SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER-This afternoon. 10 42 ; to-morrow morting, 1112

SUN «KP This owning, 646 BUN RISE-To morrow morning, 4.44 MOON'S AGE—Last quarter, 20th ; 0.10 p.m

ARRIVALS.

x»npo, s r., r rom the South T_iSi". o' e schnone . from R'lSFel! Ldltli, schooner, Trwite, fiomthe Islands

DEPARTURES.

■"..ecnero. ship Cariym for onclon l_W4.lh w, si-hooner, fo- the Co=st Phoebe, p.s., Wn-fp for t.i c °onth ■£mv, s 8. fauxiliary\ o'i'onneli for Levuka Vision, .brig, Loveric?, fir thi Islands

I3J" A special charge is made for consignees' or Shippers' names inserted in this column.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For London- Plechpro and City of Auckland, ships; and Columbus, barque—early For San Francisco—Vasco de Gama, s s. 22nd (English Mail) For the South—Taupo the 20th"*"fn<itaut For Sydney— Macg epor (s .), and Hero (ss)—early For th_ Is-<nls— Maitr-a, barque; Vision, brig For Hojbart Town— Bella Mary, baique, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Star of Germany, ship, from London ; sailed Aug 21 Frank Pendleton, ship, from Gelfe, Sweden ; sailed 13th Vugnst Bella Mary. ba rquo, from Hor>art Town, early William * ckers, barque, from _> ewcastle; sailed 29th

September Je«ica. barque, f rrm »w Yclr ; sailed 2nd June "Victor, barqne. f rrm Port Gamble ; sailed 14tfc May lizzie Tox, from Dnne'in, early Marathon, birqiie from New York, early I>flnri4lef!s, Hawaiian pchonner, 'mm Levnka Belle Brandon, schooner from Penrhyrn Is'and, early Kenilworth, schooner, from Noumea, r arly Ocean Mall, ship, WRQF, from London; sp" « _ Mh Amnst ■"** v n Southern Crops, mission vseel, P*_^.» Kate Br .in. hrigantine, fi__. -r^l./iln Macgregor, from 'Erf.co

IMPORTS.

-J™„tf<f from the Is_u_s: fiO 000 oranges, 1000 Srf,, an-i,s.-J_^ur.B 6iVstu s lime juice, 4 tons pearl -neii.. ___ L- D jf athan ancl COj agentg>

ARRIVAL OF THE EDITH.

Ihe clipper sehp«n»r Edith arrived this morning -rom one of her ...g-ilar trips to the Islands with ac&rgoof fruit, coco i-nut oil, liny iuice, shell, tt_ Captain TT H ite reports having in de a much longer round fh-n usu-1. bis tri<> (his time hiving exten ded o Tahiti. Christmas Isl.nd F .mil c Ts'and, and Palmir*. Had r rn-g *.E. trades, with fine w ather during th e greater pa tof the round Left R _roton»a thr .c weeks ago last Tuesday. ExpeH«_i"'.d nothing but calms and light southerly w nds dun- g the ruo gome. Made Mo^o Dinou yesterday, a d arrived at 7o clock this morni p captain. Traite b ing. his vessel i",to p< rfc in her u«ual fault ess condition. J.ast Sunday mrr ing passed a reef in lat 30 50 s„ long 178 2' E. Tt is reef «.pp< ar-d 'o extend about 5 mi'es north an . south. 7her. was only 2 fathom. of •w-ter on the north er.a. Pns=en_e's— slr ar el Mrs J'O.Craiclvshank and son, Mrs < halmers, and Mr -fcsoosie These ladies and gent'ernon speak very highly of Ca.,tain Traito'sattention to their comfort cm ring the voyage.

DEPARTURE OF THE FLECHERO.

about ten o'clock, and .ailed for London with alight SW breeze. Captain C-rPon joined his vess°l in Bangitoto Channel about mid-day. Vtp. have already gi"en the cargo of the Flecbero. She cleared out with out any Da-ss-g-'rs, but; me gentleman went away without declaring himself at the Custom Hon-e, which gave rise to some circumstinces 'Cferred to elsewhere. The slro was in good trim. and. ..« sh« is a smart saiier, she ought to arrive by the mi-idla of February.

. Tho barque Martha is d's hirging the remainder of ih» Island ergo into the ha'roue Oolumbus

The ss Phcehe left the Sou'h at mid-day. She takes a large M_.mb«r of pa«'erg»r!_ ThessTauno Captain Macfarlane, arrived at the Onehunga wharf at 1230 pm; ohe loft Port Chal noers at, 4pm on the 12th: Lyttelton. 230 pmon the Hih; Wellinuion st 220 pm on the 15th; > eI?on at 10 nm on the 16th, and A ew Plymouth at 4 p mon the 17th' arMv'ne: as ahove. Passengers •— Miss Rnlke Mi.s McDernaott, N'isses Lye'l (21, Mrs Lyell, M> and Mrs Hn'lt., Mr and Mrs Ashton, Messrs Woodward, Murray, Mabin, Towosend and six in the steera.e, IV-essTs T. snd S Morrin shipped per Sm'h srn Cross —7 oackaees reaping *nd mowjrg machines 1 bundle spout'ng, 12camo oyens and covers, 4 lengths pipa, 1 case and 1 cai-k ironmongery. Mass's T. <*nd 8. Morrin shipped per Pretty Jane— 20 bundles iron. 4 ax.a arms, 12 ramp ovens, 2 nests tubs, 3 cases ironmongery.

By a tdpgr*m r ceived by the Immigration nepart ment We'lington, the news is brought that the Brodick Castle would . ail Falmouth after being repaired, about the present date.

A notice is pasted in rihe office "f thn Harbor Board being an ex r=»ct from the New Zealand Gazette of the 4th. inst.. calling sttentio- to the shoal off _Xi nrangi P^int "W st Coast of Middle I-land. to the shallow barks in.i'e th» >-teer]es. Cape Foulwind and the entrance to the Bnller River T^e notes concludes by S'ati-g th t charts of the Kiourangi Sho>.l aid "nller Entrance can he obtained at the principal Custom Houses

The big Vidon. _»il.d e_rly this morning for the Frtenrily Inlands Fnd Samoa

The ss F-nu, lnvin? taken in h*r cattle at the Tainakl, sailed for Levuka this day at con

COMMERCIAL.

The very extensive Rule of wines,.spirits, beer, cor dials, etc , eta, which lus he^n aHvrtiser' for some timap.sthy Messrs K. and H. Isaacs, look place to day at 11 o'clock, and was not finished v"til four o'clock. The atte"dmce w.s very lsrsre. all the lead ing wine and spWt merchants andhotel-heep^rsheine well repres»nt_d Cords to the amount of £2 500 were quitted, an! considering the larg-> quantity of wines, etc.. sold, good piices were realised. Mr H. S. Merer? in'end-holding hi. fin.il S-le fprinr to his retiri' g from this branch of the bnsine.s) thortly be fore Chriit mas.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Maixs wrr.l, Closf. as por.t.ow«:i ---""or Th na es to-morrow, as 5 30 p m F >r r-oromandel, to-morrow, at 10.30 am For W. ngarei, per Sovereign of tho Sea«, to-morrow at 10 am For Whitianga, Tairua, Opotiki. and Napier, via Tauranga, per Rnwena, to-monow, at 4 pm Per Va co de Gama, on Saturday, 20th inst, as follows:— Kor Sandwich Islands. United States of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and South *meric&, and British and Foreign West Tndics at Bpm for th.i United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at Bpm For m-n-y orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 5 pm Late let'eis bearing an extra fee of 6d In addition to th« nosiage. will be rereivod on board by the ivr.il Aeent no to t'me of sai'intt. V On ar,d after Mo: day 22nd inst, Malls will be made up ccc weekly for "t?a at 6 a.m. Return maiis will be leceivid on 7 hursdnvs, at 7 p m, S. B. BISB, Chief Postmaster.

An Earthquake would scarcely be minded

by tho residents of fever and ajnie localities, so used are they to be shaken up periodically. If people a>e obliged to live in such unhealthy regions they should take the-, precaution to defend their svstcmH against the attacks of malaria in advance of the unhealthy peason. The surest jirotection is a course of Udolpfio Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic SciiNArrs, which impart extraordinary vitality to every organ.

MARRIAGE.

BsI TNM^ Wp?, I.l^ U, SE« on.t,,e 17tn i™tant,at L«f^r b a.iß.T Dudley. Edward Bennett,' Rq Ell'i.' i? I,y Q B°? °f tst <_ w tr, » i,„ «2' ■ ° dPtu Bay, Sydney, Woodhou.e Esq 8^ W<lesS a»-«~*er of John yvooanouse, -Ksq , s Ui Stephen's Road, Parnell.

DEATH.

WI_.THI.OUP—At the residence of Mr. Geo. Lpw.s, 72, Grey-street, Edward Winthronp, aged 38 years! The funeral will take place to-morrow at 3 p.m. Friend . please accept this invitation.

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

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1875

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

Our leading article to-day has had to give way for the long Suez mail telegrams and the exposition of policy disclosed in a pamphlet published by Mr Macandrew, Superinten dent of Otago, a lengthy summary of which we have received by telegraph. We must, however, again place on record our protest against the continuance of the present un just telegraph tariff under which we were yesterday charged £_ 2s Gd for one day's telegrams, while the same number of words would have been transmitted in time for the morning papers at a cost of a little over £1, and to-day we are mulcted in an equal amount.

A very singular proceeding beguiled tho wayfarers in Queen-street about noon to-day. Mr W. B. Langbridge, one of the proprietors iof the Waikato Times, was walking along the pavement opposite the Cross office, when he was borne down upon by Mr C. O. Mon trose, late editor of that paper, who was flourishing a blue document in a most ex traordinary manner. "Mr Langbridge, I serve that paper upon you," he ejaculated. Ihe curiosity of by-standers was .by this time aroused, and Mr Langbridge moved on, but had not proceeded far when Mr Mon trose called out to him to come back. Upon returning Mr Montrose opened the paper, and said excitedly, " I'll show you the seal of the Court ! I'll show you the seal of the Court!" Apparently apprehending that his unexpected interviewer was' off his chump," Mr Langbridge pocketed the document and walked mto the Cross office. Is appears that this remarkable method had been chosen for serving a writ claiming £500 damages for alleged wrongful dismissal from tho Times. Messrs Lusk and Beale are solicitors for the plaintiff, and Messrs Jackson and Russell for the defence, who^have retained Mr Whitaker as counsel. '

The rota of attendance at the Court of Petty Sessions, to be held on Tuesday next, includes the names of Messrs R B. Lusk, T. Macffarlane, G. M. Mitford, Joseph May, D. L. Murdoch, H. D. Morpeth, L. D. Nathan, L. A. Nathan, H. M. Nation, Joseph Newman, and A. O'Neil. Chairman, Robert Graham.

A tea meeting in the interests of the Wes leyan Home Mission, was held at Onehunga last evening. The rain prevented a large company, but the promoters were pleased that so many ventured out, and found the shelter of the church, and the material comforts provided in the usual style. A number of the ladies of the congregation who had kindly volunteered their services to arrange and dispense the luxuries performed their part with grace and patience. About 100 guests sat down at first. _ here was a later accession of numbers. The public meeting began as 7.30. Mr Wat kin took the chair. The Rev J. Crump, in his speech, expounded the objects of the fund, and gave some happy reminiscences, of labour in the early days of the circuit. Revs Hoani Waiti and Wiremu Patene, Maori ministers spoke of their work in Kaipara and Raglan circuits. Rev W. Rowse, of Hokianga. was interpreter. Eev W. G. Thomas of Wan garoa spoke...of God's work in nature and grace. .The Rev R. S. Bunn moved a vote of general thanks to helpers of all kinds and especially' to the choir of the Otahuhu Wesleyan Church who rendered effectively some pieces from Sankey's selection. A collection of £2 9s 3d was taken.

To the Editor: Sir, —In to day's issue of the Cross appears a letter from Mr Eastwood which.he read to me before publication, but 1 must have entirely misunderstood the line or two relative to myself, it implies that I told Mr Wilson that Mr Kinsella, wonld not be admitted to the dinner, this was not the case, 1 requested I;hat some other reporter should be sent to inspect "the picfaares, or I feared some unpleasantness I migbl. occur, knowing the mutual feeling S&xisting be tween tne two parties. Not a word was said relating to the dinner, either to Mr WilsoD, or Mr Berry.—Yours etc.i Jno. C^Hoyte. .We arc happy to welcome back from Raratonga by; the Edith Mr and Mrs John Cruickshank., Mr John Cruickshank, for the sake of whose health, the trip was under taken, we'are happy to state, has benefitted considerably by the change of air and scene. Mrs Chalmers the wife of the Rev Mr Chal mersitfae Rarotongan resident missionary is also a passenger by the Edith, and proceeds to Dunedin by the Taupo on a visit to her father's family,

The members of the Otahuhu Mutual Improvement Association held their usual meeting on Monday evening, the 15th inst. There was a very good attendance. After the enrolment of four new members and so,me discussion with regard to a postponed public entertainment, readings were given by Messrs' R. Gamble and J_. J. French, which occupied the evening till the usual

time for dispersing. In drawing to the close of the present session it should be very satisfactory to those interested in this association to see such a. continuance of interest in its proceedings as evidenced by the full attendance of members, and tbe hearty way in which they take part in the business of the meetings. At the next meet ingon the 29 _h inst. a debate will take place on the question ■■'• Are we in these days superior to. the Ancients ?" when the Rev. F. Gould and Mr Samuel Luke—president of the association— will take the dead in the discussion, and a most interesting evening may be anticipated.

. We have received by poßt from Drury from time to timo lately, letters of a very remark able character. The caligra^hy is difficult decipher, but one received to-day is shorter and better written than usual. We there fore append it:—"November 17, 1875. I se^t a letter to the Mayor that I be pro claimed sovereign of the British Empire, you being consulted whether I have office or no. if I have the office ye shall obey my orders. If I am not, Queen Victoria is ; that is so, an Act casting me out does not cast her out. Sequel : Whether you cast me out or not she is next to the Crown with me. If you do not obey me 1 command you to obey one. I think there is not much to keep me from the Crown. Look after what is right Queen. Whether I possess the Crown or no your livings are sure. Accept a small trifle, [not enclosed] John Giles, Queen Victoria after your death I am crowned, I cannot bear waiting more.

We have inspected a curiosity in the shape of an envelope forwarded to its addressee from the wreck of the Schiller. It is inter esting as showing the cafe which was taken by the English Post-office authorities that the recovered correspondence should arrive at its destination as securely and rapidly as possible. The specimen we have seen ex hibits the front or address part of the damaged cover, pasted on the front of a large blue envelope. The back of the origi nal cover is pasted on the back of the large envelope and the Government seal affixed. The enclosure was, of course, placed in the large envelope. The letter to which we refer had a money-order inside as well as correspondence, and both arrived safely within a week of the wreck of the unfortu nate vessel. The writing was a little smeary, but was perfectly legible. In many cases the envelopes had become completely de tached from the enclosures, and with these great difficulty was experienced in getting them owned, but the officials displayed the utmost patience, and afforded applicants every possible convenience in identifying their communications.

The manufacture of pottery-ware of all kinds in the province has been commenced by Mr James Wright, of Paparoa, Kaipara lv a letter to Captain Battray, Mr Wright states that he is prepared to make puttery of all colours, and has the necessary clays for china-ware. He has been recommended in the outset to confine his attention mainly to the commoner kinds, and has now sent to town eighteen specimens of various articles, in cluding tea-pots, cream-jugs and butter coalets. aU these were glazed with New Zealand manganese, and are on exhibition at Mr Blaikie's, Victoria-street. Mr Wright has had many years experience of pottery manufacture in Staffordshire, and several years ago he made some specimens to order, from tbe Drury clays which were sent to England. Be concludes however, that the clays at present being worked by him at Papakunflfare better than those at I) rury. He also has superior sand for glass-making and material for the finest porcelain. Cobalt for coloring blue he hopes to obtain from the Kawau where a seam was discovered by Captain Heale. We heartily wish Mr Wright's enterprise success.

Did Jeremiah the prophet visit Ireland ? is a question argued by a correspondent, who says : Sir, —As a son of Erin's pastoral isle, the Jtmd of Wellington and glory of Curran and law, and of Moore and poetry) I was particularly struck with a remark by Mr. Rees' Jast night in the delivery of his ex cellent lecture. Mr. Rees referred to a prophet appearing in Ireland with a beauti ful Princess some time after the prophet had disappeared from the land of Judah. The prophet Jeremiah had charge of the King's daughters, and it is not improbable, but very natural that Jeremiah should elope with one of them and settle down in Ireland. I think it quite possible, and this event might have resulted in so many of the daughter's of Ireland being pretty and black-eyed, and so many of her sons receiving the name of Jeremiah.—Yours, etc., Jkremiah O'C.

A grand promenade concert will be held this (Thursday) evening, in the Devonport Hall, North Shore, the proceeds to be given to the funds of Trinity Church in that district. The programme in another page, is of the right character, and promise., overtures by Messrs Hill, Glees by tbe established

_)rpheus Club ; the fine sentimental song,

"Kathleen Mavourneen" and the now popular " Silver Threads," both by that eminent siDger of St. Paul's, Miss Leaf. " I cannot sing the old songs," will be given by that promißing*young lady, Miss Vaughan. And ''Thy Voice is Near," by Miss Cole man, also an excellent singer. This trio of ladies, the choicest of our amateur singers, are enough to fill the hall. . Mr Gradwell, however, will give eclat to the occasion by his admirable rendering of the " Death of Nelson," Mr Brassey will merrily sing "Pull away Cheerily," while Mr Howdet. will give the favorite song of his youth "Tell me Mary how to woo Thee:" It WM be seen therefore, that the Bongs and selections are very choice and beautiful, hence our North Shore friends may rely upon experiencing a musical treat which will not only afford an evening of rich pleasure, but add weight and value to the collecting box of Trinity Church.

Mr Severn, the talented scientific lecturer of the Thames, will give the first of his new Beries of lectures on Monday evening next ; the subject, " Theory of Light, Sound and Heat,".with interesting experiments. These lectures, of so much importance, especially to the younger portion of the community, will be delivered in the City Hall.

We learn that Dr Carr, the well-known phrenologist, whose recent entertainments have given so.much instruction interspersed with a good deal of hearty fun, will give a final course of lectures and seances in the Prince of Wales Theatre, the first to be given.on Monday evening next.

The Police Court this morning was densely crowded with men who appeared to have nothing to do consequently the heat was so intense that it was almost impossible to bear. His worship ordered the windows to be pul led down to admit as much air as possible which rendered the court more agreeable.* It is a sad sight to see so many able-bodied men unemployed. . , . ~

We shall feel obliged If Secretaries of. friendly, literary and other societies in and near Auckland, will send to the offices of the Evening Star as early as possible,the names of the offices, and time of meeting of such institutions, in order that they may duly in serted in Reed and Brett's Almanac and Provincial Handbook for 1876, now in the press. ■ ■■'

I :Mr Charles Blomfield's Tonic Sol-fa musi cal entertainment, interspersed with ballads arid readings, will ta&e place this evening in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association. A large choir of about fifty voices will be in attendance,formed mostly of Mr Blomfield's pupils ; a fair estimate there fore may be made of the comparative success of the system to which the teacher devotes so much of his leisure. The choir will sing selections from Handel, Mozart, Mendels sohn and other eminent German composers. Keble's "Sun of my Soul," with music by Bfindley Richards ; " I love the Silent Ves per Bell," "Ring the Bell Softly," "Leaf by Leaf the Roses Fade" and the "Bonnets of Bonnie Dundee," will be among the ballad compositions of the evening. Mr T. L. White will give two readings, one of which, by request, will be Tennyson's popu lar "Noble-Six Hundred." Mr Blackman will read an original poem, " The Widow's Sacrifice" and her lamentation over her sewing machine (Dennes's) shewing how providence interposed in her behalf and pro vided for her. Mr Ewington we learn, is coming out with readings, moral and comic, . sojthat a-very 'pleasant evening may be ex pected.

Mr Rhodes'has taken the contract for the improvement and decoration of St. Paul's Church at a cost of £600.

An alarm of fire was raised last evening in the locality 'of Grey-street about half-past seven o'clock, but no sooner was* the cry raised than the promise of a fire in a stable Was extinguished by a person near at hand.

MR. MACANDREW ISSUES A PAMPHLET.

(BY TELEGRAPH)

DUNEDIN

(From our own Correspondent.) This day.

" An address to the people of Otago " is the title of a pamphlet of fourteen pages issuerl to-day by Mr Macandrew. It is meant to be an expression of a few thoughts on the politi cal situation. In the preliminary pages he contrasts what the General and" Provincial governments and particularly the latter iD Otago have dofte. Thoiigh only a quarter of a century in existence tne province of Otago is superior to 28 English colonies in respect to public revenue and extent of commerce. . Its progress has only been retarded by the abstraction of the province's revenues, and the action of tbe Colonial Legislature with reference to Immi gration and Public Works, which the pro vince could have more satisfactorily con ducted. Immigration cost the colony £21 10s. per head, and provincial immigration only £15 10s. He next _U.cuss_.rl the ques tion of cost of abolition, if carried out, anrl maintains it would be disastrous for several reasons. He says it is quite possible there will be no residue of land-fund, and if there is a residue, so surely as it goes into thf common purse, so surely will it be applied towards deficiencies in every part of the colony. The probability, therefore, is that the Otago railways wou'd be a source of revenue under provincial administration, and the proceeds would be expended wholly in the province, but under the proposed order of things it is not to be so expended. One of the practical results of abolition will be that whatever surplus is derived from re munerative railways will be devoted towards making up the deficiency of non-paying lines This he regards as a gross breach of the fundamental principle of the Public Works Policy, namely, that each province be charged with the costs, etc., of railways. On no other conditions would he or others have assented to the policy. It only showed the folly of relying upon the stability of the good faith of colonial legislation when the rights and interests of a particular province are concerned.

HE DECLAIMS THE SEPARATION

PROGRAMME.

Long experience has convinced him that re trenchment is impossible, and the only prac tical remedy is to cut down the tree and plant a fresh one. He then Bays :"I should vote for no candidate, however personally accept able, unless I could thoroughly rely on his strenuously advocating the supporting Ruch a measure as shall substantially secure (1) that each island shall have power to provide for the maintenance of its own peace and gov ernment, and for the management of its own local affairs irrespectively and independently of ihe other. (2) That the power and functions of the General Assembly will be distinctly defined, and shrill bo limited to questions purely federal. (.'.) That the Provincial Legis lature or Legislatures of each island shall have supreme constituted powers in respect of all subjects, not so defined as aforesaid. I have not touched on the question as to the number of provinces in each island, as this does not materially affect tho chief object to be attained. My own opinion leans Btronsly towards, at least, two provinces in each island. Ido not think that for years to come anything less will be uatisfactory, either on the ground of efficiency or economy. The most injurious part of abolition is blottiDg out the Provincial Councils as exercising a watchful eye on the administration of lands, and probably the rpsult will be that the public estate will fall into the hands of a few and an indescriminate renewal of pastoral leases will take place without reference to the requirements of settlement or the real value of the land points out that needy pro vinces can generally be supported at the ex pense of the rest—a proceeding agaiost which he will always protest and the Pro vincial authoritcs of Auckland reject. A DA.V OF RECKONING. Provincial extravagance falls into insigni ficance compared with that of the Colonial j Government. A day of reckoning cannot be | evaded by rushing into Centralism, but can . only be met by increase of taxation or re ] ducing unnecessary expenditure. The latter ; there is not the slightest hope of under the existing order of things. The outlying districts received more from the provinces than the colony. If the colony were con fined to purely federal action, and the colo nial expenditure reduced by £200.000 yearly, which can be done if the people be true to themselves, the abolition of the Native Department, and a consequent saving of £126,000 yearly would further increase the provinces' ability to assist outlying districts. Had the management of native affairs been left to the province, millions would have been saved. There never was a more reckless or unfounded charge than that the Bole aim of i the Provincial Council wa_ to aggrandise Dunedin at tho expense of the province. If the Councils were swept away, the people would bitterly regret, and posterity moutn over and deplore it. He asks what the United Kingdom would not give to have a local Parliament, dealing with local affairs ? The remedy for existing evils, so far as Otago is concerned, would be the creation of the province into a separate colony, but he admits that even if the people were unani mous for that, there were difficulties in the way which would take much time to sur mount. The practical remedy is to send to the new Parliament men who will spare the country from the plethora of Government with which it is scourged, who will see that the Assembly shall take the shape of a simple inexpensive form of Council,' dealing with very few subjects; that two islands and various provinces in each island be separate districts, independent as regards the disposal and control of revenues aud management of local affairs. There must be an equitable adjustment as between the provinces as to payment of existing colonial liabilities, which adjustment will have to be regulated by the federal Legislature. If there is more than one anti-Centralist for any seat, he advises all but the one to retire, or the electors favouring with anti-Centralism to confine their support to one candidate.

NO. 2 COMPANY.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.)

fin,—lf the explanation given to Mr Bel! does not satisfy him, I hardly know how to make matters clearer. It" is very evident that he won't be satisfied. In his former letter he stated that I claimed the cups ; that being refilled, he now says that I have no right to hand them over without the approval of those interested. I may state that so far as he is con cerned he has no interest in the cups, medal, or in anything connected with the late company, he having received his transfer to the Engineers previous to dis bandmerit, thereby relinquishing all rights and privi leges,and although he was at the winding up meeting, it was only only or. sufferance. Bo far as lam con cerned, I claim no right to the cups beyond this, that as ihe majority of the, members have gone into the Victoria Company, and as there is no provision made in case of disbandment, I consider that they should, as a matter of course, go with the majority. Respective the medal not being fired for in accordance.witn instructions, the first condition-states "that it be fired for monthly," which was done as far'as possible, intenuptiona occurring sometimes to alter i.he day, such as c^ass-firiug, *c but the members deciding the time of next competion. Condititi >__ third states range to be 200 . 500. and '600 yards—first range standing. Some 'Of the members objected to tbis, when Lieutenant Kobinson gave me verbal permission to alter the range now and jittain, if they were alt agreed; if not, the original cond tion to be adhered to. I may here state that the names given by Mr Bell as those complaining, are some of the very members who altered time, range, -.c. These alterations mast be the cause of dissatisfaction, for I know of no other except that there was no firing the last three months of the company's existence, caused by the giving in of our .arms according to order, and

as we have not received other arms in lieu, surely Mr Bull cannot expect ns to fire a match with broom stick, or pop guns A g»in, your correspondent wishes to know " What became of the &. griven by Lieutenant Somervill.'' I cannot say ; I never saw it. The secretary will inform him, but I expect it is divided amongst the charities by this time. Mr Bell acknowledges to personal feeling in the matter and brings names to support him, on what grounds 1 known nrt. I am very mnch deceivad ia hamwi nature if all tuce members bear the animosity he wishes me to believe they do. The fact of their names appearing is easily understood. Mr Bell is cognisant of a scheu.e being se'. on foot to g^t signatures for a purpose which I am glad to say signally lailed through tne good sensa of a certain gentleman and other mem bers of the old company. But why Mr Alderton's name appearing? He has left the company >ix month* ago. ihe remainder of his letter is puerile it reqwres no comment. In conclusion, if Mr Bell and those discontents will he honest and admit that every hing has been done fairly and honourably, th" mortal in dispute or another if wished; are at their disiosal for competition. Apologising for the length of this, I am, &c , W. f,H Skin > er.

PEPYS IN AUCKLAND.

OtTR old friend Mr Pepys, having lately re turned to Auckland, has expressed his willingness to send us at times a few pages of his diary. It is needless to say we have accepted his offer with thanks, We append his first contribution :—

MR PEPYS HIS REFLECTIONS ON HIS RETURN. Tuesday, "Nov. 16. Up at six, and glad at finding myself back in Auckland after my long absence. In donning my bran new trousers (of tbe newest fashion from the Pantheon), bethink myself that Captain Daldy did speak truly when he said Auckland to be a place which be always going to the dogs, but never arriveth there, for, verily, I.do find it much improved in so few months, to wit—the many new buildings in Queen-street, notably Somervell's Build ings, andj the stores budded for the portly John Smith, the mercer, who doth quaintly advertise himself as on the wrong side, and for McArthur, Shera & Co.; then there be the goodly pile of the Hebrew firm of Nathan & Co., which verily is an honor and credit to any city, and sheweth a greater pretention to beauty of architecture than almost any other building I wot of in the colony. And I tee many pleasing villas near to completion around Symondstree., which look not much like povetty on part of the owners. And I hear, too, of great watering works a-going on at Western Springs, which will fill the double purpose to bring pure water for us and our families to drink, for, Lord ! the stuff we have at this present is more poisonous than the brandy which many publicans do sell for Hennessey's, and be no more his than the Pope's. And, moreover, one telleth me that now, of a verity, the Dry Dock will be begun within a short space, which I am fain to doubt, as too good to be true, after how many years of fruitless talk and no action, but whether this be true or not, it is of a surety true that the new cab stand is begun, so that. whether the dock be made or not we shall have a fine hackney stand, which is a boon of no small importance, seeing that our coach fares_ being so high as to prevent their being hired— which savours of a pun, but was not so in tentioned -there is the greater need of their having good standing ground, and a better could not be than that I see. And besides these, we have our Bide walks laid with that useful composition yclept asphalt ; we see rising a now theatre, the proportions of which shall throw into the shade, even the spacious expanse of tbe house named after the Prince of VVales. Contiguous to this we have more noble stores, a-bui!ding, while on the hill, Domain-ward, are espied the walls of the new hospital, whereof is much and pres sing need. But, goodness, how I wander. Here I started to say somewhat of my doings this day, but have not put a word thereof in edgeways ; and now that I think thereon, I am glad, seeing that I did quarrel with Mrs Pepys at breakfast, she having lost one of my best filk 'kerchiefs at the wash, and did afterwards send her maid about hr business, whom I hid discovered last evening in assig nation with a new chum in our back garden. The day being villainously wet, did stay within doors and read the news, by which I apprehend mnch in the future, unless—which is ranch tr> be doubted —the representatives of Auckland at the Parliament House do next session unite for bettor treatment at the hands of the Central Government.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.) FIRE. " A good servant but a bad master " Ben Jonson,

William Cook, pleaded guilty to a breach of the Municipal Police .act, by having bnrnt a quantity of combustible matter upon an open plain, in Graf ton-road on the 10 th instant, and was fined 40s and costs.

A BOY THIEF. Traiii up a child in the way he should go. etc. — Solomon.

Henry MeKeown, a boy of nine years, was brought up on a charge of stealing six bank notes, value £G, the property of Patrick Brady. On the 14th inst.

Mr Rees appeared for the child.

Angelina Brady, deposed that she resided at Spring Bank, and on Tuesday she went to look after hia geese, and was , gone about twenty minutes ; left her three children in the house. When she returned ; in consequence of what her children said, she ' examined her money box, and missed the six notes and 17s Gd in gold and silver. The prisoner had been in her house ; went to prisoner's mother and told her about the money. They went out in search of the boy, found him whistling under a hedge. His mother collared bimand said "Harry, how dare you take Mrs Brady's money." The boy stoood up straight, and denied that he took the money, affirming that he had not taken it, and impertinently told wit ness to go and hunt for her J money. The boy MeKeown and his mother accom panied witness to her house, and her little girl told the boy that he had been at her money-box. MeKeown then scolded the child and shook her by the shoulder, and said it was false Shewed the mother the box, inside of which was a tin box, where she deposited her money. She did not lock the boxes. He still denied taking the money and told her to find it. She then.dressed herself and went for a policeman. The boy's mother still begged of him to give the money up ; he looked pale and trembled, but still denied the charge. She then started for the police, but was called back by prisoner's mother, when the boy said "if you won't tell father when ho comes home from work, I will tell you where the money is." He then said that he had tied the money, up in a cloth, and the silver had been on the notes, but had fallen down among the clothes. She hunted for the money and presently found the silver and half-sovereign tied in the cloth ; shewed it to prisoner's mother ; pri soner was there,' stared with seeming surprise. Shel(iMn asked him for the six notes, and she would forgive him. He then told his mother that he buried the notes in Lawry's paddock in the plantation. Tbey all went to the paddock together when he shot through the furze and came back with the notes crumpled up in his hand.

Constable Thomas Graham, stationed at Freeman's Bay, deposed to -arresting the prisoner on the present charge at Spring Bank, Ponsonby. Explained the charge to the boy ; he began crying, and said to his father, " I did take the money." On the way to the station, he confessed to taking the .money, but said the naughty devil tempted me, and I did not know what I was about."

A long discussion was now held between the Court and counsel, in which Mr Rees considered that-his Worship must either com mit or discharge the prisoner.

His Worship said at all events the charge must be read, which was done.

The boy pleaded guilty. Mr- Bees said that the father of the boy was a hard-working man, but the boy had been a great deal of trouble to them; he hoped that the boy might be kept from the more hardened criminals.

His Worship said it was very sad to sen tence a boy like the prisoner, but as this was not his first offence he was. compelled to do it. The sentence, would be twelve months imprisonment with hard labour. His Worship regretted there was not a reforma tory for such boys. THE HARMS FAMILY. Oh, naughty Maggie Harris, To steal the captain's coat. —Sarah Gamp. Margaret Harris was charged with steal ing a coat, value £1, the property of Captain Pennell.

Prisoner pleaded guilty. _ James Harris and Margaret Harris, his wife, were then charged with stealing one coat, one nightdress, three shirts, one pair of trouser3, one vest, one tablecloth, 5 plates, one dish, two knives and forks, pair of scissor., thimble, corkscrew, and one shawl, value £2, the property of John Parker, of Auckland. V Harris pleaded not guilty, and the Wife pleaded guilty to taking a part of the things. Her husband was innocent. '_•_,, Mrs Matfy Ann Parker, wife of J. -farker, of the Rob Roy Hotel, Freeman's Bay, de posed that she knew the prisoners who took a room of her in June last ; Detective Grace came to her Wise on the 16th instant, when the prisoners were arrested on the present charge. The things produced were found in the room occupied by prisoners. Henry Goodacre deposed that he was assistant to Mr Neumegen, pawnbroker, on • the 12th October the male prisoner came and took out a night dress, silk coat, and pair trousers which had been'pledged in the name of Wilson. He did not take them away, but after looking at them, he re-pledged them in the name of James Harris. He gave the things up to the constable. . Martin Grace, detective, gave evidence to the effect that from information received, he took prisoners into custody. The male prisoner said he knew they were not his articles ; the female said that she stole them. After some further evidence the Court sen tenced Margaret Harris to three months imprisonment for each offence, namely six months. The husband was discharged. James Harris was then charged with fail ing to contribute towards the support of his two children in the Industrial Home, £5 being now due. Prisoner. aid he acknowledged his indebted ness, but illness prevented him from paying the amount. Serjeant Major Pardy said that prisoner s statement was false ; he would not pay ; but as soon as these men were sent to gaol they invariably paid. Prisoner. For Heaven's sake your Wor ship, don t try the experiment on me. The Court adjourned the case for a month as a test of the truth of prisoner's statement.

Prisoner promised faithfully to appear wiih as much money as possible.

MAN Aj*'D WIFE,

Elizabeth Watson was charged with threatening to run a stake through her hus band, John Watson, and with giving him a blow on the mouth with a spade.

Mr Rees appeared for John Watson, and stated that Watson was a respectable man, but he did not wish to punish his wife be yond having her bound over to keep the peace, as he feared for his life. She had smashed his watch twice knocked his teeth out and got him six months' imprisonment, through the evidence of a Mrs Bell.

Mrs Watson : Here, your Worship, here is a bunch of hair he pulled out of my head. John Watson, a respectably dressed man, deposed that he was subjected to theg'ossest cruelties from his wife, and that in conse quence of being bound over to keep the peace he was hindered from ruling his own hausehold. He believed positively that his wife would murder him, if he was not pro tected. She thrashed him with pieces of firewood, and folllowed him down the street telling him to go to the regions below. She broke the teapot over his head, and promised to send him to Jericho.

Mrs Watnnn here produced a bunch of hair, which, she said, her husband lugged out of her precious head. Husband : Its false hair, your Worship, from a rotten chignon. His Worship said that if she were bound over to keep the peace, and could not find sureties, she would have to go to prison, and it would be a sad thing to send to prison a woman with five children.

Mr Rees suggested a separation. Wife : By all means, as soon as you like. Hubband : As soon as you like I go in for separation. His Worship : What can you allow for your child, 5s a week ? Wife : Your Worship shall have the kid for yourself at 5s a week.

His Worship : I am not desirous of adopt ing it. It was suggested that the husband should pay 6s a week.

The wife said she would not take that, she would sooner keep the child herself; she only wanted his absence, he used to be a drunkard, he was bad enough then, but since he had been a Good Templar he was a regular devil.

Mr Rees thought an order for 6s a week would be fair.

His Worship granted a protection order for the husband on condition that he paid 6s a week towards the support of his child.

Supposed Absconders by the Flechero.

Some excitement was caused this morning about an hour after the departure of the Flechero, by Detective Jeffrey and the Water Police being observed to embark at the steps, and sail after the ship, which was already round the North Head. The object of the chase was a matter of anxious enquiry by the spectators. The report which gained most currency was that a man over whom a charge of larceny was pending had ske daddled in the ship. There was another rumour that the naughty young man Far rell, who has been " wanted" to answer a charge of affiliation for some time, was the " party." Later on a well known hotel-keeper appeared on the Bcene, and anxiously asked about the appearance of the only passenger who seems to have been rowed off to the ship this morning about six o'clock. " Stout, hard looking, and about 35," was the reply. " That's the man" rejoined the hotel-keeper, " owes me three weeks bill and £2 I lent him." By-and-by a good many more hotel keepers and other victimised unfortunates appeared on the scene, and up to three o'clock they were watching for the return of the police boat, but nothing could be learnt one way or the other.

Singular Accident.

An accident occurred on the Queen-street Wharf to-day about noon, by which a valuable cart-horse belonging to Mr Butcher, the contractor, lost his life. The animal was employed drawing a cart-load of ballast down the wharf, and the driver, James Francis, was walking at his head.. At the time of the accident the cart had just arrived at the end of the new piece of the_ wharf which is in process of re-construction by Mr. Watson. At this point the portion available as a roadway for vehicles is not more than fourteen feet wide, and as there was a truck standing on the right hand side, just beyond the narrow way, the carman kept his horse on the opposite side'or near the edge. Whether at the truck or at the timber, which is here being axed into- the required shape, is not certain, but somehow the horse Bhied, and bolting to the left, caught his feet against the edge boards and went over the parapet. Singularly enough he did not fall into the water, but hung suspended by the harness and collar. A crowd collected round at once, and though

there were a dozen axeß within reach, feefc one person had the presence of mind to cut the shafts and let the animal fall. Tbe cart, steadied by its two tons of ballast, did not succumb to the weight I.^ the horse, which remained Buspend eik ill it died from asphyxia. Soon afteA te horse was dead a waterman in a boae*.came to the rescue, and, with some assistance, cut the body f'-om the harness and got it ashore. Mr Butcher put his loss down at £40. It ia quite time that the Harbour Board interfered with the style in which Mr Watson is carry ing out his contract in this quarter. Not only is the time occupied likely to be nearly double that specified in the contract, but the public convenience, and even safety, is totally neglected in the arrangements for the conduct of the traffic during the work. At present there is not room allowed for two vehiclea to pass one anolhar, a state of things which is absuid with the amount of traffic on t the wharf.

English Telegrams.

[BY CABLE.]

Mr. Disraeli on the Threatened Turkish War.

British Commissioner Murdered

LONDON.

November 10.

Mr Disraeli, at the Lord Mayor's banquet, Guildhall, said war with China, lately imminent, had been averted, but the Govern ment regretted that affairs in Turkey were less satisfactory. Circumstances were critical, but he was convinced that a result would he obtained which would lead to a consistent peice which would be satisfactory to public opinion. He was deeply conscious of tha magnitude of England's interests, which the Government was resolved to guard. He alluded to the enthusiastic reception of the Prince of Wales in India, and thought the visit would be rife with consequence.

BATAVIA.

November II

Mr Birch, British Commissioner at Perak, in the Malay Peninsula, was brutally murderedby Malaya. SirW. Jervisproceeded to Perak with troops., and after much fighting one officer was killed, and two officers eight men wounded.

THE SUEZ MAIL.

(BY TELEGRAPH FROM BLUFF.}

A good-service pension of £150 per year for naval captains, vacant by Commodore Good enough's death, has been conferred on Captain Letherbridge. Sir Henry Barkley is administering in per son on the Cape diamond field. f|The Queen is still at Balmoral. She senta special communication through General P.msonV>y to the Isle of Wight yachtsmen, requesting discontinuance of the practice of private vessels in the Solent approaching too near the Royal yacht when the Queen Is aboard. This caused unfavorable comment. The Duke of Edinburgh was banquetted at St. Petersburg on the occasion of a suc cessful launch of an ironclad named after him. He has since returned home from Copenhagen. --.•••■ The Princess was in the train during a collision at Leicester, but was uninjured. Mr. Gladstone has been speaking at Mold, Cheshire, and Hawendon chiefly on educa tional topics. Two hours previous he was hewing down trees. The first brick of the National Opera House, Thames Embankment, has been laid by Tittiens. The total subscriotions on Hospital Sunday amounted to. £26,733, being £300 under laat year. Hospital Saturday reached £500. Sir Moses Montefiore has returned from, Palestine, having succeeded in his benevolent mission to the Jews.

The Bessemer Steamboat Company is in liquidation, and the steamer is for sale. The 81-tons gun, recently completed at Woolwich, has been successfully tested. Kenealy and Son have been proceeded against for a defamatory libel on George Potter, an Enzlishmaa. They escaped.on technical grounds.

The wheat harvest is fully 15 per cent, below average. i Grosv^nor House has opened on Sunday for working men's inspection of the art gal leries. -• Despatches have been received by the Daily Telegraph from Stanley, in Central Africa, but are not yet published. C?p'ain Webb has been much feted, and several testimonials. Since his feat there is quite a rage for swimming, and severals oases of jumping from London bridge for the sake of notoriety. Emily Darker, faged fifteen, swam from London bridge to Blackwall, seven miles, in an hour and 35 minutes. Alice Day, connected with Wainright in. tbe horrible Whitechapel. murder, has been discharged. , - W. G. Grace, at the close of the season,' made large scores ; at Gravesend 152, and. at Hastings 210. A Court Martial on the officers of the Vanguard gave a verdict that the collision with the Iron Dnke was owing to an impro per rate of speed during the fog, and the Vanguard altering the speed without orders. They adjudged Captain Dawkins to be severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship. The other officers were reprimanded.1 The decision is unfavourably commented on. .' .;■■• ~'_:.' pi McCullogh, member for. Tipperary, is bankrupt. There is a general advance in price of meat owing principally to the prevalence of cattle disease.

A fire at Poderhon, Germany, burned seventeen buildings. Nine hundred persons are\honieless. All the chimneys from the ruins of burnt houses, near Liverpool, fell on to a three storey factory, where principally women were employed. Nine were buried, three killed, and others much mutilated. • - An obstruction was placed on the Rich" mond and Drummond railway, Canada, and the thrown off the line. Ten were killed and thirteen injured. Ten marines were drowned off Plymouth by a shamefully overladen paddle boat. (1 ' • Schwartze, the Conservative,, has been elected for Blackburn.

Mr Fox attended the seventh anniversary of the introduction of Good Templarisminto England.- He said the Permissive Bill intro duced in New Zealand unfortunately did not work in consequence of its opponents haying struck out certain clauses which contained the machinery for collecting the votes of the people. Sir G. Bowen sailed from Liverpool for America on September 25. He leaves__San Francisco on December 8, with Sir Julius Vogel, for the colonies. , | Great complaints are made of the delay in the Californian mail service.. ... ~ ■__ •

Obituary includes Sir R. Buckley (turfite), Sir G. Honeyman (Judge-of. Common Pleas),,. Colonel Somerset (Crimean hero), Signor Ponconi (Italian vocalist), General_Froissari (formerly guardian to Prince Imp'erial),lßev. Thomas Kettle (brother of the anthor of the " Christian Year"). ' , M. Chevalier has had the honor of sub mitting to the Prince and Princess of Wales •' New Zealand sketches; ~; ; , __, \.:i.-> ff.v. ss './j' Shipping.—Arrivals : Rapido, from ■Ano«g land, 12th ; W.W. Smithy _*om Aucklwid^ 18th. ._:,'. t.. ' , !; Departures : Carnatio, for Auckland.' Five vessels "are loading at London ior Auckland—the Glenora, Brotheiick Castle, Ben Venue, Warwick, and Invererne.

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY," NOVEMBER WW_ T—.ni m.»ui,_.,— ..I, ' 7 i.i.i. , __■_______________________■



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