The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News. FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1875.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1694, 23 July 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News.

FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1875.

For the cause that lacks assistance, N For the wrong that needs resisUsc*, *M the f-ture in tbe distance, __.* tba _r«o4 that we can *»

We have received from our "own correspondent " in Wellington, a telegram of two thousand five hundred words, giving the lo_g and acrimonious correspondence which passed between Mr Vogel and the Crown Agents in London, relative to the negotiation of the four million loan. Our columns, however, are so crowded with telegrams and other matter to-

day that we really cannot find space for the j message in extenso, and prefer to sacrifice a costly telegram, and become martyrs ourselves, rather than inflict martyrdom on our readers by occupying two and a-half columns of our limited space with this subject merely because we bave had to pay for it. Sir Julius Vogel has had a very unpleasant time with Messrs JulyanandSargeant, Crown A gents, and Dr Featherston, over tho negotiation of the loan. The Crown Agents desired to place the debentures gradually on the market, but Sir Ju!iu3 insisted upon the whole four millions being disposed of at once. As tho open market would not absorb such an amount, this determination compelled the Crown Agents very reluctantly to allow the loan to be sold to a loan-contracting firm, Messrs. Rothschild offering in the outset £88, but ultimately coming up to the £91 already announced. The Crown Agents state that if they had been allowed to negotiate the loan in two halves with intervals of nine or twelve months between, they would have been able to secure much better terms, and have prevented the loan from falling into the hands of speculators. They report that the bulk of the loan is now held by speculators and will be forced on the market from time to to time as opportunity offers. For this reason they advise the color_y not to offer aDy more loans in the London market for a long period. They believe, however, that under the circumstances the loan was floated on exceptionably.favourable terms. Mr Vogelrefused to endorse their report and they thereupon forwarded it to the Acting-Treasurer in the colony, which Sir Julius resented as an indignity and he made an independent repoit on the subject, in which after detailing the way in which the loan had been negotiated, he expressed a hope that the Government would not havo again to borrow until New Zealand securities have very much improved in value. Our "own correspondent" telegraphs with reference to the remainder of the correspondence as follow : - " The rest of the coneapondence is very voluminous, extending over twenty pages of print. That between Mr. Vogel and the Crown A gents is] very acrimonious. In a letter of the 18th of March, Mr. Vogel says he is willing to make good allowance for the natural disappointment of the Crown Agents at the great success of the loan negotiations through another channel than that hitherto adopted, and after Mr. Julyan's failure. He expresses surprise at the course adopted of sending a letter to the Acting Treasurer when he, the Treasurer, is in England, and intimates that he will advise the Acting Treasurer not to reply to it. A most actimonious discussion follows" Our " Special " correspondent also sends a telegram which appears in another column relative to this correspondence, and it is evident that those in the colony who did not consider that there was much ground for jubilation over the negotiation of the loan were supported in their views by the gentlemen who have hitherto conducted the business of the colony in London.

Three are are two offences exceedingly prevalent on the streets of Auckland which might with advantage to the public be placed on Constable Mulville's catalogue of street nuisances, to be repressed by the strong hand of the law : one is the indulgence in disgusting obscenity, the other the practice of offering insults to women at night. We make the assertion without reservation that no woman, unaccompanied by a male protector, can go through the streets of Auckland after eight o'clock at night without being extremely liable to insult. An offence of this character is, of course, very difficult to repress or punish; but, where a case can be established, against whomsoever it may be (for the offenders are not all of the lower orders), it should be pressed home unflinchingly. The other offence is much more easily dealt with. Tor. rents of language of the most filthy character assail the ears of passers by our street corners, and the public use of expressions which are exceedingly offensive to the ears of ladies and injurious to the mind of youth is allowed to go unpunished, while men, although perhaps otherwise quiet and inoffensive, are nightly arrested for the minor offence of a too free use of the bottle. Obscene language is becoming so perfectly engrafted on the vocabulary of the rising generation of larrikins that we should like to Bee a few striking examples made of the most conspicuous offenders. While the authori" ties are making such a fu_s over trifling street nuisances, it is rather remarkable that two flagrant cneslike these should beignored. The man who shoots the contents of his dust-box into the gutter is doing infinitely less injury to the public than the one who pours his vile blackguardism into the unwilling ear of hi. neighbour.

We have only space to call attention to the full telegrams from our special correspondent at Wellington relative to the proceedings in the Legislative Council yesterday. The discussion, and particularly the Premier's statement, throws light on several important subjects of Auckland interest. Our morning contemporaries in ignoring the Lords forget that the head of the Government is confined in that usually uninteresting section of the Assembly buildings.

A number of letters are held over. In our fourth page will be found an extended report of last night's meeting in the Mechanics' Institute.

A curious marriage notice which appeared in our last night's issue without the name of the paper from which it was clipped being appended has set the quidnuncs agape. The notice was taken from a journal published in Newark, N. J., United States, and shews how the relatives of a deceased lady punished the perfidy of her former husband. The notice had no local application.

Dr. Ellis will'deliver his interesting lecture this evening on "Was Adam the First Man ?' in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association. In addition to the highly attractive lecture we have to intimate to our readers that the following selections of music will be played by a lady amateur :—" Oui Vine Galop de Concert," Wilhelm Ganz; «. Fantasia sur un Ballo" in Maschera • "Gavotte," from the sth Violin Sonata, Bach. From the interesting character of the lecture in the able hands of our talented oitizen, and of beautiful music combined we may expect to see the hall crowded.

We have been requested to correct an err°r in a local of the Cross to-day, they having announced a choir will be in attendance at Dr. Ellis' lecture. lb should be that selections of music will be played by a lady amateur.

A chimney of a house in Grey'street, balongin^ to Mr Henry Neill, took lire this morning and burned fiercely, ihe sparks issuing in thousands, and had not timely assistance come, some damage must have been the result to the surrounding buildings.

The celebrated steeplechaser Isle_man was offered at Mr. Buckland's yard to-day. The highest offer mado being £38. The horse wa3 withdrawn, £50 being the lowest price the owner will take.

To-morrow lha Auckland and Parnell Football Clubs will try conclusions for the second time thi3 season. The game is to be played in the field at the back of Government House, which has kindly been lent for the occasion by the authorities. The gate of entrance is in Symonds-street.

The poor-box at the Police Court was opened to-day in the presence of W. C. Daldy and G. W. Owen, J.P.s, and the sum of £3 4s 6d. was found therein.

" 'Twas your fault Bill for making me follow you about," was the remark of a woman to her husband on paying her five this morning for drunkenness last night. What a volume do the words contain ! How many husbands lead their wives into the miserable vice of drunkenness in this way. The woman at first waits for her husband at home : he does not come; and at last sho goes to seek him. She gradually becomes familiar with the public-house, and at last may-be, becomes like her husband, a confirmed toper ; .and the remainder of the lives of both is simply miseiy to themselves and their children. The little incident witnessed by our reporter this morning is pregnant with warning to drunken husbands.

The members of the Ponsonby Literary Society held their weekly meeting last evening, the Rev. E. N. Bree, president, in the chair. Several new members were enrolled After the preliminary business had beep completed, an interesting debate on " The power of money and the power of knowledge " was opened by Messrs Warnock and Evans, which was well ventilated ; tubsesequently a paper on " Criticism " was read by a member, and occupied the remaining part of the evening.

A notico is posted up in Mr Buckland's sale yards notifying to the farmers bringing hay fur sale by auction that the Newmarket weighbrklge tickets will not in future be accepted at the Haymarket—loads of hay to be weighed at the whatf weighbridge. Hay is selling a little better to-day. At Hunter and Nolan's there was a number of inferior horses, which fetched fair prices ; but good stock could be placed well.

The announcement that a pantomine was to form part of the attractions of the Prince of Wales Theatre last evening was sufficient to fill tho lower part of the house. The proceedings commenced with a comedietta, illustrative of Irish life and character. Mr. Collier was fully up to the standard of his hero, O'Callaghan, and exhibited that character with all its Hibernian hilarity and humour. The Sisteis Duvalli were successful as the lovers, and their songs and dances were highly approved by the audience, who frequently evinced th<ir satisfied feelings by cheers. The pantomine which followed was lively throughout, and afforded scope for much merriment. Misa P.osalie Duvalli as Harlequin, and Miss Heloise as Columbine were pleasing. The transformation scene was quito equal to our expectations. The scenes were jointed by Mr. Williams, and considering the short space of time allowed for their production, did him great credit; among the scenes were some Queen-street shop fronting which were clearly defined. Asa whole the performances last night were creditable, and will be represented this evening.