SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

tttptt w \ TWT? J This Afternoon, 9.15. HIGH WATER—(To-morrow Morning, 9.33, SUN SET.—This Evening, 6.6. SUN RISE.—To-morrow Morning, 5.30. MOONS AGE.—Last Quarter, 10th, 9.58 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

t_cno, scnooncr, irom l Jove-ty Hay

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Tauranga—Rowena, Wednosday

DEPARTURES.

Clan Alpine, schooner, Sloane, for Tonga Hawea, s.s., Wheeler, for the South Southern Cross, s.s.. Holmes, for Napier Canterbury, schooner, for Lyttelton Kenihvorth, schooner, for Mongonui Nymphe, schooner, for Russell Rowena, s.s., Sellars, for Coromandel

EXPORTS.

Per Favorite for Penrhyn Island:—l package tobacco, 2 boxes tea, 2 bags sugar.—Master, agent.

Per Southern Cross, for Napier: 1 parcel, 59 packages, 51 bars iron.—T. & S. Morrin.

11 eases geneva, 23 cases biscuits.—Owen & Graham.

Per Canterbury, for Lyttelton : 47,000 ft timber. Per Clan Alpine, for Tonga: 18 casks bottled beer, 12 cases brandy, 75 cases geneva.—Owen and Graham.

The schooner Clan Alpine leaves to-day for Tonga. Sue takes the place of the barque Manila in the Island trade. Messrs. Berril and Savory go as passengers. The schooner Oharybdis is going on the grid iron to receive some repairs to her keel. The s.s. Argylc is laid up on the gridiron 'for an overhaul after her recent grounding at Wangarci.

The schooner Echo arrived hist night, from the East Coast with a cargo of maize and pigs. She is very little the worse after her recent stranding in the Turanganui river. The schooner Alary Molvillc arrived from the Thames last night, with 10,000 feet of timber. On coming into the wharf she fouled the railway pier and carried away her jib-boom. The brig Craig Ei'lachie cleared to-day for Kaipara, in ballast. She sails this evening. The brigantine Helena cleared to-day for Tonga and Samoa, with a general trade cargo, princippally shipped by Mr G. W. Owen. Passenger—Mr Nolan. The Helena sails at once.

We have received a copy of the Register of Aus tralian and New Zealand Shipping with which is incorporated the Australian Register of Shipping This useful volume is published in Melbourne, and is issued to subscribers at the n lodcral c sum of 15s per annum. It is compiled and issued by the Melbourne Merchant Shipping and Underwrit ers Association. In addition to the register in which the same particulars of each vessel are given as are to be found in Lloyds, we rind a list of the Committee and officers of the As sociation, list of Agents in the Association, a sumniary of vessels, a preface to the Register, alphabetical list of code signals, list of vessels lost, and list of subscribers. There is also an appendix containing the regulations of tho Aus tralian Register of Shipping, and a list of mem bers of the Association. The information is well arranged, and printed in good bold type. The book is a very useful volume for merchants and shippers to have on their office shelves.

l'he schooner Favorite cleared to-day for Penrhyn Island and adi acent islands with ballast and stores. She is chartered by Messrs Stewart and Anderson, to supply the place of the Charyb dis. The Favorite sails probably to-night. The brigantine Omaha cleared out to-day for Chatham Islands. She leaves this evening.

The s s Southern Cross left yesterday evening for Napier. Passengers: Messrs Hassall, Harris Ruddock, Pearson, and 17 steerage. The s s Rowena has left upon a trip to Coro mandel in the place of the Argyle. She goes to Tauranga next Wednesday. The ss HaAvea left Onehunga for the South this morning. Passengers: Rev G. Morris and Mrs Morris, Airs W. Miller, Airs Kirk and 3 children, Mrs Mooney, Miss White, Mrs Stone ham, Messrs H. 11. Lusk M. H. R., Brown, C. H. Moss, George Binney, R. Graham, and others booked at Onehunga. The schooner Canterbury leaA'es this afternoon with a cargo of timber for'Lyttelton. The s.s. Go A-head is to leave the Manukau or Waitara and New Plymouth on Monday morning at ten o'clock.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails avill Close as Under :— For Thames, on Monday next, at 2 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, on Monday next, at 10.30 a.m. For Penrhyn Island, per Favorite, this day, at _ P-in. For Opotiki, per Opotiki. this day, at i p.m. For Chatham Islands, per Omaha, this day, at For Port Fitzroy, per Water Lily, this day at ■1 p.m. For Napier, Gisborne, and Southern proAinces, per Australia, four hours after arrival from Kandavu _, , , For New Plymouth, Ada Waitara, per Go-ahead, on Monday next, at 8 a.m. For Friendly Islands, per Helena, on Monday next, at 9 a.m. For Russell. Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona, on Monday next, at _ p.m. For Wangarie Heads, Wangarei, Watpu, and Mangapai, per Argyle, on Tuesday next, at _ p.m. ... . For Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per RoAvena, on Wednesday next, at 4 p.m. Mails for India, China, Mediterranean ports, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom via Suez and Southampton (for letters specially ad dressed), and Ada Briddisi, Avill be made up per s.s. Taupo on Monday, I6th inst.

(Signed) S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster,

The Medical Profession. haA'e declared Steane's Suphrlative Aromatic Tonic Wine to be a necessity to all in search of health, and especially to those suffering cither from Incipient or Chronic Indigestion, Dyspepsia, and the dis orders arising therefrom. This Tonic is also particularly recommended to all who are in a measure compelled from the nature of their occupation to take stimulants, and at the «ame time are desirous of studying health by taking that which Avill act most beneficially on the system. Mr. Wm. Johnson, Government Analy tical Chemist, report: — "I have examined Steane's SupcrlaliA-e Aromatic Tonic Wine, and find it to be remarkably pleasant in flavour, con taining about 16 per cent, of a Aery pure alcohol, and holding in solution a clear wholesome, Vegetable Bitter, combined With a fruity spicy aroma. I consider this Bitter a A^ery superior article."—Sold by all Storekeepers and Hotel keepers. "Where Shall ate Look for r_Twasthe question which the medical profession, in search of a reliable tonic stimulant, at one time used to ask itself. The answer came twenty-five yoars ago in the discoA rery of an invigorant and altera tive claimed to be perfectly pure, and an cradi cant of dyspepsia, urinary troubles, malarial disease, rheumatism, liver disorders, and debility. Analysis disclosed its purity, and subsequent experiment demonstrated its complete efficacy. It is called Udolpiio Wolfe's Schiedam Aro matic Schnapps.

The New Season Cod Liver Oil, 1876.—- Guaranteed perfectly pure and free from smell or unpleasant flavour. Tho quality is especially fine. 2s. Gd. and ss. a bottle.—J. C. Sharland, Apothecaries' Hall, opposite the Post-office. • Manning's Worm Powders.—A safe and effectual Vermifuge. Prepared only by J. C, Sharland. Is. a packet.—Apothecaries' Hall, opposite the Post-office. Mark Twain on Bad Musicians. — The musical public and general readersare cautioned not to purchase Weston's Wizard Oil and Magic Pills Avithout carefully examining the outside Avrappcr—and be sure that the words "None Genuine without the Signature of the Proprietor, FRANK Weston, Sydney, N.S. W.," are engraven thereon. Any other so-called preparations of mine, arc unauthorized by me, and calculated to mislead the public—Signed, Frank Weston. Sole Agents: Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.— Price, Half-a-crown.

BIRTH.

STEPHENSON—On the Oth October, the Avife of H. Stephenson, of Russell, of a daughter.

DEATH.

RIORDAN—On the 6th October, at the Custom house Hotel, Fort-street, Auckland, F. M. Riordan, aged -11 years. The funeral will leave his late residence, Custom-house-street, to-morrow (Sunday), at -1 p.m.

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

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1876.

Vnr the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong; that needs resistance, For the Ititnre in the distance, And the i;ood that we can do.

The last days of Sir Julius Vogel in Ncav Zealand have been embittered by the burst ing, one after another, of his pretty bubbles, revealing the fact that, after all, they are only soapsuds, and at that, made with pil fered soap. The turning-point in his career onward to fame and greatness has been carefully traced to that lucky day Aviien he dreAV from a pigeon-hole in Government Buildings the skeleton of a moderate and prudent public Avorks scheme, left by his predecessors. Although in the policy as developed by a gambling, reckless, extrava gant, and not over-scrupulous spirit, it is hard to trace the beautiful linaments of the foundling, the fond parents have declared, with a vehemence which Aye cannot doubt, that all the lovable features discoverable in the matured design existed in the original. In connection with the South Sea Scheme, hoAvcver, the steps by which the Prince of Political Prigs conceived a great idea, have ' been more literally exposed by Mr Cole man Phillips before a committee of the House of Representatives. Cruising among the fertile islands of Polynesia Mr Phillips wits struck with the possibility of develop in^ the important trade of the group by a Company. He imparted his views to Mr Vo'-el. The great, man saw, or thought he saw, the material for another brilliant scheme. It suited him to pet Mr Phillips. He wrote for him to come to Wellington,

where Mr Phillips drafted the original proposals, *shewing his whole hand un reservedly. Sir Julius was gracious. He took Mr' Phillips to Government House ; introduced him to Sir James Fergusson and Commodore Goodcnough ; and for a brief but happy interval Mr Phillips was in the great mail's favour. It had not yet dawned upon Mr Phillips that the price of this was a complete subserviency ; that in return lie was to sink all claim to the paternity of his own bantling, and minister to Mr Vogel's greatness. lie had idea.s of his own. He believed that without any Government dry-nursing the scheme was geod enough to float in London on its merits, and to London he meant to go. Then it was that the hidden claw began to protrude through the silken glove. We give this part of the narrative in Mr Phillips' own words : "Sir Julius Vogel stepped in, and determined to carry out the idea him self as a Government measure. In November 1873, lie desired me ' to refrain from telling my plans to others, as the quieter I should be with regard to them the better'; and in February, 1874, he came to Auckland, found fault with all I had done, would hardly give me an opportunity to speak with him on the subject, said lie understood that I was unlit to manage the matter, also that he intended to carry out the project himself, promised me£2oo6 iucompensation, and upon my raising objections, told me to go about my business, and do as I liked." Mr. Phillips now consulted Sir James Fergusson and Mr. Russell, and was advised to let Mr Vogel work out the scheme. Foreseeing difficulties from influential obstructionists if lie persisted in opposi tion, he gave way, and Mr. Vogel's South Sea Company became the theme of a. world's wonder. In its outline, colonial and English critic's declared their recog nition of that statesmanlike massive intel lectual grasp and wonderful genius that had moulded the policy which was to make New Zealand an eternal Paradise. The scheme fell a victim to the popular impression that it was more brilliant than practicable. But Mr Coleman Phillips, finding that lie had been done out of both honour and emolu ments petitioned the House of Representa tives for compensation, and notwithstanding tlie influence <>f Sir Julius Vogel, who made a. very unseemly attack on Mr Phillips through the press, an award of £300 was voted by the committee which investigated his case, the sum of £500, moved by Mr Swanson, only being lost by the casting vote of the Chairman. The story, as it stands, is altogether a very pretty one, and places the Vogelian genius in not quite so pleasant a light as might be desired by the friends of that distinguished man.

The Australian Cablegrams published in the Star last evening announced that the Government of New South Wales intended to dispatch troopers to protect the occupiers of land at Yanko under the system of free selection. This Yanko Creek district is one which under ordinary circumstances Avould scarcely have been knoAvn to the out side world, had it not been suddenly brought into prominence by fortuitous events. Like our own Piako Swamp it would have remained a terra incognita to all but the few squatters who had learned to appreciate its manifold attractions and ad\'aiiatges. Now, however, Yanko has suddenly attained a colonial notoriety. Its history supplies an interesting moral, Avhich is Avorthy of being laid to heart by any Government addicted to a Aveakness for tiddlywinking with swamps, and doing little odd jobs in the way of corruption in its administration of the public estate. The Yanko reserve resembled the Piako Swamp with a dillcrence. It was a Aast tract of unutilized dry land, quite unsuit able for immediate settlement, until water channels had been cut through it. About ten years ago, a party of speculators were seized with an attack of the same kind of ground-fever, from which the "grabbers" of our Piako Swamp suffered, and they went to the Government of New South Wales, and tried to make a bargain. The agreement that was entered into, illustrates how they order these things in the neigh bouring colonies, where no great genius has arisen with an elastic intellect like an elephant's trunk, capable of grasping alike the smallest trifles, to tearing up a tree ; from the groAving of beet-roots, to the colonization of the myriad Isles of the Pacific. The simple and benighted New South Wales Government of that day, knew that the Yanko land was rich, but instead of presenting it for the asking to the bloated speculators, it gave them the uninterrupted use of the land for a period of ten years, Avithout liability to disturbance by roving bands of free selectors, on the condition that the speculators cut water channels through it, in order to open a large extent of country for future occupation, the Government re serving to itself t lie power of revoking the monopoly at the end of the period named. But there is a difference between a bonus and a, perpetual subsidy, and the Assembly of New South Wales, considering that the speculators had more than recouped their original outlay, passed a resolution in favour of the revocation of the reserves, and thirty clear days' notice of the inten tion was gazetted. After providing for Witter frontages, and protecting the public interests, the whole block Was been thrown open to public selection, and doubtless the fcAV scattered herds which browsed on those fertile plains Avill speedily be replaced by hundreds of thriving families, and industrious settlers. We may be told that these things are impossible in New Zealand, that there are some mysterious Laws of nature in operation here indicating that a benificent Providence specially created our Waste Lands for the speculator and the land-shark, but in our obtuscness Aye may be excused if Aye Avink one eye, and say that is all " Mihi and bctti Matini." Strange that Piako and Yanko should differ so Avidely

" Strange that there should Such difference be TAvix't tweedle iliim and twcedlcdee."

The divided bodies of the Saturday Night Templars are struggling vigorously for the success of their separate entertain ments,, and both have issued good pro grammes for this evening. The Temperance Hall melodists have secured the services of the Templars Brass Band, and the Templars Variety Troupe, the Drum and Fife Band, established by Mr. Fredrick Jeune, of the Excelsior Hall, NeAvton.

In a paragraph in last evening's issue touching the Free Templar's Benefit Society, it Avas erroneously stated that total abstainers would be admitted "up to 57 years," it should have read " up to 45 years."

The late Serjeant Elliott was a native of North of Ireland; and was induced to emigrate to Victoria, where he persucd the occupation of a miner, and.sunk a consider able sum of money. He left Victoria for the West Cost at the time of the rush, and subsequently joined the police, and for a long time, he 'was the court orderly at iit ilokitiki. He resigned and went to Fiji as a planter, where he suffered both in health and purse. He returned to Ncav Zea land, and joined the Armed Constabulary, and was settled for a time at Coromandel, where he wongcneral respect by his courteous conduct and general demeanour. On being removed to the Thames, a meeting Avtts called, and the people of Coromandel presented to Serjeant Elliott a purse of sovereigns as a token of respect, Six months ago, by his own request, he Avas transferred to Auckland, thinking the change might improve his health, but which gradually declined, until his sufferings terminated in death.

The Avreek of the Strathnaver Avas knocked down yesterday by Mr G, W. Binney for £2.

The subjects and hours of services at the several city and suburban churches to morrow will be found in our third page.

The Relieving Officer begs to acknowledge with thanks £2 on behalf of inmates of Old Mens Refuge, from Mr H. Chapman, Secretary of Ball Committee, held on board H.M.S. Nymphe.

The treasurer of the Orphan Home ac knowledges with thanks a donation of £2 from the lion, secretary of Ball Committee, being part of the proceeds of ball given to the officers of H. M.s. Nymphe.

We have to acknowledge 10.8 for Mrs Kcaton, Chapel-street.

E. and H. Isaacs held a very extensive sale of oilman's stores, dried fruits, nuts, and tobacco, of which very few of the articles submitted were sold, and those that were the prices realized were very unsatisfactory. The result is attributed to the depression m business generally.

A telegram from Tauranga reports that gold has been found in the ranges behind Vescy Stewart's settlement by Messrs Barry, Warbrick, and party.

The Paymaster of 11. M. s Nymphe begs to acknowledge wtth many thanks the parcel of books so kindly presented to the officers and petty officers by the Ball Com mittee out of the surplus funds arising from the Ball given to them at tho Choral. Hall.—Auckland, Oct. 7th. 1876.

Captain Morrow informs the members oi No 3 Company A.R.V. that the Government Inspection parade will be held on Thursday evening next, after which the annual meet ing will take place, and that the Company will assemble for ride practice on Wednes day morning next at 6" o'clock sharp, weather permitting.

It will be seen by reference to a telegram in tliis issue, that the people of Tauranga arc bestirring themselves with a view to removing the obstructions to the prospecting of the Kaimai goldiield. If the meeting that has been convened should have the effect of bestirring the Native Department to <t proper sense of its responsibilities in this matter, much good may be accom plished, and a source .of suspicion and dissatisfaction between the European settlers, and their Maori neighbours be removed before it merges into something worse. Not a little excitement has been created in a suburban district near Wellington, by the sudden disappearance of two residents. The gentleman is a married man, and his wife and seven children have been left behind. The lady is young, good looking, and unmarried. She left her home nominally to attend a wedding, but instead of that, went by railway to town, and with drew a sum of £400 which stood to her credit in one of the banks. She was then accompanied by her male neighbour, and they departed together by the City of Sydney for America. It was not till two days after, that any suspicions were aroused-

Mr John Cosgrave, one of our most enter prising citizens, has purchased the Avhole of the drapery, hosiery, and other general stock, of Mr 11. W. Dyson, Avhich he now oil res to the public at unprecedented loav prices. The .sale commenced to-day, and includes general drapery, silks, under clothing, men and boy's wearing apparel, 'millinery, Brussels tapestry, and felt car pets, matting, oil cloths, and rugs. The side being on the ready money principle, great advantages Avill be gained by pur chasers. Mails for Australian Colonies close al the Bluff on Tuesday, at 11 a.m. sharp.

PARLIAMENTARY.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

WELLINGTON, this day. VOGEL'S PARENTAL SOLICITUDE.

It is Avhispered about the lobbies that while the question of the repeal of the State Forests Bill was under discussion, the puta tive father of the scheme, Sir Julius Vogel, AViis Availing outside Avith a look of deep solicitude upon his noble countenance, like iin affectionate father avliosc son and heir is undergoing a dangerous operation in the next room. When the result of the division Av;is announced as .%' to 18, the great man's lofty soul g;iA-e AVity, and, wiping aAvay a tear, he Avcnt to the Club to meditate on the mutability of all things mundane. It is said he feels the loss of the child very deeply. The unkyidest cut of all ay.is Whitaker's voting for the Repeal Bill. THE PROPOSED BANQUET. The subscriptions towards the proposed farewell banquet to Sir Julius .are coming in slowly. People in Wellington worship the rising snn, and not a warning luminary. It is rumoured that the " Working men" who came so op portunely to the rescue on a former occasion arc to be invited to con tribute their mite ; but the scales have fallen from their eyes, and any man Avho goes round with the hat, is likely to get more hard words than half-pence. Not even the concession of placing barrels of beer at the street corners is likely to "fetch" them. It is said that Dunedin, Christchurch, and Auckland Avill be asked to contribute.— [Don't they Avish they may get it.— En.] A STORM'BREWING.

Some politically Aveatherwise folk say there is a, storm brcAving, the Opposition leaders having determined to strike another blow before the session closes. The " Even ing Argus" says the postponements of the Permissive Abolition Bill are for the pur pose of gathering strength, and awaiting the return of Messrs Stout, Lusk, and others, avlio will turn up from their leave of absence itt the right moment. The " Argus" says that about Thursday next a demonstration will be made. STEAM LAUNCH FOR MANUKAU.'

Mr. O'Rorke moved that a sum lie placed on the Suplemenatry Estimates in order to provide a steam launch for the Manukau, pointing out that it was necessary, and that it would be a saving to the Government in the long run. The Hon. G. McLean, opposed the motion on the ground that a small steamer could always be obtained at a trifling cost Avhcn required. The " Stella " Avas intended to provision light-houses, provide buoys, and for marine surveys. Mr. Hamlin said tho people would grumble if the small steamer Avere taken off her trade, and business would suffer. Mr. J. S. Macfarlane strongly opposed the motion. KAUKAPAKAPA.

In reply to Mr. Sheehan, Mr. Whitaker said the Government did not see its Avay to erect a telegraph station at Kaukapa kapa.

LAST NIGHT.

(Proas Telegram Agency,

COUNTIES BILL READ A THIRD

TIME,

After the House had continued, the bill haAnng gone through committee on the motion that it be read third time, Mr Stout moved the adjournment of the debate in order to move amendments in the bill as printed. The motion was lost by 29 to IS. Then began a series of formal protests against the third reading. The folloAving members spoke in strong terms condem natory of the bill, predicting confusion and widespread dissatisfaction from its opera tion :—Do Latour, Robiuson, Rees, Reid, Henry, Sheehan, Burns, Grey, Rolleston, R, Wood, W. Wood, Stout, Reader Wood moved another adjournment, and W. Wood that the bill be read that day six months, but both Avere lost, and ultimately at 2.20 the third reading was carried by 37 against 16*. The House adjourned at 2.30 a.m.

Monday will be for Government business only. The Financial Statement was not delivered.

My Weekly Dose.

" And if I laugh at any mortal thing, 'Tis that I may not weep."

Gentle Reader —I believe that is the cor rect style of thing—l am going to give you "My Weekly Dose." I call it that, because I have been trying in vain for several days to discover some other title that someone else had not appropriated already. When I was " sent for," as they say in parliament, by the enterprising, liberal, and enlightened literary chief-engineer of the influential and widely-circulated journal in which these wretched maunderings are baptised with printers' ink, I said comic writing was not in my line, but if he wanted a first-class poem, I was either there or thereabouts. The editor fixed his. eagle spectacles upon me, and having meditatively chewed two inches oil* his pen, said that he had already six poets regularly boarded and lodged at the expense of the proprietary, and had lately been compelled to make extensive ad ditions to the premises, in order to find storage-room for their contributions. He said .also, with tears in his spectacles, that the proprietor complained bitterly of the expense of the ink used up by the poets, and that retrenchment had become an absolute necessity. He had received applications only that morning from 223 poets of various ages and sizes, male and female, and he had determined to stamp out the nuisance with an iron heel. He said poetry made his subscribers feel sad and waste away, that many of them had been driven to commit suicide, and the proprietor complained of the loss he was suffering by such mis-management. What he wanted Avas to physic the sulnscribers well again with a weekly dose of fun, some thing to make 'em laugh and recover their health. I said people had no time to laugh now-a-days, unless they made a good spec, or came in for a legacy. The editor said if I could only get one subscriber to laugh, he would regard me as a genius. 1 said that was all very well in its way, but I couldn't get change for it, that the greatest genius I ever met said a cartload of genius was'nt worth a cent, and took to stone-breaking for a livelihood. Then we came to business, and I agreed to maunder once a week in this column.

If you expect anything original from me you're sadly mistaken. That sort of thing's played out uow-a-days. All the original things have been ■written several times over. The sort of originality which pays best in these days is to crib some other felloAv's originality Avithout being found out. Tint's Avhat all the great poets and novelists db. The critics used to say of Mozart that here and there they came across snatches of old half-forgotten melodies sticking out in his compositions. They say Tennyson lias dished up scraps of the ancient poets with his own seasoning. But, of course, this is not vulgar plagiarism. Oh ! no. It's only " the memory of the soul, unconsciously keeping time to the music of half-gotten melodies."

When I left, the editor's " sanctum" I strolled down Queen-street in search of an idea, and the ravishing strains of it German concertina Moated out in the still night air from a neighbouring boarding-house. The sounds fell upon my enchanted cal ami soothed my wearied soul. When I came to the corner of Queen and Wyndham - street something fell upon my nostrils. It was an effluvia emitted from a street seAver, and rivalling that of famed Cologne, where Coleridge counted " two and seventy stenches, all Avell-defined, and several stinks." I thought I would beat Coleridge, and tried to count the stenches first, but, I lost my reckoning, and gave it up. Need it surprise thee, gentle reader, that I read an indignant para graph in the " Herald " next day, stating that people were "horrified" at such "a flagrant breach of the regulations being committed," and trusting that the Inspector of Nuisances avi'll "look into the matter narrowly, and take such steps as Avill pre vent a repetition." I a_ree with the writer of that paragraph. I think it Is a shameful thing that any seAver should be permitted to commit such a. flagrant breach of tho regu lations, but I have my doubts about the ability of the Inspector to "look narrowly into the matter," and it strikes me if he once I,'ot his nose into it, he would be seen to " take such steps" as would astonish Wilt shire, the champion walkist. There is an Inspector of Nuisances at Wairarapa, who rejoices in the euphonious name of Silas Piigsby—a splendid name for one Avho depends so much upon his nose for a liveli hood—and Silas offers to "smell " against a rival Inspector in Wellington at any dis tance for a wager. If Pugsby is the man I take him to be, be has long since scented out Auckland, by the same species of olfactory instinct as the Scotchman detected afar off his beloved Edinbro'.

When a man comes unexpectedly into a fortune of £100,000 all the newspapers give him gratuitous congratulatory pars, though a thousand chances to* one the merest rag in the country Avould not before haA'c given him "tick" for a, two-line "ad" in the " Avanted " column. There Avas ;t pisca torial bottlist, and miscellaneous gatherer of Christchurch gutterings Avhosc marvel lous fortunes Avere lately sung in this way. Tin; day before the report of his unexpected good fortune, he Avas called "old Blight ing," and hooted by the larrikins. Next day the ncAVspapers dubbed him " our Avorthy fcUow-townsmeu, Mil Blighting," and bankers Avith Avhite AViiistcoasts and big gold chains, seized him lovingly by both hands and gushed out " My dear Mr Blight ing, alloAV me to congratulate you sir." The stiir of Blighting Avas in the ascendant then. We Avere told by telegraph lioav that the erstwhile bottle man, had dropped into a, fortune of over £100,000, besides a trifle of £10,000 a year; that he had taken Mrs Blighting to a "slap-up" millinery establish ment ; and rigged the " old gal " out in silk attire, that he was making princely gifts of jcAveßery to his friends, (and no doubt he was affected unto tears, by the Avay they overwhelmed him from unexpected quarters) and that a great banquet was prepared in his honour. But iioav I perceive from the "Timaru Herald," that Mr Blighting, after blooming like a full-blown rose, hits faded back once more into plain " old"Brighting," and resumed the precarious business of going to and fro in the hind, and Avalking up and down in it in search of " dead marines." Why this thusness ? Has Blighting been playing off* a cruel " sell " upon the people of Christchurch, merely Avith the vieAv of discovering his long-lost friends ? Did he find so much unexpected friendship more than he could stand, and pine for the calm of obscure and neglected vagrancy ? Or Avas the ruling passion strong upon him, and life without regiments of " dead marines " and the excitement of ex cavating rubbish-heaps, a grievous and a heavy thing to bear? The " Golden Dust man " will find many a " Silas Wegg " in Noav Zealand, avlio will be ready to read him the "History of the Decline and Fall."

I see by the papers that a reverend gentle man has lately received a " call " from Holci tika, worth £400 a year. I once had a "call," from the Thames myself, but it didn't oper ate that Avay, but then it Avas a " winding-up call," and the Avinding process Avas so effec tual that it wound me Up at the same time. The reverend gentleman's call is, on the contrary, worth £400 a- year. I would, just remark, en passant, that if there be any shares going a-begging in that claim I'm on to speculate a fcAv. Rev. David Bruce is a keen judge of chaarcter, and he says, Rev. Brown was " born for engrossing." I should like to have taken Rev. Brown's measure just then, I wonder lioav many inches tailor he was. But if he AViis born for engrossing, why isn't he a lawyer ? I've, seen many men that it

would puzzle Rev. Bruce to say Avhat on earth they Avere born for, and yet they Avere eminent laAvyers. It's a fine thing, anyway, so be born for something; if it's only to wear out tailor's clothes. But Avhat a lucky thing it is for folks avlio Avrite illegible scraAAis like mine that a kind Providence has specially created engrossers. The idea opens up a Avild field for philosophical study. I Avonder Avhat giants an two-headed babies are born for. Is it to be shcAVii in caravans at a shilling a. head ? I met a man in the street the other day avlio AV-as laughing, and I thought it such an extraordinary thing that I asked him the cause. He said it Avas because he OAved £200, and his creditors Avould not let him pay it. A feAV days before, his creditors had intercepted him at every corner and dunned him until lie began to think of committing suicide. Instead of this he adA rertised through the Press inviting his creditors all and sundry to come up to the Supreme Court and be paid. Noav when he met a creditor he "passed him by" as the song says, and shunned him its a plague. The fact was that man had filed his schedule, his assets being one farthing and a decimal fraction iv the £, and none of his creditors Avould go to the expense of proving their claims. Sir Julius Vogel Avas refused the entree to Bellamy's—so says the " Timaru Herald" —Avhen he had ceased to be an M.H.R. I don't Avonder at it. The waiters of Bel lamy's know what he can do in the way of putting himself outside his pork and beans, and the establishment having a large ac cumulation of bad debts, cannot afford to feed men Avith the kite Premier's appetite at the low charge of half-a-croAvn a head. Such ridiculous extravagance Avould be the ruin of Canning or Waters in a week. A ragamuffin in one of his incursions into Wyndhaiti-street the other day, stooped doAvn to pick up a stone to throAv at a lean, red dog, and fumbled against a roll of papers. Noav beneath the miscellaneous and tatered exterior of this wayward larri kin there Avas one shining virtue, —a A-irttie Avhich, by some singular freak of Nature, is often found in combination Avith little, dirty, shoeless, hungry urchins, who are ad dicted to SAvearing, and smoking, and play ing marbles, and don't go to Sunday-school, ami that doesn't always exist in the com position of sleek, meek-eyed, hopefuls, avlio part their hair in the middle, knoAV their collects, and catechism, and put their sixpences in money-boxes until they grow to be men—the dirty little boy loved his mothc-- Avith an exceeding great krve. So he ran home Avith the bundle of papers, and asked her "Wot them Avas ?" The good lady, having dried her arms carefully on her apron, inspected the "find" and discovered it to contain a real cheque for £20, besides several other documents of A-alue. She was poor but honest, so she sent those papers to the rightful owner, Avhose name Avas written on the cheque, and he gnve that boy a shilling, and told him to be a good boy, and go straight home Avithout making a beast of himself at the confectioner's shop round the corner. And when that .boy narrated the facts to another boy over a friendly game of marbles, the other boy said, contemptuously, that he Avas not " up to snuff, 'cos lie didn't, prig it. and say nutlin' to nobody." I knew a boy once Avho found 19s. in silver, in a jiur.se, and when lie took the purse to the owner, that liberal man, in his admiration for the boy's honesty, alloAved him to keep the 19s. But then, you sec, he didn't Icuoav the boy had hid it aAvay in a sardine tin in his father's garden.

There's a lodge of Good Templars at Quecnstown, knOAvn to fame as the " Who can -tell Lodge." Itseems to me there's a good deiil in a name, Sliakespeare to the contrary notwithstanding. For instance, if a teeto tal body were to style itself the "Liquor up Lodge," or the " Brandy-and-soda Lodge," ill-natured folks Avould say there was a good deal in it. Who can tell Avhat there may be mysteriously veiled under the title of that Lodge at QueenstOAvn ! Who can tell if little harmless flirtations do occasionally occur between the brothers and sisters, or if some Aveak and backsliding brother takes an occasional drop Avhen nobody is looking on ? Who indeed !

Mr Bastings says " the people of Well ington, from his small experience of them appear" to be fast asleep. It sounds strange, but after all it is not surprising, considering the " rocking" they get. Some folk say that the Wellingtomans are rather too Avide awake, and even when they do go to sleep they always keep one eye open to watch the Colonial Treasury ; but, of" course, no one believes that.

Parliament must be getting stale, flat, and unprofitable because the annual big gooseberry and pumpkin season lias come round. Both the morning papers describe it monster lemon that Avas grown by the Rev Mr Warren, and that weighed lllb fiozs. In the fullness of my admiration, I say to the rcA'crend gentleman " Go in lemons"!

That avus an impartial " bobby " avlio avus in charge of the visitors' book at Govern ment House ante-room during a reception. The crush Avas great, and the stolid guard ian of the peace looked on for some time in amazed Avonder at the pushing, elbowing, and struggling of the fashionably-dressed crowd, each one of Avhom fought hard to sign her name the soonest, and so hasten into the presence of vice-royalty. At last his honest constabulary nature could stand it no longer : " Stand back there, ladies, ;iv you plaze," said he, " and let them there Jewesses sign. They've been Availing here longer nor any of ycz !"

There's a married woman named Barbara McAnally, in Brisoane, who has presented" her happy lord Avitli four sons and heirs. Looking at the business from a casual point of vicav, I should be disposed to think that there is no immediate danger of the race of. the McAnally becoming extinct. I wish I had seen Mr McAnally Avhen the birth of his family aa t;is announced to him. I can fancy I sec the poor man gazing upon the nurse in dumb dismay, when the idea sud denly flashed upon his mind that he was being made the victim of some deep laid conspiracy, by Avhich all the mothers of the district Avere playing off their offspring upon him. Some men in Mo Anally's unfortunate position, would have gone and entered pro ceedings for a divorce at once, or folloAve.d the example of old Ginx. But the circum stance ought to be brought under the notice of Sir Julius Vogel, before Aye lose the benefit of his wonderfully fertile invention. Here's a chance to settle the "Waste Lands of the colony. Import all the McAnallys at once, and the thing Avould be accom plished in a generation, instead of by the sloav roundabout process, that is in operation at present. The Doctor.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq,, R.M.) DOWN) DOWN, Robert Caller, .and Henry Barlow, pleaded guilty to being drunk last night, and were fined 5s each.

MAD AND NUDE, An elderly man Avas brought into court on a charge of being of unsound mind.

Sun-Inspector Pardy informed the court that the man Avas found nearly naked in Cox's creek, by constable Naughton, last night, screaming and shouting in the wildest state of mental excitement; he was mad through excessive drinking ; he would ask for a remand in order that the man might have time to recover from the delirium tremens under which he Avas still suffering. His Worship said men were continually punished for. getting drunk, but where a man drank himself mad, as the prisoner had done, he escaped the fine and the imprison ment. Remanded until the 17th inst,

HOUSEHOLD WORDS. James O'DAvyer Avas again called to ansAver to a charge of quitting the society of his Avife, Isabella, and leaving her and her two children Avithout support. Neither of the parties appeared. Mr Laishley said that he had done best to bring about a reconciliation betw O'Dwyer and his wife, and he belieA'ed tim,„ he had permanently succeeded, and if Sub- Inspector Pardy had no objection, the Avife Avas Avilling to Avithdraw the charge by the consent of the Court.

Sub-Inspector Pardy said Mr Laishley deserved great praise for his successful exertions in smoothing the differences between the man and his Avife ; the man Avas AviUing, and agreed to pay a Aveekly instalment to his Avife, Avmich she AA'as will ing to accept. The case Avas therefore AA-ithdraAAm.

PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB.—THE ANNUAL DINNER.

The Annual Dinner of the Pakuranga Hunt Club came off last night at the Crite rion Hotel, Otahuhu, and was attended by about SO gentlemen ; about half of whom were members of the Club, and the other half their invited guests. Mr. McLoughlen the Master of the Hunt, filled the Chair' and Messrs. James McCosh Clark, and E\*ery McLean occupied the Vice-Chairs. Host Rogers had an abundant and smok ing repast ready on the table at the appoin ed time, but it was full half an hour later when the guests sat down. Full justice having been done to the excellent viands and Avmes, a general clearance took place; and the Chairman lost no time in getting through the loyal and patriotic toasts, which. were duly honored. Mr. James McCosh Clark proposed " His Excellency the Gover nor, a thorough sportsman." The toast was drunk with musical In uors. Mr. Every McClean then proposed "The Army and NaAy." Cap. Walmsley, in responding alluded to the training Avhich many good soldiers had received in the hunting field. He believed the Iron Duke always picked out good hunting men when he Avanted some speciaUy important Avork done. It spoke AA'ell for the efficiency of the English Army that the eyes of Europe AA^ere at the present time anxiously watching her line of action as to the present difficulty in the East. The Chairman said the next toast Avas one Avhich more particularly referred to the purpose for Avhich- they Avhre brought together that evening. It Avas the " Health of those farmers aaJio hud alloAved the Club to hunt over their property." He Avas pleased to see that the farmers Avere begin ning to take kindly to the Club, but still they Avere not quite up to the mark. He Avanted to see more of them joining the Club, especially the youngerfry. The excuse for not doing so Avith many of them Avas they had no time. Noav he firmly believed that every man, if lie began his work early on Monday morning, might A-ery easily do six days Avork in five. Let them try it, and they Avould find that they could go into the stable on Saturday morn ing, and say to the old nag. "Come old girl, Ave'll have a holiday to-day." (laugh ter). He would tell them a little of the different kinds of men they would meet in the hunting field. The fields might generally lie divided into tAvo classes, active and passive. Among the active riders the first man to be noted, Avas the good man in the field. Careful, resolute, and quiet, this man did not bIoAV nor make any slioav, but lie kept at it, and though peopie avlio kneAV nothing about it said " Avhat a cleA'er horse that man has," it Avas not the horse but the man, who Avas clever. Then there Avas the hard rider avlio Avent at every thing like a bull at a gate. These were generally young sters, and made good men in the field at last. The next Avas a jealous rider, avlio always made it his aim to cut some one.

The jealous rider Avas not often met in NeAV Zealand, and they did'nt want him. Then there Avas the violent rider. Get him in a lane or a meadoAv, and look out for mud, but when a fence Avas reached, he Avas A rery polite, and it avus "No hurry, sir," and "After you, sir." (laughter). The fifth av;is the geographical rider. This man. kneAv every gap in the country, and '] ie also knew Avhich way the hounds v,-ere going. _ When his judgment avus right } you saAV him in at the finish, if not, V ie ' dis appeared. The last of the active men Avas the hard funker, avlio stuck to it, b\it hated it all the time. He shut his eyes at every fence, and hoped c\ rery one was, the last. [ The passive men Avere also divided into j several classes. There Avas the horsey man I avlio was great in stable management, and fed his horse on bran-mashes and a little nitre (laughter). There was the man avlio kneAv all about it. You did'nt see much of him in the run, but lie Avas great on the Avay home, and if he got you in a lane, it Avas " Did'nt you see me at that fence ?" "By jove ! that Avas a splendid jump ; charged it like a bird, sir ;" and you can't put in a Avord edgeways. ThethirdAvas the politician. This avus generally an old gentleman avlio rode for the good of his liver. He did not jump, but, as a rule, Avas to be seen on the top of a lull, and if his son happened to be in the crowd and did' anything'good he Avarmed up and said "That'« the Avay I used to do it," The last was the fara't finder, avlio Avas in the habit of coming up tr the master and saying hoAV the Duke of SonVrhrne used to do it Avhen he hunted with himrnTne land, " Not, at all like this, you know." T> ,5 m_S Avas not up to much, Mr McLa vghlinconeluded an entertaining speech amid lyud apm- „,,,> The toast was drudk Avith cheers. l ause< lhe> After SQine solicitation Mr Bainb^p-io-p returned thanks on behalf of the farmers. "He couKt do much himself in the way of hXHitim. buttheV were perfectly welcome tohu^t^W'sfi£m__ much as they liked. (Cheer s ) JA ci ms lann aS _ % Hus tof P rop °s? d " T'ne Hunt Club." mX 1; % toast had bef Mi heartily honored, Mr IVlcLosh Clark responded He said Lo h-iri i™n> £££_^S_£_ft r°- *^V the SS etfe d«_er. „™i n &°°(Tr e>wship between the farmers "f^in wii l _nless fchat continued it was bxSn" lrnr^hUntine- (Heal-> There had &_wlw 1*5 B,__* owlnS to a few farmers fSwi J* __■*. as Proprietors were inter n ionri w^« th, at- was bcin& ot over ,and a good foelmg was being established. To arrive at tnat it was necessary that members of the 'hunt should be careful not to do Avanton damage, and not to go where they Avere forbidden. On a recent occasion he made a mistake, and went Head first into a plot, of potatoes. On that occasion he erred against his Avill. (Laughter). It his horse had stood up, he believed no one would have known of his trespass, but as it Avas no Avas caught, and though he apologised, he came in for a little strong language. All he could say was that he would try to avoid that plot 111 future, and if he did come near it, at any rate he hoped he Avould go at it in different fashion. (Laughter). ( The Chairman proposed the health of the Commercial Interests. There were some capital men among their merchants—they Avere. always welcome in the hunting field—and he was glad to see some of them there that night. *f lC n„-oast, which was coupled with the name of Mr Malcolm Niccol, Avas drunk Avith the honors. Air Niccol said although he Avas no huntsman a . cou,ld„ fully appreciate tho adA-antage to be derived from commercial men now and then meeting huntsmen in the field. (Cheers). Mr AY. J. Marks proposed " The Agricultural Interests." In doing so, he expressed ms opinion, that the agriculturalist, avlio allowed the h _mt to> go over his field once Avas as liberal as th'a Duke in England Avho kept a pack of hounds and invited the neighbours to hunt all the year round, (Cheers). The toast Avas drr,nk with all the honors.

Mr Richard Taylor, in responding, said he had not been called upon to givo permission for the limit to go over his land, i\s he had no hares there, but he hoped he should have next year. He should like to see the introduction of cours , ing, for which his farm awis avcll adapted. Mr Every McLean also returned thanks. The same gentleman then proposed the health of the Master of the Hounds, Mr McLoughlin. The toast was drunk Avith three times three, and with the greatest enthusiasm. Mr McLoughlin returned t hanks, and dcprecaM fe led the Avholo of the. praise for the establisgS ■ ment of tho Hunt being given In hint. Mr jBl Buckland and Mr. Robert McLean had most t<Hj B do with it, and Avhen it, came to his hands it ~" rimlf well licked into shape. They nowhad a good pack of hounds, good horses, and a good field. If you told them not to ride 0Arer the hounds they did not do so. Ho begged to propose the health's of Mr Robert McLean and Mr A. Buckland, the founders of the Hunt Club. (Cheers). The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. Mr W. J. Marks proposed the. health of Mr- James McCosh Clark, the Adce-chairman. If a few more of the commercial men of, Auckland,

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1876.



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