SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

HIGH WATER J $_i2_S?Sb~__* 0.33 SUN SET.-Thls Evening, 4.17 HUN RI3S.-To-Morrow Morning, 7.8 MOON' 3 AGE.-Now Moon, Bth, 9.31 a.m.

ARRIVALS, SATURDAY EVENING.

Danae, H.M.S., Purvis, from Samoa YESTERDAY. Waitaki, s.s,. Edio, from Rus3Cll TO-DAY. Hawea, s.s., Kennedy, from tbe South

DEPARTURES, TO-DAY.

lona, 8.5., Stephenson, for Russell Pakn, cutter. Diaz, for Tairua Mana, cutter, Baxter, for Tairua

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Levuka—Southern Cross, to-morrow. New Plymouth ana South— Wellington, on arrival of mall st-wimor; Rangatira, Juno 6 London^City of Quebec, loading Sydnoy—City of New York, on arrival Gisborne, Southern Ports aud Melbourne— Arawata. Thursday . Tauranga — Glanelz, Wednesday ; >> aisaiii.

Tuesday " __.__ Whangarei—Argylo, Tuesdays and Fridays

. Waitaki, Thursday Kussell—lona, every Monday; Waitaki, Friday; Arawata, Monday; Hawea, Tuesday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of New York, KM. s.s., from SanFran-

Cisco; Tuesday Meg Merrilies, brigantino. from Levuka Bona, schoonor, from Levuka Ryno, brigantino, from tho Islands' Mazopp*, schooner, from Rarotonga- Wild Wave, brig, from Newcastle Pearl, kotcb, from Now Caledonia Look Out, brigantine. from Sydney Flirt, brigantinn, from Levuka Ada C. Owen, brigantine, from Lyttelton Saxon, schooner, from Lyttetlon Pirate, schooner, from Tahiti Waiwera, schooner, from Aitulaki Chile, barque, from London ; Maroh 8 Sam Mendel, ship, from London; sailed March 13th Famocoth, ship, from London, loading Camille, brig, from New York; sailed Feb. 21 Loch Doon, barque, from London, loading Cabarfoldb, barque, from Hongkong Ocean Ranger, barquentiue, from New York Clansman, tram Melbourne, loading Lapwing, brigantino, from limaru Borealis, brigantino. from Levuka Isiand Lily, brigantine, from Levuka MyTtlo, brigantine, from Tonga Active, brigantine from Samoa Belle Brandon,, schooner from XAno Islands Gael, schooner, from Samoa Transit.schooner, from Tahiti Sybil, schoonsr, from Tahiti

IMPORTS.

Per Hawea, from Napier: 200 sheep, 6 sacks flour, i packages. From Wellington: 5 sacks bacon, 11 cases. From Lyttelton: 63 sajks malt, 225 sacks wheat, 56 sacks seed, 10 cases baoon, 16 cases cheese, IS sacks potatoes, 30 boxen tea, 7 kegs butter, 14 casea and packages- From Dunedin: 56 lengths pipe, 2 oasse iron. 120 sacks floor, 59 sacks malt, 201 sacks bran, 2 hhds. stout, 3 hhdn. alo, 22 packages sundries.

Per Hawea: 10 cases cheese, bacon, and hams.—G. W. Binney.

Inwards Coastwiss.—Zillah, from Thameß, with 24,000 feet timber ; Ghcst, from Matakana, with 25 tonß firewood, 250 posts, and 500 houso blocks; Start, from Ngunguru, with 31,000 feet timber; Mercury, from Tairua, with 23,09-1 feet timber; South Carolina, from Barrier, with 30 tons firewood.

OuTwtRDS Coastwise.—Zillah, for Thames, with 25 h^ad e*ttle; Ghost, for Orewa; South Carolina, for Barrier.

The Union Company's s.s. Arawata will ar rive from tho South about midnight.

Tbo schooner Griffin sailed from Lyttelton for this port with a cargo of breadsiuffs on Satur day.

The 8.8. Gleneig will arrive to-morrow morn ing from Tauranga. She leaves again on Wednesday afternoon.

The schooner Cutty Sark arrived at Grey mouth from Onehunga on Saturday last.

The s.s. Waitaki will leavo for Tauranga to morrow afternoon.

The s.B. Hawea arrived from East Coast and Southern ports at 2 a.m. to-day. She comts as an extra boat, tho amount of cargo on the Coast being rather much for the ordinary steamers. She left Port Chalmers on the 21th, and from leaving Lyttelton till arrival experienced thick weather and variable soaa. Passengers :—Mi33 Ready, Mr and Mrs. Macdon_ld, Messrs. Sneddom, Mackey, Baphaol and Smith, Miss Nirhclls, Messrs. Jones, Kvans, McGarry, Zfiverett, Smith, Smith, Watkios, Butts, ana Logan. The steamer leaves for Rusßell at 1 p.m. to-morrow.

- The brigantino Active was at Samoa when the Danae left.

Tho s.s. Argyle will arrive to-night from Whangarei and Mangapai. Sho loaves again to-tuorronr afternoon.

The brigantino Ada C. Owen loCt Lyttelton for this port with a cargo of bread-tuff i yester day.

Tbo P.M. s.s. Cit7 of New York from San Francisco and Honolulu with the Fngllati and American mails may b3 expected Lore somc timo to-morrow.

The three masted schooner Fairlie is now on the way from Adelaide to this port with a full cargo of wheat.

Tho s.s. Southern Cross entered out at the Customs to-day for Levuka. Sho will leavo to morrow.

Tha barque Mary Ann Annison is daily expected here from Adelaide with a cargo of wheat and grain.

. The wreck arid cargo of tho kotch Fanny Thornton were sold by auction at tiokianga on Friday last. Mr James McLellan and other gentlemen wow tha purchasers, the price paid being £235.

'. With reference to tho raising of the Taupo, the ' Bay of Pleuty Times " says :—" Mr jSelf U making satisfactory progress with the work of raising the Taupo. The whole interior bottom of the vessel has been covered with a thick coat ing of concrete, wi.ich will effectually exclude the water at tho fractured parts. The plan of wrapping canvas round tne keel was inpractio ble, owing to the iv cummulation of sand and shells, and the only mode by whioh the water could be prevented from rusning in at the holes was by stopping them from the inside. About twenty tons of concrete have been spread over the bottom of the vessel, aud as soon as it is suf ficiently hardened to resist the pressure of the water from the outside, the pumps will be set to work to clear out the vessel. It is expected that at the next spring tide, which will bo in the course of about sixteen days hence the vessel will be successfully floated from her present position."

ARRIVAL OF THE DANAE.

H.M.S. Danae arrived from Samoa on Satur day c yon ing last. She is one of tbe vsssels re cently appointed to the Australasian Station, and this is her first visit to our harbour. She is a corvette of 1755 tons, 350 horse-powor, and car ries a complement of 200 men, including officers. Her armament consists of twelve muzzle-loading rifle 6A-poundcr guns.The Danae wss on service on the coaßt of Africa until the middle of 1879, when she was ordered to Australia. She has been at the Samoan Group for four months, and wbb relieved there by the Cormorant. She left on the 18th, and had calm weather until Friday laßt, when south-easterly winds were experien ced and continued till arrival. The following is a list of her officers: —Captain, J. C. Purvis ; Lieutenants, J. tf. Halllfax, W. C. S. Hathorne. j; St. C. Bower, H. a. Lake. Maitland ; Staff Surgeon. G. Mair; Paymaster, J. Kiddle; Chief .Engineer, W. Tebard; Sub-Lieutenants, A. T. Stuart, J. Johnston; Surgeon, G. Smith: Midshipmen, B. E. Bradford and G. F. G. Pur vis. The Danae will remain here until tbe end of June, when she will receive a new orew from the Raleigh.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS,

Hinemoa, s.e., Fairchild, from Wellington Hannah Moiau, b.b„ McCarthy, from Waitara Rowena, B.S-, Amodeo, from Hokianga

DEPARTURES.

Hinemoa, B.s„ Fairchild, for Wellington

The aB. Rowena arrived from Hokianga yesterday with 137 sacks and 6 cases kauri gum, and Messrs Milne and Graham and ono prisoner as passengers.' The Government s.s. Hinemoa left for Wel lington this afternoon, taking as passengers Dr Pollen, M.L.C.: 11. Chamberlain, fCsq., M.L.C*; T. Henderson, Esq., M.L.C.; and the following M.B.R.'s:—Messrs J. A. Tole, Harris, Whyte, A. Whitaker, MoOonald, Lundon, Colbeok, W. J. Hurst, R. Wood, and F. J. Moss.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

Arrivals: May 22—Nightingale, from Timaru. May 26—Mary King, from Nelson; Syren, from Auckland; Chlva and Torea, from Lyttelton. May 28—Magellan Cloud, from Lyttelton.

Departures: May 2t—Augusta for Hokitika. May 28—Wavo, for Dunedin; Sarah Pile, for Oamaru; Hannah Broomfle'd, for Wellington. Loaded : Sissy and Prince Alfred.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

GisnoßNE, this day. The o.s.'- Arawata left for Auckland at 10 o'clook last night. Wbilington, this day. Sailed: Crownlhorpe, barque, for London, with cargo valued at £13,183; JCllbank Castle for Oamaru. . The ketch Forest Queen, recently beached at j Guard's Bay, has been launched, and arrived here this morning. Very little damage seems to have been dons.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

MAIUi will Closk as Ukukr :—

Tins Day. lor luieacll, Kawakawa, Wuugoron, and'Mon gonni, per lona, at 4 p.m. For Thames, por Rotomahana, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Entorprlto, at 5.30 p.m.

Tuesday, Ist Juno. For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per Roso Casoy, at 10 a.m. For Waitara. por Hannah Mokau. at U a.m. For Runsoll, Kuw»ksw/v Levuka, and Norfolk Island, per Southern Cross, at noon. For Russell und Kawakawa, per Hawea. at 3 p.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Waitaki, at •1 p.m. For Wangnrol Heads, Wnipn, WangareL and Mangapai, per Argylo, at 1 p.m

Wednesday. 2nd June. For Thamee, per Rotomahana, at 8.30 a.m. For Coromandel. por Coromandel, at 11.30 a.m. For Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Gleneig, at 1 p.m.

Thursday. 3rd June. For G'uborne, Naoior, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Arawata, at 9 a.m. For Gisborne, Naoier, and Southorn provinces, por Hawea, at 5 p.m.

For Australian Colonies, Batavln, Singapore China, and Janan, via Torrei Straits, per City of New York, Immediately after her arrival from Honolulu Supplementary Malls for India, Continent of Knrop', and United Kingdom, -ria Brlndisi. for letters Bpeoially uo addros.ied, per City tit New York, immediately after her arrl«n from Honolulu. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, ocr Wellington, immediately after arrival of City of New York, N.8.-Tho Post-office Savings Bank will bo opon for the receipt of deposits evory Satur day, from 6.30 to 7.15 p.m. S. B Biss, Cbiof Postmaster.

Meetings, Entertainments, &c.

May 31, 1880,

Theatre Royal—" Macbeth," 8 p.m. Ponsonby Dancing Class, under direction of Mr A. West—Ponsonby Hall, 8 p.m. Choral Hall—Rehearsal, " St. Fetor," 7.30 p.m. St James's Ola .—"Essay on Musio," F. Ham mood, 7 30 p.m. Onehunga Mutual Improvement Society- Lecture, "Jogging a Bad Memory," by Roy.Mr Forbes.

Lodge Prido of Nowton, 1.0.0. F., Masonic Hall, Karangahapo Road, 7.30 p.m. Meeting of Officers of Volunteers-Drill Shed, 8 p.m.

BIRTH.

McINTOm-On the 29th inst., at Auckland, tho wifo of W. N. Mcintosh, Oropio, of a daughter. McANALLT.—On May 28, 1880, at Auburn- Btreet, Kyber Pa3s. the wife of Hugh Mc- Anally, of a Eon. Both doing well. STA.FFORD.-On ths 29th May, at her resi dence, Wellesley-street ICast, tho wife of David Stafford ot a daughter. Both doing well.

DEATH.

WATERS.-On May 29, aihorresldence, Upper Qneon-street, Ellz», the beloved wife of Ed ward Waters, Confootloner, Queeu-streot, aftor a short illness.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Constant Readrr.—lho beginning of tho seasons Is reokoned astronomically thus :— Spring ; Tho sun enters Libra, 23rd September, and spring commences. Summer: Ou Decem ber 21st, the sun outers Capricorn, and summer commences. Autumn: On March 21st, sun enters Aries, and autntnn commence*. Winter; On June 21st, the sun enters Cancer, and wintor commences. Tho praotioal divison of tho year may, however, bo taken to be this:—Sprirg months: September, October, November. Summer : December, January, February. Autumn months: Maroh, April, May. Winter monthg: Juno, July, August. C.H.H.—There aro two lodges of the American ordor of Oddfellows. Mr Bills, Permanent Secrotary of tho Star of Auokland Lodge, will (rive you any information yon may ,iosire. The Lodge meets at 7.30 overy Thursday in Ihe Insurance Buildings.

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

MONDAY, MAY 31, 1880.

Far ths ennso that lacks nssLstancs, For tho wrong that neods resist—jc«, For ths fntnre in the distance, Aud tha good tbat we can

The crushing defeat sustained by Sir Julius Vogel at Falmouth should act as a salutary warning to those aspiring colonists who imagine because they aro big swells in a remote corner of the Antipodes they will at .any time be able to effect an entrance into tho Imperial Parliament. Truth to tell, the right to add the magic letters M.P. to one's name is not procured now-a-days with out considerable difficulty. Once upon a time, as most people know, the nomi nees of great noblemen and ministers could be shot into " pocket" boroughs with the same facility as coals into a sack. At present, thanks to the ballot, that system won't work. Before a man can secure a seat at Westminster, he must do many things. In the first place, if he thinks of representing a

constituency to which he is a stranger, he must " nurse " it, and " nurse it carefully too. This process has to be commenced about three years before the probable date of the election, and entails, as may be imagined, a large expenditure both of time and money. There are the local hospitals, races, and amusements to subscribe to, mime rous "peddling" meetings and penny readings to attend, and endless speeches to make. A candidate who wishes to bo popular must also be hospitable, and to be hospitable effectively he must live in the place he hopes to represent. The tradesmen expect him to spsnd money thero ; the clergy feel it thoir duty to fieeco him in the sacred cause of charity ; and all lawyers, can vassers, paupers, and idlers consider him their own proper prey.

Sir Julius Vogel nursed Falmouth with admirable vigour and persistency. Not only did ho tako all ordinary and legitimate precautions to ensure suc cess, but lie absolutely dared to utilise his position as Agent-General of New Zealand to bestow practical benefits on tho place. Now if the hon. gentle man's getting into .Parliament had been at all likely to do good to the Colony this would havo been right enough; but, as has beon before shown, the opposite must have boon the case. NewZealanders ought indeed to bo ex ceedingly thankful Sir Julius was not returned. Tho anomaly of our Agent- General sitting amongst the followers of Lord Beaconsfield and opposing Her Majesty's Government would have been simply monstrous. A man hold ing! such a peculiar and responsible position is, we take it, supposed to be without politics. His duty is to do the best he can for thoso he is paid to represent in England. They are his real constituenis, and any encroachment on their rights should" bo promptly resented.

Even tho more candidaturo ;*of Sir Julius seoms to have injured the Colony. We are informed on good authority that for somo time past tho business of tho Agont-Gonorai's offico has beeu conducted in anything but a creditable manner. People complain that though thoy call thero dny after day, and hour after hour, thoy can novcr soo Sir Julius. He is seldom if ever in, and ovon when ho does turn up ho merely signs a fow documents aiulj then gets oft again as fast as lie can. Thero is always some thing on hand, and tho something (whatever it is) seems invariably to bo of more importance than the affairs of tho colony. Now this kind of thing ought not to be tolorated. Sir Julius Vogel may possibly think himself an irresponsible potentate sent homo to havo a " fino timo " at tho expense of Now Zealand taxpayers. Wo, how ever, who (to use a vulgar phrase} have to "pay the pipor" i'eel differently. Tho Agent-General is nothing more than, a civil servant of tho Colonial Government. He toceivea a certain salary for doing certain work, and if he neglects that work ho ought to be dismissed.

Just at prosont perhaps it would be unkind to deal too harshly with Sir Julius. Aftor all, ho has blundered terribly, and must feel supremely ridiculous. Party, wo tako it was litl le object to him—lie merely wished to be ou tho winning sido, and ro dubbed himself a Conservative It was, how over, an unfortunate mistake, anil with out doubt, cost him the seat. In other ways too tho retrospections of tho Agont-General cannot bo pleasant. For two years ho has been spending monoy at Falmouth like water, all of whioh might n:t well havo boon thrown into the sea. He can norer stand for tho place again. That at any rafco is clear. \Vo are long - suflering creatures wo colonists, but we should certainly rebel agaiust any repetition of tho game. Sir Julius will do well to bear this faot in mind, and onco and forever subdue his hankerings after tho letters M.P. If there is oue thing more cortain than another it is that tho Agent-Gonoral for Now Zealand can never with tho consent of the colony bo a legislator in tho Imperial Parliament.

The telegraphic summary of the Premie, address to his constituents, forwarded to some days ago, through the United Pro Association, appears to have been aye defective oue. The outlines given by [J Hall of the Government proposals wil reference to several important measures he submitted this scs«ion, were whol: omitted. Prom the full reports in tl Canterbury papers now to hand, we fir that Mr Hall gave a resume" of the scope < the bills prepared by the Government * deal with the disposal of Native land This is a question of the utmost important to Auckland. Ministers Intend, it appear to submit a scheme by whioh the Goven ment shall act as agents for tho natives i selling thoir lands. The work of consol dating the statute law of tho colony, t which allusion was made in tho Governor speech at the opening of Parliament, wa also more fully dealt with by tho Premiei As the wholo speech throws a good deal c light on the work of the session which ha now been entered upon we havo rcprintc in full the report given by the Christchurc " Globe." Mr Hall must bo credited witl having stated the viow taken by hi Cabinet of the affairs of the colony with , good deal of perspicuity, and the report though lone, ia well worth perusal. The annual meeting of tho Aucklam Permanent Co-operative Building and In vestment Society, will be hidd in tho lee | ture room of the Young Men's Christiai Association, on Tuesday eveuiug the 22m June, when the annual report will bo pres ented for and the election of i committee and auditors will bo held. The Auckland Licensing Court will be held to-morrow at noon iv the High-strce office. The Property Tax continues to excite great opposition down South. A publii meeting will be held at Rangiora this week to protest against it. The Local Industries Commission sat at Wellington on Saturday afternoon. Theii labours aro now nearly over, and it is hoped their report, may ;be presented to Parlia ment at the end of next week. The evangelistic service last evening in the Theatre Royal was largely attended. A moving address was delivered by the Rev. C, M. Pym, from Lamentations, eh. 1, v. 12. A number of Sankoy's hymns were sung by the choir, and tho benediction pro nounced by tho Rev. A. W. Webb, of Wei lesley-sfcrect. The collection amounted to £3 5s 4d. To-morrow evening Mr Pym will lecture on the Indian Mutiny iv the Young Men's Christian Association room. Friends and well-wishers of Mr aud Mrs John Jack, the popular Amcricau actor and actress, who played a season at tho Theatre Royal two years ago will be glad to hear that they have arrived safely in London after an extended tour round tho world. A Paris newspaper announces that on the 30th of March Mrs Jack presented her hus band with a son and heir. A correspondent calls our attention to the fact that there is no light at the Ellerslie railway-station, and an accident occurred : few days ago in consequence. The statioi is used by a very large number of people residentsin adjacent districts, and unless th oversight is at once rectified serious consc quenccs will in all probability follow. Mr T. Leigh White announces his candi dature for the position of auditor to tin City Council at the election to be held to morrow. A complimentary benefit will bo tenderet to the Brothers Elder to-morrow (Tuesday eveaing in tho Albert Hall, for which i lengthy and interesting programme ha< been prepared. The Messrs Elder deservi well of the public for the gratuitous assist, ance they have given on numerous occa sions in connection with charitable enter tainments,

The final rehersal of St. Peter takes place , this evening at half-past seven. Afullatten-' dance of band and chorus is particularly re quested. The meeting of thT~Watchman~Gold mining Company was postponed until to. morrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 2 o'clock,} An exciting walking match came oft' at ilay-break this morning in the Domain :'or £15 a side, between Willis and Mc Donald, thellattcr giving Willis 200 yards iv the three miles. Thero was a fair lumber of spectators considering tho early hour of tho race. Willis waa braced up . 'or victory, walked in good style and won by about 20 yards. The ground was heavy aud not favourable for pedcstriani.sni. The race occupied twenty-eight uiiriutes. The projected Soup Kitchen aud Winter Relief DepOt, at Chri&tchurch, is about to iiecoine an accomplished fact. Subscrip tions are pouring ia freely and a meeting is .called for to-night to form a committee ol management. Things must be in a bad way down South when it is necessary to tako .such extreme steps as these towards relieving want. It is proposed to set a requisition in cir culation asking the Mayor to call a public meeting for the purpose'of protesting against the property tax. No doubt if the intention is carried out a large aud very iniiuen t.ial gathering will be the result, as now tliat the tax is being collected, property owners and all who arc well provided with this world's goods begin to feel the pressure with unpleasant severity. An aged, and vary vigorous old dame, named Erin, has just died at Spreydon, in the Canterbury district. Throe days before her death she was in excellent health, aud 1 absolutely walked from her homo to Christ church and bank, a distance of fully eight miles. Mr3 Erin had been married 02 year.?, aud a son of hers recently died in England at the age of GO. Darrcll, with Jthe ' Forlorn Hope,' has held the Queensland Theatre, Brisbane dur ing the week.} Madame Legraud joins him on Monday next. Mr B. Maclean, tho Deputy Property Tax Commissioner, iniarms us with refer ence to the filliug up'of valuation forms that the course followed in distributing the forms has beeu to leave them with every owner of real estate, and with all persons who may be supposed to own personalty of tho value of £300. The exemption is £500, auction value, but it has been considered de-irablo to get returns made embracing all real and personal estate of more than £300 valuation, and the Dcpaty-Commisjionei states that tho Act requires that these forms shall ba filled up, tho penalty being £100 for default. By advertisement iv another column Mr Maclean requests persons desi rous of obtaining assistance iv filling up forms to apply at his oilice.

At the Hamilton Police Court, on Satur day before Mr Northcroft, William Nelson was charged with stealing wall paper, white lead, the property, of Geor»e Loveprove; also, with stealing timber and spado tho pro perty of Messrs jTuylor ami Freer ; also with stealing six bottles of beer from tho Waikato Brewery. The prisoner was found guilty on all tho charge', and sentenced to two months iv Mount Edm gaol with hard labour. Mr Phippi commenced running tho Arch Hill bus this morning to Iho Asylum, .stint ing from thy National Bank 'cornor at !) o'clock, and leaving Ihe Asylum at 10.30 a.in. This arrangemout will afford an cx c silent opportunity to persons travelling in that direction at a reasonable hour. Tenders aro invited by Superintendent Thomson of the Auckland I'oliee Force for the supply of eight large-sized corn bins for up-country stations. Plans and specifica tions may si ou bo at tho Auckland Station. Oaly one-half o£ tho unemployed who came from .;Wellington by tho Hinemoa about ft fortnight a^o have yet succeeded in finding employment. The mysterious box. which Miss Stone ham, in days gene by, used while perform ing the Arabiau Box mystery, was disposed of at auction to-day by .Mr IL Arthur for £7 ss. Mr Ramus wa« tho purchaser. Three persons, named Pustatill, iNcilson. and Sicilian were brought down from Ham ilton to-day, the two former haviug been committed to i,':tol for larceny ami the latter for vagrancy. Mr K. Pay disposed of his training establishment aud racing stud to Dr Prius, of Uhristchurch. Sporting men and others interested in our thoroughbred racing stock, will bo glad to hoar that tiift proprietors of Musket (the Now Zealand Stud Company) have no cause to feel disappointed at the non appearance of Petronel's name amongst the placed horses m the Derby. The colt, it up pars, was not entered eitohr for this event, or the Doncnster St. Leger, and Jus, con sequently no chance of securing the triple event. Hi" only engagements this year are the Prince of Wales Stakes, and the Seventeenth Biennial at Ascot, the former of which is worth nearly £3000. He will meet -Mask, the third in the Derby, and Henu desert, tho erstwhile favourite Since the cable announcing the ronult of tho Guineas came to hand, Musket's covcriug fee has wo hear boon nearly doubled.

THEATRE ROYAL.-"MACBETH,"

" Macbeth " was produced on Saturday evening with musical acccs«orie» to a pood house. Pressure ou our space to-day, however, compels us to defer our notice of this most excellent performance. Tho play will he repeated to-night.

FIRE IN KYBER PASS ROAD.

Early on Sunday morning a firo broke out in a block of wooden buildings situated on tho Kyber Pass Road closely adjacent to Seocotnbe's brewery, from which it is only separated by the-narrowthorough fare that leads up to the ride range. The alarm was given at.twenty minutes past one o'clock, and although the firobells in the city and Parnoll were peeling out their un mistakable warning leas than ten miuutes afterward, yet the flames had made such rapid progress in the interim, that it was found impossible to save the burning build ings. The main block was divided into three tenements eaoh two storeys in height. That at the corner of the road opponito the brewery waa in the best condition. It con [ tamed seven rooms and an out-house, aud was occupied by Edward Lavery and his fair ily. The adjoining tencmont contained four rooms and a shop, aud was oooupied by a baker nauicd Eiward Irvine aud his family. A stable and cart-shed and a bake house coutaining two ovens, were situated at the rear. The jthird tenement, also a four-roomed building, was vacant, a Mr G. P. Gorman and hia family having loft it last week. The fourth buildiug was a detached cottage of three room", in which dwelt Edward English,his wifo,andjthieo children, as well as his brother-in-law Joseph Young and Mrs Young. A Marrow passage, eigh teen inches in width, divided the cottage from the main block. The whole of tho buildings were owned by Mrs Outhwaito,. and were insured for £350 iv the Now Zealand Offico, the tenement in the occupation of Lavery, being insured for £200, and the others 'for £150. The bulk of the testimony that can ba procured on the subject points to the unoccupied dwelling as that in. which tho fire had its riso, though by what moans it is impossi ble to say. Two meu named Thos. Powley and F. McGinney drovo past in the direc tion of Onehunga at half-past twelve, and they both aver they saw a strong glare of light proceeding from English's houso, but neither of them appears to have considered the matter of sufficient importance to justify thera in stopping, English and Young, however, asseverate that the fire broke out in the vacant building, und their statement is strengthened by that of tho toll-house keeper and two men named Hendry and Parkca, who were engaged about the browoiy at the time. The oc cupants of tho detached colta;;c retired to rest at 9 o'clock on Saturday night. English says that about a, quarter past one o'clock, ho became scnslblo of an odour of burning matorial, and almost simultaneously ho heard a crackling noise such as would bo mado by flames, He aroused his wife, and then having porccivod through the chinks of tho weatherboards that the adjoining house was on firo, ho awoke the household. Mrs Young gavo tho alarm to tho neighbour", while English with his wife and Young busied themselves iv saving what property they could. The children wero hastily removed, and somo furniture and bedding secured. Mr Irvine managed to save some of his effects, as well as his horse, trap, and harness, and Mr Lavery was even more fortunate, for ho computes his loss at the vory moderato sum of £3. English estimates his loss at £30, and Irvine his at £50, which is covered by insurance in the Colonial Office. English is un insured. The Firo Brigade under Superin- , tendent Hughes, the police under Superin- , tendont Thompson, and the Salvage under Captain Butler, responded all possible promptitude to the fire alarm, and as any efforts to save the doomed block '. wero clearly unavailing, thoy wisely and ■ successfully exerted themselves to prevent the flames spreading to the toll house and board. A copious supply of water was ob tained from tho brewery, tho proprietor of which liberally refreshed tho firemen with beer. He also offered a welcome shelter to 1 tho houseless families.

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LONDON,

May 29,

At the wool sals to-tlay 8,900 bales were offered, a total of 318,100 catalogued since the opening, The tone o£ the sale was firm. The Orient Line, The Orient Company's steamship Garonne sailed from Plymouth to-day for Australia. Another Australian. Victory. The match between the Australian 1 Cricketers and eighteen of Itochdale was concluded to-day. The Australians won tho match in one innings, with 2G runs, and thus scored their fourth victory, Mr Goschen's Appointment. CONSTANTINOPLE. May 29. The Right Hon. G. J. Goschen has arrived. He will temporarily act as Special Ambassador for Great Britain to the Porte. New C.M.G-'S. LONDON. May 29. The following promotions have beeu mado in the Order of St. Michael and St. George : —Commander: Major George Cumine Strahan, Governor of Tasmania. Com panions : Charles Domett, Esq., New Zea land, and John Bates Thurston, Esq., Colonial Secretary of Fiji. Conference at Berlin. LONDON. May 29. A European Conference will be held at Berlin next month. At presont, it is agreed that the questions to be discussed be limited to those connected with the Turco- Greek froutier. It is, however, unccttain whether the discussion will be extended to other questions. Wheat ana "Leather. LONDON. May 23. The total quantity of wheat ailoat for Great Britain is 1,770,000 sacks. Leather is quoted at lljd. London Wool Market. LONDON. May 28. At tho wool sales, to-day, 8,500 bales wore ollered, making a total of 300,200 catalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale shewed a firm and active demand.

AUSTRALIAN.

[REUTERS SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.]

Tlie later-Colonial Sculling Ciiampionsliip. MELBOURNE.

May 31

The race for the Professional Inter- Colonial Sculling Championship took place on the Lower Yarrn on Saturday, and was won by X Laycock of Sydney, by two lengths.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY

(Beforo R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.J

DRUNKENNESS. Seveu persons wero ptiuished for this offence. . IRRECLAIMABLE. John Shicrs was sent to prison for seven days as an habitual drunkard, MARY ROBINSON. This elderly woman was again brought up for drunkenness and unseemly conduct, 1 ami was ordered to pay 10s and costs, or undergo 48 hours iv Mount Eden. STEALING A LADY'S BAG. John Fergusson was charged with steal ing a lady's bag, value 7s Gd, on the 20th iustaut, the property of Mcsrs. Cosgrave and Co. Prisoner said ho had been-drinking, aud had no recollection of taking the bag. Hub-Inspector Pardy said he could not understand how a renpectablo man like prisoner should commit such an offence. Constable Kelly suid the prisoner was very drunk when arreted. J lis Worship t Cousideriug that prisoner had been in custody two days, dismissed the case ou the payment of 2i. aud the restitution of the bag. UNDER TIIS BAR. Johauua Leaning was charged under the Vagrant Act with being a rogue, vagabond, &c. Prisoner waa iv a most wretched coudi titon. Hia worship said prisoner wasjkilling her self with drink, aud ordered her to prison for vino mouths. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. George Robinson was charged under * the Vagrant Act with making use of obscene language last night, in Karaugahapo Road, Prisoner pleaded guilty. F'iucd -10a and aud costs. TRUANT BOYS, Alfred Scaite, Edward Holt, George King, Jas, Clements, Win. Floyd, Win. 'Ihouias, and Thomas John Robinson, were charged with absconding from tho Naval Training School on the 27th inst. The Court ordered Clements, the ring leader, and worst of the boys, to be sent back and undergo 15 stripes on the back ; the rest were lot off' without punishment. IIKEAKINO AND KNTKKING. The charge against Edward Trovcllyn, for breaking and catering a counting-house at Pokouo station, and stealing therefrom the sum of £9 12s 3d, ou tho 11th inst, was discharged. LARCENY OF A MAIL-BAG. William Henry Baructt was charged with the larceny of a mail-bag, the property ol Her Majesty's Govcrnmeut; also, with the larceny of a Maori mat, and sundry articles of wearing apparel, the property of Hugh Robert Jones, on the 24th inst. Theprisonorpleaded not guilty, and asked for an adjournment. SuVluspcctor Pardy had no objection, but asked that Mr Jones might give hia evidence in relation to the latter case, as he was here from the Thames. Hugh Robert Jones depoiod to going to the Thames on the 24th by the steamer. Ho had a number of articles—shirts, ccits, socks, and a hat rolled up in a Maori mat. Ho left them in charge of the cook, who put them with the mail-bag. (Property identi fied, hat missiug). Several articles were found in the forecastle. The cases wero adjourned until tho 3rd Juue. GAMBLING IN AN HOTEL. Michaol Gallagher was summoned undei the Licensing Victuallers' Act of 1871, sec. 42, charged with suffering gambling with dice in his licensed house, the Cosmopolitan [ Hotel, Queen-street, on the 26th inst. Mr Hoskcth appeared iv defence, and would plead guilty under circumstances of peculiar character. Three gentlemen entered the houso and was attracted towards the barmaid. Thoy rcsolvod to treat the young lady, and threw dice for that purpose, the winner to make the treat, and although one gentleman gave a cheque for his loss to tho amount of £68, he might say that, as far as Mr Gallagher was concerned, tho three gentlemen wero unknown to him, and ho partook of no part of tho proceeds of the lojor's cheque. Ho simply permitted tho throwing of the dice. He believed that two of the gentlemen wore known in certain quarters. Sub-Inspector Pardy said that two of tho "gentlemen" who were iv Court, wore recently from the South. They were "Un commercial travellers," who seemed to have a liking for the aristocracy, aud followed them wherever they went. They were known as disgraceful characters going about victimising society. As tho two gen tlemen wero within hearing, he would state that if they wore not out of Auckland quickly, they would have to remain hero for some timo to come. His worship said he could not inflict a light fine in this glaring instance of suffer ing gambling in a licensed house. Fined £10 and costs. MASTER AND APPRENTICE. Patrick O'Connor was charged with absenting himself from the service of his master, Mr Garrett, bootmaker, before the expiration of his term of apprenticcihip. The boy wns caught at Hokianga and brought to Auckland. Mr Garrett said he would take him back if he would promise to behave himself in future. He doubled hi 3 wages a short time before he absconded Tho expense of bringing him back was £2. Ordered to go back on payment of £2 10s at tho rate of 5s per week, and to serve the eight weeks of his absence at the close of his term. Mr Garrett said if he would act consis tently and keep to his work, he would pay half ihe costs, £1 st, as the boy's mother was a widow, aud as an inducement to the boy to attend to his duties. This was all the business.

Vernon Reid sang a superb ' O Salutaris' by Giorza at St. Mary's pro-cathedral on Ascension Thursday.

TELEGRAPHIC.

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CAMBUIDGE, this day. COURSING.

Hares were scarce at the coursing on Saturday. Sandy beat Little Nell, aud Princess beat Rifleman. In running off, Piuiire beat Druid ; Susan beat Tom Moore; Vick beat Juno; Sally Brass beat Vetas, and Princess beat Sandy. The deciding heat will be ruu to-day.

GItAHAMSTOWN, this day. The Alburnia will have a grand total of 1,450 ounces for tlie month. The Whau is crushing with ten head at

the Alburnia hattery, and the stuff'is show ing up well. There is nothing fresh in the low level. An improvement is still visible in the stone, and gold is showing occa sionally. The Native Lands Court opens at' Ohiuc muii on Wednesday.

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WELLINGTON, this day, APPEAL CASES.

At the Appeal Court this morning in the case of the Queen v. Hale, an appeal from the Court of Wellington, the convictions was quashed. In the case of Hcmaroana, an appeal from Auckland, the conviction was upheld. | FATAL ACCIDENT. , The iujuriea received by the man White on Saturday resulted-fatally. An inquest is now being held.

WAKGANUI, this day. BANKRUPTCY CASE. Tho case against John Selkirk Cap3tick, for alleged fraudulent proceedings in con nection with his bankruptcy, broke down. The informations were dismissed, and four guineas (costs) awarded to Mr Capstick.

CHRISTCHURCa, this day. The inquest commenced on the body of an infant found in the Avon on Saturday was adjourned till two o'clock on Friday. A walking match for twenty-four hours is arranged betwoen Swan, of Christchurch, aud G. Leeston, of Timaru, for £100 a-side. Nominations for the Waterloo Coursing Cup close with the secretary of the Can terbury Club at eight o'clock this evening. The Timaru Steeplechase is fixed for June 18. Nominations for tbo Haudicap of lOOsovs. close on Friday at 8 p.m. ACCIDENT. John Mill, working in a shingle pit at Dunsandcl on Saturday, had one leg severely crushed by a portion of the upper bank falling on him. He was brought to the hospital.

TIMARU, this day. CHARGE OF RAPE. Frank Fowler has been committed for trial for rape ova girl 10 years ot ago at Timaru. For tripping a constable and rescuing a drunken man Edward Philips was sentenced to 48 hours imprisonment, without the option of a fine. Philips excused himself by fraying that he had just been discharged from the hospital, aud the drink had conse quently taken a very strong effect upon him.

■INVEBCARGILL, this day,

At the Police Court, Joseph Wearers, licensee of the Edondalc Hotel, was fined £5, the full pen_lty, and £2 15i costs, for supplyiau a rubbiter uamtj Held, with drink, while intoxicated. The Magistrate remarked that it was a bad case.

DEPARTURE OF MEMBERS.

Tub Hinemoa left tbe Manukau this after noon with the following Members of the Hntp-c of Assembly and of tho Legislative Council: —The Hon. Chamberlain, M.L.C., and Dr. Pollen, M.L.C., Major Harris, M.11.R., (Franklyn). Messrs Whitaker, (Waipu), Whytc, (Waikato), Moss, (Par . ncll), Colbeck, (Marsden), Hurst, (City West), Macdonald, (East Coast), Wood, (Waitemata), Tolc, (Kden), Lundon, (Bay of Islands.) There were also the following passengers :—Judge Fenton, Mr C. O. Moutrosc, Mr Berry, Mrs Wood, Mrs F. A. Whitaker, and Mrs Hurst. An astonishing amonnt of luggage was taken down, which indicated that whatever the Premier may say about the session being short, some Members have gone prepared for a long siege. A formidable looking case lying ou the wharf appeared to have been temporarily overlooked by some passenger, but just as the worthy constable had read the inscrip tion thereon "sparkling moselle," the Member for City West canie forward and said : " Where is my moselle '!" and it dis appeared down the hold of the Hinemoa in quick time. Most of the Members had a healthy but anxious look about them, with the exception of of the three out of the " historical four " who embarked on the steamer, the fourth having gone to Wellington last week. Mr Whitaker was, no doubt, sulleriug from the effects of Patctcrc ncgociations. The owner of tho " Moselle," Captain Colbeck, and Mr Reader Wood appeared in the height of fettle, and go down in the best form, lit for any seat a grateful Ministry may offer. Captain Colbcck's energy is fortunately devoted fo the subject of tho continuation of the Kaipara railway, which, it is to be hoped, ho will obtain. Major Harris is determined to abolish the property tax as soon as ho gets to Wellington. A very smooth and pleasant trip to Wellington was expected.

The Race for the Oaks.

A brief cablegram arrived late on Saturda afternoon, and was published in the secon edition of thoSiAR, announcing the resu of the Oaks Stakes, which, as most of oi readers will be aware, is tho great class: race for three-year-old fillies. Tho Oat was instituted in 1770, and is consequentl a year older than the Derby, hut froi various causes it has never created th same amount of excitement cither at horn or abroad. This anniversary, up to th departure of the March mail, there wero n indications as to what would wiu. M Barclay's Grace Cup, who carried oil' th rich Dowhurst Plate, aud appeared to hay the race at her mercy, died during th Winter. Lord Falmouth's Anibassadres was reported " groggy," and siiuila rumours attached to the speedy Frcnc lilly Oceanic. There were consequentl only three fancied ones left iv the oontcsi namely, Sabella, Douvance, and The Song None of them have secured a situation in fact the names of all the threo wired ar unknown to us. The winner's cognomei does not appear amongst the entries, a fac which can only be accounted for iv twi ways. Kither it has been altered, wholb unrecognisably in transit, or the filly ho been christened very lately. As the cable gram seems otherwise clear and correct tin latter hypothesis is thejmost probable, ant we havo therefore searched the Racin; Calendar for an uunamed ono likely to bi called Jenny Hewlett. The filly by tin Palmer, out of Jenny Diver, answers thii description, and we arc strongly of the opinion she will turn out to bo the Winner. The 102 nd ronewal ot tho Oaks Stakes of 5( soys. oacti, h.Ct., for throe yoar old ildios Sat lOlbs oach; the seoond horuo to rccoivi 300 bOVB., and tho third 150 soys.. out ot thi stakes. Ono mile and. a half. 201 sub sorlbors. Mr Cookson's eh f Jenny Howlott by the Palmer, out of Jouny Diver (Snowdou) 1 Mi J. B. Cookson's bk f Bonnie Marden by JLord Lyon out of Cornelia (Pagan) 2 Mr F. Pigott's chf War Horn by Thun dcrboltoutof Golden Horn (C. Wood) 3 The filly by the Palmer out of Jenny, ran fourtimos as a two-year-old securing winuing brackets twice. Her most notab'e victory was undoubtedly in tho Filly Stakes, at Doncaster, when sho beat a rare flyer in tho Duke of Westminster's Dourance. It is this raco as much as anything else that makes us believe the filly is the Oaks' winner. Dounince was wonderfully smart, she rau in thirteen races last season and was only defeated in four. Her victories include the Moslyn Stakes at Chester, the Turnbull Stakes at Ascot, tho Fendou Stakes at Goodwood, aud the rich Acorn Stakes at Epsom. Altogether Dourance credited her noble owner with the handsome sum of £4,305 at tho cud of the soason; and we think that anything ablo to beat her must undoubtedly have had a good chivnco for the Oaks. Jenny Howlett is (presuming her to be Jenny Diver lilly) engaged in the Leger, and will therefore meet the hitherto invincible Bend Or. Bonnie Marden is a black filly by Lord Lyon, out of Cornelia. She seems to have been hawked about a good bit on selling races as a two year old, for she ran eleven times only scoriug two wins. Tho best of theso was the Hopeful Plate, at Doncaster, worth only £297. War Horn is a chestnut filly by Thunderbolt out of Golden Horn. She ran six times last year and won twice. Both victories were paltry. The field for the Oaks this year has evidently been much below the average, othorwbe mere platers would not bo second and third. The ex tended account of the race will be awaited with interest by sporting men.

The Hon. John Hall at Leeston.

The Hon. John Hall addressed tho electors of Selwyn in the Town Hall, Leeston. The hall was well filled by half-past seven o'clock, and Mr Bluett was elected to the chair. The Hon. John Hall said—Mr Chairman and gentlemen—l ought to apologise to you for the late period of the recess at which I address yon, and also for the short notice which I have boon able to give of this.meet ing. I had intended to ask you to meet me at an earlier date, but on that day I was unfortunately ill in bed. That is the reason why I have not come before you sooner, but I came 33 soon as I could possibly do so. The same circumstance unfortunately renders it impossible for me to address my constituents in other parts of this district. My time will not admit it. I hope there fore that gentlemen resident in the locali ties referred to will kindly excuse my breaking a practice which it lias been :m custom io follow on these occasions. Before I so into general questions, there arc one or two matters of local interest to which J should be glad to refer. lam deeply indebted to my constituents for the small cntent to which they have asked me to advocate the local claims of the district 1 I represent. I believe there is no con stituency in New Zealand which has been so considerate, or at least more considerate, in that respect than thii one. lam sorry therefore that in the one or two matter, which I shall now refer to I cannot give what you may consider a satisfactory answer. My attention has often been called to the necessity of a bridge across the KaUaia, at what is called Dobbio'p Foul. It is an exceedingly desirable work, and one which would be found of great benefit to a lar»e part of Ibis district. 1 know also that it has a claim upon the colonial exchequer aa great as many other public works already curried out. But in the existing financial condition of the colony tbe Government are compelled to defer many works which are admit tedly desirable, and therefore 1 cannot ask my cillea^ues to appro priate money for this work. But it is pos sible the undertaking may be provided for if the Councils of the two counties between which tho bridge is required obtain autho rity to lease bridge tolls for a given number of years. In that caae some enter prising individual might bo found to build the bridge. If that should be desire-.1, my best efforts will be devoted to obtaining the necessary authority for the Councils. (Applause.) The next question, gentlemen, is one which very seriously affects the occu piers and cultivators of laud in the southern parts of the district, namely, the question of the extent to which tbo present embank ments at the south sido of the Kakaia bridgr are said to bo endangering tho protective works put up on the north bank of that river. A strong opinion is entertained that the partial embankment across the river does great mischief to the works you have erected to protect the district from en croachment. I have examined the place. and as far as I can judge, being a layman, that opinion ia a correct one ; but the rail way engineers having boon asked to con sider tho matter, give it as their opiui.'n. that this work does not interfere with the protective works on this side. I think the best that could be done for your interest* to be thi-3, to iuduce the Government to agree that they shall appoint one engineer, that the North Rakaia Board of Conservators appoint another engineer, and that these two appoint a third to report together upon the question and say whether any wrong is being done to the district or not. lam glad to be able to say that the Minister for Pubic Works ha' agreed to the course proposed, and proceed ings to that end will be taken with the least possible delay. (Hear, hear). We shall then a»certain, from an independent and impartial tribunal, whether some altera tion of the present work is necessary or whether it is uot. And I hope, gentlemen, you will admit that under all the circum stances I have done my best for you in that respect. (Applause,) Another matter I wish to speaK on is the application that has been made to me more than once to obtain the erection ola post and telegraph office in Leeston. Well, gentlemen, as lam Post master-General, you may think your wauls in this respect should not be neglected, and I admit they should uot be neglected. But again I most tell you the existing financial condition of the colony compels us to post pone the work. lam afraid that while Ministers are preaching economy all over the country, it would hardly be considered satisfactory if they were to commence a work which may, for the present at auy rate, very well be postpnnetl, (Hear, hear.) And I|hopeyou will consider ita thoroughly reasonable consideration for the shortness of the public funds that I am not able to promise that the work shall be under taken.

MR HALL'S RESIGNATION IN THE UPPER HOUSE. Now, before going into the question of general politics I must refer to one or two matters of a somewhat personal character. (Applauso.) You will recollect then when I addressed you on a former occasion I endeavoured to refer as little as possible to Sir George Grey. I wished to treat that gentleman with the greatest possible con sideration, for reasous which 1 then stated, aud I would uot have referred to him to night if he had not thought it right to pay sonic attention to me. (Applause.) I will allude to the first instance to a speech by Sir George Grey at the Thames, He doe? not seem to have yet got over the fact of my having left the Legislative Council and entered the Houso of Representatives. (Laughter.) You will remember he asserted in Chrlstchuroh that that act of mine was an unjustifiable proceeding, and that the Governor ought not to have accepted my resignation. I then gave you good reasons why Sir George Grey was mistaken in what he said. But he lctnrns to the charge, and he says—" One of the peers who thinks he can make a party in the Assembly resigns his peerage, and ho sits for some rotten borough in the other House." j*nd in order that there should be no mistake as to whom this applied to, he further said, "The gentleman who left the Legislative Council was the present Premier, Mr Hall. This was not the first time he had done tbat thing." Perfectly true, because he heiped me to do it ova former occasion. (Laughter.) WHAT IS A ROTTEN BOROUGH ? I do not think I should have referred to this if Sir George had contended himself with a reference to mo personally, but ho called my constituency a rotten borough. Now, what is a rotten borough ? So far as I recollect of what a rotten borough was considered in Eugland, I believe "it is a small constituency, comprising a very 'tnall number of electors, who are almost entirely dependent upon some poflrerful individual, and are compelled to vote as he wish?s them to vote, and who generally get j certain benefits in return. And he says the electors of Selwyn constitute a rottfn borough. But that is not all. (Laughter.) You seem to havo occupied his thoughts to a considerable cxtenr. He makes a speech in Auckland, in which he says, " Thefc gentlemen sit for sonic small places that ou_ht not to return a member at all." Mr Miles—Too strong a district for his Reform League to send a man in. (Laughter.) Mr Hall: Then he comes nearer, and speaks at fTiristchurch ; and there he is kind enough to refer to me again. He says —"The time has come when men who are to rule their fellow men should speak to great communities of their fellow men. It is no time when the Minister of a great and .ising community like this should sneak away to some obscure country village." Therefore, gentlemen, you are a rotten borough, you ought not to elect a member, and you aro a few small farmers in an ob scure country village. (Laughter.) Now, Sir Georgo Grey represents the Thames dis trict. Comparisons, they say, aro odious but thoy aro very useful sometimes, nover thelenss. It became my duty once'in the Rouse of Representatives to throw" some little light upon the electoral roll for the lhames. 1 then stated the facts which I shall state now, which have novcr been contradicted, and cannot bo contradicted. Tho electoral roll of tho Thamts at the time I speak of composed 4446 electors, boiug more than tho whole of the male population of the district. But, of the people who were on that roll, 52 were dead, 262 were twice on the roli, 118 were three times on the roll, 699 were absent, 400 could not be found out by|tho'gentleman who sent me this, and who knows tbo place thoroughly-(l aU ghter)-SSO were not thor oughly qualified, 5s had no qualification at all, 16 natives were twice on the roll, 6 native women wore on the roll, and 12 natives whose names appeared on the roll were dead. (Laughter and applause.) Now, gentlemen, I think if one of us repre sents a rotten borough it is not myself (Cheers) Then, I said gthe constituents composing a rotten borough expect benefits trom their patron. If you look at the ad dress to the electors of the Thames, you will iind a column and a half devoted to a statement of what he had obtained for the dutnet-such as harbour works, hi»h school, railway, and other things. That"™ o^o Grey s Peaks t0 t}ie electors fnYnJ ft, Thames' (Applause.) I have not tound it necessary to speak to you in this

way. 1 have told you camiui ~ ~omc of your wants under mtfl that able circumstances shouTT b c clfe but under existing circumstances S red ' not be entertained. they can-

CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CAgES A do not think it was wise tn m-„.' i c comparison between the two conaiK k- a But I have not done with thfcSSS** „ speech yet. It is there saidlthaWofe* v L e* f? rr?, er? » ?»« objure country "in a c a j Tne truth is this, that is a wavha iTage' o ar^s wi, th any,^dy who sj \i*« at all, and you have no far done thi. PaUl ;, have elected a man lo reprint Sn" has occn instrumental in turning hi™ 7 10 , his ofllce. That is why he SSfcrJ OUtof : that contemptuous manner Hist,-', y°Bin ' have been widely different )£S__VS_^ supporter of his own. (ffil**** > applause.) This would havi fi th _£\ : enlightened and intelligent bodvTf „i ost . ho had ever metwith-and Kto. B"! . of being an objure country ffiS**!? have been a great centre of politSß n,ld gence, from Jhich benefits ffiS, U,te _i" \ would have flowed throughout 11,1 Um> r ° New Zealand. He would Kv^l^ oE I gentlemen. The interest have taken in your children would hW? UW ij perfectly marvellous. H e would 0 he never had observed such intercsti™ lS* 1 dren before ; tbat your sons.would be »W , ~ Governors of the colony in the future 11 „ h.ut your daughters were the most tTI , ladies he had ever met with f1 v, fc '• That is what bir George Grey wouW h '' I said if you had elected-well kl _2_ffi „ tor instance. (Laughter.) "^acK, y SHO OLD A CREAT MAN ADDRESS BPP, ii AUDIENCBS ? tAT Now, I have another poiat to touch nnn • f before proceeding further. Ihe speech fn r, ther says that tho time hascorae whenm it who are to rule meu must speak to ei^t I communities of their fellow men, and not t :c a few farmers in a country district w ;r gentlemen, I say this ie rubbish-tra!' n spareot rubbish—which may go down vli ie a crowded meeting at the Oddfellows' Hall 0 where a man is liable to be ejected whod t- not agree with*the speaker, hut I don't ml 1 you will accept it aa reasonable. I think i -~ may say, without egotism, that I speak V, ?■ larger audiences than are actually her >r Ihe number of my immediate hearers» n matter of comparatively little .important )- The gentlemen who are hero in the caDaclh, n of reporters give publicity to wy utterances r- and convey what I and men in my w __7' ,1 say to far wider audiences. Bid yon « i. hear that Mr Disraeli was bound to addjef v large meetings in London, instead f c. addressing his constituency of Bucks' ). Ayle-bury, or that Lord Paltnerston should i- not address hia constituents at Tiverton •is Sir Robert Peel at Tamworth? lhat thl n autocratic cloven hoof may be seen stickL c out of the heap of rubbish 1 have _'«S ;,- tioned. The speaker tells us. that to hi •c rulers of men we must address late* ,t audiences. Sir George Gtey's ambition it appear* to be a ruler of men. My amfci >r tion is of a different kind. lam ambitious c to bs a useful servant to my fellow conntrr i- men. (Applause). And I thank ray fellow 3. colonists that, uuring the nearly thirty i, years I have spent in this part of the woiil 1- they have given me many opportuniUc-i'of l- serving them in many offices, from tho v highest to the humblest. lam content to ie work for them still in a modest sphere when te it has fallen to my lot to descend from a fc» higher position ; aud you, gentlemen, know ;'o whether or not I have been able to places se few stones in the edifice of national pros a perity and greatness which we hope will ir some day cover these islands. (Cheers). I a hope I have not harboured such an atolii n tion in vain, and that through the couli ,o .lenceof my iellow citizens Ishallcontiniieto 0 be allowed to serve thera in that way.let Sir i* G. Grey say or do what he likes. (Applause. !" THE TELEGRAM SCANT)AI, lC Now I have a te w things moro to say be e fore I leive this subject. I have not alluded II to Sir George Grey so long as he let mi l" alone, but lam at present compelled to ,r speak in my own defence. lam afraid I h shall have to say some unpleasant words. l" In hie speech the other evening he said : lj "The Premier of the country sent and re -1 quired the authorities of that office to giv-j l * up telegrams for his perusal, some.ot which D were undoubtedly private, that he might D search aad find out whether any telegrams '" had beeu sent by his predecessors, whic'i -! might give some ground of complaint against " them, and excite feelings against them in lj the country." That is to say, gentlemen, li that I sent to the^authorities ot the tele graph office, asking them to send meprivtt-.> • telegrams of his, with the object ol seeing ;l if it were possible to raise up a feeling agaitut him in the country. Slow, gentle. a men, I have to say, with regard to thisa«- J sertion, and I say it deliberately, thatit'H ■1 nothing more nor less than a deliberate ' falsehood. I will repeat the words, a deli :s berate falsehood. 1 will explain to you tne 0 position of this matter. Public officers are " allowed the privilege of franking letters and telegrams for transmission on publio business, hut not of comse for private pur poses. Telegrams which are thus franked by them are public property to all interns 't aud purposes, and are, consequently, tlie c property of the Government of the day, 'If '• they frank a telegram which ia on their pii -11 vate business, they defmud the public che»t 1 to the amount of the fee which they should " have paid. Now, the member for Cheviot, ' in consequence of certain suspicious which • had been expressed that the late Govern i ment had been using tho telegraph for • electioneering purposes, which had been V distinctly declared by Parliament to ba I " private purposes"—asked whethw** the V present Goverement would ascertain if this ' was so,and would lay such telegrams befoie [ Parliament. After cansideration we agreed • to do this, and sent ta the authorities direct • ing that inquiry should be made. A report 1 was sent that there were a consideraWi s numbrr of such telegrams, and they wero 2 accordingly brought to me as Commissioner. . f 1 took;the precaution to.look throtigh thera. s for the purpose of seeing that none h»d t beeu—as far as I could see—improperly in -1 eluded, and finding one or two such, I put 3 them ao'de, aud laid the test on the table 3 of the House. The question was then 1 raised whether this was a proper proceeding, 1 and it was referred to a select committee ct 5 the House to.report upon. The select com > mittee took evidence, and reported that* 3 these telegrams were public telegrams, and could therefore be properly produced. : Now, t 1 ask whether, these being the facte' which • I defy anyone to deny, is not tbe mis-state • incut made by Sir George Grey iv Cbiht church one entirely discreditable to any public man to have made. (Applaare.) -<'i USS OF GOTERNMENT TKAMS.—THE EDUCATION ACT. c We are further told tlut the Prei_lr 1 " sneaks to an obscure country village." I could not for the life of me for a consider -1 ablo time understand what was meant by .. ! this word, that is, what difference there ; was between the manner ia which I travel led, and that iv which my predect»or ' travelled, to account for3uch a term. Bnt it occurred to me at last. When my prede cessor travelled as Premier, he did so in*a Government, steamer, and by special'traiv and made the country pay for the train- When I travel by sea, I do so as an. ordinary Government passenger. When I use'-'a special train I pay tor it myself. Gentle- , meu, I shall continue when I come tosee you to sucak down hero in that, way (laughter and applause), and I hope Pariis m.mt will norer allow Ministers to do any thing else, if to pay one's own expenses for travelling when special trains aro used can be called sneaking. (Applause). In l»e course of his speech Sir George Grey fiirtn r insinuated—l cannot say less—that Jfa address which has recently been published bythemembar for Riverwn, in whioh be makes certain suggestions regarding cduci tion, was a feeler pat forth by the Govern ment. There is no particle of foundation for that insinuation. The firat I know of tho address was when I read it in a news paper. I wish that to be distinctly under stood. There is no foundation whatever for the statement I have referred to, wbicli I have no doubt, however, will be repeated over and over again ; nor is there the B«g°''' est foundation for the insinuation that the Government intends to interfere with, tin Education Act a? it now exists. TIIE DKFICIEBCr OF A MILLION STEKUHC- Having now referred to what was in that speech, I wish to draw your attention to one or two remarkable omissions from »• Firstly, we have a statesman of high post- ■ tion addressing a large assembly on tuo most important political questions of too day, and yet making no allusion whatever to whatsbould seriously occupy the attention of any man in his position—namely,tne veiy serious financial position of the colony a the present time. He said nothing on WM most important question, por on the st p which should be taken to extricate ourseive* from existiug difficulties. I think JOB will agree with me that this was a remarkable omission. The_ *■&* surer at ouce made a searching■ J"' vestfgation into tho financial condiaon ot the colony. Wo had not been told tnat the financial position was a serious on, but in point of fact we found it was su. Speaking of the ordinary revenue and w penditure, we found a deficiency on the it ol July last of over £100,000; but for »» subsequent financial period m wnicnjl then were the revenue of Kew Zeaiano, fairly estimated, fell short of the necesswj :• expenditure by a sum of not less »* £800,030; that is to say, at the rate oi* per head for every man, woman, ana.f^ ; j in New Zealand. Now. I venture to say | that such a state of things has not onvgH |

TEE AUCKLAND EVENING STAK, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1880.



mHISL I X U M. 100 DOZEN 2-BUTTON KID GLOVES (Quite sound), Only Is lid per pair. A Large Stock of FANCY GOODS, MILLINERY, COSTUMES, PINAFORES, 'DRESS GOODS, ,&c, &c. To be Bold at Nett Cash, for a Short Time only. »SKSS>'AKrKa ON THE PEEMISS3. ■>stuiiiesfc_a_e In2l hours' notice. A- &iif A »®M V & c 0 ■^^SS^m



Special Advertisements. A" UCKLAND CLOTHING FACTORY. LOCAL INDUSTRY. TAILORING DEPARTMENT. -J. B. Robingon has tbe honour to au nounco that he has secured the services of an eminent fashionable Cuttor from Sydney, and a competent staff of Tailors, and has made oxtonsivo pre parations for the manufacture of I colonial cloths ; and ia now in a position to supply Men's, l'ouths's and Boy's Suits made to measure, at Eng iishlslop prices ou tbe ebortoat notice.' Suits made to order on twelve hours' notice. Colsnial Tweed Trousers, made to i_easo.ro at 13s Cd, on Dis hours' notico. All Tweed 3 guaranteed well shrunk. As it la intended to dovote the whole of the resources of tbe Establishment solely to the manufacture of Men's Youths' and Boy's Clothing, tho present Stock of Ready-made Goods will bo sold at prime cost, to make room for those of our own manufacture. J. B. R 018 INS ON, A UCKLAND /CLOTHING TjIACTORY, QUEEN-STREET (Two doors below B. Tonk'a Auction Mart), TfILANNELS & "OLANKETS I WILLIAM RATTRAY Bezs to notify that he HAS NOT RAISED THE PRICES on account of tho advance in tbo prico of Wool and tbo increased duty, but ia Selling his FLANNELS & BLANKETS at the OLD PRICES. A Large Assortment of FLANNELS, all widths BLANKET 3, all sizes. Also, RUSSIAN DOWN QUILTS. WILLIAM RATTRAY'S Family Drapery Establishment, 60, Queen-street, Auckland Opposito Bank of New Zealand. "JVTOTIOEI "r\rOTICE NEW DKAPERY. NEW CLOTHING. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN Beg to announce that their NEW STOCK to tho incoming Season's Trado ia Now to Hand, comprising— Now Materials In Fanoy Dress Goodß, vorj oheap Satin Cloths, Serges. Reps Cashmeres, _Yench Merinos, &c„ now shades Waterproof Tweeds and Ulster Cloths Ladies and Maids' Jaokots, a choico assort ment Now Funoy Woollen Goods in great variety Ladie3' and Maids' Uletors. all quito new Hosiery In varioty,'&c. Al3o, A Largo Stock ot Flannels, various makers and unusual good value Blankets, all sizes, white and colourod Winceys, Wool Plaida, Shirtings, Seo. A Very Choice Assortment of NEW iCLOTHING FOR BOYS AND MEN Ovorooats and Ulsters Boys' and Youths' ditto ditto Crimean Shirts, Oxford Shirts, Whito Shirts; Under-Flannols, L.W. Shirts and Pant* Printed and white Moleskin Trousors fo Boys and Men Eats, Caps, &c. A Henvy Stook of Good Tweeds Cheap Tweed for Boys' wear, Bluo Serge Moleskins, &c. ear Five por oent. disconnt'ds in tho £) al lowed upon ad Cash Purobasors of 20:1 an* upwards. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, Drapers and Clothiers, Opposito the Army and Navy Hotel, Uppe Queen-street. Auckland. nARLICK rtRANWELI Desir to Draw Publio Attention to their S" PECIAL TOB T INES! PECIAL O OB IJINESI We have the pleasure to Inform our Customer we have been able to Purchase a Consigi ment cf 72 Pieces of Best Double War American Shooting at a Great Reduction They were shipped to a Southern port, bu the depression In trado there induced th consignees to place them on this market We shall now Bell ONE-HALF of them at Very Small Advance, to clear quickly, an at Prices LOWER than wo could impoi them at, they being worth 25 per oentmor now than when this lot leftAmerioa. Tb Quick Sale this "make" has mot wit* Mtherto is a proof of its durability. JOB DOUBLE WARP AMERICAN-SHEETING 12.pieces 72 inch ... 1/6 12 „ 81 „ 1/8 12 „ 90 „ 1/10 6 „ 90 „ Twill 1/10 JOB—SO Toilet Quilts for Bingle beds, at 5/- JOB-20 , double beds, at e/G JOB--9/I Blankets, 9/6 per pair JOB-U/1 „ 18/6 per pair JOB—Printed Wool Table Cloth, 2yds. wido, 5/ JOB—All-wool Damask, 3/6 per yard JOB—Whito Curtalnß, 3/0 per pair. Co-Opeeative Reduced Cash Prices j DRESSES ! JOB—2opieoesFancyTwllledDressMaterial,-/? JOB—4O pieces Seasonable Pompadour ditto , -/9J, -/Hi, and 1/3 ' These aro Half-price. JOB-Dressed Oxford Shirts, 3/6; worth 6/6 JOB-60 pairs Strong Tweed Trousers, 12/6 JOB—Men's Tweed Suits, at 25/- and 30/- JOB— ~ „ Ulsters, at 22/6 JOB—Waterproof Coats, at 10/- GARLICK & CRANWELL. CARPETS— JOB-Best 71- Brussels for 4/11 . JOB—Few Rolls, at 1/0 and 5/11 JOB—Few Rolls Tapestry, at 2/11 JOB—Some Remnants at Half-price. We shall Sell TWENTY ROLLS at above Prices—subject to 5 per cent, discount, at on all Furnishing Goods. GARLICK & CRANWELL. Q.ARLICK & /CRANWELL, CITY HALL FURNISHING ARCADE, Queen-stkeet & Lome-street, AUCKLAND. mHE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY'S GARMENTS FOR MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR Fit Better :: Are Better Cut Look Better :: Are Better Made Wear Better :: are Better Shrunk And therefore givo more satisfaction than any othor goods offered to tho publio. restlfled to by their Thousands of Customers who purohase constantly at the JEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY'S BRANCHES] Now Estabb'shed in Dunediw Wellington invercargill nelson Oamaru Wanganui Timabu New Plymouth Ashborton Napier Lyttelton Thames christchurcn auckland I Single Garment at Wholesale Price. I.B.: Our New Winter Manufactures are now Ready. «a. "TRY THE N.Z. OVERCOAT. mXfBS, Hath and Hosiery of ovory descrip ttott at Wholesale Price?. AUCKLAND ~B RANG 11. Quoau-tAroot ('Opposite Theatre Royal). >J. ffiffiEuWß, MAWAfIJtB,



Special Advertisements. . J. COSGBAI'E Sf CO , Having WOUND-UP] .their iScveraf** BRANCHES Jn New Zealand, [and Removed the GooJs io'_Auckland,'havc resolved to CLEAR THEM OUT REGARDLESS OF COSI, \ i "ROYAL INSURANCE pOMPANY I (FIRS AND LIFE). CAPITAL £2,000,000 ! With Unlimited Liability op tub Share iioldehs. Acoumulatoa Funds injhaud EXCEED £4,000,000. Revenue:— From Fire Premiums £776,000, i From Lifo Premiums £216,000.; Exclusive of Interest on Investments. | This Company continues tn accept FIRE RI^KS oa every description of Insurable Pro-1 perry ! AT THE LOWEST RATES OBTAINABLE, j CLAIMS FOR LOSSKS aro Promptly and Liberally Adju?t»d without reference else where, and immediately paid at tho Company's Bankers in Auckland. GEO, W. JONK3, Chief Agent for Province of Auckland. Office: Shortland-streot. May 22, 1880. Influential Agents required for the Suburbs and throughout the Provinco whore the Com pany is not, already represented. i ]|/r IL N E & nHOYCK' Aro NOW SHOWING their AUTUMN ANDjjWINTER GOODS, which w'U bo found to bo Stylish, of Good Quality, and Vory Moderate In Prico. MILLINERY"—tho Latost Parisian Styles HATS in Beaver, Felt, Straw, &c. Su*al Turbans, Real and Imitation, In Ladies'' and Children's FLOWERS, FKATHKRS, HEAD-DRESSES i JACKETS and MAMTLBS, in Black and Coloured Clolh, Silk, &o. Fur-Lined Cloaks, Ulsters Hosikkv (both ladles' and Children's) in Silk Lisle. Merino, (lashmora, and Cotton GLOVES, in Kid, Cloth, Taffeta, &o. Undressed Kid ditto, 2 and i button. An Immense Stock of DRKSS MATERIALS, in ovory style and toxturo, with Trimmings to matoh All the Prices In Black "ilka (jir?t to band In our usual favourite makes) marked very low Ladies' aud Children's Costumes In groas varioty Speoial attontlon Is drawn to tho BARY LINENJand Children's and Ladies' UNDER CLOTHING Department, ovory possible re quiromont in which will bo fully supplied Boys' Knicfcorbockors, ULstors, Hosiery, Hats, Collars, &o. A Complete Asportmont of Calicos, Flannels, Blankets, Linens, tec. Dress aj'.d MantU-makiny oonduHeion t\epremises. Fire per Cent Discount allowed for Cash. MILNE & OHOY CE, Auckland.



Electrical in its effect, accepted In Its strictest. Bonao. and applied to any remedial agent, la rather a prejudicial qualiilCa>ion. Common senso repudiates tho Idea ef a ouro that is insKntoneous, and electricity Ib a monontary fla'ih. Coißparatirely fp-wkiiig. It may bo used with propriety, nnd in tlil.isanso It Ii introduced in connection with Udolrjho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Stihnapps, which porforms its various offices with romarkafclo promptitude.