SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

wthtt TB-ATffP 'This Afternoon, 8.44 tUUiI WAiJiK—j To-morrow Morning, 9.7 SUN 3ET.-Thi3 Evening. 6.35 SUN RISE\—To-morrow Mcrninpr, -4.51 MOON'S AGE.—First Quarter, 13th, 11.23 a.nx

ARRIVALS.

Rowena, s.s., Seilars, from Mercury Bay and Taurauga.

DEPARTURES.

Go-abead, s.s., Helander, for Gisbome. Flora, brigantine, Dillner, for Kaipara and Lyttelton. Speedwell,.barque, for Kaipara.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For London—Columbus, barque, early; City of Auckland, ship ; Famenoth, ship, early For Tauranga and the South—Rowena, threo tlme3 a fortnight. For Kaipara—Flora, brigantinc, early For Newcastle—Trc'evau Family, brigantine, early

NEW BRIGANTINE.

The splendid new brigantine which has been on the stocks at the yards of John Darrach and Sons. Mahurangi, for several months, arrived in harbour this morning. The vessel has been built to the order of G. W. Owen and Co. Her registered measurement is IS2 tons, length or keel. 93J feet: beam outside, 25 feet; depth or hold inside, 11 feet. There is a cabin on deck forward, fitted up nicely with polished kauri and cedar, and furnishing very comfortable quarters for the officers. The vessel has been built under the ruU'S of Germane Lloyd's, and the supervision of Lloyd's surveyor. She is classed for She longest term allowed New Zealand woods, ten years. Every partis staunchly put together, and of the best material. The frame is of pohutukawa and kauri, the planking inside and outside or heart wood, none under 3 inches thick, from that to five inches: and from ilift to 66ft long. The trenails a\s of the be it seasoned puriri; and the top side? thoroughly silted. The patent windlass fitted is of a novel aad most effective descrip tion, available fcr steam power if required. Galvanised iron and copper rivets have heen used throughout, All the chandlery was specially imported by G. W. Owen and Co. The sails were made by Mr D. H. McKenzie. The blacksmith's work has been carried out in first-class style by Mr Inglis. Lb* launch took place yesterday morning at eight o'clock the brigantiiv? gliding right out with out a hitch, and the captain at once hauled up the main sail and dropped down to where ballast was awaiting fcur. Fifty tons had oeen shipped by nine o'clock at night, and the craf! came on to Auckland, arriving at 1 o'clock. She experienced light S.Vv. winds all the way up. A3 the vessel lies in harbour she presents excellent lines. Mr DarracV. is satisfied that she will do credit to the good reputation or his yards It may he mentioned that Captain McLeod, for 2V years in the Ethel, has become part owner, and lakes command. The vessels name is the Ada Audelia.

The clipper schooner Mazeppa, one of the smartest and most useful crafts that sail from this port, is ro be offered at auction by Mr R. Arthur on Monday next. The ship Otaki is waiting in the stream until the barque Corambr.s is hauled away from the wharf. r!'he City ef Auckland will then take the Columbus' berth, and the Otaki that now occup -cd by the City. The s.s. Lalla Ilookh is ndvcrtised to sail on an excursion to-morrow to Putiki, Waiheke, one of the mo-t bejiraiful of the many island, re treats in the Gulf of Hauraki. The return fare is 2s Gd. A barque passed Paisseil yesterday afternoon. It will no doubt turn out to be the Glencoe, from Hokianga. . . _. The s.s. Go-ahead left last evening for Gis borne, with passengers and cafgo. The barque Speedwell sailed for Kaipara uO day in ballast. . All accounts against the bn-rme Columbus must be rendered' in duplicate io the agent of the New Zealand Shipping Co., by Saturday next. , . The schooner Norval is engaged transtuppmg her copra into the skip Fainenoth. Messrs Cruickshank and Co. to-day received a telegram from Bright Brothers and Co., of Melbourne, stating that the departure of the Hero from that port is put off till the 13th, on account of the holidays. The Hero is due m Auckland about the 22nd inst. The departure of the s.s. TaraDakiis delayed until to-morrow (Friday), at 9 a.m.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The folio wing are the dates and amounts o* calls in connection v.-ith the undermentioned mining companies:—

CREDITORS' MEETINGS.

In the estate of John Tn den ope .. Nov. 8 ~ Henry Maiden .. Nov. 8 "William M, Moyle Nov. 8 Henry G. Hunt .. Nov. 8 Malcolm Nlccol .. Nov. 10

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under : For Thames, this day, at 7 p.m.; and on Satur day next, at 4.30 p.m. For Coromandel, per Arsryle, this day, at 7 p.m.; and on Monday next, at 11.30 a.m. For Tryphena, per South Carolina, this day, at 5 p.m. For Waiwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga wai, Waipu, Wangarei, and Mangapai, per Anae Milbank, on Saturday next, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki, Southern Provinces, and Aus tralian Colonies, per Taranaki, this day at 7 p.m. For JKussell, Kawa Kawa, WaDgaroa, and Mon- Komii. per lona, on Monday next, at 4 p.m. For Whitiangj, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per

Rowena, on Monday next, at -I p.m. For Russell, per Hawea, on Monday next, at ■I- p.m. Per s.s. Waraka, on Tuesday, 13th November, cis follows :—

For India, China, Mediterranean Port's, anrl Continent of Europe, at, 10 a.m.

For Taranaki, Southern Provinces, Alls tralian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, for letters specially so addressed, at 11 a.m.

For l/nitf.d Kingdom, via Brindisi. and late letters for Southern Provinces and Melbourne at 11.15 a.m.

For money orders, registered letters, and. newspapers, at 9.30 a.m. '

Per s.s. Zealandia, on Wednesday, 21st instant, as under:—

For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and South America, find British and Foreign West Indies, at 11 a.m.

For United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at 11 a.m.

For money orders, rei'iatored letters, and newspapers, at 0.30 a.m. Late letters, bearing an extra fee of 6d, in addition to the postage, will be received by the mail agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing.

N.B.—To-morrow will bo observed as a postal holiday. This office will, therefore, be closed ; . and the mails usually despatched on Friday will ' ba made up this evening at 7 o'clock. S. 13. BISS, Chief Patina 7ter.

BIRTHS.

[The price for inserting1 birth notices in this column is i-edueed to one shilling; other notices as before] GLOVER.—On the 6th November, at her resi dence, Wakefield-sU'cet, Mrs. Robt. Glover (Miss Jessie Raymond) oil a daughter. DUFF.—On the 25th October, 1877, at Chapel street, Auckland, the wife of Mr. Douglas Duff of a daughter.

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

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1877,

To* the cause Chat lacks f i.--.,.'. on, Fur the vrroiii; that nee.) , ie:.i: Ciusfi, Fo> tb.i ftiture in th« disfiii-.e, Akvl t:io use-.! that tj - -o ■•.".:-

The half-yearly balance-sheet of the City Council presented to the meeting yesterday, possesses several features worthy of .special remark, hi respect of roven c, the rate payers have a good deal ; congratulate themselves upon. The pv^aeans' licenses realised £3,790 ; auctiono , £SGO ; and Gov ernment subsidy, £2,148 so that the city has benefited to live extent <>f £6,507 during this half-year from the ;■: ■■< s thrown to the boroughs by the Colonial Government. These morsels have, we tear, boon d (voureil by disobedieut children, bu still ratepayers are not unthankful for the gift, it' they have no very deep respect for the motive which instigated it. The improved character of city funds may be judged from a simple statement of the sources of bona fide revenue paid into tiic general account. Of total receipts amount ing to £12,319 only £3,757 was derived from actual taxation. The balance came from lands rented, including market, (£1,640) license fees of various kinds, and subsidy. The dogs turned in no less than £143 8s lOd, an alarming evidence of the prevailing love of puppies. It may be considered an exceedingly fortunate thing that this favourable turn in city affairs has set in, for th e ordinary revenue from rates would be wholly inadequate to the pay ment of office expenses and the mainten ance of existing roads and footpaths. Among the items of expenditure, we find office charges on salary account, £9GG ; printing and stationery, £240 ; law expenses, .£159. The expendi ture on formation and maintenance of streets and footways was £3,(100 ; the day labour included in this amount representing £1,127 ; the metal and gravel, £1,244 ; and cartage, £1,112. Upon asphalting, kerbing, and channelling, the expenditure was £943 ; on trees, £26 16s. The Fire Brigade expenses amounted to £375 19s ; towards which the Insurance Companies contributed £87 10s. The shiugliter-hou.se and interest on endowment loan were charged against the Genera] Account. Turning to the Waterworks Account we find that it does not reveal such a happy .state of things. Allowing for the short time the works Lave been in operation, we think a larger return from the supply I'min £502 J (shipping and domestic) might reasonably 'have been expected. Until a decided increase in the consumption has been secured, the revenue is not likely to do much towards relieving ratepayers of the heavy burden of the shilling rate ; this we observe, realised during the half-year £2,406. Out of the endowment Joan, an ex penditure of £3,409 on si reets, and £155 on sewers hasbeen made. The total expenditure of the city on all accounts was £44,570. As we have already said, the statement is upon the whole very encouraging and shews the city to be in a sound financial position ; notwithstanding the large works which have been undertaken lately.

On our fourth page of to-night's issue appears interesting jottings from a London correspondent, retailing the current gossip of the clubs.

Jack Bell, who works on the wharf wishes to state that he is not the Jack Bell who wrote the letter referred to in our issue last night, and that he kas no grievance that would necessitate commu nication with the police.

In our advertising columns there appears a notice of a social tea to be held in the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Newmarket, on Friday evening next. We understand that pedestrians returning from the Ellerslio Gardens can be accommodated as early an G o'clock. We hope our Primitive friends will be as well patronised as their zeal and enterprise deserve.

Several divorce cases have lately occupied the attention of the Divorce Courts in Vic oriaand New South Wales. Comparing the cases, a correspondent of the " Otago liaily Times" says:—Macartney's "was a coarse and brutal one, and did not compare in romantic interest to that idyllic one recently tried at Sydney ; I mean the one in which Captain Sims, of the telegraph cable-repairing steamer,sought to be divorced from his wife. Thclady, it seemed, was accustomed to write gushing letters of affection to her husband, telling him that she was " sitting by the sad sea waves," dreaming of him ; whereas, in truth, and in fact, as the lawyers say, she was bathing in the sea with Mr Davidson, the co-respondent, and allowing that gentle man to attire her in his garments, to paint a moustache on her lips, and take her out for a walk. Then that little touch of nature where, whenherhiisbandreturned, she threw her arms round Iris nock and called him ''Dear Charley"—his name not being Charley, which indeed belonged to Mr Davidson—why, it would have been worth anything to a lady novelist writing society

novels for the edification and instruction of her sex. Altogether the case was1., as I say, an idyllic one, and. when we read it we thought it quite thrown away on so unappreciativc a community as j-that of Sydney.

Another victim to riding sharply round corners. A Wellington telegram says : Mr C. 11. Snow, of the Audit Department, while walking to his office yesterday morn ing was knocked down and run over by a horseman, who turned a en nor suddenly and unexpectedly. Mr Snow sustained a fracture of the thigh bone below the socket. The doctor pays it will be sis months before he can get aboitt.

Referring to the action taken by the captain of H. M. schooner Beagle at Tanna Island, the Nelson "Daily Times" says : The intelligence is so utterly opposed to all preconceived notions ot British justice that we incline to the opinion that it is an absurd hoax. It will be we]l perhaps to learn the truth of the message ere comment ing upon the culpable eccentricity displayed by hanging p., murderer's brother because the actual murderer was non est inventus.

New Zealand sporting men (says " Augur") will be pleased to hear that their celebrated mare, Lurliue, has had a fine big chestnut colt foal, with white face, to The Peer, who, from the fact of his being the sire of their best horse, (Manuka) Peeress, and other good animals, was also a favourite with the residents of Maoriland. The Peer was specially bought to mate with the famous daughter of Tradu cer, because it was thought that his Mel bourne, Touchstone, and Pantaloon blood would nick with that of Lurline, and it must be satisfactory to Mr Gardiner that the result of the union is a colt.

By some unaccountable error, the names of Messrs Grant and Morton were substituted ted for those of Messrs B. Tonks and Co. as the sellers of the allotments in the estate of H. S. Meyers and Co. The property was sold by Messrs B. Touks and Co.

The following letter, of interest to Free masons, is published in the Otago "Guardian" of the 21st nit:— Sir,-- Tne following communication has come by this mail from the Supreme Council of Scotland, relative to the body in New Zea land calling itself the Supreme Council ot New Zealand :—"Extract of minutes.of Supreme Council, 33°, for England, Wales, and the Dependencies of the British Crown : Dated 10th October, 1876.—New Zealand.— This Supreme Council having been in formed that a body has been established in New Zealand styling itself the Supreme Council 33° A. and A. Scottish Rite lor New Zealand ; and whereas no sueh # body can ]egally,]exist in the independencies ot tlie British Crown under the constitutions which recite that there shall be but one Supreme Council 33' in each state or nation do now decide that instructions be sent to the Star of the South Chapter, Rose Croix, at Greymouth, New Zealand, pointing out that the said body is illegal, and that no Masonic communication can be held with its members by Masons hold ing allegiance to this Supreme Council; aiid it is resolved that a copy of this minute bo forwarded to Lausanne for com munication to the Confederated Councils, and that copies of the same be transmit;ed likewise to Lhe Supremo Councils not members of the Confederation. True

extract—Shadwell H. Clabke, Grant! Secretary General. —Grand East. 33, Golden Square* London, W., 12th October, IS7<>." It was unanimously resolved that no countenance should be given to the body in question.—Robert Patebson, SO.-. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite."

The Free Templar quadrille party, adver tised for to-morrow in the Cook-street Hall, i.s postponed to a future evening, in con sequence of the hall being required for the Oddfellow demonstration. The date of the proposed gathering will be announced in a future Issue.

The cross case.-; from Eemuera, viz., Charles Eaton v. John Cutler, and John Cutler v. Caroline Eaton, occupied aboat four hours of time yesterday in the Police Court. The evidence disclosed much bad feeling between these neighbours, arising from childish causes, chiefly about a harm less cow. Mr Eaton deposed that Mr Cutler had made faces at him, challenged him to fight, and promised to do for him. These statements were fairly negatived by defendant, and the Bench finally dismissed the case, each party paying his own costs. The evidence hi the .second case shewed that Mrs Eaton had used very provoking language towards Mrs Cutler, and the Court, considering the epithets used, thought the lady's tongue should be restrained ; consequently Mr Eaton was ordered to find sureties for his wife's good behaviour for six months, Himself in £10, and two .sureties in £o each.

Of course " honesty is the best policy" in the long run, but to a. superficial observer it sometime appears far otherwise. In the case of the detectives at Seotland-ya.nl, for example (says the writer of London Town Talk in the Melbourne " Argus",) it has been confessed by the chief witness against them that he made as much as £6,000 in three days by his " Racecourse Insurance .Society," a rate of gain -which throws that of all oilier callings inio the shade. His operations—he spent £20,000 in advertisements on a single project would be considered gigantic even in the city ; and everything appears to have prospered with him to which he put his hand. I have no doubt this curious revela tion will do much harm., and tend to propa gate green bay trees. Yet it must be taken into account that this prosperous gentle man was always at the mercy of the lirst "confederate who might choose to " round" on him'; that ho had, by his own account, to support half the detectives in the force ; and, finally, that he is now " do ing" the first year of a sen fence of 15 years' penal servitude. If the wages of sin are large, in short the end of it all appears to be pretty much what the Scripture has stated it to be. The chapter i:i the just published Eng lish Blue-Boole, relating to the civil list, is causing the usual amount of criticism, Rays a London correspondent. It is certainly high time that the pensions in perpetuity to the heirs in William Perm, the Duke of Schomberg, and the Duke of Marlborough, should be done uway with. These cases secTJi to me only examples —and particularly flagrant ones—of the benefactions of " Pious Founders," and ought to be summarily dealt with by Parliament. It also ought to be placed out of the power of any Government to confer any pension in perpetuity, which means eventually a premium upon idleness paid to worthless persons. As a proof, by the bye,_ of the power of an annuity to preserve vitality, I may mention that £310, was paid last year to servants of " Her Late Majesty Queen Charlotte," and £10 to those of George 111. £32 was also paid to sufferers by the Irish Rebellion in 179S !

Referring to the mysterious discovery of a number of bank notes at Glenelg recently, the " South Australian Register" writes :

—" For some time past a number of work men have been employed in levelling the panel hills on the Sal tram f Estate, fronting the esplanade at Glenelg, and in the course of their excavations they unearthed a tin box and a couple of leather bags, one of which was marked Willunga. hi the box was a. mouldy mass of paper, which, upon examination, was found to be a bundle of what were apparently £l-notcs of the Bank of South Australia. It iss believed they form part of the plunder ob tained by the robbery of the Glenelg Post Office on April 26", 1874. As the facts of that robbery will probably have almost passed out of mind, it will be of interest to mention that the property stolen consisted of thirteen registered letters and several outward bank parcels, containing alto gether about £1,700. One parcel was com posed of 800 £1 notes, wliich were intended for Moonta. A reward of £200 was offered for the conviction of the robber, or robbers, but was not claimed, and the affair lias never been in any way cleared up.

The heats of the Auckland Sowing Club trial fours are to be rowed this afternoon, the first!jheat starting at half-past four. The final heat is to be rowed" on Tuesday next at 5 p.m. The names of the gentle men composing the four crews entered have already been published.

Speaking of the means used to influence honorable members' votes, the Wellington correspondent of the " Otago Daily Times" says:—" There is not the least doubt that there is a good deal of direct and indirect bribery going on. Each side says it has to adopt weapons as the other one does. One hou. member has recently been pressed by a great number of members to borrow money from them without any delicacy, as they are onlyJtoo happy to oblige him, as they know how he has been annoyed and all that. I believe lie gratifies his friends generously and impartially. Another is said to have been promised a profitable nautical agency when the session ends if things go right."

A charge of assault brought by Edward Wilson against John Kelsall for assaulting plaintiffs son was heard by Mr Barstowat the Ouehnnga R. M. Court yesterday, and dismissed cadi party paying own costs.

: The Union Insurance Company have j removed to their new offices adjoining the Colonial Bank.

CABLEGRAMS.

AUSTRALIAN.

[PRESS AGENCY.]

ARRIVAL OF THE CUZCO,

SYDNEY, November 8. The Cuzco arrived at Adelaide after a passage of forty days. BRISBANE, November 8. The Ministerial changes are as follows : Mr Douglas,Prcniier and Minister of Lands, becomes Colonial Secretary; Mr Miles, Minister of Works ; and Mr Thorne, Minister of Lands and Mines.

OUR LONDON LETTER.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

COLONIAL BISHOPS,

The wits are rather hot oa ex-colonial Bishops at the present time. The Club Satirists say they are even to be found at the Athcn';ouni. Urgent private affairs continually necessitate their presence in the metropolis and sometimes they prefer England to their distant diocese altogether. Bishop Alford after a brief episcopal sojourn of live years in Victoria returns to England and becomes a simple curate for a year. But of course it would never do for an ex-bishop to mingle with the inferior clergy, bo now Bishop Alford has gone to Rome. He is going to take the chaplaincy there for the winter under an arrangement with tho Bishop of Gibraltar, and a living in Kent awaits Ins acceptance when he returns.

OOL'JIiADO BEETLES

The war has rather damped the Colorado Beetle craze, but still wuhoarof the wretched insects all over the country. Every man, woman, or child, who can collar a spotted bug of any kind, rushes off with it in hot haste to the nearest police station or news paper office. If policemen and editors wanted totake upthe science of entomology, they would have"a collection of coleoptera at a very reasonable figure. In the agony column'of the "Times" the other day, I saw the following extraordinary announce ment :— "The Colorado Beetle.—Supporters of the theory that all created life was brought into being for the use of man.are earnestly request«d to explain the utility to humanity of the above creature. Ad dress, Scientific Inquirer, &c.;:—So you see the craze has even invaded our lunatic asylums. AMERICAN BEEF. The American railway strike has had a marked effect on our meat markets. The splendid beef which we were getting sud denly ceased to make its appearance, and the butchers were not slow to raise their prices a penny. Happily, the trade is once more re-opened, and we find ourselves again able to purchase excellent meat at reason able prices. Surely butchers, millers, and suchlike large deer, will have much to answer for some day. THE AVALANCHE.—NEW ZEA LANDERS AT HOME. I need not do more than allude to the terrible collision in the Channel between the Avalanche and the Forest. The fault no doubt, lay in the bad look-out kept by the former "vessel. The funeral of the bodies washed ashore took place yesterday. Shaw and Savill have been very unfortu nate of late years, and I think your New Zealand Company has been just the oppo-

site. Talking of that Company, reminds rue of our mutual friend, Ashby, who has started business on his own account, and seems to be making a capital good thing of it. I met him the other day in the act of doing a Scotch tour with Mr Honeyman, late of the old Auckland firm of Hay and Iloneyman, and very jovial lie looked—very much like his old self. By the way, he told me that lie was executing for your office an order for carrier pigeons. Gbeensto^e.

THE PRESS ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

The "Otago Daily Times" criticising Major Atkinson's first want of confidence mot-ion, says:—"The Urms in which the vote of want of confidence was last night moved will not tend to raise the late Premier in public estimation. Anything in worse iastc, or more inconsequential, we can hardly conceive. The personal comparisons of himself and Sir George Grey — to the eyes of those that know the tw@ men— have rather a grotesque effect, and one cannot but wonder at the strange dispen-

nations of Providence which have brought it to pass ,so that Major Atkinson was in a position warranting him even in his own estimation in speaking in such com parisons, and in depreciation of one with the lame, as an administer, long posses sed by the present head of the Govern ment.' The taunts directed not only at the Premier, but at the members of his Ministry and supporters, remind us of nothing that we have before seen iv the grave business of moving votes of no confidence, and bear resemblance to nothing so much as tae practice of sojne barbarous warriors in making faces and putting out their tongues at the enemy, and otherwise gibing them as preliminary to an engage ment."

A THRUST AT THE MARQUIS.

The Nelson "Colonist,"' despite the special favour bestowed upon Sleepy Hollow by the Marquis of Normanby, is constrained to remark that " Whether it is that he has been brooding over old grievances, or that his former advisers exercise backstairs in fluence over him, the unfortunate man thought it becoming to assign as the ground of refusing to accept tlic advice of his Min isters, the debate in the House of Repre sentatives on a motion by their lately de feated rival to deprive them of their offices. A more direct invasion of the privileges of Parliament cannot well bo conceived. Pos sibly there are not many courtly members who can be thus influenced, but even two or three frequenters of Government House, anxious to stand high in the good graces of its noble occupant, may forget their duties to the people, in the wish to oblige a Marquis. There will now be revived the " partizan " cry, and this overt act is certainly a complete answer to His Ex cellency's former defenders. After this should Sir George Grey be defeated, and be refused a dissolution, the public will be fully justified in believing thatit is entirely owing to the same prejudices ; and more unlikely things have happened than a successful appeal to the Imperial Government for a change. " STUNG IN HIS OWN NEST. The " Taranaki Herald" published in the Mayors own pet borough, and which sup ported his Government throughout thinks "thegeneral feeling will be that whatever may be the result of the debate now going on, Major Atkinson has shewn unseemly haste in tabling the want of confidence motion in the present Ministry. MAJOR ATKINSON'S EGOTISM. Tho "NelsonDailyTirncs"pithly observes that "Yet while pursuing these tactics, the Opposition make the very delay they cause, an excuse for their no-confidence motion ; a charge, by the way, that seems as groundless as that of the incapacity that is so bioadly hinted at as an especial attribute of the ueiv Government. Judged by the time honored adage, anent the " proof of the pudding," it would seem that the financial ability of the present compares favourably with that of the past ; and the question propounded by Mr Larnach as to on what Major Atkinson's re putation for superiority of knowledge of figures rests, is one the gentleman alluded to will find some difficulty in answering satisfactorily. Even if this alleged superiority could be estnb

lished, there would still remain in the public mind an unpleasant suspicion that there is some unexplained reason for the unseemly haste that has characterised the tabling of the present motion. A precipi tancy that promises to be far more Injurious to the mover's party than their antagon ists."

PARLIAMENTARY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON, this day,

The business generally yesterday was not very interesting. A little episode occurred upon Sir George Grey proposing Mr Seymour as Chairman of Committees. This would have deprived the Opposition of a vote in any discussions in committee. Major Atkinson jumped up and objected unless on the condition that Mr Seymour could leave the chair whenever he chose. He said he would propose Mr Reynolds. Mr Sheehan chaffed him about being so anxious, and the whole thing fell through.

The Government determined that they "would not give precedence to Major Atkin son's motion, but just let it take its turn on the Order Paper.

In the House last night several local bills sent down from the Lords were run through rapidly. The Onehnnga Endowment Bill passed with slight amendment.

LOCAL OPTION. The House went in committee on the Local Option Bill. After a few minor amendments, and some obstruction in a

spirit of banter on clause IS, Mr Rees moved "That the Chairman do leave the chair." After dismission, the House adjourned for usual half-hour.

On re-assembling, a motion to report pro gress was defeated by 23 to 20. Messrs fUvanson and Kees mad ; strong pneechefc

against the Bill. Mr B .llance moved his compensation clause, which was carried by 23 to 19, thus practically filling the Bill.

After Mr Ballancc's compensation clause was carried by 28 to 16, Mr J. E. Brown moved a further amendment, making the compensation clause apply only to licenses after ihc passing of the Act. Mr Fox moved that the further progress of the Bill be postponed a fortnight, thus virtually shelving the Bill. The House adjourned at 1.5 a.m. ADJOURNMENT. On the question of adjournment till Mon day, the result was : Ayes, 37 ; Noes, 38. Mr Harper voted, breaking his pair. EDUCATION BILL IN THE UPPER HOUSE. The Upper House was in committee last night on' the Education Bill. Colonel Kenny moved the excision of clause three, which Colonel Whitmore pointed out would be the debate of the Bill if carried. On division, ayes 10 ; noes 10. The Chairman gave his casting vote with the ayes.

£hs &overaQ2?'s Bepl^.

The Governor's reply to Sir George Grey regarding the privilege question is thafc_ he will lefer the question to his responsible advisers.

Tiis Positioa So-day.

The want of confidence motion stands after the questions, and third in the notices of motion on the order paper. The first motion is by Mr Bees for £3,000 for the representation of New Zealand at the Paris Exhibition. This will probably lead to considerable debate. . The no-confidence motion may not come on to-day. The C4o vernment party contend that they are not compelled by constitutional practice to debate Major Atkinson's motion first, seeing that the Government have al ready given facilities for one similar motion." ■ The Opposition will probably attempt to suspend the standing orders, but as this requires a vote of three-fourths of the House success is doubtful. Some of the members of the Opposition say that if much more time is lost they will remain here till the end of February, and obstruct business*to utmost.

A LOBBY JOKE

The latest shave in the lobbies is a pro posal to turn the ministerial residences into boarding houses for members in view of the probably protracted session.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— THIS DAY.

(Before R. C. Barstow Esq., E.M.) JUDGMENTS FOE PLAINTIFFS. 11. L. Posseneiskie v. John Callaghan, claim £2 17s sd, goods ; costs £1 9* 6d. Same v. Charles M. Russell, claim £7 Is 2d; costs £2 Is (Mr George for plaintiff). Geo. Fowler v. John McKensie, claim £2 4s, goods ; costs 17a. W. Phillips and Son v. Henry S. Lee, claim £1S 5s Sd; costs, £2 7s. (Mr Kissling fot piaintift).

ADJOURNED.

Ryan, Bell & Co. v. Jas. Craig, claim £4 7s.

Mayor of Auckland v. Christopher Green way, claim £21 17s 6d, rates. Mr Devore for plaintiff, and Mr Hesketh for defendant. The particulars of this claim were stated Inst week ; the claim being for rates ou the Eoyal Mail Hotel, of which defendant was owner, but which had been occupied by Mr W. H. Pearce, upon whom the notices had been served. His Worship ruled that as the demand had not been made upon defendant, plaiutiff must be nonsuited, costs £3 ISs.

JUDGMENT 6UMMOKSK oo

T. W. March v. J. H. Grattan. Mr ! Thorne for plaiutiff. The claim in this ; case was £22 17s 6d, but for reasons stated in connection with defendant's bankruptcy, the case was withdrawn. —James Adams v. G. W. Clarke. Claim £6 9s 6d. Mr De vore for plaintiff. It was shown by a wit ness that defendant, a resident at the North Shore, had paid £2 ; and, as he had receiyed a considerable sum of money from home he was able to liquidate the balance. The Court made an order for payment of the whole remaining amount within four weeks or be imprisoned for one month. J. W. Hoare v. Charles Lucas, claim £7 15s lOd. Mr Thorne for plaintiff. Defen dant, a shoemaker, at Ouehunga, deposed that hs was unable to pay more than 2s per week, owing to slackness of work and illness in his family, but he anticipated brighter days. Adjourned for a month. Thomas Perry man v. Charles Vcith.— Claim, £10 16s 3d. Mr Madden for plain tiff, Mr Hesketh for defendant.—This claim was for extras in connection with alterations and improvements at the Blue Post Dining Rooms, Victoria-street East, adjourned trora last Court day for the production of specifications, plaa^ tender, and other necessary documents. Mr Hesketh said the contract was for £14 12s, and on the work being done satisfactorily defendant had promised to give a bonus of £4, which he was still prepared to pay. wor': was to be approved by Mr Wrjgley, but it had not been completed to the satisfaction of either. Thomas Ferryman, builder, was then examined by Mr Madden on the various items of the work, and the particulars ot the contract. John Nison, carpenter, deposed to hearing Mr Wrigley say he was "satisfied with the work, with the exception of a few alterations, winch were done that clay. Cross-examined ,byi Mr Hesketh. William Elisha Dearness did'a por tion of the work, and said thatPerryman's work was right enough, but the timber, supplied by Mr Yeith, was faulty. He finished his part of the work, which was sub-let to him by 3!r Perryman. To Mr Hesketh: Ho received 2s per day extra, from Mr Veith, as he could not set carpenter's fare, bread and cheese, out of it. Charles Veith deposed that in consequence of the lownes3 of the contract he offered &1 extra, provided the work was done within threeweeks to the satisfaction of Scarrot and Wriffley. Mr Wrigley on looking round, said it would be ridi culous to pass such work, and he would not p:i?s it. He had paid altogether £19 63 6d, including a beer score of about £3, the payment for which he guaranteed. Ho understood they would not require but three pints a, day, instead of which they had twenty. The men said it was impossi ble to do the work well without-plenty pf strong beer. (Laiishter).ThebeerbiHarapiinterttOifi2 los. C^os^-oxaminedby Mr Madden. James Wrigley,

architect, gave evidence—He wa« m » , examine the work under the spTdL^P6*l^***" not finding it satisfactory, ta^ffSft, 11 * Counsel having addressed the Court h? a wlt ship looked over the spedflcati2£ t'£X W<£ 't that plaintiff was entitled altogether to2if^ ji sd, but as he had been paid more than ht Wl2s I

HOBSON CONCERT AND B\LL We direct attention to the concert k^ , hall in aid of the band fund of the Hobson Company, to be held in the Choral Hnii this evening. The programme of thp concert is varied and interesting " s: sting of choruses, vocal and instrumental" solos a:id duets, including choice operatic ' selections from favourite composers^ thp whole being undei the able direction of Bandmaster McComish. An efficient M r will lie in attendance at the ball, and thp committee have spared neither pains nor expense to make the whole a decided success.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(before J. Cosgrave, Esq., and G. S. Graham Esq., Justices). banana, DRUNK. John MoGreavey aud .Daniel Brett werp flnn i for drunkenness. ea charge oi<* embezzlement. Edwin H. Jaggar, a young man of resper.tahu aopofirance. was charged with being concerned in the embezzlement of certain moneys tho n™T party of Thomadll. Mabin. agent of taePhceniy Insurance Co., durmsr the month of \u^ust I™? Mr Midden appeared for the de"-n ee stated that it would bo found on ir.vestiriiti™ that it was a matter of account between M* Jasper and Mr Mabin, which would admit nt arrangements. 0I Sub-Inspector Pardy asked for a remand unHJ Tuesday next, as the case was incomplete Mr Madden said ha himself was about tn apply for a remand. w

The case wa:s eventually remanded rmHr Tuesday, the accused being allowed to goom on oiil, his own recognisance for £*>00 hpfn™ taken with two sureties of £100 each. g ThJ-i was all the business.

"LIONS IN THE WAY," AND " LUCK."

F7TWO LECTURES BY MR J. C. FlßTlLiffil Ouk permanent colonial literature is not «S extensive or diversified that we caD afford In lay on one side unnoticed any contribution but even-were it much more voluminous than it k the little volume which has jusr. issued from tS local press would command attention The two lectures by Air J C. Firth on " Lions in the Way, and ■•Luok," have been published in a hanrty little volume, which is now procurable at the booksellers. In venturing to cjaimforthe<* lectures a reprieve from the common doom of ephemeral platform utterances, the author convey-3 an implied assurance to his readers that ho. bestowed more th»n ordinary pains on ' his task, and that the completed work contains a share of the ript-ned fruit of his observation and experience. We think iVir Firth w^not unwarran to d in be! Ie v i ny t hat the public verdict would support him iv the opinion that the lessons of a successful life were worth pre-«erv ing; and that the form in which those lessons were conveyed would not be unacceptable. It is worthy of remark tfiat the lectures bear the broad, (Jeep impress of a mind which ha3come to rpgard determination and steady, intelligent application as tLe talisman to all human happi ness and prosperity. A knowledge of the author would not be necessary to convince the reader that so utilitarian and practical a view-rsvas the outcome of a career iv which the moral had been drawn as fniuch froEi individual experience as from theory. Certain it is, at least, that the books would never be suspected as the production of one whose Jife, "set in a sphere oi! inequal thinus," had been a long and hopeless struggle ofrainst fidverasisurrents. Both lectures abound with sound preceprs, well expressed, andVith clever, though net quite so sound special pleiulin.^ii.. favour of the unversal triumph of prudential and virtuous efforts. Mr Firth is a totaj disbeliever in luck, s:i& proceeds to utterly demolish it with the slsdge-hamraer of all-prevailing natural laws. Success, with him, is opportunity -wisely seized and employed; failure, the result of some inherent:defectin the unfortunate victim. Doubtless tfiis is a wise maxim to impress on an audience of young men, in'connection with whesj Association the address was first delivered. AndMrFirthmakes many triumphant assaults upon; the mistaken, but. very prevalent disposition to confound the legitimate fruits of foresight,, industry, and intelligence, with chance good fortune; or the consequences of a systematic neglect of all requisites to success Tvtith the opera tions; of .an opposite law. Happily in these coloir'es there are few barriers to-. prosperity, which a faitMul adherence to Mr Firth's golden rules will not overcome.. But allowing all this, there is still such a wide variation in the chances and rewards that ac company effort, even weil directed, which ■will leave poor Jones to ponder lugubriously upon, the eccentric movements of that law, if law it. be. which saves Smith from the severe conse- quences of his many violations, while Jones's. own simple neglect of one or two opportunities,, which he didn't see, lauded him in the vortexot irredeemable misery. Tl)e possession of rich and indulgent parents,.or the opportune death ot* a wealthy uncle at the precise moment when his demise was especially desirable for the wel- fare of his thriftless nepfiew. may be reducible to Mr Firth's mathematical law, but neverthe less we cannot deny that it was extremely "lucky" for Smith and unlucky for Joi;es that such a law should so e-perate in their respective cases. we are bound from the facts of everyday life to believe with Gray in the possi bility of " mute inglorious Miltons," of unknown Hampdeus, and Cromwell; who have languished in obscurity from sheer lack of opportunity, we are not disposed to-quarrel with our aut-'jorfor painting iv the strongest possible colours the certainty of a modicum of success as inVariahly attendant upon perseverance, and the almost equal certainty of a wasted life when chance is accepted as the supreme control. Whatever advantages luck may have as an aid, it is an

excv.edingly dangerous friend even to those vrho are popularly supposed to have received l^roofs of ila favour. With pJeasare, there fore, wo extend oixr welcome t<j "lions in the Way" and '"Luck" as a whole some contribution to v;>Jiatis at present s. very small, but, ->,ye trust, a growing colonial library. The typographical part of the hcok, executed at the "h .raid" oliice, :ia most creditable to the colonial printing crude. The volume is neatly bound i» strong boards, cloth, gilt-lettered. It is published by Mr E. Wayte fc whose imprint will Sgore honourably among, the early proofa oi New Zealand publishing enterprise.

The Holiday.

ELLERSLIE GAEDENS.

The great annual rural fete at Ellerslie Gardens is always one of the main attractions to holiday makers on the Prince of Wales' Birthday. To-morrow, if the elements prove propitious, will be no exception to the rule. The gardens are just now in their prime. The flower-beds are gay with blossoms, the greenswards , r soft and inviting, the swings and rnerrf go-rounds exercise their full magnetic; influence over the young folks, and tie ornamental fountain and fishpond, its ed<_, vs aflame with the brilliant tints of the many-coloured ice plants, and its flashing stream of cool pellucid water tickling1 both ear and eye, delights and renovates with its freshness the wearied man of business or thrifty housewife who bate taken a well-earned holiday from their ordinary business of life. But the great standing attraction of the day is the pro cram me of athletic sports which are to come off on the track round the Cricket Ground. These comprise a Maiden Race, 120 yards. Hurdle Race, 220 yards ; Mile Kace, Boys Knee, Amateur Kace, 300 yards, and finally the Prince of Wales' Cup, a gray-; handicap run over two distances, l^Op* and 600 yds. For this, prizes are tSa, £3, and £2, ana to compete «r these seventeen cracked runners are entered. The handicaps appear* a few days ago, and the public have ram Pulton and Gaulc favorites. Our ovvn impression is that Met tarn, who m improved very much during the last je*» will give them all their work to prevent fl» catching them. The Amateur Eaceiscon sidered a good thing for Mr A. riiM?"* who has been treated too leniently by^ i handicappers in view of his good *&*%>; at Ellerslie last year.- Who will Win w* ■■ mile is another question that is f?"01^ answered. Among those fancied «£, McMillan scratch, "Fagan, 25yds flag- Brown 50yds, E. Donovan W*r The walking race is rather a nowv. fc our sports, and as this exercise, altfl\^. the most common in one sense, is the difficult from a racing ])oint of. vie^'; nS t should be inclined to back Mahon agw* . the field notwithstanding the long st*£ The other events we shall decline -to. w ornate upon. A iine day is all^ wanted to make those spoils a greatf S ' The sports will commence Pn?f u rU 12 o'clock, at which hour the Maw® * by will be stated, followed immediately the first stace of the Cup. T 4 iv'p AUCKLAND AGE'CULTURAL v PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. This Association, which supplies - place of the defunct New Zealand cultural Society, holds the Annual U { < Horse, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, "W^Z.^ and Produce Show on the Aucklapo.» Clubs' cuurso, at Ellerslie, to-m <» _ The greatest pains have beenl l,v the Coimnittce of Managenie^

E EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1877



£ s. a. Date. N.Z. Copper 0 0 3- Nov. 8 Pride of Tokatea .. ..006 — Nov. 14 New ComstocTr .. .. 0 0 3 — Nov. U Perseverance 0 1 0 — Not. U Golden Arrow .. .. 0 0 G — Nov. 16 Bismarck and French Republic 0 5 0 — Nov. 26.



OTAHUHU ETFLE VOLUNTEER COMPANY. § on ABALLwillbeheldintheOTAHUHU pa <=<v Public Hall, in connection with the hf fim above Company, on FRIDAY, the 9th li fails November, 1577. Volunteers will-jplease accept this invitation and. appear ir uniform. TICKETS: Five Shillings. Dancing to commence at 8 p.m. sharp. PA R T N E 11 S H I P. ME. HOBEE.T 3BAI> WELL, Cabinetmaker, &c, Has this day been admitted a MEMBER of OUR FIRM ; anrl, as heretofore, will Manage the Fukxittjee Department. KOLLOTTAY & GARLIOK. City Kail Arcade, Auckland, October 1, 1577. THE STYLE OF TEE FIRM WILL IN FUTURE BE SsibQlLu w &y » yT(f*.iiJiifei«£ fey WAcw.lsWU.t'A* New Spring and Summer dress materials. -i h. atkins}- — Has now for Sale, CHEAP, a Splon Li j Assort ment of RS- NEW DRESS GOODS, =©a suitable for the Spring and Summer Season of every variety, style, quality, and texture. Attention is respectfully invited to this Season's Shipment, which is the Largest nnd Best-selected ever shewn in the city. The Prices are also very reasonable. Also, Just Opened, MANCHESTER GOODS, CALICOES, SHEET INGS, QUILTS, BLANKETS, LONG CURTAINS. TABLE LINEN, &C. A Greet Reduction has been made in the Prices of Manchester Goods, owing to the reduced list of the Home manufacturers. NEW SUMMER CLOTHING, SHIRTS, HATS,'&c/, Just Received. Splendid Lines in Auckland & Melbourne-made CLOTHING. The Largest Stock of MO3GIEL & IMPORTED TWEEDS in Auckland to select from. CST Tailors Supplied at Wholesale Prices GENTLEMEN'S ORDERS EXECUTED. A Large Lot of Cheap Tweeds for Boy's Wear. IT A TKINS.



TTNION INSURANCE COMPANY \J OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £2,000,000. AUCKLAND BKANCH: Tkmporaby Offices: QUEEN-STREET, Next to Mr. G. W. Binney"s Store. FIEE DEPARTMENT. Insurances granted on Dwelling-houses, Stores. Shops, Buildings in which trade is oarried. on, Merchandise, and Goods of every description. MARINE DEPARTMENT. Hulls of Ships or Steamers, Merchandise of all kinds, Specie and Wool to United Kingdom, at Lowest Current Rates. R. H. STEVENSON, Manager. ]B\ Stephens, Having now the Solh Proprietorship of the old-established Business at No. 136, ad joining Lewisaon'a, will spare no efforts to keep up his name as a leading BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURER AND IMPORTER, (Laxb Catilr), (JO, V&UEEN-S TRE E T J-<£>'O, opposite the union bank, Auckland. BOOTS & SHOES of every description made to order. French and German Kid Boots and Shoes always in Stock. ssr Storekeepers Supplied Wholesale "SSi Prompt attention givon to all orders. Cash Orders from the country will receive immediate response. Goods forwarded by train, steamer, cCC, oCC. NOTICE.—AII Debts due to the late Firm of Stephens and Carter must be paid to the under signed, whose receipt alone will be a sufficient discharge. F. STEPHENS. Aucklaflfl, November 3,1877. TOT ELL SINKIN G.—The under- V V signed, having had experience in Well sinkmg, will Sink Wells either by day or con tract. Address: R. WOQDERSON. Karangahape Road ; or at this office. T$F~ O T I C E. TTSA will be piovidod m tho Primitive Methodist Chapel. Newmarket, on FRIDAY, the 9th inst., at ti.CO. Tickets at the door, Is Cd esich. ~|!3OAKD and Residence for a single gen- J[J> tleman in a private family.—Mrs. Fuller, Nicol's Cottage, foot of ( : ;re; r-strect. TmjAKI) AND RESIDENCE, Parnell.— HIP A comfortable Sitting and Bedroom, suit able for a single gentleman ; no other boarders. —Address onice of this paper. -m/T A ; N_ T L E S, Costumes, underclothing, and baby-line n. A Large Assortment of these Goods has just been received by W. RATTKAY, DRAPER AND SILK MERCER, "S-.T E W 7SAL AN D TJ OU S JO, 65, QUEEN-STREET, ArrCKLA:NT>. f O II N W. P E A R S E, DRAPER & CLOTHIER, CORN Eli OF QUEEN-STREHT & VULCAN LANE.



J^COSGRAVE & CO. lie:; to inform the Inhabitants of the Province, that they have Received a Large Consignment of Goods, p::r the City of Auckland, purchased at the of the Season, in the Engijsh Markets, consisting of— Manchester Goods ("7") Black, Colored, and Dress Materials JJ, f Japanese Silks Straw Hats j i f Men's Clothing, &c, Boys' Clothing {J^J &C, &C. They have now Marked them DOWN, and. are now holding a Sale of the same. The Puhlic are requested to come Early and Secure the Extraordinary Bargains that will bo given. npiHE undersigned are now bringing Ji forward a Larire Parcel of GENERAL DRAPERY, HABERDASHERY, &a, bought at considerably less than usual prices, to which they invite the attention of ail requiring Good Value For Money. Corsets in great variety of quality and style, white and coloured, from 2/6 per pair Linen and. Lace Goods, Cufrs, Oollai'3, and Sots, in variety Ladies' Underclothing Umbrellas and Parachutes, Silk, Zanella, Alpacca, &c. Lot of Flowers at very low price, quite fresh Straw Hats, Ribbons, Gloves, &c. A Splendid Stock of Muslin, Lace, and Lenoo Curtains, Counterpanes, Quilts, Damask Table Cloths, Sheoting, Felt Squares Carpets, Floorcloth, China Matting, Ticks,, Sec. Large-size Huckaback Towels at /G each New Fancy Dress Materials, Japanese Silks, Coloured! Lustres, Blank Lustres, Embossed, Striped, and Check Muslins, Prints, &c. Brown Holland, from /6J per yard Union, Fancy Jean, and Oxford Shirtings, very cheap A Line of Superior Quality Silk Mixed Fancy Shirting, at 2/3, usual price 3/G per yard White and Grey Calico. Good Grey from /3 per yard Also, A very large assortment of Gents' Shirts, White Longcloth, Union and All-wool Crimean, Fancy Silk Mixed Scotch Twill, Fancy Jean, Oxford, &c. Strong Tweed for Boyß' wear A Job Line of Stout Mosgiel at below Factory prices Braces, Belts, Ties. Scarfs, Collars, Cotton and Merino Hosiery, Undershirts, &c. Leghorn, Tuscan, Straw, and Drill Hats, for Boys and Men, &c, &c, &c. Ib. in he £ allowed on all Cash Purchases of 20s. and upwards. rushbrook & bridgman, Junction Drapery Warehouse, Upper Queen-stheet, auckland.*



BANK HOLIDAY THE BANKS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, THE 9th INSTANT BEING THE Prince of Wales Birthday. "\TATIONAL MORTGAGE & AGENCY 131 COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED). Liberal Advances will be made on Wool and other Produce consigned to this Company for Sale in London. Apply Manager National Bank of New Zea land (Limited), Auckland. Aisr Iniquitous Game is being played by cer tain flagitious scamps who put cheap and fiery liquor in bottles which have held the national medicated beverage, Udolpho Wolfe's Schie dam Aromatic Schnapps, for the purpose of deceiving the unwary into the belief that their vile concoctions are identical with the great original. Demand the genuine.