SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH "WATER—This afternosn, 9.12; to-morrow morning, 0.32 „ _ SUN BKr-This evaning, 6.29 BUN B—T row morning, 4.57 V'OJTS AQJi!—First Quwtet, m, -1 v

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES.

JLGni, BS, lor mv inurui Tanpo, s s, Mat,iariane, for the South

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Sydney—City of Melbourne, s.s, abjut v ForLevuka—Emu. s s, early Focuondon-Fkohsro and City of Auckland, ships; . -.and Columbus, barque—early For Moumea—C*b«feidh, barque, early

VESSELS EXPORTED.

City of Melbourne, as, (English Mail), from San Francisco 4th November Vasco de Gama, as, from 'Frisco, early Star of oernaaDy, ship, from Ciondon ; sailed Aug 21 Frank Pendieton, ship, from Golfe, Sweden ; sailed 13th \upriwt ij~i Bell* Mary, ba rqno, from Hooart Town, early "William Ackers, barquo, from Newcastle; sailed 29th September-. . " Fraueis Henty, barque, from "Wellington; sailed Frday, 22nd Jessica^ barque, from New York ; sailed 2nd June Victor, barque, from Port Gamble ; sailed 14tfe May Lizzie Vox, from New Yorfc ; sailed 3rd July Helena. ■bxlg»ntine, from Onncdin ; sailed 21ss Mary MelviJJei from Duuedin ; sailed 21st Ediih, schooner, from Rarotonga, at ones locli ii-e, ; thiee-m»st?>d schoaner, from Sydney Dauntless, Hawaiian schooner, from Levuka Belle Brandon, schoonor, fromPenrhyrn Is'ana, early Kenuworth, schooner, from Noumea, farly Jessie Henderson, Bchooner, from Lyttelton ; sailed 17th instant , Ocean Mail, ship, WEQP, from London; sailed 16th August Wave, brig, from Timaru; sailed Ootsber 19th' Sputhem Cross, mission vessel, early

93&" A special charge is made for consignees' or shippers' name 3 inserted in this column.

IMPORTS.

Per Glencoe, f=-cm Uobart Tjwn-62 capes jams, 0 do marmalade, 41 i-o tart fruits, K. Arthur.

EXPORTS.

Per Tanpo, for the South—B cases, 2 casks iron mongery, 5 pgs saws. 4do stoves, 5 bundles iron, 3 do buckets 3 nests tubs, 6 bundles spadei. 20 kegs nailn, 10 bundles iron, 3 do shovels. 11 drain pipes, T. & S. Morris.

Messrs T. and ■*. Morrin shipped per lona, for the North, 45 packages hardware. The ss Star of the south has been laid up in Com * mercial Bay for a thorough overhaul. The sb Llcwllyn is to make^n tiialtrip in harbour to-morrow, leaving the ». v , 4■* ne o'clock. The Union Co's fine s'.eamer Taupo left the Manu kauthis morning for tbe couth. Passengers : Judge Gillies. T. Evans, W. Bell Win. Martin, Hawki s, Mj3 Quick and son, W. Fitzgerald, G. Bomington Baauchamp. Dr Oood, T. Hooper, Miss Donaldson, B. C. Jones, A. Boardman, Mr and Mrs Smith and Child, T. Murrw, T. Morris, B. Brown, Heggaity Bobertson, T, Po'ddie, Mains (2), and twelve steerage. The clipper ship Ocean Mail, with immigrants, is now 78 days out from London. Thi* vessel has made aome of the fastest runs to New Zealand on record, and mar therefore be looked for in a few d»ys. & The cutter M»ul brings 48 tons ccalfrom Russell. The schooner Rahy from Wangaroa brings 28,600 feet timber, and 4M) palings. to? The achooner Oce*n has cleared for Whitiaßgi with a cargo of stores. The barque Prospertor cleared today for Danedm via Wangaroa with I^o,ooo ft timber to bs shipped at the latter port.

The schooner Javovrile cleared to-day for In billwst. The cutter Fawn brings 25 tons coal 26 balei wool and 23 bags gum from Russell.

The "Star" Circulation for October.

I herkbYi declare the following tobe a cor- ' rect return ofrfche number of copies ofiths' Auckland Evening Sta*, printed and pub- * lished during the month ending Octo ber 31, 1875:—

Being One Hundred and Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty-one complete copies of the S! AR (exclusive of supplements or extras) for the twenty-six publishing days in the month of October, 1875.

Frank 3. Dtjfatjr, Publisher. Declared on oath before me on this Ist day of November, 1875. * Frederick L. Prime, J.P.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— For Th»mes to-morrow at 12 30 and 5.30 p m For Corommdel, on Friday at 10 30 am For Whitianga, per Ocean, this day at 4 30 p m For Ru'sell, per Favorite, this day at 4.30 p m For T*irua, tier Waiwera, to-morrew, at IX am For Taranaki and boiHhern provinces, per Tar&nakl, immediately after arrival of the City of Melbourne For Austra ian Colonies, per City ot Melbourne, six hours after arrival For Waiwera ana Warkworth, per MJnnia Casey on

Thursday at 10 a m For Wanganui, Nelson, and West Coast ports, per Charles Edwards, tj-morrow, at 10 a m For Levuka, Fiji, per Llewellyn, on Thursday next,

at 11 am For Wajgaroa, per Ruby, on Thursday at 11 a m S. B. BIS 3, Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

McKENZIE—KERR.—On the 15th October, at One hunga by the Rev. G. 'Brown, Peter MoKonzie, only son of Hugh McKenzte, Fort William. Invar nesshire, Scotland, to Jane, only daujjhter of the late John Kerr, Queen-street, Onehunga.

DEATH.

CUHMANE.—At Onehunga, on the 2nd November, Patrick Oummane, aged 44 years. The funeral will leave his late residence at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow (Wednesday). Friends are invited to attend.

SOMERVILLE. —At the residence of his father, Emily Place, on the Ist inßtant, George Graham, eldest son of Mr. M. Somervilie, aged 22 years The funeral will take place to-morrow (Wednes day). 3rd instant, at 3.30 p.m. Friends are respect fully invited to attcrd. YOUNG.—On the 2na instant, John, infant son of James and Esther Ann Young, Upper Symonds street, aged 11 mouths.

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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1875.

There is something inspiriting in listening to the chivalrous words of a brave old veteran like Sir John Richardson. Speaking as he says, "in the autumn and winter of hh life," he sighs for the days of energy and youth that he might serve his country in this the crisis of its destiny. But the fire of his ■words is the more noteworthy from the fact that his dwelling so long in the serene atmosphere of the Lords might be expected to have eradicated every vestige of radicalism and other heresies of a vulgar type. And yet at the Clutha banquet, as reported in our columns yesterday, he, the Speaker of the Legislative Council, and who, as such, might be supposed to be specially charged withthe tntelage of its rights and privileges and fame, denounced the Upper House as an anomaly among our free institutions. "As the Speaker of the Legislative Council," said he, "it was his duty, if any one's, to speak for that body, but he said fearlessly and em phatically that a nominated council was ut terly incongruous with responsible Govern ment." Surely no better authority ton the working of this branch of our legislature could be found than he who has guided and controlled its workings, and yet the:greatest leveller could scarcely express himself in more telling terms. That Sir John expressed the general sentiment on the subject is ■> un doubted, and -whatever may be the pending changes we may rest assured that it will not be left to the life nominees of any ascendant political party, to preserve, when they please, an attitude of sullen defiance to the popular will, or what is even more mischievous, to prevent popular and progressive proposals in the representative chamber by the mere knowledge of their utter useless ness owing to the class obsfcrnctiveness to be encountered among those who* only represent themselves and their vested interests. When a man of the character and standing and official position of the Speaker' of the Upper House declares against its constitution, we may safely anticipate that in the -pea^irig changes it at least will be made to bow to the popular will, and that we have seen nearly the last of such an anachronism in colonial life, as the arbitrary bestowal of: life-long vested rights to make laws for a free people. '"-? , T

We observe that the departure of Mr William Berry from the Thames Advertiser to take charge of the literary control of th 6 New Zealand Serald, has been signalised by a farewell banquet at the Thames that must have been exceedingly flattering to the reoipientof the compliment, if he is susceptible to the impulses and emotions of- ordinary flesh and blood. The chair and vice-chair were occupied respectively by the senior and junior partners of our Thames contemporary, and a very large number of the principal people of the Thames surrounded the festive board. The event and the words of tind ness that passed on the occasion are as creditable to the good feelings of those who thus testified their esteem, as they are to a man who, for so many years occupying a position which is usually a bed of thistles, and which is generally productive of irrita tion among the surrounding inhabitants of this wicked world,. has so the fortiter in re with the suaviter in modo as to

flcparc in tna oa.ouromnpCTpy^ptß^^H]^^j^w {specie* of literary apotheosis. We cordially welcome Mr Berry to Auckland.*:. .His old chief in his valedictory words says of him, •• He holds in coniampt?v>ll l^wean-1 ness, falsehood, and oppressipn'ot^eyeryr grade," a disposition thancC.whApja.'. 'wej -know none more becoming to a man wielding' the thunder of the press. And,. r ,as we know Mr Berry to be notonly an able writer, but a gentleman who is a favourite with every one that knows him, we have great pleasure in holding out to him the fraternal quill of friendship. •

Rumour is active with the names of candi dates for theforthcoming elections. Rumour may be true or lying as she often is, but she has it that Mr A. K. Taylor, MrH. Carleton, and Mr Dilworth are casting loagisg eyes on Eden ; that Mr Moat and Mr Farnall, as well as Mr Sheeban, will be in the field for Rod ney. Mr W. Buckland's name is rumoured in connection with the Thames, and Mr Rees, as was always anticipated since his challenge to Mr. Vogel, will be a candidate for City East. . We forbear from commenting on the elections for the present. But one thing we will say, that the people place their hopeß on Sir George Grey, and we trust they will not stultify themselves by being carried away by any name that is not known to be associated with the support of Sir George Grey. One brief week now will bring the leader of the Opposition t« Auckland, and we trust the people will be wary of those who may try to steal a march on the cause of the people.

We are requested to call attention to an advertisement which appears els^w nere, an nouncing that the Band of the German ship Gazelle, will perform selections of Operatic and other music at the Oddfellow's Hall, Cook-street, at 8 o'clock this evening. All Germans and friends of the Vaterland re invited to attend.

A meeting of the members of the United Men-Servants Association was held last evening at the British Hotel, Mr. Primrose in the chair. There were about thirty members present. The chairman explained that the society was favourably advancing. The business of tke meeting consisted chiefly in discussing and receiving the by-laws which were satisfactorily passed. It was also resolved that an office be taken in Queen-street as early as possible for the future operation of the society.

The new Drill-shed will be full of anima tion this evening, as the several companies ofjthe Victoria, Hobson, and Volunteer Rifle Companies will meet for their various exercises preparatory to the coming 9th of November.* The Hobson Band frill be, in attendance.

W. L. Rees, Esq., will deliver his new lecture thiß evening, in the Berejaford-street Hall, on the question "I« the British Natien a portion of the lo»t ten tribes of Israel ?"

In consequence of the inclemency of the weather the lecture at the Beresford Hall by W. Lee Rees, Esq., is postponed until further notice.

A meeting of the members of the nfifc.' Andrew's Society of Auckland, will be held to-morrow (Wednesday), in Mr Brook'« office, Wyndham Chambers, for the purpose of winding up the Society.

A correspondent calls back attention to " Street Tramways " thus : To the Editor. Sir,—l see by your telegrams of the 23rd in»t. that the City Council of Wellington have decided to construct Street Tramways. Poor Auckland is, as might be expected, a day behind the fair. Pray Sir, can yon, or any of your readers infor«i me when the Auckland City Council and Harbour Board intend to make the Beach-road between Custom House-Btrect and the Strand ? Th« expense will not be great, as the Gover«m«nt will bear one third No tim« abonld bt os , as there would th«n be no *• »lty

constructing a tramway betwMn A* Hlaad and Epsom. I fe«l sure by the nu^iDer of passengers travelling by busses, especially on the Parnell road, that a tramway would soon clear itself and pay handsome divid«nd». Are the trams all forgotten? Har« w« no enterprising men in Auckland,- or shall we be obliged to send to America? Come, «tir up the wars, and trade will flourish.—Yoars respectfully, Observer. .

The annual tea-meeting and soiree of the Edwardes-street Chapel was held last evening. Nearly 400 personß eat down to tea. Mr T. H. Smith, one of the oldest members of the connection, and one of ifcs most earnest workers, was appropriately called to fill the chair. The report was favorable, and shewed signs of progress. Mr D. Goldie, the treasurer, also an old friend of the canße especially in'connection with the Sunday school, read the financial statement, shewing that the receipts for the past year had been £13111s ; expenditure. £131 83 lid ; leaving a balance of 2a Id. £35 out of the receipts had been expended in making necessary alterations in the chapel addresses on "Knowledge is Power," by the Rev, W. Harris, and "What is it o'clock ?'.'by Mr Geo. Hemus were delivered, also an excellent Bpeeoh by Rev. W. J. Williams. The chapel choir performed several selections of sacred music during the evening, after . which the meeting separated in the usual way.

A correspondent suggests that some of the inebriates committed at the Police Court might be employd with advantage in cleaning the Police Court windows, which are in such a disgraceful state that it is almost impossible to Bee throngh them., Perhaps Mr Inspector Broham will see! to' this."

With reference to the late sad accident to a child in the Improvement Commissioners' ground, a correspondent, "M C," writes on the duty of the police looking after such things as these dangerous wells. He pro ceeds :—" Surely it can never be expected that one officer, the Inspector of Nuisances. can do everything required in the city. "Why is it, at the present time, instead of every officer rendering assistance and attend ing to matters properly within the sphere of their duties, it is sought to tbrow the blame elsewhere ? Not very long since the condi tion of premises, dirty yards, &c. (not quite as they should be), was brought under notice of persons in the same neighbourhood, and 'the 'condition of thia reservoir at the same time, but no notice was taken. Under the Municipal Police Act, not keeping in good repair any well, entrance, or other place, is punishable by a fine of ten pounds or three month's imprisonment. Yet we have our police force nob taking any action to prevent accident. There is a neglect evidently not all the fault of the Improvement Commissioners."

Mr Burnes,jthe con-tractor has started on the work of constructing the new cab stand io the centre of Queen-street opposite Dorn well the butcher's. The roadway ia being excavated to a depth of about afoot : after this the patent wood paving is to be laid down, which will make a capital Btand for the horses and vehicles.

The stone paving on the east side of Queen-street betwen Shortland-street and Fort-street is being taken up to make room for asphalt. The Btone is Mangawat stone and was not wearing well so that it is probable the asphalt will be a considerable improvement. The Council will make money by the substitution as what they will receive for the stone is in excess of what the ashpalting will cost.

To the Editor : Sir,—ln your issue of last evening appears a letter under the nomde vlume of M One. acquainted the facts, who,, in his own way, proceeds therein to state his side of the question-" Fagin re the larceny of thebeer> I can tell »One acquainted the facts" that he should hare made himself acquainted with the facts before committing his pen to paper, and that if he is desirous of knowing the true facts, Constable Clarke or myself will be happy to inform him on appli cation either personally or by etter.-~I »m, Ac W. J. Surma. P.S. Fagin's .dmiSßion to the charges are quite sufficient to £rove they were )fe)o true.—W. J. S.

This evening the Free.Gardners will hold their meetin/.V -5 :I 1; *■: ullmeeting of members is requested.

the man, Richard Barrett, who wusarapely % ■ii^ol^^.by i ;iM[■■ l tth.•^I■•'^j^d^M^ in the Sfcorf-; land strtet drunken brawl, on the 21»t October ; it was considered necessary to tako his, (depositions • whjbh donej'Jso-dujjrS ■i.BarWttis^lppoM^WhfMying.'^-.-i^* 1

We learn that the failure in attempting to secure Justices on the Bench at the Police Court to-day, was in consequence of a long ease from the Wade district waiting to be heard, and on which Justices objected to sit. Mr Marshall wished to have remained but the defendants objected to his adjudication as it was said he was somehow mixed up with the facts of the case. As, however, Mr Barstow has been appointed Resident Magistrate, we may expect, that in future these difficulties will be obviated.

We regret to learn that the Rev. G. H. Turner the respected minister of the Church of the United Free Methodists of this city, has been suffer ing for some weeks past through a formation in the ear, and which had become so painful and dangerous that it would be absolutely necessary that something should be done for its speedy removal. On I riday last, Dr Purchase, assisted by Dr Dawson, performed the operation and most successfully removed theoauae of danger. Mr. Turner consequently is laid by and unable to attend to his pastoral duties although we understand he is progres sing favourably. His friends therefore, hope that ere long he will be able ,to resume his labours. . ,

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before C. N. Marshall, Esq., Justice of the Peace). A CLUSTER OF FIVJB.

Beer, beer; more eer. — Hotspur. William Hawkins was fined 5s for being drunk ; Thomas McVea forfeited his bail; and Samuel Butcher, for the came offence, was fined 10a and costs. DRUNKEN WOMEN. Ellen Coulin, a smartly-dressed young woman, was fined 5s tor being drunk ; and Anne Paulgrain waa fined 10s for the same offence, this being her second fall within a a few days. SEEKING JUSTICES. Mr. Marshall here intimated that the Court roust be adjourned for a time until a Second Justice could be obtained, as he could not hear the remainder of the cases alone. The Court keeper and constables had been running all over the city for Justices with out finding them. At five minutes past eleven it was announced that they must have left the city, as not one could be found. The Clerk again started the messengers into the highways and by-ways of the city, and at length Mr. Robert Graham was found, who, having waited until 11.35, went away. Mr. Marshall had previously gone to the hos pital. At half-past eleven a messenger arrived, stating that Mr Harst had just gone across the water ; that another Justice was engaged on Sir George Grey's. Committee ; and that another had gone to buy a horse ; a fifth had gone to » wedding; and another gentleman was about to have his baby chriß tened. At a.quarter to twelve Mr. Robert Graham returned and said that in conse quence of a difficulty in getting a Justice the Court muet be adjourned until to-morrow.

The F irst Ship to Auckland.

EARLY REMENISCENCES.

On the 29 th of October, 1841, arrived at the Manukau Heads, in the good ship BrilJiant, the first body, of settlers for the the province of Auckland. They had Bailed from Greenock on the 28th December, 1840, and were thus about ten months on the voyage, having touched at Cork, Sierra Leone, Cape of Good Hope, Melbourne, and Hobart Town. The passage —perhaps the .longest on record between the mother country and this—was a somewhat eventful one, and contained those elements of danger, fun, and romance which in the hands of a clever annualist (say John Blackman, Esq.,") might be worked up into a readable story.. They had not been long out •wfaen they discovered the captain to be a drunken »ot, and the passengers insisted on the vessel being taken into Cork. Thin was •greed to, but it was afterwards found that they were being deceived, when some of the bolder amongst them stove in the water butts, thus compelling the captain to keep his word. They there waited the arrival of the owner, who placed another ; (Captain Ritche) in command. He was a splendid sailor, but, as the sequel proved, more solicitous about his own and passengers' en joyment than careful of his owner's profit. Their next point of contact was SIERRA LKOSB, Where they put in for water to the surprise of the inhabitants of that paradise, which is noted for its unhealthiness, here they nearly got into trouble through some contravention of the law, too much gunpowder, I believe, which then, as now passenger vessels carried in exceera. However one of the passengers discovering the Colonial Secretory (?) to be a relative they happily escaped and were after wards treated in the most hospitable manner, being invited to a supper by the Governor and garrison and otherwise treated with great kindness. After staying about lOdays they sailed for THE CAPE. Which was not reached till the following May—by this time they had become pretty well accustomed to one another, and the captain, determined to make the trip as enjoyable as possible went ashore —with the most of his passengers and fourteen good looking Irish emmigrants girls whom he had incharge for Mcl bourne: —in quest of a Hotel. The first hostelry of the place would have nothing to do with' them, which they afterwards much regretted when they found the. Captain had leased 'the greater part of the Bival Hotel, where here he* held high festival every even ing for many weeks.. Sometimes to the sound of the boul inspiring bagpipes, of which one of the passengers was a skilled player. At other'times wljen the bagpipes failed him to the sound of the not less inspiring tam bourine and tombray. The, Captain, who had been in the service of the Texan Government, hoisted the pennant'of that great state, and donned its uniform, much to the surprise of the representatives of Her Majeßty, who could'nt make out where we hadcome from. He at- last became so enamoured with the place that there was no getting him to leave it, till threatened with the loss of his ship, when he compromised the affair by offering to go on board if the gentleman who. owned the bagpipes- would play him down the wharf with a lady on each arm, thief being done he then insisted on being played.', round the shipsin harbour, after which they got, safely on board expecting to sail at daylight—but at daylight the Captain was aot to be found, and on the crew and passengers mustering, it was found that three of the girls had rowed him ashore. After a long search they succeeded in getting him on boardi again and' sailed for mblbotjknbE, next morning, which they reached about the beginning of August, 1841. Here they stayed seven weeks, and behaved themselves in a more; seemly manner, the only thing worthy' of note being the horror; of) a young squatter whose mother, had consigned, him from Scot land fourteen young gills as farm-servants. The inea he was quita prepared to take, but the girls he was frightened of. The captain, always ready for an emergency, relieved him of his difficulty by finding the whole of them, either husbands or situations. After thiß. they left for HOBART©WN, of which Sir John Franklin was at that time Governor. Aftett a brief stay here they left for their future home, Cornwallis, situate on theL northern shore of the Manukau on land** purchased, or said to be purchased from the natives, by, the Mankaa Co., which lands the Compa»y took yery good care to get paid for at the rate of 20a per acre before tha departure, of the set- tlersTfrom Scotland, the said, land being worth now nothing. The firs>. land sighted

-ijj§ • ■.. .-'; ' HUJXTTKA.V. HEADS, which they reached on the afternoon of the 29th October, 18CU Here they were on a quandary, haying no chart of the harbour, which was Jnot then Berveyed ; their only guide to entering being a few written instr' c tions from the late Captain Wa. SymemJs (brotker of Captain Symonds, Onehunga^, in this|dilei»ma, and finding they were getting , iato shallow water, the anchor was let go with all sail standing, and the captain and some of the passengers got into one of the boats to Bound, and found they were almost on the bank of what afterwards proved to be the South Chaßnel. After this, they pulled up to the site of the future city, just inside Puponga ; here they expected to find Captain Symonds, but he had gone to Auck land, and finding two Maoris fishing they took them back with them to to the ship. These men knowing the dangerous position of the vessel, persuaded the captain the next day to attempt to enter. This he did suc cessfully, bulfon on getting round Puponga, he was again in danger of sticking on a bank as a pohutakawa tree and a house which were to be kept in a line couidn't be seen at least the house couldn't, for ifr had been burned down some weeks before. Tn a few days Captain Symmonds, the manager of the Co, returned, but was unfortunately with some of the passengers and crew capsized and drowned by one of those sudden squalls which so often sweep over that harbour. After this a

SETTLEMENT Was attempted and some buildings erected and work done in timber falling, a cargo of which was sent to Hooartown but did not realize anything and the company at home getting into a difficulty with the Government the settlers gradually left and in a few years the place was quite deserted. Time would fail mo to tell of the hardships they endured, the straits tbey were put to for food, and the dangers they escaped from Maories, runaway sailors &c , &c, —Let new comers thank their stars that the lines have fallen to them in pleasanter places.—X.

Exciting Cutter Race.

A race between the cutters' Rose Ann and- Dante came off yesterday in the Manukau harbour. The Dante measures about 15 tons, arid was built by Mr Cole some years ago. The Rose Ann was built by Mr Sims a few months ago, and is owned by Mr W. Barr, Beach, Onehunga, and is slightly smaller than her opponent. The course was from the Government wharf round the buoy off Cape Horn, back to the black buoy at the Mangere beacon, returning to the Cape Horn buoy and finally passing the Mangere black buoy. Both made a flying but fair start shortly after 12 o'clock, and as there was a stiff breeze, with occasionally heavy squalls, there was an opportunity for trying the seamanship of the men as well as the sailing qualities of thef craft, both of whom made heavy weather of it. In the first round when off the Bluff Joe Bradley in the Dante put round on the other tack just before a"heavy squall came on. Harry Brown in the Rose Ann kept on for a little longer, and the re sult was that the Rose Ann, half buried in water, missed stays and had to bring up, with come thirty fathoms of chain out, for the anchorage was bad. This cost the Rose Ann the race, for although uhe gained a little on Bradley in the Dante, she had too much stern way to make up, and was nearly a quarter of an hour behind in coming in at the wharf. The course is about 25 miles in length, and the time taken by the 'winner was about 3 hours and 10 minutes, the tide being with them in beating, and against them in running. Mr Collins, the stakeholder, handed over the £10 to Bradley in the even ing. Many are of opinion that the Rose Ann is the best boat, so that another race may be got up to test their opinion.

TELEGRAPHIC.

COROMANDEL.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) This day. Th« Tokatea had 901bs. specimens front the Siege of Paris level last night. The Union Beach woik is progressing fasfv The reef is likely to be cut by this day week. The weather is very severe, blowing a strong gale from the north-east with heavy rain nqualis.

HAMILTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. The Waikato Times- of this morning pub lishes straight tips for the Melbourne Cup by their special Melbourne" reporter, member of the Victorian Press.

RUSSELL.

(From our own Correspondent.) Yesterday afternoon. Arrivals : Leo, from Wbangaroa. Departures yesterday : Fawn, Elsinore, Maud, for Auckland j Policeman, for Thames, To-day - Prince Rupert, for Thames. Severe Accident. ; A severe accident occurred at the Whangaroa sawmills to a man named Wallace: Whilst guiding timber for the saw, his hand was caught, crushing it and nearly cutting it off. They had to bring him here by the Leo for medical assistance. Capture of a Whale off Russell [by pigeon from whaling station.] Mr H. Cook's whale boat succeeded in capturing a large whale last Saturday morn ing. It will yield 6 tens. The whale was very vicious, and they might have liad gre»t difficulty in securing their prize, but Mr Cook being an old whaler soon had him turned fin* up. They will tow him: to Russell to tiny out. . , ~'.', ..',. ..

PORT CHALMERS.

(From our own Correspondent ), Th ay. The Ship Otago. The ship Otago had a fine- - weather passage with moderate and light winds first and last. Sighted a great deal of ice in the Southern ocean between the 13P and 170° meridians. Passed through a fleet of bergs on Octooe* 2nd, and two very large ones when she was in sight of Crozels;. October 6. A spar, apparently a ship's royal mast, was passed a little past Cape Lewin. The Otago brings a light cargo, and only half full. She also brings five passengers. Communicated with no vessels. , The Hawea. ' ' The steamer Hawea has been docked for cleaning. She leaves to return North on Thursday.

WELLINGTON.

(Eirom our own Correspondent.) . i This day. , The first day of Bummerj as yesterday is generally considered, was as good a sample of winter as could be desired; There waß very heary rain, and a bitterly cold south-easter. It wa» the same yesterday., and will be the same to-day, as several steamers did not *50 South in consequence. The ship Waikato, whioh came here.yester day. from Lyttelton ia expectation of getting freight, has had to go back. There, is none to be had here. The weather was* too* much for Barlow's circus of dogs, anil they are taking them selves further South without giving an ex hibition, but intend to call in on their way back. f;.i, ... The S.S- Wellington,. r The Wellington, goes on to the patent slip in a day or two. to have her bottom cleaned, and ship her new propeller. ' The Rev. Mr Agnew is hare lecturing oa, -Convict life in, Australia in the early days.

Tub following entries have been received for the Annual Show of the New Zealand Agri- Gait ural Society, to be held at Ellerslie on Tuesday naxt, the 9th instant. They %jffl considerably iix excess "of last year's '•jo^ tries:—

Horses. — Thoroughbreds, 11 ; heavy draught, 18 ; roadsters, 9 ; agricultural horses, 3 pairs'; heavy cart horses, 3 pairs and ° single. -aTTLE;—Pedigree shoithorns, 9 (7 bulls); shorthorns, 14 (4 bulls) j dairy cows, 11 ; fat cattle, 2 pens. Sheep.—Leicester, 11 pens ; Lmcolns, 28 pens ; long-wools, 12 pens (1 for 40 ewes). Swine. —11 entries. Poultry.—9 pens. Ptoeoks.—7 pens. LoaA.L Industries.—B entries. Implements.—4 exhibitors, 1 collection. Horse"Shoeing. —7 entries. Colonial-made Bra's Collars. —1 ex hibitor.

Carriage Horses.—2 entries. Extra Stock.—-4 ponies, Cotswold sheep, 5 pens (1 for 20).

Laughable Chase.

An amusing case of hide and seek occurred on the wharf a few days ago. It appears that a sailor from the ship Flechero deserted and with great coolness Bigned articles on tie cutter Fawn. Not many days afte* the desertion the Fawn loaded manganese at the Bay of Islands and returned to port under orders to tranship it into the Flechero. A3 might be expected the proximity of the Fawn to the Flechero was not relished by the new hand who, before many hours had passed, was recognised from on board his old ship by some of his former messmates. He did not mind them so much as he knew they were sure not to blab, but he was afraid every minute that the captain would spot him. At length the thing he dreaded came to pass. One day as he was lighiing his pipe at the galley fire he happened to look up and found the captain taking quiet stock of him from the poop of the ship. As quietly as possible the man, who thought of fine and imprisonment as a probable but very unplea sant eventuality, slipped over the side of the cutter into the dingy, and plying the paddles rowed as quickly as he could round the western T of the wharf and down the length of the two outer T's till he gained the *ast side of the wharf. Here he intended to have landed and slipped up town. But the captain all the* time had been keeping him in sight, and just as he brought his dingy to the steps presented himself at the top apparently intently engaged on some fish which bad just been brought ashore. The man gave a Btart of astoaibhment, but lost no time in regaining his dingy aad pulling over to the wood-wharf. Here he fixed the dingy and ran up the steps as quickly as possible, but if he was astonished Defore ha was more so now, for just as he started to . walk up the wharf there was the skipper walking leisurely down, and his manner as little as can be imagined indicating any anxiety for bis runaway's movements. What was the next thing to be done. The man soon came to a conclusion. fHe dropped off the wharf into one of the vessels alongside, and from that contrived to climb on to the piles of the wharf. Here he was ia a very unpleasant predicament,'but as there was no way of remedying itr, it had to bs endured. Ever y now and then the Captain showed himself just to let. the fellow see he was about, then he would take no notice for a quarter of an hour, while all the time the deserter was hurting his hands and tearing his clothes among the stringers and corbels. The captain kept up this little game for about three quarters of an hour While he smoked a oigar or two. He th«« went way. - The roan being a lazy worker it was not worth while giving him in charge. He will, not forget his bit of dodg ing on the Auckland wharf in . kurry.

THE REV. MR. HASSARD ON THE "OLD CATHOLIC MOVEMENT."

I To the Editor of the Evening Stak. I Sir, —Would you kindly allow me to make a-lew remarks on the paper read by the above clergyman at the Choral Hall on the 19th inst. I have read the letter of W. J. N. in your issue of last Saturday, which was worthy of the writer, but I trust that you will give the following a place, in your journal at your earliest convenience. I begin by reqaestinc m? >v. gentleman's attention to an extract xiom the pen of a Protestant clergyman, which is as .candid as it is just: —"Thereligion of the Roman fCatholics ought always, in strictness, to be considered apart from its professors, -whether Kings, Popes, or inferior bishops ; and its tenets and its forms should be treated of separately. To the acknowledged creeds, catechismß and other formularies of the Catholic Church we should resort for a faithful description: of what Itoman Catholics do hold as doctrines essential to salvation; .and as auch, held by the faithful in- aU times, places, and coun tries. Though the Catholic forms, in some points, may vary in number and splendour, the Catholic, doctrines cannot-; though opinions may differ and change with circum stances, articles of faith remain the same. Without a due and constant consideration of these facts, no Protestant can come to a right understanding respecting the essential faith and worship of Roman Catholics. It has been owing to a want of this discrimination that so many absurd and even wicked tenets have been palmed upon our brethren of the Catholic Chutch ; that which they deny we have insisted they religiously hold; that which the beat informed amongst them utterly abhor we have held up to the detes tation of mankind as the guide of their faith and the rule of their actions. This is not fair ; it is not doing to others as we wouldi have others do unto us."—The Religion of all nations, by the Rev. J. Nightingale, page 12. The above, sir, are noble wprds,_ spoken in charity and justice, and verydif* ferent from the observations made use of by the miniater^of St.. Matthew's Church in this city. I have alwaya remarked during my,, residence of fifteen years in Auckland that (with very few exceptions) it is the clergy men of the various dissenting churches in this city who are amongst the first to haire a dig at the RomamCatholic Church and her rightly-ordained ministers, and, I most em phatically assert: that in no other part of the Australian colonies is sectarian animosity and1 party spirit more intolerant thaa in the Province- of Auckland—the city eg*;: pecially. In Prussia, the tyrant Bismarck is hurling all his wicked designs against the Church, and still she Hves ; Gladstone is likewise assailing her, he who, but a-^short time ago, stoodfarbiter of the destinies-of the British Empire and lier dependences^ fell before the 'rebuke and strength of the out--; raged Catholic of Ireland. The day is no* far distant when perhaps, both Bismarck and Gladstone may not be permitted to recall all; their evil doings against that churchy who has the Almighty disposer of events as her true guide. With regard to the Papacy—no matter what Mr. Hassard or many others not of her communion may say,, do, or write against her; the late Lord? Maeaulay England's historian, who was no» friend of the Catholic Church, hasiWrittea, at some length upon the Papacy, which is too extensive, to quote here, but the follow-: ing few words from his abla pen will be Bead with much interest :— " The ! Papacy op (Catholic Charch), saw the commencement of all governments, and of all ecclesiastical establishments that now exist' m the world, and we feel no assurance that she is destined to stee the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxo» had set his foot ©a Britain, before th« Frank, had passed the Rhine, when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antiwsh, where idols were still woxshipped in the Temple of Mecca; «ad she will still exist. in nncli minished vigour when, tome distant travev&r from New^ZeaUnd shall in tne taidstof a vas; solitude, take, his *t»nd on a broken arch Condon, bridge, to sketch the ruins #f St.

th« Junsamsts m great estimitfon w yof "th»t the history of S2^u?L-J2» could not r.frain from^f'^ * it." Well, Mr. Editor, le^JjfcjiL *? church', tenets are. «• CornewVl?. **** in Mtadk the year isS^fe,™ m 1604, .ft.rh.Ting studied £ UtScS andLouTftin. In France he became fcfiSL ■ with the famous John Verdeger de HaSSr 1 better known by *he appeLtioK l%£ de St Cyran, the bosom iriend? «d fi?* I labourer with Jansen in establishiij^f" • new doctrine. Eeturned to Louvain in,iry* "^ took the degree of D.D., was SSKJSS the College of St. Pulcheria, and obtaS|°f " professorship of Holy Scriptures deputed and succeeded in procuring fromlw king of Spain a prohibition to theftatniwS: teach humanity and philosophy in that Uni versity, and upon the Treaty of Aliian™ which Prance was about to enter into witb the Protestant powers, he published a, amiS i book, called Mars Gallicus, very'injuri« u rt£ > France and grossly insulting their tings' f6r which he was nominated by Philip IV of* Spaia, to be Bishop of Ipres, in 1636 He died in that See in 1638 of the plaene "go that he was never a French Bishop as the Rev Mr Hassard states: The iambus 'book ~" which contains his peculiar heresies is called his Augustinus, and thence were extracted the five propositions condemned at Rome and-* by the Gallican Church. The propositions are as follows: Ist proposition—Some of God's commandments are impossible'to* raft persons, who desire and endeavour to their utmost of their power, to keep them ; they also want that grace by which they may be come possible to be kepb. 2nd proposition--. In the state of corrupt nature no one can resist interior grace. 3rd proposition—To merit and demerit, in the s' ate of corrupt nature, we do nos stand in need of liHertyj, free from a necessity to act, but it is enoneh that it. be free from constraint. '4th.propq. sition—The Semipelagians admitted • itte necessity of an interior preventing grace for every action in particular, even those required for the first act of faith, and they were "heretics," inasmuch as they pretended this grace to be of such a nature that the human will had power either to resist or consent to it. sth proposition -It is Semipeiagi.B.iiat'-; to say that Christ died or shed his blood" for? all men. Pope Urban VIII condemned the book on the, 16th March 1641 and Innocent X, denounced the animosity of the party in 1650. Now in the name of all common' sence, I would ask any fair-minded Pro testant, having the true spirit --■ Jof God in them, be deceived by such doctrines. We know that there will be, to '" " the end of time, false teachers and false pro phets, and wolves in sheep's clothing, and many itching ears, lying in wait to deceive. Would that the beautiful admonition of St Peter wa3 truly adhered to—" You therefore - brethren, knowing these things before, take heed lest being: led aside by the error;olthea unwise, you fall from your own steadfast- <- ness ?" The illustrious St Augustine ex. presses in a few words the fatal cause of »]J heresies, and errors in the world... .He s»yß : "Heresies, and certain pernicious doctrines have not arisen but from the Holy Scriptures being ill understood, and from what, had been - ill understood being rashly and audaciously advanced." So one must here see'Sii^thaW reflections must excite feelings of solitary , fear in the mind of every thinking perton who has no other teacher but the silent letter ■ of his Bible, and the flickering light of -his own private judgment to guide him. Mr. Hassard, and other dissenting clergymen would do well if they would study the maxim* of the pious prince and prelate of Genera, St Frances of Sales, "That; trilh? must be always charitable, for bitter zeal does more harm than good. Charity seeks not it, self aor its own interests, but partly the honour and interest of God : pride vanity, a»d passion caas* bitterness and harshness; a remedy inj«dici««siy applied may be poi son ; a judicious silence i« better thai truth sp«ken without ckarity." The movement of the so-called " Old Catholics is much prized, and held in high estimation by Mr Haesard,. who have been cut off: from tha Chnrch of Christ in the this 19 bh century, as the Estab lished Chnrch of England was, (byJwrXJa.. the 16th century; the former through, the stubborn opposition of Dollinger and^few ( more, opposing the dogma of infallibilty but the latter by the; dniel and lustful*-' Henry VIII. I beg to inform Mr Hassard, that the,, Roman Catholic Church will.,not coiceidr nor Boften down, nor modify one-iota of l&foc/l message of truth ; every land has heard her voice, and hears it still ; she has been at .11 times persecuted, she is persecuted eveayf* ■where" to-day. Fiercely persecuted .rob-' bed, plundered, proscribed, put to death in Russia, in Sweden, .in /Denmark* Norway, in many parts of Grermapy, in Haly,.j Spain, Portugal, in China and, Japan,^in Mexicr* and South America, fettered by un- . just la's, or barely tolerated in England,. Ireland, France, Austria, Prussia, V'TurjEey, North America. The whole world_is against her, yet it eartnot silence* the voicewhich Christ cemmanded to speak, and to spealc loudly till the end of J;ime. In times |P«w|" her missionaries landed on the shores ef per secuting England, only to encounter certain imprisonment, exile, or death. And how strange that the nations should one ho weak, whose only shield ia faith, which is the spirit and the word of ©od •. should fear her, and yet take from her mouth the^w©rdr'of; L truth which she teaches, and which is so opposed to the natural instincts and passions of man. Christ, our Lord, might have got on much better-with the Scribes. and PJian.-, see 3if He winked at their sins and was silent. Had He been a false prophet He would havet done so, as Balaam^ did. with BalaCi.the s<HM>.. ( JSephor; or He* would "have escaped the furious jealousy of Herod, :T the timorousjears; • of Pilate, had He denied His kiogly dignity or concealed' it. S», in like; manner, the ; Church would, have avoided muckpersecn-| i tion if she had compromised with ConstantSae? or other Greek emperors the question of cpn substantiality^ with Paleologus Ifce question of images ;;if she had ceded to; Russia the , question of primacy ;.if she^had permitted to Frederick of Germany the right of investiture or had winked,at the adultery o£ Henry the Eighth of England. TShefacWs,. tli© Cathohc Church, is a puzzle to.the ■world,, and.men.M-~ proach her^fdr heiv ambition i ia desiring tb£ first place and brooding no rival. No# aijj«: then we.hear of avpjersoa of note ■> embracing : . her communion, and sucha- mw as a Protes tant will be 'said" was ay quiet gentlemanly fellow,_nofrbotb.Bring himself or his mends about religion;, doing: the 'genteel thing, going to church; on Sunday, bat he got Dittett by those Ritualists, andi he's gone "over m> Rome and gone regularly mad. We kno/WLj her b» be »the« oldest iostittttion in- tlci world, yet there's no.Bign of old: age in her. Everyv person must "con olnde- "tbsit old age meinsj? and,feingß'withfit,'|a stoppage' of growth,., wasting away, a desJiheof strength, and,.in : faci; I a second: childhoodL On the contr«y/ . she. is acknowledged b^ her enemies Uf^te •* C f rßsh and she was two tho^and; y^ars ago.,, Sir, the next remark uppn. tn»? ißev. Mr Hassa»d?a paper which I.h»ve*to> make is, "On what .nthority do *n* Bollingefiites assume the title of OW'O.tho* lies?" The miMßter of St. M.tthftW• lobservea,that the>?• Pope and bis* follomeM,. 'bythe dogma of infallibilityi they have de l parted from the faith of the Old Ep»n ~ !Catholic Church, as defined by thpCoaß^W , Trent.'' Ska rev. gentleman, »ft w^ I*|s ;part of his pa,per, Bays that the I Catholics were endeavouring tp guard .gain?' , any impression tb at they were anewMtt > seM^Joristftutbd sect. On tke contjrary (ajys , Mr Hassard). they claim to belong to th.t i One, Holy, Cathqlic, and Apostolic Church j ? and again the ,rey. gentleman, says :—,^iJn9 » -charaoteristioof the moment is exceedingly t interesting to'us as members of the Anglicaa , "Communion for the simple reason that «w , ; Church sbuiels upon almost exactly the swa* k -basis." Sir, relative to InfaUibdityvof-^^ s Saintly Pius the Ninth, he spoke but wm f word—he merely expressed a wish to see °\MA - brethren around him, and from the en^f-ffK5 r the earth they came in orowds to pledge.lJJ^ V, allegiance an«w*t the shrine of »sw» 4 «^" !■ lay their heart'r homage loTi^yfVW i : thto'g iM, afr that C-mnciV the-frWW

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