SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This afternoon, 3.35; to-morrow morning, 4.8 SUN SEC This evening, 5.43. SUN RISE-To morrow morning, 6.8. M jON'S AUE—Fall moon, 16th Inst, 0.21 a.m

ARRIVALS.

lona, s.s, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

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

THE SHIP OUTSIDE.

_ A ship inside Tiri Tiri has been signalled since eight o clock th s morning but from some unexplained cause nas not made the harbour up to the time of going to press. The only ship due is the City of Auckland, which left London on the 15th June, and is consequently 88 days out. We can hardly believe it to be her, as Captain Ralls knows the w»y in. U-less it is a stranger, we should assume the ves sel is the Lutterworth put bade, in which case the signalman should have been able to make her out. During the day a great deal of unoartainity and anxiety has prevailed owing to the scantiness of information on the subject.

Owing to the weather to-day, little or no business Is to be recorded among the shipping.

BIRTHS.

SMITH.—On the 10th instant, at her residence, Grafton Road, the wife of Herbert H. Smith of a son.

ABERCROMBIE.—On the 11th in_tant, Mrs. Aber crombie, Acclimatisation Society Gardens, of a daughter.

DEATHS.

McEVOY.—On the 11th instant, at her residence, West-street, Newton, Jane,< the beloved wife of William McEvoy. aged 38 years. The funoral will l«_ve to-morrow (Sunday), at 4 o'clock. Friends please accept this invitation.

SMITH.—On the 10th insfant, at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. T. Gibbs, Richmond, Elizabeth, relict of th« lata John Smith, formerly of Birming ham, aged 78 years, mother or Mr. R. Smith, builder, of this city. ■ ' , * The funeral will leave the above residence at 3 o'clock p.m. to-morrow (Sunday). Friends please accept this invitation. ~''

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

M_l_.3 Wl__ C-OBE AS ]TO_X_OWB_ —

For Thames, on Monday at 10.30 am For Maiden Island per. Delmira, this day at 4.30 p m For Gisbome and Napier, per Pretty Jane, on Thur_ dav at 3 p m For Wangarei, _c, Bussell, Wangaros, and Mongonui, per Tona on Mondxy next at 4pm For Kawau an<J Matakana, per Lady Bowen, on Tuesday next at; 9 a m For Chatham Islands, per Agnes, on "Wednesday at 3 pm Mails for Australian Colonies, India, China, Medi terra.e.in Ports. Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom vi» Suez and Souttucopton and via Brindisi, will be made up, per Phoebe, on Thurs ' day, 23rd inst. S. B. BIS 3, Chief Postmaster.

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

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1875

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At last we see the beginning of the end, and the bold determined front maintained by the Opposition in the Assembly has apparently won the victory. Bravely and firmly the Opposition have held their ground, working, as our Special has it, with the regularity of machinery. In other circumstances, no one should commend the continued resistance of a minority, but when that minority knew as in this case it didr-^that it represented a majority outside, and1 that it had the moral oi all reasonable and honest; men in demanding *' that 4'hei great question hould be remit.el to the country, it was not

only justified but compelled by the trust committed to its hand to fight the battle to the end, no matter what the personal incon venience. One by one the less dependent and mercenary of the Government following were Bliding away, and although the number of those absolutely dependent for present subsistence or future prospects of livelihood, and who consequently are compelled to re main, would have been sufficient to keep a quorum, still in a week or two the number would not have been sufficient to meet the well organized and methodical working of the brave little unflinching band of Opposition. The Government therefore ha 3 wisely caved in, and though coming so immediately after the nailing colors to the mast, and declara tions of fighting to the bitter end, the posi tion is rather humiliating, still the course was the only one open if the Government hoped to retire without complete disgrace. For the past few days overtures have been re peatedly made by the more sensible and moderate of the Government party, but being unsuitable they were indignantly rejected. At last, the Government unable to hold out longer, have made proposals the details of which are not yet fully known, but from the fact that they have seemingly satis fied the Opposition, who are masters of the position, we may rest assured that in what ever form couched, they will leave the finaj decision to the country and to the new Parliament. The oral thunder has now ceased, and a truce holds till Tuesday, at which date we may expect sober counsels will prevail. But it will be long before the people of Auckland forget the debt of gratitude they owe to our brave defenders.

According to the laws of war, during the continuance of a truce no advanced position is to be taken by a belligerent. It is there fore that a movement at which we yesterday hinted, towards a monster mass meeting and a public and more impressive demonstration of resistance a_d defiance is suspended. Steps were proceeding towards calling on the Mayor by requisition from the trustees of districts surrounding, as well as from leading citizens, to convene such'a mass meeting. Should the present truce result in nothing, the first shot bred on Tuesday will be the signal. And we do not hesitate to say that the demonstration will be such as to show Sir George Grey that the people at whose call he came forth will rally around him aud follow him, whitherso ever he may wish to lead.

Although we may not be justified in looking forward to anything connected with the resumption of hostilities, we are n^t pre cluded from commenting on incidents in the struggle now suspended. It appears Mr O'Neill, the member for the Thames, sub mitted to the House a telegram informing him of a large and influential meeting held at Coromandel at which a resolution was unanimously carried in favour of immediate Abolition. We do not think Mr O'Neill capable of telling a deliberate untruth, how ever desirous of supporting Ministers, and conclude he has been hoaxed. We need not tell our readers that the Coromandel meeting pronounced in a directly contrary way, and in opposition to the question being decided before heiug remitted to the country at the general election. Ib was probably bnt another case of the forged end untruthful telegrams that have been regularly trans mitted to Wellington from Auckland, as we presume such were also from every other portion of New Zealand.

The country will not soon forget one little incident in—shall we call it—the late struggle. It was seriously proposed by the Ministerial party to suspend the ordinary rules of debate and pass rules to crush dis cussion by preventing members speaking more than once on a subject iv Committee, and then for more than twenty minutes. Had such a course been taken the discussion in the New Zealand Parliament would have rung through Christendom, and done more than anything yet to show the tyranny that was attempting to deprive a free people of their institutions. We do not think that even in the stormiest days of French politics such an attempt was made to repress freedom of debate. And certainly in the history of all tbe dependencies of Britain the position would be unparalleled. It is an inherent principle in the system of deliberative assem blies that a means should be left expressly by which a minority can protect itself from being overridden by a majority. It can only be availed of with effect when, as in the present case, the obstructionists are strengthened by the moral support of the great body of the people, and when they are the defenders of a great and vital principle. But had the majority attempted such an out rage, it would have sounded the death knell of their party and their hopes. Then resist ance of any kind would have been sanctified.

For the following incident we can vouch, others perhaps can supply the explanation. A gentleman, recently arrived in Auckland, called to see Sir Julius Vogel on business. After waiting half an hour in the ante-room, he was joined by another, evidently a gentle man, who being splattered all over with white came out from an inner apartment, apologising for having detained Sir Julius so long. Conversation ensued in which it ap peared that our informant was from New Zealand. "Oh then," said the other, "I ; presume you are one of the subscribers to the ; bust of Sir Julius ; I am very happy to say ithat I have the -model in a very forward state, and it will very soon be ready for transmitting to Rome." The gentleman replied, that he was not, nor had he heard before of the contemplated work of art, when he was informed that it was to be executed in marble, at Rome, and then trans mitted to the subscribers in New Zealand. The question then arises, who are the subscribers, or why have they kept so quiet this project for handing down to posterity, the august fea tures of the Baviour and benefactor of New Zealand ? Has it originated with the Baron Rothschild or Messrs Julyan, Sargeant and Featherston, in appreciation of his zeal and skill in negotiating the loan ? Or has it been designed by tbe colleagues of the honourable gentleman to be placed in the lobby or the library, as an example to com ing generations of Now Zealand statesmen ? Or, has it been the conception of- the institutions and the companies that have been making hay while the Vogelian sun shone; or the Civil Service, or the traffickers in the native lands ? Or is it that the City East electors have taken this courae to mark their appreciation of his services ? Or is it the shareholders of the Daily Southern Cross Company that; thus propose to express their meed of honor and undying gratitude to the founder of the institution and their noble partner ? Who or where are the authors of the project, or why is ib that the people of Auckland who have so lively a sense of the special benefits conferred on their city by the administration of his "grand policy" have not been afforded the opportunity of sharing in the pleasure of procuring his bust in Parian marble. How becoming would it be to have it placed in the Choral Hall,- over the platform and the scene of his last farewejl appearance, so that if we never see his beaming countenance again, City East aud Aucklandjlgenerally might have the melancholy pleasure of !

gazing on the counterfeit presentment of th c man to whom we owe so deep a debt of gratitude.

We read the following in a leaderette in this morning's Cross : —" We are informed that steps have already been taken to prepare a petition for signature and addressed to both Houses of the legislature, stating that it is the belief of the petitioners that the Abolition measure now before the Assembly will be for the benefit of the people of New Zealand, and praying that the same may become law with as little delay as possible." This is a very stupid statement. It is utterly devoid of truth. However, to test this we dare the Cross to go on with it, and see how many signatures it will receive. No doubt the Cross's statement will be duly telegraphed to Wellington and appear in the Tribune. We now challenge the test of popular opinion.

" Love's Sacrifice," was performed last evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre to a large house. The play contains many points of dramatic interest which were clearly de fined and brought out by the leading artistes ; Miss Carrie George representing Margaret Elmore, and Mr. Lawrence, Matthew Elmore, while Mr. Collier, Mr. Searle and the other members of the company rendered essential service in giving truth and colouring to this beautiful drama. The scenery was also in excellent order and reflected the main inci dents of the representation. We observe that, to-night, the management will intro duce a performance entirely new to the play goers of this city. The piece is called "Ensnared, or Two Wives," a lamentable position for a man to be in. The heroine of this emotional drama in four acts is Clara Melville, whose character will be exhibited by Miss George ; and the personage of "Bob Brettle," a memorable name in connection with the "ring "of past times, which will be pourtrayed by Mr. Lawrence, The play, which bears a good name, will be supported by the whole of the company, and as it is founded upon love and marriage, matters of never failing interest, we expect that the theatre, to-night, will be crowded to excess.

Mr. Sibbin will sell on Tuesday next a his corner mart, the valuable library of the late R. McKay, Esq. The library contains the works of some of the ablest writers on geology, modern thought, history, and poetry, and the volumes are bound in first rate style.

A meeting of the electors of Eden is announced for Monday evening in the Morningside school-room, for the purpose of considering the Abolition .and Local Govern ment Bills and expressing an opinion thereon.

Mr. James Page has succeeded to the post of pound keeper at Morning_ide./t'l:ri. m I

At the meeting of the' Racing Club yester day, it was reßolved that a Steeplechase should be included in the Christmas pro gramme.

The Hope of Auckland Tent Order of Reohabites hold their quarterly financial meeting on Monday evening next at half-past seven o'clock.

We understand that the A S.P. Co. are the successful tenderers for the contract for conveying the Kati Kati settlers to Tauranga. They will probably start in the Pretty Jane on Monday.

We have received a letter for publication, from Mr J. C. Firth, "On Abolition and Economy Identical," which we regret we are obliged to hold over till Monday in conse quence of the late hour at which it. was received and the pressure on our space. A large number of other correspondence we are also obliged to withhold till a more conve nient season. A meeting of the Interprovincial Football Committee will be held at the Thames Hotel at half-past seven this evening, to arrange the finances for the forthcoming Southern tour. Gentlemen who have been collecting on behalf of the trip are particularly requested to attend or send in their lists of subscrip tions. Divine service to-morrow (Sunday) at tho following places of worship at the usual hours:—Newton Kirk (by the Rev. Dr. Wallis) —morning : "The spiritual value of prayer ;" evening : " The Lamb standing on Mount Zion. At Lome-street Hall (by Rev. S. Edger, B.A.)—"The foundation of all human goodness ;" evening: " The story of Jonah and the whale ; not a mytb, but a great teaching." Congregational Chapel, Beresford-street —during the morning and evening, by Rev. Warlow Davies, M.A. Wellesley - street Baptist Church, anniversary sermons—morning: Rev. W.J. Williams ; evening : Rev. P. H. Cornford. United Free Methodist Church, corner of Vincent-street, by Rev. G. H. Turner (see advt.); also, for Edwardes-street, Sheridan street, Cook-street, Newton Hall, and other places of worship. A case between a fisherman and a fish hawker, De Granville v. Jones, was heard yesterday before Judge Fenton, at the Resident Magistrate's Court which created a good deal of amusement in consequence of the plaintiff, a foreigner, not being able fully to understand the English language. The poor fisherman had been in the habit of supplying defendant with schnappers and mul'et at a contract price, but it was alleged the last quantity supplied was too late for the market and was not sweet. Defendant's conscience would not allow him to sell "stinking fish," and so he buried, it was stated, a number of fish in his garden. Dnring the examination his Worship put a number of questions to plaintiff such as " What is a market ?" and " Was the key an emblem ?" which elicited most remarkable answers, and when plaintiff spoke of reason ing upon the matter, his Worship told defen dant that he mnst not enter upon meta physics. Plaintiff then opened his eyes, and knew nothing of such full, he only caught schnappers by day and mullet by night. A 'ir^at deal of conflicting evidence wa<» pro duced, and counsel having addressed the Court, his Wor»hit) said he would reserve hi 3 decision until Friday next. We notice that Mr Eobert Salmon has taken the premises and shop lately in the occupation of Mr Gooseman, in Wyndham street, and has opened to-dny with a splendid show of beef and some fine ppocimens of Napier sheep. Mr Salmon modestly asks for a fair share of public patronage, which we hope he will secure. The united journeyman bikers of Auckland will hold their regular business meeting this evening, at the British Hotel, at half-pa&t seven. The Good Templars have provided an excellent programme for this evening's free entertainment at the Young Men' 3 Christian Association. The Rev. P. P. Agnew gave his final lecture last evening in the City Hall, and to a mnch larger audience. The Temperance Drum and Fife Band was rallied by Mr. Fredk. Jeune, and performed several pleasing selections of music at intervals, which had an enlivening effect. The lecture was of a most interesting character, and was .frequently cheered. We never remember to h?ve heard Mr. Agnew's equal as a narrator of life stories. The narra tive of the " Convict Millionaire " was told with graphic power and listened to with breathless interest. The several sketchess of the bushrangers were amongst the most wonderful [stories we have ever read, and far surpassed any of those trashy fictions which are read with so much avidity by so many young persons in this city, and which cannot fail in poisoning and enervat ing the mind. There was a gran deur and sublimity in some of the portraits .presented by Mr Agnew last night such as the " Fatal Duel" between the bushranger and the famous George Flower, the "Faithless Sentinel," and Ben Hall's betrayal and death, while the extraordinary visitation of heaven In stamping the story of his murder on the child of his betrayer, was ' truly wonderful; while the story of Watt, who was condemned to death, and his anger at being disappointed was exceedingly comic. The discourse throughout was excellent and intensely interesting. Every story told by the lecturer possessed sufficient material for a three-volume romance.

We have much pleasure in acknowledging 10s for Mrs Davis from "F.A ," and 10s for Mrs Jones from the same hand.

The Rev. Dr. Croke, Archbishop of Cashel, has sent a letter to the Rev. Father Fynes, Vicar General, in which the following re marks occur:—"Will you kindly say in some public manner to the Catholic people of Auckland, and, when convenient, to those of other localities also, that I shall ever cherish a grateful remembrance of them, and that my separation, though in some sense satisfac tory, is not wholly unmingled with regret. I spent in Auckland some of the happiest days of my life. Amongst the priests and laity I reckon, and shall always reckon, the most valued friends I ever had on earth. Again : "In every way possible I shall endeavour to adva_C9 the interests of the diocese of Auckland as long as I live, and the new bishop, wloever he may be, will find in me a true and faithful friend. I shall request the authorities at Rome to lose no time in naming a bishop to succeed me."

The Illustrated London Neios contains a very good portrait of Sir Julius Vogel in company with Wi Katene, Karaitiana, and Mokena, Maroi members of the New Zealand legislature.

A very extensive sale of ship's stores will be held by Messrs K. and H. Isaacs, on Monday. The excellent quality of these stores has been generally commented upon, and the present opportunity is a most favour able one for securing first-class provisions. 320 packages will be submitted.

Mr Arthur will sell on Monday at noon at his rooms Queen-street, a consignment of beautiful Chinese curios, consisting of cabinets, tea-pots, tea-trays, work-b<rxes, ivory card cases &c. The collection is of the most chaste design, and as drawing room ornaments, very valuable. The sale will command a good attendance and spirited bidding.

" Exhibition" writes complaining that the committee received all the prizes at the Poultry Show, and asks whether members of the committee should not be debarred from exhibiting. We believe the Judges acted to the best of their ability, although there were clearly several cases where justice had not been done. Our correspondent's idea of disqualifying the committee would result in no show at all. Those who take an interest in such matters and promote shows are in variably those whose tastes also lead them to breed, end so become prize-winners.

To the Editor : Sir,—Will you kindly allow me through your columns to deny statements made in yours of September 7tb. I never made use of such blasphemous language as "Oh heavens ;" nor did I say T would sell my cows and leave the country if my case was dismissed. As to my kind neighbours who offered to pay my costs to get rid of such a nuisance, as they were pleased to call me. I would advise some of those parties to keep their money and pay a washerwoman and not wash them on the Sabbath day ; and also to keep inside bounds of the law. As for the road and footpaths its nothing in comparison to a hole about 11 feet deep uncovered and full of water. Let the " Sufferer" take care or thi Inspector of Nuisances might be compelled to visit his place and look for himself, and he will see whether the footpath or the h<le to drown people in is the worst.—l am <S :., MRS D.

Two sailors, for di.obedient conduct, and one inebriate, were brought .into the police station this afternoon, and will appear in due form on Monday.

Auckland Poultry Association.

The Animal and Poultry Show was not so well attended this morning, on account of tbe unsettled state of the weather ; but if the evening should prove propitious tho ex hibition will doubtless be crowded. The exhibits generally are highly creditable, and most of those which did no. take prizes were highly commended by tbe judges. The market people are hoping that the evening will be fine, and that in consequence of the great influx of visitors, th^y will do an extra stroke of business.

MYTHS.

The Rev. C. M. Nelson of St. Paul's, delivered his lecture last evenincr on "Myths" at the Young Men's Christian Association. The room was full of listeners, presided over by F. L. Prime, Fsq. (Mayor), Rev. W. Calder offered prayer, and the members of St. Paul's choir gave "Oft in the Stilly Night." The lecturer commenced by ex plaining the origin and meaning of the term " Myth," and proceeded to treat of the Greek mythology, which was opposed to thought, religion, and morality; Mr. Nelson also shewed that tbe mytholigiee of all pagan nations were akin and resembled each other of which numerous examples were given. The lecturer touched upon Tennyson's Idyls of the King, Which illustrated an imaginary history, and he regarded the leading charac ters of that fine poem as purely mythical, and it was doubtful even whether or not, King. ; Arthur was clothed with flesh and supported by bones. The lecturer then referred to a recently published book on " Curious Myths of the Middle Ages," written by the Rev. Baring Gould, and gave some remarkable details from its pages. He also referred to St. Ursula, the -wondrous myth to whose supposed memory a church was dedicated at Cologne. The rev. lecturer elaborated his subject with a ereat deal of talent, and con cluded by saying that " Myth was not gospel, neither could mythology profitably teach and express tbe great doctrines and holy lessons found in the Gospel," and found there alone. The lecture was interesting and instructive throughout, and at its close, a vote of thanks to the Rev. Mr. Nelson, on the motion of Mr Copland, was carried by acclamation. A selection of music by the choir and the benediction by Rev. R. S. Hassard termin ated the proceedings.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(lseiore Mis worsnip me iv±ayor, anu jjr. Home.) STREET PERFORMERS. John Kelly, Alexander Buchanan, and Givan B. Shanks, were charged with drunk enness. Kelly was fined ss. and the others forfeited their bail. BATH BR TOO EAST. Patrick Melampy was summoned for a breach of No. 6 section' 16, of the city by laws,' by negligently driving an omnibus and two horses, on the 2nd inst. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Constables Mulville and Allan shewed tbat defendant was driving in a careless and negligent manner. William Brown was charged with a simi lar offence. Mr. Brown said he would plead guilty, but in palliation he must inform the court that his horses were very fresh and frisky. Mr. Broham said he believed the horses were fresh, but Queen-street was not the place to take them. Mr. Brown, an experienced coachman, said there was no danger whatever. _ The Bench fined defendants 20s each, with costs. ~',,.. : . ~ . 'ALLEGED larceny. Oh thej'application of Mr, Broham [the charge of'larceny sit" Waiwera was again remanded until Wednesday next.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPON DENT

WELLINGTON.

This day.

The Great Tuzsle,—Row about

the Speaker.

The debate was resumed at two o'clock by Mr Reid, who had not finished when the committee adjourned for dinner. About a quarter past two Mr Ward started. After he had been on his legs for about seven minutes, the Sergeant-at-Arms entered the House and was proceeding to walk off with the mace to the Speaker's room. The Opposition had heard rumours that the Speaker intended, in violation of all Parliamentary practice, to resume the chair at half-past two, on the ground that it was tbe beginning of a fresh sitting day. Mr Sheehan rose to a point of order, and called the attention of the Chairman to the fact tbat the mace was being taken out of the House. This stopped the Sergeant temporarily. _ Mr Bunny followed in support of the point of order. . The Chairman said he did not think the power was in his hands to prevent the mace being taken away. _ Messrs Stout and Swanson joined in the discussion, and in the middle of it the Ser geant got out of the House and returned at once, followed by the Speaker, who walked into the chair without saying a word._ The Chairman perforce left the chair. The Speaker read prayers, and said as he found the House in committee, he would again leave the chair, and he did so, although Mr Stout had risen and asked him to hear him on a question of privilege. Mr O'Rorke resumed the chair, and at \ once a warm debate arose. The points of order raised were clearly and undoubtedly in favour of the Opposition, but are fo involved that I can hardly give the pleas of them. They were, in fact, that the House being in Committee, the Speaker had no right to enter the chair except for causes provided by the Standing Orders, this not being one of them ; that if he took the chair he had no right to leave it until the House had dealt with the business on the Order Paper, for you must know that the Order Papers for Friday were sent round to members, on which it appeared that the Abolition Bill had been ordered to be further considered in committee. You will see that the House had not so orJ< red it, because it went into committee ou Thursday on the bill, and was sitting in committee when the Speaker entered the chair, and therefore could not have ordered the Bill to be further considered on Friday. Third, that the Chair man of Committees having left the chair with out reporting progress and getting leave to sit again the committee was at anenrl, and the Government was bound t. briDg in a fresh bill.

Numerous other points equally important were raised. Messrs. Stafford, Bell, and others defended the course taken by the Speaker, but their arguments were bowled clean over by Fitzherbert, Sheehan, Reid, and Stout.

Finally Stafford and the Government pro posed that the House should be resumed to enable the points to be fully considered. Tbe Opposition agreed, and then the Govern ment sent word secretly to their supporters to vote against their own proposal, and the Government and Mr. Stafford and a number of their people voted against their own offer. Somo of their people refused to bemean themselves, so that the vote was only 32 to 20. A number of the Upper House members in the gallery wore disgusted with the trea chpry of tbe Government. Tho debate then went on. In rr-.pl y to Mr. Reid, Mr. Stafford said the majority would compel the minority to accept the bill, and that they knew Parliamentary expedients to fall back on which would shut up the mouths of the Opposition. This statement of Mr. Stafford's n.ade the Govern ment brave, and Major Atkinson talked big and in' bad temper about a fragmentary minority dictating tcrma to a great majority. Mr Sheehan said the Government had got Dutch courage from the member for Timaru. They had no mind of their own, and were the slaves of Mr. Stafford. He character ised Mr. Stafford's threats as mere bragga docio, and said that the Opposition was con fident of success, and would see the end of it at all hazards. The Opposition cheered loudly, and Mr. Fitzherbert then got up and handled Mr. Speaker in his most caustic manner, _?ir Dillon not knowing where to put himself. The row lasted three hours. The pluck of the Opposition is something wonderful. There is the utmost difficulty in holding them back. Mr Swanson then took up the regular debate, and talked till half-past five—when the Committee rose. The Government Cave In- I told you to look out for big news. Here it is. About four o'clock the Opposition got wind that the Government wished to meet their leaders to discuss terms of settlement. The Opposition leaders met the Government and said they would accept no settlement of the question which would deprive the pebple of their chance of considering the question. The Government said they would not concede that point. They wanted the Bill passed by both houses, and would delay bringing it into force for one year or even two years, but would not leave it in such a position that the Lower House might re-open the question next session. Now you see the real Government card. They want the Upper House to get their claws upon the measure, si that hereafter repeal or alteration by the Lower House would be impossible. Sir George Grey and Mr Fitzherbert point blankly refused, and so the matter stood. At 1.25, the Government again sent overtures, and the Opposition met them with the same demand. The Government then said they would ask that the debate be postponed till Tuesday to give them time to consider. Shortly before eight o'clock Sir Donald made that announcement to the House. That means " cave," but let none of your people relax your efforts one whit, for the conduct cf the Government is suggestive of the old proverb "Punica fides." . . Mr Murray commenced speaking, and tha House know what that meant. While Mr. Murray was speaking, Mr. Bunny, the Opposition whip, came and evi dently intimated that the Government in tended to throw up the sponge, for Mr. Murray sat down and Major Atkinson arose, and, in a few words, proposed that progress be|reported the on motion which the Govern ment had persistently opposed during the afternoon. It was agreed to J without a dissentient voice. Sir Donald McLean then rose and said that it was desirable that the present state of things should terminate. He moved that the House adjourn till Tuesday to allow time to consider terms of compromise, which was agreed to, and the House adjourned accord ingly.

WELLINGTON.

(Prom our own Correspondent.) This day. The Public Enjoy tlie Fun. •»The aspect of the House yesterday was amusing. \lt was as good as a play. The public think so, at any rate, for all daylong the public gallery, was filled. All loungers found their way there, and laughingly give response to the good things that fall, from the Opposition, for tt_"y 'iave all the talk and jokes.

The Poor Sufferers.

But poor Mr. O'Rorke is to be pitied, almost as much as the Hansard reporters. They, poor devils, are under orders to take a full note of everything, and so they go on with their Chinese characters, relieving each other every quarter of-an-hour. The staff is divided into two watches. There is enough in their books, I am told, to keep them all transcribing a fortnight, without doing any thing else, so that if the debate were pro longed to anything like the extent threatened they would be overtaken by the next Parlia ment before they have written up their notes. On Thursday night the press reporters made their miserable lives happy by having a LITTLE GAME Or CUT-THROAT AND EUCHRE, in the gallery while old Fit/ maundered along on what he called a four months' journey. Quite a refreshing event yesterday was a one-minute speech from, Mr Stafford, and a five-minute one from Major Atkinson, who by the way looks considerably worn out from work and care. Mr Reynold gets sleeker and plumper every day. Sir Donald is unchanged. He sits impas sively, rarely speaking, except when abso lutely necessary. Reading Mr O'Rorke to Death- There is a probability of Mr Stout reading everything that was ever read on Federalism and its effects upon mankind. Indeed it is broadly hinted every book in the library will bo read to Mr O Rorke before the debate closes. A new crime will be instituted : reading a man to death. The Opposition.

Sir George G-rey is as spry as a two-year old. Mr Reid took his turn on Friday, with ability and pluck ; but he looked wearily for the clock to reach the hour of one, when his tune expired.

THE LATEST.

[From our Special Correspondent.]

WELLINGTON,

This afternoon, 2.30.

The Negotiations Fail.

As wired you last evening, the Govern ment caved in. Sir Donald McLean stated that the-Opposition had made proposals, and the Government proposed to adjourn the debate till Tuetday. The Opposition cheered loudly.

As* matter of fact, the Opposition were asked to meet the Government to-day.

Opposition Caucus- Both parwes mut in separate caucuses. The Opposition were in high spirits and did their work in about an hour. They resolved to leave the whole matter in the hands of their leaders providing that the right of appeal to the country be the main question. The Government caucus began at eleven, and only finished at two. 'ithe result was confusion. The- party refused to endorse the action of the Government, and broke up without coming to a resolution. Future Prospects- A desire is expressed for further negotia tion. Should it be carried on, the Opposi tion will not yield one inch now, and are rather glad that they are free.

So far it appears that the fight will be resumed on Tuesday.

The general results may be summed up as follows : The Opposition have scored ten, and the Government are immensely weakened.

Welcome to the Vesey Stewart Settlers.

THE MEETING AT THE CHORALHALL. According to announcement, a public meet ing was held at the Choral Hall last evening to give a formal welcome to the special Settlers who arrived by the Carisbrooke Castle on Wednesday. The affair had been organised by a Reception Committee, to which Mr J M. Dargaville acted as chair man, and Mr H. Barton as secretary, and of which the members consisted of Messrs. Allender, Burns, Edgecumbe, Fry, Lee, Scott, Talbot, Thome, .and Wilson. The passengers of the Carisbrooke Castle who had remained on board since their arrival were yesterday eyening brought ashore by steamers provided by the Committee, and after being kept wait ing on the wharf an objectionable time owing to Mr. Allender's arrangements not being completed, marched in procession up to the Choral Hall, headed by tbe Artillery Band,-which had been engaged for the pur pose. The public were admitted on payment, of half a crown, and in spite of this almost prohibitory charge, quite 400 friends and sympathisers with the settlers were present At half-past seven the hall was fairly full, the band taking up a good position in the gallery. A few minutes later, and loud cheeis betokened the advent on the platform of the gentlemen who were to take the lead ing parts in the business of the evening. Mr Dargaville took the chair, flanked on the right by Mr George Vesey Stewart, and on the left by Mr Harry Farnall In a semi circle in the rear the following gentlemen took their seats : Captain Daldy, Yen. Arch deacon Maunsell, Rev. David Bruce, the Revs. Messrs. Crossley and Mulligan (spe cial settlers), Rev. G..H. Turner, Captain : Burns, Rev. Alexander Reid, and others.

Mr Dargaville, who on rising was received with cheers, spoke to the following effect, addressing his audience as " fellow country men." It was his pleasing duty that night on behalf of many thousands, not OBly in Auckland but also of the colony, to bid them a hearty welcome to the shores of New Zea land. They welcomed them with full hearts, for their arrival brought back vivid memories of that dear old land which they all loved so well, the land in which their forefathers lived and struggled and died ; the land in which the happy years of childhood had been spent. (Loud cheers.) He welcomed them the more heartily because he could assure them they had come to a land in which industry, perseverance, and frugality 'were tue chief requisites, virtues he knew Mr Stewart and his friends to excel in, and which would be sure to lead to success under any circumstances (cheer 3.) He welcomed them further because he and they whom he repre sented felt that in them they would have helpers in the! great work they had begun, the work of laying the foundation of a great nation blessed with civil and religious liberty. (Cheers.) He welcomed them lastly because they had a deep seated love of their Queen and mother country, and because he knew that they would hand down those feelings of loyalty to Britain which would help to maintain that halo which surrounded their native land. (Cheers.) He wished them every prosperity and success, and trusted that the blessings of Divine Provi dence might follow them in all their efforts to create a happy home in the 'land of their adoption. Mr Dargaville resumed his seat amid loud applause, several of his hearers being deeply affected.

The band then played "God Save the Queen," the audience all standing.

The Chairman then introduced Dr. Maun sell to the new comers. That gentleman began his address by saying he thought Mr Stewart had made one mistake, and that was he had not brought enough of his coun trymen out with him. (Cheers.) He pro posed that the Carisbrook Castle should return and fetch another shipment. (Cheers.) They could all bear witness to the care with which Mr Stewart had selected his locality. They had come, as they had already seen, to a beautiful climate ; they would also find that they had come to their own bone and their own flesh. He could easily imagine the feeling of depression which they would Experience when they began to occupy their n&w territory. It was the same with all new settlers. Bat they had no occasion

to be disheartened. They bad^jT^ W land in which cny man could rise byV '° * 11 exertions to the hij-hest position in tha's. o** W If they lo&fced around them they w<2ate^ P; many smiling [homesteads, and if «S "* ■ quired they would find that the own 6a' ' -Ilr many of them had come to the colony l-m\ themselves to make their way, and fee ffll triumphed over all their 'difs c fa If. and were now in positions of affl u M iff Among other people to whom he B direct their notice, he would all n J°^ 7 ■ those funny people, the Good TemrV^ I lie recommended them to make thei * H quaintance as soon^ as possible, in* " ac" '■• B. They were the true friends of the I nist. He warned tbem of the dangers ofll 0" W I public-house, and he advised them not 1 | not to go to a public-house, but also no p: j allow a public-house to be started in th*-* ! settlement. (Cheers ) He was the dfll: settler in the room. He bad been 40 y . in the colony. The speaker then drew^ contrast between the condition of thec.i * then! and now. They would not have °th? same difficulties to contend against as«? early settlers. There were then no hous no roads, and not a ghost of. a brids&i (laughter)—and there only means of locoL,. tion was shanks'mare. (Laughter). Th ' were often very hard up, and as for food-~-Jn: they had pork and potatoes and potatoes ana pork (laughter.) In the part of the count™ i which he was they only got supplies on_i! month and scarcely ever saw the face of af ] low countryman. One day in his settlement... shout was raised that there was a white man coming. Up they rose, and found that thri were two sailors who had been shipwreckedI * Then as to the houses. He had no doubt that they would be very dissatisfied with I? their houses, but he could assure them th a fc they would be palaces to what he him self had to be satisfied with. When! he came with his wife to the colony they only had a raupo hat with a hole for a window, which they closed with a bag of dirty clothes. (Laughter.) ft a gale came on, the bag was thrust in,-and remained there till it cleared. What he had to say to them was : Remember God, and go to work prayerfully, and prosper. (Cheers) The Rev. Alexander Reid was the next speaker, and said he most cordially endorsed 1 the welcome given by the Chairman, althdngh he could not say he was their countryman. -. He had himself come to the colony, a_,_' missionary, but he could not boast of the amount of work which Dr. Maunsell. hid done among the Maoris. In that gentleman they saw the man to whom the Maoris were especially indebted for having the Scriptures j. given to them in their mother tongue.,As an instance of the co-operation which all deno minations brought to bear upon converting, the Maoris, he would mention that when it was first known that Dr. Maunsell had a manuscript of the Bible in the Maori tongue' they all combined and subscribed the money to have it printed. He wished to say aword _ or two about the Maoris. They would find the natives give them as hearty a welcome as > anyone. And they must not think of them as savages, for they would find that the - Maoris would understand them and read their characters, and estimate them at their proper merit with greater accuracy than perhaps the Europeans. They might be sore; too, tbat when the Maoris saw them buckling to and opening up the land and making it.' fruitful, they would copy them,'" and so it would turn out that, they would be a double blessing to tbe colony. They looked to the ladies, also, by their kindness, to do much towards helping to remove those prejudices against the natives which had so stood in the way of civilization. Mr Reid went on to encourage his audience to face their coming difficulties with boldnessand trust fulness. They had come to a mag; nificent country. With the exception of the- Emerald Isle, there was perhaps no lovelier, spot than New Zealand. They had it in their - power to render even the exception of the j Emerald Isle unnecessary. If they wished t to know of what intelligence"the, Maoris were. capable of, let them ask Dr. Maunsell hovr; many Maories had been recently ordained or made teachers in schools. For his ownpart, ; he bad such a high estimation of their in telligence that he would back ten of his Maoris to contend against ten Europeans.-1 in a spelling - bee — (laughter) -- or arijp other intellectual contest. As to their, principle, he could speak of it fror_' experience as of the highest. The speaker then told several anecdotes illustrative" of this characteristic in the native race. Among other stories he related how when the war was raging he had lived unharmed5 among the hostile tribes, and how, when the heat of the contest became very bad, the king had sent to him personally and advised him to j, retire to a place of safety. He concluded by asking. God to bless them and prosper * them. (Cheers.) ~ V Captain Daldy in coming forward to speak addressed the audience as his countrymen; He was not an Irishman but a NewZealander (cheers,) and had as much right to addieeis them in that strain as hiß friend the Chairman. Another reason he had for feeling himself identified with than was that nine or ten years ago he had himself gone to Ireland and induced,many hundreds of the Irish to come to New Zealand (cheers) and not«one of them had since come to him and reviled him for inducing them*o. leave their homes. When he first arrived in the colony about 100 people and £1000 repre sented Auckland. That w,a3 only 34 ye*lß ago, and they could see for themselves what a difference there was between then and now. If such progress had been made.in one generation what might they not look-forward .to in the future. In his experience he had seen many kinds of immigrants. He had seen men with plenty of money coming am going to show us how to do everything. He had seen the same men a year or two after wards in very poor circumstances. He hail seen other men come with nothing but"* honest purpose to get on and he had seen them reach high stations. When he was atr Wellington, only a fortnight ago, he had been iv the House of Representatives and seen there many, and among them some of their own countrymen, whom he recolr lected as working men. If they worked conscientiously, there were no bars to their rising. It had been the custom to send! ne'er-do-wells to New Zealand, and they had often seen men who had brought thai evil, habits with them, go down into the drunkard's grave. Let them avoid the sin of intemperance. In all their difliculties they would have hope to comfort them. To the young he wouW say it was a difficult thing to transplant an old tree. So it was difficult for old peopleto form new ties and settle down in a new country. Let them remember this ana stick to their homes. They ..mustrecollect that their parents had made a sacrifice for their sakes and they must not rest till,theirs parents had a comfortable home to spentt their old age in. They had many advantagt* over their: predecessors. They had a stearneij to take them down and land them within » , few miles of their future home. .W heJ}.£°; . first came there were no conveniences ". that. He was the first whobrought a beaa of cattle into Auckland : He had seen tne first ploughshare cut the soil hear the pla^ they were now assembled in ■ arid J bo a noble city was on the ground. ",.>r eJ, must not. be daunted by any difficulties. He desired in the name of the working men of Auckland, for he had been a worW?| man, to welcome them to the colony. ABfrj was no jealousy of success here. Every°ne r^ his own efforts to depend;,upon, and W had a country of infinite resources to wo rn upon. He believed the time woiw. & « come when they would not have toj % « sack of graininto the provuice,aj!ij;^ 2 ftjdj upon tbem 'as coming to prodri/1...:. 5 i&r.tf they most required. He deal honorably with the. Maori. T^?*'/ t^ : been done grevioiis wrong, 1 and ■ they lv/ settlers) would have all their work; to-ng^j it up. Therefore he said deil 'kmaly *T considerately with them. Another wora *»

THE EVENING StAB, SATOBDAY SEPTEMBER 11,18*5



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