SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER i This evening, 10.5 ; to morrow morning. 10 27 BTJN SET : This evening, 5.53 ; SUN BI3E : to, morrow mornins-, 6.15 MOON'S AGi; ; Last Quarter, SOlh, 4s£.m.

ARRIVALS.

City of Melhourne, X M s s. (BagUsh Mail), from San

Franciso, via Ho.'jO'tilu Hcror s.n.'-tog!a,-ff6m'SjSnef

bouthsm ( r =«, ss, Holttes, from Xapicr and the - ait Coast 1 1 i ', • ;.:;■' Efngle^der, Eevenne ctter, frcm a cruise « Totfa, sb , from Bay of I lauds Howe aa, fs s.. from i'auranga , Acadia tcar ; oner, from Mapier imu>-Bs,-from Dunedin ' *" "* '

DEPARTURES.

Orpheus, schooner, far X«rier Coloi hi, f-cho^nerj for Eu?sell Clyde, nchoonor, for Watgarei

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNE.

The San Francisco Mail steamer arrived this morn ing before her time. "We «re indebted to the courtesy of. Captain Brown for the following' full report' of his voyogfe oat and home, which is remarkable as being the fastest ever made across the Pacific:—

BW'OKT TEOX AUCKLAND AND SAN FF.ANCHCO.

The msil steamer City of Melbourne, J. W. Brown ■crnamacdfiT, as will be remembered, left Auckland •with the English mail via San Francisco at 3 p.m., F/iday,,22nd Jannary. .The pilot left the ship at 4 p. m.' She then proceeded on- he*« course, with light S.W. vind, clea-ing the south end of the Greatß.UTier at Bt> m On S-undsy, 24th, sighted Baoul Island (one of the Keitnidec group) ; wind still moderate S.W. On 24th, 4pm.. sighted smote, supposed to be the mail steamer Mikado The wind now having shifted into r-.IE , s:7th, at 4 pm, went close pa.st the islind of Tutnila (one of the Navigators) ; natives coming off sent on shore some newspapers : the weather now bf-c me a little squaily, with the wind ttill ahead. J fter passing the island, contmued to f.teer away to tbe northward, crossing the Line on the 31st, with a d-cs temperature, the thermometer not rat ging above 85° on ..the hotest day. from the.. ialan<t,to Hcnolnlu, • cr. between the Tropics;.the, weather T^as generally fine, and only varied from the steady N.E. winds, which seems always to blow on the upward passage, by a few hours of squalls and rain wtreh sor ; n cleared eff and cooled the atmosphere Tendering the voyage pleasant and delightful. At 10.30 p.m., February 5, after a splendid run of 14% days, arrived off Honolulu, and after receiving coals, cargo, and passengers, left again on the even ing of the Oth. The breeze increased into a fresh gale from tbe westward, with a very heavy cross sea, which lasted for two days, then settled down into fine watlier and smooth water until the day before arriving at SanJFrancisco, when the weather became thick and foggy, and only cleared off within about two rnilcs of the land. We entered the Golden Gate at 1.30 y.m, on Sunday, February 14. having made the passage from Auckland to San Francisco in 23 dayn, inclusive of all stoppages, and delivered the mail at that port four-days under contract time, it being the quickest trip up ever yet made by any steamer. TB.OM S4.W FRANCISCO TO AUCKLAND. The Fnglish Mail as usnal not coming up to time seroEß the Atlantic caused the colonial Bteamer not to ieave San Francisco until three days after the time specified by the contract for leaving 'Frisco on the 3rd March equals the 4th March Australian time, on which date the pilot left the ship outside the harbour at neon. She then proceeded on her voyage with a moderate head wind, and as usual in that part of the world thick foegr weather, with s. lorg westerly swell, which lasted for two days. The wind then hauled to the southward and S.E., with moderate fine weather, and gradually worked round to the N J5. hades with occasional showers : after a pplendid run of seven days 21 hours, arrived at Honolulu' on the 12th. After going through the usual duties of coaling, &c, left again at 1.30 a.m. on the 13th March, and with the ships head pointed to tbe southward —homeward "bound—made good speed through the tropics, doing never less than 11)4 knots per hoTir, although the N.E. trades-were-j lost" in 11 north latitude*'tipe ■wind^hfen coming S.E., light and scant. The Lirie -was crossed on the 17th March, five days from Honolulu, with light winds and fine weather the highest range of the thermometer, 82deg. The Island of Tntuila was passed on the 21st. 8 days, 8 hou'S, from Honolulu, beating the fastest passage yet made by 2 hears. Vipjn that point of the voyage the wind has kept persistenfly in the South and S.E., blowing moderate indjiresh at times ; but after leaving the tropics it veered rouDd occasionally to the S.TV., sometimes to a strong breeze with nig! swell, which has considerably retarted our progress but agahwt all head winds snd seat, the little vessel, the smallest of the mail fleet, has proudly cut her way through, pMsintftbe little Barrier at 2.30 a.m 27th, aDd arriviDg in port at 8 a.m., 27h, making her vo* age from 'Frisco in £2 days 20 hours, and landing the Ei)gH»h Mail 24 hours under time, a boon never bifore granted to the* New Zealand Colonies although the vessel left three days behind time, fhe bow coals, and proceeds with all despatch to Sydney, her destination. Passesgebs:—Saloon: Messrs K. C. Kent and A. D. Smith, Mra Sevesy, Mr Elliott (mail agent). Steerage: Mr and Mrs McXaughlan, E. B. Bryan, Jose Silvary, P. Paely, J. H. Eochford, J. Casey, and M.E.Kelly.

THE SCHOONER MERLIN IN A GALE.

The schooner Merlin, Captain S. Ellis, arrived in the Manukan on the 26th. from Greymouth via New Plymouth. Captain ElHs reports leaving Grey mouth at 7 a.m. on 19th, with light easterly breeze. At 8 p.m. wind veered to N."W. t increasing to a g»le •with heavy squalls at midnight. "Was compelled to heave her to. At 2 a.m. shipped heavy sea, carrying away starboard bulwarks and stauiechiona, and com pletely submerging the little vessel for some minutes; washing away everything that was movable about the deck. At 5a m. winds shifted to S "W. with a greater violence. Kan up Coast under double reefed foresail. At 8 a.m., 21st, carried away fore-gaff and split fore staysail. Kan across the Straits under goose-wing foresail. At 6p m. wind veered to N. W., with heavy sea running. At 6 p.m. hove ti. On 22nd wind moderated a Httle Fixed, fore-gaff, bent fore-stay sail, and set Fail and stord across the Straits. At 2 p.m. w nd/reshenid to a perfect ga'e, *ea running high with thick weather. On the *3rd took shelter in 4dmiralitv Bay. On the 24th the wind moderated. Proceeded on to Taranaki, and arrived there on 25th Discharged, portion qf of cargo, and thence proceeded to Manukau to'effect repairs. The Merlin made the splendid run of 12 hours from New Plymouth road stead to Manukau Heads, a distance of 120 miles Captain EOis speaks highly of her sea-going qualities. He reports that she behaved well in spite of being deeply laden with coal. _ >./j<r, ?£ j ? _t y : ■

The lona left Russell at 12.45 yesterday, with light S.W. winds and-'smooth water, and arrived in Auckland as 2.50 this morn ing. The names of her passengers have already been published. We thank Mr Stqdart,. purser, for report and cargo list. Cargo : 86 bags gum, H. D. Rolph and Co. ; 8 do do, Stewart and Anderson ; 13 do do, Stone Brothers ; 6 cases 2 casks kumeras. The ship India, for the Bluff, and the barque Ada, for Newcastle, are to leave at daybreak tomorrow morning. The screw barquentine Emu arrived the night before 'laitlfrom'Bunediß, ./after- a T: heavy 'passage. ■' Captain O'CunneH reports passing the brigantine Helena bound to Lyttelton. The Hmu brings a full cargo of southern produce. She is consigned to Messrs Stone Brothers '■ ios'fifi

The ss. Hero arrived from Fydney on Friday morning between one and two o'clock. She brought a full cargo and several passengers. . She ha* been berthed inside' )thV. irestorn' T, *.! rfnd; will leave on Wednesday next for Sydney and Melbourne. The schooner Acadia arrived from Napier yester day morning in ballast. The s.s. Phoebe is advertised,to.leave Onehunga to morrow (Sunday) at 11 a.m. As the English mail baa arrived she may fee depended on to leave promptly to time. ... Tfae.new life 7 bpat.by,the. ship Jlaroo, Aberdare ,at tra<ste& a good deal of attention yesterday, and was pronounced by competent judges to be a fine speci men of that c.ass of boat. She w»s built by Messrs Forrest & Son. of Limehonse, Poplari who have built many of the life-boats of Lifeboat Institution. She is to be transhipped te Napier for the General Government. The boat is 30 feet in length, by about 8 fe*t Qf#pSma.Shtffc#l-«o6d liriej af dtbQAmigj • and excellent sailing qualities. She ia composed of the best mahogany, and cost altogether.£4so. A telegram received to-day by Mr G. W. Owen, ■tates that the Helen* from:: Auckland, arrived yesterday at Lytt7lson, after a strong passage. Everything wont well.

IMPORTS.

Per s s. City of Melbourne, from San Francisco: 1 package, Kilgor; 1 ditto, Chilman; 1 ditto, Palmer, 1 ditto, Miles and Co; 1 ditto, Gills and Co; 1 ditto, Keed.—H. M. Jervie, agent.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Port Chalmers, Friday. Arrived: Maty Brain, from Melbdwiie. She has 8743 mats of sugar for i uckland. ~

COMMERCIAL.

Mr E. Arthur reports to-day: Fowls, 1b to 2s 16.; duoks, 1?M t0.'2«.; geese, 3s 9d ; turkeys. 6s : Spanish, cheese, BJd; and apples, 3J<J.

CRICKET.

HA.TTHA.US V EIGHTEEN * OS1 BOMBAY A2JD

PAPUK.OEA,

This match inlwhich-great interest:has Jbeen; centred was played to-day at Ellerslie Gar dens where a capital wicket had been pre pared by Mr Brown, the manager of the gar dens, acting under instructions from Mr Bobert Graham. -mmB&A s*oX " We bare jaat received the scores, in the firit inningß the Hauhau^ nwd^ 42^ Bombay

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows .— For Thames, on Monday next, at 7 a m and 9.30 am For Coromandel, on Monday next, at 7 am For Australian Colonies, per City of Melbourne, tnis day, at 5 p m For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per Phcebe. this day, at 5 p m For WaDganui, per St Kilda, on Monday next, at 10 a m For Wtitiarjgi, Tairua, Opotiki, and Tauranga, per Kowena, on Monday next, at 3pm For Ku?sel!, Hangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona, on Monday next, at 4 p m For Wangarei, per Sovereign of the Seas, on Monday next, at 5 pm For Kawau and Matakana, par Eady Bowen, on Tue.'.day next, at to a m For Nap er, (,isborn«, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otßji.o, per Southern Cross, on Tuesday next, at lpm For Australian Colonies, per Bero, on wednesda} next, at 11 a iv g?Mails for India, China, Mediterranean ports, Continent tf Europe, and Unite! Kingdom, via Suez and Brindisi, will close at this office or. Saturday, the 3;d pioiiooo. N £.—The Mails which are usually madn up at this office on Fridays, will this week be closed on Thursday, at 6 p.m. (Signed) S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

IMPEY—On March 24. at Symonds-street, the wife of J. Impey of a daugher.

DEATHS.

JOSEPII—On March 27, Caroline Joseph, infant daughter of Mr Andrew Joseph ; aged 1 year ana 9 , montbs. The funeral will leare his father's re.idet.ce, Albert-street, on Monday next, 29th, at 3 o'clock. Friends are invited. ABEUCKOMBIK— un March 27, at the Accltmi.ti'a ' tion eocio.t? 's Gardens, JSmrria Jane Abercromlxe ; eged 4J years. The funeral will leave the Gardens (D.V-), at S p m., to-moriow. KOGEftS—<'n tte 26th March, at Hobson a Park, | Parneil, Thomas Henry Eogers ; aged 2 years and I 1 month. The funeral will leave his parents residence, to- I morrow (Sunday), at 3o'ilock p.m. BO LA,M?—On the 26th inst, at her parents'residence, Onehunga, Winifred, youngest daughter of Mr BoUnd ; aged 1 year anaO months i he funeral will take place at a o'clock p.m, tc morior.' - Friend* are ir>ited to attend.

BLLIS—Oh the 2eth March, Rt hisparei.ta'residence. Wellington-street, Richard, only son of Ilichard and Anuie Ellis : ag«d i years. The funeral will have tbe residence of his parents at 4 o'clock p.m, to-morrow (Sunday). Friends please accept this invitation.

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1875.

For the cause that laelce assistance, i'or the wrong t; Ht neci'.H resistance, v Oi the future in the distance. And tha good that we can do.

Following on the elevation of elector Sir Geo. Grey to the office of the Chief Magistracy of the province, the constituency of City West has to-day conferred on him the power of bringing the influence attaching tothatposi tion'to bear on the practical legislation of the colony. His address to the electors to-day has added to the impression previously con veyed, that in him, right and duty will have a doughty champion. To that address as reported in our other columns we refer our readers. But to our thinking there was one point in it more telling than all the rest, and the prompt and hearty re sponse which it evoked trom hands, and feet, and" months of his hearers, bore testi mony to its force. ; It was the contrast of Centralism in the person of Dr Pollen, and Provincialism in the newly-elected Superin tendent. Pointing to the disbursement of the £60,000 for works north of Auckland and the: hundreds of thousands expended in various ways in connection with the pro vince at the behest of the Central Govern ment as embodied in Dr. Pollen, " Here" in effect said Sir George, "is a man elected by nobody; representing nobody, responsible to nobody, who is entrusted with these things, and I, who have just been chosen by fourteea thousand people, am not worthy to be trusted with the money or fit to expend it." Such a contrast in the picture,of Centralism as we see it working at this moment through the personal Government of Dr Pollen, and of Provincialism as represented in Sir George Grey, and him fresh from the unanimous selection .by . fpurteen thousand electors, is calculated io" shake people's' attachment to the optimism of Wellington'contrpl; and we fear that the new. Superintendent if he goes on talking in this way will lead a good many to think that Auckland people are able to manage their own: affairs. ;. .'

We do not often draw attention., to the leading article in a contemporary,;;but we invite a perusal of the leading article of the CrtiSs to-day. I We admit that we know it is not; from the pen of the editor «f that jour nal } and~the vigorous style "if this be so ; probably; it may be so ; in fact* we think it is' so," 'reveals its paternity.* If anyone will undertake to tell us ' what the article means to establish, or on perusing it cdn tell us what it has asserted we shall buy our informant a new hat. We believe it fs intended to /show the inferiority of Sir George Grey-to "the writer, and especially on the subject 6i finance ; iand we have no doubt that if the .writer had only an opportunity of personally advising the new Supermtendenjt;the/whole thing would be very satisfactory. Pity there is not a, vacancy in the Executive.

lowing to pressure of mail news we are com pelled ,t0..h,01d over a large amount of local news, correspondenca, and other matter. jThere will be services held in the Presby t«kshOChurdh;r North Shore, morning and -evening at the usual hour.

The English mail pteamcr, the City ot Melbourne, arrived early this morning from i"an Francisco, one cuy before hfer time. As, in compiling tbe time-table, there no allowance made for tbe day lost croa.-Ing the ISO.h meridian of kngitude, this is equivalent to a gain of twoT'ajs. and since the " C^ty" did n :,t lei.\'e t.li Uvo days alter contract time, in cce'iucrioe of the mail Steamer fjoin England beiag l=.te us.-a!, it will bo seen thz'i Cu;,t. Bro»f>3 auJ las vessel—nmart boat ainl srn.S3-c-:r c-'ytsizi — have perfoiT'.eu ibe imp.-c-.'f.'ieriteil fcst of making the rnn out and w'^lit fir.ys under the time alioweu t>y ths Ojv.-;<nrntfat agreement with oho Waaieao used to receiving our mails behind t;me, that ie 13 iadeerl v buoii io h".ve our c<.xve spctnlence delivered treaty-four hours hs fore the due data. Iz is net the liis!" 'i^ae hat Captain Brown has e&n.eJ ihe t-haaks of the citizens uf Auckland in p^rfctnaJar

«nd of ttio colony generally for his i>un.k^ss -Ike promptitude, 'j he " Uity" oim^-, San Francisco dates to 3rd March, and English news to the 9fch of February, with English telegrams to the 2nd March.

The commencement of the Auckland water works by the contractors, Messrs T. and S. Morrin, vrill be publicly celebrated at the Springs on Monday, at abous half-past twelve. The official signing of the contract took place to-day. A silver trowel, to be used at the laying of the foundation stone, ha 3 been made by Mr Kohn, jeweller, and bears the names of all the members of the Council.

Among our American newß appears an account of the shooting of Kelly, the cham pion clog-dancer iv San Francisco. "We are informed that this is Harry Kelly, so well known in Auckland and throughout ]Sew Zealand, and performed here in connection with the California minstrels only a few months ago.

Captain Chrisp, for many years cap^am of the steamer Comerang arjcl other Auckland vessels, has been appointed pilot and har bour master at Pove>ty Bay, iv place of Captain Kennedy. Captaiu 'Jhrisp has had very large experience on the East Coast, and the Government aro to be congratulated upon having secure! his services for the onerous positi >n which he has been chosen to fill. We wish him every success in hia new sphere.

At about half past five o'clock last evening a serious accident resulting from a fit, took place at Newmarket, the sufferer was a young woman named Graham, who is a servant in the house of Mr K. Walker, St. George's Bay. She was walking np New market in company with another young person, and when opposite Mr Kilgour's, she wna seized with an epileptic fit, and fell down heavily on the ke"bstone receiving serious bruiser on the head and face, the bridge of the nose being broken. Her face became livid and was for some time streaming with blood. Great anxiety was felt lest the brain received f.itai injury. Prompt assistance was rendered by those living near, and Mr Taite, chemist, was sent for, who was un remitting in his attention, using every means available to hasten the poor creatures re covers, which for some time seemed doubtful. Half-an-h'jur passed without any symptom of recovery being shown, and the suiferer was carried into Mr Kilgour's house, where in the course of twenty minutes the fit left her, and on the arrival of Dr Goldsbro' she was pronounced in a fit condition to be re moved to her home. Mr Walker was in formed of the unfortunate occurrence, and ordered a cab to convpy her home. The young woman appears to be subject to these attacks having hud one four mouths ago.

His Honor Sir George Grey, M.H.Tl.'for City West, nnd Superintendent of the Pro vince of Auckland, left town to-day for the Kawau soon after one o'clock, ttking his departure in Messrs Kissling's yacht, the Daphne.

G. B. Davy, Esq., who has filled the office of District Land Registrar for tome time, has been promoted to the office ot Registrar- General of Lands, in the position recently held by J. S. Williams, Esq. (now Judge Williams). Theophilus Kissling, Esq., as appears in the Gazette, has been appointed to the place held by Mr Davy.

An inquest was held to-day at the Whau Lunatic Asylum (before Dr Goldsbro', coroner, and a jury) on the boily of Michael Dooly, aged 50, who died en Thursday even ing. The deceased was a native of Tipper ary, and had, it appears, of late led an unsettled life. At the beginning of the present year, he was committed at Hamilton to three months' imprisonment on a charge of vagrancy. He shortly manifested signs of insanity, was removed to the Whau on the Ist iDStant, and died on the 24th. —A verdict of ' death from natural causes ' was returned.

To-morrow (Sunday) afternoon there will be a children's service held in St. Matthew's Church by the Rev. S. Hassard. The effi cient choir on thia occasion will numoer fifty, with a full choral Easter service. The service will, therefore, be interest ing and instructive, including an appro priate address by the minister.

Good Friday received' all the religious deference diie to it, and in this city rather more than is usually accorded. • The shops, excepting chemists, fruiterers, and cordial purveyors, were closed. There waa a very limited supply of hot cross buns, and more preaching than usual, especially in the churches of the Anglican order. The altars of St. Matthew's and St. Paul's were draped with black. The services at St. Patrick's Cathedral commenced at eight o'clock, and were 'particularly impressive. Numbers of people, however, passed the churches in quest of fresh air and physical enjoyment. Many young persons visited the Domain, others went by railway to Onehunga and Ellerslie, others again passed over to the North Shore, and enjoyed themselves on Flagstaff Hill and Cobley's Beach. The day was fine and bracing, and not too hot for out goers. On Monday evening next, the complimen tary benefit concert to Mr P. Doran, in acknowledgement of his exertions in favor of the widows and orphans of this city, will be given in the Lome-street Hall. Mr Doran, we need scarcely say, is a host in himself, and possesses great histrionic and representative powers. The programme, an excellent one, is before the public and the concert will be patronised, not only by the leading amateurs of Auckland, but by the Oddfellows of the "various lodges ; and members of other Societies. Previous to the commencement of the performance, the Temperance Band willplay outside the Hall for half-an-hour pre viously. The programme is divided into two parts, and includes about a dozen comic and sentimental songs, two farces ; " First round for John," and " I'm from the Country." Mr. O'Hare will, appear in song and dance, MLittle, High-heeled. Boots." The Mettam Brothers will show up in like manner. Among the ministrels of the evening will appear Messrs. rßernard, O'Hare, Harding, HUI, Daveyj Reed, and Jackson. It will be Been by this incomplete summary, that no exertion has been spared in order that the concert to this mirth-inßpiring philanthropist shall be complete in detail, happy in character, and a worthy recognition of rightly-directed talent.

.An accident occurred to a man named Charles Orlando on' Thursday evening, a little before six o'clock. The man was assisting in landing a large booby-hatch from the ship Baron Aberdare, and was guiding its descent from the yard arm to the wharf. Just before it alighted the strap slipped and the hatch fell over on end, landing right on Orlando, who was knocked down and re mained with the full weight of the hatch on his hip. He was soon extricated, and it was thought that his leg was broken, but this was not bo., He was, however, so much inr jured as to''be removed to the Hospital, where he now lies. . ; \, :'

ARRIVAL OF THE 'CITY OF MELBOURNE.' WITH THE CALIFORNIAN MAIL.

GREAT BRITAIN.

Bill kssenins t!:e Penalties for Un Ja^fui Possession of arms iv Ireland, London, March 1.

In tie House of Commons tnis even !ug, Beacb, Seara^ary for Ireland, in ti-oduced a bill lessening the penal ties iot unlawful po°se:sion cf arras in Ireland, repealing fcho hw winch auchor z^s the closing of public-houses and the arrest of persons found out of doors at night in the the proclaimed districts, and removing restrictions on newspapers. The Secretary stated that the Government intended to re-enact the laws against Ribbon ism in Westmeath, as it had been assured that the riibbon conspiracy existed as strong as ever there. He pointed to the fact that John Mitchell was elected to Parliament because he declared that he would never consent to be at peace with England. He alluded to the return of numerous emigrants from America, who he said had acquired western vices and forgotten their Irish virtues. These were reasons for not wholly removing the restrictions on possession of firearms in Ireland.

The Marquis of Hartington, the new Liberal leader, supported the bill, which passed to its first reading.

The Foundered Steamer Hongkong;

A dispatch from Aden says the missing boat's crew of eighteen persons, from the oteamer Hongkong, which foundered in the Indian Ocean, has, arrived there. Six more lives are known to have been lost. The British Arctic Expedition The cosbof the British Arctic Expedition is estimated at £95,000 sterling, including the price of the vessels and three years stores. Experienced navigators consider the present season as an unusually favorable one for the enterprise. It is thonght that the German expedition now in course of organization at Bremen will succeed in obtaining Gevernment aid. The European Wheat Market. The Marh Lane Express, March 2, says : The weather is rough, and the general as pect of the wheat is firmer. Continental prices have improved one shilling, and it is thought everywhere that the market has reached its lowest point. Mr. Gladstone's New Pamphlet. Mr. Gladstone has published a pamphlet entitled " Vacfcicanism," replying to New man and Manning. He maintains his original assertions ; eulogizes Newman, whose secession ia the greatest loss to the E]ngli?h Church since "Wesley's; acknowledgea that the loyalty of the mass of Catholics is unchanged ; refutes Manning's assertion mat the claims of the lioman Church are not changed by the Vatican decrees, and points to declarations repudiating the doctrines of Papal infallibility and temporal power, by means of which Engli&h.and Iribh Catholics obtained full civil liberty.

John Mitchell Prostrated- John Mitchell ia utterly prostrated and has frequent fainting fits. It is thought he will be compelled to withdraw from the election contest in Tipperary. John Mitchell delivered a lecture at Cork to-night to a large bulience. During his re remarks he said he has never made peace with England, and he considered this as his greatest recommendation for the suffrage of his constituents. In the case of Simmons to-day, Mr Martin aaked to be allowed to produce documents showing that the jury which convicted John Mitchel was packed. Permission to produce the papers waa refused. European Troops Withdrawn from Yokohama. Advices from Yokohama announce that the European troops have been withdrawn from that place. A railway accident occurred near Rich field, Staffordshire, to-day, by which thirty persons were injured.

Disturbance in Bethlehem, Palestine. Intelligence of a serious disturbance in the city of Bethlehem in Palestine has been re ceived here. The Greeks made an attack upon the quarter of the city inhabited by the Armenians, and several on both sides were killed.

John Bright on Home Rule. Hon. John Bright has written a letter on the subject of home rule, in which he says that only party-mad or wicked men could urge the plan of John Mitchell, whose ideas of home rule, he says, arc ridiculous. London, February 16. Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial, is classed seventh on the list of cadets receiving a commission in the'Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, and ia placed at the head of his class in fencing and riding. The BmpreßS Eugenic and the Prince left Woolwich to-day. A British Steamer Lost. Intelligence has been received here that the steamer Hongkong, from this place to Japan, foundered off the island of Tenria. Nineteen perwons are reported saved, six are known to have been drowned, and eighteen are missing. Complaints of Religious Intolerance in Spain. The Pall Mall Gazette correspondent at Berlin reports that the German Government has received a memorial from the Protestant clergy of Spain complaining that their liberty of worship is threatened. Similar memorials have been forwarded to other Protestant Powers of Europe and to the United States. The memorial asks the intercession of the Protestant Powers in, behalf of those who, once priests, embraced another form of reli gion and married while the .Republic was in existence, as by recent decisions the marriages have been declared null and void. Captain and Ship's Crew Picked^up London, March 1. ' Advices just received state that a boat belonging to the steamship Hongkong, which foundered off the Island of Abbeletwea, in the Indian Ocean, containing the Captain and seventeen men, had been picked up.

■ Miscellaneous. It is stated, that the Earl of Derby has accepted from Spain, as indemnity for the Virginius outrage on British subjects, £500 sterling for each white and £300 for each black man murdered.

The election to-day at Stoke-on-Trent for member of Parliament resulted in the success of Dr Kenealy. There were three candidates in the field, one of whom was a member of the Tichborne family. The election of Dr Kenealy causes great excitement in political circles.

SPAIN.

Oarlist Attack on Bilbao. ' London, February 28,

Seven battalions of Cailists attacked Bilbas on Friday. After a vigorous bombardment they assaulted Forts Puenta Nuevo and Arbolancha, which were taken and retaken three times. The fighting was desperate on both sides. The Carlists were finally re pulsed. The Alfonsists'loss wa3 150 killed and wounded. The Alfonaists' subsequently attacked the Carlists in their entrenchments and were;in turn repulsed, with a loss of 200 killed and wounded.

Advices from Santandar state that General Concha is to be appointed to the command of the Army of the North. Generals Morionea Loma, and Blanco have resigned. The Carlists are preparing for a grand effort against^Puigcerda.

Montenegro Difficulty Not Settled.

Vienna, February 2b. The Hospodar of Montenegro has informed the Powers that the Padquoritza affair has not yet, been completely settled. The Ft. Petersburg Conference. Madrid special intimates that; although Spain will bs represented at the St. Peters burg Conference, she may, for certain reasons, withhold h^r approval of the result.

GERMANY.

German Defence

Hansen, a Dane, has published a memo randum which was conveyed to Bismarck from France in 186 G. It proposes the erection of Prussian territory on the left bank of the Ehiie into a neutral State, rmder a member of the Hohenzollern family. The object was to avoid contact and rivalry between France and Prussia, in view of the immense increase of the latter's power. Illness of the Emperor William. A Berlin special says that the Emperor tor some time past has been slightly unwell. He is troubled with an affection of the chest and lungs, and experience pains and difficulty in breathing.. His physicians enjoin repose and carefulness in avoiding exposure to cold. Though not serious, his sickness causes uneasiness on account of his old age. Late advices from Berlin state that it is again rumoured that Prince Bismarck, soon after his sixtieth birthday, which occurs on April Ist, intends to retire to private life. This action will, it is said, be taken by the advice of his physicians, who urge a cessation from political activity. Berlin, February 16. General Yon Moltke is.seriously ill.

TURKEY.

Constantinople, February 16. The Evangelical Alliance Deputation has returned to England without presenting to the Sultan the memorial prepared by that lady. The Sultan refused the deputation an audience. The weather in Asia Minor has been severe, and has increased the distress among the inhabitants.

SWEDEN.

Fifty-one Lives Lost by a Fire in Gottenburg, Sweden. Stockholm, February 19. A match Factory in Gottenburg, crowded with working people, took fire to-day, and the flames spread with such rapidity that the employees on the upper floor were unable to escape, and many were burned to death or killed by jumping from the windows. Fifty one lives are reported lost.

RUSSIA.

Russian International Conference

Prince Gortschakoff has replied to Eng land's refusal to participate in the Inter national Code Conference at St. Petersburg. He pays the way will always be open to England to give in her adhesion to the reso lutions which may be adopted by the Con ference, whether she joins it or not. The moderate tone of the reply is attributed to the mediation of Germany.

AMERICA.

More Disorder in Louisiana.

New Orleans, February 13.

■William Ward, Representative from Grant parish, was expelled from the House to day for attempting to shoot the Sergeant-at- Arms. Four negro men were shot and killed by a Sheriffs posse in St. James's parish, for an alleged resistance of a writ of execution. The Fall River Strikes. Fall River (Mass.), Feb. 18. The strike among the mill operatives of this city increases daily. To-day the weavers in the Metacomet mill quit work. The difficulty was occasioned by one of the strikers in the Merchant's mill obtaining work in the mill and the Superintendent re fusing to dischagge him on the demand of the weavers, and they in a body si ruck. The Staf ford mill is entirely closed. The weavers who struck yesterday made a proposition to return to-day, but the mills refnse to employ them, and the balance of the weavers and spinners thereupon left work. The Weavers' Union does not indorse the strikers of Stafford and Metacomet mills, as they struck without the sanction of the Committee. The Committee has evidently lost control of the members, and a general strike is now anticipated. Great Flood in Tennessee Valley. Cincinnati, March 2.

The Commercial has a special despatch from Bridgeport, Alabama, which states that the greatest flood that has visited that region sinc"e Noah's, with one exception is now sweeping down the Tennessee Valley. All the low grounds about Chattanooga are sub merged and there is great loss of property. Every railroad leading into the city is badly washed and whole sections s.re submerged. The East Tennessee road is cut in twenty places, and the Atlanta road has lost many bridges. The Memphis and Charleston road is under water for miles and has lost heavily in bridges. The Nashville road is also a great sufferer. The great bridge across the Tennessee at Bridgeport is in danger. The river is still rising slow. The destruction in houses, fences, stock, etc., for 300 miles up and down is rery .great. A Maryland Town Threatened "by an Ice Gorge.

Part Deposit, (Md), Marqh.S. The ice gorge in the river is breaking up near here and causes much apprehension. In some places huge masses of ice are piled j, up as high as a house and may give way at [ any moment and carry everything before ! them. An inundation of the town is feared which would entail much suffering and loss of property. The large macs of ice directly opposite hera is solid and if it would, give away the town would be safe, but it remains as firm as a rock. If the ice from above comes down it will make a complete dam, causing the water and floating ice to deluge the t»wn. '* : : • ! : Shooting of Jehn Kelly, Dancer. : About three o'clock on the morning of February 27th, the report of a pistol and the screams of a woman attracted the attention of special dfficer Thomas W. Bethel, who in hastening to the scene of the disturbance, On Kearny-street, near Clay, found a man lying on his face, dead, with a cocked four-shooting pistol clenched in his right hand; The story of the tragedy, as detailed by the witnesses in the Police Court to-day, seems to be about as follows:—John Kelly, a well known clog - dancer, took a benefit at Buckley's Varieties, at the corner of Pine and Kearny-streets last evening, and after the performance, was introduced to a woman Camelia King, whom he accompanied to her residence at 520 Pine-street, but she refused, to permit him to enter, and he was some what intoxicated. This was about midnight. Towards three o'clock in the morning the woman King and a man name James T. Weihe, an attorney, left her house and pro ceeded down Pine-street to Kearny and along the West side of Kearny, nearly to Clay. At this point Kelly crossed over, and step ping in front of the woman, he pushed her off the sidewalk, ordering her not to go with that man. Weihe assisted the woman back on the sidewalk/ .where-, upon Kelly struck at. him. Weihe par ried the blow, and the other, stepping back, drew a piatol, saying, "I will kill you, you. — '—- .—-—." Weihe pushed his arm aside, and drawing his own pistol, fired, the ball piercing Kelly's heart. He swayed for a moment, and & fell heavily upon his face.

Weihe at trace proceeded to the Police Office and surrendered himself to Captain Doug lass, telling him what he had done. Kelly s body was conveyed to the Morgue. The deceased had the reputation of being a yery reckless man, and the police state that he ha- killed more than one man. On an ex amination of the case in the Police Court to-day, the above facts appeared in evidence, -r.d Judge Louderback declared the killing to have been done in self defence and dis charged the prisoner.

The "Virginius" Indemnity. The amount of indemnity promised by Spain to the United States iv settlement of the Virginius matter is §30,000, not SIS,OOO. The steamer Alps brings particulars ot the £?reat fire at Port-au-Prince, on the night of the 11th. The damage is estimated at 2 000,000 dollars. Two thirds of the city is destroyed, and six or seven hundred famil es rendered homeless. The fire originated with an explosion of a barrel of kerosine, and was still burning when the Alps left.

Destructive Flood in the Schuylkill. Philadelphia, February 26. The ice on the Schuylkill, at Manayunk, broke up yesterday afternoon. During the night the river rose rapidly 25 feet above the usual height, and only four feet below the highest point ever reached, submerging all the houses in the lower part of the town, and forcing the occupants to abandon them and their contents. The gasworks were overflowed, the streets were in darkness, and all the mills except one suspended, throwing at least 2000 persons out of employ ment.

THE LOSS OF THE COSPATRICK.

Captain Braddick, cf the ship Countess of Kintore, writing from London, under date February 7, says :—"I felt the loss of the Cospatrick very much, having sailed in her as second and first mate, under Captain Elmslie, some few years since. A more careful and parfcicnlar man could not exist; in fact, I used to think him unnecessarily ridgetty about the details of working, etc. Wrien I was in the ship we had troops on board out and home always, and the number of boats she carried then were the same as when she was burnt. On one occasion we had upwards of 600 soldiers and their wives on board."

OUTRAGE IN HOBSON-STREET.

On Thursday evening about eight o'clock a daring outrage was committed by two miscreants on the person of a ypuug man named Thomas William Boultoa, a nephew of Dr. Bayntum of Wellington-street. Two young men, Messrs J. C. Hanna and A. McOulsky, observed the young man at the top of Hobson-street, who appeared either insane or in great physical suffering. He staggered and fell, and upon their going up to mm. they discovered that he had met with foul piay. He was gagged, his hands se curely fastened, and a rope drawn tightly round his neck. They undid the ropes and administered water, and the youDg man presently came round. He told them that be was the person who was stnck up the night before on Barrack Hill. On coming by the Criterion Hotel, he was stopped by two men in masks; one put his fingers down his throat, while the other bound him. They cast him over the fence into the paddock lately occupied by Bishop Croke, when he found, upon scram bling np, that he had lost his purse and money, over £5. The young man had come to Auckland by the India, and is nineteen years of age. 'Ihe matter is in the hands of the policeTwho have a full description of the gaggers, and who shortly, we hope, will be brought forward to answer for their brutal misdeeds at the bar of justice.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.il.)

ABDICATION OF REASON. William Porter (alias Beer), Robert King Bruce, William Chapel, and Robert Barter, were severally charged with being dmnk on Good Friday, and were fined ten shillings each. A NEGI/ECTED SOX. George Carter, a lad of twelve, was charged with being found without proper guardian ship. Mr Inspector Thompson said that the boy had been wandering and begging for the last six months. His father, a warder in the Whau Lnnatic Asylum, seemed to have ne glected him altogether. He was a fit sub ject for the Naval Training School. His Worship said that the father of the boy must ef necessity be prepent before the boy could be committed to the School. A man in receipt of Government pay should certainly be compelled to account for such neglect.

A summons waß ordered to be issued for the appearance of the boy's father on Mon day, to which day the case was remanded.

THIEVES AND ROBBERS. —STEALING A COAT,

John Smith, a seamen was charged with stealing a coat, value £1 the property of William Steen on board the Aberdare, on the high seas. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. William Steen, a passenger deposed that his coat was hanging up to dry in the engine room, and was stolen. He had never seen his coat since, until yesterday when he saw the coat on prisoner's back. He told him the coat was his, when he said he had given 6s for it; he subsequently, when he saw the constable gave up the coat. Sergeant Sanderson took prisoner into custody ; he said he had bought it of a sailor called Jolly O ! His Worship : Where is Mr Jolly O ? You should have brought him here, or you must be responsible. Remanded until Thursday, in order that Mr Jolly 0 ! might be present.

STEALING TOOLS,

Edward Lysaght and Robert Leary, two professed thieves, were charged with steal ing a quantity of carpenter's tools, value £10, the property of John Worthington, on the 21st inst.

Remanded nntil Wednesday, A RECEIVER.

John Smith was charged with receiving the said tools, well knowing the same to have been stolen.

This case was also remanded until Wed nesday.

Prisoner asked to be allowed to bail, he being a highly respectable dealer in tools.

Mr Inspector Thompson hoped that the Court would not allow bail, as this was a serious case of robbery.

Mr John Smith still urged his plea of res pectability, but under the circumstances, the Court refused bail, and he was locked up.

STEALING- GOLD,

Robert Leary, and James Nichol, were charged with stealing £5, the property of James Murl^y, on the 24th inst.

This case was also remanded until Wed nesday.

STEALING A WATCH,

I William Hepburn was charged with steal ing a silver watch, Value £5, the property of some person unknown. This young man, who had a narrow escape a day or two since, was again brought up under suspicious circumstances,- he having claimed a silver watch which was found in his room.at the Greyhound Hotel.

The prisoner said he had never seen the watch, and he knew nothing about it; he was a" young man of most exemplary cha racter, and would not rob a bee. He was thoroughly honest, as his friends well knew. His.Worship expressed grave doubts on this head, and, at the request of Mr Inspector Thompson,-remanded the case until Thurs day, next, in.order to find the owner if pos sible, the prisoner meantime to be taken care off in the verdant glades of Mount Eden. This wm all the busineM.

OUR LONDON SHIPPING LETTER .

(FR.

LO3I OUR LOSDOK CORRESPONDS XT.)

London, February 9. 1875. "

SINCE my last letter via San Frar* -^ shipping business has been dull in ■ treme, no t only to New Zealand, but to-A the Australian colornes, End trade in cv | respect been very dull c tiring the month, J* f emigration has fallen off considerably. The New Zealand Shipping < ompsny have despatched two ships since my fast. The ship Cicero, from Plymouth to Canter bury, on the Ist of February, with 7 saloon passengers and 196 adult emigrants, and the ship VV enuington, from Piymouth to Otago, on 3rd, with 116 adults, Government emi grants. The ship Countess of Kintore arrived oil the 4 h, and the barque Thames on the Bth, both from Auckland. The tine composite ship Caller An will leave this for your port on the 13th with three passengers, Messrs. B. Power, U, jj ; Waite, and Edward McCormick, which ship will have about 600 birds of various \inda for the Acclimatisation Society. The house for the birds has been built over the. main hatch. Both the Captain and Chief Officer went out for the New Zealand Shipping Company last year. They being careful men, I have no doubt the birds will arrive in a satisfac tory condition. The New Zealand Shipping Company deg patched from England for the year 1874,' aixty-three ships ; tonnage, 63,255 tons, and 15,938 passengers. I have posted you papers containing full particulars.

OHINEMURI.

(By Telegraph from Grahamstown.)

Further Discoveries.

Hew Arrivals,

(From our Special Correspondent)

PA.EROA.

Friday. Surveyors have commenced laying oat the road from Mitchell's to WaitekaurL

Another rush to Eotokohu has taken place owing to reported discoveries of alluvia]. Some good golden stone has been bronght in from Waitekauri. It is said to be from a reef.

Olarkson and Cobley have struck good gold. Numbers are arriving back again Bj Q» steamer.

Protection is granted to claims Smug Easter holidays. There is now a popla&n of at least 1000.

The Prospectors reef is now admitted oa all hands to be payable, worth from l|ozsi per ton. Big Peter has exhibited some good parcels of coarse gold, which he asserts came oat of his claim, situated in a blind gully towards the Waitekauri. He says that when the people rushed to the Waitekauri, a fortnight ago, numbers, of them passed along the track not far from his claim, and rushed back again en route to the spots from which they came, proclaiming the field a duffer. I believe that Big. J?eter is at last unearthed, and claims taken up around him.

PIGEONS FROM THE THAMES.

We have received the following Ohinemuri letter, "written by the . correspondentoithe Thames Advertiser, by pigeons fromGrahainß town, viz. :— ' ■ L MACXAYTOTOT. -ia Friday, 4 p.m. Today has been a general holiday in the strictest sense of the word,- for not only has there been no work progressing, but there" were no amusements, and, in fact, those ~who : went to work or to make amusement, had alike taken advanta3e of the proclaimed . holiday, and betaken themselves to more comfortable quarters than those afforded by' their canvass tents, and the storekeepers and business people have been altogether left ±o themselves and their own resources. Of course,.being Good Friday, it could hardly be expected that any work could be carried on in the mines, but being the beginning of a series of holidays extending far on into next week, a regular stampede for home quarters ensued. Those who were left be hind yesterday, availed themselves of to day's steamers, so that the population of Ohinemuri is at present very much reduced. And while on the subject I may say that amongst the thinkinking people here these holidays are looked on as a perfect nuisance. For no earthly, reason opera- tions on a new goldfield, where only now such operations have commenced to" make themselves felt, are bronght to a stand still. Not only will the effects be felt for, the three or four days of holidays but for weeks after, and it ought to be remembered that every day lost now throws us further into the winter season, and thus in creases the difficulties of prospecting and preliminary operations. There were days lost at the opening of the field, and now again days are lost, and on the whole I think, since the opening of this field, we have had more than our due proportion of holidays. I suppose, however, the thing cannot now be helped, and there is no use lamenting spilt milk. The holidays are granted, and until they are over there will be no work done, at least none which will effect any material change in the pros pects of the field. The whole Government establishments, from the Warden to the mes senger, and'from the agent for the General; Government to the men working on the roads have cleared out.

In my pigeongram last night I alluded to a rumour that good gold had been found in the Bunyan claim.: This rumour is, lam glad to fibd, quite accurate: Stone of a much richer class than previously found in the mine in the stringers, to which allusioa has already been made, came to hand from another leader of dark-blue quartz, about 4 inches thick. A few of the stones contained gold in such quantity that on the Thameß they would be counted fair specimens. There is no main reef yet to hand, bat there is very little doubt but that these leaders will either themselves form a good strong auriferous lode, or that they will lead up to a main lode which yet remains to be discovered.

The claims on the north side of the river are now coming into favor rapidly, and there is a report current, this afternoon that a claim called the Tanawha, which is owned by some Maoris, and which is situated two or three claims off the Bayan, gold in good quantity has been found. The Maoris themselves are Teticent on the subject, and make no sign, butthe circumstancehas leaked out amongst shareholders . in , adjoining claims, and has, 1 believe, som© substantial foundation. The Tanawha is on the line of the prospectors' reef if the strike is through the Banyan, and there ■ are in termediate claims which stand in good positions for the same lode. One of those in Berry's; claim, :of eight men's ground, next the Banyan, where very little work has M; been done, but where vigorous operations will be started next week. Then therlis'O'Neiil's, claim, where the share holders are waiting to ascertain the strike of the lode in the Banyan before starting per' manent operations. This claim has been registered as the Grecian Bend. Above the Tanawha there iis the Treaty of Waitangi, » claim owned partly by Europeans, and part ly by natives,..where the prospects are con sidered very encouraging. These are all on the same line of reef, and at present the locality is in very good repute. :.. The steamers from the Thames to-day

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