to last me a life time. I could not have believed that such squalid poverty could have been found except in the East-end of London, or some other large city. The worm will turn when trod on, and I could not be surprised that these poor wretches should have, in sheer despara tion, turned to bay in their hungry corner. The formation of a Labourers' Union set the farmers against them in a body, and now the farmers have formed "themselves into a league, and locked out these poor creatures, who are maintained by their labourers* league. To the funds of this league the great and unknown throughout the land are subscribing. The wages of a labourer about Bury St. Edmunds average about twelve shillings a week. Fancy th_3 with meat at a shilling a pound, rent of cot tage to pay, clothing dear, coals thirty-five shillings a ton (a3 they buy it, retail, it comes to fifty shillings). They are on the verge of starvation all the year round except harvest time, when they get a little more. The consequence of all this is that the best and most enterprising of the labourers are leaving the country for the States, Canada, the Cape, Australia, and New Zealand! Whilst I was there I spoke to some of the poor fellows 'about your colony, and told them of the excellence of tho wages, and the climate, and the cheapness of provisions. Very few belie, ed me. The ideas were far too grand to be realised. They said if these things were so no one would stop here. We don't think you are exactly telling ns what is untrue, but we think you must be holding back something otherwise why don't all poor folks go to New Zealand. Canterbury pro vince was very well represented in the dis trict, but Auckland not all as far as 1 could hear of. The Agent-General ha 3 taken a strong fit of advertising, and I see his free passages offered in all the papers in the country, which is an improvement; but it is Canterbury which is getting all the best men. They have a Mr Duncan, who was rushing about amongst the locked-out people telling them all aboutthegloriesof his province, spout ing at meetings at Newmarket, distributing circulars, giving advice to applicants, visit ing them at their houses, in fact working for the end to which he was sent. That's the way to get people, and therein is to be found the reason why the Agent-General, good worthy soul, don't get people. The people got quite excited at one meeting at which Mr Duncan spoke, and crowded up as volun teers for Canterbury. He offered them a free passage, and only asked them to provide ft pound, each for their outfit, He also said

if fee wa* *^V^Xil*S^ r,*rr WTf fhe outfft himself. I anouL-T «^- Sr rf AicHand being weU *nP^f£ extend, and you ought to have a smart or two ready for anything Ilh_S «_gs

CSbotsshrkke.

PARLIAMENTARY.

PURCHASE OF NATITE LANDS.

EOADPE&M TAURANGATO WAIKATO

H^ESW^^B^MHOWICE

( F2OJf OZOe ABBOEtf SEMITE*)

WELLINGTON.

This day. Mr Gillies gave notice of motion for a Trturn of the names of all peopl* employed h3 the Government to purchase land in tne North Island, their remuneration, position, and quantities purchased, by whom negoti ated, and cost per acre. Mr Sheehan is again omitted irom the

Native Committee. The Polynesian paragraph is considered more than weak. The pity miied in the last porierapVof the speech fa thought refreshing. WThe iWwr Zealand Time* is dumb. T&e Independent eonld predicate, but the 25a_*i can only sleep. The Company have imported another fresh man from Australia to give it c-reater vitality. People read their papers fn bed, and say "How are the mighty fallen," and -where are the weapons it once carried. .____. «.<__ Mr Sheehan put a notice of motion to the following effect :—" What has been the cause of delay a»d proceeding with the con struction of theTaaranga and Waikato coach road, and whether it is intended to go on with it this year f You will recognise the importance of this matter. Several hundred thousands pounds were voted for roads and works in the North Island, and the great bulk of it has been spent in opening up lines of traffic for Napier on account of crmonds and McLean's influence in that province. No difficulty competent men say whatever really exists, and communication between Tauranga, Waikato and Tacpo may be opened up without fear of complication with natives.

The Telegraph Department being delegated to underpaid boys and women you can seldom tell whether a message is right or wrong, or delivered to th» right owner. Brown gets a telegram belonging to Jones., and then Jones gets angry. The Timet has an article nnin -BUg__estu.g an amendment in the depart ment and better pay to officials. People wonld like to know if you could send down any empty houses from Onehunga or Kowiek. If any more people come here they will have to camp out.

Another Mysterious Fire.

OLSON'S STORE DESTROYED.

Early this morning Parnell was the scene of the usual and now nightly-expected con flagration. It is now nearly impossible to believe that these destructive fires are the result of accident. It may reasonably be anticipated that at some fature day we shall have a confession from some scoundrel or other who will give in a vain-glorious fashion a graphic narrative of his adventures, and then we shall only want another Hogarth to render the "Incendiary's Progress" as well known as the Pake's or Harlot's. Mr Ol son's sauce storehouse wa3 totally destroyed jby firs between three and four o'clock this morning with the contents, _ron-___st_ng of £"2000 j worth of tomato sauce and a large quantity of bottles. The story of the disaster is soon told. The store is or was a two storey brick building about 35 feet by 25 feet and 30 feet high, joined at the back by a wooden structure of greater area, though not so high. It stood on the east side nearly at the bottom of the St. George's Bay Road, opposite the manufactory and dwel_ing*hou__e of the proprietor, which stand side by side. At the hour above mentioned Mrs Reeves, a lady staying with some friends who occupy the house immediately adjoining the manu factory on the lower side —Mr Olson's house is above—was attending to a sick child when she observed a red glare upon the windows, and at the same time heard the crackling of flames. Looking Out she saw flames coming from the lower front window of the store. She immediately descended the stairs, and running to Mr Olson's residence gave the alarm to that gen* tleman, Who was last alseep. .fey the time Mr Olson was roused, and had come down, the fire had obtained a firm hold on the brick building. Nothing could be done to arrest the Maze. There is a little creek at the bottom of the gully close by, but there being no appliances at hand the water there was of no use. The neighbourhood was soon awakeand stirring, and within ten n__inutes|of theoutbreakthetire-bellsrangont. Mr Inspec tor Broham and a poaseof police were soon on the spot. The burning buildings being on the low ground, the houses on the adjoining ridges—the north-western one of which is the main street of Parnell—were lighted up with a ruddy glow, and the balconies and verandahs were very generally occupied by ladies and gentlemen ronsed abruptly from their sleep by the noise and glare. So quickly did the flames spread that before half-past three they were in possession of the entire structure. An attempt was made by Mr Olson to save some of the stock, but it w»3 unsuccessful. Only three crates of bottles j were brought out. Dr Home, who was | among the first at the scene, was exceed- I ingly busy handing buckets and rendering assistance, but his efforts did not meet the ' reward they deserved. One reason was the j buckets were empty. By four o'clock the : flames began to subside simply from having I consumed everything within reach. The 1 wind, fortunately, was light, and from the j S.W., so that the sparks were carried into the gully. Had it been in the opposite direction the manufactory and houses adjoin mg would probably have gone. Mr Olson at the time of the outbreak, had his entire winter stock of sauce stored in the budding He estimates roughly that there was quite £2000 worth. His stock would I have been much larger had not the frost last spring lolled so many of the plants and hunted the supply 0 f fruiL * Al . though fully insured Mr Olson incurs a very heavy loss through injury to his busi ness. He is not m the position of a merchant who can immediately replenish his stock, but he must wait till February, for the fruit to ripen before he can manufacture another case of his sauce. The stock and premises are ■ insured lor £2000 in the New Zealand office, and the stock for another £1000 in the Royal. There is the same complete mystery as to the origin of the fire which has dis tinguished other similar calamities lately. The buildings were purchased some years ago by Mr Olson from Colonel Murray.—We cannot inform ow readers where to-night's j fire will be, I

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

.'Before His Honor Sir G. A. Amey, Kol^ Chief Josti-cfc.) FtMWE V. ITE&T&SeaF AST) WTJ% In this action,^ which was a iemwrstlt olaintf STs replication, Mr MaeCormiek appeared im fte&mSzafc in "up-port of the- demurrer, and Mr Hesketll 'instructed by Messrs BasseH and Bev&rg) for the plaintiff 'm support of the replKata^ The action was partly heard yesterday. Hue declaration implied that certain property had bees mortgaged by Mrs Fergaaaost for the obfeainment of certain moneys zdiaetd to her husband, and plaintiff claimed to re cover from defendants the money* secured by themortgagedeed. The queat__m tefetetie Court was whether' a husband and wife coald be sued on such a deed. After a great dad ol argument on both sides Mr Mdkxmaak contended that in making the wifeja Jprtj^ to the suit the- plaintiff was msts&Bgo^? ;-\ impossibility. , .. , . '■'. His Honor, after reviewing the features rf the case with hia usual care, gave jodgncat : for the defendants with eoata.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq , E.M.) I_?.___BBlAT£-_.

William CVow was &ned 20_t and ecab, James King 10% a-^d George Harvey Iftj far being drunk last night. gnSAUYe A IJ___>T*S SHAWL. Richard Taylor, a man without shoes; was charged with stealing a shawl, the property of Miss Blake. . Mr Broham asked lor a remand a co__» __e_nt£Ooe of pressure of business. Remanded until Wednesday. l__jgO_____B___.__?l SEAICES1.

Thomas Callow was1 charged with d». obedience of lawful commands en board the Loch Awe on the 3rd instant. Prisoner said he was guilty. He had a pain in his back, and he merely went cs shore to take a walk up Queen-stre&t, think-, ing it might do him good. He then weal back to the ship. The captain was then coded, but did ail aotjear. Mr Broham informed the Court that t__e captain could not be found. His Worship said that the captain deserved a severe censure. He had charged the man with disobedience, and he was more dis obedient than his men. What could be ex pect from men when he was more disobedient than they. Prisoner, you are discharged. John Pinkey, a seaman bekmging to the brig Minova, was charged with the same offence. Mr Joy appeared for the prosecntkaj, and Mr Alexander for prisoner. This case was also remanded till Monday. I_A_BC'_-_ST. Phillip Vidiviek, a seaman on hoard the Minova was again brought up on a charge of , stealing a galvanic battery from the premise* of Mr C B. Edwards, of the Waitemata Hotel, j on the 2nd inst. Mr Joy appeared for the prisoner. Mr Broham asked that this case might also be again remanded in order that other business of a more important nature might be proceeded with. The prosecutor was not present. Mr Joy urged that the case might go, on as | his client would have to be k^pt in prison j until the hearing of the CMse , id he under ( stood that Mr Edwards did S»t intend to appear against the prisoner. H_3 Worship said that prisoner might be admitted to bail, which was immediately | forthcoming in two sureties of £50 each.

The case was remanded until Monday. One of the sureties was a seaman, who lodged the money in Court.

H__3 Worship remarked that seamen -were not generally sufficiently prudent to save £50.

This was all the business.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Br__r_CE_s done this day:— Bank of New Zealand—Sellers. £17 15s. South British Insurance — 43a ; buytis, 4Ss ; sellers, 503. Fiji Bank—Buyers, 553. Tbames Gas—Buyers, 3is. Union Sash and Door Co.—Buyers, £9 10c Caledonian— £9 ss. Crown Prince—Buyers, __3s : s__-3ei--j _Hs. Bird-in-Hand—Buyers, 23a 6<L Golden Call (double issue) —Buyers, lis. Inverness—Sellers, •___. Bismarck—Sellers, Bs. Old Whan—Sellers, 62s fid- Union Beach—Sellers, 16s. City of York—lis. Thames G.MC.-Sellers, 6/s 6d.

Queen of May- Buyers, lis. Queen of Thames—6s Sd, 7s : buyers, 6s 9d.

Cure—Buyers^ lis; sellers, 12s 6d. Central Italy (paid up)— Sellers, 4s_ Black Angel—Sellers, 16&.

The Murder Case.

INQUEST ON THE BODY OF WILLIAM

WRIGHT.

j A_* inquest Was held this altera ton at thjl ! Provincial Hospital before Dr. Goldsbrb', j Coronor, and a jury, for the purpose of in ! qniring into the cause of the death of William ! Wright, who died on Thursday night. [ Lucy Maria _N eal, sworn, deposed :lam a ► married woman, and reside off Upper Queea j street I remember Wednesday last, th« ; Ist inst, when I was in a native Woman*! j house named Katharine. I was there froftt [mid-day till late at night. She and the [ deceased were in the kitchen. His body I | have jost seen. The prisoners came in with • another man. I identify the two prisoners ; ■ the other man said he was a bushmanj (it was about half-past five o'clock. They sent the deceased for a shilling's worth .of drink. He brought it in. It wa3 beer, and we all partook of it. About a quarter of {an hour after the bushman left. The wo ; man by this time was very drunk in her bed • room. The two prisoners tried to force them* I selves into Katherine's room when Wright j interfered. He pushed them away from the door with his hands, but did not strike either of them. The latter of the prisoners, Pascoe, struck deceased on the head and knocked him down. He then got him against the back door and jumped on his forehead, and the other prisoner, Dob bins, jumped on Wright's chest. From the time deceased was knocked down he did not speak. The latter prisoner, Pascoe, then put bis bands against the door, and forcibly jumped on his face, while Dob bins continued to jump on his body. I should think they jumped on him at least a dozen times. I then threw myself on the deceased, when Dobbins struck me with his clenched fist. I wished to save deceased. I screamed, when the native, Bingiori, came in. It was nearly dsak. The prisoners were still kicking the deceased, and I was lying on his body. It was about half past six o'clock. It was starlight, and Bingiori could see, although there was no light in the room. About two minuties after the prisoners rushed into the Maori woman's bedroom. I followed to order them out, when they swore at Raegiori. They would not .come out. A match was produced by

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