SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This ftfiiifaoon. 45 ; to-morrow morr.infr, 4 82 BTJ7T RET This walaz, 525 BTJK RISK-To morrow morning, 8 37 MOON'S AGE-Kuw Moon, 24th, 6.42 pm

ARRIVALS.

.itvno. Drigantine, from the Islands Speedwell, ketch, from Rus=ell

DEPARTURES.

-uiowtuiyn, s a, Mouiinvrny, for X evuka

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

j<or t-ynr.ey an* Melbourne—H fiT o„ 22nd Inst; Cjty of San Francis^ (for svdn-v), ear ly For'Eiroton^-BUnche, sch,,.-,^, at once; Edith, schoone-, Pa ri r ° Z rlJ} PO r ''ath— WeUinjfton. Sat-T-'sy, 22nd Forßob.jrt Town—Be''a Miry Patnrday For >qjw«astV—Brodick Castle, shin, <-avly £or<Jhatbaml'l»t.ds— Jgnos, schooner, carlv London- Ornatic. shin. Glenlora, barque, early *0r Adelaide—Merwanjee Framjee, ship, early For Wangari<i—Argyle evory Wednesday #Pr Bay of Islands—lona every Monday

IMPORTS.

{A special charge 'is made for consignees' names in

this column.)

""Per Bvno from the Islands :"?_>- tons beche de mer, 4 tons shells; 20 ton 3 copra.—Henderson and Mac farlane, agents.

EXPORTS.

OeI eßovcP ,da"865 *M P,P6S' ?:'° Co**ffi6n P^B

Per Llewollvn, for Lei„' _i„ . . n , „ t__i.„_,«„ Owen and Graham. ,-"«ka;-19 hoxes tobacco, . peT r SSTISL st*:<io*er for R*roiout_a-Bbal«s cot * " JPw. \* •' «■•« "ottons, 3do apparel, 2 ?•!., 11 nY ''^es.l case habnrdasherv, 2 flo perfumed „ ,» >f e wrfnmenr. 2 do. C do' whiter, 10 do £ i?i brandy, 5 boxes tobaocn, 3 parcels, mcr chaDkifce, lo lrecrs j „ eßt t llbs 18( . n feet timber in cr'OS brcv.lt 5 tins flour. t0 pgs sashes, CO doors, 20 ewes so^ Pi ©wen and Graham.

ARRIVAL OF THE RYNO.

Tho hrigintine Ryno. Captain A. W. Men2ifls, . arrived Jrom Tonjra. She, left Auckland 7th Oct. 4 SO nffi and reached Sm-ns-e Isle on tho afternoon of the 22nrl 4 pm ; arrived in Tongs 13t.1i April Ham: 14'h 7 am. left for Auckland. HearA the tnrque Kurtna had ntrivrrt and left, and that the barque -Rntnvit was 2t days from AncMind to Vnvaii. TT M.s _Nymr>h was lw Tonga on the 12th of FflhrnaTy 6 pm, HMi. abroad, nf Pylstaat Is'e. 15th 6p m paused South Minerva reef tl mil** tr> the eastward. Had steady vy, and E whin's to the 18th with coofl lumpy sea When it rnr«o on thick hove to, ship's head to eastward, wird >TWR. 21th at 0 am, sicMe'S the Great Barrier: parsed between that «nd the Little Rarrier and anchorpd in Aiiokland on the simo day. Passengers—Messrs H. W. Hende'son, A Pratt; Tofca.

We are oblie-ed to Captain M°n'/ies, of the Rvno, for fiVs of the Tonga Tiws We bavp oulv t.mie to extract one if«m, which ia. that the Kinf has been perionoly ill for some time, but at the date (18th Marcn)nf th« issue was much restored, and able to attend hia duties.

The rollovlne )q B list of the offl ers of the TSymph, the Inst atrlved of the four1 men-of-war at, riroo'ent. in harbonr •—Captain T G Snttu. Lieuts fl F M Go'd^n. T E Cochrane. Navirratlnp Lent- A F Rtanlpy, Ht.nff- SnTPeon F Ononer, Pavmast^r W H Wirhelo. Chic' Fnsrineer W Irnnmont»PT. Sub-Lieut* F F Gronse, A B Leslie Surgeon AMcKlnlav.Afsistant-Paymaster All Gilas.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wvlt.tvoto'V. th's day. The Taranat-i. wjth Hie Siip_. »*>»ll. arrived yester day from Lyttelton, and left for ihe North to-dry.

COMMERCIAL.

Mew* Ton!" and Carr sold to-day, 20 bat's ol "Wnlltato hops at, ls7d.

Mr Arthur TieM a lar_re fruit «al» today, at which there twos a veT ffnod e*tend'»Ttc'». Apnlea necirdlnp to ?oH<i fe^chpd 2d to fid per lb, Johnson's lams 7s lOd Wilson's ditto 7f fid.

Mr T"»ten sod tn-dav. apples 2/f to 3, 3X, pears 4d to 4J<_' oranceq 10d varflo7."v.

Mews Onchr°no * Pmi. held the sole of Mr Hoyte's villa residence, inebidinff pVlvanio blttery etc but, the result of the sale has not reached us on going to press.

CHIEF POST OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

:w*tt_i. wti/l i:i.obj>: ar toi/lovs :— ybr'TTiAniegi"t6-rtiorrow at 5 RO p m Tor Ooromivnrfel to-mnr<-nw at. 10 30 a m For Tryphena, per Ths<>e Brothers, this day at 5 p m For Wf-jwera Wanurargi. MRtaVani. Te Arai, iSc, per Annie Milhank t"-morro«', at, 10 am For Bnsrell, per Tfovev. to-morrow, at 9 a m For Wnnparel, pe'' Clyde, trmorrow at 1 pm For Tsranaki and Southern Provinces, per Welling ton on Saturday next at 10 45 a m For .Australian Colonies, per Hero, on Saturday next, at 11 a m (Stoned)

8. B. BISS. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

HANNAFORD—At her residence, junction of Queen and Rutland-streets, Mrs. T. B. Hannaford of a son.

DEATH.

B RABFOBD - On the 19th instant, at hor parcntt-' residence, Eden Terrace, eldest daughter of Richard and Emily Bradford, aged 1 rear and 9 months.

The funeral will leave her father's reuidonco to morrow, at 2.30 p.m.

LOVPGROVE—On tho 18th instant, at hor parents' residence. Otahuhu, Mary Ann Ellen, eldrst daughter of George and Funny lovegrovc, aged 8 years and 8 months.

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

THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1876.

For t!i= csnuscthCit lacks as-is-ance, Fnr th-; wrong that needs resistance, i-'or trr. laturc in the distance.

Ai_d t!ie yood that ■*(; can do.

It is now nearly a month ago since wo pub lished a faithful account of tho Newmarket Slaughterhouse. In that description was exhibited a state of things which wo said at the time and say again, is a disgrace to a community having the slightest pretence to civilization. On tho score of humanity it is barbarous, on the score of the public health it is deleterious, on the score of cleanliness it is abominable, and on the score of justice it is most unfair both to the public who have to pay a large indirect tax for having their food {'prepared for them in a beastly fashion, and to the bulk of a respectable class of tradesmen who have to submit to being placed at a disadvantage with a favor'd few of their craft. In the complicated ma chinery of social government, difficulties are constantly arising which involve alleged grievances of more or less grave a nature. On most of these there is a good deal to be said on both Jsides. Sometimes what is an injury to one class of society, is a positive benefit to another ; the ques tion then becomes [whether is the in jury or the benefit the greater. At other times there are good reasons for a temporary injustice being allowed to obtain, such as absence of funds wherewith to provide a better system, differences of opinion on the best method of rectification, etc. But in the matter of the Newmarket Slaughterhouse there are none of these extenuating circumstances. No one defends it, no one even excuses it. It is simply and unqualifiedly an abomination. v [Par from being temporary, it has now for a generation grown from year to year into a more crying scandal—inasmuch as the increasing traffic has rendered it more and more inadequate for its requirements—and seems likely to he come worse and worse to infinity unless stringent measures are taken by the people themselves to put an end to it. Lack of funds is tae last reason that those guilty of its maintenance can urge as a plea for its existence. Here is a good-for-nothing, rotten shed of a building, which never bad > £500 spent upon it since it was raised, turning into the Provincial Treasury and the lessee's pocket about one thousand four hundred pounds in solid cash every year, wrung from the pockets of the people, not in taxation of luxuries but of the very necessaries of life. (We would ask in passing, what defence can be made of such an incidence of taxation ?) It will be seen, therefore, that the income derived from the slaughterhouse would be sufficient, if only half what it is at present, to pay the interest on the sum required for a suitable and commo dious structure, such as the public are entitled to. Then seeing that all this is so ; seeing that no one disputes the frightful foulness of the present slaughterhouse j seeing that the in humanity it necessitates is acknowledged ; seeing that there is abundance of money to pay for a decent building, then why in the names of the deities of cleanliness and humanity have no steps been taken to remove this blot from our midst ? The only reason that can be given forsooth is, that a suitable site for a new public abattoir cannot be found. This is the point upon which the ' whole deliberative wisdom of our Provincial Council has stuck for years. The Star has been the champion of Provincial institutions, it has supported them through evil report and good report, and is still willing to avouch their superiority to the grasping all-absorbing vortex of Centralism under such a sun as Sir Julius Vogel; but if the enemies of Provincialism want a subject on which to hang a just sneer at its incompetency to provide for the necessities of the times, they need look no further than its transactions in connection with the New market slaughterhouse. Again and again has the Bubjeot been brought forward, tho money has even been voted on the estimates, and then regularly, tho whole thing falls

through on tLe question of the site. Mr May, the late Mr Buckland, and a few othera might be mentioned as those who persistently v sed their influence to burke the settlement of the question. Their reasons in doing so were pretty apparent at the time, and are very generally known. It was quite clear that it was contending private interests and not an emulative antagonism for the greatest public good which made the fight so inter minable. On one occasion a committee agreed upon, and recommended Onehunga as a suitable site, but the absurdity of building a slaughterhouse for the city at $v&}\ Ji s . tanco was transparent fc t jG mogt or ai na * y intelligence^ . mfl Ac Council refused to ratify _..r teport. After the amount of indecision i and unseemly squabbling which the Pro vincial Council have exhibited over this simple public question, they must admit they are incapable of solving it. We were in hopes that the Superintendent would have taken up the matter in some one of .his numerous public capacities and driven it through to a solution, but we have waited a month, and as his Honor has made no sign it must be concluded that ho lifts not the power. The grievance is one that should not, and we will go so far as to say shall not, be allowed, at least if we van prevent it, to last much longer, The Government being unable to give us satisfaction, we must now appeal to the civic powers. Mayor Tonics has already in his place in the Provincial Council sboM'ed that he appreciates the importance of the question, and it is from him now that we look for redress. Tho City Council has the power of granting licenses for pri vate slaughterhouses, under proper restric tions ; and, although we are aware that the general march of progress in the direction of publio institutions of the kind, yet, in view of the culpable and persistent negligence— wo might almost say cheating —of the Pro vincial Government in not giving us—what we pay heavily for—a good public abattoir, we must perforce go back to a system which is at least decent and tolerable. Yesterday four butchers sent in a written application to the Council for private licenses From tho remarks of the Mayor we are glad to see that he recognises the important nature of the subject involved. We confi dently expect that a sense of that impor. tance will guide the Sanitary Committee in framing their report. At any rate the people will look now to the City Council and the Mayor to cure whai has long been a festering canker in our popular system, not incurable indeed, but given over as such owing to the incompetency of our Provincial authorities.

The training class of assistant and pupil teachers will he resumed on Monday evening next, at Mr Worthington's Hobson-street. This class is established by tho Board of Education, especially for the benefit of those who may desire to qualify themselves for appointment in Government schools.

The annual meeting of the New Zealand Artillery Auckland Battery will be held this evening in tho Drill shed at half-pnst seven o'clock, for the purpose of receiving the annnal report and balance sheet and for other business.

The Pioneers of the said Lodge of Good Templars will hold a meeting to-morrow (Friday) evening in the Temperance Hall, Albert-street to olect a Captain, and match and managing committee, and young men of the order who may be disposed to join the constituted Pioneer Cricket Club, are requested to attend.

Ladies and gentlemen of Auckland who possess a true musical taste, and their name is "Legion," should take an early oppor tunity of expecting, at the shop of Mr Alex ander, Jeweller, Queen-street, the largest and most finished musical box, that has ever been imported into the colony. This box, which is of considerable dimensions, is supported by a beautiful inlaid table, and will play any number of tunes, according to the number of cylinders in connection with this choice Parisian instrument. There are six cylinders to the box, eacy playing six tunes, so that the six will play thirty-six tunes, but only one cylinder nan be fixed in the box at a time. As they are moveable, they can be exchanged at will, so that if fifty cylinders were at had, the happy possessor could com mand three hundred tunes. The mechanical parts are of exquisite workmanship, and furnished'in the most compact and artistic manner. As this box will admit of an un limited number of cylinders, one at a time, it necessarily admits of an unlimited number of tunes, and forms a most agreeable and ever changing treasury of sweet sounds, arranged according to the varying moods or fancies of the possessor. Hence, we notice, that one of these cylinders, performs half-a dozen favourite scotch airs, such as "Auld Lang Syne" "The Blue Bells of Scotland," "Ye Banks'and Braes," etc. Another will accommodate with the softest and sweetest of the Irish melodies; and others with the finest compositions of French, German, and Italian composers. These, by means of keys, may be modified at pleasure, and when the box is closed, and in a quiet room, the sonnds are very efFective in their soothing influences, for we know by experience, that associations and memories operate largely on the mind, and contribute much to the effect of music.

The meeting of creditors in the estate of A. A. Preece, of Coromandel, took place yes ter<_ y. His liabilities were set down at £1,400 ; assets, £50. The liquidation order was passed. Tho case of Edmuud Bell, of Eangariri, an hotel keeper, was adjourned until the 20th inst. In re Quartermaine, of Parnell, the ordinary resolution was passed, and Mr Macffarlane appointed trustee.

A travelling life insurance agent applied to a Texan to " take out a policy ;" but tho Texan replied, "A fellow's life is so un certain in this community, it ain't worth insuring."

The Rev R. Backhouse will,l deliver a lecture this evening in the Wesleyan' school room, Pitt-street, on " Madagascar : her people, rulers, and martyrs.", The lecture will be illustrated with oxyhydrogen transparencies and will be of a very instructive character.

In the manifest of the Bella Mary, pub lished on the arrival of the vessel, we omitted to specify 22 bales of the finest Tasmanian hops, which were consigned to Messrs Hen derson and Macfarlane.

i The quarterly tea-meeting of the Newton Congregrational Sunday-school was held last night During a most pleasant evening the secretary reported that as far as he could learn they had the largest morning attendance of any school in the city, averaging 132 ; after noon 210. Also a balance in hand after meeting all liabilities of £21. The secretary stated that the school crockery, ralue £20, the order for which was sent home through Mr Franois, china merchant, had arrived in harbour. This order was expressly sent home for the school. The whole of it white stone china, with a green scroll around each piece, with the words, " Newton Congregational Sunday-school " in gold letters upon it. The whole institution is in capital order and a good work is being accomplished, the only difficulty being in the scarcity of teaohers, and if any friends are waiting for something to do we would advise, them to step up to Newton where they will meet with an engagement.

A great deal of excitement was occasioned last evening in Wyndham-street, in conse quence of a tradesman crying, "Police!" " Murder !" etc., and people and children ran in all directions with Constable Allan in the rear. It appears that the said tradesman was in deep conversation with a lady-friend in the yard attached to his premises, when he discovered the head of a listener partly visible above the palings, who exclaimed, " Take care of your wig, old boy, or I'll baVG it off." , Mr r immediately rushed out into Wyndham street in a frantic? maimer, and gave vent to the utterances which gathered §6 much public attention. The ctlildreft bawled, and the wind blowing at the time took off the peruke, and left a hair less head in tho rain to the great delight of the spectators. The man who had been looking over the palings was given into custody on a trivial charge and dismissed this morning. Mr did not appear against him as he found bis peruke near the office of the Evening Star, and was satis fied.

Dr Wallia is again to be "sold up" for non-payment of the Education Tax. Last year, it will be recollected that 'the Doctor's library wan dentraiiied Upbn alid certain rare volumes were to be seen, lying for salfe on Messrs Cochrane'S table. ? This year the ob noxious offieat.a b&ve left the books alone and Collared the reverend gentleman's watch and chain, which artiolss are now advertised for public auction to morrow. Last year it will bo recollected the volumes found their way back to their original shelves, owinf; to the kindness of Mends who bid the full amount destrained for on the elevation of a small volume worth two or three shillings. We shrewdly suspect that it will be tho same with .the watch and chain, and that the Doctors ancestral seals will be again dangling at his fob the clay after to-morrow. It strikes ns as rather a rounda-about way of paying tho tax, but we .suppose it eatk-lus the gentleman's con science. .

SfThe news lately received from Queensland of the discovery of a now and rich gold-field on tho riopskiuson River, in the Palmor dis trict, combined with that of the excellent trial crushings of the different reefs at the Palmer, will very probably, havo an effect of causing a great rush to that aurifeous dis trict, both of Chinese and Europeans. The Brisbane Courier has taken steps to obtain a trustworthy report from thenewly-discovercd field, no that authentic information will soon be in the hands of all who may meditate a visit, and such persons will do well to wait until it has come. Late statements on the subject, which will be found in our tele graphic intelligence, add emphasis to this caution, and make it desirable that fuller news should be received before any should risk the expense and hazards of a journey to this remote region.— Australasian.

To the Editor: Sir,—l attended the Rechabite meeting last evening, and witnes sed one of tho most absurd exhibitions by a speaker that was ever witnessed in this city. As soon as the Mayor had concluded his pre liminary speech, a gentleman mounted the platform and announced that he was the Provincial Grand Master of Oddfellows, and pointed to his colours in proof thereof. He then, to the disgust of the meeting, went into what he termed "a synopsis" of odd fellowship, and bored the audience with half a yard of statistic, after which he informed the audience that oddfellowship was not based on total abstinence principles, but on the grand old system of liberty in such matters, so that each member could take his "wee drap," if he thought proper without fear of censure or expulsion. This true "Oddfellow," in several senses, then exhorted tho audience to become, one and all, Odd fellows. It was a daring speech in a Recha bite meeting, and biased, but when the speaker concluded with tho following stave there was a storm of laughter :—

Old King COLE was a merry old soul, A merry old soul was lit; Ho called for his pipe, aud he called for Lis quart, And ho called for his fiddlers three. — Youtb, &C, X.X.

The renovation of the interior of the Choral Hall is approaching completion, and is so far advanced that we can judge of tho effect of the -work. Mr Mahoney, tho architect, is entitled to tho greatest credit for the taste which characterises the general design, and Mr Bunting, the contractor, has ably carried out his ideas. The result will be one of the handsomest—if not the handsomest —hall in the Australian colonies, its , appearance pro mising to be as pleasing as its proportious have already shown themsolves to be satisfac tory. We see by our advertising columns that it will be thrown open to the public on Saturday next for the presentatiom of the extravaganza, suggested by Tennyson's poems, called King Arthur, or the Knights and Days of the Round Table. The blem ishes which we noticed on the first perform ance, and which usually characterise the efforts of amateurs, resulting from want of familiarity with the tricks of the stage, have, we hear, been removed, as there is to be a rehearsal to-night, We shall make a point of attending and judging for ourselves, that is to say if the management will permit the entrance of strangers. If the curtain no longer descends on dead silence, and if the acts conclude with a scene instead of with a party of action'straggling off the stage as best they may, we shall inform our readers, and those who wora present at the-first perform ance will probably be induced to attend again, whenthey may enjoy a pleasant musical evening without having their feelings jarred by a want of skill in dramatic effects. The walls of the hall are now divided into a series of panels formed by very elegant marbled pilasters, supporting a massive, but most graceful cornice. The panels have a light blue or green margin with a white watered centre surrounded by a buff and gold edging. The effect of the colours when the hall is lighted up is most pleasing, and the shades being well subdued suggest no idea of gaudi ness, nor will they appear in rivalry with the gay colour of ladies dresses on ball nights. As usual, in matters of this sort, the cost exceeds the amount of money already realised, although that was considerable, and the performance on Saturday night is pre sented with the hope that the deficiency may be made up. The Auckland people ought to feel sufficient pride in their possessing the most successful musical society in these provinces to render sitch a result undoubted, though, of course, such a house as witnessed the first performance cannot be again ex pected. The raised part of the floor will not be at present replaced, in order that the general effect of the work may be seen. The bac% seats will, therefore, not be as good for seeing and hearing as usual. We would sug gest that the price of these seats should be reduced in consequence.

The new trial Macfarlane v. Lockhart, in the Supreme Court concluded yesterday in favor of.plaintiff. The action was brought to try the validiby of a deed of sale made by Robert Henry Bartlett, a photographer, in favor of defendant who advanced a sum of money, £350', to help Mr Bartlett out of his immediate difficulties, to the New South Wales Bank; and for which Bartlett gave a bill of sale over his property. The whole of the evidence in the former action was reproduced by the several witnesses. Mr Hesketh for plaintiff, and Mr Rees for defendant, having addressed the jury at great length, the jury found for plaintiff on all issues, and that the defend ant was indebted in the sum of £250 to Bartlett's estate. The costs which are heavy will go with the verdict.

Members of the Auckland Rifle Association are reminded that the annual matches take place on the 21st and 22nd at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. respectively. Competitors to provide their own ammunition. All volunteers are eligible to compete for, Mr Beck's cup (the first prize in the first match) on pay ment of "an entrance fee of |2s. 6d. AIJ prizes will be the same aB last Wear, and the firing under last year'a regulations.

Accident in Harbour.

About half-past nine o'clock this morning, while the cutter belonging to H.M.S. Nymphe was beating down to the vessel from the wharf, against the strong N.E. wind, a suddon gust capsized the boat, and the occu pants, nine in number, were thrown into the water. No boat was near them at the time of the accident, and two of the blue jackets, whrt aouM not swim, wer<? in imminent danger of their lives. All, however, managed to get on to the bottom of the boat, and hung on. The first to arrive to the rescue was a waterman's boat rowed by Hunt and Johnson, two watermen, who Were about a quarter of a mile away at the time of the occurrence. One of the sailors swam towards the boat on seeing it coming, the rest were suf% taken off the wreck which for tunately floated Of course the accident was seen from the wharf, the meno'-war, and the shipping, and there was a sudden fleet of small craft started to the rescue. Next to Hunt and Johnson's boat arrived the cutter of tho barque Dilpussund. This was closely followed by the two steam launches belonging to the Pearl and Sappho. These received the saturated tars, two of whom were nearly exhausted when rescued, and taking the wreck in tow steamed, back to the Nymph where the men were taken on board little the worse for their accident. There was a nasty sea on at the time and the occurrence might easily have resulted worse than it did. Hunt and Johnson are to be commended for tho promptitude they displayed.

THE SLAUGHTER-HOUSE MONOPOLY NUISANCE.

(To the Editor of the Star.)

Fir, —I was in hopes the discussion on the Newmarket Slaughter-house nuisance would have resulted in some tangible benefit to the "butcher,, doing a small business," referred to in the letter of A. Doinwcll in your Saturday's issue ; but am afraid it isdegener ting into a question of personal hard hitting, which dons not Adorn well "a man of business, energy and thorough application." The question, I take it, is, what is the best remedy for the disgustingly filthy state of things at Newmarket, and how can the " butcher doing a small business " be placed on Rome fair footing to compete with "their moro extensive business competitors" Certainly it appears from experience not by applying to an inert Provincial Government; and I don't think anyone would be so foolish as to suppose " the General Government would so far consider the a uckland public as to move in the matter." Then as to Dorn well's proposal it is on a par with his " business," as exemplified in'Ms Island Salt Beef spec, which was anything but a savoury one. Now the only course open with any show of success for the "butchers doing a small business " is for all to pull together, and bring as much influence as possible to bear, to induce the City Council to exercise the power vested in them to grant private , Slaughter-house licenses inside the city at a nominal fee. And I think that Inspector Goldie, without such a large salary as friend Dornwell suggests, would be a guarantee that no such nuisances as exist at Newmarket would be permitted. Of course we must expect and be prepared for opposition from the monopolists, but if the public desire to hear no more regarding the Newmarket Slaughter-house they will cordially back up " the butchers doing a small business " in this matter, and for once and all put an end, to an abominable nuisance, and an attempted monopoly of the trade by those professing to tell meat cheaper and of hotter quality tb-n their fellow tradesmen.—Yours, &a., Gi..)RGK Eatnks.s, Parnell Rise.

GOOD TEMPLAR ENTERTAINMENTS.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —I was astonished to see a letter with the above heading in the Cross the other morning, not that I ought to be astonished at anything these times, but I did not think there was a man in Auckland would have the impudence to put in print such at issue of falsehoods which I can prove they are. First ho calls them Good Templar Entertain ments—They are Saturday Night's Enter tainments ; he says that the one last Satur day was better than they usually are, I must contradict him there for with tho opinion of many others we considered that the enter tainment was fai below tho standard, for the songs were childish and trasshy on account of nearly all our lady performers being absent ; perhaps through the influence of pro bono publico. He goes on to say that they sing songs that are indecent in their meaning : I can tell him that the committee regret that some of the songs are not what they would like, but if he says that they are really immoral, I say that it is a deliberate falsehood. But I would ask how much has he done to remedy this evil ? He again says the singers are not to be blamed for it, as the worst songs are the most applauded. Now sir, I think that this last sentence gives us the true character of pro bono -publico. He says that because the audience applauds the man for sinking a vul gar song, he is not to be blamed. I must say that he thinks our performers have a very small amount of moral courage ; perhaps he is measuring other people's corn with his own bushel, for I do really think that his share of moral courage is very small. He goes on to say "how fathers and mothers can take their daughters to such a place, he cannot imagine, for a girl could no more attend these meetings, and at the "same time preserve her purity than Bhe could put her hand in a pot of tar without defiling it." Now Mr " Pro Bono Publico," I, and a great many of my friends bring our wives, our daughters, and our sisters to those meetings, and have done so for the last twelve months. Do you mean to say they are impure ? I dare and defy you to say they are. But you are like a great many more of the hypocrit ical croakerß that we have always trying to throw a stumbling block in the way, wolves in sheeps' clothing. Why, if your state ments are true, do you not insert your proper name ? But that is the way with all slanderers, ashamed of their name. You will oblige a great many if you will insert your name as we can fight an open enemy, but the liar and assassin we cannot be on our guard against for they stab in the dark. And in conclusion if I knew you I would sooner trust any one of my friends with a mad dog than let them come in contact with you, for to the impure all things are impure.—l am, &c, Henry Waite.

Ta the Editor: Sir,—l desire spaco in your valuable columns to correct a mistake your reporter appears to have made in my remarks on Saturday night at the V.M.C A Ido not—nor do the committee—admit, either directly or by implication, that our Saturday night entertainments require any apology. What I did say was, " Considering the amount of opposition the'committee had to contend against from professed friends, and those from whom they did expect sup port, and hid a right to do so, it was marvellous that the entertainment had not fallen through Ions? sinoe. The committee no sooner obtain the assistance of valuable talent, and fanoy they have a permanent addition to their stuff, than the utmost effort is put forward to prevent their'■retaining such acquisition, and in some instances we are deprived of much of our ability to render the programme all we could wish from this cause. We can point to a dozen instances of members joining our lodge from a favourable im pression produced of the Order by our Saturday nights, and at least half a dozen have joined the Free Templars in consequence of the everlasting recurrence of the complaints, among our people, against light musio and literature. These men have been con vinced that Temperance Is the correct thing, but they cannot see the necessity of joining a conventicle other than the church secure this end. We hold, and the position is almost universally admitted, that Temperance is as comprehensive as morality or Christianity itself, and, indeed, is a part of it; and, therefore, we maintain that the V.M.C. Association is doing as ranch good as any twoJodges in the place, by inducing and promulgating Temperance. Mr Editor, I assure you, had it not been for this opposition, we should have had a class of entertainment much more enjoyable and elevating than we have at present, good though it certainly is.—l am, etc., Charles B. Andrew.

REVIEW.

•'KB!™™ and othkr poems,' by the late Pobert LeiEhton, author of the "Bapteesement o the ■ Bairn "London, Daldy and Co ; Liverpool, GUl lag ; Edinburgh, Menkes & Co. As a section of the poetical remains of a gifted mind, these poems posses a melan choly interest. The name of Robert Leighton is known iv connection with numerous poems of a high order ; many of y*™h b«w been spoken before thousands of charmed listeners, not only in England and Scotland, but in many of the principal towns and elites of the Australasian colonies. Ihe volume under review contains many of the author's most popular po^™,' 8 " Bapteesetn(int o' the Bairn, Ihe Negated Canary," <<Jh6 Lottery Ticket,' "Scotch Words," "The Widow and the Priest," and a score of others of a like nature. We fiod also about twenty lyrics and sonnets, beside the longer poem of one hun dred and fifty pages, which gives the volume its title. The "Bapteesement" has frequently been received in Auckland and in other parts of New Zealand with much favor, especially by men from north of the Tweed. That this finely conceived, and essentially humourous poem has been published by request of its readers, three times in the New Zealand Herald, is proof sufficient of its literary value, and that the fruits of the author's gentle, muse only needs a proper introduction to be heartily welcomed and heartily appreciated by readers of taste and critical acumen. Some of the humourous productions of Robert Leigh on .were Thoroughly enjoyed by Longfc low, who listened to the natural recital of them m hi pleasant Cambridge home, from the.hp.of one of Scotland's sons. The poet on that occasion pronounced some of the poems fo satire, sentiment, and happy turns of thought, to be worthy of Burns. Ihe father of the poet was a baker of JJundee, where he brought ttp a family of twelve children, and where Robert was born in March, 1822. Ho received a good commercial education in " bourne Dun dee," and subsequently followed the oc cupation of a merchant's clerk. iicing desirous of seeing the world beyond the Scottish hills, and the " banks and braes ol bonnie Doon," he went on a voyage to the land of Washington, and resided for some months in the cities of New York and Boston; drawn towards the latter Oity by literary attractions, and by his pure admiration for the character of Dr. Charming, whose essays and writings generally exercised a genial^ in fluence over the poet. He also visited Australia and the waters of New Zealand, and on returning to his native land be settled at Ayr. He married Miss Campbell, an American lady by birth, but decidedly of Scotch lineage, He was employed for some years at Preston, where he wrote many of his poems, as his address to the " Ribble" indicates. This river passed through portions of Lancashire and fork shire. He next filled a position as commer cial traveller in a Liverpool house with great credit to himself and satisfaction to the firm, until the period of his death on the 10th of May, 1809. The longer of these post humous poems, "Reuben," is in five acts, and is in the dialogue form between a i number of persons of both sexes, at one of those old country inns of the "three pigeons" type which Goldsmith immortalised in prose and verse, and which are fast fading from English and Scottish districts. The actors of the poem think and express opinions on some of the deepest subjects connected with material and intellectual life. The thoughts are interspersed with vignette^ views of natural scenery, choice songs, honied passages and episodes of the universal passion. Occasionally we find a glimpse of the Words worthian faith ; " that every flower enjoys the air it breathes," as herein expressed :— 1 here's not a branch but has its little throat, Loading the ali>with melody : light winds bteal through the garden, Irisßing the sweet flowers. The poem has many of these soft utterances of the muse in her lighter moments, breath ing of the aerial music of nature, with other notes of deeper sound, bearing on the solemnites of life in relation to man's spirituality and hope in the future. Tho "musings" are of a lyrical form, and com prise morals, exquisite fancies, and local pictures. The poem on Liverpool is quite original in treatment and structure, and " Poet's Corner " is a pleasant chronicle of the poets who sleep in the shadows of Westminster Abbey, from Chaucer, the • morning star' of poetry, to Campbell, author of the "Pleasures of Hope." We have not space for lengthy extracts from Mr Leighton's thoughtful volume, but cannot close without a sample in support of the claims of a writer whose life was a life ol virtuous activity, and whose end was peace, Maggie, ray woman, ye're baith richt and wrang ; Trust Providence, but dinna Bit ower lang In idle hope that Providence will bring Licht to your fest, or any Ither thing. The Lord helps them that stiive as weel as trust, While idle faith getß naething but a jrust. —Bapteesement o' the Bairn Tho underlying God within my ffitnd Is necessary to my thoughts, an Time To the division of the days and years. Eternal life to every human soul Is needed to complete the thought of life, And round the highest vision

— Reuben.

We laid It in a narrow grave, And wondered how so small a thing Had ever*piped the merry stave, That made our hearts and household ring. Surely It was not this that sung. But something that had passed away— The life that ran through limb and tongue- Ay, call it spirit if we may, Which haply in some other sphere Repeats the song that charmed us here. Por life is sacrud, great and small, And He that notes the sparrow's fall May koep a higher home for all. i * — The Neglected Canary^

In whatsoever grade of life he is That runs the ri«k of poverty or pelf, Great independence and great virtue his Who can deny himself. i How little Bhall suffice his actual wantß I How small the service he shall ask or need I The slights of pride lie shall not feel; its taunts Hearing, lie shaAi not heed. To what do all our grievances amount, But mostly to somo selfish want refused ; Or po _ty dignity of no account; Or appetite abused ? *And if this self by self cah be denied, These are but waves that seek to storm the rock It slips them back into the passing tide, And never feels the shock.

—Musings.

How Winiata Escaped.

We have received the following from a cor respondent. As our readers will perceive, the account is very circumstantial, as the writer must have enjoyed his confidence since his escape :—

" Rahiupokeka, April 14th, 1876. To the Editor : Dear Sir, —It may be in teresting to your readers to know how Winiata escaped to the King Country after murdering poor Packer. He (Winiata) was planted near Kohirnarama in a cave for about two weeks. He left his hiding place at dusk one evening, and started for the Waikato, keeping the Great South Road. He travel led through Mercer and Rangiriri, arriving at a place named Kiriwai at daylight, making the trip through on foot, There are a party of men working at Kiriwai on the railway line. Winiata was very hungry, and went into their camp ; they gave him some breakfast. While he was eating, there rode into the camp a Maori policeman, named Tamapo, and a white policeman. Tamapo bid Winiata— " Tenakoe," and asked him where he had come from. He said—" From Pokeno, where I have been working for the Pakeha." He seemed-quite at his ease, the white con stable not taking much notice •of him. Mr Jackman then asked the policemen to have something to eat, and the white constable went into the whare; Tamapo stayed out side with Winiata talking to him. As soon ate the oomtable turned his back Winiata said to Tamapo, " I must be off." Kua or a ahau i te kai: "I have done eating." He then started up the road. The police started

soon aft*, thinking to overtake tin Maori on the road but Winiata was planted SE manuka, thanking his «*«* 4 hi s ££{ escape. He stayed hiding until he saw th. constables ascend the hill towards the PiZ to search for the man they had just met and many a weary mile they rode, h &^g the priz ß far behind them. This Maori police! man now says he called the constable's at tention to the murderer, but he pooh poohed it, and said Winiata was a powerful-looki™ man—not at all like the one they had met Winiata then started on his road, meeting an old Pakeha-Maori who had known him years before, but did not now recognise the mnr. derer. This old man paddled Winiata to the west bank of the Waikato river to a native village named Kaitumutimu, where Winiata | has a relative named Paora Puni. He stayed with Paora all that day, aud a.t night they started up the river in a small ..canoe, and arrived safe above Ngaruawahia, where Paora landed Winiata on the west hank of the Waipa river, whence he travelled on foat to Te Kowhai, further up the Waipa about five miles beyond Ngaruawahia where has a half brother named Putukamtt* A eweet youth this is. He stayed at T» Kowhai four days, starting again at night for the King Country. When passing Alexandra he saw one of Sir Donald McLean's * beef eaters lying fast asleep on the side of the road. He walked past, and the beef-eater slept on! He was now in the Pirongia Ranges, near the King Country, where he had nothing to fear and as long as the King Party are recognised as a power, there is no safe place in the Waj. kato. All a Maori has to do is to bury his tomahawk in your head, start for the King place, and say my Aiua told me to kill the white man, and that is all about/it, The King says "Go my child, to Mokau, and join the brothers," (Te Kooti. Purokufa; t&i other murderers). There is a nice lot bi those wretches at Mobau, and there must be a row with them before Jong; theyae getting stronger every day.—KiOTiTlßQ,

CABLEGRAMS.

[PRESS AGENCY.]

ADVANCE IN TEE PRICE OP WOOL.

Sydney, April 19,

A London telegram reports that fine scoured and greasy wools have advanced from |d to Id per lb.

The Argus and Sir George Grey.

{SPECIAL TO THE STAR.)

WELLINGTON,

(From our own Correspondent.) . This day. The Argus says :— (If one could believe what it says, but since it became the GovernX ment lickspittle it cannot be relied upon at all) " There are stirring times ahead. Sir George Grey's threats are not mere bounce ia talking of an elected Governor, he is not, *b_ many people suppose, speaking at randon.. His ideas on the allegiance of colonists to the mother country and its Sovereign are known to be rather peculiar, and we hear that he is now seriously contemplating a proceeding to which the ugly name of Treason might not altogether inappropriately be applied. Auckland for Auckland. Leave ub to ourselves and let us collect and spend our own money and elect our own, rulers, was the burthen of his song at the House of Representatives last session, as it has been in all that he haß said and written, since. The time he thinks in now getting ripe for carrying this into effect, and if onr information is correct we should not beat all surprised to find him taking Btepß to declare Auckland a separate Colony, and to ask the President of the United States to act sb arbitrator in deterring the statement of aocounta between the-old colony and the new one. We are not joking. It is seriously stated on good authority that is the mult to which Sir George Grey has been leading up since he returned to political life, and from the principles which we have heard Mia lay down as to the sovereign rights of-tbet. people, we doubt whether he would think it. necessary to ask the consent of the Imperiall or Colonial Legislature to such a scheme. 'A. •convention of the people of Auckland or the Provincial Representatives, would probably satisfy him, and induce him so far as. he could, to carry into effect the mad project we have indicated. Such an attempt how ever would probably be attended with much more serious oonsequences than Sir George Grey or his followers contemplate, or than he or they, would be prepared to face or accept. [We purpose referring to this scandalous article in to-morrow's issue —Ed. U.S.] i

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

This Day. (Before R. C. Barstow. Esq., R.M.) UNDEFENDED OASES.

T. Wilson v. Wm. Chappell, claim, £2 lis 2d ; judgment summons. Mr Thome for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff, to pay 2s per week, or in default 30 day's imprison ment.—J. Braithwaite v. Thomas Beray, claim, £7 10s; Highway rate. Judgment for plaintiff.—lsaac Levy v. T. Wbittaker, claim, £5 14s 7d ; goods. Mr Dufanr for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff, costs £2.— T. Thompson v. J. Hindi, claim; £5 2s; rent aud occupation. Judgment for plaintiff, to pay 5s per week.

ADJOURNED CAUSES.

William L. Roth v. J. H. G. McLennan, claim £33 3s 7d, goods; adjourned fora week. Thomas Macffarlane, trustee in the estate of G. Giles, v. Susan Gratfcan, claim £7 14s 7d, goods ; adjourned for a week. A. M. Normanby v. W. H. W. Millais, claim £6 15s 6d, judgment summonß; adjourned for a month. E. Hodgson v. G. Findlay, claim £16 10s 9d, judgment summons ; ad journed for a week. William Olliver y. Akuhatu Tupaia, claim £6 4s, goods; ad journed for a week. Jabez Edward Thomas v. H. Waite, claim £33 ,10s, balance of ac count ; adjourned for a week.

This was all the business,

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Dr. Home, Justice of the Peaoe.)

INEBRIATES. ~ John Karr, alias Macdonald, alias Stroke; was found drunk in Fort-street by Conßtaßle Reveal, and fined 10s and costs. : Anne Spinsley, a young lady, forfeited her bail. ,'ifi ir,

PEEPINO PRANK. ; ';,_■... . Francis Dean waa charged with being found on the premises of Mr Andrew Heavy, of Wyndham-street, last night. . Sub-Inspector Pardy asked that the charge might be withdrawn as.prisener had a lawful excuse for being where he was.

Withdrawn accordingly. ECCENTRIC -WILLIAM. < ' William Race, was • charged with stealing 15 silver spoons, 4 crushers, 18 forks, from the Provincial Hotel, on the 17th inst. ; the property of Emil Simmelbag; also, wiw stealing a f jacket, the property of Eliza Edwards. ~" As there were other , charges pending against prisoner, he was remanded un*u Saturday

This was all the business,

I understand says Censor that the cricketers of Adelaide are in treaty wiM Coppinger, tho English player who recently arrived in this colony, to take up his abode amongst tbem, and it is not at all unMf *y that he may be induced to settle down tnere. I— A ustralasian.

The Rev Charles Clark was at Monnt Gambler on Tuesday,- and lectured to a crowded audience. He proceeds thence oy Penola and Narracoorte to Adelaide, where, in conjunction with Miss Christian,.&e w« commence a series of mixed entertainment* on Monday next. A ■A i'w^'^o:.:t:Mm

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