SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

~ i This Afternoon, lOill HIGH WA'i IfiK— j To-morrow- Morning,. 10.33 S N SKT.-Thiß IC veiling, 6.43 SU > I'lBIC—To-morrow Mormnir,'4.46 jj.iuN'S A«»n.—Last Quarter, 18th, 5 37 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

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IMPORTS.

Per Loch Meet, from London: Plain cottons. £451; coloured cottons, £93 Tjrnt' d cttons, £G0; linen in bales. £30; linen in ca«e, £184; silk and velvets, £120; faoswry. £37; haberdashe-y. £127; cotton hankerchlefs fcl27 j apparel. £259 : carpets ami rags. £20: felt hat^ and caps. £18S; dressed leather £281; rough leather, £811: saddlery. £14f; floorcloth, se -ving machines, £52; vestas. 4o cases;. agri cultural implements, £1.014 ; agricultural ma-hinerv, £30; rails and general machinery, £939 ; books, £176 ; paper, 251 cwt: stationery. £147- paperhansings, £304; upholstery, £203 ; to ware £136; bnishwa'-e.£466; plated and papier inaehe goods. £601; fire-arms, £7o; pianos, £1,269; perfumery. £5 ; agricultural and ga-den seeds, £234; sulphenc and other aoita, 30 packages: gunoowder, 132 cwt, iron tanks, £73; chain and anchorg. 11 tons . hardware and citlery. £3 465; bar end rod iron. 97 tons; hoop iro-\ 6 tons : plate iron, 27 tons; galvanized iron, 58 tons ; tin plates, 15d boxes; ingot tin, 3 cwt.; iron nails. 67 tons; wire and wire rope, 9 tons; zinc. 7 tons; steel. 7 tons; Unseed oil, 1,178 gallons: cod oil, L 509 ga'lons: tiaint colours. £238; flint-glass, £84; window-glass, £22: china and earthenware, £251; £i*ss bottles. £14; canvas, £237; cordase, £251; lines and .twines, £91; marble, £293; tobacco, 1211b5.; brandy m bulk, 980 Tiroof gallons ; rum. 86 proof gallons; geneva. 1,025 proof gallons; British_ spirits m case, 461 proof gallons; perfumed spirit 32 gallons;.red wine, 372 gallons; white wine, 248 gallons;; beer glass, 41 barrels of 36 gallons each; ma1t.,191 qrs.; hops. 7 cwt.; preserved fish, not rated, £122; sardines. £176; assorted oilmen's stores, £761 ; vinegar. 1,580 gallon's; peppar and spices, 6 cwt.; cocoa, 15 cwt.; chocolate, 33 cwt., isinglass and gelatine, £10; mustard, £115; Starch. £124; vermicelli and macaroni. 2 cwt. , splic peas, 24 cwt; white salt, 20 tons;bicar bonate of soda, 20 cwt.; caustic soda, 2 tons; British and foreign candles, 158 cwt.; soap, 3 cwt.; glucose and grape, 43 cwt.; confectionery and peel, 118 cases ; apothecary ware, fcdSU; tartaric acid, 2 cwt. ; baking powder, £34; palm oil. 153 gallons ; cornflour, £143; cartridges, 140 ; carraway seed, 10 cwt : cotton waste. 10 cwt. Total declared value of the cargo, £26,600.

EXPORTS.

F Per Wanaka for the South:—62o packages and 200 cases salmon, 20 bales hops, 35 sheep, 201 bars iron, 1 box tobacco, 34 packages timber, 40 boxes soap, 38 sacks potatoes, 1 package jewellery, 308 cases, 26 boxesf 35 bags, 16 kegs, 93 packages. The s.s. Wanaka sailed for the South at a late hour this afternoon. Passengers:—Mr and Mrs Green, Mr.and Mrs Bailey, Mr and Mrs Esdaile, Captains Holmes and Farrar, Mesdames Sutton and Rountree, Miss Mettam, Messrs Buchanan, Walsh, Hutchinson, McLean, Milner, Mande, Wilson, Harding, Beaver, and Sutton. ! The s!s. Ar«yle will arrive from Wangarei and Manprapai to-morrow morning. The brig Jamea A. Sfewart was loading at New York, for this port when the mail steamer e Theabrigantine island Lily is expected to sail to-morrow for Chatham Island. The barque Woodvi "c, from Auckland, arrived at Newcastle on the 12th inst.

TELEGRAPH SHIPPING.

Napier, This day,

The new steamer Clyde arrived at the Spit from Auckland at five o clock this morning. The Goverment steamer Hinemoa sailed for Auckland atß.4oa.m. today.

Taxtrastga, This day. Thes.s. Rowena sailed for Auckland at 515 p.m. yesterday.

ONEHUNGA SHIPPING.

ARRIVAL. Atalanta, schooner, Abram3, from Waitara

Klkotrioity locally applied means heali&.y: stimulation ;of the vital forces.—Extracts from; the " Dictionary of MeJical nd Surgical Know ledge," Houlston and Wright, Paternoster Row 1863. Page 51G. Paralysis, Kheumatiam and Gout.—" The next agent is of mportance—one that is perfectly free from every risk, and may be a3 safely prescribed by a non-professional as by a medical man; that agent is Galvanism, produced by the superior mode of administra tion by Pulvermasher's Chain Bands and Belts. By the proper application of these, a Bteady cur rent of galvanic fluid will be carried through the spine, and the base of the head, to the soveral parts affected." See " Medical Galvanism."— Agent for New Zealand:—G. AICKIN, The Pharmacy, Qukkn-strekt, Auckland.

Modern warfare haa developed to such a per fect state, that nearly every weapon it uses is death-dealing. Hence the awtul record of mor tality that marks earth engagement. So modern science has perfected certain remedial agents, that infallibly cure or relieve. Hence the num ber of afflicted persona who by their use renew their health. The difference is that one destroys, the other creates. Thn mit'ailleuse is destruc tive ; " Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps" is restorative.

BIRTHS.

FRKKMAN.—At Halifax Villa. Mount Eden, this morning, the wife of Thomas Freeman, Esq., of twin sons ; all doing well.

MARRIAGES.

KEMPTHORNB-BOOR—On 7th November, by the Right Rot- the Bishop of Nelson, the Rev. John Pratt Kempthorne. of Reefton, to Annie Louisa, second daughter of Leonard Boor, Esq., Nelson.

DEATHS.

BtJSHILL.—On the 12th September, after a short illness, at his residence, GreyrViara' Lano. Coventry, TCngland, Mr. Thomas Buahill, aged 44 years. In caelo quies.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will close ah ukuhbi- For Thames, to-morrow, at 10.30 a.m., and at 5.30 p.m. For Waiheke and Coromandel, per Argyle, to-

morrow at 2.30 p.m. _ ForGisborne, Napier, Wellington, and Lyttel ton, per Southern Cross, this day, at 4 p.m. For Chatham Islands, per Island Lily, to morrow, at 11 a.m. _ .%i For Ngunguru, per Rod Roy, to-morrow, at 11

For Whitlangi, Taurangi, and Opotiki, per Rowena, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. _ For Waiwera, Mahurangi, Matakana,- Manga i ,wai, Waipu,: Wangareij and- Mangapai, per Anne Milbank, on Saturday next, at 10 a.m. For Russell and Kawakawa, per Taranaki, on Monday next, at 3 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongo nui, per lona, on Monday next, at 4 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per , Taupo, on Tuesday next, at 5 a.m. ' - xauvVl v 8 , g .JBia3. Cnlet Postmaster.

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

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1878

For the cause that acks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

THE long looked for visit of Messrs Conyers and Lawson supplies good ground for the hope that the vexatious delays in the commencement of Public Works in this Provincial District will not be further pro longed, and that the long-suffering people of Auckland will not be subjected to a pro traction of that hope which maketh the heart sick. We believe 1 hat the hon. the Minis ter of Works lias giveu the Commis sioners full discretionary power to finally decide upon the alternative routes for the Waitakereri section of the Kaipara Rail way, the extension of the rail way to Queen-street Wharf, the removal of the railway workshops to Newmarket, the construction of a bridge at the Remuera crossing, and other works of importance for which money has been appropriated by the Assembly. With respect to the first mentioned, Messrs Conyers and Lawson went up to-day to examine the routes, being accompanied by Mr Stewart, District Engineer, and Messrs Swanson and Mac farlane ; and the Commissioners' decision will probably transpire in the course of a day or two. Messrs Conyers and Lawson have also had an interview with the Chairman of the Harbour Board on the subject of the proposed harbour reclamation for railway purposes, and Monday next has been appointed for a conference to examine the plans, and consider the proposals which have been submitted. Through the courtesy of Mr Boylan we have been permitted to in spect the plans, from which we* gather that the following well-considered Scheme has been devised, and now only awaits the final approval of tlie Commissioi, jrs as a preliminary to an immediate commencement of the works. It is proposed that the reclamation shall be continued from the waterman's stairs, across to the railway station, containing in all an area of nearly 15 acres. Along the outside of this Quay street will be continued with a width of 85 feet, crossing the present railway station and passing on the seaward side round to Wynyard Pier and on to Parnell. Inside the Quay-street frontage of the in tended reclamation, it is proposed by the Board to reserve a strip 100 feet wide to be cup up into allotments so as to place the Board practically on the same footing with regard to endowments as it stands at present. This part of the propsals, how ever, is only put forward tentatively, and may be somewhat modified should the Com missioners be of opinion that the 10J acres which will remain for the purpose of ex tending the line, and as sites for sheds are not sufficient. The Board appears to be actuated by a sincere desire to remove any obstacle which might impede the immediate commencement of a work so essentially necessary to the commerce of the port. Amongst the other proposals is the widening of the continu ation of Queen-street, from Custom-house street to Quay-street, to a width of 100 feet, instead of 85 feet as at present. Custom house-street, from Queen - street to Fort street, will also be extended to a similar width and carried round to the Beach Road, a crossing if possible being made at the end of Short-street, so as to provide access to the Wynyard Pier. Messrs Conyers and Lawson also paid a i visit to the proposed site for the railway workshops at Newmarket, and expressed satisfaction with the area available. The only re maining consideration is that of the ex pense which the removal would entail, on which the Resident Engineer and other authorities are in accord. Another work which is in contemplation is the construc tion of a bridge at the Remuera crossing, and the lowering the grade at this point so as to enable the train to pass beneath the bridge, thus averting the danger of accidents. Messrs Conyers and Lawson will also finally decide upon the question of the rail way station at Morningside, and, we under stand, will take into consideration the offer of the contractors to construct a station at the Cabbage Tree Swamp Junction for £1,000. Mr Harding is now engaged in preparing an estimate which will furnish data for a comparison with Mr Stewart's estimate for £4,000.

A telegram from our own correspondent, received this morning, conveys intelligence of the denth of Mr Teschemaker, member for Geraldine, at Wellington, this morning, of typhoid fever. He had been ill for about a month, and was thought, till yesterday, out of danger, when he had a*relapse. Mr Teschemaker was a representative of the Canterbury squatting party, and consistently voted in that interest. He never took a very prominent part in politics, and was not remarkable for any striking qualities as a legislator. He spoke but rarely, aud then not at any length. He was unassuming in the House, and was seldom carried away by passion. On one occasion, however, during the session before last he lost his temper, and was severely called to order by the Speaker. Mr Teschemaker was, we believe, possessed of considerable pastoral property.

Captain Burton, a gentleman well-known and esteemed in this city, has recently met with a rather severe accident. Captain and Mrs Burton were taking a carriage drive in the neighbourhood of London, when, by some means the carriage was overturned, and the Captain in trying to save himself was much injured in the head. Mrs Burton also suffered considerably, but was not dangerously injured.

The following were passengers from London to Lyttelton by the ship Piako which put into South America on fire. Saloon:—Miss Sinzley, Mr A. B. Shera, Mrs Buchanan, J. T. Buchanan, 300 Immi grants; -'"'■' :- <;- :.:';; ::..;\ : .,:, '■ v{')V~'^

i, A correspondent writes: " I think the at tention of the Government ought to be drawn to the fact that it is desirable to acquire the freehold of favoured localities along the coast, when the land could be cut up and formed into townships. Many of us who havejbeen living on the Thames for the last 10 years have never yet acquired a piece of land as a freehold. Yet there is private land suitable for small homesteads, where we could get employment for ourselves and our children in the bush, combined with gold digging, when we could grow our own pro visions, catch our owu fish —in fact, feel in dependent-if we could only acquire an acre of land to each family. The land is good ; the position is good ; and will rise in value as our children grow up. I know of no place so suitable for a mainitacturing district. There is abundant water-power for machinery, and every convenience for a a thriving settlement at Te Paru, on the road from the Thames to Hastings."

The Alexaudra-street annual soiree in convection with the Sunday-school was held last evening, and the room was crowded. The tea-tabels were full of good things, and the friends waited upon byMesdamesDutton, Hall, Saunders, Lenard, Misses Thwaites, 1-eslie, Ebden, and Wood. RevD. Dutton occupied the chair, and opened the proceed ings. Thesecretary, Mr Squirrel, and Mr D. Goldie, treasurer, read their respective reports. The latter was enumerafcive, and showed that good progress had been made in the library and in additional scholars. The income of the year was £120 4s lid ; disbursements, £116 9d : credit balance, £4 4s 2d. The meeting was successively addressed by Rev P. W. Jones, and Messrs Brame and Parker. The choir rendered sacred selections of music, under the direc tion of Mr Tudehope. The whole closed with the benediction.

" One of a thousand" writes the follow ing with reference to early closing : —"Sir, at the request of a large and influential portion of the Auckland public, I beg to ask which candidate for the Mayoralty will support the early closing movement, as we may not have the chance of heariug their views. I trust the gentlemen nomin ated will answer the question through the Star."

The quarterly meeting of the Sir Henry Havelock Lodge No. 20, 1.0. G.T., took place on the 15th November, when the fol lowing officers were installed by Bro. Squirrill, L.D., assisted by Bro. Flannery, W.M. :—Bro. Peace, W C.T. ; Bro. Barker, W.V.T. : Bro. McNaught, W.C. ; Bro. Hannaford, VV.S. ; Bro. Parker, W.T. ; Bro. Massey, W.F.S. ; Bro. Flannery, W.M. ; Bro. Colin Peace, W.I.G. ; Bro. James Allan, W.O.G. ; Bro. Goldie, P.W.C.T. ; Sis. Hannaford, W.A.S. ; Sis. Cooper, W.D.M. ; Sis. Peace, W.R.H.S. ; Sis. Devlin, W.L.H.S. Mr Robert Graham writes as follows on the subject of the proposed " Ladies' Mile " at Ellerslie : "Sir, —In announcing my in tention, in your issue of Saturday last, of laying out a public carriage drive through Eilerslie, you were not quite correct in describing the course " The Ladies' Mile," as you facetiously style it, will take. From Onehunga, passing the Harp of Erin, the carriage drive will be formed straight down to near the grand-stand; thence through the Ellerslie Gardens to near the artesian well, taking the rise of the hill behind Ellerslie Hotel.—Robt. GiIAHAM."

Sir,—l regret to see that the person who supplied you with information relative to the debate in the Catholic Institute on Monday evening, wherein he puts himself as having figured conspicuously, should have so little regard for the truth as to state that the affirmative side was carried by a majority of two. The fact is, the numbers being equal, that the negative view was sustained by the casting vote of the chairman.—Yours, &c, MEMBER.

We understand that, a great deal of inferior kerosene is being sold by dealers in. the city, and several narrow escapes from accidents have been the result. The kerosene in question is of a yellowish hue and corrosive, leaving danger behind in the tins and bottles. A few days since, a person in Newton was holding a tin, sup posed to be empty, over a fire for the sake of a few drops to assist in iguiting it, when the vessel exploded and blew the man's hat from his head. Yesterday, a'daughter of Mr Duke was trying a similar experiment when a like explosion took place, but fortunately without serious results. It devolves upon purchasers, therefore, to endeavour to get the genuine article, instead of spurious imitations. Moreover, it is at all times exceedingly dangerous to approach a fire with a vessel containing any consider able quantity of kerosene, for the purpose of accelerating the fire, because the flames will immediately run up into the vessel and speedily explode the whole of the iuflani mable contents. There have been frequent cases of persons being burnt to death from these causes.

The "Ho;ne News" containsthe following which will be of interest to those who hail from the Emerald Isle : —According to Lord Dufferin, the Scotchman has only one fault, and that is that heisnot anlrishmaa. Irish men undoubtedly have become famous in the annals of govenorship, and many of our most distinguished Colonial officials have hailed from the Emerald Isle. Sir George Young, Lord Monck, Sir Arthur Kennedy, Mr. Pope Hennessy, among others, have proved what Irishmen can do;but an argument must be a little threadbare which requires to be backed up by quoting instances such as that of Lord Palmerstou and Marshal MacMahon. " Pam," like the Duke of Wellington, was not much of an Irishmen ; and the present President of the French Republic has nothing Irish about him but his name. Saving the illustrious speaker himself, there are few Irishmen whose Colonial fame rests half so high as that_ of the Metcalfes, the Heads, the DenJsons, and the Greys. Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is a better. That Irish men find themselves in so many important positions is a tribute to their ability and perseverance; but it does not exalt them above a host of equally good men in their own line.

At an inquest held this afternoon at the Exchange Hotel, Onehunga, betore the district coroner, on the body of Charles Philimore, aged 40, who lost his life on Tuedsay last by falling into a cess-pit in his own garden, Mrs Philimore, wife of deceased, stated that her husband was subject to epileptic fits, and at such times was powerless in assisting himself. She is of opinion that he must have been seized with one of these fits as he was working in his garden, close by, in the afternoon, and fallen in. On discovering her husband's body in the pit, she immediately cried out, when Joseph Hewitt and Alexander Black came to the spot, and got her husband out of the pit. He was quite dead. Dr Zinzan was sent for, but as life was extinct his services were unavailable. Constable Collis had the body conveyed to the house, where the inquest is being held. Mr. Edward Lewis announces that he will hold his first sale of American goods, per City of New York, to-morrow. There will be lunch at eleven o'clock. Although tnis is the first appearance of Mr. Lewis in Auckland as a knight of the hammer, he is by no means new to the business, having first engaged in it in partnership with Messrs Taylor, Watt and Co., Wanga nui, so far back as 1859. The usual monthly inspection of the Artillery Company will take place this evening at 7.30 sharp.

The Waikato Turf Club Spring meeting will be held on the Ohaupo Flat, where there is an excellent race-course. We understand that Mr J. Woodward, Public 3 nistee, has this day given instruc tions to have all papers connected with the estate of the late J. G. Petingale handed over to J. Tole, Esq., solicitor, so as to enable full justice to be done to Mr E. J. ieltus, and the other two creditors. We tasted to-day some samples of butter made at Mr. E. Perkin'a dairy, and have no hesitation in pronouncing it to be some ot the best ever exhibited in Auckland; Ihese various samples have been left at the shop of Mr. J. P. King, chemist, Queen street, to enable the country settlers to taste and judge for themselves.

A benevolent effort is now being made to raise sufficient money to pay the passage of Mr Thomas Pride to England. Mr Pride arrived in the colony in 1863, and while employed at the Manukau signal station during the war contracted severe rheuma tism, which has rendered him almost help less. He bears the highest testimonials as to character, and has occupied a very respect able position; but through his affliction and age has been reduced to a state of the greatest destitution, having for nights slept in the Domain. Yet he is entitled, through the death of a brother, to freehold property in England bringing in an income of £300 a year, but resj>ecting which he cannot obtain any satisfactory account. It is with a view to recovering possession of this property that he is now anxious to go home, where he has two married daughters. A sum of £20 is required, and only £5 has yet been subscribed. Contributions towards this deserving object may be sent to the Star office.

An excellent programme has been pre pared by the committee of the Temperance (Society, for their entertainment to-morrow eveuing, in the Temperance Hall.

In our report of the reception of the Aus tralian cricketers yesterday, we accidentally omitted to notice the display of fireworks from the ship May Queen, which was really beautiful, and one of the best ever seen in the harbour. Captain Tatchell and his men worked most energetically to make their part of the reception a success, and besides firing guns at frequent intervals, exhibited blue lights at the mast-head, and made the harbour brilliant with beautiful fireworks. Great praise is, therefore, due to them for their efforts.

We learn that Mr Roche, of Te Awamutu, will be appointed Registrar of births, deaths, and marriages. The ad visability of making this appointment was brought under the notice of the Government last session, and it will be a great boon to the districts of which Te Awamutu is the natural centre.

A musical and literary entertainment by the members of the S. Sepulchre's Mutual Improvement Society will beheld to-morrow evening in the Newton East School; to consist of glees, choruses, and songs, under the direction of Mr Rice ; concluding with the amusing farce of " An Ample Apology."

During the time that Mr Thomas Walker, professional trance medium, was in Auck land, a warm controversy was carried on as to the degree of education he had received. On the side of his friends it was contended that Walker was an illiterate youth, and that therefore the orations which he de livered could only emanate from superhuman agencies. On the other hand, sceptics, and ourselves amongst the number, were con vinced from what took place at private in terviews with Mr Thomas Walker that he was by no means so simple as he would have us believe, and that his * ora tions were all carefully prepared and got by rote before they were put before an audience. A paragraph in "The Har binger of Light," a spiritualistic organ, of November Ist, throws some additional light on the question. It is as follows: "Dr. Peebles having called on Mr Walker's parents (who naturally feel proud of their son, and exalt his abilities) was informed that Mr Walker had been a teacher ; whereas the fact is he had only been a monitor or pupil teacher in a common national school at Preston, in Lancashire. When Mr Walker left school he could do sums in interest, parse a little, and knew the geography of the British Isles. This was the extent of his ' fair' education, of which Dr. Peebles speaks; and the rest of his statements are of a some what similar Dature, as, for instance, his being a short-hand reporter, when he is yet but a student of phonography, and far from being proficient. Dr. Peebles, in his anxiety to do credit to Mr Walker, has set too high a value on these partial statements." This may or may not be the case, but what right has the author of the foregoing paragraph to pretend to know more of Mr Walker's early scholastic abilities than his own parents do. This is too palpable an attempt on the part of the editor of the " Harbinger " to wrest the evidence to his own side.

Though the deputation respecting early closing failed to secure theirobject, we learn that direct promises have been since ob tained from several employers in the larger houses to close early every Saturday after Christmas, irrespective of what course the rest of the trade may take.

Mr Tyerman, the spiritualistic and free thought lecturer, has written a letter from Virginia City, Nevada, under date August 3rd, relating his experiences. After relatiug his rencontre with the Rev. S. Edger, he goes on to describe his visit to Honolulu, and his reception by the spiritua lists of San Francisco, where he spoke for six Sundays. In this city he found the spiritualists, disunited. He was present at several test meeting. He had an inter view with Mrs Foj c, a medium, who, he says, excels Foster. He mado only a short stay at Virginia City. He witnessed a Mormon Sunday service, and says, " a stranger could not fail to see the stamp of intellectual and moral inferiority uponthem." He also adds that the more he saw of Mor monism the more it struck him that "its religion is a debasing superstition, its priest hood an oppressive tyranny, its polygamy a withering curse, and now that its master spirit has gone, it will be difficultto keep it together, and impossible to realise the ambitious hope with which its dupes have been flattered." Bishop, who, he says "was formerly a medium, and then turned ex poser, because it pays best," was about to visit Australia, but changed his intention on learning that Baldwin was already out there in the same line.

The following letter from Sir George Grey, in connection with the petition for the division of § Auckland into wards, has been received by Mr D. Goldie :—" Wellington, 14th November, 1878. —My dear Mr Goldie, —I duly received your letter of the Ist October, and was then too busy to reply to it. Part of my work was carrying out the matters which you in your letter asked me to give effect to; and the fact of a proclama tion dividing the Borough of Auckland into Wards having been issued in the "Gazette" of the 24th October last will show you that all that yourself and the petitioners, who were so many in number, desired to be carried out. has been accomplished. I trust that the result of the division of the Borough into wards will be found fully as beneficial as the _ inhabit? Nts of the city appear to think it will be, for its prosperity must greatly depend upon the people of Auck land being satisfied with the form of Municipal Government under which they live, and of heartily co-operating to give effect to it. I hope to be able to start for the North in a few days, and before long to pay you all a visit at Auckland.—Truly yours, G. Grey."

The following is the rota of attendance for the Petty Sessions Court, to be held on November 26, 1878, and February 25,1879 : —Messrs J. Baber, A. Beetham, J. McC. Clark, A. Clements, J. Cosgrave, W. C. Daldy, J. Dilworth, J. M. Dargaville, P. Dignan, C. F. Goldsbro', R. Graham.

A, match between the Auckland IJ nited Cricket Club and the North Shore Cricket Club will take place on Saturday next in Domain cricket ground ; wickets to be pitched at 1.30 p.m. The following will play for the Auckland United Cricket Club : —Messrs Yates, Mumford, Lankham, Biuden, Lynch, Robinson, P. Dufaur, Arneil, W. Lankham, Nicholson, and Frater.

The members of No. 3 Company A. K. Volunteers are reminded that the inspection parade will be held to-morrow (Friday) evening, in full-dress uniform, when Mr Hitchens' prizes will be presented. Every member is requested to be present, in order to secure capitation. There is no limit to American inventive genius/For instance, Simon S. Hender son, of North Washington, Ohio, has patented a device to receive and hold a, quid of tobacco when in the mouth; the use of which will prevent an intemperate use of tobacco, while at the same time affording the chewer the full pleasure, enjoyment, and satisfaction which the use of tobacco imparts. What next?

CABLEGRAMS.

Gambetta Challenged to a Duel.

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[KETJTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

LOSS OF THE TUBAL CAIN.

CORRUPTING A JURY.

SYDNEY, November2o..' The Fiji mail brings the report of the loss of the schooner Tubal Cain, bound,from Auckland to Levuka, on Ono Island.

The seamen's strike continues. Themen leave all the A.S.N. steamers on arrival, and refuse to work while Chinese are employed.

The Queensland general elections are proceeding. MELBOURNE, November 20.

The result of the "embracery" convict tions was that David Henry, money-lender, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment and £500 fine ; Ireland and Frorist, money lenders, were sentenced to two years* imprisonment and £50 fine.

A WAIF OF THE SEA.

(BY TELEGRAPH.)

(From Our own Correspondent.

OTAKI, this day. A BOTTLE containing a document, cast adrift from the barque River in lat 44.45 S., long. 133.33 E., on the 18th February last, was found by a native to-day. Tie document is signed by the Rev. 'Johnston Walker. " ' \''\^:i

The river is improving, and the sea is tolerably smooth. Weather threatening^' and barometer 29.30, falling. :.>,"f

AUSTRALIAN CABLEGRAMS.

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English News.

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

["Home News," October 10.] ,

, The Australian cricketers sailed _on Thursday, September 19, for Canada, .after a campaign in the Old Country of whicn they have every reason to be proud. .I°, sum up their prowess as demonstrated in England, it may be said that,'while they have proved their superiority to any county, eleven in England, except that of Notting hamshire, they have not conclusively beaten ;r any eleven representatives of the whole oi; ; England. They beat Marylebone.early^ ; the season by a fluke, and -received a.very f .severe beating themselves in return a teff weeks; later. They beat a second-class , eleven at Princess only the other day., un ; the other hand, they have come offsecona ; best in their contests with;' Cambridge ana , with the Gentlemen of England, and tney have never had ranged against them a", eleven picked from such men as Lockwo°a, ; Ulyett, Emmett, Selby, Daft, OscroK,- Shaw, Morley, Jupp, Pooley, Shrewsbury,. Finder, and Bates. Of thirty-sevenmatcce?; , played they have only lost seven. E]g &tC; ' were won; twelve were drawn—not ak« i ofrthem in favour of the Australians. THE AFGHAN QUESTION- ■ The Afghan question is not a litw,; one to understand. Our north-easter frontier in India is defended by a range v lofty mountains, with two or three pa» in the hands of fierce, independent to*-. Beyond these mountains is Afghanis* > which is thus described by a compete" authority :-" It is a land of rocks, sang deserts, ice, and- sno^. Take a btob^ there, and you are beaten; takeaJaige^ and ; O u are starved." The Afghans** brave, warlike, and treacherous; «naw j have no intention of becoming thereuu tories of either us or Russia, oW f ~'■ Afghanistan are the Russians and Cenu AsL. To attack India a Russian l arW ■■■ would start from Herat. It*3 noeaKr? to get an army there; and tO; reaca,^- ; , frontier from thence the army twuWJJ to march above oae hundred co^ days, to traverse Afghanistan,...and to the denies of the mountains. lithe were anxious for annexation to "s^kW*^, be to our advantage to occu'J »" I. country. But the reverse- is the. w» ■. and if we were P^^?LTl&. I it, we should • have, after , fighting | it to garasonit-as though,^; .^.B a hostile territory. Eyen therefor* ** | Shere Ali, the raler of Afghanistan P^ > | fast and loose.with us; g: successive Indian Viceroys. 1

EVENING SI All. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21



THE TVT E W 7E4LAND e& CLOTHING FACTORY ~m ■ EMPLOYS UPWARDS OF 600 WORKPEOPLE. BRANCHES FOR THE SALE OF OUR MANUFACTURES AT AUCKLAND NAPIER WELLINGTON wanganui DUNEDIN oamaru TIMARTJ INVERCARGILL CHRISTCHURCH. The Proprietors have had to fight their way inch by inch in oppos'Hnn to the interests of Importers and Singers, but the desire on the part of th« Public to encourage New Zealand Industries has been manifested by the great success which has attended all the Branches of the New Zealand Clothing Factory. SUMMER SEASON, 1878-1879, Now in receipt of MHIN'S, BOYS', and •YOUTHS' CLOTHING, especially Manufactured for the Auckland Market, and Superior in Style and Fit to the Imported Goods. A great portion is made oE the famous Mosgiel Tweeds, manufactured of purej; New 'Zealand wools. A SINGLE GARMENT SOLD AT WHOLESALE PRICE. The Largestand Choicest Stock in New ;Zealand of Hats, Caps. Hosiery, Port manteaux, Bags, and tne latestlJNovel ,ties in Ties, Scarfs, Collars, &c. A SINGLE ARTICLE SOLD AT WHOLESALE PRICE. AlllGoods are marked in Plain F urea, if or CASH ONLY. Any Article purchased and not appro ved of will be exchanged with the same courtesy with which it was sold, or, if , desired, the money will be returned. J. B. ROBINSON, MLANAGER AUCKLAND BkaNOH. /Agency in New Zealand for Wertheim's .Celebrated Sewing Machines. A TINABURY& jpO'S A® JU vy GRAND SHOW OF , SUMMER DRESS GOODS! New Summer Washing Fablio Fashionable Millinery Summer Hats Ladies' Costumes t. :■■•;■■■ Girls' Costumes „,,_,■ Maids' Costumes , Ladies' and Children's Underclothing Black and Coloured Bilks New Shades in Lustres ' ; Snowflake Dress Goods Frillings, Bilk Ties . :: r }■•;■■ Orlovea. Umbrellaa.,.-,, ; . Linen Collars and Cuffs • • . • L> Itsil j j * Prints 1-Prints! ;■ ;," ■!••;- i< :i'l\' ~ ■• <■ Manchester Gqoda: '■ ,• j ' Fancy Goods Millinery, Trimmings -'.; -i /:"ii.h ',::;:: iScg., :&cJ,K! &,o. ;, ";■■<■.?: AN INSPECTION-INVITED. A. LINAB VB. V & C G, ]' 8, ' 20i&'200, QUKteN-STKKET,



im O R E S T. TK E E ACT. c. w. Gardener, Grafton Roat>, Is prepared to Supply and Plant, viz., English Ash, Oaks, Elms, Sycamores (sugar producing), Acacia Decurrens. or Black Wattle, Pmuslu -sienis and other varieties, at £4 per acre, ten acres 'or more, 900 planls to an acre. Plants guaranteed. S(M>OO YARDS 03? DRESS narTO BE SOLD OH E A>;P. 10,000 YARDS GF PLAIN LUSTRES as- TO BE SOLD CHEAP. EL A TKINS llnvites Inspection ,ot hi 3 NKVV SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS MAT IC RIALS. The' Stock this Season is an immense one, of thr greatest variety, and the prices the lowest jn the City. H.A. has also just received ox 'Lebu'to his own order, a Very Large Stock oE BLACK SILKS, same as always kept in btock. 1 heso can be specially recommended. They always wear well, and give great satisfaction. Also, COLOURED SILKS-a splendid assortment in all the n w Colors. ALSO, JU»t" OPENED, A Complete Stock of Long Curtains. Quilts, Table Linen, Sheetings, Blankets, Calicos, and Manchester Goods. IN THE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT (A Very Heavy Stock). SPLENDID VALUK of New Suit.s.'.Coats, " Trowsers and Vests, Trowsers, &c. SPECIAL LINES in Galatea and Pai?et Coats, in Blue and Black Cloth, Worsted Coatings, Diagonal Tweed, Sec, &c, &c. The STOCK of Boy's and Youth's Clothing is very large this Season, and o£ good value. THE LARGEST STOCK OF TWEEDS IN THE COLONY. Tailors Supplied at Wholesale Prices. GOOD TWEED for Boy's Wear, from Is lid per yard. H. A T~IF INS. itrORTH BRITISH AND MERC AN- J3I TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. LONDON AND EDINBURGH. , Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Capital .. .. 7. .7 .. .. £2,000,000 Reserve Fund 1,082,768 Income of the Fire Department, Net Premiums and Interest, 1877 — ~. 916,616 President: His Grace the Duke of Roxburghe, K.T. V icic-Prksidents : Hia Grace the Duke of Sutherland, K.G.; His Orace the Duke of Abercorn, K.G. Extraordinary Direotohs : Right Hon. the Earl of Airlie, Right Hon. the Eari of Strathmore, Right Hon. Sir James Fer gusson, of Kilkerran, Bart., Sir Matthew White Ridley. Bart., Right Hon. the Karl of Elgin, Right Hon. Lord Wolverton, Sir Walter James, Bart., Sir John Maiorbanks, or Lees, Bart., Sir Robert Hay, of Haystoun, Bart., David Mahony, Eaa<t Dublin. GENERAL COURT OF DIRECTORS. Chairman : Right Hon. Lord Lawrence, G.C.8., G.C.5.1., and P.O. Fire Risks taken on buildings and property In the Provincial District of Auckland at lowiest BATES. Losses promptly and liberally dealt with. SHERA BKOS., Agknts, lQoeen-strket. HE MANCfIESffK FTRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1821. CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING. REVENUE. 1855 £19,762 1865 91.558 1875 196,720 1876 221,014 1877 265,998 FIRE RISKS on all Insurable Property taken at Lowest Rates ov Premium. N.B.—AH Losses will be paid here with liber ality and despatch. Agent for the Provincial District and City of Auckland. JOHN R. RANDERSON, No. 5, Insurance Buildings, Queen-street. O~THE HEADS~^"F~AUCKLAND FAMILIES. NEW BOOTS ! NX W BOOTS! NEW SHOE 3! A MONTH'S CHEAP BOOT SALE. F. STEPHENS Has Bought at auction a LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF BOOTS AND SHOES, also SLIPPERS. These Goods are of most Superior Quality and Finish, were sacrificed at the auction, and will NOW BE SOLD at VERY LOW PRICES, viz.:— Gents' Calf Elastic-sides for 10s 6d Gents' Lace-up Boots, 12s 6d Ladies' New Patent Double Tie Derby Walk ing 16s 6d Shoes now selling at 12s 6d. (This is a fashionable and attractive Shoe) Seal Morocco Oxford 16s Walking Shoe now selling at 12s Ladies' Pretty 12a 6d Dress Shoes are now 9s 6d Ladies Kid Fancy Shoes (Buckle) were 11s 6d, but are now 83 Gel Cheap Lines in Ladies' Kid Elastic, from 5s 6d to 8s 6d per pair. The whole Consignment is offered to the Public at similar Cheap Rates during the next month. F. STEPHENS. _^ TT^EMPTHORNE, PROSSER & CO.'S JLV NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY (LIMITED). CAPITAL £200.000. 100,000 Shares of £2 each. 50,000 offered to the Public. Deposit on application, ss. per share; on allot ment, ss. per share; ss. in three months, and 6s. in six months after allotment. 25,000 Fully Paid-up Shares taken by Messrs Kempthorne, Prosser & Co. 25,000 Shares reserved for future issue. Certified net profits on cash value of sales for last year equal 15-320 per cent. Average net profits on average capital for last four years equal 23-08 per cent. Prospectuses obtained at Union Bank, or from Mr. ALEX. SAUNDERS, Insurance Buildings. Early application is necessary, as applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Share Liafc closes on the 30th November. UNION INSURANCE COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £2,000,000. AUCKLAND BRANCH, QUEEN STREET, next to the Colonial Bank. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurances granted on Dwelling - houses, Stores, Shops, Buildings in which trade is carried on, Merchandise, and Goods of every description. MARINK. DEPARTMKNT. Hulls of Ships or Steamers. Merchandise of all klnda, Specie and Wool to United Kingdom, at Lowest Current Ratbs. '"-" pi ■';'.■ R. H. STJCVJBiNSON, ' ■ '".,.'■■ Manager. TO THE BURGESSES OF ONEHUNGA. Ladies and Gentlemen,—At the request of a large number of friends, I beg to offer myself as a Candidate tor the Of&co of Mayor, trusting i° «? y £ a! fc se£vic es in the Council, as a pasport to the higher honour. Yom faithful Servant,



/GREATEST VARIETY of Bedsteads vUT in Auckland. Greatest Variety of BEDROOM Furniture Greatest Variety of Drawing-room Suitks Greatest Variety of Dining-room Suites Greatest Variety of CARPETS Greatest Variety of FLOORCLOTHS CITY HALL FURNISHING ARCADE. Holloway, Garlick Hs Granwell Have for Sale— q»ftBE])STKADS, the Handsomest in OO\f Auckland. Iron. Kauri. Cedar, Riinu, • and Mottled Kauri, Hale Tester an<> French in all sizes. Stump and Stret chers, Wood and Iron Cots, Folding and Rocking Cots. m ROLLS of CARPET to select from Brussels, Tapestry, Velvet Pile, Kid derminstor, Felt, Duch, Jute, and Stair Carpets; Hearth Rugs; Mat tings, various kinds 1 C\C\Ch CHAIKS, comprising American, X \J\J\}> English, Austrian Bent Wood, Italian, ana Colonial, to suit all classes. Wholesale and Retail. QOft TOILKT GLA.SSKS. Very handsome O\J\J ones just opened; also, a large lot of Chimney Glasses, Walnut, Gilt, and Ebonized Frames. a A CHESTS DRAWERS in various woods y=u aud styles. ka WASHSTANDS & TOILET TABLES, " v various designs. on SETS TOILET WARE, some very O" choice. BEDDING of all kinds BLANKETS, QUILTS, SHEETS, &o. AOK PAIR WHITE CURTAINS, Lace, &*>*' Leno, Aplique, &c. MANCHESTER DRAPERY GOODS CLOTHING, &O. Book Catalogues sent Post Free. Holloway, Garlick and Cranwell, CITY HALL ARCADHJ, QUEEN AND LORN K-STREETS, Auckland. pIURNITURE—For the Drawingroom SJ Dining-room, Library, Be room, or Kitchen, on Sale at 1' &H. COOKE'S. /CARPETS—lncluding Brussels, rlapes \J try, Kidderminster, Stair Felt, and Dutch, on Sale 1 & H. COOKK'S. lINOLEUM aud Floorcloths, all v/idths, J Bath Mats, in Linoleur and \ Floorcloth, on Sale at T & H. COOKE'S. O EARTH RUGS, Door Mats, plain and OL wool bordered. Matting, Wool Mats, Bed-side Rugs, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. t RON BEDSTEADS. — French. Half !_ Tester, Stump and Folding; Iron Cots, all sizes. Wood Bedsteads and Wood Cots, on Sale at T. & H. COOKK'S. BEDDING.— Hair, Wool/Spring, Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses, Feather Beds, Bolsters and Pil lows, on Sale at T. & H. COOKK'S. f*i LASSES.—Ghimney Glasses, in Gilt, \JT Walnut, and Maple Frames, Toi let Glasses Toiletware, Cane seated Chairs, in great variety, on Sale at T. Be H. COOKE'S. PRICES. —As we import direct from the English Manufacturers, we are able to sell all imported goods as low as any house in town* and, employing steam po'.vkr in our Factory, are enabled to offer articles of local manufacture at a very moderate rate. T. & H. GookQ's FDHNITUKK and UARPBT WARKHOU X 67. QUKKN-STRBKT. I^TOTICE TO OFFICERS OF LODGES. THE AUCKLAND ALMANAC AND PROVINCIAL HANDBOOK For 1879. la now in the Press, and Officers of various Societies will oblige by forwarding to the Publisher, Evening Star Office, at their earliest convenience, lists of office-bearers, and other information. i Letters to be marked, " Almanac matter." CARPET SALE ! CARPET SALE! ARPKT SALE ! OAKFET SALE 1 W. EATTRAY havinß boaghfc a Larpre Stock of NEW CARP PITS, at a Very Heavy Discount, is enabled to offer them to his customers, and the general public, ai Prices that defy COMPE TITION. 5S> Tapestry (best make), from 2/11 ?a, Brussels (best make), from 4/11 *&. Kiddkkminhtkr (beat make), from 2/11 SS, Felts, all price 3. /N KW Floorcloths, Linoleums JUST IN UW Mat! ings. Curtains O P E JN IC D— 1 NfCW Cretonnes, Crumbcloths VNEW Table-covers, Mats, &c. All at Reduced Prices 1!! Remnants of Carpets and Floorcloth under cost. W. RATTRAY, DRAPER AND SILK MERCER, 66, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND, Opposite.the Bank of New Zealand. "RATIONAL INSURANCE COM PANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital £1,000,000. UNLIMITED LIABILITY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, of every^ description accented on the most favourable terms. All funds invested in the'colony. HENRY E WILLIAMS, 1 Mana er. WJ. HURST & CO. • HAVE ON SALE: 100 casks White Bros. Portland Cement 100 drums Jas. Stores & Co.'s Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil 30 cases Geo. Basset & Co.'s Candied Peel 2£o boxes De Roubaix, Jenar& Co.'s Candles The above Goods will be sold cheap to make room for further shipments. W. J. HURST & CO., 101, Queen-street. ON SALE, Ex Late Arrivals: 50 tons Billyard's Bonedust 40 tons Bell's Boneflour 25 tona Bell's J-in. Bonedust 20 tons Peruvian Guano Also, Mexican Guano Phosphate Coarse Salt And, Chemical Manure. W. J, HURST & CO., 101. Queen-street. JUST ARRIVED, Per Mail Steamer: 10 tons F*esh Linseed Oil Cake. Also, on Hand, Feed Oats Maize Bran Sharps Flour, &c, &c, &c. W. J. HURST & CO., 101, Queen-street, Auckland.