SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This evening, 7.13: to-morrow morr ng, 7.34. SUN »E V Thii evening, 4 60. BTJN RlSE—To morrow morning, 7.18 MJON'o AGiS—New moon, 3rd, 5 4 pm.

ARRIVALS

»arah. brig, from "Dunedin, via Moerakl lona, s a, ifarquhar, from the JSo.th

DEPARTURES.

Kfiwena, b s, for Tanranga Orpheus, schooner, for Napier Caller Ou ship, for Newcastle Dido, HM S Chapman, for Wellington

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the South—Phcebe, ss, Monday, sth inst For the South— Hawea s.s, 7th July For Kin Kranci«co— Mikado, R.M. s.s., 9fch July For London—Fernglen, ship, early For Karotonga— oronet, schooner, early For the Cape- Shooting Star, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Ladybird, s s, from the South, sth inst I Ethel brigantine, from Lvtt-lton ; sailed 28th June Hawea, s.s, from the South, Sunday, 4th inst Mikado, ss. from Sydney, Bth July Agnes, schooner, from Dunedin ; sailed 30th ultimo "Victor, barquentine. from Pott Gamble, early Rosebud, schooner, from Dunedin, early Vivid, barque, from Circular Head, early Ryno, brigantine' from Rotumah, early Papua, schooner, from Rarotonga, early Mart.hn, barque, from the Islands, early Edith, schooler, from the Islands, ewrly Forf 'Rvirp HNGP, ship, from London; sailed March 19 Flectiero. ship from London ; sailed 13th April . ' Lutterworth, ship, from London ; saibd 10th April Bella iflary, barque, from Hobart Town Vision, brig, from Samoa Alumbagh, ship, from London Carisbrook Castle, ship, from Liverpool; sailed Columbus, ship, from London CUy of Auckland, ship, from London Charybdi*. schooner, from the Navigators Fairlie. schorwifr. from Uyttelton, early Kenilworth, schooner frnm Nonmea, early Qn°<»i of 'he Souta, barque, from Lyttelton ; sailed 30th ultimo Lie well vn, s.s. ; from Sydney Robina Dun lop, barque, from London ; sailed 29th March

B^~yl special charge of one shilling is made- for consignees' or shippers' names inserted in this column.

IMPORTS.

Per Sarah, brig, from Dunedin via Moe raki : From Dunedin—2sß sacks oats, 500 do flour, 30 do oatmeal, 300 do bran, 5 do pearl barley, 210 do flour, 60 half-do floui*, 80 quarter-do do, 100 do bran, 223 do oats. From Moeraki—l,247 sacks oats. —Coupland and Co., agents.

The s.s. lona left the Bay of Islands at 5 p.m. yesterday, and arrived at 9 o'clock this morning. Passengers :—Judge Monroe, Mr. Bridson, a native assessor, Dr. Knight, Messrs. Dixon, J. Spencer, J. Herbert, H. Wright, Leyburn, Ber^r-d. S. Wheatman, Brown, Caldwell, G. Thome (jun.), Rev. Mr. Wallis, Andrews, Mr. and Miss Scott, and six in the stterasre. Cargo : 46 head cattle, 61 bags gum.-- Cruickshank and Co., agents. At Wangaroa • the brigantine Look Out, the schooner Estelle, and the schooner Onward are loading timber. The cutter Magic has cleared for Russell in ballast. The cutter Wangarei was to leave for Wan£arei this aft«rnoon with a miscel laneous cargo. The brig Sarah, Captain Thomson, left Moeraki on the night of Sunday, the 20th ,nlt. For the first five days bad light winds, and during the latter part of the passage heavy weather. Arrived in Rangitoto Channel last night. The Sarah is consigned to Messrs Coupland and Co. The Kate Brain left Timaru for this port on Tuesday last with a cargo of grain. . The schooner Atlantic has been chartered by Messrs Coombes and Psldy to load timber for T.jttelton, and 'the schooner Pearl by Mr C A Harris for the same purpose. The ex-brigantine Coronet has been beached at Mr D Gink's yard. Smailes' Point, wherr. she will be re-catnked and coppered, and rigged is a fore-and-aft schoom r. The three-masted schooner Agne; Jessie is in the stream ready to sail. She ha* cleared for Gnam. Her destination, we" believe, is iiobart Town, where she is owned Word.has been received by telegram in Sydney that the ss City of to el bourne )ef c Ban Francisco on the 2l«t June, her proper date of departure S-e is due here on or about the 18th instant, but we shall probab'y pee her a day or two before that. The ship Caller Ou sailed for Newcastle, in ballast, this morr.ing. HM9 Dido steamed out of harbour this morning. She proceeds to Tauranea and Wellington, whee she will remain during the Parliament session. Her crew have distinguished themselves fir tbeir good conduct since their arrival in these waters.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

%\ Napier, this day. .; The Southern Cross arrived from Auck <s> * land at half-past one yesterday morning. Nelson, this day. The' s.s. Wellington arrived from One hunga at an early hour this morning.

COMMERCIAL.

Mr R. Arthur pold to-day laTge quantities of fruit ex s.s. Hero from Sydney, which realised the following prices:—Hobart Town apples, 2d to 3-Jd ; oranges, per case 5s 3d to 6s 6d ; lemons, 7s 3d to 8s 6d; mandarins, 6s lOd to 7s 9d. There was a large number of buyers.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The fol'owing are th<* current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below : — Amount. Date Cai-is: £■ s. d. Otago .. .. j.-'-' .. 0 1.0.. July 14 Puketni 0 0 6 ..July 14 Una 0 0 G .. July 14 DrviDjeiro: City of London 0 2 6.. July 3

SPECIAL.

WE ARE DAILY OPENING UP CHEAP AND FIRST-CLA§3 GOODS.

JUST TO HAND—

9x4 White Blankets, 10s 6d, a bargain Good .White Blankets, 13s 6d a pair Grey do, 7s lid; large size, 10s 9d Toilet Quilts, 4s lid and 5s 6d ; large size, 6s 11 72-inch Croydon Sheeting, Is Id Wool Crimean Shirting, Is 2d "Wincey Skirts from 3s lid, good value Ladies' Cloth Jackets, 4s lid; handsomely trimmed, 8s 6d Large lot of Ladies' Silk Umbrellas from 4s lid Anti-Bheumatic Flannel, good, is 4d Imitation Welsh Flannel, 10£ d •6 pieces Fancy Dress Goods, @ 7s 6d-dress of 12 yards ",;''. Trimmed Hats from 3s lid " Tapy Carpets'from 3s per yard '7 , Coir Door Mats from 3s 6d f Ladies' and Children's Underclothing in the New Show Boom.

BIRTH.

HOSKING —At his residence, Onehunga, on the 25th June, the wife of C. F. Hosking, C.E., Sur veyor, of a daughter.

DEATHS.

WINTHEOP— On July 2, at his residence, Edwardes

street, Frederick James, the youngest son of , Edward and Mary Ann "VVinthrop, aged 8% months The funeral will leave his parent's residence at 3

p.m. to-morrow (Sunday). Friends please accepi

this invitation. M ALONE—On July 2, at the residence of her son .in-law (Mr James Biggins), Mrs D. Malone.—Man-

Chester papers please copy. The funeral will leave her son-in-law's residence, "Wyndham street, to-morrow (Sunday), at 3 p.m. Friends are respectfully invited to attend. DONOVAN.—On the 10th June, at Albion Cottage, Surrey Hills, Sydney, Mary Jane, eldest daughter of Patrick Donovan, Esq., aged 33 years.

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

SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1875.

Fer th» cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong tint needs resiutuus %0t tha fmtnre In the distance, Am* Uw c*od that we can a*.

The action, or rather the inaction, of the Harbour Board with reference to the stop page of Wynyard Pier^ Short-street, &c, by the General Government is to be re gretted. And this regret may be caused not so much perhaps by the actual incon venience and damage caused to the public heretofore using these thoroughfares, as by the evident admission of a questionable principle in the guidance of public bodies. For we believe it is admitted that this inaction with reference to the conduct of the railway authorities has been based on ex pediency, to wit, an idea-that just now it would be inadvisable tor the Harbour Board to quarrel with the General Government. It appears that it is expected the present rich endowments of .the Harbour Board may be increased by further endowments of foreshore of a valuable character, and the General Government will be moved on the subject. That success may attend the application, we sincerely andcordiallydesire. We believe that the valuable trust held by the Board is at present well and wisely administered, and that through the efforts of the Board, and especially the watchful zeal of certain mem berg of it, with a hobby in that direction, the accommodation and facilities afforded in our waters will soon become commensurate with, our commerce and pretensions, and that every addition to the wealth of the Board will he so much additional means to this end. B u t if it is so that the hope of gaining such »dvantages from the friendship of the Genera\ Government has paralysed the action of. the Board, and prevented it from resisting the manifest wrong-doing of the Government in gelation to public inte rests which the Board is appointed to conserve, then we declare we see no difference between this and the system by which the great

bulk of the members of Assembly have been corrupted by the largesses, or equally potential hopes, held out by the General Government. It is the action of this prin ciple in the minds of representatives in Wel lington that has reduced New Zealand to its -present condition, and brought to pass a state of things in politics in which men have become like dumb driven cattle. If we are right in our surmise respecting the cause of inaction of the Harbour Board, the position differs indeed in this important particular, that its members have no personal interests to serve in overlooking the wrong doing of the Government in relation to the stoppage of these thoroughfares. No member will be benefitted a farthing by the grant of addi tional endowments however large to the Har bour Board, and it can be only zeal for this particular department of public service that is the motive cause. But we fail to see the difference in principle. The interests of those benefitted by the enjoyment of these thoroughfares is simply bartered for so much to the Government. We look on this as a •public evil, greater than the injury done by the stoppage of traffic ; and do not hesitate to say that it is improper in the last degree to throw on private parties the onus of pro ceeding against the Government for the resti tution of public rights. It is for the abandon ment of this principle of expediency and bravely and unflinchingly standing up for the right that Sir George Grey has won to him the confidence and respect of the people. He might say to himself, " If I humour the Go vernment in this little particular I may get that boon." Instead of which he takes his stand on right; and we may depend upon it that this will be more effective and profitable that the temporary expedient of selling birthrights for a mess of pottage. The railway authorities have unquestionably acted illegally in thir case, and have be come subject to daily penalties. The Harbour Board are the trustees of the interest impaired ; and the Harbour Board it is who should take action ; and no pros pect of future endowments should paralyze their proceedings. lb is not reassuring to the public faith, when we find the deliberate action of a public body, in this abandoning a portion of the interests entrusted', for fear of offending a Government that holds in its hands the power to corrupt and bribe public bodies, as well as public men.

The excellent system of competition for entrance on the Civil Service of New Zealand cannot fail to b_e productive of beneficial results both on the service itseif and on the advancement of education throughout the colony. With a large number there is a latent illwill towards the class of the Civil servants, owing mainly to the fact that admission to office is usually owing to tuft hunting and sycophancy of the most unmanly kind, and to the belief that the way of ad mission must impart its character to the conduct of the public service. The vulgar idea of the Civil Service is that it consists of loafers, having an undue allowance of self conceit and social self-importance sheltering incapacity from coming into contact and com parison with the self-dependence and vigour of ordinary life. We do not say that the idea i 3 well-founded, but it is the prevalent one, and nothing will root it out of the public mind, but making admission to the service the test and reward of merit, and so ulti mately making the " governing classes " the class which, from ability and excellence, should govern. Thus only will the Civil Service become respectable to the common eye, instead of being, as it too often is—the butt for ridicule. Although rumour hath it that the rules of competition Lave been re laxed for the purpose of admitting some, whose connections and consequent influence were more potential than the brains of the applicants, still the examinations go on, and continue to give the stimulus to youthful ambition, and a legitimate prospect of an honorable livelihood to our young men. We are very glad to learn that another young gentleman of Auckland has just been added to the honorable roll, Mr J. B. M. Leech, son of" Mr G. W. Leech, of St. George's Bay, Parnell, having honorably passed both the junior and senior examinations required, and been placed on the roll for appointment. Mr. Leech, who was a pupil of Dr. Kidd's wen? in for both the junior and senior branches, having chosen as his special or selected subjects, Geology, Geometry, and the German language. Sidce the foregoing was written, we have received the tele gram in another column showing that Mr. A. H. Gentil also has won the honorable position. We believe they are the only candidates from Auckland that passed at the June examinations, and we congratulate our young townsmen on the distinction. It will afford us on all occasions the utmost pleasure to give prominence to every such case of success in this department; and not for these young gentlemen's sakes alone, but for the cause of education we trust we shall soon have the plea sure of recording their being called to duty, showing that the certificate is not a mere empty honor ; and that their success will incite more of our young men to go in for honorably forcing their way into the service, not by the arts of toadying, but by the power of brain.

On our fourth page to day appears an account of a most amusing breach of promise case, and the particulars of the terrible gas explosion at the Melbourne theatre, already reported by telegram.

An amusing story, illustrative of the pro verb —" There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip," appears in the Hawfce's Bay Herald of a fortnight ago. The incident described is connected with a marriage party. The bride and bridegroom had determined to have the ceremony (which was to bind them together for life) performed by the Registrar, and this officer lives at the Spit—a mile from Napier. Thither they proceeded, only to find the Registrar from home. The wedding had thus to be postponed until the following day. But the breakfast was prepared and the wedding guests assembled, and in order not to dis appoint them it was decided to have the marriage feast. The day before the marriage this part of the programme was caried out with eclat, but on the following day when the bridegroom went for his intended wife, he found she had, in the interim, proceeded South leaving him lamenting. If we desired a cheap reputation for wit, as the manner of some is, we should clip our Napier contem porary's paragraph bodily, alter "Napier"to '• Parneli" and pass it off as original.

Lovers of; the drama will be glad to learn that another opportunity will be afforded them of witnessing the graceful acting of Miss May Howard, who v» ill appear on Mon day evening next at the Prince of Wales Theatre, in an entirely new piece, entitled " Jezebel;" the leading characters by Miss Howard, Miss Clara Stephenson, Mr. Collier and others of this established company of performers. We do not wish to anticipate the pleasure of the evening by giving an explanation of the plot and denouement of " Jazebel," but simply state that it is a most extraordinary dramatic production and cannot fail ia giving satisfaction to the audience.

f A deputation waited on the Superintendent to-day at noon, consisting of : Mr Phillips (President), Mr Moss (Vice-President of the Mechanics' Institute), and Mr G. M. Reed, with reference to the omission of the usual annual grant from the province to that in stitution. It was shewn by the deputation that a resolution of Council had been passed, asking his Honor to place the usual amount on the estimates, and that, unless the usual grant was made, there" was a possibility of the Institute behig obliged to close its doors. Thesmallness of the subscription fee, and the great value of the institution to a large class of readers were urged, and his Honor, after giving a patient and favorable hearing to the pleas urged, requested the deputation to have the case formally stated to them in writing. The deputation thanked his Honor and withdrew. Mr. R. C. Seton writes stating that he is the owner of the box that was missing from the ship Dunedin, the value of which was assessed for duty at £7, but for which £39 4s. lOd, was claimed when the box went missing. He contends that his action was unfairly stigmatised in our issue of the 22nd, maintaining "that the dutiable value of the contents of a box passing through the Cus toms is a very different thing from the value of the box to the owner. Therefore, should the box not be forthcomingattheproper time, the claim for damages would not be tor the dutiable value of the box, but for the value of it to the owner, and also for damages sustained by the non-delivery of the box to time." A very ungallant Sicramento critic, in announcing the advent of a lady vocalist remarks :—" San Francisco has a musical prodigy in the person of a young lady who bears the unmusical name of Vail, it me name is not suggastive of poetry and music, it does suegest to the toilers of the sea something "good to eat. If Miss Duffs musical notes prove as enchanting to the ears of the public as ' duff' is palatable to the tastes of seafaring men, she will un doubtedly win fame as well as a chance to change her unmusical name." A very sweeping and bitter denunciation of Messrs Moody and Sankey, the American revivalists, from the pen of the London cor respondent of the Melbourne Argus was quoted by the Gross the other day. Such attacks appear to have been the fashion in the English press at the beginning of the movement, but a marked change has come over the tone adopted in speak ing of this remarkable movement. Our own correspondent " Greenstone," has borne testimony to the good effected by the evengelists, and his remarks are confirmed by the following extract from the letter of the Sydney Morning Herald's London correspon dent :—" The Revivalist movements of Messrs Moody and Sankey furnishes no in dications of abatemeut ; on the contrary, the excitement appears to be steadily on the increase, and it is a suggestive fact, that at the various theatres and music-halls the slightest uncomplimentary allusion to the two evangelists becomes the signal for a storm of disapprobAtioii. One or two of the satirical papers, including Punch, have attempted to breast the tiile of public feeling, but only to find themselves ignorninioua.'v baffler!, The Times, ever ready to detect the tendency of publicopinioo, has "pronounced" in favour of the revivalists ; royalty has listened with attention to their utterances ; Pellegrini has caricatured their features in " Vanity Fair ;" anrl their hymns have become as familiar as "La Fille rle Madame Augot " Waltz or the the " Girone-Girofla " Polka in our fashionable drawing-rooms. This is not all, for on their platform may daily be seen ministers of the Established Church cheerfully fraternising with those of the various Nonconformist sects. Of course, the Ritualists are furious at this. No epithets are too coarse or too strong for application to the services at the Agricultural Hall; but their wrath is of little use, save to display the slight hold possessed by them on the reli gious feelings of the nation. Ever .shouting for toleration towards themselves, they dis play grossest intolerance imaginable in their dealings with those whose views of religious matters do not coincide with their own."

The temporalities of the Trish Church were found, upon examination after the order for disestablishment was issued, to amount to £10,743,366. 1.352 bishops and incumbents and f>oo curates have been commuted. In connection with them, a not very creditable circumstance has been brought to light. When the Act was passed, there were only 577 curates in Ireland, but forthwith num bers were " taken on," so that when the Commissioners began their labours they found that the curates had suddenly in creased in number by 56 per cent. All these new hands were entitled to receive commu tation money, which they have done, and now, in common with many of older stand ing in the Church, have crossed over to Eng land in search of fatter pastures than those eaten up in Ireland. The result of the whole thing is that the Irish Church has become independent of State control, and still has two-thirds of its former revenue.

The royal family were the steady friends and patrons of Handel when he was deserted by the bulk of the English aristocracy. George 111. was a thorough Handelian, con versant with the great master's works, and well able to interpret them, The "Farmer King" was, among other things, a magnifi cent organist. His sons were masters of several instruments. George IV. played the violoncello with taste and skill.- The first Duke of Cambridge was equally proficient as a performer on the violin. Both these royal "brothers were accustomed to execute with the most eminent musicians of the day the quartets of Haydn, Mozart, and the other great composers. Prince George of Cumber land, Crown Prince of Hanover, who was one of the circle of amateurs, was not merely an amateur. He held his own among artists of the highest class. The faculty has has descended to the third and fourth generation. Her Majesty Queen Victoria, both as singer and pianist, is probably not surpassed by any lady in her dominion.

The following joke with reference to the Kawakawa coal mine is told by the " Intel ligent Vagrant" in the New Zealand Times : -—" The Kawakawa coalmines have been flooded and have been pumped out. In connection with the pumping out of those mines, some three years ago, a pretty engineering bungle was made. They put up an engine capable of lifting exactly twice as much water as the sizes of the pipes which went down the shaft would allow. This was mistake number one. So they took up the pipes and bought others— those that had been used by the Imperial Crown Company at the Thames, until the Pumping Association's, big apparatus went up and down. The diameter of these pipes was exactly twice that of the old ones, and they were very mnch surprised when they found out that their engine would not raise a column of water through them. They forgot that doubling the diameter of a circle means more than doubling its area."

The sisters Duvalli took their benefit last evening, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, in the presence of a full house. The piece selected, and which excited some curiosity, was "Magio Toyß," which was well received by the numerous audience. The Can-can which was introduced did not prove to be at all the lewd performance that certain virtuous newspaper correspondents had pictured it. As executed by the sisters it was a graceful dance, shewing to perfection the art of posturing which the Duvalli's have made so completely their own. It was a totally different dance from the disgusting French Can-can which originally called forth well-merited Pressstrictnres. The subsequent performance was a " Night of Terror," which was of a lively description, and included some pretty dances and good music. " Magic Toys" will be repeated to - night, with a " Night Among th» Brigands."

Mr. Civil Commissioner Kemp has re turned to town from the South after com pleteing the purchase of over 92,000 acres of land, at back of Whangarei, from the natives. The area acquired contains much land of good auality, particularly in the Puma, one of the'blocks. The energetic local journal— of Whangarei—the'Corned—speaks in com mendatory terms of these purchases.

The export of coal from the Whau Whan mine Whangarei is heralded by the Comet as a new era in the commercial rffairs of the district. The same journal announces the important fact that iron-stone containing 75 per cent of iron exists within a stones throw of the coal mines.

To-niekt is the last occasion on which W. L. Roth's large stock of furniture, etc , wiil be offered to the public preparatory to the auction sale by Messrs. B. Tonks and Co. on Monday next, necessitated by «the com pulsory removal, preparatory to pulling down the old Supreme Court buildings. Great bargains are offered.

It will be seen by our Southern telegrams that the steamer Taupo, the second of the Union Steam Shipping Company's vessels, arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday. The Taupo is in all respects a similar boat to the Hawea —the size, shape, and accommodation of both .beicg equal. The Taupo is com manded by Captain Macfarlane. She left Glasgow on the Ist May, and has made the run in sixty-one days.

The committee of the Board of Education yesterday decided the conditions on which the endowments at the corner of Victoria and Queen-street 3 will be let. They re solved to recommend the leasing of the en dowments for 6G years ; that a right-of-way of 10 feet, giving access to the back premises, be run through from Victoria street to Darby-street and Elliott-street, and that the buildings, except in Elliott and one part of Darby-streets, be three-stories high. This will make a very imposing block.

"Enquirer" writes, condemning the payment of compensation to owners of property along she proposed line of road from the wharf to Freeman's Bay, and con siders that the earth necessary for filling up this road should be obtained by cutting down some of the many^ city streets which at prosent have to a large extent a hump on their backs, for the comforo of those who are gone in the wind.

A public entertainment of a very inter esting character will be given this evening in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association in connection with the Good Templar movement, to consist of readings, sonus, and speeches. Mr VV. E. Turner, of California, will also deliver addresses on the progress of Templary in America. The entettainment is held iv pur suance of a commendable desire to provide amusement, combined with instruction, on Saturday nights. The entertainments are conducted by a committee, and have been very well attended hitherto, and to-night r crowded hall is expected. There is no charge for admission.

The district school at the North Shore will be re-opened ou Monday morning next for the lirst time after the midwinter holidays, when Mr Smith, the newly appointed teacher, will take charge.

Divine service to-morrow (Sunday) at Newton Kirk, by Rev. Dr. Wallis, morning, " Searching for tb.^ Truth ;" evening, " The Reformation ; the Bible and Gospel Preach ing." Lome-street H*ll, by Samuel Kdger, 8.A., morning, " Living to do Good ;" even ing, " True Fortune-building ; or, Making the Best of this World." Services at the usual hours at Wellesley-streeb Baptist Church, Rev. P. H. Cornford. Uuited Methodist Free Church, Rev. G. FT. Turner, morning, " The Immutability of Christ ;" evening, " Fifth Sermon uuou Scenes in the Life of Jacob." Christian Meeting House, at 330 o'clock, subject, " Conversion of' Saul and the Gaoler." St Luke's, Remuera, the Rev. Thomas Scotr, at half-past six. Pitt-street Wesleyan Church, Key. W. J Williams in the morning, and Rev. A. Reid in the evening. Congregational Church, Beresford-steeet, morning and evening, Rev. Warlow Davies. Primitive Methodist ser vices as follows :—Edwardes-street. morn ing, at eleven o'clock, Rev. W. Harris ; evening, Rev. Tinsley. Sheridan-street, morning, at eleven, Rev. W. Tinsley; even ing, at half-past six, Rjv. W. Harris. New market, afternoon, at half-past two, Mr T. H. Smith. .

Exhibitions of mesmerism are common in the streets of Italian cities. An American writer thus describes one he witnessed : " Hearing the shrill notes of a trumpet we turned and found a young fellow, of about five-and-twenty, I should say, gathering an audience in the bare space before the palace. His companion, a lad of fifteen, or thereabout, was sitting on a camp-stool, patiently and humbly awaiting his fate. Tne elder boy, with his long, thin lips and his engaging smile, began a brief lecture on mesmerism. With a very few passes over the forehead of the younger boy he put him into a deep sleep. The young fellow was as qu^.et as a lamb ; he seemed to have no will of his own ; he gave way almost immediately to the superior will power of his companion. We were asked our names, and'jthough we whispered them in the ear of the mesmeristtheyoung fellow, who was seated at some distance from us and quite out of hearing, gave them distinctly when called for. We threw dice on a plate, and having reckoned the sum of the numbers that were uppermost, he told them infallibly, though we were the only ones who knew them — even the mesmerist was not permitted to see them. I have seen a man and woman in Naples, and again in Venice who did all manner of marvelous things in the same line ; and in Rome there was a girl of fifteen who went from street to street mesmerising her little brother, who was but eight years of age, and the feats they performed were certainly startling. One is continually coming upon these professors of mystery in Italy nowadays. Sleeping ladies are carted about in large booths, and you are admitted to a consulta tion for the trifling consideration of five sous.

King Kalakana, of Hawaii, hasdebermined to attend the Philadelphia Centennial Expo sition and will also send the following re markable exhibits :—" The ancient weapons of old nat;ve Chiefs, Consisting of daggers and clubs made of tough hard and highly polished woud; slings manufactured from humsu hair or the fibres of the coacoanut, with which they throw small smooth stones with great foroe and precision. The King also intends sending a feather war cloak made from feathers of a bird called the mamo. The last specimen of these cloaks belonged to Kamah.-imeha I. This cloak occupied nine generations of kings in making. Each bird furnishes but two feathers of bright yellow one under each wing, so that an immense number of birds were captured to make this which is four feet Jong and eleven and a half feet wide at the bottom. The value of the cloak is §50; 000. The bird from whose feathers this cloak is made is only found in the most mountainous parts of the islands, and requires much patience and skil for its capture."

During the month ending June 1875 there were 21 deaths registered within the city of Auckland. The number during the corres ponding month of 1874 was 15 deaths. The following are the ages : —For 1875: Under 1 year, 6 deaths ; do. 5 years, 2 do.; do. 20 years, 4 do. ; do. 50 years, 8 do. ; over 50 years, 1 do. For 1874 : Under 1 year, 8 deaths ; do. 5 years, 1 do. ; do. 20 years, 1 do. ; do. 50 years, 4 do. ; over 50 years, 1 do. Total, 15.—Geo. Goldie.

Our Wellington telegrams have repeatedly referred to a binding agreement arrived at between the banks doing business in the colony. The following is the basis of the arrangement which will in future be adhered to :—Three months deposits, 4J per cent. ; six months, 5 per cent ; twelve months, 5J per cent. Discounts, 7, 8, and 9 per cent., for three ori four [months and longer period. Overdrafts, 1,9 per cent.

Mr Clayton, chemist of Victo^^^^P^P furnished nu with an iUuetratijfLivp^^piY surdity of the Waikato railwd^^^^* $>- \ striking than that of the nov»^ -**" lock's head. He has a consSfcpie custom along the line, and, upon jtceinng an order for a bottle of medicine, jame Is od, to be sent to Mercer, he finds tf* the charge is 2s 6d for carriage. By Mr pick s coach the charge for a small paiH was only only one shilling. Comment p this state ment is needless. Another {proof of the working of the railway tajff is the re establishment of carriers aloig the South Road to bring in settlers' bifter and other produce. When the railway opened they discontinued coming into theF tv nnder the impression that they were in jae unfortunate position of Othello when hispcupation was gone, but they now find the? can beat the railway hollow for economy aid convenience. If things progress as they aredoing, we shall live to" see the instinctive Spectacle of the locomotive run out of the trf^e by one-horse carts. The annual meeting of subscribers to the Newmarket Hall and Reading Room is to be held on Monday evening, <t which by the direction of the Hall Act,? a committee of five is to be appointed for the general man agement of the property. .Luring the past year a variety of complications and difficul ties lay in the path of fee trustees, who appear, however, to have struggled success fully against the same, *nd leave evident marks of progress at the jlose of their first years operations. The reding room has been regularly thrown open to the members, and kept supplied with the daily papers, thanks to the assidious care of the secretary. There has also bsen a fair suppif of journals kept and sets of chess-men aad draught-boards. The library has been attended to by several of the trustees, who kiadly undertook the work. Owing to the laije proportion of the funds which had to be spent in carpenters work at the commencenent, it prevented the trustees adding, a) they would have liked to have done, to the library. Next year however there willbe more funds avail able for the purpose. The subscription lists for their hall fund havebeen issued by the I Building Committee, "fiho will, no doubt, reseive general Bupport,owing to the public character of the moveoent, and the broad principle upon which ths institution is based. The members of No 2 Company A.R.V, are requested to returl their arms and ac coutrements at once to (he Government store Albert Barracks at on«e, preparatory to the issue of new snider rifles. The Hope o? Auckland, 1.0. R. S.N., meet for election of officers on Monday next. We learn from our spirited country con temporary, the Bay if Plenty Times, that Tauranga beer is mating its way in public favour; so mich so taat " Messrs Wrigley and Son have imported a large steam engine for brewing pirposes,the one hithero in use being found ti>o small to meet the increased demands of tbeir rapidly extending business." On the same Mithoritr we are informed that Mr Floyd, (he electrician, is to be per manently stationed at Tauranga as Inspector of Telegraphs. At a granl spellilg match in the Opera House, Cincinnati, for the benefit of the Youug Mens Christian Association, editors, lawyers, merchants, doctors, and ministers, wrestled wch the dictionary. One of the big featured of ths whole affair was the shriek of unearthly discord from the trom bone that followed each failure. It was better than] a cireis. Mr Dennis gave his photographic exhibi tion of the castlei and abbeys of England and Wales last evening, in the church of the United Free Methodists, Pitt-street. A goodly number of persons were in attendance, who evideitly appreciated the lecturer's en deavours to please and instruct. The des criptions »f the scenes, as they paster! in review, were brief and pithy, and sufficient for the puipose, as those who desire historical knowledge respecting those splendid ruins of the past have ample means in our public libraries of acquiring such information. The lecture was interspersed with some good music fitted to tie scenes ; and, at thech.ee, a vote of thankspassed to the lectu-er, who acknowledged tie well-won compliment iv suitable terms. " A Karangahape Ratepayer" writes con demning the syitem of swamping the vote of electors present at the annual meetings of ratepayes by tie use of proxies. He says that for the past five or six years the Kafan gahape district has been swamped by proxies held by t Government officer who devotes his spare tinje to their collection. " Ratepayer" adds : "On oneoccasion his tall hatfilledwith proxies twamped the votes of those present at the efcction of trustees , the next meeting that wholesale way of doin^ business not being in'accordance with the new Act, but he was tot to be done, not he, so he carefully distributed his proxies among his numerous eatalitei, giving six to each person. XJader such circumstances absentees should not be so liberal with their signatures and rate- I payers fehould endeavour to attend at the place and time appointed." «

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Beflne Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.)

SONS -OF PLTJTO

The following drunkards were successively brought into Court and fined as under :—John Kelly,' Martin Walsh, Daniel Mills, Mary Inghati, John Mooney, and Henry Stigley, 10s. each, and Isaac Taylor 20s. and costs. THE DANCING BARBER.. John Austin, known as the " dancing barber of West Queen-street," was charged withbeing drunk, and in a state of great ex citement last evening. Tfje prisoner divested of his coat and vest, ran ibto Court, and leaped up on the seat with the agility of a deer. Hi's Worship : What are you ? Prisoner: lam the well-known hair-dresser of West Queen-street, unequalled as a shaver, and renowned for cutting hair in the most fashionable style. His Worship : You seem, by jumping on the seat, desirous of making youraeif prom inent, as though proud of your position, are you so ? Prisoner : I never was drunk before, your Worship ; at least, not lately, but I'm proud of my well-earned title as the popular barber of the people. His Worship : Well, you must pa|r a fine of 10s, or go to prison for forty-eight! hours. J Prisoner bowed and jumped down from the seat, and skipped in the arms of a constable, and paid the fine. SLEEPY CUSTOMERS. Edward Bryan and William Young were charged under the Vagrancy Act with being found asleep in the skeleton of Mr SeOcombe's embryo hotel at Ponsonby, last night. Mr Broham asked that this case might be remanded.in order that the polici might have time to enquire into the antecedents of the prisoners andthat Mr Seccomlte might bepresent. . Remanded until Monday. j ELIZA MCGINN AG(A)TN. , |This marvellous woman, who .promised amendment on Tiursday last, j»nd Vho would never do it again'if allowed h«r liberty, was brought up for fche sixty-fourth ime on a charge of drunkenness and disorderly con; Sluct Eliza was also charged \jith break ing glass, damage 2s, the prop«rtybf Michael Corcoran, mine host of the Greyhound, on the same day. . I ■ J 1 His Worship: How came you tide ? Did iyou not promise that you woildjgo away if f discharged, when you were heraon Thurs day ?' Prisoner: I did._ His Worship : What have yo to say to these charges. | Prisoner: Nothing. 1 Other questions were asked of fe prisoner, but she hung down her head ih ; sjence. I Mr Corcoian did not appear i press the

■■fenarge. wkichgvVas vmiHlrawn, nuu vi ■ s^r»rmer offences the Court sentenced Eliza X* 6 -3hteen months' imprisonment with hard $6oux.. CABBY IN" TROUBLE. Thomas Bowden, a smart young man described as a cab proprietor, appeared ra answer to a summons charging him with leaving his cab unchained and his horse un attended in Queen street. ' Mr. W. H. Kisslmg, on behalf of the defendant, pleaded not guilty. Constable Axam was then called to prove the charge, and deposed that defendant was in a public-house, and on his expostulating with him on the folly of his conduct, the young cabmen spurred up to him, and said if he pulled him up he would pull his nose an"' make matters hot for him. James Sessle and Thomas Waters, two members of the cab fraternity, spoke in favor of the defendant. His Worship told defendant that he should not drink in hotels, but when thirsty he should resort to the pump. Mr Kissling considered that cabmen occasionally wanted a stimulant. Fined Is. and costs.

MEETING OF GERMANS.

A meeting of the German residents in this nity was held last evening at the Thames Hotel for the purpose of reviving the German Clnb in Auckland, The meeting was convened by circular, and thirty-five gentlemen were present. Mr Buoholz, the German Consul, being called to the chair, explained the business of the evening. The object of the Clnb was to promote good fellowship among the German residents in and about Auckland; neriodical friendly gatherings were to be held, and the newspapers and general litera ture of the Vaterland to be provided for subscribers. A glee club would also be formed in connection with the Society. Mr A. Diethelm proposed that a German Club be formed in Auckland.

The motion was seconded and was unani mously agreed to. It was proposed and earned that Mr Bucho'z be "President of the Club, Mr. G. Yon der Heyde, M.H.R , vice-president ; Mr Butschkove, secretary; and Mr Schwartz, treasurer. A committee consisting of Messrs Bu cholz, Yon der Heyde, Diethelm, I. Alexander, Schwartz, and others, was constituted to prepare a code of rules and regulations to be laid before a meeting to be held on Thursday next, at the same place. The quarterly subscription was fix^d at 7s. 6d., to be paid in advance. The meeting, after the conclusion of the business, resolved itself into a harmonious gathering, and some capital German songs were sung. The fragrant weed was not for gotten, nor was the brown beer unquaffed.

RAILWAY OFFICIALS AND RAIL WAY MISMANAGEMENT.

(To the Editor of the Evening Stab.)

Str,, —I n to-day's issue of the Waikato Times the oft-repeated story of railway mismanage ment has again turned up in the shape of a leading article and a letter signed " A Waikato Settler." This is a matter which ha 3 been sufficiently well ventilated in the columns of the Evening Star to satisfy any reasonable person as to whether such is the case or not, but if I understand the tenor of this letter aright it is intended to accuse "the employees on the Mercer and Auckland rail way of negligence, incivility, and dishonesty. Negligence in omitting to collect tickets; incivility in not allowing a person, to take a dog into the passenger carriage ; and dis honesty in allowing persons to travel on the trains free. The writer of these astonishing revelations informs us further, that he has a friend-who has six tickets in his possession because he has not been asked for them. Such may be the case, but I think that the sooner the "Waikato Settler" cuts his friend's company the better for him, and the soouer that interesting friend of his is in Mount Eden it will be the better for society generally. At least he ought to feel proud of the friendship of any scrubber who is mean enough to sneak into a railway carriage with the virtuous intention of not paying his fare. And as for his getting away without deliver ing up his ticket Well, that is a matter that will not require any great stretch of genius to accomplish : the most simple thing in the world to step out on the off side of the train, then stand still for a minute, and the train will go away of its own accord. But .the man who will systematically carry off the railway tickets, which by the by are the property of the Government, is capable of walking eff with a pair of waggon wheels, and then swearing that he found them. A3 far as th? incivility is concerned. I have no doubt thai a " Waikato Settler" would like to take his pet dog into the passenger car riage. But this is not his affair either ; this is another frimd. Well, if he is anything like, the other chap perhaps he had better be left alone. I can only add this : that a few days ago I had occasion to take a dog on the train, but the guard informed me that he could not put in the van without a chain on its neck ; I am afraid that there is something of this sort in the present case. Then, as for the dishonesty, all I can say is this : The railway officials don't allow me to travel without paying, nor are there any that I know of who go free. I have aeard it said that such is the case, but such as sertions are invariably made by gentlemen who would not hesitate to leave their card. I feel sorry for this "Waikato Settler" man; he must have been very much cut up when he heard of these railway irregularities, be cause he is a great man. Some time ago, a certain distinguished English philosopher went about with a candle to look for the man, and another, although of a more recent date, still of no less celebrity, demonstrated that the head-light of a locomotive would be required in this age ; but I am afraid that before long Tiri '1 iri lighthouse will not be sufficientfjfor the requirements of this pro vince.—l am, etc., Maungatautabt.

Later Fiji News.

By the s.s. Hero", we have Fiji papers to the 2nd June, from which we make the following extracts: — "Some good offers have been made for land at Kadavu, but holders are unwilling to part. The Fijians are forbidden to allow white men to be in their houses after eight o'clock at night.—A good deal of maize is planted on Taviuni, and a very I good harvest may be expected.—A public meeting has been held at Rewa to consult as to measures to be taken to prevent the spread of typhoid fever in this district, now un happily at Levuka and Bau.—Measles are very prevalent at the .chief town of Lakeba. Some sixty natives have succumbed to the disease, and' the epidemic is still raging.— News from Kadavu state that the measles have carried off some two thousand natives." THE MEASLES PLAGUE.—ITS EFFECT ON NATIVE CHRISTIANITY.



7 HOLXOWAY & GAELICK, i psAjftiY, Clothing, and Furnishing v House, .7,0 IT Y. H A L L, .. " " 230, Queen-street, \... '{..■■ Auckland. . Weal-resisiing^abric TOR 7 BOYS'AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING. A . LINABTJRY & C 0... v ■u.~ 4„rt. o»ened up |a larg« quantity of Seal J£« Bonn Melton Cloths, specially adapted for «oy«' and Yonths' Clothinpr, Double "Width (newly 3Jwo yards wide),. ->:■ '■. ; '..'■■■■ '• t - 3s 6d, 3s Ud, and 4s 6d PER YARD MBTY DOZE.V PAIES 'mamL . ..■.. ■ \ 7 •» ". |« PERI&R KID GLOVES. H In Ml the|lMdlng colors, ■ ONLY ka lid PER PAIR.



M O T I C E BOUGHT AT AUCTION, AND TO BE SOLD CHEAP FOB CASH. 9x4 White Blankets, 12/6 $ pair 9x4 White Blankets, 13/6 f) pah- Blue Blankets from 11/6 $ pair Men's Waterproof Coats, much below regular value &0., &c Also, To our order, direct from the Manufacturers, ex Emily McLaren— 10 x 4 and 11 x 4 AVhite Blankets 12 x 4 Extra Superfine Blankets 63 x 90, and 70 x 90, Reversible Rugs, Elannels Shef-tings, Ac. All Wool Flannels at 1/2 f§ yard White and Grey Calicoes very cheap &c, &c. BARGAINS IN GIRLS' AND WOMEN'S WATERPROOF MANTLES. Girls' from 4/ Ladies' from 6/11, much below usual prices. And a complete and well-assorted Stock in every Department. RTJSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, [Late R. Hobbs], JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Qdeen"-street, Auckland. QLSOJN'S rpOMATO gATJCE. The undersigned having Purchased from Mr. H. Olson the RECIPE of his CELEBRATED SAUCE, together with the Goodwill of his Business, beg to solicit a continuance of the Public Favour. The Sauce may be depended upon as perfectly Pure, and free from Adulteration. It creates appe tite and promotes digestion, and as none but the best and most wholesome ingredients are used, it cannot but merit a continuance of the high favour it has already attained in public estimation. RICHARD GARLICK & CO. THE COLONIAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital, £2,000,000; Subscribed Capital, £850,000. A Branch of this Bank, for the conduct of General Banking BusincPS, will be opened on or about TUESDAY, the 20th July, in the premises Qu^en street, next the Insurance Buildings, and lately occupied by the National Bank—J. T "VVARKEN, Branch Inspector.-Auckland, 21st June, 1875. CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND. Mails will Closb as follows . — For Thamw?, this day, at 5.30 pm, and to-morrow, at 8.?.0am For Coromandel, on Monday next, at 10.30 a m for Mahurangi. Matak*r.a, Mangawai, Waipu, &c, per Lady Bowen. to-mon«w, at 9 a m For '-reit Barrier, per Three Brothers, to-morrow. ats pm For Taranaki and Frmtnern provinces, per Ph<i?be, on Monday next, at 1 p m For Waiu,'»rei, etc. Russell, Wadgaroa, and MoLgo nui, per 10-na, on Mond .y n«xt, at 4 p m For Australian Colonies, per Hero, on Tuesday next, at 1 p m Per s s. Mikado, on Friday, 9th July as UDder — Kor Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign "West In-lies at 10 30 a m Kor the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10 30 a m For mevey orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9 30 a m Late lexers bearing a "ate fee of 3d in addition . to the postage, will be received On board by the Mail A?ent up to time of failing (Signed) S. B. BliS, Chief Postmaster.



If there is any truth in the Belief that those who suffer greatly in this world will escape scorching in the next, then will the victims of rheu matism assured y be unscathed by the eternal fires; for to nothing short of martyrdom at the stake can their tortures be adequately compared. Dyspepsia and urinary diseases, especially gravel, also inflict unspeakable misery. Eradicate the causes of these sufferings with Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aeo matio Schnapps.



A WOMAN AND HE H, CHILD BURIED ALIVE. The late epidemic seems to have worn itself out, writes the Rewa correspondent of the Fiji Times, and with it thousands of her Britannic Majesty's Fijian subjects,, who in October last when annexation was concluded, little thought, that within seven months their numbers would be so terribly decreased by the white man's disease. Chief and slave, old and young, heathen and civilised, have alike fallen vcitims, all brought to the same level not only after death but before it. In most cases when # towns were smitten the missionary teachers ran away, and the people yielding to their old school teachings, threw off the shallow impression made by the missionary (which I am inclined to think has been more of system than gospel), and sought comfort in their old superstitions. In one