SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

II ARRIVALS. , j;| Atalanta, schooner, from Kaipara (in the Manukau)

DEPARTURES. Advance, schooner, Kennedy, for Poverty Bay Queen, schooner, Jones, for Hokianga Echo, schooner. Lane, for Wangaroa Colonist, schooner, Aniortio for RusseU levuka, schooner, for Levuka

We learn that the three masted schooner Estelle is loading at Invercar^ill with wheat, oats, an I barley for Auckland. On her ar rival here she will be placed permanently in the trade between this port and the South ern ports of the colony. Mr G. W. Binney is the agent and consignee of her present cargo. The Estelle is a fine useful vessel, lately arrived from Liverpool. She has been purchased by a number of gentlemen at Grahamstown for the purpose of placing her in the Southern trade.

Mr M. Niccol injorms us that the brigan tine Prince Alfred arrived at Lyttelton from Picton yesterday. She will load for Auck land as soon as she has discharged her cargo of timber.

The barque Lady Franklin left Kaipara for Melbourne last week. The brigantine Night ingale has left Hokianga for Melbourne. Both vessels were loaded by Mr ,Tohn Reid.

The schooner Levuka sailed this morning for the Pips.

The schooner Atalanta arrived in the Manukau lost night from Kaipara, with a cargo of 16,9.35 feet of tiMber for the Union Sash and Door Company ; 50 sacks gum, 13 hides, J. M. Dargaville and Co ; 2 bars iron, 1 pkge, E. Porter and Co. Mr J. W. Waller is the Auckland a^ent.

The ship Baron A berdare has turned out the fine goods part of her cargo in splendid order, as might be expected. The work of ballasting her is being carried on contempo raneously with the discharge of her heavy

gO«ds. AYe hear by the arrival of the mail from Kaipara that, the preparations for launching Mr Dargaville's new schooner, the Torea, had been pushed on so quickly that she was to be sent off today. She is described as a first-class vessel of absut 90 tons register, built in Barbour's best style. Captain Grundy, of the schooner Amaranth, has been offered the command and we believe, has accepted it. The contract for the repair of the Pretty Jane, for which tenders were received nearly a fortnight ago, has been awarded to Messrs Fraser and Tin De. The Bum specified for putting the vessel into complete sec-going order is £1,250. Messrs Fraser and Tinne have also undertaken a further contract for improv ing the cabin and ihe general accommodation of the steamer, the expense of which is to be about £400. The Jessie Henderson arrived at Lyttelton from the Manukau yesterday, after a five days passage. The Fairy, schooner, left for Mercury Bay this morning, where she is to load timber for Napier.

The ketch Speedwell cleared out to-day for Russell in ballast.

Ihi schooner Queen took her departure for Hokianga at high w*ter this morning. The Rhorierick T>hu wis removed from the Mechanics Bay basin this miming, and brought up to tne firewood whatf to be fitted 'or sea.

By a tehgram received »nd pnbiisbed by ns yesterday, it wM be seen that the baroue Mary Blair left Lytti-lton yesterday for this port, with a part cargo of sugar from Melbourne.

The name of Mr Alexander Melville engaged with Mr Harbour in building Mr Dargaville'B new schooner at the Kaipara, wa» inadvertently omitted from the account of the work published in our last issue.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

The Peerless, schooner, was starting to cross the Kaipara Bar for Lyttelton when th* mail left Kaipara yesterday The wind was very light at the time, and it was doubtful j whether she would get" over before dark.

The schooner Fiery Cross arrived in the Kaipara on Aionday night, after a qai< k ran of three days.

STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

Business done to-day :—

Bank of Kew Zealand—Buyers, £18; ■ellers, £18 ss. National Bank—Buyers, 72s 6d. SB. Insursnce—Sellers, 51s. National Insurance—Sellers, 295. Union Sash and Door Company—Buyers, £9 10s. Union Beach—Buyers, lis. Pride of Tokatea, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; buyers, 3s 3d ; sellers, 3s Bd. City of London—Buyers, 48s ; sellers, 50s. Caledonian (new) —Buyers, 12s.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails tvill Close as follows.— For Thames, to-morow, «t 9 30 pm, and 5 30 For Coromandel, this day, at 5 p in, and to-morrow at 11 30 a m For Mahurangi, Mttakana, Mongawai, and Waipu, per Lady Bowen, on Saturday r.est ntlnam For Taranaki, Southern Provinces, and Australian C lonies, par Wellington, un Monday next at 10 am Per s.s. Cyphrenes, on Friday, 16th instant, as under:— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1y.30 am. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9.30 a m Lale letters hearing an extra fee of 6d will ba received by the Mail Agent on board up to time of sailing Notice.—The steamer Otago is expected to loave Hokitika at 11 a m. on Thursday, the Bth instant, Telegrams for ihe Australian Colonies or Eurot c via Java Cable, will be received at this office for transmission to Hokitika up till 9 iio o'clock of tbe Bth instant (Signed) S. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

" A Parent."—A letter of such a purely personal character could only be inseited by the real name being appende 1, as we have no means of knowing whether i might not be prompted by perdonal animus.

MARRIAGE.

MACKA.E—FINLAYSON—At St. Andrew's Presby terian Church, Auckland, on the Bth April, 1875, by the Bey. D. Bruce, assisted by tlie Rev. R. F. Macnicol, the Rev. William Macrae, Waipu. to Catherine, eldest daughter of Mr. R. Einlayson, settler, Waipu. No cards.

DEATH.

SHORT—On 7th instant, at her parent's residence, Graham street. Ellen Short, younges; diughser of Thomas and Margaret Snort; aged 2 years and 3 montbs.

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

THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1875.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong ti.ut neeJ.s resistance^ p9r the future in the distant'!!. And the uood that we can do.

A CASE has been brought under our notice illustrative of the mischievous and unfair working of the present educational system of this province. At a large industrial es tablishment in a remote distiictof tbe pro vince, there are resident one hundred and twenty adult males and upwards. Their contributions for the support of the educa tional system of the province, would if col lected according to law, amount to from £80 per annum upwards. At present these amount to—well, nil. For there is a deep pond adjacent and it is full, and it is a recog nised understanding that the rate collector will be paid there. And why this hostility ? Because, while there are some children in the settlement, there is not the number for a school, and the people see that the settle ment derives no benefit from the system, and they have fixed as a fundamental princi ple in their social constitution, that the system shall derive no benefit from the settlement. If that settlement were in some way placed in the position of being able to collect and appropriate its own revenue, not only would every fraction legally due be collected, but if necessary the legal rate would be supple mented liberally, and there would be a small but flourishing school, and there would be a night school of great value, and altogether the people, containing in their community representatives of all classes from Univer sity graduates down to the order of the bullock-puncher, would feel that in their school they had the emblem of civilization and refinement. The case we have thus furnished is probably one of many, and even though the present system may not be materially modified, it should be mad elastic so as to meet exceptional cat es of the 6 kind. In finance it has presumptuously essayed to do without local voluntary effort, while the public treasury is in a condition that should induce humility ; while in the direction and control of the teachers and schools, it has with strange folly set up local and semi-independent au thorities whose ignorant meddling might be expected to make a muddle of any system. It is clear as we have said, that our ambition of a "Free Education" must be brought down—an education which is made "free" by wringing rates from a reluctant people, which moneys, in the form of payment of school fees for service rendered, would have been paid willingly and paid manifold. We have now had three yeai's trial of this " free" system; and though it has been useful probably in enabling legal pickings to be obtainable as a reward for its noble conception, we think the time has come when we must revert to the old and

vulgar, but honest, system of parents paying for the instruction which their children obtain, aided by such subsidy and assistance as can be afforded from the rather tightened treasury chest.

Following on the case 3of Mr Siddons and Mr Goldsmith, we understand that another case has cropped up of a person having pur chased Poverty JBay all trnents and paid deposit, which deposit, like the other.*, nsver reached the General Government. The geotleman is a Mr Macdonald, who has since been residing ii Ocago, and he has come up to enqur* after the "error." We learn that he has to-day and yesteiday been in communication with the Superintendent to see if he cannot obtain his land or his money. Tne matter has been further complicated by the fact, that the land so purchased by Mr Macdonald has since been made a public reserve. It is to be greatly regretted that these cases are slowly coming up in detail, and it would be much bettor for all parties if there were afforded one general opportunity for explain ing the numerous "errors" which appear to have occurred iv condectioa with the sale of this huid.

We have received a letter from Mr W. E. Sadler under the heading "Rees and Hold ship as candidates." As we mean to hold the balances fairly in the matter of this con test regretting only that both cannot be returned, the letter of Mr Sadler, which is strongly in advocacy of Mr. Rees, must be regarded as too distinctly of the electioneering and partizan character to be inserted other wise than as an advertisement. We almost regret this for the sake of one great and striking thought contained in a single sentence. In speakiug of " requisitionising " Mr Saddler says, in words worthy of being remembered, " Often there is about this thing some bamboozling." We do not know whether it is the force of the truth itself, or the sententions and pithy way in which it is put ; but there is something in that sentence that impresses us. In fact, Mr Saddler's apothegm is of much wider application, and cmnot be restricted to this single portion of the great electioneering machinery. We can see its applicability to all ; nor can wo con fine its truth to the mere elememary stages of political career ; but if Mr Saddler would permit us, we would take his words, and, setting them in letters of gold, we would make them the motto emblazoned aloft over the whole realm of politics, " Often there is about this thing some bamboozling."

We have to acknowledge receipt, from the committee, of a copy of the eighteenth annual report of the Ladies' Benevolent; Society, with list of subscribers, which has been printed in pamphlet form gratuitously by Messrs. Reed and Brett.

Mr. Allwiight, the Provincial Engineer, and Captain Burgess, Chief Harbormaster, returned from an official visit to the new Kaipara Pilot-station this morning.

We call attention to the announcement that the adjourned meeting of the Auckland Sunday-school Union will be held on Friday evening next, at the Young Men's Christian Association J. C. Firth, Esq., will preside, and addresses will be delivered by Revs E. N. Bree, A. Reid, G. H. Turner, and Mr JosiAh Martin.

Among the passengers by the s.s Cenini from Riverhead this morning was Mr Floyd, the electiician. This gentleman has, we understand, been on a visit to the North to report upon the p act cabi!ity of a new line of telegraph Nothing is decided at present as to the proposed route, and therefore the least said about it the better. Our readers may de;>end upon the earliest information on the subject.

A meeting of tho Gymnasium Club was held last evening, at the Provincial Hotel, Princes-street. There was a fair attendance, and it was resolved to re-open the gymna sium as early as possible.

The effects of the oyster season was sensibly experienced last evening by a young man from Coromandel who had eaten, it was subsequently ascertained, ten shillings' worth of oysters in a Queen-street oyster saloon. He was taken "queer," to use his own language, near the Kxchance Hotel and dis covered by .S-^rgeint-Major Pardy, who was about to get a cab and convey the sufferer to the Provincial Hospital. He asked the > oung man if he felt pain about the region of the heart, when he blabbed out "oysters," aud this wa3 his only response. * little brandy was adm niatered, which made the young fellow hiccup "oysters, nothing more." He then left for his lodging in the direction of Symonds-street, muttering "oyste's" as he went along, and his last audible wo-d, like an echo, was heard from the top of Barrack hill, dying away in tbe hazy distance.

It is a remarkable fact in natural history that sharks in the water always measure from half as much again to double the length they do when landed. The usual length on shore of the larger sharks caught in our harbour is from 6 feet to 9 feet : sometimes, though rarely, they have reached as much as 11 feet; instances we believe can be given of monsters measuring over 12 feet, but these are very "rare birds" indeed. On the other hand the favorite estimate of sharks seen in the water is 14ft. Within the last few weeks no less than four this size have been spotted by persona on the wharf or quays in the harbour. At Dunedin, a tele gram informs us, a shark there seen reached 16ft. No doubt all the favoured individuals whose eyes have been gladdened with these wondrous sights are firmly impressed with the correctness of their computation ; and we can easily imagine that if taken to taik for exag geration they would come out with the old retort. "Do you think I'd tell a dashed, lie for the sake of an extra foot? Without wishing to go so far as to question the veracity of these wonder-mongers,' we would in the mildest possible way just hint that the size and weight of fish are vary deceptive. An old gentleman is brought to our mind -a very respectable old fellow, and a fervent disciple of Isaac Wal ton—who was quite a treat to get hold of after one of his piscatorial excursions, es pecially when he had not been very success ful. "Well, how did you get on to-day, Mr S ; sport good, eh ?" " Splendid, sir, splendid" he would rejoin eagerly, his whole face lighting up with enthu siasm, — " had the finest run in the world. My stars! but he was a fine fellow ; must have weighed 10 lbs, if he was an ounce. Just nibbled the bait at first as if he did'nt care much about it: then he went away with it; and when I struck, by jove! sir, you should have felt the strain. Tre-mendous! But off he went, and there was nothing for it but to give him line. That fish sir gave me more sport than I've had for months. I thought he was a trout ; but when I got him in pretty close, he came up to the top and we had a good view of him. A magnificent pikelGlbs. at least! I'd a given £5 to have had him to send to the Lord Mayor." " But did'nt you land him ?" '" Why no ! You see I was a little too eager,, and when h8 was close enough, as I thought I made a dash at him with the net, but he was'nt quite done, and he made another rush right under the punt, and the tackle snapped and—l lost him. Such a pity. You do'nt get hold of a 201b. pike every day.'' It gave the old man such pleasure to spin these yarns that we never disputed them, and he would tell them with something fresh every time as often as he could get anybody to listen. The biggest fish he ever brought home was a 41b jack, which he had stuffed and put in a case, with an inscription in one of the corners :—" This handsome fish was caught hy Thomas S—, Esq., off Sunbury-weir, on the 19th March, 1865. He lost two much , finer ones the same day." J

Mr Patrick Molloy. of the Whan, informs us that his son Patrick, who has obtained some notoriety as a run-a-way, is in every respect save one, a dutiful lad, and that one exception is his love of adventure. Mr Molloy desires to have his 3on under his own roof rather than under the roof of the train ing school ; as he believed that he could lead him into the right path. The boy, as stated in last night's Star, was discharged by Captain Breton as incurable, and his parents anxiously awaited his arrival yesterday, but found that young Fat had already landed and ttgain made his escape to "pastures new." A vigorous search had been made for the effervescent youth ; and this morning he was found munching apples and exploring the caves of the Three Kings, near One hunga. He was at once taken home to his mother, who resides in that pleasant settle ment, and who received her eccentric son with exclamations of joy.

The next monthly compet'tion of No. 2 Company for Lieut. Robinson's medal will take place on Saturday next at a quarter to two o'clock at the Mount Eden range. All members are requested to put in an appear ance to decide the next firing.

King Kalakau thus expresses his opinion of Americ m women, after his recent tour through the United States : —" I think they are handsome, bold arid forward ; why I actually received letters from ladies in New York, Washington and Boston, plainly pro posing marriage. lam a bachelor; but when I want to marry a woman I will ask her. Ido not like to have women propose. It is, in my opinion, wrong."

Everyone has learned from his own expe rience what ridiculous blunders he is liable to make ia searching for something he has just put out of his hand. Who has not searched " high and low " for articles that are right before them - the pen in the ear, the pipe in the mouth, or, may be, some thing one is actually carrying about during the search. It appears that the supposed IO3S of £22 by Mr Warren, of Mahurangi, yesterday, furnishes another striking in stance of mistakes committed in this way. After appealing to the police, sea-ching Vulcan Lane from end to end, inquiring in every likely and unlikely place, throughout yesterday, Mr Warren determined upon advertising in the Star, and offering a reward of £3. Shortly after the publication of last night's issue he felt an irresistible tendency to ransack his pockets again, although he had before, as he believed, searched them beyond possibility of mistake; and upon thrusting his haud in once more he hit upon the missing treasure very neatly and securely stowed away. His joy, not unmixed with a seeling of foolishness at his day's proceedings, may be imagined. We have heard of the Yankee journal that claimed to have "fetched" an alligator by an advertisement for a missing child, which the huge reptile hid swallowed, but we don't claim to have fetched those notes, although their discovery followed so rapidly upon the advertisement.

Mr P. Doran states that when he proposed to give a benefit entertainment for widow Ho.tham and her family he was not aware that Mr E. Clair and his troupe were already preparing a programme for the same benevolent purpose. He thinks Mr. Clair's entertainment in the Newton Hall on Monday week will ba sufficient for the present, and therefore ho will not give his intended conceit just now, but will always be ready to assist in any deserv'ng case.

A correspondent writing from Onehunga complains that bo was compelled to pay fourpenee for a letter from Australia bear ing delicient postage. We think our cor respondent has hardly just grounds of complaint. It is the custom a*; some post-ciiices to detain letters insuflici-n'.ly stamped, and as the sender usually makes such a mistake inadvertently, it'is a groat chance whether he ever learns why bis missive has mis-carried. We think most people would prefer to pay twopence fine for the mistake of their correspondent rather than havo a letter, which may be of great importance, kept back. If our corres pondent feels aggrieved, he should chnrgo the fourpence on the sender of the letter, through whose mistake the penalty was incurred.

A new dog-kennel is about to be fixed at the Police-station for the due reception of collarless dogs. We learn that there will be a vigorous out-look for doga which are be coming too numerous, and consequently a pest in many parts of tbe city and ita surroundings'. Constable Mulville has been specially appointed for the purpose of looking after stray collarless dogs, and, from his general efficiency for ;hi position, we have little doubt but that the city will be soon free from dogs whose owners neglect to ornament their favorites with Government collars.

Writing with reference to the Eden Crescent nuisance, which is really dangerous just now, a correspondent says : —"The sole cause of the abonimable stench is the drain age from the two breweries ;" and adds with regard to the removal of the nuisance : " The residents have tried to obtain funds to cut a drain under the new North Road, in order to drain the pond. Now, sir, with the present supply of water the work, which would cost some three or four hundred pounds, would not be worth half-a-crown towards abating the nuisance ; simply be cause the offensive matter would not run down it, this matter being as thick and dense as soft mud. The simplest, best, and cheapest way of curing this pest would be to catch the drainage of the breweries before it fer ments, in a water-cart, and to empty it daily away from all residences, out to wards the Whau or other suitable place. Were a few more willow trees planted, there are a few, and the above remedy applied to the only drainages into the pond. Then it would be a blessing instead of a curse as it is at present."

The St. Matthew's school Cadets had a march out last evening. They proceeded up Hobson and Pitt-street, along the Karanga hape road, Symonds-street, and back to Hobson-srreet, where they were dismissed. The Cadets appeared in excellent order, and did credit to Mr Sutton's training. The pump in the centre of Wyndham and Albert-streets is, just now, an object of special interest. Persons come a considerable distance to this pump for their day's supply of water, and morning and evening an anxious group may be seen with anxious eyes, laien with jugs, buckets, and ewers. This morning, a little before eight, the scene was most picturesque, there being at least sixty persons watching and waiting for their turn at the pump; we trust these scenes will soon become memories of the past, and live only on the canvas of the New Zealand artist.

The " Trump Card" was performed again last night at the Prince of Wales Theatre, with the same success as that whic 1! marked the same drama on the two previous even ings. To-night, "Leah, the Forsaken," will form the Bubject of the evening, in which Mrs. Darrell will appear as the heroine. Leah is one of Mrs Darrell's greatest dramatic efforts, and the vehemence and pathos which she throws in the character of Leah, the noble-minded but wronged Jewess is remarkable and even won derful. The scenery also lends enchantment to the view, and gives a picturesqueness to the performance which heightens and inten sifies its apparent reality. The character of Rudolph will be sustained by Mr. Darrell. and the whole strength of the company will be brought into play on this occasion. Those who have not seen " Leah " should take this last opportunity of seeing it or for ever after hold their peace. In Leah the poetic ideal of Tennyson is realized by the Jewish maiden whose love is as genuine as her hate.

His Honor, Mr. Justice Gillies, sat in bankruptcy this morning. The only business was the adjournment of the case of Nathaniel Lewis Josephs, storekeeper, Hamilton West, which had been set for to-day. The appli cation was made in the usUal form by Mr. Myers, and acceded to by his Honor, the day named for the hearing being the 23rd inst.

A lisb of person who had failed in paying their city rates, was presented at the Police Court this morning, but, before being called onj the Town Clerk, informed the Court that they had been settled sinde the summonses had been issued.

In accordance with the announcement made yesterday, an evening sederunt of the Auckland Presbytery was held in Sb An drew's Church last night, the_ Eev. Mr Macky (acting-modei'ator) presiding, for the purpose of considering the best means for creating a spiritual awakening in the Church in this city. About fifty persons were pres ent. The Moderator introduced the business for consideration. The Rev. D. Bruce spoke in most satisfactory terms of the earnest re ligious spirit evinced in Waipu and other country districts he had been visiting. He thought much good might be done by lay ministrations, and advocated as a be ginning the employment of a lay preacher. The .Reverend P. Mason described a great religious revival which ha had witnessed in the home country. He believed the great instrumentality in promoting these spiritual revivals was earnest prayer. He spoke of the great formality of most prayers, and thought everyone should be urged to engage in prayer during the next six months in their elo-eLs, on every Saturday evening, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, pleading unitedly and in spirit, for God's blessing. Ileligi')U3 literature should be circulated ; and the Rev. Mr Bruce's suggestion for the employment of lay preachers should also be carried out. M r John Lamb spoke of thesuccess ful labours of Messrs Moody and Sankey. Mr Thomas Maffarlane engaged in prayer. The Rev. Mr Calloway gave an eloquent speech exhorting to true religion. Mr Macffar lane also spoke well on the same subject. The Rev. 1J). Bruce then moved, "That the Presbytery remit to the committee already appointed (with power to add to their number) to devise measures by which the several suggestions made in the course of the evening, or which may yet be made, shall be best turned to account for the pur pose of awakening a deeper religious interest among the people in matters concerning their religious welfare. "—The Rev T. Norrie seconded this motion, and it was carried unanimously.—The Rev. Mr. Norrie having engaged in prayer, the Moder itor pronounced the benediction, and the meeting separated.

The work of pulling down the ramshackle old premises at the corner of Vulcan Lane was begun to-day.

CITY WEST ELECTION.

The nomination of a representative to the Assembly, from Auckland City West, in the place of the late Mr. WilliamsoD, will take place to-morrow at the V.M.C.A. rooms. Messrs Digoan, and Dargaville are the candidates.

TELEGRAPH TO HOKIANGA

We learn that the line of wires from the Bay of Islands to Hokianga is now complete Mr Floyd, the Government electrician, Mr Archard, the contractor, and the operator, are to proceed to Hokianga on Monday next, to make a final inspection, and open the line and station. The opening ceremony will most probably take place on Wednesday. The transmitting station for messages from Auckland to Hokianga, will, be at the Kawa kiwa.

OHINEMURI.

The Law Cases.

Adjudication on the Ground.

[BY PIGEON IXPRESS.]

MACKAYTOWN

(From our own Correspondent.) This day, 2 p.m

Tbe case of Catran v. Porter still con tinues, tho plaintiff's case not yet htdng con eluded. Nine witnesses are to be examined

The case John Dixoa Turnbull v. Smith, a charge of encroachment on the Honesty claim, wes called, and adjourned to the close of Ca.tran's case.

The jCourt, legal gentlemen, and witnesses adjourned to the claim. No. 1 South of the prospectors being the ground in dspute in the case this morning, and examined the pegs very carefully, and the examination of witnesses was again re sumed at 12 o'clock.

Messrs D. L. Murdoch and the Hon. James Williamson are up at Mackaytown to day, but will return tonight.

The latest joke is that the lawyers on the fields are fly-blown, having had to turn out of their tents and abandon their blankets through pressure of flies.

(By Telegraph from Grahamstown )

Dullness of Mackaytown.

A Quarter-Share Sold for £125.

Lowness of the River.

MACKAYTOWN

(From our Special Correspondent.)

Wednesday night. No news of importance from the mines ; work i 3 steadily progressing. Mackaytown pre sents a somewhat desolate aspect, the crowd that were usually to be found hanging around stores, having spent their last shil ling, have disappeared, whilst the miners are on their claims away in the ranges. Here and there, rising up from out of the dense bush, curls upwards a column of blue smoke denoting the whereabouts of the working parties. I hear that an effort is going to be made to construct the tramway from the Puke to the Paeroa before the rains set in. If the work is commenced at once it might be managed, for the road is a dead level all the way. If the Puke is to be a landing placa, something in the shape of a train must be laid or else the Puke, during the winter months, will have to shut up shop.

Another interest has changed hands in the Prospectors Claim, Karangahape, a quarter share—for the sum of £125, the interest does not go outside the claim, one of the original shareholders being the purchaser. If the Government intend to do anything in the way of removing some of the logs now lying in the river, they have a better oppor tunity at the present time, than they will have again for another year, the river is very low, and the logs are nearly high and dry, to get them out now the expense would be trifling.

The steamers are not very busy these times there being few passengers either going or coming, more goods, however, have arrived this last few days, this is owing, I believe, to the fact that several of the store keepers are wisely laying in a good stock of goods before the wet weather comes upon them, which it may be expected now to do at any time, and with short warning.

RACING NOTES.

ENGLISH WINNINGS.

The annual return of the number of winning mounts of jockeys in England has just been published. From it will be seen that F. Archer heads the list with 147 wins against 180 lost^on a grand total of 527 mounts. H. Constable comes second with 89 Wins. T. Glover comes third with 63 wins, and Geo. Fordham fourth, with 57 wins. During this famous horseman's career—about twenty-two years—he has ridden no less than 2, US win ners a feat which has never been equalled. In 1862 and 'GS he had 105 and 154 winning mounts respectively, though, strange to say, he never yet won a Derby or St. Lsger. Mr T. Spence is at the head of the Gentlemen and Non-professionals, with a total of 35 wins and 31 lost.

ENGLISH HORSES ON THE FRENCH

TURF,

Admiral Rous has written to Viscounc Daru, a member of the French Jockey Club, suggesting to the stewards of the Continen tal Club "whether it would not be right for them to allow En 'lish horses to compete at all their races as they are heartily welcomed in England free to run for every prize and sweepstakes, even for the Koyal Plates voted by Parliament expressly for the en couragement of native horses. The pro position was laid before the French Jockey Club, and not entertained. The re sult seems to have been generally anticipated, although there can be but little question that the suggestion made to the French Jockey Club was not at all an unfair or an unreason able one.

LORD ZETLAND.—DEATH OF T MARSHALL.

The popular red and white spots of Lord Zetland are once more to be seen on the turf, the present Earl intending to keep a few race horses, in addition to the valuable brood mares retained at the time of the late Earl's sale. I regret to notice the death of Mr T. Marshall, the well-known racing official, who has bean before the British public as starter, clerk of the course, clerk of the scales and judge for considerably more than a quarter of a century. He was a Northamptonshire man. His health had been failing for some two years, but until about 18 months ago he performed his duties regualarly. Every sporting paper in England and Ireland have paid a just tribute to his memory.

SUPPRESSION OF TURF RASCALITY,

The Jockey Club at home seem deter mined to put down malpractices on the turf. Two jockeys, last summer, Wyatt and Soutes, were suspended for pulling certain horses , now a boy, named Stamshaw, who was apprenticed to the Stevens, went to Mr Chaplin, and confessed that he had been pulling horses all over the country by the orders of his masters, but more especially blamed T. Stevens, junior. Mr Chaplin, Lord Falmouth, and Lord Calthorpe (for Admiral E/ms), diligently inquired into all the circumstances of the case, and gave their decision, that the gravest sus picion attaches to Stevens sen., and W. G. Stevens, and as to T. Stevens, jun., they had no other alternative except to inflict the severest penalties in their power. They therefore decided that T. Stevens, jun., by warned off Newmarket Heath, and that no horses his property, or nominated or trained by him, or in any way under bis care, joint care, management or superintendence, be allowed to run, for any race, at any meeting where the rules of racing a<» es tablished at Newmarket are in force. Mr. T. Stevens, jun., has written to the papers affirming his innocence, and asks the public to suspend judgment until his case is decided in a Court of law, where he intends to bring it at the earliest possible moment.

IRISH WINNERS

Ireland seems to be winning all the best Hurdle Races and Steeplechases at home this year, Clonmel having won the Grand National Handicap Hurdle Race, and the Greit Metropolitan Steeplechase of 25 soys. each, and £500 added.

HIGH PRICES FOR DOGS

At Aldridge. Mr Lister's sale of grey hounds, the following enormous prices were realised :—Of 1G sailings, the lowest fetched £15 15-? ; a blue and white slut by Magnano, out of Chamelion, fetched £110 5?; Chrysalis, Cobult, and Chinclalln, by Pickle out of Olarrisa, brought £59 17s, £52 10s, and £38 133 respectively. Chair Boy, third slown dog. brought £73 10s; the brood slut Cham, by King Death. Chloe went for £126, and two sisters Cymbal and Cripple, by Could KJail-Chone for £262 10s, and £210 each. Cathedral.

GRAND MASTER DARGAVILLE.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.)

Sir, —Mr Dargaville, after pouring forth his tirade of abuse against Roman Catholics, gives notice that he shall not answer further correspondence. Does it not strike you that this is cowardly—cowardly in the extreme ? In his electioneering tour for Superinten dent, he openly denied then that he had any connection with Orangemen. He was then the fond and loving husband, not only of the province but of all denominations. Oh, see what a great change a few years make, and what it is to hold the same position as the Eirl of Enniskillen. Oh, happy man, born under a bright star, to have the best and noblest of the land associated with him. I would not heed his foolish, long rigmarole, were it not for alluding to our lato Superintendent, and to what took place six years ago at the Thames. I give you a verbatim copy of Mr William son's answer :—" April 8, 1869.—He (the Superintendent) gave unequivocal denial to the statement that the people at the Thames refused to drink her Majesty's health. There was no refusal. The toast was not on the list (which was an error) ; but it was no fault of his. The implication that he had been disloyal was without foundation. No man was more loyal than himself. He had taken the oath of allegiance to her Majesty as a member of the House of Re presentatives before Mr Firtb, and was as loyal a man as he, and no one could say tbat any act of his was disloyal. It was not true tbat her Majesty's health had been refused." Don'l- believe me, but see the journals of the date above-named. Such was the scandalous outrage ! ! Now, let us state a case in point. I am the father of six sons, and my towney happens to be tbe father of six daughters. Now. what has it to do with religion provided tbey should all get sweet on one another ; question—which should they put aside : William 111. or Pope Pius IX., all New .Zealanders on both sides. Mind, this must be taken into consideration. Unite they would if they so willed it, in spite of my towney's Orange principles, and my Popish practices. Some 18 months ago Mr Lynch, of the Clanricarde Hotel, and myself (both Roman Catholics), proposed and seconded Mr Dargaville as member for the Eranklin district, and paid all the expenses out of our own pockets, which have never been refunded. Were we not loyal subjects then ": I should not reply to Mr Dargaville's letttir, were it not for his allusion to Mr William son's name. I say peace to his bones, rest to his ashes, and may his soul shine for ever before his Maker. —I am, &c, Wm. Kirby. Qneen-street.

(To the Editor of the Star.)

Sir,—l crave space in your jourral to reply to the^letter of Mr J. M. Dargaville in your last mght's issue. His defence of the princi ples "fof Orangeism is a most impotent and lamentable one. He argues that the exis

tence of the Society is necessary because its objects are the "preservation of peace, order, and goodwill, and the maintainanee of the laws." Are we then a disorderly, riotous, revolutionary community ? J Wily thought that we had a large and t>"J Wghly efficient body of men paid by *L \te to enforce the laws and preserve yeiJ i the Constabulary. He further says one oi the Orange principles is " loyalty to the British Throne." Are we then a disloyal and traitorous people, with no regard for the welfare of the glorious United Kingdom, upon whose dominions the sun never ceases to shine ? But positively it is a lament able spectacle to See an educated gentleman alleging such^ feeble and puerile excuses, as showing the neces sifcy for disseminating principles winch have been the bane and scourge of a v»Ii 3n t people. Mr Dargaville knows well that there is no great danger of our Auckland people proclaiming the principles of revolu tion, disowning our most gracious sovereign, and erecting barricades in the streets to repulse the handful of our valorous Volun teers ; nor is there much reason to fear that liberty is not loved as dearly ; that law ig not respected as reverently; tbat patriotism is not cherished as warmly by all who are not Orangemen in the province of Auck land, as by those who are! Mr Dargaville attributes the present peaceful state of the Thames in election times to the existence of an Orange lodge there, and contrasts the conduct of the voters there now with that of those who were there five years ago. Now, that is all " bunkum "—excuse the term. At the Thames five years ago, when the contest took place between Messrs Williamson and Gilliea, there were a lot of men from Australia and the West Coast real devil-daring fellows, who, when they "had a drop in," invariably gave vent to that proverbial delight and amusement of Mr Dargaville's countrymen, which lies in the breaking of heads. But there really were no disturbances there at the time worth talking about, and the noise which has been frequently made by Mr Dargaville's fellow Orangemen about the conduct of the selection at that time, was altogether un warrantable. Yours, etc., W. J. Napier. Newton, April 8, 1875. '

MR DARGAVILLE ON THE PRIN CIPLES OF ORANGEISM.

[To the Editor of the Evening Stab] S XB) —I am much obliged to Mr Dargaville for his correct explanation of the principles of Orangeism. After having done so, he writes —" There appears little reason why I should be ashamed of owning my connection with Orangeism." That is just what I thought, and that is the reason that I wanted to know why he did not go on Crow ther's 'busses with all the other Orangemen when going to open the new lodge at Otahuhu, but quietly slipped out of the town and picked the Orangemen up, or rather was picked np by them, on the private country road, saying to them that he wanted to warm himself with a walk—although the day was blazing hot! And that was the reason that I wanted to know why, the other night, at the meet ing at the Mechanics' Hall, he tried to get out of it by saying that he "had private business at Utabuhu on that occasion." It appeared to me that he wanted to quietly work the Orangemen but not to annoy the others; to run with the hare and huni with the hounds ; and tbat political expediency, if anything, was the reason why he most have been '• ashamed of owning his connexion with Orangeism." I am much obliged to him for showing now—though it was not part of his plans—that he is not ashamed of the brethren. But he has not yet told me why he did not go out of town on the 'bus, and what was the " private business," that accidentally took him to Otahuhu on that particular evening. By doing so he will further oblige, An Old Obangeman.

A SON OF MR. JAMES STEWART, C.E., MISSING.

We regret to learn that John A. Stewart, a son of Mr James Stewart, C.E., is missing from home, under circumstances which have caused great apprehension and anxiety to his parents. Yesterday morning the boy, who is about fifteen years of age,_ walked into town from Newmarket with his father to attend the Grammar School, where he was a pupil. He remained in the school all morning and got through his lessons with credit. After the dinner adjournment, however, he did not return. When his brothej, who also attends the Grammar School, reached home in the evening, his father asked him where John was. He replied that he did not know as they were in difierent classes and came out separately. As there was no appearance of the lad by ten o'clock at night, Mr Stewart went to the residence of Mr Farquahar Mcßae, head master of ihe Grammar School, and they together went in search of the boy, and continued their in quiries until two o'clock this morning. At six o'clock the search was again renewed, and has been carried on throughout to-day without success. A deep unprotected well in the barracks, which should be made more secure than at present, was dragged; in quiries were made about the wharves and shipping, and it was ascertained that the Colonist is the only vessel that has gone away, but still no tangible clue has been obtained to the movements of the boy after he left school at dinner time. Some of his schoolmates say they saw him on the wood-wharf at dinner time, but from the description given it is thought that another boy was meant, and at that time the tide was right out so that he could not then have fallen into the sea. He had spoken of going to bathe at four o'clock, and possibly some accident in boating or bathing may have led to the loss of his life. On the other hand he may have run away, as he was of * headßtrong temperament, although no thing had occurred that would lead _to the conclusion that he was contemplating such a Btep. As may be supposed, his parents are in a very anxious state. The police have received a photograph of him, and have joined in the search, and JMr Mc- Rae has been most energetic in his efforts to discover what has become of his pupil; If the boy is playing tauant and sees these lines we hope he will repent of his folly, and at once go home to his distressed parents. When he left home he was dressed in a grey suit, double-breasted coat, and straw hat. His age was fifteen years. Any information regarding him will be thankfully received if communicated to tbe police or any of the boy's friends.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

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

NANCr THE FAIR. Anne Finn, an aged woman, formerly known, on account of her personal charms, as Nancy the Fair, was brought up for the thirty-fifth time, for being drunk and disor derly last night in Victoria-street. This being her tbird offence within a few days, Anne was transferred to the soil of Mount Eden for seven days.

A PETTY THIEF. Henry Robinson, an old man, was charged with stealing a sted wedge, value 3s 6d the property of Mr George Staines, on the "ta inst. ' Prisoner said he was the father of five chil dren ; he was in liquor, and might have put the swedge in his pocket by mistake. S srjeant Major Pardy said the prisoner had borne a fair character, he was in drink,at the time. . \"' His Worship said prisoner was liable W six months' imprisonment.

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