SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER-This evening, 9.0 ; to-morrow mort ng, 9 IS

ARRIVALS.

Ann McLeod, BChDon<jr, froaa Kussell

DEPARTURE S.

noutaern Crosj, s s ( VBF- Oo"sK Holme?, for Napier Vision, hr'<r, l.ovfr clc for Tonga Favorite, schooner, SaVory, for Russell

IMPORTS.

Per Kenilivorth, from Cnathtm Island—69 hidec, Ireland SJros.

The TJZS?. Company's ss Tatanski is advertised to sail for 'ill,- s cu ti 1( from > nelranga, aS noon to morrow, Hassene^rs must not tuiss the 11.10 train.

Tb - *SP Compu>»'s sleimer Southern Cross left last evening for ■ ipier d<rect. Pa<se.»sers:— Vt> ssra Oote «ni Mcfnto h St-^r ig«— Mr and Mrs Mole

The b-i.j v isioa sßik'd for Tonga an \ th« slands last nigh. Oapfcafn Lovomck take 3 a cargo of trading jrooiis and 20 000 feet timber. Tim owner —Mr Farrell—)jO3B as a pass n, ror

The fine new steamer Taupo, belonging to the Union Stesnaship Company, lenvea for the South tn-morrow at 12 o'clock. Passenpers must Catch the 11-o'clock train, or they wil lo.»e their passage.

The barque Stag cleared out in ballast to-day for Newcastle. She is to sail this evening.

The schooner Christina brings 95 tons, the Golden Isle, 100 tons, the Anne McLeod, CO tons, aud the cutter Maud, 40 tons of coils from Russell.

The ketch < peedwell having be=n repaired, was re-launchtd to-day, and cleared in ballast for Russell.

The schooner Kate McGregor left Napier for this port to-day.

The brig Syren baa been placed on Ihe gridiron for survey, afterherreccnt mishap at T irua.

Tbe s.s Rowena hua completed her repairs, and will be taken out of the Mechanic's Bay basin to morrow. She will resume her trips to Tauranga early next-\\vek.

Messrs Ir< land Bros shipped the following goods :— Pcl1 lyde—l bale leataer; per ltnterpris-3—l Jbile leather.

The barque Cabirfoidth, belonging to Mr D. H. McKenzie, is to leave Lytte ton for Anckand to morrow. She britigs a cargo of frraiu and bread stuffs.

Captain Lloyd, of the steamer Tiranald, hid a nanow escape from serioas injure, or worse, during the passage from Lvt.teuon to t>is pirt He was standing on the. bridge the steamer at the time running undo' full ste'im and all sail, the sheets of the fore and aft Sails being well out, aud the booms gnyed. Suddenly, the eye-bolt of tho fora boom gnv block drew spli tig the rail -nri next moment tlie s<il jibbed, snd the boom, sweeping across the b'idge, caught Oai'tiin Lloyd, an^l jaiumid bins with jtreat force agunst one of Uie bo its. t~ is left shoul der aid arm wer- save--ely strained und bruised, nd at first he ihoutrht liißcnll.ir-b new sbroke. Luckily however, theiijury p oved to b-. of a m nor character, and will not seriously interfere wtn the Captain's duties, — Otago Daily Times, August 9.h.

COMMERCIAL.

H*.t Mr Greenwood's sale, in the |Market-houae, 500 head of poultry were entered. Tne attendance was very large, and bidding spirited Prices realized ss follows :-Chickens, is Gd to Isßd each ; fowls, Is6d, 2s. 2*3 dto2s Od etch ; dorfeings, 33 Gt each ; duck*, 8r to 33 6d - ach ; tiukej s (small, 2s G.I to 3s 9d ; ditto (large) 33 9d to 6s : pigeons, Ss to is each; rabbits, Is 6d uach ; onions Id to lid per lb. Mr R Arthur sold t -day, at his mirk, a large quantity of grocerie3 and provisions at th-- following prices :—Bicon (cloth), Is Id ; Ra?Un do (bara) 5d to 9Jd ; butter (inferior), 6sd to Is J-d ; potatoes 6s : and onions, lid. The household furniture aud effects realized average prices

Messrs Tonka and Co sold to-day, on account of ■whom it ma/ concern, a quantity of cats and .Nelson butter at fair DrieeI*.

Mr L«i i vr, faton soM 140 tons of Warrn*rabool pDt* oes on the wharf, 120 tons of which realized £7, and 20 tdo*, 6 17s per ton. JS||4t the Hiyroarket, to-day, fodder was in usual BU>pl?, aid, consequent on the showery weather, lower va Ui3. Two cho cc loads brought da Gd and 5s 9d respectively, the bilancf* from 2i to 4s the cwt; Tartarian oats, 4< the bushel Very ew horses but for those brought forward there wns a v.ood enquiry. Light haraes3 horses were fold at from Ll7 10< to L 27; heavy dia^ghts, 1.42; ridiDg horse, LS. Hides and skins w tb osfered in fullnnmbprs. Hiries continued at the lower qnotxtions of lasj wee^i; they brought f ona KM to 4fl >he lb. ; th 6 greater poiti n 3£d ; c If sk;ns,~4d to 5d the lb. ; sheep s>klns. in full wool, 4s to 5s 6d er-.ch ; inferior, Is C.i -'nd 23each.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows .— For Thames, this day at 6.30 pm, and to-morrow at

Mails^or the undermentioned places, per Taranaki, will close on Saturday next, as tinder :— For India, China, Continent of Europe, and Mediterranean Ports, at 9 a m . For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, at 10 a m • For Auttralian Colonies, at 10 am _ - For United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton ffor letters specially addressed), at 10 am For United Kingdom via Brtadisi. and lateleters for Southern Provinces and Melbourne, at 10.16 am Tor newspapers, at 8a ny ■■ . • For money orders and registered letteru, this Todr ftWnitianSL per Start, to-morrow at 9.30 a m fw Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangawai, Walpu, etc, »« L»dybowen on Saturday »t 9» m ITo? Kapanga.per Manaia. on MoDdaynext at 11.80 am For Chatham Islands, per Magellan Cloud, on Friday, 3rd Saptember, at 3 p m S. B. BIS-5, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

JESSOP—On the 2Cth inst., at hor residence, Napier street, the wife of Mr. R. Jessop of a daughter.

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1875

E'er th« cmse that Ineicn assistsmo?, S"or the wrong that needs rs^iKii,';:*, *"or the future in the djstanc.? AatJ tli« Esod that we can to.

We would daw attention in simplebt language to the following few features in the so-called Abolitioa Bill. If there are any honest men in Auckland in favour of it—aud we assume there are—we can have no hesita tion in saying they never read the Bill, or if they did, they do not understand it. Nothing could bs more delusive than its title, the "Abolition of the Provinces,"' for it is not their abolition but their perpetuation in a far worse form that would result from the enact ment of this most dangerous and objection able Bill. For the Provinces are continued under another name, with the same liabili ties, the same laws, the same resources, with this only difference, that the administration will be conducbed by nominees of the Governor instead of an elected Superin tendent. And this we shall proceed to show. The fourth clause declares that the nine provinces shall be abolished, but the fifth clause enacts that " the portion of the colony included within aay province abolished here uuder, shall on and after the date of the abolition thereof be called a Provincial District and bear the same name as the abolished province which it comprised." Is that abolition ? Is that the merging of provincial jealousies so loudly lauded ? The sixth clause enacts that " all laws in force " within the province shall continue in force in the District until of course they may be altered or repealed by the Assembly. la that aboli tion? is that unification of the colony ? The seventh clause enacts that immediately on the change of " province " into "district," "the person who waa then in office as Su perintendent of such province, shall cease to hold such office," but the eighth clause pro vides that " all powers, duties, and functions'' exercised before by the Superintendent 3hall "vest in and be exercised and performed by the Governor;" whether the Governor is in the district or not; and for the next eighteen months or so,—viz , till end of next session, the Governor may " delegate all or any such powers and functions," either " to such per son or persons as the Governor may think fit," in other words, he may appoint any person he likes to act as Superintendent of the " District " and exercise " all powers, duties and functions " before exercised by the Superintendent. Is this abolition of Provincialism ? la this unification of the colony into one grand whole ? Is the substitution of Dr. Pollen or any oi hia myrmidons for Sir George Grey, to exercise" all powers, duties, and functions" of Superintendent in Auckland, to be the panacea for our ills—the grand constitutional change for which we yearn ? Clause nine provides for the removal from office of those holding office of " Provincial Treasurer, Pro vincial Secretary, or other public officer of ' such abolished province ;" bufc here is the rub ! All these "powers, duties, and func tions, shall rest in and be exercised or per formed by any such person or pejsons from time to time appointed for the -purpose by the Governor." These are the billets that are now kept dangling before the eyes of the hungry supporters of the Government. This it is that gives that hold which the Ministry haß over its party in the House. For four years they have been fed on delusive hopes. Here is the tangible reward within their reach Fifty, sixty, perhaps a hundred offices to give! Can we wonder at the fury of the contest ? Can we wonder that the starved and howling crew have " nailed their colors to the mast, and will fight to the bitter end ?" And this is the measure which a free people are ex pected to swallow. We need nob refer to the bribes held out to the public, the licenses and grants from land revenue and consoli dated revenue, with the support of gaols and hospitals from public revenue, and all that. Our people thoroughly understand this. With an almost bankrupt Treasury, with borrowing at an end, and with the proviso that all these local revenues are first to be paid into " Public Account," the hook is too apparent through the bait to catch many gudgeons here. As for the compact of fifty six fixing the Southern land-fund to the South, it is affirmed and confirmed, and all hopes of one common purse and one common interest in a unified colony are shattered in this new compact of seventy five. " A separate account shall be kept of the land fund arising within each provincial district' says clause sixteen, and Otago " district" shall have its hundreds of thousands, and Canterbury " district" shall have its million a year, and poor Auckland " district" shall still be the mendicant at the gate, or—borrow. And this is abolition ! People of Auckland is thi3 the abolition that you want ?

We observe that Mr Stafford has been pleased last night in the House to honor us with his condemnation. He explains that, when he spoke of "revolution" as he did some weeks ago in his place in the House, " he did not use it in the sense it was used by a journal inspired by the hon. member for Auckland City West, the Auckland Evening Star. He had no idea of imbruing his hands in the blood of his fellow-man ; no idea of powder and brands held aloft." Then if so, Mr Stafford should be more cautious in using words of strange and dangerous import. From remarks which his reference on that former occasion drew from succeeding speakers, there was more than mere "peace ful revolution " conveyed to the minds of listeners in his menace. Auckland, too, is prepared for peaceful and Constitutional re sistance so long £8 Constitutional action is brought to bear against her ; but when that limit is passed by opponents, Auckland will be quite prepared, as we said, to meet them with their own weapons. It is a favourite end familiar boast, with such as Mr. Staf ford's constituents, and with Southerns generally, that they are prepared to defend their land-fund if necessary with the sword,

and by calling out their Volunteers! And we deem there is as much pluck in Auckland as there is in any Southern province. Mr. Stafford, therefore, and others should be careful in making improper suggestions and talking " revolution," for they that sow the wind may reap the whirlwind.

It is well to be aware beforehand of the course which the struggle in Wellington will take; that no one may be surprised by the second reading of the Abolition Bill. The second reading ia intended. The Opposition are consenting parties to it. The present discusdm on the second, reading is simply because in parliamentary usage, that is the stage at which the principle of any bill is discussed. The Opposition propos-rd to the Government to let them take the second reading, aud that then the bill should be withdrawn ; and though the Government did not then consent to the condition of withdrawal, the Opposition have never altered in their intentions as to the second reading. But it is when the bill comes into Committee that the struggle comes. It; is therefore that various members, Mr. Yon der Heyde, Mr. Eeeves and others have expressed their intention of supporting the second reading. Let this therefore be understood. The second reading is only the introduction to the trial of endurance. That is to say if the Ministry do not thereupon withdraw the Bill. It is believed they will. If they do nob they shall be defeated. The minority will never let it pass Committee.

It is with much gratification we learn that the City Council i 3 moving in the direction of the establishment of a free public library in this city. This is one of those things so removed from the troubled sphere of party politics that it is refreshing in the present storm to turn to it for a little repose. The boon that a well conducted public library would be to the youth, and even the manhood, of our peop'e is hardly to be over-estimated, and though the advantages of such an institution would be greater to those whose means preclude them from extensive purchasing of books, we do not think that there is a property-holder in this city who will grudge the small pittance requisite for such a general good. A penny iv the pound is the utmost limit of the rate that can be imposed for the purpose, amount ing in the aggregate to seme £500 a year ; and the citizens are about to be conveued to say will they be willing to have such a, rate imposed ? They have it in their power to crush the thing. They can snuff the proposal out at once if they like ; but though we bhall not wonder if someone is put forward to say that this is anew "burthen on the people" wo belie ve t the people of Auckland will consent1 to a proposal that is so purely for the ueneral good. The acceptance of this "proposal will be followed doubtltss by the handing over the library of the Mechanics' and of the Pro vincial Council, and we feel confident by large and valuable donations from private persons - one of these promised, we believe, many years ago would make the library second to none in New Zealand We shall return at greater length to the subject before the day on which citizens shall be called to pronounce on the question.

We have received the following : To the , Editor: — Will you permit me to draw your attention to a letter signed " Loyalty," in to-day's Cross. The object of that letter is clear. It is to evoke national aud religious hatred to the aid of those who are opposed to Sir|George Grey. Icjjisnot difficult todiacover the writer or inspirer of that letter and to sec the fine Koman hand of the man who has endeavoured to prostitute Mie Orange institu tion to hia own personal ambition, and tried to use Orangemen as tools to place him first in the Supermtendency and then in Parliament for Ciuy West; and sought even to befool them in opposing his personal foe, Mr Rees, when standing for City East. The writer says that "there are 500 good men aod loyal who have sworn to uphold the authority ot the law," meaning the Orangemen, ■who are ready to follow him in resisting these "sedi tious " proceedings of Sir Geo. G/ey. Sir, 1 think the Orangemen know well enough what are the objects of the writer or inspirer of that letter, and have had quite enough of him, and now when the public have formed a true estimate of his worth, are not going to stultify themselves by being led by the nose by him. 'As lor "loyalty" there is not a more loyal subject to the Queen and Crown of England thaia Sir George Grey, but I have yet to learn that loyalty and love to the Queen is necessarily loyalty and love to Di Pollen and Julius Vogel and the other enemies of Auckland. —I am, &c, New ZealaNDEß.— [We sincerely regret these in sidious attempts to sow religious discord for political objects. Our correspondent may not be correct in his references ; but a charge of disloyalty to the British Crown is a new one when laid against Sir George Grey. For ourselves, who are included in Loyalty's denunciation as "seditious," "disloyal," Home Ruler, Repealer, .Fenian, &c, we believe we could give our head for our be loved Queen, but we would not for Dr. Pollen, nor for Southern ascendancy.—Ed. ES.]

Our Port Chalmers telegrams yesterday announced that the Southern portion of the San Francisco mail had been delivered in Dunedin by the s.s. Phoebe in 3 days 18 hours, including stoppages at all ports, which involved 12f hours' delay. This is the fastest run on record. A very smart ruse was prac tised by Captain Worep at Nelson, which set the Sleepy Hollow agape. With a vessel running the English mail, it is not absolutely necessary to enter and clear at the Customs. The Phoebe lefb the Manukau on Saturday afternoon about four hours after the arrival of the Macgregor. She landed mails and pas sengers at Taranaki on Sunday morning, and was off the entrance to Nelson harbour by midnight of the same day. To have gone in and landed the passengers and mails would have involved a loss of seven hours waiting for tide, besides the delay when in. So Captain Worsp aroused all his Nelson pas sengers and sent them off with the mails in a boat, and put them on board the ss. Taranaki, which was lying in Nelson harbour at the time. Away then sped the Phoebe on her journey. Early on Monday morning the business men of Nelson peered out, expecting to see the Phoebe with their English correspondence, but no sign appeared and the impression grew that some accident must have occurred to her. Further on in the day, merchants were surprised to find English letters among their correspondence, and wondered what mysterious agency had been at work. About nine o'clock a telegram was received announcing the safe arrival of the Phoebe at Picton, and about the same time the Nelson passengers of that_ vessel, who had meanwhile been entertained by Captain Lloyd aboard the Taranaki, went ashore and explained the proceedings of the previous night. The Nelson luggage and cargo had all be taken on to Picton where a steamer proceeding North got it and took it back to its destination. Thus the Phoebe was enabled to deliver the mails in Dunedin a day before they could reasonably have been expected, by no means an insignificant accomplishment looking to the shortness of the voyage. The N.Z.S.S. Company have been making great exertions to deliver the mails along thecoast with theutmost despatch and when the new service begins the South erners cannot fail to discover the irksomeness of the coastal service with the large steamers along the East Coast af ser the present quick delivery of their mails.

The entertainment at the Whau Asylum last evening passed off satisfactorily, and consisted of aa original comedy in three acts by Dr. Aickin, entitled "Three Strings to her Bow," a humourous recitation by Mr. A. Smith given in that gentleman's lively manner, a duet, "You Know," by Mr. and Miss Laurence, a couple cf songs by Mr. Wm. Dorao, and several other melodies of a comic and sentimental character.

The regular monthly meeting of the members of the Royal Albert Lodge of Orangemen will be held this evening in the lodge-room at the Young Men's Chris tian Association.

Mr. W. Dennesgave another of his pleasing entertainments last evening in the Newton Congregational school-room,,which was very well attended. The pictures represented some of the most beautiful city and river scenes in the land of Washington, being a series of views illustrative of a tour in the United States of America. Mr. Dennes described the pictures as they passed before the audience in his brief, pithy, and pleasant manner.

The literary supplement of the Evening Star of to-morrow will be of a very in teresting character from the number of original contributions which it will contain. The story of "Miss Burke" is full of healthy interest, while the tale of the "Blue Handkerchief" will draw tears of sympathy from many eyes. Mr. Chapman's lecture on making cheese will be read with avidity by settlers at a distance. While the "Girl of Ponsonby," an original ballad, will shew what a colonial miss can do, and what she cannot do. The ballad may be found usefully, suggestive. An unpublished poem by Lord Byron will stir speculative thought. "That Stone by the Eoadside," is another good story by a popular writer The "Ruins of Troy," "Advice to a Girl," "Mrs. Lovel on Matrimony," "She Would Cluck," "the Frozen Ship," and a variety of witty sayings, anecdotes aud domestic thoughts, make up one of the best Star supplements that has yet appeared.

The cause list for Monday next in the District Court ia unusually heavy, there being no less than thirteen defended and undefended cases set down for heariug on that day.

Dr Silvester, the Fakir of Oolu, was greeted last evening by a goodly audience, especially in the lower part of the Theatre, and his performances met with many evidences of approbation. His introduc tory tricks, were duly appreciated, as were the masks and faces exhibited by Mddle Silvester. The entranced lady aud her characteristic attitude were much admired, although her classical representations might not have been fully understood by persons unacquainted with the characters of ancient history and mythology. The fairy fountain again played to the delimit of the spectators. This ia one of the most beautiful features of the entertainment and always acceptable ; its sparkling'andmany-hued effects are extremely pleasing. A special programme will be prepared for the grand af cernoou performance to-morrow (Saturday) for the pleasure of the children, and the Drum and Fife Band Will give life and animation to the scene.

Mr Ellia, the enterprising hO3t of the Exchange Hotel, Queen-street, has two newly-imported novelties which are worthy of attention ; the first ia a rifle-air pistol invented and manufactured by Messrs. Pope Brothers, of Boaton, United States, and the other ia the Fakir of tho Tammany iling. The pistol is one of the neatest and prettiest amusement inventions that we have seen. The barrel B. is fulled forward as far as possible beyond the spring E., find whrn loaded with the feathered dart, the slightest touch o£ tho trigger discharges it at tV»e target in the distance. The inocution ia quite new and has been strongly recommended by General Sherman and othe.r otlieers of the American a/my. The "Fakir" a curiosity in its way ; it ia the figure of a jolly illusion ist, and aa soon as you put a coin between his finders, he drops it into his side pocket with \* onderful Btnartness, bowing his head and waving his hand to you.

In connection with the proposed football tour South, a favourable answer was received from Dunedin yesterday. The principal club plays the Association rule?, and the Union Club play the Melbourne rules. The secretary of the Dunedin Club who writes seems to imply that a coalition is not proba ble, and that the two clubs would like to have separate games. The alternative is offered of playing half time Rugby and half time Association, or, if our men "wish it, of playing Rugby altogether, so that it is evi dent the O:agoians wish to make things pleasant.

Painters are nearly as numerous as poli ticians in Auckland, and more plentiful than poets ; and these risiDg painters mostly are of a very promising character. We knew that Mr. Blorcfie'd was a successful teacher of music on the Tonic Sol-fa principle as his Edw ardes-street cla?ses evidence, but we were not aware until a fovr days since that he was equally successful as an artist. His two oil paintings in the shop of Messrs. Phillips and Sons; one representing the Auckland Harbour, and the other a pic turesque Mountain Creek in the neighbour hood of the Tokatea ranges, Coromandal, are undoubtedly works of much merit, and shew that Mr. Blomfield has an apprecia tion of the beautiful in the worlds of nature and harmony.

An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Ellerslie Hotel, before Dr. Philson and a jury touching the death of Jacob Dynes which occurred on Wednesday morning last on the Auckland and Mercpr railway. Mr Thorne appeared on behalf of the relatives of deceased and Mr Brookfield for the railway authorities. James Huckstep, Richard Finn, and William Page and John Smith gave evidence in relation to the accident, and which was in accordance with the facts stated in the Evening Stab, of Wednesday. Mr. Page had been speaking to Dynes at Penrose a short time before the accident. He was perfectly sober, and was always regarded as a steady young man. There was no carelessness on the part of the engine driver or any of the men connected with the train. Mr Page said he had frequently cautioned the labourers never to meddle with the brakes, and no blame could be attached to Smith, who was a very care ful man. After hearing the whole of the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death," at the same time re commending a brake-man on ballast-trains for the use of labourers. The deceased was a young man of steady habits, a native of the county of Armah, Ireland, and lived with his friends at Otahuhu. His remains were conveyed from the residence of hia sister, Mrs. Walter Long, of Nelson-street, at three o'clock this afternoon to the Church of Eng land portion of the cemetery.

We are pleased to acknowledge the sum of £6 Is. 3d., collected by H. P. Anderson ' and Co., on account of the widow and family [ of the late Captain It. Doble.

Ai the Tairua Company's meeting at Grahamstown, the following gentlemen were elected directors :—Messrs William B. Jack son, George S. Graham, Joseph Howard, Louis Ehrenfried, and Walter Sully, being persons holding not less than fifty shares each in the company. —The directors held a meet ing, at which they decided to proceed at once with the erection of a 20 stamper battery, and, Mr. G. P. Hilton, the engineer under whose supervision the Bright Smile battery was erected, was instructed to prepare the neceesary plans, drawings, and specifications as speedily as possible. It was also resolved to proceed with the conatruction of the tram way from the mine to the battery-site, for which drawings and estimates have been pre pared by Mr Sims. The small 4-atamper battery which ia now being erected for the company will be working in another fort night. '

OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

The great pressure on our space with aboli tion meetings, parliamentary news, &c, has prevented us from doing justice to our host of correspondents, whose indulgence we must claim. We have a heavy pile of neglected letters, several of them really well written, for the non-publication of which we must plead the exigencies of limited space. We give below a first instalment of these com i munications, and the others will find 3 place as opportunity offers : — EFFECT OF THE GOVERNMENT MEA SURE ON OUT-DISTRICTS.

" A Country Settler" writes :—lf I under stand the Bill before the House, it provides for six trustees for each Road Board, each of whom must be the owner or occupier (query which) of the annud value of £25. The effect of this will be to break up most of the Boards in the out-districts, and, also, a bar to the formation of new ones. I live in a district in which there ate not not more than three such properties. The district consists of 12,000 acres, about 7000 of which &re m the hands of the Government ; about 5000 acres are sold; about twelve of these farms only are improved ; the rest of those sold are in the handa of speculators who pay no rates except under pressure, and are waiting until their land becomes of some value. The occupiers of land outside are the pioneers of the province, without whom progress be comes impossible. The disqualified have mostly money, cattle, and land in course of improvement, but no*; yet worth £25 per annum, many of whom are the best settlers in the province. Again, suppose a man has an estate worth £20, free of debt, he is dis qualified. Another has an estate worth £2o per annum, mortgaged at its fall value, he is qualified. Sir, I think the Bill, in respect to Road Boards, ill-conceived, crude, and most illiberal."

DOWN WITH THE PEOPLE. "Mahue" writes :—" What the British troops could not do, one Tronp thinks bad rum will shortly accomplish, viz.: the exter mination of the natives ; or, as he so ably expounds the Government policy in his speech at Otahnhu, the death of the las*; native means the acquisition of 12,000,000 acres, the complete success of the Government policy in this province, and, this consumma tion attained, everybody and everything happy ever afrerwarrls. Yes ! half-a-doz^n run-holders and their few dependants, instead of a large producing population, con tributing to the Customs revenue, where labour would meet its juat reward by an equitable distribution of small holding*. Putting asido the rubbish of such statements as Mr Troup'a, the cloven-foot is indeed showing out — " Crush the many for the benefit of the few." Working men, small capitalists, and all who live by labour, it indeed concerns you to retain the govern ment of your own affairs, for it is the greatest and the truest boon you hare got, the one shield you have to offer to the overbearing influence of capital, and which, by counter acting monopoly in any direction, keeps capital ho distributed that you obtain a fair remuneration for the swean of your brow, and the opportunity to become an employer from the ranks of the employed. Better far to remain in Britain than become dependants here; there, indeed, if you belonged to a tail. Time has mads it creditable to be a dependant of Argyle or a follower of Bac cleugh, and the vast number of the masses counteract the kincs of iron and coal, though the evil festers at times. But God help v.=>. Fancy a clan Dargaville or any other follow ing in the^e now lands—a following based on the necessity of yonr daily bread, —anr? a s?j) pint; of all thatspiribwhich makesa manamnn; eive away yonr electoral privileges ; and five years from this no sucYi meeting as that held on Saturday night where men met to reason and consider could take place Riot is the substitute. What Sir George Grey so ably advocates is the establishment of labour on an independent basis with capital, and a dealing with the public property so that both rich and poor may share the benefits. Do not lie under the insult, that you are incapable of using the electoral priviege and managing your own affairs. Listen not to the voice of tho chnrmer throwing the pprafc to catch the mackarel. Tell them whilst tvehave men like Grey, Swanson, &c,, you see no necessity to give larger powers to Pollen or Atkinson. Firmly resist and they cann"t put you down The germ of true liberty is here and time only ia wanted to place you in the van.—l am, &c, Mahuk. MEND YOUR WAYS.

A " City West Ratepayer " complains of "the frightful state of the streets of the locality in which he unfortunately resides at the present time, viz., in or about Napier, Union, and Cook-streets, and the state of these thoroughfares is really something awful. My occupation compels me to come home somewhat late at night, and it is indeed a service of danger navigating the really fearful paths leading to my humble domicile, and it certainly does not reflect credit upon the present regime of the Corporation to have their man traps, which are calculated to lead to some lamen table accident, and to furnish a practical illustration of the truth that 'no abuse is likely to be ameliorated until a bishop or some other dignitary comes to an untimely end.'"

REPLY TO MR. B. TONKS.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.)

Sir, —I was quite amused on reading Mr. Tonk's notes of his overland trip, at his laconic style of writing of the country and of our Ametican cousins. Our American sisters of the cities and towns would be highly amused no doubt if they had the opportunity of reading such a slander on their personal attractions contained in it; but what should the American country women think of their British brothers gallantry or courtesy, in terming them dirty drabs ? I have no doubt Mr Tonks in hia trip of seven days by rail across the Great American Continent had splendid oppor tunities of examining the country homes, and of seeing the population (as a panorama); but sir, I think that the dust that he com plains so bitterly about in crossing the Great American Desert must have remained to cloud his eyesight, and his headache must have proceeded from biliousness, to have caused him to make such observations on a people who are proverbial for their beauty and cleanliness. Dickens in his American notes, says :—" The ladies are unquestionably very beautiful—in face : but there lam compelled to stop. Their educa tion is much as with us ; neither better or worse." Now, sir, I think that either we must believe that Dickens mistook his vocation as a critic, and should bave been an auctioneer, or we must credit our Tonks as vice versa. I am sorry to trouble you with this long letter, but as a Britisher myself who has resided many years in both the United States and Canada, I could not allow such statements to go un answered. There are many points in Mr Tonks'a letter fully as glaring in inaccuracies that I should only be taking up your valu able space to repute them, suffice it to say that your readers may form a little idea of them by what I have already written.— Yours very truly, Atjdi Alter *m Pabtbm. ! P.S.—Mr T. has got Mr and Mrs Seymour also to back him up, if I may be allowed the Americanism in his opinion of the American ladies, but Mr Editor did you over know any lady acknowledging another's superiority of beauty? lam sure jolly Captain Pether bridge with Ma experience of travel would give a different verdict. No better refuta tion of Mr T.s opinions could be given than appears in your marriage notices, where I see that a splendid specimen of the genus homo and an old resident of Auckland has been captivated by one of the so called putty faces.

What were our Auckland beauties abo^ t.^- The notes were only given as casuaUm- Pressions from a hurried trip,. • It cannot reasonably be supposed that Mr Tonks in tended his remarks to be taken as a dis quisition or profound criticism upon the American people and their homes Our correspondent, we think, takes an extreme view of the weight attached to impressions of a country confessedly viewed trom a railway car. —Ed. E.S.]

Romance of an Immigrant.

WAITING FOX A LEVANTING HUS BAND BY THE JOHN BENNIE.

Not many months ago in one of the mid land counties of England, lived a gentleman and his wife who were not exactly un hioov in their mutual relations, but whose affection did not seem of the most ardent nature. Mr and Mrs B we will call them. Mrsß was of a stature exceed ing that of a woman generally, and she possessed the double qualification of having a mind of her own, and of not being afraid to express it. Mr B was quiet, and undemonstrative, and was very given to quoting the verse of Scripture which tells ua that " a sofb answer turneth away wrath " Their neighbours, especially the masculine portion, thought Mr B was rather tor) soft sometimes, and recommended him to put a little tincture of lark into his speech He attempted it, but whether his better' half knew that his bark was worse than his bite, or whether her bark was always the loudest and so drowned bis, be that as it may, the plan did not succeed. One bright morning in the bei-inning of May, Mr B informed his wife that nrgent business demanded his immediate presence in London. When asked in dulcet tones " What, urgent business?" y[ T ft assigned money matters as the cause of his departure and impatient of further query, ordered his travelling bag to hi packed, expressing his intention of citching the train which left the little station two miles off in exactly two hours time. " I shall be away a day or two my dear" he said as he carried his traps down thp. two steps before the frout door. " This in Tuesday, mind you are back by Saturday," , was the responsive farewell, and Mrs B after slamming the door retreated to her parlour, and set herself diligently to work to think what Mr B 's little game was. Of course this merely resulted in h^r working herself into a state of irritability. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday pissed : Saturday dawned and waned : Sunday morning broke and Sunday evening died away in the golden west, but oo si^n of Mr B . Mrs B 's irrita bility fed upon her suspicions, and grew daily more intense, till it changed to a con viction that something was wrong, which she determined to find out. On Wednesday morning a solitary female took a second ers ticket at the .iitle station, and a seat in the 10 o'c'ook train to London. When she arrived she w«nt to her husband's lawyer iMr Snaffle, in Philpot Lane. With beating heart she heard that Mr B had sold cut all his securities and taken the proceeds. He wan surprised that she had not heard of it, as the transactions had been going on for some time. She hurried to the bank where ]\f r B kept his account. Confusion ! Every shilling had been drawn out and the account was closed. And now the suspicions of the last week became realised, when Mrs B heard that her beloved had obtained a letter of credit for a conevterable sum on Auckland, New Zealand. In ten minute* Mrs B wss at Shaw, Saville's office, making ea.rnent enquiries as to the passengers by the last Auckland vessel. The informa tion she got Rfttled her plan of action. Fur ther investigation revealed the fact that the fast and favourite steamship Somersetshire was to Bail for Melbourne in a week Ripidly she made her calculations, and muttering half audibly, "I'll have him yet," she started back for borne A few days sufficed to realise what worldly goods she had. On the fifth day she was back in London with her one child, and oa the sixth phe was busy preparing for the voyage. The seventh found her on the deck of the Somersetshire ; on the eighth she wa3 gliding down the Thames. As the chores of old England sank from view again those worda hißsed out, "I'll have him yet." The eight weeks passed slowly, but eventually the Heads of Port Phillip hove in sight and Melbourne was reached But it was still " onward" with her. Gladly she learnt that the fine steamer Hero was to leave for Auck land next day. Her passage was taken at nnce, and on the 12th day from that or the 70th day from \ ondon she walked up Auck land wharf. She waa aware that Messrs. C. and Co were the agents of "that" ship, and after enquiring the way walked straight to their office and asked if anything had been heard of the ship John Rennie? " No," said the clerk, " she is expected about the 20th." "Then I'll wait" was the firm response to the somewhat astonished clerk. And she is waiting patiently, and there will be at least one pleasant surprise when the ship John Reanie drops her anchor in Auckland har bonr.

WRONGFUL ARREST.

In the Supreme Court at Nelson on August 10, before Mr Justice Gillies, the case of Dalton v. Foote was called, in which Mr Fell (instructed by Mr Joy, of Auckland) applied for an order rescinding an order for the arrest of the defendant, recently made by his Honor Mr Justice Gillies, under which he had been arrested and lodged in the eaol in Auckland. Mr Acton Adams ap peared in support of the order of arrest. After reading lengthy affidavits filed on both sides, and hearing the counsel engaged, his Honor said that the writ of arrest had been granted on affidavits which appeared to dis close reasonable grounds for supposing that the defendant intended leaving the colony. The evidence of his intention was circum stantial, but it included statements that defendant had been for some time past in Auckland endeavouring to raise money with which to leave the colony ; that he had sud denly left Auckland, and that he could not be found, though inquiries and search had been made in a number of likely places. It now appeared that defendant came from his house in the country to arrange for the lease of his land, and when this was concluded went home again, and stayed there, openly engaged in his ordinary business, and was actually there whea the affidavits upon which the original order was founded were made, the plaintiff never having made any enquiries at the first place at which the defendant might have been expected to have been found, namely —his own house. — Nelson Evening Mail, August 12.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before his Worship the Mayor and Dr Home, J.P.)

[drunk.

James Austin pleaded guilty to having bsen very drunk over night and was fined 5s and costs with the alternative of 24 hours imprisonment. COUNTERFEIT. Eobert Thompson and David W. Wilson were charged with attempting to pass bad money on the 19bh insb., with intent to defraud David Ruby. On the application of Mr Inspector Brohain a remand was granted till Monday. BREACH OF SHEEP ACT. Alfred r Buckland was charged with a breach of the abore Act by driving infected sheep on the public highway. The defendant was represented by Mr Banks and pleaded guilty. Mr Lewis, the Inspector of sheep, said he believed defendant was unaware of the con dition of the sheep, and so he should ask the Btnch to inflict a nominal penalty. Mr Buck

land was also very energetic in preTenfm B a spread of scab in sheep. *** The defendant was fined £5 and co*tg This was all the business. i^A '"

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

This Day. (Before V. D. Fenton, Esq., H.MI Judgment for plaimifp '

John Oosarave v. John Breen, (M r tj ; keth for plaintiff, claim £19 5s- 2d offi costs, £3 2s. George Akers v. Wm. Yeif ; claim £8 for rent, costs £119s. to bepafoifl instalments of 10s. per week. Lydia I.*? v. Edward Woodman, claim £3 10 3 . for! lodging, and washing. John Rya^. Custom-house-street v. John Short, £5« use of boat given on trial. Fredrick Mill! v. Michael Corcoran, £1 15s. wages in%! of notice. **

WM. F. M. HOTTLTON V. JAMES BOKLB? Claim £5 damages. Mr. Hesketh appeared for plaintiff raj Mr Joy for defendant. ' The parties in this case were neighbour*.* Epsom, and the claim was for trespass ! plaintiff's paddock and for damage done'"t* certain pigs ; the defence was that defend*.! had occasion to go into the paddock after v own pig. Mr. Hesketh said that in consequence o f defendant going into Mr Houlton's paddock. hi 3 sow and young pigs were mentally dig' turbed through defendant's conduct, »fo had caught his sow by the ear, and the pij 8 had been in a confused state ever since.

His Honor thought it was a great pity that that the parties in this case could not settle the matter by arbitration or in some other

way. < .;jP Mr. Joy said he should have no objection Mr. Houlton, however, considered that he wan an injured man, and was desirous of fighting the case. .;»

Extraordinary Hallucination.

A. very respectable married man named George Spinks, was this morning committed to the Whau Asylum, on the medical'cer lificate or Drs. Lee and Bayntun. Th e unfortunate man has been for some time in the employment of Mr. John Reid, timber merchant at the Thames, who speaks in the highest terms of his general conduct. He was an iadefatigable worker, and gave him self very little rest, and this last circum stance is thought to have something to do with his present aberration of in. tellect. Eariy last week the first indica tions of his insanity became apparent, the symptoms being unusual excitability. These followed close upon an injury to hig finsrer by poisoning, which gave him much pain. At the time he was frequently heard to say that it would drive him mad. When brought to the police-station to be examined this morning he was going on in the most extraordinary manner. Everyone who came near him h,3 grapped by the hand'and promised him £500 a year on the spot He declared himself to be the coming man, the saviour of New Zealand, ;In a few days his fleet would be : imthe harbour, and he'd teach them to pull, pull, together boys and conquer the land. The next thing he should do would be to go home and marry Queen Victoria, and bring her out here. His name was Leopold Napo leon Bonaparte : he had entered thei colony through the lee scupper of a ship, anJhad made a name for himself greater than*any other name in the land. For fully half-an hour he kept on in this strain, and during his examination by the doctors made tittm the meat liberal promises. While he/waa talking his eyea sparkled, and he made very ' demonstrative action with his ha.nd.ti. It was a most melancholy siglvfc, and the sa.4 im pression was increased by the appearance of the poor wife in Court, crying enough to break her heart. ,s

THE ABOLITION MEASURES.

MEETING AT THE NORTH SHORE.

A meeting of the electors of the Takapuna district, was held at the Deronporfc Hal], last night, to take the voice of the electors on the present important measures befpre Parliament. About 250 persons were pre sent. ' ' ,l

On the motion of Mr Oliver Mays, aecoaded by Mr Rees, Mr W. Atkin took the chair. The Chairman opened the pioceedings with a request to the gentlemen presentTo refrain from their politics with tobacco.'; "It was not improving, and the proprietors objected to it. '.'■} Mr Mays came forward to open the ball 1 with a resolution, " That this meeting heartily approves of the proposed aboli tion of Provincial Institutions during the present session of the Assembly, and the substitution of a system of local self-govern- j ment ; and protests against those clauses in the Abolition Bill will provide,for the continuance of provincial taxation, for educational purposes, in the province of Auckland, and the localisation of the land revenue of the Southern provinces/ He urged in support of this resolution that r.he provincial revenue was little more than the publican's licenses, and he considered that it was absurd to bring a council together to spend a few thousand pounds. He believed that the present howl against Abolition .had been brought about by a certain section of the Press. He believed that Abolition would make 75 per cent of the outdistricts better off. He was not the Colonial Treasurer and could not be expected to know where ihe money was to come from. (Laughter, and a voice "That's just the point. ) He did not believe that under a coff solidated system the province would ba tyrannised over by the Ministry. While he admired Sir George Grey for coming out—(cheers) —he believed he was mistaken in what he wa3 aiming afc'; ( Sit George was all very well, but they must get rid of his tail.—[Mr Staines : "But it'i » very long tail."]— The bugbear of the mea sures was the Southern nominee. (Hear, hear.) Well, perhaps, they might get Mr. Luckie—(hisses) —perhaps it might be Mr. G. M. Reed;—(laughter)—but so long as they kept the peace, what did it matter. Mr Mays concluded a speech of great length by asking them to adopt his resolution and not be led away by Provincial arguments. Mr Rush seconded Mr May's resolution. Mr W. M. Rees proposed an amendment. In the course of an eloquent speech Mr Bees touched upon the subject of the Southern nominee who was to be nearly absolute. The gold field riots had been caused by indepen dent powers being given to Government nominees. The Governments finances shewed^ a deficiency of £250,000 and he did not see how the promises of increased grants could be carried out. The Ministry only made both ends meet by dragging in Provincial matters. The jobbery connected with the Mangere Bridge and the Pumping Associa tion grant of £50,000 conld not be laid at • the feet^of provincialism. In conclusion Mr Rees advocated deliberation in such important changes and moved—" That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is absolutely necessary that the people of New Zealand should have a full opportunity of examining the proposed constitutional changes, and that such p«>-. posed chauges should only be dealt with by a new Parliament, and that they view wl*n great alarm the evident determination of tw) Ministry to push the Abolition and Local Go vernment Bills through in an expiring FiTix* ment; and the meeting trusts that the AuckH laud members will use every constitutional means to oppose the passage of these bills through in the present Assembly." (Ca* 6, I*^ Mr William Brown seconded the ameno^, ment. He considered it worth whjjn^n*^ wait. sand o) ,

Mr Shea declared his adherence J^jjT opinions of Mr Rees. Mr Buchanan, Mr G. M. Reed,^ Geo. Sfcaines, and an elector, whose name did not transpire, also addressed the meet lag in favour of the amendment, W»*cn

THj^vKyTyGST^OTTETDAY, AUGUST 20 1875



THE COLONIAL BANK OF "HEW ZEALAND. Capital, £2,000,000; Subscribed Capital, .£850,000 A Branch of this Bank, for the conduct of General | Banking Business, is new open in the premises Queen-streex, next the Insurance Buildings, and lately occupied by the National Bank. J. T. "WAIIKEN-, Branch Inspector. Auckland, 21st July, 1875. JSLA NKETS I BLA JN KETS ! A LARGE STOCK ON HAND, all Sizes, Purchased at Auction in an Over . . ■ gtocked Market, and to be Sold much below Regular Price. Blue Blankets from 11/6 per pair White Blankets from 12/6 per pan- Also, Coloured Rugs, Counterpanes And Furnishing Goods of every description French Merinos Winceys • Flannels Crimean Shirting Calicoes Hosiery of every description, &c. , Boys' and Men's Clothing in great variety Witney Overcoats Macintoshes A Special Line of MACINTOSH COATS, sealskin .... lined, much below usual price. -<i Lambswool Vests, Pants Crimean Shirts, Hats, Caps, &c. t&~ Countryorders carefully and promptly executed RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, [Latk E. Hobbs], TV NOTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, TJppbk Qo ben-street, Auckland. TMPEEATIYE SALE ■■•■ OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING. A. LINABURY k CO. avlng taken premises adjoining, having determined to effect a CLEARANCE SALE, To obviate the necessity of removal of Stock, •which otherwise must necessarily suffer deterioration. The SALE will continue for ONE MONTH ONLY during which time no Reasonable Offer Refused ! . The Balance of the Stock will be SOLD by AUCTION Ah LINABTJRY & CO. are determined to open their New Premises with entd reiy New Importations of the most FASHIONABLE STYLE. A. LINA BUK V & 0 0., 224, QTJEEN-STEBET, Or a Door above Wellesley-street, Auckland.



With Tarauin's Ravishing Strides, \lu v,nf Twiit diseas« advances in the fpeble healthy but Ewjftmee been fortifled b ££S> SyVnftion .he attack might have be ; n "Sdoff Now, perhaps, medicinal succour may be ■warded oh. "°™>» invalid, be warned m time.