SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL.

% Macgregor, s.s., Johnston, from Whangarei j 80 ' ■

DEPARTURES.

?J Glenelg. 8.F., Stephenoon. for Tauran^a Rowena. s.s., Novris, for Mercury Hay ]

EXPORTS.

l_B Per Embleton, for I/mdon-2,201 cases gum. ,2 1,380 bales wool, 119 tuns copru, 2<:o bales flax, °il 92 oasks tallow. i,lO i horns, lii bags ivory nuts. ,'. 2 packages, 43 kauri logs. 4 bales basils. • bale tcJ hair. 38 bales leather, 1 case curios, Bti cases c« poarlshell.

?3 Outwards Coabtwipk.—Cornilc, for Tairua; Zl Paku, for Tairua; liessit, for Kennedy's Hay; warp».l''on'>y. 'or Wliongapoun. sofa jT The s,b. Glenelg left for Tauranga lasl night, 3 CP" 7 but her services being rciiuired to assist in tow- W/ ing the Triumpli she did not get finally away -! until this morning. ' The barque Alcesli j, for New York, and the Three Cheers, for Guam, have entered out at the Customs. ' The Agent-General lias telegraphed that tho •I Northumberland, which sailed on tbelCthult. for this port, has on board 160 nominated pas !, ; sengers, and the Raagitikl, which sailed a few .( days later, has no fewer than 311 passengers of tho same class-all of whom havo been sent for ! by their Wends in tills and the Hawke's Bay dis { t trlots. The s.s. Macgrcgor, from Wangaroi. would havo arrived about nino o'clock last night, but. being detained inside Tiritiri toassistin towing the Triumph, did not reach the wharf until It , a.m. today. »Passengers: Mcsdamcs Logan, WiU.Fleot.Gillandor, Nobes: .MissesFarquhar, I 1 Brown; Mossra Logan, MciCenzie, Kraser, Drown, Witt, Keith, McLean, Grace,Gilluuder, ltov. Hawkes. The barque Embleton has cleared at tho Customs for Ixindon.and now lies in the stream I rfeady for sea. Her departure bos been delayed somewhat by the assault caso, in which tlio P mate and steward aro implicated, and she was ,' to havo left at its conclusion. She takes a full I cargo and tho following passengers: Mrs 1 Pointer and child, Messrs Uoalo, Moore. Singer, and Colonmn.

UNION COMPANY'S STEAMERS.

Tho following are tlio Intended movoments of tho Union Company s steamers so far as this ! port is concerned for next week:— I To Arrive.—Hawea, from Taranaki, Sunday, 7 a.m. i Hauroto, from South, Monday; Taiaroa, from South, Monday, i p.m,; Penguin, from J"Ui. Monday; Takapuna. from Taranaki, Mon day, 3 p.m.; Kotomahana, from Sydney. Tuesday, oarly; Tukapuna, from Tnranaki, I Satnrday. 2 p.m. To Lkave.—Takapuna, for Taranaki, Tucb doy, 1 p.m.; Hawea. for Taranaki, Tuesday, \ 3p.m ; Hauroto, for Sydney, Tuesday, spm.; I Taiaroa, for South. Tuesday : I'enguin, for i Notutupu, Wednosday, 10; Itotomahanti, for Soutli. Thursday, noon; Takapuna, for Tara nakl, Saturday, 6 p.m.

EXPORTS PER EMBLETON.

The borquo Embleton cleared at the Customs to-day for London with tho following cargo :— Wool, valued at £9,004 Gum „ 12.065 Copra „ C"3i Tallow „ .... .. 1.074 Leather „ 1,471 Shell 388 Kauri logs „ SG2 Flax „ 360 Sundries „ W Total valuo £11.411 tl -«-

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

if. Rursell, thi3 day.—Arrived: Hawk. Load ing: Saucy Kate. Sailed; lona. Passengers: >4( Hon. H. Williams. Mohsm Harris, Frator, Lear f f mont, Kobinson, Mrs Nichol, and others.

COMMERCIAL.

Evenino Star Office, this day. Huntbk and Nolan's Report. — Horses: The supply, we think, has beon fully up to re s' quirements. Good animals of any particular class obtaining their value. Thoro were a largo number yarded on Friday, and most of them fjji wore disposed of. Cattle: In consequence of Tuesday being a public holiday, our cattle salo was held on the Monday previous, and in consc quonco only fat stock wore yarded, and averaged -S for cows, from fil Is to £15a per 1001b*.; bullocks, from 21a 6d to 27a 6d por lOOlbs.; sheep in short •: j supply, and sold at from 17s to l'Js 6d : lambs, from os 6d to 16s; pigs in donmnd, fresh stores. 2Jd perlb.; good, young porkers, ty per lb. Banks and Co.'s weekly Report.—At Paravvai, on Thursday, fat stock of all classes wore plentiful. Choice urovineial stecra worth 22s Bd per 1001b9.: iioavy cattle and cows, 20s ; fat merino wethers brought lla to 129 each ; lambs, 8s to 11s.

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Mails will- Closk as under :— Tma Day. : For Whangarei Heads, Parua, Walpu, Whan garoi, Kamo, Tangihun, and Ma-.igapai, per Macgregor, at 4 p.m. For Thames, per Kotonmliana. at 5 p.m. For Giaborno. Napier, and Southern Ports, per ! Southern Oross, at ."> p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. > Saturday, sth inst. For Tuiruu, per Mercury, at 9 a.m. For Walwera, Mahurungi, Matukana, Munga wai, etc.. per ltose Casey, at 0 a.vi. i For Waterford, Tauranga, etc., per Rotomahanu, at 4.30 p.m. I For Thames, per ltotoinahuna, at 5 p.m. ; Monday. 7th inst. For Coromanrtel, per Coroniandel, at 1.30 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohineniutu, and Opmiki, per Cilonelg, at I p.m. I For Russell. Kawakawa, Whangaroa, and I Mongonui, per lona, ut 4.:i0 p.m. | Tuesday, SUi inst. I For Taranaki, Wellington and Southern porU, per Takapuna, at 11 a.m. Per City of Sydney, as follows— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia. Central and South America, and liritish and Foreign West Indies, at II) a.m. For United Kingdom ami Continent of Kurope, at 10 a.m. For money order*, the previous evening at I o'clock. For registered letters and newspapers, ut 10 a.m. Late letters, bearing an extra fee of six pence in addition to the postage, will he received by tlio Mail Agent on board the Bteamer up to the time of sailing. This mail will bu due in J^ondon on Sat urday, Feb. 18, 881, For Taranaki, Nelson and Southern l'orts, per llawea, at i p.m. S. n. KISS, Chief Postmaster. I Chief Post-omcc. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

January 4, 1891. Abbott's Opera House.—"Schoolfor Scandal." 8 p.m. Theatro Royal.—Walking Contest. ■Working Men's Club-Eight Hours Demon stration, s p.m.

Notices to Correspondents.

SroßTSMAN'.—Motutapr. is private property, und permission to shoot there must of course be obtained from the owners.

Birth.

WILLIAMS—On tho 3rd hint., tit her residence, I Vincent-street, tho wife of A. I). U'illiama of I a daughter /still-born.)

Marriages.

BAKKK—FITZGERALD.- On December 27th. at St. John the Haptist Cliapol, I'unioll, by tlie Rev. Monsignor Fynea, Alexander Baker to Sarah Margaret, youngest daughter of Patrick FitZForald, Parnell, formerly of Bengal, R.A., Kast India.

Death.

DON.—On January 3, at his residence. Victoria street, George Don, late of Whangarci: aged UG years. The funeral will lcavo his late resilience on Friday, at 4.30 p.m. Friends are respect fully invited to attend.

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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1881.

For tho cuuso that lacks assistance, For tho wrong that needs resistanco. For the future in tho distance. And tho Kood that wo can do.

The safe delivery of tho stoaraor Triumph in Auckland harbour is a feather iti Mr Fraser's cap ; not, however, ns an engineer ing exploit, for tho narrative of tho opera tions which were effectual in saving tho wreck prove that no extraordinary engineer ing skill was required to bring tho vessel oil'the rocks. She was simply lightened by tho removal of cargo, and pumped out, when she floated and was carefully hauled clear of thesurrounding reefs. If tho samo course hail been promptly followed when tho steamer went on, she would in all probability have beei; in Auckland harbour within a week of tho casualty. The Crown Prosecutor's re examination ef the chief officer on this sub ject at tho Court of Inquiry today was pregnant with meaning, and gives the in vestigation an entirely new aspect. Where Mr Fraser showed the greatest judg ment and skill was in correctly determining the exact amount of work required to accomplish his purpose, thereby saving a large and profitless expenditure on pontoons and other lifting appliances, which might easily have been embarked in by a less shrewd engineer. Success is the bost apologist, and Mr Fraser has achieved a complete success, the honours of which, in association with his skilled coadjutors in the -work, he has well earned. Tho moro substantial rewardof magnificent profits is, we should suppose, tolerably well assured. But the greater the ease with which tho result has been attained the greater the reflection cast upon those who had the work in hand before ; and though we congratu -1 late Mr Fraser most heartily upon the rich harvest which ho will reap from his enter prise, wo do not, like our morning contem porary, regard tho affair as ono which the port has any cause to gloat over. Time was when a wreck on certain parts of the English coast was accepted as an inter position of Providence for the special benelit of the boatmen who inhabited that part of the shore and throve on the plunder. Now we do not want it to go abroad to the world that the inhabitants of this city have any of the instincts of the old " wreckers" in them; nor can we exactly agree that tho lesson of yesterday's business will, as the " Herald " naively puts it, "go forth to the world and be an assuranco that should serious mis fortunes befall the large Bteamers trading to New Zealand, they stand fair chances of being put all right if entrusted to our hands." Although we may, perhaps, go so far as to participate in our contemporary's hope that "the Triumph, in thoj meat freezing trade, will yet become familiar to us as one of our most popular and cherished local Institutions," wo cannot altogether ad mire the manner of herassimmilation, norroj gard it as "a triumph for Auckland." j it would, indeed, have been infinitely moro gratifying to find that when a disaster did Happen wtthin our waters, the skill of Auck land handicraftsmen was employed success fully in rendering the loss as small to the owners and underwriters as it could possibly be. Profits drawn from the losses and mis fortunes of others are at all times a poor cause of jubilation. These reflections, of course, subtract nothing from Mr Fraser's laurels. He was a tenderer for tho salvage on behalf of the owners before the wreck was sold, and after his tender had been re jected he courageously backed his opinion that the operation was feasiblo by purchas ing the hull. Nevertheless, the rosponsi. bility of those through whose laches tho ! Josses arising out of the disaster to the Triumph at Tiritiri have been increased 1 by neglectful ov misdirected attempts to get her off beforo sale, ai'O of so much 1 moment to every man who has an interests j jn shipping that wo welcome the tone of , the Crown Prosecutor's opening remarks at the inquiry to-day, That right should bo done in all such cases is of far greater momont to us as a ship-owning ana largo * under-wrjting centre than that the port should gain a renovated steamship, how ever magnificent, at less than hor true rolue. . .

H.M.S. Espiegle arrived nt Tauranga yesterday. • ~ Dr. Murray Moore lias gono on a trip to ' t ihe \\est Coast Sounds. Ho left by the ' Manapouri yesterday. s "Gardner's Penny Time Table" for S Fanuary is out, and, as usual, contains all c ;he information usually given in this useful n publication, corrected up to the hour of r jrinting. . , h ! o The ton of cheeao sold by auction at o Cambridge by Mr J. W. Hunter for the Te c Vivamutu cheese factory, brought from 4d p .o 6d per lb., thus averaging about 4jd. (j His Excellency the Govornor left We!- s: ington for Lyttelton on his tour round the *: tliddle Island in the Hinemoa yepterday. " The settling on the Drury races takes n >laco at the Farmers' Hotel to-morrow dght. £ The daughter of Mr Wm. Probert, who el set with an accident at Motutapu on D Soxing Pay by falling into the water, has ai [uitrQ recoyerod from her mishap. ! Her 0 brents express th/eir gratitude to the ci nknown friend who so nobly rescued tho hi bjldfromher.perjlous^ituation-.:.-' .. J}

Seats will be reserved in the Dress Circle for ladies at the meeting to be held on Tuesday evening next," when Hon. F. . Wbitnker will give an address on " Federal Conference." An old pensioner named I'atriek Crowley was drowned on the 20th ult. while at i tempting to ford the Taiei a River, Otago. I Messrs E. and A. Isaac? held an extensive i sale by auction yesterday of boats, sails, stores, *c, &c, from the Triumph. The attendance was good, the bidding was I particularly spirited. Tho prices obtained astonished many, and were, no doubt, owing to the fact that the vessel at tho ' timo of the auction was on the road to : Auckland. | Tho penny timu tablo for January, pub lished by Mr Cecil Gardner, is to hand, and fully maintains the excellent standard of previous issues, the information being care fully nnd accurately compiled and com plete. i Tenders wero received to-day at the office of W. F. Hammond & Son for tho erection of a villa at Birkenhead, with the I following result: — Flewellyn, £420 ; Crechmar and Small, £408; H. E. Brabazon, f4BS;U. T. Jones, £530 j T. i Lynch, £")"() ; Mathieson & I'ollurd, i'Tflo. Extra prices for an iron roof ranged from dto Vld. The site for the villa is on the bend eif the now approach, and commands a view ranging from Tiritiri to Mount Albert, embracing the entire panorama of the City of Auckland. The meeting in connection with the (lospol Temperance Mission, or Bluo Ribbon Army, held at the Temperance Hall, Albert-street, last night, was poorly attended. Tho Rev. \V. S. Potter, Mr \V. V. Tucker, and Mr It. S. West, of the Thames, delivered addresses. Mr J. 15. Scott, of tho Nevada Hotel, intimates by advertisement that a challenge having been issued by tho bookmakers to play tho licensed victuallers a friendly gamo of crickot, he will receive the names of the latter willing to play. During tho holidays large numbers of citizens with their families have visited tho improving neighbourhood of Northcote, and enjoyed its fresh air and seasonable luxuries. Tho gardens of Mrs Lind, of Bay View, and Mrs Jcnkinson, of Sunnyside, Birkenhead, have afforded delightful re creation to visitors. Tho Sunnyside Gardens are in oxcellent trim, having shady and romantic walks, ferny retreats from the heat of the sun, a pleasant stream, fruits, and everything calculated to pleaee the taste. Persons who have not, seen North cote for somo timo will be delighted with its goneral and increasing improvements. Tkuua Cotta Wahi:.—A large assortment just opened by Hoylan ami Tanflold, 174. Queen street .-[Advt. | Buy the New Wilson, the Champion Sowing Machine; all others in stock. — L). S. Chambers. 70, Queon-Btreot.—[Advt.J As a New Year present, nothing is so suitable as the Domoatlo Sowing Machine of Shakespear & Co., Queon-strect, opposite the Market,—[Advt. Washing Made Easy.—Uso Prico's Soap Extract. Safe, sure, economical. KoM by all . respectable storekeepers.—[Advt.] ! Hay's Art Union.—Drawing for prizes, j St. James's Hull, Wellington-street, 7 p.m., ' Tuesday, January22nd. Kuy tickets sharp, Fifty prlzos. Tickets to be shown at door.—[Advt.] I Dessert on tho Tablo.—Another crowd ; to-night. Christinas dinner cleared away and dessort in its pluco at tho City Hall Furnishing Arcade. Garlick and Cranwell.—[Anvr.J Thursday till New Year's Eve, I will oxhibit in my window a graml display of Diamond Gooda, and they will ho marked in plain llcuros. Huvo a look at them us you pass hr, ana oblime F. 11. Lewisson, Jowuller niul I Watch Importer, Queen-strcot, opposite Union Bank _______^___

HOUSE AND CART OVER A CLIFF.

♦ A Narrow Escape. A serious accident occurred nt the clili'at tho ond of Selwyn Terrace, l'nrnoll, yester day afternoon. Tlio covered cart belong ing to Mr Johnston, baker, l'nrnell, had been left standing on the road while the driver was making his rounds, when the horse started off, and getting on theiuulino overhanging the steps leading down to the beach, began to slip downwards at a pace accelerating every moment. The slope ends abruptly near an elbow in the stairs, with a fall of six feet, clown which tho horse went head foremost on to the steps below, the oflft going clean over him with a momentum that threw it over the fence at the other sido of tho stairs. Miss Bond, a relative of Mr 11. I. Barber, of Parnell, was standing upon the lower flight of steps, near their junc tion with tho (light above the angle, and the cart struck her a violent blow on tho side of the head and upper part of the body. Fortunatoly,tho weight of the horse lying on the upper steps kept the cart from going any further, or it might have rolled over the edgo of the lower steps and fallen n distance of about twenty feet on to fiomo children and girls bathing on the beach. As it was, loaves of bread were thrown out of the door of the cart, and fell in among the bathers. The shafts of the vohicle wero broken, also the rail round the top, but the traces held ; and tho driver, on arriving, cut away the harness, freeing the horse, which seemed very little injured, and was able to continue its rounds. Tho cart dropped on tho lower stops, and was afterwards removed. Miss Bond's osiyipo is most miraculous. Tho cart enme right on the top of her, bruising her considerably about tho head and shoulder*, and inflicting a terriblo shock genorally, the full effects of which are not yet known. Sho had gone on to the stops to call tho children, ahd was engaged summoning them when the accident happened. Attention was callud to tho occurrence by Mr Winks at tlio meeting of tho Borough Council last night, when the foreman of Works was instructed to have the top of the cliff fenced at once. Wo have received the following letter from the driver of tho cart:—"Sir, — Regarding the accident in Selwyn Terrace, being the carter in question, I beg to con tradict the report given in tho 'Herald.' The facts of the caso stand briefly thus: While serving my usual customers on the beach of St. George's Bay, it is my habit always to leave my cart in Selwyn Terrace, with tho wheel chained. On returning yesterday I mot the horso coming" and caught him on tho top of tho Terrace and endeavoured to stop him, but tho cart being loaded, and on the in cline, I was unable to do so; hence the acci dent. With regard to my watching tho j, bathers, I give that a flat contradiction. , When I am on the beach I cannot help i seeing them, as I pass quite close to them ; neither have any of tho bathers re monstrated with mv. I have plenty to do without looking at children and girls bathing, nor am I aware that bathing on the beach is allowable. Apologising for in truding on your valuable space, 1 am, &c, ! I W)I. THOBNg," ———^-H_. ]

AUCKLAND WASTE LANDS.

[jiV TiaECIUl'H.— PKEHS AS.SOCIATION.I ! J j 1 Wellington, this day. j i Benjamin Tonks, Joseph May, Esq., and I William Pollock Moat aro gazetted to bo \ members of tho Land Board for tho Land ' c District of Auokland. j f

NEW ZEALAND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

. «. : » [BY TKLKOKPII. —PBKSM ASSOCIATION.] ' v Wellington, Thursday. \ L'iie Council today proceeded to consider !l ;lie rules adopted last year, and after con lidorable discussion it was decided, on the > notion of Mr D. White, that the New J Zealand Educational Institute should £ :onsist of the branches in Auckland, b rhames, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, f< )tago, and Southland. Rule 2, " That tho f1 ibject of the Institute shall be the promotion jjf if the interests of education within tlio a :o!ony of New Zealand," was passed as Cl Hinted; as wns also rule 3, "That tho General Council of tho Institute shall con ist of members elected by local associa ions." Rule 4 was altered so as to road as ollpws :—." That each association shall bo ntitled to one representative for the first 20 iierabers, and one for every additional 30 B ernes beyond tho first 20 on tho roll of £ membership" Mr H. Worthington was a lected president for the ensuing year; Mr N >. White (Qtago) was elected secretary, N nd Mr J. G. Scott (Christclmreh) treasurer, p •n the motion of the President, the Coun il decided that tho next moeting should be eld at Auckland on the Cth of January, |j 88?- .: ■ .';■•'-'..' '■>,■■■' ,■ ; , .>■

CABLEGRAMS.

[.SI'IiCIAL TO I'KESH ASSOCIATION.] (Received January 4, 12.13 p.m.) An English Archbishop for Australia. London", January li.—Carl Nelson, speak ing at the Church Congress at Redding, suggested that Bishop Barry should be created Archbishop of Australia. Towfik Tired of His Crown. The " Standard " states that Tewlik, tho present Khedive, is willing to abdicato in favour of ismal l'asha. Cherif l'asha, Minister for Foreign Affairs, will resign if tho Soudan is abandoned. City of Auckland Loan. Toiidorsfoitlie city of Auckland Municipal' Loan of ri 00,000 will bo opened on tho 10th inst. Unsettled S)>;iln. It is feared that a rebellion is likely to break out in Spain. An Exaggerated Report. Mr Oowau Evans, in a letter to the " Times," protests against the official report, of the I'arncllite meeting in Melbourne as allributingundiio importance to the matter. The Victorian Loan. LoniioS) January '2. —Tenders are invited for the Victorian loan, to closo the third week in January. Tho Now Zealand million Loan Announced. Lunihin, January 2.—The Now Zealand 'I per cent, one million loan will be an nounced mi Friday. Tlio Whout Crop in Victoria. Mki.hoiirni:, January 1). —Tho agricul . lural reporter of the " Leader " estimates the yield of wheat in Victoria for the , present season at M,i)00,t.00 bushels, being ' an average of 14.} bushels to the acre. The quantity available for export is estimated at 515.000 bushels. Arrival of tho Suoz Mull. ' ' Ai.iianv, January .'t.—Arrived, yesterday evening, in King (leorgo's Sound : The I*, and O. steamer Carthage, with tho in ward mails via Suez and Brindisi, dated London, November .'io. , [Rkutkk'm Tki.koiiamh.l RAILWAY DISASTER IN CANADA. Otawa, January '2.—A serious disaster occurred on the railway near Toronto. A workmen's train collided shortly after leaving tho city with a goods train, and twenty passengers wero killod, thirty others being seriously injured. Now Guinea Labour Trade. Liixdos, January 3.— Baron Maclay, tho New (iuinca explorer, has addressed a letter to Lord Derby, Secretary of Stato for tho Colonies, urging the British Government, if it should docido to annex New Guinea, to respect the rights of the natives, and ox pressing the opinion that attempts will be mado to kidnap them for labour trade. Tho Calcutta Exhibition. Calcutta, January 2.—Up to the pre sent timo tho International Exhibition has been visited by £15,500 persons. Tho juries commence tho allocation of tho awards on January 15. (Received Jan. 4, 1 p.m.) London, Jan. 2. —Consols 100 J. Now Zealand securities-—5 per cent. 10.'10 loan, 101J ;r> per cent. 18S!) loan, IOIiJ ;4J per cent. 1873—1004 loan, 101} : 4 per cent, inserted stocks 100. Colonial breadstutl's — Adelaide wheat, ox store, -IBs ; New Zea land, :iß.s(id to -l.'is (id ; Adolaido Hour, ex store, ll'Js ; Australian tallow, best boof, :i!)s ; best mutton, 41s. The stock in Lon' <lon amounts to 7,000 casks. Tho market rate of discount is now 2J per cent., i below bank rate.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received January 4—l p.m.) SviiN-KY, Friday.—The New South Wales reyunuo last quarter amounted to fSCO.OOO, being a docreaso of t'226,500 as compared with the December quarter, ISS'2. Tho revenue for the year ended 31st ult. amounted to i(i,48b,000, a docreaso of £042,000 compared with that for 1882. During the year the rovouuc from land de creased by 11,040,000. Buisbank, Friday.-The Queensland revenue for the lost year amounted to t t!l(i,0()0, an increase of £139,500 compared with the last quarter of ISS2; increases chiefly in Customs, Land, and Railway Revenues. Cricket Match: Innings Closed for Six Hundred and Nlnetoon Ilunn. Mki.iiouunh, Friday.—Tho cricket match botweon the Australian team and combined Australia was continued yesterday. Boyla (not out, -10) and Murdoch (not out, 27(1) resumed their places at tho wickets, but tho former was soon bowled, without scoring, and tho innings thus ended for 61!) runs. Latkb. Tho match botweon tlio Australian team and combined Australia has been drawn. Arrived, last evening, Waihora, from the Biuir. Hobart, Friday.—Tho Earl and Countess Ro.-eborry are now on a visit to this oolony. London, January 2.—Tho homeward mails, via Suez and lirindisi, wliieh left Melbourne on November 22, wero delivered today. Decline in South Australian Ilovonuo. ~ Apklaidk, January 3.—The approximate rovenuq returns show a large fulling oil' in receipts from several sources. Customs duties are expected to bo JWO,OOO below tho estimates.. A Stoamor on Firo. Svdnkv, January 3. —Tho steamer Tomki returned to port to-duy, reporting that when ,-i0 miles from the Heads lost night it was found that lire had broken out on board, and that ono of tho passsngers iiad lost his life by suffocation, Ocoau itp.r.o to Auckland. Sailed, this afternoon : Tho Union steam shipl\otomahana, for Auckland, and P.M.s. City of Sydney for S&n i'raneisco, via Auck'and. su[»m;;v i>£ATH. A vouNn man named Alexander Manley, employed on the scow Ghost, died suddenly while on that vessel shortly before 4 o'clock this morning. Ho hnd been ailing for somo timo previously from apoplectic fits, and the cause of death is supposed to have arisen from that allliction. An inquest is (0 be held to-morrow at the Freeman's Bay Hotel.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

[Boforc Messrs F. (i. Clayton and Francis Maguire .Justices.] Dkujjk.—.Four persons, os each. Lettish imtiik Light.—Ann Webb pleaded guilty to breaking the window of Ellen l'icton last night.—Fined Js and cost of-damage, or as' liours. Vagrant. — Potcr Ke'lron, charged with vagrancy, remanded until tho 7th inst. StiuHST i'JGUT.—Patrick Bedford and Micliocl Ureon were charged nndor tho Vagranf Act ivith fighting in Klliott-strcct on Now Year's light—Mr H. Uooper appeared in dofenco of > Dedford.—Soveral witnesses were examined, ihowing a most, disgraceful stato of thinifs.— Vlr Cooper pleaded hard for Bedford, who, it vas alleged, was tho innocont victim of perse- 1 iution. Unfortunately. howc\'er. for the . irisonors. there was 11 fonnidublo record of , oriuer convictions aguinsthoth prisoners.~ Tho iench ordered each t8 pay a lino of 10s and ' :osts, or in default, ono month's imprisonment, i NoN-Hui'i'ouiiNd a Family.—Charles Mack, , tharged with falling to support his family, . vishod for a few days graco in order that ho ' night sco wlmt weekly amount ho would bo' I Mo to contribute,—ltcmamled until AVcdnes- * lay noxt. . .... Lahcickv ok a Watch.—William Johnson ! Kledcalf was charged with stealing a silver J vatch and chain, valued .2 10s, on tho ItJi 1 September last, tho property of Mary j Ukington. On tho application of Sorgennt ■V hite, this caso was remanded until tho l-ftli 1 nstant. { [Before F. G. Clayton, J.P.I 1 MaoCormiok v. .Noura. — Thomas .Tamos 1 forlh was charged, at the instigation of J. C, i tacCorinick, solicitor, with having committed , 'orjury in his evidence, touching the ease Mac- ' ,'ormiok v. Faroy, on the 12th November last, ( cforn J,idgo Smith.—Mr Napier appearnd I or the prosecution, and Mr Keottey in defence, j L_socond charge against defendant waß also , ud.viz., that the said Thomas James North f id.-on tho Cth January, 18S3, unlawfully pawn ' black leather bag, without the knowledge or c onscntof the owner, John C. MacCormick. , (Left sitting.) j

Auckland Sharemarket.

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THE RESCUE OF THE TRIUMPH.

COMPLETE SUCCESS OF THE OPERATIONS. THE VESSEL BROUGHT INTO HAR BOUR BY FOUR STEAMERS. ' SHE ANCHORS OFF MECHANICS' BAY BY 3 A.M. ' AN EVENTFUL PASSAGE. [IIV (ITU OWN KKI'OKTKK.] TilltOuTill mieh fortuitous means of com munication as could bo made available yes- I terdny, I forwarded the salient points and , lending incidents of the work of getting the Triumph off the Tiritiri rocks, and of i towing her up to Auckland. UnforUnatcly, however, tho weather was often so bad and tho sky so dark and lowering as to ,be very unfavourable for the flight of 1 pigeons, and the majority of the feathered messengers therefore miscarried. It will now be most convenient, on this account, to furnish a consecutive narrative of the operation* from tho time at which they were resumed yesterday morning. Final jPreimrntlons. The leaders of the Star will remember that on Wednesday the attempt to tloat the vessel was abandoned through the tide not rising so high as had been anticipated. This disappointment, however, only nerved thoso on board to tho resolu tion to neglect no means of profiting by yesterday morning's Hood tide. The ' matter was exhaustively discussed by all concerned, and precautions woro taken to avert all contemplated mischances. Throughout the afternoon the work of , lightening tho vessel by tho removal of 1 cargo was continued, the foro-hateh was tommed down by the shipwrights under Mr Gouk, and all fissures and cracks stopped up with cement, and tho pumping gear in Mo. 2 hatch prepared for instant uso. The chief engineer also made tho necessary preparations in his department. So careful, indeed, were tho principals in their calculations that Mr Fraser himself donned the diving dross and made an examination of the vessel below tho water-line. Starting of tho Pumps. All hands had enjoyed more or loss sleep on tho provious night, and consequently were comparatively fresh for their duties, besides boing exhilarated with tho hopo of a successful result. Between 12 and 1 a m. on Thursday morning all was ready for tho attempt. A double haw ser held the Triumph fast by the bows to the reef under her port bow, and she was held on tho starboard bow by on anchor and a kedgo, the former being the one run out by Captain Brotherton himself. A longMi of line with an anchor attached had been taken out on tho port quarter, and the starboard quarter was made fast to tho nearest rockfi on the island by a couplo of stout hawsers. Further ropes were in readiness upon tho deck for unforeseen exigencies, and the ship's three boats we're got round to tho lee side in caso of need. At this timo tho steamer Anne Milbank, which was in close attendance, was directed to bo ready to come alongside in order to take out an extra anchor seaward from the bows. Captain Alexander Farquhar, having command, took his station upon tho bridge, with tho Triumph's first and second oflicers and Mr Gouk under his orders, while Mr Fraser assumed tho control of the pumping and engineering, assisted by the first and second ongineers of tho Triumph. A full head of steam was put on, and soon after four o'clock pumping commenced. Tho pulsouictor and centrifugal pumps worked most effectively, and tho water was expelled in regular torrents from both sides. Tho Vessel Floats. Gradually the effect became perceptible. The tide was now flowing fast, and ore long there wero premonitory symptoms of in tended movement to note. So powerfully did the pumps work that at seven o'clock a temporary stoppago was made, the second compartment being then almost clear.. Less than half an hour later.the tide had risen so high that the Triumph swung her bows somo seven or eight foot away from the reef, but then heeled over nearly to her waterway. The exertions on board were redoubled, and a message having boon sent ashore, a signal was hoisted at the station for a powerful tug to bo despatched from Auckland. Sho Got* Into Dcop Wator. The signal, which was one of a procon certed code, made its appearance not long after eight o'clock, and about the same time timo tho vessel forged slowly ahead, to the groat delight of thoso on board. Recourse was now hod to tho steam winches, which woro kdpt gbiug upon the various anchors so as to presorvo a safe position botweon the rocks while the Triumph was being hauled ahead. These efforts wero directed and guided by tho utmost circumspection, ond not without due cause either, for tho vessel bumped once at the tail-end of tho roof. A few momonts later sho had cloared it altogether. ■•■■ Tho Position Becomes Uoro Critical. .Meanwhile tho signal " Want boat? to tow us off' had beon sent aloft in tho hope that >ii would be soon and promptly answered np in town. Tho pumps had been resumed, znA the Triumph was now leaning1 over at a rather sharp angle to starboard, while a freshening wostorly breeze, accompanied by squalls and showers of rain, tended to increaso the difficulties of tho situation and to cause groat anxiety. It .was also, reported that tho water was making so rapidly in tho stoke-hole that tho firemen were working up to their waists in. it, ;while a fire:could not bo lit under the starboard boiler. .At this timo the ship's boats had drifted away, so that no preservative means were closo »t hand in ease of accident, the Anne Milbank being also some quarter of a mile distant. Tho chief engineer <Mr Fisher) recognising | . the' deepening'gravity of tho situation, j made a determined effort to open tho j port door in tho bulkhead, so as ; to afford ingress for tho rapidly accu mulating water in tho main hatchway i to tho No. 2 cotnpartmont, where the pul- ■ sometor and centrifugal pumps wero hard ' at work. So deep was the water that he had to dive to find tho door, and with some ; trouble ho got it open, thus averting a ' great dangor. At this time there was a depth of three feet of water on the platform of the engine-room. There was likewise a I great quantity of water in tho stoko-hole, j and the diver was therefore sent down ] to unscrow tho plate that ho had previously : filled on the starboard side, to prevent, tho stoko-holo and engine-room being flooded, I the object now being to lot the wator , through to tho pumps. After half-an-hour's labour the job Was olfocted, pumping opora tions wero vigorously carried on, and tho i ' voseol- shortly afterwards righted herself to .: the extent of about 3 feet on the starboard side, . i.i Tho Climax. \ ■ At this period the Triumph had a list of j about 60 degrees to starboard, hor bows, ' which wore turned in shore, were depressed . ' to within four or fivo feofc of tho water, [ while the stern stood so high up that not much uso could bo made of the propeller, of ] which two blades could be distinctly seen. , She presented her full broadside to a choppy sea and the rocurring Bqualls, so that thoro , was a tremendous strain upon the steel haw- j sor and a strong line by wliieh sho was hold c forward ,and upon tho anchor which was x passed out aft. They stood it splendidly , for a time, but at last tho steel hawser , parted, and a fow moments later tho stern c line snapped, leaving the Triumph to roly D upon the frail socurity of a kedgo and tho r ropo. For an hour and a half it held, and 'j then gavo way, leaving tho vessol com- y pletely adrift. There was extreme danger v of her going on either tho Shag Rock or the v Shearer, and the onginos wero kept work- t ing so as to keop her dodging backward i and forward with the object of getting a her sufficiently closo in shore to permit j of a | line being taken ashore and a a ropo being mado fast to tho rocks while further assistance was obtained. The Anno Milbank in the meantime had gone ahead for the purpose of keeping the larger t steamer's head to tho wind, but the a attempt proved abortive. Tho three ships' I boat* were on the windward side, and two t men having been placed in each of them, d thoy were ordered to take them round r the stetn to tho leo side, but tho v freshening wind drove two of them a v; couplo of miles' to ■ leoward before the I MUbankj picked them up, The pther ono a reached'this steamer before drifting far. t This \vos the, most critical stage for those on i board tho .Triumph. All their hawser,1) and c anchors had been carried away, and they 1

I had not one boat loft. The vessel had still /a strong list to starboard, and it was only by a constant dodging about hither and thither that she could be kept oil' the rocks. The Anno MUbank Sent for Assistance. Eventually the Triumph was worked close in shore under the leo of the island, and a line was taken to one of the rocks and made fast. The Anno..Milbank -was despatched to town for tugs, and preparations were made to keep everything snug till her return. At L.'tO the Hose Casey passed on her way to Wahvera, and the captain pro mised to telegraph thence to Auckland for tnpa. Some quarter of an hour or so later the Manapouri hove in sight, but held on her courxe, and about the same time the Hteamer Blanche (specially chartered by the Stak) came down with a reporter, who went on after a short delay to Wniwera. At a quurter to two the s.s. Waitaki made her appearance, and at two o'clock she anchored some 100 yards astern, while Captain Craw ford, Mr Joseph Bennett, and another Stah representative came on board. The Waitnkl's Doparturo ftoin Auckland. During yesterday morning strong excite ment prevailed about town in consequence of the circulation of the news that the Triumph had at last been floated oil', and that in all probability she would steam right up to Auckland. From Dr. I'urehas's residence the largo steamer had been seen riding eloir of the rocks, and subsc-quently fho dis appeared behind the island, thus lending colourable plausibility to the various sanguine reports that wore in currency. When the Waitiiki received her commission to KO down to the scene of operations, very little delay was allowed in despatching, and no fuss was made over her departure. Notwithstanding thin quietness, the uewsof her intended departure at noon ;;ot slightly abroad, and a dozen or no of c.-.ctuvionisls at once took pat-sage by her. They com prised v local architect, one or two com mercial travellers, and n number of other persons, all clad in light cummer attire, and Idled with gay inat>iichiiii:r. for every thing but the confidently-anticipated pleasures of the trip, which all agreed would just cover two hours for the trip down, half-an-hour's stay, and two hours more for the trip up, so that they should be back at 4.30 with the Triumph in tow, In-duo timo they were terribly unde ceived. The run down was uneventful. There was no sea-sickness but the motion of the vessel was just sufficiently disquieting to beget a degree of squcamishuc.ss which prevented anything like justice being done to the midday meal. The Waltakl Begins to Tow; After Captain Crawford and Mr Bennett had returned from thoir conference on board the Triumph with Captain Farquhar, who still held his position on the bridge, and Mr Frascr, whoso .smutted face and clothes spoke eloquently of hard work, the Waitaki made fast and started to tow her huge dis abled companion round the lee of tho blind so as to come under Whangaparoa on tho other side, where smooth water could be had. The tide, however, was found to be too strong, and the steering gear would not work properly, owing to the great height of tho stern out of tho water. The Waitaki therefore made fast again her bow on to the Triumph's stern and on her port tide with the object of taking her straight up the channel instead of going round tho island, as at first intended. There was very little sea room, and the position was diingorous, tho Shearer Rock frowning menacingly behind, and rocks also showing on tho Triumph's bow, while the difficulties of the situation were still further complicated by tho fact of the Triumph having no boats, anchors, or hawsers—anything but a reassuring state of affairs. Another obstacle now presented itself. The wind was blowing so strongly from the westward that a3 soon as the two vessels moved sufficiently away from the lee of the island to catch it and to get steerage way, they were swung round by it. Again and ngain was tho experi ment tried; but always with the same result, and always with the dangerous contingency of coming down upon the rocks. Towards live o'clock (the Tfiumph going full speed astern, and tho Waitaki, also with full speed on) better progress was made, but still it was Veiy slow, and tho wind was still exerting its tendency to carry both vessels to leeward, Tho excursionists faces had now lengehemd out visibly, and a doleful expression had settled down upon thoir features. A few consoled themselves with euchre, and one verdant landsman ventured a few hints to the captain as to the best method of accom plishing tho enterprise, besides exercising a general supcrintendanco over the opera tions. Tho Uotoniahaua to tho Rescue Shortly before . r>, when the tide was on tho turn to the Hood and tho Teasels were about three miles out from Tiritiri, pirouetting around in the open sea, tho Hinoke of an approaching steamer was dis cerned. Jlalf an hour later tho Rotoma hana arrived, and at once made fast to tho Triumph's starboard quarter, tho Waitaki remaining on the port quarter, lfad she not appeared at this conjuncture, an urgent message for furthrr assistance from all available steamers would have been sent <o town by Star pigeon, one being reserved for the purpose. • Drifting out to Sea. After the Rotomaharia liad made fast, tho wind freshened up again and tho vessels drifted down to leoward nearllakinq Island. About this time it was reported that Mr Frasor had promised each of the Triumph's engineers £3G if they got her safety lup to . Auckland. The declining sun showed tho near approach of dusk, and matters wore looking rather gloomy at half-past six, when tho signal "a tug wanted " was run up. Tho Glenelg, on her . way to Taurauga had just appeared in tho offing, and she at ouce responded to the signal by stopping her course for the slowly progressing triad. Tho GlcuelK. Well Laden With , Passengers, came up astern at seven o'clock and took a lino from tho Triumph's bows and then steamed abreast of the Rbtomahar.a, at once making a very perceptible difference in the rate of progress. Immediately after wards, however, sho dropped astern, and those on tho Waitaki concluded thutshe had carried away her line.' At any rate,she was a vory long time in recovering her position, 'several efforts to throw a lino on board failing. In the meantime, tho Macgregor, from Whangarei, had hovo in sight, and also seeing the signal for a tug,hold straight on for tho Triumph. She came up at S o'clock, while the Glenelg was still en deavouring to make fast, and boing prettily handled by her captain (Johnston), she .steamed right up under the Triumph's stern. Hero a consultation was evi dently held with thoso on board tho larger vessel, and apparently a bargain could not bo struck, for finally tho Mecgregor fell astern and then set off towards Auckland at full speed. Tho Maogrogor Alongside. A sharp whistle from the Triumph stop ped her, and she came on alongsido again. She was somo time in making fast to the llotomahana on tho Triumph's starboard . bow, and at this stage the Glenelg was lying stern on to the other steamers, con nected by lines with both Waitaki and ', Triumph. No cue scorned able to divine the . reason of this, butitsubsequently transpired ' that tho Glenelg was attempting to steer the others. Tho value of tho offort, however; was questionable, for the service rendered ] by the steering was counteracted by the , fact that the other sfoaniers were virtually f towing tho Glonolg. '•_>•- : . ..! Return' of tho Anno Miluank. V, 1 Shortly after tho Macgregov's arrival the ' lights of another approaching, steamer ,' wore made out, .and she turned out at 8.30 ' to bo the Anno Milbank from town. The, ' progre^H then boing made was very unsafe' ' factory, tho stern of tho Triumph offering J such an obstruction to the wind that: slie l was continually being carried round about, l while her inability to steor afforded no I moans of checking this tendency. As a ' 3onsoqucnce tho vossols drifted further t wd further off Tiritiri, but they I mado very little headway from it. 1 f hero were, too, tho imminent (difficulties c which the ebb tide at eleven would bring ivith it, and therefore it was deemed ad- E risablo to dispatch tho Anno Milbank bafck it io town with Mr Gouk on board, in order to \ oring back tho scow containing the anchors md 45 fathomsof chain, which had been in- c judiciously sent away on tho previous day, I is a means of lightening the vessel. t Change of Position. ' At 9.45, Captain Crawford, of the Wai- c iaki, ordered the Glenelg to let go her lino ( istcrn and make fast alongside, leaving tho 1 Rotomnhana and Macgregor in company on ihe Triumph's starboard's quarter. Somo n lelay took place in executing this 1 •nancouvro, and an excited landsman t ivho was on board did his best r unconsciously to make matters mixed t ay piping out in a stern voice his muddled c ipprehension of such orders as lie hpard a bawled forth. The otheroxcursionists had c mckled down to 'their ftite,,' after quietly i cursing it, and' eondernnfiig, their folly, q Hiey all knew exactly what mistakes and. o

bungles had been made, and were full of surprise that fortune had been so pro pitious, and when not card-playing, their advice was always forthcoming. About ten the (Jlcnolg had taken her in indicated position alongsido the Waitaki, and full speed being jmt on all the steamers, Tho Flotilla Bowled Up Towards the North Head at a speed of not lew than six miles an hour. For the tir^t time, a comparatively straight course could be shaped, although tho Waitaki and Rlenelgwere too powerful for their two assistants, and conse quently lind to slow down . occa sionally, while the accelerated motion of the vessels had such an inspiriting effect upon the passengers' spirits that they who had been dolefully oscillating between fear thnt tho Triumph's bulkhead would give way and she would sink, and anticipations of another <]ny on the brino began to speculate eagerly on tho chance of being home ere sunrise. Some were found sanguine enough to suggest the pos sibility of making tho harbour by mid night, but were laughed to derision. Theso laughed too soon, however. The steamers kept on a steady speed down the Kangitoto Channel, tho Triumph's pumps were occasionally worked, and her tremen dous list to starboard now gave riso to lew alarm, as the wind had moderated almost to a calm. At ten minutes past midnight the steamers were Under the North Hoad, making for the Bean .Rock in order to take the fairway up the harbour, and ten minutes Irttci1 they wore inside the North Head. Had the rate of program been kept up the wharf should havo boon reached in half an hour, but there w:is now an ebb tide lo con tend will), iind for other reasons tho ad vance had to be more cautious. When nearly abreast of Duvonport a vessel in the way obliged the Glcnelg to .sound her hoarse whistle, doubtless to the alarm and trepidation of tho denizens of tho marine suburb, and possibly affording news of the approach to watchers on the Queen f-t, eet Wharf. In the Harbour. From this point the progress up the har bour was extremely slow, and the excur sionists, completely tired out, now sought the embraces of Morpheus, the only noises breaking the night air being the rumble of theongineß, thefrequentissuoof orders to the engineers, and the occasional stoppages. At 2.15 the Glenelg cast off, and steamed on to the wharf, whither the Macgregor followed her about 15 minutes later, leaving the Wai taki, Kotonaahana, and Anno Milbank (which had returned with the scow) to make the Triumph snug off Mechanics' Bay. This occupied about an hour, ana at 3.20 the Waitaki finally drew ahead, and at 3.4"), just as day was feebly breaking in the eastern horizon, disembarked her tired and sleepy passengers at the end of the Queen street Wharf.

THE TRIUMPH CATASTROPHE.

« OFFICIAL INQUIRY. [Before H. 6, Scth Smith, Esq., District Judge, and Captains Frater and Lewis, Assessors.) This forenoon the adjourned inquiry into the stranding of the steamer Triumph was resumed in the District Court Buildings. Mr Hudson Williamson, Crown Prosecutor, as before, appeared for the prosecution, Mr Button for the insurance) companies and one of the shippers, Mr E. Hesketh for the officers of the vessel, nnd Mr Brassey for the chief oliicer, while Mr J. B. Russell watched proceedings on behalf of tno Harbour Board. Mr Williamson stated that since the Court last sat a new phaso of the case had arisen ' in the fact of the steamer having beon got oft' the rocks, and brought into Auckland harbour. He therefore proposed to re examine the chief officer of the Triumph, in order to have the facts connected with the floating placed upon record. Thomas Owens, chief officer of the Triumph (recalled), deposed that since the date of last sitting of the Court he had been employed on board the Triumph assisting in the operations to get her off the rocks. As the result of those operations tlio vessel wasyesterdny morning got off, and during the night she was brought into the harbour, where she now lies. No external aid or ap paratus was used to lift the ship in the , shape of pontoons, lighters, or other ap pliances of that kind. Pumps wero em ployed, but beyond that nothing was done i except taking out cargo and lightening her as much ns possible. By Mr Heskuth : I was employed by Mr j Fraser, tho purchaser of tho ship. Captain , Brotlicrlnn has not been employed in these ■ operations. Mr Fraser is an ironfounder ( and shipbuilder, and he had the assistance , of Mr liouk, Captain Farquhar, and others, ' ( arid had unlimited commaud of tugs and ■ boats. Three pumps were used—two cen- j trifugal and one pulsometer—tho power of j which was very great. Pumping had to bo j kept np nearly all the way into harbour, j I kno\v ( whore the vessel lie;;. i-'She was ] ailoat an hour ago whon I left her, but had - a strong list to starboard. That shows .-he | must have a lot of cargo in the fore hold on that side, besides water. Eo-examined by Mr Williamson: If , those steps had been taken at first when the steamer went aground, would she have been got off as readily I—l believe so j that is before she shifted her position. This closed the caso for the Collector of Customs. Mr Heskoth said the course ho proposed to take was as follows : On behalf of the ■ captain of tho steamer, ho purposed leading evidence to provo the cause of tho captain going to sleep on tho night of tho disaster. Ho should call evidence to rebut what had beon several times sug gestod by Mr Williamson, though never directly stated, to tho effect that tho captain on; that night was the worse of drink. Ho had witnesses who would make that unmistakably clear, and who would also , show that tho captain had for some nights : previously been sufforingirom the affection regarding...whifth' ,se\:erall.wituesses . Jiad. , spoken. Ho would prove this by disinter ested parties, unconnected- witl/.^je ship, and who had no motive. for stating that • which was untrue. Besides these wit- i nesses he also .hoped'to have'-the evidence' 1 of a local medical gentleman, who would j prove that he had been consulted by Cap- j tain Brotherton for tho same affection , while in port. This medical gentleman j (who might, however, be prevented from ' attending to givo evidence) was also pro- j pared to state that from the nature of the ' captain's affection ami its effects, combined , with the work in which lie was engaged, he , would not'be surprised, from a medical ( point of view-at the captain going to sleep ( on the bridge. He would now call his first 1 witness. r' ■ jj -, I Henry Parker, tide surveyor and boarding \ officer of H.M. Customs, said that lie per- t formed his dntics on tho steamer Triumph < c while she was in port. In doing so ho \ became, acquainted with Captain Brother- : t ton. I saw him about 7.45 on tho night of r the 2!Hh November last; about two-minutis- } before the steamer left tho wharf. I they, j conversed with the,captain, and saw rib 0 tiling unusual in Ms':manner. Hodid not t :ippoar to be suffering -from drink. So far „ is I could,judge, he was perfectly sobeiv- . j By Mr Williamson : I did not .know the B captain till he came to Auckland, and don't t lenqw whether lie is one of those persons r , ivhO'ean stow away [»■ lot of liquor without q showing it. g Archibald Granderson, carpenter, Auek- v and, wasjtho next witness; He said that" i le was on board the Triumph about twenty j ninutos before sho lefttho wharf,: and was B ntrodiiced to tho captain by Dr. Menzios. jj do talked to him for about ten minutes, Q jut saw no Indication of drink about him t; tie was not suffering from it in any way, B : md he had no smell of it,. Saw nothing 8 ibout tho captain to make him suspect that b ie had beon drinking, but the very reverse. « iVitness had no hesitation in statin^ that „ ,he captain was quite siber. Tho stcamor b ailed four or five minutes after witness eft—ho believed he was tho last who came a lown the gangway. j ( By Mr Williamson : Are wo to undoj- n tftnd that up to within a few minutes of E .lie stoamer casting off you wero talking to ho captain and doctor ?—Yes. . n Captain Nearing, stevedore, who was next f sailed,' deposed that he was employed In <\ lischarging the Triumph when alongside he wharf in November last. Late in the a ivening of tho 29th his labours on board w teased. Tho most of tho tin.o, the work a) if discharging went on night and day. t < )n the i morning of the 29th tho steamer lad to: bo shifted from one end of tho L vharf to the othor. She was shifted by 1 ibout 5 a.m. The captain was working bb it lard as an ordinary labourer with a crow- tj )ar, so much so that witness sent one of his o nen to take the bar from him. Ho con- t< inued to work $ill iioon, and witness also a aw him ,at work' in the course of the 1 iftornoon. Witness saw tho captain, d in 'and off, until .he lot the,chip's i ines go from tho wharf. Ho fre- « rueptly; convolved' 'with '^hd captain, and n luring that timo he :Baw'ijo appearance of o

is being the worse of drink. He asl-ed Main Brotherton once to take a drink KgUt. That was about 20 minutes to l^Wol^? s! inMled- When the -a *ip left the wharf there was nothing to ltacl to the suspicion that the captain was n any way Buffering from chink. On ' Ptived the captain's face suoollen frcn neuralgia, and he also saw tlu same symptoms after the steamer writ ashore at Tmtiri. Asked the captain whluvasthe matter, and was tofdT™ 3-ancis Joseph Sanderson, shipping and Cuitom-hoiise clerk to L. D. Nat Van &. Co ag«U for the Triumph, dopant {& on board that vessel with the clearance jKipn about 7.40 on the night of 29th Nov. last. Ulnle the ship was in port he had frequently been brought into contact with the ciptain. Loft the vessel eight or nine minuju to eight o'clock j was one of thela«t to ea;o. Had been with the captain about threo n the afternoon, clearing the vessel at the Customs. At no time during that day dil he see.the captain drinking, or the worse it drink ; he was certainly sober up to the tme the vessel left. On the 29th the captaij seemed to be suffering pain ; and the rotou day Mr Nathan remarked the same tling of him. M^ W. ilHa, mson: First saw the captain on the tali, about 10 a.m., at which time he was lelping to get out tho boilers Saw the capuin repeatedly during the day • lie was tlirf or four times at Mr Nathan's on business Ihe captain could not have been woikinocontinuously on board all day ]t was mterstcod all along that the vessel was U lave immediately her dischargo was concJudd. Did not observe the captain's fnee nwolon, but he had a general appear ance »f Mug ill, and it was with diHiculty that >ie cnild speak. Saw tho captain take drink on Qic occasion during that day viz at lunch In tho Wai tomato, Hotel. ' He drank hal! a tumblerful of lomonade and claret, aiu that more as a matter of courtesy than anytiing else. When the steamer willed tliec was no appearance whatever of drink abodi him. Was with the captain for 20 mnutes before the steamer sailed. 1 do not kißw if Mr Granderson was with the captainduring any of that time. Ido not know tfr Granderson. The captain examined tie ship's papers thoroughly and took care toseo that everything wag com plete. Capbins generally take these things on trust. ° George Himy Cotterill, who was a pas senger by he Triumph from London, deposed to leing on board shortly before she left Auelland wharf. He left between ten and five minutes to eight. Had been on board mort than half-an-hour. On the voyage he frquently conversed with the captain, and knew his habits and usual demeanour, (n the evening of the 29th November he saw no indication of Ihe captain havinj been drinking. On tho contrary, the (aptain asked him to have a drink, which 1b had. Observing that the captain took rone himself, he asked him to do so, wlen ho excused himself by saying he had a long night's work before him. There vas not the slightest sus picion of driik abount the captain up to the time tint the steamer left. On tho passage he knew that the captain suffered from neuralgii, his face being frequently bandaged, whle he also betrayed a differ ence in mamxr. He suffered more or less from it during the voyage, and when asked ' ' '' his trouble usually replied, " The old com plaint, neuralga." By Mr Williamson: I found tho captain' ' in his room on the evening of the 29th. There were two or three persons with him, but there were id signs of drinking having been carried on previously. The othors had a drink as will as I; brandy and soda, I think. When the captain said he would not take a drink, did lie not mean that he had had enough ? No; I don't tliiik so. Ho abstained as a matter of duty. Was the captair. suffering from neuralgia on the evening of the 29th '! On the morningof tho 28th he was suffer ing from it; his fate was swollen. When I : asked him on the 29th how. he was, he said " Not much better; I have had a sleepless night." That was between ten and eleven in the morning. Captain McKenzie, Deputy Harbour- ■'./'" master, was "neat called. He said that shortly before 8 p.m. on 29th November last he took the s.s. Triumph from the wharf into tho stream. He had seen the captain nearly the whole day and was with him on the bridge while taking the vessel out. There were no indications of liquor about the captain all day, or when the chip left. From 4 till 8 a.m the captain was engaged moving the ship, and in the fore noon ho was helping to get out the largo boilers. When witness left the steamer ut S p.m. ho had no doubt whatever tho captain was thoroughly sober and free from the influence of drink ; he gave all his orders' coolly, clearly, and collectedly. Glovor Clark, purser on the Triumph, was ..''; or board when she left Auckland wharf on 29th November last. During the .voyage' .' from London Captiin Brotherton suffered '■'■ from neuralgia—his first attack being at St. Vincent. Ho also suffered severely from it on tho 2Sth and 29th November last. Witness -was in the saloon of tha : ' ' vessel when she struck; had been'thero * '; most of the time from her leaving tha . < wharf, and during that time the captain took no drink. The last time he saw tha captain prior to tho ship striking was when he entered the saloon to write out tha pilot's certificate. The captain was nofe then m any way under the influence of ■ drink ; he was quite satisfied as to that. - ' He saw the captain five or seven minutes after the vessel struck ; and to the boat of his belief he was then perfectly sober. By Mr Williamson : There was a steward on board the steamer, and it would have- V been his duty to supply drink if it was • wanted. Ido not know where he is now. ''■• There.were some people in the cabin before r! "':: the ship left, and drinkingVwas going on. vi ' One of those present was latterly v little ''■•:■' tho worse of drink. The captain was in their company, but refused to drink. To the best of my belief tho captain had no drink after tho steamer left that night It is unlikely that ho bould have it without my knowing it. The captain had ■* cabin. • , ~ of hisowu, which adjoined tho saloon. After tho dinner adjournment, Dr Monzies, surgeon on. board the Triumph 'i*t was called to, give evidenoo. He deposuj H ;: that he was a Licentiate of tho Royal i College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, During ■ '■■■ the voyage of the Triumph to this port, he " ,-■■ frequently attended tho captain for neuralgia, and prescribed for him. life Vi first serious attack was at, St. Vincent on 7th Ootober, aud it returned at irregular % intervals until, a couple of days after leavim? ' ■ Tuitm. On the morning of tho S»to No * ' ember, he asked the captain how he waa, |£ and he said he had had a bad night, and at :' "■■• J. 30 when he again saw him he said he was a little better. Saw and conversed with " •'" ' ■ turn just before tho steamer left the -wharf V that night, also saw him when the pilot waa leaving, and again about ton minutes after the ship struok. On none of these occasions -' " • I lid the captain show any indications of ' *i aorog- under the influence of drink Had the captain been drinking that day it could lot have escaped his (witness's) attention -' ■'■"* ~" le knew the captain to well. Suppos' ng. tho captain had' been the. worse, if drink that day the shock cZed :>y the striking ■of the steamer could jot havo sobered him to the cool con iition in which he saw him after the steamer .truck. After the striking, asked tha cap am how it could have happened, and ho jepbed that ho must have been asleep. Chat was about ten minutes after sho truck. ; Had soon tho captain that day vorking in the hold with a capstan bar 1 neuralgia is severe it is accompanied by lopnvation of eleop. Having lost his night's ' leop befdro, it is very likely that ho slfould lave gone to sleep on the bridge. Through- ■•«>X mt tho voyage tho captain displayed qnatt ios of attention to duty and good seaman hip. Witness never sailed with a better kipper, and he had travelled in roanv ships )08ides the Triumph and .the lonic as sur ;eou. Saw no reason to doubt the state nent that lie had gouo to sleep on tho •ridgo from worry and exhaustion. By Mr Williamson : Brandy «nd other -• Icohoho stimulants aro often resorted to or relief in neuralgic complaints, but I .ever prescribed them for Captain Jotherton. r If a pationt had been suffering from .ouralgia and consequent sleeplessness, and ook some brandy, would it not help to in luco drowsiness ? That would depend on tho quantity tokeu nd the constitution of the individual. I /us in the saloon, reading, when tho ship truck. I cannot say what sent Mr Thomp on, the passenger, to sleep on the bridge. Laurence David Nathan, of the firm of a _D. Nathan and Co., agents for the 'riumph, remembered tho 29th November --MM ppearauco o ',v^ aw&On) and Fishwoma^M-/'1 Hieir lntatmaJ-sftvcfJAj.: Betting: Even Mso-'-'> the start, anl^ 'llet!4ns m-(?o lliom WW£f two lengths. TimcKiTA: lotiffomonibvr.'HQP "|mend, £2 Is. Fw ,v tuikon lvostftrnii /Us" IJStt. .caiolno 6Vor itiaao^|||iCAP, 0 furlongß. -TMSm. ■

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. FEIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1884



I urOH xukvvn JThis Evening, 10.39 IIIQH WATER { To . morrow Morning, 11.3 =^ SUNSKT.-Thls Evening, 7.1S : I SUNRISK-To-morrow Morning, 4.3:! B MOON'S AGE.—New Moon, -.'Bth, 1.10 p.m.



I Special Advertisements. T M P 0 R T A' N T. ACJNE D D E N ±\-» fj N E I) D R N (successor to j. leek) Has much pleasure in announcing that he lins |1T PURCHASED THE WHOLE II If M R J. LECK'S STOCK | MU J. LECK'S STOCK 1 AND GOODWILL f AND GOODWILL I AT A GREAT REDUCTION, GREAT REDUCTION, • AND WILL I CONTINUE ; -CONTINUE | L THE CLEAItING-OUT SALE r THE CLEARING-OUT SALE FOR ONE MONTH LONGER. ONK MONTH LONGER. fjjl&V ; ■ ■ r j IN CONSEQUHNCE OF THE OVER-STOCKED STATE OF THE DRAPERY MARKET, HE HAS BEEN ENABLED TO ' BUY A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF I GOODS, 'which will be offered at sale prices. Just Opened, , EX S.S. TRIUMPH, ONE CASE NEW SUMMER COSTUMES. NEW SUMMER COSTUMES. REALLY CHOICE GOODS. !• Wl LLI A M RiATTRAY, DRAPER CLOTHIER, AND • SILK MERCER, , 178, ISO, ANDIB2, QUEEN-STREET : (our doors below the New Savings Bank > * AUCKLAND. ! •Y*r ELLESLKY H0 U S"X ''■ W NEW SUMMER DRAPERY, MILLINERY, J | * &a, &c, &c. i 1 • A. LOVETT j I UeKB to Intimate to his customers and buyers of ] i-i- DRAPERY generally that he is now in j I f ossesstOH of the whole of his j \ NEW SEASON'S GOODS FOR THE j Jp^ SUMMER TRADE. i I A nfioic&Aasortment of Ladies'and Children's ] 1 Bonnots, Hats.^Feathers, &C in all the newest j Ik styles, at moderate prices. { #The latest styles in Ladies Mantles and Dol- > \ mans on hand or mado to order. . 1 MA Dress Materials in great variety. ] IT Sheetings, Calicoes, Flannels, Counterpanes, 3 Toilet Covers, Shirtings, &c., &0., at low prices. 1 Ladies' and Children s Underclothing, Corseta, I ■ i Infante' Polisson; Robes, Squares, and Baby 1 Hp\ Linen, a raro assortment 1 Five per Cent. Discount for Cash on Parcels cf I \'- 20s. and Upwards. J M \ LO V E T.T'S .. } B\ CHEAP DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, | } |fca ■WBIXKM.ES-BTREKT, AUCKLAND, i''.t ; I



Special Advertisements. ri H E E S E. this reason's WAIKATO CHEESE (To Awnmutu Factory) NOW on BALK. i I Wholesale Agents : j : AUCKLAND AURICULTim AT, AND MKRCAN | TILK COMPANY (LIMITED), J ; fl and 11, Queen-street Wharf. CHIIISTMAS TRADE.-Ladies' Under- , clotning and Baby Linen, Infants' liobes ! and Cloaks. Doing a large trade in these de ' partmonts, lam able to oiler some very cheap I goods inst now. A large parcel of Lndies' j Drawers, Chemises, Night Dresses, Bodices, j | just marked ofl" to soil cheap.—J. Rondeli, top | of Grey-street, Brighton House. j WO II M S. All children suffer from them. If suspected, ask for the Certain Jure, ! SHAKLANDS WORM POWDERS, tpacket I Apothecaries' Hall, opposite Post-oflico Iy\ISEASES OF T 11 E EV E. j ARTHUR RICHARDSON, M.1)., I SPECIALIST AND OPERATOR ON | 'diseases of the c ye> I I MAY HE CONSULTED AT HIS RESI- I ! DENCE, ICARANGAHAPE ROAD, 1 From 1 to 3 in tho afternoon ; I Or HASLETT'S ENGLISH PHARMACY, IS4, Queen-street, from 3 to 5. TVTEAY ZEALAND SCENERY. Exchange Chambers. Grey-street. Wellington, 11th December, m\ We are issuing a series of Photographic Views of New 'Zealand, comprising pictures of the most celebrated and romantic Scenery of the Southern Alps, tho Lake District, interesting parts of Otago and Canterbury, and the West Coast Road ; also, a few of the choicest Views of Dunedin, Christchurcli, Wellington, Auek land, and North Island. The Series, entitled " Gems of Ne-.v Zealand Scenery," will contain 52 Views, one to bo delivered weekly nntil com plete, at Is each por week. The si/.o of tho pictures is 8 inches by ti inches, mounted handsomely on fine toned cards. They aro the work of Mr F. A. Coxhoad. an artist of great repute, each one being guaran teed perfect. When completed, the lot will ho bound In a large album, free of charge. Tho public are requested to note that photographic views of this size and quality cannot bo ob tained at this price, or anything near it, except by subscribing to this scheme Our canvassors are now waiting upon tho public, and it is of tho greatest importance that all subscribers should observe that tho views are the work of Mr F. A. Coxhead only, as tho great success of our undertaking has caused numerous imitations. P.S.—Wo have appointed Messrs Steven and Co., 253, Quoen-street, Agont for our Auckland Branch, We arc, &c., A D A M MITCHELL & C 0., Photographic Puui.imikiis, Dnnedin, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland. J. Cos O RAVE & Co. Reg to inform iho inhabitants of Auckland that owing to the Extunsivb Alterations to tiikir Prkmises Just Complkted, and the lateness of the season, they are com pelled to offer the whole of their SUMMER STOCK, RKCKtfTIA' PURCHASKD FROM TIIE HOMR and Australian Markkts, AT AND UNDER COST PRICE! Rkalisation and Not Profit 1.4 the Oiiject Desired. THE SALE WILL COMMENCE OS FRIDAY, 14th INST. J. C 0 S G R A V E k CO. Direct particular attention to their Knormous Stock of MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, All of which must be cleared irrespective of price. Notk the Address :— J. COSG RA V E k C 0., Opposite Wm. McAkthur's warehouse. TUST OPENED, A VF.r.V CHOICE ASSORTMENT Of BROKEN CHECK GINGHAMS, BROKEN CHECK GINGHAMS, New and Hamlsomo Designs. Also, NEW GOODS, in MILLINERY SUNSHADES i LACES jMAXTLES GLOVES JIOSIERY COSTUMES jHANDKERCIIIEFS UNDERCLOTHING BABY LINEN &c, &c, &c. Fivk Per Cent. Discount for Cash. Milne & Choycb, —— -5 piIOICE GOODS FOR CHRISTMAS. WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN Has purchased from a Warehouse, at a large discount, and will skll at and under ware house price, a splendid assortment of LATEST STYLES IN— -S A fLadles Broche Capes, Broche Don VA o'g mans. Cashmere Dolmans, 2g §o Paletots, Broche M" =W Jackets, Cold Crepo Silk Fichus So™ 'i I (from cheap to very og ~S good), China White Silk g,° g^ VSquaros (embroiderod all sizes).,/ s» §• New Patterns Floor Cloths, all widths, from 94 per yard. Large assortment New Cretonnes, choice pat terns, from Cd. Largo lot of Travellers' Samples in great variety, which will be sold great bargains. The balance of Felt and Kidderminster Carpets . to bo sold at nominal prices, to clear. | 12 Maids' and small Ladies' Silk Jackets, 12s Gd to 17b 6d: worth double. Large assortment Men's Tweed Suits from 23s 9d. Men's Tweed Trousers and Vests, 10s Cd, 12s (id, to 278 Gd. Boys' Summer Knlcker Suits, 4a Gd to 1g 6d. Men's Tweed Trousers, 4s lid, 6s Gd, 7s Gd, 10s fid, 12s fid. Men's Cotton Shirts, Is, Is 3d, to 3s M. I Good Lino Whito Shirts, 3s lid; Men's Merino ' Shirts, Is 6d; Men's Under Flannels, 2s Gd j ditto Drawers, 2s '.Id. j A beautiful stock of Now MosgiollTwecds at a small advance on mill price. j Job Lot of Ladies' Underclothing cheap, to I clear. Five per cent. Discount on Cash Purchases 1 of One Pound. ( JUN C T lON j CHEAP DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, 2SB, UPPER QUEEN STREET. UCKLAKI) GAS COMPANY (LIMITED), ESTABLISHED 1862. PURVEYORS OF LIGHT, HBAT, AND POWER, Thfl Company soil and orect gos-flttinga, In cluding gas apparatus and gas-pow«r engines. Stock Includes Otto Gas Engines.—Office and Show-rooms: Fort-street. 158 & 160 PLEASE CALL Qneon-st 158 & 160 PLEASE CALL Queen-Bt 158 & 160 PLEASE CALL Qucon-et , 158 & 160 . Queen-Bt 158 & 160 AND INSPECT Queen-at i 158 & 160 AND INSPECT Queen-at 1 158 & 160 AND INSPECT Quesn-at; , 158 & 160 Quem-st 158 & 160 GRAND DISPLAY Queen-at ' 158 & 160 GRAND DISPLAY Queon-st ' 158 & IGO GRAND DISPLAY Queen-st 158 & 160 Queen-nt ' 158 & 160 NEW GOODS Queon-st 158 & 160 NEW GOODS Queen-st 158 & IGO ' NEW GOODS Quoon-Ht ) 158 & IGO Queon-st 158 & 160 JUST OPENED. ; Queen-at 158 & 160 JUST OPENED. Queen-st i 155 Sc 160 JUST OPENED. Queen-st ] 158 ft IGO Quoen-st [58 & 160 Queen-Bt 158 & Iff) Queen-at . 153 & 160 64 CASES Queen-st 4 158 & 160 Cl CASES Queen-st ' 15S & 160 61 CASES Queen-fit ] 153 & 160 Queen-st 1 [S8 & 160 NEW CLOTHING Queen-st ' 158 & 160 NEW CLOTHING Queen-st 158 & 160 NEW CLOTHING Queen-st ( [58 & 160 Queen-st , [58 & 160 HATS & HOSIERY. Queen-st • 58 & 160 HATS & HOSIERY. Queon.Bt t 158 & 160 HATS & HOSIERY. Qucen-st . 158 & 160 Queen-st . 38 & IGO Queen-st 1 !58 & 160 - Queen-st J $1 & 160 Queen-st ',& lc 160 Queen-st 58 It 160 THE NEW ZEALAND ©ueen-st J 58 & 160 Queen-at r 58 & 160 CLOTHING FACTORY, Queon-st 58 & 160 ■'•'-, Qiieen-st ' 58 & 160 QDEgN-STRKfCT, Queen-st r, 5K Sc 100 Qiiaen-st T 58 & lfi) ATOJ£Ji,iSro. <|u,*Se9,-Bt f m & 160 QueeiA-st ,q ig & l£o ' Uueen-st r 5S:&160 J, PIT3SIMQNS. 3 H eoi.^ > j»Tc W ' QueeWt v £8 & 18C ' Brancb Manofter. ]<. fjefli^t C ' : ' ■■■■■■" "' • ■'■ '■'■&'•'■ •I o ■",



The Woi.k at tin-. Dook, isn figurative ex pression for the uppearaneo of poverty. At least, this is the common interpretation of the phrase, liut may it not, without too grosn an , exaggeration, be construed to signify tliut every household should be supplied with Unoi.i'im ' Wolfe's Sciiikdam AkomatihSchnaits! The wonderful cordial might not drive away want, but it will certainly expel a number of physical llilllUMUs.