SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This afternoon, .o-raorrow morning, 9 47 SUN SET-ThU evening, 636 BUN RlSE—To morrow morning, 5 49 MOON'S AGE—First quarter 3rdMar_h, 2 23 p m,

ARRIVALS.

City of Melbourne, (ASN Co), ss, J. W. Erown frcm San Francisco ar>d Honolulu' (English Mail) Granada, (PM Co), ss from Kandavu La-titia, schooner, Pal_ er> f rom LevaH

DEPARTURES.

TJewellyn, ss ( l_.cGillivray, for Levuka Granada, s<__, f or the South via papier at 4p m

THE MAIL STEAMER.-THE OUTWARD VOYAGE.

The City of Melbourne, J. W. Brown, commander left the wharf at Auckland and proceeded on her voyage, when after a fine inn of four clays she arrived at Kandavu at spm on Dec'3l. At 11 am the Cyphrciirs camo alongside; transhipped nidi's, pas senger.?, and cargo. After weighing anchor at 2 pm, started on our voyage passing through tho Fiji Group, which was cleared at noon on tlie 2nd Jan. On the 3rd sighted Wallis Island, Tho weather after this became uns-t.lcd. tho wind veering to the N.E , blowing fresh with heavy and rough seas ; and as tho Union and Pacific Group of Islands were passed experienced heavy squalls of wind and rain The Equator was crossed in lonp. IG7° W., with th thermometor 8-f ; the -wind still continued to 'A* from the N.E., at times fresh and squally. - „,. A°Al latitndelO'N. increased to afresh "_,,'_.»., Jal high sea; found, the- westerly a__ ea tteriy currluts running as usual about one kr - De /Cr -iK E ff»S nM(I *S b. °W '«shln PtH arrivalatS: *' !?S We ma(le -st to the wharf at 7 a m on the ™ January- After receiving on board co-Is, trlfl paf-£' ,l'*«s, Sic, left port at 7 pm. The N.E. J' w *es '.w-JlCh is a head wind, bl»w very strong, caus "\g a tcigb. confused sea and.lasting for six days. The wind then veered round to tho north and N.W.. olowinga smart gale with heavy beam sea and hard hail squalls. At times the hail was six inches deep on deck. This lasted until nearing the coast, where »t became more moderate. The Farralloness light was sighted at 4 a m on the 28th January, and the harbour entered at 0 a m the same day, making tho .pasrage from Honolulu in 8 days 73 hours, and the round passage from Sydney, including all stoppages and head weather, in 30 days 9 hours. THE RETURN PASSAGE. In consequence of the severity of the weather throughout America and on its eastern and western coasts, (for by reports such a severe winter has not been felt for many years) causing five days' delay in the mail steamer crossing the' Atlantic, and ono across the Continent -the latter may be considered fortunate as one twin was four clays snowed Up. The mail arrived in town at 1 am on Feb 7 (Sydney time), and was embarked at 11 a m same day, when the City of Melbourne cast off her mooring clearing the Golden Gate at noon, the wind light and floe, but from the unsettled state of the weather at this season, the general appearance of tho atmosphere, and a fallin..' barometer, all gave indications that the placidity of the misnamed Pacific Ocean was to be aroused and when a li.'_. o more than 12 hours from port, the wind, after veering about from one bow to tho other, finally settled at west, and increased to a severe gale, with a very high sea. The ship been deeply laden With ccals (as is always tho ense in leaving port) laboured and tumbled tremendously, shipping hewy seas and wetting everything fora and aft. This lasted 48 hours, and then moro moderate down to fine weather, eventually catching the trades and making; as the littla vessel .always doss, a good avenge pas sage, arriving at Honolulu at 1 p m on the loth, being eight days one hour. She remained in pott 15 hours to coal, and left at 4 am on tholCth. with a fine N _ trade, and a rising __ a . this gradually settled into light and flnc weather. Crossßd the Equator on the 21st, in long 106 a west, with- the thermometer 81 °. Passed between she islands of Tutuilia and Anuia at lpm on .he 24th. Fine light weather and smooth water cor-.iinued up totho edge of the Southern rropic3; it thep. became unsettled, squally and varial_le,l_avinfr ": a gocd.sti-ong blow .rom the southward making a head wind forrir-and-causing a heavy" head sea. It after ' wards moderated downTShS we eventually passed tho Great Bwiier at 2 SO a m, March 1. arriving at Auck land at 8 am, Tmakins; the passage from San Francisco 22 days '20 hours, including Ift hours detention at Honolulu. Wo am indeoted to Captain Brown for files of San Franei-xo papers and for other favors. Passengers: Saloon for Aufsklar-d—Mrs Sinclair, Dr Maljabcr, W H Princ. (mail agent), and two in tho steerage. Saloon for.Sydney—Mrs Lawler, Mr A Anlea, 8 L Simm, Frank Gardener. R A Little, G Chaplin, MrsMelmeer, and 30 in the steerage.

ARRIVAL OF THE GRANADA.

The PM Co's ■ steamer Granada. Tjaptaiii " _,_ €avarly, left Sydney on February 11. at 7.10 p_n, and arrived in Kandavft on the ISth, at 1.38 pm. The City cf San JV^ncisco arrived the same date at if) pm, and -aft., alongside the Granada at once. Thirty-eight saloon pas-engers, 7 second cabin, and 14 -te.rage passengers, 83 tons freight, and 130 bag. mails were tr.in .ferrea; oNeW Zealand passengers, all well. The City sailed on the 19th at 7a m lor _*_onoliuu and San Francisco. The Granada remaiiiQrl uniii the 23th at 6.30 am. waiting for the Cityo! Melbourne. After a detention of eight days sho came onto Auckland nnd arrived at nise o'clo.k tVjis morning. The -weather experienced from TRandavu to Auckland, was fresh +o moderate S.B. trades. Passenger.-Saloon :h B Chalmers, Charles Probosfc, J Clarfcon M A. Black, and three steerage. The Granada, leaves for ti_e (south at four o'clock this afternoon, The Granada though very closely resembling the Coliijia is not a sinter ship. She was •built by Messi" Harland and Hollingwarth, of ■Wilmington, Delew.ro, while her engines are the •work of Messis Kandolph aud Elder, of Scotland. She U slightly smaller than the Colinia being 257S 2575 38-100 tons gross register. The sister ship cf the Granada is the Ac-\pulco now engaged in the trade between New York and Aspinwall. The fit tings, saloon accommoda-ion, and general interior arrangements on board tho Grenada' pre exactly like those of the Colima,

IMPORTS

Per Granada, from Kandavu: _D 0 hunches banana-*. —Owen and Graham, agents. Per City of Melbonriib, from San Francisco and Honolulu: For Auckland—l keg seed, 6 flasks quick silver, 1 case pictorials, Ido pia _ft 1 box and 53 pg3 merchandise. For Australia—9g_j eases merchandise. —John Berd, agent AS N Co.

The ss Granada leaves this afternoon for Napier ■and the South. The following passengers had booked up to three o'clock :—For Napier—Mr Melville, Smith, Mrs Jas Watt, Mrs A Watt and servant. For Lyttelton—Master T Jackson, Mr A. F Watkins, Mr "W&rdrop For Dunedin—Mrs Hender son and two children.

The ss City of Melbourne leave. for Sydne? at si o'clock. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs Lethbrilgn, Dr Chalmers, lylr Celeinan, Miss McGetriok, and 20 :n the steerage. .The schcO-er Xsolitia arrived from Levuka this morning with a cargo of island nrortuce a-d the fol rlowifljr passeDgera: Captain Haddock, John Seery, John Lander, Ah Long, Martin liowes, G. Bradley, Chas Forrest

— A notice to matinem and some Dew sailing direc . tions for enterin i, the Port of Dunedi" have been to .tlay posttd oa the notice-board iv the harbour Board office.

The steamer City of Melbourne leaves for Sydaey at Go'clnck this evening.

The ship John Kennle, which put into San Fran cisco dismasted in December last, sailed for Portland, Oregon, on the 4th Fabruary, after being repaired.

, fc hipped per PieLty Jane: 0 c_mp ovens. 1 bundle buckets, 1 bucdlo spades, 1 plate iron, 2 cases. 32 sheets iron, 4 bundles iron, 4 boilers, 4 kegs nail., 3 lances, 2 yokes 1 package chain, 2 kegs nails, 150 feet 'apbnting, 4 cases, 5 packages ironmongery.—T and S Morrin.

Ths s s Llewellyn left for Levnka yesterday evening. She took a full cargo and the following .passengers ;—Mr and Mrs Scott, Mr J. S. Mac ■farlane, Mr A. 13, Isaacs, Miss Smith, Mr TVilloughby.

We learn that the tarque Marathon anchored in Eangitoto Channel yesterday forenoon. Soon after leaving her anchorage in harbour the crew began to exhibit signs of disaffection, and eventually refused to turn to. Captain Emery locked them up in the forecastle for some time with good results. .According to the last tidings brought the crew had como to terms.

Captain Brown reports Bighting thn ship City of 'Auckland between tho Great and Little Barriers early this morning. Ho also sighted a barque beating south close to Cape Brett yesterday. She looked like a whaler.

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

The birque Dilpursand sailed from London for this port on the 22nd of December with seven passengers. She la consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Com pany. The barque Aline left the Clydo for Auckland on the 261h of December. She brings four passenger., and is also consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company. Tha ship La Escocesa was to leave London for Auckland on the 20th of Januaiy. The barque Eobina Dunlop arrived in London on .the %9th of December.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

Mails wilt. Close as follows:— For Thames this day at 4 p m and to-morrow at

3.0 pm For Coromandel to-morrow at 11 30 a m Kor Waiwera, Mahurangi Matakana, Te Arai, etc,

per Annie Miltwnk, on Thursday next, at 10 am For Napier and Gisborne, per Southern Cross on

Thur-day next at 3 pm For Russell, per Kawn, to-morrow at 11 am For Australian Colonies, per City of Melbourne, this

day at 5 p m • For Taranaki and Southern provinces, and Aus tralian Colonies, per Ladybird, on Saturday _ e xt at 1....m

MARRIAGE.

STONE—PAGE.—On the Ist March, at the residence of the bride's father, Mount Albert, by the Rev P. H. |Cornford, Charles Burrell, eldest son of C. J. Stone, Esq., to Ellen, third daughter of Thomas Page, Esq., both of this city.

DEATH.

DAWSON—Ou the 23rd December, 1875, at Colchester, of diphtheria, after an eleven days' illness, George Hany Greenway. the dearly loved and only child of Captain Charlton Dawson, 18th Regiment, aud Maria Louisa Dawson, aged S years and 3 months.

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

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1876

Fo~ the cause th.it lacks assistance, For the won- tii.it need:, resistance, I;or the- future in the aiit.n.cc, And tlie i_ood that we cm uo.

Tn_ intelligence of the rescue of twenty sur vivors from the ship Strathmore cdmes to us like hews from the dead, and tho bare out line given in the cable message published to day, although reviving hope, will create a feeling of painful suspense among tho friends of those who were on board until the names of tho saved are kuown. Among the pas sengers wero the son and daughter of Mi- Henderson, Messrs Brogden and Sons' repre sentative in New Zealand, and others who have relatives in Dunedin, the port for which the Strathmore was bound. All have been long since mourned as dead, and with refer ence to some it mii3t be the case that hope _s now only revived to give way again before a renewed and certain sorrow.. The fate of the Strathmore had, by concurrent opinion, been attributed to destruction b}* five and ex plosion, and confirmation was given to this supposition by the discovery of the floating hull of a burned-out iron ship, which, it was thought, resembled the missing vessel. This belief, in conjunction with the feeling caused by the Cospatrick disaster, gave i'iso to in creased agitation upon the subject of stow age, Which has not been without good results. In another column to-day, we give a very in teresting description of the Crozet Group, and the condition of the islands when visited by Captain Ross. It will bo seen from this that ample food of a. rough kind exists on the islands, but it is not probable that any human beings were living there at the time of the wreck, or otherwise a rescue would iv all likelihood have been effected long prior to the date When it appears to have takon place through tho instrumentality of a passing whaler. The Crozet Group lies in Ist. 49° 2V S, ; long. 52° 14* E., that is south-east of the Cape of Good Hope, and furthor south than Australian bound ships usually run down their eastings in. The Strathmore, we should infer, was driven out of her course by a heavy gale and cast upon the shores either of Pig or Possession Islands, the only two of the four that are accessible. We learn that Captain D-ldy was acquain ted with a sea captain, who with his crew spent twelve months' upon these islands under similar circumstances to those which have "attended the sufferers by the Strathmore disaster. Tliey were likewise rescued by a whaler. The captain's suffer ings had been so severe that he never re covered the power of speech.

In order to give full" details of mail news we have been compelled to condense all local matter. We have once more to apologise to our readers for the late delivery of the Star during the past few days while the break age to our machinery was being repaired. We have likewise to return thanks to our morn iug contemporaries, the Kerald and Cross, for assistance rendered by them in the emer gency. Everything has been put right bow, and we hope there will be no further room for complaint. The unfortunate man, James Williamson, who was stabbed yesterday by the seaman Antonio Marco, still lies in the Provincial Hospital in a very precarious state, and from enquiries made to-day at the hospital, little hope is entertained cf his recovery. His depositions were taken yesterday, and the prisoner remanded. A meeting of the members of the Domain Board was held at noon to-day, present His Worship, the Mayor (chairman)' Messrs Mitford and Barnes. The business of the meeting consisted of Rogan's lease, which the Board had not received in relation to some allotments upon which rent was owing. The surrender was accepted on condition that the original lease be given, up Rogan paying expenses. With respect to the more efficient supervision of the Domain on Sundays, it was agreed to postpone the matter until a larger attendance of the Board. A letter was read from the colonial secretary informing the Board that the request for a carriage entranice into the domain by Mason's, gardens, could not be complied with. It was agreed! that the secretary write, to ask thei Minister of Public Works, to re-coiasider the matter, as the Board only wan^fc 14 feet for the public convenience. With respect to the £200 for investment, Mr Brown said the. I money could not be invested mi. three names as it would be illegal. On tlie motion of the chairman, it was decide >d that the money be invested in the joint names of Messrs Fenton and Mitford. The question of the destruction of birds by boy b was next con sidered, when it was determi ned to take pro ceedings against the next boy caught des troying birds in the Domain. The monthly accounts, £21 4s, were passed for payment.

Every little district has its own peculiar grievances, and the country on the East Coast, north- of Poverty Bay, seems to be suffering under the not very delightful one of scabby sheep." The Maoris in that district have a large numbtr of infected animals run ning at large to the danger of settlers' flocks. After a good deal of agitation the Govern ment was induced to call for tenders for the purchase of those animals for boiling-down purposes, but for some reason or other neither of these tenders were accepted. A correspondent in Poverty Bay sends us a list of the tenders, and says, " I think some of the prices were most ridiculous.'* Tha ten ders were—Robert i^errall and Co., One hunga, shec.p 5.S Bd, lambs - 8d; Charles Mitchell, Napier, sheep 2. 7d, lambs -lOd ; P^obert Cooper, Gisborne, sheep 2s, lambs Is Id ; A. Dornwell, Auckland, sheep Is 101, iambs lid : M. Clarke, Auckland, sheep Is, lambs 9fl; C. Hopkihson, Auck land, sheep ls, lambs 6d ; Henry Williams, Gisborne, sheep Is. lambs 6d ; D. McKay, Gisborue, sheep lOd, lambs 4d ; F. Aichard and J. Harker, Auckland, sheep 9d, - lambs G_}d ; Warnock Brothers, sheep 3d, lambs 2d.

Our London correspondent writes :—" You will be sorry to hear of the declining health of the Earl of Pembroke. He had better have remained at the antipodes and got up material for more books amongst the islands than returned to this cruel climate to be killed off. I hear that unmistakeable signs of consumption have set in; but if he. is well advised he will revisit you again and try a climate which poor old Dr Stratford used to say was almost a specific in such cases. It wa. much regretted here that he had to re tire from public life, as his talents and capacity for ofllce of some kind were un mistakeable.

A meetiug of a private character was held last evening'in St. Matthew's schoolroom for the purpose of considering the destiny of the memorial window to the late .Rev David Jones, which has recently arrived from England. The window represents the last sermon preached by Mr Jones in St. Mat thew's Church—namely, Christ's remarkable appearance to the disciples on their evening walk to the village of Emmaus. After some, conversation it was decided to place' the window in a proper situation in the church, tho work to he proceeded with without fur ther delay.

The membors of the Shipwrights' Protec tion Society will pans their anniversary with their wives and children on Saturday next in tbe Domain. They will form themselves into a procession and maroh thither,, headed by Mr McComish and his exccdlent band.

A few days ago (says our London corres pondent) a party of colonists and others interested in the San Francisco Mail Service was entertained at luncheon on board the Australia, ono of the new steamers to be put on your side. The Australia is a sister ship to. the Zealandia, so that I need not be at the trouble of going into minute details about her. She is 3,000 tons burden, length 37Gft, beam 38ft., depth 2Sft.. engines 500 horse power nominal, working up to 2,200, and her calculated speed 13__ knots. The arrange-' ments of the saloon and first-class cabins are the same as in the /.ealandia, and the finish ing is in every way superb. Sir Daniel Cooper presided at luncheon, Captain Carcill the commander of the vessel, Mr Wilson of the Melbourne Art/us and a number of other colonials being present. Tho Chairman ex pressed his belief that the round world journey would shortly be done in seventy days. A social gathering of sailors was held last night at the Railway Terminus Hotel, under the wing of Andy Fernandez/ a retired tar. Supper,' toast, and song succeeded each other in happy order until midnight, when tbo merry voices of Jacks ashore died away in surrounding silence.

An alarm of fire was raise last evening in consequence of a strong smell as of burning rags at the rear of the premises of Mr Langs ford, tailor, of fchorfcland-street. The police were immediately informed of the suspicion, and Serjeant O'Connor and others, on going to the back of the premises, discovered » quantity of smouldering refuse in the cellar. The burning was promptly extinguished by a few buckets of water, or, in a short time, another disastrous fire might have disturbed the porce oi the city.

The American Students at Harvard have challenged the English Universities to send over a crew to pull against them next Sum mer at the Philadelphia Exhibition.' Oxford and Cambridge have received the proposal with favor, and will no doubt send either a joint crew, or a crew each. At present how ever, all the men are down for the vacation, so nothing can be settled definitely. _ .Next month when term begins, some determination will no doubt be arrived ab. Dublin Univer sity has.declined to join in the Inter-collegiate Race.— Our London Correspondent.

To the Editor : Sir,--Will you oblige me by inserting the enclosed, in refutation of the two advertisements in your last weeks issue, signed Mrs S, Star office ; .they are not mine as many suppose. Ist, lam not engaged in educational tuition, only music. I always give my name and address, and only state terms on application —C. F. Sanderson, Karangahape road, February 29.

" Sympathy " sends us 5. towards defray ing the expenses of the schoolmaster, Mr Baileyi

"A Working-man" sends the following statement of his little grievance. We know nothing of its merits :—-" Sir,—Will you please publish the following remarks. We were employed by Mrßlueden, the contractor for tho waterworks this morning at the foot of Grey- street. We worked like black fel lows all day, and at five o'clock we were in forfhed that our services were not required any more, and each man received his paltry six shillings on account of so many new chums in the town, who will be glad to work for little or nothing.—Yours obediently,—A Working Man.

We are informed that the immigrants per ship Salisbury are a very good assortment. They are now being engaged as servants in a variety of ways, and are going on rapidly.

We would.'direct the attention of the civic authorities, to the large heap of stones which encumbers the pathway at the corner of Symonds-street and Abercrombie-street. During the dark nights lately, several persons have come to grief over it.

The Victoria Company and the Scottish Drill Company were put through their exer cises last evening in the Drill-shed, and which were creditably performed in the pre sence of Major Gordon and the officers of the companies.

A meeting of Volunteers will be held this evening in the Drill-shed for the purpose of considering a proposal from the Thames Volunteers to fire a match for £100 a side between 20 picked men of the Thames and 20 of the Auckland Volunteers.

THE CROZET GROUP.

Captain Sir James Ross, in his "Voyage to the Southern and Antartic Regions in 1839-43, thus describes the Crozet Group, where the survivors from the ship Strathmore were discovered :—" 'Although arrived near the position on our charts of Crozet's group of islands, we could see nothing of them, and I should have lost much time in the search, had I not, fortunately, before leaving the Cape of Good Hope, obtained a more accurate account of their situation from a merchant of Cape Town.' The Islands are called, re spectively, Penguin or Inaccessible Island, Pi« Island, Possession Island, and East Island. They are all of volcanic origin, and present, generally, the peculiar character istics of such formation, being composed chiefly of lofty, black, precipitous rocks, ex

hibiting in some instances basaltic columns, and the appearance of extinct craters. Pos session Island, the largest and most available of the group! is believed to be about 20 miles long, and 10 broad, with three bays on its E. side, in which ships, may anchor. The W. side is unapproachable, on account of the heavy swell that constantly rolls in upon its shorest The three bays above alluded to called, respectively. America Bay, Lively Bay. and Ship Bay. All of them afford pro tection from the prevailing winds; but in the case of an E. wind, the latter two must be immediately evacuated, as in the first only is there room for a ship to beat out, while to attempt to ride out an E. gale in any of them is all but certain destruction. America Bay is a favourite station with sealers, parties of whom frequently reside there for months together, subsisting on a species of small rock fish, albatross egt;s, which are above a pound in weight, and said to be excellent eating ; young albatross, also described as delicious"food; wild ducks, goat flesh, and the tongue and flippers of the sea elephant (Macrorkinus proboscideits), all of which are to be had in great abundance, and with little trouble. Though presenting from the sea the appearance of a perfect mountain mass of volcanic land, Possession Island has some patches of good soil, in which the sealers, whom Sir James Boss found there, had no doubt potatoes and vegetables would thrive well, the temperature never being very low. Penguin Island, so called from the countless multitude of birds of that name with which it is covered, is a mere rock, without any appearance of vegetation ; its shores are in accessible, no point on which a landing could be effected being visible, and its summits terminate in cuiiously shaped pinnacles. Pig's Island, the most W. of the group, pre sents a more attractive appearance. In 15.34 Captain Distance left some pigs on this island, which have so increased, that, according to the sealers, it is difficult to land for them, they having completely overrun the island, whence its name. Great num bers are every year killed by the sealers, not only for present subsistence, but salted down for supplies on their voyages to and from the Cape of God*d Hope. _ East Island is about three or four miles in diameter, and of great height, its loftiest pinnacles attain ing an elevation of at least 4000 feet, and the precipices of its shores in some places rise several hundred feet perpendicular from the sea." ____________________

THE MISSING SHIP STRATHMORE.

Discovery of Twenty Survivors on a Desert Island.

[PRESS agency.] SYDNEY, February 29. BOMBAY, February 25,

A ship touched at Galle yesterday, aud landed twenty survivors of the Strathmore, from London to New Zealand. She was wrecked on Crozet Island in July, 1875. They were rescued in a wretched condition on January 22, by. the American whaler Phoenix, which fell in with, and transferred them to, tho Josh Bontley. Mr Crombie was landed at Gallo. Mr and Mrs Wordsworth, Mr Walker, and Mr Keith remained in the Phoenix. The mate and captain of the Strathmore were drowned. WAKAPUAKA, February 29. The Tuscarora will be put into dock at Sydney. The laying of the New Zealand Cable will obviate the necessity of. her taking the voyage originally intended, but she-pro ceeds to New Zealand, and will thence.take soundings'to Fiji.

The Ringarooma arrived at Melbourne yesterday.

REUTERS SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS

The Admiralty Slave Circular.

French Politics

LONDON,

February 26. After two days' debate, a motion by Mr Whitbred concerning the Admiralty slave circular was negatived by 293 to 248. _ An amendment by Mr Fawcctt to suspend the second reading of the bill to make the circular law was also negatived by 290 to 240. .Dufaure succeeds Buffet as President ef. the National Assembly of France. The wool market is unchanged. Wheat depressed. New Zealand, 503 to

TELEGRAPHIC

COROMANDEL

(Prom our own Correspondent.) This daA\ The Union Beach. In the Union Beach timbering up is now going on and nothing is expected for a day or two. There are 42 tons of good quartz and about two hundred pounds of specimens to go under the stampers next. The Corjomandel Mail haa been thanked for the suggestions it has thrown out in its columns for the prevention of specimen stealing.

TAURANGA.

{Fr®m our own Correspendent.) This day.- Tauranga is excited over a letter emanating from Mr John A. Chad wick, J.P., published in the Bay of Plenty Times, accusing Captain Norris of purloining a letter. It has caused general indignation. Captain Norris is a popular man here, and burning his accuser in effigy is spoken cf.

A Lady Palls over tlie "Wharf, Mrs Floyd, wife of Mr Floyd the electri cian, walked-over the end of the wharf last night on the departure of the steamer. She was promptly rescued by Mr McKellar, Collector of Customs, Mr ..Davidson, steward of the Eowena, and ayoung man named McGarvey, and Kelly, the Constable, also went in after her. It was very dark at the time, and a strong flood tide was running. Threatened Bloodshed. The Te Puke survey is suspended or blood shed would have ensued. The Bay of Plenty Times states that the Tairua murderers have gone to the King country. The move is more evidently caused by fear of arrest under the warrant now in the hands of Tauranga native chiefs.

MAKETU.

(Prom our own Correspondent.) This day. The Natives Kepu&iate Govern ment Land purchases. A very stormy meeting was held yesterday re the surveys. A hand to hand combat between anti-progressionists and Government party took place, in which the latter were worsted. The surveys are now stopped. The natives, it is thought, will ignore the sale of lands to Government. This will ex plain the reticence of Government when asked for a statement of the expenditure of money on account of native lands on the East Coast. This is a very strong feeling against the native office missrule. The Natives Condemn the Government. At a late meeting last night, the natives only expressed love and loyalty to the Queen. They condemned the present colonial Govern ment as perfectly untrustworthy. The Nga temoikare also settled that until the Govern.

ment met them fairly and removed their causes of complaint no survey should be oarried on. All native matters are at a stand still ndw.

POUT CHALMERS.

(From onr own Correspondent.) This day, The Wrong Bottle.—Shipping a Lunatic

A ludicrous bnt serious mistake by the cook of the ship Canterbury was made this morning. On turning out he mistook a jar of Candys fluid that happened to be in his berth for something better, aud took a swig at it. His mouth and throat are awfully excoriated. Dr. Drydale was called in and administered olive oil and the man is now out of dancer.

A barefaced attempt was made to send a lunatic out of the country by tbe ship Can terbury. He was sent down from Dunedin in charge of a keeper, who was to see him off and return. Tho man's antics attracted attention- the fraud was discovered, and the asylum received its own again.'

NAPIER.

(From onr own Correspondent.) * ' This day, A Great Bone Fcraping.

A great Maori gathering is to be held at Karaitiana's pah on Friday ; 300 natives have arrived at Waipawa from Kawanpa with the object of taking part in a great tangi over the •chi^f JWonamii, who died in 18G0. His re mains'are to be exhumed and bones scraped and sent away and be tapucd. Cart loads of provisions of every description line tho road.

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day.

The first step towards the great changes that.rumour said were about to take place in the New Zealand Times has already been taken. Every person connected with the editorial and managerial staffhas received a month's notice, and Mr McKenzie four months. The future mode of managing the paper is still a mystery. The directory are not of one mind in the matter, and what the result will be id is difficult to say. If: is said that the whole concern has been offered to the Arc/as company at an annual rental ; another is that the only real change will be in the editor and manager. A general'meet ing of the shoreholders was held yesterday, but in consequence of the accounts not having been balanced nothing was done, and the meeting was adjourned for a month.

Narrow Escapes.from Fire. The Criterion Hotel, next' to tbe Club, had a narrow escape from fire last night. A servant girl went to bed and left a candle burning. When sho went to sleeD the candle fell over and set fire to the bedding, and it was only by accident that a barmaid discovered the fire, by happening to go along the corridor without a light. In a similar manner Martyn's Hotel, at Upper Hutt, narrowly escaped, but not before a portion of the hotel was burned and all the lodgers dreadfully scared.

CHRISTCHURCH.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) Tuesday,

Lamentable Suicide. At an inquest on -the body of Freeporn, to-day, the evidence shewed that deceased committed suicide consequent of his inability to pay over £153, ho had colloctcd during the past few months for a local butcher, named Garforth. A verdict, that he com mitted suicide while temporarily insane, was returned. -

WELLINGTON.

(Per Press Telegram-Agency.) . ■■■ * This day. School Teachers' Co-Operative Society.

An effort is being made to induce the school teachers of province to form a Schoolmasters' Co-operative Society for the purchase of books and other educational material.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before A. Beetham, (Chairman), andG. M. Mitford, Esquires, Justices of the Peace). INEBRIATES. "MaryNaylor, George Wilson, and Charles Wilson were found drunk last night, and fined 5s and costs each this morning. MASTER DAVY. David Taylor was charged with a breach of the " Merchants' Shipping Act, by neglecting duties on board the Pearl on the 29 th ult. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr Joy appeared for the prosecution, and. said that prisoner, who was cook had been continually drunk, and in consequence had spoiled the food, ' The captain said he could not possibly proceed to sea with such a man. _ He had. only shipped two days and been incapable through drunkennes ever since. The captain and mate deposed that prisoner had signed articles for six months. The captain was ready for sea ; had • given, prisoner a month's wages in advance, and immediately on receiving it he commenced drinking. He had engaged another cook, for he felt that it would be unsafe to take prisoner to sea. . . The Court considered this a very bad case, and ordered prisoner to Mount Eden gaol for one month with hard labour. - FATHER, WILLIAM. William Halliday again appeared in answer to a summons charging him with neglecting to contribute towards the support of his children in the Industrial School. The defendant- did not appear according to premise, and a distress warrant was ordered to be issued against defendant. NELLY AND BIDDY. Ellen Pridmore was charged with assault ing Bridget Moran on the 26th ult., with striking her heavily on the shoulder, and otherwise bruising her body, on the 2Sth in stant. The women said they could not settle mat- Bridget Moran said that on Saturday evening she went into her .back-yard, in Chapel-street, whore she had resided for seven years in comparative peace, until Mrs Nelly took the bouse next door, and then frequent disturbances took place. She was a person of years, sixty-eight years of age, born in the reign of George the Third. On Saturday evening Mra Pridmore insulted her little girl by calling her a little , but oh, she could not repeat tbe word ; she said, " Oh Mrs Pridmore how can you," when she immediately received a blow from Mrs P. which shook her system awfully, and caused her to ejaculate, " Nelly you are drank," when Nelly, in attempting to mako a second rush, fell on her nose. Mrs Pridmore deposed that she was about to go out marketing, when she was insulted by Mrs Moran's daughter, and upon speaking to her Mrs Moran flew at her, and tore the net. off her head, when she pushed her in the shoulder.

Margaret Moran, a child of fourteen, then stepped into the witness box and said that the row commenced through Mra Pridmore, who struck a girl named Nicholson, when she interfered. She immediately stood, and called Mrs P an old , and threat ened to stiffen her.

The Bench : What did you mean by stiffen her. Did you mean that you would poison her, or take her life with an iron bar. The girl said she meant she would kill her if she could ; and here she began to use the most filthy language imaginable without any visible sense of shame, which set the whole Court in a titter of surprise, and caused the Bench to order the girl out of the box.

The Bench, as well as the Clerk of the Court, declared that in all their experience they had never heard such disgusting langu age from the mouth of any witness. Ihe girl was evidently a disgrace to her parents. •____£ mother of the girl here stood up. and said It was all true. The Bench immediately ordered the woman to be silent, and dismissed the case, with costs 9s, which complainant was ordered to pay- This was all the business.

ARRIVAL OF THE City of Melbourne and Granada WITH English and American Mails.

English and Foreign Summary,

Severe engagements have occurred between Turks and Insurgents with varying success War between Turkey and Montenegro is threatened. The municipality of Moscow voted sixteen thousand dollars in aid of Kerze^ovian rebels, but the Governor re fused to permit money to be sent, it is said that the agents of the Russian Ambassador are urging-OBinians to join the Insurrection. England, in accepting Count Andrassy s scheme of reform, -made certain reservations concerning Agrarian laws and sale of Crown lands to villagers. ... , , It is said that Austria will take vigorous measures in Spring to disarm insurgents who may attempt to cross the border. The Catholis clergy in Germany are urging the Pope to permit the acceptance of ecclesi astical laws in order to deprive the laws of their .power against the Church. Queen Victoria will visit the Imperial Court while in Germany, , , Four French army officers were cashiered for attending the funeral service on the an niversary of Napoleon, and Brossel, another Buonapartist, has been sentenced to fine and imprisonment under the new press-laws, for distributing without authority invitations to mass on the same occasion. *.. Cardinal Simour has reported to the I ope that the King of Spain is compelled to accept the alliance of the so called defenders of reli gious liberty, in order to secure political victory. , _.'_.* Another attempt to blow up a steamer at Antwerp, with 150 people on board, has been (TlSfiO VCTGCi* A complete agreement for the English Channel tunnel has been arrived at. The Black Ball line steamer, the Harvest Queen, collided with the steamer Adriatic in the English Channel, and sank with all on board. .__•_, Advices from the Cape of Good report that the Zambesi Mission has succeeded in placing a steamer on Lake Nyanza. Seven hundred natives were employed to carry the vessel past Murchisou Cataracts. . Special from Lisbon announces that the Chamber of Peers has voted the abolition of slavery in the island of St. Thomas, Gulf of Guinea. It is thought that Bismarck will demand the surrender of Count Yon Arnim from Italy, under the extradition treaty. , The Oxford University authorities have resolved not to accept Max Muller's resigna tion, but to appoint a deputy and divide the salary equally between him and Muller, who •will be allowod to uninterruptedly prosecute his studies of Indian literature. Sir John Glover has returned from Paris. His proposition to buy the French fisheries rights in Newfoundland was declined. "A despatch from Calcutta to the Times states that 300 troops will go to the Yunnan frontier to escort the Grosvenor mission through Burmah to British Territory. Great preparations are making at Naples for the carnival, the first since the overthrow of the Bourbons. Indications of a speedy eruption of Mount Vesuvius are steadily in creasing. The Cambridge University boat club to-day decided to decline the challenge from the Rowing Association of American Colleges. Consideration of the invitation from Phil adelphia to take part in the Centennial Ee gatta was postponed till after the Oxford and Cambridge race, when an effort will be made to get six oarsmen to visit the United States, but on their own responsibility, not as re •presentatives of the University. Loudon, January 22nd.—A collision of the Scotch express with a mineral train on the Great Northern Railroad near Huntingmot to-day killed two persons and wounded several. Before the wreck could be cleared away the express from London dashed into the debris. A special train conveying doctors has left London for the scene of the collision. In consequence of interruption to telegraphic communication by the storm, details are not learned.

A gang of robbers entered the Northamp ton Bank, Mass., and, after gagging the

cashier and his wife, stole 750,00 dollars worth of securities, the bulk of which were not negotiable, Tbe London Weekly World says Professor John Tyndall will shortly marry the daughter of Right Hon. Lord Claud Hamil ton.

Sadish Ray, the nephew of the deposed Guicowar, claimant to the throne, has been banished from Barodia, India, for inciting a rebellion." Serious and bloody feuds are announced as having occurred among the tribes on the Siemde frontier. The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland has issued a proclamation revoking the application of the Peace Preservation Act to the counties of Kildare and Wicklow and portions of the counties of Fermanagh and Down. A Berlin telegram says the Reichstag has modified the proposed clause of the Penal Code prohibiting immigration agencies, by adopting an amendment punishing agents only for wilful misrepresentations. The Scottish National Rifle Association has accepted the American challenge for the championship of the world. The Morning Hour understands that a warrant has been issued for the apprehen sion of Wm. Smith, of Smith and Co., solici tors. It is feared he has used a large amount of money belonging to various clients, and that his debts amount to £750,000. John Forster, formerly one of the editors of the Daily Ifetos, and latterly celebrated for his Life of Charles Dickens, is dead.

ARRAINGNMENT OF A LONDON BANKER ON A CHARGE OF FRAUD.

London, January 21,—Richard Bauner Oakley, proprietor of the co-operative Credit Bank, wa3 arraigned to-day before the Lord Mayor on charges of fraud, false pretences, and conspiracy. The prosecuting counsel said the bank had received £40,000 from the public in the shape of deposits, and an execu tion was put into the bank last Saturday, when it was found there was only lis lid on hand, and no money to pay the clerks. On the same day, a lady paid in £700, which was used to pay the execution and the wages of clerks. The prisoner was remanded, the Loid Mayor refusing to take bail.

SNOW-BOUND.—ROUGHING IT IN AN OVERLAND TRIP.

When the woe-begone procession of individuals who had been "snowed in" arrived at the Oakland ferry wharf yesterday the "hackies" one and all turned up their brassy noses, as if such poor-looking specimens—half-starved and half-frozen— could not possibly* muster coin enough to pay for a ride. "How did we fare?" exclaimed a traveler who arrived at the Palace Hotel. "One meal a day of cold beefsteak, tough as leather. We left Ogden on Saturday night and went on with little difficulty until we had got beyond Moore's

brought from Wells Station oi a Blelgh, The meal consisted of beefsteaks, {.hops, ham, biscuits, etc., distributed by the da.kies through the cars. Some of thj paasengers were provided with lunch baskets, and got along pretty well, but those who hadn't had a hard time. Finally we were liauled back on a side track at Moore's, flwo of our engines being broken, and four 3»ew engines and a big snow-plow tackled the drift. They had plenty of power and wijnt through it beautifully. I tell you it wasp A GRAND SIGHT, _ I And one I never should have believed possible, had I not seen it. The white clouds of snow rose on each side of the plow in fleecy,feath ery beauty and the black smoke; and steam of' the puffing, snorting engines, made a pic tare not soon to be forgotten.^ Thus it was, that after forty hours detention,, we at last got started again, and from there onward, we had no particular trouble, uiktil we got this side of Sacramento, among the hills, whero one of the side levers of _our engine, broke and detained us again. We waited till a freight- train catf.e along and t. hat pushed us forward until we cculd telegraph for and obtain an engine. There were two sleeper., t.vo passengers, and two emigrant .cars. THE EMIGRANTS FARED WELL ENOUGH, As most of them had a supply of_ tibread and butter or of lunch of some sort, i»j addition to that furnished by the road. -Che snow averaged, I think, about three (feet. I a many places, however, it was fiv., or six. There ought to be snow-sheds all along the place where we were blocked, as i the snow drifts there as fast as it can be sho yelled or plowed out. I've got enough of snc .w block ade and wouldn't take the trip again for a thousand dollars. As you may imagine there was very little scenery, and Vfit it was , rather pretty gliding along when the road was clear, at twenty miles per hour, past ; snow plains and snow banks, mountains of snow behind and mountains of snow" ahead. • Then when we got to the Sierras, we .forgot ' for the time our troubles in admiration 01 the I mountain scenery. Peak rose upon poak above us, valleys and canyons stretched away '. below us, all covered, from base to stummlfc I and on all sidss, with the same dazzling, , white robe of snow. The sight was a fina one, and well worth seeing; but we were glad enough to leave it, in our anxiety to _ arrive at our destination, and exchange!seats t and berths fpr comfortable beds once more. The overland train which should >have i arrived yesterday, was expected to arrive at an early hour this morning, together witli the t train due last night. |

A LYNDONVILLE (vt.) HORROR.

Boston, February I.—A special fromLyn doD, Vermont,astates that Silas Wilder,, a resident of tbe east part of that town, killed his father, and mother this morning with an axe, and stabbed his wife. He then hanged himself. His\wife was alive at the latest 4dvices. There is great exitement over tho tragedy. It is supposed that Wilder wa« labouring under temporary insanity superin duced by excessive excitement and passion. The details of the case are most horrible. His father and mother were aged respectively 1 70 and 73 years. The immediate cause o£ the affair was an altercation with his wife, 3 who in alteringapair of overalls had made them too short. After angry words Wilder started for tha shed, saying he would get ai ax and; end his trouble. His wife followed him and _ei£ed the axe when he drew a dirk and; stabbed her and left her for dead. Then taking up the axe he started for his father, who had followed him,: and struck him a; fearful blow, crushing through his head. At, thia point he appeared still further infuriated, and next attacked his mother, killing he* with three fearful blows over the head and breast. Leaving her in. the front door,'he returned to the shed, and finding his fathjer had crawled into the kitcheu, he struck him as he lay upon the floor, the axe crushing through the head and remaining fixed in/i jhe floor. He then cut his throat, and djjith was ensuing at once, ran to* the Him, fastened a rope around his neck and jun jed from a beam, breaking his neck and ca_|i_ instant death, The father and mother j are both dead. The wife, it is thought, W recover. If '

RITUALISM AND ROMS.

GRAND SENSATION IN THE RELIGIOUS CIRCLES OF GREAT BRITAIN—RITUALISTIC CLERGY- , MEN, WITH THEIR CONGREGATIONS, PRE- i PARING TO SECEDE FROM THE ANGLtCAK CHURCH. i -..-'. [from the N. Y. Evening Telegram.] IA London, January 24, 1876.—The Morning "Post" of Saturday, 22nd instant,, startled religious people here by the publication,of an intimation that a part of the extreme section of the English Church is engaged in direct intrigue with Rome with a view of secession from the 'home establishment. It is claimed by the writer.in tlie "post" that information has been gained that 100 ritualistic clergymen of the establishment, with a congregational constituency numbering7S)ooo men and 150,000 women, have signed a me morial to the Pope containing the following propositions and petition: THE PROPOSITIONS. "That our own bishops committed ecclesias tical suicide in selecting the complete ascen dancy of the State over the Church. That our consciences do not permit us to remain! subject to these false bishops. That we recognise the Pope as the head of God's Church on earth. That we accept all that He teaches, including the Vatican decrees. That many of us clergy men being married cannot become Catholic priests, and that many of the fold would not follow immediately." ~ THE PETITION. j a " Therefore will His Holiness consent .to the forming of a united Anglican Church, like that of the Armenian raid Maronite rite, in com munion with Rome, but with a national inde pendence ? In case of Rome not admitting the validity of our order, will the Church of the Vatican consent to reordinations condition ally ; the Pope: granting'a dispensation, per mitting those who married to continue to serve as priests, while those who are single shall re main single ; celibacy hereafter to be the. ruler The petitioners desire to preserve the vernacu lar in worship, except that the mass may be read in Latin. If these concessions are granted the petitioners will secede from the Established Church of England and form a United Angli can Church, recognizing the Roman Pontiff as the supreme head." I have authority for stat ing that there is little possibility of the Popes consenting, nor does the movemenrget.: the upport of the English Catholic bishops. _ Rome, February 3. —It is asserted that Cardinal Manning has come to Rome in order to defend before the sacred .congregations a scheme which has been submitted to him, and on which he has been engaged two years, for the union of a portion of the English Ritualistic clergy with the Roman Catholic Church. Tne Pope is believed to favor the scheme, but the sacred congregations are opposed to it. DR. PUSEY ON THE ENGLISH AND EASTERN CHURCHES. ' ..^ The English theologian, Rev: Dr. Pusey, writes to the London Times a lengthy letter on the subject of the efforts which are being made by the Eastern Church Association of Great Britain for Church reunion. In conclusion lie says ;—" The English Church does not exclude from its communion either Greek or Roman Catholic. In the councils held in order-to re concile East and West, they had the whole case before them. If the Greek Church wish to . hold out definite terms upon which it.^ouia , receive to communion members of the Lng a si Church, it would be time for the Englisn , Church to consider them. But let .us at least be assured that one condition will not be 10 mve up our expression of belief 111 Alnugmy ; God as He is, and rend our own Church in : two while seeking to increase union. _- \-;

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR THURSDAY MAY 8, 1881.



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