HOTEL ARRIVALS.

STAR HOTEL, R. J.Davidson, Propnetor.- For week ending 9th November, 1878 :-Mr.J. Rayner. Mr. Esdaile, Tauranga; Mr. X Sander, Mr. Hans Gorlitz. Mr. T. A. Neate, Mr. Bishop, Sydniy;Mr. A. Macperson, Waiwera; Mrs., MiwVialou Mr. Gi bert, Mr. H. Kirkwcod, Mr. DT Carnahan, WaUato; Mr. N. C. Jacobs. Ade laideis A ■ Rev. T. L. Bryans, Mr. G. C. Her hftrt'Salop", England; Mr. H. Martin Rugo, Samoa •Mr. W. W. Brown, Mra. E. K. Brown and child. Gisborne; Mr. A. Cassils, Raglan; Mr. G. JN. Brassey, Mr. Carrick, Thames.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

•tTTr-TT to a Tim f This Afternoon, 7.29 HIGH WAIBB- ITo . mol . row Morning, 7.48 SUN SET.—ThLa Evening, 6.39 SUN RISE.—To-morrow MorninK, 4.49 MOON'S AGB.—Last Quarter, 18th. 5.37 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

SATURDAY EVENING. Hawea, s.s.. Kennedy, from the South Elizabeth Conway, schooner, schooner, Bus&eu, from Russell

YESTERDAY. Island Lily, brigantine, Cooper, from Chatham Reward^ schooner, Evanson, from Whangaroa

DEPARTURES.

SATURDAY EVENING. Fanny, cutter, Kicketts, for Whangaroa YESTERDAY. Ltetitia, schooner, Austen, for Russell TO-DAY. Hawea, s.s., Kennedy, for Russell

IMPORTS.

Per Hawea from the South.: 33S sacks pota toes.6"2 cases. SO bales, 272 packages, 3 hhds, 651 pipes 3 casks. Per Island Lily from Chatham Island :30 horses S3 bales wool. 17 hides, 4 bales sheepskins, 11 casks, and 1 crate tallow, 1 steam winch, 1 bale fungus.

COROMANDEL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.- NEW STEAMER FOR THE TRADE.

For some time past efforts have been made for the formation of a Coromandel Steamship Company, and these efforts have now resu ced In a company being formed, with, a capital or 4000 shares, of £1 each. To Mr Leon, of the Wharf Hotel, Coromandel. ia due in a large measure to the present success of the scheme. He has been most indefatigable in his en deavours to establish the company. This after noon a contract for the construction of a steamer was signed with Mr James Holmes, shipbuilder, of tb.9 North Shore. The vessel will be a wooacn one, with iron fastening?. Her dimen sions will be: Let-gta of keel, 90ft; breadth of beam, loft.: and depth of hold, 7ft. The plank in "• will te two inches by four and a half, and the planking 2 inches at the botton, and 3 inches round the bilge. She will, when completed, draw two feet six inches at the bow, ana six inches at the stern. She will be supplied with good passenger and cargo accommodation, having main saloon, ladiea' cabin, and steerage, and main, and afteriioM. Her machinery and boiler:will be of the best description, the latter bearing a nominal pressure of 701bs. The total cost of the vessel will De £3 £00. Mr Holmes, who has had a great deal of experience in ttie Coromandel trade, take 3 1000 shares in the new company, and this is a,clear evidence that he does not doubt of its ultimate success. The new steamer will be commenced at the North Shore at once.

To day being a Government holiday the Custom*" offices -were closed. The brigantine Island Lily arrived, from Chatham Islands yesterday with a cargo Of wool, tallow, hide 3, &c. She left on the. 28th ultimo, and experienced light south-west winds, and subsequently strong westerly gales on the passage, arriving about noon yesterday. Fas s°n=-ers- Mrs Horiana, Messrs Hodmott, Riddle, Halliday, and Adams. , The s.s. Rotorua i 3 expected to arrive late to night from Napier and the South. She is adver tised to leave for Sydney at 4 o'clock to-mor- The s.s, Hawea arrived from Tauranga and Southern ports on Saturday evening. Passen gers : Mesdames Furness, Brown and Holland, Mr and Mrs Campbell, Mrs, Miss and Master Buddie, Messrs McLean, Royse, Saunders, Kemp, Simpson, Brown, McCabe, Maude, Caisholm, Seccombe, Price, Campbell, Walker, Henarickson, Betts, Melbourne, Price, Masters Gardiner and Maine, and 6 steerage. Saloon for Russell: Rev. Archdeacon Clark, Mr and Mrs Clarke, and Miss Stuart. We are indebted to Mr A. Fraser, purssr. for flies and other favours. The vessel has undfrgonea general overhaul since her last visit to this port. The barque Palace, from Dunedin to Whan garoa, 30 days out, was supplied with water by the schooner Reward off Cape Brett on Friday last The mail steamer City of Sydney may be exaected from Sydney about noon to-morrow. She will leave for Honolulu and .San Francisco ss veral hours later. The schooner JKate McGregor, which left 3 ■ 'telton for this port on the 31st ult., brings the fol owing cargo:—lls sacks potatoes, 150 sacks fin 1140 bags flour, 100 sacks malt, 51 cases bacon, 1. casks beef, 266 sacks oats, 10 cases meats. The schooner Minnehaha left Dunedin on the Ist inst. for Oamaru, where 3he will complete her loading for this port. ' The schooner Mazeppa, from Rarotonga, is discharging her cargo into the snip Famenoth for conveyance to London. The small vessel, Perseverance, recently launched by Messrs Fraser ana Mercer, Free man's Bay, has been rigged as a fore-and-aft chooner.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Transit, schooner, Hooper, from Lyttelton Ladybird, s.s., Garrard from the South

The schooner Transit arrived at the Heads from the South on Saturday. :: . The s.s. Ladybird from the South arrived in the Mantikau yesterday. The passenger list, etc., usually supplied by the purser, dia not come to hand to-day^ ■

BIRTHS.

BILKEY.—On the 11th November, atOnehunga, the wife of Mr. H. Bilkey of a daughter.

DEATHS.

LAMAN.—On Sunday, the 10th instant, Mr. John Laman, of Kpaom. The funeral will leave his late residence on Tuesday, 12th instant, at half-past two o'clock. Friends will please to accept this invitation. TREFFY.—On the 9th November, 1878, at the Parnell Orphan Home, Auckland, New Zea land, Edward James TrefPy, eldest son of Harry and Mary Treffy, aged 2 years and & months.—Home papers please copy.

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

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 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.

One of the most formidable enemies to be fought in an Afghan war is the climate, and already our special cablegrams report the prevalence of fever in the Punjab, the point d' appui, from whence military oper ations against the Ameer must be directed. The war -will, however, be carried on chiefly with Indian troops, and soldiers inured to climate; and the Afghans are no more likely than these to escape the'diseases insepar able from camp life. .The present season is unfavourable—winter in the country border ing the Himalayas *is very Cold, and the summer intensely hot. Of the two, cold is most trying to Hindoos. Probably nothing of importance in connection with this war will be done until early spring. Negotiations and warning letters may fill in the interval,

while all preparations are being made for a short and decisive campaign.

Frcoac our Wellington telegrams, it will be seen that Mr G. M. Reed, formerly of this journal, has been appointed emigration agent for the colony in England, and leaves next month to enter upon his new duties. If a comfortable Government berth is not exactly the destiny we should have pre dicted for Mr Reed, there can be no doubt that the Government have made a good choice, and that Mr Reed's talents as a lecturer will be well employed in popularising this colony in the Home country. The common practice with the Vogel Ministry was to buy off enemies with fat sinecures, and leave friends lamenting. It is, in our opinion, more straightforward to fill offices with those who have been the consistent political supporters of the Ministry. Acting on this principle the Government arc exporting, in Mr Reed, the most thorough-going advocate Sir George Grey ever had, and one of those who, by the famous trip to the Kawau, were instrumental iv bringing the Premier outagain into publiclif c. We believe, indeed, that to Mr Reed belongs the credit of origina ting that expedition. The new agent has strong faith in the resources and future of New Zealand, and possesses _ the power of imparting his enthusiasm to others. And if anyone in the colony has earned a trip home, by his services to the Government, he has undoubtedly done so. On the whole, therefore, the appoint ment, however distasteful to opponents of the Government, is one which its friends have no great reason to find fault with, and we wish Mr Reed prosperity in his new undertaking.

The colonial Geological Department is just now in hot water over a report made by one of its officers, Mr H. S. Cox, and certified by Dr Hector, on the D'Urville Copper Mine. Dr Hector has been a good deal twitted about an alleged prediction that the Thames would never yield gold in payable quantities. The pre sent dispute is of a similar character, for al though the report does not absolutely deny the payable character of the D'Urville lodes it damns the venture with faint praise. Mr Cox says : " At the present time the pros pects of the mine look moat encouraging, and had it not been that the tunnel which I have previously mentioned had been put in, one might have been led to form a most extravagant idea of the wealth which would accrue to the shareholders in the speculation; but this tunnel proves, what has frequently been demonstrated elsewhere, that ore deposits in serpent tine are not as continuous and well defined as the poorer lodes which occur in sedimentary deposits." Dr. Hector also bears out this opinion, by appending an introduction, in which he states that "copper ore, occurring in ser pentine rock, as is the case in this instance, is usually found in irregular patches, and not in defined lodes, so that Mr Cox was specially instructed to note the extent and relative arrangements ot the various out crops. From his report, it appears evident that the ore follows the usual rule, and is distributed in bunches, or lenticular masses, but in this case the bunches seem to have a very massive development, and are likely to afford ore in remunerative quantity." The mine manager's report on the contrary gives the most glowing account of the actual yields and prospects of the mine, and shares have changed hands at high premiums. The "New Zealander," which seems a good deal concerned for the success of the Copper Company, attacks the Geological Department, and says the £4,250 expended on it is not productive of any adequate return. Notwithstanding this bluster, however, it appears from the discussion that the Depart ment has exercised a wise caution and has not allowed itself to become a tool for the purpose of bulling what may or may not prove a very remunerative mining venture. The mostremarkaole part of the controversy, however, is that the "New Ze.ilander" seems to regard the Depart ment as an institution maintained for the bene fit of Wellington speculators, and to be praised or abused in propor tion as it it serves or defeats their purpose : —" Would it," exclaims our contemporary, " be too much to ask that in return for this £4,250 a year the public should receive periodical reports upon a discovery so important as that of copper within a hundred miles of Wellington ?" Most unquestionably it would. Living on Government suction it is, perhaps, not surprising that the people ot Wellington should expect the rest of the colony to pay for official inspections to guide the amateur investors of the Empire city in their dabbling with copper stocks, but before they are much older they will probably discover that like the rest ol the colony they must pay for such reports out of their own pockets—and perhaps believe them when obtained !

The dispute between. Messrs. Jones and Ware and the Harbour Board has at length terminated. The maintenance money of the Dock has been paid by the Board, Avho have taken over the Dock. The leakages, which will cost about £12, will be repaired at once. The arrangement is satisfactory to both parties.

A large crowd of apparently unemployed men assembled at the Police Station this morning to witness the daily drama of life, but were disappointed. The Court was held in Inspector Pardy's office, and passed with meteor-speed before Mr Cosgrave, Justice of the Peace. A man and women forfeited a crown each for drunkenness ; and Frederick Bay, seaman on board the ship Glenlora, was charged with desertion, and remanded until to-morrow.

We were misinformed about Mr W. A. McArthur being a son of the Alderman; he is nephew to that gentleman, and son of Mr A. McArthur, member of Parliament for Leicester. Mr Alderman McArthur repre sents Lambeth, and will, if living, be the Lord Mayor of London in 1879. It is fortu nate that he will carry into the British House of Parliament much valuable ex perience of the North Island, which he admired so much as to leave it moat un willingly, but with a resolution to advance the interests, of the colony whenever possible. His farewells on Saturday were warm and numerous.

"A Carpenter" desires to return hia^sincere thanks to the friends who so liberally sub scribed on behalf of the widow of James Tonson ; and Mrs Tonson expresses her heartfelt gratitude for the efforts on her behalf.

The Volunteers of Otago gave a dinner on Saturday night in honor of the Hon. Colonel Whitmore (Defence Minister) and the Hon. John Sheehon (Native Minister.) Lieut. Slavely occupied the chair. There was much fluent speaking on the occasion, urging the necessity of greater facilities being given by Government for organising the Volunteer forces. Colonel Whitmore, in reply, promised to do his best next session towards a large grant, but considered that no Volunteer Companies should exist, that were not able to turn out on parade 50 well-disciplined men. He also informed the meeting that Major Gordon had been appointed Inspector of Volunteers. The Hon. John Sheehan fol lowed in a humourous speech, full of point, showing that members of the present Minis try lived on the cold side of the House, uncheered by the genial sunshine. The speech created much amusement. The school-teachers, under the Board of Education, have formed a Teacher's Associa tion, which will be/formally opened on Saturday next, in Wellesley-street East School. Mr Worthington will deliver the inaugural address on the occasion, and officers will be appointed, and the rules adopted. ~~)\ ; i; .. ■ A young girl named Mary Powell, of Dunedin, picked up a .loaded carbine on Saturday last, and shot a girl named Edith Vaus on the cheek. No reason has been as signed for the act. The wound is not dan gerous. ;

With reference to our correspondent " Ratepayer's", remarks on the levels of Upper Queen-street not being advertised, we learn that to enable the month's notice required by the Corporations Act, the day for hearing objections could not be fixed sooner than the first Council meeting in December ; and as there is none earlier than the 11th, it was unnecessary to advertise until aboat the same date in the present month. On Saturday morning last the notice was sent to the newspaper offices, and appears in to-day's paper.

At a meeting of the electors of the Harataunga Riding of the County of Coro mandel, held at the Masonic Hotel, a state ment was read and adopted. The can didates for scats in the County Council addressed the electors, and explained their views concerning County Government. The Chairman explained that the Counties Act had been consistently kept hung-up during the term of trusteeship, but that the Go vernment had entrusted the Haratauuga Riding Committee with the disbursement of a portion of the County revenue. 11-20ths of the whole statement of the Harataunga Riding Committee of the County of Coromandel:—To 11-20ths of County revenue, £1,134 12s 8d ; 11-20ths of the Parliamentary vote for Counties of the North Island, £1,366 11s 2d; from old wharf, £5 12s; contractor's deposits, £17'; total, £2523 15s ; paid Coromandel District Board, £35 3s 7d ; paid Whangapoua do, £250; paid to Mercury Bay do, £200; paid goldfields tracks, £389 7s 2d ; wharf (Glover's contract), extras, engineer, £534 7s 3d ; departmental sundries, £217 19s Id ; engineer's salary, £137 19s Id; Thames Road Loan, £759 ISs 9d ; balance, £2523 153 lOd. The followingisa list of works for which tenders had been accepted and are now in progress :—Contract for repairing approach to wharf, £56 19s ; for 60 chains on Tiki road, £350; for Tokatea new road, £102 159; for road to Court-house Creek, £69 ; for road to Premier, £32 5s ; tramway to Queen of Beauty claim, £200 ; total, £SlO 19s. The Chairman of the County ex plained that he had received other sums from the Government for making roads through native land, and as this was a special vote for special purposes, it was better not to mix it up with County matters. At the wind-up of the meeting a unanimous vote of confidence in the present chairman of the County Council was passed, and the meeting dispersed.

The temperance entertainment in Albert street on Saturday evening was the most successful of the series, and Avas largely attended. The chairman, Mr Dorrington, made an excellent speech on the " Power of the pledge." Mr George Hemus delivered an address of a practical character, introduc ing some startling facts in connection with the drinking customs of society. The songs were of a chaste and interesting character, namely " They grew in beauty side by side," and " Beautiful Snow," by the Misses Brame, their first public appearance. Their singing was highly creditable. Miss Andrews sang a pretty rustic ballad in her unassuming way. Mr Carter was very happy in the Hon. Mrs Norton's song, " Shells of the ocean," one of his most suc cessful efForts. Mr Redfern was applauded at the close of his song, "The light of those dear eyes, which beam upon my soul." Mrs Anderson and Messrs McDermott aud Robb gave recitations ; Mr Wilson a piano forte solo ; and Mr Brame read a poem, of more than average merit, in a spirited and impressive manner. Mrs Mary Murphy delivered a poetic oration, " Who's to be Mayor," which caused much amusement, and was received with enthusiasm. The whole concluded with the National Anthem.

Mr J. S. Macfarlane, with his usua liberality, is again devoting his honorarium to literary objects. His last donation has been made to the Riverhead school, and is acknowledged by Mr J. G. Linton, the chairman.

At the Wanganui races on Saturday Izaak Walton won the Railway Stakes, with Haphazard second, and Redeemer third. The Maiden Plate was won by Miss Emma, the Handicap Hurdle Race by Bully-for-You, the Wangauui Stakes by Haphazard.

The military funeral of Thomas Day Leslie, late landlord of the Caledonian Hotel, and a member of the Artillery Com pany of Volunteers, took place on Saturday afternoon. A gun-carriage was provided, upon which the coffin was placed. Both Volunteers and hotel-keepers mustered strongly, as well as others who knew deceased. The Church of England burial service was read by Rev B. T. Dudley in an impressive manner, and three volleys were fired over the grave by members of the corps to which deceased belonged in his life-time. The chief mourners were Mr Leslie, of the Bay ofj Islands (brother of decased), Captain Burns, Mr T. Whit son, and Mr Talbot.

At St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday, the Rev Father O'Dwyer announced that the mission to be given by the Rev Father Henneberry would commence next Sunday at the 11 o'clock Mass. In the course of his remarks he said such missions were jtistly regarded in the order of the mercitul Providence of God; as many blinded in sin would, through the mission, be brought to repentance, aud begin to lead good Christian lives. He exhorted all to co-operate in gaining the blessings of the mission.

To the Editor : Sir, —Permit me through your influential columns to call attention to the more dangerous condition of the Eden Terrace pond since drainage than before it. The stench at present is offensive, and dangerous to health, and the empty space would require filling in with soil to deodorize the impurity. Have we not a Sanitary Inspector—an efficient officer—in the person of Mr Duke ? How is it that he has not brought the matter before the three Boards, and urged on them the necessity of immediate steps to neutralise the nuisance before the summer sun con verts it into a nest of fever in the surround ing neighbourhood ?—Yours truly, Deodo rizer.

The regular monthly meeting of the Mauukau Loyal Orange Lodge will be held this (Monday) evening at the usual hour. Mr W. J. Suiter, one of the candidates for the Grafton Riding, Eden County Council, will deliver an address to the electors to-morrow evening, in the Newton East school-room.

Mrs Blythe, a respectable married woman, of Dunedin, who was acquitted on a charge of embezzlement a short time ago, was found dead at her residence on Friday evening. It is supposed that she had taken poison, as she was in a very de pressed condition at the time.

Candidates for the office of' Mayor in all Boroughs hava to deposit the sum of £10 Avith their nomination paper. If they do not poll one-eighth of the number of votes polled for the successful candidate, the deposit is forfeited, and must be paid into the Borough fund; but if he poll not less than one-eighth, or is elected without a poll, the money is returnable immediately after the election, on demand.

Under the Municipal Corporations Amend ment Act, 1878, all waterworks reservoirs &c, are exempt from liability for rates. The search for Hiroki on the Waimate Plains has led to excursions over land and to. places seldom before visited by Euro peans, and " discoveries " have been made Passing along the ordinary coach road the plains appear to be bounded by bush, which gradually rising, extends as far as the eye can reach, aud apparently without break. It turns out that immediately behind the long line of bush bounding the plains there are extensive Maori clearings, which are cul tivated with a care which would do credit to crack European farmers, the land being also surpassingly rich in quality. Clearings are to be met with from 50 to 100 or more acres m extent of the finest grass, which is kept perfectly clean and free from weeds or the incursions of cattle, and the seed from which will be gathered and sold to Euro peans. Some who saw these clearings for the first time were astonished both at their Sem.-S apSeama» c °* CBre bestowed »

The Remuera Musical and Literary Society's closingdisc"ssia,n on " Cromwell" is postponed until December 2nd. To the Editor : Sir,—Would you kindly inform me through your valuable columns if the Holidays Act Amendment Act was passed this session ; also, if so, what days its provisions embraced. —Yours, &c, Employee. [The Bill passed with some slight amendments. We have not, how ever, yet received a copy in its complete form. As introduced the bill provided that there shall be four more statutory bank holidays than before. The Act 'of 1873 named four—Easter Monday, 24th of May, the Ist of January, and 26th of December. Besides these, Christmas Day and Good Friday are observed, but are not in the A ct of 1873 ; therefore they were included in the present Amendment Bill. The additional days are the day after Good Friday (which gives a straight run from Thursday evening to Tuesday morning), Whit Monday, Prince of Wales Birthday, and the 17th of January, being the date of the proclamation bringing the Constitution Act into effect, making ten in all. The Bill empowers the Governor-in-Council to proclaim special half holidays from noon.]

With reference to the letter ot " Truth," we are informed that it is not part of the duty of the clerk at the stamp window to weigh letters or parcels, his time being fully occupied otherwise. *'

About 1,500 volunteers, attended the Grand Review, besides thousands of specta tors, |on Saturday. The scene was very im posing, and the most successful ever seen in Otago.

Mr Gaunson, a member of the^Victorian Parliament, pleasantly informed his fellow members the other night that it was notor ious that members of mining boards in that colony "could be lubricated." This, we presume, is Victorian for stating that certain official scoundrels could be bribed.

It is interesting/and that not only from the heraldic point of view, to note the arms of Cyprus are borne on one of the shields on Queen Elizabeth's tomb in Westminster Abbey.

A cricket match will be played in the Domain on Wednesday next, at 11 a.m.,. between teams selected from the Auckland and United Cricket Club?. The following_ players selected for the United Club are requested to be on the ground punctually : —Dufaur, Mumford, Lynch, Yates, Lank ham, Arneil, Bindon, Swanson, Croft, Whitaker, McCormick, and Carter.

Mr R. C. Greeuwood will hold an important sale of valuable leaseholds in the city to-morrow, by order of the Harbour Board. The particulars appear in adver tisement.

The " Gawler Standard" is i lformed that a passenger for one of these colonies who arrived from England by the s s. Chimborazo brought the whole of his available capital, amounting to £2,000, by a draft drawn by the City of Glasgow Bank, news of the failure of which was received by telegram last week. The draft was dishonored on pre sentation.

The quarterly session of the Victoria Lodge, 1.0. G.T., ISlewmarket, was held on Thursday night. The Secretary's report showed an increase of 43 members, 1 with drawal by clearance card, and no suspen sions or expulsions. Total, 125. The Treasurer's report showed an income of £24 12s, and an expenditure of £16 19s 4d, leaving a credit balance of £7 13s Bd. The other officers' reports went to show the Lodge to be in a very healthy, successful condition. The officers for the current quarter were then duly installed by Bro. John Robertson, D.G.W.C.T., ably assisted by Bro. Robert Hulme as I.M. ; and Bro. Oxenham, P.W.C.T., of "Hope of Manukau Lodge," as D.I.M. :—Bro. J. Stallworthy, W.C.T. ; Sister Stallworthy, W.R.S. ; Sister Colebrook, W.L.S. ; Bro. T. Mossman, W.V.T. ; Bro. Houlton, W.C. ; Bro. E. Page, W.S. ; Sister Koller, W.A.S.; Bro. Porter, W.F.S. ; Sister Jenkins, W.T. ; Bro. Angus, W.M. ; Sister Olney, W.D.M. ; Bro. G. Kent, W.I.G. ; Bio. J. Page, W.O.G. ; Bro. H. Sattlewood, librarian. A very hish tribute was paid to the retiring W.C.T., Bro. D. B. Watt, for the manner in which he has filled that position for the last three quarters; also, to Bro. Stallworthy, who nas held tne position of secretary for over twelve months.

A cricket match "was played on Saturday between the Ponsonby Grammar School Cricket Club and the Waverley Cricket Club, on the Surrey Hill ground. When time was called the Ponsonby Grammar School had only one run to tie with their op ponents, who had completed both innings, and four wickets to fall. The scores were : Ponsonby Grammar Cricket Club : First innings, 2S ; second, 85. First innings Waverley, 46 ; second, 65.

The anniversary sermons in aid of the Newton Congregational Sunday School, Edinburgh-street, were well attended yes terday. The preach ors were (morning), Rev. R. Taylor, of the United Methodist Free Church ; (evening) Rev. J. Robertson, of Beresford-street. The afternoon address was delivered by Rev. G. Bond. The collections at the three services amounted to £43 Is 4d. The singing of the hymns by the children showed much pro ficiency. Mr Euoch Wood accompanied on the harmonium. The annual tea and public meeting will be held to-morrow even ing, J. C. Firth, Esq., in the chair. The meeting of the Tradesmen's Athletic Club will be held this evening in the club room of the Charlemont Hotel, for the pur pose of receiving contributions for the sports, to be held on Wednesday next. Dean's popular Minstrels will give an Ethiopian Carnival in the Lome-street Hall on Wednesday evening next, in aid of the sick, accident, and library fund of the Auckland Fire Brigade, under the patronage of the Newton Fire Brigade, Salvage Corps, and the officers and men of the Volunteer Companies. The first part will include the chair performance—talent in shadow, or genius in ebony—H. Dean, the great comic balladist, in the centre, with songs and choruses by local vocalists and the orchestra. The second part will be of a vocal and instrumental character, with Bertie and Rice in their plantation pastimes. Mr H. Dean will also render his new burlesque song, "If I was only long enough," after which will be introduced a new comic act, entitled " Slocum's Dog." The Hobsons' brass band will play for the ball at the conclusion of the entertainment. A grand house is anticipated. In reply to a letter from "A Sufferer," in our Friday evening's issue, referring to the nuisance caused by the fencing opposite the new buildings for Mr Aicken, we learn that an extended permit for 14 days has been granted by the City Surveyor to the con tractors—the time originally asked being found too short. While, doubtless, these enclosures are a great nuisance and injury to trade, it is net desirable that life should be endangered by insisting on their removal before the unsafe part of the work is finished. One fatal case occurred on the opposite side of the way some years since, from want of care in securely fencing. The members and band of the Artillery Comgany assembled for church parade yes terday morning, under command of Lieut. Payne, accompanied by Major Withers. The march commenced at half-past ten o'clock, the band playing merrily, and passed through Queen-street and up Short land-street to St. Paul's Cathedral Church. The military colours made a lively appear* ance in the church. The choir gathered in full force, and sang the beautiful anthem "Behold how good and pleasant." Rev C. M. Nelson delivered a suitable discourse on the secret of success, based on St. James' epistle, c. 1 v. 8, "A double-minded man is unstable|in all his ways." The installation- for the ensuing quarter of the officers of the Sir Henry Haveloek Lodge, No. 21, 1.0. G.T., took place at their lodge-room, Young Men's rooms, on Tuesday, sth inst., when the following were installed by Bro. Cobine, D. G. W. C. T.; assisted by Bro. Ellis, G. 1."M., and Bro, Cooper, I.D.M. :-^W.C.T. Bro. Neal, W.V.T. Bro. G. Hamon, W f S. Bro. F. Thomas, W.F.S. Bro. W. W. Carlaw. W.T. Sister Ellis, W.C. Sister Foster. W.M. Bro. Organ, W.I.G. Bro. J. Ham son, W.O.G. Bro. Cobine, W.A.S. Bro. Rist, W.D.M. Sister Hayward.

We remind our reaiWc," *t. > ==?? for the (Wedonii?4^* ttT^; gardens will be taken + •? 4 ElleMj ■

CABLEGRAMS.

TO-DAY'S DESPATCHES.

(SPECIAL TOTHB "^ Epidemic in Punjaub

and residents in the Punjab. • > roo P* The mortality is large. Philps is dead. 1

AUSTRALIAN.

(Press Agency.)

MELBOTJEtfE RACES

The A^AO^SS^ C. H. Fisher's br c The Czar J. Eale's br c Sunshine "\ - I A' Kdl^ rS. b C.° aSpi^ ■ Time, 2min. 47£secs. * '" ••• 3-

Mares' Produce Sta*W ; H. White's b c Roodee ... Sl E. A. Johnson-Boe's br c Welling '"'■■ 1 Won by a length. Time,XgTu" * The V.X.C. handicap, a swSLS** -10 soys. each, h.ft., with 150Xft5 f For three-year-olds and up wS (5 mile and three-quarters. vne E. A. Johnson-Boe's eh h Colnmhno W. RawJinson's br h DarrhveU l E. DeMeatre's b h Calamia '"■ '"'■■%■ Won by three-quarters of a lengV Tim.3 3mm. lOsecs. s "• SjMj Steeplechase, a handicap Bweembi™ ■ 10 h so?;,f ch ' V*" wittlsoKS*SSf- About three miles. vo-.aaaed. M- Loughlin'sggLpneHaud . % N. Webb's br g Cruiser " l E. J. Rex's bg Curator ." '"' .■" 2 Canterbury Plate a sweepstakes of iS! soys. each, h.ft., with 300 added. Secol horse to receive 50 soys., and the S 10 soys., out of the stakes. WeXtT age. Two-and-a-quarter miles * J. Paterson's eh c Warlock ' ":, EL J. Bowler's eh f Melita- '" '" ' i G. Hill's br h Cap-a-pie .... ." "" , This race was won by a length Tin,/ 4mins. 7fsecs.

Suspected Infanticide.

THE BODY FOUND IN A BA&

The dead body of a newly-born male child was found this morning at the North Shore under the following suspicious • circW stances : A man rained Bugh: Joies labourer, was going to his usual work' in Mr Oliver Mays' timber yard, when he saw a bag, apparently with something in it, floaang at high- water mark.1 He atdee cut open the bag, and proceeded to shake it, when out upon the sands fell an ordinary kit, stitched up and closely covered with a net. fle opened it, and to his utter astonish ment discovered the body of an infant.:-He immediately gave information to Constable Dews, who examined the body, and is of opinion that it could not have beenirthe water more than a day, as decomposition had not set in. The body was taken'to1 the stable of the Flagstaff Hotel; to await a coroner's inquest, which it is expected will be held to-morrow. The discovery has caused much excitement' among the; inhabitants of Devonport, but at present no clue to the perpetrator of the dreadfal deed has been obtained.

SCHOOL OF DESIGN.

It has long been felt that a School ofr - Design was a desideratum in this city, and at last such a school has been opened at the Auckland Institute under favourable i auspices^ t.nd sixteen pupils out of a milch larger number of applicants have been ad mitted. We have, for a place like Auck land, numbers of young persons possessing artistic talent, with a taste for the fine arts,, who have long desired a school .of this character, where they may find encourage ment and assistance under the practical eye of an artist, such as Mr Watkins, who has devoted his life to art. The term "design," in connection with art, has two different significations; it is used to signify the act of drawing, or representing in lines the form of any object; and in the next place, it ex presses that combination of invention and purpose which enables the student of art to

compose a picture or a group,; without reference to the material in which it is cxc-

cuted. The student in design may discover the means by which former artiats attained their power, by copying and analysing their works,, namely, the sculptures of Greece, and the productions of the oldfi'p&teis. The study of the best poets, of; hfetbnans, and the lives of individuals, of ',, emotions casually displayed in the events of "daily life, and in fact every thing that helps to teach a knowledge of human nature, and the workings of its internal feelings, com bined with an accurate knowledgeof those external forms which must enter into every composition, will conduce to the'develop-

ment of a power of original design. Hence the necessity of such a school of design in :-. Auckland as was opened on the 3rd instant by the generous efforts ofDr.^Gamp- ' bell and Mr Thomas Russell. Inhisinau gural address, Mi-Kenneth Watkins referred generally to the importance of a school of design. An outline, lie observed, 1 even thoughinsignificantmust be considered as a thing of the most exquisite beauty, and it is in the ratio of your sensitivenesss for this feeling that your work will he goodor indifferent. This faculty is possessed ia 3 '> greater degree by some students" ithan by others, and it is capable of being de veloped in all by a careful study of the .. human figure, the most perfect form in the world. Believe me, I shall be proudly satis fied to have been the humble means, or directing some of the first talentinthishean- . tiful city—talent which has given ita name at our exhibitions, and justly so, as firs? , m ' j our colony for artists. So now to those' who fancy themselves injured, if you have this interest Aye should all feel at heart, ac cept this apparent slight in its proper spint,, and go and apply yourselves earnestly »■ the work, should you desire to form a part of that throng of genius which our climate and scenery will develop and bring shortly to this province from all parts of tne globe when New Zealand becomes better , known ; and which, to quote the words ot ■ that great sculptor and artist, Pearce Fran | cis Connolly, will make this city the centre j of (art for the Southern Hemisphere.'" A* conclusion, I have a word to say with ie" gard to the noble patrons of this Institution,. ;: Dr Campbell and Mr Thos. Russell, to wnom Aye are all so much indebted. (Cheers.)

Fatal Accident at Parnell.

AN inquest was held itis afternoon, in && school-room of St. Stephen's Orphanage, Pamell, before Dr, Philson and a respect able jury, on the body of a little boynamea , James Trepey, -who lost his life by faim into a cess-pit. The evidence of Cameron, matron of the Orphanage, showea that the hoy was two years old, the son or» widow, and that on Saturday mpraing^ missed him from among the other eWa^ at 7.30, the hour of washing. Assome tin* elapsed without Ms returning, searctt made, and the little feUow r^ f°Tj apparently dead in a cess-pit» -tne trap which had inadvertently been left op«£ She assisted in taking the to^y °ut °i«* hole,'and Dr. Haines wasimmediatelysec for. Eliza Giles, an assistant at-w Orphanage, went with the last witness, and together they pulled the body, outw the hole. They used every^means tort store animation, but without eflect. v» ■""■"■"

EVENING SI AH, MGNDAI, NOVEMBER 11



LADIES are invited to inspect the Dress Materials, Frilling, Gloves, Cufts, and Collars, Children's Sun Hats, Dimity Collars, andnumerous other useful articles for the coming holiday, at R. French's Cheap Drapery, Hobaon street. ; ' ' A T ii> A iJ O n X CO |'1O'» GRAND SHOW OH1 SUMMER DRESS GOODS! New Summer Washing Fablic .. Fashionable Millinery Summer Hats • ■■■ ■ : ■ Ladies' Costumes Girls' Costumes Maids' Costumes :. . Ladies' and Children's Underclothing Black and Coloured Bilks New Shades in Lustres Snowflake Dress Goods FrilUngs, Silk Ties. Gloves, Umbrellas Linen Collars and Cuffs Prints! Prints! ■ ■ - ;-•■- : ■' • | Manchester Goods - : ' • ; - '•■:•' Fancy Goods Millinery, Trimmings ' , &c, &c, «CC. '■' AN INSPECTION' INVITED. / A. LIN ABU RY & CO.'S, 201 & 206, QUKKN-STRKET. APCSLAND. FURNITURE— For the Drawingroom Dining-room, Library, Be iroom, or Kitchen, on Sale at 1- &H. COOKB'S. -OARPETS— Including Brussels, 1 apes \J try, Kidderminster, Stair Felt, and Dutch, on Sale 1 & H. COOKE'S. T INOLEUM and Floorcloths, all widths, JL2 Bath Mats, in lanoleur and Floorcloth, on Sale at T & H. COOKE'S. HEARTH RUGS, Door Mats, plain and wool bordered, Matting, Wool Mats, Bed-side Rugs, on Sale at T.&H. COOKE'S. * RON BEDSTEADS. — French, Half JL Tester, Stump and Folding; Iron Cots, all sizes, Wood Bedsteads and Wood Cots, on Sale at T, & ; H. COOKB'S. BEDDING.— Hair, Wool,» Spring, Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses, Feather Beds, Bolsters and Pil lows, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. <Ti LASSES.—Ghimney Glasses, in Gilt, %3£ Walnut, and Maple Frames, Toi let Glasses, Toiletware, Cane seated Chairs, in great variety, on m* Sale at T. X H. COOKE'S. "ORICES — As we import direct from the Jl English Manufacturers, we are able to sell all imported goods as low as any house in town ' } and, employing stkam power m our Factory, are enabled to offer articles of local manufacture at a very moderate rate. T* & 3L~ Oooks's FDENITURK and CARPET WAREHOU E 07, QUHSKN-STRXET. , YE GRASS ! RYE GRASS ! r ■/:■:', - clovers: ;,,.';";: h:: ;, ; , ; ,; ' 'jUST .T O. - ■•HiAi'-N D?Ay''' ' A CONSIGNMENT OF ' ■ ; j 400 bags Poverty Bay Rye Grass; for Salecheap ■ ■» :■" AlSo/on Hand,';n:...,;':" White Clover' Red Clover ' \ CoiyGras3 Rape ';' ' ; Tinipthy . Liipeme.&c, Of Sapeiior Quality. v ■! W, J, HURST & CO., " 101, Queen-street,



CHIEF POST-OFFICB, AUCKLAND. Wl Mails will Close a» Undeki— For Thames, this day. at 5 30 p.m., and to-mor row at 1 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. For WaiWera. Kawau, Matakana. and umaha, per Annie Milband, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Taranakl and Southern Provinces, per Ladybird, to-morrow, at 5 a.m. For Samoa, per Matautau, to-morrow, at noon. For Tryphena, per Three Brothers, to-morrew, For Wangarei Heads, V.'aipu. Wangarei, and Mangapai, per Argyle, to-morrow, at 4 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Australian Colonies, Der Rotorua, to-morrow at 3 p.m. Late letters for Sydney and Melbourne will be received till 3.20 p.m. For Gisborne and Napier, per Southern Cross, to-morrow, at 4 p.m, For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Rowena, on YVednesday next, at 4 p.m. For Noumea, per Flirt, to-morrow, at 8 a.m. Per s.s. City of Sydney, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, as For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 3 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent Of Europe, at 3 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 1.30 p.m. Late letters bear ing an extra fee of 6d in addition'to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. Per s.s. Hawea, on Thursday, 14th instant, as follows' For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 2 p.m. For Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, Southern Provinces, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton (for letters pecially so addressed), at 3 p.m. For United Kingdom, via Bnndisi. and late letters for Southern Provinces and Mel bourne, at 3.15 p.m. , For money orders, registered letters, ane newspapers at 130^ poatmaßtert TTNION INSURANCE COMPANY U op NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £2,000,000. AUCKLAND BRANCH, QUEEN STREET, next to the Colonial Bank. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurances granted on DwelUng -houses, StGres, Shops, Buildings In whioh trade is carried on, Merchandise, and Goods of every description. MAKINK DEPARTMENT. Hulls ot Ships or Steamers, Merchandise of all kinds, Specie and Wool to United Kingdom, at LOW KBT CORR.NT IUTW^ BTm . NB()Hi Manager. 50,000 YA X D s ~ ° F DRESS MATERIALS NtS-TO BE SOLD CHEAP. i 10,000 YARDS OF PLAIN LUSTRES WB" TO BE SOLD CHEAP. EL Atkins Invites Inspection lof his NEW SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS. The' Stock this Season is an immense one, of thr greatest variety, and the prices the lowest in the City. H.A. ha 3 also just received ex 'Lebu' to his own order, a Very Large Stock of BLACK SILKS, same as always kept in btock. These can be specially recommended. They always wear well, and give great satisfaction.. Also, COLOURKD SILKS—a splendid assortment in all the n w Colors. ALSO, JUST 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 Suits, Coats, 5 Trowsers and Vestg, Trowsers, &c. SPECIAL LINES in Galatea and Paget Coats, in Blue and Black Cloth, Worsted Coatings, Diagonal Tweed, &c, &c, &c. The STOCK of Boy's and Youth's Clothing is very large this Season, and of good value. THE LAEGEST STOCK OF TWEEDS IN THE COLONY. Tailors Supplied at Wholesale Prices. GOOD TWEED for Boy's Wear, from Is lid per yard. H. ATKINS. THE MANCHESTER, FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1824. CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING. REVENUE. 1855 £19,762 1865 .. .. 91.558 1875 196.720 1876 224.014 1877 265,998 FIRB RISKS on all Insurable Property taken at Lowest Rates of Pbkmium. N.B.—All 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. rjVHE TW-EW I^E ALAND US' CLOTHING FACTORY "SB* EMPLOYS UPWARDS OF 600 WORKPEOPLE. BRANCHES FOR THE SALE OF OUR MANUFACTURES AT AUCKLAND napier WELLINGTON wanganui DUNEDIN oamaru TIMARU - INVERCARGILL CHRISTCHURCH. The Proprietors have had to fight their way inch by inch in opposition to the interests of Importers and Shippers, but the desire on the part of the 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 MSN'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 of the famous Mosgiel Tweeds, manufactured of pure New Zealand wools. A SINGLE GARMENT'SOLD AT WHOLESALE PRICE. •fhe Largest and Choicest Stock.in New Zealand of Hats, Caps. Hosiery, Port manteaus:, Bags, and the latest'jNovel tieslinTies, Scarfs, Collars, &c. A SINGLE ARTICLE SOLD AT WHOLESALE PRICE. AlTGoodsare marked in Plain F ures, for 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, Manager Auckland Branch. Agency in New Zealand for Wertheim's Celebrated Sewing Machines. ]W"IXEY'S JBLAUJi ZEaJT. "Cleanliness."! W. G. Nixey's Refined Black Lead is the cheapest and best for polishing Stoves and SB kinds of Ironwork equal to Burnished Steel, without waste or dust. In Id., 2d.. and dtd. Blocks, and Is. Boxes. Caution.—There are" several imitations. Sold everywhere by all shopkeeners. — . Counting House : 12, Soho Square, London^



/GREATEST "VARIETY of BEDSTEADS VJT in Auckland. Greatest Variety of BEDROOM Furniture Greatest Variety of Drawing-room Suites Greatest Variety of Dining-room Suites Greatest Variety of CARPETS Greatest Variety of floorcloths. CITY HALL FURNISHING ARCADE. Solloway, G&riick & Craawell Have for Sale— QTiBKDSTEADS, the Handsomest in OOVJ Auckland. Iron, Kauri. Cedar, Rinlu, ! and Mottled Kauri. Half Tester and i French in all sizes. Stump and Stret chers, Wood and Iron Cots, Folding and Rocking Cots. 1 hrK ROLLS of CARPET to select from- J-' " Brussels, Tapestry, Velvet Pile, Kid derrninster. Felt. Duch, Jute, and Stair Carpets; Hearth Rugs; Mat tings, various kinds 1 nHA CHAIRS, comprising American, IUUVJ Kngliah, Austrian Bent Wood, Italian, and Colonial, to suit all classes. Wholesale and Retail. qfifb TOILET GLA.SSES. Very handsome ovv/ ones just opened; also, a large lot of Chimney Glasses, Walnut, Gilt, and Bbonized Frames. a a CHESTS DRAWERS in various woods * v and styles. KA WASHSTANDS & TOILET TABLES, a v various designs. QQ SETS TOILET WARE, some very OKJ choice. BEDDING of all kinds BLANKETS, QUILTS, SHEET, &c. • aOK PAIR WHITE CURTAINS, Lace, Leno, Aplique, &c. MANCHESTER DRAPERY GOODS 3 CLOTHING. &C. Book Catalogues sent Post Free. Holloway, G-arlick and Cran"well, CITY HALL ARCADE, QUEEN AND LORNK-STREETS, Auckland. Immense Attraction! IMMENSE ATTRACTION! AUCKLAND AGRICULTURAL AND PAS TORAL ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL SHOW, IN CONJUOTION WITH THE TRADESMEN'S ATHLETIC CLUB SPORTS. Will be held on the Show Ground and Race-course, Ellerslie, On WEDNESDAY, the 13th Nov. next. Admission (including railway fare), 2s. 6d., which will enable visitors to go to and fro, thereby avoiding a second payment. Mr. Impey's Band has been engaged, and will play throughout the day. WM. PERCIVAL, ■ Secretary. "1 UCKLAND AGRICULTURAL AND J\. PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL SHOW, A TOV. 13, 187 S. EXHIBITS at the above SHOW will be carried to and fro on the Auckland Railway at Single Rates, upon production of Certificate from the undersigned. WM. PERCIVAT,, Secretary A.A.P. A. ~KT ATIONAL INSURANCE COM PANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL .. „ .. .. „. £1,000,000. UNLIMITED LIABILITY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, of every description accepted on the most favourable terms. All funds invested in the colony. HENRY E WILLIAMS, Manager. AATSI O A T eJ I OATSI 500 bags PRIME TARTARIAN OATS 1000 bags PRIME POTATOE OATS. W. J. HURST & CO., 101, Queen-street. Auckland. BONEDUSTi BONEDUST BONKDUST! TO ARRIVE, Per 'Dorcy Pratt,' 'Fair)ea %> 6nd *Lcok-ou 150 tons BONKDUST Also, 50 tons SUPERPHOSPHATE. W. J. HURST & CO., 101. Queen-street. T> A N X HOLIDAY. WEDNESDAY, 13th inst., being a Bank Holiday, the Banks will be CLOSED. Electricity locally applied means healthy stimulation of the vital forces.—Extracts from the " Dictionary of Medical nd Surgical Know- Houlston and Wright, Paternoster Row, 18(53. Page 51G. Paralysis, lfheumatlsm and Gout.—" The next agent is of mportance—one that is perfectly free from every risk, and may be as safely prescribed by a non-professional as by a medical man; that agent is Galvanism, produced by the superior mode of administra tion by Pulvermacher's Chain Bands and Belts. By the proper application of these, a steady cur rent of galvanic fluid will be carried through the spine, and the base of the head, to the several parts affected." See " Medical Galvanism."— Agent for New Zealand:—G. AICKIN, The Pharmacy, Queen-street, Auckland. " Men shut their doors against a setting sun," is a very remarkable saying, to be found in "Timon of Athens," and one of the oracular utterances of the great Bard of Avon. The ex pression is a trnism. The moment a thing declines, it is dismissed from public favour. Let a man degenerate, and friendship closes its hand against him, society taboies him, and he is exorcised, as it were, from all his nast asso ciations. This contrary condition of things, proves the high esteem and popularity ci Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps. The gates of all the marts of the world are open to it.