SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIG-H WATER—) Moriing, 1.31 SUN SET.—This F.vemn.. 1.51 SUN RISE.—To-morrOAV Tuorning, i.l, MOON'S AGE.—Ne v Moon. 11th. 9.15 a.m.

AP.RrVALS.___

DEPARTURES.

City of New York. E.M.S., Cobb, for San Fran cisco Aria Hanolnln Pre-v Jane. s.s.. Heliander, for Avranui ana Gisborne. Jane' Douglas. *'.s., eraser. F_Y_se:-._ for Gisborne. "letoria. barque. Shimmins. for Newcastle. IMinnehaha. schooner. Smith, for Lytteiton, via Thames.

EXPORTS.

Per Prerry Jane for East Coast : 02 package?. 1 box candle. 2 eases. ■• bandies empty sacrcs. 1 case -<-inc. 1 ease syrup. -3 mats sugar.—OAven and Graham. Per Prerry Jane for East Coast:—sO bundles hoon iron.—Sto ,ye Eros. Per Muxenr-r. for Levuka : 51 -acsrs potatoes. 10 kegs butter. -: kess cheese, 2 cases bacon, 7 -:ars butter. 19 case;.'2o tons biscuits, tfi sacks bran. 2 sack- oatmeal. P' boxes soap. 20 bags timber. 25 sheep.— Nlccol Hendry re Co. 1 package leather.—lreland Bros. °0 tierces br-ei. 20 kegs do.. 2 eases ale. 2 eases 10 barrels ate. 20 boxes soap. 100 sheep.— Niccoi. Hendry _-c Co.

THE S.S GOAHEAD.

.or AuCiC.anct. The schooner Nvmnhe made a tine run of eiJ-hr e..-rs :o Levuka. ' She arrived there on the 6:h June. Trie schooner .Jessie Henderson arrived there on .Tur.,; _th. after a passage of 13 davj. Sire hss accepted a charter ro proceed ro the Tonea Grnur>. and load copra for Messr3 Henderson and Co. Tire barque Victoria left last night in ballast for Newca?tl2. The bar :-ie Memento sailed from Newcastle for this port on the -~:h, uit. with 700 tons coal and 10 tons coke. Consignees oi _oods by tr.e barque LombaT dian are notified thai 'hey will be reedireo. to si<ri a general average bond before obtaining delivery orders. " . The schoor.er Minnehaha has sailed :or the Thames in order to load timber at the Hauraki Alllls, iorLytteltor. The barque Cabarfeidh wih clear our to morrow for NeAvcastle in ballast The 3s. Wellington was cocked at P_i Chalmers' on the" -3th, for the purpose of repairing her rudder-head, which was damaged at the time she narrowly escaped being Avrecked in attempting \ o cross the Mannkau Bar. The barque George Broughton. Avhich sailed »-\om London on April 15th for this port, con signed vo Messrs Crniekshank and Co.. has on hoard the following passengers: Saloon—J. B'tice J Hutchinson, Elizabeth Hutchinson, Ann" Hutchinson, Constance Hutchinson. Mar garet Hutchinson, and Alary Hutchinson. S'o'cond Cabin: J. Hobson, Rev. W. Evans. Mar- A.Evans, IT. Westby. and William Kert iand.' 'steerage: V. W. King. Jane M. King, Grace E. King. Herbert Y. King. Bessie M. King-, Lr'lia J. King. Frederick AViliiam King, Sydney W. King, Peter H. Simkins, Elizabeth Simkins. Robert ___ir.'l3av. Ar.n_ I_.in<i3ay, John P. Lindsay, James Lindsay, James Hannah. George Wilson, Mar:.- Strattan. Eliza Connolly, Y. S. CroAVther, William Lunan, John Roper, and C. Gay. The b'iro-.ie Columbus brines to this colony two cabin'passengers. Mrs Margaret Thomas and daughter, and 26 Government immigrants. Captain Watt, formerly well- known in this port as captain of the ship Celestial Queen, has iust arrived at Lvttelton in command of the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s fine iicav ship VVan ganni. after a fast passage of 01 days. ' The hriu-antine Roderick Dhu Avas towed down from Dnnedin to Port Chalmers on the 28th nito. She is to load ;ic Oamaru for thi«» port. The brie: Camille, in addition to her Now York merchandize, brinas rhe following cargo from Port Chalmers :—73 packages, and 3341 sacks of produce. It appears from our Hokianga telegrams thao the. brigantine Obelisk arrived at Hokianga Heads yesterday. , „ , The mail steamer C;:r of ~Sev? \ orkleftshortly after 5 o'clock vesteiviay evening. The follow in" is the f nil iist of her Auckland passengers; —Messrs W. Buchanan. C. G. Kthelstan, Thos. Russell W Peek. Chas. Stevens. C. Emys, E. Summer= p. MeQuinley, C W. Clifford. R. Abraham's. A. Vipond, Jas. Cooper. J. Verden, A. Joshua,'Mr and Mrs Douglas. Mr and Airs Hunt three children, and servant, Mr and .Mrs J. Wickman and child, Mr Fergusson and two children and Mr Cheeseman (mail agent), ' The s.s. Pretty Jane left for A.wauui and Gis bornelast evening. Passengers .—Messrs Smith, Jones, McTlroA-. J. Stone. The s.s. Jane Douglas left for Gisborne direct la ar evening. The barque Novelty on May 21, wat loading at Hongkong for Melbourne and Sydney. The schooner Mazeppa leaves tc-night tor Levuka. She Cleared out to-day with a general cargo principally shinned by the owners. r.ressrs'Nieeoi and Hendry. Passengers—Mrs DeGra\*es, Messrs Pluger and W. Niccol. The 3-masted schooner Ceara is to leave for Sydrev in ballast in a few days. The'barque Alasfor got under weigh this morning, and proceeded on her A'Oyage to Batavia with a. light S.W. wind. The schooner- Golden Isle came on from Russeil this morning with a cargo of coals. The. London baroue Lombardian was brought in from the stream'this morning, and moored on the berth lately occupied by the Pliectra, which has been moored out to make room for her.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

sunaay, zna juiy. i Arrivals at the Heads :- Thomas and Henry, brig, from Auckland. Flora, hrigantine, from New Plymouth. Hannah Bloomfield, brigantinc, from V> elnng- . ton. J No departures. i Vessels at the Heads :— , Loch Lee, Elierton,. Reliance.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

MrTnrs will Close as Undeip.:— 'Tjt Thames. 'Iris day, of, 1.30 p.m.;andto- * morrow at 0 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. v or Coromaiidel, per Argyle, to-morroAV at 2.30 pm. . . p'or': 'a;;-na, per Mar.a. this; lay, c.c. I p,.m. y or j> v uka. per Mazeppa, this day, at i p.m. For Newcastle Cn.S.Wj, per Melrose, to-morrow at noon. ... t-, - For Nelson, Wellington, Sonlnern Provinces, and Australian Colonies, par Hinemoa, to morroAvat 11 a.m. Late letters will be received till 11.20 a.m. j Rr.T Tairua, per Mercury, to-morrow at 3 p.m. . For Whitianga, Tauranga. and Opotiki, per RoAvena, to-morrow, at I p.m. I For Tarinaki, Southern Provinces and A us- j ■ "tralian Colonies, per HaAvea. on Tuesday,, 10th .hist., at 5 a.m. _ "x"or Tauranga. Cisborne. Napier, ana Southern j Provinces, per Wanaka, on P\ ednesday next, . at 3 p.m. _-~.._ S. B. BISS. Chief Postmaster. I

I Look out for shams in Ihe shape of poisonous imitations of the Panple'3 favourite health beverage, Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aro .Mr.-"re Scti.vapps. These detestable swindles often bear counterfeit labels or names closely approximating to that of the true article. A close .scrutiny should be brought to bear upon preparations purporting to be the real Schnapps. I Relief from: Couoh in- Tex Minutes'.— Sharland'a Cherry Pectoral, a specific for Colds, Coughs, Asthma, Consumption, Bronchitis, Lung Diseases. Sec. It. acta like magic. Price, 2s. 6d. and is. fid. a bottle. Sharland's Instant Cure for Toothache; Is. a bottle. Skarlaxd'S, opposite Post-office. Auckland.

DEATHS.

POLLOCK.—At her mother's residence. Pm sonby, on the 4th instant, Janet, only daughter of the late Robert, Pollock, aged 2.> years. The funeral will take place on Saturday, at 3 o'clock p.m. Friends wiil please accept this inA'itation. DAVIS.—On the sth July, at tho North Shore, Mary, the bcloyed vrife of R. C. Davis, sur veyor.—Gisborne papers please espy. ■

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

THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1577.

?or the cmse that lacks assistance, For the wrontf that needs icsistar.ee. For the future in the distance. And the _ood that we can do.

The breach between large land-OAvners and the people in Victoria, is Avidening daily. Mr Berry, the ucav Premier, leads the agitation, which aims at a land-tax lev ied Avith the object of forcing holders of wide tracts of country to sell. The popu larity of this cry gained seats for Mr Berry's supporters iv the country,Avliile his major ities in the towns were Avon by a strong advocacy of protection. In Cali fornia, the State Government has legislated in vain to limit the area of free hold held by a single proprietor. A .State Land Commission, which has just com pleted its investigations, reports that "The j2O acre limit under the Act of 1563 has been constantly and systematically evaded. flic land ring has an agent to watch the ■xterisioii of the United Stales surveys, uidwltf.il a section is found "in place," is it is termed, tho agent has » lot of dum- ' nies, who have never purchased, to swear : ntt applications enough to. exhaust the •'

land ■• in place." These dummies make a . deed or assignment to the speculator, and the dummies step out or the transaction, i T:ie:r an n cent assumes to he attorney for | the dummies, and conducts the rest of the I business as such. The records for years • j shoAV full transactions of this kind, defeating ; i the intent of the kvw reserving these lands | for the bona ride settler. As many as 300 , amplications have been tiled by the same attorney in one day bearing the same date. So frequent have been these things during . the ins: two outgoing administrations that the practice has come to be known as ■•the dummy system." The officers charged with administering the law have quietly winked at these evasions, Avhich " the Commission denounces iv no measured terms as fraud and robbery. The same question is cropping up almost universally, even the old vested rights or England feeling the inliueuce of the strong popular current. The teachings of Mill ami ..tiier eminent thinkers have created ne-.v ideas upon the subject of land tenure. And although the -a.-red character of the earth's surface for the support of the millions God has placed on it is not, perhans. fully grasped by those who are foremost in their opposition to the creation of large estates., yet there is an instinctive antagonism to the extraordinary rapacity for land, which is so remarkably developed in all new countries. Why any one man -honld make it tho first object of his existence to seize land enough for the support of half-a-million human being? Aye shall not now inquire. The politic:.! and social influence connected with the mana of land, and the desire to create an ancestral estate—considerations which enter largely into the passion—are opposed to colonial ideas of equality. The strong disfaA-onr with which large holdings are viewed in the colonies may. hoAVevor. be traced mere directly to the locking up of rich districts for speculariA*e purposes j than to the legitimate occupation and cul ! tivation of lav.i with the laudable desire of making a noble estate. The " Otago ! Daily Times," the recognised mouthpiece j of the big runliolders in Otago, speaks, in ! Avarning tones of the " wide—proad jealousy of wealth, when it takes the form of the occupancy of Land." In a series of articles ! ir has endeavoured to create a feeling of alarm among its supporters, and a move ment tor self-protection against the onset Avhich it sees elcarJv looming in the imme diate future : ■' It is impossible," says tiiar journal, " not to fee! amazed sometimes at tire almost stolid ignorance— the absolutely i fatuous confidence —witii which they seem Ito regard a position which has been I mined iv ovary direction by popular i opinion, •until it seems based on a rabbit - Avarreii instead of a rock."' That ,i struggle is approaching iv New Zea land, no one who lias watched the signs of the times can fail in perceiving. And we believe our' )tago contemporary otters, sound advice when it says :— ■" !f our big men. hope to retain their large areas of land, they must slioav thenuelves worthy *f it. ir is by the part they have taken in public ail'airs,by practically pointing out that they were of use, rimt the land owners of Eng land have been able to retain their position. ft requires no very acute observation in this part of the world to see that the large land-owners, say in Otago, are about the last to bestir themselves in any useful matter. \\ hen public schemes of usefulness are- to the fore, then riie richest men seem usually to be tiie most backward. We merely repeat what has been for a long time a subject of common remark, that many of those Avho owe their all to the Province are among tiie last to return anything to the place and people. We should doubt whether the whole world display?* a more striking instance or" the selfishness of wealth than may be found in this Province. Experience has shown us, in other coun tries, that no sooner dues the land-oAvner forget his duties to society than, without \-<-,vy long delay, iv some shape or another, his position is lost to him."

Mr \\ . L. Salter, a. student of the Three Kings, conducted the -ervice attire Young PI:;\-P.- Christian Association, and not Mr Salter, the respected libarian of the Your* Men's Christian .\ssociatio*i. The service of this evening—the last of the series— Avill be conducted by Bey. Thomas Buddie. Tie- induction of the Rev G. B. Munro to i tiie pastorate of St. Lake's Presbyterian : j ( hurch. rtcmuera. took place last eveniu". I The ministers present were— The Rev. | David Bruce, Rev. R. F. Macnicol, i'or:. j R. McKinnex, Rev. Thomas Norrie. Rev. J R. Somervill'e, lie:: Mr Neill. Tiie usual j challenge having been given without j response, the edict of the Preshvterv I auilinri.-ing tbe ordination was read. After j devotional exercises, ami a •ermon preached J by jtev. Sommerville, the ceremony of the imposition of hands took place; tier. D. Bruce pronouncing the prayer, and deliver ing an exhortion. R v. Macnicol nex; ad dressed tiie congregation upon the duty of aiding the ucav pastor. Mr T. Macfarfane j then presented to the Rev. .Munro a new pulpit gown, an behalf of the ladies if the congregation, and the pastor having ex pressed his thanks, the proceedings v:<-vn I brought. .0 a close by the pronouncing of j the ben idiction. With respe.ct to the official Avar telegrams the " South Australian Advertiser" says : — We betiev"; the arrangement is that agent - general are to meet, and agree to a telegram v.hieh Sir Arthur Birth is to semi to Adelaide, whence it will be fonvarded to the other colonies. Ac Christehurah, a prospectus has been issued for a new Fire and Marine insurance Company, to be named tl)e Union, and the capital of which is to be £2,000,000 in one hundred thousand shares of £20 each, calls of £1 to be made at intervals extending over a period of two years. We understand that the new venturo has been started under the auspices of a foreign banking institution in the face of the rumoured in [ tention of a local insurance company to i remove its account from that bank to a j local bank. The Wellington Citj^Council was resolved to appointed Mr Climie City Engineer, at £600 a year. He is also to carry out the drainage .scheme. MrMacchant, the present Engineer, is to lie retained to carry on the water works and wharf extension. The Resident Agent at Jackson's Bay re ports that the Government have expended about £50,000 ou tiie special settlement, that is, placing 367 souls on she land. Flo is^pf opinion '•' that without some further as sistance the settlement will, comparatively speaking, be a failure." Mr Thomas Russell Avas a passenger for England yesterday by the City of New York. The same vessel took avay Mr W. A. Hunt and family. The Government steamer Htncmoa Avill leave Onehunga to-morrow at two with the hon. Attorney-General, and the him. the Colonial Secretary, who procoed to Wel lington in order to attend a meeting of the Cabinet for the .final settlement of the Ministerial Policy, during tho approaching session of Parliament. Tiie members of the Presbytery yesterday adopted a petition to the House of Repre sentatives in favour of the permissive principle in licensing. MrDarrell and Miss Adelaide Bowling are playing iv'•Transported for Life," at the Victoria Theatre, Sydney. The drama has had a good run. Mr B. N. Jones is a member of the Company. We have received the following character istic letter irom one of tbe leading parties in the recent pugilistic encounter : —" Mr Edditer, — Sir, —I carnt see wot call you've got for too -pile sport and for too mak in sinuwations aganst the kurackter of chaps wot are trying to yearn a homiest living—the mill was a fare stand up lice, and if hither < you or the eddittor of the other paper is preepaircd for to deny the same. I heerby ; offer to take vok both one down tofcthcr < come on for enny sum of money wot you j like for too nam or for pur lav and ateck- { ; shun.—l an: ytns, IV

Mr J. :\L Heck's Chronological Tree of New Zealand History'has been published, and more than fullils the expectations created in respect of it. The centre rigure is a noble kauri. From the roots up the trunk are recorded the chain of striking event.- that 'nave marked Now Zealand history. commencing with the discovery of the island by Tasman. ro the tire in Queen-.-trect on the ath -lay, iSTfa". _ Tiie border is illustrated with etchings of riie chief towns of the enemy, and ou four tablets is recorded an abridged history of New Zealand. Corners are also found for a list of the successiA-e GoA-ernors. names of Ministers, members of General Assembly, Statistical Summary of New Zealand, imports and exports, and information relating to colonial trade : sketch maps of the colony, and the Avorld. shewing New Zealand's position in relation to neighbour in." countries : mail routes, natural re sources, and a large amount of information which Aye cannot even epitomise. The lithograph was executed by Schmidt and Co., of Vulcan Lane and High-street, and is most creditable. The whole work is uwiipae and comprehensive, and to Mr Meek belongs the credit of contributing a valuable addition to our collated knowledge of the bind we live in. The tree should be found on tin; walls of every school in the j colony, its facts being stated in a way ; specially calculated to attract the attention j and impress the minds of the young. Sir George Grey has intimated his inability to visit tiie Thames prior to tiie meeting of the < .eiisral .-k*sis-mbly. Regarding the Pacific Steam Naviga tion Company, we learn that this Company have arranged to despatch the Lusitania from < rravesend cor Melbourne and Sydney on -Jo'tli dune next, to be followed on 10th August by the Chirnborazo. and on 24th September by the Cuzco. Passengers for other Australian and for all Xew Zealand ports will \vj fonvarded by tin: Inter-colonial lines. The above steamers are of the highest class, of nearly 4000 tons gross register, and have hitherto been employed iv running between Liverpool and the East and West (..'oasts of South America with mails, pass engers, and cargo. The Pacilic Company iiope to complete the voyage in 40 daw.— -• U-D. Times" [11 Queou-stroor there lives a beef butcher, : and a certain legitimate pork butcher that hold private confabs, and tr\ to skat up your humble servant, f am not going to say they will or they won't, the beef butcher said he Avould shut me up iv three months, and the pork butcher is going to give me an awful slating :no doubt they would like to do it, there would then be hot coffee in the Albert Hall for all hands, and Pa-i tAVopeuny mutton and the four penny sausages would vanish like a beauti ful dream, nev r rear. F return my sincere thanks for past favours, and hope for a con tinuance of the same reduction all day.—G. Hrr.ME, Queen-street.—[Advr.] We are informed that on Thursday and Friday next, at Onehunga and Otaliuhu respectively, Mr Severn will explain and make a series of remarkable ami rare' : experiments on re.lvaiiisrn, the coil instru , liienr. electric telegraph, ami other matters of great interest. As the chance may never occur a_>ain, Aye hope everyone AA'ill aA-ail themselves or" seeing these splendid ex periments. They are, we learn, not only i conducted in a masterly manner, but the j apparatus is the very best obtainable. As the time for the .lecisiou ■■: the ra.'« j between, tiie sailing boats Two ilrothers and ■ Pet, approaches the interest in the result becomes more intense, and ir i - certain that iv addition to the stakes a large -am of money will change hands when tin- winning boat passes the judge. As our readers are aware the Two Brothers or as Mr Hunt's boat is betierknown, the Brother*, has for three years been considered the fastest boat ;of her class in these Avaters. .She has never been beaten, and has moreover Avon all her races in very lioUoav style. Several boats have been built with the special object <,f loAvering her | !iag, but siie has made short work of all of i them, until ir was thought the:-., was no chance of her supremacy being again dis . puted. It now remains *■> be seen av'iether ; the new boat built by Mr C. Bailey is j equal to tiie task of beating the best boat ever turned our by 'sir Carr, or iv fact by : any builder in Auckland. That the I challenge has not rashly been thrown out. |we arc perfectly certain. From reliable ! witnesses, ay.; learn riait the Pet has ; able to stay alongside her at all. but that ! she goes away from them bi v- •_■,-• t'u-.: tree I has avcll begun, if; bis is so aml we be lieve tliere is a good deal of :r..,u ;._ h. the race between ihe.-o two clippers Avill be . stubbornly coiitcsterl. Tiie g-neral in. :;,-.-. - ;:---: iyim: iheconfonuation of Mr Ba !yr's ; eral riiai if there is a goo/l in- e-_e Hiint's | bear will carry of}- flic orize. This idea. \ hoAvever, is laughed at by tiie narfi.ans of ; riieh'ct Avho maintain thai their :; pets'' best j point is "nn tho Avind, with pientv of it." i The day wiil tell which i . eorroct. ' ifoan- I while, both boat.- are !>eing in-epared fortlie | race. Mr Williams has nail]., a neAV suit of i sails for -he '-'Two Brothers" \rhich tit her j like boards They are siightlv lar-er than her old brown suit. She has also been sup plied witii a i\,-.-,\- mast, ami new main ami staysail booms. She ha . been nainted. and blaekleadedfrom k&el to gunwale, ami la.r gear thorouglily renovated. his ;>r>ft\ evident that Hunt is not going to let his craft be beata;. if he" can help *. I Mr Bailey's boat being ucav has not required much attention, but eA'ery effort is heiuq made to ensure her showing herself off to the best possible advantage ° Ht-.r sails' are a good deal larger than th« Brothers, as they contain about SO yards of canvas. The time fixed for the 'start is 1. ;, ... -n Saturday.

THE LINE OF THE BALKANS.

We ox tract, from .Major Russell's hook, : "Russian Wars with Turkey." tlm following description of the line of the Balkans :— '" These mountains are of-no very great imight, varying from 500 to .3,000 feet ; they run east and Avest, parallel to the Danube, and have hitherto been considered formidable obstacles, more from the few and bad roads that traverse them than. from any difficulties which they themselves present. The passes arc now much about the same as they were in 13BS, only con siderably hotter, and more practicable for artillery. Moltke names the folloAving roads as being alone practicable for troops' at the time at Avhich he Avrites :— 1. From Tirnova to Kasanlik—an easy pass, Aviiich might be forced vritiiout ranch difficulty. 2. From Tirnova, by Damirkapu, ro Slivno. 3. From Tirnova to Osman Basari, thenoe by Kasau to Selmeid—and to Karnabat. 4. From Shumla, by Ishalikarak and j Dobroli, to Karnabat. 5. From Kosludja to PraA'aiii, or Jeuikoi to Aidos. ()". From Varna, along the coast by Burg has and Missivri. lujidditiou to these recogjiised and Aveil kncrWn roads, there are, also, a number of paths or sheep-Avalks, by Avhich infantry can be easily conducted across the moun tains. The Turks might possibly elect to defend the passes of the Balkans. That such a course Avould be advisable is undoubted, provided only that the main army were no. scattered, and rendered liable to be defeated in detail. It is, however, doubtful Arhecher such a defence, in the face of an enterprising and numerous enemy. would be successful. An enemy might be greatly delayed, but from all accounts ho ■ould scarcely be repelled iv tho*e passes." i i Major Russell then gives an extract from j » i description of the Selimno Pass by Lord •' llbemari ■. who says : The Balkan here j I

runs north-east by _outk-Avest % \Ve tra- j versed its side, Avhieh is covered Avttli A"ine yards from the summit to the base, the road, which Avas paved at the beginning of the ascent, Avas iv good order, ami broad enough iv the narrowest part to iilloav two carriages to pass: it is practicable for ; artillery. and indeed for every description of Avheeled conveyance. Ir is easily repair able, the soil itself forming rite materials. With so much facility is this roa<i con structed that any cart actually makes Jts own read by the truck or its wheels, mis remark is not only applicable to this part of the Balkan, but is also generally to the hilly parts of Roumelia and Bulgaria, Avhich we traverse;!. Hence it is evident that should an army Avish to cross by tire Selimno Pass. ir has nothing to do but cut away the brushwood, draw it out ou _ one side. and the baggage and battering trains form the road. This, in fact, is what the Russians did in that part of tiie Balkan, by which they advanced. They cut dowa a few trees and tilled up the iue<]ualities of the ground. The number of carriages that accompanied that army is a proof how triiiing Avere the diiiieulttes that had to be encountered. Almost every field-officer had his caleche, and the general oiiicets three or four, and every company a cart for their camp kettles." Colonel Russell then remarks, "It in evident from tiie above that one pass at least oilers no natural obstacles to an invader, and this description is in the main applicable to nearly all the others, Pwill be remembered that General Diebitsch and his army in 1329 crossed by a route much to the east of me one here named. The following description of tiie Balican range and its passes is condensed from the report of a lecture delivered by a high military authority in England ■ — The Balkan, a formidable rouge separa ting Bulgaria from Rumelia, runs west to ohuou to MOO feet. It gradually terminates at h'ape' Eininch, between the valleys of Karntschip and Nailir. There are seven passes over the Balkans. Ist. Shumla to Rarnabat, by Zalikavak and Dobrol, called the Bogaz Pass, which is ditiicult, narrow, :nvl easily defended, combining liuvial with mou:itain im pediments. 2. Prom Pravadi to Iviprickoi. and Veuikoi to Aidos, called the •• Chenza Pass," ditiicult, but successfully used in 1529 by General Ridger with the 7th Russian Army Corps, which crossed in nine days. '.',. The Coast Road from Varna to with the 6th Russian Army Corps. 4. Tirnova to Kasanlik; commonly called the Schibka Pass, perhaps the most prac ticable of all the roads, having been made in ISSfj. til any case it is not ditiicult, nor steep. ;ivA may be easily forced. ."i. Tirnova to Slivno or Islangi, calico the Irongate (Demir Kapuj very steep ana ditiicult.'and almost unexplored. 6. Tirnova to Osman Bazar to Rasa1. 1., thence to Karnabat, a very diiiicult puss. 7. Lovarz Pass to Tatar Bazardjik, Avhich is almost impassable. Three of these passes may be utilised by j an invading army. There are three roads from the passes ! open to an A' itrrav a Ivaucing on Con-tau ! tinoplc. j 1. From Karnabat by Bujuk Derbend, ! or the (rrand. Passage ro Adrianople, thence j 2. Aidos to Kirk Kiiissin, thence to I Tchatal Burglius by the Oust Road. This road is woody, mountainous, and dhHeult. j The chief obstacle is tiie defile of Bah | Derbend, Avhich is dangerous ami diuicnlr.

The War.

NEWS BY" THE SCEZ MAIL, the e.1".-:.sian •._.",■.-..:■;:•_. The Russian advance has so far been con ducted Avith scrupulous care, both with _i vicAv to prevent exhaustion of the soldier. before reaching the theatre of conriict. ami to conciliate the inhabitants thr >ugh -whose eonutry they are passing. DEXTS. Tiie Russians keep their movem.-i.ts yen close, and have expelled the newspaper cor. r 'spondonrs who had arrived at their camp. Five of these, having reached Hungary, have comnlaiued iiitterly of the " hihuniai treatment " received by them at the hand, ■of the Eus.-ians. It i.s" said, however, thai the --Times ' and " Daily News " corrcs pon [cut. will be allowed i • accompany tin Rus-ian army, those gentlemen bene j llassophiles of the blindest deseriptb n. THE WAV. iX A-, A. I With their usual iniuglin.-, the Turk : iiad strongly forthied the t,>\vi: oi Batoum ;i ;.bn.-r attack from the sea. whore iheyarn strong, and left it unprotected oa The !:ur side, where they are weak. Added to this tir" place was d.irrisonod ,alv W; irregular troops, eommamhd b; one Ali Pasha. j These, howo.e. effeetnrdiy repulsed the im [i. turns and repeated onslaught of the Km dans. Avh i were obliged, to retreat with ; loss of SO), due ehi-eny to the rcmarkabl. and apparent ly inatc pruih.-ieucv of tin Tu-ks as arrilleryists. n.sHrxG i:.' tosti-ido;-.:?. Toe movements of the Turkish men-of war are much impeded by their knovviedgt of rlie fact that the Russian i have liberally used torpedoes to protect Lhe approach.'?; to their ports, but it is alleged that tin Turks are now successfully employ in; .livers to go doAvn and render the torpedoes useless. Of course they can get, any aum her of divers from the sponge "ffdun: stations of Asia Minor. Tne dus-sia: column, which is advancing upon Kari direct, appears to be the larger of th. two. it is commanded by General Lore { Melikoff, Avliile the Turkish commander [■ ■ no lo_s than our ,-ld friend Ahmed Mukhta Pasha. Avho coramanded in the Herzegovin; last year. He will right, depend noon it though his ice-tics are of tke most uni pi. description—depending upon the -i in.suira tion" for which he pray;. It is allege! that the Russians aim at occupation oul\ iv Bulgaria, as they profess, but that the\ make a neutral reservation of conquest it Asia.

Wellington.

[From our Own Correspondent!] MR PASSMORE. AXOTHER victim, this time a. man of some importance, is sacrificed on the altar e_ public opinion. F. B. Passmore, the victim in question, is, or shortly -will be, officially defuuct, and opinions are much divide!', as to whether the Colony is a loser or a gainer in consequence. There can be no doubt that the railways under Mr Pass more's control have been Avoefully misman aged, alTd for that reason small sympathy will be felt for him, especially in Auckland; at the same time it is well kuoAvn to those acquainted Avith the mysteries of the Railway Department that a very lar"e percentage of the gross absurdities existing in Kate Departments may fairly- be placed to the credit of Ministers. A scape-coat Avas wanted, and here wis one ready to hand. His sacritice would, it Avas hoped, create a, feeling in favour of Ministers in Auckland, and a man avou.il be got rid of Avho had always shown too independent,-. spirit, and one who had never hesitated to assert his oaviivvicA rs, no matterwho opposed them. Mr Passmore _ position was oue of a very anomalous character, ne was styled Superintending Engineer of Constructed Railways, but why Constructed Railways should require an Engineer is oue of those things that "no fellow can understand," Raihvays under construction woidd require an Engineer, railways already constructed might require a General Manager and traffic manager, but a Supori.ifc__u.lin" Engineer is eitherfa misnomer or a sunei™ mimerary. If the dismisal or Mr Passmore an!y leads to a thorough overhauling md re-organising of the 1- Public W»rk_ Department his .sacrifice will uot be in vain.

for of all the departments in the Ihblic Service of this official-trodden colony,/tiers is none (Native and Defence o.fic.;.or excepted) iv a more demoralised an d disorganised state than that of the Piblic Works. Were the history of this detri ment Avritren, from'the accession t offia of the Hon. Mr Richardson, the ex-miniver, ro the present day. giving the antecedcts. (professional, nf course") of all c nneccd with it, minister included, it strikes no the Ncav Zealand taxpayers would be ratlgr astonished, and would have ren-on -,o doubt AA'hecher they were getting full valje for their money. " As regards P___s.-inoi». •; he did his level best1' for th<? Colony, 0 pursuance of his duties ; he gaveoiFei.ee \ cutting doAvn salaries and wages: ; he ah) gave offence by bearding his superiors, wncf he thought them wrong : had he played m cards better he might still have held til appointment, and the public in pa.-stnt sentence on him Avill do well, feo r .mem ber, that the appointment he held w ■ •. none of ids seeking; it was in the first place; oiibred to him, and he refused it : it Avas oiih- on being again solicited t.. take it that he did so; and rumour says, Avrtn what truth I know not, that he only a copied employment from the Government on con dition" of being employed a oe - time, and that that time has yet two y-;:i'^ to NO WoRK. NO_ PAY. Whilst on the subject of Public Vvorks, I niu-..t mention a case of r>v?y omcml -vrannv that has been brought to my notice "in that department. _ One oi the ror'three days he^was prostrated Avith drawing three or four of ids teeth, but to no purple. On the fourth day he was Aved no-.: ito rrs tno . - ';.••'■ • '; '- '•■? header the department informer! Ji.m that three days pay would be dedncte-j trom his mouth's "salary for his three day-' absences ; so that the unfortunate clerk, in addition to the torture he suffered, .to say :r wiring or I much doubt whether the heart or the ne nartrneat has pow-r legally chn to make deductions from a clerk's -alary. _but it rs frequently done; clerical errors, for instance, are mmished with a fine of ss. which at tiie end of the month is duly deducted from the delinquent's scr.AV. lam told that there is some dhdeulty iv dealing with these lines, there b big no rune to Avhich they could legally be placed..;-:, i in one or r ".-•: in-tauces they iiave been retarneu at tiie end of the year, in the ,-.i,r>o_ of a Christmas box '. rim: being app .r -utiy tiie -i;n:d.'-t wav of getting out of fh • iix. Wfi IGING\VN UNDER-SECFtETARY. The Hon. George McLean his been .giv ing us a little amusement, ami •■: the same time covering himself with glory". H-j went rather out of his way the other Aty jo Ayig an Cnder-Secretary for smoking in the Government Buildings (it w.i-. I :.g after end with an air that ev-.n m:::i-r'?rs r._- a in the presence of three or four subs. An "Wellington Argus," and there ir the Hon. ' reorgeha I been wise, he would !: rv • alloAV.-d the mutter to rest, but he took umbrage at being, as he said, held up to r: lieule, and set himself to rial out who i: was rha .Secretary, who nearly fainted at thebarei .en of it being thought he w.rs .apahle oi committing such a breach of discipline: then one by one the other occupants or ::... . room were examined :th ;y cheerfully acknowledge that they had m,r.-_tioned the little incident everywaere. more especially as they thought that the Minist -rs view- on the subject of smoking within the buildings could not be too widely dissemminated. All this appears i n the " Argus" a- r. .quel to the former sketch, and every >i. _ is Avonder ing whether the Minister will immortalize himself by some crowning act if folly, or

REDUCTION OF INSURANCE RATES.

We learn to-day from the secretary of the Insurance Companies, that the rates of - insurance were greatly lowered last Monday hy tiie '■ 'ompanies having 'ousit: :ss ro Auck land. We believe the rates on hotel oropertv \ ' generally are coiistderahly I.y.vered/ars vrell I a::_ the case block.-, v aieli. hern. < intersected P" thorougliinres and riglit _ aAvays. ae acee--ible to the Fire Brigade. . i ft is, avc understand, the iutention of tire . f.isnrar.ee Companies to wared the efi'ec: •>; tire wa'er- ripply, and if it fully- answer all re-iuire-.uents to make su-h further reduc : ti'>ii< in the rates as tee ::-. dig cir,.urn-

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- -re., . ~-.-• Me-:, cost s IJs PI. , id,-: olemanforthc . olainti.f): Mr .1. .Suiter & Co. .-. Edward AT:: iiams. claim 511 is. balance o.' ace. Mint, costs £; * ir_a. '.Ir Lfes„eth L'yr plaintiffi: Join Boyd v ; Sir 7, ;ifr Conned .'or plaintiff) : 't_ .nuts Philiipp; v. Arthur Carter, claim S_ '■'~- id. balance o: i aeeaunr. cose, i-)-. Gd, lili' Ileehe-e rot- plaeu.:" John Ward v. Mary Dempsey. ■'' -in. £6 lis 3d 1 ■ iTrederick William Wright v. Henry O. _ ' ' pjadd-hv, claim £7 Is. medical a"ee(l-nc%. ad s , Joorned 'or a week, on acc.ai.t a evidenc • I taken at Nelson on 27!h June voJ- bavins: conn , ' :.-. han . Francis Quick a-. El.var-1 D. Halsteat •.e ii -ii jl's judgment »ami»'i_i..- __■ Diifaarfo. ' | r-:aje'rf. -Vjomned for sweek, City of Xca1 - ■ \-or_ G-. M- company v. \v ilJu_.ui -l. Mowb'-av ,- | e.a'ru £1 lis. -ails. 'Mr Whib'.i*v f,~r plaintiffs! ' ! >.'ijo-u-nei.i for a Aveek. JamesHediey v. Jame ; Heath, claim £1$ 7s £d, goor'.s o-apelied. IP. - Council for piahiiiff. Adjourned for "a week, ii * . ■■'■ --.■ that'he fan items of- the account miirh .: on ors'-iuesri. John P. Du-Monlii; 7. R. D. sitew - ! a;r. clvim &20 la?. __Lai:i>r_£. I-I-- Laishley fc s j piairalrf, and _Mv Richmond toe rleiendant r ' Adjourned until next oourt day. . ' Andrew Farcin v. John Robartoa. claim ~.i ''I 10s Sd. Avork done, au- Eesketh for plaintiii > I a»d Mr Ra-sell for defendant. In this case 11: '. i Wi-iyt'.ey. who had beep. apporn--r.-.d arbitrator ;; . ! a previous sitting of the ('ear.". u- av e in hi: 1 j award, which allowed Mr Fara-:e jio ItjsGd. c_.;r 1 j party to pay their own costs. e.lr Heslcet. I objected ») .Mr Wrigley flxinsr the cost.;. H. r 1 had no pewer to do so. ri!_ Worship sirid h>. . j mast carry cat the iteais of ths award. ' j .ia-. Wui. Car:- and Son v. Robert Todd, clam: i -:t 7s. boat hiiw and damag*. Mr Tyler appeai-ec ! for the plaiatiifa, cyid Mr Coieaian f« 1 defendant. The defence ia this case was thai jno contract haa been made, and infancy i itr Coleman asked that the plea of infancy bh I sfrnck onr, as it Avas a rule or the Court that nc j plea Q. infancy should be allowed, mrle-t j ATi-itti'n notices that the defendant intended tc plead infancy were deposited wicii the plaintiff, . and at the Court. •_'_ hours before the day of . sitting of the Court. Mr Tyiet- said that' the plea was perfectly valid. To-day was the day of heerins, there having been no time last week •to hear the case, 'the plea h#l been entered three days ego. His Worship said he mast allow the p'.ea. He did not lik* o'oss of infancy. Mr Tyler produced the certificate of Todd's birth, which showed that he hat bean born in (j-lasgow, in lioi. Robert. Gray Todd was then pat in the witness box to preve the certificate. lie did not know his father's name. Ke Avas deal, could remember him. knew he Avas the sen of his lather- To Mr Colen:_.a: Was sure that the document produced was the certificate or' his birrb. Knew that lie -""as the person mentioned in the certificate. Mr Coleman: I suppose you know you are the person, because ; you were present ar the time of yum- birrh. Witness (innocently!: Yes,daughter). Mr Cole man: Had you not a pair of whiskers before this came on. Master Todd' Witness: I had some down on ray cheeks, brc net a pair of whiskers. I dio not shave it off on account of this car--. Mr Tyler: I suppose you shaved them so rh'-.t they might i?row stiffer. His j W Gt-sliiii judgment for defendant. ; John Adams a-. Robert Kemp, claim, £7. board i.ied lodv-ing. Mr Joy for plaintiff, and Mr liioek for defendant. John Adaras proved that he had r.or received the amount claimed for board and lodging from defendant. Had re -1 c."iA-cd £1 en lith May, in two separate pay .' siit.nts, £. r, was for beer supplied in the house. 1 Ce'.-aived the money from defendant inside tho 1 Bank of Xciv Zealand. Did r.o: bo.-ro\v£r.f'roni him. The £2 was given to hire on the board and lodging account. On the 7ta June he received £'> in part liquidation of the grog account. Did not give Mr Kemo his accohnt. Ir was not usiral to do so. The ae.on.it was pur His Worship nonsuited the plaintiff. Costs. SI 10.! ».!d. WM. AD4.MS V. BABXETT A"!) T.EAT. Claim. £$ IZs -Id: Avork pert"orrncJ. etc. >h- Bronuicld for plaintiff, and air Meyers for defendant. William .Adams, carpenter and hotel-keener, deposed that he Avas working in 11.d ,V c men ;._..ee of the theatre, to make

3ome properties for the theatre. He refused to perform the work without Mr Barnett's order They went down to Mr Barnett's warehouse' and saw him. Mr Barnett promised to nay him if lie did the werk. He constructed the pro perties, and applied for navment. Mr Barnett did not refuse to pay him, but whenever he asked for the money, he generally put hkn off -with the answer that he was too busy. In in evidence, and comprised charges fir money lent, diink supplied, and damage to furniture. Mr Kemp denied that he wag in debted to Mr Adams in any sum. He had paid his board and lodging account some time ago. Thomas Hood remembered defendant giving plaintiff £5 on tho 11th Mar. in payment of his account. Shortly afterwards plaintiff asked Kemp to 'end him £-2, as he had honahr some brandy, and wished to pay for it. When Adams borrowed tho money, he said that he (Adamsl owed Kemp 8s sd. Avhich he would pay when they got no ro the Masonic (Hood's) horr-i iLeft sittin..)

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before His Worship the Mayor of Parneil (Co!. Nation) ami L. D. Nathan Esq., J.P.) A MOTLEY CREW Catherine [ngham, Mary Ann Alexandra (with a plastered nose), William Smith J^uic Kelly, Mary McDonald, Ann Tinsley (who trembled like a leaf;, and Catherine Taylor, v, ere nil convicted of the offence or Irunkenness, and punished in the usual \anner. A DISHONEST SEAMAN. John Scott was charged Avith stealing a ~X> bag of dour fr >m tiie 3-masted schooner Vlsor.er pleaded guilty. % appear.-1 from the Sub.-Inspect'-'-V staemeat that, the man Avas one of the cre> and had secreted the bag AAuhile hc-liUig to discharge the vessel, and after war* attempted to take ir up the wharf, but >as detected by Sergeant Martin. Pi'ioner was sentenced to three months" hard abour. THl_Vi;:<r AT THE THAMES. Wiliam Gibbons, who had 'been arrested on a telegraphic iiispatch from Grahams t-OAvn, was charged with larceny at the house •'{ John Duncan, at the Thames. Prisoner was remanded to the Thames. This >as all the business.

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SITTINGS.

(Eefore Hg Honor Mr Justice Gillies, ami a Common -Jury). THE HO WICK CASE. Tire trial of David King, Hugh Mac kenzie, ami Duncan Mackenzie, charged with violating the person of an old woman, at HoAvick, named Ellen Garrett, in May la^t. was continued after we went to press last evening. Tire se-.-erd witnesses examined were George Cooper, Mary Cooper, John Lovett, Charles P. F.tzgerald, -Mary Winepress. Constable Moot, Mrs Lundcn, Zvlary Egan, Ante Tatton, urd Dr Hooper. Captain - Nells and Thoi___ Mclnnes spoke favour ably or the chaiteters of King and Hugh Mackenzie. The evidence of the woman - tended to shew tkt the prosecutrix was a - Avoinan of intemperate habits, and strange and unreliable in ker manner of talk. Counsel addressed the jury in defence. ', Mr Brookfield hesitated as to AA'hether he 1 should push the case any further after the evidence on the sid. of the prisoners. His Honor stud lie felt some reluctance . in expressing an opinion, but felt bound - to say that there avis no corroboration of • riie statement of Mo Garrett, and, as the :ase now steed, he did not see how it could go to a j ary. Mr Brookfield said he would not proceed farther with tiie ease. 1 1 His Honor then directed the jury to ; acquit the prisoners, as the evidence was - not conclusive. The jury accordingly found the prisoners ■• Not Guilty," and they were discharged. ■ Hugh McKenzie immediately went on his knees, ~_d returned thanks to God for their deliverance. Tire Court rose at half-past; seven o'clock.

THIS DAY.

Hi., lienor took his seat at tea o'clock. CH.vr.as of jianslaitghtsb. Hotene, a native, 34, Avas arraigned upon - an indictment charging him .vita the crime of manslaughter, in having caused • the death of Miketomeia, a: W_akatane, . in the month of Jane List. Mr Dufaa.-appeared in defence of the r .Ir Brookfield stated the eircunistanees I oi the case, avMcli Avere few and simple. The prisoner and deceased, in company with ir laumher of other aatiA es, assembled in . i. hare cv the 3rd June, in the settlement of Wliakataue, rvheusome rum was introduced, vhiohcaused irritation between tho prisoner and Mrketomera, and presently a nght, from the effects of Avhich Miketomera d'.er'eon the v3rh of June. . _jive Tehe Jliketoncra, A\-ife of de teased. ; wa_ called, and deposed through Mr BroAvn, _ interpreter, th.it on Sunday, the 3rd June, > sue and others were in the house, carous ing together. They had a bottle of rani in 3 the house; they commenced drinking iv the ? mernintr, and continued all day. To : -.yards eA-ening her husband had very • drunk, but prisoner was :tor so bad, he appeared pretty sober and knew what he . was about. She lay down for a time, but ■- did not go to bed. The people came in be - can_e of the grorr, they all liked it ; it was _ brought in oy^'Piripi. They erald net r sleep for the grog. A row commenced se )' tv,\_en her husband and prisoner ; they were ,_' very angry. The altercation began abeut s debts : Hotene said his debts were very - great, he owed for shoes and trousers, and • consequently could not i)uy blankets^ to P cover *his body. Witness here described r -P.ie hut and the position cf the nadves :- Avhen the distnrbanca took place. Vv itne_* l proceeded to say that the struggle became :'. tierce, and Hotene raised his hand to strike r her husband, but she prevented him, say -5 ing, ':yon are Avroug in striking my i husband, as he is not in his sober i senses." Prisoner stifi tried to strike, 5 and threw her husband heavily on 3 the bed, where her daughter was lying i ill. The girl screamed, and fell off. 1 Ketone then beat her husband severely, l they fell on the door, and prisoner's Avihs . held Miicetonera down Avhile ttotene beat - him, and jumped upon him. Her husband ] Avas very much injured,gotvroi-eaiidworse, _ and died on the following Friday. He , had always been a healthy man, never had • any serious illness. I (Witness described her attentions to ne : ceased, and his death). Crosss-examined by Mr Dufanr, Hotene picked her husband up, and dashed him | down. It Avas owing to her hu-band being drunk that he lost his life, r*» he was tbe ■ stronger and bigger man Prisoners wiie fixed her hnsbaiid's arms so that he could ! not defend himself. Pipiri and the other men did. not interfere. Deseased did not kick Hotene. One Teha gave corroborative evidence Miketonera Avas in liquor; lay down, then got up and Avanted to light. Hotene replied, what a bad man you arc : The struggle then, began. They Avere all more or "less drunk. She was the only person that was sober. She did not take strong drink, it was very bad stuff for the ncad. Meki struck the first blow. They both fell over a case. To Mr Dnfaur : Meki hud been drinking h _vilv for rive days, and had eaten scarcely any f^:d. ' Caroline Hall, a native, daughter of deceased, and Avife of John Hall, a European, gave similar evidence. Whes lie fed over the case, _. dish struck him on the side, and Ho ten* pressed ki_i doAvn and tried to twist his neck. She knoA* Meki was injured because he cried out with pain. He was not able to get about, ar-.i his body Avas much swollen. If deceased had kicked Hotene she must have .-ecu it Several other natives Avere examine- bj Mr Brookfield C'Oss--.\-e-i:-'nel by Mr T'.rfr.rr, bat Avithout eliciting any new

THE EVENING STAR.. THURSDAY, JULY 5. 1677.



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