SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

trr^ ir v- < -ny» ( Thirf Afternoon, 0.59. I[IG IE Vwxlaiin—J To-morrow Morning, 1.32 SI.;N .SET.— This Evening. 6.53. ,-!; \i; 1.-5 X.— To-morrow Morning, A. 10. MOON'S AGE.—First Quarter, full Moon, Ist, 10.13 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Jane Dou.vlp.s. h.s.. Fraser, tV nn East Coast. R.rv.i] t,.j.5., Scllars,from Tauningn. Jon j. s,s.. Farquhar, from the North St Xi! la, r.s., Flowerday. from Wanjjanui C >. mist, schooner, from Waitara (in the Mann kau;

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For South—Hawcn, 29th inst. For Xcw Hebrides—Conflict, gunboat, early L'\.r Melbourne—Janet Stewart, brur. early For Coromandel—Argvle, s.s.. Mondays and Fridays For Wan ,-arci—Arffyle. every Tuesday For tho North—lona. s.s.. every Mouday For Tnuranga—Rowena. s.s.. Monday next For London—Orari. ship. 30th December; City of Auckland, early ; Rapido, barque, early; G! 'nkira. barque, early Fo:- U'rtUjT.uiui—St. Kilda. Monday

IMPORTS.

P t Janil D:v,i^la=s. from CJisborne and Xapier: U;l hirkv. "> casks corned beef, i casks tallow.— Cruieksiiank cc Co. Agents. Per John Matiiv.es. for Now York: B*o cases kauri _;\!i\.—W. W. Woo.lime. 7.5-' eases kauri gum, ill. D. Holfo&Co.), "W. W. Uoodliuc, Agent.

The s.B. Rowcna arrived this morning from Tam-anga with seven passengers. L'he barque John MaUhues will rail on Mon day morning. She proceeds to I\cw York, and if the market is favourable will land her cargo there. It not she will proceed to Boston. The .lane Douglas arrived this day at noon from Napier and Gisborne. .She loft Xapier on Tuesday night at (! o'clock, and Gisbornc at noon on. Taui-dday, Had strong S.V'j. winds and heavy sea to the East Cape; Ihence light and variable winds to port. Passengers—Messrs. Pc>.-c 12). The s.s. lona exchanged signals with the throc luadted schooner Lock Lee, oil' Stephenson's Island, on Thursday afternoon. The favourite clipper barque Glcnlorn, belong ing to Shaw Savill and Co., and expected shortly. id advertised to load for London immediately on discharge of inward cargo. .She is to receive quick despatch. Tho little clipper steam-launch Transit left to-day at one o'clock for the Wairoa. VVo are glad to see this boat well-patronised by passen gers. With a little more encouragement on the part of our citizens, many more picturesque localities would bo opened up to them by means of these handy little vessels. The s.s. St. Kilda is advertised to leave for Wanganul on Monday next at 2 p.m. We under stand that the St. Kilda after leaving this time is to be laid up at Wanganui for three months. The schooner Queen is at present loading: for Hokianga. She is advertised to sail on Tuesday next.

The s.s. Go-Ahead is to leave for Gisborne and Napier on Tuesday, at i p.m. The cutter Fawn brings 10 tons coal from Husscll. The schooner Transit has cleared for the Thames in ballast. She will load there with timber for the South. The schooner Rover cleared to-day, with a car^-o of sundries, for Wangarei. Captain Fraser informs tis that the Gisborne bar is blocked lip to vessels drawing more than oft. Gin. The Jane Doug-las and Go-Ahead had to lighten their cargoes. The lona spoke the whaler Isabella on Thurs day afternoon. Her boat had been fast to a ■whale the previous day, but the iron drew. Ihe produce of the last two whales amounted to 9 All the steamers which arrived tin's morning report- a heavy sea from fie N.E.!- outside Tin. The .Tane])on«sclfißhad to contend against it all the way from Napier. ,-...« t. Her Majesty's gunboat Conflict will proceed to pea on Tuesday morning. She goes direct to New Hebrides, and after about a week's stay there will ko on to Sydney via Noumea. Since the Conflict has been here a tjerics of repairs have been carried out by Messrs .Sims and Brown to the satisfaction of Lieut. Commander Massy. Five New Hebrides natives', who have served their time in Auckland, are to be taken b-iek to their homes in the Conflict. The master of the brig Pakcha, Captain Home. is in town from the Kaipara, where his vessel lies His business here is to discharge his pre sent crew and ship a new one. The Pakeha is bound to Duncdm. The American barque huropa has been thoroughly repaired by Messrs Bifcclow and Son She was surveyed yesterday by Captains Clavton and Daldy, and the work pronounced satisfactory. Shc| will now take in her cari?o from the Martha and leave for Cork in a few days,

COMMERCIAL.

HThr. greater portion of the stock of Messrs. h. and J. it. Vaile lias been purchased by Mr. YV. Wilson fovmerly of Queen-street, and now ot the Thames, for the sum of £3,188 18s 7d. Mr. Wilson intends to sell the stock atthe Thames.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Undek :— For Thames, on Monday next, at 9.30 a.m., and For Coroinandel, on Monday next, at 11.30 a.m. For Wanganni, per St. Kilda, on Monday next, at 10.15 a.m. For New York (direct), per John Matthucs, on Monday next, at 1 p.m. . For Russell, Wangaroa, andMonsonui, per lona on Monday next, .it 4 p.m. For Whitiangi. Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Ro.wena, on Monday next, at 1 P.m. j For Wangarei Heads, Waipu, Wangarei, and Mangapai, per Aryyle, on Tuesday next, at at f p.m. _ , . For Gisborne and Napier, per Go-ahead, on Tuesday next, at 3.15 p.m. (Signed) S. B. BISS. Chief Postmaster.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

A WoHKlXfi Man. —It is altogether against newspaper rule to insert answers to advertisement!! in the correspondence columns. You Avill see the unfairness of making one man pay for ventilating his opinions, and then permitting as many as choose to pwku fun at him gratis. If you have as much faith in your views as " Friend of Humanity" had, you will not hesitate to conic down with the dollar.-.

BIRTH.

HODGSON—On the 25th inst., at her residence, Parne'l. the wife of Mr. E. Hodgson of a daughter.

STRONG—At Graham-s'roet, Auckland, on the 21th instant, the wife of Mr. George Strong of. a son.

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

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1876.

For tlic cnv-,e that lacks assistance. l:ur tlic wroinj that needs resistance, Vox tin; iiUure in ilii: distance, ,\:.il l.'ii; !.'o™l that we can do.

A DEPUTATION of Italian residents waited on the Italian Consul at Wellington a few days ago, and represented that they were in a starving condition, being unable to obtain employment, and their rations at the Immi gration Depot having been stopped. By the advice of the Consul they afterwards waited on the Premier, who ordered the supply ot rations to be resumed fora short time longer, until the men had time to make another effort. The immigrants referred to are those shipped after instructions had been issued to stop foreign free immigration, and tor whose jutvyut into the colony the Government disckUmud responsibility. The difficulties encountered, by strangers, who cuter upon the work of cojUiiiiaatjon weighted with all the disadvantages of a want of knowledge of the English language, of English habit*, trades, and customs, raises tin; question whether it is a wise policy to give prominence in a tJoverniucnt scheme of immigration to the introduction of aliens. And, although spec'al settlement' of

(rcrmans and Sc n lanavians have of o i been attended with roma'kab!' si:c cess, we think ii is de»idedJy v tn'.-rakc. and an ii}justice to tliu itumigrau'ts wiio are induced to leave their native lamta, to encourage such immigration indiscriminately and uiiconnccted will; any scheme for .settlement on the waste lands of the colony. We cai) well undei>stand the hard. ships, and keen distrow which these Italians may suffer while seizing «'4) table employ - went in a limited labour market like Wei

lington ; and we can scarcely blame them if they develop into a population dependent ; upon the Government, or visit their wrongs ; on the heads of sensitive and tuneful colonists \ by .scattering in organ-grinding bands far I and wide over the land. Where, as in tho i Scandinavian settlement at Wellington, or j at Puhoi in our own -province, the .settlers j are combined in little communities, their ; industry accomplishes wonders, in, the way j of bush clearing. Italians and Frenchmen, accustomed to "vine culture, and located on lands suitable for that branch of horticul ture, might be equally successful and con ducive to colonial prosperity and develop ment. Notwithstanding this, reports from Ptilmerston show that tho Scandinavian settlers arc regarded with disfavour by English settlers of tho same class, in the vicinity, in consequence of the miserable way in which they live, and their consequent ability to accept lower wages than would suilicc for Ike maintenance of an English labourer and his family. On tli!: whole, however, tho results of many experiments show that the early disadvantages and drawbacks of special settlements of foreigners gradually disappear, and the races readily fraternize as their circumstanced improve and their children learn the language and grow tij) side by' side with the children of neighbouring ' settler*. In two or three generations, even their identity as a nice is lost, ami iheir numbers swell the tide which is bearing the Anglo-Saxon raci; and tongue onward to a wo rid-wide predominance, if not to universality. Eight thousand fnpigiiers nave, boon introduced into New Zealand since 1872, yet their presence lias loft no appreciable impression on the population. Tluur absorption repre sents the process of assimilation of foreign rac-s by tho Anglo-Saxon which is go ing on in nil th:j colonies, and on a wider scale in the United States of America. The gain to the Anglo-Saxon race by this system of recruit ing has becu'cstiniaU.'d by statisticians at not less than a hundred thousand persons every year. We are dispoMod to look with a kindly eye upon foreign immigration, judi ciously carried out, ii only because of its bearing on the possibilities of the future of the British Empire, which stands alone among all modern nations as a successful colonizing power. But the indiscriminate issue of free passages to foreigners, picked up on commission by Continental emi gration agents, possesses many elements of failure, and should be discouraged by the Government.

Another Special Settlement Scheme for Auckland.

1200 IMMIGRANTS TO BE INTRO-

DUCED

We mentioned in out issue of last evening, that a gentleman named Pritchard is now in Auckland, with the object of selecting a block of land for a special settlement. We have since learned that Mr Pritchard is the representative of some eighteen English

gentlemen, including Lord Bathm-nt, tin; Earl of Kgmont, Colonel 'frevalyan, Colonel Doilc, aiid va; ions others of large capital and iniineir.T, who are large employers of agricultural lahourenj of the best'class, an<l desire to amelio rate their condition with profit to l»oih parties. The idea of founding a specialset tlcmeut in New Zealand was lirst suggested to sonic of tho more prominent of the ]>i<» motors l>y inlluential colonists in England, and after soino consideration of the matter, nn association was formed, and Mr. I'rit cliard, one of the most practical of the members, a gentleman experienced in travel, and who lias carefully studied the history of the colonies for the past twenty five years, agreed to come out for the pur pose of making the necessary inquiries and entering into negotiations. Mr. i'ritchard arrived in Auckland about two montlw ago, but contented himself with examining the land in the province, and making hiiiis -If acquainted with the land laws and the faci lities for .settlement. Hence he proceeded to Wellington, where he had an interview with Sir George ("J-rey, and the Minister of Lands, the result of which was that Mr I'ritchard returned to Auckland, and made a further examination of the laud. The As sociation which Mr Pritchard represents were predisposed to select land in this part of the Island, because of the large quantity of available open land, and their hav'iig an objection to taking up heavily timbered country, owing lo the expense of dealing, the diliiriiilies of speedy and profitable seltieni'jnl., and the long period thai must claps'.; h-jfore the scheme can bo i\)a!is<;d. I\lr i'l'ilciiiird has iixed uj:oii a block which meets the objects com 'luplatod by the Association, we believe in the neighbour hood of Wuikalo Heads, and lias made a formal oiler which wiil l><; considered at. the iiisl m .■eting of the new Auckland Waste Lands Hoard lixud for Tuesday next. On behalf of tii^j Anx-wi.ilion, he oilers to introduce 120U immigrants, com posed partly of farmers with sin.ill capital, and partly of agricultural labourers. lie engaged to provide these with passages, to settle liiem on two-thirds of the block of land, !o provide them with tools, imple ments, and rations for a fixed period, and to aid them in establishing homesteads. The area of the block required is about (>2,000 acres, for which a fair market value will bu given. The remaining two-thirds of the block over the one-third upon which the 1200 immigrants will be settled, is to be cut up into farms of from 50 to 10' JO acres, and sold from time to time to competitors. The advances made to tin immigrants will be secured upon tlie laid i i the lirst instance. No class restrictions will be introduced into the scheme, though on the oilier hand, no cil'ort will be wanting to conduce to th individual welfare of the settlers, by the nncoil ■agement of habits of temperance anil ffcon.Hny. Mr Pritchard is evidently an experienced business man, and his oiler is thoroughly hona fide, as shewn by the names of the promoters, it is to be hop;.'d that no difficulties will arise to prevent a successful termination to the uegociations now opened. It is unneceasaiy to dilate upon the manifest advantages which must result, from a scheme of this character. (Special settlements established on this system, are likely to be infinitely more successful, and more extensively bene iicial to the colony, that the introduction of large bodies of men without means, and agricultural laborers settled upon a regularly organized, and efficiently administered plan, are likely to soon develop into a prosperous anil self supporting community. We congratulate the people of this part of the North Island upon the attention which it is attracting from influential capitalists in Great Britain, and we trust that nothing but considerations of the general welfare of the inhabitants will be allowed to influence the negotiations now in progress.

The Counties and Ridings.

OwsriJfO to fcho CGiiptesyof Ctiptaiu Healo, Inspector of Suveys wa arc enabled to placi* before oar readers the <uvi^iou.s ot the Counties int'i Hidings so far as the work had proceeded up to-day. Captain Hcnlc and an efficient staff" of draughtsmen have been engaged on this important work for some time past, anil have adopted the judicious plan of consul'ing the Chair men of Highway Districts, with the object of grouping the districts in har monious order, so as to conduce to the convenience of the inhabitants, and to en sure facility and efficiency <>f management. The work has so far been performed in an efficient manner, and we believe will be

found on the whole to give as much satis faction as can be expected. The work is proceeding rapidly, tracings being forwarded to Wellington as soon as completed, and it is hoped that the division will be completed in about a fortnight or three weeks hence. Captain Heale's business is to divide the Counties into Hidings, and to recommend to His Excellency the Governor the number of members to be returned by each Hiding to the County Board, the number being based on population and general importance. So far, eleven Coxmties have been divided into Hidings, and the follow ing are the names, with the number of members proposed for each County : — PIAKO County, 8 members :—Hidings — Waitoa, Matamata, Taotaoroa, and Pate tore.

Cook County, 7 mombers: —Ridings— Waiapu, ToJago, Waimate, Gisborne, and Te Arai.

WAITEMATA County, 8 members, six Hidings—Arariniu, Weitc, Takapima, Waitakarei, Manukau, and Titiraugi. Hoi/XXV COUNTY, 9 members, (> Hid ings :—Kaukapakapa, Puhoi, Mahurangi, Tauhoa, Mangawai, and Albert. Waikato County, 7 members, 4 Rid ings :—Cambi'idgc Highway District, Cam bridge Township, and Tamahere Highway Distriot.

Wau-a County, i) members, 5 Hidings : —Newcastle, Hamilton, Mangapiko North and South, Kangiaowhia, and Fukekura. Manuk.au County, 7 members, 7 Hidings :—Otahuhu, tfowick, Papakura, .Mangatawhiri, Pukekohe, Waiuku, and Av.iiu. lioiiSUN COUNTY, 7 members, 2 Kid ings ; —Papakura, and Wairoa. TauuaXUA Couxty, 7 members, 4 Ridings :—Katikati, Tauranga, Maketu, and Kotorua. tl\r,h.\:< CoL'NTY, (>' momber.-j, 6' Rid ings :—Onewiioro, Teakau, Karooi, Piron ghia, and Whangapo. Ei>kn County, y mcmbcis, 7 Ridings. Whan Sliding : Whau Highway district, Mount Albert, Point Chevalier, and Mount Koskill. Newton Hiding : Newton and Ponsonby Highway Districts, Newton, and Archill. Grafton Hiding : Graf ton Hoad, Karanga hape and Eden Terrace. ParneiJ Hiding: Parnell, Newmarket, and Heiuuera. Epsom Hiding: Mount Eden, Epsom, and One Tree Mill Highway .Districts. Taranaki Hiding : East laranaki, Mount Wellington, and Panniure. Oucluuiga Hiding : Onehunirii.

A cablegram announces that (lie City of Sydney left San Francisco on the Bth inst., the contract date. She is due here on the 3rd December. Enthusiasm has b-:e:i di.s playcd throughout Russia, it is stated, relative to the warlike declaration of the Emperor on the Eastern question.

Holders of land orders issued in Ireland by Mr Famuli, under his Provincial appoint ment as Immigration Agent, will be glad to learn that, those orders have been legally recognised under the 61st clause of (hi Waste Lands Act, 1876.

His Honor Mr.Justice (fillies will hold ; sitting of the Supreme Court in banco oi Wednesday, the 18th December.

A good story, says the "Waiiganui Herald," is told, of a inasi"rpicce of strategy practiced by that veteran poli tician and tactician, .Sir George Grey, on (Jeneral Cameron. Sir George had a Secretary whom he suspected of con veying tidings to the enemy's camp— that is, to General Cameron—and Sir George dictated a despatch to her Majesty's Government of unusual vigor, criticising his opponent's conduct of the war in the most scathing terms. He put the despatch behind the fire. The Secre tary supposed it had been sent, and by the next mail (Jeneral Cameron wrote home a reply to it. The Home Ollice had not received the despatch, and when a copy of General Cameron's reply was sent to Sir George for explanation he was able to show how much he had been wronged, and placed his opponent in an absurd position.

The last meeting of the current session of (lie Auckland Institute, will be held in the Museum Buildings, on Monday evening noxt, at the usual hour.

To the Editor : Sir, —As there is a Co operative Painters' and Carpenters' Society, why should we, the Knights of St. Chrispin, not work unanimously, and have a society of our own V Hoping you will insert this in your widely circulated journal, I am, &<:.', A K:\'ii;iiT ok St. Chisimx. ()ii Monday evening next, i!ev. (',. Brown will give a second discourse on his missionary experience among the natives of New I'ritaiii and New Ireland. The meet ing will be held in Pitt-street Wcsleyan ( hiiich.

The annual gathering of the Auckland We.-l 'van Sun day-school Union, will beheld in (lie Choral liall to-morrow afternoon ai three o'clock, when Rev*. H. S. IJunn ami W. J. Watkin will address the meeting, and appropriate hymns for the occasion wiJl be .sung by the children. Sermons will also he preached in all the Wesleyan churches in the Auckland and Manukau circuits on behalf of the Weslevan missions.

To the Editor : Sir, — I (a-'ce the liberty of writing io (lie peoples' representative paper, to complain of gross neglect on the part of some person or persnsin connec tion with (be transit of goods, in the Waikato, and in consequence of which, I have sullcred in pocket. Jam a bricklayer, and have recently had several chimneys, etc., to build by contract, fir gentlemen in the districts of the Waikato. On Monday the 6'th inst, I sent an order by telegram to Mr. Booth, of Ngaruawahia, for a quantity of lime, which was immediately sent, duly addressed to me, at Mr. Wilson's, Church Hill, Waikato, but which was taken to Point Russell, and did not, reach me until the Allowing Saturday, hence L could not complete my contract in time. On the Monday following) I Kent to Messrs J agger and Parker, of Auckland, for f)00 bricks, and a quantity of cement, to complete a job in hand for Mr. \V. A. Graham, and was served in the same way. The cement perished by the delay, and T was put to great, inconvenience through not getting the bricks. As others sufler in like manner, through neglect, I have thought a letter on the subject, in the STAR, might have a quickening iullnence on those in authority. —Yours, &c, Thomas (Scott, Freeman's Bay.

Mi Brooinhall has decided to-accept the invitation of Tauranga settlers to visit Tauranga, and will start on his journey next week, proceeding from Tauranga to Taupo, thence to Napier, en route to Wellington, where lie wtll meet Mr Fox, who is expected to return to. New Zealand next month.

Our Hokitika telegrams lately stated that a girl named Margaret Wright, lias been charged with concealment of birth. -Th ■> report of the Coroners inquest, held on lii.; remains of the child, shews that in the first instance the jury returned a verdict of "Concealment of birth," but the Coronc. refused to receive such a verdict, on the

grown! that fh-a jury were not there to try Margaret Wright, but to inquire into the causes of the death of a nial \ infant. Subseuneutly the following verdict was arrived ■'.*■—" Thattliesaiil main child came to its deaf.li by having the uinbiiiical cord cut by some sharp instrument, and after wards not being properly tied, from which cause the said male child died of luoniorrhage, at Hokitika, on the night of th ■; 9th November 187b', the mother, Margaret Wright, not having made any necessary provision for the birth of the said child.

The s.s. St. Kilda, and the schooner Colonist, which arrived in the Manukau yesterday, from Wanganui and Waitara, respectively, brought, together 47 head of cattle and"7oo sheep, consigned to Messrs Hunter and Nolan. We notice by advertisement that these and some addi tional stock are to be sold by auction, on Tuesday next. Animated competition is expected, as the cattle are in good condi tion.

The usual Sunday evening service will be held to-morrow in the Young Men's Rooms from Bto 9 p.m. The liev. Mr Watkin is expected to address the meeting.

The funeral of Makoare Pouni, a Maori chief, wbo died recently at Lower Maku vangi, w«^ attended by about 250 Europeans and Maoris. The deceased had attained the ripe- age of 70, and was highly respected by the people of both races.

We are glad to notice that it is the inten tion of the proprietor of Hemus's Boot Factory, upper Queen-street, to give his employers a general holiday and picnic on Friday next at flic beautiful gardens of Ellcrslic, to wind up with a.dance at even tide under the trees. The custom of giving workmen a holiday is very prevalent in the old country, and we are gratified to .see that Mr Homus is about to copy the excellent plan in this city, and we know of no place more suitable for a day's outing than Ellcrslic. its . grassy lawns, strawberry beds, llower-spaugled gardens, objects of natural curiosity, and pure atmosphere, beneath the clear, blue heavens, render it exactly the spot for shoemakers as well as every other body of art'zans, to breath and sport with wives and children in summer times.

Id the Insurance Buildings this morning, Home very pretty pieces of Orne silk, made by Mr Greenshields to order of Mr Cairns, of this city, were much admired. Mr Cairns intends wending'them ;is Christinas presents, so as to shew his friends in London what can be made at the antipodes. Besides the lettering in English, then; were some in German, as well as Maori. Uruc silk would make nice capbauds for our various cricket or regatta clubs, as any name could be worked in at pleasure. Tlic.se unique productions make handsome presents, and are sent by sample post to any part of the world.

Aii .action •by John Bart against the Commissioner of Police at Dnnedin, in which £50 damages were claimed for alloyed detention of (is., a pocket-knife, and a quantity of manuscript, was dis missed, the (Joint being of opinion that prisoner wan under a delusion.

A settler near Papatoitoi hay been imitat ing the Irish landlords in bygone days, in resisting the Sheriff's oilicer. Messrs Brown, Campbell and Co., had obtained judgment against Daniel McLennan, for a debt and costs, amounting to £108, a distress warrant Avas issued and returned witli the endorsement, " nulla bona," "which in the vernacular means " no goods." A judgment summons was issued, which defendant ignored, and this resulted

in the issue <»t' a warrant for his arrest on a charge of contempt of Court. The bailiff who went up to execute the warrant expe rienced some dillicnlty in discovering the whereabout* of his man, who was lying perdu in a settler's house, a short distance from the " ltaglan Arms Hotel." On the officer appearing before the stronghold, and summoning the garrison to surrender, the owner of the house seized a gun and threatened to shoot any bum-bailiff" who attempted to molest his guest. A parley ensued, resulting in the surrender of McLennan, who was safely lodged in Mount Kdcn gaol, where he will ruralise for a month.

The acceptances for (lie principal races at Dnnedin on St. Andrew's J)a}r are:—St. Andrew's Handicap: Fishhook, Sst lOlbs ; Kingfisher, Sst; King PhilJip, Sst; Rob liny, 7sr nibs; Right Bower, 7st lOlbs; Glengarry, 7«tl0lbs; Sir William, 7st 71bs; Fox, fist (!ll)s. Spring i-landicap : Tndmor, 7st sllw ; Fishhook, 'Sst 121bs ; Rob Roy, Sst 51ns ; Isaac Walton, 7st 121bs; Sir William, 7*t 12lbs; Haphazard, 7st <)lbs ; Dead Heat, /fit 41 lw; Sultan, Gut 121bs; Darkle, fist lOlbs ; Rosina, 6'st {(lbs ; Flying Beauty, fist 01 bs ; Steamer, 6st 71bs.

A few of the admirers of the musclc st lengthening game of quoits have re solved upon an effort to resuscitate (In; Auckland <>uoit ('lull, and incut (his a fieri 11 »o 11 a< Brighton, Parnell, for thai purpose, and will continue to mcci in four o'clock tin future fine Saturdays at Hi! same li«mr for practice. I\Lr George Smith, who takes much interest, in

tin's muscular ISnglish sjiorf, has prepared and reserved ;; suitable square of land for the rpocial us:: of quoit players on his premises, opposite the resi dence of Mr Header Wood, "where Mr Smith hopes to see young men who may l>e dis posed to become members of the club.

The lir.it meeting of the new Waste Lauds Hoard will lie held at two o'clock on Tuesday next, at the Government Build ings, Short! an d-street.

The next Colonial prize-firing will lake place in the Arahura valley, near Hokitika.

We learn that the next annual session of the Grand Lodge of the Order of Good Templars will be held in Auckland. For the South Island the representatives of the Nelson district are, Messrs J. S. Jones and W. T. Bond. For the Duuedin district- Messrs .1. A. Adams, 1). C Cameron, A. G. Price, Robert Greig, and—Jackson. There were six other candidates.

The dinner to Mr Ormoiid at the Criterion Hotel, Napier, is described as a great success. Mr. J. Rhodes was chairman, Mr Ormond occupying the place of honor on his right, and Col. Whitinoren the left. Mr Ormond, in reply to the toast of his health delivered a long speech. He said that Mr Stafford had declined to succeed Sir Julius Vogel as Premier, on the ground of the urgency of private business. -Mr Ormond also said that he would shortly proceed to Wellington to take ministerial portfolio. The speech was well received.

Christ-church telegrams report that sub scriptions are coming in freely for the Rol lcston testimonial.

Fever is spreading rapidly in Duncdin, and tlio Board of Health is arousing itself to the necessity of adopting sanitary measures. It is supposed that the distribution of books from the Athenauini is a means of dissemi nating fever, and orders have accordingly been given to fumigate all books before re issuing them.

At the next meeting of the City Council on Wednesday, the Mayor will propose the following resolutions*:—l. That Mr Way month be employed to check the present books, and open a new set by double entry, in conformity with " Tlie Municipal Cor porations Act, 1870." 2. That the bye-laws of the Council be submitted to the Solicitor for revision. 3. That a bye-lav, fixing the charges for kerbing, channelling, and as phalting, in conformity with 203 of " Tbe Municipal Corporations Act, IS7(S," be prepared and submitted for the consider ation of the Council. 4. That two valuators be appointed in conformity with " ilatin" Act, 1876."

Tenders will be received for cutting Coburg-street and for the Fire Brigade plant.

Messrs Close Bros, having taken the premised adjoining Messrs J. and J. Dickey, will in a few days move from their temporary business place in lower Queen-street. The new premises have for some time been subjected to the skill of Carpenters,'as also the adjoining shop, and a very good looking front will be given to this block of building which so lately was devastated by fire.

Mr John Millar, F.S.A., news of whose death was telegraphed from Nelson the other day, " was wrecked in the ill-fated Schomberg, lost u;>on the Australian coast on the night of December the 25th, 1855. Upon this occasion the deceased was instru mental in saving the lives of his fellow passengers. He kept order when it was most needful, was the first to volunteer to take one of the ship's boats to search for a landing-place on the rock-bound coast, and after an unsuccessful search at great per sonal risk prevented the boats being over crowded, when the passengers were ulti mately rescued by a passing vessel. For his exertions, he was presented by the Ship wrecked Mariners' Society with the gold medal, a splendid memorial casket, and an illuminated address. The presentation was made by Sir Henry Barkly, at the Government oificcs, Melbourne, on Novem ber 26th, 1855,"

An interesting article on a new mode of telegraphing devised by an ingenious \mericau, and further details of Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria will be found in our fourth page. In our last we notice! the programme of the Temperance Variety Troupe of this evening, at the Young Men's Christian As sociation, l)iit omitted the programme of the Temperance Hall concert, as it, did not reach us in time. We mention this in order to shew that we are equally disposed to favor both of these entertainments for the innocent amusement oi the workers of society. The Temperance Hall programme appears to be excellent in character^ as will bo seen by advertisement. A variety of comic songs by well-known amateurs will be given,' as well as sentimental songs by several ladies. We notice that Mrs Cottingham and a young lady will sing that almost sacred duet, " What are the wild waves saying':" Miss Hall will sing "Silver Threads," and Mrs Homer will give, in her iinished manner, the sweetly plaintive song of " Annie Laurie ;" Mr Cornish will take the chair, and Mr Butschkow accouipauy the vocalists on the pianoforte. Mr. Butschkow has consented after much persuasion, to repeat his original comic song "The Tailor of Paris." This song was vociferously encored last Satur day" and those who are desirous of hearing it 'had better secure this opportunity. Our old friend Mr. Mil burn will assist at the pianoforte, and play a duet with Mr. Butschkow.

A meeting of members of the legal pro fession is to be held at Mr Brookfield's office, at 4 o'clock, on Monday next, to take iuto consideration the advisability of re questing the Government to purchase the chapel and ground in High-street, with the view of converting the same into a Police Court, with necessary offices for use of the Magistrate and clerks, registrar of births, &c., &o. The inconvenience which arises from the nearness of tin- present Police Court to the public thoroughfare, and from the remoteness of the R.M. Court from the centre of the city is so great that some such reform as that contemplated is very neces sary.

The subjects of Sunday fen-ices at the several Auckland churches, will be found on our third page. The Sahij.tth evening service for the people, ■will he held in the Christian Young Men's Association,at eight o'clock. A baptismal service will also Jm held in Rev. Mr Cornford's chapel alter the usual evening service.

"\Vc have to acknowledge receipt of Messrs. Hood and Hceat's list of subscriptions raised in aid of t lie widow of the late .Mr. Coutfhlan. The amount is £10 18s, and it is proposed to deposit the money at the Star OHicc, a portion to be expended in the irarcha.se of a sewinff machine, or some other article which will enable the widow to earn a livelihood. The following is the Hat:—]}. Tonks, Esq.. 10/; Alfred Auckland, 10/; T. &S. Morrin, 5/; Thomas Hood, 5/; Mr. Phillips, li/; Mate, 5/; S. Church, 5/; 11. Radford, 12/: Mr. Hackett, ;">/: a Friend, 5/; Mr. Scald, 2/0; T. 11. Hammond, 2/fi; VV. Cook, 2(>; 11. Hammond, 2/i>: L. Hammond, 2AJ; C. H. 'Hammond, 1/; !). Stanley, 2/; 11. ('., 1/; Con. I/; Scents, 2/(i; John liiggins, 2 !>: T. K. Evans, 2,G; Charity, 5/; Iff. Hackett, 5, ; IF. C. Itichmond, 2/(i; Friend, 2/G: Briley 1/; Mr. Greenwood, 2/8; .1. li. F., 2/0; T. Holland, 2,15; Dirk. 2 ; W. A., 2,(;: P. G., a/6; W. X.. 5/: Friend, 2 ; Alex. Wright, 2/; H. !i. Keesing, 2/6: .1. C. 2/: James Stewart. 2/6; "W. C Dermc-s. - : K. G. Swartz, «a; G. A. Avey, 2G: 1). [Joss, ■•, ; A. Mc\\\. 2G; (;. Andrews, .V: C. 13rooks. 2i>; .T. I)., 2/6; Jl. Watts, 3/: W. Jl. 1)., V: It. 0., 2/; \V. Wil son, 2 ; N. Kcane, 2'(>: A. Smart, 2(5: D. Ellis, 2/; W. S., 2/; J. Uobb, 16: .1. JSain. 2/; F. 11.. 2/; ]{. Currie, 2/0; J. Anderson, 1/: Mr. Bloom, 2 <>; .1. Mason, 2/0; -\ Poor Jew, 5/: \V. Jones, 2/; O. Humphreys.s/: U.S., l.: J. L\Umcr,2/6; T.JT.2/0; Charles Campbell, 2s Gd : Mr Reeves, 2s ; C. M., 1;; Friend, i's i>;1: Mr King1, 2s (id: Friend, Is; Friend, Is; \\". Pat.Tson, Is; E. Perkins, 2s; Mt!Phov?on, Is; Mrs Fische :1,2s lid; A. \V\, 2.5(5r1; Mr ('hrislopher, 2s : W. S. \V.. 5s : Snooks, 2s G1; F. Arehard, 2s Gd ; A Friend, is; Friend, 2s; i;. Wynyarrt. "h :Mr IJoylan, 2^ (J 1; F. Weston, is Oil:" Mr t'.iuvkwoll, 2s Gd: rre'nnd. 2s 0d; Jas. E'c-id. Js ; John Mir.-phy, Is: lli^ins, is ;W. ■ Bi'owiihili, "is ti.l : .':>hii Scarrott. 2s: A uady, 2s: Half -. ;''.;: H. ('o >mbos, 2s '.'>.'■; \\~. I 'hillips oc Son, 10;; C. Ivil, 2:- fi I: \V. L., 2s G-.l; liratlley. Is ; !;. Giles, 25(5.1; A Friend, Is «d; G. L;-n Iru'm, 2s Cd; Arm \ .").-: Somervillc. 2s Gd; .1. C ..lorrin, 2s(id: AwiMU'^i';;. :s G.I : J. S.._'sli:l ; Josh I'.svy, 3sCd ; ■I. ?if'iwbray. 2s (J 1 ; E. \V. Gnich, 2s ; W. Palmer, 2s (iii: (i. iloldsliip, ss; Mi" Jiranson, 2s Gd. Tolil CltJ 18s.

WoJiro not in possession of tlie line of action intended to be pursued by the selection commit tee for the. approaching Bnglish Cricket Match, in choosing the Auckland representatives, but they will pardon us for giving them a hint. On no account should they inclnae in their team players who have only a reputation to recommend them. Assiduous practice,and present (at least) decent form should be considered as sine qua non's if we may use such a plural form. .Some days ago, a gentleman who was a good player two seasons ago, but who has not given us a taste of his quality this year, was heard to say that ho was to be among the Auckland team. It is to be hoped this gentleman was speaking without authority. To avoid heart burnings and ill natured remarks, the Commit te would do well to make public their system of selection before hand.

The acceptances for the Auckland Racing Club Handicap and Auckland Cup, are due on Friday next, the Ist December, on which day the nominations for the Steeplechase must be made to Mr l'ercival, the secretary, at the office in Shortland-strcct.

Considerable quantities of excellent wool arc da-ily arriving in the. city.

Mr Foote ha:; opened his coal mine at the Maramara, and is about to send 25 tons of coal to Mercer. He desirestho Government to assist him in forming a channel to his mine, so as to enable barges to go alongside.

POLICE COURT.—This Day

(Before R. C. Harstow, Esq., R.M.) TIP3IMANIA.

Tobias Smollett, Robert Bruce, and Roderick Green forfeitedtheir bail.

BItEAT), ISITTTKK, AND JAM. The boy was hungry,"and he searched for ham, Found bread and butter and a tin of jam ; lie wanted grubb; and went with nofscless tread To David Gnibb's, and stole a loaf of bread. liidgar Towers, a boy of ten years of age, was brought up on two charges; (l) with stealing a loaf and half a pound of butter, value l(kV on the 2-tthlnst., from the shop of Mr Grubb, Scotch pic maker of Karangauapo road. (2) With Stealing a tin of Wilson's jam from the cup board of James Davis, value 7d, on the same day.

The urchin pleaded guilty. Sub-Inspector Pardy said that the boy was an orphan, and had been in the care of a respect able person of Newton, but had run away. Ho was found at, Onehungn,, and took to pilfering as a means of getting food.

A respectable looking woman informed the court Unit she was related to the boy's father, and since his death, six years ago, she'had taken pare of the boy to tho best of her ability, but latterly lie had taken an eratic turn of mind was fond of wandering, and was getting beyond her control ; she did not wish him to be sent to the Industrial School, as she was willing- to find lmn a home if possible. ili.-i Worship, considering that Mrs. McClusky coiiid not bo responsible for the carow-like habits of young Edyor, ordered him to be sent to the Naval Training School for live years. This was all the business.

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

This English Cricket team left Adelaide immediately after the match, and as their progress will be watched with interest by Aiicklnndcra, till they arrive here we append the order of their future movements as fat as at present ascertained. From Adelaide they were to proceed to Melbourne, and go on without playing to Sydney, where they play on the Stli, 9th, and 10th, December.

Thence they proceed to Newcastl^jfe^'ay there, and thence to Bathurst via 8> \y. Play at Melbourne on the 2(>th, 27th, and 28th, December. From this programme it looks as if New Zealand would be entered by the Southern Provinces. Certain infor mation will be gained on this point in a day or two.

My Weekly Doss.

(BY THE DOCTOR).

"Laugh to-day; ye may weep to-morrow

A NEW WAY OF PAYING OLD DEBTS. Two young men in Auckland had a alight difference of opinion the other day overn ques tion of account, fin passant, this question of account appears to bo a very question indeed. For instance, when Mr Roes discovered a very great discrepancy in Major Atkinson's Financial Statoment, the latter said tho ques tion was merely one of account. In fact tho higher branches of finance arc a good doal like thimble-rigging, and no ono but tho thimble rigger hims-'lf can tell under which thimble the pea is. But let us return to out muttons. The dispute between these two young men wag about a sum of money, commission, which one of them claimed from tho other, and they parted withe it coming to a satisfactory settle ment. A day or two afterwards the claimant was met in CJuc6n-3treot by a frond who in quired whether or not the dispute had been amicably settled " No," said l.lie former, "but I have him on the hip." An explanation was requested, and it turned out thatfhe commission ayent had visited fhe other man's ofikc and seeing there a ham and a revolver, had bought the two on "tick." and cone on his way rejoic ing. ".But," said my informant, "I can't see how that inijv.ves nuiUers. Of course you will have to pay for the.jjoods." iteplied the oilier:

"if ho doesn't pay mo my commission, I shall lay an information against hhn for selling artng without a license." Of course that .commission was paid. I may remark that this i 3 a most ingenious method of obtaining payment of an account, but it is not be recommended as a general practice. "CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME." This old proverb has received a striking exemplification in a certttiii town in one of the Southern Provinces. A rent ana debt collector found that one of the tenants, a widow, was greatly in arrears in the matter of rent, and that there was no prospect of thC'debt, not to mention his own commission, being paid. But he was equal to the occasion. Hi; sot up an entertain ment in aid oi' the widow, and ofiiciatedashon. treasurer. When the accounts wero finally settled, the widow received tho munificent sum of £15s (id, and a clean receipt for back rent, and one month in advance. BIRTHS, DEATH-, A"\D MARRIAGES. An American newspaper has adopted the device of dividing the births into two classes:— "Of sons," and "Of daughters." It strikes me the idea might be extended in a variety of ways. For instance, there might be a column for " twins," and the marriages might be divided into such classes as—" For money," "Fortitle," "For beauty," "For position," "For con venience," and so forth, and under the words, " For Love," printed in small caps, we might be occasionally told how a very select few had made fools of themselves. PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS. One of the members of the new EJacntion Board was egregiouJy " sold " the other clay by a small boy, whom he diseovei-ed playhm* tip cat in a by-street. He wont np to the boy, and asked him if he attended any school. The boy replied in the affirmative, whereupon the Kdnca tion Board man determined to test the young urchin's knowledge of arithmetic. " Now, my boy," said he sternly, "how much is 20ihs. of tobacco at Is kl a ihT ''Why you old fool," replied the boy, " yon don't know nothing about it. Tobacco at Is. Id. alb.! I'll lay you ten to one you don't get any in Auckland at that figure, and if you can I'll take it off your hands and irive you a trifle over your bargain." The examiner wiped away a tear, and disappeared round the nearest corner.

THE AGEXT-GENERAL. I have received the following further telegram from my esteemed friend, Julius :— "New York, Nov. 20,1876. " Dear nocTOR,—I managed the Silver PaW.ce Dining Car after all. I played the general manager (the word is of American origin, because as I explained in my last telegram, all Ihe managers here are ' generals') the best two games out of three at poker, double or quits, and won. " I visited the exhibition and was particularly gratified at seing one of my last debentures among the New Zealand exhibits. It was a, very beautiful specimen of zincography, and was much admired by crowds of i)eople. " Couldn't you get a tailed "man of Kalili and send him along? It -would 'knock' the Yankees immensely. " I couldn't help admiring the beautiful green backs. Had I not been obliged to leave New Zealand, T would have introduced this groat boon, and if I should return at sonic future clay to the land of my adoption, I wiUbring samples with me. " I have had Walter McCanFs testimonial framed and glazed, and placed amongst the JCeW Zealand exhibit? It is a exeat draw. " President-that-is-to-be Tilden has otferodmo Ihe post of Comptroller-General of Greenbacks, at a salary of 50 dollars a month and hoard, hut I told him the Agent-Generalship amj perquisites ■would pay better. " A good mrmy of the ofiieials "who Trill go out of ofiice with Grant are desirous of emigrating to New Zealand as assisted immigrants, If they are assured of billets immediately on arrival. They would make excellent County Chairmen. " I will telegraph you on my arrival in London. " Oh, river! " Jclius." A OLTNCHEft. Two of our local siro-1, py'iUcians w<>;-o rtis enssing the Xow Counties 13!!! in a butcher's shop on Thursday. One of them sat o:i the choppiu;? block. Tiie otiier stood near the wall. The argument got warm. The- man o;i the block put a poser to his opponent. The latter began to illusli-.ita Ms reply by a littl >. physical demonstration, and in doing so got his'back against tha wall, j [is arguments were suddenly interruplc.i by a yell, on account of a hook which had been fixed in the wall, and upon which lie had hung himself by the iett car. BILLY ROWS ON VACCINATION. " It's really very sin-.ni'-.ir" as the song nays, to find William Rowe, Esq., H.M.R./o'bJeeting to vaccination as a prcventative of small pox. Everybody knows bow deeply William has studied this interesting subject, and seeing that he is a family man, he must'be supposed to know all about it. I never heard whether or not .liilly himself is vaccinated, but if not, he ought to be compelled to submit to the law of the land. Probably Dr. Kilgour would not object to per form the operation, and the necessary lymph would be readily granted by Hugh Methane, or some other member of the committee MARRYING A MOTHER-IN-LAW. It is a wise provision that prohibits a man from marrying his grandmother. It seems, however, that you may marry your mother-in law with impunity, though people d'.m't gener alle appear to appreciate the privilege. In fact most married men seem to regard their respected maternal relative on the wifes side as a sort of female Ismaol. I have diligently searched through the matrimonial statistics, 'and I find that only a very few cases of marriages with mothers-in-law arc recorded. Thy last man who committed that rash act was one named Sheldon, who was summoned by the guardians of the West Derby Union foil the sum of 1 guinea, spent in the bm-jjil of his wife, who, it was stated had boon wife, mother-in-law, and aunt to the defendant. He had, in fact, married his own mother-in-law, who, by some peculiarity of intermarriage was jn addition, his aunt. I have studied this compli- catod matter for a week, but I couldn't solve it. I would suggest that it bo offered as a riddle ; prize, a bound copy of the " White Begum."

THE DOCTOR'S NEW NOVEL, i may hero, mention that I propose to publish in my next " Dose" a novellettc in five chapters, entitled " The Bin ok, By Gum!" a thrilling story of earthquakes, volcanoes, comets, love, suicide, murder, &0,, &o. The story will not be marred by any of those objectionable features which predominate in the modern class of cheap novels, and in which aesthetic art and emotional grandeur arc sacrificed to a morbid craving for vulgar sensationalism. The physical phenomena will be managed by an Ass-'tronomor Royal, while the social crimes and scandal will bo "founded on fact." Orders may bo addressed (prepaid) to the Doctor. A VINDICATION. I should just liko to say in conclusion, that if any reader supposes that all tho rubbish in this column is shot in by myself, he will ha greatly mistaken. The fact is,'almost all of it is con tributed by outsiders, while I merely dress up tho ideas', and throw a halo of poetry and ro manco around them. Any contributions of a particularly spicy character addressed to "Doc tor" will receive the distinguished consideration of The Doctor.

IN AID OF MRS MORAN.

On Monday evening next, Mr E. W. Ward, and his Variety Tfoupp, will give an entertainment in the Lome-street Hall, for,, the benefit of Mrs Moran, "who is i'-<^^i. tressed circumstances. Mrs Moran, it/T-£,■ bj remembered, lost her husband in the passage from England by the Orari, and consequently was cast with her family, without means, am ovg strangers. The pro jected concert, in point of varied merit, pro* mises to be highly entertainiug, and -will be under t]ie distinguished patronage of B. Tonl<s, Esq., (Mayor), the captain and officers of the Orari, the Foresters of Court Zealandia, the shareholders of the Hibernian Band, and Captain Barns, officers, and men

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1876.



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