SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATEHR : This evening 7.15 ; to morrow morning. 7 34 BTTN SET : This evening,443 ; SUN RISK: to morrow mor..i_s_ 7.17. MOON'S AGE: Full Moon, 19th, 11.35 a m

ARRIVALS.

Cyphrenes, R M s.s., Wood, from San Fiancisco, via

Honolulu ( Knglish Mail) lona, ss, Farquhar, from Bay of Islands

Gisborne Rowena, s s, for Tauranga Cyphrenes, si, far Sydney Mary Ann Annison, barque, for Newaastle

DEPARTURES.

Southern Cross, AS,P. Co's, ss, for Napier and

PROJECTED DEPARTURES

For the South- Ladybird, ss, to-morrow, 10 a m For Dnnedin—Dunedin, ship, early For the Cape- Shooting Star, barque, early For the North—lona, s s, Mondays For London—Fernglen, ship, early For Hokianga—Moiieynick, barque, early For Napier—Emily McLaren, barque, early

EXPORTS.

Per Flirt, for Lytteiton: 135 cases beer, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 42,000 feet timber, 25 tons sashes and doors, 240 sacks grass seed, 3 casks grass seed, 38 burdles empty sacks.—D. H. McKenzie.—D. H. McKenzie. agent- Per Cyphrenes, for Sydney ; 3 bales, 11 cases, Grant and Morton. —H. M. Jems, a;ent A.S.N. Co.

IMPORTS.

Per R M ss Cyphrenes, from San Francisco and Honolulu: 50 half-barrels 200 cases salmon, Cruick shank and Co ; 5 tierces hams, ICO cases salmon, 3 t>ackages person»l effects, Henderson and Macfurlane; 9 cases merchandise, T, and S. Morrin ; 1 box horse shoe nails, Robert M Heights : 14 barrels seed, W. Wilson ; L. cases dried sbrimns, John Reid ; 3 tierces hams, 2 cases bacon, E Perkins— H M Jervis, agent.

ARRIVAL OF THE MAIL STEAMER CYPHRENES.

The R.M. s,s Cyphrenes, 1280 tons. T. Wood, Esq., commander, arrived in harbour lest night two days before her tme, from Saa Francisco, with the Englhh mails, having made the pasage in 24£ days, and 37 hours within contract lime- We are in debted to Captain Wood for the following report of her passige:—Left .Auckland at 5.45 p.m. on the 16th April, punt leaving us at G43p m. Arrived at Honolulu at 10 a.m. on 3rd May, having made the passage from Auckland in 10 days 15 hours During the ran had prevalent N.E. winds. Left Honolulu at 8 a m, on the 4th, with strong cast north-east trades and tine ; had fine wea'her and smooth sea to latitude S6 deg, 20 mm north, longitude 130 deg west; thenca light variable winds and fine weather to San Francisco, arriving there at noon on the 13th May. making the passage a few hours within contract time, against the strong head winds experienced throughout the greater parfcofthe pa?sage. The mai:s left for London on the following morning. The out ward mails having arrived on the previous day, we sailed from San Francisco on our contract day— 25th May— at n-on (Sydney time): cleared the Golden Gate 12.30 pm, wind strong from N.W. with heavy sea; nest day increased to a gale from north north east, shipping a deal of water and pitching heavily ; this continued till the 27th whsn it moderated. Arrived off Honolulu at midnight on the 2nd June. making the passage in 8 days 12 hours from San Francisco: Left Honolulu at 615 p m same day Cleared the harbour at 7 pm with light north east trade?. Passed TutoiU on the 12th June at 5p m. Thence to the Kermedec Group, which was passed on 10th June (Raoa Island or Sunday Island being just visible), faint easterly airs and fine weather and smooth sei Crossed the meridian on the 17th June ; thence to the Groat Barrier variable winds and un settled weather ; sightt'd the Barrier at 2 30 o m on 18th June ; Tiritiri at 7 p m ; entered the harbour at 10..6 p m ; arrrived alongside the vharf at Auckland at 11 30 pm, raakirg the passage from Honolulu in 15 days 4 hours, and from San Francisco in 24 days 11 hours. TakiDg the pissige as a whole, it has been marked with extremely fine weather. Mr Bis* is th agent in charge of tin Ne* Zealand mails. Wo are Indented to Mr Ad«ni3, purser, for prompt delivery of our files and other favours.

Passengrs for Auckland : Saloon—Mr McMas'ers • Mr R Kiprer, Mr Biss (mail agent>, Mr and Mrs W de Gloiian. Mr and Mrs Benjamin Wheeler, M' Edward de Glorian, Master Binnie ; and 4in tfce ateerare, For Sydney : Saloon—Mr, Mrs, and Miss Soloman, Mrs Ca^h and 3 chld'en, Mr and Mr° Kell, Mr C Les ie Vine, M D (Peruvian rontul) • Messrs J H Ne.ile. H Cuitin. F L Partriitre, S H_ywan,Bigno- Tessero ; and 35 in the steerage.

THE SHIP CITY OF AUCKLAND.

Captain Ralls, of the good ship City of Auckland has been kind enough t j send us by the mail a brief account of hia homeward voyage. It will be re collect d that tbe " City" left port on the l^th January in very light trim Captain Ralls reports as follows:—" We lo*t stent of the Barrier on the evenin. of the ]Bhh, having very light winds f r some time.after starting. Passed the Born on the 17th February. Crossed the Equator on the 19th March Passed the Western Islands 4th April. From there to London had a dead head wind. Made the ?nsh Coast on the 15th April, and landed the ca°se__ers on the 26th April, making the passage from land to land in £7 days, and the full run under the 100 day 3 All well The City of Auckland is loadine for Auck land, and is liktly to sail about the 23ih of this month." From this, it would appear th_ we are likely to see the City again in our waters by about the end of August It is'fortunate for the reputation of the City o Auckland that Captain B*.l's his forwarded the above, for our contemporary the Herald makes the passage occupy 120 days.

The lona It Russell at 12.15 yesterday with S.E. ■Hind and smooth water, and arrived at Whangarei at 8.15 ; left again at 8.30, and arrived in Auckland at 4 30 this ~ morning. We are indebted to Mr. W. H. Stodart, purser, for report, &c. Passengers — Messrs. Mann, Masters, Lamton, Baker, H. Williams, M. Clarke, Goodwin, Nelson, Turner, Stewait, J. Christie Worner, J. McLeod Ledger; Miss Williams, Mrs. S. Stephenson, Miss Hanson ; Mr., Mrs., and Misses Brown, Mr. and Miss Boss, Mr. and Mrs. Mackie, Mrs. Buxton and family Steerage—7. Cargo : 20 head cattle, A. Buckland ;47 bags gum, W. T. Ball; 8 bags gum> Stone Bros.; 26.bags gum, R. Walker » and Co.; 7 bags gum, order. Messrs Rolph and # Co. inform us that the barque Ayr arrived at New. York from this " port'on the 10th May. She left oh the 9th February. This tight little vessel has thus made the run in 90 days a very smart perfor mance.

The Cyphrenes is to leive for Sydney at 4fo'clock this afternoon. Passengers (original from San Fran cisco:—From Auckland —Saloon: Mrs Amphlett, servant, and chili, Thomas Pratt, George Grey, Samuel Joanson,-K Heape, Lewis, Green, Alfred Brake, Georga Belcher, Miss Christian, Frederick KmbletoD, and 12 in the steerage. The Rowena and th • Southern Cross (A.S.P. Co.) sailed last night—the former for Tauranga, and the latter for Napier. The barque Victor, we lean), left Port Gamble for this port on th- 14!h May. . The ship Fernglen came alongside the wharf yester day to load for London. The eplendid acc_m modation which this ship possesses ought to lead P-BSrngera to engage their berths early, as there is a danger of their being filled up The barque Money nick has hauled into the stream She will sail at once for Hokiai.ga, Her declaration atthe-Customs was made to-day. She takes a small general cargo. From Hokianga the Moneynisk pro ceeds to Sydney, for which port she has 20 tons iron on -board. From Sydney she goes on to Newcastle,,' and from Newcastle she is expected to return to Auckland. . •■*> The brigantine Flirt cleared out for Lytteltori.to daywith a cargo of timber, drain-pipes, <&c. She is to sail forthwith; :

The brigantine Nightingale cleared out to-eay for Kaipara with a cargo of stores. She will siil to morrow morning. \- f '••;.<; • .'••s Mr Shaw, late chief officer of the Nightingale, has taken command of the fine schooner Estelle. " «§? I -'■ ij , :.:?.i.; :■•s. j

WANGAROA.

The brigantine Sir Isaac Newton sailed for Mel bourne on Sunday l*st with 76,000 feet timber. V..

KAIPARA.

j The schooner Mary Webster and Amaranthe arrived on Friday week last. The Tawera arrived on Sunday last. The Marmion sailed for Wellington on.We. ---\ : nesday last. The Mercury w*s lying at the Heads on \ Friday, loaded with timber for Auckland. a-..

DEATHS.

SWEENEY—On the 19th instant, at his residence, Nelson-street. Mr. P. Sweeney, formerly of Aus tralia and the AVest Coast; aged 43. The funeral will take place on Monday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Friends are respectfully invited to attend. „ _, PHILLIPS—On June IS, at the residence of Mr Thomas Crago, Newton Road William Henry, eldest son of Josiah Phillips, of Bodmin, Cornwall, aged 22 years. The funeral will leave Mr Crago's residence at 3 o'clock to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon MOORS—On June 19, Margaret M. Moore, aged 10 months. „ , , The funeral will leave tho Royal Oak to-morrow (■ unday), at 2 p.m.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows . — For'lhanvs on Monday matt, at 5.30 p.m For Coromandel, on Monday next, at U 30 a m. For Tarrtn3ki > nd Southern Provinces and Australian C_:mic?. per s.s Ladybird, this day, at 5 p m .or Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington, per Go- Ahead, on Vondny next, at 1 p m For V/wngatei, etc, Russell, Wannarop, and Mon gonui per lona, on Monday next, a-, 4 p m For Kawau and Matakana, per Lady Bowen, on

Tuesday _ex-, at 9 am For Todia China, Mediterranean pons, Continent if Europe Australia, and United Kingdom, via Miez and Southampton, and vi_ Brindisi, per per s.s. Tarauaki, on Saturday, 26ih instant. (Signed) J. E. Conky, Acting Chief Postmaster.

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

SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1875.

Tot the cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong tliat needs resistaac*, Var the fiture In the distance, __. tilt f tod tlikt we can da.

The recent case of flogging in a school in Wellington, to which frequent reference has been made in telegrams published in our columns, has evidently attracted consider able attention, and given rise to varied com ment. In our southern files to hand, we have details of the trial, and from what came to light, we confess we have no particular sympathy with the maudlin sentimentalis'm that has been indulged by many whose parental feelings appear to have been rudely shocked by the occurrence. It appears that the caning inflicted by Mr Pilkington, the assistant teacher, was really of a very severe kind. Medical testimony showed " twenty one marks of extravasated- blood under the skin. In one place the skin was broken a9 if there had been repeated blows on that particular spot." About three dozen blows altogether, with a cane of ordinary size— •'the size of the little finger"—appear to have been inflicted on the back, and should ers, and the lad, about eleven years old, had clearly got a~caning to remember. But then there was the other side of the case. It appears there had been lurking rebeJlion in .he school; a few of the boys had on a former occasion " taken charge of the school," this lad, .Johns, being clearly a ring leader, and a fresh outbreak was at any time expected. On the head master, Mr Mowbray, going from the school for a day, and comr mitting the charge to Mr Pilkington, the probabilities of the outbreak had been con sidered between them, and instructions for putting down rebellion given. It is evident, also, that the lad deliberately set himself to provoke the encounter, and expressed his intention of _o misconducting himself as to be "sentout" on the floor, which appears to be the school jargou for standing out of class to be punished. As he intended; his mis conduct compelled the teacher to?;call; him out, and he was ordered to hold out his hand,-: which he' refused.; Mr Pilkington then came down! across his should era with the canej when the hopeful called out/ "You won't hit me again, lan key !" and attempted to kick his,teacher. Now it appears that the teacher is tall in figure, and somewhat gaunt withal, and the term "lankey" went like iron into his soul, and we do think that when a man whose coporeal anatomy consists of little but skin and bone, is called "lankey" by a rebellious boy, he is to be forgiven if he feels wrathful, at that boy. And the tall thin man was wrathful, and hit that boy again and again, and then the boy tried to "shy" an ink-bottle at the teacher's head, and the teacher hit him again and again, and again. Well it may have been wrong, but by all the saints in the Calender il we were thin «nd long, and i

boy called us "Lankey," and kicked our shins, and shied an ink-bottle at our head, #c would do as Mr Pilkington did, no matter what "Addison on Torts" might say. Tbe case was altogether an exceptional case, and the conduct of the boy touch that hardly any amount of caning would have been too much for him. The teacher however had made himself amenable to law, and was fined 20_. and costs, —a mitigated penalty in consequence of the provocation given ; but the fine and costs were promptly subscribed and paid by persons who felt that it was not in human nature to do otherwise than Mr. Pilkington had done. It is therefore riot a case that beara particularly on the question of corporal punishment in ordinary school discipline. It is widely different from the practice which sometimes prevails of trying to hammer knowledge into boys' heads, by beating them for errors in preparation or in answering, a practice which may with safety be stated to be in exact proportion with the inefficiency of the teacher and bis unfitness for guiding the youthful intellect. For disobedience or mischief or misconduct generally, the birch is often useful if not necessary, and a very old and reliable authority teils us that he that spareth the rod hateth the child ; but a teacher who cannot enlist the sympathies of boys, and lead them, through love of learning, to learn, and who from indolence or inability to lead, adopts the readier method of driving by blows and fear, should be regarded as having mistaken his profession ; and we believe that through such blundering many a youthful intellect of bright promise has been stupified and turned into that of a dullard and a dunce for life. That very buoyancy of spirit which God has given to boys is the most precious aid to progress in the acquisition of knowledge, and the teacher who repels it, and from indolence or lack of sympathy or from bad temper, proceeds to biutalise his boys by corporal punishment and the influence of fear, and then hopes to drive learning into their heads by blows, is a curse to the school-room. Frankness, candour, and manliuess disappear under such discipline, and deception, sneak ing, cowardice, and vice grow up under the baleful influence ; while learning, for which the young mind has as natural a craving as the body has for fresh air and fresh sceues and food itself, becomes repulsive, and as little likely to build up the intellectual faculties, as forced and uncongenial food is to Assimilate itself to the scstem and give bodily strength. Mr. Pilkington met with sympathy and but nominal punishment, because the young urchin was deliberately and wilfully wicked and insubordinate ; but we venture to Gay that if this sevcro punish ment had arisen out of the common enough practice of beating boys for inability to say their lessons, especially as punishment at the hands of assistant teachers is entirely and utterly contrary to law —a legal fac; wbich came out in the trial—neither tho tender mercy of the Bench nor the sympathy of the public would have saved Mr. Pilking ton from several months' imprisonment.

To the Editor : Sir, —Your issue of to-day shews clearly the wrong that the Prospector of the Tairua Goldh'eld, Mr. John Neve, has suffered. Mr. John Neve has fulfilled bis part of the agreement with the Government, iheroby sacrificing a full share in his mine ; still in justice to the Thames miners and community I must state tbat whilst there,. 1 heard- on every side expressed feelings similiar to your own regarding the jumping of Neve's claim. Throughout I have been acting simply a. agent and in behalf of Mr. Neve, and muat certainly thank you for the fearless manner in which you have spoken in the interests of justice and right.—Yours _c, Willtaai A. Graham. Waifcomata Hotel, June 18th, 1875.

The lunatic who made his escape from the has been captured Detective "^Jeffrey and Grace have been out all night after him, and found him this morning secreted near Awitu Sawmills. They at once secured a boat, and took the unfortunate man to Onehunga, from whence he was sent in a conveyance to his old quarters at the Whau.

ff|Three Saturdays in succession Auckland has been favoured with a plentiful supply of aqua pura, and -there can be no doubt it ba« been so abundant as to surfeit the most bigotted Good Templar, or other lover of that element. The effect it has upon our business establishments in town is most disastrous, our suburban inhabitants not caring to face the town while the rain pours incessantly. We learn from the manager of a large butchering business that it means a falling off of from £100 to £70 on a Satur day, and to judge by the long faces of others, they would seem to have suffered iv a pro portionate manner. .

We are glad to notice that the Auckland Choral Society is about to be placed in a far better position than heretofore. Latterly tbe members have been somewhat lax in their gatherings, owing to the want of an efficient conductor, and have not shewn to any great extent that unity of feeling and purpose which is so necessary to success in every department of life and labour. The members seem determined to begin a new page in the musical history of Auckland, and have got the consent of Mr. Joseph Brown, who has ever taken a lively interest in the Society, to act as permanent conductor. On Monday evening, at half-past seven o'clock, the members are requested t_ meet for. practice, previously to their first great concert of tbe year, which ,is fixed for Tuesday, next at eight o'clock, in the Choral Hall The programme will consist of two parts : the first will be Handel's famed " Acis and Galatea ;" and the second part will be of a ballad and miscellaneous character, of which full notice will be given.

Divine service to-morrow (Suuday) at the usual hours at the following places of wor ship :—Newton Kirk, by Rev. Dr. Wallis, morning: " Christ Specially Manifesting Himself to FTis People," Evening, " The Re formation ; its Beginning." Lorhe street Hall, by Samuel Edger, BA., morning: " How Christ gained Disciples " Evening : "Revivalism, —the Use of Excitement in Religion, and its Danger." Weliesley street Baptist church, by Rev. P. H. Cornford, morning: "Seeking the Favour of God." Evening, " Making Sure of Salvation." Beresford street, congregational Jchurch, morning and evening, Rev. Warlow. Davies ; Primitive Methodist, Edwardes-street, morn ing, Mr. T. H. Smith ; evening, Rev. W. Tinsley ; Primitive Methodist, Sheridan street, morning, Rev. W. Tinsley, evening, Mr. T. Booth; Primitive Methodist, New market, afternoon, half-past two1, Rev. W. Tinsley ; United Methodist Free Church, morning, " Hindrances "; evening, " The third scene in the life of Jacob."

The winter entertainment of the Pitt street Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Society took place last evening in the rooms, Pitt-street. As is always the case— with one exception—the place was crowded to overflowing.. The president, the Rev A. Reid, opening the proceedings by singing and prayer. The choir, under the able leader ship iof the organist, performed in a first class manner, Some of the pieces were in a special manner, well ren dered. The favourite readers and reciters were Messrs McMaster, Spicer, Eastwood, Buttle, T. J L. White, Cooper, _nd Mitchell. Pressure upon our space precludes us from giving a more detailed report of the excellent entertainment. J J

Earl Carnarvon has transmitted a reply to Sir George Grey's petitions^ relative' to Provincial Abolition and the Land Fund. He says he differs widely from Sir George Grey in his views of the subjeci^eferred to, and considers that the colonial legislature is quite able to deal with the question, and has already done so in the House of Repre sentatives last session, which he has read with great pleasure.

Shakespeaie's play of " Romeo and Juliet" was performed last evening at the Prince of j Wales Theatre in the presence of a large number of persons. The interesting character of Romeo was given with great success .by Miss May Howard, whose person and voice seemed formed by nature for the correct delineation of her representative hero, and her rendering, in conjunction with Miss Clara Stephenson, of the love scene, or what is usually termed the balcony scene, was excellent, and calculated nob only to leave a lasting impression on the mind of the spectator, but to give a faithful idea of the poet's meaning in his youthful rhapsodies. We must also candidly avow that Miss Stephenson's rendering of Juliet was equally happy in its natural denouement in the skilled hands of this lady. ' Mr Collier represented Mercutio with his wonted suc cess ; Mis Jones and the other professionals sustained their parts with much effect, and aided in making '' Romeo and Juliet" worthy the patronage bestowed upon it. Mis 3 May Howard and Miss Stephenson weie frequently applauded, and at last were c died before the curtain to receive the approbation of their gratified audience. This evening the lively drama of •" Colleen Bawn," so long and sue cessfuliy played at several of the London theatres, will be performed.

Mr. T. B. Hannaford will open his well filled general stote of groceries, tobacco, snuff, pepper, and vinegar this evening. We have had the pleasure of inspecting the new premises, and find them convenently fitted up for a business such as that which Mr Hannaford intends pursuing. The occupant, however, does not intend to quit his High street office, where he has successfully ministered to lorn hearts and servantless homes for several years ; and been the medium of conjugal felicity to many who might have pined and withered as a leaf in loneliness of spirit. We can only hope that Mr Hannaford's new venture in the general family line will add both to his worldly sub stance and physical rotundity.

The De Glorion Brothers and the members of the Wheeler and De Glorion Troupe arrived in the city by the Cyphrenes, so that there will be no dearth at present of popular amusements. This Troupe have been lauded highly by the American press for their original comic songs, dances, farces and daring trapezean feats. Mr Ben Wheeler is a great acquisition to the Troupe. His Irish characters and illustrations of Irish life are said to be the best of any that has ever been attempted. Without going further we -wait the entrance of the troupe into the City Hall, where the people will have the opportunity of judging of the peculiar merits of Master Ben in his lighten ing change*, and the representations of the brothers Glorion, and the extraordinary performance, of the unrivalled Lo-10.

The remarkable double-headed calf, a real living auimsd, attracted a number of indi viduals to his canvass palace last evening. The mother of this wonderful calf came from the banks of the Doon, and grazed iv the land of thistles. She was brought over to Timaru, and the monster calf was born on the 10th February of (he present year in a hut in that settlement, and during the owner's tour through the South, more than 25,000 perton- have visited her and expres-ed astonishment at this freak of nature. The brahraa cock with its four legs is another marvel among natural productions which cannot fail to interest the curious in such matters.

The members of No 3 Company A.R. Volunteers are informed that the monthly inspection will be held at the Market Place on Thursday evening next, at 7.30 o'clock sharp, without arms or accoutre ments.

Owing to unforeseen circumstances, Mr. Brown's singing class at the Young Men's Christian Association rooms has been post poned from Monday till Thursday evening next, 24th instant.

There will be a full rehearsal of " Acis aud Galatea" at the Choral Hall on Monday evening. Working members are requested to bo in their places by 7.30 p m. sharp. The concert will take place on Tuesday.

The Sunday trains to Mercer are dis continued.

A meeting of the Newmarket Hall Finan cial Committee is to be held on Monday ekening at eight o'clock.

S§ At the Pitt-street Wesleyan Church the Rev. J. Williams wdl preach io. the morning at eleven ; evening, Rev. J. Reid at half, past six.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) WET AND FOGGY. Martin Fogarty, John .Anderson, James Brown, and John Ross were severally charged with drunkenness, and fined 10s and costs.

MOLLY BURKE,

This erratic female, known as 'JCook stret Molly," was brought up for the twentieth time on a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct, on the 18th inst. Mary said she was guilty, but it was a mere accident. Fined'lOa and costs.

THE PARNELL WASHERWOMAN.

Mary Brown, a woman of decent appear ance, known as the "Parnell Washerwoman," was brought up for the third time under the Vagrancy Act, charged with drunkenness. The poor woman, who is the mother of a a large family, hung down her head like a bell flower, whimpered guilty, but sorry— wery sorry. Mr Broham said he feared there was no hope for the woman. She seemed to have given way to a career of drunkenness. She had been convicted twenty times during the

Six months' imprisonment with hard labor,

A VAGRANT. John Matthews, a strong young fellow pleaded guilty to being on the premises of the North Shore Ferry Company, without home or habitation. Mr> Broham said the man, who was able and strong, seemed to be quite destitute. His Worship ; What have you to say for yourself ? Why don't you go to work ? Prisoner said he nad not been able to get work since he left Gibbon's saw-mihs. He was a native of Auckland. He merely went in to light his pipe. His Worship: A very dangerous experi ment. , Mr Broham said the man was not known to the police, and he had no objection to withdraw the charge. Withdrawn accordingly.

DRINK AND MADNESS.

Alexander Lynch, a young man who was remanded for a week, was again brought up on a charge of using obscene language in a public street while in a state of unsound As the prisoner had suffered greatly through delirium tremens during the week, he was discharged with a caution. Richard Adair, an engine-fitter, was brought up on the same charge. He had suffered in the same way,. . Prisoner said he once got a severe blow in the head, and whenever he drank anything stronger, than water it made him heady, and his poor head went wrong. His Worship recommended him to the Templars' Cure, which would __eep his head cool and keep him out of trouble, and allowed him to go free. t

THE AUCKLANDERS ABOARD THE CITY OF MELBOURNE.

LETTER FROM MR. B. TONES

Honolulu, May 29, 1875. Dear Sir,— The good ship City of Melbourne arrived hete at six o'clock this morning, after a fair average passage of 15. days. Since leaving Auckland, we have had nothing but a succession of head winds, at times strong, with heavy rain, squalls, and a confused heavy cross sea. Nautical authorities say "it has been blowing somewhere;" and, after consulting Reed and Brett's almanac, I believe they are right. The passage has been anything but a pleasant one for passengers The " City" has comfortable accommodation for about 26 saloon passengers, and now has on board 67- The consequence is in the tropics, the closeness aud heat of the cabin is almost unbearable, and I notice a strong taste for early rising has developed itself We have one bath and abut ten bath-towels; the scramble in a morning is most amusing, commencing at about 430 a.m. The sensa tion of getting up to bathe by moonlight is a new one. Try it. The New Zealand pas sengers have suffered severely from sea sickness, and the numerous discomforts we groan under: even jolly Captain Pethei bridge, though he does his best to keep us lively, admits that it requires a large amount of Mark Tapley spirit to get through. Sir G. A. Arney, though he admits his misery, does bis best to support the dignity of the Bench by a c»re in dress few of us display. On Sunday lass he afforded us a hearty laugh. To sup port his own position and the day, he was got up with unusual care, and had. after many ineffectual attempts, ju-tt settled the tie of his cravat to his satisfaction when a playful wave burst through the port (the City's ports are eighteen inches square), an.l deluged his two dressing-bags aud himself. His look of horror convulsed us. He has not been half bo particular since. One of the forward passengere (a Melbourne man), died suddenly of heatt disease on Sunday night last. We buried him on Monday at sunset. Divine service is held every Sunday by Rev. Mr Bowen, of Canterbury. I have not yet landed, so cannot give you any dcs cription of this place, but will in a future letter, and notes of anything I may see in my travels that I thiok may interest you All our New Zealand passengers are well, but often wish themselves back in Queen street, and look wiih longing at the Southern Cross fast sinking in our wake. I have often joked old New Zealandsrs on the homesick ness and haste to return to New Zealand, but I now appreciate their feelings.—Yours truly, B. ToNKS;

ARRIVAL OF THE " CYPHRENES " with the English and American Mails VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

Our London Shipping Letter.

STATE OF EMIGRATION.

THE COSPATRICK-PANIC SUBSIDING.

ARRIVALS FROM AUCKLAND

THE ALU MB AG FT, THE FLECHSRO, CAEISBitOOK CASTLE, AND THE COLUMBUS.

VESEY STEWART'S PARTY.

DECLINE OF FREIGHTS,

EXCEPTIONAL PROSPERITY OP NEW

ZEALAND TRADE

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDKNT.) London, May 4, 1874. Since my last report to you, dated the Gth April, shipping to the principal ports in New Zealand has been exceedingly active, more so than it has been for some time, and emi grants are coming to baud freely, as yon will observe by the Western Daily Mercury, dated the 21st of April, which I have sent to you.

We have had several arrivals from New Zealand during the month : the Ferndale on the eve of the departure of the last mail, 132 days from Auckland ; Columbus, from Otago, 100 days. On the 26th the City of Auck land, after a passage of 100 days; and the company's ship Doretie, from Canterbury, on the 29th.

Your last Auckland ship, the Flechero, sailed with cargo only on the 7th of April. She had two valuable bulls on board on account of Thomas Russell, Esq

In my last; I mentioned to you the fine new iron ship Lectura would be your next Auckland ship, but the New Zealand Go vernment rejected her on the grounds that she had not the sufficient height between decks for emigrants. This vessel now goes to Canterbury, on the 25* th, with a short number of passengers.

The fine ship Alumbagh has been pnt on in the place of the last named vessel, and will leave Gravesend on the Bth instant, with 335 statute adult emigrants. The surgeon-superintendent in charge will be the same gentleman you had by the ship James Wishart last year. There having been a temporary strike among the iron men again, the consequence is this ship will have but 200 tons of railway material.

The New Zealand Shipping Company in tend despatching the magnificent iron ship Carisbrook Castle, from Liverpool, by the end of the month, for Auckland, with Vesey Stewart's party, consisting of 16 chief cabin passengers and about 3SO adult emigrants, who will embark at Belfast.

The fine composite ship Colnmbus,' char tered by the New Zealand Shipping Company, will sail for Auckland, a short ship, about the end of the month.

Freights and trade to all parts of the world, except New Zealand, are exceedingly dull, and have gone down at the rate of 25 per cent.

The following is the passage, in the West ern, Daily Mercury (Plymouth), referred to in our correspondent's letter : — "With the advancing Spring, emigrants are commencing to leave England for Australia and New Zea land in large numbers. As I stated last week, emigration for some time past has been on the decrease, and this statement is borne out by the Superintendent of the New Zealand Shipping Company in England. This gentleman, and Messrs Weekes and Co., tie emigration agents at Plymouth, however, tell me that during the pa3t month the appli cations for passages have again become numerous. On Monday morning the fine teak-built ship Star of China, Captain E. B. Blaker, sailed from Plymouth Sound for Canterbury, having 205J adult emigrants on board. The vessel has been fitted up under the direction of Captain* Ashby, and the ar rangements for the comfort of the emigrants are as complete as they possibly could be If people must leave England, it is as well that they should be sent away as comfortably as possible, and it is satisfactory to know that of one hundred vessels despatched by the New Zealand Shipping Company not one has met with an accident of any kind, but that all have reached their destination and landed.their emigrants in safety."

MR. FARNALL'S RETURN.

NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATION FROM BELFAST.

" Wk observe by advertisement," says the Belfast Newsletter of April 27, "that Mr H. W. Farnall, who has been a very successful agent for the Provincial Government ol Au.kland,JiNew Zealand, is about to leuve BelfMt, and hit office in now cloned. Ocr

tainly, during Mr Famall's residence here, he did his duty to the colony;, and, while we do not dispute his merits as a gentleman, we are glad that his occupation as an emigra tion agent has come to an end, Emigration agents are desolating our country, and we should have no objection to hear they had all gone with Mr Farnall. We have nothing against them personally, but we are conscientiously hostile to their avocation, and we wish our people would seek advice at other sources [1 he advertisement referred to states that Mr Farnall is returning to New Zealand ] — The same paper contains another advertise ment, offering free passages to New Zealand, signed: "For particulars apply to Mr. S. Cochrane, New Z.aland Emigration Office, 2 Custom House Square, Belfast ;or to B T. Turbitt, Emigration Office, Strabane. —The New Official Handbook of New Zea land is now ready, and may be obtained on application to Messrs Street, 30, Cornhill, E.G., and 5, Serle-street, W.C, London Price Is Gd, post free, Is lid."

Loss of the Steamship Schiller.

By the Cyphrenes we have full particulars of the loss of the steamship Schiller, which had the Mikado mails aboard.

DESCRIPTION OF THE STEAMER

The Schiller, Captaiu Thomas, belonged to the Eagle line, and sailed from New York on the Bth of April for Hamburg, by way of Plymouth and Cherbourg. Captain Thomas, her commander, was the oldest commander on the line. He was many years in the service of the P. and O. Company, and was with difficulty induced to leave the British service to enter that of the Eagle line. The Schiller was one of the newest and best boats in the transcontinental service, large and strong built, on the latest pattern She was built on the Clyde by Robert Napier & Sons.. Her sister ship is the Lessing. The two vessels left port for home densely crowded, being the fir_t to take advantage of the open ing of Spring travel to Europe. They were the la3t" two steamers that sailed under the flag of the Eagle line, which has been con solidated with the Hamburg-American line. The dimensions of the Schiller were : Length, 375 feet; beam, 40 ; depth of hold, 32 ; 3,fi00 tons burthen; and 3,000 indicated horse-power, and was classed at Lloyd's 100 Al. She was full brig-rigged, had eight large life boats, and three iron decks. Her engines could run the vessel fourteen or fifteen miles an hour. She was valu.d at §700.000, and was insured for her full value. HER CREW consisted of 124 men, including officers. She carred six kegs containing §300,000 gold, sb.ipr.ed by E. S Ballin and Co., bankers, of 24, Exchange place, of this city, to F.- S. Ballin and Co., Paris, and 250 mail bags, containing the entire Continental mail, to gether with a large Aastralian mail. Her cargo consisted of general merchandise, in cluding 800 bales of cotton, 2,513 barrels of rosin, 4,000 bushels of corn, a_d a larga con signment of leaf tobacco.

LIST OF PASSENGERS,

The Schiller had 149 cabin passengers, and 100 adults, 10 children and 4 infants in the steerage. The passenger list as published does not contain any names recognisable as New Zealand or Australian passengers. The Ameiican mails comprised 30,000 letters, and the New Zealand and Australian bags numbered 162

THE TOTAL NOMBER OF LIVES LOST IS 311

The Herald correspondents succeeded in interviewing Mr Poleman, second officer of the Schiller, and Henry Stern and Mr Frahm —first-class passengers. From their narra fives, they gather that the voyage was moderately good until May 4 The last three days it was impossible to take observa tions, and the ship was out of her course half a mile at the time of the catastrophe. Captain Thomas was on deck night and day for four entire days. At 7 o'clock on the morning of the 7th there was a dense fog. The sails were taken in, and the engines put on half speed. Bishop's Light was unseen, though only half a miie distant. At 10 o'clock the steamer struck the reef, and, after four bumps, she settled down. There was a violent sea, and the tide was rising The darkness was intense. Mo_t of the male passengers were awake, and

THE USUAL RUSH WAR MADE for the boats, but nearly all the boats were staved. One boat with a few sailors left the ship, they cowardly refusiug to aid. Two boats were saved. The Captain endeavoured to compel obedience by firing a revolver over their heads. Daring two hours six cannon shots were fired, when the powder became dampened. Distress signal rockets and blue lights were unanswered. At midnight the fog lifted for a minute, revealing the light house. The waves were sweeping the decks and carrying away victims. At two o'clock the deck-house, with women and children on it, was swept away. The cries and shrieks of the victims were heartrending. Then followed a ghastly silence. The aft smoke stack fell, crushing some of the boats ; and two others were carried away. Each suc ceeding wave took away

FRESH VICTIMS.

Some sought refuge on the mainmast, and some elsewhere. At three o'clock the Cap tain and two other officers were on the bridge. The Captain "descended for a mo ment to render aid, and was swept away. Thus perished a brave man. At the time about ten persons were clinging to the rig ging of the mainmast, and thirty to that of the foremast. The ship had careened, hen yards touching the water, and the tide was rising. At five o'clock the fog lifted, and the survivors shouted, but their cries were un availing. At seven o'clock the mainmast, and at a quarter to eight the foremast, both iron, fell. Then two of the St. Agnes boats came and rescued a few who had

MANAGED TO KEEP AFLOAT.

It was reported yesterday that there were 100 on board. The survivors were taken to day from Penzance to Plymouth, whence they will be sent forward to Hamburg, where there is the greatest' excitement. It is as serted that life-saving belts were issued to the women; but it is certain thai most of the passengers found none. An order was given that the first boat should take women and children. This boat was capsized. Poleman says seven boats were launched, but most of them were staved and swamped at once.' The cries for help lasted until three o'clock. The last voice heard was that of a little child in the cabin. It is not probable that the boats could have lived, even if sucessfully filled. The whole number saved is 44.

30 BODIES HAVE BERN RECQVERE

London, May 9.—Forty-three survivors of the crew and passengers of the Schiller have arrived at Penzance. Of these, thirty-three have gone to Plymouth; the other ten are too ill to be moved.

The following additional particulars of the disaster have been received : A heavy fog prevented observations on the Schiller since Tuesday. The engines were put at half speed, and sail reduced at 9 o'clock on Friday night. At 10 o'clock the same night the ship struck the ledge. A great panic pi evaded. Captaiu Thomas is highly praised for his conduct during the terrible scenes which followed. Two boats were filled with men, who refused to come out of them. Tbe Captain fired his revolver over their heads to drive them out, and then fired st them, but without effect. Afterwards, the ship was washed ashore, broadside to the sea, and all on board these boats perished. The tackle at their sterns was released too soon, leaving them suspended by their bows.

THREE BOATS GOT AWAY ; one, aflifeboat, was so badly injured that she sunk, and eleven of the people on board were rescued by the other bhats. The fog lifted an hour after the ship struck, and the lights were plainly viubK Two of the boats on the steamer were crushed by the

falling of the funnel. The deck, which wag crowded with people, was swept away. At 2 a.m., the captain gathered some of the survivors on the bridge, but all weregradu ally swept away by the flood tide, which took the doctor and the captain. The last rigging which remained above water wag crowded with passengers and crew all night. The mainmast "fell at 7 30 a.m., and, .being of iroD, sunk, withall on it. The foremast gave way soon after. The life-boats saved the lives of some who had

DRIFTED MILES AWAY. One man was rescued after being in the water ten hours. Two boats from St Agnes arrived a short time before the masts fell, but they were unable to approach the steamer on account of the shoals; they picked up stragglers in the water. Only one woman was saved. The survivors who were landed at Tresco escaped in the Schiller's iron boats.

New York, May 9.—Twenty-six men and. one woman reached Tresco Island, iv. two boats, The St Agnes boat subsequently picked up the bodies of four men, two women, and a little boy. One man was found, at Smith's Sound floating on the wreck. At a late hour of the day three bodies (one a female) were found. A violent sea is still beating on Merciless Shoal, and prevents rendering effectual aid. When the last boats reached the neighbour hood of the Ectarrie ledge, the last mast of the Schiller went over board, and scbresof people who were clinging to it were drowned, after having endured the most agonizing sus pense duving the night.

FIFTY-EIGHT MAIL-BAGS RECOVERED,

London May 10, 4 a.m.—Fifty-eight mail, bags, with twenty-seven from New Zealand, were saved from the Schiller. None of the cargo of any importance has as yet been re covered Fishermen' report the Schiller firmly settled on the rocks, and that she will not fall off in deep water —The boats cruising in the vicinity of the wreck, con tinue to pick up the dead bodies of the drowned. When the steamer left St Mary's Island to-day, nearly fifty had been founds many much mutilated. Seven mail bags in addition to those reported recovered, have been saved. They contained mostly San Francisco and Auckland newspapers.

London, May 10.—An inquest was held to-day at St. Mary's on twenty bodies from the steamer. H. Hillers, first officer, testified that at the time the vessel struck, Captain Thomas and another officer were on the bridge, two men were looking out forward, and two others were on the bridge.with the Captain. The jury rendered a verdict of "Found drowned," coupled with a recom mendation that a telegraph be established between Bishop's Light-house and the shore. T_ey express the opinion that if such com munication had existed, all on board the Schiller would have been saved.

NARRATIVE BY A PASSENGER

Mr Henry Stern, a saloon passenger, fur- nisbed the New York Herald correspondent with a graphic narrative of the disaster. He says that after the vessel struck:—"We went into the saloon and desired to arouse the women and children, who had all retired to rest. L;fe preservers were distributed to • the passengers In the meantime the sea began to break over the vessel, so that it was impossible to remain on deck. All discipline was at an end. There was a fearful sea i raging, and the waves were irresistably rol ling over the whole ship, and whoever could not cling to some firm object at a sheltered spot was pitilessly swept overboard never to be seen again. At about 11 o'clock I succeeded in climbing up the mainmast where I was at lease protected from the immediate rage of the waves. The third officer kept fiiiug rockets and blue lights from time to time, as often as the rage,of the elements permitted, in order to secure help from the shore. . .

ONE TREMEDOUS WAVE

Taere were lights burning in the pavilion up to 1 o'clock; then suddenly there came a tremendous sea that carried everything before itself, and swept the whole house, with all who were in it, mostly women and children, clean off the deck. One heart rending outcry of many voices rose to the skies, then there was the silence of the grave. Many persons who bad sought refuge on the bridge, were gradually swept away by the greedy waves, at last also the captain, who stood at his post like a brave man as he was.

COWARDLY CONDUCT OF SOME OF THE CREW.

A boat was lowered, but it was staved and broken before it had scarcely touched the water. Another and more fortunate attempt was made by three sailors, who got basely away from the ship's side, but these men could not be induced to allow any others to get in. Soon after this the lifeboat was launched from the starboard side, with Poleman in command, but she careened over immediately and caused the death of many of those who got in. They succeeded, however, in righting her, and she afterwards reached shore with ten persons, assisted by the first boat. There was a fearful state of excitement and confu sion on board. Many of the crew.and passengers were intoxicated, one of the officers having celebrated his birthday that

evening.

THE SIGHT AT DAWN. Morning now began to dawn, and I counted about thirty persons clinging with me in the rigging of the mainmast. The ship gradually went deeper and deeper, and began to settle down on one side, so that the waves went over the rigging. Beween 5 and 6 o'clock our mast suddenly snapped off, and we were hurled down into the deep, and all, I believe, except me, who had saved them selves in the rigging, were either slain by the falling debris or drowned. Most of them were weakened by exposure and fright to such an extent that they were unable to make the least further effort, and apatheti cally submitted to their'fate. After being thrown into the water, I succeeded in catch ing two floating beams, with the aid of which I was kept afloat and was washed to ward the cliff. As far as I can remember, I had been in this condition for about two hours, when I saw a boat at last. I cried for help. They heard me, • and in a few minutes I was saved.

ALLEGED DRUNKENNESS ®F THE OFFICERS. A sailor informed a correspondent of the Standard that many of the officers were drunk before the catastrophe, and attributes ihe wreck to that cause.

LATEST TELEGRAM.

London, May 19.—The sides of the wreck of the steamship Schiller have fallen in, covering her specie, the best part of her cargo, and probably a number of bodies. Blasting operations will commence as soon as-practicable. Among the bodies found was that of a woman with an infant clasped in her arms.

MOODY AND SANKEY'S REVIVAL.

At the opening of the Presbyterian Synod to-day, the Moderator referred .to the revival movement set on foot by MoOdy and Sahkey, and expressed cordial sympathy, with them in their religious work The week-day average attendance at the Moody and Sankey meetings is 27 000, and on Sundays, 45,000 ; making over 200,000 persons brought together weekly to. hear the American Evangelists.

THE THREATENED WAR BETWEEN

ENGLAND AND BURMAH

A Herald special from Mandalay of May 22 says: "The King of Burmah is most anxious to settle matters between the Bri tish, and Chinese Governments amicably. Lebdie, the Chinese general, who is j sup posed to: have arrested Colonel Browns »«% vance on his march for territorial explora tions, arrived at Mandalay three dayß_^| 0» - the bearer of the dispatcher from *ir"7j-3w at Peking. The King denies all co%_j«^ in the failure of Colonel Brown* ey-pMSt****" No serious difficulty is anticipated.

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