SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER : Ibis evening, 8.15 ; to- S morrow morning, 8.34 SUN SKI: This evening, 7.18 ; SUN EI3E : to morrow tnornlm?, 4.67 MOON'S AGE : First Quarter, 15th, 9.21 am

ARRIVALS.

Eowena, s s,, Stephenson, from the Bay of Islands Clematis, ketch, Palmer, from Napier Soul hern Cross, s s, from Tanranga Advance, schooner

DEPARTURES.

Hero, b s, Logan, for Sydney and Melbourne

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Tor Rarotinga—Blanche, schooner, at o n ce For Newcastle—Otago, birque, at "on C c ; Derwent and Isabella, bri?s, early For frydney— Wonga Wonga, ss, about 18th instant For the South—Ladybird, s s. Monday next For San Francisco—City of Melbourne, E.M.S.S., (English Mail). 21st instant For L«vuka-Belle Brandon, schooner early For Lyttelton— Waitangi, ship, Monday ; Albion, brig at once ; Flirt, brigaatine, early For London—City of Auckland, ship, Isth Jan For a Cruise—Southern Cross, Missionary barquentine early

VESSELS EXPECTED

City of Melbourne, ss, from Syduey, 21st instant "Wonga W.-nga, s s, from Syciney, early H.M.s. Blanche, from Sydney, early Clemati*, ketch, from Napier Papua, schooner, from Barotonga, early Cospatrick, ship, from London ; sailed Bth September Tilharee, barque, from London; sailed October 2 Warwick, ship, from London ; sailed October 11 Inverenc, ship, from London ; sailed October 30 Anazi, barque, f rem London; sailed October 28 Bapido, barque, from New York.via Adelaide, loading Edith Hose, barque, from New York; sailed Sept. 18 Clianticleei, brig, from Hobart Town, early Vision, brig, from Dnnedin, early TCdlth, schooner, from South Sea Islands, early Dauntless, (2), schooners, from Russell JBuropa, barque, from Sydney, early Kenilworth, scuooner, from Samoa, early Sir Isaac Newton, schooner, from Lyttelton Magellan Cloud, from Lyttelton, early Kyno, brigantine; fromßotumah, early

EXPORTS.

Per Blanche, for Rorotonga:—2 bales 'bagging, 20 boxes soap, 10 tons coals, 6 iron tanks, 100 empty casks, 40 bundles iron.—Owen and Graham, agents.

Per Flirt, for Lyttelton:—4o,ooo feet white pine sawn timber, 40 tons joiners' work, 25 tons drain pipes.—H. D. McKenzie, agent. Per Hero, for Sydney and Melbourne:—For Mel bourne : 2 cases cigarettes, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 100 cases beer, Henderson and Macfarlane; 1 case cartridges, T. and S. Morrin ; 6 boxes gold, Bank of New Zealand. For Sydney: 1 case grindery, B. Gittos and Son ; 3 cases vestas, S. Hoffrung and Co.; 15 bales phormiiun, J. R. Roberts; 35 bales fungus, J. Reed. —Cruickshank and Co., agents.

The s.s. Hero left this afternoon for Sydney and Melbourne. She was detained some hours behind her advertised time, by the enforced attendance of Captain Logan at the Police Court, in connection with a prosecution by Mr Rose, the emigration officer, a full report of which appears elsewhere. She takes the following passengers :—Saloon to Melbourne— Captain Yates, Mrs Blocksidge, Miss Whitson. Saloon to Sydney—Miss Thorn, Miss Meurant, Miss Levy, Messi s "W. Doehler, J. Armstrong, C. C. Balfour, Mr and Mrs Samuels. Steerage to Melbourne—Mrs Packer and family (2), Mrs J. Ross, Messrs R. Olby, 1. Millar, S. Curtis, Mr Taylor, wife and 2 children. Steerage to Sydney—Messrs H. Ward, W. Bayliss, J. Bilslartd, J. Morrisson, J. J. Davin, W. Gordon, J. Fitzgerald, J. James, R. Leighton, W. Wooden, W. Bruce, H. Potter, A. Rutlier, R. McVeigh, J.. Lame, W. Warren, W. Curtiss, J. Foulds, Mrs Kane, Mr Ibble, Robinson, Cummins, M. Redmond, Mr and Mrs Williams.

The s.a. Rowena left Russell at noon yesterday, and arrived, in Auckland at 6 a.m. this morning. Slie had fine weather and smooth water during the run. Passengers:—Bey. Mr Burrows OTtause, Messrs. G. H. Shepherd, Coffins, Milne, Hamer, Hingston, Swift, Parker, Mawer, and Clendon, Captain Jackson, Mr and Mrs Jolly, Mr and Mrs W. H. Lloyd, Mesdames Morgan, Hutchinson, and Simons, Misses Harden, Lodge, and Pugh; and six in the steerage. Cargo:— 63 tags gum, Stone Brothers ; 9 bags gum, Arnold. Hines and Co.; 1 horse, Raskstraw; 107 bags gum, H. D. Rolph and Co. —Cruickshank and Co., agents. Mr Stodart, the purser, has supplied us with his usual "budget of news. The s.s. Hero returned from her trip to Motutapu at seven o'clock last night. The excursion was most successful, and the children especially enjoyed themselves to the full.

The brig Derwent is talcing in timber for Newcastle. for which port she is to sail at an early date.

The brig Isabella was towed alongside the Break water, by the s.s. Gemini, last evening. She will here put out the remainder of her coals, and also obtain the necessary repairs after her collision with the coal-hulk.

The new landing-wharf at Woodside has been begun by the contractor, who has chartered the schooner Helen to convey the timber and other materials to the spot. The vessel has already made one or two trips.

The schooner Blanche cleared out to-day for Roro tonga, with a cargo shipped by Messrs. Owen and Graham.

The cutter Nancy has unloaded 16,700 feet timber from AVaikawau, and has cleared with stores for the same port.

The schooner Ocean having been completely re paired, after her knocking about in the late gale, has cleared out for Mercury Bay, with 1 ton flour, 1 case tobacco, a quantity of machinery, 6 kegs sugar, 2 bags rice, and 6 packages groceries.

The brigantine Flirt cleared out to-day for Lyttel ton, with a cargo of drain pipes, joiner work, and timber, shipped by D. H. McKenzie. She will pro bably sail to-morrow.

The brig Albion is to sail for Lyttelton at once. The barque Otago has booked one passenger, Mr T, Barker, for Newcastle. She sails in ballast at once.

RUSSELL.

Thubsday, January 7.

The Hawaiian schooner Dauntless, Captain Berril, arrived from New Caledonia on Monday last, where she will load coal for Auckland.

I The topsail schooner Dauntless, Captain Harrison, arrived from New Caledonia on Tuesday last; she will also load for Auckland.

The whaling barque Callao, Captain Lees, sailed for a cruise on Monday, 4th January. The whaling barque James Arnold sailed for a cruise on Thursday evening, 7th January.

MANGANUI.

THURSDAY, 7. The whaling barque Coral, Captain Marvin, arrived in Manganui on the 29th December, from a cruise, ■with 500 barrels whale oil, and 140 barrels sperm oil. She sailed again on Thursday at noon. The whaling barque Abraham Barker arrived in Manganui on the 29th December, from a cruise, during which she had not seen or taken anything. She Bailed on Thursday at noon.

WANGAROA.

Thursday, January 7. The iron brig Rio Loge is loading here for the South. She arrived from Lyttelton on the 24th December.

COMMERCIAL.

Shipment of Gold.—Six boxes of gold were I shipped by the Hero to-day, the value of the ship ment being £26,431 lls. Id.; the weight, 6,369 ozs. "1 d wt.; amount of duty, £636185. Id. Of this £9,193 18a. in value conies from Nelson, of which the weight is Bet down as 2,334 ozs. 3 dwts. 18 grs., and the dwty paid £233 Bs. 4d. The rest is from the Thames.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— aor Ihame*, on Monday next, at 9.30 am, and 6.30 p m For Coromaudel, on Tuesday next, at 10.30 am Per s.s. Lad)bird, on Monday next, 11th instant, as under:— " For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 9 a m For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, at 10 a m For Uniied 'Kingdom, via Suez ard South ampton, (for letters specially addressed), al 10 am For the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, and lute letters for Southern provinces and Melbourne, at 10 Isa.m For newspaper?, at 8 am For money orders, and registered letters, on Saturday, the Oth initan'-, at 6 p in, For Kisse 1, Wangaro*, and Mongonui, per Eowena, on Monday next, at i p m For Whltisngi, 'Ja'rua Ta-urapga and Opotiki, per Souttern Cross, on Monday i eit. at 3 p m For K.iWiiu and itfatskana, per Lady Bbwen, on Tuesday next, at 10 a m For Tauracga, Gisbonne. and Napier, per Pretty Jane, on Tuesday ntxt, et 3 p m For the undermentioned plar-ei per City Of Melbourne, on Fri.Uy, 22nd instant, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United Staies of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and. South .America, and Biitisn and- Foreign West Indies, at 11 a m. Sfor tha United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 11 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 10 a.m Laic letters bearing an extr i fee of 6d will b» received by the Mail Agent on board up to time of sailing JN.B — "Hie new issue cf Postal Guides can now be obtained at this office. S. B. Bibs, Chiat Postmaster

DEATH.

Lyv<;h—On Oth inst, ac the Greyhound Hotel, Edward Lyiich : agtd 26 years, late Gallway, Salt Hill, Ireland. The funeral will 1-ava the Grey hound Hotel, tc-oiorrow, at 3 o'clock.

Friends please accept this invitation.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Letter received. —T. B. Hannaford on stone throwing.

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

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1875

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong Hat needs resistance, For the future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

Poor Jai S I From our heart we pity you ! ! for we do not know any affliction to which a son of Adam could be subjected, so sore as to be possessed of a devil. Jai S. has tabled the following notice of motion in the Harbour Board:—"Mr Macfarlane to move next sitting day that according to clause 17, of the Harbour Board Act, the election of Mr Brett is null and void, and that the vacant seat be forthwith dealt with under clause 14 of the said Act." As to the purpose of the motion we are quite sure that Mr Brett flings defiance at him, but why is it that this poor fellow will continue inanely butting his head against the wall? We would really desire to leave him alone, believing him to be in in cipient dotage, but why will his friends not look after him ? When we see the yindic tiveness with which he tries to bite viciously at the Stak ; when we see the way in which the. poor fellow tried to worry Mr Yon der Heyde over his election, we can only think with a feeling of sadness how it must have been with poor wretches who incurred the displeasure of Jai S. in other days when his word was law, and when he was not like an old *crone biting with toothless gums. Thanks to a bountiful Heaven Auckland has emerged from that reign of financial terrorism, and J*»i S. remains a memento of the age that has gone. Really it is pitiable that the members of our insti tutions must be subjected to the infliction of an individual trying to compel them to fight his own quarrels and gratify feelings of personal vindictiveness that belong to a past age. Can it noi be that some one could take bis place there and act as his representative ? Could not Mr Hamilton Ward, a worthy and excellent man, take charge of Mr Jai S. Macfarlane's seat as he has charge of his business; and then Jai S. could sit in the passage and jaw to the members retiring, as he sits in the outer court of the Northern Club, and listens at a distance to the sound of revelry within. We are sure his Beat in the "Stranger's Room" would be as great a relief to the members of the Harbour Board as it has been to the members of the Club. And it would surely be more con genial to Jai S. himself, to go slowly saun tering up and down the streets plotting mischief, fancying all the time that his dreams are being realised, "without being rudely shocked by the refusal of Boards to wreak his vengeance. And surely it would be pleasanter for himself to go on dreaming uninterruptedly of those good old days of mud when he could crush a man as easily as he could crack a flea. "Isn't it domnable" that nobody now listens

to his drivel, and that a cynical Press laughs him to scorn. We really wish that some one would take Mr. Macfarlane in charge and prevent him making a fool of himself. Sincerely we do not like being thus called on from week to "week to flay the skin off him, and would prefer that he would keep himself out of our way. He is only making himself laughed at by his enemies and grieved for by his friends, for such intense vindictiveness meets with no sympathy with ordinary human nature. We know that Mr Macfarlane hates the Star far worse than he does the devil; and so far as we are concerned he may spit at us tiil he is blue in the face ; but really it is pitiable that our public institutions should be made the battle ground for fighting out the fight of his irapotency and revengeful passions.

Gaol discipline, as we know it, is punishment only in certain cases. At the worst it con stitutes only mental suffering, and every one knows that the mind may become so hard ened as to be no longer susceptible to the twinges of shame. To a man accustomed to hard work there cannot be anything physi cally painful in doing the mi!d task of break ing a fixed and small quantity of stones, and with food and lodging provided, the position of such a man is one of ease and comfort, barring the shame of it ; though to men of ordinary feelings the humiliation, coupled with confinement, is very painful. But there is a class of loafers familiar to the precincts of the gaol, to whom incarceration is only a rest, and who are even unwilling to do the small amount of labour fixed by gaol regulations. What to do with these is a difficulty, for the shirking or positive refusal to work can only be visited with what is to them equally worthless as a punish ment, namely, solitary confinement. We can understand how the ease and quiet of a solitary cell would be to a thoroughly lazy man habituated to gaol life, the very acme of enjoyment as a change, and the dread of it would very certainly deter him neither from the risk of coming within the meshes of the law, nor from the refusal to chip scoria if so inclined. We understand that there are such known to our guardians of peace, and it is to be regretted that there is not a treadmill or some equivalent instrument of discipline. Somewhere on the Continent of Europe they have pumping machinery to be worked by refractory criminals, and which must be kept steadily working

to keep the water from rising up around the body of the prisoner ,; and a thoroughly stubborn man is brought to reason by the water moistening his mous tache. Nothing could be more effective ; but a treadmill which will crack the shins of an idler is the English equivalent, and would be well suited to the colonial loafer. As it is, gaol discipline to some is a farce, and the hone3t and industrious are simply taxed to maintain in comfort —that to many a poor honest man would be luxury—those who have conscientions objections to honest labour.

We have great pleasure in stating that be fore going to press we have seen the requisi tion to Sir George Grey, which now bears the names of over four hundred electors of City West.

Captain Logan of the s.s. Hero was to day, as will be seen in our police report mulcted in the penalty of £150 for carrying too many passengers on the trip when his Excellency the Governor came over. Is is understood that action was taken by the Customs authorities on the representations of the Marquis of Normanb y.

Sir Donald McLean, Native Minister, did not come down from the North to-day by ihe steamer Kowena as was expected. It will be seen by our Thames telegrams that the gold fields residents are looking very anxiously for his forthcoming visit A notification has been issue! forbidding prospectors from going out to Ohinemuri. The reports of gold dis coveries which, as might have been expected, are already being spread abroad must be re ceived with a very large amount of salt. However, we hope that a final settlement of the difficulties that have kept the district closed will be arrived' at Boon, and that the reality may more than realise the golden dreams that have been cherished regarding the richness of the new field.

The truth can no longer be concealed. The new mission vessel, the Southern Cross is a failure from a sea-going point of view. There would be no call for making this public noti ficatioD of the fact were it not for the very silly conduct of persons who ought to have known better in persistently cracking her up When the vessel was built the Star, alone among the Press of Auckland, ventured to give vent to the general feeling of disappoint ment which was evinced at her appearance, and to the forebodings which were rife as to her non-fulfilment of expectations. The other papers oould find scarcely an eulogy too fine for her. Several gentlemen squab bled in print about who was the real author of her design, and to crown the whole there appeared in the herald one fine mora ing after the departure of the vessel on her first voj age a letter from her commander, Captain Jacobs, endorsing all the good things that had been said about her, and leading one to suppose that after trial she had been found to be a perfect paragon. And now, behold the contrast. She is laid up at the North Shore to undergo extensive altera tions, in consequence as we understand of her non-ability to fulfil the most ordinary requirements of a seagoing vessel. 'If report—and the report comes from good sources—be true, she can neither sail, tack, nor steer. A week ago it was tried what extra ballast would do, but the alteration was not successful, and it is now probable that her masts will be taken out of her and re-stepped to see whether that will do any good. We profess no scientific knowledge of shipbuilding, and it would have given us much pleasure to have seen the Southern Cross as great a success as she is a failure, but we have eyes, and a bad habit, it may be, of exposing shams, and we do think that this stupid system of indiscriminate puffing should be restiained. We wonder would the gentlemen who quarrelled over the honor of authorship when the Southern Cross was launched be equally covetous now. Capt. Jacobs has himself to blame for looking very foolish in the matter. He has leas excuse for his share in the. imposition than anyone. He is a sailor, and not a parson, and ought to know something about a ship. It is not at him we would level the proverb ne sutor ultra crepidam. Poor Mr Niccol is the unfortunate man of the piece. He is the builder, and no doubt with many, who only know part of the story, comes in for the blame, but in reality none whatever attaches to him. He was bound down to certain plans, and whether he approved of them or not he could not deviate. So far as the workmanship is concerned, the vessel bears favorable comparison with any other in the port. Her internal arrangements are also good, and her perfect ventilation makes her a comfortable boat for cruising in the tropics; but what does all this count when a Teasel won't sail t

r The cricket match between the Auckland and Ponsonby Clubs, aunounced for to-day, is unavoidably postponed until another day ; the ground in the Domain having been engaged by the West End and Carlton Clubs, who are playing as we go to press.

The Hod. S. D. Hastings will deliver an address this evening in the Temperance Hall, Albert-street, at half-past seven o'clock. The address is likely to be of a very interest ing character in connection with the cause of Teinplary, the honorable gentleman having had much experience in almost every civilised country.

The members of the Auckland Volunteer Fire Brigade will hold a tneeti'og for general and special business this evening iv the Engine Shed, Albert-street.

A striking comment on Mr Passmore's railway management is afiorded iv the fact that the stationmaster at the Hutfc has re signed, in order to accept a policeman's billet at Featberston.

To the Editor : Sir, —I find that a great many persons in and about Auckland are troubled with worms just now, not only children but adults, and more especially are the Good Templars and their children afflicted with worms, while those persons who confine themselves to tea, coffee, and colonial beer, are mostly free from them. Can it be Mr Editor, that the germs of the worms are drunk into the system by water drinkers ? Perhaps some intelligent water drinker will explain the mystery.—Yours, &c, Temperance.

The satisfaction expressed by Capt. Neig lick with the way in which the work of re fitting liis ship, the Condoren, has been effected by Auckland shipwrights cannot but be gratifying to all well-wishers of the port. Two large vessels o£ over 1,000 tons each have now been sent out of the harbour per fect in every respect, after coming in disman tled hulks, within the last twelvemonths, and in both cases have the captains been well pleased with the rapidity and style with which the refitting has been carried out. The fact that Auckland, is well able from the multiplicity of her resources to turn out such work in really first-class style cannot be too widely known, and it is therefore highly im portant that Captain Neiglick should have expressed his intention of reporting his satis faction to his agents at San Francisco and his owners at home. From her commanding posi tion on the highway of the Pacific, Auckland should derive a considerable amount of trade from the inevitable disasters which now and again happenio " those that godown totheaea ia ships." Far be it from us to hope or even look for such accidents, but the old saying will come in, "Its an iil wind that blows nc body good," and the £10,000 which has been circulated in Auckland by the mishaps to the Allahabad and the Condortn, is too large a sum to be thought of without some feeling of pride cropping up that the Corinth of the South is beginning to take that position among the maritime depots of the world, which her situation and resources entitle her to. Messrs. Bigelow and_ Sons and Mr. Gouk are the contractors whom our citizens have to thank for upholding, or rather estab lishing, the reputation of Auckland in the3e cases.

The annual meeting of the inhabitants of the Graffcoa Roai district was held last evening, in the school-room, for the purpose of electing a school committee for the ensu ing year. Mr John Badger took the chair, and read the report. Mr Hughes spoke of the necessity for a new school-house, as the present one was far too small, and suggested that an application should ba made to the Domain Board for a grant of land for thai; purpose, and that funds for the erection of the same should be obtained by subscrip tions. The committee, composed of the following gentlemen, was then re-elected : — Messrs Batger, Hughes, Peacock, Wayte, and Reid. A vote of thaak^s to the chair man concluded the meeting.

The inmates of the Whau Lunatic Asylum were much amused last evening by the members of Baker's Hibernicon. His Honor the Superintendent, who takes a deep and heartfelt; interest in this institu tion, had solicited Mr. taker to give his excellent performance at the Asylum, and that gentleman at once com plied with his Honor' %> request. The entertainment, by the whole of the company, consisted of ballads and dances by Messrs. W. F. and H. Baker, Mrs. Baker, Mr. John and Miss Moran. A large number of persona were attracted thither by the beautiful calm of the evening and the well-earned reputation of the Baker Company. The inmatpg ex pressed the pleasure they experienced by smiles and thanks.

The Bosbon Post looks at charity in a business way. It says:—"The Baroness Meyer de E,othschild and her daughter are puffed for their generosity because they have given 2,500 dollars to a charitable institution ; but if a man worth 1,000 dollars had given 10 cents, which would be quite as large a proportion of his possessions, who would have wasted the ink to record it ?" -

A Pennsylvania man writes to a paper that his daughter, at the age of 19, weighed 160 pounds, but for some time has been rapidly losing flesh and strength. He found, by strict inquiry, that the girl, by the advice of a fortuneteller, had «been drinking vinegar in order to reduce her weight. The result is that her health is completely gone.

Mr Gully, the well-known artist, has con tributed another work to his series, and Mr Allen, of the Opera Troupe, has become its proprietor. The subject is " Mount Cook from the West Coast," taken from the wes tern side of Okarito Lagoon, about 50 miles south of Hokitika. From a wooded plateau over the lagoon, the spectator looks across the lake and intervening forest to the dis tant ranges, which are covered with snow from base to ridge, Mount Cook itself, 13,200 feet high, towering in solitary gran deur far above the other peaks.

An elderly man with white hair, and bald head, and pinkering eyes, has beea observed day by day, occupying one position in the Supreme Court, watching apparently, with intense the proceedings of the court. Many conjectures were made amoug the people as to who the venerable but rather Bhabbily dressed gentleman could possibly be ; one man said that he seen him in Tasmania and that he held a standard position there ; another said tbat the man was certainly a poulterer and at ©ne time dealt largely in poultry which he sold re markably cheap, so cheap indeed that he had to pass the (police) court. Yesterday the old spectator was missing from his post, and upon enquiry, it was ascertained that the venerable man had been committed to prison for six calendar months for stealing Mr O'Sullivan's saddle, that his name was Stone, and that for years he had been employed under Government as a stone-breaker, at Stonehouse, Hobarton.

The London Times says that life is lived so quickly in the United States that a man who has been five years in public life is almost a veteran.

The traffic in Chinese women for purposes of prostitution that exists in China and Cali fornia, is a vestige of barbarism that is a disgrace to those concerned in it, and is, moreover, exciting the attention of states men and missionaries. It has been asserted that at least nine-tenths of all the Chinese women in California are owned, bought, and sold for vile purposes, there being 3,000 of them in San Francisco alone. This is simply monstrous, and demands sharp and speedy legislation, but, as usual, red tape interferes. It has been held by the United States courts, in California, that tha State laws enected for the purpose of abolishing the infamous traffic are unconstitutional.

Joe Arch, being interviewed since his return to England, says he "intends to go on Until he has drained the country of every agricultural laborer."

The" exaggerated notions which new comers have of colonial pay, was illustrated the other day in the case of a worthy Man gare farmer, whoxoanae into town in the hope of getting a number^he Assaye immigrants to bind the wheat M#w being harvested on his farm, and to do other unskilled labouring work. Upon application he was at once met by a iiat refusal to stir under £2 a week, and not fteling called upon to give such wages, nor being able to see how he would be re munerated for the outlay, he returned un successful from his mission. At such a cost for labour at every stage of a farmer's opera tions, it is almost impossible to make farm ing pay, and a producer would sometimes do better by making a present of his crop to the men necessary to tend and reap it, tban to satisfy their claims for wages A number of skilled farm labourers could be readily ab sorbed in the various districts around Auck land, and in the more distant settlements. A correspondent, under the signature of " Baths," writes : " Sir,—Can you inform me if the Turkish baths at Onehunga are open to the public ? as myself and others are waiting to patronize them."—[As we stated in a paragraph a day or two ago, the scheme has fallen through.—Ei. E.S.]

We see by special notice that the Hon. S. D. Hastings, the popular American Good Templar and representative, occupies the pulpib of the Rev. G. H. Turner on Sunday morning next, and the Eev. Mr. MacNiccol in the evening. We are sure these services will be largely attended. The Rev. Mr. MacNiccol's abilities as a preacher and theo logian are well known, but of Mr. Hastings we have it only by report, and this is of such a character as to "give rise to larSe expecta tions. He is said to be eloquent and of raie parts as a pulpit man, combined with high character.

The funeral of the late Bro. J. B. Nichol son, G.W.C.T., will take place to-morrow, and a large attendance of Good Templars is expected. Members of the vaiions lodges are requested to meet at the Newton Hall to morrow, at two o'clock. The funeral leaves the late residence of the deceased at half past two.

While the excursionists by the Hero were on shore at Motutapu yesterday, alaughahle incident took place. Mr Bennetf, the chief engineer of the steamer, had taken a gun ashore with the intention of getting a bit of spore with the rabbits. He had a dog with him, which, when it came to mounting the bills, refused to follow him. Coaxing was tried without effect, till at length the worthy engineer was completely nonplussed. In the nick of time up comes Bell, a man en gaged in the rabbit trade, aud well up in " ye manners and cufetoms of the dogs of the island, "Do yer want a dog, sir?" singa out Bel]. "Ye 3 " returns Bennett. " Fire your gun then."—" Why, what good '11 that do?"—" You'll see." Mr Bennett put his piece to his shoulder for want of something to aim at, and fired in the air. The report reverberated over the hills, and before the echoes had died away, a dozen dogs were scampering towards the sportsman in full cry. Mr Beanett had no lack of dogs at his heels during the afternoon, for every one of them stuck to him till he returned to the boat, after enjoying some very fair sport.

It is notified that all accounts due to Mr J. M. Fraser, lato master of the High School, must be paid to Mr Wayte, stationer, Queen street, on or before the 18th insfc.

We ,-are glad to see that the police are prosecuting rigidly all the defaulters under orders to contribute towards the support of children committed under the Industrial School Act. Two such offenders were severely dealt with at the Police Court yesterday, and a man named Knox was also apprehended on the same charge, and brought up today. It has been the experience of the police that, relieved of the trouble and responsibility of their offspring, dissolute parents have often become more dissolute and reckles3 than before, and will make no effort to pay the few shillings weekly ordered by the Court as a contribution to the cost of keeping their children, who have, tbroush criminal neglect, been thrown upon public charity for support. There are none unable, if willing, to pay these trifling amounts, and it is to be hoped, therefore, that Magistrates will second the efforts of the police by imposing exemplary punishments on offenders of this class brought before them.

The salary of the head master of the Normal Schools in Canterbury is fixed at £600 a year. An opinion has been expressed that the salary should be £1000 per annum, in order to obtain a really first-class man for the position.

Kaiser William could sit his horse under a shower of bullets, but when it came to having an aching tooth drawn, he took chlo roform.

By a return just issued the area of London is 122 square miles. The river is crossed by 17 bridges. The average daily supply of water is 514,269 metric tons, and the annual ratable valuable property is £20,000,000 sterling. Last year the number of births was 121,100 in fifty-three weeks, or 2,285 weekly ; and as the deaths were 76,645 or 1,446 weekly, the excess of births over deaths was 44,466, or 839 every week.

A rather curious duel occurred recently in the Louisville Medical College. Two of the students have been paying attention to the same young lady, who lives but a stone's throw from the Medical College, and they got into a quarrel with each other about her. It was at last proposed that each take a pistol and fight a duel in a dark room in the college building. So the pistols were selected, seconds chosen, and the party, when no one was in the house at night, entered a room, and locking the door behind them, prepared for the encounter. The light was extinguished, and, at a proper distance from each other, at the word each fired. The gas was lit, and an investigation only proved that the powder and ball had been wasted. The light was again extin guished, and again at the word the pistols were again discharged. This time one of the duellists was found slightly wounded in the left arm. The honor of the medical gentlemen having been thus satisfied, the two became friendly again and shook hands with each other.

A writer in the Christian at Work gives what he calls the " The true story of Nena Sahib's life." ' He says he knew him in 1857, when he was a young man of 22 years, and adds : " Only a few weeks before the rebel lion broke out he was an honoured guest at the Government House in Calcutta, and was personally known to the writer as a young man of rare talent, and remarkable for his manly beautj and native dignity and cour tesy of manner. The idea of most people who read about the Cawnpore massacre is that the Nona was a sort of the semi-brute, a deformity both mentally and physically. The fact is that this young man is a boy, and was led, through the influence of Banee of Jansi—a most beautiful but dangerous and fiendlike woman—as well as through the influence of others of his own caste—among whom may be counted the two sons of the Great Mogul at Delhi, and over and above all the King of Ond«—to cast his lot with the parties to the rebellion."

Mr. W. C. Dennes, the Auckland agent of the Prince of Wales sewing machine, and agent for the Queen of Scots, Wheeler and Wilson, Singer, and other first-class machines, has removed t« Albert Buildings, opposite the Savings Baak. To-day there was a large display of cheap and excellent machines in the window of the establishment, which attracted considerable attention. There were also on view in the shop many fiae cabinet machines by varioua makers, which are worthy of inspection. The standing army of the new German Empire ia rather a formidable array, com prising 625,720 men, 56,250 horsea, and 576 held gana.

"Sabbathservices T amb " Pitt-street Wesleyan Cnurcn . MnMine bytheßev. John Warren ; evening Rev A X Newton Hall : Morning and * eni£. Methodist Free Church : Morning, 'TStoftSfirst time we have received complaints about the following gang of ho'dCs Why do tbe residents not set_a trap, get names, aad prosecute.'- "ir. Would you kindly suggest a remedy for a growing nuisance constantly occurring here ? namely, the assembling nightly of a goodly number of boys at the corner of Edward and Ibercrombie-streets. The hoot.ng, Bcream ing, shouting, quarrelling pelting stones and general misconduct of these imps is quite unbearable, and most annoying to some at least, of the inhabitants. If remonstrated with or requested to move on such inter ference is greeted with a volley of abuse, imoertinence, and bad language, to the utter annoyance and terror of quietly dis posed persons. They have been fre quently complained to the police ; but whenever a policeman puts in an apnearance, which is seldom m the early part of the night, these youths, like a well disciplined army, have scouts, wbo herald his appearance by shouting m a slang phrase " I see a rat with a black hat, scoot, scoot," when they all decamp wildly and the constable finds the place perfectly qmet._ 1, sir, among others am in absolute despair pi altering this state of things. I beg you will assist us ; an exposition may effect a cure. I can furnish you with a list of the names of the ringleaders.-I am, &c, Observer.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.)

London, November MR VOGEb'S EXPECTED VISIT HOME. We are somevvhab startled at the sudden announcement wired to England the other day of the departure of Mr - Vogel for these shores. Opinions are sadly divided about him, although people all seem to say that his conduct ia regard to the North Island provinces is simply infamous. The Times works away nobly in the endeavour to uphold your credit, and of course Mr Vogel, per force, a? your credit personified. A few days ago that journal had a leader on your pros pects, in which, after stating that immigra tion had solved the native difficulty, it says : " What is still more meritorious, and still more unlike the ordinary character of Colonial politics, is the comprehensive fore sight with which tbe Ministers of New Zea land framed their policy. A very large share of the credit is due to Mr Julius Vogel, now Colonial Treasurer of New Zealand, who four years ago traced tbe outline of the bold constructive scheme which has been since in part carried out, and has already established a healthy promise of success. Mr Vogel was severely criticized at the time for the audacious magnitude of his proposals, and, indeed, it appeared a stretch of confldence for a young colony—a group, rather, of small small settlements, sparsely peopled and scattered over a considerable extent of terri tory, and burdened, moreover, with tradi tions, if not tho possibilities, of a native war —to expend several millions upon de veloping the resources of the country. But Mr Vogel believed in the proverbial warn ing, " Nothing venture, nothing have." He urged with great vigour and earnestness that the ojitlay of money which he asked for rait wavs, public works, and immigration would make all the difference for the colony between progress at a snail's pace aud advancement with giant strides. For New Zealand especially a slow rate of pro gress was perilous. Other Colonies could afford to bide their time, and to wait till the of fortune began to run in their direction ; but New Zealand, with the phantom of a Maori war dogging its footsteps, could only hope to reach comfort and security by grow ing rapidly strong. The Colony, afteradoubt ful pause, was persuaded by Mr Vogel's arguments and accepted his schemes ; he found a strong Ministry to support him ; and, in the teeth of grave admonitions and sharp attacks, he committed the taxpayers of New Zealand to an estimated expenditure of seven millions and a half upon trunk lines of railway, besides 2,500,000 acres of land as a supplementary payment. There was ground, it must be admitted, for misgivings as to the capacity of the Colony, then barely free from the burden .of the Maori troubles, to discharge the cost of this gigantic under taking. But Mr VogeFs faith in the finan cial energies of the Colony has been amply justified by events." I think you will agree with me that the Times rather begs the question, for although it goes on to show that the revenue of the colony has gene on increasing, it completely fails to denote the reason of that rapid increase, and avoids as much as possible the point that it is the re sult of the present expenditure. With re gard to Mr Vogel's scheme for a Polynesian Company the Times says :— " Whether "this ambitious achievement is wifhin the powers of New Zealand in these days, when commercial monopolies have be come impossible, may well be doubted j but if New Zealand continues to display the energy and self-reliance that are to be marked in her recent financial history, the com mercial prize for which her» statesmen, sus picious, and wisely so, of a too exclusive de votion to agriculture, are striving will natur ally and inevitably fall to her."

I may mention, that a few days ago Mr Charles Henry Herbert Cook, sixth Wrangler in 1872, a native of Melbourne and now pro fessor ef mathematics at Christchurch, was elected a fellow of Sb. John's College Cam bridge. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITONS DIS CONTINUED.

There are to be no more annual Inter national Exhibitions in London, and the occupation of the Albert Hall commissioners would seem to be gone. The whole thing was rather absurd, and latterly these exhibi tions have been neither more nor less than simply advertising shops. This year the attendance of visitors ai; the hall has been wretchedly small, and even during the last few days when admis sion was only a penny, scarcely any body went. The concern closed its doors a fortnight ago, and now it is announced that the building will be converted into a hind of museum, etc. There is to be a National Portrait Gallery, a Patent Museum, etc., and it is proposed to move the Indian Museum to one of the galleries. This will be utilizing the place, and will be a great improvement upon the present arrangements of these collections, scattered as they are all over the metropolis. What concerns you most in the matter is that the French annexe is to be converted into a colonial museum, in which intending emigrants will be able to see with their own eyes the productions of the various colonies. Queensland, you know, has already gone a long way in this direction and your Government should afc once make arrangements, if not already done, for ample collections of specimens to be de posited in this museum.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) ,fi| / PADDY FROM COBK. Patrick Nolan was brought up on a charge ' - of drunkenness, he having been found by i-'M Constable Graham in a.most deplorable state - 0 in Queen-street last night. m Pat's only excuse was that the crafur" [ > was stunning, and too much for his conßtitu- 1 Fined 10s and costs. "*?s THE BAIRN AWf William Knox, descried as a fisherman *• and seafaring man, ofM&pier-street, wag ; brought up on warr^fp charged with neglecting to contribute towards his male - chUd in the Home for neglected children. , f Defendant admitted the debt, and said he 3 would have paid the money before, but he v had been away and suffered sicknea3 and : death in his family. _•'-'- . Mr Knox paid the money, £1 2s, and departed. DoWtf WITH THE CHURCH. Henry Miles was summoned on a charge of throwinc stones at St. Matthew's church, with intent to damage the property, on the 22nd December last. ~,.,' The father of the boy defended, but did not deny the charge. I His Worship recommended that the - father should give the boy a good birching and take him home. Mr Miles objected to this course, he did. not believe in castigating boys with the birch ; he was of opinion— 1 Never mind your opinion, bir, you shall have something more than the opinion of the f court presently. . Mr James Bartt was passing at the time and described the offence ; he saw the boy throw the stones, and admitted it. ;<•,-.- Mr Miles wished the case adjourned until ■ another day, in order to put a different face on matter. His Worship said he was liable to anne ©f £5 but the Court would allow him and his son to depart on pajment of the costs, 95., ' to which Mr Miles submitted. MEN AND HORSES. Thomas Smith, alias Brown, was sum." moned on a charge of allowing hi 3 brown horse to walk unattended m Queen-street on ; the 21st December. Mr Smith pleaded guilty, but it was not his fault, the horse broke away from him,.■...;; and bolted down Queen-street, and ha bolted after Lira. His Worship asked why defendant gave the wrong name ? He simply gave the name of a relative I because be was vexed. He was really one of the Smiths. Fined 5s and costs. Kehemiah Barker was held responsible for his borse " bunting," which had been found ruralising in Stanley-street, on the 27th \ December, by Constable Constable Jackson. Fined 53 and costs. Denis Byan, a son of Erin, was charged with cruelty to a horse while the said horse was yoked to a 'bus on St. Thomaa.' Day. . Defendant was a driver in the employ of Mr Cook, aud made a long statement in palliation of the offence. Mr Broham said that defendant himself had not been convicted bsfore. The hoise had a sore shoulder. Fined 20s and costs. A FRIENDLY BLAZE. George W. Friend was summoned to answer for his chimney, which was observed to be on fire, on the 27th December, in the Karangahape Road. . v Mr Friend pleaded guilty, but was not aware that the chimney was foul. A girl in his employ had piled on a lot of boxes and ( wood, and set fire to them, which made a blaze. Fined 10s and costs. BREACH OF PASSENGERS ACT. Thomas Logan was summoned under the Passengers' Act, of 1573, charged with carry ing on the steamship Hero, on her voyage ,'.■ from Sydney to Auckland, fifty horses, bein^ a greater number by forty-six than the said steamship was entitled to carry. Mr JRees appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Hesketh for defendant. Mr Eees stated tLat the Hero was a pas senger ship of Ssl registered tonnage, carry ing one adult to every twenty tons. Mr Rees then described the particulars and measurement of the vessel, and professed to shew that the captain had carried too many passengers by fitteen, not including cabin passengers, which did not con at. Forty-two%l was the proper number, but fifty-seven had been carried. Mr Alexander Bose, Immigration Officer of the port ef Auckland, knew the vessel, also Captain Logan, master of the Hero. Mr Ro3e then stated her tonnage, andjthe num ber of passengers she was allowed to carry. He had Eeen the register. On the sth Jsnn ary he measured the cabin, which was 27 feet in breadth, and 54 in length, equal to 1,458 in superficial feet, which gives space for 40J passengers. There were no deck ; houses for cabin passengers. Captain . Clayton was with him when the measure ments were taken. He had the manifest of the passage (produced). There were in the saloon 62 passengers, equal to 55J adults, and in the steerage 50, equal to 42 adults. ; When she cleared at Sydney she was not a 1 passenger ship, having only 87 passengers, - bub subsequently she took 25 additional passengers, which made her more than a passenger ship. She had 50horses onboard. ''"]% She was only entitled to carry four horses as a passenger ship. To Mr. Hesketh : He was also Landing Surveyor of the Port of Auckland. He laid the information. She arrived on the 3rd of December, when he became aware of the facts in the information. He had heard complaints of the cabin being over-crowded. He was then induced ta take her measure ment to ascertain whether or not a breach of the Act had been committed. Captain Matthew T. Clayton was next called, and gave corresponding testimony as to the measurements of the Hero, in which he assisted. .; .■.;■■:';-^i§, Mr Charles K. Roskruge, Inspector under the Cattle Act of 1874 said he inpected the horses on the Hero on the 3rd December. There were 47, three having died on the voyage. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr Hesketh addressed the Court for the defence, and argued that no aggravated or wilfnl breach of the Act had been committed. The defendant had only acted in accordance with a certificate still in force in Sydney, which allowed the vessal to carry ninety cabin passengers and a corresponding number of sheep and horses ; but he would not urge thia in full justification of defendant's act, but the ship had arrived here with actually a less number of passengers and horses than^ was permitted by the certificates of the New' South Wales and Victorian colonies. Mr. Hesketh said that there was no de9ire on the part of his client to evade the question. It was true that he started from Sydney with the proper number of passengers, &c, but other passengers subsequently came on - board of whose intentions he was previously unaware, so that it was really'a matter of unforseea circumstances. Mr. Rees having replied at length, his Worship remarked upon the chief points in the case, and said that it was not for the Captain to show that that there was a fallacy in the prosecution. He said that when bhe had got the additional number of passengers, Bhe was beyopd^i^ doubt a passenger snip. \" - Mr Hesketh said he wo aid leave the case in the hands of the Court;. His Worship thought as this case of great importance; it might be worth hia while to have a higher opinion than his. . It would be to the captain's interest jfii to know what was his real position, HT as the certificates referred to were calca- , lated to mislead.. The Court had but one || alternative with the Passenger s Act before |



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