HOTEL ARRIVALS.

STAR HOTEL, R. J. Davidson, Proprietor. For week ending. July 6th, 1878:—Mr. A. W. Neal, Napier; Mr, W. A. Mitchell, Napier; Mr. Wm. Hayman, Dmiedin; Mr. Joan Chis lio'itn, Dunedin ; Mr, Walter Hood, Taranaki; Mr. lassie Chetty, Ceylon ; Major Gillett, Eng land; Mr. A. Kehlberuer, S t xn Francisco; Mr. E. W. Klengender, Kaipara; Mr. and Mrs. Isaacs, Waiwera; Captain Box, Napier; Mr, V.uokworth, Ohristchurch; Mr. and Mrs. Garlile, Napier.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

-, -i i» jnißii f This Afternoon. 0.23 ■ :IV, 15 WA L ttU- To . mor ,. ow Morning, 1.2 VJ-y* SKT.—This Evoulnpr, 1.51 SUN RISE.—To-morrow Morniica;, 7.17 MOON'S AGE.—Full Moon, 11th, 10.31 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Hawea, s.s., Kennedy, from the South. Opotiki, cutter, Neild, from Kaat Coast port 3. Hiuiraki, p.s., Holmes, from Waitara. Taiaroa, s.s., Wheeler, from Southern ports. JVTazeppti, schooner, Garravray, from Lovuka S ssy schooner, 'i'how, from Lyttolton Waiwera, schooner, BasheU, from Russoll Pheonlx, cutter, Youiden from Tlassell ?,le:cury, cutter, Baxter, fiomQTairua B<««

DEPARTURES.

Helena, brigantine, Campbell, for Dunedin. H'.dith, schoonor, Sinclair, for Rarot.onga, Onward, schooner, Pankow, for Ituaaoll. Gem, schooner. Nicholson, for Katikati. Mana, cutter, Mea;uorney, for Tairua. Southern Cross, s.s., Holmes, for Napier. Venus, ketch, King, for Napier

IMPORTS.

Per Hawca, from Son thorn ports : Ssi sacics, <9 cases, 5 trunks, 1G casks and sundries. Per Mazeppa, from Levuka :—lO9l bags maize 7CO mats sugar, 2100 cocoamUs, and 12 bags pea nuts. TT , Per Hawca, from the South :—1 case, Hender son and Macfarlane. , Per schooner Ethel, from Dunedin :—l2a sacks flour, 50 haft-sacks do, ICO quartor-aacks do., 30 sacks oatmeal, 3 cases and 2 bales bacon, T. H. Kail and Co. Per Huuraki from Wait- sa:—2B head cattle, 200 sleor. , , Per Sis3y, from Lyttclton: 56S sac!;a «he«t, 19 casec cheese, 103 sacks bran, 210 sacks barley, lio sacks oats, 100 bags flour.

EXPORTS.

Per Southern Cross for Napier: 500 packages earthenware, n 0 casks cement. 8 boilers and engines, 7 packages lr rao feed, 20 horses, 30 packages trees, 3 cases corrugated iron, 48 flower pots, 0 cases glass, 10 cases and 16 pack ages sundries. 1 bale leather.—lreland Brothers. Per Augusta, for Eunedin: - 100,000 feet timber. ARRIVAL CF"THK ROTORUA. The s.s. Rotorua, on her way from Sydney to Auckland, stopped at Russell this morning for the purpose oC taking in coals. We have received the following telegram from our Russell correspondent in reference to her. RUSSELL, this day. (From our own Correspondent.) The s.s. Rotorua has arrived for coal. She left Sydney at nine o'clock en the night or "Wednesday last, and experienced westerly winds a'ld'fiue weather on the run across, olio has on board the following passengers for Auckland:—Hammond, Matthias, Robery, Summers, Mrs Cox, Rev. Mr and Miss La wry, Jb-or Napier: Rev. Fathers Papinor.Orsino John. For Wellington: Capt Brans. Mr and Mrs Johnston and child. ForLyttolton : Mr Schmidt. For Dunc'in: Mr Allen. For Blurt: Mrs Holland and four steerage. She reports passing the mail steamer en Saturday night at 11 o clock, 200 miles to westward of tho Three Kirns. The Rotorua will sail for Auckland about 2 r^- The steamer will therefore not arrive here until about four o'clock to-morrow morning.

Inwab!s Co. srwisrc.—Lady of the Lake, barque, from Matakana, v.ich 50 tons wood and 250 rails; Opotiki. cutter, from Opotiki, with 100 aao^s potaioss, and 50 pigs; Waiwcra, schooner, fin m Russell, with 69 tons coal; Mercury, cutter, from Tairua, with 23,000 feet timber. Inwards Coastwise.—Phoanix, outtor, from BusiaoU, with 16 tons coal; Lagoon, barge, from Omaha, with 7,000 feet junk timber, bo tons firewood, 300 feet house blocks, 20D posts; Morn ing Light, cutter, for Cabbage Bay, with oO tons firewood. . Outwards Coastwise.—Lizzie, cutter, for Whangnpoua, in ballac-t; Tiritiri, ketch, for Thames, via Otahuliu, with 20 tou3 potatoes ; Lady of the Lal.e, ketch, for Malakana, in ballast; Morning Light, cutter, for Cabbage tiav in ballast. The barque Queen of the West, for Newcastle, hi d not sailed when wo wont to press. The ketch Venus Bailed ycuterday for Ken nedy's Bay, where she ia to load with timber for The brigan tine Augusta cleared at the Cuo. tonas to-t'ay from Manukau Heads, with 100,000 feet timber. , The s.s. Taiarca fom Now Plymoutn and Southern ports, passed the IManukau Heads at two o'clock this afternoon, and wonld therefore arrive alongside the Oneliunga wharf abotit four o'clock. The work of discharging the barques Dunclra and Schiehallion is being greatly delayed by the present bad weather. The fore and aft schooner Si33y arrived from Lyttelton, with a cargo of breadstuff's, &c, at nine o'clock last night. Captain Thow reports leaving Lyttelton on Friday, Juna 21st, with light S.H. winds, which carried the vessel as far as Portland Island, which was passed on Monday, the 2-ifch ult. Since that time, strong head winds and gales. Arrived in harbour about nine o'clock last evening. The s.s. Southern Gross sailed on Saturday evening for Napier with a general cargo of merchandize, a number of brood mares, and two pa-sengers—Me33rs Richardson ana Can- The a.s. Hawea arrived from Tauranga and Southern ports late ou Saturday night with a general cargo and the following passengers :— Saloon: Mesdames Carlilo, Stafford, anrt Whit comb: Messrs Norris and son, Keith, Hornby, Carlile, Brasaey, Pittar, Bnckwortb, White, Whelan, Walker, and 11 steerage. The schooner Edith sailed for Rarotonga on Saturday night with a general, cargo of mer chandize. The S.B. Hero will sail for Sydney and Melbourne at noon to-morrow. The tj.s. Hauraki arrived in the Manukau from Waitara this morning. The well • known fore - and - aft schooner Mazeppa arrived from Levuka via Nandi, this morning, after a passage of 14 days. Captain Garraway reoorts leaving Auckland on May 17, with light east winds, which continued until making the land on the 2fith May. Thence to arrival at Levui<a on the 2Sth northerly -winds. The run up occupied altogether 11J- days. Left Levnka again on June 8, for Auckland via Nandi, and were becalmed for six days outeide. Thence light winds nntis arriving at Nandi, on the 18th. Took in 800 bags maize, and sailed for Auckland on the 23rd June. Experienced light southerly winds and calini with heavy south west sea, until within 200 miles of the coast of New Zealand. On July 4th, at two o'clock in the morning encountered a heavy westerly gale, accompanied with a tremendous sea. The violence of the gale was so great that the schooner had to be hove to for 28 hours. The barometer at the time fell to 29.15. During the gale the ship was labouring heavily, and shipping large quantities of water. At 10 p.m. the shipped a heavy sea, which filled the <?ecks, and broke the water-cask and tank adrift. The gale moderated on the sth, and from that time until making Cape [Brett, on Sunday morning, experienced" S.W. winds and squally weather. Arrived in harbour nt 5 o'clock this morning. The Mazeppa brings a cargo of maize sugar, peannt3, and coeoanuts, and one paasegger— Miss Pearson. ~, .. With reference to the charge brought by the Harbour Board against tho maeter of the Heather Bell, we learn, on good authority, that Captain Logan and the chief officer of the Hero distinctly perceived a light on board tho Heatber Bell at midnight on their way no harbour. 'I he Heather Bell is peculiarly unfortunate m this matter, as she had only returned to harbour that afternoon, after saving the crew of the cutter Victoria, instead of proceeding on her way to the Kavvau,

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, this day. The s.s. Wanaka arrived from Napier at 7.15 am. to day with the San Francisco mail. GrsBORNE. this day. The s.s. Pretty Jane arrived fiom Auckland at ten o'clock this morning.

The Safety of Dynamite Durino Transport and Storage. Extracts from the Official ovidonce given before the House of Commons Select Committee on Explosive Substances— Parliamentary Ses sion of 1874, London. Boxes filled with dynamite huvo boon thrown from a great height, and founo. to sustain any amount of shock without exploding. They have also been placed upon an open fire, when the dynamite turned slowly away without ex ploding.—Parliamentary report—Bluo Book, Dynamite has been in a railway collision, and, though tho van and boxes containing it were broken, no explosion took place.—Blue Book, page 182, par. 2979. Maior Majcndio, R.A., H.Ms. Inspector of Gunpowdor and Dynamite Factories, states, in his evidence (page 18, par. 100), that tho law re lating to dynamite is *s much too stringent as the gunpowder law is too lax; and (page 20, par 115) that tho time hns coiuo for relieving safe nitro-Klyceriuo preparations from such un necessary restrictions as tho nltro-glycormo Act mposes upon them. Professor Abel, tho Chemist to Her Majesty s War Department, gives his oxporionco that Nobel's dynamite is one of the safest, most powerful, and most conveniontoxplosivo agents applicable to industrial purposes.—Bluo Book, pages 56, 57, and 59. Agents : E PORTER & CO., QUEEN-STREET. AUCICLAND.

BIRTH.

ROLLERSON.—On tho Cth July, 1878, at her residence, Pitt-street, tho wifo of G. E. Roller son of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

MORRI3-DAVKRN.-CA tho 6th July. 1878, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, N.Z. by the Rev. Father ODwyor, John Morris to Catherine Vincent Davern. both of this city.— Home and Jersey papers please copy.

DEATH.

HBNWOOD.—At Mangero. on Sunday, the 7th instant, aged 69 years, Mr. Thomas Honwood, formerly of St. Tcath, Cornwall, Knsland. Funoral will leave his late residence at one p.m. to-morrow (Tuesday).

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

" A New Chum " deprecates the habit of attaching that objectionable phase to the names of new arrivals when they are mentioned in the newspapers. He says it reminds him of a paragraph in an English newspaper describing a recent accident, when!" eight men and a navvy " were said to have been killed. Enquirer.—Fat cattle, 30s to 35s per lOOlbs ; sheep, 3d per lb; hacks, from £5 to £15 ; and draught horses from £20 to £40, according to quality. 2. All fruits indigenous to Europe, also all semi-tropical plants such as orange, lemon, citron, and guava. For tropical fruits such as bread fruit, bannanas, and pine-apples, the summer is not long enough. 3. Unimproved land, 40s per acre ; improved, £5 to £10 per acre. 4. Summer,Bodeg. to 86deg.; Winter, 45deg. to 60deg. .

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

MONDAY, JULY 8, 1878.

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SPECIAL cable messages received to-day show that the diiliculty about Batoura, which was referred to in Saturday's des patches, has been settled by the cession of that port to Russia, with the condition that it shall be o free port, and that the fortifica tions shall be demolished. Servia receives the town of Phot, or Sharkoi, which id situated on the Servian border on the main road from Nissa to Sophia. There wero several severe engagements between the Turks and the t Servians in this neighbour hood during the war, but the town of Pirot remained in the possession of the latter after General Gourko'a advance forced the Turks through the passes at Ikhtiman, and on to Tartar Bazarjik. The Anglo-Russian Commission which is to assemble in Armenia will facilitate the peaceful evacuation of Batoum by the Turkish garrison which has been holding that place. Greece also gets a laige slice of territory by an extension of the Hellenic boundary, from Larissa (a town of Thessaly) to the Adriatic. The proposed line would embrace about one-half the insurrectionary provinces of Epirus and Thessaly, the population of which is chiefly Greek.

To those, if anywhere be, who doubt the wisdom of employing the best engineering advice procurable upon the subject of drain age, the present predicament of Sydney Corporation may convey some useful lessons. Like Auckland, the metropolis of New South Wales naturally drains to the sea, and the Corporation in providing for sewerage, have faithfully adhered to the plan marked out by Nature. In the early days of Sydney, the evils of this system T/ere comparatively trifling, but as exten sions were made to meet the rapidly-grow ing wants of a large population, the filth of the city was seen and felt along the shores of those magnificent bays for which Sydney harbour is famous. Every year, and with every street added to the general connection, the intolerable nuisance became intensified; and extensive stretches of beach, polluted by the dirt of the city, festering and fermenting under the broiling summer sun, emitted a stench which was wafted far and near, carrying disease and death to homes removed from the actual breeding-place of pestilential odours. The thing became intolerable ; and at last a number of rate payers applied to the Supreme Court and obtained an injunction, ordering the Council to discontinue discharging the sewage in the manner they were doing. Now, it was an easy matter for the Judge to instruct the Corporation to abate the nuisance ; a very different one for the civic rulera to comply. The Judge's order required that the whole system of Sydney

drainage, ■which had cost an immense sum of money, should be instantaneously reversed. The Corporation could not do it; and the holders of the injunction, making further complaint, tha Court ordered the sequestration of the whole city revenue. At this stage a com promise was effected, and the order of tho Court was held ovor, pending engineering operations. All tho local talent now came into full play, and from a multiplicity of infallible remedies, the Corporation adopted one warranted to de ordorise the sewage, and render it sweet and pure as mother's milk. The design consisted iv a series of charcoal strainers, over which the waters passed to their out let. The result was thus reported to tho Colonial Secretary by a deputation which waited on him last month, the Ex-Mayor, Mr Moriarty, Harbour Engineer, Mr Bell, City Engineer, the City Surveyor, and other influential persona being among thos* present. Sir G. W. Allen said:—"The injunction had been obtained to pre vent the sewage running down through the reclaimed land to Blackwattlo Bay. It was then said that if the sewage wa3 d«odorised, the nuisanca would be abated, and an arrangement was made by which tho storm waters flowed ov«r charcoal strainers, That had been iv operation for nearly eighteen months, and it had been proved that either the sjstem itself or the management of it was an absolute failure, as it flowed on to the low banks uudeodorised, and the stench at times was overpowering, particularly when a westerly wind was blowing. It was not alone >t th» Glebe that tho etonch was felt, but nlso at the south-western parts of Sydney, »nd he wondered that tho residents lived in the place at all. It was enough to make one aick to p»a the place only, and yet, though he had applied for ixs dress several times, noaction had been taken. Tho Council had i» the interim, obtained the services ot Mr Clark to report on tho sewerage question, but had no means to carry ou* hia scheme. As tho holders of the injunction again threatened to put it in force, tho object of the deputation was to enlist tho aid of the Government and obtain fund* for extensive sewerage woiks. A goueral discussion ensued between the deputation and the Colonial Secretary, respecting tho measures required. Ono m«niior sugjjestdil as a temporary expedient, dredging at the mouth of tho Bower, but Mr Moriarty did not think dredg ing would do any good, because there was twelvo feet of dopth already at the mouth of tho sower, thd Govern ment having assisted the Corporation to extend it to deep water. Mr Moriarty was of opinion that tho whole system of sewerago would have to bo altered ; mean while, tho charcoal strainers should bo better looked after, and somo alterations made in tho silt pits. Tho end of tho matter was, that tho Government promised monetary awsistance during tho approaching session of Parliament, if tho Council would prepare any professional schemo to get out of tho jawa of tho law. It may bo added, that a similar controversy is in progress iv England concerning tho success or failure of tho great Thames embankment scheme, by which tho sewage of the metro polis was turnod into tho river several miles below London. Tho apprehension of tho populace is aroused by tho discovery that tho tido is gradually backing up largo quantities of uewago matter abo»o London, with tho alarming prospect of transforming Old Father Thames at no distant date into a large sewer.

A novel principle is to bo initiated in connection with tho establishment of a Working Meu'a Club in Christchurch, Tho idea, an mooted and received with favour at ft recent preliminary meeting, is to combine in one building a self-supporting and self-managed Working Men's Club and a temperance hotel, which shall bo of a proprietary character, supported and managed by tho proprietors or their repre sentatives. It Is proposed to found an establishment of this dual character by way of a concession to the teetotallers, with a view of inducing both classes to support the institution ; and to carry out the plan a Company will be formed with a capital of £7000 in £1 shares. Another proposal is to open tho membership of tho Club to the professions. A speaker at the preliminary meeting drew sonic invidious distinctions between Christchurch and Auckland in respect to tho obtainment of small freehold properties, but evidently he knows very Httlo of the circumstances of this city. Tho remarks of the different speakers appear^ calculated to produce an impression that the city of tho plains is com paratively without a poorer class, but if so, we should like to bo informed from what element Christchurch derived the numerous unemployed about which there wassolmuch clamour a few months ago. Mr J- P. Jame son, who must bo a model husband, ob jected to the proposed club on the ground that it would keep married men away from their wives, overlooking the fact thrt tho design of these institutions is to provide some wholesome and innocuous substitutes for the public-houses, which keep not only married men away from their homes, but in too many cases reduce them and their families to poverty and ruin. During the discussion the temperance board ing-houses of Christchurch wcro condemned as cheap and nasty, and the Dean of Christ church, in commenting upon this fact, said any club to be established should be of such a character as to com pete with the best hotels in the city. Ultimately, a resolution was carried in favour of establishing a temperance hotel, with facilities for tho formation of a work ing man's club.

There has long been a feeling at Epiphany Church, Newton, that a now harmonium ■was required, and a few of the members of the church and choir commenced about six ■weeks aince to solicit subscriptions for that purpose. Such was the kind response made by the congregation and friends in town that when the lists were placed in the hands of the treasurer, Roy. Mr. Hazelden, it was found that a very superior instrument could be purchased, Mr. Kowe, 11. M. Cus toms, having collected half the amount Accordingly, the committee procured one o Mason and. Hamlin's American organs from the importers, Messrs E. and H. Isaacs, and yesterday, iv the able hands of Mr. Kowe, organist of the church, its merits were done full justice to, the beauti ful tones of the instrument affording sin cere gratification to all who heard it. It is very gratifying and very creditable to those who took an active working interests in the matter, that their efforts have met with such success, and that such an instrument has been placed in the church without an incumbus of debt hanging over it.

We have received from Mr. E. B, Dick son, Government Observer, the weather re port for the week ending July 6th. The steady continuance of westerly gales caused large rainfall. The barometer was con siderably below the average, the tempera ture milder than in the previous week, the nights being considerably warmer, and the extremeties of heat and cold for both day and night less marked. The rainfall was nearly 1& miles, falling principally between noon and sunrise. The velocity of the wind was less than in the preceding week, the average speed being 16 to 16£ miles per hour.

A new regulation with regard to the travelling expenses of Civil Servants appears in the "Gazette." In future only actual travelling expenses reasonably in curred will be paid on the production of proper vouchers; and the Minister of the Department will decide as to the reason ableness of the charges. {<§|A successful meeting of the Pakuranga hounds took place on Saturday at Gwymie's Hotel, Epsom. There was a fair attendance of sportsmen, considering the unpleasant state of the weather, but not a hare was started.

Although they did not catch a Binglehare, They shared a luncheon which was splendid fare, Of roast and pheasant, after bread and cheese. Sound ale, tobacco, and a brace of glees. Batsman has been scratched for the Timarii Steeplechase Handicap.

The belle of the London season isi Mrs room she held iv her hand an e^nuous bouquet of Marshall Niels ? forwarded specially from the Paris Exhibition by a very exalted personage. A natiro of Odessa has lciudly oftercd to « do " for the British fleet for S^? 00',* 1 * teruia are moderate, but then his plan is simple. He proposes to spread a coat or petroleum over the north portion of the Bosphorus, fire it, and send it down upon the shipa at 4S knots an hour flio knote seem to me a considerable difficulty Suppose the ships go faster than the pet rolenni, then the Mediterranean will be sot alight for nothing ; and if the wind changes the same misfortune will happen to the Black Sea. However, tho scheme has a certain magnificence of its own, and puts that of "setting the Thames on fire (winch we used to think so highly of) completed into the shade. M . gc . rq We have received a CO£V , nh'r* Wise and Company's New Zealand Direc tory for the y«or 1878. The book is in a much handier form than the edition ot 1875-6, being much smaller, and _ the general appearance, arrangement, raa"^' and typography of the present volume display great improvement. The volume contains plans of the chief towns of he colony, an alphabetical directory Ot tne entire colony, which is very > 1 and accurate, an excellent street directory of the larger towns, a aepamto alphabetical directory for every town avid township, a trade directory for the whole colony, a runholders' directory, with legal, banking, medical, ecclesiastical, educational, and official directories. Wo observo that the list of residents of 800 towns and districts is given alphabetically and under separato clasßificationa. Tho publishers have evidently expended much time and money on tha book, which, with somo trifling errors and omissions, exhibits great care Mid accuracy. The Directory will be invaluable to merchant* and business men in all parts of the world who have dealings with New Zealand, and to business people in tho colony it will bu almost ludis peneiblo. . „. . ~ " Come and dino with me, and wo 11 talk ovor tho business," wrote a client to his lawyer. Tho lawyer accepted the invita tion, and Hpcnfc a very pleasant evening. Some months after, a bill ot costs came in containing the following items : -'To read in" your letter asking mo to dinner, Cs 8(1 ; toilinin" with you, 215." After reading it, the client sent in his bill :--" lo one din nor, 10s ; to wine at ditto, 30a. JNot to be outdone, tho lawyer prosecuted him for soiling wino without a licence. A man named Duif has undertaken to walk '23,000 miles in two years. He com pleted his first 40 miles in 7hrs. 54mius. on May Ist at Toronto, Canada. Ought there not to be an er added on to his name ?

Writing from Con«tautiuople on Friday, the" Daily Nows" correspondent says : It hag bocu reported that a fight had occurred between .some English uailor.s who went to San Stofatio and some Ku Mian soldiers. The fact is, seven English sailors got leave to go ashore at Co us tail tin ©pie and sur reptitiously took tho train and went to San Stefano. Here they fell in with some Russian soldiers. All went to a drinking placo kept by an Armenian, a wooden hhanty hastily put together since the arrival of the army. The English, having plenty of money, treated the Rus sians many times. They drank each others' healths, including that of the Queen and tho Czar, oftener than strict etiquette required. They maintained that the Armenian tried'to cheat them, which ia probable enough. Whereupon the repre sentatives of the English fleet and Russian army there present joined forces in tho most friendly manner, and proceeded to tear the Armenian's shanty down. They were carrying out this laudable design in a most vigorous manner when some Turkish zapticps, whom the Armenian called in, interfered, and persuaded them to desist.

According to the "World," the future Duchc:<H of Oonunught will receive £10,000 for her dowry. To the Editor : Sir,— Why not have some signal at about tho North Shore Ferry landing on tho wharf that would bo visible to ctibmo'i nt tho Thames Hotel '( At present a weary traveller hay to go down the length of tho wharf, and fetch up a cab for \m impediments. But a still better plan would be a short telegraph line along the wharf, which would be found generally useful in manyjways.—l ain,&c., Voyager. A conference of Suuday-shool teachers will be held this evening in the Auckland Institute, on which occasion the Rev. Joseph Bates will read a paper on the general conduct of Sunday-schools, with useful hints to teachers. A short service will previously be held at seven o'clock in St. Paul's Cathedral Church, conducted by Rev. C. M. Nelson, M.A.

The Catholic Literary entertainment will be held in tho Hall, Wellington-street, this evening, at eight o'clock. The proceedings will include songs, music, recitations, and a lively farce. Mr Brewin, seedsman, has issued his new cntaloguc of agricultural, vegetable, and flower seeds for the season. The catalogue will bo found exceedingly useful to farmers and gardeners, containing as it docs a fund of valuable information.

Mrs Major Croker has been couiiued to her bed since she has been in Mount Eden. The hard labour she is likely to be put to will be washing and mending the prisoners' clothes, not picking oakum as has hceu rumoured.

The anniversary soiree of tho Hope of Auckland Tent of Rechabitcs is fixed for the lGth inst. in the Temperance Hall. We learn that Mr liughcs, the secretary, aud the coinmittoo have been at great paina in getting up a fine progiaumio for tho affair, which includes the names of several first class vocaliuts and speakers. The distinc tive feature of this tent is the harmony which prevails among its members, greatly due to Mr Hughes' successful manage ment.

The London " Evening Standard" an nounced the death of Earl Russell, and supplied an obituary notice rather pre maturely as may be guessed from the fact that bis Lordship was able to read it, and seemed considerably amused.

We learn that Mr John Grey has no intention of coming forward as a candidate for the seat ill the City Council, vacated by Mr Richard Dickson.

The number of patients iv the Lunatic Asylum and Auxiliary on Saturday was 185, namely 125 males and CO females.

There has be<;n a compositors' strike in Paris. The publication of Victor Hugo's new poem, " The Pope," was delayed ten days in consequence of it.

The inventor of the phonograph, which was described by us a short time ago, has been offered £3,000, and half the profits arising from the sale of the instruments for his invention.

The S. Matthew's Sunday School enter tainment will take place to-morrow evening in the Lorne-sticet Hall. The choir will be under the conductorship of Mr Webb.

The following new pieces were produced in London between the end of April and May 23rd: "Jealousy," by Charles Reade, at the Olympic ; " Our Club," byßuvnaud, at the Strand ; " Scandal," by Arthur Mat theson; "Nell Gwynne," by'W. G. Wills, at the Royalty ; "Flirtation," at the Globe ; " The Crushed Tragedian," at the Hay market; "The Rajah of Mysore," comic opera by Lecocq at the Gaiety ; and " The Little Duke," comic opera, by Lecocq at the Philharmonic.

The men of the British fleet had very hard work, when they were waiting to go up the Sea of Marmora, says a London paper. They were not allowed to turn in and slept round their guns, ready to begin work in a second. "

Mr James Gordon Bennett proprietor of the " New York Herald," is going on an Arctic expedition iv the Pandora. He hopes to " beat" creation, and discover the North Pole himself.

Constable rode Sefton in the Derby. It was a miserable day, but tho crowd on Epsom Downs was as largo as ever. Un May 31st Sir Joseph was favourite for the ovelifc at 5 to 2, and'Thurio second favourite at 4to 1. Sefton's price was 100 to 6, Childeric's 20 to 1, «nd Insulairo s 5 to 1. Madams Adelina Patti made her entree at Covcnt Garden on May 15th, in." L ktoile dv Nor," and achieved a glorious triumph. Two days afterward? flhe played with Nicoliniin "La Traviata," acting magm. ficently. All the London critics [unite m saying that her voico is liner than ever. On the first night tho house wan ready to hiss her jwhen sho camo on, but she Bubdued it, and at tho end of the second act it afc her feet. Two of the boys who rccontly escaped from Kohimarama, and were a fortnight in hiding at Onehunga, again ran away ou Saturday morning, and wore caught in Par nell at night. They wero dealt with at the Police Court this morning.

The following ia the balance-sheet of the entertainment, for the benefit of Mrs Keu drick, kindly given by Ross and Deans Min.strf.ls on June 25th :—Receipts.— Cash at door, £16 7s ; tickets sold, £7 17s. Total, £24 4s.—Expenditure. —Hire of hall, £3 15s ; printing and advertising, £3 ; hire of piano, £1 ; music and musicians, £3 19.s Gd ; properties, 2s 6*d. Total expenses, £11 17s ; balance, .-€l2 7s. Total, £24 4a.—lL Dean, manager ; Chas. Boss, secretary. The sum of £12 7s, as shown above, has been lodged in our hand for the benefit of the widow, who can receive it on calling at this office. This ia a very creditable sum to hand over, considering that the troupe had no patron age from any society,which is usual on such occasions, aiid the fact that tho night was a very wet one. Tho City Council business has increased at a romarkablo ratio since tho abolition of tho provinces. During tha last nine months 549 reports v.nd 1,253 lettera were received and disposed of. Mr Thomas Cotter is gazetted Registrar of Joint Stock Companies in Auckland, vice- Mr J, M. Waylnnd. The Waikato "Times" strongly advocates the extension of the railway across the river by the proposed bridge into Hamilton East. Sub-Lieutenant J. Fisher is gazetted Lieutenant in tho Cambridge Cavalry Vol unteers, and R. Kirkwood Sub-Lieuteuant. Both commissions date from 17th May, 1878.

Mr John Blackett is gazetted Engineer in-Charge for the North Island. It is notified by the Colonial Secretary in a " Gazette" of the 27th ulfc.. that G. W. Rose veil;, Esq., has boon nominated United States Consul at Auckland, and that the GoTcrnor hua accepted such nomination provisionally. James Mazini Tnnny, Esq., ia appointed Colonial Analyst at Auckland under the provision?) of " The Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1877." James David, a bushman, residing at Little Omaha, met with a severe accident on Friday through the fall of a pohutu kawa tree, which became entangled in a1 puriri tree he had cut down, and broke suddenly, felling him to the ground. It waa three-quarters of an hour before he could be extricated, when it was at once seen thattais injuries were very severe. He waa conveyed to Auckland iv the barge Lake Michigan, and at once taken to the Hospital. Hia left and right ribs are broken.

An agricultural scholarship is to bj es tablished in connection with the Agricul tural College of Canterbury. The master of the schooner Josephine, Martin John O'Counell, was accidentally killed at (.ho Heathcote i ail way station on Friday lust, in attempting to jump on a train which was in motion. He was in liquor, stumbled over the signal wires, and was dragged some distance by the train. A first-rate football match was playedon the Metropolitan, ground on Saturday afternoon between New Zealand and the World. A very close game resulted, neither side having much the best of it. The sum of £1,707 was taken as gate money by the Mnrylebone Club during the Australian match. The city of Wellington proposes to pur chase the Thorndon reclamation from tie Government for £89,000. The Colonial Museum at Wellington was thrown open to the public on Sunday, and was visited by G4O people. The place was full up to the hour of closing, and even after that timo many continued to seek admittance. Ashburton ia going ahead. The latest proposed local improvement is the establish ment of a Gas Company. An error occurred in our Saturday's issue iv reference to the fire on board the s.s. Argyle. It was not the Argyle, but the lona, that was on fire. Our reporter obtained his iuforniation from one of the officers of tho lona, who deliberately deceived him with a falsehood. Mr Lewis, Inspector of Sheep, underwent a searching cross-examination at a recent meeting of the Cambridge Farmers' Club. In reply to a question by Mr Fergusson as to why he did not order the yards to be cleansed iv which certain scabby sheep had been, Mr Lewis said he could condemn scabby sheep, or order them to be removed and dipped, but he had no power to order yards to be disinfected or cleaned, though the next day clean sheep might bectae infected by being put into the same pens. This is a matter which ought to engage the attention of Parliament next session. J The funeral of Mr George yesterday foas attended by over 300 persons. The bbily was interred iv the Presbyterian Cemetery, and a touching funeral oration was delivered by Rev. A. Carrick, of St. Andrew's, the church of which deceased was a member for many years. Te Wauonga advocates a system of ex amination of candidates for the office of Licensed Interpreter. A shop-keeper in Hobson-street took upon himself the functions of an amateur police man this morning. Finding a poor old woman drunk in the street he conveyed her with great good nature to the Police Station and had hor locked up. It is to be hoped that he will meet with his reward either here or hereafter for the kindly action. Mr C. F. Bockett, formerly of the Chan cery Bar, England, purposes practising his profession in Opotiki. He was compelled to resign his practice in England ou account ot ill health, and to seek reinvigoration iv the climate of New Zealand. Mr John Poach, the contractor for the cutting down of the Manukau Road, has just about finished his contract. The sur veyor, Mr J. 13. Strange, is, however, not satisfied with the performance of the woik, and objects to certify to the contract having been duly completed. At the last meeting of the Council at Parncll, the question of paying the contractor was introduced, and led to a hot discussion, during which Coun cillor Wood and the surveyor canie iuto collision. The sum of about £200 is yet due to the contractor. The services of Mi- Anderson, the City Surveyor, are to be brought into requisition to settle the eu^i. neering part of the dispute now raging while the general state of Parnell reads and footpaths are such that it has been proposed to get up a requisition requesting the Mayor to call a public meeting of bur gesses to discuss the state of affairs. The usual mid-day service was held at the Young Men's Kooms at noon to-day, the Ecv. W. Robertson presiding. There was only a moderate atteudauce. An absurd report was current on Satm^ ay night to the effect that one of the prisoners working at Government House had been shot in the leg by a sentry whilst trying to escape. Upon inquiry the rumour proved entirely unfounded. The evening services in the Theatre Royal, under the auspices of the Yoiuio- Men's Christian Association, were resting lastniyht. Between 300 and'4oop c] J Ona were present. Mr T. Buddie, lion, fsof^g tary, was in the chair. Rev. M.j Bsgfij a i gave the address. £1 6s was pu<*«t>,.™ R boxfis towards exDenses. L. Qbn.-<

fro the Editor: Sir.-Will you p i eaße state what city m the world contains tb» the greatest number of inhabitants, and th« number, and oblige yours, &c, F 0 i [London, 3,883,092.—Ed. E.S.] ' All the schools re-opened to-day after the winter holidays. The Good Templar Lodge, » Gem of the Sea, will give a musical melange at the Young Men's Rooms to-morrow evening in. aid of the Sir Henry Havelock Lodge. Tho heavy rains ol last week have caused a rather extensive subsidence of earth on the lower side of Coilingwood-street, carry, ing with it a larga section of the footpath and channelling recently formed, and ex. tending to the border of the roadway. The gap has been fenced to prevent accidents.

A list of native claimants whose titles to lands will be investigated at a sitting of the Native Land Court at Tanranga on the 14th iust. is published in the " Gazette " of the 26th ult.

CABLEGRAMS.

To-Day's Sospatcfceg.

(SPECIAL TO "STAR.") (FROM OUR SPECIAL LONDON CORRESPONDENT.) Batoum Ceded to Russia, and Becomes Free Port. Pirot Ceded to Servia. G-reace Gets a Slice of Territory. LONDON, July 1. The Congress has given Batoum to Russia. England has obtained the cession of Pirot to .Servia. Batoum becomes a free port, and its fortifications are to be domolished. An English and Russian Commission will assemble in Armenia to prevent a conflict LONDON, July 6. ' Tho Congi'CSd hn.s settled the Greek question by granting a small increase of territory.

[SPECIAL TO PEESS AGEXCY.] Extension of Hellenic Frontier. Russians Threaten Attack on Batoum. Australians Defeat Stockport.

LONDON, July 6. The CoDgresj haa invited Greece and Turkey to consent to an extension of the Hel.Qn'.c frontkjf which is proposed from Larrisa to the Adriatic. Batoura is u threatened with an attack by the Russians. tajThe first innings of the SteckportEighteen in the match with the Australians closed for f 105. % Blackham waa stamped for i, in the second innings the Australians scored 225, Horan made 75, a splendid innings. The second innings of Stockport closed for 134. The game was won by the Australians by 149 runs.

Colonial Prizes at Paris Exhibition

PRODUCE AND MONEY MARKET.

LONDON, July 6. It is rumoured froia Paris that two gold medals have been awarded to the Victorian vine-growers. The highest award for wool to Sir S. Wilson. Gold medal for general excellence in wool was awarded to Sydney, The preserved meats was highly com mended.

S-The Bank is greatly weakened by foreign withdrawals.

Australian securities are characterised by great strength.

Consols are dull at 95f,

The wool sales here closed firm. The tone and general average shows an increase of 10 to 12 per cent on the opening rates. The principal advance is on medium qualities. For Australian scouredj fleece, ■washed and greasy, prices are unsteady.

The market is heavy 1,000,000 quarters are afloat,

and inactive.

THE CONGRESS ON BATOUM AND

GREECE,

AYLESFOiiD DIVORCE SUIT.

[SPECIAL TO PXIES3 AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 5.

The envoys at the Congress are prin cipally discussing the questions of Batoum aud Greece.

The Aylesford divorce petition has been dismissed.

AUSTRALIAN,

GOVERNOR GORDON GOING HOME,

[SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.]] SYDNEY, July 6. Governor Gorden has arrived, en route for England. »_.The representatives of the Japanese De partment of Agriculture present in Sydney are purchasing wool sheep.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.—No. V.

{By AtiGUS.) HAVING at length succeeded in founding a semi-European Empire, with Constantinople as its capital, the Turks at once, too shrewdly—as matter:; have turned out proceeded to place their own " faithful" in almost all the public posts ; as after the permanent establishment of Protestantism in Great Britain and Ireland, the English people banished the Eoman Catholic House of Stuart, and passscd an Act that no Koman Catholic Prince or Princess would sit in future upon the English Throne, that Episcopacy and Established Presby terianisni were the State religions, and by penal laws further excluded the Roman Catholic gentry and middle classes from, sharing in the ordinary duties and rewards of citizenship. The superior race, in fact, in Turkey, so far as our ideas go, was held in subjection by the more fanatical, and, consequently, inferior one; just as, again, after the American Civil War in 1866, the Northern States, represented by Abraham Lincoln (afterwards assassinated), liberatedis,ooo,ooo Southern negro slaves, and at once put the suffrage into their hands. The expected result followed : The negroes outvoted their late aristocratic masters in nearly every election, and a special correspondent of the London "Times" gave some ludicrous sketches lately of the performances of these ne<n-o M.P.'s in the State Parliament that would have fairly rivalled the eccentricities ■ of a " Minstrel Band of Brudders " in the Theatre Royal or elsewhere. Retalia tion and bloodshed quickly followed, but at the last Presidental election, the survival of the fittest Happily assisted itself there, as here. Imagine the Maori King distributing the various official posts throughout New Zealand solely amongst his followers to-day, and my readers can then imagino the condition of the unhappy Christians of Turkey both before and since the Crimean War. I should not omit to clearly point out also that, so suspicious indeed were the Turkish conquerors of their Rayahs, or Christian and other conquered subjects, that ever since 1543, when conscription was the plan adopted to recruit the army and navy instead of the land-owners furnishing men like the feudal system, the non- Mahommedans were not liable for service, and, in fact,were forbidden to keep firearms in their houses ;{ but for this luxury, of course,they"had to pay an exemption tax of Is 2d sterling per head, known as the Bedel which produced for the Treasury about £580,000 sterling a year. Enlistment had also been tried with success, but Con stantinople .**cal6»;-M totally exempt from i ioVcj'JS * E^ eri, ej>nseription. Happily fe?& t0 P * rule- llberty of con" 1 * OQ* have now taken :F.HB ANB S^Tr> v^c. cl by r°yal

EVENING SI Ml, MONDAY. JULY 8, 1878



ON S A L E, White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass, &c. Rye Grass, &c. Mangold Seed Turnips Sheepb' Parsley Sorghum Garden Seeds of every description ~*~~—— "*V,.;j" Barley- w j. HURST & CO., 101, Queen-street. JJakuee. just to Hand, per 'Spirit of the Dawn E to Arrive, per ' Schiehallion,' ttt PHATS 0F AMMONIA StV^RATE OF SODA Muriate oitpotash. ~rier6igned are now prepared to execute T«e^V r ■'•• celebrated Cher-'^l Manure, otfS^#T tW Y^x_ gaiuerf attracted, *tr 7y, Tlfl.B lOr tilC \JW6u LtiL , CV-UUE3 t .*>'wki< J'L vo u:iable notice. ~-*c:-»-~~'' 6* 6a please notify in ordering whether for uorn or f soot Crops. W. J. HURST & CO., sj^^. !01i Queen-street.



encourage new zealand industries i to thegpeople of auckland ! Messrs. Hallenstbin Brothers Desire to inform you that a RETAIL BRANCH OF THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY Is Now Open in Queen-street, opposite Theatre Royal.



To effectually introduce their Gooda and drive out the imported article, they have decided to SELL a Singlk Article at the Wholesale Price. All Gooda are marked in Plain Figures, for Nett Cash only. Any Article purchased and ap proved of, will be exchanged with tho same courtepy with which it was sold, or if desired, the money will bo returned. The success which has attended tho New Zealand Clothing Factory's Retail Branches in oi-her towns loads the Proprietors to believe that there sxista a praiseworthy desire on tha part of tho Public to encourage New Zealand Industries, eepecially where superior advantages are offered; and your support is solicited on this under standing only. J. B. ROBINSON, Manager Auckland Branch.



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T, & H. Oooke's FURNITURE and OARPKT WAREHOUSE, 67, QUEEN-STRISTCT. R.l/SHBUOOK AND RIUDGMAN Respectfully invite attention to their Large Carefully - solocted and, Entirely New Stock of DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOR THIS WINTER TRADE, Comprising— Blankets, all sizes, and tlrst-class valuo Flannel 3, white and scarlet, all makes Crimean Shirtings, All-wool and Union, in great variety of pattern and quality Winceys, plain and fancy. A hoavy stock. " Good and Cheap," a good lino at 5d per Fancyr Dress Goods, new shades, in great variety French Merino, Serge, Satin Cloth, andsomo Special Lines of Fancy Materials, bought a job, and being sold at very low rates Alloa and Fingering Yarns, all colours Winter Hosiery, Umbrellas, Ribbons, Flowers Waterproof Tweed and Waterproofs A Job Lot of Children's and Ladjea' Waterproof Cloaks, to be cleared out at much below regular price. Calicoes, Sheeting, Counterpanes Furnishing and Manchester Goods ot every description , , ~ Boys' and Men's Clothing of ovory description, Good and Cheap Hosiery, Shirts, Hats, &o. Strong Material for Boys' Wear—Tweeds Mole kin, Corduroy, Serge &c, &c. &c. In order to sustain the well-known character of the JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE for Cheapness and Quality combined. R. and B procure their Supplies from tho BEST MAR KKTS ONLY, and spare no pains to unppl their Customers' wants at the lowest price com mensurate with legitimate trading. 5 % (1/ in the £) Discount allowed upon all Cash Purchases of 20/ and upwards. RUSIIBROOK AND BIUDGMAN, UUAFKKH, CLOTHIERS, Scv., JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE (Opposite tho Army and Nnvy Hotel), UP F H, X QUK EN - S T X E X F, Auckland.



EXTRA. Important Intelligence. A.d JL INABUBY & C O. Have Determined to CLEAR OUT THEIR SURPLUS STOCK OF GENERAL DKAPERY, DRESS GOODS, CURTAINS, FANCY GOODS, AND MILLINERY, AT GREATLY RKDUCBD PRICES ! FOR A Short Time Only, previous to Stock taking. DRESS and MANTLE - MAKING on the Premises, at Reduced Prices. SALE NOW ON. A. LINABURY & CO.'S, 204 & 20fi, QUKKN-STHKET. AUCKLAND.



DoN'Tbe hoodwinked by imitators of Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps, who inclose vilo spirits in bottles which contained the Simon Pure Schnapps and put bogus labels thereon. Repudiate these nostrums. Scruti nize the labels, and if they are deficient in exe cution or the ear-marks of authenticity, don't Eye Bar, and Throat Specialist.— Dr. Schwa'itzbiich, Devonshire House, iiobson-st Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rklief fkom Cough in Ten Minutes SHARLAND'S CHERRY PECTOKAL, 2a. 6d. a Bottle.—Opposite the Post-office, Auckland. The sad calamatiea that have of late befallen so many thousands of our fellow-creatures should dispose our governing powers to use such Precautions as may in the future prevent their j£js£sE©r>ce. No one can prevent the conse 'mipripSHL uncongenial sessons, but we can all pnnrd iiJSnit the results of neglected disease. The arelt safeguards to health of the present ri» T bw thiwo extraordinary medicines, "Ghol lal?8 (freat'lnS Cures" They never fail to restore the invalid ti health. Get them at the chemists', and read tJw> testunonia's.



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FOR BEDROOM FURNITURE DRAWING-ROOM FURNITURE SITTING-ROOM FURNITURE KITCHEN FURNITURK DRAPERY and MILLINERY MEN'S and BOYS" CLOTHING CURTAINS and CRKTONNKS BLANKETS and SHEKTINGS FANCY GOODS FOR PRESENTS GO TO THUS in IT V OrALL A KCADB, Holloway, Qexlidk & Or&well, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. UCKLAND SCRIPTURE GIFT AND PRIZE ASSOCIATION, 1878. Asaistanco towards the Funds of this Society. during tho present month (July), will bo received with special thanks by the Treasurer, I ho Socre tarv. or any Member of tho Ladies Committee, * W. RUSHBROOK, Hon. See. T> V N. AMI T E . To Arrive, per Quken of this Wkst, now due from London— TEN TONS DYNAMITE DETONATORS, TTERY, INSULATED COPPER VV Etc., iCto. DYNAMITE is tho Safest ami Most Powerful Explosive in use.