SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

T.m JT vr VTER-TliLi altetnoon, 7 50; to-morrow eaottiing, 8 7 <J? lr' V ovanlng, 622 BUN RlSß^To £«sutow morning, C i 'MOOD'S AGtJffi—Last quarter, 18th, 1.3 p m '

ARRIVALS.

Jitiißl, nrisantine, from JMb^urne Jons, s?. Fsrquh ir, from the North .Southern Cross, ss, Holraes, from Napier 3'arauahi, ss, from the 8 ;U th

DEPARTURES.

£± e':y d. JJ.o, 63, for Gsl?.orne and Napier *£ c' ! r Soon, ss for t^o South (from the Manukau) " ci uugton, s s, for the South

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Sun Francisco-Granaaa, 13th instint (English Mai?) For London- Carnatic, ship, Glonlora, barque, early For t s nmoa—Butfivia, barquo. early ForTsunnga-EJi-ie steam inui-ch, at once For Newcastle—Ardvar, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Mikado (or other mail steamer), from' San Franciaco 27th inst Bawea, from the South, to-morrow Tuscarora, American war-ship, from Sydney,early Xlewellyn, ss from Fiji, lG.hia&t La E'Cjcesa ship, from London ; siiled Brodick Castle, ship, from Lrndon ; sailed 14!hDec Merwarjee t'ramjee ship, from London; sailed 4th January * Bebirgton, ship (PRHV), from London; sailed 7th February Dilpusmnd. bwque, from London ; sailed Dec 22 Aline, barque from Gla-gow; sailed l~>ec 26 "Williim *<kers. barque from Newcastle, early Annie Lewis, barquo, fr m Dunodin, early Wave of (ifo, from -ydney ; sailed 4sh mat Vision, brig, from Samoa early Eyn'\ brK'ji'itirjo, from Islands, early 35. W. Tucker, schooner, from Melbourne Loch t.eo, schooner, from the Islands, early Dauntless, schooner, from Fiji JKditk, schooner, from the Islands

IMPORTS.

Per "Rthel: 300 boxes c males. 150 do tea,. 250 bags tic-, 20 caeei condoled mi!k, 10 casks Barcelona nuts <—Bamolt and Levy.

P( r Edinburgh Caste : 2 tanks hops, 1 do figs, 1 do muscatel raisins, 5 caies Imperial plums, 6 oses sago 1 case almor-ds, sbirrels tapioca, 8 cases Bohe mian glnsaw'ne, 3 cast's sewing nachinea. 1 cisc metallic book*. 2 cases looking glisses 80 kegs white zinc paint, caea glue 100 boxes candles, 5 qr-oasks ginger wire, IS caws enrn flour, 1 cask tin plates, 12 bales brown paper ICO cases o.d torn, 1 cass fancy goods, X anucl II Isaacs. W PerfTaTanaki- 2 packages, 80 coses, 4 p-reds, 12 bales, 10 boxe% 3 trusses, 1 horse, 1 ram, 200 sacks — "W. F. Wheeler, sgont. Per Ethel from Melbourne—Boo mats sngar, Owen and Graham. Pi-r Ethel from Melbourne—2oo boxes candles, ICO bixes tea, 200 bass rice, 12 cases condensed milk, 6 casks nuts, Barnett and Ltvy. Per Ethel—so cases castor oil, T and S Morrin Per Southern Cross from iNapier— 500 sheep, 1 package bicon, 1 do onions, 2 boxes tea, 10 cases claret, 1 case CO casVs oil, 1 tank.—A S P Co, agents. Per Ethel, brJgwt.ino, from Melbourne : 800 mats SU.ar, 120 cjslis whiting, 15 casks vinegar, 31 half chfiSts ten, 20 box*:s tea. 10 000 Plates ( 'ountesses), 240 bags iice, 35 cases tapioca, 17 cases sago, G. W. Owen.

EXPORTS.

Per PreHr Jane: 1 case lai n's safes, Ido Giugor do. X and II Isaac. Per WnlUni for WansjfHini: 1 kog screws, 12 pumps. 18 lengths pipe, 1 plough, 2 kegs naih, T and S Morrin Per Pretty Jano for Gisborne : 1 qr-caslc brandy, H 8 Meyers and Co. 25 packages merchandise, Gwen and Graham. 6 padwgei ion, E Poner and Co. 2 bales If alher, Ireland Bios. " Tho s s "Well'nglcn lef for the South this morninc. Passengers:-For DunccHn : Mr and Mim Howard Mr Lej s. For Wellir c;ton :M r Bishop, Mrs Ellis aud two children, Mr and M m Kitto, Mr and Wrs Sut> ey, Mr J. Brain. Kor Lyttelton : .Mr Bailley and child, Mr w. Cl»rk Mr J. Kelly. For Oamaru :Mr Nixon, and others bool:ed at Onehunga. The s s. front-hern Cross arrived from Napief and Gisborre last evei.irg She unloaded a cargo of caitle aTd >hetp at Oralei. Passengers: Messrs Light, Sibbald. Maney, George, Wilson. Tho s s. Argvle is next week to make a trio to tbe Bay of Is'andß in the place of th<j lona, which for the first lime since she was launched, is to bo laid up for overhauling. Tho br/ga> tine Ethel, beloneing to Mr, G, W. Owen, an-ived from Melbourne yesterday evening after a passage of fourteen day*. Captain McLeod renorts Icavlrg on the 14th instant, and experienced S.E. win-s till rnaklr.g tho North Cape on Tuesday last, afier which had southerly anrl easterly weather till a'rivul. .■he biirgs a- general cargo. 1 he schoor er is havincr a new forema«t stepped at Krts' yard in Freeman's Bay. The oppor tunity will al o be taken to giv her an overuiiu!, after which she will lond for Karotorga at onca. Messrs.T and S Morrin sWpted per Rowena : 147 packages ironware and household ftooda Messrs T and S Mot in r hipped per Leah for East Coast: 68 packages hardware, etc The scht-oner Strathmore sailed from Lyttelton lor the Waiknto with 435 srok3 wheat ar d 225 do oats.

On Tursday the Id a towed the brig Clematis out of Wangaro* harbour boimd for Hobart Town. The Jona pas'ftd the schooner Belle Brandon near the heads going into Wangnroi, The following vessel are »t Kusselt wind-bound : Prince Rupert, Christina, Golden liile. Fa^n. and Venture. Th« B.S. Taranakt, Capttin Lloyd, left Wellington at 2.15 p.m on Bth, arrived at Picton at 7 p.m ; le t at 9 pm, and arriv. d at Nelson at 7 a.m on 9th ; left at 8 p.m, arrived at Taranaki at 10 a.m on lOtb.; left -t 6. 60 p m arrived at Onehumra this mtrning. We are indebted to Mr O. J. Ertmiston ('or late files. Pasa<-n>7ers:—Captain M irrows Lieutenants Crawford andMelsop; ftltssrs Kelly. Fagg, Brown, Gordon, Blik*, Bell, Gorir.g. Eeid, Friend, Peake, Armstrong Battle, Wriglr, Garret*. Misses Pittman. Andrew, Fair]i->, Brought.on. M»s HubKird, Mrs Willcocks, Mrs Gore, Mrs Fe-delow and 20 steerage. The s a Pretty J/iae t-ikes her departure for Gis borne and Napisr this afternoon. Passengers: Miss Coster, filr and Mis S, M, AVilson. Steerage : Mr. Short The barque Ardvar his cltarod in ballast for New castle. ►he is to s^ii with tlie first slant of wind. Passengers : Alfr d Wilkins >n, Cinrles Waite, Alfred Young, Jfhn Le. F. D. Sutherland. Tho 9.5. lona arrived this mornins from We North ern Ports with f 1 owing car^o und passengers:—l7o bug"! grain, 15 sacks se»fl. 7uoo shingles, i 6 caiea fmit and 1 horse and mndri«s. Snloo- :—Dr Foreman, Messrs Ihomps-.n Harkis, Cb yens (2), Wright, Eaton, Clsdon Dorrirg'on, Mrs Gillot, Mrs and MijsPick nur, Mr a..d Mis Wattling , and 7 steerage.

CUSTOMS RETURNS.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wtt.i, Cxmhk ah yoi.i.o-wa :— For Thames on Moii'Uy at 12 noon and at SSO pm For CoTom».'-del on Monday at 1130 am For WfiEgHrei <>n Mordiy at 10 am Per GrinacU, on Mon-ay, 18th inst, as follows:— . * For Kavclavu, s-andwieh I-lmrts, Duited Slates of i. merioa, Canada, iiiiiUh Columbia, central and South America and British and Foreign "VYest Indies at 11 am For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe at 11 p ra " For money ordors, registered letters, and news papnrs, at 10 am Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d in addition to the "postage, will be received on board by the Mail Agent, np to ttie time of sailing For Gfrborne and Napier, per Southern Cross, on Monday at 3 pm. For Wangarei etc., Runell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui on Monday at 4 p m ti.Ti.—A Post Offic has been opened at Upper Parntll. Mails are made up at this office daily at 7 30. Return mails are made up at 830 p m | (Signed) S. B. BISa, Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

SHORT—MORAY- On the 9th March, at Albert street, by the Eev. Mr. Macnicol, Thomas Benjamin Short, of Auckland, to Catherine Moray, of Victoria, late stepdaughter of Mr. George Harrison.

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1876

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

We yesterday felt we had a pleasant task in announcing that provision had been made whereby the hated Education tax would not this year be enforced. We thought that no one would be found to desire to cast a gloom over the general gladness, but here this morning the Cross comes with its dark and baleful shadow athwart our path, and forbids the removal of the oppressive burthen. It were hardly worth the pains to show the, fallacy of the objections raised by our con temporary. Knowing that it is but a case of the wish being father to the thought, and that arguments are sought out and twisted merely to support foregone conclusions. Ou r contemporary cannot bear that even this little gratification should be afforded to the Provincial authority, of removing at the earliest possible moment a grievous and hated burthen which had been imposed in sheer necessity in consequence of the syste matic robbery perpetrated year by year by the General Government in the absorption of Provincial revenues. Sir George Grey and Mr. Reader Wood see their way to providing funds for the support of education in the province without im posing again the tax. But this "is not suffi cient for our contempoiary, who appears to !<??s the tax for its very self, and wowJcl

not forego the pleasure of grinding it out of the people, even though it is not wanted. We can hardly credit our own eyes in read ing such an objection. The case stands thus : The Provincial Government have a balance available for education sufficient to carry it on. till the province is abolished (ahem !) in October next, or at least until matters are readjusted by the Assembly. The Provincial Secretary, accordingly, inti mates to the Board of Education that there is no necepsifcy for levying the rate ; there is money in plenty. But nay, says the Cross, there may lie money enough, but thst is not the question, the grinding must be done, and the tax must be levied. We therefore call on all good citizens to be witness to the struggle now coming between the Superinten dent, with his Provincial Secretary, and the Cross leading on the Board of Education. The Superintendent says there shall be no tax, he will provide the money. The Cross says no matter about the monfiy, there must be the tax. Of the result of this struggle at least, there will be little drubfc. But let us see how our contemporary supports his position. He says the Board of Education is compelled to levy the rate. " The duty of the Board is laid down by law," says the Cross, "which says it shall fix the rate." The duty of the Board is not so laid down, we positively assert in reply. Tho Criss says " the Board of Education is bound by the Act of 1572 to fix the rate annually," a state ment which is utterly without founda tion. For the 37th section of the Act in question, on which our contemporary relies, merely implies thah the Board has fixed a rate, and the only thing mandatory is " there shall be levied yearly an annual household rate." It is not specified by whom this shall be levied Hitherto it ha 3 been done by the Superintendent;, but that is not spe cified in the Act, and our contem porary moy rest quite easy in his mind that it will require something more specific and unequivocal than this to stay tho hand of Sir George Grey when it is stretched forth to cut the Gordian knot of some oppressive wrong. So far as the Board of Education is concerned its fixing the rate is merely implied, not commanded. The words are, "Every householder ■within tho province of Auckland who shall be the occi • pier of a dwelling house shall pay an uniform Education Rate notexceedingtwenty shillings as shall he fixed annual!ij hj the Board" There is nothing here to compel the Board to fix the rate ; and evan if there were, there is no reason why they should not fix it at the hundredth part of a f.\rthing, or any other sum " not exceeding twenty shillings." It remains therefore to be seen in how far the Board will travel out of its way to re-impose this tax, now shown to be unnecessary, and which Sir George Grey is determined to re move. And we call on the people to keep a steady eye on the Board, and on tho Cross, which is endeavouring to incite tho Board to grind this tax out of the people. Moreover it is well to feel assured that while the Board may, incited by political feelings, proceed to fix the rate, and fix it perhaps at tho very highest scale of twenty shillings, thcie is nothing in the Act to compel the Superintendent to levy it, and nothing to compel him to appoint receivers.and times, and places for payment, without which the tax cannot possibly be enforced. Wo cannot suppiess an astonish ment at the Cross urging the enforcement of this hated impost in the circumstances, and our contemporary may reßt assured that he tax being now unnecessary, and the people, headed by Sir George Grey resisting it, any legal technicalities or Board room quibbles will be like the green withes that bound Samson. AI as the Education tax !

We hold that every encouragement should be given to everything that increases the ship building, and njhip-repairing capabilities of the port. In this spirit, which we believe is shared by all good citizens, we earnestly hope that one of tho very best sites available in the harbor may be placed at the service of the proprietors of the Patent Slip, for carry ing on and extending their operations. But we think it is to be regretted that covetous eyes have been turned on the site of the pre sent Salt Water Baths, at the Breakwater. The suppression of these baths, or even the suspension of their operations for a time, would be a public loss, and in view of the increasing claims of sanitary considerations, we heartily hope that no blow will be struck at our cleanliness, which is second only to our godliness. The site is the most conven ient that can be found for public baths, and viewed merely as promotive of recreation and enjoyment, we think it is too much that this institution should, like go much else about Auckland, be sacrificed on the altar of a cold utilitarianism. Will any one say that fthere are not half-a-dozen other Bites suitable for a patent slip around]our harbour ? And why this perpetual effort at crowding and centralising everything into one place ? We wonder no one haa thought of having the patent slip in Queen-street itself. We believe it would be an ornament to the place to see a ship perched up on the stocks some where opposite the flour mill; and If the wet dock were made somewhere adjacent, say a little farther. up the street, it would satisfy the most exacting. It may indeed be a question whether the door of a railway terminus, and the side of a rway pier is the appropriate position for a ship building and repairing yard, and whether there is not something more appropriate in the position of even the Wellington Patent Slip at Evans Bay, some miles removed from the city. This may be a matter for deliberation, but we do trust -that, now the Eock Baths have been sacrificed to what we are pleased to call "progress," at least these sole remaining baths will be spared till absolute necessity arrives, and until the Harbour Board or City Council or both have provided conveniences that are now regarded as indispensible to all civilised communities.

We are sorry to hear of the death of a well-known old salt. Mr William Mann, who died at Epsom on the 9th instant, was formerly chief mate of the Ida Zeigler under Captain Eeynolds, and in that capacity was generally esteemed. He afterwards com manded a schooner on the coast, was looked iip to for his knowledge of his profession. He has had a long lingering illness of two years.

Begulations for the Scholarship Examina tion^, 1876, may be obtained or application 'Hi "tt»e Board, of JEdvwationi

We are glad to give insertion to the fol lowiug letter, which touches on a subject that nearly affects all of us, but espe cially our Onehunga friends : —" Sir, — Will you kindly allow me space for a few lines in your journal to protest against the action of a few individuals who are en deavouring to bring about the sale of the Onehunga Springs Reserve, consisting of two acres, originally set apart for the springs, and used by the people ever since the for mation of the township some thirty years ago. It was sought on last Monday night at a meeting of the Onehunga District Board to obtain the assent of that body to the sale, but on a motion being put to that effect it was rejected. The sale of the springs for the paltry Bum of a hundred and fifty pounds, which is about what the ground would bring at present, would inflict an irreparable injury on the inhabitants of One hunga, and many from Epsom who depend entirely for a supply of water from this source, not only for household purposes, but for their cattle during the summer months. There may bo some, I have no doubt, who will say that it is not one of the very spots where the springs are actually bubbling up that it is proposed to sell, but the ground close by, but to such an assertion I answer that the disposal of the ground in question will for ever prevent the springs being properly utilized ; hereafter preventing the construc tion of waterworks to supply the town and the steamers at the wharf with pure water, and will probably lead to the water being polluted'throngh the scoria soil should any disagreeable business or cultivations with certain manures be started on it. What is most remarkable is that Mr Lundon should be the only one who strongly advocates the sale of the springs, although he is said to have opposed the sale some years ago, when an attempt was mado to dispose of them when the Provincial chest was empty, but it may be that Mr Lundon haß not to meet his Onehunga constituency again. It is said thftt the proceeds of the sale of the Springs reserves would be applied to the laudable object of the erection of a school in the place which 13 much needed, but the money the sale would bring would be very small in 'comparision to the amount of injury that it would inflict upon the town, which would be more felt 20 years hence than at present. It is therefore to bo hoped that the money required will be gotfrom some other source, or that the inhabitants will be induced to subscribe the amount, rather than that they should be deprived of the free 'access to tho springs which they have enjoyed for so many years. There can be no doubt but that whenever a wrong is going to be inflicted upon an individual or upon a community by the party who has the power to do so, that tbe most plausible reason is given for the doing of the wrong ; henco the mention of a school and education with the salo of the Onehunga Springs, just as if we could not pet a school without encroaching on these Springs.—Youra, etc., Pure Watrr."

The journeyman bakers of Auckland will hold their half-yearly meeting this evening at the British Hotel, at seven o'clock, when a full attendance of tho sons of Ceres ia re quested.

The United Men Servants meeting an nounced to be held last night, at the British Hotel, was again adjourned in consequence of the nbsence of Mr Colin Macintosh, the chairman. It was finally resolved, after waiting some time, to recall tho members on Tuesday evening next.

We call the attention of our readers to the advertisements of to morrow's church services with subjects of discourse,, in the third page of the present issue of the Stab.

The veritable P, T)nran, comic artist and delineator of Irish life and character, will appear on Monday evening next in the Newmarket Hall, in conjunction with his comic and sentimental associates with an extended bill of fare nearly as long as Fergus O'Connor's chartist petition of 1848. The programme is of a seductive character, including comic songs by comic William, sentimental songs by other well-known caterers in favour of human happiness and physical recreation. The Boneless boy, ■who it was reported had loat bis bones at Soppetts' in Freeman's Bay, will re-appear in the Grecian Bend and pivo the audience several doubles. Mettam brothers, several musicians, and Mr Milburn will show up at the proper time. Doubledances, comic songs, wondrous acts, and charming melodies of tbe negroistic type will be performed for the favorite express purpose of disturbing the equanimity of the mind of Newmarket : — And ere the moon withdraws her glances, Thero will be a score of dances.

The skirmishing drill, with blank cartridge, of the Naval Brigade and Hobson Company came off last evening at the North Head. About 70 of all ranks mustered at the boat shed. Official Bay, and in 23 minutes, ngainst wind and tide, landed at Government wharf, North Shore, the arrival and departure being announced by Ciptain LeEoy's vet, who, for the size of it, makes a great noise. On land ing, blank cartridge was served out. Both companys were formed up, and, headed by the excellent band of the Naval Brigade, marched to the battle field, which was to storm tha North Head. This feat was ac complished by the Hobaons' being ordered out in skirmishing order, under Lieuts. Clifton and Connolly, the Navals tiring the support ;rnd reserve, under Lieut Parker. The Navals were then thrown out as skirmish ers, the Hobsons taking their place, and vice versa down the other sido to Cobley's Beach. On the descent of that side of the North Head the skirmishers encountered not the Scottish Company, but a regular barricade of thistles, and on the order being given to take cover, Master Tailor, of the Hobsons, dropped on to a rabbit, which had been foolish enought to come out of its burrow to see what was up, but it found to its sorrow the tailor down on it. Though severely bruised by the encounter, ho failed to cap ture the enemy. At 9 o'clock the force re embarked, and started for a cruise up the harbour. Firing from port to starboard was ordered after the discharge of the bowchaser, which proved very satisfactory. The order was given to return, which was accomplished at 11 p.m., both corps thoroughly enjoying the trip, . .

Mr. Sykea, of the Turkish Baths, Upper Queen-street, has just received a large assortment of gold and silver Geneva watches, and a great variety of Swiss curiosities, and which Mr. Sykes intends to dispose of at reasonable prices. These valuable curios are not only beautiful in carving, design, and in illustration of the beauties of Switzerland, bu<; each is adapted to some useful domestic purpose. The watches are chastely and splendidly figured after the order of nature. Hence we find cot tages in great variety, enclosing inkstands and materials for letter writing, bookstands, with carved imitations of partridges, pheas ants, rabbits, etc. ; paper knives, illustrated with the head of "William Tell, and heroes and minstrels of freedom. The collection would fill a four page catalogue, and com prises, .portrait and watch stands, pin and needle cases, (a beautiful present) salad knives and forks, jewel caskets, albums, models of Swiss farms, napkin rings, fruit and sugar stands, vases, trays, and table mats, all of Swiss manufacture and exported direct from that mountain land. Mr Sykes has fibted up a back parlour especially for the reception of these interesting. articles which, on entering, gives the visitor the idea of a fairy palace.

Mr P. Quick has made an important altera tion in the time-table of his Ponsonby omni buses. On and after the 20th instant they will leave the Union Bank corner every quarter of an hour. The advertisement to this effect appears elsewhere. ;_.

The popular Saturday night's entertain ment will be,held as.usual this evening. A varied programme will be giren tQ'iMghtl,

JA general meeting of the Naval Brigade will be held on Monday evening next, at Mr Grattan's Hotel, for the purpose of es tablishing a naval rowing club.

As the Saturday cases at the Police Court have greatly increased of late his Worship, Mr Barstow, has resolved to commence the hearing of the charges at ten o'clock, instead of half-past, on future Saturdays.

A rumour gained currency on Tuesday evening (says the Thames Advertiser) that Mr A Anthony (who is at present in Wellington) was sinking fast, and was not expected to live through the night. Mr Bullock (who is managing Mr Anthony's business at the Thames) telegraphed to Wellington yesterday morning for definite information. The reply received was to the effect that Mr Anthony wag temporarily better, but wad not eXpeoied to recover.

The Autumn' Baca Meeting, under the auspices of the Auckland Racing Club, will take place on Easter Monday (17th of April), and on Her Majesty's Birthday (24th May). On Easter Monday the prizes will consist of Trial Stakes, of 30 fovs. ; Tradesmen's Han dicap, of 40 soys. ; Hurdle Race, of 40 boys. ; ■Raster Handicap, of CO aovs. ; and a Selling Race of 30 eovs. On the second day (Queen's Birthday), the following events will be run :—Leger,"of 100 soys. ; Champagne Stakes, of 50 soys. ; Handicap Hurdle Race, of 40 soys. ; Birthday Handicap, of 100 soys ; Selling Race, of .30 soys. ; and Consolation Ssakes, of 20 soya.

Mr James Wrigley i 3 one of our Provincial members. His lebimi was decided upon by the people of his neighbourhood as a recog nition of the interest he has taken in politics on behalf of tbe district of Eden. Mr Wrig loy haa in his day baen a great opponent of M.P.O. gentlemen, but latterly he appears to have become inspired with feelings of respect for them. He will on this account feel the greater pride at his ascension into their midst.

From our advertising columns it will be seen that Mr Brebner, lately an officer in Her Majesty's servicp, has purchased what is known as Southgate's Hotel, at Mahurangi, with the freehold property adjoining, from its recent owner, Mr Montgomery. The new proprietor intends making extensive-altera tions and improvements, so as to meet the growing public requirements of the district and add to the convenience and comfort of his supporters. No expense will be spared in making tho hotel a first-class establishment;. Visitors going North by Mahurangi will find their comforts studied, and to add to the con venience of the settlers in the surrounding districts, it is Mr Brcbner's intention to shortly start a coach between the rising and important districts of Albertland and Mahu rangi. Wo wish the present owner of South gate's hotel every success in his new sphere, and as he has jusfc been wedded to a capital business woman, wo feel certain that both host and hostess will give every satisfaction to their numerous friends callers, and visitors generally.

In a former issue we mentioned the fact of a parishioner of St. Mark's having given the munificent donation of r£3oo to the church for the purpose of building a spire. Mr Herapath received instructions to draw plans of tho same, and the result of the tenders including crockettiDg work, is—Read, £796, Layers £751 ; McColl, £521 ; Sherson and RatclifFe, £549 ; (without crocketting). Another tender for £GB2 was received which did not contain the name of the tenderer. The tower and epire aro designed as nearly as possible to accord with the rest of the chnrch. Tho total height will be 90 feet 0 inches. There are to be three Hoots in the tower leading up to tho belfry. The spire is to be roofed with strong zinc, ventilated by 8 Gothic louvres. And it is contemplated to enrich the Eatno by a decora tion of crockotting work along the angle roll, and round all the windows and openings in the tower. In tho lower part of the tower thero is a choir, vestry, and bollringers room. The whole of one side of the church under the tower will bo cut away, and spanned by a curved arch handsomely embellished. The other side of the tower abutting on the church will bo worked up into a series of beautifully carved arches and form screens. A handsome qualrifoil parapet is to be placed on the top of the tower, surmounted by eight spiriis fourteon feet high each.

The man sentenced to twelve months im prisonment at the Thames yesterday was Joseph Vincent, not Vernon, as reported in our last issue.

Death of Colonel Faddy.

Poob Colonel Fartdy is dead ! Most of our readers will recollect the half-witted military gentleman who came out from England by the ship Carnatic, and who provoked some mirth and more pity by the extraordinary figure he made walking up and down Queen-street in full uniform, with his shako hind-side in front, and his quaintly-dressed children at his side. In a brief description, which at that time appeared in these columns, it was told how the eccentric colonel was the heir of an ancient house and a large fortune, and yet had not a penny to buy a loaf of bread with. We now learn that "he died penni less," and that a subscription is beiDg raised to send his children home. Can this mean that the poor old man was starved to death ? The feature of the colonel's eccentricity, a3 it was called, was to squander every penny he could get hold of, and unless he was looked after with the closest attention, it is not unlikely that this has been his fate. And it might be so with out any great culpability attaching to those who had the care of him where he died, for of the little seen of him here, enough was witnessed by the writer to show that he would rather die than ask for bread. On the day he went down to Napier, he was treated by some gentlemen on board at noon to some bread and cheese and brandy, and the old man declared he had not tasted anything before on thai; morning. There was something inexpressibly sad in listening to the gallant old veteran's tale of his exploits in the Indian mutiny. Many of his Btoriea were perhaps the creation of his crazed brain, but one could not hear him without carrying away the conviction that the enthusiastic narrator had been a gallant soldier, and that the fire which, in his recital, shot from those deep browed eyes was in part, if not all, the old flame of youthful military ardour kindled into momentary brightness by the remembrance of the stirring scenes he had been present at. These jottings are written on the spur of the moment and in ignorance of the circumstances under which the old man breathed his last. Little is kno^vn too in Auckland of his life, except from the fanciful paragraph dictated by himself which appeared in these columns. From that is appears he has passed through a most chequered career, at ■ one time commanding the Ist Biigade of Artillery at Woolwich, at others seeking shelter under a barrow in Covent Garden Market, and in the workhouse. It was a study to watch the countenances of his two sons, while their father'was telling his story. No correspond ing enthusiasm there, not even the ordinary childish eagerness to listen to tales of war and adventnre, but a dull settled melan-1 choly. Oh, so sad, and making a pitiable contrast with the gaudy rubbish which! clothed them, and their flags and feathers. What has been the stumbling block of this man's reason ? (for that he was mad there can be no question.) We hear of his wife running away with his groom and £6000 of his money. It might have been this faithless* woman that reduced him to his imbecile con dition. He himself says that when he came back from India "he drove four in hand and got into debt." Did he enter into a mad whirl of London dissipation till he had ruined himself mind and body ? But it is useless speculating on such possibilities, and besides we e>m likely fco hear fefca firus Rfcgry figoa.

Until we do there rnsta on this poor soldier S death the foul suspicion that it was intended by some of his relations whose " expecta tions" hia blighted life may have intercepted. Why else was he sent out here with tue story in his mouth that he was to bo ap pointed head of the Constabulary at Napier ! Even if such an appointment had been be spoke for him by arrangement witnbir JuHus Vogel, was it likely that it wou d be confirmed? We repeat that there is an uK look about this Colonel Faddy's exile to New Zealand, which we shall be very glad to hear explained away. "He was burned with military honors." The good people of Napier evidently appreciated the idiosyn lZof the" departed hero of Kutoe ;it would have been sacrilege if he bad been buried without.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

[Prom our London Correspondent.]

London, January 29. EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYED.

It seems not improbable that we are on the eve of a great struggle between employers and employed in England. In one sense it will be well if such a climax be averted, since it would inevitably occasion a great deal of temporary misery. On the other hand it would perhaps be as well if the em ployed were to experience what would be their certain fate—a severe beating. Masters are iusfc now placed in an extraordinarily awkward position. The Unions have long been against piecework, and now the En gineers' Union has given out its decree that its members shall not take up work on piece. As I think I have said before, the masters have long seen that their only chance of fight ing their men successfully, is to meet them with their own weapons, that is to say, to meet a strike by a lock-out. It doe 3 not take a wise man to see who must win at this game, but the masters have ever been unwilling to resort to such extremities, knowing the misery that must thus be occasioned. Besides which there seems to have been all along a kind of public opinion against such a combi nation of masters. Now, there can be no good or valid reason against such a union, or the proper use of it. If the men in a single works strike, they are supported in their idleness by the men of all the other works in the trade, until their master is beaten ; why then should not the masters support one another in a similar manner ? What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. And now North and South the _ Iron Trade is in a desperate condition. Work is slack in all the works. Much trade has been driven away to the Continent owing to the suicidal policy of the men in frequently striking for wages through a course of years. Still they refuse to submit to a reduction of wages and alto gether object to piece-work. So the two great foeg (and snd it is that men and masters should occupy such positions) are as it were watching one another like a couple of lions, waiting for a chance to spring. The skirmishing has begun at Erith, where the men employed by Mr Easton have struck against piece-work. His tone in expostulat ing with his men is most conciliatory, and the spokesman of the Engineer's. Union is aleo respectful but ominously firm. Still it is manifest that the masters feel the time * has arrived when they must once and for ever decide whether they are to bo at liberty to do as they like with their own, or be simply slaves at the will of their men ; and I have no doubt that they will stand fast like a stone wall. If it comes to a general rupture it is probable that other labour Unions will come forward to support the Engineers, and that will bring other masters to the front, and so the movement may ex tend UDtil it is impossible to foresee where it may stop. Thus you will easily perceive how anxious we all are that pacific terms may be arrived at. It is rather difficult to find out what the real objection on tho part of the men to piece-work is based upon. They are very ready, if asked, to use bad language, and call it " battering on the life blood of the poor,'' and all such twaddle and balderdash, but they never can give a sensible and valid objection to it. If it were " blood money " surely those are to blame who take up such work, and yet everybody knows that were it not for the orders of the Unions, all the best workmen would prefer piece work, simply because they can make more money at it than at wages. But, say the workmen, it is thus our best men kill themselves with over work. My reply is —tell that to the marines. I would sooner believe that a member of the fraternity of British workmen died of laziness than of self-imposed work. No ! The notion of the Unions is that silly and long exploded doctrine of equality, which, in another guise, has been cherished by them. They think it ia not fair for one man to make more wages than another, and co if there is one man in a Union who is not worth more than 15s a week, whilst the rest are worth £1 and some even £1 103, the Union will force the better men down to a 15s wage, and then compel the whole lot to strike for £1, forcing th master to pay the inferior man more tha n h earns. The master must risk his money, employ his talents and education in order to put money in the pockets 0 lazy vagabonds whom he would dis charge out of his works altogether if he durst do it. It is an attempt to stay the tide of immigration and to create a false condition of relations between labour and wealth. If there is not em ployment enough in the country for so much honest labour as requires employment, let the overplus move off to our colonies where they are wanted. But the truth of the matter is that labour begets labour, if men would only believe it, and if unions were abolished to-morrow and every man worked on piece, there would be at once an immense augmentation of wealth in the country and an enormous increase in labour, an immediate advance in wages, and, for the sober and thrifty workman, content and plenty. For the rest—the drunken, lazy, dissolute dogs—let them go hang. I will just, in concluding, give one instance quoted by the Saturday Revieio, which shows what is done and what might be done. "At Sheffield the other day two bricklayers assisted by two labourers were timed when at work, and in 20 minutes the four men succeeded in accomplishing the wonderful feat of laying just five bricks. These, of course, were Union men. On the other hand on a railway work in Walls where the men were out of sight of Union Officials, a gang of bricklayers agreed to do as much aa they could, and to discard the rule of never allow ing the trowel to leave the right hand. Two men kept placing the bricks with both hands and the third used the trowel. In thia way they earned 12a 6d a .day each, and some times 15s.'V OUR COLONY MALIGNED. Some little excitement in colonial circles has been caused by a letter which made its appearance in a good many of the provincial papers and was quoted in the Times, purport ing to come from Dunedin from one James Thomas, chairman of a meeting of unem ployed. I give you the communication in its entirety as I regard it in the light of a curiosity in a small way : " At a meeting held in the Temperance Hall, Dunedin, October 6 th, where upwards of 1,200 persons were present, the following resolution was unanimously passed, and ordered to be signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting, and sent to the House of [Representatives :—• "That this meeting of unemployed workmen, now assembled in the Temperance 1 Hall, Dunedin, viewa with increasing alarm the action of the Government of New Zealand in bringing emigrants to thia country, which is already crowded with unemployed workmen who are utterly unable to find work of any kind. This meeting respectfully requests -the Government to^atem the tide' of emigra tion, fljjd fa> find, work for the uaesagteyed

residing in this Province, bordering on starvation. SienedT 1 Morris, chairman." At a Si^Ti upwards of GOO in the aarao place <SL of 18th, the following were unanimouL --^1 -' —" 1. That the present policy of fuV !;! the New Zealand Labour Market with2*s* ' of poor emigrants is subversive of fk beat interests of the colony. dflaf*,, i of the best interests of starving operatives in tho colony I oulculatcd to deinoraLza the whole I l of the population. 2. That the ParliaZ I of New Zealand has treatod with silent tempt the complaints of the unemployed in the interest of the capitalists and Lo owners particularly has voted half a mili sterling for the introduction of emigrant" 1 and thereby intends to perpetuate th present wicked and abominable policy « I reduce the rate of wages to the lowest poasihl scale. 3. Therefore, in self-defence 2?' operatives of New Zealand are constrained? have recourse to stringent measures wi[{! a view of opening the eyes'of their deluded rulers, as well as acquainting the people of Great Britain with the real Btate of the con? try, and the miserable fate which such m intend to emigrate will have to encounter on their arrival in this much belauded, but cor cupt and misgoverned, corner of the Qneetfj dominions. —James Thomas, chairman «! Dunedin, Oct. 23."—You may be sure thai this preoious document was not long in m^j, ing with an answer, for however corrupt ani miserable your politicians may be, your colonists are eminently patriotic and stand, up well for their fern clad Island. Of course Featherstone was first in the field, and he simply quoted wages, aa given in your ..own papers and tho Government's own version of the meetings in Dunedin which waa tolerably conclusive. In the same paper appeared » letter from '' A. Sheep Farmer," stating the wages he had to give on his ruu. Nextdav Mr. G. Bctden-fowell, who has written: \ good deal about Queensland, came out with a regular slaughterer, -showing that meetingj of this kind were got up by loafers,and meant nothing, occuring as they, did every time wages declined a trifle. Several .other letters appeared on the snbject, and alto, gether, I don't think tlio " amateur unem-: ployed" will get much sympathy at this side. FAREWELL DINNER TO MR; SENIOR. We are going to lose one of our pleasanteai writers on the newspeper press, who is going out as the head of Queensland Eansarl staff, I mean Mr William Senior, whs? delicious contributions to the pages of the Gentleman s Mayazhie under the norn dt. ■plume of " Red Spinner" are as popular m, any of the current writings of the day.'As the head of the subediting staff of the Daily News, Mr Senior has also made a great number of friends, and the other night a farewell dinner was given to^hinj at Willis's Rooms, at which rß?ni9 sixty or so gentlemen met, including the best known amongst the London journalittg of the day. Mr Farjron ims f there, who was associated with Mr Vogel on the Oiago Times in earlier days, and he men tioned amongst other matters that in your colony you maintained a newspaper for every three thousand souls. No wonder you are an enlightened people. Look at England inihis matter, I could name towns of 50.00Q in* habitants supporting only a couple of stag, nant weeklies and thinking themselves well.. served. ,i ; :

Ringarooma at the Bluff.

BLUFF.

(From our own Correspondent.) TMaday. The Eingarooma arrived at 4 a.m. She left Melbourne on the 6th, at 5 p. m.; passed Swan Island next day; experienced light | N.W. winds and fine weather down. She § brings 165 tons cargo, and 32 saloon and 30-. eteerage passengers for all ports. Shesjilsai I 4 p.m. for Dunedin. Her news has been anticipated by cablegrams. .

THE HON. S. D. HASTINGS' FARE- WELL.

A gathering of the Independent Orderol,, I Good Templars was held last night in the': Temperance Hall, as a compliment to the ;• Hon. S. D. Hastings on the eve of his depar ture for America. Colonel Haultain took the l, chair, and there was a full attendants of y i Good Templars and the general public. ■" The ffi platform was occupied by a large numbeifo! : officers of various Lodges dressed intKeir : regalia. The proceedings having been started ' by the Binging of a Templar Ode, the Chair man delivered a few opening remarks in ; , which he dwelt upon the importance of ' maintaining kindly relations with all; and/ encouraging motives of love and faith." Some music having been pleasantly introdnced, I Mr. Hastings came forward and delivered a most interesting address, in which he drew a k panoramic picture of his New Zealand experi-J |- ence. He alluded to the kindly welcome-he .. | had received, and the anxiety evinced-every where, thatheshouldnotfeelhimselfastranger in a strange land. He had visited most of the large and many of the small places in the colony, and had passed over to the neigh bouring colonies of Victoria, New South « j Wales, Qaeensland, and Tasmania, spending | from five to ten weeks in each colony, and; he had returned to Auckland that he might | give his farewell address in the same place | where had received so kind a welcome. Mr Hastings said he had viewed with pleasnre' | in the colonies of Australasia the happy .«!■ I home life and the Christian love and refine- I ment which was everywhere exhibited. He j considered the family the basis of the state, | and happiness in the one led to the sue-: _■ cess in the other. He would gladly returnt | thanks by name to those who had shown him | kindness, but the number was so great: that!. it was useless to attempt the task. ■ Lhe concluding portion of the honorable gentleman's address was devoted to ■a, | well-spoken description of the national | characteristics of America. People baa j expressed their astonishment when ( tol4'W' | was an American. One man said". | thought all you Americans were tall s«ov sided men with your feet always about ■}&, ■■■ | inches below the bottom of your trowsers,, > | and always speaking with a strong nasai., t twang." They must pardon him for fjing; that he had heard more of that twang in «» | colonies than he had heard during thrsame , length of time in his own land, Be'him?eu k was personally not more than" •^SfnS'" I specimen of an American. :He "Mf'3 «, | behind him in the States ten ttousandn^r f :: 1 looking, cleverer, and better educated meu than himself. The speaker alluded td we i wonderful growth of the United States ttj v touched upon the reasons why thereisnoiua always be a bond of union between Amerwa and England. In his perorationV™ n **; I eloquent harangue occupying nearly an Jiour, ; | Mr Hastings urged them to continue *»? ; | work of Good Templary in a 'determine, t business-like manner : he should everteei a deep interest in themjland the coi°fV. I and should always pray for tn»J , | welfare. He bade them farewell;.;^. I Cole after some cordial expressions £ | esteem proposed the following resolution. "That this meeting desires to thanK &*.-.,,_ Hastings for his able address; to recora ».. | high appreciation of his valuable services/ ~ ; the cause of temperance in these colonies ,^ express its sincere wishes that he niay . a prosperous voyage to his native la •' onr | arrive home in renewed health and" vig » s ; | and may long live to render^Hs£ \ services to his country and to ham_am y- J Mr Mackenzie seconded the resolntl°fgS|i ' was supported in some well chosen r e .:. i by the Key. Mr Edger, and carried^wiv ; i acclamation.-Mr Hastings warm yjetnrn . , his heartfelt thanks.—The ode ' «BfS father Give Thy Blessing" having been^u^ f and a vote of thanks having efi^S >; The . I the Chairman, the meeting- sepa«ie^ jdiß■ ; I thanks of those present were due to^ia,., and gentlemen who gave tbe» w^.^.,,,,. sesvioesi, ;:; r - _ , x , :, : .'..'.'. -■■ '■'.','■■■■■;. "■■'^ !'[.;,:,; ■■:



The following ate the Customs returns for tne v •ndfng March 11,1878 :— Duties £4410 10 1 Light Bo'ise Due* ... H14 3 Merchant Shipping Feea 7 15 S , Arms Fee? " 12 0 Other JUeceipU 8 0 0

Total ....4U2 17 7



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