SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATl6R—This evening, 11 29 ; to-morrow mof ng, ll s(j SUN XXI l hi- evening, 5.40. SUN KIsE—To morrow morning, 6 '5 M>.ON*S AuE-First quarter, Bth inst, 9.17 a.m

ARRIVALS.

Southern Crosß, ss, Holmes, from Napier

DEPARTURES.

Taupo, ss, Maofar'aiie, for the south 'from Manukau) Albitross, schooner for .Va,_i. vi-_ Tairua Fortune, schooner for Waikawau

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the Soutn—Taranaki, 12_h ; Hawea, 15th ; Lady-

bird, 18th Por fo«i»nga- Queen, schooner, e.rly For Nonmra (direct) —K-.nilw rth at once Por Syd ey—Mikado, s<-r_w-st_a_uer, six hours after

arri-al from 'Frisco For Portlai o Oregor.—Flech°ro, sfiin, early For London _Etob.na i.unl..p, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

raisaao, s s, irom Han J. rancisco, atn September Carisbrook Castle, ship, HLWB, from Belfast sailed June 8 Columbus, barque, X V HR, from London ; sailed Bth June British Empire, ship, from London City of Auckland, ship, X M T It, from London; sailed 15th June White Eagle, ship, QSGW, from London Ocean Mail, ship, from London Jessica, barque, from New Yoik ; sailed 2nd .Tune Rose M, barque, from Timaru ; sailed 24th ultimo Victor, barque, from Port Gamble ; sailed 14th May Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town ; sailed 25th ultimo Forget-Me-Not, b \rque, from Sydney, early Lizzie Pox, from New Yortc ; sailed 3;d July Prince Alfred, barquentiue, from Lyttelton, early Omaba, from Lyt:elton, early Amherst, brigantine, from Sydney, early

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

IMPORTS.

Per Southern Cross, from Napier—7o head of cattle, 300 sheep.

EXPORTS.

Per Kate McGregor, for Napier—lo6,ooo shingles ; to be shipped at Mercury Bay: 50,000 feet sawn timber. —D H McKenzie, agent.

The schooner Lcetitia entered out to-day for Raro tonga.

The cutter Leo cleared cut to-day for Russell with a carg.i of sundries.

The schooner Kate McGregor cleared out to-day for Napier via Mercury Bay.

The schooner i. airlie is loading at the Thames for LytteHun.

As we anticipated, ihe destination of the Lutter worth has beea altered to Lyttelc m, where she is to load for London.

The barque Dover Castle was to come alongside this afternoon. She takes the berth vacated by tbe Fleehero.

The shipFlechero cleaml at the Customs yosterdav with ballast for Portland, Oregon She will ta_ie her departure at once. She was hauled away into the stream this morning.

The A S.ir_ Go's s.s S-iiihern Cross arrived from Napier last night, after a passage of '"orty-eie:ht hours. Passengers—aloon : Messrs E Rich, H. Campbell, OemecKe. Allanaeh (2), ' ooper, Wainf.-rd, Patterson, Dr Temple Steer.ge: Mr and .Mrs Tompkin and child; Messrs C. Smith, Rhxiss, Girsen, D erainer ; Joseph and Margarita Hendel and _ children. Carle Fritst, Anna Brei-iger. act a UaDgi; Maria. Johann, and Maria Guita, a._" 2 chihlien; nnd 3 natives, — A.S.P. Co., ngents.

Captain C.sej's new ste.mer. the Minnie Casey, w*s t_-day brought round from Mechanics' Bay intake, wheie she has had her engims (it ed by Messrs. Fraser and Tinne and laid alongside the TVorth Ferry T. It is expe. ted that steam will be got up to-morrow, when »n engineer's trial will take place. We uude.s.aud that Captain Casey has a party of man employed blasting rocks at the 1. nding pl»c. in ihe Mahurangi Ever to give the extra breadth which the Steamer will reqjiro to swing.

COMMERCIAL.

There was alar.cc attendance io d&y at Messrs Tonks and Co's .ale of American chair, and bed steads, and the prices realized were quite equal to ex pectation.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wili, Ci.oi.__ ab _rox,i.ow_ .— For Thames, to-morrow at 8 30 a m and 4.30 p m For Cornm4r.de', on Wednesday next at It 30 a m For Wangaro* per Ruby, thi* day at 4.30 pm For Norfolk Island nnd _.<_ w Caledonia, per Kenil worth, on Wed < I lay at noon For JSapier, por South.m Croud, to-morrow at 2pm For Levuka, Fiji, per Star of the Bouth oa Wednesday at 5 p m For Wanganui, per St Kilda, on Thursday at 10 a m For Waiwera and Warkwortb,' per Lady Rowen, on Thursday at 9am For Rarotonga, p«r j_setitla, on Friday next at 3 pm* For Gisborne and Napier, per Pretty Jane, on Thurs day next at 2 pm' For _\ hitlanga, Tairua, Opotlkl, Napier via Tauranga per Rowera, on Friday at 8 p m For Chatt/iin Islands, per Agnes, on Monday, 18th I list■_■]_. at 4pm f For Aust?_Hon Colonies, per Mikado, «lx hours after arrival, cr S. B. 8188, Chief Pmtmwter, »

That Spartan Virtue, Fortitude, is

afforded an admirable opportunity for its display, when the .joints and muscles are racked by the tor tures of rheumatism. Few, however, can endure it pangs with, ut wincing Ihe disease is caused by acid imp unties in the blood, which inflame the tissue which forms the covering of the muscles and liga ments of the joints. Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps cures this disease by cleaning the bkod through the kidneys.

BIRTH.

JONES.—On September sat Brown-street, Ponsonby, the wife of Joseph Henry Jones of a son. COZENS—On September 7, the wife of Mr. George Ooz.-ns, late of Hokitika, of a daughter.—Ta.maniaii papers please copy.

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

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1875.

f*r the c*u» that lnoks asatßtnuoj. -.'or the wroiic tlmt iit-eds r_v„t:_v~<\ ""or theftturel_i ._. dlvtauc. And K>a socfd U._. -=■_• cut " : i*

In another column appears a letter from Mr, Dargaville urging the immediate repeal of the Education Act. Mr Dargaville has struck a patch, quite as rich and promising we believe as the Kauri Gum Tax. Mr Dargaville anticipates of course the passing of the Abolition Bill, and as that bill realigns the golden visions of Mr Atkinson, proposes to provide for education in the provinces beg pardon, in tho districts—" so far as such costs, charges, and expenses are not other- Wia i provided for;" it follows that if the latlng clauses of our Education Act are abo ishe 1, the costs, charges, and expenses of education are not provided for, and the General Government will pay the total cost of our education. The suggestion is ml l genious, and as such does infinite credit to Mr Dargaville. It probably did not suggest itself to him, or if it did, he does not appear to have regarded it, as of any moment, that the same course is available to the other provinces, and that it is open to the people of Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago in a similar manner to adroitly throw off their education taxation. This would cast on the Treasurer some hundred thousand a year additional expenditure to be provided for. But bless your soul that is neither here nor there, and the Colonial Treasury being full to ovei flowing, the Governor would be sure to be advised to assent to all these repealing acts. Sure ! In fact tho prompt action of the provinces in this respect would be regarded as such a proof of cleverness, that the Treasurer thus outwitted would hasten to Government House and knock the Governor up at night, if requisite, so as to expedite this lifting the burthen off tbe people's shoulders to hi 3 own. As the cause of Mr Dargaville's urgency in this matter is his belief of the certain and immediate passing of the Abolition Bill, we would recommend him to not alarm himself unduly. That measure will not be passed to-day nor probably to-morrow, and by our keeping the mutter dark we might have this repealing business done without alarming the other provinces, just the day before the final Passing of the Abolition Bill. We are sure Mr Dargaville will see the wisdom of this, and will thank us for the suggestion. So please let him keep it quiet in the meantime and we shall tell him just before the Abolition Bill is passed. I

We would direct particular attention to Mr. Lusk's letter, ia another column on the finance of separation. We shall refer to the subject further in a future issue. A bolt caused some sensation to-day in Shortland-street and Queen stree. The horse belonging to Mr Stewart, firewood merchant, Victoria-street east, started fiom the top of Shortland-street at a gallop. The driver retained possession of the reins and succeeded in guiding the animal safely down between the cabs and kerbstone to the wharf without accident although pass ing dangerously close. Some of the specta tors were impressed with the success attend ing the driver's perilous navigation, and went to the police to speak on his behalf, which resulted in his being let off without being marked down for a summons. We rasret to learn from a private telegram that Mr Miinwaring, foimerly of Auckland, is dead. Mr Mainwaring was well known in his connection with the Natp c Lands office, and still more widely as at or c time filling the duties of organist in St. Paul's and Bt. Mary's churches. He had poceeded to Wellington on native business in connection with the Gov I intent, and was residing at an hotel in that city, when he caught a cold ending in innamation of the lungs and death.

"Ben Backstay, late R.N.," writes:— "Sir,—ln reading your valuable paper last night, I noticed a man charged with stealing from a boat, and the prosecutor recognising the sails by their being Navy Drill, and h<? .oul'! swear to the rope by a peculiar thread in the strand, alias the Government Duck yard Mark. Having served in the Royal Navy for some time, I am pußz.ed to think bow the prosecutor became possessed of that piece of rope The duck is more easily accounted for, as I hive sent quantities on shore myself by the watermen to be sold ; but a sailor knows better than to tamper with Government stores, and an officer so doing would risk his commission. As a caution to persons against even receiving navy rope a3 a gift from any person serving on board one of H.M. ships, I think you should make known publicly that the receiver is liable to be prosecuted, for being in un lawful possession of Her Majesty's stores." The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Pride of Tokatea Gold-mining Company was called yesterday, but .there wero not sufficient members to form a quorum. The mine manager's report spoke hopefully of the prospects of the mine. The receipts amounted to £1000, and general expenditure to £011 6.; costs of material, printing, telegrams, etc , £00 19s 4d. A telegram from Dunedin announces a most successful half-year for the Standard Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Mr. H. Giltillan, the Auckland agent, has fur nished us with a copy of the report adopted, which states the gross income from all sources is £27,529 17s 9d ; and after deduct ing re-insurauces, losses, ccst of management, and all other charges, there remains to credit of profit and loss account for the half-year, £13,072 Is lOd, together with 9,945 IDs lid to credit at last half-year, and £870, being the amount of rents and interest accrued up to 31st December, will give a total of £23,85S Is 9d to credit of this account ; from which will have to be deducted £12, ISO, being the unexpired value of current Policies, and £2,000 for prospective marine loss occurii g duiiug the half-year, but not yet payabh, which will leave a net balance of £9,702 Is 9d available for application as the Shareho d.rs may determine. The Directors recommended that a dividend the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, for the year ending 31st December last, should be declared, and the amount thereof carried to Capital Account. Owing to the present and prospective increase of business, it will be nacessary to increase the Capital, either by direct calls or by capitalising Profits ; and the Directors, being of opinion that the latter mode will be more acceptable to the Share holders, recommend that course. They also

recommend that the balance of £7,202 should remain to credit of Profit and Loss Account

till the next half-yearly balance, when, if equally successful in business and fortunate

in escaping losses, there will be ample funds to pay a handsome bonus to Insurers.

A meeting of the members of the Auck land Racing Club will be held to-morrow afternoon to consider whether the contem plated steeplechase shall be included in the summer meeting programme.

A Rotorua correspondent writes :—"The action taken by Sir G. Grey in the House has secured for him the hearty sympathies of all the leading chiefs of the Arawas; they are now no longer to be humbugged by Sir Donald, and their eyes have been opened to the policy of the Native office. It has long been generally believed that Sir D. McLean possessed the entire confidence of the Maori, and that his services as Native Minister were indispensable to the preserva tion of amicable relations between the two races. This is simply a popular delusion carefully fostered by McLean and his myrmi dons, who have caken care to report to tlie public their own version of all dealings with the natives studiously concealing any transaction that might be construed into !al

failure. The present unjust Land Act has caused an immense amount of disaffection and discontent among the tribes of Rotorua, the prevailing feeling being one of bitter animosity against its author Sir Donald McLe<.u. The people here have been in cor respondence with most of the other tribes, and it appears to be their unanimous wish that the steering of the vessel of state be entrusted to Sir George Grey. At present their dis satisfaction is of serious character, as they are of opinion that under this Government they will be despoiled of their lands and even cease to .exist as a people, a state of feeling which might be attended with disas trous results as none can tell what steps the instincts of self preservation may induce them to take.—Hinemoa."

A gallant rescue from drowning has been effected at Sheerness-upon-Sea by a boy tweWe years old, the son of Garrison School master Lowman. He was walking on the beach when he saw something like a bundle of clothes floating at a distance. Throwing off coat and waistcoat, he boldly swam out, and brought to the shore a child nearly dead, who had fallen into the water and had drifted away unobserved.

We have received the Monthly Review and Educational Gazette for the present month, published at Wellington and printed at the office of the Neiu Zealand Times. The Gazette is a very creditable production and edited with much judgment and good taste. The contents of the present number include several important essays and sketches ; we refer particularly to the article on ," Inspec tors," which will be read by persons inter ested in educa ion with pleasure. The

"Head of Charles the First," an historical sketch, is continued, also,, a story

" Who wins, or how will it end ?" The Teacher's Tea-Table Talk" will repay persual. It is in the dialogue form between a teacher and a poet oa mat.ters of impor tance to everyone who takes an interest in the curiosities of literature. The Gazette presents its readers with a trio of poems, the best of which is that entitled "In School days." The Monthly Reyieio iswell got up, very readable and instructive, and free from namby-pambyism.

Sergeant Martin arrested a man named Wallace Fitzgerald to-day on a charge of stealing a coat valu_ £3, the property of William Howard, from the ship John Rennie. The crime seems to be the outcome of a drunken spree. The coat being taken to raise the requisite funds fbr grog.

The Poultry Show on Friday and Saturday nest piomises to be most i-uccessful in every respect. We would remind intendi-jg exhibitors that the time for receiving entries closes at 4 p.m. to-morrow at Mr. Green wood's office, Market. A large number of exhibits of all breeds is expected in the poultry department, and pigeons, canaries and other birds will no dom t shew up in considerable numbers. The department of dogs invariably shew up well in Auckland, both sporting and non-sporting, and the present occasion is not likely to be excep tional. The ladies have again an opportunity for testing the relative merits of their tab bies, a member of the Association having presented a handsome cruet stand for the best cat, the rabbits will no doubt excite much emulation among the youths of the city. At a meeting of the Poultry Associa tion in Mr. Percival's office Insurance Build ings yesterday, Mr. ThomasMacfarlanepresid ing, Sir Geo. Grey was unanimously elected President of the association, and Messrs. E. McLean and Ivey, Vice-Presidents. Mr. Liwford Treasurer, and Mr. W. Percival Secretary. Committee :-Messrs. S. Morrin, T. Macffarlane, H. Brett, W. H. Kissling. W. J. Marks, C. Hughes, F .Eyre, J. Rus sell, J. Wallace, J. Bent (Otahuhu), W. McLaughlin, and J. Cosgrave. Ihe commit tee were appointed to draw up a set of rules for the government of the society, and report thereon within one month. It was also de cided that members' tickets should admit a lady to the society's shows. The following gentlemen were elected as judges : —Poultry : W. Payne and .J. Soppat. Pigeons: Thos. Macifarlane and another. Canaries : W. J. Marks and F. Eyre. Sporting Dogs : Messrs. Bonar and Neden. Non sporting Dogs : Dr. Wright and another. Cattle and Sheep Dogs : J. McLeod and J. Young.

At Bradford Borough Police Court, recently Robert; Dixon Smith, a man of independent means, was charged, on two informations, with allowing two ferocious dogs to be at large unmuzzled. The bull-terrier dogs belonging to the prisoner had attacked and almost killed a boy six years of age, named Willie Anderson. Public indignation was strongly roused against the defendant, who has lived a very eccentric life, and his house was attacked by the people and the contents almost completely destroyed. Had he not been taken into custody he would certainly have been himself severely handled. His attorney, at the opening of the case, called the attention of the Bench to a threatening letter which had been sent to Smith, as follows :—" If you have the chance to leave the polic6 court to-morrow, take care you a-e not seen in leaving, or you will mo3t assuredly be scalped, if not worse. You are to Le very narrowly watched. 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay saiththe Lord.'" The evi dence showed that the injuries received by the child were of a fearful character ; the whole of one cheek, one eyelid, and one ear had been torn o(F, and the boy had been badly bitten all over the head and on various parts of the body. It was astounding that the injuries had not proved fatal. It was shown that the dogs were badly fed, and that the prisoner left them for a week to gether. He had been warned that they were dangerous. After a long investigation, the Bench committed Smith to fourteen days' imprisonment on each charge, the utmost that the law allows.

The Alpha Lodge of the Independent Order of Free Gardeners will meet this evening at 7.30 p.m., in the Lodge Room, Wellesley-street.

We would remind butcher boys that they are renderingthemselvea liable to prosecution for reckless galloping. To-day one or two of them were practising a little jockeying in Mechanic's Bay, vdiich may amuse them, but is very dangerous to pedestrians and children. A correspondent writes : I have threatened them to-day and taken their names. If it occurs again, Mr. Broham will be introduced to them.

The fact seems to excite very little interest or attention, but it nevertheless is a fact, that on Thursday next the annual city elec tion for the return of three rnt.mbc.rs of the Council will take place. The candidates nominated are-Me .srs Daldy, Cosgrave, and Prime for re-election, and Mr George Staines. Ladies who own property and paid up their rates at tho time when the burgess roll was compiled are entitled to rank as burgesses and to exercise the fran chise on Thursday, or at any other civic election.

A spelling "Bee " is to be held to-morrow night in connection with the annual "At Home" of the Auckland Dagree Temple 1.0. G.T. in the Christian Meeting-house. Cook-street. These anniversary gatherings have always been remarkably successful. The admission is put low in order to make the gatherings advance the main object of the Order, and we have no doubt that, with the novel attraction announced above, to morrow's meeting will eclipse all pre decessors.

At the Papakura Court on Monday, before R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M., H. H. Bherrens was ordered to contribute 33 weekly towards support of his child in the Industrial School. Auckland. William McNeill, an old man, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for stealing railway sleepers. Several civil cases were also disposed of.

Mr. R. Arthur will hold a great Spring sale, of Nursery Stock to-morrow at the Par nell nurseries of Messrs Mason Brothers, consisting of Pinis Insignia, Macrocorpa, various fruit trees, thorns, quicks, roses, American plants, and a large quantity of ornamental trees and shrubs, affording an excellent opportunity to planters and garden ers to embellish their gardens and lawns.

The names of thie natives who established their title to lands passed through the last sitting of the Court at Poverty Bay appear in a Provincial Gazette published to-day.

Mr McLean, the fishmonger on the wharf, had about as fine a show of oysters in his shop to-day as we have ever seen. When asked where they came from, Mac shook his head and winked, as much as to say, " that's my business." Passengers on the wharf should give a look in as they pass. , .

The French papers are full of the various incidents which marked the day of the Grand Prix. In the first case it may be mentioned that twenty-three cases of sun stroke were reported, two of which proved instantaneously fatal. Secondly, seventeen unmuzzled dogs were arrested. Thirdly, thirty-five pickpockets suffered a. similar fate. Twenty-four were taken into custody at Longchamps, four in Bois de Boulogne, and seven at the Gate St. Lazare. It is pleasant to learn that the majority of these gentlemen were not, as is usually the case, of British extraction. One of them, an ex officer of the Communists Guards, had long been "wanted" by the military authorities. He' was caught with his hand in the pocket of a lady's dress. On being searched he was found to have secreted no fewer than forty two purses. The principal winners on the Grand Prix were the cabmen, one of whom received a fare of 350 francs.

An extensive sale of photographic requi sites will be held to-morrow in Messrs. Chochrane's Fort-street auction rooms, con sisting of apparatus, twenty-two lenses by Dalmayer, Jioss, and others, fifteen ma hogany cameras, and a large selection of continental views, portraits of local and public celebraties, and articles of interest and use connected with the art.

A general meeting of the Victoria rifles, Auckland Royal Volunteers will be held this evening in the Catholic Institute, Wellington street, for the election of officers and other business. ...... ,•... to ~..t '•

1 The great event of the year for the journeymen bakers of Auckland takes place to-night when a grand ball will be held, at which the trade is likely to muster in strong force. Preparations of a very elaborate character have been made.

A Provincial Government Gazelle, pub lished to-day, contained a notice of the appointment of Mr John Upton as auditor of the Ponsonby and or Dedwood Board, vice Mr A. Russell, left the province.

The members of the Pioneer Juvenile Temple 1.0. G.T. will hold their . aval weekly meeting in the Young Men's Christian Association rooms, Wellesley-street, at 7 o'clock to-morrow evening.

The Rev. Dr. Lang's claim upon Queens land for services rendered in securing the separation from Victoria are explained by him in a letter to the Brisbane Courier. He says: "I maintain, and can easily shew, that the expenditure I voluntarily incurred for the separation of Moreton Bay from New South Waleß and the founding of the colony amounted to not less than £5000, and is still represented by a mortgage on my remaining property to very nearly that amount (£4500). The Queensland Assembly voted £1000 in recognition of these set vices out of £5000 proposed by the ministry, but even the £1000 was not paid, and the assembly has lately ignored it. Hence the rev. gentleman has appealed to the people."

Our contemporary the Cross has replied to our challenge of yesterday respecting the wil ful falsifying of a telegram of the Press Agency. We gave the text of the telegram as it was transmitted from Wellington and received in Auckland. Thus " Sir George Grey, log. : "He for one would assist the people in such a course as that taken in the United States." And we gave the tele gram as tampered with and wilfully forged, and so inserted in the Cross "He for one would assist the people in such a course as that taken against the mother country by the American colonies" and our contemporary has the audacity to say " we confess we can see little difference." Any one can see that the original telegram is capable of a dozen applications, not one of which might savour oi rebellion against the Crown of England ; and that the forged telegram in the Cross is only capable of reference to the American revolu tion ; and our contemporary attempts to gloss over the forged words by saying that it intended to " clearly convey to the reader the full meaning of their intent." But the furthei explanatian of the Cross is more deserv ing I still of being borne in mind. It endeavours to exculpate itself by saying that it did not do the forging itself; it merely " received and uttered," and that it found the counterfeit article already with the " Unfortunate Man." The subter fuge is a sorry one, for it simply shows con spiracy, and poor "George Jones, jun.," whose name has been used in Wellington to pass false telegrams, which he subsequently dis owned, is now brought out to shield the Cross. Whether the Cross is guilty of having re sorted to the sorry trick of having the forgery made by another hand or not is immaterial. The forgery was perpetrated, and there is no denial of it; for from the telegraph office may be obtained the Press telegram as it was originally sent to Auckland, and there is not a word in it about action "against the mother country," nor about the "American colonies." That the forgery was wilful and malicious is beyond any question ; it is but another illus stration of the class of operations that are at work among us to delude and mislead the public and to excite them against those who are fighting the battles of the people. Our contemporary tries to be facetious about our having "swathed ourselves in the mantle of peace," whatever that may be. But we deny that we have uttered one word disloyal to our beloved Queen or to the Empire. But our contemporary with his masters will persist in representing that resistance $o Dr Pollen and his corrupt following is hostility to the Queen, and that disrup tion from Southern control and re bellion against Colonial Government injustice mean the severance of connection with the Empire. This is the game played just now against Sir George Grey. At one time he is a Popish plotter, at another an Irish Home Ruler, and anon ho is an American Revolu tionary. Anything or everything to make

him look hateful. It may be congenial work this to the Cross and to those whose views it lives to uphold. But to ordinary humanity it appears a very dirty kind of busi ness. It is known that there is not a man in _$Tew Zealand more loyal to tho Crown and Empire of Britain tban Sir George Grey, and his declarations of hostility and threats of resistance have only had relation to the unconstitutional and tyrannical conduct of a corrupt Colonial ad ministration To that he has threatened " resistance to the dfeath," and we do not hesi tate to Say t;_at he will in his resistance be surrounded by the willing hearts and the strong arni3 of the people of Auckland.

Reply from Sir George Grey.

We have alre&dy intimated thatoDe thousand four hundred and eighty-seven signatures of electors appended to the petition to Sir George Grey, Messrs Reader Wood, O'Rorke, Sheehan, Swan_on, Dignan and 'Yon der Heyde, praying them to resist to the end the so called Abolition Bill had been forwarded to Wellington. By the Taupo to-day a further addition of three hundred and sixty-eight electors' names was transmitted, making a total of one thousand eight hun dred and fifty-five signed within eight daya. It affords us much pleasure to be the medium in furnishing to the signers of the memorial the following reply to the fir_it instalment of the address, received from Sir George Grey by telegram last night : — " Government Buildings, " Wellington, Sept. 6, 1875. "To Evening Star, Auckland.

" To Promoters of Petition, per Favor of "22oeiihi<j Htar. " First part of petition received. Wil* show it to, and consult with repre sentatives to whom it ia addressed. We are contending for the cause of public free dom and of the rights of the constituencies. Rely upon it that we will continue so to do. Full reply will be sent by letter. G. Grey."

LICENSING COURT.-This Day. (Before P. D. Fenton, Messrs. Mitford and Cheeseman, and Mr. Lodge : clerk.) APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Mr Hesketh, on behalf of Mr George John stone, applied for a renewal of the license to the Scotia Hotel, Hobson-street, and stated that the failure in obtaining the license at the proper time was owing to the neglect of the last occupier—lnnes. A number of householders in the district signed in favor of the application. Application granted. Hour :12 o'clock. TRANSFERS. The following transfers were granted :— William H. Bass, Cottage of Content, Vi.toria-street, to Isaac Harrison. Eliza Smith, York Hotel, Newton, to Wiiham H. R:pley. Wm. H. Stebbing, E3gle, Albert-slreet, to Robert McDonald. Joseph Car Trey, Cosmopolitan, to John Porch. -...—. . J. H. Jouning, Newton Hotel, to Benjamin Murray. Edward Perkins, Occidental, to Joseph Johnson. John MeLeod, Orita Hotel, Henderson's Mill, to Martin O'Brien. Margant Peckham, Forester's Arms, Chapel-st eefc, to Henry Phillips. David . ÜBi; Swan, Mechanics' Bay, to Maurice o'. ollivan. Wm. Oliver, Queen's Hotel, Karangahape Road, to John Hanson. Thomas Macready, Star Hotel, Auckland, to James Mazzini Tunny.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before G. M. Mitford and W. J. Hurst Esquire, J.P.s) SHADOWS OF NIGHT. Two Maoris, male and female, Levi Watts, Edward Dredict, and Joßeph Robinson were brought forward this morning on charges of drunkenness, and fined accordingly, each in the sum of 5s and costs. jack: ashore. George Colville was charged with a breach of the Merchant Shipping Act by absenting himself from the British barque, "Albion" on the 6th inst. , Prisoner admitted his folly, and was wil ling to go back to the barque ; he felt peni tent. Captain Pennell said the man was gener ally well-behaved, and he was willing to take him back. Prisoner expressed his gratitude, and was discharged. : enthusiasm. Henry Hunter was charged with damag ing a tree, value 51, the property of Mr Henry Munroe, on the 6th instant. It was stated that the accused was a mem ber of the Fire Brigade, and, without intend ing to do harm, brought down Borne of the boughs of the tree, for the purpose of deco rating the supper room of the Brigade Station. Mr Munroe said that, under the circum stances, he would ask to be allowed to with draw the charge. Ho believed that defend ant did the act while in a state of enthusiasm —and in prospect of a good supper and a song. The charge was accordingly withdrawn. ALLEGED LARCENY. A respectable-looking man was charged with stealing the sum of , £15 10s, the moneys of John Jones, of Waiwera, on the Ist insfc. Mr Broham asked that the case might be remanded until Saturday, as he" was un acquainted with the particulars of the case. Mr Rees asked that the accused might be admitted to bail, which was allowed, as there was grave doubts as to the truth of the charge. Prisoner was admitted to bail, himself in £100 and two sureties in £40 each. The remand was granted. mad with drink. James Henry Pedder wos charged with Junacy. Dr Hooper said he had examined Pedder, and his insanity resulted from excessive drinking, he would recommend that he be sent to the hospital for a week and placed under medical treatment. Mr Broham said that such cases w ere very common, and persons generally g o t we n within a week or so. The Bench ordered the man to be sent to the hospital and treated according to the advice of Dr Hooper. : . the rug and tomahawk. Henry Sylvester was charged with steal ing a,rug and tomahawk, value 1 1 4s 6d, the property of John Hazard of Newmarket on the 3rd instant. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. Catherine Townsend, a store-keeper of Chancery Lane, was chir. nd with receiving the, same. Prisoner pleaded not guilty.

John Hazard proved that the property found pn prisoner's premises was his. Prisoner denied that she knew the things were stolen. Mr. Rees suggested to the Bench that there was no proof that the prisoner knew in the first instance that the property was stolen Mr Broham said prisoner had never been charged with receiving stolen property be fore, although there was a list of various offences against her in the annals of the Police OouTt Detective Jeffrey said when he made en quiries ns to the stolen goods, the prisoner denied having them in her possession. The Bench asked what prisoner gave for the tbincs, which could not be answered The Bench said ss this could not be shewn tbe ense must be dismissed. Prisoner was then|discharged. WAND* RING COWS. James Poulter was summoned to show cause why his cow wa3 found in the North Road eating the public grass. Defendant stepped forward and said be was very? sorry his cow was tempted to lift the gate and wander forth without his knowledge or consent. He was willing to make a pub lic apology to Constable Clarke for the trouble he bad taken in the matter. The Bench said there was no alternative but to fine defendant. He must pay 5s and co^s. John Davis was summoned for allowing his six cows to stray into property belonging to the Improvement Commissioners. Mrs. Davis expressed her regret at the cir cumstance, but a woman's shrewdness was not nlwavs equal to the artfulness of cows If the Bench would dismiss the case she would sell her cows and leave the country. Mr. Broham said the prisoner was a very old offender, and there was a long catalogue of similar offences against Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Davis said that her six cows were wont to brouse beneath the boughs when ever tbfy got a cbance, but she must bow to destiny. Fined 50s. and costs. Mrs. Davis ; "Oh Heavens !" ALI/KGED ASSAULT. Thomas Mashrim was charged with com mitting a violent assault on the living body of James Conley, a waterman, by striking him over the face and eyes last evening. Mr Rees appeared for prisoner and pleaded not guilty. Mr Broham stated that this was a very serious case after the matter heard before the Court yesterday ; the prisoner followed Conley home, and went into his house and assaulted him in the manner described. After waiting some twenty mioutes for Mr Hurst to return, Sergeant Major Pardy said' tha1; Mr Inspector Broham had had made cv. ry enquiry into this case, and found that Conley had provoked the assault, and under these circumstance the police would withdraw the charge against the pri soner, who was then discharged. Mr Mit-ford remarked upon the difficulty there was in obtnining a justice, he himself could not be expec ted to Hit alone, and fre quently when a justice was wanting, the messenger when he could be found (for he it appeared had to wait upon several offices) had to rnn half over the city before he could find a justice to sit with him.

Thia was all the business

MR. ORMOND AND THE ROTTEN COMMUNITY.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star ) Sir,—l find lam taken to task for my re marks in re Ormond and the " Rotten Com munity," and attempting to draw it mild Mr O. in his explanation gives it thus : — Mr. 0 Diluted Mr. O. Cos fused. Fe found now tint he He desired to say re had not n_»d the word, garding the word " Rot complained of in the way ten," he could not recol- Httributed to him. What lect the exact way in liv s-iid w«s that thi which it had been Wed -ystem of Provincial Go- It might have been said vernmsnt at Auckland improperly in the heat of waa rotten. debate or it might not. These are statements from two reports of tbe same speech, and it is satisfactory at all events to see that the Honorable Member is really ashamed of himself, and let us hope that he will not thus misbehwe himself in future.—Yours, &c, Jas. Crispe. Mauku, Sep. 6, 1875.

PODESTA PERJURY CASE, &c.

Something is rotten in the State of Denmark.

To the Editor : Sir,—ln a late number of the New Zealand Mail its Auckland corres pondent, referring to certain proceedings for a breach of the licensing law and tbe subse quent committal for perjury of the girls Podesta and Absolom, very justly observes : —" A reflection which occurs to me in con nection with these cases is, how does a respectable lawyer find it consistent with his dignity to undertake the defence, when the moral if not the legal presumption of the guilt of the accused is so great as it usually iB 1 While they would resent it as an insult to be asked to have anything to do with a certain class of cases, in these our best and most particular advocates appear, and.no legal drudgery is neglected which may be effec tual in obstructing the Act. Some such re flections must often occur to a good many, people. That Mr. Quirk or Mr. Gammon, or Mr Snap should undertake any case, hew ever dirty, surprises no one. Indeed, the wonder would be if those practitioners were ever to refuse anything 'in the way of business' likely to lead to a fee, or to serve as a sort of advertisement. But the puzzling question is this. How is it that otherwise respectable lawyers, even 'leading counsel,' gentlemen by education and position, kindly, well meaning men, esteemed and liked by their fellow citizens —how is it that they can stoop so low as to be connected with the ' ques tionable' cases they sometimes appear in ? To them the fee can be of no importance ; nor can a doubtful police - court notoriety increase their reputation. Yet, strangely enough, some of them do not hesitate, by misusing their abilities in twisting, and twining, and straining, and wresting the law and the fact against all reason and against all justice to aid the law-breaker in escaping well-merited punishment. And unfortunately, so completely successful have become their mis - directed forensic efforts, fostered and upheld by magisterial sympathies, that pro secutions for breach of the licensing laws .(to which I am mainly referring) have long become mere farces, only with nothing at all in them to laugh at. And talking of farces, the case dismissed as usual the other day, reminds one of an extract from a new play :—

Unsoph.: How now, Bottlenose, hast turned church goer?

Bot: .No, faith, o' Sundays I turn traveller.

Unsoph.: Traveller, indeed! Dost journey far? Hot.: Well, to tell the truth, no further than the nearest public-house Unsoph.: Doth that make thee a traveller ? Bot.: It doth—at least as the law of the city is interpreted.

But to make an end of this matter I; will conclude by saying that the reprehensible conduct alluded to tends to produce at least these two results : 1. To render nugatory and bring into contempt a wholesome law ; and to be guilty of this is a grave offence against public morals and the part of a bad citizen. 2. To corrupt and prostitute and degrade an honorable profession, and of this no worthy member should be guilty. That these results, so injurious in them selves and so fraught with evil con sequences to the profession, to deserv ing clients, and to the whole community, are intentionally aimed at, is not for a moment supposed ; much less asserted. Most likely indeed they are unseen of those whose acts tend to cause them, but perhaps that is only an additional reason why public attention should be openly drawn to them in the hope and expectation that some reformation may happily follow. With this hope and expec tation then, in this unpleasant, this uncon genial task I venture to take a part; not from any private motive, but entirely upon public grounds, for the general welfare—for the public, good, and remain yours, &c, Wm. Co__EkJ_N, Brighton.

WHAT WILL THE NORTH GAIN BY SEPARATION.

(To the Editor of the Evbning «J CONSOLIDATED REVENDp % NORTH ISLAND 3

Sib, —In my last letter on this W_\ endeavoured to show what the fcMir Jf ct I upon the people of this island on_uf_'l!ng I have now to speak of the revenue! V ing to this island out of which th t % might be met. Mr Da_g avi j] c j* b?t<ien, that we could not pay the cost of G Eta^ and the interest on Joans out of this* 6"1111 '1* but, as I have shewn already, he V,16^ 1"^ exaggerating the extent of onr'burde^ 11 as I shall now prove, he went on to d ' the extent of our revenue. I n the i separation such as would throw the6^* o'* Government upon each island separatrfß *B of secure to each its own revenue th . * of the North Island would 1,4 jSftgj" mamly from four sources—Fi rs t «, Blle4 dated revenue now paid into' thef !°, nsoli chest ; secondly, the land revenue now ' paid to the provinces, and partly MW* esse of the confiscated land to tH_ 1 °( treasury; thirdly, the provincial S^ now paid to the provinces, and arisini 2v ■ from license and other fees and fr J duties and goldfields revenue; and foStS the revenue derivable from railroad y> other public works in excess of -wo y^ expenses. The consolidated revenn o this island was manifestly under.*-.. V* by Mr Dargaville. For m_ny jS,*?. it has steadily and invariably mcJ^J year by year, and yet it suited his « pose to suppose that the revenue of n ' year would be the same as that of 1. year. Taking, however, the returns of fv half-year ending 30th June last, we 6nd tt.. ! the consolidated revenue of the Ltt !+w_ Island was at the rate of £641 f.fW „ ll Taking the last quarter as an averaop •?! would amount to £(159,745 19s Bd. WeLlll be quite safe, therefore, in estimating t__' revenue under our first head at £650 000 .1 the very least. ' a "r THE LAND REVENUE OF THI. NORTH ISLAND, " it will be admitted by most person, is likely to inorease rather than din-* nish for many years to come. For th year ending 30th June last, the receipts from sales of land in this island appear to h«__ amounted to £129,430 9_ 7d. The pmJSjj of this raised in the Province of Auckland seems to have been about £13,000, but th Colonial Treasurer anticipates, according to a return laid before the Assembly, a revenue of at least £60 000 from land sales itf-this ' province next year. We can, therefore scarcely be far wrong if we estimate the land revenue as being at least £150,000 a year fori the North Island in future. What are termed provincial revenues will apparently amount to at least £80,000 a year for this island' the. share of this province, including gold-duties and revenue being from £35,000 to £40 000 a year. ' RAILROADS. ;r The last source of revenue to which I have referred is that from our public works It suits Mr. Dargaville to state that this is not likely to be worth^men tioning, but it is fair to mention that the Co'.onial Treasurer, in whom he so implicitly believes in other matters, ia of a very different opinion. The Colonial Trea surer looks for a Tevenue of at least £50,000 from railroads next year in excess of expendit ure, and of this he appears to expect about £10,000 to be derived from railways in thef North Island. Taking it, then, attic' Tre asurer's estimate, and the fact that upwards of £6.000 has been obtained last yean from these lines in excess of working expenses Mid repairs, seems to strengthen his position. GENERAL SUMMARY. We arrive at the probable revenue of the North Island from all sources. It will .stand Consolidated Revenue at least.. ... ..'i650,'000 Land Revenue at least .. .. .. .. .; 150;000 Provincial Revenue ... 80, WO Railway Receipts above Expenses ... .. 10,860 £890,000 In my last letter I stated the liabilities of the North Island, but for the sake of com parison I will tabulate them here:— ; 7T Annual Charge on Loan of 1863 nearly.. £60,000 Ditto on Loans Provincia'ly charged .. 67j879 Ditto on Share of Public Works Loans .. __t9,KH. Ditto on Loans, 1873 and 1874 .... .. 16,648 Total Liability on Loans "*'. _826*,027 Annual Charge for Government Depart ments, &c ~,£130,000: , Ditto Militia and Native Departments .. '27,000 Ditto Defence Force as at present .. .. 91,000 Total for Cost of Government ..___tß,ooo AN AVAILABLE BALANCE OF £378,000. The total charges therefore against the revenue of the North Island* would be £512,027, and the total revenue not'le^s, but probably much more than £890,Q00.. r ,The balance £378,000 would in case of financial separation be available for strictly North Island purposes, and in case of non^separa tion £378,000 a-year will be the least amount at the disposal of the Colonial Government to be expended either upon us or not as may seem best to them. I have not, as.l-should in all justice have done; capitalized the cost of the Defence Force and Native department and charged two-thirds of it to the* South.; Island in annnal relief of this island from the burden of interest, but thefeicah!be no doubt that the South would readly accept __ share of the expense! . i

WHAT THE GOVERNMENT MEA SURES PROPOSE. Ap_,rt from this, however, let me ask wh»t it is proposed to give lis fori our £3. $000 a year under the new system?*.v.sti" Our license fees for public-houses, auctioneer*, and dog-collars are to be secured to] 108. 2nd. Gold duties and eoldfields' revenue is to be spent on the fields on which it is raised. 3rd. One pound for each pound Taised in highway districts is to be paid out of the consolidated revenue so long as the districts don't increase their rates. 4th.TOne 'poiind for each pound raised in rates is tobe p»id out of land revenue raised in this island after the interest on loans is deducted, to all Highway Boards and Municipalities in the island. And sth. The balance of the land revenue is to go to pay for immigration and public works. Let me put the result of this, oncemore in figures, calculated in each case,: upon the figures given by the Treasurer. 1. Licence Fees, *c , nearly .. .. £25,000 2. Gold Duty and Revenue .. .. 13.200 3. 20s for each £1 raised by Highway Boards.. ,;.."> .. 23.800

4. 20s'for each £1 by Highway _. Boards and Municipalities (out of : Land Fund) about .. 39,000 5. Balance of Land Fund, for Immigra tion and Works, less interest on Loans and Charges under _. o. _. . 44,000 i_ 145.000 It is, of course, right to add to this sum the amount expended for "police, gaol*> asylums, hospitals, charitable institutions, and education, so far as the same are not otlierwise ly law provided for." This, c*lcn" latedon the basis of breiserit expedMnrej amounts to about £64,000 a-year. The total sum, therefore, proposed to be given to the North Island by the 'Go'verhinehturideM 116 new system does not amount, at the ou_sro*» to more than £210,000 a year out of __378«0W» which they would receive, and we shoal* pay- . , <_% GENERAL ADVANTAGES OF SEPARA TION. Thus, upon separation, this island, so fct. from being unable to pay its way with tlie revenue at its command, would be better _m than the best which has been proposed J°£j| by the Government now in power, by £16$***' a-year. It may be said that a separatego vernment for the North Island wouldj&os* something, and, no ,■ doubt, it is true. J» , apart, from the vast advantage '^^ governed by our>own people, who kn^o^ wants, and have no interests , our own to consult^there remain?^^___l_^ the Central Government is .grossly <*»**?; garit, and that great savings could easily

THE EVEISTIxft STAB, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 3875



_B L A NKETS ! BLA JN KETS A LARGE STOCK ON lIAND, all Sizes, Purchased at Auction in an Over stocked Market, and to bo Sold much below Res^ilar Price. Blue Blankets from 11/6 per pair White Blankets from 12/ C per pair Also, Coloured Rugs, Counterpanes v And Furnishing' Goods of every description French Merinos Winceys Flannels Crimean Shirting Calicoes Hosiery of every description, &c. Boys' and Men's Clothing in great variety Witney Overcoats Macintoshes A Special Line of MACINTOSH COATS, sealskin lined, much below usual price. Lambswool Vests, Pants • . Crimean Shirts, Hats, Caps, &c. B=P~ Countryorders carefullyan d prom pt ly executed RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, [Late R. Hobbs], W NOTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queen-street, auo-cland. TMPERATIVE SALE OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING. A. LINABURY & CO. aving taken premises adjoining, having determined to effect a CLEARANCE SALE, To obviate the necessity of removal of Stock, which otherwise must necessarily suffer deterioration. The SALE will continue for ONE MONTH ONLY during which time no Reasonable Offer Refused ! •The Balance of the Stock will be SOLD by AUCTION As LINABURY & CO. are determined to open their New Premises with entity New Importations of the most FASHIONABLE. STYLE. A. LINABURY & CO., 224, QUEEN-STREET, Or a Door above Wellesley-street, Auckland. . "WAIKATO RAILWAY. PURCHASE OF SLEEPERS. Public Works Office, Auckland, 9th August, 1875. Tlie uiider-i|_;ned is a Purchaser Jof Sleepers fo the Mercer and Newcastle Railway. Further particulars apply toltbisjoffics. JAMES STEWART, Resident Engineer.