SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER : This evening 638 ; to ! morrow morning f1.65 SUN SET: This evening, 446 ; SUN RISE: to : morrow moruin.. 7.10 r MOON'S AGE : New moon, 4th June, 10 a.m.

ARRIVALS

jssteiie, three-masted sch( oner, from Dunedin,

DEPARTURES.

woiden T s i e) schooner, for Rus«ell ! Fairy schooner, Goodmvi. for Russell «>c«an s<h .oner, f^r Mercury Bay «em, .schooner, for UisNme Fan,.yK. lly ke-ch for Wangaroa on-ahead s s. for Gisborne and Napier

~a are informed od (rood authority that H M.s. rm? wi" leave *hispo»t on Situriiav next The scho-mer Mare Melville left L tte ton yesterday for Napier with aoa g.-» nf rai<_, etc The brigantine • v *'en» left for the Ma-.ukau at the same time Owing to the latenes- o< the tides it has been decided to po. t. one the bunch of the new pilot schoorier till Saturday morning. Messrs Niccol and Sou yeitarday afternoon sent off their pretty little screw steam-launch. Thelaunch took place about half-past four o!cl ick, and was in every way successful. We gay* a full description of thi3 smart and useful craft some few weeks ago, and it will therefore suffice to s>-y that in appearance it much resembles the Eclipse, but is much larger, being about 25 tons register, and consequently has far more ac commodiation for cargo and passengers. There is a cabin 12ft by 6ft amidships, on the t^p of which is a small hurricane dec*. The engines, which are of 12 howe-power— very powerful for so small a boat have arrived by the Hero, and last night the new vessel was towed over by the Takapuna, and laid alongside the steamer for the purpose of receiving them Tt is calculate <k that they will be canable of driving her about ten knots, if not more. It is not yet determined where the new vessel will run. She would prove a very suitable boat for plying between Ponsonby, Auckland and Parnell. Her draught of water will be about three feet.

COMMERCIAL.

The sale of Messrs H. S. Meyers and Co.'s extetsive stock of wines and spirits yester day, in consequence of the firm retiring from that branch of business, attracted a large trade attendance, and was characterised by spirited bidding. The cellars of the firm were well known to be among the best stocked of the city, and the prices realised at the sale for trade lines were remarkably good.

There was a good [attendance to-day at Mr Arthur's fruit sale. Orangas realised 8/10 to 10/; manderins, 11/ to 11/10; lemons, 9/6 to 9/9 ; potatoes, £4 to £4 5/ ; apples, Id; pears, 2d to 2^d ; onions, lid.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows .— For Thames, to-morrow, at 9.30 a m, and 5.30 pm For Coromandel on Friday next, at 11.30 a m For Wanganui, per 8t Kilda, on Friday next, at 8 a m For Russell, per Emu, to-morrow, at 11 a m For Australian Colonies, per Hero, on Friday next, at 1 nm For Whitiangi, Tairui, Opotiki, and Napier, via Tairua, por Rowena, on Friday next, at 3 p m For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, and Waipu, etc., per Lady Bowen, on Saturday next, at 9 a m Per ss. Macgregor, on Friday, the llth inst,, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and South Ameic&, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 10.30 a.m. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10.30 a m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9 30 am Late letters bearing a late fee of Cd in addition to the postage, will be received on board by the

Mail Agent up to time of sailing. Mails for Otahuhu. Papakura, Drury, Pukekohe, Tuakau, Pokeno, and Mercer, will, until further notice, he made up at 6am daily. Return mails will reach town at 7 pm. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian , Colonies, per Taranaki, on Monday next, at 10 am (Signed) J. E. Cohkv, Acting Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

LAYER—On the 3rd June, at Mount Eden, the wife of Mr C. Layer of a son

DEATHS.

McROBERTS—On the 2nd June, at her residence, Dublin-street, Ponsonby, Agnes, relict of the late Mr James Mcßoberts, Belfast, Ireland, aged 62 years.—Home papers please copy. The. funeral will take place at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Eviends will please accept this intima tion.

BEATLY —On the 3rd June, at her father's residence. Seafielcl View, the beloved daughter of James and Emma Eeatly, aged 17 months.

The funeral will leave to-morrow at i o'clock, Friends please accept this invitation.-

STEVENSON'- At the Great North Eoad, on May 30, Frank Percival, son of Mr 11. H. Stevenson, aged 2 years and 5 months.

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1875

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wronj that needs resistance. the fitfsure In the distance. Aai the nod that we can do.

What is to be the upshot of the late dis closures in respect of the Waikato Engineer Militia we are not in a position to divine. We learn that the solicitors of Sergeant Craig, the man so cruelly and unjustly punished for his zeal and fidelity in the public interests, have received a communication from Head Quarters expressive of extreme dis satisfaction at the conduct of the enquiry into the charges brought against Captain Rowe. This while entirely exonerating Sergeants Craig, Small, and Barlow from blame in bringing forward the charges of wrong doing, affords small reparation for the wrongs done them. It will be remembered that Sergeant Craig was actually arrested on the charge of stealing documents which he was retaining to prove the charges of scandalous wrong doing j and at the. secret military enquiry jnto the worst of those charges the deliverance from that tribunal was that " the charges were unfounded and malicious," and that a report would be sent to the Govern ment to that effect. The Government have, however, thought differently, and the accused officer has been dismissed from the force. We have said that the matter should not end there, and that, iv justice to all con cerned, there should be a criminal prose cution for embezzlement; and in the letter received by Craig's solicitors,intimation is conveyed that such a course is under con sideration. We have done our part in keep ing this matter before the public. If such a prosecution is undertaken, then justice will probably be meted out to all, and we shall feel that our labours have not been in vain. If the affair is hushed up and the accused officer is merely removed from the force, while the three faithful and fear less protectors of the public interests are left io suffer for their faithfulness, then we shall regard it as but characteristic of a Govern ment that is sinking under the mass of its own iniquity and corruption.

As will be seen by telegram in another column, the Waipa nomination is over, and George Jones, junr., has dropped out of the running. We cannot but regard this as a great public loss, and it cuts us to the heart to learn that our references to the subject have deterred him from conferring on his country the inestimable benefit of hiss "views/ and the fulfilment of those pro mises of settling the great constitutional questions of the day, which somebody, " poking borax" at him, described as his " in tentions.?' The "coming man of Waikato" has seen the fun at last and " retired" in

favour of Mr McMinn. We are sure that that gentleman will be deeply indebted for j such an act of self-sacrifice, which at once secures his election. But it is very de plorable that the country has suffered such'a loss. The intellectual grasp of Jones' com prehensive mind being only equalled by his retiring and unassuming modesty, it was well known that all Waikato was waiting with open arms to accept him as their repre sentative; while the "public position" wbich he bo long occupied with high honour in that district, united with the great success which has attended him ia everything which he has undertaken, yea the very favour of the gods shown to him in rescuing him from being smothered in mud up there through the timely advent of "Silver" that's the word-- all this was a guarantee of the powerful and effective influence which he was destined to wield in the councils of the country. It is to be hoped that in the com ing General Election for the General Assembly the people of Waikato, who have been panting for opportunity to do him honor, will by acclamation elect him to take his stand in the sphere of the higher politics. We know that he will be reluctant to accept the honor, but his modesty must not be allowed any longer to stand in the way of the public good. We are wont when very sad, to lean upon our desk and wipe away a tear; but on this occasion, when we think of the loss' the country has sustained, and that our hand his caused it, we lay our head right down on the table and fairly blubber. Refreshed by such indul gence of emotion we look again at the posi tion gravely, and we venture to say that whatever chances of election Mr McMinn had before, he can have but little now, for surely he must share in the ridicule attaching to Jones' candidature. Possibly it was not with his consent that Jones "retired in his favour," but if he has any regard for himself and does not wish his candi dature to be a burlesque, he should take the earliest opportunity of repudiating the mantle of the " coming man of Wa:kato" now thrown over on his shoulders, and of assuring the people that his coming out is not the result of somebody "poking borax" at him. We are told that he is a very decent man, but he is known to have no chance whatever against Mr Morris, who as an intelligent man and a worthy settler, and generally esteemed and respected all over the Waikato, is regarded as being one of the best in the district that could be selected to represent it in the Provincial Council. We trust we shall hear of Mr. McMinn also retiring. He has had an insult put upon him by his candidature being—probably without his consent—endorsed by Jones ; but irre spective of this, he is a man that should not be placed in false position, and as from all our correspondents over the Waikato we learn that he is sure to be at the bottom of the poll, we shall be very glad to learn that he has been spared the needless humiliation of defeat.

As will be seen from our Christchurch telegram the Provincial Council of Canter bury has resolved by a majority of over two to one, to abandon the obsolete and effete system of a Board of Education and create a department of Government for education under one responsible head. This method which is now the accepted and recognised system in every place where a thoroughly efficient and modern system of educa tion exists, was, as our readers arc aware, too advanced for Auckland when last year proposed, but it will be adopted doubtless by and by when all the other provinces have followed in the wake of more advanced communities. Boards of Education are the relics of th© days when the Protestant required to have a seat in the directory of education to watch the Catholic, and the Presbyter claimed the right to circumvent the insidious machinations of the Bishop, and the children's education was subordinated to the more important consideration of their being kept from contamination in faith and morals while blending with children of other, that is heterodox communions. There cannot be a doubt that tbe cause of education in Canterbury will be better advanced under the unembarrassed and effective governance of a Minister, than under the old and cumbrous system of a Board of Education.

We are really astonished that MrJ Edwin Carr should continue to defend the scanda lous proceedings in the attempt to stuff the Waitemata Roll as he does in the Cross to day ; and that he should do it on so ques tionable grounds as that it was no worse than has been often done before. Because a few persons have as he says, '* in Auckland, New ton and elsewhere" obtained claims to vote in virtue of allotments below the statutable value—that is to say by false repre. sentations, therefore several hundreds of bogus claims should be foisted on the un fortunate electorate of Waitemata with one political object in view. If one man has stolen a sheep and escaped detec tion, therefore another may drive a whole flock away aod hope that nobody *will say to him J nay. The morality embodied in such an argument is such as we hope never to see accepted in Auckland, however it might have taken in days gone by. Where such a gross attempt at deliberate and wholesale wrong was planned and tried, it is idle to question whether so and so were told that the objec tions would not be pressed. Those present were ashamed to face the Court, and fled the investigation of their claims; and'the sitting member's agents, who had not placed one solitary claim on the roll, but were startled at the horrible array of bogus Riverhead settlers, and took effective steps to thwart the attempt, are deserving the praise of all honest men. It was the greatest bowl-out we have ever seen in electioneering work; and scandalous and criminal as was the attempt, people cannot help laughing at the "bust-up" of he " special settlement" of Riverhead.

To the Editor: Sir,—Will you piease make a correction from your paper of last night in your telegraphic, Onehunga, where you state that my license was opposed by petition. It should have read that Mr Brierly'fl application for license was opposed by petition.—Yours, etc., H. Fuller, Royal Hotel, Onehunga.

The embankment in Graf ton Road is to be planted with trees.

On the principle of fair-play, we have much pleasure in giving insertion to the following letter in repljf to " Sinbad's" letter of yester day, relative to the Old Men's Kefuge :—Sir. "Old Sinbad's" amanuensis, in his letter to you of last evening, is very irate with the Manager of the Old Men's Refuge for pre suming to brand the Government clothing entrusted to his charge, and for the safe" custody of which, by the way, he is held solely responsible. But "Old Sinbad" ap pears to forget, not wilfully I hope, that this branding is no new thing in the Refuge, the ouly difference between the present system and that adopted under former management being that for the figures "10" the manager has substituted the letters "O. M R. " to distinguish the articles when at the wash from the Hospital and Asylum clothing, and that he has numbered the suites from 1 to 33 consecutively to enable each' man to recognize his own clothing, so that the cleanly inmate may not be compelled to wear the clothing of the dirty or the diseased as heretofore. "Old Sinbad " tries to make capital out of " the man who has held Her Majesty's Commission," but he does not tell you that tbe only articles of Government clothing this man wears are a shirt, flannel and drawers, and one can scarcely imagine that a discerning public, be they ever so inquisitive, will dare to pry into the secrets of a man's under clothing to search for a Government brand. Besides all the inmates of the B,ef uge have not held Her Majesty's commission ; and would your correspondent have the Manager to make fish of one and flesh of another ? " Old Sinbad" knows ritjht well that when he served Her Majesty, for but a tithe of what he has done since the new manager assumed charge he would be branded between the shoulders in a manner somewhat different, and I take the leave to say, equally degrading to that which in the interests of the public service he is expected to submit to as an inmate of the Old Men's Refuge.—l am, &c, T.

The Rev. Chas. Clark, during his New Zealand lecturing tour of eight weeks, is said to have netted £1(>00. The rev. gentleman commenced bis services in the Athenjeum Hall, Melbourne. The morning sermon, says the Age, was on Unsectarian Chris tianity, in the course of which the preacher admitted the necessity for ecclesiastical in stitutions, while deprecating the formulating of rigid creedfi. He urged that no topic of interest to mankind should be tabooed as unfit for the pulpit. His hearers were warned not to expect any startling novelties from him ; but were promised that, so far as he obtained any fresh light, the congrega tion should be taken into his confidence pretty freely. There was nothing approach ing the sensational in the discourses, for they were such as might have been delivered from any pulpit in Christendom by any preacher who was not a stickler for creeds. The affair of Christ Church, for that is the name Mr Clark's congregation have chosen for themselves, are at present managed by a provisional committee, comprising about twenty gentlemen, and the intention seems to be to occupy a place midway between the Baptists and the Independents, leaving the question of adult baptism open to individual members to do as seems good in their own eyes.

Good Templary is progressing in the Te Arai. The lodge has forty members, and met on tht 19th for a social gathering.

At the new Opera House in Paris there is a laboratory on a scale which rivals that of tbe proudest university. The electric light is thrown on the stage by a battery of 360 Bunsen elements. There are large gasometers for the production of the oxyhydrogen light. All the receftt improvements in the appli cation of heat, light and sound have been brought to contribute to the comfort and gratification of the audience. When Moses in Egypt is performed, a veritable rainbow is produced on the stage by the decomposition of light by means of watery vapour. The electric batteries, unequalled in power, will probably be made available for scientific research. The Government subsidy to the Opera is 4,000,000 francs. If only one-tenth of this amount had been directly applied to the cultivation of science, a better return for the money would have been realised.

St. Matthew's Church Union continues to maintain the activity which characterised its inauguration. The members announce, in another column, that a "concert-reading," will take place at the Young Men's Christian Association B.ooms on Friday evening, when a recherche programme will be presented. An admission fee of sixpence will be made to cover expenses.

The drama of " Beneath tbe Wheels" was well performed last night at the Theatre, and received in tbe most satisfactory manner by tbe interested audience. The action of the drama is laid chiefly in Russia and the names of the actors partake of the same nationality, Any drama from the pen of Tom Taylor will be sure to contain some thing good in it, and so, " Beneath the Wheels," which is intended to picture in a measure, the serfdom which always existed in the land of the Czar. There is of course some romance mingled with the scenes, as in the story of the Exiles of Siberia, which the dramatist feels is an essential element of success ; even though " truth be stranger than fiction." The scenery of the play which is in three acts, represents a scene in Paris, a Bussian village, and the stone chamber of tho serf's confinement. The two leading characters are Ivan Korvitch tbe serf, Mr George Dar rell ; and Madame LeMauleon the Countess, Mrs George Darrell. The story commences with Ivan's studio in Paris, where he studies painting, and where he is visited by tbe Countess ; a love scene follows, and an act of defence at the opera, which, in the eyes of the Countess, estab lishes the character of a hero. Ivan meets with a succession of misfortunes from enemies, and the story runs on, disclosing a variety of incidents, which heighten in interest, and at last brings confusion to the oppressor, and freedom to the serf. The play was well put upon the stage. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell were successful together, and the subordinate parts were presented with good effect by the members of the Star Company. " The Serf or Beneath the Wheel," will be repeated this evening and to-morrow evening, by special desire, The sensational drama of the " Streets of New York," will, by particular desire, be given for the last time.

An emergency meeting of the United Service Lodge will be held this evening in the Masonic Hotel, Princes-street, at the usual hour.

Mr John Graham, Relieving Officer, appeared in answer to a summons, at the Police Court this morning, charging him wrth contempt of Court in withdrawing an information laid by him on the 27th May last nnder the JDestitute Person's Relief Ordinance, against Marian Paul of the Thames, without the consent of the Court. By such neglect Mr Graham rendered himself liable to pay the coats. Mr Graham stated in explanation that what he had done was done unwittingly, without any intention of doing wrong. JHe waited a considerable time yesterday at the court, but as the case was not called on, he left with a view of attending to the wants of a number of applicants in waiting at his office. His Worship was very severe on Mr Graham, and gave him to understand that the Court could not be trifled with in such a manner. A public officer could not withdraw an information without the con sent of the Court, but must attend and give evidence upon such information, which mist be dealt with by the Court according to law. Mr Graham expressed his deep regret for what had happened, and was anxious to make the fullest apology. The Court having duly admonished Mr Graham, exonerated him from payment of the fees.

The Revision Court for correcting the Electoral Roll of the district of Eden was held to-day, at the Supreme Court, by H. C. Lawlor, Esq. Nearly all the ob jections were maintained, and the names struck out.

The members of the Excelsior and Union Templar Lodges held an open lodge meeting last evening in the Sheridan-street Chapel. A good tea was provided by the ladies to which some 150 persons sat down. Mr Barns was subsequently called to the chair, and the ballads, recitations, speeches, and music, made a very happy evening.

"The news from the Palmer goldfields " says Atticus " is a little mixed and conflicting. Bat I notice one thing, whenever a large haul is made, it is either by a Chinaman or a South Sea Islander. Perhaps the news papers think that there is less danger of the statement being contradicted.'*

An advertisement relative to the Auck land and Mercer railway—the race-day time table-has, by an oversight, been permitted to run on beyond its time. The time-table was erroneous as applied to the ordinary traffic. A notice relative to goods traffic appears in our advertising columns to-day.

A startling accident happened at Castle maine about twelve o'clock on night of llth inst. During the severe storm that was raging, a weather-board house, covered with iron, situated at the lower end of Spring Gully, Fryers, and occupied by a man, with his wife and family, named Welsh, was struck by the lightning, which entered under the iron on top of the bedroom wall-plate, split ting the wood, and passing down one of the studs, splintering it into pieces. In its course down the stud, it passed over the brass knob of an iron bedstead. Mr. and Mrs. Welsh were lying on the bed, and the electric fluid struck Mrs. Welsh on the right arm above the eljjow, taking off some of the skin and bruising the flesh. A silver watch and chain, hanging on a nail in the stud which was struck by the lightning, was found on the opposite side of the room. _ The chain, on being picked up, fell into pieces, being quite brittle from the action of the lightning upon it.

Several residents of Ponsonby, including Rev. E. N. Bree, Messrs King, Hammond and others, will meet this evening in the school-room, for the purpose of inaugurating a Ponsonby literary class in the All Saints school-room, when rules will be adopted, and subjects of discussion submitted. JNext week, the young people of the district will begin a series of singing lessons on the Tonic sol-fa system under the leadership of Mr. Blomfield.

In our last issue an announcement—brief in consequence of our receiving the inform ation only as we were going to press—was made of the appointment of Mr. H. E. Wil liams to the post of Manager of the National Insurance Company, rendered vacant by the melancholy death of the late Mr. A. G. Millar. There were many applications for the office, and the appointment rested with the head Board of Directors, Dunedin. "We think they have acted wisely in selecting Mr. Williams, who is a gentleman of recog nised business ability, well-known in Auck land, and is connected by family ties with a name of world-wide celebrity in the history of missionary enterprise. The Auckland directors fully endorse the wisdom of the choice made, and we augur for the National a prosperous and increasing business in Auckland under the new manager.

There will be a practice of the Parnell Football Club in the Domain on Saturday afternoon. Members are particularly re quested to put in an appearance. Sides will be chosen at three o'clock.

We have received a novel number of the Sydney Punch, a very creditable imitation of the Fleet-street Punch. This publication was printed in the Sydney Exhibition Buildings, by Mes3rs. Gibbs, Shallard and Company, in commemoration of the Inter colonial Exhibition of the present year. The number is profusely illustrated with cuts, and contains two cartoons, one of exhibition scenes and the other of " Progress," and among the many snatches of verse, the lines on progress are the best that are presented to the reader, concluding with—

So onward let us strive, with steady step, Marching with time, that as the years roll on, Our children's children, looking back, may bless The labour of their sires.

A number of jokes, old and new, may also be found, and a great deal of pleasant matter for the leisure half-hour, in this candi dature for public favour.

"The Right Hon. Baron Sir John Luihel " writes from Napier complaining that the Board of Education owe him some money, tbat he won a case in 1865 in connection with the Whau school and Dr. Aicken was his witness. He adds : —"I have writings of my name and titles from every governor who has been in this colony Binee 1565. I have writing of my name and titles from the Gov ernor of (New South Wales, and I can farther refer to the Queen. I was offered the appointment of teacher to Govenor Bowen's family in 1871. I have satisfied your Board regarding my titles, and they write to me respectfully yet they will not pay me."

The fine business site in Queen-street be tween the United Service Hotel and Messis McArthur, Shera and Co.'s new building has been purchased by Mr John Smith the enter prising draper, who intends to erect a hand some shop upon it. The price paid for the ground was £50 per foot. The fact that property commands such high rates as this speaks well for the confidence felt in the future of Auckland. Mr Smith, since his last departure from Auckland, has made an extended tour through the United States, Canada, and England, and comes back con vinced that ther-a is no place like Auckland.

Singular Arrest for Horse Steal ing at Onehunga.

An arrest for horse stealing was made yester day at Onehunga under very singular circum stances. Mr J. W. Waller had in his em ploy until the time of his assignment a carter named James Nixon, who had previously been carrying on business on his own account and had it is said sold two horses and a dray to Mr Waller some eighteen months or two years ago, when accepting employment, and had continued to have charge of them as one of Mr Waller's employes ever since. When the creditors took over the assets in the estate, they sold these horses by auction, and they were purchased by Mr Binney. No objection was raised at the sale, but when de livery was desired it was maintained by Nixon that he had never received payment for the animals, and he asserted his rights to them by breaking open the stable and removing one animal; the other, which was sick, he had in his possession nnder orders before. Yesterday Mr Binney, accompanied by Mr Devore, solicitor, went to Onehunga, and had a warrant taken out against Nixon, on a charge of stealing one horse. He was arrested and brought up before the Police Court yesterday, when the case was re manded till Monday next, the accused being admitted to bail; Messrs William Bray and Matthew Nixon becoming his sureties. Nixon's defence is that the animals are his, and have never been out of his possession.

POSTPONEMENT OF MISS CHRIST IAN'S CONCERT.

We are sorry to learn that Miss Christian is so ill as to be confined to bed, and that her concert announced for this evening has necessarily been postponed. It ' was Miss Christian's intention to have proceeded to Australia by the s.s. Hero to-morrow, but her unexpected indisposition will probably prevent her fiom carrying her intention into effect.

In the Supreme Court yesterday, Mr Justice Gfillies granted a rule nisi iot a new trial in the case of Williamson v. PeafSe, in which the plaintiff was non-suited at the t&st Civil Sessions. Mr Richmond made the application.

The success partly which attended " Era Diavolo," and partly in response to the wishes jof witnesses, has induced the mem bers of the Ponsonby Dramatic Company to repeat their entertainment on the evening of the 10:h instant, at the Ponsonby Hall.

The late Robert T. Cobine, killed on the Otahuhu road on Saturday last, had, it appears, left £30 in various sums, and clothing at some hotels in town after he came in from the bush, and no trace of this money can now be found. Mr. E. H. Watts, brother-in-law of the deceased, who has been at all the expense consequent on the funeral, advertises in another column that unless the money is forthcoming within a week legal proceedings will be instituted. Mr Watts further requests to contradict the statement made in the Herald, that the deceased was the worse of liquor at the time of the accident; Dr. Hooper, in his testimony at the inquest, stated that there was no smell of drink about him, and his friends know positively that he had only drunk sarsaparilla that morning. It has frequently been suggested that a washing establishment for the convenience of the shipping, similiar to those so common in America, should be established in Auck land. At present passengers by steamers coming in and leaving again in a few hours are put to great inconvenience owing to the want of any place where the accumulated dirty clothes of the voyage can be done up in a few hours. The capital necessary for such an establishment is small and the pro fits large. A San Francisco exchange by the mail mentions that a Celestial named Wah' Lee, who owns two laundries in Philadelphia, two in New York, one in Boston, one in Chicago, one in Indianapolis, and one in Pittsburgh, Pa., derives an income from the nine of £340 a week, or £17,680 i|a year. Here is a branch of industry untried. Will no one take it in hand ?

The Revising Court for the district of the town of Onehunga was adjourned from yes terday, by Mr Lawlor, until half-past 2 p.m. on Saturday the sth inst. at Onehunga.

THE OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE.

In a former notice of the last published census paper we gave a general resume of the conjugal condition of the people of Auckland. The second part of the same return furnishes some interesting facts concerning their occu pations. From this it would appear that in the province of Auckland there are 3016 farmers or market gardeners against 3085 in Canterbury, and 3007 in Otago ; these are assisted in this province by 1209 sons and 104 daughters working on the farms ; in Canterbury by 999 sons and 77 daughters, and in Otago by 961 sons and 72 daughters. But while the Auckland farmers come out strongly in their families, the Southerners employ more outside labour. In Auckland the number of agricultural labourers is 935 ; in Canterbury, 1,649 ; and in Otago, 3,359. In the division of runholders, graziers, or sheep and cattle farmers Auckland is, of course, no where when compared with the South. The numbers so engaged are : Auckland- 71 holders, assisted by 12 sons, and 111 farm servants. Wellington—2o9 holders, 67 sons, 347 farm labourers. Canterbury—lßs holders, 48 sons, and 849 farm servants. Otago-229 holders, 53 sons, and 1286 farm labourers. In bushmen, sawyers, etc., Auckland has the advantage. The figures are : Auckland—7s9 grubbers and bushmen ; 508 sawmill owners, sawyers, squarers, etc., and 53 timber merchants. Otago — 245 bushmen, 260 sawyers, etc., and 26 timber merchants. Canterbury — 206 grubbers and bushmen, 187 sawyers, etc., and 10 timber merchants. Marlborough (next in importance), has 151 sawyers, mill owners, etc., 2 timber merchants, and 82 bushmen. In the same way the extent of tbe Auckland shipbuilding industry is brcught out. There ara in Auckland, 238 shipbuilders and shipwrights out of 494 for tbe whole colony, of the remainder Otago has 105, and Canterbury 56. The boat builders of Auckland number 36 out of 60 in the colony, and the sailmakers 31 out of 80. The blcck, oar, and mast-makers in Auck land number 7. There is only one other returned for the colony, and he, singular to say, resides in Hawke's Bay. Jl^ext to agri culture, the most important industry of the province is mining, and 1,671 persons in Auckland return themselves as gold-miners ; in Otago, 5,987 ;in Westland, 3,911; and in Nelson, 3,412. The list of ordinary mechan ical trades is headed by the carpenters and joiners, with S7l for Auckland province, 922 for Otago, and 833 for Canterbury. Bricklayers: Auckland, 78; Canterbury, 87 ; Otago, 93. Builders : Auckland, 94; Can terbury, 95 ; Otago, 66. Masons : Auck land, 72; Canterbury, 96; Otago, 243. Auckland's boot and shoe-makers (thanks, no doubt, to scoria and bad roads generally) carry off the palm ; they number 478 against only 295 in Canterbury, and 448 in Otago. Tailors : Auckland, 149 ; Canterbury, 126 ; Otago, 238. Furniture and cabinetmakers : Auckland, 143; Canterbury, 139; Otago, 119. The following other occupations are embodied in the returns for the province of Auckland : —Domestic servants, males, 185 ; females, 1,307 ; housekeepers, 60; hotel servants, 184 ; labourers (class unspecified), 1,497; shipmasters, sailors, etc., 757 ; watermen and boatmen, 126, carters, 395 ; merchants, 118 ; commercial clerks, 297 ; travellers and salesmen, 31 ; storemen, 127 ; shopkeepers, 335,; storekeepers, 6; drapers, etc., and assistants, 185 ; butchers, 244 ; bakers, 212 ; milkmen and women, 61 ; grocers, tea dealers, etc., 166; kauri gum diggers, dealers, and workers, 225 (it is evident that a large number of gum diggers have returned themselves under a different head) ; turners, 12 ; coopers, 32 ; fencers and splitters, 61 ; brewers and others engaged in brewing, 49 (Otago only returns 58); ropemakers, 44 ; engine and machine makers, 111 ; engineers, engine drivers, and stokers, 207 ; wheel wrights, 27 ; millwrights, 17 ; coachmakers, 40; saddlers, etc, 81 ; watchmakers, 41 ; fishermen, 36 ; surveyors, 63 ; bank officials, 74; commission agents, 58 ; capitalists, 34 ; schoolmasters, 189; mistresses, 181; civil engineers, 45; chemists and assistants, 65 (against 33 in Canterbury, and 48 Otago); medical men, 65 (against 44 in Canterbury and 56 in Otago); Armed Constabulary, 507 out of 705 in the colony; Government officers, non-professional, 130; Government engineers, draftsmen, etc., 22 ; subordinate officers, 23. The returns show that while, on the one hand, some have manifested reluctance to place their profession in all its ugliness on the return others have gone to the other extreme of plainness. Thus, we find in Auckland no one fills the necessary, although unpleasant, office of scavenger or nightman, although 21 return themselves in that capacity in other parts of the colony ; 1 man in the colony puts himself down plumply as a beggar, and 17 women as prostitutes (16 of these are in the West land returns); 4 are described as dependant on relatives.

ONEHUNGA LICENSING COURT.

Wednesday, Jttne 2.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq. (Chairman), E. Gibbons, and J. G. Hutchinson, Commis^ sioners.) The Court had been adjourned from the Ist instant. NEW APPLICATION. John Brierly, Commercial and Family Hotel. This application was opposed by petition and by Mr Fuller. It was repre sented that public baths would be erected in connection with the hotel.—JLieense granted. RENEWALS. The following licensesjwere granted with out opposition :—George CodSn, Exchange

Hotel; Matthew Cullen, Victoria Bot^ • HenryPnller, .Royal Hotel; Henry Hard 1 ton, Manukau Hotel; James PatteiEGul H-berma Hotel; James Sullivan, R a ' \ Terminus Hotel ; R. Tregunning, _£7«*J Albert Inn. Transfers. The following transfers were sanctioned :— Hibernia Hotel, frotf? James Patterson to Robert Ternahan; Prince Albert, from John Brierly to R. Tregunning.

THE EARTH-CLOSET NUISANCE.

WE trust we shall not be regarded as in anywise opposing well meant efforts for the . health of the people, when we refer in some what strong terms to matters relative to the enforcement of the earth-closet system in this -city. The obligation, with severe* penalties annexed, came into force two days ago, and we fear that under this pro vision not only does their lurk hardship if not injustice, but the object of promoting the public health is likely to be defeated. That great good must arise from such a system carried out carefully, but in such a manner as to press lightly on the poorer classes of the com munity, can hardly be questioned; but it may be very strongly questioned whether at present such is the case. It is asserted, and we believe truly, that the distinguishing feature of the system, namely the use of earth, is, in the bulk of cases, wholly ignored, and that the only manner in which the present system differs from the old is that the offence is situated at the surface of the earth instead of being six or eight feet below ; and that the nuisance of removal takes place once in the week or fortnight instead of once in the course of several montli3. As it seems impossible to compel the actual use of earth, and its use is generally unpractised, it is needless to look into very recondite causes for the unusual prevalence of typhoid, typhus, and kindred disease. But there is another evil in connection with the affair. It appears that the original arrangement made for three years for the removal of the boxes, was at the rate of sixpence per box ; and that the cost has been arbitrarily raised by one hundred per cent. It may be true that the removal of the depot to a greater distance may warrant an increase of cost, but nothing whatever will warrant the imposition of such a severe tax on the poorer classes of the people. Thirteen shillings a year may have been a small amount, but when it is suddenly raised to 26s a year as a minimum, or with cost of earth at least 325, the agitation on the Education Tax may well give a warning. We say 26s a year, although, if justice is done to the system, and weekly instead of fortnightly services are rendered, 52s a year, may be regarded as the amount of impost. As the smaller amount at present charged represents, we are told on authority, some £2,500 a year we may fairly state that a margin exists for the work of reform. Bafc irrespective of the charges, the system as at present worked is admittedly a grosser nuisance and more noxious to the public health than that which it is intended to sup plant ; and though earth is proposed to be supplied at three pence per box, unless a change is effected in some way the system will not be able to bear up against public feeling. We would strongly recommend that reform of some kind should be promptly applied, or we venture to say public antago nism will cast out the whole thing. Many a time and oft we have urged the employ ment of a barge moored in some of our sequestered little coves, so close at hand, as the proper receptacle and means for removal. Such a provision would lower the cost to householders and remove the material either to the " bottom of the deep blue sea," or for the fertilization of the barren lands around the harbour. And as the civic author ities are responsible for thejremoval of the pro ducts of the earth-closet system, the affair should be attended to before public feeling breaks over the banks.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(FROM OtTR LOS DON CORRESPONDENT.) CARDINAL MANNING.

Cardinal Manning has received the red hat and his patent of office, and is now on his way to England. The Cardinal has now achieved the object of his life, and I presume is as happy as a red hat can make any one. There has been some correspondence in he papers respecting the right of any subject of the Queen to accept such an office and title, but the fact is the whole thing is so hollow that it is regarded by everyone as harmless, not to say childish to make any fuss about it.

AN ECCENTRIC OLD LADY.

There are maniacs and maniacs. One of the most absurd manias that has occurred of lately is the whim of an old lady called Foulston to leave her fortune towards the reduction of the National Debt. Had the for tune been as large as that of the Rothschilds

there might have been some method in;: 7 the idea, but as it-will only bring in some r . £2,500 a-year, it will'only be as a fleabite to the £27,000,000 we pay annually as interest J on our debt. Every little helps, as an old lady is said to have remarked on a particular occasion, but I should think the natural heirs would have had a higher appreciation of Mrs Foulston's fortune than Sir Stafford Northcote or the National Debt Commis sioners. A MR. WOOD'S COLLECTION. Had you not a gentleman named Wood. cruising in the South Pacific a year or two ....' ago? I think he chartered the Kate Grant, -,i schooner, for the purpose. If so I suppose . _ it,will be the same man who is getting out a book on the subject of his cruises. It will. . be a very interesting production, illustrated with all kinds of pictures of natives, natural ' productions, &c Some of the sketches, indeed the most curious, are not to be re- ' produced, I hear, for fear of shocking the ! . delicate nerves of the people, who gloat over the details of the Mordaunt divorce case. GAMBLING IN HIGH LIFE. The fashion of card-playing for very high J stakes is, I regret to say, in the ascendant in * England. A year or two ago, the fashion ables of society gratified their taste for gam bling by speculations in bogus mines and \ imaginary oil wells. Some of them got severely bitten at this game, and as horse racing has fallen into very low hands, they had to look round for some other medium for getting rid of their loose cash. Last year one nobleman had to sell £50,000 worth of his ; landed estates to pay the gambling debts of J hia wife, who was quite the leader "of fashion in tbe card-playing world. This experience has, however not cured my lady, and now the , husband is selling his town house, and retiring from society as the only way of averting utter ruin. There have been some nasty card scandals of late, and it is said that the Queen is likely to take steps to discourage 4he practice of gambling about her court. ;

DEATH OF SIR ARTHUR HELPS.

Sir Arthur Helps died a short time since. You remember his charming books, " Friends in Council," was his chef-d'auvre. He was a.7 great and intimate friend of the late Prince Consort, and up to his death maintained the most friendly and near relations with the Queen, who corresponded constantly with Sir Arthur. In view of the scandal caused by the Greville Memoirs, it is said that Her Majesty has written to the family of Sir Arthur demanding her autograph letters, for fear that at some future day they might be converted into pabulum for futuref " Memoirs." The letters would be valuabj ■ \ for the purpose, for they were many *HeriyK> frank, Sir Arthur having largely assisted .VS£___/ i,; Queen in the compilation of her "Diary.,' THE PRINCE OF WALES' VISIT TO .INDIA. . The announcement of the intention on th* ' part of the Printoe of Wales to visit Jwdu

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LA JN JD IN G, Ex Dunedin and Shooting Stab, AND TO ARRIVE, Ex Caller Otj and Fosfabshibe— 700 bags Coarse and Fine Salt 30 cases B&B 250 and Plaid Vestas 70 casks Currants 100 boxes Eleme Raisins 50 cases Salad Oil 20 cases Fine Figs, in small boxes 30 cwt. Split Peas 7 cases Cocoa and Chocolate 20 cases Whybrow's Pickles 6 cwt. Canary Seed 300 boxes Price's Candles 40 cases Keiller's Confectionery 14 bales Paper Bags, 111) to 71* -34 casks Soda Crystals. Also, Muntz Metal Best Stockholm Tar Best Stockholm Pitch 5 casks Colza Oil 4 hhds. Linseed Oil 14 crates Crockery 1 case Fishing Lines. H. B. MORTON. WALTER -J. HUNT public accountant, House, Land, Estate, Muting and Commission Agent, 41, INSTJBANCE BUILDINGS, AUCKLAND Mr. Hunt is prepared to undertake all kinds of Financial Business, to negociate Loans on Freehold and Leasehold Estatgs, to arrange the Purchase and Sale of Town and Country Properties, and also Bank, Insurance, Mining, and other shares, and to act as agent for trustees, absentees, and other persons in the management of estates and investment of capital. Arbitrations and audits undertaken. Partnership accounts arranged. Tradesmen's books posted weekly, monthly, and quarterly. CO-OPERATIVE MEAT SUPPLY COMPANY charge for Primest Meat- Boast Beef, 5d and 6d per lb. Boiling Beef, 3d to 4d per lb. Legs of Mutton,' 4yd per lb. Shoulders do and Loins, 4d per lb. Fore-quarters, 3d per lb. T^TORTH KNOWING.—You can get a Splendid Quality DRAB SHELL HAT for 10s 6d at the City Clothing Mart, 92, Queen-street. SAMUEL COOMBES, Proprietor. ' CjHOW -ROOMS NOW COMPLETE. JUST OPENED U '■_.-H AT THE CITY HALL, ANOTHER SHIPMENT of BONNETS AND HATS, Cheapest in the Pbovinoe. Black Velvet, trimmed, at 5s 6d. Black Straw, trimmed, from Waterproofs, from 3s 6d. Ladies' Jackets,'from 4s lid. Mantles, Shawls, Clouds, Skirts, and T7 clothing. JUST TO HAND— A VERY LARGE ASSORTMENT OE CARPETS, ELOOR CLOTHS, DOOR AND SHEEPSKIN MATS, &c., &c. HOLLOWAY~& GARLICK, CITY HAL L, 230, Queen-street, Auckland. TTTEAR-RES.TSTING FABRIC FOB . BOYS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING. A. LINABURY & CO. Have jntt opened up a large quantity ot Seal Home Spun Melton Cloths, specially adapted for Boys' and Youths' Clothing, Double Width (nearly Two yards wide), 3s 6d, 3s lid, and 4s 6d' PER YARD. FIFTY DOZE.* PAIRS or SUPERIOR KID CLOVES In all the leading colors, ONLY Is lid PER PAIR. y T QOS GRAVE AND po. BEG to inform the Inhabitants of / "Auckland that, owing to excessive shipments to hand, and expected, / they find it necessary to call a Sale of their DRAPER* and MEN'S CLOTHING, both Wholesale and RetaiL The entire Stock,Jytfued at £75,000, * , has been Re-marked, ana /wm b offered to the Public at CO ST W The SA_ra"~COMMEHOES THIS DAY (FRIDAY), the 7th M^ 1 "'^^a*^^^, '\



JJ* O W Q PENING AT THE JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE. NEW AND SEASONABLE GOODS TO HAND Ex • Shooting Star,'' Dunedin,' & ' Emily McLarren,' To our Order, Direct from the Manufacturers. Blankets Rugs Flannels Crimean Shirtings Calicoes Haberdashery Winter Hosiery Boys' and Men's Hats and Caps, Clothing, BARGAINS IN GIRLS' AND LADIES' WATERPROOF TWEED MANTLES. Children's from 4s upwards Ladies' from Cs lid upwards. Bushbrook & Bridgman are determined to sustain the reputation of their House for selling a good article at the lowest remunerative price. RUSHBROOKJ & BRIDGMAN, GENERAL DRAPERS AND CLOTHIERS, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Quee^-street, Auckland. TO BIRD FANCIERS AND OTHPE9.—G. Clakkk, No 20, Market House, will offer Por Sale during the next few weeks, his larse stock of Whistling Canaries, Talking Magpies, Parrots, Pigeons, Rabbits, Breeding Cages, *c.



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