SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This afternoon, 512: to-morrow morning, B 35 BTXN SET—Tills evontag, 627 SUN RISE—To- BJ.on'ow morning, 5 50, MQOW3 AGE-^ull moon loth March, 6 51 p nj

ARRIVALS.

l-iansi^Pfchooner, Wells, from Dunedia

DEPARTURES.

i&rfjy^ Ba, Stephenson, for "Wangarei and Mangapal (5 o'clipk) lona, s,a., Ptirquhar. fotjlhe North , Collie, cutter, for Opotiki IMPOSTS. Per Transit, schooner, from Dunedin: 50 tons bonedrot.. 32 hhd; ale, 446 bags oats, 10 tons pig iron. —D. H. MeKenzie, agent. The schooner Agnes arrived at Lyttelton from the Chatham Tslnti'?s on the 28th ult, with a cargo of hones and produce. The cutter Coralie left for Opotiki to-day, with a general canto, and the following pass«ngers :—Messrs Smith, Penny, Williams, Turner, Miss Kiiby, Miss Kobinson. The s.s. Taupo, on kavintr for the South last even ing, took the following passengers:—Mr W. E. Mitchell, Mr and Mrs Gudsreon, Mi 33 Wright, Mrs Kawnder, Mrs Dennison, Mr C. Hill, Master Hill, Messrs Joseph Hunter, Keid, Levien, Mclnnes, Valentine, Kirby, Rich»rdson, Black, Dickson. Harris Thomas, Peirco, Stevens, and 23 in the steerage The Taupo crossed the Manukau Bar at 6 o'clock this morning The schooner Policeman is reported by the yscht Secret as lying wir abound at -the Kawau The ss. Argyje leaves fo; r Wangarei and Mangapai this afternoon at 5 o cl^clr The useful cutter Coralie, 29 tons register, is an nounced as for sale. Application must be made to Messrs L D. Nathan and Co. ,/™ schPp;ner Elizabeth is loading for Lyttelton. MrM Nj.ccol is the agent. .The following vessels 'rom tlis Islands are expected witniTi the next few days: three-masted schooner Loch lee, brig Vision, brigantine Eyno, echooners ■reorless, Canterbury, Ocean Wave, and cutter Magic. The schooner Transit arrived from Dunedin last evening, Kringirg a cargo of oats, bonedost, &c. She left Port Chalmers on the 2Cth ultimo, and for the first half of the passage had strong N E. windj, culmi~ natinerin a pale off thn Kidnappers. Thence into port light S IS. and E. winds.

Mr Duthie is st present engaged at a place on the coast bayond :he Sanrispit bnildine a large cutter for Mr C. A. Harris. She is to be several-tons larger than the Fannie Her mast is 60 feet long aiid top mast 30 feet Her main boom is 50 feet long. A month is mentioned as the time which must elapse before she is launched.

The barque Annie Lewis which lately arrived at Jjyinedln from New York has part of her cargo for Wellington and part for Auckland. In all probabi lity she will arrive here in about thrfie weeks time. She is a new vessel of 671 tons register and Was built at Portland. Her saloon acooramodstion is of a Superior description and afford* room for twelve passengers besides tho captain and officers. All the fittings and decorations are in excellent taste and the general workmanship throughout the ship is first class, When the Annie Lewis arrives here her agents Messrs Han^rson and Macfarlane have Instructions 'O advertise her for charter. The s s Wallabi will leave Onehunga on Thursday next, at 10 am., weather permitting. ' b iliT 6 bar(lue Mar'ha cleared, out to-clay for Samo With a general trading cargo. She sails to-morrow.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

Mails wim. Close as follows:— Tor Thames to-morrow at 5 30 p m For Coromandel on Friday next at 11 30 a m For Bussell, to-morrew at 11 a m For T*ur»nga to-morrow at 11 a m For Tryphuna (rt-real Bwrier) to-morrow at 4 p m For Samoa on Thursday at 11 a ra For Gißborne and Napier, per Pretty Jane, en Friday at 3 p m. For. Taranaki, and Southern provinces, on Satur day next «t 8 20 am Per Granada, on Monday, 13th mat, as follows :— For Kacdavu, !-andwich Islands, TTuited Slate? of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies at 11 am For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe at 11pm For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 10 am Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d in addition to the postage, will be received on board by the Mail Agent, up jto tlie time of sailing (Signed) S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

DEATH.

FKJEND-On Cth March, 187G, George W. Friend, aged 44 years. The funiral will leave his late residence, Kara ngahape Road, to-morrow (Wednesdaj) afternoon, at 4 o'clock, when friends are respectfully invited to attend. KEEFFE—On Cth March, at Union-street, Ellen, the beloved wife of Joiin Keeft'e, lato of H.M. s*th Rpgiment, aged 43 years, after a long and painful illness. The funeral -will tako place to-morrow at 3.30 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1876

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wror>K that needs resistance Kor the future in the distance,

And the a:ood that we can do.

An onslaught upon anything flavouring of mismanagement in public affairs, naturally attracts sympathy, and for this reason, if no other, the series of very vicious articles in the Cross reflecting upon the Harbour Board has wonderfully freshened up its columns. *[f we are to believe our contemporary, the Board either consists of the choicest collec tion of asses that were ever entrusted with the administration of a public trust, or else a sly set of rogues engaged working out a mysterious scheme of their own, which neither the Cross nor anyone outside can see ' the drift of. Looking at the constitution of the Board we should have expected some thing very different from this, and we might even have been so far misled but for the Cross's discovery, as to believe thai; the large percentage of msn in the Board practically acquainted with nautical and mercantile matters afforded a guarantee that ordinary common sense at least would be applied to the management of the affairs of our port And with all due respect for our contempo- I rary's engineering skill, as exemplified in the management of its own affairs and its faith ful advocacy of Auckland interests and of all that is true and good, we feel bound to make some inquiry into the grounds upon which its wholesale condemnation of the Harbour Board rests before accepting its ipse clixit. The latest subject of attack is the railway wharf, referred to in our last night's issue. The construction of.this work was insisted upon by the G-eneral Government, and according to original plans prepared by the Engineer of the Board, the pier was designed to give a depth of 16 feet at low water; the Cross erroneously says 22 feet. Those plans were approved of by the Board, and the work commenced. But when the contractor came to put in the end piles, it was found that instead of 16 feet, the depth was little more than twelve—a very serious and unaccountable blunder no doubt, but who is to blame for ib ? Unless it is assumed that the members of the Board should per sonally have made these soundings, we fail to see in what way the position of the Cross is tenable. The very simplicity of the under taking would free the Board from any sus picion that a mistake could have been made 037 their 'engineer. Mr McDonald in his re port very candidly takes the blame upon his own shoulders by admitting that his first soundings were incorrect to the extent of 3 feet 8 inches, and there undoubtedly the responsibility rests. It by no means follows that, if the true depth of water had been discovered ab first, the extension of a wharf from the breakwater would not have been undertaken. In all probability the design would still have been carried out for the accommodation of colonial vessels, and for this purpose the wharf will still be available. Now that the correct soundings are known, the first duty of the Board is to determine upon the best remedy. The wharf appears to be situated on a bank extending from Point Britomart, and having deeper water both on the western or Queen street wharf side and on the east. An extension of 150 feet would be necessary in order to gain the required depth of sixteen feet, and this would very seriously impede the navigation of the harbour for coasting craft and vessels approaching the Queen street wharf. An equal depth, however, could be secured by dredging at a cost of £500, if we accept the engineer's estimate of 12,000 yards of silt as correctly representing the amount to be removed. The cost of ex tending the wharf would be £3000. The object of procuring a steam dredge was to deepen the harbour so that vessels might come nearer in shore, thus saying the expense

of long wharves, which are inconvenient and costly to construct and keep in repair. The check offered to the current by the new wharf and the direction given to the ebb tide by the graving dock will, according to the opinion of those experienced in these matters, tend to deepen the channel created by the dredge. Whens the whole facts are examined, therefore, the mistake is not bo disastrous as might have been sup» posed from the fuss made about it; and the statements of the Cross turn out a tissue of misrepresentations. Instead of an error of 13 feet, as stated by our contem porary, the error is really only 3 feet 8 in., and the cost of dredging is reduced from an imaginary £7,000 or £8,000 to £500. The remedy suggested by the Cross of extending the wharf to deep water instead of dredging would involve a serious injury to the Queen-street wharf, which is of incom parably more importance than this railway pier. It may be added that the original plans and all documents relating to harbour works are open for public inspection, so that there is no excuse for the persistent misrepresentation which has been indulged in by our contemporary. We are by no means prepared to defend the Harbour Board in all that it has done, but systematic mis statements of fact such as those which have appeared in the Cross relative to this wharf and the width of Custom House-street are misleading to the public, unjust, and savour very strongly of motives not in strict accordance with a simple desire for the public good.

His Honor the Superintendent has re solved to enter a friendly suit against f the G-eneral Government for the recovery of the capitation allowance, stopped to pay the in terest or. railways. The money is detained by the Colonial Treasurer uucler a clause of the Public Works Act empowering the stop page of any sums payable under the Pay ment to Provinces Act, 1871. But this Act. wag repealed by the statute of 1.872, and the Solicitor-General, to whom Sir Julius Vogel referred the question, declared his opinion that any Court would hold that the substi tution of 1871 for 1872 in the clause of the Public Works Act was a clerical error,and one within the province of the Supreme Court to correct. Sir Julius Vogel has suggested that a compromise might be effected if Mr Header Wood proceeded to Wellington for the pur pose of consulting with him, but the Super intendent and Mr Wood have intimated that they desire no personal concessions from the Ministry, but will certainly insist upon the payment of everything due to the province under the strict letter of the law. After the contumely which has been heaped upon Auckland by the Southern press, through the antagonistic attitude assumed by the General Government, the position taken up by his Honor and Mr Wood will meet with general approval. We desire no favours gained at the sacrifice of reputation, and in view of our past experience, we altogether object to the Provincial Executive as repre senting the people of Auckland, appearing aa suppliants before the central dictatorship which lias assumed the right of determiug what parb of the colony it shall bless with its munificence and what shall suffer under the ban of its displeasure.

The immigrants by the Salisbury have been very quickly absorbed into the popula tion. Last evening seven ladies were up at the depot together applying for servants, and not one was to be had. The married folks have found situations, except about seven families, the heads of which are tradesmen and artizans, who naturally like to look well before they leap. The demand for agricul tural labourers is so great that all of this class have been engaged, and orders for more to be sent to the Waikato and the coast are unsupplied. A few single men of no calling in particular want situations. The annual meeting of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society will be held to-mor row in the lecture room of the Auckland In stitute, Museum Buildings. The United Men Servants' will hold their ordinary meeting this evening at the Bx'itish Hotel; a full meeting is requested by the chairman, Mr Mclntosh, who will have some thing to say on the future prospects of the society. After the meeting, an hour will be spent in convivialities and song. At the meeting of creditors, yesterday, in the estate of John William Leahy, Mr Meyer for the creditors, and" Mr Tolefor the debtor, the liabilities were stated to be £179 18s, and the assets £105 5a 6d., book debt.* £87. After some discussion, the meeting was ad journed until Monday next. Mr Ewington's third lecture in connection with the history of Spain, viz , " The Dutch revolt against Spain," will be delivered on the 21st inst, in lieu of the entertainment. An accident occurred yesterday afternoon at the Mount Eden quarry to two mcD, named Brewer and Henry, in the employ of Mr Mc- Shane. The accident was caused by a charge which had failed to go off, but which sud denly exploded as the men were attempting to withdraw it. The men were considerably injured in the face and eyes, and were at once taken to the Provincial Hospital, where t'iey received the prompt attention of Dr. Philson. As the injuries were of a temporary character it is anticipated that the men will shortly recover. The drapers of Danedin' have formed a Benefit Society, an association for the social, mental, and physical improvement of its members, to embrace the encouragement of athletics, etc.

The RangitiJcei Advocate states that an xiety is felt for Mr Bird, Barlow's clown, who was left behind at Waipukurau about a week ago. He was last seen the day after walking between Waipukurau and Fergusson's. Since then nothing has been heard of him, and fears are entertained that mischief has be fallen him.

The Protestant Cathedral at Cork has come in for a remarkable flow of liberality. After £42,000 had been expended upon it, the funds in hand were exhausted, but the building was, nevertheless, opened for worship, which has been conducted in it for five years. Now Mr Wyse, a local distiller, has given £20,000 towards its completion, and his donation being conditional on £10,000 being raised elsewhere for the same purpose, a local brewer named Crawford has subscribed the latter sum. The Earl of Egmont has given another £1,000, and the Dean of Cork has promised to raise £7,000. With the £38,000 thus gathered, the com pletion of the edifice should be assured.

There will be an entertainment given in in the Newmarket Hall, on Monday evening next, by Pat Doran's well known troupe of performers. Particulars will be announced by advertisement. A quadrille party will follow the performance.

A subscription Hat is to-day being taken round town to augment the prize fund for the Rodney Race Club. This Club has been formed at Warkworth within the last few days. A committee has been appointed, and it has been resolved to hold the first meeting on Easter Monday. It is estimated that about £200 will be given in prizes.

To the Editor: Sir,—As good general servants are seemingly hard to be found, why do not the ladies of Auckland start an institution for training young girls for ser vice. Surely it would give satisfaction if it were properly conducted. I make the above suggestion simply to draw attention to the matter.—Yours, etc., S. H. The preliminaries being now completed, the erection of the new General Post Office at Glasgow is to be proceeded with without further delay. It will be a very large build ing, exceeding in size even the splendid Post Office at Edinburgh. It will cover an area of more than half an acre, with a frontage to George Square of 190 ft., and to Hanover and Frederick-streets of 120 ft. The cost is expected to be from £80,000 to £90,000. In the postal department of the office, 377 per sons are employed, and in the telegraph de partment, 360. The total amount paid in wages and. salaries is £18,000 per annum. As may be seen in our advertising columns a new method of collecting outstanding debts is introduced by a local company. The business will, no doubt, be taken advantage of to a large extent as a medium between creditors and debtors. The most desirable and prominent feature of the business is that all moneys collected will be paid to principals on the same day and in the same form as collected. Mr George Kelly of the Illus trated New Zealand Eerdld has the manage ment of the Auckland Branch. It will be seen by our report^of the Har bour Board, that an application was brought forward which had been received from Mr T Niccol, praying the Board to grant him the site now occupied by the Baths at the Break water, as a site for the patent slip now at the North Shore. Our baths are a very necessary portion of the few provisions which are made in Auckland for public cleanliness, and it is to be hoped, therefore, that even if the Board deem the site would be more profitably occupied by the slip, they will make proper arrangements for the baths being put up elsewhere. A site near the Wynyard Pier would be a good one, as a large number of the daily visitors come from the eastern suburbs. On Thursday next the regular monthly meeting of the City of Auckland Loyal Orange Lod?e No. 1 , will be held in the Protestant Hall, commencing at 7. 30 pm. On Sunday morning, during the service in the Roman Ovtbolic (Jhuroh, Father Higgins called attention to the number of mixed marriages between Catholics and Protestants, which had been performed during the past two years at the Registration Office, and dwelt upon their inadviaableness. Ho ceu sured strongly those Roman Catholics who had contracted such marriages without pre viously procuring an agreement in writing, securing the education of the p children to be born in the Catholic faith, and he reminded his hearers that, failing this condition, they would render themselves liable to excommunication. He aleo stated that in those oases where Catholics had been married by Protestant clergymen, those clergymen themselves would despise them for their conduct, as all men admired con sistency. With regard to the total number of marraiges performed by the Registrar during the past two years, we may mention that there were 23 in 1874 and 1875. Out of these 11 were either mixed marriages, or else batween two Roman Catholics. In the large majority of cases where the Registrar has officiated, either the young woman was ap parently enciente, or else one of the parties was a lioman Catholic and the other a Pro testant. — SoutMcmd Times.

The members of the Society of Free Gardeners, Alpha Lodge, are requested to mo-el this evening at eight o'clock, in tho usual place.

We fmd in one of our French exchanges an account; of somo exkra.orda.ry infanti cides which lately occnrred in the city of Pau, Basses-Pyrenees, France. The facts came out in tho Courts and have sent a thrill of horror through the city. One of the women, named Marie Joson, pave birth to a child, then strangled it and threw tho infant in the river. A dog seeing the body floating, dashed into the Adour and brought it ashore, The mother denied nothing, and upon conviction was sentenced to five years imprisonment at hard labour. Another woman, named Marie Constan, entered the church of St. Jaequts, Pau, carrying in her arms a child wrapped up in a large bundle of clothing. Her manner and sorrowful air attracted the attention of a policeman, who followed her and took the child from the bundle. Its lips were all burned with a cor rosive liquid, her mother having poured down ita throat a deadly poison. She wa3 tried, convicted and sentenced to five years at hard labour. The third woman, named Marie Brette, a youncrand innocent girl from tho country, came to Pau to act as a servant. While in this capacity she became acquainted with a young man who by promises of loving her forever effected her ruin. Finding her self in the family way, she was very depres sed, but as the people thought she was merely growing fleahy they did not specially notice her condition. Approaching the time for giving birrh to her child, she was questioned, when she answered that she was afflicted with dropsy. After having given it birth she hid it away secretly. Her actions were suspected, an investigation followed, and after a loog search the body waa found in an old truuk, cut up into seven pieces. The unnatural mother wa3 condemned to 15 year's imprisonment at hard labour.

Th^ Marquis of Waterford ia said to have offered a railway company $25,000, if they would allow hjm to witness the spectacle of two engines dashing into cne another at full speed from opposite directions on the same line. The offer was declined. The Aire and Calder Navigation Company, being of a more sportive temper, backed one of their com partment screw steamboats against the most powerful of an opposing company's tug-boats. Each steamer was to be attached to the other by powerful hawsers, and at a given signal the two, with full steam on, were to start in opposite directions, to test which posseßsed the stronger towing power. Hundreds of spectators assembled on the banks of the Humber to witness the novel struggle, and betting generally ruled in favour of the com partment boat. But on the two being started, the tug-boat at once showed herself the stronger, and, after a smarttussel, succeeded In towing the compartment boat a distance of upwards of 100 yards.

CABLEGRAMS.

SELLING PUBLIC OFFICES.

IMPROVEMENTS IN DUBLIN.

[press agency.]

LONDON.

March 4. Blenknap, Secretary of War of the United States, has resigned his position on account of the disclosure of a sale of a public post by him. Congress intends an impeachment. A loan required by the Municipal Council of Dublin, for improvement, was subscribed to the extent of seven times the required amount. The wheat market is unchanged,

Australian Cablegrams.

HURRICANE AT NEW CALEDONIA,

PLAGUE OF GRASSHOPPERS.

[press agency.]

SYDNEY. March 6. Advices from New Caledonia state that a severe hurricane occurred there on February 23rd, causing considerable damage to houses and shipping, Next day myriads of grasshoppers passed over the country, leaving no visible herbage.

THE ACCLIMATISATION GARDENS.

" The Press has nearly forgotten that there is such a place as the Acclimatisation Gar dens," remarked the curator, as our reporter in company with Mr Smallquill, entered the rustic gateway into the enclosure. " Well, it is a pity the Gardens are so far away from the city or the members of the press would oftener visit them." "They would indeed," rejoined Mr Smallquill, " yes, they would indeed." Mr Abercrombie in hia usually courteous manner, invited our reporter in (Mr Smallquill following), and shewed him round the gardens, remarking as he went along upon animals and birds, all of which were cleanly kept and well watered. The little greenhouse was a perfect Eden in its way, conveniently full of a variety of begonias, chinese primroses, and numbers of other flowers whose names are the special properties of advanced gardeners. The varieties of plants, with their pencilled leaves and beautiful blossoms were delightful to the eye and not without their genial influences upon the heart. " Thi3 is a sight," our reporter exclaimed, "that would please tho taste of the head gardener at Kew." "Ah," sighed Mr Smallquill, " these flowers would make Sir Joseph Paxton gush." The curator smiied, and evidently felt the ingenuineness of the answer. We passed on, and peeping into an enclosure, saw a lazy deer, who appeared perfectly indifferent to friend or foe, very unlike the deer of Windsor forest, i which skip and bound away at the sight even of a child. " Attful old boy that" said Mr Smallquill, "he does not seem to fear the frc3 of any man." " Good again" replied the curator, ''we'll tty him with a bunch of grass." The animal gazed with apparent in difference, but at length, with sure and steady step, he advanced towards Mr Aber crombie, Mr Smullquill, and the reporter of the Evkntso Star, and looked up at the latter as much as to say, " You are a funny old boy." He fancies you are " Snyder," in timated the curator, but I believe you are Mr Kinsella. On being undeceived, he ex claimed, "Dear me ! I always took you to be that gentleman." "Oh no," ejaculated Mr Smallquill, "Mr Kinsella belongs to us." The guide then related a few of the adven tures of the ruminating quadruped, who was not particular when disposed to roam by Moonlight; he would then lift with his powerful antlers whatever was in his way, and sometimes he would even find his way into the garden and walk among the flowers, but' always with careful tread. The beds of flowers, and borders, and walks of the gardens were in really good order, consider ing the few hanrls employed there. The financies of the Society are not large, or the gardens would look in a far more favourable condition. When these facts are taken into account, the gardens are in a commendable 3tate, "Very good, I think," replied friend Smallquill. " Now for the salmon said Mr A , and outside in the ponds were more than one thousand of these promising, and much admired English fish. They appear to be thriving beyond expectation, and the majority are two inches in length. The salmon ova was brought over in November last and, under the constant attention and feeding of Mr Abercrombie, the salmon bid fair abundantly to supply our provincial rivers. Mr Abercrombie in explaining facts con nected with this branch of the fish family remarked with becoming gravity that there had only been one death in the family. Mr Smallquill expressed his astonishment, and, lifted hia little straw hat, puggery-bound, sighed, '' only one, only one, and pray Mr A did he'die of Engiiah cholera ?" "Oh no" replied Mr A of sahnonania, or bowel complaint. We parted here in the utmos1; good humour, Mr Smallquill raising his m;Nature straw tile in a graceful manner to tin; gardener, and expressed satisfaction at our conversational walk around tho accli matisation gardens.

MOTHER SHIPTON'S PROPHECY.

(To the Editor of the Evening Stab.)

Sir, —Some years back 1 had in my posses sion a chest of old mouldy books of all sizes and on many subjects. On looking over them 1 found a small pamphlet published (seventeen hundred and something) bearing tho inscription " Mothor iShiptou's Pro phecies." The frontispiece was a represen tation of the prophetess and an exact coun terpart of all the illustrations I have ever seen representing witches, save aud except ing that neither poor ptisa nor the broom stick were visible. There was the wide curved hat brim with the tall spinal crown, and beneath a pair of goblin-looking eyes set very closely together over a most for midable hooked nose ; lips apparently on a journey to the nape of the neck, and a sharp chin in close proximity to the nose ; a long scraggy throat, stiff-pointed bust, longboney fingers, and nails like claws. If this is a fair representation of a prophetess I wonder what the prophets are like. My first impulse was to throw the book on the fire. I how ever, altered my mind and read it. All the predictions appeared pretty safe to my sceptic vision at the time. I regret never theless that I remember but two, which ran as follows :—When the top of St. Paul's and the top of the monument meet together there will be the largest conflagration ever known in London. Now, it is affirmed that these two pinnacles did meet; that they met at a guilders in the Strand, and while lying there the great fire of London occurred ; the other was when Highgate Hill is the middle of London then the world will come to an end. Like many another wiseacre I scouted the idea, but if they go on building as they are doing there are many less likely things than that Highgate Hill may at some period form the centre of England's metropolis. This wise woman, however, said nothing about the New Zealander ou London Bridge.—l am, &c, Dor Isa. March 4, 1876.

BRANDY AND BLASPHEMY.

The trade mark of Messrs Bisquit, Dubouche and Oo.'s brandy, about which a singular scandal was raised ia Auckland some time ago through a sermon delivered by the Rev. Mr Williams has now been authoritively ex plained. The idea that the representation was that of Jesus Christ was manifestly absurd, and two other explanations were offered—namely, that it ; was the figure of St. Louis, or that of St. Martin, Bishop of Tours. It appears that neither of these suppositions was correct. A letter, received by Messrs L. D. Nathan, the local agents, from the exporters of the brandy, shews that the trade mark is merely the coat of arms of the city of Limoges, and represents the first Bishop of that place. When the whole circumstance of the scandal are considered, it becomes perfectly laughable, although not without its serious side. The moral is that preachers should always be careful in ascertaining the truth of what they introduce into the pulpit, and should be especially guarded against ac cepting the foolish gossip of bars. A reverend gentleman in Napier has fallen into a parallel mistake by drawing a melancholy picture of the awful depravity exhibited by the bar maids of Napier in luring young men to ruin. It happens that barmaids are not an institu tion ia Hawke's Bay, and under the pressure of indignant publicans, the Rev. speaker was compelled to retract. The returns of brandy exported from France to 30fch September, 1875, shew that Bisquit, Dubouche and Co. stand next to Hennessy and Martell, and the 3 emand for their brand is yearly increasing, the quantity shipped. For the quarter ending 30th September, this firm exported from Charente no less than 68,068 gallons. The total export from that port for the three months, was over a million gallons. We append the letter'referred to above :—

" Jaraac-Cognac, Dec. 23, 1875. "Messrs. L. D. Nathan & Co., iAuckland. " Dear Sirs,—We have received the Auck

land newspaper you have senttis, »*aJ?*y much regret that our labol and trade mark should have been made the. occasion for such an uncalled for scandal. We are much obliged to the editor of the paper for the much more sensible explanation he gave oi the figure on our label, and the letters which accompany it; but it is not the correct one^ Our trade mark is the exact copy of the arms of the city of Limoges, where the senior partner o! our firm was born-three French lilies and tie head of 8t Martial, first bishop of Limoges, and apostle of Aquitaroe. Many special produces from Limoges have been for centuries marked with the city arms, and we never thought when we adopted that trade "mark many years ago, as a sort of re membrance of our birth place, that it might arise religious susceptibilities, which should have been felt in France more than in »ny other place, should there have been any foundations for it. Meantime, dear sirs, hoping these candid explanations shall put an end to the regretable noise made about ug,-We remain, yours faithfully, Bisqott, Dtjbouche & Co.

TELEGRAPHIC.

COROMANDEL.

(From our own Correspondent.)

The compulsory resignation of Captain Hafgreaves from theManaia has created much indignation. Every leading resident in Coro mandel has written to .Holmes Bros., recom mending Captain HargreaVes to be reinstated as he baa been the victim of a great and most unfortunate calumny.

Nothing from the mines.

TAURANGA.

(From our own Correspondent). This day.

The Talrua Murder.

The murderers of Petera have escaped, and are now safely dwelling under the pro tection of Maori law, more supreme appa rently than the English. It is an awful state of things. Since the escape became known a native meeting was held last week at Eangiwaeaßettlement,when the chiefs waited for the Queen's warrant to be issued. It has hitherto been held in abeyance.

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day, The Maori Lexicon.

The Post is hot on Mr Colenso and his never-finished Maori Lexicon to-night. He has, it says, receiver! some £980 from a gene rous Government, and has produced thirty eighfc pages of manuscript in ten years. The whole thing, from first to last, has been the most flagrant job that could be perpetrated; and, if strict; justice were enforced, Mr Co lenso should be compelled to disgorge every penny of public money he bjis received. It thinks the Government ought to take Mr Colenso's bill for £500, and give up all claim to the rubHßby manuscript. The "New Zealand Times" The canard so industriously circulated, that Mr Gilion had been offered the lease of the New Zealand Times, exploded to-day. There never was anything in it, but the cir culation of such reports injured the credit of th c paper to some extent. Sunday Beer- L*tfcer\ y the publicans relaxed their past rigidity in the matter of selling liquor on Sunday, and the consequence was the police attention was called to the number of men often in a nemi-intoxicated state going in and out af public-bouses tbat were supposed to be shut and last Monday week it required two charge-sheets to contain the names of drunkards arrested on Sunday. A few clays after three publicans were proceeded agains.: but got off. ! ast Sunday they kept closed so tight that the police with the utmost diligence only managed to rake up but one case of drunkenness since Saturday night. Early Closing. The grocers of Wellington are going in for early closing. May a Man go about in his Shirt Sleeves ? _. , There is great fun here at Mr Vincent Pyke threatening to commit a man for con tempt of court because he appeared in court in his shirt sleeves. Judge Johnston once thought of doing so, but the witness was dogged, and went into the box in his shirt sleeves, with his coat hanging over his arm. Mr Justice Johnston told him to put on his coat, but the man would not and carried his point. All the papers here have had a fly at Mr Pyke's absurd remarks about the Wel lington police in arresting Campbell, and wonder how any sensible J.P. can act so ridiculously. They recommend tbat he be removed from the Commission of the Peace.

NAPIER.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. The Southern Cross-Orchard Kobbary

The Southern Cross leaves for Auckland to-morrow with a load of cattle and sheep.

Two lads have been sentenced to 48 hours: imprisonment for robbing a fruit garden.

NAPIER.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) Monday,

The Schooner Opotiki. The schooner Opotiki, which was stranded on the beach and abandoned, has been got off, and towed to the Spit. She is -not much damaged. Her sale has been with drawn, and is in the bands of the New Zealand Insurance Company. Owing to the very fine weather and the smartness of the local agent (Mr Dobson), the company has escaped a very heavy loss.

PORT CHALMERS.

[Per Press Telegram Agency.] This day.

Typhoid Fever. A case of typhoid fever has broken out on Quarantine Island. The sufferer is a girl aged 16. daughter of the keeper. She caught the infection while assisting her father to cleanse the hospital which had been vacated five days by the Corona's immigrants and flumigatc-d by Dr Hoadley.

CHRISTCHURCH.

[Per Press Telegram Agency,] This day. At yesterday's meeting of the Senate of the New Zealand University, the only busi ness was the appointment of a committee to investigate matters connected with Tauranga and Taranaki reserves for the New Zealand University, and to reportfas to what steps should be taken by legislative enactment to i vest these -reserves in trustees, and to secure 1 the utilization of them for purposes for which they were made. The vexed question of public buildings for Christchurch appears likely to be settled at 'last. The Hon. E. Richardson has pro mised the City Council that on his return from Wellington steps would be taken with out delay for the immediate erection of the buildings, which are to cost £14,000. Narrow guage communication direct from Christchurch to Timaru was opened yester day. Hitherto there has been most incon venient breaks of gauge at Rolleston, sixteen miles from Christchurch.

The Nelson Mail states that the first cable message received from Melbourne was from the Superintendent of Detectives to the In spector of Police informing him that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of am abscqnder who had bolted with £190, the funds of a certain lodge, and had proceeded to New Zealond by the Ringarooma.

WELLINGTON.

(Per Press Telegram Agency) Monday, The Murderer Wynyard. It is feared that the Maori who was traced by the Wellington police, was Winiata. Ha has now gone past pursuit. He was followed as for as Hawera, and there information was obtained that he had pushed rapidly on the whole'time, and when he left Hawera was bound for a native settlement about 100 miles further north, or in the direction of Titokowaru's settlement.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before R. 0. Barstow, Esq., R.M.) A WILD ROSE. This Rose sowilu was seen in Shortland-street, Abel plucked by Allen on his evening beat. John Rose, was brought up on a charge of being drunk last night, and fined 5s and costs. A WILLING. John George, a determined looking man of small stature, was charged under the Vagrant Act of 1806, with using indecent language in Wyndham-street on the Oth Jnsfc, within the hearing of Constable^idd and other persons, Prisoner: I was awfully drunk, and did not know what I said, at all events I'll Bay I'm guilty. Mr Broham described prisoner's conduclaa very unreasonable. Constable Kidd heard the language which prisoner used towards his wife; he wrote the dreadful words down at the moment. There were eleven previous convictions against tho prisoner who Avas fined 40s and costs.

DTSOBEYINO THE SKIPPER, Joseph Mawhey was charged with a breach of the Mci chants' Shipping Act, by continued disobedience of lawful commands on board the ship Salisbury, now lying in the port of Auckland. ~.,.. The prisoned, a seaman of powerful bmld, denied the charge. ■ ■ Captain George Case, master of the Salig. bury deposed*hat prisoner.was boatswain, and on the ship's articles, and that he had •• disobeyed his lawfril commands in positively refusing to do duty. ■ .Tames Carl, chief mate, deposed to the circumstances, the prisoner refused to work, got drunk three days in succession, and caused t great disturbance through the ship.; he swore he would have his discharge, aud he went on shore ; he had been a nuisance con tinually during the voyage , Constable Tapseli, of the water-police, deposed to taking prisoner into custody ; ha swore loudly that he would not work , Prisoner said he would confess that he had crossed the moderation line, and got drunk, but previons to that he had done no wron* either to the captain or the mate. The Court found the prisoner guilty, and sentenced him to six weeks imprisonment and to pay 9a. costs. THE ONEHTTNGA. STABBING CASE. Antonio Marco was brought up on the < charge of attempting to murder James. .Wil liamson by stabbing him at Onehunga on the 21st inst. '■ ■ Mr Broham said that he must ask for a re mand in this case, as the injured man, Wil liamson, was unable to attend, and was still in a very precarious state. The four seamen were also detained from going to sea by the Ladybird, and consequently were without means. The case was remanded for a week, lug Worship promising to telegraph to the Minister of Justice respecting the men. Mr Rees will defend the prisoner, who is a native of Italy. BREACH OF MUNICIPAL POLICE ACT. James Anderson and Arthur Tonks were charged with a breach of the Municipal Police Act of 1860, by youthful indiscretions, hut on the application of Rev. E. Browne the charges were withdrawn. CAPTAI" ISAACS AND THE TOLL-MAN. : Thomas Stringer appeared to answer for » breach of the Volunteer*' Act, by demand ing and taking 9d toll of Captain A'. E. Isaacs at Newmarket, he knowing that the carriage and horses were exempt from aucbv toll on the 25th February. Mr Ptussell appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Rees for defendant. Robert Waiuhouse, sergeant and drill instructor, deposed that Captain Isaacß on the day in question called a parade, at Ofcahuhu, and the men were in the pursuit of such order. Mr Rees said he should ask for strict evidence in tkis case, and it must be shewn that Captain Isaacs was a constituted authority. Mr Puussell said that Captain Isaacs had gone to the Eijis and could not possibly be present. :' Witness continued : He knew the mem bers of Nixon's Light Horso. They went to Otahuhu, according so instructions, with arms, accoutrements, etc., were inspected, and returned. He ordered them to fall in as Volunteers. Captain Isaacs inspected them in his capacity as such. Mr Rees objected to this mode of examin ation, and he quoted from the Act to show that, in this particular instance, they were not exempt from toll. Witness : Captain Isaacs was appointed by the Governor at the time of the anialgv tion of the two troops. He could get proof of this. He had acted under him as Drill Instructor for that period of time. ' Mr Rees asked that witnesses might be ordered out of Court. ;.',

Witness proceeded : On returning at one o'clock the next morning, the toll-gate was locked, and Mr Stringer would not allow them to pass without paying the toll. Cap tain Tsaacs remonstrated with him, -but,

Mr. Stringer was inexorable; there were two carriages, and both officers and men were in uniform. Captain Isaacs told_ de fendant that he was Captain of the Light Horse, when Mr. Stringer replied, "I don* care a d — who you are, you won tgo through without paying toll." Witness told Stringer that there were no civilians in.thj carriage, but they were all of Nixon's LigKt Horse. He then paid 3s. and got a receipt; the 9d. charged was included in the 3s. ;n* was known to Mr. Stringer in connection with the Volunteers, and he thought his word would be taken. ' ' Mr. Bees asked that the case might be dis missed, as the evidence of Sergeant Wain house clearly shewed that there had been, no ; infraction of the law. " Mr Kussell and Mr Eees addressed the Court at great length for their respective clients. His Worship, having carefully looked over the evidence, said he would look up cases bearing on the point as to whether the par ties were exempt through not returning within the limits of the same day. It was then decided to examine all the witnesses in the case in order to secure the full evidence. : . Volunteer Edward Gatland, in the employ of Messrs. Isaacs, had been a Volunteer for three years, ever since the amalgamation of the Light Horse with the Gtahuhu Troop ; he remembered the squabble at the turnpike gate on returning from drill; he knocked the man at the gate up, when he refused_to let them through without the toll. The remainder of this witness's evidence was the same as that of the preceding witness. Volunteer Collet, bread and biscuit baker, had been a member of the Volunteers f°r three years ; knocked up the tollkeeper, Who was out of temper through being kn_" j!:f r a up ; did not like it evidently ; grumbleid_ ex ceedingly, and demanded the toll, Wflicß Captain Isaacs paid under protest. . ' Lieutenant McCaghey was the informant! in this case ; knew Mr. Isaacs was captain ; had seen bis commission ; he was secretary and called the meeting at Otahuhu ; be was at the gate, and corroborated the statement of previous witnesses. .. • •■> - Mr Russell said he had about fifteen other witnessess which he might odl, but astneir : evidence was the same, he would not trouble the Court further. /3 />■

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NEW ZEALAND DEBT COL LECTING COMPANY. The above Company confine their attention to Collecting Debtß of every description, including Merchants, Manu'acturere, Storekeepers, liute: ers, Tradfisme'ns accontvts, Bents, &c. ; organised branches and Correspondents throughout the Colony. All accounts collected paid to p.incipals in the same form a3 received. No Banking the money and alt-r ---wards giving Cheques. Full particulars upon appli. cation to GEOKGE KELLY, Manager for the Province. Illustrated N. Z *■' : Herald Office, Albert-street, Auckland. TTITI T E D~~O R'DER'OF FREE U TEMPLARS. ■ A Entertainment will be given in the Christian Meeting Home. Cook-street, on THUK3DA.Y EVEN ING next, the 9th instant, consisting of Dissolving1 Views, Singing, Kecltatioas, *c. To commence at half-past seven oVlock, Admission—One Shilling, children Sixpence. Auckland. March 6,1876. D'"NITED NEW ZEALAND MEN SER VANTti' ASSOCIATION. On account of the unavoidable absenco of the Secretary the meeting ■which w*s to take place This Evening, will not ba held until 8.15 on FjR£DaY EVENING next, the 10th instant, at the British' Hotel. COLIW McINTOSH, Chairman. ■ THE COLONIAL BAN XT OF NEW ZEALAND. Shareholders are reminded that the sth call of FIVE SHILLINGS per fhare will be Due and Pay able on Wednesday, Ist March next, after which date Interest will be charged on »11 Ovprdue Call?. J T. WARREN, .Branch Inspector. OTlGfei! NOTCCE! NOTICE! J. "WILT..IA.M3, having returned from Eng land, has brought 27 oases of Goods, which he intends to sell cheap, comprising—Children's Socks, No. 2 ' 3d pnir; Ladies' Stockings, 6cl pair; Ladies' Stay Faßtenors, id pair; Ladies' Elastic Garters, Gdpair; Girls' -ditto, ditto, 4tl pair ; Men's Elastic Braces, 9d pair ;• Boys' anrt Yonths' ditto, Od pair; Dressing and FJneJooth C.imba (damaged), 3d each ; Superior ditto, 6d each ; Tin and Bronze Candlesticks. 6d each ; "Pepper Boxes and Funnels, 31 each; Fancy T«a Caaies, Albv lseneh ; Tin Teapots, la and Is 3d each; , G-offard laid Lined Note iPap"! arid Envelopes, 4d a ' packet; 5 quiiv s Liiu d Koto Paper,' le packet; Sheet Songs, 2d each; Chinese Lanterns from 2d to 9d each; Fancy Boxes from Gd to 3s each ; Word Boxes, Is each ; juzzlo Money Boxes. Is; Pictures, all prices; Photograph Frames, 3d; best, 6d. each,; : Gents,' Alberts; 2s 6d each; Ladies' Bracelets.; Is 6d .pair; GO new styles -of.Earring^ l* 6d pair; Brooches, Is each; and a variety oi goods too numerous to mention. Shops and Country Stores snpplied in Bxriall'qutnlitit's' to sell again.—Note the address: J. Williams, Ifoa. 4 and 55 Stallß, Auckland Market, Queen-street entrance. J~~ BEIERLY'S 'BUSSES leaves • .: as under:— From Auckland: From Onehunga: 12 noon 9a m >• ; 2.45 pm lpm spm 2pm E ID'S COACH LEAVES ' Auckland: Onehunga;: \ ... 8.45 a.m. 10.30 am. 1 p.m. 6.45 p.m. OUR MOTTO—" MAKE THEM COME AGAIN." . '.; ' HEMTJS AND TBIGG. We have bought Cheap the Stock of Messrs Oook and Clavton. Wvndham-street and shall hold a Clieabtng Sals: of RUMMER DRAPERY and MILLINERY for ONE MONTH, previous to removing to Queen- Btreet, We invite the public to note that we have made a reanction of SIX SHILLINGS in the POUND on the entire STOCK, bo that an article that-would cost 20s can now be bought for 14s. TO DRESSMAKERS we shall offer special induce ments—viz., a Well-assorted Stock of Trimmings, Laces, Buttons, &c, vAth a Liberal Discount. We have enga' .1 the services of a FIRST-CLASS MILLINER, and shall study to obtain the Latest Colours, Fashions, and Designs. We submit a few of, our prices, and do not hesitate to Bay that the quality is not being sold in Auckland at the price:— ■ I • ' Prints; from 4ja per yard , Wide-width Lustres, BJd ' ■■■■■•' ■ Muslins. 8d Drees Serges, 9|d French Muslins, Is Black and Wbita Straw Hats from 9d French Cambric Costumes, 8s ild ■ : Ladies Trimmed Aats from 3s 6d Fancy Drees Materials, BJd Calicoes, Flannels, Sheetings, at equally low rateß. We would draw the attention of customers to our Stock of Satins, Terrys, Torquoise, Black and Colored Velvets, aorenets. and Ribbons, in all the new shades; also Yak Blond, Clump, Maltese, and Valenciennes Laces, Cuffs and Collars; Lace Collars, Silk Scarfs, &c., &c. Wedding and Mourning orders promptly executed. HEMUS AND TRIGG, I Milliners, Drapers, and Haberdashers. 1 Temporary Premises: : l OOBNER OF ALBERT and WYND HAM-STREETS I t (Late Copk and Clayton).



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