SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Jessie Osborne, ship, from London

DEPARTURES.

lona, s.s., Farquhar, for the North

IMPORTS. Per Jessie Osborne, from London :— 65 cases, 20 J-casks, 17 bales, 69 cases, kegs, 1 par eel.—Owen & Graham. 4 cases, 192 cases, 111 kegs, 8 casks.—E. &H. Isaacs.

A barque outside Tiri was signalled at mid-day So many barques are due that it is impossible to say with certainty what it will turn out. Per haps it is the Mendoza, now 100 days from London, The brigantine Matchless loft Port Chalmers on Friday last, and may be expected here about Monday or Tuesday. The barque Prince Alfred has nearly com pleted the discharge of her Adelaide cargo. When she has ballasted, she will sail for Wang ape, and there load timber for Adelaide. Mr. David Gouk has received a commission from Captain Lunt to furnish the schooner Pan ola with a new mainmast. Our readers will observe that the Christmas arrangements of the Tauranga steamer are published in our issue of to-day. The Rowena will leave to-morrow, and return on Saturday in due course. She will then sail again on Saturday evening, and remain at Tauranga till Wednesday evening at. 5 o'clock. The ship City of Auckland is being loaded with great dispatch. Her cargo is coming for ward as fast as she can take it in. The Omaha, brigantine, left Lyttelton for the Chatham Islands on the 12th inst. The schooner Kenilworth has discharged h°r carsro, and is on the point of leaving for Wanaranoua, where she will probably leave for the South. Our friend, the "Herald" says "tho barques, James Brown, Captain Stout, will leave to-day for Wangaroa." We have have been looking for these vessels all over the harbour, and have come to the conclusion that there ain't no sich craft in port. The official trial trip of Messrs Fraser and Tinne's new iron steamer the Rotomahana, will take place on Thursday the 21st inst, not Wed nesday as stated by one of our contemporaries. The vessel will make a run to the Hot Springs if the weather permits. The schooner Jessie Henderson has come over to the Queen-street wharf to unload her small Fiiian cargo. It appears that she could not. unload at the Railway wharf as tho Custom House authorities have not yet taken charge. Owing to the rough state of the Makukau Bar yesterday the s.s. Taranaki was unable to cross, and lav last night inside the Heads. She would try to get out this morning, but it is doubtful whether she has succeeded as the S.W. blow still continues. _ The schooner Bello Brandon has been loaded very expeditiously at the Thames, and is to leave for Lyttelton to-day. This will give her twelve days to get in time for the Lyttelton re gatta, which, with ordinary luck should be ample. __, The fine fore and aft schooner Tanna cleared to-day for New Caledonia with a full cargo. She is to sail at once. .... The barque Tamaya is nearly certain to leave for Chile after ballasting. She has turned out her London cargo in first class order. Mr. Roe's new p.s. Oregon has been painted and fixed up, and left Onehunga at noon to-day for the Government wharf.

THE STEAMER MAORI.

The folloAving telegram from Thos. Turn bull Harbour Master, Hokitika, has been received :—" 12.16, 19 December, 1876. Maori hove off at 1 a.m. yesterday morning. No apparent damage to hull or machinery. The main and donkey boilers slightly started. Hard heaving, and dug aAvay S3O cubic yards of shingle. Sunday, p.m. Low Av'ater to get her doAvn. Position was dangerous.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails avill Close as Under :— For Thames, to-morrow, at 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, per Lalla Bookh, on Thurs day next, at 1.30 p.m. For Wangarei Heads, Waipu, Wangarei and Man!_apai, per Argrle, tlds day, at! p.m. For Tryphena, per Three Brothers, this day, at 4 p.m. For Taranaki. Southern Province', and Aus tralian Colonies, per Taranaki, to-morroAV, at 8 a.m. „ ~ _ For Gisborne and Napier, per Go-Ahead, on Friday next, at 3 p.m. . For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Bowena, to-morrow, at _ p.m. For Tairua, per Mana, on Thursday next, at 4 P-m- _ _, _ For Taranaki, Southern Provinces,, and Aus tralian Colonies, per Hawea, on Friday next, at 11.15 a.m. S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

HUGHES.—On Saturday, the 9th instant, at her residence, Ponsonby, the wife of S. E. Hughes, jun., of a son.

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

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1876.

fror the ca__;e that lacks assistance < For (lie wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance. And the eood that we can do.

With the present rabid mania for secular izing education rampant in our school management, Aye are not surprised at the perpetration of any absurdity in the garb of enlightened thought. Ear be it from us to urge the introduction within the portals of the sacred temple of knowledge the sectarian wars which beset the path of tho theological student. Until the professors of Christian dogma can arrive at some common formula of elementary truth it Avill remain the duty alone of the Government to supply our youth with the key which opens the door of all knOAvledge. But while recognising the truth of this, we cannot but look with a certain amount of curious pity upon the victims of that singular monomania for secularism which renders possible such an occurrence as that described in the appended note :—

"Sir.—The other day the Board of Edu cation Avished to give prizes to the children in our common schools, and I presume money Avas subscribed for the purpose. After'the prizes (Avhich had, no doubt, been carefully examined by the school committees to see that there Avas no religious teaching in them) Avere distributed, some gentlemen had the temerity to go inside the school buildings, after the officials had left, and distribute copies of an old-fashioned book called the Bible. In one case, the school building being under the entire control of the committee, such sacrilege Avas not allowed, so that the individuals had to con tent themselves Avith distributing them in the yard. It is to bo hoped that the School Committee Avill haye the said yard and building thoroughly SAvept and disinfected, for fear of any religious taint remaining behind ; in case there should be no funds I Avill voluntarily subscribe half a farthing toAvards the expense.—Yours, &c, Tlios. B. Kenderdine, Auckland, 19th Decem ber, 1876."

We have not the most remote idea Avho the authors of this* outrageous piece of business may be. We dare say that in their general deportment and business relations they are sensible men. But Aye do not hesitate to say that they have conducted themselves in this transaction like unmitigated asses. Only Avith extreme reluctance and doubt hav^e thoughtful men endorsed the ex pediency of rejecting as a school text book, a book Avhich, viewed historically alone, is the most ancient and valuable record Avhich the Avorld possesses. That there are, hoAVCA rer, sound reasons for placing restrictions on the indiscriminate reading of doctrinal and debatable passages in mixed schools supported by the State, Aye freely admit. But the members of the committee Aviso Avere guilty of this supreme exhibition of inanity, should each be presented with a lolly-stick and sent home to his mamma.

The periodical emptying of tho silt-basins at the outlet of Queen-street sewer furnishes an unfailing text for aviso dis course on the capacity of colonial amateur engineering for dissipating public funds in mostly an. abosttw expi'. «<?nt8 v f U<s City

Council, which was pretty well in accord with the Harbour Board when the design was approved, considers it a diplomatic concession to public opinion to make a well-fcmiied show of resistance against the payment of its half of the round sum re quisite for the removal of the hundreds of tons of stuff that collect in the basins annually. The Harbour Board, upon winch falls the weight of sustaining the so-called White elephant, calls for and accepts, tenders with a heroic and philosophical resignation to the inevitable. We confess, however, to grave misgivings respecting the iusticc of the sweeping condemna tion which, by popular consent appears to have voted as an utter failure the design for trapping the solid _ matter flowing from the city down the main sewer, And we are still more doubtful of the wisdom of the proposal, which is gaming a widening circle of admirers, to shoot all the simule, unalloyed filth of the city into our noble harbour: Civil engineering is pecu liarly one of those arts that ailord limitless scone for the airing of amateur theories and self-complacent opinions, which reflect nih nite "-lory upon the propounder, and carry confusion to those whose designs have been weighed in the balance of a practical test, and found wanting. It is hardly to be wondered at, therefore, that while the most eminent engineers of the present day are floundering woefully over this question of sewerage there may be found thousands who could scarcely distinguish between a drain-pipe and an electric cable, who would undertake, without leaving their arm-chairs, to shew how the whole sewage of London mi .it be turned into our harbour without disturbing its hygienic conditions. \\ edo not, however, step into the arena as the apologists of the silt basins. We think, without laying it down as a dogma, that their design might have been improved by simplifying the means of clearing ; ami the removal of the stu 1 m silt punts from below, instead of by carting, so "cents itself upon cursory consideration, as a practicable plan. The cllective trap ping of the sewers is. also a necessity where the mouth of the main artery, as ill the present instance, is blocked Our object ust now is merely to shew the difficulties encountered by neighbouring cities in wrestling with the same problem. And when we have done it will appear, as tin unavoid able corollary, that if silt basins do not supply the means of cutting the Gordian knot/neither can dependence be placed on the scour of sea currents and tides homo months nqo, in treating on this subject, Aye referred to Sydney as furnishing a practical example of the working of the system of conveying sewage by open drains to low-water mark, and there discharging into a harbour. At that time the evil was sufficiently developed to have formed the ground of formal complaint by the late Commodore Goodenough and Captain Narcs to the Governor of Now South Wales, relative to the sickness caused on board Her Majesty's ships by the filthy state of Sydney 'harbour and the slimy, putnlied condition of the refuse on the foreshore. Nor did the typhoid fever, widely prevalent on shore and afloat, form the sum total of the evils arising from this well-ascertained cause. The anchorage of shipping had twice been removed further from shore through the rapid silting-up of the harbour. The horrible infliction drew frequent and angry protests from owners of property near'the shore, but more particularly from the residents of Blackwattl c Bay, a large and important suburb, which seems to bear somewhat the same relation to the Sydney sewerage system as Mechanics' Bay and Parncll would to the Queen-street sewer if extended to the Breakwater. The New South Wales Government lias carried out certain reclamation works across this bay, cutting off a considerable area of land, after the fashion, as we understand the reports on the subject, of our own famous intakes. And the sea has cast up its burden of filth there, tide after tide, until Black-wattle bay has become Black wattle swamp, and Blackwattle swamp has diffused its malodorous gasses over large suburbs to which worthy and health-loving citizens had retired to breathe the pure atmosphere of Nature. The residents remonstrated, the Corporation was super cilious ; they threatened, the' Council was puzzled, but unmoved. The residents next applied to the Supreme Court for a mandamous, compelling the Corporation to abate the nuisance. A writ of injunction was issued, but delayed for three months to allow the Council time for reform. The time passed, but the nnisance continued, and an order for the sequestration of the Corporation was applied for, and granted, 1 tho writ not to issue for eight months tliat the Corporation might yet have another season, for reformation. But engineering skill or Council resources were unequal to the occasion, and at the end of the eight months, as we learned by cable _ a few days ago, the writ of sequestration issued, and the revenues, rates, and proper, ties of the whole Corporation of .Sydney became vested in a Commissioner ap pointed by the Supreme Court until the nuisance shall have been abated. This extraordinary denouement has at length aroused the Corporation into a desperate activity, and it is possible the climax may be averted by the rapid com pletion of tlie necessary works. The success which has attended this vigorous action against the Corporation may bring down upon it a host of others similarly situated. The investigations of a Commission of Inquiry into the sanitary condition of Sydney which was aided by the reports of Mr. Moriarty and other en gineers, reveal a most extraordinary and shocking state of things. Houses are des cribed as built on "soil literally saturated and oozing with putrid organic matter of the most offensive description," some are "erected actually in the midst of green fetid pools" of slimy abomination. The state of the harbor and foreshore is equally horrid, and the bay is silting up with the foul deposits from the sewage incessantly poured into it. These facts may furnish some grains of comfort to us in our less disgust. ingly defective, if not very perfect, system ; and assuredly it should carry its warnings against hasty or ill-considered tinkering with the permanent sanitary system of the city.

Considerable delay Avas occasioned this morning in proceeding Avith the business of the Police Court in consequence of the difficulty experienced in getting Justices, At length Messrs Yon der Heyde and Graham Avere found, and^the Court opened at a quarter to.eleven. To the Editor : Sir, —Seeing in yours of yesterday evening that there is a house in Hill-street for sale, and that the allotment is lined and papered, I Avish to inform you that my husband is a paperhanger, and would be glad of a feAV allotments to paper if there aj'e more in that street to be done. I see also that £100 is offered. Very cheap. The same gentleman says the tank is fenced in. Please inform me if this be the case.—Yours, &c., JANE CAVANA, Wellesley- street. Rev. Wm. Tinsley Avill preach the annual sermon to the Auckland Sunday-school teachers to-morrow (Wednesday), evening, in the lecture-room of the Young Men's Christian Association. We have great pleasure in calling atten tion, after a personal inspection, to a fcAy small and handy Leamington ranges to be offered to-morrow at auction, by Messrs E. and H. Isaacs. They'are really worth hav ing in any home. A well-knoAvn resident of Dunedin, avlio lately left there on a visit to the old coun try, has, since his arrival there, come in for property Avliich at' present yields £3,500 a year, j

To the Editor : Sir, —I saAV in one of your late editions, that the poor box at the Police Court Avas as far as contributions Avere concerned very much neglected. Noav Mr. Editor, can it bo expected to be other- Aviso Avhcnthe public are aware that several of our charitable institutions aie so badly managed ? For instance the Howe-street In dustrial school, where there are at the pre sent time children whoso parents are in good circumstances, supported by the public. I know of an instance where a respectable tradesman applied for a little boy, a relation, intending to teach him his trade, and Avas refused by the master ; lie also applied to the committee, and Avas informed he must send an application to the Governor. When he found there Avas so much trouble attached to it he abandoned the idea. I could mention soveral other instances. It also sccma singular that the master and mistress should have paid servants when there are plenty of girls whose time is not out Avho could do tho Avork. Hoping you will excuse my taking the liberty of an- SAvering tho remarks on your paper, in jus tice to the poor children who are there and have no parents nor anyone that they can be trusted with, I have thought it no more than a mother's place to bring this before your notice.—l am, yours respectully, A Mother.

On Saturday morning last, the 16th inst., on the conclusion of the work at the Train ing Class for Teachers, Miss Burnett, as the representative of the students, presented to Mr Worthington a very handsome walnut wood dressing-case, fitted up with every requisite, all mounted in silver, as a token of their appreciation of his services during tho past year. Mr Worthington, in thank ing the donors for their very beautiful and costly gift, remarked that he should value it above its intrinsic value, as ;m evidence that they appreciated any pains he had taken in directing their studies, and fitting them for the important work in which they wore engaged. We are informed that the Train ing Class has been in existence for two years and a half, and that during the year now ending it has been attended by upwards of fifty teachers, most of them belonging to the Government schools, several coming in on Saturday mornings from the country districts. There are some long-suffering and geno rous people in Mastcrton. Ono of theso persons A\ ras assaulted the other day by a neighbor, and had his Avhiskcrs torn out. The offender Avas fined £5, which lie couldn't pay. Then that prosecutor lent him £5 to pay tho fine ! On account of the sudden departure of Mr H. Chapman for Engfand by the Orari the Temperance Variety Troupe, Avith a number of amateurs, have determined to give him a benefit on Saturday next, tit the Y. M. Rooms. The Committee hope that the public Avill be generous on this occasion, as Mr Chapman has always been to the front on any occasion when charity has been concerned. They regret that there is such short notice, but hope the public will overlook it and show up in big numbers on this occasion. Price of ad mmon Is. The rabbit infliction in Otago maintains frightful proportions. The other day 16,000 rabbit skins were sent by waggon from Galloway Station, Manuherikia. Thirty seven bales of rabbit skins arc now lying at Castle Krook Station, Southland, and on that station above 130,050 rabbits have been killed this year. Auctioneer's licenses will be issued to ap plicants within the city of Auckland, on Now Year's Day, at the offices of the Town Clerk, Canada Buildings. The HobKon Company and Band will parade and perform martial and other aire this evening at tho Drill-shed, nt half-past seven o'clock. A varied musical and vocal concert, and dance will tako place in the Lorne-strect Hall on Boxing Night, to include the "Chair Perform ance," »ongs, acrobatic exercises, and nigger dance*, hornpipes. Sec., and a farce entitled, "School." Tho Hibernian Band will be in attendance, and set the feet of the youthful visitors in active motion. We invite attention to the advertisement of Mr 11. Atkins, a long established silk merchant and draper, of Qucen-stroot. Mr Atkins has just secured the spacious premises lately occupied by Messrs Vailc, and which have been restored for tho purpose of placing Mr Atkins' immense stock of silks, dress materials, summer prints, French muslins, quilts, calicoes, and every variety of Manchester and other Roods fairly before the public in his new stores. As "good wine needs no bush" so pood art idea recommend themselves. Mr Atkins' address Avill be found elsewhere by strangers in the city and suburbs. A musical and literary entertainment is an nounced to be held this evening in the Welles ley-street Baptist School-room, when a grand Christmas tree will bo exhibited adorned with 200 children's gifts. A number of readings and recitations will be driven, also select pieces of music from choice sources, by members of tho choir. Mr John Horapath will aocompany the singers on the pianoforte. The children who exhibited at the recent Sunday-school Exhibi tion will be presented with certificates of merit An illuminated address and shield of portraits will be presented by the young ladies to Mrs Cornforcl, as a parting memorial. The proceeds of this varied entertainment will be given to tho children's Christmas festival fund.

The opening soiree of the nevr Primitive Methodist Church, Franklin Boad, will be held this evening. Tea will be on the table at half past six precisely. The programmo of the even ing is select and pleasing, interspersed Avith hymns, recitations, speeches, and music. The Foresters' Fotc at Ellorslie on Boxing Day, in celebration of the 13th anniversary of Court City of Auckland, promises to bo a groat success. A procession will be formed at the Cook-street Hall at half-past nine in tho morning, from whence they will march to the Railway Station, headed by the splendid band of the Hobson Company, and proceed by special train to Ellerslie Gardens. The soiree and ball in the evening at the Choral Hall, will be in harmony with the entire programme, and for which tho appointed committee are making active prepara tions. The Indiana Minstrels have prepared .a capital programme for Wednesday week. The per formance will be given in the Lornc street Hall, and Avill consist of the latest touches of negro minstrelsy, new songs, dances, and farces as played by Emerson, and other eminent knights of the bones and tambourine. The Corporation of Wellington is putting the screw on the private streets, and a terrible howl has srone up. An ordor was recently issued for the formation of Elizabeth-street, at the cost of the local ratepayers. Tho work will involve an expenditure of £o(X), and as all the residents are working men, the order is felt to be a great hardsl lip.

MAYORAL ELECTION,—THE MEET ING TO-NIGHT.

To-MOKIIOAV Avill determine the fato of the tAvo gentlemen avlio are at present seeking the suffrages of the burgesses for the highest post of honour in the gift of the city. Of the two candidates, Aye must acknoAvledgc to a strong sympathy with Mr Cosgrave, As a councillor he has been straightforward and honest, Avithout pandering to a mere desire for popularity and notoriety. He is, moreover, a repre sentative of that class of tradesmen Avho in other cities, control municipal affairs. Genial, and unostentatious, not ani mated by any insufferably self-satis lied idea that bis oavii occupation of the office will shed special lustre upon it, Aye knoAv of feAV citizens Avho might claim Avith better grace the honour of presiding over the Board Avhere for years he has been contented with the position of an unassuming, pains taking member. It is an easy matter to pick holes in the jacket of any man Avho has been before the public a number of years, but probably there are as feAV, and perhaps feAver, in Councillor Cosgrave's coat than in most of his neighbours. "It is for the rate payers, hoAvever, to make choice, and Aye Avish them joy in their task. The public meeting at the Mechanics' Institute to.night may assist in the decision, but we place considerably less value upon hustings promises than on pie crust, the nutritious qualities of Avhich avc most heartly appreciate. HoAvever, Aye have no doubt some fun, if nothing more, will he derived from the proems of turaiiig tU. s_ndid. ft. for

dignities on the spit of public criticism this evening, and we recommend all rate payers to attend. The system of bringing representatives face to face with their constituents is a good one, and Aye should like to see it systematically resorted to.

COUNTY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS.

The following additional returns of nomina tions have been received by us :—■ Waitemata County.—Weiti Riding ; Enoch Bond, James Inglis, Homy Lloyd. Rodney County.—Kaukapakapa Rid ing ; George William Moore, Morris Clark Henley. Waikato County.—Kirikiriroa Riding ; Francis R. Claude, and John Blair White were nominated, and declared elected.

Waipa County—Newcastie Riding ; Major Wilson, elected. Piako County.—Patetcre Riding; tl\oro was no nomination.

POLICE COURT,—This Day.

(Before G. Yon der .Heydo, and G. S,

Graham, Esqs., J.P's.) SINKING FAST. Three men appeared this morning, only three, For being drunk, paid fines, and then wore free. Alexander Walters, William Quigley, and James Bonnet were charged Avith drunken ness and fined 5s each, Avith costs. HEATING A HORSE. James Boyd was charged Avith cruelly beating a horse in Queen-steect, on the 9th inst. Defendant, a 'bus driver, said he certainly did beat the horse, but it was done with a rotten stick. Sub-Inspector Pardy said it was a very bad case. 1 .ned 10s and costs. FIST VERSUS NOSE. " MoKeown, angry, struck two awful blows, Winch happly missed his old companion's noso. Thomas McKcown, Avas charged Avith assaulting George Wilson by attempting to disfigure nisnose, on the loth inst. Mr. Wilson, Avho had recovered, asked the bench to allowed him to withdraAV the case, as his friend McKcown, had promised not to repeat the assault. WithdraAvn accordingly. LUNACY. John Ross Avas again brought up charged Avith being of unsound mind. Sub-Inspector Pardy asked that the man might bo drscharged as he had perfectly recovered from his lit of temporary insanity The man Avas desirous of going aAvay. Discharged on payment of costs. A STRAYING HORSE. George DoAvcr Avasjcharged Avith allowing his horse to wander in Princes-street on the Bth inst. Mr DoAvcr pleadad guilty, but said that his horse escaped from his paddock and Avas pounded, and ho had already paid £1 7s fid., .against Avhicb he protested. The Bench said if lie had been wronged, he had his remedy against the pound-keeper. Mr Dower said he protested in the interest of the public. Fined 5s and costs. A DISHONEST MAID. A servant maid's a constant source of strife. And rightly termed " the greatest plague of Hfc." Fanny Spin, orSpayn, Avas again brought up on a charge of stealing a one pound note ; 2 knives and forks ; 2 tea-spoons } packet of cocoa ; half-pound black tea ; ] lb coffee ; a quantity of loaf and raw sugar ; lib talloAV dips (Warnock's) ; 2 egg-cups; cream jug and sugar basin ; 2 ladies' hats ; 8 yards lining ; 1 chemise ; 1 night dress ; several pair of stockings ; a stuff dress ; black tunic ; several cuffs ; handkerchiefs, and a rolling pin, value about £6 13s 9d ; the property of Mr. George Baston of Auck land. Tim stolen goods were brought into Court, in a large two-handled basket by Constables McGrath and Clark. Another charge was also preferred against the prisoner for stealing sheets, blankets, and other articles, value 21s fid, the pro perty of Sarah Lewis. The prisoner hung doAvn her head and pleaded guilty. Sub-Inspector Pardy said that the girl, Avho Avas unknoAVn to the police, hail engaged herself in the capacity of general servant to Mrs Basten, of Vincent-street, and Avhile the family Avoro at church on Sunday evening last she rob bed the house of the articles enumerated, and left. Mr Basten nfterAvards met her with Mrs Basten's hat on her head. In the second case the girl Avent to Mrs Lewis's, in the same street, and asked for some mangling, and Avn-s supplied with the bundle she asked for. The father of the girl, a decent looking man, here stepped forward and said his nam <f Avas Spayn, and that the prisoner was his daughter. She ran away from home about three Aveeks ago, and the first infor mation he had of her Avhereabouts Avas in the Star of last evening. The girl had a very good home, and might be comfortable if she liked. He could not understand Avhy she had acted thus. He feared she was going Avrong in the head. The Bench expressed regret at seeing the young Avoman m such a position, and in consideration of her youth, and that these were her first offences, her sentence Avould be light, A'iz., 3 weeks' imprisonment for the first offence, and one week for the second; to be kept apart from the female prisoners. EDUCATION RATE. ( Mr Beale, solicitor, brought up his revised list of Education rate defaulters, in three parts: (1). Consisting of about twenty in Auckland, who did .not appear. (2). the Coromandel section, included Martha Callagban, James Foley, John Fenton, Arthur S. Ford, W. Hollis, William Ather ton, D. Valentine, J. Burns, AndreAv Smith Dugald Campbell, G. H. Leggc. J. Call away, Peter Burns ; H. Wilde, J. McShena A- McDonald, C. Melsop, (3) some had not been'serA^ed,1! some Avere adjourned. The several collectors proved that they had not collected the amounts, and Mr. Lusk deposed that he had not received them. In the cases proved the Bench recorded judgments for plaintiffs ; householders 20s, bachelors 10s ; costs equalised. Throe cases, \dz., those of George Sanders, William Seager, and Alfred Bruce Avere adjourned at the request of Mr Beale until the 6th of February of next year. Judgment Avas also' obtained against Terence Kavanagh, of Mauku, for 20s, and £3 costs. .This was all the business.

DEVONPORT LODGE.

The Good Templars of the North Shore spent last evening in the Devonport Hall together in narmomum concert, The weather unfortunately was not in a sunny mood, but quite otherwise ■which prevented numbers of persons from attending the conoert. Tho music, songs, and general performances Avere creditable iii detail and satisfactory to the audience. Mr Butschkow presided at the piano. Mr Hemus delivered a spirited address, Avith occasional touches of dry humour and garnished with happy turns of tnought. The songs were Avell received, and included ''Kiss me Mother," by Miss Hall; tl . tt.,, „°* Nelson," Mr Neal : " Going Down the Hill," (Constitution), by Mr Gladding; and several others; also, two or three recitations of a comic and sentimental character.

WAIUKU FIRING.

The firing for choice of representatives took Place at the Mauku yesterday, under command of Maj or Lusk. The competition Avas carried on under unfavourable condition.;, a steady rain falling the greater part of the time, with a gale from tho north-west. The following were the scores :— 200 400 500 COO , Barnes, yd. yd. yd. yd. __ Lieut. Jas. Mellsop, F.R. ~ 23 25 24 13—85 S,-LieutAVKing.*_To.lW.R: 23 19 18 22-82 Pr. A. McDonald, No. 1 P.R. 23 24 20 10-77 Pr.J.Twidlo.No. IP.R. ~ 19 21 18 18—76 Pr. E. Yates, Forest Bifles .. 24 16 13 17-70 Sorgt. J. Boden, F.R 19 24 14 12—69 S^'W^Vt^'ll' ** 20 18 4-67 P. V. Walters, F. It. ~ ~ 23 20 19 &-__

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

THE annual examinations of the children of the Convent schools, Wyndham-street, -was held to-day, in the presence of the very Rev. H. J. Eynes V.G., Avho pre sided, and Rev. Walter McDonald, Rev. J. Paul, Rev. J. Grange, and Rev. J. OT>Avver,and a large number of visitors. The school's Avere decorated Avith great taste with flo Avers, ensigns, and flags, and too much praise cannot be accorded to the sisters, and nuns under Avhose care the children had been placed. The infant school of St. ] Aloysicus, numbering 140 children, under- Avent their examinations in the most creditable manner ; and received their little presents from the hands of tho Rev. Father Eynes who presented thorn with evident delight. The gifts ATere mostly toys and small books suitable to the years of the recipients. The proceedings throughout avcic most interesting, and at the close, Father Fyues addressed a feAV pleasant Avords full of encouragement to the children, saying that they had greatly advanced during the year; he felt that the teachers had done their duty, and as they Avere not disposed to listen to a long speech, he would Avish them all a merry Christmas, and a happy NeAV Year. The children appeared with smiling faces, and Avere neatly attired. The Infant School numbers 140. The Examinations in St. Joseph's School gave much satisfaction to the clergy and numerous visitors. The children's disci pline, tact, and order when returning to their places and again forming to their clusses formed a pleasing feature in the proceedings of the day. The classes Ist, 2nd and 3rd kept up their interest during an hour snd a half, and were relieved by vocal duets ; the " Cuckoo," " Give me these Flo Avers," "Flora Lyle,' "Ram upon the Roof." The recitations on bad grammar, language, and street honesty afforded much amusement. The Avhole proceedings concluded by a description of a voyage round the Avorld, after Avhich till the children united in the Hymn to the Sacred Heart and God save the Queen. The St. Joseph's School numbers 55 children. The A'arious articles of crochet and needle work displayed both care and taste, and the Avriting books, especially of the middle class children, sheAved that great attention had been paid to this department of educa tion. The copies Avere clear and legible, Avithout unnecessary flourish. _ -Names of Children DcscrA-ing Prizes.—First. Class—Conduct, Jessie O'Noil; geography and recitation, Helena Buckley; arithmetic, Ellen O'Connell; grammar, Mary Thomas; writing, Kate Cotton: reading, Sarah Donovan ; regular attendance, Lizzie Clarke ; Avork, Boso Clarke ; neatness, Jane Nearing; general improvement, Margaret Lonergan, Mary A. Donaher, Jane BorthAvick, Bella Gibbons, Eva Nelson; most studious, Jessie O'Neil, H. Buckley, E. O'Connel, L. Clarke, and Mary A. Donaher. Second Class —Conduct, Lizzie Barry; reading, Martha Borthwick ; study Mary A. Mara, Mary Nolan, Mary Connelly, and Lizzie Barry ; work, Ellen Sandford. Third Class—Study, Bella Brady, Louisa liurnard, and Alice Crawley ; catechism, 1 vat* Hansen; regular attendance. Ro»se Bobin son ; neatness, Susan Thomas. Fourth Class- Study, Maggie Donovan, Polly Clarke, Mary J. Both"; regular attendance, Mary Butler; neat ness, Lizzie Preplan ; writing, Mary Callignn ; general improvement, Winifred l.evancy; reci tation, Jane Cadigan; general improvement, Cassey Roderick. The examination of the St. Francis De Sales Select School, numbering 55 pupils, Avas perhaps the most interesting, as the young lady pupils Avere more advanced in tuition. * Tho singing, recitations, and ansAvers to scientific, geo graphical, astronomical, and historical questions Avere answered in a correct manner, and Avhich elicited general ap proval from the visitors. Various articles exquisitely Avrought in Berlin aa'ool, and paintings Avere exhibited, and called forth much admiration. The school has always been considered one the best conducted in Auckland. We regret that space will not permit us to go minutely into this examination, the prizes for Avhich Avill be given on Thursday next, after the performance of the drama. The following is the

Programme: Ist Piano—"Beatrice di Tendi," Misses Leahy, McMahon, Buckley; Address- Miss Scott; 3rd Class—Recitation, History, Spelling, Gcogi-aphy ; Song—" Oh, breathe not his name;" 2nd Class—Astronomy, Voyage Bound the World, the Departments and Pro vinces of France; Piano Solo—" The Virgin's Prayer," Miss Martin ; Recitation—Misses AVal nutt; Walsh, Quin, Croker, and Nelson; Song— "The English Immigrant;" Ist Class—Grecian Literature and Punic Wars, Geography, Rules of Intonation; Piano—-' II Barbiere." duett, Misses Craig, Burn, and ChadAvick; Ist Class- History, Sculpture, Electricity, Ne>v Zealand Geography, Parsing; Song—" Children's Voices;" German Dialogue; Recitation.

The Arrival of the Jessie Osborne.

The clipper ship Jessie Osborne arrived from London at two o'clock this afternoon, Avith 200 adult immigrants on board, and a general cargo, shipped under the auspices of the Ncav Zealand Shipping Company. She has made a good passage of 94 days, and has beaten the barque Mendoza, which left a fortnight before her.

The following is a list of immigrants by this vessel :—

Anderton : William 35, Eliza 34 ; Bawden : John 37, Tomasine 36, William 14, Fred 6, Albert I; Colbourne : John 40, Sarah 37, John 16, James 13, George 12, Amy- 10, Alice 8, Thomas G; Castle : Thomas 36, Catho 33; Loftus: Annie 17 ; Elliott: George 31, Emily 31, William 10, Emma 8. Thomas 5; Francis: Georpe 29, Alice 26 Florenco 2; Freebury: Paul 36. Rebecca 29- Galloway : Malcolm 26, Helen 21, Robert 8i; Haywood: Edward 35, Eliza 36, Eliza 18; His cocks: Stephen 60, Mary 60; Harris: Charles 30 ; Beach: Mary 23, Catho 18, Sarah 16 ; Hosk ing ; James 18, Mary 48, James 26, William 24 Eliza 24, John 17, Anne 12, Thomas 10; Jenkins • Thomas 27, Ellon 2i Adal; Jones: Thomas 41 Eliza 35, Thomas 11, Robert 12, Albert 9, Joseph 6, Frances 3, George I; Fillip: Thomas 57, Hannah 53, Thomas 30, Sarah 36, Edward 21 George 19, Joseph 17, Robert 15, Hannah 12' Thomas H. 1; Labonde : Leon 23, Annois 26, Armaud 3; McCanlcy: John 49, Mary 21 John 21, Eliza 24, Jane 4, Bella l! Martha 16, George 12, Margaret 8, William 7, Eliza 5, Margaret I. 3, Sarah 1; McLean : Duncan 43, Rebecca 10, John 18, Mur do 16, Mary 14, Catho 12, James 10, Donald 8, Alexander 4; McGrath : Peter 33, Mary 27 Peter 8, Mary i; Nagle: Nicholas 45, Kate 47* Margaret 22, Mary 20 ; Rafton: Henry3o, Emma 26, Sarah 6, William 3, Walter! ; Ross : Alexan der 27, Isa 23, Donald 21; Sanderson: William 37, Isabella 34, Thomas 10, William 3, James 2 Edward 3.; Carter: Isabella 13 ; Sampson • John 39, Sarah 35, John 7 ; Laura 9. Mary A. 5 Rosa E. 2; Jobin: Nicholas 27, Bridget 28, John 6 Ma .iy 4, Cecilia 1; Taylor: DaAdd 21, Ellen is'- Worthington: George 32, Mercy 29, Alice 9* George 7, Frank 3, Frederick lOi; Wilcock: l'homas 21, Mary 17; Watkinsf Geoigc 25* Emily 24, Mary 3, Charlotte 1; Baker: Joseph 29, Susan 24, Rosa 5, Richard 1; Taylor: Richard 33, Ellen 31.

Single Men and Women.—Ashern, John 32 • BoAven, David 22; Bramwell, John 18; Broderick' Daniel 33; Brooks, James 26 ; Burgess, John ''5 •' Coppey, Patrick 22 ; Cahill, Timothy 21, Careen' John 22; Chalkcr, James 20 ; Doyle, Richard 21 ' Ellis, John 22, Rces E. 17 ; Gain, John 23 ; Gallo- Ayay. Thos. 20 ; Gray, William 19; Horosan John 25; Hay, Thomas 21; Hunt, Thomas 18 Kennedy, John 37: Morrison, James3o; Murphy Daniel 21; Mathew, Patrick 21; O'Shea, Patrick 19 ; O'Connor, Chas. 21, Johanna 20; O'Brien Denis 27; Roach, James 24; Rogers, Lake 27'; Riddel, John 21; Stevenson, Frank 19; Sullivan Vv llham 23; Thomas, Edward 30; Tallon, Henry 21, Kate 21; Taylor, William 25; Vosper. Fran cis 17; Warren, William 22 ; Walshaw, Josenh 22- Watt, William 24; Williams, Joseph 26 • Blake, Fanny 21; Ballingham, Martha 23- Coir' Rose 30 ; Cahill, Catherine 19 ; Donnovan, Han nah 28 ; Haywood, Sarah 13 ; Hyland, Mary 18 ■ Innocent, Kate 26; King, Cath. 39, Bridget 14 : & ms>£ hornK 17' stephen 12: Kennedy, Eliza 18; McCoy, Mary ,20; Mackey, Margaret 21- Minogue; Kate 22, Julia 18 ; Nugent, Cathe 30 •' OBnen, Kate 28; Reilly, Susan 18; Roberts.' Eleanor 21; Shannahan Mary 23; Sheeby Mary 26; Speare, Margaret 21; Torrens: Fliza 17, Isabella 14; Frohock, Ellen 20; White Margaret 34; Baker : Joseph 29, Susan 24, Rosa 5, Richard 1, Welson William 35;Mullane, Joseph 18; O'Connell, Cornelius 20 ; Young Henry 17; Corcoran : Mat 19, Frances 3; Hogan! Margaret 20; Sullivan, Johanna 19; Humphreys ™u' y n2. nSlll^' Thomas 24; Kencaly, John 20 AH lleJl 21: Woods, Beniamin33; Sheely, Jeremiah zd ; Worthington. Louisa 5.

TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS OF IMMIGRANTS. Married men with families.—Farm labourers 6, general labourers?, ploughman 1, traffic foreman 1, agricultural basket maker 1, carpenters 2, shin smith, general smith 1, shoemaker, 1, Married Men Without Families. - General labourers 3, farm labourer 1, mine labourej. 1, Ualmm h ship m m i, m ummx a,

Single Men.—Farm labourers 30; general labourers 10, ship smiths 2, shepherd 1, wheel wright 1, gardener 1, baker 1, ropemakers 2 tailor 1, ioiner 1, carpenters 5, groom 1, black' smiths 3, shoemaker 1, shipwrights 3, platelaye \ 'Single Women.—General servants 29, dairy ■"' \ maids 3, housemaids 3, nursemaids 3.

(PER "STAR" CARRIER PIGEON). Off Rangitoto Reef, 4 p.m. Ship is coming through Channel splen didly, under nearly full canvas. Th e Health Officer's flag is flying at the main, and her rail as Aye go alongside is dotted Avith hundreds of expectant faces, Avhose OAvners cheer lustily. The doctor's en quiries are ansAvered satisfactorily. Only one case of measles occurred since leaving dock, and that Avas 80 days ago. Dr Goldsborough, Captain Burgess, and Maior Green go on board, and in a few minutes the representatives of the Presa are allowed to follow their example. The Juessie Os borne is a magnificent iron ship, something Sfter the s;yle of the Orari. Captain Fab coner is a jolly felloAV and his first ques i tion is "What will you take to drink?"

Saloon pessengers : Mr and Mrs Runci man and family, Dr. Allnott.

The captain reports : Left Gravesend Sept. 16. Had light winds at starting for tAVO or three days, and then succession of gales to trades. Had unusualiy long spell of variables and calms to 2 N, in Avhich S.E. t ades Avere got. Crossed line 23rd October* Lost trades 27 42, S, 32 45, W. On Nov". ember 2, passed meredian of Greemvi eh. I n the Southern Ocean, ship made capital run ning, averaging lli knots for 12 days. Made Three Kings on the 16th instant" after a passage or 91 days from Gravesend. Five deaths, all children, took place. There names are : McCoulay, GalloAyay, Francis, and Watkins. Births : Mrs Caleborne, child still-born ; Mrs BoAvden, son ; Mrs McCoulay, son.

THE MAYORAL ELECTION.

(To the Editor of the Star.)

SIR, —I find that some of Mr Hurst's can vassers are endeavouring to influence rate payers against Mr Cosgrave on the ground that he is a Catholic, and ought not for that reason to hold the highest city office. Such an attempt to import religious differ ences in a matter affecting us only as citizens, should not be tolerated. Person ally I do not. care which of the tAvo may be elected, but, although by voting for" Mr Cosgrave, I may offend some of my own friends, I feel called _upon to set my face against this sort of thing. I have hitherto refrained from taking part in the contest, but shall uoav do all I can to further Mr Cosgrave's interest on this ground if on no other. —Yours, &c., Richard Dickson.

NEWTON RIDING.

To the Editor : Sir,—l desire through you to say to the ratepayers of the above riding, and especially to the Ponsonby part of it, that they should not allow themselves to be misled on any pretence whatsocA'er, into A-oting for any candi date who docs not before Friday next publicly announce (like Mr Tothill and others) in the newspapers, or, if possible, at a public meeting, himself to oppose the bringing into operation of the Permissive Cause of the Counties Act until he consults, and obtains by public resolution, the consent of the ratepayers whom he proposes to represent. To the contrary, I Avas present at the hist meeting of ratepayers, at which Mr. Masefleld Avould not pledge himself in the direction indicated, and Mr. Morton expressed himself in the most unmistakable manner, favor able to the adoption of the whole Act. Under these circumstances I think the ratepayers havo a right to demand a public pledge on the subject before their Arot,es are asked.—Yours,—Rate -I'AYKR. Newton, December 18th. 1870.

The Murder at Ararimu Beyond Drury.

Our Reporter Visits the Scene-

[BY TELEGRAPH.]

[FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.]

This day. I arrived at the scene of the murder at ten o'clock last night, after being fre quently benighted. It is a terrible road, and the darkness Avas profound. The track traverses a succession of sloughs, through Avliich I snuggled on for hours. At length I saw a light, Avliich proved to be Manders', close to the scene of the mur der. I knocked him up, and his hospitality ' was something splendid, cocoa, good bed, ! &c. This morning I spent in carefully ex amining the ground and getting the state ments of all the principal settlers. Considerable dissatisfaction, is expressed at the "Herald's" statement that the mur der arose out of an Irish row. All the settlers are industrious and law-abiding. I believe it was a murder most foul.

ARARIMU VIA DRURY.

1 p.m. The Post Mortem Examination- Dr. Baynton has arrived, and is holding a post-mortem examination on the body. The poor Avidow is looking through the window at the doctor (using hammer and chisel on the head and body. She says: "Oh, Lord, AAdiat are they doing to him?" She has been removed distracted. The post mortem examination will con clude about tAvo, when the funeral Avill take place. The body is being conveyed to Maketu cemetery in a cart. The leading settlers are all assembled here. I never saAV so much indignation at a murder, or sympathy Avith a family in my life. The old diggers here arc a fine manly class of settlers. THE BODY. I have examined the body, Avhich is lying in the Catholic Chapel on a table. The settlers are engaged in the same room making the coffin. The body was naked qn Sunday night, but the proceedings Avere very orderly. There Avas no dissipation. THE FACTS OF THE MURDER. The folloAving facts Avere gathered from leading settlers after visiting the ground, and Avill anticipate all the material evidence at the inquest. First, Avith reference to the victim's movements. He Avent to a settler s named Markhani AAuth a. soav for the boar, and returned on the Avay to his oAyn home, driving the soav before him. , He wont up to J Dunn's, a quarter of a mile on the right hand side of the road, for a scythe Avhich had been lent, leaving the sow Oil the road. He left Dunn's between 12 and 1 o'clock, and traced the tracks of the pig along the road. At Phelan's house he Avent up, having lost the track of the pig to recover it. Phelan's carpen ter said he had not seen it, Shanahan expressed fear that the pig had got into Martin Curtin's paddock, in Avhich case he would be taken to Court. He went from the Workman to Phelan's house, and made further enquiries, returning to the carpen ters. He ' met Powell, and searched Phelan's potato paddock 'unsuccessfully. He Avent along the road toAvards his home, and tracked the pig sixty chains further. He then, laid the scythe down amongst the logs. The distance of the scythe from ay here the body was found, is ten chains. About 5 o'clock the deceased's dog came home to Mrs Shanaghan Avho lives in a lonely house. The only neighbour within a mile is Curtain, who is a single nian.^ Deceased's Avife has one child seven months qld, and is enciente. She becrme atarme' and cooeyed all night. Before son Sip \ morning she went to Mr Philans t '--. '/ quire lor her husband. Phelan "--^rt he had not seen him since he passe/ | the scythe on the previous day. 5" commended her to inquire at Martin J> tin's house, and shoAved he a short cut. When she came in sight of the house, Curtin Avas putting a saddle on tno horse, and had a heavy whip Wr his hand, Curtin van in, shutting th. d^ m m(h ?< Qm tin im c»*

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1876.



ICT OTICE OF REMOVAL. H. A TKEra BEGS TO ANNOUNCE THAT HE _-HAS REMOVED!!"^ TO THE Premises Next Door Beloav his Old Shop. H. ATKINS Begs to heartily thank his numerous Cus tomers for their Arery liberal patronage from his first commpncing business up to the present time, and to assure them that although his trade has increased to that extent, that his REMOVAL to more Commodious Premises Aras a neces sity, tho same principles of business will still be adhered to: viz., keeping a good article, buying in the cheapest market, and sellin . at the smallest profit possible. His New Shop shall ahvays be known as The Cheapest in Auckland. H.A. will bo happy to see all his old Customers, and as many neAV ones as may honour him with their patronage. A SPLENDID STOCK OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING Will always be found, and the PRICES THE LOWEST IN AUCKLAND ! H. ATKINS. tct cT~ T I ~ C E. DRAPERY GOODS, NEW AND CHEAP!!! Thp ..nrlerstened haAdne Purchased at Auction a LARGE LOT of WDRAPERY GOODS iust landed ex City of Auckland, the whole of which having been bought at much under the usual Warehouse Rates, they can afford to offei to their Customers at Very Low Prices. The Parcel comprises :— Grer Calico, various qualities, from /3Jd yard Strong White Calico at /I yard, or 3/10 doz. 72-in. Grey Sheeting, 1/ yard, good quality 72-in. & 80-in. White Twill Sheeting 72-in., 80-in. & 90-in. Croydon Sheeting, 1/6 yard Huckaback ToAvels, good, (6 each, 5/9 doz. White and Unbleached Damask and Damask Table Cloths, from 2/6 9/4 10/4 & 11/4 Alhambra Quilts, good qualities, 3/11 Ro'ntrh BrOAvn Holland, from /6 yard Half-dressed ditto, superior quality, very cheap at/lOiand 1/ ~_.■__..•__. -i Black Lustre, and superior quality Black Bril liantine Lustres NeAv Prints, good patterns, at In, M, and /o, very cheap Harvard Shirting, good quahty, . _■ yard Fine Irish Linen, lots of Remnants, a bargain, from 1/4 yard . Gents' Br. Cotton Half-hose do. do., merino feet Grey and Fancy Striped Merino Half-hose, and other goods too numerous to mention. All Purchasers of Drapery and Clothing should inspect our Stock, and prove that although not sellin* . off, Aye are giving full a talue for MONEY. t&T One Shilling in the £ returned on all pur chases of 20s. and upwards. RUSHER 00K & BRID GM AN, Upper* Queen-street, Auckland. The Little~Cells imbedded in the lining of the stomach exude an acid fluid essential to diges tion. When these cells become abnormally ex cited, they pour forth an excess of this fluid, producing aoidity of the stomach and the sting ing sensation called heartburn. This cause of indigestion, as well as its consequences—flatu lence and biliousness, is speedily obviated by the tranquilising influence upon the nerves of



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