SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

Hawea, r.l, v^pr-ler, from th' Pouth Kennedy, >-s ff'Tn t^e West Coast Go-ahead, ss, Austin from Wait .is (in Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

Rowena, ss. f rlla.s, for T u'an?» Peerless, .ohoor-or, 40 ton., Metcilf, for Savage Island" Luna, ps F*ucMld, for Foxton

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For the South - ITawna. Saturday For Tan ran </■!— liowna. Monday next For th" I»hvd9-Martha, barque, early; Pearl,

ketch, rarlv Por London- Csmatic, fh'p, 10th July ; Dilpu.sund, barque, early

VESSELS EXPECTED

Horo, from Sydney f.Tulv 17) Valejo. barque, (KOJP) from Liverpool; sailed 6th March

IMPORTS

Per Rob'na Dnnlon f'om Tr_don:-4 cases fur niture—Winks and Hall impo-trs. Per RoMna Dunlnp:—3o >.fcaskn Hennessey's Brandy, 0 cases saddlery. 1 tank fte*. 15 case milk, 200 boxes eddies 5 cn.es toys, 2 ditto, combware, 2 do. glassware, S fir, fnncr gnnds, 2 do. cutlery, 40 boxes tin plate?. 3 Mips horse h^ir. 2 cases circular * cross cut saws, 12 do. hair oil, 47 bundles galvanised water pipes 1 casespms. 1 dr.. j .wellerv.l do spectacles, 60 kegs nails. 50cis.es window glass, 6 do. painkiller, 12 do. unioa sc Jes, 18 do. clocks, 20 do axes.—E & H. Isaacs.

EXPORTS.

Per Peerless for Savage Island :—3 casks beef, 1 cask nork. 2 bo.ca tobacco, 2 cases reneva. 2 casts brandy. 20 bste* rice. A-chest tea, 7 mats sucar, 1 pkg tobacco. 20 t'<-s flinr. 20 tins biscuits, 10 tons potatoes, 5 cases rnent., 2 boxes soap, 2 cases kero sene— Henderson and Macfariose, shippers and agents.

The schooner Waiwera cleared out to-day for Wangnroa with a corco of stores.

The schooner-yacht Peerless, Captain R. Mitcaff, clearer! at the Customs and sailed | this afternoon for lavage Island with a trad ing cargo, shipped by Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane.—Passenger, Mr Geo. Hender son. Tho schooner Clyde is on the berth for Levuka a.reet. She has good passenger accommodation. Mr j_r. Niccol is the agent. The s.s Goahead la advertised to rail for Raglan and WaUara from the Manukau on Saturday next. The brigantin» P.liza Mary came alongside the wharf directly after her arrival ypsterday afternoon. Captsin Medcalf, late of the Walter Glendinning. takes char.c of the sclroner-yacht Peerless, during her exoediMrn to the Islands. Captain McKenzie, late chief officer of the Martha, has been appointed to the command of the kttch Pearl. The schooner rornnet is transhipping her cargo of copra and cotton into 'he Dilpusaund. H.M.a. NT-mp^e is under?o!ne a complete overhaul while in this ba.bonr. She is now having her sides scraped and the seams recaulked. The n.s, Phoebe crossed theManukau bar this morn ing early an^ preceded on her way to the South Passengers—Mifs Kreest. Messrs Buchanan, Neville, Mandesley, Macky, Buttler, Johnson, McGiaith, and Mann. The Union Co's s.s. Hawea. 1". Wheeler, com mander, arrived at the Onehunpa wharf this morning, at 9 a.m. She Mt Port Chalmers at 510 pro on the 30th nlt:mn, and arri.ed atLHtelton following morn ing at 10 30 am : left at 10 15 nm, and arrived at Wellington at 130 pm on the 2nd instant ; left at 1 pm on the 3rd, and arrived at Picton at G pm; left at 730 pm, and anived at Nelson at 5 am on the 4th; left at 7 pm. proceeded alongside Canwerdown and embarked a few immigrants; got away at 9 pm, aud arrived at Xew Plyroou'h at norm; left at B pm, arriving as above. Experienced moderate southerly weather throughout. Passengers —Mr and Mrs Strange and family (5). Wra Black and child, Messrs Cox. McMurd". Maxwell. Raphael, Houghton "Wheeler, Phera, Montague, Solomon, 7 steerage, and 20 immigrant". The ketch Pearl cleared at the Customs to-day for Penrvhrn Islar.d. She has a general cargo shlnp.d by Mr Waters Sh ■is to sail to-mc-rrnw PasseDgera - Mr and Mrs Keogh, ard threi children. The barque Sea fh»U cleared to-day for New castle in ballast. She Is appointed to sail at noon to-morrow ___, , The ss Go-ahead arrived from W a .tara in the Manukau this morning Captain McGlllivray win resume command on her nett trip. The shid Inverrallan brtke bulk this morning and a considerable quantity of her ca?go was landed. It

looks in good condition. The barque Wanlock came alongside the western tee of the Queen-street wharf this morning, and will start unloading fo-morrow. It is feared the rough weather she has come through -will have done con siderable dawiatre to her cargo. The ketch Clematis has been placed on Messrs Sims and Brown's slip to-day for an overhaul. I The ss Kennedy from Wanganui arrived In the Manukau at eight o'clock this morning after a fast trip of 28 hours. She brings a cargo of sheep and cattle, but no passengers. ■ The ps I/una le/t Onshunga this afternoon for i ox ton with a cargo of rail?.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Nelson, this day. The Ringarooma with the Suez mail, arrived here from Wellington this morning early. WeiliMOTt"n, this day. Tho Ladybird left for Napier with the Suez mail yesterday.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

MAILS WILL C-iOBE AS TOLT-OWS :— For Thames to-morrow at 3 p m, and 5 30 pm For Coromandel, per Argyle, on Friday next, at 230 pm For Friendly Island, per Helena Uils day, at 4 pm For Wangaroa, per Waiwera, this day, at 4 pm For "Wanganui, per Kennedy, to-morrow, at 10 am For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Hawea, on Saturday nsxt, at 8 am (Signed) 8. B. BIBS- Chief Postmaster.

DEATH.

WILSON—On sth July, William Chisholm Wilson, aged 00 years.

The funeral will leave bis lite residence, Short land-street, to-morrow (Friday) afterno.n, at three o'clock. Friends are respectfully invited.

COOPER—This morning, Susannah, the beloved wife Theophilus Cooper, of Newton and only daughttr of ths late William Bugby, Esq, of the City of London Gas Works, and the London Sunday-school Union.

The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock.

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

THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1876

For the cause thf-tlacks as_-_taj.es, Po. tJi. w .on).' thai neSds resistance, Ko. the .-.tine in the distance.

And ths eood that we can tio.

One by one, the Premier's Utopian dreams have faded away before a stern reality, and now with fell swoop he has dropped from 1 the realms of fancy into the ranks of common work-a-day people. His last rocket has gone off with a flash, a bang, and a fizzle, calculated to divert attention from the descending Btick, but unluckily its course is too directly on the heads of the spectators to escape observation. We need hardly trace the evolution of the railway policy from the germ that was to blossom and yield abundant fruit in three years, to the present maturity, of which we were yesterday told " that it is not to be expected that the railways, when completed, will yield in excess of working expenses sufficient to meet interest on the cost of their construction." So melancholy an outcome of the practical working of the creed taught by the apostle of Government trading in insurance business, railways and telegraphs as a means of rendering taxa tion unnecessary, is surely to be deplored. And it hardly appears, from the jfinancia statement that the other contributors! to the brilliant scheme have more fully realised the anticipations of their fond parent. A questionable balance of £12,000, which " cannot be con sidered divisable as profit," from, the five years operation of the Government Insur ance Department, will do little more than pay the cost of its founder's recent trip. In these two respects there is a remarkable precision about the language in which th e Premier formally abjures his early expecta tions. But a more singular, because ap parently uncalled for, renunciation of the fancies of by-gone years, is drawn into the statement of Tuesday night. Its reference is evidently to that early scheme of the Premier's pre-famous days in Otago, under which he designed to pay the British National Debt, by inducing the mother country to utilize her superior credit, in bor rowing at a low rate of interest and re-lend ing to the colonies at a high one. What secret satisfaction Sir Julius may derive from the introduction into this full and free con fession of the argument that capsized his first financial novelty, we hardly know. Perhaps the presence injthe House of those old friends who ten years before laughed out of countenance his elaborate tables, shewing how the English national debt might be paid off in fifty years, conduced to th e Premier's use, against provincial borrowing,

of the fatal argument that dissipated his

life's yoimg olresm. But to those acquainted with tbat first effort of our financial genius there is a sweet sadness aboot the sentence of the budget which says: "The Imperial Government has often replied, when urged to borrow for the colonies and for other than directly nations! purposes, that .if th,, country commi.tod itself to such loans, its credit would not be so good, and it would pay mora for money it borrowed.'' Ripening years and disappointing results have sobered down his expectations concerning to the great borrowing policy. When the Treasurer brought down his public work budget, six years ago, the entire public debt colonial and provincial, was only £7.136,341, Bubject to a reduction for accrued .linking fund amounting to £576,845. To-day the colonial debt is £19,543,194, less £1,222,200 accrued sinking fund. If to borrow recklessley and spend lavishly are the distinguishing qualities of a statesman, Sir Julius Vogel stands pre-eminent among his colonial co-temporaries, but if great foresight and the realisation of the aims and objects that have formed the foundation of a policy be the test, there are arrayed against him in the past a long list of broken promises and disappointed hopes, bungling mail contract^ and dubious administration; and in the future, dark clouds of uncertainty.

The (Presbytery yesterday appointed the Rev R. F. Macnicol (Moderator), and the Rev Messrs Bruce and Sommerville to form Ponsonby into a congregation, and after wards moderate, if necessary, upon a call to a minister. The Rev Mr Scott resigned his charge of the Ngaruawahia district; alleging that it was unable to keep him.

If it were possible, says the Wellington Post, to add still further to the discomfiture of the Government in connection with the banking account correspondence, the letter of Mr D. C. M'Arthur, the Superintend ent of the Bank of Australasia, addressed to Mr G. S. Cooper, the Secretary of the Cabinet, would serve that purpose. It will be re membered that Mr Cooper's letter, written by direction of Sir Julius Vogel, was of the most arrogant and insulting nature. The bank authorities were rated for their audacity in venturing to object to the action of the Government, and even implied threats were used, that the institutions such as they represented might be made the subject of special taxation. Mr M'Arthur treats all this bluster with well-bred indiffer ence. He judiciously declines discussing the points raised by an opponent, destitute alike of courtesy and common sense, while he quietly expresses regret " that the Govern ment should evince so hostile a feeling towards an institution which, for the last forty years, has conducted business opera tions with the several Governments of the Australian colonies under the most amicable relations." If Ministers have any sense of shame left, their ears should tingle under Mr M'Arthur's implied, but unmistakeable rebuke.

Mr M. L. Raphael, advance agent for Simonsen's Opera Company, arrived in Auck land by the Hawea to-day. During his brief stay at Taranaki he did a good stroke of business by selling the Company's series of four nights in August for £500 1.1; R.ir>l ;el was last here as agent for Allen's opera Company, and travelled with tU,_ through the colonies and India. Upon his return to Sydney, via Torres Straits, he received a cablegram from Mr Simonsen, engaging him in a like capacity for this Company, and within a Bhort time after his arrival arranged for the successful season which the Company have enjoyed at Wellington, and subsequently for .twelve nights at Napier, for a guaranteed sum of £1100. Mr Raphael's business apti tude has thus secured the Company which he represents a good business in places where it might have been risky for so large a troupe to venture on spec. No less than sixty members travel with the Company, the ballet alone comprising twelve danseuses, its central figure being Fraulien Fanny, and other members of the Leopold Family; We have already noticed in previous issues the names of the leading vocalists in the Com pany. Signor Morley, the tenor, has gained increasing popularity wherever he has ap peared. Mr and Madame Simonsen and Miss Lambert are old friends, with whom the music-lovers of Auckland will be glad to renew their acquaintance.

We have received a very good suggestion with reference to the capture of Winiata. There is little doubt that the scoundrel has given a very garbled account of his diabolical crime, in which he has magnified himself as a great hero. If the simple facts shewing how, for the sake of a few pounds, he killed one who had always treated him with the greatest kindness, were printed in Maori and circulated through all native districts with the offer of £500 reward, it iB extremely probable that some native would be found prepared to seize Winiata and hand him over to justice.

s The annual meeting of the ratepayers of Grafton road district will be held this even ng in the school-room, Carlton road, at half i ast seven o'clock.

An entertau-.roent Trill be held th.R even ing in the Star of Newton Lodge for the bene fit of the widows and orphans of tbe men who were drowned at Wairoa. The concert will be held in the Congregational School room, commencing at eight o'clock.

The next of the series of winter lectures in connection with the Young Men's Christian Association will be given to-morrow evening by Rev. Dr. Wallis, of Newton Kirk. The subject of the Doctor's lecture will be "The Emancipation of Woman," a topic of special interest at the present time, when so much is said and written on woman's posi tion and social and political rights, and no man is more competent than Dr. Wallis to give a sound opinion on such a subject. His lecture will be divided into parts, each part separately treated as follows : —l. Woman's ' position historically treated ; 2. Woman compared with man, intellectually and morally ; 3. Woman's education ; 4, Mar riage and its injustice to woman ; 5. Her civil disabilities ;6. Her employments. We feel certain therefore tbat this discourse will be one of intense interest to all classes, not only to women in whose interest the lecturer will speak, but to tho tnen who will gather many a useful lesson therefrom. The lecture will commence at half-past seven o'clock, and we need scarcely say that it will be necessary for persons desirous of listening to an excellent lecture to be in time. During the voyage of one of the Union Steamship Company's boats to Wellington very recently, a singular change was ob served to come over a passenger. He was at first the most talkative man on board, and brimful of animal spirits, though past middle age. No laugh was more hearty than his, and in spite of his suffering somewhat severely from sickness, he bore it bravely and made his own, and the misfortunes of the other passengers in this respect the subject of continual merriment. The change spoken of came about just before reaching Kelson. His manner underwent a complete metamor phosis, at which everyone on board was astonished. During the remainder of the voyage he seldom volunteered a remark, never laughed, scarcely ever smiled, and only gave the shortest answer to questions put to him. He seemed to age also in a most mysterious way, and there was a peculiar changed appearance about his face. Many comments were made on his singular behaviour, but they were generally behind his back, for one <jr two remarks addressed to him on the subj.ct caused him such evident annoyance that they were not repeated. The secret oozed out soon after the boat reached Wellington, when it was known that Mrs first visit was made to a dentist. During a (it of sea sickness, he had lost a complete set of false teeth over board.

Mr Editor,—ln reading your Tuesdays] issue, a letter appeared signed " Worshipper i at St. Paul's." Now, Mr Editor, I don't j think that he was much of a worshipper, because, if he w.s, I don't think that, he I would be so much annoyed by that " tali, ■ thin fellow's" singing, but I dare say that he | belongs to a r-ingiDg class, and knows aU about the different parts of music, Ac, and has got such a good voice that he likes only to hear himself sing. No doubt he was one of the parties who were l«u,.hi_.g and giggling at the "fellow." as he called him. I think if he went quietly tr> tho f^uw of ar.noyance and asked him not to sine he would leave off, iristesd of trying to ridicule a fellow -worship per through the press.—Yours, &c„ Sub scriber. The monthly meeting of the Loyal Orange Institution will be held to-morrow evening, at half-past seven o'clock, and at eight o'clock a general meeting will be held to con sider the celebration of the 12th instant. With respect to the painful accident yes terday, we learn tbat the sufferer had re covered consciousness when he arrived at the Hospital, but on the doctor beginning to dress the wound it took six men to hold him in tbe bed. He was put under chloroform, his head shaven, and three large pieces of skull extricated, measuring on a level surfaces of 3by 2 inches. When the fractured bone was removed, the gash was something shock ing, the brain protruding in large clots. His poor wife had just arrived when our messenger left, and was crying like a little child. The poor fellow is in a very low state, and his recovery is still doubtful. Messrs. James and Rhodes, the contractors for the buildings at which Cotton received his injuries, are, we think, not entitled to any blame in the matter. It was an acci dental occurrence, that no one could have foreseen. It transpires that the sending down the mortar board was being done only to lower it carefully to the ground instead of pitching it down. The contractors complain that they are so restricted to space by the last by-Jaw of the Council that they have not room to carry on work, norto keep the public at a safe distance from the building. Formerly one-third of the street was allowed. The contractors say that owing to the com plaints of shopkeepers that the hoarding interfered with their business, builders are now compelled by law to jeopardise their own and workmen's lives, and the lives of the public within a narrow portion of the footpath. It is evident to the most casual observer that workmen mixing mortar &c, are compelled to run very great risk. They have to work right under tbe scaffolding, and are thus ■at the mercy of any clumsy fellow who mny be above. About a fortnight ago another man' employed at the building was knocked down by a brick which fell out of a man's hand, and Mr James, one of the con tractors, had a piece of scantling dropped on him by the same man (Dan) who was the unintentional cause of yesterday's acci dent. Mr Marks, the well known plumber, also was nearly losing one of his best hands by a similar fall of a brick, which fell on his shoulder. Mr Sibbin also was ; nearly being victimised yesterday by one of the bricklayers who was cutting a brick in two, the half of which fell quite close to the ear of the celebrated auctioneer ; looking up, the latter saw the workman smiling, but he soon found that Mr Sibbin was not the man to be made either a laughing stock or a target of. Another building in course of erection was nearly being the scene of a somewhat similar accident. A heavy scaffold plauk fell from a great height outside the scaffold ing on to the footpath, just after several ladies had walked past. Had the plank fallen a few minutes before, a most shocking accident must have taken place. All this shows tho imperative necessity for the City Surveyor allowing more space for the builders to carry on their operations.

Concerning the police cells, "Visitor" makes tho following very fair proposal : — " Sir, —In reply to ' Lady Subscriber,' I shall be most happy to give her all the information I possess if she will kindly grant me a per sonal interview. From the tenor of her letter, which pleases much, this would be the best course. Enclosed you have my address.— Yours, etc, Visitob."

Tho correspondents of Canterbury papers state that in the seperation proposals agreed on between Sir G. Grey and Mr Macandrew, "Auckland|will be the seat of Government for the North Isladd Provinces, Akaroa being placed in a similar position for the Southern Province. The Otago members are canvas sing actively in this direction, and they boast of having made many Canterbury converts. Indeed, they already state that they have in all thirty-one votes secure.'"

The practice of catapult shooting will have to be put a stop to by law if boys do not discontinue it themselves. There cannot be much amusement found in it. It has a mischievous tendency, and in many, instances is carried on with dangerous results. An instance of this occurred the other day in Nelson-street. A boy saw a lot of tins in a cart. The wheel of the cart was chained, and the horse was eating a mouthful of grass on the bank above the gas works. The boy fired at the tins, and hit them. The rattle on the tins made the horse Btart with a bound from the spot, and, the tail board being down, there was a fresh rattle of tins tumbling off, and the horse bolted down the hill. Just in the way of the runaway horse, Mr Watson's little girl was standing, and narrowly escaped being run over. The cart turned over, and with the horse rolled down the bank. A number of people hastened o take the animal out, which, fortunately, was not injured. The boy meanwhile sneaked off with his catapult. It is certainly time that this dangerous pastime was forbidden.

We regret that our reporter made an error in stating Mr Hunt, of Albertland, to be an "hotel-keeper" instead of an " undertaker "; but it is difficult sometimes to distinguish words of witnesses in the Supreme Court. Mr Hunt writes :—" Sir, —Had I. been a Hunter, as you named me in your last night's issue, I should have hunted you up last night, and perhaps upset the manufature of your next leader. The idea of calling a settler from Albertland an hotel-keeper _b a monstrous Blander. You might have gone a step lower, and called me an editor. Bad enough to be summoned to town by a miser able Government without funds, without being slandered. —Try Again."

We are sorry to learn that the wreokers infamous in the records of British shipwrecks have imitators in this province whose rapacity only requires opportunity for more full development. After Mr M. H. Boe's cutter Williamette went ashore at Manukau Heads, the crew, under the direction of Mr Boe's son exerted themselves at great personal risk and exposure in saving what cargo they could. They succeeded in taking out a good deal of stuff which was deposited on the shore, and believing that no one would add plunder to the jother misfortunes arising from the occurrence, the men thought they might safely leave the salvage unprotected for the night, while they went in search of food and shelter. Upon returning in the morning, however, they found the whole of the goods stolen, the best blocks cut out of the rigging, and every thing that was worth taking and could be conveniently removed, carried off. From traces discovered in one gully near the flagstaff, it is believed the plunder went in that direction. This disreputable act has cast a stigma upon the whole of the settlers in the district, who should take measures to discover the perpetrator, and bring him to justice in order to purge the district of th c odium resulting from the disgraceful and un manly offence,

The fine photographic views of the Western Springs estate, in .connection with the Auck land Waterworks^ may now be seen at Pnl man's photographic rooms, Shortland-street. These views were taken by order of his Worship the Mayor, B. Tonks, Esq., and have been greatly admired by members of the City. Council. His Worship has given an order for a considerable number of thfse views for the South. Mr Steele, the photo grapher, has succeeded admirably with these views. The business at the Police Court this morning consisted of sentencing four drunk ards—by name, Martin L'Estrange. Thomas West, Jno. Henderson, and James Matthew Tbe presiding Magistrate was Dr. J. H. Home, J.P. The regular monthly meeting of tbe Prince of Wales Lodge will be held this evening in the Siar Hotel, Albert-street, at the usual hour. Constable Clark yesterday arrested a man named William Henry Brierly on a charge of knocking down, garotting, and violating Mrs Sinclair, the wife of a settler at Maketu. The diabolical outrage is said to have been committed on Tuesday night about Bix' o'clock, when Mrs Sinclair wss returning to her home from Drury. The constable arrested the man at a settler's house at the Hunua ranges, and brought him into the Papakura lock-up. He will probably be brought up for examination at the court there on Monday next.

Death of Mr. W. D. Wilson, PROPRIETOR OF THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD.

I ___ This sad event, which will cause a pang in the heart of every citizen of Auckland, I ! and in many which throb hundreds of j | miles away, occu.nd last evening at five i o'clock at the residence of deceased, in Shortland-street, the cause of death being j congestion of the liver and atrophy of the \ heart. Mr. -Wilson has been for more j than a generation so intimately connected | with the rise of Auckland from a paltry j village to a city of her present magnitude, \ that, his loss will be very keenly felt and jj not easily compensated. In Auckland j newspaper circles he was looked upon as j the Nestor of the profession, and these j will more especially miss hie well-known homely fieure and his genial though blunt I I kindliness of disposition. Mr. Wilson j j was a man who strongly objected to a dis- i ! play of his charitable acts, and tbou-_.fi 1 I th^so were rarely obtruded before the j public eye, many are the grateful mourn- j ; ers who will at bis funeral to-morrow I i follow to the grave a generous benefactor, i ; Occupying as he has done for thirteen j years the position of proprietor of the | | Neio Zealand Herald—& journal which j I his forethought and business aptitude have j I brought to its present leading position | among the newspapers of the colony—he j I has been naturally deeply concerned in the politics of the colony: he hasnot, however, taken personally a prominent g [ part in party warfare ; and though his j I influence has always been potent, his j I name had been rarely heard in the poliM | cal arena up to the recent return of Sir t George Grey to public life, in which event j |he was one of the prime movers. Mr. jj | Wilson has been chiefly noted for the s | strong support he has given to local insti- % | tutions nnd enterprises. Few can be j 5 named of any standing or widespread j [ infl-tence in which his name does not ap- \ | pear either as director or shareholder. He j I always believed in the future of Auck land, and his steady advocacy of her institutions and public rights met with ! some reward in the acquirement of a con- § jj siderable fortune. \ 6 William Chisholm Wilson was born 3 6 in the jear 1810, at Nigg, Rosshire, Scot- j land, and was apprenticed to Messrs. j Oliver and Boyd, printers, Edinburgh. He j was married at the early age of 22, and I soon afterwards emigrated to Tasmania, \ where ho resided for three or four years j working at his trade. He then changed to Sydney, where he remained till the j year 1841, when, in company with the j late John Williamson, he came to _4uck- j land under an engagement with the Go- j vernment Printing Department. In 1845, still in company with John Williamson, he started the Neio Zealander, and that I paper was carried on under the partner- i ship for eighteen years. In 1863, a differ- j Sence of opinion between the two friends , arose on the Bubject of the Maori out- I break in the Waikato. The dispute was f as to what policy should be pursued with regard to the rebellious i natives. This led to a dissolution of partnership, and Mr Wilson retired from the business. Mr. Wilson subsequently started the Neiv Zealand Herald, ; which resulted in the extinguieh | ment of its rival. Though separated j in business these two gentlemen ever i maintained a warm feeling of friendship i for one another, and when Mr William son died last year, Mr Wilson then ex pressed his conviotion that his own time would soon come. Up to within a few months ago Mr Wilson has oeen engaged | with untiring Industry in superintending ! the management of our contemporary, i and its success is a standing proof of the j I sterling quality of its proprietor's business j \ ability and principles. He was a director i of the Bank of New Zealand, and the New ! Zealand Insurance Company, and other | leading companies in the place. During the last months of his life signs of a break ! up of his constitution became apparent, \ and he was often away from his office. ! The attacks were the more alarming as \ Mr Wilson had always enjoyed good and ■ oven robust health. His death was peace | ful, and he retained his consciousness to '<■ the last, speaking calmly and earnestly | to his family and his friends. Auckland i has lost in him a firm friend, and his death at the age of 66 will be no less a publio than a private I misfortune. Mr Wilson leaves a wife, two sons, and a daughter behind him. ! The general respect in which the deceased j was held was evidenced today by the many tokens of mourning which were j| everywhere apparent. The flags of the i shipping were at half-mast, and we see | by advertisement that the Bank of New i Zealand and New Zealand Insurance I Company's officeß will be closed in order I that the officers may attend the funeral I of one who was ho intimately associated 1 with the formation of those flourishing I institutions. The Freemasons are also I invited to attend the obsequies, the § deceased gentleman having been for many I years a member of the brotherhood. I

CABLEGRAMS.

Action "by Stovensons against the Government-

[press agency.]

SIDNEY, Jnly 5,

During the passage of the Western Star from Fiji, a seaman fell overboard, and the second officer followed to rescue him. Both were drowned.

The s.s. Edinburgh spoke Port Darwin yesterday, but cannot get communication with Bangoewangi. It is feared that another break exists.

A body, supposed to be that of a shepherd, was found in the bnsh, in the Yass district, with the face eaten away by native dogs

MELBOURNE, July 5. < It is reported that Messrs. Stevenson have issued a writ against the Postmaster, claim-

Jng £20,000 damages for detaining their c Messrs Stevenson and SonF complain that tbe Customs nitborities open all their packages, and injure the sale of their goods. Sailed: Otago. BRISBANE, July 5. T>. Schoof. nberr, Messrs. Pearcc, John ston, and Bowman left Bowen on Wednesday in a host for the G> egory river. ;he doctor s swag ard one oar wero found yesterday, near tho ' pilot station. Subsequently another swag with two oars were found floating off Sfowe Island. It is supposed tbat the boat capsized and that all wore drowned.

Anchovies and Toast.

(FROM OUR LONDON COEEESPONDENT).

London, May 4th. A REMARKABLE SHIPPING CASE A FRW days ago an unusual case came be fore the Local Marine Board at Liverpool when the master of a ship was charged with having committed an offence against the Merchant Shipping Act, by having handed over the command of a certain ship to an un certificated person. A certain ship called the Zetland sailed from Cardiff for Bahia with coals and other articles. The defend ant, Captain Taylor, appeared as master, and a Mr Hicks as supercargo and part owner. Before sailing an agreement was made be tween Hicks and Taylor that tbe former was to take charge as soon as the vessel cleared the Customs, the reason of this being that Hicks held only a Canadian Certificate of Service. As the defendant seemed to be unaware of his offence he was let off with a reprimand, but it was intimated that any similar offence would be severely dealt with MULTIPLICATION OF CLUBS. More clubs. Snrely this is a symptom of modern life. Every day sees a new dub started in'town, and what is more curious, they all seem to succeed. Since you, my worthy friend visited London, the clubs have multiplied an hundred fold, and still they come. The Buckingham is intended to rival the Temple, a very well organised club on the embankment. The Junior Naval and Military has set up an opposition shop to the Army and Navy in Pall Mall; the New Cavendish is bearding the Garrick, and the Devonshire, only esteblished the other day as a sort of Junior Reform Clob. needs en largement. There ia a Press Club in course of formation too, to fill a want very much felt. No one is to be eligible who is not actually engaged on a daily or weekly or monthly newspaper or review. Up to this time literary clubs have been overrun with all kinds of dnffers, who call themselves journalists, on the strength of manipulating ledgers and day books, but tho proprietors of the new institution are going to insist on a more rigorous standard. It is difficult to understand why gentlemen whose only litera ture is that of £ s d should be so desperately fond of pretending to be literary persons, just as in the same way it is impossible to guess at the mysterious fondness for the society of actors which officers of the army evince. But on account of these fancies it has always been difficult to keep a club con fined to its original purpose. The Atben_oum which 'ought to be literary, is a Bishop's Club ; the Reform is the Refuge of rich city men and Conservatism ; the Garrick is to all intents and purposes a military haunt. lam curious to see if the journalists keep their new idea intact. DEATH OF AN OLD TRAPPER. A somewhat remarkable man died at North Shields about a fortnight since. I allude to a Mr Clark of the Pine Apple Inn, King-street. His house was a regular museum or curiosity shop, Mr Clark was originally an engineer and a Tyneside. He had lived a trappers life on the Rocky Mountains, and was in California during the early part of the history of that State. He had travelled over South America, Australia and New Zealand, and saw the first prospecting for gold in Victoria. He had an enormous collection of stuffed animals and birds, mostly killed and skinned by himself, and his house was a noted place of resort for masters of vessels and others who had travelled. RECEPTION OF THE PRTNCE AND HINDOO NOTABLES. We are expecting the Prince of Wales on the 11th of the month, and there is to be a great fuss made over him you may be sure. The Princess and her children are to steam out.and meet him off the Isle of Wight, and London will be en fete for days after his arrival. The advent of the Prince will be the signal for any amount of festivities, and what is most trying—a number of native swells who have been doing the hospitable to the Prince are coming over here to return his visit, and of course will expect to be treated witb any amount of ceremony. This is just a little awkward. lam afraid we must be a little selfish, but I am quite sure the nation will not vote anything for the entertainment of a pack of niggers, however big swells they may happen to be. Sir Salar Jung, with sixty followers, is already more than half way here. What in the name of goodness are we going to do with the fellow? TROUT IN NEW ZEALAND. I am charmed to read in your flies the account of the successful acclimatisation of trouts in Otago, but it is rather amusing to read the cool way in which the writer in the Otago paper speaks of the sport. He seems to think nine brace of gooa trout weighing 21 lbs in one day, is nothing to speak of, but I can tell you, that in England we should think such a basket a thundering good day's work, and something to talk about for months, aye, years afterwards. TJndeubt edly New Zealand is bidding fair to offer in a year or two, first rate sporting quarters, and I am very much mistaken if it does not become a resort for men who with the greatest love of sport cannot put up with the horrors of an English winter. THE INFLEXIBLE, The launch of the Inflexible has been one of the great talks of the month. She Is an amazing ship, and is supposed to be more than a match for anything— save and except those horrid torpedoes. These same torp. doe. I hold to be an invention of the Evil One. The idea of an ironclad and her crew being liable to be blown into little bits without any warning, and with out the crew bavins; a chance to defend themselves, seems to be an unprincipled, sneaking kind of method of fi_-hting. Some people say the more awful you make these machines, the less likely you are to have war. 1 don't believe it. Geeenstone.

FOOTBALL.

Auckland v. Wlikato,

The following gentlemen compose the Auck land team selected to play against the Wai kato fifteen on the 15th instant .—W.Jones (Ponsonby F.C.), T. Mackay (Ponsonby P. 0.), L. Yon Teropsky (Parnell F.C.), O. Ewen (Grafton P. 0.), T. Whewell (Grafton P. 0.), E. Burgess (North Shore F. 0.), O. Dacre (North Shore P. 0.), R. Duder (North Shore P. 0.), J. Nolan (North Shore P. 0.), and W. Gudgeon, W. Woon, J. Balneavis, T. Henderson, G. Carter, and W. Caverhill, of the Auckland F.C.

THE FREE TEMPLARS.

A Lodob of the United Order of Free Templars was instituted yesterday evening, July tho sth, by Bro. E Lightfoot, 1.0.0. T., assisted by Bro. J _>T. Hunt as N.M. and Bro. J. C»__ as N.W.S. Forty members of tho Order from Auckland arrived in two of Mr Crowthers Busses to assist in the ceremony. The Lodge was designated Pride of Onehunga. 25 members were duly Initiated and 46 candidates proposed. The fol ™lnß officers were then elected and installed :- Tm' 8r0"3, R-^UliB; W" V p • G.Tarlor; P.M.P., P. Moore; WS. EGreatbatch ; WT, X Mable, WM. R. James; 1.0.G T. Muir ; OG., J. Moore: L H.B. Missi McKeuzle ; R.H.8., Miss Mills ; WO.. W, Such All further business was posponed. The Lodge was Tf™ n aw Vwl\ en •JWHfe entertainment was held. audimSf U. tof, N-W.P was called to the chair, ££«£?£ brief Plac«cal speech introduced the programe TAnf^TT^w^ 5'Bo?," Hunt- * Moore Whitem.n, w ' g?} aJ d W Fly> and by Bisters Nelson, Hill .Mrs ThY s e ( . l o,;^reto^rd^ ISsLightfoot and severalothfrs! T™ n i I ary ' ,?'.? Cox> gave the P"cepts of Free & Mn& m' Wli eh we wIU P^»Bh in to-morrow's ..n™".* Tll9 meeting was well attended, and judging from the applause which followed each song, gave {£?£?_. ? atlsfa? ti°n- »snglng the National Onthem brought the gathering to a close. An excellent tea was provided by the friends in Onehunga. The Auckland Members left for town at 10 30 o'clock, three hearty oheers being given them on leaving.

FOURTH DE MURSKA CONCERT.

The programme presented last evening was in many respects the most attractive of the Beries As a consequence, the Choral Hall was again crowded, and when we mention that two-thirds of the progrrmme was en cored, we may convey tome idea of the en thusiasm with which the different items were received by tho audience. The Hun garian song, composed expressly for Mdlle. de Murska, was sung by that lady. It is a quaint composition, with several very melo dious phrases, but its chief merit lies in its adaptibility to the voice of the songstress. Asa matter of course it was encored, and Bhe responded with the song, " Coming Through the Bye," which was both naivelyandprettily sung. By desire tbe " Last Rose of Summer" was added to the programme, but Mdlle's chiefest and best performance was a selection from La Sonnamfoila, comprising the two airs "Ah! non Credea," and "Ah ! non Ginnge," which she sang with more than usual vigour and animation. Long and loud were the plaudits at the conclusion of this performance, and in response to the inevit able encore, a very pretty French song was substituted. Signors Rosnati and Susini again distinguished themselves in the duet from Martha. Rosnati also sang the cele brated romance from the same opera, ar.d was loudly encored. Susini essayed the serenade from Faust (Gounod), and, though his voice was hardly suited to the music, his facial distortions were worthy of the real Mephistopheles, Simon Pare. The other songs by these artists we have not space to notice. S. Giammono's perfor mances on the flute were duly appreciated. They comprised selections from "Lucia" and "11 Bsrbiere," and and a portion of the " Guard's Waltz " M. Ilia played upon the piano Thalberg's "Home Sweet Home," the same arrangement as that given by Madame Goddard on her recent visit to Auckland ; and we were not alone in considering his performance as, tor the most part, fully equal to hers. Tbe audience testified their appreciation in a very marked manner, and insisted on an encore. To-morrow's pro gramme will include, among other novelties, the grand air from "Robert I<_ Diable," and Bishop's fine song '• Bid me discourse." Sigma.

THE SHIP BEBINGTON.

As many persons are making anxious en quiries about the immigrant ship Bebington, expected now from London, and considerably overdue, we are ODly too glad to be able to afford any information which may tend to lessen the alarm felt at her non-arrival. Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. have received a letter from Shaw Savill and Co., the charterers of the vessel in London, stating that although she left Portemouth on tbe 26th February as reported, she was still in Channel on the 9th March, and likely to be there for some days longer, unless the wind which was dead against her getting out, changed to a more favourable quarter. Supposing she got clear on the 10th. March, she is only 118 days out, a length of passage which is by no means unusual, and in the face of the fearful weather reported by the Wanlock and the Robina Dunlop, not at all inconsistent with perfect safety. We are informed that the Bebington is not noted for fast sailing qualities.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— This Day.

(Before R. 0. Barstow, Esq., R.M.) JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS.

George W. Binney v. Charles McDonnell, claim £13 4s 2d (promissory note) ; costs, £3 12s. Patrick Gleeson v John McGeehan Claim, £29, board, &c. (Mr Dignan for plain tiff) ; costs, £3 12s. Dignan and Armstrong v John McGeehan-Claim, £2 2s, bill of costs (Mr Dignan for plaintiffs); costs, 19s 6d. David K. Clarkson v. George T. Keetley—Claim, £9 13s 6d, judgment summons (Mr Beale for plaintiff); to be paid in instalments. James Wiseman v John Williamson—Claim £2 19s 6d, judgment summons j costs, £1 6s 6d. George Schmidt v Richard White—Claim £2 16s, goods. James Cook v James Kelly—Claim £10 14s lid, money pad ; 5s per week. FRED. E. ROSSER V. J. M, TUNNY. Claim, £48, commission. Mr Hesketh appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr McKechnie for the defendant. Frederick Rosser, a commission agent, de posed that he had been engaged by Mr Tunny to find a purchaser for the Star Hotel Al bert-street, for which service the defendant offered him £50. He found a purchaser in the person of Mr Gorman of the Alexandra Hotel. He acted as agent in the purchase between the buyer and seller. He afterwards applied to the defendant for his remuneration, when he was informed by Mr Tunny that he had not received the whole of the purchase money, and had paid Mr Mowbray £63 commission on the same transaction. He then handed him a cheque for £2, which he said should satisfy him m the meantime; he (plain tiff) took the cheque, not wishing to appear hard. Mr Tunny had never told him that Mr Mowbray also acted as an agent in the matter. On applying for the remainder of the money, the defendant informed him th# Wf i? t? ,M to Pay him a^ more. To Mr McKechnie : He first went there as agent for the late Echo newspaper Mr Tunny pleaded his intention of selling out as an excuse for not giving him an advertise ment. Witness then told him that he could put him in thejway of a purchaser, and that evening went^out to Parnell, brought Mr Gorman in, and introduced him to Mr■TnnnJ as the purchaser. The sale was effected about a fortnight before Christmas". He (witness) haJ nothing whatever to do in the completion of the purchase. The case was adjourned for a quarter of an hour, to secure the attendance of Mr Gov

ADJOURNED CASES. December he took" possession of the X Hotel. He remembered going win. m Rossertosee about the purchaS Lf^ of* Hotel from Mr Tunny. H e w- ?♦ * * to that gentleman by £r RossTan^"o^ company with him (Tosseri fn m house and furnitum. (HHi thf^ ? e To Mr McKechnie: When m? d mentioned that the Star HotS » * Rosser he only told him as a friend h»\l° V' Bale ' that he was not to get a tl» Baid transaction; he did tMnk tilt Iu OXLt °f the the hotel was rather toe, jfij*. ft 8 Pric? of of the Stsr was completed thrnnl ?u PUrchase ot Mr Whitson, and not Mr W h the a ZQnc? Jame* Tvl IL»Z j r dosser. shorUy af ter decS dto B Sf oS Mr Whitson and asked him to fin? 6 BaW SXtfS Sue AP> - the iT^,l^ W«! and placed the matter i„ v.- ,wbra y Shortly after thi? ]£ » n hlB hands. for an advertisement Mfor fe^T? refused on the ground that 1,1 ,' He sellout, whenllaLtiffoffe^r- 315?-* *° customer. He thanked hiZ v ? Slve him a the house was in the h an 5 8 of b a U* declined as never gave Ro**ev Ty , or sell the Star Hotel 7 I&^J?, 1"86 Mr Gorman, who asked witSV^ -Uy which was £1200 for th„ i_7 8S the Pnce, fnmitare, and the stock 2** Z°°dwil*> »** Mowbray' effected the safe T^^ Mr hadl been, made in S& t £ reda°tion of £200. Pa t0 tixQ *moaa6

STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1876."



!A TJTUMN AND WINTER X-L DRAPERY AND CLOTHING. A Large Paroel of NEW and SEASONABLE GOODS of every description, just to hand, at RTJSHBROOK and BRIDGrMAN'S. Exceptionally good Value, having been Purchased at a considerable discount :— BLANKETS! BLANKETS! Blankets, all sizes, "White and Coloured Good strong All-Wool Flannel, fr-m Is per yftrd "Winceys, in great variety, from fid per yard 32-inch Wincey at Is per yard, rare value A. choice assortment of New Fancy Dress' Goods, Calicoes and Sheetings, Furnishing Goods, etc,, etc. Also, CLOT H.ING ! CLOTHING I For Boys and Men, splendid value. Suits, Coats, Trousers, and Vests Overcoats, Pilot Jackets Printed Mole Trousers, Shirts, Hosiery Hats and Caps, ho. R; & B. with confidence invite attention to the above, and inspection will prove that for PRICE and QUALITY our Stock will bear favourable compariso with that of any other House In the Trade. Patterns forwarded on application, and prompt and careful attention to country orders. 5 % Discount allowed on all Cash PtmonAsus of 120 S. AND UPWAEBS, RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, H-ATE R. HOBBS], JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite tbe Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Que^n-stebet, Auckland. TVCTY YOUR BLANKETS: .ROM HOLLOWAY & GARLIOK. BLANKETS ! 10s 6d pair. BLANKETS ! 10s 6d pair. WHOLESALE ! 10s 6d pair. WHOLESALE! PRICES ! f! PRIOES !!! Whits Blankets, large size, 12/6.17/6 per pair Sodding of all kinds Flax, Flock, Hair, and Fibre Kattra WINOEYS.— Splendid Value, from s|d Check Homespuns, Meriaos, he, &c. Our WINTER MILLINERY now on view At the Usual Low Prices. CLOTHING" for Boys', Youths' and Men. FARMERS AND SETTLERS.—Buy your Drapery, Clothing, and Furnishing Goods from us. Great attention paid to Packing. HOLLOWAY AND GaRTJCK, CITY HALL, GENERAL HOUSE FURNISHERS.



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