SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HiGH WATEI^ T, lli3 Evening, 5.15 BUN S K T,- T hiol^S;>7a7 ilOraing 9" 3

ARRIVALS.

Mary Andoraon, schor>- Samoa . iinssoll

UNKNOWN

. Crawford, for Whangarci „, stephonson, for Tauranga Annoo, R.S., Fairchild, for Lyttelton TO-DAY.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Melbourne, via South,—Rotorua. Thnraday New York—Aberdeen, loadine London -A' ozi (loading) and Fevnglen to follow Tiiuranga—G lenclg, Wednesday For.: New Plymouth and Southern Ports — Taiaroa, Wednesday For Russoll—lona. Monday. For Taurangti and Southern Ports — Wanaka, Monday Wliangarei—Argylo, Tuoadnys and Fridays Anne Milbank, Mondays and Thursdays. VESSELS EXPECTED. Earl Granvillo, ship, from London ; 'sailed No vember 29 Agata, barque, from New York; sailed Septem ber 23rd British Empire, ship, from London; sailed Bth , November Bismarck, H.I.G-.M.5., from Samoa KUnor Vornon, barque, from New York; sailed 10th November Loch Urr, barque (W.Q.L.K.), from London; sailed October 23rd Stracathro, ship, from London; sailed Nov. 29 Trevelyan, ship (V.N.H.8.), from London loading Agnes Donald, schooner, from Levuka Energy, schooner, from Levuka Kdith, schooner, from Rarotonga Faloon, barquentine, from tho islands Fiery Cross, schooner, from Oamaru Gael, schooner (5.R.5.8.) from Samoa Pirate, schooner, from the Islands Pearl, ketch, from Rarotonga Syren, brig, from Sydney; loading Tnbal Cain, schooner, from Lovuka Minnehaha, schooner, from Rarotonga Midge, schooner, from Samoa and Tonga Mercia, barque, from London, loading Island Lily, brigantino, from Chatham Islands Loongann, barque, from Hobart Town .Annio Wilson, schooner, from Lyttelton Glimpse, barque, from Timiiru Amaranth, schoonor, from Lyttolton Jessio, schooner, from Oamaru (lamarn, briptantino. from Dunedin Waiwcrn. schooner from Austral Group

IMPORTS.

Per Ben Nevis:— , , 5 tanks white clover, cowgrass and alsyke seeds.—W. S. Laurie.

Tho Government steamer Hinomoa left last evening for ;Tanranga, Napier and Lyttelton, with tho consignment of whitefleh over. Mr J. C. Firth left by the vessel, in order to super intend tho removal ot the ova to Lakes Tara wora and Taupo.

Mes3rs. Cruickshank and Co. received a cablegram to-day from Messrs, Grice, Sumner and (Jo., of Melbourne, announcing the arrival of tho steamer Hero there. She is to leave again for Auckland, via Sydney, on the 27th instant, and sho should, therefore, arrivo hero on the 27th or 30th.

Tho s.s. Southern Cross should arrive from Gisborno and tho South to-morrow.

According to private ady icos received by way Of San Francisco, Captain Garraway, of the schooner Minnohaha, oxpoctcd to arrivo hore early in tho presoot month.

Consignees per ship Ben Nevis aro requested to pasa entries, &c. A sight entry to clear tho vessel •will be passed at 10 a.m. to-morrow.

The Auckland schoonor Midge loft Samoa for Auckland, via Tonga, on December IG.

Tho topsail schooner Jessie left Oamaru for this port, with a cargo of breadstuirs, yester day.

Tho brigantino Marmion is expected to sail about tho end of tho present week for Kaipara, where she will load with timber for a Southern port.

Messrs. Cruickshank & Co. announce that all claims against tho barque Anazl must bo ren dered in duplicate at their office by noon to morrow, or thoy cannot bo recosnisod.

Owing to tho extra trip to Tsuranga, the lona did not leavo for Uussell and Northern ports until last evening.

The barque Loongana loft Hobart Town for this port yesterday, with a cargo of Tasmanian produce.

The topsail schooner Gnal returned to Samoa from a labour cruise in December. She subse quently left for Auckland, via Levuka, Fiji.

Tho schooner Mary Andorson arrived yes terday afternoon from Samoa aftor a lengthy passago of twenty days. She left on December 24th, and experienced light winds, calms and rain all tho way up. Sighted Capo Brett on Monday last at 1 a.m., and arrived as above. Passenger—Mrs Schultze.

A brlgantlne was signallod when wo went to press.

The g,s. Rotorua leaves for Melbourne, via, tho South to-morrow morning.

FLOATING CITIES.

Tho London " Standard " bases a long editorial upon the announcement that three new steam ships of extraordinary size and speed are about to do built for the North Atlantio service. The proposed vessels will belong respectively to tho Cunard, Inman and Allan (Uanadian)oompanieß, and are to be in many respeots stiperior to any thing now afloat. The Sahara, of the Cunard line will be over seven thousand tons burdeD, and will have ten thousand horsn power, with a length of flve hundred feet and beam of fifty feet. Her speed will be greater tnan that of any vessel yet built, and we may expect the remark able passages mado by suoh last boats as tho Britannic, Germanic, and more recently by the Arizona, to be bosten out of sight. The Allan lino ship is to bo smaller than tho Sahara, but quite its equal in speed, whilo thelnman boat is intended to surpass thorn noth, " if," says the' Standard,' " the tidings do not stimulate tho Guion, the White Star and National, or somo hitherto unambitious rival to order ono still moro snperb." It may perhaps bo news to tho' Standard' that the "White Star and Guion lines so far from being " hitherto unam bitious," aro tho very lines which by their ambi tious rivalry have created the spirit of competi tion which, is now stimulating the Cunard and Inman companies to tho productiou of such splen did ships tis the proposed Sahara. If the Sahara crosses the Atlantic in six days, it will be be cause the Cunard Company were bound to heat the sevan day passages ot the Brittannic and the Arizona, or to fall oat of line and lose taeir traffic. "Jules Verno," says our foreign Obn temporary, "in one of his wilder flights of im aeination desoribed a floating town. Jnl s Verne did, it is true, de'eribe " a floating city," but so far from being a " wild flight of imagin ation "it was simply ft description of tho Great Eastern, which is a moat substantial reality, as the "Standard" must admit. The "'floating city,"however, proved impracticable and use less ala passenger vessel, and though the limit of Bize seems to have been reached in her construction the new generation of steamers is rapidly enoroaching upon that boun dary, and may yet prove that by superior conatrnction even greater proportions than hers may be compatible-with safety, speed and easa of management. The Sahara and her companion monstera of rival lines will in all probability be followed by others which aro to them in Blze and speed what they are to tho inferior vessels of their floets, and the traveller of twenty years hence is more than likely to moko the journey from New fork to Liverpool in flve days upon a veritable "floating city," carrying as many thousands of passengers as the best steamer now carry hundreds.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Eowenit, S.S., Amodeo, from Waitara •*■

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, this day. The B.s. Wellington arrived 6 a.m. tc-day from New Plymouth. The Waltaki sailed for Lyttelton at. 11.15 a.m., and tho Wellington for Picton at 9.15 a.m., both taking portions of the San Francisco mail. Rusbkkl, this day. Tho s.b. lona arrived from Auckland at 115 a.m. to-day. Qisborne, this day. Sailed: Southern Crocs, at G a.m., for Auck . •• ' Port Chalmers, this day. Arrivals: Ringarooma from Lyttelton, Maori from Oamaru. Sailed: Orcti for the Bluff, Arawata for LyttoHon.

BIRTH.

MoGARRIGH.—On January 10. at her resi dence, Victoria-strcot, Hamilton, tho wife of Edward McGarrigh of a sod.

DEATH.

CHURCH.-On the 11 January, 1880, at her roaidence, Chapel-strcot, Margaret Church; aged 48 years. Tho iunornl will tako place ot 3 p.m. to-mor row (Thursday). Friends will ploaßO accept this invitation.

TOWN EDITION. PUBLISHED AT 4.30. The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, The Morning News, and The Echo.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1880.

For tho cause that lacks aasUtanca, For the wrong thrv needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good thntlwe can do.

However gratifying to inaurors tho low rates current during the last few months have been, they are by no means so satis factory to Insurance Companies. The balance-sheet presented at the half-yearly meeting of tho New Zealand Insurance Com pany to-day shewed jthut keen competition and unusually heavy losses had mado up a very unproaperous six months. They began with a balance of £11,523 from the previous half-year, and after providing for all liabili ties, end with £7,523, shewing an actual loss on the half-year's operations, even including the revenue received from monies invested. The large balance from the previous term, however, enabled thc'Company to declare a dividend of live per cent. The nctt premiums for the six months amounted to £71,636, and the paid losses to £56,771, while further provision had to be made for unpaid losses amounting to £25,053, or £81,824 in all. The circumstauces, as stated by the Chairman, have been ex ceptional and better results may be looked for in future. But if, as appears to havo been the case, low premiums aro leading to a careful revision of insurance business and the exercise of extra precautions, the depression will not bo an unmixed evil either to the Companies or to policy holders who make it a rule to take a large part of their own risks, and who have, often been made to pay for the bad business of tho Companies. The New Zealand Insurance Company is the oldest, and a very carefully managed institution,Jand wo have have no doubt that the prosperity of succeeding years will make amends for the sacrifice of a fair rate of interest which the shareholders have been required to make this half year.

SOME extraordinary fatality appears to attend the progress of public works in Auckland. The history of almost every undertaking of any magnitude has been a series of vexatious delays, interruptions, disappointments, and partial failures. It is not necessary to enumerate instances. They would fill a chapter. "We have repeatedly pointed out the conse quences of the delay in the prosecu tion of the station reclamation contract, and at the meeting of the Harbour Board yesterday afternoon, attention was drawn to the matter by Mr Buchanan. The gale on Monday night and Tuesday morning carried away masses of clay into the harbour, and the silting up is con tinually going on with every tide. It seems incredible that a work which was de signed to bo a benefit to the harbour and the city should, for want of ordinary pre cautions, be converted into a positive in jury. To a piaotical obseiver the wonder is how the Public Works Department did not insert a stipulation in the conditions of the contract providing for the construc tion of the stone faciug wall pari passu with the earthwork, so as to prevent the possibility of such an occurrence as that under notice. Some strong representation should be made to the Government imme diately to avert irreparable damage.

The decision come to by the Harbour Board yesterday in respect to the report of the committee on Pilot James is a proof that the Board is, at all events, actuated by a spirit of fair-play. If it can be shown by further investigation, as alleged by sevoral members of the Board, that other pilots have committed mistakes and.permitted the occurrence of accidents which have beeu concealed from the knowledge of the harbour authorities, a full and Bearch ing inquiry is absolutely necessary in order to' restore confidence and to place the service on a satisfactory basis; and if, as stated Dy Mr Nathan, Capt. Cargill has ad mitted that he was to blame for the colli sion of the pilot-boat with the Australia, through failure to show a light, this fact will weigh materially in favour of Pilot James. We trust that tho further investigations of the committee will deal with the whole subject of the pilot soryice, embracing the question of a competitive system. The object should bo to reduce the port charges to the lowest pos sible minimum, and if anything can be ac complished in that direction by the adoption of a competitive pilot system, with proper security for efficiency, and regard to the ways and means of the Board, there is no apparent reason why it should not be initiated as early as possible,

We are requested to state that the Roto maluuia will not make her trip to the Thames on Friday afternoon, as advertised, she ha 3 been chartered to convey Pastor Cbiniquy and party to the Thames, and will leave Auckland on Fiiday at 12 noon.

A Parliamentary Paper just issued shows that tke total amount of the national debt on March 31st last was £777,548,495, and deducting £12,460,000 for loans recoverable, and £3,866,300 for&uez -Canal shares, the net amount of debt was £761,222,195. The total funded debt amounted t# £709,430,593. Of the unfunded debt £B7,6<tt,W repre sented terminable annuities.

According to " Kenclm," the writer of tb,e " Sporting Notes from New Zealand," which appear in the Australasian of the 27th December, Sir Hereujes Robinson has wl'rittentoMrLee,,of Syd^ifiy, to send Mm a colt or two ior racing purposes.

The Church of England picnic at Hoki tika, iv honor of the Primate's visit, was attended by 1,500 persons.

The Hon. Mr Oliver, Native Minister, left Duncdin yesterday for Wellington.

The Wellington shareholders in the Napier Gas Company recommend the sale of the gasworks to the Napier Municipal Corporation for £22,500, of debentures, redeemable in 5 years, and bearing interest.

Iv another column Mr Brown cautions persons against accepting the report that he has retired from business as pianoforte-tuner, circulated by a person who has recently been making a tour of the country districts, tuning pianos. Mr Brown has forwarded to us a letter received from Waimate, stat ing that on the strength of Mr Brown's re ported retirement, this person has secured several of his customers. The letter also encloses a card in which it is stated that this person is recommended by Messrs Hoffman and Sous, of Auckland. Mi Eoff mau authorises us to say, that he gave no authority whatever for this statement.

At the examination for the McLean prizes, at Napier, fourteen boys competed for three Maori scholarships, and the fol lowing Auckland students were successful competitors, securing the number of marks set opposite their names out of a possible 693 : _Wiremi Nohua, 16, St. Stephen's 450 marks; and Taramana Hei, 17, St. Stephen's, 419 marks. The papers were exceedingly good.

The No. 3 Company, A.R.V., will hold their annual inspection at the Drill-shed on Tuesday evening, the 20th inst. The firing for Lieutenant Hitchen's star will take place on Saturday next at 2 o'clock sharp.

To the Editor: Sir,—Your sub-leader on Monnomism gave me intense gratifica tion. I feel certain that the Auckland community will participate that feeling with me, and I sincerely trust that you will continue to wield your well directed pen against such disgusting and abominable doctrines. They have been scouted in America, and I hope that Auckland will not be behind her in the same action. It is positively sickening to our common Christianity,to read the sacriligious twaddle uttered by' these self-deluded saints (save the mark); thcrearo thank goodness, but few in our midst, and the soouer they depart the better for them and ourselves too.— Yours, &c, "Decency." ' :n

At the Harbour Board meeting yesterday permission was given to Messrs G. and JN. Partridge to erect a steam engine On the wharf, for loading and unloading cargo.

The whitefish ova which . arrived Iby the s.s. Australia on Sunday, is to be dis tributed as follows :—Auckland, 99,000; Taupo and Tarawera, 450,000; Napier, 50,000; Christchurch, 300,000 ; Opawa, 100,000; Dunediu. 250,000; Invercargill, 300,000 ; Whakatipu, 250,000; Nelson, 250,000.

We take the following from the " Hono lulu Gazette :" — " By reference to our advertising columns it will bo seen that Messrs Win. G. Irvin and Co. have been authorised by the Union Fire and Marino Insurauce_ Company of New Zealand to take risks against lire on sugar crops in field. Heretofore these risks would not be accepted by insuranco companies represented hero, consequently this decision of tho Union will be of great advantage to the planters, who, we doubt not, will avail themselves of it."

The following applications wcro received by the Harbour Hoard for the position of wharfinger aud pilot :—Gco. Rogers, A.J.I lol land.J. Lewis, E. J. Scott.J. McKenzie, T. P. PennelljC. Sainty, 11. J. C. Andrews, J. Patterson, J. Hnndley, T. S. Carmichacl, J. C. Smith, W. 11. Burgess, and 1). Me- Dermott. The Chtlirmari and Messrs. Dalc'y, Conipton, Eaton, aud Stone, were appointed a committee to confer with the lmihour-master as to tho merits of the appli cants. Tho Committee will ulao decide on tho appointment of a third clerk and messenger, for which there are eleven npli cations.

The hon. J. Shcehan is exected to arrive in Auckland on Friday, and will proceed to Cambridgo to attend tho Land Court.

Tho opera boull'o of " Giroilc Giroila' was repeated at the Thcatro lioyal last evening, and was very successful. There was a good house.

At tho Police Court this morning the business consisted of tho punishment ot a drunkard, and the committal of a lunatic. The charge of drunkenness against Henry Dargon was remanded for eight days. Mr J. M. Dargavillo was the presiding Justice.

The first meeting of creditors in the estate ot Thomas Hood, of the Masonic Hotel, was held yesterday in tho Supreme Court Buildings. Mr Thomas Macffarlane was elected trustee to the estate. The liabilities were set down at £1,210 5h 9d ; assets, £90.

A meeting in connection with tho Early Closing movement was convened for last evening. Thero was not a quorum at the timo appointed, and consequently tho meet ing was adjourned until Thursday evening, at half-past seven, at tho Working Men's Club.

To tho Editor : Sir,—l thhik you aro rather'hard upon our Mormon visitors. We have had visits lately from great luminaries such as Father Ilennoberry aud Pastor Chinlquy—why not Elder Pearce ? I at tended their service or prayer meeting, and really see little difference in their address, from that of manyof the extrerno diaseutiHg chapels. They were silent about their peculiar institutions, which will ere long, if not at present, be declared illegal. We may ridiculo their statements, but they only want, liko many other religions, age aud antiquity (like wine), to make them ac ceptable, and probably have equally as much right for their assertions. Pray do not make martyrs of them.—Yours, &c, Fair Play.

Mr Kirby the advance agent of the Mammoth Minstrels has arrived and en gaged the Lome-street Hall. The company leave Napier on the 20th, and will make their first appearance iv Auckland on the 23rd.

The subject of a donation to the Regatta Committee of a sum of £25 camo under the consideration of the Harbour Board yester day, when tho chairman stated that he had not countersigned a cheque for that amount voted at the last meeting, because it was an illegal expenditure of the funds, as shown, by the opinion cf the Board's legal adviser. Considerable discussion ensued in the course of which it was pointed out that the Board had on former' occasions voted £100 for the reception of His Excellency tho Governor, and £150 for road-making, and that the legality of such votes was not ques tioned. It was shown also that the vote could not bo regarded as a precedent. Wo presume therefore that the cheque will be paid to the Regatta Committee.

• On the 9th inst. a lire broke out in the house of Mr James Baker, residing.at Kihi kihi. The houso consisted' of two small rooms, furniture, bedding, and clothing. The fire resulted in the total destruction of everything,' and originated in a bedroom. Mr Baker, an old man 70 years of age, fell asleep with a candle burning by the sido of the bed. The curtains caught lire, and the house was soon in a blaze. It was first discovered by Mrs Baker, who, after great difficulty, rescued the old man from a horrible death. The house was not in sured.

A Grahamstown telegram reports the following case : " A Benedict, of only a few summers' happiness, allowed his wife to spend Christmas season in Auckland, The lady and her child reaching Graham stown, tho wife made sOmo inquiry respect ing the morrow's dinner,, ,aud on being informed that there was nothing prepared, asked her husband to take charge of. the little one,'aged eighteen months, whilst she went'm search of the necessary viands. She failed to return,, and has only since, been heard Of as eloping with another, who was probably in waiting to escort her back the same evening in the Enterprise, soon after the Rotomahana came down. The deserted husband has taken steps to prevent his faithless wife from_ returning ttf her home, by selling off furniture, and adopting the bachelor mode of life, a sadder, but a wiser man." . ~

There is a Ladies' Anti Polygamy Society at Salt Lake City which has a considerable membership. A telegram in a fran Francisco paper reports :—A meeting of the Society on December 13th1 when " a petition to Congress Was drafted, calling attention to George Q. Cannon's polygamous relations and open violation of the law of 18G2, and asking.the expulsion of this law-breaker from the House. They give the names of his polygamous wives, the number of child ren Wn to each woman, and say he was elected to Congress because he is one of the most able and strenuous upholders of this disgraceful institution ; he is now serving his fourth term, and his presence in Wash ington, among the National law-makers is great encouragement to his fellow polyga mlsts, and his repeated reelection to such a high and honorable position, is in pursuance of a threat made, by the late Brigbain Young, that he .would 'thrust polygamy down the throats of American people,'and close by sayiper, 'We do not assume too rnuph in saying that the people of the Uni^d J^tates look to you ipt the solution of this question, and that you can conimphce your wOrk in no mop effective manner than by expelling George Q. Cannon from your honorable body," 1 '<: "• ' ; :

Tho Phonograph Exhibition was opened at 2 o'clock to-day.

A call of a shilling in the Tokatea'Gold mining Company was decided upon by the directors' at a meeting to-day, for the pur pose pt resuming work on the low level, in conjunction With the Bismarck Company, who have agreed to pay one half. This is an undertaking which never shouldl have been stopped^ an d when completed it will place both Compaues in a position to work the rich reefs known to exist in itheir mines, economically. For a permanent) work of this character we have no doubt the share holders will respond readily to the demand made upon them.

To the Editor : Sir,—The non-attendance of the great1 unpaid, as you are pleased to call the J.P., cannot be wholly attributed to them. On several occasions we have had to go away for want of room to seat any more on the Bench. We never know who or how many' are to be in attendance in Court, and hence the seeming neglect of duty. If you were to notify weekly, by name, such J.P.s as are to attend the Court, you would be spared any further trouble of complaining, and the public the inconvenience. It is very true the J.P.s, arc not paid, neither do they wish for pay, nor would they accept pay if offered them, <vnd if v you, Mr, Editor, would publish the above weekly notice on the same terms, you would much oblige the J.P., and confer a real benefit1 on the public—Youra truly, J.P.—[We shall be quite willing to publish the names.:if ;the Clerk Of the Court will supply them.—Ed. E.S.I. ■ . i

CABLE NEWS.

PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.

EUROPEAN.

LONDON, , •. • January 13. Consuls for Australia. Fernandez will appoint Consuls at the principal towns iv Australia, the Chief Consul to be at Sydney. French Exhibits for Mel bourne Exhibition. Tyraid urges the French Chamber of Commerce to complete their exhibits for the Melbourne Exhibition. Ghuznee .Looted. Afghan insurgents have looted the. city of Ghuznee, and committed great destruction of property. • ■>' • '•' *

Delivery of Mails. LONDON.

IKEUTEB'S,SI?KCIAI. CABbKQBAMS. I

January 12. The Australian and New Zealand November mails via Brindisi, were de livered to-day. The Wheat Supply. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Groat Britain is 2,020,000 quarters. Enor mous quantities of grain aro lying at Chicago, and the railways are blocked, Tho utock is estimated at 15,000,000 bushels. The Tichborne Case. LONDON. January 13. A fortnight has been granted to arrange for the trial of questions which have been raised iv connection with the Tichborno case. Germany and Russia. BERLIN. January 13. The Russian Government replying to the representation of Germany admits the con centration of Russian troops on the German frontier, but says no hostility is intended. The step is attributable to tho withdrawal of Russian troops from Bulgaria and the pacification of Turkey.

AUSTRALIAN.

[RKUTERSIBPECIAIi CABLEGRAMS.

Preserved Meat Experi-

ment. SYDNEY.

Wednesday. News has been received that the steamer Strathleven has arrived at Suez. Her cargo of meat is in good condition.

The Suez Mail. ADELAIDE.

Wednesday. The P. and O. Company's steamer Indie?, with the inward Suez mails, passed Cape Borda, Brisbane, on Wednesday.

Gallant Rescue by a Girl

A girl bathing on the coast near Kock> hampton was carried out to Rca by a wave, She wan, however, rescued by another girl who swam out to her.

MELBOURNE

January 13. Tho Mayor , of Melbourne expects to remit £5000 to Dublin on Friday.

Attempted Suicide.

Eauly ilils morning, two men named Kcightlcy and Tarburd, brought in from Ponsonby a man, evidently suffering from delirium tremens, aud handed him over to Constablo Gordon, who was on duty in Queen Street. He had, it appeared, made a determined attempt to commit suicide by cutting his throat, &c, with a small clasp knife, he had inflicted about a dozen cuta across the abdomen, while tho skin over his throat was also cut through, and blood was issuing therefrom. It was evident from tho nature of the wounds that tho knife used was cither a very blunt one or that the thick edge had been used. Tho man was locked up on a charge of drunkenness, and at the Bitting of the Court to-day he was remanded tor a week.

The s.s. Penguin—Vessel and Cargo Uninjured.

TAURANGA, this day.

The s.s. Penguin came off the sand hil lock at eleven o'clock this morning, with tho a9sistanse of tho steamer Stafla, under the command of worthy Captain Baker. No damage was done. She had not even moved a pound of cargo or coal. Her light kedgo came home, or else she would have got off when she first touched. The Penguin lost two anchors in getting off. LATER. The Penguin will start next tide.

The Riot Cases.

[UNITED PKESS ASSOCIATION.]

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The trial of tho rioters concluded late to day. Murphy was acquitted, but the others wore found guilty. The Judge, in sentencing them, drew a distinction, aud gave Stanley, Cuddity, Stephen, Barret, and Mcavcry, 18 months each ; and tho other seven a year each; all with hard labour.

Cambridge Land Court.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER. CAMBRIDGE, this day, The Land Court was formally opened this morning. Present: Judge Symonds, Win. Austin, clerk, and Mr Hammond, interpreter. Judge Symonds announced that in consequence of the non-arrival of the native assessor, and in consideration of the absence of tho 'principal natives inter ested, the Court would adjourn until Friday morning. WAOTU NATIVE MEETING. Communication received from Major Mair and others states that no business has yet been done at the Waotu meeting, which is expected to terminate on Saturday next, and is not expected to adjourn for the races, though many natives talk of riding to Cambridge on race day.

Post Sessional Addresses.

MR F. J. MOSS AT PARNELL,

LAST evening Mr F. J. Moss addressed a meeting of his constituents in the Parnell Hall, pursuant to notification. The weather was highly inclement and the number of persons present was consequently small. Capt, McKenzie was voted to the chair on the motion of the Mayor (who was un able to remain) and in a few words intro duced the member to his audience. Mr Moss was received with a hearty round of applause. He said that he had taken the earliest opportunity of meeting the people of Parnell. for the purpose of letting them know what had transpired during a session, which would be remem bered as one of the most remarkable in the early annals of New Zealand ; _ and for the purpose, also, of explaining to them the present position of affairs. It was highly important on account of the character of the legislation that was ac complished—legislation which would power fully affect the future destinies of New Zea land. He could best perform the task that he had set himself, by tracing the course of the session, and with that view he would first take a brief glance at the leading measures which were dealt with. The first in order of precedence was the Tricnuial Parliaments Bill which very quickly passed into law, and the operation of which would tend to constantly remind representatives that they had a trust to discharge. Then the franchise had been largely extended by means of the Manhood Suffrage Bill, while the Regulation of Elections Bill and Ke-distribution of Seats Bill were also introduced, but were subsequently ad journed through the influence of the Go vernment. A Lands Bill was also passed, which provided for many improvements aud would tend to facilitate the progress of settlement. The Improvement Commis sioners Bill received a great deal of his at tention, for he was very solicitous that the cause of education should not suffer by being deprived of a share in the valuable reserves, which it was thus sought to transfer to the City Council. However, as he ,tras in formed that opposition to the measure would only tend to force the sale of the debentures to private persons at a very small price, and consequently jeopardise the retention of the property by any public body, he withdrew his resistance. Another Bill of importance to the public of Auckland, was one which was introducedfor the purposeof altering the con stitution of the Collegeand Grammar School, by doing away with the Junior Classes. He approved of euch au alteration, but ho considered that tho desired end could bo more satisfactorily attained, than by legal enactment. However, the Bill was dropped after passing through one or two of the regular stages. Then there were the large questions of finance (which wa«, doubtless, fresh in the minds of his constituents) tax ation, and the management of native afl'uiis under an altered system. These were all very important. There was also ono thing, which by shattering the groat Liberal party to its centre—shattering the Auckland phalanx which tho people had been at such trouble to form and send down to Wellington—had a powerful bearing upon tho course of events, and entirely changed the political situation. The phalanx which had left for Wellington to represent Auckland in the Parliament of tho country was one of which he felt proud, for ho perceived that their numbers would command from the House a respectful attention to the claims of their province, and that their unity gave assurance of success. Therefore he felt proportionately disappointed when he saw their number reduced to twelve, and es pecially so when he kuew that tho uexpec ted secession of "the four" had utterly destroyed tho spirit of mutual confidence, and roliunce which had previously subsisted between tho various members of the party. Tho effect was that the power of the party was completely shattered for the session. Parliament opened on the 24th of September, and six days afterwards Mr Hall moved an amendment to tho Address-in-Reply imply ing that a reconstruction of the Govern ment was necessary. It was so couched in order to catch the votes of certain members in the House who wished to see Sir George Grey ousted from the Ministry. Sir George Grey had rnado himself very obnoxious to a particular set of men whose ambition it was to secure a vested right in the Government of the country, and, as a result, this party cherished the greatest dis liko to him. The late Premier was a man of such uncompromising character that he carried out thoroughly .whatever he under took, and in order to injure him, his op ponents published misrepresentations in every possible way. The late Government, unlike their successors, offered so little ob struction to the progress of the debate that it -was taken two days afterwards, the result beinj.' a triumph for the Hall party. The Government only took three days for de liberation,and then annouueed their resigna tion. The subsequent fortnight was a very eventful one. The mem bets who desired a re construction absolutely refused to support a Ministry formed from Mr Hall's side of tho House. No sooner was tho new Govern ment formed, than they found that they were in a minority. They were so well assured of this fact that they failed to take their seats upon the Ministerial benches, and their leader's request for an adjourn ment was refused and lost. Shortly afterwards a caucus of tho Liberal party was held, which had assumod great importance from the fact that at it Sir Geo. Grey tendered his resignation of the leader, ship of the Opposition. Previously however a caucus had been held at which a Com mittee of ten had been appointed to direct the course of tho party. Three Auckland members were upon that Committee, viz., Sir George Grey, Mr Reader Wood, and Mr 3heehan, and that Committee managed absolutely tho Liberal forces. Ho was unablo to say how Sir George Grey camo to resign. It seemed to him that he rnuet have been informed by the committco already spoken of, that if he would resign, and Mr Macandrew were appointed leader in his stoud,a majority of tho House would be at once obtained (for this was perfectly true) and that in this way the Liberal measures which he had so long fought for would be carried, whereas, if this were not done the Hall Government would remain in power and shelve the desired reforms. Personally ho believed that tho present Ministry would have shelved tho electoral bills but for tho strong opposition which such an action would have inevitably] pro duced. However, Sir Geo. Groy resigned the leadership, be his reasons what they might. Many of tho party (including him self) were extremely sorry that such a thing was deemed necessary, tor they even pre ferred to remain in opposition with Sir George at their head than to win their way back to power by such means, friiis feeling was not confined to tho Auck land men; for a number of the Ctago representatives gave expression to similar views. He especially remembered the strongly expressed opinion of Mr Hislop on the matter. Yet, when their leader did resign, it was felt that he had done a right thing, and although they were sorry that such a sacrifice was rendered expedient by the course affairs had taken, yet they solaced themselves with tho reflection that iv that way would they achieve the passage of thoso measures upon which Sir George had set his heart. They knew he was doing a generous thing in relinquishing his position and giving up all personal considerations for the good of the party, and they felt prouder of him in consequence. Although there was great and deep regret at the resignation, there was not one word of dissent, for it was seen that their leader had acted in a manner that was worthy of the cause and worthy of himself, (Applause) Ha asked them to remember all this, for he had since heard it said that Sir George Grey was dapqsed, and that this had the effect of causing certain members to secede. He had now traced' the conrso of the session down to tho Bth of October, some 15 days after Parliament iuet. Two days subsequently, viz., on the 10th of October, Mr Hall, with a profossed desire to forward the business of the House, [proposed the second reading of the Triennial (Parliaments Bill, that was the Bill of which Sir George Groy had himself moved tho ■first reading. Then Mr Macaudrcw, who had been appointed leader of the Liberal party, gave notice of his intontion to move a want of confidence motion. In doing so he said that he had every reason to believe that he had a majority on his side, but that at the same time his supporters were so anxious to facilitate the progress of the business, that they would not occupy valuable time with long debates. He would he willing, therefore, to accept a division tho same night, for if he had a majority his party should he sitting on the Government benches, while if they wore in a minority the sooner the fact was established the better. The Government, however, seemed to know that they were in a minority, and they accordingly determined to stay where they were. They called themselves by the high sounding title of the Constitutional Party, but at the samo time they outraged every constitutional usage that stood in the way of their desires. They decided therefore not to permit the want-of-confidence motion to come up at once for discussion, and, with this view, placed it so low down amongst the orders or. the day, that the debate could not be iritfo duced for a considerable time. The excuse for the delay was, as they explained, that an opportunity flight be, given them, to sjjiiw

the corruption of the Grey Government by thoroughly ransacking the pigeon hole*. That was their pretext for remaining on the Government benches in the face of an adverse majority. Day after day the House met while matters were in tills position, day after day the pigeon-holes were being ransacked, and day after day very little was found to substantiate the charges made against their predecessors in office. He was so struck with their singular procedure that he told them if they did not take care they would be known thenceforth as the Detective Ministry. The name seemed to stick to them, and they did not like it. On the 21st a very remarkable scene occurred. A Maori member named Tomoana, who had voted for the Hall party in turning out the Grey Government, and who had been induced to do so by high flown promises of future dignities, got up, and after saying that he was sick and tired of the Government—of the great talk and no work—made a most polite bow to the speaker, and in a very dramatic way ■walked over to the ether side of the House. The Liberal party had then an absolute majority of six, and the Government knew well that a division meant defeat. Two days afterwards, to their unbounded astonishment, Mr Hall rose up in the House, and said that he was perfectly prepared to take the want-of-con fidence motion on the next day. Some of them considered it very extraordinary that the gentleman should make such an an nouncement, and especially in such a joyous manner as he used. They little knew that the reason was the transfer of four votes from their (the Liberal) side of the House. They had not up till that time the slightest suspicion that the Go vernment had been negotiating with some of the Liberal members, and they had no right to suspect that any gentlemen with whom they had been honorably associated as a party, could be engaged in any secret negotiations with the Government. It would have been dishonourable even to have entertained such a suspicion. On the next day, however, when they fully understood the position they were in— well, lie could not describe the feeling. It was one of incredulity at first, and then it developed into one of intense anger, and he might almost say of disgust afterwards. He had never before seen such intense feeling exhibited by any body of men as there was on the day that the members of the party found that they had been betrayed, and that as a result the whole party was shattered to pieces : for it was felt at once that no man after that could know whom to trust. Now he was not going to say anything about the conduct of the gentlemen who seceded on that occasion, because he did not think he ought to do so. He had told them the cir cumstancos, and he had explained the feel ing of the party on the matter. It was apparent that negotiations must have been proceeding with the Government for days and days previously.and before any member of the Opposition had a right to take part in such negotiations, he should have told his coadjutors of the tact, for it any advantage were to be gained for Auckland there were others who had her interests quite as deeply at heart. They were sixteen strong from Aucklaud, and the thirty other members who formed the party worked most loyally with them. "Was it not their desire that their members should act honourably and fairly with those who -were work ing in concert with them ? He thought so. The speaker then went on to say that the elevation of Mr Macandrew to the leadership was looked upon simply as a means to the defeat of the Hall Ministry, and that it was not desired even by Mr Macandrew himself that the Premier ship should be placed in his hands. What ever the motives by which the four members were swayed,he regarded their conduct as disastrous to the colony and disastrous particularly to the influence of Auck land in the Councils of the State. While all thisbitter and interesting fighting was goiDg on, it became the policy of the Government to blacken the character of their predecessors in ollice in every imagin able way. With that object in view they brought down their financial statement. It was in the close pursual of this course also, that they landed themselves in a most discreditable mesa, no less than the viola tion of the secresy of the telegraph depart ment. When in Opposition they had charged tho Grey Ministry oyer and over again with using the telegraph wires for political purposes, and no sooner did they succeed, to the Ministerial benches, than they sent an order to the Department requiring the production of all such tele grams. Of course the head of the Depart ment had his own i<leas as to what telegrams came under tho designation, and messages were actually read which had been paid for as private messages. There were in all fifty-five telegrams, the large majority being on public busincss,and the result was a feel ing of contempt atthe unprecedented conduct of the Ministry. Some of the telegram? were rather amusing, as, for instance, one from Col, Whitmorc to Mr Fisher which through a mistake in transmission was rendered " Fanny is all right." There was a great laugh over the matter, and though Mr Fisher joined in it, he could not help exclaiming against the course which the Government had'seen fit to adopt, So humiliating was their position that when tho Premier was called upon to give evi dence before the Committee, he was obliged to state that legal proceedings were about to be instituted, and to ask, thereforo, that lie might be indemnified for any expense that might be occasioned to him through giving evidence, In the midst of all this lighting then the Treas urer brought down his Financial State ment, which he naturally made as black and jbad as possible. It was a most cold-blooded paper. Atter recounting the propositions made by the Treasurer far meeting the yearly deficits, the speaker went on to point out what our present financial position was. Already, he said, wo paid more taxation than the highly taxed people of Victoria, who were twice as numerous. They paid at the rate of £2 5s per head, and wo paid at the ra,to of £4 15s per head. Tho result must he that trade and industry would be crippled, and the evils of inequality in tho dis tribution of wealth incroascd. The deficiency was not caused by bad manage ment at all. but solely through a great falling off in tho" land revenue of the colony, for the anticipated income from this source for the ensuing year was £1,200,000 less than it was two years ago. It seemed to him that the better way to meet the deficiency would bo to retrench the expenditure rather than to augment the taxation,for when taxes intolerable the people wore demoralised, and tho law was evaded. The Treasurer appeared to have had, a distant glimmering of, the. same, thing, for he appropriated V sum of £3,000 towards the detection of attompts to evade thouewCustoms duties. At any rate we were gaily plunging into a position of affairs from which Sir Robert Peel early in the century had succeeded in ltf ting the mother country. Wo raised and spent four millious sterling a-year, and of that large sum nearly one-half went to pay interest on loans aud permanent charges from which we could not; escape. Of the other half a great, W'opor. tiou was usod for the support o,f tho depart ments through which, tho 'country was governed, au^l, the rejuaindey djd not affoicl much of a, margin upon Which to operate. There would not be any reasonable reduc tion in our cxpouditure, uuless the whole go vernment were decentralised. Ho was as sured I hat seveu-teuths of our legislators felt that decentralisation was the only manuer iv which the government of the Colony could be simpliliodandthe expeuditurcappreciably reduced. It was tho great problem, w^ich they would have to work o,\it, «n,d which the state of our {'flange^ wp,u,ld force into notice }f nothing else. would\ Turning }o tho question of/pubjic works, the spca^ey gaye a hat of figures, showing, the ejwwous sums that had been spent \n this* way, Our flobt in 1870, was 1$ millions, aud aiuco that Hmo we had borrowed and spent twenty miJUons additional, thus vaisiag the ampunt of the public debt to 97* millions iieferouce was also made to tho return laid upon the tahje of tho House ahowinc the sum duo to Auckland as her fair portion of tho expenditure, That paper was the greatestfaroe that had ever been foisted upon the people-the veriest sham conceivable, Bn?,!* ws s a'moß' a pity that it had been published. It shewed that Auckland was entitled to £141,000 forsooth, and as Parlia ment immediately voted her £220,000 of course, she had received £80,000 more than she ought. (Laughter.) They -would see how widely different was the result if they based their calculation upon the statistics of 1870, when the policy was inaugurated, and not upon those of 1579, after cer tain pyovinocs had been fostered at the exponse of tho whole Colony. In 1870 the rcvenuo of Auckland was £262,000 iii 1879 it was £370,000. In 1870 Canter oury's revenue was £125,000, but now it had been foiced up to £543,000 : while the revenue of Otago, in a similar way, had advanced from £203,000 in 1870 to £608,000 n 1879. It was much the same with ■h.e smalier provinces. Taranaki's re venue had incieased from £9,000 to £42,000, while that of Wellington had mounted up from £95,000 to £278 000 (Sensation.) Nelson and Westland were the only provinces which had remained stationary, while Auckland had been at a comparative standstill atep. That"policy which had pyphed, the SJpu,th ahead, so immy#,sely, poised immigrants inip t&eir ports by thousands, opened! up &eir lands, and stimulated their industries ; we were Called upon equally to pay for, notwith

standing the very slight extent to which we had been allowed to profit by it, Auckland from being the second province of the colony had been degraded to that of the third pro vince and would very soon be only the fourth, while she was already only able to contribute a sixth to that revenue of which formally her proportion had been one-fourth. There was certainly nothing in the Public Works policy for us to be enthusiastic about. Mr Moss then proceeded to point out that £3,200,000 was required for the completion of our railways, and that as onr last loan was nearly exhausted, and as we were imder an obligation not to venture upon the money market again for three years, there was great danger of some of our line* being allowed to remain in the position which the old line by way of the Damain had once occupied. He was exceedingly sorry to find that in theschedule of projected works, the Waikato and Taranaki line had been struck out, for from every point of view it was of the greatest possible importance to us — strategically — commercially, and politically. It was singular to note that it was struck out in the Upper House, and that it was done on the last day of the Session. He denounced this action in the strongest manner, but it was of no use The speaker then went on to refer to native affairs. He said that for all the charges made against the Department, the only basis was that the expenditure had slightly exceeded the authorised sum, while the accusations of corruption were never sub stantiated. No Minister had ever gone out of office with cleaner hands than Mr Sheehan, and no one in the discharge of his oflic;al duties had been actuated by more unselfish motives. If his successor did as well, he would have reason to congratulate himself Mr Moss then passed on to detail the propositions that had been made for the reform of the Native Department with a view to its eventual abolition, and in doing so he expressed the opinion that they would be found at present impracticable. lie thought it a significant thing that after the attacks made upon Mr Sheehan, the new Native Minister should receive £100,000 to disburse as he pleased. Allu sion was made to the misconception which prevailed in the South with respect to native expenditure, to the growing feel ing of antagonism to the Maoris which pre vailed there, and to the evident desire that was shown there to abolish the Native De partment regardless of the grave issues that such a swetping change would have. la this connection he pointed to the recent troubles on the West Coast, and stated his full appreciation of the embarraaing position in which the Government was placed. At such a delicate conjuncture he would in finitely prefer to see Sir George Grey and Mr Sheehan at the head of affaire, for what ever the faults of the late Ministry, they were immeasurably superior to their successors. After making a reference to native land purchase aud declaring his opinion that the present Government would not permit free trade in land the speaker went ou to dwell upon what he depmed the great questions of the jfuture which would be ot a financial and constitutional character. He eulogised the late Government as the most patriotic aud least self-seeking one which had ever ruled New Zealand, and after stating that the present Ministry had attempted more jobs—and move flagrant ones too ma couple of months than their predecessors had in two years—he concluded by exhorting the people not i;o rest until the ultimate and com plete triumph of Liberal Legislation had been achieved.

A number of questions having been put and answered, Mr Caleb Wood, amidst loud applause, moved a vote of thanks to Mr Moss for his address, with an expression of confidence in his future representation of the electorate.

The vote was seconded by Mr James Wrigley, and carried. Mr James Wrigley proposed, as a further resolution, "That this meeting condemns the Property Tax passed at the last session of Parliament, as excessive, inquisitorial, and impolitic." Mr Hunter seconded the proposition, which was also carried.

Mr Moss returned thanks for the vote of thanks and confidence, and the usual com pliment having been paid the chair, the assemblage dispersed.

SUPREME COURT.-CIVIL SITTINGS.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies and a

Special Jury),

ALLEGED SEDUCTION.—LYON V. WILLIS.

This cam.-, in which the plaintiff, a farmer at l'apakum, sought to recover from Robert Willis, jun., of tho same place, the sum of £150, tor tho alleged seduction of his daughter, was heard before Mr Justice Gillies, and a common jury, was concluded last night. .Mr Hosketh and Mr. Tyler appeared for dofendant, and Mr W. Thome for the plaintiff. The facts according to the evidence of plaintiff, but to which defendant offered a complete denial, are these : —The plaintiff, Alexander Lyons, alleged that in the middle of October, 1878, the defendant, Robert Willis, jun., was shooting over his land; they had known each other for a cofl» sidcrable time, and during this period, the intimacy with hia daughter must have com menced. Martha Lyons gave evidence at some length, but was not clear on many points, especially in regard to dates. She alleged that at certain dates, tho intimacy took place, whioh resulted in tho birtu of a ohild ou the 14th of July, 1879, and of which dofendant was the father. She denied the rumour, started by a Mrs Robinson, that she had improper inter course with a painter on the railway. She denied many of the imputations against her moral character, also, that she was induced to fix upon Mr Willis as, the father of the child. The father, Aloxawler Lyons stated that defendant bsd virtually acknowledged the pa,tern}fcy p| th.c chil<j in offering to setUo the natter for £60» id the child cou,ld he sent away. lie required 7s 6d per week nntij the Child was 12 years o,ld. Agnes Lyons, sistor of the girl, spoke of the- UNdutjfwlnesa of Martha, who fre quently stayed out late, and slept in the bush; her father, who was a passionate man, would beat her for her misconduct, aud frequently to avoid him sho stayed out in the bush all night. Robert Willis, jun., gavo evidence in refutation of the state ments of Lyons and his daughter^. He had known them about fQuj^een. years, but know very little «£ their daughter Martha, who was Ju. tho habit of supplying the store wHh gutter on a Friday. He was positive he did uot see her on either of tho^a date* to which she had sworn ; he had no connection with her on either of dates, nor had ho ever been inti mate with her. When tho charge was made against him by Mr Lyons ho went to the house and saw tlie girl's parents; asked them what they meant by such an accusa tion l astho"girlwasaprostitute and every one knew it." He denied"thatheprcssedLyonsto keep the matter secret, nor did he ad' ti that the child was hie. There, was *' &I.J V "f iv ™»Pco* of their nm mfl • ~llc tetm&ant was cross-ex amined at great leugth by Mr Ty]er> but revalued unshaken in his evidence. Several witnesses were examined as to their lutnnacy with the girl, and sworo to im proper intimacy betweon them. The first whs Alexander Stewart, wlio said he was a buslunan 5 ho had known Martha Lyous for sqiiiu yoaw.andwas intimatewithherontwo occasions, an Auckland aud Parnell. This witness gave his evidence in a manner whioh t\r«w several questions from the Judge. Ho said he met the girl in a wand enug, destitute condition, and he provided hor with a bed, which he shared with her. Mr Thome said this witness had told him hi his., office that he never, at auy time, hnd connection with the girl, aud now ho swore that ho had. The witness blundersd out an explanation. Henry Bryan, a youth apprenticed to a shoemaker in Darby-street, Auckland, deposed to having been intimate with Martha Lyons, on two occasions. John O'Brien, residing in Alton road, stated that he and two other lads were with the girl m the Domain, and seven took liber ties with her. He watshed several of them, and described what h« saw. He also saw the girl with a sailor en board a schooner, on a, subsequent occairion. Mr Limmer, formerly of Auckland, but now of the Globe Hotel, Papakura, deposed to dis charging tho girl from his service, because she was found in the bud-room with a man servant. Constable Wjn. Walker stationed m the district, deposed that Mr Lyon's had applied to him with the view of frightening his daughter who was in the habit of keep ing out late all night. 11. DeCourcy Mar telli, J.P., gave evidence that the father had complained to him of the conduct of his daughter. Sidney MartelH deposed that the girl used to, sleep out all night with young me.n in the scrub, and that she was a lia.r aud g, thief. Jessie Kobirson deposed tha* the girl used to sleep out at mgh*. Leigh. McKinstrey, a farmer, now a> Drury, said that he twee found the girl op his. premises and took her home, when, her father »im«k her. William Shanaghan ©levk of the Resident Magnate's Court, Papakura, deposed to. the whereabouts of Mr Willis his brother-in-law, on the dates swtvvn to by the girl as being the dates when they were together. Wm. Smith and Robt. Bryden had found the girl wanderin" at

improper hours. Two witnesses, Mr Jamp* B. Hay and Mrs Clark Smith, spoke the respectability of the Lyons family who were regarded as honest, industrious people Mr Hesketh's address occupied over -in hour. Mr Thome also addressed the jury His Honor commented upon the cvi dence. Whatever might have occurred several years ago did not affect the facts proved by plaintiff, if proved to the satisfaction of the jury. All these facts and this evidence of the defence would hp weighed by the jury. His Honor observed that, where a trial extended beyond a day the publication ot the evidence on tho side of plaintiff, prevented <;he attainment of the object of the Court in keeping witnesses out of the Court. The jury, after considering the statements before tliem, gave a verdict for plaintiff—£loo damr.ges, with costs.

The Drowning Case at Ponsonby.

An inquest was held this afternoon at the Ponsorfby Club Hotel, before Dr Philson and a jury on the body of William Mooney who was accidently drowned, as described in our last issue. The jury having viewed the body, evidence wasta.ken which shewed that the circumstances were substantially ai stated in our issue of last evening Thomas T. Masefield deposed to a knowl ledge of William Mooney. he having been employed (by witness, occasionally, in his garden at Home Bay, The deceased it appeared went out yesterday morning in a flat-bottomed dingy to moor ° one or the boats, when a heavy gale came on and capsized her; ho was a good swimmer and beat for the shore, but failing apparently in hia object he called for assistance and several went to help him, but they could not succeed. Joseph Boulter, jun., and Mr Carder gave evidence to the effect that they saw the dangerous position of Mooney, and did all they could to save him. Mooney tna le a finai effort to reach r.he rock, but in endeavouring to do so, he suddenly sank and rose no more. Tho drags were used and the body was shortly brought to shore. Sergeant Henry Martin gave evidence as to receiving information of the accident and to having the body conveyed to the Pon sonby Club Hotel. The enquiry had not concluded as we went to press.

WASTE LANDS BOARD.

Thk following members of the Wrate Lands Board attended at [the Judges' Chambers at half-past ten o'clock this morning, and took before Hia Honor Judge Gillies the oath of office prescribed by the law, viz : Messrs. D. A. Tole (Chairman), Campbell, Moat, May and Tonks. After the members had beeil sworn, a preliminary meeting of the Board ! was held at the Land Office, when it was resolved that the future meetings of th&, Board be held fortnightly, commencing oa1, Thursday the 22nd instant, at the hour o£■ > two o'clock in the afternoon. The time of i meeting determined on as above requifesf"1 the approval of , the Governor, and to be subsequently gazetted.

The Gale.

The damage done by the north-easterly gale on Monday night and yesterday morn.! ing was even worse than at first anticipated. Many small pleasure boats were injured , more or less by the rafts of logs which were' drifting about the harbour, and others were ' broken from their moorings from the same cause, and several of the latter have not yet been discovered. Ihe wreck of the yaebt Pinafore is attributed to the same cause,' and it is said an action for damages agamst 1 the owner of the logs will be commenced. An idea of the force of the gale may be i obtained from the fact that the barque. Lady Jof the Lake was throwa by the waves ou to the atenev wall at Wynrard Pier, where she was still j lying to-day. Along Ihe Ponsonby Shore,;-' on the southern side of the harbour, con- ; , siderablc damage was also cipne. The-< bathing house of Mr Mahonsy was destroyed! i by the force of the wa\es beating against it, and the broken timbers were cirried away., ! Tho landing place, embankment, and a small portion, of tho cliff, at Captain. Fitz gerald's property adjoining, were also ' washed away :by the heavy sea. The tide rose considerably above the will on the ■' Freeman's Bay Headway Reclamation, and carried away many tons of earth. A large quantity was also washed away from the- Railway Station Reclamation, on Hie* eastern side of the Queen-streel wharf,

Cricket.

»— ---ENGLAND V. "HflE COLONIES. [UNITED IJRKSS ASSOCIA.TION.) DUNEDIN, Tuesday. TRk match was not concluded to-day, owiig* > to the rain. Then the stumps were drawa . the Colonies had lost three wickets for 45.!'.. The following the score :— ENGLAND.—first INSINQS. Alpe, c Hartland, b McLennan „ 3 Spring, lbw. b McLennan It - - Bicker, b MoLennan 9",V\" Afhby. »t Fowler, b Frith.. :. .. 20 ¥* Paramour, b McLennan ... ... .. ,4 ~ Morrison, c Fowler, hJ>. C: Frith.. 9 '! Pheath, c Strongs b MoLonian .. .;l.:;u*J Fawcett, st Fowler, b.Fjtth .. .. a Cooke. notottt.... _... 0;i?i Huns acooonted for 16 Kxiras ... .. ..:.. .. 0 Total .. .. ....:•;., Tii) ,31:: ANALYSIS OV 80\7J1K0.. : : :.,i ;. Runs. Wkts. Bills. Mdni». »Vith 27 i S 6 — . McLonnan 48 5 S) 3. COLONIES.— FIRST MTONGS,. ..f' Hartland, lbw. b Aunby , t Ha^kelLb Athby 0 Fowler, not out 21 'J urnor, 0 Spring, b Paraunnr -. 8 Reeves, not out .. . v .... .. S Extras ■. I Totil ... „ >. .."45.,

Tauhoa.

(FROM OUR OWN COERESPO ATthopullic tea-meeting I ie^ in thenftv,;^ Tauhoa school, in aid of. the Church,.B.; large number were presen' (!i A^ B i s o'clock tea was provided and dr^ afa le juaticeW)^ one tablo in partjc jJttr bc j U g ar tisticaliy arranged, with '^ wor( js « Bachelors' ' Tablo "printed ia large lo ; terg> supported., by a cakewe\, spi i n ki c d with some of Mr, E. Waten sweetmeats. Tables woro re moved, -^ after gome de i ay tne entertain-'' mellt. commenced, Mr Bnrdett, in takfflß i .< chair, expressed Ms satisfaction at seeing sc mauy present, and hoped there would b« more interest shown in CnurCM matters. He thought there we some tea", of the children growing up without reli gious instruction. (A voica: "Not wnue> we have Mrs Dent as ■teacher.") After a few nioie remarks, an interesting pro- ■ gramme was gone through, •J^ children sang, led by Mrs Dont, "Bo kind to thy Fither." Song, " Life on thn Ocean ; . Wave," Mr Buchaueu, sen.; song, "Wool you Buy my Pretty Flower," Mm K. Parker <orrcorcd); song, " Done brown, Mr T. Wundcll; duet, "Upper Ten and lower live," Messrs. Buchanan (encored); song, 'Tom Bowling," Mr H. BolofJ7 recitation and song, " Tuhias and Bwnca 8. t Mv Ilannctt; song, "My OrandfatUers Clock," Miss Parker; song, " In her little. ,; bod we laid her," Mr Newcombe; duel, t "Flowon, Thou Shining River/ Missß.,, Parker,and Mr T. P.undell; temperance, glee, Messrs. Buchauati; song. "Founa, Dead it the. Street," Miss Annie Bolcr, ■ son", "Please Give Me a Penny,^b-* Bucnaran : song, " <ate Avourneen, en- . core "'The Hnymakerfi," Mr Parker; due", " Miniie Gun at Se,»." Messrs. Beacrow • and Bmdell; glee, Mrs Harnett, tfw*,* Parker,and Messrs. fSnndell, Beacro tana Parker. A vote of thanks was accorded to Missßadbury for presiding atthenistxs-

ARRIVAL OF THIS MARY ANDER- SON.

THE MTJBDER ON BOAED.. The B&ooner Mary Anderson,. wßiifK ar* rived yssterday afternoon from Sanios, ■ broughtfuller particulars of the murder on board tian tbosc already published. AY the time of the occurence the vessel wnsm*; miles sath of Cape Camberlaad, Jslima or KspirituGanto, New Hebrides. Thedaio . was Sep«mber 16. During the aftcruoo* of that cky, while the schooner was unflcr canvas, some labourers and a Sanatfi?»a Islander, who belongs to the crew, cameio» deck andieported that two mea were kiiw^ ; ... The cue* having been armed, proceeoca^ the- batciway, wlen two bodies witft• ro*,- heads eul off were observed lying ou ww platform. One of the crew auda»is"» v,.->■■■u ~->■■■ toy werealso inju-od. The verpetetor 01 the outage was a Penticost febourer know*, as Paddy; who hsd armei hanaeM witter hatchet. Several attempt* were m«w» take him alive, bu *j»& protmß ™*?*T c ful, Lewis sho,tfc a- Queensland nattj (one of the «c») a»d killed outright 0/ Peter V*hfrta* fcemost hand, withabUW fromatoiahawk.: The case was taongj Samoa, when it wi decided that the: acu ; . of those on boardin killing the murto^ was quite excusabj, as beiug necessary -w-s the preservation olife.

p^VENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1880.



QUK Q.KEAT gA L E OF MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, ' HATS, CAPS, AND SHIRTS, COMMKNCKS THIS EVENING. All the New' Shipments recently received Will bo sold at ■!."'■■ ■ , , • n ALE -pRICKS. OAIB X KICK& j >.:-. ■ J. COSfiKAVE & CO. jj=v k S A. L E. Koarsley'6 Combined Koapera andiMowera Mangold and Turnip Drills Turnip SUcers Oilcake Broabers Winnowing Machinoa Lawn Mowers. Also, ;TO ARRIVE, PER 'INGLEWOOD,' Coulter'a Corn, Mangold, Turnip, and Manure Drills, combined And Ploughs.'donblo and singla Harrows » Hollers &c. &c. &c Theaboro goods are imported directed from manafactnrers, and wiU bo sold cheap to akP oin for further shipnionte. W. J. HURST & CO., 181, Queon-Btroot,



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