SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

i HIGH WATEK : This evening 830 ; to morrow merning. 3 55 . SUN SET : This evening, 457 ; STTN EI8E: to | morrow mornintr. 6 57 MOON'S AO.K : Full Moon, 20th, 8 29 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

!! lona, ss, Farquhar. from Rnsaell

Si1"1?** 0 xrewton > bripantine, for Waugaroa W Clyde, schooner, for Wan garsi

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the Pouth—Tar«naki, ss, ISth inst; Wellington 23rd : Phoabe 27th For T »tw*oji- ttapido, barque, early; W. W. Smith, barque, early T"or th^ North—Ton», s s, Mondays For Norfolk Inlands and Noumea-Kenilworth, srhooner. at once For °vdnev—Mikado, s.r , about 25th inst. For Newcastle—Tien Tsin. barquontine, at once For Kaipara—Dauntless, topsail schooner, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

Shooting Star, Darque, KSKY, from London ; sailed Dec 23 Mikado, s s, from San Frincisco. about 25th Hero, ss, from Sydney, about 30*11 inst Marathon, barque, from Sydney, early Caiter Ou. ship, HMPK, from London ; sailed Feb. 18 Eobina Dutilop, barque, from London Emily McLaren, barque, from London ; sailed 20th January Cabarfeidh, barque, from Boston, via Table Bay ; sailed December 21 Dtraedm ship. ITFY, from London; sailed Feb 13 Esneculador, barque from Lyttelton Ifstelle schooler from Invercargill via Dunedin Xastitia, schooner, from Dunedin Ryno, brigantine; from "Rotumah, early Papua, schooner, from Rarotonera, early Monevnick. barque, from Lyttelton Magellan Cloud, brigantine, from Lyttelton, early Star of the South, s s, fr^mLevuka, early Syren, brie, from Adelaidp, early Italy, barque, from Lyttelton ; sailed 6th inst. J?mu, brigantine, from L^vuka. early .Albatross, schooner, from Levuka, early Martha, barque, frrm, the Islands, early Coronet, »chooner, from thn Islands, early Edith, schooner, from the Islands, early • Forf»TsTiire. HNTE, ship, from London; sailed March 19 Jane, brig, from Fobart Town ; sailed 3rd inst. Flecnero, ship from London, early Lutterwortb, ship, from London, early Look Out. schooner, from Sydney Nightengale, brigantine, from Melbourne, early

We learn that the Southern Cross and Oe-Ahead succeeded in getting into Nattier yesterday. The Southern Orjss leaves for Auckland via the Thames to-day, and the Go-Ahead at the same time for Poverty Bay and Auckland. The schooner Belle Brandon is alongside the barque w. W. Smith transhipping part of her island cargo for "England. The barque W. W. Smith is to sail for London about tho 2«th inst. The Sir Isaac N»wton leaves for Wangaroa to-day, and the torsail schooner Dauntless for Kainara The ss lona,. Captain Farquh^r, left Russell at 12 45 pm. yesterday, with stroncr N.W.B wind and thick rainy weather and arrived at Wangar*i Heads at 7.45; left again at 8.15, and arrived in Auckland at 3 30 this morning. Passed a barque off Poor KnJghts, standing to the northward. T>a»sencers: Messrs Davis, Jones, Thompson. Captain Baker, Mr and Mrs E. M. Williams. Miss J. McAleder, Mrs Drought, and s'ven in the steerage —Cargo : 2« cases gum, C. A. Tavlor ; 11 sacks do, H, D. Rolph and Co ; 21 do do. R Walker and Co : 1 cask sperm oil, Thornton, Smith and Pirth; 1 cask palm oil, J. S. Macfarlane.— CruickshiTik and Co. agents. We are indebted to Mr Stodart. the nurser, for report and manifest. The schooner Ann McLeod,'cleared for Wangaroa to-rfay. The schooner Kenilworth. for Norfolk Island and New C»lednnia. will sail this afternoon. The following coasters arrived to-day:—Cutters Water Lily, from the Barrier; Morning Star, from Hot Springs ; Staffa, from Maraiti ; Evening Star, from Lake ; Rob Roy, from Kennedy Bay ; South Carolina, from the Barrier; and the schooner Sun beam, from Whapu.

COMMERCIAL.

Owing to a paucity of bidders to-day, Measra Tonks and Co. postponed their sale of Fijian maize until Monday next.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows . — For Thames, Monday nest, at 9.30 am and 5.30 pm For Kapanga, per Manaia, on Monday next, at 11.30 am For Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Rowena, on Monday next, at 3 d m For Mangarei, Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona, Monday next, at 4 p m For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, on Tuesday next, at C a.m (Signed) J. E. Conkz, Acting Chief Postmaster

DEATHS.

EDGECOMBE—At her residence, Northern Hotel, the wife of Mr. Edgecombe, aged G3 years. BISHOP—On the. 13th May, at Vincent-street, Alfred John Samuel, infant son of Captain J. J. Bishop, aged 3 months.

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

SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1875

For the cause that lacks assistance, jror the wrong that needs resistiuc, *«r the fmture in the distance. Ai4 tfc,« food that we can do.

The Provincial Treasurer made his statement last night, and it must be admitted that it presents the province in a picture about as doleful as can well be conceived. Briefly put, the receipts and expenditure up to the 30th of June will be such that on the fol lowing day, in the commencement of the new financial year, the province will start with a clean sheet; in fact without a shot in the locker. This may not appear very bad, per" haps, but then it must be remembered that on the last day of June the sponge will have been squeezed, for on that day the main source of Provincial revenue is exhausted in the re ceipt of all the Publicans' Licenses for the succeeding^ twelve months. The following sums are estimated to be received before the close of the financial year on June 30 :—

the small difference being probably absorbed in other unavoidable payments. As in ac cordance with the expressed desire of the Superintendent for waiting to see the result of the coming session of the Assembly, votes are to be asked only for the first half of the financial year, namely, till Dec. 31st, the Treasurer submitted his estimate for that period. The anticipated receipts from July . Ist to Dec. 31st, are aa follows :— Land fund £1,000 Capitation and special allowance .. 9,000 Goldfleldsrevenue 6,000 Pilotage 500 Water rates 300 Licenses 500 Sheep *0t.., 300 Slaughter house ... 600 1,000 Revenue .£l9 200 From Loan— ' For Public Worts... .£3,000 | For new slaughterhouse 2,500 '. Sale slaughterhouse Bit©.. 1,100 \ •7, [X66OQ i

This total of £25,800 is the anticipate amount of receipts for carrying on the work of the province from the lat July till 31st December. The following is the expendi ture proposed :—

There is therefore,—omitting £3,801 17s 7d of special order, already paid—the estimate of £30,494 against an anticipated receipt of £25,800 during the flnancial half year ending December 31, 1875. With reference to the proposed expenditure, the Treasurer said "the Council will see that in these items there is absolutely nothing but what is simply necessary to maintain the Government of the province in common decency and order. There is not one shilling for additional public works of any kind or any outside expenditure beyond that which is absolutely necessary to maintain'the gaols, hospitals, and' Lunatic Asylum, and the other ordinary departments of the Government." And yet absolutely necessary as is this ex penditure, there are four or five thousand pounds a wanting, and when asked about where this was to come from, the Treasurer might well exclaim, God knows. The posi tion is a dark one in very truth. But the position of the Education estimates is not a whifc less unpromising. After all that has been paid by the province to supple ment the unpopular education rate, there is an overdraft at the bank of £5000. By levying a whole year's rate again, and consuming it in six months, and not paying the bank, the system can be carried on till the 3tst December, and then —Goodness knows. Altogether the thing looks lively. The Superintendent and his Executive are de serving of every praise in placing the affair in all its nakedness before the world. How the worst is known, and we have seen what the constant and steady process of absorption of the means of the province by the General Government in carrying out the "Grand Policy"has broughtus to. Somewillsayof the province, as people say of a dog that has been similarly maltreated, put the poor thing out of pain. It is the way that gives the least trouble to the physician, or the adviser, but we venture to say that the laying bare of the gaping wounds will be but preparatory on the part of Sir George Grey to steps that will lead to our now pro strate and mauled and outraged province taking that proud position which of right she should hold in the colony. The darkest hour may be that before the dawn.

The intelligence, per Press Agency, that thearrangements for layingacableunder joint guarantee of a subsidy from New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland, had broken down, and that Mr Audley Coote was proceeding to London by the City of Mel bourne.} to make fresh arrangements, appar ently confuses the somewhat vague informa tion already published regarding the exact position of the cable project. It will be re membered that the arrangement which has 1 now terminated was the one entered into [ by Mr Vogel at the Conference with the dele ; gates of IN'ew South Wales and Queensland, and ratified by the respective colonial parlia ments last session, by which an entirely new line of cable was to be laid down connecting Queensland with the main telegraphic sys tem of the East, so that instead of one cable, as at present, bringing Europe (and, in fact, the whole world) into direct electric connection with these "distant isles of the sea," there would be two. A provision was also contained in the agree ment for laying down a cable between Australia and New Zealand. This contract was with Siemens Cable Construction Com pany. It would appear that the project in this form has fallen through, and as Mr Audley Coote was the chief negotiator on the part of Siemen and Co., we can under stand his object in proceeding to England, an object which may also hare been strength ened by the negotiations which have for some time past been proceeding for laying a cable to New Caledonia on behalf of the French Government. But, as we announced last Tuesday, Mr Vogel telegraphed under date April 28th, that "arrangements for the construction of the sub marine cable are progressing satisfactorily, and are nearly completed, with the Eastern Extension Company." This, we think, ex plains the whole position of the cable ques tion so far as concerns this colony. The agreement made by Mr Coote on behalf of Siemen and Co., with the joint Governments was set on one side a fortnight before the City of Melbourne left Sydney, and Mr Vogel had then, or perhaps before, opened up negotiations with the Eastern Telegraph Extension Company, the company which owns the submarine cable now connecting Australia with Java. Some time ago the Chairman of this Company addressed a letter to Mr Vogel protesting against the injustice that would be done to his Company by the creation of an opposition under Govern ment subsidy. He stated that an aver age of only twenty-two messages a day were sent on the cable, and that an opposition would mean rnin to both, bo much so that if any break arose in their cable it would be a question whether share holders would deem it worth while to spend money on a hopelessly losing concern, and the advantages expected from two cables

would thus not be realised. The letter was altogether a very able one, and the chairman succeeded, we think, in establishing his position, that it would be grossly unjust to deprive the company of those benefits which their enterprise merited, after they had carried out so large an undertak ing. The letter concluded by stating that-if a cab<e to New Zealand were desired, the company would be willing to undertake the work on reasonable terms. It is no doubt on the strength of this manifesto that Mr Vogel has changed the whole course of the negotiations for con necting New Zealand with Australia by cable, and the announcement that the agreement with Siemen and Co. has been set on one side a fortnight ago only comes as a sequel and explanation to the information published last week that Mr Vogel had nearly concluded arrangements with the Eastern Telegraph: Company for a cable to New Zealand connecting with their presest main. line. The colony has reason to congratulate itself upon the termination of an agreement

wkich saddled our revenue with a very large liability for a questionable advantage. The New Zealand cable alone is a much lighter Work than that embodied in the joint agreement, and as New South Wales and Victoria are nearly as much interested as New Zealand, on account of the close commercial connection between the colonies, we believe a much better arrange ment may be made.

The opening services of the Eemuera Presbyterian Church will be held to-morrow, when the Rev. D. Bruce will preach in the morning, and the Eev. R. ¥. Macnicol at night. Collections will be made in aid of the Building fund.

In another column of this day's issue will be found an advertisement of the Co-opera tive Meat Supply Company. We learn, on enquiry, that the business of the Company is increasing daily, and this cannot at ali be wondered at, considering the very great advantages which the Company offers to consumers of that very necessary article of food. Those whose arrangements cannot allow them to pay cash can reap the same advantages as the cash purchaser, and receive credit simply by becoming a member. The price of. the shares is fixed at so low a rate that they are within the reach of all. We wish the Company every success, and we think that the thanks of the Auckland com munity are due to the promoters of the undertaking ; for, although the Company has not commenced operations three weeks, it has brought down the price of meat fully 20 per cent. We have great pleasure in directing attention to the advertisement in another column.

We are glad to learn that Councillor Hold ship is about to move, at the City Council on Monday, for an estimate of the cost of forming Howe-street, from its junc tion with Wellington-street to Karangahape B,oad, so as to make it passable for drays. It is not creditable that this street should have been allowed to remain in a state of nature, while thousands of pounds have been expended in cutting down other well formed thoroughfares. Perhaps some other Councillor will take up the cause of Napier street, which stands in a somewhat similar position.

We have much pleasure in acknowledging receipt of £1 5s Gd collected by the workmen in the establishment of Mr Kohn, jeweller, for the widow Warts.

At the City Council on Monday, the Mayor will move that an estimate be pre pared for an annual general rate to be struck on all ratable property within the city for the period between the Ist June 1875, and 31st May 1876.

The dislike which Mr Gladstone has ex pressed for Vaticanism, says the Times, and the vehemency with which he has assailed it, are explained sufficiently by his opinion of its consequences to religion. If the Romish Ohurch is to be made the organ of sacerdotal domination, it will not fail to dis credit itself in the eyes of the world, and the truth as well as the falsehood of its system will certainly be endangered, and may not impossibly be involved in a common ruin. Mr Gladstone's dream has been of an united Christendom, from which Rome and its adherence are not to be excluded, and his real quarrel with Ultramontanism is that its authorised acceptance in the Romish Church has some what more of a tendency to make such union impossible. There was a time once at which the aspect of affairs was very different, and at which the deep and wide gulf which has now been drawn between the forces of the old and the new world did not seem absolutely impassable. But Vaticanism and Protestantism and modern thought are simply irreconcilable, and it is on this account that Mr. Gladstone has been, not unnaturally, stirred to anger against the new spirit which has assumed the direction of the policy of the Romish Church.

The more light admitted to apartments the better for those who occupy them. Light is as necessary to sound health as it is to vegetable life. Exclude it from plants, and the consequences are disastrous. They cannot oe perfect without its vivifying in fluence. It is a fearful mistake to curfcain and blind windows so closely for fear of injuring the furniture by exposure to the sun's rays; such rooms positively gather elements in darkness which engender disease. Let in the light often, and fresh air, too, or suffer the penalty of aches and pains and long doctors' bills which might hare been avoided. A narrow escape from drowning occurred this morning at ten o'clock, to a sailor named Jackson, belonging to tbe brigantine Sir Isaac Newton. The man was partly intoxi cated, and slipped from the fender-ladder into the water. He was at once rescued from his perilous position, got on ti the wharf, and entered the first hotel he came to for "more drink." Nearly the whole of the crew of the Sir Isaac Newton were in their " cups" last night, and the captain has experienced great difficulty in getting his men together. We regret to learn from Napier of the death on the 29th ult. of Miss Minnie Parker at the early age of twenty years. This lamented young lady in 1868, when Te Kooti and his band attacked Poverty Bay, and murdered a number of its settlers, hearing the natives Burround her father's homestead, with great presence of mind, ran into the room where her mother's baby lay, took it up, and rushed out of the back of the house into the bush, where she lay concealed until Te Kooti and his marauders left, after plun dering and burning down the house. With the babe in her arms, she managed Bhoeless and almost worn out to reach a place of safety. On the subject of taxation " A Mechanic" writes :—" In Sir George Grey's estimate of the taxation imposed on working men, he makes one or two important omissions. The city taxation is Is 6d. in the pound, and this on a house of eight shillings a week (and a working man with a family cannot get accomodation for less) is 30s a year. The cost for emptying earth-closets, which we are compelled by law to bear, is now 24s a-year. It is not necessary to say that these charges must fall on the tenant, making, with edu cation tax, an annual charge of £3 16s direct taxation on a small income. When the water rate is imposed I don't know how we shall live.— Yours, &c, Mechanic. : Polly Plum writes to the Thames Star that in Melbourne no one wears strings to her bonnets ; everyone wears falls ; everyone wears a kick-up to their hats; that you must wear your dress as tightly drawn round you as is consistent with decency in front, and " pile oh " the fullness, any amount, be hind, that a jacket with sleeves, is an abomi nation, and black (loaded with jet) the most distingue" wear.

The evening classes at City West No. 2 school are progressing favourably. The English commercial branches, uader the able guidance of Mr. Harrison, have increased greatly. The French scholars are now about twenty, and the class is conducted in two divisions. Students wishing to join the same are requested to apply with .the least possible delay 4 The newly-formed Latin class is also promising, and not improbably may reckon among its members individuals of the fair sex. Even with regard to this class early application is desirable. There is a little hope of forming a German class, which, indeed, would be quite a novelty to Auckland. 'The linguistic instruction is given by'Mr; B. M. O. Theorell.

PanDy was pretty, and had a clear sweot voice. Fred proposed to her, and was accep. ted. Eevealing his happiness to his friend Frank, Fred told of the joyous ring there was in Fanny's voice whan she accepted him. ' A Wedding ring I suppose, old fellow,' was Frank's neat reply.

Mr. J. Brown will commence a new ele mentary singing-class on the Mullah system on Monday evening next in the Wellesley- Btreet Young Men's rooms; The second part singing-class will commence HA eight o'clock on the same evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Darrell, having com pleted their engagement at the Thames, will re-appear on Monday evening next at the Prince of Wales Theatre in connection with the Star Dramatic Company. The entertain ment will open with Mr. Darrell's new American comedy, entitled the " Four Fetes," which has received high commenda tions from the -American and Australian press. We notice that Messrs Nicholls and Hall, of this city, have purchased the premises of Mr James Lamb, where they intend to carry on a coal and firewood business. They have also opened livery and bait stables, with horses and vehicles for hire, as per advertise ment in another page of this journal. The first meeting of the present session of the Auckland Institute will be held on Monday evening next, in the Museum Build ings at half-past seven o'clock. Mr. Brabazon, of Union-street School, delivered a lecture last evening in Mr Martin's Training School, Choral Hall, on the system of shorthand writing. Mr Leonard, of Parnell, also exhibited a com plete set of kinder gar ten toys, and described the same. There was a fair attendance. Seventy years ago the heaviest naval gun was a thirty-two pounder, weighing two tons and a half, and ten pounds of powder was a charge. A gun now in process of construction in Woolwicb, England, twenty-six feet and nine inches in length, will weigh eighty-one tons, throw a projectile of 1250 pounds weight and require 210 pounds of powder to load it. Some time ago a few earnest persons desirous of doing good, established a Sunday school in Chancery-street, one of the poorest and possibly the most wretched of Auckland localities ; and despite some discouragement, they have met with considerable success. Captain Daldy kindly consented to superin tend the undertaking which is somewhat analagous to the ragged schools of London, patronised by Lord Shaftesbury and other friends of the people, but which system really originated in the humble cottage of a Portsmouth cobbler, whose noble work was modestly eulogised by the late Dr. Guthrie in his late work on ragged schools. The population of Chancery-street has been greatly thinned of late through the exertions of the police. Still there are some remaining in the skirts of this locality who are not absolutely beyond hope; hence the thought " tbese may be rescued," by the outstretched hand of human sym pathy. Laßt evening an entertainment was held in the room, and more than 130 persons were present to witness the original panorama of the coal-mines, which was exhibited and explained by Mr Barton, and which excited much curiosity. The children sang several hymns at intervals in a very pleasing manner under the direction of Mr William Carlaw, their vocal teacher, who has been at great pains in teaching, in more senses than one, the laws of harmony.

A Soiree d'Ethiop and musical entertain ment is announced at the Catholic Institute, Wellington-street, on the evening of the Queen's birthday—the proceeds to be devoted to the funds of the efficient Hobson Band, which deserves encouragement at the hands of the public for their perseverance and zeal in musical life. The minstrels will perform a great variety of choice songs, choruses, etc., under the direction of Mr McComish, whose urbanity and disposition to please at all times are well known. A number of gentlemen amateurs have promised their assistance on this interesting occasion, and after the general performance a select; quadrille party will be organised for the exercise of the young people, who love to "trip it on the light fantastic toe." The programme of the whole will shortly appear. ' Mr Edward Carven, of Lome-street, sends us a letter on the Council labourers, from which we made the following extracts : — Sir, —After referring to Mr Kirby's " manly letter," he says I am one of those men that was employed in Eden Crescent, so under those circumstances I hope you will let me have my say in the matter. I will com mence with "Bourgeois." At the time he wrote that letter he was aware that he was penning a scurrilous lie, their being but one foreman in the employ of the City Council, so under those circumstances twelve foremen could not spend their time tippling with the men. With regard to "Ratepayer's" letter, presuming she is a lady, save the mark, I unequivocally say, is nothing but a tissue of untruths. Why do not the two poltroons, if they have the interest of the City Council at heart, coma forward like men and lay their charges before the City Surveyor, but no; sneaking informer-like, they fly to the press ami conceal their names. Let " Ratepayer" and " Bourgeois" come forward, though near two months have gone by, and then we shall know who they are, what they are, and what they have been perchance." A saunter through the Auckland market at any other time than Saturday evening (when the lassies are out for an airing) is not by any means a cheering undertaking. Half the stalls are closed, and open stall-keepers lean upon their counters, and glance down the columns of the newspaper, or lose them selves in a deep theological treatise from the penof J. Edwards. One scholarly man in years naturally of a cheerful. turn of mind, was laughing immoderately over a page of Don Quixote; another was comparing Auckland with Tasmania, and lamenting the scarcity of gold in this golden isle. Another respect able woman in years, was giving her daughters lessons, as a mother should do, in the, art of love. A little further on, a cluster of men with their hands in their pockets, were admiring Clark's " Happy Family," consisting of monkeys, birds, cats, &c, which form really a won derful instance of unanimity in opposite natures. A large collection of second-hand volumes may be observed in a central corner stall, the least required, perhaps, of all human requirements in thousands of house holds, for as one said, "'tis all very well, but give me a Motion cabbage in preference to~f(Lord) Bacon." OnJ[ the shutters of a butcher's stall was written, "closed for a few days' •" on another "a death in the family;" and at the stall of Mr. Fenton, a female remarked, " How dear butter is getting, up to 2s. 3d., dear me." Mr. Kew smiled from his toyshop as we passed, and the confectioner opposite hoped trade would shortly improve, he had just received an order for a wedding cake. A few pheasants hung here and there indicative of the season, but generally the market wore a cheerless aspect, and stall-keepers complained sadly of the dreariness of, the times, some asserting that they had not taken money enough during the week to pay the weekly demand of the Inspector.

The Russian police have discovered the retreat of a band of forgers, exiled criminals, in the forests of Irkoutsk. They were taken, thirty of them, infi agrante delicto. Their speciality was the fabrication of 10 rouble paper notes, so admirably excuted that they passed at most of the banks in Russia. The oddest part of the affair is that these notes were openly bought and sold at the markets and exchanges of that part of the Empire for three roubles each, which proves a rather exceptionable standard of public morality, to say nothing of the surveillance over these villians, for such a state of things to be possible.

When Baxter, the Noncomformisfc divine, was on one occasion brought before Judge Jeffries, ' Richard,' said the Chief Justice '1 •cc a rogue in thy face.' ' I did not know,' replied Baxter, ' that my face was a mirror. 9

We woflia direct attention to the Church service announcements fot to-morrow, which appear in our advertising columns. Money is a drug in New York according to the Graphic, notwithstanding the high prig's of gold. The insurance! companies and savings batiks find it so difficult to effect loans that they are considering the propriety of letting out their surplus means at legal rates, without extra charge for the efcamtna tion of titles and legal expenses. This has been found a heavy tax on both lenders and borrowers from the savings banks here and in other pottions of the country besides New York. If Hot abolished altogether, it might well be abated.

The anniversary services of the Congrega tional Church, Beresford-street, will take pjace to-morrow, when the Rev. J. Williams will preach in the morning, and the Rev. Werlow Davies at; night.

A man was brought tip to-day, aboard the cutter Rdb Roy, suffering from a broken leg, and was sent to the hoSpitaL

One of the faculties possessed by figures is that of dispelling fallacies. An instance of this is seen in a late statement of the Prus sian Minister of Finance, by which it appears that a prevalent impression that Prussia is a very prosperous country is not altogether a correct one. the Minister informs the Landtag that 0,447.631 persons in the kingdom are necessarily exempt from paying personal taxes, of whom 6,034.236 are exempt on account of poverty, the income of each person being less than $107, gold, per year. Taken in connection with the fact that Prussia has bat 8,900,000 per sons who are lawfully subject to taxation, these figures look very bad. Of the remain der of the non - taxpaying population, 423,243 persons are unable to pay ; though having an income of §107 per year, 32,791 are exempt by reason of not being sixteen years of age. and 138,344 are exempt on account of being employed in niilitay service.

In the healthful uplands around Lake Moero, Livingstone fell in with a very hand some race of negroeß. " Many of the men," he writes, "have as beautiful heads as any one coold find in an assemblage of Europeans. All have fine forms with small hands and feet. None of the West Coast ugli neßS from which most of our ideas of the negro is derived,is here to be seen. No prognathous jaws or lark heels offend the sight. My observations deepened the impression first obtained from the remarks of Windwood Reade, that the typical negro is seen in the ancient Egyptian, and not in the ungainly forms that grow up in the un healthy swamps of the West Coast. Indeed, it is probable that this upland forest region is the true home of the negro. The women excited the admiration of the Arabs. They have fine, small, well-formed features ; their great defect is one of fashion—which does not extend to the next tribe : they file their teeth to points, the hussies, and that makes their smile like that of a crocodile."

An American editor complains :—" Some contemptible thief burglarised our commis sary department last night, and carried off a nice ham, a few slices of which we intended for our breakfast this morning. We have our opinion of the wretch who would steal the necessities of life from the editor of a country newspaper. He who steals our purse steals trash, but he who steals our ham deserves the unqualified malediction of the entire civilised world.— ldaho Avalanche.

A revival prayer meeting will be held this evening in the room of the Young Men's Christian Association by the Sunday school teachers of Auckland at half-past seven.

The business of the Police Court to-day before Mr Beckham, consisted in disposing of three persons, who were found in the storm last night in a state of intoxication. The first of these, James Cudbrighfc. found in Hobson-street by Constable Mulville, was fined 203 and costs. George Lemon, for being prostrate and unable to rise from. the pave ment Grey-street, was fined in the same amount; and a young fellow, named Martin Lestrange, was subjected to the same penalty for a similar offence.

A recent event in Chicago appears to in dicate that the Chicago rough ia about the ronghest of that undesirable class of human beings. On the 6th instant, as narrated by the Chicago Tribune, several ladies of the highest respectability, accompanied by one gentleman and lad had occasion to take a trip in a late horse-car, the time being between 11 and 12 o'clock p.m. The car was filled with men smoking, and the atmosphere was such as to cause the ladies to cough, when the brutes began to mock them and use insulting language. Not content with this, one got in front of one of the ladie3, and holdin by a strap allowed the slightest motion of the car to throw himself heavily against her, while at the same time he made repeated attempts to spit in her face, his mouth being full of tobacco at the time, although foiled in this intention, he suc ceeded in ruining the lady's dress. Unable to endure their disagreeable company, the party were about to leave the car, when the rough took his departure. At this the party concluded to remain, and ieseated them selves, when the fellow returned, and dealing the lady whom he had been prosecuting a furious blow between the eyes, suddenly disappeared. The lady was stunned and suffered severely. The Tribune states that similar, though not quite so aggravated outrages, are of continual occurrence on this particular line of cars alluded to, and that -while frequent complaints have been made, neither the company nor the city authorities take any Bteps to protect the respectable persons who have occasion to use the late cars. In view of this fact the Tribune says that "If ifrbe comes necessary for any one to use these cars, the only advice that can be given, since the company and the police decline to act, is to quietly shoot the first person who insults him." .

Service will be held in the North Shore Presbyterian Church to-morrow morning, at the usual hour.

The details of the horrible murder perpe trated in a drunken row \at Hamakna, Hawaii, writes a local paper, ought to awaken attention to the question whether something cannot be done to stay intemperance among the native population. It is but a short time since we chronicled a murder committed in Kona, Hawaii, in which the parties con cerned were under the influence of liquor. A gentleman who lately returned from a tour onMaui,says that intemperance is on the increase on that island, and that native men and women spend their earnings to indulge in drunken carousals. Idleness, vice, and murder, with their attendant diseases and misery, are increasing, and threatens to sweep off the remnant that remains of our aboriginal race, Friends of Hawaii!— Can nothing be done to stay this great curse ?

Pigeon from the City of Mel bourne

THE LAST FAREWELL.

A Star pigeon was despatched by the mail steamer City of Melbourne yesterday to bring back the last farewell greetings of departing colonists. . It returned at daybreak this morning with the following message : - _ 5 o'clock p.m. We passed Tiritiri at 4 p.m. • all wall Light head wind. , Petherbridge all there as usual. Isaacs busy with youngsters. Sir George Arney. thinking of deliverine a charge. c Lusk endeavouring to outdo Mark Taplev Tonka writing messages and very down m the mouth. All Ancklanders unite in wishing pros penty and happiness to absent friends. B. ToNKS. * J

Fatal Accident at Russell.

A fatal accident occurred atßussv^Tf^S1 of Islands, on the 10th mat. Two k'j.UX respectively named Thomas Reniungto^|*d * George Lane, of the American b*r% e Tamerlane, attempted to swim ashore frSiu that vessel, lying in Russell harbour, for the purpose of deserting. The attention of Constable Shaw was attracted to the plac» by heariDg Rennington call "hold on"to Lafie,- when Lane sank within a hundred yards from the beach, and was drowned. The man Renningfcon was subsequently found in an exhausted state, sitting " on a rock. He was taken to the station ¥ and having been supplied with dry clothing and warm drinks, he gradually re covered. On the following morning, Con- ' stable ttonovan procured two of the sbip'g boats and grapr&elirons, and with assistance made a thorough search but failed in finding ! the body of Lane. There was aground swell, and an ebb tide, at the time, and most likely the body rolled into deep water. It will be seen by our telegrams from Russell ~, , that the body has since been recovered, and , that an inquest will be held at the Pacific Hotel to-day,

ARRIVAL OF THE OMEO AT THE BLUFF.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS^

MELBOURNE.

May.,B, ■"'••;/?■■ Parliament meets on the sth instant. A writ has been issued for the Ararat electorate ," in placte of Mr Carrrol. There were sereni candidates. The City Council has accepted the offer of the Mayor to plant Collins-street ™" East with shade trees. The city of Ballarat loan of £5000 wag successfully floated. / Experiments in a New Specine cure for • fluke abruptly terminated, the dogs destroy. • ing the remaining sheep. . The specific, how* tii ever, is reported favorably of. Three seamen jumped over-board the barque Caroline, at Queenscliffe, to desert, 4: and have not since been heard of. They- are T most probably drowned, as cries were heard by the steamer Omeo. A respectable elderly woman named Eliza* | beth Brosnan has committed suicide by cutting her throat at Sandhurst. The Catholic clergy still continuing agita tion against the Education Act. A collision occurred on the North Eastern ,i Railway by which some heavy damage was done Tho Locomotive Department reports the breakdowns less frequent or serious in Victoria than elsewhere. . : „ The National Bank of Australasia declared a dividend of ten per cent with a bonus of ~ two. The National Labour Bureau so far is a "'. ' comparative failure. It has decided to ie-?j>s duce fees to employees to a shilling. The Hon. S. P. Hastings continues his . lectures in favor of Good Templarism, and several demonstrations have taken place. • A shocking suicide occurred at Daykford.... Mary Anne Wilson, aged twenty-four, swal lowed a bottle of laudanum. She had led a wretched life with a Chinaman. The Minister of Railways visited St. Arnaud on May 6, to inspect the proposed . railway routes. At a banquet he promised* to submit a measure next session to further railway extension An enthusiastic meeting was held afc Sebaa* topol to support the Education Act. A royal commision on the volunteer force * is sitting.

Cur Pigeons' Goldfields Budget.

THE " ADVERTISER " ON THE FINANCE CIAL .STATEMENT. This morning'a Advertiser reviews ' -j Reader "vV ood's financial statement in which it sees the death knell of provincialism. It .:; says Canterbury and Otago are not W'l' wealthy as they thought, but " Auckland is neither more nor less than dead-broke. She is down past all hope of being pat up again." The functions of the Provincial Goverpment, it argues are gone for it has no ; money to spend on public works. It winda ' t up its remarks as follows :—" Surely every i living thing, and especially every govern mental organization ought to have decent ex cusefor being in existence. At the end of .'-, the six months there will be a deficiency of j some £7000 or £8000 in the education scheme i alone. Never had Treasurer a more melan choly story to tell, and when Sir George looks at the' figures, he must see that all hope ot preserving the province is gone. Let him frankly acknowledge this, and he f will find abundant work still in seeing s that this part of the colony is not left T in a disadvantageous position as it tM.J been hitherto, mainly by the operation ■ J of Provincialism — for if that system ", had not existed there would have been ■ no such thing as the land compact bfjgl 1856, which gave all the Southern Island to 1| the provinces there. And when the pro- f vinces are interred, which ought to be done 'M as soon as possible, the best efforts of our X best men will have to be devoted to the . ' colony, or it will soon be in a' plight not.',||f much better than the province of Auckland ■ ■ is now." ' q-|V .:; . -j THE FATAL ACCIDENT. M Search was made yesterday for the bodyp <j of Peterson, who. was drowned in the K»u-v5 waeranga Creek, as narrated in our yester- « day's paper. Captain Richards, who wm^ acquainted with the deceased, was present ■* and assisted at the search, with Mr. T. L. Murray, Mr. R. N., Smith, Mr. A. • Aitken, Mr. J. Banks, and a constable. The ford, in crossing which the acci-^3 dent took place, is a kind of ledge ofM sand or shingle, with a deep hole on each side. It was supposed that the body would be in the hole below the ledge, which is in some places 20 feet deep. A raft was made on which two men could stand, and the. whole r extent of the pool was probed with long poles, but without sue- 'j, cess., Below the pool" is a; shallow, part,' ? where the horse which deceased w«l;lrf riding, with its burden fastened on it, was stranded, and it is now thought that deceased must have passed over toil ;-■ shallow place, and been lodged somewhere further down the river. After continuing the search near the place where the accident :".| occurred tiH 2 o'clock, Mr Banks and the r policeman went down the margin cf the : stream, but without seeing the body. The t> " search will be continued to-day. In 00117 'k nection with this accident, we feel it our ;.; duty to calll attention to what we consider most unwarrantable conduot v on the part of Messrs Coombes and, Kilgonr ' the contractors for the Sliortland Saw-Mill ■ Company. Knowing the danger of the fordi - on the the river, we felt surprised, when w« heard of the accident, that deceased did not i take the upper road, which liaa been made by ;, Messrs Smith for the purpose of conveying material for the water-race, ■ instead of the : lower road, which involves the crossing of the J river some dozen of times. Mr Banks informs ' us that shortly before the accident be spoke to the deceased about taking the upper road * as the river was somewhat high, and deceased *M said he would have done so, but that Messrs. , § Coombes and Kilgour had fenced it 'across..--^ We are informed that, Coombes and Kilgour . have no right to the land which they have thus fenced, and at all events^'they^baje no right to block up a road which is the oUt* safe one op to the creek, and which they havmjayt made. Publio opinion, if not the law, willtapld thea ' responsible for Peterson's death. M* Aitken, .■. was very angry when he heard whqlt Mes»r» Coombes and Kilgour had done, and] knocked; n!? ( dpwn the* fencing which had been erected , aoross.the road.

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: Capitation allowance £3, 200 Confiscated lands 700 Goldflelds revenue 1,200 licenses 11,500 Loan sinking fund 600 Pilotage 350

£17,550

On the other hand for this portion of time

there is to be paid— Liabilities to bant £9,912 • Payments to departments 7,000 £16,912



Executive £1,200 0 0 Legislative G3S 0 0 Waste Lands , 495 0 0 Public Works 2,630 0 0 Police 3943 10 0 - Belief 2,000 0 0 Hospitals 2 000 0 0 Lunatic asylum 2.S00 0 0 Gaols 3 250 0 0 Golcliields' Department 1,750 0 0 Harbours 3,000 0 0

Total .£23,703 10 0

[n addition there are the following miscel-

aneous items :—

Inspection Weights and Measures.. £150 0 Inspection Slaughter House 60 0 Inspection of sheep 500 0 Government Analyst 160 0 Laboratory 50 0 I^and and Insurance 175 0 Dispensary 100 0 Ferries 25'> 0 Steam Services 1000 0 Public Health Act 200 0 Rep»irs Buildings 30D o Printing, &c 600 0 Contingencies , 750 0 New Slaughter House 2 500 0 Interest 'll5 io

Total £6,790 10



When Four Thousand Disinterested Physicians certify to the excellence of an invigora tive stimulant, sceptics as to efficacy—if there be any—might as well retire to a " back seat." Such an indorsement carries conviction to the rniud of all rational persons The above number of medical men have, over their own signatures, most emphati cally, confirmed the popular verdict long since rendered in favor of Udoi/pho "Wolfe's Schibbam Abomatio Schnapps.



gH O W T>OOMS NOW COMPLETE. JUST OPENED UP f- , , AT THE CITY HALL, ANOTHER SHIPMENT op BONNETS AND lIATS, Cheapest in the Pbovince. Black Velvet, trimmed, at 5s 6d. Black Straw, trimmed, from 3s lid. Waterproofs, from 3s Gd. Ladies' Jackets, from 4s lid. Mantles, Shawls, Clouds, Skirts, and Under clothing. JUST TO HAND— A VERY LARGE ASSORTMENT OP CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, DOOR AND SHEEPSKIN MATS, &c, &<v HOLLO WAY~~& GAR LICK, CITY HALL, 230, Queen-street, Auckland,



rpO-NTGHT ! ! fJtO-NIGHT !!! WILL BE EXHIBITED IN THE "WINDOW OF cJ THE PANTHEON, ~ AND FOB ONE NIGHT ONLY, POOR P B E T A W ! TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT ! FORD, POTTER & CO. THE TJ, ND ERSI GN E D HAS FOR SALE : Muntz Metal, (Genulne>, 14 to 20ozs Coppering Nails and Felt ' • ' '' ' Chain Cables from 5 16 to l^in, Admiralty tested Anchors, from 501b to }Oic»t, Admiralty tested Can van the b*st a-so rment in Auckland A large Stock Bit Rope, Vtcut Brothers (best) from lj to 4£ in ;h. a lan>e stock on hand Laniard Hope, 4 and 3 strand, fine yarn Russian Hemp, a large Stock of assorted sizes Hope, a large Stock of best quality Paint Oils. Raw aad Boiled Paints and Leads, various colours Pitch and Resin : ■ Sail Logs, Patent Logs, &c. - TO ARBIVE PER CALLER OTT AND DTTNEDIN: A LAKCtE ASSOBTMINT OF SHIP CHANDLERY. IX H. McKeTzIE & CO.



QITY riLOTHING M"A:RT> 92, QUEEN-STREET, NEXT DOOR TO THE AUCKLAND HOTEL AND Opposite the National Bank. rpHE ENTIRE BUSINESS -1- is now. carried on in the One Establishment, where the Public will find an ENTIRELY NEW STOCK, which, for Cheapness and Quality, cannot be Equalled in New Zealand. Every requisite for Gentlemen's wear in stock. ~ Men's, Boys' and Youths' Clothing, Hats, Caps, Scarves, Hosiery, Portmanteaux, &c, &c. SAMUEL COOMBES 92, QUEEN-STREET.



T QOS GRAVE AND QO. BEG to inform the Inhabitants of Auckland that, owing to excessive shipments to hand, and expected, they find 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 offered to the Public at COST. B^~ The SALE COMMENCES THIS DAY (FRIDAY), the 7th May, ct our Retail Premises, Queen-street,



JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE. We are now Opening up OUR NEW TOOK AUTUMN AND WINTER DRAPERY & CLOTHING, To Ha^d Ex Ada, Baron Abedars, &c, To our order direct from the Manufacturers. FRENCH MERTNOES in all colours ALL WOOL PLAIDS WINCEYS SKIRTINGS SHIRTINGS FLANNELS BLANKETS SHEETINGS And every description of FURNISHING GOODS. A Choice Lot of CHILDREN'S, MAID'S, AND LiDTES' WATER PROOF CLOAKS AND MANTLES LADIES' BLACK CLOTH JACKETS. HOSIERY, ETC. FANCY DRESS MATERIALS in great variety. NEW CLOTHISG, ETC. To be followed by further shipments ex Emily McLarren and Dunedin, RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, (Latb R. Hobbs), JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queen-street, Auckland.



rpHORNTON, SMITH, & FrRTH'S i PRICES CURRENT (Wholesale):— £ s. a. Fine Vlour, silk-dressed, "Crown Brand," per ton of 2,0C01b3 12 0 0 Ditto, ditto, "T. 3. &F. Brand," ditto.... 10 10 0 Sharps, ditto , 6 10 0 Bran, rer bushel of 20lt>s 1 3 Fowl Wheat, per bushel of 601bs 4 0 Bags charged.—Terms : Cash. THORNTON, SMITH, & FIRTH.