SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS. TO-DAY.

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DEPARTURES.

jAI-T B.VBNINO. .T* ttfiSft an^Sercury Bay TO-DAY. , TVicGre-orrhoooer. Couch, for Napier ■tKuWeUI, for Opotiki

UNKNOWN DEPARTURES.

r pJ3 Van* South-Wellington, Tues \f_Y -M-irrilici &L°K™ a"* Melbourne- S? r„o^U_; ; Waitaki. Monday. ra/ Argyle Tuesdays and Fridays , jf nfevoryMo'iday; Waitaki. Wed -Ovalau, S^rday Wednesday id. Coronet, shortly _xt Towir-Loonaa.v

VESSELS EXPECTED.

-H^^^.V.,C,,froml UedA nrUl7 , in Ranaer, barqueiun . i Now York mPLM) from London ttlsh l.asale. barqiw, (vi i-""' !oadlng M_ ITRBM, from London; londlnK gaione. 6 hip ,{■ JK m i«i v dney ri b?igJ^^M^»Drodln rie^.brigantine,ironDnneto sal's, brfcantlne, fromj^vum, od Lily, brigantmo rom Le^a ianl9 ffi±H^B& S amoa scboonor. from Tahiti v chooner, loom Tom ' ___ evo k' t. ~rigentin<* < '^V HU) fmra the Uands ion. schooner Iwjl*h; v*. U*„'T-oton» en Donald, schooner, from Karowww •donia, B"hoo»er. from louga 0D36 k-tch, from Lovnka ri ketch from Kow C.iledonln, h^chconer 0. from Friendlyglands ;oppa, schooner, from Rarotonga

IMPORTS.

»r Active from Faraoa-120 tons onrn. H \ cotton seed, 6 balos cotton. 1,000 ccoanuts, sks lima juio.l box.

EXPORTS.

-v Kate McGregor, for Napier-190 drain s. I ar Energy for Noumea :-ll tiorce and 12 b best, GO b..xcs soup, 1,857 pieces. 5.00J feet ber. 118 sacki potatoei, 120 sack flour, J is cheese, 0::aoks oumpldns, 12caas carrnM i used turnips, 300 ilus, cases, md sicks uits. _r Myrtlo, for Friendly Islands :-150 saoks bags flour, IS pacl-ages tobveo, 30 caso3 ion. 26 cares and bales rotton 19 pacK » drapery, &c, 10 basis ricf, G cases idwura, 4 c:.-_ fancy goods. ,0 boxes 59 mata BU<jar, 5 boxia dried fruit. 14 tins it, 30 cases kerosine, 6 drums oil. b keg-i n-uis, ases biscu ts, 23 packages buiter, 10 bags 26 casks beef, 37 oara, 15 coils rope, I.OM es timber, 8 cwt onions, i tons potatoec, it ;s lime, 103 packages, and a quantity rf rned trado.

wards CoASTwisE.-Start from Ngunguru. 123159 feet timbor: Albnlrosu. from Bus witb 120 tons coal: ICiienhilda, fromWJtan a, with 29,300 feet timber ; Lake St. Oalr, i Maiu-angi, with 17000 feet timber; itian 'rom Russell, with IK tons coil; Bllcn.from aia, with 900 1 fool siwn timber.]

7TWARDS Ooastwbb.—Start, for Ngun i- Wild Wavrt, for Whangaroa; Lake St. r, for Mahurangi, with 1000 fe.t sawn er; Ellen, for Manila.

c cutter Opotiki proteeded to- day to Mercury where she is to tike in a cargo of timber Jpotlkl.

Ie Union Companys s.s. Rotomahana left orne for th's port thi3 morning, and she I'd therefore arriv) here abont 9 a.m. to row. She will not proceed to Russell, but leavo for Melbourne, via East Coast and hern ports, on Satirday.

Ie hrigantlne Myrtle loft last night for a sea.nongst tho Fiondly Islands with the ■wing pa-sengers — Mr.ssrs M. DavH, J. c. J. Clare, iun-, 3. Birkolt, J. Palmer, G. Iship, Baula and Man. A portion of the tie's freight list wis loft out of our last even iißßUO, but it app'tars in complete form to-

Ie s.s. Waitaki .ill return from Ru sel tc. row mornlucr. Slo loaves aga'n for Wban -1 in the evening,

a schoonsr KatoJVlcQrtisror sailed for Napior iftornoon wth acargo of drain pipes.

v s.s. Argyle will arrive from Whangp<'OJ ght. She leavrs cgain for the samePOrt orrow afternoon.

obrigantino Omihaleft l_..t night^'or Mor- Bay, where sho wi'l take in a caßntll y 0[ er fur Chatham Island,

c schooner Ova^n entered outatthe Cus to-daj for Rotorua.

3 schooner Energy clransd at tho Customs y for Noamea, New Caledonia. She takes .general cargo and iho following passen l^-Capialn Burke, Mesars W. Brown and J. id. Tho vc sel will sail at 10 a.m. to or.

3 recent dsdlsion ot tha Court of Appeal in roat shiDiiin-f case of ScarfimanKajV-iSta"^ facts woro simple, Th* de a down 'jTeosra-was quite smooth, and 3d there and then have saved tho crow; j, connived the idea of saving the c:irgi> ndiieoo-diuglytowod the ve.sel into the having bargained to do so for ono thous ioundo. The rpsi't was that tho too iturous captain got h s own vecsol on shore, ras loit with all her cirgo. The plaiutifFs, nor.tot tho cargo and charterers of the sue 1 for its vain a as lost by the C efondant's h of contract tn deviating irom tho proper Slran";ely ■ -:ongh, suoh a cane has never ■vreviouily hdfore our Courts of Law; and much arsument it hai now heonruled that lisjiwtified in going out other course to mvn-.a life, but not to save cargo. This on of the Court of Appeal will, therefore, in important precedent in maritime law,

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

na, as., Amodeo, from Waitara «,

Gisborne, this day. ■ Union Company's s.s. Rotomahana left for lund at nine o'clock this morning.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

**»>• --. RussELt, this day. i s.s. Wel'akl arrived Irom Auckland at . o'olock this morning. Ivali: Lagoon and Waitaki. cd: Whaleship Canton, for a cruise; aman, rohoonor; and Waitaki, s.s., for land. Pasengers: Messra Parker, Davy, b, Adams, Stewart, Miss Clarke, and Miss Dg and six others. Nelson, this day. Ived: Wpnaka, from New Plymouth, with ■'riseo mall, at 4 a.m. Tauranga, this day. Ived: Glenclg, from Auokland, at 9.15 a.m. New Pltmotjth, this day. i s.s. Rengatira arrived Irom Onehunga at , yesterday. i Wellington, this day. ived ; Pareora. ship, from London, 97 days passengers all well. A« apprentice, named {a Freeman, aged thirteen years, a halt and a native r.f Christchurch, while en l at the main: obelus, fell overboard and Irowned. AH endeavours to rescue him unsucc .sful. Ie is supposed he was struck 3 main-sheet b look.

Sydney, this day. .ved: Rotorua, ftom Auokland.

.-References are in their way the b^st recom mendations. Tho opinions of tho:o in whom we conflde, whoso experiences wo respect, and whose judgments wo admiro, aro generally sure to guide us ri"ht. At any ra«o, they are apt ti bo reliable. No friend will willingly mislead another, or seeing him in crooked paths would not try and guide him Into the way that is straight. Tho authentic certificates that ac company Udolpho Wolfa's Sohiedam Aromatic Schnapps have bion tho touchstones to its success.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND. MAILS WILL CLOSE AS UNDER:-

Tins Day. For Thames, per Anne Milbank, at 5.3) p.m. For New Caledonia, per Energy, at 5 p.m.

Friday, 2nd instant. For Waitara, per Lalla Rookh, at 6 a.m. For Waiheko and Coromandel, por Coromantlol,

at 12.30 p.m. For Wangarei Heads and Wangarei, por Argyle, at, i n.m. For Wangarei Heads and Wangarei, per

Waitaki, at 5 p.m. For Thames, por Entcrprlee, at 5.30 p.m.

Saturday, 3rd instant. For Thames, por Rotomahana, at 9 a.m. ForWaiwora, Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga wai, Walpu, and Mangapai, per Roso Casey, at 10 a.m. . , . __. For Gishorno, Southern province, and Aus tralian Colonies, per Hotomahana, at 11 a.m. Forßirotonga, per Oavalu, at noon

Tuesday, Oth instant. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, por Wellington, at 6 a m.

Note.—Tho ma'ls hitherto closod at 6 a m. for conveyance hy Waikato train aro now closed at 7 a.m. Tho Post-office at Eden Terrace has boon closed. Po3t-offlc?s have been estab'ished at Kingsland and Mount Albert on tho Waikomiti railway line. Mails for Kiogsland, Mount Albert, and Whau bridgo will, in future, be closed at this office at 1.31) p.m. daily, and wnl arrive at 7.30 p.m. daily. Tho mail for Hender son's Mill will, in future, bo closed hero each Tuesday and Friday at 1 30 p.m.. and will arrive at 7.30 p.m. oach Tuesday and Friday. S. B Biss, Chief Postmaster.

Meetings, Entertainments, &c.

JULY 1, 1880.

Working Men's Club—Special Meeting, Elec tion of an Auditor, 8 p.m. Newton Masonic Hell—Court Nil Desparan duro, A.0.F., 8 p.m. Otahuhu Publ'o Hall—Photographic fcenery, Choral Hall-Cent 3nary Service of Song, 730 p.m.

MARRIAGE.

PHILLIP3—VBRCOE.-On Juno 23. 1880. by the Rev Mr Morley. at the residence of tho bride's father, Auckland, James, only son of Alexander Phillips, of the Thames, to Gert rude Ann, oldest daughter of Robert Vercoo, lato of Cornwall— Home and Southern papers please copy.

DEATH.

HOLLOWAY.—On the Ist July, 1880, atGundry street, Auckland, Caroline Lizzy, tho boloved wifo of James Holloway; aged 21 years. The funeial will leave hor lata rosldence at half-past three p.m. on Saturday. Friends will picas© accept this invitation. Brooklyn papers please copy. MANNING —On the 29th June, 1880, at his late residence, Nelson-street, Auckland, David Manninc; aged 19 years. Tho funeral will tako place to-moirow (Fri day), 2nd July, at 2 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

MASEFIELD.-On 4th of May last, at Ellerton Hall, Shropshire. England, Robert Maseflcld. Esquire, aged 73 years; father of Mr Thomas T, Masefleld of Auckland.

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

THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1880.

Fjr the caasa that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For tha future in the distance, And the pood that we can do

We "hereby certify that, after examin ation of the looks ani a comparison of the entries with the daily records of the Press Register, toe find the issue of the Auckland Evening Star jor the week ending June 26, 1880, to have "been as undef : — Monday, June 21 6,111 -Tuesday, „ 22 5,942 Wednesday „ 23 6,152 Thursday, „ 24 6,125 Friday, „ 25 6,080 Saturday, „ 26 6,312 Total issue for week... 36,722 GEORGE FRASER) Publio Account- J- ants and T. LEIGH WHITE J City Auditors.

The Chamber of Commerce, which initiated the movement for a free exchange *of commodities with the United States, culminating in various petitions from different parts of the colony, will be glad to learn that their efforts have not been without success. Their representations have commaflUed most respectful attention. Upon re ceiving the petitions Mr Evarts, the United States Secretary, presented them to Prf.iden.fc Haves. Th. matter'was

thus brought at onco into

J artd has resulted iv the appointment of a committee to bold an. exhibition of

wool as soon as practicable at Philadel phia, to which all countries will be invited to contribute samples. It is expeetod that by these means not- only will •foreign wool bo made I Joiown to American manufacturers, bui [ the latter will be enabled to mako I their wants and influence folt on the i country. Already a redaction has been i made on. tho high grades of wool, which j before were subject to an import duty of from seventy to a hundred per cent. The tariff has been lowered to foriy fivo per cent. Bat &__- will not mx3&@ • the Jf&ik is still prohibitory. &

strong

feeling, however, is springing vp < in favour of free trade in raw materials. The manufacturing interest finds itself trammelled in its foreign competition by a tariff that shuts out the very materials of manufacture, and this lias given an impulse to the demand lor a more unrestricted supply- We learn from the best sources that the, free trade feeling was never so strong before in the United States. This is speci ally time of the Democratic party, but also finds support among the Re publican leaders. If the steps taken

by our Chambers of Commerce contri bute in any measure towards the open ing of the market—and it ia not too sanguine a view considering the recep tion which their memorials have already met to believe that they may do so— the Chambers will have clone good .ser vice not only to the Australasian colo nies but to other countries, as well as to tlio American manufacturers, who have now not the shadow of a chance of competing with England.

By tbe mail particulars are to hand of the famous Lambri-Labouclmrc libel action,

which took the Lord Chief Justice of Eng land aud a special jury rather more than a week to decide, and is from all accounts oue of the most curious and interesting cases ever brought before a court of law. The trial was that of Mr Henry Labouchere, M.P., the well-known proprietor of "Truth," for libelling M. Demetii Lamb.i in the columns of that journal, and as the

libellous nature of the language complaine of was fully admitted, the real issue before the Court was whether the defamatory alle gations were substantially true, and If so whether their publication was for common good. The story of the affair is most extra ordinary. It appeai'3 that in 1878 the plain till' Lambri, drift:cl by some mysterious means to tbe surface of London society, How ho got there no one seemed able to say, but he, without doubt, had the run of many good houses, aud belonged as tin honorary member to more than one of the crack clvb 1. About this time gambling was unusually rife in Loudon, and high play went on at nearly O'l gentlemen's parties. The games most iv vogue were " laccarat" and "faro," both of which generally lead to immense sums changing hands. M, Lambri, who gave himself out as a Turkisli Pasha, played perpetually, and, strange to say, won largely and continuously. For a long time his career was unchecked, but at last peoples' suspicious begau to be aroused, and Mr Labouchere, who had made the fellow's acquaintance at Lady Sebright'-) and elsewhere, opculy brauded him in "Truth" as a black-leg and card-sharper. Upon this Lambri forwarded a letter to " i'ruth," in Avhich he gave what he was pleased to call an explanation of his conduct, and demanded from the editor of that journal au apology. Mr Labouchere duly published the epistle, but added thereto a" certain private docu ment, furnished by the prof act of Police in Paris,which stated that Lambri was a wcll known swindler, and had tho gendarmerie believed gone to England for the purpose of carrying out some nefarious project. It might be thought Lambri would now have thrown up the game and retreated. Not at all. He forthwith brought an action for libel against the publisher and printer oi "Truth." The case came on about a year ago, and the printer pleading guilty to the publication of the libel (he could of course do nothing else) was fined £50. During that trial Mr Labouchere voluntarily entered the vitnos box and avowed him self the writer of the obnoxious article. This naturally led to the exculpation of the publisher, and to the institution of the pro ceedings we now refer to. The cpse for the prosecution was brief. It consisted solely of formal evidence, proving the publication of the libel, and lasted a bare half hour. The defence then opened fire. The first witness of importance was a bookmaker named Charles Harris. This worthy, swore to having met the plaintiff iv Paris at the Longchamps races. After they had beeu acquainted some time, Lambri asked him whether people playcd/sro in London, and said he and another man, named Demetro vitch, were the bejt bauds at the game in Europe. Ho then showed how, by skilfully nicking his thumb-nail and marking the cards therewith, he could always make sure of winning. This seems to have greatly impressed Harris, for he agreed to find the money to start Lambri and his Mend iv Loudon, on condition of their sharing half the plunder with him. The whole party crossed the Channel, as determined, and to^nPiT.^ Harris, and cried off the bargain. Sub sequently he had roasoa to regret his in gratitude, for it made Harris his enemy.and induced that gentleman to appear against him in the present case. Tlie next wit nesses were two abandoned women, who deposed to having been cheated out of several hundred pounds by Lambri. The Head of the Police at Scotland Yard was also called, and confirmed the statement that Lambri bore the reputation of a card sharper. Again, a Greek named Yakrodatis deposed thai ho knew Lambri as a garcon de roulette in Cairo in 1862, and that he boarded with him in Paris in 187 C, when Lambri left that capital iv debt. The result of this damnatory evidence was precisely what one would expect. The Lord Chief Justice summed up adversely to the plaintiff, and directed the jury to find a verdict for the defendant. They, of course, did so, and thus ended one of the most impudent attempts at self-justification ever attempted by a swindling adventurer. The legal aspects of the case are of great public importance. As we have already pointed out in a previous prosecution by Lambri of the printer and publisher of " Truth," the latter escaped, while the former was convicted and fined. Had, however, tho printer been permitted to plead justification an obvious injustice would have been prevented. Clearly the law of libel remains in a most unsatisfactory state, aud one by no means calculated to promote the ends of justice. Tlie " Echo" iv a leader on the case says : "Tho jury categorically affirmed that the illiterate Greek prosecutor came over to London for the purpose of cheating and winning money by foul play, and that he did so win moucy at a gaming-house, and of two wretched women living by their own shame, and that, further, he assumed the fictitious title of Pasha to obtain entry into club 3 and private houses to win money by fraud. They wero thereupon directed by the Lord Chief Justice to find a verdict of not guilty. It must not, however, be for gotten that, owing to those ridiculous technicalities upon which tho legal profes sion batten, and which they are always so ready to defend, Mr Wyman was, not many months siuce, fined £50 for printing what a jury had just decided, most righteously, to be no libel at all ! Was ever our system of jurisprudence more stultified than by this most discreditable case?"

The "Star" Circulation.

A GUARANTEED ISSUE OP 36,722 A WEEK. I A FEW WORDS TO ADVERTISERS. I

A business man in giving au advertise ment desires to obtain for a certain notice the very widest publicity. Since no on< can tell who his customer may be, or wher he will come from, it follows that thj medium* which reaches tho largest number under circumstances that will ensure a rer-jonable probability of being seen aid road, returns the best value for the money. All authorities on such subjects agree that a newspaper, which is regularly taken for the purpose of being read, both in its news and advertisement columns, is beyond all com parison, the best, most successful, and effi cacious means of access to the public eye and ear. Yet many shrewd men frequently fritter away money iv practically useless channels of advertising. They have no proper apprehension of the proportion of value, and sometimes pay ridiculous price' for the bare chance of reaching a fey, instead of availing themselves of the ibso lute certainty of coming directly .ndcr/pie j notice of the maay.This i« due, no donbt^ <v some degree, to the fact that in adverting men tire Working Lo . great syient in the dark, although a mount's consideration should lead' to a rec;/raition of those well-.established channel* which afford security of roasocahlerctuifl for the outlay. The same judgment excised in thia matter that is bestowed ofon other branches of business would rut* ouly *:tve hundreds of pounds liicrallv 'wasted, but would also give better vamcTor the money speijf. The', advertiser ougfet to view the printing of his uewspaper ntiicos much the j same »-. he regards the ic-sie ot so nvsiiy circulars or handbills. Ha would rirfiuula the idea of paying tho same for pricing and diatnbiiung xOOG cii.jaL.rj &s ha pay;} for ' tWOO, yet ho o£f,eii littticea a worse'bargain , tbau-^atin advertising. Many iou.Dalflfef 1 well-Known repute - the "Louden Daily- ; •Telegrapa." •'|>.ew York Kerala; . "Mow*

York Sun," aud " Melbourne Age," for ex. ample - have considered.; right to furnish ad. vertiaers with a ulaiu guarantee shewing tnt amountof publicity which they can relyupor receiving for notices inserted in those papers They have, therefore, published certthef statements of circulation. In the past tht Stak has followed a similar policy, not onij by anuonucements of bona fide circulate! made from time to time in these [column: but by publicly notifying that the niacliia' register, which records every copy oi tip paper passed through the press, is at di times open to the inspection of advertiser. To make this guarantee still more certau, we have now called in tbe aid > wo Public Accountants of high probij md well-establised reputation-the genp men, who, by vote ot the ratepayers of he city, have beeu elected to the onerus ollice of City Auditors -to make a thoroughly impartial examination. A>er extended investigations to familiar thin selves with the system of publishing, two .nmtlcnien have now reported ou the aopa* ..sue of the STAR for every day last wok, which was au ordinary average one,au<i now report that the issue amounted ) mo abrogate to no less than' 36,722 copies." m avSrage circulation of 6,120 copies peMgnt. The certificate, signed by Messrs Fra|r ana is printed over the leading fucie. Such a statement puts the transacts be tween the advertiser aud the papf m a plain business light. The advertisejor the week gets 36,722 .ip 9of his notice^ the public,printed and distributed inthepesot people of every rank and station in/'e, anu in every part of the province anjbolony. There is no other means of reachiritiie eye end ear of the public that will Ufa Mat. The people not only get the papa out get. it toFread-it is not thrust u h them whether they like it or not, to i tluown into the gutter, but. is £ecd on their tables for their vrt* aud their sisters and their of»«w «"}J their aunts," to con over a{ inwardly digest. English authorities odournalisin estimate that taking into {count the averages of families, of hot . board ng houscl, public reading-room and.«".x^ means of circulation, every'aper that is published is seen by at leasfour persons, therefore a nightly issue o-6,120 would give 24,480 readers. Adversers who pay so little heed to their expeUturc in this direction should ponder t)se significant tct" Comment upon thcris superiluous.

During the month of Jul, which ended yesterday, there were 25deaths and 46 biiths in the borough of Aiklaucl.

A number of excursiouts went up by ;he morning train to-dayo bo present at ihe opening of the cxtensh of the railway ,o Tc Awainutu.

The bricklayers hel< their quarterly meeting last evening me Working Men s Club-room for the des-tch of business, which was of a routintfharacter and not of importance to fchepublic outside the association.

As per notice In anotb columnour readers will sco that the directs of the New Zea land Loan aud Mcrcaile Company have declared an interimdilend of 10 percent., and is now payable tcflareholders. An inquest was hethis afternoon at the Hospital, before Draldsbro' and a jury, on the body of Geo* »Pia'«. who ,? icd. suddenly on the 29t!nst. The result of the investigation w appear iv our next issue.

Water Supply corners are reminded that by uot payingdes|now due they run risk of having suppS cut o*il*0 *il*

Country residentwho travel backwards and forwards to td by rail are much id convcuienced owhto there being no lights at either the Ellere, Green Lane, or Te Papa stations. Odark nights this is not only a nuisance, It positively dangerous, and unless the mier is promptly attended to we shall expc to hear of some acci dents.

At a meeting j the City Council last night, Mr Hellerformerly a Government Life Assurance Ant, was appointed to the Collectorship, ar Mr Day, a clerk iv the office, to the otl .situation vacant.

A great row isoing on at the Foresters' Arms to-day befcen Messrs Murray and Phillips. The w license was granted to Mr Murray, anctr Phillips refuses to turn, out. A Frcnchtn, Jules Juliot, was put in possession, It ou going outside last uight, was lodceout. The case is likely to come Dcforc -htCourfc in a day or two, when great ftu »y be anticipated.

A mcctingof he parents aud friends of the children ittiding Lake district school was held on tin afternoon of Wednesday, 30th ult., foitupurpose of making a pre sentation tofcheeacher, Miss Seaman, who was relinqushig ber connection with the cmlin .1 offornnjiiptiiior ii. rlm'twin r—-i«~J it nearly fouiye'* Owing to the inclemency of the weatK. the meeting was sparsely attended, fVl't by the children, who were present in fcl force to say farewell to their teacher, Je Rev. A. M. McCallum, in tho name othe parents and children, pre sented toliss Seaman a very beautiful writing die and work-box, as a token of the respond esteem iv which she was held, auJxpresscd the regret of the chil dren in Img her services, and many kind wishes I her future welfare aud useful ness. Iss Seaman thanked them for their kines3 iv makitig this unexpected prescnton, and expressed wishes for the future ell-being aud happiness of the childrei Farewells were then exchanged, and thaeeting dispersed. The school re opens ; Thursday, July Ist, under the charge; Mr Thomas Brown, late of tho Kawau

The eVice at St. Matthew's Church last eveninj'tavcry tairly attended, notwith standiig ths unfavourable weather. A most intooting and instructive address was delivrd by the Rev. J. Bates, of North Shcri from the text Eph. vi., 4. The rev, #tlemah pointed out the pro minence gnn to children in the Bible, and deducedrom it the serious responsibi lities of par its. His contention was, he said, tint teaching should supplement al not replace that of parents. He pointed It that Sunday-schools had lost much oitheir missionary character, and that tlier^vas probably quite as much profination olthe Sunday now by non attendanta at las there was in the days of Rakes. I Ye call the afcentiou of those who may reqiiire profcebnal assistance in having thar books posjd up and balanced at this period of the ya- to the advertisement in ou! cdumus ofVlessrs Milne and White, wh» lave openej an office in the Colonial Balk Building, Queen-street, as public acctuitants, etc We wish the new firm evtrysuccess, a|d have no doubt they will mfctwith a fainharc of public support.

Tli new dranatic company will intro dice a new version of the drama of •iDink" ou Saturday evening at the Hall, with new scenery and effects, "heplay iadeserving of the patronage of ;ooA templirs, its chief object being the llintiatioii tf the evils of excessive ctrink pg Mcebb Love, O'Hare, and other beal artiics will take part,_ with Mi *s i'essie Rajnond as the heroine of the iiece.

' Mr W, Nurie, cabinetmaker and uphol- P steror, who, iiwillberemembered,carriedoff isecond honous in his special department at the Sydney Inhibition, has now under con struction a >«narkably handsome Gothic : bookcase and. iscritoire_ which was desigued originally for tansmission to the Melbourne Exhibition. 'Jiere ii, however, a growing feeling amongs local manufacturers, begot ten by their rcent experience, that it is useless to forwqd exhibits to other colonies unless the furtbr expense is gone to of en gaging a mau serially to accompany and look: after them.aud on this account it is probable that Aickland will be quite un represented at tie forthcoming international display. It is jertainlya pity that the artcle immediately under notice should not be sent, for it would inevitably attract flatering no tice.both by the ingenuity of tli workmanslib and by the handsome appearance of theNcw Zealand woods used jin its composition. It is eight feet in Zeight, the uppo; part forming the bookcase ,vhile the lower tort, though fashioned into the shape of a Irawer, opens out, as an 'escritoire, discloSug iv tho recess behind it a serie3 of little drawers made out of akeake, titoki, hottled totara, rewarcwa, curly puriri, andrimu, all wrought to a high state olpolisk, and innocent altogether of veneer. Vho exterior wood is picked mottled kaurii, iuar 'tractive tc look at and ai ti .i,icallt pnlidiiO'-i. Ou I he' whole j this piece offWtere reflects great credit j upon the skilio md taste of the work man. , Mr Darau i^iduns troupe of merry men j have returned U <\,.. city from the improv iug Waikato .kirk ife. wlij -r« their several I entertainments \torfe.received with favour. I The weather was n>t so favourable, aud the troupe had t. fact, dark nights, wet and ' mnidy, studded wjth few lamps, and those tjflßjned reluctantly io glimmer, like stars,*'j ii.limine.y through a misty night. Still at Hamilton the haY: .-,». fairly atteußed, j and much satisfaction, manifested by settlers presoat who■ Verc- not deterred bY j rain and mud. Afiiftufih Mr UpraaV venture wft? not Snao 4ai»y«*«w««>?«£a!, he j was wlcased with thn tou.tvy ' vgeut.r.Hv. j aud saw. tar tho first th-o,siuec h. Ml & \ native load., fields eh«i*-l vrhl) iL.>> frost.

We notice that Mr John J. H^ardwdl hold his singing class in future at f-/*™* Hall, Wellington-street, commencing ou the 6th inst., from 7.30 till 9 g^-^l Howard has adopted the Tonic boJ-l'a Bo teaching, as the stalest and best mode for young, persons.who canno afford the necessary time for those musical studies which require severer application. The annual general meeting of the mem bers of the Auckland Horticultural Society will be held to-morrow atornoonin the large room of the Auckland Institute, Princes-street, at 2.30 o'clock.

The minstrels of H.M.S. Dante, now m port, will give a vocal and musical enter tainment tomorrow evening, m the Lome street Hall, in aid of the Auckland Chan table Institutions, consisting of choruses, songs and hornpipes, by the company, also tcore of song* (comic and sensational.) Mr Sparks will give his popular five minutes lecture, Mr Hughes will dance a hornpipe ; Messrs. Sparks and Dadd will. represent the Statue Blondes, Mr Flemmmg will sing "Polly Primrose," Mr Powell, " Sarah Green;" and Mr Blackman, "Do You Kiibw," and the Baby Melody. A copy of the " Samoan Times " received per Active says, "H.M.S. Cormorant which arrived in our harbour on May 18th from Auckland, took her departure for Sayan on the 20th, bound on some political mission. We understand that Malietoa, accompanied by the usual number of hangers-on, honoured Her Majesty's ship by taking passage ou board her to Savaii. England's navy in the past has performed glorious and honorable acts, but the historians of this age will have to record that Her Brittanic Majesty s vessels iv the South Pacific were mostly employed, during the latter part of the nine teenth century, in conveying from place to place as honoured guests, oiled savages (some of them claiming to be Kings !) and recently liberated felons."

The quarterly meeting of the Eden Tent of Rcchabites was held in the Newmarket Hall last Monday. There was a large muster of members, aud the following reso lution, amongst others, was passed :—That P.C. rulers be presented with illuminated certificates, and that the Juvenile Branch Anniversary be celebrated by a coucert and soiree. The following were elected to office : —C. It., F. Worthiygton. D. It., G. E. Priestley • Sec, J. gsallworthy ; Treas., Or. Kent; Stewards, J. Andrew, jum, and h. Green ; Lev., J. Andrew, senr. ; Guard, D. Ball; Elders, Bros. Kent, Robertson, Andrew, Scnr,, aud Jackson ; P.C.R., E. Pago. The amount paid for sicknes . during the° past six months has beeu unusually heavy, viz., £28 5s 6d. The amount to credit of sick is £162 2s 9J, which with membership of 47, makes an average of £3 5s lid per member. We have from time to timo paid £102 16s 5d into the District Fuueral Fund ; but are happy to say our death-rate is still " nil" for six years.

Professor Fraser re-delivered his popular lecture on the "Human Face Divine" last evening in the Ponsonby Hall, to fi, fair audience, considering the numerous counter attractions and the showeriness of the evening. The lecture was illustrated by heads and faces of persons distinguished in art, literature, sculpture, philosophy and science, aud was rendered tbe more interest ing by poetic gems and thoughtful sayings of poets and sages of past ages, and deeds sublime ou the sea of time. The lecture was full of interest, plentifully permeated with physiological and intellectual facts, deline ated in the human face divine. The usual examinations were satisfactorily made at the close of the lecture.

By a transposition in our centenary re port last evening the Rev. Mr Macnicol, as chairman of the afternoon gathering, was made to appear as the author and reciter of the five verses of poetry, entitled "The Sunday-school Centenary,'" when it should have beeu the Rev. Thomas Buddie. It is scarcely required to correct the error, as intelligent readers will see that fifty years ago of active experience iv the Jubilee Festival could not appropriately apply to the Rev. Mr Macnicol, but only to a veteran in the field like Mr Buddie. To the Editor : Sir,—While the Sunday school centenary is being celebrated the Temperance Societies seem to be oblivious of the fact that this is the jubilee year of the temperance movement in England ; Ire land and Scotland were a few months ahead of England. In February, 1830, Mr Henry Forbes, a Bradford merchant, called a meet ing of friends of sobriety, at which only four were present. Initialo y steps were taken to form the Bradfc! Temperance Society, which thus became tli •■ first English Society. Three days litter ime gentlemen met and signed the moderation pledge; others followed, and in a few months two huudred had signed. Tracts were dis tributed aud sermons preached, which pre pared the way for the first public meeting, which was held on the 14th June, 1830, aud was addressed hv MV.w«»i»-« <*t»a nriaiqator), rvov. Ur. Edgar, of Belfast (the Irish pioneer of the movement), aud others. The jubilee was to be celebrated in England, and I think we ought not to be backward.— I am, See., John Stai, .worthy.

CHARGE OF BIGAMY.

A MASTER butcher named Edward Lawlor, who has a shop iv Wakefield-street, was charged with bigamy before Mr Barstow this morning at the Police Court, and remanded until the 3rd inst., when it is expected the complete case will be laid before the Court. Lawlor, it appears, had been in business for soino years at Mel bourne. He was married, and the father of four fine children, of whom any man might be proud, but from au unexplained canse, which may eke out on Saturday, he left his wife and family in Mel bourne four or five years ago, and sailed for Auckland. He was for some time in the employ of Mr Dornwell, and subse quently of Mr Tucker, but, since the latter gave up business for a position in Short land-street, Lawlor opened in Wakefield street on his own account. Wo learn, how ever, that he has continued to correspond and make remittances to his Melbourne wife. But noticing, or feeling that there was a coldness or want of affection in his epistles, Mrs Lawlor found means to voyage across tho water to this city, when, to her intense sorrow and sur prise, she found the man she loved comfort ably ensconced in a new home, with another wife aud au infant of two years old on his knee. The Court granted bail, but at the time of goiug to press Mr Lawlor was in durance vile in a hopeless condition.

Operations on Waimate Plains.

(PROM OUR OWN O )RRESPONDE ,T.)

PUKEHINAU, this day. TE WHITI'S LAST MOVE. Te Whiti's hand is not played out by any means. On Monday he sent au army of dickers to dig up the land withiu the fences partly pulled down by the A.C. to allow a passage for the road. Some three hundred men were at work, and they rigidly turned over the ground in sight of the camp and the whole A.C. force there collected, and looking at them from a distance. They appeared like au immense swarm of bees or an army of locusts moving slowly over the ground, for so quickly did they dig, and so closely were they collected together, that a perceptible movement forward could be noticed. As each piece was finished to the fence, they set up a great shout of triumph and derision for the benefit of tho Gentiles, as personified by the A.C. Force. Steadily these agricultural fanatics pursued their work until the whole was dug, then they sowed it with wheat. The road is a chain wide, but is only formed of that width. The formation was dug, but not sown, but the remainder of the chain wide was sown the same as the remainder of the field, but not so thickly perhaps. After this was done some of the leading men asked for Colonel Roberts, interviewing him concerning the fence, and wanting in the first place to have it re-erected, but failing that, to have a gate put across the road. No conclusion • was come to, and the Natives promised to return on Tuesday to see Colonel Roberts, the latter meanwhile putting a sentry to keep horses, etc., off their wheat. Tuesday came and no natives made their appearance and it is supposed that the natives had acted without Te Whiti's consent, when treating with Colonel Roberts,, and thai he had prevented their return. Yesterday the army of diggers proceeded to dig and sow land some half mile further south, and ac companied their proceedings with the usual songs and shouts, which could be distinctly hoard two miles away. After snwin , the wheat they erected the fence, which°is of new timber, across..ike rt>ad^and loft for Parihalcu- without goin_ near the Armed Constabulary. His said that Te Whiti Ims signified his disapproval of the ground chosen for the encampment oh the Waitake stream., aud wishes to attract the Coastals lary nearer to Parihaka. la conse';fiifencc*bf his obstructive fencing tbe Constabulary," under Major Take, -. .... ._; Pangftrehni and he imaging that hj' pomveri flg^in the same obstructive tatties fe. will fotco this camp at '.V:Y -,-s -,-■> b<s .--MiteJ to the spot he considers, prpptji fbs them, near the fences he is now areeting, 'i his is his nsual j plan of gaining bis ends, '*fi. mi he claims I j e*ory movement made tj3f£the Constabulary 1 i&& being.-.;> vranr^'id by fine He ,siys the j Float..:" ' ' ■■' " ' W*"Y' '-Y-* ; .o*""\ , ■:;.-" **

POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., 8.M.) DRUNKENNESS. William Brown was lined 20s and Peter Mcirthur 5s e^/^^ 06- Elizabeth Haiwey was charged under tlie Vagrant Act with having no lawful, visible mSltpe Vcto g; Pardy gave a melanchcjy disreputable life. . ... j^rd Six mouths' imprisonment with nam lab°Ur- TH> OILSKIN. John Edwards was charged with t c larceny of an oilskin coat, value 30a, on the 30th June, the property of James Campbell. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. , James Campbell, city porter JWjJg he left his coat upon the post leading to Mr Lendrum's stables, while he ran across the way with a message. The coat was taken away in the meantime. Henry Neumegen, pawnbroker, deposco that a man called and pawned the coat at his shop, but be was uct certain that the prisoner was the man. a i„t_><\ 1 William Beale, general dealer, stated that Edwards asked him to purchase the coat but he refused. He was certain that Edwards was the mau • he had known him by sight for years. , , , 'His Worship said there was no doubt but that prisoner had stolen the coat, and as Ms was not the lirst time he had been con victed of similar offences, he must take four mouths' imprisonment with haul labour. EARNEST IN BUSINESS. Angelina Harvey was brought up on a charg? of stealing the sum or £12 on the 28th ult. from the person of Ernest Brown, at the Greyhound Hotel. Sub-Inspector Pardy asked for a remand in this case, as a considerable amount ot evidence had been collected in the case. The prisoner was employed as barmaid at the Greyhound Hotel, and the prosecutor, who was in the house with a considerable gum of money upon him, became drowsy, when Miss Harvey kindly put him to bed On awaking he discovered that £12 had been taken from his purse, and as prisoner denied all knowledge of it he informed the police. Detective Jeffrey interrogated the young woman co closely that she handed to him a number of the notes, which had been identified by Brown as his property. Remanded until Saturday, and, on the application of Mr Blaydes, prisoner was admitted to bail—herself in £50, and two sureties in £25 each.

DESERTED CHILDREN. Charles and Alice Kussell were charged with being deserted children within the meaning of the Act. Sub-Inspector Pardy said the father ot the children was undergoing a term of im prisonment in Mount Eden, and the chil dren, aced 2 and 4, were left to perish. His Worship said one of the children was too young to commit. The older one he would order for live years to the Industrial Home.

BRAVB NELSON,

Nelson Ireland was charged with assault ing Samuel Evinson, by throwing a pint of beer in his face. Mr Evinson said that Ireland had apolo gised and expressed his regret for the iu sult. He would ask, therefore, by the Court's permission, to withdraAv the charge. Withdrawn accordingly. UNFATHERLY.

William O'Meara was charged with a breach of the Destitute Persons Act by refusing to provide for his four illegitimate children under the ages of fourteen.

Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mary Hart deposed that she resided in Alexandra-street. First met with defendant in Melbourne, 21 years ago. Came to New Zealand with him. Had borne him nine children, the eldest being 20. She had suffered years of misery. She understood that he had a wife somewhere. He said so himself.

Detective Jeffery said he had known the parties for ten years. He was not aware that they were unmarried until some three years past. The woman had struggled for her family iv the absence of O'Meara. He knew that O'Meara was a pretty constant source of annoyance to the woman.

His VVorsiiip said defendant was to pay 16s per week for the support of the four children ; costs, 7s. Defendant: Cannot I have the children under my own care.

His Worship : No. You have no control over your illegitimate children, but you must support them.

CHARGE OF BIGAMY AND DESERTION OF A

FORMER WIFE.

Edward Lawlor, alias Lawrence, described as a butchor, was charged with deserting Annie Lawlor, his lawful wife and her children. Also, with feloniously marrying, on or about the llfh June, 1877, at Auckland, iv tiio __i_ny of New Zealand, oue Jennet Grogan, commonly caned McLeod, his previous wife, to whom he was married on the 9th day of December, 1866, beiug then alive.

Sub-Inspector Pardy asked for a remand in this case for a clay or two, in order that the evidence may be complete. The case was remanded until Saturday. Prisoner being admitted to bail, himself iv £400, aud two sureties iv £200 each.

Tim was all the business,

Scintillations.

"Bo brief; for, it Is with words as with sun beams ; the more they aro condensed, the deeper thoy burn."—.outiiky.

The remains of Dr Kcnealy were interred at Lancing, in Sussex. Upwards of 10,000 persons attended the funeral.

"Thus bad begins, but worse remains be hind "—as the little boy said who'd just been birched.

Algernon Swinburn has written a new poem. It is entitled the "Garden of Cymodoce."

The Canadian Senate has rejected by a majority of two the Deceased Wife's Sister Marriage Bill passed by the Dominion House of Commons.

Tracy Turnerelli, of " Golden Wreath " celebrity, has got justice at last. Lord Beaconsfield now declares his willingness to accept T.T.s assurance that he wanted nothing whatever from the late Government. " It is, however," adds his lordship, "much to be regretted that the amibguous wording of some of your letters should have given rise to so much misapprehension." No less than 98,000,000 lbs. of, "Oleomar garine, "a substance which strongly resembles butter, and is vended as such," waß sold in the United States last year. The reason why Gladstone made Fawcett Postmaster-General was that the latter gentleman was the one member of his Go vernment he could trust not to read the letters.

When the mail left London Col. Valen tine Baker, better known as Baker Pasha, was seriously ill.

Romantic, imaginative Ireland does uot need politicians to govern her. She prefers poets. Having once enjoyed Spencer, she is now going to try Cowper. The following is a new recipe for magic ink, which is made visible by warming, either by holding against the fire or over a over a burning match. In consists of a solution oi chloride of cobalt, or chloride of capper, mixed with a little gum or sugar, to the required consistency for writing with a goose quill. James <Albery, author of "The Two Roses," has written a new comedy called " Jacks and Jills."

An abortive attempt was recently made to kill the Spanish Cousul-General at New York by sending through the mail a pack age filled with explosives. The "Dix Ne uvifcme Steele," a Paris paper, says :—" It would be difficult to de scribe the impression caused iv Russia by the unexpected result of the English elec tions. It is not joy ;it is delirium. It is the revenge of the double-headed Eagle over the British Lion."

Sarah Bernhardt, the famous French actress, is being sued by the manager of the Theatre Francaise for breaking her engage ment. Damages are assessed at £15,000. Ernest Fanavel, a Swiss student, has been sentented to 15 years' imprisonment for murdering his brother Paul,

Mr John Hare, the famous corned ian^ who is a younger brother of the late Mr Thomas Fair?, of this city, was asked to the Royal Academy dinner as the repre sentative of dramatic art, and replied to the toast of "The Drama." " Mary Anerley" is the title of R. D. Blankmore's new novel. Anew pianist^ Madame Viardot Louis, haa made a sensation in London. "Am I. master hi my own house, or am I not?" angrily asked tlm landlord,—" Yon really did not mention," replied the tenant, who had not paid his rent, for two years, '^Whether yotiwerie married." Here is a true story. Tue Duke of Ediai » ,h was being shown over the princiimi raft.works of a large Northern town, and when M cake to the electro-plate depart ment or.f. of the partners offered H.!. 11,, ai -'■■ -''-".■ ' .urr os_ tua \i/'.-, a vt iry handsome ~:■-... * men, in hotsonr of tha recipienti, waa preseat(;u Qn an eqaa.lls m.u!'.iso*o silver salyer. The Duke, tlunkint-* i..YYSfs t ,h warft intendod for Mai,, r-ook .hi £. ... __'_.i| xuHcshfro caisio 0 fl. s'ec&Uu b*..t. '

CABLEGRAMS.

BUBOPEA2M.

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NumTber Eleven LONDON

uw' June 29. Tn the match between the Australians In tne uuibcu te a t Harrogate, and eighteen of Harroau , tv * won was resumedl to-day. l«J A B the match by ten wiciteia. not out with 59 runs. Fighting in Palestine. NDON< June 30. News has been received *£**» fighting to at Haifa, Moslems.aud Christian. : resr in Palestine. Her station, and Bapi^on tho Medgnw > have beer-ordered to the W * » , , Haifa is situated, to protect the lives oi tne Christians. _, End of the Argentine Ee loeilion. BUENOS AYRES. june29> Peace has been established between the InsuTgeut troops aud the National Guard, aud the rebellion is now ended. The Jesuits. PARIS. _ .„ June 30. The decrees which were paged .by the French Chambers against Jesuits in I'iance are being rigidly enforced. LONDON' Jnne-30.. The latest intelligence from Central Au* is to the effect that the Chinese, sinetherr recent victories over the Russian troops marching on Kuldja, have made c rajnd advance, and have now occupied the distiict of Eastern Khokand, beyond the disputed Kuldja territory. Bounty Offered. LONDON. June 23. The French Government propose to grant a bounty to French-built ships. Distress in Ireland. LONDON. June 22. Fever and famine are extending among the inhabitants of the west of Ireland, and great distress prevails there, despite all the efforts made on the part of the Central Committee to distribute relief amongst the suil'erers. Deaths from Destitution. At Charleston, in the County of Mayo, 20 deaths have occurred from the effects of fever and destitution. Mr Bradlaugh's Affirmation-

In the House of Commons last night tho debate on Mr Henry Labouchere s motion, that Mr Bradlaugh be allowed to make an affirmation iv lieu of being sworn, was resumed. The Radical ele ment strongly supported the motion, but the Conservatives and a large number or Liberals opposed any special exemption being made in favour of Bradlaugh. Upon division the motion was defeated by a majority of 45. The Government voted with the minority. Great excitement prevailed. Upon the speaker declaring the result, the Tories were mostj jubilant and cheered en thusiastically. A motion had been tabled on the previous day by Sir Harding Gif ford, M.P., for Launceston, and Soli citor General in the Beaconsfield Government declaring, "that in the opinion of the House Bradlaugh should not be sworn, as, upon his own admission, he did not re cognise the sanctity and binding nature of an°oath, and that he should be permitted to make an affirmation." This resolution came on for discussion, and created con siderable interest. It was admitted with out division.

AUSTRALIAN.

[[EKUTBK'S TELEGRAMS.]

The Eotorua. SYDNEY. This day. Arrived : S.S. Rotorua, from Auckland. Coal Duty. In the Legislative Assembly last night, the Treasurer moved that an expoit duty be substituted tor the proposed royalty on coal. The resolution was adopted by the House. Tlie Kelly Scare.—Extraor dinary Eumours. MELBOURNE. June 30 It is currently reported that Hart's brother, with fifty armed men, are at Greta township about seven miles from Glenro wau, the scene of Monday's tragedy, and intend to resist the holding of an inquest on the bodies of Dan Kelly, Stave Hart, and' Byrne. Strong bodies of police, fully armed, from Benalla and Wangaraatta, have gone to Glenrowan. It is feared that terrible bloodshed may result if the rumour prove correct, and there is great excite ment everywhere in consequence. Evening. Nothing further has been received from Grela. The coroner has permitted the burial of the bodies of the outlaws without holding an inquest. The police therefore refrain from going to Greta. The excite ment is gradually subsiding.

THEATRE ROYAL.

"Tkied and True," which has now reached its eighth night, still draws good houses. The piece will, however, be with drawn to-morrow to make room for another play by the same author, entitled " Lost and Won."

THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

The following is the calendar of prisoners for trial at the Supreme Court, Auckland, commencing on Monday next:—James Mortimer Napper, single, false pretences (two); Annie Hogan, single, larceny from a dwelling; Mary Welch, single, same; George Hall, four charges, single, forging and uttering; Samuel Coombes, embracery (two); John Knott Makin, single, larceny as a bailee ; James William Smith, single, shoot ing with intent to do grievous bodily harm ; Phillip Alcock, single, breaking ana enter ing ; Henry Whitaker Duval, single, for .ing aud utteriug; Frederick urren, married, forging and uttering; James Watson, alias Patrick McCoreker, single, stealing from the person; William Henry Barnett, single, unlawfully opening a mail bag; Laurence Henry Jillings, married, forging and utter ing ; Joseph Worms, married, forging and uttering; Henry Lionel Johnson, single, false pretences; William O'Connell, siugle, forging and uttering ; Tarnakou, married, assault occasioning bodily haini ; Arthur Vincent, alias Wellesley, single, larceny; John Francis, married, forging and uttering; Edward Welch, widower, forging and uttering; William Holman Curnow, single, rape ova girl uuder the age of ten years ; Robert Little, fraudulent bankruptcy; Patrick Lawlor, siogle, indecent assault.

SUNDAY-SCHOOL CENTENARY PROCEEDINGS.

Services in celebration of the centenary of Sunday-schools were held at several places last evening. At St. Mary's Church, Parnell, Dr. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, presided, aud delivered an interesting ad dress to teachers, in which His Lordship gave some practical advice on the treatment of children aud the manner of inculcating scripture truths. The rain unfortunately prevented many persons from being present. An evening service was held at St. Mat thew's Church by the Incumbent, the Rev. Wm. Tebbs. The lessons were read by Rev. C. M. Nelson, M.A., of St. Paul's, and the Rev. Joseph Rates, of the North Shore, gave an address on the responsibili ties of parents and the duty of filial obedi ence. Mr Bates based his discourse upon Ephesians, c. 6, v. 4. The several Wesleyan churches, also' St. James' Presbyterian. Beresford-street Con gregational, and the Free United Metho dists, Vincent-street, were well attended. Service of Song. - The centenary Service of Song, to be ! h»la this evening in the Choral Hall, is ; ' lpated by hundreds with a degree of ■ -'Hire which previous evenings in coh .on with the Eaikes festival have not ...luiated. Aclioir of at least 2oo voices —.'ii'-do present, gathered fiom tbe various ijj&oira of ail the Protestant churches and « -.Jay-school . Tho honor of conductor : . fallen to the lot of Mr W. B:idaou» and j : .lea..are ot organist to Professor Lani- I . pvi!i.)emen;aivell qnJTMed by Mute and | \ i.cai ability for their associated" tasks* in j - S*-*-'- - - n^a t whjc'. will-be com-

TELEGRAMS.

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WHANGAREI, this day. THE LOOP RAILWAY LINE.

A public meeting was held __«_?•« d.y afternoon to protest ngaiSt. cs W page of the Loop Kailwa? lL heBV following resolution was passed < Xl *S . Town Board having given th o . Tha UW full power to consSft^i! presentation be at once made tn T> * vernment, pointing out that no obi, 6*' liad been offered, as alleged Wm ! cti»» ¥ Stewart to the Governing, W>« Government be requested to at W^ '" with the work, particulars <* tractors have destroyed the main A c w»* fare aud left it/ Th mccA 0* pressed regret that the GoJeSg^ft used, as an excuse for the stoppS ?Js works, the alleged interference of ™ "* having no stake or influence i n the %T*

GRAHAMSTOWN. .\.UaJ C!

MINING NEWS.

ihe Kuraum cannot wind. cnn« on „ , the stoppage ot the Bi" 'pSl"8*? annual inspection. The boilersi will v. *. about Monday. "«»ers wtU bretiV -Expect 400 ounces thi, WHAU.-The crushing ig well . change. h weu» too- Golden Crown. -A little e«ut. i obtained from the leader tafffe1 *1' diate; nothing else fresh ° fatl1 **

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION _>; NEW PLYMOUTH. \w'M

FIRE AT A FARM.

On Sunday evening last a house i&IH ing to Samuel Alexander, at tb e & settlement, was burnt to tSSS?'"' Alexander was about leaving thefarS another he had rented at Manutah?i during the previous week he had i 2■' his furni ure He visited the houTe 2 ' n.ghtofthe fire, but returned toE,»u he same night, aud did not hear of £ t ? till next morning. An inquest will beh»H to-morrow. * "M^| The Land Board announced to-day to f. * delegate from the Canterbury Co-opefafiw Land Association that they had set 3 ! I quantity of land for sale iv favourite di ß - trie s on the deferred payment S y,C applications to he sent by the 7th IHJJI • HOKITIKA. thi«.w

FATAL ACCIDENT.

Cowhshaw, of the firm of Cowl .haw and ' Plaisted, was a passenger from Melbourne per Albion, and whilst transhipping ia the roadstead the gangway from the Albion to ',: the Waipara turned over, and Cowlishaw 1 fcllinjind was drowned, the night being I pitcu uarK, •'• ..ft, ■ ___ ""'-'■ '«l

WELLINGTON, this day. I

THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.

The Chamberof Commerce held a meet. - iog this afternoon to consider the letter from the Parliamentary Committee re »i Bankruptcy. The Chamber recomended I (1) That a bankrupt's estate he admin. ?; istered by an official assignee, to he an !' officer of the Court, and that the erediton s appoint trustees to act in conjunction" with him. (2) That the circumstances which should disentitle a bankrupt to his dis- ;-■' charge should be failure to keep books,< , reckless or fraudulent disposal of property, I or falsifying books, and by non-payment of if 7s in the £. (3) That no bill of Bale shall i;. take effect until registered ; that every bill . of sale given by traders over stock-in-trade" shall be absolutely void as against a claim": % of any creditors where debt was existing; ' at the date of the hill of sale. (4)1 bat.* deeds of arrangement should beabolisbe . (5) That no debtor shall be discharged until be has undergone an examination in open Court, THE UNEMPLOYED. Yesterday a number of gentlemen (by' invitation) attended a meeting of the com mittee of the unemployed, for the purpose ;. of advising them what to do with referents. | to the Government affairs of wages aij|i worka on the railways aud village aeUltjp ments. The committee were advised ti'tl accept the offers, and have therefore de cided to recommend the unemployeed to Si so. At a meeting yesterday it was resolved M to establish a Fine Art Society, to be called*", the Canterbury Society of Arts. A meeting will be held this evening w|| consider the Property Tax. NEW CLUBS. Tlie Christchurch Borough Clnb have decided to establish a Bowling and LawT' Tennis Company (Limited ) ,;f Jgg| TH fi CENTENARY. The Sunday School Centenary celebration. was continued yesterday by the teaeherfc Both convention and conversazione weie highly successful. THE UNEMPLOYED. A deputation of the unemployed waited!" on the Premier this morning. He heldoW no hopes of giving employment near ftUnt"! What he wished was to get them up curatey on the land. However, if the deputa.il would supply the Government with ip'fjflff mation as to the trades of the unemploy SSI they would endeavour to get them cmplojf ment on the public works throughout wm colony at subsistence wages. ... . .-. _ -c.Ym& The Customs revenue for the. qaarter'' amounts to £46,08.9• the corresponding' quarter for 1879 was £40,736. ■ -

CHRISTCHURCH, this day. STATISTICS.

During June there were 198 birtH/" marriages and 53 deaths, in the citj tti surrounding districts _j in each case showpß an increase of figures for the same perioa of last year. For the six months 6B&i-g June 30th, 1880, there were 1,050 births, i 260 marriages, and 429 deaths, the Utter alone showing a decrease over the first nx months ot last yean A QUEER* ADVERTISEMENT. The following suggestive advertisement appeared in the "Times " this morning *-* '■§■ " Wanted, all true Irishmen and Catholics to assemble on July 2nd at the Cathedral Square. The peace of the city must bo preserved." TIMARU, this day. ■ The Customs' revenue collected in Timaru in June was £1,721, being a decrease «.; £161 compared with the corresponding month of last year. DUNEDIN, this day. E

ANTIMONY.

At Featherstone a child namsd Martin was burned to death. Satisfactory accounts have been received, of the shipment of antimony to MelbouiS from Waipori. ■ THE LOAN. '• J The Dunedin City Council have wii& drawn their Loan Bill for the present. Jt| Wd3 incidentally mentioned at yesterdajW meeting that the municipal account .*«, already overdrawn £1,600, and Conn<|s|l Fish expressed an opinion that there will be some thousands of deficit next year STATISTICS. 'fl The Customs revenue collected at Dunjjjji for June amounted to £183,116 4s 11^ against £176,948 lid for the correspondl! month last year. Vital statistics for th»* Dunedin district in June were :—BirtH 163; deaths, 53; marriages, 41.

THE LATE RAINS.

The late rains have caused heavy flood! in the Tauri river, and several slips on thi railway line. A telegram from Naseby states that th| snow on the mountain is melting.

INVERCAKGILL, this day. \

PUBLIC MEETING. A large and influential meeting of settlers' has been held, and a resolution unani mously carried that tnose present take the earliest opportunity to solicit the support of their fellow colonists throughout N.2.fe> drive Hall, Atkinson, and Vogel irggj Office. ' ' : j«! I Vital statistics for June : Births, 17; deaths, 9 • marriages, 2. At the Philharmonic Society's concert, "The Creation," there was a large nidi-, enco,- and it was v great success. ___■■_ ABOMI SABLE NEGLECmK'' Dr. Mo flat Winton has hcenn^mmi &■" ' manslaughter. He was called : fHHSnri t®' Mrs Cameron in labor, and wen^F Way B°d refused to return. Anotkcttrisct.r- w« called, but iv consequence t_ml_e fceglecl both mother and child died. Si' * '■ ■ »iißfl'- 'r thp ' /■ •' '*■«,- -l»"< iVJ-' tl ■' • -c I mt

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR THURSDAY. JULY 1. 1880.



Special Advertisements. N SALE. White Tuscan Seed Wheat White Tartarian Seed Oats Prftne Feed dats New Zealand and Sydney Maize Canterbury and Waikato Potatoes Boneduat of all descriptions Guanos—Peruvian, Mexican Hurst's Mixture 5 kegs Salt Btf-.ter Flour, Bran, Oatmeal, Sharps Grass, Clover, a,.. Garden Seeds of every description W. J. HURfer & CO. rituE NEW ZEALANL CLOTHING FACTORY'S ~ GARMENTS FOR MEN'S A\ D BOYS' WEAR Fit Better :: Ark Bett&. c ot Lookßbttrr . :: Ar . Bkttki _yi At(B Wear Better :: ark Better ichujnk And theroforo give more satisfaction th^ any other goods Offered to tho publio. TcstUtod to by V.wir Vi^'.rifiiuL" of Ouslo .>)•__ M-bu poreta. wnstanUy at the : NKW ..KALAND CLOTHING FACTORY1* BRANCHES I " Noiv Entablished in 1 . KflfflßWr WjuxraoroN I .VJS .OiKUILr, NmISON OA-SJ-HV WAN .*NOT . \ Tan&av N«gr Pi,SMOOTH . A3J.0517 .TON1 NAPT3K ', IiXXXKiTOW 'j'::AMIES . j *"■> nusicirc mos Auckland ''-.*6sub; (iAUMmu'i! SB V/'HotKSAU. X'Ricei. j ? " MSW Winter f&& nfacturess are how I G Rood]'. : s;' • ~ •-"-'•-/■ .;y„ o% EBOOAT. j * J* !*- - * , i "- ■■ :*?*if_-p- { 1 "'. I V , i I.



Special Advertisements. j ~ A UOKL^ND CLOTHING FACTORY. loc:al TAILORING DEPAIirMffiNT. T B Robinson has the honour to an ' "nounce that he has secured tho services of an eminent fashlonablo Cutter from Sydney, and a competent staff of Tailors, and has made extensive pre parations for the manufacture of colonial cloths ; and is now in a position to supply Men's, Youths'S and Boy's Suits madn to measure, at Eng- Hshlslop prices on tho shortoit notice. Snits mado to order on twelve hours' notico. Colonial Tweed Trousers, made' to measure at 13s 6d, on six hours' notice. All Tweeds guaranteed wc'l shrunk. As it Is intended to devote the whole of the rosourcea of the Establishment solely to tho manufacture of Mon's Youths' and Boy's Clothing, the present Stock of Ready-made Goods will bo sold at prime cost, to make room for thoso of our own manufacture. J. B. ROBINSON, AUCKLAND riLOTHING Tj*IACTORY, QUEEN-STREET (Two doors below B. Tonk's Auction Mart). TWO-BUTTON Coloured Rid Gloves, at Is lid per pair. Wo have 25 dozen for sale, all sizes, bought a Job. Extra good value. —Garlick & Cranweil.



/GARLIC*. & /CRANWELL ARE CLEARING OFF AT REDUCED PRICES, Winter Skirts and Ulsters. IlotToloth jackets, at 2S 6d Wool Shawls, Ms 01, usual prico 20s; Black end Coloured Mama Shawls.lsOd: French Merinos, Is Id por yd.: Coloured Lamas, at Is per yd.: Seaweed Trimming, Gd per yd., ÜBualprice. Is; j Dress Serges, ls-half-prico. GARLICK AND CRANWELL ARK NOW SELLING TWELVE DOZEN FOUR-BUTTON BLACK KID GLOVES, at 33 9d ; Ordinary Price, 6s. Sizes—7, 71, and 71. TWO-BUTTON BLACK KID GLOVES, ALL sizes (Extra Quality), 33 9d 3NE-BUTTON BLACK AND COLOURED JOSEPHINES, ALL sizes TWO-BUTTON COLOURED KID, AT Zs 3d. CO-OPERATIVE REDUCED CASH P R I C E S. TEN DOZEN 'LEVANTINE' (PARAGON Frame) UMBRELLAS, Gs9d Ladies' Satchels, Is Gd: Leather Bags, from 4s 9d; Linon Set., 6d ; Imitation Welsh Flennel. BJd ; Scarlet Flannel, lOJd; All-wool Cr'Mkan SnntTiNG, Is Id; Flax Shirting, from <id ; two yards wide White Tabt, . Damasks, at Is bd; American Sheetings, Is G-, 1b Bd. Is lOd por yd. GARLICK AND CRANWELL, CITY HALL ARCADE, . OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO CASH HOVERS BY THE NEW CO-OPERATIVE CASH SYSTEM. Men's Tweed Suits, from 18s 6d ; Arctio Shirts and Pants; Macintosh Coats, from 7s bd ; Heavy Mola Trousers. G. lid; Paget Coat 3, 193 6d: Splendid Stock of Blankets. Roslyn, Whltncv. and other makes: Pompadour Cam brics, Cashmeres, Velvets, Silks, rtibbons, and Buttons.



Sutport the New Cash System, GARLICK & CRANWELL, CITY HALL ARCADE, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND I ' ABSOLUTE SALE X*. OF DRAPERY, COSTUMES and MILLINERY, Previous to Stock-Taking. A„ LINABURY & CO. Have determined tojeffect a clkaranob salk of their entire stock of W INT BR DRESS GOODS, COSTUMES MILLINERY, JACKETS. MANTLEB FLANNELS, BLANKETS.FANCYGOODS «■ *.«rntiiiißx'Jfitt wouua, b_iv„ JH'i'O, yon oui* tuomojii ONLY. Extraordinary Bargains io|Milllnery and Under clothing, areat Reductions in Costume and Mantle De partment. Immense Reductions in Dress Goods, Fancy Good?, Children's Costumes, &c. Tho -whole of our Stock has heen carefully Fovised and Marked at EXTRAORDINARY LOW PRICES. Drossmaklng en tho Premises. Co3tumes mado in 21 hours notice. A. JLIINABURY & Co., 201 &nd 206. Queen-streat. \T. O T I C JS I NOTICE. NEW DRAPERY. NEW CLOTHING. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN Beg to announce that their NEW STOCK for the incoming Season's Trado is Now to Hand, comprising—



New Materials in Fancy Dress Goods, very cheap Satin Cloths, Serges. Reps Cashmeres, French Merinos, fee., new shades Waterproof Tweeds and Ulster Cloths Ladies' and Maids' Jackets, a choice [assort ment New Fanoy Woollen Goods in great variety Ladies' and Maids' Ulsters, all quite new Hosiery in variety,|&c. Also, A^Largo Stock of Flannels, various makers, and unuuual good value Blankets, all sizes, white and coloured Winceys, Wool Plaids, Shirtings, &c. A Very Choice Assortment of NEW CLOTHING FOR BOYS AND MEN. Overcoats and. Ulstors Boys'and Youths* ditto ditto Crimean Shirts, Oxford Shirts, White Shirts Under-Flannels, L.W. Shirts and Pants Printed and Whito Moleskin Trousers for Boys and Men Hats, Caps, Sec. A He*vy Stock of Good Tweeds Cheap Tweed for Boys' wear, Blue Serge, Moleskins, &c. tST Five per cent, discount (Is In the &) al lowed upon a'l Cash Purchasers of 20s and upwards. • RUSHBROOK & BRI.DGMAN, Drapehs and Clothiers, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queen-street. Auckland We have received a CONSIGNMENT f 350 LADIES? CLOTH JACKETS, and CSOO LADIES' and CHILDREN'S WATER PROOF MANTLES. They toitl be. offered to the Public at HALF-PRICE.



J, COSGRAVE $ CO. r. ENTLEMENS' (CLOTHING. SUPERFINK BLACK CLOTH FROCK and MORNING COATS OWN MAKK FOUR-BUTTON SAC COATS In various textures pAVNnnKBITRN TWEED FOUR-BUTTON SAO SUITS, -.Y.nsiiil ttood. ECJUAj, TO OJiDEIUSD OKKLONCJ TWEED TROUSERS AX» VEST | SKA'ii M^OIWTOSH COATS . ) Imperrfons j5, CL.TO3U TWEED COATS j to rfeta j IJ..W FRIEZE ULSTERS » „ V>ry Wt¥^yUI.OTKrI:oVERCOA'JB > fioofta j OESTkNiIK UMBRELLAS Rents' zanilla umbrellas OEWT3' Rli?^lNA CLOTH UMBKELiAS A MOST COMPLETE STOCIv OF ALL THE ABOVE-MENTIONED 000 D.3 AT ".... " WILIJAM HaTTRAY'B T'T.oTn.tsa'ANß Men* Merger, ite .abmsh- Htrtwß...; T> Ouoeu-streotMafjkifma ' - Fan . of 'Sew ZenltiniL



Special Advertisements. TfIXPIRATION OF LEASE. In consequence of the Leafo of tho Premises expiring in August, TTTILNE & QHOYCH find it necessary to hold a GREAT CLEARING SALE OF THE WHOLE OF THEIR STOCK TjiOß QNE M ONTII Q NIiY- Every articlo in Iho houso will bo offered AT OR UNDER COST PRICE1, FOR CASH. Salo to commence THURSDAY, July 1, 18S0. M. & C. would invito tlieir friend 3 and tho public to take advantage of this Sale, as it will be a GENUINE ono. The whole of their new and Fashlonablo Goods (without reservation) in every department must be sold. N.B.—Country orders will bo faithfully exe cuted. MILNE & CHOYCE, CHEAPSIDE HOUSE, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland. mo INSURERS. SECURITY Should ho tho Primary Consideration. THE TOOYAL TNSU .ANCK COMPANY Affords this desideratum by tho Fulfilment op the Tkst9 recommended by THE BOARD OF TRADE: A small per-centago of Working Coat, and the Profits Not Antjcipated. Also, by an AMPLE CAPITAL, VIZ. ... £4,000,000 Of which J3259.515 is paid up and in hand, with, in addition, tho Unlimited Liability of tho Shareholders. Labge Accumulation of Funds, EXCEEDING .1.000,000 And an Annual Revenue of £1,250,000.



Tho undersigned Agent continues to accept EIRE RISKS on overy description of Insurable Property at the lowest rates obtainable. Claims for Lossks Are Promptly and liberally adjusted, without reforonco elsewhere, nnd immediately paid at the Company's Bankers in Auckland. *» GEO. W. JONES, Chief Agent forltho Province o£ Auckland. Office: Shortlanc' .treet. May 22.1880