SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS

K'derick Dhu, bnjrantine, Mc^efzie. from Oamaru , JKt el, bngan in-, Mc.ecri, i ro m JLyUeh n Helena, ong*ntine, .rom Dunedia

DEPARTURES.

8 ' Wheel(>.V. fir Southern ports At Kilda 83, Fl.-^day for Wanganni

••» A^ Sjrcial ch-rge is made for consignees' or shippers -names inserted in this column

_ PR".JK TKO D"P«RTTKEa V>r lievuka £mv, aux lUry-screw barqu-ntiae, at

once Koi i.ondon- Kob na Punli'p. barque, early For Ho*i»n(ra— Queen, schooner, e»rly For the aoum—Uddybird, 2ua instint

BXi'EUTBD Witch of the Waves, bwque, from Newcastle, sailed 21st instant Mikado, as, from San Kranci'co. 9h September City of Melbourne, from Sydney, 2nd September Carjbrook Castle, ship, ULWB, fiom Belfast Sidle 1 June 8

IMPORTS.

Per Ethel from Lyttelvn : 350 sicks Sanders and Son's fl wr 200 biifs do, 643 -tacks blue Dement pota toes. 20cwt. che^ ?e. H S. Meyers a"d Co. Per Ethel from Lyt'elton : 105 flacks oats, 325 sae«s flour, 500 b gs do, 1460 sa-fes potatoes, 1 sack b-ans, 9 cas^s bacon, 50 ch-eea, 6 ca~es cheese, 7 kegs lard, 3ca es bicon, 20 kegs butter.-G. W. Owvn, agent

Per Jttodt-rick Dhn from <">amarn and Kakanui—Bo tons flour, 350 nick a oats 1700 do wheat, A- too ir.n knees, 3 tons lnggape — Cruicsshank and Co., agents.

Her Helena liom Dunedin—4o hhds ale, 2do stout, John Reid

>x Hero—TOO half-cheats tea, 16 octaves port wir.«, 4 qr-CAslis do, 9 do cherry, 106 tierces tobjcco, 21 phgs do, Rummer and Co.

Bx ntbel

7 ket-s lard, 3 cases bicon, B. Arthur

tx Helena, fr. m Dunedin: 42 hhds ale, 427 bags oats, 150 sacka oatmeal, 78 do pearl barley, 26 do baley dust, 74: (In pollard. 4U do bran, 345 do fliur, 9 ca<-es vestas, 10 do whisky 2! J-box>'S tobacco, 6 i tierces do, 116 esses.—f*. Vv. Owmm, invents.

Ex Helena: 15 sacks pearl barley, 30 do. oatmeal, 166 do. flour, 200 do. bran, T. H Hall & Co.

EXPORTS.

Per Hawea ss for Southern ports: S bales boards, 2baits leather. Ireland Bros.

Fit Hawea for the Souih: 4 cases glass, E. Porter and Co. .

Per Emu: 2 cases <-ottons 1 ditto irnnmonge y, 42 bags potatoes 1 <'.ase saddlery 12 nitto onions, 6 ditto apples, 40 bapi- flour, 2 cues hams at d bacons, 1 dit n cheese, 1 bucket le'iches", i bo< gold coin, 75 head cattle, 160 sheep— St ne brother?, atents Per St Kilda lor Wanganul: 1 bale leather, Ireland Bro< hers.

Par P'-e'ty Jane for Gisborne: 1 bundle leathe-, Ireland Bro htrs.

Per Emu for Levuka: 2 cases cottons, Ido iron innnre y, B tithe' 8. Per Emu: 42 bigs potatoes. 1 case saddlery, 12 An. onions, 6 dn, applts, 40 ba. s flour, 2 ca;e3 hams, sc, 1 cane chetse, Coupiai.d and Co.

The fi-e schooner Kennilworth. Captain Jackson. is adveitiaed to sail for Noumea (v-a Norf >lk island) to-morrow the Ist September This yes el, since her last voyaßH has undergone an extensive overhaul above arid below. She has capital accommodation for passengers. The Union Company's fine ste»m»hip Hawea left the Manukau ye terdsy afternoon for the Boutb. Passengers: Mr and Miss Carßill, Mrs T»unton and 2 chilaren, Mr »nd Mrs Casey. Mr and Mrs Ka ey Miss Byell, Mifs Daniel, M>ss Davis Miss Hark, Mr and Airs Hunt ami 2 Children. Mess's Ware, Bash Garrett, Vivian. Kees, Bonar, Gorreth. Pod*, A. T Friend, Kawllnps, Anderson, Boridlei 'n. McKellar, Sheath, Davis, WaTgh. Boundtree, Madden, fl. B Smler, Gannon, Daniel?, Hosking, Muster Davis, and 14 in th» steerage. Thft s s Emu (auxiliary screw) having cleared for Letrnka with a general carg> »i.d 75 bead of cutie let Wt evening f.,r the Tamaki. to t»ke on bo»rd the live portion of her car*o. she will probably take her final departure to-morrow. Passengers : ittessis C. tS. Stone and inooks, and Captain Litile The brifrantme Roderick Dhu arrived from Oamaru this morning after a run of nine days, she left on ttie 21st instant, and had strong westerly galea nearly all the passage. Bounded the East Cai.e Friday forenooD —and Cape Colviile yesterday morning. She brin?- Sco-go • f southern produce Pj-ssencer: Mr Mj'ton The briganine i"hel arved lhis morning from L'tteUon, whhh prt she left on the £3rd Captain Mcl end rep rts a »e>y touuh passage He had been dodging abunt un'<er ihe Hast' ape with cluse-reeied topsails for Reveral da> s in comp-iny wiih the Hele a and t* c barque C-'baifeirtb. 'Ihe tatter vessel >to' out, whie the Ethel hugged 'he laud The wioo h*»led to th- nowh-weft, and consequently gavn the Ethel th« weath- ru~u«e of tho other Ihe Cabiifairth may bt expected at any mi in nt. in spite of (he late tempestuous weather, tbn Kih»l has mad« an exced togl poort t- un<l trip, having left Wan^aroa unloaded ami Ira ed at Ljttelton. and arrived back in Auck l*rd within ihr<"» w-ek« The i-hip Lutterworth has entered outwards for Uewcast c.

Apar*srra|h exprefs'nc apprehension for the fate of the cutter M^rniig «-tar was aunt np te our offict l»st evening, just pr.or to oar going to press, ami corning as it S'd from a trngtworttay source, »a allowed insertion. We ate hap'y to sttte that tt ere ue n« grounds for the fears > x\>- essed therein, for thr Morning -tararrived at sevea o'eck last nigh', wt h Mr i*uUivan and the c- ew 11 safe. 'I he rumour fl si got about, w- belitv«, from the crew of the new ■chooser V'ai«era. who reported t&at the Morning Star was t> leave ihn Hot -<p ings itimedt-teiy aftei ihem, or last Tuesday She did not le»ve a3 it turned out ill y*-»terday morning. The brigantine Helena left Duncdin on the 14th Ins. ~hf had nortn-past winds to Cook's »• traits, and westprly winds to the East* Cape. -he lay there during the blow for six days, an.i started again on Friday evening last, and had head winds into port. Messrs T. a»d S. Morria shipped per Pretty Jane for Uisbome and Napier, 4 krf*s rails, 4 case* hard ware, 2 ploughs, 3 bundles share*. 5 bundle* iron. 3 cases ironmODßt-rv, 5 t'.ns'pai t 2 drums od, 11 pkgs.

COMMERCIAL.

The er-pi'ot cutter F«lcon was offered at auction to-day by Mr L. W. Eaton on the wharf, The bidding was meny up to £130, when it beg^n to flag.' It reached .£l3B 10s by slow advances, ar. which flß' re the boat wan withdrawn. 1 lie wssel ■was afteiwards sold priva'ely to Mr Chamber ai" for £160. Mr Chamberlain immeiiiately af c waids commissioned Mr Eaton to offer the Catherine, ket«h, lor sale. No bidders appearing, the boat was with drawn.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wjll Close as follows .— For Tnames t i morr.w at 11.30 a m

For Cor. mm de , on • eanesday next at 11 80 am For Nml-r and Gisb re, per Uou hern Cross, on Wednesday next, at 11 a.m. For Australian Culomcs, per Hero, on Wednesday next in i ii m For r*g steed letters, money orders, and news-

papers &t iflun F r Tarnnaki, Snuthern Provinces, and Australian

Collides per Laoybtrd. on Tunrsday next at 8 a m For Waiwera and Warkworih, per Ladyjtoiven, on Thursday at 9 am For >ew Caledonia, per Kenilworth, on Wednesday

nou at 9 am Per Cit> <>f Moibourne, on Friday, 3rd September, as foil ws — For tiaiiduit-h Ts]*tids. United States of America Canada, Bri.is^ Columbia, and Foreign Wei>t Jndirs, 10 Su a m - or tie i nked Kingdom and Continent of Eu'i pc a oau a m Kor tnont-y orders, registered letters, and news papers at 9.30 h ni Laic lettes btHriugan extr-ifee of 63, in addition to th-; (.osiage. will oe re eived oy the Mail Agent on ho»rd up to tbe >ime of bailing. For Chatham Islands, per Magellan Cloud, on Friday, 3rd Sayiember, at 3pm S. B. BISo, Chief Postmaster.

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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1875

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We may rest assured that prudent counsels will prevail in the Government camp, and that the tyrant majority will think again be fore rushiDg into the rude encounter that awaits them. Speculation is very freely indulged as to whether the Government wii^ "force their Abolition measures" through during the present session, the assumption being that they can if they will. We have already shown that they cannot if the Opposition will not ; and that such is the case the subjoined telegram will very distinctly show. We think we may safely take the assurance of Sir George Grey that when he and others work ing cordially with him, have put down their foot, it stands there : and tbat neither taunts, nor threats, nor cajolery, nor bounce will induce them to yield an inch. If it were any lesser object than the subversion of the Constitution that was intended, then would we admit the plea that the minority should yield to the majority. But Sir George Grey and his little band are guarding the passes of our Thermopylae; and we rest per fectly assured that even in face of over whelming odds they wi 1 guard them to the end. Yesterday a telegram was transmitted to the leader of the Opposition informing him that the first instalment of the petition, bearing the names of 875 electors had been transmitted by the "Hawea," praying the Opposition to aland firm, and contest tbe measure wotd by word, until the expiry of the Parliament by efll ixion of time, in the month of February. Last night, the following telegram was

received in reply :—

" Government Buildings, "Aug. 30, 1875, 4.30 p.m. " Thanks telegram re petition. We stand firm, and wi.l stand firm to the end. G. Grey."

Those who know the leader of the Opposi tion know what that means. We shall be sorrj for the bnrthen laid upon them by the necessities of the position, if the Government with its ihsolerit and tyrannical majority persist in trying conclusions. But we feel confident that no earthly power will make our Leonidas surrender the pass; and with such a resolution expressed by the leader of the Opposition—without waiting to know what are the purpi ses of the Ministry, we regard the Abolition Bill as shelved.

Once more our Lordb have covered them selves with distinction in rejecting the measure for legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Again and again this principle of liberty, and of enfranchisement from an antiquated restriction, has been affirmed by the representatives of the people' as it has beenlegalisedinall theother and more progressive colonies. But in their superior wisdom these old wives who represent only their own selves and their equally intelligent sheep, have set themselves up to control the assertion of the popular will. Never was a more silly restriction raised in the name of religion than this. And though the per sons who, by their votes, refuaed the* re moval of the restriction are not particularly distinguished fur saintly qualities, still as they take tbeir etand in the sacred name of religion, that holy cause must be prejudiced by the defence in its name, of such a sense less and stupid principle. It seems that no hope remains that New Zealand shall come up abreast with the other colonies in this matter of common-sen3e legislation until these antiquated, life-long legislators either die out or are swallowed up in the vortex of abolition. To spend argument on men such as some of them is to waste it. For four years the arguments in favour of removing this arbitrary restraint on man's liberty have been ably and exhaustingly put forth in the Lower Chamber, and by several liberal-minded and enlightened members who have not yet been stupified by the stagnant atmosphere of the Upper House; and now it will still be necessary for any man who wishes to take the sister of his former wife as the most natural guardian of her children, and to place her in the honorable position of his wife, to cross over to one of the neigh bouring colonies, where he will find such relation legalized, although in New Zealand involving the Btigma of incest and bastardy, through the wisdom of the Solons of our New Zealand House of Peers.

Tn another column will be found another il lustration of the utter recklessness with which the Ministerialists are endeavouring to tec up a fictitious support for their party. We have already seen how the strong and unmistakeable resolutions of our public meet ings in Auckland have been maligned by fake and lying telegrams, transmitted ,by unscrupulous tools to Wellington, and

published in the Wellington Tribune. But we believe we have seen »r beard of no thing more disgraceful than tie proceedings at the Hutt last night, got up under the very eyes, and we presume, direction of Ministers. Hitherto Chairmen have been generally im partial, but this Chairman appears to have lent himself to giving the lie tohis own eyes. What next ? And what are we to think when we find a man of Stafford's former character lowering himself to the level of such taciticians ?

The concrete walls and pillars of the Congregational Church, Beresford-street, are now nearly completed to the required height, and a good idea can be formed of the struc ture. The building will be a handsome and snb&tatitial addition to our city church edifices. It is after the old school, solid and substantial, a work intended to serve its purpose for generations. Tenders have been invited for completing it, but no eligible one having come in, Mr P. Herapath, the architect, calls for fresh tenders, receivable until four o'clock on Monday next, the Gth of September.

The foundation and basement of the new Provincial HospitJ have beenjcompleted by Mr Taylor the contractor, and are of a very heavy character, built of dressed scoria with thick partition walls. The contractors works on the ground are of an extensive character including a steam * engine and a crushing machine for ' work ing the cement, and a circular saw. The water necessary for mixing is drawn from a large new well by steam power. Weather boarding has been nailed over the walls of the foundation to protect it from defacement. Altogether the manner in which thg_ con tractor is pushing on the building speaks volumes for its speedy completion.

The members of No. 3 Company, Atfe.V., are requested to call this evening at Darby's hotel, between'four and six o'clock to receive the new Snider rifles. All members are requested to be present as their signature is required upon receiving their rifles.

In order to prevent " body-snatching," a bill introduced by the Government in the Legislative Council has been passed through empowering persons having legal custody of bodies to hand them over for anatomy. Where the deceased or relatives have ex pressed a desire not to have the body sub jected to anatomical investigation, it shall be illegal to deliver up a body for that purpose.

The name of Mr George Stainea was to-day placed on the nomination board for the Ci'.y Council general election. The nomination paper bore the following signatures :—Messrs Win, James Muody, Win. Mansell Evans, N. Campbell, Chas. Oakford, M. McDermott, John Leaning.

A pack of eight wild dogs has lately been seen on the Eist Coast. They are believed to have destroyed at least a hundred lambs during the last three months.

The Auckland correspondent of the New Zealand Times relates the following little incident: "On Tuesday night the members gave Spohr's " Last Judgment" in praise worthy style. Judge Fenton, who, by-the bve. ha 9 b?en appointed io act as Resident Magistrate and District Judge till a seccessor to Mr. Beckham has been appointed, fosters the society as assiduously as ever, and may be seen fiddling away ac their practices as energetically as anyone. His Honor caused some amu«ement in almost the first case he heard in the District Court, by telling the defendant, an old lady whose cause bad been muddled, that he was sorry to have to give judgment against her, but that to make up for it he would pay the money himself. So little is true liberality appreciated in this money-grubbing world of ours that the opinion on this kind-hearted act is very generally, what a fool! Should he be per manently appointed and continue the same quixotic •jh»rity, he will need a very long pu'se."

How the big land interest regard the prospect of plunder held out by the proposal to remove the restrictions hitherto imposed on the administration of waste lands is dis closed by the following telegram from the Wellington correspondent of the Dunstan Times : "It has just leaked oub that the Otago runholdera have combined, and are subscribing largely to a common fund to re turn their nominees at next general election. When the provinces are abolished, the dis posal of Crown lands and the policy of the Waste Lands Board, will be under the con trol and direction of the General Govern ment."

At a meeting of the creditors in the estate of Mr R. H. Bartlett to-day, the bankrupt's assets and liabilities were not stated. Mr T. Macffarlane was appointed trustee, and Messrs D. Cruickshand ami A. Brock, supervisors.

We extract the following gems from Sir George Grey's speech on the Abolition Bill :

—"I cannot sit down upon these seats without thinking whether, if I sit down too roughly, I may not be dealing hardly with the public creditor ; I cannot see one of our heroes with his medal on his breast, without thinking that hero's medal has been bought with other men's money ; when these doors open and their hinges creak, I cannot but think they creak out cere alieno —they have not been paid for The miners— ' the mere pioneers of civilisation !'—they are merely pioneers of civilisation, and that is the reason why a most obnoxious tax is to be kept on them. That duty of 2s an ounce on gold will actually almost shut up some mines which otherwise could be profitably worked. It is a gr,eat check on this impor tant industry—if it does not destroy it. And when these toiling men corhe up from the depths of the earth, or from the muddy creek, to be told 'You are merely pioneers of civi lisation, and we shall therefore tax you,' that is bad indeed. Are not sheep the pioneers of civilisation on the hill sides, eating off the native bushes and preparing the ground for English grasses? But the truth is the miners are to be sacrificed t" squatters, and they are to be shorn as sheep - shorn too, closely, as we all are; and if against this system of close shearing one lamb raises a plaintive bleat, there is at once an outcry, ' Put it down ; this must be put an end to.'., . . Look at Auckland ; con sider what she has had to struggle against ; look at her like a young queen sitting be tween volcanic hills, a harboarjon each hand, beyond each of these a great ocean, and at the extremity of each ocean one of the last of the discovered continents of the world, teeming with wealth, with unbounded riches hardly explored, and to a great extent un known—a continent with those riches ready to pour them into the bosom of that young queen if justice were done and the power given." Colonel Harington has written a long letter to the New Zealand Times, Wel lington, in which he has given a true account of the road from Tauranga to Napier, expressing the fact that somehow the Government always find funds, to keep the road on the Napier side of Tauranga in repair, and.yet always deny our Auckland end of the same road any share of the funds. Perhaps Mr Ormond and Sir Donald McLean can explain the reason why. We are clad to find that the new candidate for East Coast is not afraid to speak out boldly.

The Han. Mr. Hastings, American Good Templar delegate, after making an extended visit to the various districts of New South Wales, is now in Queensland, where he has been well received.

It is astounding that notwithstanding her enormous coal resources, New Zealand, for the year ending 30bh Jane last, imported coal to the value of nearly half-a-million sterling; the amount was 254,359 tons, value £440,995. Auckland was the smallest importer .among the provincial cities, owing no doubt to the Bay of Islands supply.

To-morrow (Wedaes<lay) evening the Rev. Win. Tinsley will deliver a lecture in the Edwardes-street Primitive Methodist Chapel, on " Scotland and her Sons." "The subject is one which affords full scope for an admira ble and instructive lecture, and to which the rev. gentleman will undoubtedly do full justice. No country under heaven of equal size can boast of so many noble sons ia tht spheres of science, art, song, story, theology, and lastly of war, as the land of Wallace and Bruce.

A lecture on ghosts was delivered last evening at the Devonport Hall, North Shore, before the members of the Devonpon Literary Society, by the Rev. J. Nolan. There was an attentive, but not a large audience. Toe Ray. J. Bates, who takes great interesc in the progress of this sociaty, wa3 called to the chair. The lecturer then proceeded to discourse on the shadowy subject of ghosts, commenciog with the mythology of ancient Greece and coming down to the modest ghost of a tailor's ghost. There were many interesting matters in history and romance touched upon by Mr Nolan, and which fre quently elicited much hilarity from the audience. The apparitions of scripture history wero reviewed, such as the ghost of Samuel raised by the witch of Eador, and the reappearance of Christ after his crucifixion ; hence, and for the following reasons ; Mr Nolan considered that ghostly visitants were possible in this world of ours. First, as Milton believed, we are surrounded by in visible beings ; second, there was in man a doimant sense for what was invisible to the world ; third, that hereafter this dormant sense would be aroused, and we should see things which at present were invisible to us. The lecture was listened to with great atten tion, and the lecturer received the unani mous thanks of the meeting.

To the Editor: Sir, —I have collected fifteen shillings and sixpence (15/6) in my shop for the widow and orphans of the late Captain Doble, which I enclose—J. H. Symonds, hair-dresser, No. 50, Queen-street, Auckland —[Wo have much pleasure in acknowledging receipt of the amount named. —Ed. E. B.]

The freehold property, consisting of a shop and dwelling-house in Shortland-street was -old yesterday by Messrs Cochrane and Son for the sum of £350. The purchaser was Mr Norrie, hairdresser, of Shortland-atreet

An emergency meeting of the Lodge Waitemata will be held this evening at the usual hour at the Masonic Hotel, Princes street. On the depredations of our imported birds " A Sufferer" at Onehunga writes : "Sir, — Permit me a little space in your valuable columns- for the purpose of protesting against the iniquitous action of the Acclimatisation Society in introrlucing destructive birds. I allude to hard-billed birds, especially chaffin ches, greenlinnets, yellowhammers, and sparrows. Sir, lam a poor man and depend chiefly on the produce of my garden for a livelihood. 1 sowed sixteen shillings" worth of cauliflower and cabbage seeds, besides carrots, beet, turnips, &c, two weeks ago. They are now totally destroyed by these curses of the orchard aad garden, and I shall have to ha at the expense of buying more seed, which I can ill afford as times are, and after such an autumn and paying the unjust education tax. Sir, it is heartbreaking to a ' struggling man with a small family to sup port, to see his hopes blasted and crops destroyed without any remedy. Cm nothing be done to extirpate these vermin ? Had we not enough to do to save part of our crops from the ravages of caterpillars, crickets, slut's. &c, without having additional scourges thrown upon us by the Acclimatisation So ciety ? In a few years it will be impossible to grow either fruit or vegetables in the neigh bourhood of Auckland. People may begin to awake to the truth of my remarks when they are unable to procure a caulifljwer under Is Gl. and all other vegetables in pro portion. If something is not done at once, in order to clear the country of these feathered pests, the city market will be a market only in name. I auk you : what is to be done ? Chaffinches and green-linnets are far more destructive to gardeners than sparrows at this season. My radishes, onions, etc., are ' lying on the surface of the beds by teus of thousands, where they have been pulled up and the ends nipped off by the two former birds chiefly. On peas, grain, and fruit the sparrows are a terrible curse. Last March I had above two thousand bunches of grapes rendered unsaleable by them, besides many bushels of peas, not pecks only. My wife tied about three hundred of the best bunches in tissue paper, but the sparrows tore off the covering, and picked out the seeds. I had two acres of oats, but, as soon as the kernels formed, it was attacked by clouds of linnets and sparrows, and every grain picked off cleaner than if it had been thrashed. , I ask a»ain : what am I to do?—I am, etc., A SUFFEBEB."

Dr. Silvester, the celebrated lakir of Oolu. leaves for Sydney by the Hero to morrow, after a very successful tour through New Zealand. From our Thames telegrams it will be seen that owing to the departure of the Hero .on Wednesday the season there has hart to close last night, earlier than intended, and hundreds were turned away from the doors ab the farewell entertainment.

Mitchell's Register says a singularly shocking occurrence is reported from Lanca shire. As a fisherman, named Coates, was netting for salmon in the River Lune, he brought to land the body of his own daughter, a child who, as he expected, was playing about, but who had fallen into the river and been drowned.

"Rip Van Winkle" was not sufficiently attractive to draw a large house last night on the ocoassion of Mr Collier's benefit. The play was well put before the audience and the hero and heroine represented with much spirit. Those however who were present seemed fully to roaliza the old Dutch legend associated, the H idson river, in America, so graphically told in Crayon's sketch book, and loudly balled for Rip's represen tative, Mr, Collier, who came before the curtain and made his bow to the audience. Mr. Collier annonnced that the theatre would be closed for a few nights, in order that preparations might be made for new talent which Mr DeLias had engaged. The burlesque of Aladdin followed,in which Miss Stephtudoa sustained the principle character with threat credit.

On Sunday morning last, during the hours of divine service, a person walking leisurely towards his Chapel in Cook-Btreet heard a female voice, from a garden ia Hobson-street, singing that beautiful verse, " Praise God, from whom all blessings flow," and on looking over the wall into the garden, observed a jolly stout lady busily engaged setting seed onions. On seeing the pious face she exclaimed, " Ah, Mr. , you are going to pray, while I am going to work." The saintly man was shocked at the wrongly act, when the lady replied, "Work is worship, you know, Mr. ; and I must get the onions in today, for to-morrow is our month's wash, besides, you know the old proverb, • The better the day, the better the deed.'"

The punishment of Fernando Garcia, the Spaniard, recently arrested for cutting Muriilo's famous picture, " The Appearance of the Infant Christ to SSt. Anthony,'* from its frame in the cathedral of Saville and selling it to Mr Schaus, of New York, was pretty summary. He was shot dead at Madrid, after his hurried journey from this icountry in charge of a detective, almost without the formality of a trial. Detective Davis of New York received $10,000 for capturing him.

' At a meeting of creditors in the estate of F. Barnes in the Provisional trustee's office, the liabilities were set down at £141, and the assets at £25. No creditors appeared and the estate was Tested in the Provisional Trustee.

It is customary for the press periodically to breakout into complaints against the Press Agency Like big gooseberries these para graphs come at the dull season when editors are at their wits' end, and ill-humoured, and news is scarce ; then the Agency is a good subject for the indignant editor who asks " why don't the Agency send us some news ? ' At present the complaining journals are sing ing the praise of the Agency; and not without good reason. 'The parliamentary debates have been condensed most admirably and sent with despatch. The news forwarded through this channel has contracted very favourably with that transmitted by "own correspondents," and reflecto great credit upon Mr. McCarthy, the manager of the Agency, We hope when they feel deposed to complain of the iutelligeace forwarded through this organisation they will glance over their own bald columns, and see if an im provement cannot be effected in another direction. The conduct of the Agency dur ing sessions has, we notice, been commended by the preßS throughout the colony, and we have much pleasure in adding our tribute.

The foundation stone of the New National Opera House on the Thames Embankment, a c Westminster, will be laid in the course of three weeks or a month, and it is expected that the ceremony will be performed by the Prince of Wales" The building will cover a ground area of 190 feet in front by 200 feet in depth, and will be about one-third larger than Covent Garden. The interior dimen sions are nearly the same as those of La Soala, at Milan.

A social gathering of friends will take place in the Catholic Institute to-morrow evening.

The Bendiyo Advertiser has published the official records of the gold that has passed through the Sandhurst treasury from November, 1851, to June, 1875. The total amount returned is 8.159 748 oz., represent ing a value of £32,638,992, at £4 per oz. A large quantity of gold was sent from the district in the earlier times without any official record of it being kept, and the Advertiser estimates the total yield of the district at £40,000,000. For the last four years the calls have amounted to £836,352. and the dividends to £1,938,971, giving a balance in favour of dividends of £1,102,619.

A meeting of the members of the Pioneer Juvenile Temple 1.0.G.T , will be held in the Youni? Men's Christian Association Rooms, Wellealey-street, for the election of officers to-morrow (Wednesday) evening at 7 p.m. punctually.

Messrs E. and H. Isaacs' report of their sale of immigrants' fittings, piping, &c, on board the Alumbagh this day : Attendance good and bidding spirited, full value being realized for the articles sold. Water closets fetched 15s taofa. ; (sinks, 5s ; tanks (all faults), £2 and upwards ; cutter, £10 10s ; life-boat (in very bad condition), £2 ; piping, £4; and other fittings, &c, in proportion.

We would call the attention of oar readers to the annouaceraerit in another column of a lecture to be delivered in the Edwardes-street Church by the Rev. William Tinsley, on "Scotland and her Sons." From the known ability of the lecturer, and the fact that ihere has been a great demand for tickets, we have no doubt that he will have a large and appreciative audience. Colonel Haultain will take the chair at 7- 30.

"A ROTTEN COMMUNITY."

(To the Editor of the Evening Stae.) Sib, —It has been the fashion to hold up the community of the South as of so superior a class, both in position, education, and in tellect ; -but if we are to take Mr. Ormond as a specimen, I think the lowest of our pro vince would feel degraded by the comparison " A Rotten Community," and that the language of a gentleman and a statesman. I care not for severity of stricture, for satire and invective when it is required, but I do care for j>ross vulgarity of language, and that so ill applied. But " let the sow wallow in its own mire," and grunt complacently at its own noise, even wheo driven to an apology that could not be done with a good grace. Sir1, I believe we have men in this "Rotten Community"—aye and in its Provincial Couacils, too —in every lespect equal and in many respects superior to our refined mem bers of the House of Representatives, par ticularly if Mr. O. is a fair specimen.—Your obedient servant, J. Crispe.

Mauku, August 30, 1875

NOW'S YOUR TIME.

All you who like a dirty job, A 1 you who ■would yoar province rob, A ll people who would like to be Bui d by t. Southern nominee ; All out-atelbow politicians All you who want J P. commissions, All niombers who hay» votes to sell, Now's your time to sell 'em. well. Fat sinecures await supporters, So now jou editors, reporter Lawyers, and members, all who crave, A billet, and who'd for it brave, The scorn of every honf st man. Go join tbe ranks of Soapy Dan, There's lot of work if your not nice. .No matter what; you 11 get your prioe. Write, shout, and rant for abolition, Swear 'twi 1 save ng irom perdition, Say that these remarkable bil's, Will save the province from all ills. ' * Write si eeches for Ministers to read, Try hard the peoplo to mislead. Spread false reports, false telegrams transmit, And if by nature your endow'd with wit, Try all you who can to better your position, By writing squibs a^xinst the Opposition. Abusd Mr George, Fitzherbert. all who strive 'Gainst those who would the proviucesdeprive Of rights and revenues and all besides : Stick to ttie Government what e'er betides. Do this and you'll receive their approbation, And—if they win a rosy situation. The Onehu*ga Vagrant.

POLICE COURT.— This Day.

(Before Albert Beetham and C. N. Marshall, Esquires, Justices of the Peace.) ONLY FIVE, AND ALL ALIVB.

Francis Burgin, alias Prank the fiddler, William Elliot, Henry Ellison, Thomas Eagan, and Richard Howard, alias the "Duke of Norfolk," were all and severally charged with being drunk last night, and fined 5s and costs. Henry Ellison, a new chum, being very disorderly at the Immigra tion Barracks as well as being drunk, was fined 10s and costs. KITTY KEGAN AGAIN". Catherine Regan, an old offender, was charged under the Vagrancy Act with being drunk and disorderly last night in High street ; with attempting to stand on her head; and, nob succeeding, using most abominable language in the hearing of other persons than Sergeant Sanderson.

This unfortunate woman had been turned out by a man named Crow, with whom she had been living, and since that time she had been drinking to excess. Kitty said she had no recollection of the matter. She was sometimes in the habit of " crowing," but she meant no harm by it. Sergt. Satinderson deposed to the language and feats of Kitty, which were also witnessed by Constable Grace.

A number of previous convictions having been credited to Kitty, the Bench ordered her to pay a fine of £5, or go to prisou for three months. A THIRSTY SOUL. William Baker, was charged with stealing two gallons of ale, the property of, Mr. H. A. Austin, on the 30th July. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and -was sen tenced to one months imprisonment and hard labour. EREACH OF CUSTOMS REGULATIONS. William Gadder and David Crossan were charged with a breach of the customs regu lations of having on board a number of packs of playing cards; and reshipping them on the tlauraki. Mr. Brookfield for the prosecution, Mr. Joy for Crossan, and Mr. Bennet to watch the case on behalf of Captain Logan who was prepared to give Crosaan a good character, and who had been appointed chief steward to the s.s. Hero.

The prisoners pleaded guilty. Mr Brookfield s»id he would withdraw the charge in its present form against Ladder, and would lay another "formation He should be quite satisfied if a fine of £25 with costs was laid upon (Jroasan. Mr Joy hoped, as the man had pleaded guilty and for other consideration*, the Bench would impose the lowest possible The Bench imposed a fine of £25 and costs Cadder, steward on board the Hauraki, was then charged on a new information with having taken 120 packs of playing cards oa board the Haiwaki, in opposition to the bus toms regulations. .. ...... v Mr Brookfield prosecuted ; the defendant was undefended. , Thomas B. Hill, of the Customs, deposed that he was the prosecutor in the present case, and had laid these informations. John Provis, tide-waiter m the employ or the Customs, went on board the Hauraki. in consequence of information he received, and found in the saloon 120 packets of playing cards, upon which the duty of 6d per-packet had not been paid. (Packets produced.) Ihe cards were those that had been in the posses sion of Crossan. BeDiamiu Jones, carman, was engaged to fetch a bundle of dirty linen from the Hero, and as he was goiDg along the wharf he was stopped by a man, who gob on to the dray and took out the packages from the dirty clothes, but that man was not the prisoner. Mr Bennett said he had just been in structed to say that the defendant took tne cards innocently, and knew nothing of the matter. _ ~ Thos Coulridge, seaman on the Hauraki, deposed that both he and prisoner took the packages as writing-paper. The Bench said its opinion was that Cadder knew quite as well as Crossan that when he received the cards he was doing wrong, and he must pay the same penalty, viz., £25 and costs. CHIMSEYS AND CATTLE. Daniel Collins was summoned for allowing his chimney to catch fire on the 20 th of August at Parnell. Mr. Collins pleaded guilty, but was not aware that biß chimney was foul. The Bench said that persons must be made to know that they must attend to their chimneys for the safety of the property of the community, and keep them swept. The fines hitherto had been too light to be effec tive, and in future the full tines in all such cases would be inflicted. Fined 30s and co3ts, afc which a murmur of surprise ran through the Court. John Smith, of Chapel-street, for allowing his chimney in Chapel-street to take fire on the 24th inst., was fined 20s and costs. COWS AND. HOKSES. James Harris was charged with depasturing three horse 3on Barrack Hill on the 22ud instant. Mr Harris explained, but the Bench resolved also to make tines in cattle cases more stringent, and fined defendant 20s and costs.

Henry Smith was fined 20s and cr sts for allowing three horses to be at liberty on Barrack Hill on the 20th.

James Murphy for allowing a cow and calf te wander in tbe New Korth Koad on the same day, was fined 10s and costs or 24 hours imprisonment.

oai-tain Harrison's shot.

Captain John H. Harrison, waß summoned for a breach of the city by laws for having discharged fire-arms in his garden, Franklin road oa the 21st inst.

Captain Harrison pleaded guilty, but wished to say a word in explanation if the Ben ih would permit.

The Bench. —i*h yes, Captain,

Captain Harrison. Well gentlemen, my land consisting of three aares, is properly fenced, and I have beea at great expense in the cultivation of my garden which contains many choice trees and plants, and lately the place has been infested with fowls and a rabbit, and I tried every means to keep them out but without effect; they destroyed a valuable flower which 1 brought from Eng land, and I resolved at last to shoot the rabbit, which I did without thinking that I was offending against the by-laws by shoot ing vermin on my own premises ; and I am not sure that I should not shoot the informer if I caught him on my premises.

The Bench said Captain Harrison must pay a fine of ss. and costs, or have the case adjourned for the aid of counsel to try the matter upon its merits.

Captain Harrison said he would pay the fine rather than take any further trouble in the matter ; but fowls, rabbits, and infoimers might look out in the future. THE ASSAULT ON CONSTABLE MOAR. John Smith and Francis Reeves two sea men were again brought on the charge of violently assaulting Constable Moar in Vic toria-street on the evening of the 28th inst. The evidence in this case was the same as that given yesterday by Constable Moar, Wiliiam OB ien and John Lipscome, with the medical testimony of Dr. V\ alter Lee, who deposed to the nature of the wounds, which were of a serious character, there was a very severe blow on the left side of the head, and he had known cases where a less blow on the head had produced concussion of the brain.

The depositions were then read over to the prisoners who were fully committed for trial for assault.

THE DOVER CASTLE.

THE QUARANTINE AT AN END.

The Health Officer having signified to his Honor the Superintendent as Chairman of the Central Board of Health that the immi grants by the Dover Castle were in good health and had complied with all the. re quirements of the Quarantine regulations, an order was received this morning for the admission of both ship and passengers to pratique. One of the North Shore ferry boats took down the welcome order to-day at twelve o'clock. It is'expected that the vessel will be brought up this evening.

POPULAR LECTURES ON AUSTRA LIAN PRISON LIFE.

Rev. P. P, Angew will deliver the first of a series of six lectures in Auckland on Mon day next. The lectures will be of a very instructive character in relation to social and convict life. For tbe titles of these lectures, we refer our many readers to the bills and advertisement. The rev. gentleman is emi nently qualified for the task he has under taken, both by literary ability and a residence of thirty years in the colonies. He came out to this country with Bishop Selwyn, and acted for some years as Govern ment chaplain to the convict establishments of New South Wales in the early days ; he was also with the British troops when they stormed Heke's pa At the close of that ,war Mr. Agnew went to Sydney -aid was appointed by Bishop Broughton to the gar rison and prisons of that city. He subse quently became incumbent of St. Andrews, and held several important clerical posts in New South Wales. He then became chap lain to the Central Penal Establishment at Cockatoo Island. In 1864 Mr. Agnew dis agreed with the policy of the preseat Bishop of Sydney, gave up his appoiutment, ant his since preached ami loctuied throughout tbe Auscia i.m colonies. The rev gentleman's almost uninterrupted intercourse with the convict a d prisoner population for a period of over thirty years, and the deep interest he ha,a taken in their early history and ultimate settlement has put him in pos session of some of the moso remarkable and thrilling histories of the present age. The documents possessed by the Government on these matters- have appeared so startling and so easily identified with existing persons and circumstances that the authorities considered themselves justified in burning all the

criminol records of the Co'QlQy^ln^SSPl! has, bow*ver, diligently end faithftilly,f^2n| peisrnal knowledge and intercourse, collect*? *-? everytbiDg ©f interest -which his rare oppoj. i t unities have offered him; and from the* * materials has arranged a Beries of lectuiiM illustrating the •• Convict and BushraßfrijJ I history of Australia." Aftet his Jew Zej. land tour the rev. gent3eman will probably i proceed to Great Britain. •

TO THE RATEPAYERS OF PONSONBY AND OR DEDWOOD.

(Per favor of the Eveni>g Stf^B.) Sir,—l see that the Chairman of tß v « Dig. trict Board has given notice that he is to levy a gas rate, and at the meeting that was cal/ed by the Chairman it was carried that th\v lighting rate was to be taken out of the M I rate. Kow, as the Board does not represent ' the ratepayers, I think it is takiDg an ntftsip '"? advantage of ihtm. I propose that a meeting should be called to oppose thiß rate and that without any delay.—l am, Ac, A. Buik.

THE OLD SUPREME COURT SITE.

To-morrow, Messrs. B. Tonks and Co. win l n offer for lease the best vacant business site in' the city, namely that upon which the Old ;ii' Supreme Court stood. The land has been I divided into fourteen allotments, six of which • front Queen-street, two of these being corner allotments — one at the corner of Queen ' and Victoria - street, and one at the corner of Queen and Darby-street, foa r front Victora-street, three Elliott-street and one Darby-street. The City Conned at one time contemplated negotiating fora portion of the site for a Town Hall, but this idea has been abandoned, and the whole of the allotments will be available for private enterprise. The lease is for sixty-six years and the Value of city land must increase to an enormous extent during that ' period, gwe know of no better investment than that which will be offered to capitalists :i to-morrow. In terms of the conditions the ' bidding will be on the annual value per foot •' tbe rent to be paid quarterly in advance! r The lessees of the frontages to Queen-street ! are required within two years from the day of auction to erect a good, substantial build- : ing or buildings of not less than three stories in height above the street level, and that on each of the allotments not having a frontage to Queen-street a building or buildingsof not less than two stories in height above the s. street level, and lower storey of the said:'■'* buildings respectively above the street level f . r as af r<i- uaid shall be from floor to floor not u ;i less than 13 feet, the secosd storey of the '•' said buildings respectively 12 feet, and the S; third storey—where a third storey is by these ,' conditions required to be erected- shall be lftX'i feet from floor to floor, and the outer walla; -i shall be completed by a parapet not less than 2 feet 6 inches above the wall plate.. The buildings to be of brick or stone, in conformity with the City Building Aoti, - s The condicions contain other provisions for ; the mutual protection of tenants, and to * secure a valuable and handsome city pro*1 perty. The block is laid out so as to give a good back entrance, twenty feet wide to all the properties.

A Slip 'Twist the Cup and Lip.

A TRUE STORY:

Showing how a Dishing Young AtrcK-i land Gentleman Wooed and all but

Married a Pretty Auckland Actress, ~

It is not above a twelvemonth ago since Miss X appeared upon the Auckland,!1. stage. Young and coy, with a pretty face;fa- neat little figure and a well-turned ancle, it was not long before she made a considerable impression upon the youth of our city. In ; due time many advances were made in the; way of friendship ; but though the younglady was inexperienced in the ways of this naughty world, she had been well brought. ; np,. ; andyi t:, while civil to all, allowed none to presume.« As might be expected, this course of conduct soon had the effect of singling out those whose'"' . intentions were honorable from those silly butteifly - hunting fools who think, every petticoat upon the boards of a theatre is fair game for idle flirtation Among the former class was Mr. H— —, a young gentleman of good expectations ana connections, who has been killing time in auckland for the, past nine months or more. Ifc was soon evident "that* Mr H was the favoured suitor, and the ' opinion generally expressed among the disin terested friends of Miss X—— was that she had cboseD wisely. Mr H-—- was tall and * good looking : very young certainly, but then as they said he was getting out of that fault daily, while if he did not work very . hard he had rich friends who would look after him and see that he and-his wife did not want So things went on. -It -wa«> no exceptional courtship. There were theusual alternations oi sunshine and shadow : sometimes the tide. of' fl'iy*. went rmootbly along murmuring' its sweet; and musical notes like the ripple of the Waitemata through the piles of the Queen street wharf on a summer Sunday'eveniHg' after church : at other times the surface wa| dark and ruffled, never exactly black or tem pest:tosßed, but only puckered with the created wavelets which indicate, the passing squall. And just as the frequent squall on the Waitemata keeps the helmsman on the alert, and testß the seaworthiness of the craft, bo these little contretemps only served to increase the ardour of H's affection and to prove the sincerity of their mutual paSeioni: Marriage was talked of andthe maiden aid pop say nay. She simply referred H— — to her papa apd mama, who being consulted said bhe could do as she liked. Yesterday was agreed upon as the happy day. Now" all mundane things sank out of sight in the flood of ethereal bliss which the young couple anticipated. Not quite all, either, for Miss X— busied herself in finding a lodging and in getting together her trousseau, while H—— locked up his tailor and ordered a magnificent suit for the occasion. JSut alas! and alas I while they dreamt but of happiness, the destroyer of their airy castle was at wort plotting against the consummation of their expected bliss The enemy was in the shape of a friend of H 's family, who, unknown to H , had spotted the little affair, and watched his opportunity to upset it.-" had been arranged that the wedding should take place before the Registrar yesterday morning. Misfortunes, they say, cast their shadows before, ana in H 's case his greater disappointment was foreshadowed by a less when the taufflr kept him waiting till the last minute for W clothes, and then the nether garments did. not fit. But at length the party is made ana the Registry Office is set out for,: the jbride looking rather frightened but very, capti^a- , ting in a bright silk dress "and the nattiest or hats and high-heeled shoes. ; The omoe« j reached and the business soon explained w the worthy, Registrar, Mr Wayland. 1»« gentleman smiles blandly/ and replies that he should be very happy,* out (at the sound of this ominous word there was j a little cry and B — supported his bride | while he awaired in teirible anxiety the wax ■ wv.da,) He suoulu be very happy but there is a little difficulty. Will Mr H b« bo kind as to tell him how-old he was last birtn- j day? "Twenty" feebly gasps the bride-i groom looking very ill indeed. "So 1 wBBI " formed. 1 think you will be twenty-one next December. So aorry to disappojntyou. Sir, but if you would pat it off till atJf rf 1 could be no possible objection ; _ y ;! am afraid I cannot peiform the cer ) f? Q^i' good morning, bo sorry, godd- —%^i*/p f earth is now a wilderness to H —rv jff^, hope that the summer will bring him tjfo ward of a constant lover.,; ,(■ v Jjr a

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BLANKETS! BIAJNKETS ! A LARGE STOCK ON HAND, all Sizes, Purchased at Auction in an Over stocked Market, and to be Sold much below . Regular ||j§y&, .Price. .. Bliie;Blank«ta from 11/6 per pair White Blankets from 12/6 per pair \ T.. Also, Coloured Rugs, Counterpanes And Furnishing Goods of every description French Merinos Winceys —...... i Flannels Crimean Shirting • Calicoes Hosiery of every description, &c. Beys' and Men's Clothing in great variety Witmey Overcoats Macintoshes A Special Line of MACINTOSH COATS, sealskin lined, much below usual price. Lambswool Vests, Pants Crimean Shirts, Hats, Caps, &c. W^ Couniryorders carefuUyand promptly executed. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, [Late R. Hobbs], % JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, <( j Opposite the Army atul Navy dote!, , » Uppbk Qtjebv-strbbt, auokland., : MPERATIVE SALE PAPERY AND CLOTHING. ) V* A. LINABURY & CO. vD.'Mcen premises adjoining, having determined fflffi* to effect a JT CLEARANCE SALE,, / <ad&S*l» necessity of removal of Stock, trhloh a >^/^ vast necessarily suffer deterioration. $y\- ' ,<e£Ul continue for ONE MONTH ONLY fr >^riS.° ig which time no Seasonable x'^a,^ <v~ Offer Befuned! ti&fr , iKs^v X h* Btook wiUbe SOLD by ATJOTION .» td"V^*^RY b CO. are determined to tf ew Premises with entity *«■ % I&%P ** *>rtatlons of the most > ° Z^ £$ VR V & CO.,



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