SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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Onwnrd, flin^nfl)-. frnm T>tiß«<-ll Bonita schooner, fr m WntigarM

DEPARTURES.

Trrm, l-»fqtifir«ne. f-r T>* rf. Mauds SWlrnif »-c. -cliooii'-r. fnr Bxmdl Adah Veich, for ''u?s«H Fawn, cutler fo>-"Cnssnll Cro-ahfa^, ss, for W»i ara

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

JfOTLondnn- OrtiaMe. pVilp. Parly For rpvuka- t lewpl'yn, ss, Friday, 12th inst: Bivrra: COUta, HM3, eavlv Tor l<oi,dnv-_Dil]jnFSitn(i, bnrqne, <»arly Tor P»n Praneieco and Oreg'in— X,% Wscoceaa, Bhin eirly For the South- Taupo, s', Tuo.^rky, 16th inst If or Coromardel- Argyfe, » , Mondays and Fridays For Wangw-i-Awarie e^ orv ' Tuesday For Bay of M!ind3-J" ona eTV Monday 5? T an Mn*?7 Fo^ena, «p. every Friday if or AucWt.nd Is>' an rJ 3 _H M.S. Nymphe, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

c" lo> Bt^ irom Pydnev, 17th instant rai«^«*' "3ar I'ue' rom "N^wastle, early JSellaMary, barque, from Hobart Town eaily flJCeola, brigantme, from T yttelton early «obina Tunlop, barque, from London Martha, buTqne, from the Island?, early Xady FraDlilin.baTque, from Newcastle;sailed 29thult Iffltitifi, schooner, from Earotong* Transit; schooner, from im.ned.iu tranger. schooner, from M. lbourp.c Bebirgton, ship (PiittV), from. London; aallod 7th Febrnary ■^tgland'B a'orv, chip from London, curly lnverallen, barque, from London early lioch r.ce. schooner, from Syrhvey wirly W»nlork, barque, f'om Gl^gow ; 'sailed Peb 9 Woosung, ship from Lr^^ ear ', y Cororj-1. a (! bo'»ner ( ( Jom the Islands, early 2f. 0I?-» Erowv,, barque, fr.^m Lvur eeston Ethel brifj^tiD^ from Oam , r ,_ eariy JKosan^n Rose, schooLer, from Dunedin Jttoneyniok, barque, from Adelaide, early

EXPORTS.

F6F Kate McGregor, for Lyttelton '—30,000 f ß6 t >awn Umber, 40 tons drain pipes. 12 tons floors and Sashea.—D. H. McKeozio, agent.

baWaa c tSCh °OnerElßinOro i&3 cleaared for Kussellin

•rafnr* 001161 Mmdk Mng3 24>150 feet tlmber from

4*? 16 ba Tque Aline llas entered out 'or Newcastle, lot n" ewellyn for keviika, and the barque Stag The schooner Kate McGregor has clearM for LytW- Itnmedi IfuU1 fuU °argo °f tim" ber« &0> She ls to Sail TiP 8 sch? oner Transit leaves Napier to-day for limaru, where she will load for Auckland. tJit H™ooneT Atlantic left Wangapoua on Sunday ust lor Dnnedin. Bha loads b»ck to ■vuckland. Uib yacht Emily, late Ino, was offered at auction Oils morning by Messrs Cochr/ine and Son, but as "c blds di<* not reach the rcfltrvo price she was with-

The auxiliary-screw barquentine Emu has left for tie Bay o; Islands, where she will load with coals. Onher luttirn she will sail immediately for Levuka. Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co, on behalf of Hhaw, Savill and Co, have laid on the barque Dilpnasnncl for Xondon. The vessel is of such, a handy size that she is sure to hive rjood dispatch. The agent of'the New Zealand Shipping Company advertises thut all claims analn«t the barques Dil pussui'd and Aline must bfi sent in by to-morrow (Friday), or they will not be recgnsed. The brignntine Flirt will shortly start on smother mL t0 I 's'Ue' toD- rl> H McKenzie is the a^ent The ship Carnaticis rapidly filliug up for London, and win leave in about a fortnignt's Urn". She is nov receiving 1000 case* of kaun ffura, shipped by H. D. Eolph and Co. Tho New Zealand whipping Company aro the agents, and advertise that the vessel has first-class accommodation lor saloon, second-class, and steerage passengers. *■■ The schooner Marmion is loading at Lyttelton for this po«.

COMMERCIAL.

CALL AND DIVIDENDS. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :~ £ s. d. Date. Dividends— Altrarnia GMC ..050— June 14

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

Mails will CtjCbk ah follows :— For Thames, on Friday, at 1 30 p m For Kapanga, per Argyle, on Friday next, at 2 30 t> m For Penrhyn Island, per Peerless, to-morrow at 11 am For Levuka, Fiji, per Llewellyn, on Friday next, at

Bpm For Wantfarei, etc, per Sovereign of the Seas, to

morrow at 9am For Tryphena, per Three Brothers, to-morrow, Bam For WhitiaDgi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per

Kowena, on Friday at 4 p m For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Welling. ton, on Saturday next, at 9.45 a m late letters till 10 a.m. Por Gisborne and Napier, per Pretty Jane, on Mon-

day at 3 p m For Napier and Gisborne, per Southern Cross, on Saturday at 1 p m (Signed) S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

SMITH"- On May 11, at hr-r residence, Groy-stvpct, the wife of Alexander Smith of v daughter.—Tliames papers please copy.

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

THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1876

Fo? the cnuic that lacks assl.U.ince, 3?or th- :rtc.:\\'. tliat needs resistance l-"or tar. future in vlie distance, And tile if&od that we am (in.

Under the wizard touch of onr versatile Premier, colonial Constitutions rise and fall with all the confusing but interesting varia tion that has distinguished his political principles, his California!! mail contracts, South Sea bubbles, and dazzl'mg loan jugglery. Each exposition of the intentions of "My Government" differs wirte as the poles from its predecessor, and leaves us in a state of uncertainty that impels us to cry out •' Which king reictna, Sir Julius ?" Is ifc the Wanganni declaimer, the Macandrew No 1, or the Macann'raw No 2 ? A multipli city of other subjects has prevented us from analysing the Latest of these enunciations, contained in the last letter to Mr Macnrj drew, bub, perusing it side by side with the former schemes, we can arrive at no definite conclusion beyond the fact that the Snip of State floats on a troubled sea with its sails spread wide to catch every political breeze from the four quarters of heaven, and is circling round with its prow alternately heading towards extreme Centralism, bastard Provincialism, and a pure autocracy. The Cabinet is in the un happy position of having knocked down what it has not the ability to re-erect in symmetrical form. Only in a colony, and one where the susceptibilities of the people have been deadened by years of familiarity with political stage effects, startling denoue ments, transformation scenes, and artistic arrangements of the old Jump Jim Crow horn pipe, could it occur that the Constitution of the country, that bulwark of the liberties of the people, the charter which in other lands has been written letter by letter in blood, should be thrown for the people to fight and worry over, in order that their at tention might be distracted from a serious impending crisis,"while their rulers and friends are permitted to devour the last delicate morsels of the goose they have so perfectly plucked. But, reverting to the last Constitution proposed by Sir Julius for the proper government of the people, who, through his far-seeing and patriotic exertions, have been raised to the level of civilized nations, we find that it approaches much nearer the Abolition Acts of last session than the Wanganui scheme did. There appeared to be in the principles propounded by the Premier at Wanganui an intention to make a bold effort to frame an entirely new constitution, but, possibly in deference to Mr Macandrew or to the revived power of provincialism, the new draft resolves itself into the original idea of stealing the old garment of provincialism, cutting out the central piece aiid putting on a huge square patch in lieu of it.

PROVINCIAL V, COUNTY COUNCILS. The piece cut out ia represented by paragraph 11 of the Premier's letter: " Provincial Councils and Superintendents we do not pro pose in any shape to perpetuate or reproduce." And the patch put on the hole is described in paragraph 15, which provides a number of County Councils in place of the one legisla ture. The substitute means simply tha^ instead of government by men chosen aa the most intelligent in a wide electoral district, the rulers of the country in the North Bhall represent the average ability of our existing highway boards, whose squabbling and blundering over their present small duties occupy the Provincial Secretary about half his time in amending. Counties in the South (and hence Canterbury's love of Abolition) will be governed by some huge squatter, whose enormous possessions will be secured from local taxation, and who will become the laird of the county to be adored by the small tenantry around. EDUCATION. In one corner of the patch we find written : ts It shall be the duty of the Boards of Edu cation to continue in each province [mark the word; this is Abolition!] existing provincial laws," and "the entire control of the primary education, and of the reserves for such education, we propose to vest in these Boards." That is to say, Mr Macan drew, that the enormous tract of valuable public lands with which you have endowed education in Otago shall be continued for the benefit of Otago only, and shall be preserved from levies to supply the necessities of those needy parts of the colony which have no endowments. WASTE LANDS. On ' the opposite Bide of the patch is I written, " We;do not propose to interfere,

with the land laws." * *" It will be well for the Assembly now to consider whether the unused Linda, or the sold lands and current revenue phail supply the amount required for intei'pst on railway expcnd iuue, whi'af; othe'wi^, wfi propose to thoroughly localise »lip land revenue ': Or, in other words, Mr MaOaodfeW, we shall, under any circumstances, preserve intact to Otago and Canterbury th" profits of those pxtens'^e tree's of Crown lands which they '.uiV(! enjoypfl hitlvto, &uhj°ct on'y to that provision of th« Public Works Act, which charges nnoo theknti fund, the interest; on roil ways. But if you thiu!-. it would be m■■re to the interest of Ofcnsro. which has had two mi'lioi'H sterling expended on it out of lohes, (while that poor district known as Auckland has only had some £(567.300. arid has no land revenue), to levy a uniform property tax in order that your land fund may be preserved at their expense clear of. the interest upou your own railways, then I am prepared to go iv with you and work it. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS. Thesa are the main features in this states man-like attempt to draft aconstitutionfor the good of the people of New Zealand Until the effect upon Auckland ofeveiy proposal in it is carefully weiab.ed, the reader will fail to grasp the tempting nature of the bait offered to Otago •which warrants Sir Julius in adding:—"l should be glad to find that these particulars win yon tc support the policy they embody. To the majority of the people of Otogo what we now propose will mean the realizalion of the aspirations of years" We believe Mr Macandrew will remain prooE against the temptation to sell political liberty for a pecuuiary advantage. He is too shrewd a man not to know thnt the promises of a go vernment which his broken every pledge in the past are not worth much, and that the financial necessities of the Government will he paramount, when local political power is once extinguished. We believe, also, that the Superintendent of "Otago is too much of a patriot and too far seeing to believe that the true welfare of his province can ever be advanced by the creation of a system under which wealthy land-owners may in this colony re-produce in an exaggerated form all the evils that have driven men who dream of a full realisation of the word "Liberty," away from the shores of England.

A decision of importance to working peo ple and others was given to-day by Mr Bar stow, the Resident Magistrate, in the case of Christopher v. Westlake. It was shewn that no agreement as to terms was entered into by the parties, and consequently ploin ♦ iPF thought; he could fix hia own terms. His Worship, however, ruled thai; the person so engaged could demand a fair day's wage for a fair day's work, and' the employer was bound to pay such demand.

Tho "Rev Father Simpson left by the Annio Milliank to-day on a missionary visit to thp Hot Springs, and German settlement at. Puhoi.

The plan of Messrs Robert Brewin, seeds man, and 11. A. Burgess, draughtsman, has been accepted out of a number senb in to tho Onohuntra Highway Board, for the planting of the Green Hill reserve with trees. The reserve is on the site of the old block house. Mr Brewin furnished the design, and Mr Burgess, who is a draughtsman of much promise, recently from England, draw the plan.

Nominations for the Rolling Race, and ac eeptfincps for the St. Logor, Chamnaono Stakes, Birthday Handicap, and tho Hurdle Race, must be made to-morrow (Friday) night, at eight o'clock, to the secretary, at the Exchange Hotel.

We are requested to notify that Mr Cole mau Phillips has been appointed a Commis sioner of the Supreme Court of Fiji, for the purpose of taking bail, affidavits, &c, iv the colony of New Zealand.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of Edmund Connell was to have been held yesterday at the Supreme Court buildings. The larger number of the debts were stated to be under £10, and as creditors under this amount are not allowed to prove under the new act, no meeting was constituted, and the bankrupt csnnofc avail himself of the privi leges of the Court.

Mr David Proudfoot's tender for tho year's supply of coals for tho Dunedln Corporation Gasworks (about 3,000 tons) baa been accepted at 34s per ton delivered at the Works. This price is much below that previously paid.

A gentleman who hag recently taken up his residence at Blenheim, has by the death of a matrrnal uncle, succeeded to tho title of Lord Bowes.

The commission to be paid to the Messrs Bothschild on the Suez Canal purchase money amounted to no less than £99,414 sterling.

The issue of the folllowing auctioneers' licenses for the city is notified in Gazette : R. Arthur, G. W. Binney, A. Buckland, J. S. Buckland, R. C. Carr, J. M. Dacre, L. W. Eaton, A. G. Grant, R. C. Greenwood, W. Hunfcer, A. E. Isaacs, M, Jones, G. Sibbin, B. Tonks.

Professor Blackie in a recent lecture said :— "A woman is as different from a man as a flower from a tree; she has more beauty and fragrance, but less strength. She will be fitted for the rough and thorny work of the masculine professions when she has got a rough beard, a brazen front, and hard skin, but not sooner."

In our report of the fire in Queen-street, it was erroneously stated that the members of the Fire Biigade lefb the scene at eight o'clock, whereas every member remained with Mr Superintendent Hughes, and Mr Humphries until ten o'clock.

The meeting of creditors, called to-day in the Supreme Court House, in the estate of Kichard B. Mason, of Tauranga, Tobacconist, was adjourned for a week, as no creditors were present.

The Daily Times says the Government has sent home for an Inspector-General of prisons, and strongly condemns such a course, there being competent men in the colony.

The members of the Auckland Temperance Band will march out this evening from the Excelsior Hall, at half past seven o'clock, and will pass down Symond's-street, by the Government House, down Shortland-strcet, taming up Queen-street to the Junction fire bell. They will play a number of lively selections by the way.

Eather an amusing joke is at present re freshing the jaded spiritsfjof the Northern Club, and with the visit of the three Able Commissioners helps to raise a laugh to en liven the dulness of the times. Evactly op posite the west gategof. Government House, at the corner of Princes street and Waterloo Quad rant a professor of the tape and scisssora has lately taken the shop till recently occupied by Philiipi, chemist. The names of the trades, man, singularly enough, is the same as that of hi 3 Excellency, and the object which first catches the eye of any member of tho vice regal establishment leaving the Government House grounds is a window with the inscrip tion " Normanby, Tailor and Breeches Maker." We believe we are justified in contradicting the rumour that the tradesman is a relation of the Governor's who has chosen this way of forcing himself upon the notice of his illustrious kinsman.

|§|The staging at the railway bridge at Oufcram pave way, precipitating five men into the Taieri Pi,iver. George Anderson, the fore man, was drowned. But the others were rescued. The accident happened while driv ing piles to protect the railway line from encroachment. Anderson mnafc have been struck by the monkey or by falling timber, as he was known to be a good swimmer, and never came to the surface.

The Mayor has forwarded to the Colonial ' Secretary, various suggestions made by Ivir Phillips, Town Cleik, for desirable amerd men's to th>3 Municipal Corporations Act. The most important of these are the con wolidaion of the Acts. Power to levy public health, paving, diaiwn^and lighting rates (limited to sinui!assess-ment,sa,yno!; exceeding 3<l in the £), and power to localise such rates. Candidates to deposit £10 on nomination, to wards exnemeof election, only to be retained, or contributed by those, not polling one-fifth >f the highest number of votes recorded Power to compel ov/uers to pave, flag, •*ud kerk footpaths, or to contribute thereto. Power to make owners pay interest on rates due prior to 1874, at 8 per cent.—Clause 237.. Victorian Act. Compulsory drainage through private p'O perties. Power to lower any annual recurr ing rate when increase i population in boroughs or cities may justify. (This amend ment is a very important one, it being held illegal to lower the presont special rate of sixpence or even the shilling water-rate should the revenue be found excessive.) There are also a number of suggested amend ments to the Public Healths Act, found necessary by experience in the practical work ing of the Act.

Mr Hoskins, as an inducement for the erection of a new theatre in Christchurch) has signified his willingness to lease the new building at a rental equivalent to \l\ per cent, of its cost. He ia ready to take it for three or five years.—The latest novelty in Melbourne is the great Woman Fish, or living mermaid, from London, who disports herself in a water tank, after the style of Natator. — Mr l<\ank Lawlor aud Miss Flora Anstead have been performing at the Bris bane theatre, ant drawing'good houses. — Urnmet, the Dutch comedian, after doing Sydney, comes on to New Zealand.—Alice May was performing at Madras at the date o£ last advices. — Harry itickards contiues in prosperity with his English tours, in company with Lottie, the lady gymnast, so well known in Australia. She now goes by the name, of Mdlle. Lottie D'Aste. Her brother Frank is also in the company, as also Mdlle. Katie D'Aste, who was educated to the profession by Lottie in Australia —Lister's opera-bouffe company will not come to New Zealand.

Tho mortal remains of Mrs Elizabeth Henry were conveyed from Cracroft-street, Parnell, to their last resting place, this afternoon, in the Presbyterian cemetery. The burial service was performed by Eev David Bruce, of St Andrew's Church. Deceased was a quiet, unobtrusive person of good education, and of a good family in Glasgow. Her brother, Mr David Burns, who died some yeara ago in Melbourne, was for many years connected with the literary stafF of" the Daily News, and afterwards became editor of the Christian Times. Mr Burns was tho author of several polemical pamphlets, and was on intimate terms of friendship with the late .Rev Thomas Binney, of King's Weigh House, and. Dr Campbell of the British Banner newspaper. Since the death of Mr Burns in Australia, his sister, who was left a widow in early life, bad a severe struggle for her bread, and after a few hours illness on Monday last, she entered that rest which awaits us all.

Tho Govornmont inspection parade of No .'{ Company Auckland .Uifle Volunteers, will take place this evening, at half-past seven o'clock. Members to appear in full dress uniform. Major Gordon will super intend the parade.

The beautiful art of photography is advan cing year by year, and has reached a state of perfection undreamed of a quarter of a cen tury ago. Persona oE tho present day may not only possesrthe features of their dearest friends, but their very habitations by means of the leuse. On passing Piilnian's photo graphic establishment in Shortland-street, we were particularly struck with a series of six photographic views of the Churches of Auck land, tho latest being the Churches of St. Matthew's and St. Paul's—perfect art trea gures—and which will be most acceptable to citizens attached to those several planes of worship. The cathedral church of St. Paul's, under the pastoral care of ilev. 0. M. Nel son, is a very fine picture, and in the artist's (Mr Steele) best style. The aeries of ten views in tho Domain embrace somo of its richest scenery.

The dangers and hardships undergone by pioneer settlers in tho New Zealand wilds forma the subject of an article in the Bay of Plenty Times. .Referring to the untimely death of ftlr Kelly, the writer says : "Engaged in driving cattle in the Whaka tane district, twice in the same day Mr Patrick Joseph Kelly was immersed in the Whakatane river • the second time, chilled and fatigued, and with hia clothes saturated from the effects of the first immersion, the unfortunate gentleman succumbed to his desperate position, and disappeared in the muddy bottom of the river, before the brave natives, men as well as women, who had plunged in to his assistance, could reach him to give him aid. It is Dot very long since the deceased gentleman came to this district to take charge of the Oporiaro Cattle Station, of which he was also part owner, and he was only twenty-eight years of age." Dr Haines, Burgeon of the ship Fernglen, which arrived at Nelson recently, having res cued from drowning one of the passengers who, in a fit of insanity, jumped overboard while the vessel was at anchor in Blind Bay, was presented with a testimonial by the pas sengers as a record of this act of bravery, in which the following extraordinary paragraph occurs: —"and when you have run your course in this life we trusb that God will be as ready to rescue your soul, and take it up to heaven, to be at rest with him, as you was in saving the life of our unfortunate friend Mr Searle. Accept our most heartful thanks and good wishes, and we will give you our hearty applause with giving three cheers." The social tea meeting of members and communicants of the Wellesley-street Baptist Church was held last evening. There was a goodly attendance, including! friends from other churches who were invited visitors for the occasion,the meeting being of a Christian social rather than of a denominational cha racter. The Rev Mr Cornford presided at the meeting, and in a very earnest and liberal spirited address, urged the cultivation of the golden grace of Christianity—brotherly lo^e. Mr Bartley gave a poetic reading with more than his usual pathos, the subject being a mother's anxious yearnings and de voted care for her offspring, and her faith trust in the Master-builder, when she should have done her best and her all in building up the character of her child. Mr Wells also gave a reading about simple Bible faith and practice, with results thereof. Mr Brame also gave an address, and was followed by the Rev Mr Wilson, of Brisbane. The rev. gentleman is a real son of Erin, and said he was away from his church and his patients (he being a medical practitioner as well as Baptist minister) for a holiday ; and he was like a country man of his who had done his day's work, and done it well, who was junt taking his rest, when his master said, "Mike, while ye rest yerself, just thresh out that corn and feed them cows." He was just doing about the same. In the many very interesting matters about which the rev. gentleman talked, he gave as a reason why Baptists generally have an objection to balls, the fact that the first Baptist preacher lost his head at a ball. The address was very lengthy, but full of good mature coun sel, based upon a life experience of many years, and was listened to with interest. It is just possible Mr Wilson will remain in Auckland over Sunday, when he will pro bably occupy the pulpit at Wellesley-street. The man, Patrick Sullivan, formerly of Auckland, who was charged with attempted burglai y, in boring a shutter and breaking a window in Brown's jewellry shop, Wanganui, was committed for trial at the next sessions here.

The police offer rewards for two incendiary stack fires last month at Shag Valley and upper Harbour,

We learn that Mr John Sceata, formerly of the British Hotel, is very ill, and feara are entertained as to his recovery.

£ir Julius Vogel has subscribed ten guineas as a life rrember of the Uunedin Working Mnn's Club, in response to a request asking him to become an honarary member.

The prisoner Hemi Tapeka who lately escaped from the Gisborne lock-up and re joined bis friends and relations at Waiapu, relates the following thriving story regarding his escape, which is published in a Poverty B*y journal:—"l dreamt that my child told me to return to Waiapu, and this dream was repeated twice during my confinement in the lookup One evening I knocked at the door, and when the constable came I struck him with my fist and knocked him down, I then ran to the palisading and was in the act of jumping over, when a second constable seiVd me ; my coat gave way, and I fell to the ground. I sprang up and commenced running for my liberty, but the constables began to fire at me. I was chased for two hours and was fired at the whole time. I next came to a place where some people were dancing. I entered the room and took away the table, made use of it as a raft and crossed the river on it, at the junction of the Taru heru and Waimata rivers." One of the A.C. force very narrowly escaped being shot by Master Jimmy, since his return to Waiapu. Two of them went out to capture him; Jimmy perceived their approach and was de liberately taking aim at one of them from , behind a tree, when his wife seized the gun and prevented him from firing.

The natives around Opotiki, chiefly the Whakatohea and Ngatira tribes, are suffer ing from an epidemic taking the form of typhus fever, and a number of them have died and are dying. Dr. Knyland, has, how ever, been very successful in his treatment of a number of cases. No instance has yet occurred of a European being attacked. Hakaria, the great Whakatohea chief is dead.

A correspondent, writing from the Lake country to the Bay of Plenty Times, says :— " To arrive at the medicinal qualities of the respective baths appears to be a difficult matter, judging from the numerous bottled samples taken for analysis from time to time with no apparent result. Still our invalids, nothing daunted, strut quite innocently first into an arsenical bath, and then perhaps into one impregnated with all the most subtle poisons under the sun, coming out all colours of the rainbow."

The number of sheep in the province of Canterbury on January Ist, 1875, was 2,954,850, thua showing a decrease for this year of 745, made up as follows—Decrease on runs, 62,717 : increase on farms, 61,002.

Messrs Krull and Co., of Wellington, are not satisfied at the judgment recently passed on jarrah timbar by the Auckland Harbor Board. They are inclined to believe that the bad character that wood has now obtained is undeserved, and due to the importation and use of a spurious article. Their faith in the durability of jarrah and in its power to with stand the attacks of teredineß is unshaken.

A Rhinoceros who was drinking at a limpid stream observed therein the reflected image of his horn and legs. "Alas!" quoth he, " that an animal with such massive legs, should be disfigured by so insignificant a horn !" At this moment his meditations were fnterrupted by the baying of a pack of hounds. Away he fled, but his legs refused to carry him with sufficient speed, and turn ing round just as the baying pack gained on him, he disseminated crude sausage-meat and driving gloves over that section of the con tinent. "I see," he cried, as he exalted the last hound into the spacious iirmarnent on high, "that the leg 3 I admired would have proved my ruin, had not my despised horn insured my safety." Moral.—Some people do not know what is good for them.

THE SUEZ MAIL.

The Suez mail will arrive by tho s.s. Taranaki which is due in the Manukau on Saturday morning next. The steamer leaves Nelson to-day.

The Governor at Wangarei.

A Little Misapprehension.

(BY TELEGRAPH.)

WANGAREI.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day.

Fis Excellency the Governor arrived at 12 o'clock with Sir Donald McLean, Captain Maling, Lord Phipps, Messrs Preece and others. They were received with hearty cheers, and a deputation presented an address of welcome, and praying the General Govern ment to give the district better attention. The Governor in answering the deputation appeared to labor under the impression that the residents of Wangarei were Nova Scotians and the settlers do not seem at all flattered. They are in fact very much disappointed. The party leaves at three o'clock for Auck land.

ASSAULT CASE.

Sir,—l wish to say that the paragraph in the Star relative to the assault committed upon me by Mr Edward Matthews is per fectly true, and I have the whole shop to prove it. 1 withdrew the case at his own request, because I did not wish to bring a ehopmate into the Police Court.

Signed, by, me John, Walsh, Porter, Etcetra, at, Mr, Cooke's, cabinet, Maker, —Victoria. St . .

To the Editor : Sir,—l see by Tuesday's Evening Stab that I am accused of threat ening to kill and murder one John Walsh, and that I commenced to carry out the bar barous threat by clutching complainant's throat and cansing stifling sensations. I emphatically deny having used such barbar ous acts, and tho complainant denies (to me) informing the Court of such usages. I cer tainly did lay the well-known newspaper runner upon a bag of shavings, which he gave me a- cause to do. Your reporter must have exaggerated the charge himself. After re flection, Walsh withdrew the summons,— Yours, etc., Edward Matthews.

LATEST POLITICAL ON DITS.

The Timaru Herald publishes some amusing bogus telegrams, of which the following may be takeii as a sample :■—

Wellington, Sunday, 10 p.m.

Though not yet officially announced it is understood that Sir George Grey is to succeed the late Colonel St John as private secretary to Sir Donald M'Lean, retaining his seats and votes for both the Thames and Auckland City West during the present session. Midnight.

An amicable arrangement has just been come to between Sir Julius Vogel and Mr Macandrew, by whioh the latter is to become confidential clerk to the Treasury and keep the petty cash. His Honor only accepts the appointment on the strict understanding that it is given to him as the fittest man for the post, and that it will not compromise his in dependence

Later.

The report that the Hon. Mr Stafford has joined the provincialists needs confirmation. The appointment said to be held out to him, that of chief wharfinger of the Timaru break water, he does not consider good enough. Monday.

Commercial.—Bidding continues brisk, and prices are improving. There is much demand for Stout, but the article is not in the market.

CABLEGRAMS.

[PRESS AGENCY.]'

SUBSCRIPTINGS for THE STKATH MORE SURVIVORS. Sydney, May 10. Subscriptions to assist the Strathmore sur vivors are coming in slowly. Sailed: Albion, for Hokitika. Mvi/norrRNE, May IU. A nugget weisbins 12lba. has been found at the Hard "Rills Rush. At the meeting of the Chamber of Com merce a letter was read from the Colonial Wool Merchants Association, London, com plaining of undue dumping of wool before shipment, and recommending increased vigi lance to prevent the evil.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Before Dr Home and W. J. Hursfc, Esq.

Justices.) NIGHT CHARGES. Jane Colson, Edward Scott, John Scott, all pleaded guilty to being drunk, and were fined accordingly.

FOOLISH WOMEtf. Ellen Conlnn was charged, upon the com plaint of Catherine Campbell, with calling the latter a female dog, or a word to that effect, and with using other abusive language. , , . , , Mr Eees, on behalf of the defendant, pleaded not guilty. The parties were neighbours in Edwardes street

Catherine Campbell, a smartly dressed young woman, deposed that she resided in Eriwardes-street. At four o'clock in the afternoon of Monday last her little boy came in crying and told her — Mr Bees objected. The "Bench suggested that as the complain ant had no professional assistance she should be allowed to tell her tale in her own way. Mr Rees consented on condition that nothing beyond what was evidence should be taken down.

The complainant then gave particulars of a squabble which took place on the afternoon in question between her and the defendant. Her boy had been ill-treated by defendant's daughter, and on complainant going out to her door to speak about it, the language com plained of was used. She could not swear that she went in fear of Mrs Conlon.

Mr Rees maintained thatthe charge must be dismissed, as the complainant had failed to show any case necessitating the interfer ence of the Court.

Their Worships said they agreed with Mr Rees, and at onoe dismissed the charge with out further evidence.

Mr R°es asked for costs.

The Bench granted solicitor's costs and the exnenses of the witness.

Mr Rees maintained that all the witnesses were entitled to their expenses,. The Court would not allow this, and Mr Rees, who argued the matter lustily had to be satisfied with the award. This was all the business.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURT— This Day.

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

JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS

Michael Gallagher v James Sinclair—Claim, £1 103, cash lent; costs £1 43 Gel (Mr .Toy fnr plaintiff). Allison Brothers 'v G-eo. B, Holland-Claim £22 lOd (Mr Joy for plain tiff); costs £3 193 ; Aram Brock v. Mary Muir (Mr Dufaur for plaintiff)— Claim, £4 lGs, rent. Judgment for £3 8s Bd, costs 14s ; 33 per week.

HOLLAND AND BUTLER V. JAMES J. DUROSS.

Claim £7 12a Gd.

Mr Dufaur for plaintiff stated that a judg ment summons had been disregarded by de fendant who was now a coachman in Coro mandel, earning £3 per week. An order wa3 made for 10s. per week, or failing, tho usual imprisonment under the Act.

C. R. OHOLMONDELY SMITH V. GEORGE

VAUGHAN, JUNR.

Claim, £5. Mr Joy for defendant. This was a claim for wrongful conversion in relation to the great Long Bay pig case.

Mr Joy said he would ask for an adjourn ment of the case for a fortnight in order if possible to get the matter settled. His Worship said it was very desirable to settle the matter at once if possible. He had been occupied a whole day over this case, and it was really " much ado about nothing," and besides if Mr Smith did succeed in this, instance he would be liable, and probably subjected, for allowing the pigs to run.

Mr Joy agreed with his Worship's remarks, and would endeavour to pacify the parties by representing the faots to Mr Smith's solicitor.

AY. KATTRAY V. GKO. H. FLETCHER Claim, £8 10s 7d

Mr Thome for plaintiff asked that an order might be made for payment in two instalments, as a judgment summons had already been obtained against defendant and disregarded by him, or he wovld ask for a committal.

His Worship aaid that defendant had ren dered himself liable to imprisonment for contempt of Court, in not attending at this Court to-day to. explain his position. Mr Thorne said that defendant had been amusing himself lately in watching Mrs. Wiltshire do her 100 miles.

His Worship thought that perhaps a little time should be given to defendant, who might be induced to pay. Mr Thorne said that some persons seem to prefer the prison to payment, he would instance the case of Mr Hannaford.

Mr Joy said that was a very different matter.

His Worship said that the Court must not judge of the world by the peculiarities of Mr Hannaford.

It was finally arranged to give defendant 8 weeks grace.

B D HALSTEAD V GEORGE WILSON, Claim £2 10s.

Mr Joy for defendant, stated that the claim was for services rendered, but for which plaintiff had been paid some time ago ; he held a receipt for the same and had a witness, Mr McEwen, baker, to prove that the money was paid. His Worship said aa the money was not paid until the 10th April, and the order was issued before that date, the mistake might have arisen.

Plaintiff did not appear. Costs £1 4s 6d.

MARY COUSINS V. MINNIE WILLIAMS.

Claim £19 18a 4d,

In this case, which was of a very peculiar nature, Mr Hesketh stated that great hopes were entertained that an amicable settlement would be effected.

After some further remarks, the oase was allowed to stand over for a week, as couusel in the meantime would try to induce Mrs Cousins and Miss Minnie Williams to con sent to arbitration.

JAMES CARSOH V. RICHARD SMITH. Claim, £5 10s. JAMES CAttSON V. ARCHIBALD WILSON. Claim, £1 19s 2d

These were claims for Highway Kates by the Titirangi Highway Board, of which Mr Carson was collector.

Mr Hesketh for plaintiff, and Mr Joy for defendant.

Richard Smith deposed that he resided in the Whau district, and was not liable for rates on the allotment for which he was sued, as he was not the owner. It was a cattle run; he was but a joint owner of allotment 17 : he believed Major Bishop was the owner of the land, and another person was in possession. Mr Hesketh said after such evidence he would accept a nonsuit, coats £1 Is. Archibald Wilson, in the second case, de.

posed that the property on whiob. the rate had been levied was not his property, but had previously been disposed of to another pets son. v A nonsuit was accepted, costs 18s G3. LAURENCE CHRISTOPHER V, SIMON WESTUIUJ, Claim £3 4a 9d.

This was a claim for labor done, but for which defendant paid into Court £2 Gs. 3d and 7s. costs, as an equivalent for the work' Plaintiff demanded 7s. per day, for nine days and a quarter, but did not stipulate fop that wage.

Defendant said that plaintiff left the matter of payment to him ; and 5a a day was all that plaintiff ■was worth; his employment was filling carts.

His Worship said that plaintiff should have made a bargain, but on the other hand 5? a day was too low a rate, he should therefore order 6s a day, and 9a costs, which would be 18s 3d more than had been paid into Court.

ADJOURNED CASES.

Kathleen MoCullum v. Charley Rhodes claim, £40, damages. Graves Aioken v. Q, Sainty—claim, £3 9a 3d.

This was all the business,

A MONSTER ENTERPRISE.

SCFTEME FOR OBTAINING PUBLIC RECREATION GROUNDS FOR AUCKLAND.

The attention of the readers of the Sta.r ig directed to the Art Union Proapectus which appears in another column. The public advantages which are intended to be con ferred by this enterprise are of such an im portant character that everyone who is able should bear a hand towards its consumation. It is the purpose of this article to set those advantages fully and succinctly before the persons they are calculated to benefit. The objects of the enterprise are fourfold. First it is purposed to collect by subscriptions a safficient sum, calculated at £5000, to pur chase on behalf of the people of Auckland the tacecourse, grand stand, cricket gronnd, and other buildings and property at Ellerslie, belonging to the Auckland Racing Club, and to vest them in trustees chosen by the subscribers. By this means a magnificent recreation ground, unequalled in this colony, will be secured for the people. The property at present is held by the Racing Club, under such conditions that it is impossible for the stewards to take advantage of its great capabilities. The consequence is that the race meetings held there do not secure the support which is necessary to make them worthy of the leading province of New Zea land. Were the trammels which now fetter the utilisation of the property removed by its transfer to the trustees of the community generally, there would be no longer any difficulty in offering prizes of a sufficiently handsome character to attract the beat horses from all parts of the country, and even from the neighbouring colonies, and in making the Auckland meetings at once resume their leading position in this Britain of the South. But not alone for racing is the property valuable. On theEl lerslie land there is a cricket ground, which is the only one in the province fit for an Eng. lish or foreign team from a distance to play upon. It is level, and of ample size for the most luxuriant hitters to revel in ; it is sur rounded by an expensive fence of posts and wire, which is alike useful in keeping horses and cattle off and sheep on ; the Grand Stand commands it in such a way that five hundred spectators can thence witness the matcheß in perfect comfort; it is in all respects, save one, a splendid cricket ground, the exception being that, under present circumstances, no money can be expended on it to keep it in that exquisite order in which the English profeß sors of cricket rightly stipulate the grounds must be which they honor with their exhibi tions of skill. The advent of an English team to Auckland is an event often talked of. and at present alluded to with some con fidence in its coming about next year. The success of the enterprise which we are now discussing will materially tend to make this prospect a reality; and will besides secure unalienably to Auckland a cricket ground, for convenience, ("excellence, and accommo dation combined, unapproached even by the famed|Jgreen-swards of Canterbury. But ifc is not supposed by the committee, which, it will be seen, comprises fifty of the wealthiest and most business-like gentlemen of Auck land, that the public will subscribe such a large sum as that expected to be realized "without gettingsomethingsubstantialfor their money in addition to what they have already, in however feeble a manner, felt the benefit of. So the second object of the Art Union is to provide a fund of £1500 to be devoted to the erection of buildings in which periodical exhibitions may be held for the encourage ment of local industries, agriculture, and other useful and deserving enterprises—the cultivation of which, ifc must be admitted on all sides, is at present not sufficiently at tended to. The third object is one that all will acknowledge does honor to the projec tors : it is to raise £500 to be divided among the charitable institutions of Auckland. Owing to the scanty endowments which those necessary establishments are in posses sion of, the contribution will be most' oppor tune, and will enable their Bpheres of useful ness to be enlarged to an appreciable extent. The fourth object will commend itself to a greater number than any of the other three. A venture of this description must not be all dry business; if it is intended to make it popular, it muat have an element of fun about it, so aa to flavor it for the public palate. There need be no attempt at hiding the fact that the great bait to draw subscrip tions will be the innocent lottery attached to the scheme as its fourth intention. Ap pended to the advertisement will be found a schedule of prizes to be distributed among the successful subscribers at a drawing, the date of which will be announced in due course. These prizes will be works of art, ranging in value from £1000 to £1 each, and ths number given will represent ten per cent, cf the entire number of subscribers. As a guarantee that these trophies will represent the values set upon them in the prospectus, the Committee undertake to purchase them back at the quoted prices within six weeks of the drawing. The conditions and stipulation attached to the prospectus are such as anyone who reads will see the neces sity of, and. special reference need not there* fore be made to them ; they speak for them selves. If any intending subscribers can suggest what may be deemed beneficial altera tions, we doubt not the committee will be ready to receive and adopt them. It will be seen that the characteristic feature "of the scheme is its mutuality. Even those who do not draw prizes in the Art Union will derive direct advantages from the other projects. If they are young and inclined to field sports they will gain a splendid arena for the excit ing contests of the course and playing field: if they are advanced in life and look for more solid advantages there is the impetus given to local industries to stir their sympathy and move their pocket. No outsiders absorb a large margin of profit, as is usually the case in ordinary lotteiy schemes. The subscribers themselves will be the greatest gainers by the affair being well taken up, and, recollecting this, it is to be hoped, that everyone who takes ticket 3 will use his best efforts to enlist support from others. Many op portunities of farther referring to the scheme will be offered, so that for the present we will leave the matter in the hands of our readers for consideration, merely adding that strenuous efforts will be made by the com mittee to raise the full number of 10,000 shares of £1 Is each, but failing that, they in tend to make up a total as nearly as possible approaching that number, and re-ad just their division accordingly. We are informed that over 500 subscrip tions have been tendered since yesterday. This is a very satisfactory start, and we hope to hear of a continuous flow of subscribers.

THE AUCKLAND STAR EVENING THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1881.



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