SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER : Tbis evening, 325 ; to morrow rnorninp, 4.: 9 SUN SET : This evening, 6.52 ; ST7N RISE • to morrow mornin-;. 5 37 MOON'S AGJB ; Full Wood, 20th. 7.40 pm.

ARRIVALS.

Southern Cros3, s.s, sd.ars.. from Rusrell

DEPARTURES.

Liyne, schooner, for Wangarei Fanny Keliy, ketch, for i airua Ptir of the -outh. s s, for J> apier and "outhern ports Phoebe, a,s, for the South rom the Manukau)

EXPORTS.

Per Edith Eose, barque, for New Y0rk:—3,621 cases (386 tone 3 cwt. 2 qrs.), 436 bags (33 tons 1C cwt. 2 qrs.); total, 420 tons kauri gum, W. W. Goodhue ; 6 packages personal effects, Henderson and Macfar lane.

The s.s. Phoebe was to leave the Manukau for the South at three o'clock this afternoon. The follow ing passengers booked in town: —Mr and Mrs Stone, Mr and Mrs Dale and three children, Mrs F. Cohen, Miss Wells, Messrs Robertson, Newman, Robinson, Beard, Trimble, Eoydhouse, MulvUle, Duke, and the Girard troupe.

The barque Harriet Armitage is loading at Dime din for Auckland.

It has been decided late this afternoon that the ship Warwick shall proceed to Napier with railway iron, on behalf of the Colonial. Government, instead of going to Sydney, as advertised. There is a pro bability that another ship will be chartered for the same purpose by the Government. The Warwick will leave in about a fortnight's time. Mr Munro, of Wangareij has been engaged build ing three boats for the lona. One is a whaleboat, and the others are gigs. They are light and strong craft, and very shapely. The schooner being built by Mr McLeod, at Wan garei, is nearly ready for launching. The barque Edith Rose cleared out to-day for New York, with a cargo of kauri gtun, shipped by Messrs Arnold, Hines and Co. She was to sail this after noon.

"We see by our London telegrams, received yester day, that the ship Countess of Kintore, and the ■barque Thames, arrived -within a few days of one another, the former on the 3rd, and the latter on the sth February.

The "Barque Anazi, now 111 days out from London, ■was spoken by the barque Chandrere (lately arrived at Port Chalmers from New York) in latitude 8° S., longitude 30°30' W.

The barque Ada, and the ship India, are now 84 days out from London. The ship Baron Aberdare is just 70 days out.

The schooner Lretitia is turning out her cargo in capital condition.

The schooner Peerless arrived at Lyttelton on Sun day evening last, after a passage of ten days, pro tracted by contrary winds. The Albion, brig, left Lyttelton for Newcastle on the 10th instant.

The schooner Ocean arrived from Wangaroa this morning with a cargo of 22,600 feet of timber for Holdship and Co.

The s.s. Emu has completed her loading with tim ber at the Thames, and is to sail for Dunedin to morrow evening or Thursday morning. The barque Lady Franklin cleared to-day for Kai para in ballast. She is to sail at once.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

"Wangaitoi, this city. The St. Kiiaa arrived at 5.45 last evening. ■ • Poet Chalmers, thts day. The Albion (with the Suez mail) arrived at 4 o'clock this morning. ; . :

Westport, this day. The b.s. Murray arrived from Greymouth with the outward Trisco mail this morning at half-past five, and left for Nelson at half-past eight.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— CALLS. )'] £ B. Q. Date. Queen of the May .......... 0 2 0 — February 20 Central 1ta1y............... 0 1 o—March 10 Bird-in-Hand 0 4 o—,, 8 ; ■; dividend. ■ E0ya10ak.................. 0 2 6 —Februaryl4 EurekaHfll. 0 0 8— „ 16 Auckland and North Shore ' Ferry Company 5% — due. Union Bank of Australia 16% —due.

COMMERCIAL.

Messes Tonks and Co. sold to-day several lines of ma;ze, per Star of the South from Fiji at 5s 6d. At Messrs Cochrane and Sons, Fort street mart, the four ton yacht Jessie and wbaleboat were offered for sale, but ".■re withdrawn and reserved for private sale.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as .follows:—

For Thames, to-morrow at 9.30 a m.. »nd 5 30 p m. For "Waiweia and Warkvoith, per Lady liowen, on Thursday next, at 10 a m. For Gisborne. >apier, and Wellington, per Southern

' Oross, t'l-morov. at 3 p m For '1 aranaki Southern vrovinces, and Australian Colonies, ptr Lacybird, on Friday, 19th instant, at 6 * m.

for the undermentioned plaeea per Macgregor, on Friday, 19th instant, as follows : —

Kor Sandwich Islands. United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 10.30 a m.

Kor the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10.30 a.m.

For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9 30 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d will ba received by the Mail Agent on board up to time of sailing (Signed) S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Aitdebson— Oa the 12th instant, at her residence, Bertsford-street, Mrs Wm. IC. Anderson, of a son.

DEATHS.

Williamson—At his residence, Pine Lodga, West >ewton. on the ltth itstatit, John Williamson, Esq., Superintendent of the Province of Auckland ; aged 59 yesrs.

Hay—On February 15, at Carleton Gore Road.William Hay, of Woodstock, Papnkura.

The funeral will leave Woodstock for Papakura to-morrow (Wednesday), at 3.30 p.m.

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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1875

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, ¥s>r the future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

The genuine and unaffected sorrow th"at has been caused throughout the whole community by the seemingly sudden death of the Superintendent is the best testimony to the sentiments that have been cherished respecting him. Political opponents Mr Williamson has had, but we think personal

enemies he had none. The means chosen by

him for compassing his objects may have Jbeen often and even angrily called in ques tion, but the disinterestedness of his objects, and the sincerity of his desire to promote the welfare and the happiness of others, have not been questioned. In another column the life and public career of the late lamented Superintendent have been fully reviewed, but there were features in the character of Mr Williamson not often predominant in public men, over which the memory of those who knew him best will affectionately linger, when, if not forgotten, the acts of his public life will at least have ceased to be recounted. For suffering or distress in any form the whole sympathies and energies of his soul were at once enlisted; and though the late Superintendent was, in the fullest sense, a public man, sacrificing property and his whole life-time for the promotion of schemes for the settlement and welfare and

happiness of the people, to those who knew

him in his moments of privacy it was well known that there was, to him, more genuine enjoyment in ministering to some case of private distress or wrongful suffering, and in

using his position and influence in the re

pairing of some wrong or injustice under . which some one may have been silently suffer in?, than in any act of his public life. There will be many a sad heart and many a tear ful eye to-day among those who do not walk in high public places, but who knew in the Chief Magistrate of the provincetheirkindest,

gentlest friend. Tt bag often been remarked

that Mr Williamson's following was a personal following, and consisted of those who were bound to him, not by party ties, but by the closer bond of personal attachment. This is true j and it is equally true that the bitter ness of political or party opposition to Mr

Williamson was always tempered by a kind of personal liking for him, which was the re lection of his own kindliness of disposition. Few public men in the colony have enjoyed these peculiar relations with friend and foe, and few; public men will go to the grave leaving so many to feel that they have sus tained a personal as well as a public loss.

It may be well to state that no confusion or stoppage of public business results from the death of the Superintendent of the pro vince, provision being made that, pending the new .election, the.Speaker of the Pro vincial Council, in this case Mr. o'B.orke, takes office as Deputy-Superintendent.

An amusing incident in connection with the last Superintendency election has cropped up in the Tauranga 8..M. Court, in the suit of Mr Norris against Mr Hugh Hart Lusk, for election expenses, as reported in another column. The case was lately before the R.M. Court, in Auckland, but has been con cluded at Tauranga, with a judgment in full with costs against the late candidate for " the very moderate amount charged for various expenses, incidental to, the election.". The amusing part, is the principle in electioneering which the candidate preferred, namely — " love." Said he in his letter : "Of course, if a (scru tineer: must be paid, pay him, but it would be better for one -to ■ take tlie office for love.'' There is a naivete in the expression of this preference that it is refreshing, especially when shone on by the light of subsequent events, and the 7 difficulties encountered in obtaining coin in lieu of "love."- ~

The City and Engineer Band will, we are pleased to learn, play on Thursday evening next. The place and programme will.be published in- tb-inorrow 'evening's issue. The suggestion olf'a correspondent, which ap peared in our columns lately, has been thus given practical effect to.

As intimated last Saturday, a series of special services have been arranged by the Presbytery of Auckland to be held in all the churches in connection with that Court on the| second and third Sabbaths of this month, and during this week. In obedience to that arrangement, the Rev. E. MacKinney and James Galloway preached alternately in St, Andrews and St. James' on Sabbath last. The Rev. D. Bruce preached at Waipu ; the Key. R. F. Macnicolat Waiuku; the J*ev. John Macky at the Thames; and the Rev. James Hill at Ofcahuhu. To-night a prayer meeting of the congregations of St. 'Andrew's and St. James' will be held in St. Andrew's Church at half-past eeven o'clock. Several ministers and other's will take part in the proceeding?. The object of these meetings is to direct the attention of the people tu| the unparalleled revival which is now working a great reforma tion in Great Britain and to employ the means appointed to procure a share of the blearing for the Churches in this colony.

We have another letter relative to the presence of barmaids at the Volunteer-Ball, bat we consider that quite enough has been said on the subject. The correspondence is therefore closed.

The prospect o.f the erection of a museum north of the city may now be considered assured. At the annual meeting of mem bers of the Auckland Institute last night, it was resolved to proceed at once with the woik of raising the necessary subscriptions for a ne w concrete building at a cost of fcbUOO and a practical commencement was made by two handsome donations of £50 and other liberal subscriptions amounting to ±200. The museum collection is an excel lent one, but its value has been completely mulified by the wretchedness of the tumble-down shanty in which it has hitherto been kept Tha exertions of the Institute are worthy of all praise, and will, we trust, be successful in securing a museum worthy of Auckland and an ornament to the city. The scientific library already formed in connection with the Institute is a most valuable one, and under favourable circumstances each year wiU add to its com pleteness and usefulness.

A" Cabby" gives the following picture of his life as it is in contrast with the poetical ideal piinted in a paragraph last week.:— " Sir,—ln your issue of the 11th inst., you describe the Queen-street cabby as lazy, and belonging to the "Jack Easy " type. Per mit me to reply. If you will be kind enough to send your reporter or correspondent to either Mr Quick's or Mr Crowther's yards between the hours of six and ten a.m., the cabbies are prepared to wager a sum not less than £10, that your informant would have his day's work before him, iude pendendent of lounging on the cabstand. It may be too tru<N and much to their regret, in having so much time for discussron : in fact, parsing away so many monotonous hours on the cabstand, is regarded by many a cabby as the first stage of Purgatory. Only imagine on a very hot or very cold clay being fixed like a ringbolt in a ship's deck from ten in the moruiug till twelve at night, or three or four next morning to the cab-stand driving box, with nothing but the bare prospect of a chance, anxiously waiting for a job ; trying a°ain and again with an appeal ing look, and all met with an answer in the negative. Then, as night steals over, a still worse prospect appears before him-not even a 2s 6d fare hovers in the distance ; whilst a 5s fare is lost in space. Poor cabby !on the verge of despair, and being his only and last resource, repairs to the wharf to await the arrival oi' the Thames steamer, and sings, in tones of despair—

O ! cheer for the cabbies, wherever ynu be, Who have anxiously watched for a friend on the sea. Everything having failed throughout the day, the thought strikes home with irrcsistable force, what will the boss say in the morning. When I say Nil. But this is not all poor cabbies troubles He is constantly exposed to contumely and insult and under strict sub jection to obnoxious bye-laws, often afraid to do right for fear of doing wrong. Let any one investigate a cabbie's life and they will find it a doj?'s, instead of a bed of roses."

Another old colonist in the person of Mr William Hay, M.P.0., died yesterday in the house of Mr Thomas Macffarlane. The de ceased gentleman had locg resided at Wood stock, Papakura, and was much esteemed by a circle of friends. Mr Hay had reached the green age of seventy. Mr Hay originally resided at Wellington, but afterwards came to this province, where for some years he carried on the business of a builder, and built Government House. Some years ago he purchaeed Woodstock, and settled down to the life of a farmer. Mr Hay was open hearted and hospitable. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of the district, and on close terms of friendship with Rev. Mr Norn?. His death resulted from an ac cident. Mr Hay, though not a fluent speaker, was a very useful member of the Provincial Council.

The members of the Auckland Fire Brigade held a meeting, when the committee appointed to report upon candidates for admission to membership, spoke favourably of the six young men who were proposed at the previous meeting, and consequently they were elected. Three honoraiy members were also enrolled. Mr Superintendent Hughes informed the meeting that Dr. Dawson had expressed bis willingness to act as honorary surgeon to the brigade. The announcement was gratefully received by the members. Thirty members practised last evening in Fort-street, with much success, and tested 440 feet of condemned hose.

Those interested in establishing a branch of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia are invited to meet at half-past seven, o'clock this evening, the advantages of the institution will be explained at the meet ing. A complimentary concert will be given by the Choral Society, assisted by Miss Chris tian, some time next week. We are sure that the opportunity of hearing this talented lady more, prior to her departure for Melbourne, will be gladly taken advantage of by all lovers of music in the community. The per forming members of the Society meet for practice this evening, and are requested to bring their copies of "The Messiah,'?' Lobgesang," "Elijah," and "Israel in Egypt."

We would remind our readers of the annual soiree in connection with the United Metho dist Free Church this evening. The; Rev. S. Macfarlane, of Christchurch, Rev. A. Reid and other ministers and friends will deliver addresses.

The anniversary ball of Court Zealandia, A.0.F., will be held'in the Lome-street Hall on Thursday, the 25th inst. We have no doubt that this celebration will sustain the character for sociable enjoyment which Foresters' gatherings in the city have already obtained.

The yearly Masonic picnic in connection with the Prince of Wales Lodge is announced for to-morrow, if the weather shall be favorable, to the lake of Takapuna. The steamer will leave the wharf at half-past ten o'clock.

At a meeting of the promoters of the YVhau Hall, on the evening of the 13th instant, Mr Bollard in the chair, there was considerable discussion on legal points, which it was resolved should be leit in the hands of the committee, whose duty it would be to settle these points, and others relating to annual subscriptions, The following gentle men were then duly elected a committee for the passing year:—Messrs Bell, Bollard, Thomas, Malam, Sansom, Archibald; and Gittos. The meeting was then adjourned until Saturday next, when a chairman and secretary will be elected, rad other business transacted/■: •■-■ -

At on6hunga the entire community is said to be in the hands of measles and slow fever. Two members of the epidemical world we shall be glad to see quit the place. In a Parnell school the whole of the children are laid up with the measles, with the exception of one little New market boy, who has been rewarded with a week's holiday. In one family of ten persons nine are all laid low with the general complaint from which we may repeat, no danger need be apprehended, if a chill be avoided by the measles struck one. Cases of mistaken indentity are also very prevalent. A young lady we know rose this morning from sweet slumbers, and on proceeding to the glass to arrange her beautiful, little curly head, observed with dismay a few pimples on her forehead. " Surely she had the measles." Unfortu nately it was washing day, nevertheless she ib a duty to lay up,, but since the washing was done she has found that the pimples were only the result of mosquitoes bites, and had quite subsided. l / V. . \

Notice is given Of the dissolution of the partnership hitherto existing between John and William Munro.;- H a it's s'A

An amusing case of alleged larceny came on for hearing at the Police Court this morn ing. The: theft Was alleged to have taken place at the time when the accused was in Dr. Wallis's drawing-room waiting to make arrangements about getting married. How the wedding was marred by an accusation and arrest may be read in our police report. The subject would be a good one for an Ingoldsby Legend. We can imagine when, after the tying of the knot, the accusation was made—j

Though all thi rest trembled, as might be expected" McCanna wasiperfecily calm and collected; And endeavoured to cheer his bride—in her ear * hispering tenderly, '' Pray, don't tie frightened, m?

dear ; Should I e'enbe had up, and to prison be sent by

chance. I'll come back right soon, and you shall not repent tile pranca."

Sales of holloware, by Messrs E. and H. Isaacs ; glassware, by Mr It. Arthur; and furniture in Wellington-street by Messrs Hunter and Nolan are announce 1 in our advertising columns for to-morrow. Mr Edwin Mahoney, architect invitee tenders receivable until the 24th instant for the erection of an hotel at Mangawhare Northern Wairoa.

The monthly inspection of the Victoria Company takes place to-night when the at tendance of every member is.desired. Nos. 2 and 3 Companies are ordei'ed to parade on Thursday evening for inspection at the Drill Shed.

THAT RAP ON THE NOSE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —You are a curd, so is the firm, of Jouning and Dukenfield on a card, and so the magistrate and Mr Hesketh determine. It is quite, kind of you to suggest that's sanguinary with, knuckle-dusters might have made a noise in Auckland, but there was too much of the native article to allow imported timber stepping out. "My gracious," says Duckenfield, whom I inter viewed, " to think my friend Jouning should be offended because I lighted his gas for his good lady, and otherwise to think, I don't mind a fine, because Jouning and I have a motive, personal sometimes, jointly severally in, wood, at others.—l am, etc., Rap on the Nose."

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., K.M.) VERY DRUNK INDEED. Peter Reilly, a man who looked as if he had not recovered from his bout, was accused of being in an intoxicated condition last night. The prisoner was sent back, but on appear ing a second time seemed no better. The charge was then proved, and the accused punished by a 203 fine. AN ILL-STARRED WEDDIKO. Francis McCanna appeared in the dock charged with the larceny of £1 10s., the property of Jame3 Wallia, on the 15th of Febiuary. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor in this case was Dr. "Wallis, who deposed that the prisoner called uponhimathishouseatNewton atseven o'clock yesterday toaskhim to make arrange ments about marrying him. He was shown into the drawing-room, where pre viously had been placed two bags of church money brought in early in the morning by Mr. Wright, one of the elder 3. His wife had removed one of the bags, but had left one which Mr Wright had stated to con tain a£l note, and a half-sovereign. After the prisoner had gone, witness asked his wife whether she had moved the two bags. She replied that she had only taken one of them. He then concluded that the prisoner must have taken the other. At the hour appointed for the marriage he went to the house. The parties came. He felt that he was in a most delicate situation. He could not at first make up! his mind whether to tell the accused of his suspicions before or after the ceremony. He decided at last to marry them first and accuse -him afterwards. The ceremony was proceeded with and con cluded, and he then took the prisoner apart and told him of his supicions. The prisoner denied his guilt. When witness persisted in the charge he said he would give back the money if he was allowed to put an advertisement in the Stab as to why he did it. He denied taking the money, "but when he was given into custody he said he would pay four or five times the amount rather than be taken up. (Witness here started a curious theory as to whether his Worship thought it possible that he he might have been under a wrong im presssion as to the money being there. He was always in a very nervous state on Sunday evenings, after the labour of the day, .and got very little sleep. On Monday morning; he was very little better.

His Worship : Dr Wallis, are you sure the money was there ?

Dr. Wallis : Yes.

His Worship : Are you sure you. did'nt take it away. Dr. Wallis : Yea,.l am.

His Worship : Well, that disposes of that point.

Mrs Wallis, wife of the prosecutor, de posed to taking the bag of money from the table. She did not see the other bag, but it was possible it was there, as a "Saturday Review "was half-doubled up on the table at the time. The prisoner was in the room by himself for about: ten minutes.

Mr Wright, the elder,, deposed to having given in the money, and stated the contents of .the bags.

Constable Clarke stated that from infor mation he received he went upjto Dr Wallis's about 12 o'clock to enqiiire into the matter. Singularly enough the prisoner came up at the same time. Dr Wallis arrived and they had a talk over the affair. . Prisoner refused to admit his guilt, but offered to refund the money. He found a half sovereign and some silver on the prisoner when he searched him.

Mr Murchie, tailor of Shortlandistreet, deposed, that the prisoner had been in his employ two and a-half years, and during that time he.had borne an honest character. He gave him £1 10s on Saturday night. Dr Wallia being re-called stated that he received the usual fee of £1 Is from the prisoner.

The Magistrate after commenting upon Dr Wallia's admission of his nervous state in the morning in question, and the employer good character said it was impossible to con vict under the evidence ; the prisoner would therefore be discharged. A STRAYING SAILOR. WilhelmVolin was brought up, charged with desertion from the barque Edith Rose, on the 11th February. He pleaded guilty ,j but as the captain of the vessel said he was going to sea this afternoon and wished to take the lad.

'His Worship ordered him to bVdischarged and taken oh board.

THE TRAINING SHIP.

Patrick Molloy, and Irish lad of about 13 summers, was charged with deserting from the Training Ship. He pleaded guilty ; he did not like being there.

His Worship told him he muse learn to like, and to show him and others how im portant it wa3 that they should conform to the rules of the ship he should order him to be whipped.

This merited sentence roused the compassion of half a dozen soft-hearted lawyers who were in .attendance, and each in turn addressed; the Court for mitigation of sentence. Mr B. Russell was aura the boy would rieverldo it again, and Mr W. L. flees felt confident that letting him off this time would do more good than such a barbarous punishment as whipping. The combined eloquence of such an array of talent was too much for his Worship who rescinded his dictum and ordered the boy to be kept in durance rile for 7 days.

9 Captajfo Brittam' w»s in attendance, and begged to dto «o by the "hornet's. phest "of lawyers (as his Worship described Ithem) about him, said he did not feel justified win withdrawing the charge. H His Worship requested Captain Brittain Ifto let it be thoroughly understood at the ship ||bhat the next boy brought before him would jibe whipped. M LOCK THE GA.TK. B Dennis Cuthbert, for allowing his horse Bto wander in Victoria-street, was fined teD Schillings and costs. 3 DEMENTED. H Mary Ann Josephine Nelson, of Waiheke, Iwas sent to the Asylum as of unsound mind, Kupon the testimony of Drs. Goldsbro' and M FITGATE'S CASK. || Henry Fugate was brought tip on remand Bremand, charged with fradulent bankruptcy. |jj Mr J. B. Bussell, who appeared for the gproseoution, asked for a fartb.tr remand, for Ha week. ffl Hi 3 Worship said he could not grant this, ■unless he was shown good cause for it. H Mr Russell said the wreck of the Pretty HJane had delayed proceedings and hindered Bwitnesses. There was also a chance of the ■criminal proceedings being abandoned, and Hthen the accused could be examined in the U Bankruptcy Court. g Mr Rees for the defence furthered the ap jfplication, which was ultimately granted.

This was all the business

Death of John Williamson, Esq., SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

As was feared yesterday afternoon and stated in cur last issue, His Honor the Superintendent, John Williamson, Esq., dirl not survive through last night, but gradually sank until 2.30 this morning, vhen he breathed his last. Mr Williamson went t the Thames in the beginning of last week, and on Wednesday, upon his return, he complained of being unwell, in consequence, as he supposed, through being exposecl to the burning heat of the sun. He gradually »ot worse, and on Friday his family deemed it necessary to have the advice of Dr Pnilaon, who, upon seeing the patient, felt that his illness was of a more serious nature than was imagined, and he procured tLe assistance of Dr Day, as consulting physician. All that skill and kindness could do was done for the patient; but human efforts and the power of medical skill failed to restore him. He gradually sank, and, as already stated, died at half-past two o'clock thia morning, in the 60 th year of his age. "

The death of Mr. Williamson has created a feeling of profound regret among the people of the province ; even those who may have differed in opinion in some respects from the late Superintendent, admired him for his kindliness of heart and geniality of disposition. Headers of a news paper naturally look for a biographical sketch, when a person of political eminence and character is called away in the order of Providence, and especially when the imme diate object of such notice was essentially in all points a man of the people, whose sympa thies extended to the poorest of the com munity, whose heart ever beat in the common interest, and whose ear listened to the "still, sad'music of humanity." John Williamson was an Irishman, born at Newry, in the County- of Down, in the month of February, 1815, tixe year of the battle of Waterloo. Newry iB finely situated in a valley, about 32 miles from Belfast, and is chiefly noted for its ex tensive linen manufactories, iron and brass foundries, and corn mills. Among the rich scenery and commercial life of this pleasant town, the early life of John Williamson was passed ; and to his latest days he has ever cherished the moat affectionate recollections of the scenes of his early life, and at tachment to his native land. Having re ceived the. rudiments of a sound education, the youth went into the printing business to learn the art of a compositor; a trade which has produced perhaps a larger numbei of eminent men of letters, than any other occupation. Like all yoang men of spirit and enterprise, Mr. Williamson con tinued to cultivate his mind by reading assiduously, while paying assiduous atten tion to business. It would appear that Mr. Williamson, very early in life, turned his thoughts towards the Australasian colonies as a more promising field of labour, and in 1840, when in his. 25th year, he left his native shores for Sydney, which he reached in the autumn of that year. In Sydney he laboured for several months as a compositor, and in the fol lowing year, 1841, ho. came to Auckland to fill an engagement he had previously made with the Auckland Printing Company, bringing with him the principal materials for a plant. The office of the company occupied the site of the present.PoliceCourt in High-street, and on that spot Mr William son laboured for some time as a compositor. On the 29th March, 1842, the trustees offered, for the use of, H.M. Government, the whole of the type, material, stock in band, and ground of the company privately for the sum of £1,500, one of the conditions being th&t the six employees of the company were to be retained in the service at certain named salaries, among whom was Mr. John Williamson at a salary of two guineas a week. The Government, having considered the offer, concluded that £1,350 was the full value of the plant, and offered tio give that sum. After further correspondence on the subject, the Government I consented to give £1,425, which was accepted. Sub sequently Mr Williamson,- anxious to secure his own interest and occupy a wider sphere of usefulness, commenced business as a printer and bookbinder, in ; Thomrjson's Court, on the premises at present occupied by Messrs Winks and Hall, of Shortlarid street, and there, in the summer of 1845 Mr Williamson issued the first number of the New Zealander, a journal still remem bered by our old settlers' in and about Auckland, as giving expression in vigorous language to; popular, opinion? which had not hitherto' found, a voice in the colony. The journal was carried on with remarkable success, considering the popula tion, under: the editorship and .direction of Mr Williamson, and in January. 1849, the partnership of Williamson and Wilson was commenced"; Mr W. C; Wilson, the present proprietor of the Neio Zealand Herald tiiy ing at that date, become a part proprietor'in 'he New Zealander. The v partnership existed between Messrs Williamson, and Wilson until the year 1863. . During 'th.ese years Mi Williamsons life was not a bed of rosea, but a life of "constant and energetic strangle, and we may affirm that Mr WUliamsqn—though not alwaysinapecuniary sense—wasasuccesV ful man. The worthiest and best men" of life's battle-field are not often monied men; or we should have to point for examples to some of the most miserable specimens of humanity ; we say therefore, that in relation '& self advancement in the higher sense, the de velopment in general usefulnes and unselfish work for the public good, the late Superinten dent was a successful man. At the time when the constitution of the Colony was formed by an act of the Imperial Parliament providing for the Government of «New "Zea land, Mr Williamson solicited -ither suflpages of; the Pensioner settlement, and succeeded in obtaining a .seat in the first Provincial Council, in i which position he i satisfactorily proved to his constituents that their con fidence had not been misplaced. While in this early, stage of his public career, be evinced his knowledge 'df ' colonial matters and his intellectual , capabilities, by that thoroughness and practical policy, which has since characterised his speeches, and which at once satisfied the

ImincU of his co-workers that Mr Williamson had not only been a student of colonial politics, bat Had been a close observe, of the people, and consequently not ignorant of the requirements of settler, in a new country. Mr. Williamson brat represented City West in 1846, and Con tinued more or less an active member ol the Provincial Government up to the perioo of his death. It was in the same year 185b upon the resignation of Dr. Campbell tha Mr Williamson, at the urgent .solicitation oi his many friends and supporters, came for ward as a candidate for the honorable office ~f Superintendent of the promce. The other candidate was Mr Gilfiilan who ha- passed from our midst to the uns.e,. shore The contest was a sharp one, as some amongst us will remember, and at last the victory was decided n favour of Mr Williamson by a majority of 130 votes. Although Mr Williamson was hus triumphantly returned the.courseof bis immediate future was not of the smooth c description. He found that he h«i a Council with which he had difficulty, id working amicably ; perhaps small jealousies, *o common in all communities, were felt id respect of the new Superintendent. After hopeless, endeavours to conciliate and suc ceggfullv labour together, he found it abso pied a larger share of his thoughts than self aggrandisement. It is well known that m the course of his political career^ Mr Williamson made great self-sacrifice. Hadjie been of a meaner turn of mind he might have enriched himself, and lived at apparent ease as other persons hayeTdpne, indifferent alike to the praise oncensure of the public. A warm dis oussion krose on the application, which was nltimately granted.- An election for the Superintendent immediately followed, and as there was no opposit-on Mr Williamson was reinstated in the seat he had so recently vacated. At this time he established what Swas fcnbVn as the Forty Acre System, which has been the means of confemnsr lasting good on many immigrants and their families It was in the second session of the Council that Mr Williamson began to work, and lay the foundations of some of our most usefu. works : and these works will long serve to keep the memory of the man alive in the hearts of the people. Not only did the Superintendent causa wharf and other im provements still sensibly felt by citizens ; but while his name will be long identified with commercial conveniences, his memory will' be dearer in connection with institutions, which he assisted in estab ■isbing for the reception of the sick, the aged, and the mentally iufirm; indeed, among the last acts of his life was the keen interest he took in calling the amateur liter ary and musical talent together at the i ro vincial Lunatic Asylum, in order to amuse and aid in restoring to sanity the un happy inmates of the asylum. As activity and firmness were the dis tinguishing characteristics of his manhood, so benevolence, and sympathy for suffering were the mellowing traits of his declining years. In February. 1857, the Council was prorogued, when Mr Williamson offered himself for re-election. The late Dr. Strat ford was the opposing candidate, and was defeated. Eighteen months after, Mr Robert Graham succeeded to the Super intendency. This was the time of trial, when the political genius of such men as Mr Williamson was put to the test, Mr Williamson was however equal to the occasion ; he opposed the war with all his power of mind, and regarded it as stubborn wrong headedness. Mr Williamson at. the time had amassed a very considerable fortune and had he then retired from public life, he might have passed the residue of his year? in,wealth and comparative splendour, but he preferred a life of activity to one of indolence and ease. Mr Williamson's subsequent acts of his public life are within the recollection of the majority of settlers, so we need do no more than chronicle them. When the term of Mr Whitaker's superintendency ex pired Mr Williamson was again elected when his strong will was strikingly manifested under great difficulties at a time when the province was subjected to very severe depres sion. This was permanently relieved iv 1867 by the discovery of the gold-field at the Thames in consequence of a reward of £5000, offered by his advice. In 1869 he was defeated by Mr Gillies in the Superinten (Jency contest for that year, but in 1873 he was returned over the heads of his opponents, Messrs Dargaville and Lusk, by a large majority of votes ; a position which he maintained with satisfaction until this morn ing at half-past two o'clock, when he died after a severe illness of a few days duration, fn all parts of the city tokens of mourning Were exhibited to-day. 'On many business premises flags were floated half-mast high., and numerous shops and stores had shutters up as a special mark of respect.

I The following brief summary of Mr Wil liamson's public career appeared in this morning's tier aid : —

. Superintendent. —1. Elected 11th November, 1856, upon vacancy created by Dr. Campbell s resig nation. Mr J. A. Gilflllan contested. 2. Be-elected after dissolution, Bth October, 1857; no contest. 3. Again elected 9th November, 1861; Dr. Stratford contested. 4. Resigned 18th October, 1862; fresh election; contested unsuccessfully against Mr R Graham. In 1865, upon Mr G-raham's retirement, Mr WMtaker was elected without opposition. 5. Again elected 18th April, 1867, upon vacancy caused by Mr Whitaker's resignation • "no contest. 6. Con tested election 1869, unsuccessfully against Mr Gillies. 7. Again elected 20th November, 1873; Mr Dargaville and Mr Lusk contested.

Other Offices.—Waste Lands Commissioner under Mr Whitaker, ;Biiperintendent; Crown Lands Com missioner, Curator of intestate Estates, under General! iGovernment. • ■■ -

Member of Assembly.—Pensioner Settlement re presented by Mr- Williamson in 4th Session of Ist Parliament, 1856 ; City of Auckland "West, 2nd Par liament, 1857-1860; ditto, 3rd Parliament, 1861-1865; ditto,.4th. Parliament, 1866-1870; ditto, 6th Parlia^ ment, 1871-1875.

Member, of Provincial Council.—Session l. 1853; Session 2, 1854; Session 3, 1855; Session i. 1855; Session 5,, 1856; Session 19, 1865; Session 20i 1866.

THE FUNERAL.

The following •'Provincial Government Gazette Extraoidinary" was published this morning :—"Superintendent's Office, Auck land, 16th February, 1875. His Honor the Superintendent, John Williamson Esquire, departed this life, at his residence, Great North Road, at half-past two o'clock this morningi The funeral wiir take place at bklf-past four o'clock on the afternoon of Saturday next; and the public of Auckland are iavited to attend.—G. Maurice O'Borke, Speaker of the Provincial Council.—ln.con sequence of this lamented event, no business will be transacted this day at the Provincial Government Offices,; and the offices will be closed until the remains of his Honor shall oave been interred" , .

I The object in delaying the funeral so long as^till Saturday was with a view of allowing Mr Williamson's two' son 3to be present. As will be seen by our telegrams they left yyellington by the steamer Taranaki to-day. The funeral will, of course, be a public one. JyLr Halliday has received instructions from the Provincial Government to carry out all accessary arrangements. The body will be placed in three coffins, including a leaden one. The part over tha face will be cut out, and a square of glass axed, so that the face will be visible after the t>ody is screwed down, and will remain so antil the time of the funeral, when the coffin lid will.be,.fixed. yThe body will be screwed down*in tHe inner air-tight compartment to aigkC

AUCKLAND INSTITUTE.—ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual, meeting of the members~~of the Auckland Institute was held last night T HeWe, jihe chair. A, list of dona tions to the society was read, and Mesara. W. Eattr^y, W. F. Buckland, J. Y. SteW wn, J; M. Totnny, J. Randeraon, "W". J£,

William^ (Kawakawa), and T. Q?^^M (Tairua), were admitted new membenf|]fi§ rnnual report was read, and p^ns^tnltujfl the members on the active tilS^^Mk'w^H in. the society. Several B^^^V^Sb^Sl held during the year, at winctw papers were read by memt.ors. O^X; thanks were returned to Captainl hH| Mr. J. Goodall, C.E, and Mr. \ SjPF for donations to the Museum. T\ i=3|'ji from the Provincial Council klpf been expended on scientific "works, cSjjj wgk i valuable volumes were, on their way; K^i England. The subject of building accoajn^ tioa had occupied a large amount of aitentj*" ;. (luring the year, and negotiations withiJ^S Public Building Commissioners were earn*? on, but the demand of the Commissions.^ gthat the site now in possession of the In? |tute should be given up, that then » j*h \ should be charged for the aceomodatiottfilill | vided, to getber with the increased Sl^' I from fire and the want of coiSl^ p)ver the building were deemed such &w Iditions as the Institute could ftot. iac^** I Rough plans of a building suited for^f l iMußeum and for the use| of; the'"institotJ Ihad been prepared, and were5 submitted tn |the meeting, and the Council felt I^this course would be approved -rby- the m^l bers, and would enlist the sympathy ofS^ public. The balance-sheet shewed reeeinfa £4:34 19s; balance in hand, £113 18M? c On the motion of Col/Baultain, second by Mr Goodhall, # C.E., the report 2 ahalance-sheeS were adopted.. TMS-. &Mf& iFirfcli was unanimously elected President Q |the motion of Mr Gillies. The following '? I gentlemen were elected members of the.Coiui I oil of the Institute : Messrs J, L^Qarnnyi ' |T. B. Gillies, Heale, Haultain; I;Ka5 4 and Stewart (re-elected), and Messrs nit | ford, Earle, Edminston, andjj. }£, (jQxV i | The subject of building accommodatioajWM I considered and the Chairman stated thrive." I cording to the plans prepared the ;buildiß« | would be of concrete; and cost^at moii Wolff. ~ .•' i Dr. Stratford had lef b a legacy of £100 con. jj ditionally upon ten subscriptions if £50 6 t I five of £1000 being raised. OnthenfotioioJ | Mr Goodall seconded by Mr Pond it «ai &. I solved that.the building be proceeded ifflfe'l I and ani appeal be made at onee 1 to the^pafc]|gfe i and the Government for aid towards tke i fund. ' A subscription list was openeda^oicer ' 1 when the Hon. James Williamsonlheadedthg ilisi; with £500 and another contribution of | £500 was given. Other liberal eubscriptioa \ to the amount of £200 were cbiitribni^iby^ | those present, making a total'df'£ij2($i'ta^

TAURANGA R.M.COURT.- Wednesday February 3.

[Before E; M. Edgcumbe, Esq.;-and'S. L 'Clarke, Esq.,.J.PJ'B,}^-. NORRIS V. H. H. LrjSK. . -^ Claim £7 Is 9d, for cash paid and snndriei supplied by plaintiff as agent : for. defeUdaikt during the late Snperintendency electwn,-^ The defendant paid £1 into Court and oort J. T. Bradley, accountant,*&c,, Taim2^^ depoeed : I know Mr Hugh Hart Liuktimifw fchelate : candidates for the Superintes- y deney ; I was in. the habit of pa- ' using ..Mr Lusk's correspondence with Mr JS"orris ; I acted as scrutineer igWiSliisS Lusk and otherwise assisted Mr Norm ip the election and Mr Lusk's canvass, for which services Mr N orris, as Mr Lnsk'B agent, pud me three guineas ; I was offered; five,.gninea by the Dargaville p?tty, but I prefenedjc . cepting Mr Lusk's throe guineas. I renien her when I told MrNprris my,charge^^^ plied that he must have Mr,Lusk'sspepil sanction. I know the letter prodnced tole ; from Mr Lusk, from which I" qifotei— "Of course, if a scrutineer must be pad J pay him, but it' Would be -better for one to g take the" office for: Jove '■;''■; I identifyftt|M document produced as theicopy-dtinliiii^B for my acting as Mr. Lusk's Bcrutineer; I : : believed Mr. Norris to be the anthoriied '-, agent of Mr. Lusk in Tauranga. . :' The plaintiff then handed into, Court ,1 . large number of letters from Mr. Lnsk U documentary evidence to prove oil iWj>f! h acted as de f end ant's electioneering agent |i Tanranga during the: late Superintw<«f.;, The defendant's statement, taken *t*ii%-; land, was then .read. ■ ::. ..Thubsday.— Judgment. Judgment was given ia this case'la^^j lows.:—"The Court is most clesrlyiol : opinion that the plaintiff was employed if s the defendant as bis agent during the 1«U Superintendency election, , and as pico entitled to recover any disbursemeatl ht may have made during the, said period. --Tat- Court, therefore; give judgment for ££jßjjt.<M., the very moderate amount) charged f* various expenses incidental to the election.; The Coart caDnot, however, allow the item charged for interest. The deferidarrt||||iS also pay costs (£2'Ls);"

OHINEMURI.

(By Telegraph from Graliainstow*). ; Arrival of the Luna. Claims of Miners. „-, ~,'■:, ~ -_, «;■■ '},: ±<* '• '- • ■•:' >, tj«Jin fi'»/- ■■'■;: 1( ■"■;* .' ITew Regulations. Prospect" of-.pistrict^ ; !p^H ~ PAEfiOA. . " The Luna reac he'd Creagh's:Wttiel|c^M yesterday Without difficulty, although SWSA ing between -six and.-seven .feet ;<£^*~!£s| Beyond that point/she, had; a difficulty « | getting round corners, and hadjfrequenuy * put out a boat to~fi"x La ropei-to^ees^»f|» the i^hip -round.. ; ;Qver ; a .hundred ,fW | landed to-day from various steamer^AW|*| them I noticed Messrs Cobley and W*mm #o of •the^pibneera of the Th»me> gd<w«J I MDuring the trip up, Captain,leaser »"?i| ifljr Macdonald were busily ' employea,« | cpmpilirig a-draft of the Amended- maa^ £ Regulations. • • . ,JJ ,',| ;aheLupadidnot get up.^-to Bennet,-•»• | C3asssells till close on five o'clock.- j | Theraiffa good deal of sensatiQß^SSK^^; here claims that have b. eel^ffil^H to^ 'the Government, bp^h: ana xbm vincial, for pieces of ; ground, on the gow^f Toothing at all has been resolved flkjSyf | reference to these, and parties we)»'^ f hervoua. These claims are Waitefcat6?i: and'Wiitawhe^reek^fl^p One claim has? been, made Py.,ksm§m Smith, Dillon, Corbett,. and', party."»■?vjjja that a piece' of ground should .w; -^Tjjj^a them on the Waitawheta and in their c g set forth the amount of work they h?T\"^a ia driving, &c. They say : *ney got*^ I which ha? showed S old always, althottgni « a rich. Hennelly has made a claim tor a.,K . | of land and this; request has been:«BW« | backed up by Mr Mackay. - •■■ v , § : This piece of ground comprue* h coal seam, from which some pieces 7^_ I taken to Grahamsto wn some: W>&;£ms I It is said that the i other party, abQVfn™ ■ made some claim tp. this alsp,^ The miners are encamped at tne:f,-fflM but I have nothing yet to give as *V^-;;1 they think of the prospects of Jthe Nothing at all will be done to-nigh^^l is raining heavily, and of coursje tft«i,Wgl tualiy .puts ,a B top. to all native which was, conducted with out-door u«" j stia'tionai. . .. , ■ , -i^ Stormy meeting-of Mmers- . { | Just before the arrival, at Ohmemnth | the Luna, a.stormy meeting of mJffi^ gj r j held, and a resolution carried *°^T'jEmMM Donald: McEeanto-haTOt toe! fieltto!*"" under the Act of 1866. ' ',-j,,y

THE JEVENING STAR TUESDAY, FflßfttTAßY 16, litfS



IN "THE ! ESTATE OF J. AND J. :: :': • JAMIESON. ■■•'■:,/ •■■ i &&T-I.:::"'■:.■■' — «i* ■' ■ ■ .;-.■ W All Debts due to the above Fstate and not paid in . fourteen.."d.ayg from date will be handed to a Solicitor for recovery. Mr John Jamieson is authorised to receive and give receipts for same on account of Trustees. G. LEWIS, ) H. NATHAN, \ Trusees. j _ : ,j; E..ISAACS, ). . " : jq* O I ICE V THB ANNTDAIi PICNIC Under the sub pices of the Ptince of Wales Lodge of Fi'remasoDß at the Takapnna Lake, TO-MOEROW (WEDNESDAY), Eebraary 17, (weather permitting). Excursionists are hereby reminded that the p.s. Takapuna will start from" the Queen-street Wharf on the above date at 10.30 a.m. sharp. In the event of the weather proving unfavourable, the steamer will leave with the excursionists on the first fine day there after, at the hour above mentioned. C J F. W. E. DAWSON, Honorary Secretary. Auckland, February 16,1875. £} I T V t aS H 1 : A L L. HATS, l aoJOCi : CLOTHING, h-::: >•-:•■■■■ PBHifTS, :: '■" ■■''- ~.,.... |3 ';:; v :;'■■. DB^SSES., -CABPBTS,^'1;^ !',.."■':.--' '■ ■■. . Alo ■'■: FLOOR CLOTHS, - CHINA MATTINO. ~ FNDEtCLpTHIITa, v; i; ■ Or/: BABY'IIKEN. ■ AT: COST PKICE, To>ffecta Clearanc'e;for: extenslTe^alteration'ot premises. . I . "l HOLLOWAY & GiRLICK, ■' = I '. vv ',- jPITY HALL. r £jj"j&~Q j TTTE X 'BXB S.S. .HERO, DVA<£ KO§ &Kfl l i: T H.iE<ißiiß-';> .C;-A'vS 38-(8W '" OF;; If Ms;i . ! ,:■■.:: BLACK* AND JG)OLpXTSED SILKS, Parchasod » Job: in London by! our.. •'- •■' " * . "•,■••-■. Q n •" : J'Ci ! ''■' ■■ ■ ■■■ VT The EJJTIKK LOT, will be disposed, of at || S SS£LING:-OFF PRICES !'.;.'! «.;,' ■ J. €OS GRAVE : ft 00. q g^WING; ,-M, A;AH IJST $#. DEMOLITION OP THE FITTING SHOP, VULCAN "LAN^ Having received notice to: quit, onr account of M-bolldiog, I,^iJigLE4E OXJTpwtol mj Large FIRST-CLASS. sSEWEIirG, MACHINES AX WHOLESAIiBIEBIOJBiS TIM LAUO«»Tr.STgOKrI|I._ T K«Wr2»AIAWJ>.,.-, - , FBIOJB B AK.aiiI* Jttoit' lioi !'T O J:£ 78. ICTT For New Price iA&V^H^MV&aWt k 2EI 3 - ;&**■ *► - g g; - ; r,y ■ ■ GEO. W. HEisbp" j M^^^-^^^"^::r^ ■ ""-■■•■■ ■■■■"JPBBBDW