SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATEE—This evening, 10 ; tc-morrow morning, 10.17. SUN SET-This evening, 5.1. SUN RlSE—To morrow morning, 7.8. MOON'S AGE—Last Quarter, 26th, 8.18 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

--eweiiyn, s.s., Holmes, from Sydney

DEPARTURES.

._ep_yr, bnganune, for Mongonui

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the South—Lad. bird, ss, 24th inst; Hawea, ss, Tuesday next. For the Coast— Ames "Do_ald, schooner For London- Fernglen, ship, early For Raro'onga—Coronet, schooner, early For the Cape— _ hooting Star, barque, eariy

VESSELS EXPECTED

Hawea, ss, from the South. Saturday Hero ss, from Sydney and Melbourne, about 3rd August Victor, bai-quentine, from Port Gamble ; sailed 14th May Cyphrenes, ss, frr m Sydney; due sth August Dover Castle, ship, N C TE, from Belfast; sailed 23th

iaay "Pmu, serew-barquentice, from Levuka, early Belie Brandon, schooner, from Petuybn island, oatly Peerless, schooner from South Pea Islands, early Isetitia, s hooner, from ~ arotongt Stag, birque from Newcastle, early John Kecnie, s_up, irom London ; sailed May 11 Victor, barque-itlne, from Port Gamble, early Eyno, brigautiue', from Botumah, early Papua, schooner, from Barotonga, early Edith, schooler, from the Islands, early Flecnero, ship, HItM L, from London ; sailed 13th April - . _ j Lutterworth, ship, H N X D, from London ; sailed 10th April Vision, trig, from Samoa , ,_ Alumbagh, ship, V N J G, from London ; sailed May 9 Carisbrook Castle, ship, HLW B, from Liverpool ; sailed June 3 ... Columbus, barque, KVH B, from London ; saded sth June City of Auckland, ship, from London White Eagle, ship. Q-GW, from London, early Charybdi->, schooner, from the Navigators Kenilworth, schooner, from Noumea, early

£??-__ special charge of one shilling is made for consignees' or shippers' names inserted in this column.

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. LLEWELLYN.

The s s Llewellyn arrived in harbour at 2 o clock this morr it g f-em Fydney. Captain Holmes re _ oris that he expeiienced vari .We winds chiefly westerly, all the way acre S3. Wade the North (ape on the 2l»t. and passed Cape Brett at 5 p m on Thursday. The LUewellyn h*s been purchased by the A.S.P. Company for the Fiji trade. Hertonnage ih 197 new, and her dimensions are as follows :—Length, 161 ft : beam. 24ft ; depth of hold, 12ft. She has compound engines of 90 horse vower nominal. Ihe diamater of her cylinders areresper.tivf lv 24 in and 45 in ; length of stroke, 2ft 6ln. She has two boilers, each Bft in diameter, under each of which are two furnaces The betters are calculated to sustain a working pre:sure _f eOlbs to the square inch The Llewellyn anchored in the stream till this morning, when she came alongside the wharf. rhe brings a Jsrge miscellaneous cargo variously consigned Passengers—Mr and Mrs rhos. Jackson, Messrs Wm. Greaves, Walter Cranston, and John Powers.

H.Ms Blanche arrived at Sydney, from Levuka on the 13th instant. The scho ncr Rover cleared out to-da^ for Gisborne with 12 tons coal and 24,0C0ft timt-er timber. The barque Robina Dunlop has taken up a ten* at the wharf outride the we.tern T. She will begin dis charging to-morrow if fire.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

N'Lson, tbis day. The ss Tawea left for th' 3 North at nine o'clock last night

Wa> oakui, tbis day. The ss. Go-ahead left Wanginui for O-iehur-ga at two o'elockyesterday.

COMMERCIAL.

There wss a large attendance at Mr. G. Sibbin's sale of grocery and produce to-day, and the following prices were realised : — Potatoes, £6 10s to £7 ; flour, lis 6d ; oats, 3s 6d to 3s lid ; maize, 5s to 5s 9d ; inferior bacon, 6d ; bran, Is to Is 2d ; butter, Is 4d ; onions, fd to l_d ; cheese, lOd to Is ; sugar, 4_d. Ihe tools, &c, fetched good prices. At Mr. Greenwood's sale of poultry, in the Market House, to-day, at eleven o'clock turkeys : 3s 9d, 4a 6d, 5a to 7s ; fowls : Is 9d, 2s, 2a 6d to 3s 7d : ducks : 2s, 6d, 2s 9d to 3s ; chickens : la to Is 6d ; brahmas : 5s 6d (pair) ; goat, 14s. At Mr R. Arthur's poultry and produce sale to-day, fowls brought Is 10i to 2s 7d ; turkeys, 2s 6d to 5s lOd ; ducks, 2s 6d to 3s 4d ; pigeons, 7d; onions, Id l_d ; apples, 2_d to 3d.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Mr- ALFi-KD Bucki-and's Wkeklv Bkpost.— At Remuera. on Thursday, dairy cattle were in usual numbers and in steady deaand at last week's values. Store cattle ia larger numbers than ususl. Cows in low condition dull of sale ; all other kinds better worth. Fat cattle of good quality in larger numbers than usual ; 263 head sold ; prices steady throughout at a fall of 2s 6d per lOOlbs on last week's sales. Store sheep plentiful and in fair enquiry at late r_tes Pat sheep in u.ual supply, but middling quality only ; prices without alteration. Pijrsin vary limited num bers. Prices given were : Best dairy cows uo to £L_ 10s ; inferior, from ..5 10s each ; dry cow .£3 5s to £4 10s; yearlings, „2 lCs to £3 15s ; calves, 23s to *8s ; two-year-olds, £3 2s 6d to £5 : three-year-olds and fcrown tteers, £1 to £8 ; best quality fat cattle, 85s to 37s 6d ; inferior, from 27s 6d the ICOlbs ; aged ewes near lambing, 13s to 18? each; longwoolled wethers, 15s to 17s ; fat-sheep, __d per lb.

DEATHS.

OWEN.-On the 2nd July, at Hathrop, Bathurst, the residence of Edmund Webb, Esq., Buth Burgoyne, daughter of G. B. Owen. Auckland, New Zealand, and neice of S Owen, West Maitland, aged 14 years. Loved by all who knew her. BBADLEY—On the 22nd instant, Mr. William Bradley, son of Mr. Joseph Bradley, Onehunga, aged 30 years. The funeral will leave his residence, Princes street, at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Friends will please accept this invitation.

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

FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1875.

For the cause that lacks assistance, N For the wrong that needs resisUsc*, *M the f-ture in tbe distance, __.* tba _r«o4 that we can *»

We have received from our "own corres pondent " in Wellington, a telegram of two thousand five hundred words, giving the lo_g and acrimonious correspondence which passed between Mr Vogel and the Crown Agents in London, relative to the negotiation of the four million loan. Our columns, however, are so crowded with telegrams and other matter to

day that we really cannot find space for the j message in extenso, and prefer to sacrifice a costly telegram, and become martyrs our selves, rather than inflict martyrdom on our readers by occupying two and a-half columns of our limited space with this subject merely because we bave had to pay for it. Sir Julius Vogel has had a very unpleasant time with Messrs JulyanandSargeant, Crown A gents, and Dr Featherston, over tho ne gotiation of the loan. The Crown Agents desired to place the debentures gra dually on the market, but Sir Ju!iu3 insisted upon the whole four millions being disposed of at once. As tho open market would not absorb such an amount, this determination compelled the Crown Agents very reluctantly to allow the loan to be sold to a loan-contracting firm, Messrs. Rothschild offering in the outset £88, but ultimately coming up to the £91 already announced. The Crown Agents state that if they had been allowed to negotiate the loan in two halves with intervals of nine or twelve months between, they would have been able to secure much better terms, and have prevented the loan from falling into the hands of speculators. They report that the bulk of the loan is now held by speculators and will be forced on the market from time to to time as opportunity offers. For this reason they advise the color_y not to offer aDy more loans in the London market for a long period. They believe, however, that under the circumstances the loan was floated on excep tionably.favourable terms. Mr Vogelrefused to endorse their report and they thereupon forwarded it to the Acting-Treasurer in the colony, which Sir Julius resented as an in dignity and he made an independent repoit on the subject, in which after detailing the way in which the loan had been negotiated, he expressed a hope that the Government would not havo again to borrow until New Zealand securities have very much improved in value. Our "own correspondent" tele graphs with reference to the remainder of the correspondence as follow : - " The rest of the coneapondence is very voluminous, ex tending over twenty pages of print. That between Mr. Vogel and the Crown A gents is] very acrimonious. In a letter of the 18th of March, Mr. Vogel says he is willing to make good allowance for the natural dis appointment of the Crown Agents at the great success of the loan negotiations through another channel than that hitherto adopted, and after Mr. Julyan's failure. He ex presses surprise at the course adopted of sending a letter to the Acting Trea surer when he, the Treasurer, is in Eng land, and intimates that he will advise the Acting Treasurer not to reply to it. A most actimonious discussion follows" Our " Special " correspondent also sends a telegram which appears in another column relative to this correspondence, and it is evident that those in the colony who did not consider that there was much ground for jubilation over the negotiation of the loan were supported in their views by the gentle men who have hitherto conducted the busi ness of the colony in London.

Three are are two offences exceedingly pre valent on the streets of Auckland which might with advantage to the public be placed on Constable Mulville's catalogue of street nuisances, to be repressed by the strong hand of the law : one is the indul gence in disgusting obscenity, the other the practice of offering insults to women at night. We make the assertion without re servation that no woman, unaccompanied by a male protector, can go through the streets of Auckland after eight o'clock at night without being extremely liable to in sult. An offence of this character is, of course, very difficult to repress or punish; but, where a case can be established, against whomsoever it may be (for the offenders are not all of the lower orders), it should be pressed home unflinchingly. The other offence is much more easily dealt with. Tor. rents of language of the most filthy character assail the ears of passers by our street corners, and the public use of expressions which are exceedingly offensive to the ears of ladies and injurious to the mind of youth is allowed to go unpunished, while men, although perhaps otherwise quiet and inoffensive, are nightly arrested for the minor offence of a too free use of the bottle. Obscene language is be coming so perfectly engrafted on the vocabu lary of the rising generation of larrikins that we should like to Bee a few striking examples made of the most conspicuous offenders. While the authori" ties are making such a fu_s over trifling street nuisances, it is rather remarkable that two flagrant cneslike these should beignored. The man who shoots the contents of his dust-box into the gutter is doing infinitely less injury to the public than the one who pours his vile blackguardism into the unwilling ear of hi. neighbour.

We have only space to call attention to the full telegrams from our special correspondent at Wellington relative to the proceedings in the Legislative Council yesterday. The dis cussion, and particularly the Premier's statement, throws light on several important subjects of Auckland interest. Our morn ing contemporaries in ignoring the Lords forget that the head of the Government is confined in that usually uninteresting section of the Assembly buildings.

A number of letters are held over. In our fourth page will be found an extended report of last night's meeting in the Mechanics' Institute.

A curious marriage notice which appeared in our last night's issue without the name of the paper from which it was clipped being appended has set the quidnuncs agape. The notice was taken from a journal published in Newark, N. J., United States, and shews how the relatives of a deceased lady punished the perfidy of her former husband. The notice had no local application.

Dr. Ellis will'deliver his interesting lecture this evening on "Was Adam the First Man ?' in the large room of the Young Men's Chris tian Association. In addition to the highly attractive lecture we have to intimate to our readers that the following selections of music will be played by a lady amateur :—" Oui Vine Galop de Concert," Wilhelm Ganz; «. Fantasia sur un Ballo" in Maschera • "Gavotte," from the sth Violin Sonata, Bach. From the interesting character of the lecture in the able hands of our talented oitizen, and of beautiful music combined we may expect to see the hall crowded.

We have been requested to correct an err°r in a local of the Cross to-day, they having announced a choir will be in attendance at Dr. Ellis' lecture. lb should be that selec tions of music will be played by a lady amateur.

A chimney of a house in Grey'street, balongin^ to Mr Henry Neill, took lire this morning and burned fiercely, ihe sparks issuing in thousands, and had not timely assistance come, some damage must have been the result to the surrounding buildings.

The celebrated steeplechaser Isle_man was offered at Mr. Buckland's yard to-day. The highest offer mado being £38. The horse wa3 withdrawn, £50 being the lowest price the owner will take.

To-morrow lha Auckland and Parnell Football Clubs will try conclusions for the second time thi3 season. The game is to be played in the field at the back of Govern ment House, which has kindly been lent for the occasion by the authorities. The gate of entrance is in Symonds-street.

The poor-box at the Police Court was opened to-day in the presence of W. C. Daldy and G. W. Owen, J.P.s, and the sum of £3 4s 6d. was found therein.

" 'Twas your fault Bill for making me follow you about," was the remark of a woman to her husband on paying her five this morning for drunkenness last night. What a volume do the words contain ! How many husbands lead their wives into the miserable vice of drunkenness in this way. The woman at first waits for her husband at home : he does not come; and at last sho goes to seek him. She gradually becomes familiar with the public-house, and at last may-be, becomes like her husband, a con firmed toper ; .and the remainder of the lives of both is simply miseiy to themselves and their children. The little incident witnessed by our reporter this morning is pregnant with warning to drunken husbands.

The members of the Ponsonby Literary Society held their weekly meeting last even ing, the Rev. E. N. Bree, president, in the chair. Several new members were enrolled After the preliminary business had beep com pleted, an interesting debate on " The power of money and the power of know ledge " was opened by Messrs Warnock and Evans, which was well ventilated ; tubse sequently a paper on " Criticism " was read by a member, and occupied the remaining part of the evening.

A notico is posted up in Mr Buckland's sale yards notifying to the farmers bringing hay fur sale by auction that the Newmarket weighbrklge tickets will not in future be accepted at the Haymarket—loads of hay to be weighed at the whatf weighbridge. Hay is selling a little better to-day. At Hunter and Nolan's there was a number of inferior horses, which fetched fair prices ; but good stock could be placed well.

The announcement that a pantomine was to form part of the attractions of the Prince of Wales Theatre last evening was sufficient to fill tho lower part of the house. The proceedings commenced with a comedietta, illustrative of Irish life and character. Mr. Collier was fully up to the standard of his hero, O'Callaghan, and exhibited that charac ter with all its Hibernian hilarity and humour. The Sisteis Duvalli were successful as the lovers, and their songs and dances were highly approved by the audience, who fre quently evinced th<ir satisfied feelings by cheers. The pantomine which followed was lively throughout, and afforded scope for much merriment. Misa P.osalie Duvalli as Harlequin, and Miss Heloise as Columbine were pleasing. The transformation scene was quito equal to our expectations. The scenes were jointed by Mr. Williams, and considering the short space of time allowed for their production, did him great credit; among the scenes were some Queen-street shop fronting which were clearly defined. Asa whole the performances last night were creditable, and will be represented this evening.

Fatal Accident at Sea.

Mr G. W. Owen and Mr Hill, Collector of Customs, have received telegrams from Mahurangi from Captain McLeod of the brig antine Ethel, stating that that vessel en countered a heavj N.E. gale on Monday off Wangarei, in the course of which she lost her foretopmast and one of her crew, a man named Baker, who was washed overboard. Our Wangarei correspondent on Monday tele graphed'that a gale from the N.E. was raging tbat morning, and we presume it was in this blow that the Ethel was caught The telegrams are very short, and merely an nounce tho casualties. The Ethel left here on Saturday morning for Wangaroa to load for Lyttelton. It will be recollected that she was out in the whole of the gales and bad weather experienced by the Queen of the South and the Mary King, when she sus tained no damage whatever. The gale up North on Monday, which was not felt here, must, it appears from this, have been very severe. Biker was only engaged on Friday last, snd was formerly in the Golden Isle, schooner. The Ethel had put into Mahurangi.

Fearful Sawmill Accident.

A pearful accident occurred at Mr Ebenezer Gibbons' Sawmills, Awitu, Manukau Heads. At 3 p.m. yesterday (Thursday), a boat, pulled by four men, got up to Onehunga from the Heads, having on board it a man named John Burns, with his right arm com pletely severed from the body, hanging merely by a piece of the skin. It appears that Burns, who was usually employed at the mill in getting logs down a tramway to tho pits on trucks drawn by a horse, had been so employed yesterday morning, when just as the horse was approaching an incline in the tram, and where the trucks were likely to have run on the horse had they not been stopped, he ran towards the animal for the purpose of taking hold of him, when he slipped on the tram and fell with his right arm across one of the wooden rails, and before he could recover himself the two wheels of one of the trucks had passed over his arm between the elbow and Bhoulder, the flange of the wheel completely shattering the bone to a frightful extent. The blood which flowed freely from the wound was stopped, aad the sufferer at once taken by Mr Gardi ner, the manager, in a boat to Onehunga, and on arrival at Mr Gibbons' yard he was immediately forwarded to the Provincial Hospital in a spring cart, where he was attended to. The log which was on the truck at the time is estimated at about four tons weight. The skin connecting the arm to the body was removed on gettiDg to the hospital. The sufferer had suffered such a shock that he did not understand the extent of his injury, but had lost all hopes of having the injured limb restored.

DEVONPORT RATEPAYERS' MEETING

The ratepayers of the Devonport Highway District held their annual meeting last even ing, in the Devonport Hall, Mr. William At kin in the chair. After a few remarks from the chairman, Mr. Cochrane read the balance sheet of the board, which shewed the amounts of income and expenditure for the past year. Receipts: To rates collected, £238 12s; amount received from Colonial Government, £69 8s ; from Provincial Government, £20 ; ditto in aid of forest planting, £50 ; Impound ing Act, £45 9s 6d ; Thistle Act, £2 : total, £4259a6d. Expenditure: By forming roads, £77 14s ; metalling and channelling. £195 5s 4d ; bridges and culverts, £31 14s 6d; commission for collecting rates, £11 15s lOd ; printing and advertising, £19 16s 6d ; plant ing forest trees, £71 Us; miscellaneous expenditure, £28 15s : total, £436 12s 2d. Amount of rates payable for the year, £233 4s 2d; amount actually received, £225 15s 8d; amount of arrears of past rate, £94 14s lid. Mr. Cochrane moved and Mr. Mays seconded the adoption of the report, which- was carried

unanimously. After some discussion on the planting of trees and the condition of district roads, in which Messrs. Marshall, Niccoland Mays took part, Mr. Brown proposed and Mr Duder seconded, "That the rate be Id in the £1, on the value to sell." Agreed to. The following gentlemen were then nominated as trustees : Messrs. Cochrane, 154; 0. Mays, 152 ; Trevarthen, 152; Brown, 149; McEwen, 87; and G. Brassey, 79. The first five gentlemen were declared duly elected. Messrs. Geo. Sibbin and R. Duder were elected auditors, and Messr3. Geo. Rust and Cobley, fence-viewers. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., B.M ) JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS.

S. Rout v. H. Granville, £3 Bs, board and lodgings ; Isaac Levy v. Walter Williamson, £2 14s 9d, judgment summons, month allowed to pay ; J. H. Hanson v. W. Campbell, £3 14s iGd, load of hay, £2 9s Gd had been accepted out of Court, and Mr Thorue asked for his fees. The Court said he must sue for them.

JOAN P.OBEBTON V. G. MCBAE.

Claim, 20. damages. This was ati action by the proprietor of the Queen's Ferry Hotel for damage sustained to his wall through water proceeding from defendant's tank on to the wall during the past six months. Messrs Brookfield and J. B. Russell ap peared for plaintiff, and Mr Hesketh for the defence

There were no less than twelve witnesses subpeenad. It was finally ananged that the matter should be left for settlement to Mr. James Baber, architect, costsUo follow the award. Several cases were settled out of Court, and the case of Logan v. Wyllie and Mack, claim, £36 Gs. 2d., was adjourned until next Couit day.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before His Worship the Mayor, and Dr, Home, J P.)

AS usual,

Elizabeth Hart, Arthur Dronsfield, Eliza beth Kennedy, Annie Sweet, alias Benson, each admitted being drunk last night, and were fined as usual.

OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE,

Denis Coleman appeared to give an account of his extraordinary conduct in inttfering with Constable Allen while that zealous officer was discharging hia onerous duties.

He pleaded guilty, and was sent to prison for 14 days.

A ROWDY SAILOR.

John Shepherd, a seaman, in addition to being charged with drunkeness, was also accused of seriously damaging the smart uniform hat of Constable O'Reiiiy last night. The piisoner was fined 20s and cos.3 for his spree, with the alternative of 48 hours imprisonment, and for hio damage to the uniform, was ordered to prison for 7 days.

PETTY THIKVES. —TWO NICK BOYS

Charles Maddigan and James Maddigan were confronted with the magistrates on a charge of prigging firewood from the pre mises of Edward Hodg3o_, in Mechanics' Bay, on the 22nd July. Sergt.-Major Pardy said the prisoners had been suspected for some time, and the pro secutor, who had mis .ed a deal of firewood, at length watched his yard, and saw the youngsters take the wood. Tho mother here rushed forward, and began a wild denial of any knowledge of the theft.

Sergt.-Major Pardy said the mother mutt have known of the child i en's practices.

Their Wor_thip3 gave the children and the mother a good talking to, and dismissed the charge in consideration of the age of the offenders.

A PAIR OF GIRLS TO MATCH

Annie Armstrong and Catherine Johnston vvere "up" for stealing 4_ from the till of Mr. Brinsden, of Wclleslcy-street.

The girls, who were bits of thinrs of nine and eleven, seemed quite insensible to their position, and laughed and talked in the dock in the most unconcerned manner.

On being askeel if they took the money, Johnstone said—-" Yes, Mr. Beckham, I took 45." The other said "I took Bi."

Sergt.-Major Pardy said no less than nine cases had been found out against the same girls. The father of the girl Jbhnsto_e had deserted the mother and gone to Australia. The mother wag a confirmed prostitute, and took no care of the child. In the case of the girl Armstrong the parents were respectable, but had Jo3t all control over the child, who was unmanageable. The girl Johnstone was sent for three years to the Industrial Home, aud the girl Armstrong was sent to St. Mail's Orphanage for the same time. This was all the business.

Special from Tairua.

THE PROGRESS OF WORKS

[By Telegraph _rom Grhamstown.}

TAIRTJA

This day. The Tairua Company continue to have a good show. The Cornstock have made a good discovery to the north of The Brothers claim, and the latter have a magnificent show of gold in a bookseller's window here from the reef.

The Cornstock have washed a couple of erains to the dish.

A great deal of preliminary work is being done in the claim near the Prospectors-^-such as trenching and prospecting. The Ajax secured the reef yesterday in the low drive. The slip at the mouth of the drive has caused some trouble. The thickness of the reef has not yet been ascertained, but the workings above show a large body of stone. The Eureka portion of ground also shews good prospects. Several veins have been found in the N.W. corner of the Triangle claim showing gold. A drive is being started. The Crown has not got the reef by trench ing, and has started to drive in the spur. It ought to get the course of the Ajax reef very soon.

The National did not get the Ajax reef, as reported. AooicLent to Mr Walter Williamson-

Mr Walter Williamson was benighted, and the intense cold nearly killed him. He was found next morning very feeble, and unable to articulate, and put to bed. He is doin<* well.

Another horse has been killed on the track.

REMUERA BOARD MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Remuera High way Board was held last evening in the Episcopalean Schoolroom of the district, Mr J. Y. Stephenson in the chair. Mr James Wrigley, chairman of the passing board, read the financial statement, which shewed rates £410 10s 5d ; subscriptions, £112 14s ; Go vernment grant, £132 ; amount from Pro vincial Government, £62 10s ; total, £722 6a 9d, which, with the exception ofgl ex pense of • collecting and salaries, ■ had been expended on works in the district. On the motion of Mr Wrigley, seconded by Mr Young, it was agreed that the rate be Id in the pound on the value to sell. . it was resolved to memoralise the Government for a lamp at the railway crossing, and a resolution was passed for keeping cattle off the run. The voting for trustees resulted • T. Morrin, 143 ;W. A. Hunt, 125 ; Charles Hesketh, 117*; J. Wrigley, 114; J. L. Wil son, 78. Baber, 57j W. Graham, 40; R.

Graham, 37; Scarborough 21.-The first named five were accordingly declared duly elected.—Messrs. McKerraa and Walter Graham were elected auditors, and Messrs. Scarborough and Eaton fence-viewers.

OTAHUHU DISTRICT HIGHWAY BOARD.

A large number of the ratepayers of the above district met last night in the Public Hall at 730 o'clock. The annual perform ance be^an by the late Chairman of the Board reading the advertisement convening the meeting. He then pronounced the meet ing open for the election of a Chairman.- Mr Markham was voted to the chair ; he, also read the advertisement.-The minutes of the last annual meeting wero clone with out.-The balance-sheet was then read, shewing : balance in band last year £6 3s 10.1; r!t.s collected, £70 9.. 8R: inscrip tion, in aid by ratepayers, £2 ; Ge.eral Go vernment gran', £26 4-; Dog Nuisance Act, f 1". 4s 6d • Impounding Act, ±61 los Og;a- Cr • Forming roads, £29 4s 7d J metalling ond"chanellin>, £62 12s 8d ; bridges and cul vert- £7 9_ ; other works and expenses made up a total of £133 5s Id ; the present balance in hand, £16 15_ BJd- making the total of £150 03 9^d. — The report gave general satisfaction, with the exception of the balance in band. That there should be any balance in hand while such a work as the road to the station remaiued untouched, l seemed greatly to puzzls tbe heads of a number of ratepayers present; besides, each had a special piece of work near their respective dwelling, on which the balance of £16 15s B£d could have been spent to great adventage. After this bone of contention had been picked for a time, the Chairman proposed, and Mr Bush seconded, that the report be adopted.—Agreed to_ — Mr Plumley proposed that ihe rate be levied on the value to sell, and at the rate of id in the £ —A ratepayer requested Mr Plnmley to speak plain. The latter, to oblige the former, repeated the proposition in unmis takeable tones. This was seconded, and afterwards a Id and %<\ rate were respectively proposed a . amendments.—Mr Gordon stated that their Mangare neighbours were building unto themselves a pound, and that this would deprive the Otahuhu Board of a con siderable revenue, in view of which the low rate of a£d was an absurdity.—Mr Luke thought as the Jd rate would realise but £35 on the entir. assessment, it would barely be remunerative enough to the party who col lected. Mr Gordon pointed to the Gt-kuhii road as tbe best in the province and worth keeping up. He advocated a penny rate, and continued to speak amid a variety of interruption., in which the " balances in hand " formed the leading cry.—Tha Chair man thought: ife would make things clear if those"; present would speak one at a time.— A ratepayer said he was a poor, hard working man ; be could pay the half penny lata, but not a penny more.— As the ni£hfc was far advancing, it was proposed to go on with the business and elect the trustees. The old Board were pro posed and about twenty other gentlemen.— After a series of interruptions, ia which questions from all pait. of the hall seemed directed at Mr Plumley, the Chairman de clared be must enforce order ; and Mr Plumley once for all proceeded to drum into the heads of the anxious enquirers the object of holding fast to the balance in hand (gr.at laughter).—Jb was a gratifying sight to see Mr Plumley, with his good-humoured facp, meeting theattack- of tbe puzzled ones, as they madetheiro v-servationson the inexpli cable balance of £1615 i S^d— returning their retorts, and winding up each of tbem with a laughable remark which put all in good humour. —Mr Gordon would like to see trustees go in pledged to make the Station road —Mr Plumley wculd explain how the road should be made. He had been to the General Government and other Governments which seemed somehow all mixed up togethei (laughter). He had not persevered much with the present Superintendent; but the last bad promised to see it made (cheers) He Mr Plumley was of opinion that Govern ment were making station roads atPukekohe and would do it for Otahuhu.—Mr Btriagei wanted tbe pledge of candidates to office that they would go in fo~ making tbe roa-. to th' station. —Mr Plumley said that the Otahuhu ra'es for tbe year would not pay m.n foi more than a wr-ek in such a work. Ml Go:doti thought the late Board had not sinned in commission but in omission Several gentlemen here rose and spoke together.— Mr Luk. thought Mr Gordon might include himself in the omission list respecting the steps taken on behalf of the road -Mi Plumley believed Mr Gordon had called t jolly good m.etina: some two months ago, bul what had resulted from it ? Mr Luke though! the public should move ia the matter of th; road. —Mr Stringer thought the Board skouk lead.—-Mr Deßose thought the Board hac done quite right in spending the money it different parts of the settlement. He shoule be sorry to see ratepaj'ers money snnl in any one particular road (hear bear. Mr. Stone: Look here! Mr. Plumley, yoi have a balance of over £16 in hand, and nea my place is left an open drain where cow. get bogged.—Mr. Plumley : Look here, Sir The contractor has not done his work anc we kept the money for him till he had.— Mr. Luke said the great grievance appearei to be the balance in hand ; if elected again and if it would better satisfy them, he wouh promise a deficit next year (laughter). —Mi Hall wished to correct a statement tbat ha< been made to the effect he had had £40spen in front of his property.—Mr. Plumley sail Mr. Hall was as bad as Jimmy Brady, wh had got a new road, and then said nothin was done for him ! (laughter).—Mr. Hall sail improvements had been effected opposite hi premises, to which he had contributed ha] the cost. After a miscellaneous debate c about an hour and a half, candidates fo offices were condensed to the number of . It was proposed that the candidates shoul not exercise their votes ; this was seconded put to the meeting, and carried. It wa proposed to have six scrutineers, but as fou gentlemen of ability were found willing to d the work, the other two were dispense« with. The table was hoisted up on to th stage and the votes were taken with th following result: Messrs. Calvert, 45 ; Luke 45 ; Bowden, 44 ; Plumley, 3S ; Foley, 35 Gordon, 22 ; Stringer, 10 ; Stone, 5. Messrs John Hall and Deßose were appointed audi tors, Messrs. Gordon and Bush fence viewers A vote of thanks to the chairman closed th meeting, which, for difference of opinio; united with good temper, has not bee equalled. The old Board have again th honor of bearing office, which, speaks wel for their past year's transactions.

A newspaper biographer trying to say his subject ' was hardly able to bear the demise of his wife,' was made by the inexorable printer to say, 'wear the chimese of his wife.'

Are you about to be married ? Have you built a house ? Do you wish to furnish economically ? If so, there is, without exception, the best and largest variety of carpets and floor-cloths in the province to choose from at the City Hall, furnishing and dra pery establishment. Holloway and Garlick furnish banks, hotels, offices, and private residences cheaper than any other house in town. In addition to Brussel, tapestry, Kid derminster, ana hemp carpets, they have flax, coir, and china matting, hearthrugs, wool mats (in all colors), door-mats (every requisite size), union and wool damasks, quilts, blan kets, sheeting, curtains, etc. Before buying, inspect the stock at the City Hall. We are still selling gents' umbrellas at reduced rates : Silk at 7s 6d, 9s lid, 12s Gd ; alpaca, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; ladies' silk, 5a lid and 6s lid ; alpaca, 3s lid to ss. Drapery, clothing, and millinery at prices to suit the times.—Hollo way & Garlick, City Hal), 230, Queen-Btreet. -[Advt.l

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPQfr I DENT.) THE LEGISLATIVE COTjf'^fj i Important Statement Ti..'' /1 Premier. •— . M Onehnnga and other Railways declared to Too Paying. Waste Lands in Otago. In the Legislative Council, Dr. Menzieg presented a petition signed by 434 settlers fil Mataura praying for an extension of the area 1 1 to be thrown open any year on deferred pay. ments in Otago and the enlargement of the individual area from 200 to 320 acres. Committees. Various sessional committees \. er _ appointed, but the Council, by 12 to 4 ( refused to allow a Waste Lands Committed to confer with a similar committee of the House of Representatives.

The Address in Reply. Mr Johnson on Provincialism

In moving the address in reply the Hon. Mr Johnson, referring to the proposed 9 constitutional changes, said that any measure in the direction of local self, government will have his warmest sup. port, while there might be circumstances justifying the inhabitants of certain parts o! ! the colony in wishing to remain under th 9 present form of Government, his own opinion was it would be more convenient if the changes were carried out at one time through, out the colony. He congratulated the Govern ment on being in a position to bring down such a measure with a fair prospect of bring, ing them into effect. What Captain Baillie Thought of It. Captain Baillie, who seconded, in speaking on the Abolition question, said his opinion was the changes should have taken place four years ago, and if it had been done then, tha--'wuu!d have been a strong Central Go- I vernment now. He thought self-interest, !• and not the interests of the colony as ! whole, guided members'actions. He said go advisedly, because he had witnessed that for many years in various parliaments. He would liive Ministers every support in carry ing out their measures. A Plum for Dr. Pollen. The Hon. Mr. Holmes congratulated Dr. Pollen ou the assumption of the Premiership. He felt satisfied the administration of affairs in the colony would be largely benefited by his presence in the cabinet, and the ' vie as of the cabinet had been very much fuoditkd to the advantage of the colony M by his presence. It had been said out of doors that he was merely keeping his pre decessor's seat warm. He hoped such wag|| not the case. He condemned the negotiation of the four million loan as unsatisfactory. He said that during the past year the ; mortgages in Canterbury amounted to over a million ; in Otago to £850,000, and if other parts of the colony are taken in proportion the mortgages of the year would amount to - between three and " four millions. The only good feature about the loan was the report that Rothschild's exacted the condition that the colony would not borrow again for two years. If the 1 condition had been seven years he would have been delighted. The interest on the - m loan represented 17_ or 36 in the loan. The total value ot our exports was anything but , satisfactory, unless they stopped bo'rowing they would bring about a crisis which would have a seiious effect upon the future of the colony. He was not an alarmist but could not placidly shut his eyes to the unsatis factory state of the colonial finances. He , totally opposed the San Francisco service, and on the abolition question said he had always been in favour, of simplifying the form of Government. If that be the effect of the system that was to be adopted he would give it his support, but until i_ was shewn to be a better one ha would be sorry to commit himself. He would, however, assist in promoting the abolition of provinces (or simplifying the form m of Government), of' reducing the number of officials, and lessening the expense of Govern- I ment. He was only prepared to give an opinion on the working of Provincialism in 1 Ocogo and Canterbury, and he was free to , state that the mauner in which public busi ness was conducted there, and the efficiency of the departments, compared favorably with that of the General Government. The Pro- § vincial Governments of these provinces - performed work that could not have been performed except by a government on the soot. He wa3 afraid it would be a matter of great difficulty to carry an Insolvency Bill in the Lower House as now constituted. The present bill rtquired great amendment. He preferred seeing imprisonment for debt abolished, and the Insolvency Act completely swept off the statute book, leaving all debts of honor. Creditors have no proper redress as the law stands now. The Auckland Railways. The Hon. Mr Chamberlain complained of the Onehunga railway not paying. The Hon. Mr Williamson answered that it was hardly to be expected the railways would pay immediately they were constructed. But they were showing great indirect advantages already. For example, on the Mercer and Auckland line freights were reduced from 31 5s per ton to 12s per ton. Dr. Menzies said the continued prosperity ofjthe colony depended on immigration. He totally oposed the Californian service, think ing the Suez one sufficient for our purposes. He complained that the terms of the address re abolition pledged the Council to concur in any measures which might be prepared. He suggested an alteration to include that the Council would consider the measures, and the whole question might be agreed to. He lecommended the registration of electors qualifications.

The Premier's Statement

The Hon. Dr. Pollen remarked that some minds still doubted the results of the Immi gration and Public Works policy. Mr Holmes' statements, even were they accurate should not be allowed to derogate from the general accuracy of the statement. It should be a source of congratulation that in the circumstances inside and outside the colony, the laitsr was brought about by persons who gave themselves the mission of depreciating the colony, and mu3t be held a fortunate circumstance that the negotiations were com* pleted at the time and in the manner they were. Great difficulty was experienced in England by those in charge of negociations from the depreciation of the credit of tha resources of the colony from the calumnies of a person who appeared to have no other purpose than the publication of » scandalous statement respecting the colony, in order that the public works might not be eleveloped into a colonial and financial success. In answering Mr. Chamberlain, he said returns would shortly be laid on the table which would prove incontrovertably that the Onehunga line so far from paving was, taking the circumstances of its con struction into consideration, a remarkable financial success In that respect it was not singular, for he knew of no exception among the linea already completed where the expectations of the most sanguine , of the promoters of the policy bad not been agreeably sustained. The prophets who declared that railways would be an entire failure, would find themselves agreeably disappointed As to the four mil" lion loan, he said regarding statements to depreciate the public value of our securities and injure her credit and prevent her obtain- m ing the means of getting her public works prosecuted, that in the colony there w? re||? men, occupying responsible positions, givingfe opinions on the future of the colony, which, m though unconsciously and perhaps unmean-

THE EYENIISG STAB, EKTDAY, JULY 23, 18751



1^ 0 T I 0 E MACINTOSHES, WATERPROOF COATS, &c, Just to hand, a Line of the above, specially adapted for COACHDB-VERS, CABMEN, CABTEBS, &C, being Seal-skin Lined, warm and dry. Also, SUPER DRAB MACINTOSH COATS. Above having been purchased at Auction, we are offering them much UNDER USUAL PEICE. GIG. UMBRELLAS. GIRLS' AND LADIES' WATERPROOF MANTLES, ' WATERFROOF 1 TWEEDS, &o. BLANKETS, FLANNELS, WINCEYS, DRESS GOODS, HOSIERY, &c, UNUSUAL GOOD VALUE. EUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, [Late E. Hobbs], JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queesc-street, Auckland. THE COLONIAL BANK OP NEW ZEALAND. Capital, £2,000,000; Subscribed Capital, j-850,000. A Branch of this Bank, for the conduct of General Banking Business, ia now open in the premises Queen-street, next the Insurance Buildings, and lately occupied by the Nati0 jna^B^ EEEy Branch Inspector. Auckland, 2lst July, 1875. pARNELL, J^ITRSEfijIES. MAS O~N B EOS. Tk—V this cpportunity of thanktog their patrons * _______ sunnort hitherto afforded them, and *_dte' 1 W toS__K them that the Planting SSnow^onZ-ndlSs* an inspection of the! SSent collection of nueseey WHICH IS UNEQUAL-ED IN THE CO_OKI_S^ .. j, _w,it .hplter and Ornamental Trees consisting of Fruit, Shelter an re _ and Shrubs, **&T^^Xulture, Descriptive gSSuKl^^^ onappUcationatthe STbobt^brewin'sseedstoees, qtjebn-s t c b b t, Town Agent.,.



TIPEEATIVE SALE OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING. A. LINABURY & CO. Having taken premises adjoining, having determined to effect a CLEARANCE SALE, To obviate the necessity of removal of Stock, which otherwise must necessarily suffer deterioration. The SALE will continue for ONE MONTH ONLY, during which time no Reasonable Offer Refused! The Balance of the Stock w ill be SOLD by "AUCTION As LINABURY & CO. are determined to open their New Premises with entirely New Importations of the most FASHIONABLE GOODS. A. LINABURY & CO., 224, QUEEN-STREET, One Door abovo Wellesley-street, Auckland. T pOSGRAYE AND HO HAVE RECEIVED TWENTY-SIX CASES OF LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S U N D E RgC L'O.T H I N G, Per Fernglen. They will be Sold to the Public at V COST PRICE. V T INOLETJM ! T INOLEUM ! LINOLEUM! THE NEW CORK NOISELESS FLOOR CLOTH, Noted fob its Durability and Comfort, Suitable for Offices, Halls, and Dining Booms. HOLLOWAY & GARLICK, Have JUST OPENED UP Another SHIPMENT of FUBNISIIING GOODS. 33 PIECES OF LINOLEUM—GOOD DESIGNS LINOLEUM DOOR MATS—A Novelty! Beautiful Assortment of HEARTH RUGS. New Patterns in Felt, Dutch, and Hemp CAKPETS. Well Seasoned 12, 18, 24 feet OIL CLOTHS. GOOD COIR DOOR MATS, from 2s lid. Some Cheap Lines in BOYS' AND MEN'S CLOTHING. HOLLOWAY & GARLICK, Drapery, Clothing, and Furnishing House, CITY HAL 230, Queen-street, Auckland-. CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND. Mails will Close as follows .— For-Thames,! to-mono w at 5.30 pm, and to-morrow at 7.30 am _tail. for the undermentioned places.'per Ladybird, will close on Saturday, °4th instant, as under : Eor India, China, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 9am For Taranaki, Southern Province, and Australian Colonies, at 10 a m For United Kingdom, via Sues and Southamp ton (for letters specially addressed), at 10 am For United Kingdom, via Brindiai, and late letters for Southern provinces and Melbourne, at 10.15 am For newspapers, at 9 am For money orders and registered letters, this day at 5 p m For Napier and Gisborne, per Southern Cross, to-mor row at 3 p.m. . w , . For Mahurangi, "Matakana, Mangawai, Waipu, etc, per Lady Bowen, to-morrow at»am For New Plymouth and Wanganui, per Go-Ahead, on Monday, 26th instant, at 12.45 p m For Gisborne and Napier.Jper Pretty Jane, on Mon day. 26th instant, at 3 p m " s. B BIS 3. Chief Postmaster. A Pretty Faithful Index of the state of the stomach and liver is the condition of the skin. The rooßt prominent causeß of saUowness are in digestion and billiousness. Kidney diseases, close confinement, and poverty of the blood also tend to rob the cheek of the ruddy glow of health. To regain lost color, and, what is much more important, to remove the causes of discoloration and wanna ss of visage check irregularities, and fertilize the blood with Udol-ho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps PTo-morrow the Double Rose at Bettany's Butter Store, in' the Market, will surpass in quality any thing that has been offered before this season.— [Advt.]