SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HTOH WATBR—This afternoon, 415 : to-morrow morning, 4 36 BUN siJf-This wcnlng, 718 SUN RlSE—To morrow morning, 4.56 MOON'S AGE-Full moon 11th, 6 2 pm

ARRIVALS.

J.ona, from the N-.rth • iwn, cuitsr, from Rasseil

DEPARTURES.

*orPan T via K.^fnvu—<"ity of San Fran- Hs<o or Mikado about 17th Jaa Por Melbour.-.e— Eh« 1. br'gat.tine Jror Carolinalsiands— Walte- Glendining, early ror UjnrioT'-Citv of Auckland, shiu about Feb. 4 ±or Yew Yrk ' izzf. w,,t farque, c .rly j;ortv o South—Tarai aki. 9th insi ; T upo. nth inst *or iiew CJcdonia-Uarts: bury, schooner, early

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Awipo, from f c «Wh cutidav «»ba feWh. ba-que. fn m Mp'hnurn?, early *>er , ss from Sydney s>out 9th F h **>eh he ac 00 er, from th" Ishnds, early Jj»untles3, scheoner. from KSJi H. v».s Js»rr«couta, from F ji. early xwvdiok Castle, ship, fr.-m u.nrion tarnatic th'p from T.ourlon ; sailed 26th Sept ■"V"!? P-ni'fton, ship, from Gelfe. Sweden; sailed 13th 4.utrnst weuiora, -hip, fr-m London ; s*il»ri 25th October Ardvar, shio. from Ola gow. sailed 25th October JJanvenue ship, from London sailed ?Bth October Je^ica b^ique, from - m V vb ; sniUd 2nd June JH*rM,hr>n h<rqne from New York; ' ailed October 12 Uini3!.e Wq.iß f-om Newcastle, early vision, t>.-g f om Samoa enrly Jane, brig from HoWt. T.iw., ; silled 16!h » oronpt, s, hosier, from the Dslanrls. eaily *jno, briiatitine, from Islnnis, early

The »Irne tanles of the H&araH, Enterprise and Mantua for tb« ensuing «rotk will be found in our •dfertisfnsr (olnnms.

The *s Ion» arrived this moraine from the North with the following patsenpes :—Geo Simars, Mrs Shepherd, Mrs Stewart. JMessrs Pyrker, KcCkiire, Baktr, Herram, Oiey, Rev G. Afannsell,' and three Steerage. Cargo—ll sacks gum, 34 hides. The Fawn, cntter, brings 41 tons cod and 88 bags gam from Ru<seil.

The cutter Magic cleared out to-day forPenryhn Island witn a trading carf?o.

The Ino a yacht of nbont 8 tons was launched this morning. She wm built by Mr Thomis nalain and his four sods at varfous edd hoars and hodliays under the wooden p»thway next to Mr Stain in upper Queen street. She measures 2Cft in th* keel, 9ft Cm beam, 6ft 6>n depth and 30ft overall. The sails were made by Messrs Waddell acd Keyaolds. The gear supplied by Anderson and C^ and she was caulked by Mr "Wil son in first-rate style. She is intended to run in the forthcoming regatta nnd will show some of the com petitors the way if they are not. pretty sharp.

COMMERCIAL.

CUSTOMS BErETPTS. The totals for tha week ending Saturday, Sth Jan:— Dutiei £2.494 3 « lii?ht Dues . ■ 10 3 0 Merchant Shippir g Fees 10 3 9 Arms KVes 2 16 0 Gold Duty 405 10 6 Oiher Beceipta 402 0 0 Total '. £3,324 16 9

CHIEF POST-OFFICE. AUCKLAND.

MATTES -WILL CIiOSE AS FOLLOWS: — T"or Thames on H'ontfay at 9R" a m and 5 SO p m For K»p»rga. per Manai*, on "Wednesday at 11 30 a m For Taranaki. provinces, acd AUitraliaß colonies, per Taranaki this day at 4 p m Late letters for Southern provinces and Mcl-

bourne will b« received till 4 15 pm STor Waiwera. Kawnu 'and M&takana, per Minnie

Casey on Tues^av at 10 a m IFor Wanuarei, Bu^sell, Wauearoa, and Mongonni

per lona, on IMonday rexr. at 4 pm Per Tanpo, on Tne<d»y. ]lth inst, as follow : — For India. China, Mc<iite>-anean ports, and Conti nent of frnrope, at 12.30 pm To^ Tararalii. Southern provinces, Australian Colonies, and United Kicgdom via Bnez and Southampton (for letters specially addiessed), at lift p m For United Kingdom vi» Br.udisi, and late letters

for Southern Provinces and Melbourne, at 130 p m Per City of San Franusco on Monday, 17th instant, as follows: — For Kandavu. Sandwich Island, United States of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and Ponth America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 11 a m For Money <~rders, Registered Letters, and News paper, at 10 am Late letters, b-iarinff »n extra fee of 6d in addition to the posaste, will be received by the mail agent upto the time of ssillng. For Russell, per Fawn, on Tuesday at 430 « S. U. BTS*. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

STEPHENS—On the 7th January,1 at Remusra, Mrs. Idghain Stephens of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

KELSEY—MATTHEWS— On Decpmber 29, by the Key. P. H. Corniorri, Frederick William, eldest son of tho late Capta>n Kelsey, Hull, Yorkshire, Hol land, to Eizpah Thiria, youngest daughter of Mr. "W. Matthews, of this city.

BROOKING—FOSSETT—On the 2nd instant, at St. Sepulchre's Church, by the Rev. B. T. Dudley, Samuel Brooking, to Emily Florence Fossett.

DEATH.

MOORE—On the Gth instant, at the Provincial Hospital, A nckland, Patrick, second son of Patrick and Ellen Muore, aged 12 years. •«^H^'e^a!fIT^^a¥'^"i?.lrr~fo^7rro uw. Friends .Ple^SC jauntily 2__....—■

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Impartial.—The discussion of the same sub ject gave )ise to a very acrimonioua corres pondence three months ago, and we dis covered that some of the writers were ani mated much more by personal feelings than by a desire for the public good. It was then notified, in order to guard against anonymous stabs of such an unfair kind, that writers must append their names for publication. If a correspondent has no other end than justice to serve he will not objpet to this. Should you wish your letter published on these conditions please send an intimation to that effect; you will also have to modify one or two expressions, such as " glorying in their shame," to keep out of the limits of the law of libel.

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

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1876

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance. For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

With the present issue the Evening Stab, enters upon the seventh year of its existence. Upon each of Ihese recurring anniversaries we have been able to chronicle wonderful pro gress, but never before since our luminary Bhed its first flickering ray upon the city has there occurred a year during which the Star has made more rapid strides under greater disadvantages, or in which the deeply-rooted sympathies of the people have been bo demonstratively and substantially brought out as in 1875. Confident as we were that the fearless and honest policy which raised the circulation of the Star from the 250 copies per night of its early days to the 3,900 quoted in our last year's article, was one which had won the confi dence and heart of the people, it may well be supposed that some misgivings would arise in view of the banding under one com mon standard of all the enemies made in the previous five years by an outspoken policy which could not but prove distasteful, to many, and those the most wealthy in the community, after the pliant milk-and-water journalism to which they had theretofore been accustomed. But we must, in justice to ourselves say that never had we the slight est fear of retrogression, or of losing one tittle of the fruits of the five years' work which preceded the year now under review. It cannot but be gratifying to us now 'to be in a position to demonstrate the fact that our confidence has been much more than fulfilled by the result, and we record this statement with gratitude to ° those whose staunch and unwavering support we shall, not soon forget. From the 3,900 circulation; - quoted in the

.anniversary! articlp of January} 1875, our circulation had risen,, in spite of Sail draw, tacks, to over.^loo in Ma^, to a» Hgh as.

4,300 in July, in September 4,600, in Octo ber as high as 4,700, and the last five pub lishing days of 1875 (the dates do not run consecutively, owing to holidays) the num* bers issued were:-Friday, 24th, 5,102; Tuesday,2Btb,4,7lo; Wednesday, 29tb,4,604.. Thursday, 30bh, 4,672 ; Friday, 31st, 4,795, figures which have been exceeded in the issues of the opening week of 1576. Far be it from us to lay say claim to infallibility or to insist that the Star has attained to the premier position among New Zealand journals in point of circulation through any freedom from mistakes, but we do claim, and will concede to no man in this, that the paper has alwaya been conducted in the interests of right as we have apprehended it, fearlessly, and with even-handed justice between rich and poor. We admit that in justice h-as sometimes been done ; that we have on one or two occasions been caught napping ; but in no instance has this arisen from any desire to flinch from the path of duty, and never has a real wrong been shewn which we have refused tid redress. We can, it is true> return hostility for bos tility, and invootiv'e for invective ; but we trust that the time will never come when fche door is closed against reason and truth, even when pleaded by our most bitter enemy. The commencement of our seventh year finds us, in the language of royal addresses, "at peace with all^.faegworld;" "the attitude of the Powers is pacific," and we are happy to say that many old opponents with whom we have crossed swords in times gone by, giving and taking nasty knocks, have shewn the true British spirit, which we hope will ever mark the national character, by frankly shaking hands at the close of the fray. Lurking animosity is antagonistic* to our instincts ; rather would wo fight hard and long and then drop it until occasion requires us to fight again ; but I when that cannot be done our motto must still be war rather than peace if war is neces sary for the public interests, while a wrong exists or a grievance is unredressed. Another cause to which we attribute much of the success of the Star, and no one will deny us this credit, are our untiring efforts to get the earliest and most reliable news from every quarter, to lay bare our circula tion honestly to advertisers, that they may know what they receive tor their money, and to give people the full value of their penn}\ We shall endeav our in 1876 to justify the public confidence, which we to-day acknowledge, by trying to improve where improvement is practicable, and by contending still more firmly

For the cause that lacks aspisiance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For tbe future in ihe diet.nee. And the good that we Cm do.

We have been taken to task for the letter signed R. Messenger, which appeared in last night's issue attacking Inspector Goldie. We can, however, assure Mr Messenger and the city authorities, we have not the slightest sympathy with any attack upon that officer, who, we believe, performs his unpleasant duty* faithfully and well. But we have every confidence that whenever there is publioity " truth will prevail " and on that principle shall never close our columns against the admission of a letter on a public topic if it is short and within the bounds of reason and is certified by the writer's own name. Ua fortunately th,e,re^Jj»«-" 3"*-—■ -«K,~.*rcn-tra-itmtyin dealing .with >•'""" f .... ua u, ana other things offered for sale when unfit for human food ; and we are glad to observe any step towards putting down the evil at this season. There has also been a laxity in other things detri mental to public health, particularly the intake nuisance which breeds more fever and sickness in the city than ail the filthy back jards put together, and towards this we should like to see the attention of the In spector directed. Mr Messenger's letter, if not justifyable in the main, points out another direction in which vigileace is re quisite, namely, the prevention of land ]ng bad fruit, or ifcs sale when in fust hands. We do' not consider that this at all exonerates Mr Messenger ; if he takes into his possesion anything calcu lated to create a nuisance or injurious to public health he accepts the responsi bility with it, and Inspector Goldie's duty compels him to take action, but now that we are in the middle of a moist unwholesome summer, threatened with disease from without and within, we point out these other nuisances, and ask—why is no step taken to put them down likewise ?

We staked last night that in the cricket match at the North i>hore, between Taranaki and the Local Club, the latter only required 6 runs to win when they began their second innings. The runs were obtained with the loss of one wicket. After the match the Taranaki men were entertained at dinner by the North Shore Club at the Masonic Hotel, where a capital'spread was provided by Mrs Brown. There was the usual amount of speechifying after the removal of the cloth, and a pleasant two hours were spent. At 8 o'clock the enterprise No. 2 called at the North Shore and took the Taranaki men to the Thames, where they play to-day. The President of the Ladies Benevolent Society, begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of one guinea from William Buchanan Esq. on behalf of the funds of that institution. Meetings of Sir George Grey's Central Committee are convened to be held on Mon day and Tuesday next in the Temperance Hall, Albert-street. On Monday to take steps to advance Mr Sheehan's candidature for Rodney, and on Tuesday to forward that of Mesers Lush and Hamlin for Franklin, jj \ At the annual meeting of the Mount Hobson school committee, held in the district school room, on Wednesday evening, Yen. Archdeacon JPritt in the chair, the committee furnished a . very encouraging report of the progress of the school during the past year, and the chairman, and Messrs Angus and Morgan who examined the scholars bore testimony in favor of the system of teaching adopted by Mr. Coburne, the master, and also to the attention of both master and assistant, and the Board expressed a hope that exertions would be made during tho present year towards a larger and more commodious building for the increasing number of scholars. A high compliment was paid to Mrs Wright, the late mistress of the girls school. The chairman in commenting upon the report Baid that thanks were due to Messrs Dilworth, A. Buckland and Jteyburn for monetary assistance, and he suggested that prizes should be awarded for the best scholars in different departments■> of "knowledge as incentives to perseverance, Messrs Hardy, Angus, Clark, Morgan, and McColl were then elected as a committee for

the current year, and at the meeting of last evening, *Me James Me Cosh Clark was elected chairman, and.Mr John Angua, secretary of the local committee, * i ■';' " ■;■:£: , r ', -~,, .._,:, ; ~.,,. .•;.'■■;■. :. -/..■::-. "ri>*r .■ ' . *£P til' ' ■*%*■** ' .JdMK^Ai-

We refer our readers to our third page for information on l«he subjects of discourse at the'various city and suburban places of wor ship to-morrow.

• Madame Moller who has returned from a sojourn at the Hot Springs, will resume her singing and music lessons on Monday evening next, at the Hermitage, Princes-street.

The "Saturday Evenings" at the Young Men's Christian Association are continnel with much spirit. A new committee has been formed, consisting of nineteen ladies and gentlemen of the Order of Templary, who are determined if possible to make these entertainments worthy of support. An ex cellent programme has been prepared for this evening.

Tbe enquiry yesterday afternoon at the Provincial Hospital before Dr Goldsbro' and a jury, into the circumstances which led to the death of ihe lad Patrick Moore, who met with aa accident at the North Shore on Boxing Day, resulted in a verdict of "Acci dental death."

The Paris correspondent of the London Times gives a conversation which he had i-ome time since with ''one of the loading minds in Russia 4" "Great things," said this person, " have since (Crimean war) been effected in our country. The Emperor has given the serfs the feeling of liberty, to masters ret-pecfc for independence ; the army has been remodelled, and in the plains of Asia it put 9in practice tbe theories taught it. Ru.-sia, in a word, is preparing. Yes, Constantinople is its great aim, its most passionate aspiration. All Russians understand what Stamboul will be when rescued from fanaticism, By zantumrf stored to the Christians, theßosphoius bat Ling the Walls of our future capital, the marvel of the world. Everybody among us knows that j but we think we can and ought to wait, that we ought only to arrive here when Europe will hail us as liberators and as a nation worthy by its civilization to take the place of tbe powerless and exclusive guardians of the Dardanelles. We think that hour has not yet come ; hence I do not think any danger can arise out of the present insurrection. The Eastern question, believe me," said my interlocutor, in conclusion, "can only be raised by Russia, and she does not think the hour has yet come. That hour cannot fail to strike, and we can await it without im patience, thus giving the world the rare spectacle of a nation really powerful because strong enough to restrain itaelf."

Some surpriEe was yesterday expressed during the progress of the trial of Matthew Moore in the Supreme Court, that the queen of the tragedy, Elisabeth Rogers, was not present. A female face was frequently seen taking a sly peep at the several doors of the Court, and once a voice was heard to say, " there she is." That person, however, was not Etizabeth Rogers, but an anxiocis mother, with her baby in her arms, ready to tear the hat from the head of Koeers had she ap peared on the scene. We subsequently learned from a reliable authority that Eliza beth had found a new protector, a head taller than " little Teddy," named Jeremiah Smith, a gum merchant, and that she appears to be comfortably settled with her new chum in a four-roomed house in the quiet locality of the Wade.

Miss May Howard, who commenced an engagement on the Bth of November at Wood's theatre, Cincinnati, was the subject of a column of enthusiastic preliminary eulogy in the Enquirer oi that morning, the reporter having enjoyed the privilege of a two-hours' interview, in which, it appears, he learned the whole personal and profes sional history of the enchanting actress, who was found "in one of those delicately em broidered white wrappers which. Southern women dote on. It did not justify the well bred and brief apology made for it, for with the white flower in the raven hair and the red rosebud in the corsage, it fitly set off the glorious woman it enveloped. Her beauty was of that radiant sort which may pale rather than be enhanced behind the glare of the footlights ; of that sort which does not depend upon classic features, but rather «rrgg£lMg f r°m. which, afcr v/m^ brow, and the perfect pose of the head upon the wonderfully rounded shoulders." From a subsequent issue of the Enquirer we learn that her engagement included two niahts of "The Wandering Heir" and four of "The New Magdalen," in which latter her Mercy Merrick wan supported by the Grace of Miss Mollie Maeder and the Julian Gray of W. W. Griffiths.

Popular opinion regarding Egypt seems to be in error in many respects. Its fertility is great and it is improving rapidly. Rohlf, the great German traveller, who twice—once in 18C9 and again in 1874—explored the interior of Africa, spent considerable time in Egypt, and in a recent lecture he said that no country in the world, not even California, from 1850, has made such rapid strides as Egypt has wilhin t,he past f<vw years under the rule of the Khedive. Alexandria and Cairo are better supplied with water, better paved and bette? lighted than Berlin is. The streets of Alexandria are paved with stones brought from Trieste. The Esbeketh gardens at Cairo contain a better collection of plants than any European botanic garden, and the Egyptian Academy of Science, though comparatively new, ranks in the' first-class of the world.

A cricket match will take place at One hunga, on Monday next between the Taranaki cricketers and the Manukau, commencing at ten o'clock sharp. The Manukau players will be Pilling, Lynch, Donovan, Pattern (2) McMahon, O'Callaghan Leahy, Daly, Brennan, Hamer, Leggett.

A meeting of the Solid Rock Bath Com pany is convened for Monday evening at Mr Asher's.

In our telegram on Thursday announcing the result of the Marsden nomination it ap peared as if Mr Hull had retired with Mr Reyburn. This is not the case ; Mr Hull, we are informed, is determined to go to the poll.

The anniversary sermons of the Onehunga Wesleyan Sabbath Schools will be preached to-morrow in the morning at 11 o'clock by the Key Mr Whewell, and in the evening by the Rev W. J. Williams ; collections in aid of the school.

To the Editor: Sir,—l think I have a "cause that lacks assistance." I and Mr William White were both summoned to the Oneluinga Court yesterday for negligent and careless driving on the 20fch November last. The case against Mr White was first heard, and the worthy magistrate said there was no proof against him, and dismissed the case. The prosecutor said the evidence in my case was the same, and he withdrew the charge. Now, sir, I employed a solicitor, paid' for two summonses for witnesses. I had to pay a man a day's wages to drive my coach, and yet when my solicitor applied for costs (he had previously told me it would be no use) he was informed that, as the charge was laid by a public officer,no expenses could be allowed. If this is the law, and I sup pose it is, I think it should be altered. The police can now, with impunity, lay a trum pery charge against a poor man, and put him to large expense and inconvenience, and yet, forsooth, there is no redress for this wrong, which surely "needs resistance."—Yours, etc, R. Gillam.

We notice that the Rev James Hill, of the Thames, will preach morning and evening, to-morrow, at Newton Kirk, in the place of Rev Dr Wallis. Mr Hill is one of the most eloquent preachers of the Presbyterian Church and those who were in the habit of listening to his expositions and exhortations in Auckland a few years ago, will be glad to avail them selves of other opportunities of hearing his earnest and thoroughly practical discourses.

By_ an error in, the advertisement of last evening, the extension of the holidays of certain city and suburbau Softools ■ wan printed as February 24. It should have bmn

We hear that some persons who have been out holiday keeping, have been rather " overdoing it," and are suffering from indi gestion, liver complaint and other small ailments. One lady who had been particu larly hard upon goose, and small potations of brandy at the North Shore, has had recourse to her medical man, g who pro nounced her to be in a high steta of nervous excitement. Holidays are excellent in thtir way, and especially so when used in a rational manner. some p«r.-ons g<> out for a holiday with the view , to thorough enjoyment, and in the exuberance of their delight at being free, persuade themselves that it is incumbent on them to indulae in all kinds of excesses This is a mistake. The tonic that is com pouuded of fresh air, change of sceue, and re'ease f om, business cares, is one of the finest ia the world, but it must be tak^n in reason, and with a due regard to result . People who go to extremes fre queutly couie back more debi i at< d than when they w*nt, too much strong drink, too much smoking, over eating, over-walking, and insufficiency of natural rest," are not the means whereby health is recruited, on the contrary, they defeat the real object of a Christmas or New Year's holiday. There should be sufficient excitement in the fresh air, the bright sun whine, and surrounding Eceneiy to satisfy thp system, and if these are taken reason ably, persons general/ will find » holi day very profitable. What is to be regretted perhaps in connection with those who take holiday is the little account many take of holidays intellectually. A new region or locality should be a new page in ex perience, and for this to be of any value, it should be visited with some previous know ledge, so that all its points and features may ba embraced. Then the facts live in the memory, and the mind is gratified and re freshed, no unpleasant qualms are lef I be hind, and excursionists get full change for a fair summer holiday.

The Rev. W. Lockwocd will preach his last sermon in the United Methodist Free Church to-morrow, as he proceeds South on Tuesday next.

POLICE COURT.--This Day.

(Before R. .C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.) A WILD WELSHMAN. John alias Shonny Morgan, a native of the land of Glendower, was again brought up on a charge of drunkenness and, this being his secoud offence, was fined 10s and costs. Drunken emiw. Ellen Maclean was by diink overdone And locked up by Servant Sanderson. This unfortunate cieature, clothed in rags, was brought up for the fifty-third time within three years on a charge of drunken ness. The old woman said ifc was o'er true she was very drunk. It was an habitual failing of Nell's. His Worship imposed a fine of 10s. and costs. The old woman bowed, and as she was moneyless Bhe was duly conveyed in a car riage to her old residence at Mount Eden. Ali Baba, a Hindoo, was brought up on a charge of vagrancy, having been found in an oil jar in Chancery Lane, and having no visible means of employment. Sub-Inspector Pardy described the old man as miserably poor and inoffensive, and rather than allow him to starve, had brought him to Court. His Wojship remanded the old man until Monday to consider what Bhould be done with him. A MANN". Mrs Mann of City West, made a complaint about her lawful husband who was a bad Mann, inasmuch as he had left her and his children without the necessary means of support, and not fulfilled his contract in obedience to an order from the court.

Mr Mann will be brought up at an early date to shew the reason why he had failed to assist, by his promised weekly contribution, cowards the maintenance of his wife and *"TL'nTs was all the business.

The Elections.

Readers have been a good deal puzzled to account for the difference between tbe lists published in the thrte Auckland journals, stelting the result of the elections. Wfc may, therefore explain the principle upon which our own list has been compiled, and shew the differences between it and that of the Herald the Cross list we regard as a bogus one, pure and simple. In the list given below the "Opposition" consists, with only two exceptions, Messrs Gibbs (Collingwood), and Rowe (Thames), of those who have been elected professedly and absolutely as sup porters of the Opposition, or who were mem bers of that small compact body which fought against the Government last session, not only in the division on second reading but in the memorable talk against time. This will, we think, be accepted as a sound basis to go upon unless good reason to the contrary in the case of individual members can be shewn. The two exceptions mentioned are placed on the Opposition list because Mr Rowe is pledged to give a general support to Sir George Grey, and Mr Gibbs was elected as a Provincialist. This morning's herald gives the totals as Centra lists 29, Opposition 23, qualifying the figures with a foot-note stating •' that amongst the Centralists are several men who aie likely to. be opposed to the present Government." The difference between its list and ours consists in the placing of Messrs Hunter, Taiaroa, Joyce and Rowe on the list of Centralists instead of with the Opposition. Of Mr Joyce, the member for Wallace, our contemporary expresses its belief that he should be placed with the Opposition, but in the absence of positive information, it has put him among the Centralists. No doubt this will be corrected in the next issue of the list, as it is generally understood that Mr Joyce was ■ the represen tative of the Macandrew party put forward in-opposition to Mr Basstian, the former Centralist member. Taiaroa, among the Government party, is also a mistake on the part of the Herald, his opposition being well known. Both Mr Joyce and Mr Taiaroa are correctly stated on the Opposition list in the Cross, which is quite proof enough of the pronounced character of their political vie «vs. This reduces the difference between the Herald list and our own to two - Messrs Rowe and Hunter. The reason for putting Mr Rowe as an Oppositionist we have ex plained ; Mr Hunter was an active member of the Opposition last session, and was one of those who spoke against time. We have seen nothing in his political utterancea Bince to cause us to believe he has changed his opinion ; if the Herald has, we should feel obliged if onr contemporary would quote it, and we shall at once change his position, as we have exercised great care in adjusting our list, and only de sire to secure perfect accuracy. Had we chosen to put down as Opposition all who are opposed to the Government, we might have extended the list considerably. Mr. Wakefield, of Timaru, for instance, is perhaps, the most bitter opponent Sir Julius Vogel has in the colony. The construction of the Cross list is so palpably unfair that we did not intend to devote space to its analysis, but a few sentences will show how the extraordinary number 19 Opposition only out of all the adverse elections that have taken place is made up. Mr. Larnach, who was elected on the ticket with Messrs. Macandrew and Stout, la now placed, on the list of "doubtful." "Hitherto our contem porary put him on the Government side, but by quoting from the Otago Guardian we shamed it out of that. Then, the Cross places Mr Montg6mery (iotive Oppositionist), Mr Gibb* pWioo *K*t), anil Mr Pyke (wBo de clared, for My Macaiwirew, and received, llus support of that party), ftli among tho "doubt

fill," thus depriving the Opposition of iCf pledged votea. This is bad, but the coi struction of the Government thirty is worst. There our contemporary places Mr Bunnp (Opposition whip), Captain Bead (elec| ion returns not complete), and Afr Hunter (already alluded to), and so stands the list. If the Cross really believed its o«n figures • Centralists 30, Opposition 19, (less than in last Parlitnnnt) doubtful 4, wh»t is the meaning of . that ominous sea tence published in its leading artide yesterday: "Wb care not for the «x ---isting Government, which will probably go out in the next session of Parliament. Cmtralists. Opposition Chbistchttkch.. TS. Ttlihardson .. 15 C. J Stevens -" '.'. tW. a. Mooihouse DUNEDIN .. E Sfou( . ■> " .. W J. Lainach Ttta'tWa '.'. .. J C Brown A nrKtlt-D West • • Wr Ge l- Gref AUCKIAJ.D WEST •• p>DigKlßl Nelson .. *O. Cnrtis.. .. J Shirp Av -k :: Eichmond :: *.***» Kaiapot .. C. C. Bowen .. .' w.i.liigtok .. E. Pea.cc .. ». Hnn»r Oavbbsham .. •• Seaton n»w Plymocth T. Kelly Rgmont .. M»jor Atkinfon.. hk»tbCM .. JJ- Fisber .. LYT«L*a* .. 'M Ansley .. [mrcBOUMXE* '.I " V N,™° A:'. ■■ W.*wan S on G ey&Bfll .. CarriDtrton .. iBRALDiSB .. tWakefield(Timara) , DISTANT .. ■• %g TiM.RU •• Stafford Vapier .. Mcliean ». •• KuS3ell " «• T -RCPB AUOKLA» D BABT •• f- J; a™? '■ •'. Montgomery I! J. C. Andrews .. /j^BW Sf^oo,:: :: w.oibb* Sblwyn .. Fitzroy .. Wallace .. •• Joyce S°D?htkxc W tMAORI Taiaroa Waikatoßasx.. Whitaker |. giraeo Gr6V Thames .. • Bowa Eon V. •• Tola Ra-n-gittkhi .. Ballance *■ Wa-ikouati .. O. McLean 0 ive .. Ormond •• Wa.kqa.wvi .. Bryce ■ •• .. Voi?el •• COLBniDGI .. Wason .. Qukenstown .. •• fanciers Wertp>et .. Dr Henry .. Mataura .. •■ Wood Centralists, 27 ... Opposition, 31 t Will probably oppose the Ministry on all questions of administration. , _ * Xot unlitrely to support Sir Georjre Glrey. J With ?he Ministry only on Abontion. JJineriy opposed to Sir Juliu3 Vogel.

East Coast Election.

OPOTIKI

(From our own Correspondent) v This Day. The Opotiki polling resulted :—Kelly, 86 ; Morris, 28 ; Read and Marsh, none. At Maketu, Morris polled 7, and Kelly 4. An orderly from Richmond makes the P°Re^d. Morris. Kelly. Maihi. 213 199 181 7 Whakatane is not in.

THE INTER-PROVINCIAL PIGEON MATCH.

The Interprovincial Pigeon Match has been woefully mismanaged, and hau turned out a complete failure. The Auckland team, as is well known shot on the 30th December, and it was expected that the Christchurch would fire on the same day. Snrprise was mani fested that nothing was heard of the result of their shooting for nearly a week. Word comes at last that they did not shoot at all, having backed out of the affair at the last moment in consequence of not being able to complete their team. The result of the Dunedia shooting is telegraphed as 151, but tijjui-».;d-f? ■ " ."'■"• v—*• r*^i^TTTi whereas the Auckland men only nred at 1U each. Till it is known under what conditions the shooting took place the victory remain in doubt.

LATEST.

The following telegram has been received in town to-day from Dunedin :—" We had thirteen birds each in the match, and were only scored 151 points." According to this the Auckland score is the better of the two, as a difference of three birds each ought to make a difference in the score of at least 40. Whether the Dunedin menlwill give way and pronounce Auckland the winners, or whether chey will take advantage of the misunder standing to claim another match, remains to be seen.

WILSON'S PALACE CIRCUS. This splendid circus, for which everyone is on the tip-toe of expectation, will open positively on Monday evening in the-Market Square. It was intended to have given the first performance this evening, but the mag nitude of the preparations has rendered the postponement necessary. On Monday evening, at eight o'clock, the fun begins.

A HERO-CRIMINAL.

A French correspondent writes: —The old saying that truth is stranger than fiction has rarely received a more striking illustration than in a case which haa just been brought before one of the French tribunals. Thir teen years ago a soldier, named Jean Las tier was sentenced to five years' penal service, and ten years' surveillance by the police, for having insulted one of his su perior officers, and stolen a few shirts. He was sent to Africa to undergo his sentence, and his oonduct was so exemplary that he was employed as book-keeper to the prison. At the expiration of his sentence," he was ordered by the police to reside in a small town |in the South, but a8 every body knew he was a returned convict it was with the utmost difficulty that he could obtain any kind of employment. The Com missaire of Police, knowing how well he had behaved while in prison, interested himself on his behalf, and induced a trades man of the town to employ him as messen ger. He fulfilled his duties so zealously that the tradesman promoted him to the post of cashier, and in the course of time the returned convict married his daughter and entered into partnership. Three months after his marriage the war broke out, and Lastier, anxious to rehabilitate himself completely, volunteered his services and joined a regiment of the line. He was taken prisoner at Gravelotte, but managing to es cape he rejoined his corps in time to take part in the battle around Orleans. From thence he passed into the army of the East under Bourbaki, and received bo less than eight wounds. At the end of the cam paign he had become a Sub-Lieutenant, and had received the military medal, which had been given him on the battle-field. He was almost a hero in his regiment, and when he returned to his fabher-in-law's house nearly all the town turned out to meet him. Soon after his father-in-law died, and Lastier, with his wife and two children, deter mined to reside in Paris. His term of sur veillance bad not expired, but the police ceased to treat the sub-Lieutenant as a re turned convict, and placed no obstacle in his way. He had lived quietly in Paris for nearly a year, when a few weeks ago he was accompanying a friend to the Orleans railway station. The latter had a dog with him, and this dog was attacked in the street by another. The respective pro prietors while attempting to separate them came to high words, and at last to blows. Jean Laatier, who naturally took his friend's •part; waa, with the ofcfeei1 fiw*Qr arrested-by the police, and was of otmrou aompeJled to •Kow big "p«pari," eto. Ht» anttwU&ta

being known, the Paris police finding that he had left the place of residence assigned to him before the expiration of the ten years, had no choice but to proceed against him, and being brought before the correctional tribunal of the Seine, he has just been con* demred to two months imprisonment for breach of regulations. This is unfortunately the law, but it is not justice, and your read firs will, I am sure, be glad to learn that an Englishman, who happened to be acquainted with the facts of the case has brought the matter before Marshal MacMahon, and has reason to hope that the poor fellow will receive the free pardon to which he is so fully entitled."

THE MARSDEN ELECTION.

NOMINATION DAY AT WHANGAREI.

The nomination of a candidate to represent Marsden in the next Parliament took place at Whangar i Court House oa Thursday last. H. R Aubrey, Esq., Returning Officer., having read the writ,

Mr J. Bell, of Maungakaramea, proposed Mr J. Munro, their late member, as a fifcan<2 proper person to represent them in the General Assembly. After reviewing the meritg of the various candidates, Mr Bell referred to Mr Munro's services in the last Parliament, and said it was simply untrue that, he had voted against the vote of £60,000 for roads norbh of Auckland. Mr Robert May seconded the nomination o£ Mr Munro. It had been said that Mr Munro had; never done anything for the country, biit in his opinion it was tha people's fault for Hot asking him. Mr P. J. McLeod, of Waipu. said he felfe it an honor to have to propose Sir Robert Douglas as their representative. He thought it was for the good of the district they should have a change, and they could do- no> better than accept a prudent, straightforward man like Sir Robert (Cheers.) Mr.Thomas Stephens, of Ofcaika. seconded

the narination of Sir Kobert Douglas,

Mr. John Ryan, of Mangawai proposed Mr 1 H. Hull. He had already been in Parlianent, and no man better knew the wantsif the district. Mr.O. N. McMurdo seconded, pro forma, in the absence of the gentleman wtxo had intendfl to have done so. Mr. iohn Chad wick, of Paparos, proposed Mr. Ifenklin Bradley, a new man and a strang^ to many of them, but one who had. showedhis good points as a J.P. He agreed, with tib previous speaker that it was high time- tley had a change. This speaker alluded to the growing interests of the Wairoal whose residents were determined to be ndonger under a cloud. Mr. Ider Fisher, of Matakohe, oeeondedi the noilnation of Mr. Franklin Bradley. They wpted a younger man than they 36a<$ had. Ilwas only the bad roads which matk? them afVairoa so far distant from Whan earei. Thile on the subject he would say that the wanted increased representation. A memtr should be elected for the other side of tfc country. No btlr candidates were proposed. Sir Roirt Douglas was the first to address the electk He began by denying that he had evej maligned hia opponents in the columns E the press. On the contrary he had alwss avoided comment upon them. He had Tver opposed Provincialism and should st continue to do so. He distrusted! the Locii Government Bill because, in his convictioithe present Justices, who were nominees tf the Government, had not the confidencbf the people, and he feared that nnder thejew Act Local Government would become L|al Tyranny. (Hear, hear). He was not olosed to Local Helf Government by any mean! He should not care to see small Boards svinped by larger ones under pre tence of teating Shire Councils. In con clusion, $ Eobert said if he had given offence unittingly he begged to apologise and shouldhatnot be satisfactory he hoped those whofere put o«bt with him would take out the mainder in skin. (Hear and l^^Ut—4_ Jjj& — —-"■ — *■ — - — Mr Hull id as he had given his views clearly anc ully before, he had no desire to do so again The local papers had said he did not intd to go the poll^that he had no ch«nce. &c c. ; but he did intend going to the poll, ear.) Mr Brad] spoke at some length on the reasons wHh induced him, a poor bush settler, to iie out. He felt it impossible for him ai longer to look on the present attitude olffairs with indifference. Now was the tin to consider who should be their tax-makers Mr Bradley then went through the differe: points touched on in his ad dress. Mr Alde'raser intimated that the meet« ing would le to hear Mr Munro. Mr Bel Lid there was no call for Mr Munro to eak, and besides he was too unwell. . Mr BraoV said he had been informed that Mr Mto could not speak two sylla bles of thejnglish language correctly. If that was urine let Mr Mnnro disprove it. Mr Bell fllr Returning Officer, I beg to state that tjb is a deliberate falsehood; Mr Munro is n<t)ound to speak." Signs of aisturbance were quelled by the Returning (cer calling everybody to order. Mr Munro s not bound to speak. The show: hands was then taken, and re salted as fows :— Sirß uglas ... 24 Mr Mto 11 Mrßraiy 8 MrHn 3 Mr Bell (landed a poll on behalf of Mr Munro, whi was fixed for Thursday next. Ob the mon of Sir R. Douglas a vote of thanks was ren to the Returning Officer. The meet; then dispersed. No questions were put to c candidates. Sir Robei )ouglas has addressed meetings at Parua I and Mangapai, where he re ceived unai ous votes of -confidence. His committee i confident of beating Munro.

TELEGRAPHIC.

CAHAMSTOWN.

(Fror ur Own Correspondent.) 1 TMb day. Jricket Match. The cricl match bet-ween Taranaki and Thames ia to-day. Betting is favor of the local te. The Taranaki teaai will|be entertained a banquet to-night. The Putmg Association haa set large timbers anrirders for the support of the column beifixedin the shaft to-day. Larj Reef at Ohinemuri- A pigeoiim. from Ohinemuri reports the disoove of a large reef showing gold freely in Byan claim by the Maori share holders The Newxchange crashed 17 loads for 4 ozs 18 dv The Watbian tribute crushed 15 tons for 15 ozsl7di. The Mid< Star has not yet retorted.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(RISTOHTJRCH. (Per ess Telegram Agency.) January 7- The grain jrket is (dull. A little wheat changed haj at 3a.' 9i , bat millers are offering at ; oats, Is. 9d. to ls/lOd. is offered ; bai -is quiet, quotations nominal; butter, 7Jd. Bd.; cleese, 6£d. to 7d.

DUNEDIN.

. (Per teas Telegram Agency.) | January 7. . Sendid Shooting. ~,..„ . Tuesday if iW ckoii ,d ■ Mtft^WJS*' made tha e^lrdinad JW« W4.»« |W, 400, 500, aifi 0 ysrdioud o! *^««We *IS.

m% IVOTWQ MAB. aATPRHDAY. JANUARY 8, »96



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