SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

tttptt ■\\r\rpppT-> f This Afternoon, G.IG. HIGH WArER-| To . inon . ow Mornin g, 6.36. S\t\ t SET.—This Evening, 6.13. HUN' Kfhii'j.—To-morrow Morninu:, 1.45. MOO2\TS AGE.—New Moon, 16th N Tov., 12.27 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Nellie, schooner, Armstrong', from Malmrangi

DEPARTURES.

Southern Cross, s.s., Holmes, for Napier Jane Douglas, s.s., Fraser, for Gisborne and

East Coast Alary Hoffan, schooner, for the Barrier Klsinorc, schooner, Dam, for Russell Acadia, schooner, McDonald, for Napier via

Mercury Hay Kate McGregor, schooner, for Napier via Mer

eury Bay Saxon, schooner, for Napier via Mercury Bay

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Rapido, barque, from Newcastle, early Edith, schooner, from the Islands, early Transit, schooner, from Oamam, early Augusta, brigantino, from Levuka ; early Tasso, barque, trom Newcastle; early Akndozu, barque, from London ; sailed Sept. 2 Glenlora, barque, from London, early Loch L rr, barque, from London, early Tamiyn, barque, V.D.X.J., from London, sailed

23rd August Jessie Osborue, ship from London: sailed 16th

September Loch Lee, schooner, from the Islands, early. Lretitia, schooner, from the Isliinda, earJy Ryno, brignntine, from tbo Islands, early. Rebeccah Jane, brig, from Melbourne, early jviiii. bri;.;;i!itmo, from Dunedin, early. Fairiie, 3-:nasted schooner, from Otmcdin, early Thomas iirown, barque, from Xr\viv.-:i!'-, i aily "William Gillbrd, barque, from Melbourne: sailed.

IMPORTS.

Per City of Auckland from Auckland -2 cases uppers, (> do leather, 31 pkgs merchandise, (i cases saddlery.—lreland Bros.

EXPORTS.

Per Southern Cross, for Napier: 1 pair wheels, 1 bundle shafts, 1 do. seals, I do. iron tubs, li cases. 1 package clothes lines, l cask, I ;ixlc arms. —T. & S. Morrin.

1 canvas package.—Owen & Graham.- Per Jane Douglas, s.s., for Napier and Gis borne : 75 coils wire, 80 bags flour, 37 packages, 2 cases drugs, G packages groceries, 3 cases con fectionary, 12 packages spirits, 3 cases curacoa, 2(> packages ironmongery, 3 eases drapery, 2 c-ises brandy, 1 bale pipes, "> packages iron mongery. 75 coils wire.—T. &S. Morrin. ti packages groceries.—Owen & Graham. Per Kate McGregor, for Napier via Mercury Bay : 50,000 shingles, 30,000 feet sawn timber.

Per Opotiki, schooner, for Opotiki: 5 tons flour, 1 ton salt, sacks oats, 7 half-chests tea, 7 gunnies sugar, 5 cases kerosene, 1 case cheese, 1 "kcjr saltpetre, 2 bags lime, 300 feet timber.— Owen & Graham.

Per Saxon, schooner, for Napier via Mercury Bay : 50,000 feet timber.

The schooner Nellie, which arrived yesterda from Mahurangi, is one of Messrs John Darrach and Son's latest productions in the ship building line, and is an important addition to our efficient coasting fleet. The Nellie has been built under special survey, and is to be classed for V 2 years at Lloyds. She is 77ft long on deck, 19ft in the beam, and Sift deep, with a carrying capacity of 1:-Jiions. After having said what wo have on the sui-.'^ct of classiiication, it is not necessary to dila .".o upon the excellence of her fastenings, mate rial "cc. Mr Donald furnished the sails; Messrs J. ail 1). Oxley, and Mr. 1). H. McKenzic a( tt>r. led to the rig out, and Mr. Ingles lias supplied the smith's work. Altogether tho Xollie gives oivj the idea of a very smart and useful vessel, that will both sail and carry well. Captain Armstrong has command. Tin schooners Kate MeGre-ov, Acarlia, and Saxon, left yesterday afternoon for >Tapior via Mereuvy i!av, where they will load timber. The s!s. Jane Don claa and f.'io Southern Cross left JV.1 G-isborae, Napier, and oilier East Coast port? yesterday evening. Passaujfcrs by the SoiithriM C.vss: Mt-ssra ik-oad.-.aie, .3. S. Jones, J. ,Moni^oin ■".'.", Mr a-.vl Mrs Johnstonc an-l family. and t«u-ce in the steorano. Tiie liarqueutine Julie Ivcitz is taking in tim ber ai Uraliainsiown for Newcastle. ■ Tiio swliooner Sissy loft Oainavu ycster.lay for Russell, where she is to load coals for the The oiittsr Vincent is advertised for sale. She is in excellent condition, well-found, and will ciirrv a lar.^e cargo on a li;.fht draughi of water. TJie barii'.ie Kuropa htia the honor of being the'firs!'squary-ristfed vessel I. ilie ;.ilonu;.-jide the now railway pier. "The arrangements for utilis inc?ouv new' wharf are nearly completed. The Drif,' Janet Stewart has finished tlischarg- iiv her cavtfo o!: storm. She is now putting out her''eneral cargo. She will load tiuibsr hence fov Melbourne, under the superintendence of Sir John Reid. The barciue Ada Wisswell is now loading tim ber at Te Kopuru for Dunedin. The moil steamer, City ot New York, is to leave Port Ohtilm"ra with tho American and English outward mails to-day. She calls at Auckland on Sunday next, and will leave for Kandavu and San Francisco on Monday. Tvle.-srs. R. Walker and Co. are laying on the barque Rapido for London. She is expected from Newcastle in about a fortnight. She is to load with kauri gum and wool, and will have oniek fiisnatch. It will be remembered that Messrs. Walker and Co. loaded the itapido for London last year. The barque, Thames, winch was expected here from Sydney, has had her destination altered to Cal'lao. . Srrhe ship City of Auckland came alongside the wharf this afternoon. She has taken her old berth namely the inner side of the western tee. The cattle slie brought were landed soon after she was moored to the wharf. . Tiie schooner Golden Isle cleared out to-day m foaUast for Bussell. and a number of cutters for coastal ports with miscellaneous cargoes.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs "R Tonks and Co., sold the under-men tioned properties at their mart to-day:—one 8-roometl house at Ponsonby, lately occupied by lion H. Pory, for £230; purchaser, Mv v. iv.it rben Two 2-roomed oof tages in hast and South streets Newton, for £72 l()s, purchaser Mr It. C. fireemvood: four allotments at the vv hnu. pur- Miasedby Mr G. Percy for £2; two allotments, jv-av Symonds-street sold to Mr H. Pcnzholtz for eei3o 10s.

Mr & Sibbin commenced to-day the sale of tlie g'rocei-y stock in the estate of Mr. Fenton. The sale was well attended, and proceeding as we went to press.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

trails will Closli as under:— For TJiamcs, tnia day, at 5.30 p.m.; and to-mor 7-nv, at 11-30 a.m. For Coromandel, per Argylc, on inday next. Per Ladybird, on Thursday, lGth instant, as For India, China, Mediterranean ports, and •. Continent of Europe, at,s a.m. IV Taranaki, Southern Provinces, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton (for let tors specially addressed), Pot United Kingdom, via Brindisi at 5 a.m. For money orders and registered letters, the previous evening, at ip-m. For Hobart Town, per Bella Mary, to-morrow,

■For Waiwcra, Mahurangi. Matokana, and Te Arai, per Annie Milbank, to-m<tfToW, at 10 POT^VVhitiangi, Tauranga, and Opotlld, per Kowena, on Friday next, at 1 p.m. For Gisborne and Napier, per &o-ahcad, on riaturflav* next, at 1 p.m. Per City o'i' New iTork. on Monday, 20th instant,

For ICandavu, Sandwich Islands United States of Aiiicrjca, Canada, iii'jtisn (Jolum bia Central anci South America, and British anti foreign West indies at 11 a.m. > F >:• United KingdomandContinentolEiu'ope, FoV money orders, registered letters, and news -apers, at 10 a.m. Ijtitc. letters, bearinir an extra ice ol: (>». in addiiion to the postage, will ha received by the mail agent on board the steamer up to idic time ot sailing. (iSitfned) S. 13. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

"Sleep, Gextijs Sleep, Natubb's Soft Nurse, is the grand natural recuperant of ex hausted energy, the providential alien which reimburses the body duidng the hours of rcpoae lor its expenditures oi: vital force during the hours of wakeMness. The continued loss of it causes asphyxia and brain fever. It is always obtainable by taking before to bed a wine glass o°v- b TrTaiusoothlnffan(inorve strength-

Tjtk Medical Pkokkssion have declared STEANIifS SUI'EULATIVB AROMATIC Toxrc WINK to be a necessity to all in search of health, and especially to those suffering cither from Incipient or Chronic Indigestion, Dyspepsia, and the dis orders arising therefrom. This Tonic is also particularly recommended to all who are in a measure compelled from the nature of their occupation to take stimulants, and at the same time arc desirous ol: studying health by taking that which will act most beneficially on the system. Mr. Wm. Johnson, Government Analy tical Chemist, report: — "I have examined Stcano's Superlative Aromatic Tonic Wine, and find it to be remarkably pleasant in flavour, con taining about 16 per cent, of a very pure alcohol, and holding in solution a clear wholesome, "Vegetable Bitter, combined with a fruity spicy aroma. I consider this Bitter a very superior article."—Sold by all Storekeepers and llotcl keepefs. Mahk Twain ox Bad Musicians. — The musical public and general readers arc cautioned not to purchase Woston's Wizard Oil and Magic Pills without caroftdly examining the outside wrapper—and be sure that the words "None Genuine without the Signatures ot fche Proprietor, Fiwxrc Westos, Sydney, N.S. W.," are engraven thereon. Any other so-called preparations ot mine, are unauthorized by mo, and calculated to mislead the public—Signed, Frank Wcston. Sole Agents: Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.— Price, iialf-a-crown.

BIRTH.

JACK SOX-On the loth instant, at Kemuera, tlie wife of lleury Jackson, of a daughter. TURNBUIiL—AC Onehunga, on the 13Ui inst., the wife of George Turubull ol! a daughter.

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

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1876.

P'ir t'le cause that lacks assistance, I'UC the wroui; liial needs ruhbtance, l-'or the future in the distance, .And the- :;ooil that we can do.

Mit ,J. BitoGMHALL, who etime 10 ;^e>y/ Zealand as the pioneer of an extensive temperance- ftntttamWit, has forwarded us a letter, regretting h'uhmhiHty to attend a public meeting proposed fw tv-3)ii'hfc, and o:q)laininj| the aims and objects; nf th° important scheme of which lie is tim ip<:i;iv.v

tentative. Consideratimis oi «pii

j'l'eC'lliiil:

the pxiWicatJon of tlte tetter in extcuso, after its sippcarancc in our niorning con temporaries, but we have great Pleasure in commending the objects tbat have jnduced ly^j*. Br.QQitth.aiU to tr« l \e)-.sG the iengtb awl

breadth of this province in search of a hundred thousand acre block suitable for his purpose. Strong inducements were held out to him by the California!! State Government; but, as our correspondent remarks, the disastrous result of the attempt to establish a Bluish settle ment in Brazil, lias not pre-disposed emigrants to choose a country where they would be removed from the protection of the British ilag, and if a good .site can be secured in New Zealand, the promoters will readily avail themselves of it. Some objection has been raised at the Thames against the disposal of so large a block to one purchaser, if the Upper Thames, which Mr Broomhall has lately visited, is selected for the future settlement. But any opposi tion must have arisen from a misconception of the principles on which the scheme will be worked. The land is to be pur chased at a fair price, and will not, we understand, be exclusively reserved for new coiners. The only conditions in sisted upon by the promoters —who are men of capital, and are not embarking their money into the undertaking without view to proiit—are, that the land shall be in one block, and the settlers believers in no-grog principles. > When the land is scoured, it will bo laid off in farms, and sold <>r based to steady, industrious im migrants introduced by the Association and joined, n<> doubt, by sonic adherents to teetotal doctrines in the colony. The scheme is simply a colonising one, carried (iv! under the supervision of an influential board of management pecuniarily interested in i; ■. success. Immigration, for the purpose of settlement on tlie waste lands, carried out

such terms, whether by temperance itlvsitiutuH Hi- a Society of Combined Topers, would deserve encouragement. We hay no partiality for the alienation of the public estate in large lilocks to individual pur chasers, but where the land is required for th'JsuttlfViiiontof hundredsof steady families, tiie j >ni• ><v;ai wears a diilbrent complexion. The Special Srii lenient on the Fielding block, carried nut by a Colonising Associa tion, has proved a complete success, and we should be glad to see the principle extended. [rregular iinmi^ration necessarily fails in accoinplishiiii; any very lar.ue amount of country settlement, l>nt wonderful results are capable of accomplishment by well managed combinations, practical illustra tions of which are furnished in the sm-cess of the community of Vineland

in America, and tlie equally notable wonders wrought by the peculiar and amative settlers of Salt Lake. Mr Broom hall has encountered considerable d:lliculty iv getting a tract of land containing 100,OU0 acres adapted for settlement. One bln.'k in tho vicinity of Aroha mountain meets his views if procurable, and to-day he lcaVL-.s for Waikato to inspect a block west of tlie Wiiikiito river. Afterwards he pro ceeds t'> Taranaki and other provinces in 'pursuit of bis investigations. Wo shall be glad to welcome Mr Uroomhal! and his hand di' sturdy folloAvers to tiiis part of the colon v.

Tin: ;-:•.(!•!i;v (if tCJiderhi^ for work n. !|L?i.'-. (1 by public bodies is thoroughly sound in ]••;>]■:;]!*', and aH'ords tlio I tost safeguard attainable a^iinsf-abti.-u:. I>ut like otiicr i>-.K»I ill! :!_;■■, if ('.■■• capable of Ik'hil;1 carricil a little too far, :'.ikl we think (.liis li.-r-; boon done in thu ros-.ilution carried by lite Har bour l>oaril, to lot [(rofussioiiiil work by teiulnr. Mr ri. M. Warner, one of the best surveyors i:i (be province, ba-1 licL'ii [:;i'.'a"c<l by the Kudowinont < 'oimnittci

t:i survey She harbour lands in tlobson's l!:;y. A dispute arose between the (lom inittee and the Board, the latter very pro perly (!is]:tiiinv; the rii.jht of the former to appoint a surveyor without authority. The engagement of Mr Warner was then can celled, and the Board resolved to let the job by tender. Mr Warner, being personally n'neoaeyrned in the clashing of authority between the Board and its Committee, may very reasonably complain that he is an ill-used man. _ But a more important question involved in the course pursued by the Board is the pos sibility of fairly letting professional work by tender. If sonic incompetent surveyor chooses to undertake tlie Board's work fifty percent, below the fees ordinarily charged by professional men of standing, will that body be justified in declining his tender? In all professions there is a recognised scale of fees, and if that is departed from, we very much doubt the ability of any Committee or Hoard to assess the proportionate monetary value of one man's skill and brains against another's. No man iv his senses would dream of calling tendera for ;i lawyer to defend him in any case involving hia life or property, yet we have known public bodies resort to that extraordinary expedient and accept the ten der of some raw hand, fresh from his articles, ]>"(")ii-:e a little lower in price than a professional man of ninny yea s experience and rcco^'iii/'.cd position at ilie bar. The only sound mode of procedure thai we are aware of iv dealing v/itli professional ser-

vices is to fix the jiricc and then call tenders for the man, a selection to he nuclc from tho applicant-!. We think the Board in this matter hsu somehow jjot the cart before tlic horse, but perliapH its case is capable of being1 argued.

KAIPAPA RAILWAY TO BE COM MENCED.

Tiik long-delayed extension of the Kaipara Railway is at last in a fair way of becoming an accomplished fact. Owing in a great measure to the beneficial inlluence exercised in the Cabinet by the Hon. F. Whitaker,

the necessary vote for the proposed line was

passed in the late session, and there now remains no obstacle to the commencement of the work except the decision as to the

route to be adopted. This, however, will lie overcome next week, when Mr Whitaker will inspect; (ho proposal lines, and settle the quustion linal'y. This morning, Mr John Lamb had a long interview with Mr Whitakor on k the subject, and obtained a promise that no unucecessary delay will prevent the commencing, and pushing forward the work. Mr. Lamb's euei'gy has boon conspicuously displayed in urging the opening o!' this very important work, and doubtless has exercised ;i bene iici.il inlluence iv rousing the Government to greater activity. We congratulate the citizens and country settlers on the prospect of the prompt and energetic commencement of a work so calculated to benefit alike the producer and the consumer, and to facilitate the development of districts which have hitherto languished under Ministerial indifference to their just claims.

TIIBKE could be no more convincing proof of the relative superiority of Auckland as a port of call for the San Francisco mail steamers over the Bay of Islands than is to be found in the two estimates given by the Union S.S. Company for the distribution of the mails. We believe the Attorney-General, while in charge of the port folio of Post-Master General in Weliingoninvited estimates from the company for tlie delivery or tlie mails from cither of the two ports. The company's tender for the distribution of the mail from (he Hay of Islands, was £12,000, and from the Mauukau £5000. ■ '■:■:.'.

Tlio "Temperance News" (Victoria) says the Adce of drunkenness amoii"1 women in that colony is far more prevalent than the general puclic suspects, and is spreading with alarming rapidity. The "News" adds that " The habit is practiced by hundreds ot! well-educated and respectable ladies, whpse frienrla do all that love can suggest lo hide this horrible ' skeleton in the house " from the public gaze. Nevertheless, in hundreds ol! unsuspected places it is there, and sooner or later, when the true facts are elicited a cry of horror will be heard throughout the land. From the grocer, hundreds of respectable ladies have easily obtained the instrument of their degradation, who would never have soiled their reputation by crossing the threshold of a public-house."

The Following advcrtirK'.mont appeared in|]a German paper : —"To the t'or-ninrriugc-wishing. A forty-two-year-old, not comely, but of easy temper, evangelical, and with furniture woil provided. Royal State Oflieial, wishes earnestly with a tolerable young, of pleasing exterior, and fair complexion, blue-eyed, in all domestic ar rangements expert, with from £1200 to .-eiooo endowed, maiden or widow, an honorable con nection, together to hook. Ladies on this pro position friend lily reflecting, will niost amiably their offers to Rhinoseros at the newspaper Ex pedition Office, send."

We have to acknowledge the receipt from an " Old Victorian, North Shore " of 10s. for Mrs Lctliam, Queen's Redoubt, and 10s. for Mrs Moran, and 5s from " Pity" for Mrs Moran. We have also received 10s from " Waikato," 5s from "Pity," and" £2 2* from Ireland Bros., for Mrs Leatham. L.&.D. sends "is for Mvs Moran, and Mr it. Wylde-Brown £1, and a friend 10s for Mrs Lcatham. We may mention that the clothes worn by the late Mr Leatham at the time of the acci dent are .still on view at the Stak office, and may be inspected by anyone curious: to observe the remarkable cifects of the light ning shock.

The Committee of the Sunday-school Union Exhibition, encouraged by its re markable success, have determined to extend I he time during which the Fxhibi -1 ion shall he kept open until Saturday next.

The following private telegram dated (Ireytown, November 14th, from H. T. Spratt, surgeon to Mr J. 15. Graham, has been kindly placed at our disposal:—"Mr .). Slieehan is recovering from a malignant form of fjuinscy. The dangerous symptoms subsided1 yesterday, lie will be able to leave here in a few days, or a week."

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It is proposed to employ 40 men of the Armed Constabulary now in the Waikato ill constructing a road from Cambridge to Niho-o-te-ltiore, in (lie direction of Taupo, and Major Mair is now engaged in arrang ing with the natives in regard to the

The shikes at the late Victorian nice meeting amounted to .I" 10,000, Mr Wilson, and .Sir Hercules ilobinson being the prin cipal winners.

The new Auckland Waste Lands Board will consist of the following members :— Dr. ('amphull, Messrs J. <'. Firth, 15. Tonks, J. May, and \V. P. Moat.

A board (if oiHccrs consisting <«if Captains Mcl?hcrson, and Inspector Marshall, will nii't't at Hamilton on the 2]st- hist., to test tlii: now system of musketry instructions proposed by M r. Soall.

Mr.!'. Ilulihs, of Pokeno, requests us to stjilc that lie is willing to act as-Treasurer in respect of any subscriptions in aid of Mrs Lcathani, au<l will sou that the money be judiciously supplied.

At Brisbane the lightning entered the residence of John Livingston, and instant ly killed his daughter, in the midst of the family, who were sitting round the table.

A special meeting of the ratepayers of the town of Onehunga district is convened to take place at 8 o'clock on the evening of the 20th instant, in the hall, to consider the Counties Act, Municipal Corporations Act,

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Court Zeulandia will l>e held in the Court room, at the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation, this evening at eight o'clock. Candidates for initiation must be in atten dance al nine o'clock". Members of other Courts are respectfully invited to attend.

About the middle of last month some parts of New South Wales were visited with severe thunderstorms, which resulted in several deaths. At (iundagai the lightning struck a tree, splitting it from top to stem, and the electric fluid passing through a |i,.iddock on Jones' Creek, struck a valuable horse of Mr S. I!. Elworthy's, killing him on the spot. On examining (lie horse, he appears to have been struck on the ear, as the hair inside is all singed, the fatal fluid seems then to have passed round his neck, and down his shoulder into his ofF fore leg, leaving a mark like a severe welt. The horse had only just been put into the pad dock, and the li«ld was entirely free of timber, so there was no attraction for the electricity.

v. the Victoria Company will take place next Saturday, at 1 o'clock sharp.

Captain Morrow informs the members of No. 'A Company that the monthly inspection parade will be held on Thursday, 23rdinst., in full-dress uniform, and with arms and accoutrements, after which a sub-lieutenant ■wiJI be elected. Also that the riile match

The ratepayers of the Mount Eden dis trict met last evening in the Eden Baptist School-room for the purpose of electing a school committee. Mr Thompson occupied the chair, Mr Udy acted as secretary, and Messrs Bridgeman and Abrey as scrutineers. The following gentlemen were elected : — Messrs Cole, Thompson, Udy, Shepperd, and Shaw. Some conversation ensued as to the best site for the new school, which resulted in favor of the junction of the Valley Road.

An unusually attractive programme has been prepared by the committee of the Temperance Variety Troupe for Saturday evening at the Wellesley-steet rooms, and which will appear in the STAR. The enter tainment will be for the benefit of the .Juvenile Templar's. Messrs Ilugget and Heighten will appear in their unrivalled clog dance, and thcgensd'arms,byLankham Brothers.

The " Waikato Times" states that on Saturday last three cows, on the farm of Mr \V. Reynolds, Pukerimu were killed by lightning.

Sir George Grey and the Hon. F. Whitaker have been invited to attend the inaugural banquet in connection with the Corinthian Lodge of Freemasons, Grahams town, which takes place to-morrow evening.

A meeting held at ■ the Pacific hotel, Grahamstown, to prepare ;i reception to Sir George Grey wax well attended. Dr Kil gour occupied the chair, and in opening the meeting, said: "No member of Parlia ment had ever returned to his constituents }>i!{f cleanfT hands, or been actuated by more hon<>?H.y pf' jjiji'paso Hun Sir George Grey. It was posdibK? f^.qt flvery. act of hjs had not met with the approval of eve^y oar; of his constituents, but that such Avas lits main guiding principle must be conceded, not. only by hi* friends, but by those who Svort .ypßosed to him. (Cheers.) It was W\y-iij.g'.t'o $.ir Xjl-Qcrgc Grey that, for the pre iv3l)l \\t ' jW:',: 't, (orrXfptvjon ■;;!(] malailmiujstra tion wat made iiforo '(Ufficyu.- <^:v the mo tion of Dr Kilgour, seconded by Mr TUoiiJu son. an inuflentiul Coinuiitteo was appointed to pi'opjii'fl a:i address^ to bo presented to Sir George Ciroy vu his arrival at the

Absent husbands do not always prove so kind as Mr Blackwood, formerly of Waka tipu, more recently of the Diamond Fields, Africa, and now of the world of spirits — let us hope of Paradise, for such a constant husband is deserving of nothing less. During a long absence of ten years from the wife of his bosom, not even the fair char mers of Africa's sunny clime, far less the sable daughters of Nubia, the graceful Ivalnrcsscs, or the plump and adipose Hottentots could wean his affections from the light oE other days. And when Black wood, having amassed numbers of those shining baubles destined to deck the coro nets of blue-blooded duchesses, and ball room belles, pined amidst the sun-scorched valleys of Cape Colony, and shuffled off his mortal coil lie left unto bis lonely widow sorrowing amidst the Lakes of Otago for her absent lord the nice little solatium of £7000, and a diamond or two to shi::c amidst her widow's weeds.

In addition to■ the euects of the thunder storm on Saturday, which we have chronicled, a large tree, was split into splin ters near Papakura, and a brick wall con siderably 'shaken. The corrugated iron roofing of Messrs Warnock Bro.'s factory was struck, but not seriously damaged. At Mackaytown three persons were struck by lightning, and knocked down, and at I'aoroa a Mr. Jackson was lifted oil" his feet, probably by an involuntary jump in his alarm at the vividness of the flash. A tomahawk earned by a Maori, named To Watenc, attracted the lightning, which struck the tomahawk out of Jiis hand, and knocked down him and his wife, who stood close by.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Otahuhu Mutual Improvement Association, took .place on Monday evening 13th inst. Notwithstanding the dark and rainy night, there was a. good attendance. Mr. Rowden read an essay on " Little failings." Tin's was an excellent paper in its way, full of humour, and admirably read. Mr. Thomas Hall then delivered an essay, or" rather a lecture, on ".Sound." The lecture was illustrated with numerous experiments ; Mr Hall took great pains in trying to make his subject matter attractive, 11 is paper was based chiefly on Professor Groom Robert sou's lecture on the "Senses," and on Professor Tyndall's eight lectures on "Sound" delivered at the Royal Institu tion, Albcmarle-strect. The present session closes on Monday Novcml)3l' 27th. when a debate will take place on the moot question " Was Adam the first man ?" This session just closing, has been a most successful one, and we think a useful one? The object of the committee lias been to provide recrea tion and instruction, and to learn, and teach the great truth that " Knowledge is better than riches." The School committee have called a public meeting for Wednesday 15th inst., to consider matters relative to the proposed now Hchool-iiou.se.

Taipari, the great owner <>f broad auri ferous acres, lias triumphed, and the aspersions which were; cast upon his charac ter, as a itangitira, arc removed. Taipari may now rear lib head amongst the tatoocd scions of his race, and look down with supreme contempt, on his nccuscr, Piriki, who asserted that, Taipari was a " tutua,"or nobody, which led the chief to hold a great korcro, at which, in the intervals of feasting and imbibition, the knotty (question was discussed, lint after all, there appears to be a weak point in Taipari's armour, anil it was his penchant for the fair—or more cor rectly, dusky sex. It appears (hat on a recent occasion he made a slight mistake by opening the wrong doer, for which he was mulcted in utu to Ilie tune of iMO.

Nov. 15, 1870." Attached to tin watch is a splendid massive gold chain.

There is now oa view in the shop of Mr F. H. Lewisson, a magnificent English cen tre-second watch, from the celebrated firm of Russell and Son, London. The watch bears the following inscription : " Presented by John Taylor, contractor, to Mr. Richard White, foreman of works, on the completion of the Hail way Wharf, Auckland, N.Z.,

A man named Jon Cummins, who belong ed to a pleasant party of convivialisis play fully styling themselves the " Twelve apostles," recently died at Macetown, Otago, and his mates allowed the body to remain uuburicd until it was in an advanc ed state of decomposition.

Mr, Warden Bcetham, 11. M. at Quccns tovni, Otago, of whom the late -Judge Gray said be was "one of the best wardens on the goldliclds " lias accepted the appoint ment of Resident Magistrate ami Commis sioner under the Native Lands Fraud Prevention Act at Napier.

Here's a chance for vagiants. A man named Maddison, informed the Resident Magistrate at Dunedin the other < lay, that he could earn 20s a day, by selling water cresses. Mr.ildison was described as Ihe ICing of Vagrants, a drunkard, a loafer, a suspected thief, and as sleeping on a com mon, and was believed to ransack the Cemetery for rosebuds, which he converted into beer.

The usually quiet corridor fof that part of the Supreme Court building which is occupied by General Government officials has, during the past few days, resounded with the eager footsteps of a continuous throng of interviewers, drawn from every section of the community. This morning, a strolling reporter, in search of scraps of in telligence, was disturbed from his equanimity by the busy scene which presented itself in the corridor leading to the apartments in which Mr Whitaker receives deputations ranging from one up to many persons. Nor was the usually dreary monotony of the place without some gleams of wit and humour to enliven it. While Mr Lamb was engaged in interviewing Mr Whi taker, a gentleman of the name of Lyon presented his card to one of the officials, who politely inspected it, and then remarked : " Well, you see there is a lamb in there just now, and as the millcnium has not yet commenced it would be unsafe to let a lion in." The last-named gentleman saw the joke, and collapsed into a chair, considerately placed there for weary waiters.

Soilß misapprehension appears to prevail re garding the intentions of the General Govern ment as to the disposal of the Provincial Council Library. We understand that the Government have not yel come to any definite decision on the subject, and that in accordance with the statement made towards the close of the lute session, the question will j-eniain in statu quo until next session, whciiTlic disposal of tlie various Provincial Libraries throughout the colony will be brought under consideration. At the meeting of the City Council to-day a letter from the Colonial Secretary was read inti mating that the question of the disposal of the library was still under the consideration of the Government.

.10:;'" <v our it^h'^v -ny iy'^i&f? 1 thu stylo of rorrcsfttnuWuf'tt 11^ *^\%t f>ic'k«i'iH forcibly sutiisteetl in Xt« i;n^fouroi)

sketch oftliointeisjjiew.betwoen the disappoiHj f(■;<}. jiivaiinn- ami STito B:iniacle. It i-.':: "..■: v v- w]ud> lifts become venerable "with

custom, and ii*'-' ..some ancient structure is overgrown wilii >'"-' iJT '^ officialdom. It is that which is known as til* " Hrnv-uot-to do-it" style, anil it is enshrined in a lnuiti^ir city of red-mpo farms, which the youthiu

aspirant for official eminence is very apt to acquire. It must have been one of this class of sucking " eminent Civil Servants " in the Colonial Secretary's office who penned the reply to the application of the City Council for a contribution towards as phalting the front of the Supreme Court - house. The letter states that the Government do not at present see that tin place requires asphalting, which is probably a truism, as official truisms go now-a-d'ay.s. Perhaps the General Govern ment on a very "wet day, might be able to perceive the necessity, with the aid of a pair of magnifying spectacles, and the City Council might do well to forward a pair with their compliments.

The Provincial offices in Shortland-strect will be given up at the end of the current month. We believe that Mr. Aitken has been notified that the Government will relinquish occupation of the Building on 'fy.ti Jast day of the month. From and after iliM lif.;it ,of ] )ep,cmber the Survey Department iji Auckland, s-vii] be located in tiie Provin cial Council Oij;ii(Mie|>4, |uo «,'£lier officials of the General Governmeiii benjg urpyjdcd with oilkes in the Supreme Court BuiJ.4f.iUf: The offices will be concentrated as i'ar a* possible, and s?om,3 necessary reforms Avill ieaui.ro'iu<^d to facilitate the despatch of

jiubjl.ieiiusivc

Accident to Captain J. Nearing.

A skutous acejdpnl occurred this morning to Captain J. Nearing,' the; Ayejl-knojyji stevedore, \viiile superintending the pingof a new foremast iii the barque, John Matthuey. At the time of the accident, Captuiu Ncuring's donkey engine was being used for the purpose of raising tlie" shears iijto ].)osition on board the vessel. ()do of the shear legs was about half lifted, when the strap of the leading block to the ongiuQ g^yo a»p\

the rope straightening out, suddenly struck Captain N earing, who wasjstanding clo.se by, a. heavy blow on the leg, causing him to turn a complete summersault, and bringing the back of his head into violent collision witlx the plar.king of the wharf. He was stunned by the accident, and was unable to rise. • Several of the bystanders immediately went to his assistance, and the unfortunate gentleman on coming to, was placed in a cab, and conveyed to his resi dence. In addition to the injury to the head, the right leg, where the rope struck is very much grazed. No bad results are anticipated.

SUNDAY SCHOOL EXHIBITION

THE Industrial Exhibition was crowded last evening. Nearly 2,000 persons were present. The total receipts Avere £43 14s (id. In addition to the exhibit attractions, there were two concerts ; the first by the choir of St James' Church, and the second by the choir and scholars of the Newton Congregational Sunday-school. Mrs Mit chell assisted in the former concert, and Mr Turrell presided at the pianoforte. The programme included many beautiful melo dies and glees; namely, the "Marseillaise,'' " Oil. Lady Fair," by Mi.s.s Kennedy, and Messrs J. Macky and John Hanna ; "Love at Home," a sweet domestic ditty, by Joseph Hanna; "Far Away" was sweetly ren dered by Mrs Mitchell; "My Heart and Lute" was given in a pleasing manner by Mr McGoskrie. The glee, " O, who will o'er the Downs so Free," was also favourably received, and followed by cheers. The conceit was successful and satisfactory. Presently the lads and lasses of Newton occupied the seats, and commenced their programme, which was rather of a sacred than secular character. This choir has been in good training and has earned a reputation for correct singing. Their programme includes " Sowing the seed" '"' I was glad,'^ the " Temperance Ship" " Love for Jesus," "Onward and Homeward," "Resist not the Spirit," etc., which were executed with much credit. The singers were the Misses Marbrook, and Messrs Wood, Spragg, Red fern, and others, and the Masters Buchanan, Mr. W. Baxter presided at tlv pianoforte with his acknowledged ability. Among the new attractions of this evening will be a lime-light exhibition of castles, abbeys, and scenes of historic interest, by Mr. W. Dennes, with lucid explanations; also, several appropriate selections of music by the Engineer and City Band, under Mr. Impey, including an overture "II Matrimouio," "II Segreto," selection from " Der Freischutz," and a comic fantasia. The exJiibits continue to attract marked attention, and well worthy they are of such notice, in illustration of the ingenuity of the men and women of the future, and which cannot fail in bearing a harvest of good in the years to come.

LECTURE ON NEW GUINEA.

Wk would as'ain remind our readers of the lecture to be given in the Choral Hall to-morrow evening, by the Rev. Mr. iirmvn, missionary from New Ireland, Xew Britain, and Duke of York Island. The lecturer -will no doubt have some further information Jo give upon the tailed men of Kalilt, in whoso welfare no little interest has been excited. V.'ith so interesting a subject, the speaker should not lack a larjjc audience.

THE FEED OF BILLY ROE.

Air: " Wake of Teddy Hoc.''

In Grahanistown, city of quartz mines and

lame, u\n M.H.It, lived, Billy Itoe was his name

Wrahainstowii folks, fay Hugh Mellhone

led. Got a]) a great banquet at ten bob a head

Spoken : Little MistherMacdonald the Mayor, and Ki'Oiit Brodie the Town Clerk, wid Jiagnall, the cx-Minibcr of the Provinslml Council, and a lot iv other ladcinK citizens were sint for i:n majiatelj". " Now, yea see," said Mcllhohe. "we want to K'iv' a great big blow out to our minVber, d'ye nioind me now." .Blood and turf, had ycz seen how Hutjh Mcllhone wint round hawking' the tickets, how lie shkipped up and down Pollen-sthreet, for all Ihe woruld loike a dhrum rnajor o' leprechauns, and thin—

Misthcr Macdonald, Brodie, John Butt, and .T

Lowe, All wint in duress coats to the feed of Billy Koe. And the (Treat table groaned wid the weight ov

Jiie spiiread, To feed .list om; hundred at tin bob a head,

At the Uuv'ner Bowen, where they'd oft been

before To throw Yankee fjrab and talk politics o'er. And the champagne wint round while the War

ney did flow In flattheriny speeches to great. Billy Koe.

Spoken : liubbaboo, hurroo ycrsowls. Fill up ycr noLfKin's, and be the shillelah o' Barney Dhu no heel-taps, while wo dlu'ink long life to our mimbor, the illigant sclianicr. Oeh, blood an' onus, ilidn'l. he Bchamo nately with the IVlinis thry, and git the fjowld for the Cowayrangi bridge, not -to mintion the ovcrdhrat't, and the honnerarium, as a th rifle of luok-money for himself, lie the powers, 'tis himself that's the nate Hchamcr. liurroo ! Billy Koe, ycr sowls, foi-iver !

Macdonald, Brodie, and Davies danced a wild

i';uu!.a.;;o, Wid joy at the banquet of great. Billy Roe

OoXTIiIML'TED.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Messrs T. Macffarlano and. Joseph Yfillcocks, Justices of the Peace.) Till-: PLEASURE AND THE I'KNALTV. David Cleary, a middle aged man, was charged with being drunk, and was lined os and costs.

BROOMING A WIFI'

Robert Edwards was charged with assault ing his wife, Mary Anne, on the 14th inst., by striking her head with a broom. Prisoner, a young man, denied the charge. He did not use the broom.

Mary Anne Edwards stated that yester day she thought her husband was from home, when a young man from Onehunga called, and she went out to look after him. lie, however, was in the garden. Ke iiew into a rage and laid hold of the broom, and struck her over the head, threatening to do for her. She was feared lie would kill her if he was not restrained.

Prisoner said it, was false, and wished, to call Constable Jackson to testify to the ferocious; character of his wife.

Constable Jackson was not present. The _ IJencli ordered prisoner to find securities for his good behaviour for three months, hjmseli in £5, and two securities in £25 each.

CIfAKCE OF LARCENY

Eliza (iood was charged with stealing a chemise, and night shirt, value (is, the property of Mary Murphy, on the 13th inst.

Mr_ riesketh, ou behalf of the prisoner, admitted that prisoner in;d taken the tilings but under certain mitigating circumstances. Mrs Murphy was' indebted to Mrs Good to the amount of 10s lent money. Prisoner wanted the money returned, which was not convenient, she therefore sent her children who took the chemise and shirt oil'the line.

Sub-Inspector Pardy coroborated the statement; the prisoner was a poor, hard working woman, with three children under her care.

The Bench considering that there was no felonious intent, and as prosecutrix was in possesaiou of the articles, the prisoner was discharged with a caution.

A LITTLE SQUALL. Davcy Harris was summoned to answer for using threatening language towards Albert Payne on the 13th inst. Mr Heskcth appeared for Payne, and Mr Tyler for Harris.

Mr Heskcth explained. The parties were neighbours) in Parnell, and on the 13th inst. the fequalj wasinade, as will appear in evideuco. ' '

Albert Payne, of St. George's Bay road, tiic complainant, deposed that on Monday morning last lie saw defendant in Mr (.'burton's ground. He (defendant) said : '•Payne, why did you call me a tl— thief r" Witness said, "If you don't bring my dram pipes back, I shall know the reason."

Defendant immediately leaped on to the dividing fence, and said : " When I get you outside I will send you to the hospital for six months." He went outside and stripped to hisilanncl shirt, and appeared to be rav ing, screaming " You come out and I'll give you something," griudiug his teeth^-the time. i HlO S Mr Heskcth : And did you go ovM F Complainant: Oh no, it would in ill !; I did not want to go to the hospital. |j|| Mr Hesketh : Are you in fear of 1 -— Complainant: And no mistake; was like a madman ; had kept out of' way ever since ;he felt a kind of pres. aent that defendant would murder him ; he\isked Mr Churton about the pipes, and he said he had never told Harris to take the drain pipes off his ground. To Mr Tyler : He was not an able bodied man,'and had not been trained to fighting ; Harris was a stronger man, and could use his fists pretty freely; his object in coming to Court was his bodily safety. Harris was a continual source of annoyance to him, lie would leap over the fence like a deer, anil take the pipes ; he told him several times to clour out, but he only laughed at him; of course he did not get too near, he did not want to be sent to the hospital. Mr Churton stood laughing ready to crack his sides, and urging his man on ; he would liked to have seen a "mill," but not for Joe.

To Mr liesketh : He did not charge Harris with stealing the pipes ; he saw Mr Churton giggling from the stable, while Harris was

raving. Alice Payne, wife of complainant gave similar evidence.

John Brown, of St. Georges' B;iy, heard a conversation between the complainant and defendant ; he was close to the parties ; heard Mr Payne ask Mr Churton if lie authorized his man to intrude on his ground to take drain-pipes. Mr Clmrton said no ; then said Mr Payne, he shall pay for them. Payne did not call Harris a thief. Mr Tyler addressed the Court, and char acterized the case as almost ridiculous. The challenge was not direct, but conditional ; if complainant crossed the fence, then defendant would send him to the hospital for a stated term, but defendant did not go over the fence, nor place himself in battle array, consequently he was not subjected to the pummelling, and there was no cause for fear on the part of cornpla,- r.nt. Davy Harris, in tiie employ of Mrs Clmr ton, deposed that six months ago he took some drain pipes from complainant's prem ises by order of Mrs Clmrton, whose property they were. On a subsequent occasion Mr Payne called him a variety of names, which grew until it resulted in the row which brought him here. There was a good deal of grumbling between them about drain pipes, etc, when he said "now then, Payne, let's have no more of this ; let us light it out." Payne agreed to the course as suggested, but it must be in the public thoroughfare. He went and waited, but Payne did not come; he meant it but Payne was a coward, as he told him. Thinking there was likely to be a light, Mr Brown slipped on his breeches, and appearedon the scene; he went on crying his milk, and Payne imitated him by sing ing out, " Bring me my tiles," To Mr Heskcth: His temper was over now ; he still supplied Mr Payne with milk ; he did not bolt because John Rrown was coining ; lie was not afraid of John Brown although he was a big man. John F. W. Churton, residing in Parnell, deposed that Mr. Payne spoke to him about the drain pipes, and said that Mr Harris did not bring them back he would make it hot for him. He did not authorize Harris to take them.

After some further evidence, Mr Hesketli acUressed the Bench, and the case was clis misseti, eacli person paying his own costs.

Anchovies and Toast.

(FROM OUR LONDON COERKSPONPEJifT)

SPIRITUALISM

At the late social science meeting at Glas gow, the topic of Spiritualism came on the tapis, and attracted a great deal of attention and caused some rather angry controversy. It is not unlikely that the result may be the appointment of a committee of really scien tific men to investigate the "phenomena." The " Rock " lias been writing on the subject, and people generally are beginning to inquire into the real history of the so caled manifestations.

PROGRESS OF GOOD TEMPLAKY.

I have one or two very good items of news for your Good Templar friends and their followers. Mr Connor, who is a strong supporter of prohibition, has been re elected Governor of Maine by a majority of 12,000, which is nearly three times as large as he had on the last occasion. Mr (Jrier, the vicar of Rugley, one of the most eloquent advocates of the Permissive Bill, has just been appointed by Bishop Selwyil to a prebendal stall in Licbtield Cathedral, and the Rev Basil Wilberforce has been ap pointed to an honorary canonry in Win chester Cathedral. Another canon, Mr Duckworth, of Westminster, has been preaching a remarkable sermoniu the Abbey on the appalling atrocities committed iv England through drink. He dwelt epecially on the alarming increase of intemperance amongst women, as evidenced by recent police returns and .other incontrovertible proofs, and in eloquent and impressive terms appealed to all Christians to let no personal gratification stand in the way of intelligent and active devotion to the great and grow ing movement on behalf of trae'tenipenmee. THE GIBBON WAKEFIELD BUST, sculptured by Joseph Durham, A.R.A., lias just been placed in the vestibule of the Colonial Office. It bears the following inscription :—

Edward Gibbon* Wakefield, Author of "The Art of Colonization." Born, in London, 20th May, 1790. Died, in Wellington, (N.Z.), lGth May, 1562.

To commemorate his statesmanlike qualities

and disinterested efforts for the improve ment of the Empire, his friends and admirers have presented this bust to The Colonial Office. THE CROZETS.

In consequence of the Slralhmore affair and the terrible story of the bufferings of her survivors on the CYozcfc (iroup, the Admiralty have decided to give orders for cruisers to examine uninhabited islands when they pass them, and the Wolverene, now bound for the Australian station, will accordingly overhaul the Crozets.

[For continuation of Anchovies and Toast see fourth page.]

THE THAMES MIRROR.

Tins noteworthy exhibition of art, illustrative of pleasant memories, was exhibited again last evening, before an attentive and admiring audience. The songs of Mra Cottereil were greatly approved, and in' every instance the talented vocalist was obliged to return each encore with a graceful acknowledgement. We have not hitherto called attention to the scene of' the farm-house on tire, which was taken on the spot, we believe, at Cavcishum, near Keadingi by the artists, who were at the time on their tour. The scene is real in all its details. The moonlight scene, near the sylvan village of Wargrove, is really charming-, and 3iere.it would be appropriate were Mrs Cotteriill to favour the audience with the beautiful song " Oft in the stilly night," which would be fully appreciated in the -foreground of such a view. The three sections of the Panorama* of the Thames bear three distinct characters: the iirst is extremely rural, including woods, streams, and glimpses of country villages, with the spires of churches tapering over goldt'it glooms, and' yellow nieadoWs clothed |n rich 4*? * verdure; the second port rays more popuifiiS/ 1 districts, haunts of princes and poets, v&Wj^^f^, and gardens ; th<vthird pertains entirely ti" tl.iQ great city, and the bridges and buildings Q^t I'/ Surrey and Middlesex sides, with iiwiv $jfipgp g bright histories of human life. JUr. I ">§ -J3 - accompanying- lecture, descriptive of t^ (jj-jj a does him great credit. As the exir __^ Bhortlycloac^\Vu tuWiSQ a.U whoh.t»-==\ ,ci-,HenbV ,cam Print h<» Oit.Y o'

Tliiii & V JlilNlJNlx" tt'i'AK, VV JiJUIN JttBUAl, l>iU V JiiMJtfJliii 15, 1876.



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