SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This evening, 7.52 ; to-morrow morning, 8.7 SUN _.Kr--Tlil< evening, 6.35 SUN RISE—To morrow morning, 6 24. MOON'S AuK—JNewraoon 3lst inst, 11.20 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

<_o-Ahead,,screw-steamer, from Wangauui IRowena _s. Sellers, f rim Tauranga ."Magic, cutter, from Tairua "Southern Cross ss from S aipa a 'Torea, schooner, Grundy, from Taranaki

DEPARTURES.

Southern Cross, screw-steamer, Harey, for Napier Hero 8 s, Logan, for Sy.iney Pretty Jane ss, for f .sborne and Naoier Fairlie. three-ma.-t d schooner, for Lyttelton, via the Thames Director, barque, Shamper, for Kaipara

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

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For London- Robina Dunlop, barque, early For Hokianga—Queen, schooner, early For the South—Ladybird, 2nd instant For San Francisco—City of Melbourne s s, 3rd insta.nl

VESSELS EXPECTED

"Witch of the "Waves, barque, from Newcastle, sailed 21st ultimo Mikado, ss, from San Francinco, 9*,h September City of Melbourne, from Sydney, 2nd September Cariabrook Castle, ship, HLW B, from Belfast

sailed June 8 Columbus, barque, X VHR, from London ; sailed

Bth June British Empire, ship, from London City of Auckland, ship, X M T R, from London; sailed 15th June White Eagle, ship, QSGW; from London Ocean Mall, ship, from London .■orget-Me-Not, bwrque, from Sydney, early Cabarfeidh, barque, from Lyttelton Prince Alfred, barquenline, from Lyttelton, early Omaha, from Lyttelton, early Amherst, brigantine, from Sydney, early Nightingale, brigantine. from Melbourne, early ~ Edith, schooner, from the Islands, eirly Peerless, schooner, from South Sea Islands, early

EXPORTS.

Per Ladybird for Southern Ports : 3 bales leather, Irelind Brothers. Per Southern Cross for Napier: 1 bale leather, Ireland Brothers. Per Southern Cross for Napier: 20 coils wire, E. Porter and Co. Per Southern Cross for Napier: 30 cases salmon 50 do beer, Henderson and Macfarlane. Per Southern Cross for Napier : 1 parcel, Ireland Brothers. ■ Messrs T. and S. Morrln shipped per Southern Cross for Napier—2 ovens, 2 packages, 5 cases hardware, 1 roU sheet lead, 1 boiler, I Sst harrows and swingle tree, 9 kegs nails, 1 case hardware, 12 register stoves, 2 packages.

THE DOVER CASTLE.

The barque Dover Castle arrived in harbour last evening about cix o'clock. The Immigration Com missioners went on board this morning, and after a thorough inspection gave the vessel a clo*n bill of health, at the same time paying a high compliment to the capt»in, >he doctor, and Mr Metiziev chief officer, for the perfect manner in which the Quarntine Regulations had been carried rut, and for the cleanly condition o^the ship. The D >ver castle i« splendidly adapted for carrying immigrants, haying lofty 'tween decks, large side ports, and very comfortable quaiters. Her passengers were landed to day, and accommo dated at the Barracks.

The cutter Magic takes 18,000 bricks to Tauranga. The schooner KLinore brings 52 tons coal from Butaell.

The screw-steamer Go-Ahead arrived at Onehunga to-day at noon, fche was detained at Wanganui ow ing to strong head winds.

Messrs Ireland Brothers shipped the following goods:—Per Enterprise Sso. 2, for the Thames. 3 bales leather ; per Man .ia for Coromandel, 1 bile leather.

The barque Director left in ballast for Kaipara this morning. She will there 10. d timber for Lot-don.

Mr D. Gouk has undertaken the repairs of the "Wellington, s«. The contract figure for a thorough Overhaul is £156.

The Buez mail is due in Auckland by the Phoebe on "Wednesday.

The Pretty Jane, ss, left for Gisborne and Napier yesterday evening. .Passengers: Mr and Mrs Wo, Corbett, Mr and Mrs Wells, Messrs Bradley, Craw ford, Smith, and Bernard. Steerage : Mr Wiltshire and child.

The fine schooner Torea arrived in the Manukau at eight o'clock this morning, after a smart run from Taranaki. B>e brings a cargo of sheep.

Coupland and Co. shipped GO sacks flour, per s.s. Southern Cross, for Gisborne.

The brigmtines Ethel, Helena, and Roderick Dhu have been berthed at the wha.f, a.d all began dis charging their Southern cargoes ihis morning.

The schooner Fairlie has left for the Thames in ballast.

The s.s Hero left for Sydney shortly after two o'clock this afternoon. The fine weather attrart.d a large crowd on the wharf at the time of her departure.

The barque Vivid is turning out her cargo of pota toes in first-rate condition.

The ship .Alumbagh has now had a good inroad made into her cargo of fine goods. They are turning out as well as they possibly could.

Pilot James has been commissioned to tike the Director round to Kaipara.

A sail in sight has been signalled during the day. It will probably turn out to be ihe Cabarfeidh barque, expected from Lyttelton.

The ship Lutterworth was to be hauled away from the wharf this afternoon. The John Rennie will take her place.

The screw-steamer Southern Cross left for Napier and Gisborne this afternoon with a large general cargo and the following passengers :—Saloon—Messrs Ayton, Sutherland, Mann, and Chalfield Steerage- Messrs "BicVarda, Lowrie, Travcrs, BaskcrviHo, and Smith.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows .— For Thames, this d*y at 5.30 p m Fnr'Coromai de', on Friday next at 11 30 am For Russell, per Gipsy, this day at 4 p m For Taranaki, Southern Piovinces, and Australian Colonies, per Ladybird, on Tnursday next at 8 a m Por Taranakiand Wanganui",per Go-ahead, to-morrow

»112.45 p m For Waiwera and Warkworth, per Lady.Bowen, on

Thursday at 9 a m For Russell, per KI-more, to-morrow at 1 p m For Sycnuy, per Lutterworth, tv-morrow at 11 am For New Caledonia, per Kenihvorth, on Friday next

at 11 a m For Chatham Islands, per Magellan Cloud, on

Friday, 3rd September, at 3 pm For Whitimnga, Tairua, Opotiki, Napier via Tauranga,

per Bowena, on Fric'av ne_t at 3 p m Per City of Melbourne, on Friday, 3rd September, as follows:— For Sardwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, and Foreign Went Indies, 10 3d a m for tlie United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, ai 10.30 am for money orders, registered letters, and news-

papers, at 9.30 a m

Late lette's bemring an extra fee of 6d, in addition to the.postage, will be rec-eived by tho Mail Agent on board up to the time of sailing. S. B. BIS 3, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

BURTON.- On Wednesday morning, Ist September, at her residence, Newmarket, the wile oi' Robert Burton of a son.

MARRIAGES.

HaB.KNESS—SMITH.— On the 30th August, at tho olliee ot the Registrar of Marriages., Mr. George McNair Barkness, only son of James McNair Harkuess, Esq, of Wind .or, England, to Miss Margaret Smith, of Auckland.

COI.BETT—COLLETT.—At ?t Mary's. Fame.!, by the Yen. Archdeacon Mauiisell, William, second surviving son of William Coroett, Esq , Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, to Hannah Maria, eldest daughter of William Kickfort ColleU, Esq, St. John's Wood, London.

DEATH.

YOUNG.—On the Ist September, at her residence, Mount-street, Catherine Perriman i'oung, aged (is years'.

The funeral will leave her late residence at 4 p.m. to-morrow (Thursday), the 2nd instant. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1875

tot th« earn*, that lacks assi»t»Eo4, rot the wrc-of that needs resistatoa. vor tha fmtoro In the distance AM* tha B»o_ that we can da.

IT will be observed from our telegraphic column, that Mr Ormond, whose memory was not clear as to the use or non-use by him of the remark that the people of Auckland were a "rotten community," referred to Hansard, and on its authority denies the reference as having been to the community, but as having pointed to the Provincial Council. In the courtesy that reigns in Parliament any denial of any member is per force accepted; and consequently Mr Ormond's statement was accepted. But every member of that House knows well what kind of authority Hansard is on expressions of an objectionable kind, of which their author may either ,be ashamed or afraid to bear the consequences. Not only are the reports of speeches made by members sent to them for correction, and are subjected to the most arbitary excision and alterations, but favored persons can do a little tiddly winking, and if desired, improper statements can be stifled in the birth. Every member in the House, and every one who has listened to debates and heard refe rences made to Hansard, know that the evidence of that work is totally unreliable. It is an accurate record of what members are willing to let go forth to the world, as their sentiments, but not necessarily of their actual expressions in the warmth of debate. It is quite possible it may in thi3 case have reproduced Mr Ormond's

actual words; but those who are not curbed by the rigid requirements of Parlia mentary etiquette will not be convinced by Mr Ormond's denial of the expression "rotten community." When w.e think of the pro ceedings of the land ring in Hawke's Bay which has made that province notorious, and when we think of the unserupulousness of aotion and assertion which characterises the dealings of those whose interests are bound Up in the manipulation of native land, and their purchase in our own province and all over the North Island, we are warranted in setting what value we .please on either action or assertion; and in such cases the code of :gentlemanly deference and etiquette may be suspended. Mr Ormond may not have used the expression"the "rotten commumity of Auckland," with which he is charged, but his reference to Hansard and his personal repudiation of the offensive words will not carry conviction to any doubter.

The Colonial Treasurer has won renown for his powers of turning finance into fairy land, and of exhibiting ravishing glimpses of peace and plenty through the murky atmosphere of Abolition. He- will not therefore be charged with over-caution when he mentions

£30,000 a year as the saving that will arise from the abolition of the pro.inces. If this is all the pecuniary benefit to arise, and we are sure Mr Atkinson can see no more, we confess people have reason to be disap pointed with him after all the earnestness and enthusiasm with which we have been crying out against the extravagance and blundering of the local Government, and the heaven sent relief of our burthens t'rom the operations of duplex Government. Thirty thousand pounds saved out of, say a, million and a-half ! why that is ouly a pound saved in fifty, and yet this is to suffice to perform all those extraordinary promises held out to the public. We fear Mr. Atkin son has been over-cautious, and in fleeing s too far from Scylla he has fallen into Chaiybdis. It is irreverently urged that the Treasurer cannot make even this statement good, and from our experience of General Government manipulation, and the class of officers to which the highest interests are entrusted, and the unquestioned pillage which charac terises their proceedings, it will be very interesting to watch in what way our portion of the £30,000 will be saved, by an end being put to our unfortunate and poverty stricken administration.

While we have Ross and other "decayed diggins" lifting up their hands for immediate abolition, we turn with interest to the Capital of the South, to see what its crowded popu lation thinks on the subj.c.. Dunedin has pronounced, as will be seen in our telegraphic columns, and like her Northern sister has declared that a question so grave must be referred to the consideration of the people in general election. We were aware that despite the influence of tho three daily journal, in Dunedin, which are either bound to the Ministry or under the bcndageof the Squatters, the people there were too canny to desire to sell their birthright for a mess of pottage. The first meeting held has not disappointed our anticipations, and we do not hesitate to say that Otago, before which the General Governmentjonce before recoiled, will, if re quired, make common cause with Auckland, aud if compelled by the tyranny of the Government in ying to violently subvert the constitution, will "resist to the death." Bravo Dunedin !

A CHALLENGE.—OUR. CIRCULATION.

AsbTDUous attempts having been made to cast doubts upon the state meats respecting the circulation of the Star repeatedly made in these columns, we are determined to use our utmost endeavours to compel those who profess to doubt the ligures given, to prove their assertions, or stand convicted of wilful miarepi-eseutation. For this reason we issue the following challengo : —

We hereby challenge Mr. John S. Lepine, who officiated as publisher of the f-tar, until the 7th of August, but who is now in the employ of Mr. J. S. Maofarlanc's organ, to deny on affidavit before a Jus'ice of the Peace that he did on the last day on which he published tho Star, namely the 7th of August, 1875, have printed and issued four thousand four hundred and twenty - four copies (4,424), as re corded by him in the publishing books kept in this office. We further challenge him to say that on the preceding day August 6, ho did not publish 3,992 copies ; on the sth August, 3 078 copies; on the 4th August, 3,!)52 copien; on the 3rd August, 4,035 copies; on the 2nd of August, 4,105 copies; and on the 31st of July, 4,420 copies, being a total, for the last seven days in which he served in our employ, of 28,936 copies. And we further challenge him to say if these numbers do not fairly repre sent the regular circulation of the Evening Star. Reed & Brett. We desire, for the security of advertisers, to do what no other journal in the city cares to do, court the most searching investigation into our bona fide circulation. For this reason we have had affixed to our printing machine a register which records every paper printed, and which is open to the examination of the public at any hour of the day or night during the printing of the paper. This register was fixed by Mr Heslop, of Shortland street, and we call upon him to state publicly whether the register is a true one, and whether his observation of its working does not bear out our statements regarding the circulation of the Star.

In order to give another inducement to enterprising people we make the following further offer: —

We hereby" agree to pay to any public charity the sum of £50 if we fail to prove on demand of anyone, to the satisfaction of a properly qualified public accountant, that .there were issur" 3

. ... __ mmm^tfe deSli'_;: the application of any test, and if anyone can suggest other means than those already named, and the throwing open of our pub lishing books, which may be inspected by anyone, we shall be happy to adopt them.

The Church Gazette is issued to-day, and contains a very able article, under the well known initial " X," on " Science and Christi anity." The paper is one which should be carefully perused by every student, and is peculiarly well-timed in these days of sceptical thought. The number notifies that the .Rev. William Calder has been added to the clerical staff of the diocese. Mr Calder reached Auck land on August 14 by the s.s. Macsjregor, from Honolulu, where he had been a member of the Hawaiian Mission for two years. The three new Maori deacons ordained on August 24th are to be stationed in the north of the diocese, viz., Meinata at Kaitaia (for the present), Matthew at Waimate (for the present), and Alexander at Wangarei. The new deacons have been more than two years at St. Stephen's, Auckland, where they received regular tuition from Archdeacon Maunsell, the Rev. E,. Burrows, and, until April 1874, Sir W. Martin. During the two months preceding their ordination they re ceived special instruction in the Prayer Book from the Bishop and the Rev. G. Maunsell. A short but pithy article urges the purchase of the " Syllabus," sold by Mr E. Wayte for sixpence.

The petition, or memorial, or requisition, or by whacever other better name it may be called asking our members to be firm and long-suffering and patient in resisting the so called Abolition Bill was last night largely signed in Queen-street. We r, gn;. to learn that Constable Mul vilie waa rather officious in his inter ference, although tbe table and those in charge ware situated in the channel and off the thoroughfare, and in no way caused in terruption of the traffic. Mr Mulville should know that it is imprudent for a peace officer to even seem to lead him self to a party feeling in a matter 'of disputed politics. We are glad to learn, however, that his superior officer did not c-mntenance Mr Mulvil.e's meddling with politics, so we say no moro on the subject. The petition will be in Queen-street again to-ni^ht, within reach of electors who have not yet signed, Mr Friend having kindly lent his porch and offered to put his reflectors on to throw light on the table, where it will be located so as not to trip up Mr. Constable Mulville. The second instal ment of the memorial will be sent to Wel lington to-morrow by the Ladybird. The number of signatures appended we shall publish in our next issue.

The Presbyterian Church Nevis for Sep tember was issued to-day. The leading article i_ devoted to the discussion of a letter from the Rev. Mr. Gillies of Timaru, relative to the Netox strictures on tho action of the Canterbury Synod in relation to a general union of the Presbyterian Church throughout New Zealand. The sermon of the month is furnished by the Rev. R, MccCinney on ■' The Merciful God, the Refuge for bis people." A letter from the Church of Scot land, published, announces various liberal grants to th« colonial Church. Other chap ters are devoted to the revival in England, " Our Maori Mi-.sions," "Revivalin Wnauga nui," Uiifermented Wine" and general Church news which includes extended reports of the proceedings of the assemblies of the Church of Scotland aud Irish Church.

We learn that in the Supreme Court in Chambers yesterday, an order was made concluding the transfer of the old harbour debentures now outstanding from the Pro vincial Government to the Harbour Board, which will pay them off as they fall due. We understand that £25,000 worth of these delfentures expire in November next, aud a sinking fuud has already been provided to meet them. This order finally severs the connection of the Provincial Government with the management of ourhurbour.

In our yesterday's issue, we had a contribu tion under the heading : "A slip 'twixt the cup and the lip," showiug the truth of the old saying that the course of true love never did run smooth. It affords us much pleasure to tell the sequel, how in the course of less than an hour from the close of our tale, every difficulty was overcome, and all hap pily concluded in the tying of the hymeneal bond. It will be admitted that in the statement of the incidents antecedent to the important and interesting event the hero and heroine have been dealt with respectfully aud kindly, though tne little history has been followed out in a vein of rippling laughter; and it affords us much satisfaction to learn that all ended, as ovt;ry good story should, in happy marriage. That our hero and his fair and youthful bride may be attended in all their after-life by happi ness and prosperity is our sincerest wish.

In a paragraph last night referring to the issue of Snider rifles to No. 3 Company, it erroneously stated that the rides would be issued last night between the hours of four and six at Mr Darby's Hotel. Tho notice ought to have read Tnursday night. Mem h_r__ iif the Company are requested to call on Thursday between the hours named.

A co> respondent of the Home Journal says that a portrait of George Eliot hangs in the office of her Scotch publishers, toj.et.hor with portraits of Scott, Lockhart, " Kit North," and the Ettrick Shepherd. It represents a wotnana face', almost masculine in strength, wearing an unutterably sad expression.

Sailors should not wear long-tailed noats, (says the Synney Morning Herald), as the following- ciruumHtanee will prove :—" One of the sailors of the steamer You Yangs on Monday night;, having put off his working atr.ire, encased himself in his Sunday suit, which included a long-tailed coat. He then, conscious of his respectability, walked up town, and while standing in an imposing attitude at the junction of two of our principal streets, a guardian of the peace approached, and carefully surveyed him. The brave son of .Neptune imme diately asked what was wrong, and whether the cut of his coat was the cause of so much rapture. The policeman replied in the affirmative, and asked where he obtained the fashionable garment. The sailor replied that he found it. The answer, of course, roused the dormant suspicion of the gentle man in blue, who at once marched the nautical beau to the Central Police Station. Upon reaching that place of terror, the sailor, who began to see the danger of further joking, was ushered into the presence of the sergeaut in charge, and to that officer explained that he was a seaman belonging to the steamer You Yangs, then lying alongside the Melbourne Steam Company's wharf, and that he was the rightful possessor of the coat, having purchased it. The sergeant, desirous of proving the story, sent the two down to the steamer when the chief officer turned out and fully endorsed the man's statement. The policeman thereupon gave up his prisoner and walked off, evidently chopfallen at losing the prospect of a good committal case.

On the betting propensities of the young men of Sydney a journal published in that city says : "At certain periods of the year a betting epidemic appears to break out in Sydney, as iv other places, attacking swells and snobs alike. Some can afford to bet and i.oae; others cannot; and yet both up to the time they drop their money, think they have " a good time oa." It is only when settling night comes round that they wake up and realize their, position. Settling night has caused the disappearancs of not a few pro mising young men in this city of ours, and will again if others following in their wake pit their knowledge and what they term their luck against professional turfites with all the oildu ia nieir favour. We have never yet heard that any of the outside public made a competence by backing horses, but we have heard of many members of the ring doing so, and some making handsome fortunes. When there was less betting we had truer racing— contests more for love of the sport and the honour of winning, than for the value of the stakes."

Bayard Taylor, who was in Boston doing the Centennial for the New York Tribune writes with great enthusiasm about the freshness, the youth and loveliness of the ladiea of the Women's Centennial Committee, dressed as I they are in the costumes of a century ago. To the trained eye of Mr. Taylor, which has looked upon female beauty under polar and tropic sides, the "plain gowns of dark stuff, high white apons, brown kerchiefs, and white ruffled caps," as seen at Boston, "were a vision of delight," and he says that there was not a gentleman present who did not take away the same impression. Something of tha same sentiment prevailed here in Cleve land, at the Lady Washington tea-party. There were present a hundred or more of the ladies of Cleveland, dressed in Centennial costumes, and the uniform male remark of the evening was that so many beautiful women had never been seen together in Cleveland before. The philosophy of it all is that the masculine mind does not take enthusiastically to the cumbrously ornate, the back drapery of the present period, and in his wait for a return to the graceful sim plicity of the olden time the Howadji of the Tribune simply uttered a national sentiment. Will the ladies make a note of it ? If they do, it wiil probably be for the purpose of saying that, " That's just all a man knows about a woman's dress.

Another of those social tea meetings in connection with ihe Primitive Methodists of this city was held last evening in the Sheri dan-street Chapel. The tea, to which 120 sat down, wa3 of the best kind, being made of the finest souchong, mellowed by genuine cream, associated with tarts, cheese-cakes, and a variety of other good things, and pre sided over by Mesdainea Maynard, Burns, Booth, J and M. Chambers, Clare, Cook, and Wesley. Mr Smith was called to the chair, in lieu of Mr. Tins.ley. After a few introductory re marks, Mr. Smith called upon Rev. Walter Harris to read the repo. t, which was of a very encouraging character, and shewed that members and fHeads of the cause had exerted themselves creditably in gathering funds toward the projected new cbapel, and that by collecting books, social meetings, and other sources, £KiO 17s. had beeu received, and that £15 7a was promised and would most likely come iv, which would make £176 4s. Speeches of an interesting character, and to the purpose, were made successively by Rev W. Tinsley, Messrs Booth and Smith. The choir sang at intervals "Our Victory," " Work, for the Night cometh," " What will the Harvest be ?" and other hymns. A pleasant evening was passed, and closed at an early hour with the benediction by the minister of the chapel.

We are glad to learn that the paintings of our local artist, Mr Hoyte, were much admired at the Victorian Academy of Art Exhibition, and that six out of the nine were sold before the closing of the Exhibition.

To the Editor : —Sir, —Please permit me through the columns of the Evening Stab to thank the1 under-named gentlemen for their subscriptions towards a fund to assist; the young children of the late Mr J. C. Sextie, viz. : Sir George Q-rey, £1; W.G A. 10s ; Rev R. Burrows, 10' ; Rev T. Chap man, 5s ; T.J.W., ss; Messrs T. Johnson, £1; E. Hesketh, 10s ; S.M., 10a ; Richard Monk, £1 ; George Raynes, 10s 6d ; Good man, 5s ; R. B. Lusk, £1 ; T. VV. Wright, 10s; A. Sheath, 10a ; D. H. McKenzie, 10j. The above collection is paid inio the I'ost ofhce Saving's Bank. £3 15s 6:1 to the credit of Lily Sextie, aged 7 ; and £5 to Ro.e Sextie, aged 5 years, the two oldest of the four children. This course will I hope be approved of by subscribers. —Youra, obliged, Geo. Little. August 30, 1575.

On Saturday evening next the new dramatic company will appear at the Prince of Wales Theatre with the drama of " Leah, the Forsaken." Mr De Lias, in thanking the Auckland public for their patronage, stated that he has secure! the services of that accomplished artiwte \ Miss Carrie George, whose magnificent impersonation of the Hebrew maiden, whose "love of love and scorn of scorn," is equa! to the description of of these passions given by Tennyson The new company includes names that are as familiar in the other colonies as thoy will ere lo<g become in New Zealand. We need but mention Miss Emma tiodgers, Messrs Lawrence, Burton, and Arthur King ston to awaken special interest in the forthl coming company, aud that the management are determined, by the production of first class dramas, to make the drama and dramatic literature worthy the patronage of the people.

The Melbourne Exhibition (shortly to be opened) will cover a space of 70,000 feet : an area nearly as largo as that occupied by the Dublin Exhibition.

At the Hutt meeting, Sir Q-eorge Grey is reported to havo said " that much of the money sticks to the various hands through which it passes." In that sentiment many people will be disposed to entireiy coincide.

To the Editor: Sir, -We the Committee of Saturday night's entertainment beg leave through the Evening STAB to return our most sincere thanks to Air Aldry for his gentlemanly conduct in presiding at our meeting on Saturday evening last ; but, most particularly so, for his donation of £2 10s to our funds.—Joseph Syms, senior, Treasurer.

The anniversary services in connection with the church of St. Sepulchres will be continued this evening at seven o'clock. The even song -will bt. rendered, after which, a sermon will bo preached by Hey. W. Calder.

Mr Dargaville and others consider that the passing of tbe Government abolition measures will be the firsr. ..top towards the acquisition by the colony of Southern land revenues. It is quite certain, however, that some of those most deeply interested in the preservation, intact, of the provincial land fuada believe that the so-called compact of 1856 will receive additional force if validated by the measures now before the As.embly, and embodied in the constitution of the colony. The Otago Guardian, speaking of motives for the opposition offered by Auckland, remarks :—"As we said the other day, tlie desire of Auckland to get a share of our land fund is the cause of the slight reaction which is now taking place in that province in favour of the postponement of Abolition for another year ; but in all probability no such reaction would have taken place if there had not been a Sir George Grey atjhand to organise and control by his personal influence these Northern disciples of Lord Lytton's high wayman, who gives such cordial assent to his creed :

" Oh aweeter than honey Is other men's money !" On the Training Ship, a correspondent thus writes : " After a boy has finished his term in the Training School, it is always the rule to turn them adrift on the streets again, to fall into their old habits. Why not do the same as in the home country, where the des titute boys are taken to the training ships, and drafted at intervals to different trades. In my time, I have had boys from the Chi chester, in the Thames. a,nd they have turned out good seamen. With such a fleet of coasters as we have here, the boys should be provided for. Hoping soon to see an altera tion, I remain yours, Ac, Fitying- Jib."

Here is a rather quaint bit of gossip which has the double merit ef being credible and creditable. Lord Blank a little time ago was the subject of a considerable scandal, which appears to have got abroad through a gover ness who resigned her position in his mansion (he was a widower), and afterwards assigned as her reason his lordship's improper inti macy with once of his domestics Just as these whispers began to circulate concerning the nobleman, whose character had been spotless, his friends received marriage cards in which his name had been connected with a plain Miss Somebody whom nobody had heard of. The fact turned out to be that Lord Blank had fallen in Jove with his parlor maid ; that for a year or more he had devoted every morning of his life to her instruction so unconsciously giving rise to scandal ; and that when the maid had learned I as much as young ladies generally know (which she says was not nearly so hard as to get her H's right) he married her. Of course, to the grand world in which the eccentric nobleman moved, the scandal had been only , an amusing surprise ; but the marriage with j the parlour maid — that was shocking However, this young dame had s.vc.^i characteristics to whose value people of fashion are not insensible. First sbe is one of the most beautiful women in London ; secondly, she has a refined simplicity of manner ; and thirdly, she has a taste in dress which has already gained her a certain fame among artists. In short, the parlour maid turns out to have had all the honors in her hand, and now, even among those of the class to which her lord has introduced her, there is no more general favourite, as cer tainly there are none more piquant and at tractive.

The members of the various classes forming the Tonic Sol-fa Union will hold an interest ing musical entertainment on Friday evening, the 3rd instant, at the Young Men's Chris tian Association, Wellesley-street. The entertainment will consist of glees, songs, and a new cantata by Mr. J. R. Thomas, of the United States.

A meeting of the Otahuhu Highway Board was held yesterday to elect a trustee in tbe place of Mr E. Foley who resigned through id health. Mr John Gordon and Mr J. Cooke were proposed. The latter gentleman was elected.

We again remind our numerous readers of the lecture on " Scotland and her Sons," this evening in Edwardes-street Chapel, by Rev. Wm. Tinsley.

Cutter Whau Abandoned.

Bodies of Carson aad Mill Still

Kissing-

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

GISBOP.NE. (From our own Correspondent.) This day,

No further liews bos been received of the missing man G. G Mill, who disappeared on tho 24th, and who is supposed to' have com mitted suicide by drowning. Thebody of poor Carson has not yet been recovered. The police have been dragging, but to no purpose. The cutter Whau, belonging to Messrs, Graham and McCabe, left here on the 22nd August for Mahanga. She got into a westerly gale the same night, and lost all sails and her rudder. The captain wis ultimately compelled to beach the vessel in Waipiro Bay, where she wag abandoned. The captain arrived here yesterday.

AN EXPLANATION,

(To the Editior of the Eveninc. Star. ) g IBi — Will you kindly afford me space in your valuable columns to correct an error of an important nature which appears in your report of the " Breach of Cu.tocas Act" in the previous issue of the Star. It is there atated, "the prisoners pleaded guilty." This I distinctly deny. Crossan, the map who brought the parcel on board the Haurald, only pleaded guilty. On the trial, and sub sequently to the proceedings in the Court, I have invariably denied all complicity in the transaction further than taking charge of the parcel, which I placed in a conspicuous posi tion on the table in the ladies' saloon, with out the slightest effort at concealment what soever. In doing this I was only acting as I have frequently done on former occasions when any gentleman ha 3 requested me to lake charge of a parcel. The cards were lef ; oa board the steamer about 3 o'clock and were never removed until the arrival of the Customs officials about five o'clock, during which time they (the cards) wore pro minently exposed to the view of everyone entering the saloon. I may also embrace this opportunity of tendering my sincerest thanks to the different gentlemen who havo so generously and disinterestedly contributed towards paying off the fine imposed (£25), tho whole sum of which was collected—prin cipally in sums of s*—in a few hours after the conclusion of the case. I cannot find words adequate enough to convey my deep appreciation of such practical sympathy, and if there is anything which can tend to mitigate the annoying remembrance of my firsc appearance in a Police Court it will be the recollection of the spontaneous generosity of these gentlemen—the majority of whom are perfect strangers to myself. Apologising for bo lengthy a trespass on your space, I am, tc, Walter Caddy.

P.s. Hauraki, Sept. 1, 1875

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before J. M. Dargaville and G. S Graham Esquires, Justices of the Peace.) BRLOW WATERMARK.

The following list of drunkards was read out by orderly McGrath this morning, and they appeared one by one in answer to their proper or assumed names, and were fined in the undermentioned amounts : -Charles Barnes, with a dretdful cut over his eye, 10s.; John Walker, a very old mau, 55.; Arthur Farrell, 55.; John Manoghan, 5s ; George Lattiß, 03. j and John James, oi. TEMPORARY IJTSAMTY. Henry H^lbrook, described as a waterman, was charged with being of unsound mind, but as his insanity was the result of excessive drinking, he was remanded for a week. NANCY OF LORNE-SEREET. Annie Healey, the belle of Lorne-sfcreet, was charged with being drunk last nieht in Lome-street, where shs was detected by Constable O'Reilly, singing the "Belle of the Ball." Nancy denied the singing, but she must say she was awfully drunk. Fined 10s. and costs. NEGLECTED CHILDREN. Two children, named Roberts, were charged as neglected children. Detective Jeffrey said the mother of the children died some months ago, and the father had gone to work in the bush, and the children were totally neglected.

The Bench ordered the elder boy, John Roberts, to the Training School for one year until he was fifteen, and the younger boy, David, aged five to the Industrial Training School at Newton, for seven years, to be brought up in the religious faith of their parents. FAILING TO PAT. Robert Andrews was charged with a breach of the Destitute Persons Relief Ordinance by neglecting to pay the sum of 7s per week, according to order, towards the maintenance of his wife Bridget.

The wife stepped forward and begged, with tears in her eyes, to withdraw the charge from her darling Bobby, who would not hurt a worm, and was really a good fellow.

The Bench allowed the charge to be with drawn, as Bobby had made the amende honor able.

Andrews was then liberated, and the scene outside the Court between the man and his wife was most affecting.

PLUNDERING A WARDROBE,

Mary Ann O'Brien, a little woman, was charged with larceny, she having on the 19bh inst robbed the wardrobe of Kitty Townsend of several chemises, petticoats, handkerchiefs, chignons, dress-improvers, flannel drawers, towels, pillow cases, sheets, and dresses, value £5 .

Prisoner in a loud voice denied the robbery. Catherine Townsend deposed that she kept a store in Chancery lane, and the prisoner came to her aud said she had been burned out and wanted her to give her shelter for a few nights, and under such circumstances, she as a Christian woman, could not find in |her heart to refuse her. She found her lodgings and in return she burst open her wardrobe: and stole the things (produced.) The things were all her property ; some was for sa'e. Of course, she did not want chignons and dress-improvers herself, but other persons did.

The orisoner still denied the robbery,

Mr Andrew Heavy, pawnbroker of Wyn dham-street, deposed to the pawning of some of the articles at his shop, in the name of Henrietta Haman.

Detective Brennan, of the Thames, deposed to taking the prisoner into custody, with some of the articles upon her body

Detective Grace also found some things in prisoner's possession. Prisoner said she owed Mrs Townsend a little i_,oney and went to her house to pay ; shn gave her the things, and when she left she told her to beware of Constable Grace, who might have his eye upon her. Mr Inspector Broham gave prisoner a character. , .. Three months' imprisonment with hard labour. The Popular "Mixed"Milk. A number of persons were summoned for a breach of the fourth clause of the Adultera

■___-i---BW------«lll_l-__8--W_^W«BltWMB^^^^ tion of Food Act, 1866, by selling an art! 1 of drink called milk, but which was adnltT rated with water. " Cc" Henry Slater was charged with s*^| adulterated mik. j&ngf/l Mr. Rees, who appeared for the J pleaded not guilty, in order that tft_|ense. < might hear the facts. ' Constable Gillies deposed that on the i I August he went to Mr slater's shop i v ys ti>ria-street, and bought haff-a-pint of milt of him for 2d. He then informed him that he was goiug to take it to Mr Tunny t j.' analyist ; he put hid name on the bottle. To Mrßees : He could not say tEe exact time; he thought it was about six o'clock ■ the milk was t.ken out of a can on the counter, but not marked. ' 6

Mr James Tuuny, local analyst deposed that he received a sample of milk of Gillies on'the evening of the 10th, He analyzed the milk and found that the cream had been re moved and that ii; contained 14 per cant of water.

To Mr Ree3: He believed the milt brought to him was from Mr Slater. The milk in this country he understood wag poorer than at home, but he found it Wag not so. He found nothing but water in the milk.

Mr Rees said his client was charged with an offence against the Act, and he would respectfully submit that Slater should be hoard, as he was a respectable man who had no reason to believe that the milk supplied was other than genuine, and it was only a small quantity thai, he took to oblige a few of his customers, and that he wa3 not abso lutely liable as he did not himself water the milk.

. The Bench said Mr Slater might make a statement.

Mr, Slater said the milk was taken iv at seven o'clock in the morning, and had stood on the counter all day, and when the con stable came for the half-pint in the evening there were only three quarters of a pint in

the can.

Mr. Rees said he would now leave the case in the hands of the bench.

The Bench considered the ca_e proved, bnt as it was not a bad off _nee, the defendant would only be fined £1. and costs.

William Hearling was next charged with the same offence. '

M_3 Hearling pleaded not guilty As it was necessary for the husband to appear, Mr Fiearjing was sent for and the ca.s-- i">l I over. ■

Aupia G iffith ~ storekeeper, of Wellesley s.re.t;, wm nex. charged with the same

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Mr Joy appeared and pleaded not guilty. Cocsi-able Gillies de.osed to fetching three half-pints of milk. He put it in a bottle and told M s-5 Griffiths thit he was a constable and solicited her to ac .ompany him to tihe an-tlyst. :v the Sbi" llo'.el. She refused.

To Mr Joy : Is was late in the evening, but he was not sure that the can wa _ nearly empty ; he was not sure it was a can; he did not notice.. He took the milk to Mr Tunny

Mr Tunny deposed that he analysed that sample of milk, and found that the cream had been removed, and that it contained 17. per cent of water. To Mr Joy : He was the enly analyst, and there was no one to dispute his analisation"} by getting the genuine milk, he could obtain the "afcio of adulteration.

Mr Joy then addressed the bench for the defence, and quoted largely from home analysts to shew how much they differed in their results. His client had no hand-in the mixing of the milk, if it was mixed, and it was unreasonable to expect a lady to accom pany the constable to a public house at a late hour in the evening, especially as she was in delicate health, and n.tin.the habit of coing out at night He would also call evidence as to her character if necessary.

The Bench said that under the circum stances, that sufficient notice had not been given, and that defendant was not in a posi tion to accompany the constable, the CM6 niust be dismissed. ..it

Mr Brojiam said that there was two other cases, but from their Worships decision, it would be useless to proceed with them; inone ca»e the per centage of water jwas less than the foregoing and the other was more ; he would go on'with them. v " '

William Hearling then appeared in answer to a similar charge, and pleaded not gulity. Mr.'Broh-.ni s*id in this case the adulte ration was 45 per cent, of water. Constable Gillies" deposed that he went, on the 19 eh instant, to defendant's shop in Hobson-street, and purcbased'three half-pints. (The remainder of the evidence was the same as in the previous case-.') . Mr. Hearl'Dg knew nothing;of the matter. Mr Tunny proved that the sample was adulterated at the ratio of 45 per cent. Mrs Hearling said she had only sold three quarts of milk altogether. - The Bench said this case differed materially from the last, and defendant must pay a fine of £5 and costs. William Brinsden, storekeeper, ~ot Weliesley-street, was charged with the same offence. _.' ... i,...

Constable Gillies' evidence in this case was similar to that of the former. Mr Tunny analyzed the said milk, which contained 8 per cent of water: ' Mr Brinsden said that he had witnesses to prove the purity of his milk. -;Tf.o_, The Bench considered this a very trivial offence and fined defendant in £1 and costs LUNACY

John Stewart, p. labouring man from Tauranga, was charged with lunacy,, andi on the medical testimony of Dr Kenderdine aiw Dr Goldsbro' was committed to the Whau.... This was all the business.•>■-

Native Massacres in the South Seas.

In the notes of the last cruise of the Mis sionary schooner Southern') Cross, published in the Church Gazette to-day, the following shocking account of native wars and super stition is given:—"With" thisKtheSKeg Hebrides were left, and the first of the Banks' group, Merlav or Star Island reached Sunday, May 9. We had. one boy to ffl| ashore on this almost depopulated island ..Zn c received a very large number of oranges as a present, but in other ways met with. jiMae that was agreeable. We heard that of tue few left some had been poisoned, as in former years, by returned labourers, and a mauhaa that very morning shot his sister on the, ground that her husband had charmed his son. There is no place we know which shews equally how much evil and how little goott has come to the natives from the trade in labour. We were becalmed all day, but a breeze in the night took us over to ~aM» Maria, where, perhaps by the sudden falling of the wind we were in some little danger near, the reef. Edmund Qaratu had ueen stationed at Gana for twelve months, and we were taking his wife and two children. baCK to him,' with some anxiety as to his V*°ff*** and health during the summer. y? found1 all looking well, . a new ana large house being built for the, schqpl,_aa^ a good report .given by the teacher otw^ natives, aud by them of him * ' We had still to steam to reach Maata, where we had four boys to land.. Here we came upon thq scene "of a tragedy, the .report . which had r«r.chr d us as soon as we came i?_ h^ isbu.l. S ,m.' three weeks before an ex p -.di udu, irom Malanta had come over w revenge upon the Maata people the I°*? •■ the son of a malanta chief who had WJ kidnapped long ago for f labuur and.W never returned ; the principal man at i» being accused of assisting in,.or being ',.., agent of the" kidnapping:. ,The. Maata peox» ; had timely .warning, and fell. «F_ Malanta invaders as their canoes.^^fe^ shore, and massacred them.almost. wiw,j resistance,;, killing more than fortyP»_ They were -acting in self-defence, r *»jfi- i cannot beiblamed, >but there-:wew ; *uig,j hideous trophies and signs of c^™„ which shew how very little, if at an,*"/

- . —^ ■____■_■ THE EVENT G STAR, WffDTOHAY SEPTEM^EB V 3675



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