taffi? ATER-TWs evening, 3.31; to-morrow mo7rf/i in Tf 7l 7^^ «* SUNRIBE-T0- MUON'S AGE-Full moon, 19fch, I.C a.m.

ARRIVALS.

cut er, from Russell Wa*g« ei , cutter, from Wangarei

DEPARTURES.

earan, brig, f or Wangaroaand Melbourne

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

CitTof DgtOn> 8S' °n "^ °£ the SS SopHnr*!^6-™*ol**"*o1 "*. br5 S. early For S«^STO^-^ 11* Mary> tar lue- Saturday Pn- A?»ik th ~ T™*o- ss- Monday, 19th Vor W.t,S T Wan S^oa-Sarah brig, early b" , Soaspray, brig, at once For Loadon P«rn g len/ sh ip, early For ti n on«a-cwmet, schooner, early J)or the Capo-Shooting Star, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

/£ t)f,J yrelhourne' ss» from San Francisco, 14th inst (KneliJh mail) Wellington, s 3, from the South. 15th Inst (^uezmail) !*•• sr.rew-barqnentine, from Levuka, early Juel'" Brandon, schooner, from Penrphu Tsland, early i eerless, 'choonor from Bonth Sea Islands, early JUehtaa, p hooner, from Itarotonga Medora. barque, from Lyttelton Stag, barque from Newcastle, early Zppfcyr, &eh oner, from Moetski, early Kfibrovd, barque, from Sydney; siiled Ist July •Win Reunie. ship, from London ; sailed May 11 Kat« Bruin, briga-'tino, from Timuru, early Dauntless, schooner (HiwftUati) frnm L*vu>a, early Agnes, schooner, from Dunedin ; sailed 30th ultimo "Victor, Vwqnfcntine, from PoH Gamble, early V5vM, barque, from Circular Head, early TRvtio, brigantine: from early Papua, schooler, from Rarotonga, early Martha, bwque, fr. m ihe Islands, early SMith, schoooer from the IsUnds, e»rlv PJecbero, ship from London ; sailed 13th April Lutter^'orth, ship, from London ; sailed 10th April Vision, V'ri?. *Rom Samoi Aluinbagh, ship, from London ; sailed 9th May Carisl)rook Castle ship, from Liverpool; sailed Columbus, ship, from London City of Auckland, 3hip, from London Charybdi*. schooner, from the Navigators Fair lie, schooner, from Lyttelton, early Kenilworth, schooner, from Noumea, early Queen of the South, barque, from Lyttelton ; sailed 30th ultimo Llewellyn, s.s., from Sydney, early 9 Eobina Dunlop, barque, from London ; sailed 29th March

V^~A special charge of one shilling is made for consignees' or shippers' names inserted in this column.

EXPORTS.

Per Kate Mcßregor, for Napier:—4S.7oo shingles, 8000 feet timber. To be shipped at Mercury B*y: 50,000 feet timber. —D. H. McKeDzie, agent.

THE SHIP FERNGLEN.

The loading of this London ship is rapidly progres sing. "We are indebted to Captain Frater for the fol lowing category of merchandize already on board: — 1620 cases kauri gum, 5 casks gum, 30 bates cotton, 43 cisks t»11->w, 350 bags copra, 24 bales leather, IS balps wool, 1640 horns, 43 bales rags and junk, 30 cises sundries. 30 baps bines, 37 ing'ts zinc, ?80 tons manganese. In addition to the above, tie following cargo 's now ready fur shipment:—4o ingot zinc, a quantity of tillow, wool', axid gum, 200 tons letther, a quantity of fk'ns, cic. By the time these aie taken oi board, the veeaelsfrom the Islands will be dropping in, and from thes* the Fernglen will get the balunce of.hercaTgo. The Marth* (which will bring about 400 tons of stuff), the Peerless, the Kdit.h. the Iseti'ia, the Oharybdis,, the Vision, and the Dauntless will all contribute In regard .to passengers, the Fernglen will have no difficulty in filling all her berths. Already nearly forty steerage passengers hive booked, while the saloon is full, with the exception of two or three cabins which are being negotiated for ; so that it will be seen intending applications for passenger accommodation should be made without delay to prevent disappointment. 'I he beautifu1 saloon nf the Fernglen, and the s <aeiousnes9 Of her state-rooma, hive not been excelled by any vessel of her size sesn in the port of Auckland; while the genial reoutation Captain Frater earned on the outward passage, is a very material additional reciro mendation to'the vessel. The date of sailing is fixed at latest for the end of the first week in August.

The ss Taranaii left Onehuupa whurf at halfpa=t six this morning. Passengers—Saloon :E. Lamb, Messrs A. and W. Buckland, Miss Erskine. Messrs Maitland, W. Mitchell, Kingdon, S. M. Tailored. ¥. 6. Mawdeslev, Fraser, Chrisiism, Drake. Wisher. Steerage: Mr La Battaglia, Mr I>. Hogan Mr, Mrs, and Miss Stathan, ft'.rs Rossa The s s Wellington having been detained at Wel lington until noon of yesterday, nee' not be looked lor in the Manuk»u until Friday morning-. The s s Ladybird will take upth«nexs trip of the Phcebo, and leave the Mawukau for Southern pjrfcs on the 24th inst

The American preference for the fore-and-aft rig in schoone'B is gradually gai .ing ground among onr Auckland shipowners. The metamorphosis now being effected in the Coronet is one proof of this. Some time since, the Colonist was altered from a topsai'er to a fore-and after; Mr Darg&ville's new clipper, the Torea, 87 tons, is devoid, of rquare canva«s : while Darrac'a's new schooner of 80 tons, for U- V. Ander son and Co, is tn be sailed on the sama principle. The 9.9 Southern Cross. Captain McKeuzie has put back to On<>hunga after trying several times in effectually t.i cross the B*r, en route to HokUnga. Ths fine ship Ft.rfirshi c catne up the harbour this mor.idg, and anchored just be'.ow the wharf. It was intended to bring her into the inside berth at the eastern T, but the persistent westerly breezes hive as yet prevented the accomplishment of the intention Tiie brigs 3ar,ih and Klla Gladstone were hauled away from the wha>f to-day. The barque Martha anrt the schooner Edith are daily expected from the Islands. Tae schooner Kate McGregor has cleared for Napier Tia Mercury Bay with a cargo of timber, to b? shipped at the latter v ort ,- The brig Ella Gladstone cleared at the Customs this morning tor Newcastle in ballast. •* The cutter Maud brings 49 tons coal from Russell. The cutter Wangarei has arrived with a. cargo of produce &c/from Wangarei.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Manukac Heads, this day, 9.30 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. Strong breeze. Cloudy. Bar br e»king.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows .— For Thames, this day, 5.30 pm, and to-morrow, at For Gorotnandel, on Friday next, at 11.30 am For Waiwera and Wark worth, per .Lady Jiowen, *c morrow at 9 s m For Whitiangi, per Kate Macgregor, to-morrow, atb am For Russell, ptr Goldeu Isle to-morrow at 3 p m For Wangarti &c, per Clyde, to-mcrrow, at 4 p m For Whitinngi Tairua, Tauranea, and Opotiki, per Rowena, ou Friday next, at 3 p m For Australian Colonies, per City of Melbourne, six hour 3 after arrival 'For Wellington and Southern Provinces, per .Luns, on Satuiday next ct 12.45 pm S. B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster.

The Rattle of the Deadly Crotalus

is not more significant of danger than a dry, hacking cough Silence tbis harbinger of consumption. It has been ascertained oy repeated experiment that, in addition to its tonic, diuretic, and depurating properties that Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aro matic Schnapps possesses pulmonic virtues of no mean order ; that it soothes and invigorates the irri tated and weakened liningof the throat and bronchia, and prevents the inflammation from extending to the lungs.

BIRTH.

BISHOP.—On the 14th July, at Newmarket, the wife of Mr G. Bishop of a daughter.

DEATHS.

LENNOX.—At Kemuera, on 13th July, the beloved son of J. M, Lennox, aged 1 year. WATTS —On the 13th instant, at Onehunga, Eliza beth, the beloved mother of W. J. Watts and Mrs E. Godward, aged 77 years. Tho funeral will leave her son's residence to morrow, loth instant, at half-past tlirec o'clock. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1875.

For the nose that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance *or th» future In the distance, ▲a* to* i»od that we ctn it.

It is interesting sometimes to observe what a flimsy veil of virtne self-interest can assume, and wear it with a perfect air of self-satisfaction. An illustration is afforded in our Wellington telegrams, and in the logic wherewith the Neto Zealand Times estab lishes the fact that the Empire City should be the New Zealand port for the reception and dispatch of the San Francisco mailboats. Nobody can complain that any place esteems its own interests to be paramount, or that it advocates them before all others ; and if any one so complains the act is idle, for nature will out, and self-preservation is the first law of Nature. But when self assumes the air of patriotism or any other great virtue, and appeals to all others on grounds so high. one wonders whether self-delusion or wilful and impudent assurance is at the bottom of the argument. When it was seen that the completion of the trans-continental American railway showed that San Francisco had taken the place of Panama in the transit of trans - Pacific mails, we think the rival claims of Wellington and Auckland in this particular case were settled, and determined by the inexorable logic of geography. The fact that the mail boat coming from San Francisco to Wellington direct must pass the mouth of this harbour, afforded an argument that has silenced con troversy, and the connection of Auckland with all parts of New Zealand clinched the argument. But Wellington, with unblushing effrontery, returns to the attack, and asserts that "the New Zealand vessel should steam direct to Wellington as a central port whence the mails for North and South could be dis tributed within forty-eight hours from arrival." There is no account of the time that would be requisite for the American steamer to pass from off our harbour to Port Nicholson, which would add a goodly . portion of another eight-and-forty hours; no account of the advantage? of earliest telegrams from Auckland, which certainly would confer on the South not ex cluding Wellington herself the boon of prior intelligence by nearly eight and forty hours as compared with the results of making Welling ton the port of arrival. If we did not believe that the argumentation of our Wellington

and wilful closing the eyes and stifling reason, we would say that it manii'eited deplorable mental obtuseneas. But the precious portion of the Times1 article is in the end. Says this paragon of patriotism and disinterested advocates : " We trust the Cross and other New Zealand journals will treat this question froni a colonial point of view, and in that case they are pretty certain to support our proposal." For cool impudence this bears the belt; and it shows how little reason, and how greatly simple greed, guides the discussion of questions, elevated to the grandeur of being considered "from a colonial point of view."

We learn the lost of the batch of the immigrants per Forfarshire were despatched to Waikato to-day. The immigrants were of a very suitable class, and no difficulty has been experienced by Mr Eliis in chafing them into employment. The readiness with which all have found work shows the remarkable capabilities of the province for absorbing labour when of the right stamp. We regret that the " devil " has neon play ing Old Harry with Mr A. Black's letter, which appeared in yesterday's issue. He made Mr Black say : " A gentleman of posi tion is not zealous in proclaiming it"— whereas Mr Black intended : "A gentleman of position is not jealous in proclaiming it." It is only fair to say however that the letter in the MS. is mightily like unto a " z ;" in fact, on looking at it a second time, we say it is a "z."

. A meeting of the creditors of Mr. Cloary, of Hamilton, bankrupt, was convened to be held tv-day at the office of the Provisional Trustee, but no creditors attended.

Old "Jerry" the diver has fished up all the bricks out of the cutter Diamond which will now be raised without difficulty. To those who do not know how the diving is carried out we may mention that a per fectly watertight dres3 13 provided for the operator, with a helmet something between a fireman's and an auntient knight's. The latter part of the dress is fitted with glass eye-holes so that the diver can ace where he is going to. The most importaut part of the rig-out is however the air-supplying apparatus. Without going into scientific details we may simply state that a pumping machine, worked by two men, is connected with the interior of the helmet by an india rubber tube. This machine can be so regulated that the quantity of air supplied can be increased or diminished at pleasure. A signal rope is also attached to the diver, who hy a certain number of tugs can indicate his wishes to the persons above. A good diver, thus provided, cau remain under water with little inconvenience nearly 3 hours. The apparatus complete is very expensive, as may be judged from the fact that the New Zea land Insurance Co., to whom the dress lately in use belongs, held the borrowers bound in a bond of £450 to return it uninjured.

The Pollen Ministry is made the subject of a curious hut most apt comparison by the Otago Daily Time-i which likens it to a worm which has sufferer! decapitation from a gar dener's spade, or being split up into several parts by that well-known agricultural imple ment. " Everyone," says our contemporary " who has seen the operation take place knows how the parts wriggle and squirm after they have been divided, and how some times the several portions set to work travelling in diametrically opposite directions. If all be true that wo hear, the present Executive is not likely to meet ths PT.>usc with a very united front. On the contrary, there are one or two matters which it is proposed to introduce which will cause not more dissension in the Assembly at larce than among the occupants of the Government Benches."

A green lizard, caught on the farm of Mr. W. Coleman, East Hamilton, on Friday last, has been lefh at the office of tha Waikalo Times. " The reptile" our contemporai'v informs us, "is about 5 inches in length. We have no means of ascertaining how lizards feel in a pickle bottle, but the one under notice appears to bear his imprison ment with philosophic resignation, sleeping away th<s hours tranquilly, and regarding the immense literary efforts which are pro ceeding within the sacred precints of thiw office with calm indifference. From a brief study of the creature we gather that frrcfin lizards are stoical in their habits. Maoris regard green lizards with superstitious awe They imagine that the souls of their chiefs have transmigrated into them. Who knows but the spirit of the great King Potatau th« First, or some other illustrious cannibal may not be'contemplating the progress of modern liter lture from the interior of a pickle bot tle <"

Po enormous is the "number of telegrams now psssing in business hours between the London Stock Exchange and the Paris Bourse since the introduction of direct com munication, that six wires worked by Hughes's type-printing system are con stantly at work.

The aunual meeting of the Mount Roskill ratepayers was held yesterday at the Prince Albers Hotel, Epsom. Mr. Buckland in the chair. The report and balance sheet were read, from which it appeared that the re ceipts for the first year, including balance of previousyear.of £13018s 5<3, were £403 19s 3d and the expenditure, £266 10s lOd, leaving a balance of £137 8s 5d in bank. A rate of Id with power to sell was agreed to on the motion of Mr. Cleghorn, seconded by Mr. Ansell. The following* gentlemen were nominated as trustees : Messrs. Buckland, May, Cleghorn, Connolly and Greenwood. Messrs. Cawkwell and Ansell were chosen auditors, and Messrs. Sewell and Davidson, fence viewers, for the current year. This closed the business.

"Nobody's Child," by the author of the ."Dead Heart," was very successfully pro duced last night at the Prince of Wales Theatre to a good audience, and the drama apparently was thoroughly appreciated. The scenery and associations were artistic, creditable, and in perfect order with the events of the play. . It is seldom that we have witnessed a performance so well sus tained from beginning to end, and this success was as much due to the representa tives of the characters as to the mind that conceived and executed the plot of " Nobody's Child." Mr Collier's rendering of the unfortunate, half-developed Joe, the hero of the piece, was faithful to the character, and delineated with all the simplicity and unripe traits which we should naturally expect in an un owned child of weak intellect. Miss Stephen son was excellent in her pourfcrayal of "Patty," the attractive country maiden, whose guileless heart and simple garb were in harmony. Mr Aveling, as- Captain Lazowry, Mr Holloway as the Innkeeper, Mr Sam Poole as Dick, with the game leg, and the illustration of speech and character by. other hands, were fairly produced, and ten ded to make " Nobody's Child" the adopted bantling of the public. Miss Maggie Knight as Lucy was peculiarly attractive, the character being eminently suited to that young lady's talent and appearance. The play po; sesses much merit, and although tinged occasionally with the sensational ele ment, has much in it that is commendable and worthy of patronage,. and the manage ment are right in reproducing it this evening. We are glad to notice that the members of this company have deter mined to give a complimentary on Friday evening to Mr. Delias, the well known lessee of the Prince's, who has done so much for the upholding; of higher-class dramatic productions in Auckland, and whose urbanity and generous appreciation of real histrionic merit, deserve such a token of es teem.

a letter xias ween wruwsu to Mr.-Justice Gillies setting out; the state ments of the mother of the boy White, com mitted to the Training Ship under the name of Woods, expressing the willingness of the parents to keen the lad, and asking that he ba released. "In reply, his Honor's secre tary, Mr. Fitzgerald, says he is instructed to state that it is not part of a Judge's duty to initiate proceedings in such matters. It will doubtless prove iuteresting to many of our readers to learn that Captain Jones, who has' just arrived in this port as com mander of the fine ship _Forfarshire, was thirteen years ago captain of the ship Matilda Wattenbach, which, with the ship Hanover, that left London on the same day, brought out to this province the finest lot of immigrants (the number being considered) that ever landed on these shores-viz , the specially selected settlers for Port Albeit. These immigrants possessed every requisite for successfully opening np a new country. TL^7 were not chosen from the great "un employed," as most of our new-comers are ; they ware men of the middle class, who found the over crowding in the old country crippling to their energies and aspirations ; who could all show their certificates of re spectability, and who—at any rate most of them—had a little capital of their own which they were ready and -willing to spend in developing the resources of the country of their adoption. How these useful settlers were baulked in their good intentions by the mismanagement of the Government of the day in neglecting to expend the necessary sum for providing a few roads, is now a mat ter of history. Very few of the more than a thousand immigrants who arrived ia 18G2, with the purpose of proceeding to Pott Albert ever reached there. Those few who have remained there and fought their way through almost insuperable difficulties to their pre sent position, have reason to be proud of their perseverance and independence. Capfc Jones will be pleased when he hears that this once blighted settlement is now steadily pro gressing towards prosperity. The completion of the Kaipara railway and of the new Go vernment high road through to Mahurangi, will supply their great want, viz , means of communication)with the market of the capital; and if the settlers have done as well as they have in spite of this want, we may expect great things of them in the future. The population of Albertland is nearly 1000.

The adjourned annual meeting of the Hob son Company, A.E.V., was held last evening at head quarters, Wellington-street. Capt. Dignan took the chair, and there was an excellent attendance. It was announced that the capitation money had been received, upon which a resolution was passed that all existing liabilities be paid therefrom, and the residue be placed to the credit of the Com pany. Volunteer Dunningham was unani mously elected treasurer for the ensuing year. Capt. Diernan announced that the monthly inspection would take place on Tuesday next at the new drill-shed—not at the market place, as had been given out in the papers ; seven o'clook to be the hour of mustering. There was no other important business. ,

The Orange Soiree O.mmittfie return their sincere thanks to Mr W. K. Robin3on for the u=ie of hi« piano on the 12fch July, at the Choral Hall.

Mr John' Bryan, writing from San Fran cisco by the last mail, 'says that he purposes visiting the colonies shortly with a troupe of star artists. Mr Bryan's name has been associated whh most of the best artists who have visited the colonies during the past 15 years, his last agontship being in connexion with those fovourite artists, Mr and Mrs Bates. Of one of the artists of the company tho San Francisco Ifigaro of January 24, says:—"He (iVIr Richard Kohler) will shortly visit the colonies with a ompany -of star artists, under the management; of that old celebrity, Mr John Bryan. Mr Kohler, who, in addition to being the finest cornet player on the Pacific coast, is a universal musical genius, spent a large portion of the year 1872 in forming and bringing to per fection a musical instrument which he has named ' the water-flute.' It is an im provement on the ' Tumbleonicon,' and under the manipulation of Mr Kohler dis courses music as superior to that instrument as the peel of the orgtm is to the turn turn of the banjo. Kohler plays with soul and "feeling ; he is a thorough musician, loves his art, and delights in finding for it new modes of expression. He gave his first, exhibition on the water-flute on Wednesday nigh>, at the Christmas New Year's High Jinks of the Bohemian Club, of which he is an honoured member. His audience were de lighted with the enrapturing music ho drew from the sitnply-constructerl instrument, and encored the performance again and again. The. ' musical glasses ' [are over a hundred years old, but Kqhler's water-flute is to the original what the grand pianoforte of the present day is to the spinnet or harpsichord of our grandfather's days."

A clever swindler has been captured in Paris. He began his adventures at Mar seilles. Dressed in the garb of a bishop, he gave himself out as the son of " Lord Parker, Governor of Canada," and succeeded in 4uping the prefect as well as the local church authorities, who gave him money and recom mendations to persons in Paris. He then weDt to the capital, where he appears to have been feasted by the priesthood with all the honours due to his ecclesiastical rank. However, shortly after quitting Marseilles, something oozed out, the police were tele graphed to, and by dint of search they found * him at Passy, in the monastery of the Chris tian Brothers, where he was duly installed in the apartment of the Superior. The Canadian Bishop turns out to be a poor com mercial traveller travelling on his own ac count. The splendour of King Tawhiao's Court at Te Kuiti is thus described by the Waikato Times : —" Last year a number of natives came from Nelson to see the Maori King and his country. I saw one of them who wa3 here on business a few days since. I askrd him how he liked living under the King. " Oh," said hej " It's horrible, no houses, such dirt, such living, • it's dreadful. The first time I went to the house a mat was put on the dirty flour of the whare, and meat and potatoes thrown upon it. All gathered round to eat, when, just as we commenced, in ran a dog and bolted with the largest piece of pork. Away started the Maoris to take it from him. As they left, in rushed a lot of pigs and nearly devoured what remained."—A beautiful picture of a King and his Court. Such things, he said, were of common occurrence and thought nothing. "As soon as I can get money enough," said he, "to take me to Nelson, I shall go, never to return to the Kuiti."

A Lancashire paper states that a- Hindley collier, for a bet of a gallon of beer, ate a pint cupful of black beetles from a neighbouring bakehouse.

We learn by the last mail of the death of Count de Waldeck, who had acquired a certain degree of reputation as a painter, and had reached the ripe age of 110 years. This is the most advanced age recorded during the present century.

Invitations have been issued to various rowing clubs from the rowing circles in Tas mania and South Australia, for the purpose of holding intercolonial regattas at flobart Town and Adelaide next season. Prizes of £100 for a gig race, to be rowed for by ama teurs, meaning thereby persons who do not get their living by manual labour; and one of £150, for all amateurs, are offered by Tas mania ; while Adelaide offers a prize of £100 for a four-oare d race.

A meeting has been held in Glasgow to make arrangements for the erection of a monument to the memory of Thomas Camp bell, the poet. Subscriptions exceeding £1 000 have been received. '

of the late iratricK "™~~ y are requested to meet at Mr. Darby 8 Com mercial Hotel to-night for the purpose of furthering the subscription which has been set on foot for the benefit of his family. Ihe cause is a good one, and needs not words of ours to commend it to the consideration of those who knew aught to the chequered career of the late M. Sweeney. The meeting is convened for eight o'clock. The Newmarket Literary Institute is steadily advancing in usefulness andinflueuce. At a meeting last night the trustees resolved to increase the number of books. A most successful literary entertainment followed, contributed to by Archdeacon Pritt, Messrs McNeil, Barlow, and Morgan. The follow ing officers were elected :—Van. Archdeacon Pritt president, Mr Clayton vkw-president, and Messrs McNeill, Witheford, McColl, Jenkins, R. Dennison, Clayton, G. Bishop, Morgan, X Ken, J. Taite, W. Hogg, and J. Antrus, with power to add to thfiir number. The Building Committee reported that they had been most successful. The following donations were already promised: Me3srs. Osborne, 10?; Barr, 51; Keane, 51 ; Angus, 51; A. Buckland, 101; J. McColl, 51; J. Wrigley, 51; Archibald Clark, 51. The re port said : "As evidence of the popularity of the movement, the Committee may refer to the fact that the working classes, and even boys, are contributing their quota to the general fund. One lad, in the employ of Mr Kilgour, after selling some skins which fell to hialot, handed over the whole of the proceeds to the funds for building the hall. We say unto each member of the community — 'Go/thou, and do likewise.'

Fearfully Rough Voyage.

Throe Men "Wasked Overboard.

Collision with Ice.

(SPECIAL TO THE STAB.)

DUNEDIN".

(From our own Correspondent.) This day,

The New Zealand Shipping Company's barque Columbus, on her homeward trip, experienced very heavy weather during the latter part of the voyage, and was ten days' knocking about in the English channel. Mr M'Culloch, TLM. of Invercargill, supplied the News with the following particulars of her eventful voyage : " Our first disaster was when just nearing Cape Horn. We had made some splendid runs, up to ten and twelve miles per hour, and seemingly were flying through the water, but immense seas were shipped. One night the gale was go heavy that we trembled as the waves seemed to submerge us. In the morning we learned that one of the awful seas we had heard rolling over us during the night, had washed overboard our carpenter and two sailors. The former was a widower, and left seven children. What a sad day followed. The ship was hove-to, the saloon darkened, no regular meals, wretched in feelings and sad in thoughts. The Captain never lost a man before. He seemed much concerned. We have all a high opinion of him as a com mander. He wa=i very kind and considerate. Fine weather followed, but after rounding the Horn, in lat. 51 deg. long. 45 deg., on the 22nd February had it cold and tozgy. On that morning there was a rush and much confusion on deck, and the Captain s voice was heard thundering out his orders. An. other moment, and crash went the ship, seeming to shiverhertimbers. A few moments of hope, then another crash, and all hope was gone Imagine our feelings on hearing from the captain, " All's safe ; we're off;' and on looking through the stern windows tosse a spectral mass of ice, which looked like a floating island, slowly receding from U3, so near that we could have touched it, quite three milra in extent, and had we struck it in the centre instead of towards the end, nothing could have saved us. bailors f&w seals on top of ft The captain's presence of mind in giving his orders is marvellous, and the conduct of the second mate most ex emplary. The latter, while face 3of men were blanched with fear, put rope 3 into their hands, andby hi 3 conduct kept their spirits up. When we were allowed to go on deck, we found it strewn with pieces of ice and the side of our shiD shattered, the result of two crashes. £100, the captain thinks will cover the damage, and the good ship Columbus is still seaworthy. But for her being strongly built, the result would cer tainly have been total loss. Some time afterwards, the captain observing a float ing pipce, immediately went forward and doubled the watch, and had only time to regain the poop when the watch gave the cry " Iceberg upon us," orders being promptly obeyed we barsly escaped again. You can imagine with hat gratitude we all shook hands with the Captain-as the instru ment of our preservation. After these events we had some splendid runs which soon brought us into the tropics.

Defence of Dr Featherstone.

(BY TELEGRAPH FROM DUNEDINJ

(From our Own Correspondent.)

This day.

Mr. John Cargill, writing to the Guardian, says all right-minded men must agree with the writer in the Argus, who says that the abuse heaped on Sir Julius Vogel in his ab sence is a disgrace to journalism, but asks should not the same rule be extended to Dr. Featherston, and combats the Guardian's accusation thus—"You accuse Dr. Feather stone of flagrant dereliction of duty in intro ducing shipload after shipload of the halt, the lame and blind, and that disease, whether mental or physical, has not been deemed a disqualification, but the contrary, and that it is notorious that lunatics and imbeciles have been wilfully and knowingly forwarded at the expense of the colony, and you further state that his conduct of emigration affairs has been marked by almost crimint.l neglect. No one acqnainted with Dr. Featherston's business capacity, and his zealous discharge of all public duties, but will be slow to believe in such sweeping accusations, and even those who do not know him will feel the justice of withholding their judgment until his corres pondence or explanations are before them. Dr Featherston was directed by the Govern ment to send out 25,000 emigrants during the six months succeeding his receipt of the order sent him. He did so ; and I doubt if there is a man in the colony who would have accomplished the task in so satisfactory a manner. No_ similar number of emigrants was ever shipped in a few vessels as well provisioned, or with so low a sick and death rate. This is an admitted fact by all those who are qualified to give an opinion on the subject, such as her Majesty's Land and Emigration Commissioners, and firms lin^ engaged in the convey ance of emigrants to the various colonies. That occasionally a lunatic, and often a neer-do-well is smuggled off by their friends to be taken care of by the colonists is a circumstance not confined to the emigration conducted by the Agent-G-eneral. Old colonists will bear me out that during the whole emigration from the commencement of this settlement to date, lunatics and other undesirable persons have been shipped out with the emigrant;, and in proportionally as large numbers as recently. If the matter is looked at impartially, I think we have no reason to be dissatisfied with the average quality of the emigrants sent out by the Agent-General, and judging from the official reports of other provinces, some have arrived at the same conclusion. Mr Cargill concludes by stating, "I appeal to your sense of fair play to extend the same consideration to Dr. Featherston as you called upon people to do towards Sir Julius vogel, and for the samejreasons,"

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Dr. Home, and C. N. Marshall, Esq , Justices.) -THE DRUNKS. Hugh Mackie, for being drunk, was fined sS'Bdward SLodae, Matilda Kelly alias Jones, William Joyce\ Peter Peterson, who. in addition to being drunk were charged.with being disorderly, received a double penalty; except Peterson, who wasn't sure whether he was drunk or not; so the case had to be proved, and a quadruple fine was imposed. A DANGEEOUS G-VSIE. Thomas Baker was charged with assault in" Constable Moore in the discharge of his duty, on the 14th insfc. The prisoner said he did noc know any thing about the charge ; he wu drunk. Mr Inspector Brohain having alluded to the circumstances, the prisoner was fined 20s. and costs, or in default 48 hours' im nrisonment. ' DESERTION. Alcsmore Wildman and David Winch were chafed with deserting from H.M S., At'the applic&tion of Mr. Inspector Bro ham they were remanded for a week. A PALTRY CHARGTS. Robert Seaton was charged with riding on the footpath in Symonds-street without the permission of the City Council Mr Robinson, who appeared for the de fendant, said, the occurrence was purely accidental. Mr. Inspector Brobam said from what he had heard, he believed ifc was so, and with their Worship's permission, would withdraw the charge. A SAD OA.-TC. Kate Maxwell was charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act in being anjnco r'gible roaue anA a common prostitute, and also with behaving in an indecent manner in the public streets. The prisoner, who is 3 young not ill-looking girl, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 months bard labour. THE SUSPECTED IKCENDIAKISM. Snsan Conley. -fames Conley, James Conley, junr., and Harriet Eot'-on appeared on remand to answer a charge of wilfully and feloniously setting fire to a certain dwelling house in Official Bay the proper by of James Conley junr,, with intent to defraud the New Zea'lalanrl Insurance Company on the Gth July, 1875. Mr Brookfield asked tbat the charge might be withdrawn as against James Conley senr., James Conley junr., and Harriet Rotfcon. These three were discharger!. A fresh information was laid against Susan Conley, and on the application of Mr Brook field she was remanded for a week.

DISTRICT COURT. —This Day.

(Before Hia Honor Judge Beckham.)

AUCKIAXD nrPROVEMIET COMMISSIONERS V. WILLIAM MLL, AP.CHABA.LD TUDEHAPE, - A*D JOHS HARKTSR. Claim £100. trover.

Mr H. H. Lusk appeared for plaintiff, and Mr J. B. Ptussell for defendant.

The case aroße out of the removal of two building in the Albert Barracks reserve, claimed by the Improvement Commissioners who had given tie defendants special noiice not to move them.

The chief plea for the defence was that the defendants had the authority of the Go vernment for doing what they had done. Mr J. B. Russell took a preliminary objec tion to the right of Mr Lusk to appear, which he asked his Honor to take a note of. It was a moot point whether, constituted as it was, the Improvement Commissioners could appear, in Court in any firm. R. H. S*evenson, secretary to the Im provement Commissionerr, deposed that one of the buildings was known as the Artillery drill-shod, inside the Barrack wall. The other wr.s outside tbe Barrack wall, and was used as a stable by PergS -Major Waiohonse. Neither of ths buildings mentioned adjoined the Volunteer Drill-shed. The stable was twenty or thirty yards off, btrilt in an nmjle of the wall, and the other was just inside the wall, close to the stable. In 1572 a Bill was passed by the Assembly to give the Commissioners additional powers The Commissioners entered into an agreement with Sir Donald McLean for the removal of the Drill Shed which had been carried out. He saw one of the contractors, John barker, whilst the artillery-shed, claimed by the Commissioners, was being removed, and told him the building belonged to the Commis sioners. He had previously given written. notice. He told Mr Harker to stop. He was stealing the property of the Commissioners. Mr Hacker refused to desist and witness sent for a constable who stopped him. Subse quently the contractors men came again and took away the remainder of the building. Tbe constable again stopped them. All the building had since been removed bat a few rafters. An iron fence extending from the barrack wall to the drill-shed was also taken. He did not know the value of the property taken away.

To Mr J. B. Russell: He did not know what the buildings had been used for. He had heard horrible sounds proceeding from them ; half-a-dozen people blowing instru ments in half-a-dozen keys. It was his duty to know the persons who occupy the build ings which the Commissioners claim. The Colonial Government occupied it. He had heard that the shed was used as the Volun teer Artillery drill-shed. The Commissioners had never received rent or asked for it.

Mr Goodall, engineer, was the next witness examined.

The case was protracted by legal points continually cropping out, and had not con cluded whea our reporter left.

NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY.

HALF-YEARLY MEETINa.

The twenty-ninth half-yearly meeting of the Shareholders in the New Zealand Insurance Company was held to-day in the Board room of the office. Insurance Buildings, to receive the directors' report for the past six months, and other business. The Hon. Jas. Williamson, Chairman of Directors, presided. The twenty-ninth half-yearly report was read as follows :—" The directors have much pleasure in submitting to the shareholders the report of the result of the Company's operations during the half-year ended May 31, 1875. The premiums received amount to the sum of £75,332 11s. Id., showing an in crease of £15,115 13s. 4d. over those received during the corresponding half-year of 1874, and an increase of £22,753 17s. 6d. over last half-year. The directors take this opportu nity of tendering their thanks to the various agents, shareholders, and supporters foi their exertions in procuring business. The Marine losses sustained during the half-year have been above the average, including the Cospa.trick, Blencathra, Gothenburg, Jason, and other first-class vessels, and unexcep tionable risks. The losses, as will be seen on reference to the accompanying state ment of accounts, amounted to £62,444 ss. 7d. ; this embraces not merely all the losses actually ascertained and paid, but includes a fnil estimate of all claims that have arisen prior to the 31st of May. Carrying into effect the prospectus issued on 11th September, 1874, and Circular letter of 11th November last, the old shareholders are credited with" 15s. per share on the seventeen shares allotted them for one old share, and there stands at their credit on the 31st May the sum of £37,322 19s Bd., which, as the payments on new shares mature, will be further augmented, aad expended from time to time to the paying up the balance of calls, until the £2 on the above shares is fully paid up. From the annexed statement of accounts it will be observed that, after de ducting all expenses, there remains to the credit of profit and loss a>al»nce of £19,686

10s 10(1. Your directors have modirifoj^t in declaring a dividend of twenty per cT 1 ■ per annum, which will absorb £13,834 foWm and will be payable by wananfrat the V■■ office on the 15th instant, and at the branch■ and agencies on the receipt of advice. <p?B auditors, Messrs. Fraser and Laurie, ret; ■ in accordance with the articles of associali ■ but oiler themselves for re-election.-./' I the Board of Directors, James Willow I Chairman." \ yft Pbopie asd Loss. \B To Dividend paid last half year 10 000 o"«B Old Shareholders 2893510 'E ~ Fire find Marine Losses 47,437 fi » 6 Commission, Salaries, and other ex- ■ penses •••••;:■ 13.995 j. R „ Appropriation for unpaid losses 16,007 ft .if, „ Balance - W^'lOijM By Balance ttam Hit half-year ■ 33,935 is ". H Ajrornpriatton ibr unpaid losses last ' ■ half-year 11,688 0 n I Fire and Marino Premiums 78,332 Hi, ■ „ Interest, Bent, Transfer Fees, &c... 6,165 ""6 j1! ■fi135,C21"167» ■ Balance-Sheet. .' ■ To Capital £200,000 0 0 8> a- 1 Less unpaid.. 60,877 5 0 fr 139.122 15 a ■ Re-insurance fmid 40,000 0 n H Appropriation for unpaid losses.... 15,007 00 ■ Branches credit BS9 15 i> I; Suspense account ..". C.704 5 j I Dividends ilnpaid 40 0 0 ■ Credit of old shareholders 37,32219 3 ■ Balance - 19.68G 1010 1 £2~>5.173~Tl I £ Kit By Investments 223.109 6 6 1 Fire and Marine premiums due .. 1 577 19 9 I Interests aid rents due 2,366 18 6 I Hills receivable 278 0 0 I Furniture, flre engines,' &c. 704 3 0 I Branches owing 17,766 8 0 I Cash iv hand and in bank 0,790 11 0 I £258,773 0~3 I WS. Laumh, / Editors. Auckland, July 13,1875. l; The Chairman in moving the adoption of the report anrl balance-sheet, said he had to I congratulate ihe shareholders on the resultof the half-year, which shewed that the people of the colony were beginning to be alive to their own interests, and to support local in stitutions. The business of the Company was incrensin?. TM3 fact shewed that they had nothing to fear from the competition 0 £ other Cormianies. Everything that could be done would be done by the directors for the continued prosperity of the Company. The Hon. C. J. Taylor seconded the adop tion of the report and balance-sheeet, which, on being put to the meeting, was carried unanimously. . . Major George proposer?, and W. G. Wilson seconded, that the, retiring auditors be re elected. This was put by the Chairman, and carried unanimously; Mr L. O'Brien moved, and Major George seconded, a vote of thanks to the directors, agenfs, and officers of the Company for the past half-year. The Chairman, on behalf of the directors, and Mr Pearee, on behalf of the agents and officers, briefly acknowledged the compli ment, the Chairman saying the fact of those concerned in the management being deeply interested in the institution was the be?t guarantee the shareholders could have of their continued exertions for its success. The meeting then terminated, the manager sating that the dividend would bo payable to-Hiorrow. ♦

TELEGRAPHIC.

ALEXANDRA.

Press Telegram Agency.)

This day. Tawhiao was' at Kaipiha and near here, yesterday, pheasant shooting. There 'is "still a great deal of sickness up the country —from three to four deaths daily. Noon; Tawhiao remains at Kaipiha. His son Tutawhiao is here in the township. Large quantities of produce are coming in. Thirty canoes are now at the landing-place. Measles are still very prevalent amongst the at Kuiti.

TAURANGA.

[Per Press Telegram Agency.] This day.

The Coming Election.

The Bay of Plenty Times, this morning, publishes an address to the electors of the i£a9t Coast from Colonel Harrington, notify ing his intention to contest the seat for House of Representatives at the ensuing* election. Captain Morris, M.P.C., also notifies the same.

The Rowena sailed last night at 10 o'clock. Passengers : WilliamKelly, M.H.R., Colonel Hanington, Capt. Preece, Messrs Chadwick, Masters, Edgcumbe, and Hulme and two servants.

The Bank of New Zealand invite tenders for the erection of extensive Bank premises in Wharf-street.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

DITNEDIK

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. The Phoebe's Passengers.

Sailed—Phoebe, for the North. Passengers for the Manukau : D. F. Chapman and three in the steerage.

The Fire Brigade. In consequence of the hostile action of the City Council towards the Fire Brigade, several members of that body are presenting a petition to Captain Wain, requesting him to Qall a meeting to-morrow to consider the desirability of disbanding. The Synagogue At a meeting of the members of the Hebrew congregation it was decided to pro ceed with the enlargement of the Synagogue, at a cost of £1200, as soon as £300 is collected by the congregation. Civil Sessions. The trial of civil cases in the Supreme Court has been adjourned till Thursday. The Tinkers polution case Glassford v. Reid and others will be heard on Monday.

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. Trade with Sydney Direct.

When the Eaaby was built her owners never contemplated that she would command any passenger traffic, and made no prepara tion for it. They nowlfind themselve sover crowded every trip each way^ and are com pelled to refuse dozens anxious to go direct. to Sydney. The result is they now. intend to extend the cabin accommodation, but the worst of it is the cabin is very low, and • though they can extend it any reasonable i distance, they cannot remove the beams of the ship to gain sufficient elevation to make ■ the cabin comfortable. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell have gone South. The " Palace of Truth" is tiie sensation.- Education Board Parsimony- Great complaints are being mads through out the country districts of the parsimony of the Education Board in not half snpplying the country schools with firewood; Men of Many Nations- { Two more births have occurred on hoard board the Lammershagen since' her arrival. Amongst immigrants by the Lammer; hagea are—Poles, Dunes, Swedes, German' S, and Italians. Among the latter are a/x; tej.'of ten men who worked together as «#aj s £} a' Mount Oenis Tunnel and the ijbe Cit^ '.rial. They were anxious to, obtain 8i? k ' sm f' *n i a body, and have been emplo|>^? ; I Mr McKirdy, local contractor. vJ*



THE . COLONIAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital, £2,000,000; Subscribed Capital, £850,000. A Branch of this Bank, for the conduct of General Banking Business, will be opened on or about TUESDAY, the 20th July, in the premises Queen street,- next the Insurance Buildings, and lately occupied by the National Bank —J. T. WARREN, Branch Inspector.—Auckland, 21st June, 1875. SPECIAL. WE ARE DAILY OPENING UP CHEAP FIRST-CLASS GOODS.. JUST TO HAND— 9x4 7 teßlankets, 10s 6d, a bargain' Good ft .uiteßlankets, 13s 6d a pair Grey i ,7s lid; large size, 10s 9d Toilet Quilts, 4s lid and 5s 6d ; large size, 6s 11 72-iuch Croydon Sheeting, Is Id Wool Crimean Shirting, Is 2d Wincey Skirts from 3s lid, good value Ladies1 Cloth Jackets, 4s lid; handsomely trimmed, 8s 6d Large lot of Ladies' Silk Umbrellas from 4s lid Anti-Rheumatic Flannel, good, Is 4d Imitation Welsh Flannel, IOJd 5 pieces Fancy Dress Goods, @7s 6d dress of 12 yards Trimmed Hats from 3s lid Tapy Carpets from 3s per yard Coir Door Mats from 3s 6d Ladies' and Children's Underclothing in the New Show Room. ', , .. . ■ HOLLOWAY & GARLIOK, Drapery, Clothing, and Furnishing House, CITY HALL, 230, Queen-street, Auckland. XYT EAR-RE LISTING FABRIC TOR BOYS'AND YOUTHS'CLOTHING. ' A. LINABURY & CO. Have jnrt opened up fa large quantity of Real Home Spnn Melton Cloths, specially adapted for Boys' and Youths' Clothing. Double Width (nearly Two yards wide), 3a 6d, 3s lid, and 4s 6d PER YARD FIFTY DOZEN PAIRS GP PERIOR KID" GLOVES. In all the|leading color*, ONLY Is lid PER PAIR. ty . ■■■•■"■■■



HAVE EECEIVED TWENTY-SIX OASES OP LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDEEC LO4T H I N G, PEB FERNGLEN. They will be Sold to tlie Public at V COST PRICE. V 0 T I C E MACINTOSHES, • WATERPROOF COATS, &c., Just to hand, a Line of the above, specially adapted for Co.vcHDiiivEits, Cabmen, Cartees, &c , being Seal-skin Lined, ', -warm and dry. Also, SUPER DRAB MACINTOSH COATS. Above having been purchased at Auction, we are offering them much UNDER USUAL PRICE. GIG. UMBRELLAS* GIRLS' AND LADIES' WATERPROOF MANTLES, WATERPROOF TWEEDS, &c. BLANKHT3, FLANNELS, WINCEYS, DRESS GOODS, HOSIERY, &c, UNUSUAL GOOD VALUE. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, [Late R. Hobbs], JVNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army aod Navy Hotel, Uppeu Quee-v-street, Auckland. HORNTON, SMITH, A FIRTH'S PRICES CURRKNT (Wholesale) — Sacks. lOOllis. SOlbs ..Crownßvand-Elonr, *£**%%&'s% *AJ. mtoT^. 1010 0 11 0 0 11 7 6 Seconds Flour, d 0.... 010 0 Sharps, do <"' W G Brau, do.'. (5 o 0 Fowl Wheat, per bushel, 4s 3d to 4s 6d. The above prices include sacks and bags, baclts and bags not returnable —Terms Cash. Auckland, July 13, 1575.