SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER— /This AFTBRsrqoiij 224 SUN <Wtk t.,- i To Iv. lOilßo'sy jloioung, SIS MOON'S AaK-x BW M*o on , 18th, 933 am

ARRIVALS.

».w ,_.. . DBPARTUHHa,

Ba*%E ** argue- HoWiteh, for Calcutta mtem*. s.f sellars, for Tauranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

i. -c. ? ln Francisco-City of Sydney (English mail) at rfuva-str^^er, brigantine. early F '' Argyle, ss, every Monday '» Va!lf, orllia -Crownthorpe, barcue, early VZ *J ODdoa—lio^ina Dunlop, bwque, early |,°r^rtoey-Hero. 83, early 4 ' ' ■"Or rmuuaga -Kowena, Thursday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

*XL i n Annison. barque from Lyttelton, sailed OWDQ Ult

Canterbury schooner, from New Caledonia, early Jr-earl. ketch, from Penrhyn Island, early fljwtha. barque, from the Isiands, early .Huranui, ship,rom London, early Abarnyte, ship, from London, sailed June 80 r£ iUI\ L. cc ' "^P (HLJS). from London City of Anok'aud. ship (KMTR). from London, sailed wrari, ship, from London, sailed Ist July Agnes, schooner, from Chatham Islands, overdue AuTn 111}' b"S antil? e- f'om the Wanfi,, early Augusta, bngan me from Lsvu>a early 27th ins etaV,t bar4Uentiae' h°™ Lyttelton ; salled Schoonei> f*°a» Lyttelton; sailed 27ht foh m' M^ni 1""0' from lyttelton ; sailed sthinst Jnly rß> bar(Hi9. from Boston ; sailed 17th ?Woif I" 3''l' b«q«e, from Lyttelton : sailed sthinat Vi»Jm. D> ss- 'rom Sydney, about 27th inst VZ3lOr - bug, from Tonga, early

EXPORTS.

snipped per Southern Cross • -(3 cases corrugated h \ b»adles iron, 10 bars do. 1 c*se ruddle, 2 c*ses nandle3, 3 grates. S kegs naila, 1 ask zinc. 1 case pioiujh fittings, 20 case-i korosene 1 c*sk chain, 1 ease 8 M . coobin" r*n£c, 3 cases ironmongery, T. and Tho cutter Lizzie and the s s Rowenahad an interfst >a? race on Tu-»iay afternoon from C*pe Colville lo ;> S k and tf'rhour. The cutter had a slight »«, «}* w*q TlMt wrpst«d from her till the brats thl ?., the North Shore- This sneaks highly for tnesaUinjr powers of Mr Harris' cutter. •wlm s.ohooners -4 uraa, and Wnteiprise, bound to day ngton> were wiudbound at Kaipara He&dsyester flß'.fiwMa after °ein ß delayed a day, takes fler departure fcrr Tauranga this afternoon. ««Tivd Biy fleet of coasters, have not yet

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND

Mails will closn as under :— ™or Thames to-morrow at 11.30 am an* 5 30 T>m For Coromindel. on Saturday next, nl loi>u am For TViiitiansi. T*invi. Tiuran!?*,'and Opotiki, per Rnwena, this diy, at 4 jmi For Xewcasrle, Nt« r, ppr G'impsn, this d <.y, at 4pm For New Plymouth via AVaitara, per Go-head, to-

tnor-ow. at 10 am For Wniwera, Mihurangi. Matakaua Mingaw*!, W*tpn. oto., per Anne MDbank, on Saturday next, at 19 am Mails for India China, MedUerranian Ports, Conti nent of Kurope, and United Kingdom via Suez and Southampton (for letters spt.ci>>lly so addressed), and via Brln(3i«i. will be made up psr Hawea, on Monriny, 18th instant. Per City of Sydney, on Mond»y, 25th instant, as under:— For Knndavu, Sandwich Isiands, United Stitss of America, Canuda, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indlei, at 11 am For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 11 am For money order?, registered letters, and news papers at 10 am

Late loiters boarlng an extra fee of 6d in addition to the postage will bo received by the mail agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing.

Signed)

8. B. BISB. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

CRAIG—On the 14th August, 1870, at Myrtle-street, Oakland, California, Mrs. Hugh Craig ola daughter.

DEATH.

HARRIS.-On the 14th September, 187 C, at his residence, Grey-street, James Harris, in his 66th year.

QUARTERMAN.—On the 14th September, Margaret Florence, youngest daughter of Edward and Margaret Quarfc»rman, aged 2 years. Tho funeral will leave her parents' residence, Devonport-street, Parnell, on Sunday, at 3 p.m. Friends will please accept this invitation

COLLINS—On the 9th September, at her residence, the Tuakau Hotel, Tuafcau. Mary Ann, the beloved wife of John Collins, aged 40 years.

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

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1876

For the cune that lacks asifctjitc*, for the wrong; that needs reslrtsuc*. For the future in the distance, A.nd the good that »c aa\ «10.

Sir JiTLiirs Vogel's address to his con stituents is a painful and unhappy attempt to prove that his resignation was attribu table to other causes than the Agent- Generalship. He feels, we doubt not, that the desertion of his post at a time like the present, in order to grasp an office of emolu ment, savours of a spirit alike sordid and unpatriotic. Yet it would have been infinitely better had he grappled fairly with that impression instead of indulging in special pleading with the object of shewing that his inability to assure the House of a much longer retention of the Premiership, had, " irrespective of the Agent-General ship," something to do with the occurrence of his resignation at the time when it took place; or that, when resigning he left " the new Government to take its own course as to the appointment of Agent-General." These statements are for the marines. Nor can we believe that Sir Julias Vogel estimates the common sense and shrewdness of the public 80 lightly as to marvel very much that "an impression had obtained—not from any action of his—that he would receive the appointment." An impression of that kind, which Sir Jalius cannot have been ignorant of, has obtained at any time during the lasc three years through all the studied attempts to worry the late Dr Featherstone into a resignation of his office. We feel it an un generous and an uncongenial task now, when abuse of the ex-Premier is the fashion, to add our quota of personal reproach—the more so because there are not wanting reasons which palliate, if they do not fully justify, the coarse he has pursued. These, however, are not discoverable in any lack of desire on his part to throw off the burden of an increas ingly difficult position, in order to sink com fortably into the best-paid office in the gift of the colony. When Sir Julias Vogel declares that he has been made to " feel throughout the session that a few members were person ally so strongly opposed to him as to make it difficult to carry on the business of the House," he alleges a reason that can be well appreciated. He felt that his power with 1 the House had gone, and that the Ministry held their places by the sufferance of a n adverse majority divided by dissensions among themselves. Such a position, endurable to colleagues possessed of runs or Civil Service pensions as a dernier resaort, must j fcare beenjono ofjpafnful aasiety *9 the ex I

Premier. At any moment he might be thrust out of office, and what then could he have looked to ? Hampered with a title and many dignities, to run a little provincial newspaper would have been uncongenial; a

tobacconist's shop impossible. His pro longed greatness has been fatal to any possi bility of usefulness in the occupations that once profitably and honorably engrossed tho Julius Vogel of bygone years. Gradually, and to some extent, perhaps, without his own motion, the ex-Premier was forced into a position from which he had no r« treat. Carried away by the sycophantic adulation of a venal press of his own crea tion, and no less venal followers, and spurred on by an over-mastering ambition, he has been pressed forward in a career which has i yearly become more burdensome. The ne cessity for maintaining his onward course, involving perpetually increasing sacrifices, has left him now complaining that public life is inconsistent with attention to one's own affairs; and the attendant anxieties have, we believe, contributed to his shattered health. Such a life was unendurable. In the State, as in his private affairs, he had set in motion a power which he could not control or stay. The occurrence of a vacancy in i;he Agent-Generalship must have appeared to him almost providential. We are nob sur prised, therefore, that he has accepted it, nor do we very severely blame him. His ability to fill the office, under strict; check, so long as the colony requires an Agent-General, we have never doubted ; and, if ib be the means of opening up to him a sphere giving fuller scope for the development of his extravagant chemes than is offered in New Zealand, wo o ordially wish him succors in his future career. He was far too great a man for New Zealand.

Another shufllo of the cards, and fchero you are gentlemen, aces, kings, queens, jacks— old frees in now garbs. Three diatinc Ministries, involving the resignation of Premier and all members, without any change of policy and very little alteration in the men. The new Miuistry have a majority of the House, and will no doubt be able to force through their Indemnification Bill, and Abolition after it, but tho question will still remain one for the Supreme Court to deter mine. The Cabinet refrained from pressing on the Indemnity Bill lant niyhfc, because a 'suspension of the Standing Orders, necessi tating two-thirds of the Houae in its favour, would have been requisite, a majority which they do not possess. It is not probable however, that the bill will bo carried without strong opposition. Its object is a direct interference with the functions of the Supremo Court, for tho purpose of thwarting actions hhat are pending. Under ordinary circumstances, such a proceedure would be a gross violation of all constitutional priveleges. How far the circumstances surrounding '..his breach of the law warrant the special interposition of the Legislature, will be determined very difForontly in accord ance with the political leanings of those who may be called upon to express an opinion. But it must be conceded as a general princi ple that there is something rotten at bottom whenever strict right is mode subservient to the question of mere political expediency.

The nomination for the office of Councillor, vacant by the resignation of W. C. Daldy Esq., require to be lodged before 4 p.m. to morrow (Friday). The business of the Police Court this morn- Ing was very light, and J. Cosp,rave Esq., J.P., had no difficulty in disposing of the cases, which consisted of the sentencing of six drunkards, by name, James Crafort, Henry Whitnall, .fames Maurice, Thomas Anderson, James Paul, Patrick Ellis. Alox andor Campbell, charged with deserting from the Nymphe, was again remanded for eight days. P'or lack of other local information, cauli flower ha 3 received due commendfitioa from the Auckland press A large cauliflowor has been exhibited at the Occidental, and a larger one at the Thames Hotel, grown by nature and Mr Cox, of the Waikato district. In addision to these garden-wonderß we chronicle the fact that five tremendous specimens of this line Bpring ilower started the pedestrian almost out of countenance to-day in passing through the Auckland Hotel yard. They were wondrous ia size, and lay like five giants heads upon a bench, smiling through their circle of Jeaves seeming to say, " See anything green about us." We stood in poetic awe before these marvels of nature, cut from Boulter's own garden at Ponsonby. On gome; for a second peep in the afternoon they had disappeared ; had gone the way of all things, duly buttered, but as the darkie said, " Nebber mind, more to-morrow."

A tea-meeting and vocal, and musical entertainment will be held this evening in All Saint's schoolroom, Ponsonby, in aid of the enlargement fund. Tea will be on the table at half-past six o'clock. Several ministers and gentlemen will speak on subjects connected with the immediate object of the social gathering.

The service of song "Joseph and his brethren," was performed last evening in the Union-street Wesleyan School-room, and gave pleasure and instruction to the children in attendance. Mr. T. Buddie occupied the chair, Mr Redfern presided at the piano, and Mr George Hemus explained the pictorial scenes as they passed in review. Mr Salt conducted the choir with much ability.

Messrs Cousins and Atkins, have just completed a biscuit van for Messrs Bycroft, of Oaehunga. The vehicle is eight feet in length and four feet deep, is built of the best material, light in structure, and useful in character, and is highly creditable to the builders.

Afew determined residents of Eden Terrace have resolved upon a public hall, and if they continue to persevere as they have done, and are still doing, success must shortly follow. Mr Suiter is one of the leading men in this suburban movement, and yesterday he was waiting patiently at the Council Chambers for the decision in respect of a aite for the Eden Hall of the future. The people of Eden feel that they are a part of the body politic, and have a right to distinguish themselves as the •• voice of Eden," and for the free expres sion of opinion, local meetings, musical enter tainments, and other gatherings, the time has come for the realisation of their idea and the building of their hall. The Endowment Committee recommended a site at Eden Terrace, at a rental to be determined upon. Several councillors suggested a 21 years lease at £1 per annum. The question of time and rent, however, was not fixed, but left to the Endowment Committee.

Mr Edwin Kansford, well known*] and respected in London musical circles, died at hia house in Welbeck-sfcreet, Cavendish Square, in his seventy-first year. Mr Kansford was a native of a village in Gloucestershire, and was a vocalist from his boyhood, and for upwards of thirty years he has delighted London andiences with, the new songs of the season, and made many such songs popular with the people. Among these we might mention the " Merry Little Grey Fat Man," and "I Love the Merry Sunshine." Miss Ransford is Also a popular Jfawriftei

The France publishes the following enthu siastic eulogy of Tchernajeff, the Servian General:—" He is a man in hia prime, of a courteous and conciliatiag maanar in all the relations of life, but brave, energetic, uncom promising, and coldiy resolutewhen discipline or strategy is in question. Hia physiongomy is not that of an adventurer, but rather that of an engineering officer, a military writer, or a man of study. Well set, strongly built, capable of enduring excessive fatigue, he possesses traits which indicate reflection, con centration of mind, and strength of will united to prudence. His whole features, which are of a strongly-marked Slav character, indicate the blending of military instincts with those of the scholar ; they exhibit, at once the pallor of the study and the healthy glow of the country." The barqno Truelove, at present dipcharg iug a cargo of ice from Norway, being the third this season, for Mr Wotherspoon, at Kingston Dock, is one of the oldest crafts afloat. She was built at Philadelphia, North America in 17G4, and is thus 113 years old, and has braved " the battle and the breeze" ever since. Her registered tonnage is 254, anc1 her length from stem to stern is % feet 8 inches. Captain Joseph Kelsey, the mas ter, warrants her strong, staunch, and enure, notwiihstanding her great antiquity. The builders of this remarkable barque are un known, their names having been lost in the intervening period. During the earlier career of the Truelove she was one of the most successful Hull whalers afloat.— Glasgow Herald.

"Siobad," the sporting writer of the Canterbury Press, has given the following odds for various events at the approaching meeting :—For the Cup : 100 to 14 Guy Fawkes, (> to 1 Danebury, Dead Heat, and Korari, 7 and 8 to 1 Teuipleton aud OJoth of Gold. For the Derby : Dead Heat, 4to 1 ; Psiriri, sto 1 ; Danebury, sto 1 ; Fallacy, 6to 1 ; Wrangler, 7to 1. The doubles on the Cup and Derby run from 100 to 2 to 100 to 5 On the C.J.C. no business has be done, but 10 to lis obtainable on the lie

Mr Crowther wishes to state that rather than have the 10s Od law costs deducted from the ratepayers, he will forgo it. The Pakuranga Hunt Club held their final meeting this season on Saturday at the Tower, the resideuco of J. M. Clark, Esq.

Mr »nd Mrs J. L. Hall open the Theatre Royal on Monday next with a good company collected from the South and other quarters.

Lady Herbert of Lea is said to be writing a book on the position of the wife and mother in the fourth century, in which she traces the resemblance between the domestic life of the present day and that of the early Christians.

Several gentlemen admirers of the talented Siinonsen Opera Company invited Mr and Mdmo Simonson and the principal members of the Company to a farewell supper last night. The party, numbering some thirty, sat down fc.> a snug repast at Host Avey'3 Park Hotel, Mr Stoneham occupying the chair, and Mr Pemberton the vice-chair. After supper, the Chairman called upon all present to charge their glasses, and proposed in eulogistic terms the health of the impresario Mr Martin Sirnonsen. The toast was drunk with musical honours. Mr Simonsen returned thanks, and in the course of au interesting speech referred to the indifferent support ho had received from those who profess to lead the fashion here. He oon cluded by proposing the health of those gentlemen who had paid him and his com pany the compliment of entertaining tbetn. The vice-Chairman returned thanks in a neat speech. Mr Simonsen next proposed the health of Mr Albert Richardson, who, he was sorry to say, had been compelled to disconnect himself from the Company by urgent private affairs. He had endeavoured to iaduce Mr Puchardson to remain, as his talents as a musician, his thorough reliability and complete acquaiutauce with his business rendered him invaluable. He had never met a more camplete gentleman. The Chairman, amid frequent expressions of assent confirmed every statement as to Mr Richardson's good qualities made by Mr Simonsen. The toast was drunk with musical honours. Mr Kichardson acknowledged the toast, ex pressing his regret at being obliged to sever his connection with a company, with every momber of which he had been on such friendly terms. He trusted to meet them ag&in soon in Victoria, and wished them a ptosparous career. The next toast was " The Press," proposed by Mr Richardson. He coupled with it the names of Mr H. Brett, of the Evening Star, and Mr Plunkett, of the Cross. Both gentlemen acknowledged the toast. Mr Brett called the attention of those present to what ho considered had been a serious omission. The health of Madame Simonsen ought to have been proposed. He therefore supplied the mission by proposing the health of that lady, who was an artiste of the very highest class. As a vocalist, a musician, and an actress, she was without a rival. She had endeared her self to all who had had the privilege of meet ing her, by urbanity and kind heartedness. Ho included in the toast the health of Miss Simonsen, whose musical abilities he believed were little at all inferior to those of her gifted mother. The toast was enthusiasti cally drunk. Mr Simonsen returned thanks in a humourous speech. The next toast pro posed was that of Mr J. L. Hall, who replied in a characteristic speech, in which he en larged upon the advantages to the community of a really high-class theatre. The party then proceeded to enjoy themselves with music and song. Amongst those who favored the company were : Mr Simonsen, violin ; Mr Pratt, piano ; Mr J. L. Hall, comic song. The party did not separate till near day break, having spent a most enjoyable evening.

THE OPERA.

"THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO."

Mozart's pretty opera, "The Marriage of Figaro," was produced last night for the first time in Auckland by the Simonsen Company with conspicuous success. It is a work in which the labour is very evenly distributed between seven or eight of the performers, and itwas therefore a severe tax upon the ca pabilities of thfi Company, which however supported it bravely. The cast was aa follows : — Count AJmaviva, Mr A. Rich ardson ; Susanna, Madame Simonsen; Cher ubino (a page), Miss Lambert; the Coun tess, Miss Fiaher ; Figaro, Mr Barrington ; Bartolo, Mr Levison ; Don Carzio, Mr Darby; shire ; Antonio, Mr Markham ; Don Basilio- Mr Sfceinbach ; Barberina, Miss E. Beaumont, Marcellina, Miss Blanche Harris. The per ormance of Madame Simonsen was, as if always is, charming' to a degree. She in vested the part of Susanna with a sprightli ness and variety which caused it to be very attractive, and she sang the music with splendid effect. With the greater number of the performers it was just evident that they were treading upon new ground, and there was at times an indecision which would no doubt be absent in a second performance. Miss Minna Fisher had a difficult part, and performed it exceedingly well. She secured an encore for a song in the third act, which she rendered very beautifully. Mr Richardson made an excellent Count. We should mention that this was his farewell performance, as he leaves for Melbourne to-day. Figaro was ably represented by Mr Barrington. The performance of Miss Lambert as Cherubino called forth loud applause. The opera was well mounted, and the orchestra seemed to have no difficulty with the music, which is of a seductive character. MADAME SIMONSEN'S BENEFIT. To-night's performance will be for the bene fit of Madame Simonsen. We believe that the mere mention of this fact is snffioient to fill all parts of the house. Mdme. Simonsen will be acknowledged by all who have bad the op< jpertHn&y «>.* judging, fca fee ons e.f t&s %w&•

est artistes both vocal and histrionic that has ever visited New Zealand. Night after night I she has come before us for a month, in a newjeharacter on nearly every occasion, and each time her magnificent singing and ex pressive acting have been such as to secure her an ovation, while her untiring energy have excited universal astonishment. We have not tha slightest doubt that even if it rains " heavens hard," the house will be full. The beautiful opera, The Hermit's Bell, the gem of the company's repertoire, and the last act of the "Bohemian Girl" are an nounced as constituting the programme.

The Melbourne Cup.

The fatal accurrence on board the City of Melbourne has had the effect of making Irish Stew a better favorite for the Melbourne Cup. The following is the copy of a private cablegram received in town to-day : Melbourne, 13th September. Irish Stew first favorite and firmer. Bet ting 5 to 1.

PARLIAMENTARY.

The New Ministry.

(From our Special Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON,

This day. As telegraphed yesterday afternoon, Major Atkinson, on the meeting of the House at seven o'clock, announced the formation of the new Ministry, as follows :— Major Atkinson, Premier and Treasurer. Mr Whitaker, Postmaster-Geneial and Telegraph Commissioner. Dr Pollen, Colonial Secretary. Sir Donald McLean, Native Minister. Mr McLean, Commissioner of Customs. Mr Puohardson, Minister for Public Works. Mr Bowen, Minister of Justice. Mr Hall and Mr Ormond retired. This course was taken at the suggestion of a meeting of Government suppoiters, 43 in number, who pledged themselves to pass an Indemnity Bill and support the Cabinet in giving effect to their policy. Mr Whitaker has taken the office of Tele graph Commissioner temporarily, the Dis qualitication Committee of the House having reported aiiuuian the agent-Generalship as a political office. In announcing the resignation and re formation of the Cabinet, Major Atkinson said he had himself resigned and been re sworn. Sir George Grey said Ministers could not make themselves members of the House merely by divesting themselves of one oath and taking another. He maintained that Ministers had no right there. Major Atkinson said he would introduce an Indemnification Bill to-morrow. THAMES VALLEY KAILWAY. Sir George Grey has given notice of a bill for the construction of a railway from the Thames to Waikato. The other business of the night-session pre sented two iuterestin g disussions—that on Mr Suiythie'a and Mr Mongotnery's bill to disqualify members of the House from bsing eligible for public office. Both the bills passed second reading.

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LAST NIGHT.

MR SMYTHIES' CASE,

In the House of .Representatives, after Major Atkinson's statement of the re formation of the Ministry, the adjourned debate was taken on the Law Practitioner Act Amendment Bill.

Mr Whitaker opposed the second reading, arguing that the receipt given by Mr Smythies for a thousand pounds was a dis charge in full for all claims upon the House. Mr Swamon thought Mr Smythies ought to be allowed to go before the Judges to have his case decided.

Mr Macandrew considered the Act to be amended a disgrace to the Statute Book of New Zealand, and was the result purely of personal spleen, and the pertinacity of Mr Smythies deserved credit. Sir Robert Douglas thought if a lawyer was onoe condemned for wrong-doing and. removed from the profession, he should not be allowed to practice again. The public should be protected, so that they should not have their confidence destroyed in an honour able profession. Mr De Latour said all that was sought was to enable Mr Smythies to adduce the proof he had attained at home to establish his innocence. He spent the thousand to go home and get this proof. He read a letter from Sir Julius Vogel to show he did not think the thousand pounds a receipt in full for all claims.

Mr G. McLean said Sir|jJulius Vogel had very extreme views on the matter. Mr Roes protested against the monstrous injustice of holding a weapon over the head of a man by those who wielded the pewer. It waa ridiculous to say that a thousand pounds indemnified him for the loss of his profession altogether, though it might be some compensation for being debarred for a time. Sir George Grey strongly supported the bill and sai 1 the present Ministry, as law breakers, ought to b9 the last to set such a bad example. Mr Rolleston pointed out that the judges of the Supreme Court on inquiry into the facts of the case said there were certain cir cumstances of the case that made it fatal for Mr Smythies to hope to be reinstated. Mr Burns agreed with the last speaker. Mr Keynolds pointed out that Mr Smythies underwent twelve months imprisonment at Newgate, and had been guilty of something veryj like mal-practiee at Dunedin. Mr Hislop replied, and the second reading was carried by 30 to 28. MAORI MEMBERS. Considerable debate ensued upon Mr Taiaroa's bill to give five Maori members to the North Island and two to the South. Mr Whitaker -wanted the Bill pushed no further than the second reading, promising that the Government would carefully re consider the question during the recess. Messrs Russell and Rolleston opposed the Bill in the interests of the Maoris. Mr Andrew moved that it be read that day six months. Messrs Hamlin, Morris, Stout, and Rowe supported the measure, the former saying he would move to increase the number to eight. Mr Wakefield looked upon this special re presentation as a mistake. The majority of speakers hoped the time was not far disiant when, in the matter of representation, Maoris and Europeans would be on the same footing. Mr Reid, Sir Robert Douglas, and Mr Wood also supported the Native Minister. In the course of their remarks, these gentle men said there were at present from 1500 to 1800 native youths rapidly learning the Eng lish language, and conforming to European civilization, besides exerting a like influence upon their parents. Sir George Grey supported the measure, and second reading was agreed to on the voices. DEATH ON BILLET-HUNTING MEMBERS. An animated debate occurred on Mr Mont gomery's Disqualification or Election Act, which is to preserve the purity of Parlia ment and prevent members giving support to the Government in the hop« of obtaining billets, and to protect Government from the importunity of office-seekers. Mr Woolcock considered the bill an insult to the people and their representatives. _ Messrs , Reid and Moorhouse opposed the bill as being so comprehensive «v to hs<t<?me «Wb»frawing m **9 opev»tion s

Mr Reynolds considered the bill a great boon to Ministers in relieving them from the pressure of office huDters. Mr Pyke strongly opposed the bill as un necessary. It would be a tacit admission of the internal corruption of Parliament, and the last ten years record showed nothing to ■justify it. Messrs Stout and Swanson warmly sup ported the bill, the second reading of which was carried by 37 against 15 members. The Ministry voted each way. The House adjourned at 1.10.

Cablegrams.

THB WREGK OF THE DANDENONG,

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE,

Sydney, September 13. Seventeen persons were drowned in going from the steamer Dandenong to the barque Alfred William. At 9 o'clock on Monday night the lights of the Dandenong were seen to disappear, and she is supposed to have foundered with forty persons on board.

FREE TEMPLARS OF ONEHUNGA.

Thk members of the above Society held an open meeting last nißht, to a large and respectable assem blage During the timo alloted for business, installa tion of officers took place for the ensuing quarter, when the following were duly installed by Kro W. Wills -—Bros I H Keesing, W.P ; G Taylor, WV.P ; E Greatbach junr. W.S ; A Kobb, W.C ; Sis. Taylor W M • Bro C Coldicutt, W.F.S ; E Webb, W.T ; I Patten, P.W.P ; and Bros Purcell and Harris, Guard?. The following programme was successively gone through : Recitation by Bros Keesing and Eobb, also a comic reading by Bro Keesing; songs by Mr I Blakey, Mr E Bilkey, and Mr I Kelsall; the last named gentleman deserves a special word of favour for his rendering of the songs, " Olden Times," and " Behind the Seen es," which were very effective The Chairman stated that they wire about to start a Hick and Relief fund, and urged all that intended joining the Order to do so at once, as they would then be able to put this fund on a good footing, Mr Patterson kindly presided at the piano during the evening, and payed the accomp»niements_ to the several songs. The meeting Droke up with the greatest harmony.

TO DOCTOR T. M. PHILSON, HEALTH OFFICER FOR THE PORT OF AUCKLAND.

GKEETING ; (Per favour of the Evening star ) g lß) —Some two months ago might have been seen a number of horses and drays cart ing some abominable kind of animal manure into the old Queen's warehouse, now marked the D store, the property of the Auckland Harbour Board on the wharf. I applied at once at the Harbour office to have the nui sance removed, as my office is under the same roof, but to no purpose. Mr Mcyere, a member of the Auckland Harbour Board, is the lessee, he relets the score to one Mr J. Craig ; now by his lease he is positively for bidden to relet the store. This decayed animal matter is consigned to Mr Eaton, another member of the Auckland Harbour Board. Having failed at the Harbour office (my landlords,) I next applied to Mr Goldie, Inspector of Nuisances, who replied that the wharf was out of his jurisdiction. I next applied to the police, who replied that it was no part of their duty. I next applied to the manager of the North Shore Ferry Company to go half the law expenses, and employ Mr Joy, a North Shore resident, who suffers from the smell, and does set some value on good health. The man ager of the Worth Shore Ferry Co., I suppose, did not feel justified in employing a law adviser until a meeting of Directors are called together to authorize the expenditure. At this moment I am quite sick, scarcely able to hold this pen in my hand. I had to leave my office and stand in the rain to await the arrival of the North Shore Ferry boat to take me home quite sick. All the North Shore passengers preferred standing in the rain to using the waiting-room, and inhaling the essence of dead animals. Be just, and fear not to order the removal of this nuisance. The above story would lead one to think Auckland to be a very cowardly place. Every man seems to be afraid of some one else.—l am, Dear Doctor, Yours &c, J. Casey. September 12, 1876.

CITY COUNCIL.—YESTERDAY (Con tinued.)

Mrt, DICKSON'S ADDRESS.

Councillor Hurst asked several questions with regard to Mr Dickson's recently pub lished address.

In answer to these the Chairman said the waterworks pipes were laid upon the ground purchased by the Council from Mr Mcllwaine, and also " There was no bond or deed in existence makiiig Messrs Tonka and Carr security for the completion of the Waterworks contract." Councillor Hurst spoke strongly against the impropriety of such statements being made as were made by Mr Dickson. The chairman had shown there was no truth iv them. Councillor Brett said he was sorry Councillor Hurst had brought up the subject. Mr Dickson had found out that he was wrong, and had apologised in all the papers. Although the statement made by Mr Dickson was not correct,- yet it was easy to see how the mistake had arisen. Messrs Tonka and Carr had been submitted as sureties in the event of personal security being required. Councillor Hurst: Not with their consent. Councillor Brett : No. The tender of Messrs T. and S. Morrin was produced, with the names of Messrs Tonks and Carr mentioned as the proposed sureties. Councillor Goldie said with regard to the statement re Mcllwaine's land there was some truth in it. Through the bungling of their servants the ground had been badly surveyed, and they now found a necessity for purchasing 5 perches in addition to what they had got, The result of this was that now they came to purchase those 5 perches Mr Mcllwaine was making an enormous claim. Some sharp exchanges took place on the subject, which was ultimately allowed to drop. STJBEET IMPROVEMENTS. Various street imorovements were passed, on the recommendation of the streets Com mittee. Amony these were the drainage of Albert and Durham-streets, scoria ash in White-street and William-street, removing the bank from Union-street and forming Napier-street. EMILY STREET. It was arranged that the City Council should call for the dust at this place without extra charge. TOLL ON VEHICLES. The M arkfet Committee report recom mended a 6d toll on all carts and vehicles bringing | vegetables into the city. The discussion waß deferred till the next meeting of the Council. ■WXSTBBN SPRINGS. The Endowment Committee recommended that the grazing land on the Western Springs site, and the dwelling house be let Ito Mr Mclavish (the highest tenderer,) This recommendation was adopted by the Council. THE MOUNT EDEN PUBLIC HALL. In inference to the applied-for site fof a public hall, for tne Mount Eden district, the Endowment Com mittee recommended that a portion of the "Water works property at Kyber Pass should be granted for the purpose at a rental of £1 per annum. After some discussion the matter was referred back to the Endowment 'Committee for further consideration as to length of lease &c, surveyor's beport. The City Surveyor's report was read. This stated that 2952 cubic yards of metal had been received from the machine, that 42 new lamps had been erected, and^that the drainage of Albert-street,!-, through the re clamation works had been arranged with the Har bour Board, finance. v%& The usual aocounts were passed for payment and a statement made oi rates and rents collected. DURHAM-STREBT. The tender of Mr Dempoey (£7l 10s) for draining Durham-street, was accepted. Three were sent in. NIGHT SOIL. Councillor Goldie asked some questions on this subject, with tlio object (in whXeb he wm aUccfiSrfUl)

- ..... .._ -i l iiiiiMiniiiiiiiin:<'W"^'rt*tl!^^^*- were not ob«^T to pay fortnight, whether they retired M» » clor leftdlng He spoke strongly against the *"»*" ratepayers to such »n 'm Presslon- .. TT selling city p«°.^Vrried,tb*tno Councillor Goldie moved, and it was i l- of acy officer of this Council be permitted to d.> property of the Corporation until perrc wM tion t received from the OoOT^l, «O to do by re 01 one of their ordinary fortnightly meetings. The Council then adjourned.

TENDER MEMORIES.

I saw my wife pnll out the bottom drawer of the old bureTu this evening, and I went sof fly out »v wax.dor ed up and down until I krew she had shntitupatd ifllliSii S shoes, a little chip hat withi p«t of the brim gone, some stockings, pants, a coat two °r tnre° Ipoois.bita of broken crockery a;^ip »nd seve«3 !„,. -wiffi nnnr thins, goes to that rtr.uvfr evtiy day of hLr Uf?. »d prSy S gover it and lets he:.tears faUupon theprecions articles, but I dare: not go. Some times we speak of little Jack, but not often It has been a lone time, bat somehow we can t get over Sing loi^times when we .it: alone,of and qufe" 1 look to the window where his b ,ue eves used to sparkle atmy comu>g, but bo M not there ! UsU for his pattering/"^ta/nmyjjont 1 nnri M<i lineine laugh ; but there v no soana. There is no one to s , ; |r C !, my pccketi and tease me for weints and I never flnd the chaira turned over, Cmdwnor ropes tied to th« door-knobs. I want some one to tease me for my knife ; lo ride on mv shoulder ; to lose my axe ; to fol ow me to the rote when 1 «O, and be there to meet me when I come ; to can ' Bood-nighf from the little hod now empty And wife, she misses him Btill more. liercate no little feet to wash, no prayers to say ™ *«»« toasing for lumps of su ß ar, or sobbing with the.pita of a hurt toe; and she would i,nve her own We, almost?to awake st midnight and look acroa. to the crib and see our boy there as he used to be, So we preserve our relics, and when wo are dead, we hepo that strangers will handle them tenderly. ev*n if they shed no tear?, over them -[Boston Transcript.

The Rumours of England's War with Russia.

THE EMPEROR'S ABORTIVE PROJECT FOR DISMEMBERING TURKEY.

SUCH a project, we can state, was actually formed, and also was within an ace of being suddenly and successfuly executed. How wonld our funds have stood, as well as every other government stock in Europe, had the contemplated coup-dc main been carried into execution ? At the present time the mightiest of all the influences affecting finance and trade is the course of foreign politics. .Not merely the prices of government stock throughout Europe, but all the larger opera tions of trade and commerce are dependent upon the issue of the revived Eastern Ques tion Hence it is indispensable for us, in a time like this, to deal occasionally with any striking event in that world of diplomacy which at present holds in its hands the keys of peace and war. Nearly three weeks ago (20fch June) we endeavoured to lay before our readers a cor rect view of the formidable crisis which had then just occurred in European politics. We stated that the crisis was one far more for midable that even the " bears " of the Stock Exchange had any conception of ; that it in volved a coup de-main on the part of Russia, covered on the flank by Austria as a confed erate, against Constantinople ; and that in due time it would be found that the action of the British Government in despatching our whole fleet to the Dardanelles was akin to, and could only be paralled by, the sudden seizure of the Danish fleet at Copenhagen in 1807, when our Government happily, though «urreptitiously, obtained a copy of the " secret articles " of the Treaty of Tilsit, by whioh the French and Russian emperors agreed to seize the Danish| fleet, andfemploy it along with their own navies against Eng lan d. By a bold stroke the British Cabinet of that day, having |got possession of the " secret articles," , rapidly anticipated the coup-de-main oi the two emperors, and car ried off the Danish fleet to safe keeping in our own harbours. "We repeat now, with still greater confidence than we did on the 20th June, that the present action of our govern ment is an exact parallel of what happened in 1807—and, what is more, by its intlu ence upon the other Powers, it has been still more strikingly successful.

The Berlin Memorandum has now been made public, and the Times and other journals, while approviag the refusal of our Government to join in it, marvel that so comparatively tame a document should have produced so great an excitement. This ia true, and exactly coincides with our former remarks. As we stated on the 20th June, it was not the Memorandum, but what lay behind it, that produced the vigorous action of the British Cabinet. We are now in a position to state that, at the close of the Imperial Conference at Berlin, a despatch of the most momentous character was sent from the Continent to our Government, and that the orders for the sailing of the Channel Fleet immediately followed the time when this dispatch would be received (as doubtless it was received) by the Cabinet. We know that such a dispatch, or piece of startling in telligence—whether from the Secret Service Department or otherwise—was sent to our Government, though we do not know, its actual contents. But from what we do know, we have reason to believe that what took place at Berlin was this : Count Andrassy, on befalf of Austria, agreed with the Czar and Prince GortschakofF upon a scheme for dismembering Turkey, and this project was (we believe reluctantly) assented to by Germany, which Power, in its present relations with France, could not afford to break with _ Russia. This Imperial scheme of Spoliation involved a coup-dc main by Eussia against Contanti nople, which city was thereafter to be re tained by the Czar. What is more, this coup-de-tnain was to be co-operated in at sea by the German Government, whereby the Tur kish fleet was to be overpowered by, and also caught between the German and the Russian navies, and thereafter^ (according to our information) the Sultan's ironclads were to be handed over to Germany as a part of her spoils of war; the rest of the recompense of the German government being chiefly or entirely the strengthening of the alliance between it and its two powerful- neighbours. As is well known, on Monday, the 22nd of May, the German ironclads put to sea with sailing orders for the Dardanelles, but on the very same day our Channel Fleet was ordered oft to the very same point, reinforcing _ our Mediterranean squadron, which received similar orders.

Suppose then that this momentous secret; cspatch—which, we repeat, we know was eceived by our Government —contained the secret articles, or treaty, signed by Russia, Austria, and Germany at Berlin, would not this tally with and explain the remarkable action of the Cabinet ? The journals of this country, expressinglpublic opinion, generally approved this act of vigour ; and when the i real magnitude of the crisis becomes known, 1 the policy of the Cabinet will be grate ully acknowledged by the country as a master-stroke in the interests, not only of England but of the cause of peace. The Imperial project having been thoroughly checkmated by the arrival in view of Con stantinople of the British fleet in overwhelm ing force, the project itself was dropped, although it is said that for three days Prince Gortschakoff continued to urge his Imperial master at Ems to carry out the scheme by a delaration of war. The German government, however, was too thankful to escape from so serious an operation, and the Czar himself, who hates war, abandoned the project. Indeed, it was impossible to carry out the coup-de-main in the face of the British fleet; and the sudden . seizure of Constantinople was the very basis of the whole project—the idea being that, if thiß were successfully effected, England and the other Powers would be compelled to icq,t«sße MS the/*W aesompli. la faefcj JJ %m

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XT 0 T I C E. T. & H. COOKE, Cabinetmakers, Upholsterers, &c, Beg to Inform their friend.? and the public that they have *ar jRKMOYED _gr To the new and spacious Show rooms in Queen-street, next to the Bank of New Zealand. In addition to the, Ti<raal varied assortment of Fornixbing Goods, T. and H. C have just Opened Large Shipments of Iron Bed«teada and Toilet Glasst. x BnMmrton and BdrlbucTs Glory. j^INOLEUM! J^INOLEUM! LINOLEUM! SIX PATTERNS to choose from, ex Hero. PROVED TO BE THE BEST COVERING FOR FLOORS EVER INVENTED. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who were disappointed at not getting any of our1 Lart Shipment can now br supplied leading oar next English Shipment would not arrive till November, we have, at considerable expense, obtained from the Australian Market suffi cient to meet the present pressing demands. Parties requiring Long Lengths, should make an Early Selection of Pattern! CARPETS, FLOOR-CLOTHS, FURNITURE, DRAPERY, MII/LINERY, AND CLOTHING. HOLLOWAY~& GARLIOK, CITY HALL, QuEEy AND LoßtfK-STREETS. TTJST PUBLISHED The New and Popular American Song, Darling Ltttle Jessie j PRICE—OfIE SHILLING. PUBLISHED by H. BRETT, Stab Office; may be obtained at Mr Tnrrell's, Queen-street.; Mr Brown, Bhortland-street; and. Messrs Wayte, Upton and Co., and Ohamptalonp and Cooper, Queen-street. J COSCRAVE & CO ANNOUNCE FOR POSITIVE S4.LE Thoir Magnificent Stock of Winter DRAPER? and CLOTHING. Large Portion of the Stock is RTCTJTTCED to COST PRICE and UNDER. Quantities of Useful and TalaableJOoods in all] the Depart ments will be subjected to Un paralleled Reductions. T>RICES TO MEET THE TIMES! EUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN Are determined to sustain the character of the t) TTNCTION "QRAPERY "^TABEHOUSE. For Supplying the Public with GOOD VALUE FOR MONJBY!!! THE Ki W "sIpRING GOODS NOW OOlU a T<) HASD , HAVB BBBK CABEJTJLLY SELEu ED ± N T> WELL BOUGHT and are beintmAumn) off at jar Pbicbs to Meb-xthb Time 3. "35« CASH PUKOHAbq-RS OF DRAPBEY AND CLOTHIjt© Are invited to inspect our Stock, whic. f S well •Morted in every Department, and includes o( Special and Job Likes, bought in an ovtr stooted Market at a Considebabm Reduction, and offered at correspondingly Low Pbioks !!! W* Remember the address:— RUSHB.ROOK & BRIDGMAN, (Late B. Hobbs), JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, (Opposite Army and Navy Hotel), TJPPKE QtTKiW-STKKET, AUCKLAND, \,-- ,1



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