SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER : This evening, 028. ; to morrow morning, 1.16 SUN SET : This evening, 6.36 ; SUN RISE: to morrow morninsr, 6.32 MOON'S AGS : Full Moon, 21st inst., . 9 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney—Albion, barque, early For Rarotonga—Blanche, schooner, early For Tairua—Effort, p.<s, early For Waikato—Mercurv, cutter, early For Bast Coast—Effle Meikle, schooner, early For San Francisco-B.M. ss Cyphrenes (English

Mail), 16th proximo. __ ... For London—Rapido, barque, early ; W. W. Smith, ship, early For the South—Phoebe, s.s., 16th inst. Southern Cross, mission vessel, for a cruise, Thurs day,

VESSELS EXPECTED

Prairie, brig, from Hobartown Cyphrenes, s.s, from Sydney, 16th inst Macgregor, R.M.s.s., from San Francisco, 25th inst Ladybird, s.s , from the South, 16th inst Agnes, schooner, from Oamaru, early Robina Dunlop, ship, from London Lanarkshire, ship, from London Marathon, barque, from JSew York via Sydney; sailed 17th November "Vision, brig, from the Islands

W. W. Smith, ship, from Lyttelton. early Lochnagar, barque, from London, early Tien Tsin, barque, from Lannce.ton, early Ryno, brigantine', from Rotumah, early Dauntless, topsail schooner, from Noumea, early Papua, schooner, from Rarotonga, early Belle Brandon, schooner, from the Islands, early Pearl, ketch, from the Islands, early Excelsior, schooner, from Dunedin ; sailed Ist inst Elm Grove, barque, VNJRJ, from Sydney Mary Blair, barque, from .yttelton ; sailed 7th inst Kenilworth, schooner, from Noumea Cab.rfeidh, barque, from Boston, via Table Bay ; sailed December 21 Emily McLaren, barque, from London; sailed 20th January Caller <Ju, ship, KM PK, from London ; sailed. Fernglen, ship, from London : sailed 2nd Janu*iy Shooting Star, Darque, KSRV, from London ; sailed Dec 23 Rapido, barque, PGRL, from Sydney, eaTly Prince Alfred, barquentine, from Lyttelton, early Mcd ra, barque, from Lyttelton, sailed. Falcon, barquentine, from Port Cha.'mers ; sailed Bth inst Jane, brig, from Hobart Town.

The schooner Blanche has entered outwards for Baro tonga. The barque Helen, which left here on the 3rd March, arrived at Hobart Town on the 19th March. The schooner Kate McGregor arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington yesterday, at three o'clock. She loads there for Auckland.

Mr Clare, the boat builder, having purchased a fine long-boat from the Baron * berdare, is engaged turn ing it into a decked fishing or cargo boat. It will make a most useful little craft, capable of standing any weather, and able to take nearly ten tons of dead weight.

The paddle-wheel steamer Perseverance was launched at Devonport Dockyard, on Tuesday, 19th January, when the new religious service, compiled by the Archbishop of Canterbury, was, for the first time, observed. The Dockyard chaplain, wearing his surplice, officiated. The service commenced with the reading of the 107 th Psalm, minister and people reciting verses alternately, from the xxiii to tho xliii verse. The special prayer was then recited, after whicb minister and people joined in offering up the Dord's Prayer, the whole concluding with the blessing—" The Lord bless us and keep us; the Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon us, and give lis peace now and for evermore, Amen." The daughter of Admiral Sir Wm. King-Holl, Snperintendent of the yard, then performed the old time-honoured ceremony of breaking the bottle of wine, and naming the vessel tho " Perseverance." The brigantine Fiirt arrived at Lyttelton yesterday. We learn that the barque Marathon ar rived at Melbourne on the 4th of last month. She was 107 days out from Boston, not New York. She is expected here shortly. The" schooner Ocean cleared to-day^ for Mercury Bay with a cargo of stores. The ketch Clematis left Lyttelton last week for Wellington. From Wellington she was to proceed to Pelorus Sound and thence back to Lyttelton, when she will load for Auckland.

The new brigantine, Roderick Dhu,lis now fully rigged and sparred, and is heving her sails bent. All her gear has been supplied by H. E. Anderson. .She now presents the appearance of a slashing craft, and as she is a most useful size, she should find remunera tive employment. '

COMMERCIAL.

E. and H. Isaacs report their auction to day of drapery and Melbourne made clothing, which amounted to about £1000. The trade was well represented, but very little inclina tion to bid. The goods were very supeior, but the prices obtained proved a great loss to the shippers. Owing to a paucity of bidders to-day, Messrs Tonks and Co. postponed their sale of hats, &c. ex Ada, from London, until Thursday next. Their sale of choice congou teas will take place to-morrow.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows . — Por Thame-, tomorrow, at 9.30 a m snd f>-30 p m For Gi.bornuand JS'apitr, per Go-ahead, to-morrow, at 1 p m For Ko.folk Islan't, p^r Fo.tbcrn Cross on Thurs day, the 16th inst. >-t 9 a tn ForWaiweia ami Wariaworth, per Lady Bowen, on Thursday next, at 10 a m For Coromandel, j>or Manaia, on Friday next, at

11.SO am Per s s Cyphrenes, on Friday, 10th instant, as under:—

For Sandwich Islands, United Stales of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central aud South America, and Briti.h and Foreign West Indies, at 1_.30 a tu. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and ne?._ papers, at 9.30 a m Late letters bearing an extra feo of Gd will bo received by the _I.il Agent on board up to time of j.sailing (Signed) S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

DEATHS.

COSTELLO—On the 13th instant, at Alma Place, Freeman's Bay, Ellen, infant child of Elizabeth and Michael Costello.

LYSNAR— On the oth instant, at Gisborne, Wilfred Leonard, infant son of William D, Ly.nar, aged 0 months.

WOODWARD—On the 12th instant, at his parent's residence, corner of Albert and Wyndham-streets, John Robert, second son of John snd Isabella Woodward, aged 8 weeks. MARTIN—On the 13th instant, at his parent's re sidence. Newmarket, Alexander, only son of Robert and Margaret Martin, aged _ years.

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1875.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wroncj tint neeiN resistance, v Vi the future in the distance- A_.i the eood that we can do.

We are obliged to-day to shut out a leader, correspondence, and comments thereon, and a considerable number of items of local and general interest.

The daily quarrels among the women and wives of working men are becoming notorious in Auckland, and incline the quietly-disposed to enquire into the cause of these general perturbations. Is it owing to the long dry weather which may induce a nervous irritation ? or does it proceed from the *' fever aud the fret" of life ? or is it caused by some mystic influence, operating upon the temper, in the invisible air around us ? '1 his morning, at the close of the Police business, there was quite a rush to the desk of the Clerk of the Court, by a number of women for summonses, either against their lawful lords, or their offending neighbours. The clerk called Sergeant O'Connor to his assistance, who persuaded some of the applicants to " wait a while," and let their tempers cool down ere taking out sum monses, which they might withdraw to morrow. The clerk is often engaged in women's quarrels from the rising of the Court, until the clock strikes four. In each case, involving the brief history of a quarrel, three copies of the information are necessary, and every copy contains from 150 to 200 words.

Relative to the Education tax, "A Tau piri Settler" writes :—" Sir,—Your remarks about the above have been well received by my fellow settlers here. We all think it a great shame that we should be made to con tribute to a poll tax to support Government schools, when here we have no school ; although there are more children than re quired by the Act. This is a burning shame. Settlers are determined to Bift this affair should Mr Lusk be so unwise as to offer himself for election again. Several settlers, and even the poor hard-working navvies in the Militia, have received notices that if the tax is not paid before the 19th inst., proceedings will be taken against them. Mr. Editor, go at this subject again and again, till you get it put right. It is a cause well worthy of your pen. Fancy a poor workirig man, or striving settler, working on the roads, all made to pay the same as the merchant with thousands. We trust you will get this altered, Mr Editor."

Relative to the"Tairua goldfield a corres pondent writes : "I have ascertained that the land at Tairua—the place where the new goldfield has just been proclaimed, and by Government Gazette added to the Hauraki goldfields—belongs to a chief residing at the Parawai settlement. He is known there as Parson Brown, having been in the habit for some few years of conducting morning and evening prayers at his house. Residents there often hear the bell tolling at six o'clock in the morning for service. The services are held in a large room in his house, which he has entirely devoted to that purpose. Tbe room is fitted up with seats, just the same as any other place of worship, with pulpit, &c, complete. His real name is Hopepa Paro hena. Hitherto he has been considered but a very poor chief, but this new goldfield will in all probability make him a rich man.

A girl was smothered to death while on a sleigh ride near Bangor, Me., on an intensely cold night. A party of young people were nut on a frolic, filling a loug sleigh. This girl grew very cold, and to keep her warm ber sweetheart wrapped her closely in a huge blanket, covering her head and face. Too drowsy and benumbed to stir, she suffocated without her companions being aware that she was dying.

The Engineer and City Band will play in front of the Supreme Court, to-morrow even ing, at seven o'clock. Programme : —March : "Tornado" (H. S. Millars); overture: "De LaSirene" (Auber) ; quadrille : "Sicily" (D'Albert) ; selection : " Recollections of the Opera " (Wallace) ; waltz : " Belgravia" (D. Godfrey) ; mazurka : "Evening Pairies" (Tollot); galop: "The Wee Dog" (J. S. Jones). " God Save the Queen !"

A Chicago vagrant was about to be con demned to imprisonment because he had "no visible means of support." '-Wisible!" cried the astonished defendant, as he pulled from his pocket a section of mouldy sausage and a hard crust of bread ; " wisible, judge ! ain't them wisible ?"

The regular quarterly meeting of the Grand Orange Lodge of New Zealand will be held in the Lodge-room, Wellesley-street, this even ing at half-past seven o'clock.

An enterprising reporter who was sent to report an execution, asked the pinioned criminal, who was just ready to be " worked off," if he would be kind enough to " wriggle his little finger while he was conscious, so that the reporter could form some conception of how long a man felt that he was being hanged."

Mr. Robert Brewin, seedsman and florist, has this day removed from next to the corner mart to tho shop recently occupied by Mr. McKerras, near the British Hotel.

It was announced by Mr. Battley on Fri day evening, afc tbe annual meeting of the Sunday-school Union, that Philip Phillips, known in his native land as the ''Singing Pilgrim," was expected to conduct a scries of sons; throughout New Zealand in connection with the Sunday-school Union, so that this man, who has done so mivh for sacred song. may be expected ere long in Auckland.

A full-dress parade of tlie Victoria Com pany A.R.V. will be held this eveuing, when evi-ry member of tho Company i 3 expected to attend. A meeting will be held at the close of the parade to propose and consider the new uniform,' tbe period of firing for Snyder Prize Rifle and medal, the distribution of efficient certificate, and the abstract of aunual accounts.

A correspondent calls attention to the rue of tbe road for foot-passenger*, " keep to the right-hand-side," He says ; " We'll now have moonlight nights ; the wharf is our only promenade, and it is not pleasant to be hutted against, as at present, particularly when a young lady is in tlie case."

Mr George Coldie has given public notice that, on and after the Ist June, earth-closers shall be compulsory where water-closets with proper drains communicating with a main drain are not provided.

Picnic, one of Count Lagrange's race-horses now in training at Newmarket, England, somo months a^o had a broken leg set by a vetinary surgeon. The horse is now perfectly sound, and will probably figure upon the race c >urse daring the coming season.' So perfect a cure is said to be unprecedented.

John Stuart Mill's sisters are said to be very indignant that the philosopher's autobiography contained uo refcreuce to their mother.

We have been requested to state in correc tion of the Herald's report of Mr Darga ville's meeting at Newton last night, that on the question of abolition Mr Dargaville did not state, as appears iv the Herald report, that " if Mr Vogol did not bring forward a satisfactory proposal for the abolition of provincialism he had confidence that no other members in the House would do so." What he did say was the very reverse, namely, that some other members would introduce a measure.

The boot and shoe-makers of Auckland, connected with the boot factories—veritable sons of Crispin—held their monthly meeting last evening, and the meeting was well attended. As the meeting was more of a private than public nature, we are not at liberty to report fully on the proceedings of these useful handicraftsmen. We understand that several new members joined, aud that it was resolved to " stick up " for the pre sent rate of wages.

We acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of 103. from W. L. L. for the widow Houlden. Any other contributions will be duly re corded.

It is probable that the powers under the Goldfield's Act will be delegated to the Superintendent by the General Government in a day or two. Whether any money will accompany the delegation is not yet known, but a sum" of £15,000 has been mentioned as a possible contingency.

Our Maketu correspondent sends ns a slashing reply fco tbe Bay of Plenty Times' attack upon him. He says some mistake must have occurred in the transmission of his telegram, as he did not say that Colonel St. John wrote the article in the Times. He then launches out at the Tauranga local journal vigorously. As such replies are of little interest to general leaders, we think one paragraph, of general significance and importance (which we recommend to our correspondents), will suffice. Our corres pondent says : —" I hope before long the Press here will be represented by men who will speak the truth—without fear or favor : men who will not lend themselves to the promulgation of statements calculated to mis lead the public. Ignorance always flies to calumny and persecution. But neither one nor the other shall influence me. I will not hide the evils from which we are suffering ; the truth shall always be sent, and let our rulers look to it that they encourage a fre - but truthful expression of opinion in the press . —then, and not till then, shall the " Britain " of the "South" shine forth in all its glory, and the pen (in the hands of a wise man) be again found more mighty that the sword."

The members of the AucklandJFire Brigade held a general meeting last evening in the engine-shed, Mr Superintendent Hughes in the chair. The business consisted in pro posing several candidates as working mem bers, electing Messrs Williams and Jaggar as honorary members, in receiving Captain Burkes report on the conduct of the brigade at the late fire at Parnell, and instructing the secretary to write'a letter of sympathy to Mrs Kirby, expressive of the regret of the brigade on account of her sad accident at the fire at SmauV.s' Point on Saturday evening. A number of members presented books to the brigade library at the close of the meeting, which wound up with thanks to the chairman.

The members of the Edwardes-street Primitive Methodists held their anniversary meeting in the chapel last evening. There were nearly two hundred persons present. Tea was provided on a liberal scale and pre sided over by Mesdames Newburn, Tinsley, Thwaites, Cullen and Miss Blakey. The subsequent proceedings commenced with prayer and ?, hymn. Excellent speeches were delivered by the chairman, (Rev. W. Tinsley,) Revs. S. Edger, Walter Harris, and Mr T. H. Smith. The latter gentlemen spoke on the various theories respecting the origin of man, as stated by Volney, Darwin, and others, and concluded by pointing to the Mosaic account as the best and most reliable of all. Mr Harris made an eloquent address on the duties of the christian soldier, and Mr Edger dwelt at some length on the practic ability of Cbrist'sprecepi.. The discourses were listened to with much attention and the sing ing at intervals was remarkably good. Mr Tinsley spoke favorably of the progress of the cause in Edwardes - street and said that after deducting ex penses, he believed they should have £20 in their favor. Votes of thanks were given to Rev Dr Wallis and Mr Edger for their anniversary services, also, to the chair man and friends who asssisted in making the anniversary services and soiree a success. The doxology brought a pleasant evening to a close at nine o'clock.

To tho Editor : Sir,— I beg to call your attention and the pubiic generally to the working of the Act for licensing board and lodging houses in this city. Tlie present licenning only refers to houses that accommo date lodgers by the night, or under one week. And there are only five licenses taken out, and they are bound to have cards in every room to show how many aro al!owed,to sleep there ; and I think every board and lodging house should be compelled to come under this Act, which would prevent the over crowding the rooms of many unlicensed rier sons wdio at present evade the law by saying they only have weekly boarders, although theytakein auy personthat requires accommo dation for one or two nights as may call upon them, and the Inspector or Police have no power to interfere unless by information. — Yours, etc., William Bacon.

On adulterated milk and grain-fed cows, "Paterfamilias" writes: "Sir, —I quite endorse the remarks of your correspondent in reference to the poor quality of much of the milk sold in Auckland, but which I think is due more to the almost general practice of feeding cows on grains than on adulteration with water. Dr Cardiner, of London, in a recent work states " pure milk is an alkaline, but milk from grain fed cows is acid thin, poor and watery, and contains typhoid germs." This received ample con firmation in- a recent melancholy case in London, where 500 children in a charity asylum were stricken down with typhoid lever, and the mortality was no great that the Government appointed Professor Volck ner to report upon it, who found it due to milk supplied from grain fed cows, and he concludes his renort by cautioning tho pub lic to beware of any dairyman who is seen with grains in his cart. Now I know for a fact that one dairy in our suburbs is daily taking from 30 to 40 bushels from one establishment, therefore, what an amount of disease if tlie above be correct, is produced in our midst, and may not the present great infantile mortality be due to this cause. I think, howevoß, in the present scarcity of food, the dairyman is not altogether to be blamed, as tho public demur paying a fair price for a genuine article. With butter at 2s por pound, good milk cannot be smd under sixpence the quart, if at that, which I very much question." An elderly lady, Inst evening, was sitting on the verandah reading the EvKWN'f: Star advertisements, and presently exclaimed to her granddaughter, " Deir me, Becky, how careless the Auckland people be ; what losses they sustain, and yet they are o f trilling value. See here ! one has lo^t a green button, mounted with gold, which T suppose makes the malachite so valuable ; another lady has lost the bottom of her ear ring ; another, a gold car-drop ; another, a mourning brooch ; and lastly, some young swell, I prcsum<\ has lost his meerschaum pipe. Ah !" sighed the old lady, " these uneatable luxuries, no doubt, give the los_r3 pain, yet what are these superfluities in comparison to the loss of character, which few people seem sensibly to deplore." We perceive that Mr M. E. Williams is appointed the Auckland agent for t^o Anglo- New Zealand Telegraph Agency. We think that this appointment, together with the facilities tho agency affords, will be a great boon to tho commercial men of Auckland, not to speak of the convenience to ptivare citizens. It is not too much to say that the present arrangemt-nts of the agency, in con junction with McLean's Telegraphic Bureau, London, is one of the most complete we know. Stress should bo laid upon the registration principle. Once a Jinn registers, whiehonlj now cost a little, all after messages aro forwarded at almost half tho usual cost ; as for instance, say an Auckland firm was sending to London the following message : — " Smith and Co. street, London. Send fifty casks wine.—(Senders name and address.") If the sender _3 registered, it would be simply " 56; send fifty casks wine." For the unregistered message the Co3t would be £5 103, and 10s for each word of senders name and address. If the senders be registered, the cost would be £1 for sender's and receiver's name and addresses (counted as one word), and 10a for each word of message, or £3 in all for the above

message,

A public meeting will be held this evening in the large room of the Young Men's Christ ian Association to receive the committee's report on the financial condition and future prospects of the Institute.

OHINEMURI.

[BY PIGEON EXPRESS.] Accident by Burning.'

Rush to Waitckauri- P__EROA. (From our Special Correspondent.) This day.

Mrs Allon, wife of Mr Allen, storekeeper of Paeroa, was rather seriously burned about the lower part of the body. Whilst sitting by the fire, her' dress became ignited. After some little difficulty, the flames were extin guished. No serious results are expected to follow.

A rush set in this morning to Waitekauri. Snowden's reef at Rotokohu shows rich gold where it is being followed towards the eastern boundary. ' A leader shewing gold has been struck in the Homeward Bound claim..

ACCIDENT.

Yestbrday mornining as one of Crowther's coaches were standing at the Newmarket Hotel, and as the driver was in the act of mounting the box, the horses from some cause took fright and set off at full gallop. Mr Madden in charge of the coach. Threw himself forward to catch the rein, but was shaken off, and fell violently on the ground receiving a severe cut on the head, and it is said the°wheels passed over his body, the same being greatly injured. The horses instead of pursuing their usual route through Parnell went at a slashing trot up Kyber Pass, people wondering to see a coach going along with such speed; a bystander remarking thafc Cook's horses must have " got tight" to go at thafc rate. The horses kept on their right side of the road up as far as the brewery, when they were stopped by two men. No blame is attributed to Madden, who is known as a very careful driver, and who held on in the face of difficulties.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Messrs Daldy and Cheeseman, Justices of the Peace.)

rum versus REASON. William McDonald, Thomas Knowles, and William Stephens, were fined 5s each for being drunk last night.

NANCY HAMILTON. This once bonnie lassie from the north of the Tweed, with head drooping like a snow drop withered by an Ayrshire post, appeared before the Court on a charge of drunkenness. Prisoner, who bore traces of former beauty, pleaded guilty, she had taken a "wee drap," and was fined 5s and costs.

HUMAN DEPK-VirY. Thomas Brown, a young man of the dis trict of the Whau, was charged with an abominable offence. The case was remanded until Thursday. A VAGRANT. Anthony Cowan, a singular individual, was brought up on a charge of vagrancy, he having no visible lawful means of support, and being a rogue and vagabond. The prisoner said he was guilty. He was weary of life. ~ , It was stated thab prisoner was a continual drunkard, and had been convicted a great number of times. . The Bench took a merciful view of the case, and sentenced him to one year's imprisonment with hard labour.

DARKIB BROUGHT TO LIGHT. William Chappell, cook on board the Baron Aberdarc, was charged with deserting from the said ship on the 3rd inst. Prisoner said he had absented himself ; he wanted to see the country, intending to make a survey, but was suddenly disturbed by the two constables, who broke iv upon his solitude, and brought him back to Auck land, much against his will. The Bench said that prisoners conduct had been very bad, and he must be taught better if possible. Captain Edmonds said he had been obliged, to enga.e another cook in prisoner's place ; he was desirous that the prisoner should receive punishment to the fullest extent as an example, as men thought they could do just as they like on coming ashore, and masters suffered a great deal of inconvem- The Bench : You must go to prison for three months with hard labour.

Prisoner : Thank you, gentlemen. CHARLIE'S vagaries. Charles Cunningham was charged with disobedience to lawful commands on board the ship Baron Aberdare on the 12th inst. Prisoner pleaded guilty—he wa3 anxious to enter the navy, and get on board the Dido. He had an absolute passion for the sea.

Fourteen days' imprisonment. Till. I'.KLOIN'i-U BOX

Isabella Donald was again brought up on a charge of stealing a box containing clothing, glassware, and other articles sn the 6th inst., value £15, the propmty of Samuel John Fer guson of Auckland Sergeant-Major Pardy informed the Bench that Detective Grace was aw.ay on special business for a few days, and as his presence was necessary, he would ask that the case be remanded.

The bench said that it was a pity to keep a woman who might be innocent in custody no long. The case would be remanded until Friday. Prinoner was allowed bail on two sureties of £25 each.

SUA UP SWORDS.

Mary Quinlan was summoned to answer for using had language, and punching the head of C. W. Pnrdie, on the Sth inst.

Mr Pardie stepped forward and said that be had now repented, and was desirous of withdrawing the charge against Mary Quin lan.

The Bench spoke very strongly against such a course of conduct, which should not be permitted. People were continually bringing their petty quarrels into Court, and then begging to have the charges withdrawn. Mr Purdie having made a pathetic appeal to the B.nch, as he did not wish their per turbations exposed to the world, and the charge was permitted to be withdrawn.

This was all the business

BRICKMAKING IN AUCKLAND.

Wmkn t brickmaking becomes general iv a colony it is one of the surest signs of an advanced state of civil:zation. Notwith standing the many growls which are heard from despondent politicians and dyspeptic ratepayers, it is a fact patent to all that Auckland is steadily making progress in all that appertains to the comfortable enjoyment of existence. Not the least aid to that de sirable end, i3 a good substantial iirick resi dence—a house secure again?t Hood and tempest, alike impervious to wind and raiu. We—that is oidinary people with moderate incomes— shall stand a much better chance of obtaining this luxury, now that Mr Harker's brick factory in Mechanics' Bay has commenced business in earnest. Yester day, the fires in the patent Hoffman kiln were lighted, and from this time forward, Mr Harker will be able to turn out between fifty and eighty thousand bricks per week. A slight sketch of this ingenious method of burning bricks may prove interesting to our readers. Looked at from the outside, the kiln presents the appearance of an elliptical, flat-roofed clay house 90 feet long by 40 fee broad, and 10 feet high, with bricked aper tures like doorways at intervals round about, and a high brick chimney rising from the middle of it. Sloping brick buttresses flank all the apertures. The shaft is 90 feet high by ten feet square at the base, and six feet square at the top. Let us suppose the kiln empty, and enter by one of the doorways, which are numbered from one to twelve. We find ourselves in a kind of corridor, which follows the shape of the building, and extends right round it. It has brick walls, with a circular roof, and is 7 ft. 6 in. high, and 10 ft. wide. At inteivals of eighteen feet are what are termed drop arches, dividing the whole corridor into twelve sections, which are made into separ ate chambers by the aid of paper dampers. Prom each chamber a small flue, 22 inches square, connects with the main central flue, which runs down the length of the building and is 3 feet wide and 4 feet high. A splen did draught is obtained by means of the lofty shaft. It should be mentioned that each small flue is furnished with an iron damper, which can be raised or closed at will (according as the chamber is in use or not) by means of an iron rod with a handle projecting on :the roof. Having given some idea of the building, now let us pass to the process of baking the bricks. First, of course, it is necessary to stack the bricks. Each chamber holds about 15,000. If we are only going to make use of one chamber, as soon as it is full we plaster the paper damper at one extremity, completely stopping the draught of air from that end. At the other end of the chamber a temporary wall is built, with three grate apertures left in it. The entrance to the chamber is closed up with bricks and sand ; the iron damper is raised ; coal fires are made in the grates, and the baking begins. If more than one chamber is made use of, the process is just the same except that the paper damper is always fixed against the outside end of the chamber furthest from the fires. his morning five chambers were in use. aking the precaution mentioned above and keeping all the entrances closed has the effect of making the five six or eleven in use (one must be left to secure a draught) into one large chamber. But this is only the way of starting the kiln. To-morrow, that is after three days burning the bricks in the first chamber will be red hot. Then the fires in the grates are allowed to go out, and the process of burning is kept up by means of small coal supplied through feed

holes on the roof. There are no less than 180 of these fe .dholes (12 to each chamber), each of them having a small flat baked clay cover ing laid over its mouth. The heat of the bricks is now sufficient to consume the coal. The kiln is burnt round from right to left. As the bricks are done they are re moved, and simultaneously at the other end fresh bricks are stacked, so that the burning goes on perpetually, pro vided the coaldust is constantly supplied from above. It takes a fortnight to burn the kiln right round. This is a great im provement on the old style of kilns, the brick, being baked much more rapidly and effectually. Mr Harker employs nine men and five boys in his factory at present. Ihe bricks are fashioned in two ways, by hand and by machinery. The former is of course the slower method, but gives the best bricks. From the machine to the drying ground the new bricks are conveyed by spring oil bearing " barrows, a capital invention lately introduced from England. We have to make our acknowledements to Mr Stacey, the manager, for showing our representative over the works.

MR CARR, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD TEMPLARISM.

To the Editor : Sir,—There is one feature in connection with the City West election that astonishes many, the fact being that Mr Dargaville who is reputed to deal largely in intoxicating liquors, is proponed by one of the loudest advocates, (if sincere) of the Good Templar cause, a cause which I respect, I am aware that this is opposed, to the /ules of the Order, and it remains for the Good Templars of Auckland to prove their attach ment to the fundamental principles of the Order, by repudiating, the very questionable conduct of a would-b. "leader." It will remain to be seen after the contest is over whether the part Mr Carr has taken, will not be turned to account; against a cause which is doing a vast amount of good. Mr Carr </ives three reasons for supporting Mr Darga ville and " grog," but if their secret whisper ings in Queen-street and elsewhere, are fully understood, perhaps it would disclose a fourfc. But Mr D. may find out after all is over, that if he can get in, with the help ot this great man, (tho ornament of our pave ments) he could have got in equally as well without him.—Yours &c., W. Mears.

CITY WEST ELECTION.

To-morrow all good men and true, residing in the large electoral district of City West, will be called upon to record their votes. Tuere are two candidates—Messrs Patrick Dignm and J. M. Dargaville, and for one or the other of these let every man who enjoys the privilege of the franchise go up and record his vote. We like not milk-and water electors who are indifferent to their privileges as freemen under a free Govern ment. ° Both candidates are well-known; their claims upon the electors have been fully ventilated on the hustings and platform, and at no period in the history of the colony has there arisen a period during which there was a more urgent necessity for the exercise of an intelligent vote by every individual elector in the province. A hearty interest in our elections is a healthy sign, win who may, and we hope to see such an interest evinced at to-morrow's contest. The polling-place for the district is the Young Men's Christian Association rooms, corner of Wellesley and Alb_rt-streets. The booth closes punctually at four o'clock, after which no vote will be accepted. ___^^____________

CAPT. FERNANDEZ'S VINDICATION

Sir, —In Lee's laws of British shipping the following are a few of the rules laid down for the guidance of ship masters and pilots : —"Iv estiblisbing pilots the object is to secure as far as possible protection to life and property by providing a class of men bettor qualitied than ordinary marinerstotake charge of ships in places where from local causes navigation is attended with more than ordidnary difficulty. To effect this object it has been made the duty of the master mariner of a ship, on arriving at any such places, to take a pilot on board, and to give up to him, the navigation of the vessel. The Captain, however, well qualified to con duct the vessel himself is bound under a penalty in a great measure to divest himself of control and to give up the charge to the pilot. As a necessary consequence the Cap tain and owner are exempted from re sponsibility for acts resulting from the mismanagement of the pilot." iigain, by section 388 of Merchant Shipping Act, 1854— "No owner or captain of any ship is answerable to any person whatever for any loss or damage occasioned by the tault or incapacity of any qualified pilot in charge of sucu ship within tlie district where the employment of such pilot is compulsory by law ;" and again—" But even when the taking of a pilot is optional on the part of the captaiu, yet, as it is always for the in terest of the public that the vessel should be under the charge of a regularly licensed pilot—so where the vessel is under the ex clusive charge of such, the captain and own ers will be exempted from liability." Of course, I am aware that there are circum stances wherein the master would be justi fied in resuming command, but he incurs a very grave responsibility by so doing ; for, if any accident occurred to the vessel after his having done so, and the case came before Mr Beckham, he would say something like the following: "There can be no doubt, Sir, that had you not interferred with the Pilot iv the execution of his duty, this would not have happened. Your conduct, Sir, has been most reprehensible, &c., &c, and your certificate, Sir, will be suspended, and so forth." —His Worship remarked when giving judgment in my case, that coasters seem to be managed in a very sleight ot hand manner. Now, I think any person who heard the decision given in my case for non-interference, and that of Captain McPhail, for inter ference, must come to the conclusion that justice is dealt out in a very sleight of hand manner by the Auckland bench. I cannot believe the Legislature ever intended that a master's certificate should be suspended because he could not catch his Pretty Jane, nor the person who ran away with her during his temporary absence. If want of punctuality is such a grave offence, 1 would call His Wor ship's attention to the state of the clock when he calls in the first case, for I found that, while dancing attendance in front of Boulter's waiting for his Worship's appear aace, that the long band pointed to nine and the short one to eleven before his Worship condescended to illuminate the Court with his presence. His Wor.hip, in giving judgment, said his colleague entirely concurred with him. Of course he did. He doubtless would concur in anything his mighty colleague said. An individual who signed himself "Insurance Shareholder', suggested the other day that, £in addition to th. suspension of my certificate, I should be imprisoned for a term. Would that individual be good enough to say what term ? Would five years meet his views 1 Will he also state whether any portion of the term should be in irons. If that person, sir, will leave his name and address at your office I will call on him, for I long to know that person. Trusting you will pardon me for trespassing on your space —I am, etc., Thos. Fernandez, Symonds-street.—[The expression " sleight-of-hand manner " was a misprint in the Hetald fo "slipshod," and was corrected by our contemporary next morning.—Ed. E.S.]

MR DARGAVILLE AT NEWTON.

Mr J. M. Dargaville addressed thill electors of City West at the Newton Balj last night. The building was crowded •_r D. Goldie, M.P.C., was voted to the c_/\7 —Mr Dargaville expressed his views on v^n subject of Provincialism. He favoured gene |vtl abolition, and a general onslaught by the c ly 1 bined poorer provinces on the land fund, / ' 7a I condemned the payment of £50,000 05.7 t Pumping Association, Thames, while tjf province was put to the greatest possible-1 straits to raise money for education. H e believed if he had been in the Assembly lag* session, he could have got a grant from th 6 General Government towards education. Jr. advocated the reduction of the term for which members were elected to the Assen.. bly, and tho making of the Upper Bona. elective. This would, give them a control over the General Government which t% did not now possess. In answer to questions Mr Dargaville said he was a free-trader, es* pecially in articles of food. He believed. however, in giving bonuses to encourage manufacturers, or products, which the colony was specially adapted for.—ln all matteis relating to the province, and its claimg for justice from the General Government he would cordially support Sir Geo. Grey. o nft of those claims consisted in the misapply. tion of £16,000 specially voted for roads in the North to the construction of Mangere bridge. While determined to work iv every •way in his power for total abolition, he would oppose the abolition of provincial institutions in the North Island only. If Mr. Vogel did not introduce a comprehensive measure for total abolition he had no doubt that some other member would. He confessed himself a warm admirer of Sir D.nald McLeair. native policy. After some further questions had been answered a unanimous vote of co_. fiddnce was passed in Mr. Daigaville, on" the motion of Mr. E. Carr, seconded by Mr; C White.

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

The agricultural statistics of Auckland for 1875 are published, and show tbe,following totals for the harvest, with the comparative result for 1874 :—

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Labourers' Delegate.

Ecclesiastical Disputes.1

Hxtsnsive- Strikes.

Sffew Military _Hspeditio_i..from

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Monday. J* The R.M.S.S. China, Captain Brook.;: anchored at Glenleg on the morning of th| sth inst. She has on board, as passenger!, for New Zealand, Messrs E. Mcholls zM E G.Parker. The following is th. ifew| t ( extracted from latest files to hand :— GENERAL SUMMARY. ~ London, February 19.'V Atthe Colonial Institute, Sir George Campi 1 bell, lately Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, created some excitement by the utterance of. . 1 a disintegration speech. He contended thM there was virtual separation already in regard, to Canada. ' ' '/ / Tie late surgeon H.M.S. Dido, on his. arrival off the IS ore by a passenger shi^fronj Australia, was arrested, and will beftried by Court-martial for desertion. , 7 s b"« Mr Holloway reports strongly in favonri of New Zealand as a field for emigration for' agricultural labourers. During 1874 there arrived at Liverpool from Canada and the United States 78,000 ---persons. , .' 7! A testimony of sympathy with. Dr Hayman, was presented by the Bishop of Gloucester, and upwards of £2000 has been subscribed? towards his defence fund. Some sensation has been created by tb_j Bishop of London interdicting the Rev. W|" H. Freemantlp from preaching in Dr Parker i. City Temple (Congregational). Legal pro-l ceedings were threatened, and Mr Preej': mantle attended the service, and explained the cause of the non-fulfilment to 3000 per* sons. Dean Stanley had also expressed him' self that steps should be taken to ascertain) the law in the matter. The Establishment has incurred further unpopularity by ."J. bigoted Churchman near Oxford refusing for '11 days to inter- a parishioner. The duty was delegated to another clergyman who wias . forced by an indignant crowd to read the burial'service within the church, which was > broken open for that purpose. .7

The casualties in the Thorpe railway acci dent were 107, and of tbe sufferers 20 made no claim. Of the remainder, the directors have settled 70 at a cost of £21,000 compen sation. .'.... - -••—"

The threatened lock-out in South Walef was enforced on the Ist inst. 120,000 colliers and iron-workers are now idle.

Mr Holloway visited the districts last week, and addressed several meetings. Prance, February 10. " It is stated on semi-official authority that ' the Bonapartist conspiracy for the overthrow of the Septennate is completely organised, __ and has become a State^ within a Stafce.«p Provincial as well as^^etiding State ano| military officers have been appointed soss.toj be in readiness to commence their duties,at any moment. Part of the rumour is thatg the Prince Imperial is to be affianced to the sister of the Princess of Wales.

By order of the ex-Empress masses for the.;; repose of the soul of Napoleon, who is re-, presented as a martyr, have been celebrated , in some of the French churches.

In a letter Marshal Canroberfc declines candidature for a seat in the Assembly. He considers it is his duty to adhere to the army, expresses respect for the Empire, and seems to bid for the Presidentship hereafter. Italy, February 19. Garibaldi's presence in Home has infused new life into the old city. His arrival kindled enthusiam among all classes. After a private interview with King Victor Emanuel, who received him with great - warmth, the General took his seat in Parlia- .8 m.nt, and so vast was the throng k that his entrance was the signa *j for a tremendous burst of appla^B^ I



1875. 1874. Increase No. of holdings .. 3,910 3,796 _g Land broken up but . not under crop " '■ li (acros) .. .. 32,864% 16,102 16.762V Wheat— ' - * Acres sown for grain 2.973 3,142 Dec. 10 Estimated produce ... > nrtS (bushels) .. .. 65,074 55,207 9 867' Oats — For green food or hay (acres) .. .. 3,473^ 2,189 1,28.* For gK'in (acres) .. 2,537 1,820 717 Estimated produce :,'•., (bushels) .. •• 54,862 27,406 27,456 Barley— . „,- Acres sown for grain 181^ 226 Dec. ( 144^ Estimated produce .,.;.'_ (bushels) .. .. 4,927 3.270 1,657 Sown Grasses — j » Hay (acres) : .. 10,210% 6,264 3,916>{ Produce in tons .. 10.470K 5,806 4,664^ Artificial grass, in- cluding hay (acres) 254,460 214,699 39,761' Acres under crop .. 3,123% 3,486 Dec. 362# Estimated produce (tons) .. .. 12,597^12,371 226J. In other crops (acres) 1.909& 1,915 Deb. 5%

Total acres under crop including artilicial grasses .. • • 268,657 227.480 , 44,177



r\ I T V HALL. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 15. GRAND COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT, Tendered to SENOR ADOLPH GONZALLES, Prior to his depasture to America. IMMENSE PROGRAMME! Evert Aktiste par excellence in his or her respective role. READ THE MIGHTY HOST [OF VOLUNTEERS, foremost amongst whom is MDLLE. BLANCHE, Female Gymnivst. MR E. C L AI R, The Equilibrist and Is? egro Dell_e.to_. MR O HARK. The Aunklanu Favourite. MET TAM BROTHERS, Double Song and Dance Artistes. EUGENE MATTISON, The Contortionist. MESSRS G. ELD BR and W. BERNARD, The Great Athletes. MR G. BEA.UREGHARD, 'ihe Stump Orator. M E WY O I I V A R, The _. crobat Extraordinary. MR A. SMITH, In his Comic Recitations. MR HARRY K-BESO., Bone Soloist. YOUNG LORENSO, The Child Progidy. SE'NOR ADOLPH GONZALES, CHILIAN WONDER, f The ne pins ultra ot Acrobat'c Art, And several others too numerous to mention. " The whole formi g TTTB1 MOST VERSATILE COMBINATION EVER THE Wgyw^ T0 T he PUBLIC. LOOK OUT ! LOOK OUT ! CITY HALL! THURSDAY, _APRIL 15. ■p»S/.ea nf Admission :-First class. 3s; second class, J'^k-tftTb" obtained at^the Occidental, City rinh Rnval Mail and Victoria Hotels. ~ . Poofs o ypenathalf-past 7; commence at 8 sharp. GKA.FTON KOAD HIGHWAY DISTRICT. Tenders will be recel^d" on Eg^^ggg the 14th instant, for making a W»M rartoll Road, and laying Pipe Dram to^W Plans and specifications maybe seen at me omce of the undersigned. . nfIT .. TT n -n JOHN GOOD ALL, C.E. Y^NE-TREE HIiaJ'DLSTSoT. Tenders will he received on noon of Wednesday, the 14th instant, for making Roads in the One-Tree H pians B and'specifications maybe seen at the Eoad Board Office. jqHN GOODALL) qe> ITTE beo- to tender our sincere thanks W to tlfe Shipwright's Protection Society for * " , to M .«S on Saturday night, in Having their valuable services on _ f >g a large quantrtyoou 1 Bchooner T not been put intattJJ" kl most stttely have w hichwe on our shp, w y^ave SUnaldy nan°d UNean ng , Detective Jei-rey, other^|[^EßSON & SPRAGGON. Look Out for : h d



Notice of removal t. ellison BOOT MAKER, HAS BEHOVED TO TEMPORARY PREMISES Opposite the New Market Queen-street ifs T*-~~~2ZT!\ *»■ A UCTIONEERS' LICENSES. The holders of Auctioneers' Licenses are requested to take notice that all such Licenses expire TO MORROW, the 14th April, 1875. R. B. LUSK, Provisional Accountant. Sheriff's Office, Supreme Court, Auckland. HPHE Common Jurors summoned for Wednesday, April 14th instant (To- morrow), will no be required, and are discharged from further attendance. Dated April 13th, ISTS. H. C. BALNEAVIS, Sheriff. "DANK OF NEW" ZEALAND. Notice is hereby civen that the HALF-YEARLY GENEKAL MEETING of tlie Proprietors of this Bank will he held in the Banking-house, in Auck land, on TIIOK.UAY, the 29th day of April next, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Iteport. of the Directors for the Half-year ending 31st instant, and for any other busine s that may be brought before the meeting . By order of the Board of Directors. D. L. MURDOCH, Inspector. Auckland, 30th March, 1575. A Vitalising Elixir.— Nervous, weakly persons frequently dose themselves for imaginary diseases, -when all they require is wholesome inviK oration. Thousands have recovered robust health by substituting for unwholesome drugs a pure and agreeable Vitalizing Elixir which solaces the nerves, overcomes digestive and other functional weakness or disorders, and is prescribed by four thousand intelligent physicians. Wo allude to UIJOLPIIO Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps.



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