SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

„ j This- Afternoon, 2.15 ' UluJi \VATKJI— vro-morrbw Morning, 4.44 =PN SK'!".—This Iflvening, 5.17 ?: i'"N iUBK.-!o-morrow Morning; 6.53 ■ WOON 3 AftU-.-FiiU Moon, 13th, 11.55 &M&.

ARRIVALS.

L&3T EVENINO. TO-I>AY.

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVENING. Tanpo, s.s., Andrew, foi the.South PROJKCTKD DEPARTURHS. Fopklw Yo?k-Th«m« tonne, early.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Zealandia, P.M.5.8., from San *ranc ls . O , Hero" 1! from Sydney and Melbourne, early London Lady See!S IM-ip(K.VP.S). from Belfast L^qrJ^^London; sailed

ntP^SrnV (V R G,H' « to ti Timn.ru. early &C Swell■. briSatta* from Noumea and island Lily! 1 bSK&E&m Chatham Islands AotlvSn-Su'ftntiae, from Friendly and JNaviga -Ti?iit.luii'. Tui" w .l.,\n.>gnronrTionaon-; saiiea

r.ircora, ship, from London ; sailed Juno I<T xrnnn., barqup, (W.Q.J.N.)from London.loading R-aeriflk Dim. brigawtino, from Dunedm.daily Bella Mary, ba-que. C'.M.J.B.) from Hobart Town, early TCyno, b- i!£iv!>ti:'.e, from Suwarrow, early Cveola brUuiU.ne. from Oaniaru, early. Lapwincr. briyantine, from Oaraaru, early. Eihel, b- i nuiti:ie, from Oamaru, early Vision, hrig. from Tane Islands, early T Elizabeth Conwsy. schooner, from Now

Caledonia, early. Caledonia, scV.ooner, from Samoa, early. Mary Anderson, schooner, from Samoa, early Mazeppa, schooner, from Rarotonga, early. Blanche, schooner, from Hurotonga, early Norval, schooner, from Tonga, early \T"-vc of Lif>, schooner, from Su* arrow, early Talisman, schooner, from Tahiti, early Coronet, schooner, from Tahiti, early Hello ttrsuiiion, schooner, from the Islands, early AVinilrer!, schorn^r. from Levuka, early. Agnos Donald, shnoner, from Levnka. early Nymphe schooner, from Levuka, early Magellnn Cioud, schooner, from Levuka, early Gaoi, schooner, from Levuka, early E'iza asid Mniy, schooner, from Dunedin, early L'nda Weber, schooner, from Lyttelton, early ' Minnehaha, schooner, from Oamaru, early i Pearl, ketch, froai Rarotonga, early, ; -,-,

IMPORTS.

Per Cerastes:— ■■:.-.■■■• ~ 250 boxes Price's handles, 5 case 3 tartanc acia, 5 do. cream of tartar, 10 do. D.S.F. mustard, i do twine, 2 do. bottling wire, 10 kegs split peas, 10 <10. linseed meal, 100 eases "uncore whisky, 4 b?]ea wrapping: paper, 2 casks driers, ICO barrels "Boai'a Head" stout, .6 do. ginger, 1 do. ship's side lights, 60 crates patent soda water b ■tile a. 12 casks ainc, 3 bales clothes lines, 2 casks chinaware, 1 case furniture, 3 do. Tann's f L-eproof iron safes, 1 do biUi»rd materials, 35 fo. sardine's, 2 rolls sheet lead, 10 Icegs pearl barley, 30 boxes tin plates, 1 case jewellery, 240. stationery, 10 kegs Ewbank's ;nails— E.. &;H. Jsaac?. i !

EXPORTS.

Per Thoma3 and Henry.tor uuneain : iou.uuu feet sawn kauri timber. '• nn Per Thames, from New York: 3166 cases kauri rum, 65 b ;gs ditto, 1 box botanical'speci ir.c-ns, - boxes clothing. . '

THK PRETTST JANE. Strangely enough, no particulars have yet come to hand regarding the whereabouts of the s v pretty Jane, which was last seen on Satur day 'ast by the Taupo. It is considered probable thpt the steamer has run short of coals, and is now lying in Kick's Bay, or in soma other cove, waiting for the passing of a steamer. The s.s. Southern Cro3S which leaveß for Napier to-night, •will ca-11 in at the various harbours on. the coast (ir.rint? her passage down, in search of the Pretty Ji'.ne.

Outwards Coastwise.—Adah, ketch, for the f harneo, with 10 do. coal, 6 tons maize. 2 bundles sasb.es.~J doors, 450 feet timber. 300 packages blasting powder ; Mary, cutter, for the Thames, * The schooner Rover wa3 going into Whan scar ci la=t ovening as the Axgyle -was coming out. The s s. Argyle arrived from Whangarei and Manzapai this morning with 72 sacks gum, 7 crates turkeys and fowls, 4 tons produce. 20 hides 3spars, aurt the following passengers:— Lady Douglas, Mrs Don, Messrs Boot. R.Aubrey, MoKeuzie, Slater, Donald, Geddes. McLeod. The steamer 3 Tongariro and Durham arrived at Haiensville yesterday afternoon. ' The lona will arrive from Russell to-morrow' 'The bi'lc Thomas Sand Henry cleared ro-day for Duneain with 150,000 ft. timber, which she will load at the Manukau Heaas Sawmills. The 3 s. Taupo sailed for the South last even ing with a large cargo and the following passen c-ers -—Mr and .Mrs G. Edwards and two infants, Rev '41r Gow and family, Mrs WilliamI. Mrs Foni"- (3), Mr3 Barber, Misses James, Smith, BrowVDairn, Messrs W. A. Graham, George Stainos, Clark, Fotey, J. Seymour, J. James, Henderson, J. Lynch, J. Sharp, J- McAlpme, Wilson, J. Atkins, Father Chastagnon, Trimmer, CiiDtain Chrisp, Messrs R. Walters, Ganard, J. ] ofd Smith. Whitaker, Sliapfleld, J>. Assin. A. Jones. J. Ivlillensend, Davies, Madoch, J. ' The barque Thames cleared at the Customsjto day for New Tork with a large and valuable cargo of kauri gum. _ Thejbarque WarthaTisher, from London, was hauled alongside the inner western tee this morning. She will no doubt commence dis charging on Monday. ' . Thea.s. Southern Cross arrived this morning. from Napier, via the Thames, with one Dassenger. —Mr W.JjOdder. She returns this evening. 3TELEGRA.PHIC SHIPPING. Port Chalmers, this day. The s.s. Taranaki arrived from Lyttelton to ri.'iv with the San Francisco mail. ■■•'.: Taukanoa, this day" The Rowena arrived from Auckland yesterday nHernoon, and the Taupo this morning. Greymouth. this day. Arrived: Kennedy, s.s., from Wellington, with the Suez mail. Hklensville, this day. The steamers Durham and Tongariro arrived this afternoon. They have been sheltering near the Cape. Nelson, this day. The s s. Wanaka arrived from New Plymouth early this morning.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

MR. ALFRED BUCKLAND'S WEEKLY REPORT.

At the Haymarket, on Friday, August -.-hides were pitched in larger than average number, and wiih an improved, inquiry. Best quality realised 3id to 3|d per Ib. Skins were also in full numbers. One parcel brought 2s 9d, the rest from 3s 5d to 4s 2d each. Fodder offered in usual quantity. Prices were fully sustained-; small loads, from 283 to 103; large loads, os 6d to 7s the cwt.; maize, ds lid ; inferior wheat 3s lid the bushel; bran, 7s lid the lOOlbs. Horse stock ■were offered sparingly, and but little business none. Riding hores brought from £8 to £15 ; a draught colt £30, and medium draught £16. r°At Remue'ra. on Thursday, Bth August, dairy entile were in moderate numbers and fair in quiry; store cattle of an indifferent clasjs, and short of requirements. Fat cattle in full numbnrs ; 116 penned; last week's prices sus tained. Consequent on the non-arrival of the coastal steamers, fat sheep were in short supply, and advanced in price s=? per head. No store sheep offered. Fat pigs were in good supply ar.fi steady demand, at fully 3d the lb. Dairy cows brought from £7 103 to £1010s, dry cows, £! 10s to £6 ; 2-year-old hnifers, £4 103 to £6 ; 18 ---.rnoutbs steers. £i 7s; 3 to 4-year-old steers,. £>} to £S; fat cattle, 303 to 36s the 1001b ; fat sheep id the Ib. Averages were :—3O oxen. W. .7."Taylor. £12; 4G steers, J. C. Firth, £10 5s ; 9 seers .Awitu, £12 10s; 20 head mixed cattle, John Williams, £7 103 ; 19 head, R. Seccombe, £7 10a.

BIRTH.

CHQAT.—On the Bth August, at her residence Upper Symonds-street. Auckland, the wife of Mr. Alfred J. Choat of a son. i

DEATH.

MOORE.-'On tho 9th instant. Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Robert and Mary Anne Moore, College Rcftdjvneed 2 years and 10 monrhs.i The funeral will leave at 3 p.m. on Sunday". Friends will please accept this invitation, i

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1878.

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

The coujplairit made by the Attorney- GeneraJL and Minister of Justice in. the House' 0 £ Keprpsentatives last night against tlie^Coiifaiences of local bodies now sitting iuWeliington is quite affecting. Ministers i>roan iituder the.pressure placed upon them by thesf) local bodies, which -were called upon ;h the grandiloquent language of a me '.-»,:{ of the late Government, to " work OT^wir owu destiny." Wkat Messrs. Sheehan say concerning jthe i-efltectioA -which these Conferences cast upoijf the competence of Parliament to deal witlji- ; questions of local. government! is pe]-vJ 'tlyi true; but, iinfortimately, ,the jpv ?>jiure lias; brought the scourge down ( BS^wnhead by the, crude, disjomted and'chit h,as; asked the local, bodies tjj with the var^otis nTr 'which supply thel. .framework of iEvernment is aware that jthe '. F^.coiich' and four might be driven '^iirection tlirougli-the laws! by T&ich every1 forni of municipal, Tl\county administrationisregu '•',]ji.dl«'xa'!»i?]cs. of the. gfaye, ""^•iiuwti might be cited ; JQn'e

which came under the notice-of the Borough Conference yesterday, and^asspecialbe^, upoii the ;circuinstancea of, Auckland ■ wlj Office. In the Municipal Cp^raUon, AMi re|ealed^,the ;«.g f wll; vefy property provided* that new Sicl!!d£dV4 be liable'for the general rate. The clause, through'oversightw ignorance, was on, tted from the new Act; hence any suburbijoin- X an established borough would, be ffibleforheavyspecialjating 0^ from which it wuia;! derive little or no advantage. Under a provision of this kind, anr extension of our^circumscribecVc ity boundaries is out of the question. Subur ban districts will never consent to pay the assessment of 2s 3d, without receiving the beneßts for which the special rates of Is and 3d were incurred. It is rather ungracious for the Cabinet to heap contumely on bcal bodies for attempting to rectify by united action the blunders perpetrated by Parliament in those weesma' hours that aie usually devoted to business, after honour able members have talked to satiety at their constituents through "Hansard and have wearily entered upon; the dry details of committee. Nor is it less ungracious to twit these Conferences with tollowing too closely the example or the noble fountain of legislative action itself in being somewhat free with public public funds. It is a weakness from which most institutions suffer; and that bul wark of the constitution* of winch MetS'-s. Stout and Sheohan are for the nonce chosen exponents, hath not sufficient virtue to cast the stone. We have not heard of these Conferences erect ing "stonewall oppositions" or talking against time, but when they reach a stage f —..»nt which, to the mind ot doubt they will finil ..this indulgence, !no the records of their censors.- —isdonA. among most cordially agree with the Government that these Conferences are highly objection able. They involve the local bodies in expense, and place great pressure on the Ministry ef the day. But the remedy for them is not to be fonnd in the Vagrant Act of Mr Sheehan or the deprecatory sentences of Mr Stout. We must look into their origin, and apply the remedy to the core of the disease. Conferences simply result from the complete inability of local bodies to secure attention to their wants and recom mendations. They are the fruit of neglected correspondence, of hurried legis lation, and indifference to the opinion of those who are practically engaged in testing the soundness and value of the Acts which parliament is ceaselessly manufacturing. The Government might obviate them m great measure by circulating before each session among bodies affected the bills which they intend, to introduce, and by carefully weighing any suggestions that are offered. But while petitions, suggestions, and remonstrances pass unheeded, and ministerial promises are frailer and more worthless than pie-crust, joint municipal and county:action will continue, despite Govemme.nt reprobation. The tone adopted by Messrs Stout and Sheehan yesterday savours,a good deal less of. statesmanship than of chagrin.;'ak the refusal of the Con ference, to'saddle : local ratepayers with the cost of hospitals,and charitable relief, and its demand for subsidies which have been wrongfully withheld—two very favourite Government corns that have been rudely trodden upou. , ;:

A' number of letters and local .rticlesare still held over awaiting a break in the parliamentary torrent. The estimates for General Government services published in our telegram columns yesterday, caused a flutter of interest among the Civil servants resident in Auck land. So far as we can learn they do not embrace any reductions in the administra tive staff of the departments for the per formance of public services. The increased work-in these departments has rendered the present staff almost unequal to the multi plied duties. In the telegraph department, this is: particularly the case, and it is also observable th«fc this branch of the service is notoriously the most under-paid. The consequence is that tlio best men leave it as rapidly as they can, and the public suffer the consequences in illegible and blunderiug despatches which cause endless annoyance and inconvenience. This year the officers on the Auckland station obtain small increases, but these are distributed in a curiously haphazard fashion. The counter-clerks, for example, get an advance of £10 which is well-merited a small con sideration for the increased duties. But the despatch clerk, one of the best and most hard-worked officers in the service, receives only £5 addition to a small salary, thej first increase shown on the estimates during the last three years. It may be hoped that, if he is a family man, his re spousibilities to Society and the State have not gone on multiplying at the standard ratio during the interval.

Snowballing seems to have been attended with a good deal of danger in the South. On Tuesday a boy named Fahey, whilst trying'to avoid a snowball, knocked his head against a screw nail, fracturing his skull. Although in danger he is expected to recover.

', At a jovial meeting of the Auckland Footballers held at the Thistle Hotel last night, the following gentlemen were chosen to oppose Waikato :—Messrs Bindou, Broadhurst, Carter, Colcroan, Cooke,

Cotter, 11. Davy, Leopold, T. Henderson, Mears, Mita, Orchard, Beid, Ring, and Shaksphere. Mrs Matilda Symonds who is well-known to .theatre goers under the name of Tilly Andrews, applied at the lI.M. Court, Christchuich, yesterday, for a protection order against her husband, on the ground of gross cruelty and neglect. The case was adjourned till Tuesday. > James Grey who was brought up at the Police Court yesterday morning,. gave the Hamilton constables a good deal of trouble, being very violent when they, arrested him. : At the top of Shortland-street there is a green-grocer's shop, and the proprietor with his own hand has introduced on thfl window a new style of lettering. Yesterday a group of school boys gathered around the window, and having noticed the apples, which v ere beyond their reach, endeavoured to get; at the meaning of the word "buttini." One said it was Spanish for "butterj" another that it was French for peanuts, and a third that it was Maori for "buttons." It was finally determined to ask one of the lady teachers at the City East School;

The Wairoa Foresters' supper and ball was given in the Public Hall, Dargaville, on Friday, the 2nd inst. Supper was provided for 80 guests, and Bro. : W. Moore, C.R. presided. A number of toasts were proposed and replied to, after which the tables were cleared, and dancing kept up with spirit till a late hour. At the Theatre last night, Mr W. C. Dillon appeared in his father's great part of,-','Belphegor," which suits him better than any role he has yet undertaken. He was, excellently, backed up by Mr Walter Hill as Madeline, Miss Pender as Henri, and Mr Steele as the Count de Blanche. The play will be repeated this evening. An application was made by the Board of Education for a grant of five acres of land at Katikati for the site of a school building which.was granted, bat a second application for a school reserve atjUaglah could not be entertained, as it had already been disposed of. ;■; ■ .'/ :.':.'"", '":■/ • : t'.:\ ....

The August inspection parades of the Auckland Volunteer Companies will take place on the following* dates : —l2th, 7.30 p.m., Engineer Cadets; 14th, 7.30 p.m., Onehiinga Rifle Company, .at Ouehunga ; 15thj 7.30 pin, -,- Artillery and- E nginrer Companies; at jbrill-slieU ; 16th, 12.30 p.m., Grammar-school'Cadets'.;:'";i7th, 7.30 p.m, Ot&huhu Rifle-Companyj at Otahnhu j>2oth, 7:30 p. :mj; Victoria;;; Hobsoii^ and Scottish (^o.mpatffJßS^yat"'^.^!^!-^^^!!^.^^'^ 7-30 p.m., Nixon TroopY dismounted, with'swords and carbines ; 22nd'//7.30'p.m., No. T3 Company Auckland '• TRifle^'-Volniite'ers and Naval .lirigade..,..;, | ~;v.;;:~ ~.. ~1; _ r Tenders lor tlie traffic ;bi:idgeatj Hamilton ere to be opened atsnoon ou the'7th ijist.

Kuyfon the body of Wn, Shutter, aged g, Spfemate, who died on the previous IV. Deceased wa* forty years of age and times convicted of various °fff hearing the evidence, the jury found ' Death fSsffis apoplexy." Constable Abrams TnTheifilh WeTt-ber Mr Greenwood will bpII by auction the Harbour tod Endowment allotments on the reclaimed land for 66 years at anlannual rental. . At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Licensed Victuallers Association, it was resolved to call a full meeting of the ISociation on Monday, to consider what SWaSt^Mo^ Se brewers to the price of beer per gal l0 The weather during the past few weeks has been as we all know,, unparalleled foi bUter cold and sustained rain. The work ht classes of the community hay, suffered severely, out-door labour of nearly all kinds the severetv of the weather at sea. A ter Le yusual business of the Excelsior Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held last evening, the following officers were installed by Bio. Booth, Id.; assisted by OBro Worms, TAT and Bro Walker, J.D.M. :—W.0.1., Bm 'Porteons : W.V.T., Stai Chamber^' W.S., Bro. J. Gibbs; W.F.S., Bro Whrt combe ; W.T., Bro. Anderson ; C. Bio. Adlington; M., Bro Nightingale ; J.G., Bro. Katterns; 0.G., Bro. Gun son ; A &., goTiiiie ; Axi.flnstr"STsV McLean ; L. U.b., v Sis. Porteous ; P. W.C.T., Bro. Carter. The reports of the various officers showed the past quarter to have been unprecedeutly successful. The El DoradoJHotel, Hokitika, together with two small shops and cottages in i/the rear was completely destroyed by lire yesterday moroing. The resident's family had a narrow escape, being obliged to leave the house by a ladder from an upper window. A sub-committee of the City Council visited the proposed site for the Ccmetry at the Wliau yesterday, and reported favour ably upon V. At Dunedin, on Wednesday evening, the Amateur Opera Company repeated " Mari tana," and raised the large sum ef £1,500 for the Benevolent Asylum. The Mayor preseuted the manager, Sig. Carmini Moiiey with a gold watch. Mr Larkin will give .his lecture on the " Reminiscences of Paris" this evening in the Young Men's Christian Association, and promises to be of a most interesting charac ter. It will comprise the early days of Napoleon tne Third, in the height of his power, during the German war, between the two sieges, and after the Communist Revolution. Selections of music will be given at intervals by Professor Swallow ; and as a crowded attendance is expected, the scats for those having tickets will: be reserved till 7.20.

The friends of Mr ■ Tyndall, surgeon dentist, will be glad to learn that he has resumed his profession as a dentist, etc., and may be consulted at his residence, top of Grey-street. Mr Tyndall as a _ pro fessional dentist cannot be too highly praised. His mode of stopping, extracting, and making new teeth, is commended to the public, and his charges are reasonable. The price list is published in another column. An entertainment for the benefit of a widow and her family in distress was given lastevening in thn Temperance Hall, Albert street. The hall was crowded on the occasion. The programme was excellent in all its details, and met with a good recep tion, opening with an overture by the newly-organised Victoria Band, who deserve praise for their generous help. The follow ing ballads and pieces were successively given:—"The Heart Bowed Down," Mr Marson; reading, ," Pat's speeches," Mr Young; "The Blind Girl to Her Harp," Mrs Oottingbam ; song, "Beautiful Days," Mr Salt; pianoforte solo, Miss Carr ; song, " I stood on a bridge at midnight" (Long fellow), Miss Feace ; recitation, " The Drunkard's Remonstrance," Miss Hay ward; song, " The Pilgrim of Love," Mr lledfern ; song, " Far away," Miss Dobson; duet, " The Larboard Watch," Mrs Cottingham and Mr Marson ; "The Mountebank," Miss A. Dobson ; reading, " Black-eyed Kitty," Mr Blackmail; song, " Gerty's Sons- of the Star," Miss Gribble ; duet, "Happy Home," Mrs Bettany and Mr Salt; song, " Fading Away," Miss Andrew ; " The Swiss Toy Girl" (in character), by Mrs Bettany. The whole concluded with a comedietta, by Miss Froude and .Mr H. Wilson, entitled "A Happy Pair," which was a capital perform ance, and brought the proceedings to a happy close. From our prison estimates last night the vote for Auckland gaoler, £300, was ino.fl vertenly omitted. We have received from Mr C. Palmer, draughtsman, a copy ot his new map of the southern part of-the County of Eden. It is extremely well got up, and a decided im provement on anything of the kind which has previously been brought bi fore the public. It is a continuation of (he excel lent map of the city and suburbs of Auck land issued by Mr Palmer some time ago. It gives the southern part of the county of Eden, and includes original lots and sec tions, aub-di visions, townships, villages, highways, districts, parishes, anil railways. All these are clearly defined, with boun daries on the map, which should prove a very useful guide. The town of Onehunga is also given, with the various streets, num bers of allotments, &c., very faithfully de lineated. The map embraces a number of highway districts, comprising Point Che valier, Mount Albert, Whau, Mount Eden, Epsom, Mount Roskill, One Tree Hill, Mount Wellington, and Remuera, showing each section. Taken as a whole, it evinces great care and application on the part of Mr Palmer, which will, we hope, meet with suitable reward from the large number of business men, to whom such a map will prove invaluable. Copies may be ob tained at the various city stationers. Mr Baker, clockmaker and jeweller, of Victoria-street, met with rather a severe accident this morning through the fall of a

heavy clock, which struck him violently on tRe head, inflicting a.severe scalp wound. It bled profusely and was at first thought to be of a serious nature. Mr Baker at once walked down to Mr Aickin's shop, where Dr. Goldsbro' dressed the cut, and reassured him by saying that it was after all only trifling. A very finej show of beef,] mutton, pork, lamb, sucking pigs, &c, at Hulme's, Queen street. In fact, it is seldom you see such a lot of really choice quality in a single shop. —[Advt,]

BALLANCE'S BEER'S BIER.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) Sir, —Ts it true that wq aye to be charged extra for our beer, owing to Mr Ballance's new tax? If so, I fear that we, who live in the lower line of life, will not be able to give up our " sugar" in order to gain a ''pint." It seems, though, that the pub lic's'loss is a private gain, if all bo true that's heard. Witness this :— .= 'Twas said by Ballance in Ins speech, ' • " The beer-tax none will grudge it.". And spite of brewers not one foot from ;;'_''. His Budget will ho budge it. \ ' " Three half-pence op a gallon is i Not much to any man ; i ;: The publicans can stand it, if, ? ', The Auckland public can." j The^brewers* howsoever, .view : . t This newtak as an ili, ;u.:«:ir.;iii ■'■■•> AridS2spercent.stick 0n...- ;..; - . v; To.balance'BaUance'sßiU. i,mj£L I "*' ShdnTd publicans .their priop-: advajnee, ; The working: Jhen •will fear "'" v' • That Ballance's beer tax has brought ; ""- ; v ,Th i ei,r barrel to its bier. ! —Your'sV &(;;,'WcJTiKI^GFSikN, |

CABLEGRAMS.

To-Day's Despatches.

Cyprus act to "be JFor|ifl.ed- Attempt \$ Assassinate Bismarck.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL LONDON CORRESPONDENT.)

LONDON, August.7th. Great interest is felt on the Cpntient as to EnglaudjS course respecting Cyprus. It is announced that they won't fortify the garrison. Two battalions of troop/}, will return home immediately. /■ It is stated that an attempt hasAPeen made to assassinate Prince Bismarck.

[reutbr's special cablegrams].

The Budget.

Deficiency of £1,000,000

Two Millions to "be Raised

LONDON, August 7.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave a Financial Statement, showing a deficiency of £4,250,000. The Bouse of Commons agreed -to a Ministerial motion for the immediate issue of two millions of Exchequer bills. AUSTRALIAN VICTORY AT BURNLEY. LONDON, August 7. The Australian Cricketers played a three i^m^mimnet a Teatx^ ?£ The play was stopped owing to the rain. (SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY). LONDON, August 8. Major O'Gorman Apologises. Major O'Gorman apologised to the Speaker to-day. The Administration of Cyprus. Twenty-three thousand has been voted towards the administration of Cyprus under the. Foreign Office. Organization of Eastern Roumelia-

Drummond Wolff has been appointed the British member of the Commission ■to organise Eastern Roumelia.

THE AUSTRALIANS V. BUEtNLEY.

The Australians played one day's, match with the Eighteen of Burnley, who made 102 in the first innings. The Australians have nine out for 46. There was a large attendance.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE NATIVE REVOLT.

DEATH OF hEY DR LANG. : MELBOURNE, Friday! CONSTITUTIONAL HEFORM BTLL. An animated debate took place in the House last night on the Constitutional Re form Bill. It is not colcluded. '" i Sailed, rhe Alhambra. : SYDNEY, August Gth: The latest news from New Caledonia says the revolted tribes are making' a determined stand. The troops have sur rounded them, but are actingjon the defen sive, awaiting the arrival of reinforcements. There have been no further massacres, j The Rev Dr Lang died to-day. The Go vernment have ordered a public funeral on Satiuday.

PARLIAMENTARY.

FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER,

(BYSTTRSYECTAX WTHEj:

WELLINGTON, this day; SMOMING IN THE HOUSE. ; In the House yesterday, the Speaker caused much speculation by drawing atten tion to smoking in the House. He said he did so without any intention of giving offence, but the practice had grown up of smoking to a greater or less extent in that Chamber when the House was not siting. He believed it would be only necessary to draw attention to the matter to insure a discontinuance of it. He was not ashamed to own himself a smoker, but there was a time and place for everything.—Mr Barff, whom some suppose to be one of the delin quents, asked that the offender should be poiiited out, but the Speaker curtly pre vented further discussion by proceeding to the business on the paper. PETITIONS PRESENTED BY AUCK LAND MEMBERS. Sir George Grey yesterday presented a petition from Mr Henry Alan, clerk of the Thames, relative to a bullet wound,, accide^tly received,by him when on duty at the Thames rifle butts. Mr Ilobbs presented a petition from Mr Archibald relative to the lapsing of his volunteer laud scrip certiiicate. * JVlr Macfarlane presented a petition from" G. E. Read, and other native inhabitants, relative to the omission of their names from a Crown grant for cibout 4000 acres of land.

WAIKATO PETITION

Mr Whitakur -presented a petition from Mr C. H. btcwart, stating that, in conse quence of the war in -Waikato, lie was ob liged to leave home, and suffered loss owing to being prevented by the Government from returning.

Mr.Russell gave, notice-to ask whether they intend to introduce a parcel port. ONEHUNGA GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Mr O'Rorke gave notice of a bill to found an endowment for a Grammar School for Onehuuga. • -. * " ':

LEASIN G RAILWAYS,

Mr J. E. Brown, in asking the Minister of Works if the Government intend giving effect to therecommendation of the Railway Management Committee last session respec ting leasing the Auckland railway, the local audit of railway accounts and vending ticketsat other places than railway stations, said he knew some people had been aiakinc inquiries with the object of tendering ior any portion which the Government might be disposed to sanction. He hoped the Go vernment would take steps in the matter. The system worked satisfactorily in other colonies.

Mr Macandrew replied, with regard to leasing railways, that since the report of the committee last session large reductions had been made in the cost of working that line, tho effect of which was to put it in a better position in future. Under these circum stances, the Government did not think it desirable to take any steps towards 'leasing the line. This involved the large question whether the State should manage its own railways. With, regard to the second question, the Government was now taking steps to give effect to the proposals. He was sorry that arrangements . wore, not made before for the sale of tickets, but the time of the Government was taken, up. lie hoped before the Houso prorogued that arrangements would be effected iii the principal centres'of population - THE COUNTIES;'ACT PERMISSIVE: . JVIr.. lole,; in ..asking, the Government •whether it was.truo that the Govemineut: intended* to briiig dowii a bill-in the present session to rerjeal; the'pefriiisyVe('clauses of, the Counties.Act and : makos its adoption ' compulsory, said that rumours were,cWetit jin*:Auckland. aild^tliroiiWliotft 1 the^c&idnv•• and meetings had bectfciaidd to-'a^oia.'bdiLi--' compelled to ad opt,it., . .'".' l ""'" i " , f ..Mr.Sheehau^ in reply, rs:ud it.i^'notithe intention Of the: ;G6yernriieut to intrbdiice a bill for tliQ' purpose! Tho" Goyerumevit

thiukjthat counties should be left ti *""* (hit their own destinies, for another v Of^ least. ; iear at ':'; > DR. WALLIS ON WOMah* FRANCHISE. vaiAN'B | MJl~)r Wallis moved, "That, in the O mV ' of "tliis House, the electoral disability* 1011 ' women should be entirely removed, and n same political rights and privileges »hn v ' be granted to women as men." He saM lk * rose to address the House on Jhis.occasi j with mingled feelings of fear and gCi 011 I The subject of his motion was so very m \ 1 that he feared that he would not be ahip t do full justice to it; and he'wasliliaw i * that the motion for putting women on , ■ equality with men should need an* a ®D; merit in the last quarter of the nineWfk century of the Christian era. >■■. (Laii&hW, He was a late convert to the dockiS' "women's rights," through the \fHt!nd««« John Stuart Mill, hut Mill's thoiigtf^ J* his thoughts, aud Mill's conclusions ht convictions. He had carefully considered the question, and had endeavonredHbildis abuse his mind of the prejudice, tyhich jjj common with others, he had inherited • asfl had endeavoured, at the same time^i^ , paiti illy weigh the arguments urged for and against the extension of the political ticrKfa to women. The principles which underlay his motion were, that the two sexes ar* equal, and that it is wrong to give one sex rights and privileges which were ■withheld from the other. He was greatly encpnra<>ea in his advocacy by what had already been done r in New Zealand in the way of re. dressing some of the wrongs of womenjanj securing them some portionjjof their rights To some extent the lights of women -were recognised and legalised in this colony Female ratepayers in towns .gossesse the municipal franchise, and in counties possess the counties franchise, and may be them. seiv<-» county councillors. .S'emale "rate payers possessvutus in connection withth" management of Education Boards andh understood that a lady is the rneniber of one of the Education Boards. He honourei that lady for her courage ana-example which she set to her too timid sisters; T n connection with the university-of-'flew' Zealand they had one sweet girl graduate • the law also protected women and "their properties against worthless husbands.' He hoped they would place women in apolitical and electoral point of view in precisely the cams position as'men, and that they'Wbuld not continue the perfect equality in powers and privileges on one side and disabilities on the other. The present Ministry,was about to extend the miserable mockery of a franchise, but would bring forward a residental qualification.. The Government should be consistent and have the coiira"e to put the sexes on the same footing Tlie threshold of-this great question \vas*beset with difficulties. The door of the'b^uestion chookdd up with misconceptions and pre. judices was, for reasons of delicacy he would not allude to, the most formidable of which was the religious difficulty. Religion basel on the Bible, seemed to sanction the subjection and inferiority of women, but his conviction was that there was notone single passage in the Bible which/-say¥one sex"-should ■be subordinate to tho-other, There was a'general feeling in the'miids of men agaiust women taking partrinTpublic affairs, especially politics, and the idea was widely spread that women were inferior to men intellectually. But he thought thatno one in the House would contend thatthat view was correct. All would admit; that women were morally superior to men. The strongest objection was that women were really unconcerned in political enfranchise ment. He now came to the reasons.whicli required the removal of the electoral "dis abilities of women, and give them the same political rights as men. If they withheld political rights because of the difference of sex, they would be equally justified in giving rights to men with big noses and withdrawing them from those to whom nature had not given such large nasal appendages. He could quote Napoleon that the size of the nose was a far better indica tion of fitness to conduct affairs than sex. (Great laughter). Our rights were, conferred as human beings, not as men or women; Dr. Wallis went on to quote from Herbert Spencer. If all men had a right to share in the government of the country, women had had equal right. No reason could be ad men which could not be adduced with equal force in favour of women. The Electoral Bill of the Government was a nice tinkering measure, . and the bill of the member for Waikato thoroughly Democratic. Parliament should reflect or mirror the political opiaions,. and feeling of the country. It should be a photograph of the political feeling of the country ; but if a photographer should take only half "a face he would nob regard that as a correct likeness. Parliament repre sented that portion of humanity" which. wears trousers and hair on its cheeks,-but not that [portion which dresses in "petticoats, and whose cheeks and chin are beautifully free from hair. Representation and tax ation were closely related aud women con tribute to the revenue much in the same way as men do. (No, no !) It had-been argued by Mr Gladstone, that the franchise should be extended to all as a means of extending intelligence. The greatest argu ment in favour of extending the franchise was educative virtue of it, and why should men be so selfish as. to, monopolises .-the whole educative advantages of the franchise. The wider you extend the .political franchise the more you would succeed in interesting all social forces in the State. Therefore by excluding women we dejiriv<; ourselves,of half the social force. If llio political frights Were extended to women society it would pass out of the shadojv into the sun. It is now admitted tkat it is dangerous ,-to the political progress and safety of the State to deprive any portion of the. community of the franchise. '. All nations are awaking to that. Th.3 existuuet in society of a class with a sense of wrong : janlldng in them -is dangerous to political instiuilions. He would now pass from theory to experience and practise?' Was: •there any reason for supposing that i£ women were entrusted With "political .power they would misuse it. ...History shewed that wherever women . were -entrusted with political power llicy hd used it well, and as ably as J»".cu. Women's excellence" in politics had- been in proportion: to their oppbrtunitie* |of Go vernment. Reason and experience cry out to open the political door and let women in.^ Women were really the "Lords of creation, "since they were, really morally superior to; men tinder a system of representatrftL Go vernment. People unrepresented rarelyhave their wrongs redressed. Dr Wallis trace* the acquisition of political power' by the working-classes in England. Women baa greater wrongs and grievances than -the working classes. The Native Minister baa: niade .light of his question rights of a man to sell his wife, imprison or beat her. Women had wrongs in respect to their employment, education,, and?the marriage contract. The sphere ;oL their ■employment is narrow. They shorfd_be admitted to all employments. ±5y the exist ing marriage law women were the slaves of tlieir husbands. Ah eminent thinker said the marriage law of England was the most harbarous law in Europe. Another said a, woman was the absolute servant of herhusbaud, As soon as she married she ; not.only lost her name, but her liberty,and property. Bad men took advantage of the despotic powers conferred by law ;; this caused some women to contract illicit unions, because a mans mistress is her own 1 mistyess, but a wife is not. He; was no* inveighing against the marrriage tie, whicj* lie regarded as a divine institution, but its injustice. Women were no more bound t& be; wives and mothers than men I'JtpV bfr; . husbands and fathers.1 If all employments, were open to women'they wouldliotbe com? pelied, as-often as they were now, to accept intfeiiiperato, worthless, or diseased, h^s-i ba\ias.i 'lUvdiild riot be; ",wbiskte:a.nd IU .come to you my lads," women \Yereno»'P ut Joir'a! lower level than the Maooifa w&o,l>xe r" cisad the political franchise. '■<;■<■', : iitter: some., discussion Br >W^Hi^i^^ .'to tlie adjournment pff the' debate"utitUitflfti Electoral Bill comes Tip for cliscussiW"

EYEMNG SUn, TTHDAY, AUGUST 9.



AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION. To-day's Quotations— Tank of New Zealand—Buyers, £21. National Bank—Buyers, 78a. Colonial Bank—Buyers, 575. Mew Zealand Insurance—Buyers, 893; sellers, -•-■•'.2;!. . . : • Wntith British Insurance—Buyers, 713 6d;. seiJcrs, 72s 6d. Kutional lasuranco-Buyers, 27s 3d. ,v '. ' Union Insurance—lss; sellers^ 16s. ■ ■■• Thames Gas—32s; buyers, 31s. . ~ , \ >'ey,-Zealand Shipping—Buyfirs, 82s 6d.; • ,' :':. Union Sash and Door—£s 12s Gel; buyers, £5 10', .-fio 11s; sellers, £10 7s 6d.\ ;; :; ;' i:; | Guihvie and Larnach—Buyers, 53ai; sellera, 57s New Zealand Loan & Mercantile—Sellers', £6. Alburnia—Sellers,-475.- . ;; :_ . -i;; .-■;..■;.• j Caledonian—Sellers,;6o3. •;;.:,•:•■ ..",.. •■ ■ ■ J'' » Kuranui—Buyers,. 12s 6d ;; Eellers, 13s 6dj j CurGS-3sloa. ;■.; ■-;•-,,-. < !;,j . -,^., .•:". .'/,^.- I (Jorby—Sellers, 263. ~ _ " ,' i 'Union Beach—Sellers, lls " ■ I; s.edQueen—Sellers,2B.6d. ■:-.'*.; ',",y 1 m Piako~*ls Id, Is3d; buyers,,lsld; sellers, Is6d. i I JOSEPH NEWMAN.! Chairman, j



Tr^TTTJNITURE—For 'the . Drawingroom JIURNII Uttg rooni( Bedroom, -*T or Kitchen, on Sale at T. & H.



GARPETS— Including Brussels, .Tapes- AttrJixo -Kidaerminster, Stair, Felt, aSi- I^tch, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. LTNOLEUM and Floorcloths, all widths, uw Bath Mats, in Linoleum and Floorcloth, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. HEARTBLRUGS, Door Mats, plain and wool boardered. -Matting. Wool Mats, Bed-side Rugs, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. IRON BEADSTEADS.—French, Half Tester. Stump and Folding; Iron Cots, all sizes. W^od Beadsteads and Wood Cots, on Sale at T. & 11. COOKE'S. BEDDING.— Hair, Wool, Spring, Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses, Feather Beds, Bolsters and.Pil lows, on Sale at T. & H. CUOKK'S. . r ,.., GLASSES.— Ghimney Glasses, m Gilt, " Walnut, and Maple Frames.Toi let Glasses, Toiletware,, Cane seated Chairs, in great variety, on Sale at T.kH. COOKE'S P BICES.—As we import from the Eng lish Manufacturers, we are able to sell all imported goods as low as any house in town; and, em ploying steam power in our Fac orv are enabled to offer artioles1 of local manufacture at a very moderate rate. <£- & H- Cookes. FURNITURE AND CARPET WAREHOUSE " 67, QUEEN-STREET. toFcoltrXgE NEW ZEALAND *"^ INDUSTRIES 1



Messrs. Hallenste n J3rothkrs Desire to inform you that a ; RETAIL BRANCH OF THE ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTQKY Is Now Open In Queen-street, opposite Theatre Royal. To effectually introduce their Goods \ end drive out the imported article, they have decided to SELL a Single ; Article at the Wholesale Price. All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, for Nett Cash only. Any Article purchased- and ap .■ :; proved of, will be exchanged with j the same courtesy with which It was i ~-.,-■ sold, or if desired, the money wi 11 be. [ ' - returned.'.,, ■;•' The success which has attended the" New Zealand Clothing, Factory's ; Retail Branches in other to Whs leads s the Proprietors to believe that there exists a praiseworthy.desire on the ; "•'.' part of the Public to encourage New : ;•:-Zealand Industries, especially where | •superior advantages are offered; and ■ your support iß"solicited on this under- \ JiT-; standing only. . :,;;: , ■, ~:■■■■: ':•':-. | ■ ; J. B; ROBINSON, "Manager Auckland! Branch.



'.''.'■-.; ;';:;-' SOLE AGENT .for _ ■'■ ■; ; ' WEKTH E I M' S ELEBRATED SEWI NG MACHINES THE BEST MACHINE IN THE WORLD EXTRA. Imp ortant Intelligence. A,. JL I N A B UR V & C O Have Determined to LEAR OUT THEIR SURPLUS STOCK



GENERAL DRAPERY, DRESS GOODS CURTAINS, FANCY GOODS, AND MILLINERY, AT . GREATLY RKDUCED PRICES! FOP A Short^'Time Only, previous to Stock taking. DRESS and MANTLE - MAKING on th Premises, at Reduced Prices. SALE NOW ON. A. LINABTJRY & CO. 'S, sO4 & 200, qujcicn-strkkt. Auckland. E WAKD AND CO.'S ESTATE A Final Dividend in the above Estate will be payable at the office of the undersigned on and after the Ist September next. ; By order of t£e Trustees^ RcARDNa Fort-street. July 27,1878. -yn- ANT E D KN O W N.. Just Or.ened, One Thousand Men's India Rubber Coats, at 7s 6d.—Samuel Coombes, City Clothing Mart, 92, Queen-street. fT NI O N INS UItA NCE COMPANY \J of NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL, • .„.. £2,000,000 AUCKLAND BRANCH: Q U ESH-S TRB WT, : Nest sio Colonial Bank. ?IRE DEPARTMENT. Insurano granted on Dwelling - hon«eß Storeß, Shops, Buildings in which trade is carried on, Merehandiße. and Goods of every description. '" MAEIHK DEPARTMENT. ■ ;HulJa of Ships or Steamers, Merchandise of all kinds, Specie and Wool to united Kingdom, at Lowkst Cdbßbnt Ratks. .-.,,, I R. H. STKVKNSON- Manaeer. AHEMICAL -jyTANURiE. The undersigned : are now prepared to supply their CHEMICAL MANURE for Root and Green Crops, in any quantity. • The following extracts, selected from numer ous testimonials, prove its value as a fertilizer. I believe it an excellent Manure for Potatoes. SEPH MAY. Mount St. John.



It is tns best Manure I ever used. ] :.■_ W. G. HAKPE, Late Manager for W. A. Murray, Esql, , Piako. I am so pleased with its good effect as a Potato Fertilizer, that I shall require a further supply, and would strongly recommend its use. J. LTCDDUA WALIiIS,' Analysis of this season's supply will be ready n a few days. ■■a'ZU.I^M- J..- HURST & CO., ; ,:::;. - 101, Queen-streoi, Auckland; r,i A PCKLANJT( , r G AIS COMI'-SiS^ V '■■''" . . (LIMITED). ~ : ~-; | ■•• The price of Coke is now 20s per toh^'a j tte Works,; for'Casii; "orVif somgreed, Monlthl'' Accounts at 255, with.ss per ton.discount ? Ca«*Ke. within reasonable dtstEnces, a* "|oike?uSSc^ UO6^iIS}GIB



IAISSOLUTION OFPARTNERSttI| We have Opened soyeral Cases of _J BLACK AND = COLOURED SIL Purchased at Vkry Low Pihcep ;■ "•' in thk Home Markets. ; ■:. , i^ . /,.[ ,'fcfj THE COO U R E II) Sil LKS Comprise lthe Newest Shadks. & THE BLACK SILKS ' Will be Sold at 25. : Hd. per Yard, in Order to Clear. , IMMENSE QUANTITIES OF DRESS GOODS Uitr. be Brought Forward at JobPrioes. WILL BE GIVEN 1 DURING THE WEEK! J. COSGTIAVK & CO., I MERCHANTS AND MPORTpiWS QUEKN-STREET. AUCKLAND.



|-| V N A M I T E ToArrive, per Queen of the West, now due from London— j- TEN TONS DYNAMITE DETONATORS, BATTERY, INSULATED COPPER WIRK, FUSE, Em. Kto. DYN A.MITK i& the Safest and Most Powerful THE 0"&? OF DYNAMITE DUKIJW Transport and Storage. ; Extracts from the Official evidence given before BS/fliSw&nlte have been thrown from a srreat height, and fo-ino. to sustain.any amountof shock without exploding. They have also been placed upon an open flrowhen the druamite burned slowly away without ex ploding.— Parliamentary report—Blue iJOOK, broken, no explosion toolc place.—Blue book, L a B Klv^.?ce riSißrpar. 100)7 that the law"Ve lating to dynamite is as much too stringent as the gunpowder law is too lax; and (page 20, par 115) that the time has come for relieving safe nitro-glycerlne preparations from suoh' un necessary restrictions as the nitro-glycorlne .Act mposes upon them. „ , I, , Professor Abel, the Chemist to Her Majesty s War Department, gives his experience phat Nobel's dynamite is one of the safest, most powerful, and most convenient explosive asrents applicable to industrial purposes.—Blue Book, poses 58, 57, and 59. Agents : E. POR ■TE R. & CO., QUEENSTRKKT. AUCKLAND. ; EMNANT OFCARPET! REMNANTS OF FLOORCLOTH ! AT COST PRICE! At W. lIATTRAY'S ! REMNANTS OF-MATTING 1 ! AT COST PRICH; I AT W. RATTRAY'S ! Special attention is invited to the Stock of REMNANTS of CARPETS, FLOORCLOTHS, and MATTINGS, which will be SOLD at COST PRICE, to effect a Clearance. WILLIAM RATTRAY, furnishing draper & silk'merckr, New Zeal and House, ■ ! •[ , ,66, QUEEBT-STRKET, | '■'"_; -; .:'-' '•■■- • Auckland. . .'• :



\,USH BROOK AND ORIDGMAN Respectfully Invite attention to" their Large Carefully -selected and Entirely •• ; New Stock of ' DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOR THK WINTER TRADE, Comprising— . Blankets, all sizes, and first-class value Flannels, white and scarlet, all makes Crimean Shirtings, All-wool and Union, in great variety of pattern and quality | Winceys, .plaiiv»and fancy. A heavy stock. "Good anitX3heap," a good line at 5d per yard Fancy Dress Goods, new Bhades.in groat variety French Merino, Serge, Satin Cloth, and some """oecial Lines of Fancy Materials, bought a ob, and being sold at very low rates j ■ Alloa and Fingering Yarns, all colours Winter Hosiery, Umbrellas, Ribbons. JTlowera Waterproof Tweed and Waterproofs A Job Lo of Children's and Ladies' Waterproof Cloaks, to be cleaved out at rauoh below , regular price. Calicoes, Sheeting, Counterpanes Furnishing and Manchester Goods of every description Soys' and Men's Clothing of every description, Good and Cheap ISSSS^StI^iiSS W.ar-Twe. flß Mole kin. L> duroy. Sorgo &c, . &o. &c. In order ; sustain the well-known oliaracter Of the JUNCTION DRAPERY W^Rh;HOIJSR for Cheapness and Quality combined. It. and B procure their Supplies from the BEST MAR KETS ONLY, and spare no pains to mippl their Customers' wants at the lowest price oom mensurate with legitimate trading. % (1/ in the £) Discount allowed upon all Cash Purchases of 20/ and upwards. EUSHBROOK AND BRIDGMAN, DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &(>., JUNCTION DKAPKKY WAREHOUSE (Opposite tins Army aiul Niivy Hot-el), ■ V V r X li Q U XX N - a T R E E T, A V fiHI.ANII. : .



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