SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

~T , - ••-- <t, ■ IBa < This Afternoon, 8.10 Ulb-tl k> Aliiiit— -j To-mon-ow Morning, 9.0 SUN SET.—This Evening. 5,42 SUN RISE.—To-morrow Morning, 6.1a MOON'S AGE.—First Quarter, Uth, 10. .7 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES. Wuitaras.s., for Waitara (from ZVlanukau) Glencoe, btirque, Lears, for llokianga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

for Ua<lflu —p-s. Hauraki. early. Fo- London-Spirit of the Dawn, at once- Columbus, barque, early. For the South—Hawaa. 14th Sept. Sept. l-"or Namer and South—Kotorua, lUu hepr. For the Islands—Charybdis, schooner, and Energy, schooner, early For Jvvv-cka—Charyliclis. schooner, to-morrow, For \V~anganui~s.s. Wallabi, to-morrow

IMPORTS.

Pc-i f Uiv of New York, from San Francisco : cases and 15 bundles brooms.—H. B. Morton,

EXPORTS. 27 cases blue.

K. & IT. Isaacs.

['or Spirit of the Dawn for London:— IK7 bkics wool, 9310 horns. 20 bales leather. 8 cis--. do., 103 casks tallow, 389 bales flax, 28 hcl-.- cctrow ibagno.. J(H!7 cases kauri gum. Z-j C'lsks do 'm'lKiirs sh.-nks. r glue pieces, 23 bass bones, 110 kegs butter, 110 tons manganese :■; c.ses /•urios, 10 pkgs apparel. 1 basket, U casks tuil::'gs. :i euie- plant?. >\ ca«cs furniture. 1 oox coin I tv.le drapcrr. GO to>is copra, 53 bundles bark. 1 parcel.—New Zealand Shipping Co., '^^balea wool, 20 b-7es leather. S cases do.— laolar.d Bros. 73 custos ialiow, 29bale= tvool.—Stone Bros. Hi/ cases g-din, S bales i-ottou, I bag do., 1 case o'.-iiits. —Henderson a:id Macfarlane. f>lo cases kauri gum, 1 case drapery. 20 bales cotton. GO tins copra.—Owen and Graham.

THE SPIRIT OF THE DAWN.

The barque Spirit of the Dawn cleared for London '6-day. She is already in the stream, md will sail 'immediately. Her loading has , c- completed with considerable dispatch, mil "she takes a valuable cargo, consisting of tauri {,'iun, fallow, and other colonial and shuid produce,

v. fhc ss. Southern Cross left, Napier on Saturday for this port, via the Thames. Vv'lhisimul. v.v have received a letter from our old friend Captain Ashby. The English shipyiii',' news, over and above what appears in the fjOiiSo-n tiles, is scanty. We learn, however, that'the'machinery for the North Shore Ferry Cos. new steamer was to be shipped on board thebarqtie Iron Queen, which was to leave London lor thi3 port on the 20th tilt. Captain Ashbv says. "I think it will astonish you m Auckland" when you ses this fine machinery landed. I have every reason to believe it will he the best you ever had from this country." We div. pleased to hear thai, the colonial agency business start ci by the late commander of the i C'i'.v of Auckland is progressing even better than expected, and that a good Melbourne con nection is being added to the New Zealand l* Tho Icna loaves to-night for RusseU. She is !o return in time to leave for Wansaroa, and Kussell at 12 noon on Thars- b s Rotorua is expected from Sydney on Wedncday. She is advertised to leave for >:.■ 'i:-r .it i; n'.m. samp- day. The s.s. ' Waitara left the Mannkau for Waitara yesterday morning. The Union Co.'s s.s. Hawea leaves Iscw Plymouth this evening, and will arrive at OnVhunr'a about noon to-morrow (Tuesday). The kotch Specdw:-1! from Kussell from ;>3 ions coal. „ ~ The schooner Golden Isle cleared for Russell to-day in hi.last. , The s.s. AVallabi left Wangantti on Saturday tor the for IManukau, and arrives at Onelmnga to-day. .

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

Bank of Now Zealand-Sellers, £22. National Bank —-Sellers, 71s. Colonial Bank—Buyers, 14s. South Eriiish insurance (new)— Buyei'3, 'in: sellers, 80s. Standard Insurance—Buyers, 19s. I Tnion Sash and Door Co. (new)— Buyers, £•> us. Moanatairi—£7 103, £5; buyers, £7 17s Gd: sailers, £8. Waitekauri—Sellers, 13s od. A.thurnia—£6, £6 ss: buyers, £6; sellers, ■ftG 7s Gd. Union Beach—Buyers, 22s Gd; sellers, 27s 6d. Young New Zealand—Ss; buyer?, 7s 0a : sellers, Ss 6d. Royal Oak—63 61. Knramii Hill—Sellers, 20s. Piako—Sellers, IG=. Harbour View—Buyers. 10s ; sellers, 13s. Welcome—7s : buyers, Cs Gd : sellers, 7s. JOSEPH NEWMAN, Chairman.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Tvlails WILL Clcsk AS Uxt.»bk :- For Thames, this day. at 5.30 p.m. ; and to morrow, at ! p.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, per Argyle, on Friday next, at 2.30 p.m. For Russell. Wan;?aroa, raid Mongonui, per lor-a, this day, at i p.m. For Levuka, per ('barj-bdis, to-morrow at '.> a.m. For Waiwera, Kawan, Omaha, and ?,latakana, per Anne Milbank, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Russell, per Golden Isle, to-morrow, at S a.m. For Tairua, per Coraiie, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Wangarei Heads. Waipu, Wangarei, and r.lan^apai, per Argyle, to-morrow, at-! p.m. For "WhitJanga, Tauranara, and Opotiki, per Rowena. on Wednesday, next. at-J p.m. For Napier and Southern Provinces, per Rotorua, on Wednesday next, at 5 p.m. For Taranaki, Southen Provinces, and Awstra lian Colonies, per Hawea, on Friday noxt, at Per a'.s. Taranaki, on Wednesday, 19th inst., p,s follows :— For India, China. Mediterranean Ports, ana Continent of Europe, at 11.J5 a.m. For Taranaki, Southern Provinces, Austra lian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton (for letters specially addres sed), at 12.i0 a.m. For United Kingdom (via Brindisi) and late letters for Southern Provinces and Melbourne at 1 p.m. ■ , For money orders, registered letters, aito. newspapers, at 10.45 a.m. 8. B. P.T.SS. Chief Postmaster.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The following are the dates and amounts of calls in connection with the undermentioned gold mining companies: £ s. d. Date. New Golden Pah .. ..003 — Sep. 12 Young Colonial .. ..002 — Sep. 12 Young New Zealand .. 0 0 G — Sep. 12 HaneCreek 0 0 0 — Sop. 12 New Morning Star ..010 — Sep. 12 Sultan 0 0 3 — Sop. 12 Phoenix .. 0 1 0 — Sep. 10 Caledonian 0 5 0 — Sep. 10 Auckland 003 — Sop. 10 Cit~ of London .. ..013 — Oct. 1 Homeward P.ound .. 0 0 6 — Oct. 10 N.Z. Loan and Mer cantile 010 0 — Oct. 1 Thlmes DGas 0 1 0 - Sep. 6 Waiotahi 820 — Sep. 12 Alburnia 0 16 0 — Sep. 11 CREDITORS' MEETINGS. In the estate of W. C. Campbell .. Sep. 13 ~ Jas. H. Grattan .. Sep. 13 Arthur Utting .. Sep. 13 Geo. McCaslin .. Sep. 14 ~ T. J. Bainbridge .. Sep. U

BIRTH.

LINABURV/.—On September 7, at her residence, Ponsonby, the wife of Mr. A. Linabury, of a daughter.

WRIGHT.—On the 9th September, 1877, at her residence, More ton- street, Freeman's Bay, Mrs. James Wright of a son.

DEATH.

SYMONS.—On the 10th instant, at the residence of his parents, Gandry-street, Newton, William Symons, eldest son of Mr. William Symons, aged 6 years. The funeral will take place to-morrow, 11th instant, at 3 o'clock p.m. Friends will please accept this invitation.

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

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1877.

*or the ■cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that nced^ resistance, For the future in the distance, And ■the good that we can -Jo.

O^l; of the chief misfortunes of agitationgis, tlf~.it those who have once successfully em barked in if, rarely know where to stop. There is a pleasurable excitement about it which is apt to lead men on when the circumstances which led to the first step Lave changed. This is the mistake which the promoters of Saturday's meeting of the unemployed fell into. The first meeting was large, orderly, well-conducted, and such as to command confidence ;wid respect. The meeting on Saturday was precisely the reverse, and will do a very considerable amount of harm to the true Ciiu.se of the working man. Wken periods of depression arise hereafter, as they Avill prise in all communities, genuine represen tations may be met by the linger of scorn pointed at Hie demonstration of Saturday. The old fable of the bo;/ who amused liim self fit the expense of his friends by calling "wolf, wolf," when there was no wolf, and was afterwards devoured when the animal actually came, because his cries were un heeded^ may be repeated. We believe one of the eliief objects of Saturday night's meeting—we have this upon the authority of a leading promoter— way to support representations t-hat have

been sent home with the object of stopping immigration. Wo are informed that a letter of a character most damaging to the colony, bearing some 150 signatures of so called "unemployed," has already been posted for publication in various parts of England. This step skews how dangerous irresponsible would-be mob-leaders may prove to the well-being of a com munity. That free male immigra tion should be stopped is uni versally admitted. A representation to parliament on the subject would receive general support, but the way to prevent the introduction of labour into a fully stocked market, is certainly not by injuring the colony with the cry of poverty. So long as the Government offer to pay the passages of English labourers they will find no difficulty in lilling their ships. The people, through their representatives, have it in their own hands to cut oft'the supply. Statements representing the colony as com mercially stagnant and depressed may, how ever, check the influx of capital to employ the labour already here. At present New Zealand is attracting Ihoattentionof English i investors as a prosperous and improving iield for the profitable investment of money, and for agricultural settlement. It took years to cJi'a-eo the evil done to colonisation in Auckland by the association of this part of New Zealand with native: outrage. We have overcome that, and settlement is steadily advancing, creating new channels for the employment of labour. But if colonists begin to foul their own nests, they must expect others, who arc not compelled to occupy them, to " light shy." This is not to the interest of the working man. Tlw welfare of the whole community is bound up with the progress of settlement. By all means stop pauper immigration—it has continued too long—but at the same time let it be clearly understood by the well-to-do chist-os in England, that no country in the world offers greater ad-

vantages far the than New Zealand

jr.i'ii of moderate nacan.s Every intelligent man,

no matter what his occupation, must be aware of this, ami will repudiate the at tempt Lo damage AuckHiid in the eyes of the people of Great ]>ntaiu. We believe many of those who signed the letter did so un thinkingly, and Mill, upon niatureuonsidera tion, see thefolly of theill-jndfjed proceeding, which may inflict upon those who have to

;naku their living in the nolouy an injury extremely diflicull to repair. Because wo feel that our own interests are closely hound up with the great masses of the industrial population, we protest the more strongly against this misrepresentation <;l the feelings and intelligence of the working classes of Auckland. The vote of censure

passed on the Mayor by ~the few who arrogated to themselves the ollicc of critics on Saturday night- was simply a gratuitous impertinence. The Mayor and Council did all that it was possible for them to do to supply work, and His Worship, while in Wellington, successfully pressed upon the Government the importance of opening up more public works, ;•. faci which was before the. meeting in the letters considerately forwarded by the Mayor. The whole" effect of Saturday's meeting is to alienate the public sympathy and re.-spcet, which wereenlistcd a few weeks ago. anil to place the working men of Auck land in a false and by no means creditable I ight. "

A meeting of those connected with the oystery fishery is to be hold at Mr Waters' confectionery establishment at 4 o'cloclc this afternoon, when a resolution will be moved. •• Thai the Government be at once petitioned to modify the law, compelling the fisheries to be closed for the three months in the year."

The issue of f"he STAR on Saturday even ing was 5930 copies, which exceeds con siderably the combined daily circulations of all the other journals in the province, including our Auckland moraiug and Thames contemporaries, and the local journals of Whanjjarei, Waikato, Poverty Hay, and Tauranga.

The last few days have been remarkable as having witnessed the lowest tides recol lected by the oldest waterman at the steps. Yesterday not only were the watermen unable to bring their boats up to their stairs, but they could not get them ■within twenty yards of them. Commercial Day was completely bare of water, and small boats were agrotfnd nearly us far out ;is the Ferry Co.'s tee. The sand bank extending half across the harbour this side of the Watchman was very plainly vissible for three hours, and the new dock was sur rounded by mud even on the seaward side. To-day's tide was a little, if at all, higher.

A curious picture of domestic' infelicity cropped up in tho '' iiee Court this morn ing. After the business was over :i labour ing mini in liisw orking clothes appeared before the Bench ai. .] asked his Worship if he would give him a.:: order to get his chil dren ;i\vay from his wife. "But what do you want to get them from your wife for?" asked his Worship, "Can't you both keep them V" " Well, no," said the man, " she married ngai 1, you see." " Married again! Why, how can that be?"' "Well, this in how it stands :— I have been away in Fiji for smiie months, and when I come buck 1 finds she's bees and gone and got married to another feller. I went to her house, and she Bays whe aint acoming Lack to mo, and aint agoing to let the children come back. So I thought I'd come ami talk to >ou about it." " You did quite right " said his Worship, but if your wife has done what you s-ay, "she ought to be prosecuted for bigamy." Oh, I want to do nothing against her. Itf .she likes the other feller better than me she is welcome to stick to him"; and I rather think (added the man smiling n curious smile), he'll find that he don't get much the best of the bargain. When I went up to their house the other day, one of my little ones came out and told me 1 wasn't their pa any longer, their ma lead brought them a new pa. (Laugh ter. ) The practical view which the man evidently took of his curious position afforded much amusement in Court. Mr Barstow told him that if ho would bring proof that he was able to take proper care of the children he would give him the applied-for order. One of the last words added to the Eng lish language by American journalists is "Recitai.ioni.st," applied by a Washington critic to the Rev Charles Clark whose re appearance in the Choral Hall is announced for next Thursday. In a country specially given to " orating," Mr Clark seems to have held his own for the same writer, speakmgof the popular lecturer's appearance in the seat of Government, says : —" Mr Clark's name already stands for a most charming and unique sty!e of oratory in England, Australia, and (ha Canadian Dominion, where he has won the highest honors, both in his character as preacher and as lecturer. His power as a delineator of the charater created by the genius of the great novelists, Thackeray andlDickens, and as a biographical and historical lecture, in his sketch of Oliver Goldsmith nm\ in his description and historical reminiscences of the Tower of London, is eoufesssed to be unsurpassed by any speaker of our |imo wherever he has been heard. Neither Thackeray n©r Dickens ever presented his own characters—the dramatis persons of las own work —in such a life-like and dramatis manner as Mr Clark. The passages -elected from these favourite authors promise ample scope for the exercise of his extraordinary talents as a dramatic impersonator, and'Vhc wide range of themes and the numerous diversified characters personated call into play suo!i a varied power of delineation as to continually sur prise and- cliarm his hearers. The pathetic, the grotesque, the absurd, the funny, the humane, the gay, the sad, the ridiculous, the snobbish,"" the droll, the tragic, the comic, the depraved, and the angelic, all come within the wide sweep of the great

speaker's versatile and remarkable powers of rhetorical and dramatic Equal to (tou^i in dramatic power, he greatly excels hvm in the grace and finish of his elocution, in. the versatility o£ his oratory, and in the variety irvspersona-

Good jokes are so rare that when we do hear one it is as refreshing as a draught of spring water to a thirsty teetotaller. During the unloading of a ship alongside tlift Queen street wharf a day or two ago, a case was put ashore, which, on being opened by the Custom House authorities, was found to contain several sets of imitation teeth. The official was puzzled under what head to class the parcel for the purpose of assessing I the duty. Two or three gentlemen were standing round enjoying the fun. " Well, I don't know what to call the blessed things"_said the officer, after a careful study of his list of "decisions1" "Let 'em go without duty ; it won't ruin the Govern ment,'" suggested one of the bystanders. ' Just at this moment «i good-humoured face of ii well-known forwarding agent, who is also connected with the coal-trade, appeared among the surrounding countenances. The eyes twinkled as they took in the situation. Then the mouth said : " Don't know how to class 'em, eh '.' Easy as A V) C— Grindery, ten per cent." There was a very large congregation in St. Patrick's Cathedral at vespers yester day evening, on the occasion of the llcv. Father Henneberry, D.D., lately arrived from San Francisco, who was announced to preach. Tn fact, the congregation was the largest since the departure of l>ishop Croke from the diocese, «.s many who could not find seat-room had to stand in and about the door. The rev. gentleman preached a most eloquent, fluent, and instructive sermon, selecting his text commencing with the words, " What doth it profit a man to gain the whole world and to lose bis own soul." The sermon was one of tho longest and the most impressive that has been delivered, in the Cathedral for very many years, from the fact that the congregation were in rapt attention during its delivery. We understand the. rev. gentleman is on a tour, and trust, ere his departure, to have j the pleasure of again hearing his powerful l ecclesiastical oratory.

The .Saturday iii^ht entertainment was not so largely attended us on previous occasions* The following was the pro gramme : —Piano solo, Mr IJutschkow ; "You'll be Sorry for This," Mr J. Mcttam ; "Wandering Kefugee; Mr T. Macgnire;

" Get Away Closer;" Mr Smart; duett, " The Upj>er Ten an<l Lower Five," Messrs Sccatsand W. Mettam ; "Strolling on tlie Bands," Mr Mobinson ; "Many Happy Returns of ihe Day." "Mrs Smith; and several others by other members of the troupe, closing with the farce of "The Lawver'.s Boy."

The Whangarei school has been re-opened under the charge of Mr A. Gordon Graham, a gentleman who lias very high credentials. The first day's attendance of scholars was

Korgeaut O'Connor i* about to lie re moved to the Thames (loldCiehls, and Sergeant Mullville is to replacQ hi:n at Auckland. Since Sergeant O'Connor has boon in this city he has been held i:i high estimation by the citizens as an etlicient, intelligent, ;md at the same time, a linn and conscientious oilicer. During the short period of the charge of the One iinnga Station, he was highly respected by the inhabitanb't of lhat Borough for his geiMlcnianly demeanour, discharging his duties at oil times in a respectful and affable manner. We wish the genial sergeant success in bis new sphere oi duty.

[for Majesty thn <>uoen has added to her monogram the initial letter 1. signifying the Latin word "' [rnperatrix." Air Mac nnchacl, the well-known heraldic artist and designer, of Chelsea, has been commissioned to prepare perfectly original designs of mono grams, from which are to be cut dies for the private use of her Majesty. Tlipse are to consist of the letters' "V.ILL,- with the royal crown. The Grcymoutli "'Star" of a recent date S;lv>s : —" The Auckland "Star" is one of the most enterprising of New Zealand journals, and spares no expense in obtain ing the latest news. Its latest venture is to employ :i special London correspondent, who forwards telegrams direct to Auck land." The following business was transacted at the lasj^meeting of the Board of Education. Otiihultu : Certificate granted to .Mr Wan no]). Mount Eden : Appxintnient of Misn Sykes confirmed. Newton (East) : Appoint ment of Miss Hungcrford con firmed. A sum of £10 allowed to Mr Thwaite upon the grounds stated. Holensville : The appointment of Mrs White confirmed. The committee of <"ity East were informed that. in removing Miss Kilfoylc from N<>. 1 to No. :> schools without the sanction of the Board they htul exceeded their powers.

The Following statement with reference to tiic education rate, with an accompanying memorandum by the clerk in the Receiver's oflice, was road at the lust meeting of the Board of Education :—" Hoard of Educa tion, Auckland, (ilh September, 1877. To the Hoard of Education. Mr Bcalo has rendered the accompanying statement in detail of the rates and coats received by him ou account of the Board. This state ment, being made up to date, includes a further snam of £SG 2s 6d credited to the Board as received by Mr Bealc since the :>()th June, the date up to which his account was rendered. The balance due by the Board is thus reduced to £."» Oi. lOd. Appended is a summary of the various charge.", comprised in this account, frqm which it will be seen ttait a sum of £489 VJa i'd, or one-third of the whole expenditure, consists of Court fees, which are paid iiito the Coloninl Treasury and become colonial revenue. The actual Jinancial remilt therefore of tho summoning process reveals a profit of £1.34 18s Sd to the public account, thus : —Debtor :To Solioitors' charges, £7G3 6\s :to oosts and fees, £714 10s 2d ; to balance, £134 18s 8d —total, £lf>l2 14s lOd. Credit : By rates and coats received through solicitor, £1122 15s 4d ; by colonial revenue derived from oourt fees, £459 19s 6d—total, £1612 Us lOd. The amount of rates paid to the lioceiver during this period (1875-77) was £22,000 nett, of which fully one-half is «4ated to have been obtained under threat of summoning. — VINCENT E. Rice, Secretary."

The Free Templars' anniversary toa-party, entertainment, and ball, will be held to morrow (Tuesday) evening, in the Cook sfcrcet Hall. TJie proceedings will be diversified andintcresting, includingmusic, ballads, and readings by ladies and gentle men. Mr Gco. Warburton will occupy the chak. An open meeting of the Fraternal Ikmie Lodge will be held to-morrew even ing in the Temperance Hall, Albert strect, at 7.30. An excellent programme h;»s been prepared for the occasion, includ ing addresses by competent speakers. A iimi a/t Green Maud, Otago, euro about one hundred pigs per month all the year round. At times men are sent into the interim- of Otago and Canterbury to kill pigs, and forward the carcases in sacks to the works. Tins firm, and another in Bunedin, have sometimes thirty tons of haias and bacon in their establishments. Tito stocks at the hands of the Tiraaru trayera at the present time are roughly estimated by the " Herald " as follows : — Wheat, 65,000 bushels; oats, 50,000 bushels ; ami barley, 9,000 bushels. From 30,04)0 to 40,000 bushels of wheat arc .still lield by farmers, while their stocks of oats a re-iCQiisidorableir Mehemet Mi, who was killed in a, recent fight near Kttrs, was a distinguished Turk ish uiiicer >yho served in the Crimea. It^is pwbaßla th,aii ft number of regiments of militia Vill be enibodied in Great Britain for permanent service at an early date. An interrostiHg etiilllron's servfee was held yesterday afternoon in St. Paul's Church. The" chMcen s»ag a number of lipins in a ploasaufc manner, assisted by the chflris-ters. Rev- C. M. Nelson gave :m address on the rich man who resolved to v,j;e kis ease, to eat, drink, and be merry, from St. Luke, eh. 12, verses 16 to 20, and waitucd his listeners sgaiiist covetousness.

A death from the prick of a pin lias oc | curred in London. Mrc H. Sheahan, o i Fitzroy Park, Highgate, jjricked her finger J whilst dressing her baby.' Her handbecame t bad, and a few weeka • after she died of blood poisoning.

A private letter from Wellington states that Mr J. S. Macfarlane has been interest ing himself in matters connected with the present crowded state of the Auckland Lunatic Asylum. Dr Skae, the Inspector, will consequently be in Auckland in a tew days. Then the new wing will be com menced.

A call of sixpence per share has this day been made in the Palmerston Company, and we learn oe enquiry that it is intended at once to resume operations in the mine.

Three very pretty pictures of the yacht .Secret taking part in the Lyttclton Regatta are attracting much attention in Messrs Phillips and .Son's window. They present views of the start, the middle and the linish of the race. The points of this well - known clipper craft are beautifully brought out, and hei appearance coming in under full ordinary canvsy?, and large spinaker, is particularly elegant. The paintings are in oils, and are the work of Mr Gibb, of Christchurch.

It will perhaps afford some encourage ment to those members of the House of Representatives who have exercised their talents lately in vituperation, to know that during the recent obstructionist pro ceedings in the House of Commons, one member, Sir Patrick O'Brien, Liberal member for Kings County called a colleague Mr Grey member for Tipperary and an Obstnrctionist, " a humbug and a d— d fool," which expression lie had withdrawn as unparliamentary

A meeting of members of the Auckland Gymnasium Club will bo held at the Parnell Hull this evening :it 8 o'clock.

The members of the Victoria Company will hold a meeting to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, when every member is requested to l>c present, <u» business of much impor tance will be introduced for discussion.

The half-yearly entertainment in con nection with the Pitt-street Wesleyan Young Menu Association, lakes place this (Monday) evening, at half-past seven o'clock, in the Pitt-street school-room.

CABLEGRAMS.

THE VERY LATEST WAR NEWS.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL LOXJJOS CO HUES POX I) EXT. )

0 S M A W PASHA

REPORTS A BATTLE.

6,0 0 0 KILLED AND WOUNDED.

The Battle Undecided.

LONDON

Saturday night

Osmaii Pasha, the commander of the Turkish army at Plevna, reports two days' desperate fighting at Laptcha, (/), The main forces were engaged. The issue was undecided. Five thousand were killed, and a thousand wounded.

Australian.

(Kkom our Special Correspondent.)

Anothsr Colonial Knight.

SYDNEY—THIS DAY

Mr Allen, Speaker of our Legislative Council, has been knighted. The steamer Lord Ashley is a total wreck. The crew wore saved.

THE SERVIAN PREPARATIONS.

LOUT) DERBY ON

INTERVENTION

[reutbr's special cablegrams per

PRESS AGEXCY.]

BOMBAY, Sept. 8, 11,53 p.m. Skuvta, in replying to Britishirepresenta tions against warlike preparations, said she must be prepared for every emergency. Interviews will shortly take place between Prince Bismarck and Count Andrassy.

September 7th,

Lord Derby, in n speech at Liverpool, said the present time was unfavorable for intervention in the war by third parties. When the time arrives—perhaps uot far distant—England will Jnot lose any oppor tunity.

AUSTRALIAN.

WKECK OF TJIE LORD ASHLEY.

NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE, £7,090.

SYDNEY, September 9,

In the race for the|Randwick Plate, Dean was first and Robinson Crusoe second. Three started.

The steamer Lord Ashley, from New castle to Melbourne, was wrecked last night off the coast. She was insurqjLin the New Zealand Insurance Company for 35^,000. All hands were saved.

[The New Zealand Insurance Co. re-in sured their line of #7,000 on the "Lord Ashley" down to £o00; the National of New Zealand have £500, and the Standard £750, of the £6,300 re-Insured.]

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL ETSPORTEB.)

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH^

AVEIsLINGTON, this day. CAUCUS OF AUCKLAND MEMBERS. Mr Dignan, at the wish of several Auck land members, has called a caucus of them to consider Bills affecting Auckland, and come to common understanding regarding them in the House

Henry Russell is printing the letters quoted by Mr Ormond for circulation.

Mr Swanson to-day presented a petition from Messrs C. and F. Riug, praying for the reward for having discovered the first gold in the colony at Curomandel.

News by the Mail.

REVOLUTION

IN HAYTL—GREAT

FIRE IN PORT AU PRINCE. • New York, August Bth,—Advices from Hayti state that a revolution h;is again broken out in that republic. The insur gents are in force about ten miles from Port an Prince, which is declared in a state of siege. A large portion of the city was fired, and the conflagration continued for two days, and had not been extin guished when the mail steamer left. Pre sident Canal was unpopular with the native element from his known feeling of cordiality with foreign merchants and foreigners in general. He is suspected accordingly on that account. He is a good soldier, but however strong the foreign element may be it cannot protect him from the designs of those who seek to gain the object of their ambition by assassination. General Soloman, a black man, formerly Minister to England under the imperial rule of Salongue, is the present aspirant to the Presidency, and says when he gets into power colored man and white man both look out, as the black republic will make the streets «f Port an Prince rivers with the blood of both of them. The southern side of the island is equally disaffected, and at Jacmel the newspapers are openly at variance with the existing administration. j Numerous arrests have been made by the government, chiefly among persons sus pected of being engaged in revolutionary plots. '• THE ALLEGED RUSSIAN ATROCI i TIES. ■

" Similar atrocities arc communicated to u.s frem Asia, notably the following : — Fifteen hundred families belonging to Soukoum Kaleh, having taken refuge in the woods to escape the barbarous treat ment to which the Cossacks subject the entire Mussulman population, died of inani tion. The Russian division, which occupied Ardanacho, in its retreat towards the frontier put to death 50 persons of both sexes and of various ages, and set (ire to the dwellings in several villages which itpassed. "The Armenian Bishop of Utch Kilissa was seized, brutally garrotted, and carried away by the troops, in this frightful con dition. These deeds, any comment on which would but weaken their horrors, and which I beg to lay before the public con science, are becoming general along the whole passage of the Russian troops both in Kirrope and Asia, and leave no room for doubt as to the programme of murder and devastation adopted by the enemy in order to strike terror into the country, and exter minate the non-combatant population." TURKISH AND RUSSIAN FEELING AGAINST ENGLAND. The Constantinople correspondent of the "Standard" says, that " the arrival of the fleet in Uesika Bay has caused great irrita tion here. There is at the present moment among the Mahometans, and especially in the higher circles, a bitter hatred of the English, who are accused of think ing only of their own interests and of caring nothing for Turkey. Many loading Turks declare loudly that if Turkey is compelled to sue for peace, she will do well to dispense with the advice or assistance of England, and to treat directly with Russia, Tin's is the general feeling in Constantinople. DEVASTATION IN TURKEY. The correspondent of the " Daily Telegraph," writing from Slramla on Mon day, July 9, says : —"The country must, of course, suffer much from the advance of a hostile arm}-, but few could have anticipated the dreadful destruction perpetrated by the Russians, who appear to treat friend and foe with the utmost impartiality, oppressing Christian and Moslem with equal barbarity.—Quite unmindful of the special object for which the war was undertaken, the Muscovites are burning and devastating as far as their arms can reach, especially the villages between Selvi and Tirnova, marking their progress with fire and ashes.—Terrible tales have been received here of the massacre of Mohamme dans, and well-authenticated details are now in my hands. On the whole I am bound to conclude that the war is assuming a cruel and savage aspect, and I fear thai horrible scenes are about to bo enacted. TORPEDO EXPERIMENTS. It is stated that the Russians have been experimenting at Odessa with a new engine throwing some dreadful liquid on to the dock of hostile ships to remove the crow before the torpedo attack is made. An iron boat for the discharge of Whitehead torpedoes is being built at Mr Baird's wharf in the Neva, 115 ft. long, and 16ft. broad. The boat will be 7ift. at bow, and 10ft. at the stern. The engines will be powerful enough for the boat to attain a velocity of 17 miles an hour. The name of the boat, which costs 100,000 roubles, will be Very — AnglicC, Explosion.

The exact losses sustained by the Russians in the passage of the Danube on June 27 have now been ascertained, 289 were killed, 39S wounded, and 38 are re ported as missing.

THE ENGLISH FLEET.

'•'Mr Layard lias not, as some people allege, made any application for permission to the English ileet to pass the Dardanelles. He lias merely intimated to the Porte that England not being satisfied with the explanations of Russia on the subject of Constantinople, has sent the fleet to Besika Day, and is going to send troops to Malta in order that she may be in a position to take the necessary steps if the Russians should cross the "Balkans and draw near to Constantinople."—Special Correspondent of the " Standard " at Constantinople.

The Russian journal the " ISSbw Time " remarks that the appearance of the British fleet in Besika Bay last May, which -was io have saved Turkey by a miracle, had the contrary effect of bringing the Eastern Crisis to its present critical position. This time (it says) the mission of the British fleet is significant in another sense. The question now is not of saving Turkey, but Constantinople only ; not, of course, fw the advantage of the Turks, but for that of the English. " The presence of the fleet in Besika Bay," the article concludes, "can only have the effect of destroying the good impression which was produced b"y fiord Salisbury's declarations at the Conference, anjd at the same time of inspiring the I'brte with illusions which will be disastrous to itself and no less disadvantageous to England."

The St Petersburg " Ruski Mir" says there is reason to believe that the new French Cabinet have agreed -with England as to naval operations in the East. The article of the " Mir" concludes with the words," caveant Consules ne quid detri ment! eapiat Hespublica." A HORRIBLE FAMINE INCIDENT.

We continue to hear of the most dreadful destitution among the natives in some parts of Wynruul. The peop)o leave their homos, beyond the planting districts, and uoana over the estates in search of work and relief. As they were half-starved before they left their villages, they are totally unfit for work when they reach the estates, and the inevitable consequence is that many die of want. Deaths of this sort are counted by hundreds in a week, in the south-east Wynaad alone. We are glad to know that the authorities are striving to grapple with this evil. Sir Knox, the Assistant Commissioner of the Nilgiris, has gone down to inaugurate a better system of relief. One horrible affair lias been told us by a resident of the south-east. A planter was caught in a heavy shower of: rain, and sought shelter ia a native hut near. As he approached the kut he became aware of the horrible stencli proceeding from it. With his stick be pushed open the door, and inside saw the dead body of a native. Without inspecting the place further, he went off and communicated with the police, who came and found in the hut no less than six dead bodies, all in a state of decompo sition. It it is supposed that the whole six died of starvation.—" Neigheny Courier. July 17.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advices from Buenos Ayres state fearful floods have occurred in the far South Millions of sheep and cattle oerished, and hundreds of families were rendered home less.

Election riots took place at Grimsby. A mob of (>,OOO wrecked the hotel where Watkins' electors stayed, and tried to burn it. Three persons were injured. Troops were sent to the scene and 12 rioters ar rested.

Some horrible disclosures have been made as to the treatment of boys in the goyern ment reformatory, Jamaica, who have been terribly ill-used, only getting bread on Swn. day, and one salt herring to eight youths. According to the testimony of l>r Campbell' medical officer, whenever at liberty they rushed to the pigs' trough, and ravenously ate putrid offal and food that had been thrown there for swine.

A Vienna telegram says that in Monte nqgro the whole of the Zeta Valley, for merly the richest part of the country; is devastated, and its most gallant defenders arc dead or -wounded. The Montenegrins have been victorious, but their victories have also been ruinous. Thousands of corpses are hidden in precipices and for gotten, and arc tainting the air. Typhus and famine threaten tnc land. Tins dan gerous state of things also influenced the Turks to withdraw.

TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES AND IN TEMPERATE ADVOCATES.

(To the Editor.)

Sn;, —I like many others, do detest to sec temperance advocated by intemperance which I am prepared to say has a decidedly contrary effect to that which is intended. Harsh, acrimonious, illnatured, and untruthful, .statements vail never make converts to any cause. Neither will man be made temperate by force, and it can never benefit the causa of temperance to call the sellers of spirits, beer, &c., all sorts of vile names, as if they were thieves, vaga bonds, &c; and why is the publican abused and vilified, and the merchant, distiller, and the brewer let free, and looked upon as some of the best members of society. Again, if we are to stop the sale of all spirits, and shut up all public houses because their use is abused, why not prevent the uso of razors because some men cut their throats with them, or stop the manufacture of rope because some people hang themselves with it, or shut up all chemists and druggist? shops because they sell poison as well as drugs ? Again, .should we not dry up all rivers, canals] ponds, &c, because some people drown themselves in them ? Advocate temperance in all things—sound, scriptural, and truthful arguments, and I am one with advocates of sobriety, and for the ill which you wish to abolish, substitute some good. Let us have good, handsome, and comfortable mechanics homes, the Coil'ee and Cocoa Clubs, with good reading rooms, where men for Id or 2d could have their cup or two of tea or coffee, aud bread and butter, and the read of the newspaper, and more would be done away with the multitude of public houses now existing. Butjdon't abuse?and vilify publicans as the worst of characters, and let the supplyers and owners of hundreds of them class as the first members of society. Who would have said a word against Sir T. F. Buxtan, brewer, Mr Guinness, brewer, Mr Allsop, brewer, Sir R. Burnett, gin spinner or distiller, and yet they are all owners and supplyers of hundreds of public houses. I know many publicans as good members of society as any living man. And the whole body of Licensed Victuallers will stand well in comparision with the main body of society in acts of charity and benevolence. Where can yon find both a more charitable and benevolent institu tion than those belonging to, and instituted by the Licensed Victuallers. Their bene volent institutions', their alms houses, their schools, their Society for the aged and in firm, and in fact, all institutions connected with their body. None better or better conducted. I havelnot a particle of interest to serve in what I say or write. I do not think I enter a public house three times a year, but I do like plain honest truth to be spoken. Give honour to whom honour is due. A cause must be a bad one which has to be propped up by falsehood and slander. Bat I believe publicans to be as re spectable a body of men as exist in other trades. This abuse, aud low vituperation is not the way to advocate any good cause, and bring scandal upon the originators of it. I could back 30, 40, or 50 publicans against the same number of merchants, traders, farmers, aye, and legislators, and they would stand very well in comparison. I believe public houses properly kept a public convenience, and do not think the keeper of them should be abused as downright blackguards or thieves. This is not the way to make con verts to any caxise, but has the exact con trary effect, with others I expect, as with your obedient servant, Old Practical.

THE FOOTPATH.

To the Editor of the Star),

Sir,— Concerning the. Mechanics' Bay footpath proiect—There (.has been, since my notice in tha Star, something considerable said about it, and there has been concurrence. It seems to be a reckoned-up general geed, in and for the whole district, viz,, the raised solid footpath as before pointed out and described, from Swan Inn rail way arch to the wharf. More requires to be said on it. When the cart road was designed there was a kind or soit of a small tea-pot tem pest as to its propor or permitted terminus at east end ; every body owning brains pointed out Stanley-street as the proper junction, shav ing, not scattering, the windows of Swan Inn. But some little men, strangers, owning some tiny three-farthing shanties, ten or fifteen fathoms further on, and jealous for the higk honour of our glorous old Codstitution Hill, sung out and shouted "iN!o; or otherwise w« demand solid cash compensation." Now, Sir, to make a long story short, the grand authorities succumbed, concßded, yielded; the horse road was not brought to its natural and unquestion ably proper terminus, flush with Stanley-street. But, instead of that, it was brought close to the foot of Constitution Hili, out of the way entirely of all the world and his wife, That was and is the horse road mark you. Private interest should ever yield and be subordinate to the public good. But the new present proposition is different—a foot-path, mainly alongside the railway, and it is to educe good from ill. Fur thermore, I think it likely that the Parnell Board and the Parnell Sash Mill Company, will each volunteer a free donation of a twentieth of the total cost of tha work, i.e., a combined one total tenth of the whole financial damage, on the one special condition, that the necessary work be commenced now, without loss of a week. The new way altogether is a first-rate cutting, and should cer ainiy not be by anf means detracted from as is feared. The pre posed pathway would obviate the ill, as well as avoid the hill, and be, moreover, an additional good. I am, etc.,—W. E. Sadlek.

HERR SCHOTT'S THIRD MATINEE.

These entertaining and at the same time instructive rhatinee3 are increasing in popularity. On Saturday there was a gooa. attendance at Herr Schott's rooms in Shorjlana street to hear the third of the series, whicn passed off fully as well as either of the two which preceded it. The concert programme evinced the maestro's usual care In selectm-, suitable pieces to be adopted as models or style and execution, .-v :■• :ents, and then the charming operetta, which forms so conspicuous a feature of these gatherings, came ou at yi» find to sweeten the move substantial fare, ana to send the audience away in a men) humour. A sonata, by Beethoven, containing Allegro, Andante, and Scherzo movements, opened the bail, and was y,yu played by Miss Gertrude James, who is acquiring beautiful finish of style. An oboe solo to". He" Schott was listener to con amore. Mrs iVlitcneu sang "Apart' (Vaughan) with exquisite patnosi, and Mr Hardington gave '• Oaidssima (Poutetj and "The Constant Heart" (J.oder) with very fine effect. The last-mentioned is, we believe, quite a new composition, and thou = u rather massive look well with the audience. Miss James, in addition to her instru mental performances, gave a pretty song, which was well received. The operetta is entitled " Wanted, a Parlour Maid. All "Jv parts are for ladies, and were sustained oy M™ Mitchell, Miss Leaf, Mrs Woolley, and another lady amateur. The solo by Mips Leaf at vie outset was very beautifully rendered, ana . » duet between the lady amateur and J*ir= Woolley was a lively and sparkling Pprl°," mance. Mrs Mitchell sang- "I'm a SimPl ° Parlour Maid" with tailing effect, and tne other ditties of the piece were severally suc cessful, particularly a pretty duct by WU Mitchell and Miss' Leaf, and the conoludnV quartette. The next mr.tinee will be given ou Saturday, the loth instant.

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1877.



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Cf P E C I A L N O T I CE. n 10 COUNTRY SETTLERS AND OTHERS REQUIRING STRONG CLOTHING MATERIAL. The undersigned have Just Received a Fresh Supply of NEW PRINTED MOLESKINS, Light and Dark Patterns. CORDUKOY/, Various Qualities, and WHITE MOLESKIN. Also, WHITE ana GREY CALICOES, of all the Best Makes, and First-class Value. Grey Calico from 3d por yard Good White Calico from !'.d por yard A nice lot of New Shirtings, fast colour and new patterns Heavy Brown Holland, a very cheap lot at [:..:";; : -AC'.d per yard A Job Lot of Huckaback Towels, at Gd each. us (Jd per doz. Alhambra Quilts, at 3a lid each Kidderminster Carpet?, ;;• "ice assortment, of patterns and good quality, at 33 lid; Felt Carpets; Mauin<<s of various makes ; I x -1 Floor Cloths : Axminsicr Mats ; and every description of FLIINISIIING DRAPER V, at Very Reasonable Prices. Extra Good Value in BLANKETS, all sizes, white and coloured Tn order to Clear. WINTER DRESS GOODS, REMNANTS, &c., are now offered at Consider ably Reduced Prices. Special to Dressmakers, &c. — A very Choice Lot of Silk and Fancy Buttons just to hand, all new designs, and very carefully selected for the incoming season's trade. The CLOTHING DEPARTMENT is well stocked with every requisite for Boys and Men, being- constantly replenished from the best sources of supply. Inspection Invited. •a. in the £ allowed on all Cash Purchases oi £os. and upwards. RUSHBROOK Sc BRTDGMAN, rf UNCTION DKAPERY WAREHOUSE, UPPEK QtTKTvN'-STHEJBT, AUCKLAND. mHORNTON, SMITH, AND FIRTH'S JL PRICES CURRENT (WHOLESALE). Sifbjectto alteration without notice. Sacks. 100's. 50"s. Crown Brand Flour, & s. d. £ s. d. & s. ri. per ton 21 0 0 21 10 0 22 0 0 T|S Canterbury ,„ 0 - 0 MIOO M 0 0 Meal for Pig-feed .. 1) () 0 Sharps .. 8 0 0 Bran 6 10 0 .. Fowl Wheat .. .. 0 1 oto .Is. Gd, The above price? include sacks and hags; sacks and bags not returnable. Terms: Cash. Auckland Cth September. 1877. IV/T A N C H E ST I X GOO DS. W. It ATT HAY Begs to notify that he has JUST OPENED an assortment of the following Goods, viz.: Horroeks' and other makes of .Calicoes and Longcloths ■10, 51, 72, 80. £10, and 100 inch Finlay'S Plain and Twilled Sheetings 6/1, 7/1, 8/1, 9/1, and 10,1 White Linen Table 6 1, 7 1 and B'i I-lambro and Unbleached do., do. Damask Table Cloths, Napkins and Tray Cloths, Rough and Dressed Hollands, Diapers, Frontings, S:c. Linen and Cotton Bed Tick. Huckaback iowcl ling, Tea and Glass Cloths, Christy's Turkish Dusters. Countern2P.es, Quilts, Toilet Covers, and Anti macassars. The above have been- Marked at tub Lowest Remunerative Pbices. \TEW 7EALAXD TJ OUS E, C 6, Queen-street, Attckxan-d. 6 k T>AY OF PLENTY TIMES/ JQ> MR. ARTHUR F. SISLEY is at present in the city, and will wait on Advertisers fora continuance of their favours. Mr. SrSLEY is authorised to receive Moxitcs due to the "Bay of Plenty Times." E. M. EDGCUMBE, Proprietor. Tauranga, Ist September, 1377.



The vilest rogues are those who impose on the sick. There is a class of impostors now engaged in vending imitations of that health-promoting beverage, Udot.i'iio Wolfe's Schiedam Aro matic Sciixapws, put up in bottles which pre- > viously held the real article, and often bearing I counterfeit labels. Purchasers should ask for ' and take none but the t;vnuine.