SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

TTTriTI -,X 7 .r. TJ.TJ j This Afternoon, 0.5 HIGH WAIAR—} To-morrow Morning, 1.35, SUN SET.—This Evening, 7.6. SUN RISE.—To-morrow Morning, 4.39. MOON'S AGE.—New Moon, 16th, 5.33 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

Emu, brigantine (aux. screw), Martin, from

Russell via Thames. Wild Duck, ketch, from Waitara. Gem, schooner, from Coromandol. Julia Price, schooner, from Thames. Argyle, s.s., fromJßussell and Wangarei.

DEPARTURES.

Pearl, ketch, for Tonga. Uliu-i-Lakeba, schooner-yacht, Frost, for Levuka Canterbury, schooner, Moller, for Norfolk Island

EXPORTS.

Per Charybdis, for Caroline Islands: i cases drapery. 1 bale buttons. 1 case do., 2J- tierces tobacco, 7 cases do., 1 box tea, 4 gunnies sugar, 7 cases tobacco, 20 casos Geneva, 1 keg rum, 40 tins biscuits, 40 tins flour, 32 packages oilmons' stores.-^J. A. Barber & Co. Agents.

IMPORTS.

Per Tamaya, from London :—2 crates earthen ware, R. Arthur.

Per barque Tamaya from London:—6 casks dye, 10 cases elastic. 20 casks heel tips and plates, 3 casks stones, 20 trunks uppers. 12 cases upper leather, 13 casks grindery, 10 barrels pitch, 6 bales woolpacks, 12 casks resin, 6 casks plough and trace chains, incases saddles, 5 casks hames, 6 cases whips, 1 cases bridles, 1 casks brush ware. 2 casks buckles, 20 drums soft soap. 1 case smut, wire, 1 case elastic glue, 2 casks halters, 2 hhds. lasts, 1 cask iron lasts, 4 bales collar chock &c, 3 cases enamelled leathers, 1 case spurs, 20 casks valonia, 20 casks shumac. 2 tons soda crystals, 20 barrels American pegs for Ireland Brothers.

Per Tamaya from London: 50 i-chests tea..—T H. Hall & Co.

The repairs to the Pretty Jane will be carried out by Messrs Fraser and Tinne, under the superintendence of Mr. W. Loddcr, manager of the A.S.P. Co. Another gentleman was at first nominated, and the delay which has taken place was caused by a dispute on the point. Every thing is now arranged, and the work will be at once proceeded with. The specifications include replacing about 70ft. of the old keel, thoroughly overhauling and where necessary replacing the keelsons. New plates and new frames to be fitted where required, and damaged beams re newed. Tho engines and boilers arc to be taken out and carefully renovated. Other general repairs are to be carried out, and the work will occupy the best part of six weeks. Tho brigantine Ryno will wait for the arrival of the Krienihilda before leaving again for the Islands. The barque Thomas Brown having been berthed at the wharf will proceed at once to the discharge of her Melbourne cargo. The auxiliary screw brigantine Emu arrived yesterday from the Thames, where she landed a cargo of coals from the Bay of Islands. She is to load cattle for Levuka at once. She entered out to-day. - •■" ..,..'" The p.s. Te Aroha left for Grahamstown to day. She is intended to run between that place and Ohinemuri. The wreck of the Otago will not be sold untu an attempt has been made to recover the gold. The s.s. Go-Ahead is due to-morrow from Gis borne, and is advertised to leave again for the same port on Wednesday next. The barque Tamaya landed her powder yes terday and came up the harbour this afternoon. She will be berthed at once. The schooner Canterbury left yesterday after noon for Norfolk Island with a general cargo, principally for the missionaries there. The barque Europa has cleared out for Cork with her original cargo of guano. Her crew has been made up, and she is to sail at once. The schooner yacht Ului-i-Lakeha took her departure yesterday afternoon for Levuka. Prior to leaving the harhour she had a short spin with the cutter yacht Secret which, how ever, proved rather more than a match for the new craft. Still the latter showed some wonder fully good points, and we have little doubt will whip anything in Fiiian waters. The ship Orari has completed'her loading for London. Such wonderfully quick despatch has been given to this fine vessel that even the agent of the New Zealand Shipping Company has been taken aback, and has advertised her sailing date quite a.fortnight later than she could have got away. The five Orari has only been weeks in port, and in that short time has landed a thousand tons of import cargo and taken in fifteen hundred ton? of exports, principally wool, tallow, copra, and kauri gum, constituting a very valuable freight. If possible it is intended to get her away by 26th inst., by which time it is expected the large number of intending pas sengers will be able to complete their arrange ments.

The schooner, Charybdis, cleared out to-day at the Customs for Caroline Islands with a general trading cargo. The twin boilers of Mr. Yoeman's new steamer, the Kina, were to-day placed in her by the assis tance of the 5-ton crane on the wharf. Her engines are expected from the Thames about Tufsdav. We understand that there is already sufficient cargo stored for the City of Auckland, to more than half fill her. She is likely to have nearly as quick dispatch as the Orari. The cutter Thistle has cleared for Hokianga with a general cargo. She will call at the Bay and fill up with coals. Tho schooner Gem has entered in from Coro mandel in ballast.

The Julia Price, schooner, has arrived from the Thames in ballast. The brig Syren, according to latest advices, was still in the Manukau. She takes the follow ing passenw* io Sydney: Mr and Mrs Wake field an 1. ? 'liMren. The schooner Merlin bound to Wellington has not yet crossed the Manukau Bar. The yacht Secret is to make a trial cruise in harbour to-day preparatory to leaving on Mon davmorning for Lyttelton. The Tamaya was berthed on the outside of the western tee.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

' Mails will Close as Unoer :— For Thames, on Monday next, at 9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. , For Coromandcl, ncr Argvle. on Monday next, at 11.30 a.m., and per Lalla Rookh, on Tuesday next, at 1.30 p.m. For Russell. Wansraroa, and Mongonui, per lona. on Monday next, at 4 p.m. _ For Whitiang* Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Rowena. on Monday next, at 4 p.m. For Levuka, per Emu, on Monday next, at Per s.s. Wellington, on Tuesday next, as fol lows :— , , For India. China, Mediterranean ports, and Continent of Europe, at 2 p.m. For Taranaki, Southern Provinces, Aus tralian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, for letters specially addressed, at 2.45 p.m. -~,,. -, , A For United Kingdom, via Bnndisi. and late letters for Southern Provinces and Melhourne will he received till 3 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, ana newsnapers, at 1 p.m. For Waiwera, Kawau, and Matakana, per Annie Mil hank, on Tuesday next, at 10 a.m. For Wangarei Heads. Waipu. Wangarei and Mangapai, per Argyle, on Tuesday next, at For PGishome and Napier, per Go-Ahead, on Wednesday next, at 3.15 p.m. For Levuqa, per Augusta, on Wednesday next, Per Ze'aJandia, on Monday, 18th instant, as " For Kandavu, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 11 a.m. For United Kingdom and Continent or Euro, c, at 11 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 10 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d.in addition to the pestage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board up to time of saihng. S B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

DEATH.

KING.—On December 6, 187G, at Drury, while on his journey home, Ernest James Edward, in his twentieth year, fifth son of Mr. P. H. King, of Waiuku, and grandson of the late John King, first missionary settler in New Zealand, and of the late Robert Fish, Capt. H.E.1.C.5., Sydney, N.S.W.

GRIBBLE.—On the Oth December, Elizabeth Bacon, youngest daughter of John and Cathe rine Gribble, aged 5_ months. The funeral will leave her parents' residence, Victoria-street East, to-morrow, at 3.30 p.m.

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

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1876.

for the cawie that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, 1-"or the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

Cable news from Europe is still of a threatening and unsettled character. Prince Bismarck, avlio, as the representa tive of German power, might become arbi ter of the peace of Europe, has declared the policy of Germany to be one of neutrality, unless the integrity of the Austrian Em pire is imperilled. While expressing friend ship for England, he defended the policy of ! Russia, and stated that the triple alliance i between the Emperors of Russia, Germany, land Austria, remains undisturbed. The German ('hnncillm declared that he could ' not cm j {.•••ture wlrii the future might . rii.g I f.iHh ?*'•'•• tlv: jirospi-ci <b .actble from simh i ( ,f hi.-: ut -dvnu*!.".- as liavc (iliercd ir.ronui: | (In-, wires to this oav! # the globe an- mn - ' (-i.j'ii.: hut of thai it;<>-'. *l'jsiy eb>.-.v.ri<^ ■~:'.' ihc p -v-diing iiijprv.-^Ioi: i-iyaie-i in ..uropc uy M-in !',.«-,;'. spc<- ... _ fcj-imi pie j.'.".,'.1 ,;' •■,■"■.'. ■' - ■ :..-< i*W i"' 'l*1- ' " ~„,.,,/ ; .,. uk | au j i. ;u .iii.a'«VH'4 ?» '•'■"}' ! attempt. ,vcru mad-; to estabiwU tt¥*M ! supremacy bx T.,rk-?y. The traduvmat , poliev of pra._--j-.is*. h-<.* unvaryingly oyen . one d; •■ •("■! aion.' by considera timi.-. oi. natio.rircoixsolidati.H./aud ag^randismmit. ' It has talked the chivalry of am-und a

ally in 1854, and we do not for a moment expect that the armies of the Fatherland will be marshalled for war unless the mate rial interests of the Empire are at stake. Complete as the victory of 1870 was, the legacy of desolate homes, of widows and fatherless, whose loss no indemnity or empty glory can replace, have reminded the nation that a victory is dearly bought at tho price of the flower of a nation's sons. Without charging Germany with that designing selfishness wliieh some of our English and American contemporaries have suggested, we can perceive sound reasons for her reluctance to enter upon war, uidess her own interests were compromised. There may, nevertheless, be some truth in the surmises that Bismarck sees in war, and the consequent exhaustion of power by other European nations, while] Germany is conserviiig its strength, circumstances tending to increase the inliuence of that country, and place it in the foremost rank among the Great Powers. Germany cannot, however, absolve itself from the responsi bilities which its acknowledged position gives the nation in European counsels, and should the present difficulties result in Avar, it vi'ill not be forgotten that time was when the weight of German resolution cast in on the side of peace would have averted bloodshed. The deliberations of the Conference, which opens at Constan tinople to-day, will speedily terminate this harassing suspense. If the instructions of iho Russian representative positively de mand a Russian occupation of Turkey, British rights will most probably be assorted by the occupation of Egypt and Stamhoul, when the preservation of peace ful relations would become impossible. Much as we should deploro the shedding of British blood on the soil of Turkey, it iis impossible to ignore, if the integrity of the British Empire is to be preserved, the im portance of keeping Russia out of Con stantinople, and of maintaining a free highway to the East. Towards these objects and the local autonomy of the Slav pro vinces, English diplomacy will, we believe, be directed. And if, in carrying out that design, the country is drawn into a con tinental war, we have no apprehension that the national honour will come out of the struggle otherwise than unsullied, nor do we fear that when called upon, Britain, un aided, could put forth sufficient power to roll back the tide of Russian invasion.

PIiOBAHLY most of our readers who use telogram forms have observed those extra ordinary specimens of typograplry, and have anathematised the pen-destroying, straw faced paper on which they are printed. It may not, however, have been noticed that these wretched hand-bills are printed for the Government, in Loudon. It is a fact that the great colonizing Government — the Ministry, par excellence, which played as its trump card encouragement to colonial industries and the development of local resources —has for some years past con sidered it necessary to get these forms, which in appearance would disgrace the mangle that did duty as the first Auckland press, printed by a certain Waterlow and Sons, of (Treat Winchester, street, London. A leading Auckland merchant who, among other imports, tried a shipment of printed papers required for his own business, and found the cost somewhere about forty per cent more than the same won. con id have been procured in the city, has drawn our atten tion to the continuance of this ahsurdity. We are not specially interested in the question where the o;>venimcnl get their printing done, favours of that kind tending with an unwavering regularity towards oiiices in the colony winch shew a more profound gratitude for the patronage. But the system of sending abroad for these shin plasters, and then flaunting them in the face of taxpaying colonists, is hurtful to the feelings. Possibly, Waterlow and Sons may be among those who did honour to our prodigal son while absent on his wanderings, and that this exercise of patronage was the reward. Tho same onus, however, may not rest on the present Ministry, and we would suggest the calling of tenders throughout the colony for these forms.

An important telegram from Wellington to-day, announces that Auckland, as the only New Zealand port-of-call in connection with the San Francisco Service, ha« been accepted by all the contracting parties. A question of £2,500, however, arising from the limit of £75,000 iixed by the Assembly last year, stands in the way of a final adjustment. We cannot suppose that this sum will cause any rupture in the nego tiations, and a speedy and satisfactory settlement may, therefore, be confidently anticipated.

TIIK last polar expedition has determined unfavourably two theories upon which hope of reaching the North Pole very largely depended. Explorers searching from different points had reported that beyond the most northerly point reached, an open polar sea was visible. The chance that a favourable season might give access to such a glorious highway to the pole sus tained hope. The English expedition did not rely on this, believing it more probable that the use of sledges would furnish the key which other discoverers had searched for in vain. But still some faith was main tained in the reports of this open polar sea, the existence of which, if we remember aright, was confirmed by Dr. Kane, the American explorer, who in 1853, in a small brig gained entrance to Smith's Sound and in dicated the track since successfully pursued by other explorers. The commander of the English expedition reports that so far as the' North American Sounds are concerned this supposed sea has no existence. Threading its way through ice openings, however, the Alert reached latitude 82.27, higher than Captain Hall's winter quarters in 1871 (82.1(j, the highest latitude reached by any ship up to that date). With the sun below the horizon for 142 days, and suffering a degree of unparalleled cold, the thermometer fal ling on one occasion 104 degrees below freezing point, the Alert wintered, and from thence despatched a sledge party to complete the work. The experience of this sledge party has helped to close up the other avenue of possible success, and will shake the fait!i which was placed on this mode of progression. A singular diffe rence between the obstacles which defeated the last effort to advance polar discovery by sledging and those encountered by Parry in a similar attempt northward from Spitz bergen in 1827, illustrates the variety and unexpected nature of the difficulties that bar the highway to the ice-bound solitude of the northermost regions. To Parry belonged the honour of reaching the highest latitude ever attained until the i>(i_ftjit yoiiv. Xc leu his ship at Spitz .._-<-__v_i. anil i out noftd-warri* with two unfits i.o_isij"acK'd tor u-s. us slciigcs. By ills, c m*.-im. hr- :• ... yd latituk; 82 deg. 48 itii;t l<ul i>:td i; '.veiled more than treble :! :::'..i;, : ji-.c >r;<:a I* i .-■_ : bin. \\i-' f.\<'t being il ;mi [(•■- il .■ .v.. . ••.■;.-:".. i !:..■; '.■'■<■ south- ! \'i,v,i| '.!<<•■ .■'» ''••■! ■i '.-.'''j-, l'- ;j'ky were i .;,.,,.,,,,;! [~ .-. ,-vf!'-:'.nb..v <if a wholly different :, ;;■.■' •>• ' !•;. :,'i-;i ■ b'-ifi ...:" Ice, some | ;;' liilU-. 'in" .i.;(."i« !' > Hid i'iitCOU feet j ;.;. /., '■..-.. ~: ~.■ !,•, ii_ • cuiusion of ! ]\,Mt,',,i.r i. u--'.1.-. l .'.,'it'iaialiy impe'icd | l.ro^icas, aud noiAViiu.-iuuKuug that the | i.ai..' set v!g..r.»i>ly to work upon road- j j.a'ri." w7p oiilsid w.jivj traversed for an swtuat C'prog^;3 north wa^la of only 73. j Suiioring tci.ibly from the cold and ex- | posuro, nine out of the geventeen men be- j

came so helpless as to require lifting on the sledges, three could scarcely walk, and the other five were compelled to do their best to bring their comrades safely back to the ship. It is worthy of notice as shewing the perfect appointment and good manage ment of the expedition, that although the latitude reached (83.20, or 400 miles from the pole) was higher than any gained by the many disastrous expeditions before them, only three deaths occurred, two of whom were membors of the sledge-party. Thp later accounts show that in tlus and many other respects, the expedition was the very reverse of a failure, although the high hopes indulged in when the vessels left the shores of old England, were not realised.

Wc direct the attention of readers to announcements in our third page for subjects of Sunday services at the several denominational churchos of Auckland. Special services will be held in Ponsonby Hall, when Rev W. Elmslie will preach in the morning and Rev R. McKinney in the evening. The people's Sunday evening service Avill be held at the usual hour in the lecture hall of the Young Mon's Chris tian Association

We understand that the General Synod of the Church of England will meet at Nelson on Wednesday, 24th January, 1877.

A great double programme is ;n course of preparation for the evenings of the 26th, 27th, and 28th of the present month, by the associated minstrols of Auckland, in the Lome-street Hall. The proceeds of the 28th inst. will] be given to Mrs Coughlan and her orphans. On Now Year's night a grand complimentary concert will be tendered to Mr E. W. Ward, in recognition of his arduous services in the cause of widows and orphans, by his admirers. The particulars of these concerts will appear in due coursa

The Temperance Variety Troupe have issued a very attractive programme for this evening, at the Christian Young Men's rooms, on which occasion the Auckland Georgia Minstrels will appear for the first time, as will bo seen in our advertisement column. We notice that the oornic element will be unstained by Messrs W. Doran, Langton, Mettam, Sceats, Chapman, Ball, Burton, and Plowman. Sentimental songs will be sung by Miss McEvoy, Mr Stanley, and others. Mr McDonald will preside.

The child who had wandered from its home, and who was taken care of by Mrs Wallis, has been claimed by its mother, and is restored to the maternal lodgment under the paternal roof at Newton.

We understand that the Roy J. Robertson, of Hawthorne, near Melbourne, has accepted the pastorate of the Congregational Church, Bcresford-street, and will commence his duties early in February.

A grand musical and vocal entertainment will be given on Monday evening next in the Newton Congregational Chapel, the particulars of which may be seen in ad vertisement elsewhere. Mr W. Baxter will preside at the harmonium.

The Saturday Night entertainment at the Temperance- Hall, according to the elaborate programme in the Star, will be full of musical, vocal, and literary attractions. Many excellent songs will be sung by ladies and gentlemen. Mrs Bettany will fling, "The Heart that Knows no Sorrow," Mrs Homer will give "Please Give Me a Penny," and Mr Marterwill Ring an original, "The Parnell Pilgrim." Mr Clifford will take the chair.

The journeymen bakers of Auckland will hold their ordinary trade meeting this even ing in the club-room of the British Hotel.

Mr. Rolleston, late Superintendent of Canterbury, is a candidate to represent the Avon Riding in the Selwyn County Council.

The attempt to send a crew from Christ church to compete at the Nelson Regatta, has failed The (Jhriptclmreh Charitable Aid Society is endeavouring to obtain a money grant, for the relief of newly arrived immigrants, families of condemned criminals, and the society recommend the City Council to adopt measures for placing charitable aid generally upon a more satisfactory basin, Wcdiroct attention to the important and special service for Sunday-school children under the auspices of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church to-morrow afternoon, in the Choral Hall, particulars of which will be found in another column. The service is to be conducted by Joseph Paxton Esq., of Sydney, and the Rev. James Coch M.A. The former gentleman has special qualifications for this work. We hope that there will be a large muster, not only of Presbyterian school children and their friends, but also of other Sunday school children, who are cordially invited to this interesting service. It is proposed to construct a tunnel under the Straits of Gibraltar to connect Europe and Africa. A pamphlet on the subject, has been publinhcd at Madrid. The length is estimated at 73 kilometres^ the greatest depth 819 niet.Ts, and the cost of the work is estimated at about £4,000,000. At Dalby, N.S.W., on the 11th nit., the heat was 100 in the shade. In the after noon a hurricane struck the town, carrying away roofs of houses. Later in the day a thunderstorm occurred, with fearful Hashes of lightning, which destroyed the belfry of the church, shivered a flagstaff over an hotel, splintered a tree, unroofed several buildings, uprooted gardens, and struck a ' girl who was sitting inside a house, com pletely paralyzing her right side. Another girl was rendered senseless, and several were slightly injured. A native of Sweden, named Muller, who has frequently been charged with trifling offences at the Police Court, and who underwent, a. medical examination some time ago, as it was believed from his various acts of eccentricity that he was of unsound mind, has been loitering for two days past in the vicinity of the Police Court, desiring to be taken into custody. He states that he is continually pursued by an invisible enemy, whom he believes to be the ghost of Charles the Twelfth, who wants to catch him, convey him back to Sweden, and hang him ; consequently he seeks the protection of the police. A'variety of other equally silly stories are told by the unfortunate Swede, who sits upon the bank during the day chewing grass. Mr. J. B. Graham announces that policy holders in'the Norwich Union Eire Insurance Society, can obtain the Almanac for 1877 on application at the Society's office, Bank Buildings. The Almanac is very beautifully illuminated, with a fine view of Norwich Cathedral, in the centre, and the arms of the Company on either side of it. Below these is the Almanac and Calendar for 1877. The design is very handsome, and the illumination is well executed. The business of the Police Court this morning, consisted in dealing with three drunkards, vi;;., Moses Pinchbeck, Moss Brier, and Jr<wx McCabe. Mr. Barstow presided. To the Editor : Sir, —For the purpose of deciding a bi-.t, will you kindly inform me through you: columns: Ist. Whether the "Belle".' i-ver contested a race ;'.,t tin: Thames. in which " M'-dea " and another .<•;■<■ ._•...,. ti 2nd. Whether the "Belle" ever contested a race at Papakura, in which " Isaac Walton," " Kingfisher," and "Perfume" started, and oblige?—Douct rui.. [1. Vcn. December 27th, 1875, Turaru Handicap Plato, Tittko, Medea, and The Belle started; Titiko won. 2. Papakura Handicap last year. —Ed. E.S.] Themsua! Sunday evening service will be held in tho Young Men's Christian Associa tion rooms, at the usual hour. One of the Presbyterian ministers from the South will give an address. I

The Sculling Handicap in the Auckland Rowing Club was brought to a successful finish last night, when the final heat was rowed between T. Henderson jun. (scratch) and D. Tonka (90 sees.). The course was as in the former heats for the yacht Daphne, to the Baths, and the start soon after five o'clock. Henderson caught his opponent oil the Wynyard Pier, and won by nearly a minute. The boats used were the Spider and the Fly, and contrary to the generality of contests between the insects, after which the craft are named, the Spider came to grief in every race. W,On the banks of the river Avon, Canter bury, watercress is so plentiful that it is being used as manure. . An advertisement of Messrs. Holloway and Garlick's was last night, by mistako, transposed into our local columns. A country gentleman in Taranaki boiled down a large dog for the sake of the fat. He was absent for a time, and when he returned he found that tho cook had been frying the stakes and onions with that fat. The clergymen attending the Presbyterian General Assembly will hold special services in the various Presbyterian Churches in the city and suburbs to-morrow, morning and evening. For particulars we refer readers to the advertisement. The3BtongunatShoeburyness is mounted, loaded, sponged, and traversed by steam power. The experiment is to be tried with the 81-ton gun. The notorious Bully Hayes lately visited Kawaihae in the yacht Lotus, of San Fran cisco, bound to the Navigator Islands. At a meeting of the Pioneer Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held on Thursday evening, the following members were elected as repre sentatives to the Grand Lodge :—Messrs Edger, Coleman, Carr, Esam, and Miss Dobson. The alternates are Messrs Ellis, Waymouth, Clifford, and Syms, and Mrs EUis. The Freemasons of Melbourne resolved to introduce the "punkah" into their lodges during hot weather. A Mr W. Page, the wealthiest settler in Takaka. has married "Lucy," the Maori widow of the late Chief Pirimona. There is grief and tribulation amongst the white widows of Takaka. There was a good show of horses on the race-course this morning, and the morning gallops will now be one of the attractions to Auckland admirers of the equine race. The Southern candidates were out in a body, and did gentle exercise to loosen their limbs, after their voyage. They will begin going in earnest about Monday. They are all well at present. Persons who want to see the training gallops must be up with the worm, for nothing much is to be seen after 5 o'clock. The Juvenile Templar picnic will take place on the 18th instant, at Pakuranga. To the Editor: Sir,—The "Herald" of to-day's date in an article on the subject of "School Holidays," speaks of the "Teachers" as having pre sented a petition for a six weeks holiday. Will you kindly allow me to explain that it was only a portion of the teachers who did so. For instance, City Went No. 2—by far the largest school in Auckland—refused to sign the petition on the very grounds therein adduced : viz., that the children would forget what they had learnt ; and that it was a matter in which school com mittees should, in the first instance, exorcise their authority.—Yours &c, H.T.P. The Almanac season has now fairly set in. We have received from Messrs Brown, Barrett, and Co. a neatly illuminated Calendar for 1577, with the' New Zealand Postal rate*. We have also received a copy of Atkiivs desk almanac for 1877. The Council of the Dunedin Convention lias issned a circular to the following effect: —" That while the Council is of opinion that it would be highly desirable that people throughout (Hugo should treat the Counties 1 Act as a dead letter, at the same time in even' district there will be found some who will give effect to the Act ; seeing, moreover, the large power of taxa tion which the Act confers, and annoyance and expense to which districts may be sub jected against their will at the hands, it may be, of a small minority, the Council is of opinion that the whole people throughout the province should take part in the election of County Councillors, with a view to secur ing the return of men in whom they have confidence, and in whose hands the powers of the Act will not be abused."

An old man recently died intestate at Castlemaine leaving to the tender mercies of the Curator three old boxes of tools. They were sold by auction and bought by an optician who happened to be present at the sale, lie directed an assistant to turn out the contents of one of the boxes, when a small secret drawer wa„s discovered contain ing a packet of deeds and Crown grants carefully stowed away, representing the title of the deceased man to property in Carlton estimated to be worth from £1500 to £2000.

We are not aware exactly to what extent, the natives of the Flowery Land depend for subsistence on green ginger, but ap parently that vegetable exercises in some mysterious way a potent influence for good or evil on the physical and social well-being of our respected Mongolian fellow-colonists. This is proved by the fact that a deputation of the almond-eyed gentry waited on the Commissioner of Customs at Dunedin yes terday, and besought him to reduce the duty on green ginger of 3d per lb. The Commis sioner promised to do what he could to meet their wishes, and the worshippers of Con fucius went on their way rejoicing. After this we expect to see a deputation of Euro peans praying Mr McLean to take a little off the cayenne. Really this is making it hot for the Commissioner.

Messrs Ryan and Bell, wine-merchants of Vulcan-lane, have received a sample con signment of light Australian wines from Mon. Dv Pury's vineyard at Zeringberg, and yesterday afternoon a representative from this office availed himself of an invita tion to taste them. The varieties included Tokay, White Hermitage, and two others, and were conspicuous for purity of flavour. These wines are well adapted for drinking in warm climates, and their cheapness is an additional recommendation. The high duty is at present a bar to their extensive use, but efforts are being made to get this reduced. Messrs Ryan and Bell intend, if sufficient orders are guaranteed, to import a large consignment. We could not fail to notice in our visit yesterday the well-assorted stock, perfect appliances for bottling, etc,, which this firm possess. The anniversary sermons of the New North Road Wesleyan Sunday-school, will be preached to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock, by Rev. Thos. Buddie, evening half-past six, by Rev. Thos. Hodgson. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock an address to parents and children will be delivered by the Rev. George Brown, Missionary from New Guinea. The services will be well worth attending, We think that many of Lite friends of tho cause in Auckland should show their sympathy by being present. A collection in aid of tho school will be made at. . each service. The l_.ugim.er and City Band will play in front o_ the Supreme Court on Monday evening, com mencing at seven o'clock :—Program me: Quick Step, " Tiie Old Friend," (11. Millars); overture, " Masaniello," (Auber) ; quadrille •'Sicily" 1 1' Albeit : selection, " Don .Turin," (Mozart); polka mazurka, " Pense* D'Atomij\" (Vivien); waltz, " Princess Louise." (Godfrey) ; galop, " Rosalieii,".(litthnor); '• God Save the Queen." At Rangiora, eleven rollicking rams seranaded a newly married couple with empty tins, and other sonorous abominations, They were brought up at the. local Police Court, and fined, the ringleader 10/ and the others _)/. All except two preferred imprisonment and got it. Lotus hope it did them good.

My Weekly Dose.

(BY THE DOCTOR).

Laugh to-day. ye may weop to-morrow. < THE DOCTOR GOES FOR THE MAYORALTY. ] Gentlemen,—Fellow electors, ratepayers of the city of Auckland-and of course this in- , cludesbWniardsand those whose.rates arein . arrear—l beg to intimate I behove thats tne wo?d) that itm a candidate for your sufferings , for the office of Mayor. My objects in coming forward at this eariy stage are two-fold, viz,:— , Ist Fold. I want to take the wind out of the sails of the other candidates who are sniiij shallying about tho matter. 2nd Fold. I want the screw. n , wkw T assure you, gentlemen, electors, and fellow ratepa.e^that DI do not consider it any honour to represent you. I do not consider it any honour to go round soft-eawdenng votes, to be hob-nobbing and shoulder-rubbing with all and sundry, to have to submit ones character_to be criticised, turned inside out, and upside down, like a now store coat, to have to shout beer and bread and cheese and cabs tor fellows who can better afford to pay forthoso luxuries than I; ana most emphatically gentlemen, electors, and fellow ratepayers, Ido not regardit asanhonour to be compelled to sit once a fortnight or there abouts in Council and listen to the speeches of hon. Councillors. _ , _,„_, There is nothing like frankness between can didates and constituents for removing any little misunderstandings that may exist, and placing the parties perfectly en rapport. I will therefore place before you my views :-:wl intentions. Gentlemen, fellow electors, aiiu ratepayers If you do yourselves the honour ol electing me to be your worshipful Mayor for the ensuing year, the following objects shall demand my 18.l 8. Increasfug of my own aorew at the earliest possible date. *• 2. A little more increase in my screw. 3 Taking things as comfortably as possible. L Making friends of the big bugs with a view to future advantages. 5. Taking precious good care that mj own street is kept in apple-pie order and nothing is neglected that is likely to raise the value of my °^. ni?oing the same in respect to the streets and properties of my friends. 7. Generally looking after No. 1. • In the language of our great national poet Shakespeare, I may be permitted to add gentle men, fellow electors, and ratepayers, that " Them's my sentiments," but if any portion ot them should be distasteful to a clear majority of the ratepayers prior to the election, I shall be prepared to modify those sentiments in order to suit the views of that majority. Gentlemen, fellow-electors, and ratepayers of the City of Auckland, I am, your obedient Bervant> THE DOCTOR. P.S.—On mature deliberation I have decided to retire from the contest in favour of my friend William John Hurst, whose principles, it is needless to say, so closely coincide with mine, that any recommendations from me would bo like painting the lilly or gilding refined gold. HIBERNIAN ATROCITIES. People have nothing to talk about now-a-days but Bulgarian atrocities. The leading articles in the newspapers have discussed this topic ad nauseam, and an artillery of adiectives has been turned upon the Turks, who have been called everything that the English language can supply an expression for. The editor of the "New Zealand Times" lately gave the Porte a piece of his mind, reminding the Grand Vizier that deeds had been done "that may be whis pered but cannot be named." This is all very terrible indeed. THE COST OF A SMOKY CHIMNEY. A friend of mine in Wellington sends me some particulars of the cost of repairing a chimney in a Government office in the Empire city last winter. It was found one day that the chimney had been placed wrong end up, and that,!as a natural consequence, it smoked. An old grey-headed messenger noticed the fact, and forthwith placed his back to the fire in order to remedy the defect. The senior clerk, who came next, endeavoured to stop the smoke with a newspaper, but in vain, and the iunior clerk, who was half an hour lato, and who said "By Jove, ah! that beastly ticker of mine's wrong again !" opened the windows and doors and made matters worse Then he said, "By Jove, ah. its weally harwible," and rushed out. When the flro was extinguished, a Government engineer came, inspec ted the chimney, and ordered it to be swept, and it was so. Next day it smoked worse than ever. Then another engineer inspected the affair, and ordered the chimney-pot to be lengthened. Somehow that chimney continued to smoke. So a third ellgincer came. He thought the chimney-pot, should be removed altogether, and it was removed accordingly ; but then that chimney poured out dense volumes of smoke that filled all the pas3ugcs, and caused people passing i" the street to yell out "Fire!" The thing got so serious at last that they sent for the 'Engineer-in-Chief, and he came in attended by a staff of assistants, and they held a solemn inquiry into the mysterious affair, looked up the chiiflji'T. ">vont aw»v and made plans for a new one. But there that old chimney still stands, and it, likely to .And, and doubtless during next winter will smoke away in the same old jolly style as if nothing at all had happened. Tnar. is a way chimneys have. They're about, the most unsentimental things I ever saw. They have no fueling of compassion, whatever amount of suffering they may inflict. Seeing that some lunatics, who have gone stark mad on statistics have told us what proportion of fair-hair, i romen then, are in the world as compared with the. "dark uns," and the same old fosHils arc engaged in preparing returns to shew the number of corns and bunions, and the average on each particular toe, I think it might while away some such fellow's spare time in the intervals of his more serious task, if he were to endeavour to show how many misfortunes had occurred through smoky chimneys. I would suggest the following heads for a table— 1. Marriages entirely ruined. 2. Honeymoons made miserable. '.i. Complexions spoiled. 4. Crockery broken (distinguishing between china and delf, and between cups and saucers, &c.) 5. Matrimonial squalls. C. Conjugal blaspheming?;. 7. Sweet tempers entirely spoiled, &c, &c. THE WILES OF A LODGING-HOUSE MAN. The lodging-house keeper's name is Scrubbley, and he is known to be one of the most reason able amonprst aU those who olferall tho comforts of a home to unprotected young gentlemen. Scrubbley has seen better days, and he is a com parative novice, at the lodging-house business. He began with quarterly bills, but after the first three months' experience was impressed with the expediency of limiting the period to one month, and he is now seriously thinking of adopting the principle of weekly settlements. The way it all came about was this:—Scrubbley had a lodger, a very promising young man, who parted his hair in the middle, and wore red neck ties. This nice lodger was supposed to be a gentlemanly compo employed on the typogra phical staff of an establishment in Wyndham-street. Every morning he got up, ate a hearty breakfast, and went away " to pick up stamps," as he expressed it, by which Scrubbley supposed he meant to earn impressions of Her Majesty the Queen. Every day about 12 the nice young man took his place at the dinner table and ate like an alder man, and every evening at tea time he was look ing around for his share of what was going. He was a volunteer, this lodger, and used to go to drill. Scrubbley obsorvod that his lodger had just two suits of clothes, those he wore every day, including Sundays, and the volunteer uni form. Anon the time came when Scrubbley issued the usual monthly bill, but there was no response from the lodger. The time wore on until the second monthly bills were issued, and the lodger still maintained an ominous reti cence. Scrubbley invited him into the little Dack room and requested a cheque. The lodger said he would attend to tho matter at once, and went to do so. Days passed, and ho didn't attend to it Scrubbley grew suspicious and watched the lodger, whom he found whiling away the even ings at billiards. Further enquiries disclosed the fact that the gentlemanly young lodger was a "bilking cove," and that he had ho connection even in the remotest degree with any typo graphical establishment iii Wyndham-street or any other street;, Scrubbley determined upon a ruse. One evening the lodger donned his uni form, shako, and all the rest of it, and marched out with a martial bearing. When he had dis appeared round the corner, Scrubbley marched up stairs with the bearing of a burglar, went Hoftly into, the young man's room, and seized t|io everyday suit which had been left hanging on a najl, Then when the yopng man returned Scrubbley refused to surrender (he overvdav attire until the board bill was paid. The lodger went out in uniform to get a cheque cashed and has not since returned, but he has been seen inarching about the streets, and mounting guard at the corners, probably waiting for the money tor that cheque. J * * * BRANDY. With the capsule's abovo suspicion, and the corks sound. That's what they give all their customers who ask for brandy at a certain hotel in Auckland. If you want to know the place my dear sir, it's a dead secret, and you can find it out for yourself at, a comparatively small cost, two friends ot mine found out the house the other clay. One of them was thirst v and betook a three-tin^,r" nip. The vigilant landlady called out from the other end of the bar " Are you aware that's three star brandy, sir?" "Oh indeed," replied that cool drinkis!,, "T wasn't aware ot the fact, but since its so good T'll take a little more," and suiting the action to the word ho poured in one more " finger" of the liquid and drank it off The disgust of that landlady was a thing terrible to behold.

PONSONBY AND OR DEDWOOD.

A MEETING of ratepayers of Ponsonbv was held &S. e _PuK tc Hall *asfc evening, Mr. J. A. Tolo M.H.R., Chairman of the Board, in the chair for the purpose of electing1 trustees to fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of Mess.',/ s.te wart and Dae re. The Chairman hwet'lv stated the circumstances which hod led to the

■ ■ ' ' . 8 I - -" - I ! _ , g present election, and called upon any *.ifl e d ratepayer to nominate a candidate. 1 Ban bury proposed, and Mr. Stevenson seco. 1 tha election of Messrs Thome, and T. S. M .*- fleld and there being no opposition, they v„. t d e ' elared duly elected. The Chairman then drew tho attentio • •«,,» meeting to the question oficonsidering tB <ri rability of forming tho district into a Boro, Mr. Stevenson suggested that prior ti day next, the ratepayers of Ponsonby its' ing should meet to decide upon electing two members to the County Council pledged to some definite course of action. Mr Boardman called attention to the high rate of assessment in p 0 n sonby. After a discussion it was agreed: "That a meeting should be called at an early date to con sider what two gentlemen would best represent them in the County Council, and also to discus the question of forming the district into a W ouhg."—The meetihg then ended.

Body of a Chief Eaten by Does at Hokianga.

The following extract from a letter from Hokianga is sufficiently startling • __. " Wiremu Hopiliona Ta.ua, who died the other day at Ctakura, hokianga, was ho neglected after death that his body has been entirely eaten by dogs. Only the top part of the skull remained. Such a thing never before occurred I believe in New Zealand A chief of high rank, and one of the few remaining of the old warriors to be thus eaten by dogs, shows how low the natives have fallen, and the fruitlessness of mission labour, and the Hour and sugar policy. I myself felt utterly disgusted and horrified when I heard of his fate. I remember him in Heke's war, a powerful chief petted by Governors, and whose word to his own tribe was law." Wi Hopihona was one of three chiefs of whom Tamati Waka, and Aperahama Taonui were the other two, who were in the van on the side of the Government in Heke's war. He received a medal from the Government for his services on that, and other occasions and was a man of generous and noble disDo sition. He was always anxious to use his influence with a view to preventing quarrels between the Native race and Europeans. The circumstances of his death are briefly as follows : The old man was quite seventy years of age, and had become very feeble. About eight weeks ago, while sitting in his whare alone, he fell into the fire, and before assistance could arrive was severely burnt about the body. Mr Yon Sturraer, and Mr William Webster gave him every attention, but the old fellow succumbed to his injuries and died on the 2nd November. When he was dead the natives buried him," by placing his body, uncoffined, in a hole about two feet deep, which they had lately dug, and covered Avitli only a few pieces of board, which the dogs had no difficulty in removing. They thus obtained access to the corpse, and did not leave off till they had entirely demolished it. According to latest reports from Hokianga, the relatives of the deceased were holding large meet ings with a view to getting utu from the persons who are responsible for the neglect.

TELEGRAPHIC.

[FROM OUR OWN COBI.ESPONDEKT.]

GRAHAMSTOWN, this day. Captain Noras Fi&s&For Break ing a Tol ©graph Wire.

Captain Norris of the barquentine Eairlie, has been fined £5 for breaking the telegraph wires across the Thames, while proceeding up the River. He intends commencing an action against the Government for not keep ing a man in charge to lower the wires, and prevent obstruction. The schooner Transit, has cleared out for Lyttelton with a cargo of 6ti,000 feet of Kahikatea timber. MR. HOWE AT MACKAYTOWN. Mr. Rowe addressed the electors at Mackaytown on Thursday night, and obtained a unanimous vote of confidence. 1 NOMINATION FOR MAYOR The Nomination for the Mayoralty takes place to-day, Dr. Kilgour, and the present Mayor are the candidates. COROMANDEL, this day. UNION BEACH SPECIMENS. The Union Beach has 442 lbs of specimens in hand. There is a good show in the face. The Harbor View cut a 9 inch leader at the 470 feet level, and have started driving on it. The Golden Point got some more good H stone to-day. DUNEDIN, this day. LUCKY MR SAMSON! Mr Samson, a clothier here who went i home recently, has come in for a large fortune. WELLINGTON, this day. EXCESSIVE INSURANCE A PKE MIUM TO INCENDIARISM. The Coroner's inquest into the cause of the recent fire in Majoribank-street resulted in the jury declaring that the circumstances were very suspicions, and that the practice of the Insurance Companies insuring beyond the value of property, was offering a pre mium to incendiarism. The house is large, but old, and was bought for £40, but the New Zealand Company insured it for £100, and the insurer holds another policy from the same office for £200. The company denies that any second policy exists, and refuses to pay the first. _ C. E. HAUGHTON BIDS ADIEU TO WELLINGTON. C. E. Haughton, who has remained in Wellington since his trial, sailed by the Easby for the South. MR. ANDERS. HALL. Mr and Mrs Hall, comedians, have gone ', to Dunedin under engagement with the- Darrells. THE CROZETS. Mr Wordsworth, one of the Stratli'jtiolC survivors, is a passenger by the Aval'.mche, which sailed close to the Crozets \.ut saw no signs of life. A meeting of the "Wellington tJas Com- j . pany is called to confirm tho proposal to increase the capital to £v&,000, and to reduce the price as soon as possible to 10s per 1,000 feet. NAPIER, this day. \ - COUNTY ELECTIONS. Tho County elections are fixed for Thins* tlay next. Colonel Whitinoie opposes Sutton for the Clive district, SIR DONALD MCLEAN'S VALEDIC TORY ADDRESS TO THE NATIVES, Sir Donald has written a valedictory address to the natives, which is to appear i» the first isuse of the " Waka Maori" under the new management. This Maori journal is now to be brought out as a Government organ, it is presumed, as a private enter prise. The. address of Sir Donald merely refers to his past career, and urges the natives to attend to good counsels. | THE ADDRESS BURLESQUED. J In the " Wananga " to-day appears a m clever article burlesqueing Sir Don|h' s ,_ address—generally supposed to ennP- ' \ V from Mr. Sheehan's pen. It grotesu speaks of Sir Donald McLean's service^**. m_J, points out lioav financially he has h. «selLWr. benefitted by the policy. * ■%, THE OMARANUI CASE. . W The natives i . the Omaranui case still hold possession of the land, and l.otwith- 1 standing the threats of the Government con- jj tinue to defy them. Dr. Pollen it is generally Hupposed has offered the natives money from tho Colonial Treasury-till, to induce thorn to give up possession. The Natives say until they receive money in hand, they will not depart, A CAPE DIAMOND DIGGER SWINDLED. A man named Goddard has been- com mitted for trial, for stealing $ gold watch.. He represented, himself as thp prosecutor's.

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1876.



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