SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This afternoon, 3.50; to-morrow mommg, 4.22 SUN SET-This evening, 5.54, SUN RlSE—To morrow morning, 5.47 MOON'S AGE—New Moon, 30th, 0.34 a.m.

ARRIVALS

Sovereign of the Seas, cutter from Wangarei, lona, s.s,, Farquhar, from the North.

DEPARTURES.

Robina Tunlnp, barque Jacfc for Loudon. Alumbagh, ship, Lowe, for Newcastle Blanche, schooner, for Barolonga Roweno, » a., for Tauu!_<a £-w<_llo»>, schooner, f r Parengarenga. Leo, f utter, for Knssell Torea, schooner, for Kaipara, fr.m the Manukau.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For London- Flech»rn, ship, early For San Francisco—Macgregor, ss, Ist Oct For Sydney—Cjphrenes, ss, 6 hours after arrival from 'Frisco For Sydney and Melbourne-Hero, s.s.. Ist October. For the South—Taranaki, s s., 29th instant; Taupo, ss., Ist October. For Newcastle—Dover Castle, barque, early For New Caledonia—Ashburton, barque, early For Chatham Islands—Agnes, schooner, early For Rarotonga—Blanche schooner, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney, 27th instant From the South. Taranaki, 27th; Ladybird, Ist Oct. ; Taupo, early. Gazelle, German man-of-war, from a cruise British Empire, ship, from London City of Auckland, ship,KMTE, from London;sailed 15th June White Eagle, ship, QS<_ W, from London Ocean Mall, ship, WEQF, from London Jessica, barque, from New Yoik ; sailed 2nd June Victor, barque, from Port Gamble ; sailed 14th May Forget-Me-Not, b»rque, from Sydney, early Lizzie Fox, from New York ; sailed 3rd July Coronet, from Tahiti, early Edith, schooner, from Rarotonga. early Belle Brandon, schooner, from Rarotonga, early.

B^~ A special charge is made for consignees' or shippers' names inserted in this column.

EXPORTS.

Per Blanche, for Rarotonga—.B kegs paint, 10 sheets iron, 2 bundles shovels, 2 bales oakum, 3 pgs hard ware, 3 cases hardware. 1 cask hardware, 2 kegs nails, 2 cases machinery, 2 cases sewing machines, 1 cask resin, 1 cask pitch, 1 cask tar, E. .Porter and Co.

Per Southern Cross for Nspier : 40 bags potatoes, 1% casks wine, 2 cases brandy, 4 cases champagne, H S. Meyers and Co.

Per t- outhern Cross for Napier : I parcel, 1 case. T. & 8. Morrin.

f; Per BIM-cho, for Ba.rotonga—Bo bags rice. 10 gunnies sugar, 3 boxes tobacco. 10 cases brandy, _ do geneva, 2S bales cotton, 6 do perfumery, 1 caso saddlery, 2 do oottocs 1 do hosiery, 2 do apparel, 100 do blankets, 1 do shirts, 4 do perfumed spirits, 13 rgs drapery. 2 cases vestas, 12 trunks boots, 11 do empty, 1 case boots and samples, 1 drum oil, 3 coils rope, 1 keg butter, 50 bags hour, 1 box cocoa 1 bag currants 1 case sundries, 2 cases tomahawks, 2 boxes dried fruits, 2 do blue. 5 bags plain biscuits 40 boxes soap, 97 pgs hardware.- Owen and Graham, agents. Per _ gnes, for Chatham Islands 4 iron arches, 3 bars iron, 3 pair gate hinges, 1 bundle spounting, 1 do angles, 1 do brockets. 1 plate iron, 2 kfgs nails, 1 case glass, 2 o-ens, 1 fountain 1 case axies 4 kegs paint, i bnndle bullock irons, 1 do buckets, 3 cases ironmongery, 2 rolls canvass, 14 pgs hardware, 5 cases galvanised iron, 1 cast< kerosene. 1 coil rope, 4 bundles ridging, 2 kegs nails, 3 drums oil, 1 case ironmongery, 1 case siheepshears, 6 pgs tools, T. and S. Monin. Per Southern Cross—2 cases ironmongery, 1 pge saws, 1 case hardware, T. and S. Morrin.

The barque Columbus will break bulk on Monday morning.

The ship Flechero has commenced taking in her London cargo

The barque William Gifford is making good pro gress with the discharge of her cargo of Southen produce.

Tho barquenttoe. Prince Alfred has nearly finished putting out her cargo of grain, flour, &c. As soon as her unloading is completed she will take in timber for Lyttelton. Tho idea of sending her to Wellington has been abandoned. Captain Bennett must be congratulated for the excellent condition in which he has delivered his cargo. Captain Andrew Sloane takes charge of the schooner Agnes on her tiip to the Chatham Islands The Agnes has nearly finished loading, and will be ready to s .il at the beginning of next week Tbe barque hobina Eunlop tcok her departure for London thi* morning with a lif lit SE breeze. Her cargo is valued at close on £40,000. including 2 boxes of gold, shipped by the Bank of New Zealand, and valued at £17 661.

The ship a lumbagh having cleared for Newcastle ■will sail most probably to-moirow. Captain Lowe by 3lis courteous conduct has made many friends during- his stay in port. The barque Ashburton has taken the inside berth at the eastern T vacated hv the Dover Castle. The Ashburton loads at once for New Caledonia.

The a.s P. Co.'s southern Cro.3 cleared this after noon for Napier, for w_ ich port _ke takes a large cargo of general goods and several passengers _he sails .his afternoon. Passengers :Mr and Mrs McDonald, Mrs and Mrs Leiamaine, Mr Barry Digby. The cutter Morning Light for Port Charles, and the cutter C ralie for Opotiki, cleared this morning with miscellaneous catgos. The s.s. lona arrived this morning from the Bay of Islands via Wangarei. The passengers from Russell lave already appeared in print. Passengers from Wangarei—Messrs Whitelaw. McLean, Anderson, Mahoney, Bunt, Mis KcOlellan, and two in the steerage. Cargc—3B sacks gum, 1 horse, 1 boat, 10 packages hides.

The schooner Torea left the Manukau this morning for Raipara.

PPThe s.s. Go-ahead left Onehunga yesterday after noon for Wang»nui.

The schooner Blanche cleared to-day for Rarotonga -with a cargo of miscellaneous trading goods. She is to sail this evening. The lona reports the ketch Speedwell and schooner Policeman entering the Bay of Islands when she left.

The schooner Ruby left Wangaroa on Thursday for Auckland. She was passed by the lona off Wangarei last night.

The schooner Charybdis is loading timber at Wangaroa for 1 his port. The rudder . f the ship Fletchero, which has been repaired by Messrs Eraser and Tinne since the mis hap to tt>e vessel a fortnight ago. was brought down to the ship this morning, and fitted into its proper position.

The new boiler of the s. s, "Wellington was lowered into its bed this morning. The work of repair on board this s1 earner is progressing fast She will be ready for sea again in less than three weeks.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Nblson, this day. The s.s. Hawea arrived from the North at 4am to-day.

COMMERCIAL.

At Mr Greenwood's sale of poultry, produce, &o, held in the Market-house jesterday, at noon, there was a large quantity of turkeys, poultry, <_c , entered. There was a very good attendance and prices realised were as follow :—Turkeys (small), 2. 6d to 3s 6d and 4s ;do (large), 4s 6d to 6s 6d; fowls (small). Is 9d to 2s ; do (lar_;e), 2s 3d to 2. lOd ; ducks 2s 6d to 2s 9cl ; geese, 3s 4d to 3a 9d ; pigeons, 3s each ; parrots, 10.. each; pot-does, £5 10s to £6 10s per ton; onions, |d to Hd per lb.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— For Thames, on Monday at For Coromandel on Monday next at 11.30 am For Newcastle, NSW, per William Gifford. on Monday at 4 p m For Chatham Islands, per Agnes, on Monday at 3 pm For Wang_rei,&c, Russell, Wangaroa, andMongonui, per lona. Monday at 4 p m For Kaws.u and Matakana, per Minnie Casey, on Tuesday at 10 a m For Taran aki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, on Wednesday, the 29th inst Per Macgregor, on Friday, Ist October, as under: For i Sandwich Islands, United States of Americf i, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies at 10. SO a m . • i For the TJniited Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10 30 a m For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers at 9 30 am ... '< Late letters be aring an extra fee of 6d In addition to the postage, 'will be received on board by the Mail Agent up to time of sailing, i S. B. BISS. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

AD AMS.—■ On Saturday, th.a 25th instant, at Queen- Btreet, Onehunga., tb.S wife of Mr. D. Adams, watchmaker, of a daughter. ______*_._..!....! > ,! ■"__-' _-^-r--im l ----g--_>wiir«-

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

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1875

The "disinterest. ■ -." character of the sup port which Mr...afford £'..afford has given to the Government during the present session has | been fully appreciated by all observers of parlimentary proce .edings. But the nature of the aliment ad ministered to this "wet nurse "of the Mi* tistry iis pretty apparent, from the struggle: made by the Ministry for special advantages being reserved to the Timaru and Glad stone Board of Works. The residents of \ hat district \* ere wise in their generation in placing themselves under the a_gis of the er.« stwhile great leader of a party ; but the dial ionest effort to confer the advantages of somi 3 four million acres of land on eight thousand favored people, and the miserable humilis ition in the Government and their foster mother being obliged to withdraw from ■ ■ , the disgraceful position,

exemplify how low a passd statesman who has Bhaken from him all faith and following, can descend in the eve of his political days. It would be too much to say that these special favours for his constituents were the price of Mr'. Stafford's allegiance. Nay, they were only thrown into the bar gain, a species of douceur or refresher to spur up his energies. The vacant armchair at the close of the session—it was that that excited the new-born zeal of the man who once threatened to sell his property and leave the colony, if his present Ministerial colleagues persisted in the policy which he now adores. But the dishonest attempt to have his con stituents exceptionally treated, under the altered constitution, is as disgraceful to the Ministry as to their old opponent, but now fast ; est friends.

Often enough we have heard the changes rung on Mr Stafford's threat of revolutionary violence. He raised a spirit from which he has himself recoiled, and all the ready in-

struments in tbe Government pay have laboured hard to lay the echoes that his words of violence have evoked in north and south. We have hurled back defiance from Auckland to the Government bounce, but we find that equally stern and fierce is the spirit of defiance in the great Southern Province. From Hansard, now before us, we extract the following from the speech of Mr. Thomson, one of the most cautious canny representatives of the Scottish province in the House. Referring to the repugnance felt in tho South to the violence of the Govern ment, and its majority, in endeavouring to forceimmediate overthrowof the Constitution, the member for Clutha said, «' I myself saw to-day a letter from a gentleman in a good position in Otago who said that they were prepared to support their rights at the point of the bayonet." The low drivellers of a pensioned press, who are incapable of one generous patriotic impulse, affect to sneer at such expression of independent pa triotism. It was well, however, that the Government receded from the position. For beyond a question, persistence in violence would have raised a blaze in New Zealand from North Cape to the Bluff that would have required more than hired printer's ink to. quench.

The directors of the Tairua Prospectors' Claim have arranged with Messrs Fraser and Tinne, of this city to construct a wire tram way from their mine to the battery. It will be a self-acting arrangement, half a mile long, calculated to deliver five tons quartz every hour. It is to be completed and fixed within two months, and Mr. Errington has the superintendence of the- works. Plans and estimates are also being prepared and tenders will shortly be called for erecting a large battery. This company evidently intends to make a show this spring and develop© the extraordinary rich resources of their mine. Since the first discovery of gold in this province, no district has more speedily given substantial demonstration of richness than Tairua, and coming just as Ohinemuri had disappointed the high hopes entertained regarding it, and when mining at the Thames was in a very idepressed state, the discovery of rich goldl in the around now held by tbe Tairua Company was the most important and fortuitous event for Auckland chronicled during the present year. We look upon the new gold field as the hope of Auckland in the. threatened period of great depression now hanging over commercial matters in our city. The reefs at Tairua are iarger and better developed than on any other part of our gold-fields.and there is every reason to believe they will prove enormously rich. The country is very rough and proportionately difficult of access, but the directors of the Tairua Company have shewn great,energy in grappling with this difficulty, and we confidently look for work and large gold returns from the district during the ensuing summer, which cannot fail to benefit Auck land very materially.

We deOart from our custom in publishing in another column a letter from Mr Moss Levy under the heading of the » Price^of Indepen dence." To tempt to sin and then blow the gaff," to participate in " crime and then turn Queen's evidence, is not unusual; but people don't often proclaim their cowardice and treason and call it virtue. ; They usually hang their heads and are silent, satisfied to havl saved their necks and be forgotten. It is pleasant to know, however, v^hat the attempt to blackmail Mr. Levy has been foiled. • -■■'■'u''- ■'■■ _ | A very serious.accident, occurred yester day afternoon at the Government Wharf, Onehunga, to a youth named Richard Eas- Ung an 'assistant to Mr. Wilson, grocer Bailing was leading his employer s, cart down! the wharf, when a . pile of timber oo3y stacked suddenly fellon him staking his legs and crushing;his ancles Mr. Wilson hadh.m conveyed to his residence and his iniuries attended to by Dr. Zmgzan, We will recur to this subject m connection with wharf and. harbour management m tne . Manukau. , . _ , . , n q .

The renewal of baptismal vows by the children connected with the Roman Catholic body formed an interesting service at St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday, the feast day of the Lady of Mercy, the patron saint of the Nuns' order. About five hundred children were present. The address was delivered by the Rev. Father O'Dwyer.

A rumour was very current in the city that an attempt at suicide a second time had.) been made by one who unfortunately tried to take away his life before. We are glad to learn upon inquiry, however, that there is no ground whatever for the report. We are glad to learn by telegram that Mr W. J. Smith, formerly manager of the Auck land line, has been appointed Traffic Man ager of the Oamaru section of Otago railways. Mr Smith has had very large experience in railway management, and his ability seems to be appreciated in Otago, if it did not meet with the approval of Mr Frank B. Passmore. We are quite sure that the Otago people will have reason to be satisfied with the appoint ment.

If the Baroness Burnett Coutts, says our *" London Correspondent," does not mind she will be getting made a Freemason before she knows where she is. There is a lodge named after her in London and her nephew (I think he is) is master of it. To this lodge she has presented bible and chairs, and has expressed herself anxious to co-oper ate with Fremasons as much as possible. It would be rather a joke if the Baroness were to receive some degree (honorary of course, as I can hardly suppose the gridiron business could, under any circumstances be applied to a lady) It would be a "landmark" in the archives of the order and would be calcu lated to charm the heart of Mrs Caudle. Mr Hair of Rama Rama, has had several lambs Bhot by 3ome wretch who has not yet been discovered, every means have been tried to find out the miscreants, but no information has been received as to who did the deed. Another settler residing in the same district experienced the loss of a fine tree through the lightning. The tree was about 200 yards from Mr Moyse's house. The thunder storm was on the Sunday evening and on the fol lowing Monday morning, to his astonishment, the tree had vanished, portions of it were found literally torn from the trunk of the tree, and huge limbs thereof forced a distance of rive chains from the spot. Mr. John Soppet, 8, Lower Queon-street, is appointed agent for Mr. C. _. Quick. Ar rangements the most perfect, are now made to book and forward parcels and passengers through to the Waikato. This appointment is very convenient to those visiting or doing business in the Waikato, as the booking office is close to the wharf. To those who wish to forward parcels, they may rely upon the strictest punctuality and in delivery.

Our " London Correspondent " writes — The end of the Beecher-Tilton case has not yet come, and I have reason to know that there ia great dissatisfaction with the verdict both nere and in America. The Plymouth brethren say that that the evi dence has not come out; what has appeared simply shows that Beecher was a carnal minded-man, anything but the holy creature he made out in his sermons, and that it is high time his nest was broken up. He and Tiiton and their wives and the whole lot of them stems to have been a bad lot, a parcel of loose lish indulging them, elves in all manner of way's and preaching of holy living to others. The feeling at all events is that so much has come out about Beechor that he had much better have resigned and for ever hereafter held his peace. Business on 'Change being rather dull yes terday, a gentleman, well-known in connec tion with the sharemarket, set-to, stripped up his sleeves, and dauctd a hornpipe, to the infinite amusement of the spectators, who made the building ring with their laughter. We have rarely seen a hornpiple bcd.er per formed by professionals. Lamb and green peas ! what more delicious banquet lor the epicure? What more _üb ataiitial food for the growing child of sixteen or thereabouts? When Charles Lamb tat. down and exhausted himself over ro.»st-pig— in writing, ia here meant, not gorging-he must have forgotten the delicate juices of the tender lambkin, or perhaps ho was deterred from eulogising the merits oi his namesake from a fear that he would be thereby inviting self-slaughter. Any way he evidently over rated pig, and in speaking of it allowed him self to be carried away into lengths of extravagance. Plenty of people don't care for pig, many positively dislike it. We know a man who maintains it as a lortieth article of his religion that the man who wou_d eat pork would cat a Maori, and he is not a Hebrew either. ialkmg of Hebrews what a fool the Jews must think Charlie, to have gone on as he did about the unclean animal, making him out food for the gods. But Jews and Gentiles alike welcome the season of lamb. Young and old watch the playful gambols of the youthful sheep and call the little animal by pet names and all the while the mouth waters as the fragrant "brown" and the flavour of the ' short crisp flesh is anticipated on the palate. And then if the sucking pig ought to feel honored at the manner of his death and the pros pect of "a worthy sepulchre in the grateful stomach (or "great full stomach as the school-boy put it in his exercise) of the delighted epicure," what pleasure ought not the playful lamb to experience m his treatment by the butcher? It can hardly be called killing; there is no struggling, no cry. He surrenders himself, unlike the unmannerly pig, . without a squeal, happy in being the choice object of desire to the aristocrat. No vulgar lips profane his holy carcase; at any rate not until the lamby age is well nigh passed when he condescends, aud like a star actor in his last week lowers his price for the million. See him in the shops. Mark the delicate tint of the flesh, the graceful curl of the tat. How peacefully he hangs with the the gash of his incised stomach melloweo; by the sprinkled flour. The ribbons blue, yellow and red which adorn his body flutter in the breeze and complete the lovely sight. Prince of edibles ! acme of grub ! What can I more say of ye ?—The writer meant to say at starting that the lamb season was coming in and that several well-grown and well dressed young animals may already be seen displayed in our butchers' shops. Divine service to-morrow (Sunday) at the usual hours at the following places of worship :—Newton Kirk, by the Rev. Dr. Wallis, morning " Intercessory Prayer ; evening, " The Harpers on the Sea of Glass, mingled with Fire." Wellesley-street Bap tist Church : Rev. P. H. Cornford, pastor, morning, " God our Guardian ;" evening, "The Knowledge of C_uist." Congrega tional Church, Beresford-street, sermons morning and evening by the Rev. Warlow Davies, M.A. Lome-street Hall, by the Rev. Samuel Edger, 8.A., morning, " Fol lowing Christ to the Death ;" in the evening, " Moses and Pharoah, and the victory of the Red Sea." Services at Edward es-street by the Rev. W. Tinsley ; Sheridan-street by the Rev; W. Harris ; also at the Christian Meeting House and Newton Hall. United Methodist Free Church, corner of Vincent and Pitt-streets, by the Rev. G. H. Turner, see advertisement for subjects uf discourse. Grafton Road Wesleyan Church : morning, Mr. Cox; evening, by the Rev. W. J.Wil iams. Pitt-street : morning, Rev. W. J. Williams; evening. Rev. A. Reid. To the Editor : Sir,—-Will you kindly ac cept the enclosed cheque for £15 16s sd, being the amount collected by the children of the Edwardes-street Sunday School for WidoW Doble and her family.—Yours, D. Goldie.— [We have much pleasure in ac knowledging the receipt of the above.— Ed. E.S.] C. M. Macmillan, Esq., was the purchaser of Mr W. A. Hunt's residence, Remuera, which was^ sold yesterday for __ 1,557.

The Cross seems to have gone in for police 1 Eensations, and to-day publishes a leader upon the arrest for drunkenness of a man who was not drunk, News is dull just now, and we can sympathise with our contempo rary, but we think it would be better for the community if narratives were not expressly framed, even when news is scarce, with the view of bringing into public hatred the small active, and efficient body of men upon whom devolves the preservation of order in the city. The facts of the case referr-d to in the Cross are these : about four o clock yesterday afternoon, Constable Gordon no ticed a man who was not unacquainted with the Police Court, sleeping upon the Post office steps. He shook him and told him to get up. The man, who proved not to be drunk, as might have been supposed from his position, began to abuse the constable, stating in language more forcible than polite that he was not going to be takeD this time. The constable, if he had acted wisely, would have restrained his natural feelings or indignation and walked on, but police men, like others, are mortal, and Constable Gordon took the man up to tne station, followed by a number of people, many of them very respectable, who ■ could see, as anyone might, that the man, although very insulting, was not drunk. They repre sented to Mr Broham that the man was not under the influence of liquor, and he Was released. Although it is quite true that the constable did not act prudently in taking the man into custody under the circumstances, the case was a very trifling one, and not worth all the fume and fury our contempor ary has expended upon it. If a man behaves himself, and keeps out of evil ways, he has not much to fear from the police.

The nominations for the Pakuranga Hunt Club Races to be held at Ellerslie on the 6bh October appear elsewhere in our columns. vr c should have liked to have seen them more numerous than they are, but there are quite sufficient of them to make good sport, especially when we recollect that all the annuals are on the spot, and are nearly certain to start. For the Handicap Hurdle Race there are eight horses entered : for the Open Hurdle Race, four, and for the Club Steeplechase there are seven. A ques tion has arisen, we understand, as to whether the handicapper should begin at 13st. and go down as low as the form of the inferior horses warrants, or whether he should start from the lowest allowed weight of list, and proceed on an ascending scale. So long as the weights are between tho advertised limits, we should imagine it does not matter which system is gone upon A race-meeting at this time of year is the opportunity for a highly enjoy able day's outing, and it would not be sur prising to see a large crowd at Ellerslie on

October 6 Gambling for enormous stakes still con tinues in the miniature kingdom of Monaco. At the saloon of M. Le Blanc an American is said to have lost recently 150.000 dollars and a Russian Princess 1,500,000, at which she went raving mad. A Scotch Duke won 00 000 dollars in less than half-an-hour, and lost all of that and a great deal more before the end of the same day. There were three cases of suicide within a week owing to disastrous losses. The Prince of Monaco receives a yearly rental of 150,000 dollars for the saloon, and hence he is not disposed to disturb it. A lively Templars' Saturday evening may be looker! for to-night at the Young Men s rooms, Wellesley-street. A capital pro gramme has been provided, consisting of musical f;nd vocal illustrations and an adult Spelling Bee, for which two prizes will be given. * In order to meet current expense, the committee charge an admission fee of one penny. To thfl Editor: Sir,—l was much pleased to observe last evening, by the beamina light of the Star, that Messrs. Gittos and the Brothers Ireland have reduced tbe price of leather by which meant* shoemakers wil. be enabled to lor,er the price of the under standings of the people. Now, sir, haying been blest by Mother Nature with a pair ol feet, I in common with other mortals, neeo. ever a pair of leather shoes, and it affords me no _mall gratification to feel a sort of happy presentiment that shoemakers wil not be less generous than tanners, and will ere long reduce tbe price of shoes from 20s to 15s. Shoemakers, from the days of Cris pin to those of " Souter Johnny," have been noted for their liberality and patriotism.— I am, etc., Hans Sacks. Whang-rei seems to be progressing favou rably. The last number of tho Comet state that both tbe Clyde and Sovereign of. the Seas have been loaded with cattle the last two trips to Auckland. Between GOO and 700 head of cattle have gone from these districts to Auckland within ihe last six weeks.—The gumdiggers are very_ dissatis fied with the Government prohibiting their dig_ing on the wastelands of the province, and many of them are already taking of leaving the Colony owing to the scarcity of gum on the Mangarei field. A large number of diggers have lately left the district, whither they have gone we know not There is a large block of Government land between the Wairua River and Ruatangata the diagers want permission to dig on. The price of coal at the shoot has been re duced by two shillings a ton, and sells in Auckland at between 16s and 17s a ton. Mr Richardson, Chairman of the Whangarei Highway District, at a late Board meeting mentioned ihe damage being done to the road by the carting of coals from the mine to the shoot. He stated that £100 per annum would not repair the damage. The roads are in such a state now, that the carting of coals has been stopped of necessity. The miners cannot themselves re-lay the the tramway for waut of capital, and the Go vernment will not even give the miners the iron rails to lay it with although they have abundance on hand. A Provincial Government Gazette was published to-day chiefly devoted to highway notifications.

The Committee of the House has resolved that Provincial Councils shall not meet again. There seems a breach of the spirit, if not of the letter of the com pact, which was that the operation of the bill should not begin till after the close of the next session of Parlia ment. It remains therefore to be seen, whether this decision of the House will be attended to, or whether in despite of it the Provincial Councils shall meet as usual. Much may hot result from such assertion of right, but we venture to say that the Auckland Provincial Council will meet when convened, this decision to the contrary notwithstanding. The fears of the Govern ment and their dependents appear to have been excited by the danger of certain " reso lutions " in which Provincial Councils may indulge themselves, and Mr Fitzherbert hit the nail on the head when he said, that the same mind that would gag the Councils, would gag tho Press if it could. We venture to think either attempt would be alike futile, and that these Councils assembling, will no less than the Press, become exponents of the popular repugnance to the hi»h-handed deal ings of the General Government, and will be instrumental in formulating the policy and constitution that will take the place of the absurd and incongruous things that have been thrown down on the floor of the House, as proposals for constitutional reform. That Provincial Councils, as we know them, are passing away is undoubted. But we believe before they die, they will cradle the new Constitution of New Zealand.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Before F. D. Fkntok, Esq., Resident Magistrate.

ABRIDGMENT OF REASON,

They staggered through the silent streets, And tumbled on the ground, And by policemen Moar and Dews These hapless mea were found- William Leserange was charged for the forty-third time with being drunk and in capable. The prisoner appeared in a wretched con dition—literally filthy. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s and costs. Titipo, a native, James Skeggs, a new chum, John Baker, and George Payne were fined 5s each with eos^s. MATRIMONIAL ROW. . Robert Chalmers was brought up on war rant, charged with violently assaulting Grace Wells Chalmers, on the 23rd instant. Mr Rees appeared for complainant, and Mr Laishley for the accused. Mr Laishley stated that as he had only just received instructions to appear for the defendant, he was not prepared with the defence ; he would ask therefore, in compli ance with the wish of Chalmers, that the case might be remanded until next week. Mr. Rees objected to the adjournment. The case was adjourned until half-past eleven, and again until a quarter to twelve. Mr Laishley again asked for a remand until Tuesday next, and, as Mr Rees with drew his objection, the request was granted. The Bench ordered the defendant to find bail : himself in £50, and two sureties of £25 each. This was all the business.

Attempted Suicide of the Captain of the Auckland.

(BY TELEGRAPH)

DTJNEDIN.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. Papers by the Suez mail contain intelli oence of the attempted suicide of Captain Seven! of the ship" Auckland m Glasgow __n .unwed out of a railway carnage riJelff forty miles an hour. When Sed up, his throat was found to be fib cut. He married Miss Spronte, school. Stress, when in Dunedin last Christmas. MlaSt reports his recovery was doubt ful.

Death at the Hospital.

Wv rearet to learn that Captain Johnson, Se of the brigantine Magellan Cloud died at the hospital this morning. We published 1 W days ago particulars of the accident ihSh fefta de.-*** being taken to the hospital He was a very old man over /0, wC and at the time of f all down stairs was suffering from a severe attack ot bronchitis. Captain Johnson joined the Magellan Cloud in Lyttelton.

The Price of Independence.

The following letter has been forwarded to us by Mr Levy, with a request for its publi-

cation :—

(To the Editor of the Evening- Star ) g[ r On Monday morning, as I was pro ceeding to the Police Court, to hear the charge that had been brought against me by the Customs' authorities,- Mr. Bent, of the Echo, came up to me at the cotfcer of High-street, and saying be was sorry to hear of the case on at tbe Police Court, asked me if he could do anything for me. I replied that if he wanted to oblige me, he might do so by keep ing the report out of the Echo, as there was nothing to be gained by publishing it. He then said that if I could get the other papers to do it, he would, and that I could use the "leverage of the Echo" to induce the other , papers to do so A short time after the case had been decided, one of the Echo's people (a report*- of the name of Henderson) went to my brother and askedbim "what about tho Custom's case and if he should report it " he replied "he could see nothing to be gained by giving publicity to the case." He then asked my brother for an advertisement for the Echo, who enquired if the advertise ment would be the price of his silence. He

replied, "That was putting the matter very plainly." My brother then said ''You shall have an advertisement; you can insert

in your paper the following : ' That in con sideration of our having suppressed the report of the Customs case that was tried at_ the

Police Court this morning, we have given this as an advertisement to the Echo.' He then said he would see me. The reporter afterwards came to me and asked for an advertisement, I asked him who sent him, and he gave me an evasive answer. I then told him I would not give him an adver tisement as a sop, as the proposal of doing me a favour had first emanated from Mr. Bent himself, but that if I could put anything in their way hereafter I might d< so. He then left. On Thursday morning Mr. George Joues, Junr., stopped me in the street and asked me to meet him at Mr. Isaac's store in five minutes "as " said he, "it would appear suspicious to be seen speaking together in the street." When 1 met him there, he told me that keeping the report out of his paper had injured him, and that he had received several letters upon the I subject, and that some of his supporters had loft him in consequence, and he considered lit would be better for me to explain the matt .r. After leaving Mr. Isaacs' store, we -were .oinerl by my brother, whouo I intro duced to Mr. Jones, who said to him " w« were just ta'kim.' about the case," and stated to him what he had already told me about receiving letters &c My brother replied that he did not think the subject worthy of notics. as the agitation upon the subject had emanated from a small uniufiuential clique of agitators and not from the respectable portion of the community. Mr. Jones then told us that he would like to write a leader explanatory of the affair, generalising on it and advised us as a friend and "brother mason" to have it done. My brother replied .that "takiDg into consider ation the movers in the matter, we could afford to treat it with contempt. Mr Jones then said that the leader spoken of was already written and partly in typ-", and that he would go and withdraw it, and he loft us with the impression that as it was opposed to our wishes, nothing further would be written about it, so you can imagine my surprise to see in the same^evening's issue a leader on the subject containing many par ticulars that were'true and many that were quite the reverse. From this it will beseen that the first suggestion of any "favor" be ing done to me by the newspapers came from the so-much vaunted "independent paper';" that it was Mr Bent, the foreman, that urged me to see the other papers, and use the fact of the Echo having agreed to keep silent as a " mighty lever " to move the other papers; that° it was proposed by them that I should give them an advertisement as the payment of their silence, and that it "was when I made little of their favour and refused an advertisement that then they turned round, and becoming highly virtuous, proclaimed their indepen dence and the purity of the Press. I had never thought of asking the papers to do anything in relation to the case until it was suggested to me-by Mr. John Bent. And having had communication on the subject with all the papers, I can positively state that no paper except the Echo endeavoured to make any profit out of the transaction.— Yours, &c, Moss-M. Levy.

PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB.

The entries for the Pakuranga Hunt Club races were received at Mr Percivals ofhce last night as follows : — Handicap Hurdle Bace.-Mr C. Robert's b m Str we&ed • Mr J. Mo Clark's b g Doctor, ased; Mr T McGees blk m Auckland Kate ftate, Kate) iged ; Mr W. J. Marks' eh g Loms dOr, aged; Mi Joe Robert,' bg Rainbow, aged ; Mr H J- B- Se lers eh S Daniel O'Rourke, aged ; Mr F D Donnelle. s b g Faugh-a-ballagh, aged; Mr E. D. Halsteaa's bg GaoTe"°Hur g dlde Race.-Mr W. H. Clark's bg Middy Asho," aged; Mr O. McGee's blk m Auckland Kate n^«Kate.a2_d- Mr John Leonard's eh m Mmnie (ithof agif; MrE D. Halstead's b g Gameboy, agpakurangaHuut Club Steeplechase.-Mr 0. McGee's blkm Auckland Kate (late Kate) agd ; Mr S. Morrin s bg Saurterer; Mr W. J. Marks eh g Loins dOr, aeed • Mr W. J. Marks gr g Rarey, aged ; Mr id. J. ii. l-llers m a Orlando, aged ; Mr Rbt Wynyard s eh g ffieOafe No Name) aged; Mr Wm McLaughlan b g Drummer, aged.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done this day : ' Bank of New Zealand-£18; buyers, £17 17s 6d j sellers, £IS. National Bank—Buyers, 71s. Souta British Insurance—Buyers, 51. ; sellers, 52s 6d. Loan and Investment Company—Sellers, 14s Caledonian (double) -£5 10s, £5 17s 6d ; buyers, £5 ss. ; sellers, £5 10s. Cure—Buyers, Us 6d ; sellers, 138. Otago—Sellers, ss. Union Beach-665, 67s 6d ; buyers, 65s ; sellers, 68s. ■ '-•> i Tokatea—Buyers, 14s ; sellers, 15s bd. Pride of Tokatea—Buyers, 2s 4d ; sellers, 2s 7d. Royal Oak—Sellers, 8s 6d. Cohban—Sellers, 2s. , '_

TELEGRAPHIC.

ALEXANDRA.

(From our own Correspondent.) ' This Jay Taw-riao's Hew House. A large house is being erected for TauW . at the new settlement, Hikurangt. nr > ber of Rawhia natives are there to as jSP"* including several skilful carvers. \ Mm A fair quantity of grain and hops ft \ been disposed of during the week. )

COROMANDEL.

(From our own Corresponds' § i _<_,

The Tokatea gold is 269 ozs. rcstfeiff^.; oOOlbs specimens and picked stonfe. The Kapanga Company are pushing f or . ward the drive and hope to strike the old run of gold in six weeks time.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

(From our own Correspondent.) .This day. The Moanatairi fortnight's crushing yielded 18$ ounces, much less than -was anticipated. The Last Chance tribute trial of 8 tons yielded 5 czs. At the Police Court to-day, Robert Thompson was fined 10s, and costs £4 8s 6d, for poisoning a neighbour's dog. The Pumping Association is adding new joints to the lower driving lift to-day. • STews from Tairua. The show in the Tairua Company's ree! continues splendid, and crushing will be re commenced od Monday. ' The Aiax tunnel is in fifty feet. The reef continues large and the stone rich. Gold has been struck in the Britannia. Some stuff from the Countess gave a return of 6idwta per cwt. : Frater's lease and the Band of Hope look The Brother's shareholders have formed a, company, and elected Messrs. Jackson,. ; Nodder, Garland, Wood, and Kerry directors. A test of 161bs stone from the Midas reef at the rate of lb_ 14dwt pe. ton.

RUSSELL

(From our own correspondent.) 1 This day. Arrival : Policeman, Venturer, and Prince Eurjert from Thames ; Christina, Fairy and Leo from Auckland. Departures: Fawn for Auckland, Venture for Whangaroa.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day. Sir Julius Vogel's Movemeats. It is understood that Sir Julius Vogel will not leave England till November.

TIMARU.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) It This day,

The Times this morning urges the comple tion of the Katikati Road to Ohmemnri during the summer months. The Govern ment is to be memorialised on the subject.

DUNEDIN.

(From our own Correspondent.) v • This day. The New Steamer.— Railway Exten-

sion. . The Ringarooma was inspected by a large number of persons yesterday. She made the passage from the Bluff in thirteen hours ten m Th^Awakino and Waitaki, Oamara,rail way lines will be opened to-day (Saturday). Trains will be run on both lines.

Fire Brigade. The new Fire Brigade consists of thirty members. The Council vote for the Brigades maintenance £50 a year. Overture from the Church of England. The Anglican Synod by the casting vote of the President, negatived Archdeacon Edwards' motion in favour of an overture to the Presbyterian Church With a view to the better observance of the last days of the two churches. Mr W J Smith, • formerly of the Auck land "and Mercer Railway, has been ap- I pointed manager of the Otago railways, in the Oumaru district.

PORT CHALMERS.

(From our own Correspondent. 1 This day. The ship City of Tanjore, from Glasgow, arrived last night after a passaged 108 days. She had very heavy S.fi. wind m the trade, and variable winds in the Southern Ocean, which kept her back. The passage was __■ eVThe U ship Wave Queen from London arrived at the heads this morning, after a - passage of 110 days.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRES PONDENT.) ~ v

WELLINGTON.

Friday. The business of the House this afternood was of a miscellaneous character. Stairway Management. The Minister of Public Works iawplyJo a question, stated that the Audit Commis sioner had reported most favourable *m the management of railways. Mr. Macau drew said he intended to move for the pro duction of all papers on the subject.,, JJWJ is a commission now sitting here compose* of Government officers upon the wlggg railway accounts, especially with• wgg? to the manner of dealing with and account ing for stores. Three Kings Grant. The Native Minister intimated the-iawn tions of the Government to resume possession and utilise the grant of 300 acres at we Three Kings Auckland; the Wesleyan body, to whom it was granted having faded w . comply with the conditions of the trust. Work in Committee.. - t . A good deal of work was done m ooßffln .. tee. Various bills of no special interest a Auckland were passed through. *U »" son carried out the promise he made jw - people of Ponsonby, by getting »; «» added to the Highway Amendment a enabling boards to levy a M«J3 I The Municipal Corporations Act Aj^ggg Bill, providing for the election ot ma* M J was passed T,h;ough committee an g^ Sheehan therefore withdraw AIS.? IU-; $!,«. able only to Auckland. The Railway W ; panics and o;her bills-were also advance* 'committee.

. Public Libraries. ft , In the House Mr O'Rorke camed second reading of .a bill {$*». o*J powers to public libraries, /^^/Sal mo* them to enfo.crf t'.eii rules and deal m easily with grants. _. Signs of the Close. - to The Government have now re^» eff4ct Monday sittings, a motion to "^cLe-ft having been carried by Sir Donald Mc£e The Colonial Treasurer also notifiedan tion to go on with the estimates next . when he would also etate what measur^ j, would be necessary tip sacrifice in bring the session to a close. _*ima&__ The Proposed Gonpession to Goverß . Speaking of the e"P\ Outages W ment to preserve Toppciai » Timaru (th^HonMr^^M^T_!^

THE EVENING STAB, SATURDA-.. SEPTEMBER 25 1875



Spring and Summer DRAPERY. STRAW HATS, ETC RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN Have pleasure in intimating- that they are daily opening up their NEW SEASON'S STOCK of SPRING and SUMMER GOODS, now landing, and to hand, ex ate arrivals:— STRAW" HAT.. —Girls' and Ladies'. Boys' and Men's Leghorn and Straw Hats in great variety. PRINTS.—A magnificent stock, all new patterns, carefully selected, and cheap. Batiste. Muslin, Grenadine, Plain Lustre, and a very choice assortment of Fancy Dress Goods. New Lace Goods, Linen Sets, Gloves, Ribbons, Eancy Buttons, Hosiery, Haberdashery. Ladies' Silk Umbrellas. Furnishing Goods, Clothing,' &c. RUSHBROOK & BRID GMAN \ [Late R. Hobbs], JUNCTION- DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, ■■:. Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Qbi.B>r-street, J_ltr6_CLANl>. The Mind is the Barometer which itf dicates the condition of the body. Light heartedness evidences a vigorous discharge of the various physical functions Gloom and despoßdeaWi'when not due to moral causes, are symptomatic gfibodily irregulari ties or weakness. Diseases of thessdneys and bladder and dyspepsia are notoriously productive of mental depression. Remove the causes;with UDo_.no Wolfe's SCHIKDAM AHOMATIO SCHNAPPS.



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pRAND CjHOW — OF — G OSTUMES, STEAW GOODS, — AND — PARIS MILLINERY. J. COSGRAVE & CO. TMPERATIVE SALE OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING. A. LINABURY & CO. aving taken premises adjoining, having determine to effect a CLEARANCE SALE, To obviate the necessity of removal of Stock, which otherwise must necessarily suffer deterioration. The SALE will con tint., for ONE MONTH ONLY during which time no Reasonable Offer Refused ! The Balance of the Stock will be SOLD by AUCTION As LINABURY & CO. are determined to open their New Premises with enti-'uy New Importations of the most FASHIONABLE STYLE. A. LINABURY & CO., 224, QUEEN-STREET, Ore Door above WellesJey-street, Auckland. pARGAINS ! TgARGAINS! BARGAINS ! FOR TWO WERKS PRIOR TO STOCK TAKING We shall offer the following lines at such a Sweeping Reduction as to insure a CLEARANCE.- Ladies' Waterproof Cloaks, 8/6, 9/11, 10/6, 12/0. © Do., 14/6; worth 80/ , ™ Ladies' Cloth Jackets, 4/11, 6/9; worth 7/6 and . 10/6 H Laaies' Wincey Skirts, 3/11: worth 6/6 M Ladies'.Trimmed Hats and Bonnets, 3/9 ; worth 7* 6/6 m 9-4 White Blankets, 8/6 pair ; worth 12/0 10-4 Dark Grey do., 10/6 pair ; worth 15/ P* Winceys, /,_ \, worth /8; 30-inch wide, \_, worth H 1/3 Q 6-4 All Wool Rob Roy and Shepherd Plaid, 2/6; worth 3/3 __! 3-4 Do. do., 1/5* ; worth 1/11 Q 38-inch Striped Homespun, for Skirts or Shirt- m iDgs,l/3. d French Merinos, 1/9J ; worth 2/6 H Norwich Dress Serge, A0-1' '< worth 1/3 *£ Waterproof Tweed, full width, 2/6 ; worth 4/C 9-4 Alnamhra Quilts, 3/6 *£ White Counterpanes, 4/G. f>l CLOTHING. <S Men's Mackintosh Coats, 11/ C; worth 17/ C fe. Men's Whitney Overcoats 27/G „ 40/ <-> Men's Inverness Capes 18/0 „ 27/6 jj Youths' Inverness Capes 11/0 „ 17/0 ,j Men's Pilot Coats 19/6 „ 25/ O Youths' Tweed Suits 21/ „ 27/ H Boys' Whitney Coats 7/11 „ 11/6 « Men's Heavy Melton Shirts 8/6 „ 11/ §> Tweed for Boys' wear 1/11 „ 2/9 Come early and make your choice, as it is only the Balance of our Winter Stock we offer at Ruinous Prices !!! HOL-iO¥AT~i GAR LI OK, CITY HALL, 230 Queen-street, Auckland.



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