SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

rm ss j g ferries Commander, from Syd aey Hawea, a a, from the South

DEPARTURES.

PKOJEOTED DEPARTURES. For Chatham Mauds—A gnas, schooner, early For London-CarnaHY,, ship. Olenbra, barque, early For San Fra-ciar.o—Zealandia. s.s., to-morrow, 12th instant (outward Krgllsh mail) B"or ;he South—Hawea. s 3 . Thumlay For Adelaide—lWrnvanjeo Pramjce, ship, early For Sydney ann Melbourne—Hero, 21st instant For Wangwi— Argyle every Wf doesday For Bay of Islands—lon a every Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED

Zealandia, s.b., from Sydney, 11th instant Emu, barquentine, from Melbourne Cabatfeidh, barque, from A delaide; sailed 17th nit Hero, ss, from Sydney, 18th April La Eccocesa, ship, from London; sailed Feb 9 ' Bebirgton, ship (PRHV), from London; suled 7th

February Dilpussund, barque, from London ; sailed Dec 22 A line, barque from Glasgow ; sailed Dec 26 Ryno, brigantlne, from Islands, early Loch Lee, schooner, from the ißlands, early Dauntless, schooner, from Fiji M«gic, cutfer.frrm Penrlvtn Island Bella Miry, barque, from Hobar^ Town Albion, bn'g, from Lyttelton Wsrlork barque, from Gi", S j, O w ; jailed Feb 9 El«h«r,k Castle, pchoon^- f rom Oaraaru Llewellyn, s s, from Wednesday, 12th Acacia, barque, fr om Lyttelton, sailed March 31

EXPORTS.

Per Sr;alhern Cross for Napier: 2 circular saws, 1 f afc Wdwiire, 1 cask hinges, 1 cask chalk, 1 case *ac^s, 1 case Ironmongery, 1 frame, 6 churns, 1 bridle brooms, 1 case ironmongery.

DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL.

The Zelandfa leaves at five this evening with the English mail, The following passepger3 are tmoked Tiere in addition to a larpe number from the South :— Salmon: For San Pranci>co from Auckland—Messrs Hollarrl and Son, T>. Sampson. Fflward Durham, N. G. Lennox. G*bson Johns™, J. N. Crombie, George Guillsurme. E S. Viret, W. Field Jno Chambers, X Bramwell, Mr nnd Mrs Penny, Mr and Miss Clhsold. Mis* 9. 'Windsrr For Honolulu -Mr Ran- Wn Wilson, and about a dozen steerage.

The s s Dnfcam is appointed to leave the Thames for Auckland at 8 a m on Thursday (to-morrow). The Union Go's Hawea, Captain Wheeler, arrived at the Onehnnga Wharf this morning at 10 30 am, brint;irg the Southern portion of the 'Frisco mail, and o large crowd of passengers She lsft Dunedin at '.SO ptn on the sth ; arrived at Lytteltorr »t 9um on the 6th, left atC rm same evening; arrived at Wel lington at 3 Dm on the 7th, left at 2.30 pm on »he lth; arrived at Picton at 7 pro, left at 10 pm ; arrived at Nelson at 7am on the 9th. in conpeqnence of a KW gale was unable to leave "Nelson till 10 am on the 10th ; arrived at Np.w Plymouth at!) am on the 11th, left (it 4pm arriving a*"above. Experienced strong northerly winds to Nelson from thencn fresh southerly breez»3.'P=isserfreTS : Mis=esMcT,ean,Dodson, Thomp son, Harding. Mesdarnes P*>scor, O'Snllivan,, cliggina, Powell, Gibbs and child. Mr and Mrs Stevenson and child, Mr ar.d Mrs Edwards n*(\ ' cWO children, Mr and Mrs Rp.ll, Mr and Mrs yjodson, Mr and Mrs Drake. Mr and 'Mrs Hart, i\s> swd Mrs Jackson, Mr and Mrs HArding M; f and Mrs Nathan and two children. Captaic "Rich. Messrs Wri;ht, Lees, Chapman. Dp.vrach, O Thompson, W A Thompson, Xusk. Brat-dwell, Campbell, Gnthrie, Yonnp, Hep burn, Eos*. Ttennie, Mnuldey, Ogilvie, Biack,T)ownes Serge Ant. Bridges, Mills, J M Kichard, F Bichards, Hamilton. Duff, Nairn. Buddie, Engst, Bennett, Leonard, Broomfleld, J W Broomfiekl, an<^ nineteen steerage. "We aro indebted to the purser for report, files and other favors.

The barque Stsg arrived at Newcastle on the sth hist.

The barque Witch of Ihe Wave left Newcastle for Auckland on the 31st ult.

The rMd Celestial Queen left Newcastle for Hong Kong on the 31st ult The schooner V "W Tucker announced as loading at Sydney for Auckland has sailed from Newcastle for H«"lboTirne

The barque Tas*o left Newcastle for this port on ihe Ist inst, with 365 tons coal.

We would remind our readers that the Enterprise No 1 is to be sold to-morrow by Mr Sibbin. The terms aro " easy."

COMMERCIAL.

The valuable block of land at okab3, offered for sale to-day, by Messrs. Cochrane and Son, was withdrawn.

The following appears among the closing prices of Stocks and Shares :—Debentures. — Auckland Harbour Trust, £100.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

'Mailb wiiiL Close as toiiLOws :— For Thames this day at 5 30 pm, and to-morrow ai

330 pm For Coromandel to-morrow at 6 p m For Wangarei, per Argyle, this day at 4 p m For Taranaki, fouthern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per H*wea, to-morrow at 8 am For Waiwera, Maturangi, and Matakana, etc, to-

morrow at 11 am Tor Newcastle, to-morro" at 11 am Tor Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotiii, per

Eowena, to-morrow at 4 pm For Chatham Islahds, per Agnes, on Thursday, at

4 pm For Levuka on Tuesday next at 3 p m N'B—Friday next being Good, the ' local mails usually closing on that day will be closed on Thursday. (Signed) S. B. BISB, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

BARNETT- On April 11, at her residence, Eden Crescent, Mrs. I. Barnett of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

VINCENT-FOOTE—On the 11th instant, at the rpfidence of the Bcv. P. H. Cornford, William Vincent second son of the hta Charles Vincent, st-ttler, Wanganui, to Emily Foote, third daughter of Mr. Fcote, Bridgwater Farm, Waikato.

TOMSON—MORRIS-On April 11, at All Saints' Church, Ponsonby, by tho liev. N. Bref>, J. G. Tornson, Esq , late 2nd officer of the ship DDharree, to Selina Jane, eldest daughter of Mr II Morris, of Ponsonby.—Home and Southern papers please copy.

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1876

For the cause that lacks sssktancO, I-or the wror.v; th:t needs rcsistauca, For the futuru in the distance, And ths r.-ood that -»c can do.

Our friend the Cross has got intj a little fog about the City Water Supply, tending to mislead the ratepayers and raise mistaken ideas. Is the writer aware that the supply for domestic purposes is fixed by the Act ? And certainly facing the fact that probably over the sum of ten thousand pounds will be required annually to pay interest on loan and working expenses, it will be unwise for the Council thus early to exercise any descretionary powers they may possess. The rates quoted "are exactly the same as charged at Wellington where the supply is by gravitation! and at present at all events is leaving no margin of profit, whereas our supply is a pumping scheme involving an annual outlay of £2000 or £3000. The supplies for Dunedin, Ballarat, and Melbourne are all gravitation supplies, which makes a very wide difference, and yet it will be found that many of the same charges resolved on by the City Council exist in these municipalities. The writer also forgets that all will have to pay the special rate levied to pay interest on Water Loan, while they will not have to pay the Water Eate also, but only the higher of thetwo,thus a house valued atl2per cent will pay a rate of 12s 6d and not the water rate of 10s. As to this being a sham, the writer must be quite ignorant of the fact that there are a large number of houses in the outskirts of the city valued at £8, £10, £12, all of which would benefit by this low rate. Can the writer, who so readily finds fault, explain why Ballarat also makes a charge per bucket at the stand pipes with its gravitation supply ? Possibly it has never struck the Cross that the real object is to preserve a right over persons outside the city and adjoining its boundaries, who neither pay a special or water rate, drawing all their supplies from the stand pipe 3, or to enable the Council in case of any scarcity in an exceptionally dry season, to prevent wholesale plunder of tohat others -pay for. This is. the reason provision is made for such a charge, which will otherwise be enforced. It is a pity before such a lot of nonsense is written that the writer does] not make a few enquiries. Then how about shipping and steamer supplies. While Wellington quotes 4s per ton of 250 gallons.; Auckland says 2s per 1000 gallons, or one-eighth the charge for a gravitation supply. We think our con temporary has found a mare's nest. And so far from the poor having any hardship inflicted upon them, they are exceptionally provided for by the Act, and taking the comparison of the charges made for gravita tion supplies elsewhere, the ratepayers hare good reason to believe the City Council are acting with discretion and good sense. It ,is always possible to reduce when found practicable.

The following remarks respecting the San Francisco service and the accident to the Colima, appears in the Sydney Morning Herald, of the 6th instant, and as we thoroughly endorse the opinions expressed, we give them in full:—

"We learn by our telegrams that the Colima was unable to enter the harbour of Port Chalmers, the bar being too rough. The previous month, the City of San Fran cisco, which is a larger vessel, got in and out without damage, although the captain, before leavingfSydney, expressed himself as

doubtful whether with so large a vessel he could enter that port. He was favoured with fair weather, but on the CoHrna's visit the pilots would noi; venture to Banction the attempt. For vessels of this class, therefore, the port of Otago must be classed as a fair weather port, and is therefore obviously un suitable for mail steamers which are bound to time. We cannot help regarding this fresh experience as an additional argument iv favour of the course we have long recom mended, namely, that New Zealand should give up insisting on the ocean steamers doing its coastal service, There is no traffic to justify the employment in that work of vessels of such fconnage. It is setting a horse to do a pony's work, and it is not only a waste of money, but it is risking the safely of very' valuable ships, and perhaps many lives. The inter provincial service of New Zealand will, in a few years be amply provided for by the rail ways under construction, but even now all reasonable wants are met by the local Steam Navigation Company, which ought not to be subjected to the severe competition of a power ful subsidized company. We should have had precisely the same difficulty in New South Wales, if during the years that are past, we had insisted on the P. and 0. Co.'s boats calling at Twofold Bay and Newcastle, and the Clarence. In ordinary weather they could have got into all these harbours, but we have always been content that the mails should be delivered at the capital, and be distributed up and down the coast by a local service."

■' We consider the alliance between New South "Wales and New Zealand one that it ia very desirable should be sustained, because without the co-operation of the two colonies there is not in their present stage of commercial development, trade enough to keep in full employment the vessels now at our disposal. We hope that the New Zeal and people will ingress on tbeir Government the expediency of doing what is in the interest of the service, and therefore in the interest; of the colony, and of accepting the condition that the ocean steamers should call at one poit, and that, the most convenient port iv each colony. This is the arrange ment towards which we inevitably drifc the moment any accident happens to any vessel in the service, and it is obviously the arrangement which is in itself the most simple and convenient. What modifications should bo made in tho subsidy, or in the distribution of it, to adapt the service to thia more simple system, is a matter for arrange ment between the Governments and the Company.

" Hitherto, whenever the Bteamers have had to take New Zualand en route, Auckland has been the port of call. This was inevitable from the fact that cotnmcrcial agencies made it convenient to go thero. There is nothing to be said in depreciation of the maritime facilities of Auckland, but as a permanent port of call the Bay of Islands would bo pre ferable, on the ground that its adoption will bo such an important saving of distance for the mails to and from Sydney, while it will be equally convenient for the rest of the New Zealand ports. Although, as we have ex plained in a previous article, the adoption of the Bay of Islands in lieu of .Fiji as the New Zealand rendezv,ou3, would give an extra distance of two hundred miles for tho Aus tralian mails, there would be a corresponding gain both of time and distance for New Zealand. Fiji is not on the natural line of route between New Zealand and Honolulu, the direct route being past Samoa, and the New Zealand mails would probably gain at least a day by adopting the latter route. This calculation is one for distance merely, and is altogether exclusive of the risk of delay at Fiji necessitated by the dove tailing of the service. Three lines converge at Kandavau, and three steamers have to meet in that port at the same time, and we know from experience how difficult it is month after month to keep exact time under those circumstances. Farther, v,e must not forget the immense advantage which a New Zealand port possesses in virtue of its being connected with the rest of the world by telegraph—an advantage which Fiji does not possess, and may probably never possess. As the system stands at present, a vessel may wait uselessly at Fiji for a connecting steamer, whereas at the New Zealand port intelligence could be received which would explain the detention. We think the circumstances are such as to justify the two Governments in taking the matter into their serious consideration, and arranging for an early modification of the service, and aa correspondence is always more or less uncertain, it would not be amis for our Government to send a plenipotentiary to New Zealand, and for New Zealand to send, a plenipotentiary to Sydney, to agree upon terms."

" Give the devil his due " is a proverb which may very well be used in commending the tardy acts of justice which the General Government deals out to the pauper province of Auckland. By a telegram from Welling ton, published to-day, our readers will see that the Government have acknowledged the force of the remarks which were made in our columns about a month ago, on the injustice of not including arrears in the sum of rates collected, upon which the subsidy of 13s 4d in the £ paid to the Eoad Boards, was calcu lated. We pointed out the fact that these arrears could only come into the account once, and that it was absolutely unfair not to include them in the estimate. To Country Boards whose collections are unavoidably irregular, this concession on. the part of the Wellington magnates will make a great difference. In one district we could mention it increases the half of the grant from £12 to £23. It is to be presumed, that the balance will be forwarded immediately. This is a sample of the haphazard kind of justice we may expect under a central regime. It i 3 a game " perhaps's." Perhaps you get it and perhaps you don't.

We be? to acknowledge receipt of £1 from "X.Y.Z." on behalf of Mrs Bailey. We beg to acknowledge also 10s from a lady.

To the Editor : Sir,—lf "Dion Snip" who writes in the Stab of last evening about a subject which evidently he knows very little about, would attend to the sale of the lollies and cakes of his employer (Mr Waters), I feel it would be more conducive to that gentleman's advantage.—l am, &c, T.

A gentleman has just shown us a oapital specimen^ of the extreme of red-tapeism which prevails in the English postal system. It is in the shape of an official note he has received from Saint Martins Le Grand stating that a sample packet has been posted for him in England, upon which tflere is a deficient post age of—one half-penny. The note intimates that if the gentleman forwards this sum in "British money " accompanied by an addi tional rate of 4d (for correspondence, we pre sume) the packet will be forwarded. As it is rather inconvenient to send 4Jd in British money, our friend is compelled to send 6d, to get his package,- and it is pretty certain that when it arrives, the use for it will have passed away. We should suggest that he accom panies his remittance with a friendly hint to the clerk to refresh himself with half a pint of porter with the odd three half-pence or he may be informed back that it is necessary to forward the exact amount. Is this not hum bug. .

According to the last General Commission of the Peace there are in New Zealand 915 Justices of the Peace. Of these there are in Auckland, 217 ; Otago, 213 ; Canterbury, 149 ; Wellington, 133 ; Nelson, 67; Hawkes' Bay, 30 ; Taranaki, 31; Malborough, 30 ; Wrstland, 20; Chatham Islands, 4; No address, 1. Total, 915. These are propor tioned to population of the European race as iollows :—Chatham Islands, lin 32; Tara naki, lin 178 ; Hawkes' Bay, 1 in 184; Malborough, 1 in 205 ; Wellington, 1 in 225; Nelson, lin 328 ; Auckland, lin 330; Can terbury, 1 in 390; Otago, lin 400; West land, 1 in 740.

The San Francisco Newsletter has the following ;•— A startling statement comes to us in a privake letter from Europe. A short time ago the scientific; world was startled by the .announcement that Professor John Liebig, of Copenhagen, had discovered a process by which life and animation could be indefinitely suspended and restored at pleasure. The full details of the process are iint published, but it is known that insensibi jity is firct produced by the application of a new antithetic, somewhat similar in its effects to chloroform, when the subject is placed in snow and ice, where it remains to all intents and purposes dead, until the operator sees fit to restore it to life. Pro fessor Liebig has hitherto experimented solely upon dogs, cats, and monkeys, but he has now received permission from the Government to subject several condemned criminals to his process, and the result is looked for with the greatest possible interest. CloEe upon this announce ment comes the report from Paris that the celebrated French naturalist and chemist, J, De Cordova, has discovered another process by which the same object is accomplished. The full details of M. Cordova's treatment are published in the Jtevue dcs Deuce Mondna, and no doubt as to the resulta can be enter tained. The viscera of the abdomen are fully injected with the refined oils distilled from coal tar,and aspbaltum,the who'e having been first purified by chemical combinations, with liquids, the properties of which are thoroughly explained in the article before re ferred to ; M, po Cbi'di^a the opinion bhat many of the so-called Egyptian mummies have beentreatedbyaprocesssimilar to his own, and he even hints at the possibility of restoring some of them to life. It has long been remarked that there is a radical difference in the appearance of mummies, some of them retaining in perfection all the organs of the body, ready apparently at a moment's notice to resume their Various functions,whi!e others present unmistakeable evidences of death and decay. la the former, M. De Cordova has detected nearly all the elements of his pre paration, a single ingredient only having thus far baffled his skill. He suggests the theory tbat during some great political convulsion In Egypt the secret was lost, and the unfortu j nate victims of the experiment have continued their sleep through all these countless

ages. Our readers are well aware (relates the Borahola Times) that our respected chemist is aiwp.ys read;/ to oblige his etistomers • but an incident occurred in his shop the other day that may make him rather eautioua whom he obliges in the future. The facts of the case are as follows :—A well-known townsman happened to be suffering from a sore eye, caußßd by a speck of dirt lodgiDg under the eyelid. Passing the chemist's, tho happy thought struck him that he would go in and have the dirt removed. Upon entering, the following dialogue took place:—"l wish, Mr Chemißt, you would look at my eye and see what's the matter; it's very painful," said the sufferer. "Oh," said Mr Chemist, upon looking at the eyo, "I can soon remove that;" so, with a small pencil brush, the dirt was removed. '" How much do I owe you V exclaimed the gentleman, feeling very much relieved. " Oh, I won't charge you for that," replies Mr Chemist. Thereupon the happy man blurts out —" No, by George ! I should think not ! You dare not charge! You aren't a duly qualified i medical practitioner ; and, if you had charged I should prosecute you for practising without a diploma !" The astonishment of our worthy chemist upon hearing this can easily be Imagined ; and, no doubt, a tingling sensation came over his toes, but '' sore-eye " had cleared out of reach before boots and trousers could be introduced to each others.

A correspondent signing himself " Gran town" sends us a letter referring to the case against Mr Gilham, the driver of the Onehunga 'bus. "While quite willing to believe all the good things therein said of that gentleman, we are of opinion that suffi cient has already appeared on the subject.

We are requested by Major Gordon to state that the Rifle Range will not be available for volunteers to-morrow, as it is to bo reserved for the marines and blue jackets of the men of-war at present in harbor.

The following extract from Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper commends itself to all working men. The Industrial Branch of the Govern ment Insurance provides for those, who by the loss of the bread-winner, may be de prived of his Rnpport, and perhaps reduced to want: —On Thursday afternoon Dr Hard wicke held an inquest at the Duke of Hamilton, New-end, Hampstead, on William Manning, better known as Cornish Bill, aged 44 years, a miner, who met with his death while working at the extension of the Lon don and North-Western railway, at the Kilburn end of Primrose-hill tunnel. The evidence showed that the contract for the execution of the works was let to Messrs. Meeking and Dean, who sublet the opera tions in the middle of the tunnel to Messrs Lindley and Laurence, who employed up wards of 250 men, including deceased, who on Tuesday morning was engaged on a plat form midway between the bottom and the top of the earth and soil thrown out of the excavation, when a portion of the clay and mud fell upon him.Sfwhile in a stooping position, and injured his spine to such an extent that he expired within 20 minutes of the accident. It having been shown that the deceased had left a widow and five child ren totally unprovided for, the jury expressed an opinion that the contractors of such works ought to make some agreement with their workmen whereby they might insure the whole staff engaged on the job in some respectable insurance office, which would undertake the risk at such a rate that the cost of the premium would scarcely be felt, while the advantage, in case of an accident, would place the family or families of those killed, or injured beyond sudden want and despair, and returned a verdict of " Death from accidental causes."

We call special public attention to the large and valuable goods sale of Messrs, E. and H. Isaacs, to-morrow (Thursday), at their stores, Fort-street. The goods to be offered consist ©f English furniture, clocks, ther mometers, and. works of art. The articles are worthy of intelligent inspection* The bronzo figures, representing ideas and attitudes from mythology and history, are of a choice and highly finished character, and would add greatly to drawing room or library ornamentation. There are moreover, a large variety of time-pieces and clocks, and we would call special attention to the new lamp, of which there are many, shewing the time upon an entirely new principle ; answering the double purpose of giving light and reflecting the hour. The parlour bagatelle tables, papier machie, and dressing tables, are of the best description. The Kidderminster and other carpets and rugs, will no doubt meet with a ready sale. There are also five cases of oleographs, representing every variety of scene, from the simple wild flower and the musical brook, to the hoary castle and the human form. The sale will commence at eleven o'clock precisely. The writer of the letter signed " Justice," which appeared in our issue of the night before last, will oblige by calling at this office.

The Auckland Gymnastic Club will com mence operations this evening in the Parnell Hall, and continue them through the Winter months.

CABLEGRAMS

GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION.

SAILING OF THE HERO.

TPBESS AGENCY.] SYDNEY. April 11. The Victorian Government has decided to prosecute Stevenson, who expelled the Cus toms officers from his premises. Sailed: The Hero.

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(from ovr own correspondent.)

DISRAELI AND THE JEWS.

There is rather a good epigram going the rounds apropos of Mr Disraeli's lately created batch of peers. He has elevated Protestants (indßomM Catholics, but not a single Jew. There is a rumour indeed that Sir Nathaniel Rothschild, who is an old friend and near neighbour of Mr Disraeli, to boot, will be amongst the next batch, but in the meantime none of the honours have fallen upon Mr Disraeli's nation. So somebody has smartly said— Tn his gazette of peers btatid new, B»n hss not put ft single Je. w> Which plainly shows that in this case The Jews are not the " chosen race.

THE CONSCRIPTION. There is a little sensation of a scare in peoples' minds on account of an announce- LJt made in the Mornmf, Postio the effect that the Government has a Bill for this session, providing that every man who is not a Volunteer, must be_ held liable to be ballotted'for rthe Militia. Practically this would of course be the conscription, and every man would be compelled to be a soldier of some kind. I don't know how ib would act but have grave doubts that it would ruin that fyprit de corps which is now so characteristic of the Volunteers, and which indeed constitutes the especial value of tho force. The pressed men, who became nor good "red sodger." THE ERITH STRIKE, About which I discoursed last month is still going on. The masters have permanently locked out the strikers, and I am glad to say have pot other hands, in spite ol the picketing system, so that any general lock out throughout the country aeefcs for the time to be completely averted Still from day to day it is quite impossible to foretell what the Trade Unions may do. Levies in in support of the Erith men are being made, but how long their fellows will support them in ' idleness remains to be seen. Messrs Easton have declared that not one of them shall ever set foot in their works again, and have advised them to seek work elsewhere, and I vastly admire the pluck of the nrm who are taking such a bold stand at the present juncture, THE SLAVE CIRCULAR. Some of the opposition paity have been trying to make capital out of a certain "slave circular/ or paper of instructions ißßued to commanders of men-of-war on Blave stations, j dft not doubt that yoti will have been told that the whole nation has risen as one man against the Government that could ipsue such instructions. Don't you believe a word of it. All bosh I assure you. It is true that meetincs have been held on the subject of the "slave circular," but they have not been political meetings in any sense. It seems that the law of the land is rather faulty on the slave question, and if a slave makes his escape on board of a Lritish man-of-war, we Shave legally no right to keep him, but must give him up to his mas ter The law needs amendment, and there fore, perhaps, the little agitation on the cir cular, may prove useful in the appointment of a roval commission. At the same time no persons of any note have taken part_ in the meetings held on the subject, and the liberal leaders have declined to have any thing to say on the matter, it having transpired that Mr Childers issued a circular on the snmo subject, far more stringent than Mr Disn-li's, but at that time we were going in f r sensational legislation, and had no time to think of niggers. Now we have nothing much on the tapis, so a black skin acts like a red rag on the Exeter Hall mob, and the Quakers and their following, have got up an awful howl, and screamed out the name of Wilberforce until they startled sober-minded folk.

Collision between the Rowena and Vincent.—Boat Accident.

TAURANGA.

(From our own correspondent.) Tbis day,

Six settlers—three male and three female, —goinw to Katikati yesterday by boat, lost control of the boat through the force of head tide and wind, and drifted out to the mouth of the harbour. They were seen by the Constabulary, who quickly manned a boat, and went to the rescue, arriving at the Heads just in time to save the passengers of the disabled boat, which was on the rocks, with a heavy sea running. Great credit is due to the Constabulary for their prompt and courageous action. A collision occurred yesterday evening be tween the s.s; Rowena and the cutter Vin cent at the Heads. The Vincent was enter ing, and the Rowena going out. The Rowena ran into the Vincent on the starboard quar ter making a gap nearly to the water's edge. The Vincent is now stranded on the beach close to the spot where the collision occurred.

A GROWL FROM "CERBERUS."

" When our railway management does what is rieht shall it not be commended ? The settlers will reioice to learn that they can now forward by rail lOOowt of produce at the same proportionate rate of a ton."

(To the Editor of the Evening Stab). g IE) I don't know so much about that. There's wheels within wheels oftentimes. Suppose they have done what every other tradesman has to do these dull times, sold a hundredweight of carriage at the same rate as a ton, why are they to be so much commended ? True, it is a step towards the accommodation of the public ; there have been two or three such steps just now, but why? Wasn't there letters upon letters written pointing out the injustice of their doings ? Wasn't there meeting after meet ing held protesting against the studied absurdities of their management, and what did they care ? Why, sir, I went and pointed out that parcels I used to send to Drury and Mercer for 6d and Is now cost me Is 6d and 2s 6d, and what answer did I get ? " What's that to us ?" What indeed ! But now that they find the Onehunga passenger traffic monopolized, or nearly so, by the 'busses, and the very farmers' carts coming in their twenty and thirty miles along the Great South Road (as it was told them it would be); now they can begin to do what a year ago they were begged to do—lower the fares a bit, allow return tickets to avail from Saturday till Monday, give country people an hour longer in town, and allow parcels to be sent at a moderate rate. Why, sir, everyone of these concessions I suggested twelve months ago or thereabouts, and why are they yielded now ? Why, but that Mr Julius (who rules, and is the " Government,") finds he has gone too far in insulting the province of Auckland in the person of Sir George Grey, and throws out this bit of concession as a sop to Cerberus. Sir, I have read much of this " Sir Julius." I have only seen him once, that was on the occasion of his following tip Mr Super intendent Gillies by lecturing at the Thames. I happened to enter by the side door of the Theatre and caught sight of his " profile." 1 never forgot it. I never forgot the low, retreating fore head, indicating the cunning of the ape, but not the wisdom of the statesman. It is late to put forward a claim to foresight after the event, but heaven be witness from that time I never expected aught bnt disaster to.New Zealand from the flinging about of those borrowed millions under Sir Julius Vogel. But, and who durst interfere ? Not I for one, who count it none of my business to interfere in matters far beyond me. Was not Sir Julius Vogel and his millions, then, the thought of every mind (political) ?

Was he not the member elect of Auck land city ? Auckland lovea a 30b. &ae loves expenditure. Comes it by Imperial troops; comes it by native war■ ; comes it by Ires and conflagrations well insured, or comes it by Vogel's borrowed millions, it matters not; and Vogel hooked her with the glittering bait. And why does Auckland complain of Vogel? Auckland took the bait and took him to her bosom ; why shouldn t Vogel have the privilege of grinding her beneath his heel while he tears out the hook Auckland, it serves you right! bnall not our railway management be commended I Verily ! !-T am, sir, yours, etc., CaRBKKUS

TELEGRAPHIC.

DUNEDIN.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day.

Reckless Borrowing. The Municipal Council of South Dunedin one of the new municipalities, has accepted tenders for a loan of £2000 at seven per cent. The debentures were sold at the extra ordinary rate of £88 per debenture of £100. Earthquakes in the South, About twenty minutes to twelve o clock severe shocks of an earthquake were ex perienced at Palmerston, making the win dows rattle. The vibrations were from "with to north. Two heavy shocks were felt at Samara. One at 11 50 shook a chimney badW and cracked the walls of several buffing" including those of the Telegraph office. , Harbour Improvements. Mr Gordon's report on the Harbottr lfil- provement, with the comments of Mr Simpson, the engineer to the Board, has been submitted to the Board. The engineers differ -very largely as to the costs of tne works, and the extent to which they should be carried out. It was determined not to take action until Mr Simpson's report had been printed, and both will then be con sidered. Mr Gordon's estimates of cost are far higher than Mr Simpson's.

GREYMOUTH.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This clay,

The Greymouth Coal Company has struck gold (?) overlying the coal in their shaft at a depth of 225 feet, . The damage done by the fiood in the town is much heavier than anticipated. A six roomed house at Cobden was washed away, and several bridges in the neighbourhood.

CHRISTCHURCH.

[Per Press Telegram Agency.] This day.

Owing to the heavy rains several portions of the railway lines in the northern and southern, parts of the province have been damaged • in two instances the traffic has been stopped. , The salmon ova looks well at present. The Hon. John Hall has declined a vacant portfolio in the Ministry recently offered to him.

Kacing. , , . The following are the weights for the Tradesmen's Purse.- Guy Fawkes, 9st lib ; Parawhenua, Bst Gft ; Tadmor, 7st 131b ; Hercules, 7at 9ft ;-Ariel, 7st 7ft; Fishhook, 7at sft ; Pungawerewore, 7st sft; Elfin Kin?, 7et 3ft ; Cloth of Gold, 7st 2ft; Tattler, 7st; Yankee Grab, Ost 7ft ; The Chief, Cat; Wild Rose, sst 71b.

LYTTELTON.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day. Arrived : Ship Europa, from London, 101 dayß out, all well. The Bimalaya has cleared for London with a cargo of wool, grain, and tallow valued at £56,000.

NAPIER.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) Tuesday.

The Harbour Board have resolved to call for tenders for the erection of a sea-wall on the Western Spit, and that steps be taken for obtaining totara timber for protection of the Custom-house Spit. Mr Headley was appointed Secretary, at £50 a-year.

WELLINGTON.

[ Per Press Telegram Agency.] Tuesday. The Payments to Municipalities and

Road Boards. It is understood the Government have re considered the question of the payment of subsidies to Municipalities and Road Boards. The decision first arrived at was to 'pay only on actual collections for the financial year, made within [the financial year; but such a course inflicted great hardships, inasmuch as it is not the practice, and in some cases not practicable, to collect within the financial year the amounts due for that year. The decision now is to pay on actual collections within the financial year, on account of general rates not exceeding one shilling (whether or not they belong to the year) pro vided the total collections do not exceed the total amount a shilling rate is calculated to yield. The Border Chief average casa is being settled to-day. The claimß amount to £3532, or about 5 per cent.

TIMARU.

{Per Press Telegram Agency.] Tuesday,

, A sharp shock of earthquake was felt here this morning at 11.30, but no damage was done.

The highest' ranges are already covered completely with snow. This is said to indi cate an early and severe winter.

OAMARU.

[Per Press Telegram Agency.] Tuesday,

The heaviest shock of earthquake ever experienced here occurred ai about 11.40 this morning.

PORT CHALMERS.

[Per Press Telegram Agency.] Tuesday.

A smart shock of earthquake was ex perienced at 11.46 to-day, lasting for about three seconds, in a north-easterly direction. Shocks were also felt about the same time at Naseby, Queenstown, and Dunedin.

The wholesome social and legal estimate in which the ancient ' tramp,' known in our day as the ' vagrant,' or in colonial palance, the 'loafer,' was held, may be gleanep from the following, and perhaps a salntary lesson may be learned therefrom. It is evipent, at any rate that the vexatious • tramp question' appears to be a very old one, The Kansing, Michigan, 'Republican' quotes from a rare old law book entitled 'The G-rete Abrege \ ment of the Statutys of England vntylle the XXII. Yere of Kyng Henry VIII., the following passage which shows that 344 years ago the authorities had carefully studied the 'tramp' as a social phenomenon, and had reeched the following wise conclusion respecting him: No man vppon payne of imprysonement shall gyve any thynge to beggars that be strong and able to worke vnder the colour of pyte and almes, or presume to maytayne them in theyr slouth; so that they may be compelled to labour for theyr lyving. Beggars that be stronge and hole, of body shall be compeiled to worko.

A tramp lately asked a lady for money. She offered him food. * Graciou^ !' was his observation, 'do you think I can eat all time ?'

' I take my tex dis morning,' said a colored preacher, ' from dat portion ob de Scriptures whar de Postol Paul pints his pistol to the Fesaions.' [ ..

ARRIVAL OF THE ZEALANDIA.

The magnificent new mail steamer Ze^Wia arrived here at Doon to-day from a fast passage of 4 days lOj*; ' , accom plished in very heavy weafiL.. Captain Ferries, who will be recollected by many as formerly captain oE the Tartar, comes in command, and hacs kindly furnished ua with the following report of his passage : — On the 7th inst., at G 30 p.m., received'mailg on board and started «n our voyago; 7.30 p.m., passed Sydney Heads, with strong breeze from southward and eastward; on the Bi;h and 9th, experienced the same weather ; on -he lObh, had hard southerly gale, with heavy beam, sea, until arrival at the Three Kings, at 3 p.m., on the 11th; thence fine weatiier to port. Arrived at Auckland Heads »t noon. We are indebted to Mr R. McDonald, purser, for late Sydney files and the following complete list of pas sengers :— For Auckland :—Saloo\u : Mr and Mrs Buchanan, Mr J. Staines, Mr Smith, and Masters for Christchurch. Steerage: .Messrs Murphy and Brooks. ■■■.: For Kandavu :—Saloon : Rev. C. S. Ross, Mr B. Kirchner, Mrs. J. B. Thurston, Mrs Wylie, children and servant, and Mr and Mrs Brodyiak. Steerage: Messrs Steven 2m& Wools. For San Francisco—Saloon : The Hon. Mr and Mrs J. L. Montifiore, Mr and MrsH. S. Gibson, Dr and Mrs Fortiscue, Mr and Mrs Jones, two children and nurse, Mr and Mrs Whittycombe, Mrs D. Manson, Messrs Lsb tonnat, Hervey Laws, Hocldns, Fillet, Nott, Montifiore; Captain Klein, Messrs Myleg Little, Wallis, Hay, Eiley, Thomas, Logan, Adgen, Smith, Williams, Carroll, Sanders, BrSQiaan, Bartlett, Rev. J. H. Bragman, M e S lrfl Butler, Seymour, Mr and Mrs Crosby Mr and Mrs R. I). Richards, Mr and Mrs J. Chilcie", Mr and Mrs Richie, Mr and Mrs J. Anderson, Mrs J. J±. Hoga: and boy, Dr J. H. Langford. Messrs, Willis, Cameron, Falk, ; Busch, .| ar*f 8 > Cresswell, Tangye, Stewart, Churiieide, 1( orbes.Harcus, Harris, Oscar Yon Kosa, Mra O'Docherty, Miss O'Docherty, Messrs W. O'Docherty, K. O'Docherty, Mr L. N. Blackmoi He, and 22 in the steerage.

THE ROYAL MAIL S.S. ZEALANDIA.

(From Sydney Tov:n anil Country ) The Royal Mail s 8. Z?al=sndia was bnilt on fha Clyde by the celebrated btJ'ldflrs .Too. Wider ana Co., spec ally for the Australian snct San Pranei«oi.mail service. The passenger accommodation and internal and denk arrangements wer« designed by Mi: H. H. Hall, of this city. The engines were selector! by him and de 3 i(?nfl(l by Mr Jamteson, of Elder and* Co. The; > efficiency of the ZeaUndia's sea-eoini? qualities have-:-. been thoroughly proved ny her late voyage from Ply-- .- , mouth to Melbourne, in the unprecedented time of ( 4S days 14 hours, the reports of her psssenpere prove her accommodation to be of the first order ana thoroughly adapted for the sotvica she was built to perform. Vessels of this class employed in the CMifornian service, running in connection with the White Star Line from New York, will make this the popular ronte to Europe and America, doing away entirely with the inconvenience of nugh seasani had ventilation scinch dreaded by voysgerß Ths Zealandia's speet; <5 n this her maiden passage has stamped her as * ye« iel of no ordinary power: anS although no estra pressure was bronpht to_ bear;, the ran to Fort Phillip was accomplished in the wonderfully short space of time above indicated. In appearance outside she at once attracts atten tion. #or lines appear perfection, ami-one can hardly conceive anything finer, even in a clipper ■ yacht; This noble ship" is 376 feet long, 38 feet beam, 28 feet depth of hold. She is fitted with four masts, beiLg square rigged on the two forward; masts! On deck and below many improvements have , been carried out comparatively w'th other steamers. A spaelouspoop, which is gsinPti from the niam deck : , extend* in front of the funnel nearly to the . house : each containing a bed, a couch, and the rSffi tsJ£: commodation for washing and dressing, -f e^. gJKr -.* with the deck, these will form very comfort^ 8«»P- . ing ana sitting apartments. Descending by »-no'"" , ; ; stairr.aSa to the grand saloon, it is found to he V(V tastefully and appropriately decorated. TheDh..™ feature and absolute novelty, however, is the l«gv: and lofty central sXylmht, which ascends in s somewhat pyramidal form to a great height, ancE,, a which imparts an idea of ligSfi and air rarely, if ever. j f found on board the most luxuriously appointed vessels. A careful inspection shows everywhere *c} liberal provision for the wants of paOTengers. Tns arrangements for cooking, etc.. are very com plete and in sanitary matters the bathrooms and lavatories are all that could be desired.' Her Bassen- ger accommodation is equal to the berthing of 284 in ~. the saloon.from ?i to 30 in the second cabin.andfrom 85 to 100 in the third cabin or steerage. Considering the enormous power requisite to drive such a vessel through the Water, the engine-room does not occupy so mnch space as raieht be expected; but the ma- ..£> chinerr. thoogh mafsive, is compactly arranged, ana ,;■ hence the saving of room. The engines are compound, of 2400 horsn-power indicated. Tliey are direct acting surface condensing, and h*ve three cylinders.^ one ;>;.< high-pressure and two low-pressure, th» former being 45in. and the latter 62in. each, with a 4ft 3iu. st'OKe. The three cylinders have three holders on the cranK , ;1 shafts, whtch (iives the vessel a very easy, smooth, and equable motion. There are two immense boilers, with sis furnaces to each, and the stokehole is yell ventilated. The screw is four-bladed. and 17ft IH diameter with 25ft pitch : number of revolutions at ;< full speed, 65. Steani is in great request on board, and there are a dozen or more separate little engines for various purposes. The steering is done t>y: w,» hydraulic gear. The steamer is amply supplied with boats, etc., for saving life or property in case ot _ accident. , ~ The Illustrated London News says the Australia ~ and Zelandia are as different in appearance from the , ..•■ American-built boats—the City of San Francisco, City j et New York, and City of Sydney—as is possible to imagine. While the latter have great beam compared with their length, 43 feet to 360 feet, and are very ". high out of the wa<er, the Scotch-built boats are very long, low, and narrow, their length being 376 feet by 37 feet beam. Aeain. the American boats are heavily j barque-rigged, shewing a large ar«a of square canvasJV^ while the rig of the Australia and Zealandia is most peculiar, nominally that of a four-master schooner, ; ~ but with very light spars, each of the four masts carrying a jib-headed triangular-shaped .trysail • running up to the masthead, and a staysail, thus ; K ; making a continuous chain of fore-and-aft sails, < r;; , extending the entire length of the ship. The Jin : ;x runs down to the stem, which is straight, and without am any bowsprit. The foremast and mainmast, whim,., i aro placed forward of the funnel, are larger than the ~,; mizen and jigger masts, and carry light square topsails and courses. Each mast is all in one piece, like those tis'i of the Arawata,

THE ACCIDENT TO THE COLIMA.

We extract the following correspondence relative to the above from the Sydney Morn- , ing Herald of the 6th :— '"From Mr R. Driver, Dunedin, to (*n christ, Watt and Co. :—The Colima was off .... the Otago Heads yesterday. The bar was too _~ rou^h for. the pilots to. bring her in. Ine captain wishing time to work the en^ne-; ; :. room, turned for Lyttelton. Just heard that;-; she broke down 20 miles south of Lyttelton. The screw is gone. Ido not know the exteut , of the injury, or if cannot go through Ijadyiße sending the Zealandia." r i*'^h' " Christchurch. From Wilson, Lawbeli,' ' and Co., to Gilchrist, Watt, and Co. •-?&%, : ,v( Colima's screw blades are all gone.,. ■ W^> w<; you send the Zealandia or some otber i|| steamer to Auckland. Advise ustimme diately what action we shall take. We will tow her into Lyttelton to-night." '. 7 " From Gilchrist, Watt, and Co. to bir •. Julius Vogel :—Consequent on the Gohmas accident, we ask this G^vernmeht'to autho rize, subject to your sanction, Zealancua: leaving this (7th). via Auckland for ban _..... Franciscol and City of San Francisco in wards diverging to Aucldand with the New/ea- land mails. If approved .by Mr Driver^-. H; Dunedin, we will arrange for the coast con- .^ r ,; ; veyance. Trusting to ,the consideration or.., iV A both Governments, in this emergency, wait ing your reply." ' '■'£''**:■ ' " From Sir Julius Vogel to Gilchriat, Watt, and Co. :-April 5. If the Sydney Govern- .....,-] ment agree, we will concur, subject »J"»' , paying all expenses of coastal services. '. Yv°-. ; ; if; think also you should arrange not to use tfte ,<. Colima,when repaired; however repaired, she will be unfit for the mail-service... v- £W ' ' "Sir Julius Vogel to Postmaster-Genera^, )iL Sydney.—The Colima is broken down, iw best plan is to allow the Sydney boat to C-W ;jf :, at Auckland this month. Reply as soon as ~, possible. If you meet agents1 in this way, i £ thiak they should undertake not to emp oj the Colima as a mail bo^- TO'^f rePalCecl ~ she will not be suitable. "<^^,^: . A My^H*; " From"Gilchrist, Watt,.^^.,^^^ Driver, Dunedin :-We have telegraphed M , Wellington asking permission ■• f<w/ ■;*&<. =;.,«•; I Zealandia, leaving here on the 7tb, to cm

fWI fTfe^MH ifAl WEDNESDAY, A3PBIL 1% IST©



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