SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH W.\ I"SH- ■ '!■ ;",: V""v n'; l i'.'r.i:'i 1 I|if,1 | if, 12 SUN SET.— Tain R veiling. ?..[:) SUN RISE.—To-morrow Morning, 7.1 MOON'S AGE.—Last Quarter, August 2,10 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES. Rowctia, s.s., Sellars. for Taurancra. Argosy, 3-mastcd schooner, for Newcastle. [A special charge is made for consignees' names in this column. Two lines, Is; if booked •2 3 Gd.l

The 3-masted schooner Cenra arrived at Sydney from this port on the 25th July, after a 14 days' passage. The barque Melrose arrived at Newcastle on the 22nd July, and the brig Craig Ellachie and the, schooner Lochiel o» the 21th. . The brig Transport left, Newcastle for this port, on the 20th ultimo, with -170 tons coal. The cutter I«abel. which, we stilted yesterday, had gone ashore at Whanprarei Heads, is a very small vesssl of about 12 tons register, bhc belongs to Mr Wrigley, of Tauranga, and is insured in the South British office for £100. Her value is £250- , , . , . The s.s. Rowenr.left for Tauranga last night with cargo and passengers. The barque Columbus i» 90 days out from Lon don, and may be looked for in a few days. _ The New Zealand Shipping Co. have received telegraphic advice of the departures from Lon don of the ships City of Auckland and Otaki tor this port prior to the 11th July. The Vlbion Shipping Go's shio Sam Menael. which left London sn May 30th for this port, has on board the following Passengers:— Saloon: K. M, Wainwright, Jane Wainwright, Mary C. Wainwright, Elizabeth Wainwright, Nellie Wainwright, Emma Wainwright, Mr Dew, and E. Tomlihson. Second cabin : Charles Money, Mrs Cora, Miss A. Cora, A. S. Hill, Hannah C. Hill, A. Ernest Hill, Emily C. Hill, E. Gertrude Hill. William Walter Hill. George E. Hill, Fran cis Hill, Hermine Tlill, Ethel Hill, H. Hyatt, Henry R. Hyatt, Minnie Hyatt, Miss A. Sumncr, J. Grierson. John Grierson. VV. Broadhurst, Mrs Mrs Osbaldstone, J. W. Harrison, and G. H. Ludlow' Steerace: James Rose, John Tighe, Rose Edwards. Edward Norris, Alice Norns, J, Colmer Eliza Lander, John Hague, and Henry Clpuio. The Sam Mendel is consigned to Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. She is a splendid clipper ship, and should make the passage under 90 The American schooner, Willard G. Patten, was totally destroyed by fire off Anieer in the straits of Sunda on the 19th. pril, while on her voyage from Swatow toEngland. The evidence criven at the Court of Inquiry tended to shew that the outbreak was caused by the cook, who wa" known to have taken a light below at six o'clock the preceding evening, but had not brought it back again. Before the holding of the inquiry the man disappeared, and could not bs found, in spite of a reward being offered for his apprehension. The Willard G. Patten was insured for £5000. which is distributed among the following offices; £500 each in the Pacific South British. Victoria. National of N.Z., New Zealand. A\istralian Alliance. Standard, Nether lands India, and 250 each in Metcalfe's and the Adelaide. SSThe schooner Torea has arrived at the Kai para from the South.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

NELSON, this day. The s.s. Taupo left for the North at l'so p.m. yesterday, GISBORNE, this day. The s.s. Pretty Jane arrived at 7 o'clock this morning,

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs B. Tonks and Co. held a clearing sale Of wines, spirits, provisions, cigars, tobaccos, vestas, corks, &c., in the estate of Messrs H. S. Meyers and Co. to-day. The trade was fairly represented. There v/as a good attendance at Mr R. Arthur s fruit sale to-day. Oranges sold from 6s lOd to 7s 7d per case; mandarines, 12s 7d to 13s 6d per case. Mr Levi W. Eaton held a large sale of fruit at his mart, Fort-street, this morning. The follow ing prices were realised:—Mandarines; 11s 6d to 12s per case : oranges, 7s'6d to Ss per case : co coanuts. (in husk) 6s to 8s per 100 ; apples, Id to 2id per lb.;

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under :— ForiTbames, this day. at 4.30 p.m. and 5 p.m.; and to-morrow at 4.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. For Coromandel, per Argyle, to-morrow, at 2.30 p.m. For Rarotonga, per Wave of Life, to-morrow, Q4- Q Q TV"* For Tryphena, per Three Brothers, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Waiwera, Mahurangi, JMatakana, Manga wai. Wiiipu. Wangarei, and Mangapai, per Annie Milbank. on Saturday next, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki. and Southern Provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Taupo, on Saturday next, at 5 p.m. For Whitianga. Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Rowena, on Monday next, at 4: p.m. For Russell, Wangaroa. and Mongonui, per lona, on Monday next, at 4 p.m. S. B. BISS. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

TODD.—On the 30th July, at her residence, Kelson-street, Mrs. C. Todd of a son. R AYNER. -On the 2nd August, at Coromanclel, the wife of O. Rayner, Esq., of a son.

DEATH.

WALLTS.—On 2nd August, the Rev. J. W. Wallis, third son of the Ilev. J. "Wallis, ugctl 35 years. The funeral will leave Pitt-street Church on Saturday, at 3.30 p.m. Friends are respect fully invited to attend.

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS. Etc.

August 2.

Soiree and. Ball, Amalgamated Society of: Carpenters and Joiners, Lome-street Hall, G.lJu p.m.

Auckland Artillery Volunteers, Drill-shed, 7.30 p.m. Mr Severn's third lecture, at Choral Hall. Subject, " Terrestrial Majjnetism," 6.30 p.m. Meeting of members of Church of England, Bishop's Library, 7.30 p.m.

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

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1877.

for the cause that lacks assistance, For the -wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distaaoe. And the good that we can do

We understand that the question of sink ing on the shots of gold in the old workings of the Bismarck and Tokatea mines, instead of waiting for the completion of the level, will be considered at a meeting of Tokatea directors to-morrow. We would again remark upon the importance of this scheme to the whole of the Coroniaiidcl district. We go so far as to assert that whole future prosperity of that goldfield may depend upon the decision. The low level drive is still 1,050 ft. from the Tokatea boundary, and as the distance driven last month was only 21 feet, it will therefore take at the same rate four years and two months to complete. There will then the necessary rises to put up to level above each rise 190 feet. The present cost of driving is £4 per font ; the cost driving- the whole distance, should the COUirtfry continue as hard, will be i' 4,200. With the drive <>>f the Tunnel Company before us we can sec no reason to hope for more favorable country. The system working now being pursued lias nothing recommend it beyond the permanent employment it affords to a body of miners. The Companies are committed to an expen diture of .several thousands of pounds on barren works, and a certainty tkat there can be no return for two or three years, while the .same result,'' might be accom plished for a ttiou&md pounds, with imme diately reproductive returns. The Tokatoa directors, no doubt, feel a perfect confidence in the ultimata outcome of their present plan of operations, and rely upon their chances of living long enough to reap glorious fruition, but some shareholders are nofcgifted witll an oqual faith in the iron character of their physical constitutions or financial resources. Goldniining is, moreover, especially one of Those pursuits in vrkich " hope doicrral makes the heart sick " and confidence weak. The tidvan tagos of the altered plan of workin-j are so seif-evident and undeniable, tiL.it the directors can hardly do otherwise than concur in the cp«r«c ulreatUr resolved on by the Bisnuittk Compaq. "

TURKEY AND THE CHIRISTEANS.

[By the Vex. Akchdkao.in Maun.sell.]

Two kuiulred and eighty-five years after their invasion of Asia Minor saw the Turks firmly established in Europe. Asia Minor, Syria, and Egypt had already yielded to their arms ; Constantinople alone remained, and it fell A. D. 1433. From her first con quests in 106S down to the present time, the iron heel of Turkey has been on the Deck of the Christians. " Giaour," or in fidel, was the common term by which they were contemptuously designated. They could hold no office of rank under the Go vernment. They were not allowed to carry arms or enlist as soldiers, and their oath could not be received in a court of justice. Dr Sandwith, in his account of the siege of Kars in IS56', narrates some facts that vividly bring these conditions before us. He tells us that a gentleman of rank travel ling in Asia Minor, while enjoying the hospitality of the Pasha, saw a man with a blade turban kneeling on the iloor, and watching the eyes of the Pasha. At every movement of the Pasha's long pipe he sprang to his feetjjto attend to it. He was after a time sent to attend to the pipe of the Englishman, who, on making in quiry as to the condition of the man, found that he was the chief of the Christian community. In the lowest, or Municipal Councils, the Christians have nominally a seat, but, in the presence of the august Turk, they dare not speak. In the Mehkeme, or higher and judicial courts, they have no scat. These Mehkemes are guided entirely by the Koran, so that if a Turk is defeated in the Mijlis, or lovfer court, he appeals to the Mehkeme, and gains his cause. Sandwith tells us (page 100) that an Englishman of rank, while on his travels, came across an Armenian trader, who was in great trouble. He had agreed with an officer in the Turkish army to sell him notes for gold at ten per cent, discount. The officer took the iukcs, but only gave him a part of the gold. The Armenian reported the case to the Commanding Officer, and it "was sent for trial to the Mehkeme. "Do you swear by the Koran ?" said the President. "I do," said the defaulter. "That is enough," said the President. The Ar menian was condemned of having robbed the officer, and had to refund what gold he had got. The Englishman, however, took up the cudgels for the Christian, fought the battle for him, and obtained a reversal'of the decision in his favour.

The nations of the European family seem to be the only people on the earth that have true ideas of toler ation. Russia, it is true, is not tolerant, but so are few despotisms, and that nation (besides being more than half Asiatic) is many years behind the other parts of Europe in the march of civilization. It was, therefore, with a. thrill of horror that the people of Europe received a year ago the intelligence that Christian men and women had been abused and massacred by the most revolting deaths in Bulgaria ; that upwards of .two-thirds of the whole Christian population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, laid fled across the frontier; that of all these there were 110,000 refugees in Austria, and nearly the same number in the two provinces of Montenegro and Servia : that no fewer than 1700 villages had been burned by the Bashi-Baxouks (or irregular troops); and that if Turkey were to undertake to rebuild the houses of those refugees, it would cost three millions of money. The most calm men in Europe—men indifferent as to creeds—cried for vengeance, and demanded that the Turks should be " polished off the face of the earth." The feeling was very similar to that with which the people of England received the intelligence of the treatment of our men and women at Cawnpore, and the blood orgies of Nana Sahib. And yet these scenes were common in the days of our forefathers. Innocent men and women were massacred, not by Mussulmans ; but because they differed from them in some articles of faith. The A'audois and the Hugonots in the lf»th and 17th centuries, and the people of the Low countries in the 17th century,—these fared no better than j the Christians of Turkey ; and the Austrian ! General, Tilly, at the capture of Magdeburg in 1631, seems to have followed faithfully in the steps of jthe heathen Sclaves in Branden burg, lor whom, as Christians, there is now so much sympathy, and who not only enslaved or slew all the clergy, but drew the corpse of Dodilo, fciie deceased bishop, from its grave in Older to strip it of its clothing : and after capturing the city of Alterburg, dragged sixty priests, whom tney had not butchered, from one city to another till they all died. Among these victims was Oddar, a provost, whom they tortured by ripping up his seal]) in the form jof a cross, and laying bear his brains. The fact is,-—Christian people, or Christians j Avltose Christianity is imperfectly developed, will always, when strong enough, seek to exterminate those who dilfer from them. Japan, at present, is (lie only exception. • But that nation is at present too young in its present course to enable us to aliirm anything concerning it. The time may yet come when it will repeat the tragedies of 1597, and wash out, as it did then, tlie name of Christianity,in tbc blood of its martyrs. Russia, we know, even in these days, is not backward in the work of persecution, and her cruelties to the Poles and the Uniat Greeks scarcely justify her to stand forward |as a champion of toleration. Her case is an exact parallel with that of the nations of Europe from 109(> down to 1270. Though these nations could persecute each other, they rose as one man at the cry of the suffering Greeks and Syrians, and for 174 years poured their armies against the Mahometans in Asia Minor and Syria. The crusade of Russia is only a repetition of what those crusaders did : and the Sclaves, to whom she has supplied arms and oppor tunity, are repeating the lessons of their heathen forefathers in Brandenburg. That the Turks should be checked in their treat ment of the Christians is beyond all doubt. But the question that every wise statesman must ponder is, how ought she be chocked V The solution is clearly beyond our powers. Still, as we have heard one side of the ques tion, it is only fair that we should hoar also what is .said on tho otlie/' side. To this point we will direct attention in the next article.

, j We learn that the neiv school, erected at , I the junction of Mount Eden and Vallcy ~r I roads, will he duly opened on Monday HCKt, at liw.lf-pM.st niste o'cioel:.

A letter from Mr /. Varo, in reply to " Old Identity ;" one from Mr Thornton, scenic artist ; and various other communi cations of more or less interest, together with leading articles in typo, have again boen excluded, owing to the leng th of our parliamentary telegrams.

The place chosofu for the meeting' of ! unemployed on .Saturday has been changed from the junction of Queen and Grey sti'cots to Albert Hall, and the hour to halt-past seven o'clock. We .'ire informed that the object in view is to secure the letting of the second auction of tilie Kaipara railway, to afford constant work for those who have been thrown out of employment through the stoppage of railway works. A further using of about a hundred, swelling the ranks of the unemployed, are expected in town when the Waikato railway is finished to Mercer, which will probably be opened lot- waffle during the present mouth. Anyone favourable to the object, and will ing to address Saturday's meeting, is invited to take part.

Councillor Dickson's motion yesterday at the City Coviicil, "That tlm whole of the .street?, lanes, and alleys of the city tkat have been dedicated to the pmblie previous to the first day of July, 1877, be recognised by the Council, and dealt with as oilier streets ; also, that a list shewing1 the names and positions of all such streets, &cs., be prepared, and hung in this ailice," elicited some discussion, and was referred to tke Streets' Committee.

Tiiu " Church Gazette " for the present month contain*, in addition to the usual number of pages of interesting matter, tifull report of the management, of the Orphan Home, with balance sheet, list of subscribers, and rules for the direction and management of the Home. We notice also, that the offertories of the Anglican churches on Sunday next will be devoted to the Home Mission. Two readable articles also appear, one on the Diocesan Synod general election, and the other, an appeal to common sense, extracted from the "Church News." The local and provincial news will be found useful as well as interesting, in connection with church progress in this colony. The four pages of extracts from various theological books contain opinions and thoughts, judiciously selected ; while the monthly Sunday school lessons for teachers, and the Report of the Home Mission, help in mak ing this "Gazette" an acceptable com panion.

To-morrow evening Mr F. Lark ins will give his lecture at the Young Men's Chris tian Association, entitled " Reminiscences of London," interspersed with musical pieces by a select choir, under the superin tendence of Mr Theo. Cooper. The title of the lecture indicates that Mr Larking will only deal with subjects of the present century, and of which he will speak from ]iis own experiences. London is the most interesting city in the world, whether viewed in its historical, commercial, bio graphical, or architectural aspects ; and its general character in different ages, and wonderful growth, may be partly known through the " Survey of London," by John Stow, first published in 1595, being a con tinuation of Holmshcd's " Chronicle of London," in manuscript, written between the years 157(> and 1556 ; also, in the writings of Evelyn, De Foe, and more recently in the pages of Charles Knight, Leigh Hunt, and Peter Cunningham. We do not expect, however, that the lecturer of to-morrow evening will tell us anything

about the London of the past or of the pre sent, beyond the particular limits ot his own observations while a resident ill the

Great Metropolis, hut whatever phase of London life he may describe his lecture will be interesting.

Mr Blomfield delivered a lecture last evening in the Mount Eden Baptist School room, on the "Science of Music," which was fairly attended. The lecture was illustrated with several selections by the members of the lecturer's advanced Tonic Sol-Fa Class. Mr Blomfield handled his subject in a masterly manner, evincing a thorough knowledge of the system of which he is an ardent admirer. Some of the passages in his discourse were replete with poetry. The August number of the St. Matthew's Parish Magazine, besides a variety of inter esting sketches and papers of moral and religious interest, contains four pages of local matter relating to the parish, such as notices of the meetings of the past month, the confirmation and licensing of the lay readers, a list of marriages and baptisms, a financial statement, and the calendar for the present month. We notice also, a biographical notice of the late Mr Edward B. Walker, sexton of the Church of Eng land cemetery, and one of the vergers of St. Matthew's Church.

An English gentleman who is doing a tour of the Australian Colonies was put to considerable inconvenience by the liofo rua failing to communicate with Napier on her way up the coast. He arrived from Sydney a few weeks ago, and took passage! in the Rotorua for the South, intending to make a Hying visit to the principal cities in the colony. He stopped at Napier first,

and left his wife and family there, intending to call for them on the return of tin: steamer

and arrive back here in time to catch the Zealandia, by which lie wished to leave on his return trip. His dismay on finding that the steamer could not be tendered from the shore when she arrived oft' Napier may be more easily imagined than described. There was nothing else for it, so our friend had to come on to Auckland, and make up his mind to another month's stay in the colony. Fortunately, he is well-to-do and iiis own master, or the inconvenience would be much greater (ban it is.

Mr Darrell's drama, " The Trump Card," being played at .Sydney at the cud of lust month, is of a decidedly realistic character.

Act '•'> is on the Parramatta Rivers, and is principally devoted to the panorama of the race between Trickett and Rush. To make 1 lie scene more real Trickett himself was engaged to appear <>n the stage. Messrs Collier and Holloway, and .Miss Maggie Knight, well-known in Auckland, also ap peared in the drama.

The man, James McArthur, who ab sconded from the Provincial 1 [ospitul on the 27th of .July, and is charged with taking sun dry articles of wearing apparel belonging to the hospital, was taken tliis morning by a settler of Henderson's Mill, who had pre viously seen the man in the locality without suspecting him to be the fugitive. Con stable 15u11lmi had made diligent search for McArthur at ileleiisvilleandat Henderson's Mill, the oflicer of the latter locality felt convinced that McArthur was not far away, as the description given by Constable IJul leu was exactly that of the man who had been seen. This morning the otlicer ob served the man coming from the bush, where he had been secreted, urged forth possibly by hunger. lie was at once taken care of, and-confessed his name. McArfchur appeal's to be about 50, and has resided for some time at the Wade. He appeared very wild, and ou arriving near the Whau Asy lum on his way to Auckland, he became very violent, so much so, that Dr Aickin sent one of the warders to assist the constable. He was duly handcuffed, and securely placed izi the cart, and taken to the police station, and from thence to the Hospital to be placed under the care of Dr Philson. The man's general conduct and demeanour indicate at lea.st partial in sanity.

Cheap Meat! Cheap Meat!— The largest stock of prime meat in town. Friday and Saturday, 10 bullocks, 100 sheep, "lamb, veal, pork, game, and poultry, and will be sold at a reduced price all day on Saturday to effect a clearance. The beef .sausages 4d, as usual. Pork pies 4d each. Don't forget. The price is reduced all day on Saturday, and must be .soId.—GEORGE Hultmk, Steam Sausage Factory, Quean street.—Advt.

Mr W. 11. Fenton, the well-known hat and cap manufacturer and vendor, has now the sole proprietorship of the business, lately carried on under the style of Hill and Fenton.' Mr Fenton advertises in another column that ho has in use the conformateur. This instrument takes not only the size, but the oxact shape »f customers heads; any human being- curious to know the symmetry of his skull, can soon gratify his curiosity. The truthfulness of the perforated outlines taken has, frequently been challenged by pooulo with undulating heads, who swear that their heads are n®t so fashioned, but the precision with which the newly made hat (its the 'bumps," attests the accuracy of the con forrabteur. Mr Fenton also adds to his stock, direct shipments of snoods, solely connected with hia especial line of business, i.e.. giving fcho finishing touch to the decoration of the human form divino, aud accommodating sporting indi viduals who so freely "Bet you a new hat."

CABLEGRAMS.

THE SUEZ MAIL.

Sari Derby on the Russian

Atrocities.

Disorderly Scenes in tke House ef Gsmmsns.

BOMBAY 1, 12.12 p.m. The Bftlgalore with the Suez Mail left Gallc on the Slfet.

Russia has not answered Earl Derby's dispatch re atrocities committed by Christians on Musulrn&ns in Bulgaria.

There have been further disorderly scenes in the House of Commons.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER).

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

WELLINGTON, this day. OFFICIAL SUPERVISION OVER PRESS TELEGRAMS.

Mr Recs gave notice of motion to-morrow to ask the Postmaster-General by whoso authority telegrams sent by the press are perused by telegraph officials, and altered or amended without the consent of senders.

"WAKA MAORI" LIBEL CASE.

Mr Rces asked the Attorney-General whether the expenses of the defendants in the action against the "Waka Maori" were being paid by the Government. Also, whether the "Waka Maori" was being con ducted at the expense of the Government. Mr Whitaker said the alleged libels were on the 7th July and Sth August last year, when the " Waka Maori " was a Govern ment publication. The action was against the Government printer, nominally. If the question were put to him, who in his opinion would have to pay the expenses of the action, he would say it was extremely likely the plaintiff would have to pay. At present the "Waka Maori" was being conducted under a special arrangement. The whole matter would be brought before the House at an early date. Sir George Grey rose to a point of order. He asked whether the Attorney-General was in order in pronouncing a legal opinion as to the result of a case, and thereby pre judicing the jury. The .Speaker said he thought it would have been better if the Attorney-General had left that part out. Mr Rees gave notice of motion for to-day, "that this House is of opinion that it is unjust and unconstitutional for any Ministry to use its influence, and the money of the Government, for the defence of an action by .any private person against an other for alleged libel. Also, that after the vote of the House last session, in strik ing out the vote for the "Waka Maori," and the promise of the Government not to maintain the "Waka Maori " out of public funds, this House considers the conduct of the Government very reprehensible."

LAND PURCHASE.

Mr Travers asked wlieather the purchases referred to in sections 47 and 4S of the Immigration and Public Works' Act, 1872, have been completed ; also, whether any sum beyond £17,(517 and 3,000 mentioned in the sections, have been expended in connection with such purchases.

Mr Ormond in reply said the payment handed to the province of Auckland was no, on account of any land purchased, but because the province wanted money. The Act pro vided that £17,000 should be paid to Auck land. The lands were in the Piako dis trict. Since then, £547 had been paid upon those lands; the titles would shortly be com pleted. Regarding the payment of £3000 to the province of Hawkes' Bay, it was be cause that province had paid the province of Auckland for lands to that amount.

I'RKSSURE ON COUNTY COUNCIL

In reply to Air DeLatour, Mr Reid said lie had not heard that any improper pres sure had been brought to bear upon the County Council of Waikouaiti.

Mr Hamliu asked the Government whether they propose to amend the Medical Practitioners' Registrations Act, 1569. The present law was a hardship. If the Gov emment did not introduce the bill, some member would introduce a private bill.

Mr Whitalcer said the Government had no intention to introduce such a bill.

TELEGRAPH OFFICE AT NEWTON

Mr Swanson asked the Commissioner of Customs whether the Government will erect a telegraph station at .Newton. He said he had been requested by the Chairman of the Road Hoard to ask the question. The district hail a population as dense as many parts of the city of Wellington. Many residents there find it more convenient than going to Newmarket or Auckland. Newton wan an important district ; rope-making, soap-making, and potteries were carried on. They could see some of its products on Wellington wharf. lie was quite satisfied a station would far more than pay expenses, which would lie small.

The Hon. (r. McLean asked that this question be allowed to stand over a week, in order to give him time to look more carefully into the matter.

BEET SUGAR

Mr .T. S. Macfarlanc raised an important discussion on the motion that beet root sugar factories be encouraged, and the Go vernment give an assurance that no excise or other duty be levied for a period of ten years.

The Premier said the Government wore desirous of encouraging this industry, but it was not wise for the House to exact pledging. It should be cautions as to giving guarantees to abstain from taxation, it would only cneourage gentlemen to embark in this industry oil false grounds, and perhaps establish claims to future com pensation.

Mr Macandrew recommended that the resolution be amended to a form ailiniriug the duty of the Government to put a sum on the estimates as a bonus.

Mr Swanson suggested that the matter l)e referred to a committee of seven.

Mr Macfarlane supported the amend ment. He shewed tact in perceiving that the motion would not be carried in the original form, and taking advantage of Mr Swanson's move.

The motion was carried, with Mr Swan son's amendment.

LONG-WINDED SPEECHES.

Mr Curtis made a fair speech in moving that no member shall address the House more than twenty minutes, unless by leave of the House.

Mr Stout moved that the words after " unless " be omitted.

Mr Maunders, amidst laughter, asked if the motion would apply to the long-winded statements of Ministers.

Mr Gisbome eaid members came there to talk, and he thought the motion would place too much power in the hands of a majority, who might tyrannise over the minority. In Victoria a party attempted to carry things with a high hand, and only one-fourth of that party came back from the hustings. Dr Wallis said he had thought at first that the motion was in tended asa joke,ortogive members an oppor tunity of expressing disapproval of long winded orations. Long speaking was weariness to the flesh. Some people by long speaking cracked their brains as well as their voices.

Mr Reader Wood said he had generally observed that members had the good sense to stop when they observed that they were not interesting.

Mr Rases said members might talk of the generosity of the House, but he had seen it exercised in a very arbitrary way. For instance, to keep oiF committees members obnoxious to the Government.

Major Atkinson said the Government would not treat it as a party fiusstiou. If it came to a division some would go with the noaw and some with the ayes.

Mr Swanaon said all the members could not condense tlieir thoughts. l£ the motion were curried the world should be allowed to read their speeches. The House divided on Mr Stout's amend ment. Ayes, 23 ; noes, 52.

Mr Vfhi hiker moved ''•That tlxe motion be referred to the Standing Committee,'' which was.negatived on the voices. The motion was then negatived. GOVERNMENT YACHTS.

Mr Hamlin gave n»tioe of motion to ask tke Commissioner of Customs if he would causa to be laid before the House a return showing; the distance steamed by the Hinemos aad Stel*i, the amount of coal consumed, the eo»t of working each vessel, and shearing tke services upon which each rcwsel has bsoa engaged.

GOVERN' i LI'S DISPATi' 11ES

Mr Stout gave notice of motion asking asking whether the Governor's dispatch of the 9th January was written with the approval of the Ministry.

PERMISSIVE BILL

Mr Fox introduced his Licensing Bill amidst "hear hears" from Mr Stout. Mr Maunders created some amusement in his opposition to the second reading being fixed for that day week, by .stating' that probably lie would support the bill. The members wonder what has happened to Maunders. He seemed fixed for next Wednesday.

AUCKLAND RAILWAY STATION. Mr Reader Wood moved that in the opin ion of this House the Auckland Railway station should be removed to the site along side the Queen-street wharf, and the Gov ernment be requested to make the neces sary arrangements for its removal, with as little delay as possible. He said a great engineering blunder was committed in. placing the station where it now is. The now proposed would suit the extension of the Kaipara line. He was perfectly satisfied it would pay the cost of the proposed reclamation. Every Auckland member would agree that the present railway site was a mistake, and it was not likely that the railway would pay, with its existing terminus, anything like as much as it ought to do. The mere sum of ten or twelve thousand pounds asked for removing the station, was nothing in comparison with the amounts the Government are now expending upon the Canterbury railways, or from Mercer to Waikato. It was a mere drop in the bucket. He could not understand why the Government so often opposed this alteration. The only way he could account for it was, that the engineers made a gross blunder in the first ' instance in putting the station on its existing site, avid on every occasion when asked to report, obstinately refused to admit original error. Mr Dignan seconded the motion. Perhaps he had commited a blunder in not consulting the Minister of Works in the first place. Perhaps lie might have got a more favorable reply to his question, hi the previous session he got a reply which led him to believe that the work would be done. If the Government did not undertake the work itself he hoped they would leave the matter to the Harbour Board, and not give it to n private company. Mr Wakefield moved the adjournment of the debate until to-morrow.

The House adjourned at 7.30. THE THAMES HIGHWAY BOARD

OVERDRAFT

Mr Roe-; gave notice for a Select Committee to take into consideration the circumstances under which an overdraft of the Thames was paid off by the Government; the Committee to take evidence, and report within one month.

Brilliant Speech BY" SIR GHORGE GREY.

CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS' BILL.

The debate on the Charitable Institu tions' Bill was resumed. Sir George Grey's speaking was evidently primed for a great speech. He says the bill contained principles which ought to have been promulgated from end to end of the country. He twitted Mr Donald Reid with the difference between his former bold attitude when in Opposition and the poor figure cut on the Government benches. Sir George Grey's speech was one of tho best ever delivered. The style often rose to grandeur and true eloquence. Tho speaker evidently felt what he uttered, lie said the system proposed could not be administered by a Central Government sitting in Wellington. A system applicable to Wellington was not applicable to the whole colony. Let the Government dis guise the measure as they might ; let

them call it a Charitable Institution Bill—it was really a poor law— not to make provision for the poor, but to enable the charitable to do so. The first necessity to create institutions which do not create pauperism was not to allow a few favoured individuals, friends of the Government, to amass enormous fortunes, and condemn millions hereafter to live the minions of those favoured persons that pauperism and poverty .should be the doom of persons born into the world. He would not say this was done designedly, but if he

had intended to create pauper.-; lie could have taken no more certain course than have the Government. They have done their utmost to secure that the native race and descendants should lie paupers, by allowing native.-; to be stripped of reserves for their future welfare at a merely nominal price. At Tauranga, he believed, the main part of the native re serves had been snapped up by oih'cers of the Native Departmeut for small annual sums. During the recess eight or nine thousand acres were conferred on a mem ber of the Hoiise by the Government. At Poverty Bay tiie same system was adopted. It was the same at the Thames. Natives had been stripped of their land, purchased by a laud agent for the public at large. At Hawke's Bay there was the same system. One of the great evils threatening the country was pauperising the natives, whereas provision had been made for them. Land ought to have been sold under a fair system, by which everybody who desired to obtain land for himself ami family should have been enabled to do so on fair terms, instead of the friends of the Government, native officers, and land purchase agents, grasping it all. The system was unfair to the natives and certain to entail a large future pauper population. What had been done for Europeans? Enor mous grants of land given to a few favoured people must hereafter secure a pauper population in this country. When he heard of ten thousand acres—of a whole coalfield on the Waikato River—being put up for sale at once, so as to secure that it should be obtained by one person, which would have afforded fifty coal mines to families avlio could realize large fortunes ; when he saw again in the Waikato 80,000 acres taken from the native? and given to specu lators ; when that Act passed, he felt dis graced to live in a country in which such things were done, and that those should come after him to occupy the position of paupers. He was depressed in spirit, and thought of leaving New Zealand—of flying from the country—but he reflected that it was his duty to remain ami light it our- to the • end. (Loud cheers.) It might be said why he did not get a scire facias sued out. Why, the Attorney- General himself would be one of the defendants. The duty of the representa tives was to prevent a pauper population growing up in the colony. Sixty thousand persons had been introduced. What lauds were set apart for them '. (Hear, hear). He had seen men of the native race, surrounded by woods, forests, and rapid rivers, emerge into great and prosperous communities, simply from the fact that every man had got lilud to support himself and family. But these sixty thousand persons were out for years. Where large blocks of land could not be purchased the Government permitted leases of 99 years, another great injustice. It was said they had no claim under any eircunistances, and that such claim amounted to communism. Why the Creator made this communism when he sent human beings on the earth, and gave them a claim to land and water. (Cheers). To say they possessed no such claim was to say a wrong and eruol thing—to pillage the poor of ttair rights. (Cheers). Sir George Grey proceeded : " I say every human being has that right—a right to existence and subsistence from the State, ion give it to the robbers ; you give it to tke mauelaysr ; but to the industrious poor man, who may have toiled all his life, you think no such right skould be acknow ledged. I say it is the teounolen duty of this House— a very different thing from a communism—to declare the inherent and right of every British subject in ?^y

Zealand to subsistence, if necessary, at the cost of the State. It is their duty to takecare that such, institutions exist as cannot be broken up by the rich and powerful (cheers,) and no longer make laws by which one set of persons can say " Lt is quite true we got eighty thousand acres of land ; quite true, we got it under a law which we have broken—what does that matter ? We have a right to go to the (Governor in a private loom, and make any law. I say it's wrong for the sake of our children and widows. Let us take care we do not create a class which would be separated by sellish class interests from the people. We have no right to leave the support of the destitute to private charity. The Native Lauds Bill meant the abdication of the functions of the Government. Every single step was the same. The bill was a total misunderstanding of what charity means." Sir George Grey continued, that charity interpreted by this bill meant that the rich man may shut up his pocket. The poor, sir, are often more charitable than the rich. (Cheers.) I have known servants give their savings to further some family object, and have known most touching instances of charity — charity t3 a degree which I could not attain myself, though 1 could reverence it. (Cheers.) Sir George Grey referred to the conscientious performance of bene volent duties by the Jews and Quakers. These people, actuated by proper motives, did not go the Government and ask £30 f or every £50. The system proposed in the bill might work well for country hspitals. The bill was intended to sweep away ex isting institutions. The Government ought during the recess cause ati inquiry into the institutions. A Commissioner, similar to that in Ireland, should have sat, and next session a measure, founded upon their re port, and enlarged upon the facilities ;;Horded in a now country like New Zealand for establishing beneficial poor laws. The burdens under the bill would fall chiefly on the poor. The funds came from the Customs. Rich men in clubs would escape it. He contended that suck charges ought to be on laud and income. Let great land-owners be taxed ; absentees drawing large incomes from the colony escaped. He was charged with holding extreme views, and with not being fit to take part in public affairs. The great magazines were turned against him, but if lie could be the means of obtaining homes for the people, and get righteous laws passed, or could induce the House to stamp itself with, imperishable glory by passing such a poor law as may stand for a charter of their rights for all time, he would feel proud of the obloquy he had suffered. (Cheers). They were told tke country wanted a political rest. What nation was ever great in pol itical quiet ? It was in times of great political excitement, men put forward great views, that the nation's greatest poets distinguished themselves, and that great discoveries were made in science and art. He said those people who sunk into political rest when free institutions were being des troyed, were not lit to be leaders. He was debarred from moving an amendment, but in committee would endeavour to get a commission appointed to take evidence, and have a poor law based on their report. Until that was done the existing system would do, with the addition of a few county hospitals, and aid to be given from public funds to poor neighbourhoods. Sir George Grey sat down, after a speech of one hour, amid loud and continued cheers. Mr Bowen twitted Sir George Grey with vagueness. He condemned the poor law system. The speaker was evidently con siderably embarrassed, and his speech was more fitted for Committee than as a reply to Sir George Grey. Towards the end'of the speech he got confused, and collapsed soon after. Mr Wakeiield had blandly informed him lie was mixing his remarks. Messrs Stevens and Maunders sir/Sported the Bill. Captain Russell made a good speech, but was mere general criticism on their speeches —no generalization, no comprehensiveness. When he expressed contempt for John Stuart Mill, Mr Rolleston ('whispered setto vnce to Mr Gisborne, "This is warm." Mr DeLatour opposed the Bill. Mr Swanson, in a characteristic speech, slated the Bill, amidst Laughter and cheers. It is a comical sight to watch Mr G. McLean listening to Mr Swanson, with an air of complacent superiority. George is ar man who speaks as if his mouth was filled with iiot potatoes, and says " there? is cases." Mr Basting opposed the Bill. Mr Stout would support the second reading, and endeavour to amend in Com mittee. Mr Kolleston opposed the second reading. Mr Whitaker said the Government would appoint a Commission during the re cess, as suggested by Sir George Grey. Meantime, it would administer the present system with such additions as necessary, and introduce a more adequate measure next session. Messrs Kenny and F itzroy supported the second reading. Mr Stafford thought Mr Whitaker's ex planation would have been better made earlier. Mr Brandon supported. Mr Donald Reid replied. He frequently lost his temper, and hit all round. The House divided— Ayes (42). Noes (11). Atkinson De Latour Baigent Fisher Ballance Lusk Bethara Montgomery Bowen Eolleston (teller) Brown, J. C. (Tua peka) Shcehan Bryce Stevens (teller) Burns Thompson Cox Tole Douglas Wakeiield Fitzroy Wallis Gibbs Gisborne Harper Henry Hunter (teller) Johnston Joyce Kelly Kennedy Kenny Lumsden Macfarlane Mannders McLean Murray Murray-Aynsley Ormond Reid Kowe Seymour Seaton Stafford Stout Sutton Swanson Teschemaker Wnson Whitaker Williams Wood (Matavou) Woolcock 1 AiiAO. Fob : Against : Cnmngiou Curtis Richardson Eastings Reynolds O'JRorkc Button Rees Russell Grey J. (J. Bowen Travers Tj spi ai Karen itiana Morris Hogkmsou Fox Reader Wood The bill was road a second time, audtfiu,. be committed on Friday. The House adjourned at 12.35 a.m. GOVERNMENT EMISSARIES. I The Government keep an official in *£ pre*s gallery, looking after native ina«g for the Government, He is understood 1. l>e a special reporter for a Poverty J'»J paper in the Government interest

rME EVENING STAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1877



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