SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

H1, 053" WA*PES—Shis afternoon, 04; to-mono* HJbralHg, 0 89 BUN aE3_Th«(t evsmSng, 450 BVB EIgIJ-So morrow inomtei?. 714 MOON'B AOE-Laat quarter, July 15, 185 am

ARRIVALS.

vuy of Now York, PM Co, m, Cavarly, from Kandavn (English m«il) Taranaki, S3, Lloyd, from the South

DEPARTURES.

v»7 oi new York, 53, for the Boutk

-, IMPOETS. Per Bebbington, from Iondon:-1 case billiard Imlls. tips, ch?;fc, r.nd cement. 1 case balloons, 1 c«e German accordeona. 2 cases china dolls 1 case china lnnSSi 1 case scissors, 1 case rent's Btud3,l case be'! corals, l case hand mirrors, 1 case M bartoonicanß, 3 Oases oil palnting3. &a, M. levy and flo, Per Bf,afr. from Lyltelton : 9 oises bacon, 743 sacks IMtatoe?, 683 packs ots, 640 bags roeal. 25 keg 3 butt-st. 2000 sacks wheat. 200 bags flour, 227 bags bariey.— D H MoKenzle, agent. 9 oaseß ba<ion, Barnett and Levy.

ARRIVALS OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The P.M. Co s.s. City of New York. Capt. Cavarly, arrived on Saturday r,i?ht with the Enßlish Mail transhipped at Kandavn from the City of Sydney. Mr .Toaljn th« purser furnished the following report :— The City of New York loft Sydney 3,15 p ra on June 30th 33S discharged pilot, 364 went ahead Fine -weather and fair winds the entire passage. 5.30 p.m. July 6th arrived at Kandavu, tunning time 6 dayß 36 minutes. The company's steamer City of San Fran cisco arrived at Kandavu 815 a.m. on the 7th, re ceived our mails and. passengets. and sailed at 1.30 Pm. Jeft lOindivu in company with the City of Sydney at 5,50 p.m. on the 11th. Strong head winds and sea» during the entire passage, Cape Brett bore w. at 10 a.m on the 15th. Arrived at73op,m. at the wharf. Pasfenrera : Messrs Chirles Pike. Wm. Johnston, Samuel Parker, G- Hennings, Miss A White, Mr3 aDd Mts Simpson and servant, Mr and Mrs Horton and four children and servants, and 20 steer n?e for Auckland ;Mr K. L Meinertzhagon, for Napier ;■ Wr Knhert Starke and wife, fnr Wellington ; Messrs O Davis, Gilbert and O C R. Peddopn, f< I LytteHon. The City of Now York left for the South at 2 o'clock on Pundav mornine. She ia a splendid boat, very naich resembling the City of San Francisco

There is no record of the arrival of the City of AnnliUud in Tondnn up to June 1. The si Colima left San Francisco for Panama some days before the City of Sydney laft for Australia. The Taranafci arrived in the Manukau on Saturday afternoon, bin? the following passengers: Mr and Mrs 'robrose and four children. Mr.i Nash and two children. Miss Maine, Ootain "Wilson, Messrs Crothera, I R Bavies. 15 0 Jonps, Tfalrfl, Lillie, Towers, R Rowify. Hudson, Hanson, Weathead, Bullfir, O'Brien Battley. Master "WUcnx "New-York telegnms of Jnna 17, announce that thfi Jnsephinfi has be«>n chartered there for <vuckland, and th 3 John Matthews at Bnst'n for Bunedin The barqne ctapr arrived from Lyttflkm this morn -sng with >v cartro of -wlipat. an<i other Southern produce. o<p'a'n Mor'ol Vl) orts learns; tort m the eveninsfof the 7th inst with light S.W. wind which continued till the 11th. Itthfinhinled to the N.N.E. ard fresh ened to a gale with nasty confu^d sea. This lasted till tho 13th when the ship was off Cape Palisier. The wind now hauled to the S X and a breeze carried the vowel to the East Cape wh'ch wag rounded on Satur day 15th at 1 p.m. Thence light S S.TC. winds to port Passed tho mail boat snd the brigantlne Flirt off G»pe Barrier.

The schooner Albatross cleared io-day with a cargo of timber for Kapler.

The schooner Mary Melville entered out for Mer cury Bay, the Marion for Norfolk Island, the Vibelia for Sydney, and?thfi LsetHia for Ttnrotonga Th'e"briennt!ne Eliza M*ry cleared to-d*y for Ade laide! via "Wangaroa with a cargo of timber to be put on board at Ihe latter port. The baique Francis cleared to-day for Guam in ballast .

The brig Speedy cleared to-flay for HokUnga with ballast, aDd a few articles of cargo. She loads timber there for Australia.

PTho schooner Coronet left for Rarotonga and Tahiti yo'terdiy morning before daylight. She has a fall cargo of general merchandise, and the frllowini? pas sengers- Mrs Miller and daughter, Messrs MctJrath, Le verv!elle, Woods, and T)b Moideroy.

The barque Lady Franklin, according; to latest ad vices from the Kaioara, has been blown higher up on the bask where she is stuck. Mr John Held, the agent, advertises that she will be sola at anction on Friday,

THE SHAREMARKET.

Bank of New Zealand—Buyers, £18. National Bank—73s ; sellers, 735. Colonial Bank—3ss ; buyers, 335. New Zealand Shipping Co.—Buyers, 82s 6d. South British Insurance—s3s Gd; buyers, 53a Gd, National Insurance—Buyers, 245. Auckland Gas—Buyers. £10 ss. Loan and Mercantile— Buyers, 365. Waitekauri—6s 6d j buyers, 6a 3d j sellers, 6s 6d. Core - Buyers, 8s ; sellers, 9s. Union Beach Buyers, 57s 6d. Bismarck—Sellers, 6s. Ajax—Sellers, 4s. Joseph Newman, Chairman.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

Mails will Close as follows:— For Thames this day at 530 pm, and to-morrow at 1030 am For Coromandel on Friday at 2 30 pm For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongomii, per lona, this day at 4 pm For Tiyphona, per Three Brothers, this day at 4 pm For Waiwera, Mahurangi, Matikana, Mangawai, Wfipu. per Annie Milhsnk. to-mo-'Tow at 10 am For Whitlanga, per Mary Melville, to-morrow at 9 am For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Taranaki, to-morrow at 12 45 am For "Wangarei Heads, Waipu, Wangarei, and Manga pai, per Argyle, to-morrow at 4 pm For Earotonga per LaatUia. to-morrow at 3 pm For Wangaroa, per Wmlwera to-morrow at 4 pm For Taiiua, to-morrgw at 4 pm Mails for India, China, Mediterranean Ports, Conti tinont of Europe, United Kingdom via Bnez and Southampton, and via Brindisi, will be made up per Phoabe, on Monday, 24th instant. (Signed) 8. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

MALLABOND—On July 9, at Rnknwai, Parua Bay, the wife of Mr. Joseph Mallabond of a son.

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

MONDAY, JULY 17, 1876

ffa the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, Koi th= future in tin distance, Ajicl the eocd that we can tio.

In order to make room for mail news we hold over leading articles and other matter pre pired for to-day's issue. The only intelli gence of special interest in the Atlantic cable despatches is that relating to the Turkish difficulties. The insurgents have declined the proposed armistice, and, incited no doubt by Austrian and Servian sympathy, have continued hostilities. The Prince of Montenegro had openly assumed command of the rebellious forces, and early in June the Servian Government was massing its army. But later advices shew that the attitude of Montenegro and Servia had bacome less hos tile, although the population throughout the Sultan's European and Aaiatio dominions was still very excited, and at any moment the flame of general insurrection might be kindled. Colonial readers will peruse with interest our London correspondent's narrative of the British intervention, which is very significant of the ascendancy once more of the tradi tional policy. Coming nearer home, our despatches by wire report the progress of events in the political arena at Wellington. The Counties Bill has nofc proved a success. Careful estimates of the administrative machinery of provincialism in New Zealand shews that its cost for the whole of the provinces does not exceed £34,000 a year. The economical substitute is estimated to involve an outlay of £1500 per county, or £58,500 for the 39 counties propo sed in the Act, to be supported out of loca] taxation. The consolidation of the Opposition is the first result of the Government's trump card,

A variety of letters on "Woman's Rights," " Spasmodic Charity " and a host of interest ing topics are awaiting a convenient season. A Newß-room is to be opened at the Poasonby Hall on Tuesdays, Thursday, and Saturday from 6to 10 p.m. Mr G. S. Jakins the secretary will tell intending subscribers all the particulars upon application. To the Editor: Sir,—l hear that our Franklyn member, H. H. Lusk, Esq., though at first suspected of having leaned over to Government, is keeping very faithful to his trust, and I think that the least we can do is to have a public meeting at Otahuhu, and send down to the House an expression of our approval of the stand made by the Auckland members, and desire them (Messrs Luak and Hamlin in particular), to work well together, and on no account have a split up. The future prosperity of the North Island depends j greatly upon the action of our members, and I say let us do all we can to keep them work ing well together j and what can better strengthen them than the voice of a public meeting ? Hoping one for Franklyn will be as once convened, I am, Ac, Otahuhtj. We have to acknowledge receipt of five shillings from " B." for Mrs Keenan, also, 103 from "An Arrant Old Humbug," whose accompanying letter will appear on the first ' opportunity. We have also received £5 from a S3 wedenborgi&n, "hoping that others who read the works of Swedenborg will accept his teachings, and come forward in aid of one who is really in need j" 10a from "A Friend," 20a from Micus, 5a fromJ.S., 10a 6d from Dr.-Bayntun, and £2 18s fiom employes, of Black and Co. It affords us very great pleasure to chronicle the liberal response that has been made to the appeal made in our Saturday's issue. Several of the subscribers are acquainted with the deserving nature of the case. The annual meeting of the Otahuhu Highway Board takes place this evening at 7.30 o'cleok in the Public Hall. We learn with pleasure that the members of the Hobson Band, assisted by severel well-known amateurs, intend giving a per form.' no) on Friday next, at the Catholic Institute, Jfor the benefit of Mrs Keenan.

l|he facilities at the disposal of the police at the city station are, we know, very inade quate ; but the complaints which are fre quently heard of the horrors of a n»ghfc in the cells migh*; be modified by a little care. We have received a comolaint concerning the treatment of the lit;tl« boy Fernandez, who was arrested in Sosacnds-strcei; oa Friday night oa a charge of using ob scene language. Tb.9 boy, although he pleaded guilty to the ohavge in Courk, now says he did so in fear, and thai; the real culprits were a knot of boys •vvii.h whom he wua unacquainted, and who se-'imperei! off at the approach of tho policeman. But apart from any admissions which the lad may now aver ho made, through having no Mauds to commit; from tha time of his arrest, ia the assertioa fcb.fi-; ho wars summarily arrested, walked past tho vory house where he lived, and which ho pointed ouc to the constable, locked up in a cell with a drunken sailor, and brought up at tho Police Court on Saturday, without any intimation respecting his whereabouts being given to his mother and sister, who are respectable people. The lad states that he twice asksct, ouce when passing the house, and once when at the station, that word should be sent to his mother, A similar complaint was made a ; short time ago by a respectable man, whose wife was left walking about all night in a state of great anxiety, although the police were requested to send her word. We know that these delinquencies occur through constables neglecting to inform the Inspector or Sub-Inspeotor of the requests that have been made to them by persons taken into custody, and we hope this notice will lead to a little more consideration in the future. ...In a case like that of young Fitzgerald, where the boy had respectable and renponsible parents, it seems quite un neaessaty. that, an arrest should have been mule, wh'le the more simple form of summons w-as available. The boy has gone home ill, through his experience of that night in the Oils. -.ivpFp^- To the Editor : Sir, —I bopa your corres pondent, " Scribe's," prognosiigation will prove correct as to the revival of the drama. As he has thought fib to introduce my name in a jocular way, I feel myself compelled to inform him, also your numerous readers, my reason for remaining in Auckland. I have been engaged by Mr De Lias for three weeks past to perform with that wonderful juvenile actress, Little Nell, whom, 1 am sure, will astonish the natives with her veraitility— hence toy reason for staying here, or I should, like the rest, have found fresh fields aud pastures new to indulge my weed. lam very sorry to have to inform " Scribo" that I have broken my meerschaum, and am reduced to a clay, not Imperial Caesar's.— Tom Burton.

As Mr Smith, of Onehunga, an old resident, was in the act of getting into his trap near Newmarket, his foot slipped and he stumbled, breaking his leg in the fall. He is doing fairly, but being an elderly man his recovery is likely to be slow.

Messrs. Crtitckshank and Miller's clerk met with a peculiar accident the other day Himself and another gentleman connected with the establishment were closing the safe. Some paper having got in the way, the former passed his hand to clear the way for the door, just after it had beon done by other fingers, and the safe-door was jammed to, as the clerk'a thumb was between it and the safe. The end of the thumb was torn, but owing to the care taken it will not ba necessary to take off any, not oven at the first joint.

A number of the South Sea Islanders gave an entortainment at the Newmarket Hall on Saturday ni£>ht, which proved a bad ohoice of an evening, a i tradespeople are engaged in their shops, and moat of the younp men had gone to town by eight o'clock, the bime at which their breakdown comiuonced. The same affair, with a little more publicity, and on a different evening, might be attended with Bucceas. In the meantime the " dnsky genuines " can sing, " Cheer up Sam, don'c let your spirits go down."

The landslip at Britomarthnight well have caused alarm ou Saturday, and it was fortu nate that no person was passing at; the time, or death would havo been inevitable. There could not have fallen much lees than fifty tons of stuff, which spread nearly across the cutting. It is very probable from the cracks and general appearance of the embankment lefb standing, that another slip will shortly occur ; if so, a portion of Mr John Mason's garden, with a fine crop of cabbage, must follow.

Mr Crook exhibited his series of dissolving views on Saturday evening in the Lorno street Hall, to a very thin audience, but Mr Crook made an unfortunate choice in the date, as the majority of sight-seers had re solved to patronize the Cotton entertain ment.

The men of Ponsonby will hold their annual meeting this evening, in Ponsonby Hall, when the ratepayers will bo asked to vote for or against the abolition of proxies, and by ballot for highway trustees.

Complaints are made that the desecration of the Sabbath ia practised by certain fishermen in St. George's Bay, who are in the habit of casting their nets,ijand plying their vocation, while the bulk of the people are engaged in divine service at the various Churches. Thore ia no doubt but these men would deaist if spoken to on the subject. They are said to be foreigners, but are not the less likely on that account to yield to the dernanda of the country,that the Sabbath day shall not be violated by unnecessary labour. St Geerge's Bay is one of the most frequented and exposed places, with a number of residences overlosking the water. The religious service last evening at the Prince of Walea Theatre was crowded by a respectable class of hearers. Captain Daldy opened the proceedings, and addresses were given by Rev Mr Williams, Wealsyan Minis ter, and Mr James Coupland. A number of Moody and Sankey's lively and yet impres sive hymns were Bung at intervals. The ut most: attention prevailed throughout the service, with the exception of a liUla too much freedom on the part of the juvenile portion of the audience. To prevent this, due precaution will be taken in future, and next Sunday evening, nofe a policeman, but a Magistrate haa volunteered to take the lads under his special care. The boy, Prior Home, who met with an accidant on Saturday, as noticed in the Stab, was immediately attended to by the house Burgeon on reaching the Provincial Hospital. It was found that his right arm was broken and much contused, and his left foot much injured.. The case looks very serious at present, and may cost tha lad his life. The boy seems to be a neglected child, his parents being of that clasa wbioh frequent the lock up at the Police Station. An essay on "Mythology," will ba read this evening in the veatry of St James's Presbyterian Church, by a member of ihe Mutual Improvement Class. As the oesayist is a young man of considerable literary I ability, and as the subject is one of interest, in relation to the striving of the mind of the most intellectual nation of olden times before the dawn of Christianity, it cannot fail in winning a goodly and attentive audience. The " Saturday Night," entertainment in the Albert-street Temperance Hall was well sustained and lively throughout. Mr Tre main, a true friend of the cause, took the chair, and made an appropriate, introductory speech, referring to recent statistics to shew the enormous amount of intoxicating drink consumed by the people, Mr Findlay sang the " Model Bobby. Several other songs were given by Miss Mcllmoyle, Messrs Cornish, Chapman, Carter, and Tudehope. A song and dance were also given by an amateur; also, recitations by Mr Marten, and the fairy chanter, Minnie Froude, who bids fair to rival he* sister in this mode of expression. The proceedings closed with the National Anthem,

The opening of a Penioy Bank by the trus tees of the Auckland Pavings Bank has been attended with, remarkable success. Tha juvenile depositors, belonging to all classes, bave shown th«iv readiness to profit by the thrifty habits thus inculcated, and we learn ilut the deposits now foot up a to^al amount of £561 lOaGMivMed anson^ 1302 depositor*, The paymaniii wade into these accounts since Ihe opc.ui.ag of the Bar.k number no Izss T-ha.o 6882. Parents will do w-^ll to encourage their youngsters to early acquire tho habit of saving something of their income, however liiitle that may be.

ACCIDENT.

Mr E. Scottee, of Napier, has met with a surious accident owing *io the bursting.of a avn, which blow off a finger and thumb. Mr Scotter tVibiiriy lived in Newmarket, and is a hard-working young man.

PARLIAMENTARY.

[From our Special Correspondent ]

WELLINGTON.

This day. Alarm ia the Government Camp. There is consternation in the Ministerial camp. Mr Tyke, the Government whip, who is a fussy fat little man, who makes bad puns and has a great power of assimilating whisky hot (two qualifications for his office when not exclusively developed) has been trotting about the passages and button-holing every member whom he thought doubtful, to whisper in his ear how certain the Govern ment are of a large m.vprity on their con stitutional measure, and how hopelessly the Opposition are broken up. Also how paternal Vogel will be towards country or goldfields districts (and i espcially that of the hon. member) and how ready he is to alter the boundaries of counties { on the provisions of the Bill, or in fact any thing to oblige. The meaning of this is that. Government are seriously alarmed. The Counties Bill has not taken. Its elaborate machinery is so manifestly clumsy and costly hat on all hands members say they won 1 have it. IS&pensivsness of the System. A calculation has been made which shews that each County will cost, in salaries and travelling expenses each year, not less than £1200, which with incidental costs of advertising, offices, and law, (which by the way promises to bo a very pretty item) will make at least £1500 a year, or for Auckland, nine oounties, £12,000 a year, to do part of the work of the Provincial Governments. Besides it is evident that the whole plan is only one to increase taxation by inducing the country districts to tax themselves twice over ; once for Highways and again for the Counties ; in fact the scheme has not proved at all popular with members. Sir Juliu3 Vogel had a caucus of Goldfields members on Saturday to confer with him, and he promised all sorts of extra advan tages to them if only they would support the new system. Auckland Caucus* The Auckland members also held a meet ing. They wore all present except Mr Kees, and after a discussion it was agreed to appoint Sir George Grey, Messrs Wood, Sheohan, and Lusk, a committee to meet the Canterbury and Otago Committees, to confer as to the basis of an Opposition platform which might satisfy both Islands. The Committees will meet to-day at noon, and it is belioved that no great difficulty will be found in tho way of an agreement. Ho"w the Thing "Works. The Provincial Abolition Financial Ar rangements Bill was distributed on Saturday, and makes one thing quite clear; one, that there are to be no balances left out of land fund (as anticipated in the Abolitiom Act) for public worka ; and tho other that the aid to local taxation promised is to be very soon diminished and withdrawn altogether, leaving the counties to tax the land for everything they want, while the Central Government gets the whole revenue of every sort to spend.

The Bebington in Quarantine.

The Bebington arrived and anchored in the quarantine ground on Saturday evening. On Sunday morning it was resolved to take advantage of the fine weather and proceed with the landing of the immigrants. The work waa carried out with a will, Captain Holdifcch, Dr Russell (th* surgeon superin tendent), the matron, and the officers of the vessel doing their uismoafc to giva effect to th» instructions of the iineaigratioa officers, Mr Ellis and Dr Philson. By 4 p.m. the last boat load of bedding waa taken ashoro, and the immigrants had begun to settle down in their temporary quarters. The general health of the passengers is good, and the one or two cases of sickness are reported as progressing towards convalescence. If no further out break of disease occurs, it is extremely pro bable that the stay in quarantine will not exceed a fortnight. Yesterday evening a largo stook of meat and provisions were aent down by Messrs Fisher & Co., who have takan the contract from the agents. The ship and crew, we presume, will be immedi ately disinfected and thoroughly fumigated, and afterwards be admitted to pratique. In the haste of compiling our report on Satur day we ommitted to thank the Immigration Commissioners, Messrs. Crulckshank & Co., Mr Heath, and tho captain and doctor of the ship, for thoirjj urtesy to our representative during the visit of the Tainui. Without their combined assistance we should have made a vory oor relation of the eirouin stanoas under whioh the voyage has been completed.

LANDING OF PASSENGERS.

[PER STAR CARRIER PIGEON.]

Motu Ihi, Monday 1 p.m. The Bebington anchored here about 3.30. on Saturday, and afc 4 o'clock the Captain came ashore to make arrangements with Mrs Barnealey, the Resident Superintend9nt, for the landing of tha immigrant!. It was decided to keep them an board till the fol lowing morning. On Sunday morning tha passengers were all up at daybreak, and at 8 o'clock disembarkation commenced. By dinner time all the single men and married people were safely landed. The fresh, pro visions were coavayed ashore, and the manner in which they disappeared was a caution. After dinner the single girls were landed, followed by the sick. By i p.m. all the passengers were out of the ship. This morning the luggage was all brought on land, and during the day will be thoroughly fumigated. It is expected the ship will be released in a few days. There is only one mild case of scarlatina, a youth about 15 years of age, who is rapidly recovering under the care of the doctor of the ship. The passengers are all assembling to meet the little steamer now in sight from Auok land, supposed to have a further supply of provisions for ua.

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

The Turkish Trouble.

(EROM OTJR LONDON CORRESPONDENT).

THE DEPOSITION OF THE SULTAK Startling news reached us yesterday morn ing from Constantinople. The poor weak headed Sultan Abdul Aziz haa been deposed by aa insurrection of the Softas (a kind^ of sodt«';y of theological students), and bin nephew Mahomtried Murad Effendi, a young man of some 30 years, hao been proclaimed Sultan of Turkey. The effect of the news on tlio Turkish Bonda, and indeed on funds generally, wassurpuaing. Bonds weafc up at once 3 per cent., although I fail to see my self what extra chance of payment they cun possibly have acquired by the chasge. One thing is of course certain ; the nephew can not be a greater fool than his uncle, and he may possibly possess a trifle more sense. The deposed Sultan was hardly removed above a lunatic, aa far as money matters were concerned, and of course the young man may manage to work things a trifi9 more economically. The reraaikable point about the insurrection (which by the way was remarkably quiet) is that such a movement could have been possible in Turkey, and the fact of its transpiring, proves that things are not as they used, to be in that land of misrule. At the same time it must be borne in mind, that the movement; haa neither originated nor been carried out by the hoipolloi. The Softas are an educated class, students indeed of divinity and law, who are to a large extent under the tlruinb of the Divinity Doctors, or Ulemas, who reduce everything to the rule of the Koran. These doctors form a species of aristocracy, enjoying certain immunities, and great influence, and they have been at; the bottom of pretty nearly everything of importance in the political world of Turkey for years back. Ifc was these Ulemss who procured the dis missal of the Grand Vizier (Moscow Pasha as they called him) a short while ago, and then they deposed the Sheik-ul-Tslam and compelled the Sultan to appoint one of their own nominees in his place. For some time tho movements of the Softas have caused much jealousy amongst the European resi dents o' Oi:ntjt';ntinople, and from the threatening aspect of occasional mobs of Turks, and more especially from the Salon:ca assassinations, it was seriously anticipated that an attempt might be made to perpetrate a general massacre of Chris tiana. It would aeetn, however, that the object in view has beenfmuch more inocuous, and that even the patience, so proverbial, of a Turk has its limit, and that the late Sultan had overstepped it. For some time it has been known that the private coffers of the Sultan have contained vast sums of money, which were for purposes of expenditure of tho Imperial household, for the purchase of pretty faces and the luxuries of the hitrem, and ifc was even said that no less a sum than £8,000,000 was in possession of the Sultan for such purposes. And. this at a time when the country was in a state of complete bank ruptcy, when the troops were without pay or provisions, and the people ground down to the dust by taxes. What may be the effect of this movement on the Bosnian In surrection is probably very doubtful. Even supposing Murad EfFondi to be a better administrator, and so on, than his uncle, still the corruptions of ages cannot be removed by a stroke of the pen, and already the Turkish troops seem to bo getting the worst of it. It is scarcely likely that the nominee of the Softas will be more favourably in clined towards his Christian subjects than was the late Sultan, if as much, and there fore he is very unlikely to allay in any way the feeling of irritation that exists in the Herzegovina. It is quite evident that' the feeling in Constantinople is strong against the insurgent provinces, and on the other hand, in Europe, there has been a strong sympathy daily increasing in growth. When the insurrection first began, its oauses wore little understood. Now, how ever, the whole question has been tho roughly well ventilated, and it is clearly seen that Turkish rule in her border de pendencies has for centuries been one hideous and vast system of debauched cruelty and oppression. The sense of civilization is enlisted in the cause of freedom, and political exigencies were being rapidly forced oa one side. I can see no hope from Turkey even from this latest change, but one thing I can see very well, and that la whatever scruples we might have felfc ia dealing summarily with our old friend and guest, Abdul Aziz, we shall have no such delicate sqneamishness as regards his nephew. Turkey is, as you would cay in the bush, "flyblown," and no mortal power can save her as a natieri. The only question to be decided is, what is to be done with her ? Ia she to be divided, to every nation apart, or is she to be cast lots for ? The transference of powers is to my mind only another step towards the in evitable goal. In Berlin and Paris there was great excitement at the news of the change, but scarcely I think with any just cause. "Foreigners " are apt to get excited over nothing. The late Sultan was born in 1830, and succeeded his brother in 1861. He was the 33rd in male descent of the House of Othm&n, the founder of the Empire. Ho visited England in 1867, when he waa recoived with immense enthusiasm. The present Sultan was born in 1840. ENGLAND'S DECISIVE'ACTION.—THE HEARTS OF OAK. The doubts of those who for years back have been endeavouring to cast slurs on the credit of England as a European power of the first magnitude have received a severe check during the past few days. For months the Three Great Powers, as they are called, have been coquet ting with England on the subject of the final disposition of Turkey, and many were the doleful prophecies that England would not be considered, and that the Russians and Prussians were having it all their own way. When, however, ii came to the point, and England 'point blank ref used to have any thing to do with the conference, and what was more, refused her consent to the friendly arrangements made, great was the surprise of the passuinits, and when without voice or ostentation arrangements were made and order* g'ven, and it was suddenly announced one morning that at the beginning of the month of JnnrJ there would be twenty sail of available British fighting ships assembled in the Mediterranean, it was felt that after all England was a power still, and a rather awkward one to have a quarrel with, if the worst came to the worst. The naval array represented by the Devastation, Monarch, Iron Duke, Triumph, Herculaa, Sultan, Invincible, Rupert, Swiftiure, and Raleigh, would be far stronger than any fleet ever yet mustered for service within the ranga of history and the whole combined fkets of the Mediterranean powers would not match i*, if we exclude Turkey. The Devastation io a fleet in h«rself »o lo*g as she neither gets ashore or foul of a torped, and wo could easily increase the force to 30 ships and 10,000 men Depaad upon it England is still mistress of , the seas, and the lake action of the combined powers has tacitly admitted as much. THE SALONICA ASSASSINATION, 1 I have referred to the Salonica assassina tions, and as I dare say you have only heard a bare outline of the case, I will give you the authentic details thereof, and the causes whioh led thereto. It was nothing more aor less than a quarrel arising out of the rascally doings of a lecherous old Turk, who could not be satisfied with what he could buy in the # open market. On May 3rd, a Bulgarian girl, named Stephana, living in a distant village, who had attracted the notioe of one of the most influential Beys of Sale nica, an immoral old cues, rejoicing in the name of Emin^ Effendi, was collared by aome creatures of his whilst drawing water at the public fountain. She was taken to a Turkish

house and kept there three days, and then taken to the railway station en route for halo nica. During the three days she was in the Turkish house, it was said that she had been converted to Mohammedanism, and she assumed the Turkish dress there in order that she might be supposed to be going to Salonica to make a form&l profession ot taitn. It seem 3 that she was rather a girtdy girl, and did nob bear the best of characters, but; her old mother came to the tram when she was starting and told the story, and urged tho young men of her acquaintance to inter fere. On the wsy to Salonica the old isey, who was at the bottom of the affair, joined the eirl, and or. arrival at the station there was at once material for a row. The old mother called on the Christiana to rescue her daugh tor'frdm infamy, whilflt the enuchs who had her in charge claimed protection from tao !(Faithful" The Christians happening to be the strongest at the time obtained possession of the girl, and forced her into the American Consul's carnage, he being absent at the time, and the carriage bavins come to the station to meet him. That night the girl slept with her mother in the American Consul's house, and next day she left the house for her own place. Mean time the Musslemen got up a meeting, and. a party of fanatics took an oath to recover the girl A call to arms was made amongst the Mahomedans, and the result was a tremen dous row, and a frantic mob. The German and French Consuls went into the crowd towards the mosque, as it ia supposed, from curiosity, and they were soon seized as hos tages The Turkish authorities behaved characteristically, and after pottering about some time actually permitted the excited mob to murder the two consuls under their noses. They were mutilated beyond all recognition. In the meantime the English Consul heard that his colleagues were detained m the mosque, and started off to their rescue, but he was unable to penetrate the crowd, aud was only saved by being forcibly dragged away by some friendly Turks. Ships of war were telegraphed for, and a demonstration has been made ; a number of the ringleaders have been caught and executed ; others have been sentenced to various terms of imprison ment j and tha funeral obsequies of the two murdered men have been performed with great pomp, their national flags being saluted by the forts, the Turkish troops presenting arms, and indeed the utmost outward repara tion having been bestowed. The significance of the massacre, however, is not thereby altered, and is still held to be important, as showing the frame of mind in which the Musslemen are indulging.

ASSASSINATION OF TURKISH MINISTERS.

[ATLANTIC CABLEGRAMS.]

Hassan, formerly aide-de-camp of the son of the deposed Sultan of Turkey, made a des perate and successful attempt to revenge the death of Abdal Aziz by assassinating the new Ministers. It is supposed that he was incited by the mother and son of the late Sultan. While the Cabinet was assembled, Hassan succeeded in passing the guard as an aide-de camp. After gaining admission to the Council Chamber, he locked the door and fired at Avni Pasha. A lamp was broken, and only a candle left burning in the room. The assas sin then threw himself on Avni, and plunged a cutlass into his body. He next fired at the Minister of Marine. Raßchid Pasha made a rush to disarm Hassan, and was stabbed. The police overpowered and captured him as he was attempting to kill Midhat Paßha. After lie was seized he said he was very sorry he failed to kill Midhat. The Minister of Marine will probably recover. The two murdered Ministers were buried during the day. Hassan has been hung. The Turkish insurgents refused the proferred armistice. The insurgent leader Golub has defeated the Sultan's forces at Petcovacz, killing 200 Turks, and capturiDg 2000 head of sheep and cattle. The correspondent of the Mos cow Gazette telegraphs to that paper from Cettine that the Turks in Bosnia have un furled the green flag for a holy war against Christians. It is statod that Servia will send an envoy to Constantinople to propose dis armament and peace, in return for the ces sion of territory. A Vionna special asserts that Nicsic has been provisioned, and the Turkish army has received six months' arrears of pay. Servia has an army of 128,000 men and 100,000 militia. There Is great excitement in Jeru salem, and the Christians barricaded their houses, fearing tax 'uprising.— A general outbreak of tho populace in Con stantinople is also feared. A Paris dispatch from Belgrade says: The Servian Govern ment's decision in favour of peace, is opposed to the wishes of the whole people. The position of affairs is becoming dangerous' for Prince Milan. The Porte has decidad to complain to Austria for continuing to allow Insurgent volunteers to cross her frontier.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT AYR.

TWENTY-FOUR WOMEN BURNED TO DEATH.

June 17.—A fire broke out yesterday in the carpet manufacturing and woolen works at Ayr, belonging to James Temple ton. The~)fire was caused by friction of the machinery', and spread to all parts of the building. The operatives at work at the time believed that all the men escaped. A number of women rushed out, Baying there were others inside unuable to escape. Soon afterwards the roof fell in. Twenty-four women wete burned in the ruins, and perished. One woman who leaped from the upper window was so badly injured that she died soon after being taken to the hospital. It is reported that tho overseer, named Barr, looked tho door of the room in which the female operatives were working. Barr him self purished in the flames, and it is impossi ble to learn the truth of the report, but as the women had time to escape, it is other wise inoxplicable. The works were entirely destroyed, and the loss is estimated at $200,000. Saunders' paper warehouse also caught fire to-day, and the interior was destroyed.

An explosion of ooal-gas occurred on board the ship Atalauta, laden with coal for Hong kong, while that vessel was lying in the Perth docks at Cardiff, Six men were killed and Beveral injured. The vessel was seri ously damaged. Herway & Keeae, grain merchants of Cardiff, Wales, have suspended. Liabilities over £400,000. The vote for the Duke of Connaught's establishment on his marriage with Princess Frederika, daughter of the ex-King of Hano ver, will be submitted to Parliament this session. A Paris letter says George Sand died in great pain, which caused him to writhe and shriek. There was a torch-light procession in Dub lin, in celebration of the escape of Fenian convicts from West Australia, and Disraeli was burned in effigy. I The Khedive has consented to visit Con stantinople, as requested by tb« Sultan. The London Times officially denies the re ports of the dsaths of the mother and son of the late Sultan. The King of Dahomey will pay the fine imposed upon him by Commander Hewitt for maltreating a British subject Winalow, the Boston forger, has been discharged. The exploring expedition to north-western Africa has left England. The main object is to ascertain the feasibility of admitting the water of the Atlantic into a portion of the desert of Sahara. A pleasure boat capsized at East Bourns. 1 waive people were drowned. Great riots have occurred in Belgium through the Buccess of Catholics in the elec tions. At Antwerp the disturbances were

" rene wed"to-day, wsßy thousands marcbn through the streets, shouting "Down with the ministers." The mob attaokod and wrecked a Catholic institute. The gend armes charged upon the rioters, and several persons were wounded. A number of arrests were made. . Serious inundations have occurred in west ern Switzerland, caused by heavy rains and the melting of the snow in the mountains. The railways are much damaged. The whole canton of Thusger is submerged. Many \ bridges and houses have bean carried away, and several persons drowned- Ab Franfoldt, the capitol of the canton, four iumatea of houses were killed by failing walls. A dispatch from Calcutta reports an alarming' outbreak of Cholera in Gill wood village, on the Bombay and Baroda Railway. Of 200 inhabitants, 100 died iv three days. Is is officially announced that the Board of Trade has awarded to Captain Gifford, of the American whaler Young Phoenix, a silver cup, in acknowledgment of his kind ness to the survivors of the emigrant ship Sfcrathmore. The Spanish Senate voted religious tolera« tion by a majority of 43 against 40.—A quantity of dynamite stored in a joiner's shop Burbank-road, Glasgow, wrecked several houses, killing six workmen. The Under-Secretary of the Foreign De partment announced in the House of Com mons that a peremptory demand had been made upon the Peruvian Government for the immediate release of the crew of the Talis man. The note stated that peaceful relations could not be maintained unless the demand was complied with. Several heavy failures in Britain are re« ported. Malcomson and Co., of Belfast, Portlow and Waterford, linen manufacturers. Liabilities, £1.500 000. Johnstone. Furie and Co., yam merchants, Glasgow, £800,000. Gurbutt, colliery owner, Darlington, £170.000. Latest New York dntes qur.te sperm oil at $1 35 cents. Petroleum for export, 17| to 20 cents. Wool.—Sales : 2,500 bale a Australian at 40 cents.

SUPREME COURT.

CIVIL SITTINGS.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies, and a special jury.)

JONES AND WARE AGAISST BROGDEN AND ANOTHER. Mr Hesketh for the plaintiffs. Messrs Travers and Macdonald for the defendants. To try this case the following special jury was empannelled: Mr P. Harapath (fore man), Messrs John Robertoo J. Pounds, W. R. Keals, Alfred Porter, John Fairburn, M. Niccol, Joseph JF. Clarke, Alex. Hevrin, E. B Parsons, J. Casey, Andrew Anderson. This suit involved a claim of £4,277 8s Id, and is brought by the well known contractors, Messrs. Owen Jones and William Ware, against the firm of Alexander Brogden and Sons, to recover the balance of money alleged to be due on completion of a sub-contract I taken by the plaintiffs from the defendants for the construction of that portioa of the Auckland and Waikato Railway between seven, and twenty-five miles from New market. The following were the issues which had been agreed upon in Chambers :— 1. What is the value of the omissions and alterations required by the defendants from the contract in the first count of the declara tion mentioned ? 2. Did the plaintiffs complete the works in the said contract mentioned, exclusive of any omissions and alterations required by the defendants ? 3. Did the defendants take over and accept from the plaintiffs the works done by them pursuant to the said contract as a complete execution by the plaintiffs of the said contract, exolusive of such omissions and alterations ? 4. What is the value of the additional works and materials in the fourth paragraph of the declaration mentioned, estimated at the prices and in the manner provided by the said contract number one ? 5. Were the defendants compelled to ex pend, and did they expend the sum of £699 5s lOd, or any part thereof in completing the works mentioned in the eaid contract in accordance therewith ? 6. Did the plaintiffs, without any cause exempting them in that behalf, and without any default of the defendants, fail to com plete the said works in the said contract, No. 1, within the time provided by the said contract ? 7. Are the defendants entitled to deduct from the monies, if any, payable to the plain* tiffs, for works done by them under the said contract, the sum of £973 13s 9d, or any other ; and, if so, what sum, by reason of the default of the plaintiffs in completing the works on the said contract mentioned within the time therein mentioned ? 8 What sum, if any, are the plaintiffs entitled to recover under the Ist count of the declaration ? 9. What is the value of the extra works and materials in the Bth paragraph of the declaration mentioned? 10. Did the plaintiffs in the terms and in manner required by the said contract No, 3, duly perform and complete the whole of the works, matters, and things, in the said con tract mentioned, and on their part to be done and performed ? 11. Have the defendants taken over and accepted the same, together with the additional works and things referred to in paragraph 8 of the declaration, as a complete execution by the plaintiffs of the said con tract ? 12. Were the defendonts, after taking over the said works from the plaintiffs, compelled to expend, and did they expend, the sum of £862, or any part thereof, in. completing the said works in accordanca with the said con traot number 3 ? 13. Did the plaintiffs complete tho worka in the contract in the sth count of the de claration mentioned, in accordance with tho said contract ? 14. Did the defendants take over and accept from the plaintiffs the works done pursuant to the said mentioned contract, as a complete execution by the plaintiffs of the said contract ? 15. Were the defendants compelled to expend, and did they expend, the sum of £201 6a, or any other j and, if so, what sum in order to complete the works mentioned in the last mentioned contract 1 16. Did the defendants, before action brought, satisfy and discharge the plaintiff's claim under contract No. 4 by payment ? s }7--^ re*he justly and truly indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum of £33,480 2s 4d, or any other ■ and what sum for work and labour done and performed and materials provided, by the plaintiffs for the defendants at their request, and for monies puid by the plaintiffs to and for the dofendants at their request, and for mouoy found to be due by the defendants to the plaintiffs on accounts stated and agreed upon between them, as mentioned in tho sth count of the declaration ? 18. Are the plaintiffs indebted to the de fendante in the sum of £213 2a 6d for work and labour done, and materials provided, and money lent and money paid for the plaintiffs at their request, and for goods sold and de livered by defendant to the plaintiffs, and for money found to be due and owing from the plaintiffs on account stated between them, •which they are entitled to set off against any sum found due under the preceding issue ? 19. What total sum, if any, are the plaintiffs entitled to recover from the defendants ? ..Several slight alterations in the counts of the declaration were allowed to be made. Mr Travers said he should be perfectly wil ing to leave the matters of account to an arbitrator, and confine the question before the 3 ury to whether the contract was properly completed or not. *?.■■* His Honor said it was difficult to tell what

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