SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This afternoon, 6.49, to-morrow morn ng, 6 11 ■■ SUff rfEC-This evening, 6.10 SUN" RISB-To morrow morning, 5.' 9 MOOSTS AUK—Fall moon, 15:h inst*nt, 10,53 am

ARRIVALS.

icnro, screw-barqnentine, from Levuka Southern Cross, ».g. (A.S.P Oo.;, from Napier via Tflomes

DEPARTURES.

Pretty Jano, s.a , fir Gisborce ad Nap'er Christina, schooner, for Napier via Taiiua Mary Webster, schooner, for Newcastle

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For San Francisco—Carisbronke Castle, ship, Thurs day ; Mifeado, s s., i9ih O t >t)er ForibeSosth- T*ran,ki, 6 h; Taupo. 16th For Wonganui—StKilaa 16th For London Flech».ro and City of Auckland, ships ; and Columbus, barque—early For Lyttelton-Prince Alfred, barquentine, Thursday For Levuka—Oo can Wave, schooner, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s s, from Sydney, about 25th instant Gazelle, German man-of-war, from a cruise Ocean Mall, ship, WEQF, from London ; sailed 16th August Star of Germany, ship, from London ; sailed Aug 21 Frank Pendleton, ship, from Gelfe, Sweden ; sailed 13th A.ugast ■William Ackers, barque, from Newcastle; sailed 25th September Cabarfeidh, barque, from Newcastle, early Francis Henty, barque, from Melbourne (via Wel lington), sailed October 2 Jessica, barque, from New York ; sailed 2nd June Prospector, barque, fromLevuba Victor, barque, from Port Gamble ; sailed 14th May Lizzie Fox, from New Yorfc ; sailed 3rd July Emu, screw-barquentine. from Levuka Corohet, from Tahiti, early Edith schooner, from Karotonga, at once Loch L c, thiee-masted schooner, from Hydnoy Isabella Pratt, from Oamaru Rosinnah Rose, schooner, from Dunedin ; sailed 6th instant Dauntless, Hawaiian schooner, from Levnka

*de~ A special charge is made for consignees' ro shippers' names inserted in this column.

IMPORTS.

Per "White Eagle from London : 20 cases vestai, 2 cases toys, 5 cases fancy good's, 3 cases furniture, 5 cases harmoniums, 5 cases felt hats, 10 cases XX 2in, 40 kegs Ewbank's nails, 2 bales room paper, 44 cases window glass, 9 bales paper and paper bags, 2 iron safes (Tann »nd Sons), 1 case fishing- lines, Jl case meerschaum pipes.—E. and H. Isaacs.

Per Emu from Levuka : 1500 bags maize, 47 bags copra, 2 cases machinery. —Stone Bros, agents. Per White Eagle, from London-1 case dresses, 1 case linens, J. M. McLachlan.

LAUNCH THIS EVENING.

Messrs Sims and Brown, who have lately been verybu-yin the ship building trade, are to launch at the North Shore this evening, at 5 o'clock, a small steamer for Mr Adair of Gisborne. The new vessel has been built with all the care usually bestowed by these well-known builders upon their vessels. Her dimensions are as follows : —Length, 65ft; beam, 14ft; depth, sft 6in. As soon as launched the steamer will be towed over to Messrs Fraser and Tinnes factory in Mechanics' Bay, where the machinery and boiler will be fitted in her. She is expected to be ready for sea in about a fortnight's time. The propeller will be a single screw. The boat will be used as a steam lighter at Poverty Bay to obviate the necessity of large vessels coming into the river. » Such an aid to discharging vessels in the port of Gisoorne is much required. The engine and boiler have been manufactured by Messrs Fraser and Tinne from plans furnished by Mr W. Lodder. The engine is on the high pressure principle, with a 12in cylinder and lOin stroke. The ceremony of christen ing will be performed by Miss Lodder, who will give the vessel the name " Koaina," The boat is calculated to carry 30 tons deadweight on a draught of 4ft 6in.

ARRIVAL OF THE EMU.

The s.s. Emu arrived from Levuka this afternoon with a cargo of maize, &c Captain Cornell reports : Left Levuka on the morning of the 3rd instant. Had moderate 3 E trades. About noon on the 4th. south end of Kandavu bore east 10 miles. Wind continued fresh from the S.K until Thurfday morning, when it veered to the eastward, increasing in force and going lound, till in the evening it blew a gale from the north At midnight the wind shifted to the west very heavy. G*les continued till Sunday. At noon were 100 miles from the coast. Gale still increasing- from the SW. On Monday made White Island, weather still heavy from W.S.W. Stood into the bay, when wind fell light. Thence had smooth water tiil arrival, Ship behaved well in the heavy weather ; sustained no damage. We are indebted to Captain Connell for late Fijian flies.

Passengers: Messrs. Little, Hartmann, Brown, Martin, H. Smith, Wheeler, Lee, Hoffman,' and Mrs. Wood.

The burquenttne Prince Alfred has all but finished loading for Lyttelton. She is expected to clear and sail to morrow. A sight entry to clear the ship British Empire was passed at the Customs to-day. This ship wiH com mence discharging at once The barque Colambua having finished discharging her London cargo, has hauled off into the stream. After the Columbia hid moved out the barque f- tag was brought round into her berth r.o as to re.-«; ye the ouler biith for the ship British Empire. The Columbus willl rein .in in the stream till the departure of the Flechero when she will come alongside a^ain to load as the Company's next English vessel. The thlp City of Auckland has finished discharging the goods from her 'tween decks. These have turned out in excellent condition. A commencement was made to-day upon the stuff in the lower hold. The s.s Pretty Jane left 'last evening for Gisborne and>apier. Passenger?—Mi-fsrs. J Balon,£, Maun der, J. Morrow, A. B. Morrow, "W. Crawford, Geo. Braydes Mrs, Dugle&ux and child and 6 in the steerage. The s.s. Ft. Kilda is appointed to leave the Manu kau for Whanganui direct, on Friday next. The Union Company's fine steamer Tanpo will leave Onehnnga on Saturday the 10th inst. at 10 a.m., for the S: outh. The new steamer being built by Mr. T. .Mccol for the Norih Shore Ferry Co. will be launched probabiy on Saturday. As ?oon as floated sbe will be brought over and placed alongside the ship British Empire to receive her engines.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— Fnr Thames, this day at 5.33 pm, and to-morrow at

10.30 am For Coromandelon Friday at 11.30 am For Waiwera and Warkworth, par Minnie Casey,

on Thursday at 10 a m For I evuku, Fiji, per Ocean Wave, to-morrow at 1 pm For Wargarei, per Clyde, to-morrow at 4 p m For Wangaroa,per Fanny Kelly.to-morrow »t 4.30 pm For Wans-aDUi, per St Kilflft, on Friday at 8 a.m. For Whitianga, Thirua, Opo'iki, and Napier, via

Tauranga, per Koweua, on Friday at 4 pm Per s.s. Taranakl, on Saturday, loth instant:— For Indi», China, Mediterranean Ports, and Conti rent of Europe at 7 a m For Taranihi, Southern Provinces, and Australian Colonie», at 8 am For United KiDgdom, via Suez and Southampton (for letters special'y addressed), at 8 am For United Kingdom via Brinriiri, and late letters for ''outhera Provinces andMhlbourne at 8.15 am For Newspapers at Gam For money orders and registered letters, the pre vious day at spm After this date, m*ils will be made up daily for Newcastle and Hamilton.

S. B. BISS Chief Postmaster.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

H. B.—lf you will call at the Star Office we can supply you with the desired infor mation.

A Father.—We hardly think the minor offences of children come within the category of the lospectoi's duties. Your suggestions are good but a trifle too pointed

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

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1875.

F«r tht cens« that lscla aasUtauc* Jor the wrong mat needs ronUnn _ XOI th« future Id the distancA JLnf. til*sited iji a- is wr *•

The spectacle of a Ministry moving a vote

of censure upon its head is something novel in statecraft, and we doubt if May's Parlia mentary Practice, that infallible guide to honorable members could furnish a precedent. Yet such ia practically what was done in dealing with the San Francisco mail contract as reported by telegraph in

our columns last night, notwithstanding Major Atkinson's assertion that the Government accepted full responsibility for the contract. Sir Julius Vogel, while occupying the position of Premier and head of the Cabinet, had expressly sanctioned a contract in excess of the amount fixed by

resolution of the House ; the Government

felt they were bound, by his action, and Mr. Reynolds, as acting Postmaster General, had moved for its ratification. But it became evident that a strong feeling existed among members in relation to this easy assurance in setting aside aa of no impor-

tance a distinct parliamentary vote, and the Government deemed it prudent to trim their sails to the breeze. We had then exhibited another remarkable procedure in the

form of an amendment moved by one Minister upon the resolution of another, Major Atkinson actually proposing what must, if moved by a member of the Opposi-

tion, have been accepted as an adverse vote, involving probably the seats of the Ministry. In proposing that " the annual oharge on the revenue of New Zealand for mail and. steam services ought nob to exceed £40,000," the Treasurer was distinctly censuring the Government which had on its own responsibility exceeded the vote. It was impossible for him to ignore this fact, and when moving his amendment, Major Atkin son recognised its tendency by expressing on behalf of the other members of the Cabinet bheir disapproval of the course pursued by Sir Julius Vogel in connection with the contract. We are irresistably re-

minded of that happy arrangement not uncommonly found among partners by which the absent member is made to bear the brunt of all the delinquencies of the firm. Major Atkinson deserves credit for having introduced it into Parliamentary Government, and if the system ia only

brought to that state of perfection which it seems capable of, the individual members of the Government may go on blundering to their heart's content, while the Cabinet collectively will tell Parliament, " Oh, dear ; we know nothing at all of that; the Treasurer, or the Postmaster, or it may be the Premier is to blame, we entirely co incide with the feelings of this House." The position is unique, and we commend it to all perplexed Ministers who find trouble some charges of mal-administration pressing in thick upon them.

We commend this as a good suggestion : — " Sir, —Would you kindly allow me, through the medium of your columns, to make a suggestion to Mr Dennes, re his intended distribution of prizes, for the best rendering of national songs, viz. : to award a Bpeoial prize for the best performance of a comic Irish song in character. Songa of this class cannot, of necessity, be expected to enter into fair competition witb sentimental effu sions, where " expression " and the many other finer, points of the vocal art are looked for ; still, in my humble opinion, their intro duction would form a pleasing variety to the evenina's entertainment, and at the same time afford some of our amateur Morans an opportunity of displaying their vocal and terpischorean abilities) which in some cases are of no mean order.—l am, &c, Dublin Dan.

Another landslip has occurred at Parnell, carrying away four feet more of the road, at Selwyn Terrace. The place has been boarded up, and as soon as the fine weather sets in the Harbour Board will build a retaining wall, the money having already been voted. The City of Auckland Loyal Orangemen will hold their quarterly night meeting to morrow (Thursday)'evening, in thejj Wellesley etreet Lodge-room. The Excelsior Good Templar entertainment will be held this evening in Sheridan-street Chapel; speeches, music, recitations, and ballads by orators and amateurs will form the amusement of the evening. The well trained church choir will interest the com pany with glees, solos, and choruses. A girl of seven, daughter of a settler named Pohlen, lost in the bush, is the latest sensation from Harapipi. The correspon dent of the Waikato Times, writing on the subject, says:—"The child absconded from her home under the pretext of looking for a stray heifer. She had to traverse through fern much higher than herself, night came on and the child remained all night away. A party started in search but returned without success. Constable Addison started, and after traversing the ground previously taken, he pursued his search, determined to succeed. At length he observed tracks in the fern unlike cattle tracks, but not such as a man would mako. After taking a survey of the country ho determined to proceed, but subsequently lost the track. In casting about he saw a tree in the distance in a very prominent position. He determined torejeh it at any risk, so that from it he may gain a view of the country round. Perseverance was rewarded by a two hours ride, when to hia surprise there was the object of his pur suit, crouching undf;r the tree. Sho was at once taken to her family amidst great re joicing, after a night and a day in tan wilds. This is the second time the same child has deserted and been found by the e?me con stable. The causes for such conduct on the part of a child of such tender year 3 are beyond our ken, but certain it is that there must be one."

A correspondent of the London Times writess :—" I think that is the fact worth noting that only an the four following occa sions since 1773 has the Bank of England minimum rate of discount bsen so low as 2 per cent., afc which it now stands, namely : April 22, 1852, to January G, 1553 ; July 24, 1802, to October 30, 1562 ; July 25, 1867, to November 19, 1808; July 13, 1871, to Sep tember 21, 1871. Aircc's English and Continential combina tion of performers will give one grand enter tainment to-morrow evening in the Devon port Hall, North Shore. The recent rains have been heavily felt in the Waikato districts, and some parts of the roads are impassible even for vehicles. A bridge between Ohaupo and Cambridge has been carried away by the flood Ajjmarriage occurred the other day, at Car narvon, Wales, under peculiarly romantic circumstances. The bridegroom was a re turned convict, and at the time of the wed ding was awaiting his trial at the Assizes for thett. The bride had assisted him in his thieving enterprise, and was also waiting to be tried. On the morning of the wedding the two lovers were escorted by the police to the Roman Catholic chapel, where they were united together in the bonds of matrimony. Immediately after the cere mony the happy pair took their departure to the Assize Court, where they were arraigned before Lord Coleridge, and convicted of the crime laid to their charge. The bridegroom was sentenced to five years' penal servitude and the bride to six months imprisonment, with hard labor.

Mr F. J. Brooks, a gentleman well known in this city, and lately of the Thames, has been appointed resident manager of the New Zealand Branch Bank at Cambridge, which has just been completed by Mr MoConniche. The building is reported to be a very hand some and commodious structure, erected from designs by Mr Mahoney, architect.

The Pioneer Juvenile Temple, 1.0. G.T., will hold its usual weekly meeting in the lodge room of the Young Men's Christian Association, Wellesley street, this evening, at seven o'clock.

Mr. William Plumendge, Onehunga, writes in warm eulogy of the loss sustained by the township through the removal of their re spected clergyman and family. He says : "During the time that I have been in One hunga, now eight years, I can safely say that this rev. gentleman has struggled hard both night and day. la the depth of night if required, he was always ready to lend a helping hand towards the sick and needy.

The first and final dividend in the estate of George Giles, butcher, a bankrupt, will by paid to just claimants on or before the 19th instant, by Mr. Macfarlane, trustee to the estate.

We have to acknowledge receipt of 5s for Mrs Pook, Parnell, the wife of the immigrant who died shortly after landing from the Alumbagh; also, 10s from "F.A.W."

A new steam-engine for street railroads has been introduced in London. It is entirely enclosed, and presents the appearance of a small street car. The advantages claimed for this new pattern are a saving of £300 per annum in the working expenses of each car ; an increase of speed when desirable; a more perfect control for stopping and starting than at present; and that each terminus it can be disconnected and brought to the front of the car in less time than that taken by horses. The trials were considered very satisfactory. This engine is to be brought into use imme diately in Paris also.

From Honolulu we learn by the last mail that shortly after sundown on the 11th of August, the summit crater of MaunaLoa was discovered to be in*a state of great activity ; all that night the reflection on the sky of the. immense body of fire that alternately red dened and paled as the lava jets rose and fell, is said to have been magnificent be yond description. In crossing the channel to Mauna on the next night, the light of the volcano was very plainly to be seen from the deck of the steamer. The summit crater of Mauna Loa can hardly be expected to overflow, but it is quite probable that the great body of lava which is pent up in the mountain will make a vent for itself on the side, as it has done on several previous occasions, and that we shall hear of a new flow.

The Key. Mr. Tinsley will re-deliver to morrow night his able and interesting lecture on " Scotland and her Sons." On this occa sion, the proceeds will be (devoted to the new building fund for the new chapel for the Primitive Methodist congregation, Sheridan at eat. The lecture will be given in the caapel building, and his Worship the Mayor will preside on the occasion. We are glad to learn of the success that has attended the efforts of thia energetic little cougregation to erect a chapel suited to their growing wants. Under the Key. Mr. Harris' ministrations, the congregation has rapidly increased, and so heartily have the members entered into the movement for a new place of worship, that over £IGO have been raised during the past six months as a nucleus of a building fund. Negotiations are pending for the purchase of the fine site at the corner of Franklin and Wellington-streets originally intended for the Church of England, and we believe that will be the spot upon which the new chapel will be situated. A better one could not be chosen. The present site and building will of course be disposed of and will help to swell the fund.

The Agricultural Laborers' Onion, presided over by Mr. Arch, is threatened by dis solution. All the delegates, with the excep tion of five, have been dismissed and many of the branches refuse to pay any further money into the funds. The dispute arises in refer ence to the institution of a new paper by the society. ThejGerman newspapers report an increase of the army estimates for the £mp ra by as much as .$9,000,000 to be impending.

Authorization has been asked of the Pope by the French Government to allow the bishops of France to pray for the preservation of the Republic. It is expected that the required permission will be granted, but that the expression " God save the people" will be substituted for the formula " God save the Republic." But why should permission be necessary 1

The contract for raising and enlarging the cottage at Home Bay has been taken up by Messrs. Pooley and Son, under the super vision of Mr W. F. Hammond. This is on the extreme point of the Ponsonby Road, the choicest portion of the Buburb, and pos sessing the lightest and best soil, it is now being eagerly sought after. As some of the land is still open, at something like a tenth of what land has been subdivided at only ten minutes nearer walk to town.

The losses by the French inundations amounted to 24,000,000 francs, and 18,000,000 franca have already been collected by sub scription. Of this sum about; 1,500,000 francs came from abroad. England has furnished 700,000 francs ; Switzerland, 300,000 francs ; Alsace-Lorraine, 200,000 francs, and miscell aneous subscriptions in Europe, 200,000franc3. The largest contributors in France propor tionately, are the inhabitants of Cette, which city, containing 25,000 souls, has given 75,000 fraacs. Among department?, the Gironde stands foremost with 1,050,000 francs.

Galignani reports another fatal Alpine accident in one of the passes near Monte liosa. A guide named Antiile was descend ing with his party toward Zirval. He was not attached to the others by a rope, and when half way down his foot slipped on the melting snow and he fell from rock to rock to the bottom of the immense ravine. Hiß comrade hastened to his rescue, but they only found his remains horribly mangled.

Specifications and conditions for plumbers aud pipefitters to be licensed under the Muni cipal Corporation Waterworks Act are now obtainable at the office of the Town Clerk, Canada Buildings. Plans also shewing in what streets the mains will be laid can be inspected, as none but plumbers licensed by the City Council will be authorised to do any work, wo should remind all our local tradeu men to obtain a copy of conditions.

A female Government immigrant by the British Empire was sent to the Lunatic Asylum this morning on the testimony of Dr. Goldrbro' and the doctor of the ship. The latter iuformed the Court that when she came first on board, she shewed no signs of lunacy, but shortly after the commencement of the voyage she became quite insane, and furious in her behaviour. Her chief delusion was that the captain was engaged to marry her, and on every occasion she caught sight of his figure, the poor demented creature made a rush to embrace him in true lover like style. The doctor had been informed since his arrival here that the woman was subject to fits of insanity when in England. Since her arrival in Auckland, she has on no occasion been outrageous, but refuses every kind of nourishment.

At the Otahubu R.M. Court yesterday, George Taylor was fined 403 and costs and bound over for six months for striking Daniel Munro, of Panmure, with a whip ; in default to undergo one month's imprisonment.

Thurlow Weed, his daughter, and a ser vant were poisoned yesterday by drinking tea from a pot which had been cleaned with oxalic acid.

The Onehuaga Ladies' Benevolent Society held ita meeting in St. Peter's school-room on Monday, the Rev. A. R. Tomlinson, M.A., in the chair. The report Bhewed that the claims during the year were light. £28 had been received and expended. A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring committee, and a special one to Mrs Purchas, who for the past twelve years had acted as president. Mrs Brookfield wa3 then elected president, Mrs Hamer secretary, and the Rev. A. R. Tomlinson treasurer. Commit tee : —Mesdatnes Andrew, George, Gib bons, F. Howard, Hutchinson, Noakes, Parnall, Symonds, Warren, Watkin, Wing. Kight young ladies were appointed collectors to % the different districts. Dr. Purchas received a vote of thanks for his kind medical assistance for many years, and Dr. Zinzan offered to attend any cases recommended by the committee. .

Unpleasant Accident.

A singular accident attended with unpleas ant although beneficial results occurred to day close to the watermen's steps on the Queen-street wharf. About 11 o'clock a man who had b»en imbibing rather too freely went under the wharf for a certain purpose, when, in consequence of his unsteady condition, he tumbled head over heels off the planking into the water. The tide was rather low at the time and the man had little difficulty in scrambling out with no other injury than a good ducking. He appeared keenly sensibie of the ridicule to which he was subjected by the bystanders, and at last, shaking his fist in the air, he called out that if any of them wanted any thing for himself, he could have it without delay. He acknowledged the sobering effect of the cold water in very forcible terms.

HOBSON STREET PROPERTY.

The important freehold property sale was held to-day by, Mr G. W. Binney in Hobson street. There was a large attendance of persons present, and the following were the results : JSelson-street, lot 1, £3 3s per foot; 2. £3 4s ; 3, £3 ; 4, £2 12s ; 5, £2 16s ; 6, £2 12s ; 7, £3 7a.

The superior 12 - roomed dwelling - house, coach-house, &c, in Hobaon-street, £770. Tlis building allotments in Hobson and Cook-streets: —No. 8, £6 108 per foot, shed (separate) £8 ss; No. 9, £6 17s 6d; No. 10, £8; Nos. 11 and 12, £7 17s 6d ; No. 15, £8 2s 6d ; No. 18, £7; No. 19, £8; No. 20, corner of Cook-street, £16 per foot; Nos. 13, 16, and 17 withdrawn, and will be sold by private contract. The total amount realised £3966 17s 6d. Only three sections remain unsold.

A Novel Scandal.

A cossidekable sensation and gossip has been created in certain circles in Auckland by some remarks made by the Key J. Wil liams during the course of a sermon on Sunday from the text, " What shall I do then with Jesus which is callled Christ." The rev. gentleman was dilating most eloquently upon the right offices and the blasphemous uses of ' the Saviour's name, when he aaid that, among the other uses to which Christ had been put, was that of a label for brandy bottles. There was a brand of spirits sold in Auckland on which appeared a representation of Christ with the letters "SM." signifying Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the world) on either side and three crosses above, so that a person might now not ouly get drunk on Hennessy's or Martell's, but also upon the " Jeßus Christ brandy." We have never heard this remarkable expression made use of before, but on inquiry we find that the belief that a brand commonly known under that name—a name sufficient to shock the feelings of even the most callous Christiaa — has been currently spoken of in several Good Templar lodges and among the clergymen of the various denominations in the city. The liquour referred to is that of Bisquit, Doubouche" and Co., for which Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. are the wholesale agents in Auckland, and with all the cumulative force of scandal and lying rumour, the creed of the members of that well-known firm has, we learn, been mixed up in the scandal, and the sale of a brandy bearing the insignia of Christ, has been condemned as an open insult by them to the Christian belief. It is well that, now when the statement has received a clerical sanction and promulgation before a large congregation, the true facts should be given, and we at once characterise the whole scandal as about the biggest farce that has come under our notice for a long time. The Jews are known as the least bigofcted of all the religious sect 3. They do not propagate their own faith, and are respectors of all religious creeds, requiring only to have their own religious liberty respected. The firm mentioned in connec tion with thia affair has, moreover, been conspicuous for its liberality in con tributing to every movement without respect to creed, and for its consideration for the large number of Christians in its em ploy, so that evenif thebrandhad justified the offensive title attributed to it, we should be satisfied that they had no sympathy with any intended insult or improper use of the name of Christ. But when the public examine the brand objected to, as printed below, they will we think at once admih that there is not the shadow of foundation for the belief that the figure is intended an a representation of the Saviour—

The three so-called crosses are really French lillies, and the figure with its coat of mail evidently represents one of the French kings. Nor is it difficult to distinguish which of the many occupants of the French throne is intended, the saintly halo at once identifying it as Louis IX., or Saint Louis, who was caconised by Pope Boniface VIII. in the year 1297 for his services to the Church, and par ticularly his part in the wars of the Crusaders. The coat of mail is clearly the well-known Crusaders armour. A large number of meanings may be attached to the initials S. and M., but wo thiuk it much more pro bable that instead of ■Salvator Mundi, the S. signifies Saintes, where Louis fought successfully against the English, and M. his ioag continued wars against the Mahomme dans by whom he was captured, but aftnr warda released on pxyment of 100,000 marks of silver, when he returned with only GOCO out of the 40,000 men that compoed his army when he left France for Cyprus and Eiypt in August 1248. Saint Louis died from pestilence, which attacked the men composing his new crusade in 1270. His name is still held in great veneration in France. This view of the meaning of the representation on the brand is further strengthened by the fact that Messrs Biequit, lJoubouche' established busi ness in the year 1819, when the throne of France had become assured by the allied powers to Louis XVIII., whose father fell upon the scaffold wich the word 3of Abbe Edgeworth sounding in his ears : " Son of Saint Louis, ascend to heaven." We have pointed out the reasonable explanation of this mark at such length because we find that the title "Jesus Christ" brand, which the Rev. Mr. Williams thought; it necessary to refer to from the pulpit has become pretty generally applied in Auckland to Messrs Bisquit, Doubouche" and Co.'s favour ite cognac among a certain class of con sumers. The origin of it appears to be the practise, in one or two bars, of asking (we suppose intended as a prime joke !! !) whether the consumer will take Henneasy's Mar tell's, or the "Jesus Christ." The term is grossly offensive to everyone, whether Christian or not, who claims to have proper feeling of respect for the faith of his neigh bours, and we hope that landlords will each see that in his establishment' the expression is put a Btop to. There is no ground whatever for thinking that the representation is intended for the Saviour. Indeed, apart from all other con siderations, it is extremely improbable that Messrs Bisquit, JDubouche and Co., who ex ported from Charente last year alone 5,824 casks and 25,012 cases of their brandy, not to speak of the large consumption in France, would have used as a label a brand which they must know would be so offensive to the great mass of their consumers, as to seriously injure the sale of their liquor. The Key. Mr Williams, we learn, referred to the subject on information which he believed to be thoroughly well-informed, and others have been equally misled. His remarks may be the means of removing a growing mis apprehension, and so checking an objec tionable form of blasphemy.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

{From Our London Correspondent.)

London, August 24. ARTIFICIAL SEA, CENTRAL AFRICA.

The idea of flooding central Africa by means of a canal from the sea cut through the higher ground on the sea board has been gaining ground, bnt the philanthropists, and especially the Aborigines Protection Society, have come to the front to deprecate the ra9hness of the design. It is quite true that a huge inland lake would open up the com merce of the country in a wonderful manner, but then how about the inhabitants, because it would be somewhat difficult to give these wild niggers warning of what wa i coming, and it would scarcely be fair to them to let the sea in upon them without giving them a chance to make themselves scarce. Bat the most powerful protest has come from a notable geographer who has stated his conviction that to convert Central Africa into a lake would be to completely alter the climate of our island and throw us back in our history as far as the glacial epoch. He declares that it ia the hot winds from the Sahara Desert which keep back the northern snow line, and that if we establish a vast cooler in Africa we shall immediately have a return ef perpetual ice and snow. He thinks that it was the drying up or emptying of a former huge African lake, which occasioned the amelioration of our climate, and that if we reverse 'the work of nature we shall suffer for it pretty smartly. The

commerce of Africa would certainly be dearly purchased by the freezing up of the German ocean and the conversion of the Danube and other great rivers into vast glaciers. THE FRENCH ARMY A DELUSION. JBlacTcioood's Magazine for the present month has a very remarkable article on the condition of the French army. The writer has revealed to the world by indisputable arguments and figures the fact that France is at the present moment rather less prepared for defence than at the moment when her absinthe - codstitutioned soldiers cried "a Berlin" at the bidding of Napoleon 111. France at the present moment is practically unarmed. Her large standing army is nominal, yhe spends £20.000,000 per annum on a force which is absolutely useless and worthless. As a fighting power she does not count at all in Europe. 1 his is rather awkward, and, as if to endorse what the writer in BlacJcwood has said, the sale of the number for August has been prohibited in France, What is more — every one in France except those whose conduct of affairs is condemned by the writer, acknowledges that the allegations are substantially true of in competence at head quarters, and disorgani sation in every branch of the service. Gene ral De Cissey is a duffer, and will have to be removed. MR. GLADSTONE AND CARDINAL MANNING Have been having another tilting match. The former has been accusing the latter of stirring tip religious fervour in the direction of bloodshed, and preaching a religious crusade to restore the Pope's temporal power. Now there can be no doubt thafc this is exactly what Manning and the Pope want. Manning will no doubt be the next occupant of the throne of Jupiter Torrans at the Vatican, and he is a man whose ambition will stop at nothing. But, then, was there ever a Roman eccle siastic who could be pinned to his words ? Never. There is ever a loophole to escape by—a convenient back door. Like the Maoris in the la3fc war, Cameron could never pin them to the ground ; when we thought we had them, they were skedaddling ab the rear, and taking up a new position. And so now the Cardinal has changed his front. The Romans are very active just now; no one escapes them. A friend of mine, lately appointed underseer to the Duke of Buckingham (the new Governor of Madras, and who is a good deal about in London socieby), attended a reception where his Em minence was present. He had never spoken to the Cardinal before, but the latter button holed him, congratulated him as a rising man, »ud then asked him if he was 'one of us.' Of course my friend replied that he was a Protes tant, whereupon the Cardinal launched out into arguments in favour of his church, showed him what a grand future lay before her (in his opinion), and urged that his interests all pointed in favour of his joining them, pro mised to send him books, and pressed, him fco visit him. No sooner had the Cardinal left him than the solemn cadaverous and in tellectual features were replaced by the merry pbysogs of half-a dozen jovial priests, who asked my friend to take wine, talked worldly possips, chatted "Baker," and so on, and indeed did all they could to present their Church in the aspect which it must have worn in the old days, yoa know, when the Monks they laughed and the good wine they quaffed and lived on the daintiest cheer, ha !ha ! 'Twixt tweedledum and tweedledee, can you wonder at the spread of scepticism ? SAD STORY OF AN ORPHEUS SUR VIVOR. One of the survivors of the Orpheus affair has just been the subject of a lunacy enquiry. Except that the unfortunate officer saw a sood deal of New Zealand fighting and was probably known to many of you, I don't kaow that the fact possesses any interest. Mr Charles George Brooke Hunt is the name of the poor fellow. Hifj father is a county £?enSieman in Gloucestershire. Lieutenant Hunt, R.N , entered the Navy in 1859, and in IS6I was appointed to the Australian sta tion. There he served on board the Orpheus until her loss on the Manukau Bar in 186.3. He was picked up by some natives in a boat between 9 and 10 o'clock at night of the fatal day, having thus beea some seven hours in the water, and a good deal knocked about by the floating wreck. It is supposed that he never recovered the injuries he received, and that his brain was afiected. He next served on board the old Curacoa on the Australian station and was again wrecked in one of her boats with some of the officers and men, he rescuing one of them himself with great pluck. He was one of the Naval Brigade in the New Zealand war and returned in the Curacoa to England in 1867. Even since then he has been getting more and more strange in his conduct, and lat terly he went in for fearful extrava gance, rushing about the country in special trains with no particular object and buying thousands of pounds worth of jew elry. He fancied he was enormously wealthy although really he had less than £1000 a year, including his wife's fortune. He was married to a Miss Price of Tibberton. The end of it was that the jury found him to be a lunatic.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before F. D. Fenton, Esq., R.M., and Thos, Macffarlane, Esq., J.P.)

DRUNKENNESS. John Davis charged with drunkenness and pleaded guilty, fined 5s and costs and 24 hours imprisonment. VAGRANT. Geo. Thompson was charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act. Constable Mulville stated that last night at 10 o'clock the prisoner was fighting in Welles]ey-street with another man. He was quite naked and gave great difficulty to the police in arresting him. The Bench to Constable Mulville : Do you know why he was stripped naked ? Constable: So as to enable him ta fight better. Prisoner said he was sorry for his conduct. He had only recently arrived from Sydney. Fined 20s and costs and 14 days imprison ment with hard labour. .'■■•• OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Thos. Craig was also charged with using bad language in Queen-street on the 11th instant. ' . ~ Mr Joy, appeared for the prisoner, and pleaded guilty, and expressed contrition on behalf of b.u vclient. Mr. Broham would not press the case. He knew the defendant well and when sober, he was a very quiet man, but, on account of his conduct in Queen-street on the 11th he had no other option than to bring the case before the Court. Judgment deferred for fourteen days. ' BREACH OF MUNICIPAL POLICE ACT. : Thomas Herbert who was charged with a breach of the Municipal Police Act 1866, by allowing a cow to wander on Remuera^road, on the 3rd October, pleaded guilty. Fined ss. and coßts 6s. 6d. DELIRIUM TREMENS. A case of delirium tremens against Alexan der R. Edgby was postponed until Monday next. Mr. Broham stated that the man when arrested was out of his mind, but was now under the care of Dr. Philson. He would probably be again in sound mind by Monday. LUNACY. On the testimony of Drs. Goldsbro' and Stockwell, a young woman, a recent arrival from England by the British Empire, suffering from aberration of intellect, was sent to the Lunatic Hospital for treatment. The doctor of the ship states that when she went on board the vessel in London, she shewed no signs of insanity.

SUPREME COURT.-This Day.

(Before His Honor Judge (fflfa , nd Special J^ry.) Wl\ *

improvement QQMMi;ssiQjpss| y qwr ij-. The special jury consisted qf Messrs W '' Aickin, A. Por«er, 0, J. atone. S&irtev XT^" \ Hill, H. Alwri»ht, J. WriafoJ 1< ■ Comisty, Walter Ewen, 0. ' i . ; Robinson, jun, A. Barnes, For.ejrk§.' Abraham Boardman. ' ffi* ' In this action brought to reopver daman • to the amount of £160, by the {mpr fl *et2 Commissioners from the defendants vho am builders and contractors, for seizing and wrongfully taking down the artillery on? shed, stable and fence, the property of th Improvement Commissioners. The questions involved in the action for the CQasideratinn of the jury, were : ** Did the defendants on the 2nd July \s,k seize, pull down, and carry away, theartilleri gun shed, stable, and fence situate in Hi* Barrack field? IDo

Was the said property the property of the Auckland Improvement Commissioners ? and if so, to whab amount of damages are they entitled ? y

The defendants denied the whole of the allegations. Robert H. Stevenson, deposed that he wag secretary to the Board of Auckland Improve, ment Commissioners ; about the beginning of June last, he saw one of the defendants named Harker with a party of men, taking down a portion of the artillery gnn-shed inside the barrack wall; he asked Harker upon whose authority he wag acting he replied by Major Gordon's. Witaegg told Harker that the materials belonged to the Commissioners and sent for a con stable, but n, lav<<e portion'by this time had been carried away. Saw Mr Gill a fortnight after and spoke to him upon the subject merely repeated his .former statement, and suggested that the matter had better be settled before he proceeded further in re moving the property. The men did not return to the work of demolition, and he took the precaution to remove remaining timber., , Mr Gill complained to him of then manner in which he and defendants' had been treated. When the buildings were first interfered with they were in a very bad condition.

(A plan of the land and property was in troduced in evidence.)

Mr Ree3 objected, as ifc was not a certified plan. His Honor ruled that such a plan was of; no official value, but it could be received from Mr Stevenson in support of his evidence as to hisgbelief of the approximate distances of the several buildings ; Mr Hesketh agreed with his Honor, and the plan was accepted simply as a guide to the Court and jury.

Mr Stevenson then described minutely the position and character of the stable, gun shed, and fence. To Mr Rees : The Drill-shed was under the control of Sergeant Wainhouse; was not aware that defendants ever had actual possession of the shed. The houses in the barracks were occupied by persons who held them on sufferance, being liable to being turned out at any time; knew Captain Anderson, the city surveyor, and had seen him several times in relation to the buildings. He told him several times that the buildings were the property of the Commissioners. Was not aware that defend ants were acting in accordance with a con tract. First heard of it through Messrs Gill and Harker. Major Gordon informed him that the buildings were being removed by order of the Government; but he ascertained afterwards that the Government had given no such orders.

John Goodall C E , deposed that he knew the Barrack-field, and the buildings relatwe to this action. He had prepared a, plan shewing correctly the position of the gan» shed, stable, and fence. The plan was 'made from the Government survey^ some two years and a half ago. From memorandum' taken • at tha time, it took 366 sheets of iron* to cover the shed, and the value would be about 3<i 63 a sheet. 16 would take 98 sheets of equal value to cover thestablej and about 50 sheets of still greater value for another portion, as tbey were longer. The timber of the drill-shed would average 241 84, and the stable 30 x 24. , , Archibald Tadehope, bricklayer, knew the buildingg, but was not a volunteer, re membered their removal to Wellesley-stfeetby two carters ; the gun-shed was takea down by Gill and Harker. He took down the brick work He could Bet aay of hia own personal knowledge whe took down ths stable, nor could ho speak as to tke disposal »f the materials. H« was a partner in ths contract. ' Mr Eees objected *• tkis, but His Honor ruled that partners in a»y eoHfcraet were equa'.ly liable for trespass. Thomas Howell, carter of Newton, ,W*| employed by Messrs Harker and Gill,' "in* removing the materials, wood and ironj isfk. the site of the new shed in Wellesleyrstreet. Did not see Tudehope working. The gna shed was first removed and the shed after wards. . ;. .-; ■:. j 'j%

To the foreman of the jury: He WM employed by Messrs. Harker and Gill, and was paid by them. Mr Harker, one of the defendants, deposed to the removal of a portion of the property, in conjunction with Messrs' Gill andTudehopc. He took the rafters and covering of the shed and stables, also, a portion of the fence, but did not complete either, part of ito material had been worked into the new building. To Mr Rees : He had been brought up to different courts on this matter several times, three times at the Police Court,- Md once at the District Court; were acting under Government to remove and re-erect the drill- ± shed ; the iron was in a very: bad condition. To Mr. Hesketh: The contract was taken, under Major Gordon, who called for tenders;- ; he desisted in consequence of what Mr. Stevenson said, and in accordance with the advice of the engineer; had never been paid ) for the work; he did not know that the Government had refused to pay the balance of the contract; ne never heard of it; heg should consider that the iron was worth 2g6tt —half the price of new.. .

PARLIAMENTARY.

Mr Bridges Before the Bar of the House-

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) Yesterday afternoon. The bankers and mercantile men are a11,, ; agog about the Bridges' affair, and his ;> conduct is strongly condemned on all hano*.".. When brought before the House Mr;; Bridges was quite self possessed, but mn» manner and answers he looked very moon -p like the knife grinder who had no story -Xft^ tell. ■ ' ' ■ " -Mify §£ The only unpleasant feature, of the case was the warmth of the Dunedin' men ; in opposing the Bill, bat the Muustert were quietly obstinate and would wye it. It was not brought in till 2 this morning, and for nearly three hours the state of.™ unß> that existed when the Abolition -Bill was; before the House appeared once again. Messrs Pyke and George McLean spoke and spoW, and implored and protested alternately. Messrs Macandrew and Reid followed suitm lesser degree. Weariness and disgust « length overcame them, and one after anotner , gave in and the bill was allowed to pass. , There is apparently some dirty knen w Otago that is likely to be washed in W££ but the Government appear to be m ™JJg*; concerned in it, because if they had onjy? \k pressed the wish the bill would pOf passed. t TT««If The bill is to be put through:*».=«WJ'.i; House to-day, so that Mr Bridge ""lina *

?TTS EVENT NO STAXI, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBEK 13 1875





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