DEATH OF WILLIAM HAY, ESQ M.P.C.

Wb regret to learn that Mr William Hay, M.P.C., of Papakura, died at the residence of T. Macffarlane, Esq , this afternoon.

LATE TELEGRAM.

OHINEMURI.

(From the Gahamstown Correspondent of the Thames Advertiser).

GRAHAMSTOWN.

This day.

Four Steamers left for the Field. Pour steamers left for Ohinemuri this morning, including the Luna, all crammed with people. The rush has fairly set in. Numbers are go:ng over the land. Sir Donald McLean, Dr Pollen, Mr. Puckey, and a host of newspaper corres pondents, went by the Luna. The field will be opened under the old Act, but new rules have been drawn up The Advertiser opposed the proposal to petition the General Government to retain possession of the newgoldfield as a departure from the regular and legal course, and a -slight on the superintendent. It thinks the General Government will scarcely take so "S^toM a step as to accede to the request. —I^2** Donald McLean, Dr. Pollen, Mr mmmSSS'&flL a*"* a number of officers proceeded to utfiDem_.w^i„ j Ar&noon Sub sequently the Pearl and Alert leic, croir»^j. with diggers. Messrs Puckey, Rewai, and others missed their passages, and proceede in a waterman's boat, as there was no ac commodation in the steamer?, the Luna I having left them behind.

The Moaoatairi's, melted yield is 293 ozs 2 dwts, from 850 tons. This is a low average, but leaves a profit after defraying expenses.

. The Pumping Association have attached a new joint to the drawing lift, fixed blocks in the plunger, and resumed sinking. Mear's Watchman tribute is now retorting and have 36 ozs amalgam from 7i tons of quartz.

The Old Whau got a few more specimens to-day.

DUNEDIN.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day.

The passengers for the Manukau, per Taranaki, are :—Mr and Mrs JBrydpn, Rev. J. Smith, Dr. Hockey, Captain Patterson, Messrs. Davidson, H. F. Harding, Williams, Anderson. Passengers per Taranaki: Capr. and Mrs. Sinclair, Rev. Mr. Bice, and Mr. Moore.

The Times asserts that Judge Chapman retires at the end of the present vacation. The disposition of the judges will be John ston to Dunedin, Richmond to Auckland, Gillies to Christchurch, and Williams to Nelson. If Ward's claims could be safely ignored, Connolly would be made Acting Judge till Richmond's return. ; Shipping.—Sailed * to-day : Calypso, with eight passengers, and cargo valued at £203,000.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Xaetitfa. schooner, from Dunedin Ladybird, s.s., from the South (in the Manokau) Go-ahead, s.s., from Wanganui (in the Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

-■mprezft, Darque, ror .Newcastle FairUe, three-masted schooner, for Wellington and ' Dunedin Edith, schooner, for Barotonga Mary Melville, schooner, for East Coast

Golden Isle, schooner, for Russell southern Cross, s s.. for Russell Effort, p.s, for the Thames and Ohinemuri

Bt Kilda, s.s, for Wanganui (from the Manukau)

IMPORTS.

Per Ladybird, s.s., from the South: From Dune din—4s trunks boots, order; 1 hhd, Hart; 1 case, Kemptl lome and Co; 1 parcel, Cotton; 1 parcel, ■Tucker. . From Lyttelton— l box, Hyall; 50 sacks malt, Beddell and Watson; 50 do do, Suiter and Co; ;25 kegs butter, Eaton ;10 cases cheese, Close Bros; 1 box, Mrs Ellis. From Wellington—lol cases brandy, Nathan; 100 do do, Meyers and Co ; 25 do do, Bong dill and Co; -5 drums soda, Allender; 2 cases, 1 par cel, Barnes; 1 parcel, Public "Works. From Nelson —-2 bales hops, Halland.Co. From Taranaki:— l cases butter, Veale ; 6 cases butter, Hoskins. Per Lretetia, schooner', from Dunedin: 45 bags .barley, 2«Kbags flour (501bs), 100 bags flour (lOOlbs), 200 bags flour (2001bs), T. H. Hall and Co ; 50 bags malt, Ehrenfried Bros; 3 hhds beer, M. Corcoran; 3 hhds beer, E. Hill; 6 hhds beer, Cunningham and Co; 12 hhds beer, Williams and Co; 73 hhds beer, Jno.Reid.

The s.s. Ladybird, Andrews, commander, arrived in Manukau harbour at 7 o'clock this morning. She ' left Port Chalmers at 2 p m on the 9fch, arrived at '' ~" Lyttelton Ipm on the 10th; sailed at 6.30 p m same day, arrived at Wellington 2.30 pm on the 11th; sailed ''■ at 3.30 pm on the 12th, arrived at Kcton at 8.30 pm ; sailed at midnight same night, arrived at Nelson at 11 am on the 13th; sailed at 2 p m on same day, arrived at Taranaki at 3 am on the 14th; sailed at ' 245pm same day, and arrived as above. Experienced ..'rough weather with cross sea to Wellington, from thence fair weather. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Raine, Mrs James, Miss Davis, Captain Ellis, Messrs r Htmus, Overtori, O'Neill^ Robson, Mandesley, Smith, Barnes, Morrison, Veitch, O'Sullivan, Ritchie, and J. Fcwnes, and three in the steerage. We are indebted "to Mr Dougherty, purser, for prompt delivery of our " files, vessel's. report, &c. We had no occasion to .... thank the purser of the Phoebe for similar favourß on Saturday. The schooner Laetitia arrived from Dunedin on ; Saturday night. She left Port Chalmers Heads on ': the 3rd instant, and had light easterly winds during the first half, and strong southerly breezes during ". the latter half af the passage. The cargo consists of beer and breadstuffs. ' Several vessels which were lying in the stream on ' •' Saturday, evening took their departure during yester day. , Among these were the Empreza and Fairlee. \ The s.s. Southern Cross, Captain Sellars, left for .-" Russell late on Saturday night. She will bring up | the passengers of the Rowena. The Schooner Clyde takes her departure this even ing for Wangarei. The following is a list of passengers who arrived on

: Saturday, per Phoebe, from Southern Ports:—Mr and Mrs Jefleries, Mrs Bain, Seccombe, and Alexander; Misses Miller, Stoneham, Callaghan, Fordbam, Brown and Haybittle; Messrs Fisher," Chisholm, Muir, ■■■ Mitchell, Baker, Jackson, Battray, .London, King,

Buchanan, Turr&ll, Stephenson, Monoman, and Shank. Steerage—Mr and Mrs Blincoe, Mr and Mrs Fraser, Mrs Hartley and children, Mrs Black and , children. The Phoebe is to leave again for the South

A to-morrow. The steam launch Tarn O'Shanter win i convey ber passengers off to the Bluff anchorage on arrival of the 2 p m. train from Auckland

The s.s. Go-ahead arrived yesterday from Wanga nui, with the following passengers:—Messrs Jones, - Englehart, and Berrill. The St. Kilda left the Manukau on Saturday for t Wanganui.. Passengers—Mrs Darrell, and Mrs W.

Messrs Walker and Co. received a telegram this • morning, via tie South, informing them that the ; barque Rapido, which left New York on the 27th of 1 September last, had arrived at Adelaide. The Rapido, after partially discharging at Adelaide, is to come on to Auckland, where she will be. loaded with gum for New York by Messrs Walker and Co. The Dauntless (topsail schooner) has been chartered by J. S. Macfarlane to take a cargo of cattle, timber, Ac.,.to New Caledonia. The barqnentine Prince .Ufred has been chartered to load timber for Lyttelton. . . The ketch Fanny Kelly has cleared for Tairua, with 2 tons flour, 1 cask o_, 1 bale drapery, 4 sacks maize, 3 boxes soap, 4 bags salt, 8 doors and sashes, 4 cases kerosene, 1 bull. She also takes five passengers. The Lady Franklin, barque, has entered out for 'Newcastle.' . , _~ The schooner Advance, for Gwborne, is loading at the firewood wharf, and will sail positively to-morrow night. '. I Wo understand that there is some probability of the destination of the ship Warwick being altered to ''-■ a NeW Zealand port instead of Sydney. - The brig Rio Loge is loading at Lyttelton for Amekland, - She is likely to sail about the beginning .of next week.

The schooner Christina has cleared forWangaroa with 4,000 bricks, l ton sugar, 2,000 feet timber, 2 cases wine, G. Holdship and Co (agents).

STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done to-day :— Bank of New,Zealand—Sellers, £18 10s. National Bank (cum div.)— Sellers, 68s. '• Colonial Bank, 25s paid—Sellers, 19a 6d J Fiji Bank—Sellers, 58s. '. South British Insurance—Buyers, 50s • ■•llers, 51s. ' North Shore Ferry—Buyers, 15s 6d. Thames Gas—Sellers, 355. , Caledonian (double)-Sellers, 60s. Union Beach— 5s 3d; ' Bismarck—Sellers, 10a 63. "" Tokate*—Buyers, 10a ; Belters, lis. Cure—^Buyers, 5s 6d. Pride of Tokatea—Sellers, lg 6d. . Otago—Sellers, 2s.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Closk as follow ' :—

For Thames, this day, at 5 30 p m., and on "Wednes-

day next, at 9.30 a.m. For Coromandel, to-morrow, at 9 30 a m. For Kawau and Matakana, per Lay Bowen, to

morrow, at 10 a. m For Taranaki and "Wanganui, per Go-ahead,

. to-morrow, at 10 am. For Taranaki. Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per s s Phoebe, to-morrow, at 1 p.m For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at noon Late letters for Southern provinces and Melbourne

■will be received till 1,15 p m For Napier and Southern provinces, per Star of ths

South, to-morrow, .at 3 p.m. For Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, Opotikl, and Napier, per Southern Cross, to morrow, at 3 p.m For the undermentioned places -per Macgre,<or, on Friday, 19th instant, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, 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 hewing an extra fee of 6d will be received by the M*il Agent on board up to time of sailing

(Signed) S, B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

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

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1875

For the cause that lucks assistance, >'or the wrong that needs resistance, •*4M. the future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

As at Christmas-tide we speak of the "genial season," and on New Year's Day we moralise on the flight of time, and on the Anniversary Day we talk about the Maoris waddling through the mud of the Waitemata long long ago, so at this particular season it is our annual duty to ring the changes on the registration of electors. It seems a singular thing that those who have within their reach the great and dearly bought privilege of the franchise should require to be told their duty in this respect. Yet so it is, and at every election time we find large numbers of men who ousrht to have their

voices heard in the choice of Repiesentatives, but who from sheer negligence and indiffer ence at the time for enrolling themselves as electors, are obliged to be idle spectators of the struggle proceeding. Citizens of Auck land, now is the time to qualify ; and never for many years past has so much interest attached to new electoral rolls as wdl attend the rolls now being compiled. The coming session of Assembly is the last of the present Parliament. . The new rolls come into force in September, and will be used in the general election. Need we speak'another word to urge every resident in the city or the province, possessing the necessary qualifications and yet unregistered, to send in his claim to the Returning Officer. There is no cost connected with this registra tion, unless it may be the half-penny or penny paid in procuring a registration form. Tbe time for sending in such claims is in January, February and March of each year. It is true that some six weeks yet remain, but as delays are so liable to lead to neglect, we would recommend thai now when the subject is brought before the mind, the intending applicant should do the work forthwith. No doubt there will be parties with their own interests to serve who will work to have those of their own party en rolled. But everyone that wishes well and disinterestedly for the good of the colony should be desirous that every qualified citizen of every shads and party should bear a part in choosing representatives as the surest means of truly representing the common in terest, which is the welfare of the country. Influenced by this desire, we trust that the new rolls will be full and honest, so that in election time the man who most truly com mands the confidence of the whole people by his worth may be sent to make the laws of the country. It is quite unnecessary to allude to , the large questions that are awaiting solution. The great Constitutional question as affecting the provinces, will doubtless be the piece de resistance for the new Parliament, as it will be the battle cry in the coming elections. JEveryone ought to feel an interest in this, and yet it is bat one of many vital questions affeoting the future of New Zealand, which the new Parliament will be called upon to determine. Therefore, citizens, register! The forms of registration may be procured we presume, au the offices of both our con temporaries, as they are procurable at this office, where every information will be afforded to intending claimants. Once again we would say, delay not in qualifying to exercise the highest right of British citizens.

We see the following notice in the Herald this morning:—"Auckland Typographical Society : To Printers—The Auckland Typo graphical Society declare the Auckland Evening Star office closed to all Society men. By order." This is very painful, and we are at a loss what to do: whether at once to write an obituary notice, and put up

our shutters, inscribing thereon Dead I or tearfully on our knees implore the Society to have mercy. Some body once said of the craft iv Auckland that it consisted of "compositors, type-setters, and loafers off the streets." Iv this office we have got the former two, we know, and the latter we think must be included in the Typographical Society. This we are sure of, that we have as decent, respectable, well conducted and good looking lot of fellows as are to be found in any office in New Zealand, while among the members of the Society we have seen some of the biggest ragamuffins to he met in the city. But we had thought this Society was going to play Old Harry with. us. They were to have called out all our employes and left us lamenting. But they appear to have too much respect for their own skin, and too j much dread of the walls of Mount Eden. The timorous way in which the Society has proceeded in negotiating with us has been the most amusing part of the performance. They appear to have beeu sorely exercised in mind as to who would bell the cat, and to have thought at last that discretion was the better part of valour. We could not induce them to put their hands to paper in any form; and we are told that even their request for an interview was wiitten by an external hand, lest they should be dropped on. We »nay„_as well admit that we did intend to make the thing a -warding, nor are we sure yet that -we have it not in our power. The Bull of excommunication which has been levelled against our devoted heads to day is issued it appears "By order," but " By order " of whom, it has not the courage to say. It is not improbable that we shall be able to find. There are we know some decent and sensible fellows among the Society, and we are surprised that they should have been found allying themselves in the perpetration of such a ridiculous fiasco as that which has just resulted. We put it to their common sense, do they in this nine teenth century, and in the light and freedom of colonial life, suppose that we or any inde pendent colonists would have paid the slightest attention to such impertinence as was conveyed in their attempted dictation. And might they not have seen the lurking devilry in our patient listening to their sayings. "If we allow this" and '' if tolerate that." The whole thing has been aboub the most laughable farce of impotent impudence that we have read of for many a day. And now that the Society has launched its terriblest bolt, and declared 'the Evening Star office closed,' we would recomme nd the Society to quietly close up, and go to bed !

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

We are deeply sorry to have to report that the illness of Mr Williamson has assumed the most serious aspect. Hiß medical attendants entertain no hopes of his recovery, and feci that they have done all that could be done for the sufferer. At three this afternoon, the latest hour at which we have received any intelligence, Mr Williamson was in a very low condition, baingonlyoccasionaly conscious and sinking. We need not say that the rao3t sincere and wide-spread sympathy is felt, and that the public anxiety is manifested in the large number, of enquiries at his residence. It appears that Mr Williamson first felt ill at the Thames on Tuesday last, the day before his return, and that it was aggravated, if not caused by lengthened exposure to the great heat of the weather, while out on the gold-field seeing after various duties pertaining to the public ervice.

THE CITY COUNCIL WATER SUPPLY LOAN FLOATED.

Fhom telegrams by the steamer Albion at the Bluff, to-day, we learn that the City Council £100,000 six per cent, loan for the construction of waterworks, offered in the London market, was tendered for more than four times over, no less than £497,700 being subscribed for at an average of £96 9s. The maximum price offered was £99. These terms are better than we could have expected, and the largeness of the sum subscribed will no doubt take most people by surprise. The continual agitation in the JEnglieh Press lately in favour of New Zealand has no doubt contributed to this result, by making people at home more familiar with the importance and resources of the colony.

We learn that Mr Clark of Hokianga has commenced an action against Captain Casey to recover damages on account of the injuries sustained by his wife and child on the occasion of the late accident on board the steamer Lily on the Kaipara. The amount of damages sued for is £1,500. In addition to this the plaintiff has entered another claim for £500 for compsation for the loss of his wife's services. Messrs Jackson and Russell are the plaintiff's solicitors, and Mr J. B. Russell has been engaged to defend the action,which in due course, unless previously compromised, will come on at the next Civil Sessions of the Supreme Court. Captain Casey, we understand, offered to settle the matter in the first place by paying the doctor's bill. Since that he has extended his proposals for peace so far as to express him self willing to submit the matter to arbitra tion.

We are sorry to hear that Mr Benjamin E. Turner and Mr D. Burn, both very old settlers, are lying very dangerously ill. Our old friend Stanley Lowe, ex-secretary to the Harbour Board, is now editor of the Fiji Times, and his personal appearance seems to form a source of irritation to the rival journal of Levuka no less than to the Mudgee paper in opposition to which Mr Lowe made his debut in journalism. From a number of equally pungent paragraphs in the Fiji Argus we extract the following :—"So lo-man"—or "So low man"—or "Slowman"— writes a correspondent, was the former soubri quet of the Editors of the Times, meaning "So low," and no lower. The depth of degradation to which that bright periodical has reached may be calculated upon the fact of its columns being conducted by a Low man altogether. Our correspondent continues to remark upon, the manly beauty of the Editor aforesaid, and in making a calculation thereon, reminds us that the height of man, to be in due proportion, would be six times the length of his foot, and this being so, the Editor must be twenty-four feet some inches high. Our correspondent is a wag." Return of sick treated at the Provincial Hospital for the week ending Saturday Febraary 13th, 1875. Remained last return, 79 ; admitted, 11 ; discharged, 9; died, 2 ; remaining 79 (males 65, females 14). Ar« rangement of cases :—Zymotic, 26; consti tutional, 5 ; local, 39 ; developmental, 5 ; violent, 10.—Two deaths occurred during the week, viz., Ist, K.T.A., aged 55 years, on February 7th, of heart disease ; 2nd, J.R.H., aged 50 years, On February 9th, of cirrhosis of liver.—Thanks are returned to Mrs. Sadlier, for a parcel of old linen.

The manager of the Kohimarama Training School begs to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a box of books for the use of the boys, collected by Mrs Speight from a num ber of well-wishers of the institution.

~ There was poetic justice in the retribution poured out upon the amorous Charles Perrin, a young carpenter at Detroit,. Michigan, a few days ago. Charles had fiery red hair and a face as freckled as a bran sieve; yet these need not have been against him, but that his subsequent conduct disclosed him devoid of those amiable traits looked for in a lover. In shorb, Charles proved himself to be by nature a vicious scamp. He became enamored of a very worthy young lady, but she did not reciprocate his attachment. Per haps she comprehended all of Charles bad traits and regarded him as .the miserable scalawag he was, unworthy to have any girl. She told him plainly that sbe could never think of marrying him, yet treated him courteously. This enraged I Charles, and he panted for revenge. He called upon the lady one evening as usual, • j but the bottle he carried in the rear pocket of his pantaloons did not contain wlfat gen tlemen usually carry in a pocket flask. JHJe besought the young lady to take a walk with him, but she refused to go. He then im portuned to see her alone ; this she also de clined. The crisis at last had come. He would spoil her beauty forever, and has just got ready to draw the bottle from hi 3 pocket when (we follow the faithful chronicler of the Free Press) " something bit him. He thought ib was a dog, but it wasn't. The cork had worked out of the bottle, and his coat-tails were turn ing brick colour at the rate of a yard a minute. Tbe acid wasn't content with the coat-tails, but struck out for flesh, and in about a minute the young man was dancing around the house as if to escape a bullet. Shouting aud whooping, he got out of the house and threw off most of his clothipg, and rolled in the mud, and it was sometime be fore any one could find out whether he bad snakes in his boots or had sat down on a brad-awl. He was so badly burned that two men had to help bim tc his boarding-house, where a physician dressed his burns." The fellow will probably take his food standing for some time to come.

The Good Templars Lodge Levuka was on Monday evening, says the Argus, interrupted by the angry entrance of a well known " Pater familias" in Levuka, who burst into the sanctuary whilst the members were deep in the mysteries of the third degree, and in loud unmeasured tones demanded his daughter. In vain the office-bearers remon strated against thi3 unwarranted intrusion. The infuriated papa declared he would not allow his young " cheild" to be kept in Good Templars or any other lodges at eleven o clock at night, and bore her away to the great chagrin of the brethren and sisterhood.

The friends of Mr Charles E. Madden will be glad to learn that he is at liberty. One charge preferred against him before the Resi dent Magistrate at Hamilton was dismissed, and the other withdrawn at the request of the prosecutors.

With reference to Mr. Sfeovin's letter on Friday calling in question the statement of the home value of manganese, as given in a paragraph in Monday's issue, our informant, respecting the late find of manganese on Wai heke, has called on us. Mr. Stovin quotes the wholesale price of manganese at home as from £5 to £5 7s. 6d. per ton, and, true enough, produces the standard periodical "Iron" of December 12, 1874, in proof of his assertion. Our informant, who said nothing as to whether the price quoted was wholesale or retail, produces also proof of his assertion, and in " Rurgoyne, Burbridges .and Co.'s Export prices and Trade Report for August, 1874," points ont to us a sale quoted as actually effected of manganese at lis. 6d. per cWt., or £11 103. per ton. He also produces letters from a correspondent at home confirming this as a usual retail price. It is also to be noted that this qre, for its price, appears to depend on the per-centage of puiity ; 70 per cent, appear* to bo tho character of the quoted ores, whereas we believe 89 per cent, of purity is claimed for Mr Graham's new find on Waiheke.

A3 a remedy for the social evil, the Dun edin Star recommends, not the prosecution of unfortunate girls, but that the police shall visit nightly all the dens in the city and publish the names of the frequenters. Our contemporary says, " Were this done, a more effectual stop would be put to prostitution' than sending one, two, or three to gaol. At present, as we have twice repeated in former articles, the ban of society is not laid on the frequenters. Let us try what "publication of the names will do. If what is termed respectable society still receives these fre quenters within its portals, then all we can say is, the name respectable will be a sad misnomer."

It is a merited compliment to Don Carlos that three of his brother Bourbons have agreed that he shall be regarded as the head of their house. They even invest him with " the presumptive right" to the throne of France—a phrase which, if correctly reported leaves De Ohambord out in the cold. So far as Don Carlos' struggle in Spain is concerned, the new recognition will not strengthen his chances to any extent worth noting ; and as for his presumptive heirship of the French throne, it would not bring a franc under the hammer. But then, the Don is the bravest and most enterprising of his family, and if the family must have pretensions, why he is the fittest to wear them.

The financial condition of the Wellington Corporation is desperate. Within three months it seems that the City Council has to raise some £40,000 to pay its debts. It may borrow money elsewhere certainly to repay the Trust and Loan Company, but it will have to do so at largely increased rate of interest. The bank also may be able te sell the £10,000 worth of debentures, but is evi dent only at a very low price, and in the meantime the bank is charging a high rate of interest for the overdraft.

The Mutual Improvement Class, in con nection with the Presbyterian Church of St. James, will meet at the usual hour this even ing, on which occasion Mr McCulsky will read an essay on "Mary, the Scottish Queen." The character of Mary has exercised the thoughts of historians, poets, and essay ists, more, perhaps, than than the character of any other woman, whose name lives in history. The controversy on her beauty, merits, and error seem exhaustless. Burns wrote her "lament," in touching, vigorous, and beautiful; Bell chronicled her supposed feelings, in contemplation of her destiny ; and JFroude, the latest English historian, has given the most brilliant sketch of her execution on record.

The annual general meeting of the members of the Anokland Institute will be held this evening in the Museum Buildings.

The monthly Inspection of tha Auckland Troop Royal Volunteers, under command of Capt. A. E. Isaacs commenced at four o'clock to-day. The men appeared mounted and in full uniform.

Members of tha Junction Ledge of Good Templars, are requested te attend lodge this evening in Pitt-street, for the transaction of special business.

The remains of the young man, John Frederick Davis, were conveyed to their last resting place in the Church of England cemetery, in the presence of about 600 persons. T£« ieeeased waff In Ma 26th year, and ffl*> several years ha£ been* clerk in the Bank ef Kew Zealand, pat about six months ago was removed to t!_e bank at Wellington. Mr Davis .was a young man of quiet and retiring habits, and always regular and attentive to his duties. He was known chiefly at St. Matthew's Church by his connection with the Sunday-school, in which he acted as a teacher. The funeral service was impressively read over the grave by the Rev R. S. Hassard, and the Sunday-school choir sang very effectively at the close of the service, the beautiful hymn (103 Hymnal)— " When our ke&ds are bowed with woe. When onr bitter team o'erflow, When we. mourn the lost, the d«_, Jews, Mm ef David, tear!' *

The No. 3 Company, A. RV., are specially requested to attend the monthly inspection, to be held on Thursday evening next, at half past seven o'clock, so absence from such parade may materially affect the annual capitation grant. The difficulty of getting change on the railway is very much complained of. Three gentlemen went to Onehunga by tram, from Newmarket, on Saturday, and each was victimised of little'change by the ticket clerk. We should like to know whether this money is a perquisite of the guard's, or goes into the Government treasury. Repeated application was made in the case mentioned, for the change during the trip to- Onehunga and back, but each time without success. Occupying a position where he must be called upon constantly for change, a ticket clerk should provide himself with change the same as any tradesman is compelled to do. It is impossible for persons wholly ignorant of the fare charged, (for the Government do not even advertise it) to provide himself with tne exact amount, nor is it really necessary that he should do so on any but gala days.

A rowing match is to come off at five o'clock to-morrow afternoon between a crew of four junior oarsmen of the Auckland Row ing Club, and four juniors of North Shore Rowing Club. The course is a straight away one from the end of the wharf to the red buoy off the North Shore. The following are the names of the crews :—Auck and-»R. Isaacs (bow), W.Ratcliffe (2) W. J. Oaverhil (3) J H JBalneavis (stroke), Hard wick (cox), North Shore : J. Nolan (bow), S. Meade (2), G Kemp (3), J. McSparren (stroke), R. Nolan (coxswain). Both crews have been practising regularly during the last week or two and are in very fair trim. The Auckland crew have been well coached by the brothers Henderson, while the North Shore boys have lacked a mentor. This shold give the former an advantage, but the race is likely to be well contested.

An amusing incident occurred in front of the New Zealand Insurance Company's building, on Saturday evening. A coasting skipper, whose vessel had been lying wind bound, was walking leisurely down the street with his mate, when hia eye fed u : .;on the weathercock on the tower of the build ing. "Hullo, Jack," he said to his male, "the wind has gone round to the Ivor west, we must be off at once." "Oh! it can't be," rejoined his companion, " I was down the wharf a bit ago, and it was still dead Nor'-east." " Well, there it is," responded the master pointing to the brazen indicator, and only too glad to get away. "Run up and tell Bill and the two passengers and I'll go over to Fisher's and get the meat.". Jack set out on his mission as desired, and the energetic skipper, with the neccessary provender, his crew and two passengers were socn on tha wharf, when to their chagrin the wind was found to be unchanged from N.E. As the disappointed party wended their way up Queen-street, that deceiving weathercock, which still pointed N. W., with the boldest of effrontery, became the subject of sundry scornful and angry glances, and . a few remarks were passed, not fit for the ears of genteel society.

'During tha service last evening, by tbe Rev. C. M. Nelson, at St. Paul's Church, a person got up and walked out of the church in such a noisy and disrespectful manner, as to cause the rev. gentleman to stop in his discourse, and request that if any wished to go out they should do so at the proper time, as it was quite impossible otherwise to pro ceed. This habit of leaving the church during divine service is highly objectionable, no one being able to attend to the service while people are continually passing out.

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. ALBION, AT THE BLUFF. WITH THE

SUEZ MAIL.

City Council Loan Floated.

Opening of Parliament.

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.

BLUFF

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day.

The Albion, with the Suez mail, left Mel bourne at 4 p.m. on the 10th, and arrived at the Bluff at 8 a.m. on the 15th. She brings 32 saloon and 50 steerage passengers, and 340 tons cargo for all ports. She sails for Dunedin at 4 p.m. to-day.

REUTERS SPECIAL.

LONDON.

Mr Forster has declined the leadership of the Liberals. A meeting of Liberals will be held on Thursday. Mr John Bright will preside. England declined the invitation take part in the conference on the 21st re specting the usages observed in war. The death Is announced of Sir Win. Stern dale Bennett, composer and pianist. February 2. The balance of the South Australian loan was negotiated at ninety.

The municipal six cent, loan of the city of Auckland, £100,000 was sub scribed four-fold. The New South Wales four cents was admitted to the stock ex change and quoted.

LONDON.

February 4. At the meeting of Liberal* to-day the Marquis of Huntington was unanimously elected leader.

, The Windsor Castle, after repairing at Bahia, returned to Bio Janiero leaky, and is discharging her cargo for repairs.

February 3. Large withdrawals of gold for Paris have taken place.

The Assembly voted that the President shall have the right of dissolving, with the concurrence of the Senate.

Arrived—Northumberland, and Loch Tay. Seringapatam, Highflyer, Essex, Ben Nevis, Cardigan Castle, Thomas Bell, and City of Perth from Melbourne.—Out Alpa, Corinth, Collingrove, Abergeldie, and Countess of Kintore from New Zealand.

PARIS.

The Assembly, by three te two, one to one, and seven to one passed the third read ing of the Constitutional Bills. This result was hiotight about by a coalition of the centres.

A &&» rise has taken place in rentes.

MADRID.

.. _~. -i ■■'[ '~'■ February 3. At the battle of Olerga, yesterday the Carhste were defeated, and Pampeluna was relieved, The National troops are advan cing victoriously.

on. x> . February 4. The Pope recommended Don Cailos to nut a stop to civil war.

LONDON.

Parliament was re-opened to-day by com mission, with, the usual ceremonies. The speech from the throne was read ty the

Lord Chancellor, who stated the Govern ment continued to receive assurances of "friendship from the several Powers^sljg trusted peace would remain unbroken. Considering the importance of the prin ciples involved and the widely diver gent ideas expressed at the BruSsells Conference, and the improbability of recon ciliation of those views, proposals for further negociations were declined on the question. The formal recognition of Alfonso as Kins of Spain was under consideration in concert with other Powers and an early decision promised. Her Majesty trusted that through the exertions of the Naval and Consular services, slavery would be completely extintinguished on the East African coast The difference between China and Japan was happily adjusted, and the English Minister was largely instrumental in bring ing about this result. The past year was generally prosperous, and great progress had been made throughout the Colonial Empire. A steady advance has been made in the establishment of civil Government on the Gold Coast, and it was trusted that henceforth freedom would exist 1 here was necessity for the review of the condition of the tribes of Natal, and her Majesty s advisers anticipated the concurrence of Parliament in measures for dealing with the system of native administration. The King and Chiefs of Fiji having made a new offer of the islands unfetterd by condi tion, it had been accepted. Independently of the large natural resources of the territory, it offered important advantages and the Pacific Fleet was armed for its protection. The condition of the finances was satisfactory, although the trade returns had fallen somewhat short, prosperity was general, and has been supported by an excel lent harvest. . , The reduction of taxation w.as promised. An exceptional and temporary statute affec ting Ireland would be brought under the no tice of Parliament with the view of abolition Bills-were announced relative to judicature, the improvement of working men's dwellings, amendments of sanitary laws, and laws re lating to Friendly Societies, amendment of Merchant Shipping Jet, better security against personal violence, and establishment of public prosecutions. February 6. Fiji is gazetted a separate colony. Very little doing in wool. Manufactories are dull. Private enquiries are insignificant pending approaching sales. Arrived—Collingwood, from Melbourne ; Strathden and Patriarch, from Sydney; Rican and Thames from Adelaide.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

(EX ALBION AT THE BLUFF.)

Another Wreck on King's Island.

Melbourne Won the Geelong Handicap.

(Per Press Telegram Company.)

MELBOURNE

February 10.

Hot weather continues during the last few days, showing a steady average of 95 in the shade, but the water supply continues abun dant, and many restrictions as to its use have been removed.

Another vessel has been wrecked on King's Island.

The British barque Blenearthra, 900 tons, from Glasgow to hydney, ran on rocks during squally weather, on the night of the 3rd. The captain mibtook the island for Cape Otway light. There were no passengers on board. The crew weie all saved. They landed here, and an enquiry is now being held. The cargo was valued at £49,000, much of an unperishable nature, which is likely to be saved. Mr Tait's horse Melbourne, won the Geelong Handicap with ease ; beating a field of six, includine Haricot.

The absconding Lands Office clerk, O'Farrall, has been brought back and is before the Police Court to-day on remand.

John Irvine has been committed for trial for the wilful murder of his wife at Yarra Ville, after severely assaulting her.

Dohell, a shoemaker, shot a man named Nicholson, at 1 illy Dale, over gambling affairs. lie has been committed for murder.

David Oppenheimer, a merchant, was fined £100 at the i olice Court, for importing obscene photographs.

A conference of astronomers will probably be held here about the 22nd;

Strong cricket teams have been selected to proceed to Sydney, to play there in the early part of next month.

The Cyphrenes left San Francisco on the 7th February.

iii A Chess match between Fisher of |Sydney and Goldsmith of for the cham pionship and £20, resulted last night in favour of Fisher. The score stands : Fisher 5, Goldsmith 4 ; and drawn games 3. Dag worth hurt his leg and is scratched for the Hobart Town Clip. Breadstuffs unchanged; dull. Oats, little enquiry. A good demand has sprung up for tinned fish. Sales have been made at an advance. There is an improved feeling in brandies owin^ to a failing off of shipments.

SYDNEY.

February 6. Sir William Manning failed to form a ministry.

Mr JRobertson formed the following: Robertson, Colonial Secretary and Premier • Forster, Treasurer; Garrett, Minister of Lands ; JRackey, Minister of Works ; JDaley, Attorney-General; Docker, Minister of Justice; Burns, Postmaster ; Lucas, Minister of Mines. It is not considered strong. The Ministry was sworn in and House ad journed till the 23rd March, after negativing a want of confidence motion moved by Mr Hearn.

$Mr Saul Samuels jintends| resignation his seat in the Council, and seek election to the Assembly. Another batch of Communists arrived at New Caledonia.

The Empire newspaper ceased publication consequent on a strike of compositors. It will be incorporated with the Evening News.

EXECUTION OF THE MAORI NEWTON.

H. C. JBalneavis, Esq., Sheriff, has, we learn, received instructions from the Govern ment, appointing that the execution of the native Nutene (Newton), sentenced to death ror the murder of the Maori girl Henrietta, at Orakei, shall be carried out this week Friday has, therefore, been fixed for giving effect to the last dread penalty of the law? Ihe work of erecting the scaffold will be at once commenced. The condemned man maintains the calm indifferent air, which has characterised his bearing throughout.

POLICE COURT.- This Day.

(Befoie Thomas Beckham, Esq., X.M * || I KOWDYfSM IN CHANCEKY J<ANR, I '." ?! A number of male and femal fa&uwij(jf! were brought up at the Police Ytv* ' ; morning on charges of drunkenness &, nISB iil grancy ; Frederick Callaghan, -with a]| )^B - nose and cut face was fined 20s. MjL£|i | Moore forfeited his tail, James O'd^^^raK i 20s. Thomas McGourlick 10s; f " Hodgson 20s ; Elizabeth Lynch 10' M ' Nellie Brown, for various offence;* "i3m months aiid seven days. ' "Wfl A KOnGH CHARACTER. | Eobert Condron charged with n»' obscene language, and drunkenness '^ Saturday evening. ' °i Prisoner said he was a labourer, and h j been working in a brewery. He was a«* of emod character, as Mr Stewart would stat* 11 His Worship said he had his {prisoner'l ' eh aracter before him, which was sadly aeain 1' him. ' r&'ViUra. ..■■.; Mr Hesketh said there was some truth ■ prisoner's statement; Mr Stewart wo v ' ' '' have been here but for business. PriJ: had work at Whanoapoa. nsoner Fined 40s and costs. • . ■• . -. 'J| VAGKANTS. ! Julia Cox and Mary Collins were chare A with drunkenness and vagrancy yesterday • Julia said she was drunk, but Mary i-i • she was not. * m Constable Mulville deposed to the chari ters of the women. They were kicki™ nnt row in Chancery-lane on Sunday morci at two o'clock, their language was mZJi abominable ; he could hear it in Bkh-gtr*T The women were screeching and cata-^I f ing, and making night hideous withthS unearthly noise. *" Constable O'Eeilly also deposed to tU noiees which were truly awful; te ran ( ascertain the cause, when the womea w hammering against the board of their Jf joining rooms. . The woman protested that they were d» fectly innocent of everything, except brand * which had made thein-drunki ' Fined 20s and costs. Alice Taylor was ordered to prison for three months with hard labour, for drunken • ness and vagrancy, this being^ler-fbnrtraf A NICE PAIR. \ James, or William Southwell, and Att» Swift his reputed wife were charged with violent conduct and with keeping an infamoui house in Chancc-ry-street: i Southwell deposed that he was a reswe. table fishmonger of Chaucery-street andSli! his living in a respectable manner. Detective Jeffrey stated that prisoner were persons of very bad character and theirhwa^S -in Chancery-street was the constant randf! of thieves and prostitutes. Sergeant Major Pardy corroborated: %-' testimony of Detective Jeffrey; thetiriiog^S were a disgrace to society, and a neat in «■• neighbourhood. Sentenced to three months imprisonnunt with hard labour. STEALING A GREAT-COAT. William Abbott, a little man, was charged with stealing a great-coat, value 308||l^« i pioperly of Thomas Warne, on the3oth d The prisoner, a simple-looking yonib, n immigrant, pleaded guilty. He wasWjyfl at the time or he would not have done it. Four months' imprisonment with hud •; David Luckett was brought up on a chaws t of savagely attacking his wife, at Richmond^ I on Saturday last. 1 Prisoner said he just gaveher a pat on tb | face. i The poor woman was called forward, nitk t a terribly cut face and bandaged.; h«|d| 5 trembling from head to foot. H«r hosbjuiC I I had beat her so terribly, that she thongbtifii'4 5 f should have died under his Wows. His Worship told the prisoner that it™ fortunate for him that he was not stuJd| ing in that dock on the gr&ver%ch'|S j of murder ; it was a wonder he ; bad^B^ i killed his unfoitnuate wife. He must «ow prison for two months with h»nl ; labour, ai.d at the expiration of thatt^qil| he would be called upon to find sureties io* his eood behaviour for six months; hiiiuel^*, I" in £30, and two others in £15 each. 5 DESERTERS. I William Myas, and James "Williaig^^g charged with deserting from H.M?^BM^S Blanche. On the application of Inspector Thornton,:;; the men were remanded for a week.": v JOHN BBOTSTf. John Brown was again brought up on.» charge of stealing 9s on the 12th iEat^JMH property of Peter Purcell. . \ Prisoner said ho was not guilty. Pe"er Purcell, a young man, living witi i his parents at Harbour View Dining Koobs, i deposed that prisoner was engaged <* Thursday last as a cook.- He slept^pfflß'^'t same room. Ho had that money in h)» pocket on going to bed. On rising in (be morning both the money and the cook h*o departed. Miss Anne Purcell corroborated tportKm i of her brother's statement. Constable Graham took the prisoner into custody in Wilson's Dining-rooms, and fonsa part of the money upon him. \ . His Worship suggested that the pn««n«^ j should be remanded fer a week, to enqoiK into John Brown's]]antecedents. SUMMONS- CASES. * John Gallagher, servant to Mr MinetSf, baker, was fined 10s and costs for lea^atf^ j horse unattended, and the cart unchained. _; , James Gunson, a carpenter, was ~dWm witb neelecting to contribute towards «• support of hia boy in the training ship. Ordered to pay 7s 6d per J^Mk was considered, would cover the COS*°**^^B' ~-[l and clothing. i ;- Defendant said he would rather pay » monthly. ,-^tCJ^ His Worship : There will be no objectit* to that, provided it is paid in advance. Defendant: I can't dotrnt, I am a carpenter, only earning 10s a day»;rf lam not always in work. . .7 You must pay for the boy ; if not, if tMS carpenters don't find you work, you *u» have employment at Mount Eden. - A BAP ON THE NOSE. ' Charle3 Henry Dukenfield was cn«^| with committing an outrage on the "^-^S front of John Henry Joining, of the t>tv^ Hotel, on the 9th inst. , 1 " Mr Heskech, for defendant;, pleaded n«' - John Henry Jouning, deposed that defend ant was in the habit of coming into ,]" slll)3P and making himself very disagreeable. 'y&sSM • the 9th instant, he was quarreling w%||§ man when he wished him to leave, insteattoi , which, he caught him by the whiskers* w« hit him plump on the nose, the rk;?fS|; visible, and had it not been for^&£SH| , rence of a stout witness-, he might have ~!£%m , killed. The defendant struck him TQH forcibly on the bridge of his nose; hM' flaJH|| had been bad ever since. . 1,;. . To Mr Hesketh: He had no drink 1B.";«lj house, but came in a state of Ec^ I'(^^M ! ness and bawled out "yaw, yaw, .^^klM , other strange noises. He might «W?j^ffl, ; caatically asked him if he was a wooa £&m j chant, but he did not expect to be, aM*^fii 1 on the nose for a simple joke. », . did not strip to fight him, «,JH might have been a match for .^^|ft| field. He took off his coat, but not for » | encounter, but simply to' work behin« w counter. He was no Tom Sajers. r fifl ij|§fc Isaac Eylund saw the row. D?g^ caught Joining by-:the beard and P 1*11^.^J^l on hia nose. He jumped between the p» Jj and separated them. He then, having a"" 1 M his pint, went his way. ' ♦ tho ■ Thomas Jones was in the "^fJgsßßh ! time, and heard very queer words"De*rS||Jy*J the parties, and taw JcuaLng tear off jjH^al -1 but he could not swear that he meant j'SSiggKa He fchonght there w«a six- t o' on© »« nan ji

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