SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH W/TEB-T-iiuMternooi., 7 5; .to-morrow Caoming, 7 25 BUN OBT-Thfn wnnlug, GIS gTjjvj RISE—To /aiorrow mnrnlujr, C 40 MOON'S AGE—New Moon, 24th, C.42 pm

ARRIVALS.

varan..m, ss, _oo tons, Captain Lloyd, jfrom South (..ucs Mft'i!) Hawea, as, Sinclair, from the South MjnnlG Hare, scbocmer, from Russell Vincent, cutter, from Tauranga It*na, as, from tho North

DEPARTURES.

£gnp_, schooner, for Chatham Ms^as Omaha, bifgantine, for Lvttelto'j Blanche, schooner, for Rare.!",,.,,,. Favorite, schooner for N^ ff Caledonia i3eUe Brandon, schoono-. for Wangaroa

IMPORTS.

(A special <'h- ai . ljc y m(U i c f or consignees' names in

this column.)

Per Tar anal( j ( from the g ou th:—56 cases, 35 boxes, iU parce j 3 _ g packages. 5 sacks, 2 horsas, 24 bags QVm*. (from Nelson).—W. F. Wheeler, agent.

The favourable change which set in on Saturday after a week of hea^y N.B. weather enables the fleet of ye. sets which had been windbound in port, to take their departures for their several destinations. A list of these will be found under the proper heading above.

The as Taranski arrived at Onehunga at 8 o'clock this morning with the Suez mails ex Albion, She left Dunedin at, 11 am on 16th, arrived at Lyttelton at 9 am 17th; loft at 9.30 pm on 18th, arrived, at Wellington at 3p m on 19th ; left at 1 pm on tta 20th, arrived at Picton at, 545p m ; V c '(i at . _r_n, arrived at Nelson at 5 am 21st. left, a g a ut flvt, 2 p m on 22nd ; arrived at T«re.nal.i at 10 a ji- .Srd, left at 3 pm ; arrived »s above. From, l)-.tiedin to Lyttelton experienced strong N.E. en.!.,-, heavy head sea; thence to Wellington light variable winds with dense fog*, from Wellington to "Nelson N.W. winds, and was detained in NeJsnp 24 hours by strong N.W. pale ; from Nelson to 'Taranaki northerly winds and thick weather : ther cc to Onehunga northetly winds. Pss.eneers—Sole',). ; Mrs Morrison, Mrs Hill and rhlld, Messrs J ft Ui D s, P.nrton. Coleman, Wheeler, Dinneen, Robinson, Curr, White, Foster, Ryan, Jame.on, Turner Wylie, Garrick, Warner, Miss Tbomap, jTi ss Anderson, Miss Morton, and 10 in the steerfge. We are indebted to Mr C. J. Edmiston, pur*., r, for report, <Sc. The Rowena arrived at Taurapga at 4 o clock yesterday afteroon. The Pretty Jano arrived at Gisbome yc.terday morning. The barques Aline and Dillipussund have both hauled alongside tho wharf. The briganfine Sea Pip has left the Thames with a Cargo of timber for Lyttelton. The cutter Vincent which came in on Saturday frrm Tauringa. shows the marks of the recent collision with the Powena. An enquiry will be held on the circumstances at an early date. Tbe ss lona anived from Russell and the North on Saturday ni_ht. Passengers—Hon Wi Katene, Mr and Mrs 'J nomas and children, Messrs Shipley, Williams, T Masak. Cook, Smith, Sutherland, G W Paley, Lemus, T Davis, Tatton, and Foughy, Tho Union Co's fine ss Hawen, under the command Of Captain Drnald Sinclnir, arrived in harbour this morning at 5.30 am. She left Port Chalmers at 5 pm on the 19th, nnd arrived at Lyttelton at noon on the 20.h ; left at 5,30 pm. and arrived at Wellington at 2pm on the 21st; left at 3.30 am on the 22nd, and arrived at Picton at, 8.30 am : left at 10 am, and arrived at NeboD at 6.30 pm ; left same tide at 8,30 pm, and arrived at New Plymouth at, 2pm ; left at 6 pm. and a-rived as ahove. Fresh N W winds, Witt unsettled weather prevailed throughout. Passengers: Mlrscs Clarke and Norris, Sir "Donald McLean, Mr and Mrs Nixon and child. Messrs T. W. Leys. Binney. Palter, Watkin, Ciarkc, Morpeth, Beale, Davis, Fletcher, Hori Tupuea, and 8 in the steera.e We are indebted to W Newman, for report, files, &..

COMMERCIAL.

There was a good attendance at Mr E. Arthur's fruit sale to-day. when 20 cases of apples and pears wero sold. Apples brought from 2d to ii, and pears from 2". to 4d per lb. ..... MrS Coclirancsoldat his mart to-day a biiildm<* allotment situated at the back of Mr J. C. Hoyte s residence, for 15s per foot; allotment 103, at Wai wera, brought Is 6d acre.

THE SHAREMARKET.

Bank of New Zealand—Buyers, £17 2s bd ; sellers, £17 ss. National Banks- Buyers. 7»5.« Colonial Bank—Buyers, 30s. South British Insurance- 545; buyers, 53s 6d ; sellers, 555, Auckland Gas—Buyers £10 ss. Loan and Mercantile, 30s, new issue. Caledonian (double) -Buyers, 25s ; sellers, 30s.

Karangahake—Sellers, 4s. Palmerston—Buyers, 2s Gd. f Cure—Sellers, 7s 9d. Queen of May (new issue)— Sellers, 4s. t Union Beach—Buyers, 775; sellers, 82s Gd Tokate a—Buyers, 9s Gd ; sellers, 10s Gd. Bismarck—Buyers, 5s Gd. Tairua—Buyers, 7s ; sellers, Ss. ' Ajax—Buyers, ss.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wim. Close as roixows:— For Thames this day at 5 30 p m For Coromandel to-morrow at 10 30 a m For Australian colonies, per City of san Francisco. immediately after her arrival from Kandavu For Tarsna-ii and Southern provinces, per Hawea to-morrow at R a m * „,____ For "Waiwera. Manurangi. MataSana, Te Aral, _c per Annie Milbank. to-morrow at 10 a m For Russell, etc., per Minnie Hare, to-morrow al 4pm (Signed)

8. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster,

MARRIAGE.

MAT.K?!—"nEAUMONT—On the 22nd April, at St. Matthew's Church, by the Rev. Mr. TTasfmrd. Montafrue, pecond ron of Mr Solomon Mark?, of London, Errand, to Charlotte Susannah, scnond . daughter of Mr. IV. Beaumont, Hobson-street, Aucliland.

DEATH.

HINOH—On the 23rd instant, I aura Mary, daughter *'f James and Kailir-rine Hinch, "Waltefield-Rtreet, aged 3 yerrs and 2 months. The funeral will take place to-morrow at 3 p.m. Friends are invited.

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

MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1876.

For the came that lacks -sj_t?ine«, For the wron;. tint needs re3ist_nc_, -•or the future in the distance,

And the eood that ye cm. do.

The reception in Dunedin of the "three able civil servants " sent forth to prepare the way, vras an event which those moat estimable but misguided gentlemen will remember in the coming years when a grate jul country shall have provided a handsome competency for their declining years. Ihe refusal of Mr Macandrew to furnish any infoimation, and his able letter to the Premier setting out the reasons which guided him in the course he pursued are already familiar to our readers, but the little adjuncts which in combination made this reception one of the richest burlesques ever developed out of the dry sphere of politics remain to be told. In order to take in the position it is necessary to picture these gentlemen fresh " from the more pliant Superintendent of Canterbury, journeying triumphantly overland from Christchurch to Dunedin, inflated with a sense of the importance of their momentous misson. On arrival they at once lodged their credentials at the Provincial offices, and prepared for the immediate capitulation of the Provincial citadel to the representatives of officialdom. Mr Macandrew received them most cordially, and appointed two o'clock for the formal interview. At that hour Messrs Gisbome, Seed, and Knowles were duly in attendance at the Superintendent's office, when Mr Macandrew, with a smile that was child-like and bland, stated that, after a careful perusal of the reasons alleged for the unexpected visit of such high officers of state* he yet failed to perceive any right of the colonial Government to anticipate the intentions of the legislature. He felt that under the cir cumstances he would be guilty of a breach of the trust reposed on him were he to become a consenting party to what could not bub be regarded as an infringement of the rights of the people. On these grounds he must positively refuse to instruct Provincial offices to place any information at the dis posal of the Commissioners; at the same time he trusted that their stay in Dunedin would be an enjoyable one for themselves, and he would suggest that their mission might be greatly furthered by a visit to, and making a report upon the various excellent institutions which had grown up under Pro vincial nurture, mare particularly the Lunatic Asylum and Benevolent Institution. We have not been made aware of the feelings that animated the "three able civil servants" as they withdrew from the Provincial Build ings, nor has the expreseion of their counten ances, upon hearing Mr Macandrew's sugges tive prescription for the cure of centralists prying been committed to canvas, but it is certain that during the next few days the Commissioners were observed wandering dis consolately about Dunedin looking up small industries, inspecting the manufacture of boots at Sargood's, and of trousers inHallen stein's. The last glimpse of them which can be vouched for by credible witnesses was their departure from Hudson's lolly and bon bon manufactery, their pockets gorged with specimens of Dunedin sugar plums. Whether the sweetmeats disagreed with them and produced a bilious attack that necessitated their immediate return to the boaoras of their

respective families, is known only to their lodging-house keeper, but in view of their sudden disappearance from p'lblic^life, which may be a source Jof uneasiness to those in Auckland who have been looking forward with expectancy to the advent of the chosen messengers in Shortland-street, we think Some public assurance of their safety should be accorded by the membsrs of the Ministry now in Auckland.

Caotain Halford, the Harbour master of Taranaki, onfe of the .£37 12=?, which he re ceived as salvage money from the wreck of the cutter Hero, has. we are pleased to learn, forwarded £19 by Captain Lloyd, of the Tarannki, to be given to the widow of Cap tain Dobell, who was drowned when the vessel was lost. Such instances of magnani mity aro unfortunately too rare, and when they do occur should receive a due meed of public recognition. It is stated that Messrs Webster Bros., of Taranaki, from their share of the salvage, also intend sendiiig a portion to Mrs Dobell.

We recrret tbat tbe letter of our corres pondent XX, reapec.in_! tbe late Rec.mV.tte meeting, should have been allowed insertion in our columns. We find tbat no such speech was made as that placed by tbe writer in the month of Mr Cole, v.bo was not even present at the meeting. We owe an apolopy to Mr Cole and tbe order of Odd fellows generally, for its publication.

It wn.: inadvertently stated by us on Sat urday tbat Drs Younf. nnd Hoopor attended the unfortunate Mr McMurray. Tt should have read Drs Harding and Hooper.

" Help-Meet's." letter would have appeared in due course had tbe writer complied with our well-known stipulation and forwarded bis correct name and address, not_ for publica tion, but for our own satisfaction and as c. guarantee of good faith.

We regret that our admirers of muscular Christianity have not, given Mr Wiltshire as much support as the merit of his perform ance deserves. TTnder these circumstances it is gratifying to hear that some Auckland gentlemen have undertaken to organise a subscription towards presenting Mr and Mrs Wiltshire with a purse of sovereigns as a testimonial of their appreciation of their powers of endurance and straightforward conduct. We shall be happy ourselves to receive contributions towards the same object. We may mention that a list contain ing some names of gentlemen who have pro mised to Ftibscribe was dropped on Saturday night outside the Lome-street Hall. The finder will oblige by leaving it at this office.

The hearing of the information against Captain Morris for bribery, is likely to come off this week at GisWno. The hearing of the case was originally fixed for the 16th inst, but "was postponed in order that tbe Captain might be present, as be was expected by the Pretty Jane. Captain Morris is of a respectable English family, and with his wife and two children, came to Auckland from London by the Countess of Kintore, in the Autumn of 1870. The Captain is an excellent shot, and one of his amusements on tho voyage was firing at porpoises. We believe that Captain Morris was more success ful at heme with'bis military shots, than he has been in New Zealand with his political ones.

The members of the St_r of Newton Orange Lodge will hold their regular monthly lodge meeting to-morrow (Tuesday) evening at seven o'clock.

To-morrow evening the annual inspection of No. 1 Company of Bifle Volunteers, in full dress, will bo held in the Drill-shed ; also, in the same place tbe monthly in spection of the Victoria Eifles and Scottish Volunteers.

At ten minutes past eight o'clock last evening, tho Junction fire bell rang out an alarm. People ran and clustered in front of a tinsmith's bouse, in Wellesley-street, when it it was found that it was simply the reflection of the brilliant light in Lorne istreet Hall, where Eev Mr Edger had been discoursing on the " True Nobleman," whose destiny it would be to shed light upon the wastes of humanity.

Mr Win. Lundon started a handsome light omnibus to-day for the special purposes of carrying passengers and the mail between Auckland, Howick, aad Panmure. The heavier 'bus, hitherto used for passengers, will come in two days in the week for the conveyance of luggage and goods. The new 'bus was built by Messrs Bruce and Bull, and is a credit to the builders. It is very tastefully painted and ornamented, carpeted and fringed, and one of the neatest vehicles of the kind that has yet been produced by our coachbuilders. Rev. B.SBackhouse will lecture this even ing in the Devonport Hall, North Shore, at 7.30, on—" Madagascar : her People, Rulers, and Martyrs." The Auckland correspondent of the Olar/o Daily Times telegraphs :—" There is an authentic rumour that Ministers have offered to call District Judge Fenton to the Upper House, and give him a seat in the Ministry." " Selina " informs us that she was much pleased with the performance of " King Arthur" at the Choral Hall on Saturday last, and desires to know if the King was a real person or simply a myth. We are of opinion thatthe Arthurian legends originated in a true fact of history, and probably a true person. The historical fact was the struggle of the Celt against the Saxon, which brought out the best energies of the Celt, as well as a true strain of poetry. Geoffrey,

of Monmouth, was the originator "of tho Arthur Legends, and Walter Map, a man of unquestioned genius in his day, was the harmoniser of them. Those who have lead Tennyson's " Idylls of the King," and especially the " Holy Grail," with a previous knowledge of Sir Thomvs Mallory's volume on the same subject, will feel how bright the old story was as expressed by Walter Map ; not that the old, forgotten poet equalled the poet of our own age in brilliancy of thought and expression. Sir Thomas Mal lory's arrangement of the stories from the origi nal versification of them by Walter Map was printed by William Caxton, the earliest English printer, in his little shop at West minister. The Arthurian legends were adopted by Spenser in a high and spiritual sense, while Milton conceived an epic on King Arthur, but he abandoned it for tho scriptural theme of "Paradise Lost." Dry den's "King Arthur" was written in the reign of Charles the second, but was not produced until liter the revolution of IGSS. Dryden's performance, however, was an utter failure. The pious Bishop Heber once contemplated a poem on " King Arthur," and wrote a por tion, making Guinevere a village maid in Devonshire fashion. The Bishop succeeding to the Bishopric of Calcutta, turned his poetic attention to missionary hymns. The late Lord Lytton also took up the subject, and published an epic with but little suc cuss, It remained, therefore, for Tennyson to produce the legends in a truly poetical and worthy manner in his "Idylls of the King," a work on which he has spent the chief thoughts of a life-time. . In consequence of Mr J. Cunningham being called upon to take Mr Lodge s place at the District Court-to-day, (Mr Haultain, junr., acted as Clerk at the Police Court. A lady having lost between Miss Milne s, Queen-street, and Freeman's Bay, a black onyx locket with butterfly of pearls and diamonds attached to a pink ribbion, offers a reward of £1 to anyone, who will return same to this office. . . The following telegram has been received by a gentleman in town : -Tairua, Monday. Good stuff is showing in the shaft for about lOoz to the ton. ,_,_.___. A meeting of justices will be held at noon to-morrow for the purpose of choosing a chairman of Petty Sessions, and determining the rota of attendanoe for the ensuing year.

The annual meeting of the subscribers, of the Orphan Home will be held to-morrow evening in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association, Dr. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, in the the chair. A choir will give several musinal selections, under the cnnductorsliip of Mr J. A. Real.

To the Editor: Sir,— In this morning's Cross appears an answer to my letter which appeared in your issue of Saturday. lj "One who Knows" gives his name, I will bring forward the parties who sent the goods to prove tho truth of my j-taateraent.— Yours, &c, Chapx-es Major, Wellesley street.

Painful Accident: A Child Scalded.

An accident of a very painful nature oc curred at Onehunga on Friday evening last to a child two years old. daughter of Mr Or. Coldhom, who was scalded severely about the body, particularly the back, by falling into a pail of hot water. Mrs Coldham, the mother of the child, was just after filling the pail, which utood on the kitchen floor, out of a boiler taken off the fire, when turning about for a minute to put the boiler away, the child, who was close by playing about, fell into the pail, upsetting it. Dr Zmzin, who happened to be passing at the time, was called in and attended to tbe child, and, under his skilful treatment, hopes are now entertained of its recovery.

FATAL ACCIDENT.

An accident occurred on Saturday on board the barque " Aline," to a youth which un fortunately has terminated fatally. The youth it appears was engaged in stowing away the mizen-top-mast stay-sail, when the gasket gave way, and the lad fell on to the bridge. On picking him up it was found that helwas very seriously injured, accord ingly Dr Stockwell was sent for, who con sidered it necessary to have the lad conveyed to the Hospital without delay, where he received every attention that the case seemed to require. Last evening he ap peared to rally, and hopes were entertained that he might recover. After the turn of the night, however, a change was discovered, and the poor fellow died this morning. An inquest will be held upon the body hefore Dr Goldsbro' and a jury will probably be held to-morrow.

In Memoriam.

MP_. BENJAMIN TURNER'S

TOMBSTONE,

Mn. B. E. TimNTvuof BetreatCottape, with an eccentricity of character peculiarly his own, has had his own tombstone made, and erected in St Mark's churchyard, where it can he seen by any acquaintance of tbe old gentleman?. Mr Turner is still alive, and paid Queen-street a visit last week. On Tuesday he has arranged for a carriage to convey him to Bemuerathathc may have the gratification of visiting his tomb upon which is the following inscription :— In KIND IU-MKM-ITUNC-t OP

Who departed this life on the , 18—, Aged Yeabs. Born 2*#Marcli. 1700, in Ihe Pnrieh of St Clements, Worcester, England, and interred at St. Mark's Church, Kcmucra.

"O my blessed Lord, in lhy kind arms I fall a wretched poor and helpless worm "

As Mr Turner has elected to set up his tomb stone during bis lifc-timo it will not be out of place if we give him an ante-obituary notice. . In bis sphere of life Mr Turner has been a most remarkable man, and his name will not soon be forgotten in New Zealand. He is SO years of age He left England in IS2O, 50 years ago. Most of this time he has spent in New Zealand. He found the country peopled only by savages, obtained inllnence among them, assisted in their debates, fought in their wars, married a chief's daughter, and became a'thoroughly identified New Zealand settler. He saw the first trickling of the stream of immigration which has flowed in from the old country, and in the operations which marked the career 'of the pioneers of settlement he appears to have taken a leading part previous to the assumption of government by the British Crown. To use his own words :" I put up the first house, built the first ship, made the first laws, and was myself made the first Governor of New Zealand. I started the first bank, and the first newspaper." During the last score years he has resided at Newmarket. He was one of thef first war dens, and was instrumental in effecting a number of improvements : he put up the Newmarket pump, and it was christened with the first water that came out of it "Ben Turner's Pump." He has now eclipsed his former achievements by erecting a monument to his own memory. He says no one would have done it for him, and by doing it him self he has it done to his mind. He is put ting his affairs in order in a way which reminds us of the patriarchs of old, and we hope that he may find in the end a resting place like theirs—where the cares, and troubles, and temptations of this world are not known. Messrs J. & G. Buchanan fashioned the stone and fixed it in place last week. A bluestone basement weighing over a ton supports the superstructure. A substantial iron railing encloses the monument.

Benjamin lE-arts Punier, Of Nkwmmikrt,

CHEAP MEAT.

To the Editor: Sir,—Will you kindly allow me space to coniirm the statements made with regard to cheap diseased meat by "Inquirer" in your'issue of Saturday last. His statements are quite true; oancered beef and diseased pork have been recently sold in Auckland—the beef, with, the exception of cancer, of so good a quality, that none could tell the difference, yet within it lay the germs of disease, the most fearful suffering, and death. The public have heard a great deal lately about cheap meat, and the public health has been tbe subject out of which some have thought to make capital. Mr Reed once said in a public speech that " the public was an animal very easily gulled," and I believe it; but I promise some of these blatant clap-trap cheap sellers, that should the public come to know the names of these unprincipled tradesmen, they will find that the public is not so easily " gulled." Yes, Sir, there are those in Auckland who had better have given a guinea a pound for good wholesome meat than have consumed what they thought to be good cheap meat. The question will be asked, What is the Inspector doing ? I answer "Doing his duty." Those who follow these unprincipled and criminal practices (they ought to have five years for it) do not let them see the light of day if they can help it, but like murder, they will out. The public may rest assured that it is impossible for meat to be sold at such ruinously low prices, without trickery some where either in the weight or the quality. Honest straightforward tradesmen cannot do it, and pay twenty shillings in the pound, and there are meat salesman who for no con sideration or profit, will either wilfully poison their fellow creatures or rob them. — j Yours truly, Witness. • j

The "Guardian" and the Typo graphical Society.

DUNEDIN.

(From our own Correspondent.) Saturday. The plant and copyright of the Guardian and Southern Mercury was transferred this afternoon by the Company to Mr G-. M. Reed. The city was placarded with the announcement of the first issue under the new regimC. The compositors of the Guardian all struck at the instance of the Typographi cal Association, but Mr Reed was prepared with a fall staff, and accepted their resigna tions. Numerous meetings have been held between the Association and tho new pro prietor, who promised the highest rate of wages current, viz : foarteen pence per thousand, and £3 per week for day hands, but insisted on the, house setting for the paper duriDg the day as in the Auckland Herald, and that any matter lifted between the daily and weekly was not to be charged for a second time, which was unanimously refused. The Association has written to Martin, of Auckland, and other secretaries of societies to prevent hands engaging for the Guardian, but more have offered than are required. In the preliminary announcement the Guardian disclaims being the organ of any party, Provincialiat or otherwise, and generally strikes out vigorously. The Evening News will be continued in connection with tho Guardian.

Arrival of the Suez Mail.

THE Taranaki, which arrived in tbe Mann kau'this momim/, is the bearer of tho Suez Mail The greater part of the news has been anticipated by telegraph, but we make tho following extracts :—

The Wreck of the Strathmore

SUFFERINGS OF THE SURVIVORS

(SPECIAL POP. THE CTACO DAILY TIMES)

[By Telegraph. ]

GA._T.T-, February 25th TttK following is tbe narrative of George D Crombie, one of the survivors of the Strath more, taken on the day oi landing of twenty snrvivors at Galle, Ceylon, twenty-four others having gone on to Mauritius :—" Wo sailed on 17th April, 1875, from London for New Zealand. AH "went well up to the Ist of July. The 30th of June was foggy, and the Captain had said wc were near Crozet Islands, and would pass southward of them. He ex pected reaching New Zealand at the end of July. At a quarter to 4 a m. on the Ist July, I felt the ship strike. She had bumped on a rock at one aide and sailed in between two others and there got wedged. She swung by her forepart, her stern leaning back, submer ged in deep water. I made for the port quar ter boat with my cabin companion Bcntley, but could not get it off the davits, as a sea broke over us and washed us back to the hand rail, off the poop. All from tbe poop forwards was rapidly getting under water to midships. It was foggy and dark. As I hurried on deck, I heard the Captain call out to the passengers in the saloon, "Good-bye to all ; it is all over : save yourselves by the boats at once." I was dressed in my coat, trousers, and boots. To save myself I got from the tail of the poop to the miz^n rigging, making no further effort to got at the boat. I remained in the rigging till daybreak. By that time—two and a half hours—the Strathmore had gone under water all except the forecastle head. On daylight dawning, I got along the mizen topgallant-stay to the mainmast, and from there down to the roof of the deck-house. Several others soon scrambled to the same pface, while others made for the rigging. The second mate and several of us got tbe gig and dingy boats off the deck-house. We heard nothing more of the captain and first mate. They bad been washed overboard, and no one gave any orders. I believed that about 25 persons whom I saw were all the survivors out of 77 souls. We launched the gig, and nine of us (myself not one) got off in it'towards some rocks which we could see towering in front of us. One sugar-loaf rock, 70ft high, looked to be only 50ft from the vessel. The dingy boat, with the third mate, the carpenter, and another of the crew, and a passenger, then got off. The rush to this boat, as to tbe other, kept me out. Eleven of us remained on the_ fore castle, aud one man was visible to us in the rigging. We scrambled now from the deck house to the forecastle. The second mate, in the gig, had promised to return on finding a landing place. We soon lost sight of both boats. The gig returned late in the after noon, and instead of taking us off the fore castle, took five passengers from the mizen top, whom we had not up to this time seen, With four rowers this made up the gig's complement, and we again were left to wait its return. We had to wait the whole night, a night of cold, wet, misery, and terror to us, as we feared the ship going down, as she did some hours afterwards. Some time after daybreak on the 2nd July, the gig came back, but the dingy did not return. The gig now took eleven of ub off, much over-cramming herself to do so, and several of us lying down in the bottom of the boat. The sea had got calmer. We found a land ing place a mile away, and south of where our ship bad struck. The dingy had found it too, and landed her passengers safely. On getting into the gig we took some things with us out of the forecastle, some blankets and sailor's clothing. That night—the 2nd of July—the ship dis appeared altogether ; canted over, and fell back into the deep water, I suppose. We landed at a gap in the rocks, and found our selves in a moßt desolate-looking place . rocks upon rock 3 everywhere, a seabird's home, very few level places, and grass and some weeds growing about. There were plenty of young albatrosses about, which we could at first easily knock down with a stick. They had then no fear of us, nor had any other of these seabirds. To our further surprise we found that the lifeboat had arrived at the island before the gig had, on its last trip, landed its passengers. Nineteen more of us had got safe there by that means, so that with those our dingy and gig had added, the latter in two trips, we made up 49 souls in all. The lifeboat's number included one lady (Mrs Woodsworth), an Edinburgh lady, who had been living some time at Liverpool —a widow going out to New Zealand with her son, also happily leaved with her. The chief mate and three saloon pasßengers were amongst the drowned. These three passengers were a Mrs Walker (I believe from Birming ham, whose husband and son of two years old were saved) ; a Miss Henderson, daughter of Mr Henderson, engineer, of Wellington, New Zealand, to whom she was going with her brother, who was saved; and Miss Percy Joscelyn, of Maidstone, in Kent, who was going out with her brother. The latter is i one of the survivors. All the second-class 1 passengers, six in number, were lost. Their names, I believe, are : Mr and Mrs Biddell, of New Zealand, whither they were return ing ; Mr and Mrs Nobell (so pronounced), also returning to New Zealand, i;o the West Coast; Mr Sannech, as I understood, of London ; and Mr Blair, an old gentleman hailing from somewhere unknown to me. These made up altogether, with 20 of the third class and eight of the crew, a total of 39 lost. In the third class there was a family of ten named Goodkige, and Mr Lewis, Mr Silk and sister, Mr Deggen, and Mrs Ridge, and some others whose names I don't remem ber. These were, I suppose, washed off the deck with .the captain and the mate. I think, also, the starboard quarter boat bad been fil led with passengers and afterwards upset, as we saw it hanging in that condition on our getting away, and it went down with the -ship. None escaped in it. The other of the two lifeboats had drifted ashore empty. W_e

•«. «« fho rocks. That accounts for all saw it on \no^ The nearest island was _^r-TS^»* °?»? d, ir **. "f. vs.' w r.i._"jsr. «">' m? d"LT wh eh supplied us with ES.'_s,dl(« s™e 3ecl" DlanKet3, Knives, r . _ were ge "*"_• sjsrjsr* mis, »d _~ cured, m«oh™ -n wafl mirnt up, and vided ourselves into six m itßiTil_3°S?« were on sole food. We Kndsnrin of lood water, and that was found a spring « • jj our troubles. our groat good fortune m»» 4 _ m ? 8 " XfoUu Vly t£ death of .Mr 3 Ijta dd_ fche..rd> eptcu» ft long xllness. S°fHSS«rXe fhS F^Bil^rsMrwit Sl^&r=SSffi of the Young Phoenix to our rescue on the 2st January 8 We had no doctor among us beshTphadnone. During our weary stay —tne snip"* __ PSHe j s but could get no we sighted ton ?™*™«>J We h J some recognition of our signa q{ Seta? vletime within two miles of the i land, and must have seen us, but she of the isiana, a fl ft ket sheered off from OS. pWx, almanac amongst us. me "»UB , . ' _f "N Tev/ Bedford, was cruising round tne WitSTS whiles. She hoisted the UrfS States ensign- and sent two boats to take us off. and we thus left, and very glad, as the birds had grown very 27 Our lady passenger survived, and, wth her son. was the first to leave the £wi The Young Phoenix coula not take 3l£ 44 on Sard? and the captoingj. ing the Sierra Morena on *ffi*^ transhipped 20 ol us, ™yHB" Wind to number to that vessel. She wasbouna to Kumchee on the East Indian Coast, and has pu in o Galle fearing shortness of water an 1 provisions. There are 20 oJus wato at Galle. and are favoured m U?^**™ British Island, as we are quite destitute We render our thanks most heartily to Spta'n Giffard, of the Young Ph = and Captain Kennedy, of the Sierra Morens, for their assistance and kindness, which under Providence! have restored us to civilisation JtZ all the world must have long thought tie dead The Young Pb^le^ with the rest of the s ™*^%2^ ] bound for Mauritius, on the 28th January.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Uy tii_ Second Mate.

June 30t h._Thick foggy -eaiher, with drfcjjr rmn for use Tp.m -I hove.the log and found stop to be Sk ■.._ i *• >'".»= "nrsf S3 mriir-ul-rwith h s steering. During the hrst waicn £a LainM'Donald very seldom left the M, '1^ 1,,-iU so dense that we could not see the length ot tne shXad After a few questions which 1 ™"ked h™, he toW me that the course which we were now tak.ng oueht to take us well to the southward of the Lro/ct ? lands, having hauled the ship half a pointjnore to the southward since the last dogwatch. P.^"' and weather the same, the fog being still as dense, l hove the log and fount, the ship to he going s.x knots. Sent -Wind and weather still fhe. same Hove the log with the same result, and on being relieved by he flatmate I gave him the course we weresteering nnd then went below and marked up the log slate. During my watcli below I was partly aroused by a cry of "Breakers ahead !" but my berth. being well in off the deck the cry did not reach me distinctly erough for it to startle me ; but soon after, when I heard the sail maker shout out " She'll clear it, boys, she 1 dear it 1 knew that there was something in the way which I soo had further proof of by the ship striking on the

The description which follows of the scene after the vessel struck, and of the landing of the survivors by means of the ship's boats, does not vary much from the account Riven by Mr. Crombie,' which we publish herewith. The principal loss of .life seems to have been caused by the heavy seas which came over the poop and washed away those who had remained there. A i umber, including the second mate, succeeded in reaching the top of the forward house by getting down .he S but one, he says, who foolishly tned to run along the deck from the mainmast paid for his(fool hardiness by being dashed against the house and kdled. After reaching the island for the second time with a boat load of the survivors, the mate continues :— During the time we had been away those that were ashore had built a wall before an overhanging ledge of rock, S»that With the boats' covers for a roof we had a little better shelter than we had the night befoie although the place was so small that we could only sit huddled together as close as we could possibly pack After serving out an allowance of spirits all round we tried to sleep, but owing to our cramped condition and the bitterly cold weather, we wpre unable to get repose. During the night we had the misfortune to lose our boats, which were moored in smooth water and a watch set over them on the shore, but the wind.chopping sud denly broke them adrift, and we had the p easureof seeing them floating about bottom up completely out of our reach If there had been a beach anywhere on the island we might have saved them by hauling them up, but the island was sosteep and nigged that we could scarcely cramble ashore ourselves, much less get boats ashore. The losing of our boats was a great misfortune to us, as we were unable to pick up any more firewood, or go back to the wreck, which 1 intended to do, in the hope of picking up some provisions when she broke up During the day some of us walked over the island to have a look at the wreck, but nothing was to be seen of her but a few small spars entangled by some of the gear, and so kept floating over the side of the wreck During the remainder of the time we were on the island we were miraculously provided with lood. Though sometimes it seemed as if there was not another bird on the island, we always managed to catch a few to keep us alive until they got more plentiful. We also ate a sort of herb, the top of which resembles carrot tops. Our firewood lasted a month. After that we found a substitute for wood m the shape of birds skins, which answered pretty well. Five of our number died on the island, and I may mention as a curious incident that the corpses never got stiff, but were as pliable when we buried them as they were before they died. The first one that died was on July 2nd ; the next was Thomas Henderson, who died on the 2nd September ; the next who died was William Husband, A. 15., who died on the 23rd October; and the last was the little child, who died on Christinas day. The first one that died I can't give any idea of the cause of his death, unless it was from the shock which the shipwreck had given his system.' lhe next three that died were all troubled with sore feet, having got them frost-bitten the first night we were ashore, and for the want of proper shelter and care they mortified, parts of the toes having rotted clean away; and the little boy died for want of proper nourishment. Although foui ships had passed pretty close to the island none of them seemed to see our signals ; but on the 21st ot lanuarv we had the satisfaction of seeing a ship Head ing towards the island, which as soon as he had come under the lee of, the captain lowered two boats and pulled towards us, and on hearing our story, agreed to take us off, but could not do so that night, as "was then getting dark. However, he took Mrs Wordswo, th and fon and a few more of us into the boat and after pass ing some bread aud pork ashore, pulled off to the ship, which turned out to be tbe American whaler \oung Ptoix Captain D. L. Gifford. As soon as we: got aboard we were treated with the greatest kindness, being supplied with new clothes, which we stood greatly in need of; and after having a good warm water bath we went to bed, but were unable to sleep for. thinking of our good fortune in falling in with such kind people. On the next day, as soon as the ship was conveniently placed, boats were sent ashore for the remainder of the castaways, into one of which I got myself, taking with me crosses to plant at the heads of the graves of our less fortunate shipmates; also a sealed bottle into which I had placed a short account of our vessel and hardships, which I planted under one of the crosses. The rest of the crew were treated with the same kind ness which we had received the night before, being all supplied with a warm bath and hew clothes to put on. There are now forty-four of us, all in pretty good health except the engineer, who is troubled with a sore chest,

and Mrs Wordsworth, who iseetrtngwe-tWp.dtyt-i^ the kind hands of Mrs Gilford, the captain's wife «7"h„ was fortunately on board. We are all provided with sleeping accommodation to the best of their ability tobacco being served out, which is a great treat to us smokers, after being over six months without it The second mate adds that "when telling Captain Kennedy, master of the Sierra Morena, -of the loss of the Strathmore, he gave itas his opinion that the Croat Islands affected the compasses of iron ships coming into the proximity of them, lor in his experience in five different iron ships, they had been more or less affected when coming near that group of islands."

THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Another and most importan addition to the fleet of powerful first-class steamers hail ing out of the Port of Dunedin may b B expected to amve here at tne latter end of .Tnly nevt. She will fly the house flag of the Union Steam Company, and has been con structed for special purposes, of wido significance, as will, be demonstrated when she cats fairly into work. She is named the Te Annn, her birthplace the Clyde. She has grown up under the hands of those noted builders the Messrs Denny, and Co, of Glasgow, and is a vessel of some 1109 tons register, built iv accordance with the latest' improvements, and tb» highest class going— ' FO a at Lloyd's. Her dimensions are- Length. 290 ft. ; beam, 33ft; depth of hold from spar deck, 25ft. She is built in two decks, spar and main, with bridge-deck above and in six water-tight compartments, which give five bulk-heads, constructed of 6-16tha and 5-lGths inch iron. Three of these run up to the spar deck and three to the-maia d eck. A peculiarity in her build is provision ' • for water ballast. A tank, 34ft. Ion? by 10ft deep and extending right across her "bottom has been built in of heavy iron, its capacity beinp ?>OO tons. This feature^ is an econ omicßl arrangement for facilitating the movements of the steamer when Bhe i s preparing to leave port with short allowance of cargo. The tank room fills through bottom cocks, and thus supplies her with the needful stiffening, and, by aid of steam pumps, is nearly as soon emptied. The saloon is forward of the engine and boilers, and immediately abaft the main cargo batch, which, according to the plan, is also the fore hatch. The saloon is handsomely finished off with maple ven eered mahogany, with gilt cornices and ■''■<: trusses. Forty passengers can be accommo- ":*■ dated in the saloon. The second-class ac« " commodatioD is situated right aft, on the 7 same deck—the main- and is really superior of the kind, and provision for 60 passengers 7 : has been made. The Te Anau is a screw boat of 12.. knot speed, guaranteed. She is fitted with" a compound surface condensing -7 engine of 220 horse-power nominal, specifica tions of which are not to hand. Messrs Denny and Co., of the Clyde are the build-, ers of it. The Te Anau is intended to run ,". in the Dunedin, Sydney, and Newcastle trade, but, from her description, itisevident that she can be utilised to some purpose in : other directions. She has a 1500 tons capacity'? for coal, and is to bring passengers and cargo bere from the Clyde, making the passage " " direct, under steam and sail. She is to leave 1 June Ist. We wish her very much success.

NEW BISHOPS.

It is said to be not unlikely (says the European Mail) tbat a bishop will soon he appointed for the new colony of the Ej_"« Is'ands. The Rev E. Selwyn, a son of the " Bishop of Lichfield (late Bishop of New ; Zealand), who was placed in charge of the Melanesian mission (the islands of the South Pacific), formerly presided over by the martyred Bishop Patteson, will be consecra ted as soon as circumstances will admit, strong representations having been made to the authorities of tbe Church at home tbat i the mission is likely to suffer if it has not a bishop at its head. ;

The barque Wanlock sailed from Glasgow for this port en the IGth February, and is consequently 68 days out. , . ~; Tbe following are the passengers for Anc_> by the ship. La Escocesa. which left London on the sth February. Saloon—Mr L. Delabaye, Mr N. Walkfr, Mr T. Eastman, and Mr P Walker. 2nd class—Messrs, M. and Wm. W. Harvey, Mr and Mrs. Bl Wig more'and [daughter. Miss L. H. Laurence,, and Mr Jas. and Mrs E. Chandler. Steeage j —Mrfand Mrs Jas. Carlow, son, and , daughter, Mr Thos. Jeffrey, Messrs. 0. and A W Gazp. Mr Fred W. Cook, Mr T Wheeler, Mr and Mrs William Pointing, Mr and Mrs Edward Davies, M-BS.Cta»'. Davies, Mr Crawford Davie., Mr Wilhan. Davies, Miss Madeline Davies and three children, Mr James Dukes, Mr Adam,, McComb, Mr Otto Geimisch.

SUPREME COURT-This Day.

IN B_NCO

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies.) BUCHOLZ V. MEYERS. 7 In this prohibition case Mr Hesketh ap peared for plaintiff and informed the Court that he was happy to state that the matter, had been mutually arranged without m. intervention, at which bis Honor expressed satisfaction. ' , As there was no case pending, the ton., rose at a quarter-past ten o'clock. .'.; :.

DISTRICT COURT.-This Day.

(Before His Honor Judge Fenton.) KUBAN "CI GOLD MINING COMPANY. Mr Buddie, solicitor, applied for winO' ing-np orders in the Kuranui and No. V Shotover Gold Mining Companies, which were granted in accordance with the pro visions of the Act Creditors to prove their claims in hoth cases before the 31st of my- Mr C. Tothill liquidator in the former, ana Mr T. C. White in the latter. ■■'■ 'W

THE GOLDEN CALF. _ Mr Hesketh made an application for tie confirmation of a resolution passed/*,, a meeting of the Golden Calf Gold Mining 7 Company at Grahamstown, whereat Mr J*. D. Scott was appointed liquidator. . . Mr Hesketh having explained that M necessary preliminaries had heen legally : :

executed. , ■ ... ' 7 j The Court signed the order. Otem^w, probe their claims on or before the a, May. W. H. CONNELL V. GEO. JONES, JUN.;, .. - . Claim., £35 19s 6d. , .... ', \ Mr Hesketh said this case, in which a ; j iadsment had been obtained, had been post- • poned at defendant's request by telegram,,,,, j but no good had come of it; he would aU therefore tbat order might be made for tne. payment thereof in two instalments. : His Honor said he was bound to _-"«»■» | order, but he thought it better to mate» ;, for the whole amount. v , ~ i An order was subsequently _ made tor w amount of the promissory note, viz., Wy " 6d, and £5 2s costs, to be paid Within » ■ days, or three months' imprisonment. j T. AND S. MOBBIN V. BOBKETBAIiL. , > I Cfaim, £23 lis sd. , Mr Buddie for plaintiff. -v fl _: i Mr Wm. Buttle, clerk to plaintiff, pro.™ the claim, which was for a promissory now and interest. ■' : I Judgment for plaintiff v» ith costs p>. ■ ... .; I W. P. HOPIfMANN V. THOMAS H7MABIH., Claim, £72 ss, ' ■ . Mr Brookfield for plaintiff. Defendant did not appear. , ~ » ~ j William Paganini Hoffmann deposed - defendant was indebted to him in the (-toon™ named for hire of a pianoforte. The ong , sum was £76 6s, but an instalment !»"■■,■■

Mr Brookfield said that defendant wasin ~ Wellington, and about to clear o"•■..■. would therefore ask for an order for "*" • diate payment. , 7.;-,, of 7 > His Honor asked for an explanation "clear out." "• , i.n]no Mr Brookfield said defendant was jeUMg his property and about to leave the WW\ , , Judgment for plaintiff with costs £5 1.8,..', I

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