PARLIAMENTARY.

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THIS AFTERNOON.

In the House of Representatives the -Napier G;ss Company Bill was read a second titn.^

In rep y to Mr MVivyn the Government said )• was intended that the Goldfields revenue should bj 07ally extei ded. Mr heett&u asked w__elher any inquiry has been i>e><i into th« statem-nts contaiued m h« ptti ion of Henry Allen, in accord ance with ih« report of the Public Petitions Ct.'Uimi, _i c of last session?

St I> Mcl can .said certain papers in ecm teotion with the case had not been prepared, and an iisqairy had uot been held m conse quence.

HIGH WATER—This evening, 7.58; to-morroir __orn'_g, 816 SUN HEC--This _v_n.ng, 5.24. SUN RISE-To morrow morning, 0 43. MoON'S AGE—Nw moon 31st inst. 11.20 a.m.

ARRIVALS

Alumbagh, ship, 1138 tons, J. G. Lowe, from London

(9th May) "Wi!d Wave, brig, Foley, from Fydney Southern Cross, ss (A.SP Co's), Carey, from Napier (via Thames) Craig EUachie, brie. Meredith, from Oamaru Magic, cutter, from Tairua Falrlie, schooner, from Wangaroa Taranaki, 3 s, from the South (in tha Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

Yarra, schooner, Johnson, for Richmond River, saw "Elsinore, schooner, D..m. fcr Russell Tnna, s.s, Fsrquhar. for Russell "Wave, bii?, Sopvuth, for Kaipara Acadia, schooner, for Napier

IMPORTS.

Per ship Alnmbagh, from London : 192 plates hon, 1370 bars, 590 bundles, 1547 bars, 38 lots wiie rope, 32 caslts. 215 barrels nails, 70 c ises. 17 m&C-ires, 1 p._*a_e 80 "bundles, 4 hhds. 5 casks. 5 casks, 7 casks, 3 cises, 23 casks, T and S Motrin

12 cases, 7 casks, 42 cases, 3 casks, Ireland Brothers

Per lumbagh, 1150 tons register, from London: Plain cottons, £426 ; coloured cottons. £200 ; prmted cottons, £351 ; •wool ens aud worsteds, £81 ; linen in ba es, £172; linen in cases, £401 ; cotton and -woollens, - 299 ; sliawls and mantles, £300; hosiery, £62; _ewing thread, £112; li berdashery, £1172 ; umbrellas, £154 ; cotton and linens, £71, apparel, £2554; blankets, £382; bed covers and counterpanes, £14; felt bats and caps. £252 ; wrought leather, £606 ; sadrilery, • 1601 ; floor cloths, £26; agiicnl tural implements, £194 ; railway unci general machinery, £2 00 ; books, £263 ; paper, 64cwt ; stationery, £156 ; upholstery, £97 ; iron bed steads, £69 ; plated and papier machie goods, £U3 ; clocks and wa.ches. £20 ; jewellery, £63 ; printing materials €50 ; lead shot., 4 tons ; cV.ins a_d anchors, 2 tons : hardware and cut 1-ry, £939 : bar and rod iron, 71 tons; plate iron, 31 tons ; sheet lesd, 2 tons ; iron nails. 15 tons ; wire and wire rope, 10 tons ; zinc, 7 tons; olive oil in bulk. 6_ gallons; paint colours. £45; flint gltss, £127 ; win dow glass. £220 ; china and earthe-ware. £262 ; wool pactts, £70 : canvas, £66 ; cement, 200 barrels : brandy, bulk. 93) gallons ; brandy, case 870 gallons; geneva proof. 1200 gallons : B"iti_h spirit in case, proof, 89 gallons ; red wine, 487 gallons ; beer in barrels of 36 gallons, 68 barrels ; preserved fish, £160 ; assorted oi men's stores, £408; vinegar, 625 gallons; foreign salad oil, 150 gallons; cocoa, 1 cwt.; sago, 13 cwt. ; white salt. 40 tons ; candles, 10 cwr.; currarts, 23 cwt. ; French plums. 5 cwt. ; ginger, 20 cwt. ; refined sugar, 60 cwt. ; apothecary waie, £401 ; canaiy seed, 10 cwt ; sfiumac, 23 cwt. ; valoricd, 27 cwt.; dyestuff, 10 cwt. Total value of cargo, £16,700. Per Craig Ellachie, fO sacks Anderson and Mowa't's Kakanui oatmeal T H. Ha 1 and Co. Per Mary Melville from Lyttelton: 15 cases hams and bacon - Coupland & Co. Per s.s. T«an>-ki f'om the South : 158 cises, 1 crate, 11 kegs, 300 bags potatoes, 150 bags bones, 1 box, 300 sheep, 2 bigs.

EXPORTS.

Per Star <tf the South for Levuka : 4 cases hams and l)»eon. —Coupland & Co Per * t-r cf the south, for Levuka : 1 case iron monpry. 1 drum varnish, 20 kegs paint, shipped by T. an&S Morrin. Per s.s. ftar of the Pouth for Levuka : 1 bale le_ther, and 1 bale saddlery, Ireland Bros.

Tho barque Shooting Star left Wangaroa yesterday for _moa. The s.s. Tona left last night for Russell with passengers ana cargo. The barque Glimpse on her passage from New castle sighted the s.s. Hero. The _BPCo's Somh^rn Cross arrived this morning from Napier via the -Thames, where she landed her cargo of cntfle . The barque Thames was expected to arrive at New castle from Table Bay about the middle of September. From i^ewcstle she is to load coals to this port, where she may be locked for soms time in Octoher The barque Glimv.se, it will be recollected, left thispo'tdn her last tr p to Newcastle in company with the Caller Cu. Ihe fast-sailing collier barque best 'the big thip^by nearly two days in the run The three-masted schooner Fairlie arrived in har bour ea^ly this morning from "Wangaroa, with 83,000 feet baulk timber, and 33,000 feet sawn ditto. She has been four days on the voyage owing to light sou'he'-lv winds. . - The brig Craig Eilachie arrived last night from Oamaru with a cargo of grain i^he left port on the 7th inst, and experienced strong N.E. gales for the first ihree days. Thence S.E. windsto the East Cape; pissed on Sunday night, and after that easterly airs to port. The following goods were shipped by T & S Morrin —Per Tona for Russell and MoDgonui: 5 cases hard ware, 6 camp oveDS and covers, 1 bundle tubs, 3 ifettles, 1 bun'He .hovels, 1 bale oakum, 1 package, 16 bars iron, l pan-as- bolts, 1 saw. Per St Kilda for Wanganui: 04 bars iron, 8 plates iron, 3 packages ironmongery. . Ireland Brothers shipped per lona for the North : 1 b»le leather.

_gThe s.s. Taranaki, 209 tons, Captain Lloyd, arrived In the MariUkan tbis morning from the ;outb. She left Dunedin at 2 p.m. on the 11th , arrived at Lyttelton 7.45 a.m 12th, left at 3.40 p.m.; arrived at "Wellington at 7.45 a.m. 13th, left at noon on the 14th; a-ived at Picton at 5 p.m., left at 8 p.m.; arrived at Nelson at 5 a.m. on 15th, left at 6.30 p.m. onltith; airived at T.ranaki »t 9 a.m. 17th, left at 5.15 p.m., and arrived at Ooehuung* ht 10.30 a.m. this day- P-fssengers—Saloon : Miss Cdl»gh_n, Messrs Wheeler, Du-n, Jones, Bowleg, Ri.y, M»so_, Masters Moore (2), ond six in tho steerage. We are iod^bied to Mr"_. J. Edmiston, purser, for Aloe, j eport, &c.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close ah follows .— For Thames, this day, at 6.20 p.m., and to-morrow a'.

12 30 p.m. For Waiwera and Warkworth, per Lady Eowen, to-

morrow, at 9 a m For Kapanga, per Manala [on Friday next at 11.30 a m For Napier and iGisborne, per Southern Cross, to-

morrow a'. 3 p in Mails for the undermentioned places, per Taranaki, will close on Saturday, 26th inst, as under :— For India, China, Continent of Europe, and Mediterranean Ports, at 7 am For Taranaki and Southern Frovinces, at 8 a m For Australian Colonies, at 8 a m Fo- United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton (for letters specially addrsssed). at 8 am For United Kingdom, via Brindisi, at 8.15 am

For newspapers, at 6a m For money orders and registered letters, tin previous c enini?atspm For Chatham Island, per Magellan Cloud, on 4tl September, at Ham

S. B. BIS=«, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

HENTON.—On the 17th instant, at Mount Eden, the

wife of Mr. J. W. Henton of a son. H_.TSWF.LL.— On the 17>h instant, at Princes-street, the wife of J. L. Hatswell of a daughter.

DEATHS.

O'BRIEN.—On ihe ICth instant, at Onehunga, after » long and painful illness, Thomas O'Brien, aged 75 years. The funeral will leave his late resid'nce, Queen street, Onehunga, on Thursday, 19th instant, at 1 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

McNAMARA.— On the 10th instant, John Scott MclNamara, at his residence, Mechanic's Bay, after a long and painful illness, aged 50 years.

GOUK.—On the 17th instant, at Neisoji-strcet, of croup, Elizabeth Mary, the beloved daughter ol David and Mary Gouk, aged -j'ears. The funeral will leave her father's residence to morrow, the 10th. instant, at 2.30 p.m.

GEORGE.—On the 18th instant, at Parnell, Mrs Mary J. George, aged 31 years, widow of the lateJohu George. The funeral will leave her late residence on Thursday, 19th instant, at 3 o'clock. Friends will please accept this invitation.

McK_.Y—On the 17th August, Roderick McKay aged 47 years. Th j funeral will leave hl3 late residence, Parnell to-morrow (Thursday), at 3 p m.

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

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1875

F«r the cause that lacks assistance, for the wrong that needs res___a__e_, *or tha future in the distance, _____ 4 the geod that we can i».

We refer to the recent debate in the Assembly on Sir George Grey's motion re lative to dealings with the confiscated lands. We do so not with the intention of discuss ing the merits of the particular case which gave origin to the motion, but to illustrate the manner in which any proposal is treated in the Assembly which implies any right to question the arbitrary action of the present Government. The mover's object was to arrest the practice of secret-trafficking in the public lands. The land in question may have beeen sold at its full value or beyond it, without affecting in any way the principle that all such dealings should be abo^e board, and not transacted in the closets of M misters without the public eye observing, or the public having an opportunity of competing. Admittedly tho course of the Government has been to make private bargains in certain cases, disposing of huge blocks to friends and supporters of the Ministry, authority Being taken for concluding such bargains by the Star Chamber system of Orders in Council. As we have said this is admitted, and the admission is quite enough to show the position to which Government has come, and the Augean stable which Sir George Grey is trying to cleanse. But the most noteworthy circumstance is the manner in which the motion w.is met by the Government and their overwhelming following of supporters. Mr. Stafford gave the cue, and the Govern ment made it a vote of want of confidence. This was an indication to their followers that the least defection would make the Govern ment throw up the rein 3, and consequently scatter all the hopes of hangers on to the winds. And as the passage of the proposed Abolition Bill would place some scores of new billets at the disposal of the Government, pf course tho announcement had the effect of banding together the supporters* as one man. The public, then, should see the position. Any villainy whatsoever may be perpetrated by Government, and when action is taken by Sir George Grey or others for its exposure there is the rallying cry, "the Government in danger, " and the fort is

manned and the gates closed. And this is the state of things that abolitionists would defend, and which they would surrender our own institutions to confirm. The ultimate action of the Government in this particular case i 3 more impudent still. Sir Donald McLean moves for a committee to enquire into the secret dealings with confiscated lands. The committee consists of eight Government supporters and two of the opposition, and Sir Dpnald is Chairman. Of course eight unscru pulous, as are the present following of the Ministry, can burke the action of two ; and Sir Donald as Chairman has the making up of the report of thr Committee. The whole thing of course is a farce, but this is Govern ment as we know it.

The Government will send an armed vessel to look after Auckland ! So wt: are insolently told from Wellington. The next step should be the concentration of the Armed Con stabulary in or near the city with a Coercion Bill to disarm the citizens ; then their policy will be complete. Then will be seen the true spirit of thosa who are attempting by a packed and purchased majority to force their so called Abolition Bill down the throats of a free people. And who are the men that arrogantly assume this power .to deal with the destinies of the colony as they and their servile following may see fit ? Are thej great leaders known for their patriotism, their devotion to the public interests, and their large sympathies with the. rights of the people ? They are men like the rest of us, not one whit better and perhaps a good deal worse. They have their great sheep runs, their great land purchases, and their jobs of all kinds to secure. The patronage following the expen diture of borrowed millions is fading from them as those millions vanish. With it their power to bribe and purchase must go too. They know this, and they desire to get into their hands the patronage of the whole colony to make up the deficiency. With their own paid officers ruling " provincial districts," with the power tofixpolHng-places and to arrange elections as they liked, what would the next Assembly be ? They have systematically corrupted the Press wherever it was venal enough to lend itself to th eir vile purposes, and they now come forward daring to corrupt the people by offers of bribes from the public revenues of the Colony. They have gone too far, and they have been made to feel it. They thought they had silenced all the papers and hoodwinked all the people, but the men of Auckland havo shaken their complacent self-sufficiency, and have, with a breath, scattered tbeir vain illusions. Let us remain but firm. Let us show an unflinching front, and the Ministers and their creatures will not dare go to what they lightly call "the bitter end." The addition of ono solitary constable to their present force wonld damn their case, for no Governor could lend himself to designs requiring physi cal force to cram them down the throats »f an unwilling people. The spirit of pro phecy was once more on Sir George Grey when he 9aid that Auckland would yet again take the van in forming public opinion in New Zealand. Mo longer distracted by petty feuds and petty jealousies, she is found ing; a new party, neither Centralist nor Pr. - vincialist, but one whose cry will yet roll from the North Cape to the Bluff, and rally all who value the most priceless of all pos sessions—the liberty of the people.

" Sir Donald's Highland blood is up." Therefore, Auckland cis, look out ! It did not materially signify how his Highland blood was when, as "wood and water joey,'' he used to hump the loads of fuel and pitchers of aqua pura for the few miserable Maorics for whom he worked, and with whom he lived on one of the small islands iv our gulf. Nor was it of momentous concern to man how hia Highland blood felt when as an humble bobby in charge of the little settlement of Waitara, in Taranaki, he paced his dull monotonous round, minding the straying porkers and the collarless dogs of that primeval settlement. But now, thanks to his improvement of his opportunities in the service of his country, and to the success of those practices in relation to the natives and their lands, for which, they of Hawke's Bay are famous, he is the owner of hills and valleys covered with bleating sheep and low ing kine, and they that worship wealth and power worship him; and call on man to tremble because " Sir Donald's Highland blood is up."

Our two morning contemporaries have been hoaxed to-day by a letter purporting to be from one Arthur O'Leary. We are in a posi tion to say that the letter bearing this ficti tious name was from the hand of the same scoundrel,—--a warder discharged for theft— who with his charges utterly unfounded induced the late Mr Macready and other members of the Provincial Council to obtain the la_e gaol enquiry. The wretched fellow tried to hoax us in the same wa.y on several occasions, and we have his communications in our possession, and we are glad to learn chat steps are being promptly taken to pros ecute him for malicious libel, and so give him a taste of the inside of a goal in which he appears to cherish so deep an interest. We publish the following letter from Capt. Eyre : —*.« To the Editor : Sir,—l will feel much obliged by your giving the most unqualified contradiction to a letter which appears in this day's Cross and Herald, bearing the signature of a Mr Arthur O'Leary, wherein he states having, on Sunday last, seen a dog drag a human leg out of a hole six inches deep, a.a spot close to the back of the Mount Eden Gaol> which, on making enquiry, proved to be the leg of a prisoner Dr. Philson had amputated a few days previously. The leg in question was not buried in the place indicated by Mr O'Leary, and having this day personally inspected the spot where it was buried, lam satisfied it has never beea disturbed in any way.—l am, &o, W. F. Eyre, Governor and Gaoler.

The following document, evidently a copy of a telegraph message sent to-day was picked up in the telegraph office :—" August 18, 1875. The Hon. Dr. Pollen, Wellington. All meetings in Auckland packed. —People in favour of immediate abolition. —Be firm and no surrender. —Reserve forces for final charge.—Up guards and at them.—John Mason. " This will no doubt settle the busi ness, and the hon. gentleman, fortified by such an opinion, will put another tack in the banner already fluttering at the mast head. A meeting of thoseg interested in the pro jected visit of our football players to the Southern provinces is announced for a quar ter to eight o'clock this evening, at the Tnames Hotel. It is earnestly desired that all who can will be present. Mr Dennes will deliver his sewing machine lecture this evening in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association, when the drawing for the prize machine will take place. His Worship the Mayor is expected ( to fill the chair, and Rev. R. S. Hassard, of St. Matthew's, has consented to act as judge. A Variety Entertainment will be given at the Whau Lunatic Asylum to-morrow (Thursday) evening, to consist of dramatic readings, music and song.

A lecture will be given to-morrow (Thurs day) evening, at the North Shore, before the Devonport Literary Society, on the "Heroines of the Poets." 'ihe chair will be taken at half-past seven o'clock.

During the hearing of the milk case yesterday, striking testimony was given to the reforming influence exercised by the Provincial Analyst. Evidence was given by the constable, and by the Analyst who tested it, that the milk of Mr. Timothy Brady, another cow keeper of the district of Kyber Pass who on the last occasion was one of those whose milk did not appear to advantage, now sold the lacteal fluid pure and unmixed „,at five pence per quart. This tradesman had learned a lesson from experiences of the past, has since quitted the cow with the iron tail and acted in accordance with law and order. The bench justly remarked upon the danger of mixing impure water with milk, which might be conducive to many of those diseases which afflict, and in some instances prove fatal to children. We com mend the action of the authorities in these cases, and trust the day is not far distant when the people will be supplied with pure and wholesome milk. The other samples of milk, put to the test and found satisfactory were James McNair, Richmond ; John Hanly, Mount Albert; Samuel Harris, William street ; James Jones, Cox's Creek ; Kobert Goughin, Three Kings ; F. Brady, Kemuera. The best sample was that supplied by Samuel Harris and the next beat by James McNair.

Dr. Silvester (the Fakir of Oolu) held another of his series of successful entertain ments last evening to the evident delight of a large and respectable audience. The new features introduced by Mddle. Silvester, in which she clearly portrays a succession of faces and fancies in relation to character, delineating its shadows in the human, and thus giving facial expression to thoughts and feelings which lie "too deep for tears." These portrayals were highly relished by the audience who testified their approba tion in an unmistakeable manner. Anoetos, the incomprehensible, in illustration of an old legend, was repeated with the usual success, and the entranced lady was again suspended with her arm resting on a pole, her only support, in which position she was made to represent national, historical, mythological emblems. The fairy fountain was received with evi dences of satisfaction. We notice that Dr. Silvester will give another full matinee on Saturday afternoon, and through his Worship, the Mayor, he has invited the children of the Orphan and Destitute Homes, to be pre sent, so that the parentless children of the city may witness a treat which will live with them as a pleasant memory in the years to come.

It is understood that some discontent exists in mercantile circles as to the exorbiant fees charged by the lessee of shed A on the Queen-street wharf, to the consignees of cargo by the Macgregor, for storing their goods during Saturday and Sunday night. We learn that the expenses incurred by this accomodation, which owing to the day and hour at which the steamer arrived all the importers of bonded goods by her had to avail themselves, whether they wished to or not, amount to no less than four shillings and two pence per ton, being made up as follows : icceiving, ninepence per ton, delivery, ninepence per ton ; storage (two days) eightpence per ton, and truckage, two shillings per ton. The three first-named charges, are the highest rates permitted by the terms of the agreement under which the lessees rent the shed from the Harbour Board ; the'last-named, we are told, is fixed by Custom. There is something altogether wrong here. In the first place it seems extraordinary that the consignees should have to pay the money at all; and in the next place the charges by whomsoever they are paid, appear excessive. In the case of the steamer Hero, all goods put out to accommodate the boat, are stored for one night at the ship's expense. We fail to see why the mail steamer should not afford the samo convenience to consignees especially as this appears to be the usual method. The agent has however no instructions to pay such charges and of course declines to do so. This is a matter which deserves some atten tion from the Harbour Board, for our impor ters naturally feel tbat at present they have a heavy tax imposed upon them unjustly. If that body cannot see their way to reserv ing a shed for the use of the mail and other steamers they might make some difference in the allowed charges to meet such emergen cies. The lessee should not be allowed to gather a harvest by circumstances annoying to merchants. The two shillings per ton truckage is manifestly absurd even when the extra pay for night labour is taken into account. This should be protested against at once, and can no doubt be reduced to one half. We would suggest that soma provision, in respect to these charges, should be introduced into tho contract for the permanent service, and failing, the possibility of fixing the liability upon the vessel, the Harbour Board should take special action in the matter It is reported that a meeting of consignees is likely to be held to discuss the subject.

The anniversary tea meeting in connection with the United Methodist Free Church, was held last evening and was immensely crowded. The tables were loaded with good things and presided over by the most eligible married and single ladies of the Chapel. The Rev. G. H. Turner, minister of the chapel, was called to the chair. The room waa taste fully adorned with flowers, ferns, and ever greens, and presented quite a lively appear ance. Mr. Trigg, the secretary of the school and harmoniumist of the chapel read the re port and financial statement which were hopeful and encouraging shewing for the past year, receipts £87 13s lid, while the expen diture had been £101 7a 10£ d, leaving a debtor balance of £13 13s lUd. This however was more than covered by the collections of Sunday last, which amounted to £22 17s. 6d. Honorable mention was made of the young women's class conducted by Mrs. Waterhouse, and the young men's class was in charge of Mr Dent, recently from London. The library consisted of 150 volumes. The speeches of the evening were: — "Introductory," by Rev. G. H. Turner; "Co-operation," by Mr. James Coupland; " Work in the Sunday-school." by Enoch Wood ; " Review of the Year," by Mr. French; "Sowing and Reaping," by Mr. Parker; "The Children,5' by Mr. Hemus ; " Parental Duty," by Rev. A. Reid. The choir sang several hymns and anthems during the evening under the con duct or Mr Robert Tndehope, accompanied on the harmonium by Mr Trigg. The doxology and benediction closed a happy evening.

Professor Cope's concert last evening in the City Hall was meritorious, but thinly attended. It deserved larger patronage. The best and most satisfactorily performed parts of the programme were the fantasia on the violin and the solo of the "Last Rose of Summer," with variations on the concertina, both by Mr Cope, and the four songs by Mrs Mitchell, "Come, oh Sleep," and •' Coming thro' the rye." the the Scottish past were charmingly rendered. Mrs. Cope sang three pretty songs, the best of which was "Maggie's t-ecret." Mrs Gatland gave three comic songs, a parody on " Alonzo ye Brave," and Hood's " Lost Child," which is more adapted for recitation than for singing. Mr. Gatland was not in very good tune last evening, and his effusion rather detracted from the character ot the concert than otherwise. The band of seven musicians did their part well, and the over ture from " Pra Diavolo," and the selection from " Lucia de Lammsrmoor " were fault less. Messrs. Burnham and Brown sang the "Larboard Watch" fairly. Mr A. Smith volunteered Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade," which was well received.

We are obliged by pressure reluctantly to hold over several letters till to-morrow.

A gentleman in town received a letter by the last mail from a passenger by the Glenlora. We have been kindly allowed a siyht of it, and are able to give the following particulars for the benefit of the friends of the passengers. The letter is dated Pernam buco, 29fcu May. It appears that the yes.el, from some, unaccountable cause, ran short of water when only two months out, and had to put into that port to obtain fresh supplies. The writer speaks of the passage as having been very tedious up to that point, the vessel's progress being delayed by calms and contrary winds The Horn was reached in 35 days. While rounding it, large masses of ice pissed close to the ship, and imbedded in one block appeared the wooden knee of a vessel apparently about 400 tons. There is little reason to doubt that it was tho sad record of a wreck among the ice. By the time the ship had neared Pernambuco her bottom had become very foul, beint, covered with long weeds, which considerably inter fered with her sailing qualities. Captain Le Vesconte had made himself a great favorite with the passengers by his kind and con siderate behaviour and attention to the com fort of all. We have had telegraphic news of the arrival of the Glenlora in London after a passage of 110 days. The opening of the 1.0.0.F.,M.LT.,A.D. Lodge of Oddfellows will be celebrated by a dinner at the Flagstaff Hotel, North Shore, at 7 o'clock. A boat wilj leave the Queen street wharf at G o'clock, and a special return boat will leave the other side for town at midnight. The tickets of admission include steamboat fare. Six samples of bread have been tested by tho Provincial Analyst, and found free from alum oi- other deleterious adulterations. Tbe members of the St. James' Presbyterian Sunday-school, held a very successful enter concert last evening, in the school-room which was largely attended. B-ev. K. F. Macnicol presided. Several speakers addressed the meeting which was interspersed with sacred mui-ic, anthems, and recitations from Scute's Marmion, and other works. The entertain ment was successful.

The members of the Hobson Company A 11 V. met for their usual weekly drill in the Catholic Institute last evening, and went through a number of evolutions very credit ably under Lieutenant Clifton. On Friday evening, should the weather prove propitious, there will be a march out with band.

The unfortunate man, Peter Stone, who was committed to the Lunatic Asylum from the Police Court this morning, was formerly a compositor; but took ship in the s.s. Macgregor, at Sidney, previous to her last trip, in the capacity of officers servant. He then appeared in good health and spirits, and frequently diffused an air of cheer fulness on board, by singing his favourite songs; but subsequently, while on the passage from San Francisco he had fits, and occasionally evidenced .(signs of madness ; seversl times he tore his clothes into rags, and at other times he was noisy and would not be quiet until the steward had furnished him with a glass ot grog and a cigar. Oa reaching Aucklind, the afflicted man, by some means, made his escape from the Macgregor, and had it was ascertained, made his way to Biverhead. Constable Samson, of the water police immediately went in quest of Stone ; and discovered him near Helensville in a bewildered state, in charge of a man who considered by his singu lar antics that he was incapable of taking care of himself, and was. bringing him back to Biverhead. 'Hie poor fellow will now be taken care of for some time to come.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Col. Nation and G.M. Mitford, Esq., Justices of tho Peace.) GOING DOWN HILL. Bichard Parker, a young man with a curly head, James Canning, were fined 5s each, and Joseph .Robinson 10s for being drunk last night. NANCY CAIiROL. Nancy Carrol, alias Healey, alias Green, was found in a sad state of drunkenness last night, by Constable Graham, ani was fined 53 and costs. A " LOAFETt." Thomas McGinty was brought up on a charge of obtaining food and lodging to the amount of £5, of Messrs. Dunningham and King, of the Governor Browne Hotel, by false pretences. Mr. Laishley appeared for prisoner. The prisoner, a young man, had repre sented bimself as a government man and in the receipt of 50s a week, upon the strength of which representation, Messrs. Dunning ham and King found the prisoner board and bedding. Serjeant Major Pardy asked for a remand until tomorrow, in order to enquire further into the case. Remanded accordingly. HEPLESS HELEN".

Helen Hart, a child of tender years, was charged with being a neglected child. The mother of the child bearing the same name, was described as a woman of desperate character, who had been living a life of in famy in Chancery lane for some time. The child, an illegitimate, between two and three years old, had been left almost naked in the streets by the heartless mother who had gone away with a man into the bush. A neighbour had picked up the child and taken care of it. The Bench ordered the child to St. Mary's Orphanage for a term of seven years, to be brought up in the Roman Catholic religion, the professed faith of its abandoned mother. THE WIDOW AND HER COW. Mrs Elizabeth Ryan appeared in answer to a summons charging her with allowing her cow to wander in Symonds-street, and eat the grass by the wayside The Town Clerk said that he did not wish to press this charge, as Mrs Ryan had done all she could to keep within the limits of the by laws ; he believed it was the fault of her boy. Fi_.ed 5 8 an( j costs. THE PUGILISTIC CROW. William Francis Crow, whose names is familiar as " household words" at the Police Court, was summoned to court for assaulting Catherine Regan, by striking her with his clenched fist on the head, and knocking her down. The defendant did not appear, nor did the woman answer to the sonorous call of Con stable McGrath. ■ It appeared that Crow and the woman had been living together as man and wife, and that they have been living a "cat and dog" life for some time, and on the thirteenth of the present month, he beat her violently with his clenched fist to within i' an inch of her life." £W The Bench could not allow persons to play frst and loose with the Court in this manner, and not appear when called upon ; here was an assault of a most brutal character, where a man of a most ferocious turn of mind, had nearly killed his paramour, and yet he treats the Court with contempt. The Bench could not allow the case to pass, and ordered a warrant to be issued for the immediate apprehension of Crow, and a summons for the appearance of the wretch ed woman, Regan, to-morrow. CITY RATES. John Waymouth, jun., William Holder, and William Palmer were summoned for non payment of city rates. LTJUrACY. Peter Hone and another man were charged with being of unsound mind, and on the medical testimony of Dr. Hooper and Dr. Dawson were committed to the Lunatic Asylum.

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

MISADVENTURE TO A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.

The American man-of-war Sarak, sent to collect specimens for the Philadelphia Centenniarv Exhibition, ran on the rocks m the discovery of a passage to Vancouver s Island. Captain Queen, commander, reports that on the 18th June the vessel was caught in a whirlpool and became unmanageable. She struck on a sunken rock, making a hole on the port side, abreast of her foremost and starting the decks. She swung off and was headed for the shore, filling rapidly. Boats had to be lowered. A ll hands got ashore, but very little of stores or armament sived. nhe sank in GO fathoms. Belief on the island was afforded to the crew by the British war- ShIP3'THS ICELAND CALAMITY. An extinct volcano in Iceland opened for four weeks, and ejected lire, lava, ashes, and a muddy boiling fluid. The villages and farms within twenty miles were destroyed. A thousand people had to flee for-their lives. This volcano ceased, and another opened a hundred miles away, and devastated the country for fifty miles around. Eight hun dred people are homeless. New mounds have been thrown up in the centre of the island several hundred feet, and poured out their burning contents over two hundred miles of country, which rendered ten thousaud people homeless. Several hundred people are reported to _ have perished. The famous geysers are dried up since the terrible eruption, and instead of water emit immunse volumes of hot smoke and ashes, which at night appear like gigantic columns of fire visible hundreds of miles. The eruption is said to be the most widely extended volcanic action ever koown in the world. Forty thousand inhabitants on the coasts are too poor to support their destitute fellow - countrymen, and the Copenhagen Government ha_ made an appeal for the sufferer-. CONSPIRACY AGAINST BEECHER. The Tribune say 3 that the evidence in Loeder's trial for conspiracy so seriously im plicated Moulton, that Beecher's counsel has already taken steps to indict him for perjury. Judge Barnard, who was removed from the Supreme Court Bench in 1871, is accused of tampering with Beecher's jury. Beecher and Barnard were enemies, and Barnard boasted of having fixed the jury so that one would stand, out under all circumstances. It is rumoured that the negro Woodby will be arrested for perjury. Beechßr was serenaded at Peckskill on the 13th July, and received an address from Judge Wells reposing confidence in him as a Christian minister. Beecher replied in a speech of an hour, justifying himseif, and expressing his trust iv the future. He stated that the expenses of the trial would amount to 75,000 dollars, which he could barely pay. This however was subsequently made up by voting him 100,000 dollars salary for this year. His usual salary is 20,000 dollars.

GENERAL AMERICAN NEWS.

A desperate attempt was made to rob the express cart at Long Point, Illinois, on the Bth of July. The engine and car were cut loose, and the engineer killed. The express man,' Burke, barricaded the doors, and kept the robbers at bay till help arrived. A scouting party at San Diego returned from an excursion on the Bth of July, and report seeing Indians. On the Ist of July killed 25 and took 9 prisoners ; on the 4th another ranchero was struck and 5 Indians killed and 25 captured. The Indians are known as White Mountain Apaches, and had beon scaling stock from Verde settlers. &J The St. Lords Mail special says that several thousand dollars reward aie offered by the Vandalia Railway Company for the capture of the parties interested in the attemped ex press robbery. The American Treasury sold one million dollars in gold every Thursday in July. Klemer, a negro, who outraged the wife of William Vaughan in Missouri, was brought to Greenfield for safe keeping. One morning a mob, numbering IGO masked men, broke open the gaol, and hanged the piisoner. The Tax Commissioners in ISiew York re port the city property as worth 53 million dollars less than last year. At St. Bruno, Quebec, on the 12th July, six persons were crossing the radway, and were run into by the train. Two women were killed and three badly hurt. Donaldson, reronaut, who sailed in the Barnum's airship, has not been heard of. The captain of the schooner Presto, which arrived at Chicago on the ISth July, reports the body of a man floating on the lake, 50 miles north east of Grand Haven. Barnum's manager has offered 500 dollars for the body of Donaldson or Grimwood.

Details of an eartkquakein Columbia show that not a single house was left standing in Cucuta. Five thousand persons were killed. A large extent of country is devastated. A violent storm in Valparaiso harbour sunk many boats, with a large loss of life and property. Sir Charles Dilke, the English radical po litician, journalist and author, comes to America in September for another journey around the world. He will not linger in eastern United States, and means to devote most of his spare time to thes tudy of Japan. Lee, the Mountain Meadow massacre man, has turned State's evidence, and some horrible particulars and many convictions of leading Mormons are expected.

Shocking Accident on the Railway.

A fatal accident occurred this morning, a few minutes after seven o'clock, to a young man, twenty years old, named Jacob Dynes, who had been employed for some time past on the ballast train of the Auckland and Mercer railway. Dynes was seated on one of the trucks alone, and, as the train was coming down the incline from the gravel pits, close by Mount Smart, and towards Penrose Junction, the deceased must have fallen from the truck in some unoccountabie manner, as neither of the men in the fore running trucks observed the accident at the time. As soon as they missed the man, and the truck on which he was riding, they sig nalled to the engine-driver to stop the train. The men went back some considerable distance, and found the mangled remains of the young man in a frightfully disordered state; his body presented a ghastly spectacle, as the truck wheels had passed over his stomach, laying bare the heart and crushing hia head in such a manner that the poor fel low's brains were scattered about the spot. It is conjectured that deceased must have been meddling with the brake at the time, the working of which he did not understand. The body was at once taken up and conveyed to the Ellerslie Hotel, to await the Coroner's inquest, which will be held there at two o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Dynes was a single man, of steady character. His parents reside at Penrose.

TELEGRAPHIC.

COROMANDEL.

(Prom our own Correspondent.) Yesterday. [Received too late for insertion ] Motion in favour of Appeal to Con stituencies. A numerous aud influential meeting was held at Driving Creek School, Dr Hovell in the chair. Mr Fen ton read a letter from Mr Cadman asking delay for a week, and moved adjournment which was negatived. Mr Dockrili moved four resolutions, the first approving of abolition, Mr Home seconded and it was carried nem\ con. The second resolution disapproved of the method of raising revenue for the endowment

of road boards, and the third affirttu^* the Land Fund B__auld be colo iiiaL^fil local was much defew«d. M Mr Home propos^ and Mr W^i seconded that these- iN p^ resoluti struck out as entering^J o detail* 1? * the principle of the '°JJI. T^ WM resolution was that such Ljge Conati* Pi changes ought not to be effected wiih"l^ appeal to the electors, a%. affir m j D °|>. such appeal would secure a large access strength to the abolition principle ll| first and fourth resolutions wers-JpN unanimously. The Tokatea, it is rumoured, has a P haul of specimens to-day. This is $_W confirmed. ;30 lbs. were got last ni g u Je' Sales : Tokatea, 195. ; "Union Beach io • tag

HAMILTON.

(From our own Correspondent.)

This d Hamilton People Not Yet Satisfied' A public meeting is called here for JVij next, to take into further consideration m Abolition and Local Government Bill.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON.

(Fromour own Correspondent The Post and G-eorge Jonesi jSa. The Post to-night says :—"A telem ' from Auckland informs us that ?_Ws Jones, junr ,' instructs the Herald to J?" the statement of its special correspond 7 He says " the telegram re the Edenme^ being packed by provincialists was __■, written by him nor under his instruction/" We presume this refers to the telegram » published on Friday 'from George J on !! junr.' The telegram came to us with.Js" signature, and a copy of it also appeared]! another paper. It was not the first telegam of the kind we have received with the __Z signature. Only a few days beforeiwo t_i several other journals received a _inii_a t an . truthful and violently coloured statement signed George Jones, junr., and as the tele grams so Bigned bore the mystic » o rtl ' Collect,' we thought it slightly impertinent of Mr George Jones, junr., to r_ake_]p s „' for the pleasure of learning his opinions. /_ he seemed, however, to wish them advet tised, wa decided the best way to pnßlishtha telegrams with his name attached, and t e did so. Mr George Jones, junr., now seems ashamed of what he has doiue. lA^ parently he was willing to nuke false statements, but not willing to have the authorship brought home to him-; We expected as much. Either someone forged the not very distinguished name of l George Jones, jun., or that individual, in denying the authorship of the telegram, is trying to cover one falsehood with-another. If Mr. George Jones, jun., did hot Behd the telegram we received, be had betted institute an enquiry into the unauthorised use which has been made of his name. Unlesa-he does this, everyone will believe he did^sendthe telegram. For ourselves, we are qiijte con tent to accept the signature whicPwfl find to the message." ; v;

DUNEDIN.

(From our own Correspondent) & _ This day. The Disbanded Fire Brigade. At a special meeting of the Fire Brigade '__.■' letter from the City Council was read .asking the Brigade to reconsider their decision to disband, and offering support to thebrigade. The letter was read, after which, the follow-; ing resolution was carried. " That letters be 1 sent to the City Council stating that we do^" ;ifOt desire to make any terms, or alter _w! already arrived at." : „7 Portrait of Wilson Gray. The admirers of the late Wilson Gray will be pleased to know that he is not likely to be forgotten in Victoria. Mr Higginbotham is to move in Parliament that . £200 be placed on the estimates for the purpose of painting a portrait of Judge Gray for the Parliamentary library, in memory of the services rendered in the matter of land reform. Mabel's Disaualfication.}, / There was warm work at the meeting of the Jockey Club re the Mabel di_q_i_i_ca tion. A petition signed by over eighty gentlemen praying for the removal of the disqualification, was presented. Nothing (?) wa3 shewn for the continuance of the dis qualification. Messrs. Davidson, *Pbdson, Damse, Moore, McNeill, and S. S. Smith were for its removal, and Messrs.-Gourlay, « Meehan, O Donnell, Reary, Taggart, and 1 Arthur Smith (chairman) did not vote.

Arrival of the Alumbagh.

Another Ship Burned at Sea-

The fine ship Alumbagh arrived in port this morning after a run of exactly 100 days. The Alumbagh left Gravesend on the 9fc_T May. Experienced light variable ■ winds in the Channel. Left the Start 14th Miy with light _C. winds and fine weather, whioh con tinued across the Bay of Biscay right into the N.E. trades, which proved of good ser vices. Crossed the Equator on June 12. The S.E. trhdes were very light and:f_ir southerly, taking the ship into longitude 35| W. lati tude 20 S. After that, variable winds until June 24, when the following appears on the log: "At 10 o'clock a.m. sighted a dis masted ship to the S.E. Passed close under her stern. She was of iron, 6f*_,200 or 1,400 tons. She was totally dismasted, and very light. She had evidently been aban doned. Passed sufficiently close to make sure that fire was the cause of the casu alty. The stern was too much; charred to make out her name. Her position wag 26 deg. 29 mm. S., long. 31 deg. 18 mm. W. A full - rigged ship in Company also passed the direlect. On June 27 experi enced a furious gale from the N.W., in which tho thunder and lightning was very h&W and vivid ; split the maintop-gallantsail. At 8.30 p.m. of same day a heavy sea struck the ship on the starboard quarter, and stove in the starboard life boat, carrying the poop rail, tour stonchions, and splitting the cover ing board. The boats davits were also crippled. A sailor named Dawn was injured by the same sea. This weather continued until the 30th, when it moderated.' T" meridian of the Cape was passed on the 9tn July in latitude __]_•' S. The Easting was run down in the parallel of 42" Si H*" strong steady favourable breezes,7 in wmcn the ship made some good running, in one day recording as much as 292 miles. Rounded on the 3rd inst. ship almost becalmed'at the time. Between Tasmania and the coast ol New Zealand experienced incessant and thics fogs. Made the the Three Kings on Aug. M at midnight. Thence till arrival obstinate S.E. and E. winds vey light with a very high barometer, mean height being 30.w. The Alumbah comes consigned to tne New Zealand Shipping Company. She » a fine ship of 1138 tons, and belongs to Messrs Gillatly, Hunkey, Sewell and Co., ol Leadenhall-street. She is 12 years old, ana of great strength of build. Her tween decks are very lofty, and her accommodation altogether is admirably suited for immigrants. Mr H. Brumell, chief officer, to whom we are indebted for our report, acknowledge the receipt of £3 7s 2d, as a .donation irom the passengers of-the ship for the benefatoi the Merchant Seamen Orphan Asylum, .Lon don. - - 9

IMMIGRANTS PER ALTJMBARfI. „ Mabkikd—Armstrong-HFlie3 34- Vie „?. _ iim Lilian 4, Fdmond 3, MargaritV 1; Bailey- f 361 W** 81 Albert 7, Edith 6, Frank tA Jeaiie 1, otrL_{ Buthon—Thos.44. Mary 42,11*5. 11; B-fc_on-AW?f 40, Amelia 40, T_os 13. W_.v\-, M 6, Ameu»^» Bow—S W 38. Emily 36. Eredv^Walter Mg*T; 6, Charles 3; Boyd—Matthew &;*»»£__ Fred 26, Clara 26, Arthur 7, Syd^BK^l"*l'!!^ Samuel 43, Caroline i&, JamesJ^Marion _&_*"££& 9, Caroline 7. Lilian 4 ; Bic_ni-n—Caleb3o. -j^t/S'. Chiiwell—Wm 34. Mary 34, Ida 8, Wm fiiJfW »| Cantleton—Wm 23, Matilda 24, Wm AlunlUMn^ Champion—James 30, Fanny 34 ; Ctook-^o*-* .*■».



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