SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH ls xi \ SUN __T3-.—To-m-aa-.-: .Mora.iaa?. ,1.3:. MOON'S AGE.—New Mien, 7tn, 9.37 a.m. | ARRIVALS. _____ j Onward, schooner, _o_ i'c\ evty h:.j j ~~-~z~- . ~,-. ! For the Islands—A--Uv. «ci-Oi.:i -t, em iy. j For London—Columbus, i. ."cue. early j For Levuka—Maz-jppr.. . ehooner, Saturday, Far An ■!.;.. .. ... ,■.- :-, aaa— i _av."ea, on ! arrival cf Zealand i-.. -,-.-. th :i.;\P Vor the South—Taupo. < ?.. Tne. lay 9th msf. For Napier—Southern Cry*;--. Monday, S'Pn Inst, j Xorval, schooner, from Tonga, a.Py '. Edith, schooner from the Idsnd : early City of Auckland, ship. KM7R, from London sailed July 11. Famenoth, sain, from L radon : sail -■■ aaa" it. Iron Queen, barque, V}'-. fT, -,': era London, early. , Otaki, ship, froih Loudon : sailed 31 > .\\v.y. j S.R. L-Taan. bara.-, from Sew Yorr via Port Chalmers _ f _■--~, Islands, early j The schooner Nellie arrived at Lytteltoa from i the Thames to-day, | Oar local boat-auricle-s luvo apuarenty been j incited to renewed rivalry -a the late contests j between the Brothers and the Pet. Mr C. J Bailey has already supei.ed .lie place of the Pet j by a now miniature clipper, r.imod the "5i..." 1 This boat has about the same dirneiud ens as iho j Brothers. The builder says he would like j nothing so wed as to make a a .itch with Mr - Runt's celebrated craft, and from the beautiful line, of the " Sis" it a- not 'luli.keiy that a bjood race would result. Hunt, however, says he is content, to v.-ait until regatta be./are he SO. :■:. in for any more racing, as it interferes AV'th busi ness. Mr Clare has a new little craft ad.at. which docs hi.n credit, and will -art; lit herself, j well in company. Mr Olivor la; , also turned out a clinker-built boa',: of the -,vie din-onaions as the Sis. She is not quite tare' out yet, but Avid be ready Avhen wanted. The schooner Reward, iofl Napier 'or V. -in gapoa yesterday at noon. The s.s. Rowena arriA'ed from Tauranga this mornin... Passen_ers : Miss KiaMcy. Mrs i-«';oyd, Mrs Smith and daughter, Jicssrs Caracishair, O'Reillv, and Western. Cargo : 220 sacks maize, 50 pig.. The Rowena will notioit.vsto-nigi.it. but will be detained until fo-r.iorrow ;',t i y.m, T_e p.s. flauraki arrived from Waltera yes terday. She brine's a cargo of sheep a : irr to. The' schooner Fairy *rri\-._d from flic Great Barrier to-day. with 30 tons lire svood. TOO feet ships' timbers, and the spars am! gear of the wrecked cutter Miranda. The schooner Miimehu.ua has cleared for r.he Thames in ballast. The s.s. Taupo is expected front the South, in the Manukau, to-morrow. AUGKLAND CATTLE AIAR__ET. Mr Al-KBEIJ Bi.-cacr,Axa's ■'..'r";:-acT.'." Hevobt. —At the Haymarket. on Friday, September 23, fodder was in u.ual supply, and lower values, the greater oortion selliu« from 3s to 3s Od the CAVt; oaten hay. Is 9d; linseed. 3d the lb.; damaged maize, 2s6datul 3s; barley, 2s f,a the bushel. Horse stock in full supph', wi'l. . brisk sale. Medium drauaht. C:! 3to .35; light har ness, from -210 10s : sprin^c-art and harnes.. £23. Hides offered in larger quantity t_an average, and Avere at lower A'alues: boot, quality raw hides brought Id: medium quality, fa '1 to Sjd the lb. Sheepskins, in limited number.-., at last quota froiu 3s tos36deach. Small parcel; of half-bred Av-001. 7dl; longwool. S'd ! he lb. At Rcmuera. en Thursday, dairy covrs w-re in fair request: store catfe numerous, but maintained late returns: i'at ca. tie in loss than average number, but lower values, ?_.-. (Id the 100 lbs. AA-as the average price ruling. Store sheep in better request; ewes and lambs brcus.l-. from lis to 23s (id the couple. Fat shca-a in moderate supply, with _-toad~ in.n.'iry at iast week's values, tdto IVltht lb. Laud.-, numerous, prices from Ss to 13s each. Pis y, short of usual supply, and %vitho-;t alteration in r.;'"e.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails avilt. C_os_ as U\-"-.„ri: For Thames, this day, at- 5.30 o.io. : and to-mor l-OAV. at 10.30 a.m.. 2,30 p.m.,"and 6.30 p.m. For Coromandel per Areryle, or. Monday next, at 11.30 a.m. For Whitiancra. Taurar.ga and Opotiki. per Rower.a, this daAa. at i p.m. For Waiwera, Mahunuigi. r^ra-hana. Waipu, Mangawai, Wangarei, an-.". Mangapai, per Annie MilVank, to-morroAV, at 10 a.m. For L.ruk.. per Mai-vpna, to-morroAV, ar, 1! a.m. For Gisborne. per Pretty Jane, to-morroAV, at 11 a.m. For New Plymouth., via V. aitara, per Lauraki, to-morrow, at 1 p.m. For Australian Colonie- per Zealannia, im mediately after a-rrival from Honolulu. For Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, ami Soutnewl Proviiices. per Hawca, iramotliately after arrival of Zealandia. For Friendly Islands and Samoa, per Active, on Tnesdav next, ar 1 v.m. For India, China. Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe. Vn'.red Ixhurdom, via '.Sue. and Southampton, and Ada Briudisi, per Wanaka, on Monday, loth instant. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces and Anstralian Colonie..nor Taupo, on Tuesday next, at 8 a.m. 3. E. HISS. Chic- Postmaster.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The following are the dates and amounts of ; calls in connection Avith the undermentioned , gold mining companies:

DIVIDENDS-— Bank of Australasia .. 210 0 — Oct, 9j i Alburnia 010 0 — Oct. 11 ■ CB EDITORS' MEETINGS. In the estate of Tlenrv Jackson .. Oct. I |( Waiter O. Best .. Oct. 8 M ~ ~ Arthur Utting .. Oct. 8•' ] ~ ~ Henry Maiden .. Oct. 8 Frederick Harding Oct. 8 ~ ~ George Glover .. Oct. 9j ' ~ ~ James H. Grattan.. Oct. 9 ; ~ ~ Henry Serjeant .. Oct. 9 i , Wm. C. Campbell.. Oct. 9 Henry P. Hayden.. Oct. 10 1 W. J. VV. Addey .. Oct. 11 I { William Kennedy.. Oct. 11 I .

BIRTH.

CLIFF.—On the 29th September, 1877, at Papa roa, Kaipara, the wife of Mr. G. Ciilf of a daughter.

DEATH.

LONG.—On the ith October, at Papatoitoi, Mr. Robert, Long, aged G8 years. The funeral Avill leave his late residence on Saturday, the 6th instant, at 10 a.m. Friends arc respectfully invited to attend. j THOM.—On the 9th August, at Benares, India, Mrs. Thorn, formerly of St. George's Bay | Road, Parnell. i °" ' ** I

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

FRIDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1877.

foi-ihs cause t!—c Licks assistance, I-—, tli. wro.-.c5 taat i.e-cls i.-.sist2J_c_, Per the future i_ th. distance, Ac.d tb-3 go-d t—— vr P C—i <5a

A TELEGRAM from our parliamentary reporter states that £15,000 have been placed on the estimates for the Lunatic Asylum \ni Auckland. The damage by the late fire Avas estimated at only £5,000 ; the Government, therefore, have submitted a vote to cover the cost of the proposed en largement by a new wing on the right of the main entrance, Avhich would then form the centre of the building, as Avas no doubt contemplated in the original design. If \vc remember aright, £16,500 were voted for the enlargement of the Asylum last year, and left unexpended ; the £15,000 nowaskedfor,one third of which Avill be absorbed in placing the building in exactly the same condition as it was before the disaster of the 20th ; ult., appears to be scarcely sufficient for the absolute demands made upon this retreat for the menially stricken. The original j building was erected for the accom- ■ modation of fifty patients and at the : time of the fire there were IS2 unfor- j tunate beings crowded into its gloomy j wards, and the temporary wooden addition j at the rear. Disgraceful as this state of I ; things is, Auckland is by no means excep- I tional in ; its Avant of attention to the ; comforts of that afflicted class, A\dio should !

rceeive in a special degree the sympathy 0 f their fellow-men. Christchureh Asylum, built to accommodate BO male patients, had, at the time of Dv Skae's visit, double the number. The institutions of Dunedin and Wellington Avore also overcrowded, and erected on unsuitable sites. It may be pleaded as a set-off that lunacy in New Zealand has increased at an exceptionally rapid ratio, and the iimdiu modation Avhieh a few years ago was ample, became absorbed more rapidly than could have been anticipated.

E'-'ERY meeting of creditors brings out some uovv be&uty lying hidden in the folds of our wonderful bankruptcy law. At a recent meeting of creditors held in Oainaru, the victims of misplaced confidence were- ex cited to quite a pitch of joviality upon discovering that a secured creditor is entitled to exercise the full amount of his debt against the assets in an estate, irrespective of hisow nsecurity, and that no means exist under the Act to com pel him to realise his security or permit an estimate to be made of it. A secured credi tor might, therefore, actuaUy receive more than 20s in the £, and could only be com pelled to refund when he chose to realise. The idea seemed to strike the meeting as so irresistibly ludicrous that ca-cu the prospect of a big secured debt sweeping off a large per centage of their attenuated assets could not restrain a hearty guffaw at the fearfully and Avoiideriully made I„avs turned out of the Wellington manu factory. The unsecured creditors in the estate referred to had submitted the <(uestiou to Mr Cook, one of the leading solicitors in Duncdin, who thus replied : " In the absence of statutory authority, a mortgagee is not bound to realise his security unless upon a suit by the mortgagor or his trustee in bankruptcy to redeem, and iv such a suit an offer would have to be made to pay to the mort gagee what should be found coming to him for principal, interest, and costs. Should he have received any dividend, he Avould of course have to give credit for it, and in the event of there being any oalanee after paying the mortgagee, such balance would go to the mortgagee or his trustee in bank ruptcy, as the case might be. Subsec tion 4 of section 43 of the Act refers only to secured creditors proposing to vote at a gen eral meeting—uot to creditors proving their debts. They can only be considered creditors in respect of the balance, if any due or owing to them, after deducting the value of their securities ' ascertrinedin the prescribed manner.' No manner is prescribed, therefore, these deeds must bo rejected if the section is to be acted upon. In the case of iv re Maokay, recently before the Court, and reported in the "New Zealand Jurist" for May, 1.77, Mr Justice Williams, in referring to this subject, says :—' It Avould have been very desirable that a clause of that kind should have been inserted, butifc was not inserted. The fact of its being inserted in the English Act of 1869, and in our own Act of lSo'7, seems to me to shew that it is accessary. The Legislature has not chosen to insert a clause of that kind, and I do not flullk it is open for the Court to say that such a provision shall be employed if the Legislature has not chosen to iusert it.'" It is manifestly uot only desirable, as Mr Justice Williams obserA-ed, that a clause compelling secured creditors to value or realiae securities, but the legislature could never have contemplated anything else And on examining previous Bankruptcy Acts, it becomes apparent that the omission is one chargeable upon the copyist, wiio, cribbing a clause from one statute, and one from another, to make up the new Act, has altogether overlooked the clause in the former law compelling secured creditors to realize before they descend on the small remnant left to their less fortunaie felloAV-suiierers. Such an omission is a commentary on our luavs—one Avhieh requires no illustration beyond that furnished in our daily telegraphic reports of the pro ceedings in the colonial legislature. :

To-morrow night Aye shall present our readers with an eight-page paper, contain ing a variety of matter to suit all tastes. i)r Skae, Major Green, and Mr Herapath iiave gone out to the Whan Lunatic Asylum this afternoon, to inspect the teui lorary repairs to the roof, which are now .omplete. Should their verdict be safcis :actory—of Avhich there is little doubt—the •emoA'al of the male patients hack to their .riginal quarters will be commenced forth .vitii. We hear complaints made by the iflicials in charge of the female 'patients at ,be old hospital of the persistent and im pertinent curiosity of respectable-looking .ersons, Avho come round the place, es pecially on .Sundays, and annoy and excite he unfortunate beings Avithin the building, vhh their remarks and general behaviour. .Ye could excuse people for evincing a little mriosify on. the first day or two after the ire, but it is quite time theyAvcre left un uolested by the pubic. Mr Gore's tender for refitting the Queen's ' Theatre, Dunedin, has been accepted, ami he Avork will be commenced without delay. Che seats at present in the dress circle are o be removed to the stalls, and new seats ire to be put in their place. The alter itions contracted for ate of an extensive haracter, and will cost, we are informed, ; nearly £1,000. I .rThe London Aveeklics tell a singular j story concerning the Duke of Edinburgh j at Nice, where hisAvife is to meet him, by i ; the Avay, before long. While there recently I ihe attended a ball given in his honor. ■ Thither also Avent a young Italian, lady, j J the daughter of one Cambouri, or Camouri, ! j a girl of very great beauty. The duke ! paid Iter marked—too marked—attention, ; and the father Avas highly delighted for •! j the nonce. But his delight Avas turned to | wrath when he subsequently discovered '■ that his daughter had clandestinely met the ! duke, and being a man of tho old Italian i school, he sent the duke a challenge. This ! Avas, of course, refused, and the duke left i I Nice almost immediately. Messrs B. Tonks and Co. offered for'sale 1 at their mart the six months' leases of the I following tolls, by order of the Ncav j Zealand Government : —The Mount Eden I and Gaol road tolls were withdrawn, and will be re-offered next Aveek. Otabuhu ami Slippery Creek, £40 per month, pur chaser, Mr W. Sutherland. Paumuro Bridge, £16 per month, purchaser, Mr H. Stringer. The Onehunga public schools having been I completed the committee arranged to celebrate the event by giving the pupils a j treat in the shape of a lime light inagio lantern entertainment, adults paying Gel to defray the expenses. The girls' school Avas the one selected for the exhibition, and it was avcll filled with the children and their groAvii up friends. The Rev Mr Tomlinson gave a short opening address, in Avhich he expressed the hope that the scholar.'. Avould repay the labour and money expended on the buildings by being attentive to their teachers and tasks. The Rev gentioman mentioned Messrs Svevenson and White as having taken great interest, and been at consider able trouble in obtaining the new schools. The Rev. Mr Watkin and Mr White addressed the meeting. Mr (..ran. also spoke a feAv Avords, and thou the " Trip Round the World" was given on the screen. The views were very good, and accom panied, us they were, by short explanatory lectures, Avere calculated at once to amuse and instruct. The behaviour of the children Avas very creditable. The last picture Avas that of Her Majesty, and Mr Tomlinson called on Mr Stevenson to load oil " God Save the Queen." This sung, all dispersed Avell satisfied Avith the treat pro vided. The amount taken at the door more than met the expenses. The regular monthly meeting of the members of the Eimiskillcn Loyal Orange Lodge No. 2, Avill be held this evening in the Lodge-room, Newton

The Executive Council of the Anglo- JcAvish Association have received a number of communications from the East, giving dotails of the sufferings ami privations now being endured by hundreds of Jewish families aylio have been obliged to fly from their homes 'in localities where the hos tilities between the Russians and Turks arc • perhaps, at their Avorst. Iv some instances statements were made that whole JeAvish families Avere actually starving Avith hun ger, and in danger of death from that cause. The details of the sufferings of these poor people were heartrending in th« extreme, and the Executive Committee of the. Anglo-Jewish Association are working most earnestly, in concert with institutions allied to the Essoeiation, to despatch, as speedily as possible, the means of relief for the distressed Jevrish people in the Turkish provinces. A correspondent sends us a sickening account of a milkman's place at the Three Kings, which, induced by a poAverful stench perceptible a hundred yards aAvay, he took the trouble to examine. In a small building, partly used as a dwelling and partly as a cow-house, lay the dead and putrifyiug body of a coav, Avhich had, apparently, died in calf ; the body of a calf, cut, was hang ing up, as if being used as food. The cow Avas so rotten as to be scarcely recognisable. Near at hand Avere the milk-pails, and the Avhole place Avas in a state of indescribable lilt It. Our correspondent very properly observes that milk coming from such un wholesome dons must bo disease-laden, and that a system of inspection is as much needed in connection with dairies as over slaughterhouses, to check the atrocious habits of persons who have.'an inborn holror of cold Avater. On Wednesday afternoon last, a distribu tion of 93 prizes from the Scripture Gift, and Prize Association took place at the Onehuuga public school. The occasion avus a \*ery gratifying one to all concerned, the countenances of the children specially testifying to the earnest interest felt, ami their written papers, selections, and correct repetitions from the Scrip tures were highly creditable. A second visit for the same object to this school avus promised when the necessary i funds are contributed. Within the past \ three weeks the following schools have also been visited by the agent of the Association, I Mr John L. Cox, and prizes for homo Scripture exorcises been awarded in each, viz., Stoke. Point, Titirangi, iiowick, j Paninuro, and Mangarc. ' A -pedal parade Of the Hobson Company of Volunteers Avill be held this evening iii i the Drill-shed. i A general meeting of the members of the ' Ponsonby Rowing gClub will be held this ; evening in the Ponsonby Hall, for the j purpose! of .receiving the reports of the committee. The annexation of Transvaal Republic , to the South African colonies, which caused j the obstructive proceedings in the House of Commons, ;uu\ avus ultimately carried by a j forceel sitting, has caused strong adverse [ criticism in Holland. The folloAving protest j against the annexation has been signed in ! Holland by a large number of members of i the professional class, headed by Professor ! Vrcede, avlio tills the Chair of International Law in the University of Utrecht. A shorter protest has been signed at .eyden, ! and the (.avo documents are printed, ' together Avith an appeal to the English people. The protest is not couched in the most conciliatory terms. It says :—" A ! recent and odious fact revealed to Europe I by the English Press has warmly moved and painfuily affected public opinion in the free States of the Con tinent. The annexation of the Republic of the Transvaal, the President of Avhich was in England, as in Belgium and Lisbon, but most of all in Holland, which he was pleased to call his adopted country, the object of the highest consideration, excites universal reprobation, together Avith the astonishment of those simple-minded and candid persons, avlio cannot understand this act of brigandage, which is paralleled by the attitude of Great Britain in the Eastern Question. Up to this moment the annexation effected by a public functionary, the agent of the Colonial Government appears to have not yet received an avowed and definitive solution in London. For that reason the ' undersigned Dutch citizens, thinking them selves degraded if they remain idle Avith arms crossed, hasten to manifest their j indignation at this violation of a free and independent State, committed in time of peace by an abuse of strenght and of hospit ality, unworthy of the name of Groatlßritain. In stigmatising this base attempt in the presence of the world, they have not lost, all hope of seeing the English Cabinet, : forced to respect the principles of the law i of nature and of nations, recalled to its ; duties by the conscience of a religious and matignanimous people which, though at . this very moment the defender and sup- t port of the Turks, will not desire to sully < itself for ever by such a crime against ' Christians and co-religionists." Tim practice of stealing plants from ! graves is about the most Avretched kind of j petty pilieiing. The man who would make a practice of it should not even be ; considered lit company for ordinary thieves, i A and if he is detected the punishment ought : to be the most degrading on the Statute- ' book. The offence is one that stinks iv . the nostrils, audi it is an indication how i ' loav human nature can descend, when Aye, ! ( say that in Auckland cases of the kind are j " continually being brought under our notice, i | This morning a gentleman informed ub ; that an outrage of this description has j been committed on the grave of the late ! Mr Hendry Somervel. A loav weeks ago he 1 sent a Avheel-barrow load of choice flowers, t which Avere planted on the grave, and on I going up to see lioav they were doing shortly J afterwards, he found that all those of any ■ value had disappeared. A trowel had ( evidently been used in the process of re- 1 moval, so that there is no doubt the act i Avas deliberate and premeditated. The c liberal roAvard of £5 is ofl'ered to anyone ! J Avho can give \i clue to the dirty blackguard I 1 Avho perpetrated the robbery. ' t About sixty members of the various ' a Companies of Auckland Volunteers met I last evening in the Drill-shed, to consider ( the projected International Rifle Match. !}l Lieutenant Clifton occupied the chair, and s introduced the subject. It Avas determined j to have the match, but the place and day 0 of the contest will be fixed at a future j meeting. The competitors to consist of c representatives of England, Scotland, and v Ireland, and born colonists, to be selected _ from the Volunteers; the captains of c i Companies to assist in arranging pre- v, limiuarios. Captains Morrow, Mowbray, j. White, and Skinner, were appointed a <. committee _of selection from the several G representative Companies. It avus also a resolved to open a subscription for an annual *; prize-firing. r The healthy revival of athletic sports is extending on all sides. It Avas only the . other day that Aye had to notice the forma- " tion of a hcav Rowing Club in Ponsonby. We have to record the inauguation of a P new Cricket Club in Remuera. The meet- / ing has been talked of for some time, and v took place last night in the Remuera Hall. i l Mr W. F. Bucklaud was the chairman. tc He explained the object of the meeting, ai and called upon some gentleman to move a Pj resolution on the subject. After some dis- 5H oussion, it ay.-is agreed to form a club, to be J;.: called the Remuera Cricket Club, only those H resident in the district to be eligible as members. On the motion of Mr S. Jack- "; son, the rules of the Marylebone.Cricket Club }] Avere adopted. The following gentlemen "f L were elected as officers :—President, Mr J. , Dihvoi-th; Vice-president, Messrsß. Tonks ~ and S. Morrin ; Captain, W. F. Buckland ; vi secretary and. treasurer, D. Tonks; com- V 1 mittee, Messrs R. Scarborough, T. Jackson, T. WheAvell, W. Cheeseman, and J. W. ty Nolan. The committee Avere instructed to he look out for a ground for the Club operations fr< and to bring up a report at a meeting to be a : held on Friday next. ga

In tue case of KarTKehide at Christchurcl the jury rettirued a verdict of Avilful murde Avith a recommendation to mercy, Avhic! Avas endorsed by the Judge. Co-operation at Whangarei has been ; i decided success. At the fifth half-yearly meetingof the Co-operation Society,reportet in the "Northern Advocate/ the com mittee reported that the store huskies slioavs an increase of about 5^ per cent. 01 preceding half. Seventeen hcav share holders have been placed on the register and five struck off.-—The balance-shoe shows a not profit for the half-year n £157 11* 3d. The interest on capital wil absorb about £S5, leaving a balance c about £72 available for bonus, Avhicb you Committee recommend should be at the rat of Is 2d in the £ on shareholders pui chases. The usual Aveekly drill ot the Artiller A\-as held hist evening. After the parad Captain Burns informed the members tha the Thames Naval Brigade had declined th terms of the cliallenge. The contemplate. match witli that corps will not take place Captain Taurus declines to fire the Thame Naval s or any other corps for a'money con sidcration, but will lire for honor any cor armed with the same weapon. The month!; Inspection of tue corps will be held inuii dress uniform on Thursday night, the lit] inst., Avith arms'and accoutrements, insteai of the .13i.ii, uspi.A'iously announced. A case of gambling in a public-house ha been i brought before the Magistrate a Whangarei. The "Northern Advocate says : The proprietor of the Whangarc Hotel Avas charged Avith having allowe gambling to take place in bis licensed house on the 23rd inst., contrary to the ordinance The manager, Mr G. Walker, jun., plcadei guilty to the charge, but stated in extenua tioii that a very large number of native who were attending the Native Land Court, were lodging in \_rious outliou.se attached to the hotel, thrt the offence com plained of took place in a small room at the back of the house, occupied Ir the natives as a meal room. Th witness had previously remonstrated wit! the in; lives about playing cart's on « Sunday, and hud strictly prohibited it He did not think he had been dealt with ii an impartial manner by the constable The other hotel hail alloAved card playing not only before but dace lie was summoned liis Worship avus of opinion that under th< circumstances tlie law would be vindicate^ by a fine of £,"» and costs, lis O'd, Avhich avu. immediately paid. To the Editor : Sir, —The comments ir this day's issue of the New Zealant " Herald " re >Morris lUrams Avere quite uncalled for. Hi. Honor, Mr Gillies, ir his charge to the jury implied a doubt, am: the jury gave Mr Ilyams the benefit of tin doubt, and what could they in equity dc more, if the Grand Jury thought other aviso, they clearly represented uncharitable as well as nnufined feelings,—Yours, Sec A JuKYMAN. To the Editor, Sir,—ln your paper ■-f the Ihd inst. you state: "the Grand Jury'calleci at Seccomb's Brewery Avhen A-isiting the gaol." Alloav me to say that tin; carriage in Avliich thirteen of us were called at u< place except the gaol, from the time oi leaA'ing the Supremo Court, until our return therein. —Yours, ere., G_o. Xkll.. [We are sorry to learn that niu correspondent's return trip avus so nmch'inore uninterostir.L: than that of some of }P.~, ctdleagnes. Ed. E. S.j Rev. Charles Clark's picturesque lecture on Cromwell has made the hero of the Commonwealth the subject of small dis cussions ; bul feAV of these talkers are aware that Oliver CroniAveil's Avatch is in the possession of a lady in Auckland, which is an indisputable fact, the very watch, no doubt, Avhich Oliver had in his fob when fkdithig an Naseby. Olivers skull is still in the possession of the family uf tlie late Mr Y\ ilkinsi.n, aa'lioav;is member for Lambeth, at the family residence at Westorham, in Kent. Mr Wilkiusoa invited the Avriicr of this notice to a sight of the prized skull which hold those capacious brains. Oliver's sword, a few years ago, might have been seen at his birthplace; but no trace of his pipe can be discovered, although local tradition alarms that it was broken by a servant .iri. A telegram from Christchtirch shews that a pretty little toav is going on in con nection wilii the Christchurch Hospital. Some time ago Dr. Campbell, one of the Hospital surgeons, brought a casein the Supreme Court for recovery of £500 from the executors of a private' patient, avlio, Dr. Campbell said had given him a deposit for the .fioii just prior to death, and the amount could md be recovered, and sub .equmiily flio medical stall'of the Hospital, considering evidence in Court disclosed im proper conduct on the par; of Dr. Campbell twice petitioned Lie Government to remove him from the hospital stall. Government took no action, m<l hwe doctors haA'e leased at ten lance a: the Hospital. We have inspected a very fine sample of potatoes at the store of Mr Mynott, of Darby-street, grown on the farm of Mr D. Llaloy, at Pukorimu, a healthy district on :he banks of the Waikato river. Mr Caley ivas formerly of Queen-street, but emitted shop-keeping for the more genial occupation if a farmer. His potatoes are among the inest (hat have come into Auckland, bath n sir.c and quality, and prove that the soil if this pre;-, ii.oc is capable of producing regctables and fruits that Avill favorably .ompaie with the productions of other amis. The Tt-ea rarer of the 1 feme for Neglected md Destitute "Children begs to acknow edge with thanks the folloAving contribu ions : —S. C. Baird, Esq., £5; "Local," ler EVENIXO STAR, £5; "Chemistry of the .arth," I.o*. The choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral Jhurch have arranged for a paper-chase to norroAV afternoon. The course marked out s from tiie Choral Hall, starting at lavo •'clock, round Mount Eden, through NeAV narket and Paruell. T. Whiteside, _. Robertson, and J. Lacky Avill represent he hares ; and F. and E. HardAvick, Fred aid Frank Puhnan, G. Lepine, W. Cole, ... Maxwell. W. Sanders, W. McConnel, i. Brown, W. Speight, and J. Gilbert, the lounds. The chase is creating quite a ensation amongst the choristers. Rev G. H. Turner, wlio for several years •iliciated at the United Methodist Church, _tt-street, and who may be said to have rstablished that church, is engaged in good v-ork in England in. connection Avith the ienomination to Avhich he belongs. He iocs not appear to have any settled position, iut is a help to the churches, preaching .ere and there ; his field of ministry being 'raerrio England," extending from the pan county of Yorkshire to the village otted commons of' Hants. It is not likely hat he will return to Auckland, at least . r some time to come. Dr Somerville and Mr Varley, the revival ds, have both draAvn immense crowds in lelbonrnc. Writing of them, the corres ondentof the Otago " Guarelian " says :— 'arley, who is a gentlemanly, very wcll lfornied, and eloquent man, was formerly butcher in Geelong, Avhere he made a ntune. Aftenvards he Avent to England ud built a tabernacle at his own expense, reaching in it regularly. Then he Avent 11 over England and America. While [oody and Sankey were in London he ; as electrifying Boston, United States, i r Somerville is quite a different stamp of fiu. He is aged, 'witlilong white hair, but ill of vigour. He has preached through : merica and India. In India, he tells me, ) preached 350 times "on iced water," ! ;ing a grand old teetotaller, Both Somer- j He auel Varley have it on the cards to ■ sit New Zealand. j The racing yacht Pet, recently purchased ' .- Mr Hill, of Wellington, has lately made j irtrialispinin the Wellington Avaters, and ! om all appearances -he is likely to prove [ formidable antagonist at the coming re- • tta against all boats of her class. i

1 M. Gainbetta before his arrest Avas Avail eel | upon by adeputatian composed of French \ residents at Berne, mostly from Alsace and j Lorraine, Avho presented him Avith an j address and a gold Avatch. In reply M. | Gambetta assured them thai the caa. c they hatlafc heart was assured of success. The 1 Republic was threatened, but its destruction ! was impossible. Their enemies had seized !. on power and would keep it for three 2 months, but those thi-ee months were a | gain of three years. Therefwas no sort of j doubt about the issue-of the struggle. No j excuse would be given for vi deuce by i ilk-gal acts, and when the solemn verdict |of the nation bad been rondo--P. right | would naturally and peacefully assume its j plaec. 1 A special sitting of the Supreme Court I was held this morning for the fipurpose of | SAveariug in Mr E. G. G. .loss, a member |of the Bar of the Supreme Court of NeAV 1 Zealand. His Honor congratulated the | candidate em the highly creditable oxaniinr j tion he had passed." Mr Mosswas admitted ias a solicitor and barrister. Mr Alexaud. r, 1 under whom the candidate served the j greater part of his articles, male the pre | sentation. We understand that the young I lawyer intends to practice iris profession at | Greymouth, for which place he Laves in a | feAv days. | The beautifully - chased silver prize ! medals, manufactured expressly for the ■ Art Exhibition,by Mr Teutenberg, are on I vicA-vin the shop of Mr Wayte, bookseller, ; and are highly commendable as v.orks of ! art. The first medal Avili be given for the ! best landscape in oil, the second for the i 'nc*L in Avater colors, and the third ; for figure painting. The designs ; appear to be original, and the ; mottoes are apt and of proverbial value. ■ The Art Exhibition will be hold in NoA-omber next,according to the prospectus of the Auckland Artists' Society.

CABLEGRAMS.

WAR NEWS.

T'^ijj .** .», -?'« .*- .:'-. t*s rr^ gj *t fj p. v. T-T ''j £1 $, i*_* _-tf«_ooi_&*-_i 'iiaO^U Q-.a_tars- Delay in t&_ Step of PL_Yna- OV. XiL_& i^Vv .M « «££S_&W s__J- ;_,«_i __.-!_<_ His.- «L_V3 —'&i>_"wi_.Q—i Q— I-—*— _.£ —i_ jT■ [RKL'TEIt'.S SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS PER PRESS AGEXCY.] LONDON, September 28. The " Daily Ncavs," and other specials, report great, discontent and discourage ment at Russian head-quarters, and that the Russian success is regarded a.s hopeless unless there is a change in the per. camel of the staif. Siege operations at Plevna are at a stand still fur want of shovels. A severe fight occured in Asia Minor, lasting nine hours, forces under Ismail Pasha and General Tergukasoff. The result Avas indecisive. Chefket Pacha is entrenched before Orchama. The President informed the Hungarian Parliament that the Triple Alliance in volved Hungary in an obligation regarding the Eastern Question. '^-.«,~.. ;.-'>. n,T-^.-- ■-..t.j.-jVJ "NTr'sts. BOMBAY, Sept. 25, 9.55. The Russian-Roumanian loss before Plevna was 21,000 not 27,000. LONDON. Sept. 29. Wheat weaker—no Australian here. Adelaide, nominal, Gfis to G3s ; Ncav Zea land, 52s io 56.. , New Zealand hemp-' sound, £27.

BAD WEATHER IN BULGARIA.

FIGHTING AT PLEVNA. BOMBAY, Sept. 27. I.aim. in Bulgaria retard operations. Unofficial reports announce an attack by the Russian centre on Plevna, on the 25th, which was defeated with heavy loss. The Russians fell back south of Jogkyi. LONDON, Sept. 23, 6.30. The Indian Famine Fund amounts to £270,000, which has been remitted to India. Sailed from Plymouth : Hankou, on the 24th, and the Cuzco yesterday.

AUSTRALIAN.

SHIPWRECKED CREW. SYDNEY, October 4. The Tairoa, from Ncav Caledonia, brings the captain and creAV of the wrecked \ schooner Glen Allyn, of Melbourne. The Easily must discharge her cargo of coal. She is going fco dock, having her , stern-post damaged. j

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

Bank of New Zealand—Buyers, £22 -ss; sellers, £22 Ts 6d. : National Bank—Sellers, 70s. South British Insurance —Se_ ers, SOs (ex div.) Ncav Zealand Insurance—oos ; sellers, 955. Union Insurance—lis Od, 12s 6d; buyers, 12s; ; sellers. 12s (id. I Union Sash and Door Co.—(2nd issue); buyers, £5 iOs: sellers, £5 15s. I New Zealand Loan—_s ss. I Caledonian (dble)— oss. < MoanataM— £6 7s Gd, £6 2s (Id ; sellers, £G ss. i Albiu-iiia—£s 15s; buyers, £5 12s 6d ; sellers, £6. ; Queen of May—l7s Cd. I Kuranui Hill—Sellers, ISs 6d. Piako—Sellers, 14s 6d. Harbour View—7s. Welcomo- Sellers, 7s. JOSEPH NEWMAN, Chairman.

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

: The Trinity Church Sunday-school, Devon ; port, held its first Industrial Exhibition \ yesterday. The Exhibition Avas open from 2.30 p.m. to 5, and from 7.30 to 10.30. Between three and four hundred persons i visited the hall during the day. There i were about 150 exhibits, the Avork of the scholars of the school. Besides a number of paintings, collections of coral, models, | and model yachts, lent for the occasion by residents. The children's exhibits consisted of collections of fern--, and shells, needle work—plain and fancy, drawings, models i for vessels, various articles of wood, and a small steam engine Avith copper boiler. : Without wishing to detract from the merit of any of the exhibits, and many were of a very high class, in the one Avhich drew most attention was a lar-.ce size map ot Ncav Zealand, drawn by Miss Martha Buchanan, so good was the ' execu tion that many persons mistook it for an ordinary map, until their attention was drawn to it. Seme needlework and wool flowers also drew a number of inspectors. A galvanic bell and battery caused*;! good (ieal os amusement, many of the children exhibiting capability of standing much stronger shocks than groAvn-up persons. Music, both vocal and instrumental, avus kept going all the evening. The Exhibition in every Avay was a great success, and re flects great credit on those Avho assisted in getting it up, but fhe greater part of the credit i. due to Eev. J. Bates, Avho spared 110 pains to make the Exhibition both attrac tive and instructive.

PARLIAMENTARY.

'FROM OUR SPECIAL REPOR TEU) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] WELLINGTON, tins da _._._ ___&,a ot Parties. The position oi the Ministerial crisis ' as folloAvs :—Thirty-four voted for the On position and Mr Laraacii's " Waka Maori'"' amendment, and six paired against th Government, making a total of thirtv-nin! for the Oppcsitiou. For the Government forty-two voted and six paired, ,„. lki J forty-eight, oiuee then live have gone over to the Opposition,as;, clegraphed yesterday making us a full House of eighty-choi members—forty-three for the Government and forty-five for the Opposition. ' AGENT-GENERAL At the House yesterday, in renly to Mr Ballance's question re Aacnt-Generalshir, the Premier replied that he Avas unable to give a direct answer to the first portion of the question. When Sir Julius Vo«el went home, it was understood he Avas to take the agency ior twelve months ; Avhen the time expired rhe Government Avould make a fan statement of their intentions, and leave the House to deal with the matter when the vote for the Agent-Generalship came lon As to the second part of the question the Government Avould reply, "no." The Government ma.de no terms directly or indirectly. COLONIAL TITLES. On a motion by J. C. Brown, for a print ing return of the titles, honors, and decor" ations conferred on colonists in New Zea land, Sir George Grey said many titles and honors had. he believed, been ille_.ally created, and he would move.at a subsequent period probably,for a select committee to i n . quire into ill? subject. .Motion agreed to. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Mr Stout's motion that the present eon. stitution of the Legislative Council is n a ." satisfactory Avas postponed until this day Aveek. OTAGO RAILWAY. On the resumed debate on the motion for adoption of the report of'the "main central Otago railway Committee, Mr Pvke. in reply referred to the accusation made by the Hen Mr McLean last night that lie (Mr Pyke) sent an untruthful telegram, but he reiterated that the statement in the Jtele gram was true. By Hie publication of the telegram, he (Mr Pyke) had done what Mr McLean was never able to do for him self—gained the approbation of his con stituency. The motion was declared carried ou the Amices. A division was called for, and Ministers and a few of their supporters made a sorry exhibition in the noes' lobby. Result :— Ayes, 37 ; noes 21. RAILWAYS NORTH OF AUCKLAND. Mr Sheehan moved that a select (W mittee, consisting of the Hon. Mr Ormond, Sir R. Douglas, Messrs Williams, Macfar lane, Binney, Hislop, Seaton, Bastings, Hamlin, and the mover, be appointed to consider the question of railway extension in the north of Auckland. Three to be a quorum, to have power to call for persons and papers, and to report AA-ithin three AVeeks. Mr Sheehan, in moving-'the motion, said it ayqieared to be a settled idea that no railways Avere to be made in the north of Auckland. He asked a Committee to inquire with n view of directing the Govern to make a flying survey during the recess, and ascertain the probable cost of the original -plans by the Public Works office, which shewed a line of railway to the Bay of Islands. He eliel not expect any elefinite action in the present session, but something might be done in the way of taking credence. The question was carried on the voices. Ministers dared not challenge a division, as Auckland and Otago Avould have carried the motion by a large majority. SESSION AT CHRIST. HUE CH.- INSURANCE. Mr Macandrew's motion in favor of holding the next session at Christchurch was postponed. Mr Larnach moA-eel that in the opinion of this House, the Government should take immediate steps to fully insure in local insurance offices of NeAV Zealand all Gov ernment buildings in the colony. In the course of debate Mr Stafford said the Government, would make a profit by not insuring as compared Avith insurance. While in office he had a return of the value' of Government buildings, and found it would not paj to insure. He betted the annnal cost of insurance would amount to thirty thousand or forty thousand pounds. Not many buildings were burnt "down during the last twenty years. Mr Maefarlane said local insurance com panies also contributed largely to the sup port of fire brigades. Their efforts some times saved the destruction of the Avhole town. The Government should encourage them, and assist chem in keeping up plant. The Government should aid fire brigades, whose efforts to save Government buildings ivere unrequited. Mr Roavo thought it would be better if insurance companies contributed more liberally. No companies made such large profits—they made 15 and IS per cent. They charged eight per cent Avithout com punction. "' ■ Mr Curtis moved.the adjournment of the debate for that day week. Mr Murray hoped that if a great fire destroyed the" large Government Building at Wellington the House would not be called upon to replace it out of loan. Mr Ormond said the value of Govern ment buildings in the colony was twelve hundred thousand pounds. Mr Murray- Ansley thought many mem bers of the 'House would be disqualified from voting, by being interested in Insur ance Companies. FURTHER PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES. Moity of working expenses of steamer Stella (construction of lighthouse), £2,500 ; fittings, etc., for lighthouse store, £^50 5 sundries and contingencies, £1.250. Pub lic buildings—Customs, Kaipara, no amount set doAvn : Onehunga, £_50 ; Lunatic Asy lum buildings, Auckland, £15,000. Tele graph extension — Auckland to Mercer, railway Avire, £1,000 ; extension of line to Wangaroa and Mongonui, £4,000; estab lishing a telegraph station at Waiuku, . extension of line from Waipu to Wairoa, North Island ; Thames resident engineer, £450 ; commuted travelling alloAvance and expenses, £50. EDUCATION ACT. The lords are likely to propose various important amendments on the Education Bill relating to r.ilirious instruction. £1,000 FOR TEMPERANCE SOCIE TIES. During the oroceedings in tie House "last night, there was con siderable debate on the proposed vote for £2,000 in aid of Agricultural ana Pastoral Societies. , Mr Fox proposed an amendment an. £1,000 in aid of Temperance Total Absti nence Societies. (Great laughter, all regular old coakersjoining in. ) This did not discon cert brother William, Avho argued AViih hi usualgravitA. He said temperancemeetings Avere far more valuable than Agricultu-" ShOAVS. The Government should g™nt a sum of money to make temperance societies hold a -rand annual con vention--[A Voice : 'And a blow-out on Lemonade].—This proposal perplexed toe House. Mr O'liorke rose, and flourishing Standing Orders, declared he could not receive the amendment. 5 Messrs Reid, Maeandrew, Gisborne, anj others, opposed the motion, on the grotim that these Government subsidies destroyed local self-reliance. „ The House was nearly empty whey . « livision was called. The motion was i° >y 3H to 25.

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 187-7.



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WPP. HURST ■_ CO. have on sale the under ment. mod Fertilizers, all of which have been proved to produce sati ..actory results in ihia district. E-perience teaches thai large and profitable returns can be re hod on by a judicious and liberal use of them. The flattering Testi monials from leading Farmers ."justify vv. J. -Curst & Co. in strongly commending taern to every Agriculturist :— madden island r;UA>.o PERUVIAN Gu.a.O MEXICAN cl o DE-US BOXEFLOUP . and i-inoh BOXEDUSY BID-YARD'S No, ! c .. NITRATE OF SOU A SULPHATE OP AMMONIA MURIATE OF POTASH SUPER-PHCSPKAT- OF Lu.a SALT, SULPHATE OF LIMB. In addition to the above, vy. ,j.H.S,iCo. are prepared to supply special Chemical Manures for stimulating weak Cora Crops, an. renovat ing Clovev.iek-Pasture., a.-- veil as .he Potato and. Mangold mixture tha. last season attracted so much favourable notice. Analysis, prices, and other particulars win bo supplied on application at the- Stores. W. J. HURST S: CO., 101 QUEVJN-Sa' li PE T. CLCVER SEED. FOR SPRING SOWING Just Landed, k\- Columbus— 30 casks new Clovers, consisting m • Red Clover White Clovor Coav Gra« Also on hand, /_ Isyhe. Timothy. Lucerne, Rape, Rats-tail, Rye grass, Cocksfoot, &c., at lowest market rater-. ■w. J. i-URsr & co. 101, QU-EN-3TH-B T. 500 sacks Sydney Maize (superior sample) 3000 „ Oats First-class Tartars for Scon, also 800 sacks Of 1575 crop hard feed, surpassing am- of last season's trroAvth 1200 sacks Canterbury Potatoes, and some early \-arieties for- • cad purposes Flour. Bran, Sharp 3, Chafr, Oilcake, Coal, &c, &c. Particular attention is called to 500 sacks Prime Barley at Is per bushel of 50'!>. 5 tons Anderson's Fresh uatmeal, at £21 per ton. W. J. HURST & CO., lOh QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. TTNION INSURANCE COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND. C _PIT AL £2,000,000. A T C X L A A D B ii A N C H : *" Temporary Ovfices: QUEEN-S T R E E T, Next to Mr. G. W. Binnay's Store. FIRE OEI'AR->-...'.. Insurances granted on Dwelling - houses, Stores. Shops. Buildings in which trade is carried on, Merchandise, and Goods of every description. MARINE DEPAUTMENT. Hulls of Ships or Steamers. Merchandise of all kinds, Specie and Wool to [J el ted Kingdom, at Lowest Current Ratks. it. li. STEVENSON. __Maiia J ?er l _ <ri LOVES ! G LOVES ! i GLOVES ! ! ! JUST OP E NED.' I A CASE of Two-Button KID GLOVES At 3/0 per pair. W. R A T T RA V, DRAPER AND SILK MERCER. ~%T E W ry EAL AN D IT OUS E, 00, Queen-street, Auckland.



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DRAP ER V AND fjLOTHINO. j I 1--OK THE j SPRING AND SUMMER TRADE. i The undersigned arc; now opening; up supplies lof NEW GOOD, for the incoming Season, ! comprising::— ! No..- Prints, in -area' variety of pattern ana. : style, from l:|-d per yard | Very Choice Brocaded Prints, quite now designs White Satin Striped Brocaded Muslins ! Japanese Silks, Aery choice _ j i A nice atsortT—<_— oi Black Silks, unusually good \-alue. from 3s <3d per yard i A Varied ana Careful!-.--selected Stock of New Fancy Dress Materials \ Black and Coloured Lustres in variety, and ( General Drapery Goods of every descrip- j tier.. f J A Job Lino of Heavy Brown Holland at (I'd per yard i | Balance of Last Season s Dress Goods and Job j Lines at very greatly Reduced Rates, to clear. j Job Lot of large-sized Honeycomb TOAvels at 6d each, 1} yards long j j Fvery Requisite in Furnishing Drapery. ; | Carpets in variety, Curtains. Blind Muslin:-, j MIndOAV Holla-id, Damask. Sheetincr-a all j makes, Toilet Covers, Coloured and White Guilts and Counteroane. S Blankets, all sizes, unusually cheat), &c, See I A Large Stock of Calicoes, of best makes, ' j always on hand. ; i Grey Calico from 3d per yard | ! White Calico from ibl nor yard j i E-rerv Description of Clothing for Boys' and i ! Men | j Tweeds, Corduroy, Moleskin, strong material, j ; for Boys' wear. j 's. in he £ allowed en all Cash Purchases of j 20s. and upwards. ; rush3rooi. & bridgman, ! Junction Drapehy Warehouse, . Up.ci. Quern-street, ! i A.CEXAND. j



! JMPORTANT NOTICE \ Having introduced STEAM PO WEU into the 'Manufacture of FURNITURE, | tee are now enabled to Supply our Civs tamers at GREATLY REDUCE d\ PRICES. ; m (•, TT /"'/"A /"S TJ r T? ' j.. o rl. UUUKMi, Cabinetmakers-, Upholsterers, <he, <(:o j r_W SHOW ROOMS.] 67, Queen-street. ' STEAM CABINET FACTORY] Victoria-street. ; I ~\KT E ARE NOW SHOWING OUR LARGE j SHIPMENT of Q. UMMER pi OOD I Pee : SAM MENDEL.' ] i J. COSGRAVE & CO. |



TT NION FIRE AND MARIN C %J | INSURANCE COMPANY OV NEW ' ZEALAND. | NOTICE TO APPLICANTS FOR SHAKES. i ; _ _• | i The LETTERS of ALLOTMENT have been , 1 issued, and settlement of Balances aa-ill be effected upon preseutation of the Letters, and the original receipts, at the Union Bank of j Australia, whore Share Certificates are ready < for delivery upon tire Articles of Association ! being signed. j • i 1 . ; 1



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