SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This evening, 4.0 ; to-morrow mom ing, 4 38 ST7N t*Er -Thi* evening, 5.30. SUN RISK-To moirow morning, 6 39. MOON'S AUJE—;&ew moon 31atlnat, 11.20 a.m.

ARRIVALS

John Rennie, ship, Nicholson, from London

DEPARTURES.

owigf, ba rqne, for Newcastle Golden Isle, schooner, for Russell

63?" A special charge is made for consignees' or shippers' names inserted in this column.

IMPORTS.

Per John Rennie, from London: 320 qr.-barrels Wasting powder, 12 rolle galvani el ne'tiug, 3 casks chalk, 5 packages sieves, 2 casks axles, 168 camp ovens and ever?, 52 pots, S3 Kess nails, 93 bundles tubes, 20 kegs grease, 10 casks p-iints, 20 k*-gs red lead, 9 rolls sheet lead, 4 casks lc^idpipe. 4 enskschot, 8 cases stove.*, 4 casi-s ditto, 17 packages maclrinfry, 13 casks hardware 7 cases dilto E. P.-rter and Co.

Per Behing, from Sydney : 8 cases ploughs, 35 do ares, 1 do braces, 1 do boring machines. —E. Porter and Co.

V er John Eennie—'2ooo firebricks, 13611 bars iron, 40 kegs brads, 16 cases muntz metal, 14 wrapped anvils, 2 casks staples, 2 wheels, li casks, 20 cases, T. and S. Morrin.

Per John Rennie—s cases sulphuric acid, 2 casks alum, 2 casks soda crystals, 1 case oxalic acid, Ireland Broa.

Per John Rennie—l4 bal*s, 7 packages, Stone Bros. Per Dover Castle, from London : 4 cases thrashing machine 4 do chaff cutters, 25 bundles spades, 4 casks spades, 2 do hardware.—B. Porter and Co.

Per John Rennie, 847 tons register, from London : Plan cottons, £1492 ; coloured cottons, £1477 ; printed cottons, £1766 ; woolens and worsteds, £1819; flannels, i 294; linen to bales, £463 ; linen in cases. £918; cottons and woo)leap, £445; silk and cottons, £242; silk and velvets. £634 ; shawls and mantes, £720 ) millinery, £1340 ; hosiery, £118 ; sewing thread, £54; haberdashery, £5651 ; -um brellas, £97; cambric handkerchiefs, £93; cotton and linen shirts, £468 ; apparel, £8645 ; blankets, £52; carpets and rugs, £85; toiletand table cloths, £18 ; straw hats, £905; felt ha;s and caps, £1363; dressed lea'her, £295; wro> ght lrather, -1275: saddlery, C 850; sheathing, £73; flo"r-cloths, £33: sewing machines, £137; yea.as, 152 cases; agricultural implements, £258; agricultural machinery, £195 ; railway ard general machinery. £l9t; books, £131 ; pap.r, 172 cwt; stationery, £411; ranerhangings, £al9 ; hor.-eanJ h»ir sa*tiDsr, £81, upholstery, £72 ; tinware, £15; brushnwe, £154; plated and papier mache good*, £17i; toys, £138; firearms, £115 ; pianos, £95 ; corks, £33; cloefcs and watches, £90 : pertumery, £195 ; seeds, £159 ; clay pipes, £38: gunpowder, 139 cwt ; iron tanks. £4 ; lead shot, 1 ton ; hardware and cutlery, £2,037 ; bar and rod iron, 91 tons ; plate iron, 1 ton ; pig iron, 60 tans ; gal vanised iron. 13 tons ; sh°et lead, 7 tons ; pipe lead, 2 tons ; yellow metal, 13 tons; copper, 1 ton ; tin plates. 21 boxes ; iron nails, 12 tons; wire and wire rope, 15 tons ; zinc, 2 tons ; steel, 1 ton; linseed oil, 4,807 gallons; rape oil 100 gallons; cod oil, 75 gallons; poiuffcolours, £720; flvitelass, £27; window glass, £30; foreign window glass £57; chin* and earthen ware, £324; glass hottles, £22; woolpachs, «242; canvas £573 ; cordage, £42 ; lines and twines, £7; brick*, 2 ; cemeat, 400 barrels; tobicco. 241 lb*, ; brandy, bula, 1200 gallons ; brandy, case, 600 g^Urns ; rum, proof. 1340 gallons ; geneva, 1070 gallons ; British spirits, in bulk, proof, 631 gallons ; British spirits, ia case, proof, 333 gallons; perfumed spirts, 45 g*ll<-ns ; red wine. 422 gallons ; white wine, 173 g<ll->ns ; beer, in bulk, barrels of 36 gallons 15; beer, In xlass, bwrels of 36 gallons, 62, sardine?, £272; assorted oilmen's sto res, £405; vinegar, 1035 gallons; pepp- r and spice?, 2 cwt; coco*, 10 cwt; chocolate 3 cwt; iung gla»s and gelatine, £49; mustard, £155 ; starch £56; blue, £28 ; patent groats, 11 owt; white salt, 69 tons ; soda crystals, 5 tons; bi cirbonate of soda, 40 cwt; candles 51 cwt; soap. 15 cwt.; raisins, 74 ewe; cur rants. 377 cwt; French plums. 22 cwt ; confectionery, 154cises; apothecarywaie. £326; sulphur, 40 cwt; baking piwder, £U; cornflour, £49; grease, 111 cw;. Total value of carcrn, £il, 100.

Per John Renni^ from London : 1 op.sa gloves, 1 case hosiery, 1 case fhirts and shirtings, 1 case haberdashery.—J. M. McLachlan.

EXPORTS.

Per Prospector, for Levuka: 10 cases hams and bacon, 1 case cheese, Coupland and Co.

"We have received [information that the schooner Mary King, having loaded a cargo of sawn timber for Lyttelton at Taitua saw-mills, was towed to sea yes terday week.

Messrs Ireland Bros shipped, per Enterprise, for the Thames—2 biles leather; per Kowena, for Tauranga and Opotiki—2 bales leather.

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARK ST.

Ma Altred BtJ'Kf.Aun's Weekxy Rttpobt.— Bemuera Yards : The market on Thursday was p'enti fnlly supplied with cows cf a secondly cHsz : prires were low. Store c vttle in moderate Tiiunbers, with an irregular sale on the whole Thi prices of the 1-iet few weeis were barely sustained, ij'at c ittle in lees than average numbers: 123 head penned Prices advanced 2s 6d the 100 lbs. Fat calves rc-irce, and at extreme values. No st«re sheep offered, fat sheep in limited numbars, 350 bead penned, bat all h'iavy weight, and good quality ; price steady at list wrek's values. Prices given were : Dairy cows, £5 to £8 ; heifers and cows, ,-63 15s to £5 10s ; two-and-a-half ye«-old steer 3. £5 to £5 12s 64 ; calves, 30s to 35s ; fat cattle, 37s 6d to 42s 6d the 100 lbs ; fat sheep 4d the lb Averages were: K. TayJor, 25 steers, £1? 17s 6d; «i. rtcswarl:, 11 bead, £10 8; Murray. 9 steers, £13 2s; vV. f.iardiaer, 24 staers, £10 2s ; J. B. Nicnolls, 11 steers. £12 2s 6rt.

CLOTHING.

Men's Mackintosh Coats, 11/0; worth 17/0 > Men's Whitney Overcoats 27/6 „ 40/ g Men's Inverness Capes 18/0 „ 27/6 Youths' Inverness Capes 11/0 ~ 17/0 ,_5 Men's Pilot Coats 10/6 „ 25/ C Youths' Tweed Suits 21/ „ 27/ fr) Boys' Wliitney Coats 7/11 „ 11/6 » Men's Heavy M"lton Shirts 8/0 „ 11/ fa Tweed for Boys' wear 1/11 „ 2/9 Come early and make your'choice, a3 it is only the Balance of our "Winter Stock we offer at Rcixoes Prices ! !!

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows . — Pot Tnames, this day at 6.30 pm, and to-morrow at 9 30 am For New Caledonia, per Leslie, this day at 5 p m For Coromacdel, to-morrow a t 930 am For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, Walpn, etc, par Ltdy towen, on Saturday at 9am For Levuka, per Prospector, to-morrow at 1 pm for Whuianga, Tairua, 'J anrangu, and Opotiki. per Kowena, to morrow at 4pm For Ta'anaki, Southern Provinces, and Anstralian Colonies, per ss Hawea, en Monday, 30th instant, at 8a m. For newspapers at 7 am. For money orders and registered letters on Saturday at 5 p m For Levuka, Fiji, per Emu, on Monday next at 9 a m For WaDgarei, <&c, Russell, Wangaros, and Mongonui, per lona. on Monday next at 4pm Per City of Melbourne, on Friday, 3rd September, as follows:— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, and Foreign West Tndies, 10 30 a m ror the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, ai 10.30 am For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9.30 a m Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d, in addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board up to the time of sailing. For Chatham Islands, per Magellan Cloud, on Friday, 3rd September, at 3 p m S. B. Blßs, Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

SKILLON—HINSBY.—At St. Paul's Church, on the 14th August, by the Rev. C. M. Nelson, Thomas Skillon, to Sarah Eliza, only daughter of the late Isaac Knights Hinsby.

DEATHS.

MARSTON.— On the 27th instant, in the 58th year of his age, James Vann Marston, Solicitor. The funeral will leave his late residence, Ponsonby Koad, on Sunday, the 29th instant, at 3 p.m.

KICHARDS —On Tuesday last. 24th instant, at the Woiroa Saw Mills, Aratapu, Mark, third son of Mrs. Cavannah, aged 23 years, deeply regretted by all who knew him.

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1875

Jfr the mum that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, *OT the future in the distance, Aad thereof that we can <te. •

In a lengthy letter published in another column, Mr Dargaville adduces the reasons which he believes exist against the separa tion of the two islands of N"ew Zealsnd. It is not our intention to question the calcula tions of revenne and liabilities made by Mr Dargaville. We assume for the present that they are correct. These calculations lead Mr Dargaville to the conclusion that' the in come of the North Island will be £600,000 per annum, and the necessary expenditure £630,000. For a Financial Statement made, not as by moßt Treasurers, for the purpose of presenting a glowing picture of finance, but compiled expressly to deter, we cannot help saying that Mr Dargaville has made out a moat excellent case for separation. So far as our experience goes of financial statements all ov^r the colonies, a deficiency of five per cent, as be tween estimated receipts and expenditure, would be very far from an unusual approxi mation ; and, if we could fed assured that Mr Dargaville was absolutely accurate, we

would not hesitate to say that, so far as questions of finance are concerned, separation presents a prospect much more hopeful than is entertained by many of its very warm ad vocates. Anyone who recollects the stormy controversies that preceded the separation of Victoria and Queensland from the parent colony will admit that Mr Dargaville is ex ceeding temperate. We have a vivid recollec tion of the scorn with which man spike of the consummate itnpudenca of Moretoa Bay with its paltry revenue, whose thousands were calculated to stand not at three figures but at two or even one ; and the overwhelming liabilities on the other side of the folios which were embraced in numerals, we fear to say how many. The insanity of those separationisfcs and the certainty of coming disaster, financial and political, pro duced a silent but universal shaking; of wise heads by the side of which Mr Dargaville's "take care" is mild and temperate indeed. Queensland sowed its wild oat 3, as Victoria had done before her, and both went through what was called " suffering a recovery," and those two colonies occupy a position now to which "New "Ulster," miy be very proud to aspire. But admitting that Mr. Dargaville's statement is exceed ingly and unusually lucid, there are a few difficulties thai; su?ge3t themselves. He shows thai; if separated our revenue will not be sufficient for our necessities. But he does not say how, if not separated, and if the present Government scheme were law, tha same difficulty would be obviated. To say that the "consolidated revenue" would do it is merely childish, and Mr. Dargaville is too shrewed a man. to say a childish thing. The proportion of consolidated re venue raised elsewhere is required else where, and no sane man expects that the South can or will have its moneys given to support our North ern gaols and schools and hospitals. As for the land fund, we know that that is fixed irrevocably for ever if the present pro posal becomes a part of the Constitution ; and even if ever the Government are compelled to lay hands on it, as fondly imagined by some Northern Abolitionists, it will be to satisfy the public creditor, not to support our criminals or make our roads. If then, the financial difficulty presses, and " additional taxea" must be imposed, as hinted by Mi Dargaville, wo ask Mr Dargaville whether it would be more satisfactory for the requi site taxation, or the requisite retrenchment to be fixed by the people of the North Island themselves, or to have it done by a Parliament in which the representatives of the South must have such a preponderat ing and, if requisite, an overwhelming influ ence. We teel confident that on this point, separated from alt others, Mr. Dargaville would admit that it would be better it should be done by the North Island itself.

While we admit that Mr Dargaville presents a very glowing picture of the circumstances in which our new northern colony would be launched on ita independent career—circum stances on his own showing, much more favourable than any anticipations ever pictured by the opponents of the eoparation of Port; Phillips and Moreton Bay, he omits somethings that might bo thrown in to finish the picture. For he has not included in his calculations the possibilities of revenue from proceeds of the«letting or the sale of land, or the development of new resources, nor even does he recognise the present provincial revenues proper of the several provinces. They may not be large, but still in the aggre gate they amount to a nice little sum and it would come in as a pretty little adjunct to the provision available for our setting up in houaekeeping on our own account. Very judiciously, however, Mr Dargaville throws some shadows into his picture, and the most effective of these is that vague and ghostly thing, the native difficulty. We are aware thab Mr Darga ville is a devout disciple of the McLean policy and believes in the potency of flour and sugar. He mußt, however, remember that there is a very large section of us who believe that the native office is an incubus that could profitably be thrust aside ; that if Auckland had had the arranging of her own destinies the native difficulty would never have arisen, and that at the present hour the wheat fields of Waikato, tilled by industrious and happy Maories would, as in other days, have been filling the Waitemata with a fleet of store-ships bearing the staff of life to other lands, and bringing back wealth to rich and prosperous colonists, had it not been for fire eating friends who gush over the glory of the race, and other ecstatic but rather unpracti cal sentiments. And there are very many of us who believe that, if we were allowed to restore and cultivate the old friendly rela tions, and f the army of mercenaries whose existence depends on the continuance of chronic soreness between the two races were removed, the Maories not less than ourselves would long for the return of the good old times, when friendship and mutual confidence and co-operation constituted the relations between the races. But Mr. Dargaville for gets that the bond of federation between the islands, is part of the scheme, and that this might be the security agaiast the "Maori scare " if ever it arose, just as it would neces sarily have to be the bond of connection and the medium of gaurantee between the feder ated islands and the public creditor. We are sorry Mr. Dargaville is o the wrong and what must be the losing ; for separation is as inevitable as the risii of the sun to morrow. We fancy he is only half-hearted in his present reasoning and we should like to see him with those ho wish to make Auckland once more the capital of a great and flourishing colony. When that happy event arrives then the element of jealousy and disunion being eliminated in an amicable and brotherly parting of two peoples whose interests are in no way identical, our young colony to use the beautiful and eloquent peroration of our correspondent no longer " weakened and distracted by envy ings and jealousies will soon begin to feol the pulse of a young but united nation beating, within her. And our best men will stand forth, animated by feelifiga of pririe and patriotism without which no country ever yet became great or powerful."

Mr. G. M. lliiu c\i es oP. H Wilson as follows: "Your o r;e;r ondent *J. H. Wilson,' in his letter in last night's Star with reference to the meeting in the Me chanics' Institute re free library, makes the following statement; 'Mr.-Main ought to remember thab neither the library at the Mechanics' or that at the Young Men's Christian Association are worth the rates of subscription.' Permit me, in reply, to state that I cannot charge my memory with any thing of the kind. As a subscriber, formerly, of 13 years' standing to tha Mechanics', and of nearly 20 yeara to the Young Men's Christian Association library, I have been very well satisfied with the equivalent given for the fee demanded —namely, a fraction under 21. a-week. The Mechanics' has from ( three to four thousand volumes, and a small but 'choice reference library ; that of the Young Men's, though numerically inferior, has a"fresher selection of books, more than half of the two thousand volumes on its shelves being current literature bought since the beginning of 1872, to which an addition has been made during the present mouth. Your correspondent ex presses his 'sorrow' at the result of the meeting, and the ' disgrace' likely to be brought on the city thereby ; if he felt so strongly on the matter he should have at tended, the meeting, and by his voice and vote assisted to carry Mr. Reed's motion. Men who are profuse in their regrets when the moment for action has been suffered to slip, can scarcely complain if they are subjected to the imputation of insincerity. I have rpason to know that ' Mr P. H. Wilson, Turner-street,' is not a ratepayer at all, or in possession of any property which is likely to figure in the city rate-roll. As he seems to consider it to he perfectly legitimate to obtain his miscellaneous reading, gratuitously, at the expense of a portion of his fallow-citizens, it would be extremely difficult to commite what amount of literature he would consider a quid pro quo for his 21 a week. We owe the present financial position of our literary institutions very largely to the ungenerous amd unjust criticism of persons like your correspondent, upon their respective commit tees of management, by which m*ny excel lent citizens are deterred and disheartened from giving their time and means for the pnblic good. As you have, Rir. in the days gone by, suffered severity from the same form of attack in your efforts to reform one of the institutions under notice, it is un necessary for me to dilate at further length upon the subject.—Yours, &c, G. M. Main. "

On communication with the Quarantine Station "Enquirer" writes: Sir, —Would you inform mo whether a letter, if sent through the Post Office in the u«nal manner to any of the passengers by the Dover Castle (now in quarantine), would be forwarded to thorn.—Youis, *.c, Enquirer.—[Ye3 : Ed. E.S.]

A correspondent on board the Dover Castle sends us the following notes of the move ments of the ship since arrival :—" Wednes day, I p.m.—Hove uo both anchors and pro ceeded under the jibs to tho quarantine station; at 5.10 pm. anchored starboard anchor. 75 f ithoms chain. All n'ght blowing a heavy pale with sq 'jails. 6.30, s^nt life boat to effect a landing and see the officer in charge. G a.m.—Got the boats in the water. Rent the gig on shore, but the wind and sea rose to such a pitch we could not Land a pincrie passenger. Th«y are all in very yood health. Appreciate the fresh provisions very much, also the newspapers the Auckland people sent them. The single girls were in readiness to land, but to-morrow I trust it will be finer. To-day we dragged a bit anil have two anchors and 100 fathoms of ohain."

A very able Jotter containing very elaborate cilcuUtions of tho amount to be paid linger the Govornnaent abolition me*«nrefi to High way Boards, app^ari j n the Waikalo Time-? from the pen of Mr. Thomas Wilson, chairman of the Newcastle District Board. Mr. Wil«on shews conclusively that the road districts which most need rtssistanca will ba much worse off pecuniiirly under the new system than under the old, notwithstanding tho showy profit of £2 for £1 of rates, and that they will not be in a position to bear nil the burden of roadp, bridees, etc., thrown upon them He also shows that section 4 of the Local Government Act requiring a petition of resident ratepayers rente senting half the property in a district in order to get a district under the Act formed, would preclude tho possibility of forming highway districts almost throughout this province. Tho same clause would enable lar^e holders (for whose benefit it was, no doubt, formed) to put a veto on the forma tion of road districts for rating purposes. The Waikat» Times which is giving the Gov ernment a very strong support, and has been chiefly instrumental in getting up the meet ings in favour of the Government there, says: "The writer has evidently gone minutely into figures, and devoted considerable study to the Bill, and his conclusions appear to be very striking." Our contemporary will find that the more these extraordinary measures are examined the more "striking" will be the devices brought to light, and the more ingenious the contrivances to elevate large landholders over the poor struggling settler.

The North Shore is to be the scene of contest to-morrow afternoon between Forth Shore and Parnell Football club?. The lat ter team will proceed by tho 2"30 boa*, comprising Messrs Ooates, Blaydon, Yon Tetnpsky, Haultain.. J. Philson Cotton, Peacock, Beale, Castelli, Tonka. Somerville, Mowbray, Jone?, Robertshaw, Russell, Woodhouse and Gossett.

Last evening was anything but favorable to a coDcerfc, and the wet, boisterous weather, no doubt had the effect of thinning the audience at the City Hall concert, in favour of a lady in distressed circumstances. The bill of fare, however, was creditably presented, and the promised viand 3 pro duced for the enjoyment of the auditory. The performance, of a varied character, by gentleman amateurs and members of the Hobson Band Minstrels, were satisfactorily presented. At the close of the entertain ment, tba younger portion of the audience formed a quadrille party.

George Whitefield, tiis life and labours, is the subject of the Rev. W. J. Williams lecture this evening in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association, Welleß ley-street.

The members of the Choral Society have fixed on Tuesday evening next for the repe tition of the musical performance entitled the " Crimson Scarf," in the Choral Hall.

On Sunday evening next the Rev. S. Edger, 8.A., will deliver a lecture on " Books, what, why, and how to read." The lecture, which will be deliverad in the Loirne-street Hall, will be of special interest to young persons.

We have received the following :—" Sir, —Your notice in the Evening- Star police report of last night would appear to; some of my dear friends aa though I was not inclined to pay the Education Rate, and being a teacher of youth myself my apparent refusal to pay a lawful rate would cause surprise. Permit me, therefore, in justice to myself to state that I am a poor man in a worldly sanae, and having none of the silver and gold of this world I am not in a positioii to pay. My school income brings in but a email weekly pittance, and, like John Bunyan of old, I make a shilling or two now and then by mending a neighbour's kettle or saucepan; and my odd hours I devote to teaching big£«r boys gratuitously. On Sundays I endeavour, by expounding the Scriptures* to l«ad my ftllow-pilgrim* into the way of peace. I do not object to the Education tax, as Tkomas Share and George Main well knoweth, as well as my dear friend Mr Cornford.—Yours, &c, James Doddington Clabke." [Since the letter was in type, and too late to withdraw it, Mr. Clark has.informed us that the foregoing is a forgery, and his own letter appears else where in to-day's issue. We have shewn Mr. Clark the manuscript, and trust he will be able to discover the forgery, when we shall cordially assist him in dealing with the joker according to his deserts.—Ed. E/S.] i

To-morrow evening, the Prince of Wales Theatre will be re-opened by Mr G. W. Collier and his unique company, consisting of a number of ladies and gentlemen whose names are welMmown fco the public, including Misa Clara Stephen9on, and Mrs Seatle, and Messrs Poole, Deering, Sweeney, Hill, and others. It was intended to introduce the drama of ';The Female Detective," but in obedience to public desire, the management have decided that the startling, sensational, and poetical play of "The Bells " shall be repre sented in its stead. The play was per formed some twelve months ago at this theatre, and at the time of its performance it created quite a sensation, and produced an immense fund of enjoyment. The play ia founded on a foreign legend at Christmas time, when the sdow was supposed to lay deep in the forest. The play ia full of scene and incident, and as a fitting climax, a murder is committed, and the ringing of the midnight bells lias something to do with tne discovery. The drama is therefore of a lively character, and those who have not seen it will be glad of the opportunity. We notice that a complimentary benefit will be given on Mon day evening to Mr. Collier, who has done so much to keep the drama alive in Auckland, and on that occasion the really beautiful play of " Rip Van Winkle" will be presented. Tliis piece was well adapted by Boucicault for the stage from the original story of that graceful American writer, Washington Irving, whose pen ha 3 immortalised " Sleepy Hollow." " Rip Van Winkle," in the hands of Jefferson and Mrs. Billington, held its ground for more than a hundred nights at the Adelphi Theatre, in the Strand, and when well put upon the stage, as it will be on Monday night with new scenery and effects, cannot fail of successful results.

To the Editor: Sir, — I distinctly aver than I nover told you or anyone elae that I had bean paid a sovereign for going to the meeting at the Wnau, and that had I clone so, I should bare been guilty of a gross falsehood. Requesting you will insert this,— I am, &c, John Mason. [And the Editor of this paper distinctly avows that on the after noon of Tuesday last the 24th inst. in Quesn street and at the corner of Vulcan Lane Mr. Mason told him that he had received a sovereign for going to the Whau, and Mr. Me Gaul, as reported in Tuesday's Herald, appears to have siid publicly at the meeting, respecting Mr. Mason "he said also that he was paid for coming here." Ed. E S.]

A football nr-itch between the Auckland College and the Choral Hall School Clubs has been arranged for Saturday next, in the Domain. Play to commenca at 2 p.m. sharp. A close and interesting game is looked for, and none of the players are to be over the ago of fifteen. The following are the teams : Auckland College—A. Hanna (Captain,) Peter, Farrell, McMillan, Fowler, McGregor, Binnev, Done, Cromwell, Halstead, Cleane, Laird, Symon, Haslem and Craig. Choral Hall School-Ellis, (Captain) Russell, Mo ginie, Hutson, Fairs, Hughes, Hawkins, Comrie, Pillcutty, Griffiths, Davis, Treemain, Finlay and Eyre.

A foot-ball match between the Grafron and Ponsonby clubs will, weather permit ting, be played on the Metropolitan ground, Symonds-street, tomorrow afternoon, com mencing at half past two. The following will be the players: Grafton—Snodgrass, R. Mason, White, Beale, Caßtelli, Kwen, Rose, Archard. Moss, Copland, Ring, Bodle, Green, Burt, Tonks, and Earl. Ponsonby— J. and T. Mackay, W. and F, A. Jones, Herriea, Townshend, Lswia, Sutton, Hamil ton, O'Sullivan, Gleeson, Dignan, Yates, King, tftirburn, and Owen.

Mr Clark's letter to the Bench yesterday led to a false impression, namely that he was accusing the Rev. Mr Cornford of untruth, wherexs he really intended to m»i stain the truth of the certiric-ite of poverty given him hy the Rev. Mr Corn fo-d, which was as follows : —" Mr T. Shove, Chair nan of Educational Cornmictee. —July 8, 1873—Sir, —I beg leave to solicit that James Dalliston Clark, gasfitter, &c, &c, of Uuion-street, may be exempted from payment of the ' Educational Rate,' hia poverty being such that he is incapable of meeting the claim.—l remain, sir, yoara truly, P. H. Cornford." Mr Ciark him self writes :—" Sir, — With respect to the closing part of my letter which appeared in your Si'AR last evening, where it reads " 1 could pay," ought to read "I could not pay." The error i 3 my own, and no one else is to blame, the word not being left out in the original.—J. D. Clark.—N\B.—One word for all. A3 lam assured the present system of secular education to be a curse, and not a blessing, I am bound for conscience sake to withdraw it. —I am, &c, J. D. Clark, Union-street, Auckland." The adjourned special general meeting of the Loyal Orange Institution will be held this (Friday) evening at the same hour and place.

The Ship Dover Castle in Quarantine.

Landing of Single Girls

[PER ' STAR ' CARRIER PIGEON.\

Quarantine.Static-ft, 2 p.m.

It was blowing a gale all night; ship with two anchors down. The weather was mode rate in the morning, so took the single girls on shore with their beds, &c, for the purpose of washing and fumigating their beds. ; The landing was effected in safety; but the pier is no good, as the boats only can land at half-flood.

Weather permitting we shall have them all on board to-night. There is not a single case of sickness, and the immigrants look in the best health. To-morrow (weather permitting) the married people will be landed.

On the immigrants seeing the ship come in (I suppose the John Rennie), they hoped it was the Carisbrook Castle, and hoped that they would come and lie by us, as fair play is a jewel, and they have as much right to be here as us.—A. Menzies, Chief Officer.

Arrival of the John Rennie.

The fine iron ship Rennie, Capt. Nicholson, wa? signalled inside Tiri Tiri just before sun seb last night, and came into harbour at nine o'clock this morniug, after a passage of 106 days from London. She brings 33 passen gers of all classes and a large general cargo, and is consigned to Messrs. Cruickshank and Co. The John Rennie belongs to Messrs. Deritt & Moore, of London, and is under charter to Messrs. Shaw, Savill 8r Co. She is a strong full-Jined vessel, of 848 tons register, and. was built by the firm she is named after, Messrs. Eennie & Co. Passengers :-- Saloon: Mr Henry Johnson, Mrs Johnson and four children, Mr Cuthbert McKellar, Mrs McKellar, and Mr Taylor. Second-cabin,: Mr George Towle, Mr William ) Martin, Mr Robert Alfred Burgess,§Mr E. IP. Hulme, Mr Albert E. Capps. 3rd class : Mr and Mrs Crow and 4 children, Miss Jnlia O'Connor, Miss Ann Fitzpasrick. Messrs John Litten, F. W. Cook, William Elliott, Henry and Walter Burton, George Lory, Mr Daniel McLaughlin and Mrs McLaughlin and 2 oatliren, Walter Shaw, Auguste Neider mayr, Richard Sandall and son. Captain Nicholson has kindly furnished us with the foll.;wlig r#port of thß ship's passage :—Left the Docks en the 10th May, and Gravesend on the 12th. Saw the lait of the land—the Start Point—on the 17th. Very light JS. winds and fine we*ther for tho first wsek. right 3d Cape Antoniaon the 2nd Juna. Crossed the Equator oa the 10th June, 25 days from the Start Point The U.E. trades were moderate, and no B.E. trades were met at all; but the wind was due from the south for some time after crossing the line. Sighted the .coast of Brazil on the 15t,h June. Stood off and on on the coast for about four days, being baffled by the south wind. Lett the coast of Brazil on the 19th, 80 miles south of Pernam buco, ihe wiad then being S. by JS. Thence till ahreast of Trestan D'Acuhna light breezes followed by moderate JPf.W. breezes to the longitude of the Cape, which was crossed on Yon 23rd July, in 39.16 S.,

7e%Un& verr strong B.W. breezes were experienced S \2\ul the weaker became very squally^nd the to Th s was done, but noo before some fixtures on mmmm SlcPwitoto Channel. Got und-r weigh again at halinatff this morning, and entered the harbour at 10 o'ctock Having powder on board the pilot broSght the vessel to an anchor in the powder ground. vESS]SLS ST - GHTED atjd spoken. May 2a-L«ige Cape steaner bound home ; lati- Arnf^SpX d Bt°a Ue th ship Acadia, from London.

SUPREME COURT.— Yesterday.

SITTINGS IN BANKRUPTCY.

(Before His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies.) IS RE OBORGE GILES. The bankrupt, well known as a butcher in Queen-street, was opposed by the National Bank Mr MacCormick appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr Hesketh for the JNational Bank Com- The following is a statement of the bank rupfs affairs :-On July the 12fch, 1874, his liabilities were £148 8s Id, with a surplus of £848 3i. The liabilities on the 20;h of Juiv 1875, were £3041. The assets at the same date, included book debts, £256 ; land at Ponsonby, £72; 150 shares ia the Windsor Castle Gold-miniag Cmpany, £ISO ; 40 shareß in the National Bank, £155 ; stock tools pony, and spring-cart, £24 ; leasehold property in Queen-streec, £1300 ; deficiency, £921 The bankrupt's plea was, first: his business fell off in consequence of his being burnt out ia May 1874 ; second : the bank stopped his credit in August of the s-ime year, and the loans from Powley and others were obtained in order to enable him to carry on the busi ness ; at the time of the fire, he had a balance of £900 in his favour with sca>c3ly aoy liabilities. It was elicited that bankrupt was unable to keep his business books, and his accounts were entrusted to others; the statement, not being sufficiently intefligib'e in regard to various items, his Honor ad journed the case until next Court day, in order that an amended and more accurate statement might be brought forward to the satisfaction of the Court.

THIS DAY.

His Honor took his seat at 11.15 a.m,

P.E JAMES FOOT,

The 'petitioning creditor in this case— William James Dalton—claimed the sum of £097 7a- Cd. for work and labour done, and money advanced to James Foot, a farmer of Maramarama, but who became insolvent, and is now caafiued as a debtor in Mount Eden gaol : for that he, the "said James Foot, became bankrupt with the view of" defeating a judgment given against him in favour of George William Friend for the sum of £55 14s. 7d., and of defeating other of his creditors. The defence was that W. J. Dalton owed the bankrupt a sum of £205 19s. 9d. for a special contract, and was also indebted for other moneys advanced by bankrupt. The allegation that by committing an set of bankruptcy he intended to defeat George WilJiam Friend and others of their just claims was decied.

Mr. Bennett appeared! for the petitioner, Mr. Rees (for. Mr. Joy) for the bankrupt, and Mr, Hughes for the Provisional Trustee Mr. Itees addressed the Court at great length, arguing that there was no proof tha* Foot, whose mouth was now closed, had any intention of delaying ordefeating his creditors by his act of bankruptcy, and the petition ing creditor in the present instance, if he w:>s really a creditor, ought to have established his claim before the seizure of Foot's pro perty took place. He (Mr. Rees) therefore defended the action of his client, qaoting in support from a number of authorities.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— This Day.

{Before F. D. Fenton, Esq., R.M.) JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS.

T. and S. Morrin v. Wm. McCracken; claim £7 lfis," on promissory note. Costs £1 19.—James Gorry v. Bridget Skerry ; claim 15s, steaks and chops. 2s 6d per week. Costs 93.—Wm. Jamieson v. Harry J. Ellis ; claim £2 12s 6. Costs 14s. GEORGE THORPE V. HUGH SULLIVAN. ', Claim, £1 10s. The defendant, a fisherman, deposed that he owed the money, but could not pay it. Plaintiff said that Sullivan could pay ; he could afford to spend pounds on a Saturday night. His Honor : Is it so ? Defendant: I just went on the spree last Saturday, and only spent about 30s. His Honor persuaded defendant to leave off spreeiug, and pay his debts like an honorable man. Judgment for plaintiff, to be paid in three weeks time. ADJOURNED CASES. John Waymouth, jun., v. Duncan McKen zie, claim—£l3 Bs, boat. Mr Laishley for plaintiff. Mr Kissling for defendant. Henry De Granviile v. Jame3 Jones, claim —£8. Mr Rees for plaintiff. This was all the business..

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Dr. Home, J. P., and P. A. Philips, Esq., J. P.) VAGRANT COWS. John Bailey, two cows Eden Road, ss. and costs ; John Mullally and Henry Smith, a like offence, 10s. and costs. CHIMNEY. Thomas Barnett, for allowing bis chimney to take fire in Parnell, was fined ss. and costs. coal oh ! Thomas Evans was charged with placing a load of coal on the foothpath in Queen-street, thus obstructing the f oothpath, contrary to the statute thereby made and provided. As it was bhewn that two men were en gaged removing it all the while, and the de fendant was not aware of the by-law, he was dismissed with a caution. SUNDAY GROG. Frederick Wallis, landlord of the Charle mont Hotel, Wakefield-street, was charged w'th supplying one s Charles Lyon with alcoholic liquor on Sunday last, he not being a bona fide traveller. Mr Hesketh appeared for the defence, and pleaded not guilty. Mr Inspector Broham conducted the case.

Sergeant Sannderson deposed that on Sunday, the 22nd of August, he in company with Sergeant O'Connor went into the Charlemont Hotel by the back door. They found thr '0 men sitting in a room. Two of them wore named Lyon and Barne3. They Lad glasses of gin each in' front of them. Witness asked how they came there, and they replied that they came in without being asked any questions. Lyon said he Jived at the corner of Coburg and Victoria-streets. Mr Wallis was in and out at the time and said Barnes was a travel ler. Barnea did not say so \ he said he lived at Eden Terrace. On being questioned, they

said they forgot who serTed them. Lw* admitted to having called for the drink To Mr Hesketh : It wa3 about noon. TJi had no bread and cheese or eatables in f of them. The other man gave a *fictiti name. He found it was Kendall. g e had a pint of beer, but had finished it < Charle3 Lyon, carter, Coburg-Btay \ j deposed that he lived about thref °\[J!* hundred yards from the Charlemoi^-'k? He went in there on Sunday between~^i^| 1 with Barnes. Barnes called for some?* freahment. He was told they would brin it directly. Witness said would he take * drink in the meantime, and Barnes reply "yes." Witness called out for gin and bitten He did not call out to anyone in particul[»' He sung it out. A boarder brought it, Tt was not to Mr Wallis he gave the order." Jf! did not know the name of the boarder. Conll not say where he gob it from. Had seen the man in the hotel before. Did not kjw whether he lived there. They drank th* liquor after the police went out, and W some refreshments before it. They were travellers on the occasion; had met fc Shortland street, and gone through Jreeman'g Bay, and round by Dedwood and Karangahape Road, when Barnes asked him in for some '• refreshments. He was in the hotel last night but did not speak about the case, except to say he would tell the truth. To Mr Hesketh : They bad been walking since ten o'clock. They had some bread and cheese and ale afterwards. He went out to Barnes' house at Nor-h road in the afternoon To the Court: Mr Wallia supplied the ale. He did noo ask any question, because it was a usual thing for Barnes to go in on Sunday. Thomas Barnes, ia the employment of Mr Gledhill, deposed that he lived at Eden , Terrace, about a quarter of a mile beyond where the tollgate used to be. Witness cor. roboratad the statement of the previous 1 witness about calling for refreshment. While waiting his friend taid, " Well, Tom, shall we \ive a drink while we are waiting?" ■ Jf e replied, " Well, I don't know. P'raps I willi" He called for suunnat. I think'he paid for it I know I didn't. I paid for. refreshment. Mr. Wallis didn't ask any questions, because he had been in the 'abit of going in there every Sunday when he came in to clean the 'orae. Sometimes he had dinner and sometimes tea. Mr Wallia knov/'d him. He had taken close on a dozea meals in th 9 house. He didn't patronise any other house in town. Frederick Kendall, sbosmaker, Hobson'g P*rfc," P-.niell remembered being in Mr Wallia's hotel oa Sunday. He had a pint of beer thare shortly before the police came in, about ten miautea. Lyon and Barnes were therein. They had driuka before them. Mr Wallis supplied witness with his pint. The drinks were at that time before the other j men. . '.■;

To Mr Hesketh: He stopped at home both on Saturday and Sunday nights. I did not pay Mr. Wallis to stay there, nor did he give the money back. Witness was in about ten minutes altogether. Sergeant O'Connor corroborated Sergeant Saunderson's testimony. Mr. Wallis wag standing looking on when witness tasted the gin aDd bitters. Mr. Walhs heard every . word that vva^ said. Lycn said he paid for the liquor. Witness ?aid to Mr Wallis that he was a foolish man for allowing these men into his house after the caution he got be fore. Ke did not say a word.

Mr Hesketh argued that if a man weDt a. walk of a few miles into the suburbs for plea sure he was a traveller, and a publican was ._ bound to supply him, and was exonerated|ot', doing so. He quoted several English" authorities in support of this view. Mr Broham contended that Mr Hesketh ; could not quote a single authority to show jj that when a, man was within a few hundred yards of his own hruse a publican was ex onerated from supplying hiua. In all the cases quoted the men had been several miles from home, and the public-house was natu rally the place togprocureljref reshments if they required it. But when a man was close to his own horn-, he ought to go there for. his refreshments.

Mr Hesketh said it would be impossible to draw the line under such a theory as that re ferred to by Mr Broham. At what exact ..;■ Doint wsre they to stop. He contended that if a man was a traveller afc all he must he so" -, until the end of his journey. Mr Broham s*id if Mr Hesketh's argument were to hold good public-houses might be kept opin all day. - A man who walked to Parnell on Sunday would be a traveller when he returned, and entitled to % be served as such. There was scarcely*, man in the city who did not walk out into !'■•■'' the suburbs on Sunday. J; >'• The Beach sustained Mr Hesketh's conten tion and dismissed the case.

ARRIVAL OF THE SUEZ MAIL.

BLUFF. (From our own Correspondent.) Thisday. | I The s.s. Albion arrived this morning with" the Suez Mail. Her English dates are to;the3; 18th ; Australian 21 st." SEQUEL ,: —to the— : ROMANCE OF AN IMMIGRANT, ♦

The Mooting on Board the John Ronnie.

PATIENT WAITING.

And she waited patiently1. Day after day was the visit paid to the agents of the. Ji>hßo Rennie, but stiil no sign of the ship. Many, a time did the expectant wife, while walking on the wharf with her infant daughter, strain her eyes to the signal staff trying to make out upon the yard-arm the dependent cone which she, w^* 8' told would herald the approach of the ship. This continued until the evening of yester day when just before sunset-the long desired token was displayed denoting " a ship inside, Tiri Tiri." New air was wild excite ment in her brain. What if it should-tort; be the John Jennie! What if her;/hat band should not be on board after ajf.i, ; But no,, the description given at the bflica of the agent of the ship in London was too accurate. He must have left in the' vessel, and there was but the. chance of nis having met with any accidentto prevent her meeting him. But then there was that other horrid thought that would intrude itself, 001 what she would to keep it out. What if there was another Mrs JST— on board. When this -thought crossed her brain tfie working of her features showed' the emotion she felt. A friendly waterman had promised to let her know the first opportunity that occurred of boarding the ship. Owing to the time at. which the John Rennie was made out, she was-: informed there was no chanc* of her coming in till the morning. o° she retired to her solitary couch, but not to rest, for sleep did not visit her eyes during the night THE VISIT OF ME. NICCOL'S LAUNCH; TO THE SHIP. Meanwhile, unknown , to Mrs •■■—-■■■ ■■"•> " had been arranged by Mr Taylor, the con tractor, whose father was among the saloon passengers, to charter Mr Niccol's Bteam launch and visit the ship last night. Thelauncß accordingly. lgft the .North Shore bet*gen eight and nine o'clock in the evemr>___Jd making a good run through the £n)Wi' reached the John Rennie, a few mtf e^sKßVd? the reef, about eleven o'clock. On h^^jfp launch were several gentlemen in Mr» Taylor, and before the ha* // aboard many minutes some one let1 ti*«#^ %4sl

"TKRHETEiNI> G" STATE, TKTDAY AUGUST 27T1B7j[_



GVESEY STEWART'S IMMI • GRANT'S RECEPTION. The Entertainment Committee will Meet at Mr Dargaville's Office, Shortland-street, on SATURDAY next, Agg. 28, at 4.30 sharp. HENRY BARTON, Sec. pro. tern. GREEN OATS. For Sale, a forward bulky Crop, and a bank of Prairie Grass. C. T. WHEW, Mount Hobson, Betnuera. A BRIDGED PROSPECTUS. THE LOAN & INVESTMENT COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (Limited). CHIEF OFFICE: CHBISTCHUECH Applications may now be made for the 10,000 Original shares. Copies of the Prospectus can be obtained at the various Branches of the National' Bank. Applicatipns, and all payments thereon, will be received and transmitted by the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), Auckland. . r . _ v NO TI C E.—The price of Horse Shoeing from >his date will be, for cash, ONE SHILLING per Bet less than previously charged ; also all kinds of Smith's Work, done at low hatj<.s, at B. M. BEIGHTON'S, Lonoon Shoeing Forge, Pitt stroet, top of Grey-street—3l*t July, 1875. OF S■ A L E, EX.'DOVER CASTLE.' 500- casks Knight, Bevan, and Stuxge's Cement 100 tons Salt, coaise ana fine 100 casks Soda Crystals.' L. D. NATHAN & CO. TMPEHATIYB SALE OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING-. A. LINABTJRY & CO. aving taken premises adjoining, having determined • to effect a CLEARANCE SALE, To obviate the necessity of removal of Stock, which otherwise must necessarily suffer deterioration. The SA.LE will continue for OFE 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 '"My New Importations of the most FASHIONABLE STYLE. A. LINABURY & C 0., 224, QUEEN-STKEET, Or a Door above "Wellesley-street, 3 Auckland. If Graveyards could Speak they might tell of thousands prematurely consigned to the "narrow house" in consequence of having disre garded their " small ailments ". No disorder, how ever trivial, can safely be neglected. If you are troubled" with a slight cough, or your stomach, bowels, or kidneys are out of order, it' you are weak or Bleepleas, be sure that there is danger. Banish all peril by a timely recourse to that sovereign regulator and strengthening cordial, Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps. . <~; ./■;,< ~



Blankets! Blankets ! A LARGE STOCK ON HAND, all Sizes, Purchased at Auction in an Over stocked Market, and to be Sold much below Regular Price. Blue Blankets from 11/6 per pair White Blankets from 12/6 per pair Also, Coloured Rugs, Counterpanes And Furnishing Goods of every description French Merinos Winceys Flannels Crimean Shirting Calicoes Hosiery of every description, &c. Boys' and Men's Clothing in great variety Witney Overcoats Macintoshes A Special Line of MACINTOSH COATS, sealskin lined, much below usual price. Lambswool Vests, Pants Crimean Shirts, Hats, Caps, &c B®~ Coiinti yorders carffullyand promptly executed RUSHBROOK & BEIDGMAN, [Late R. Hobbs], TVNGTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queen-street, Auckland. TT N X~~ L ~~D. 1,000 MEN'S TWEED COATS at 7/C Samuel coombes, City Clothing- Mart, 92, Queen-street. "DAKGAINS ! T> ARGAINS ! BARGAINS ! FOR TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO STOCK TAKING, We shall offer the following lines at such a Sweeping Reduction as to insure a CLEAR ANCE:— Ladies' Waterproof Cloaks, 8/6, 9/11, 10/0, 12/6. » Do., 14/6; worth 30/ Ladies' Oloth Jackets, 4/11, 6/9; worth 7/6 and 10/6 iJ Ladies' Wincey Skirts, 3/11: worth 6/6 iJ Ladies' Trimmed Hats and Bonnets, 3/9 ; worth <J 6/C M 9-4 White Blankets, 8/6 pair ; worth 12/6 10-4 Dark Grey do.. 10/6 pair ; worth 15/ P* Wincnys, /54, worth /S ; 30-inch wide, /9J, worth H 1/3 " o 6-4 All Wool Rob Roy and Shepherd Plaid, 2/6 ; worth 3/3 bd 3-4 Do. do., 1/6J ; -worth 1/11 q 38-ini'h Striped Homespun, for Skirts or Shirt- i-h ings, 1/3.V y French Merinos, l/o>-; worth 2/6 P5 Norwich Dress sferge, /10i ; worth 1/3 *J< Waterproof Tweed, full Width, 2/6 ; worth 4/0 w 9-4 Aluambra Quilts, 3/6 ' «y White Counterpanes, 4/6.



HOLLOWAY & GARLICK, CITY HALL, 230, Queen-street, Auckland. THE LOAN AND INVESTMENT COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED). Chief Office: CnniSTCHuncn. The Share List cf the Loan and Investment Com pany ■will positively cicsa on Saturday next, 2Sth August. Intending Eubfcribfra thou'd make early applica tion to THE NATIONAL BANK; Or to. ME. SAUNDERS, Insurance Buildings.