SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

i This Afternoon, 9.20 HIGH WATER--; To-morrow Morning, 9.11 SUN SET.—This Evening. 5.13 m*X R1:S V --To-morrow Jlornm:'. o ■■> MOON'S AGK.—First Quarter, 11th, 10.-I7 p.m.

ARRIVALS

Rotorua, 5.3., from Sydney Southern Cross, s.s.. Holmes, trom Napier, via the Thames . Island Lily (late Agnes.l, schooner, from Chat ham Islands Lretitia, schooner, from Napier Nellie schooner, from Lyttelton

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DHPARTURRS. For the Thames and Lytteltou—Helena, bvisontino. early "jj'or LcVuka—Charybdis, Thursday For London-Columbus, barcme, early ; Citj ot Auckland, ship, eariy ; Famenoth, barqne, For CNfipiP.r direct—Southern Cross, to-morrow ("Wednesday), at 5 p.m. For Napier and the South—Rotorua, rhuraday, at A p.m. For Raglan— p.s. Hauraki, enviy. For the South—Hwyaa. lit'n bapt. ForNapici" and Soui'h—Rotorua, I'th Sept. For the Idanas-cWryhdis, schooner, and Ener.'V, schooner, early For Levuka— Charybiiis. schooner Lc-morrow For Wanganui—s.s. Wallubi, to-morrow,

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Pretty Jane, s.s., from Gisbome, to-morrow Sissy." schooler, I'roii; Ciauiaru City of Auckland, ship. I'roin London Famenoth, ship, Iron- liov.rion ; «a; k-d July 10. GalaXca. harcjuo. from London : sailed June 10. Iron Queen, barci'.:■-. v o:n London, early. Active, schooner, h-oni Iho lslfiuas, early Hinemoa. scaoo-.jr. i't'oni Ukc Islands, early Halcione.ship, i.orn Lmidon. early Otaki, ship, from London, cany ilenschikoif, barcitie, rr.jiii Samoa and Lovulia early. Elsinore, bai'Qiiv, i oni Duncdm, c.u-.y

IMPORTS.

Per schooucv Nellie, from ]fty*?» : ™ casks beef, 1 ton barley. :ll terns ihr.sr, ! tons bran, 1 ton shares, 5 tons vrkMt. 10 ewt. oatmeal o cases bacon, 10;; sacks gea.3, aim 2ao sacKs P¥^S^A£ffi«y. from the Chatham Islands: 300 sheep.

THE ROTORUA.

half-past sCTsn chis monvng- and nioy ha ex pected in porr between six and seven o clock this evening.

The slnn Sam lien del is 103 daj 3 Cram London to-day. 6he may be expected to make her number any hour, as vessels which laEt London a day or tv.-o after her have alrocUy reported at Lvtt'elton and Wellin.Ki-on. 'The as Southern Cross arrived at the I names esterday from Napiev witli a full cavpro of shecD and cattle- lor the chr.rterovp, Messrs Fisher and Co. The whole of the cargo was landed in first rale condition. The Columbus' suy in the stream has been of a very limited duration. It seems sho was hauled "off in order to bvhi-j; her round into the inner berth lately occupied by the barqus bpmt oftheDawu. , , ~ The barque Cabarfeidh was placed on the gridiron this moi-nins.forthe purpose of having her bottom examined, to see whether she sus tained any damage i.rv tak:i ■■£ the ground at the Isorth Head. . . The schooner Mc.wX Lily (lat3 Ar/iics) arrived frori'Chatham iilands at J'ob:i<>ai-;-inaycstcr day night, aftera voya-jf. oi: l:-i days. 11 or which have been spent on the coast of New Zealand. The length of passage has proved fatal to 100 out of 420 of tlie slieop with which she was laden. This is the flr:-t appearance of the Agnes in these wateis since her wreck at the Chathams. . , The schooner :-Tel!ic arrived yesterday cven ingfrom Lyttellon, aftera run ot 9 days. She brings a cargo of bveadstuiis, and is consigned to Mr G. W. Owen. P..rt oi her cari?o is tor the Thames, for which port she will leave on discharging the Auckland goods, and load back to Lyttelton atthe Thames ilivev Saw Mills. _ Th > Island "Lily brings word that the snip Ocean Mail has" gone to pieces at Chatham Island-. Over3-'oinore bales of wool have come ashore, in addition to a lara'C quantity of tallow and other merchandise. The barque Soiiifc cf the Dawn made sail from the Heads early this morning, ana by this time is fairly away on her voyage tp London. In addition to her cargo of merchan dise, she has on board i boxes of gold valued at £25 203. The toi al value of her cargo is £51,154. The schooner Minnies Hare has cleared for Napier, via Mahurangi, with a cargo of timber andshinarlcs. , . The ketch has arrived in the Manukau from Waikato with a cargo oi! sheep. . rlHie s.s, Southern Cross arrived from the Thames last night. _ _„__

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close ah Uwdbr — For Thames, this day, at 1.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. ; and to-morrow, at p.m. and l.: j.o p.m. For Coromnr^el, per Argylc, en Friday next, at 2.30 p.m. For Napier, per Southern Cross, to-moiTOW, at 11 a.m. . ... . For Whitianga, Taurangra, ana Opotiki, per Rowcna, this day, at J p.m. For Wa'hcke, per Spey, this day, at 1 p.m. For Waiwera, Warliworth, and To Aral, per Anne Milbank, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Levuka, per Cliarbydis, to-morrow, at For Russell, Wangaroa. and Mongonoi, per lona, to-moi'T-ow, at 11 a.m. For Tairua. per Mana. to-morrow, at 1 p.m. For Napier, SourSicvn Provi.nfoe. and (Chatham Islands, via Lyttelton, perßotorua, on ihurs day next, at 3 p.m. , , For Taranalci, Southen Provinces, and Austra lian Colonies, per Hawea, on Friday next, at Per s.s.' Taranaki, on Wednesday, 19th hist.,

as follows;— . ._ . For India, China, 3lediicvranca-n Ports, ana Continent of Europe, at 11. !5 a.m. For Tarar;aki, Southern Provinocs, Austra lian Colonies, and Uv.iV-A Kingdom via Suez and Southamptoa (fo:.- letters specially aatlres sed), at 12.15 a.m. For United Kingdom (via Brindisi) and late letters for Sout'uern Provinces and Melbourne a For 'money ordj?.'S, registered letters, and newspapers, at 10.45 a.ra. . Per s.s. Australia, on V> ednosday, 2Gth mst., a3For Sandwich Islands. United States of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indie?, at noon. For Unite:! Kingdom, and Continent ot Europe, at noon. For money orders, registered letters, ana newspapers, at 10.30 a.m. Late letters, bearing an extra fes of Gel, in addition to the postage, will be received by the mail agent on board tfce steamer up to the time of sailing. >;. 7.-S. KiSS. Chief Postmaster.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The following are the dates and amounts Of calls in connection with the undermentioned gold mining companies: £ s. d. Date. New Golden Pali ~ ..003 — Sep. 12 Young Colonial .. ..002 — Sep. 12 Young New Zealand ..006 — Sep. 12 Hape Creek 0 0 (i — Sep. 12 New.Moriiing Star .. 0 1 0 — Sep. 12 Sultan 0 0 3 - Sep. 12 Phoenix 010 — Sep. 10 Caledonian 0 5 0 — Sep. 10 Auckland 0 0 3 — iaftp. 10 City of London .. ..013 — Oct. i Homeward, Bound .. 0 0 G — Oct. 10 N.Z. Loan and Mer cantile 010 0 — Oct. 1 DIVIDKN'DS — Thames Gas 0 1 0 — Sep. G Waiotahi 0 2 0 — Sep. 12 Alburnia :. 0 16 0 - Sep. U CREDITORS' MEETINGS. In the estate of W. C. Campbell .. Sep. 13 Jas. H. Grnttan .. Sep. 13 , ~ Arthur Uttfoig .. Sep. 13 ~ Geo. McCaslin .. Sep. II ;, ~ T. .J. Bainbridgo .. Sep. II a ~ J. H. Buchanan .. Sep. 17 Geo. Cotxis.. .. Sep. 17

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

JUSTICE. —You should submit your ques tion to the police.

BIRTH.

BISHOP.— Qs the 10th September, 1877, Mrs. G. Bishop, Newmarket, of a daughter. MARTIN.—On the 11th September, 1877, at her residence, Hotason-street, the wife of Mr. A' P. Mania, jun., of a son.

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1877.

for tht> cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs resistance, For jic futujc m.the distance, And the eood that vrr. csn 4a

Parliament appears at last to be settling down to work. Two months' talk has produced one insignificant little bill, out at the 4(1 brought down. The utmost that members can now do before the prorogation is to hurry through a few of the most important maiisuiOi. The " slaughter of the innocents" at the close will be of ;uj unusually sanguinary character. \v c are glad to observe that the Education i-ili is one of the measures re ceiving the attention of the House, and that a large majority appear determined to secure its passing. The question of Jocul control over the appointment of touchers evoked a long discussion and several amend lreats. The feeling of the House was clearly favourable to the removal of teachers from local jealousies and perseetitiou. It is, however, necessary that an obnoxious schoolmaster shall not be forced upon a district. Unless the teacher is in accord with, and in some degree amenable to the com mittee, the business of a district is likely to be impeded by a, conflict of authority. The system provided, in the /•v.ckkind Bill, under v.'lticli the cosjnniLtoo iH)i":3:;r,(:o imi'j jeet to tlie approvtil of the Loml ot Edu

catiou, has worked very well, and might \ have lecn imported with advantage into the Colonial Act. The struggle on the religions clause has yet to come on, but from indications given by our correspon dent it is tolerably certain that the clause will be abandoned.

The cablegram which puzzled our morning contemporary to-day, dime through to us m a perfectly intelligible form, aud is pub lished in "another column. The Montene-

grins, who resinned hostilities immediately after the withdrawal of Sulieman Pasha's army, have captured Nicsic. the town which was'relieved and re-victualled a. month or two ago by Sulieman, after terrible fighting iv Duga lass. Nicsicwillbe found marked on the STAR war map. The telegram stat ing that Russians from Shipka Pass have re-entered Bulgaria is very indefinite. We are left ' entirely to speculation as to whether they have been driven out by Sulieoaan Pasha's army, or whether a strong Russian force still holds the forti fied positions in the Pu.s». The reverses along the line of the river Lorn may have caused the invaders to draw in their advanced posts for fear of the cutting off communication with Tiruova by the advance of Mehemet Ali's army. Only ex treme necessity would induce the abandon ment of an advantage which was gained through the cowardly conduct of the Pasha originally entrusted with the task of hold ing Shipka as an important part of the Hccoml line of Turkish defence.

We understand thai Mr It. 11. Stevwiaon has been appointed Auckland manager of ttio Union Insurance Company. There is in) doubt that the company have made :i most judicious choice, ami that their busujwH in the city will be energetically pushed. A little before eight o'clock last evening, a fine draught horse, worth £40, the pro])erty ot Mr ffenry Smith, of Mount Eden, drojjpcd dead in Queen-street, oppo site the Nevada Hot« i. A dray was secured, and the dead body of the animal was taken away. The members of the Amateur Athletic Club will hold a meeting to-morrow evening at the Thames Hotel, for the purposeoorlr considering the interim com mittee, electing officers, and other business. We understand that .sixteen names of gentlemen desirous of becoming members are on the club-room list. l)r E. Ellis, who in down .South,'delivered his lecture on "The life and Times of Michael Angelo" at Oamaru on Monday night in aid of the local Machauic's Institute. The Scottish Volunteers held their annual meeting last evening, Captain Mowbray in the chair. The report and balance sheet were submitted, and passed, as follows : — The receipts amounted to £116 2s Id, in cluding the balance, £">9 17a ?d, from last year. The expenditure was £80" 17s Oil. The assets ot' the company were shewn to be £262 o's lid, the liabilities, £8 <.**<;<{, leaving a balance ot* £'2T\?> 17s 5d to their credit. There was a large attendance, and the men appeared to take much interest in the proceedings. A query from Mr Murray to the Coloiftal Treasurer elicited the information that a bonus of £15,000 had been paid to Mr Edward M'Glaahan, ex-M.H.R., for the manufacture of fifty tons of grey paper. The Dunedin Corporation during tlie last municipal year paid away in cheques the sum of £112,152 5a 4d. The cheques numbered seventcdti hundred and sixty live. The Corporation has borrowed £400,000, and has borrowing powers up to £600,000.

The " Lahore Civil and Military Gazette " makes the statement that—" The Prince of Wales Australian tonr is defini tely fixed for 1878. H.lt.H. will leave England in the September of that year, ac companied by the Princess ; and after visiting Australia and New Zealand, will return by way of the United States."

Lydia Sherman, who poisoned ten per sons—three huafeftMds and seven children escaped from the Connecticut State P-isou in some unaccountable manner. There is no clue to her whereabouts.

The Fraternal Home Good Templars held ivn open lodge meeting last night, in the Temperance [fall. Mr James Couplaud, a total abstainer of many years, was called to the tfhair, and after the Templar ode had been sung, mado an excellent upeech, in terspersed with fmjts and anecdotes, which was well received. Telling speeches wore also delivered by Edwiu Can; Revs. Messrs Williams and WeU'u. >S«u#s of a pleasing character were given by Miss Kharj>e, and Messrs tferiiua, Tudeliope, and Lovell. Readings by Messr.-, otephensou, and Bell ; a reci&ition by Mr Mashittei1 ; piano foKte selections, and two part hoiijjs by the choir of the lodge. Miss Iloyos kindly presided at piano, accompanying the various songs with much taste. /Hie meeting closed in the usual war-

That tho Union Sash and Door Company is one of the most prosperous morcAntile associations in tho provincial district of Auckland, is a fact which does not admit of any gaiujslaying in the face of the fat divi dends lately declared, and the large ad ditions at the same time made to the Com pany's property. The latest project started i>y the directors is tiie building of another large mill in the Northern Wairoa River, in the neighbourhood of their present estab lislimenfc£in therapidly rising neighbourhood orAratapu. Theypurposo,weareinformod, placing themselves in the position of being able U> siuppiy double the quantity which they can at present turn out. Wnon this enterprising scheme is carried out Northern Wairoa will make another great stride in iniportituee. Meanwhile, with such heavy works itnfler couteinplation, it is doubly necessary that the Government should lose no time in oarryiag out the reeeutly pro mised measures for improving the tia^ga tion ot the rivor.

Some time ago, a lumber of houses wove burnt down, in each of which was one of Herbert H. Smifch'a ovens. After the fire, they were found to bo an good as over, and not damaged in the slightest. This speaks well for m&oYonss.

Another of the dask/ children of New Zealund has come to grief. Wirerau Macke or Marsh, has forsoino tirnepostboen affected with, a disease which at times visits his palo face brethren, viz, that of mistaking other people's property for his own. His countrymen s|iid he was mad, and so no doubt he was, for no sane man would put hi.s hetd through a glass door of a dwelling-house at 2 a.m. in the morning singing out " kapai to pakeha, kapai to kaikfli." This frightened the peaceful slumberers within, and caused them to abandon their dwelling in terror unutter able. Wiremu's imadnesH having now continued some time, and displayed itself iv a playful attempt to burn a building at Te Awaruutu, approbating pakeha'g glengary capn, and the more hoinons OJie of enveloping himself in the Colonel's cloak, those nfcorti guardians of the peace, the police, stepped in, and Wiremu ijSund it a far (stisioi* way through the portal of the loclc-np at Cambridge thau through that plans door. When brought before the It. AT., Sergeant McGovern BUg&estcd that for tho aafety of the hardy pioneer.-- of Cambridge thus child of naturo should be forwarded Ua the sylvan, glades of Edon ; where, so l*ng as he confined himself to knocking the stones about, hi.s madness could have full play ; and where he would associate with companions suffering from the same disease.—" Waikato Times." One thousand tons of tobacco, valued a>t £72,000, has tins year been grown iv tho Ovens and Murray district, Victoria. OWe notice by our New Plymouth tele grams that the man Pole, against whom a vordict oi manslaughter was given by the coroner's jury yesterday, lias been avre-ted and reraruidea U:> Auckland.

At a recent meeting of the Griffiths' Point Council (Victoria), a scene occurred. Councillor Kennedy kept interrupting the proceeding*, He called the chairman (Councillor Turnbull) a liar, and said lie did not care a for his orders. Then he called Councillor Kidd an old fool, at the same time giving him a blow in tho eye. Kennedy was afterwards sent to Melbourne gaol for a month for the assault.

Jem Mace, tlie pugilist, it is said is about to commence hotel-keeping in Bourke street, Melbourne.

A meeting of tho Sir Henry Havelock Lodge, 1.0. G.T., wus held at tho Lodge room, Edwardes-street, lawt night, when a deputation of members from the Templar Benefit Society attended, for the purpose of urging upon all members of the order to unite Avith the Benefit Society. We are groatly pleased at the success which this* young but vigorous society has achieved since its re-organisation about twelve months since. The secretary, Mr !•'. Je«isop, informs us the number of members good on the books is 50. Cash in Savings' Bank, £90; besides sundry lodge proper ties. As a result of this visitation, a great nia-ny of the " Ilavolock" members intimated their intention to join the Society.

SUPREME COURT. —THIS DAY.

IN BANCO,

(Before Ilia Honor Mr Justice Gillies.) RE KA.IOTKTT AXH hEVY, (AUUAN'CINa

DEBTORS.)

Mr Ileskoth, on behalf of the trustees in the above ease, made an application for an order of complete execution of the deed of arrangement.

There was no opposition, and hw Honor after examining the documents made the order.

This was all the business

TO-MORROW'S ELECTION.

THIS Municipal elections will take plr.ee to morrow. The Mechanics' Institute wfH be the -(Killing place for the cilv ; the Parncll [fall, for the Parncll Uoiough Klection ; and tiie Court House, at Onchunga, for the election there. The polling will commence at 8 a.m. and cln.se at (>' p.m. Tlie following are the candidate-; : —

'SJCity of Auckland.—A. Fleming, E Isaacs, J. P. King, J. Morton, F. L. Prime

PAIiNKIiM—W. T. J. Bell, NY. Uraeken bury, \V. Flood, D. H. McKeuzic, S. Moekan, J. Winks. ONKIIUXOA :— G. Broadfont, Andrew Dunwoodie, E. Marl, M. Ilartuett, J. Noakes, J. W. Waller. Three candidates are to be elected at each place. Writing on the eve of the election, we are surprised at the general indillerence ;vts to the results of the pulling. Not a .--ingle meeting has been held to ventilate any candidate's views on municipal affairs ; and no gretit test ([uestinii has been prominently put forward ; though, as regards tlie City, wo are aware that anxious inquiries havo been made by certain parties as to candi dates'opinions on particular points. It-is most probable that with apathy rampant (hose candidates who have been diligently working on the <jniet will stand the best chance.

CLARK ON "THACKERAY," TO MORROW.

Tin-: Key. Charles ('lark will begin his series of lectures at the Choral jHall to morrow uiglit. " Thackeray, the Snobo yraphcr," is to be the Biil)ject—and ;i Kplendid subject it is. "The prince of linglitfh prone writers," as Thackeray bus been called, pre«ents a rich mine of wealth for the explorers into " the ;ic)table," both of men and manner-. Mr (•lark is so peculiarly happy in his bio graphical sketches o£ Dickons and (Jold smith, that we may expect h highly interesting lecture on such a genius as Thackeray.

FIRE AT WELLINGTON.

A Child B-araod in Ssd-

Heroic Coad-act of the Mothor.

[P>Y TELEGRAPH.]

(I'Hi; PKKSS AGKIfCY)

WELLINGTON, this day. A riKK broke out at Alcorn'a, draper, on flic beadi, about 8.20 last, night, with banning sinddeimesH. No sooner was the alarm raised, than the whole upper story was iv flamcw. The owuer was out »vt the time. Whoa Mrs Aloarn's attention wa.s directed by a servant, she opened Mte door, and was immediately driven back by a sheet of flame, and prevented from roHCuLng lier little .son, three years' old, who WU3 asleep in another room. Witli gorac difficulty sho passed the other four children to the roof of tfie verandah, from which she threw her infant to the bystander* below, and soon after .she was assisted down by a ladder brought by her husband, w rho arrived. The other children were handed down to bystanders. Water was soon playing on the iire, and it would have boon shortly mastered, but that some volunteer broke tho stand-pipe in endeavouring to turn on more water. A delay, oi tea minutes occurred before the accident was remedied and water again flowing, during which the building was blazing furiously, and all buildings to lea ward seomod downed, but {jjreat oxertions confined the iire to Alcorn's. The body of the child was found when the fire was otvfc.

Insunaneeßj ho far as yet obtained : —Tlie I building, Phoenix, £000 ; South British,

j £1,000 ; Stock, Trans-atlantic, £2,000 ; I Standard, £500. Two branch men who were en a verandah, when the water was cut oil' were severely burned before ; they came down. Insurances on the stock had for some time boon current in ', tlio Niew Zpaltmd and National, but allowed i to lapse lately.

CABLEGRAMS.

[bhuteu's special cablbgkams.]

Capitulation of Nicksick.

BOMBAY, Dbh

A Vienna despatch reports that i Nicksick (.Montenegro) has capitulated. Nothing fresli from Plevna. 1 The Russian force occupying Shipka I Pass has re-qiiteved Bulgaria.

M. THIERS' FUNERAL.

BOMBAY, September 0. The fuucral of M. Thiers passed off ! quietly. i [In Renter's cablegram published yester- J day, Zeig the place where the Kussinus are concentrating, was misprinted Qeig.]

Australian Cablegrams.

I Til E DROUGHT BE EAKING UP.

SYDNEY, Hth. The drought in breaking iy> with heavy j rains in the so.uth and west districts. Nearly "200 American immigrants arrived : to-day in Melbourne. Arrived, Riugarotmia. Tho Arawata sails to-morrow.

PARLIAMENTARY.

{FROM OUJI SPECIAL REPORTER.)

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

WELLINGTON, this day

GAOLS OF THE COLONY.

[n the House yesterday, Mr Scaton asked the Colonial Treasurer a question re the proposed reduction of £2,836 on the gaol estimates in Dunedin.

Mr Boweu, in reply, quoted figures shewing startling discrepancies in the cost of the various gaols in the colony. In Auckland, the expenditure on oflicers was £16 per head ; in Lyttelton, £20 ;in Dunedin, £62. In Auckland, 21 warders managed 1(»5 prisoners ; in Lyttelton, 13 controlled 105 ; but in Dunedin 115 pri soners took 33 warder,-. Some of the gaol ollici'tls in Dunedin received from £270 to £200 a year. He said the Auckland gaol was very Avell managed, considering the insufficient accommodation. The work in the Auckland gaol was quite a-s good as in the Dunedin gaols. THAMES VOLUNTEERS. Mr Tole asked the Government if the Defence Minister lias received any official report of the case of Robert Gordon, William Mears, and William Rea, of the Thames Volunteer Rifle Ranges, from Major Cooper, the ofUccr commanding the Thames districts ; and if the Defence Minister will grant a commission of inquiry in terms of the pretests numbered respec tively 1 and 2, forwarded for his considera tion through Major Cooper. He under stood an inquiry was hold, and a report nent to Native and Defence Ministers, the nature of which had not transpired. The men wen; dissatisfied with the inquiry, ;;,ml suggested that Colonel Lycm tshould hold another inquiry. The Premier ' replied that no official report had her!; received. WAiKATO TRAINS. Mr Liamlin asked the Minister for Public Works whether he is aware i.hat the train from Newcastle to Auckland doea not call oi stop at the following stations, viz., Pokcno, Tuakau, Buekland, Mauurcwa, and I'apat litoi, while it calls at less important stations; and whetlicr he will cause the time-table to he altered so as to allow the train to call at (lie stationa above enumerated. The Premier replied 'hat trains do .stop at all those .stations; but for the convenience of the Waikato, stoppages were not made by that train. The average stoppages had been once every three and a half miles, which caused great complaints. MR NORTON'S PETITION. The Petition Committee reported in the petition of Mr F. Norton that provision be made in the Medical Practitioners' Bill to enable him to be examined before a Medical Board as to qualifications, and if found competent that he bo admitted. The Bill having been thrown out ho cannot now have tin; opportunity proposed. Mr O'Rorke asked the Premier whether the Government lias rejected an oiler of the services of a Volunteer Corps proposed to bo established at Onehunga, and if so whether they will lay before the House the correspondence which passed upon the subject. lie said it was the business of the Government to encourage volunteering in all parts of the Empire. It was incredible that the (Jojvernment should have rejected the oiler of Volunteer services with the degree of contumacy which he was informed was done in this case. The only fault was that some men who belonged to a former company had a dispute, and sided with their oflicers. Some of the young men of Onehunga, whose martial ardour was irrepressible, had taken service in an adjoining corps, and they now desired to form a local corps in stead of going three or four miles. He was surprised that the Premier who was four years ago Capt. <if Volunteers, and had a rising from that to the position of Wai- Minister of the colony, should refuse to re ceive offers of these martial young men, in stead of aiming a blow at their military ardour.

The Premier, in iv,;ly, said Mr O'Rorke could hardly expect him to be personally responsible. Ho must be well aware that t-he ordinary business of the Defence De partment was entirely separate. The ser vices of several volunteer companies were recently rejected <>n the ground that the House would not vote more than a certain sum. Thirty-six names were sent in from Onehungn, and of these nine belonged to the former company, which had been guilty of mutinous conduct. As the company did not include the minimum number, he did not consider it desirable to accept their services. Mr O'Rorke said he had a telegram Informing him that the number now reached seventy-six. EDUCATION BILL. The House was in committee nearly all afternoon on the forty-fourth clause of the Education bill, refering to the appointment of teacher. There was considerable dis cussion. The first amendment proposed was to insert after the word "the" in the tirnt line the words " the committee of each school district subject to the approval of the ;" this was intended to place the appointment of teachers in the hands of the local committee. The amendment was negatived on division by 41 to 25. A second amendment was proposed, to add after the Avoids "be entitled to," in the finst line, " in the nomination of the Loeail Committee ;" which would give the Local Committees power to nominate teachers. On division, the amendment was carried by U to 33. Another amendment was to substitute, " On the nomination of the School Com mittee ; or, if such School Committee fail to recommend," which waw negatived by 34 to 32.

There was considerable discussion a-s to the expediency of placing the appointment of teachers iv the hands of Local Com mittees.

Mr Luck, in the course of the debate, turned the laugh against Sir Robert Douglas by stating that he knew no more of the circumstances of the province of Auckland outside his own constituency than of Kamschatka.

Mr J. E. Brown strongly opposed the appointment of teachers by local com mittees. He had heard of a schoolmaster boin^ dismissed because his wife declined to fraternise with the wives of committee men. He opposed the schoolmaster being placed at the mercy of any committeeman who conceived a spke against him. If the appointment rested with tho local com mittees, schoolmasters would become peri patetic, and be bundled about, from district to district.

LAST NKiHT.

The House last night was s&ll in com mittee on the Education Bill. The pro ceedings were stale, flat, and unprofitable. A large number of amendments were passed, none affecting bhe principle of the bill. During the evening there was a general scamper to the lire, leaving only a bare quorum. There was a long discussion on clause r>o. Many attempts were made to introduce amendments extending scholarships to scholars attending private schools. Mr Bowen moved an amendment to that effect, which was carried by iiftv one to ten. An amendment will 02 introduced by Mr Rolleston, .supported by Mrßecs, to-day, in favor of paying over an annual sum to scholars, allowing them to pay for education where they please. To wai-do twelve o'clock yir .Stout said it was clear the Bill was to bo denominational. He moved that the Speaker leare the chair. Mr Moorhouse asked what would be the effect of the motion if carried. Ihe Chairman :To shelve the ESll. Mr-Rees: To the limbo of the departed. The House divided : Ayes, IS; Noes, 42. Mr Rees created some amusement by taking a supposititious case of one Jones, under the Act, whom by natural lapsus lingua' ho called George Jones. Onnn-.srher occasion he Paid j>v Stailbrd's arguiuciits

that his arguments are not intended to t hold water. It is now generally understood that if the Ministry find a majority against ' them on the religious clause they will i abandon it. j NATIVE LANDS SALES. 1 ! The Native Laud Sales Stoppage Bill is j not yet printed, but its contents have j leaked out. It is a -hort Bill of three clauses, and provides that all sales, leases, mid mortgages, be held over until next session under .severe penalties. 0 PPOSIT lON PARTY. The middle Opposition p;u'ty is very .strong, but has not yet decided on a I policy. The Catholics are anxious to have the Education Bill talked out. A no confidence motion will probably come afterwards. j AnoklaacL Caucus. A meeting or Auckland members was hold to-day, to consider several Auckland matters now before the House, and arrange for common action thereon, so as to | prevent any Auckland free lights in | the House. Mr Sheehan was in the i chair. Mr O'Korke's Hill re Onchunga Reserves was approved of, with the | exception of water reserves near the i springs. The meeting requested Messrs i O'Korke and Lusk to confer upon this, and ' ascertain the views of the Board of Educa- I tion and Onehunga Borough Council. Mr ! Sheehan's bills re the Western Springs j Waterworks Reserves and City Loans Con- I solidation were approved of, and a motion j was carried to give them unanimous sup- i i port. Mr LuskVs Auckland College and j i Grammar School Control BUI was agreed1 i to, excepting thu power of nominating three i members of the < rnunniar School Board, I which was vested in the judge of tlio j Supreme Court, Auckland, instead of in : the Governor. Mr Tole's Auckland Har [ hour Bill, enabling the Harbour Board to : sell to owners of land abutiingon foreshore, , the reclaimed lam! between their boundary and the uew road now being made around ' tho Auckland side of the harbour, was discussed at some length. it was agreed to allow the Bill to he read a second time, the committal to bo postponed for a . week, so a.< i > enable plans to be obtained, j showing the areas proposed to be conveyed. ' It was also agreed to make the slaughter- j house sit*", purchased by the Provincial Government at Onehunga, an educational reserve ; and to take steps to have monies now in tho hands of the Colonial Government arising out of Newmarket and [ other tolls expended on the Great South, I Onehunga, and of her roads. Messrs Rowe, ] Lusk, Kee.s, Tole, and O'Rorke, were appointed as a deputation to wait on ministers to endeavour to procure that effect be given to the latter recommen dation, i

TELEGRAPHIC.

(from on: own corhespojjdknt.)

GRAMAMSTOWN, tuis day. INDUCTION. The Rev. S. J. Xeill will be inducted to-night. The Mayor calls on ratepayers to vote upon the public library question before the 2.jrh inst. Addresses of candidates for the borough are characteristic and unique. AN ACTIVE OFFICER. A valedictory present of a pack of joker cards, forwarded to Sergeant Mulville, in recognition of his official zeal, gave great offence to the publicans. The Pir.ko is crushing a trial of 30 tons from the Bird in Hand lode. Good speci men stuff was taken from the winze yes terday, and will be forwarded from winzes direct to the battery at the end of the week. CALEDONIAN. All hands are employed stripping the hanging wall portion of the big reef from Otago drive. The stone, which is now being broken out, shows gold occasionally. SHAREMARKET. Business is limited in stock. Sales :— Alburnia, £6 to £5 17s Gd ; Piako, 15s 9d ; Waitekauri, 12s. Kawling's working a section of Tookey's mine on tribute, crushed 10 tons for 7ozs. This h a splendid yield, as the stuff is very easily broken down. OHINEMURI. The Young New Zealand leader is turn ing out well in the top level. The Welcome resumes work at once. The Comstock for ward quartz to the mill next Monday. The Waitekauri is looking excellent in all parts of the mine.

COROMANDEL. tllk-dav.

SPECIMENS FROM KAPANGXIiND HARBOUR VIEW. Some more specimens have been taken from the Harbour View lode. About GO lbs specimens were obtained yesterday from the Kapanga. Wavkiilky.—More good stone, from the largo lode in tills mine. HARBOUR VIEW. The following telegram was received from the Manager to-day: —"Will not break down reef for a day or two ; drive must advance a few feet."

HOKIANGA, this day.

The brig Transport arrived yesteswiay; also, the schooner Queen.

(Per Press Agency)

aREYMOLITH, Tuesday. CUSTOMS LEASE.

Robert Williamson, mate of the sehoojier Cleopatra, was fined at the Magistrate's Court to-day £50, for harboring and con cealing certain uncustomed goods belonging to the wreck of the St. Kilda.

NEW PLYMOUTH, this day.

Mrs Bartlett, Mic landlady of the Opunake Hotel, was assulted by a native, who was forwarded as a prisoner by coach to New Plymouth yesterday. When the coach reached Harriet Beach it was stuck up by natives, who rescued the prisoner. POTE ARRESTED. Sergeant Dum'n arrested to-day, at Bell Block, the man Pote, who is charged with manslaughter of a woman at Auckland. Pote is remanded to Auckland.

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday,

ALLEGED UNNATURAL CRIME,

Samuel Needham was brought up on remand this afternoon, charged with at tempting to commit rape on his own daughter, 13 years old. The evidence shewed the prisoner, who was in drink at the time, iirst made improper proposals to the servant girl, who refused. He then got into bed with his own daughter. After hearing the cviden.ee, Mr Garrick, for tke defence, contended that th-e rape was not proved, and urged the Bench to have regard for the stigma that would rest on the prisoner's family, especially the girl, if prisoner was sent for trial on such a charge at the instance of his own daughter. He concluded by asking the Bendi to deal summarily with the case as one of indecent assault. The Bench said it "would take time to consider, aud the craw was ad journed till Wednesday.

Tins day. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, Samuel Needham, charged with an attempt to commit a rape on Ims daughter, was brought np. Tile Resident Magistrate said he had decided to deal summarily -with the case. lie did not tbruk the interests of justice yon Id suffer by him adopting that 'course, and the in terests of the public v;ould certainly not suffer by it. It -was probable on the evi dence that the prisoner, if taken before a jury, would be admitted of the attempt to commit a rape. There was just a- loop hole of escape, therefore, he dealt sum marily with the case. The prisoner was certainly guilty of a most aggravated ;:ssanl* on a female, and -would receive the severest punishment allowed by law, viz., six months' imprisonment with hard labour, :!!d n.t fclis expiration of that time ha would ; hay.i to lin.l '.--abf.t::nt!;- l I sureties for good co!i-l".ct for .■ faiTJiC period of s-ix r.ioittbs.

ILLNESS OF MR COTTERELI «*i

An entertainment was given last nknit lor the benefit of Mr George Cotterell who has given drawing-room entertainments in the colonies, but now i.s seriously ill ;, Wellington. It realised £100.

RIVERTON. Tnmul. v

[ANOTHER HORRIBLE CHAKGE A young man named Francis McArthv was charged at the P.M. Court to-day with indecently assaulting Kate Walker, a child six years old. After hearing the evidence of the girl".-; mother, the accused was re manded till Monday, bail being allowed" himself £-"00, and two sureties of £250 each'

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before A. Beethum, Esq., (chair), and J Cosgrave, Esq., Justices of the Peace ) DRUNK. Andrew Buchanan and Peter Jackson "* ere charged with having been drunk last night, and lined «w each. ' JUVEML.K THIEVES. Joseph Noyer and John Thomas Maher were charged with stealing two kegs,' value ss, the property of George Fowler, on ih a 11th inst, c Noyer, aged 7, said he was persuaded by Maher to take the kegs. Maker, aged 8 said it was false; he had nothing to do with it. Sub-Inspector Purdy said he had no wish to scud tiie hoys to gaol, although it was I a cisc of felony. i Mr Fowler said ho aid not wish tourer I the charge against the boys, j Constable McLennan proved the charge ! ajjaiii^t them. ° Maher still said he wn.-; innocent. Sub-Inspector Partly asked that the case : might be remanded until to-morrow to ! investigate the matter. Mr Beeiham thought thatas the boys were .so young, there was no intention of stealing j It i. ight liavo been merely a "lark," as it ! is termed. j The Bench gave the boys a caution, and j discharged them. VAI.SE PRKTENCES. j James Frederick Cobb, on remand, again j appeared on a charge of receiving 10s from j Mr Cockhurn, of Newmarket, on the 16th I ult., with intent to defraud one Joseph Rogers, Isaac Cockbnm, school-master, residing at Remuera, deposed that he paid to the ! prisoner the sum of Ids on account of a i work known as Cassell's "Popular j Educator;" the price of the work was £3 ■which he was to pay by monthly instal ments, lie paid him the first 10s on| the 7th June, and the next he paid in July to Mr Stewart. On tiie 16th August prisoner | called for the third instalment, which he i paid. Steward was the agent, and he paid ; the second 10s to him in the presence of I Cobb.

Joseph Rogers deposed that he was a bookseller in Shortland-stre'et. He sue i ceeded Stewart as agent for Hamilton and ' Co., of Sydney. He took over the stock of books and outstanding debts. Prisoner : was canvasser; and he continued him in that capacity. He waa to receive the first instalment as his own, and take commis sion on the value of the book. His in structions were that he was not to collect money after the first instalment. To the Chairman : Ke never told him directly, but he woll understood the terras; he was only a canvasser. He had never accounted for the last 10s. He would ask the Court to be as lenient as possible, as prisoner was unfortunate in several respects. Sub-Inspector Pardy said he knew nothing against the prisoner. His failin; was a love of drink. The Bench said there did not appear to be any intent to defraud, and he might have been ignorant of the terms, as they had not been clearly stated. Under the circumstances the Bench would discharge him. Tks Hamilton Ulspsmsat Gase- Yelveuton O'Connell appeared in answer to a charge of committing a breach of the Marriage Act, of 1554, by knowingly and wilfully making a declaration to the Registrar of Marriages at Auckland, that one Martha Mullions was of the full age of 21 yea-s, whereas she was under 17 years of age, for the purpose of procuring from the Registrar, ]\lr J. M. Waylaud, a certificate for the solemnization of marriage with the said Martha Mullions, ■ against the peace of the Queen, &c. The Court was crowded by the unem ployed. Sub-Inspector Pardy conducted the enquiry, and Mr Tylor appeared f©r the defendant. The defendant wore a restless ani anxious look, and kept his hand to hit mouth. John M. Wayla>nd, deposed that he wai Registrar of Marriages for the district of Auckland. Previous to a marriage certificate being issued, it was neets sary for the applicant to make a declaration. The defendant, O'Coniaell, applied for a marriage certificate on the 2det of August, and gave the usual notice ; and afterwards made a solemn decla ration, which hy signed (produced), H>e having complied with the provisions of the Act received the certificate.

Mr Wayland then stated the boundaries of his district to the Bench. Joseph Mullions deposed that he was a sutler at Hamilton. Knew the defendant, O'Connell, whose parents lived close by him. His daughter, Martha, left home i* August, but lie could not remember the date She left hor home about nine o'clock in the evening, without his consent, nor h« believed of any of the family. Hie daughter now in Court was sixteen on the 30th of last June. O'Connor knew her age. To Mr Tyler: The piisoner was a frequent visitor at his house. He bad been a neighbour for _ nine years ; but he wae away some time in Australian. H* had no conversation with him about la* daughter, he had within the past twelre months paid his addresses to his daughter ia a sort of a way. He permitted him t» visit his house, his pretentious were false, O'Gonuell told him he was a stem protes taut, but subsebuently he found out that he was a Roman Catholic. Sub-Inspector Partly said this was [not thje question at issue. He was charged vqtih making a false declaration. Mr Tyler defended his ™od* of cross-xanoination. Tlie circum stances under which the declaratMP was made would necessarily influence tn« Bench in dealing with the ease after evidence had been given. Mr Beetbam thought the Beneli was not bound to hear extraneous matter, except it could be shewn that defendant did. not knowingly and wilfully make a fal* declaration. Mr Tyler consipered that it was neeessarj that all the circumstances should be k_ uol*, B ' for the advantage of the defeutkurt in tn» Supreme Court hereafter. . , Witness continued : My daughters Ia« birthday was kep: vAv.th house. O'Connell Avaa there, and proposed her health on net sixteenth birthday. Defendant saw could not many Martha, because he hafl» father and mother to keep. He said tw» some time before the birthday fete. *£ told him his daughter was too young w marry, and he did not wish to lose wr. O'Conriell had been working at the swam? station at 22s Gd. He could not remenioff anything about " breaking off the engage ment." (A not? from witness to ctefenciswn was here put in.) AJr Sub-Inspector Pnrdy objected to «** Tyler going outside the actual cHarg* against the defendant, namely, twit <« making a false declaration. . ; The Bench coincided with the view the Sub-Inspector. „.,,. Mr Tyler contended that the witness w» not reliable in any respect, and it no^ shew this to the satisfaction of the i>Gll*' () \ they might doubt his evidoiico in oespeci thp age "of Miss Mullion?. ~..( The Reiii-1 thcu ; .;lit tlu-ro was ™>S&* iliKSc-nltv in :hc nn-ttcr of provinj,' tW

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1877.



TO AGRICULTURISTS & OTHERS. W V-T HURST tc CG>. have on sale the under mentioned Fertilizers, all of which have bepn proved to produce satisfactory results in this district. Experience teaches that large and profitable returns can be relied on by a judicious and liberal use of. them. The flattering Testi monials from leading Fanners justify W. J. Hurst & Co. in strongly commending them to every Agriculturist :— MALDEN ISLAND GUANO PERUVIAN GUANO MEXICAN do. BELL'S BONKFLOUR „ Jandi-inch BONEDUST BILL YARD'S No. 1 do. NITRATE OF SODA SULPHATE OF AMMONIA MURIATE OF POTASH SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME. SALT, SULPHATE OF LIME. Sin addition to the above, W. J. 11. & Go. are prepared to supply special Chemical Manures for stimulating weak Com Crop 3, and renovat in"- Clover-sick Pastures, as well as the Potato and Mangold mixture" tlust last season attracted so much favourable notice. Analysis, prices, and other particulars "will bo supplied on application at the Stores. W. J. HURST & CO., 101, QUEEN-STREET, CLOVER SEED, FOR SPRING SOWING, Just Landed, ex Columbus— 30 cusks new Clovers, consisting of Red Clover White Clover Cow Gras Also'on hand, Alsyhc, Timothy, Lucerne, Rape,Rats-ten,Rye grass, Cocksfoot, &c, at lowest market rates. W. J. HURST & CO. 8101, QUE KN-STit EE T. 500 sacks Sydney Maize (superior sample) 3000 ~ Oats First-class Tartars for Heed, also E"SOO sacks of 1875 crop hard feed, surpassing any of last season's growth I'OO sacks Canterbury Potatoes, and some early varieties for seed purposes Flonr. X.an. Sharps, Chaff, Oilcake, Goal, &c. &c. Particular attention is called to 500 sacks Prime Barlej at is 4 per bushel of 501b. 3 tons Anderson's Fresh uatmeal, at £21 per toi;. WW. J. HURST & CO. ElOl, QUEE N-ST RE B T Auckland.



BEWAHB of Counterfeits of lue tone honoured and standard medicinal beverage, Udoli'ho Wolfe's Schiedam . Aromai c Scirx/.Pi'P, contained in botiles which formerly held the true elixir. It is hoped that an ex posure of this inLiTir.-jnay puv the pubJic on i^ guard affainst these h^ulm} ]io;?;op3, wlSeh are notl^K but tho xiti-U spirits with o.n ad mixture ol some cheap and hiutiiul drug.



jp TPORTA NT NOTICE Having introduced STEAM PO WER into the 'Manufacture of FURNITURE, we are now enabled to Supply our Cus tomers at GREATLY RED UCED PRICES. T. & 11. CO GEE, ; : Cabinetmakers, Upholsterers, d:c, <J':o j £3T SHOW 800 MB. \ j 67, Queen-street. STEAM CABINET FACTORY Victoria-street. QPECIAL NOTICE. 10 COUNTRY SETTLORS AX1") OTHERS REQUIRING STRONG CLOTHING MATERIAL. The undersigned have Just Received a Fresh Supply of NEW PRINTED MOLESKINS, Light and j Dark Patterns. CORDUROY, Various Qualities, and WHITE ! MOLESKIN. Also. WHITE and GREY CALICOES, of all the Best Makes, and First-class Value. ; Grey Calico from 3d per yard Good White Calico from lid per yard A nice lot cf New Shii-tings, fast colour and new patterns : Heavy Brown Holland, a very cheap lot at 6jd per yard A Jou Lot of Huckaback Tovvola, afcfldoaca, as Del per clok. Alliambra Quilts, at 3s lid each j Kidderminster Carpets, a nice assortment of patterns find good quality, at 3^l Id: ie!!; Carpets' : Mattings of various makes: I x I Floor Cloths : Axinin-ler Mats : and every description oO'LUN ISIiING DRAPERY, at Very Reasonable Prices. Extra Good Value, hi BLANKETS, all sizes, white and coloured In order to Clear, WINTER DRESH GOODS, ! REMNANTS, Sen., arc now cfl'cred y.t Consider ably Reduced Prices. SPECM'.L TO DIf.KfiSMAKiCRS, &C. — A very Choice Lot of Silk and Fancy liuttons jnstto j hand, all new designs, and very carefully selected Tor the incoming season's trade. The CLOTtiIXU DiOPARTMKNT is well stocked with every requisite for Boys and Men, being constantly replenished from the best sources of supply. Ixspectiox Invited. •a in, he .2 allowed on all Cash Purchases o£ 20s. and upward.-:. RUSHBROOK & BRTDGMAN, DRAPERY WaGKHOUSF, Ui'PKK OUEEX-STRKKT, AUCKLAND. J. COSGIiAVUJ & CO., Beg to inform the inhabitants of Auck land they arc now holding a SALE of the remaining portion of their \ WINTER DRAPE RT. \ and j CLOTHING. Ladies Costumes, Mantles, Shawls, Furs, French Merinoes, Fancy Dress Stiffs and Silks. j The Goods will he offered to the \ fiublic at Very Low Prices, in order to \ clear. i I "1%/fl" A N CHESTE R GOOD S. W. RATTRAY Begs to notify that he has JUST OPENED an j assortment oi the following Goods, viz.: I Ilorrocks' and other makes of and i Longcloths •10, 5!, 72. 80, 90, and 100 inch I 1 inlay's Plain and | Twilled Sheeiinas | 6/i, 7/1. SI. d/'l, and 10/1 White Linen Table | Damasks Tr ; 6/4, 7/1, and a/1 Hambro and Unbleached do,, do. I Damask Table Cloths, Napkins and Tray Cloths, | Rough and , Pressed Hollands, Diapers, i Frontings, Zlc. 1 Linen and Cotton Bed Tick, Huckaback Towel- | ling-, Tea and Glass Cloths, Christy's Turkish Dusters. Counterpanes, Quilts, Toilet Covers, and Anti macassars. : The above iiavk been Marked at the j i Lowest Remunerative Pkices. TH-EW J7EALAND TJ OUS E, [G6, Queen-street, Auckland.