SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This afternoon, 0.32'; to-morrow <-noro''ng, 0 57

SUN REf-Thla evening, 7.13 SUN RISK—To- Morrow morning, 4.54 MOON'S AGE-'- First Quarter

ARRIVALS

Ssh.:, Behoove: from Bay of Plenty

DEPARTURES

tEore-j, schooner, for-Kiipwa frein tue Manukau l4.d»b.rd f" 8, fort: <* >«n h Southern Cross, 8 p, fo- rapier Go-ahead, ss, f.r Waitara

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Melbourr.e—Ethel, brfgantme For Caroli. a Islands—Walter Glendining, early For Loudon Columbus, barque, to-morrow ; City of Aucb'and,shin, early For New Yrk ' izzie Fox barque, early For Newcastle Treleven Family, early For the South—Taupo, 11th instant

VESSELS EXPECTS.

loch Lee, achooner, from the Tsh/nds, early Dauntless, schooner, from Fiji. H.M.B. Barracouta, from F.'ji, early Brodick Castle, ship, frojn l ( ndon Carnatic. ship from London ; sailed 20th Sept Frank Pendleton, ship, from Gelfe. Sweden ; sailed

18th <ngnst Glenlora, ship, from London; sailed 25th October Ardvar, ship, from Glasgow, sailed 25th October Benvenne ship, from London sailed 28th October Cabarfeidh, b,rque from Noumea, early Jflotica. barque, from tvew Yck ; sailed 2nd June Marathon. b*rque from New York ; (-ailed October 12 GHmose barque, from Newcastle, early Vision, brig, from Samoa early Jane, brig, from Hoban Town ; sailed 16th Coronet, schooner, from the Islands, early Eyno., hrigantine, from Islands, early

EXPORTS.

Per Columbus, barquo. for London: 1917 bales and 5 bags wool. 1101 bags copra, ISBO capes and 23 ousts gnm !>G capks tallow. 191 tons manganese, 3 tar ks oil, IOS eases p'-arl shell, 2 boxes tortoise-shell, 104 bales cotton, 18 baits leather, 8 bales s-heepskins, 15 casks ti illrgs, 1 case and 1 box curios 2 ca«ks coffee, 61 b,'gs nuts, C 6 irgots zinc, 13 casks ghie pieces 32 bags and a quantity of bones, 3443 horns. —•J* .Z S. Co, agenis Per Columbus, for T ohdon : 63 bales wool, 2 boxes tortoise shell, Henderson and Macfailane; 4 bales weoj, B. and H. Isaacs.

The sliip City of Auckland is to haul alongside again to-morrow. She is to take the berth lately occupied by the Columbus.

The 8S Southern Cross left last evening for TTapier with the following passengers:—-Miss Moore, Mrs TJtting, Mr and Mrs Maim, Mr and Mrs Cox, Mr and Ms Stevens, Messrs T. Watt, Clayton, Munro, Harrop, C. A. Jdarris, O'Neill, and 9in thes eernga. The barque Columbus is still at anchor in the Btr*am. awaiting a start to sail for London. She conveys the fallowing passengers in the saloon : — Messrs T. C Fsirs, Newton. Fairo, A. B. Shi'ders, A. Kenny. W. D. Hay, Mr and Mrs W. A. Cathcart, Mrs Beckham, Miss Eva, Miss Ada, and Miss Violet Beckham.

The s s lon a has had her departure for the North delayed till this afternoon. She will only go to Russell this trip. The schooner Torea left Onehunga for Kaipara yesterday.

The s s Pretty Jane leaves this afternoon for Napier and Gisborne.

The schooner .Echo lately ashore at Talrua h»s ar rived from the Bay of Plenty with a cargo o fmaize •to.

T be schooner Kate McGregor arrived at Dunedin from Auckland on the 3rd inst.

The Cabarfeidh arrivtd at Newcastle on the 6th Dec. and left there for Melbourne on the lfith. She will probably load there for Auckland. The cook died on the Ist Dec. on the voyage from Noumea to Newcastle. KIB

The schooner Iffle Meikle and Advance are loading at Mercury Bay The Isabella Pratt and the endea vour are expectel there dsily to load for Onnarn The Fanny Kellv has cleared for Wangarei In ballast. The barque Lizzie Fox has entered out for New York.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE. AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows: — For Tbame* this day at 4.30 pm For Coromandel to-morrow at 8 30 a m For Waiwera and Warkworth, per Minnie Casev, to-

mnrrow at 10 a m For Git borne and IN apier, per Pretty Jane, to-morrow at 11 a m

S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

GRAHAM—On the 2nd instant, at Freeman's Bay Police Station, the wife of Constable Thomas Graham of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

MANN—PRIME—On January 4, at the residence of the bride's father, Karangahape Road, by the Rev. P. H Cornford, W. E Mann, to Caroline, eldest daughter of Mr. J. W. Prime.

DEATH.

EOSMCK—On the 4th instant, at his parents'resi dence, East-street, Newton, William Henry the only son of Jonas and Sarah Jane Fosdick, aged 4 years and 3 months.

The funeral will leave his father's residence at half-past one o'clock to-morrow, the 6th instant. Friends are resptctlully invited.

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

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1876.

For the lufure in the distance, And the good that we can do.

We have heard it stated by those who pro fess to know all abont it, that the electors of Newmarket will poll for Mr Taylor to-mor row to a man. We cannot believe it. New market ! from whence proceeded the first roosing cry of encouragement to Sir George Grey, when fighting the people's battles in Wellington ! Newmarket! which was fore most in welcoming him with open arms on his return, and erected the best triumphal arch in his honour that was reared on that occasion. Newmarket desert its thrice accepted leader in the hour of trial! We won't believe it ! 'Tis unworthy of the' electors. We know the pressure that is being employed, those wheedling ways and small purchases, the promises of Bupport to Sir George Grey, the cordial hand-shakings, and "hail fellow, well met." There was none of all that six months ago; there will be none for another five years after to-morrow. Electors of Newmarket, Burely you are not deceived by all this? Surely the feeling which Mr Taylor must have towards Sir George Grey on account of the Piako swamp and Indemnification Bill exposures alone should be sufficient to open your eyes to the shallowness of those professions ! Surely the known leanings of Mr William Buckland and Mr Taylor's leading supporters should be sufficient—the^fulminations of the Cross and its dastardly attempt by bogus correspon-. d-ence, for it is not manly enough to do so through its leader columns, to raise a re ligious cry and so blind you to the great ques tion at issue should suffice ! Surely the appearance of Mr Barton Ireland, who would have been the representative of the Central Committee himself, had business engage ments permitted, as proposer of Mr Tole, and the endorsement of the candidate's circular VMr Shera, Chairman of Sir George Grey's Central Committee, should convince you of the light in which Mr Taylor's candidature is regarded by those who have the people's cause at heart. Mr Tole may be a stranger to you, but he is a man who would do your district credit and make its voice heard in the Councils of the colony, and he would go to Wellington under such distinct and unequivocal pledges that you can rely implicitly upon him supporting the cause of the people. Electors of Eden ! put every thing you have hitherto heard on both sides altogether out of your minds, and think this question out quietly in your own homes to night. We have not a word to say against Mr Taylor personally, or as a private gentle man, but think of his position as a member of that class whose every interest it is to aggregate power at the expense of the people; to acquire'and hold vast tracts of land, Jind hence to put taxation on the masses through the Custom-house, and keep it off property and income; look at his re lation to the Piako swamp and Indemnifica tion Bill j his connection with those class > distinctions that are rising up to blight and &S*L _*£9rfcsgg2&rfLte_*labonr in this I

pathy with Sir George Grey and his cause ? Then regard Mr Tole, Without a single olaim to your suffrages except his own natural ability, his firm faith in Sir George Grey, and his fighting against the Government sym pathisers and traducers of your chosen cham pion in Auckland during last session of the the Assembly. Think of all this quietly to night,, and then go to the poll to-morrow like free and independent men, and tell tho public your verdict through the ballofc-box. Many of you may have been led unthink ingly into promises at last night's secret meeting or previously, but depend upon it that to forego these is a far lighter sin than to abuse your rights as electors and sell your

country.

We learn that a telegram has bee^ yeeelved trom'ati. Marsh, the ]£ aor i can( _idate, who is contesting the e i ect i on for the East Coast »s V-rtng that he had been offered (by a person acting in'the interest of the General Govern ment) the sum of £200 if he would retire from the contest. His reply is characteristic and manly—"No; I am not a horse to be caught with a halter ; I will continue to stand." We should very much like to be informed who is supplying the money; whether this is an act of private generosity in a cause in which the moVer sees hope of future benefit, or whether lump sum votes have anything to do with it ? The notorious efforts of Government officers to influence the East Coast election in favour of Mr. Kelly will probably form the subject of a motion for a select committee during the next ses sion of Parliament.

The letter of " Cromwell" in another column, although too long for the tastes of most readers, is very good, and we recommend our readers to go through it, as it throws a good deal of light upon the questions which are now absorbing Universal attention.

ever, not through bogus letters and forged circulars, but through these leading columns,

in whicn we are never afraid to defend the liberties of the people and denounce oppres sion. In the present contest we are in a po sition from which we can judge aright. We are familiar with every circumstance con nected with, the candidature of Mr Tole, and every other candidate who has or is likely to receive the support of the Central Committee. We know the constitution of that committee, and are aware that it includes among its mem bers some of^ the most rabid anti-Catholics that breathe, and who are not-the men to tolerate on any plea whatever an undue Roman Catholic influence. And we challenge the Cross and all others to the proof when we state that the committee individually and collectively is cordially with Mr Tole. We have repeatedly stated that the first effort of the committee was to get a resident in the district, and Mr Tonks, Mr G. S. Graham, Mr Barton Ireland, Mr Robert Graham, Mr C. A. Harris, and Mr G. M. Reed were each asked and were only prevented by business engagements from accepting the invitation. Under these circumstances it was considered, and we be lieve the public will endorse the opinion, that the fact of being a Catholic should not prove a bar to the legitimate ambition of Mr Tole, a young gentleman of acklowledged ability, pledged to a national system of secu lar education, the only real Catholic qnes tion, and whose working with Sir George Grey's party dates from the very moment that Sir George entered public life. We ask every liberal-minded Protestant whether the narrow bigotry displayed in the action of the Cross is not utterly antagonistic to the glo rious liberty of conscience which we boast, and whether the creation of this cry where great principles are at stake is not indicative of a very weak and rotten cause, calculated to recoil on the heads of those who raise it. Is it any wonder, when unscrupulous and dis reputable dodges such as these are resorted to, that the advocacy of the Cross should tend to damn everything it tries to foster ?

Mr James White, of Howick sends us a letter relative to the recent votes of confi dence in Mr Woodward. We are in doubt whether it is intended for publication or not, but there can be no harm in giving the following extract: "1 see by your issue of yesterday that you bring me to task for proposing a vote of confidence to Mr Wood ward at his meeting which was numerously attended, and by a most respectable portion of the electors of the part of the district, wherein I proposed a vote of confidence in Mr Woodward. The fact is I have no con fidence in the political faith of any one of the candidates for Franklin, but I believe Mr Woodward to be a gentleman, and at that meeting he piedged himself that he would support the principles as laid down by Sir George Grey an<? the Opposition. He has pledged himself thst he will not receive a Government billet, i" he does, he is pledged 4to receive a Beat in the Chiltern hundreds, which (I beiieve every honest politician ought to do.)" Mr White is too old a soldier not to know that if Sir George Grey's party is divided into two great factions it must lose the election; if it is firm and united, striving for one end, it connot fail to carry all before it. Mr White, .as a thorough-going sup porter of Sir George Grey, should reflect upon this and upon our former remarks, and let us know, which he does not in his present letter, what way he can see out of the difficulty. We understand that the Taranaki cricket ers now in Auckland intend proceeding to J (&*^Fhknes after they have finished their I tfSfLtW n.|** cnea in Auckland. ™-»^'" ■-• - /' \ys^. . ■..__JL. .-y

We are glad to welcome to our shores Alfred Speedy, Esq., R.M., who returned on leave of absence from Sumatra and India last trip of the Hero. Mr Speedy is a brother of Captain Speedy, who held a foremost place in the Abybsinian war, ijjboth as staff officer or high rank ucder Lord Napier, and ss guardian of the King Theodore's son — Prince Alamaya. Holding as he does the post of Resident Magistrate in Laroot under his brother the Cptain, who is her Majesty's British .Resident, he will no doubt be able to give valuable information of the cir cumstances of Mr Birch's murder, and the other troubles- which resulted in the Perak War, He is at pre&Bnt sojourning at Waiuku, where the family hoin.stead is.

Last night the prizes in the City Club Hotel sweepstakes on the late races were paid over to the extent of £300. Everything passed off satisfactorily.

We are requested to remind drivers and ownera of city stage, hackney carriages, and carts; also, porters, hawkers, and others, that all licences must be renewed forthwith, at the Town Clerk's office, Canada Buildings, Queen-street.

Mr All Kerr Taylor may well say, "save me irom y.y friends," for if the scan dalous low -*)",-''__e in the form of a bogus circular beai u^ ' i which is published in this morning's issue o.! the Southern Cross has been forged and passed off on the public in his interest, then all we can say is we pity him. We are in a position to state, and challenge our contemporary to disprove it, that the so-called circular was, to the know ledge of the Editor of the Cross, a forgery and an unscrupulous election} trick; and further, that the letters which have re peatedly appeared in the Cross during the past few days, written for the manifest pur pose of stirring up religious bitterness during the present elections in order to divert pub lic attention from the main question, were concocted in the Cross office, and in more than one instance came from the editor's own pen. We believe the public will acquit us of being animated by any R"man Catholic sym. pathies. We point to the back pages of the Star to repeated attacks, when we thought the occasion required, upon the Dunedin Tablet upon Catholic intriguing for denominational education, and other ques "TlOno ; and II warT->ol~-i-~a~t£o,, __y na instant. that the Catholic party were mak ing any under-hand effort to " gain undue power during the present political excitement we should be

We notice that Mr Caleb Wallis, of Papa kura, who has acted as foreman of the common jury in every criminal case that has yet been heard, at the present sessions, will deliver a lecture this evening in Newton Hall, on " the Value of Christain Evidence."

The Rev. Alexander Reid, of this city, and Rev. John Crump, of the TuameA, will leave by the Ladybird to attend the Wesleyan Con ference at Wellington.

Of the Tauranga nomination our correspon dent writes: "Kelly has lost ground here. The show of hands was infavorof Morris, Kelly was asked what was amount of subsidy Hannon received for the mail and what was the term of contract. His reply was, ' I don't know,' Hannon being in the crowd called out' that's a secret.' When Kelly left the Government buddings, it was a grand sight to see the train of officials following him, particularly the Immigration Agent, whose hand was the most conspicuously held up when the show of hands was called for. It is rumoured here that the Government officials have instruc tions to secure Kelly's return if possible."

The supporters, of Mr. Tole fare requested to meet this evening, at the Temperance Hall, at half-past seven o'clock.

To the Editor : Sir, —It was an invariable custom with Mr Justice Johnson, whenever a Grand Jury found no true bill in any criminal case, to immediately send for the prisoners and liberate them at once, as he considered that it was unjust to detain such persons one moment longer than was abso lutely necessary. I noticed yesterday in the Supreme Court that George Strong and his wife were detained some two hours after no true bill had been found against them.— Observer.

That tiny circle of social reformers who designate themselves the Pioneer Juvenile Templars, indicating thereby that they who would be free themselves must strike the blow, a phrase slightly altered from Byron, will hold their usual fortnightly business meeting this evening in the Young Men's Rooms at the usual hour. We hope shortly to be able to give a pen and ink sketch of the brothers and sisters of this lodge while sit ting in Council, and hurling their fairy wands and intellectual javelins at the drinking usages of tociety.

THE POLITICAL RACES.

Ist event. —The Nomination Hmpe Race. 2nd event.—The Polling Steeplechase. Entries :— The first horse entered (Greek) was branded " Compact, '56" on off shoulder. The second (Chameleon) a brother to -ttjai —i — ,;r .„.„ —k^amiS'i " Government" on

KSpbT^v 6™'"^' this horse as juug- jj Bwam py co iour. belitfe"third, a young Grey branded " Popu larity" on near shoulder. The fourth and last entry being a showy horse, exciting general admiration ; branded " Remuera" on the back. Great disappoint ment was caused by his being shortly after scratched for all the events. First Rack.—Nomination Hurdle Bace. Greek led with a good start, followed close by Chameleon, Popularity being held back by his jockey. Chameleon reached the hurdle in front of Greek, and by a fluke of his jockey was got over safe, but Greek stopped suddenly and unexpectedly at the hurdle and shot his jockey on the top of Chameleon, himself bolting off the course. Meanwhile Popularity was coming up with rapid strides, and Chameleon being backed with two jockeys in the singular manner as related, progressed with difficulty, the result being that Young Grey passed the Grand Stand forty hands in front of Chameleon. Second Racb. —The Polling Steeplechase, the great event of the day. Chameleon is undergoing an excruciating training for the coming event. Greek's late jockey insisted on the whole of the near flank being painted over with the magic words, Dr. Pollen and General Govern ment,'- these to be varnished over with Weston's Wizard Oil. Another trainer re quired a view of the " Piako Swamp" on the other flank with railway works in progress through the same. While another admirer had inscribed, " 5s per day is geod mechanics pay." The greatest difficulty was the ground colour —it being somewhat illegal to run any other than Grey—and yet none of them had the genuine grey to do it with. This diffi culty was got over successfully by one of the party inscribing on Chameleon's forehead - he is a Grey—as schoolboys do with their first drawing. This is a cow. Popularity, the young grey, has not re ceived the attention bestowed on the other horae,he is, however, less dependent on it, being of the right colour, is not puffed in the legs, but is sound in wind and limb. A slight accident occurred to one of the grooms owing to his plunging a steaming hot brand with the letters G.T. upon the horse's ears, which made Popularity kick, no further damage was done than the loss of a bucket of valuable fresh water, and an abrasion of the man's leg. The interest in the event, which comes off on Thursday, the 6th, is intense, but bets have been freely taken of 2 to 1 on the Grey upon whom we shall stake our tip.

Anchovies and Toast.

[From our London Correspondent.] Londok, November 19.

THE WANING OF TURKEY.

Turkey now affords plenty of gossip for the wise heads. The days of the sick man are evidently drawing fast to a close. The Herzegovinian Insurrection is only the beginning of the end. Nothing short of independence can now satisfy the Christian dependencies of the Porte, and Russia un questionably supports this idea. JNot that Russia has any "designs" upon Turkey. That I believe is quite a fallacy. All Russia desires is to see Turkey and the Turkish provinces independent states. She knows well that England would never per mit her to occupy Constantinople, and she also knows that she would never allow England to hold the key of the Black Sea. In the meantime the path of England's policy is very plain. She must strengthen her hold on the Eastern route by way of the Suez Canal. Stories in abundance are current respecting Russian designs, and Russian politicians are said to lay their plans very deeply and cunningly. For my part I don't believe half of . what is said about them, and one reason of these tales is I fancy to be found in the fact that everything in connection with Russian politics is designedly kept so intensely secret. You remember the old advice to a fool— hold your tongue and you will be mistaken for a wise man—and I think a great deal of imaginary

t* mmm~mm,mm> — : . Tpfopqted to the wisdom and cunning ia Ju_ a leaders ex- Russian Court, simply because their eroise so much discretion m noiu _

toDgUT e]_'E EOYALTIfT TO INDIA The Prince of Wales I*** P ises to be as successful m its "a ever have been anticipated byJhe most sanguine of its advocate. »»™JZ«* generally known that it is in » b> in deference to the declared MshM of the la^e Prince Consort* that the future King of England has undertaken bis present tour Prince Albert was very anxious, it seems that the future ruler of India should see and be seen of hia Indian subjects. The enthusiasm of the Indian population is quite as great as could be expected, and the Prinie himself is in excellent health. The pjevalence of cholera in Madras rather threatens the pro gramme as originally laid out, .ut so far it il&s been carried out with grea*j'£e°fc; COLLEGIATE LARKIKISISM. " Town and Gown" is an old Btory, made popular in various works of fiction, and in none more than in Cuthbert Ride's " Ver dant Green." But what did Vsry well for us twenty years ago Will scarcelf waßh now in these days of . levelling, yhen police magistrates are disposed to deal out justice pretty evenly whether the defenJant be the Hon. Golden Tuft or Bill the Brgee. The other day the undergraduates of Cambridge ( tried it on, and to their intense satisfaction pounded a few inoffensive townsmen who dared to endeavour to walk on the causeway. The police, however, aided by th^ proctors, made a few captures, and some heavy fines were inflicted and some warnings spoken which will probably damp the martial ardour of some of these ingenuous yottths. The diminution of offences of the " mohawk genus has been one of the signs of the times within the past few yeare. The days of rifling of door knockers and bell pulls are past. Respect of persons is almost gone now, and on the whole the law is meted otit pretty equally to rich and poor.

DOMAIN BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Domain Board was held this day. President, F. D. Fenton Esq. (in the ohair), Captain Heale, G. M. Mitford Esq. and S. E. Hughes Esq. The business done was of an unimportant char acter. The most interesting resolution passed was that immediate proceedings should be taken against defaulting tenants. It was also resolved that the culverts round the cricket ground should be enlarged and the drainage improved. Mr Hughes Was empowered to call on Mr Hodgen and make fresh arrange ments as to his work.

Arrival of the Alhambra.

HOKITIKA

(From our own Correspondent.) This day.

The s.s Alhambra has arrived with English news to December 25; colonial news to December 29.

PACTS AND POLITICAL TRUTHS. Sir,—When men look to facts and results they cannot go wrong, and they can rectify their future course. The Government have been fairly tried, they have come up for judgment, and what is the general verdict of all impartial men in the whole of the colony ? The Opposition alßo have received judgment, and have met with nothing but approval from the people. How was the Prime Minister received in Auckland, and how was our Superintendeut received ? The public approve highly of the Opposition policy, and utterly detest that of toe Government. We mean to send men to represent the well known policy and " measures," advocated so often and so forcibly by our patriotic members, and to oppose to their utmost the well-known " measures" and policy of the ———3 -f-~ .^_—*______—r ■mi .____il..■ .r, follow blindfold (which is, however, Titfc necessary) the policy and well-known general measures of Sir George Grey, Mr 0 Rorke, and their side, because ,we have lull confi dence in them, rather than send members to support such an unjust administration. The Government meaning of a " united colony" is just what we might expect from them—a mockery and an insult; it does not mean a " united purse," without which there can be no ''unity," only a Incus a non lucendo affair. But money, the source of all evil, is to be still given in millions to the South, and our share of our Crown lands and public lands revenue is to be still taken from us, as it haß been for "years, to the amount of mil lions. In no country on the face of the globe do the revenues of the public lands belong to any but the general public. The Government do not mean to redress this gross injustice—the chief object for which governments exist —nor to make good our long arrears of land revenue, but actually boldly declare their determination to continue the iniquity. This is only one instance of Government hostility. Now, are we slaves that we that we should submit ? Can any cane, independent, intelligent man plead want of knowledge of the " measures" and policy of the two contending sides? The one are our enemies, and the other our friends. This is a '.' burning question." It should only be looked at broadly and honestly without any hair-splitting or re fining. Canada, Vancouver, and the Cape are Fedralised Governments ; and British, a3 we are, Austria, Prussia, and other powerful states are federalised. Belgium and Holland " were united for a short time, but were soon divided again. Austria, in IS6O, established 17 local parliaments, from which the Federal Parliament of Austria, called the Rsichrath, sprung five months later. Here is the condi tion of the only centralised colony, Australia, as told by a disinterested and superior man, and the facts are undeniable : — "In Australia, where there are no Provincial Governments only a strong central one, all the country is permeated by a conviction that the whole power of government is used for jobbing. All things are adjusted with an eye to elec tioneering majorities. Decentralisation of affairs is much needed in Australia." The worst sort of centralising, for the greater the injury, the greater the evil. Here we have, under the most favourable circumstances, the "facts and results" of the boasted British representative institutions, with pri vileges of Parliament and all the rest of it, and I request the particular notice of all our political teachers to the matter, and await a reply. The reply can be but one. Setup checks, limits, hounds. Any other answer is pure, unmitigated bosh. Now, mind, Australia is. the only colony enjoying—forsooth—the advantage of a united, strong Central Go vernment, and he that runs may read the result. These are all plain facts, naked truths, undeniable and indisputable by any clouds of sophistry. Talking of nominees, in the Nominee Chamber —our House of Lords - all but four voted (out of fifty) for the Abolition Bill—a bill destructive of our constitutional liberty —and Centralism. Most of their Lordships are tenants of the Crown, and beholden to the Ministry for their runs, so, as in duty bound, they vote aft required. They are created, to be a check against exactly such rash unconstitutional legislation. How they have acquitted themselves is now a matter of history. Wheels within wheels. Class interests and venality are dominating the people. Down South it has been truly said that the speeches in favour of the Abolition Bill are " the concentrated essence of hum bug." In all civilized countries that are free, laws favour the diffusion of power, and ex penditure instead of the concentration ; this is in accordance simply with justice andsound policy. " The master's eye" is of proverbial value ; but it cannot reach to Wellington, where it is very much wanted. The benefit of Separation and the influence of distribu tion of Government, rather than the concen tration of it, is—like the division of labour —immense. . The famous Bill of Rights (William and Mary) declares " that for the redress of grievances and for the amending of the laws, Parliaments ought to meet fre.

quently." Our members in New Zealand cannot be got to stay in Wellington more than three months. This cannot be called frequent. The Executive, and the Civil Service, and the nominees then step into rule us for nine months _ if their power is not curbed and diminished effectually by decentralization and other means, they will soon become more despotic and absolute. The check of two Provincial institutions, one North and one Foutb, with active and effectual participation of the country in its own government, from three centres instead of from only one, under institutions of well defined authority will dimmish this danger Want of publicity is the ordinary chatacter of absolute government. In England the people are well protected against the agents of Government. Not so here. So compari son should not be made, nor can it guide -vm. Our only safegtiard lies in decentralization , in addition It fosters a certain freedom, makes a people brave, energetic, and bMtt spirited ; creates public spirit and patriotism under free institutions. In all Australia the out-districts, remote from the seats of^Go vernment as Auckland is from Welhngton are unmistakably despoiled ill-treated and mis-goverhed ; we shall find ourselves m the same case if we are not watchful In cen tralized France, the great majority of the people look up to the P*«f °* ™ Government for the means of subsistence, the Central Government is the sole source oi patronage. This renders the people subser vS dependent, and slaves; they must act "harmoniously"'or it is all up Overgrown establishments, unnecessary f«nctlo°a"e*l and vaat horde of dependent hacks are what aU bureaucratic, strong Governments.believe in, especially when centred in an onfroMne % small town ; the cost is money total y lost. But that is the least part of the evil. The extraordinary official power, and im mense influence is of course worse. AMO Government makes empty and wicked pro mises, such as the capitation compact and "thers. There is no art better understood in New Zealand than draining money from the pockets of the people, a? d J 3*™*^ pockets" of the squatters and the wealthy districts. By subdividing patronage, the power of corruption that is rampant here, is lessened. Three centres of power and ex penditure form efficient hounds agamst despotism, and checks corruption and sinister interests; it is more convenient for tbe public, more economical in^y country, and fends to the public good. The A - ohtion Bill is truly " a Legislative swindle. - Delenaa est Wellingtonia—l am, &c, Cromwell.

The Elections

We notice that the Cross in its list of elec tions over, to day, actually places Mr Bunny, the Opposition whip, in the ranks of the Government. Could the force of cheek further go? In order to give our contem porary no further excuse for keeping Mr Larnach's name on tbe same side, we repro_ duce from the Otago Guardian (Government organ) Mr Stouts reply to a q*eB A tlon °n.™** very point. «Mr Denmston : Are the three members who constitute the ticket [Mac andrew, Stout, and Larnacb] united m .to their views on these questions? Mr Stout We are all united so far that we will not have Centralism." We appeal to our con temporary to play fair and not endeavour to mislead the public in this way It can do no good. Mr George Hunter, likewise, re quires transposing on the Cross's list, thus making a difference in the numbers against the Government equal to six votes. Centralists. Opposition. Christchuech.. E. Ri.hardson .. JS C. J- Stevens " " tW. 8. Moorhouse t_„.:'„^t W ..J- Macandrew Dunedin .. R Burnt »» "" s W. J. _Larnach __. " „. " .. J- C. Brown -«tftfft\-.Xr~rT-_-« ______ gir Geo . G re y •> • • __~ _-. 1.1 r"—'^-^^uocan Nelson .. *0. Cnrtis.. .. -— —, .. J. Sharp !. •- "Richmond .. _ Avon .. •• w- Bolleston Kaiapoi .. C. C.Bowen .. Wkui«gton .. E. Pearce .. G. Hunter Caversham .. ___ __ •• »eaton NrwP-YMOOTH T.Kelly jg"* 4 •• 'M.-^ley .- F . tzl]erbart Newton .. ' ■• W.Swanson G.ev&Bell .. Camngtoa .. übbaldine .. * Wakefield (Timaru) Dunstan .. §Pyke •• Roslyn .. __, _, ■• BraßS Tibi.rc .. Stafford Nahbr .. McLean .. Bussell .. Auckland East •• £'£•£_?"__ p.,,,.,,, .. B. G. Wood lilioi ".'. •• Montgomery Waikakafa .. J. C. Andrews.. H Bunny Wellington Ctt .. Brandon BaucE .. m •• Murrfty CoLIitNGWOOD .. w. Gibba B*lwyn .. Fitzroy Wallace .. Bastian Centralists, 20 ... Opposition, 20 t W ill probably oppose the Ministry on all questions of administration. * Not unUbely to support Sir George Grey. t With the Ministry only on Abolition. Bitterly opposed to Sir Julius VogeL § .favourable to Separation.

Eden Election.

MB TOLE AT PANMURE,

MR J. A_. Tole had a meeting at Panmure last night for tho purpose of explaining his political views to the electors of that locality. Mr Barton Ireland was votsd to the chair. There were nearly one hundred electors present. The Chairman having .briefly intro duced the candidate, Mr Tole came forward and addressed the meeting. After alluding to the retirement of Mr Carleton, the speaker gave his reasons for coming forward and dwelt at some length upon the importance during the present crisis of "affairs of every constituency sending down men pledged to support a competent leader so as to bring abont a satisfactory financial and constitu tional reform. Parties were now so clearly defined/that it was necessary for, a man to declare himself on one side or the other. He must either act with Sir George Grey or sup port the Ministry, and the corruption which they had suffered to exist. He should support Separation, an idea which had commended itself to the greatest thinkers of the colony. He believed in an independent state for each Island with a Eederal Government at Wel lington to legislate for colonial matters leaving local legislation to thq provinces. He believed in rectifying the rreP9nt system of taxation. It was better JT*T. . Sdfc!?°rty than the necessaries of life. I^.t., -3.**auded to the necessity for mak._.^di^.vlaDd fund general, and to equalisii_g_3i represen tation of the two Islands. Hsaolbhed upon the maladministration of out**? always, the Indemnification Bill, which hd'jjfiaracterised as a disgrace to the Statute Book, and/the urgent need of a colonial system of educa tion. In regard to that district he should advocate a line of railway to Panmure and Howick, and wpuld urge the testingo| *he practicability of connecting the Tdmaki and the Manukau. Mr Tole referred to -his opponent, Mr Taylor, and ia (conclusion urged upon his hearers the olamis which Sir George Grey had established upon them, and their duty to recognise those claims by voting for the candidate who would support him. (Cheers.) . ' . W' ■: . Mr Barton Ireland having spgfesn strongly as to the importance of united||tion among their members, _ '' _ Mr Cleary proposed and Mrgßaskerville seconded a vote of confidence in Mr Tole sis their representative. An amendment id a vote of _tha_ks was proposed, bo| the original motion was carried with only three dian&a.- Three cheers were given for Tole wid for Sir George Grey, and the meeting fepara. ted. _ .-, — ——:

TELEGRAPHIC.

NEWCASTLE.

(From out «wn Correspondent.) * . This day. , pie Races. Mr Harris gay?» dinner to tbe Race Com mitteeand friendt The meeting has been a great snc cess. AUthe principal inhabitanfs of Ksaruawahia a# district being present unanimously dtped that the Govern ment De appliedsto for a grant of l*nd as a public reserve and racecourse. /

HAMILTON.

(From onr own Correspondent.) 1 This day.

■yfaipa Election. The excitenient re the Waipa election is hourly increasing. The Waikat* Times is full of electioneering matters.

TAURANGA.

(From «uf own Correspondent.) v , This day.

;The Election. Government officials are working hard for TUT- TTpIIv Tie natives are informed that it Joey donot .npport Mr Kelly, Sir Donald McLean will i*op their pensions and salaries. Telegrcms fr«m Gisborne and Coast Btate Mr Morriß is fre favorite.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

vVANGANUI

(Per Piess Telegram Agency.) Tuesday. ■Western Maori District. The nomination of candidates for the Western Maori District took place to-day. The show of hands was : Major Kemp (of Wanganuif, 35 ; Wi Parata (old member), 3 ; Hoani Nahe (of the Thames), 2. A poll was demanded. "Wairarapa Election. The following is the polling : Masterton, Featherston, Greythown, Scandinavian settle ment—Bunny, 283 j Andrew, 155; Pharazyn^ 115 ; Carter/ 94.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(Before G. S. Graham Esq. J.P.) Richard Cahil, Alfred Carroll, and John Geary, were each fined 5s and costs with the usual alternative for being drunk.

CHAKGE OF VAGRANCY. William Jones was brought, charged with being found by night on certain premises in Lome-street the property of Joseph McLeary without any lawful excuse. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and at the same time handed a paper to the con f__"*____\(__ -Sergeant Mulville said he was on dnty last night and found the prisoner in a closet on Mr McLeary's premises. He said he had a right to be there. He woke up the people of the house and found that prisoner's story was untrue. Mr McLeary gave evidence that the pris oner had no permission to be in the closet on the night in question. He bad been in biff employ, but not lately. He knew him to be a good workman as a carpenter and knew nothing against him. His Worship discharged the prisoner with a caution not to roam about at night any more.

BREACH OF PRISON REGULATIONS. Thomas Morris, alias Hill, and Robert Thomson, were charged with attempting to hold communication with prisoners under going sentence in Mount Eden on the 4th inst., also with wilfully destroying three panes of glass value £2 4a. the property of Frank Quick, also with relisting Constables Seabrook and Peacock, in the execution of their duty. , ~ , The Court was kept waiting half an hour for a second justice, but none appeared, and the prisoners had to be remanded until to-morrow.

SUPREME COURT.— Yesterday.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

(Before his Honor Mr. Justice Gillies.) WOUNDING WITH "INTKNT.

The chief evidence in this case appeared in our last issue, and after the evidence of John McLeod, Edward Frissell, John Pritty, William Galvin, and William Bullford, the constable, the jury, having consulted together for a considerable time, brought in a verdict of unlawfully wounding, and the prisoner was sentenced to one year's imprisonment with hard labour. STEALING PROM THE PERSON. ' Samuel Hayes, whose sentence had been deferred, was brought in, and in consequence of his previous good character, having al ready been three months in gaol, and having a wife and young family, received a sentence of three months with hard labour. ARSON. George and Margaret Strong, who had been charged with arson, were discharged. The Court rose at a quarter to six o'clock.

THIS DAY.

His Honor took his seat at ten o'clock. WILFUL MURDER.

Margaret Walls, described as a native of Ireland, aged 40, was arraigned upon an in dictment charging her with the wilful murder of her two children in Owen-street, Grahams- . town, os the 16th of October of last year. Mr Brookfield opened the case and said there was no attempt to deny the commission of the crime, but the great question for the jury to C9nsider was the state of mind the prisoner was in at the time of the murder, \ and whether she was responsible for the acts. ' Mr Alexandra appeared for the prisoner,. John|Baxter, a young lad, deposed that he lived near Mrs Walls' on * ■ the 16th October, he knew Patrick and Cecilia Walls, the children of the prisoner ; remembered the afternoon of the 16ch, when he heard 'a ■ remark about prisoner, he ran down the pas sage, ana saw Mrs Walls and the children, she was .kneeling over them with an axe in her hand with which she. struck the children on the head, (axe produced), he ran and told his mother. To his Honor : She was not speaking, nor did he hear the children scream. Adam Acotee, a miner, deposed that he lookedidown the passage and saw the woman, whom he knew by sight, in the act of chop ping a,\ the children with the axe. She was in a sideway position ;,the blows were short and quick; presently phe stood more up right, and dealt heavier blows ; he then saw the objects beneath her were two children. Mrs Baxter was close by, calling i " Murder ; come woman;" Mr Wall then dropped the axe, and walked towards witness; He \werrt for a constable, and re turned, with Detective Brennan, and found tbe bodies bleeding in the same spot. Mrs Walls was near, and said, quite coolly, that she Bent.' the children for matches and they had been away too long. She was quite collected apparently, and shewed no sign of having;;%een drinkihg, still there was a strangeness about theappearance of her eyes ; they' had a wild look; she made no other remark than that about the matches. " JTp Mr Alexander |He was.twenty yards aw^Pwhefi ho saw I prisoner striking the . ■~•,. hbws | he saw nothing excitable in her demeanour ; she odased to strike on hearing a woman's voice. It- Thomas \ Radforcll miner, w»s in Owen- c street at the time of the murder, saw the childran deiui on t'a| ground; he asked her what she. Rad dene; she replied why did they tell mcl to ddrCfth'ey should not have ,told me. . She was trembling and appeared in a state of neri fas excitement; _ac had j khowj^her for a 1< ig time and saw nothing striMngly differen in her appearance ; he wens with her to t 3 place where the bodies were %ing, ei&htf< t from the back door of r , psponoVa house, fid the axe was lyingjat 1 the ohH<%en'a feet. Tha children werenn-

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