SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

tj-rpti ••'A'i'B'w I Thin Atternoon, 01.49 HIGH >.Al&R~j T(Mnorrow Morning, 11.7 SUN SET.—This Evening, 6.28 SUN RISE.—To-morrow Morning, 5.0 MOON'S AGIC.-first Quarter, 2nd, 9.30 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING,

Lizzie, cutter, Lawson, from Russell

to-day. < t Agnes Donald, schooner, Murray, from Levuka Ruby, schooner, Cockfleld, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

TO-DAY.

Pareora, ship, Power, for London Taupo, a.s., Andrew, for the South Woodville, barque. Rodd, for Newcastle Ncsa, cutter, Diaz, for Russell

IMPORTS.

Per Agnes Donald, from Levuka: 28 hhds. rum, 602 mats sugar, 105 sacks maize. 100 hides, 1 bag beans, 3 bags peanuts, 100 dholls fibre, 1,000 pineapples. 100 bunches bananas. 2,000 cocoanute, 18 boxes sundries.^ and 8 boxes luggage.

EXPORTS.

Per Ryno, for Suwarrow '• ■ , . 2 cases cotton, 231bs cigars, 1 case bottled bfter, 10 boxseß and 221bs tobacco, 83 baga rice, 20 mats sugar, 5 cases kerosine, 1 case brandy, 1 case wine, 4 cases .potted fish, 1 box candles, 1 box rasiria, 1 box vinegar, 2 cases pickles, 6 cases drapery. 2 cases, hats. 26 cases meats, 80 tins biscuits, 40 tins flour. 10 drums tar. 12 Packages groceries, i pkgs. hardware. 10 chests, 1 boat, lb casea. , _ ~ >■ Per Taupo, for the South. - 29 behests and 64 boxes tea, 10 cases starch, 5 cases chutney, 2 cases curry, 37 bags rice, 20 cases and 1 i-caak wine. 57 bales tow, 6 bars iron, 1 caek tar, 50 sacks oysters, 5 cases sauce, 1 pkg. dears Si cases. 1 parcel, 6 bundles, 182 packages, 7 sacks. S boxes, 3 bales, 27 hhds.. 2 pkgs. fancy goods, 1 case musical boxes.—E. and A. Isaacs.

ARRIVAL OF THE AGNES DONALD, FROM LEVUKA.

The -well-known schooner Agnes Donald arrived from Levuka, Fiji, this morning, after a fair passage of eleven and a-half days. She brings about twenty-five passengers, and a full cargo, consisting of sugar, maize, fibre, rum, Tvides fruit &c. We are indebted to Captam MurW for the following report of the passage: 11 pft Auckland on September 29, with fresh NNE., which freshenedlthat night and com 7evuka on the 9th inst., at 10 pjm. .Entered nex?morning, and found that the Winifred was sold Sid fitting out for a labour cruise. Landed Ihee'p ?n sood order, Josing only two on the nassasje. Discharged cargo, and loaded again from the hulks. Sailed on the evening o£ the 19tb withmoderate S.E.trades andfine weather, which carried the vessel to 30 south latitude; fVom thence to Cape Brett light westerly and SW winds. Sighted the Cape on the 27th at midnight, making a fine passage from land to £mdl of' eieht days, since which we have had MthinK but light southerly and S.E. winds and calrS? throughout until arrival. Passengers: Mr and Mra Murch«n. and 6 children, Mr and Mrs Luks and 2 children. Miss Cudhp, Messrs Marshal! Turner, Yates, Hamond, Craig, Flatt, Turk Butterworth. and Captains McCabe, Frost and Sloane. The Agnes Donald hauled in on the eastern side of the Queen-street wharf immediately on arrival, and commenced dis charging her cargo.

DEPARTURE OF THE PAREORA FOR LONDON.

The New Zealand Shipping Company^ nna iron ship Pareora got under -weigh shortly before uineo'c i ooktbis morning, and a short time later disappeared round the Heads on her way to London. She took a large general cargo, valued at £28,500, and the following passengers: -Mra TFergusaon and family (6), Mr and Mrs JaSra Wttscm, and Mr J. McNalty, We wish Sain Power a safe and prosperous voyage.^

Inward Coastwise.—Lizzie, cutter, from Rus=ell. with 60 tops coal; Ruby, schooner, from R^^KTTwf E^Fanny Kelly, ketch ' MoKinnon, for Wangaroa, with a quantity of Argyle will arrivefromWangarei and JKf S^SSSSySSSf&m Wellingtons seven o;c ock la?t night for Napier. Gisborne, lil^fa^f«x? MisTfex 6S 8^ wls taken out of the Dock this morning, after undergoing a general over haThe barque Woodvffle. sailed for Newcastle iDThe shipthMay Quietcommenced discharging Joading at l/vuka to? England when the Agnes Donald IGAJiODen-boat race took place at Levuka O n Ehescn\nsu when the Peep o' Day, an Auckland cargo dand. three passengers-Messrs H. W. Henderson, J. Poulson, and D. Donald. The Taupo sailed for the South at a late hour Potter. TELEGRAPHIC SmPPESTG^ fPThe s.s. Rotorua, from Auckland, arrived at the Strit at six o'clock this morning. me »P« at »"■ New p LyMOUTS , this day. The s.s. Ladybird, from the Manukau, arrived at 5 a.m. to-day.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DEPARTURES. Hauraki, p.s., Holmes, for Waitara Hannah Mokau, s.s., Somerville, for Waitara

IMPORTS. A . . Per Hauraki, from Waitara: 200 sheep. 4 horses.

EXPORTS.

■SPer Hauraki, for Waitara: i tons Doneanst, i S£flax,Johh<is. ale, 10 cases brandy, 10 cases geneva. 20 mats sugar, 28 head cattle, 5 boxes aoap, 4 cases sundries. 8 pkgs. furniture.-E. and A. Isaacs.

The s.s. Hannah Mokau saUed from the Heads early this morning for Raglan and Waitara with a large general carao of merchandise. The ps? Hauraki, which arrived yesterday from V\ aitara, brought a cargo of sheep and horns Passengers :-Mr and Mis Chevers and sailed for Waitara this morn ing with a cargo of general merchandise.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs |E. and A. Isaacs held a, saie&y auction yesterday of perfumery, &c. The attmdance was smalland bidding exteemely alack ; about £250 worth was quitted. Messrs E. and A. Isaacs held a sale of groceries, &.c, to-day. The attendance was small and bidding dull; very few lines R. Arthur held a sale of fruit, to-day, ex Bella Mary and s.s. Rotorua from Sydney. There was a good representation of the trade, and gool competition for everj.Hne. Some ol the apples were not in good condition, therefore sold at a much lower figure than tney otherwise would The season is far advanced for sp many apples to come into the market, strawberries, rhubarb. &c. are in season. French.crabs sold at 23d to 4*d per lb.; nonpareils,, 3M to «d; Stunner pippins, 4£d; stone pkipms (small, in bKder),2ld; oranges, 103 3cf to 10s 6d per else; lara.'(bladders).7d; bacon and hams (in cloth, no brand), 7£d; W. Green's, BJd; flour, £10103 to £13; patotes, ss. Z Mr L W.Eaton held a well-attended sale of apples to-day. Prices realised ranged from 2Jd to 4*d per lb.

Chief post-office, Auckland.

Mails will close as übuumi- Fo7 Thames, this day, at 4 p.m. 5 and to morrow at 4.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. Fot WauJeke and Coromandel, per Argyle, ForTuwaTo'w^p^yno, this day, at i p.m. f£ GtobonM, per Pretty Jane, to-morrow, at For PWaiwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, M'anga wai/Waipu Wangarei, and Mangapai, per rlnne Milbank, on Saturday next at |« For Wanganui. per Go-ahead, on bamraay Fo^Rarotoig^and Tahiti, per Coronet on Saturday next, at 3 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangarpa, and Mon gonui, per lona, on Monday next, at & p.m. For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Rowena, on Manday next, at 4 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per ttTaiaroa, on Tuesday next, at 1 p.m. Per s.s. City of Sydney, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, as follows :— For Sandwich Island*, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 3p.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, wUI be received by the Mail Agent on Doardthe steamer up to the time of sailing. 8. h. HISS. Chief Postmaster.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

H. McX (Kaihu). —Send the advertisement to the " Star," Dunedin.

BIRTHS

STAFFORD.—On the 29th October, 1878, at her residence, Wellesley-street, Mrs. D. Stafford of a son.

MARRIAGES.

RENWICK-MACHATTIK.—On 28th October, by the Kegistrar of Marriageß, Auckland, John, eldest son of John Renwick, of Auck land, to Frances Evangellno MaTy, second daughter of Thomas Mdchattie, Auckland.

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 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 withdrawal of the Electoral Bill by the Government because the Legislative Council disallowed the Maori dual vote and insisted upon limiting the native qualification for European constituencies to a ratepayer's franchise will be a disappoint ment to Ministerial supporters. If in view of an early dissolution the rights of the European population are not to be weighed against this dual Maori vote, the question is unworthy of the pro minence which has been given to it, or of the trouble that has been taken to force it so far through the Legislature. Without a new electoral law, as ' the prelude to amended representation, the session will be comparatively barren of the results expected from it. There is, it is true, the Land Tax Bill, and the amend ment of the Customs tariff, but even that, in respect of the abolition of duty on timber, forced on by the Opposition, is not an unmixed blessing to Auckland. In the absence of any statement of the Ministerial intentions with reference to the Electoral Bill, it is premature to pronounce any decided opinion on the wisdom of withdrawing the measure. It is just possible that an appeal to the country on this question may be contemplated—and there is much to recommend such a course. It is however, open to the very grave objec tion, that the electors would be deprived for several years of the advantages which the new Act is designed to confer upon them, and the new parliament would be no more representative of the people of New Zealand than the present one is.

We heard witb satisfaction last week that the Government have resolved to call tenders for the new Auckland railway station immediately, but what of that un fortunate Raipara railway extension which has been shuffled over for the last five years ? Since the beginning of the session, when an independent engineer was spoken of, to report on the rival routes, scarcely a word has been said about the matter. Is another summer to be lost? It behoves the settlers to be up and doing —they must ceaselessly agitate until what they are entitled to, what has been promised a hundred times, and what they nave every right to demand, is granted. The neglect of this line, while railways else where, authorised and unauthorised, have been pushed,on, is a disgiaceto the Public Works Department, and will continue so until the unfulfilled promises which pledge

the Government to its construction are redeemed, ; " .. , ' ; '^

The Dargaville races are postponed until Wednesday and Thursday, the 4th and sth December, in consequence of the course not being completed. ' U','- $ Two (drunkards .appeared • before» A-, Glements, Esq., at the Police Court this morning, and were subjected to a fine of 5s each. .This was all the business. The theatrical company engaged by Mr De Lias for his new season at the Theatre Royal, left Wellington for AucKland last night. They will open with Mr and Mrs Darrell at the Theatre Royal next week.

A most pier Bant and enjoyable evening was spent among the officers and teachers of the North Shore Wesleyan Church. The occasion was one of special interest, viz., to give a farewell to one of the lady teachers, Miss Lander —now Mrs Moulday —on the eve of her departure for her home in Christchurch. At the proper time during the evening, the superintendent, on behalf of the officers and teachers, made a neat presentation to the lady, at the same time alluding in a kind way to the loss of Mrs Moulday from among them. He conveyed to her the kindest feelings of the teachers, and wished great happiness and prosperity. Mr Moulday responded on behulf of Mrs M., and thanked them for tin ir consideration.

Dear Sir : —The Eden Terrace lagoon for some time has been a subject of public com ment, the drainage is nearly completed ; but, report says, a gentleman suggests an alteration in the survey, bringing the pipes through his property, for the purpose of draining Ihe brewery. This public question affects three Highway Districts ; no doubt the gentieman referred to will be glad to answer the following. Is the brewery drained into the lagoon drain ? Is there any connection whatever from the brewery into the public drain pipes? Further, is there any intention thus to drain I —Yours &c, Charles ATKIN. We are requested by a gentleman, lately an honarary member of the Wellington Club, to state that there is no foundation for the statement appearing in our issue of Monday evening last in reference to an al leged scandal in connection with the ball given by that Club.

The allotments on the reclaimed land, be tween Nelson-street and Freeman's Bay, are bristling with industries, factories, and saw-mills. The timber trade is likely to be well represented in this locality, another saw-mill a»d timber yard having lately been established by Mr Walker, formerly manager of the Kopuru mill, Wairoa. Mr Walker has also secured the services of Mr R. Bartley, an old co.onist, and one who is thoroughly acquainted with the Auckland timber trade in all its various ramifications. The increasing demand for kauri is giving to this department of commerce a growing importance. The Committee of the Industrial Home, Howe-street, beg to acknowledge with thanks the following gifts :—A money gift from a gentleman for a treat to the elder boys, on account of the good conduct of a boy from the home in his employ ; also for some books from the Sunday-school Ngarua wahia ; cards- from Scripture Gift Associa tion ; a parcel of clothing, socks, and other things f rem Mrs Neale, also a parcel through Mrs Neale; and six bags of potatoes from Mr Sturge's, Ohaupo.

In our Napier telegrams yesternay it was stated that 8 man named Hunter was miss ing under somewhat suspicious circum stances. The body was washed ashore at the Spit yesterday and an inquest will be held to-day. Hunter was a cook aboard the steamer Result, not the Admiral. The National Council of Switzerland has carried a law by 87 ayes against 41 noes, for granting a subsidy of £260,000 towards the perforation of the St. Gothard. When this enterprise was first started, it was agreed that the Exchequer of the Confederacy should never be put to contribution ; but the contractors were to provide all the funds necessary over and above the £1,800, 000 granted by Italy and the £800,000 granted by the North German Confeder ation. In 1876, the Federal Council called upon the cojipany to show their past and future balance-sheet, when it was found that the completion of the work would require £4,000,000, which the directors did not know how to raise. Thereupon fresh negotiations were opened with the original backers, and Germany and Italy promised to contribute another £800,000, provided the Swiss themselves provided £320,000. Several cantons having promised to find £60,000 between them, the national Ex chequer was called upon to provide the balance, and a law to this effoct has now been carried by the Legislature. This law, however, will have to be submitted to the people at large for ratification in October, and it is generally expected that a majority of the cantons will vote against it, and thus the whole enterprise will bf brought to a stand still. This we should greatly regret, since the opening of the St. Gothard would be calculated to shorten the road to India.

At the Onehunga Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, Patrick McFarlin pleaded guilty to drunkenness and indecent ex posure in the public street, and was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

The Bluff Harbour Board has resolved to extend the wharf there at the cost of £500, and also to send Captain Thomson, harbour master, to Sydney, viaDunedinandLyttel ton, and inspect the tugs for sale at those places with the view of purchasing a tug.

Mr R. C. Greenwood announces that the market-house yard, suitable for joiners' workshops, stables, etc., is for lease. Also, part of a wing ot the market adapted for a produce dealer or furniture mart. Various stalls are also vacant.

To the Editor : Sir, —It seems to me that the great unwashed, or rather the dm em ployed, are made the victims of spurious advertisements—apply Box X., or so and so. You pay a stamp duty, and that is the end. You cheer up, leave your wife and family (if you have any) with great hopes. Stop such writing, Mr Editor, it is only a try on.—R. J. FELTUS. P.S.—lf those applying for servants would sign their names, in some instances servants would perhaps save themselves the trouble of calling on the advertiser. At the usual meeting of the Onehunga Borough Council on. Monday, various tenders were postponed for a fortnight. Complaints from Mr Kemp and the Rev. A. R. Tomlinson, relative to water flowing on to their properties, were referred to the Streets Committee. A warm discussion en sued relative to the expenditure on private streets, Mr Jackson reading an opinion by Mr Brookfield, declaring the expenditure illegal. A majority of the Councillors de fended the propriety of the expenditure, and on the motion, of the Mayor, it was re solved by 7 to 2, " That the report of the be referred back to them, they having no right to entertain the question at all." .

Mr S.. Parker, of the New Zealand Lead and Galvanized Iron Steam Works, has completed the erection of new and powerful machinery, worked by steam power. Some time ago Mr Parker purchased the premises, plant, and stock iv trade of the New Zealand Lead and Galvanized Iron Works Company, stni having added thereto his new improved machinery may now be con sidered as having one of the leading plants of the kind in this colony. Some idea of the powerful producing character of the plant may be formed when it is known that Mr Parker can manufacture from 5,000 to 6,000 feet of spouting in one day. Among the machines in use are two best spouting and curving machines, corrugating machine, set of rollers for curving iron for verandahs and making tanks; also powerful machinery for the manufacture of lead and compo pipe of all sixes. There is also a machine for stamping lead washers for roofing and other uses, j A very large and varied stock of spouting, &c. is always kept in the store. Mr Parker has, by dint of unflagging industry and perseverence, worked his way up to the proprietorship of an establish ment; which may be regarded as one of the leading of its kind in the Australian colonies.

PThe Duke of .Edinburgh has achieved a trimnphv The disembarkation of thetroops at Cyprus was-conducted under his sole management. As there were 9000 men, besides horses and stores, to be removed from the transports, which could not approach nearer than a mile and a half from the shore, the operation was one of some difficulty; but it was most promptly and efficiently performed by his Royal Highness, whose activity and energy deserved and earned the hearty commendation of the chief authorities.

WASTE LANDS BOARD.—THIS DAY.

The -ususl fortnightly meeting of the Waste Lands Board was held this afternoon. Present :--D. A. Tole (Chief Commissioner) in the chair, Dr. Campbell, and Messrs Firth, Moat, and Tonics. ' # -^Timber Licenses.—Aletterwas received from the Clerk of the Wairoa County Council, inqniring whether a licence \\as necessary to cut timber on land, amounting to 1,000 acres in the 'district. The Chair man said the Council were under the im pression that a license was necessary to cut timber, but such a iicense was notnecessary, and it would not be proper to go m and demand a fee where the timber was re qui:ed for distant purposes.—The Board coincided with this opinion. Grants of Land.—A number or ap plications were briefly considered from settlers in remote districts, for small grants of land under the Homestead system. TAURANG A. —An application was received from Rev Mr Grace, asking that certain allotments in the district of Tauranga be oflered for sale.—No objection. Waipu,—Messrs. Fleet, Wilson, Camp bell, and son, intimated to the Board that they had taken up land at Waipu, al together 300 acres. Mr Knapp.—An application was re ceived from Mr Wm. Knapp, long a resident of Auckland, who omitted to make the necessary formal application for his grant of land.

Waitakatj Bbock.— An application from a settler for an allotment of land in this block, for which he was willing to give £3 per annum en a lease for a term of years. The matter was recommended by Mr Percy Smith, who considered it an eligible spot for a settlement. The block consisted of 783 acres.—The Board resolved to offer the lot, taking applicant's offer as the upset price.

CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

At the ordinary meeting of the City Coun cil yesterday afternoon, contracts for several works in the western part of the city were accepted. The first of these is for improve ments to Wellington, Nelson, and Union streets!; and Mr D. Fallon's tender, which was for £2,891, having been accepted, the work will be commenced at once. An examination of the plans shows that there will be a cutting of a depth of about four feet at the top of Wellington-street, which will extend from Hobson-street. This will take off a slight rise there, and give a proper Gradient. The street will then be metalled, Srain ed, kerbed, channelled, and perma nently finibhed. The portion of Nelson street between Cook and William streets is to be formed, and completed simi lar to Wellington-street. A slight cutting will be necessary in bringing the level to the same as that on the portion of Wellington street which it crosses, and the earth thus taken out will be used in the embankments There will be two levels—a low and a high —in the street. The work in Union-street will consist in forming and completing that portion of the roadway included in the tri angle at the top of the street. The second contract, which is for improvements in Wel lesley-street, has been undertaken by Mr McGuire. The Council have just com pleted the work of laying down the perma nent kerbs, and the contractor will there fore have to cut the street down to the level of these kerbs, and metal and drain it. The cost will be £532. The third contract, which is for cutting out and widening the footway and building a retaining wall in Vincent-street, was let to James Traye3 for £43.

The City of Auckland.

[FKOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

OTAKI, this day.

Tenders being so very high, Captain Rails purposes discharging the cargo himself. Already the passengers' luggage is landed, which will be forwarded to Foxton. He has ordered another wire rope, so as to work two hatches, being desirous to finish before next spring tides.

AUCKLAND SHOW EXHIBITS.

INTENDING exhibitors at the Auckland Show must make their entries to-morrow or they will be excluded. During to-day the secretary was beseiged four deep, and was writing until the perspiration rolled down his intellectual features. The money prizes offered are worth competition, while the honour depending, doubly deserves the emulation of Auckland citizens.

TELEGRAPHIC.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

GRAjIAMSTOWN, this day. The nominations for the County Elections was made as follows : Waiotahi Riding : A. Brodie, I. Coutts, R. Ross, A. Hart, Keuwrenga Riding : W. S. Greenville, W. Webb Scott, Hunter, J. Scott. Parawai Riding: W. C. Carpenter. Hastings Rid ing : W. L. Thooburn. Ohinemuri Riding : A. J. Thorp, J. M. Robson, J. Guilding, J. Riordan, A. Porter, J. Phillips, J. Brown.. Totara Riding: L. J. Bagnall. The elections come off on the 13th prox. DEEP LEVEL PROSPECTING. The Comity authorities have telegraphed to Sir George Grey to get a portion of the £15,000 voted for deep level prospecting set aside for the Thames. CRUSHINGS. . The Albutnia cleaned up for a poor re turn of 2250z5. melted gold for 340 tons crushed, There is a decided improvement in the Kurunui.

RUSSELL, this day.

Sailed : Spitfire, Eleanor, and Phoenix. At the Kawakawa yesterday the follow ing were nominated for the County Council :—Messrs Keatley, Middleton, Higginson, Farrar. The election takes place on the 13th November. NATIVE THEFT. A native boy was found guilty of steal ing a cheque of £7, and received two months in gaol.

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(PER STAR SPECIAL WIRE)

NAPIER, this day.

ARRIVAL OF THE ROTORUA,

Arrived : Rotorua add Southern Cross at six this morning. The Rotorua passed off Cape Runaway. The schooner Acadia and four other schooners, and off the East Cape a barque and brigantine, all bound for Auckland.

(PKESS AGENCY),

WELLINGTON, this day. CHANGES IN THE POLICE FORCE. The Government have commenced to act upon the recommendation in the report of the committee which inquired into the charge made against the Wellington police, and which recommended periodical removal of police inspectors from one city to another. Inspector Atchieson has, in consequence, been notified that he is to be sent to Nelson. His successor is not yet named.

ENGINEERS' ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT AND BAIL.

There was a large attendance trf red-coats and visitors at the Engineer Volunteer entertain ment laat night, in th* Choral Hall'; 3>ut apart from the musical performances of s£h© band, under the direction of Mr Impey, the singing was not a success. It appeared,'however, that the ladies and gentlemen had no- practice previously, which accounts for' the lamentable failures of several of the vocalists; The beat given songs of the evening were: Tennyson's •'Bells," admirably sung by Miss Peace; "Strangers Yet," by Miss Wilson, but in so low a tone of voice that it was unheard by the majority of the persons present. The " Queen of A vondale" was sweetly Rang by .vlr .Carter; also " JKiDarney," by Mra Jatygar. The solo and chorus, " Come where my love lies dreaming," was fairly execnted by Mr Ryan and others. Mr Howard aang ther.new song, " I wait for thee," whicn was listened to with close atten tion, and much admired. The music appeared to be well adapted to the words and the accom paniment was pretty. This gentlemau also gave " (friend of the brave" in an acceptable manner. The song : "lam a soldier," by Mr Horace Dean, took immensely, and in answer to repeated calls Mr Dean sang Eliza Cook's •'All that glitters is not gold." The farce, -which followed, was about the worst per formance of the kind ever witnessed, i'he writer, whoever he may be, deserved the fate of Ben Wiggles in the tight vest. The several actors did not know their part*, and were compelled to make pauses and manufacture "gags." Even Mr "Xoung, who is a fair actor generally, was like a rlsh out of water, and " didn't know what to say." In this respect however, he represented bis assumed character of the "elderly noodle," Mr Brinsden, as the flunkey, who admired painting and decorating at a distance, but who objected to work, waa the spirit of the piece, and saved it from ufr.er failure, by madly avowing his affection for "Brother Bill," and smashing all the crockery ware. Miss Pritchard, as " Martha," was scarcely modest enough for her domestic position, and her representation waa unnatural. Simon Squib was the dummy of the farce. Miss Maynard was fairly success ful as Whilhelmina, and Miss Percival (Mr Squirrel) wisely hid her (his) blushes behind a fan. The entertainment was concluded at 11 o'clock, and shortly i after the dancing com menced, which was spiritedly kept up through the night, the band supplying the music.

MISS SHERWIN'S CONCERT.

jt is only necessary to remind readers of Miss Sherwin's concert to-night in the Theatre Royal. The programme appears in our advertising columns. A train for the convenience of suburban visitors leaves Onehuuga at five minutes past seven, re turning after the concert.

KELLY AND LEON.

Kelly and Leon's Minstrels, under the management of Messrs Hiacocks and Hay man, brought a most successful season to a close yesterday. The progrrmme was the same as on the previous night, and was well sustained. The Company leave for Wellington in the s.s. Taupo this afternoon, where no doubt new triumphs await their admirable combination of musical and histrionic talent.

CABLEGRAMS.

AUSTRALIAN

BETTING ON THE MELBOURNE CUP.

MELBOURNE, Oct. 30. Melita is firmer at 100 to 12 ; Firebell is easier at 100 to 10 : Calamia, 100 to 8 ; 100 to sis offered for anything else. Only the first two horses are backed.

SYDNEY, Oct. 30. The Estimates tabled amount to £5,366,000, being an increase of £467,771.

A ketch has arrived at Maryborough, Queensland, with one of the missing boats and five survivors of the wreck of the On ward.

THE BROOMHALL SETTLEMENT.

(To the Editor of the Stab.)

Sir,—Truth and justice are- virtues jto be commended in a Ministry as well as in in dividuals. In neither of these qualities do the present Ministry shine in conducting Mr BroomhalTs land purchase. The land in question was sold by the Auckland "Waste Land Board, under the authority of a certain clause inserted in a hill by the General Assembly for the special purpose; the trans action was endorsed by the Commissioner of Waste Land—the Hon. J. D. Ormond. No opposition was made to the clause when passsing through the Assembly, although its object was made known. The promise was made by Mr Ormond that when the purchase was completed and plans prepared, that His Excellency the Governor would be recommended to endorse the whole proceed ings, and Mr Broomhall was promised by all parties, including Mr James Mackay, that everything should be done to complete the whole arrangement, if possible, within three months ; with this assurance Mr Broomhall returned home. The Hon. John Sheehan is reported to say: " That when the land was ready for him, Mr Broomhall returned home, and endeavoured to float a company, in order to make a profit." Now, Mr Sheehan must have known that to carry out Mr Broomhall's arrangements, a company was already formed, and that there may be no mistake about it, I insert the name and address of the parties interested :—B. Whit worth, Esq., M.R, Holland Park, Kensing ton, and Cross-stieet, Manchester; Thos. Short, the Priory, Wimbledon; P. G. Car vill, 13, Leadenhall-street; J. S. Brelfour, Croyden, Surrey; W. Cash, Croyden, Surrey; J. W. Sykes, St. Swithen's Lane ; R. Warner, 8, Jervin Crescent; John Taylor, Sudbury, Peckham Rye; Thos. Cash, 1, Adelaide Place, London Bridge ; John Broomhall, Manor House, Penge. For Mr Sheehan to represent in the General Assembly of New Zealand that Mr Broom hall and his friends are "speculators," and their proceeding little better than a swindle, is not in accordance with either truth or justice. As a matter of fact, and on re cord, Mr Broomhall had not been in Lon don more than a month or six weeks, before he intimated to Sir Julius Vogel that £25,000 —the purchase moHey —and also £12,500 for guarantee of conditions, was ready to be paid over, so soon as the deed of grant was ready, Now, I ask could he do anything more ? Would he or his friends have been justified in sending out immi grants, when every mail from New Zea land, after Mr Broomhall left, announced that native difficulties were increasing, and. that Government officials and their friends were exciting them. I pass all this over to refer to the £5,000 that the opponents of this scheme refer to so frequently. The leading men in connection with this land purchase named above are also directors in the United Kingdom Tem perance and General Provident Institu tion, Adelaide Place, London Bridge, London, whose capital amounted in May, 1878, to £2,309,841, and whose receipts are nearly £1,000 daily, Messrs Broomhall, Whitworth, Warner, and Taylor being Directors in the above institution, it was suggested to Mr Broomhall that, while seeking to provide an outlet for the temper ance men associated with the institution, that it would be Avell to seek also an outlet for their surplus capital. This led to Mr Broomhall seeking to float the Land and Agency Company, with a capital of one million (£1,000,000), and to transfer the interest they had in hand to the proposed Loan Company—for this was mainly the object of the new Company. The nominal sum of £5,000 was fixed upon by the parties interested, and if the Hon. John Sheehan's (reported) estimate of value—viz. :£2 per acre—is correct, even Mr Broorahall's opponents must admit that a very poor compensation was sought by the first party from the proposed new Company—instead of £5,000 they should have sought for £50,000. But even-this sum of £5,000 could not have gone to Mr Broomhall personally; a large sum would bej be required to float the new Company, advertising, solicitors' fees, and fifty other charges, would have to be^ deducted from the amount; and then the balance would require to be divided by ten, before you arrive at Mr Broomhall'a share. Yet, out of this transaction (and this £5,000). the Ministry seek to jvistify their intended repudiations— I use the word repudiation guardedly, because I am under the full impression that the promoters of this scheme in London

look upon their proceedings TT^? 5 ? light, hence their annoyance^! in 'M - lions to Mrfßroomhall to give S ieSPf' ' affair on any terms he Kfed. On no^° le ground can you account for the ab aB( W rnent of their claim for £3 <Wi according to Mr Sheehan's estimate th*' ' might justly claim £50,000 /b u ? *A high honour and ample means lik^M f Whitworth, Warner, Short, C^S Taylor, are not like the pettyfoSrs «? Ministry have often to deal with wi, they found that the Government AM w intend tocarry out their bargain they would just throw it up m disgust. * wou «*-- In justice to Mr Broomhall, I may s x o , that in my letters received from him cv» month since he left New Zealand in V? v single instance has he ever insinuated*^ any of the conditions respecting «£'*•"*■ importation of emigrants, or the cnlH vation of the land, or buud! the houses was ever abandoned or a™ proposed to be abandoned. In conclusion T may state that the promoters of this schemp S will care nothing about the money spent m ' } the amount returned; but to seek ? o to defame their characters, and for th U> Hon. John Sheehan to throw out sneering' insinuations at the close of his speech is t "''■* say the least, in very bad taste, and no? :j likely to raise the present Ministry in thp i estimation of leading men in England —T remain, yours, &c., Joseph Newh'ak P.S.—The conditions attached to thp ' purchase were as follows :—To land on thY " block 666 people (adults), to build for them ■ 166 houses, and to bring under cultivation I 10,000 acres of land ; to accomplish thp latter £20,000 would have to be expended in draining.

OUR LONDON LETTER.

[From our London Correspondent],

Masonic Club, London, September lij i BULGARIAN ATROCITIES. ' ■ i I hope you will not think I have any de-> * sire to palliate the crime of those Bulgarian Christians who have been so wantonly treat-"' ing their Mahometan neighboursin the Rho" > dope mountains, for outrages are just as-de: '"• tcstible in their wickedness when done'by Sclavs, a? if committed by Bashi Bazonks Humanity is not a question of political party or race ; but I should be very much ' better pleased than lam if those anti- ■ humanitarians who sneered at us for de- ■'- nouncing the Turkish outrages and arp-no\y — most earnest in aenouncingßussianiniquity ~ for permitting the Bulgarians to slay their "f brothers,would discriminate a little in their•'-"i evidence. The " Telegraph" is of course the pioneer in slating the Russians, and that veracious journal quotes " A Russian offU cer of Polish origin,"but gives no name and "'"< offers no personal voucher. It tells first a story of the shooting of a suspected Pole be- " fore Plevna, which reads as if the man who was executed was a suspected spy, and then 1 gives us four very terrible stories. "On the ""'. road, between..Plevna_and Ragat (?) at a J place called Orelova, some Turkish ~ prisoners were killed by the soldiers -whoj ; were conducting them." That is the first story. It is neither substantiated' nor ■; definite. The second is attributed to no particular place, and even if true is not , such a very fearful thing after alt "In ' the neighbourhood of Tartar R (sic.) : \ a detachment of dragoons and Cossacks : were in charge of four prisoners. On tie road a Bulgarian maltreated and struck one of them. The officer who narrated: this ~ wished to punish the offenders, but the soldiers prevented him, and struck '•-"'■ the prisoners several times with their bayonets." Where is "Tartar R—." ? and how about dragoons and Cossacks with bayonets ? and how many dragoons and Cos sacks doesittake to convey four prisoners? ! Then we are told that at a place—the name of which is uncertain—the road is full of dead bodies, and it is calmly taken for granted that the massacre was done by the Russians. The locality of the last outrage is indicated by a dash. It is, how ever, at a poor Bulgarian village, where the Russians carried off a country house for building materials, notwithstanding that the poor owners called out "Ech! ech? ech 1" The Commander-in-chief of the Mussulman army of the Rhodope also sends further reports of outrages of a very dread- - ful kind, but the evidence in the first place is hardly conclusive, and he omits ; altogether to state that the Bulgarians ■ were goaded into reprisals by the attempts made to massacre them by the Mussulman insurgents. Massacre is horrible and inexcusable; yet there is a wide difference between a massacre under taken by a race to prevent its own extinc tion, and a massacre carried out for apoli tical purpose. If an English regiment were to massacre the Roman Catholic inhabi tants of Derry it would be monstrous,: but if while they were performing their act of wickedness the Romanists rose, and out of rgvenge slew the Orangemen there would be a difference. POSSIBILITIES OF AN ENGLISH REVOLUTION. Mr. John Morley, the editor of the ' ■ Fortnightly Review, forsees danger, and cries aloud against the evil tendencies of the times. He quotes the language of Sir Robert Walpole, and says : " They are ring ing the bells now, they will be wringing their hands soon." His thoughts have been . turned in that direction by the discovery; that every great nation has undergone a revolution save ours. France, Spain, Ger many, Austria, Italy, the Papacy, the \ United States, have all passed through the fire, and had to adapt themselves to'the change. England alone has "escaped, hut, j. Mr Morley thinks the new policy inj» the ; East is likely to bring about her hour of trial. His reasons for so thinking may be put into syllogisms. Democracies are un fitted for a long series of foreign ambitions and break in upon a great war. England- \ is now a democracy. She is, therefore; un fitted for the policy proposed by the Premier and in case of war would necessarily, have to surfer either revolution or defeat. The in-; ~ cessant changes of popular feeling,? the swaying from side to side which-made ;t4 c English first hate the Turk and then the; Russ, first favour Mr Gladstone and then.; • acquiesce in the resignation of Lord, Derby, will make it impossible to carry on "with Parliamentary government and for any long;, period a policy which involves us in constant crises. Righteousness and violence, justice , and insolence, will certainly alternate un>lJ the end comes. This is a warning wortk attending to. If there is one thing proved r by recent events it is that the pendulum does swing to and fro, only it does npt keep time. , THE OBJECTS OF THE CABOOL MISSION. lam informed on good authority that the . Government by no means regards the Afghan question as settled. Sir Neville Chamber lain's escort will be largely increased, and he will be instructed to .demand on nis arrival in Cabool ; (1) the refusal of the Ameer to permit the administration of Was han by the Russians ; (2) the permission to appoint a British resident at Cabool;,ana (rfj the right to send English Residents to otfcer parts of Afghanistan as the Government may think fit. If these terms are not ac ceded to, then force will be employed to bring the refractory Ameer to his senses; ttHKENSTOSE," 'V

IMPERIAL CROWN GOLDMINING COMPANY.

The annual meetiDg of the Imperial Crown Goldmining Company, which was to have oeeu held at Mr Tothill's office, Shortland-street; twa >. morning, lapsed for want of a quorum. i«» balance sheet for the year shewed :-Be°f^w Balance at Bank of New Zealand on Septemoer 30th, 1877, £980 0s Ud; debtor September M* 1877,£5 8s; calls. &U& ss. Total. £1,131 !»>»• Expenditure-Paid creditors, £40 l»;;J*^n-' sec., £793 43 7d. Total, £79348 7d.- Balances . Bank of New Zealand, £297 17s 4d.

EVENING >J Aii. THURSPAI. OCTOBER 31



.COOft —PRTCTTY and -well-flnißhed Cottage 3JZtd\). o f 5 rooms and scullery, tank, &c, ■with freehold corner allotment, 25 minutes walk from Post-offlce.—B. Vaile, House and Land >&gent, ShortlanaHStreet. r1", : ' '' - I. • •



FURNITURE— For the Drawingroom Dining-room, Library, Be xroom, or Kitchen, on Sale at 1 &H. COOKE'S. CAR PETS—lncluding Brussels, 1 apes try, Kidderminster, Stair Felt, and Dutch, on Sale 1 & H. COOKE'S. LINOLEUM and Floorcloths, all widths, Bath Mats, in Linoleui 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. 9 RON BEDSTEADS. — French. Half JL Tester, Stump and Folding;; Iron Cots, all sizes. W«od Bedsteadß and Wood Cots, on Sale at T. & H. COOKB'S. BEDDING.— Hair, Wool.fSpring, Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses, Feather Beds, Bolsters and Pil lows, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. /^LASSES.—Ghimney Glasses, in Gilt, VJT Walnut, and Maple Frameß, Toi let Glasses Tbiletware, Cane seated Chairs, in great variety, on Sale at T. « 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: ana, employing steam powkr in our Factory, are enabled to offer articles of local manufacture at a ■~.. very moderate rate. T. & H. Gooke's FOKNITUKE AND UARPKT WAREHOU X 67, QUEEN-STRBET. PARNELL CIRCULATING LIBRARY, MANUKAU ROAD, PARNELL, I beg respectfully to inform the inhabitants of Parnell and its vicinity that I will, on FRIOAI, the Ist of November next, open a Circulating Library in my premises, Manukau Roaa. 1 request the attention of the Reading public of Parnell to the advantages such an establish ment will afford. I have selected to suit the tastes of all readers, and I hope to make the Library attractive by adding regularly the newest books by the best The Subscription will be found very low, with additional advantages to those who may require more thanlone book at a time. A>. supply of Stationery will also be kept on hana- R. T. TALBOT. October 28,1878. T>ANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES Established 1817. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund 450,000 This Bank is prepared to make special arrangements" for Deposits lodged for fixed periods, and to transact all other Banking Business on terms to bo ascertained on appli cation. Auckland Branch Ma nager mHE iyEW yE^ LAND tsr CLOTHING FACTORY "©8 EMPLOYS UPWARDS OF 600 WORKPEOPLE. BRANCHES FOR THE SALE OF OUR MANUFACTURES AT" AUCKLAND NAPIEK WELLINGTON wanganui DUNEDIN oamaku TIMAKU rNVEKCABGILL 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 MffiN'S, BOYS', and YOUTHS' CLOTHING, especially Manufactured for thk 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 GAKMENT'* SOLD AT WHOLESALE PRICE. SJThe Largestand Choicest Stock in New Zealand of Hats, Caps. Hosiery, Port manteaux, Bags, and the lateat'jNovel ties in Ties, Scarfs, Collars, &c. "A SINGLE ARTICLE SOLD AT WHOLESALE PEICE. 1 All Goods are marked in Plain F ures, for CASH ONLY. Any Article purchased and not appro ved of will be exchanged with tbe same courtesy with which it was sold, or, if desired, the money will be returned. J. B. ROBINSON, Manager Auckland Branch. A.gency in New Zealand for Wertheim'S Celebrated Sewing Machines. mELEGRAPH BOOKS in duplicate for _l Sale at this office. Books 100 and 200 leaves each. "OOROUGH OF NEW PLYMOUTH. £25,000 SPECIAL LOAN In £100 Debentures, Bearing Seven per Cent. Interest, Repayable ON Jt/NE 30, 1890, For Waterworks and Constructing Permanent Streets. To be raised under authority of " The Municipal Corporations Act, [1876." The Treasurer of the Borough of New Ply mouth is authorised by the Borough Council to receive applications at the price of not less than £100 for every £100 Debenture, payable as follows :— £10 per cent, on application The Balance, December 31st, 1878; and to state that the half-yearly dividends will be payable at the Bank of New Zealand, New Plymouth, or at any branches of the Bank, on January Ist and July Ist, from year to year, until June 30th, 1890, when the Debentures will be paid. Coupons will be attached to the Debentures, and every six months the holderof 1 Debenture will be paid £310s. The securities for due payment of the divi dends are :— Ist. The Borough Fund. 2nd. The Special Rate. • 3rd. The Rents derivable from Borough Reserves. 4th. The Water Rate. Applications must be made in the annexed form and accompanied with a deposit of 10 per cent, on the amount applied for, which will be returned if no allotment is made. The subscription will commence October 21st, 1878, and close December 14th, 1878. FORM OF APPLICATION. Borough of New Plymouth £25,000 Special Loan in £100 Debentures, bearing 7 per cent interest, Repayable June 30th, 1890. To the Treasurer of the Borough of New Ply mouth. request that you will allot Debentures, on which enclose the required deposit of 10 per cent., or £ and agree to accept the same or any less number of Debentures you may allot, and pay the instalments according to your Prospectus of October 12th, 1878. Name at length - , Profession or occupation Address • Date Usual signature ••••• ARTHUR BTANDISH, Mayor. L. H. CHOLWILL, Town Clerk. Borough Counoil Office, New Plymouth, October 12,1878.



: <M REATEST VARIETY of Bedsteads VJT in Auckland. I Greatest "Variety of BEDROOM Furniture' Greatest "Variety of Drawing-room Suitks Greatest Variety of Dining-room Suites Greatest Variety of QAREETS • Greatest Variety of JFLO^RCLdTHS. CITY HALL FURNISHING ARCADE. Holloway, &arliok 8s Oran^ell 1 Have for Sale— Q •'A BKDST E A D S, the Handsomest in OOVJ Auckland. Iron, Kauri. Cedar, Rimu, and Mottled Kauri, Half Tester and French in all sizeß. Stump and Stret chers, W«v--d- and Iron Cots, Folding and Rockiii^Gots. m ROLLS of. CARPET to select from- Brussels, Tapestry, Velvet Pile, Kid derminster, Felt, Duch, Jute, and Stair Carpets;, Hearth Rugs; Mat tings, various kinds 1 AHA CHAIRS, comprising American, J- "WV Knglish, Austrian Bent vVood, Italian, ana Colonial, to suit all classes. Wholesale and Retail. qAfk TOILET GLASSES. Very handsome OV/V/ ones just opened; also, a large lot of Chimney Glasses, Walnut, Gilt, and Ebonized Frames. a a CHESTS DRAWERS in various woods *v and styles. KA WASHSTANDS & TOILET TABLES, OKJ various designs. Qf] SETS TOILTCT WARE, some very OKJ choice. BEDDING of all lands BLANKETS, QUILTS, SHEET, &o. /OK PAIR WHITE CURTAINS, Lace, 4^° Leno. Aplique, &c. MANCHESTER DRAPERY GOODS ' CLOTHING, &c. 3 Book Catalogues sent Post Free. Holloway, G-arlick and Cranwell, • CITY HALL ARCADE, QUEEN AND LORNK-STREETS, Auckland. -JVTATIONAL INSURANCE COM PANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital „ £1,000,000. UNLIMITED LIABILITY. *FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, of every description accepted on the iuoat favourable terms. All funds invested in the colony. HENRY E WILLIAMS, Manager. /^ ALVANIZED CORRUGATED IRON. 20 Tons 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 feet lengths, 26 guage Davies' Orb and Blackwall Co.'s brands. FOR SALE . BY !| W. S. LAURIE, i 7, Wyndham -str cc t. YE GRASS ! RYE GRASS"! CLOVERS. JUST ■TO HAND, A CONSIGNMENT OF 400 bags Poverty Bay Rye Grass, for Sale cheap Also, on Hand, White Clover Red Clover / Co w Grass Rape Timothy Lucerne, &c. Of Superior Quality. W. J. HURST & CO.. 101, Queen-street. How little it is known or remembered, that the fluid poured from the salviary glands, and which we call saliva, like the gastric juices of the stomach, enacts its part systematically in the solution or absorption of some of the food Iwe take into the body; and just as there is a certain species of dyspepsia arising from a deficiency in quantity, or inferiority in quality, of this Balival supply, so is there another, where there is a failure on the part of the stomach to secrete the normal quality orouantity of gastric juice. In either event, "Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps" is an admirable adjuvant.



At the Supreme Court,. Wanganui, -Dr- Risrose pleaded guilty -to- three ■xounttr « forgery, and was sentenced to two years imprisonment. §