SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—Thb afternoon, 2.40; to-morrow asorn ng, 3 30 «UN BUS ThU evaning, 716 SUN RlS__-To taorrow morning. 6 9 MOON'S AGE—New Moon, 27th, 1,20 a m

ARRIVALS.

j._na, ss, from the North

DEPARTURES.

jr-eiiy oa , no> _ or Tauranga, Gisbome, &c

*or San of Sui Francisco, sg, 14'h Teb 'English m _il) _?cr N. rfo k isl-n t and New Caledonia—Canterbury (^ 'Chooner. atomic For Ntw CaUdouiL—Poericss, i chooner at once i. or L.i.rion on. of vuc-iand,ship, about _eb. 4 *or >•. wc»stle-V!m Gov*, barque e.'ly ■xor the south—Taranaki, Sunday; Taupo, Tuesday

_m-_ r c SXPEOTKO a-ity of San Francisco, frOm Kandavu, about 30th IDSt vi_ c, r/o S .. from Shifty, a^out 9th Feb _f- lw-8-Barracoiica, from Fiji, early Brodick Cas.ie,ship, from London bilisbnry, tf hi p , f , om Lon(3on . sailed 15th Nov U_enlor_,, a j,ip, \yoPr, frrra London ; sailed 25th Oct Ardifar, ship, from Glasgow, sailed 25th October Beuyenue. ship, UPNQ, from London, sailed 28th Oct Jessica, barque, from New York ; sailed 2nd Jnne Marathon, birqne from New York ; mailed October 12 Glimpse, barque, from Newcastle, early Vision, brig, from Samoa, early Syren, brig, from Sydney ; sailed Bth inst Eyno, bri t ai_t<ne, from Islands, early Frank Gar, schooner, from Svriner, early Amherst, schooner, f.om Sjdoey F. W. Tucker, schooner, from Melbourne Loch r.ce, achooi.er, from th« Islands, early Dauntless, schooner, from Fiji Coronet, schooner, from the Islands, early Bella Mary, b.rque, from Hoba t Town Mary Melville, schooner, from the I .lands Fairiie, schooner, from Sydney, early

EXPORTS.

Jr-er .peerless for Noumea:-64,000 feet^timber, 10 spars —M. Niccol, agent T and 8 Morrin shipped per Pretty Jane—lß kegs nails, 5 hags house nf.il?, 2S sash weights, 6 grind stone?, 1 case chimneys, 7 cases ironmongery, 1 cask, 1 packag. ironmongery; per Taranafei—B bundles hoop-iron, 3 coils lead ripe, 19 lengths iron pipe, 1 keg nails, 4 esses, 1 package ironmongery, 6 pumps, 1 case hardware,

It will b_ seen from the advertisement that Mr C. G-. Quick's new river steamer the Quickstep has commenced runnicg between Mercer aud Hamilton on the Waikato fche leaves Meercer on arrival of the 10.30 am train en Mondays. Wednesday, and Fridays until further notice. Mr John Soppet, of 8, Queen-street, is the agent. The ss Pretty Jane left this afterr.oon for Tau ran s?*, Gi.°borne, and Napier. The S3 Taranaki will leave the Manukau for the Pouth on ."-unday afternoon. Passengers will be in time who go out by the 2 30 pm train.

At Wa-garoa the s s lona towed the William Ackers to sea. She is bound to Sydney. The schooner Peer!es3 has cleared, with her origi nal cargo of timber, for .Noumea.

The ship Camati. reported at the Customs this morning.

The barque Elm Grove cleared to-day in ballast for Newcastle.

The lona arrived from the Bay of Islands at noon to-day. Passengers : Mh-s Craig, li. Williatj.s, Brown. Miss Smith, Mrs Macfarlane, Miss Ferguson, Carle, Brown, Mi-s Andrews, Francis Mm Fair burn, Master Ford, J Edmonds, Mrj 1. airburu and daugh ter, Mr and Mrs Sloan, Malber, Moore. Harris, Gib son, Martar. "Willi.ms, Sutton, Curruih, Carter, Stewart, Stephens, Mis-s Young, Henderson, Mis Ormiston. Cargo :—1 horse, 33 bags gum, 6 bales wool, 1 cask fallow, 3 tpars. Custom., receipts for the week ending Siturday, January 22: Dudes, £2 822 15s 3d; light house dues, £32 12s Oil; merchant-shippingfees, £6 18s; Arms 4ct fee 3£2 18s; gold dnt v . £'2.. 13s 2d; other receipt?, Jt6 10s. Total. £2,995 7s 2d.

Th-> Pretty Jane let this afternoon. Passengers— Messrs May, Paten. _D-.l_.in, Barber CVurlisand'*mily, Mr _ Wo^d, Colonel Faddy and two cii'.dren, Captain Morris, aud seven in the steerage.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND

Mails wti_i. C-Osa as follows:— For Thames this day at 5 30 p m, and to-morrow at

830 am For Woitianga, T.<irus. Opotiki, and Napier via Tau

ranga, per Rovrena, this day at 4 pm. For Waiwera, Malnmngi, Matakana, and Maugawai,

Waif.v, etc., per Mintie Casey to-morrow at 10 am For Gisbome, Tauranga, and Napier per Pretty Jane,

to-morrow at 2 p m. For Norfolk Inlaid and New Caledonia, per Canter

terbury to-morrow at 11 am For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies per Taranaki to-morrow at 4 pm, Eo. Money Ordejs, He gstered Letters and News papers to-morrow at 3 p vi Late Letters for Southern provinces and Mel bourne will be received till 4.15 pm For Newcastle, New South Wales, to-morrow, 11 a m For Wangarei, eta, Ttu.sel], Wangaroa, Mongonui on Monday at 4 pm (Signed) S. B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

WOODBEAp—On the 2ist inetanfc, at her residence, Newton Road, the wife of Mr Gconje Woodhead, of a son.

WHITE—At Cross-street, Newton, on tho 22nd inst. the wife cf T. 11. White, of a sou. PAYNE—On January 16, at her residence, I'ollen sir^er, Sliortland, the wife of Br Payne, of a daughter.

DEATHS.

GRVHAM-Th.s morning, at Mount St. Mary, Edith

Mary, third daughter of James and Elizabeth Jane

Graham, afred seven months. TATTI.It..'LI.- At Ihe ic9ideiic.i of ber daughter, Mr Jxmos Young Ann Tattersall, relict of tne lata Wiliiam Tattersall, aged 73 years. Tho funeral will leave Auburn-street, off Kyber

Pass ltoad, to-morrow, (Sunday), at half-past three

o'clock. Friends pleise accept tbla invitation MALEC.—On January 22, JohnTvfalen, aged 40 years. The funeral wiil Jeave his late residence, Cracroft-

BtreH, Parcel!

to-morrow (Sunday), at half-past

two o'clock Friends j.l ease accept this Invitation. PAYNE—On the 19tli January, at Sliortland Thames, Mary Ann, the bclove'J wife of M. 11. Payno, M.D., and daughter of the late __.ra.._ Prcece, Esq., of Coromauds!, aged SG years.

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

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1876

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance,

And the cood that we can do.

The influence of the elections upon the Government is already manifesting itself beneficially in, a readiness to. make concessions and bow before public opinion, which may be accepted as I another indication that the Ministry see l ' : the writing on the wall." In the-_i_c Nc 10 Zealand G'attfdte appears a notice containing &n-sdditsum&tJip.l- at newspapers proclaimed ■gszei.tes tinder the new Debtors and Creditors" j Act. These include the New Zealand Herald,

} Lt/tteltr>x Tillies and Otago Daily Times, and a number of other small papers, such as the Taranaki News, Cromwell Argus, K_\__Dunstan Times. The notice bears the signature Charles C. Bowen, instead of that appended to the previous proclamation "Daniel Pollen for the Minister of Justice." It was very bad policy, and no doubt Ministers have become aware of this, to stir up into savagery the present mild animosity of papers that have hitherto been content with a harmless growl while picking the bones thrown to them from the Government table. Sir Julius Vogel is far too wily ever to make such mistakes, but his representatives—whether through want of tact or a blind arrogance, we hardly know— have not hesitated to set public opinion at defiance in distributing their favours and meting out punishment to enemies. In the pre sent instance the abuse was so palpable, and the papers affected made such a noise about it; that Ministers have deemed it far better in their present precarious state of health, to close the mouths of most of those who were aggrieved. That they have effectually done so will be seen by the following apologetic paragraph in to-day's Herald: —

"It will be seen by announcement else where, that the Government have appointed the New Zealand Herald to be a Gazette for the insertion of notices under the Debtors and Creditois Act, for tbe district of Auck land. We do not know whose was the idea of appointing only the newspapers which had supported the Government in all their acts, but we are charitably inclined to think that none of the Ministers themselves had any hand in it. At all events ie ia only fair to say that when the matter was brought under the notice of Ministers, they saw that their acb was quite indefensible, and at once cor rected the mistake."

It suits the Herald now to shut its eyes very tightly to the fact that a journal haviug nearly treble its own circulation is still under the ban of Ministerial displeasuue. If the conduct of Ministers was " quite indefen sible" in one case it was more so in the other, and both as concerning the Star in Auck land, and the Advertiser at the Thames, a

gross abuse of patronage is continued in spite of the notice which has proved so mollifying to the feelings of our contemporary across the street. Probably it waa assumed that the bone would be thrown away upon Us that we Bhould not receive it with becoming modesty of demeanour, nor she., a proper readiness to believe, after the manner of our friend, that the " Daniel Pollen, for the Minister of Justice," at the bottom of the first notice, was a barefaced forgery, and that Ministers really " had no hand in it;" but still it would have been worth while for the members of the Government, when they had gone so far, to do the thing complete and act with impartiality for once, if only to find out how it fee's. Moreover, they have before their minds the excellent example of fcho un just steward whose circumstances were very similar, and whose worldly wisdom stood him in good stead in the day of need. We have already pointed out that the Act does not require the Government to make choice among colonial newspapers. Their plain duty is to proclaim as gazettes all journals that can prove a large circulation in any "district, leaving to solicitors and bank rupts the choice of their medium of pub licity. Under the present arrangement not only is a wrong done to newspapers, but a door is opened up for rascality. There is, for instance, no bankruptcy gazette at the Thames, and all a debtor ha 3to do is to advertise in the Auckland papers, which have no circulation on the goldfield. Lot creditors here consider how they would like Bi'miiar notices affecting them pecuniarily published only in the Thames papers. In exposing this injustice we do not expect to leceive redress. The Otago Daily Times., which denounced the act of the Government and declared that the only jus. basis of choice in selecting a newspaper was circulation, will, in all likelihood, admire with the Herald,, the promptness of the Government in correcting this little mistake. The other favoured journals will do the same, aud those ignored, thus reduced to that thing to be despised, a hopeless minority, may a3 well remain dumb. Tho same power which has sot a country's lawa and a whole people at defiance; which, in spite of protests and petitions, compels us to pay four times the pries charged to its pet organs for the use of a public department, is not likely to accord us justice in this, but we live in the firm faith that the time will yet come, and the sooner it comes tho beffcer for New Zea land's future, when a different policy will prev_.il in tho administration of public a cfa v..

For Sunday discourses at the various denolnihational churches of the city to morrow, wo refer our readers to our third page. 'J he annual meeting of the Auckland Dis pensary wiil be held on Moi.d .y evening next, in theiMechanics' Institute.

On Monday evening next, Mr W. C. Dennea Will give his celebrated lime-light views of Irish scenery in the Lome street Hall, with musicial acci mpaniments by Mr Lambert and Mr and Mrs Hemus. Tho proceeds of the entertainment wiil be given to the funds of the Lome-street Hall Congre gation. A seaman was locked up this afternoon on a charge of disobedience of orders on board the City of Auckland, and will have to p.nswer to the charge on Monday morning. A. fine young woman, named Rebecca Kelly, was brought in from Tamaki wess to undergo a medical examination on tbe state of her mind. An old offender, Poter Feinn, was also brought in for being drtink. The preliminary firing for choice of Com pany representatives from the Victoria and Scottish Companies took placo yesterday with the following results :—Victoria : Sub- Lieutenant Skinner, 92 ; Corporal Haslett, 90 ; Vol. Leigh, 88 ; Vol. Mills, 8G ; Vol. Cooper, 85 ; Vol. Bowden, 85; Vol. C- Cooper, 84; Vol. Payne, 80 ; Vol. J. W. Leigh, 79; Vol. Cameron, 73; Vol, Putman, 70. Scottish Company : Robinson, 64 ; Fort, 55 ; Dixon, 54; Robertshaw, 44.

St. Paul's Church is at present having certain repairs executed which will have the effect of considerably enlivening the appear ance of that ancient building. The old j Roman cement on the exterior which had \ begun to look very shabby is being stripped j off, and a coating of Portland cement laid on. In the interior the arch over the eo_njj.£-;off table recess is being widened-by caking away the overlapprag-'edges,* which at present cr>_s_sa_"tl_e officiating clergyman from part of the congregation. The projected enlarge ment of the southern transept, at present used as the vestry, will not be commenced until niore funds are collected. Mr C. Rhodes is the contractor engaged on the work now in hand, under the superintendence of Messrs Reals and Son, architects.

The complaint that railways are not intended by the Government to pay, comes from all quarters. A writer in a Taranaki paper say 3 ':'— " Sir, —Do you know, or does anybody know, why it is that this railway of ours is not meant to pay ? Because 9uch is the fact, and I think it is high time that the public became roused to the consideration of this fact and kick up a row, and refuse to stand such management any longer. One of the railway officials told me there was no doubt that Passmore has a " down " on this place for some unknown reason." One writer there refers to the refusal of a special train, asked for by the superintendent of a Sunday school, and the absence of any excursions during the holidays.

A meeting of the Mount Hobson school committee, called last night, 21st inst , to consider the proposition of the Central Board that an amount of money will be allotted by the Board for building a school in the district if the district itself give aid and supplement the amount asked by raising themselves £120. It was resolved by the Committee— "That seeing the destitute condition of the Board, and the small amount at their com mand, an effort should be made to raise the amount required, and that the district be canvassed beginning of next week on the conditions named." It was resolved—" That the Chairman, Mr James McCosh Clark, draw out a petition embodying the above on the understanding that the money will not be required if the conditions are not fully carried out, and that Mr Airey, the assistant teacher, be requested to assist in canvassing to make up the amount required." A young man, described as a labourer, and native of Victoria, aged 29, will be brought up on Monday next charged with committing a burglary on the the premises of Messrs B. Tonks and Co, of Queen-street, by entering the premises by an upper window, and steal ing from the wharehouse a vest, over-coat, and sundry articles of wearing apparel. The pdsoner i 3 considered to be one of the best climbers iv the province, and worthy of Jack Sheppard. He got into the back premises of Messrs Morrin, and from thence he ascended, crawling cat-' like up a wall to the sill of an upper window on Messrs Tonks' premises full nine feet from the ground, and while kneeling on the sill he broke several squares of glass and got cut about the hand, stole the vestments named, and broke open a cash-box in which he found nothing. Being apparently , disap pointed and angry at finding nil he dashed the box to tho floor. On receiving in-.

formation of the robbery, Detectives Jeffrey and Grace commenced to hunt for the fugitive whotn they found snugly sheltered with a female companion in Eden-street, with bwo bottles of rum beside them. The officets at once arrested Miller on the charge of burglariously entering the Mayor's prem ises. Miller, however, was spared making an immediate confession, as the coat which he wore being sufficient testimony against him, ftud which was purchased in Eng land by Mr Tonks daring his late visit. Miller, though a young man, is old in ctiuie, aud was only released from a term of three years* penal servitude for a similar offence on the 12th inst.

To the Editor i Sir, -Do you not think it would be advisable on the part of the Regatta Committtee to postpone that event until the Monday following ia order to give those assistants who are iv shops in town a chailce of witnessing the events, many of whom will not be able to do so if it is held on Saturday, as it is such an awkward day for closing.—Vox PoPtn.i.- [This is a suggestion which commends itself as very reasonable. The Regatta Committee might at onca ascertain if the 29\\\ will bo kept as a close holiday. if it will not, then they might very well take cur correspondent's hint.— Ed. E.S.]

Dear Mr Editor,—Trusting in the senti ment of your motto " For the good that we can do", I take the liberty of writing to you about my littlo grievance. 1 reside in "the vicinity of Grafton Boad and tfeafield View, and of course, Mr Editor, I have to go out sometimes in the evening. You can't think how my pretty little boots are cut over those nasty roads. I could have cried the other evening, when I caw a great scratch on my brail new pair of boots, which I had done in the dark on that nasty scoria. My ma had such a bill ftom the'shoemakers the other day, and gave me such a Scolding for being so extravagant. So I told her that I would write to you (I kDCw you were such a nice man) and i am sure you will insert this for me—now won't ycu ? I should like to know what these road-board men are doing with the money. lam sure my ma has paid the rates ever since 1 can remember, and I do think it hard that 1 should have to jump over gr.at cart-ruts, or wade through a quag mire of mud every lime Igo out. Of course it is very kind of the Government to put up hospitals and things, bht they never think of the inconvenience they put me to with their horrible drays. Mow, Mr Editor, I hope you will just give these tmstees a good, talking to, and you will eternally oblige A Party or the Name of BridUkt.

On Monday evenihg the Rev .T. White, of Waipawa, Will deliver a lecture in the church oi the United Methodists, on the Life and Writings of Lord Macauley, historian, states man, and poet. The BUbject is of much intuie.t to persons who fake pleasure in the lives and works of great men, whose names are indissolubiy associated with human pro gress. Asa writer of English prose, thero are few that can equal and none can surpass the beautiful style of Macaulay, whose career was a series of brilliant literary triumphs. Macaulay wp.3 born in tho lirst year of the present ccntii.y, when Nelsdn was struggling for England's glory on the seas, and when genuine lueraturo was at a low ebb. Mac aulay, while yet a boy, listened to the con versation of William Wilberforce, and cor responded with Hannah Moore, but it was while at Trinity College^ LV.trib.i_g_; that he gave plviiniseh of thb biilliant literary career before him in two successful prize poems, '•Pompeii" and "Evening," while in his eighteenth and nineteenth yea-, which brought him the Chancellor's medals. Many of his noble ballads, afterwards incorpo rated in hie " bays of Ancient liomc," were written before he hid reached his twenty-lirst year. At twenty-five he earned the degree of Master of Arts, and in the same year contributed his grand essay on Milton to the Edinburgh Review, which stands first in his literary and historical essays, in two volumes. Jn his thirtieth year be f*at in parliament for Calne, for which borough he was returned by tho Marquis of Lans downe, who possessed all the votes in the place. This was the commencement of his Parliamentary life. I/.is speeches on the various questions which came before the House were like the eloquent utterings of the historic muse. 'I hey were all cartfully committed to paper and spoken from memory. When Macaulay arose to speak tho whole of tho assembly at Sb Stephen's listened with bated breath. Macaulay was once rejected for Edinburgh, and ho then told tho people they were not worthy of him, To make amends they returned him at the next election without his presence, but it was. of little consequence, Macautay's political life was over, aud he had resolved upon other Work, his History of Ensdandfrom' the Time of James the Second^-..hich, though it may seem at Jtimep-to border on the'land of ISiJS&BCe is the finest contiibution to English

history that was ever penned. Macaulay died in his 5 9ih year before he bad completed the elaborate work to which his last years were devoted. Mr. White will, no doubt, do justice to the momory of this great writer, and firtt literary man who was created a baronet by Queen Victoria solely on account o£ his literary labours.

One of the saddest events wbich'havo ever occurred in Boston (CT.S.) happened on Hayden Rowe-street. Mrs Ryan, a widow lady, whose husband died during the war. had six children, one of them a boy named Morris, being 16 years old. The other day he caught a cat,which ho was going to shoot, and taking the cat on one arm and a loaded gun in tho other, ho started to go down the stairs to shoot it. Just as he began descend ing the stairs, a sister named Mary, 15 years old, who did not want him to kill the cat, caught him by the shouljer and pulled him back The gun dropped from his hand, falling on tho stairs and sliding down them. On the third step the hammer caught and snapped the cap, exploding the gun. The muzzle was pointing up the stairs, where the boy and his sister were standing with the two sisters, and the charge, which was of large shot, took deadly effect among them. The eldest sister was struck in the face and instantly killed, her features being fearfully mangled. A younger sister was struck in the temple and also killed, while other shots took effect in the leg of the boy Morris, and the arm of a third sister. Morris was terribly frightened, and wounded as he was, rushed into the street, cry ing, ;*.' I have killed my sister *!" His cries attracted public attention to the spot, and surgical aid was at once sum moned, but the two girls who had been struck in the head, were far beyond the reach of help. The wounds of the other two were attended to, and they are doing well. The affair made a great sensation, but it was plainly accidental, and the remorse and sorrow of the boy, himself badly wounded, are keener than the feelings of any one else.

Lovers of music will be glad to learn that there is every probability of the well-known impressario, Mr William Lyster, paying an early visit to New Zealand with his English Opera Company, which has created quite a furore in musical circles in Melbourne, where it has had a long and successful season. Amongst the artists forming this company are many . old friends, such as Mr Armes Beaumont, Mr Templeton, and Mr Kitts. It also includes Miss Emilie Melville, Miss Jennie Winston, Mra Fox, Miss Clara Thompson, Mr Bracey, Mr Leopold, Mr Zelman, &c. The speciality of the company is Opera Bouffe, and included in its repertoire are a number of operas which have never yet been! played in this colony, although airs from; them are well known and popular. Amongst these we may mention "La Fille de Madame Angot," " Chilperic," foe- Wellington Argus.

The streets' committee have not yet finally decided as to when the new street operations will commence. The committee have in spected the plans, and visited the localities, and the result will be made known by His Worship tho Mayor, at tho sitting of the City Council on Monday next.

We observe in cur advertising columns an announcement from Mr Dornwell of a great reduction in the price of meat. Prom the pric.S he quotes of the various joints of ox and sheep, we should imagine his establish ment will receive liberal patronage \.hs__ even ing.

Mr Rates, the celebratrd tragedian, is now in Auckland for the purpose of making ar rangements; if possible, with the proprietors of the hew theatre to become lessee. He proceeds South again aa soon as the negotia tion is completed.

One of the Mormon elders, F. W. Hurst, who came to New Zealand on a missionary expedition a few mails ago, has been lectur ing in Wellington, and his first appearance ia noticed in the limning Argus. We make the following extract: "A sickly-looking saint from Utah, Elder F. W; Hutst by name, so far as human appellation goes, delivered a lecture last evening in the side wing of the Oddfellows' Hall, "On the faith and doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ, of tho Latter Day Saints." Thus he proclaimed his mission Elder Hurst is not a cheerful looking man. He looks most like a ghost on a twelve hours' leave and evidently would derive advantage from communion with a porter house steak. His appeal ance last evening would indicate that he had beeu sleeping in a desolate churchyard without the benefio of association with a philosophic gravedigger. The little room in which the assemblage took place was suffocatingly hot, but the Elder looked cold and clammy while evory one else perapii-ed freeij'. Under these circumstances it might be said that he is no ordinary man, but re-illy he is an exceedingly common-place individual, whose poverty of language and execrable grammar would mark him as an unsignificant personage in Utah or anywhere, else. Ami yet he months the word of God with a facility which makes men of this class so contemptible."

To-night is the time for entering for the Ellerslie Carre is Sports, to come off on the 20th inst. The Anniversary Cup to be run at 100, ' J>oo, and 000 yards, has three prizes attached to it, value altogether £22, so that it is worth winning. The polo jumps and tilting in the ring must receive at least four entries each, or the prize, we understand, will not be given. Wo have to acknowledge receipt of 2s Gd from a friend towards the case of distress mentioned yesterday from "a friend." We h.aru that there 18 a probability of the proposed petition against Captain Reid'S election for the East Coast falling through from lack of funds to bring it into court. After action had been initiated and protests entered it is neither just to one aide nor the other that the matter should be allowed to drop, and we therefore hope that this will not be permitted until the whole circum- Btanccß have been ventilated.

Prom a rcpo.t in the New York paper, we learn that the religioUD excitement effected by Moody and Sankey is fully as great ia America as ever it was in any part of Eng land. Of one day's meeting in Brooklyn the report ieoord_ that the morning services were begun at balf-past eight o'clock. Before six in the moining the crowd began to gather at the door; at ei^-lit o'clock over,five.thousand persons were seated in the building, and three thousand or more had been tinned away for lack of standing room. In th afternoon twenty thousand were uuablo to g^in admittance; meetings had to be organised in the neighbouring churches (Mr Sankey going from place to place sinking his songs), while the sidewalks and housetops for blocks around were black with the constantly increasing crowd. Additional car-tiacks had been laid by the etreet railroad companies to the doors of tho building, and, though cars were run at intervals of only one minute, many thou sands had to wend their way home on foot. "Such demonstrations (says the Tribune) will be frequent in the larger cities of the East, and when the evangelists shall have visited Philadelphia and other points near by, their coming to the metropolis will be productive of scenes the like of which were never witnessed in this city in the past."

Accident at Wangaroa.

Ont. of the hands belonging to the brigan tine Ethel, now lying at Wangaroa, got his hand foul of the winch on Wednesday and smashed two of his fingers. The captain was about to ship him into tho Belle Brandon to Bond him to 'Russell when the Sappho came in, and he was sent aboard and the fingers amputated by the surgeon. .The man h do.rig~v.eiir ■ ■-

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE,

MEETINGS AND AMUSEMENTS.

The large audience In attendance at the Prince of Wale 3 Theatre last evening, and the frequent bursts of appl_use that were started by the snyiugs and doings cf the actors, showed beyond a doubt that the ordinal play of " Shaughraun " still hold3,a promin ent place in the heart of citizens. The drama is full of animation and incident, and ho cleverly construc ted Mto admit of no loitering. Mr Wbeatleigh U a thorough Conn in rechleneas "aid daring, brogue and fun. Ue can be penitent and glib-tongued In the picsenco of tho parish priest, food and loving when alone with the pretty neice, daring when necessity calls him to bittle. lively at a wake as at a wedding. In short—Mr Wheatleigh's repieentation of the Shaunhraun was perfect. Mr Lawrence as Captain Molineaux had a less difficult part to play, but as the line young Knglish officer stationed at Ballyragg.tt during the mania of Keniauiam, he wns most success ful. We notice', en passant, the magnificent pcenery of the drama, wnich w_3 the best that we have seen at this theatre in connection with any previous per formance. The pretty, English-like coltage, with its wreathing roses and brace of bee hives by the en trance, formed a delightlul scene, and no less truth ful though in strikir g contrast, was the Irish cabin of Mrs O'Kelly, Coun'a hearty mother, whose native character was admirably and humourously depicted by Mrs Searlo. This no'ice gives us the opportunity of giving due praise to Mr Thornton—not merely as a scenic artist, but as a really good player Mr Thornton has the opportunity in the " Shaughraun " of displaying his histrio_ic abilities, and this he did as Robert Ffolliot, the supposed Fenian under sen tence, and who was desperately in love with the beautiful Arte O'Neale, who uses her pretty art in his liberation, not without success. Mr Thornton as R-bert was rem__rk«.bly successful. Mr Charles dearie as Father Doolan was frequently cheered ; his every look bespoke the priestly office, and his parts wore delivered effectively. Mr Tom Burton, as Kinchella, was perfectly at home as the rascaliy. but thoroughly Irish, squireen, and, with the exception of Mr.Wheatleigh, his brogue was eminently Hiber nian. Mr Oi'lHer, as Harvey Duff, played the police agent well, but occasionally he forgot apparently that he hud t_ talk Iri-h, and fell back into—Collier! Miss C-rry George, as tho Sligo lady, the shrewd And sensible Claire, wai emineutiy athMcliv«, and the character she assumed was complete Mis* Liizie Buscho, Miss Jennie Nye, Mrs and Miss Thornton were in excellent tone and order. This floe drama will ran for several nights longer, when it will give plate to tlu " Lotteiy of Life."

THE CIRCUS.

Wilson's attractive Palace Circus will be open to night for the last time for the present to the'people of this city. Ilia commodious canvas pavilion was filled again list night to the doors without any indi cation of weariness. We must coagratulat" the pro prietor and his co-workers in having met with signal success in their innocent and pleasurable provision, exercises which have, during the last fortnight, gratia*; d. so many thousands of our neighbour.. The eutertainment of last night waifor the special benefit of Mr Wilson, who-e energy acd benevolence deserved su. h recognition. In addition to the. chaste equestrian and tumbling performances, the renowned Aireo appeared in his wonderful serial flights, not of fancy but of fact. The other feats were mostly of the usual character, namely, Mr. Kin ß sley and his cream colourod steeds and their flir riders • tho three tumblers, anl the leap-for-life. The Arab, Ah Had j, and his son-afforded t>reat delight by their fl.itig somersiuhs and. snatching a handkerchief while going round. The extraordinary physical accom plishments of AH and Willie were much applauded, as was Mademoiselle Kosana's globe-feat At this afternoon's matinee there was a large attendance of guardians, parents, and children. As to-night Is positively the last ot the circus visitors arerequested to come early in order to avoid the rush.

THE AUCKLAND REGATTA.

As Anniversary Day approaches, the pros pects of our annual Regatta become the subject of conversation. What kind of a Begatta are we going to have this year? Row are the subscriptions coming in ? Will there be good racing this time ? Have old quarrels been made up? And, What vessels afo likely to bo hefe on the day ?—these, and others like them, are questions which we hear continually asked on the wharves, in Custom House-street, in Queen-street, and in the various shipping agents' offices about town. First, as to money—quod rerum omnium est priniiim -fAvglice —which is the mainspring of the whole business), it must be a source of regret to all that owing to the paucity of subscriptions the prizes have to be so small that owners of vessels do not care to lose even the day or two which ehtering for the races entails. Take the large schooner race, the prize for which this year is only £40. Now this prize ought to be at least £100, and then we should see some sport worth calling so. We might then expect to have one or two boats from other ports competing, and the Regatta would then a.sDm. an inter-provincial importance as the Regattas of Lyttelton and Wellington do at present ; whereas under present circumstances unless a vessel is actually just unloaded in time local owners do not consider it worth their while to enter. And the same applies to the cutter races. Last year, for instance, the owner of the Sovereign of the Sea maintained that he was out of pocket after allowing for his winnings. With the yacht men there is the same complaint, in fact the complaint is general. This ia a bad condition of affairs and suggests the question —Is it worth while keeping up the regatta at all ? Directly the question is asked, we one and all see that ihe answer is emphatically yes Auckland derives the little trade which is now doing and the small quota of prospsrity she enjoys mainly to her maritime capabili ties, and the timber trade. Everything that encourages these deserves the liberal support of the citizens, all of whom, directly or indirectly, benefit from their advancement. This is one sound practical reason for every one contributing something to the regatta funds Now for another. New Zealand, like Great Britain, is surrounded by the ocean, and from natural caus -s will always have to maintain a coasting fleet. It is of great importance that the useful body of men who devote their lives to "going down to the sea in ships," should have, if only one. a year a public acknowledge ment for the services which they ren der to the state; and Regatta day in Auckland should serve this purpose and so tend to reconcile a deserving class to the peculiar hardships and perils ot their occupa tion. Lastly, there is the old national boast of maritime supremacy to incite us to encourage every institntion with which that supremacy is in the remotest degree con nected. Every British subject cannot but feel on interest in keeping up the Empire's reputation for proWes3 on the seas. Just as of old the London apprentice was bound to exercise himself with the long bow (by the bye we have quite enough of that in Auckland) so now every man, woman and child should feel bound to take an interest in everything that floats.- And if a regatta tends to make craft float better and sail faster, and thu3 to extend and foster trade, let the regatta be sup ported by all. Just now the committee of the Regatta Clnb are going round for subscription-. Our tradesmen and merchants must not think they are asked for an amuse ment but to a national institution which it is to their own interest to cany through well. Auckland is far behind the three other large part, of the colony in the amount of subscriptions raised annually. Many reasons account for this sufficiently to make it no disgrace to the province that it is so, but let us keep as close up as possible. If we cannot get £550 like Wellington let us make an effort to get £400 and this may be soon done if those who cannot afford to con tribute much will each give a little, say half a guinea or even five ..hidings. The entries for the amateur rowing races close to night at the club room, Thames Hotel, and all protests on the score of qualification must be entered by next Thur£day.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKEN JOE.

Joseph Cnrrie, a young man with a golden beard, was rined 5s and costs for being drunk last night, according to his own confession.

THE IRREPRESSIBLE BARBER,

John Thackaberry, one of the most in veterate drunkards of the age, whose vagayjes are equal to those of the renowned " Gcrap," immortalised by Henry Fielding, was brought up this morning charged with mis behaving himself, while in a state of intoxi cation in Queen-street1, with intent to commit a breach of the peace

Prisoner said he made a noise certainly, but he was not a vagabond, but a respectable hair-dresser. - '

Mr Broham stated that prisoner placed himself opposite the Queen-street emporium of Professor Evans, and called the profeßaor all sorts of names.

Prisoner could not believe it. His Worship said that he was passing at the time, and heard some of the language.

Fined -0s or one month's imprisonment.

Susan's revenge.

Susan Hawkins, alias Oudeen, a fine look ing woman, was charged with smashing six squares of glass, the property of George Mayers, on the 21st instant.

The prosecutor said that the woman lived next door to him, and while her husband waa in his house, after some hot water for his tea, Mrs Hawkins rushed into the house, and called him awful names, and smashed the glass. Prisoner refused to account for her con duct—she merely took revenge. Fined 10s aud cost, with the damage, amounting to 19s 6d ; or seven days' impri sonment. IN THE STREET. Louisa Johnson, Susan Boyle, and Annie Hamilton, were severally charged under the Vagrant Act of 1866, with having no visible means of support. Serjeant O'Connor described the scenes as alarming, which had the effect of attracting nearly five hundred persons in Victoria-st. Johnson, a pale young woman, deposed that her husband was at sea, and that she had recently come up from Dunedin. She had £60 in the Auckland Savings Bank, and if allowed her freedom, she would leave the precincts of the city, and retire to some less populous neighbourhood, where drink was scarce and bad companions few. Allowed to stand down while the constable made enquiries of Mr Cameron at the Savings Bank.

feusan Boyle, a very smart looking young woman of seventeen, with some warmth, avowed that she was not guilty. Henry Clayton, chemist, of Victoria-street, was called to give evidence, and with a great deal of hesitation, said he could not exactly say that he knew the poor girls, nor could he say that these girls were the worst offend ers ; there were often great rows by his house, and •he thought as the row of last night was an extraordinary row it was high time to send for the police. He could not say that the house was a house of ill repute. He was really never in the house, but he thought the young person now in the box was not so bad. He could not speak, of course, experimentally. To his Worship : I am fifteen next Sunday; left my place last Saturday through the mistress having a row with the master. The parents of the girl being called for slipped out of Court.

His Worship regretted to see bo young a girl standing in the dock. Prisoner hung down her head and wept, and said, if let off, she would go to her brother at the Thames, who would protect and shelter her.

Discharged

Annie Hamilton, a woman of Chancery, lane, in a half-naked state, was then called, and pleased guilty. Prisoner said he had nothing more to say than that she was homeless, f.iendless, and naked, and bad to sleep out o'nights.

Two months' imprisonment with hard labour.

stripping a Horse.

Hugh Kane was brought up on a charge of stealing a saddle, bridle, and whip on the 12th instant at Howick, value £4, the pro perty of Mr Wm. Edward Babe. The prisoner, a remarkably simple looking young man of twenty years of age, pleaded guilty. Mr Broham said prisoner had not pre viously been in custody.

Thieo months imprisonment with hard labour.

The girl, Johnson, was then brought in, when it was stated that she had the .money in the savings bank.

His Worship said that as such was the case, the charge must be dismissed, but he hoped the girl would endeavour to lead a better life.

She promised to act upon His Worship's advice, and lef 6 the Court.

CURIOUS CASK,

Antonia Martin, jun., and Antonio Martin senior, were charged with feloniously steal ing the register from the cutter Wanderer on the 17th .December last, alleged to have been the property of Charles Jones, a man of colour.

Mr J. B. Russell appeared for defendants, and characterised this as the most disgiace ful case that had ever come under his notice.

As Martin junior had really nothing to do with the case, he was discharged.

Mr. Russell said he spoke advisedly as he knew the circumstances. The defendant, Mr Martin, was actually charged with steal ing his own property. Charles Jones, a man of colour, and master mariner, deposed that during his absence on the 17th December, Mr Martin went into the cabin and opened a box and took the register f.f the cutter ; he was master of the vessel ; did not see him take it away, but bis men did ; it was in his charge as master of the Wanderer.

To Mr Russell : He did not know that Mr Martin was the owner. He was engaged by Antonio Martin, the younger. He wa3 inclined to believe that Martin was not the owner, but did not know. He looked to the son for his money. He ordered Mr Martin, sen., ashore ; but he did not try to put him under the water. Mr Martin did talk of discharging him, and of getting another master. Tie believed the Custom-house was the proper place for the register. He did instruct Mr Rees, as his solicitor, to seek compensation from Mr Martin for his illegal action in wrongfully taking away the register and discharging him. He wanted £50, and if he had got it he Bhould not have brought

the case in Court to-day; he wanted the money of conrse.

To His Worship : His witness was not present; he was sorry to say, the boy had " hooked it," and he did not know where to find him ; he had no other evidence to call.

His Worship said that Charles Jones had pestered the Conrt with this case daily for a month past, and at last he took the infor mation, when Jones upon oath, declared that Martin feloniously took the register away. He was also desirous that Mr Martin should have the opportunity of clearing away tbe imputation from his character. The case was then dismissed.

Mr Russell asked for the ordinary costs, namely, solicitor's fee, Court costs, and the costs of witness.

The Court ordered complainant to pay costs, £2 17s.

Jones asked for time as he had no money. His Worship said he must go to gaol if he did not pay. Mr Russell said he would give a reasonable time.

This was all the business,

Destructive Floods at Hawke's Bay,

Two Girls Washed out to Sea.

(BY TELEGRAPH.)

NAPIER,

(From our own Correspondent.) This day

It is still heavily raining and no signs of abatement. The floods are greater than in 1867. A great amount of damage has been done between the township of Taradale and Meanee. .Boats are used for travelling. People have had to retire between the oeiling and upper storey of houses and their pro- 1 visions are obtained by boats. Two girls this morning were sitting on the banks of the Ngaruaroro, six miles from town, when the banks gave way, and one girl was precipitated into the river ; the other attempted to save her and fell in also, when both were swept out to the ocean. The bridge contractors, Messrs. Mackay and Monteith, suffered severe loss. A bridge nearly finished was carried away.

Railway communication is stopped further than six miles from town. Upwards of seventy persons have taken refuge in the Catholic Mission station.

Waitemata Election.

OFFICIAL SCRUTINITY,

The official scrutiny of the voting in the Waitemata election took place to-day before the Returning Officer, H. C. Balaeavis, Esq, and in the presence of representatives of all the candidates. The scrutiny resulted in striking off seventeen double votrs, leaving Mr. Macfarlane the elected member by a majority of eight. The following are the numbers : — Macfarlane Hurst Lee Henderson No of Votes 168 151 132 72 Double votes 8 1 3 5 153 150 129 67 Majority for Mr Macfarlane, 8

Inter-provincial Cricket Match.

CANTERBURY.! (From our own Correspondent.)

Thursday, The game was resumed by Canterbury to day with the following result: — Canterbury.—Second Lstnings. Wood, b Domes 1 b w 10 Corfe, b Godby ... ... 31 ~; Baker, b Paramour ... ... ... 1 Alpe, lbw ... ... ... ... 23-'; Lee b Paramour ... , .-... ... ... 5 J. Fowler, not out ... 22 .... Olliyier, not out ... ],* ... 38

Accident and Wonderful Escape.

ETJSSELL

This day. A sailor belonging to the whaler Niger fell from the mizen topsail yard and alighted flat on his back on the spar deck. Although the distance he fell was 50ft., the man re ceived little injury. Trimnell was aboard at the time, and fully.expected that the man had received fatal hurts. He got up, how ever, and merely rubbed his chest, saying he felt a little tight there. He was at work the next day.

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