SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

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DEPARTURES.

»t*r yu-en, burr,,,, ? or v fiw <vurtle Rmin'r,^ n'■ AuqHu- 'or theManukau) Southern Cress, S3, Holmes, for Kapler

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For San Fraiiclsoo- City of Sydney (English mail) For anva--?t M nger hrcp.r.Wne. earV v» Oojf»n*';«ol—*wyle. ss, evorv Monday For OallforDTs or-^ntlmroe, barqn«, early For London-Robin, T)nnlop, barque, early For«vd»ey-H ? ro. ss . fiar i v ■tor Lairanga -Howena, Thursday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

S^Th nlt° Atlnison- bnrf l"8 from Lyttelton, sailed Canterbury schooner, fi-om Kew Oaled^'njo ear i v P-Bri ketch, fmm P.nvhyn Tsla^d. ewl ? a ' B&1? SSl?Bhte CifroS? l P>ll!n fK™i°from London, «aUea Aenns srh'nnn- Loil' l^n BaUed Ist-. July Holeni h",v cr' from Chst.hnm Islands, overdue AucniPt'a :' 'aTiHnp- f'om *l-e T"-lanr!s narly Prinro.' \ ,, I^ an 1"' 10 frA™ Levixlta, P qrlv f'.-n \ .' bar( 3nentine, from Lyttelton ; sailed in™*nt SchoonoT "' fTnm Lyttelton ; galled 27ht Jnt,^' xr^r"" 0' frnm Tytt,fiHo>i ; sailfd Sthlnst July ' a' lwr«tt9. '««» Boston ; sailed 17th &f ?(1h- bwqne. from "Lytleltot. : sniled sth inst Visfrr X •■ s"/ rnm Syrlnev. about 27th Inst "'Sloe, bng, from Ton?a, early

IMPORTS.

•tnoo » I „ It0' from Tauranga: 240 sacks pota toes. B. Arthur. WinM^ R' ell]r ßl on- frnrn ihR S™**l ■ 13 Sewing vll n \ r°U FfiU Arthur. Sh^n I nrnh<via- Wnm '"r'»it»Tft :- 40 he»d cattle, 230 Sheen. « Jiorafis, * m \ 100 g*o>< P r a a<, geß fl. flnl r frnni RonHl aeas:-41(10 conoatmts. c*/eh"t ß "'lObs?s bpans' 3 caslr3 whale oil. andl

<TrPL 1??\ 6*% from Waitara yesterday atmZ (If ta'ne(l a fortnight beyond her time by tord«v IT* T pr<lle °- Shfi is *"'le»ve for *a ? lan OarHnTr V ° °J nßk- p «' p"Ser* from Waitwa-Messrs T1 • £ OUCh and Madman. ■ iie schooner Kphemy. Captain -Ross, arrived frnm TcKnfl *arnoa yestfirrfpv pvpnimr, with a canro of * i.ma produce and the fol'owinErrmssnneprs—Mpr«i-s tm, "u w- Brown, »"<! Oapta'T "Rich. Th« •f£-°T Ipf% .fnfiMana on the 14th .Tn»« W. ™d •arrived off Tntnila on thn 2=!th 4r-!v«d at T.eor,; '97fI On3nth "111 ** AvU nn ist.TuK Left aeain ft io»' lvini! at K;VP!IS or| the Btb. SalVrl thence on i"f"tn.and arWvnd pfr Tontmtabii 13th Lift for Auckland n n thp 9411, Tj ie nnssagp w.is prnionsr'd by unfavourable winds to 20 d y 3 . White Island was Envie on Mo"day last and the City of Sydney pissed at 1 0 am rpsterday off the Mwurips. Tha schooner v"avn from Auckland, arrived at Apia Samoa on the ISfh July. Thfi psRnW ipaves thn Queen-street wharf this evpvma at. g o'clock, for the Thames. The ss Southern Cross, leaves for Napier this after noon.

T''? ?"T 1f t"r« °f thfi Powrna for Tauranga is post pone! till tomorrow evonine. The s s Go-ahead, left the Manukau for RaeTan flirent last ever-ina:. She is advertised to sail for Waitaw on Fndnv.

•n.3^" s"re"'se in manifested at the non-arrival of tho flepf of windbound vessels which have been r«Dor ted at Riot's Bay. It U more than Hke'v they pot up ss far aR the Terrier, last nijjht and hart to h<>ave-to TordarUght The wind this morning has been unfavor able for their advent.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

Bank of "New Zealand—Buyers, £1S ss. National Bsnk - Sellers, 70s. Colonial, (40-1 paid up) ; sellers, 31s. Thames Gas—Sellers, 26s South British Insurance—79a, 80s ; buyers 78s ; sellers, 803. TTnion Sash and Door Company—6os (new) Waitekauri—Sellers, 19s 6n\ Union Beach—6oa ; buyers, 60s; sellers, Welcome—sellers, 8s 6d. Royal Oak—Sellers, 5s 9d. Messrs J. B. Morpeth, Charles Alex ander, Robert Frater, J. Mowbray, T. L. White, J. Friar Clarke, A. Saunders, D. B. Orchard. Joseph Newmatt, Chairman.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

xaaiis win ciose as under: — For Thames this day, at 5 30 pm and to-morrow at 8.30 am For Coromandel. per Arpyle, on Friday, at 230 pm For Russell per Maud. to-d»y at 4 pm For Tryphena, per Three Brothers, to-day, at 4 pm For Waiwera. Mahurangi, Matakana. Te Arai, etc. per Anne Milbask. to-morrow, at 10 am For Taro-naki, Southern Provinces, snd Australian Colonies, per Wellington, to-morrow, at 12 45 pm. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers at 11 45 am Late letters will be re ceived till 1 t>m For Wbitlangi, Tairna, Taurangi, and Opotiki, per Rowena, to-morrow, at 4 urn Mails for India. China, Medifci-ranian Ports, Contl nent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Sue* and Southampton (for letters specially so addressed), and via Brindisi, will be made up per Hawea, on Monday, 18th instant. Per City of Sydney, on Monday, 25th instant, as under:— • For Kandavn, Sandwich Isiands, United States of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 11 am For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 11am For money order*, registered letters, and news papers at 10 am Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d In addition to the postage will be received by the mail agent On board the steamer up tc the time of sailing. Signed) 8. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

CRAIG—On tlio 14th Angust, IS7O. at Myrtle-streot. Oakland, California, Mrs. rfu^hCrai£,'oX a daughter.

DEATH.

SINEL.—On the 12th September, at his parents' re- H'dence, junction of Queen and Grey-streets, John William, eldfst son of John Babot Sinel, late of Jt-r.Hfly, aced 23 years. Tho funeral will leave his parents' rppidmice at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Jersey and other friends are respectfully invited tv attend.

WHITTINGHAM. -On the 10th instant, at the Pro vincial Hosplta', Moses "Whittinghara; late oi H.M. sStu Regiment, aged H years.

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1876

For the c*u« tbit lacks issSatano, For the wroiii*:tllif neeil'., resKtanoa, For vlie future u\ the distance, Ajid lh>. eond that ws c»>n '»>■

TnE whitewashing of disqualified Ministers has proved more difficult than was antici pated yesterday. A committee of the House of Representatives having confirmed the opinions expressed by the Legislative Council that the Ministers have all brought them, selves under the pains and penalties of the Act, their present standing in the House is extremely dubious. The Cabinet appears undecided what course to pursue. Their acceptance of Mr Ballance's suggestion for the introduction of an Indemnification Bill, must either have been dictated by a strong feeling in the House adverse to the legalising of nine members of the Cabinet, or a doubt whether the mere removal of the alleged cause of disqualification would re-instate Ministers in the House, andi wipe out their past transgressions. That the As sembly should refuse to sanction the appointment even temporarily of nine full blown Cabinet Ministers, with a prospective one or two more, we have a right to expect, and Mr Ballance's appearance as the couu sellor of two resignations suggests that this p art of the Ministerial proposals is distaste ful even to the Government supporters. Otherwise it is difficult to see how Ministers will stand better with the House to-night than they did last night: Sir George Grey's service of writs brings the legal question at once to an issue, and displays a resolution on tho part of the Opposition to make the est of their advantage. Dpon the broad question of maintaining the strict letter of the Dis qualification Act, which has been treated by the last Administration as so much waste paper, the determined attitude of the Opposi tion will command approval. The present is a specially favourable time for dealing a death blow to the system of transferring Ministers from the Civil Service to the Treasury Benches and back again to comfortably prepared quarters, when thrown out of office. Sir George Grey is convinced that the Ministry must go back to their constituents, and we are quite satisfied that if there is any possibility of gaining a point by forcing on that alternative, the opportunity will not be neglected. [Just before going to press we have received a telegram announcing that eight of the Ministry have resigned, leaving Major Atkinson to re-construct a Cabinet of seven.]

CITY COUNCIL ELECTION TO MORROW.

Among the multitude of Councillors, or gentlemen who desire to become so, there should be wisdom, and it will be for the burgesses to-morr6w to discover which three of the eight aspirants possess the largest share. The Returning Officer announces the following list of candidates who finally go to the poll:— Mb Hjenby Brett, Mr A.LEXA2JDER BLACK, Mb Richabd Dickson, Mr George Holdship, Mb William John Htjbst, Mb George Johnstons, Mr Thomas T. Masefield, Mb William Richard Waddel. It is not given to mortal man to predict with any certainty in what order these names will stand at four o'clock to-morrow, when the doors of the Mechanics' Institute close on the contest; but it is certain that greater exertions will be put forth to control this elec tion than, perhaps, any yet held in the city. The list offers a pleasant subject for cogitation by the ratepayers to-night, and they will act wisely in making choice under the calm influences of their am firesides, before being subjected tojrthe blandishments of election canvassers onfthe morrow, i) There are 1691 names on the burgess roll,fland thejprinciple of multiplicity j k of .to

value, briiigs up the number csp-iblo of being recorded so a very much larger figure. Every ratepayer ahould inaka a upeoial effort to contribute his quota to the general result. As some burgesses may bo unacquainted with the mode of registering, wo may explain that the name o.E everyone who has paid rates for the year preceding the making of the roll, is placed en the list by the Town Ciork. The poll is op.'.a from S a.m. to 4 p.m. to-morrow.

Mr Alfred Buckiand is a candidate for the position of director o.F the Sonth British Cora pszjy, two vacancies occurring at the annual meetiug or Gc&ober 9uh. Mr Baekland's

greafe coumiorcial experience and extensive intercity in *ho province specially qualify Mm foi e;>B oJ.Hoa, f-ail n oleuted, v?# j are sure

he will prove aa important acquisition to the Board. The refciriug di-eciorc: are Cap tain Daldy, who, as Chairman, has been largely instrumental in bringing the Company to its present prosperous position, and Mr William Earl, both of whom are eligible for re-election. The secret of success in all companies of this kind is the concentration of practical business knowledge upon the conduct and government of affairs, and for this reason, together with a large pecuniary stake in the prosperity of the company, Mr Buckland, the new candidate, possesses very large claim 3 upon the support of the share holders. . We have received from Laptam Casey, a letter which we are compelled to hold over till to-morrow. The search fo* the body of Captain Smith of the cutter Telegraph, who was drowned near Helensvillei has not baen successful. It has now been discontinued. The unfortunate workman, Moses Witting-

ham, who was so severely injured by being knocked down by a horse in Wellington street, a fortnight ago, that he was conveyed to the Provincial Hospital, died on Sunday morning. The po°r fellow, it will be re membered, left his work to assist a person with a restive hor«e, when he received the fatal kick. Wifctingham has left a widow and a large family to lament his loss, and we learn upon good authority that this is a case which deserves the practical sympathy of the public. The family i 3 ve ry large, and only three daughters doing an ything in the way of obtaining a live'ihood

To the Editor : Sir,— The process of mak ing white lead is thus : Thin blue lead is rolled up to fit in a pot, aud ab tho bottom of that pot is another small pot containing vinegar or sulphuric acid, bub ib is not allowed to touch the lead. The pot and lead are placed in a large dung pit and left there some three or four months. Its contents are then taken, ground, washed, and re-ground. Very nearly all tho work is done by women, and whftt comes to them in tho shape of disease I must not say, but throe years kill the men. Lead is the safest of mutals for water and other purposes, as it in very heavy for its bulk and mv ;c bs kept clean. That is to say no earth or lime must stop a year on it. If so, then it corrodes into holes, and then arises danger. I have seen lead cisterns 200 years old and had not wasted h an ounce. I consider Mr A. H. Spicer's receipt dangerous. I also know that lead is used in sulphur works with care in placing the lead and sweating, (a trado term for uniting the lead). If solder is used it all goes in the sweating.-1 am, etc., C.JT. [We have one more lotter on this subject awaiting space, and that must terminate the discussion. —iv. E.S.] A correspondent has been taken with conundrummiad, and cases himself, thus: — (1). If our members fail to got justice for Auckland, where should we look for a leader, and why ? To the East, Bocouso it contains the "Boss for us" (Bosphorua ) (2). Turkey's motto for certain ether belligerents : Servo you (Servia) right. An interesting meeting of a social and literary character was held last evening in the Baptist schoolroom, Welle&ley-street The meeting was essentially a teachers' meeting, which is held quarterly, presided over by Mr Seering H. Matthews, tho superintendent. A correspondent writes from Queen's Re doubt :—This place is looking up well now. There are thres llax mills in full work, by which about twenty hands are employed. The owners of the mills are Messrs A. Divi ani, W. Dean, and J. Thompson, and the natives supply them with the green flax. We also have a Hall, erected by Mr Porter on his own property at a cost of about £200. The want of a building like this had bean felt some years back, but no one cared about putting it up. So Mr Porter started it, and lam glad to say has finished it; and I be lieve it to be second to none in any of the out-districts. The body »f the hall is 30 x 20 feet; stage, 9x 20 feet, fitted up com plete, and a very pretty little stage ib is. In fact, I believe there is nothing like it in any out-district. Also, attached to the back of the stage, is a cloak or dressing-room for ladies. It is shortly to be opened, so tho young people are anxiously looking forward for fcho opening night, as they expect a treat. I believe the proprietor intends to try and get Mr P. Doran and his little company to come and open it, and have a ball after the performance. A portrrit of Mrs Wiltshire, the pedes trienne, appears in the " Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News," with tha following remarks on her recent feat in Auckland : — " From that beautiful and healthy portion of New Zealand in which game is ho abundant, and in which a European landed for the first time, that is to say in the Province of Auckland, there recently came to the office of this paper a letter containing the photo graph of Mrs Wiltshire, " a fair pedesfcrienne" whom the writer described as " the beat bit of pluck that ever wore petticoats," and we may add, on the authority of that portrait— sometimes went without them. From a newspaper cutting that accompanied that photograph, 1 learned how Mrs Wiltshire had then jnst accomplished the faat of walking one hundred miles in ten minutes less than twenty-four hours. Oar cheery friend the Editor commented upon a curious feature connected with this pedestrian feat in one of his famous " Ciroular Notes." Tho costume in which " the fair pedestrienne " dressed, with that love of ornament natural to her sex, is another curious thing connected with it, upon which you may comment for yourself, inasmuch as on page 416 I present you with a little drawing I have made from the photograph in question, and for which by-the-bye I thank Air F. H, Lewisson, Jeweller, of Queen-street, Auckland. Tho climate of Auckland has been compared to that of Greece. If Mra Wiltshire's example is followed, the costume also will be very Greek. Yon remember Byron'a line " Half naked, loving, natural, ana Greek." A fellow-passenger with Mrs McManus wrires : "Sir,—ln consequence of a reference made in the St4.b a few nights ago respecting the proposed concert in aid of Mrs McManus and children, there seems to remain a doubt whether this case deserves the benevolence of the public. I may say that it is a case which really needs help. The poor woman came out in the ship Porfarshire, losing her husband and two children on the passage out. Mrs McManus has not appealed for help since her arrival in New Zealand, but has fought for herself and two children. But her health has given way, thus cutting off the the small supply, and leaving her and her children in great destitution." The churchwardens of Sb Matthew's will receive tenders up to Monday next for a piece of land, not less than 4.oft, whereon to erect their chapel-of-eaae to the mother church in Hobson-street. The land required must be in the centre of Union and Napier streets and Franklin Road, so as to meet the religious wants of the district of Freeman's Bay.

The following advertisers are requested to call for answers to advertisements :—A.W., H.M.J., KB., Cash, A.Z., U.S., Q., Z.Z., J.C., G.R., W.S., C, W.S., James John Richmond, EgJ.H. A letter for Mrs Jamess Williams per San Francisco Mail, is also at this office.

The award of the arbitrator in the oase of Henry and Brown v. Brain and Bishop, in which plaintiffs claimed for damage done to their boat by a timber-log, will be given on Monday, the 25th instant.

" A Passenger " writes alleging another case of drunkenness on the Auckland and Mercer Railway. He says that an official went to step on one of the carriages and missed hia footing and fell between the carriage and platform. Two or three young, men standing on the platform shouted at cho top of their voices, " Stop ! stop 1" at the same time laying hold of the unfortunate man ; the engine driver heard their cry, and immediately brought the train to » stand, or perhaps the poov man would have been mangled or cut to pieces " Tho Waikato Times yesterday published the following eulogistic notice : —" Wo un derstand that Mr Langbridge, formerly manager of this journal, during the lato pro prietorship of Langbridge and Silver, is about to leave the Waikato district altogether. Mr Langbridge's health has been for some time failing him, though we are glad to find that a visit to tho Hod Springs haa considerably improved it, and from his energetic and business habits, and his long experience in newspaper management, we shall not be at all surprised to hear before long of his having entered tho field again as a member of the Fourth Estate. Mr Langbrirlge, during a twelve months' residence as manager of the Times, has made many friends in Waikato, and was always forward in promoting the interests of the district, and ready in assist ing any charitable object brought to his notice. We are quite sure thai; in wishing him success in hia future career, we do but express the general feeling of tho Waikato public." About sixty couple attended at the Lorne street Hall last night to take part in the journeyman bakers' ball. The M.G.s were Messrs Grace and Donovan, who evidently knew their duties. Mr Philip, of Newton, catered for the refreshments, which were choice, spread in good taste, and highly sat isfactory. The dances commenced at nine o'clock, and continued through the night until four in the morning. The Bakers' Ball was a brilliant success. The Union-street anniversary soiree and tea-meeting was held last evening, in tho little school room. The spread was ample, and the tea good. About a hundred persons of various at'.es, representing the seasons of life, sat down to the tables and satisfied the material appetite Tho ladies who presided at the tables were Meadames Caradns, Scott, Webb, Miller, Salt, and Smith, also two young ladies, Misses Caradua and Smith. Subsequently the public meeting was opened by the chair maa.jjßev W. Kirk,who gave out tho anniversary hymn, which was effectively rendered by the choir. Mr T. Buddie, superintendent of the school, next came for ward with the report, which stated that seventy children's names were on the book, out of which iifty were boys. This dispairty was caused by the want of a female teacher. The seven teachers in the Sunday-school wore most indefatigable in their work. Mr Caradus superintended the Bible class, and tho Young men who attended evidently appreciated their priveleges, and recognised the labours of Mr Caradua. The financial statement was not an elaborate work, and the debit of £2 :ia Gd did not look well, but against thia might bo set tho £4 Od 7d, col lected lastSunday,which would showJEl 17s Id in their favor. Again,considering the result of the tea-meeting in prospect, they might an ticipate something like £5 altogether on the sunny side. Tho statement was received with cheers. Rev William Kirk then de livered an address on "Sunday Schools," Mr Welaman spoke on "Tea-meetings," Mr K. Arthur on " Sunday School Work," and Mr G. Rhodes on " llominiscences." The Bnveral hymns sang by the choir and people wore "The Sabbath song," " The children's Jubilee," tho "Life Boat," "0 Christians Awake," and one of Moody and Sankey's hymns, illustrative of tho life of Daniel. Votes of thanka having been given to tho chairman, ladies, and the choir, the friends separated with the doxology.

THE CUTTER START.

We understand that the cutter Start was temporarily repaired and floated off the beach at tbe Little Barrier on Monday night. Captain Conway was bringing her up to town when he met tho cutter Nobs off the Kawau going down to get her off. Both vessels then returned in company. It was exceedingly fortunate that the vessel came off when she did, as the gale of last night would have undoubtedly broken her up had she been still ashore. The question of salvage will be settled by arbitration.

DOMAIN BOARD.—This Day.

A BPBOIAt mooting of the members of tho Domain Board wks h»ld to-day in tho oflicos. Canada Building*. Present Messrs Fenton (chairman) Heale, Kissling, MHford, and Oherry. Tho business of the Board was to consider the tenders s^-nt iv for loasing the domain for depasturing cattle. I'wo tenders* had boon received, ono from Messrs Mason, nursorymen, of Parnoll, offering a yearly rental of £130, payable in advance, and tho othor from Messrs Pemberton and Morgan, offering £152, half-yearly in advance. Mr Heale stated that enquiries had been made respecting Messrs Pemberton and Morgan, who were not known to some of the members of tho Board, and tho result of the enquiry was satisfactory.

It was also shewn that Mr Pom barton was a man of proporty, and Mr Morgan, a respectable dairyman of Psrnell; Mr Cherry also spoke in favor of Mr Morgan from personal knowledge. It was therefore decided to accopt tho tender of Messrs Pembcrton and Morgan, according to specified terma, for ten years. It was further agreed that Messrs Whitakor and Russell, bo asked to prepare tho lease, with a clause, suggested by Mr Kiasling, that the lesseos are not to sub-lot.

This was all tho business,

WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OF VALUABLE RACEHORSES.

A telegram is published elsewhere convey ing the news of the death of six racehorses— some of them the most valuable in Australia —by tho knocking about they received on board the City of Melbourne while returning from Sydney to Melbourne, after the A.J.C. meeting. It is estimated that the total valno of the animals was from £10,000 to £12,000. Their names are Nemesis, Eros, Robin Hoot!. Sovereign. Etoile dv Matin, and twu. others. The first-named had jasfc made her name famous by winning the great Metropolitan at Randwick on the sth inst. She belonged to Mr J. Evans, and was a bay mare, 5 years old,by Knight of the Garter— Nuncia. She ran third in the Hawkesbury Handicap, and was engaged in the Mebourne Cup with the lifjht weight of 6st. 91bs, (in« eluding a 51b penalty) and, it was thought, possessed a good chance of lauding that event. Eroa was a five year old horse.owned by Mr J. D. Little. He won the Flying Handicap at Hawkesbury, and was considered one of the faste&t horses in Australia over a short course. But decidedly the most valuable of those destroyed was Robin Hood, known throughout his three-year-old career as the Sylvia colt;. He was own brother to Croldsborougn, and emulated the deeds of bis famous relative. Last year at the V.R.C. Spring Meeting, he won the'V.R.C. Derby, beating the M>ing Richmond. He also won the Maiden Plate, 1J miles, the Royal Park Stakes, 2 miles, Cst. lOlbs,, 3min. 41sec, (Goldsborough, 9at. 91bs., second), and the Mares Produce Stakes, 1J mile, Bst. 51bs., at the same meeting. In the Champion Stakes and the V.R.O. St Leger, Rich mond turned the tables upon him but at the A.J.C. Autumn meeting he had his revenge by winning the A.J.C. St. Leger, If miles, Bat. lOlbs, 3min. 12.8-10secs, Rich mond being second, and Valetta third. He finished up the season by again beating Rich men at level weights in the A.J.C. Plate, 3 miles. 7st. 131b5., smin. 50.8-lOsecs, Kings borough, 9st. 51bs, being third. On this public form >he was the best 'three-year old in Australia last year, though Richmond won

more money. His value could not have been less than from £3,000 to £4,0C0. Sovereign was a promising three-year-old colt belongiug to Mr 0. B. Fisher. He was engaged in both the Melbourne Cup (in which his weight was sst 12Ibs) and in the Champion Stakes. His only perfor formance as a two year old wm running third to Newminster in the Maribyrwong Plate. He had developed into a splendid horse, and was thought^ highly of for his engagements. A writer in the Australasian desoibes him ac the best three-year oVI at Randwick. Etotile dv Matin wns a three year old, the property of Mr W. Ynille. She ran second for the Trial' Stakes at Hawkes bury. It is reported that others beside* these were killed. Tho Crysolite colt—the winner of'the A. J O. Derby and the favourite of the V..T.C. Derby—was on board,' but es caped. It is not likely, however, that he is uninjured, and his chance for the Victorian race must now be small. Ringwood, a pro minent Melbourne Cup candidate, was also on the steamer. Such a catastrophe has not been heard of before. We have not yet heard whether the amimals were insured, but it is probable they were.

AUSTRALIAN CABLEGRAMS.

[press agency.]

Steamer Dandenong Lost.

Collision Between the s.s. Hero and a Schooner. SYDNEY.—THIS DAY. The steamer Dandenong, on her passage from Sydney to Melbourne, was totally lost off Jervia Bay. Twfnty-eight passengers and the crew arrived at Newcastle to-day in a barque. MELBOURNE.—THIS DAY. A collision occurred between the s.s. Hero and tho schooner Eva, yesterday, in the harbour. The latter is much and the former uninjured.

DESTRUCTIVE GALE.

DEATH OF RACEHORSES,

FIYMRY, September 12,

Tho heavieat gale ever known here pre vailed for two days, doing much damage in the suburb?, and the ships Tweed and Greta dragged their anchors and went ashore, but wero got off safely.

The City of Melbourne, on her passage from Sydney to Melbourne, encountered the full force of the gale. The race-horses Nemesis, Eros, Robin Hood (Sylvia Colt), Sovereign, Etoile, Dv Matin, and others on board were killed. Chrysolite and Redwood were saved. Two boats were swept away also. The deck cargo and steering gear were damaged.

Anxiety exists about other steamers now overdue.

The chemical works of Cumming, Smith and Co. destroyed by fire. Damages, £9000.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Georgo Donne and John Cosgrave,

Esqs., Justices of the Peace.)

THE HITMAN BLIOHT

James Mack, Alexander Winch, and Henry Williams were charged with drunkenness,and fined 5s each. William Lloyd (second offence) was remanded until Friday. Mary Carmi chael, .nlias Cameron, a very old woman (second offence) was fined 10a. Mary Prince forfeited her bail. .10]FN THOMAS. John Thomas was charged with committing a breach of the Police Act, by neglecting lo appear in Court in answer to a summons cherging him with riding on the shafb of a cart without the owner's name on the vehi cle, on July 7. Defendant said he did not receive the summons. It was, however, proved that the summons had been left at his residence. Fined 20s and costs, or seven days' impri sonment. A HOUSEHOLD STORM. Anthony Nicholson was charged with assaulting his wife, Elizabeth Nicholson, on the Oth mat., by striking her with his fist and having an open knife in his other hand. Prisoner pleaded gnilty, but said the knife was being used to cut up a pipe of tobacco, anc' not With the view of injuring hia wife. Mrß Nicholson said she would not press the charge againßt her husband if he would go away ; but if not, she must have the protection of the court, for Anthony's in tention was to kill her. Anthony said he would go away at once, and for ever. As there were a number of other charges against the prisoner, the Court could not let him off so easily. Anthony still sued for liberty, and as he and Elizabeth disavowed partnership, there could be no fear of any future rupture. The Court ordered prisoner to be bound over in his own recognizances of £20 and two sureties of £10 each to keep the peace for six months. UNDER AVETOH. Septimus Meiklejohn was charged with a breach of the Harbour Regulations by not carrying lights when under weigh in the Auckland harbour on the 30bh ult. Defendant pleaded guilty. Mr J. B. Russell appeared for the Harbour Master, and stated that defendant was the master of a vessel, and had lamps, but like the foolish virgins, had failed to supply them with oil. Fined 10s and costs.

TURKEY AND THE GREAT POWERS

(To tho Editor of the Evening Stae). Sir, —The detailed accounts published by you of the fiendish and brutal ferocity of the Turkish soldiery practised on the defence less Christian population of Bulgaria and surrounding districts, taken together with the rottenness of Turkish'affairs, tends pretty conclusively to shew that the present is the last great struggle against Christianity and civilization, and •which must inevitably end in the final overthrow of Islam rule in Europe. The Servians, encouraged by the hosts which daily flock to their standard from the neighbouring provinces and from Russia—the motives of the latter, however, being anything but pure, will continue the struggla to the bitter end, and we can only hope that they will be victorious. In Europe tho position is apparently one of anxious suspense, and the proverb "SHenee is golden" seems to be put in practice, if we may judge from the cautious deliverances of statesmen and ministers on Eastern affairs. The Emperors Francis Joseph, (4ustria), and Kaiser William, (Prussia), met reoently at Reichstadt, and in answer to an enquiry from the former through one of his suite who met him at the railway-station, as to his health, the latter (William) cautiously replied, "Oh, very well, considering the state of affairs." These two great guns are reported to have actually kissed each other, but whether there was anything of the Judas type about the loving affair, time alone can tell. Looked at in a Christian light, the inaction of the Great Powers while Christian blood is being so ruthlessly spilled, is far from re-assuring ; but the greed for territory and in creased power, so characteristic of modern Europe, subverts every consideration of humanity and Christian charity, and each Power seems only waiting for the utter prostration of the Sick Man, when, with a ferocity only surpassed by the Turks them selves, they will dismember him, each, according to what power or influence can'

be brought to bear. Along trcth you; numerous readers, I shall anxiously waH and watch the progress of those ternbl events which hang so ominraaly over face of Europe.—Yours, ftc, E. F. M.

ISLAND NEWS.

We compile the following summary or Sout: Sea Island news from reports furnished b Mr E HadrilJ, super-cargo of the sohoone Ephemy, which arrived Jast night froi Tonga BI J^- DAY AT T OKGA. Jubilee day was observed at Tonga wit great rejoicing on the 2Sfch Jime. generj holiday was proclaimed aud :» sa.ute of 2 puns was fired. King Geovge addressed a assemblage of nearly 3000 Tougans 001 gratulating them upon tho progress i in civilization and religion they ha made in the past fifty years, and favou ably contrasting their state of free'la j and enlightenment with the slavery and > norance of the neighbouring islands. B Majesty concluded with these words, 1 feel my heart burning in me with joy wha 1 think what Tonga has accomplished sire Mr Thomas came ; and also because the Led has permitted me to see this, the first jubue of Tonga. I shall certainly not see the net, but I think if the leaves of the trees of To*a and the soil of Tonga had mouths, tiy would shoot forth their thanks to Grod ar what he has done for Tonga." Sevtal other speakers, both Tongans and Eu> peans addressed the meeting. After Us a grand supper was given, at which an n mense quantity of pork, yam 3, and bread "as consumed. In the evening an open nr bolotu was held, a service consisting of naVe songß'and addresses. On the following mm ing 800 native ministers and class leadersat down to a breakfast provided tty Rev. S. V. Baker, the head of the mission. This EOie was photographed by Mr J. Davis of Sd ney. E EG ATT A. The Nukualofa Regatta was held on;he sth June and was a great success. A MURDERER EXECUTED. Our readers no donbt recollect the old blooded murder of Mr Keyes nearly a ;ear ago at Apiang, ODe of the Gilbert Gimp. The native who committed the crime vjich was most unprovoked has now received the punishment he deserved. After his crim the murderer escaped to another island, and I._M. gunboat Ttenard was commissioned to Hng him to justice. In June last the Ca>tain of the Renard heard that the man vas at Apiang, and repairing thither he demaided his surrender. Through tha influence <f the missionary, Mr Tayler, the murderei was fciven up, aad his crime being clearly proved he was sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out at once, the wretched man being blown from a gun. It is to be hoped that the natives of this group will profit by the lesson they have received. AT IT AGAIN.

The schooner I evuka, while among tfe Gilbert Group, was lately chased by fi£y large canoes full of natives, but escaped owng to a favouring breeze. THE MAGELLAN CLOUD. We hear most gratifying accounts c the success of the Bay of Islands whaler, Mag ellan Cloud. When the Ephemy arried at Tonga aha had 100 barrels of sperna J and 50 barrels of black oil on board, fn the 12th August she made fast to a spermvhale, but was obliged to cut away on accant of heavy weather. On the 14th hei boats returned after three days absence briging a large whale in tow which yielded 50 arrela. On the morning of the 24th ult.,as the Ephemy was leaving Tonga she caie upon the Magellan's boats killing a whai which had been made fast when the schoner left. Capt. Irvin expressed his intention f return ing soon. DROWNING AT API^

A sad accident occurred in Apt harbour on the Bth July, a3 the schooner Ton gatabu was getting; under weigh to sail lor Tonga. Captain F. A. De Fromm, mster of the German barque Casilds, then i port, had gone on board the schooner tcsee Mr T. Webber, the manager to Mesi£ Goddefroi and Son, who was a passenger y her. On leaving the vessel he slipped ito his boat, which was immediately after capsized in a squall. The second mate an< carpenter of the Casilda, who were also ia ha boat, were picked up, but Captain De FDmm waa not seen again. His death caaad a mournful sensation at Samoa, where haJad arrived only two days before from Buena Ayres. He was a young man, and a nat?e of Elsfeth in Germany.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(From our Special (orrespondent.) WELLINGTON. This day. The "Writ/ Served. : If any one thought Sir George Grey and Mr Rees were only boacing in the matter of i applying for writs agaisi< Ministers, the im , pression was effectual removed yesterday by the service of thosiinterestins; documents on the members of tfe cabinet as they were , entering the House. All the ministers have ■ been served with thesxception of Dr Pollen, Sir Donald McLean,md Mr Whitaker, who have incurred so »ny penalties that the sum total has not j/t been made up. The • the following transdpt of the writ served ! upon the Minister a Public Works may be taken as a specimen qthe documents generally: "In the Supreme "ourt of New Zealand, . Wellington districi between Sir George , Grey, X.C,8., pontiff, and the Hon. , Edward Richardsh, defendant, 11th day of September, AJ, 1876. The plaintiff by his solicitor, \^liam Lees Rees, says :— 1. That on the lsfday of September, 1876, His Excellency th Governor was pleased to appoint the follo'dng persons to the follow ing offices —(The lames of the several Minis ters and the oices they hold are here recited.) 2. Thataone of the persons herein before mentionadWere of the Maori race or half-castes. 3. ,Chat on the said Ist day of September, and k the time of such appoint ments being mac aforesaid, all the said per sons appointed i aforesaid were members of the House of lepresentatives or the Legis lative Council. '4. That since the appoint ment of the sai^ Beveral persons to the offices set opposite ttt respective names aa afore said, and whif holding the said offices, all the said pers&s, including the defendant, have, in contr;fention of the Dis quliticatioa Act, 1870, ant the Civil List Act, 1563, Amendment At, 1873, sat as members of the House of Reprfeentative on thejjdays following —that ia to jfy, Ist, 2nd, sth, 6th, 7oh, and Bth days of Sptember instant, and the said Daniel Pollenjn the Legislative Council as a member on to same days. 5. The plaintiff sues the defe&ant under and by virtue of the 12th section <£ Disqualification Act, 1870, for the sum of oie hundred pounds for eaoh and every of the days on which he sat as afore- J said. Wherjfbre the plaintiff claims the sum . of £600." Mr Whitfeer, it ia said, will be sued for the sum of £5000 on four counts. 1, That he sat in th House while interested in the Piako Swanp contract. 2. That he has ■ been concerned in the contract while sitting ; 3. That he at as Attorney-General; 4. That he sat while holding office with eight others. Dr Pollen! is to be proceeded against for £17,000, which is somewhere near the cumu lative penalties he has incurred for violating the law ever since he entered the Legislative Council. Sir Donald McLean's estimated forfeiture is £12,000, for seven years illegal sitting in the House while a member of the Civil Ser vice.

Sir Julius Vogel is to be shot at for £4,400, for carrying out his Loan Mission at Home. A great number of people affect to treat the matter as a gigmtic joke, but Sir George Grey is thoroughly in earnest, and th ough I

do not suppose be expects for one «J»J^ Jj recover the large sum* sP ecl.fi^L*sthe doubtedly his intention to leach meters tne lessoa that they cannot do as S&ey -- regardless of the Statute Book. MB, WRITAKER'S EXPLANATION. The renort of the Select Committee to enquire into the position of ministers brought up veaterday afternoon and read, ana h™^% X effect thai the W*^<f ™ Act o^ IS7O had been infringed by the M Mr Whitaker upon this moved the second reidiri of the Civil List Act Amendment Btrnction put upon the 4th section of the Disqualification Act, 18/4. Mr Stout followed in a strong and closely reasoned speech, in which he clearly shewed that the Act had been infringed, eluded by gravely proposing the following solution oJ the difficulty, which was received by the House with roars of laughter :-Th»t a clausetothe following effect be inserted in the proposed Condonation Act : Tha-, not withstanding anything in the Civil List Act to the contrary, it is hereby declared that the Hon. -John Hall and the Hon. George McLean shall be, and are denied half castes within the meaning of the^said Act. The debate was adjourned at o oO p.m. The other items of business m the afternoon the Premier stated the Government did not intend to place on the estimates a sum equivalent to two years pay of the late Colonel St. John as a gratuity for his widow, OPTIONAL ABOLITION. Sir George Grey gave notice of his intention to introduce a measure to make abolition per miSSiVeineaC BI PLLS PASSED. Juries Act Amendment Bill ; the Debtors and Creditors Bill; the Stamp Act Amend ment Bill. . _ T>..i The Treasury Bills Extended Carreney Bill read a second time.

(From an Occasinal Correspondent). Last night's proceedings were rather dreary. The Government are now consulting as to their position, and have been doing so for some time. They are certain to do one of two things, either to prorogue for a short tine and seek re-election, or else they will fjres on the Indemnity Bill, bub will be iuided entirely by their supporters as to which coussethey will adopt. Haughton was landed quietly at the Heads, and brought up to the residence of the R.M., and remanded to gaol.

[PKESS AC4ESCY.] The Debate Last Night. When the House resumed last night, the debate on the Civil List Act Amendment Bill was continued for a couple of hours without any result being arrived at, until Mr Ballance pointed out that under the circumstances the best course would be for Ministers to meet and settle which two of them would resign, which would be the number of members of the Executive within the limit of the Act, and then to ask the House to pass an Indemnity Act condoning the past. In order to give Ministers an opportunity of considering this, he moved the adjourn ment of the debate. The suggestion was accepted by vote, and the debate was adjourned till 7.30 o'clock next day. Sir George Grey then moved the adjourn ment of the House, and no objection being taken by the Government, the House ad journed till 2.30 next day. Eight Ministers Resigned- Eight of the Ministry have resigned. Major Atkinson does not, and will swear in six Ministers this afternoon.- He will meet the House at 2,30, and ask for an adjournment till 7.30 p.m. Tins Afternoon, 3.7 p.m. THE HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON. Upon the House meeting the Premier an nounced that eight Ministers other tuan him self had resigned, and he asked the House to adjourn till 7.30, to enable them to form a Ministry. The House then adjourned.

ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT FROM PARIS.

The Liverpool Daily Post gives the following account of an elopement from Paris : —Two young Parisian ladies, possessing not a few personal attractions, well-bred, well-educated, and of well-to-do parents, who move in good society, appear to have cast aßide all ques tions of social rank and distinction, and set their affections on two poor, though, doubt less, houorable French peasants, who natur ally reciprocated the manifestations of attachment on the part of the fair creatures. Attired in the most approved Parisian fashion, and, as we have already indicated, being of a refined and prepossessing appearance, besides having other personal charms, the young ladies presented a remarkable con trast to the rude, uncultured swains in whom they had centred their affections. So far as age went, however, the two couples made a pretty good match. The peasants are apparently each about twenty five years old ; while the ladies are twenty two and eighteen respectively, and just in the full bloom of health and beauty. The con trast between the lovers was all the more marked from the fact that the men were attired in the ordinary rustic dress of their country, consisting of a blue blouse—more easy fitting than elegant,—and a slouch hat. They had all the aira and manners, too, of peasants, and walked about with their hands deep in their breeches pockets, in grim admiration of the young ladies with whom they had eloped, and in whose company they no doubt expected to pass many happy days. As the sequel will show, however, they were doomed to disappointment. On Wednesday afternoon information was re ceived in Liverpool that two young ladies, described in terms similar to thosa given above, had absconded from Paris with two French peasants on Monday evening, the destination of the runaway lovers, it was supposed, being America. The father of one of the girls, immediately on learning what had taken place, telegraphed to the police in London to be on the look-out, and then lefi Paris by the nexb train in pursuit of his ad venturous daughter. Information was also forwarded from London to the police in Liver pool to the effect that it was likely the fugitives, on arriving in the town would visit Mr Petitmangiu's temperane hotel, 40 Lord Nelson-atreet. This conjecture proved cor rect, and on Tuesday night, about eight o'clock, the indignant; father, in company with a police-officer from London, pro ceeded to the above hotel, where they found, not only his truant daughter, bat her peasant lover, aa well as the other fugitive couple. The young lady insisted, before her father's face, that she would marry the man she loved, pointing, as Bhe said so, to the peasant youth standing by her side in all his rusticity. She, moreover, in quite an indignant manner, asserted that when she came of age she had money of her own, so that she was independent of her father and everybody else, and at liberty to marry whom she liked. Such, however, was not the much-aggrieved father's opinion ; and by his instructions the whole of the four run aways were apprehended by a police-officer, and under the safe protection of paterfamilias conducted back to London, and Lthence to Paris.

XV£NItTO Bf Aft, WEDNESDAY, SEWBIMBEfi 13,1JME



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