SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

WATER : This evening 8.6 ; to row merning, 8.27. | m SET: This evening, 4.46 j SUN RISE: to- Irow morning, 7.11. CON'S AGE : First Quarter, lltb, 7.34.

ARRIVALS.

IKJH i, a a , Farquhar, from Bay of Islands m k Out, brigantine, 108 tons, Captain Sullivan, from Sydney htingale, brigantine, McPharden, from Mel bourne ) Favorite, schooner (new), 40 tons, Savory, from "Wangaroa ■ " ■."-' id of the Mill,- ketch, from Orewa ward, schooner, from Rusaell

DEPARTURES.

lIS Iffiler c Brandon, schooner, for Penrhyn Islands I j |i| f{M.s. Kosario, Dupais, for England ill if PBOJE'-.TED DEPARTUREB. ! ,;, 'Jf the Cape Shooting Star, barque, early i 'i. p ?gj g ftn Francisco—Macg egor, mall steamer, June 11 [Hi-yfr Wanganui St Kilda, as., Haturdav, iO am. f,l§J:»r the South - Taranaki, Monday, 7ch ; Wellington. | iff 1 12th ; Phoebe, 15th ; Ladybird, 29th ; and 'Iff L Taranaki, 26th inst. ■• |U For New York—Marathon, barque, early j I [or a cruise—Dido, H.M.s,, Saturday HI for Levuka—Dauntless, Hawaiian schooner, early jiff ;for Lendon—Fernglen, ship, early ji i for the North—lona, s s, Mondays jjJP , for the Islands—Belle Brandon, schooner, early jijlj] For Newcastle—Jane, brig, to-morrow 'i jj i for Kaipara— Kspeculador, barque, early ji | For Levuka—Dauntless (Hawaiian) schooner, early 'ji ; for Friendly Islands—Peerless, schooner, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

If (Albion, brig, from Adelaide ' , fJTictorv, barque, from Adelaide I I Mary Melville from Lyttelton via Napier; sailed [I W 2nd instant I jMHelena. brigantine, from Lyttelton (at Onehunga) ; | I! ; sailed 2nd instant 1 [jCyphrenes, R M s.s., from San Francisco, 20th inst. ; ||f sailed 24th ult. I ,| jUewellyn, s.s,, from Sydney I IfFJirt, brigantine, from Tauranga, early 1 jKio Loge, from Ljttelton, early j ||Koderlck Dhu, brigantine, from Sydney filCaller On, ship, H.MPK, from London ; sailed Feb. |j' M 18 , ij jplßoblna Dnnlop, barque, from London ; sailed 29th f-ll March 11! Cabarfeidb, barque, from Boston, via Table Bay !|f sailed December 21 (|» "Vivid, barque, from Circular Head, early **■ I|j Kyno, brigantinff/fromßotumah,,early. .. . | $| Papua, schooner, from Rarotonga, early ' i >|j Magellan Cloud, brigantine, from Lyttelton, early I » Syren, brig, from Melbourne, early I I Martha, barque, fromine Islands, early ~ rrr jj ,'jr Coronet, schooner, from the Islands/ early ' ■■ I W Edith, schooner, from the Islands, early ii II Forfarshire, HNOP, ship, from London; sailed \\M March 19 ~ ! Jjl Flecbero, ship, from London1, early .'■< A . ' Mr Lutterirorth, ship, from London, early m Pearl, schooaer.-frdm Timaru, early) //Ji. iA i ■■' > W Albion, barque, from Sydney, early

IMPORTS.

i| Per Look Out, from Sydney : 104 cases wines and spirits, 650 boxes candles, 15S = boxes candles, 100 packages powder, i 754 ; bags maize, 6 drays, and' 187; packages 6un ; dries. ~-,.; -, M ,,, .Y}~ : _ .::x , „

EXPORTS.

? Per Dauntless, for Levuka : 7 cases drug?, ! 1 bale, I case, 1 caskwhiting, Sharland ; 1 I quarter-cask whiskey, 20 kegs beef, 24 bags I potatoes, 21 iron bars, 3 sacks onions, 1 case \ boots, 5 casks beer, 1 case geneva, 1 package • sugar, 1 box tea.—Owen* & Graham, agents. ! The brigant'ns Nightingale arrived from I Melbourne this morning after a rapid run of 14 days She left on the 21st. ultimo and ; has had strong westerly winds across. She brings an extensive cargo a large portion of which is explosine material. She anchored in the powder ground at midday. The new schooner-rigged Jbarge Lake Su perior cleared out to-day for Pakiri, with a \ general cargo. .: OTae departure of H.M. Dido is fixed for f Monday morning early. The Maid of the' Mill brings 30,000 feet of i timber and 11 bags gam from Qrewa. The schooner Onward brings 54 tons coal - - from Russell, and cutter,Soalh Carolina '; 42 tons from the same port. **■***■ I' The brigantine Look Oat came in from I Sydney this morning. She left on the 23rd ult., and has made the run in 12 days. She brings a cargo of wines and spirits, powder, *..:'. vestas, &c. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Powell and_ child, and one .in the steerage. The Look out has anchored-in she powder ground. .; >Ov r L$5 . We learn that £he schooner .Echo has been sold by Messrs; Lane and Brown to Captain Baker, of Awanui, for £650. : . The schooner Christina has cleared out"for Dunedin with 46,626r feet sawn timber : shipped by Preece,- Howard ancb. Coy The Hawaiian schooner Dauntless cleared out to-day for Levuka. Her'cargo will be found under the head .of exports. She is to sail to-morrow early. • • - ;H.M.? s Rosario left foi Englandj via the Falkland Islands,at 11 o'clock this morning. Since -she has been in port, she has been thoroughly overhauled and repaired, after the k Blocking about she sustained before arriving here. Mr D. Gouk has had the doing of the greater part, of the work not done by the ship's company, and has given satisfaction to the captain-. — The s.s lona left Buasell at 12,30 p.m. yesterdar, and arrived at Wangarei afß p.m. ; left Wangarei at 8 15. and arrived in Auckland at 345 this morning ; fine weather and smooth water during the run. We are indebted to Mr fIL Stcdart. purser, for report and pissenger list: ' Passengers—Major WamsleVj Colonel UauUain, Messrs H. P ;;Kemp. J. Saulair, W. J. Butler, ,«T. Reynolds, Negbit." King, WavY Wright, McOonald, and Durham. Mr and Mrg Hoag, Mr and Mrs K. McGregor, Mr and Mrs Burleigh. Cargo— 45 sacks gum,'W. /S. Ball.; 62 sacks gum, H D. BolphaodCo ; 38 sacks gum, Stewart and Anderson ; 25 sacks' gum, B. Walker.—Crulckshank and Co agents.. . „.., =« , % : t -■■ • The brigantine "Sir Isaac Newton ig fast loading atWangaroa ,* "" The schooner Atalant*-is advertised to leave the Onehunga wharf for Kalpara on Monday. Mr Q. W. , Binney is the agent The schooner Estelle is advertised for freight or charter.' • ■ :- '■ - ■ --■•• ' ■ ■ •'■ i;-_ .. . -All claims against the barque Shooting. Star must be sent in to Messrs L. D. Nathan arid Co., by Moa day, at noen. , ■ , .

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

i-l£3- ■■"TT.Tf_r • '■■■■ ■ •-. : . Biurr, This.Day. The s.s. Tararna left for Dunedin with the Suez mail at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

BIRTH.

ASHBY—On the 4th June, the wife of G. S. Afihby of a son. ; ■ •■• -. ■• ~

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

SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1875.

7er tkf erase that lacks assistance, For a* wrong that needs resislaaca, fM th. fituM in the dftteca. • * *Mi4b» *«od Out wa can 4s,

General comment has been caused by the severity with which Mr. Justice Gillies has, within the past few days, borne down upon bankrupts who have come before him, and with, certain classes it has given,rise to what might be almost described as a howl of exultation. Very far are we from saying that the keenness with which the new Judge {S looking through and through these cases brought before him is Wrong, or that it may not be productive of ultimate good. We feel confident that there is no man in New Zea- j land more compelled by a sense of justice and impartiality to give to every man accord- • ing to his deserving than is Mr. Gillies, and' we are equally confident that he is not tho man to view with judicial harshness a case ! that may be one of misfortune rather than of criminality or negligence. But the exul tation with which his action in a few cases! has been greeted is but the ebullition of that savagery which regards poverty and misfor tune as a crime, and against the indulgence ..of t Which bankruptcy Apts have bean framed. It is not, therefore, on Mr' Justice Gillies's procedure that we now comment; for there' are bankrupts and bankrupts, and there is nothing in his proceedings hitherto which lead to the belief that he will not deal as well |mercifully as justly in discriminating the conduct of the various applicants for [ relief at his Court of Bankuptcy. Indeed, the firm and persistent efforts for which Mr Gillies was himself distinguished in the Assembly for the removal of that remnant of barbarism and stain on our statute book, im prisonment for'debt, should be accepted as •n indication that ho has no sympathy with

idea that the debtor, body, soul, and. goods, should be alike prostrate at the feet of Sits creditors, and it should temper the pre sent exultation indulged by a certain class, in tlie belief that the new judge is going tolijjp terror to unfortunate insolvents. We doift hesitate to say that the spirit which 1 in olden time made the wife" and childreiirof-tne< debtor the bondslaves of the creditor still survives, and that there are those who ih they dared would visit a life-long penalty ow one of the victims of an unfortunate specu lation. For a speculation pure and simple, we assert the incurring of a debt is "j a speculation in which debtor and creditor are joint partners. There is nothing whatever either of legal or any other obligation com pelling any man to advance either goods or money to another, and rarely if ever, unless in the case of a loan in friendship, is it .done without the lender having a pecuniary in terest in the result of the loan. He goes into it, therefore* with his eyes open, and if the upshot is un fortunate he should bear his share of the suffering. The savagery with which he would pour out his wrath on the unfor tunate partner in his speculation should have no sympathy. We talk of persons incurring liabilities without having any prospect of pay ing them. Then left those bear the blanie who aided, .them.. They are not children, but :business men', with probably high notions of their bfisitfees capacity, and if they-have made a false speculation let them suffer for if as for any other ill-judged. ven ture. And it is amusing too to hear the virtuous indignation of people denouncing debtors, as if they had never themselves incurred liabilities, which the chapter of acci dents might have, turned into insolvencies. We confess we hare not the slightest sympathy with this exultation over the Borrows of- the poor unfortunates who are driven to take shelter, in the Insolvent Oeurt. It is generally those who have been walking in the humbler paths of trade/, , WKefc a big /man < >gets embarasaed, he has generally managed so that it is worth the while of his creditors to talk to him mildly, and having the ball at his foot, they will-generally prefer, to take what he can give, or carry him on it may be for years rather than run the risk of losing everything by driving him into a corner. Brit WHfen a little fellow falls and appears floundering in insolvency, tpepple will jump on him and hold ap his mangled remains as a warning to mankind. Oce man does the thing "slick," and he is a decent man, and by-and-by he will raise hi* eyebrows ; and be virtuously angry at insolvents; another does it. aqd^hCl 'most private f domestio arrange ments and' every little., plan he has tried to keep , the wolf . .from the door are shaken but before .the public eye, as it is toe proper and respectable Jibing for. every one to say, what a blackguard. We can sup pose the case of a man with a wife tendeily nurtured and perhaps a ohild.whom he loves as.fondly as, do rich people. Being perhaps of refined and literary tastes, ho cannot accept npr could he 'perform menial duties ; bub he has been buoyed up. by expectations and promises of literary employment.. -Meantime he must live, and he does not like to sco his wife and child starve. No doubt it mayibcsaid spch a man should not have refined feelings and should not have a wife or; a child. Still, having all these, he must live. ' ,He Bjeither' drinks, nor'gambles, nor squanders ; and he does not like to steal, nor to enter into a speculation, but he borrows on the dniy capital he has, his brains and his ex pectations. Disappointments still come, and he falls. We may feel very savage, and mangle his feelings and teil him it is dis graceful, and brand him as something like a felon, because he cannot pay back the few pounds borrowed. We may feel in this way, but we don't think God does. Such a case is not unknown in the annals of our Court of Bankruptcy in Auckland, and we do not think even an Earthly judge would feel very angry at the unfortunate if all the case were known to him. As we have said, there Are bankrupts and bankrupts, but it will be generally found that the clever rogues are those who will not leave themselves in a position to /have the judicial thunder rolled at their heads, and we do not hesitate to express the belief [that the more terrors invest the Bank ruptcy Court the fewer will they be who will neglect .the precaution of feathering their bests when dangers threaten; and that in lextreme cases the result will be that the ibiggest rogues of all will, by timely fore sight, make a good big haul, and, bidding fa rapid farewell to Auckland, pay their cre ditors with the topsail. Such, we assert, will be the inevitable results of investing the, i Insolvency Court with unusual terrors. The I little /hopeless unfortunates will be made 1 scarecrows, and the real birds of prey will be correspondingly wary. We are very far from thinking that such will be the style of procedure at the hands of Mr Gillies. He has too milch knowledge of Buman nature, as well as of the bearing of law on social life. But we say, this as a counter-blast; to the howl of exultation which has been indulged in the city at' the first seeming indication of severity in the administration of the Insol vency laws.

We draw attention to the most extraordinary procedure at the Waipa election in the post, ponemeut of the day of polling. We) are be coming go accustomedjto villiany in connection with attempts to steal the franchise, that we feel inclined to be suspicious of queer doings even in a remote innocent country district. We must await the evolution of the mystery, but to say the least the act has an ill-favoured look.

.We have received a letter front': Messrs. . Madden and O'J^eill, of Hamilton,: explaining why that firm were unable, to act, for Mr, Kirby' in the bankruptcy case of Mr Simpson. The' tter has been mis aid and has got out of'date, but we may give the substance ,bf it; After entering into various explana tions,the letter says i—f'.lb^n'ihQJc'eifprp'.be' seen that wo could not possibly have, acted! in this matter for Mr Kirby, owing to Mr Madden having last year acted for Simpson, ■ being in his confidence and knowing the whole of his business, &c. We may further state that we have not been retained for the, bankrupt in his present bankruptcy pro ceedings, nor have we been spoken to about' it, neither have we received any fee,, either directly or iudireotly ; in fact, being com pelled to decline a retainer on behalf of Mr Kirby, we oonnder oursfllrea loaerf thereby/

We would recommend to the members o! the New Zealand Agricultural Society, _ a consideration offfme proverb, " Puntcuality is the soul of business." The meeting yester day||w-asb^»lledj|t one i&loek^ andjttthat^ timffltM&obAfflllow, t||r }chiiirmaA,.:tbiWjiis aetkfi w|i|tiithre«TmemborS;anii-;four reports aro^Wdfbjm; 6& witlr'a small, sailojpnke straw-ttat, smokiog a short pipe and wipniiig "they"woifld'cope," and then risingahdlrilk, ing to and fro as-though hia mind was unhin ged ; another sat in meditative mood, wiping his specs, ready for the first gush of eloquence ;'that irmfght""cbme"forth from■ reverend -lips^-fi another with his auburn hair .brushed ovac in princely' style, having sharpened his pencil, entered into a conversation on farm ing, I and gave some Valuable suggestion to, |the secretary as to the charac ter of the forthcoming pri2e essay; he then degressed, and- discoursed freely on the present state of trade and the policy of the Superintendent, and appeared " to know all about it." The chairman could not wait any longer because his dinner was waiting. " Smart young reporter that, credit to the community " said the chairman as he passed our chair. Another member and then another passed from the scene, and others came in and; filled the vacant places. The peculiar with curly head and settled smile, proposed a song, which would be. unseemly at that hour of the day, it was. therefore abandoned and the 3 oho of " jptfy; boys are we" unheard. At length, Mr. -Taylor an nounced, the gratifying fact that there wds a quorum in the room. Mr. Robertson was called to the chair, and the business dom menced, We would however recommend punctuality to the members of this useful body of agriculturists for ''punctuality is the BOuLof business."

Colrflan Burke, of Dunedin, brewer, has filed a declaration of insolvency. We »pe f;pleased to learn that Mr E: Hr Jaggar ■ has received the appointment of inspector to the National InsurancewCom pany. /This gentleman has been a prominent official in the New Zealand Insurance,, Auck-, land, for the past thirteen years. There are-, few jnpre thoroughly acquainted with T tee practical and theoretical knowledge of insurance business. The National* baeu re: ceiyed one who has seen almost from the beginning the working, of the New Zealand Insurance Company, which must of neces sity ba of great value to any new company in Competing for popular favour? ojThej appointment is one that will undoubtedly benefit in every respect the National Com pany.

The revival conducted by Messrs. Moody and Sankey is creating intense excitement throughout Great Britain, and bears every evidence of genuineness. There are, how ever, doubters and scoffers, and, Jas such are entitled to a hearing if they can adduce fapts in support of their statements; we .extract below a letter written by One under ;the signature of. "Iconoclast," to/the Wel lington Times. We must Bay that the state ments contained therein should be received with very great caution. Our London cor respondent, a man by no means enthusiastic nor likely to.be humbugged, wrote up to the lateet date by the San Francisco mail in terms f ffr.the highest praise regarding the movement, t •;felegrMn»JinJ«Jfu|. reVivalißts had been supported by Mr. Glad stone and other members of the nobility, who have every opportunity for judging of the uiotives and conduct of the men, uhew pretty conclusively that the voice of " Iconoclast" is but the note of the unscrupulous scorner. Hare is the burden of -his charge : " Sir,— Messrs "Moody and Sankey, revivali^, appear^.; from all accounts, to be doing a thriving business for their own good, if aot fyrtbafof other people;: For their vi&it-4p Manchester they received the sum of £500, ahd baVe, since the commencement of their rpvivaJLpampaign, been earning at the rate of £7,000-fto £8,000 per'annum. Not bad for two individuals who, if repo#tf speaks truly, tossed up whether, they should first appear ap Christy Minstrels or revivalists—tailsjJip to represent the and heads revi valists.". Up went accent, it cune head, and hence they appear as reviyalUts. The benefits derived from their preaching i 3 not at all commensurate with the foregoing. There were, as a consequence of the excite ment raised by them,.eight cases of insanity Admitted to the Salford Union and Prestwich Union. In his selection of anecdotes Mr Moody appears to be" rather unfortunate. At [one of his revival meetings held at Liverpool, he is reported to have said that a young man in Liverpool after refusing, with an oath, to attend bis services, fell down dead.'" The police authorities were appealed to, and denied that any such thing had happened, i Mr Sankey was also subse quently appealed to, and said there had been some 'misunderstanding' in .the name of the iplace, and that the even had .' \happened at Bishop Auckland, where they had been Borne, fifteen months previously. Some disagreeable curious people,1 however, determined, to follow up the Btory, and inquired of the authorities, at Bishop! Aucklandiconcerning»the tjEuth of the statement; they received an answer that no feuch traeic incident Had occurred. Such •re the two people about to be invited to visit Australia. I wonder what the Rev. Mr Clark will have to say to them.—l amj &c. (Iconoclast." > ■

' The "Streets of New York," was re peated last evening at lihe Prince of Wales Theatre, and.attracted a good audience. This drama to which we have referred on previous 'occasions, again, .won a favourable reception. ;The piece is full of life, and"'is creditable to ;the talent for adaptation possessed by Mr -Darrell. The actors' without one exception were equal to their parts, and gave satisfac tion. We notice that the famous story of ; Jack,Sheppard, from" "the novel of Harrison I Ainsworth will be the dramatic subject of this evening, consequently a feast will be i provided for the men^of the future. :i suebfinen aa Ainsworth ajid Bulwer, hwi v not disdained to take up (such characters as highwaymen and robbers of the days when the author .of "Tom Jones" sat at Bow street and administered justice better than any other English magistrate of the time. The redoubtable' Jonathan Wild, mine host of the Wy<cn-street tavern, where thieves were "wont to congregate,"* will be repre sented by Mr Darrell; and Blueskin will be impersonated by Mr Sam "iPoble, who will impart to that historic character all the wit and more than he was entitled to. Miss Clara Stephenson will represent Wood's idle, mischievous apprentice,; JacSSKeppard, who was in the habit of sneaking under the cover of night into Wild's rat-trap, .which led to Jack's final elevation on Tyburn; tree. The story of this scapegrace, who was hanged in 1724 at;the age of 24, has ever had a special charm for lively juveniles, and it is, as repre sented in the bill, a " great jhoral dramatic curiosity.'' Oa Monday evaning next Bul wer's fire-act comedy of "Money" will be brought forward, with appropriate scenery, by the artist (Thornton), and as the play is excellent in every reipect, and "the. eccaslon will be the last of the Darrells, a fall honse will be tke remit.

The attendant! at the Church of St.. Matthew, Hobson-street, held another of the series of interesting evenings with the people last night, the Her. S. S. Hassard in the chair. The proceedings were very enter taining, the programme being the beat of any that had gone before. Mr Eiee aad Mr Leigh White read two humorous papers in excellent atyle ; and the latter gentleman gave one of his comic recitations with great success ',; Mr Currow wai also successful with a reading of a more serious nature. | Several comic and sentimental songs were i sang by a lady and two gentleman in -creditable style. Two'duets and .several Orpheus glees were rendered by Messrs. Brown, Burnham, Oiborne, and Henderson.: Mr Joseph - Browse • accompanied .'..,' on tfc c piano; and the proceedings ■ terminated in J the usual way. &: y:\' ;[;,;,. * i 1

We «c gUijytewn that in wsponae to the ablMtatibnH of the^residents m New marketJkr Macdori&Jd, ffitnager of the rail way; Jjipr given tfrdertr; thati;bread and meat # lip-taken along the Auckland and Mer lin© at iqiia'mary .goods ;orates, pending aome^permanent arrangement relative to a Itation master at Newmarket. Eesidents 1* present have to send their general goods tikthe Auckland station to get them for warded to any point along the line, a state of things that requires amendment.

Poor Carlo is dead!, Passengers by the Golden Crown in the good old days will drop a tear to his memory. Carlo has been rusti cating lately at the Bay of Islands, in the the service of Mr. < George Baker, harbour master and pilot, and in the simplicity of his mind he partook of some poisoned meat which a designing rogue had laid to entrap him. He was a faithful animal, of real nautical tastes, and his master is disconsolate.

A slight inaccuracy appeared in the call and dividend lisb which appeared on 29fch May, whefc it wa3 put div. £1 in Crown Princess G. M. Co. instead of Is.—Anyhow the pros pects of the miae look well and a dividend of a pound mayn't be a strange thing in a short time.

The Auckland Co-operative Building and Investment Society, is steadily growing m prosperity. The annual meeting takes place on the Bth hut. The following gentlemen have been nominated aa officers of the So ciety (—President, Colonel T. M. Haultain ; Vicd-presideufcj Mr. TJj Macffarlane j treasurer, M™ G. W. Owen; auditors, Messrs. F. Batfcley and C; Carr; committee* Messrs. T. 'Buddie; i & Cherry, W, S, Oochrane, E. Compton, J.CcraplanS, H. N. Garland, J. totter, T. Thompson, and I. Watts.

j ; Several new shops have recently been opened ia Upper Queen-street, opposite tha entrance to the market, which by gas light 'especially, gives to that part of the city, a gay and animated appearance. The first ia ;4he Bhop of Mr Coste, artificial florist, the next that of Mr Alej, watchmaker, and the next the fancy goods' store of Mr Woodham. The window of the latter tradesman is quite an exhibition of curiosi ties, arranged in excellent order, with a Variety of useful and ornamental articles recently imported from the great city. These shops have a very pretty effect, and: are not only creditable to local skill and taste, but add greatly to the beauty of the street.

The Newmarket Literary Institute is again shewing signs of life, a meeting being called for Tuesday night, when one of the members will read a paper on "Discontented inhabitants of New Zealand," a subject which is surely an inexhaustablo one, affording ample material for the pen of the writer.-

Mr Dennes, of Queen-streetj will give another of hip popular entertainments in Pqnsonby Hall on Tueaday ovening" next, in aid of the Sunday-schools of the district. Tho entertainment will embiace a tour through the United States of America.

A Working Men's Club baa been opened in Dunedin. The billiard-room on tho opening night (Saturday), was constantly engaged until after 11 p.m., and the office was freely visited by new members enrolling their names. -

The Suez Mail which arrived in the Tararua at the Bluff the day before yester day was carried on to Dunedin yesterday afternoon. The 8.8. Pheebe is to leave Dane din for the North to*day so that she will doubtless bring on our English correspon dence. She is due in the Mrtnukaa nexb Friday the 11th inut. The latest London dates are : via Southampton, April, 8 ; via Brindisi, April 16. Our lateat Suez London date is March 19, • The last San Francisco London date iB April 6—rso that we only 'get ten days later news by this mail. 1 The superiority of the San Francisco route is in this instance very marked. Although the Frisco mail was delayed by the floods in, America five days after her time, and the Suez steamer arrived four daya before her time at the Bluff, there ia etill a gain of. five days by the Pacific route, for the Suez mail -which left London ten days behind, the Frisco mail,arrives here fifteen days after it. Again. Within nine days of the arrival of the Suez mail with dates to the 16th April, tho Cyphr.enes is due with London dates to the 4th May or 18 days later. In regard to telegraphic news the San Francisco route is incomparably the better of the two';'for by it we obtain, through the American papers, full details (or at any rate as full as we require) of English news up to the date of the steamer leaving 'Frisco. By the Suez route bur telegrams are very meagre. This time for example we are informed that the English news by wire is of no importance, i

' "Old Sinbad" replies :-"Dear Sir,-T, makes a very weak attempt to justify the branding of the old men, but he only makes matters worse. Could not his gnradi nfectious disease scheme be carried out by marking the clothes inside instead of plastering them out side with O.M.R's and figures three inches long, it would answer for identification as : well.' He states what he knows to be false, when he says that they are branded con : secutively from 1 to 33, how comes it that! saw 97 on one of them and different other numbers ranging at haphazard jumps from thirty-three upwards. The sole reason for it all is spite, and to make the people feel their position as much as much as possible I will give you a few instancesin proof of what I say. On Tuesday evening, he ordered two worn old men to carry a large tub of pigs feed to the stye, while he stood looking on, hands in pocket, and smoking his pipe; they told him that they were not able. At that, he worked himself into a fury, and actually sent to Auckland for the police to take away those 'old men for not doing what they were not able to do. The police of coarse took no, ■notic,e. Next day they had their tabaccof stopped for six months. There is a lot more* of them doing the same punishment, which is tantamount to stopping it for life frem some of them ; for in all human probability, , there are one or two woa't want it then. There is old A. has had his tea virtually stopped'; he- oan't use sugar in it; and the 'manager, to spite him some weeks ago, put i sugar in it, so that he b»a to do without ' since. ■ '*:

| ; In the Newcastle Theatre > no boys under I the age of IS are admitted without their parents. This results in much legs of the j "larrikinism," hooting, yelling,, and. shout : ing which nightly make our theatres hideous i prior to the rising of the curtain. •

On fthe Education Eat», " A Constant Reader" writ,e*i: " I see by public notifica tion that the Education Bate is levied for the ensuing year. £Tow, sir, in justice tq those who have paid the rate for the last year, and are likely to be amongst the first that will be pounced on for the ensuing year. ' I thiak that the Superintendent and the Education Board should see that the rates are collected for. this-year. There are hundreds of the bachelor'classes that have not paid,, and I don't blame them, for they have never been asked, and plenty of others as,well. NW, sir, what is -the use of making laws or Acts if they are ' Mot put in~ fdree,: making some poor unfortunate pay and never asking it from others. ", I am not at all surprised at the deficiency in the amount collected from the rate." -■■■■•■ '. .;■■• • i ..- ■.

The moulders of the Btaff of life, the journeymen bakers of Auckland will hold the quarterly meeting of their association at the -British Hotel this evening, for the prosecu tion of general business and the considera tion of any question that may arise to relation to their interests. The firefc copy of the Whangarei Comet and Korfchern Advocate has been received, and our rising northern settlement may feel satis fied with being so well repjese«s«dj by the fourth Estate. .If the settlers are wise they will foster the new journal which is sure to >tng the fine Whangarei district into thai prominence which it merits but has new enjoyed. •

An advertisement in another column in* forms the reader that a change in, thsj£p~ prietorahip of the Exchange Hotel haa t»ken place, and which, in severaipreßpects;'Will be of advantage to the public.' The present ladlord is Qfjpjain EJUs, i of the Golden Crown and|>fjLuna steamers, and brother to Mr Ellii, HI the Masonic Hotel, Napier, who will assist in the management. Captain Ellis-took possession of the Exchange on the Ist of the present month, and he is well-qualified f>y long experience to manage a house of the kind. He has been connected with the shipping and sporting interests of the colony, and will be able always to command the earliest sporting news from all parts of the British Empire and the dependencies. There is a capital billiard room at the Hotel, which, combined with good liquors, attention and courtesy, will ensure to Captain Ellis a fair share of public patronage.

A horse value £80 imported by Mr. J. M. Clark from Sydney, ex Hero, died shortly after landing.

The Rev. Dr Parchag has resigned his charge at Onehunga. At a meeting of the parishioners of St Peter's, presided over by the Bishop of Auckland, the following resolu tion was carried :—" That this meeting hav ing been informed by the Bishop that he has accepted tne resignation of the Rev. A. G. Purchas as minister of this parish, desires to place onrecord the factthat this disruption of the connestion U not by the wish or desiie of the parishioners, and, while accepting the situation thus imposed upon them expresses its full belief that the pariah is losing the ■erviees of one, who, whilst going in and out amongst his people for so many years, has proved himself to be an upright, God-fearing man, an exemplary Christian gentleman, and a devoted, sympathising minister and friend/ —The meeting then resolved into a com mittee of ways and mes>n£.

Sabbath services to-morrow as follows :— Pitt-street Wesleyan Church : Morning, by the Rev. J. Williams; evening, Rev. W. Watkin. Baptist Church, Wellesley-street: Morning, and evening by the Rev. P. H. Cornford. Newton Kirk : Morning and evening, by the Rev Dr. Wallis. Beresford street Church : Morning and evening, by the Rev. Warlow Davies. Lome-street Hall : Morning and evening, by the Rev. S. Edgar. Edwardes-street Church : Morning, by the Rev, W. Tinsley ; evening, by the Rev. W. Harris. Free Methodist Church, Vincent street : Morning and evening, by the Rev. G. H. Turner.

The Maori King.

THE ACCOUNT OF SIR DONALD

McLEAN'S MEETING,

THE PRESENT POSITION OF AFFAIRS,

".Amicable relations are established with the Maori King ;'*when I read and Wondered at Sir Donald McLean's celebrated telegram to Mr Vogel, published in London just in the nick of time last February, when the last loan was being floated, I thdtight, "now is the time to write to Mr McLean, and risk Mm to get my horses returned to me. They were stolen from me by Te Hutu, a great officer of the Court, and, as I am informed, are now in the King's possession. Brit a "pale caste of thought" came over my intention—no doubt Sir Donald would hold out hopes, probably say taihoa, for he ia so excessively good natured that he promises everything to So I had better save him and myself tbe trouble of wjriting, the more so that the Maori account of the meeting of the King and our Grand Vizier at Hettit'a do not correspond. Immediately after the meeting a friendly chief who accompanied Sir Donald McLean, toid me that Sir Donald had offered to._return to the King the lefb bank (west) of- the Waipa river, Ac, but .ih'at the J£ing bad rejected the offer. This w»3 the account published, but afterwards contradicted in the Herald, but the JECerpld's politics are to me incomprehensible, for it sometimes give the Government a pat) on the back, and sometimes a slap in the /ace j pub lishes a correct account of a meeting and then contradicts it. The last I heard of Royalty -was in my capacity of ferryman, for I have the misfortune to be the owner of a free ferry ; that is to say the Hauhau Maoris who unquestionably have ever been " cordial" with their friendly relatives, frequently find it convenient to requisition my boat to nut them across the river,' occasionally leaving their horses for a few days in my paddock, liasi; jreek- two young noblemen, on horse back required me to perform the usual service. (I must say that the Maoris serve ' a requisition far more politely than those of Our own colour, at least those I have seen using the military right of .serving requisitions), and having in the course of years acquired tbe ferryman habit of questioning the passengers, I involuntarily ferry across. The following conversation took place : — j Ferryman: " What is the talk in Kawhia ?" I knew from their appearance that they were from there.

• Maori: The talk is about opening the port. 1 Ferryman : O friend ! Who told^you so ? You are talking lies. ' Maori (after a grin, admitting the impeach ment) : " This is the saying of the King— ' My nose is in the air smelling the wind.'"

A great deal has been made of the honor Sir Donald McLean received in being ad mitted to the royal presence. Your corres pondent will undertake to get himself presented at court whenever you think it worth while going to a sufficient expense for brandy, when he may or may no* find out whether the royal nostrils, like that of the war horse of Job, are " smelling the battle afar off."— Raglan Correspondent.

BANKRUPTS

Sir,—l think we have the right man in the right* place, at last. Bankrupts will go up shivering before His Honor ,Judge ; Gillies. Tt is refreshing to sac how he deals with the scoundrels who undertake to pay 70 andJSO per cent, in their insane attempts to keep their heads above water, and who allow themselves to be deluded with hope, long after such hope ought to have been cast aside. Some men will do a good deal if they have delicate wives and families, and are not accustomed to struggle. I have known such ruffians i'do a bill," and be made to pay very heavily for the accommodation. I have known them take the small pro ceeds' of such accommodation, • and spend it in food and clothing for their families while depriving themselves from./ every Inxury. I think one such man was before his Honor lately and got the severe rubbing down he deserved. I happened to be looking in, and cou'd not hek> thinking if I had the Judges £1500 a year I should have been disposed to be much more severe on those who did not keep within their incomes as they ought, and as it is to be hoped they- will in future, with the terror of Judge billies before their eyes. There are only two drawbacks which Judge. Gillies will no.doubt find means to overconteu I gee none but small fry ever come before him, people whose conscience or whose want of opportunity prevents their getting in heavily enough to make it worth while for creditors to compromise with them. I fancy also that a sensitive man soundly rated in Judge Gillies' best style would leave the Court crushed to the ground, while the rogue will stick his tongue in his cheek and "shout" over1 it with his friends at the first public he comes to. More strength, say I, to Judge Gillies' elbow. May he long be a terror to evil-doing debtors, and the safe-guard of credulous bill discounters, and innocent creditor*. I wish though these bankrupts were (some of them) bigger fish. It does so destroy one's enjoyment of the scene to see men bit hard when they are down.—Yours, *o.,;ANOaxw>OKBR.

LUNCH OF THE PILOT SCHOONER.

THE%iew pilot schooner Vindex was* launchfd this morning at 8 e>elock from- Messrs Niccol and Sons' yard. Owing to the' T'' earjy hour there were very few spectator* of I the <svent, which was in all respects a success,./ the vessel Blidinginto the water BmootfclW,- . and gracefully. The ceremony of christen** «, ing was performed by Miss Mary Niccol. M --v?wj the water the Vindex looks a. very smart ".^ craft, and sits as stiff as a rock with only a ton and a half of ballast in her. We 1 understand that, ehe is to receiye 10 tons "of* iron ballast and about 15 tons of stone. This appears a pity. Ifc would not ecst another £100 to supply her with irotrbSllast altogether, and the wear :-*=* and tear caused by the stone will not be long in taking that value out sf the vessel. We have received (the following : " Chief Harbourmaster's Office, Auckland, sth June, ■ 1875. To the Editor of the Evekijsl® Star : Dear Sir,—With reference to an article which ' appeared in last night's Evening Star, re specting the.new, pilot Bchooner, I beg to state that it was from Mr Thomas Niccol'* ' model—not mine as stated—that the vessel !{1 was built, I simply giving the builder an V; outline of the description of vessel required. '■ ' r In justice to Mr Niccol the above correction .; - should be made.—Yonrs truly, I. J.Burgkss -J C. H. M." The mistake alluded to was about to be corrected when Captain Burgess's letter. v arrived. <. We have much pleasure in giving insertion to the letter*and in apologising to Mr. T. Niccol for the error, at; the same time congratulating that gentleman upon the unqualified admiration which his design and workmanship have called forth, and the satisfaction they have afforded to the Harbour Board. ' '><* ■ ' .

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) •« .., ON THK SH9EE O3? IHB STYX. ; ~*' f o3e' John" Thomas, of Abergaverny, was charged with being drunk last night in Victoria street, and *a8 fined 10s and costs ; Willianj :; Gazeley was found in the same condition -, of * insensibility,., and fined 10s ; and Edward _~ ,> Walah, found by Constable Axan, in Queen street, forfeited his bail. \ '■&} AGE AND ERKOR. , >■.■', James Nhfon was brought up, on remand, ■ charged with stealing a quantity of iron, value 2s 6d,, the property of D. H. Mac. T . ( j,\ kenzie, on the 2nd inst. „ .~ ; The prisoner, a very old man, was du charged, as the prosecutor did not wish to press tha charge against tha old man, who [r had only, recently come out of the Old Men a.y 6HiB Worship said that there was no doubt; about the prisner's guilt, and had the prose- ■ eutor appeared the case would have been clear, and lie should certainlyhave seat faun;, tbjprison. . . . Prisoner was aware that— T_ He that prigs what isn't his*, i.jffl . When he's cotohed will go to prison: but in this instance he Was not guilty. .& His Worship hoped prisoner would take warning by hi« narrow escape and sin j^ more. • , / ,-^d* } strsPioioTTS! '-jSlit William Wilkins.was brought np pnp&! charge of stealing a leader purse <«^im«- - £4 18a in money on the 4fch Hwtant, th»ST property of Mr VfißJam Cochran*. ' ■ _ Thepmofter,* respectably attired man of .; middle age, pleaded not guilty. , ; j Mr BrOhaOi asked for remand until Mon-. day, in order that the policenugfekhave^ilße to'work up the jevidence. Remandedjaoaordingly. EOTTBTINO THOMAS. ._ .Thoniaa Orr, a man of burly appearance, appeared in answer to a summons,, charging him with committing an offence againstr,«i||k city bye-laws, by leaving the wheels of hi» employer's cart unckained and .free mHDir fettera, On the 2nd inst: vTA . . , His Worship s Thii case should have been heard yesterday. _ ~ .. m.. t Defendant: Yw, your Worship ; -but! expected Jmy aolioitop here to defend the case. - „' , ~ Bis Worship: What i a Bollcltor to, adtt., to expense. -:'f . '■'$ Defendant : The charge would only be ; two. guineas, and my reputation wouW J? secure. ... "■'■■% His Worship: What might be your calling? 1 <: A carter, your worship, and my employer i 3 Mr Dornwell. ; His Worship : The Court will impose a fins of 10s and costs, which you had better pay, instead of waiting for your solicitor. • Defendant immediately pulled out a long purse and paid the demand of the Court. i This waa all the business.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS SUEZ MAIL.

FRENCH GENERALS CALLED tJPOfr, TO REMAIN LOYAL. : NEW COSPATRICK ITEMS. .-■> (By TeLEGEAPH.) . * ■•' . ■ ■ . •" „. f LONDON. ":■*. April 16, Night Inspector Cooper has been ten tenced to eight month*' imprison* memt for the Thorpe railway accident.— General Cissy, French Minister of War,., has sent a circular to the various generals,'■■■■■„_. calling the attention of generals commanding, to the new Constitution adopted by the Al» sembly, and enjoins loyal adhesion to it_ This has re-assured Paris, where there were H apprehensions of a violent restoration «-»».. Empire. A very vivid reaotion is rapidly, proceeding in Spain; - What- the King.galMs in personal prosperity the Ministers forfeit^ l.: by their retrograde policy. The prwsjir are in the ascendant, and the Liberate -. are alienated. The exports for the month to New Zealand . are ■ £178,800. | By an explosion of a boiler at Swansea^** men were" ktfled and six seriously injured* i There have, been several brotal attempts* wife murder. Cambridge won the four-hand billiard match, also the chess match ; win ning 14 games oufe of 16. The Women ■ Disabilities Removal Bill has been rejected j "by 187 to. 150. The farmer* everywhere an • protesting vehemently against jthe | Right Bill. The measure is regarded at • . cmel mockery, and will alienate a iaif 8 $ clasa from the Disraeli G6vernn»i»»> | Alderman Jessop, of Sheffield, tai g»«t I £121,000 toward! the erection of vjnofter ; hospiUl in that town. With & view of pro*" 1 cuiing hi§ theological studie*, it ii underiUWtt I that Mr. Gladstone has engaged rooms w r Oxford, where he will hare acceM to tw | valuable libraries. Dr. Keaealy has T'"**" 1 various towns demonstrating with: Whalwy f and Onslow in favbnr of the Claimant. _ o»p* I tain Shaw, of the London fire brigwji B is in Egypt, preparing ft scheme for the | protection of Alexandria from < ni* wj Oorernor Dv Oane, on returnlqg to his honrf M & EBsex, Was met with a most fen^uMf^KH reception. A drama based on the Tichbprp |,; trial is in; preparation for the French itaj*, but the censor refuiet to licence ir until *W m title aad name of "the leading oharactoi^H | altered. The Cospatrick'B boat '^ McDonald and hii companions were reactM* k has been presented to the Crystal P*l^* X" A valuable chronometer hat been preieowfl l; to the Captain of the British SceE^^S E saving the survivors. The iron-cladj^MM g dra was successfully launched and ohn(*^9 m by the Princess of Wales in the P^^f*^ If distinguished company. Ihe Duke.^aW o*^ m headed the testimonial to GardfciN* m with £1000. lsZ4®*i I

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g H :pi W JJ 0O M S . ;- - j ;NO^V OOMPLETE. ■■[:-'■ .^ JIT S T O P EN E I) IJ t "', ' ~. • ' " - "ax the"' ' ,': ANOTHER SHIPMENT of BONNETS AND HATS, Q! -i CfIEAPJEST IN THE PBOVEJTOE. '";, "Black Velvet, trimmed, at 5s 6d. • - :> ; ■ B!act Straw, trimmed, from 83 lid • ; ."Waterproofs,-from 3s 6d. ;■ ■: ~' I/idies' Jackets, from 4s lid. • - ■;;«;-• Mantles, Shawls, Clouds, Sklrtis, and 17rider " ■ • clothing. *: '■■ • ' ' ! ' JTUST TO HAND— : A VERX LARGE ASSORTMENf OF •CARPETB, FLOOR CLOTHS, DOOR AND SHEEPSKIN MATS, HOLLOWAIF^GARLieE:, ,; v: : ;. ;o; ; 1 't' ;ir- ! .;.ip-;. a l l,; \i •>■!> ■■'■ ■■:-■':' . 230j Queen-street, .-'i j . .. ..;.,:; "., ' •--', < 'i'--, : ■' - Auckland,- t*"*— ' €- fJP BPESE THINGS TO HEABi INCLINE." • f -In- of; the^ Depresaion in. Trade ! ja^A^MTJi E L C O O M B E- js? ei6^^^.^ Macintoshe Bl Leggings ■be had ai^IOESNEVm quoted BBFOBE/, ; LOIXY ,OLOTHING MART, ' W. Q^enHstajet. ]



WEAR-RirSISTING PAB^pi FOB fk-. *' ", % i \ BOYS' AND YOUf&k OLOTHIN^ " M £±husury & go. Have jurt Opened up a large quantity of Real Home Spun Melton Cloths, specially adapted for Boys* and Youths' Clothing, Double •«b Width (nearly Two yards wide), . 3s 6d, 3a lid, and 4s 6d PER YARD FIFTY DOZES PAIRS or SUPERIOR KID GLOVES. In all the leading colors, ONLY Is lid PER PAIR. :r ; r T riOSGRAVE AND QO. BEG to inform the Inhabitants of Auckland that, owing to excessive shipments to hand, and" expected, ' they fii}d it necessary to call a Sale of their DRAPERY and MEN'S CLOTHING, both-Wholesale and Retail. The entire Stock, valued at #75,000, has been Re-marked, and will be I offered to the Public at COST. 13?-" The SALE COMMENCES | THIS DAT (FRIDAY), the 7th May, : •■ st our ketail Prt noises, (Jueth-slreet."" ]W[OW f\ PENING AT THE JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE. NEW AND SEASONABLE GOODS TO HAND Ex 'Shooting Star,' *Dunedin,' & 'Emily McLarren,' To our Order, DllfiECT TTROM THE MANUFACTURERS, Blankets S -'"'■' ''iJugß'-"- ■ era.M"' /iy. ■ "i' rj \ Flannels CrirheariShirtinga ' "' ' ii/>-'-! Calicoes paTjerdashery fiti t :y*T "!;'•] .- Winter Hosiery Boys' and Men's Hats and Caps, Clothing, . Ac, ~ , • -,' ~} -,rq •r- BARGAINS IN GIRLS' ANt) LADIES' j WATERPROOF TWEED MANTLES. ~, „_ " "Children's from 4s upwards ' Ladies' from 6s lid upwards. Rushbrook & Bridpnan are determined to sustain the reputation of their House for selling a good article at the lowest remunerative price. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, GENERAL DRAPERS AND CLOTHIERS, Opposite the Army aiid Navy Hotel, : ÜbPER QuEEiV-STREBT, Auckland, chief post-office, auckland. Matls 'wiiii, Close as foiaowh . — For Thames, on Monday next, at 9.30 a m, and 5 30 pm For Coromandel. on Monday next, at 11,80 am For Taranaki. Southern Provinces', and Australi n Colonies, per Taranafri. on Monday next, at 10 a m For Wancarei, Russell, Wangaroa, and.'MongOnui.ijer lona, on .Monday-next, at 4 p m Per s5. Macgregor, on Friday, the 11th inst,, as i follows:— For Sandwich Islands, United States of • America, Canada. British- Columbia, Central and South Ameica, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 10.30 a.m. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10.30 am. For money orders, registered letters, and news paper*, at 9 30 am Late letters bearing a late fee of 6d In addition to the postage, will be received on board by the Mail Agent up to time of sailing. Mails foT.Otahuhu, Papaknra, Drury, Pukekohe, Tuakau, Pokeuo, and Mercer, will, until further notice, be made up»t 6am daily. Return mails will ' reach town at 7 pm. [ For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Taranaki, nn Monday next, at 10 am (Signed) J. E. Cojrky, Acting Chief Postmaster. "Sleep, gentle Sleep, Nature's Soft Nurse, 1' is tho grand natural recuperant of exhausted energy, the providential agent which reimburses the body during the hours of repose for its expenditures of vital force during the hours of wakefulness* ■ The continued loss of it causes asphyxia and brain fever. It is always obtainable by taking before going to bed a wine glass or two of that brain soothing and nerve strengthening elixir, Udoxpho Wolfe's Soheedam AfiOMATIO SCSHAPPS. '