THE FARMER.

THE COLLIE DOG. Amongst all dogs the collie is second to none. It is said by some writers that he is equal to the Newfoundland in intelli | gence, but I consider him vastly superior; and he lets you see this in the sparkle of his oblique, crafty, intelligent eyes, which with his pointed nose and half-pricked ears, and general character of his head, • remind one strongly of his forty-second cousin, the fox. The true Scotch collie is generally ad mired by high and low, and all who know him can appreciate his kind-heartedness, tuxd consequently he has free admission to all parts of the house. Judging by his general appearance one would naturally come to the conclusion that he is closely - allied to the Australian dingo, but the collie’s ears are not so much pricked, and' the eye is softer; these, however, are modifications that would be brought about by civilisation, induced by dwelling with man. The same cause would account for the superior intelligence that is engrafted on lus origi nal craftiness. Some Scotchmen affirm that the eolhe dog is a descendant of the fox ; this may or may not be the case, but we must recol lect that the dingo and the fox are ap parently first cousins, if we may judge by the likeness existing between them. The name “collie,” applied to these does, is said to be of Celtic origin, and re ferred, perhaps, to their being cattle or herd dogs. Bye-the-bye, it may be men tioned Imre that the word “ collie ” should not be pronounced with the o short, as is usually done out of Scotland, but with a long o as if the word only contained one 1. , . . . . , In giving the description or points of *V.« dog, I shall begin with that import ant part the head, and the chief part of as regards intelligence is the brain ' case. In the collie the skull is not fiat, nor too much raised, nor is it as narrow aa it looks, but affords ample room for thinking material within. The muzzle is of a somewhat fox-like form, the nose tapering to a narrow, black, cold, wet point; month small, and the teeth of the two jaws quite level, or thoae of the upper jaw slightiy protruding over those of the under. The ere moderate site, bright and dark color, placed slightly oblique, which gives an appearance of sharpness or keen ness to the expression. The ears rather small, aai should never hang downwards or forwards ; in fact it would be a prick ear when the animal is listening if it did not fall over a little at the top. , . . t The chin clean and nicely cut; lips t-lnn; no looseness of throat or dewlap, and the outline of the head, though not massive or powerful, is very elegant, and indicative of swiftness and sharpness. The neck is long and well arched, the shoulders slope well backwards, and have a plentiful provision of muscle. The chest, though not wide, .deep enough to give plenty of long room, thus sup plying the necessary wind without the breadth interfering with locomotion. The fore-arm strong, and the elbow well let down ; pasterns hard and long, and ten donous, and the whole leg quite straight, flfi'flan should be moderately well bent; the hock low, and plenty of muscle on the thighs. Feet well padded soles, and k / not spread' but, but cat-like, except in rj- old age, when they spread somewhat. The ribs should be well rounded, and the back ones deep, otherwise Jhe animal ia defective. For speed and staying power the loins should be strong and muscular. In size the medium is to be preferred, having say a height of about 22 or 23 inches at the shoulder. Length of head, about inches; girth of the head below the ear, 14 inches ; and girth of the nose below the eyes, eight inches. The length of the head to be taken from the occiput or most backward part to the very tip of the nose. Coat short, soft, dose hair on the face, in fact it ia a smooth face, but the hair lengthens suddenly and considerably on the neck, throat, and shoulders. It is massed upon the neck and shoulders, where it is called by fanciers the mane ; it hangs in quite an apron over the chest, where it is known as the frill The rest of the body is covered with long abundant hair, which parts in the centre, and the tail is so plentifully supplied as to be bushy. Breech, well protected. Fore legs, covered with smooth hair in front, moderately feathered behind; feather on the hind legs and ends at the hock; all below that is smooth. Such a coat affords ample protection from the cold and wet, for if 'you separate the outer hair you find a warm, woolly undergrowth. The most favorite colors are the black and tans with little or no white, except perhaps a spot on the chest. Those with the white ring around the neck are much admired, and perhaps the prettier, though from the whims of fashion, they are not just now so greatly fancied in England. A well-bred collie carries his tail, in ordinary circumstances, hanging down wards and sweeping backwards gracefully, bnt when excited he will cany it high above the level of his back. St. John, in his admirable “ Sketches of. Highland Sports,” says :—“ Generally speaking these Highland sheep-dogs do not show much aptness in learning to do anything not connected in some way or other with sheep or cattle ;” but in this respect other persons quite as capable of forming a judgment, and with equal if not superior opportunities for observations whereon to base such a judgment, differ entirely from him in this estimate of the collie. In fact he himself produces evi dence against his own view in the follow ing anecdote which he relates: for he tells us a shepherd, to prove the quick ness of his dog who was lying before the fire in the house, said, “I’m thinking the cow ia in the potatoes,” laying no stress on the words. “ The dog, which appeared to be asleep, immediately jumped up, and leaping through the open window, scrambled up the turf roof of the house, from which he could see the potato field ; he then, not seeing the cow, ran into the byre where she was, and finding that all was right, came back to the house. After » short time the shepherd repeated the . words, and the dog repeated his look-out; but on the false alarm being given the third time the dog got up, and, wagging his tail, looked his master in the face with so comical an expression of interro gation that be could not beta laughing aloud at him. on which, with a Might he hid hlwfolf down in hi* warm

corner with an offended air, as if not to be made a fool of again.” Dr. Gordon Stables in his splendid article on the collie, writes ; “I was much amused one day at the conduct of a eolhe dog who was left in temporary charge of about 50 sheep. The sheep were on a journey, and the shepherd had driven them into a field opposite a public house: ‘Just baud them there a few minutes, Collie,’ he remarked to his dog, a wall-eyed grey animal, ‘ until I whet my whistle.’ When half an hour elapsed, and no shepherd appeared, the dog got very impatient, changing the sheep from comer to comer of the field, and making no end of fuss over them. So an hour elapsed. ‘ Oh, bother ! ’ Collie must have thought; ‘he’s had time enough to wet twenty whistles, so here goes,’ and Collie drove the sheep out of the field and stationed them in a cluster in the middle of the road, right opposite the public house, looking all the while eager-eyed to the door. But even this hint was thrown away on the drouthy Scot, and even the dog’s pretending that the sheep were getting very wild indeed, and wanted any amount of tongue and labor to keep them in order, didn’t bring the shepherd out, so honest Collie started off home with the sheep. I watched him till he was quite out of sight, and thought there the matter ended, but fully an hour after wards back came Collie with his fifty sheep, and this time the shepherd Ixaving ‘ wetted his whistle ’ till he couldn’t walk straight, condescended to leave the house and continue the journey. Query: In this case which was the noblest animal 1 ” Idstone, writing of the collie, relates a story about a dog “which, having his flock intercepted by the ‘toll-wife,’ jumped on her back, and crossed his fore legs over her arms, until his charge had all passed through.” This, however, is a rather tough morsel that requires to be taken with a grain of salt. Bust in Wheat. Upon the Bust in Wheat question, Mr. M'Elwin, near Adelaide, sends the follow ing to Mr. Coates, secretary of the Boyal Agricultural Society for South Aus tralia It must be evident to all who have attentively read the many very interesting practical letters which have appeared in the public journals during the past month, on the question of red rust in wheat, that a great deal of useful and valuable information has been elicited, and so much has been gathered, that in my opinion we are now upon the eve of a practical solution of the difficulty. It will be remembered that when the matter was first brought before the committee of the society, Mr. C. Sabine there stated that he had sown two patches of wheat: one he dressed with a strong salt brine and dried with hot lime, and the other had no dressing; and that at harvest the undressed portion was smothered with red rust, while the portion dressed was quite free from rust, and was a good crop. I herewith append a letter I received from that gentleman on the subject, which is interesting as showing his unshaken con fidence in the above remedy. The letter by a “Constant Reader” also deserves special notice. It is quite true, as he says, that we had no red rust in the early days of the Colony for many years, and this may be owing to the almost universal use of salt brine as a steep for the seed. Would it not be wise to go back to the use of salt instead of bluestone? I ara surprised to see so many different opinions as to the nature of red rust. The late researches of Tulasne and De Barry set this matter attest. They have discovered that the genera Uredo (U. Fcetida), smut in wh.eat, and others, have no distinct existence, but are preparatory forms of Pucciuia (P. graminis), rust in wheat, and other genera. Placed under the microscope its structure can be readily detected as decidedly a fungus. The following is the letter Mr. Sabine re ferred to:—“The more letters and articles I read on the above subject (red rust), the more am I convinced after all that my remedy—old seed, salt-dressing, lime-drying—will be found eventually the cheap and safe specific, not absolutely everywhere and always, but as a rule.” Another South Australian contributor on the same subject (rust) says : —ln reading over the various suggestions relative to rust in wheat, from a covering of sea sand of 200 tons per acre to a dressing of lime or salt, I am prompted to give the result of a few trials made on the Lois-Weedon system. In order to carry out this I ploughed and harrowed the land. I then drew furrows with the plough three feet apart and sowed ,661bs (one bushel) seed per acre. When the crop was well up I ploughed the open spaces as near to the growing plants as possible. The straw grew strong and rank, as might have been expected ; the crop of wheat (clean wheat and no oats) was 33 bushels per acre. I have again tried the same plan with similar results. I tried it again, putting the rows 18 inches apart, but did not get more than 22 bushels per acre, as the rows were too near to put the plough between. But even with that drawback it afforded room for ventilation. But, sir, I don’t go in for attempting to grow wheat or rape without feeding the soil. I make use of guano and bonedust, and invariably find it pay. 1 now recommend as a means of preventing red ruse, to feed off the grow ing wheat and then follow with the scarifier, by taking off the shares and putting on small pointed shares, then follow with the roller. My rape sown with bonedust is looking well, and I have no doubt that the crop of grain next year will show the benefit. Ard lam sanguine enough to hope that by alternating grain and green crops I shall escape red rust.

An Old Horse. A carter will tell you that a draught horse attains its full size at three years old, and lives ten to fifteen years. The life period of a horse, however, and that of any animal, manifestly depends much upon the treatment it receives. Your well-fed carriage or riding horse, with plenty of good fodder, and only enough work to prevent its joints growing stiff, may live twenty-five to thirty years. Captain Brown gives the case of a horse reaching forty-two years. This “ Old Parr ” among horses was a very docile animal, and a performer at Astley’s Cir cus. At a public exhibition in the amphitheatre, he would ungirth his own saddle, wash his feet in a pail of water, fetch and carpy a complete tea equipage, take a kettle of boiling water from off a fire, and do other equally astounding

tricks. When from ago the animal had lost all its teeth, and was unable to masticate its com, the manager had him fed on bread. At last he died, full of years and honors, having by his docility and intelligence won the respect of all around him.

Spades versus Forks. Farmers do most of their soil-lifting with the plough ; but those who have to garden have to use the spade considerably. The knowledge that the spade has been in a great measure superseded by the fork has not travelled near so much as it ought to have done. We see many a one “ digging garden,” spade in hand, utterly unconscious that with a- modern digging fork a man can do as much in a day, and with far less fatigue, as with an old fashioned spade it would take him two days to do. In the use of a fork there ia do digging to do. The tines run into the earth by the downward descent of the fork in the operator’s hands alone : and in throwing over and levelling, a single blow of the tines is enough to pulverize and make a level surface.

Some say their land is too light; that the earth passes through, and they cannot take up a forkful ; but in this case work it when it is a little wet. Even sandy ground can be dug with a fork, if the proper time is chosen for it. Of course the spade can never be abandoned. There will always be some ground that ia very weedy, or full of roots, which a sharp edge like that of a spade will be necessary to sever ; and in digging up trees and garden vegetables, nothing can replace the spade in handiness ; but there are a number of instances in garden work where a digging fork can come into very great labor-saving.

Hints to Poultry Keepers- Did you ever try to “ break up ” a sit ting hen 1 If so, you probably realise by this time that it is a well nigh hopeless task —that is if you tried the old-fashioned methods. After enduring torture enough to kill an average article of martyr, the old hen will return to her nest, and with calm dignity settle down to business again, as if she meant to set during the remain der of her natural life. Mentally wishing for a street Arab to swear sufficiently to do the subject justice, you put the old hen through another course of martyrdom ; but in nine cases out of ten she sets at last.

When I find a hen whose views on the subject of a family do not coincide with mine, I remove her from the nest and shut her up in a coop with a cock for a few days, and at the end of a week she is usually ready to commence laying again. Don’t try any patent incubaters—they area “delusion and a snare." I know whereof I speak, for I tried one once, and if ever I get my hands on the gentlemanly wretch who beguiled me into buying the the thing, I wuli “incubate” him in his own machine.

Out of forty eggs I coaxed five live chickens, but once out of the shell no amount of coaxing could induce them to proceed further on the road to mature chickenhood. They were such a forlorn, miserable looking lot that, out of pity, I apologised for bringing them into the world, and helped them out of it. A hen is the best incubator ever invented. Don’t waste food if you wish to make chickens pay. See that your fowls have enough and no more. Fat hens are but indifferent layers—quite frequently they cease to lay at all. Don’t feed them on the ground where it will become mixed with dirt and drippings, but feed from boxes or troughs of some kind. "When your fowls are confined to close quarters in winter, give them something to do. A handful of grain thrown among some hay or straw will keep them scratch ing for hours, and that is one reason why I like my straw-covered floor so well —it amuses the hens. I like to see fowls busy ; an old hen standing on one foot all day doing nothing, is one of the most melancholy and discontented looking ob jects in creation. —“Poultry Journal.”

Unregistered Dogs. —A correspondent desires to know how he should proceed in the matter of a stranger dog that has taken the liberty to reside on his pre mises. No amount of threatening nor make-believe stoning has any effect upon the animal, which is unregistered, and the writer does not like to be cruel. He does not wish to become the owner of the dog, nor the responsible party in any way for its registration fee ; neither does ho care to render himself liable to the real owner, if the dog should have any, for damages for “appropriating the collie.” We may state for the information of our correspondent and any others who may be similarly situated that the occupier of the premises upon which an unregistered dog is found taking up his quarters is liable for the registration fee, unless he can prove that the dog is owned and maintained by some one else. The law does not make any provision for kind heartedness, and if an unregistered animal comes hanging about a man’s place the proper course to follow is to destroy it, otherwise Sergeant Pratt or any officer may find that the dog has established a “ residential qualification” that means a fine and costs over and above the fee. In the last raid made by the police upon the owners of unregistered c’ogs, his Worship laid down the above course in one of the caßes —destroy the dog at once, or become liable to fine, costs, and fee for maintain ing a nuisance under the Dog Nuisance Act.

Taxation of Kawau. —Amidst much laughter, Mr. George McLean gave notice, in the House of Representatives Friday afternoon, that on the next sitting day he would move that on account of the hardening effect which the exemption from all taxation produces upon the human mind, the Island of Kawau should be included within the boundaries of the county of Rodney. A Lengthy Petition. Among the petitions presented to the House of Re presentatives was one by Mr. Seddon, signed by 3000 people, praying for the construction of a railway between Hoki tika and Greymouth. The petition was so long that, when unrolled, it stretched from the Speaker’s chair to the door at the other end of the Chamber, and as it was formed partly of blue and partly of white paper it may be inferred that the supply ot the latter material was ex hausted in the district whence the signa tures were obtained.

THE CHIMNEY CORNER.

OLD STORIES RETOLD. A Slayer of Indians. Daniel Boone, one of the bravest and most sagacious of those intrepid pioneers who first widened the dominions of Ame rica, was born in Bucks County, Pennysl vauia, in 1753. His father, who came from Bradninch, near Exeter, in 1717, with his wife and nine children, purchased land in various parts of Maryland and Virginia. When Daniel was a mere hoy his father removed to a part of Pennsylvania, not far from Reading, at that time a frontier settlement, swarming with deer and Indians. Here amid the rough log-cahins in the clearings, surrounded by blackened pine-stumps and small plots of corn, Daniel grow up, keen of eye, swift of foot, strong of hand, and rapidly became a mighty hunter. Constant danger soon made the young rifleman patient, persever ing, and sagacious. Hismind became vigor ous, his apprehensions quick, aud in self possession, sell-control, and promptitude lie was equalled by none of his compa nions. When Daniel was about eighteen years old, his father removed his family to North Carolina, and settled near the waters of the Yadkin, a mountain stream in the north-western part of that state. Here young Daniel formed an acquaint ance with Rebecca Ryan, whom he mar ried.

For several years after his marriage Boone lived quietly as a farmer in North Carolina, hunting only when there was no field-work to do. In the mean time, settlers began to spread along the banks of the Yadkin and the tributary streams, and the woodman’s axe soon resounded along the valleys of the Holston and Clinch rivers. The Cherokee Indians being pacified by degrees, several com panies of hunters from Pennslyvania, Virginia, and North Carolina, hearing of the abundance of game along the head waters of the Tennessee river, pushed on across the wilderness. At the head of one of these enterprises was Daniel Boone, who explored the valleys at the head waters of the Holston, in the south-west part of Virginia. The young pioneer was soon employed by land speculators to re port on the country along the Cumber land river, within the present boundaries of Kentucky, which was to prove the scene of his chief exploits. Boone, although relentless against an enemy, was by nature gentle, humane, charitable, generous, frugal, and ascetic. He had grown disgusted with the Scotch adven turers who filled North Carolina, and with the English officials who oppressed the people with taxes, and eventually drove them to insurrection. His mind, natu rally daring and ambitious, was fired by the narratives of a hunter name Finley, who had traded with the Indians along the Kentucky river, and had brought home stories of the rich cane-brakes there that swarmed with all kinds of game. In 1769, Boone joined Finley and four others in an exploring expedition to the new paradise. He tells the story in his autobiography, which Filson, the narrator, has, however, done his best to spoil by the addition of his own bombast ;

“ It was the Ist of May, 17G9,” he says, “ that I resigned my domestic happiness, and left my family and peaceable habita tion on the Yadkin river, in North Caro lina, to wander through the wilderness of Ameria in quest of the country of Ken tucky, in company with John Finley, John Stuart, Joseph Holden, James Money, and William Cool. “ On the 7th of June, after travelling in a westerly direction, we found oux-selves on Red River, where John Finley had formerly been trading with the Indians, and from the top of an eminence we saw with pleasure the beautiful level of Ken tucky. For some time we had experienced the most uncomfortable weather. We now encamped, made a shelter to defend us from the inclement season, and began to hunt and reconnoitre the country. We found abundance of wild beasts in this vast forest. The buffaloes were more numerous than cattle in our settlements, browsing on the leaves of the cane, or cropping the herbage on those extensive plains. We saw hundreds in a drove, and the numbers about the salt springs were amazing. In this forest, the habitation of beasts of every American kind, we hunted with great success until December.

“On the 22nd of December, John Stuart and I had a pleasing ramble, but fortune changed the day at the close of it. We passed through a great forest, in which stood a myriad of trees, some gay with blossoms, other rich with fruits ; and numberless animals presented themselves perpetually to our view. At sun-down, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a cane-brake and made us prisoners. They plundered us, and kept us in confinement seven days. During this time we discovered no uneasiness or desire to escape, which made them less suspicious ; but in the dead of night, as we lay by a large fire in a cane-brake, when sleep had locked up their senses, my situation not disposing me to rest, I gently awoke my companion. We seized this favorable opportunity and departed, directing our course towards our old camp, but found it plundered, and our company dispersed. About this time, as my brother and another adventurer who came to ex plore the country shortly after us were wandering through the forest, they ac cidentally found our camp. Notwith standing our unfortunate circumstances and our dangerous situation, surrounded by hostile savages, our fortunate meeting in the wilderness gave us the most sen sible satisfaction.

“ Soon after this, my companion in captivity, John Stuart, was killed by the savages, and the man who came with my brother was soon after attacked and eaten by the wolves. We were now in a danger ous and helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death, among savages and wild beasts, and not a white man in the country but ourselves. “ Although many miles from our own families, in the howling wilderness, wo did not continue in a state of indolence, but hunted every day, and prepared a lit tle cottage to defend us from the winter. On the Ist of May, 1770, my brother re turned home for a new recruit of horses and ammunition, leaving me alone, with out bread, salt, sugar, or even a horse or a dog. I passed a f?w days uncomfortably,

and the idea of a beloved wife aud family, and tlu ir anxiety on my account, would have disposed me to melancholy if I had further indulged the thought.”

At this time Imitaloea wore very numer ous along the Tied liiver, and hundreds could be seen together in the cane-brakes and glades, or gathered round the salt licks. Boone hunted till December and never saw a single Indian, though the Shawanoes, Chickasaws, and Cherokees had all claims to portions of the territory. Two years after this Boone sold his farm on the Yadkin, and removed his family to the hunting-grounds of Kentucky. One of his despatches about this time will serve to show the curt Spartan style of writing which was peculiar to the man. April Ist, 1775.

Dear Colonel, —After my compliments to you, I shall acquaint you with our mis fortune. On March the 28th, a party of Indians fired on my company, about half an hour before day, and killed Mr. Twitty and his negro, and wounded Mi 1 . Walker very deeply ; but I hope he will recover. On March the 28th, as we were hunting for provisions, we found Samuel Tate’s son, who gave us an account that the In dians fired on their camp on the 27th day. My brother and I went, down and found two men killed and scalped, Thomas M'Dowell and Jerimiah M‘ Peters. I have sent a man down to all the lower com panies in order to get them all to the mouth of Otter Creek. My advice to you, sir, is to come or send as soon as pos sible. Your company is desired greatly, for the people are very uneasy, hut are willing to stay and venture their lives with you ; and now is the time to flrus tratc their (the Indians’) intentions and keep the country whilst we are in it If we give way to them now, it will ever he the case. This day wc start from the battle-ground for mouth of Otter Creek, where we shall immediately erect a fort, which will be done before you can come or send ; then, we can send ten men to meet you, if you send for them. I am, sir, your most obedient, Daniel Boone.

N.B. —We stood fin the ground and guarded our baggage till day, and lost no thing. We have about fifteen miles to Cantuck, at Otter Creek. In 1775, Boone erected a stockade fort on the bank of the Kentucky river, two hundred and fifty feet long, and one hun dred and seventy-five feet broad. The redskins soon became troublesome. On the 14th of July, 1776, three of Boone’s young daughters, crossing the river near the fort in a canoe, were seized by five Indians, and carried away. Colonel Floyd, one of the party who recaptured them, has left an account of what hap pened. He says ; “ Next morning by daybreak we were on the track, but found the Indians had totally prevented our following them, by walking some distance apart through the thickest canes they could find. We ob served their course, and travelled upwards of thirty miles. We then imagined that they would be less cautious in travelling, and made a turn in good order to cross their trace, and had gone but a few miles before we found their tracks in a buffalo path, pursued and overtook them on going about ten miles, Just as they were kindling a fire to cook. Our study had been more to get the prisoners, without giving the Indians time to murder them after they discovered us, than to kill them. We discovered each other nearly at the same time. Four of us fired, and all rushed on them, which prevented them from carrying away anything except one shot-gun, without ammunition. Mr. Boone and myself had a pretty fair shot, just as they began to move off. lam well convinced I shot one through, and the one Boone shot dropped his gun—mine had none. The place was very thick with canes ; that, and being so very much elated on recovering the three little broken-hearted girls, prevented our mak ing further search. We sent the Indians off - without their moccasins, and not one of them with so much as a knife or a tomahawk. ” [to be continued, j

A SAFE INVESTMENT.

BY ETHEL LYNN. Lawyer Willet had made his investments With wonderful wisdom, they say, And the interests, dividends, coupons, Came in a flourishing way. A few waiting thousands off yonder, A few idle hundreds just here, No matter how heavy the pressure, “ Old Willet” had nothing to fear.

And being a just man, and honest, He paid to the Lord now and then Some tithes of the anise and cummin, And built with ink, paper, and pen, Some steeples, with weathercocks gilded, Some windows memorial gave, And when a worn pastor went under, He put up a shaft on his grave.

But never a prayer folded softly The gift in its sheltering wing, He never to Him gave the glory, Tho’ hasting an off"ring to bring. So he walked in his garden securely, Over Babylon buildcd a w'ell, Until, in the heart of his household, There echoed a funeral knell.

And May, little daughter beloved, Who seemed only lent from the sky, Wont back to the angels in vailing, Content to be lifted on high, With whisper and dying endeavor, To tell how the scar-blazoned Hand Was always held out to her father, She passed to the Beautiful Land.

There is failure, and turmoil, and ruin ! Men’s hearts full of fear lose their trust, And the beautiful structures, once gilded Go back to their fragments and dust,

Lawyer Willet is down in the tempest, His stocks, worthless, lie at his feet— The wave that enthroned him in Way street Ebbs back upon ruin complete.

Investments? Alas! they have vanished Save one—out of all, only one. ’Tis the soul of his daughter departed That whispers of happiness won. Like the stir of the wind in a blossom, There comes to his listening ear The voice of his child, saying softly, “ I am safe, father, darling, safe here.”

Ah ! the heart groping after its treasure Will find it, 1 know, by and by ; And the shadows around earthly ruin Grow golden, the Bide toward the sky.

TELEGRAPHIC.

BRITISH & FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (Renter's Telegram.) Bombay, Oct. 8. The force under General Roberts has been attacked by a considerable number of the Cabnlese and Ghilzais, near Cabul. Severe fighting ensued, and the enemy were repulsed with heavy loss. Twelve guns and two standards were captured. The British loss was 77 killed and wounded. London, Oct. 8. An engagement between the Chilian and Peruvian fleets has taken place. The Huascar was captured. London, October 9. Three per cenl consuls, 97The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £29,312,500. The woo] market is quiet but steady. The arrivals for the next auction amount to 50,000 bales. Oct. 10. Disturbances in Ireland are spreading. One regiment of cavalry and two batallions of infantry have been sent as a reinforce ment, on account of the disturbed state of the country. Count Schonvaloff has returned to his post at Loudon. Oct. 11.

The Union Bank announces a loan of £50,000, for the completion of the Christ church Cathedral.

St. Pktkkhbukg, Oct. 10. A large fire occurred at Riga, which des troyed Government buildings and forty houses. The cause is unknown.

Calcutta, Oct. 10.

General Huberts was before Cabul on October 8. General Massey, detached to cut off the retreat, captured 78 guns. (Argus Special.') London*, Oct. 8. An increase of the Russian army is under consideration. If resolved on it will probably lead to a corresponding in crease in the German army. The Sultan has sent an autograph letter to the Emperor of Austria, renewing his desire for an alliance with Austria. The Middle Park Plate was won by Beanderscrip ; Gracecup, 2 ; Lord, 3. AUSTRALIAN. ( Reuter s Telegrams.) Sydney, Oct. 11. An immensely rich goldfield has been discovered in Queensland. Mort’s freezing process is a success. There is heavy wagering on the Cup and Derby.

INTERPROVINCIAL. Wellington, Oct. 13. The charge against the natives for riot ing at Gisborne, is now proceeding. In that against Karita, a “ nolle prosequi” was entered, he having been arrested by mistake. Auckland, Oct. 11. Mdle. Duboin, the Russian pianist, gave a recital in tjie Choral Hall to a fair audience. At the Thames R. M. Court a case had to be adjourned in which a Maori was defendant, owing to the impossibility of serving summonses in the disturbed district.

Wellington, Oct. 11

The Hon. Randall Johnstone lias de clined the nomination for the Mayoralty. The cable-repairing steamer Agnes left Sydney for Wellington yesterday, and will amve in about seven days, when she will immediately proceed to pick up the Cooks Strait cable, of which two wires have been carried away. The immigration officer has received 60 nominations for transmission home by the outgoing mail.

An oilskin found on the beach leaves no doubt that the fishermen who have been missing since Saturday have been drowned. At the public meeting last night it was resolved that an association for the pro tection of local industries should be formed in this city. New Plymouth, Oct. 11.

A stonemason residing in New Ply mouth has been engaged by the natives at Parihaka to build an oven for the purpose of baking bread to bo supplied to the visitors who attend monthly meetings there.

Evans, who was committed for trial for shooting his wife when intoxicated, was admitted to bail to-day. Wellington, Oct. 11.

After Mr Wakefield spoke in the House last night, Mr Speight spoke, and then Mr Stewart, who said that having suc ceeded in getting rid of Sir George Grey, he was now free to support Mr Macan drew. After a few words from Messrs Rolleston and Murray, the House ad journed at 7.30.

LATEST.

Per our Special Wire. THE INDIAN MUTINY. FALL OF CABUL. (Ai;e S/irial. ) London, Oct. 11. News from Afghanistan states that the rebels are entrenched in Cabul citadel. General Roberts reached the city at night fall the day after his last victory, and de cided to attack it immediately. General Massey was posted at the eastern gate of the citadel to prevent the escape of insur gents. General Baker, with the main body of the British, attacked the front. The soldiers, defending the outer ramparts of the city retired precipitately as the British approached, abandoning eighty guns. The mutineers, on observing General Roberts, surrendered the citadel unopposed. The Cabulese evacuated the fortress and fled to the hills, General Massey pursuing. On the British enter ing Cabul, it was discovered that the city was extensively undermined, principally at the citadel.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Kt-uler’s Tch'gi ams.)

Sydney, Oct. 13. The Trades Union Congress has closed its meetings. Several" arrests have taken place at Waratah Colliery, in connection with the disturbances there.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Per our Special Wire. Auckland, Oct. 13. Murphy, of Panmure, was acquitted at the sessions of attempted rape. When taken round the village to the police station the constables were hooted at. The disgraceful proceeding was repeated at night. The report of the South British In surance Company shows a total income for the half-year of £63,870 in premiums ; interest, £56,558 ; transfer fees, £5,852. The losses amount to £41,197. Re insurance charges, £22,678. Balance car ried forward, £40,751. The report re commends a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent.

Ghahamstown, Oct. 13.

A party of miners, clearing the entrance of an old drive, found the skeleton of a man. It is reported that the skull showed marks of a blow with a pick. The body must have been there 8 years. The Thames Borough Orphanage will be opened on the 23rd hist., by a public demonstration, and a calico ball at night. It is the lirst orphan home built and sup ported by any local Corporation under the arrangement offered by the late Govern ment.

Gkeyiown, Oct. 13,

An extraordinary and brutal outrage was perpetrated on a Scandinavian by four men on Taratahi plain on Saturday. He was taken into the scrub, a coat tlirown over his head and face ; grossly mutilated, and left to bleed to death, until found by Mr Pickering, and taken to Masterton Hospital. Several men have been arrested but he was unable to identify them. He is not out of danger. It is supposed that they did not get hold of the man they meant to attack, as he has a wife and four children.

At the railway works, Woodside, a child of Mr Smithera,' two or three years old, was scalded to death by falling into a bucket of hot water standing beside the fire.

Timaetj, Oct. 13.

William Warne, a farmer, obtained £SO damages in the District Court to-day against the Levels Road Board, for diver* sion of a watercourse.

Janies Guy, a cadet in the Temuka Telegraph Office, died very suddenly yesterday,

Christchurch, Oct. 13,

Tho young fellow Pillow, the would-be highway man, who revolver in hand, and got up for the occasion in two suits of clothes and a mask, attempted the rob bery of Mrs May, was to-day committed for trial, on two charges of assault with intent to rob and larceny. The libel case, C. F. Barker v. “ Lyt telton Times ” will be heard on Wednes day, before a special jury.

A bicycle race of five miles, amongst members of the Bicycle Club, came off on Saturday, over a five mile course, on Ric carton Road. E. C. Farr, who had three quarters of a mile start, won in ISmin.

The contractor commenced at the Graving Dock to-day. Arrived Pleione, from Newcastle. Sarah and Mary, from Havelock. Sailed —Wanaka, south. The Tauranga sails to-night with the Suez mails. THE MAORI PRISONERS. Wellington, Oct 13. At the Supreme Court to-day seven Maoris were charged with riot and forcible entry on land at Gisborne. Mr Rees de fended, and stated that another Maori, in cluded in the committal, was unable to appear owing to ill-health, but would appear for sentence if the others were found guilty. In the case against. Earai tiana, who had also been committed, the Crown Prosecutor entered a petition. It was to effect that the natives should bo tried by their own countrymen ; but His Honor replied that he could not go into j that matter. It was stated that one of the • natives committed had been passed over in the arraignment, and it was arranged that he should stand out of the tnal, counsel for the defence undertaking that he should appear if called upon. The Crown Prosecutor in opening the case contended that possession was “prime facie ” evidence of title, unless it were proved that Messrs Bond and Allen had no legal grounds. The charge, however, would still stand good provided it could be shown that the prisoners had assembled in numbers and used force. He said the question of ownership did not come into the issue at all. If they entered upon the land to the number of fifteen, with, the intention of asserting their disputed right to the land in a forcible manner they were guilty of assault and forcible entry. Also, it was not necessary that all of them should have been actually concerned in the assault. The fact of their being present, and abetting the assault was suf ficient.

Messrs Bond and Allen, the proprietors of the land, gave evidence as to the nature of the offence, and that the natives came on the land, and threw the sheep over the fence. The case is still proceeding. The Grand Jury found a true bill against David Salmon for larceny. The Crown prosecutor intimated that at next sitting of the Supreme court ha would prefer another charge against Morton Quinn. New Plymouth, Oct 13.

The few natives who left Parihaka last month are returning to hear the words of the prophet. The extraordinary rate of mortality amongst the children at Pari haka has not yet subsided. It is said there have been over 100 deaths there in a few weeks, as many as twelve children dying in one day.

Owing to a heavy sea running, it was impossible to tender the steamer VVaitaki, and she was compelled to proceed on her voyage to Auckland, leaving behind our portion of the outward English mail. Nelson, Oct. 13.

A meeting of the Waimea electors was held at Spring Grove on Saturday night, notice of which was only given that day. The meeting was voiy disorderly. A vote condemning Mr Shepherd’s support of the Grey Government was carried by a majority of nine. An amendment to aojourn, to give Mr Shepherd an oppor tunity to meet his constituents was i ogatived. A requisition aslcing him to resign will be circulated for signature. Arrived—Harmodious, 118 days from Gravesend, on Sunday morning,

[Tuesday, October 14, 1879.

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