SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

lip • •■■ k ■-•"■•!'* "'* evening, 2.2 i.iv . >.-....., 'j l>TI |, n . L : ; . w iioiaivsp:, 2.S tvu SKT.—Ti.ib SvcQ{ng r 5 8 SVJ-J i. iCH, —'i'o-.Mnr. oyr Horninß, G.IG MUON'2 ifij;.—Nc\y Moo;i, Oth, 5.55 am. A R U I V A Ii S. t.-rtcthmy. Q'lron. schooner, Jone.^, from lTo'danea Fleet.vimr. <-clio"nor, (JaMche .n, 'coin I'.USBCII Peeiii' :■,. biir-i^li'ic, M<;tvc>i;'.i>\ fvom Oamaru Saucy XCiitc, »^ooaor, Doughty, from East WaitnUi. sa., "<\lio, from Russell Atlantic, schooner. .T«sopha. from Russell Howard sc! cosier. Am'erson, from iinsscll Binffaroom '. n s., Clvii ilold, from f-ho Soath Klli'l, l>firr.in mo, Armstrong, f rom Lyttplton t Mun.'icr. s-lio-jii'V. t'uO"n, from Uus'-c:!.

DEPARTURES.

!?.\-rrnD.VY KVTCXTSCi. Arsile, s ?>.. Cm ivford, for Whaußaroi Sissy, schoonT, Oatmicuool, for Kaipara ysTSTEKDAY. Sophia, schoonor, ■ i-ccii. for Rnssell Christina, schoonor, Smitb, for Un.sae.ll X ) DAY. ItinKarcoma, 5.3., Chailielc 1., iov ltusscll

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London—City of Quebec, loading Sydney—Hero, fo-morrow Gin! ornr, Southern Poita and Melbourne— llinnarocim*. ihuwdny Timavu—.Vforuia Tminii^a-UlcueUr, Monday; V/ailald, 7'insnuy Wluuuwroi—Avgylo, Tuesdays ami Fridays WaitnTci, 'JhursiWy ItU3soU-Ioji!, every Monday; Waitiki, Friday Samoa—Nautilii?, .ibout May 20th; Cormorant, to-morrow LevuiCft-Ec.uihern CrO3Jp.s., mxl Meg Jlcnilles, brii,-ar.tiuc, übout Wednesday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Australia, P.M.S.,tom San Francisco, to-night John Hull, bnrquo, tram London; sailed Fcb

ruary 10 Lorti De ■••, barqno, from London ; s»i!^d Fob. 10. Chile, barque, from London ; Haroa 8 Sam Mendel, ti;;p, fro::: London ; trading Fanvuoth, ship, jrn.Ti ],ondo;i, loadiag Oamille, brig, tiom Now I'oik; sailed i^ob. 21 Look-Out, bris ntinc, i'.'om Sydney Ca!;arfoidh, barque, Irom Ade'aido Loongunir, barquo. from Hobart Town Rsna, schconur, froaiUanadin Roderick hhu, uri^aniino, from Dancdin Saxon, soHooner, from Lyttalton Helena, brua itiao, !rom Oamaru Dayeprinp-, mig^io:! apiiooncr, from the Islands l':lc.:n. schooner, from tho Islands 3\l».iii,n. aolioonoi1, i'rom Norfolk Mp.nd. Coroner, sciioon.r. fi •: m Marshall Group. Ballo Brandon, schooner from Lino Inlands Islnud Lily, liriijui.iiio. from Chatham Island STyrtle, briganlinii, from Tonga Active, brjgant nc from ?aino3, Gaol, sohooncr, from famo.i Transit.schoouor, from Tahiti Edith, schoun r. from Ton;?a Lapwing, brigantinc, from Timarn Borctihs, brigantine. from Levuka Midg >, schaoucr, from Lavuka Mo,; nierrilifv, brigantine, from Lovnka Sybil, schooner, from Tahiti

IMPORTS.

Per Pecrlc-3. from Oam.iru: 3iCl sacks oats, 300 sacks wheat, 110 basis and sacks ilour. 70 B ick.s 'fttmcul, 2-0 sacks pollard. Per liini'arooma from Melbourne :—730 bags rio-*, 10 cases to^ucoo. '102 chesta and box tea, 1028 boxes candies, 100 boxes dates, 10 lihdg. brandy, 05 c imp ovens cud lids, 100 cases easier oil, 20 coils roi>o, 10i packages and casos. From Bluff: 110 sicks Hour, 10 sacks pearl barley. From Duiux?in : 7s lengths pipes, 100 bugs flour. 40 crises, from Ljttellon; 05 sacks malt, CO sacks hran, 30 sacks sharps, 10 drums dip, 83 box; 8 ten,, 10 fuses cheese, 200 tacks wheat, 18 Ci3os and bales. From Wellington : 181 buiidlos canvea, -18 sac is bonea, 100 sacks flour, 11 cases and jiiirktigea. From Kapier: 200 fheep, 10 packages, tfrorn Gisborne : 0 packages. Per Uinaarooir.n: 110 Backs floor,—G. W. Bioney. Per Ethel from Lyttclton—loOD sacks barley, 7.39 ::;:c:<3 who ;!, ;83 sacks bran, 60 sacks sharps, 18 tons flour, 20 sacks oats, 1 ton oatmoul, 11C sack-: gra33 sceri, iO case:1, cheese, 20 i-cliosts toa, Outwatsdsj Coastwise.—Msikaran, for Mata kaiid, v,i;h i(',0;:0 lcui kauri timber: Rangalica, for O.ii ha : Lizzie, for Whacgapoua ; Start, for Ngungora. Inwards Coastwise.—Reward, from Whnn- Pjr.rci, with 53 ton^ co:il, if> tnt^s sharp?, 1 s«ckg Kiim ; Whnisnr i, f'om Itasjall, wilh 13 tons ooa!; 7\lcrcin-y, jrom Tairna, TvUh 23,1G2ft. tim ber: "Sia am', from Matakana, with gOOposU, 203 iv.:!\ 20 m"?ca kanii baulk; Hl-imore, from Xiiirii'), wth -7.;V0 feet tia«bor, find Sit-ins pirn; Oneon, from liokiangs.fcndAhipara, with SO to 'ii barir, ! pies oOlbi'.. powder, SOilbs. shot, 1L',500 caps, find 7 tonsi kauri cam ; iuingatira. fro7>i liitllo liirrior, with 45 tons firewood ami i'fl ship 3 knees; I/zz'c, from Whansapouß, witn 27.00J i'eet tinibar; jr'airy, from llussell, with 52 tons cor.!. The schooner Ephomy, bound from Norfolk Island to thin port, put into liussoll ycotorday. Shs left,on the 21th ulk, and had head winds and r:i!in<s tl'ron.'jh^nt the ps.ssairo. Passou t;ers :—' !es3ra •> b ,. nothy r.nd licLever. The b.iiiantino I'cerless arrived from'Oamam ycstcriiay r.fte.-norn jfhh a carsto of grain and flojr. f'hj loft on lii! ovenimt c£Saturday, iith ultin'o, and harl stronjj Bouthorly \vinds till reaching tlia vicmiiy TcloKft I>ay on VVudnpg day las;, Thonoo till arrivti), light variable Wiads. The a:li :oacr .:-i-sy sailed on Saturday ovoning for iiaipara, ivhciesho id to loa-L wiia timbor for a Sou* htrn port, The s.<-. EToro is advertised tr, leave for Sydney and Mrl'ooiim.'. tu-..■trrowafternoon. Outward ca'-go will be rccrlv-j 1 up till 10 a m. to-morrow. The schooner Falcon left Hokianga for Hobart Town oa fc'iiti'. -day last with v cargo of timbar. The s.s. Argvio will arrivo to-night from Wliiuisjurei, and AlaTigapai. She lcaTC3 agoip, for the snuio poiti ti-niorrovv tificrnoon. Tho Schooner I"icctwlaß'. in coming np the Hirbnur y'o3torday, fouied tha lleilway VV3- iar f ! lior bowsprit aud part ot her head-gear wore carried away. Tho Kthel was in company with tt> 0 bTi"an tine Or.mam, bo:md iromLyttelton tr/2' fiur( f ni r a ®n(L thi3 ).oit, oil' Cape Runaway je^jtoiday. Tho brisfintinc Kthol arrived f' om Lvttelton Fr* I}*'.?'};*1 a c:,150,.°? ? r'";' n 'Jdd flour. Sbo kft itfttelton on the :atninetar lt and had strong a. and S.W. brcL'zc, wittx v ig & £C a, as faraa Cnstio Poirt, which waft r d ssed on the 27th. Thonoo to Mast Oapp O^y , t uorthcrly airs and ftUarilTai ' Droc:'° "° tho Cap ° Tho Union C«njWjjy> a S-g _ Ri nga rooma ar uved alongside_tV, Railway wharlftrom Mel boiirno,.via, tho bvo- M \ u s i lO rtly after noon to-uay wall the foUov- inlf p a f BC iic:era:-From Mel huunio: ...r ttr j 2 ,i Lii 1-ai-t., .Sir and Mrs Harris, Jlessra QUmr „ and Murray. From Southern ports: Mi' - and i:r3 I)erin pi t t. Mr and Mrs Austin, air t rSia , t j ji;, a pharzyn, Hiss Kemp, Mesuaaic 3 jjeriingr>r, Kelly, Bakor and family, Mesra 'Gow, Vv'ood, Slovenson, Wood, Bourke, SSPS ir JOiJ, Sket'hler, tiaiand, AlcVay, Uintel, Oill,' Saumicrs, Parkinson, Ward, Simpson and family, Connie and Davis. Tho barquo Mercia enterod out at tho Cus toms to-day fOL- Timiru, where she i3 to load with grain for London. Tho ship City of Quebec entered out at tho Customs to-day lev London.

THE MAIL STEAMER.

Tho miil steamer Australia, from San Fran cisco ar : d Honolulu, had not bosn sisniallcd up to the time of oui' t;oing to prcaa. Sho should nrrivo during tho night or early to-morrow.

POET OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Owake, schooner from tho South.

DKPARTUKES. Augasta, brigantino, Pullman, for Kaipara,

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Euesell, Saturday. Loading : Sea Breezo, Julia Prico. GS^ailed :-I!uby. Tho Walttki sails at ■! p.m. Passungorai— Messrs Kcnip, I-Aann.

Bluff, this day. Tho Rotonjahana nrrivod about 2.30 p.m. from Melbourne.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Closu as Unijek:— This Day. For Rnesoll.Kawakawrt, Wsngaroa, and Mon gonul, per lona, at 1 p.m. For 'ihames, per Bntorprlao, at 5.30 p.m. TuESnAY, lth instant. For Wnitara, per Hannah Mokau, at C a.m. For Tryphena, per ICtty, at 0 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 9 am. For Waiwora, Jiawau, Omaha, and Matalcana, per Robo Casey, at 10 a.m. For Australian Colouies, per Hero, at 11 a.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Waitaki, at i p.m. For busscll, Kawakawa, Hoklanpta, etc.. per Kingaroome, »t 3 p.m. For Wangnrel Heads, Waipu, Wangarol, and Mantcapai, per Argjle, at 1 p.m Wednesday. sth instant. For Thames, per Kotomahana, at 9.30 a.m. For Waitara, per Lalla Rookh, at 8 a.m. For Ooromandel, per Coromandol, at 11.30 a.m. For Levuk», per Southern Cross, at 1 p.m. For Whitiangi, Tnu-oa, Taura.nga, and Opotiki, per Glenclg. at 1 p.m. Tuursday, Gth Inatant. For G'sborne. Nailer, Southern prorinco3, and Australia Colonioa.por Rin^arooma, at 9 a.m. For Australian Colonies, riatav'a, Singaporr, China, and Japan, via Torres S'raits.por Australia, iramediatcly a(t6r her arrival £rom Honolulu Supplementary Mails for India, Continent or Kuropa, and United Kingdom, Tia Brindisi, per Australia, immediately after hor arrival from Honolulu, For Australian Colonies, per s.s. Australia, immediately aftor her arrival from Honolulu S. 13. Uiss, Chiof Postmaster.

Meetings, Entertainments, &c.

May 3, 1880.

African Wild Boast Show—lo a.m. to 10 p;tn. Phonograph and Menagerie—s p.m. to 10 p.m. Arthur Skotchloy'u Drawlng-rcom entertain ment—Theatro Koyal, at 8 p.m.

Modern warfare has developed to such a perfectotale, that nearly every woapon it uses is death-dealing, Honco the awful record ot mortality that marks ench engagement. So modern science haa perfocted certain remedial agents, that infallibly euro orrelieve. Henco tho number of afflicted persons wno by their use renew thoir hoatth. Tho diUforenco is that ono destroys, tho othor cro&tes. The mitralllouso is destructive; Udolpho Woifo's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps ia restorativo.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

A Sufferer.—Wo do not chooao to mako our columns clo fluty for tho offices of tho In spector of Nuisances in Parneli. If Parnel! burgesses enioy their Btencho3 and low fever it is thoir own look out. If a" A Sufferer " has cause cf complaint ho should appeal to tho Inspector or tho Council. Prophecy. — A correspondent at Cambridge sends a second letter, oa tho exposition of prophecy, but tho subject is ono which can not be entered upon in tho columns of a news paper.

BIRTHS.

I3AYLY.—On Sunday, May 2, tho wifo of Ilumphroy M. Hayly, Ksq,, South Road, Now Plymouth, Of a daughter.

POSTLff. WAIGIIT.—On May 2. at hor residence, Wollenley-street, tho wifo of John W. Postlo waight, of a daughter. Both doing well.

KEW.—On May 1,. at her residence, Mrs Robert Row, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

KING— SHEPHERD,—On May 1, atParnoll, by Rev Mr 1 aylor, Thomas A. King to Eleanor Eliza, widow of tho late Dv Shepherd.

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

MONDAY, MAY 3, 1880.

Pat the cause that lacks assistance, For the wross that seeds resistance lAy- the future in the distance,

And the Rood thatr.wa can'!(lG«

If anything were wanting to expose the utter failure of the attempts of the Uoyal Commission to settle the native difficulty on the West Coast by the promise of large reserves it would I>3 abundantly supplied by the course which the chief Manaia has taken in the matter of the defiant settle ments beiug made by the natives on the Waimate Plains. This chief has had the reputation of being loyal to the Govern ment, although many well-informed persons consider that his actions during the last war —whilst he pretended to act on our side —were not only open to doubt but posi tively treacherous. However that may be, since that time he has become a pet of the Civil Commissioners ou the coast, and being the head of the Mongapoura hapu was con sidered a lit object on which to practise our liberality. "When before the Com mis

sion at Oeo he appeared without any of. his people, and when asked why he did not bring liij tribe, remarked that no horse could draw foiu1 tous_, implying thereby that he had no authority over his people, and was, in fact, si cliict without a follow ing. Notwithstanding this, the Royal Cusnmission, in their interim report, rc conuucntk'd that 1,500 acrca of hind be act aside for him, iv addition to the laud to l>a reserved for his tribn. One would imagiuo that after this act of more than justice, tho old man, if he had nny loyally for _thu Go vernment or good wishes tor the Europeans, would havo shifted as much of the "four tons" as ho conlil, in roturn for tho Jciiul ncas shown towards him. It was not lorn,' bo forcanopportnnityoilered. During atungiat Uco ti;e fciibject of discussion turned upon theoidciM of Toliutomakc settlements upou that portion ul the Waimato Wains which had been sat aside by tiic lloya.l Coiuuiis siou for European occupation. A settlement was proposed at Kapuni in addition to and in imitation of the onu at Taikatu, now iv course of construction. The laud iv that direction h the ancestral p/opcrty of l'atu Iviijia, v brother of Manaia. Now this man has bocn almost all liis life amongst Europeans, atul has led a varied but tor the moHt part prosperous career iv many parts of the world. Ho left home when a boy and joined a British man of war, going in her to the China war aud subsequently to India, where he served in tho Naval Biigiido. After this, ho wont Imuie with his ship and was presented to the Queen, who, he says, told him his land should nut be taken from him. 110 then went to many parts of America, and eventually returned to Sydney and went to the diggings. Ho married an European woman by whom he has two half caste children^ grown up. liein!,' successful at tliu diggings he pur chased land near Sydney where one of his sons is now settled. After staying iv Sydney several years he cauie again to New Zealand, find bad at one time a public house at, Ngchauranga, near Wellington, lie went lo the Otn^o diggings, and was successful at Maori Point, or the Shotovor, and subsequently sattlod down to farm at VVakouaiti. Feeling a dosiro to eec his birth-place again, he came a few years m^'o on to tho Waimato Plains, only to fiud that the land of Ilia ancestors hud been confis cated during via absence by the nation for whom ho had been lighting. He settled down ou his land, and whou the Royiil Commission appeared at Uavrc.ro ho went to them and explained tho above, adding that he had kept aloof from Parihaka and looked only to Government for justice. In the interim report of the Royal Commission wo lind no mentiou of this man, but 1,i3C0 acres is awarded to Manain.

At the meeting at Oeo, above-mentioned, l'atu Kopa, the man of whom no mention was made by tho lloyal Coniinissiou, strongly objected to suiy. settlement being made ill defiance of the Government, ami appealed to tho natives to know if they bud not always acknowledged tho laud to be built upon ns his property. This they acknowledged, but still urged that the oideis of Tolui should ho carried out. Patu Kopa still objecting, Mauain, the re cipient of our bounty, got up and urged him to listen to the tribe of whom they were chiefs, aud, after much persuasion, l'atu Kopa gave a reluctant consent to remain neutral, .■seeing that ho was power lesi to prevent their illegal actions. .Nothing could "more plainly demonstrate the in utility of picking out one man from bis Uibo'amL bestowing large grants of land upon him with tho idctv that he can iulUiencc his tribo sulHoicntly to cause them to forsake To Whiti, whoso "maiia" h undisputed amougHt the llireo jrilies of Nyatiawa, Ngatiruauui, and Tara i,.-iki. " Whatever may bo the actions of'the men who have been before the Com mission.:is they will for the future always recollect that Munaia w.i.; promised 1,500 acres, and expect that promise lo bo carried our. Hone l'ilinmn's 1,500 acres is made to appear in the Itoyal Gumuiiasiiou aa part of tho Wnhnato L'lains, and iti imiucdinte survey n» necessary f>>r the peaceable sefctlo ineut of that district. It is nothing of the kind. Wiihamoku is tho boninUuy of the \Vairautc Plains, which belonged to N;;v.ti lanui ; whilst Oeo, which is iriven to Hone I'ihanuv, belonged to the Taranaki tril>o and h:w never been pieviou ly nuryeyeil. The Waimikto I'Jaina mtrvcy terminated at Waaauioku, but it was thought advis able by tho advice of tho lioyal Commis sion that < ico should bo called the Wnimato PUinu in orilor that Flono l'iha ma should have a reservefc-iven him, Hone Piluuua di>rs not own the hind by ancestral title, aud if ho has any land at all in the district it. is between Oeo aud Ore. As to tho 1,1500 ncref) for his people, wo should like to know what people are meant. Are the pec pie to bo brought from Ngatiruanai to settle on Taranaki laud .' Tho hapu, the hind belongs to is Ngatitama-noma ; one of tho iriba (not Hone L'iharaa) lives at Oeo and t 10 romninder are at I'arihuka. Upon the whole, therefore, \v« think il is maoifest that tho Commission inthi^as in other Ihings h;n been an unqualified failure and has aggravated the dillieulty it wa'i appointed to settle.

Private letters received in town from Sir George Grey within the last day or two convoy tuc information that he will leave the Kawau for Auckland on Wednesday, arriving hero in the evening. On Thurs day night it is expected that ho will address a public: meeting in tho Choral Uall.

Mr Arthur Skctchley (Mrs Brown) was passenger to this city by tho Riugaroom to-day,also Me«sra Pharanyu and Saundert mcmbeiH of the Civil Servicn Commission aud Mr Purkcnson, shortbaud reporter.

The funeral of the late Mr Herbert Hamp ton of Shortland -street, took place yester day afternoon. The procession started from the late residence of deceased at .'! o'clock-, followed by near friends occupying live mourning carriages, and about 120 persons on foot. The funeral service of tho Church of England was impressively performed hy the Roy. Mr Long, iv the absoneo of Rev. C. M. Nelson.

The several attractions of Queen-street on Saturday evening were, the wonderful speaking head, the phonograph .and men agerie, the stump-orator, or " Brumnin»cm John," a-id last but not least, tho variety entertainment in the Albert Hall.

We are glad to learn that Mr Thomas Whitfon, sum-,, has sufficiently recovered from bis recent illness as to be able to proceed to Sydney, where no doubt with change of air and new scenes he will be completely restored.

The usual monthly meeting of the Domain Board was to have been hold this morning, but as the office hitherto used by them was found otherwise occupied, and as no information could bo obtained with regard to the place whither they had moved, the scribes of the press had to give Up the search, several members of the important body were interviewed but they nil appeared blissfully ignorant of the whereabouts of the meeting, which the Secretary was non eat.

The plea.-ant and antique prime of tennis, or rather, ;i modem modification of it, appears to be coming itito favour in Auck land, and it is no uncommon occurrence to meet parties of young people, of cither ?cx, wendiug their way with the necessary im plements in their handa to the various places of vantage, in and about the city. This morning a game way being played on Government House lawn, by :t nuinbor of gentlemen, who had fully equipped them selves for the pastime, and a row of inter ested spectators soon assembled at the palings outside, to mark the progress of the match.

A slight disturbance took place in Cus tom-house-streat close to tho Thames hotel last evening. A street-preacher took his stand there shortly after eight o'clock, and commenced to address tho passers-by when he was assailed by jeers ami laughter from the by-slandcr3. lie persevered mjhis determination to continue his sermon when he was dragged down from Jiis rostrum. He proceeded up Queen-street surrounded by his friends while a largo assemblage of larrikins brought up the rear. The pro cession proncedod up Grey-street without any serioua breach of the peace being occasioned.

Tho "Northern Luminary" r;ivs that £30,000 out of tho £C5,0U0 voted for works in North Auckland is being wasted in (sur veyors who arc endeavouring to find com munication as tho crow Jlics from one end of North Auckland to the other, and that very little will remain for works of practical utility. The "Luminary" iu dulgG3 in the following gloomy predictions : Settlers who have made their homes in many parts of tho North, in close; prox imity to what has always boon considered the Main North Road, will find themselves lefc with .scarcely any moans of direct communication to the markets where they have hitherto found, a ready means of dis posiug' of produce, as it is proposed to di verge iv many instances from the road for merly known as tho main <mc. One case in particular ia tho Kuapekapeka settlers, who uudcr present arrangements are to be left in a, worse state than hitherto, as it is proposed to take an entire cut across country, and in many other instances wo learn that the fnw ice,lly good blocks of agricultural land will stilt be without road communication. When tho Grc.it No'rfcb Road has had its thousands wanted upon it, we opine that settlement on the luntl will have as little- chance of success in the fnture as it run in tho long past, '

The following astonishing fall is reported by the Sydney " Evening News" :—Au amateur Blondin fell ti distance of 240 ft., from a wire rope, at Forbes last week. No bones were broken, and he is recovering, The kerosene lamp? on bis balancing pole fell on him, and the bums were seemingly worse than tho fall.

The Wellesley-strccfc Wild Beast Show was largely patronised on Saturday evening. Several hundreds called to pay their respects to the lion and tho oilier animals iv the col'ectiou. The proprietor intends keeping open for n short time, so that all may see the foresters aud playful monkeys.

An interesting children's service was held yesterday afternoon in St. Paul's Church, and well attended by the scholars, teachers, audfriends. Several hymns were cllicinntly sun;.', aud an instructive address on the " Childhood of Samuel " given by the Rev. Alv Long, tho oiliciating minister.

Mr C. Blomlicld will opeu his new wing ing oias.s on Cnrwen'a method, to-morrow evening, in the Newton Congregational School-room.

The steamer Australia left San Francisco on Monday, April 12th, which would make her due here on Wednesday, the sth inst. As r-hc left San Kraucisco with orders to make good lime, she may be expected (with ordinary weather) to-night. As she left San Francisco lust voyage on Monday (the corresponding time to this voyage) and arrived here on Sunday, being signalled at 3 p.m., it'was believed she would do the same this trip, as her record as a fast steamer is good.

Constable Burke brought three prisoners from Dargavillo on Saturday, William aud ib'enry Wright and Alexander Bain, who had been sentenced from Dargavillc for felony to throe months imprisonment with haul labour. We are fclud to learn that constable Burke, formerly of the Freeman's Bay district, has established himself in the good opinions of the people of Dargavillc.

Latest Fiji news slates that Sir Arthur Gordon will remove the Government ollices from Lovuka to Suva, but the removal will be gradual, and the ioterests of the colonists generally, will ba consulted.

A Jeremy Diddler at Forbes, New South Wales, bolted without paying his hotel bill. The landlord mounted his Kozinantc and wout in puisuit, coming up with his quarry alter a gallop of 15 miles. lie demanded instantaneous payment, threatening "to make a hospital patieut" <>r the artful dodger, and the young man stumped up the amount of the biJl aud the "costs of the day."

His Honor Mr Justice Richmond has appointed Mr Richard Knibb Davis, of lligh-strcot, Auckland, a certificated ac emmtuut in bankruptcy for the Northern district under the Debtors and Creditors' Act.

The Waipa and Waikato Electoral rolls have been made up. In tho latter 70 names were struck oil' and l(>0 added, the total number ot names now on the roll is 6(57. In the Waipa roll 270 names have been added, and 130 struck oil', the total number on the roll being 1,15-1.

J. L. Hall is writing a comedy for Japaucdc Tommy. I'aircloiifih has had great success iv Melbourne. The Lingardst are going to Nowca-itle. Clieevcrs and Kcuucdy are doin^ an inland trip in Vic toria. Chiariiu's circus will be iv Sydney some time tlii.-; month. John Raynor will aUo visit Sydney shortly with his American war ilioriim'. The well-known statje manager of the \^icl(»ria, Mr .1. if. liainford, liit i became tho proprietor ot the Cambridge Chili Hotel. Grand billiard taloons are to be a !• aturc.

([ovt'.riior Weld has left Sydney. Ho lia'i eleven i iiililren and has been promoted to the Straits .Settlement.; because he's (inch ;i

ur.nul colonist from the Vicar of Wulcelield's jioiut of view. I'iVidcutly tlicro will ha no luck of future Colonial Governors.

(lildtd half sovereigns are becoming common in Melbourne. The dclactivos rrcently seizoil the complete apparatus for gilding genuine .sixpence* and manufactur ing b;i<e <• )in, alto the npiiliauc s for a pulpliate of copper battery, aud a quantity of half-ineltcd j.ewlor.

At n meiiting of Hamilton settlers liehl on Friday, lliu .Mayor in the chair, Mr \V. Jones moved, " That in view i.f the serious inconvenience and injury likely to result to the inhabitants by a continuance of tho pro sent restrictions imposed by the South Auckland Cuttle Hoard, in their efforts to Stipprc^H a disease among cattle called pleuro pnemnonia, and owiug to tho ell'ect of tho said restrictions preventing cattle running on the waste lands of the Borough, it is desirable pome measures ware adopted to induce tho Board cither to relax or amend the name." The resolution was seconded by Mr Win, Davis and agreed to.

" r.inud noil's now play of " Now 8.-iby loli" at the Victoria Thcntro, Sydney, is a great supcsj. It was played for the first time iv Australia, ou April 24th,

Our Northern coutemporary, under the head of " Inspection Invited," miyt : — " Oliver Wakeficld, Esq., Under Secretary for Mines, visited the Kawakawa workings, on Saturday last, and fwid of the seventy odd coal mines in New Zealand, Kawakawa wns the largest, and its coal the best. ''■lust in if we didn't know that much bjfoie."

A test cable message and reply recently sent, between Melbourne and l'ortDarwin, a distance of 2500 miles, in a few Koconds, Hie lines bsing cleared fi>r the purpose, Communication tt;i-j then exchanged with Singapore, a further distance of 2200 miles or 4700 miles from Melbourne. Replies were received from Singapore in a few seconds, a message being sent and a reply received iv tUc space of one minute from the commencement of tbc message. The messages had, of course, to be repeated at Tort Darwin, but this was done simulta neously, so that little or no time was lost. Fort Darwin and Singapore were in direct communication through tho duplicate cable recently laid, which avoids the necessity of using the land line through Java. Since the duplicate cable has been submerged, the time occupied in the transmission of messages between London and Adelaide is greatly reduced, seldom occupying more than a few hours, aud in Adelaide they in variably boat tho sun, arriving at their des tination iv advance of the local time at which they were handed in.

Sir. Robert Douglas, Bart., and Mr. T. Kelly, M.H.R., members of the Civil Ser vice Commission, with Mr Downio as shorthand writer, arrived by the the Taia roa on Saturday. They will be joined by the other members of the Commission, Moasrs Sauudcrs, M.HR., for Cheviot, and Mr C. Pharazyn, and will remain in this district for about a week or ten days, and will examine ■witnesses at Waikato, and the Thames. The officials of the rail way and railway workshops department will probably be examinodjjto-niorrow. We learn tlmt the examination is of tho most

searching and exhaustive character, and tho investigations and rccomcmlalions of the Commissioners will probably result in a considerable saving buiug effected. The Commissioners receive nothing beyond actual travelling expenses.

The Hamilton Volunteer band has cleared off the dub!, on its instruments, and tins musicians can now toot their instruments undisturbed by the melancholy reflections which arc more or less inseparable from (ho consciousness of playing under financial difficulties.

A meeting of settlers in the neighbourhood of Ngaruawahia was held at Siiumclhag's Royal Mail Hotel, .Ngaruawahia, on Thurs day evening, Mr L.B. Harris in the chair, for the purpose of considering the restric tions placed by tho South Auckland Cattle Board on tho depasturing of cattle on tho roads and: waste land; at which it wasunani inously resolved to send a delegate to Cambridge to attend the next mooting of tho South Auckland Cattle Board, and lay tho wishes of tho Ngaruawahia cattfo owners heforo the members.

Wo have before us a copy of the Pt Sepulchre's Parish Magazine for May, in which are announcements of debates and "essays in the Mutual.improvement claps ; a model class heforo all the Sunday-school teachers next Monday to be followed by discussion ; a temperance meeting on 24th inst. ; also a report of tho last model class conducted by Mr Tisdale, M.A., find of the Koine Mission Scrvicn when Bishop Selwyn preached. In addition to other local matters and some interesting stories for the young, there is arcply to the question why a Presbyterian minister on joining the Church of England requires to be re-ordained, seeing that tho same rite is not required of a Romish Priest. The following reply iv St. Sepulchre's Parish Magazine may bo of interest :—" According to tho theory of our Church, tho Romanist errs by excess; the Presbyterian by defect ; therefore, the Romanist clergyman joining the Anglican Church, has to abjure those doctrines and

practices which the Anglican holds to be exclusively Romish, and uncatholic ; these adjured, ho is recognised as an orthodox and properly ordained clergyman. The Presby terian minister, on the other hand, having come to accept tho Anglican position as the true, Catholic, and Scriptural position, con cludes that his ordination has been at least, irregular, and accordingly, seeks ordination at tho hands of those to whom authority and commission to Ordain has been un doubtedly givouj vfe, the Bishops of the Church,"

Messrs llamlin and Harris will shortly address their Frankliu constituents, and Mr Shcchau will meet the Thames electors about the end of the present week.

The members of the Union (Whan), and United (Point ChevaiierjCricket Clubs held a ball on Friday evening. A cricketers' device, viz., bats aud stump;:, was artisti cally arranged by a member of the Com mittee. About 40 couplci availed them selves of their invitations. Dancing was started at nine and kept up till the "sma' hours ayont the twalve." Mr J. Sinclair acting as M.C. iv an cllicicnt manner, lie frcshments were supplied under tiie active supervision of Mr Holey. All went home well pleased with the evening's enjoyment, and wishing the Knights of the Willow a brilliant career next season.

To the Editor : Sir, —In your last issue of the STAR I noticed a paragraph respect ing rabbit skins, recently sold ia London to Belgium—aud asking if some enterprising man in New Zealand cannot purchase the the secret of manufacturing this class of skin, si as to make it nearly resemble .seal skin. Now as there are several men in New Zealand who arc iv possession of the secret, but to whom at present it is of little u«o, as they arc not capitalists, the most necessary thing is to liud capital ready to be invested in .such an iuduatry in J\e\v Zealand. The value of jiabbit skins annu ally exported .from New Zealand is a very important item, and taken from the list ot exports for the last two years is as follows . —For 1878, £33,4G0; for 1879, £40,759; many of which arc manufactured into fur for trimmiu^M, etc., and might be done here just as well as in Europe.—l am &c, Con stant Header,

Discourtesy and caddislmcss are attaining such an abnormal development in certain departments of the Civil Service that they are rapidly becoming its distinctive qualifi cations, and unless speedily arrested in their growth, they will become positively insuf ferable. A case iv point occurred this morning. Two gentlemen were seeking the oilice of the Domain l3oard in the Post Oilice Buildings, and aflor making some in quiries were directed to a door with the word " Ministora " paintedjupon it. Voices were heard inside the room, but singularly enough no response was made to the knocking, which was repeated live different times. At length one of the searchers turned the handle of tlie door, and advancing his head within the room, asked it the oilice was that of the Domain Board. Tile reply was :i prompt " No, mr," uttered, however, in at me of such oll'eu.sive asperity that the querist, naturally indignant, turned to a Tvell-known citizen who chanced to he present, and inquired if civility were known in the country whence the oflicial came. It may, in the majority of instances, bo predicated of these lmpertinent'under strappora that they arc the ones who are most obsequious iv the presence of their superiors, and whose sei vice is that of the eye, hut not of the heart.

Mr E. 1!. Dicksou, Government Obser ver, reports on the weather for the week euding Saturday, Ist May, 1880:— " Weather more cloudy than in previous week. Barometer and mean temperature bot'j above average ; direction of wind very variable; rainfall only nominal. Baro metric pressure still very high, though shewing a downward tendency. Highest reading, 30.352, on the morning of the 27th; lowest, 30,159, on evening of '29th. Meau :'.0.2G1 ; (average for April, 30.044). Day temperature a little lower j night do., higher than in hut week. Approximate mean, &1.7, more than half a degree higher; (average for April, u'l.7). KuLufull, about a tenth of an inch (0.11) ; on two{nights, once continued into the following morning. Wind high ou Sunday .(25th), averaging nearly IS miles per hour fioni S. XV. and S. ; olhotwise light throughout. Humidity of air considerably greater than in previous week."

In ISavaria n quaint custom prevails, rouderhif; it obligatory upon every prince of the reigning bouse to perform at least one day.) active duty m a private soldier ia tiic royal army. This practice (the London Daily Telegraph remarks) owes its origin to what ill Germany, ia called a Hausgesctz or family .statute ot the Wittelabachs, who, like the tlohcnzollorua, are all bound to serve in their own arnrica, thereby netting to all classes of the community a whole some example of patriotism and submission to discipline. On the 2-lth of January l'riuce Alphnnso of liavaria, iirst cousin to the musical king, completed his 18tVi|ycar aud attained his majority, Greatly to (he entertainment of the Munich public, which crowded the Marienplatz to contem plate his performance, he celebrated his birthday by doing duty as the sentry in front of the principal guardhouse ot the capital. Although he had received his lieutotmnt's eonunisMou in the morning, he took up his post as a simple seutiuul, duly greutcoatod, and armed with sword-bayonet and rille, which lutlcr be shouldered at tUo correct angle as he inarched to aud fio on his beat, or stood "at ease" before his sontry-box, giviug the prescribed salutes in all their subtle uunuces to every ollicer that passed by. Being an uncommonly good-looking youth, lie was gazed at with admiration and approval, during his ".«i)ell " on guard, by great numbsrs of Munich dames and damsels, who gwe utterance to their feelings by plaudits when lie was relieved from his post in the usual manner, aud marched oil' to barracks, ride on shoulder, with tUe relief party.

A malicious story is current in London concerning tho exceeding patronage [Bar oness Buructt-Coutts bestows upon Irving, the tragedian. It U suid that the Baroness, hearing that there was discontent in the servants'hall, so that, in fact, tbc whole corps had determined to leave, sent for the butler and inquired,- "Now, Jones, what does it moau';'' lJutler : "Bcggin' your ladyship's pardon, Which we humbly desire to explain onr conduct, having only oue complaint to make. Wo don't hobject to Mr Enery Irvin at breakfast though it be every day , nor do we hobject to Mr Eucry Irvin at luncheon or dinner, though ho do rarely miss ; nor do we hobject to Mr Enery Irviu at supper evvry night of our lives. But what we do most respectfully hobject to is, that when ever any one of us has a hevening liout, we should be expected to go to the dress suckle of the Lyceum aud clap continuous."

Return of sick treated at tho Provincial District Hospital for tho week ending Saturday, May Ist, ISSO : Remained last return, 103; admitted since, 14 ; discharged, 15 ; remaining, 102 ; males, SI ; females, 21. Arrangement of cases : Zymotic, 31; con stitutional, 9 ; local, 38 ; developmental, 16 ; violent, 8. Thanks are returned to Miss Badhatn, tho Mayor and Council, and Dr. Stockwell, for a number of b.oks, magazines, and illustrated papers. Uld linen is very much required for uso in tho Hospital.

Atlanta Training Ship Safe.

Foil some time past grave fears have boon entertained for the safety of the British (raining ship Atlanta, which left Bermuda at the end of last January for England, bavins on board a full complement of oflicors under Captain F. Stirling, and 300 men and boys. As the ship was ho loug at sea tho Admiralty ordered the Channel and West Indian Squadrons to institute a

search for her. We leurn that Commodore Wilson, of 11.M.5. Wolverene, has received a cable message intimating that the Atlanta has arrived safe at her destination. No particulars are given "of tbc cause of the delay.

Arthur Sketchley.— (Mrs. Brown).

This famous humorist will make his lirst appearance this evening in the Theatre Royal, iv his popular drawing-room enter tainment, including a selection of readings from Mrs Brown's ludicrous experiences at the play, and in other parts of the great world of London, and at the sea-aide. Previous to the experiences, a favourite comedy, entitled "Loves' Duet," from the French, will 'be performed by a select com pany of comedians, which iucludcs Messrs Steele, O'Brien, and lliiygarth. Mr Sketchley'a Brown sketches, are mo3t amusing, and have obtained a wide repu tation. The "Bristol Daily Post," one of the oldest and most respectable of West of England journals, says : —

"Mr Sketchlcy's talents are not limited to his pen ; he is a most agreeable, gossip ing entertainer, and in that capacity, as well as by hi', writings, we know him and appreciate Mo in Bristol. Last night he prefaced the introduction of his old and familiar friend, Mrs Brown, by a racy sketch, in which he revealed some most amusing secrets of family life in .London. He then accompanied Mrs Brown iv a steamboat tug to Margate, and lmally re counted iv his own quaint, but mirth provoking way, her well-known adventures at the play. The monologue was full of spa'klijg passages, and eouv"ulscd the auditors with laughter."

Mr Sketchley also gives amusing sketches of his experience iv the colonies. The performance will he under the distinguished patronage of His Worship the Mayor, Com modore Wilson and the officers of Lf.M.s. Wolvcrino,' Captain Chuden and the officers of 11.1.G.M.5. Nautilus.

TELEGRAPHIC.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] W R LLINGTON, Saturday. It is understood that Ilia Excellency will leave for Napier early next week for a week's Huooting. The Mon. F. Whitaker arrived in the Hinemoa this morning. A reduction in the price of coal will take place after Mondaj. Two hundred tons of coal were sold by auction to-daj for 30s a ton. Several experienced men leave on Monday for the purposa of examining the locality in which the recent discovery of copper was made. A very serious accident occurred at Pal mewton yesterday. A man named Patrick Maxwell was driving on the railway line, when the eugiuej overtook him, aud struck his horse, killing it instantly, and seriously injuring the man. Faint hopes of liis re covery are entertained. CIIRISTCIIUKCff, Saturdcy. . Sir George Grey is expected to be in Gliristcnurch the week after next. A tele gram has been received from him saying tlia,t he will, if well enough, leave for the South during the next week, CIIRISTCHUKCH, this day. FATAL ACCIDENT. A young man named Patrick Mullins, in the employ of a farmer at Green Park, was diiving two horses and a dray from Chriat church, and when passing the Junction Hotel at Hats well the leading horse swerved. Mullins jumped down to turn him, but tripped and fell. One wheol passed over his head, killing him instan taneously. W. F. Neilson, well-known in cricketing circles, died yesterday. He had been ex tremely ill for some time, and his death was daily expected for some weeks past. INVEItCAIIGILL, Saturday. The sale of the West Plains estate, the property of Mr McCaughan, M.H.K., to day, was successful considering the time, and that some of the laud is situated four miles from luvercargill, It brought as 1 much as £28 per acre. INVERCARGILL, this day. STEAMER KAKANUI G3T OFF. The steamer Kakanui, which wont ashore in Toi Toi'a harbour, was got oil yc3tcrday with comparatively little damage. 1 DUNEDIN, Sunday. A lire eecured on tiic premises of H. F. Douch, Port Chalmers, on Katurday [morn ing, aud totally destroyed the building aud furniture. The inmates had a narrow es cape. The insurance was—£2oo on the building and £200 on the furniture, iv the Union Compauy'.s oilice. The loss is esti mated at £150. The holder of the mortgage ou the property has another insurance of £(!00 iv the A'ew Zealand Company.

Fatal Gun Accident.

(FROM OUIt OWN COKKESPONDBNT)

INVERCAUOILL, this day. Jim ROGEUS, rabiter for McKcllar, wa9 fouhd ou Sunday iv the Blue Mountains uear Tapanui, with his head .severed from his body, having apparently boon shot by one barrel of the gun exploding while he was charging the other.

Sporting.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] C.J.C. HANDICAPS. CHHI3TCHURCII, Saturday. The following weights were declared to-day for the Chmtchurch Juckey Club Handi cap:— Mata, 9st 81 bs ; Fishhook, Foul l'lay, Cambulto, 0*1; Maiitana, Sst 71b ; Matator, B*t 6'lbn; Hornby, Bst 51bs; Le Loup, Sst 4lba ; Betrayer, Grip, B*t 31bs; Volunteer, 7»t 131ba ; Chancellor, 7nt 121bs ; Norseman, 7«t lOlbs; Titauia, Longlands, 7st Olbs ; Pinafore, 7st Blbs ; Lara, 7»t Gibs; Libeller, Kiskino, 7st Gibs ; York, Orange (Bogarduss), Marie Antoiuettc, 7«t 41bs ; Sir Modrid, 7st 31bs; Nunia, 7»t 21bs; Pisca toriuß, 7«t Olbs ; Hilarious, o'«t 131bs ; I'riuce Charlie, Tcra, On i)it, Chester, Beanstalk, Zulu, Sonnarnbula colt, Holder i ness, Biidswortk, Fancy colt, Cst 121bs; I ure, Sannterer, Gst lOlbi; Sir George, Luna, Cst 91b ; Laertes, Malinger, Tho Go vernor, Leveller (VVairnea colt), Sweetbriar, Malvern, Amy, Amothia, Prunella, llipponer, Mischief, Sir Garnet, Vampire, Gst 71bs ; Virginia Water, Cst 21ba ; Miss Flat, Itomeo, Singe, Gst Olbs.

Guand National Stbeplechase. — Lone Hand, Agent, 12it 71bs ; (irey Mo niiis, 12it; Loch Lomond, list ulbs ; liaron, list 4lbs ; Scamp, list 21bs ; Royalty, Evers'ey, Duchess, Mirelle, Hard Times, n*t; llanclio, lOst lOlbs ; Sir Tatton, Black I'riuce, Clarence, Bluebell, Thilo, Swindler, Hurkawaj, Mickey l(\ee, Ada, and Little Jack, lOst.

Discussing Political Differences.

AN ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM. A TERiuniiE combat took place in Parnell street, Herd's Point, on Saturday, the 17th mat., at about 10 p.m. Two gentlemen, well-known ia the district, having occa sion to discuss the political situation, found it necessary to exchange several complimentary remarks, when one of them, to give force to what he said, found that his hand came into contact with his adversary's mouth, which, he not taking kindly, immediately returned by plantiug his lint ou the other's optic; then both closed, and rolled upon the ground, A sympathising gentleman standing by, pushed his hands into his coat-pockets and asked the bystanders to separate the gladi ators. But no one seemed inclined to lend a helping hand, and some replied by saying "Go it, A If; wire into him, Jack; well done, little un," and so on. But one of the gentle sex suddenly appears on the scene, aud comes to the rescue, or blood no doubt, would have flowed. This cuds scene No. 1. AN M. C. NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH At To Kolmkohu, on the same evening, there was a grand ball given to inaugurate the opening of a new store, but when the merry dance was at ite height and every thing was going merry as a marriage bell, the Master of Ceremonies suddenly ap peared in the middle of one of the sets of qnadiilles, aud ordered them to dance in some way they knew not of, under the penalty of having their countenances dis figured for refusing. One of the individuals had the audacity to inform the said M.G., that he was unable to comply with his request, whereupon he was invited to adjouru for a short time, so that th«y might refresh themselves with a little manly exercise; they, however, wore not satislied with lighting, and adjourned the affair until Sunday morning, and sub sequently the grand finale took plsco on Monday morniug. One of the men seemed to me to bo under the influence* of drink, aud I mention this as only one instance of the many, which takes plsco at Te Kohu kohu. I can hardly account for the great amount of drunkenness which is some times seen here, seeing that there are no public hollies at this place. I think a great deal of good would be done by hav ing a constable stationed here, so a9 to prevent the recurrence of such dis graceful scones as are sometimes enacted. Correspondent of " "Northern Luminary."

THE WHITE TIE.

A curious account is given of the way iv which Walnjcff, tho present Russian Vice- Chancellor, made his entry into the field of statecraft. He was an unpretentious young noble of good parts, but no iulluence. Once, at a bull in Moscow, the Czar noticed one particular young man among all the guests. He was the only one who wore a white tie. Tho Emperor, who was recognised as being incognito, remarked to him, laughingly : " You seem to be out of the fashion. Why is it that all our 'follow guests wear black neckcloths but you ?" " They are afraid ot being mistaken for servauts." "And you?' " If I am not gentleman enough to escape falling victim to the mistake, I am willing to submit to it." " A wit," thought the Czar. And he faTourcd the-young man iv the white tie for an appointment, which ended in his climbing high enough to grasp the portfolio of a Minister of the empire.

In round numbers the trade of the port of Sydney for the current year is at the rate of upwards £20,00J.000 annually. A smart American girl calls a young fel low of her acquaintance "Honeysuckle," because he is always hanging over the front fonce. Sho was plump and beautiful and he was wildly fond of her. She hated him, but, womanlike, she strove to catch him. He , was a ilea.

CABLE NEWS.

EUROPEAN

[REUTERS SPECIAL CARIECKAMS.] Lord-Lieutenancy of Ire land, LONDON. .May I. Earl Cowpoi has been appointed Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland. Chancellorship of Ireland. LONDON. May 1. Lord O'Hagan has been appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Wool Sales. LONDON. May 1. At the wool ealo to-day 10,C00 bales were offered, making 111,200 catalogued since the opening. The tone of t lie h:i1o is quieter and weaker. Forinfeiiur and faulty wool the demand is purely speculative. The Orient Company's Lusitaaia sailed for Plymouth to-day. LONDON. April 30. The English and American harvests are reported as being favourable. Adelaide wheat, per 49Gibs., ex ware house, is 525.

AUSTRALIAN.

[REUTEIt'S SPBOIAIj CABLEGRAMS.] SYDNEY. Monday. Arrived: Union Company's Te Anau, from Auckland. The crew of the Chaudenagoro having shown a mutinous spirit, police observation of the vessel day and night has becu found to be necessary. Colonization of ]SJ ew Ireland Mews has been received that a steamer with several hundred foreigners, for the colonisation of New Ireland, has been sighted, in the vicinity of that island, ADELAIDE, Monday. The Orient Company's .steamship Acon cagua has arrived hero from Plymouth.

Our Wellington Letter.

[FROM OUR OWN COERKSPONDINT.I

A PHETTY QUARREL.

April 23. Fon some days past a warm conflict lias been raging between the members of the Wellington Fire Brigades on the one hand, and the "Wellington City Council on the othor. The casus belli, as in i-noit other instances, is monetary matters. The brigades entertain the belief that consider ing the great value of their services to the Council they have a right to bo subsidised by that body. The Council on the other ■hand have recently been going in for re trenchment, and do not like the idea of affording help to the brigades. To show to what extremes they gare gone in the direction of retrenchment, it may be men tioned that not only have they cut down the salaries of thoso corporation officials who could least afford it, but they actually pro posed to discontinue the practice 01 firing the time fjun at 1- o'clock on Saturdays, the cost of which amounts to exactly three half crowns per week ! This ii economy with a vengeance, and Ltd it not been for the ridicule that was onivoraally be stowed on them for even thinking of adopt ing such a course, tbe proposal would in all probability have bce:i carried out, Whether their refusal to extend help to the Fire JJrigades can be cousideieii cijuallv foolish is not perhaps open to much doubt. At any late the Brigades gave notice to the Council that unless their case was taken into favourable consideration, they would disband immediately. Several stjruiy iutervie\TM took place, and on Mon day last the Council held an informal meet ing, and pending the organisation of a per manent paid brigade, decided to instruct the Corporation labourers to hold them selves in readiucps iv case of emergency. Of the temporary brigade the City Engineer has boon appoinled Superintendent. On learning the final decision of the Council the brigades called another mooting to discuss matters, and in spite of the advice of the whole of their officers, determined to dis band immediately. This they have done, and this lovely city of oura now stands a good chaace of being partially destroyed should a fire happen to break out. No doubt in such an event the members of the old biigades would cheerfully volunteer their services, but of what use can these services be ? With no leader at their head, no rccognißcd authority to issue orders, no one to preserve discipline, i* it not probable tuatany attempt to extinguish a large lire —heaven grant that we may be free from them—would prove a miserable fiasco, and result iv serious da7nage to property, if not loss of life '! This state of things is occasion ing much anxiety, and many are apprehen sive lest some great trouble may be impending. MISTAKEN FOR A MURDERER. About the beginning of this year a man whose name 1 caunot bring to mind was summoned to appear before the Resident Magistrate to auswer a charge of having been found illegally on premises. Ho admitted the justice of the accusation, but he aeserted that, he had no felonious intention. He then entered into a long story of his grievances agaiust society iv general. The man bears a most extra ordinary resemblance to Sullivan the cele brated murderer, and owing to this uupleas aut fact has been subjected to a great deal of persecution. I remember Sullivan well, and 1 can safely say that I nerer saw two men resemble each other so much, as these two men, not only as regards external .ap pearance, but also manners and tone of voice. They arc as like in fact ;:vs two peas. The poor man complained that in conse quence of his being so often mistaken for Sullivan that ho could not earn anything like a livelihood. Eo sooner would he obtain employment than some over-officious person would whisper to the master that he was harbouring a murderer. In this manner he had been driven about for some time, and did not know which way to turn in order to eke out a b;»re subsis tence. The Magistrate acquitted the defen dant and advised him to clear up country, The next we hear of him is on the Waimate Plains. lie succeeded in his application to join the "unemployed" going, and was sent to the Plains, to engage in road-making. Not long bad he been there, when a rumour began to assume shape, that Sullivan the Maugatapu murderer was amongst them. Iv vain did the unfortunate victim protest that it was a case of mistaken identity. , One of his comrades went so far ns to assert lth.it he actually was Sullivan; he knew him from having been in prison with him at the same time. So out the poor man wasdriven again, and the last that is heard of liiin is that he was seen making his way into the bush. THE AR.ETIIUSA COMPANY. A dramatic combination travelling under this somewhat taking tit io took possession of the Theatre Royal on Monday la.it Consisting as it docs of no fewer than 30 artistes, whose faces arc familiar to play goers throughout the colony, the Company is au unusually strong one, ard as its mem bers have bocu playing the same pieces together on their tour from Invercargil to Wellington, they have now reached a high standard of excellence. The Company takes its namo from tho leading lady, Miss Arethu'a May, the norn de theatre of a daughter of Mrs Walter Hill. Though by no means a star ot extraordinary brilliancy, she has a style about her that at once secures for her a favourable reception, no matter in what character she may appear. She is free from affectation of every kind, acting with a simplicity that cannot fail to charm her aulioiico. Mr Charles liutford is the leading gentleman, and attached to the troupe is Mr J. S. Willis, whoso refutation a? a scouic artist is too widespread to require comment at my hand's. He has painted some beautiful scenery for the dramas in which the Com pany have appeared hero, "Tho Two Orphans," and " Formosa "—and each night the play has to be interrupted in order to allow Mr Willis to appear at the lights and bow his acknowledgments. The " Arethusa Company " intend to uay your city a visit in a week or two, auJ. I can safely promise lovers of tho drama a genuine treat. To night Mr Arthur Skctchley appear? as "Falstall"" in " Henry 1V.," supported by

"C.'iir, f,'o to bcil, Eddie," said an anxious aunt, "you sec the sun has set, and the little chickens all go t) roost at that time." "Yes, aunty," said Edwin, "hut the old hen coes with them." "To die, an d have every one read your ugc on the coiliil-plate I" cried a young lady who had boon dangerously ill for some days. "It's too much 1" and she inconti nently had a good cry. Sue began to im prove from that moment. How docs a man differ from the brute creation 1 Ho stands upright, but he does'ut act so.

Rev. Mr Carrick on "The Sabbath."

The Ecv. Mr Carriok delivered a ssrmon on the Sabbath question at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church yesterday momma diri text war; Genesis ii. Ito ,J. Mr Canick aaid that his thesis was "The original an point ineui, aud the perpetuity of the Sab bath." He would take the former portion Dl il first. According to the Scripture the Sabbath was appointed at the creatior, an assumption which the text clearly w ar . ranted. Our Puritan forefathers were per' fectly satisfied of thi», considering that it admitted of no doubt. Certain courtly writers who upheld the odious "Book of Sport?," issued by order of James I. j a IGIB, argued that the passage in question was prolccticaJ, i.e., it did not mark the establishment of the Sabbath at the crea tion, but pointed to its institution many years later, lie asked the candid, impar. tial enquirer whether this wa.s a likely solution of the question ? Clearly there was nothing prospective in the statement. U was a historic record chronicling a fact' The Sabbath was instituted as a memorial of creation, figuring the rest into which the Creator entered,mau being required to follow the divine example. But it was asked if the Sabbath was consecrated at the creation how wasit that there was no ii istorical notice of its observance during mauy subsequent ages ': Assuming for the moment that no such record existed, it was only a negative ar^ucuerit,one which could not weigh acainst positive testimony. Will anyoue'deny that the rite of circumcision was practised from the time of tne occupation of the land of Canaan to the captivity, a period of 800 years, during which particular and f u n records were kept ? Yet where was there a trace of historic evidence to show the rite was observed '! With regard to the obser vance of the Sabbath in the early a"e3 of the world there was not absolute silence though the evidence was perhaps oulv in direct. But what meant the hebdominal division of tune, the division into weeks of seven days each ? Why the idea ot sacred ness attaching to the number seven ? No reference to natural phenomena gave an answer to the question :no theory could account for it but the institution of the Sabbath as maintained. If the Sabbath was not instituted at the creation when it was instituted ? Some contended that the answer of this question was given in Exodus xvi, verse 22, where it was recorded that the Israelites in the wilderness found a double supply of manna provided on the sixth day, in order that they might not work on the seventh "or rest day. But the words of the narrativo had no appearance whatever of bein« the record of the primal appointment of an ordinance of such importance and sacred ness as the Sabbath." Isiael had been released from the bondage of Egypt, where the memory of their Sabbaths had been almost obliterated, and where their position had been such that they could not enjoy their rights and privileges. Their rulers were perplexed by soei.ne; the double portion of manna, and in giving an explanation through Moses, Jehovah hadrecalledto their memory the long forgotteu Sabbath. Was this not a reasonable and natural interpre tation of the passage ? Moreover, when the law was given from Sinai a few weeks later, was not tne subject of the Sabbath introduced with the word "Remember ;" a retrospective word, pointing backwards to some focus to which the memory was directed ? Was it possible that the word could point to the late statement of Mo3es; did it not clearly go back to the statement contained in the text V

2. The perpetuity of the Sabbath; The preacher said that if he hud settled the lirst )) jinfc of his thesis, there wou.d be little difiiculty with the second. Paley had remarked that, if the Sabbath were as old as the creation, it wa3 still bindiug unless repealed by a subsequent revelation. The fourth commandment wa3 binding because it formed part of the moral law; it was one of the verities of that law, and partook of their character. This had been disputed : therefore, a closer examination of the matter wa^ demanded. The Jewish law consisted of two parts—there was the moral law, contained in the decalogue, and there was the judicial or ceremonial law. The regard and honour paid to the former was very marked. (1) The moral law wa« given by Jehovah Himself ; the ceremonial through Moses. (2) The moral law was imcribed by the finger of God on tables of stove, which seemed to symbolise its enduring charade;-, while the other was written in a book by Moses. (3) The moral law was placed in the Ark ; the judicial law was deposited outside. The moral law, moreover, was kept by Jesus Christ, aud was imposed on us by a law of love, which ia gratitude we were bound to obey. We dared not tamper with one of its precept?. Were we to strike out a fourth or a lifth of its commandments we should dismember the whole, and dislocate that which the Saviour had recommended to Christians. On one occasion our Lord, when foretelling the siege of Jerusalem, and the fearful days that were coming to the doomed metropolis, had said, " Vmy ya that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day." Wheu were these words spoken ? During the Jewish dispen sation, but at the close of it. They referred to a time which did not arrive till quite 40 years after (he ascension, when the Judaic period had ended. There was even greater significance in the words. The danger predicted was a national, a most terrible one, yet so sacred did Christ consider the Sabbath day, that He was un willing that the flight should interfere wit'x it. What a rebuke was this to those who descoratel the holy hoim of the Sabbath, not forced by national calamity, but for the moat trivial purposes. Mr ■ arrick went on to meet a number of objections. It wa» often asked, what about tne penalty attach iug to the keeping of the Jewish Sabbath » If you observed the Jewish Sabbath you must retain the penalty. He answered that the decalogue was part of the judicial coda of the Hebrew theocracy, though at the same time, apart from its incorporation judicially, it was moral, and therefore ecu menical. Other parts of the moral law were still observed besides that relating to the Sabb*th. Idolatry, adultery, blasphemy,and filial disobedience, all had tho death-penalty attached, but no such punishment was now annexed, though the binding force of the decalogue respect ing them was fully recognised. An encouragement to a relaxed observance of tho Sabbath was not unfrequently sought m the words pf Christ, " The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath." But our Lord meant by his dictum to show the fault-fiuding, hypocriti cal Pharisees, that the Sabbath could be violated by animal rest as well as by work. The Sabbath was not lord of the Christian, but was to be used by him for purposes necessary to life, and for the amelioration of his woes. But, objectors said, why was a change made from the 7th to the Ist aay of the week ? He would suggest that if tha Lawgiver authorised the change, man could not interfere. Whether was creation or redemption tho grander work ? If the Sabbath under the Jewish dispensation commemorated the material creation,was it not fitting that nudcr the new covenant tho rest day should be a memorial of re> demption ? Apart from scriptural grouuds, it wa9 sometimes urged that the observance of the Sabbath was an arbitrary, unnatural restraint on the innocent enjoyments of man. Tho charge was unpbilosophioal, cruel, aud unjust. Tho Gospel was tho world's greatest boon, and the Sabbath an instance of the grandest philanthropy; it was the _ working man's bulwark against oppression, Recreation was unquestionably nocessary, and itr was often the fault of business men, who narrowed down the time of their employe's, so that they used the Sabbath for secondary purposes.

WORKING FOR THE GOOD OF FUTURE TRAVELLERS.

"Down at liornellsville," the tall, tliia passcngerromarked, " some of the boys were telling me about a young fellow who lost his wife. They took her remains to some re mote point, her old homo, I believe for inter ment. On. their way back home, the be reaved lmsbaud, accompanied by the physi cian, stepped oft' the train at a dining station for a little refreshment. When they went in they saw a man at the lunch counter, his elbows squared, and his jaws working like an electric machine. When they went in he was standing about midway between the ends of the counter. The physician and the mourner could not help notic ing that every thing ou the counter below the msn was gone — cleaned out, devoured ; and everything above him was untouched. Steadily the man worked his devastating way towards the bountiful cud of the counter, and the other passengers stood back to [see fait- play aud give the couuter a chauce. In time the man worked his way clear and clean up to the wall; he surrounded tbc last sawdust sandwich, ho wrestled down the last piece of watar-proof mince pie, he chocked a little oc the last plaster-paiis cast of doughnut, but he got it down. Then, with a profound sigh, gazing along the wreck-sirewn counter, he walked away with the air of a man who had just sacrificed himself for the good of his fellow men, saying in tones of triumphant satis faction :—

" There, by gaul! The next fellow that comes along here will get something fresh !"

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1880.



TVffl- ILNE & fiHOYCE Ara NOW SHOWING their AUTUMN AND WINTER GOODS, ■Which will to found to bo Stylish, of Good Quality, and Very Moderate In Price. MILT JNfCKY—tho Latest Parisian Styles HATS in Braver, Felt, Straw, &c. SsATi TURBANS, Ufalandlmitation, in la/lies and Children's FLOWERS, JM-ATIIERS, lIKAD-DREgSES JACKETS nnd JAANTLK3, in Mack and Coloured Cloth, Silk-, &c. Fcr-Lined Cloaks, Ulsters Hosiery (both ladies' and Childroa's) in Silk, ■ Lisle. Merino. Oashmrrn. and Cotton GTiOVKS, in KM, Cloth, Taffeta, &o. Undressed Kid di'to, 2 and i button. An Immense Stock of DEESS MATERIALS, in ovory stylo and texturo, 'with Trimmings to match All the Piicos In Black Silks 'just to hand in our Tisusl fnvourlto mikes) marked vr : ry low Ladies' and Children's Costumes in groat variety Special attention Is drawn to tho BABY LISWN ami Children's nnd Ladies' UNDJCR CL'JTiUIi'G Department, every pos3lblo re quirement in which -will bo fully supplied Boys' KniukorbociKiis, lileters, Hosiery, Hats, Collars, &c. A Compicto Assortment of Calicos, Flannels, Blanket", Lin-.nn, Kc. Dress and Ha-Mc-mattng ccnilnctci on theppremies Fix,per Cent Viscount allowed for Cash. MILNE & CIIOY CE, Auckland. Certainly tho most beautiful Blankets ever made in Now Zealand, ate those just turned out from tho Itoslyn Jlills, near Dunodin. In Color, Substance, and Finish theysarFaes-,pyblankets of colonial manufacture that have appeared in this Market. Their flannels also are ot superior finish. Tho First shipment, from this Mill to Auckland, arrived la»t week, to the order of Messrs Garlic!: nnd Crenirell, who, under their Co-opcrativo Cashßys'cm, arc selling them at a small advacco on .Manufacturer's prices. At tho Sydney Exhibition tho Birmingham Firm of Peyton end Peyton obtained the Highest Award for Iron Bedsteads, viz, " First Degree o£ Merit and Special Mention for Substantial and Elegant Des'gno and Faithfol Workmanship." (All tha other British Manu facturers are placed either 3rd or Ith in degreo of merit). 'I heso Prize Bedsteads will soon be on viovr at tho "City Hall Arcado," and any person wishing to obtain one of Exhibition finish, will be able to do so. Messrs Garllck and C ran woll have purchasod tho whole of tho French Bedsteads exhibited, 'i'hoy aro to arrlvo by nest steamer. When a fellow has his office connected with his girl's homo by telephone, it is a mean rival'who will steal into tho young man's office and put onion-juice on the in strument.



Special Advertisements. JFiARLICK & p\ KAN WELL ■■ur Uksirr to Draw Punuc Atikntiox ( TO THKIB QPECIATj TOR T INKS! We Vavo tho plensnrp to inform our Customers w.i havo W'.r>n iiliio lo I'urehaso a Oonsißn me.-it. rf 72 Pieces ot Uest J)oub!o Warp American Shootinp; at a Groat Rcducl.ion. Th»y wrre ehiypoa to .i Southern port, but tha iloprcs.si"n in trade there Induced tlio consiKnco" to plan- them on tlii* markot. WoflhallnowtSL'llONlC-JIALF of thorn at a Very Small Ad<-.u,oe. to clear quickly, and at l'ricea LOWJStt than wo could imcort tiiem nt, they bclDB worth •_'"> per oaut moro now than when this lot left America. Ino Quick Bnlo this "mako" has mot with hitherto i.-; a proof of ita durability. JOlJ— DOUBLE WARP AMERICAN SHEETING. 12 pieces 72 inch 1/6 12 „ SI „ 1/3 12 ~ 00 „ 1/10 G ~ 90 „ Twill 1/10 JOIJ-50 Toilet Quilts for sinprlo bedf, at ;V ---JOJi—2o .. ~ „ double beds, at 0. G JOB—it, I Uliinkets, Oi! per pair JO]i-U;i .. 18/6 por pair JOB—Printed Wool table Cloth. 2yds. wide, , ri/6 JOB—Ail-wool Dnniask, 3,0 per yard JOB—White Curtains, 3/opor pair. Co-Operative Reduced Cash Pmces DRESSES — .TOR—2O picco3Faucy Twilled Drass Material ,-,7 i JOB—IO pieo^a Scasonablo Pompadour ditto, -/01,-/lli. andl'3 'JL'heso aro Ilalf-prlco. JOB-DroEsod Oxford Shirtq, 3/8; worth G.'fi JOB-CO pairs Strong Eweori Tionscrs, 12/6 JOB—Men's Tweed Suit*, at 25/- and 30/- JOB— „ „ Ulsters, at 22 0 JOB-Waterproof Coatß, nt 10/- GARLICK & CRANWELL. CARPETS JOB-Rest 7'-Brnssolsfor I'll JOH—Fow Holle, nt 1 0 and 5 11 JOB-Fow Hollo TaDO.-try, at 2/11 Juß—Somo Kemnanta at Ilalf-prico. Wo slmU Sell TWJCNtY ROLLS at above Prices-subject to 5 p»r cent, discount, as on all Furnishing Gooda. GABLICK & CRANWELL. nAKLICK' & niIANWELL, CITY HALL FURNISHING ARCADE, QUIJ3N--STRISST & LOUNE-BTRr.F.T, AUCKLAND, (THEE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOUY'3 GARMENTS FOR MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR FrrBRTTEn :: ARRnRTTEnCuT Look Brcrrsn :: Ai« Bktver Madr \V BAB Better :: AX b Bicttek Shuun k And therefore f?ivo moro satisfaction than any other «ojds olfored to the public. Testified to by their Thousands oE Customers who purchaso constantly at tho NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY' 3 BRANCHES, Now Established in DuxEniN Wellington IXVJCHOAUaiLt, NICLSON Oamaru Wancjinui 'i'IJIARU NliW PXjYMOUTII ASHHDitTON Napier Lyttsltox Thames CmiiSTuuuricn Auckland A SIKGI.E Garment at Wholesale Price. N. 8.: Our Now "Winter Manufactures arc now Jlondy. C3. " TRY THB N.Z. OVERCOAT. Shirts, Hats and Hosieiiy of every descrip tion at Wholesale Prlcon. AUCKL AND B RANCH, Quoon-3trcot (oppojito Theatre Royal). J. FIIZSIMONS, MASAOEB.



AUCKLAND CLOTHING FACTORY. LOCAL- INDUSTRY. TAILORING DEPARTMENT. J. B. Romnson haa the honour to an nounce that ho haa secured the services of an emaicnt fashlonablo Cutter from Sydney, and a competent staff of Tailora, and has mado extensive pro parations for tho manufacture of colonial cloths; and la dow in a position to supply Men's, "Souths's and Boy's Suits mado to measure at Eng lish slop prices on the shortest notice: Suit 3 mado ta order on twclvo hours' notice. Colonial Tweed Trousers, made to measure at 133 6d, on six hours' notice. All Tweeds guaranteed well shrunk. As it Is intended to dovoto tho whole of tho resources of tho Establishment sololy to tho manufacture oil Men's Youths'and Boy'a Clothing, tho present Stock of Koady-made Goods will bo sold at miME cost, to mako room for those of our own manufaaturo. J. B. ROBINSON, A UCKLAND /"ILOTITIHG TjiACTORTC, QUEEN-STREET {Two doors below B. Tonk's Auction Mart). mnisLi'xuM. JL



100 DOZEN 2 - BUTTON KID GLOVE! (Quite sound), Only la lid per pair. . \A LargoJStock of FANCY-GOODS, MILLINERY COSTUMES, PINAFORES, . DRESS GOODS, &C &c. To bo Sold at Nott Cash, for a Short Timo'only DKESSMAKINO ON THE PREMISES, Costmnoarmado In 21 hours' notice. A. .LINABURY & CO.) 20i J»7D 206. Q.UBEN-STRKKT TffOTICE! TSTOTICBI NEW DRAPERY. NEW CLOTHING. KUSHBKOOK & BKIDGMAN Beg to announce that their NEW STOCK for tho incoming Season's Trado is Now to Hand, comprising— New Materials in Fancy Dress Goods, very cheap Satin Cloths, Serges, Reps Cashmeres, French Merinoa, See, new shades Waterproof Tweeds and Ulster Cloths ■ Ladies and Matds' Jackets, a choico assort ment New Fancy Woollen Goods in great variety Indies* and Maids' Dlsters, all quite new • Hosiery in variety, &c. Also, A Largo Stock of Flannels, various makers, and unnsual good value Blankota, all sizes, white and coloured Wincoys, Wool Plaids, Shirtings, &c. A Very Choice Assortment of NEW CLOTHING FOR BOYS AND MEN. Overcoats and Ulsters Boys' and Youths' ditto ditto Crimean Shirts, Oxford Shirts, White Shirts Under-Flannel?, L.W. Shirts and Panti Printed and Whito Moleskin Trousers for Boys and Men Hats, Caps. Sec. A Heavy Stoolc of Good Twecda Cheap Tweed for Boys' wear, Blue Sorgo, Moleskins, &c. ICST Five per cent, discount'ds In tho fi) al- Icrtvod upon a'l Cash Purchasers of 20a and upwards. | [ RUSHBROOK&BRIDGMAN, Drapers and Clothiers. Opposite tho Army and Navy Hotel, Uppor Quoon-atroet. Auokland.



Bpacial Advertisments. mnORNTON SMITH, AND FIRTH'S JL PRICKS CUIIIiKNT (WHOLESALE) Subject to alteration without notice. Sacks. 100's. 60'3T Crown Brand Flour, £ 8. d. S, s. d. & s. d. por ton 1 0 0 11 M 0 ]» i) I) T.y.&F. Canterbury Flour 1?> 0 0 13 10 0 11 0 0 Sharps, per ton .. f> (I 0 Bran, vcr ton .. .. 5 0 0 .. .. Kowl Wheat .. . Is. Od. p9r bushel, tho above prices tnolado sacks and bagf—sacks and bE(?3 not returnable. Terms: Cash. Auckland. 23rd February, ISBO. T^T E W MILL IN E 11 Y, NSW BONNETS and HATS.' LATEST FASHIONS FROM PARIS. Alao, in COSTUMES, JACKETS and MANTLES. W. 11 A T T R A V will hold a GRAND SHOW! Of very Choice and Fashionable Autumn and Winter Goods o>? MONDAY, THE ;sth APRIL, Tho attention of tho Ladies is specially invited to thij intended Display of Now and Fashionable GOODS. W. R A T T R A V, Gfl, Queen-street Opposite Eankof New Zaaland) ON SALE, Kcar3loy's Combined Roapora and Mower Mangold and Turnip Drills Turnip Slicors Oilcako Bronkors Winnowing Machines Lawn Mowers. Also, TO ARRIVE, PER ' INGLEWOOD,' Coultor's Corn, Mangold, Turnip, anil Manuro Drills, combined And Ploaghs, doublo and single Harrows Hollers &c. &c. ffio ho abovotgoods aro importod'Jdlreet from tho manuJfacturors, and will bo sold choap to Tnakt* room for further shipments. W. J. HUKST & CO., 161. Uucon-titroct. J. CO SOB ATS $ CO., Ilavina ll'oun<l-ui> their W.VFMAC DItANCTTES in Xcw Zealand, and Heniovcd the Goods to Auckland, Intro resolved to OLBAR THEM OUT RF.OAROLESS OF COST. The Premises will be Closed TO MORROW (TUESDAY), the ith Man. lo Prepare for the S.ILK, and will Re-open on WEDNESDAY", the Clh May.