UNKNOWN.

jm Adelaide iircliild, for Cape kcu, for Russell ■(03, from Napier ,&pmsin. for Newcastle ,-rshall Group

IMPORTS.

Per brigau. ,/eola. from Adelaide: 1700 bags (133 tons) and niimoia bark. -Ireland Bros.

IMPORTS.

Per Oceola from Adelaide :— (KM sacks flour. 70.1 sacks wheat, 20 cases jam, 7 cases books.—D. H. McKohkio, agent. 1700 bags bark.—lreland Bros.

EXPORTS.

Per Wanaka for the South :— 9 cases currants, 1 case sauces, G9 mats sugar Owen and Graham. 1 bale leather.—lreland Bros. Per Pretty Jane, for the Const :— 2 cases, 0 packages.—Owen & Graham.

[A special charge is made for consignees' names in this column. Two lines. Is; if booked, 2s(3d.J

Tiie following are the passengers to England by thi ship Electra:—Saloon : Mr and Mrs J. H. Ward and family (9), Miss Koegan. Steerage : Messrs Wakelin, W. Garland. J. Alexander, B. Pritchard, Thos. Breakall, J. Lawrence. Mr and Mrs Girdeg and 2 children. She is to haul into the stream this afternoon, and leave for London to-morrow. The s.s. Hawea, Captain Kennedy, arrived alongside the Onchunga. Wharf at 10 o'clock this morning. SheleftNcl<onats.3'.> P.m. on Tuesday, the 7th, and arived off Tavanaki at 9.30 a.m. on "Wednesday, the Bth: landed passengers and mail, but the weather beii-.g boisterous, was un able to land cargo. Passengers : Missses Allen and Twiney, Me.Bds.mes Mason and Horton, Messrs ftoiild (2), Kllis (2), Gleeson, Brenan, Mongar. Lochhead, Richards. Forsyth, Roupell, JetL'ries, J. C. Fox, Barr, Oiiiver, Masters Hor ton (2), and six in the steerage. The tenders tor purchasing one or all of the A.S.P- Co.'s steamers are to be sent iv by the Ist of September, The brig Vision left early this morning for the Marshall Group She is expected to be away about three months. Th'rtbarque Lombardian sailed for Newcastle this morning iv ballast. The barque Spirit of the Dawn was brought in from the stream this afternoon, and will at once start loading for London. The s.s. Go-ahead has been hauled up on to Messrs Fraser and Tinne'B allotment in Mechanics' Bay, and a party of men are busy working at her. The schooner Island Lily, late Agnes, has be pn refitting in Lyttelton. The schooner Elizabe'h, which sailed from Lyttelton for Auckland on tha 2nd, has the following cargo on board : 2C.il sacks potatoes, 110 sacks oats! 120 do. flour, 2-10 bags oatmeal. The schooner Columbia, Captain Con way, left Lyttelton and Napier on the 31st ultimo. The ketch Quiver, ran down by the p.s. Taranaki. is a small vessel or 10 tons. She cleared at Lyttelton on tho 31st ultimo for Le Bon's Bay, with 12 000 feet of timber. The schooner Oharybdis arrived at Lyttelton from Mercury Bay. Mr 9nd Miss Hughes are passengers by tho Mary Ann Annison, which let'oL} ttultonfor this port on the 30th ult". The schooner Mariou. Captain Austen, left Lyttelton for Hokitika with a cargo of produce on tho 30th ulto. The schooner Ephemy is under charter to sail for Noumea on Saturday next. The brigantine Helena sai.ed from Lyttelton for this port on the 2nd inst. The schooner Minnehaha cleared for Timarn the same day. The schooner Elizabeth is under orders to sail for Tonga, Hapai, and Samoa in a week's time. The schooner Acadia is unloading a cargo of Canterbury produce at Ngaruwahia, where she arrived on the sth inst. The s.s. Rotomahana is undergoing a thorough overhaul on the beach in Commercial Bay. She will resume her running to the Thames at 2 o'clock to-morrow. The s.s. Durham left for the Thames to-day in the place of the Lalla Kookh. The Government steamer Stella started yes terday for Cape Maria Van Dieman. but accord ing to last night's news she was bar bound at tho Manukau Heads. The s.s. Wanaka, which left for Tauranga and the South yesterday evening, took away the following passengers: Mrs Yon Tempsky, family and servant, Mrs Melville and five chil dren. Miss Laurence, Captain Preece, Messrs O'Neill, E. F. Jones, W. Jackson, Jobbons, J. Reynolds, Parker. Lorrigan, and R. 11. Nolan, Mesdames Ellis, Wrigley; Messrs Beaver, Bishop, Campney. Morgan, and Kelly.—Hen derson and Macfarlane, agents. The s.s. Pretty Jane left for Awanui and Gis borne last evening. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Bailey and family, Mrs Schultze and family. The brigantine Oceola left Port Adelaide on the 20th July. For three days lay becalmed in the Gulf of St. -Vincent, from"2oth to the 21th. Passed Cape Northumberland on the 25th, and Wilson's Promontory on the 27th ; had light N.W. winds for three days. The wind then veered round to from E.S.E. to "E.N.E. Sighted Cape Maria Van Dieman on the 6th August. Fine weather down the coast. Saw no signs of any wreckage on the coast.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

Bank of New Zealand—Sellers, £22 10s. National Bank—Buyers, 70s; sellers, 725. Colonial do.—43s (ex div). Thames Gas—Sellers, 30s. South British Insurance—Buyers, 82s ; sellers, 833 6d (old). on National Insurance—buyers, 32s Gd; sellers, 33s Cd. Standard Insurance—Sellers, 163. New Zealand Insurance—Sellers, 102s Gd. Union Sash and Door Co. (new)— Buyers, £3; sellers. £5 ss. Caledonian (double)— Sellers, 755. Moanatairi—£7 10s, £8 ; buyers, £7 as ; sellers, £7 15s. Cure —7s 6d. Waitekauri—Buyers, 9s. Alburnia—s9s. 61s; buyers, 61s; sellers, C2s Gd. Welcome—Buyers, 5s ; sellers, 5s 3d. Union Beach—l7s Gd. Young New Zealand—Buyers, 6s 6d. Queen of May—Buyers, 17s. Waiotahi—27s. Kuranui Hill—Buyers, 17s 6d ; sellers, 19s Gd. Piako—los, lls; buyers, 10s Gd. tokatea—Sellers, 9s. JOSEPH NEWMAN. Chairman.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

31ai13 will, Close as Under :— Far Thames, to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, per Argyle, to-morrow, at 2.30 p.m. For Napior and G-i3borne, per Southern Cross, tv-morrow, at 1 p,m. For Whitiangi. Taurauga, and Opotiki, per Rewena, to-morrow, at i p.m. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per Hawea, immediately after arrival of the Australlia from Honolulu. For Australian Colonies, per Australia, im mediately after her arrival. For Waiwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga wai. Waipu, Wangarei. and Mangapai, per Anne Milbank, on Saturday next, at 10 p.m. For Levuka (Fiji), per Mazeppa, on Tuesday next, at 10 a.m. Per s.s. Wanaka, on Wednesday, 22nd inst., as follows :— For India, China, Mediterranean Ports.ana Continent of Europe, at 5 a.m. For Taranaki, Southern Provinces, Austra lian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton (for letters specially addres sed), at 5 a.m. For United Kingdom viaßrindisi. at 5.20 a.m For newspapers, at 5 a.m. For money orders and registered letters, the previous evening, at i p.m. R. B. BfSS. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

MoMASTER.—On the Oth August, at Queeir

street, the wife of F. McMaster of a daughter. JONES.—On the Bth instant, at her residence, Albert-street, the wife of H. Jones, A.C., of a daughter.

DEATH.

PATTERSON.-On the 9th August, at her parents' residence, Summer - street. Mount Eden, Ellen, infant daughter of Robert and Eilen Patterson, aged 20 months.

The funeral will leave on Saturday, at 3 p.m.

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

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 8. 1877.

for the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs icsistance, For the future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

We gathered from the speeches made on the second reading of the Charitable Institu tions' Bill that the Government relied upon the measure for a wider operation than that ostensibly contemplated in the pream ble of the bill itself. The purpose of the Act, as defined in tlie preamble, is to make further provision for the management of hos pitals and other charitable institutions al ready established, and maintained partly by subscriptions and partly by Government aid; and for any other institutions which may hereafter b« established on the same footing. The orphan homes of tho city, and the goldfields hospitals, would come within this category. In reality, however, it would appear that the Government looked forward to a time when the whole burden of public charity would be thrown {jupon voluntary efforf. Having, by bribes to municipal bodies, divested itself of a large proportion of the revenues of provincialism in. the hope of winning- popular favour for abolition, the Government is also desirous of delivering itself from the heavy burdens which the local legislatures supported. The opposi tion to the Bill has made it politic for the Cabinet to deny this prospective opera tion, and it is amusing to observe the

quarrelling among Ministers, as to what is really the intention and scope of their pro posals. Our special correspondent's report of the debate on this question last night still loaves us in doubt whether the Oovern meut will bring provincial hospitals under the Act. Whatever conclusion may be come to, the Bill is indicative of boundless faith iv the readiness of the people to take on their shoulders unaccustomed pecuniary obligations—a faith which we should hardly have expected alter the coyness with which the taxpayers viewed an invitation of like character in the County subsidies. The Government are driven to throw burdens from the Treasury on to the people by a necessity that yields to no ordinary rebuffs. More money must lie obtained ; the wants are many, the resources few, and expedients for raising the wind are almost exhausted. But, suiting aside the motives

that have instigated an appeal to national generosity, the principle of voluntaryism as a substitute for a poor-law is entitled to some consideration. The system works very well in neighbouring colonies, and we do not know any reason, except that the people are unaccustomed to such efforts, why our " Hospital Sundays" and benevo lent fetes should attract a less liberal res j poiise than those of Victoria aiul New South j Wales. The gain in ellicient and economi- I cal management, when every sovereign j depended on popular approval, and was appropriated by contributors, would be material. We should have a better assnr i ance that the public bounty was not being j abused and preyed, upon by a. class who i have lost all self-independence through the readiness with which they can procure elee mosynary aid. When the public treasury furnishes the bank; no prickings of self-in terest moderate the drafts ; but with mana gers administering their own hard-earned accumulations the case is different. The sturdy pauper, who approaches the Government table with a perfect assurance that his knife and fork will be found ready, would feel less confidence in submitting his claims to a Hoard of Management personally interested in the monies which they appropriate; and it is not unreasonable to believe that from trustees representing the philan thropy of the people, the deserving poor might confidently expect a human sympathy in lieu of the cold unsympathetic charitable dole. Great as tho gain might lie iv careful and discriminating administration, we should look for much more from the active interest in public institutions emanating from a largo body of subscribers, personally concerned in the management. Nor should we lose sight of the influence exercised in the creation of national virtues by enlisting the sympathies of tho people in the welfare of the poor, the sick, and unfortunate, and making the community to a large extent responsible for the care of their Buttering fellosv-crea tures. National selfishness is counteracted by too few influences of the kind. True it is, that under a voluntary system the wealthy miser, with no spark of generosity in his miserable soul, escapes, while the benevolent: poor give, out of their poverty; but the same is more or less true of com pulsory taxation for the maintenance of State institutions, without the donors being allowed the pleasure of voluntary giving. The money for tlie support of the sick and destitute must come, directly or indirectly, from the people, and if we could obtain it as the spontaneous oilspriug of public virtue and benevolence it were well. Voluntaryism in charitable relief is sound in principle ; the main question to be determined is its practicability. I'oor and weak members of a community have a claim, not by virtue of grace, hut of right, upon the strong, and the Government cannot stand by and see them starve or die in the streets bocau.se a community may be lost to the ennobling emotions of the soul, i;; the lirst instance, we must make the Govern-! ment responsible for the maintenance oftlte afflicted ; luit it is admissible, and in every | way desii able that the State should endeavour j to make the service a charge upon the | conscience and goodwill of the people. | How far they may succeed can only be ascertained by experiment. The proposals j of the I'Sill now before the House, so far as they hold out inducements to the people to | interest themselves voluntarily in objects of ; benevolence, are to be commended. Under j

a well-digested Act, the voluntary system would be worth a trial, although we arc not very sanguine of its success. But before the experiment can be made with the disjointed measure introduced by the (lo verument its clauses must suilor severely under the pinning-knife of parliamentary criticism.

Our telegrams to-day, furnish full details of the wreck of the English ship Queen I>ee, which was announced by special telegram

ill last night's issue. The disaster is another melancholy example of the uncer tainties of sea travel. A noble ship is coming into port after a prosperous voyage, when a mistake of two hundred yards in the captain's calculations sends ship and cargo flic bottom. We trust that the t\vo boats with passengers now missing will turn up in safety, so that loss of life may not be added to tliu sufficiently pain full features of the calamity. The colony is now interested in a variety of ways iv such misfortunes. Our local insurance offices again suffer heavily. Serious marine catastrophes, attributable to other than the dangers of wind and waves, have become alarmingly frequent. Fol lowing close upon the wreck of the Ocean Mail at Chatham Islands, the loss of the Queen IJee should, in the public interests, form the .subject of a very searching in-

quiry

The first of two entertainments was given last evening, in the Albeit Hall, by the members of the Naval Brigade Variety ; Troupe. There was a very fair audience, although the hall would have accommo dated a few more. The representations were mostly of a gymnastic character, such as the horizontal bar evolutions, by the famous trio, Messrs Elder, Fulljames, and IJeakc, whose executions were marvellous, and received with rounds of applause. The bending feats of Eugene de Bros wore also siiccessful in producing audible approbation; his Napoleonic feat, the same as per formed before the Prince Imperial and the Empress Eugenic at Chislehurst, were specially greeted, and the active Frenchman suffered a recall. Mr Sakey sang a very good comic song, "Out in the Green Fields," also " The Little Buzzing Bee," a successful parody on Dr. Watt's " Busy Bee. " Mr Smart gavo*two songs, and "Lullaby" the m ost agreeable, because the easiest of comprehension. Master Elder's Sailor's Hornpipe was pre- ; cisive, and worthy the applause it elicitert. A quadrille party was formed at the close of the programme, and kept up with spirit until the crowing of the cock and the wane of the morning star. The second ontertain-

meat will take place on Saturday evening-, when McLiyer, the golden-clogj wonder, will make his appearance.

Nineteen prizes were yesterday distri buted in City East School No. 2 (Edwardcs street, by the Scripture Gift and Prize Association, for home Scripture exercises.

The members of the Hope of Paruell Lodge Jicld their anniversary tea meeting last even ing in the Presbyterian school-room, which was crowded. Tlic ladies who attended upon the visitors, and tilled and re-filled "thecup that olie»r.«, but not inebriates," wore Sisters llaylor, Donne, Morley, Brown, Priestley, and Bryan, and well did they

icrfomi their duty. Mr David Goldie, District Deputy, occupied tho chair, and

made some excellent remaka upon the cause of teniplary in relation to human pro gress. Mr Butschkow accompanied the vocalists on the pianoforte. The speakers of the evening, besides the chairman, were

Rev. R. Taylor, of the United Primitive Methodist Church, and Mr S. Hemus. The singers of the evening1 were Messrs Sceats, Gladding, Morgan, "and Hemus. Miss Le Hoy, also, sang a pretty sentimental ditty, which won the ear of the house. Recita tions were creditably given by Messrs Le Roy and Young, and the evening closed pleasantly.

While the brigantine Oceola was working up harbour yesterday evening, one of the <rjw a man named Robert Haliday, an able seaman, -was knokcedjfovcrboard by the foresheet while the vessel was in stays. In falling he fortunately kept hold of tlie rope, and his position being observed at once, lie was drawn? on board without difficulty. The man could not swim, and if he hud noti'retaincd possession of the sheet it is probable he would have beeu drowned. The Engineer Company of volunteers underwent tlieir monthly inspection last evening, at the Drill Shed, under command of Sub-Lieut. Sauud ers, and subse quently of Major Lusk. The men having been put through their various exercises, mustered and marched through Queen street, headed by their excellent band. A foolish colonist occupied tho attention of Sir James Ingham at the BoAv-street Police Court on May 16. The manager of the Tavistock Hotel, Covent Garden, waited on Sir James on that date to ask what lie should do with a bundle of bank notes which he held in his hand. It seems that they belonged to a gentleman who had just arrived at the hotel from Melbourne, and whose name did not transpire. The day before 113 had cashed a cheque for £1000 and had since beeu scattering bank notes

j iibout the hotel—giving the shoe-black, for , instance, £5 for cleaning his boots. The proprietor had received between £200 and £300, and he wished to know what lie was to do with the money. The magistrate said he had no right to interfere, as unless the gentleman was shown to be insane, he had an undoubted right to do as he pleased with his own money. The notes were in very good hands at present, but if their owner appeared to be insane, it would be best to consult the Commissioner of Lunacy on the subject. A well-known .street " loafer" was yesterday hanerincr about, near the New

Zealand Insurance Bank, with the eye of a constable upon him. The fellow, it .seems, suspected that he might be arrested under the convenient Vagrant Act, and charged

with having no visible lawful means of a livelihood. He watched the eye that Avas upon him, severe in its glance and full of dread import; the constable came nearer and nearer, and when about to put his official hand upon the vagabond's shoulldcr, the man pulled his hands out of his pockets, raised his slouching' hat, and ran into the Insurance Buildings. The constable stared, while the impertinent man, tattered and torn, exclaimed "you canimt take me now; this is the City of Refuge ". The citizens of Auckland have lately been annoyed by the petty depredations of a gang' of thieves, who seem to have been distributing'their favours all over the town. During' the last fortnight the police and detectives have been actively engaged try ing to catch these slippery customers, who are possessed of such personal attractiveness that if any thing' on a counter or stall comes near their lingers it invariably sticks to them. During the past week several of this prehensile tribe have been collared, and they have been purposely remanded until Saturday next, so that they may be dealt with altogether. A man named I'lough'as in durance vile on suspicion of stealing two chests of tea from Mr Warren's shop at Newton. Two others named Leary and Bignold are in on a charge: of taking money from the till of the Albert Hotel ; while another man named Andrews was remanded this morning on a charge of appropriating the wardrobe of a Maori lady. We learn that Mr Markham, of the Naval Hotel, and Mr Smith, of the Newton Hotel, have each been sufferers by thefts from their tills, while numerous shop keepers can only account iov their small takings mi the supposition that counter takings have to be allowed for. The police are doing1 well at present, and we have little doubt that the}' will soon rid the city of the whole gang. "An Auckland Sha:eholder" writes crit isisingthe management of the Union Beach. He says: " The last act of the Auckland management was as if in defiance of the opinion of those who differed from them, to increase the salary of Mr Ilauncy, and we now have the extraor dinary instance of a diminished revenue, a less number of .seven employed, a drifting away of our reserve fund, and the mine manager getting nearly fifty per cent increase of the screw he had when the mine was paying dividends. How long is tins state of matters to exist 7 When will the Auckland directory yield to (lie opinion of those who are competent to judge as to the management." A meeting of the creditors in the estate of Samuel Worms was called last evening in the ollicc of Mr Brooking, Insurance Buildings, but as there were but two or three creditors present, nothing delinite wa.s

done

"F" in the "Nelson Mail," gets off! ;; joke at the expense of the Marquis of Xormanby and the Nelson volun teers Ho announces that His Excel- , leney was astoundedjat the muster on a I recent occasion of military display. "The :' next, morning," says "F, "while he was pondering over the military exhibi- ; tion lie had witnessed on the previous even- j ing, a telegram from (lie Agent-General | (since published) was put into his hands, j stating that the Russians had crossed the j Danube in force. From what followed it is i evident that his sympathies must be with the Russians, as J am told that lie at once tele graphed in cypher to the Agent-General, requesting him to wire to the Czar without delay assuring him that he migkt proceed fearlessly, as he (the Governor) was in a position to state that, no matter what might happen, Nelson would remain neutral."'

A public meeting is called for to-night at the Young Men's Christian -Association Rooms to discuss the Education Bill now before Parliament. The meeting has been convened by the various school committees, and His? Worship the Mayor lias consented to take the chair. There is a good deal of feeling over the bill in its present shape, and a public discussion is likely to do good even if the result should be only to render the bill intelligible to those who at present fail to understand it.

The Dunedin Football Team have com menced their tour well by beating Christ church by two trics,or 4 points to nothing. It was generally thought that they would be beaten by the kickists of the ' city of the plains, but although the game seems by the account to huv<> hp.nu a very fine one fortune favored the visitors. The news oi this victory of our expected visitors should do our Auckland players good, for it ought to impress them with additional respect for their opponents. Many a game has been lost by over-confidence, and it is just as well that our men should look forward to meeting fully as good, if not a better team than their own. According to the list of the Christchurch players published in the Canterbury " Press," both the brothers Potts, who did so well hero, were to have played, but, as they both reside at Temuka, it is probable they were excluded by the restriction of the team to local men. The other members of the team who also came to Auckland were: Messrs Cotterill, P>arker, Evans, Hartland, J. Milton, W. Milton, Moore, Ollivier, (Stringer. The Anderson who appears is not the same player who came to j Auckland. That was J. Anderson, while this is A. H. Anderson.

On Friday and Saturday next, oue of the iinest shows of meat ever offered in Auckland ! 10 prime fat Napier and Pro vincial bullocks, 100 sheep, pigs, calves ; turkeys and fowls dressed for table; superior beef sausages, exquisitely flavoured, at 4d per lb. Waiting's pork pies, 4d each. The quality of meat will be really first-class, so the employed and the unemployed can get something good that will dispel all anxiety, and make them "laugh and grow fat." The last part of the programme, but not the least pleasant, will be the reduced price of all this prime meat on Saturday, and

will be so reduced as long as the exchequer will pay 20s in the pound. We must help the working man. Price reduced all day. Nil desperandum.— GteOßGE Humik.—

Steam Sausage Factory, Queejn-sfaeet, [Advt].

As Judge Fenton, in consequence of ill ness, is not able to resume his duty as District Judge, Mr Brooktield, solicitor, has been appointed to act as Deputy Judge at the Auckland District Court, on Monday the 13th inst, and at Hamilton on the 21st instant.

A public meeting will be held to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock, in the Newmarket Hall, convened by the Chairman of the Rcmuera and Newmarket Highway Boards to take into consideration matters in connection with the new Education Bill, now before the House of Representatives. The sub ject of Education is not only an important one, but it is absorbing public attention throughout the colony. We have not heard what opinion Newmarket holds upon the Education Bill, but there will no doubt be a free and intelligent expression of opinion to-morrow evening.

An entertainment will be held in Pitt-street Wesleyau school-room, JonTriday evening next, in aid of the Harmonium Fund for the Infant Sunday-school. The entertainment will consist of music and readings, and the chair will be taken by Rev. W. Kirk, of Pit-street.

t^jfA meeting of the Directors of the Sultan Gold Mining Company was held this after noon in the Insurance Buildings, at which it was resolved that the Company be imme diately registered, that Mr S. Brooking be appointed legal manager, and that the oiiiceof the Company be at l'\ Insurance Buildings. The works of the mite will be commenced forthwith.

WRECK OF THE "QUEEN BEE."

Further Particulars.

T II E S II I P C ( ) MPLE TE L V SUBMERGED.

RESCUE OF PASSENGERS.

TWO BOATS MISSI2TG.

(PIIESS AGENCY)

NELSON, this day.

The steamer Lady Barkley returned at eight o'clock last night with the boat in which the mate of the Queen ]>cc came to Motueka ; and the following passengers, who left the wreck in the life boat with three A. U.S. and one ordinary seaman :— Mrs Qibb.s and infant, Messrs Gibbs, Mrs (Jheel and child. Misses (Jheel (2), Mrs Pearce, and Mrs Maunders.

They report that the ship made the New Zealand Coast on Thursday, and had dirty weather to (Jape Farewell, and that on Monday night she was abreast of the light. The ship was rounded to, and at midnight struck. The light was bearing N. W. and shewing red. it was then near low water, and heavy seas at once com menced to break over her, and she bumped so heavily that the men could scarcely keep their legs. The mate and four men left for Motueka, a-- reported, with the passengers and crew, and left on the ship the captain ami oiiiccrri and two passengers, Messrs Hilliarde and Beckett, in the gig.

The life-boat had the passengers named above: and the cutter left with Dr. and Mrs Maunsell, and two children, Misses bVisbery, (2) Mr <;ibbs, and live of Mr Cibbs' children, Messrs White and Hartte, Mrs Cheel and son, one A.l!. and three ordiuarv seamen.

The life-boat was much damaged in launching, and while knocking out off Awaroa was picked up by the schooner Merlin, and shortly afterwards the occu pants were transferred to the Lady I'arklay, which was returning from the wreck.

The captain of the Lady Barkley says the ship is completely submerged, except a portion of the starboard quarter. Had she been 200 yards further out she would have cleared the Spit end.

Mrs CJibbs is in a terrible state of mind, as a number of her family are in the missing boats, for which the Lyttelton and Lady Barkley are now searching, the latter having gone out again. The life-boat was in shcli a damaged state that she Avas abandoned.

THE LATEST.

Noon

There arc no tidings of the missing boats. The Lyttelten and Lady Barkly an; still out searching. There is very great anxiety here. fly direction of Lloyd's agents the Queen Bee will be Slid by auction to-morrow morning.

THE SHIP ABANDONED.

TWO BOATS FULL OF PASSENGERS MISSING.

The manager of the South British Insur ance Company received the following this

mon ing

I "Nelson, this day, 10.23 a.m. ! [ "The steamers have returned. When i the wrjck was reached they found it aban doned. One boat with some of the crew j and passengers has since been picked up. Two boats with 34 passengers and crew are still unfound. A suivey was held by Harbour-Master Cits?, and the Cap tains of the two stoame s. Their repoit ! is as follows: "Found her abandoned with starboard anchor let gi about six > miles S.E. of Cape Farewell Spit light- ' house. Her head is pointing south with I her sails hanging loose. The deck plank ing and bulwarks are gone, and tlte cargo is washing out. It is our opinion from the working of the ship that she parted amid shin. At eight a.m. she was completely j under water, with the exception of a small part of her starboard side ; and further we recommend that she be sold for the benefit of whom it may concern. The steamer Lyttelton was at work all day yesterday, and what she has brought away is not worth the cost. The captain is in one of the missing boats. We presume the sale should take place of ship and cargo. Please say who is the proper person to act, and otherwise instruct. The steamers have

gone again."

The South British Insurance Ofiice have a total line of £12,000 on the ship and cargo, but there are re-insurances against this, reducing the liability certainly to £5000, and probably to £3000.

PARLIAMENTARY.

fFROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER). [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] WELLINGTON, this day. MR. MOSS'S PETITION. Mr F. J. Moss's petition, praying for an inquiry into the circumstances of iris re moval from the office of Secretary to the Board of Education, was under the' conside ration of the Petitions' Committee yesterday. A large amount of evidence was taken, but no decision has been come to yet. The general opinion of the Auckland members on the committee is that Mr Moss has fallen a victim to the double-dgcd dealing of professed friends. TELEGRAPH OFFICE FOR NEWTON. In reply to MrSwanson, Mr McLean said the Government would establish a receiving telegraph office at Newton in the first in stance, with a view to extending the wires there if desirable.

Mr Macfarlaiie presented a petition from volunteers.

Mr Hamlin gave notice of a Bill amend ing the Medical Practitioners' Act of ISG9.

BRANCH RAILWAYS IN OTAGO. Mr Macandrcw yesterday moved the resolution re branch railways in Otago. It was seriously remarked that all speakers in the House spoke of the district as a province.

Mr Stout was very warm on Marlborough. He said its exports were only three pounds • imports, £7077.

Mr Rees referred to the frequent use of the word p*-ovince. He •chaffed Messrs

Seymour and Kenny, and others, who com plained that the Government had not treated their province well. They complained of having been deceived. Said Mr Recs " And how could they expect anything else. I should have thought that when they voted to abolish the provinces, it would have been better for themselves and the rest of the colony if they had voted as they thought." Mr Barii'e rose to order. He considered it derogatory to members of the House to insinuate that they had not voted according to their consciences. Mr Rces : "I did not say consciences. I said as they thought." Mr Barff: " I always vote according to my conscience." Mr Rces hoped the hon. member always would, and that his conscience would have a little more light. BUSY WELLINGTON. As a specimen of the populousncs's of Wellington, little boys play whiptop on tiic footpaths in the principal thoroughfares — this fact speaks volumes. THE GOVERNMENT ORGAN.

The Government organ is extremely reticent on the Native Lauds question, It is understood that two persons largely interested in the paper are concerned in Murimotu laud goble. TE All AT PETITION. In the House yesterday Mr Sheehan presented a, petition from Te Arai asking an amenumcKt in the Rating Act. NAVIGATION OF NORTHERN WAIROA. Mr Tolc presented a petition from thirty persons—-merchants, mill-owners, ship-mas ters, traders, and settlers—of Northern Wairoa river, complaining of the ineilicient beacons and signal stations for the naviga tion of North Wairoa river. INTRODUCTION OF FEKRETS.—TE AROHA PURCHASE. Sir George Grey presented a petition from 123 inhabitants of Kaikoura, against the importation of ferrets. Also, a petition from natives, complaining that Mr James Mackay paid money for Te Aroha block to non-owners. He moved that the petition be printed. Agreed to.

WELLINGTON REPRESENTATION

Mr Trovers gave notice of a Fine Arts copyright bill ; also, to ask whether the Government propose to alter the representa tion, -o as to give three members to Welling ton. PETITION FROM WAIWERA. In reply to Mr Swanson the Premier said tlie report of Mr Sinclair in the case of John Andeison, Waiwera, would be laid on the table. MR PASSMORE'S DISMISSAL. The House resumed at half-past seven. Mr Swanson gave notice of motion re cor respondence connected with the dismissal of the late Engineer of Constructed Rail ways. LOCAL OPTION. The Local Option Bill was postponed itll to-morrow. THE "STARS" IN BELLAMY'S.

The arrival of the STARS in Bellamy's, per Taupo, caused some excitement. Tn reference to the paragraph respecting tlie fancy dress ball held in honor of the first

session after the abolition of provinces, one lion, member was fearfully indignant over the reference to the Ministry hav ing a share in the proceeds. He ' thinks this is insulting to tlie pure dignity of the Ministry, and that the Star's special ought to be brought up to the bar of the House. Another flunkey of the Minis try thinks the Committee ought to be held to consider the possibility of excluding the Star's special from the reporter's gallery. In Bellamy's several aristocratic gourmands were threatened with apopletic fits on read ing the Star's shewing up of Bellamy's.

MINISTERIAL BALL.—BETS ON THE SITUATION.

Major Atkinson gave a ball last night. Bets are being made here that the Ministry will not stand another week. CONSTABU LAR V BI LL.

Last night Mr Bowen moved the postponement of the second reading of the Constabulary Bill till to-nicrrow, which was agreed to. The Speaker said the postponement was moved by his advice, because there were several clauses in the Bill he desired to

examine. CHAKITABLE INSTITUTIONS' BILL. Tlie House went into Committee on this Dill. Clauses 1 and 2 passed without amendment. On clause .'5, empowering the registration of any charitable insti tution with fifty subscribers, there was considerable discussion. Sir George Grey said fifty Mormons could subscribe £50, and set up a school for destitute girls. The wildest fanatics, by subscribing £50, would be able to compel the Slate to give assistance for the diffusion of their doctrines. Fifty subscrbcrs in the town of Utah could get an institution in the colony by subscribing £50. The bill made no provision as to where the money was to be subscribed. The bill would set U2> a universal denominational system.

Mr Reid said he did not see that the question was raised in clause 3.

Sir George Grey : It is there. Mr Stout contended that even a convent would be entitled to Government aid.

Mr Itees said the Auckland Hospital cost £•20,000. If lifty persons subscribed a pound, ;,nd petitioned the Governor, they might have the Auckland Hospital handed over. Even Fire-worshippers might claim to start an institution by subscribing lifty pounds.

Sir George Grey thought the Government might have sent to take charge of the Bill someone who understood it.

Mr Kollesten moved an amendment, •'That existing institutions be not included."

Mr Wakeficld referred to Mr Whitaker's speech on the second reading, when he said the Bill was only temporary, and would not interfere with existing institutions. He said two authors could not meet each other in the street without laughing. He won dered how two Ministers could meet each other anywhere without blushing. After some debate, Mr Lusk said the Government had misled the House. The Committee could not trust any assurance.

Mr J. E. Brown .said lie had voted for the second reading, but after the shuffling way in which the Government had acted he could not trust them. Pie moved that the speaker leave the chair.

Mr Whitaker, haviwg come to Mr Reid's rescue, replied vigorously. He said the Bill only applied to voluntary institutions. In reply to Mr Wakefield lie said the Ministry could blush, but he did not think it possible that Mr Wakefield could.

As Mr Whitaker's hits told, and the House got into merrier humour, the oc cupants of the Ministerial benches regained heart. Mr Donald Reid remained at the table preparing notes for another speech. Mr Ormond continued biting his thumb reflectively.

Mr Whitaker made a plucky attempt to retrieve lost ground. Mr Gisborne immediately got up and said Mr Reid had stated distinctly that tiie Bill would apply to Institutions voluntarily maintained.

The Attorney-General now stated that tlie Bill would not. He thought the bill should be re-cast, so as to distinguish be tween institutions supported by the Govern ment, and those partly by voluntary sub scriptions, and partly by Government aid. He concluded by moving that the Com mittee report progress.

Mr Recs jumped up and shewed that all real and personal estate belonging to any instiution, say the Auckland Hospital, would vest in fifty subscribers when made a body corporate. He shewed that Mr Whitaker had by implication asserted that the Hon. Donald Reid was a lunatic, because Mr Whitaker said only a lunatic could interpret the Bill as he did. It was like a patent revolving cannon, hitting all round, including his own friends. The Attorney-General appeared as ignorant of the Bill as the Minister of Lands.

Mr Brandon got up an argument, and drifted oft" into legal hairs]flitting. Mr Montgomery would support Mr Brown's amendment.

Mr Macandrew said the people of Dunedin would only subscribe to the hospital with the greatest difficulty. They said, " lettlio.se who deprived those institu tion of their moans maintain them." Mr Lusk said that he considered the Government committed a breach of faith iv promising before the Abolition Act to continue existing institutions, and imme diately the Bill was passed, throwing the support of them on the people. Mr "Lusk went on to shew that Major Atkinson had given a different reading of the Bill from Mr Whitaker and Mr Reid. The expert. ence of the past few days would shew that the Ministerial seats were not a bed of roses.

Mr Howe supported the clause, but thought slight modification would be necessary. Mr Hislop thought the Bill ought to be withdrawn and re-cast. Mr Sheehan had understood the Hon. y, McLean to say that the Dunedin. Hospital flourished the moment a man came into it with a broken leg. He recommended the Ministry to get some one with a broken leg. At the meeting of Mayors, called by some " the marcs nest, " some centralists said the General Government regularly sold them. The fact was, they did not get thirty pieces of silver. Pity they did not do as the man who got thirty pieces of silver did. It appeared that the Ministry had got some. what in the position of the Pussian arruy. The enemy got between the advance and base of supply. They might have to care. Perhaps the Bill might be modified so as to provide an Asylum for Ministers. He would support the amendment. Mr Stout suggested that material clauses be postponed by the Government, and only the proposed machinery be passed. Tho House divided on the question that the chairman leave the chair, the result beiii" that the motion was lost by 37 to 24. Ayes 24 : Bastings, Brown, J. E. (teller) De Latour, Dignan. Grey.Haralin, Hodgkin son, Lusk, Macandrew (teller), Montgomery Murray, Nahe, Rees, Rolleaton, Sharpe' Sheehan, Shrimski,Swanson, Tairoa, Taka moana, Thompson, Tole, Wallis, and Wood, E.G. Noes 37 : Atkinson, Baigent, Ballance Beetham, JJowen, Brown, J. C, Burns' Carrington, Cox, Curtis, Fitzroy, Gibbs' Gisbome, Hursthon.se, Johnson, Joyce,' Kennedy, Lumsden, Macfarlane, Manders' Morris, Murray-Aynsley, Ormond, Reid' Richardson, Richmond (teller), Rowe (teller)' Seaton, Stafford, Sutton, Tawite, Tesche' maker, Wason, Whitaker, Williams, Wood, W., and Woolcock. The Speaker left the chair for half-au hour. A great stampede of gentlemen in. claw-hammers to the Premier's ball took

place. When the committee resumed, there was a very thin House. Mr His] op moved that the committee re port progress. Mr Swanson would support a measure dealing with tlie Charitable Institutions' Bill ; but advised the Government, instead of leaving the maintenance of these to a purely voluntary principle, to face the diffi culty of imposing a burden on property. Sir George Grey said the solution of the difficulty was that the Government deceived the_ country. They brought forward a religious system of the worst kind. He would move amendments on condition that the Government would stand forth like men, and admit they introduced a denomi national system. Let them stand or fall by the avowal; but they evaded the denominational question he raised. If they admitted they had made a mistake, he would assist them out of the difficulty. He would help them to assist the local hospitals. If the Government admitted they did not understand the nature of the Bill when they introduced it. and required tlie assistance of the Committee, he would also help them. He challenged the Government to declare whether they would stand or fall by the denominational principle. Mr Reid said the Government proposed to take over industrial schools controlled by managers, and to which magistrates could commit children. They could secure that managers would not be a denomi national body. Property could not vest long in one denomination. The difficulties pointed out were only imaginary. Mr Sees said there was no provision in the Bill that any subscriber of £1 could come in, because 59 persons who subscribed would be jx close corporation. Managers could receive a child committed by a Magistrate or not, as they pleased. He defended Sir George Grey from attacks by Sir Robert Douglas. Sir George Grey had founded a hospital in Soath Africa, which nourished. In a manly outburst, he drew comparisons between the identification of Sir George Grey with charitable institutions, and the charity of Sir Robert Douglas, Whitaker, Reid, and others.

Mr Gisborne proposed an amendment, making the clause apply to institutions partly voluntary and partly supported by the .State.

After further debate, progress was re ported.

The House adjourned at 12.10.

A BILLET

A billet has been made for Mr Wilson, son-in-law of Mr Seed, Secretary of Customs. The salary is four hundred A year.

MB. BALLANCE RESOLUTE.

Your special correspondent interviewed Mr Ballance, and learned that he is deter mined to press his amendment on the Native Land Court Bill to a division. He will not

accept the proposed compromise to the second reading, on the promise that the Go vernment will introduce liberal amend ments in committee. Mr Ballance thinks the Bill incapable of amendment. The Government must withdraw it, and draft an entirely new one. This is just what the Government will not do if they can possibly effect any compromise and hold their seats. It is stated in well-informed circles that if the Bill passes, agents are ready to spread themselves, over the North Island in the interest of land sharks. It is rumoured that a regular speculative campaign is pre pared. Big land-jobbers are fortunately excluded from the lobbies, and are waiting cap in hand without; but only honourable land sharks are doing the business within the charmed circle. The division on Mr Ballance's amendment is expected to be close. Those who have seen Ministers, say they think they feel their position bitterly.

STRENGTH OF PARTIES. Mr Woolcock's question is so far down the list that it is hardly likely to come under discussion to-night unless Ministers determine to risk their seats. To-morrow

evening the Native Lands Courts Bill comes on. The Opposition profess to have forty five certain.

SIR WILLIAM FITZHERBEBT., Reliable informants give the following clear statement of oir William Fitzherberts position :—He cannot work consistently with the traditional dignity of the Speaker ship, resign so early, or throw himself in™ the arms of the Opposition. Secomj. .» c is growing old, and fond of ease, f^lr His only . uusatisiied aspiration is " Premiership. Fourth. If he consent* to lead a proved Opposition majority, *v lick it into shape, it will be with the object of re-construction at the end of the session and then retiringinto the Agent-Generalship There is a strong feeling in influent)^ circles that if there is a new Ministry tUj session, it should be entirely a new »» Ministry,that the old Titeßarnacles show 11

no longer oracularly rule the roost. OUll CORRESPONDENT MORAIW The whole secret of the want of mnT c progress yesterday is attributable to * , fact that Ministers are in blue fnuKj <"' not strong enough to carry their 0* measures or resist the amendments olj Opposition. The appearance <». ,I e Ministry last night was pitiable, evem»* eyes of their own friends. Philosophy say the pity of friends is worse than hate of enemies. When four Ministers „' different interpretations of the Governine intentions no wonder the OpPO* 1 >» say "These be your blind g«'dcJ 0 There is evidently no coherence;

THE EYEOTRG STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 0, 1877.



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