SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH W.U'E.K—TfcJs afternoon. 7 01; to-xnosio^ BUN RKj ■.. Thid pvnnin?, 62. BUN Rlßl—Sc- EaorroT» mori>;.r-- ; \ psl MOON'S A»«—JUsl quarter, 17th, 1.0 a.m.

€olimn, as, from the South llfiwellyn, s,:-, Usroy, from Lovuka aIUIXVaLS.

DEPARTURES

Collma, P I\r. ss, 3700 tons, &3wckforcT, for Sm I'ran cisco, via Hocolnlnaad Kandtwu Glenlora, barque, Le -iscont«, for Condon Hawea, s.s,, for the South

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

itor^onaoii— wienloi',., Ir.unu:' V,-iy i,; ikuus.li; . ti\-.\t early Z or evnka~ Vmn. borqiientino, early For Ooromandel Arj-yfo, .«ei, Monrl»ys antl Fridays fior Wanfi^r -1-Avgyla ~../<.r y W, dne^day For Ba-. of Islanrla-Jona eveiv Monday For 1 aiirjinKa- Rowena, s », every Friday i£or AncVUnd .Islands— H.M.S. Nytni he. early For Wftrpiirna—Boiln Praadon, schooner, at once HOTBiy of Islands -Emu, to morrow

VESSELS EXPECTED

ss, from Sydney, 17:h insrunt Ulimppo. barque, from Naw'HStlP, early Bella Maiy, bmque, fioin Hobart Town, cruly Oceola, hrigantine, from I ytfelton. early Tlobina Punlop, barque, from London Martha, bjyque, from the Island), early Lndy Primlilin.barqitß, from Newcastle; sailed 29th ult Isstitia, schooner, ijom Earotonga Xransii schooner, from liunedin tranger. schooner, from Melbourne Bebifgton, sliip (PitHY), from London; Ssiled 7th February Bnglond'g Glory, shin from London, eirly Inverallen, barque, from London, early Loch Lee, schooner, from Sydimy, early Albion b'i P f,om tyttolton ; sailed 25th ult WanJork, baiqno, from Glasgow ; tailed Fub 0 islebankO».aue, schcuner, from Oamatu

IMPORTS.

Per L* "Pscoccsa, from London :—2O cases DSF taiwtard, 95 do dolman's starch, 1 do show tab'etn, 10 do C & B quart oi]3, .10 do L&T sauce, 20 do Eagle milk, 25 casks split pea*, 2 casts gelatine lozenges, 10 do E ft P cornflour. 3 do ground ginger, o do tap'oca, 2do macuuoni, 2 do vormicelli, 3 do cigars, Barn ettsind Levy. 1 case toys, 3 do cricketing goods, 2 do marbles, 1 do glassware, 2 do cubinetwaro 1 do draught and chf ss men, 68 do clocks, 6 do chiirs, 2 do furniture. 1 do salad oil, 2 do perfumery, 1 do fish hooks, 1 do paiat brushes, 1 do walch fef-ys, 2 no staiionory, 1 do jewellery, 1 do china vasea, 1 do vulcanite gonds, 1 do IE balls, E. and H. Isaacs. 56 bundles fencing wire, 1 cask split links, 2 casks sofa springs. 182 Newcastle grindstones,! ciak g<Uv. wire, 2 casks hardware, 16 ctsks zinc, 2 cases 1 caak weighh g machines, 2 c**es 1 ensk Spear and Jackson's Baws, 3 c'fcs ploughs, 2 cases thrasher:', 1 rase ititsr roediatu motion i horse gears, 2 bundles levers and shafts, 1 cuse gun fittings, 4 ras^s butt hinges, 7CO casgs cement, 55 valves, 252 boxes, 1 bale, T. and S. Mori in

G bales and 2 cases, H. Brett 22 bJilt^s and 3 cn?es, W (J Wilson 10 hbds, 10 quarter-c».iks. 7S cases), H S J/Teyaia 3 cases, 30 keg*, 10 casks, 20boxes. Stone Brothers Per I. lowellyu. from LevufeM :—4SO b,«gs maize. 150 baits fibre, 8 bags arrowroot, 4 saosa do, 3 paresis, 1 case, 20 buudles fruit, 2 cases do, 10 c>sea ornnges, 1000 cocoanuts, 3 b«a pta?,ut.-i, 2 cw., sli«lie, 31 nug> nut 3, S bigs beans, lbox dried fish, 2 bags harness, 6 bundles skins, IS hides, 1 b^x curious — a.\5.P. Co., agents.

Per <Uhion, from Lyttelton : 50 sacks oatmeal, 3CO sacks flour, Stone Erotheis.

ARRIVAL OF THE LLEWELLYN.

Tha A B.P. Co'fl s.s. Llewellyn arrived from Lovalt. this morning after a tedi' us passnge of scve", days prolonged by continuous hp«i winds ■aplaiu '""arei brings the Llewellyn buck this t-ip, Capt. MrG'llivray having taken the .star of the .-outh f;.r a short titr.e. The Llewellyn left Levnka on tbe 2nd i st, and the Captain Teports having hid. an uneventful trip char acterised by persistent southerly wind*. The vea3el brings a full cargo as detailed under the he*d of imports and the fol.'owinf? pns^cug^r.i: Mrs ThotOHS Mra Thomas sear. Mis Truscott child and servant, Dr Caiew, laaster Stevens.

DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL.

The P.M. 8.8. Colima arti'ed from the South at nine o'clock last nieht, aud hiviag taken on bnird the Auckland portion of the fisglish mail leit'rr Kandavu, Ijorolulu, and -'an Frauoiscn :it mitlDight. The following pnssnr.geiii were boo "id in artdition to those we havy already pub!is.!..e ': : —From An lclind— Jflr B J CrMghton. From Port Chalmers—itr and Mrs Kennedy and four children, Mr J S Worthing ton, Captain Jessup, Mr J Doucl iss, Blondin troupe. From Lyttelton—iMr O W M;nch-n, Mx and iln Dunbar and family, Mr sin Mr3 Jor.e, Rev Mi- Bradley, Mr and Mrs BeVtiririge, Mr RH Campbell From VVellinfiton —Messrs Jamtß OUew, \V a-ici G Brewsters, Allan MoLcod. From ilapier—Thomus Condie. Steerage, eighteen.

The Llewellyn yesterday passed the ship Hudson, bound from Napier io Newcastle, off tha Three Kings

The fine clipper ship La Escocesa which arrived from LoDdon ycterday evening is commanded by Captain Evans, who repoita hiving experienced a very fine weather passage without incident of any kind worthy of mention. The Kquatoc was crossed on the Ist March, 23 days out, thu Capo was rounded Ist April, and tho Eastings were ran on the p*ra)!els ot 45 an<S 46. The Three Kings wrre sighted on the Pth inst. The La Jscocesa has preciou.-Iv been in the Oregon trade. From here she proceeds to Newcastle and takes coal to California.

The Colima bro^pht n ; ; the following passengers from the South :—From Lytcelton : Afr and Mm J It. Hill aud child, Messrs, F. and R. F»1I, 0. W. Louson, H. McV.uacie, Mr and Mrs Morton, Mr and Mrs Murray and servant. J':om Welling'on: Mis'? Kreeft. From Napier: Mr and MS Watt. Messrs J. Watt, Passmore, Holme.*), Miss Brewer and young lady, Mrs Clarke, Captain J. Ellis rttrersg.-!, seven acd a number of through pßSStDpsets for Han Kranc'sco

The fchooner yacht Peerless is a.bout to start on a pearl-fishing expedition on behulf of Mr G. \V. Owen. Sho'h.-o been brought alongside the wharf and is now fitting for sea. She will leave for Penrhyrlslandin a day or two. The ketch Adah has cleared for Russell in ballast. The departure of the Llewellyn for LevuVa is post poned till Friday wxt, the 12rh inst. at 4 o'clock. The " JtosaDnah Kose " is irnw on her way from Dunedin to this port with a c^r^o of oats, flour, and breadstuff for T. H. Hall and Co.

The s s Hawea sailed for the South at 10 30 am to day. Pollen, H Pollen, T Here, M Clark, F PiUing Hart, Jnnes, W Wokson, E Byrne, A Stewart, M Davis, Mr3 Bloncoe, Mrs Wheeler and family, aud eighi steerage.—Henderson and Macfwlane asents. The barque Adela left Newcastle for this port on the 27th ult with a cargo of CDals for Messrs btono Brothers.

COMMERCIAL.

Mes3fs M. Jon: s and Co., offered for sale to-day at the Central Auction Mart several valuable houses and allotments in Ponsonby Boad arid Freeman's Bay, by order of the owner, Mr Edward Owen. A considera ble number of persons were present but the bidding was low in each instance; consequently the property Were reserved for private sale. Mr R. Arthnr held a sale of general goods today at his new Auction Mart, consisting of earthenware, sewing machine"', household furniture, and books. There was a fair attendance end lair prices were realised.

Messrs Tonka and Go's several 3nlos were well attend ed today, and the bidding generally W2T spirited. 91 Digs of white sugar ex Emu, realised £40 5a to £40 153 Nelson butter soM at Is 2d per It); apples and pears, Sd told, I'he sale of fancy goods consisting of glass and brush ware, albums aud electro-platud atticlcSj fetched good prices.

CALL AND DIVIDENDS.

The following are tho current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— & s. d

Date.

Dividends—

Calls— Queen of the May, new 0 1 0 — May 10 Effort 0 0 3-,, 10

New Exchange Golden Arrow, Bullion ..

0 0 9 0 0 G 0 0 3

„ 10 ~ 10

Dividend Black Keef Alburnia GMC

„ 10 „ 30 — .Tune 11

00 3 — 00 6 — 0 5 0

CHIEF POST-OFIIC3, AUCKLAND MA.TLR ■will Close as follows:— For Thames, to-morrow, at 11 30 a m For Kapanga, per Argyle, on Friday next, at 2 t> m For Levuka, Fiji, per Llewellyn, on Friday next, at

3 pm For TaTanaki and Southern provinces, per Welling ton, on Saturday next, at 9.45 a m Late letters till 10 a.m. (Signed) 3- B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

CRTSPE—At Stanlr're, Mauku, on Fiiday, sth May.

Mrs. Hey wood Orispe of a c 'n. GILLANDER—On May 1, at her resident, Nolson strtet, t!io v^'Ao of Mr. J. Gillander of a son, Still t >m.

DEATH.

EYRE—On May 9, at the residence of her parents', Victoria treot, Charlotte Eyre, aged 15 monttia. The inner;' 1. w;jl leave her lata residence to morrow, at 12 o'clock noon.

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

TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1876

fni ttw cmiffl that lacks asstetfuie*, f.ir :'■ -.-our thU nee.is rcsutiiice, .Vor 1 : -i.iitc in til? distnnc«, Ai.ii til - srood th:;t we cii do.

The result of yesterday's interview between the "three able civil servants" and his Honor the Superintendent, completes, we suppose, the story of this memorable mis-

sion, the earlier chapters of which have

appeared in our columns. And the gentle , intimation conveyed in one of the concluding I paragraphs of his Honor's letter, forms a very i appropriate termination :—" If, therefore, in

defiance of my warning, and in breach of the lawful and constitutional rights of this pro-

vince, you enter upon or attempt to prose-

cute any such enquiries within its limits, I shall feel it to be my duty, as Superintend-

ent, to appeal to the proper tribunals, in

order that you may be individually or col_ lectively ;dealt fwith, as 'they may direct. 3) We may well add, in the language of Shen- Btone's " Jemmy Dawson " —

Though justice over must prevail, The tear my Kitty sheds is due, For seldom shall she bear a tale So sad, so tender, yet so true. To the Commissioners, personally, of course, no blame can be attached for their foolish

mission, and we hope tbey are enjoying their holiday ; but wh;it good, we would ask, can possibly bo server! by this persistence id an oxperlition that has oost rlio colony at least £SOO, aiul which the Government was perfectly well aware, mnsi; prove barren of resulia, so for as this) province is concerned ? r'"he Commissioners, to gather from personal obssrvation <i fifhe of the information

oornpriaecl in their programme, would have to ro?jfle at least a month in enoh province, whorpna, even whom received with eorcltality, their p.tay has rirvor exceorierl t. day or two. The mission in its conception is remarkably characteristic of the system of which it ia the chosen forerunner. A true Centralist policy, and one Mrit would bo a' all tolenirorl by the people, must have vs its fonnrlatfcm a statesmanlike scheme of

pqnitaVe administration, tracer •which all pa?rs of thfi colony would enjoy equal benrfi's md privileges from in governing mid taxing power. But if this desire to patber information relative to provincial appropriations for ednnation, for charitable purposes, and other public services means any thine?, i* can only mean that whore the poverty of provincialism has reduced it« instiltlMorjp and pnhlic services to the very minimum of pfficifney, the provision for then" institutions hv the colonial Government sha'l continue upon the same starvation scale. The population of every district in the colony is well ascertained ; the rocord of rftvennn if likewise well-known to the colonial Oovern ment ; they have, therefore, all the inf^rmn tion necessary for an equitable adjustment of appropriations. Our children will require as much for education proportionately to their numbers as those of Otaco and Canter bury, whether under provincialism they received aid or not. We have been assured as a foregone conclusion that pro vincialism is inherently bad, and tha^ wo .ire to receive something ho very much better ; whence, then, this desire now to in quire so minutely into the way provincialism is doing the work ? The answer is furnished by the so'eme of £.m>rnmentj sketched in Sir Julius Voxel's letter to Mr Macanrlrew ; abolition means little more than the per petuntion and confirmation of existing pro vincial inequalities ; with Hie power of remedying them by local legislation taker away ; but with the necessity for upeeial local taxation incensed- Thorn h one aspect of this mission, however, whiol must not be icnored. The provincial blue books,'1 and reports of the last meeting of thx- Provincial Council contain nil the infor mation that could possibly be fur nished by the Superintendent. Even the

appropriations for provincial services during the current eif/ht months were made not by tr- e Council,'but by the General Assembly. What then was the necessity for this expedition? Sir George Grey appears to hint at a hid fieri object ir his allusion to the " orrand on which yen r.re firofexnedhj sent." Is it not; extremely likely that polific.il rather than administrative reasons suggested the journey? The. employment of an oV colleague nnd experienced Parliamentary tactician like Mr Oieborne upon the service, lends colour to the sujpoFi'tiou that the hoh nobbing with new members at clubs is rot intended to be barren of results. The Com missioners may not be able to glean much about Provincialism., but they will return with a useful budget of information regard ing the feelings of the unfledged House, which may be judiciously interwoven with the comprehensive scheme in prepara tion by the apostle of shifts and jugglery. Singularly enouph, the rumours of intended appointments—Mr Ttollestnn ns Under secretary of Education, nnotherphininglight to the Mp^istrney of Punedin,— have fol lowed in the wake of the peripatetic trio, and have received prompt official contradiction. After all, the mission may not be quite bo silly as its looks.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

Our correspondent "N" comes forward as the champion of scoria, in the little contro versy which seems to be agitating Parnell to its very foundation. Four - and - twenty elderly ladies have, we are assured, declared it as their matured opinion that the trustees are acting most outrageously, and Mrs Grundy does hear it said that asphalte and proxies will be the death of them when the election comes on, to say nothing of four unauthorised lamps, which are quite enough in themselves to shed a light upon the dark deeds of any Highway iJoard. We are ex tremely obliged to our correspondent for his delicately-turned compliments respecting a previous '' effusion from one of our second i-ate penny-a-liners.1' This clever sally of original and spontaneous satire does credit alike to his heart and head. But we must confess to a fatherly sympathy for those "second-rate" sentiments which the apall. ing piospect of being involved in "Ns " con demnation does not shake. We go even further than the " effusion " referred to, and say our leaning is rather towards a little ex. travagant luxury in public as well as private matters, if that can bo made effective

in exciting a desire for progress, and serves to remind people from time to time of the fact that, however, excellent those simple J053 are, yet "life is not all made up of beer and skittles." " N. i; thinks it suggestive of a weak cause that the trustees will not appeal to the ratepayers and "stand the test of public opinion." We should regard it as very much more in dicative of weakness were the Board cajoled into the submission of its calm determi nation upon a matter of comparatively Bmall importance, and one clearly within the sphere of its duties, in deference to the cap rice and self-opinionativeness of a single member, or a paid officer. Nor does it follow as a necessary sequence that an adverse vote of a majority of those ratepayers who, uader strong representations, thrice vetoed gas and then approved of it, would be a satisfactory test of the value of asphalt, or of its ultimate popularity. We should very much prefer resting our opinions upon the matured experience of wider fields than Parnell. But the real question at issue in this controversy appears to be the relative merits of cheap patching versus permanent improvement. Assuming that the footpath is in tolerably good order, it can only be kept so, under the system of laying scoria, by a large annual outlay. We should very much like to know what that footpath has cost the ratepayers of Parnell during the last six years. Tlie ez>

penae of the work'on account of which "N." is suffering snch severe mental anguish is a mere trifle. the amount of asphalt required as 750 yards, ot 3^31 per y,vd, the actual 'nifc'av on tint material would bo only £121 17 s 01. Too kerbin« and chauutiSijiv,; is an independent work, requisite *v'""-zkdt asphalt is adopted or mi. The heavy expense of continual renewals of s-c cia and gravel d™>s nor. present irsdf to 'ho minds of the rate payers in the s;ime striking m»nn«r as one considerable outlay unon a permanent sidewalk, and it is, therefore, an ewy matter 'o excite adverse feeline against an im pvovemet t of that kind by persistent agita tion and a species of domestic stump oratory carried out during a personal .canvass amona those who do not' directly benefit from, th* expenditure. But on the relative merits of asphalt against scorn ; of permanent itn provement versus tinkering ; a so-called " public jpinioa" thus created, can have no possible hearing. "X ears ago the Star fought the battle of asphalt in the city, and, an a practical tost, a footpath of that material was laid in front of our office, which for five years baa withstood all the wear and tear of ordinary traffic mid the nightly war-dance of twenty heavily.shod runner boys. The coat of keeping the footpath in repair with scoria durinc; the same timo would have been at least treble the original outlay, while the difference in comfort and aopenr »nee, to say nothing of the wear and tear of boots, is incalculable. By undertaking one side-walk p och year, and effecting permanent improvements upon it, we see no reason why aT tVie mnin thoroughfares of Parnpll phou'd not in a few years be furnished with pleasant

;.rul economical aide-walks, which we regard as of rto less importance than pond eartroadß P.eyond all question, frrrn a commercial point: of vioi v, the connection by an e/iay gradient of the Manufcjiu-road with the beach road round to QiifPn-nhreet wharf wan tho work that should have been undertaken with the Go vernment errant, Tint the trustees in favour of it, wnre met by Hie same bugbear of "popular opinion," and the came spirit of non-pro^ress ivene?B as are now manifesting tliem )-:<jlvps, and an opportunity that may not occur again -for years, was lost. Our correspondent expresses an opinion upon the question of what eonstitutps gentlemanlinops. We should like to ask his opinion upon one point, and in order to make it clear shall suppose a case Apsuming, thpn, the existence of a public body, comprising pentlemen of equal intelli gence, and animated by an equally disin terested desire to advance the interests of the tmblie ; let us suppose that in the ennrse of the ordinary deliberations of this body ntion a matter which it was their duty to determine, one of the members found thnt ho wns a'one in the advocacy of one s:de of the question, and that all the other members were unanimous against him, •would ho be acting the part of a true gentl->mnn if he thereupon declared his determination to over-ride the opinion of his co-trustees, and proceeded under anonymous signatures through the Prens. and by personal oanvaes and one-sided representations outside, to work up popular fueling against his col leapues ? Would this, we may ask, ne the spirit of the true gentleman, or a develop mrnt of domineering arrogance which no body

of intelligent men could quietly submit to ?

We are glad to notice that n miscellaneous concert will be given in the Choral Hall, on the evening; nf the 15th iust, in aid of the Engineer nnrl City Band fund, under the djree'ion of Mr Tmpey. Ifc iff seldom thai the mmibprs of thin fine band moke ah appeal in the form of a concert, and therefore wr think that a favourable response should nractically be made to the musical call of the band It was only recently that Mr Gladstone in a speech bearing chiefly on edu cation, in relation to the people, referred to the influence of music. Wo were not pre viously aware that the great statesman had any particular sympathy with vocal and in strumental music. Mr Gladfitono said thai the cultivation of music is becoming more and more general in communities of educated people. .And he went on to speak of itn beautiful and humanising influences on social life. It is a remarkable fact, that in those homes where "no music is," the discordances of human nature often shew themselves in malignant forms as police court records shew. In Germany, music is regarded as an essential part; of the education of the people ; in fact every German is a musician. In Aneldand even, despite its murmei-ings of dull times and no trade, the sounds of music: are con tinually heard at eventide, at whichever way you turn. Many of the most distin guished men of the past, from Spenser and Milton to those of the present age, hftve possessed a taste for music, and their remarks upon it would form a curious and interesting octavo volume.

A concert in aid of the Whau Anglican Church, will take place in tbo public hall of that district this evening. The programmo is good, and the choir of St Sepulchre's will assist with anthems and musical selections.

The action between Stanton and Wilson heard in the District Court ye sterday boiore Judge Fenton and a jury of four, for alleged damages, through a fall at the junction of Pifct-strret, t3rminated in favor of plaintiff. After deliberating for half an hour, upon the evidence, tho jury found for plaintiif, and assessed tho damages at £45, with costs £10 15s.

We understand that at the next sitting of the City Council a proposal will be made to change the day of sitting from Monday to Wednesday, iv obedience to the wishes of a number of Councillors. 'J ho proposal will be made by Councillor Cosgrave.

A new meaning to the phrase, " been to Onehunga" was elicited yesterday in the Kesident Magistrate's Court, during the hear ing of a paltry case between Weston and Morgan. One of the parties had " been to Onehunga," which did not strictly imply that he had visited that settlement, bub that he h:sd " got drunk." His Worship said he had heard of "going to Howick," but " been to Onehunga " was quite a new term for a very old habit.

Mrs Wiltshire has accepted a challenge from Mr J. Mahon to walk seven mile 3 for £20 a side. The interesting competition will, it is understood, take place in the Lome-street Hall on Saturday.

Our Wanganui correspondent writes : — " The Civil Sittings of the Supreme Court terminated on May 3. In the case Worgan v. Curl, the jury found for plaintiff. Mr W. Worgan, of West Coast fame, sued Mr Curl, who is an M.D. residing at Rangitikei, to prove that a partnership had been entered into and still continued between the plain tiff and defendant as graziers and landowners ia the Waitotara district. The case had been tried at a previous session of the Supreme Court, but the jury did not agree, one standing out for defendant. It was then referred to Court of Appeal, and argued be fore judgei whether eleven consenting ]ury men should not be considered a verdict for plaintiff. Court of Appeal decided it could not, and hence new trial. The jury, however, in the second trial, were unanimous, after a short deliberation, that there waa, and is, a partnership. 1 am told that the lawyers only will reap any benefit from the suit, their costs amounting to something like £900 ! Mr George Hutchinson, a young barrister of much promise in his profession, was counsel for plaintiff (Worgan), and no less than three, viz. : Travers, Hodge, and Pa3h, one brought up from Wellington, (Mr Travers) for defendant.

There is a rumour that the "Wanganui R.M. (Dr Giles), is likely to remove (at his own request), to another district. 11l health is said to be the cause.

A man from Auckland named Patrick Sullivan, has been up before the R.M. at Wanganui for burglary. The case was remanded till May 5 for consideration.

The b.s. Egmont wrecked at Patea ia likely io be recovered.

The exposure of Mr R. Brongh Smyth, Secretary of Mines and prince of snobs in Victoria has been very complete. It was elicited fr< m him during a morcileaa crosa exataiua'ioa at the hands of ihn counsel for the complainants, that before oncering the .service ot the Go1 e'urnent he had been, em plnyud as a carter aud laisoror on a Govern ment; cntroois, and in that capacity had sig icd pay-shetita. Bu; h« was noo then " R Brough. Smyth. Esq."—spelt with a "y"— but only plain "Robert S-nith," as proved by his signature. YaS this m-rni made the mes- Bangers draw up in ranK fco receive him at his office each morning, and indited upon his subordinates paying him au amount of defer ence which scaicely even a Prince of the ft -yal blood could have exao el. An index of the wh< le character of the man is found in this change of name. "Smith" was com monplaco and vulgar, but "Smyth " sounded better, and " R. Brough Smyth " had a flavor of aristwracy dear to the soul of a sotial flunkey.

The young men of Pitt-street Weateyaa Mutual Improvement Class met last evening in the school for tho purpuse of listening to an essay on "Spiritualism," by Mir Willie Cooper, but owing to the length and interest of the paper, the discussion thereon was not concluded, and will be resumed on Monday evening next. Mr Wm. Kirk occupied the chair, and formally introduced the young author. The essayist handled his subject with considerable ability, and nicely con denses a. number of well-known stories connected with the modern belief, and stated that in righteous Auckland even, between twenty aud thirty Circles of disciples of the new creed met every w«ek, and invoked the spirits. Mr Cooper displayed a capability for investigating abstiusu subjects, and of inter esting his audiencu. Mr Cooper also gave a catalogue of names of person* whom he said were believers in spirit-manifestations, but this list was rather an exaggeration. Some of tho persons named were enquirers rather than believers ; such as Archbishop Whately Robert Chambers, and Thackeray the novel ist, and as for Lord Lyndhurst, he died in October, 1863, before the present phase of spiritism ha<i passed over England. Still Master Cooper's essay was a very creditable performance and worthy of the attention it elicited.

Dunedin people know how to be liberal. A. gentleman there lost a role of notes the other day -£35 in all. He advertised his loss. A little girl found and returned the notes to the owner. He gave her £10. Now this was decent. Ofieu when a sum of far greater amount has been found and returned, the person getting his mouey back has given a paltry reward of a few shillings, or a penny bun.

DEPARTURE OF THE GLENLORA.

Thk London barque Glenlora left for England at half-past ten o'clock this morning. She was towed out to the i i cads by one of the ferry steamers, and thenca took her de parture under all s-iil with a light 8. E. wind, Hhe is in good trim aud ought to make a fast passage.

ENCOURAGEMENT TO SHIP BUILDING.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star). . SIP^ —Everywhere around us buildings are in progress, and fcha building trade everywhere is fully employed. The shipbuilding for the last three mouths has been unusually slack, nothing doing, although the trade has sub mitted to a reduction of waaes> attho masters' wish, to enable them to ta^e orders. But no orders come. The crowds of shipwrights that used to crosa in the steamer t > the .North Shore have been walking about with nothing to do. The company do not feel the loss of those many half-crowns as they seek to treble their capital, and intend to send to England for an iron stenraer, as they allege the price is too hitjh for one to be built out here. Why, everything is high here. They charge sixpence for a trip thit would be done in England for twopence. Yet thia company was going to do wonders in the way of cheap fares when it was formed. Now is there any necessity to send any capital to pay for labour that is so plentiful in j> uckland ? The iron trade is slack, and likely to continue so, and if the price of the steamer is high in compari son to England, it would be an advantage to have her built under their eyes. If this order is sent it will show the working men of Auck land what they have to expect from a com pany, who, having established themselves by the help of the public of Auckland, refused them their order, and cent it to England, and should an opposition boat start 1 hope she will be patronized, if this insult to i* uckland mechanics is carried out.—Yours, sincerely, Mechanic.

PARNELL ASPHALTING.

(To the Editor of the Evening- Star.) Str, — lam very much obliged to you for the insertion of my letter signed " Ratepayer'" in your issue of the 4th insfc. lam equally obliged to you for? the prominent and able manner in which you commented on it. The leader is worthy the source from which it emanated. If I could think that you had written the article oa rumour, I should say that you had been misled as to facts, but not so, I do not think that you wrote it, though you permitted it to be published as an effusion from one of your second-rate - penny-a-liners. The tone of the article is ungentlemanly, and its tenor, in parts, utterly false. I wish now through your columns to inform the Parnell ratepayers that the arrange ments for the asphalting are so far completed that the work will be commenced as soon as the specification, or conditions, or agreement is duly signed ; and when this wonderfully popular work is completed, it will be a last ing honor to the ouu-going District Board of 1875-6 as a judicious expenditure of the public money, and a grand spurt of go-aheadedness to wake up the benighted denizens of poor Parnell. lam assured that this asphalting is a most popular measure. Will the Board stand the test of public opinion ? I trow not. Further, as to the funds for carrying out their asphalt ing, as also to another small matter equally interesting to ratepayers, which will require the blaze of more, unauthorised gas lamps to rouse their dormant energies, I shall probably address you again. Meantime I recommend the curious to read Mr Luak's letter in your's of Saturday, and to apply for further infor mation to the Chairman or members of the District Board.—l i>m, not now "Kate payer " but your obedient servant, N. Parnell, 7th May, 1876.

[To the Editor of the Evexing Star.] g IRj —Permit me to occupy a small space in your correspondence column in this day's issue, before I refrain from noticing any of your future comments on the unreliable statements of your peculiar informants. I wish to refer your Parnell readers, and rate payers, to the editorial remarks attached to Mr Sadler's letter in last; evening's issue, and for the elimination of the amount of truth and the amount of mendacity con tained in that small paragraph. I have no hesitation in referring yourself and them, for further particulars tojtlie worthy! Chairman of the District Board, and more particularly to the membars, and the official records of that body.—l am, etc., N.— [These letters are referred to in an article headed " Much Ado About Nothing." Really our corres pondent should nob allow his angry passions to rise in this way, or they may mar that gentlemanly deportment the want of which he complains of in others. "Mendacity," "peculiar informants " in italics, and like epithets are a poor substitute for that intelli gent exposition of his views which might be conveyed to the ratepayers, through, our columns, impartially thrown open to him.— Ed. S.B.]

POLICE COURT.— This Day.

(Before R C. BarstowEsq., K.M.)

URAINIBILIOSITY.

A curly-headed seaman named James Boyle was fined 5s and costs for being dunk, and an old man, who had jaat concluded three months in Mount Eden, was fined 103., this being his second offence since his incar ceration.

AH AOED THIEK. An old woman, well known in City West by the name of Margaret McEwen, alias Eliza Williams, was charged with stealing four cups and fonr saucers from the shop of Mr James B ood of Victoria-street, on the evening of the Son inst. The o d woman pleaded guilty, but if His Worship would forgive her she would never prig attain. •, , His Worship said the prisoner had been pursuing an evil course for several years, and this was her fourth offence of this nature ; he feared that shopkeepers were not careful enough in the exposure of their goods for sale. ... .. Mr Pub-Inspector Pardy said m this case the old woman walked into the shop and deliberately took the ere ckery. Sentenced to two months imprisonment with hard labour.

TJIE EDUCATION KATE. Mr Beal, solicitor, again appeared with his memorial volume, and read out the revised Coromandel list of defaulters in relation to the Education Act. Several had been settled out of Court, and three were adjourned until the 9th of . Tune. Mr James M. Clarke, the collector of the Ooromandel district, was sworn, and deposed that the following persons were householders in the district on the 31st May, 1875, with the exception of two bachelor?, who were simply lodgers : —Michael Sullivan, Jonas Nichol, Father O'Reilly, Henry Coulhurst, John Hay, Pioberfc Marjory, Dugald Camp bell, John McLeod, and William Hollis, each of whom were liable to pay 20s; and Arthur S. Ford, and Charle3 Dunn, bachelors, but of full responsible age, were sued for 10a each. Mr Clark described his journeyings from the edge of the harbour to the ranges in quest of the defaulters, and had repeatedly called upon them, but they had failed to comply with the imperative provision of the Act' s * i Mr Lusk, sen., waa sworn, and deposed that he had not received the amounts affixed to the names on Mr Beale's list. His Worship gave judgment for plaintiffs with costs £1 13s B<\ in each case. Mr Beal then closed his book, folded his papers, and retired from the precincts of the Court. THE POPULAR RUNNER. At the closing of the Court;, the well-known newspaper runner, John Walsh, came run ning into Court withoan a coat, and requested a summons for one Edward Matthews, of Ponsonby, cabinet maker, to answer to a charge of threatening to kill and murder the said John Walßh, and who commenced to carry his barbarous threat into execution by clutching complainant's throat and causing stifling sensations indicative of speedy death. The Court granted the required summons, and the case will be heard on Thursday morning.

This was all the business,

Arrival of the Llewellyn.

Civil War in 'Fiji.

By the arrival of the s.a. Llewellyn we receive Fiji files to the Ist infit. Captain Carey who comes in command of the Llewellyn, has exchanged from the Star of the Souch for the one trip, Captain McGilliv ray taking charge of the " Star" in the meanwhile. On the last return voyage of the Star of the South from the surrounding islands to Levuka, she brought news of a renewal of disturbances by the mountaineers at Viti Levu. This news does not appear in Fijian files to hand, and Captain Carey has been kind enough to furnish our representa tive with the following particulars.

In consequence of the reported restless ne&a of the hill tribes, Captains Olive and (Jarew, with a force of about 200 armed native troops, were despatched for the mountain region of Viti Levu about two months back. They were forbidden by mountaineer chiefs to continue their march into their country, and as the object of the expedition was more to keep the insurgents quiet than to provoke hostilities, the con stitutional iforce encamped at a respectful distance.

On the ISbh April the two officers in charge were startled at hearing that the rebels had descended on the opposite side of the ranges and laid waste several coast villages near the river Sangitoto, committing in their raid the most frightful atrocities. No precise par ticulars of the amount of destruction done have been received, but it was reported that 30 villages had been ravaged, in many cases the inhabitants, men, women and children, being massacred in the most brutal manner by being thrown into the burning houses and roasted alive.

On the receipt of this intelligence Capt. Olive started for Levuka as Boon as possible and conveyed a statement of the condition of affairs to the Governor. Meanwhile the Coast chiefs did not remain idle: they collected their forces and marched against the moun taineers.

The two forces met about five miles inland from Nadronga where an engagement took place, in which the hill torce was defeated and 11 killed. The coust ferce lost three men and took about a dozen prisoners. This was about the 20th April. Three prisoners were sent to Levuka by the Sbar of the South which wss . then lying at Nadronga, Sir Alexander Gordon on hearing Capt. Olive's statement lost no time in tsking measures for arming the coast natives. On the 25th April the Star of the South left Levuka with 500 stand of arms, and plenty of ammunition, tents, and general warlike stores. Captains Olive and Knollys and Lieut. Gordon, a nephew of the Governor, were sent in charge. Half of these stores were landed in Nadronga and half in Nande. It was understood that a force from each of these places wag to march inland and effect a junction with Carew, and open a campaign against the insurgents which it was hoped would teach them better man ners for the future. This was the position of affairs when the LleWellyn left, and as might be expected there was considerable anxiety respecting the issue. Dr Carew, who is a passenger by the Llewellyn, deprecates the importance of the disturbances and ex presses his opinion that quiet will be restored without difficulty. In reference to the state of the hill country we make the following extract 3 from the Fiji Times: —

(From the Fiji Times of the 26fch ult.) The reports, however, which we believe have reached the Government though not official, appear to be well founded, and, if so, it would seem that an affray has taKen place between some of the "devils" and the Christian natives on the lower part of the Sigatoke river. The report comes from the native teacher at Vatukerasa, a village on the coast, some seven or eight miles from the mouth of the Sigatoke. Under these circum stances his Excellency has thought it ex pedient to take precautionary measures for the security of the peaceful inhabitants, and also to reinforce and strengthen the police station Nasaucoko. Despatches were) c jei ved from Mr Oarew on Saturday last, confirming the news thafc some of the heathen tribes had attacked some Christian villages, and that a woman and child were killed.

(From the Fiji Times of the 29th ult.) " We have seen a letter from a gentleman well acquainted with the movements of the mountain tribes, which states that no peace can be expected until they are thoroughly subdued. There can be' iao doubt that an extremely severe fight is looming, and that its occurrence will not be long delated."

Pe£r S£ ar °! the S<mtt ' *Wc!l left Levufe* on Wednesday evening, Captain Knolly* Lieut. Olive, and a party of armed constab ulary, intended to reinforce the troops en gaged in suppressing the outbreak of the mountain tribes, took their departure for the disturbed district. It «to be hoped tnat the display of determination to reduce these men to order and recognition of the law will have the desired effect without re sorting to active hostilities; but it is very certain that they must bo taught to bow to the constituted authorities and to acknow ledge the Government, at any and all hazards.

GENERAL FIJI NEWS.

On Friday, 21st 'April, a magisterial en quiry "was held into the circumstances) con nected with the death of Wawacake, a Toko lau man in the employ of the Government-, who was found hanging by the neck, and dead, on that morning. Corporal Mounter, Assistant Sanitary Inspector, stated that on rousing the men up for night duty (that of conveying night soil to the punts) all pre sented themselves but the deceased. At day. light the witness went into the bure where the men lived, and saw the deceased standing as he thought, against a post near bis sleep, ing; place, but on examination found him hanging therefrom by means of a cord round his throat. The corporal at once cut the man down, and sent for medical as sistance, but death had taken place, and the body.yeas conveyed by the doctor's ordera'to the hospital. The enquiry- resulted in the finding that deceased committed suicide while labouring under temporary insanity, the effect of mental depression.

In reference to the transfer of the Fiji Bank business to the Bank of New Zealand, the Times says .'—"Although the present company has done all in its power to assist the colonists, its operations have been much retarded by the fact that its heavy claim against the Government is still unsettled. The advent therefore of a wealthier corpora tion en but prove of advantage to the inter ests of the colcmy, and will, it is to be hoped, tend materially to remove the stagnation now prevailing through want of capital. The main objects of the new Government Ordinance are to relieve the planter from the obligation, often a troublesome one, of taking out a license before seeking to hire labor, and to enable him to procure the laborer's punish ment for breach of contract or neglect of work, as also an extension of the time con templated by the original agreement when the laborer has absented himself from his work; and, on the other hand, to prevent abases by requiring the engagement to be entered into in the district from which the laborer comes, and not, as hitherto, that in which he is to be employed ; by prohibiting the engagement of youns; children except when accompanying their parents or relatives ; and by authoris ing the inspection of estates by the Agent- General of Immigration. The provisions of this Ordinance seem perfectly fair and con sistent alike to employe™ and employed, and no doubt-will be found to work well and ad vantageously to the interests of both. H.M.s. Nvmphe, when last in Fiji, bought a supply of rum from Mr Paul Josfce, of Sewa, which was selected in preference to the imported article. "A Claimant," "vsrrlfclne to the Times m reference to the approaching session of the Lands Commission, £*7* •■—"\ know; of several, besides myself, who hesitate to embark in new industries tuiv\ *^c *8 positively assured to us, and ihna *"c 3"j; vancement and consequently the revenue pr the colony are checked. Besides, o.elav in such a matter mast necessarily .entail anxiety and loss upon those families w2><> are settled on the land, and are deterred from making the most of it. Ffis Excellency the Governer has spoken very fair and con siderately to us all, and many a home has been cheered by his words, in virtne of which we fondly hoped and still hope to^be speedily relieved from the uncertainties, tronbles and anxieties brought uponus by the old defacto Government; indeed we all rejoiced on the advent of his Excellency as our political deliverer, so that it is very natural we should now appeal to him for the completion of onr real property redemp tion with as little delay as possible " The discuesion of the Pacific Mail. Service still forms the subject staple matter of the leaders in the Times. The tone may be gathered from the following :—" While its boats call at Kadavu, although they gain nothing by so doing, they effectually prevent any other steam compciny from taking up the trade, and so leave the entire group de pendent upon the old line of sailing vessels. If they would call at Levaka they would at once command an increased freight and passenger list of at least £10,000 per annum, and which would, before many years be trebled in amount. If they will no not do so, we ask that, as a matter of merest reason they will cease to call at Fiji at all, and so leave the way open for others. If they will but adopt one or the other of these plans, regular steam communi cation will be secured by means of reliable vessels running direct from the colonies, and the interests of this settlement be spared that needless blow which by the present arrange ments is being struck at them every four weeks by the far-famed Pacific Mail Ser vice."

SIR JULIUS VOGEL'S REPLY TO MR. MACANDREW.

THE PROPOSED SCHEME OP GOVEKN-

MENT.

[By Telegraph ]

We have received a long telegram from Wei* lington giving the text of a reply sent by the Premier to Mr. Macandrew. The first part of the letter is occupied with references to matters that had gone before, relating mora particularly to Otago. The ouly portion of the letter of colonial interest is that in which the Premier sketches his scheme of central administration, and which runs as follows : —

Provincial Counciils and Superintendents we do not propo.e in any shape lojperpetuite or to repro duce, and various departmental services—such ail gaols, hospitals, the administration of the harbonr, etc., we propose to cairy on as we "0 the Post-oinco and telegraph Departments. ,i We intend to introduce a Bill regulating the elec tions of local bodies—its provisions being made applicable to Municipal Koad Boards, Country Educa tion Boards, and other eleotipns. •. ft We propose a general valuation Bill, that w, a measure which will provide a uniform system oi valuing property, and preparing ratepayers' rolls throughout the colony for Boroughs, Koad Boards, and coustles. . We propose to submit a -Bill to consolidate we existing municipal Jaws, simplified as already de scribed, but which will contain provisions to enabia corporations to borrow, not dissimilar from,r% Ballance's Bill of last year, with the exception that the purposes for which borrowing is to bo permlttea will be more clearly defined. The road districts W9 do not intend to ask Parliament to legislate aboni this session, excepting to the exent already describe"., To provide for the local charge of e<3ucftti° n> *™ propose to introduce a Bill to continne in existence the present Education Boards until February n«*» elected Boards, with a small nominal element: being substituted after that date. The entire control Oi U» primary education, and of the reserves for sucn education, we propose to vest in these Boards. « will be tho duty of tha BonrJs to continue ineapa province the system legalised by existing pronnciai laws. The Bill will provide that tho Inspection 01 schools Bhall be under th« contrel and management of the Colonial Government. We contemplate making provision for doing away with education rates, and also fens in primary schools whilst we propose that education shall be made compulsory. The leacliog features of the County system we desire have already been explained. We propose that wo country, exclusiee of towns, shall be divfded into counties, governed by an elective body, endowed wun very considerable revenues, and charged with c*rr? luf out large public works, the ouaties wilt be distinct from the road board districts, excepting that in a iew instances, where the districts are already of great ex tent, an option will perhaps be givan to them to. become counties, and thus to merge Into odb 01 we revenues of the twobodie3. The present Waste Lands. Boards we propose to continue for a time ; but:w hope to provide at no distant date, for the addition of the elective element to them. Wo do not propose to interfere with the land laws, excepting that we may ask the, Assembly to consider the expediency oil*;

iPHirispnENiiransTjrar^^



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