SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

Onio^ ? Ue> Sherl°<*- from Newcastle Onward, schooner, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

Tn«, - * -lona, as, for the Noith' l-uu, as. (Union bieain Shipping Co), Macfarlane v 'or the South Ot Xi da, ss, for Wanganui (from the Manukau)

*&~A special charge of one shilling is made for aonstgnecs' or shippers' names inserted in this column.

IMPORTS.

_ IM.Pu.RTS. P«r TJnign from X ewcastlo : 520 tons coal (Greta), —Stone Bros, agents

EXPORTS.

Per Taupo. for the South : 21 packages. 10 kegs powder, T. and S. Morrin. Per Taupo, for South : 1 package leather. Ireland Brothers.

Per Taupo, for South : 5 sacks grass seed, 10 kegs blasting powder, -100 bdls. fencing ■wire, 29pacages, 58 coils rope, 105 kits. &c., oysters, 60 pieces timber.—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents

Per Mary Melville, for Lyttelton :—35,000 feet timber, 45 cases beer, 11 pkgs sashes, 204 doors, 3 glass doors. —M. Niccol, agent. Per Bella Mary, for Hobart Town :10 casks limejuice, H. S. Meyers and Co. ; 1537 empty bags, Ireland Bros. ; 678 pieces timber, 5 bundles mouldings, 55 pieces skirt ing, 300 architraves. — Stone Bros., agents. Per Fawn for KusseJl:—3 drum 3 oil, 4 esses iron mongery, 6 cases kerosene, 4 tins paint, 3 camp ovens and covers, 2 i\ egs i ails, 2 cases ironmongery, 2 dozen brooms, 2 dozen spades, 1 cic-k ironmongery, 2 bdis buckets, 2coils wire. 1 box clothpegs, T. & S. Morrin. fe Shipped per St Kilda for WaLganui ; 10 bund'es roi>, 1 bar steel, 1 packare, 1 bar iron, 1 timber jack, T and S Morrin

The cutter Lee has cleared for Russell with a general cargo. The ketch Fanny Kelly is to sail at once for Wangaroa. She has two tons of flour, half-a ton of sugar, and a quantity of stores on board. She cleared out to-day. The barqne Bella Mary cleared for Hobart Town this morning with a cargo as per exports. Passengers : Messrs. H. D. D. Spanrjing, Manning, Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Mr. Moore. . . The schooner Euby arrived at Grahams town to-day from Mercury Bay with a cargo of timber, gum, &c. According to a telegram received by the A.S.P. Company, dated Sydney, 13th inst., the s.s. Llewelljn had been docked since her arrival from Brisbane, and approved by Capt. Holmes. She had commenced loading, and was to leave about Friday, the 16fch. She may therefore be expected about Thursday next. The cutter Fawn has cleared for Pmssell with 3000 ft. timber, 2000 shingles, and a quantity of stores. The schooner Mary Melville cleared to-day for Lyttelton with a cargo of timber and sun daies. She is to sail the first favorable wind.

The brig Syren cleared to-rhiy for Adelaide, via Tairua, with, a cargo of 100,000 feet tim ber, to be shipped at the latter port. The Syren is to sail to-night. The new cutter Gipsy cleared in ballast to-day for the Great Barrier. The schooner Ocean from Mercury Bay "brings 24,500 feet timber and 16 empty kegs. The cutter Trade Wind from Mercury Bay brings 14,000 feet timber. '

We announced yesterday that the brig Syren had entered out for Taranaki. This w;n a misprint for Xairua. The s s lona left yesterday evening fr.r Russell and tha Jforth. She took several passengers, and a fair quantity of cargo. The new schooner Agnes Do-aMhas come ovsr

from the North Shore to load for her first trip. Sh s announced to depart for Poverty Bay and the Coast on Thursday.

The barque Jessica sailed on the 2nd June from New York for Dunedia and Auckland, with a cargo oi Yankee notions. The schooner Coronet was re-launched this morn ing at high-water, and taken round into the berth astern of the Forfarshire. Mie will immediately be rigged and made ready for sea. • The barque Union. Captain Sherlock, arrived In harbour this morning, after tho quickest passage of the seasorifroin Newcastle. The captain report' having t made the run frcm land to land in five days and a half, £he left on the 12th instant, at 5p m. "Had N."EI winds for 48 hdnr3 after leaving ; since that, Steady N winds till becalmed off Tiri at 2 am this morning. Made the Three Kings o a Sunday, aft t noon at 2 o'clock, and rounded North Cape at 11 am same evening. H'.d thick rainy weather down the Coast. The T7nion brings a cargo of Gr<;t% coal The sff feupo left Onehunga at noon to-day for the South.-' : We are indebted to the agents, Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane. for the following list of her passengers :~- Saloon : Messrs R H Stephenson, J Mills, Wm-Berry, Thorn a* Clare, if A Quynne.A Hmst, Ogilvy, E Idey, F C Walker, Smythe, Mendel - shon, Colonel Harington, Mi'S Annie Laurence, Mi?s Home, Mifs-Gossett, Miss McLean, Mr snd Mrs Gore, Mr and Mrs Greenslave, Mrs Woodward and Son,

Mr and Mrs McDonald, and two children,, soven in tb.est(O-a?e, and Constable Allen, and four deserters from HMs Dido. '-'■ '■

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING.

The barque Stag was loading 500 tons of coal for Auckland when the Union left. .., •r,

Tha barque Cabarfeidh, which left here on the 24th ultimo, arrived at Newcastle on the 10th instant. • The barque'ltaly, which, left Auckland on the Bth. ultimo, had' . arrived in' Newcastle by the 10th inst The ss Llewellyn ai rived at Sydney, from Brisbane, on the 10th instant, * She may be expected here in a dayf' '.' '.;. ',-''''.,- '..' '" '- .' V • .. • The barque Mary"Ann Anhison arrived at Newcastle on the 11th instant from, this port, which she left on the 20th ult '■'■-- -"• '

The ship Baron Aberdare, Captain Edmonds, left Newcastle for San Francisco on the 10th instant with 2200 tons of'coal. '■•-" * •' ": :'•-■ :

The barque Vivid, which was expected hare from Circular Bead, arrived at Newcastle from Sydney on the 11th instant, so that it would appear that inten tions have been altered with regard i o her.

The barque Lady Bowen, which will be recollected as having' put in here for. repairs on her. voyage from Sydney to London about two years ago. seems to have been in trouble again. She wis from January to May making the run from Lonrion to the Cape, and on her arrival had to bedecked for repairs "'; ". . . Some anxiety was lately felt in Newcastle for the safety of the barque Norhsm Castle, well known, in Auckland waters. She left Sydney for Newcast'e on the 28th June, in tow of the tug Mystery and in con sequence of tho gale the Mystery had to let her go off Broken Bay. The barque, which was short-handed, was beaten off the land, and only made Newcastle on the 10th instant, when she was towed in uninjured. ■:

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows . — For Thames, t j-morrow at 5.30 p. m: For Coromandel, on Friday next at 11.SO am For Russell, per Leo, on Wednesday at 2 p m, For Y/aipu, per Sunbeam, to-morrow at 4 p m For Napier and Gisborne, per Star of the South, on

Thursday next at 11 a.m. For Waiwera and Warkwoith, per Lacy Bowen, on

TLur3<3ay next at 9 am For Wbitiauga, Tairua, OpotlM, and Napier via Tauranga, per Rowena, on Friday next at 3 p m Mails for Australian Colonies, India, China, Mediter ranean Ports, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, and via Brindisi, per Phoebe, on Saturday, "4th instant S. B. HISS. Chief Postmaster.

Eminent Clergymen, Distinguished Physicians, Celebrated Chemists, concur in verifying -what the public long since discovered to bo true; namely that as a remedy for general prostration, local weakness or irregularity, chronic despondency, and as a defence against complaints which proceed from inactivity or weakness of the digestive, urinary or excretory organs, the restorative upon which most reliance can be placed, is Udolpho Wolfe's Schie dam Ahomatio Schnapps.

MARRIAGE.

CTJLP4N—SOMERVELL.-On the 17th instant, at the residence of the bride's father. Albert-street, by the Rev. D. Bruce, William Culpan, jtm.. to Helen McFarlane, second daughter of Hcndry Somervell, Esq., both of Auckland.

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

TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1875.

For the cause that lucks assistance, Kor the *rong that utieda rwi^xsia, *Eor the fxture in the distance, Aati tis mod that we c&s da.

In view of the approaching general elections, the present session of Parliament should not be allowed to pass without making some amendment to the system of Maori voting for the return of European members. At present the settlers in several important electorates are practically disfranchised by the overpowering block vote of natives, whose names have mostly been put on tho roll by electioneering agents ; and we believe it will be found when the new rolls are issued that the evil has been very largely increased in several important districts. The way Maoris exercise their votes is notorious. It is im possible to conceive of more open bribery and corruption than that practiced ab every election where the native vote is sufficiently important to justify large outlay. At the la3t contested Superintendency election, tobacco, flour, and other stores were spread out in front of the polling booth at Heleusville by the rivaleleetioneering agents, and bids in money were freely made and ac acepted for votes. At Tauranga the corrup tion i 3 no less barefaced, and the natives are sufficiently alive to the market value of their privileges to hold out for the highest price, duch a system is no less, demoralising to the natives than it is unjust to the settler and injurious to the status and character of the legislature of the colony. In dealing with it there seems to be' only one effectual and equi table remedy : the creation of a Maori fran chise, to be exercised in the election of native members only ; and the abolition of the na. tive right to vote for the return of European representatives. If necessary, the Maori mem bers might be increased by two, although this step will be adopted' with extreme reluctance by members of the Assembly who have witnessed the manipulation of votes on every important division. We do not regard the past experience of Maori representation in the Assembly as a fair tent of what it might become by the creation of wide Maori electoral districts and a popular native franchise, under which the natives would feel that they had something more than the shadow of representation by men of their own race, entering into their sympathies and feelings, and understanding their wants. The present natiye members are practically the nominees of the Native Minister, and the Maoris, knowing this, take very little in terest-: in their doings. Natives, with all thoir virgin simplicity, are not apt to mistake tbie shadow for the sub stance and they have a much more lively appreciation of the pakeha candidate's bread and tobacco than of Wi Katene's speeches. We think agitation in a matter like this should come from the districts which, have groaned beneath the burden and are best acquainted with its magnitude j we trust, therefore that steps will be taken at once to address the House by petition on the subject.

A KEBKEB interest is felt in Auckland in the proceedings of parliament this session than for many years past, and we have made such arrangements for reporting it as will, we believe,, give general satisfaction. In addi tion to continued participation in the news collected by the Press Agency and by our Wellington "own correspondent," Mr G. M. Reed is now in Wellington for the purpose of acting as special correspondent during the session and supervising the collection and transmission of parliamentary news to the Star. ;We have also arranged that our ample news-telegrams shall be supple mented by leading articles written in : Wellington, where the whole . facts and state of feeling are fully understood. These articles, no less than the telegrams, will reflect the progress of events at tha seat of legislatorial labour and turmoil, and they will be forwarded by telegraph, so as to ap pear while the subjects are warm and still under discussion of the House. It is need less to say, that such measures will be attended with very heavy and net directly reproductive outlay, but we shall be satisfied if they are .(effective, as we have no doubt they will be/in maintaining for the Stab the pre-eminence in the colony for newspaper

enterprise which has been accorded it, not merely by the public verdict in Auckland, but by an impartial contemporary, the Neio Zealand Times.

We learn that Mr Inspector Broham ha1? instituted an investigation into the action of Constable Axam, in using his baton, and finding his conduct not justifiable by the circumstances has punished and cautioned him. It is only just to the police to say that they are few in number and have to contend against widespread rowdyism in the city just now so that it is ino3fc impor tant that they should be supported in dis charging their duty.

For some time past strange noises have been heard proceeding from an old unin habited building in Chancery Lane, once familiarly known as fche " Lion and Lamb," and the dwellers in the immediate .locality have been considerably alarmed night after night, as they listened -with breathless attention. It wad even suggested by one person of sturdy proportion, known as " Peter," that it was a ghost, but then, as another intimated, ghosts make no noise, and noises were heard like to the cry of a child and the whistle of a mouth organ. As these noises continued, it wafl thought de sirable to get into the place and catch the ghost, if possible, when a bystander remarked that; ghosts were not tangible, bat simply moonlight creations on dead walls. It was further suggested.that the police should be informed of the circumstance and perhaps Constable Mulville might collar the spirit of the night and drag him forth into the presence of,justice. The police, however, treated the matter very lightly and did not care to move, as there were several inebriates at hand. One of the women, braver than the rest, forced open the side door, and rushed in head fore moat, but could detect no ghoat. Others followed, and after a close search the ghost was discovered and the death-blow ejiven to the ghostly superstition of Chancery Lane. On opening an old dilapidated cupboard, out rushed a half-starved black cat into the open air, and beneath the broken stair was discovered the remains of several gaspipes upon which Pluto might have played to Proserpine as the night winds blew. The mystery therefore was cleared up ; the cat and the pipes had been the innocent cause of the hideous noises, and the denizens of the Lane slept last night calmly in the slumbrous arms of Morpheus.

The Annual Moveable Committee of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, was in session when the last mail left London. A resolution was passed after great discussion to the effect, that from and after the Ist January, 1877, any member getting married must obtain a medical certificate from the Lodge Surgeon that hia wife is in sound health. Any member not obtaining such certificate will not be entitled to the funeral money in the event of his wife's death.

The body of a young girl was fouad last week in an oven in the house at Bagneres, where she was a sesvant. It was at first believed that a murder had been committed, but from the post mortem examination and a strict judicial investigation which took place, it appeared that she was a victim of an ex traordinary religious hallucination. She had been worked to such a state of fanaticism by the recital of the lsgend of Saint Colombo, who was said to have thrown herself into au oven, and by that means had her soul trans formed into a dove, which was placed on the spire of a church in Rome, that the unfortunate girl resolved to imitate the act. She appears to have risen in the middle of the night, and having lit an immense fire in the oven, thrown herself into it, and she was, of course, soon burned to death. Several days before her immolation she had distri buted her clothes among her friends, saying •she was going to enter a convent and had no further need of finery.

, The pollution of rivers in England by the manufactories along their banks has become a serious master. Chemical works and dye houses are the worst poisoners of the water. A man who fell into the river at Bradford died from swallowing some of the liquid. The Clyde is described as emitting malarious effluvia, the Mersey as almost unbearable in its stench, and the Bourne as thick and yellow. The few fish that live in these streams are unfit for food. English sanitarians are trying to devise some plan for rendering sewage and refuse innocuous. We learn that it was Mr John May, not his brother Joseph, who was so severely gored by a bull on Saturday. His brother Joseph came to the rescue. Both young gentlemen are sons of Mr Joseph May, M.H.R., who .imported the bull. The monthly inspection parade of the Victoria Company and Auckland Scottish Volunteers will take place this evening in the Drill-shed, at half-past seven o'clock—, the former under the command of Captain Derrom, and the latter of Captain Mowbray. The One-Tree Hill district ratepayers held their, annual meeting yesterday at the Junc tion Hotel, Mr Bilkey in the chair. The balance-sheeh shewed the receipts to have been £309 6s lOcl. Mr T. A. Brown moved, and Mr Downey seconded, "That the rate for the year be one half-penny in the £," — Mr Ferguson moved, and Mr Wall seconded, "That the rate be one penny in the £." — The original motion was carried.—The follow ing gentlemen were elected trustees : Messrs Mayj Brown, Wall, Downey, and Hare. Messrs Bilkey and Marks were elected audi tors. Messrs George May and Thomas Ferguson i*ere elected fence-viewers.'--This closed the business. • We have received a letter from Mr James Donaldson under the heading, " Down with Popery," in reply to a letter on the Orange Society, which appeared on Saturday last, but it is not desirable to continue the con troversy. We shall therefore exact payment as advertisements, for all further contribu tions on the siibject. The Roman correspondent of the Journal de JBruxelles writes that in the course of a conversation which he had a few days' ago at the Vatican with one of the Pope's medical adviser's, that gentleman said to him : "Undoubtedly he is 84 years of age, and his deportment, walk, and features announce old age. But his sight, hearing, memory, intellect, vivacity- of repartee, are those of a man in fall vigour. His health is good, and resists incessant work, misfortunes, and vicissitudes -which would bring down an ordinary constitution- He is, in fact, in perfect health, has no infirmities, and may still live for many years. I muat also declare that he submits himself wil lingly to our prescriptions, which he did not formerly. Last week he was bled, as he always is at the changes of the seasons. His medical advisers follow the old practice, and he has not had to complain of it." The Eden Terrace ratepayers held their annual meeting last evening at the Eden Vine Hotel, Mr James Kead in the chair. Mr Smith proposed and Mr C. Spragg seconded, " That the rate be one penny in the £ on the value to sell." An amendment was pro posed by Mr Boucher and seconded by Mr Wrigley, " That the rate be one halfpenny in the £," which was carried by a majority. Messrs Watson, Wrigley, E. Spragg, J. Reid, and James Stokes were elected trustees. Messrs Heighway and Suiter auditors, and Messrs William White and James Poulter, fence-viewers. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded, the meeting. A writer in the London Lancet says that a great deal of hacking and hemming and coughing in invalids is purely nervous or the result of mere habit, ris is shown by the ; frequency with which it occurs while the >atient is thinking about it, and its compara tive rarity when he is so much engaged that there is no time to think, or when the atten tion is impelled in another direction,

A petition to the General Assembly is in course of circulation praying that hotels may be opened "by law on Sundays from one to three o'clock in the afternoon and from seven to ten at night.

The water of the springs at Waiwera which bas been proved to possess remarkable cura tive proi>erties, has been subjected to analysisat the Provincial Laboratory with the following result:—" Provincial Laboratory, Auckland, July 19, 1875.—Sir, —The follow ing is my report on the water forwarded by you from the Waiwerawera Hot Springs : — The water is perfectly clear and colour less, is without odour, but has a decidedly saline taste. Analysis : Chloride of sodium (grains per gallon), 123.82 ; do calcium, 7*10; do. magnesium, 1.36 ; caibo nate of calcium, 1 60 ; do. magnesium, .22 j do iron, phosphates, .43 ; silica, 1.61. Total saline matter, 135.94.—(Signed) James M. Tunney, Provincial Analyst.—lt. Graham, Esq."

The Auckland Battery and Band will meet this evening in the new Drill-shed, under command of Captain Burnsj for their usual inspection, after which the members will proceed to the election of a lieutenant in the place of Lieutenant Mclntyre, who has given in his resignation.

The members of Number 3 Company Auck land Rifle Volunteers are informed that the monthly Inspection Parade vrill be held at the new Drill-shed, on Thursday evening next, at half-past seven o'clock, in undress uniforms and without arms or accoutrements.

What has come over our contemporary the Cross ? Somebody has been napping. In today's issue appears half a columii of the Union Bench Goldmining Company's report, presented, it is stated, at the annual meeting held at Corornandel on Jane 30. If our con temporary will turn up his issue of twenty days back, he will find the full report of the meeting held; not at Co?omandel, bub in the Insurance Buildings, Auckland.

There were some sports consisting of horse-racing and foot-racing held in Mr Bilk ing's large paddock at Onehunga yesterday. They cannot be said to have been a success^ as the weather waa execrable, and as a con sequence everything was Hat stale and un profitable. About eighty persons were pre sent, whose general opinion was that they were sorry they'd come. The following are the -results of tae various contests : —Pony Race :Mr Moore's Jenny, Ist; two others started. 100 yards Foot Race : Donovan, Ist j two other competitors. Ssttlers' Race : Mr Moore's Jennj, Ist. Three starters. One mile Foot Race : Donovan Ist; three others nowhere. Hurdle Bace jMr Hen wood's chestnut mare, Ist; three others ran.

A new service of sacred song, by the school choir, will be given this evening, with read ings, by the Rev. G. H. Turner, in the United Methodist Free Church, corner of Pitt and Vincent-streets, at half-past seven o'clock.

At the monthly inspection parades of Victoria, Hobson, and Scotch Volunteer Companies this evening, marksmen for the past volunteer year, will be presented by Major Gordon with the muskets and stars for good shooting.

A meeting of the Orange Soiree Committee will be held in the Protestant Hall, Newton, thia evening, at half-past seven, when every member is requested to return the tickets not sold.

The " Flying Dutchman " was the title of the piece produced last evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre, but which bore no resem blance to the 'story of Marryafc; in point of dramatic merit it was a complete failure. The character of Van der Decker was well played by M;ss Rosalie Duvalli, and so was Leslelle by Miss Heloise. Lucy was also cleverly portrayed by Miss Maggie Knight; the other characters, with the exception of Pepper-coat, c 7o not call for special remark The scenery was good and the phantom ship across the troubled waters fairly repre sented, but we must protest against the introduction of expressions of a highly offensive character. The continued allusions to his satanic majesty, and the brimstone element, were unnecessary,and together with the constant "gag" might well and profit ably be dispensed with. We are glad to notice that "Black-eyed Susan" will be substituted to-night with "Corsicau Brothers," co that the public may expect something of a better character than the " Flying Dutchman" for their money. Mr. Collier apologised for the scenic effects on account of the scenic artist being employed night and day on the produc tion of a pantomime for Thursday next. To the Editor : Sir, —Will you be kind enough to correct an error in the report of the football match—Parnell v. Ponsonby— which appeared in your yesterday's issue ? At the opening of the match Ponsonby was represented by eleven players, not fifteen as stated; and as the stragglers of each side joined in as they arrived on the ground, the the numbers were pretty evenly matched throughout. It was not till within the last half-hour of the match that Ponsonby had their full complement; and as Parneil also had their full complement, Ponsonby did not enjoy the advantage that the report says they did.—l am, Ac, F. A. Jones, secretary Ponsonby Football Club. — [Our reporter maintains the accuracy of his report, and is prepared to verify it by the testimony of several witnesses, including himself, who counted the numbers.—Ed. E S ] On the principle of giving the other side, we publish the following relative to the assault by a constable :—Sir,— As a lover of law and order, allow me to say a word on the police case against Thomas Cleary as reported in the SeraU of to-day. It does not appear that the use of obscene language was deniedl nor was the charge of striking the constable rebutted ; but the friends of the accused denied his having been drunk— to my mind this makes the case of the prisoner so much the worse, —aa he could not plead drunkenness as an excuse for his foul language and violent conduct. But sir, there are too many who seem to think that a policeman is a fair mark for rough usuage, and will quietly stand by in mobs of 20 or 50 like a lot of cowards, while one or two drunken vagabonds are doing their best to cripple for life a public servant, whose task is at all times a difficult one. lam no advocate for the indiscrimi nate use of the truncheon, but, considering that policemen are flesh and blood like our selves, I am often astonished at their forbear ance.—Yours, etc., Fair Play. An instance of a woman's deep seated affection for a worthless husband was witnessed this morning in the vicinity of the Police Court, which almost moved the con stable, to whom the pathetic appeal was made, to tears of sympathy. The poor woman was decently clad, and bore the character of a hard-working woman, and the burden of her tearful story was, "lVelost my Willie;" Her story which we give as nearly as possible in her own words were these : "My dear Willie, he was too fond of drink, and when the drink was in his noddle he was very stupid ; but when his noddle was clear he was as good a fellow as ever lived and would work like an ' hoss.' I tell ye, Con stable Williams, when I first met Willie in the Shetland Isles, he was as smart a young man as yourcelf, now ; but the drink, it is all owing to the drink, otherwise we should have had never an angry word. Willie has been on the drink, for a fortnight, and spent everything he had in drink, even to the shirt on his back, and on Saturday last because I would not give him a pound out of my hard earnings, he said he would run away and off he went and I have not seen him since. Oh, Willie ! Willie ! I drove thee away from home, and perhaps now thy body ia lying at the bottom of the Waitemata or rolling out to sea. I would give five pounds if I could only see him once more and feel his living body in my arms." Here the poor creature sobbed passionately and began to quote several scripture' texts, while the constable tried in vain to soothe her by promising to make every enquiry after her l| lost Willie."

We regret to learn that Mr "Willian Stone, son of Mr C. J. Stone, is lyiDg- dangerously ill with typhoid fever.

News by the San Francisco Mail

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(From our London Correspondent.)

June 2. THE LOSS OP THE SCHILLER. — MA TURED ACCOUNT OF THE DISAS TER.

The past has been a busy month for news paper men, what with wrecks, strikes, acci dents of all kinds, and crime, we have all, been as busy as bees. The loss of the Schiller on the Retarier Reef, off the Scilly Islands has been the leading event, and in conse quencee of your mails having been on board of .her, the affair presents to you unusual interest. A great proportion, at least half, of the mails have been lost, but I have been amongst the fortunates who received several Auckland letters and papers. Blurred they were and not very legible, but still readable, and having a double interest in consequence of the broken condition in which the news came to hand. The wreck took place on Friday night, May the seventh, about ten o'clock. As you are doubtles3 aware, these large ocean liners usually make such a good landfall that they have no fear of any mishap in anything like tolerable weather, and no doubt the master of the Schiller, who was an Englishman naturalised ■in Germany, felt so sure of his position that, notwithstanding the fog, he did not think it necessary to take a cast of the lead. Indeed, the circumstances of the loss of his vessel point to the fact of the feeling of certainty haviug pervaded the captain's mind : for to strike the reefs where the wreck took place the vessel's head must have been brought round to the northward of her previous course, which proves that her commander imagined himself past these dangers ; so he would have been had he kept his former course for a quarter of an hour longer. As soon as she grounded, she fired a gun, but unhappily many vessels do this merely as a signal of having passed the telegraph station, so that no notice was taken of it, further than that the signalman telegraphed to Lloyd's that_ the Schiller had passed. Passed she certainly had—but to utter destruction. AFTER THE VESSEL STRUCK. No sooner was the doomed vessel jammed hard and fast than the heavy western swell which waa running began to make a clear breach over her. You may imagine perhaps*, though no words could adequately describe the scene on those decks, where 355 people were doing their utmost to escape from an almost certain fate. The passengers behaved as a rule heroically. They were nearly all of a good class and the sterling metal proved true as usual. A great proportion of the crew broke into the spirit room and made themselves insensible. Only two boata managed to get clear of the wreck, and these contained the second and fourth officers and twenty-five passengers and crew, including one lady. The boats reached Tresco. in the Scilly Islands the next morn ing. The chief officer and six men were picked up floating On bits of wreck during the night by a fishing boat from St. Agnes, and nine more were rescued after daybreak from various floating timbers and spars. Three hundred and twelve people perished, many of them miserably and after hours of exposure. The women were nearly all carried down bodily in the iron saloon in which they had taken refuge. Imagine the horror of the brave fishermen of Scilly when daylight revealed what had taken place, for if they could only have known what was i*oing on only some half mile from their firesides, they could have easily saved the bulk of the lives ; but that fatal practice of gun signalling proved the death of hun dreds of uufortunates in this instance. £00,000 in dollars went down with the vessel and all the mails. About half of the latter floated and were picked up by boats, and it is likely that during fine weather the divers will be able to recover the money. Nearly all the passengers were ■ Germans, and the distress in Hamburgh baa been most intense. This fearful wreck rivals the Oospafcrick affair in magnitude and to us appears even more dreadful, as occurring in such close proximity to our shores. BEHAVIOUR OF THE CORNISH PEOPLE. The Cornish people for years possessed an unenviable notoriety as wreckers, but their humane conduct during the last three weeks has not only quite cleared them of any sus picions of such a kind but has gained them a fair fame for all posterity. Large numbers of bodies were picked up by them at sea and among the rocks, and in no instance was any article of jewellery or money missing, al though most of the passengers had a good deal of both about their persons. THE BODY OF A BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN LADY. Amongst those who perished was Miss Dymock, an American doctoress of great note, who was coming to Europe on a holi day. She was a very handsome young weman, and when found looked exactly as if asleep. Her body was embalmed, in order to be sent back to her friends in America, and several English ladies visited. Scilly and the remains in order to do honour to her memory. •All-the rescued ones agree that Captain Thomas died nobly, making every effort to save life, and even using his revolver to pre vent the men crowding the boats. OUR CORRESPONDENT INTERVIEWS A SURVIVOR. One dreadful incident has been described ■to me by a survivor. He was passing the door of the saloon on his way aft, when he was accosted by one of the passengers, a stout blustering sort of creature, who always, seemed to be very wealthy and wore many rings, etc. "O ! for God's sake save me," he said, "I'll give you fifty thousand pounds if you'll save me." My informant replied by asking him where his wife and children were ? " Oh, never mind them ; save me; I'll give you anything you like to name." However, I believe such, an instance to have been unique, and in the case* of the women I believe they exhibited an extraordinary amount of stoical firmness. The fog which had prevailed during the early part of the night and prevented the Schiller sighting the Bishop's Light, lifted about an hour after she struck, but all the powder, rockets, and blue lights were then wet, and there was no means of attracting attention. A thrill of horror ran through England on Saturday evening when the papers appeared with the news of what had occurred. The ontcoms of it all ig that pro bably a steam fog-horn will be placed at all places oo the coast where it is possible such a tragedy could be repeated.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before W. C. Daldy and John, Cosgrave, Esquires, Justices) HUMAN IMBECILITY. John Leonard, alias "Little Johnny," who was only just out of prison was fined 10s for being drunk the second time within two days. John Hall, Henry Kelly, and John McConnell, for the same offence was fintd 5a aod costs, or the usual alternative. WANDERING COWS. James Conley, boatman and cow-keeper, appeared in answer to a summons, charging him with a breach of by-law Ko. 1, with allowing his two cows, "Fanny" and "Jane" to be at large in Mechanics' Bay on the 3rd instant. Mr Conley pleaded guilty, and wag fined 5s and costs. . CONSTABLE AXAM'S CHIMNEY. James 'Axam, of the Auckland Constab ulary, was summoned for allowing the chim ney of his abode to catch lire on the 13th. Mr Axam pleaded guilty, he had only

removed into the house five weeks ago, and was not aware that the chimney was foul, his landlord had assured him that it was perfectly clean. ' • _ The Bench, considering that Mr Axamhad been deceived by his landlord, took a lenient view of the case, and imposed the nominal fine of Is and costs.

This was all the business,

Latest Australian News.

(Per Barque • Uwion,' fkom Newcastle.)

SYDNEY.

July 12.

Captain Pockley ai rived to-day'from the wreck of the Susannah Cuthbert. He re ports that the vessel is lying within fifty feet from the shore. The main and rnizen masts are gone ; also, the funnel and donkey engine. The decks have given way, and the sea is breaking clean through the port side. The vessel is a hopeless wreck, and fast breaking up. Sim, miller, has placed his estate in the Insolvent Court.

A charge against Zions, tailor, George street, was held to-day at the Police Court for an indecent assault upon Elizabeth Pick ford, defendant's domestic servant.

MELBOURNE.

The Rev. Cuthbert Featherstonhaugh has abandoned his intension of starting a Bash man's Ciub in Melbourne on account of the insufficiency of shares subscribed.—lt is stated that the Government will refuse aid to all the sectarian orphanages after the 30fch of September next.—The Supreme C'ourb quashed the appeal in the Bourke-street betting-house cases. — Pieuro is stated to broken out amongst thej cows, rendering the milk impure.— A handsome testimonial has been presented to Captain Calder, of the steamer Omeo, for the skill and courage he displayed during the Jate severe gale on hi 3 passage from .New Zealand.—All recent foreign arrivals had very severe weather.—An illicit still, in full working order, was discovered by the police at .Richmond.—Maize is quoted at 4s 9d.

ADELAIDE.

The Assembly passed a Supply Bill for £200,000; the estimates were laid on the table; the total expenditure. will be £920,588 being £50,000 for the last year. It has been decided to celebrate the O'Con nell centenary. —Wheat firm, but unchanged.

STRANDING OF THE S S. SUSANNAH CUTHBERT.

This steamer left Catherine Hill Bay, with a full cargo of coal, on the Gth instant, bound for Sydney. The night tvas very dark, and the atmosphere hazy. About five o'clock, •on Wednesday morning, the steamer struck on the oute- edge of LoDg Lleef—the vesael's proximity to land not apparent, nor expected from the course steered. After touching the rocks, her machinery became disabled, and she was drifted ashore by the sea until she settled off Jenkin's Point, in about seven ft. of water. In a short time the decks began to open amidships, and fearing a total break up, the crew landed after daylight, some coming to Sydney, via Manly Beach, and a portion remaining close to the wreck, to save any thing that might come ashore. The captain, before abandoning the ship, again went on board, and found that an iron scraper had been left in close proximity to the compass which would account for .the deviation. The steamer is insured in the Pacific office for £5000, of which £4000 is reinsured.— Herald. EXTRAORDINARY 7" ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. On July lla woman named Mrs Chambers, residing at Wickham, attempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat with a. large carving knife. The unfortunate woman had been but a few days confined, aud the doctor had given her permission to lea ye her bedroom. Her mother and sister were with her in the house, and ehortiy before the occurrence, she went upstairs ; her mother hearing a noise, a3 if somebody bad fallen on the floor, went up to see what was the cause, and found her daughter had cut her throat. Dr. Dawdnay was at once sent for, and was quickly in attendance and prescribed the necessary remedies, but it is much feared the deed will prove fatal. The unfortunate creature's husband is an inmate of the Lunatic Asylum in Sydney. He went mad from excitement during the last election for the County of Northumberland, bat had been previously an inmate of a lunatic asylum. STRANDING OF THE RESULT. The representatives of the insurance com panies interested in the wrecked ship, Re sult (late Polar Star), returned last evening from Port Stephens, and report that they found the vessel aground in twelve feet of water at half ebb on the bank abreaat of the Sandspit, above Nelson Head, ship heading to the eastward. The vessel was lying on an even bottom of sand, with a slight list to port ; sails bent, everything aloft apparently in Bea-going order, with both anchors let go under foot, and hatches bat tened down, no attempt having been made to lighten the vessel. She appears to have been allowed to harden up on to the bank. Having lighted the fire in the donkey engine, they found that after half-an-hour's pumping they had reduced the water in the well at least three inches. The vessel appears to be but little strained, and arrangements have been entered into with a firm in Newcastle to proceed to Port Stephens with a party of men and the necessary appliances to lighten and float the vessel. This undertaking bids fair to be a comparatively easy task should the weather continue fine.— Sydney M.S. July 8. .'■. ' A BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS. The schooner Kate Moynahan was towed into Newcastle harbour by the s.s. Western in a disabled condition on the 10th inst. It would seem from the account given of his disaster by Captain McColl, and reported in the Newcastle Pilot of the 12th ii 8 '•, that the weather oh the Australian coast has been every bit as bad as that we have experienced in Auckland. The Kate Moynahan left Newcastle on the 25th ultimo 'for Grey mouth with a cargo of coal. On the 27th a strong S.S.B. gale set in, in which the vessel headreached under mainstaysail and forestaysail. On Monday morning the force of the wind increased to a hurri cane ; the staysails were cut to ribbons, and the ship made very heavy weather seas continually breaking on board. At 6 a.m., a sea washed over her carrying away the galley, water-casks, part of the bulwarks, and starting the buttons of the main-hatch. In endeavouring to secure the hatch, the chief officer and one of the crew got severely hurt and have had to iie up since. On Tuesday a fierce squall laid the schooner completely on her beam cuds, and the fore topmast had to be cut away to right her. On Thursday, during a lull, the hatches were opened and some of the cargo jettisoned to lighten the ship. On Friday, owing, to the vessel being unmanageable, she broached to in the heavy sea, and her rudder was carried away. The vessel* had to keep head-reaching, under fore-and aft canvass, in consequence all night. On Saturday, the 3rd, spoke the barque India. On the sth, made out Smoky Cape, distant about 12 miles. On Thursday, the Bth, spoke the brigantine Isabella, 45 days out fi'om Daintree, and exchanged provisions for half a cask of water. At 8 a.m., on the lOfeh, when the vessel was setting bodily on a lee shore, the steamer Western, hove in s<ight, and, having signalled, she came to the assis« tance^ of the Kate Moynahan, and towed her into Newcastle harbour, where she ar rived at noon the same day. The crew were very much exhausted.

STATE OF THE VOLUNTEER, FORCE.

The field officers of the Volunteers) have adopted the report of the sub-committee that that force, as at present constituted, is totally inefficient against foreign aggression there are no sufficient means of checking in subordination, and the present system of promotion is based on wrong principles ; and concurs in the recommendation of the Com mandant, that land forces should be com posed of s, body of men raised on the princi ples of a militia. SINGULAR DROWNING OF A BOY. A man and a boy were drowned in a quarry water hole lately at Brunswick under peculiar circumstances. The boy ran into the water up to his arm pits to escape a beating, and a man followed to bring the boy out, when both disappeared under the water, and were not seen again. One body has been recovered.

THE S.S. HERO.

Messrs. Cruickshajstk and Co. have to-day received a telegram, stating that the s.s.. Hero was to leave Melbourne on the. 23rd" instant, and so may be expected here on the 2nd proximo. She is to leave again for Sydney on the sfch proximo. . *"'*'■

MERCER.

(from otto own cobrespondent.)

Monday evening. The indefatigable manager of the Waikato Steam Navigation Company is making the most of time in trying to raise the stern wheel steamboat Kangiriri. To-day a party visited the sunken boat with the intention of determining the best mode of raising her. A diver was in attendance, who descended and examined the hull, «nd_ pronounced the damage to be small • the hole caused by foul ing with the snag ia not sufficiently large to put one's hand through. The knowing ones are unanimous in saying she ought not to have been allowed to sink. The port sideof the Eaugiriri is resting on a snag about 14 feet from her bows, and from this point right aft there is no support. The starboard bilge is resting on the bank of. the channel, which is very steep, for about one-third of her length to the bow.s and stern without sup port. Her position is very precarious, and should the river fall much^—which at present there is no likelihood of its doing—the extra strain the Rarjgiriri would necessarily have to bear would be very detrimental to her safety. There have been several ways suggested for raising her by different engi neers. Some are in favour of the simple old method of sinking large barges by her side, make fast, and pump the water out of them. Others are of opinion the best way will be to drive piles on either side, fix transverse beams, and lift with screws ; but the plan that seems to command most attention is to plug and bail. The task of raising her is en trusted to the Company's carpenter, Mr. Nicol, who is likely not to fail to give perfect satisfaction in this important work, having been well trained in the art of raising snag ged barge 3.

The first consignment of 90 sacks coal wa3 carried over the Auckland and Mercer Rail way on Saturday • the Railway agreeing to carry for 7s 6d per ton, as reported. This is a step in the right direction, by which the" people of Auckland city will largely benefit by getting a cheap good house coal, which will be thoroughly appreciated, especially as firewood and imported coal is so expensive.: Another reduction of 2s 6d in the carriage of coals and the foreign market would be closed. .

PARLIAMENTARY.

THE GATHERING FORCES

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

WELLIJSGTOISr.

This day. The members have mustered- with remark-* able puccfcuality. The Auckland phalanx have made their appearance by the Luna, which called off Taianaki for Superintendent Carrington, but he was asleep and would not turn out, so lie was left behind.

The Otago members came up together in the Hawea, and the. High Priest will, no doubt, take the opportunity of preparing his plans.

Political rumours are singularly meagre. The ministerial supporters go wandering about with a smile of confidence, but on what ground they base their assurance is not very clear. We shall see in a day or two.

WAITAKEREI EAST HIGHWAY BOARD.

The annual meeting of the ratepaj ers of this. r * district took place on the 17th, at one o'clock, at the Oratia Hotel, Henderson's Mill, when Mr H. W. Henderson was called to the chair. - --- The minutes of the last annual meeting were C read and confirmed, and the following state ment of accounts was read and adopted:— Receipts and expenditure from 30th June (1874) to 30th June (1875): Receipts- Balance in bank, £23 7s lid ; rates collected, £52 7s lOd ; General Government grant, £80; Provincial ditto, £39; total, £194 15s 9d. Expenditure—Paid for forming roads, £95 ~:; 3s ; channelling and draining, £7 Us; bridges and culverts, £59 6s ; commisssion for col lecting rates, £6 11s; salaries and rent, £3? { I 10s ; stationery, chequebook, etc., £1 7sld; , advertising, £5 12a 6d; balance in bank, 7 £15 15s 2d ; total, £194 15s 9d. It was pro- • posed by Mr John Smyth; and seconded by. Mr Bethell, that the land be valued at £1 per acre, and the rate be Id as heretofore! Mr Westley moved, as an amendment?'' That on account of the unsatisfactory man ner in which the work had been performed by the tiustees ■no rate' be chaTged', which - lapsed for want of a seconder. The original —*'" * proposition was .then put and carried. (The f* following gentlemen were proposed aa trus- | j tee 3 : —Messrs Jno. Smyth, H. W. Header son, J. Wa3ley, J. Bethell, J. Huston ', A. Kelly, and W. Freeman.. Mr G. Cantwell was also proposed, but declined.. Messrs • Sisam and Cantwell acted as scrutineers, and the result of the poll was as follows : Hen derson, 16; Freeman, 14 ; Smyth, 12; Bathell, 12 ; Huston, 11; Wasley, 8 ; Kelly, 6. The first five were duly elected trustees for the ensuing year. Messrs Seaman and Yon der Heyde were re-elected auditors, and Messrs Sisam and Snell were elected as.fence viewers. A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the ratepayers meeting to a close. A meeting of the newly-elected trustees was ■, held immediately after the above, at which • S Mr Francis Bethell was appointed Chairman of the Board. -- -

TELEGRAPHIC.

GRAHAMSTOWN.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. The Cure obtained 901bs. specimensvwhich (with 501 bs. obtained yesterday) -makes 1501bs. in two days. . ', it W& At a meeting held last night, with refer-1 ' ; ence to memorializing the Government iio.set apart land in the Thames district for settle ment, the following resolution was adoptedir 0 '•) " That a committee be appointed to drawtip a memorial to the General Assembly, having ; „ for its object tbe obtaining of freehold land J| in the neighborhood ; such memorial to. be submitted to a meeting to be held next Mon day. ' ' . ■■■■ :>■ : y : . ; i>foon quotations:—Sales : Tairua, 583.; .':^ Queen of May, 10s.; Golden Calf (paid),,7fl.; Bright Smile, 355.; Cure, 14s 6d.; Britannia, : 2s 3d. Buyers : City of London, 52s 6d. y ;; A fine schooner of 118 tons builder's, :■ . measurement, built by Mr Robert Stone,;Wgs \.-x launched tnis morning, and was named th* Josephine by the daughter of her owner.

THE EVENING STAB TUESDAY JULY 20 JB*s



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