SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ijf HIGH WATER—This afternoon, 5.42; to-morrow |MUom: ng, 6 4 [ BTTN RET-Thi* evenirg, 713 BT7N RlSß—To jjenorrow momfng 5 12 ij MOON'S AGE—New Moon, 27th, 1,20 a m

ARRIVALS.

I'TauDO ss Maofftihne, fr^m the South Golden fsle, srh'- ne-, from Kussell Eben^zer, sc v o oTie?-, ficin Pus-eli Clyde ich"">re -1, fora "■<-•( arei 1 Spitfire catVr fnm Russell .Elizabeth ron»sy. "tbcotiei- from Grpat Bltrier AnoeMclieod. srho^rer from Vvaugarei Maud, cuit-r. from Ens.c 1 Favorit , soh< oner, frum KusS"H Belle Bratdon, schooner, from Wangaroa

DEPARTURES.

a eer e<s. chroner. ' omlwil, for oumsa Waiwf ra, «ch-. one for Tairua Taranaki, ss, Lloyd, for the South Blm Grove, barque, for Newcastle

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For San Francisco—City of Sin Francisco, S3, 14th Feb fEnglish mail) For Norfolk Island and New Caledonia—Canterbury

schooner, at once For London-City of Auckland, ship, about Feb. 4 For the South—Taupo, Tuesday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of San Francisco/ from Kandavu, about 30th

inst Ber\ ss, from Sydney. a*out 9th Fob H.ST.S. Barraconta, from Fiji, early Brndick Castle, ship, from London •Salisbury, ship, from London ; sailed 13th. TCov Gleniora, ship, WGPT, from London ; sailed 25th Oct Ardvar, ship, from Glasgow, palled 25th October Benvenue, ship, HPNQ, from London, sailed 28th Oct Jessica, barque, from JVew Yo'k ; sailed 2nd June Marathon, birqne. from New York ; railed October 12 <Jlimpse.birqne. from Newcastle, early Vision, brig, from Samoa, early Syren, brig, from t-ydney ; sailed Bth inst Uyno, hrigantfne, from Islands, early IFrank Gut, schooner, from Sydney, early Arjnher.'t. schooner, from Sidney 25. W. Tucker, schooner, from Melbourne Loch Lee. ac+oorer, from the -Islands, early Dauntles?, schooner, 'from Fiji Coronet, miho^nor, from the Islands, early Bella w ß ry. b.rqlie, from FTf.ba t Town Mary MeM!le. schooner, from the Islands Fairlie» schooner, from Sydney, early

"The followir.g notice bas been p steu at the Crs ornhou-e :—" Satu-day next t> ing » ho'iday Anni- Tar«ary D'jO. applic tfons to pass examinations as masters and mat's n ust be mtde on Friaay, thfl 28th insUni;. (Signed) T. C. Till , K. N." Th» schornftr Golden lele came in from Russell yesterday with her usual bfiavy lo id of c als. The s.s. Go-ahe<\d «rrivel on :>attK.Uy from the ■Waitaravia "sglan. She brings ihe following pas ■enfrers—Mrs "PlI b, Mrs Miss Carpenter, Miss Te Roy, Messrs Sampsom, C.irr, Cole, Harkneii, and Ihe ?chnon<r Kate McGregor, having finished dis «har£:nu h»r Son hern cargo, hn* shifted over to the 2sreakw--.ter we ho[>e to prepare for :ho Kegatta The s.s Taupo, belonging to the Union t-'teamship ©p , arrived from the South at Onehunpa yesterday anorninf, with the following pasg^pprs: —Misses Beveridge. fc'chultzo, an<l Brodie, Metdatneg Beve lidge, Gudgeon, Lirtdel, BerKoni and child, Sclmltzo, I*vy, Eeynolds, NoviH, Gorrie, Burns, Bake»-, JacobH, Brace arid child. Captain TTrquisart. Messrs Camphell, Dick, Morrlsfon. Gudgeon, llabinson. Fills, Eichard son. Coatea. McKenzie, VcviH, Fleming, Wright. Collls, Okey, Wheeler, O^bome, and S in the steerage. Tha barque Sim Grove got under weigh yesterday, and left in billajt, for Newcastle. The schoor er Peerless left yesterday for Noumea, ■With a cargo of timber. The New Zieland Steamship Co.'s s 8.- Taranaki left the Manahau for the Scntli yesterday. The cntter Spitfire biings 45 tons coal frcm Knssell The schooner Anne McCeod brings 3^o posts, 70 sbecp, 20 bars fungus. 20 do wool, 10,000 shingles from Wangarei. , The cutter Eob Hoy brings 23,000 ft timber from Waigsprua. • The cutter Mand brings 4s? tons coal from Knssell, the Onward P4 tons, and the Ebenezer 40 ton 3 cotl from the same port. The schooner J?sl3b Brandon brings 40,000 feet timber and 800 shlrfgles from Wangaroa.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

Mails will Close as follows :— Vox Thames this day at 5 30 p m 3?or Coromandßl on W. dnerday at 11 SO am J"or Waiwera. Hawaii, and Matakana to-morrow at 10 For Russell to-morrow at 5 p m For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies per Taupo tc-tnorrow at 115 pm. Tor Wanearei to-morrow at 5 pm (Signed) S. 8..8135, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

COTEfNES-On th<> 10 th instant, at hor reeidenoe, Upper Township, t'oromanelel, the wife of A. li Comes of a daughter. BARNES—On Saturday, 22nd instant, at her rPfii dence, Hobsou-street, Mrs. P. B. Barnes of a sod.

DEATHS.

HOUGHTON— At the residence of his uncle, Mr. J. Houghton, Epsom, on 23rd Jauuary. Christopher Robert Hougbton, second son of II r. Thomag Houehton, of Cransley, I»ortliamptonshire, aged 20 ypars.

The fnneral will leave Epsom at half-past two o'clock to-morrow. Friends please accept this invitation.

MILLER—At her parents' residence, North Shore, Margaret Jane, daughter of John and Frances Miller, aged 13 months.

The funeral wi II take place to-morrow at 3 p.m.

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

MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1876

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, J-'or the future in'the distance, ~ And the Eoodthat wfc 'can do.

We know of nothing better calculated to expose the weak points in a man's character than the way in which he accepts a defeat. It is very pitiable, and everyone must have felt it, to see a man who has been fairly beaten, break forth into ill-humoured fulminations against his fortune, or insinuate that someone has been cheating, or that an insignificant techni cal rule has been infringed on account of which he refuses to admit that he has lost the game. We undertake to say that every one of our readers knows at least half-a dozen such people, and inwardly despises their want of philosophy. It is in this cha racter that the defeated member for Rodney now appears before the public, and we con fess we are disappointed in him. We regarded Mr Moat as a man possessing more sound judgment. At the declaration of the poll, he first displayed this wretched feeling of personal pique and chagrin in bad-tempered remarks abouS " the angel of light from the Kawau," "the dark power in Wyndham street," and " the scraping of the streets and alleys of Auckland." So far aa the last charge is concerned, Mr Moat is bound to admit that his own agents were no less dilligent in the street scraping business than those of his opponent,and if the steamer chartered by him was less liberally patronised than that employed by Mr Sheehan, the reason can only be attributed to an inability on the part of the V

land voters to appreciate Mr Moat's talents. The Rodney electors resident in Auckland, we may mentioa, have mostly acquired their title to vote under the forty-acre grant system, and are quibe as able to judge of the qualities necessary to constitute a good representative as are the political wise-acres who have received the benefit of Mr Moat's .personal residence and services as instructor in great constitutional questions. But the returns of voting at Mahurangi Heads shew pretty clearly that Mr Moat polled at least twenty-five of these "street and alley scrapings," as that gentleman so elegantly designates the Auckland voters, and Rome dozen of these were conveyed to the poll for him at his opponent's expense. The first ground of the rejected candidate's lament, therefore, resolves itself into tho simple problem of will versus ability; Mr Moat was quite as ready to facilitate the polling of Auckland votes as Mr Shoehan was, but the latter got tho advantage of him to the extent of from twenty to thirty votes. Mr Moat laid great stressupon the value of the country bs against the town vote, bat, so fa 1' as we can judge, the country rotes deem to

have been pretty evenly divided between the candidates, and the difference in the town vote turned the scsle. This is not say ing much for Mr Moat's hold upon the district when the earliness of his appearance in the field, his personal influence through resi dence, the natural objection to a city repre sentative for a country district/and ns uncer tainity that attended Mr Shoehan's Candida-. ture until the last moment, are taken into con , sideration. Leaving ouS of view Maburangi Heads, where the Auckland votes were polled, Mr Sheehnn obtained a majority at Warkworfcb, Kaukapakapa, Wainui, and Puhoi, purely country districts, against Mr Moat's majority at Omaha, Matakana, and Port Albert. On these grounds we contend that Mr Moat's howl, in its general scope, is one of pure discontent and chagrin. But Mr Moat, it is stated, iutenda to do more than complain; he proposes to protest, and— strange inconsistency for one who stands forth as the champion of country votes !—his protest takes the form of an attempt to dis franchise come two or three hundred of the most industrious settlers in the district of Rodney, on the ground that they are Germans. Mr Moat has been a resident in Rodney for many years, and it was hin duty it any names appeared on the roll which ought not to have been there, to object, when the list was under revision. But Puhoi, had not then come under the ban of Mr. Moat's displeasure, and he was quite willing to woo the suffrages of even the Puhoi electors without inquiring whether they were naturalised or not. Now the as pect of things is changed; they-.have re corded a large majority against him and appear before his indignant gaze as unnatur ali.-od Germans. There can hardly be a shadow of a doubfc that a protest of thin kind will not be entertained. All electors whose names appear on the roll are entitled to vote, and the elim ination of any class would involve thp de struction of the principle of secret voting, which is of infinitely more importance than the question whether Mr Moat is in or out We regret to see any rejected candidat' cutting the sorry figure at present exhibited by Mr Moat, and, if be takes our advice, he will bottle bis wrath and his protest to gether, and bear his defeat with a better grace.

Oar reporter nppesrs to have drawn very freely on his imagination in reporting Mr Clayton's evidence in the Police Court on Saturday. Tho opportunity for getting off a joke was too good, wo supposn, fol' the scribe's strong love of strict veracity, and led him to iufsert in Mr Clayton's mouth words which he never dreamed of uttering.

Mr R. C. Greonwoocl ha 3 received instruc tions from A) r "Wilson, of the Circus Com pany, to sell at the Market square, to-morrdw (Tuesday) at noon, sll the chiiirs recently used in the circus, 2-10 in all, together with the whole of the circus timber, about 15,000 feet. This is a rare chance for someone to build a small cottage, and to householders to supply themselves with a lot of new chairs at any price offered. The whole must be Eold, as the circus is rfF to-morrow.

The Templnra last Saturday evening at the Young Men's rooms was well attended, and equally interesting in diameter. Mr Brown ably filled the chair. Miss Griffiths sang " Kiss mo in My Dream," Mrs fforner gave the " Dear Little Shamrock," Mr Carter gave " Shamrock,JThistle, and Rose," Mr Marter pave "Beautiful Love" in a melting strain. MeEsrs Rainbow and Chapman also amused the audience by their melodies, 'and Mr Siddons by a Scotch recitation. Professor Butschkow presided at the piano? f The annual treat in connection with All Saints' Sunday School will take place on Saturday next (Kegatta day) in those exten sive grounds at Home Bay, the property of Thomas Masefield E.q, which he has, with his accustomed generosity, placed at the de popal of the school committee. This is onte of the most picturesque rural retreats in the whole district, where, outside ef the ordinary games, the children will be indulged if tho weather is favorable in short boating ex cursions, under careful management in the beautiful bay. The School now. musters 150 strong .with 15 teacherp, under the able Sup erintendence of Mr Hammond, and is one of the most thriving in Auckland.

Sir,—ln reply to your enquiry re circum stances of widow of Francis Mulgrew, you can inform your readers tbat Bhe lives at Papakura, has six young children, and is far from being in easy circumstances. Her principal means of living was her husband's earnings as a carrier and chapman, supple mented by the small sales of a fruit shop. She will have now almost to depend ex clusively on the buisiness of carrier aod chap man, having to go to town herself, and in consequence the proceeds of the shop will be loat, having no one-to take care of it in her absence. She has no property, is not free from debt, and no other means of support for herself and family but what she may earn.—Yours, &c , W. Shanaghan, Clerk R.M. Court, Papakura.

A rumour was current to-day, and, being reiterated with much circumstantiality found general credence, that the Union Steamship Company had become the purchasers of the New Zealand Steamship Company's fleet and plant for the sum of £54,000. We are* authorised to state that there is no truth in this report. Negotiations have been for some time, and are still pending, but the period fixed as their limit has not yet expired, and it is not probable tbat any definite ar rangement will be made until then. In any case, we are informed furthor, the sum named ia not in contemplation on either side.— Wellington Post.

To the Editor of the Star : Sir, —Some one signing himself " Vox Populi" writes to you asking whether it will not be advisable to postpone the regatta, till Monday. I doubt very much if that is the voice ef the people, and I think the postponement would be in advisable for various reasons. Firstly, the regatta, the Ellerslie eports, the Papakura races, the Friendly Societies' plcaio, and sundry Sunday-school fetes hay« been arranged to take place on Saturday ; and secondly, Saturday ia Anniversary Day, which has always been observed as a holiday, whatever day of the w»ek it happened to be. Thirdly, the Banks and Government offices will be closed on Saturday, whether the Regatta takes place on Saturday or Monday. Lastly, the shops of the Jews will be olosed on Saturday, and I do not think it would be fair to them, to have the Regatta postponed till Monday. For these reasons I think it will be better to "leave well alone. "— Yours, &c, Mercator.

We wonder what Mr Greathead expori enced on the occasion of his first marriage that made him seek the protection of the police when he wanted to be spliced a second time ? This query is made with reference to the following paragraph which appears in the JVairarapa Standard. Our contemporary Bays : —" It may be interesting to Wellington readers to learn that Mr Martin Greathead, formerly of that city, and for many years a widower, was married on Tuesday last to Mrs Hanchard, a blooming widow, who recently arrived in the Wairarapa from London via Dunedin. In view of what had taken place at his former marriage, Mr Great head, on the day of his wedding, took the precaution to [secure the protection of the police." ~ ... ;; : t . . . „

Not the least of the many projected attrac tions on the coming Regatta Day is the monster excursion to Kohirnarama and picnic on the beach. The whole affair will be under the patronage of the members of the loyal " Fountain of Friendship " Oddfellows Lodge and the members of several of tlie leading lodges of Templary. A (3 the tickets are offered at a reasonable figure> according to snnmincs nifint, and ft capita! fifty's amusement offered, we have* little doubt of its numerical aod healthful success. The Kohiraarama be;>ch ia a beatltifal retrrst, and effara agreeable advantages; not only as a retreat from the sumtnor sun, but afforrls a quiet, unmolested view c.f the reg.'itta. A green paddock hos been secured by the combined committees of the different orders for the ostensible carry ing out a programme of sports, consisting of a three-legged race, and a sack-race, also swings, and cricketing. The catering for the company has been entrusted to Mr F. G. Brown, confectioner, of Queen-street, who has obtained the itae of Mr Peddock's house, facing the beach, where he willanpply tothose whomay need refreshments,suchaste»,lemon ade, and eatables. A full band will also be in attendance and play a nnmber of popular aira, to which, the young people v/ill be at liberty to danco. Arrangements have been made with Messrs. Holmes for two of their boats, to leave the ferry tee every hour, the first to run at 9 o'clock. Mr Fisher has also, granted the use of his punt for the convenient landing of passengers. Hence, a pleasant opportunity will be offered to thousands for passing a plpasant holiday, and for visiting the training school and scenery of Kohi marama.

The Christmas prizes were presented to the scholars of St. Paul's Sunday-school yester day afternoon by the Rev. C. M. Nelson, the minister. There was a considerable number of friends and teachers present and about six'y volumes were given to the children of the various classes who had acquired the greater number of marks by regularity, attention, and pood behaviour. Some of tha volumes were of much literary value, mch as Dr. Hamilton's edition of "Pilgrim's Pro gress ," the " Life and Travels of Living stone," and the complete poetic works of Sir Walter Scott. The majority, however, weie moral and religious etories embodying counsel and encouragement to young peop'e. Mr. Nelson, previous to banding the prizes to tho fuccessfal scholars, gn.ve a very pleasing ex tempore, nddress to the parents ai>d children, a-ud hoped that the books would stimulate the children to fresh efforts, and thO3e who had not gained prizes la st year to dfi all in their power towards success during the present year. Mr Kelson complimented the gir's in Mrs. .Tudd's class, who hal gain ed six first class pr'z»s, namely, Misses M. and E. Armstrong, Misses A. and E JFolder, Mi?n Mary I'alraaii, and Miss Ellen Norrie. The iirst prizes amona the boys were taken by Jerries Penalligen, and John Peatce. The school is well attended on Sunday afternoon", and good order prevails under the superinten dence of Mr. Hammond, to whose exertions much of the success of the school is duo.

The first arrival of Mr C. G-. Quick's new stsamer a>. Hamilton is thus noticed liy the Waikato Times : " A large number of persona nsßumhlod at the Quay yesterday evening to witness thtt arrival of Mr 0. G. Quick's new steamer, the Quickstep, and considerable ex citement prevailed, when a atearaer cominn round the point In-low the towoidrfp had all the appearftiicfi ef tho Waikafco, It was at ones BUrmised that there had been a race between the two boats, though such can hardly* be said to have been the ease. The first arrival was indeed tho Waikato, but not a quarter of an hour afterwaids the Quickstep was at her moorings. It appears that they both left; Mercer about; the fame time, the "Waikato a Kttle earlier of the two, and passed and repassod each other on the river, the Quickstep having to call in at several places which the Waikato did not visit. The latter arrived at Ngarua wahia a few minutes earlier than the Quick step and kft immediately, but the latter vessel remained three qnaiters of an hour at Ngaruawahia and hence her late arrival at Hamilton. Captain Cellem, who seemed proud of being the first up of the two, freely admitted the superior speed of Ms ri<?al. The Quickstep is essentially a passenger boat but IB capable of carrying a fair amount of cargo. She had indeed no less than nine tons of coal on board during her trip and then, loaded as she was, drew only 20 inches for ward find 22 inches astern.

The steamer Scotsman now along eide the breakwater road is unloading the first ship ment of a regular supply of timber from the Kopuru Company's Mill. Thia Company h taking advantage of the Kaipara railway and is about to open a retail yard at the break water road. As the resources of thia company are very great both 141 the bnsh and at the mill they are inablod to undertake any orders intrusted to them, and having secured as manager of the yard Mr. K. Bartley, who ban been for ovar twenty years connected with ths buildiug and timber trade in Auckland they will no doubt do a fair share of business.

On November 15, at Torquay, there was a large and fashionable assemblage to hear readings by Mr Hussey, au elocutionist, and occupying one of the front seats was a fine portly gentleman of the name of Salisbury. While one ©f the first selections — "The Death of Paul Dombey " —was being read, Mr Hussey noticed that Mr Salisbury was gazing at him fixedly in a somewhat peculiar atti tude, sitting bolt upright. Towards the close of the second part, the concluding words of Tennyson's "May Queen" were being epoken,when at the references to death Mr Hussey glanced towards Mr Salisbury, and observed him in the tame posture, his arms folded across his breast, and bis gaze still intent. The reader stopped, and the peraons around Mr Salisbury, seeing his death-like hue, instructively retreated. Two doctors qiiickly arrived, and on examining the motionless gentleman pronounced that, althougk he sat upright like a living man, he had been dead nearly two hours.

An Hungarian journal relates what it justly calls a "strange incideat," which has just happened to Count Ealcnburg, chef-d'e3ca dron in the Uhlans of the Prussian Guard and cousin of the Minister of the Interior, who is betrothed to Mdlle. Bismarck. This young and brilliant officer (says the Pesth paper) was not long ago engaged to be married to the daughter of M. Scheeffer (the proprie for of the journal the Bazaar), a young lady as beautiful as she is distinguished, and who ia received in the best society of Berlin. He mada the usual request to the military autho rities to be permitted to marry, all the con dftions required by the law being fulfilled. But some days after he received a visit from two officers of his regiment who explained to him that the traditions of the Guard did not permit an officer of that corps to marry a woman who wae not of noble family. The count replied by a challenge to fight, but he wu obliged by the rules to ask permission from his colonel, Baron de Alvensleben. The latter spoke to the count, pointed out to him that the two officers were in tho right, that they were merely representatives of the corps, who could nob tolerate that one of their number should marry the daughter of a former bookbinder. Such, in fact, had been the first occupation of M. Scbceffer, who has since acquired by the most honourable meana a considerable fortune, and who has had two sons officers in the Prussian army, one of whom was killed ht Sadowa and the other at Sedan; Count Eulenburg regarded the de claration that Mdlle Scheeffer was unworthy to mßrry anofficer of the Guard as an insult to his betrothed ; aud he sent a challenge to Baron de Alvensleben, who refused to fight, and who has just had the,count tried by court-martial, and sentenced to a year and a-half's imprisonment in a fortress for having wished to make a private affair of the incident."

A sitting of the Bankruptcy Court was held to-day, before Mr. Justice Gillies. There were 'five cases on the list; Messrs Bentley, Cavali, Ryan, Powley and B'eham, and_ all were adjourned till the lGtb. March.

To the Editor: Dear Sir,— Seconding the hint of your .Saturday evening correspondent, I also, on behalf of many more, would res pectfully request your aid in altering the holiday from Saturday to Monday,-as very mr,ny 'of us in the retail trades and who work hardest and longest, will have no holiday if it is still kept on the Saturday. Trusting the P..egatta Committee will be pleased to alter the date of their first-class programme. —I am, Sir, Shopman.

The ground at the back of the Choral Hall is now the scene of great activity in prepara tion for the first appearance of the world ronowed Blondin on Satnl'day next. The poles supplied by Mr Holdehip are being placed in" position and crossed with ropes so that the canvas, when spread will make a Urge enclosure. At night.the grounds will be lit up with lime lights and other powerful illum inators. In one corner of the§ grounds a tent has been ereolcd where two skilled artijhnq aro employed manufacturing fire works of every description. The pyrotechnic display in connection with the Chevalier's exhibition is described as very grand and worth itself more than the entrance fee. Both the men employed are from_ the leading firewoik manufactory of Great Britain and have made the fireworks for displays at the Crystal Palace, Vauxhaul Gardens, Suwey Gardens and Cremorne. They are now engaged permanently to travel with Blondiu and contribute very materially to the success Of his wonderful and daring per formance. The quantity of fireworks used is such as to keep both men and a boy constantly employed, and the co3fe of each night's pyrotechnic display ia estimated at £40.

We learn that Mr James Mackay, junr., has had his protest against Sir George (Jrey's election for the Thames engrossed, and that he intends to ledge it within the time pre scribed by the Act. It was generally thought that the protest was merely a piece of bounce, but it appears not. There is no law to restrain Mr Mackay or anyone else from doing foolish things if they be so minded, and we suppose the protest will go on.

We learn with regret that out of nine well bred Lincoln rams consigned to Messrs Buttle Broa. by the Oarnatic, only three have arrived, the other six puccmnbed to the con tinuous bad weather which the vessel experi enced during tho first fortnight of her voyage.

We observe that a commencement has been made upon the demolition of the old Q.C.E. Hotel. A fine brick building will be erected on the site of the wooden structure.

It has been decided to leave open the entries for the Ellerslie sports till Thursday evening next. Tho principal events are the Anniversary Cup nnd the Steeplechase One Mile. Entrits will be received in the mean while by Mr. Joseph Ellis, at the Exchange Hotel.

We learn with extreme sorrow, that English cho&era has made its appearance in our midst. Two or three cases have already appeared, and one death has been reported from this cause. We would impress upon everyone of our citizens, the importance of setiug that their premises are kept clo.m and Bwecjt-, and of avoiding and keeping their children from eating all unripe and rotten fruit.

MR. BUCKLAND'S SHEEP FAIR.

Mn ALFRED BtTCKTiAND'S annual Sheep Fair was inaugurated to-day at his stock-yard, at Remuera. The fair extends over two days, to-day being for the exhibition and sale of ewes and wethers, and; the second; day, namely, Wednesday, being devoted to rams and ram lambs. The wet weather was not much of a draw-back as it kept away few of genuine buyers, but a large number of loafers who miserably look to the occasion aa a fioo opportunity for a good feed on the cheap. The sheep exposed were of average quality, and the number was about equal to last year's sale.

TELEGRAPHIC.

GRAHAMSTOWN

(From our own Correspondent.) This Day,

T&Q Unemployed, A large crowd of miners and others at tended at the Government office this fore noon, looking for employment. Their names were taken down by clerks. The Engineer is absent on the road to Puriri, laying off works. Mining. The Springhill crushed 2 tons for 1 oz 11 dwts melted. The Point Russell tribute (Fisk and party) crushed 5 tons for 5 ozs 14 dwts. Disgraceful Assault. A disgraceful assauit occurred at the Occi dental iiotel, on Sunday morning, when four men, including Thomas Leahy, who was punished on Saturday for larrakinism, broke in the back window of the Occidental Hotel, arid effected an entrance about five o'clock. The landlord refused to serve them, when Leahy knocked him down. A lodger named John Howe interfered and was knocked down aod brutally kicked about the head, and lefa insensible. Denby, the chemist, and others came to the reteue. The former attended to the wounds. . Marks of boots were left about Kowe's face and head, and only to-day was he able to see a little. The police are tracing up the outrage, and it is expected all will be brought to justice.

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent ) This day

A Fever Ship.

Arrived this morning, ship Shakespeare from Hamburgh with knnjigrants equal to 338 adults, all foreigners. She is 107 days out and reports fever on board. There is only one case at present, but there have been several. The ship was placed in quarantine. She is reported to be in a very dirty state.

DUNEDIN.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.)

This day. The following are the acceptances for the Dunedin Cup: Templeton, 9st 21bs; Guy Fawkes, Sst lllbs ; Daniel o'B.orke, Bst2lbs • Korari, Sst lib ; King Phillip, Bst; Tadmor, Bst ; Rory O'More, 7et 81bs ; Fishhook, 7st sibs ; Atlas, 7st 41bs ; Tattler, 7st 31bs ; Right Bower, 7st 31bs ; Cocksure, 7sfe 21bs ; Cloth-of-Gold, 7st; Amosia, 6st 12ibs ; Pungawerewere, 6st lOlbs ; Follofarine, 6st 8 ; The; Chief, 6st 71bs ; Blair Athol, 6st 71bs ; Gamecock, 6st 61bs ; Merry Monarch, 6st 61ba ; Sir Wiliiam, 6st 61bs ; Seauntereus, 6st ; Nabochisis, 6st; Seabird, sst 71b3 • Merrinac, filly, sst 7lbs ; Fanny Fisher, colt, sst 61bs.

POET CHALMERS.

(l<rom our own correspondent.) Thia Day. m . Gale. There ts a strong easterly gale and sea. The wreck of the steamer Bruce is broken up. Several vessels ready for sea cannot get out. The High Sheriff has placed an injunction on tlio Hailing of the steamer Tairoa. The salvage case;is still unsettled.

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

A WEEING of the Local Bosrd of Health was held this afternoon in the Council Chamber for the purpose of considering a proposal of the Provincial Government that a fever-hos pital be buiit at an expense of £300, the half to be defrayed by the Provincial Government and half by the Board of Health. His Worship the Mayor presided. After some discussion it was agreed to accept the pro posal of the Government.

Destructive Floods at Poverty Bay.

(BY TELEGBAPTIJ

GTSBORNF,

(From our own Correspondent). This day. It has rained hero six days heavily, causing disastrous floods. A hundred people are flooded out. Crop 3 are destroyed and thou sands of shetp drowned, besides cattle, hordes, and pigs. The loss is estimated at from £20,000 to £30,000. Business is in a state of stagnation. One man named Alexander Ross, lest his life in the ilood, and the body is nob likely to be recovered. Ormond township i 3in a perilous state. The river is encroaching, and houses have been removed. All the plains are inundated. A further supply of grass is scare. The Lochnagar, wool ship, with eighteen hundred bale 9on board, rode out the gale well. JS'o injury was sustained by her.

CHAMPION INTER - PROVINCIAL GIG RACE.

WELLINGTON

(From our own Correspondent.) Thursday, 5 pm. f The following appeared in a. second edition on Saturday.] Champiox Four-oared Outriggers "Hack, without coxswain ; distance, 3 miles ; entrance, £5 ss. First prize, £150 ; 2nd prize, £10 103. Both prizes in money or plrte, at the option of winners. The following boats entered :— Stella, Star Club. Cam, Kaiapoi Boating Club. Young Colonial, Thames Naval Brigade. Dolly Varden, Wellington Plowing Club. The boats got ready for the atari; shortly after one o'clock in the following order : — Stella nearest the shore, and others extend ing outwards in the order given above. A start was effected without any trouble at 1.50. Stella started with the lead, the others being well up. Five minutes after the start, the position was —Stella, 1 ; Dolly Varden, 2 ; Kaiapoi, 3 ; Thames, 4. Dolly Varden soon after got the lead, and the Thames began to creep up. Dolly Varden kept the lead. Kaiapoi pulled beautifully, and ap peared to be gaining fast on tbe others. Positions were maintained till near the winning post, when Stella gradually crept up, till it was thought she was going to take the money. There wa<3 a beautiful race be tween Thames and Kaiapoi. Dolly Varden was never passed. Thames came in third, and Kaiapoi last.

Time, 18 minutes 25 seconds

The race was a very close one between the two Wellington boats, and resulted aa fol lows : —

Dolly Varden (Wellington Rowing Club) 1

Stella (Star Club) ... 2 Young Colonial (Thames .Naval Brigade) 3 Cam (Kaiapoi Boating Club) 4

The race waa won by Dolly Varden by a length and a-hslf. The distance between the Thames and Kuiipoi boats for third and fourth. p!ace3 was about half-a-length.

The Pres-s representatives engaged a special steamer, hut found they could not see the race from on board. -All three papers h*d reporters on the steamer, and alf were sold. The weather was very fine and calm.

The Pres3 Agency telegram with reference to the race states :—" It is generally consi dered that the Thames men were not beaten bo much upon their merits as because of the inequality of their boats, and especially so in the unrigged race. Carrying a heavy coxswain was very much against them. The Thames would have had a good chance for second place, but for the clever steering of the Stella, which cut off some distance by the course steered. The Thames and Kaiapoi steered right in the wake of the Dolly. In the unrigged race the Thames rowed power fully and pluckily, but the stroke was too quick for their boat, which seemed to hang after every stroke. The Dunedin and Wel lington crews were rowing from 40 to 44 from the start to the finish. The yacht race take place on Monday. The Wellington. Rowing Club won nearly £300 in prizes."

This day. An attempt was to be made to-d&y to get up a consolation race for defeated crews, and to lend suitable boats to visiting crews who wanted them, but the weather looks as if it would be impossible to row in light boats. To-day there is a strong breeze on. The aquatic contributor in the Times this morn ing publishes a diagram of the course as laid down and of the course steered by the Stella, and argues that by the blundering of who ever laid down the course the Thames men were deprived of second.place. A great deal of sympathy is felt for the Thames crew.

Inter-provincial Cricket Match.

CANTERBURY THE WINNER.

The following is the conclusion of Friday's playing :—

GANTEKBTJRY.—Second Innings. Corfe b M. Godby ..31 "Wood Ibw b Downes.. .. .. .. 10 Alpe lbw b Paramour S3 Baker c Collinson b Paramour .. .. i Lee b M. Godby 7 ■ J. Fowler, run out .. .. .. ..39 Ollivier, ran out ~ .. .. ..67 B, Fowler c ?enwlck b Paramour.. .. 3 Ashley, not out .. .. .. .. EG Nelson b IJownes .. .. .. .. 7 Swete c Lathbury b Downes .. ~ n .Extras 19 Total .. ..272 OTAGO.—Second Innings. H. Godby, not out .. .. .. .. 16 Clarke lbw X Paramour c Oliivier .. .. • .. ..23 M Godby, bod out .. • 16 Extras 8 Total 69 Saturday. The following is the conclusion of the cricket match Otago v. Canterbury. The two Godbys, not out, went into the bowline of Corfe, being the last ball of yesterday's over. M. Godby commenced with a single off Swete; H. Godby did not add to the score, bby Swete. Lathbury followed, lbw 3. M. Godby b by Swete, 35. Sutcliffe run out first ball; Dixon, 2, run out. Fen wick followed. The match was finished at 3 p.m. The Otago second innings concluded for 103 runs. Canterbury wins by 144.

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A .LARGE SHIPMENT OF CAKPETS JUST UN-- PACKED, and now added to the very exten sive stock on view at the City Hall at prices to suit both rich and poor. Tapestry and Briiß sell, from 2s 9d to 7s; very handsome hearth rugs to match. Curtains of every description from 5s lid to 555. Extra Good Value in Sheetings and Quilts just to hand. Holloway and Garlick now supply all kinds of Bedding, Mattresses, Palliasses, and Pillows ; good Feather Pillows at 8s 6d. Carpets laid by a skilled hand free of charge. Job Line in Passage Floor Cloth (4s 6d quality, slightly damaged) at 3s. , Floor Cloths from 2 to 24 feet wide cut and laid down. Pay a visit to Holloway and Garliok's Furnishing Room, City Hall, and see the cheapest house iv town.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., E.M.) DRUNKENNESS.

Three hapless individuals had to pay the usual penalty for this offence. VAGR&XCV. Jno. Shiers, en old reprobate, pleaded not guilty to a charge of habitual drunkenness and idleness.

The evidence adduced by th? Clork of the Court v.-as so conclusive, that the Bench sentenced tho prisoner to a year's imprison ment with hard labour. Anne Reilly and Elizabeth Diedrick both pleaded gnilty to charges of being drunk. Anne denied being disorderly in her cups, but. Lizzie admitted this, Anne was sentenced to pay 20s and costs, or in default to go to prison for 4S hours, while Elizabeth was sent to prison for seven day 3 without the option of a tine. Michael Cronar;, out on bail on a charge of a similar nature, did not appear, and his bail was ordered to lie escheated. Elizabeth was further sentenced to one monih on a charge of vagrancy.

MERCHANT SIITTriKG ACT. William Lewis, a man of colour, was charged by Captain Rails with wilful dis obedience to lawful commands on board the City of Auckland. George Balls deposed that he was the captain of the City of Auckland. He had occasion to remonstrate with the prisoner who was his cook on the latenes3 of the meals. He cent for him to confront him with the steward and he refused to come. This was the offence complained of. This evidence was corroborated by Mr Daniels, the mate. The prisoner urged in defence that ha was afraid he would have been Btruck had he gone into the cabin Sentence : Four weeks hard labour, and to pay the costs. A LOAFER. George Williams pleaded not guilty to a charge of being on hoard Iho cutter Sovereign of the Sra3 without lawful excuse. Captain Pe<eson, master of the cutter, deposed to seeing the prisoner in the act of leaving the cutter with several onions in hia possession. The prisoner was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. PXCTIAXfJF.K OF AFFrCTIOX. James Home was brought up charged with violently assaulting hia wife. Prisoner said his wife hid thrown a boot at him, aid he hsd thrown it; back. Unfor tunateiy he had hit his mark, he did not intend to.

As Sub-Inspector Broham said tbe com plainant was too ill to attend, the case was adjourned.

A HKAETLKSS HUSBAND. ,Tt:mc3 Williams, an able bodied looking young fellow of 25. was charged with desert ing his wife and three children, and leaving them without any means of support.

The prisoner coolly said ho admitted the offence

The ca?e was described by Mr Broham aa the most blackguardly instance he had eyer come across. The man had taken his wife and three children up the country and left them there 'destitute. He had been in fall workeince, ami earning good wages, and had done nothing for their support. They had lived at the public expense.

At this juncture a painfnl impression waa produced in Court by the wife of the prisoner, who was seated in Court, accompanied by three young children, bursting out into terrible rook, and then rushing forward to her wretch of a husband, who looked at her distress with the utmost unconcern. She was with difficulty calmed by the officers of the Court.

On being asked if he had anything to urge ia extenuation of his conduct ; prisoner jauntily replied, Oh no ! The Bench nsked the prisoner if he could pay a fine of £5 ? The prisoner said he could get £3, not £5. He had no property except what he stood upright in. Mr. Barstow : Then you must be im prisoned for two months. The prisoner, who treated the charge with fc^e utmost contempt, ■roas then, removed. THE B.OBBKRY AT MESSRS. B. TONES AND CD'S

Jame3 Miller was charged with having, oi the 17feh inst., broken into and entered th* warehouse of Messrs. B. Tonks and Co., anc stolen therefrom sundry articles value £i 10s.

Mr. Benjamin Tonks said on the day it question he recollected leaving a waterproof coat at his store in Queen-street. He missed it on the morning of Tuesday. The coatprot* duced was the garment referred to. He' identified it as his private property. Mr. Broham : Have you any partners ir, * the concern ? Mr. Tonks ; I have in my businese not iiH my coat. (Laughter.) Mr. Carr is mjjt;' partner. Alfred Griffiths storeman in the employ ojf1? Mr. Tonks opened the store on the morning of the 18th. He observed that the back docj, was a little open, and the bar had bee|, removed. The only thing he missed at ths I time was a small flask bottle of brandy. H' I afterwards discovered that Mr. Tonks haf lost his coat and that a pair of his ow working trousers had been taken from hia desk and : a piece of candle i.:-' He also found a pane of glass broken V Witness identified a pair of trousers (pro duced) as his property, and a: candle (pro duced) as the same kind as that he missed, i By the prisoner: He should not think man could get through the pane witbou cutting himself very severely. The apertur ! made by the removal of the glass was 14 in by 10 in. Another storeman named Coleman^ als< 1 gave evidence. Griffiths had called his at ; tention to the state of the door and window if There was a speck of rjlood on the lower par 1 of the frame where the pane, had been takei out. All the glass was gone except om> little spike on the lower part. . . J Peter Finn, a shoeblack, residing m Chancery-lane, • remembered meeting tfa^_. prisoner in the mnrnicg of Tuesday the IBtb7 j He came to him near the Greyhound HoieL|>-Y He told witness he had a coat and a pair of U trousers, and aaked witness to sell them for* ' • him. They went np Wellesley-street East^* a bit above Crowther's new stables where; there were some docks. He fetched *^e^ coat and trousers out of the docks. e?j§E were tied up in a small white handkerchief. £ v Prisoner gave them to him, and he sold *kein|r| to a Mrs Townshend, in Chancery-street, }°*W'/\ half-a-crown. Gave it to prisoner ontsidat^ the Greyhound. The prisoner : When I gave yon iHfe clothes—l mean when the clothes were|| given to you was there anyone present top. Witness: No. .. Iff Prisoner: Did I not disown the things I when Detective Jeffrey confronted me with r-r Witness : No, you did not.. "". ■ Catherine Townshend, an old woman, a> im posed to keeping: a store in Ghancery-streete ? She remembered Mr Finn coming to net \ store, and selling her. a coac and a pair <?* ! trousers for half-a-crown. Finn said tbey i were given to him. - •'•" ij 4 I By the prisoner : Finn had not, s°ld,a?y" \ thing for a long time. She had bought tfle clothes off his back. .-.•■._ His Worship wished to know how-thamwi- went about if he sold his clothes. ; The question was too difficult to answer, j^ Detective Jeffrey deposed to arresting tn» prisoner on the 20ih. When he was charge" with the offence he said, "Well* I-■«»** deny it this time." In partially searc°! .T hi'T. in the street he found the candle, wnicu Lj put back in his pocket. Witness won?" ;::m to the station/and being called "?t0L fl Inspector's room, left tb^prisonerwj^

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