THERE IS A BETTER LAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5335, 21 December 1878, Page 3

THERE IS A BETTER LAND.

TTbencs ? the brilliance ol the flow'rets— brightness of tho skies, >Vitn their gold and crimson blondincs, Mmset or sunrise— Wi®nce ? the sparkle of the waters on tie pebbles or the sand Are they not bright scintillations From a better land. Whence ? the wondrous segregations OI the leaves upon the trees, All their myriad pointlete waving In tho summer breeze. Whence ? the glorioß nature sheweth To us all on ev'ry hand— Aro they not bright scintillations From a better land? Whence ? the glitter of the diamond^ Whence ? the lurid ruby sheen, And tho emerald, aid the topaz, With their ray serene. Whence! tho many glittering sparkles From each particle of sand— Aro they not bright scintillations From a better land ? Whence? the solt prismatic blendings On the pearl, of rainbow hue, And the adamantine treasures Daily brought to view. Whence? the beautiful and wondrous, Round ns all, on ev'ry handAre they not bright scintillations From a better land. Yes ! In solemn revelation, God, himself, to as hath shewn, That all beauties nature sheweth In her varitone, All are but faint semitonings Scattered by His loving hand, Indicating the existence Of a better land. nave our rooks their golden treasures All His streets aro pared with gold, Do tho precious stones their beauty To our eyes unfold ? All tha mansions now preparing For His children, by God's hand. With these stones entire are baildod. In the better land. * Do tho gorgeous crowns of earthland, Glitter here before our sight? All within God's kingdom wear them, Diadems of light, Fruits untold there evor ripen, Fadeless flow'rs on er'ryhnnd, All await God's happy children In the better land. Yet, lest all tho teemiug glories That npon this earthwe see. Should iuduco onr human natoro Here content to be?

t r at eh f xo-day : 3.11 morn., 3.44 eren. ~ Manukau : 6.0 morn., 6.39 ©vei). S T v*s : Rises 4.30 : sets 7.8. MOON : New, 24th, 8.54 a.m. ARRIVALS. / Argyle, s.s., Stephenßon, from Mangapai and Whangarei. Passengers: —Mesdames Mathieson, Mackay and daughter, Messrs. GlanfWd, Samp3on, Jones and son, D. McKay, Cox, Watson, Cook, Vickerman, Willis. Robertson, and 18 steerage.—A. McGregor, agent. Hinemoa, s.s., Fuircbild, from Kawau. Waiwera, schooner, Bushel!, from Russell. Master, agent. Gem, schooner, Nicholson, from Russell.— Muster, agent. DEPARTURES. liowena, s.p., Sellars, for Mercury Bay and Tauranga.—A. McGregor, agent. Hawea, s.s., Kennedy* for Russell. Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Onward, schooner, Pankow, for Russell.— Kriemhilda, schooner, Bathurst, for Whan garoa.—Master, agent. fSLrctitia, schooner, Austin, for Russell. — St'ister, agent. Ocean, schooner, Railings, for Russell.— Master, agent. Phcenix, cutter, Nicholson, for KusselJ. — Ma3ter, agent. . , ENTEIiEu INWARDS. Waiwera, schooner, 40 tons, EL Bushell, from Russell, wiih 70 tons coal. Clan Fergusson, barquo, i>79 tons, A. Jack, from London. Gem, schooner, 29 tons, Nicholson, from Russell, with 50 tons coal. Hawea, s.s., 4(52 tons, Kennedy, from the South. , ~ . Helena, brigantine, 120 tons, Campbell, from Lyttelton. CLEARED OUTWARDS. John Leslie Griffiths, 192 tons, P. Brown, for Melbourne, via Wangaroa. Kriemhilda, schooner, 36 tons, Bathurst, for Wangaroa. Ocean, schooner, 2S tons, Rawlings, for Ruasol. Onward, schooner, 32 tons, Pankow, for Ra--»ell. , L:etitia, schooner, 44 tons, Austin, for Russell. IMPORTS. fA. special ch&rge is made for consignees' names in* eertel in this column.] Per s.s. Hn wea, from East Coast and Southern pot Is ; 3 octaves whisky, 150 sacks malt, 12 luggage, 5 horses, 4 bales, 5 parcels, 3 b*xes, 40 packages, S4 casks, 76 cases, 225 sacks (i)ur and wheat. Per barque Clan Fergusson, from London : 9 ca&k*, 12 cases, 10 drums drugs, chemiouls, &c., Hamilton IDros. 50 cases Melbr's sauce, G. W. Binney. EXPORTS.

Pers.s. fiowena, for Tauranga : 2 tins oil, 1 bundle spades, 1 keg nails, 1 tin castor oil, 2 druni3 oil, 3 packages bedsteads, 1 stove, 1 case, 1 boiler, 1 picce stove-pipe, 4 bundles sickles, 2 oases, 1 c.isk, 1 bundle sashhooks, 2 bundles O.us, T. and S. Morrtn. Vev barque John Leslie Griffiths, for Melbourne : 150,000 feet baulk timber. Outwards Coastwise.—PUceaix, cutter, for Russell ; Lizzie, cutter, for Waiheke. With reference to the finding ©f the sealed bottle on the West Coast, containing the statement that the ship Orestes was in a sinking condition, off Tristan d'Acuhna, in what we presume to be the year 1577, we cannot find a vessel of that name on the missing list, but, on the contrary, there is abrigantine of 183 tons on the register up to the end of last October. We are, therefore, inclined to believe that the whole statement is a hoax, but would be glad of further information about any vessel of that name. Telegrams have recently informed us that , the positiou of the large ship Hyderabad, which j ■was wrecked a short time ngo on the Hero- j whenu Beach, was becoming more favourable, j on account of the land breezes gradually push- j ing her out to This, of course, has been assisted by the vessel as much as poauible, so that thtre is not more than 300 toiu of iron in tho hold at present. The hull of the ve=-oJ, we learn, is quite sound, and an eff -rt will be made in the course of a few days to launch her. The s.s. arrived in harbour early yesterday morning from Mangapai and Whangarei, with a large number of passengers, wool, gum, fruit, and dairy produce. She was docked dur ing the day, and will undergo a thorough overhaul before commencing to run again. The Union Co. ? s 3.5. Hawea sailed yesterday afternoon for Ri'.srsell, and will return to port on Suiulay morning, sailing for East Coast and Southern ports at 4 p.m. on Monday.

The 3.5. Bowena sailed yesterday afternoon with passengers and cargo for Mercury Bay, via T&umv.z*. The barque J. L. Griffiths cleared at the Customs yesterday for to load with baulk timber for Melbourne. The vessel will sail to-day. The Fauienoth will be a full ship to-day. The cargo from the island schooner Norval is now going l into the ship's hold. She will clear for London on Monday, and in all probability sail on Tuesday, of which due notice will be given to the passengers by udvertisement. Captain Fox, who recently brought out the Lyttelton steam tug, arrived here yesterday in order to take the command of the barque Lebu, now loading for London. The barque Clan Fergusson, having discharged her j>owder, came up the harbour yesterday, and will be berthed early this mornings The barque "Wellington, now discharging at Dunedin, has been chartered to proceed to Te Kopuru, Kaipara, and there load with baulk timber for Wellington.

The destination of the briganfcine Linda Weber, which a&iled from Lyttelton on Thursday, hii3 been altered from Kaipara to Golden Bay, S'elpon. The brigantine Flirt, which a ahort time ago sailed from here for Noumea, New Caledonia, thence to Huou Island for guano, has arrived at Nevvc.ntl'?, N.S.W., and will there load with coa! forTimaru. The barque C'.berfeMbj brig Moa., and schooner Saucy Kite, from the South, are now due in Auckland The Government 5.b. Hinemoa arrived in harbour ye3ierday morning from Kawau, and will sail at an early hour this morning for the Thames with the Premier and p*rty. The ship Gladya, from London to this port, is now about; 112 days out.

THE IMMIGRANT SHIP MARAVAL

The following are the names of the passengers by the above ship, which sailed from Plymouth on October 15, for Auckland : •' Families. —Benjamin, Matilda, Anna, Margaret, Benjamin, Mary A., John, aod William Armstrong; Thomas, Sarah J., Emily J., Thomas J.. Albert H., and Elizabeth Catran; John P., Mary E., William A., and Edward J. Colwill; Richard W,, Amy J., and Henry J. D&viea ; James, Mary A., and Mary A. Dillon ; -Henry, Elizabeth, Eliza A., Mildred, Charles, Florence, and Jessie E. Dryland ; James Henry and Rebecca Eddy; James, Ann, Archibald, John, and Thomas Findlay; Samuel, Louisa, and Frank Fletcher; James, Susan, George, and William Gidley; Richard and Alice Gilbert ; John, Catherine, Catherine, Maggie, and Sarah Graham; Thomas and Susan A. Hamlyn; William, Mary J., William, and John Hay; Alexander, Mary, James, and Margaret Hedley; William and Emma Hoskin ; Alexander, Mary, and Wilson K. Lindsay ; James, Christina, and Helen McKuraey; William, Ann, Margaret J., William J., Maleaska, Robert H., Charles, and Mary E. Moon; William, Sarah, Martha, Alfred, Walter, Edwinj Julia, William A., and AdaNeill; John, Flora, John, Donald, James, and Flora A. Nicholson ; Peter, Cathe J., Peter, Kate, and Annie J.Penaluna; Thomas, Honora, Marie, and Honora Reddy; Edward and Bessie Jtippin ; James, Mary, Mary, Thomas, Honora, Daniel, Jane, and Johanna Ryan; John and Mary A. Sedgman; William, Isabel, and Robert Shaw; Thomas and Elizabeth Smeaton; Helen and Agnes Buchanan; Susan Smeatoc; Andrew, Sarah, and Samuel J. Smyth; William, Sarah, and Benjamin Tipping ; John, Elizabeth, Helen J., Philip A., Yictor, and Francis O. Vandy; Frank, Gratitude, and Minnie Veale; Francis, Mary, and Mary M. Walsh; Laurence, Mary, Maria, Patrick, Peter, Anne, Bridget, Laurence, Margarat, aud Mary Walsh ; Leonard, Kate R., Arthur, and Kate White; John, Eliza J., William H., Sarah, and Margaret Woolcock; William, Maigaret A., Jessie, Selina, and Rose Worrall. Single Mejt.—Thomas Allen, Jamts Ambler, Samuel Barker, Jonathan Bate, Robert Bennetts, Daniel Boyle, Denis Brien, John Brien, Edwin ChirgVrin, Andrew Christopher, Alfred Clapson, Hugh Clarke, Robert and William Cleave, Joseph Colrin, Charles Cook, Richard Courtier, Patrick Crothy, Martin Egan, Frederick G. Eise, John Falvey, John Fawkes, Walter Ferns, Henry Foster, James Garven, Denis and Michael Glany, John Gibson, Richard J. Hartley, Edward Henry, Joseph W. F. Hicks, Thomas Horton, John Jarrett, James Jones, Denis Keefe, John Kelly, James King, William Layccck, William McCalmont, Alexander McCann, Patrick and Patrick McCulioch, Michael McNamee, John McManus, Thomas Madden, Newman Meider, Jamea Mercer, Thomas Mills, Martin J. Morgan, Jeremiah Murphy, James Noy, Daniel and James Ocr, Jpraes Parker; Arthur A. Parsons, Jamos W. Pender, Charles Penrose, Emanuel Pizer, Patrick Quinn, Francis Rhodes, William H. Skew»3, John Stack, Martin Sullivan, Jamea Tobin, Henry Wall, John Walsh, John Watson, •William and Charles Willis, Edward Lennon, Cyprian Nichollß, James Reaory. Single Wojies.—Emma Litton (matron), Charlotte J. Aiidran, Emma P. Bailey, Jl»ry J. Beesley. Eliza and Jemima Bird, Mary Blarney, Catherine Breen, Mary Burke, Jane and John A. Colmer, hhz* Colvin, Swhiz J. Cornish, Mary A. CunmfF, Jane Dale, Catherine Daly, Jan# Davie?,

e and Katie Dunn, Cecilia and dy, Ellen Foley, Mary A. Grey, Maruerin, Ellen Healy, Catherine, Mary, _ Bridget Heath-; Emma Hill, Mary Reams, Esther -M. Kendall,- Rose. Kelly, Hose, Thomas, and Ellen Kennedy; Maty A. ICillip, Mary and James Kingham, Sarah Little, Bella McDowell, Bridget McGinn, Ellen B. McNally, Catherine, Mary, Sarah, and Catherine McPeak; Mary Madden, Mary J. Mills, Emeline, Henrietta, Ernest, Lillie Jane, Bessie A., and Frederick Mollard ; Honora Monaghan, Anne and Mary Murphy, Margaret Lennon, Catherine O'Brien, Emma W. Parker, Julia Quirk©, Mary R« dd 7' Catherine M. Ruge, Koie Shelrio, Sally A. Sherry, Margaret, Joseph, William \t., and Peter H. Simpkin ; Mary Strong, Kate, and Nanno Sullivan* Clara Taylor, Mary and May Taylor, Solina Taylor, Sarah A. Theacker, Emma Thunder, Ellen and Katie Tuohy, Ellen Vaughan, Eiiza A.. Florence 8., Frederick S., and Francis J. Webb ; Mary Williams, Margaret Woolhouse, Kate Uurran, Mary Gillespie, Sarah Guthrie, Christina Melville. Classification.—37married couples,9o Bingle men, 93 single women, 32 boys, 30 girls, 9 infants—equal to 328 souls or 288 statute adults ; of which there are 158 English, 305 Irish, and ] 15 Scotch. Trades.—l farmer, 90 farm labourers, 3 general smiths, 1 slater, 7 gardeners, 5 wheelwrights, 2 butchers, 6 labourers, 3 bricklayers, 5 masons, 1 compositor, 2 bakers, 2 plasterers, 2 shoemakers, 1 carpenter, 5 nurses, 57 general servants, 3 cooks, 1 pearl button maker, 3 dressmakers, 11 housemaids, 1 dairymaid, and 1 machinist.