SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HHJHWATKK— •OOn tftonooa. 712! to-mowo* fflornfng, 729 aiTN BET-Th!« ewntaß, 613 BTTF EISE-T^ tnnmw morning. C 58 MOOWS AOlt— fun moon, sth, 617 pm

ARRIVALS.

waiejo. barque, CSO tons, Captain Thomas, from Liverpool Atlela, barque, Leßrien, from Newcaatlo Tona. ss, from the Worth Argyle, ss, from Coromandel

DEPARTURES.

Waverly, brig, for Newcastle

IMPORTS.

Per Adelafrom Newcastle :—402 tons coal, 21 tons COke, 20 do mnize—Stone Bros.

Per Vallejo from Tiverpool :— 281 J». on pipes, 115 ke<?s. 1228 bars, 76 pgs, 2 pie» <1 " a. casks. 514 bundles-T and S Morrin ■'eSI . '

800 cases—Owfln and <^rr.h»' „ »nd BcS. aSkS> 1 CBSe> 12 bU>':dle^ s0 keKs- E Port'<"

EXPORTS.

boilnr 2 b~»- ' rosa *or Wap'w •'—2 Cases, 1 stove bundle spr', jd,les_shares. 34 lengths down pipe, 1 bars ire/ de, hand'es, 3 kegs nails. 4 bundles iron. 10 JMprrl? °' ca ' 2 cases Ironmongery—T and 8

THE SCHOONER AGFKS. ihe schooner Sea Rip has hefin chartered at Lyttel ton to proceed to the Chatham Islands to take down S cartro or storps and to ascprtain the fate of the •araes. ghe will leave Lyttelton for the Chatham* ra a few da.es time. In reference to our notice of the tit?™" 8 .yesterd»y. we mentioned a passenger named •ftflSß Awry as supposed to be a domestic servant. we are informed that this in notthe case, Miss Avery tee 1 1 7T VS lady h°nnd m a visit t0 her s!ster at

ARRIVAL OF THE VALLEJO : FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD.

Thk smart iron barque Vailejo arrived in harbnur «??V1 c from I'sver pool bringing the balance of the Waterworks Plant, and a general carpo. part of which Sb for Lyttelton, for whioh port die will leave as Soon as she has discharged her Auckland carso. She Is convened to the New Zealand Shipping Co., and has rna^e thn passage in 103 days, re will be seen by the subjoined Teportfurnishpfl t° our representative by Captain Thomas L«ft Liverpool on the 21st April, and cleared Bally Cotton Island on the 25th. Had 4hicV fogey weather from the Skerries down Channel, and experienced adverse winds crossing the Bay of Biscay. The N.T\ trades were very Ugit. Crossed thoT-qu«tor on the night of the 23rd May. Had *™T S.E_ trades which carried the ship as far 21 8. when variable; and adverse winds were experienced to the rmridian of file C*pe. passed on the 24th June. Strong winds characterised the easing, which was inn on the parallels of 45 and 46 S. The weathe- enn- Hnned strong till Tasmania wag passed on the 24th July. f»n the 27th and 98ih strong gales from the eastward we^e expert »nred. s."W. weather t*en ret In till the Three KMgs were sighted on the 2nd Atirrnst at 3p m. Strong S.w_ ga ] PS w |th violent squalls went met with down th* coast. The vessel an^horpd at 8 oVlonk hstnfeht. in Tlsngitoto Channel, and c«me up to the Heads this mnrnln? where she vas stopped by the ebb tide, and W.S.W. wind. She brings no passengers.. SpeaHncs :—ln 22 W. 20 w - spo>« a. large German ship with Immigrants bound to New Zealand : in 22 S and 31 W. spoke the ship Buchesa of Edinbureh, fbound from London to malbournp, S9 days ont- On the 3rd of July, William Baker, an apprentice, while shaking the reefs out of the topsal, fp]l over board tho ship at thn time soW from 8 to 9 knots tbroutrh the water The ship was brought to the wind, and the mainyard bscVed. The boat w»s made ready but. -was not lowered as the lad cnnld not vbe spen. snd the heavy sea made i* dangerous tnsend down the boat. No «c aw the. ltd fall, but the Captain, who was on the pnnp at the time, heard a dull thnd us if some heavy body hart strnok th« side. He onjprtured rme accident had hanpenpd. nnd imwedijitelv lookfid ut> tn *he yard where B<»ker had bee^ wckinsr He was not there, and Captain Thomas then r*n to thonort quarter, ard looked over the Bide, where ho saw the poor lad fora moment.. He was nn hi» back and apparently dead. The '•a'' just time to spp t>»t Vp h«d a feaTful pash on his rmad. and «hpnpxt mnmert h" w«s carried from vi»w Bakpr w«s a W p]l c"n('u''t'»d lid about 17 and wl' genera"y liked on board. It was his third trip in the ship

Tip b»rqno Adelft«rrived In harbour this morn'ng. Bftfr a' r»p'(l •psPSngfi o f fl"e frr>m N-Wiit'e. Captnin Leßrun reports !eavinsr TTpwcst-To on Sunday ]<ish at i pro, and paising the Three Tines «n Thursday roornfnj?. the 3rd mat. Tho Bay of j>ljivd« »a" rmo<efl at 4 urn t.ha pume day ftha fact hp'np tpleprsnTiea to +h« TTAi-hnTir Master hnrp t.li* B»Tn" pvo"?"p> a'-d «t, d»r>re»> T«aterdav morni^e slio w ,« rfi th* Tjrfif-h-n-e TuHns thfi day Ml" V5»»l w« 1-ei'iTip ip t*eG"lf asrnimt a ptronp PW brppzp «T>rh"Mmr in tVp Chanrpl Ift.t, t>ifjlit Wo rrnot rr.^p-atr'nte <""ar>ta!n T-eßHin on havir.fr msdp onp o' +Y e f» s t, s t •p-.scog'-o on rprord— being rtily 4 cloy 12 boms to Tiritiri »fcMhoi7«». "^e beli«v» this h-»« »-ever hpf>n acc"mplisTipd Tjy any psH- W vessel, altboueh the Oircnlir Saw Liners Woveltv Kate an-" ».lice have on more than oip nceaMon m»de the rnn from Sydney into port in five days. The barque TVi»«te from Vewc°«t7p blpo rHd tbp run kotos* from iNewcastlp to the North Hfl»d in 4 days 23 hmra Oapt«in Lpßrnn rpnorts havine pr, C r,Tin*ere':' a strong jr*le thrornriiont the B»«ape T>.»harqno U dpeply ladon with n cargo of coals. cok», a--d m-.fz« We are indebted to the master of the Adeln. fnr latp fllp,«.

*n advertisement hayinsr refprence to consierr-pps of thp Tfphin^on appears in another column. The gtron? westerly w!ndfl ha^e up to the time of writing prevented the vpsspl nomine up from the Quarantine Station. The Tainni attempted to tow h»r up this mort>i"g but jnst as the vessel was under weich the bearings of thp steamer's cylinder wprn cartipd a~av. aud Rhe wan nb!ig?d to give up the job. «ihe returned to town with some difficulty. aDd at half-pant one the lona was gent down to tow *he BeHngrton up. she w*ll come straight aJonpMdp thewha»f. and will pro bably be moored there by the time this reaches our readers.

f The barque Woneynick is now about 25 days out from Newcastle, bound to Timaru, and has not yet been reported.

The ss. lona arrived from the north this morning with 61 head of cattle and a full complement of passengers. She leaves again on Monday eveninp. The bar at Onehnnga being too rough to allow any vessel to go out, the departure of the sg. Taraoski Is deferred till to-morrow.

The new cutter Lizzie, >uUt by Mr. Bnthie at the Sandspit. for Mr. C. A. Harris, is now loading at wansrapona for this port, and Is expected un by to morrow She is a fine lar*e orafi, about the same size as the Fannie.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails "wtk. CtpffK as vou-otys :— For Thames on Monday at 11 am and 530 pm, For Coromandel on Monday next, at 10 30 am For Taranaki, Southern provinesß. and Australian colonies, per Tarcuaki, thig day at 4 pm For Taranaki, via Waitara, on Monday at 11 am For Gisborne and Napier, per Pretty Jane, on Mon day next, at 3 pm For Hussell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona on MoDdav next, at 4 pm For Whitiangi, Talma, Tauranga, and Opotiki per Kowena, on Monday next, at 4 pm Signed) 8. B. BISB, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

ROGERS—On the 4th inßtant, at her residence,

Newton, Mrs. Th. E, Rogers of a son. GLOVER—On the 4th instant, at her residence, Brighton Road, Auckland, Mrs. A. G. H. Glover of

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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1876

Far the cwae that lacks assistance, for the -nc on;; that needs resistant*. -tnd th« acod that *t «-an iks

The speakers on the Separation resolutions, so far ac can be judged from the telegraphic summary published to-day, have divided their chief arguments into two distinct line?. They shew the necessity for change from the mal-administration and extravagance of the past; and contend that true self-Government ih impossible, and equitable representation impracticable, in a community of such positively antagonistic interests as those represented in the North and the South. We have had experience enough of this ; or if proof were needed, it is to hand in the rail way asd immigration expenditure; the theft of the Customs revenue ; and in the land fund vote of Tuesday last. The ability of the Premier to play off one part of the colony against another; tp( excite the jealousy of Canterbury against Otago, and the small provinces against Auckland ; constitutes a very good reason why the unequal yoke should no longer be continued. A review of the past furnishes the best of reasons for demanding Separation. Long continued injustice and unequal ad ministration led to the creation of the now proaperidus colonies of Victoria and Queens land. If, with Provincialism to keep it in check, the General Government has developed into a rule of Civil Servants ; if the representations of important parts of the Colony have been insolently ignored ; their revenues forcibly impounded ; and their juafc claims for a sufficiency of what is their own to carry on the ordinary purposes of Government, ridiculed j what may we expect when the ~ political life of the country has been smothered, and al 1 power and patronage is concentrated in a form of administration which has shewn al ready that by I, ibes and unjust concessions, political support can be obtained for the perpetuaton of any infamy ? Who is at the present moment the representative of this part of the colony in the Cabinet Coun -1 cils ? A civil servant ; a nominee of Sir Julius Vogel's; and a man who, if he were to offer himself for any constituency in the province, would probably not secure a dozen votes. Between this "dear" friend—this highly " popular" Cabinet Minister —and the Premier, passed that affecting correspon dence which sanctioned the,pillsging of the public Treasury of £9,000. Could anything better illustrate the whole spirit of abolition in its tendencies to defraud the people of re presentation, and to placif the public revenues enbirely afc the mercy of men over whom the country has absolutely no control. Sir George Gifey made a good point in his reference to the iule of nomineeism, but he was still more telling in his remarks upon the financial extremities in which, despite the expenditure of twelve millions' sterling, the Colony now finds itself. When the Public Works Scheme was propounded, the' colonists drew back in alarm from the prospect of a debt of tea millions, but the squandering of twelve millions sterling < as left New Zealand with -railways un finished ; with Treasury bankrupt; with a declining revenue ; with credit ruined ; and in desperate need of more money, which compels borrowing at any sacrifice. Pres- j sure upon our space to-day precludes further i comment on tho political aspect, but there ia •** growing feeling in Auckland that, failing in their effort to obtain a united colony and a common purse ; refused the right of self government and the administratien of our own revenues; with no prospect in , the future, but the accumulation of local debt against this part of the colony, to defray the ordinary purposes of Government upon a parsimonious scale ; it will be the duty of our representatives to withdraw indignantly from tho Assembly, and appeal to the Im perial authorities for redress Their presence at Wellington would be useless ; unprofitable f,o fchemsehns, and without prospect of good (to those whom they represent.

We are compelled to hold over until Monday, letters on the " Ponsbnby Proxy Board," and on the Cross's detraction of Auckland's representatives.

A tradesman of Queen-street appeared this morning in the Police Court nnder two charges of breach of Customs Regulations, which will be heard on Monday next. The first was, that on the 25th July he was knowingly concerned in evading duties of Customs upon or in dealing with certain goods, to wit. one bale of paper bags and one package of the same with intent to defraud the Queen of the duties in respect thereof ; wl"— offender has forieited #*- .._«i«oy the, " for which the Co-- . -o peaaity of £100, elected t^ ,^amissloner of Customs has ip " .» sue. The second charge was for ...King a false declaration touching the contents and value of the said six packages, imported by the s.s. Hero, contrary to section 135 of the Customs Regulations ; for which he is liable to a second penalty of £100. Mr Hesketh is engaged for the defence.

Last evening the members of the Orpheus Glee Club attended at the New Royal Thea tre, with the view of testing its acoustic properties. They gave several of their choice glees, in the presence of Mr Mahoney, the architect, and. other gentlemen interested, who expressed themselves as highly satisfied with the experiment, and thanked the mem bers ofthe Glee Club for their attendance.

We trust our local poets are busy com peting for the five guinea prize offered, by the propritors of the new theatre for the best inaugural address to be recited on the open ing night. The advertisement giving the conditions of the contest is re-inserted this afternoon, and we may mention that Madame Simonsen has signified her willingness to read the successful address herself. The com positions must be sent in to Messrs Upton and Co. by 4 o'clock on Wednesday next.

On Monday evening next the second monthly meeting; of the members of the Auckland Institute will be held in the new building, Princes-street, at half-past seven o'clock.

A section of the Good Templars will hold their " Saturday Night" to-night as usual in the Albert-street Hall. Mr McKenzie in turn will take the chair, and Mr Brown and other ladies and gentlemen will render vocal and musical assistance.

The timber business at the Queen Char lotte Sound mills, which two months ago was in a atato of great stagnation, is now very active. The export from the Havelock district for the last twelve months is estimated at twelve million feet, valued at £50,000.

Dr Giles, formerly of Auckland, has contributed a very interesting paper on " Spirit Seeking and Table Talking " to the last number of the Neio Zealand Magazine. He relates the success that attended a party of earnest inquirers, and concludes that the manifestations are the result not of spirit influence, but of certain peculiar workings of the brain, which he designates "duplex cerebration," meaning thereby the power of the brain to operate consciously and uncon sciously at the same time.

The Victorian Government expect that their loan of £3,000,000 will be comfortably floated on the London market this year. In anticipation of this fund there are to be new railways proposed during the present session.

A novelty in the tighfc-rope business i* notified to leave 'Frisco for New Zealand and Australia at an early date. Of this lady—Signorina Maria Speltariun—» private letter says :—" She is a young and handsome aerial artiste, aud far surpasses B'ni>din in the daring character of her mid sir exploits, While at HavanDa, recently, *be >»v kick wards urjon a rope 300 ft. Jong ><n^ 100 ft high. Her speed was much greater than that of a ii-an who ran tho same distance upon terra Jlrma." —Mr Dannpier leaves Melbourne in September to do a New Zealand starring tour.

In the case against th^ bydrop*fcbic quack. Turner, for stealing a macimo«h, Inspect"? Feast, who gave evidence at the Chris' church court, stated that his name was not Turner, but Osbaldißton; that he was a native of Corfu; had been valet and chiropodist to the Duke of Edinburgh, and had served seven years' imprisonment at Adelaide, on conviction of haviug stolen some jewelry from the Prince.

In the course of debate last week, Mr W. Swanson made rather a neat epigram deferring to the great influence which the Government officials were acquiring in the country, he said, "Instead of being civil servants, Sir, they are confoundedly uncivil masters !"

Readers are referred to our advertisement columns for subjects of services to-morrow (Sunday) in the various denomination, churches of the city. The evening service will be held as usual in tho City Hall; the venerable Archdeacon Maunsell is expected to deliver an address. A course of revival services will be held on every evening during the week at Pitt-street Wesleyan Church.

Last night an entertainment took place at St. Luke's, Remuera, on behalf of the funds of the Sunday-school. Views were exhibited, illustrative of Bunyan's pilgrims progress, the same being pleasingly accompanied by the singing of the Sunday-school children, who have been trained for the event by Mr Saxton and others, and sang well selected pieces consistent with the subject;.

There is a Standing Order in the House of Repi-esentatives to the effect that any member speaking during a division shall sit down and put on hia hat. A few nights ago, several of the Ministers had to speak to a point, when it was dis covered that there was only one hat among them. This, therefore, was handed from one to another, and the burst of merriment that followed can be imagined when it turned out to be about four sizes too large for Sir Julius Vogel's ouriously shaped head, while Sir Donald McLean could not get it on hia huge pate at all.— Timaru Herald.

The adjourned meeting of the electors of Eden will be held on Monday week next, August 14, 1876, instead of Monday, August 7th, as previously intended. The postpone ment is with a view to give the Separation question fair time to mature. The meeting is co take place at the Newmarket Hall, at 7.30 o'clock.

The members of the True Blues Loyal Orange Institution will hold their monthly meeting is the Newmatkct Hall, on Monday evening, at 7.30 o'clock.

Messrs Bell and Gemmell announce that they have commenced business as curriers and leather merchants, in the shop, corner of Wyndham and Albert streets.

We learn that Barlow's circus, which gave so much pleasure to thousands in Auckland during its exhibition near the Market, has had a most successful tour in the Waikato.

After the usual monfcbly meeting of th 6 Onehunga Band of Hope, he'd in the 'Jhotai Hall, the annual tweeting for the reception of reports and election of office-bearers took place. Mr John By croft, site President, occupied the chair. • The report 2bow*>d thai over 100 names had betn Sided to She roll; that the meetings on the wlu-le bkfiUibeeja both interesting and instructive.■•: Tho trea surer's report showed the iccoma as »rjaonrifc ing to L 7 7s 8d ; the expenditure1 amounted L 5 6s Bd. The President, Mi Bycroft. w.is re-elected. A. Dunwoodie, C. C Fleming, and Robert Neal were elected' Vice-Presi dents. Mr R. Bycroft, the acting Secretary, was elected Secretary Mr J. h? Hendry re mains as Treasurer, and a strong committee. chosen for the ensuing year. Miss Nea), of Epsom, received a well merited vote of thanks for presiding at the harmonium at the monthly meetings.

A milkman, from theicountry, naet with an aa accident this morning in Union-street, Freeman's Bay. He was driving along the street at'a moderate pace when tho horse stepped upon a large lump of sco Via which, in turning, caused the animal to fall and break both his knees. The remainder of the milk was lost, and one shaft of the cart snapped. The owner's name was Robinson.

ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE ADELA.

Through the courtesy of Captain Le Bran ' of the barque Adela, which has m» J ■-» themo3fc rapid runs on v- '■" .-««« 006 of we are place'l - ..oord from Newcastle, of* 1- ~. vi possession of the full details - ..ae recent floods in Australia. We make the following extracts: — Devastating Floods and Loss of Life in the Clarence District,

Extreme Destitution of the People.

Telegrams from Grafton state: Fearful floods have occurred on the Clarence River. The water rose three feet higher than the great flood of 1863, and seven persons are at present known to be drowned. The damage at Grafton is estimated at no less than £50,000. The crops all over the district are swept away, and an immense number of stopk drowned. People in all parts of the district are in a starving condition. The city of Gratton was nearly covered with water, there being a depth of six or seven feet in some of the business places. The local news papers have not boen published foi a week, the offices being half under water, and tele graphic communication was interrupted. Three bridges are washed away in the vicinity of Grafton, and hundreds of people have been homeless for days. Only thirty-six hours elapsed from the time the river com menced to rise until the flood reached the highest level. The unexampled efforts of the police and the courage of the citizens un doubtedly caused the saving of hundreds of lives. The horses, barns, and crops of some of t.he farmers have all been carried away by the torrents, and miles of fencing are des troyed. The pavements in the town of Grafton are torn up by the current, Fisher's Wharf is carried away, and the Royal Hotel balcony and roof torn off during the gale.

Sunday morning.

Several towns on the river nearly covered,

The total damage done in the district is estimated to amount to hundreds of thou sands of pounds.

The Colonial Sugar Company has sus pended operations for six weeks, meanwhile the hands remain in Grafton unemployed. The police are providing the destitute with food.

Intelligence haß been received to the effect that three persons have been drowned at Grafton, and four at Ulmarra Creek. At Alum Creek sixty people were on a fence all Sunday nipht. There is 8 feet of water over the post-office, and universal destruction has taken place. A cargo of flour has been washed away, and messages were forwarded to send flour at once, as starvation is staring every one in the face. The water on Sunday morning rose like a wave, and rushed into the town ; at dusk, two men occupied in rescuing people, were drowned. A mother, with her infant, took refuge on the roof of their house; the infant fell, and was drowned. Mr Bawden has gone down the river to the assistance of the people. Pro visions are urgently required.

Via Newcastle we learn that Captain Mann, of the steamer New England, returned to Nowcnstle, unable to enter Clarance. He reports: —No change for days. When I left on Sunday at 4 p m., Pilot signalled freshes r.ot subsiding ; buoys and beacons gone; bar sud sanHf, shifted.

• T.e'r.grrva from T Bawben, Grafton, to the C »nd E S Co 'r agents at Sydney, dated 19th July, states :—Most disastrous flno^s .ever known. Your wharf, together with bridge. 300 oases preserved meat, quan tity sbeenskins, flour, maizo washed sway W»tt?r 10 feeh de^p in Prince-street. Six livcK lost Q-reat destruction of property. Grwfc <li-tr>^B anticipated. Flood 18 inches r.i K h.'r thai> 1863

Copy of telegram from Colonial Secretary to Mr. J Bawden M P., dated July 25, 187 G. " Bt^amer leaves here to-morrow. Shall we send provisions, and if so, what ? In the meantime with judicious, discretion, in con junction with Creagbe, sub-inspector of police afford relief. Keep me informed of state of affairs."

July 2G. The schooner Waterwitch was carried right ever the wharf, and was got all right by great exertion. The river steamer Nelly got on the wharf, with a large quantity of drift wood, but was safely got off. The water then carried away the wharf. At 2j o'clook the fears of a flood caused the inhabitants of the stores to raise their goods higher. At 0 o'clock the water broke into the Ulster Lodge, up Pound-street; and at 8 o'clock it was in the rear of Holmsten's Hotel. Boats were manned by Creaghe and the polioe. The Mayor and volunteers were all night rescuing the people. The polioe boat was swamped in Prince-street, and two young men namrd Sauervier and Kenny were drowned. The current is the streets is equal to that of the river, and the water is from six to eight feet deep. All Sunday nigkt there were cries for help. On Monday morning there was only visible a sea of water and a fringe on the river banks. On Tues day the river began to fall, and the back water also receded. South Graffcon suffered most. There was only one house habitable, and the people were on the hill ail night.

Mr Bawden gave out preserved meats to the people requiring food, and went out with his launch to relieve others. On Sunday a man named Morton, his wife, and two children got on the roof of their house ; the water surrounded then. One child died in his arms. The mother and the other child were drowned. Morton was saved.

At Lawrence, Spiers, the engineer of the Diana, was on the bank of the river, which gave way and he was drowned. A man named James Holmes made a raft and floated to a tree, from which he was rescued. Many hairbreadth escapes are reported and rumoured loss of life. It is ascertained that five personß have been drowned. The loss of goods in Prince-street is stated Vy the storekeepers there to amount to £30,000 ; the shops in other streets have also suffered severely.

All the printing offices have from four to six feet of water running through their premises. Not ten families have escaped in the city of Grafton without loss of property.

Prom the country districts there is a lamentable record.

There has been a large loss of horses cattle, and cereals.

The Glen Inrids Guardian says the water was infinitely higher than it has been known to be for * great number of years, as these bridges are raised above high water mark. The kugh body of water, rushing madly for ward, was a aighfc not before witnessed in that neiyh':ou> tved by ifcs oldest inhabitant. The trace, left behind by: the flood was at once interesting and alarming; in almost every tree could be found either the carcass of a du«d sheep or some other relic of civilisation ; while th»» debris, which abounded in unusually Urge qitantuifcß, was made up from, every con ceivable kit\'\ of material, not excepting posts and j-ttiis. From Dundee to Deepwater the e»rr».i&e was something truly frightful, almost every yard of the road being intercepted by fdied timber—in some; instances the trees up rooted were of gigantic proportions—and the number of carcasses of dead sheep strewn about wan simply distressing. The damage done the New Eagland Tableland is supposed to be not less than £40,000 or £50,000.

THE FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.

Very disastrous floods have occurred at Warwick, Dalby, and Toowoomba. And old man, thirty-five years a resident of the colony, and a child, were drowned' at Warwick. Bridges have been washed away at Dalby, completely severing communication between both sides of the township. The railway is much damaged; one railway bridge was carried away, which caused the capsize of an engine into the oreek. severely injuring four men. Stanthorpe was visited by a hurricane

on Saturday, which unroofed several buildings, and damaged some claims, Relief boats rescued t*;^.-^ pergoM at Dalby . The noocTs in the Severn River are the highest ever known; the head stations at Bonshaw, Bunyan, and Texas are submerged. The Condamine River at Dalby is nearly as high as at the great fload three years ago. At Dalby, it rained heavily all Friday night, and on Saturday afternoon the Myall Creek rose over its banks, and, covering the bridge, flooded the town. The flood reached its highest point at about 5 o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning, when the creek waters extended from Messrs. Benjamin's store on the one side to the Race Course on the other side, and below the town attained width ofover two miles. All the families residing in low lying Elands were flooded out, but so far as V known, no lives have been lost. The engine of the I p.m up train yesterday tried to get to Bowenville for ballast, but capsized, owing to the bank on the creek having given way. Engine-driver Welch was cut and bruised, but not seriously. Fireman Deller was severely scalded, but not danger ously. Ganger Wilkie had his head and face cut and bruised, and his back hurt, but not dangerously. Platelayer Gelliord was badly cut on the forehead and legs, and likewise scalded. . , There has been immense destruction of property, and stacks of lucerne and oaten hay, cattle, pigs, poultry, hay crops in paddock vegetable gardens have been washed away. The whole country between Ellangowan and Tummaville stations is under water, and all the fencing is washed away. 3000 sheep are drowned at Ellangowan.

Australian Telegrams.

[per barque abela.]

REMARKABLE SUICIDE.

SCENES IN THE ASSEMBLY.

MELBOURNE, July 27th. Mr Breen, Government surveyor at Wer racknabeal, committed suicide on Thursday night. He deliberately walked into Ducfe nobro dam from shallow to deep water, and held his head under the surface till he was dead. The motive is inplicable. He was addicted to drink to excess, but had been sober for five days.

'*""* Mrs Siddonajhad an enthusiastic reception. She is acknowledged to be the most ladylike actress ever seen on the stage here. Miss Emily Melville appeared for the first time as Fanchon, and was received with much enthu siasm.

Mr Henry, railway station-master at Gee long, committed suicide by hanging himself. He has been lately suffering from despond ency. A match has been arrangsd between Hewitt and Davis, 150 yards for £50 a side. Three sailors belonging to the barque Frowning Beauty, were charged with absent ing themselves from that vessel. They said they had been 2 months from Newcastle, and that the vessel was leaky and unseaworthy They were discharged. Roberts played Greenwood, giving him 600 in 1000 ; the former won by about 70 points, making 200 off the spot. The Hon. W. Parkin«has given £10,000, half now, and half at his death, towards the establishment of a theological College in con nection with the congregational body. Some exciting scenes occurred in the As sembly last nieht, bnt supply was granted Mr Gaunson referred to Mr Service as know ing how to bribe members, and great uproar ensued. Mr Service indignantly repudiated the charge, whereupon Mr Gaunson produced a letter from Moses Alexander, the notorious Secretary of the Constitution League, stating that Mr Service had indicted certain offer of the kind. Mr Service rushed to Mr Gauns son, got a copy of the report, and left the House.

Mr Cashy moved his bill for stopping pay ment of members.

The Opposition is effectually broken up. Mr M'Kean was called apon to explain the language derogatory to the House which he used the orjher day at the Collingwood Police Court. He denied that the reports were strictly correct. A scene of confusion en sued, and continued for sometime, Sir James M'Calloch thaeatening to place M'Lean in a strong place where he could not escape, as he did the laßt session. Eventually Mr M'Kean retired, and a Select Committee was ap pointed. The injury resulted in the offend ing members being expelled. Breadstuff's are exchanged. New Zealand wheat sold at 5s 6d; oats have advanced, sales took place at 4a 4d to 3s Gd ; maize, 4a (sd.

ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN BLACKS AND NATIVE POLICE.

BRISBANE, 27.

A party o£ blacks at Burra, near Creen Creek telegraph station, numbering several hundreds, attasked two detachments of native polioe. After a long fight the attacking party was driven off; but several troopers were injured, and their horses killed.

The surveying party on the Severn River lost sixteen horses and all their instrument a, iv the Hoods. The party remained in trees from Suuday until Thursday.

Loss of the Barque Ann, with all Hands.

OTHER MARITIME DISASTERS.

Our correspondent at Newcastle informs us that the Government steamer .A jax arrived in that port yesterday (Monday) afternoon from Port Stevens, bringing intelligence of the total wreck of the barque Ann, and loss of all hands, numbering ten. The Ann left Newcastle for Melbourne on Thursday last, with 500 tons of coal, and appears to have been either driven by the heavy gale up to Port Stevens or to have made to that Port for shelter. She ran on Middle Bank, and went to pieces or foundered. The Ann was a regular gtrader between Newcastle and Melbourne. She was 277 tons register, and was owned in Melbourne. . .

The Newcastle Pilot of Saturday gives particulars ofjthe total wreck of the schooners Acme and Flirt, and the ketch Howlet, at Seal Bock Bay. A Mr. Patterson, of Tasmania, who, with his wife, were passengers by the Howlet, was drowned. All the others were saved, Mrs. Patterson being taken to Seal Rock Lighthouse and attended to. The whole of the crew and Mrs. Patter son were washed aahore. In attempting to land the boat was capsized.

EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS.

(Per Press Agency.)

Tho "War in Turkey.

Earl Derby on the Peace of Europe.

LONDON. ,j

July 3 to 15. Montenegro has declared war against Turkey, for alleged reasons that the Porte blockaded the fiontier, and provides reforms that are impossible to carry out. The Ser : vian troops crossed the frontier, and had an engagement with the Turks. The latter re port that the Servians were repulsed with the loss of 2,000 men. This is, however, denied, and the Servians declare they suc ceeded in one action on the Eastern frontier of Bosnia, and in a subsequent action that took place, in which a viotory was claimed by both sides. y -

The interview between the Czar of Russia and the Emperor of Austria was cordial. Prince Gortschakoff and Count Andrassy were present; they agreed not to interfere, but to reserve the right to mediate between the belligerent Powers until some decisive

result Is arrived at. The; Great Powers guarantee the neutrality of the Danube. Replying to a deputation urging the neu trality of England in case of a general war, the Earl of Derby concurred in this object. Though England could not prevent the decay of Turkey, she had guaranteed her against murder, but not against smcide or sudden death. Mediation would be offered if that opportunity came, m they thought might shortly occur. He -id A general war is most improbable. France would certainly not go to war, and Germany and her people had no direct interest m war, and England would not provoke hostilities. Austria was in a peculiar position, bnther own self interest would dictate peace, lhere was a powerful party in Russia which desired that the Slavonia Empire should be under Russian guidance and influence. That party, however, was not now in pow*r. Lord Derby , believed that the Czar was a sincere lover of peace. Russian finances, and the extent of her recent conquests in Asia, were reasons also why Russia should not deaire WaANew Zealand Loan of £1,250,000 of 5 per cent, debentures was offered, from which only £200,000 waa subscribed for at 100 to 102. J. Tenders for the balance were invited at par. The wool biddings are dull, and prices without recovery. The fall is estimated at 30 per cent, of the June rate of last year.

Australian Cablegrams.

[press agency.]

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

ARREST FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.

SYDNEY.-THIS DAY,

The loss by the recent collision between the Barrabool and Queensland is estimated at £100,000.

Case brandy is quoted at 31s 6d; quarter, casks do, 7s 3d to 7s 6d ; Adelaide flour, £11 5s to £12 ss; candles, 9*d to 9Jd; New Zealand wheat, 4s IOJd to 4s lid ; oats, 2s 4dto3a6d.

MELBOURNE.

■THIS DAY.

A clerk in the English and Scottish Bank has been arrested for embezzling £900. The Albion sailed on Thursday.

Wreck of the Cog Due Village.

From Napier papers we learn the fail particu lars of the wreck of the American bnilt barque, Cog da Village, 312 tons register. She was lying in the Roadsted loaded with 442 tons of coal, when a heavy gale arose, with a very high sea rolling into the bay, and breaking nearly clean over the Petane beach. The Napier Telegraph says: At about hali past one o'clock in the afternoon it was re- Dorted that the Cog dv Village was drifting, having parted her cables, and Mr Harry Kraeft, the pilot, at once started on horseback for the Western Spit. After proceeding along the beach for about four miles, and to a spot about a mile beyond where the Echunga went ashore in 1869. they arrived at the scene of the disaster. The barque Cog dv Village was lying broadside to the beaoh, ber deck heeled over to the seaward, the waves breaking clean over ber. There were nn board the captain (Mr Edmonds), the mate (Mr J. H. Smith), and eight men forming the crew. The first attempt to reach shore was made by the mate, who was lowered overboard with a rope round his waist by Captain Edmonds. The attempt failed, the mate being twice sucked underneath t.he vessel, and being nearly exhausted was hauled up again on deck. By this time Mr Kraeft had arrived, and having provided himself with a line succeeded in throwing it on board. To this a rope was attached, and one by one the men were brought ashore, Captain Edmonds being the last to leave bis ship. Some idea of the terrific force of the sea may be gathered from the fact that the vessel parted her cables at half past one o'clock in the afternoon, and by the time Captain Edmonds reached shore, the beaoh was strewed with the wreck, the whole occupying na longer than an hour. Captain Edmonds and his men succeeded in saving nothing; they landed in a half naked state, everything belonging to them being lost. The barque was owned In Newcastle, and was partially insured. Captain Edmonds reports that after dinner, seeing that the gale was likely to continue, he ordered the third bower anchor to be got in readiness, but while in the act of getting it ready, the port bower chain parted. Veered cable oautiously on the starboard anchor to about 65 fathoms, got a tackle on the broken chain, and proceeded to haul it on board, intending to bend it to the third bower. While thus employed the star board chain parted, and the vessel began to drift rapidly towards the breakers. Set the staysail and foretopsail, bub finding the ship unmanageable, slipped the ends of the cables as soon as possible. Before this could be completed, the ship was close into tne beach, amangst the heavy breakers, beyond all chance of being saved. Put the helm up, when, as the ship paid off, she struck stem on, the sea making a clean breach over, smashing the wheel, and knocking Captain Edmond's legs through the binnacle light. The ship then canted broadside on to the beach, and fell over with a list off. The sea was at this time breaking clean over her, and the Bhip rapidly breaking up. The captain then lowered the mate overboard with the object of taking a line ashore, which, as before stated, he w»5 unable to accomplish, owlng.to the drawback. The captain then stripped himself to make the attempt, when, by the timely arrival of of Messrs Kraeft and Ferney, a line was thrownon board, and the crew landed in S&I8b V# ' ■,; , v

CUTTING DOWN DRAKE-STREET.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star). Sir,—The thanks of the ratepayers are in deed largely due to you for the able sub leader m your last night's issue, exposing the shameful extravagance and waste of the public money as contemplated by the City Council in Drake-street. When such men who have been elected to office for the avowed purpose of promoting the common welfare, make such a trust subservient to private interests and influences, inflating heavy loss and needless burdens of debt upon the rest of a struggling community, it then, I think, behoves the ratepayers to step in, and with all the .powers they may possess endeavour to bring, about a better state of things. As you stated^ it will greatly depreciate the value' of: properties in that street, and not only ho, buttwillentail on the.owners a large expenditure afterwards, re-bmlding, tinkering, and bolstering up their places, and which gives a street a very patched-up appearance to that which looked hra and substantial before, and with most houses, destroying all comfort and con venience. I trust, sir, you will keep this job prominently before the public, and that the ratepayers will take the matter up I with many others think that what has been said from time to time in your columns con cermngthe General Government, is equally applicable to our City Council, which is say ing a great deal in a small compass. am fcc-^KATEPAYER, Union-street, August 4 ' IWe haye not the alightest intention of allowing the matter to rest until the job is finally abandoned, and we trust that the good sense of a majority in the Council will bring about that result. Apparently, the city coffers at present contain at least £5000 available for new works, and we would suggest that some x Councillor should move that the Drake-street cutting''be not pro ceeded with, but that iii lieu thereof the Oity Surveyor be instructed to prepare es

timates for the formation of the mart* gently needed new streets named m the Cty Loan Empowering Act 1874, to the full vake of the money which the Council has at ita command."~ED. E.S.]

PARLIAMENTARY.

The Separation Debate.

[per press telegram agency,

WELLINGTON.

Sir G-. Grey rose amidst great apphuse to move hia resolutions, which he said were more important than they seemed. The Premier the other night confirmed the first part of the resolutions when he spoke about the unsaleableness of our securities in the home market. If any further evidence was wanted, the Financial Statement need only be referred to. He regretted that the Pre, mier had not seen fit to place the finanoial position of the colony in some simpler form. The hon. gentleman then referred in detail, to portions of the Financial Statement to show the disastrous position in which the colony stood financially. This was the melancholy end, after the Treasurer had had command of almost untold millions, and after administering during a period when, untold wealth had been poured upon the colony by the high price her products real ised. Touching the constitutional changes, proposed by Government, he must say that the whole country would not entertain them for one moment. They could only be treated with the scorn they deserved. Eeferring to the constitution of the colony,i?the hon. gentleman said that before a constitution was granted to Few Zealand, he received a letter from tho Home Secretary, informing him that an elective Upper House would be granted to the colony. Unfortunately, goon after, Sir John Pakington succeeded to office, and he being a Conservative the arrangement was altered. These things were not known at the time, as the Governor's lips were sealed regarding the matter. Had it not been so, many evils might have been spared to the colony. And on this mutilated con stitution, the party in power were attempting to rear a series of institutions which were un desirable, and which would never be accepted by the people. The people themselves should be allowed to build up institutions, which were to govern the " out-districts," as gentle men liked to say. He referred to the defeat of Mr Whitaker's resolutions, and said it had been brought about mainly by the cry of interference with abolition; and this aboh tion—what was it? What had been abol ished ?—a monstrously overgrown Civil Service ? — rash expenditure ?— a corrupt Native Department ?—were those the things which had been abolished ? No ; it was the provinces—those powers which had stood between the General Government and ex travagance, —and now that these valuE»ble institutions had been destroyed, what waa proposed in their place? The Government bad destroyed, but could not rebuild. At any rate, all their efforts were worked by a palsied hand. He asked why there had not been a change in the constitution of the Upper House, which, though composed of disinterested gentlemen, did not represent the country. Neither did the Lower House,

or these resolutions he was now proposing would be carried. Ofcago and Auckland contained, respectively, one-third and one fourth of the entire population of the country, and though these -provinces, which \ contained the larger proportion of the people, were, to a man he might say, in favour of these resolutions, yet they would be over- i borne by a small majority, and by what means ? By giving three members to Tara naki, three to Hawkes' Bay, and so forth. He referred to the praotice of elevating civil servants to the Upper Honse, men who ' would not be able to get a constituency mV the colony, and then spoke of correspondeaca : between " Dear Pollen " and " Dear Vogel'? - —a correspondence which was a disgrace toll 9 the colony. A Civil Servant had been raised

to the Upper House, to be virtually Governor of the colony, and it was through this person that demands were made for enormous expenses, for four guineas a day and an allowance of £1500 a year, which was in creased to £4000, and then to £4250. He shuddered when he thought of it, and he hoped that in time to come there would never be a man holding office as Premier of the colony, while his mastarlwent home, and who meekly laid down his office when his master came bnok. The people of New Zealand had been insulted. Such a thing had been unheard of before. He deprecated the practice of encouraging habits of ex travagance in their great men, an * for the pnrpose of keeping their followers together. They could, not do this arid preserve the liberties of the people. It was a great blot in the Constitution, the practice of placing civil servants over the country, as was shewn by the position of the late Premier, who, although said not to be a civil servant by the Native Minister, had hjte^ name appearing annually in the list of civil servants. Coming to the constitutionfil changes proposed by his party, he would say they did not propose to interfere with the unity of the colony. The struggle they were entering upon was that of civilisation, cul ture, and happiness, against wealth' and degredation and the welfare of the few. What

fairer proposals could be offered than leaving the people of ?scii ia'and to manage their own affairs, and of the North Island to bear their own peculiar burdens, •which they knew most about. Did anyone believe that hearts nurtured here alone, could feel much for Auckland, lavercargill, or elsewhere. They could not have that knowledge which, as . ; men willing and able to help their country, they ought to have. The Native Minister had taken every opportunity to dilate upon the satisfactory feeling that prevailed amongst tho natives ; but ho had telegrams from all psrts of the North Island which told him of the very reverse of all this. By '; their proposal, he contpaded that the prosperity of the couatey would be vastly improved. Immense Tans would be cut up and made into homes for hundreds of fami lies, in the same way as was to be seen at the Cape of Good Hope. Let them continue the present system, and instead of two civil; servants at the head of the public affairs, they would have four or more, and still greater extravagance in the future than they had in the past. Then to look at his proposals from a financial point of view. He held that it would be the best means of restoring the impaired credit of the colony at . home. He denied that Government meant te carry out abolition real and true. He then referred to Sir D. McLean's visit to Tawhiao, and said that they, meant to set up another province in what was the richest part of the province of Auckland, where the. protector of murderers was to reign supreme. The Premier said there was really noth ing to reply k to. The resolutions were of tel egraphic curtness, being impossible to under stand without interpretation, arid, unfortu nately, tho interpretation was not supplied. With regard to the financial position of the .■country, to which the honorable gentleman had referred, he said a great deal of the pre sent dffiiculty 3rose out of the disposition of hon. gentleman who /were opposed to the Government of the day, to allow themselves to give ©tgpmession to opinions prejudicial to the ooTqpysJpat he would say, notwithstand ing, th*6 Kfifo Zealand had no cause tq fear. ■ As to what; Sir George Grey had said about " tho amount' of money spent since he (Sir ! Julius) held office, he might say that f rom^ 1869 he had been in the Governmentjusadiib was perfectly correct that a very- large amount of money had been expendM "singe he had been in office, but he was quite will ing to trust to the people as to whether that expenditure had not been wise, and a benefit to the colony. But the hon. gentleman, the' mover of the resolutions, was of opinion that < it was requisite for-some.one else td be in l power, in order to bring back prosperity to

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