SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER: This evening, 2.18 ; to morrow morning 2.54 STXN SET : This evening, 7.19 ; SUN KI8E: to morrow morain*. 4-51 MOOifS A&a : last Quarter, January 8,157S

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES.

PBOJWTW O»-P*HTtrB.^S.

For TiTewca tie—Frowning Beaut*, barqus, early For the South— WelHm>ro:<, s.s Tuesday For L«vuk»-Belle Brandon, schooner early Per] y te'ton- waitanrf, ship, early ; Albion, br.g shoitly ; Mary King, schooner, and Flirt, brigan tino, eiriy For karot n; a—Blanche schooner, eiily For San Francisco—OMior.-n, ship early For London—Cify of Auckland, ship, istu Jan For a f'ruise—Southern Cross, Missionary barquentino early

VESSELS EXPECTED

Fero, r.s , from Sydney, about sth January next M.'.c regjor, ss, ftom San Francisco, about stn Jan Clematis, ketch, from Napier Papua, schroritr, from Karot-onga, early Cospa'rick, sup, from London; sailed Bth September 31enior» ship, from London ; sailed September 26 I'ilharee, barque frm London ; sailfii October 2 'Warwick ship, from London ; sailed October 11 Inverene, ship, frr.m London ; sa.-Ld October 30 Anszi, barque, from London ; sailed October 28 Bapido, barque, from New York.via AdeMdo, loading Edith Rose, barque, froro New York ; sailed Sept. 18 Chanticleer, brig, f;om Hobart Town, early "Vision, brig, from Dnnedio, early Jdlth, schooner, from «oath Sea Islands, early Dauotlei'B, (2), sfhormers. from New Caledonia .Kuropa, barque, from Sydney, eariy Kenilworth, schooner, from Samoa, early

Tee Weather.—The -wind liad gone round this morning into the N.W. No further damage since our report of yesterday is to be recorded. The ship Condoren is unavoidably detained in har bour a few days loneer. The ship Waitangi Is to sail for Lyttelton about Thursday. The manganese in the Whiby is intenned for this ship. The following are the j>aesengers by the s.s. Wel lington, from the Soutl): Saloon—Mr and Mrs Selfe and child, Mrs Hirst and 2 children, Miss Newbold, Eev. Messrs Brown and servant, Stuart, and Clark; Msssrß Bueholz, Dance, Downes, Maginity, Jobson, Collins, Hatch, Temperley, Osborns, Spratt, P. Xraed and Rusliam. Steerage—Mr and Mrs Matheson, Mr Warner, Mr Hayson ; Messrs Wilson, Hassett, Rice, Lewis, Blaymires, and Gossett. The Isabella, brig, from Newcastle, -with coals, was lying off Queen-street wharf yesterday, and dragged, coming into collision with the Bella Marina, hulk, smashing the brig's bulwards and stern. She has been laying alongside the hulk all day, and Captain Nearing, and Mr Gouk, shipbuilder, went off this afternoon to survey the brig and estimate the damage,

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows :— For Thames, this eday, at 5.30 pm, and on Monday res',, al 8 30 and 9.30 a m, and B.SO p m Fir Uoromuuel, tbis day, at 6 p ni, aud on Tuesday next, at 10.30 am For Wangarei, «c. per Sovereign of the £cas, on Monday next, o.r, 1 pai For Napier and Gisborne, per Star of ihe Soath, on Monday next at 3 p m For Kussell. VVftcgaiva. and Mo^gonul, per Bowena, on Monday next; at tpm For K.awRU and Matateana, per Lady Eowin, on Tuesday next, at 10 a m For Taraiihki, and b.-utlwrn provinces, per Welling ton, on Saturday next, at 1 p in Late letters will be received till 116pm Vox Australian Oolooies, per Mac^tegor, six hours after her aj rival S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster

DEATH.

Annett. —On January 1, at Albert-street, Newton, Mr Archibald Annett, late Royal Artillery, aged 47 years. The funeral •will talce place to-morrow (Sunday), at 2.30 p.m. Friends are invited to attend.

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

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1875.

For the cause that lacks wisUtance, for tlic TTTone (.hat- needs reaietasc* For tfce fature in the distance. And ths g»oi tact we can ia.

It is to be hoped for the honor of the North Island that the Scotch fraternity of Free Masons will not abandon the idea some time ago indulged, of establishing a Provincial Grand Lodge of their constitution for the North Island. It is generally known that negociations were proceeding, and that the name of the late lamented Mrßeveridge had been selected and recommended as the name of the 6rst Grand Master and that had he not been removed by death, that gentleman would have obtained that high position in the craft. Since that time, Mr W. Mc- Cullough, of the Thames, has been appointed from the South as Substitute Grand Master, but the appointment has not been accepted as removing the desirability or necessity for the Constitution of a separate and independent Grand Lodge for the North Island itself. We understand that recently an application was made to Sir Donald Maclean, when at the Thames, that he should accept the high rank in the order which this position confers, and that he deferred giving a definite answer pending certain proceedings at Wellington, to the result of which he stood committed. These were with reference to his being chosen Pro- Tincial Grand Master under the English Constitution for, we believe, the North Island. It appears that since that time he has been so elected, and consequently is not in a position to accept the position in con nection with the Scotch Consitution. Still it *"*■<. hoped by many of those hailing under Constitution, that the idea of a--, separate Grand Lodge for this island wilfi^t jbe abandoned. And if this is bo it is to be ho^j ;for tiie onoT of the craft that some person wiv. \j 0 selected who from position and character, wnv enable our Scotchmen not to feel ashamed by vt e side of their brother craftsmen of the sister Constitutions. We have no donbt that among the many belonging to the mystic brotherhood a worthy selection can be made, and that gome one of high position, character, influ ence, and even birth—for this, too, is of the qualifications which good Masons are bound to /reverence—will be found to uphold the honors of the position with dignity and effi ciency. But whatever the result in this respect, we do trust, on public grounds and for the honor of the country, that neither in this nor in any other way shall we longer be regarded m ft m«re appendage of the South.

We observe that our contemporary the Wel lington Post ha 3 taken the same view wtiich we expressed a few weeks ago as to the seem ingly anomalous position of his Excellency's advisers. "It is, we thick," says our con temporary, " a matter of serious doubt whether his Excellency, the Marquis of Normanby, has a single constitutional adviser who is known to the constitution of the colony. Hitherto it has been the invariable custom that ministers should go out of office on the expiration of the commission of the Governor, by whom they were appointed." Our contemporary is quite correct on the general principle ; but he has overlooked as we had overlooked the fact that the present Governor holds but the office of Acting Governor, which makes a

complete alteration in the procedure. In fact, as Acting Governor, the Marquis, of Normanby is in a sense, but the locum tenens of Sir" James Fergusson, and Sir James' legally constituted advisers are his advisers. In the same manner as the assumption of temporary office by Sir George Arney did not necessitate a fresh taking of the oaths of office by the ministers of the Governor who had gone, so until the Marquis of Normanby's commis sion as actual Governor arrives, the lats Governor's adviser 3 are his Constitutional advisers "without reappointment. That an anomaly will exist, should the actual com mission arrive while the Premier is on his travels, can hardly be questioned, but as circumstances now exist we understand no necessity has arisen for the resignation and reappointment of the Executive, and even should the difficulty referred to occur, we venture to say that Mr Vogel is a man of too many expedients to be embarrassed by it, and he will either unravel the difficulty without making faces about it, or he will sever the Gordian Knot a la Alexander.

Among- the many institutions which, are produced by the thoughtful and benevolent ingenuity of the age, there is none of a more practical and considerate kind than what is called the "creche" or day nursery for infants. The objects are to enable poor women who are compelled to work for their daily bread, but who are fettered by helpless children to do so without danger of their offspring being the victims of neglect. One such has jnst been started in Sydney through the benevolent efforts of a few ladies ; aivl though on its ojiening day but a single infant was confided to the care of the nurse in charge, there is little dou't that it will prove a boon that will call down blessings on its authors from many a poverty-stricken mother. Ifc has originated with a Mrs Goodenough— name most fitting—and a committee of ladies and was on Monday, 7th December, open for the reception of children. The object of the institution is to receive and take charge of infants under five years of age whose mothers are compelled to go out to work. The build ing chosen by the committee is situated in Charlotte-place, No. 21, and contains every requisite for such an institution. There are seven room?, all large and well ventilated, with bath-room, pantry, and large play ground. Three of the rooma are set apart for the use of the matron, Mrs Cooper, aud the remaining apartments are furnished for the reception of children. On the ground floor there is au office for the hon. sec, adjoining which is the children's 4 nursery, openirig on to the bath-room and playground. Upstairs the largest room is set, apart as a bedroom for the children, the other four rooms being fur nished for the use of the matron and the servants. Each child on being brought to the institution is washed and carefully fed and cared for from 7 a m. until 7 p.m. at a small chax-ge of 6d. per day upon the produc tion of a certificate from a clergyman, magis trate, or a respectable householdar. This sum it ia found will just cover the cost of the children's foorl, and the committee there fore invite subscriptions towards defraying the other expenses of th»establiahment. We can hardly imagine a nobler sphere for woman's work than this. Miry a poor woman, many a poor family would be removed from the wearing, wearying struggle with poverty if such an institution were established here. We venture to say that it might, to a large extent, if not entirely, be made self-support ing. And in no way that we know could our fair tisters, who have leisure for good work and the means to aid.in it, find a pleasanter field for benevolent labour than in thus lifting the burthen off others' backs, and enabling their less fortunate sisters to labour bravely for their daily bread.

It san ill wind that blows nobody good, and the strong gales of yesterday have blown blessings into that haven of rest for the old battered craft from life's stormy seas—the Refuge of the Aged. It affords us great pleasure to learn that the conductors of the picnic excursion intended to be given at Vauxhall Gardens yesterday by the men and non-commiasioned officers to the officers of the Engineer Corps have resolved to forward a goodly portion of the commissariat to the old women and the old men of the Refuge. The gift consists of sixty pounds of prime beef ready cooked and two large hams. It will be cheering to these aged people to find that they are not forgotten in these holi day times by the youth and vigour that are still able to enjoy life ; and we are confident they will shower benisons on the Engineers as they enjoy the kind gift. We understand that the Engineer's picnic is postponed till the 29fch of the present month.

We would direct the attention of the friends of the late Mr Archibald Annette to the alteration in the hour fixed for the funeral to-morrow. It was announced in the Herald and Cross this morning as 3 p.m. Since that it has been ascertained that, owing to its being the first Sunday in the month it is difficult for a clergyman to attend at the hour previously fixed. Hence the alteration. The funeral will leave his late residence at half-past two o'clock sharp to morrow.

A dramatic entertainment was given by the Press Club of Dunedin in aid of "The Hattie Sheppard Memorial Fund." The Star referring to it says :—" It we except Mrs Walter Hill, who of course was fault less, Mr Bracken, and Mr Utting, there was not a part even tolerably filled."

Miss Amy Stone, an artiste of great dra matic power, and whose performances in England and the Australian Colonies have excited the admiration and wonder of thou sands of spectators, will make her first appearance in New Zealand on Monday evening next. She will then appear at the Prince of Wales Theatre in the character of Fanchon, the cricket, ia the celebrated drama of that name, supported by Mr Stone as Didier.

_*Mr John Bright, M.P., in a letter to'a Birmingham Anti-Vaccination Association, condemneCu.the law imposing fines on those who objected to^the vaccination of their children, and tKbtfgtt it ought to be re pealed. Messrs _ Nielson and Briiwenden, we hear through iiprivafca spuroe, says the ToranaH News, succeeded in purchasing, from a sec tion of the Ngapuhi, resident to the north of Hokianga, above 45,000 acres of good land. The price paid average aboutone shilling and" sixpence per acre. We have been requested to acknowledge with thanks receipt of a quantity of Bweets etc. from Mr Minetti for the children of St. Mary's Orphanage.

Our Panmure correspondent sends a de scription of an exciting pig hunt which took place a few days since on some land belonging to Mr Gill, and which gave the settlers of Panmure and Howick quite a holiday. News reached Panmure that a wild pig of large size had been seen in the bush land about six miles from Panmure, when a party of fifteen of us, with six horses and four dogs, imme diately made ready for the chase, taking with us plenty of refreshments, as we had resolved to have a day of it, and cafceh the animal if possible. On reaching a thick pait of the bush, the dogs started the monster pig ; but instead of running he turned and faced the dogfs. and not one of them ventured to attack him! The pig shewed a shrewd ness most uupiglike, and took care to avoid open places, so that we could not bring him down. To shoot him was out of the question. The sport however, was grand, and passed without any accident beyond that of one of our party, who, in jumping over a fence into what he supposed to be furze over solid ground ; but which proved deceptive, as the furze merely covered a deep; cutting, into which both rider and horse fell and rolled over to the amazement of the company who rushed to the spot, thinking that a serioug accident hap pened to the neck of the rider. When it was found that all such fears were ground leas, the party shouted "hurrah," which made the welkin ring. The chase was at once resumed, but the wily pig had effec tually escaped, both from dogs and men, into a dense part of the scrub. Feeling assured that the animal was lost to sight, and that further pursuit was useless, the party returned to a quiet spot, and in the shade of a tree, enjoyed a ruetic spread at the expense chiefly of Mr Loomb. Having refreshed themselves, they returned to the Panmure Hotel, and passed an evening of social enjoyment.

The next monthly meeting of the New Zealand Agricultural Society will be held at the Criterion Hotel, Otahuhu, on Tuesday, the sth instant.

A correspondent gets off one at the mysterious initials characterestic of Good Templarism thus: —"Sir,-I nutice in last night's impression a list of the officers form ing the Grand Lodge, 1.0 G.T., amongst their number is O.S. Ellis, G. A.S., now this is truly an appropriate appelation, one more given to " passing " is not to be found in all Auckland —he is like a sheep's head—all j aw ! — Yours truly, A Membkr of the Order.

Our readers "will have noticed aa advertise ment in our columns intimating that Mr. Joaiah Martin, late head-master of the Grafton Iload School, intends, during the present month, to open a training-school for practical education in the Choral Hall, Sy mends-street. The plan of instruction pnposed by Mr. Martin -will include com mfcjcial practice, mechanics, design, political economy, and the Jaws of health ; also book keeping, practical chemistry, physical sci ence, modern languages, and classes for other studies according to the prospectus. These studies will be illustrated by lectures and classes conducted upon the principle of technical education a-t adopted in Germany. On a superficial glance at Mr Martin's elab orate programme, his system in ihs aggregate would appear almost impracticable ; but it must be remembered that each lad will bs taught that particular science or branch of education which may seem best adopted to bent of his disposition and the tendencies of his mind. Particular care will be taken to teach constitutional history, political economy, and the laws which pertain to the Govern ment of the body, for withont a healthy bod it is almost impossible to have a healthy mind. A knowledge of these things are important to every man who would be useful to his country, whatever may be his calling or position in society in order to obtain goo: 5i colonial and self-government. Mr Martin has explained very fully his views of the claims of science in national education in a piper rea^ at the Auckland Institute in July of last year. He feels convinced that if trie experiment which he is about to make in the Choral Hall, " were faiily tried in Auckland, the superiority of a system of scientific training would be demonstrated, and the Colonial Government constrained to adapt to the increasing requirements of this colony, a system of education which shall enable the next generation to make New Zealand the" most prosperous nation in the southern hemisphere."

John Bull's family is among the largest in the family of civilised nations, and, by the census of 1371, numbers 234,702,593. Tue English possessions over 7,769,449 square miles, or a space forty times the size of France. In Europe there is a superficial extent of 121.730 square miles ; in America, 3,486,034; in Africa, 236,860; in Aeia, 964,103 ; in Oceanica, 2,060,722 ; while Great Britain and Ireland have a population of 31.845,379 and in the Empire in Europe, 176 213. English colonies in America have 3,789,650 ; in Central America, 1,063,856 ; in South America, 200,000 ; in British India, 191,307,070, distributed among 487,061 vil lages. British India has fifteen cities, with about 100,000 inhabitants. In Australia, England has 2,000,000 subjects. The popu lation of the United Kingdom has doubled in seventy years. In England, where the de mand for labour has been greatest, the popu lation has nearly trebled. In Scotland it has doubled, but in Ireland it is stationary. In 1801, Ireland had- 5,216,231, and in 1850. 5,412,377.—T0 all this, which we find in an extract clipped from a contem porary, we must add the numerous and healthy family reared by John's eldest son Jonathan. That lad though once refactory and rebellious is now reconciled to the old stock, and he feels a pleasure in appropriating the honors and achievements of the early days of his sire, and reckons the greatness of the family whether in the parental home, or in his own home carved out in the wilderness as all the same; and calculates that it is equally creditable to the purity and vigour of the common stock. In his own home he has about as many as there are in the old home in Britain ; and hand in hand together, John and Jonathan promise to people and occupy all the waste places of the earth.

A Dublin paper says that steps have already been taken toward the early publica tion, on behalf of the Roman Catholic body, of an authoritative argument in refutation of the doctrines put forward in the address delivered by Professors Tyndal and Huxley at Belfast.

Theßoyal E ngineera have received instruc tions from the English War Office to imme diately commence experiments with a view to blowing up Daunts iiock, situated at the mouth of Cork harbour. It is expected that an officer will be sent over specially from England to suprrintend the operation, which will be carried out by means of gun-cotton. Daunts Eock has always been a most danger ous obstacle to the trans-atlantic traffic, and many vessels have been lost upon it.

The North British Mail state that the other day the steam yacht Columbia, with the Marquis of Lome and the Princees Louise on board, commenced a search with grappling irons for the Bhip Florida, of the Spanish Armada, which was wrecked in Tobremory harbour in 1588. After a close search something heavy was hooked, and a diver proceeded to see whether the rentable hulk had been discovered ; but in conse quence of an accident the search had to be postponed.

The hon. Mr Fox has been presented with an adress by the Good Templars| of Christ churoh; signed by lodge officers representing 756 members. .

Tfie^cricket match arranged to take place intheDdmain to-day, between the United and Auckland Clubs has been postponed owing to the inclemency of the weather until Regatta day.

A rumour is current this afternoon that two sons of Mr H.N. Warner of Graham street, who went out in yes^rday have not returned, and their father to-day went to the North Shore in search of them. We trust that ,no serious accident nas oc Jisrred.

As will be seen by advertisement, the late train specially intended for sightseers going to the Ellerslie fireworks display to-night will not run, the fireworks being postponed. If the display is announced for Monday night," the special train will then be laid on. The announcement that Mr Hainford takes his benefit on Monday night, will we think have the effect of drawing together a crowd of his old admirers to the City Ji&lh Mr Rainford is an old favourite in Auckland, and wheiher under tbe sable exterior of the coloured brudder, or in the more refined minstrelsy of the Christian concerts, his deep sonorous tones will ever find a warm response in the hearts of the people of Auck land. Besides the other charming attrac tions of Monday night, the opportunity of paying a compliment to Mr Eainford is sure to draw, and we sincerely hope that he will be met by a bumper house.

The Cologne Gazette learns from Paris that in clerical circles there a Bdtirbon in surrection is expected in Sicily. The jour ney of the brother of the ex-King of Naples and nephew of the Cotnte de Chambord to Don Carlos is reported to be connected with the rising.

Mr. E. Grattan, of the Thames Hotel, notifies that lie will regale bis frinds and the public on Monday and Tuesday with Turtle son p.

We are greatly pleased to see, as notified in another column, that a tea and the great treat of a Christmas tree will be given to the little people of the Destitute Children's Home through the kindness of a few good hearted friends, on Monday afternoon.

A correspondent of the London Standard writing from the Gold Coast says thab Capt. Lees has returned from Coomassie. followe d by a train of A-hantee traders. His mission "has been a success. The secession of Juabin is accomplished. This may be compared to the secession of Scotland from England, and. the Ashantee Empire may, therefore, be con sidered at an end.

The Abbe Gross, of MulhauseD, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment for exciting religious animosities. He gave re ligious instruction in a convent school to girls 10 or 12 years of age, and represented Luther and Calvin as monsters who came to a terrible end. All the witnesses against him were Roman Catholics.

The master of a small vessel, lately seized near Eastbourne, has been condemned to pay nearly £6000, the treble value of tobacco which he attempted to smuggle on shore.

Divine Services will be held tomorrow as follows :—At the Newton Kirk, morning and evening, by Dr. Wallis. Pitt-street Wes ley an Church: Morning, the Rev. W. C. Oiliver ; evening, the Rev. A. Reid. United Methodist Free Church : Morning and even ing, by the Rev. G. H. Turner. Baptist Church, Wellesley-street, by the Rev. P. H. Cornford : Morning, "God's Leading ;" even ing, a sermon to the young, "Real Happi ness." At Lome-street Hall, by the Rev. S. Edger, B.A. : Morning, "A safe way through impending dangers ; evening, " The Economy of Heaven, or how Christ would treat wealth." Beresford-street Congrega tional Church, by the Eev. Warlow Davis, M.A. : Sunday evening, the annual sermon to young men.

A ROMANCE OF THE ASSAYE; OR, WHAT A SAILOR'S LOVE WILL ATTEMPT.

The muse of Dibden i 3 in sad request to celebrate in adequate verse an adventure ;6? last night, which illustrates as forcibl^%,s John Gay's famous "Black Eyed Siuj)in." the wonderous susceptibility of a sailor's hfart to the charms of "the sex." But Dibden is " gon.e aloft," and we must not ltt heroic deeds sink into oblivion for lack of the sacred bard. Till some aspiring local poet will take the theme and immortalise it, it must suffice that we narrate in sober prose the Auckland version of Hero and Leander in duplicate. There arrived in the Assaye, as i 3 well known to our readers, over 400 immigrants, and among tbem several scores of-comely damsels. It is not to be imagined for one instant that so many charmers could be concentrated into such a small area as a ship, without their beauty exercising a deadly effect on some of the crew. Jack's heart is Bof 6, and in the case of the sailor lads of the Assaye, there was,no exception. When the ship came into port, and the immigrants landed, two achiag hearts were left behind, the eyes pertaining to which followed with lingering glance ashore the objects of their adoration. The names of the sorrowing swains were Taylor and Harry. Many a time and oft, Binoe the loss of their fair ones, have they sat. together on the rail, and confided to one another their hopes and fears; —aye, and we may well suppose their determination too. Last night, between seven and eight, just about sunset we were going to say, but there was no suu to set, these twin Arca dians of the deep were engaged in their favourite occupation when they espied on the wharf the idols of their hearts. With/ the constancy of woman these Amandas had braved the storm which still lashed tha waters of the harbour into foam, and-had come to gaze upon and exchange siguals with their lovers. Straight to the captain went Harry and Taylor, and begged to/be allowed to go ashore ; but there was much work to be done on such a night, and the skipper, though a kind and "bortnie" Scotchman, would not give the begg/d-for leave. The tars went for'ard, with/stern and hard-knit features, and as they passed the galley door they looked into one another's eyes, and there was a quiet pressure of hands, and the simple words exchanged, "I'm game, Harry;" "So am I^itaylor." A spectator on the wharf paw the two men return to the forecastle/rail, and deposes that he saw them/ stretch their hands out in a curious sort o! way, and point to the water. He had scarcity broiight his_ mind to realize that they coup intend to swim ashore with such a sea ruining, when all doubt was removed from his mind by one after another of the men taking/headers into the boiling surge. One leap7d from the bulwarks, and the other froj^ one ©f the lower ports. The rash act had been witnessed by several spectators, and a little crowd soon Jollected, " and watched with anxious interest the progress of the devoted lovers. Both, rose to the surface and struck out manfully. Both were completely clothed with/the exception of their boots, and the effo/b of swimming in such a sea must have beei tremendous. One was a young man in the Mdc of life. There was no danger to him. /He swam like a fish and soon distanced his/ comrade, who had not his fine physique/ and was somewhat older. They swam if the direction of th« brig Derwent. Fo/tunately, the tide was slack at ttfe time and their courae was as nearly straight as it be. Harry riached the brig, and a friendly rope being iassed over the stern he clambered up and stood on the deck, wet but happy. But now/all eyes were on Taylor. He was still 30 or 40 yards from the wharf and his strokes were feeble and hurried The waves as they overtook him washed clean W JT* • af setmed leBB less able toi rise .to them. The two girls looked.on in sifent and absorbing anxiety He sank. Shejhiit her eyes, and her hands were pressed tfcon -her brow. When she S°LT}n * .Wa"7 ißible J b^t there was stall kss Tigwt in his strokes, and he was yet fifteen ykd. off, Oh would he eV^

reach. Yes : that encouraging cheer from the excited bystanders rouses him to another effort, and amid cheers and congratula tions he eeizes the held out rope But his strength is spent, and he gasps and holds on, quite unable to go Up. He is hauled on board, and soon comes round One of the heroes receives a change of clothing from the brig and the other obtains one from a friend in the forecastle of the Waitangi. Then de votion meets its reward, and when last seen Taylor and Harry were marching trium phantly up the wharf, each arm-in-arm with his beaming "Susan." We sincerely trust that their achievements will be looked upon in other quarters in the same rosy light as we have viewed them.

SULLIVAN THE MURDERER.

The Victorian papers are frill of matter relating to Sullivan, but they all appear to overlook the fact that New Zealand originally received this notorious criminal from their colony. The Ai?e asks:—Have nob our magistrate? been too precipitate in ordering his return to New Zealand? That he was associated with attrocious crimes In this colony there can be no moral doubt. Nemo repente fuit turpissimus is as true of murderers as of any other great criminals, No unpractised brain planned, no prentice hand consummated, the de struction of the unfortunate victims at the Maungatapu Mountain on the West Coast. It became notorious that the master mind in those murders was Sullivan's. Curiously enough, while the wretch was still in Vic toria, a number of persons known habitu ally to travel with money and valuables were mysteriomsly missed, and when their bodies were found no marks of violence were visible. A still more remarkable coincidence was tbat the same. Sullivan had always been seen somewhere in the vicinity of where the murdered men had been last observed. Could no clue be obtained by the much-vaunted police force of the colony by which Sullivan might be traced, if not to the actual committal of these barbarous man-slayings, at least to profitable complicity in the robberies effected? It is no secret that the shaDty occupied by him in the Korong district was the resoit of the worst, characters on^that side of the country, nor yet that some of thoso who called there were never again heard of alive. Is it impossible to sheet home to Sullivan one at any rate of these mysterious disappearances? The news papers of the period, taken in conjunction with the police records, should surely, in the hands of a skilful detective, be suffi cient to educe therefrom a prima facie case, if not something more. A re ward offered by the Government might prove a valuable supplement. Meantime it is questioned, the Influx of Criminals Act notwithstanding, whether Sullivan can legally be deported under surveillance more than thre3 miles seaward of the Victorian coast line, and it is more than doubtful whether the captain of any vessel trading to New Zealand ports would carry such a noxious freigh*-. No one certainly would if he thought his passengers had any ink ling as to the character of their shipmate. The same paper says that, after Sullivan had gone back to his cell from the City Police Court, he was visited by his attorney (Mr F. Stephen), and spoke very free'y concerning himself. Among other matters he averred that he had been offered £50 per week by a London Barnum for permission to exhibit him as the New Zealand murderer. He declined the offer, as he desired to return here to see his wife, and learn whether she had married again. Another of! his london experiences was ! looking at a wax model of himself in Madame Tussaud's exhibition —a - sight thnt he witnessed at Kreitmayer's in this city. He spoke with something approaching to bounae at his prospects both in England and Japan, and with sti'l greater bravado of his ability to enter Vic toria again whenever 'he pleases, but which, he says, he doss not wish to do, as he has' seen his wife and children.— The Ingleivood Advertiser says :—" One day last week an individual entered our office and stated that he wished to insert an advertise ment to challenge to fight Sullivan for £5, £10, or £20, when and where he liked, inti raatiDg the reason for his wishing to give Sullivan a thrashing was that he suspected him of quietly disposing of a mate of his while in New Zealand." —The Melbourne Daily Telegraph names several persons who were murdered, between Dunolly and Wed derburn in whose death there seemed not a shadow of a doubt Sullivan was concerned. The mode there seemed exactly similar to that practised on the West Coast, and the victims were also parties returning with gold from the diggings. Referring to the ■way the London detectives dogged him Sullivan said :—"When I landed I saw a man who looked at me suspiciously, as I thought, and followed me. I took a cut and went down to a coffee'shop in Mile-end-road, where I had tea, but when I came ont another man I did not know was wait ing outside and he, too, followed me. I went about London for a week. I went to the theatres, to the\music hills, and to places open only in the Bmall hours of the night, and wherever I went there was some one at my elbow. I went away into the country down to Shropshire, /to see some people I knew there, or who had known me when I was young, and there I found that I was followed. Then thinking to distract the attention of my trackers, I went back to London. On passing Scot land-yard I saw a man watching me intently. Keeping an eye on him, I crossed and passed within a few feet of him. He, however, took no notice of me, as far as I could see, bat a few minutes after I found that I was again followed. I travelled the city that night south, north, east, and west. I crossed London Bridge with its crowd; Waterloo Bridge, with its comparative soli tude ; but everywhere I went, the footfall of the man who was told off to watch me fell oh my ear. I don't want to tell you that I was frightened, because, to tell you the truth, I never was frightened in my life but once, and how that was I am not going to divulge, but somehow the pitpat of the feet I knew were echoing mine in those busy London streets nearly sent me mad."

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

EARLY FLOWERS OP THE YEAR,

John Sullivan, Alias Jolly John, was charged with being drunk last night, and fined 10s and costs. / .

Mary Robinson, an old woman, tottering on the edge of the grave, was fined 203 and costs ; this being her second offence.

OTHER PEOPLE'S BOOTS

Robert Harris was brought up on a charge of stsaling a pair of boots value 6s 9d, on New Year's Eve, the property of David Clarkson, of Queenrstreet.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Remandad till Monday. M {MUR.RA y's CLOSE OF THR YEAR. John McMurray was charged with violently assaulting Anne, his wife, on the last nieht of the year, 1874. Prisoner said he was to a certain extent guilty, but he did not intend to iniure his wife.

Mrs McMurray did not appear. Mr Broham said he understood this to be a very seriou3 case, according to the state ment of the wife when the warrant was obtained by her. She went in fear of her life. _He was not disposed to allow prisoner to escape, because his wife had not made her appearance in Court to-day. Men must not be allowed to beat their wives with im punity, and go unpunished. Why, he understood that the prisoner was continually drunk. The case must stand over until Moaday; but the prisoner might have bail xr he could get it.

,-. ■ '~•.■ '.'■'■>:,'■'■. "■■::■. *? .-i■ :■» "■•"--*" SHELTER FROMTHK KAUT, V. Maria Price and Tommy King were charged under the Vagrancy Act with being fasta on the premises of Mr. Matthew Carri^oF"^ Graham-Btreet, on the night of the;3lst of December. ~ > The female prisoner said sher merely went into the shed out of the rain. King avowed that he retired for the same purpose. Mr. Carr did not answer to the call. The case was remanded until Monday in order that Mr. Carr might be present. WHO OW>'S THE SADDLE? "• J William Stone, a venerable looking man, was again charged with larceny of a saddle, value £3. Mr Broham said that there was no doubt but tbat the saddle was stolen, but they had not been able to discover the owner. Pi isoner wished to address the Court. • His Worship : Well, what is it ? Prisoner i lam a man of unimpeachable character, and, and, and His Worship ; lam .glad to hear it. You are discharged, bat mind, if the owner of the saddle can be found, jou will be brought up, again". You may go. CAUGHT IN THK CHAIN". William Wilson, a musican, was brought up on a charge of larceny, as bailer of a gold watch and chain, the property of Thomas GemmiU, of Cambridge, Waikato, on the 15th December. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Thomas Gemmill deposed that he was a blacksmith, residing at Cambridge. He knew the prisoner, who was a pianist, and on the 14th December^ he was engaged to play the piano at a ball on the following evening at Hamilton. Prisoner came to witness, and requested the loan for one night only of his gold watch and albert chain, for the purpose of display. Me had known the prisoner for some time, and aa he said, with some shew of reason, that it' would not look well for a gentleman to preside at the pianoforte without a watch and gold chain, and as he promised faithfully to return the watch and chain, on his return from Cambridge by coach, on the 16th he lent them to prisoner who unfortunately forgot to return them* He gave £25 for the watch and chain. Ann Carnej, a domestic servant, employed at the Raglan Hotel, Papatoitoi, deposed that on the 19th December, prisoner came into the -hotel and said he had a watch which he would sell cheap, she did not know the value of the watch, and.gave him £2 for it. She sub sequently gave it to the constable. William Aehdown, storekeeper of Drury, deposed that prisoner called at his store on his way to Auckland, and said he was hard up. Being a stranger, witness would not give him credit. He then pulled out the gold chain and induced him to advance 10s upon it Constable Richard Gamble, stationed at Otahuhu, upon receiving information of the larceny, arrested prisoner on the 28th ult., in Otahuhu. He told him of the charge, when he replied that he would make a clean breast of it. He said he had sold the watch to Bumside's maid, and left the chain at the Drury store, where he found them according to prisoner's statement. The prisoner, who had nothing to aay, was: fully committed for trial. A CITY ARAB.

JohnM. Lyons, aged 13, who was found by || Detective Jeffrey wandering without a Vk" guardian, was committed for two'years to ; | the training ship, to be brought up in the Roman Catholic faith. This concluded the business. _ $

THE PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.

The . Prince of Wales Theatre, under its present present judicious management, is daily regaining its original position among the institutions of this city. The Irish drama, adapted by Boucicaulfc, and known everywhere by its euphonious title, which would have pleased Lover, or any other Hibsrn;an minstrel, was given last night, with apt- scenery and nice delineations. " Arrah-na-Pogue " is not new to Auckland playgoers, it was preseated;by the McGoWan Collier Company more than a year ago. and the pleasant recollection of its characters were sufficient to fill the theatre last night ■ with an enthusiastic audience. Miss May Howard, who had partly recovered from her sudden indisposition of the previous night, was excellent as the loving, faithful, Arrah Meelish, and the Irish Colleen was depicted with tenderness and fidelity. Miss Clara Stepheuson, as the beautiful Fanny, wair? pleasing and attractive. The les3 prominent '. characters-were presented by Miss Maggie Knight and Blanche, who gave an Irish dance which gratified. the audience im mensely. Mr Collier was very happy in '• Shaun, <Mr Aveling exhibited Michael in true colours, and Messrs Deering, Hollo way, i Saviile, and Poole contributed largely to the success of the drama. The play will be re peated this evening. .

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

DUNRDIK

(From our own Correspondent.)

This day.

Drowning at Taiera. . Mr Henry Sutherland was drowned while, bathing at Taeira on thje 29 th ult. Two other men working on the same farm, although they witnessed the occurence, were unable to save him. Salmon Ova from England. From a communication from the Provincial Home Agent to the Superintendent, it ~ appears that Mr Frank Buckland expects to ship during December or January 270,000 salmon ova, obtained in England and Scot laud for this province. Some difficulty is ex perienced in* getting a vessel laid on for the bluff for the purpose. The Invercargill Municipal Council have again drawn the attention of the present Colonial Government' to the understanding that every third ship should come direct to the Bluff, and state that non-compliance with the agreement in- : volved great injustice to the district. Want of Labour. There are great complaints on all hands of want of labour. . . Winton Races. ' At the Winton races the Town Plate, 40 soys., was won by Sir Tatton, Atlas a good ,' second, Patch third. Hurdle Race, 30 sovj, : • Sir Tatton, I; Don Pedro, 2. Winton • Handicap, 50 soys., with sweepstake, Stack pole, 1 ; Lyndon, 2. V'

TAURANGA.

(Per Press Telegram Agency;) This day. ; Gale at Tanranga. . It was blowing a fearful gale from tne north-east to-day; and all sports were post- The Southern Cross is weather-bound.

LYTTELTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) . , : , Yesterday- ; ; \ Shipping. , aX Arrived-Crusades, ship, from London, » days out. She brings 307 immigrants who were landed to-night. The barques W.Uia* Gifford.Jrom Auckland ; Mary -*nn Annison, from N^castle; and Natal Queen, from ~|-ti* l a rjp1 *T^rt^f Tl ■ ' " ,-.-*■'■-■■■ '*"■, "■ ' ■ .*.■■. Sailed—lsle of France, for Nawowtia y Craig Machie, for Bluff.

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