SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HTUff WATER : ibis evening, 7.2s^^? mor ow m. rnin j 736 " "S= «L\* »H.. : Tit^«-ebhj ßl 648 ; SUN V.I6K; ts& n»<*r w moriati .6 4. P- I MOON s» aWa . fu 1 vr O nn, 2oth 7.40 pm.

ARRIVALS.

j*»b*i OirqT-q. nii(, i .vi Outturn tt> *r.g r, K.JI. .^, iwd n^er. f.om Sydney X w i.». ~8 , fr.m. B-ij of Js'.an.ts >v r^l'J'ern Cri.x, s s ;_ el a„- , r i n Tauranga *i. n>e. - ut-er from Wa. gapoa Alo .ink L'gur, cuter (r iv.Pot Charles Luna, Qove.naont p.s frcii immeuiuri

DEPARTURES.

aisct'^ego'-, k.m. s.p., uraiuger, tor San urarcisco via H'jooiuu <>r.«rlish Mall) Eftie ,v <^ii»it>, ochoocer, for Gisbome and Eist Coast Ocenr-, sc osDer.f.ir • »ik*w«n *<:h'>, svhoors- r for Russ-'l Soveieign fiheSe.s cunnr. for Wangarei

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Pot New Cued nia -K*te Me Jregor, early For (>r yuiouih Merlin schooner, Biturday Fi-r N(uoma—Ke> i wtrtb, a booner, e-trly For tie Islands- Sdaitha, barque, early ForNaoier-Warwick, ship, early ; Inverene, ship. ;' .' earljr.,; \ - -■ . For tvydney and Melbourne- Cyphrenes, s.s, on a? rival For London-Glrnlora. ship, early or lyuelen- PrinceAjfred, brigautioe, early or the South-Tartnaii, as, 23rd instant

VESSELS EXPECTED.

s s, (HnKiisH Mali), from fan Francisco, about 6th March ; a-ilefl 7th instant Belle Brandon, sch.oner, from the Islar-tK early ifl»t.b;.rqtie, from.Lo»don ; aai edNov!4 - . Inf.ia ship, from i pndnn : sailed Nov 24 Burrm «berdare ship, fiom London; >atledDecß Papua, schnoner. from Rarotonga, early Kttpido bwque.from New York, via Adelaide Ryno^jbrigantine from Kntumah. early Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town, enrly jb-untless (Hawaiian) schrooer, from Leyuka, eaily XevuKft, schooner, froni Levuba, early '.' ;' Diphne, schoouer, from Levuke, early Alison, barque, from Newcastle, early

IMPORTS.

Per Agnes, from Napier:—2 iron doors, 1 box, Union Bank; 7 packages furniture, Mrs McLoad.— Master, agent.

EXPORTS.

Ijter Dauntless, for Norfolk Island :..4X) mats sugar, J. S. Macfarlane; 10 cases" ierosene, G. Dacre; 2 I do do, 4 bags rice, 1" do sugar, 3 half-chests tea, H. * B. Moi ton ; 20 boxrs soap, 80 half-bags flour, 1 parcel 1 drapery, 3do do, "SVaterhouse; 5 packages merchan dise, 3 boxes soap, 2 bags salt, 1 box raisins, 1 pkge. ,;"QU'l3nts ( l.do oatmeal, 2 boxes' candlefe, 1 drum oil, 3 packages nails, 1 case sundries, 20 bags flour, 1 ton coals, H.B.^Morton«. For New Caledonia: 20 cases ATsop's ale, J. S. Macfarlane ; 6 tons potatoes, y, do garlio, 1 do onions, SOO tins preserved vegetables, 5 bales hay, 30 bead cattle, 100 do sheep, 4 doz. poultry, 3 iron tauksj-Waterhovise. ;y rr

ARRIVAL OF THE ANAZI.

The barque Anazi, 468 tons, Captain J. Hill, arrived yeßterday evening from London, after a passage of 113 days. She comes consigned to Messrs L D. Nathan and Co., and brings several passengers and a larfe'e general cargo. She was signaled last i^ight, and came into harbour soon after the mail steamer. The Anazi, from the captain's report, left London on the 23th October, and the Downs on the 30th. The N.E. trades ; were caught in.32*5-y N.,"long. 3819 V W., and lost them inTi °37' N. The S.E. trades were met in l'fi^ N. Thb equator was crossed 34 days out, in long. 31°36 V W. The meridian of the Cape was passed -on,the 26th Leoembe?yin-lat. 43°7'VS. - 'The.eastings ■ "WSreTTin down between the paraUels'of 43* and 44* S. Experienced heavy gales on the 6th and 7th January. Tasmania was passed on the 2nd February, and thp Three Kings sighted on the 16th instant. Down the coast strong westerly lareeEes. The Anazi has anchored above the'wharf for the present, but a; fbertb will be found her ag soon as possible at the wharf. Passen gers :—Saloon: Mrs Hill. ■ -^hd cabin: Messrs Joseph and Thomas Jones. Steerage: Mrs Henry, Messre L. E. Oaman, Francis Osmani-John Morris, John H. McLean, Frederick C. Kelhy, Thomas Esget, Mrs Hendry and family (3), and Miss Suter.

DEPARTURE OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The Macgregor, .'which arrived late last night, .sailed for San Francisco,/via Honolulu, at seven o'clock this morning, with the English mail. Shr conveyed a few articles of cargo, and the appended passpngers for Honolulu and San Francisco • —Saloon: c - 3£;;. Hugh Craig, J> Thprnyqroft, ,E. S. Mansfield, George William , Pye, William Seed. John Martin. James-Smith,;Thomaß Bryden; J. 'P/Davidson, Rev. Jackson, Mrs Smith, Drs.deghorn and Pearne, Mn= Josephine Pennifex, and six in the steerage, and 96 through passengers. , . -,-,-..., ~■

_,Theß.M.B.s..Macgre{7or arrived from. Sydney at ;Sfie brought a amalLquanfity of cargo, and the following passengers: Saloon fo? Auckland: Mrs Harding, and three children, Mrs Halley, Mr and Mrs TEToskin, Messrs Blair, Tooth, Munro, Halley, Do.w, and, Vincent Steerage: Mrs Prior and two children 3fißß Billing, Messrs McCann. MeCredie, Johnson, Ferguson, Hope, Malcolm, and Kqatick. .She had one saloon passenger for Hono lulu^add^r for San'Frariciaco, in1 addition to 43 Steerage. The 8.8. Eoxenii.iirriYed^'tlijfe morning from the ■ Bay of Islands. The injury to the crank pin was .repaired op. Monday.last,, immediately ,afte,r..the ; arrival of tbe'Southern"Croßß. On'Monday^everiing •heileft for Wangaroa.,;Mongonui, and .Ohora> return ing to the Bayon Thursday, evening, _~Left Russell at noon .yesterday,' with S'.TS. wind," fine breather, and ■mooth watery'and'arrived-in* Auckland at 6 o'clock ttiis' morning. ~We are: indebted io. Mr W. H. Stodart, purser, for report, &c... Passengers :—Mesdames Baird, Pa-nell, Graham^'O'Connell, Payne, Clendon and iod, Wilkinson and child, Miss McCabe, Messrs Gore, G. Holdship, J. Bergbam, J. Clarke, J. Christie, Dixon. Tollerton, Wignou, Michie, Arohard, H. ."Carletqn, JWatkilts, and four ■teerage. Cargo: 9* bales flax, 29 do tow, Buckland ; , O S7 JjaKß..gum. w a,si.ipld, Hinea»and Co; 1 bale wool, Buckland; TO oasei fruit, Eaton; 12,000 shingles, G. Holdahip; 160 ba^-a gum, Rolph and Co. —Cruick- ■hank and Co, agents.

Toe cutter Ma^ic, which it will be rpcollected lef hero about a foyjtf ght agofoif Iforfolfi/Island, with a

cargo of sleepers, &c, arrived back at the Bay of Islanda on Thursday morning. Her maiden voyage has thus been a very successful one, and shows that Measrs Sims and Brown's lastest built craft is a very

■mart one. Captain Pennal^.whdiailffCottinQ&ad,(has been kind enough to forward w -the-following report Of hia trip "'.—<■>■ The" cutter "Wfigl6lptt"a.ucklmd on i-^the-ith iF&bruary,1 and;'-eiperienced light winds and calms to the North Cape, which wan reached on the 7th at 10 p.m. Took ou^ departure with a fresh S.E. breeze and fine weather, aV;Mng at Norfolk Island r»t 10 p.m.- on the 10th; detained there three days "-tcU«6h»rging~left Lal!:'ff-p.m. on^He'-iatbi-TWth^fr^sh easterly wind %. at 5 a.m. on the 17th sighted the Three Kings; at C p.uy. rpundjßd the North Cape, with fresh S.^iTßreeze, and arrived at the Bay qi li'ands at 5 a.m. on the 18th, thus making our voyage in thirteen days eighteen.houra." The schooner Effle Meikle for Gisborae, and the £cho, schooner, for Bussell, sailed yesterday even aYiagi^'M cl odi ao i.tCOi~xQl-G3K SRiwoFu/c Silx 'I ha bHg-antino Nightintral^ havintt landed her ex Slo»ive m»terial in U# rEflwdej *CPBB4 ,S»fflS BP^Jhe *rboar th s mocing. and is to take a berth in the we»t Ado of the wharf. i The cutter Nancy brings 1,811 pieces of timber from Waikawatf. - - She has since cleared lor the same

port in ballast. [ xioibTfeißwW^U^cftpojjeral^unilea^^leajedrOjii^-day for N» tdSx Island and New Caledonia, with a general -^». >SU;'i«-to sail .this evening. ...„ - I * •*!!»>• fe^^ornm^^i^-aaii'Be^e^fbri-POEt i * r ies with 1 bag maize, 2 half-chests tea, and 1 case w;aV¥a t J trgheiflks laiiuedflS^O^eettimUer toJEGitißbld .,| bJP,and Co.,[ . it .{ .-,, .;,-, u {^ a&OMttO aamS J * ■ The Brigantine Agnes 1 arrived 'this 'mdriiing, in ljaiiaat, from Napier.^SheiWioagnion&or^^darticles

O- careo. coilbttaew.J)rjgant4Be>.b.etog,;^lt lbyMMßrß.Mcgal iuia and McQuarfie, in Mechanics' Bay, \nU be ready ' r for launching in a little oyer a fortnight.. Rer owners -''a^Cilptain" MfcKeirzie'f lat6 df Jthe Wave '(wfitfW to take command),. Captain Hugh.Anderson,.;Captain Motiregor, and another. She is to be called the The fine schooner which Is being built at Meßßrs Nlccol'* yards for a Southern firm, UftefWitOachep. at th« and 'of next week. -

WANGAROA.

"V^ednesday. I T?i iii:bw«u*. <BMlx)thi»ni:islfMi) fading *6iMel bourne.

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COMMERCIAL.

Th«fotowjag Ke thf.^wre^tiC.alUuandcdiviaen^s payable la th t oompauies natned below:— £ s. d. Bate. ! , .' j>Qie«n of tht'May^i A-P «'-'.v a-t0I>-2 "O-^Febrnary 20' Central Italy „> vi 0 1 0 — March 10 Bird-in-Hand.....*; 0 4 o—,, 8 DIVIDEND. TJnlon 8each....... ."7777777 030 — March 10 Pride of Tokatea 06 0— „ -.10 H.Z. Ijoan Company ; 1 0 0— „_ KoyalO«k 0 2 6 — due. ] • Bnreka H01........ ....» ~, o> 0 r,B — due. Auckland arid JMorth'StK>r«=i -1« * j r; _ Ferry Company... n% —due. - Union Bank of Austrf Ua.... 16% — due.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mah-s will Crosß as fo .-lows:— For Co-omandel, on Tuesday next, a"; 10.30 a.m. F r Kew CalertorTfaV per Kate Macpregor, on Mandty nexr., a>. 9 a.m. For WhiUaEgi.^ Tai u»,lD'pbtikl', and Xapier, via T nimingii, per South'rn Cross, on Monday next, at 3 p.m. ... ■ For X' snell, Wangsroa. and Mongomii, per Roweaa, OQ Monday r.ext, at 4 p in. For Xaratiaki. Southern proving, and Australian Colonies, pir Tt>racaki, on Tuesday next, at 8 a.iv. (Signed) 8, B. B ss, Chiyf Poitmaster.

BIRTH.

AbsolOm.—At Otahuhu, the wife of Mr Wm. Abso lom, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

Williams—Hkkdbrson- On February 16, at St. Sepulchre's Chinch, Auckland, by the Rev B. 1. Dudley, John Robert, second ton of Mr Tkonus "Williams, to Jessie •> nielia, ouiy daughter of the late Mr Jamas Henderson.

DEATHS.

Jackson.—On February 18, at the residence of her father, Ellen, eldest daughter of Coustable .Tames Jackson, Parnell, aged" 15. The funeral ■will tike place on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends tire-invited to attend.

Kbu.—Ou ' lln ly.h teliniary, Uavirt W. II Kel), only son of Mr i_'avid'-K.ell, late a C.

Ihe funeral will leave the-residence of Alt- Wright,, rnion s reet, t'-m6(row, »f- 3 p.m. Frifciida" will plcasa acctpt ihis Invitiitiou.

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

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1875

For the cause that lacks assistance, forthe~vvrong i. ;U needs lusi.-.tuuee, »->S tire future in the distant?.-;. And the good that we can do.

Hue these lines have reached the hands of most of our readers, the regains of the late Superintendent of ~tHe province will have been consigned to their last resting-place, in the presence of'thousands of citizens, who, we feel justified in saying, were mourners not '-merely in' outward bearing, but, in spirit. As we write, the shops in the city are closing, and the business streets becoming deserted, -in -order:that -the people may join in the public demonstration of sorrow. Ifc_JsH&fc Jl*™ .^t*3l? §L satis faction to the late Mr Williamson in the closing days of his long career of pub lic usefulness, to know that his honesty of purpose was recognised and valued by the great mass of people in this province. And that he shoujd have died iivharness (a cir "cirihstatKfe- which "is true1 "of'only one other tuperintendent in the colony), was peculiarly fitting his careerr'We! 'trnst that his memory will not be permitted to pass away with h&; presence, but that a suitable memorial will be erected ojeghisi^mbbytbe people whooV he has served with a life-long devotion.

We almost |e^l. l thafe l a« 7 aßQlpj!y is due tp our readers for again referring totheslaughtei homer fi^oweaovy^tjth^iqcL^ti^s & jeally one of very serious importance to the citjf, tae public for years to come. The very existence of algrievancft icf/cbtoectioi with this matter at; .preaeut is due to a want of foresight^ jand care in^pl^noing.the. city,ab"- f o is now considerable.ganger of even a more serious mistake being, and it is | well, they6ke|-^nit'iiliermatter should r|-" ceive^fulJTConßJdera^ion. ~jfeg?Kg.]&gX§,^^ before pointed «ufc, there exists near the present slaughter-house, a site which seems in every way adapted for the purpose contemplated, and has met'witif the v'Sp^rdvlai of a majority of ( theginhabij[an4jS o| Kewma,rk§t, ";as well as with that of the meat salesmen of the city. 'To-a^'W^biistf a letter from Mr Alfred Buckland' relative; to;she proposed site at Onehunga and commend it to the attention of all thoaeanterestcd in the mat ter. Mr Buckland is in a most advantageous position for forming a correct and impartial opinion, and'liuVviewa'ir^ therefore, entitled c'dii^iileraiiiion'.^ It is also worthy of. remark that the opinion expressed by, Mr Buckland"iiis:<ieiidorß<6difby':ieveryone con - 3rf6ctfedsnth'stb e;m«St;traa e:iot the city who is directly affected by the location of the (daughter-house. Indeed, the opinion of those most competent to judge is conclusive in shewing that a serious blunder will be committed if~ the slaughter-house is taken farther away from the city than at fy'&sd&ti'i '*rior^s s any^reaaon 'been''atidtt(Je(L w^>, wjthA.Sftit^bleJbuildtdglajidiproper re gulations, all the requirements of, the case, in point of cleanlmem-and convenience, could not be secured at the proposed Newmarket

In consequence of-W^tipply being available there will be no service in North Shore Prefi-.' byteriau Church to-morrow.

1 hose celebrated performers Mr and Mrs' Hoskings are again in the city. ''hey arrived last night by the Macgregor, and will shortly afford citizens other opportunities of witnessing their representations of dramatic Mt. '•. ■.- I

The newspapers, like the human body, crtn-isrs of many |.>arts, and, to a number, of reailers, the adve tisements are ihe most cart-Juily read aud thoughtfully examined of its varitd contents. The huauu passions seem alou st to hang upiii the advertisement column, aud yy, Jove, and melancholy have to do frequently with the result of a toant. There is kometitues a large laugh created l>y some funuy want, which is irre -Bi«tablv comic. As for examile in this evening's issue of the Evening Star we ob sepve Cuat ;i young man of seventeen or eigh teen is wanted for the bush, and if not used to the bush he will be taught the sveeis of solitude for three mouths for ten shillings a^ week, and if lost will be found. A youog wife, from sixteen io niuety, is also eagerly, enquired for by Joey iv'ash, which really must be a joke, but the advertiser probably has been studying the charater of the inimitable Sam Weller, and caught a poriion of his droll humour, and in penning his want, his punuirig pen might liave : slipped. We notice further that a respect able jeweller requires a respectable boy, but with a wise caution prefers one who has had the measles ; as the advertiser has recently had in succession twelve lads who have succes sively succumbed to the prevailing epidemic.

Sabbath services to-morrow, as under :—. Newton Kirk: Dr. Wallis, morning, "The Lord of Hosts, or Physical Science latent in Scripture." Pitt-street Wealevan Cnnrch: Morning, Rev A. JAt-id ; evening, Rev W. C. Olliver. Baptist Church, Wellesley-street, by the Rev P. H. Cornford, morning, "The Nlenio.ir of Jabc-z ;" evening, fourth lecture on the Pilgrims Progress, "The Wioket Gate." Lome-street HalJ, by the Pvev. ci. Edgar, 8.A., morning;, "Man's gnat victory over the Giave, on the recent deaths ;" evening, " Dives and Lazarus here and in Hades; the solemn lessons taught." Metho •lisi Free Church, by the Rev. S. Macfarlane, morning, "The.Healing the Man with the Withered Haud ;" evening, " The thrse Methodists of Bab.ylou." Oddfellows' Hall, Cook street : evening, by the Rev. F. Cave agh, of Dublin.

Measles have so reduced the attendance at some of our public schoo s that it has been determine*! to close them for a short

ime. Grafton Eoad liad. only 50 in attend miee yesterday out of a roll of 194; St. David's had only 22 out of 130. At .Newton

Academy the proportions "Were similar Many of those retuaied after haviug suf fered the prevalent tiokness, are untqual to their du'.ies. The above-named schools, a8 will be seen by advertisement in auother column, will be closed duriug next week.

Passage rates for the murderer Sullivan seem on the rise. We lately heaid of the master of a schooner on the West Uoast. being offered fifty pouurls to bring him over from Victoria; now we hear thatCaptaitf McPha. tfen of the brigautine Nightingale was offered imp. hundivd pounds to briug the illuatiVuis ruffian to our expectant shores. The strangest pare of the business is that the offer w%s made by the Victorian Government,

who however refused to iudemuify the captain for any trouble he might get into by his importation. Under these circumstances, Captain McPhaideh veiy properly refused to have' anything to do with s-uob. a Jonah. Ofcherft may not be so particular, and the next thing we may expect to hear of will be the landing of the gentleman at some port or o'her on the coast, in ancient days Sullivan would have been looked upon as a coward for not putting an end to an existence which rnubt be so pre-eminently wretched.

To convince 0ur.... North Shore friend?, "Generosity," and others that they mij tale our alluMion to their crew in the l*te rate being ''iou^h and strong" as nothing mo c than an ordinary rowing expression, we quote the following from this mail's Some Netos of December 25, where an article appeals on the Oxford Trial rights:— " Michilson is by far the most powerful man ia the two boots, and is rapidly im r proving. He has to a g eat exteut got over the rough sta^e." According to our sensitive friends this might be taken to mean that Mr Michisnn had been a rowdy, but was getbing out of his disreputable habits.

An inquest was held on the 12th inst., in the school-room, Kawakawa, Bay of Islands, on the body of John Clarke, labourtr, aged 45, before E. M. Williams, Esq., coroner. The evidence shewed that deceased was in the employ of th». Kawakawa Coal Company, and fell dead at 10 o'clock on the nrorrdng ot th« 11th instant. He was a widower,, with with brie daughter, and a native of Cork. The medical testimony was to the effect that deceased-died of disease of the hearty accel erated'by the too frequent use of spirituous liquors. A verdict in accordance with the THectical evid"eßce~was^TeturhedT ""' ."' , "7" !

- «' A Metnber "of , the Congregation* writes I: "I very much regret to hear that the Har! motiycwhich ha* hitherto prevailed^ ammg "the, choir and vestry of/ St. /Matthew's' ip likely soon to be broken.or disturbed byithosjis petty"tyrannies, which.too.. frequently creep into our Auckland societies. The little out break' was caused in*conaequence of some of themenibers of the choir b ing also tneuiViers of tlie 'Choral .Uiuop,to "which,the majority of vestrVnSen objected, and their* .objection has so far triumphe-A-ovar the members of the choir and interfered, iwith tbajC-personal free dom which sliould be the heritafi;e,af every se'ttler'iWthis dolobyt Tnefrtilingof'kh'e veßtry., ",by r >vhich species ~of,tyranny the members "of ithW*-chdir-wik be - preVeroexl joining the Union, will ~pps^ibi^~ have, r the effect" 6i weakening ,pr jHssolviDg ,-jQhpjrs;tpf-, J3fc. Matthew's. It is to be hoped that the Rev. Mr ■ Hiissardy -and.'1 his warden I,'Mr"1 Vidktfra, .will use their .influence in favour of jthejjbert y 'of''the "singers, "ariel not allow a"1 really good choir toobe disbanded through the -narrow minded bigotry of-the few."

We learn' thai?'maiiy th'ousandß of valen tine letters ha^e' 'passed through the ppat =o?n"cfe"during- the "pl^FTEew day s, and" "many of th^Rß, wfi a.rft Rnriy to re^ro^ere-of-ths-most jjf|ejjuv^d.ejcrjp^ : • uiticsntrot'extleme" baTT lasfe. At some of i ladies are em^lpy,ed,^s t cpjr£S. i of these senseless : missives _ have been . received,; and at one ; warehouse in ;Durhani-street/"wh"ere there |are a numfeerr ,pi ,wprkogi.de,u.the valentines ■floated in by dozens at a time, to the annoy iahce 6t •thfe'"'ftnpslby6i;s'/-and';the'laugii!ter of the girls. •'SliTiiAia .* .V«A£

The barque Anazi bririgsi 46iiine;yLincbln ■sheep. They ariive in fine condition, and will rfodout)t prove a prove a pro fa table iq- Teßtment <to> »their ? itnpopfer!*' were received ton" board but th^^inapector-a|t Gravesend declared /tiwb'.id them were-npt fp 'fit' heaTth for- tie y^^a^V^fld.'jilte^ wete killed:' The whoie..numße'r of the remainder .hav.e arrived aafelyj, a stroke .©^fortune -which ■does nofc-iopcur.once in- a hundred ■ times. Thirteen lambs-were born.on the' voyage, -'of whichjsix:areialivei:i i'A^ large, proportion of the animals are very valuable rams. .Messrs rßusielluand-Heilierj of > Hawkeai.Bay, and Buttle, are amongafc'the importers.

' "At tUe.^ty ; .Cou'^c4y?Bter^ay Messrs John jWaymQUth, andi!Gfeq«?e ; Fraßar, were, notniu ated'tO'till tfi«'placeof>a"ufJitors.' The elec tion wilLtake place on. the Ist March.

The Auckland shipwrights will. hold a 'meeting"of tfi^^radW'6'n Mdniia^'nexi'ifor the 'p'MpoiW <JP 'airaWg'in'g''foi their* conteinplatod -.wvoual fote^ i,-.,,;' «d< •>•■'' •■-■.!■- •■• ■ «:__:'■' . A correapondent informs uata»t Hauraki Bridge, near Hemuera, ia ia a very unsafe condiciofi,' 'and—although the attention of fadf 'difititibt highwity; bbaTd1 haisr'freqaently bfeen called to tha cooditiba of the Widg^— nb6hiM,g3aß,^n ; d6n,e';,:, Se.fer^l B^gbp,>c ddents have recently occurred at this spot; j+Dd-Jaat night;-about se^en o'clock, aa'imun was leadiug a feffC^Mw^i^fliMiv* 6?1 'Hatoii^i, and a'iiad il6fc assißtaace Jb»en,.iat hand both man and horee might have been killed or seyftEelyjißJvM.vt v'Aih*3 horße waß got oufc,wi^,Aop/9. c\i^«lty, vitUiJbin legs much injured ; the man e#c»p«a. * A word to tK»'w«fr^»i^rffioHiirtj<i^ r^;^ l^ (^;.j |

A meeting of the creditors in the estate cf .Tames Steel.Sher,ff,?f»rnier, of : ■■Ljke Talia puna, was?h;ld at nooii to-day...iEjHhe office of Mr MacffarUne, SuxJrenie'- Coii»t. The Jialiltties were set down afc £175 17a, assets iils. Mr.Macffarlane was appointed trustee to the estate

RETURN OF THE LUNA.

The p.s. Luna returned from Ohinemuri this afternoon with Sir Donald McLean, the Hou Dr Pollen, Colonel St. John, Mr V. O'JS'eill, aud several gentleman ftoin the Thames, who came up for the purpose oi attending the funeral of thelate J. Williamson.

DEPUTATION TO HON. DR. POLLEN.

Diking the passage of the Luna from the Thames this morning, a deputatioa waited upon the Hon. JL>r. Pollen, to urge upon him the necessity of fixing a landing place at Kopu. The deputation consisted of Messrs Jackson, Bagnall, M.P.C.; A. Brodie, W. Wilkinson, J. Griffiths, J. McKoberts, A. J. Allom, and W. Sims. They were intro duced by Mr C. O'JSuill, M. fcl.K Mr Bagnall said they were anxious the Government should determine the most suitable landing place at Kopu, and etect a suitable jetty there ; also that a bridge should be constructed across the Kaueranga Creels, and a dray roj,d hhould then be made from the bridge crossing the Kaueranga, to the landing-place at Kopu. It would also be desirable that a suitable road for driving cattle should be made from Kopu to.Waikato. via Oninemuri. . Mr Bagnall said the matter bad been agitated at the Tuanies, and the general feeling wait that Kopu was tua most suitable place in the Thauits dis trict. One of the principal reasons was that vessels of almost aoy tonnage could proceed to Kopu, and connect with smaller boats proceeding up the river to OhiuemurL Ac pieseut there was great difficulty in shipping cattle, buc if a road were made settlers could drive their cattle rigut through from the Waikato to Ohiuemuii and Grahainstown.

Mr Brodre and others explained the great advantages tbat would arise if tho sug^ts tiouti w. re carr.ed out.

Dr Pollen said he considered the General Government hnd very little to do with the matter. . Most of the land was in the hands of the r"roviucial Government.," and private persons. He said it was a matter in which tuey must help themselves, but the General Government would undertake to remove any native difficulty that might aiise. si&The deputation thanked the Colonial Secretary and retiied.

OHINEMURI.

[From Our Special Correspondent ]

CANVASi TOWtNT

February 18. The Native Meeting with Sir Donald

McLean. Sib D. McLean's meeting with the natives for concluding arrangements respecting the opening of th<s difetact to the miner, was eoincnenced yesteiday afternoon at the whare Kunauga Kutewhakahaere, a painted board iniurrna the traveller that it wus erected in the year 1868. In appearance, the building resembles all other native houses of a like eh racter, raupo being isa principal feature, it also has two rudely carved wooden figures, one of which adorns the front of the iui> • ing, the ether being perhaps of a moi c delicate constitution", . remains inaide. [, Aa worka of art tlisy cannot be highly spoken of, and are sauly wautiug in all those artistic exceJleucies to be found in the works of such sculp'.ors as Weatcott or Bailey—and may be described as beiug more picturesque than elegant. Tne large porch ac ihe front of the building affoided _ convenient aceomodatioii for-f-ir Donald MftLean, Dr. Polieii, Mr Mackay, and those i^ntlenvm who had acconipaied the Native Minister in ihe Luna. The meeting was to have taken place at eleven a.m., but it was considerably later before Sir Douald and party made their appearance. The natives, over two hundred I (should fancy in number, squatted in groups in front of the meetiag-house until Sir Donald McLean arrived, when they drew neiirer to the Whare ilunauga. A".short distance off a number of yonng native women we're busily engaged, in culinary operations, which with ..'the Maoii is devoid of. that mystery which envelopes the cookery of Europeans. .» ~v THE B&NE:"<2F CONTENTION.

natives, as % to you this moaning, wanted tp;:'derive as much revenue as-possible from thjeiy lands, and.conaequently desired to be^ paid extra: for every kind of mifieral thafcanay be worked, and also for their timber. The Government, however, insist that all minerals and timber might be included in the one miner's right that will be issued to tue miners. ThjLs was, the boae of contention aIT the meeting, anctj Mr Mackay deserves wellfof the community at large for the- energy h"« is -displaying for the public wenl—as it ,-wero single 1 handed for Sir Donald; spoke;buCyery little.*^"Mr Mackay was pitted against such renowned orators as Te Moanaoui,, Te' Hira, and '!Rewi, t^.to say nothing of td> wily TukdTßero, Who is a whole platform of orators witbin himself.

FULL CONFESSION OF GUILT MADE BY NUTENE.

ASP uneasy feeling «lway ( a pervades the pnlj lic mind wh"en a'cSnvioted murderer suffers the last penalty of the lav without acknow ledging his jguiltyv; There is ever present, io^spiie of "the clearest"circumstantial evi dence, a shai&w qgdoubt, which always It isSdesirable^should hS"1 removed. Such a feeling has possessed the minds of some with regard. -to th*e unfortunate man who was yesWday^execpted in Mount Eden Gaol. To these ajwj. to the public generally ; it will be eatisfacfopy to learn that on the Bcaffold Nirtene denied his guilt, he loft behind him a full confession, made to the Kjey. Wi Pomare.p^ Mahurangi, and- also to' amative student named Matiu. It'appears thjirt; on ThursdayXiporning Wi Pomare was^ requested by Bishop Cowie jto^ visit the condemned mjth; his loidship- deeming. i; possible that to a minister of his own race he might ba disposed to speak more unre servedly than to a Pakeha clergymari. r Pomare went to the gaol, and entered into conversation with Nutene. After a long re ligious exhortation, at which the unfortunate*" man appeared sensibly moved, and according, to the nsahuer of his race indulged in loud lamentations, Pomare admonished him that the extreme sentence of the law had. passed upon' him, and that it could make no difference whether he confessed or whether he withheld his confession. Nothing could now shield him.from his,fate, and therefore he asked him to say'whether he was really" guilty of the mu'der of his niace or not. He also begged him to refleejfc upon the wrong he was doing to those, he was leaving behind him if he died with a falsahoodt on his lips. . It was some time before he replied. At length he burnout with a fall confession, and gave Eomare a com plete description of the ""way he killed the girl, wn'ioh exactly tallies with the mode already presupposed. Pomara aaid to him, in answer, that he was very "glad that he, hid made a clean breast of it, as it was aitisfactory to everybody, to know that he. was not punifhed without cause, and that it would be inueb. better for himself to leave the world so than without having spoken. In the latterhjpart of the samo day Matiu viaitgd the prisoner, and heard from his lips the isame confeusion. [We have'reoeived the foregoing particulars from the Rev. Wi Pomsre and Matiu in the presence of Paora Tuhaere and Civil Com-! miasioner Kemp. Those who underatand the Maori oharaoter, say there is nothing' atranga in Nutene maintaining to everyone el*o ttM.innowßoei]

OUR LONDON SHIPPING LETTER.

THE BARON ABERDARE IS A

STORM,

(FBOM OUR OWIT COERE<PONDENT.)

Lom)ON t, December 24, 1874. Sikof writing you by last mail we have ex perienced very heavy revolving g*les, on oar coast, which lasted »ith uncertain weather for no less than fourteen days, during which time great damage was donq to shipping, and more than ordinary lbf-s of life, which 1 have no doubt you will see by the English papers. The company's chartered sbip Baron Aber dare was out in the full force of one of these great winter storms, and was detained for several days iv the channel, but I am pleased to say that the ship landed he pilot off Ply mouth on the 14th, at 7 a.m., the wind being N.E., and as she got the first of the change of the easterly winds, and blowing from that direction ever since, she made' a rapid pas sage across the Bay of-.JJiscay, a.nd being a large powerful ship," t have no doubt you will have bf r out under 80 days. You have; tUre a old colonists returning, by, her,; viz , Captai n Han ison and daughter, and Mr Jackman. The new ship Femslen will leave Graves end, in charge of Captain Frazer, about the Ist of January. She will be quite full of siloon pissengers, and 180 immigrants, 30 of the same being single wonoen. r>r Fox will be in charge as medical man. Hew»3 for a considerate time medical practitioner on I he Thames Gold fields The Fernglen is a fine smarfc ship of 817 tons register, and haying the appearance of a fine sail«r. You mi>>ht expect to see her in about 80 days, as she will leave here in fine trim for a passage. She takes the following saloon pass«nterd : - Mrs Goertz and .maid, Mfrs C .U«-tt, Mr Kelson. Dr Fox and wife. Miss B<tdhain, Mr Badham, MrHvmtomrn Lynns. E-nigrants, 180 adults. 30 of whom a--e single women.

The Caller On is the next Auckland ship, which leaves here with cargo only about the 25th of January. During the month shipping to all ports in New Zealand has been exceedng'y brisk, more especially to Auckland and Wellington, and dead weight for all po>fcs ha? "come for ward freely except for Auckland; Nearly all the emigrant ships lately have been dispatched with short nnm^ers, in a great measure owing to the Christmas holidays ; and, I have no doubt, the recent number of casualties in the late gales has frightened the people from venturing out in the winter weather. • • ,■ - - -■•■ I

The company's chartered ship "Wennirfg-; ton arrived on tbe 21st,.after, the^ Jong pas sage of 122 days. . _ ' The ship Edwin Pox" parted her chains' during one of the gales in the Downs, and returned to London, but sustained no damage and is on the point of mailing again with emigrants for New Zealand. I enclose a list ,of ships and passengers Bailed'dnring_ the mon'h. r . .'■ ' -J, We have had an unusual heavy fall of snow, and all the ornamented waters in the parks.are frozen, and skating and other games have been indulged in by thousands of people, not only by day but on fine moonlight nights! ItANGITIKI, FOB OTAOO, DEC, J9, 1874-4^',,; Saloon ~ '.. .. '.." .'ft adulta i Second cabin ..,, ... I<~ >svsd Si. wm, . '. : Steerage ~ ...'..*,... ~; .^.v' ;sK ■■' ■«■:■-■!<''» I Total ....... _..... 26%; adult* v Dallam Towbb, foiv WisiiLiKGTov, Dec. 22,1874— Married couples.. .. \. I^B adults Single men .. .. ~' 66 " „ _ ; ; Single women .. .. .. ,33 ~ ■.»>....■:.'■! Paid passengers .. .. ... 3,. „ :;:::":;:3r0w ir ,;.:.;,. ~,,..::,.,^...^:.^m -aduita;,

THE SUEZ MAIL.

The b.b. Macgregor, which arrived in harbor last night, was the- bearer of the Aucklaud portion of tho Suez maij. ;From;rpapers:to hand we make the following extracts : —

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.

la the Court of Common Pleas, yesterday, before Mr Justice Brett and a special jury, Miss Agnes Williamson: Fyfe brought an action against Mr Sfc John Stukeiy Johnson to recover clamages*~fo"r the breach of an alleged,promise, tq marry her,. , ; ...v.-.t In the opening speech it was said that, jin 1871,- the plaintiff was -staying with Her brother-in-law at the Warren}' at' Star'Crofisf, I and,there, became introduced,nto -defend am I as Captain Wynnebury Werner;, and^their . acquaintance ripened intp an engagement, jiljb ' then became k'aowri Jthat; the defendant ivfajs not Captain Werner at all,.but a. Mr.<Tohuson aud that .his change of name had been adopted'in consequence of^his ha?ing,jeri listed in the army and deserted. He wag, however, entitled v ,,to a reyersionaiyr interest iv £16,000, and he was the owner of a ship which was'trading in the1 China -'■■ The Iqtiniacy jcontinued', for two^years^^ryl,''then the defendant broke off the: engagement, and within a few days married another lady. The letters which had Bassei, wera ex|reme'iy O vpluminous'., u t (''Z . 11 .'.'.-^,.' (i V'L .'! n o '~V,j-,o I Miaa Fyfe, the plaintiff, examined : Go

thiß'l^th^Ailgusti'lSTr^r.WM'iQtipduoea by soirie frieods^who were;Btskyi'pg^.aj|'^h''e/'i'ni^jat MounkoPl^w&Ki $fc»r Oitoss, 1p the; deferidi-

ant, as Captain W. Werner. We were very much together. -During the winter of 1871 he continually'^isifc^d at Sl'r Hay's. He is a" j ustre'e of .jthe 'peace, ,^anbl • lHvfts^W' il^vbfa a Lodge. Stair Cross. The defendant from timb

to time told me a great deal about himself. We- J''^h.',,M !^ t ..Hay H w.ere 4^ fre^uciatly out boating,^ sketching,, rea^Wg^Anfl *89 ■<*& „ He'proposea marriage on the 2ad May, 1872J.1 I accepted him, but said he must see some of his friendtf-^efpre Itnide'a^y formal engage-: D&^t; 1 r He^went $o£t. t^onard's" a few'tlays % afterwards. We said!_i£ was to see the John-?

sp°fhowH# Mft&oMK w^njikbroad! looking after hia affairs, and he bad not seen Mrs Johnson, _He asked, if I_would:'marry I lh\m -ft (he^pqijldi projide tSr(M»'-C (H*r Jradl previously said hfl JEOuld goto China i6fsyvp years if I would, marry him on hi* .return1 .$. -tM Ansoon.as ne rstur»ed,irom -St...Leonard's we were formally engaged. I Mr Juitide Bi-elit i'1 What^do'yoS ihiatt-by' -a"formal engagemieat ? j 0 Witne&jVit^ro^ito ro^ryiiiiinOnrhis was openly known in tho f Ainily Mr -Hay went to Oakhamptonto see Mrs Johnson and defendant at a place in Cornwall. I askod him if iiaigfela Wynnbbuiign:vw'aßv-hW smbthfer, and he saidI'"'N^' IJHekWcf:'toidi'&^'!-iihis'' f^JXMm'l&^luy^^f^ Who are you ?" He said, "My name v St. Johki Stukely Johnson,'' ard he said he had en ilia^diarf^ d^er^ed. U^ sfeidlh^l ha? C^eii the name of CaptainJSLerner for safety fioin »rreafc. o>Hd said he was a decendant c^f '_ Stofkeie^,' t 'the ■'>ntignaHan,j |.'a'ritf thaft'"'^i» y other' had j>een Ja. JMti^TDp jejj 'aijdf lie catne ,of a very,old family. I BaidV«".lioi^ve<you butldon't know about rnaVtyiiigfyoU. Tha,t lmtastta^eaweek'tp.c^n^ia^r^ lsrd ; Bo^;ind< ■aw His ' mother: I ,wrp.ija ii iof,i»iiß.-iJ;o!iJtiiiß effect.:-Come back if you choose to do so. J will trust iff your loire for mev'butji'mfercy never deceive me again." ''irece'ive'd ajveply in which he said ne ahould be more, unar»teful tnan( '&# 4ow«rt' 'Created tnin^ h^ forgot iUJfib ;generos^tyi,> !fi On!:iAahfv.'OTfedn«sday I had had some years before. I afterwards wrote tpibwi^rßear,St«k%,-Although' 1 "fl 1 P^HR! 1?! truthful, I have been deceiving you i n tejling you. 'what' you 11oug1iiJ'ipl,Mvft!;^P^;jßWuioisl. r how that, Hannah has,, told,.yon, you arfe perfectly free,, and y.ou' iuust think - well : .The fever, had temporarily affocted my •intelkct, > and I had been placed under care Ma S'ta^*l^ll^, Priy^ter, hou^e:', "fXfft '/.fiv^ weokj I completely r«coy«Md, aad kave had

no return of the »ff<sOtion since. The de^ fendant" answered :— "My own darling Agnesy----JE)b not, I beseech you, speak of my love for yon like this. I will not give you up." The defendant becance ia danger of arrest for desertion, and I advised him to give himself up. He said* he would think about ic. 1 saw him at Exeter, and he promised ma to come to London to see Mr. Phillips in the Temple, and see what he should do. I slid, "fctukeley, would you rather be free ; then you could go back to India, and not mind about the desertion at all?" His answer was, "Free from you! No " The defence was that the plaintiff bad been in a Lunatic Asylum, and that she had re leased the defendant from his engagement. The jury returned a verdict for plaintitt, with £500 damages.

RELIGIOUS BI3TUHBANCE3 IN BRAZIL. Iteiigious disturbances have broken out in the provinces of Parahyba and Peinambuco. The rioters raise.! cries of, " Down with the Free-masons." The occasion of the disturb ancs was the recent condemnation of the Bishops of.Pera and Pernainbueo.^ Troops and ■•■men-of-war from Bahia and'Eio have been sent to the scene of disorder.

TH E CAPE t>l \MOND-FIELDS. The news from the dianiondrtields, at the Cape of Good Hope, is nut encouraging. The mines are only kept clear of water at;a vast expense. Accounts from the goldhelds ara contradictory. :* tfo new rushes are reported.

EXCOMMUNICATION Itf CHILI, „ The Archbishop of .Santiago and the Bisbops of Concepeion and Serena have published a pastoral, excommunicating the President, his Ministers, and several mem beis of his Council, and a lon^ Hat of senators and rleputios, for the part fhey too* in certain clauses of the new panal code, pro biwiting, unier penalty, trie promu!g-i*ionot Papal bulls exciting to sedition. Toe ex cmimunication did not-., however, prevent Congress from voting the salaries of the clergy a* usual. A KEMAKKABLE CASE. ( An occurrence, perhaps without a parallel, was wiuusSed at the closa of the assizes at Chester, of which the Manchester Guardian giv<ssi the following acconnt : ■- "Mary 'Lan caster, thirty-three, was indicted for the manslaughter of her husband, John Lan caster, as Birkenhead. The deceased had long led^ the prisoner a wretched life, and on September 13, he came home drunk and kicked over the meat which she was prepar ing for his dinner. -He then thrashed her, and in a passion the prisoner threw at him a sharpening. • steel, and caused his death. The prisoner was.a hardworking woman, and in /Spite of-, her husband's ill-treat ment of her, had done her best to make his home comfortable. The jury found the prisoner 'Guilty.' Mr. Justice Brett, addressing Ihe prisoner, then said: 'I believe that if 1 thought it right to act according to jour own feelings I shoull say nothing ■ about this unhappy husband of your*., As far &b I can see, yon were a respectable, bard-working, well-behaved wife and 1 feel bound to say a greater brute than your husband was, I have seldom heard of. There are circumstances in the depositions even worse than those which have been brought forward: They show that, even on the very last day you were together, you were doiog all you could to make his home comfortable, and to make him happy. With a brutality which made me shudder when I read it, he cast away that which you had prepared for him. He has been beating and ill-treat ing you for months, prohably for years, »nd it ia nothing but the tenderness, and forgiven ness of .the woman and wife which prevented you from having bim punished for crimes be conomlitted against you time after time. It is only when he has driven you'to desperation by ill-treating you the whole day, and I dare s»jfr was on thepoint of ill-treating you again, that you, in a moment of paesion, took up a. formidable weapon and threw.it at bim, I believo without intention of striking him. It did strike him, and you immediately ran for assistance, and did all you «ould to save him. A!i the real right in the caee waa on your side—all the real wrong on your husband's, and God forbid that I should ever punish you. I will be no. party, to it. I will not even make this judgment complete.- I will not allow it to be said by anybody that you area convicted felon—(hear, hear) -for a conviction is not complete until a sentence is passed, and I mean.to pass no sentence at all. (Loud cheering,--which for some time the officials of the Court vainly endeavoured to "'suppress.) I'shall merely-ask you to enter into yfur own recognizaheces to come lip for judgment if .called upuu, and nobody in the world will ever cali upon you—God ~forbid : they ever should. , (ltenewed cheer ing, during which the prisoner left the dock.) .'tDEEAiDIUL, RAILWAY ACCIDENT? !

~r ; lt is our painful duty to^pnronicle one"-of the most terrible railway disasters which has -ever happened in thiscountry. ■On Decetn- • ;het-' 124, a^'; 11 '40; an express;tram, abound fcom ibje-. North^ and crammed, "with •Christ maa, passengers, -left the Oxford station of the Great Western Rai)wayv; tft^consisted-of -aixtgen^cartiagea,- dfawn-tiy-twa^ngiueH. -All ?wrentr we^l- ootjlj the heavily;)adjeft traiiQir hv&St at Sfiipton, about a mile"and aQiWf. from Woodattefik-rpad, station.;! Just be fore reaching the hridge crossing the' canal at that particular place the Xtire '01-^ne ;of 'the -Wheels of the; 'Carriage next ■ the engine camo off, and in a'Qibgraiit several! carria^s'^weSe1 €hr<vwu eff thVrhils down an embai>kteeSit''t;^'e'Dty'ftiet 'itfßei's^t, two or iJiree.T^^tEem^lXalliDg"jivfccLlhe ican'aL^The train was travelling at the rate of thirty-five mileß an hour at tiie time, and the destruc tion was, Jheitffoce,' aw.f, aU The struetglesfof ;toe drownijig,,the ories of the^ wounded, the hissing and snorting of the engines^ and the wreck-offtherruined carriages, vcoinbined ?to makeupasc.enewhJicbwUlnever^eerasedfrom the memories of those who witnessed TJbiit^'One'bodiea* have been -recovered, ahd • it is feared that'there are yet some ia the water. The maimed and bruised may be counted by score*. AmoußSt those. .who e«c*p«d-^w4thout-in jury-ate-theJ&eAiV- James' -Stack, ofjl^ejw Zealand, missionary resident at Portsmouth*, who was accompanied by •MissK. H. StaQk.; ll the rev. gentleman and Miss Stack were almost miraculously pre aeßvetl from hurt, »a ho made eeveral at-' temps to enter that part of the train' -Mr and-Miss btack are staying at the Maide^ead, jaoteU -, -—A-SERIES~t>F^MURDERS. ' * TBe chronicles of crime are sad as ever. . Pl^ ??% woman™ drteen half demented by her relatjonspand^acqua^intatfcei!, because of 8*? M? "?UPB ne??»" cut tiHje throat of her' infant child, and., has. loeen ' condemned 'to« death; j Another equallyftWjetohed»adt miser able woman has been sentenced to ten years penal "servitude for starvine" hefinfahT to death. jgfe A father bas been committed for trial for dashing hia qniJ<iVbrajjj^u|, and a mother, . . a'<!°* OE killing her little daughter,- aced 'twent/mohtbs,;;^^^ ~ ;■;_ ;* Ji '- k' [ ~■ ; Slifm M^6^y fP!"^yi ii^g; mechanj^,) only thirty years ot agej has lconde*mne'd to twenty y.eaji^pesnal^ seVvituiie for having adtnjnjitftre^djcprros^iVeßubJimata;to; his wife; with the intention jof.killing her. Another vjwanj i fity r fiiv«j y«ai;a of> ajje,ii who beat his wife to"rfeath' less than six months a^'^s'be^fct 'dbridenined te€i^ fSt the crime of nfimlmr^Xwl>matr ' to marry, but wß6yhS *sid, had deceived hini wi^owho.od. ,t ? ■; ,s/</ " i vIJWI, W^g (| |n, Lancashire j^ been condemned toj death, at,,Xivertiool fot kicking and beating his wife until she died fromapjuriea received; A more gross and ifcrutatcaseofcru^lty it is difficiilt to imaging hut the jury recommended the murderer to' mercy. Ev«n wone thinci than these remain

A young soldier, only twentyJbTWytq*^' V \age, who had because tf hia 1 and general good conduct beerTV^lllll^,' , with the charge of an infants' t, c*lel nected With a military departmentj'^r^J^ raged one of hid scholar*, a httle'g^mfflfflf six years old, that deatn was the me: feiW result No words that we have p4if§|ll use could describe the terrible bruitdP the act of this man. He is not alorfp^V'' eeer, for only yesterday news waaWcS*'* of a similar crima haviag been committed *: i Windsor. - >

GENERAL SUMMARY.

FKOAI THE "HOMENEWB." '" THE LABOTJKER'S DECORATION— A £5 No The Bishop of adares^: ' meeting of the Ohippenham AgricuM l Society, said some very pertinent thiitf^; the sut.jec-. of temperance, and.alludiL 7 the decorations for excellence so comm ° now-a-day, thought;' that a£s note ia ad safvihg\labourer's pocket w«uld ; be^one-nf the best decorations that could be bestdto uponvhim.- '-"■ /-■'/"■ -■■*">-- - Ji : :.-n&lea."

GLADSTONES PAMPHLET.

The discussion upon Mr GftasWe'sTJain p'hlefc assumed a'very different ph^e^stfi " as the dignitaries of the Catholic Caurcli'a^ concerned, on the 29:h of OctoW. o n \w day a circular from Archbishop Mannin»*WM read in the,various Roman Catholic/Uha^hes and it spoke with no uncertain .sojand Th Archbiihop roundly asserted." that wW V er d.'.es hot iii his heart receive and believe in the doctrine of the Immaculate;;G«nception and the li.f.liibility of the;l ope ceases to lie ,a - Catholic.?' 'i his has '-sHbeleitwLJßfill Catholics aa much as it has elated iW Pr.otestari.ts ; aiid, his by, no,meaug.addedto that ."Christian charity that is fcupposed to characterise both Churches.

REETOrOtS "SBNSATfoKT —— —

■ Another r<sl gious sensation occurred oni the fame d*y at Oxford.; Bishop Coleoio had been announced to "preach' in thelftv * t Church, the"which preichiai/ was forßSfljjjl by the Lordlßishnp of Oxford.: Ttj e Rector f.f the parish cmld not, of course, flispW .'thex>rderof his snp -r:or, but got ou^of-^J ■ difficulty iby'himself rea'ditfg>-».he sermon ' prep »r<ul by the South-African Bishop, wh o however,'preached in the CliapeT of Bailioi on the -satee day. .Jhe. matter caused*, good deal of excitement, and the iay «otb(ai ties of Oxford placed-any v(jf the'city/briiij. ings afc the-disposal'of Bisliop JC()le^^ preaching purposes. :Ici,pieasng cpntraitiJto the affiiir at Oxford were the.prbceedinbKr jit Abbey onj *' Jtra a!jsjS3si AndreT7's-_a a y'1.. The day had .b&iS*£ pointed"aa one of special iatercessidn-W-be- i half of Foieiga Missions. Deah'-Saifflijy I preached in the afternoon, ajidf lin^jj;h c name of the rejected at Oxf tA 'w&h" s thoui«i Bishop Sehvyn and David Livingatone.'tfin. y sionarJes who hid treated the heatafeiiiaainflif whom' they laboured as brethren.,' lHrthe eve'nih.i a. Presbyterian;. Or Caird; ■'■■ Pr&cijiai <if ihe University of Glasgow, preached Tfr& the same pulpit,^and to tile contrast wag com pletei*'" ~,:,:: it, .;/. M .... :•. . hi VINGSTO-E's JOURXAL. Livingstoue's last jonrrjal_i?as_algcii!iee« published, and it wouldrbe difficult toaselect two ttren'so-widely different'as th>|>ruic^uid thd ex'pl.T-er. The one made the twit^f circuuQStance3.exceftionally favgg3^^S|>e othWr turned circunistances t(f his j,own account, and was in ihe truest,and sense a co< 'queror, wh» died.*u,p6ri']b;s Kneel fLgh'tlrig't'he Kattle.oft'ie,oppressed. . :) At ampe vicg 6l_jianers held • on l»eceinber 2. Mr A. Macdonald^ aM;P., told the audience th^t!Tt*jS^ coDstitntiop of things qnitfe justirled'them in 'detDatfiiß|^in increase of wage?,; ajijd that a ''jiJTRif as "miicK rig-it" to fix* the pricelol: hii labour as a newspaper proprietor had to charge a. penny for his "j->nrnal::. On. December 7a "'roeetibg^was^'bita at Wllis's'lJbprns. at wliica the Dak|t> of EdhlnVrgh presided__ jrjfe oH]>ct= "gaf to "raipe funris.to so extend the buTldiigs oithe . 6f Edinbnf3h J that Bcienijfiiifejn stmction'shpidd. Be carriefon uhderi=i»^re favourable circumstances.1-; iThe^joyay^r rasn made jtcapifal speech, and referred to . SAiTie • df.. his. - personal' experieDC'es;' at^'the University aa instanuinsj'the''d^sir^D'Hty'of the change bought.' " One hundred thousand -jaorinds are wa'nted-j-Qf-4hw-«tm over aixty 'ih>ve A be'en,;already.i Bu.bgcri.bed. .JBy&fflfy rector of the—University fias atfj^^^^i thousandi pounds-^ rj ; i oT The arcbrapoatle of church MfliSilfpilr Mackonochie, of St 4J.ban'p, Holbotn, WMj early in the month, foHjidigijUtyiiinffiiih* Court of Archpß ( xo.fj,iepjoiinitting illegal «ct« .during the celebration of Bivift* .fWdrsSip. H« wis suspended-in his officeiforsix'wefeta, and-ordfei^ti^ipaiy-'cipsti]' 3 "-''Aiftittiis?, 3<^5MS , of "<jOsturne^jpccupiefl'tHerCourii'SiF'Oonimoß ?/eas iorilie whole of the 7th and Bhj>f ■ -.Novembßrj and- ended id- * way ..entirely ' wisfstopVy)-' ;';,,,,; ,. ' h ' ,j£^:& ~ .,- ,T.he anti-income ,'t»x. people"heH:»iow^B "on €Ke^ i Bj»jDe. a ciayi..and in con^^EipjSi^|tt this subj- ct -it—is- worthy of remak ,jw*;.:: whilst a penny,, .rnorje-oi; less, Make8 J» difirer ence in the rev«rtie w (jf t^fff, xn.ijlli(jn%§|ef^pg now, the samejjp^nijy.jiniitheaiupe'.soisSir fAPfeecf JP#fel .Kould "only have produced teTen handred thousand pounda. -r vw&>'fJMj:;; : " _Mrß.Eawee.tf;, the wpmen'a rights • cli«iB • •^Brbaj-idelivefed "a lecWre^on* thej%^^^» at the"«'-G»i085 >j;Ha'lj'!i Glaswotisftb^aSfect being^./'^pme cflf .the jwqmen'cbaractsicpf J B 7rh»ckway,-jj ind^GeoiiSTEnm1' '.rJFheCwoinen<''dra**n> by- * Dickens caine^lgly off on.,th.e f occa,sintt, for ■ihey'%sfe~o'escriD«<l a^^beliWy i<jmKe^le':id3!Dtiic > .»nd under-sized." That; they were "alsot.fascinating?wagMJgjfffi

but to the ordinary strpngjmin^ed women thia latter is "ho High recommendation. The first volume of. the Life of Prince Albert haa been published, but little' new light is thrown bn;the character »ncl jsondufit of a. man' uho was sufficienily--icoM3onPiC» to leave no evil brh'nd him. -jpr "A John.Murray Jiasjußt published ths Bi»ry of the Shah of Persia. _The_Bhah Bajtrtmt " whoever <Kehaves- to the police is adjudged worthy of death." „ W??*.. -t.KisVeatfv-tli^ case-tSelabours oFtle/ScnlW Board with reference to small boys^wojild be reiiuced^ to, a minimum^ Kot only clow the % Lfißiion^boy behave disrespectfully-to the police; ;but treats them with p^itive,^ -t«m'p't. r- to*B<l oi' it- it" l*' tiiy ° X '"'""' em Dscetnber 25. ~By the taiddle bt-piMSßmSe* London andthe country td s!the'nt*ftli'IMiew 0 * had experienced'a^heayy fall of snow— M jhejvv indeed,jfchajb. it, «tiil lies on jtbj grfiind. "ToT the snow succeeded j some*tolerably bird: ( frosts,-, and plating withi the qsuaji nunatorJcf accidents, and in aome insfances death.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The greatly admlted, ii^«^ct or playi^f the " perfpfmedriast£evening »t the, Prince of/Wales tneaire?" JThe^hoaßJ was 1 filled on, ,tti&_ occasion hy interested —spectators—-and'he princtpatractorarp^' • plimerited^ betWa the^cta." J'sha 'George Darrell retrraepred — Mm JEaller, andrMr posiiibn in 'draaia^id literature. It w»i Ml:.:':■ 'a'^'naturiilly put before -the- »u<iien<^>> f^S b> bhe*ceoe painter Kemp'. 'The cbiariS^",, . BR.ftlWiftffii Tppcasipiiji'J.iPatKw in- «ktrict,ohfta^ ence to the leadingsapirit*of>•■itfie<.^^«m *'' Parrel! wksW'^uit^ «l^al <it* i||^'3lßP r-,lii i^^FJflg Q^>Cg}}B(t,^alrtfrppurg^#pd*B*?* s ,(\u,e;fqrce,aiid coloiirin/sr.tjo tha'poi*ir*ifcwiwj« G.>na*, ... Mr'Olly'Deering>#a«'caiii'til l .*|? l<t Solomon ; ■aiiJd'.M'r'iPaffi"iPoole 1 "di?"m* **** as the Pejter; of tjbe t jplay, r , His p»rticn'arly humorous 'ih&iiifer sef'mi 1 to' life to *J m? 8f inani'm*te**hinj?sj *Mr Hollo way w home as the 1 'iSfhtttof "Joneg and th« oiher ladyjtttii^i .iujWu^d. t |h«j ( j?»r» «*■

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