SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

®HJ(JH WATBB—This aiternoon 10 49 ; to-morrow morr.'Eff. 1118 . SFJF BEr~Thi* evening, 553 SUN RlSK—To fcwwow Doming, 618 .^oO; A rs AOE—Fiist quarter, 2nd April, 3.51 am

ARRIVALS.

Favorite, schooner, Savory, from Now Caledonia

DEPARTURES.

Clyde, schooner, for Waogarei Roldon lalo, sohoonor, for Russell

IMPORTS.

Per Favorite from Noumea: 25 tons beans, 20 tons Salt, 800 stone j irs, a quantity of bark and sundries. <*-.T. S. Macfirlane, agent.- The natty fore-and-aft schooner Favorite, Ciptain Savory, arrived last night from New Caledonia, whither shs wont at >ha beginn'ng of ihe month Mih a load of potatoes and coals, s-he left N oamea on the 17 h instant, f.nd han hid a boisterous t>ass*ge of thirteen rtays, tlurinp tho greuter oart ■ f which east erly winds have been experienced Three of her Bhronds We're started in one of the squalls she met. The F,»vorite U coiiJ-igned to Mr .T. S. Kacfarlane, and teingi a c<rpo of beios. salt, stone jars, eto We are indebted to Contain Savory for New Caledonian news, Which will be found published in another column. The ss Pietty -Tane 13 announced to sail for Awa- Bui. Gisb ;r» c, and Napier on Tuesday next at 4 p lfl< The s3 Gc-ahead Uto leive Onehunga * 01 . the TYaitaro to-morrow (Saturday) at noon. The departure of the now steamer ca ff a f or Talma and Opo;iki is postponed till Mor ltiy at 5p m< she Xa to c*l! at all ports below T'-; (l anga The new screw steamp- staffs, built hv Messrs ."Nicrol n,n i Son for Captain McGregor and other*, to un between Taurus alK i Opotiki, had her trial trip in h»rbiur thi.s morningl. Mr Waucarrow (thelnspec tor of Sie;,niboatst. the Collector of C.istoms, and Bevei-ftl other oliicia's wer.; ou board. A start was Inado from thewhaif shortly after cloven. Aftor a run Up tin harbour, tin; bint wis headed clown for Brown's Island, aud w-ited f r tho ss Durham. Both Steamers t'o.^ went, tog«tf.e', and » very intereatiiig irace to the Island ensued, in which the new boat Bme off victorious Tha nuchinery wavked very smoothly. The screw made 180 &volulions per roinuta wiih r vacnum of 20in, m*1 an nvetaae prc sure of 70 lbs to the square inch. The speed attained 3? estimated, as ' early ss possible, to nice knots. The engine, which is the work of Alessis PraserandTinre, has a single cylinder, twenty inches in diameter, fitted with an expansion value on the back of tha slide, and also provided with a suface condenser. The little, wbich ohly nieasims aljoufc f ixly tons has very good ncco • modation for tjassenßers, though Phe will ha principally used for fcarryirg carg<\'for loading which the liaa asieatp. winth on iletk Capt Baker, late of the putter Q,, ra ii ß , i s to talre charge.

COMMERCIAL.

Messbs Hitntrr. ft; Nolan's "Wkkkiy Rtpo'RT.- Slorsea : Abjut an average number have offered fr Sale, nnd -ho dem a 0. has heon steady, but no high priced horses wfre ni-pjseri c.f. There is an existing •demand fov youi g unst-il di g horses at relnuaerutivo prices. Cattle: Tl>erewA«a very la'ge muster at yewraarki-t on Tuesday. Tho d dry stoak was not so goed aa f"r the Ist week or two, and several wo re withdrawn for higher rates. A good many of the stores wore coarse, exhibiting neglect in the bleeding. and consequently w<i-u not so be*nly competed for as were a few pens "of we 1 bred. The fat be&its, with fow iyc ptiou", were good. ai:d bidding was brisk. W« quote d^iry c iw?, Xf) to jG?.2; yearling*, from £\ 17s i! I to .£3 5s ; two-ye.ir-oUis, from £3 15j; three-year-old steers, from £5 5a o . 6 7s G.i; beef, from 27s 01 to Ssi 10 lbs. Sheep : Thero was a J&rga raurter and nc.i c dircund, and prices rnlod higher than for som^ weeks. Quod weth«vs so!d from 15s 0,1 to 22.5; lambs (shorn), 9f 9d to 10s 9d. Pigs wp«n in good supply and wer« well compete.1, obtaining fully 3.V1 par lb live weight.

There wag a good attendance to-day at Mr SibHn's. afe the Corner Mart;. Maz-j reil ised ?>s 6.1, oats 2a 9rt ; rice \}-,\ ; pearl barley .12s (id pec cw t ; cheese 3d to 7d, according to quality ; potatoes 4s ; tea 2s 3d to 3d 6d ; Sugar 4fd to 5d ; caudles lid; Keiosine 2a 4d ; suet 70s ; ooioas £rt to Id. "Mr R. Arthur held his usual weekly sale fcf produce, etc., to-day,. and disposed of a quantity of bacou, cheese, jams, marmalade, marrovrs, and pumpkins, which fetched good prices. The attendance was lar^e. Mr Levi W. Eaton held his Friday's fruit sale at his Queen-street Marl, per Jane from Hobart Town, when fair prices were ob tained. Apples '•old from 2f.l to 3il, Messrs B. Tonics & Co., of the Brunswick Auction mart, sold n number of lines of Tvheat .(fowl-feed) at 2s 6d per bushel. At Messrs Cochrane's furniture sa!o, good prices were secured *, bidding spirited. -, AtMr Greenwoods sale of poultry, produce, &C , held in the M-.*-'-,-*:.', — , ■.'V.--:1-- . ~ ■chei'fe Vw../' '■ '..."'"„" ' --•--.. :: ■■■ ■, ki and prices yealizftd'aaToiiiJa'S :--i.nr:tv.w,<.M' to 4s Gil each ; fowls, Is 3d to 2) 10(1 each ; . chicks, I'd to Is 3d each ; ducks, Is 3d to 2a 2d each; rabbits, Is 2d each; pigeoas, Js each ; canaries, 5a each; potatoes, 33 to* 4s cwt. ; onions, id Ib. : eggs, Od, Od, la 3d, and Is Od doz, Furniture realized firm prices.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

i\l>li.a WttL Clo.ib Aa follows:— £cr Thames this day at (5 30 ii ra for Tonga ami rf.imoi, per Vision, on Tuesday next at 11 a m For Gisbovne find Napier, per Pretty Jane, on Tues day next at 3 p m Mails for Australian cronies, India. China, Moditer raiean ports, Cmtiupnto' Europe, Vnited lClng dom, vii Suez nnd Soutliamptou nivl via BriudUl, will be mn'c. up on Tueediy rest, 4th April. For Norfolk Is!and, per Southern Cross, on Saturday next at 10 am For Waiwern Blahurangi To Am», MataVana, &c, per Anne on Saturday at 10 am For Taranaki, Fonthern wovinces, and Australian colon!e« to-m' l-'OW at 10 80 a m For Waneanul to morrow bt 10 30 <• m ForOpotilti. icr S3 Stafftt on Mond yal 4 pin (Si?uoJ) S. B. B15?, Chief Postmaster. %

BIRTH.

■RIOE—On March 30 at Mount Eden, M'f. Rice of ?. son.

DEATH.

TITfRY— At Chicago, America, on 2f)ii January, 1876, Mary, the biilovcd wife of Mr V. Tit ley, and youngest diuuhter of Mr. Jeliii Wi-yley, >.! tins city, aged 2fi yewvs.

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1876

Tor the cause that lacks assistance, Tor the ivronfr lhat needs resistance, l-'or t!i= future in the distance, And the '.'OivJ that we can do.

Wk invite the calm and impartial thoughts of our readers to the correspondence Which appears in another column, a3 having passed between thi- General and Provincial Govern ments. We say "calm," because it is hard to suppress the rising indignation at the i flippancy and impertinence with which an inferior person enn abuse the temporary position of power into which he may happen to have been pitchforked, when trying to snub one whose shoes he is not worthy to blacken. We say "impartial," because above all the- correspondence Which has yet passed between fcho two representatives of the Governments, there has been no duello yet in which Dr. Pollen was more palpably and unreasonably wrong. Arrogant wa kuew him to bo, bub never before haß he so unmistakably appeared a fool. The position 13 easily comprehended. Clearly, Dr. Pollen had given his consent to the diversion of a portion of the Pumping Association loan for driving purposes. He told the Mayor of the Thames so, adding "if his Honor approved of the measure." The Mayor writes accord ingly to the Snperintendenfc, who encloses the letter to the General Government, asking if ib were so. JETIs Honor naturally wished direct and official authority, instead of secondary and hearsay evidence, on a matter so important as this diversion 'of public money, and especially when dealing with so slippery a card as Dr. Pollen. But the Colonial Secretary is awfully fly. He remonstrates with with His Honor for casting doubt on the Mayor's word, but won* confirm ifc. Ha offers a mock apology for assuring His Honour that the Mayor was not guilty of a deliberate untruth, yet he wont admit he told the Mayor so, and he aska His Honor for a proposal on the sub ject. His Honour in reply swallows the impertinence, and for the sake of the im portance of the work, accepts this flippancy as confirmatory of the Mayor's story and gives his approval as required. Dr. Pollen evidently not seeing the stupid position in which he is placed, replies acknowledging receipt of the letter " in which your Honor is pleased to convey to me the approval of that proposal which you say I required," and adds '• I have not received any proposal from your Honor, nor have I made any to you which required your approval." An old proverb says "whom the gods mean to destroy, they first make mad." Our readers will form their own opinions on the conduct of a Minister who acts in the manner de scribed. Confident are we that Sir Julius Vogel would not approve of action so silly, and the correspondence confirms the rumour that the Dootor ia on the eve of being bundled out of the Ministry and "doesn't

care."

Notwithstanding the offer of Sir George Grey to remove the necessity, the Board of Education have struck the Education rate, with the object of having the tax imposed for another year. The Superintendent says he has £15,000 to give the Board for educa tion. The Board virtually reply, "We be lieve the General Government will prevent you by refusing the supply, so we shall impose the tax." It is not; our desire to incite the public against the Board, although we believe the Board hag unjustifiably interfered between the Superintendent and the Go vernment in virtually pronouncing an opinion that the Government will successfully thwart Sir George in his good intentions. But we wish the public to still keep its eye on the pendisg struggle. The position is this. Sir George Grey seems determined to prevent

the tax being imposed. The Colonial Secre tary can of course throw obstacles in the way of the pay client of the money to which the province is entitled, and which the Superintendent has set apatfc for educa tion. Indeed we presume this very item may be among the appropriations to which the Colonial Secretary delays and quibbles about giving the Govornoaonfc Sanction. If, therefore, the General Government refuses to allow Sir George to so'expend this money, then the tax mast be enforced, for the Schools oajiuoli bo closed. Be it underetSoc!, there fore, that if the tax. is this year enforced it is not the Provincial, but the Colonial Govern ment that has made it jj'Sbfessary. At the same time we tegret that the Board of Education took on them to interfere, and to assume that tho Colonial Secretary will have his way, and stop the payment for education. The Knight of Kawatt has had the best of it in every toiifrnaift'ents as yet, and wo cannot 3e:^ v/liy he must be defeated now, when he puts his lance in rest and goos O"fc to Rght with the General Gt^-hii'utmt over the Sducatfrn Tax,

Tt is not often that plainness of speech oti things official obsrriCtGMSCfe a Government officer, as it did Taplain Eraser, the Warden1 and Resident Magistrate of the Thames, nt his renen't conaplimentry banquet at Taura ngo. Tliat gentleman is known for a bluet fearlcEsnes3 which not even familiarity v\it,h red tape has s-übdued : and Whatever his puperiors in office may think c>t Ilia ox- | preasion of opinion, ive do irofc hesitate to say that all h'onttst 'won wlio have an interest in the welfare of their country will feel a sense of gratit'ide to Captain Frascr for his words of honesty and truth. Next to Waikato the Bay of Plenty maybe regarded cb the most Government ridden place in tho province. Press ard people, storekeepers and loafers, are .".11 alike infected with the corrupting in fluence of subsidy disguised as business ; and in a place, where to the eye of any impartial visitor, waving fern where golden grain should be, and tho wikl v/fttite of undulating desert, instead d hundreds and thousands of happy homesteads, all mirk the ruin to progress which has been caused by the incu bus of the native department, xhs little children arc tnU»ht by their parents to fold their little bunds and pray "God bless Sir Donald Maclean." Tn that district, and to thoso people, Captain Frasov, himself as yet —though somewhat uneasily • wearing the Government livery-, thua spake :—

"Through the mismanagement of the Native Department, whereby he had been miabie to settle upon a sherp run which in former days he had been in negotiation for in this distiict, at Mauugataua, he had been obliged to become a bread-winner olsewhere, bub he hoped that at nohie future day he might yet conic and live in the Tauranga district. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the present of Tauranga, the Native Department was its bugbear ; the town was populated but the countiy was vacant, and until this was altered, |To?y\uity could not bo looked for. lie couid i>ot but sue that by the mis rule of the Native Department, the wants of the European population had become secon dary to thoss of the natives. Every cbstaolo was pub in the way of woi'ld-ba s^ttlera.''

Truer word w&.s nsVar spoken, and though the lociU representative of the Pros?, ah in duty bound, felt moved to qualify the sweep ing elm go, saying that "in its entirety the policy of the Native Minister vvaD Sound," referring no ftoi'bt to Its substantial bless ings to thorie Pakehas and Maoris who shared alike iv its flour and sugar-even ho ad mitted that that "it could not but be evident that aa far aa Tauranga was 'concerned itn local administration was very bad, and considerably retarded ihr advancement of the district." 'Wo would like to ask where has ifc beon otherwise. To indivitlnaln as insinuated by the editor, it; has bsen a blessing. It haa given large estates to frionda and partisans, it has oiled the wheels of the Press, and lubrucated many a private palm. But it has corrupted the natives themselves to such an extent that a generation will net see the end of the evil; it haa separated the races by imaginary terrors, kept alive a3 the only pabulum on which the native office can subsist; it has frightened settlement from the province and been a blighting, withering curse to the North Island. At TaUranga, if at any place, unimpeded by Provincial influence, with fertilo lands and a magnificent harbour—it mit;ht have borne fruits, and yet there "by the misrule of the native department," saya Captain Fraier, "every obstacle was put in the way of would-be settlers ;" and, re-echoes back the local " able editor," its" administra tion was very bad and considerably retarded the advancement of the district." Tf these are the words of its friends, whatever are its

enemies to say ?

The supplement of the Evening Star of to-morrow will be full and interesting. The tales include: "Pauline," in four p*rts; " A Sketch of Court Life in France"; "A Strange Mystery Unearthed"; "Something about Mr Hoffmann," "Nick of Time,' "Saved by a Woman's Smile," "Stiles" (by Dor Isa), and "Taking a Drive" (nob to Onehunga). Several really good poems from Tennyson : the "Ideal Marriage "; another, entitled "lona," sweet and fanciful; and a village pastoral by the Star poet, entitled " Pleasant Lymm," being a description of a green village outside of manufacturing Manchester.

jjgJWe regret to learn that MrJE. Hadrill, the shipping reporter of the Herald, on returning home last night, fell over the embankment of the new cutting fin Jermyn-street, and sus tained severe injuries, including a fracture of two of his ribs.

The usual weekly [drill of the Artillery took place last evening, in the Albert bar racks. The various movements in field gun exercise were very well executed. The com manding officer informed the members of the battery that the annual inspection with the Armstrong guns will take place on Thursday next, in undress uniform and without small arms. The battery meets foi drill on Mon day evening next, at the usual hour.

The Thames Star office on the 24fchinsfc., was the sceue of a disturbance among the employees which came into Court on Wed nesday. It appears that an apprentice named Philip was chattering to a mate while doing his work of "flying at the machine." (It must not be thought from this that the boy referred to is an an/»el; he much more resembles a " devil.") Mr Cooper who was superintending the machine told Philip to go away, and as he did not do so he took him by the "scruff of his neck and pushed him away. Philip deposed that he was knocked through a galley of type, and had to pay 2s 6d damage. Mr Pierce, the overseer, appeared for the defence and said that Cooper used no more violence than was necessary. The case was dismissed without costs.

Sir,—l do nob think that the money gathering plan, shadowed forth by Mr ; Carey Brown, and introduced by Rev. Mr Hinton, the other evening, at the Ponsohby great tea meeting, will be permanently successful. I have heard more than a dozen persons express themselves in direct opposition to the new imported project, and aay in effect, " If that's to be their little game, no more tea-meetings for rue." Of course the experiment has not. yet been sufficiently tried to form tn opinion aa to the result, but if perfectly and generally understood, the plan may be suocpasfni. O«Q yoUng person said she . was cno^ottghly ashamed of herself, wn6h Mr Carny Grown, presented tftS 'plate m !iis irresistable man nev, and ihe nad not a silver groat in her poCket. Another lady blushed deeply, and a third borrowed a shilling of her friend ; she could not for shame, she said, put a promissory note in the gentleman*s plate. But of course, tho plan is new, and must no's be condemned without a trial ; still TvvouUl recotnnied. ladies who go to tea-meetings in future to deposit a portion of their pin. money in their purses, in case there shouYl be a humourous appeal made to theiv religious sympathies. — THOMAfi Biiov/N.

Councillor lsw.es will move at the ne>t mp'.ing of tho Council :-" That the trian g, 1 u1 piece of land at the the top of Shortland stieet, adjicent to St. Paul's Church be fenced and planted with a fow {".ree*. Came iis O.her reserves at tho {uctitlit 61 streets,''

Wears glad tolearh that Mr. W. L TJees' new wtJik "fiir Gilbivb Leijih," is likt-ly to prove a great success Mr Ewinpton, who is aon'n;/ as a^eat for Mr Rees in this matter, informs us that during the last V:w d:iy ho ha 3 swelled tho subscribers list to one liuml rod and Lwenty-fonr, which is very encourag ing, conßi(ififin|» bhnt he bo has nob yet solicited an order on'tside Queen-Btreet. If the; people in the suburbs subscribe in the aume proportion as thoso in tho city, and the other piovinces are canvassed as energetically as Auckland, the publ'fshora of "Sir Gilbert Ltigh " will hWe great eiujour&gemenl; at brR Oubet of ibeif uttdoffcakinifi The will be published by a London firm, ifr two volumes for lOi. Gd., ahcl it is hoped that it Will ba received here for distribution by the beginning of next year.

Two farewell services to tho Mclanesian missionaries will be held previous to their departure by the Southern Cross, to which all interested persons ale respectfully invited. The Koi'vicea will Ooisaist of. evensong and address thiti evening at Sfc Matthew's Church, and the Holy Communion and address to morrow evening at Rt ?epulohro's

The Princa of Wales Ltfrlgo of I'nsl-ruction will l>e held thin ißVening iti tivb Ma.onic Motel-, at liilf-pasfc seven o'clock.

Tho young girl who mot with the fatal accident, noticed in last niifht's ifisuo, wai Misd Jalia Crago, of East; Taraaki. The young lady was returning from the wedding of MiS3 Hmnlci iU East tamaki church on horseback. ,Ati ihcjiiest was held on the body yesterday before Mr Logan, at the houso of the bereaved parents, whon a ver dicb of Accidental Death was returned,

Me.ws Cochraho and Sou will offer for sale on Monday next a number of valuable free hold allotments: Bitua'.e in Auckland, New market, and Ponsonby, as described in ad vertiP'iment. The properties aro Euitable for building purposes, and will no doubt com mand the attention of men of money.

Tho Otahuhu Orange Lodge held their annual ball on the #Pth, tlie anniversary of the foi aiation of the local society. Tho affair was quite a success. Tho programme comprised 24 dances.

Tin usual meeting of the Board of Educa tion was held last evctiiug in the offiues, Wyndham street, when a large number of application!) for grants and local improve ineulo were read and commented upon, some being granted and others held over according to circumstances. The most important busi ness) of the meeting was the consideration of the education rate to which tho publirf will look with anxious iiiteteßt, It was finally moved by Dr. Campbell, and seconded by Joseph May, "That in tho opinion of this Board tho rate be levied as heretofore, until the Board is relieved from all responsibility by action taken by the General Assembly providing the necessary funds.'' The rate was then fixed at and 10.3 on the same terms •;h the resolution of last year. A report was receive:! from Mr Macraej head master of the Grammar School, respecting his mission to the Chancellor of the Univei.iir.y on the sul'Jß«t of the unangraduates of the Auck land College and other matters.

Considerable consternation was caused laet evening at the junction of Pitt and Welling ton streets by the falling of Mr MoKeown's honso upon a workman, named John Harkius. Several houses on thab side of Pitt-street have been lowered in conarquonce of the improvements going on, and Mr McKeown's houso and bakers shop of necessity shared the same fate. The unfortunate man was got out but not without being seriously injured. Mr McKeown immediately sent the man in a conveynance to the Provincial hos pital, where he received immediate attention.

We learn today that Harkins is not so seriously injured as at first anticipated, and hopes of his speedy recovery are entertained.

During Mr Rees's professional visit to Tauranga, he re delivered his interesting lecture on the "Lost Ton Tribes of Israel," by particular request;, in the Tauranga Temperance Hall. Mr llees' lecture was well attended, and frequently greeted with well-merited applause.

JJlAunong the passengers from Tauranga by the Rowena yesterday were the natives Enoka Tokoahu, Akuhata Tupae3, and Harawira, who will be cailcd as witnesses in the trial of Major Pitt for bribery. Harawira .is the native who laid the information against Mr Harley of Tauranga three years ago, for selling powder to the natives at Katikati.

To the E lifcor : Sir,—Would kindly correct a slight; errer which appeared ia your issue of yesterday, respecting the Ponsonby Liter ary Society. As you state, Selfishness wa3 the subject o£ discussion last eveniug, but you are in terror in stating that a paper on Good Women was also to be read, as that is the subject for debate next meeting. I shall feel obliged by your inserting the above, so that no misapprehension may arise as to the subject for discussion next Thursday.—One of the Members.

The annual meeting of the members of the Young Men's Christian Association will be held this evening in the large room in Wellesley ■ street. Archdeacon Maunsell, the president of the Association, will occupy the chair. The report and financial state ment will be submitted to the meeting, and which will, wo believe, give satisfaction to the members. The report will shew that no efforts have been spared by the committee in their endeavours to place this popular and useful institute on a firm and lasting basis. An institution of this nature has real claims on the public in opposition to the many bad influences of city life, which allure young men into the paths of wrong-doing, and tend to subvert the principles of hope and morality.

If the writer of the letter signed " A Pas senger," which appeared in our issue of last night will call at this office, be will oblige.

1 How much better it would have been to have shaken hands and allowed it was all a mistake/ said a Detroit judge, 'Then the lion and the lamb would have lain down to gether, and white-robed peace would have fanned you with her wings and elevated you with her smiles of approbation. But no ; you went to clawing and biting and rolling in the mud, and here you are. It's 5 dols. a-piece in.' Grandiloquent!

' My sod,' said a stern parent to a seven year old hopeful, 'I must discipline you. Your teacher says you are the worst boy in the school. 'Well, papa,' was the reply, 1 only yesterday she said I was iust like mv father.'

MR EAST WOOD'S LEOTOEE. This gentleman gave a lecture last, evening on «Qu en Elizabeth" in the l.rge room of the Young Meo's Christian Association, Mr G. W. Owen in the chair A goodly Dumber of sin«er3 wore present, ana Mr KyaTiMng Longfellow's " Villaße Blackamuh " and " Good Night" in a very effaoiivo manner -he l ei turer then proceeded with his lecture and went minutely tlmmgh the importint events of Elizabeth 8 reten- depicting her dUpositioh, obtetor, steengtb, and weakness, with which every reader of history is familiar. Tho lecture WdS rep'.ele with interest, and the lecturer evinced a general hnowlcd/e of the sub ject of hia discourse At the clcse oMhc loo.urea vote of th&nks, on tho motion of Mr Ewinßton, W given to.thi; jlee'.Brert

CABLEGRAMS.

[PEKSS AGENCY.]

"Walter Sherwin Convicted of Smuggling.

Fatal Boat- Aeeideat.

SIDNEY, Tit IS DAY.

Walter Sherwin (of tho Carandini family) was fined £100 at; Melbourne for smuggling cigars from tho mail steamer.

ADELAIDE, THIS DAY.

A bo&fc containing the Captain of ship Enore and crew GapeiVid in a erjui 1 . The Captain ewum ashore, hub the others were drowned. Hons> Kong advices sta'jo t!;afc six steamers are loading for (Jooktovvn.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(from our own oorukspondent.)

London, February 10,

A DIABOLICAL ARGUMENT! —IS THERE A DEVIL OR ISN'T THERE?

Church questions are juat now affording the chief subjects for disputation and com ment in this country. I'nder the mild anrl sapient rule of Mr Disraeli the minds of Englishmen bavo become calmed down, and instead of being harassed by liselea meddling legislation, we Have, had time to lockiound and discover what in wrong in our National Establishment. Cases that would, a couple of years agi, have been eclipsed by more exeitinj/ matters, and would not have amused society for half-au-hour, now furnibh matter for a week's ciomrhent. Such an instance we liave it± the case of Jenkins v. C^ok, which has lately come before the Judicial Com mittee of the Privy Council. Mr Jenkins is au agreeable gentleman of deep religious convictions, pure life, and unexceptionable reputation, who resided ab Clifton near Bristol. Nobody ever seeffls to have had anything againafc him until it happened that Mr Jenkins wrote to Mr Cook, who is a parson, or professional "Devil-dodger," objecting to[tho teaching of one of Mr Cook's sermons^ Upon this Mr Cook, who appears to have been nettled at the layman's stric tures, managed to discover that Mr Jenkins liold ''peculiar" viewa regarding the ex istence of the devil. In plain words Mr Jenkins had averred that old Scrat waa a myth, that in fact there was no *ich person, that indeed he wa3 a clerical Mrs Karris, and was " the parson's besh friend." This was Hat burglary indeed as old Dogberry would havo said, and it is not to be wondered at that the Ttev. FJavel Smith Cook objected to the publication of auch shocking doctrines, since if people came to believe in them there would be an end to Mr Cook's vocation. No more work for poor. Uncle Ned, if the old goutletiian were to be abolished. This would never do; ro tho next time Mr.l en kins presented himself to partake of the Tidy Communion he was rejected by the officiating ministers. Thncase came before the Dean of Arches, who held that a man hold ing such unorthodox opinions a3 Mr Jenkins, was an " evil liver" and a " depraver of the Holy Scriptures," and that the parson was justified in refusing him the sacrament. Mr Jenkins then appealed to the Privy Council. Punch took up the subject humourously enough, as witnesß the following :— THE LATEST CItKRD. "Lot "Mr. write me i letter —a Ciltn letter — and sun he Miens in tli<•■ Devil, »n<l I will «ivo him tho dkcrimont."— A certain Vicar. Sue Times, Jim nary 20. O Church of KngUnd, whither iloii; thou wend. Driven by hu*dy bishops, rectors, views? Whosi nltar fldiiie, fro it to IK:iv<in ascend, ihi Uio sulphiu'ouß mowih of Hades flickers. YoUr life in chaiitr and virtun snond ; Abstain from rantaud cat, cipr»rs and liquors ; Live, like Stylitas, on the loftiest level- In vain, uule3tfyou own a petsonal DuVil. There are inmnerable devils, surely ; Tho printer's devil hath hi 3 share of fsms; There's Alcphiatophclea, who tempia impurely : There's sly Aimodmt, gossip-demon lame; Old Sick from a bright eye may penp demurely ; There aro blue devils, devilled biscuits, Rime— Punch,, who has known more than one atheist, Would stara to meet an udinbolist. O Vicar, if the Dovil'a in the Creed, Ts he the Attorney-General of Job, . Who is allowed his ran of Adam's seed, A dignit»ry clad in wif? and robe. Ornate in manner, plausible to plead, Tno Public Prosecutor of tlio globe ? Or has he horns, tail, hoofs, which, if rou scan 'em all, Combine into i\ graminivorous animal? It seems a sa'.ira upon things religious, When two Archbishops and the Chancellor Have to decide betwixt tw folks litigious Whether the Devil is or is not, or — Seeing the might of Love and Power prodigious- How the deuce he's to be accounted for. The cleric mind iv quarrels seems to revel: Djvil or noue, soma clerks will play tho Devil ! DISSENTERS AND THE BURIALS BILL. Still keeping to church questions we como to the Burials Bill .which is creating an im mense deal of excitement, and, I fear, bad blood as well. 1 suppose it is scarcely neces sary to tell you that this bill is for the pur pose of enabling Dissenters and others not members of the established church to inter their friends in churchyards with religious services of their own. The struggle is to come on early this session. The chief argu ment of its friends is that the church is a National Institution, and the yards are there fore public property. The church folks on the other hand say that the churchyard is the parson's fee simple, and is consecrated to certain uses, and that the Dissenters might as well ask for the pulpits. It is a note worthy fact that the agitation is all got up and maintained in large centres of population where churchyards are not used at all, and where cemeteries are provided for all persuasions. Churchmen are therefore justified in Baying that the move ment is just the thin end of the wedge driven by the disestablishment party. All the same, I am sorry to see the church people so fierce about it, and so determined to fight to the death, because I believe they will be beaten, and, if they would concede a little they would probably come out of the concern with a good deal better grace, and as a churchman I don't like to see my friends look silly. The Times has strongly counselled some kind of compromise. THE EITUALISTS AND ROME. Still another church matter. The Folk stone Ritual case,. the first under the Public Worships Act, has been decided by Lord Peuzance, dead against the Ritualites. It is an awful blow for that party, for now they can no longer use candles, banners, strange garments, and all their devices of man milli nery, with any show of legality.. There has been no appeal from Lord Penzance's judg meat, butthereis enormous indignation. Some of the extreme ritualists have gone so far as to declare that no judgment so wicked has been delivered since that of Pontius Pilate. One outcome of the judgment haa been a rumour that a large section of this party are negotiating with the Pope, through Cardinal

Manning, for a junction with the Roman Church. Cardinal Manning denies it, and so do about a hundred of the advanced party, headed by Mr Mackonochie, but there are men, if posgible further ahead than that mis guided pastor, who have not denied and one of them under the signature of Presby ter Anelicanus", has been writing to tbe Times to the effect that a breath of wind would blow his party into tho arms of the Vatican.. Most good chnfc!m)C« say-the scone* that breath ot wind blows the better, in order that we may know who a who in 1876. The Kmag eayß that It il time the high church parly pronounced itself more distinctly* and c:tit ftoniieldfciftn ifcifcH jibe RitualiStn, and that until they do so_ they roust expect to be regarded with suspicion* Perhaps it would not be out of place for ma to quote some of the remarks of the Times on the Folkestone, Case, since they palace Jhe questions at Issue in a very clear Hgnt, much too clear indeed to please the beaten side. Referring to Mr llidadale (the appellant) and the judgment against him, the Times says: Tb is not with " spiritual" or moral questions that Lord Permuee's Judgment is oooapied. Mr. Ridsdale's enthusiasm, and the source of all the iUftmqil noWin dueotioh, is absorbed ia the use cf, lighted candle?, of wafer bread, instead of the bread usually eaten, in stand ing with his face to the East instead of to the South, in clothing little boys in short surplices and red cassocks, in carryicgbanners and brass instruments in procession, in walk ing in this procession will p cap called a birctte in hie hand, :n wearing one white garment instead of another very like it in a certain Service, and ia fixing to the walls of his Church certain paintings or sculptures These are the momentous matters which dispose one gentleman to Swallow, iv preference, the Infallibility cf the Pope, and whi".h are now agitating the minds of a very considerable number of people like Mr. Eiiladale and Mr. Mickonoohie. If we may take the measure of this jjarty in dome degree by its prorrinfc 3elf.-a<*.c'unatton in referenco to the (supposed intrigue with Rome, we may do so no less by estimating the substantial value of that which is the motive cause ofits formation and agitation. The ecclesiastical world, Clerical or Lay, is apt to work itself up into such a state of excitement that it entirely forgets what is the real occasion of all its troubles. Lord P^nzance'e judgment has opportunely recalled the whole case to the public mind. These gentlemen have no other grievance than that of being denied the use of a few dandles, vestments, pictures, postures, and wafers J and for these trumpery trifles they talk of Secession from the Church of England, and foster a Bpitit which is capable of preferring the Infallibility of the Popa to a Church without a procession of boys in fihorfc surplices and red cassocks. Arc the British public very wrong if they conclude that there must be a natural affinity between Clergymen who attach this super stitious va'ue to dresses or postures and the most superstitious Church in Christendom?

CHILDISH RITUALISTIC HYMNS. Certainly there is no doubt of the utter chilrlishnepa and weakness of tbe Ritualistic movement, and you will be the more in clined to think so yourself after reading the following "hymn," specially printed for, and sun# by the congregation of St. Stephen's, Rochester Row, on the first Sunday in the present year. I give you the first seven verses, there arc seveu more of similar quality : — Joseph was an old man, * n f Id man was he ; He married sweet Maty, And a virgin was slid. A z they went a-walUiiig jo lhe garden so gay, M-iid viary spied cherries Hanging over yon tree. Mit sad to Joseph With her sweet lbs so mild, " Pluck these chorrias, Joseph, For ;o give to ray Child " "O then,'' replied Joseph, With words so unk-.nd " T wi 1 piu :k no cherries, For to give to thy Guild. ' Miry siiiii to cherry tree, " Bow down to my knee, That 1 ni»y plucic cherries I!/ ones, two, uud three." The uppermost sprig then lijw.d down to her knee ; " Theg yen imy see, Joseph, These cherries ire for mo.1' "O eat yonr cherries, Mary, Oca' your cherries now, O eat your chrnie3, Mary, Th-.it grow upon the bough." KEW ANT) STKAKGE CHURCH LITERATURE. All these religions squabbles and movements have made work for journalists,and the num berof mushroom papers which have sprung up as the organs of various preachers snd parties h quite amazing. JVloody and Sankey, Var ley and Ewen Pearsall Smith, all have their " organs," blethering, shallow concerns they are too, chiefly relying upon the issue of photographs of their ugly thick-lippped and beetle-browed friends, for a living. By the way, talking of that memorable preacher, Pearsall Smith, his friend Mr Varley has been threatening to horsewhip an editor for telling the truth about Smith's immoralities and dirty conduct. He says that Smith was sub ject to fits of derangement and so on, but it won't do Mr Varley. We can see as far through a millstone as most people—we English folk, and what may do very ■well in the land of Beecher and the gay and festive Elizabeth, won't wash at this side of the herring pond. Varley and his friend may take their foulnes3 away to some country where it will be understood "in,a Christian light." We are practical Christians here— thank goodness.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before C. C. McMillan and Dr J. H. Home, Esq , Justices.) . THIRSTY SOULS. Annie Hamilton, John Allen, John Sullivan aud John Itoss (2nd offence) were severally charged with being drunk last night. Sullivan said that he was endeavouring to bring his shipmate home when he was locked up. Constable Gillies and Revell proved the charge, and prisoner wa3 fined 5s and costs or 24 hours hard labor. The others pleaded guilty. Hamilton and Allen were-fined 5s and costs each or 24 hours hard labour, and Ross 10s and costs. ASSAULT WITH INTENT. Thomas Mulvany was charged with in decently assaulting Fanny Bowman, on the 31st March, with intent to commit a rape. On the application of Mr Broham the case was remanded until to-morrow. SUMMONS CASES. Joshua Turtley was charged with allowing building materials to remain on the foot path in Hobson street, without the permission of the City Council. Mr Bartley pleaded guilty, and defendant was fined 5s and costs. A .FLARE VP. Walter Long was charged with a breach of the City Bye-law, No. 1, by allowing the chimney of a house occupied by him in Union-street, to take fire on the evening of the 23 rd March. Constable Graham deposed that on the evening in question he saw. a large blaze, and on going to the spot found ahe chimney on fire. lined 2s 6d and costs. Thomas Collins was charged with allowing the chimney of his house in Coburg-street to take fire on March 27. Fined 2s 6d and costs. WANDERING COWS. William Burton was charged under the Municipal Police Act, 1866, with allowing his cow to wander on the Kyberpass Road on March 27. There being no appearance of defendant, lhe case was proved, and a fine of 103 and coots inflicted.

A QUEER CUSTOMER. ' W. David Cleary, an old man with a H ¥ fully cat face, was charged with ahr i I the Licensing Act, by being found drn«l of IT the New North Road. flrailk % W Def.-ii.iant pleaded guilty, snd v fi . | and costs, or twenty-fours' imoKS* 1 with hard labottr. | ; This was all the business. [■ •RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S 00^ ; Tins Day. '"" x (Before li. CtSarll6w,fl«, 4l !l|i; ; .HmGMENT.3 FOR r'fcMßl'M,' ~Wm. JJockttart %H. Sl. Colaon-d .<« 1 £1,3 Oa Gd, promissory nots (M, t * '* Riissell for plaintiff); costs, £2 7 S . c *"j» $ ftayner v. Thomas Hopkins-claim c[i\' fi 3d, bqef and mutton ;, coats, f1 i 4 3. '? 'J || daail agreed to pay £2 per month, which * I accepted. ** .: ADJWP.NED CABIS Auckland Harbour Bjard v. John Pol -claim, £4 .10* 3J ; ba-bour dues. Lew?' I McG-uines* - claim, £f> 15a. Holland I VJ ■! BuU,er v. Richard ,*Vlfcris - claim, JiJ «,s?', i 0. Harney v, Geo. Giedhill-claim, £22 MESSRSHOLIAMn A.KD BUTLER V. JAMEstmi!' t Claim, £11 16s. ... SLAY' Mr J. B. Russell for plaintiff, In this case a judgment had been ob'taliJ against defendant; an 1 atn order iasueil b the Court for payment of 2s tfd pbr wekH' be iiiade.bu!; svhieii order had been neglected1 Mr Finlay said he had not been ahle to pay; he was an eminent actor, but his employ, meat had been very precarious; he would do his best in the future. ■ ■ Mr Holland was. billing to give defendant a HV'e tfro«, and wou'd "see Mr Delias bn the riialtei', Afljoutned nntil Thnrday next. ;,• PATRICK MARTIN V. T/OUIS I'otJENIKR. Claim, £5 In. Mr Thome for plaintiff • : : Dfefendant confessed judgmen.t for £3 0, 1 which was accepted ; costs, 19s 6d. ' j HA' NA. V. AVARDB. Claim £1 10= 9d. There was a claim for grocery goods, tut which was adjourned from last court day f OT the appearance of a witness. Matilda Hanna deposed that she was the wife of John Hanna, grocer, and she kept hia books, the en'riea were mostly in her hand wricin?, slic entered them as the goods were obtained by members of defendant's family, she was positive that ihe goods were had. ' Defendant with a large amount of confi. dence, cros«-exaruined Mrs Hanna, and desir-d hi* Worship to be careful in noting Mrs Hanna's an> Wers. The evidence shewed that fcev^ral peisona had obtained the tea, ■ sugar, e.jff c, tobacco, sauff, and vinegar ■ cheese, bacon, etc., in defendant's name. Chailotte Joneß, a smart looking lass, neice of defendant, deposed that she always , took the money in her hand for everything she fetched from Hanna's shop, even for the milk, bread, pickled herrings, and candles. Mr Hanna said the claim was for inter . vening transactions, for which defendant had . promised to pay by instalments. \ After a good deal of conflicting evidence, , his Worship considered the balance of testi [ mony in plaintiff's favor, and gave judgment accordingly, with costs £1 10s 6d, to be paid , by weekly payments of ss. , CHARLES A. TAYLOR V. JOHN \V. MELTON. Claim £3 16a. ■ » Mr Joy for plaintiff, and Mr Kissling for :':"' defendant. ;' Tne plaintiff in this case was captain oi the late Sir George Giey cadets, and the de fendant was the father of one of the members of the corps- The difference arose out of a ■ claim by tbe military tailor, Mr Saunderß; for uniform. Jt was shewn at the hearing of y the" case by Major Gordon, that Captain Tay lor had received about £150 in capitation money, still he had, whether rightly or wrongly, omioted' the tailor's bill in the settlement of his accounts. Ab the' last ; hearing of the case, the court considered that : if there was an agreement it should be pro- :, ()ucl-(1 to show exactly the position of the parties. Mi Joy did not believe that such a doou meut was in existence. If the judgment^ the Court should be unfavourable to plain tiff, it would be his duty to ask leave of ' appeal. ■' His Worship said the document .was bo clearly defined, that he thought there could be no doubt in the matter. Mr Joy said Mr Taylor had sworn that there was no such document. His Worship said No. Mr Taylor had only said be balieved there was no such document in existence. 8 Mr Kissling contended that the rules of this Court should not be ignored, but that 3 the Court had a perfect right to actinaccoid 8 with evidence, and he had previously Bhewn by witnessess that there was such a docu-. r ment which Mr Taylor should be able^ty r produce. - ' i -: ? , Mr Joy said that his client had no,re^ ; collection of such a document; had searched 3 and found not, and he waa prepared to call ' rebutting testimony. Mr Taylor should have * had due notice thal; such a document would ? be required. f His Worship said that Captain Taylor had; ", the whole management of the corps, and he should be a position to satisfy the Court. r Mr Joy said it was true that Mr Taylor 6 had received a large amount of capitation a money, but it had evaporated in a series of } c tailor's bills. . . ' -.vifi |; Charles Taylor, in answer to Mr Kisshngjl said he had received notice to produce acer« tain document, not having such a.documents a he had brought his books', comprising Iney whole history of everything connected with the youthful corps, of which he was cap:, tain. To Mr Joy : He kept every document on* file; he had a minute book kept MJjft? secretaries in succession. The corps was Qis , banded in May, 1175 ; hejiad no knowledge of any document. He** was £29 out^ot pocket, he had paid tailors bills £109. • ■ . .' a Mr Kissling would like to have tne y "sundries" explained, to which a large, figure was annexed. - ;-^' -0 Mr Joy thought this was unreasonable, s 1 Mr Taylor said the capitation money was £S0 less tMan the amount of tailor's bil^J.H c certainly had destroyed one document, butit s did not effect this case. ■ ' Mr Kissling : What document was that! Mr Taylor: It related to the boys, after I they came from the Rawau the second time, s Mr Kissling believed that was the very document required. Mr Taylor proceeded to say that the docu .- ment, which he destroyed, was signed by c the boys agreeing to stay in the cadets for a year, otherwise he could not have kept them c together, and the corps must have died out. To Mr Kissling : About a dozen of the, boys signed, bub could not say who .they a were. . i The witness was here subject to a long f cross-examination by Mr Kissling on tne confused state of accounts, in which he con t fessed that certain balance sheets were lost, that he-destroyed a document which he con sidered useless, and offered to pay the tailors, i on prof erred conditions. , 3 Earnt st Lipscombe, was a cadet, signed an i agreement to the effect that> he paid 17s oa f for uniform and cap, which were to be J»s own after attending seven monthly p»rade^ 3 The money was paid, and he signed tne paper which was returned to 1*"" j Taylor, about 16 or 17 boys signed on^ we sime terms, he never signed any otfler document. ;» Here the Court adjourned. 0 —' „ Another charming song, "My Own S^V wUh pianoforte accompaniment, is Duolis in this week's issue of Saturday Niffhfi P"^ c 3d. Also moral tales, essays, scientific go»» ? sip, wit, humour, varieties, &c. , ■■ t( 3 The Albert Football Club will open* season with a match with the. Choral Man 1 Football Club, to-morrow (if weather per mit's).

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