SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH 'WATER—This evening, 7.45 ; to-morrow mom ng, 8 1 SUN hBT This evening, 5.10. SUN RlßE—To morrow morning, 7.1. MuON'S AGE—New moon, 2nd August, 1.7 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

Hero, s s, 85L tons, iogsn, from Sydney and Mel bourne Vision, brig Loverock, from the Islands Southern Cross fA.S A Co) from Napier via Thames Taupo, ss, Macfarlane, from South (in the Manukau) Atalanta, schooner, from Kaipara (in theManukem) Ann.McLeod, schooner, from Russell Fawn, outter, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

Jvate Brain, biigantine. for Kaipara

PKOJBOTED DEPARTURES TTor South—T;van*ki, Tuesday. 4th August For San Krancisco-Cyphrenes, as, 6th. August (English mail) For Sydney Hero, ps, e'rly 11.,I1.,- r ewo.'tlp—Loehn*g»-. barque, early For Londor—Fernglon ship, early For London—Kobina Dunlop, barque, early For Newcastle — Forfarshiro, ship, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

Cyphrenes, s s. frcm Sydney ; due sth August TfaiTft. from Warmambool; sailed 17th inst Alumbagh, ship, V N J G. from London ; sailed May 9 John Ko.naie, ship, VT G Q, from London ; sailed May 11 Dover Castle, ship, NCTK, from Belfast ; sailed 28th

Attay Carisbrook Castle, ship, HLWB, from Liverpool; sailed June 3 Columbus, barque, KTHE, from London ; sailed

sth June City of Auckland, ship, from London White Eagle, ship QSG VV. from London, early Jessica, barque, from New York, via Dunedin Stair, birqne from Newcastle, early Victor, bai-quentine, from Port Gamble ; sailed 14th May Flttu, btigantins, from Lyttelton ; sailed 22nd Magellan Cloud, brigantine, from Chatham Islands, early Ryno, brigantine! from TCotumah, early Peerless, schooner from South Sea Islands, early Lsetitia, s hooner, from Barotonga Papna, schooner, from Rarotong*, early Eiiith. schoooer.fronu the Islands, eirly Kenilworth, schooner from N oumea, < arly

IMPORTS.

Per s s Htro": 6 boxes type, 5 cases, 1 bundle, Reed and Brptt. Per Hero : 241 cases oranges, 9 caseg naval oranges, 4 cas?s lemons, G caces pin? apples, ft. Arthur. Per Hero: 1G cases tobacco, 6 cases cigars, G, "Waller. Ex Bero from Melbourne : 100 bags guano, 3 pkgs merchandise. From Sydney: 1 bundle trees —T and S Morrin Ex Hero from Melbourne: 15 coils rope-Stone Brothers Ex tlero from Melbourne : 4 cases leather, 1 case laces—lreland Brothers ITiHio from Sydney : 7 casks butter—T H HaH and Co Per s s Hero: 34 tons Hobart Town potatoes, 10 tons Peruvian guano—W J Huist and Co Per s.s. Hero:-From Melbourne; 235 batjs guano »1 package axles 29 packages tobacco and cigars 10 » caffiis *spda 1 bundle trees 1 case plants 94 cises v wh\s^gsls coils rope 30 boxes glass 10 cases leather 2 bales bags 11 cases machines 1 package C baskets bottles 2 cases drugs 7 kegs skins 9 cases clocks^2 cases hosiery 8 cases drapery 58 packages tea 70 packages sugar 200 cases brandy 1 truss canvas 2 . case 3 gratings 2 cases and 1 parcel books 30 cases sarsaiatilU 10 cases c ndensed milk 5 qnarter-casks ■wine 5 barrels nut 3 100 baps rice 17 bigs onions 440 pieces timber 30 cases painki ler 1 trus3 1 package 1 bale trees 2 cases chntney 6 cases sardinr;3 2 cases Wscuit3 2 copper syphons 1 case plants 1 copper bottom and 1 parcsl rivets 1 chest tea 934 package* tei 97 half-chests tea 1207 paskage3 merchandise 7 packages 6 cases 5 cases tobacco 69 three-quarter boxes tobacco From Sydney : 7 casks treacle 11 quarter-c-.s'is ditto 6 hog-heids ditto 1 canvas pacir age 1 cass leather 5 cases boofcs 12 pacuages effects 9 lengths copper pipes 2 sheet 3 copper 10 b»gs bscon 7 casits butter 70 bags bonedust 5 hogsheads rum 100 cases brandy 32 chests tea 30 kegs butter, 10 packages dru^s 50 bags maize 1 caseVDeriodieils 5 cases vestas 6 cases leat er 2000 treenails 1 bdl trees 4 bags bacon 140 cases frnit 6 casts pine apples 3 cases drapery 3 cases samp es 360 bags potatoes 1 parcel 1 bsg seeds 1 parcel glsssware i sample tea 1 case pictures 1 paper parcel 3 parcels 4 ciaes periodicals 1 writing dcs 11 box bricks 5 cises plants 1 buudle fruit trees

1 b gseed. 3 cases stationery 1 case leather I package ; lV*,a c printing goods 6 bDXes type 1 handle wood work 5 bundles. frail trees 5 caaer plants 1 parcel 1 case lozenges 14 bars iron 465 felloes 200 spukes 11 pair shafts 2189 gunnies sugar 322 cases oranges 5 cases merchandise — Ctuickshank and Co, agents

ARRIVAL OF THE HERO.

The Hero left Syduey and cleared the He-ids at 6pm on the 27tia July ; rounded the North • npe at 10 45 am on the Ist itst, and arrived Jin. harbour at daylight this mc.rnißg. On the passage across'the Hero experienced stron? gales, principally from tha westward, with heavy, cloudy weather, frequent heavy rain showers, and very high sea to the Three Kines ; thence to arrival in port fine steady weather, westerly winds still prevailing. We are indebted to Mr Cogs well, the purser, for the following list of passengers and f.jr delivery of file 3; also to Mr .Tudd, chief steward, for late Melbourne papers. Passengers— Saloon: Captain and Mrs Burton, Mr and Mrs J. Emblintr, Mrs Ffobson, Mrs Field, Miss Stephen, Mr R H Baird, Master George and Henry Lyle. Kav J. A. Nolan, Mr and Mrs Taunton, 2 children and servant. Miss Hood, Mr B. E. Jones, C. Ring, P. Mcßride, P. A. Philips, and 34 in the steerage.

The Union Company's ss Tanpo, Captain Macfar lane, arrived here this morning at loam She left Port j halmers at 4.3-1 p m on the 27th ult, and arrived at Lyttelton the following morning at 10 am; left same day at 4 15 pm, and arrived at Wellington at Bam on the 29;h: fine weather and smooth water ■was experienced since leaving; left Wellingtjn at 7am on the 30th, proceeded to Soatne's Island and emburkeil 42 immigrants f.ir Taranafti and proceeded on royage at 10 20 a m. anived at Pict jn at 3 p m ; left at 4 p m. arrived off Nelson at Sain on the 31st, and at the wharf at 5 30 p m ; left same night 8 33 pm. arrived off taranaki at r>oon yesterday, but was unable to communicate with the bhore ,' left at 1.30 p m. under easy steam, and crossed the bar this morn ing at 7.45, arriving as asove. Etpertenced strong N W g»le, with thick weather, from Wellington to Nelson ; from ihence stroog N W and westerly winds with high sea. Pa*sengers—Miss Cavanagh, Mr and Mrs Bennett and fanny, Dr Turner, Co < Hafington ; Messrs; CaTgill. Holmes, Buck, Hunt, Haliiday, Thompson, and six in ths steerage We are indebted to Mr ftewman, purser, for report, flies, and other favours. . .

The b'icr Vision arrived from the Samoa and Friendly Groups on Saturday night She has had a successful cruise, and has returned with a full cargo of copra, maize, and otser island produce. In a gale on the passage out she had the misfortune to lose nine out of twelve valuable horses shipped in Auckland. She nas made an extending round of the Jsltnds, hnving touched at Eoa, Tongatabu, Hatipai, Vavau, Opoln. Tutuila, Swain Island, Apia. Her last port was Tonga; which was left on the 17th ult. On the run home she encountered a very stiff gale on the 29th. Made the Poor Knights on the 30th, at mid night, and anchored in harbour at 8 p m on the 31st. The Vision is to load again for the Islands. Mr Thos Fane 1, the owner of the Vision, and Mrs Farrell have accompanied Captain Loverock during the trip. Mr Naemi comes as a passenger. The ss Hero is appointed' to" leave again for Sydney on Wednesday next

The barque Lady Franklin arrive \ it Kaipara from Wellington on the 24th u!t. She is to load timber for Queenscliff on beha f of Mr John Reid.

Ihe a. 8 P Go's Southern Cr s* arrived ia harbour on Saturday night from Napier via the Thames Pas sengers—Messrs Binks ■■•unley, fiow, GuTney, G.Ellis, Rich, Mclntosh, Burnett,'Mrs Pulman, and three in the steerage.

The s s Go-ahead was obliged to put back to Wan ganui on Saturday night. An absurd rumour obtained currency in town yettsrday that she hai been lost on the coast.

The barque Robin a Dunlop will be ihe next vessel for London after the tfernglen: she loads on behalf of the New Zealand Shipping Company, and as a large quantity of cargo'ls shut out from the Fernglen, she may be depended on to have quick dispatch.

The schooners Gem and Golden' Isle cleared in ballast for Russell to-day.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Gise'-rntc, this day. The Pr«tty J>.ne arrived from Auckland at nine o'clock.en Saturday evening.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING.

The clipper barque 'Belling, 400 tons, Captain Brown, was loading at the Market wharf, Sydney, for Auck land, when the ''era left.

The brig Wild Wave was to clear at Sydney for Auckland on the 2Pth ult, . .

Tho barque 'Stag sailed from Newcastle for Auck land on the 22nd ult.

The ship Director was loaded in Newcastle accord ing to latest advices, and was to sail for Auckland on th« 27th ult. She brings 1000 tonsi of coal for Messrs Stone Bros.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

Mails -will Close as follows .— For Thames, this day, at 5 30 p m. and to-morrow, at 11.30 am For Ciromandel, on Friday next at 11.30 am Far Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki to-morrow, at 8 a m For Kawiu and Matikana, por Lady I?owen, to-mor row, at 9 a m For Russell, per Fawn, to-morrow, at 3 p m For London (diroct), per ffetoglen, on AVednesday next, at 8 a m Per Cypbrene*. on Friday, 6th Aueu3t, as under :— Kor Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies at 10 80 a m For tho United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at 10.30 a m For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers at 9 30 a m Late letters beiring an extra fee of 6d in addition to tho postage, will be received on board by the Mall Agent up to time of sailing. S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

C.B.Mc.—lt is not necessary to get a licence to shoot shags or seagulls, but the practice is a dangerous one when followed on beaches near the city where the lives of passers by and of the occupants of boats are jeopardised by it.

BIRTH.

COLLIER.—On the Ist instant, at the Governor Brown Hotel, Hobson street, the wife of Mr G. W. Collier of a daughter, still-born.

MARRIAGES.

McLEOD—McLEOD.— On the 19th July, at St. James' Church, by the Rev. F. Macnicol. Malcolm, second sqn of Murdoch McLeod, Auckland, to Hannah, second daiighter of Hugh ' McLeod Waipu.

CHITHAM-ELAKEY.-On the 29th July, by the Rev. W. Tinsley, Chari<s Louis Chitham to Mary Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. Benjamin Blackey, Princes-streer, Auckland.

DEATHS.

ANDERSON.—On the Ist inst, at her late residence. England-street, Alma Place, Hannah, the balovec; wife of Richard Anderson, aged 31 years.

The funeral -will leave at 2 p.m. to-morrow, Friends are invited to attend.

BECKHAM.- On Saturday, July 31, at his residence, Gra"fton Road, of congestion of the lungs, Thomas Beckham, District Judge, aged'6s years.

The funeral will take place to-morrow (Tuesday' at 3 p in.

MOYLE.—On the 2nd August, at the Wharf Hotel, Queen-street. Honora, the beloved wife of William Moyle, aged 34 years (in child-birth).

Tho funeral will leave on Thursday, at 3 o'clocKj Friends will please accept this invitation.

STONE.—On the 24th July, at Brighton, Melbourne, Mr. Robert Stone, aged 89 years, father of Mr. C. J. Stone.of. this city, and Mr. Robert Stone of Shortland.

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

MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1875.

vtl «*£* Cmuse *?"*lackß assistance, Aai ton rood that we can <io.

That the Government have presented a very attractive picture in the finance of abolition is undeniable, and if they could but afford the assurance that the promise would be equalled by the performance, in no part of New Zealand would abolition have reason to be hailed with heartier plaudits than in the province of Auckland. The city itself re ceiving an equivalentiioits local rates from the consolidated revenue, and thia supplemented

by all the publicans' and auctioneers' license fees obtained within its bounds, would be in a position of such affluence that there would be no holding the Councillors, If such a condi^ tion of things could only be secured for a permanence, he would be a fool of a citizen who did not heave up his hat and hurrah for abolition. The Thames, with not only all its Goldfields revenue, but its license fees and grants from consolidated revenue would have no further grievance, and deputationising would cease to be. The rural districts with grants of rymnd for I pound from land fund and pound for pound from the consolidated revenue, and with the publicans and dogs fees, billiard licenses and scab fines, would become perfect Arcadias, in habited by a happy peasantry, to whom the struggles of the pilgrim fathers of New Zea land will be atraditionof the past. Altogether the scheme has a rosy tint and the wonder is how abolition can do it all. Neither the Abolition Bill nor Local Government Bill nor the Financial Statement conveys any idea how the new revenues are to be raised, and that such new and grand results cannot arise without new revenues is as sure as that ex niliilo nihil fit. While all the ordinary and well known sources of provincial revenues —of land funds in the South, and license fees in the North are generously distributed among local bodies, the consoli dated revenue takes up the sustenance of all institutions, and almost all works that hitherto have been the main burthen of the province. The sop is alto gether too sweet to be wholesome, and excess of generosity breeds suspicion. There is such a similarity between thepresentbid for popularity, and that promise of large and fixed capitation allowance which was the purchase of consenttothegreatrailwaypolicy, that men are driven to the conviction that when the purposa is served and the provinces are abolished, these grand endowments if available for a year will very speedil ybe with drawn. It i3to be observed that local i'ees and revenues are not to be collected and disbursed by local authority ; they are to be paid into public account and thence trans mitted to local authorities as capitation money has been paid. It is needless to say that should a pinch come to the Colonial Treasury and money is wanted to pay interest on the loans or do other necessary work, those local revenues on public accouat will be stopped in tranntu, as the capitation fund was stopped, and with quite as little compunction of conscience, and that such pinch will come is as sm*e as the assurance that the public works expenditure is to end in two years. From the borrowed millions flowing over the land, it was reason able that a portion should have returned to the Treasury, and that the reveuues should have been inflated. When the millions c?ase to flow, the Treasury will have a vacuum that must be filled. That our vaticinations may prove false, we sincerely hops. Abolition of the provinces must come, ani come speedily, nor is it, we believe, in the power of mm to stay its comiug ; but we believe that there will be too much common sense in the community to be lured by the phantasmagoria of beau tiful things, made to surround abolition, so as to swallow this huge, undigested, and indigestible scheme.

The following produce telegram dated Lon don, 22nd July, has been -received by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company :—"Up to date 250,000 bales of

wool have arrived for next sales, and there is a little private enquiry. The tallow mar ket is quiet, mutton, £42; beef, £40. Leather marker easier ; 7000 sides Austra lian sole changed hands since last report. Copper dull at £86 for Burra and £80 for Wallaroo. Unfavourable weather is afFecfc ina the wheat crops, and rendering the mar ket firmer ; Adelaide quoted at 555; New Zealand, at 51s per quarter."

We are informed on good authority that Mr Vesey Stewart will probably be a candidate for the representation of East Coast in the General Assembly.

We notice that the enterprising proprietors of the WaiJcato Times have commenced alterations in their columns, which will give largely increased space.

The Solicitors of Auckland have deter mined to close their respective offices to morrow as a mark of respect for the late District Judge Beckham.

The members Jof the Victoria Company, A.R.V. are convened for monthly inspection on Tuesday evening next in. grey uniform, when the Snider rifles will be issued. Mem bers in arrear with their subscriptions will be required to clear off such matters. The Company assemble in Victoria-streefc and march to the drill-shed.

The Templars' weekly entertainment was well attended on Saturday evening last, at the Wellesley-street Young Men's Rooms, several excellent speeches and songs formed part of the programme.

The operetta of the "Crimson Scarf," by members of the Choral Society, is postponed until Thursday evening on account of the illness of Mrs. Mitchell.

The beautiful scenes of Ireland, known a3 Baker's Hibernicon, was largely patronised on Saturday evening at the City Hall. The beautiful songs, from Moore and other poets, were received with acclamations of joy, while the pictures of the historical and poetic parts of the land of Sheridan, Curran, and Grattan, revived pleasant memories and pleasant thoughts of the scenes far away. The Messrs Baker will give their unique and mirthful entertainment this evening at One huaga, and, on Wednesday evening, they will appear in the City Hall for the last time, for the benefit of St. Mary's Orphanage, previous to their final departure by the s.s. Hero. '//V! .'

The first appearance of the Fakir of Oolu to-night, in the Prince of Wales Theatre, is anticipated with a great amount of interest, and from such reports as have come under our notice, we believe the people will not be disappointed. The entertainment, with its wonderful illusions and musical associations, has elicited great applause in every country where the doctor has put in an appearance. The most remarkable features of the performance are said to be the entranced young lady and the fairy fountain, the lady being suspended without any visible support. I'he doctor has recently exhibited in the cities of the South, where crowded audiences have expressed ad miration and wonder at the illusions unac countable which passed before their wakeful gaze, like evanescent dreams or pictures from the Arabian Nights, with all the hues of eastern romance about them. The Neio Zealand Times (not an' indifferent authority) says that the Fakir of Oolu eclipses ail the wizards from the four quarters of the globe, and under his enchanting hand all their wonderful deeds sink into insignificance. We await therefore with pleasing anticipations the first appearance of the Fakir of Oolu, the "great thaumaturgist of the age."

The invitatioa night of Mr Joseph Brown's part singing class, will be held this evening at eight o'clock in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association.

We are indebted to Mr Walter X Watson, a passenger by the Hero, for a file of Aus tralian papers.

The Kyber Pass road, from one end to the other, is benefittin^ by a variet3' of improve ments. A good footpaih is made nearly the whole length of the road ; at the top on the south side, Mr Bartlett has built a substan tial dwelling-house, adjoining which, in course of erection, is the villa residence which was arranged to be built by our late respected fellow citizen Mr. T. Macready ; lower down the road is the Great .Northern Brewery, an imposing structure of stone. The premises have of late been extended by excavating into the rock, and forming a fine storage department, enclosed with ornamental iron railing and gates. This brewery has not only satisfied the palates of the Auckland people, but has proved a great blessing, through its unfailing supply of water, which was obtained during late trying seasons of drought, by the public. Another marked improvement is visible at this part of the road, inasmuch as Messrs Seccombe and Son have purchased from Mr. B. X Turner a few acres of ground below the Brewery, with a frontage to the Kyber Pass. This spot has long been distinguished for its unsightliness, whiie pigs, goats, and dogs, have been for years a pest to those travelling with horses past the place; the old dilapidated and dirty sheds, which have by a miracle with stood many a gale, are now no more having been broken up and burnt; the scoria walks are being rebuilt, the ground ploughed up, and the whole estate is undergoing a trans formation which will greatly add to the re spectability of the place. Lower down ia is the Captain Cook Hotel, with its famous drinking trough for horses, the water in which horse 3 are knawn to prefer to any other; further on Mr. Edwards has built new premises and another shop is in course of erection on one of the next allotments, and Mr. Heron's neat residence is the last house : facing the Kyber .Pass road is the Royal George Hotel, with the new and tastefully designed verandah, more than fifty feet in length, with its three burner gas lamps, enlightening the dark shades of the road past the Quarries leading to Parnell, feeding and drinking troughs for horses are also furnished by the enterprising proprietor.

We would draw the attention of those who take an interest in the furtherance of intel lectual pursuits, and especially of all young men who desire to improve their minds and increase their knowledge, as well as impart ing a similar benefit to others, that to-night at balf-past seven o'clock, the St. James' Mutual Improvement Association commence their fifth session. Judging from the pro gramme wo should say that they will have a most successful session, as it comprises subjects of very great interest and variety, and several debates which, from their titles, will certainly lead to an animated discussion. We would heartily recommend it to those who have a prediliction in this path, and visitors, who are cordially invited, will be sure to benefit by the visit.

A special permit was granted to the captain of the Hero by the Collector of Customs this morning, to put out fruib and potatoes at once on coming alongside.

A telegram was received to-day from Mel bourne by the Hero giving the sad intelli gence, that Mr Robert Stone, the father of Mr C. J. Stone, of this city, and of Mr R. Stone, shipbuilder, at the Thames, died at Brighton, near Melbourne, on the 24th July, aged S9. The day is, singularly enough, the same as that on which Mr William Stone died. Mr Robert Stone was resident in Par nell in the year 1847. He was one of the first European settlers in that neighbourhood. Since IS4B he resided for some time in Latrobe-street, Melbourne, but finally re moved to Brighton to be near many members of his family who reside there. Mr Robert Stone was one of tho earliest colonist 3to Melbourne, going there in 1839, and his por trait, with that of Mr C. J. Stone, appears in Mr Church's portraits of old colonists published in Melbourne in IS7O.

On Saturday night or early on Sunday morning, some sneaking thief found his way into the garden of Mr Marks, of Hobson street, and stole two beautiful camellias. As this is not the first theft of tho kind which has recently been perpetrated in Hobson-street, we hope the thief or thieves will shortly be brought to justice and exhibited to the public gaze.

The prevalence of'sicknesss in Newton has determined the chairman, of the Karangahape Board to take active steps for the suppression of all nuisances. One resident has been served with the following notice :—" Sir, — Complaints having been made respecting your closets I have carefully inspected the same and find them to be a quagmire of filth and fever. Therefore take notice that if the said nuisance is not removed and thoroughly cleansed, not covered over as at present, but cleaned out to my satisfaction within forty eight hours from this date I will enter an action against you under the Health Act by virtue of powers vested in me by-Shis Honor the Superintendent.—By order of the Board, Thomas Barnes, Chairman and Health Officer, Karangahape District Board."

Messrs E. and H. Isaac's sale of goods as per advertisement is without reserve. The goods will be sold to the highest bidder. This is a rare chance for to stock.

The fr.ee entertainment given under the auspices of Good Templary, on Saturday evening, in the large Hall of the Young Men's Christian Association was a great success. The Temperance Band, under its able leader Brother McComish, rendered several pieces of music in the street prior to the opening of the entertainment. Mr Edwards presided on the occasion, and in a neat speech congratulated the committee on the success that had attended their efforts to supply a good evening's amusement, as evinced by the necessity of opening the large room ; and trusted still larger num bers would be induced to spend their Saturday nights there instead of elsewhere. The programme, which was exceedingly well gone through, consisted of the following recitations, songs, duetts, trios, commencing with the Bth ode Good Templary :—Music, full band ; song, Mr Hitchins ; trio, Messrs. Edwards and Redfern ; recitation, Mr Jenkins ; song, Miss Woods ; music, band ; song, Mr Redfern ; address, Mr Tremain ; song, Miss Edwards. Part II: Music, band ; recitation, Mr McDermott ; song, Miss Sinclair ; recitation, Mr Eedfern ; song. Miss ColemanU' The young ladies who so kjndly assist at these entertainments, and realljr rendei\such good service, deserve the thinks of the community for their disin terested kindness. Mr Redfern who presided at'the piano, and Mr McComisb with his fine band, are deserving of all credit. These entertainments should afford amusement for many who scarcely know how to spend Saturday night inexpensively.

We have to acknowledge receipt of ss. for the family of the late Mr. Doble from a "Friend."

On Saturday a well-contested match be tween the Parnell and Grafton-road clubs took place in the Domain. The Parnell club at the start of the game mafle a " grand burst," and carried the Graf ton players (who were about half the weight of their oppo nents) entirely before them. Prom this opening the Parnell thought they were going to have it all their own way with the small boys ; but with good play and a deter mination not to be beaten, the|Parnell club were driven back to where they came from, and had decidedly the worst of it for the rest of the game, which at the close showed one touch-down for Parnell, with one goal and three touch-downs for Grafton.

Mr Crocker, Victoria-street, wishes us to call attention to his sale of boots and shoes which is going on at his premises. The goods he has recently purchased a great sacrifice, and he gives the benefit to his customers. The children's boots are specially cheap, and ladies' and gentlemen's boots of quality and prices unsurpassed.

Mr W. C. Dennes the well-known im porter of sewing machines, announces by advertisement in another column his inten tion to give a lecture on these indispensable aid to household work, when a valuable machine will be given for the best essay on "Needlework" written by a young lady under seventeen years of age. This an nouncement should create a flutter of excite ment and friendly emulation among the fair residents of the city, and provide a pleasant evening's entertainment on the occasion chosen for testing the merits of these literary dissertations on a most important subject.

The Committee of the Young Men s Christian Association, in thanking the friends who so liberally responded to the recent appeal on behalf of the Association, beg to append a statement shewing the total receipts and disbursements. The list of subscriptions being so lengthy is, from motives of economy, not published m detail, but may be sesn at the Library: - Amount of special subscriptions as per list, £483 18s. ; net proceeds of Choral Society's concert given last February, £17 19s. 3d. Total, £501 17s. 3d, Amount paid in re daction of mortgage, £350 ; interest to May 1, 1575, with arrears, £106 12s 9d ; balance carried to building account, £45 4s. 6d. Total, £501 17s. 3d.

DEATH OF THOMAS BECKHAM, ESQ.

The announcement of the death of Thomas Beckham, Esq., the Resident Magistrate and JUistiicfc Judge of Auckland, has been re ceived "ith a general feeling of profound re gret. The event was unlooked for, and wa3 therefore iho more felt by the public. _ For some time previous co his official visit to Hamilton, Mr Beckham had frequently com plained of excess of work, which wa3 accu mulating so fast that he felt it "was over powering his energies, aad business from far outlying districts would have to be resisted. The immediate cause of his death v/as con gestion of the lungs, proceeding from a severe cold caught at Hamilton in the previous week, through sleeping in damp sheets. On che 23rd ult., on returning from the railway statiou to the Resident Magistrate's Court, Mr Beckham experienced alternations of heat and cold, which no doubt produced injurious effects upon his system. He described to the writerof thisnotice theaspects of the Waikato under a frost, the iun in the district was half an inch in thickness, and the ferns looked very graceful in their silvery mantles of fro st work. On Saturday, after leaving the Police Court, he felt the real trend of the disease which subsequently carried him off. He kept his bed during the week, and on Friday last hopes were entertained of his speedy recovery, but on Saturday morniugn was evident that a chaugc for the worse had taken place, and he gradually sank, notwith standing the skill and attention of his medical advisers, Drs G-oldsbro' and Kender dine, until eleven o'clock on Saturday night when he breathed his last. The Rev L)r. Maunsell was with the patieut for many hours previous to his decease, and on Satur day afternoon administered the sacrament, which was thankfully received by Mr, Beck ham. His death was feelingly referrred to in several of our public places of worship yesterday, and at the churches of St. Mat thew and St. Paul the "Dead March in Saul", was performed on the congregations leaving church. Mr. Beckham was an Englishman —a native of .Norfolk, in which county he was born in 1810. Having received a liberal education, he entered the army ; and in 1835, while in his 25th year, he landed at Sydney with his regiment, the 2Sth Gloucester Regiment of Foot, in which he held the rank of Lieutenant. He subse quently came to Kew Zealand in the "Diana," and took an active part in the native war ia the Bay of Islands. In 1840 he was appointe I magistrate at Hokianga, and in thu following year he filled the magis trate's chair at ltusseil, where he remained until that settlement, known as Kororareka, was sacked, in 1544. Mr Beckham came to Auckland shortly after, and was appointed by Sir George Grey to the responsible position of Resident Magistrate, which position he faithfully maintained to the period of his death. At one time he was a member of the Provincial and General Assemblies. Polities, however, were not exactly in harmony with his taste, and interfered too rnnch with his other duties, for his continuance publioly in the political fi^ld. As a Magistrate and District Judge, the decieions of xMr Beckham were generally sound and satisfactory. Ia the Police Court, he sometimes evinced a rough style, and evidently had no sympathy with vice. And yet he was by no means an unkind man, as his frequent expres-ions of sympathy with misery and distress sufficiently indicated. Whatever mighb have been his shortcomings, lie was a hard worker, always studying to do the right, and his death will be felfc for some time to come as a public calamity.

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS

(PER S.S. HERO.)

SERIOUS INUNDATIONS IN ENGLAND.

London, July 22. The continuation of rain has caused serious inundations in some of the Midland Coun ties, and extensive damage. In almost all the counties despairing accounts are given of the crops. FRAUD. Meesrs Alexander and William Collier have been arrested and consigned to New gate on a charge of fraud. The London and Westminster Bank directors are the pro secutors. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. London, July 24. TJnparralleled excitement occurred in the House of Commons yesterday, when Mr Disraeli withdrew the Merchant Shipping Bill. Mr Plimsoll made a violent speech in opposition to its withdrawal, in the course of which he urged on the Premier not to consign thousands of human beings to death, by attending to the repre sentations of shipowners in Parliament. Mr Plimsoll said he was determined to unmask the villains who were sending sailors to certain death. He was called upon to retract the words, but refused to do so, and presented to the. Speaker a protest. Mr Plimsoll then left the House. Mr. Disraeli moved that the Speaker repri mand Mr. Plimsoll; but it was finally agreed to afford him an opportunity for apolo gising. A motion was carried requiring Mr. PJimsoll to attend the House of Com mons for that purpose on the 29th of July. HONOURS TO COLONISTS. The Hon. W. H. F. Mitchell, President of the Legislative Council of Victoria, has been knighted. The appointment of L. E. Thonemann as Austrian Consul at Melbourne has been ap proved of by the Queen. THE BISHOP OF MELANESIA. It is expected that Dr Solway will be the new Bishop of Melanesia. MESSRS. A. AND W. COLLIE. Messrs A. and W. Collie, finance brokers committed for trial" on a charge of fraud' have been admitted to bail. ' COMMERCIAL. The corn market is strong, with an upward tendency ; Adelaide is quoted at 55a. to 56s ,• Tasmanian, 53s to 555. SHIPPING. Arrivals.—Soukar, from Wellington N 7, • Waitara. Oarnatic. ' Sailed.—Durham (s), for Melbourne.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

SYDNEY.

Great scandal is caused by a charge of corruphon made against the Minister of Lands by the ax-Premier, Mr Parkes

The steamship Macgregor left Ran Fran cisco for Auckland on the 19th instant. The San Francisco mails were delivered in Australia several days in advance of the Suez mail. The Easby sailed for Wellington at noon to-day. Madam Bistori commenced her imperson ations last night as Medea ; the critics' announce ifas a brilliant success. Edward White has been remanded on a charge of attempting to bribe a member of Parliament. Letters received from the New Guinea ex pedition barque Chevert, dated Cape Somer set, North Australia, report all well. The Torres Straits mail steamer Sir George Bowen left Singapore for Australia on the 22nd inst.

MELBOURNE.

July 27

The barque Eliza Eamsden, 305 tons, Captain Stewart, outward bound from New castle in ballast, struck on the Corsair Hock, at Point Nepean, on Saturday night, and after drifting a short distance, filled and sank, in thirteen fathoms. The weather was clear at the time, and the vessel, was o-oing at seven or eight knots ; the wind and tide •were favouiable, but she hugged the shore too close. The vessel is insured in the Victoria Company for £10,000, distributed over other offices ; the South British loses £1000 ; New Zealand, £500, The Strathcion passed an abandoned ship at sea, and a barque bound for Sydney. A deputation of licensed victuallers waiced on the Treasurer, at which it was stated that the increased duty on spirits would come out of the pockets of the publicans and not the public. On behalf of the brewers, it was urged that a penny a gallon on colonial beer would have the effect; of closing a number of establishments. Mr Frank Stephen, with his lifeboat, properly equipped, starts for Sydney _ to morrow. Great interest is felt, as it :s thought the voyage is perilous in such a slender boat. A letter has been received from Sir Geo. Bowen, in which he states that his leave has been extended, and he will not arrive in the colony before the end of the year. An inquiry is to bs held respecting tha loss of the Eliza Ita/nsden, which was quite a new vessel.

Wheat is very unsettled at 5s 7d ; 5s Sd is asked.

Mr Thos. Lyttelton of Melbourne, has just finished a well executed portrait of Mr. Samuel Gardiner's famous mare Lurline. The likeness is spoken of as an excellent one.

The horse plague, says the Australasian, appears to be making great havoc in the country districts, as horses are dying; in large numbers. It is somewhat remarkable that in diffetent districts the animals at tc ked 3how different symptoms, but inmost instances the same result follows. Some surprise has been expressed at the Govern ment not sending a veterinary surgeon to enquire into the nature of the diseabe.

MELBOURNE CUP.

The following are the latest quotations:— 100 to 8 against Imperial, (tkn 100 to 10

off) 100 to 5 against Dilke (tkn) 100 to 5 against Giovanni (tkn)

100 to 4 against iicho (off) 100 to 4 against Kingsborough (off) 100 to 4 against Goklsborough (tkn) 100 to 4 against Neatsfield (tkn) 100 to 4 against Marquis of Lome (off) 100 to 4 against Scanmag (tk) 100 to 4 against Melbourne (tkn) 100 to 3 against Haricot (tkn) 100 to 3 against Castaway (off) 100 to 3 against Templeton (off) Champion- Stakes. 100 to 10 each Kiusborougb, Golds borough, Diver, Lurline, Rose de Florence, colt, Melbourne 100 to 7 against Paintess (off) 100 to 0 against Canterbury (off) 100 to 5 against Maid of all Work (tkn) 100 to 5 against Conaaught (tkn).

July 25. The Prot.ctionist meeting which was held last ni^ht was a comparative failure. It is rumoured that tha Government are likely to fiive way oa the 20 per cent, dutier, and return to the old scale. Carroll was found gfilty on a second charge of forgery, and sentenced to fourteen years' imprisonment. Ttie Sundury Coursing Stakes were won by Glauenz, and the Pottery Stakes by Beginner.

BRISBANE.

July 25. Two new reefs were discovered in the vicinity of the Normanby .River ; the stone appears to be rich.

It has been decided to build a new Anglican church at Fortitude Valley, to cost £3500.

At a meeting to arrange for a public demonstration in commemoration of the O'Conaell centenary, an amendment was carried, —"That it is inexpedient in this dependency, the nation cherishing; the memory of many of its illustrious sons, to single out for honour by a public celebration one whose fame principally rests on services rendered in particular to the Church in Ireland."

ADELAIDE.

The revenue for the year ending June ], amounts to £1,560,000, and the expenditure to £1,167,000.

The secretary of the Evangelical Alliance has received a letter stating that Messrs. Moody and will not be able to visit; Adelaide.

110,000 tons breadstuff's have been ex ported up to date.

SUEZ MAIL.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

London, June 11. The departure of the Royal Engineers for service in Fiji has been indefinitely post poned.

Lord Carnarvon, in a despatch to Sir Henry Barkly, proposes that the several states of South Africa should follow the ex ample of Canada, and unite in one confedera tion, for which purpose he suggests the ap pointment of a delegate from each state. Mr Froude will represent England at the con ference, and Sir Henry BarJsly will be presi dent.

The law officers of the Crown advised the prosecution of Dr Kenealy for a scandalous libel published in the Englishman, but the Government were disinclined to undertake another prosecution involving Orton associa tions. Mrs Mina Jury, on being released from imprisonment, was immediately arrested on another charge of theft. During a financial squall, two South Wales iron companies, employing 5,000 men, in which Fothergill and Hankey were re sponsible partners, failed for £1,250,000. Their collapse compelled Sanderson and Co., bill brokers, to suspend payment with liabilities amounting to several millions. Several minor failures followed, but no panic took place. The Queen and Princess Beatrice are at Balmoral.

Prince Louis Napolson has inspected the Chatham Dockyard and was enter tained by the officers of the Royal Engineers.

Lord Carnarvon has received a deputation from the Anti-Slavery Society, who urged the suppression of the Coolie trade in the British colonies.

A memorial chapel to Bishop Wilberforce, costing £6000, was opened on the 28th of May by the Bishop of Oxford,* in the presence of 300 ecclesiastics.

Portraits of Mr. Samuel Morley and Mr^M J. 8,. Mills, for which subscriptions had I been raised among the Nonconformists, havall I been presented to those gentlemen at th I New Memorial Hall as a token of the high I appreciation entertained for their services I The Times and the Spectator take advantage of the incident to compliment the dissenter on their growing respectability and cultm-1^ which it is augured will soften cheir tS. \ tiiity to the establishment. f,\ A public breakfast has been givi> Sorq Manchester by the alliance to Genera* y* 81 \ Dow, previous to his return to AnowafeW' after several years' gratuitous labour i^ate, country in the cause of temperance. "Sl^ Wilfred Lawsou presided. " ; < The Institution of Civil Engineers has had a conversazione in the new saloon of the India Museum, at South Kensington, when 2,500 ladies were present. A numerous party of operatives belonging to the workmen's clubs have inspected West. : minster Abbey, under the guidance of De^ Stanley.

The Viceroy's Government has expressed its linn conviction of the guilt of the late' Guicowar of Baroda. The commission ig declared not to have been a judicial tribunal but merely a court of inquiry, whose pro' ceediigs the Government reviewed.

1 he Chancellor of Lincoln has refused an application to allow the title of P^ev. to be prefixed to the name of the Wesleyan minis ter, Mr Meet. Notice of appeal has been

given. A compromise has been effected in the South Wales labour difficulty. The men/ at a meeting of delegates, agreed to accept a reduction of 12 per cent, to which .the L masters acceded. A general resumption of ' work has accordingly taken place in most of the collieries, while ironworks are 30 rapidly extending their operations jfchat already .there is a scarcity of hands. This arrangement is to be in force for three months. Meanwhile the coal owners Lave appointed a committee i;o construct a sliding scale of wage? 10 come into operation here-i, after. L >rd A.bf:rdava estimates that £3,0l)0,G0O have been lost in wages during the sfciikx'. . Advices from the Cape of Good Hope state that the Government; bill for the removal of Langahbalf le from Robbia Island was carried by I.'} votes. Considerable agitation pre- )t ~ vailed at tue diamond iieids. The Diggers' Association hr.s wric*.«a to Sir H. Barkly, : describing the yrievaucis which they suffer ; from the prut-enfe system of representation and taxation, which results ia arbitrary and despotic acts. A testimonial is to be presented to Mr ; : Macraa Moir by Scotchmen, in recognition of the effot.ts made by him to afford relief to his distressed countrymen. The resuit of a house to house visitation: in Liverpool allowed that nine-tenths of the inhabitants were favourable to a restriction in the number 01 public houses and the hours of sale, and the entire closing of the homes on Sundays. At a large meeting of the North Staf fordshire miners, held at Hanly, resolutions were adopttd which, whilst declaring the injustice of the proposed 10 per cent reduc tion, offered to submit the dispute to arbi tration, and continue work during the de liberation of arbitrators. The Dean Forest Colliery proprietors pro« !; posed a further reduction of 10 per cent, owing to the depression in trade in conse quence of ths strike for higher wages. Earl Fitzwilliam has ordered his colliery near Roiherha,m to be permanently closed. The iron masters have submitted a new scale of wa.<;es to the workmen at the Westminster Palace Hotel conferente, who undertoook to lay it before their consti tuents, a.id give an answer oq the 16th. Correspondence respecting the wages paid to the Sandrmgham labourers has been dis cussed at the Agricultural Labourers' Conference, Birmingham. The Prince's agent declines to advance to 15s per week. , A demonstration of 10,000 labourers 1 has taken place at Yeovil, under the presidency of Sir John Bennett, who de manded their enfranchisement. The B'ackburn master builders have re- ; solved to resist the demands of the operative joiners for au advance of 2s. per week. The ■ plasterers have stiuck for a similar rise. At Newcastle 123 apprentices at the Ste phensort_;Eagine Works were fined £5 each, for taking a .holiday oq Ascension Day. The release of five cabinetmakers, im prisoned for picketing, was made the - occasion of a publics demonstration. There" was a dinner with speechifying, and a procession in Hyde-park. Honeymoon, the winner of the Waterloo Cup, was so seriously injured in jumping a spiked gite, that he is not likely to re-appear . in public. On May 24th, in Tufnell-park, Hollo way, • Keen an.d Stantou attempted the feat of! ---riding 100 miles in 6£ hours, for a £100 a side, to be ridden in four spins of 25 miles each. Ooth failed to accomplish the task. Bicycle contests have been introduced in the Alexandra Palace grounds for prizes. At the dog show at the Crystal Palace ; last week there were 1,500 entries. Parliament re-assembled after the short Whitsun recess on May 20. Sir Wilfrid Lawson opposed the adjournment of the House on the Derby Day in a humorous speech, but was~defeated by 206 votes to 81. The friendly interposition of the British Government during the recent threatening attitude of Germany and France has been the subject of explanation in both Houses. Lord Derby, in answer to Earl .Russell's in terrogatories, made a very clear statement. ' The volunteered good offices of England excited surprise on the Continent, and seems to have pleased both Germany and France. Mr Whalley and Dr Kenealy have attacked the Government on account of the non-issue of the writ for Norwich, ascribing it to the dread of Dr. Kenealy's son being returned. Bishop Peterborough's Church Patronage Bill has passed through committee in thei House of Lords. There has been a passage-at-arms between the Duke of Cambridge and Lord Elcho,, regarding the condition of the army. The Savings Bank Bill, which takes the profits from the post-office banks to make up heavy losses from old savings banks, haff suffered a raking fire from Mr Gladstone and: Mr Fawcett. The principle being so severely; condemned, the Government promised to reconsider it.

Professor Fawcett, writing to a constituent,, who had threatened the withdrawal of His confidence on account of his vote against Dr. Kenealy's motion, points out that the Claim ant was convicted, not by the judges, but by the jury ; and remarks that nothing can be more contrary to the spirit of Magn? Charta than to cast suspicion without reasoir on the fairness of such a body. While two crowds were demonstrating for and against the Irish Sunday Closing Bill in Cork a large body of Nationalists appeared on the scene, and hustled both the Vintners and the Sunday closing; men ont of the park. The Nationalists did this to establish their ascendancy. ". The installation of the ne* Gnicowar of Baroda took place on June 16, in thepresence of a large numbers of girdars and chiefs, with great ceremony. After bathing, and mixing holy water from the .Ganges, Jumna, and the sea, and worshipping his family god and the j national standard, he attended durbar in the robes of state, and took the oath of alle giance. He received gifts from the Rajahs of ooher states and subordinate chiefs, and v signed grants for. charitable objects, An other grand durbar was held in the evening, when Sir R. Meade and other British officers proceeded to the palace in state (the streets being lined with troops) to read a khureek or letter from the Viceroy, acknowledging and congratulating the Guicowar. Sir J. Madara Row was then 1 installed as Dewar or Prime Minister. On ; the 17th -the Guicowar visited several temples, to be introduced to national gods. The profession was magnificent. ThehowdiW ■<<>



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