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ARRIVALS.

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'New York Coronet Bcho ', <r m TaMM a».<l R*rotong* Christw*. s;h or f,- in Ftu-anil Golden Isle. t-oUuoni-r f ■» Kusselt Elizabeth !*imv.*y, echoing, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

IMPORT

Per Wara'hon from • tw York : 7000 caies pe*r« i^Bum oil, 20 i Sir el< main, 100 d • plxS'cr, 40 bijxeß acs 35 bnjww picks 201 lirzen pa. is 8 ca«es a^e bundles, 200 dozen wc.sh-to r 3. 209 boxes cloth-s ---j<i«B, 19 bundles cove.d piils, 29 but-d ci willow jmske b, 5n rests tubs, 10 eates c*ntea^ s, 2 casea brooms, I c.fe sample h:«-r«cks, I box stencils, 10 boxes axes 828 cases chairs, 49 bundles chair 3, 9 crate* ch.irs. —Am >ld Hines ac.d C">., agents. . Per Coronnt from Baratonma : 79 bales cotton, 4 Doxejfsh'lil, 19 t -ns onpra, 78 casks limejuite, 2 tanb3 Oil,—Owen actl G-ahim, agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE MARATHON.

. The American barque Marathon arrived this "morairg from New York af ler a passage of 119 days, ■with a cargo of oil petroleum and.YaDkee notions, consigned to Arnold Hines and Co. Captain Emery reports leaving Now York on the ]6th October laat. In the >orth Atlantic, moderate Wetther and fair winds were experienced. Crossed the line on tho 20th Nov. 85 days cut. Had baffling and light winds off the Capo of Good Hope, tha meridian of which was crossed when the ship -v^g 74 days out. Thence strong westerttes to Tasmania the vessel tanning her easting in 44 S. Pjs3fd Tasmania on the 27th January. Tiad moderate southerly winds between A u«t.T^lii and New Zealand. Made Cape Maria Van "Diexnen on the 6ih inst; thence baffling ■winds to T'.ritiri, reached last night. Took pilot on board and came up this morninir. All on board arrive 1q good health. The voyage w*s devoid of incident After discharging, the Marathon will Joacl. again for New York.

ARRIVAL 0F THE CORONET.

The clipper schooner Coronet, O"e of our beat kn^wn is'and trading vessels, atrived U*t night from Barotonea sad T»hiti after a cruise of three months, •with a full cargo of island produce. We are indebted to Captain Kose tc the fallowing report:-The Coronet, left Auckland o- the 7th of November and lhad fine S.W. wea'her to Papeete, which was reached In 17| days ; took in carg ■■ and left there fr the lie^ward Islands on ihe 3rd rf December; arrived >*t Baitea on the 4th and left »gain on tbe 17th : arrived •In EarotODg* on the lflth : had dn'l mi'erable weather at this t'me; therci ran round the Hirvey Group, arriving back at-Ttarotosgii on the 20th of January ; Set sail for Auckland on the 25th ultimo; had heavy rain and variable winds for the first three days ; the remainder of the passage was zo< d up to the Couvier, which was m-ide on Wednesday evening last; thence tn p->rfc hwyS. W. winds The Coronet anchored off the North Head last ni?ht, and came alongside the City of Auckland .this afternoon to tranship hex cargo. She brings four native pas sengers.

WRECK OF THE PETREL.

The cuttec Kate Young, Me Petrel, so well known In this harbour, has been toUllv wrecked at Rara tonsift. Captain Eose reports that when leaving tho hwbortrhound for a cruise on tha Oth Jamary, a sudden shift nf wind tonk her on >he resf. All attempts to gtt her off wer« unsuccessful, and ai a last resmrca the was dragged high and dry up the besch. but the treatment she received was so rough thathfcr bottom w»s neaily knocked to pieces. She belonged to Messrs Young and Nicholas, of K»ro toflga, and was uninsured.

The schooner Blanche, Captain Young, arrived at Barotonga on the 25th January. The Sydney whalin? barque Faraway called at Rarotonga on h"r way to sydrey on the Ctli of Jan nary. She had 700 barrels on board and was ont three year*. On Sunday last the Citonct spoka the whaleship Finer, Obtain HaUett, four days ont from tha Buy, about 300 miles N. by W. of the Birrier. She had taken two fish, one of which was already cut in and w»s being hoiled down, ard the other was alongsids. Both were largo fish, and were estimated to yield about 120 bam Is of sperm o'l each. The schooner Christina brlng3 100 tona coal, the Golden Isle 100 tons, and the Elizabeth Conway 76 tons of coal from Russell.

COMMERCIAL.

The sales to-day were better attended than for some .weeks past in the city, and better prices were realised. —Messrs Cochrane and Son held a large sale of household furniture to-day, which, was largely attended, and the prices good. The home, for removal, in Bank-streut fetched £5 ss.

Mr R Arthur reports to-day, potatoes £4 10s to £5 ; oniona, £d to Id ; cheese, s|d to 7d ; butter, 9,? d; to lOd ; bacon cl., Hi ; maize, 4s ; apples, 2£-d ; plums, 4d. Mr 6. W. Binney sold the remainder of terms of lease of the land and shop in Queen street, recently in the occupation of Mr George Giles, butcher, for £875. The furui ture and effects of Mr Stannus Jones realised very good prices. Mr Sibhfn, of the corner mart, held his usual weekly sale of grocery and general goods which was satisfactory. The follow ing are the average quotations, butter, (good) 6d to 8d ; cheese. 6jH to 9d ; tea, Is Bd, duty paid ; boxes, 19s Gd ; maize, 3s Gd ; rice, according to quality, l£d to 3d; pearl barley, 2% ; kerosine, 3s 3d ; potatoes, 4s 6d ; oats, 3s to 3s 3d. Mb.R. C. Greenwood's Weekly Sale Report.—Mr Greenwood reports that his weekly sale to-day was well attended, and competition briak. The following is a sum mary of the prices realised for the various articles put up for competition :—Fowls, from 2s to 2s 8d each ; ducks, Is 3d to Is 6d ; geese, 3* 6d to 4s Gd ; turkeys, 3s Gd to 53 ; chickens, Is to Is 6d. A lofc of canaries brought fair prices. At Grant and Morton's sale today Mr F. Arohard's 10 horse-power portable engine was *ol<i to Messrs McCabe and Walsh, contractors, for £175.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

Mk Alfred BockiAnd's We»kly Eepoet.— At Kemnera, on Thuisrtay there were no good dairy cattle near profit. Medium animals in usual supply, and in demand Store cattle plentiful, and lower in price. Fat cattle in excess of requirements, and at lower values: 118 head sold to the trade., A few store sheep were penned, aDd were dull of sale The f U sheep offsred were f:ener»l!y inferior, and puces nominal. LamSs plentiful, and at Blijjhtly h'gher values than lait wee* Prices given were: Dairy cattle, £S to £10 103 : calve* 35s : yearlings, £3 to £3 10s; iwo-year-old steers, £4 to S 5 ; grown steers £G to £7 ; dry cowa. in fresh condition, £i to £5 ; in low condition, from £3 each. Fat catt'e, 25s to 2Si the 100 1b ; a few only reached 303, and inferior as low as 245. Fat lambs, 103 to 14s; store lamb 3, Cs to 03 M-EBBKS Ht/STBR & NOLAN'H TV^EKLV RKPORT.- Horses : B alines* has characferisea the market. Scarcely the avnraee nnmberw»s eniered for sale by auction on Friday The bidding Iscfeed aoimiitlon, and a few'lots were wt'hdrawn, but. with scarcely no exception, w*re aHerwards,difipO3edl of There is an Botewofthv alteration in last week's quotations. Cattle: There ha? been a very giiod supply and ani mated demund at Newmarket; > few more stores could hsve been placed at prices sntisfactory to the vendor. There was a gre*t improvement in Wamku quftfterly Rale as compared with the la3t one. Prices of all cUscriptims of afcoclt rolud ia favour of the vendor and l«st week's quotations wee fully sus tained. Mieep; The murkt-.t in overstocked, and, taking thin fact into co<sWeriition. tlii demand was very spirited ; weihers sold a*, from Isi to £1 e*Q^ i ewe>, 12i to 14s ; 1 niViS sold at from 93 to 13* 6d. Pigs were io~shorr, rappl-. brat sotnep«ns were of vei^ superior descrii tioti; til pur lb. (live weigat) w«s given. •-':'■ -■■■

CHIEF POST-OFFICE. AUCKLAND

Mails wilt, Closb ab follows:— for Thames ihisdar at 530 pm ■'"„". ITor Whlti-vnui. Talru*. Opo iU, and Napiar, via Taurangi this day =*t 4 p in ' For Turanaki, fconthexn provinces, to-morrow at lo?Dewapaperßatß am. For Money Orders and Keelatered LatterS this day at 5 p m _ _, Por Mahur»ngi, MataUana, Miingawni, Waipu. etc., tier Minnie oase7 to-morrow at 10 a m For Newcastle. New South W»Wsa, to-morrow, 10 a m For Tairaa to-morrow at 11 a m • • Vnt Nanier and GUtjorne on Monday next at 3 p m PerOlty of SaS, Fr-net.co, on Mond*y, I.4th instant, aSFor°Kand"*vu, Sandwich Idwids. Unltid States . of America, Oan,^. British Oatumbla Central^nd South America.»n4 lirHiah and Foreign Weat : fjSISS*I! ™ders rß^«tored liters, and news '^S l^r^e.ring M extra I,e of 0^ *,»<"*«<* to til" poswge, will lw» rntoivftd on l-.oa.rd by the "Mail Atrent, up to tn^s tiirw;f saii|-<j . For Wa4l'ei' otb -' IJerloDa °^ M' mday next> at 4 '(Signed) s. B; BISS, Chief Postmaster. '

"STAR " CIRCULATION.

The following is the Star's circulation for i;he month of JANUARY, IS7G:- COI'IKH. COPIES. January 1 .. 4 793 January 17 .. 4.3G5 3 .. 4G56 .. 18 .. 4 'iCi 4 .. 4 718 .. 19 .. 4,707 5 .. 4 857 .. 20 .. 4,00': .. . 0 .. 4.07 C.. 21 .. 475 7 ..4 752 .. 22 .. 4,032 8 .. . r>,OPB .. 24 .. 4,4 - .. 10 .. 4 734 .. 25 .. 4,6 i? 31. .. 4,903 ..' 26 .. 4 47R 12 .. 4 705 .. 27 ..46? 13 4 640 .. 28 .. 4 657 .. 14 .. 4,704 .. 29 .. 4 01^ .. 15 .. 4 90S .. 31 .. 4,«07 Total for the month ending 31st January, 1876, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN copies. I hereby declare the above to be a true statement ot the number of copies ef the Evening Star newspaper, exclusive of supplements and extras, printed and pub lished during the month of January, IS7C FjRANK S. DrjFAUR, Publisher.

DEATH.

DA VIES— On the 11th February, at the Koyal Mail Hotel, Victoria-street, Auckland, at 11 o'clock, Sirs E. D. Davies, late wife of Mr. E. D. Davies, Ventriloquist, aged 30 years. Tho funeral will leave tho Koyal Mail Hotel at 430 p.m. to-morrow. Friends aro respectfully invited to attend.

WINSTONE—On tho 11th February, at Seftfield Viiw, Arthur, tbe beloved and only child of Ehoda and John Winstone, aged 0 months.

PALLOW—On the 11th February, at her lato resi dence, Edinburgh-street, Newton, after a lone; ana painful illness, Elizabnth, the dearly'beloved wife of Wm. Pallow, aged CO years. The funeral will take place at 4 o'clock p.m. od Sunday next. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening news, The Morning News and The Echo.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1870

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the eood that we can do.

The unemployed at the Thames have met with little encouragement from the Super intendents of other provinces in reply to their request for passage-money and employ ment for three or four hundred men. Nelson, Wellington, and Canterbury hold out no inducement whatever," but the Surperinten dent of Otago thinks fifty single men a week might be drafted into employment, although he cannot advise married men to go there at present. The miners, we are informed, have now turned their attention to wards New South Wales,, whither a large number of those who had means have already gone, and a letter has been sent to the Colonial Secretary of that colony soliciting assisted passages. We are not surprised at all this. From private sources we learn that the amount of actual suffering patiently borne by honest industrious, miners, who, with the pride that marks a manly spirit, have shut up the knowledge of their extremities in their own breasts, is such as the outside public have little conception of. In many cottages on those Thames hills the father has heard his children crying out for bread and hae noli known where the next loaf would come from. "Yet no cry has arisen for charity; the mfn have simply asked for work, and the Government has treated their petitions with crnel indifference. Day by day and week by week the men have waited hopefully for the turn of the tide, satisfied if they could pro cure the bare necessaries of life, and now the prospect is no more cheering than it was three months:ago. Adding insult to injury, the Government Jiasnow permitted sbmeoldMaori woman, a taurikarika, or slave, without a

shadow of claim upon theland.tointerrupt road works at Puriri, and has ordered tbe unem ployed on ldag tramps from oneparSof thedeld to&nother with a questionableprospectof work What wonder then if the men are weary and sick with hope deferrtd, and contemplate a wholesale exit from a country which has proved itself unworthy of them ? But whHn the Government are blamable for a good deal of the hardship that has fullenupou the unemployed, wo still hold that the partici pators in the stoppage of operations at .the Waiho-Karaka mines are the true culprits and authors of tlm great misfortune. If the Government deserves the chastisement of whips, these representatives of pigheaded ness are worthy of scorpions. It is intolerable that men of this stamp should hold in their hands the destiny of a whole community. In contemplation of the criminal folly which deliberately permitted the stoppage of the Bright Smile pumps and the flooding out of all the richeat gold producing mines on thej field, bringing ruin and desolation upon hundreds of homes, we find ourselves utterly unable to express the indignation which the occasion merits. We notice that at a meeting held on Wednesday, it was resolved to appoint arbitrators representing the various interests involved for the pur pose of framing a basis of settlement. The same course was open before the pumps were stopped, when all the individual distress, the damage to tha minus, loas to shareholders, and injury to the district and province by a serioue fulling off in the gold returns, and by the circu lation in other colonies of appeals for aid and employment, would have been avoided. Whether the present attempt at settlement will break down or not we hardly know, but in order that a spirit of willing ness may be fosterel and the arbitration facilitated, we should like very much to see anyone who manifests a spirit of obstructive ness lynched.

Our weathercock friend the New Zealand Times, which has spun round during the pass few months with every political breeze Ins at length, we observe from our Wellington telegrams, got its nose firmly fixed Vogelwards. It looks to him for careful administration and retrenchment. Great powers ! what next? Among all the many attributes with which a grateful journalist has associated the mighty Mogul's name, administrative ability and economy are the most ridiculous. Sir Jnlius Vogel has unquestionably a fertile imagination and Euperior powers of conception, but he utterly lacks the qualities of a good administrator. The administration of the Vogel Ministry from its earliest days has been a system of plunderiag and blundering. The ex Premier is less sanguine than his flatterers. He evi dently feels his own want of administrative capacity, and has endeavoured to make up for it by summoning first Mr. Gis borne, and then Dr. Pollen from &he civil service, while ha contented himself during the recess with royal expeditions and monster schemes. The San Francisco service in its many phases of non-efficiency is a monument to the administrative ability which, in the eyes of the Times, constitutes our hope. In other colonies Ministries have fallen for a tithe of the bungling in mail arrangements which Sir Julius Vogel has inflicted upon this long-suffering people. We can hardly contemplate with becoming gravity Sir Julius's claims to special aptitude for economy and retrenchment. Extrava gant in his personal claims upon the public purse beyond all colonial precedent,his whole influence has been maintained by a lavish waste of the revenue in rewards to friends and bribes to enemies. We can only sup pose that the Times is in a sarcastic vein and considers the present moment a happy one for refreshing the minds of newly fledged legislators with a memory of the famous Budget of Retrenchment.

The Press Agency telegraphed last night further graphic details of the gorgeous preparations for the reception 'of the returned prodigal. Half-a ton of gun powder had been distributed by the committee among the ships of the harbour, which, with the free beer at street corners, speaks volumes for the spontaneous and enthusiastic character of the reception. We were further informed by the telegram that "When the Arawata is signalled 10 guns will be fired. The wharf will be lined by the Volunteer Fire Brigades carrying torches and red and blue lights. The Artillery and City Rifle Bands will be stationed at the head of the wharf, which has been cleared for the occasion. The Armed Constabulary and Civil Police are to be stationed at the end of the wharf to keep order." A few months ago when the people of Auckland proposed a public reception of their Superintendent, peremptory orders were issued warning volunteers and the volunteer band against taking any part in the demon stration, and even an application by the com mittee for permission to use the two cannons in the barracks was met by a blank refusal. And we are free and self-governing people who pity the poor Russians and, smiting our manly bosoms, declare that " Britons never shall be slaves."

[Since the foregoing was in type, we have received an account of the great ovation at ridiculous length, no less than a thousand words being considered necessary to convey to an anxious country a report of this exhibi tion of folly. It was well known by the press correspondents that if charged full press telegraph rates for rubbish of this kind the newspapers throughout the colony would refuse it. The little difficulty was therefore got over, by the Government actually reduc ing the telegraph charges on the message one fourth, placing it at our disposal at four hundred per cent discount. We suppose we must not "look a gifb horse in the mouth,' bat this manipulation of a public department when occasion saifcs, carries its lessons. We refer readers specially to our own correspon dent's version of the spree."]

Eelative to the export of timber from the Thames, the Grahamstown Star says:— " The Jessie Henderson, a fine schooner of 93 tons, enteied inwards to-day en rdute for the Hauraki Saw Mills to load with timber for Melbourne. The Colonist, another schooner, cleared outwards to-day, bound for Melbourne with 43,000 feet of timber. We beliefe that the export of timber during the last two months exceeds that which has, taken place during the previous twelve months."

The second session of the Ponsonby Liter- j ary Society was opened last evening in the All Saints' Echooiroom. Mr A. H. King, the vice-chairman, read a carefully written, aud instructive inaugural addres°, which con tained n valuable amount of condensed advice on tlie best means of conducting a literary society, anrl of acquiring knowledge. Mr Waruuck and other members complimented Mr King on his excellent addreßß. At a later part of the evening, Rev. E N. Bree entered the room and apologised on the ground of ill health, expressing his interest in the affairs of the society, and hoping that, after his holiday, he should be able to attend their meetings, and encourage them by his presence aud advice. We aru glad to notice that the secoDd session of this society, opens under favorable circumstances. We noticed the subjects likely to be treated, in a former issue. The thousands of docks on the right hand side as you go from Chancery kne into Princes street past the Masonic Hotel, are fully ripe and ready for the harvest, and those who own the spare land, and of course the dry docks, would do a good action by having them cut down. A lighted match or 3 stray spark from a pipe juat now were it to fall among them would cause a conflagration, not unlike the burningof an American prairie, destroy a number of surrounding homes, and frighten half the citizens out of their senses. Hoping that nothing of the kind will occur, we simply on tho score, that " prevention is better than cure," call attention to these parched and dangerous weeds. The Artillery Company, and Nixon's Light Horse Cavalry, underwent tbeir drill opera tions last evening in the new drill-shed. The Artillery mustered well and went through their evolutions in a highly credi table mannur, The Cavalry were also successful in their military movements under Sergeunt W;iiuhf>use. Captain Isaacs prc-Rcntcda handsome silver cup to Sergeant Scotter. A shoulder belt ornamented with silver, was also presented to Trooper K. Isaacs by Captain .Isaacs. As there are a number of Masons in tho district of Tuurangi, who would appear like Cowper to yearn " for a lodge in some vast wilderness," they have determined to establish a lodge in the district; which will shortly be opened. We believe that the Lynch family of bell ringers will shortly appear again in Auckland Many persons will remember thes* excellent ringers when at Lome-street Hall, some two years ago, and thoir musicial vereions of "Sweet Home," "Those Evening bells," and the " Last Rose of Summer." Mr Wm Eastwood, one of our local artists, has just returned from a thirteen days' tour .in the romantic district of the hot lakes, and brought twenty-two new skotches of scenery by the way. The views comprise views of Mercury Bay, the Haw Mills in full operation, views, in Tauranga, the Gorge, (Napier) Lake Rotorua, Ohiuemutu village, the Geyser of Whakarewerowa. the bath, as it is called, which consists of boiling water, and where, local report says, the Maoris used to let down Europeans, boil them to a jelly, and eat the flesh in the presence of the god which is represented in the sketch. There is also, y. very good picture of Morison's Hotel, and the Council house. Mr Eastwood has evi dently made [good 'use of hi 3 holidays, and some of the more interesting of these sketches will bo reproduced, and possibly shewn at the next arti3ts exhibition. Tenders for seats, platform, ante-room anc other works required for the completion of tha Newmarket Hall are to be sent in to morrow.—Spefications may be seen at this office. Mr R. C. Greenwood will sell to-morrow, near the baths at the breakwater, at ten o'clock, a fine five ton yacht suiitable for picnic or pleasuring. Dr Langford in ii^ Australia on a mission of enquiry into the'system of education prose cuted in the colonies, and wo believe that he will visit New Zealand before he returns to his native town. Few Englishmen are better fitted to prosecute such an enquiry as Dr Langford, who has honorably struggled from ;v humble position society, namely that of a Birmingham chair-maker, to the editorial chair of one of the most popular of Birminq bam journals. The career of this self-taught man is remarkable, and entitles him to the respect of his order. Encouraged in his early years by his mofchor. he obtained a few elementary books, and by industry and in tense application he mastered grammar, arithmetic, elocution, logic, rhetoric, algebra, and the first bix and eleventh and twelfth , books of Euclid, subsequently ho turned hit* attention to language and learned .French, ; Latin, Hebrew, Greek and German without a master. He was encouraged in his early attempts at authorship by William Howitt, Thomas Cooper, and John Ca6sell, and to Cassell's " Working Man's Friend," he con tributed a series of interesting "Evenings with the Poetß," and wrote much in favor of tho education of the people. Dr Longford's published works alone, including his " Drama of Lite," "History of Democracy," "Chris tianity, the Practical Philosophy of the People," " Religious Scepticism and Infide lity," "Lamp of Life," "St Polycarp, the Martyr of Smyrna,'' number twenty-rivo volumes. John Alfred Langford therefore is a man who has achieved 'very considerable success as a poet and essayist, also as a journalist. He is a pleasing speaker, lecturer and social reformer, alwaya ready to assist in every movement calculated to enhance the physical and moral happiness of. the people. Should Dr Laugford reach Auckland, ho may be sure of a kindly welcome from many of his old Birmingham frieuds.—[Communicated.] A poor young mother in crossing the flood gate of the canal, near the Bastile, Paris, recently, suddenly stopped in the middle of the plank-path, and tying her three children round her, jumped into the foaming water ; two'brave men followed, and rescued the whole four. Want drove the unfortunate woman to suicide. We notice this morning in the Queen-street store of Mr Hannaford, a Bplendid sample of Makatana peaches and Nelson apples of the most tempting description. To the Editor : Sir,—Not having seen your paper on the 9th instant, I had not an oppor tunity of correcting the following notice which appealed in the Star of that date until my attention was drawn to it by a friend. "At ft meeting of my creditors the liabilies were set down at £1600, assets not stated. The bankrupt magnanimously offered 6d in the pound, which was resolutely re fused." This statement, Sir, I must say, is totally incorrect, as I made no proposition whatever, but my creditors then present unanimously agreed with one exception, that a resolution passed at a former meeting of paying 6d in the pound should be carried. Had such resolution passed I can only say it would not ia any way' have interfered with the arrangement I hope shortly to be in a position to carry out, of paying to every in dividual who may have a just claim against me, 203 in the pound. By giving the above a place in your next issue you will much oblige,—Yours &c, J. H. Hanson: Recently in Paris an important homos pathic physician has come to grief. He pre tended to cure the wife of a Russian leather manufacturer of consumption by means of extracts from a plant, known to the Greeks as a sure remedy for phythisis. The woman got worse, and the doctor was paid his full fees and discharged. He then published a pamphlet detailing the malady of the woman in question, and how she had been saved, though in the last stage of consumption. Having given the address, the poor woman was naturally besieged by crowds of pul monic patients for information, and the post brought its hundreds of letters in addition. All this was not calculated to please the hus band of a dying wife and mother of several children,so he complained to the authorities, and the latter prosecuted. The doctor as serted he cured the woman, but tho court condemned him to a fine of 500 francs and heavy costs.

A painting, possessing consideraole merit appears in Mr Upton's window to-day. Ine picture represents the murder of Commodore G-nodenough, and was painted by MrsKolan, a laiiy artist of the Thames. During the visit of one of the recent tour ing parties to Mammoth Cave (says the Nashville American, a scene was witnessed that was nob down npon the programme, and which, from its peculiar naturo, has lust leaked out. It was in the Star Cham ber, the star of all the sights to be seen. As sobn as this division waa entered there was the usual cry of " Lights out; and; with a few exceptions, all eyes were turned to the vault overhead to witness the grand spectacle. Those few eyes that should have been lo king upward were of the kind that belonging to people of an inquiring turn of mind, and glanced to observe ihe manner in which the light was thrown on the ceiling. As they did so they saw distinctly outlined between them and the light beyond the forms of a gentleman and lady. She was standing upon a rock which brought her within easy reach of his arm, Which en circled her waist. Gently he would draw her to him, press hiß lips softly to hers, and then she would draw hastily back. One and another of the party were nudged and ceased from the contemplation of the stars overhead to observe the tableau below. When the lights were re-produced, the young lady waa seated upon the rock where she had lately been standing, and both she and her affectionate escort looked as innocent as if "they hadn't been doing nothing." It caused the party no little mirriment, and tne climax waß reached, when someone, after tho cave, approaching the swain, asked him in the presence of the party wbich scene in the cave did ho enjoy most. He promptly replied " The Star Chamber, of course." The loud laugh that followed caused him to turn as red as a beet, and explained to him the frequent allusion thereafter to " lights out." M. T. 0. sends the following receipt for making yeast :—One quart of malt, three quarts of cold water, soak over night, with a good pinch of hops, in the morning boil one Hour, strain it through a cloth, when just luko warm add two teaspoon-fulls of Oour and a little salt, put in about a pint of old yeast, stir up, let it work for twenty-four hours, then bottle. After the first making a pint of the composition can be used instead of yeast.

A correspondent asks :—Sir, —Would you be kind enough to answer this knotty ques tion. What oge can a girl marry without the consent of her pirentg, —Youra, J, S. [When Bhfi has reached her majority, 21 years.-Ed. U. S.] Mis 3 Margaret McKeozie, daughter of Mr Kenneth McKenzie, of Hobson-street, ha?, we regret to learn, broken her ankle while stepping out of a trap on the road between Big Omaha and Warkwortb. His Excellency the Governor will not arrive until Thursday next. The usaal evening scene in the Victorian Assembly, consequent upon the " Stonewall opposition," is thus sketched by a correspon dent of the Dunedin Guardian, " Members of the House are chiefly lolling about or read ing books, —that is, the few members who think it worth while to be present. The others are out drinking at the Parliamentaiy refresh ment bar, knocking about the balls in the bil liard-room provided for legislators, or other wise recreating, while their pay accrues at the rate of £0 per week, or £2 each Parliament ary sitting. In the Assembly, below me, one of the ' Stonewall' members named Farrell is up, treating the House to an erudite dis quisition on the land laws of Greece, Rome, England, Ireland, and Victoria ; in short, talking lengthily against time. Others have preceded him on the same- tack, and others are ready to follow. Here is the state of affairs in legislation, while the public busi ness is six months behindhand. The object of urging on the dissolution is to Becure a land tax, for which the electors are said by the Stone Wallers to bo iipe, while the Govern ment;, and a large majority of the Legislature, say that the people do nut want it; and the Assembly has 15 months to run." The impressions of a first ascension in a balloon are very striking. It ia like the earth fulling away from tao balloon. There is no vertigo: but the earth sinks, becomes flattened in appearance, and finally concave. The position of the balloon seemed to be be tween two concavities. The prismatic effects produced by refraction are very beautiful; faiiy scenes present themselves, and the mind becomes aroused to the glorious privi leges it enjoys. To look down through the broken clouds was to witness a sight surpas sing in beauty the magic caves described in i the "Arabian Nights' Entertainments." ' The profound, solemn, and awful still ness which prevailed above theclouds was also remarkable. Even while moving at the rate of a mile per minute, the aeronaut seemed so utterly becalmed that a suspended cobweb moving with the balloon would not be agitated. In speaking of echo and ozone in the clouds, Professor Wise said the reverberations of sound among the clouds were tremendous ; and in explain ing the echo which exists among them, he told a story of a conversation which he had with himself instead of a person upon the earth, as he at first supposed. Except when in overwhelming numbers (writes a correspondent of the Queenslauder) the Chinese are probably the most cowardly people on the face of the earth, not even excepting our gallant allies, the Fantees, in the late Ashantee war. There is something absolutely ludicrous in their terror of the blacks in the North, and in the con temptuous estimation in whicli they are held, as though instinctively, by the noble Australian savage, wherever they meat. A gentleman just down from the Palmer states that when he and another reached the neighbourhood of Hell's gate, on the road to Cooktown, they were met by several Chinamen running at the top of their speed, and in a terribly distressed condition. One of them could spa&k very tolerable English, and when able to do bo, informed them that a couple of blackfellows had come suddenly on their party of six, a short dis tance ahead, and without any ado, grappled one of their number and dragged him into the bush, the others, though armed, offering no resistance, but taking to their heels with out a moment's delay. The fugitives accom panied the two Europeans back to the scene of the attack, and on the road, and on the spot itself, evidence of their "bravery" were not wanting in the shape of revolvers and guns thrown away in their flight. Every thing was quiet, however, and it is supposed the Chinaman, although in a poor condition, furnished material for that evening's feast. At the old Gilbert they killed as many as six at a time down the river, and on one oc casion made a raid on the most populous camp of the Chinese, some half a mile from the Gilberton township, and, after spearing two or three by way of warning deliberately denuded the camp of whateveritpleasedthem to take away. It was the fear of the blacks alonethree years ago that drove the Chinese to the number of 200 or 300, from the Gilbert, where they were doing well, and at a time when they had great heaps of washdirt ready for washing as soon as the wet season com menced. All these and a number of splen did vegetable and fruit gardens, and every thing but the most portable of their house hold goods, were abandoned in their hot haste to get away. I once heard a half-civi lized aboriginal patronisingly remark to a Chiniaman, one day, that " he'd be all the same blackfellow by-and-by" meaning, of course, that after a more prolonged inter course with the blacks, he would be admit ted to a tolerated companionship amongst them, if he proved worthy of it. Excited Britisher (at the end of a row with the party behind the French 'bua, appealing to the passengers generally)—Allong—didong —pardonny—but, I Bay look here ! I can't understand this fellow's gibberish. Can any of yon ladies and gentlemen tell me the French, for • conf.oundedjE.ool 2'

THE SCHOONER MELAINE.

We learn that Mr Linabnry's purchase of the wreck, as it ia called, of the Melaine, schooner, in the Kaipara, is likely to prove a remunerative bargain. Captain Adams, who went up to inspect the vessel some days back, has returned and reports that she is, as yet, unir.jured, and in his opinion can be easily floated. A contract to do thin has been let for £180. The following is the report which Oiut. Adams ha, kindly applied us with :— " I be vessel is lying on a sandbank, on the north sido of the entrance about seven miles from the Pilot Station frhe w about ,250 ft. from low water, stem on to the sea, snip s head H.W. by corapafis; On surveying the schooner Capt. Adams found the copper ott both bilges and ragged about the fore foot. The top-aides are sh§ht^ started about the seams: the decks not started at all. la fact the '.vessel is very little the worse for her stranding. The masts and sails are in good order. Inere was about 8 inches of water on the skm amipships which does not increase at nign water, so the vessel may be considered per fectly tight, especially as she has not been pumped out since she came ashore. At higb water she floated in the aock, whichfshe had made for herself in the sand. Mr Barbour has accepted the contract for launching the schooner.

FIRE IN O'CONNELL-STREET.

Great Destruction, of Property.

The question which ia in everybody's month after the conflagration of last night is, can there be another Haley about ? It is. too much for human credence to believe that there can have been within the last two years fiix accidental outbreaks of fire, all within a few yards of the same spot. The public are well acquainted with the fact that this has been the case in regard to the locality which last night was the scene of a fire, which this time was unfortunately discovered too late to ( extinguish it, as in the preceding outbreaks, before it had gathered strength. The first person, so far as we can learn, who gave the alarm, was a Mrs Harris, who on pasping down O'Connell-streefc, saw flames iußnipg from the back windows of Mr W. H. Skin ner's carpenter's shop in Vulcan lane. She immediately ran to the Police Station, and informed the officials what she ha 9 seen. The bells were imme diately pet ringing. Meanwhile Mr Eliot Meyer, Mr Calvert, Captain Isaacs, and too members of the Nixon's Light Horse, and twenty members of the Naval Brigade, under Sub-Lieutenant Parker, had arrived on the scene, the Cavalry having just been dismissed from drill, and with several others whose names we could not ascertain set to work in a determined manner to repress the flames. It was soon evident however that any exertions which were to avail must be directed to preventing the fire spreading, for with the limited supply of water at hand little could be done in the way of extinguishing. Mr Hampton's well came in most usefully, as it has done on several occasions before. Mr Hampton, jun,' stationed himself at the winch, and was indefatigable in drawing up bucket after bucketful till the well was liter ally dry. It was not more than ten minutes after the commencement when it was eeen that Messrs Porter and Co.'a store at the back of Skinner's premises must share their fate. Mr Hampton, jun., was one of the first to direct the energies of of the voluntary workers to this point. The door of the store was broken open and a start was made to get out some of the in flammable stock with which the building was crammed. The goods consisted in great part of oil, paint, tar, and kerosene, in addition to a large stock of galvanised iron, ploughs, and ironware generally. The Fire Brigade, who ifc was thought just possible mieht not appear at all, from their present ambiguous condition, now showed up in good strength with their engine, and hose. Connection was effected as soon as possible with the mains, and the small sup ply of water there to be obtained was ren dered available, but the stream sent out was most ridiculously small, and often conld not reach the roof of the buildings. Just as the band of salvors had gained an entrance into Porter's store a cry was raised that there was gunpowder about, and some of the volunteers hastily retreated. It turned out, however, that the rumour was without foundation and confidence was gradually restored. Simultaneously with the invasion of Porter's store, an entry was made into Campbell's boot and shoe store, adjoin ing Skinner's shop, to the westward, and which had already become ignited. A large quantity of the stock was saved. Ab it was light and easy to handle a good deal of good was here done in a short time. ' But with the stock in Porter's store the case was different. The goods here were heavy and co-operation was necessary to secure their rapid removal. The cavalry here readered valuable assistance by keeping back the crowd, which had now swelled to tremendous proportions every available lane, and avenue from which a view could be obtained, being literally choked with people till they were impassable. Cap tain Isaacs' troopers together with the police, and the crew of the gunboat Renard, who had come ashore to lend their aid, ra pidly organized a line of men from the store to Hampton's corner. These passed along the heavy barrels and kegs of oil, etc., with extraordinary rapidity, and, by this means, succeeded in saving at least half of the stock, before the building, which had long since caught, became too hot to work in any longer. Meanwhile, the flames had gained tremen dous ascendancy, and already covered an extensive area. As their tall tongues soared in the air, the sight was indescribably grand, and crowds of people lined the heights of the Northern Club and other vantage points to witness it. When the fire reached the kerosene and pitch, the flames became more furious, and the volumes of smoke denser. Skinner's and Campbell's shops were totally destroyed by half-past ten, or within half-an-hour of- the outbreak. Porter's store then became the central seat of the fiery element which raged with fearful strength, as if in very wantonness at having come across such dainty food. Adjoining Messrs Porters' store on /the north was the brick store of Mr Halyday, the furniture dea ler, and undertaker. Here there was a val uable hearse standing, and a large quantity of flax, tow, and other property. The hearse was got out, and some of the flax, but a con siderable quantity had to be abandoned to its fate. Most fortunately there waß scarcely a breath of wind stirring, or happening as it did in such a crowded part of the city, there was every chance of an extensive and devas tating spread of the flames. Mr McMillan's blacksmith's shop, at the corner of Vulcan lane and O'Connell-street, was stripped of all its perishable contents, but the nature of the premises, little more than four brick walls and a rojf, rendered them pretty well secure against much damage. At about a quarter to eleven the conflagration was at its height and the heat in O'Connell-street from -whence, the full body of fire could be taken in at a glance, had become intense. This did not deter many brave men from advanc ing to within a few yards of the burning mass and doing much good. How they could stand the scorching to which they must have been subjected, was most puzzling to the bulk of the people who at three times the distance were glad to hold hats and pocket-handkerchiefs in, front of them. At first the greatest danger of a spread of the flames appeared to lie in the direction of Mr Leighton's book-binding establishment, which reared its brick walls within a few feet of. the-western wall of Porter's Btore. We understand that this gentleman only erected this brick retaining wall RfeTvm.oathaago.iii Had it not been

there last night it is nearly ceatain the fit& would have extended to the valuable Y<- fe~ fronting High-street, in which anflwL offices of •Mr Laiahley, Mr ,' )\^ bm Jones and others. Bir:; after some iuimeDta apprehension this contingency did not uppear ' ; so likely as anotherwhich was now threatened in a fearful manner in the direction of the Btill H more valuable buildings fronting Shortland street. The oil and kerosine, .which the barstiug casks set; free, began to ooze throng^ the corrugated iron walls of Messrs Porter's Store and to run down the sloping ground, towards Mr Hampton'? and Mr Probert's i i premises, i'rom being a thin and sluggish stream this became a turbud boiling river.i The sailors of the K'enard and the City of Auckland, with their respective captains, were at work on this spot, keeping the hose clear and passing the buckets which, at Mr Keesing's suggestion, had been collected from round about. Most of them had bats feet, and as the boiling oil pouted down some of them had their soles pretty well parboiled before; they knew what the liquid, was Which they had imagined to be water. As may be imagined they had to c ear out quick. A corps was now organised with Bpades and shovels to dam up this seething arjd dangerous streata with earth. This was done effectually {after much''abour, but not before a pool over* . foot deep of the inflammable Bluff ;'i had collected in unpleasant proximity to Mr Probert's galvanized iron building, At about a quarter-past eleven afresh supply of water was obtained from Messrs Thornton, ■,„' Smith, and Firth's mill. This came in most usefully, and being well applied by Superin. fendent Hughes and his gallant men, wbe> certainly, on this occasion, worked like Trojans, a rapid reduction of the body of flame became apparent. Captain Humphries „. who, up to this time, had been conspicuous f for his boldness and coolness (in one sense) \. : throughout the struggle now suddenly fainted and had to be conveyed from the scene. Branchman Knight had ako to sue- • cumb. From half-past eleven the fire rapidly declmed, and at midnight it had sunk to such insignificance that the sailors and volunteers were called off. A curious accident to the hose took plaea while the fire was nearly at its height, is j one of the firemen was holding it close to < Brown, Campbell's store, it suddenly parted and of course the water was wasted for some minutes. As the man took the opportunity' to have a drink, it was thought at the time t that he did it on purpose, but this was " not SO. , ' This morning a strange scene was presented on the ruins. On the aite of Porter's stow there was a confused heap of metal, etc., in | which could be faintly discerned the shape of ploughs and other agricuitural implements, j.x The debris was still smouldering, s,nA sent forth a most abominable smell of burnt oil. During the day workmen have been em ployed searching for goods which have escaped the searching action of the fire, and we are glad to say that their efforts , have been successful to a great extent. Supposing, as most people do, that the-.fire ;; was the result of preconcerted design, it is most difficult to discover any motive for the dastardly act. All the sufferers suffer heavy loss, so that it is not at all likely any of them had anything to do with it. The most plan- I sible theory is, that some one has done it mH the sheer spirit of mischief or bravado. Among those who were conspicuous by tnft 9 zeal with which they worked was Mr Dent. who had his coat burnt off his back and one arm severely injured. The goods stored in ; Messrs Porter's store were valued at £ 2(X)0, The firm, after making allowance for inwr- j ances and salvage suffer a loss of nesAy ; : JOrtA . , '} j The land and premises in which McMil lan's, Skinner's, and Campbell's businesses were carried on belongs to the bon. Mr Gia borne. - - The Cross to-day states that Messrs Porter and Co.'s store contained a large quantity, ofJ|J| kerosine. This was not the case, as the snb-" jj joined report from the Inspector under the [ Dangerouß Goods Act will show :— ! " Auckland, February 11, 1876. , MB " Sir,—l have the honor to report by your request, that I have, this morning, aßcer tained that E. Porter and Company had but two rases of kerosine on the premises burned in O'Connell-street, last night; and I certify . that no other goods coming under the Dan gerous Goods Act, were kept on said pre-, mises.~l have, etc., • ,| "Joseph Reiixy, j " Inspector of Weights and Measures. " To P. A. Phillips, Esq., ~? 1 " Town Clerk, Auckland." LOSSES. Mr Skinner is a, heavy loser by the fire. Nearly ail the tools and carpenters' materials.. • in the shop were destroyed, there being no time to rescue them. The property was ; valued at £250, and Mr Skinner bad been deterred from insuring owing to the heavy - rates. . Mr Campbell's loss in stock in trade is ; about £50 ; Mr McMillan. £30. The only insurance upon the whole block was the ±'500 upon Messrs B. Porter and Co.'s stock. Their building, sad those owned by Mr Gisborne were wholly unin sured. .." \

The Great Ovation.

"Wellington after the Spree. . |]

(SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO STAR)

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. >| Wellington is in a bad state to-day. General headache. Suffering a recovery. The singular physical affection is manifested by every other man you meet, who has a haU in his gait and has a hat thrown back off"1 •' his forehead, and when you say "Fine day," places his hand behind his ear, and begs your pardon. There, was a great muster of officials last night, their - grocers and butchers. The working man was placed ; in front, and patted and beered, and did .his '} part well. Everything here was in hysterics, ; and the bureau,has had a triumph. The " Times" to-day is in an agony of delight. It dances on the libeller's ; who spoke against Julius in his absence. It - says "This city has awoke to new life and old things are passed away. The tide of: popular feeling will sweep before it old fashioned notions, which heretofore , con trolled public as well as private thought. Sir Julius Vogel sprung a mine beneath || the old identity fortress," &c. The writer was evidently tipsy when he wrote it, and . the copy was not revised. Only one acci dent occurred, which is related to me by" an eye-witness :—A lady relative of; Sir ( Julius was standing by him, when one: of" those wrigling spitfire serpents or rockets., fell at her feet and got entangled in her, petticoats. I regret to hear she was con- , siderably burned. The great man remains to-day within. Crowds go around the residence looking in at the windows to see him. Provincia lists visiting the city are in hiding, peeping from behind window blinds.

[The Government forward this-" summary at one-fourth ordi nary Press Rates.]

[PRESS AGBNCf.]

The reception accorded to Sir Julius Vo A^ f Ia8t; night was a great success. XJEb ' &<* X\ gress along the wharf was amid a prolo,nj ; i«|Y-. blaze of fireworks, and avenue of torone«j*" iy \ The following was the address presented x> hnn:-"To Sir Julius Vogel, K.C.M.G. •' ~ We, working men and citizens of Wellington, | well assured of sympathy of our fellowai" «^a

THE EVENING STAB, JPBIDAY, FEBRT7ABY 11 1876



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