HIGH WATEU : This evening, 8.48 ; to morrow morning 4.21 ' SUN SET : This erenhig, 7.6 ; SUN BISK : to morrow tnorninir, 5.22 MOON'S aGJE : New Moon, 6th, 7.34 p m.

ARRIVALS.

Mary Melville, echooner, from Napier Wild Duck, ketch, from Waikato (m the Mauukau)

DEPARTURES.

East Lothian, barque, for Lyttelton. Clematis, kutch, for Lyt eltoa Mercury, cuiter, for Waifcato (from the Manukau)

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Tyttelton—Peerless, schoonrr. ear y For WV.lmgtm— lbxtross schooner e-txly For the sun's —Kenilwortb, schooner, early F r Nt-w York- Ayr, barque, early i' Edith Fwose, b* qic early For Honoiu.u and San Francisco Macgregor, s.s., 19 ti Ftbruary , For London'- Glehlora ship. Jungfrau, barque, eariy For Sydney— Hero, s.s, 7th February

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s; from Sydney, Thursday ' Papua, schooner, from Karotonga, early Anazi, barque, from London ; sailed October 28 Kapido, barque,from New York, via Adelaide . Magellan Clcud, from Lyttelton, early Ryno, brigantine', from Kotumah, early Helena, brigantine, from Lyttelton, early Memento, barque, from Newcastle, early Lidy Franklin, barque, from Newcastle; sailed 14th ult Prince Alfred, barquentine, from Eussell, early Ada, barque, from London ; sailed Uov 24 India, ship, from London ; sailed Nov 24 Wonga "Wonga. s.s, frqm Sydney, early iTiery Cross, schooner, from Oamaru. early Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town, early Itetttia schooner, from Dunedin >ightlngale, biigantine, from Melbourne Helen, barque, liom Adtlaide _ Baron Abedare, ship, fiom London; sailed Dec 8 The barque Martha is discharging her cargo of coals into the hulk Cantero. The s.s. Hero is expected from Sydney on Thurs day next, and is advertised to sail again on the 7th instant. ««_'■«■ The ketch Fanny Kelly has been purchased by Mr ■ J. W., Waller, for Preece, Howard and Co, for tne Tairiia trade, for £750. The ketch Wild Duck has been chartered by Messrs Brogden and Sons to males several trips with timber cargoes between Waitara and Foxton, and Greymouth and Waitara. • The cutter Mercury left the Manukau early this morning for the Waikato. The cutter Hero, which left the Manukau. on Fri • day, in company with the Amaranth, encountered the gale reported by the Atalanta. Her sails were blown to ribbons, and she was forced to run back for L the Manukau. She had not sailed again up to this. morning. The Amaranth escaped injury, and kept on her voyage. The ketch Wild Duck, Captain Abrams, arrived in ~ the Manukau at five o'clock last night, with 15 tons 'coals for J. W. Waller. The brig Syren left the Waikato on Friday last for Xyttelton, with 106,000 feet timber shipped at Gib ' bons'mill. 01 " The schooner Dagmar arrived at Waikato on Saturday morning from Oamarn. She brings a cargo ' • of ClO bags of grain for Mr K. Lamb, Ngaruawahia. The schooner Strathnaver arrived in the Waikato on Sunday morning from Oamaru, via Lyttelton, with a cargo of grain for Mr R. Lamb. The. brigantine.Nightingale, on the'27th ultimo, was ; a full ship at Melbourne, and was to sail for Auck land on- the Ist instant. Her cargo, principally Yarraville sugar, is consigned to Mr Jno. Reid. The cutter Coralie has entered inwards from Tairua with 20,000 feet timber. : The ketch Fanny Kelly is to leave at once for ', -Tairua, with a quantity of stores. .-« The barque East Lothian sailed for Wangaroa last night. The schooner Kenilworth was towed from the Glenlora this' afternoon to the eastward of the wharf. _ | .-, - .The discharging' of the Edith is now complete. The . oil, Roes into the Glenlora. ' , ~ ' j . .Th 3 schooner Peerless is alongside the Edith Rose, transhipping kerosene for Lyttelton. i : The-brig Wave was this afternoon sailed over to Rosa's y&vd, in Freeman's Bay, to be 6verhauled. ; The ketch Clematis sailed this morning for liyttel ton. with a cargo of timber. ' . , , (The barque Lady Franklin arrived this afternoon 'from- Newcastle, with a cargo of coals consigned to . Mr John Eeidv ; ',- The ssboonerMary MeMHebringslJ baleswoolfor "the New Zealand Loan Company. We learn that the fine schooner Fairlie is' to be ~ kept'in the intercolonial trade. She was formerly in tho Chine trade..

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

.. ... Nelson, This day. The s.s. Murray left for Westport with the San Francisco mail at 7 a.m. this day. The ss. Ladybird arrived from New Plymouth at day-break to-day. ,> . "

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— For Thames, to-morrow, at 9 3D am .and 5.30 p.m. For jgabgiandel on Friday next, at 10.30 a.m. Far JJ^Sgkroa, per Kuby, this day, at 5 pm, , Korl^^liKi, per Fanny Kelly, tlii3 day, at 5 p.m. Futfj.-rfoik Islands, p e r Magic, to-monow, at 11 a.m i'o"rSvVaiwcra and Warkworth, per Lady Bowen, on Mursday next, at 10 a.m. For Tavanaki, Southern provinces, ana Australian Colonies, per Tarauaki, on Thursday next,;- at 10 a in. ! (Signed) S, B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1875.

, For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

One of the greatest of our curses is our mul titude of co-ordinate and too often conflict ing authorities. No doubt all our several interests are the better attended to by separate and independent bodies. But the misery of it is that on the border land between these authorities there is a realm of neglect and distrust, and anarchy in its literal sense. Every one remembers the long strife between the Harbour Board and City Couucil about the outshoot of Auck land's filth; but the two bodies have happily buried their animosities in the silt-basins. The Bomuin Board and the City Council over water; the Improvement Commissioners and the Education Board over the Grammar School ; and the various authorities over various border questions have wasted more time and mental energy perhaps than they have ever devoted to the immediate business within the limits of their several trust 3. Why is it that whenever our authori ties stand near their limits and look over the boundaries they bow up their backs and spit ? "Why ca*n they not ex hibit that same forbearance and spirit of accommodation, which are habitually manifested in the settlement of iatemal affairs ? : Or if it must be that a belligerent attitude is necessary or becoming when they reach the border land, why is it that we cannot have some referees or arbitrators who may promptly consider the border question and decide if -Imicably ? At the present hour the ca.vus helll is likely to be the Boach Road, continuing Port-street to Mechanic's Bay. The cutting and the filling in have been done by the Harbour Board under stipu lations of Act of Parliament. That rtoadway is nearly filled in and levelled. Whose is it now? Goodness knows. Who ought to finish it ? We don't know. It will be a border question, and the various authorities must point their bristles at one another and look defiant^ It will be completed in time we aie sure, but there must be a period for diplomacy and correspondence, and by the time the winter comes round, the completion of the roadway and footpath may probably be undertaken. It is really greatly to be regretted that among the multitude of our authorities there is not a Commissioner or " Commissioners of the Borders," some per son or persons who would have charge of ;debateable territory, and rule in No-man's Land. The roadway injquestion would be one of great convenience to a large section of the people, and we would implore some one who feels for the public to take action thereanent, and see if the question of its completion, or at least of the completion of a pathway, cannot be delivered from the entanglements of red tape.

Their Cathedral Church has long been re garded even by themselves as something of a reproach,to the members of tha Church of England in Auckland; and we know that strangers visiting Auckland are struck-with the antique but by no means venerable appearance of the quairit looking structure at the top "of Shortland-street. A deficiency of paint is the standing charge againsb the appearance presented by ; the city of Auck land to the eyes of visitors, but St. Paul's is pre-eminent for its bleached and weather beaten aspect. We are glad to learn that those who should be the most interested in the comely appearance of this chief temple of the largest and most influential section of our commu-. nity have awaked to the necessity of putting "their house in order, and that a vigorous and determined., effort is on foot to raise the necessary funds. We confess that, viewed on jpublic grounds, we should rather see the whole structure-swept awaj- as being un suitably 'located; aiid -as being incapable of being made worthy of representing the Church of England as their chief sanctuary in Auckland. We do not hesitate to say that it would be in keeping with the objects of the Improvement Commissioners to set ap"art a portion of their grounds at a very reasonable rate as a site!for such a building, and we believe it would be equally fitting to reserve a site for the magnificent Cathedral which is about to be erected by the Roman Catholics of. Auckland. Both the one building and the other would be for the "Improvement" of the City of Auckland, and with the exception oi a very few bigots whoWem to survive the healthful influences of colonial life, there are few, if there are any, in Auckland who would not feel proud at the erection on such magnifi cent Bites of wo such.buildings on we might expect to see resulting. But if this is ex pecting toojinuch; we trust that the members of the Church^of, England, not of St Paul's congregation alone, will feel impelled by re spect and love for their Church to contribute liberally to the renovation of St Paul's. The building is not capable of all that a Cathedral , Church ought > to be, but with 'th 6 -expenditure 'of £600 as contemplated, very great and im portant improvements can be .effected, and

tion in the province will not show jtself <I?n*aracterised by penuriousness. We have been often told by members of the Church of England, that they are the stingiest lot in the colony. It is true the wealthy endow ments of that Church at home have prevented their being educated to the grace of giving, bufc we hope that the liberal contributions for making their Cathedral Church decent and comely, will disprove the charge, and show that they can be as liberal as the smaller denominations when occasion demands.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a printed fly-sheet addressed "To G. M. Reed, Editor of the Star," and signed by " Edwin Carr,'> It appears that we gave some offence to this person by our reference to him in connection with the late Templar Conference, and we understand that he has been disseminating this fly-sheet in the streets and by-ways. The production'is of a harmless character, and rather washy. He says we were "pleased to attack the temperance section of this community and myself in particular." We certainly are innocent of having attacked the temperance section of the community, having for the temperance cause and Good Templarism the most genuine good wishes. Nor did we attack our corres pondent, in the sense in which attack is generally understood, But we did refer to him as one of those by whose advocacy the cause is greatly injured. And we know our views in this are shared by a large number of Good Templars. Indeed, it is not to be expected that where an illiterate and uncul tivated person like our correspondent can attain prominence in an order, eveu to occu pying its chief seat and presiding in its lodges, the educated and better order of citizens can feel much desire to be associated. Our correspondent belongs to that class of mind which being rilled with a s?nse if its own importance, cannot see why others should not place themselves oa the same level. He says iv his letter that during fourteen years he has publicly advocated the principles of total abstinence in Auckland, which is quite in accordance with what we stated ; and as long as persons of his class are regarded as representatives of the tem perance party, so long will the cause be handicapped with indifference and even contempt by the great body of the people, as at this hour. Our correspondent apeaks of crooking his finger and shutting up all the " publics " of Auckland, and realty it is to be regretted that a good cause like that of Good Templarism cannot be carried on, withoutbeing fastened on and damned by these stump orators whose ignorant conceit and effrontery and glibness of tongue, repel so many citizens possessed of self respect. Our correspondent, we believe, preaches every Sunday and "we have no doubt he regards liimself as quite equal—-nay, perhap3, superior—to the educated and re cognised clergymen of the city, having received that "inward call" from his own infernal 'impudence, which he regards as Divine. And we would put it to the Good Templars of Auckland, how can they expect either the "leading men" or . tho decency of Auckland to become associated v/hcre such a man takes posi tion. Our correspondent challenges the editor of this journal to meet him on the stump ; and further says : —" I have long ceased to see in you a respectable man/ It is true that the standard of respectability so varies that it is difficult to say what con stitutes respectability, but we think no ex pression could better show the presumption of men of this class, nor more distinctly set forth the feature that has repelled the people of Auckland from the cause of temperance and Good Templary.

The abominable nuisance caused by Mr Allender's candle factory, Parnell, wag brought under the notice of the Board of Health yesterday, by an indignant protest, signed by nearly all the residents in the vicinity. It was unanimously agreed by the Board that the rendering of fat there, which has been carried on in defiance of repeated remonstrances, should be put a stop to.

The quarterly meeting of the Good Samaritan lodge of Good Templars was well attended last evening in Wellesley-strcer. The following offijers having b^cn duly elected, were installed by Brother Aitken with the honors of the order :—T. H. Bigg, JgjfC. ; Sister Keller, W.V.T. ; John C. Uawson, C.W.T. ; -John Russell, W.T.S. ; Sister Mackie, W.T. ; O. Lewis, W.C. ; A. Baddley, W.M. ; Bro. Haley, W.I.G. ; Bro. Reid, VV.O.G. ; Sister Ward, D.M. ; Right hand supporter, Sister Finlay, Left hand supporter, Sister Ba ddely.

Mr J. Martin's evening training school for practical business education will open on the 9th of Februaiy, commencing at seven o'clock. This class will offer special advan tages to young men and others engaged in business during the day. The class will be

conducted by Mr Martin, who has had many years practical experience in shipping, insu rance, and general business, and has re ceived the highest testimonials as an ac countant. He has also conducted a business training class in London with great success.

We have a further letter from Mr. Simp son ''on the Dilharree fresh potato busi ness, which is being; rather overdone. In closing the correspondence, we make the following extract from Mr. Simpson's letter : —|" A few barrels of fresh potatoes may have been reserved exclusively for the sick, but the sick did not get them ; some sick did though, therefore I used the word favoured. •I leave it to any sensible person to judge whether,there is theshadow of a complaint in jmy lasb about woman getting wine or stout, if my illustrious countryman could get a glimpse of my letter of the 28th, he would say nothing, his good sense would teach him to reserve his judgment till he had also seen its cause."

The creditors in the estate of Henry Fugate, formerly bootmaker, in Queen street, haa taken prompt measures to obtain an explanation of the bankrupt's conduct! It will be seen by our Napier telegrams to day, that the bankrupt was arrested On a charge of obtaining goods by false pretences arid;was remanded to Auckland.

We are glad to see, that the process of filling in the rotten beach on the west side of the Queen-street wharf, has been begun by the contractor Mr Martin Donagher. By the vigorous measures which are being taken, a speedy completion may confidently be looked forward to. Mr David Gonk, has also started on the buildibg of the culvert in Mechanic's Bay inner intake. The work of reclamation here goes on apace, and at the present rate will be finished in about three weeks time.

The ordinary meeting of shareholders of the Hauraki - Saw Mill Company, Limited, was held yesterday at Mr Bennett's office, Shortlahd-street. Mr 6. B. Owen in the chair, Mr. J. S. M&cfarlane retired, and was re-elected a director. The balance sheet was adopted and the retiring auditor re elected for the present year.

There was no business in the Police Court this morning, riot even a drunkard. The Justices in attendance were Messrs John Cosgrave, and Jeorge S. Graham, but their services were not required.

A house to. house canvass is being made among the parishioners of Sfc. Paul's for con tributions, towards placing the building in a good condition. Its present appearance does not become the Cathedral Church of Auck land. About £600 will be required to com plete the alterations, and supply a uevr organ, so that the contributions must be liberal.

calls our attention to a nuisance. It is the very offensive smell arising from the piles drawn from the wharf, with the mussels and fish adhering to them, when placed on the wharf and allowed tore main in the sun. He says : "On walking up the wharf this morning it (the smell) was somgthing very offensive, and this warm weather ought to be burnt." From the fact that no instructions have been received from the General Government relative to the execution of tbe condemned ' Maori. Newton, convicted of killing the native girl, Henrietta, at Orakei, it is sur mised that the extreme penalty of the law will be commuted to imprisonment for a lengthened period. It would be interesting to know the grounds for such an exercise of the Governor's prerogative, as there were no extenuating circumstances revealed in the evidence ; indeed, the crime appears to have been one of a most deliberate, premeditated, and cold-blooded description. The Rev Mr Wallis visits the condemned man every morning, and the Rev Archdeacon Maunsell two or three times a week. He is thus constantly engaged in devotions. He seems perfectly contented. The only grievancejie lias complained of was that the authorities did not hang him at once, but kept him living in suspense. A Maori named Wi Pakine was committed to the Whau Lunatic Asylum to-day/on the medical testimony of t)r Ellis and Dr Bayntun, the said native being of unsound mind. New Zealand rope, small sizes, extra, was quoted in San Francisco when the Mikado left at 10 cent 3 per lb. with disconnt of 1 cent per lb. for invoices of 10,000 lbs. and upwards. The Meurant case came again before His fifonor F. D. Fenton, Chief Judge of the Native Lands Court, yesterday. The claim is for compensation for twenty acres of land at Remuera, originally given, with ten other acres, to Mrs Meurant as a marriage portion, but subsequently taken away by Sir George Grey. A dispute has been raised regarding the title of the natives who granted the land to the claimant. The evidence of Mr George Graham and Mrs Crippen was taken yesfeer day, and the investigation of the case, which is very much complicated, will occupy a long time.

Eeferring to the price of bread a corres pondent writes :—" I hope you will bear in mind that the greater portion of the* bakers did not advance the bread ; so there was a loss when the flour advanced. Therefore I don't think it would be reasonable to expect that portion of them to lower it just now. If the bread was to be lowered a halfpenny each time the flour fell £2, I rather think us bakers would be following in the wake of the Wellington Co-operative Bakery Company Any one that knows anything about the baking business would not grumble at 4d. for bread while the flour 13 £15 per ton." [Our correspondent must be aware that many bakers advanced the price of bread to 4^i on account of the rise in the price of flour. Will he, judging from personal experience, inform us whether fouipence is not ample for bread at the present rate of flour ?—Ed. 22.5.]

In our notice of the sale of the New Zea land Company's crushing plant yesterday it should have been stated that the whole of the plant, two batteries, 4c, was offered in one lot. The Tokatea Company bid £1000, and Mr Pittar, manager of the company, bought the property in.

A correspondent under the signature " North " writes urging us to issue a weekly edition of the Star. He says :"I feel that the fearlessness of the Star in giving fair play to all classes, and in exposing high handed injusticeand oppression, is agreat boon to the inhabitants of the capital of the North and the qiiestion naturally occurs why should we who are in the country be left with our milk and water weeklies ? We can admire the paper that will stand by the weak against the strong, as well as the people of Auckland, but then wo don't wish to pay for six postage stamps when one should do."

Since his marriage with Miss Isabella Carandini, Mr Cotterell and his wife have ceased to be members of the Carandini Com pany, and they are now giving entertain ments in Tasmania on their own account. They are assisted by Mr Landergan as pianist. At Launceston they were extremely well received. The company has alao lost Mr Henry Gordon. With these secessions from its ranks the Carandini Company, not a very strong one since Miss Rosina retired, must be weak indeed. It is reported thai Madame Carandini, wearied with public life, will retire—perhaps go back to the mysterious family estates —in Italy—about which so much has been heard, and so little is known.

" A Good Templar" writes in answer to "Vulcan." He says:—"lf your correspon dent ' Vulcan' will look over the Good Templar constitution, which he has (or at least had one when he belonged to the Order) he will find that there is no restriction on any member of the Order putting up at any respectable hotel. I pity any man, who, like 'Vulcan,' after holding office in his lodge, has no better employment than to be in hotels for the purpose of watching who comes in."

' j The conflicting estimates of the New Zea land debt given by Mr Vogel and leading colonial statements, seem to be more than matched by the muddled financial condition of New York city: From a telegram of Jan. 4, published in American papers by the Mikado, we learn that the New York Board of Aldermen met at noon that day. Mayor Wickham's message was received, stating that it was impossible to give the amount of the debt of the city. The.controller's state ments show a total debt, less the sinking fund, of 110,000,000 dollars. There is also a floating debt of from ten to twenty millions.

A well-written article on Mr Gladstone and the Vatican decrees opens this month's number of the Presbyterian Church News. The question is one occupying the attention of all branches of the Christian Church fin the1 United Kingdom, and has perhaps re ceived too little attention from the Churches in the colonies. The article in the News possesses, therefore, a special value. The second paper of the number is devoted to "The Religious Awaken ing in Ireland" which has followed the labours of Messrs Moody and Sanky, who were so successful in the same direction in Scotland and the North of England. The plan of the exchange of pulpits arranged by ) the Presbytery for the second and [ third Suadays of the present month, with the view of arousing the people fromt their spiritual lethargy, is published. An account of "A short evangelistic tour in the Waikato" will, no doubt, be read with much interest. A chapter is occupied with some remarks on the invitation to visit Aus trajia given by Melbourne -ministers and friends to the American Evangelists now in the United Kingdom. The progress of missionary enterprise in the New Hebrides group! is described in various extracts from private letters from the Rev Mr Watt. The Church News, local and foreign, is interest ing and complete.

The fourth session of St James' Mutual Improvement Association was commenced last evening with the chairman's opening address, and an interesting and well-written essay by the vice- President, Mr W. Gorrie, on " Modern, novelists," which elicited a lively and instructive discussion from several of the members.

A second lecture will be delivered this evening in the Pitt-street Weßleyan church, on "Samoa and New Guinea," by the Key. George Brown. Mr Brown's knowledge of those islands and their natives, renders him eminently adapted to the task of lecturing upon them.

CHARGE OF RAPE.

A young man named Idward Pathson, said to be respectably connected, was arrested early this morning in the village of Otahumi, by Detective Jeffrey, on the serious charge of having committed a rape on the person oi Nellie Howe, a child of tender years. Ihe families of Pattison and Howe were next door neighbours, and were on terms ot in timacy. We are unable, however, at present to furnish further particulars. The prisoner however, who appears to feel his position intensely, and frequently sheds tears, will be brought up at the Police Court to morrow to answer for the charge, when, it is expected, some sad and melancholy disclosures will be made by the several witnesses in attendance in relation to the case

THE RETURN OF THE REPRESEN TATIVES.—PUBLIC MEETING.

\ plblic MEETING was held to-day at the Insurance Buildings, to take into considera tion the best means to celebrate the return of the Champion and the Rifle Representa tives from the Thames. A very few were present. His Worship the Mayor was voted to the chair, and read the notice convening the meeting. Mr H. Isaacs said he thought that the reason of so small a muster, was not through want of sympathy with the representatives, but because of the hour (noon) being an awkward one for business men. He should therefore move that this meeting do adjourn till to-morrow night, it being left to his Worship tbe Mayor to advertise the place and the hour. This was seconded by Lieut. Kitchen, and carried unanimously. The meeting then separated.

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

A Berlin correspondent says " The report that Queen Victoria had written to the Emperor William! William, urging him .to adopt a more moderate policy with regard to the strife now in progress in Germany between the Church and State, causea much comment here, and is regarded in Übra montane circles with much favor. The San Sebastian official Gazette pub lishes Prince Bismarck's circular note of May 14lh, 1872, which was read in the secret session of the Yon A-mim trial. The note declares that because of the declaration of the dogma of Infallibility of the Pope, it is desirable that the Powers should take step 3 towards concerted action in view of the next Papal election. The Lord Chamberlain of England has pro hibited any indecent theatrical performances, and has warned the managers of theatres against allowing indecent dances to be per formed, or allowing actresses to wear indecent

dresses. President MacMahon has decided to have a military display on a grand scale during the coming spring, for the purpose of testing the efficiency of "both artillery and infantry in military tactics. He has given orders to the various army commanders to begin at once preparations for a series of manoeuvres to be participated in by the whole French army, which will probably take place in May.

SHOCKING CRIMES AND ACCIDENTS.

Memphis, January s.—Four negroes have been arrested near Sharon for the murder and burning of the Borum family. One of them confessed that there were six engaged in the murder. He said that they killed Borum, his wife and the negro, and then burned the two children alive. The confes sion has caused a great excitement, and twenty men have started, for West Point to barn the negroes. The trial of Jesse Pomeroy, "the boy fiend," for killing Horace H. Miller, aged 14, has been concluded at Boston, the jury find ing a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, and recommended the prisoner to mercy. New York, December 14.—Yesterday afternoon five children of John Dotterich, proprietor of a large dairy establishment, living near Paterson, New Jersey, were play ing with a sleigh on the ice, near the house, when it gave way and all were precipitated into the water, and drowned in sight of their mother, who was standing on the bank of the pond. There were four girls and one boy, aged between six and sixteen years. None of the bodies are yet recovered.

FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

A shockingrailway accident has occurred on the Central Pacific line. When the western bound emigrant train was nearine; the station at Boca, a flag station about twelve miles east of Truckee, and was switching off to let the west-bound passenger train pass. The rear of the emigrant train was struck by the passenger engine before it reached the side track. The engine struck the cattle car, literally crushing through it, and also smashing the caboose, throwing them, together with one emigrant passenger car, off the track and down an embankment thirty feet deep into the Tiuckee river below. Then began one of the most heartrending of scenes. The morning was dark, and the bellowing of the wounded and dying cattle, the shrieks of the terrified human beings as they were hurled from sleep into death, and the terrible cries of the dying as they strug gled in the water below, were enough to curdle the blood and make the stoutest heart grow sick. A Boon as possible the passengers, from both trains rushed to the rescue. The car that was thrown over the embankment rolled over twice, when the top came off scattering the inmates- down into the river. Two men were killed out right and several terribly injured, and many more suffered with bruised bodies1 and broken-limbs. v "_'..' U,

AMERICAN ITEMS.

The Republican members of the United States Senate have agreed upon a Currency Bil|, which provides that the resumption of legal tenders shall begin on the Ist of January next, and that silver coin shall take the place of fractional currency.—Official letters from Manitoba state that Colonel McLebd, of -the mounted police, arrested thirty Yankee whisky traders in the neighbourhood of the Rocky Mountains, and had fined them $300 each, and spilled their liquor on the plains^—The statement of vessels on the registry books of the Dominion shows a total of 6,J783 vessels. Tonnage 1,073,718,—After the 'election for Chambly county, Canada. Mr Chagnon, one of the political leaders, was set upon by twenty men, who beat him fear fully. A man who came to his, rescue was dangerously stabbed in., the" back. Two lawyers at Havana, Cuba, named Die»o Mento Figiuro and Pepe.Caeteilana, had a duel on the; 18th instant, in which the latter was killed at the fourth fire.—Cuba this year has the largest sugau crop ever produced on; the island. —For Modoc War claims to citizens of Oregon and California, $70,268 are reccom mended by the War Department to be appropriated.—The Buit of Josephine Mans field against the estate of the late James Fisk, Jr., to recover the value of two pro missory notes with interest amounting' alto gether to $25,000 resulted in favor of plaintiff— Callao dates to the 4th state that President Pediro, with Government forces met and defeated the insurgent Pierola at'lorata, and scattered his forces all over the country. The insurrection is over, and it is believed the insurgent Cadera fled to Bolivia.—The Buenos Ayres insurrection has terminated by the surrender of rebel leaders.

PEPYS IN AUCKLAND.

Samuel DisoouitsElk on the MaS. News. He GIVETH BIS OPINION ON PATRIOTISM. —Mrs Pepys buyeth a Dress.—Samull is1 Alarmed by a Cabman.— .Remini scences ot? bis Youth. —He admires Captain Casby's sense op Justice.— Julius and the Chemist. Monday, Ist February.—The morning fine and bright, and my health quite restored, to my exceeding thankfulness. At breakfast did read the news by tne mail, which hath arrived from England and America ; andt not much that is new, for near all I find bath been sent aforehand by telegram which, is wonderful methinks, and showeth to what a state of perfectness science hath attained now adays Am much taken, among other things'of small import, to see that a man who did walk some extraordinary distance m five days in New Jersey was made much ot by the citizens of the place, being Presented with bouquets and addressed bylbeßJ-yoj in great state ; and what it profiteth a man to receive flowers for reward I understand not seeing that it seemeth but a woman s compliment, and not at all manly and for the Mayor it would appear that he hath little regard to the dignity of his office to so be_ mean himself. This do put me in mind of the Austrian officer, who having ridden a fine horse from Vienna to Paris in an incredibly brief time was received with great acclamation in that city, Tnd infde much of by Marshal McMahon being invited to dine, and done other high honor. But how for the pool horse which perchance hath been nigh killed by over-riding ? Knowiug how Paris do set the fashion in most things shall expect to see the next carman who shall succeed by dint of much flogging to cause a horse to do twice more than nature intended, aentior by Judge Beckham, not to be pnnjßhed, after thlold style, but to be lauded to the sky and recommended for high office in the State, as having done a good service to the nublio. Ve.ily, times be changed, and not Shinks for the better. And I do read further tidings of the ship Cospatrick, and of her terrible ending, and it cause th me to weep to read how near 80 women crowded into one boat, which was swamped, and how the masts fell and crushed many more, and other things exceeding shocking ; and I can not but think it groweth into a sin to send so many as 500 hum^n beings to sea in one ship without proper appliances m case of need, and yet there be difficulty in saying how to provide against acoiden.s of a like kind, even when not so crowded, unless it be by a more stringent enforcing ot the regulations as regards the conduct of lm migrants and seamen in immigrant ships Garibaldi hath refused the national^ grant saying that his country cannot afford it : a noble action and one which commendetla itself to me as more truly patriotic than most part of his fighting and an example which should but is not like to be imitated by our own statesmen, who do grasp, at what they can get greedily, and would fly at a national grant like bees at a sugar cask. Till noon in my garden. After lunch to Cosgraves the mercer's, with my-wife, who tor her care of me during my illness, which I am happily quit of, hath, I think, charged me double what I would have paid, or rather owed to a doctor for the like attentions namely, the price of a new silk gown; and when I told her our means would not permit of such waste. " Waste, indeed ! quoth she, " and who, I would like to know, wasteth more than thyself on thy beastly Club and boon companions, not fitted for a man calling himself respectable, and the father of twins since dead. And here she wept muchly, so that I was con strained to pacify her, promising to take her this afternoon to cheapen the drenss. bo to town in my new forty-acre coat, and she extraordinary fine in a hat with flowers, a rich tabby gown that she bought two years ago and improver of rare shape and notable ness and pink parasol. And did buy the silk But when I would have gone she keepeth me by the coat and did engage the "jumper" in showing her halt the goods in the shop, many of which notwithstanding that I did again vehemently protest, she did buy, and tell them to send in the account to me ; and verily I am fear ful of its coming. At last do escape, feigning to be faint with the heat, and when m the street my wife doth ask me to get her a cab for to call on Mrs Prude, the milliner While debating the fare of the vehicle with the cabman, he telleth me that soon we shall be clad to pay three times the money for riding in a cab, for that all the drivers do talk of going to Christchurch to assist their brethren in distress and perse cution in that city. It mightily amusing to me to hear of the Mayor and police trench • ing about the cabstands and building of forti fications round them, after the manner of ancient warfare, to bend the cabbies to their, will; but they will not be sat upon, forsooth, and 'do make threats of great resistance ; which is mijhty curious methiuks. On to the. wharf by myself. Anon joineth me the chief wharf master, who, when I asked him concerning certain alterations being made in widening of the pier, telleth me he knoweth nothing more than myself. I do find that the Harbour Board acquainteth him not of their works. And this is strange too. Much talk with several of jthe Regatta, which I take no interest in, and of the Rifle Shooting at the Thames, which doth concern me more, as having been in my youth a pretty shot with nay good •• Brown Bess," and once did hit the target three times successively, and won a great cup, which my wife hath in use to the present day as a sugar basin. And I am glad that Skinner who did build" my house, and that mighty well, should win the belt, not withstanding that some did use him scurvily in the match, wishing to '' bluff" him off. Did hear talk of a claim against Captain Casey, of £10,000 for damages, by a man named Clark, whose wife and child were scalded by the bursting of a tube in the steamer Lilly, on the Kaipara. But I cannot think a jury will award so much ; £1,625 being to my thinking quite ample compensation. The captain will doubtless submit the matter to arbitration. Do hear that, he as- Bentetb cheerfully to the liability, and would not that the master and engineer pay one farthing "for," saith he, "the vessel is mine, and loss or gain alike goeth to the owner." And how noble of Captain Casey this is, and doth save so much trouble and expense of law. Up towards home with Mr iMercer, who is very merry at the " Cross," for wiring into a certain apothecary respecting his bankruptcy ; "For look- ye," saith! he: " the editor hath, not^nade a lucky hit this time, it being notorious the Great Julius, his master, is deeply in debt to the poor apothecary, who hath not/been able to gfet any money, try how hard-soever he might." ~ §/

STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done to-day :— £Bank of New Zealand—Buyers, £18 ss. National Bank (cum div.)— Sellers, 70s. Colonial Bank—Sellers, 15s. 1 Fiji Bank- Sellers, 60s. South British Insurance—Sellers, 51s. National Insurance— Sellers; 275. ■ Union Sash and Door— Buyers, £9 78 6d. Thames.Gas —Sellers, 355. " Crown Prince—Buyers, 3s 3d. . Bismarck—Sellers, 12s. Tokatea—Sellers, 12s. Pride of Tokatea—Buyers, Is; sellers, Is 6d. Otago— Sellers, 2s. : Bright Smile—42s 6d.

ENGLISH TELEGRAMS.

[per otago, at thb blxttf.] SERTOUB ILLNESS OF PRINCE LT?n POLD. /"^ [PER PBES3 TELEGRAM COMPAuI* r London, January Jj fji' \ ' There is a threatened rrm^e bet\p Turkey and Montenegro.—J^opean Vow** are intervening to aver*r'a conflict but 1* collision is apprehended".— The serioni iUnl * of Prince leopold is causing Bneasin e Hemorrhage, followed by an attack V typhoid fever, is his illness.—The coalmasf* of South Wales have resolved on a » Pn * V lock-out.—Of the South Australian loal twelve thousand six hundred has been snk' scribed for at ninety.—The Brazilian loan t five millions at five per cent., ninety-six an! a-half, has been subscribed to seven tim the amount.—The Pope is without imnrow ment in health.—The Porte has consented £ the trial of the Montenegrins, implicated b a mixed§ ( tribunal sitting at Montenegro Prince Leopold is now better.—The death" are announced of the Rev Chas.' Xin CB icvev • and the Countess Caernarvon, wife of th Secretary of State for the Colonies. Paris, January 23 After an exciting debate in the Vergaillp Assembly* extending over two day* «^ Constitution Bill was decided by a'few majority. They proceed to the secoS reading, and the Legitimist party are hereby defeated. ' Berlin-, January 19 Germany has accepted the promise of re paration by Spain. Rome, Jannary 25 Garabaldi has arrived at Rome, and has met with a most enthusiastic reception.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

' [PER S.S. OTAGO AT THE BLUPP.] FEARFUL HEAT IN VICTORIA; Melbourne, January 27.—For five con secutive day the most intense heat was endured, the thermometer during that period ranging netween 106 deg. to 110 dee in the shade, with a burniog and scorching wind.—The water supply partially save out and some privations were endured.—Name. rous deaths have occurred from the effects of of the beat, including two or three cases of stinstroke.—Bush fires in the country created great devastation amongst the settlers', hold ings. —The weather isupw quite cool.—Several railway stations on the Government line have been destroyed by fire on the North of Sandbridge, which also destroyed several wcoden houses.—Nelsons', drapers (Sand hurst men), burned out; insured for £$500 in several offices.—The Eev Philip Caill yache has been elected as the Eev Charles Clark's successor. —A man has been arrested for sweating sovereigns. A large numberpf light coins have lately been put m circula tion.—The steamship Somersetshire in 57 days.—The certificate of Captain Anderson of the brig Oberlin has been sus pended for the loss of his vessel on Hogan's Group.—A fire at Emerald EiU "early -this morning destroyed Justin Bros.' coach building manufactory, and adjoining prem ■ ises. . ...-•., ;■'"" " - »,,■,

THE GIRARDS.

The Prince of Wales Theatre still holds-if ground among the popular institutions of the' city, and the wonderful feats of the Girard' Brothers are the central attraction of. the! theatrical picture. These remarkable brothers will perform for five more nights and' positively close their engagement on Satnr-; day, bo that an opportunity will be afforded to every citizen of witnessing the capabilities' of trained human nature. Mr Valentine Jacobs was highly amusing in his novel) delusions ; his ventroloquiam was capital, and the fairy people of his magic circle most;, loquacious and interesting. Miss. Maggie • Knight was charming in her songs and dances, and repeatedly re-called by the audience. The scenes will be re-acted this evening.

COLONIAL FIRING.

[BY TELEGBAPH]

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPOETEE) VOLUNTEER CAMP, THAMES. PARAWAI. Yesterday evening. jUt Eleventh Match.—Open to all the; Staff ' engaged at the Colonial meeting, flanges, ," 200 and 500 yards. Seven shots at each ' range.

Major.Lusk, Ist prize* £6 .. .. .. 4G Trooper McConnell, 2nd prize, £5 .. ..46',; Secretary Stevens, 3rd prize, .£3 .... 41. v O'Brien, 4th prize, £2.. .. .. '.. 41 v , Moore.. ~.. ■• ■ ,;-..i: •:..■■'..' •■■' .. 39, ..r Armourer Christie .. .. .. . ...37*; Foreman >.. .v.' .. .." .. ..'' 377, «-:* SergeantSoall.. .. '.. ■ .. ,-:.. 36 . Constable Gordon .. .•"...' .--' ,T: '■"•'• 35. 'i Stranger ;-..■■ .. .(.'--.. .." ...34 ife Constable Cleary ... .. ■■■' :. ! .. 32. ;I ■Welshman .. • ,■-, ... ■■.-. -= •;. : ••• 30 ; -!f Sergeant Gordon .. .. .... 30 ~ Bugler Lee, ... ;.•-.■•.- '-;.■■ -V. .. 23:------ Hogan " .. .. .. .. .. 23,, i Major Stapp .. .. .... ; ••- 15'~* Moore 200 yards range prize, £2,24 points j 9 Major Lusk 500 yards range prize, £2, 20 ' points. New" Zealand Natives v. All Nations.— Cavalby. , NATIV ES. '"'•- , ,' ;' ; ' Keys, A.C.... .........:. 38 W. Barriball, Waiuku 36 Hedge, Waiuku .. r ....^......w; 35f"]~; M. Barriball.'Waitilhi.i... ...".■..,.;-.'.:. ri.. " 35. f Conneli; A.C.. 31 A. Barriball, "Waiiiku 30 J.Barriball, Waiuku , .*.. 23 All Nations. --- -j '£ ■ ■ Johnston, Patea'' .•.-'....V...:... ••• 33 Lieut! Barriball, Waiuku...: 31 : VonPoelnitz,A.C SO fn Melsopp,Waiuku . •.-.'..;.::'"• '25"■" Mills,, 8arigitikei.1.'....;.......... .V. WM Bruce, Waikat0................i-.r:.-i.!:........'- 23 t •, Blake,A.C. ..-..■...;/. ..- r9 ' This day, 11.45 a-mr 1 % The blue flsg.now float 3 from the Chaiii pion'a tent, also a wreath of .karaka. leaWS: (in lieu of laurel), round the top.., -, Tei of the Otago men have accepted a challenge to fire ten Wellington memon their return South. (iJ ~,i The^ Cavalry Sixth Match, moving targets, was fired this morning. Cavalry Extra Prize (Movikg Targets). —Biange, 200 yards. - Targets, 6x 2 feet; : centre, 2 feet across ; targets to be moved to and fro1 in rear of the target platforiß.>i:i' Time, 3 minutes. One point added for each hit. . '.■...,,.;. . The following are the highest scores -:-— ';,..' PeUew, A.C, Ist prize, £6 ~. 68 W. BarribaU, Waiuku, 2nd prize, £4 ....'...'.....■■ *9 „ Keys, A.C., 3rd prize, £2. ;j. - *f !"" Lieutenant Melsopp, Waiuku ..;......'.... •; 46 . Poelnitz, the winner of the Cavalry Belt, scored only 16, being last on the list •: ; ' ! >- ' \A! sweepstakes for all comers, 400 and 600 yards, ten shots, was got up last night and resulted :—Richardson, first, with a splendid X score of 34 points. Fenton (Thames), second, 28 ; Hoskins (Thames), third. ; ' fQ Twenty-three men competed. Skinner S did not fire. Yon Poelnitz was last on the list with a score of 10 points. ~ The entries for, the 0rOB"' M»ment all comers will be! taken I^" T 'r^d on Thursday. ' °^%_ BXT/ .f *V * A ball and the presentatj^f"*T* j place on Monday, and the r^.. . s"i leave for Auckland per Luna oi*^ja ■■■ monungi \, k ■ ■.; :X



mHE NATIONAL BANK '"■ "NEWT (ZEALA. ND), Limited. CAPITAL-.; „, J : .;. £2,000,000 SUBSCRIBED ....... £1,000,000 RATES OF INTEREST ON DEPOSIT : On Deposits flxSd for'3'o days', 6 % $ annnm' On Deposits fixed for 3 months', 5J % $ annum . On Deposits fixed ford months', 6 %.$ annum v>2 :' j iio'{ ■," ;'; ,•; "r'lo- ■- DAVID HEAN, ,~' n ; 0 0^ • f? T -Manßßer.' Auckland, 17th December, 1871. : ,-!Q :^:r.T.;:-->. ..vro :;.:•■'-:• G M L , T,, -Xr : 3 :H:; A L£ I. , ; , go ffia ■ HATB// '•- ata*»«* »¥ -"; ' CLOTHING, •'■""' .PEII4TS, kht aw.'*l" ' Tj! *7,'v L: ,,:j /' DEHSSE3. CAEPETS, ~ ~'<:!'^V- ')\\r'v: XJ P «' 2 £ ' i*LbOE CLOTHS,' CHINA MATTING. MILWJTEBYiri <r / JX OO FI TIJ -O U-' '< (i .'Jiel •'IJNbiRCLQTHIBrG, V0 8 * B rJ ci ! BABTILIJJENv^ ■'."'AT.'iGOST FRIGE;' '-r To effeqt a Clearance for extensive alteration of ■!.-■ premlies. - "!- 15-''1 ' g K-T ' fl-D OH TIJ.-Otf O ; H HOLLOWAY & GARLICK^ ; JCOS G^Af|:;:|:,;C,vD. • .««»«»;« ' -'■ ;;■,;;;.„. Beg to Inform tho inhabitants of Auckland that they hare entoied their . . *' WHOLESAEE PREMISES "'•:.■;. ■ w , . ■•?*.;■">'-1]!..--':":. :"■',,-, ••. itf**- HIGH : STBBKT, T.];!: I■' r ; "v ■' _, ; Lately oconpied by Crniokihanlt and Co> They will therefore, hold a Sale o[ the ENTIRE ' ! iREXAIt! STOCK of . DRAPERY .AND CLOTHING s a aJi ii -;t t >. o o •RT O ':QUE«N-STBEEi*, A ON il - ISIi r'O •■' -: SATURDAY, THE 30th JANUARY.7 In order to effect a speedy clearance,5 the whole of th» ,Good« will be sold'iit ■ ■!!' « COS T ~.. P, R.l C E^ us ixi 1 There will be no Goods entered during ft* Sale,



■ !> OP THE PRESBYTERIAN Ch TIRCE NEWS IS NOW PUBLISHED. ~P KICK—-THREEPENCE. To be had of Messrs Upton and Co.



The only Jeweller that can sell you a good Silver Hunting Genera Watch, warranted, for £3 10s, is F. H. Lewisson, Watch Maker, Queen-atreet Auckland, opposite the Union Bank. —(Advt.) The only Establishment that sell Dixon and Son's Electro-plate, and Russell and Son's Gold and Silver Lever Watches, is P. H. Lewisson, Jeweller, opposite the Union Bank, next door to Shortt's Hair Cutting Emporium.—(Advt.) . ■ r. -; ; ~



We observe that Garrett Brothers, of Wakefield street, are sacrificing the remainder of their stock of .boots and shoes, before removing to their new and commodious building.—[AdvtJ . . ■ . . 26 Gold' Hunting Geneva Watches, warranted fo - £7 10a each, to be obtained only at F. 11. Lewisson'sr Jeweller, Qaeen-itreet.- (Advt) ■ -•■