SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIC.H WATBR{^ 0 ffi-r__lb?i 5 1ng..1.23 ■UNaßT.—This Evening. 8.1 l BXJ NRIBK—To-Morrow Morning, 5.22 MOON'S AGUE.—FuII Moon, 15th, 1.5 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING

Lancashire Lass, cutter. Austen, from Taurauga

TO-DAY.

Glenelg. &»., Farquhar, from Tauranga Fanny Kelly, kotch, Williams, from Ngunguru

DEPARTURES.

YESTERDAY.

Llna, brigantine, Deyo, for Whangaroa

LAST EVENING. Fftloon, barquentino, Buike, from Dunedin KonilwortU, sohooner, itiokotta, for Lyttelton

TO-DAY. Arawata, s.s, Sinclair, for tho South

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Lovaka—Southern Cross, Monday Hobart Town—Loongana Islands—Coronet, schoonor . „ , Sydney-Te Anau, 19th; Zaalandta, Sunday New Plymouth and South—Wanaka, Monday London—Helen Denny loading Samoa—Aotlve, brigantine Rarotonga—Ovalau, loading _• „ Wellington, Lyttelton, Sydney, and Molbourno— Hero, Saturday Tauranga—Glenelg, Friday; Waitaki.Monday Russell—lona, Monday: Waitaki, Wednesday Melbourne, via South—Tararua, Wednesday Whangorei—Argyle, Tuesdays and Fridays ; Waitaki, Friday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hyoona, H.10.M.5., from aainoa Wolverine, H.M.S., from Sydnoy, shortly Horo, s.b„ from Sydney and Melbourne, to

morrow Wanaka, s.s., from tho South, Sunday Zoalandia, P.M. s.s. from Honolulu and San Franolsoo, Sunday To Anau, 8.5., from tho South, Monday Southern Cross, s.s., from Napior, Sunday Wonganul, Bhip (Q.L.8.P.., from London, sailed

Aug. 4th Margaret Qalbraltb, ship, from London, loading Fornglen, bra. (W.T.B.H), from London, sailoa July 16th Looh Fleot, barque (L K.P.S.), from London, sailed Aug. 26 Looh Urr, barque (W.Q.L.K.), from London, sailed September 27 Ingeburg, barque, from Now York; sailoi June 17 Glenlora, barquo (W.G.P.T.), from London;

passed Portland August 7 Lutterworth, barque, from London, sailed July S Dunloe, barque, from London ; loading A. 0. do Frietas, barque, from London, loading Cabarfeldh, barqoo (3.Q.M.J.), from Hongkong Ocean Ranger, barquontine. (W.T.N.V.J from New York, sailed April 2Sth Flirt, brigantina (W.L.0.P.), from Levuka Boroalls, brigantine. from Ijevuka Defiance, brigantine. from Dunedin Ethel, brigimtino, from Uunodin Myrtlp, brigantine, from Tonga Thomas and Henry, brig, from Tinuiru Ryno, brigantlno, from the Islands Meg Merrilies, brigantine, from Lovuka Knorgy. schooner, from S minica Daysprintr, mission schooner (W.N.8.M.), from the Islands Agnes Donald, schooner, from Rarotonga Belle Brandon, soho.mor from Line Islands Aobo, schooner, from Now Caledonia

EXPORTS.

Per Arawata, for tho couth :-29 packages sugar. SO sacks oysters, 25 boxes and bags pota toes, 12 bags cocoanuts, 160 boxes soap, 7 cases bananas, 7 crates pines, 20 sacks seed, 100 pieces and bales leather, 5 bags peanuts, 160 bunches timber, 11 empty casks, 3 casks oil, 3 oases boots, 181 cases and packages sundries.

Inwards Coastwise.—Rangatlra for Omaha, with 60 tons firewood; Lake St. Clair, from Omaha, with 60,080 posts and 250 rails; Mary Ann from Mahurnngi. with 700 bushels lime and 312 feet totara piles; Fanny Kelly, from Ngunguru, with 29,822 fact timber.

Outwards Coastwise.-Opotikl for Opotlki; Rangatlra for Omaha: Albatross for Thames; Nanoy for Thames; Lake Superior for Paklri.

Captain James has been appointed to the com mand of the brigantine Helena.

Tho brigantine Lina sailed ypsterday for Whangaroa, whereshewlllloadwlthtimberfor Sydney.

The brigantine Ada C. Owen has oleared at the Customs for the Manukau, where she will load with timber for Dnnedin, Captain John MoLeod takes her round to tho other side.

The brigantine Active has ontered out at the Customs for Samoa. She is espacted to sail on Saturday.

The barquentine'Falcon sailed yesterday after noon for Mercury Bay, where she will load with timber for Dunedin,

Tho topsail schooner Eonllworth for Lyttelton took a cargo of doors, sashes, &o.

Tho schooner Albatross cleared at the Cus toms to day for tho Thames,' where Bhe will load with timber for Lyttelton. The following vessels entered out at tho Cus toms to-day: Ovalau, for Itarotonga; Annie Bow, for Newcastle; Loongana, for Hobart Town.

DEPARTURE OF THE ARAWATA.

Tho Union Co.'s s.s. Arawata left for Mel bourne, via South, this morning. Passengers 1— For Oisborno: W. Adair. For Napier: Mrs MoVay, Miss R. Proscott, B. Hird. Miss Cargo, T. H. Ross. E. Mahoney. For Wellington ; J. J. Austin, Mies E. Fisher. For Lyttelton: J. H. Harrop, Mr Lowe. For Donedin: Mr Deßour bell. For Melbourne; Mr and Mrs Ireland, Mr and Mrs Fisher, Messrs F. O. Turner, J. J. Wilds, Culliford, and Miss Street.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Haurakl, p.?., McCarthy, from Waitara

DEPARTURES. Augusta, brigantine, Smith, for Hokianga

II.MPORT3. Per Lalla Bookb, from Waitara:—97 sheep and 208 head cattle.

The p.s. Lalla Rookh, whloh arrived from Waitara yesterday, brought as passenger the Rev. Walsh.

PORT OF KAIPARA.

Arrivals:—Octobor 8, Julius Vogel, schooner, from South, In ballast; Cleopatra, sohooner, from South, In ballast; Telegraph, schooner, from South, in ballast. ' 9th, Emily, brig, Lowrio from Auokland, In ballast; Knterpriso, brigan tine, Yule, from Lyttelton, with part produce; Nightingale, brigantine, McKonzio. from Tim am, wltn produco. 11th, Fleet wing, schooner, Caltcheon, from Auckland, in ballast; Oamaru, brigantine. Short, from Auckland, In ballast. 12th, Vision, brig, McCabe. from Anokland, in ballast; sAratapu, brigantine. Bowers, from South, with general caixo. Windboundat Heads:—Transport, brig. Mat bews, tor Sydney: Anthons, brigantine, Munn, for Dunedin; Marmlon, topsail schooner. John son, for Dunedin; Torea, schooner, Oundy, for Lyttelton. The above vessels aro alt laden with sawn and dressed timber.

Vessels loading with baulk and sawn timber: Chira, barquentine, for Melbourne; Prince Alfred, barquentine, for Lyttelton; Cceola, brigantine, for Melbourne; Magellan Cloud, brigantine, for Lyttelton.

PORT OF TAURANGA.

. The brigantine Endeavour, Captain J. Dlolc, arrived here from Oamaru on Saturday night. She is consigned to Mr Fenton, for whom she brings 115 toos**breadstulfs.. 1 The vessel was brought alongside the wharf on Sunday,

The sobooner Saxon whloh left Oamaru for this port on Saturday the 2nd instant, consigned to Mr James Dodell, arrived on Sunday, and made fast alongside the Town Wharf On Mon day morning. Her cargo consists of cheese, 21 tons flour, 12 tons potatoes, 100 sacks oats, 6 tons oatmeal, and 6 tons bran. "

The outter Tamakl Packet owned by-Mr Wil son, left here on Saturday for Tairua under the command of Mr H. Wilson. News arrived yesterday that ehe had gone ashore on the rocks outside Tairua about 2 o'olock on Sunday morn ing. Captain Morris of the s.s. Fingal informs ns that on Monday, he attempted to draw her off Into deep water, but failed. It is feared the vessel will become a total wreck. She Is lying about two hundred yards from the spot where the outter Brunette was lost a few years ago.

PORT OF THAMES.

Cleared, yesterday—Adafi, kotob, for Auck land, with 16,000 feet sawn timber; George, cutter, Harold, for Deadman's Point In ballast.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Melbourne, yesterday. Arrived: Bingarooma, from the Bluff. Lyttelton, this day. Arrived: To Anau, b.b„ from Port Chalmers. Poet Chalmkhs, this day. Arrived: Rotorua, from Lyttelton. Sailed, yosterday: Te Anau, for North. Passengers. For Auokland: Mr and Mrs Miixm Mrs and Miss Prossor, Mes»rs Mardook, CWrlok, and Paul. For Sydney: Dr. Ooughtroy, Miss George, Messrs Mllnes, Tucker, and A. Eston. Katikati, this day. Arrived: Staffa, from Auckland, atß a.m. Gisdoene, this day. Soiled: Coomerang, for Auckland, at 1 a.m. Russell, this day. Arrived: Waitaki, from Auckland, at 6 a.m. Arrived: Southern Cross, from Auckland at fia.m.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Office, Wednesday.

Mr R. Arthur offered for sale yesterday between 11) and 50 allotments at Allendale, Mount Albert. The sale was largely attended, but tho bidding only reached about holf the value of tho land. There seems to bo a general disposition on the part of bidders to dopreclato the value of land at publio auction. Only a portion of the land was sold at a little over £120 per acre. Tho remaining allotments aro still in the market for private sale on application to tho auetioneor. Mr Arthur wJll offer tho homestead and lands of Mr W. Patterson, In tho Mount Hoskill-road, on Thursday next.

CATTLE FAIR AT REMUERA.

Mb BooatAND's second cattla fair of the Mason was hold at the Rcrauera Yards yosterday afternoon; There was a large 'attendance of farmers and others. Mr Tye conducted the sale lv the absenca of Mr Bnokland. Tho following is the result ot tho sale .-Four dry cows, Jas. Willis, fil 5s withdrawn ;10 three-year old 18,.A aiS-'. l- % withdrawn; 14 two year old heifers, John Dutan, withdrawn • 6 steers Jas. Bnokland, £7 2a 6d, withdra .m .'3 heita™ Jas. Phillips, «_3 12s 0, SwanTlheifers Tnhn MoLeOd, £2 15s. withdraw;l hei?*- John MoLood, St 7s 6_, Deneyo • r_wS Sear-old steers, D. Thomson, & 15s a towart; 7 two-year-old Bteers, B. McteaS' tS 10s, Wallace ; 3 steer!., R. PhmJS __s7s6d Wallace; 1 heifer, R. Phillips, ._j_ {?: Bd, Buchanan ;-1 steers, John MoLeod, M 10s Westney ; 5 steers, John Johns, £117s Bd, Wal lace ; 10 steers, D. Thomson, £1 15s, Baddeley • 0 steer,., James Buokland, £5 12s Gd, witti- Jfcfwn; 91 steers. R. Phillips, £6 17s Bd, A SffißW* 18"*««». George Bowman, £5 I2s 6d- M^__?__olS_ Ji Il. r'. Gaorß? Bownui £5 12s Od. BtOWltttt 8 BtionT CtUi^VuSivt^'w: :■:■**•:',,-.■■■■ . _~

Gardiner; C steers, John MoLeod, £0 7s 6i, J. Goodfellow; 10 Bteors, W. MoLaughlln. £7 7; Oil, A.Stewart; 10 steers, W. MoLaughlln. £7' 7s6d,A. Stewart; 10 stoerß, W. MoLaughlln. £6 17s Od, ! John Scott, sen.; 8 Bteors, W. Mo_-_.Uf.hl_n, £. 10s, John Goodfellow; 8 steort, W. MoLaughlln __8. John Goodfellow; 8 steers, W. MoLaughlln, £6 W. F. Buokland; 6 steers, A. K. Tojlor, B5 2s 6d, J. Goodfellow; 7 heifers. A. K. Taylor, £3 • 6s, F. Lawry: 6 heifer?, W. H5; Martin, £6 6s, withdrawn : 3 steors, Joseph Pnlllipß, .38 6s, A. Stewart; 1 steer, Goodwin, £1 10: westney; 8 steers, R. Blnolair, £1 15«, John Goodlellow; 0 steors, John Leo, £5, John Goodfellow*: 4 steers, John Leo, £3 10, Baddoley; 1 cow, John Loe, £8 Riohard Wallen; 1 cow. Bethell, with drawn ; 1 cow, Wallace, £6, withdrawn ; 8 steers, Bethell. fit. withdrawn; 1 cow, Argyle, £5 12s Od, John Johns; 1 holfer, Aruylo, £3 10, Auoklu; 1 Btoer, Argyle, &,, John Johns; 1 cow, H. Knox, S3, James Buckland; 2 cows, T. Woolflold, £5 2s 6d withdrawn; 7 steers, Thomp son, £6 10.. A. Btowar".; 2 stoors. Thompson, £4 8s 6d, Walter Paul; 2 holfors, Thompson, £3 12. Bd, "Walter Paul: 1 bullook, Thompson, £0 12, Wosmoy ; 6 ateora, Baddoley, £2155, John Johns; 2 steors, Baddeley £310s, F. Lawry; 1 cow, Bevestook. £2 IS, w, Martin, 1 holfer _ J. 8. Kelly, £1 17b 6d, J. Buoha nan; 1 steer, J. 8. Kolly, £1, J. Johns; 4 heifers, Haughton, £3 7s Od, F. Lawry ; 1 stoor, Haugh ton, £312s Od, J. Goodfollow; 0 steers, Turner, £7, J. Scott j 6 steers, Turner, £5 17s Od, J. Good follow : 6 steors. Tumor, £312_. 6d, '.Baddoley;l cows. Turner, £6, J. Hall; 2oowa, Turner, £1 10s, Wostnoy; 1 cow. Turner, £7. John Johns; 5 steers, Freeman, £3 10s, Baddoley; 6 holfors, Freeman, £2 12s 61, W. Martin; 8 stoerß, Mo- Allistor, £5 10s. Wostnoy; 8 Btoora, McAllister, £G 6s, J. Goodfellow: 1 cow, Turner, £5, J. Johns; 1 cow. Turner, £1 10s. Austin; 1 oow. Turner, £212a Od. J. Buchanan; 1 cow, Poar son, £21256i,F. Lawry; 3heifers, Pearson, £2 16s Parkinson: 1 steor. Mason, £517s Od. Parkinßon ; 1 heifor. Barker, £3 sj, John Johns; I steer, Jamca Wick, £5, Westney ; 2 steers, G. Haye, £310a, J. Johns; lcow, G. Haye, £1 10s, with drawn ; 1 cow, James Scott, withdrawn; 2 oows, John Johns, £1, W. H. Martin; 4 heifers, John Johns, £3 2s 6d, with drawn ; 1 oow, John Johns, £5 10s, Paul; 1 cow, J. Stodart, £5 12a 6d. Wyllo; 1 holfer, MoMahon, £110s, W. F. Buokland ; 3 steers and 1 holfer, Koborts, £3. Qlnsgcw; 1 heifer, Lytton, £2, J. Johns; 10 Bteors, MoMahon, £2 10s, MoLaughlln; 9 steers, MoMahon. £2 10s. McLaughlin; 3 hoifors.T. W oolfleld, £2 Is, J. Johns; 2 holfors. T. Wooliield, £1 13s. W. F. Buckland; 8 heifers. T. and S. Morrin, £4 17s fld, Kiddle; 3 holfers, T. ondS. Morrin,£2 10s. J. Buchanan ; 5 holfers, Jamos Buckland, £2 4s, Bonlzo; 12 steers. A, S. Thomson, £2 17 6d, Donnelly ; 5 steers, O. J. Cragq, £3 6b, Donnelly; 1 stoor, O. J. Crago. £2 7s Od, J.. Johns; 1 steer, Thomson, £3 9a, J. Johns; lißteers, John Dunn, £2 6s, MoLaughlln; 6 stoors, James Buokland, £3, F. Lawry ; 6 steers. B. Mcloan, £3 6s, J. Johns; 2 steers, Thomson. £3 15s, with drawn ;2, heifera. Thomson, £2 7s «d J. Jones; 10, heifers, John Dunn, £1 2s 6d, withdrawn; 15 calves, Heorgo Kell«, £2 15s, MoLaughlln; 8 holfers Goorgo Kclls, £2, Jones; 2 heifers, J. Klnor, £2 2 . Kells; 4 calves, Jamos Downoy, £1 17s Od, MoLaughlln; 3 oolves, Fitzoatrick, £2, Jones; 12 calves, J. Wills, £2 6a, Parkinson ; 9 oalves, £2 6s, withdrawn; I steer, Mulgrow, £3 ss, J. Buchanan ; _X heifer, Hitohen. £2155, J. Buchanan ; 10steers,| R. Etempson, £3 6s, J. and J. May; 1 bull. Held Brothers, £1 2s 6d, J. Johns; lbull,Reid Brothers, £1 2sfld, Heath; 1 bull, Roid Brothore, £3155, A. Stewart: 1 bull, Reid Brothors, £3 17s 6d, Trust; 1 bull, Held Brothers, £117s 6d, Baird; 1 bull Bold Brothers, £3 10b, Mason; 1 bull, Hold Brothors, £310s A. Stewart ; 1 bull, J. Robertson, £9 ss, James Brothers; 1 bull, J. Robertson. £9 2s 6d, Buchanan; 1 bull, J. Robertson, £512a 6d, Dunn; 1 bull. J. Kobortson, £169, Austin; 1 bull, A. 8 Thomson. £9 ss, MctClnnon ; 2 bulls, Moars, £3 15s and £2155, Lillewall; 1 bull, James Scott, £8 ss, Bethell; 1 bull, James Scott, £6, James Wallace.

POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

M will Close as UiroEKt— Tnu Day. Nil. Friday, 15th instant. For Thames, per Uotomahana, at 9.30 a.m. For WaitAra, Now Plymouth, and Wanganul, por Kowenn, at 11 a.m. For Hobart Town, por i.oongano, at 1 p.m. For Port FiUroy. por Watorlily, at 1 p.m. For Samoa, por Aotivo, at 1 p.m. For WalheKe and Coromandel. per Coromandel, at 2.30 p.m. _,__.„, For Whliiangl, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotlki, por Olonelg, at I p.m. For Ngunguru, per Fanny Kelly, at i p.m. For Wangarel Hoadß and Wanffarel, per Argyle, at i p.m. For Wangarel Heada and Wongorol, por Waitaki, at 5 p.m. Saturday, 16th Instant. For Taranaki and Wanganul, por Orotl, at 10 a.m. For Wellington and Southern Ports, por Horo, at 11 a.m. For Rarotonga, per Oavalu, at 1 p.m. Monday, 18th instant. For Oisborno, por Comerang, at 11 a m. Tuesday, UCth instant. For Chatham Islands, por Omaha. For Australian Colonios, Batavia, Singapore China, and Japan, via Torres Straits, por s.s. Zoalandia, immediately after hor arrival from Honolulu. Supplementary Mails for India, Continent of Kuropo, and United Kingdom, via Brlndisl, (for letters, etc., spooially bo prepaid mid nd dressod), par s.s. Zoulanclla, Immediately nf tor hor arrival. This mall will bo due in London on Thursday, Decoiibor Uih. For Taranaki and you thorn Provlnoos, !per Taiaroa, Immediately after arrival of s.s. Zoalandia. N.B.—A Post-ofllco will bo oponod at To Mata (situated between Raglan and Aotea), 011 Satur day, 16th Instant. Mails will bo made up at this olllco evory Monday at 11 a.m.; roturn malls will bo received every Wednesday at 610 p.m.

S. B. 11IS3, Chlof Postmostor,

Meetings, Entertainments, &c.

October 14,1880. Ponsonby Hall—Fanoy Dress Ball

Thlstlo Hotol-Dorby Swoop Drawing, 8 p.m,

Y.M.O.A.—Dovotlonal and Blblo Heading, 7-30 p.m.

Public Hall, Otahuhu—Annual Mooting of Shareholders, 8 p.m.

Nowton Conurogatlonal Schoolroom—Leoturo- Kntortalumout, " Eltru Cuok and hor poetry," 7.30 p.m.

Wellesley-atroot Baptist Churoh—Looturo by Rev. J. Upton Davis, 8.A., oa " Hammer and Tongs, 7.30. p.m.

Choral Hall—Musical and Soiontillo Entor talnmont in aid ot B. David's Presbyterian Church, 5 p.m. until 8.30 p.m.

Grafton Road School-room, Nugont-strnot Il lustrated Locturo by Mr G. Hnyter on "Coutt's Acctlo Acid,*' with diagrams and cartoons, 7.1S p.m.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Mr A. MoDoxald, Pakekoho.—Wo have bo. many lettors on hand that wo cannot under take f> publish so long a communication utter it bus been discounted by our morning coatom porary. Inquirer.—The Committee of tho Total Ab stinence Booiety. to their annual report, thankod Mrs Hardingo-Uritton and Profoss^r Frasor for their lectures la favour of tho Poclety; but wo aro unable to Inform you why the third person you mention, who gave two lectusos for tbo same object, was omltto I. Possibly it was an oversight on tho part ot Mr Cherry, who drew up the report.

BIRTH.

BACKHOUSE.-On the 13th instant, at Auok-

land, Mrs J. P. Backhouse of a son. EVANS.—On the 12th Ootobor, at Glonburn, Ponsonby, Mrs D. F. Evans, of a daughter.

DEATH.

FINr_AY.—On Ootobor 13, at tho Provincial noipital, Jumna Finlay, seoond son of John Ftnl...-, late H.M. 58th Regiment; agod 32 years. Tho funeral will loavo the Hospital at 2 p.m. to-morrow (Friday). Navala, Foroiters, and friends, kindly attend.

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1880.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, nd the coo that we can iln

Til "5 Government has shown commend able promptitude in tho publication of tho public accounts for tho September quarter. In tho present financial con dition of tho colony there is naturally much anxiety as to tho position of the revenue and expenditure, and tho ac counts just published will have a ten dency to reassure tho public mind after the gloomy forebodings of last session, ond to cneourago a fooling of con fidence in tho recuperative resources of tho country. Wo aro unable, until the full returns come to hand, to enter into a niinuto analysis of tho figuros, seeing that there are obviously some blunders which have occurred in tho transmission of tho telegraphic summary. But there is suffi cient to show that tho consolidated revenue is increasing to a considerable extent. The ordinary rovenue raised by taxation amounts to £351,454:, as compared with .6323,300 for tho cor responding quarter of last year, the main increase being £25,000 in Cus toms. The Treasurer has also had a wind-fall of ,£9,583 from beer duty, which may be. expected to show a much larger sum for the succeeding qnartors, tho brewers having got wind of the in tended tax prior to the passing of the Act, and cleared out large stocks to the hotels. The receipts under the head of "Services rendered" shew on tho whole an increase on the corresponding quarter of last year of £71,995. The railways have yielded the very hand some increaso of £58,100 as compared with the September quarter of last year, notwithstanding the fact that several " political lines " in the Middle Island have been worked at an average loss of nearly 250 per cent., as shewn in the leading article in Tuosday's issue. Postal, Telegraph, Land Transfer Judicial, and miscellaneous all shew slight, but satisfactory increase, but there has been a small falling off in the revenue from registration and Marine. The territorial revenue exceeds that of the September quarter of last year by £13,997, notwithstanding the pre ditions last Session that there would be a considerable falling off under this head' The realization of the Waimate Plains and other lands which are being rapidly pushed into tho market, will in all probability largely increase the receipts from this source. Our own.carefully checked total of the revenue for the quarter under the various heads gives a total of £765,460, instead of £747,337 as telegraphed, but possibly there is some different method ! of computation adopted by the Treasury i which wo shall ouly discover from the oomplote Gazette returns. The total revenue for the September quarter from the same sources was £602,641, so that there has been a considerable increase, whatever the precise amount may be. Tho total expenditure is given at £970,560, against £995,905 fox- the corresponding quarter of 1879, meaning a saving of £25,345, which will bo considerably increased in tho succeeding two quarters of tho finan cial year by the substantial retrench ment now being effected in the public departments. Altogether the financial out-look of the colony is very reassuring.

That there is an intimate connection between the incipient insanity which prevails among tho Tarauaki natives and their diot, is a theory which has frequently suggested itself to our mind, Tho Ngatiruanui and other West Coast tribes subsist very largely on "kaanga pirau," or putrid maize, which has been steeped in stagnant water for some time in order to prepare it to be boiled into a kind of " stirabout" of which the natives are very fond. Containing as it does a large proportion ot saccharine matter, the

maize undergoes a process of fermentation, and when habitually eaten in this con dition it must seriously affect the mental stato of tho consumers. One of- the English magazines recently con tained a carefully written paper on "the statistical returns of Italy, and investigation proved beyond doubt that insanity prevails to a much greater extent in the poor dis tricts in Italy, where the staple article ol diet is ninize, than where the people subsist on other kinds of diet. The cause is attii buted to the consumption of maize in a deteriorated condition. An Itnliau corres pondent of the " Lancet" gives some parti culars of an insidious and frightful fatal disease called " pellaga," of which he says no fewer than 97,000 Italians are dyine, the number of victims representing 362 per 1,000 of the whole population. Intheworatinfected districts, especially Lombardy and Venice, the mortality is higher than ever occurred during tho worstcholcraepidcmic in France. Thedisease runsa slow course like consump tion, which is very plovalent amongst the West Coast natives. Mania of a moro .or less sovcre typo has always boon prevalent among the Taranuki and Wbanganui tribes. It was there that tho Ilauhau fanaticism originated, and there at the present tiuio the Te Whiti form of epileptic neurosis finds its home. Living in gloomy forests, subsisting on a deteriorated food, dwelliuijinuuhealthy hovels, inheriting the mental consequences of prolonged inter necine wars, and accustomed to scenes of barbarism which havo debased their intel lectual nature, those natives aro peculiarly susceptible to morbid excitement and fanaticism. Their condition is described in tho following quotation from Mandsloy's " Responsibility in Mental Disease ":—"_ A feature which is very notublo in epileptics is an exaggerated development of tho religious soutimcut, whereby it comes, to pass that thoy sco visions, and perhaps announce themselves ns tho or^anß of special revelations from on high. Liko Swodeuborg, they aro somotimes carried up into hoavon while yet in the llcsh, nnd havo conference with angels, prophets, nnd oven with tho Supremo ; or liko Mahomet thoy aro visited by angols, nnd aro invested with a prophetic mission." Tho theory which wo havo suggested out in relation to tho Maoris may not bo new, but at all events it is worthy of investigation by inductive psychologists, and wo shall bo glad to receive tho opinions of scientific men on the subject.

The importance of Technical Education, and tho expediency of establishing schools of technical scionco in tho chief cities of the colony, have been frequently advocated in our columns. A sorics of articlos published in tho SrAll. last yoar, and circulated amongst members of tho Houso of Repre sentatives, had the effect of inducing Mr Do Lautour, member for Mount Ida, to move a. resolution on tho subject last session, which led to a dobato. For several reasons no practical effect was given to our sugges tions, though some good was accomplished in diraoting tho attontion of Parliament and tho country to this highly important sub ject. It was late in the session, and Mr DcLautour frankly confessed that he bad not devoted that attention to the question which it deserved. To the treat majority of the members tho subject was altogether new, and their speeches showed that they had previously devoted no study to it. Mr DcLautoui was complimented on all sides, and Mr Rollestou, Minister of Education, oxprcsscd the warmest sympathy witli hi_ proposals, but financial and other obstacles provented any practical effect being given to the recommendations, and the subject was temporarily shelved. The report of the Commission on Colonial In dustries, with tho evidence on which it was founded, was published shortly afterwards, but the ouly references in that report to technical education were a short paragraph, which showed that tho commission had only considered the matter in a perfunctory way, aud tho words "Technological Educa tion," in capital letters, over a gratuitously advertised prospectus of the Canterbury College of Agriculture, " published by ro qucst," An elaborate paper on technical education had been presented [also "by request"] to Messrs Burns and Tinno, members of tho Commission, by an Auck land resident who has for many years past devoted much attention to this branch of education, but that paper was excluded from tho evidence hud appendices to tho report. The selection of the matter for publication had been practically left to tho judgniont of Mr Wakefield, and he burkod that portiou of the evidence on the plea of tho expense its publication would havo entailed, and its irrelevance to tho subject of Colonial Industries. The paper advocated tho establishment of a technical school and a college of Agriculture in Auck land, and tho setting aside endowments towards their maintenance. Mr Wakcliold, beiug one of those who think that Canter bury is Now Zealand, and that the Canter bury College and School of Agriculture aro sufficient for the whole colony, was naturally averse to the publication of any paper which showed grounds tor thi establishment of rival institutions ; and in his utter ignor ance of tho subject, of technological educa tion he was unable to understand its relevancy to national industry. Unfor tuuatcly for Mr Wakefield, and the other members ot the Commission who thought with bira, the highest authorities on educa tion in Great Britain, on the Continent, and iv the United States, think otherwise, and every possible effort is used to foster tech nical training. In Germany tho technolo gical schools have greatly developed the skill and industry of the artizans, and enor mously stimulated the manufacturing in terests. In other parts ot the Continent the same results havo followed; and in England last year thcro wore about 60.000 pupils attending, the technical schools, and Parliament voted £52,000 towards their maintenance,

Tho most effective condemnation of Mr Wakefield's supercilious indilFerence to this important subject is to be found in the recent action of the Canterbury Industrial Association. Becoming impressed with tho idea that the report of tho Commission had been " pigeon-holed," they determined to stir up the Government. Accordingly, a deputation waited on the premier at Selwyn. What took place is thus described by the " Canterbury Press " — a Ministerial organ;—" Tub Premier did not appear, indeed, even to know what tho re port of the. Royal Commission was. Tho deputation enquired what the Govern ment meant to do about schools of technical science, and Mr Hall replied that the Canterbury College had the matter in hand, and advised them, to write to the Board of Governors. What anextraordinary answer, to be sure. The Royal Commission did not confine their enquiries or tkoir recommen dations to Canterbury. They displayed, on the contrary, a remarkable freedom from local narrowness. On this particular ques tion they urged upon tho Government the desirability ot establishing schools of technical science " in all the chief centres of population in tho colony." They contem plated the subject, in short, as a national one -as one, that is to say, intimately con nected with tho development of the indus trial energies of the country, and therefore with the welfare of the whole people. - Yet the Premier is under the impression that " the Canterbury College have tho matter' in hand," whatever that may mean, and that the proper way to get information about it, is to write to tbo Board of Go vernors. It is something like the old man-o'-war joke of telling a trouble somo enquirer to "ask Joe the marine." Tho deputation desired to be informed what the Government intended to do as to the suggestion of the Royal Commission that someone should bo appointed to report to the Government upon local industries', the disabilities under which they suffer, and so forth, to which the Premier replied with ludicrous naivete, that it was " a very valuable suggestion," and added that he thought the Industrial Associations through out the colony would be tho best bodies to undertake the work ! Towards the close of the interview he informed the deputation that tho Government intended shortly to consider the report of the Royal Commis sion. That is to say, the report has been in the hands of the Government for two months, but it has not yet been deemed worthy of a thought. Tho Premier's reply reminds us of Mr Oliver's answer to tho member for Hokitika, when the latter desired to be informed when the Govern ment intended to construct a certain line of railway. "Tho Government," said Mr Oliver, " will keep it steadily in view."

By a sudden and ridiculous change in the railway regulations some of our. subscribers have been charged as much as sd. a copy for the delivery of a Staii. Truly the framer of this tariff is a Solomon indeed ! We aro now negotiating with the Government to bring about something like reason in the charges, and pending that, wo shall bear the whole loss on the delivery. Subscribers who havo been victimised, will, wo trust, therefore not be put to similar annoyance again.

A match is to bo played on Saturday uext, at the ball alley of Gleeson's Hotel, for £5 a-side. Four good players will com pete, and (an excellent game may be oxpeetod.

We havo received 5s from a friend for Mrs Moouey.

Tho case McLeod v. Hay, which was before the Supreme Court during Tuesday and Wednesday, has been decided iv favour of the defendant.

The charge of cutting and wounding against Emil Duelberg will bo heard at the Police Court to-morrow morning. The prisoner has made counter charges for assault against Smith and Robinson. Mr Laishley will appear for Duelberg, and Mr Tolo for the other men.

It is not improbable that tho English mails by way of San Francisco will arrive here on Sunday next. The Zcalandia left 'Frisco two clays before the published time, aud although Monday is tho contract day for her arrival, she is due here on Sunday.

The election of members to fill vacancies on the Board of Education Itakes place at 10 o'clock to-morrow, and a meeting of the Board for general business at 2.

The search for the body of the boy Day, who was drowned near Kauri Point on Monday, has not yet been successful. The water police have been dragging in the vicinity. /

No application has yet been made to the polico for the goods seized at Whangamata. Should ton days clapso beforo any claim is put in, they will bo forfeited.

Tho cricket match botween tho first olovon of tho West End Club and twenty two colts will bo concluded next Saturday afternoon. Tho various clubs should ar range for colts" matches as frequently as possible, its by so doing the young and promising players aro brought more fully into prominence.

Our Kaipara corrcspoudont writing iv rcforenco to tho James A. Stewart yesterday says that tho vossel still holds together, but is strained all over. Ho thinks there is littlo doubt that should heavy wosterly weather set in she would soon break up. No trace of tho bodies of tho crow had been found up till yosterday.

A rillo match has been arranged to take place bctwoen teams selected from tho Auck land Naval Brigade and tho men of H.M.S. Damn on the return of tho vciscl from Levuka, about three weeks hence.

Tho seamen and marines of 11.M.5. Dan;u have boeu allowed the uso of tho Mount Eden rillo range for a week's prac tice, and a large number were out yesterday ami to-day. The firing, which is for prizes and tho gold musket badges, between tho crews of 11.M.5. Dauto and Cormorant, will probably continuo till Monday noxt Seaman Griffiths mado tho highest Bcorc of 07 points yesterday.

A report is current to the oflect that the Dand), with Sir Arthur Gordon, will return to Auckland from Fiji direct, arriving hero about sixteen or seventeen days lienco. Should she do so, tho Governor will proceed ti Wellington fiom Auckland.

Mr Charles Welghtman has still some costumes on hire so that persons desirous to appear en rogle at the Fancy Dress Ball to-night need bo In no quandary as to the maimer in which they may gratify their desires.

This evening the Rev. Upton Davis, 8.A., will delivor his lecture on " Hammer oul Tongß ; or tho Uso of Argument nnd the Advice of Logic," in the Wellesley strcot Baptist Church, at 7.30.

Mr Dennes vocal competition for four

of White's sewing machines will bo held iv the Lome-street Hall, on Tuesday evening next. Wo learn that no less than twenty-

livo ladies and gentlemen havo entered

their names on the competitors' list. The judges In the vocal competition will bo Mrs Tcbbs, of St. Matthew's, Professor Lambert, of Auckland, and Mr Rhodes.of St. Mark's, Romueia. Two extra White machines will nlso be given for the best local conundrum, on a local subject, and the best parody on boiuo well-known song with special reference to White's sewing machine. Mr Dennes advertisement gives full particulars.

The young man named Charles Hodges, who was arrested about a mouth ago for stealing a silver watch and some money, valued in all at £17, was very lucky in oicaping punishment. Ho was brought up at tbo Police Court and remanded ior a month under the Foreign Countries' Act.

Mr Reader communicated with tho New South Wales Government, nnd yesterday Mr Superintendent Thompson received a cablegram from the Police authorities there to the effect that thoy would not prosecute, probably considering that the trivial charac ter of the charge did not warrant the neces sary expenditure of cash. Hodges (who admits the offence with whioh he was charged) was tbcreforo brought up at tho Court tilts uioiulu" aud discharged.

Some dissatisfaction has been expressed by boat owners at tho late period of tbo season at which the Ponsonby Regatta has hitherto been held, and consequently it has been decided to hold a meeting at tbo Ponsonby Club Hotel on Staurday even ing, to consider the ndvisability of changing the date. Tho regatta has been held on Easter Monday up till tho prosent time, but public feeling is now strongly in favour of it taking place | prior to the Aucklnnd Regatta. Tho suggestion is worthy of consideration, and no doubt there will bo a good attendance at the meeting, whioh is not only for subscribers, but also for boat-owners and all others interested in the regatta.

Wo are glad to notice that the ladies of the Sir- Henry Havclock Lodge of Good

Templars aro getting up a concert tor the benefit of Mrs Arnold, the poor old woman who was so brutally used by the savage who is awaiting his doom in Mount Eden gaol. A committco of these Indies visited Mrs Arnold yesterday, and found her in a very delicate state of health, suffering from her injuries, and quite unable to follow her humble occupation as a washerwoman. Mrs Arnold is cheerful under her misfortune, and expresses no ill-feeling towards the being who attempted to take her life. It is not a little singular that while every

effort is being mado for tho benefit of Mrs Arnold, this poor old woman who lost her husband nine months ago, and is in dis tressed circumstances, should have been for gotten. As soon as the programme is ready, and tho date fixed upon, the particulars will appear in this journal.

Wc have much pleasure iv acknowledging receipt of £2 from an anonymous subscriber nt Hamilton in aid of Mrs Tiorney, to whoso deplorable case attention was drawn in our issue of Tuesday last.

The Government has declined to interfere in the quarrels between the rival road board of Ngaurawahia, and tho two boards are likely to fight the question out at law. Subscriptions are being raised for the purpose of testing the question.

The adjourned meeting of the Civil Service Cricket Club was held yesterday afternoon, Mr T. Hill in the chair, when tho following ofliccrs were elected : President, Judge Macdonald ; vice-president, Mr Thos. Hill; secretary and treasurer, Mr Charles Rowo. Committee: Messrs J. Mills,' Mitford (Customs), Martin, W. Lumsdcn (Tele graph), A. Coates (Post Office), W. Kensing ton (Survey Office), and D. Irvine (Insurance Office). Tho committee was authorised to frame rules, etc., and the meeting then adjourned for a fortnight.

A grand musical and variety concert will be given to-morrow evening in the Theatre Royal by, ladies and gentlemen on behalf of Mrs Bees, tho widow of the murdered man. Tho entertainment will bo patronised .by His Worship the Mayor and a number of distinguished citizens. Mr James Buckland will give a reading from one of tbo poets, and other interesting items will intervene. His Wor.hip will present the 1 loyal Humane Society's medal to Mr David Moore, of Auckland, for his heroic conduct in saving lives at sea. * A full-programme will appear for the benefit of readers who may desire to know the particulars of the coming event.

Tho soiree in connection with the anni versary of the Wesleyan Sunday-school, West Hamilton, came off on Wednesday, and was well attended, Captain Steele presided at the evening meeting, when a capital programme was gone through. Tea Was furnished by Mr Treewheelar in the Oddfellows Hall, the tables being presided over by Mesdames Gribble, French, and Home, and Misses Glceson, ' Stanton, Oulpan, Gribble, Treewheelar, and Lovcll. The lecture to be given this evening in the Newton Congrcgatiou.il school by Mr J. lilackman on " His Recollections of Eliza Cook, and her Poetry," will bo of an original and interesting character, interspersed with some of the most popular songs of the. authoress by Miss Hirst and other ladies and gentlemen. The lecturer will narrate thb life of Eliza Cook in connection with her poetry with his own recollections of interviews with the songster at Moulsey and in London. The proceeds of the lecture will go to the Sunday-school Building Fund. This school, which is numerously attended on Sundays, has outgrown itself, and, in consequence, the trustees have purchased an adjoining allotment, and intend to en large the present building to meet an exist ing necessity.

"The Waihekc squabble," as the case which was finished last night -at the Supreme Court is colloquially termed, dragged out to an inordinato length. The Judge was evidently weary of it, for in making |the usual adjournment for luncheon yesterday he delicately hinted that the lawyers would confer a favour if they used plenty of " hydraulic pressure " in their speeches,

We have much pleasure in acknowledging receipt of £1 8s from Mr Robert Fry on be half of Mrsßees, beiug Mr Fry's expenses in the Supreme Court.

Mr D. E. Mac Donald has instructions from the Mangawai Highway Board to ad vertise for tenders for the erection of a wharf at Mangawai. The present Govern ment has granted £600. The wharf will be 335 feet, including the T which will be 40 feet long, and a want long-felt will be thus supplied. The concert in aid of the harmonium fund of Holy Trinity Church, Otahuhu, is to take place in the Public Hall of that village this evening. Wo would recommend all who can to patronise the evening's perform ance. It is given in a good cause, and the programme is an excellent one in all respect.. Mr John Milne, of the firm of Milne and White, has received the printed reports of Messrs Grant and Foster's tour of the colony. It makes up an excellent pamph let of 87 pages, illustrated by a very good coloured map of Now Zealand, This re port gives a faithful account of the obser vations of two thoroughly practical men, after making a tour of tho whole colony, and inspecting many farms. It contains a good deal of information interesting to people iv the colony as well as those abroad, for whose guidance it was originally written. Tho pamphlet has been placed on sale at the various stationers.

An exceedingly interestingentertainment, in aid of tho library of the Renmcra school, took placo last evening in tho school-room. Mr Lennox presided. The hall was crowded with children, and their parents and friends. There was some excellent singing by the children, and a number of selections wcro admirably recited. Mr Percy Smallfield exhibited lime-light views, while Mr Gradwoll and Capt. McMurdo gave son a fine songs, which wero warmly applauded. A most enjoyable evening wns spent by all present, and the party broke up at tho reasonable hour of ten. Tho library fund received a welcome addition from the proceeds.

| Tho boy Hoffcy, who met with the acci dent yesterdoy afternoon at the Auckland Timber Company's Mill, is still at the Hospital, and if inflammation docs not supervene there is favourable prospect of his recovery. To-day tho police investi gated tho mill to see if proper supervision whs taken in connection with the employ ment of labour at the machinery, but there was every indication ot groat care in the management and arrangement On the prcseut occasion the lad was inattentive to his work, and stood at the end instead of at tho eido of the board. Ho walked back as the board travelled, and with the end resting on his stomach, allowed himself to bo jammed against tbe stack of timber. Mr Fogd.n, who was in charge of tho machine, had stepped on ono sido to get some fresh timl or, and tho lad appears to have gone to tho end of tho board, though he should have kopt to tho side. Directly Mr Fogden heard tho boy's cries and saw tho position of oiruirs, he with arcat pre sence of mind kicked the belt off the pulley, otherwise the lad would have been in still greater peril. Mr Fogden is noted for his great care in his responsible position.

A young man named Murphy, who was beforo the Court this niqraing, paid a rather serious penalty for a little boasting he indulged in. Ho vas drinking with Borne companions yesterday, when he volunteered tho statement that ho was a deserter from H.M.B. Emerald. This came to the ears of Constable Collia, and be took the man into custody on suspicion. When Murphy discovered that ho was in a fix, and denied his previous statement, and in formed the constable that although ho bad been in the Nnvy, ho was discharged in England with a bad character. This, however, did not succeed in securing his liberty, and to make assurance doubly sure, some officers of the Danae interviewed tho prisoner. They confirmed the state ment that ho had not belonged to the Emerald, and ho was therefore brought be fore the court this morning aud dis charged.

Mr Hayfer, it will bo seen by advertise ment, is still pursuing tho mission which he feels is entrusted to him. He will give one of his illustrated physiological addresses to night in the Government school near the Stockade, Many opinions are undoubtedly held about Mr Hayter and his movements. In connection with the acetic acid cure, we believe tho correct one is this, viz. : He feels he has hold of some intensely impor tant truths which the love of Christ con strains him to make known. Truths which he beiievc. if clearly nnd firmly grasped by the public generally will effect a mightier dcliroranos to Ilia (ollowmon than «M effected by both Indian and American slave emancipation. Mr Thomas Macfl'arlane, who has aided by his counsel and presence many important movements among us, and on whom the almond blossoms now flourish, will show his appreciation of the lecturer's endeavours by presiding at the meeting to night.

The Auckland Gas Company have substi tuted an Edison Bell Telephone for the telegraph instrument formerly used to hold communication between the gasworks and the Queen-street office. The telephone was supplied by Mr H..8. Morton, and is found to be most effective; Conversations are carried on between the two places with the greatest facility. The sound is so clear and distinct as to enable the listener to identify the spokesman by his voice. The improve ment on tho old process of spelling out by a telegraph alphabetical indicator is highly appreciated by tho Company. The Edison telophone is self-acting iv its adjustments, and so simple that a child could use it. Tho agent for these instru ments baviog started telephone bureaus in Melbourne, aud other Australian cities, is now in Wellington negotiating the Govern ment for similar concessions in this colony. Telephonic systems, connecting business places, are now commonly used in nearly all American towns of any size, aud their ad vantages are so great as to force adoption. The Government of New Zealand must either carry out such services themselves or grant rights under proper restrictions, to local companies for bureaus in the centres of population in thiscolony. Thesystem adopted iv the American cities is simplicity itself. Business premises, for an annual subscrip tion, are placed on the circuit-that is to say, a wire connects them with a central bureau.., If a subscriber then wishes to converse with any other business man he rings up the bureau and asks the oHicer-in charge to connect him with Mr So-and-So's wire. This is done, and the two principals aro enabled to carry on any conversation without leaving their own premises. The system works so well that it has developed central depOts for messengers—merchants being enabled to dispense with the employ ment of messengers of their own, summon ing by telephone a messenger whenever one is required.- The conveniences of such a system are countless. In Melbourne, the telephone is already used for calling doctors from the city to the suburbs, nnd for securing the execution of the thousand and one little services that make up life.

The ''Observer" ready about noon to morrow will contain etchings of " Bortle Sav erna," " The Mayor," A Popular Hebe, Part 1 of Mr Reader Wood, also A Glimpse of the Bank of New Zealand (illustrated), and a Maori war dance. The reading matter includes Pen and Ink Portraits, No. 4. Mr Whltaker (illustrated). Sir Months on a Barren. Rook, The Philistine amongst tho Mormons, &0., &c—(Advt.)

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before B. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.)

AN OLD OFFENDER.

Catherine Ann Smith was charged with drunkenness, and also under the Vagrancy Act with being a rogue and vagabond, and having been thrice previously convicted of drunkenness. . . Prisoner admitted having been drunk yesterday, but denied that she was either a rogue or vagabond. . The case was proved, and prisoner sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labor. WOUNDING. CASE. The charge of woundiug against Emil Dtielbery was called upon, but on the ap plication of counsel for both parties the case was remanded till to-morrow. DESERTER. Patrick Murphy was charged with being a deserter from B.M.S. Emerald. It was stated that the prisoner was arres ted in consequence of a statement made by himself, which he had siuce denied. There was reason to believe that he had not served on the Emerald. Sub-Inspector Pardy, therefore, asked for his discharge, which was granted. STEALING A WATCH. Charles Hodges, who was arrested some time ago on charge of Btealing a £5 note, silver watch, and other coin, amounting altogether to £17, on April 23rd at Sydney^ was brought before tho Court.

Mr Pardy said the New South Wales Government did not feel inclined to pay tho cost of prisoner's prosecution, and he therefore asked that the case bo with drawn.

His Worship consented, and discharged the prisoner with a caution.

This concluded the business,

f Over 100 of Wilcock and White's cele bratod Organs have been sold iv Auckland during the past twelve months. £5 deposit will secure one of these beautiful instruments, suitl able for parlour or church. Sole Agency for North Island :—Auckland Musio Warehouse, '74 Queen-street.—f A nvT. . _

Scintillations.

* 'Bo trlof; for, it is with words as with sun beams ; tho more they aro 0 jndonsod, tho deeper they burn,"— aooTMiy.

Motto for cooks : Onion is strength. "Tights" aro "runin" in Wellington iv stretchers. This is an age of luxury. We know accurately when we know little; with knowledge doubt increases. Tho price oi nour in Adelaide is £10 10s per ton. G. B. Davy succeeds Mansford as B.M. at Wellington, pro tern. Ah Lee, convicted of the Kycburn murder, still protests innocence; There are men who never err, because they never propose anything rational. Why is a pretty girl like a Polar bear ?— Because she is au ice creature. The Tauranga District Board is {to be merged into the County. Whoever speaks long before others, without flattering his audience, excitc opposition. • »

He is the happiest man who can place the end of hia life in . connection with the beginning. !.'*''' Rewi's mansion at Kihikihi-will soon be completed. It is enough to tempt one to brown himself with walnut-juice, and turn Maori. ••»

To " blow " is not to play on tho flute. You must move the lingers to bring out. music. " Will my action lie," inquired an anxious client. "Yes if your witnesses will," replied the facetious lawyer. Chapman's bay mare beat Shaw's grey in a trotting match at Otahuhu yesterday. _ Messrs McLean and Co. have occupied by the Horahora Block. To Ngakau, their bete noir, is in disgrace at Kawhia. The B.C. Bishops, attended Proctors lecture in Dunedin, and invited him to give the nuns a treat on a spare evening. In tho cricket match between Te Awa mutu and Alexandra, the former scored 62 and 53 in their respective innings, and the latter 57 and 34 for six wickets. What parliamentary committee does marriage represent ?—A committee of two, with power to add to their number. Motto for postman: Time to the letter. For gunners : Off liko a shot. For violin players : Fiddle-de-dee. For port butchers: The whole hog or none, For editors : Follow my leader. The last Mexican election was quite a peaceable affair. The successful candidate was fired at, and 100 men wero lulled in the contest.

Why aro ladies kissing each other an emblem of Christianity ? Because they are doing unto each other as they would men should do unto them.

What is the first duty of every man, and why? To propose. Because every lady should have the right of choosing between Bingle-blcspcdness and married life. Father O'Sullivan, balf-brothcr of the Inspector of Schools, and head of the St. Benedictines, is on his way to Auckland. Sub-Lieutenant Fotheriogham ' has been appointed lieutenant, and MX Robinson Bub-lieutenant of the Scottish Company. D. : You should say, "Ho is going to be hanged," not "to bo hung." "You be, haneod," is a proferable expression to "you bo hung." Troth in a torch, but a terrific one, there fore wo all try to reach it with closed eyes, lest we should be scorched.

Wanted, a fourth-form schoolboy to correct tho Grammar of the engrossed address exhibited in Upton & Co.'s shop window.

The "Thames Advertiser" is hard-up for matter, that it has had recourse to the publication of Sunday-school reports in extenso. ' " . . , ,

300,000,000' of paper collars are ÜBed ud annually. Where do they all go to ? ""The dark clouds which have been gathering in the east of Europe " is now the stereotyped introduction to leading articles on the Kastern Question.

Won't anybody on this side ot the river offt-r £50 towards the Regatta, on condition that they have it where we can see it with out a telescope? Morton Tavares now drives a pony chaise and pair. Some say he deals in horses. He does in chaff, yet never smiles except Satanically. .'. - Weathercock Wakefield vigorously at tacked the Government the. other day at a meeting of the Education Board of Timaru. His uncle did not give him n portfolio. Wit is it at a premium. The editor of " The School Luminary " offers 2s 6d for a prize conundrum. Shades of Mark Lemon! Billy Rowe was disappointed because bo was not made Sergeant-at-Arms. He says old colonists who have shed their blood and drunk corn whisky are at a discount now *-.l>s« ■ __ "TT ."""." """*

Waiter : " Tea or Coffee, sir ? " . Cue to mer : "That all depends. If what you gave me Inst was tea, I want coffee, if it was coffee, I want tea I want a change.

Two boys at tho baths. "Why Jack, you're dirty 1" "Yes, I missed coming last year." Mr O. B. Stone fractured an arm in two places by falling out of a gage at the firm's stores. He is progressing towards re covery.

A Thames contemporary in giving a no'icn ot a departed worty makes use of the phrase "He was of poor but honest parentage." Wo fancy we've seen it before.

• The Tauranga Jockey Club will lease the racecourse for 21 years, and will fence a portion of it. They nre arranging a*loan of £500, £150 down and the balance in i months.

. A Boston girl sings; " What is home without a mother." while the old lady is mending her daughter's stockings. There is something sweet iv those old songs.

Ihe North Shore people want to have all the honour in the Regatta, while those on this Bide raise the money. But they're like tho boy and the nuts—wanted too much, and will probably lose all.

The rule regarding the right of the gentler sex to seats in the ladios' cabins should be also enforced in railway carriages and ferry boats.

" Will the shoo certainly hold," asked the horseman. - "I am shoer of it," re plied the blacksmith. This is not " forged," but a fact. His own bellows " blew "on him.

'■ Vciy gritty this salad," said a friend to Douglas Jerrold one day when they wore dining together: "don't1 you think sol" "Gritty," repeated Jerrold, "gritty I Why, I call it a gravel path with only a few weeds on it."

The Tamahere Road Board have accepted Messrs Livingstone and Boath's tender, £83 15s, for building Mangaouna bridge. They also'resolved to take legal id vice to ascertain whether the ICirikiriroa Boad Board could not be compelled to pay half the cost of Mangawai bridge.. •

During the singing of th« Regulation duet by Miss Carandini and Mr Sherwin, at Tcmuka, it frequently appeared that osculation was about to take place. Au individual in the back, thinking Mr -Sherwin was getting too familiar, , cried out, "Now then, steady" When remonstrated with for interrupting, lie replied, " She's too protty for that old fellow to kiss."

Missionary: "Where's your father?" Boy: "Gone to church with mother." " Then you are all alone ?" Boy : " No, Sam's in there huggin' the nigger gal." " That's bad." "Yea it's bad, but it's the best he can do." -. .. < i

"You said the Rev. Mr Jones is a com poser, is the Court to understand that he is a writer of music?" "No, he's called a composer because he never preaches with out composing his congregation to sleep." A celebiated Old Bailey barrister tells the following:—A Yankee was placed on his trial at the Old Bailey. On the first witness being called, the prisoner, with a peculiarly American accent asked, "My lord, is this man going to give evidence against me?" "Yes," was tho reply. "Theu I plead guilty— not that lam guilty, but I wish to save his soul."

Mr YV. Gill is tho solo contractor for the new premises which are to be built tor Messrs Winks and Hall in Shortland street. The amount of his tender is £2,658. A woman named Kent, formerly in good circumstances at' the Thames, was found with her family in a terrible state of des titution at Greymouth. Tho father com mitted suicide twelve months ago. The "Nelson Mail" says that the old and much esteemed Wesleyan Minister, the Key. James Buller, who is now paying a visit to England, expccla to visit JNeFson when tho Now Zcalaud Wcleyau Cou fereucc is held here early in next year. Be missing legal books from the library thereby hangs a talc. A leading London bookseller, after many years of business, analysed his losses. Tho bulic of them was among the parsons. The lawyers, doctors, and literary men also shewed a large per centage. The prurient French literature in the General Assembly's Libraty is mostly read by tho parsons.

Some young women prefer a masculine style of costume as it is convenient aud inexpensive, aud has a decided improve ment on the Bloomer style. It is, however said to bo offensive to the old-fashioned notions of correct taste. The girls don't want to please old folks; they study the tastes of the younger fry. " Wollombi Joe " says the "Bulletin," will shortly be on the war path. He said "he don't want no rckkisition ;" all ho re quires is a fair field, a bottle of three star, and a shilling " Complete Orator." With these trifling acsessorics Joe says he will

CABLEGRAMS.

EUROPEAN.

[BBUTKB'S TELBGEAMS,]

AMERICAN MEDIATION IN SOUTH AMERICAN WAR. H

LONDON, October 13,

- Information has been received that the American Government is mediating to pre. vent tho further resumption of hostilities between Chili and Peru. The papers con taining the negociations havo been p_._. liahed in the Gazette of Mexico.. .

.LONDON, October xa THE KHU'jttDISH (R_*.lD. A' ™

.Latest news from Persia states that the Khurds have destroyed 170 villages, and are now retiring into1 the mountains their booty.

SIJBMISSIONr QF/. MAHOMED _an "CALCUTTA, OctoW.l3.' T ,l_!^ ,liS?»f9-»^''b^ n *ece¥<l trim Kabul that Mahomed Jan, 'wW-Sfji some time has-been most hostile to the British, and Who operated with Aynb KBKn in the attack on Kandahar, has now sent in submission; to Amir Abdul Khan at Cabul.

CESSION OF DULOIGNO.™ - LONDON, October 12.; A note has been received from the Porte, announcing its intention to cede BalciJan to Montenegro, and it hopes that this steu will prevent any further display on the part of the combined fleet, and that it will at once be abandoned. Intelligence has been received- from Rangoon that a force of Burmese troops numbering 1000, kaß assembled on the British frontier, and are making prepa _.' tions to attack. The garrison at the plkra 3 is being strengthened with the' view to possible hostilities. •.,'•_■ THE CES ARE WITCH." *?. • ''•* *• LONDON, October 12.° Robert the Devil : \ '. Cipolata 2 Star ... 3 " ADELAIDE WHEAT.. Adelaide wheat has advanced 2_f \ quarter. It is now quoted at 51s 6d,^x waiehouse. TEHERAN, October 12l r From native sources it is reported to j» the intention of the King of BnrmaV._ demand an indemnity from Great Britain for the late Mojounkoneo rebellion. It is y also further stated that the appearance of the Burmese troops on the frontier is believed to be for the purpose of suppressing tho Dacoites. ' " '*■■"•., '

AUSTRALIAN.

MR SERVICE VISITS EUROPE | MELBOURNE, Thursday. I Mr Service contemplates visiting Europe .5 shortly. He is suffering from erysipelas* the arm, which is deemed precarious. DESERTION FROM THE NAVY, j Sixteen sailors have deserted from H.M.8.1 Wolverine. - _ COMMERCIAL FAILURE.,. .._< M The failure is announced to-day of _f£_fiS ; ; Buck. The Company's liabilities are set m down at £188,000. : '>'•'■ ■'<''«. *, THE CLONBURN MURDER. **y Two arrests have, been made of persotn supposed to be connected with the Clonbarn murder. SAFE HARBOUR AT CARPEN. ' TARIA. BRISBANE, Thursday., The captain of the Government sch6on& reports that there is good harbour anchorage . for steamers at Port Parker, in the Gulf ot I Carpentaria, at the proposed terminus of the projected Trans-continental Bail way, "jag THE STANTHORPE MURDER. "" Peter Felix, who murdered a man named O'Neill at Stanthorpe township, situated IS4 miles fioin Brisbane, has been sentenced '»;' to death. -xukiSf SIDNEY, Thursday. Sailed : Tararua, for Auckland, yestei day. ARRIVAL OF THE ORIENT. f ; ADELAIDE, Thursday.', *. Tho Orient Company's s.s. Orient has arrived from Plymouth. _____________________________ ■ ./

The Public Accounts.

(BY TELEGKAPH, OWN COERESPOHDKNT.) WELLINGTON, this dayA Complete returns of the revenue and ex penditure for the last quarter are now made up, and will be gazetted on Thursday.' I t_g have been able to obtain a copy. The de tailed figures are as follows :—Assets m I SfstlMarch, Bince realised, £18,714:; Cos- ( ;'| toms, £315,378; Stamps, £36,076; Land | Tax, £13,001; Beer Duty, £9,583; RaUways'^ £202,250; Postal, £33,921; Telegraphic, £17.412 ; Judicial, £13,824 ; Land Transfer, &c, £11,086; Registration Fees, &&, ■ £8,568 ; Marine, £3,407 ; ' Miscellaneous, W £19,073 : Total; £683,593. TERRITOKIAL REVENUE. The Territorial Revenue was as follows. . Land Sales, £48,654; Pastoral rents, &.,, £0,319 ; . Miscellaneous,., £669.iff Total y .C 55.573. Miscellaneous recoveries duriuE. the quarter amounted to £5,170, making I the total receipts for the September quarter, - THE EXPENDITURE. The expenditure was as follows :*^Li_tlS_H- || ties of March 31st, since paid, £1,085; Mis cellaneous Services, £39,045; Permanent II appropriations (including Interest and Sink- , iugFund, £415,496), £457,400; Legislative, £24,828 j Colonial Secretary's Departmeht, £64,600; Treasury, £19,059; Jt-StieA £33,323; Postal and Telegraphic, £66,824; Customs, £18,386 ; Stamps, £6,o9l;'JSd_{. cation, £62,451 ; Native, £3,831 ; Mni-i. £2,221; Public Works, £147,463; Defence, £69,893 ; Lands,. £36,171. Total (less £42,000 transferred from Public Work- Fund for contingent defence) £513,159; total expenditure, £97,0,51.0.. , „, *, The cash"balance on _tot. Septembcr/jM tis' follows: In public account, £89,8)8. advances in bauds of Government bf§JJß||i £256,049: Total, £345,558. The expen diture ot Public Worke. Fund' during the quarter amounted to £687,276. ■'. ~

Patetere.

We* understand ihat.iiogotiafions between the Government aud Messrs "WVtykelt.. nd. Sheehan, on behalf of a number, of priVßto purchasers, tor the aequisitiorit)f ,*th6Pcite' tore Block, have been completed.: Tho associated purchasers are to pay £11,000 iuto the Bank of New Zealand to the credit of the Government, as seaurity for,the ad- - y vanccs made on account of the purchase, whioh.-w.is abandoned tar want of_means_n_ ...... complete it. The pre-emptive proclama tion, under the Native Lands Ac ..ejcwpi'f' ing 'the Block from Bale, will.:.then be withdraw, and the Association will ■!» at liberty to settle the question of title in tho Land Court, and obtain a transfer from the natives. .The Government ttillhavetfjo option of taking a portion of- the block J. lieu of the £11,000 lodged.as,security for advances, and we believe there isafurther I proviso that all land t6 te put up for sale y: shall be in suitable areas, and that 25 per cent, selected in the best localities, shall be put lip'tb auction oil the'deferred payi»*nj principle. The survey of the block of 100,000 a^reSiOver which the Government have not exercised the right of pre-emption, and for which Messrs __)ilwor(h and Howard haW § been negotiating, is being rapidly pushed 1 6n by Mr Creagh, and it is expected that the block will come into the Land Court at in early date. . < ' V

LECTURE BY T. W. PEACOCK, ESQ. AT PONSONBY.

His Worship, tho Mayor-of Auckland, deliverci the last of a series of lectures last evening,- maid of the funds of St.Stephenfl Church, Ponsonbv. The subject'of the lecture was " Elect;icity: its, Development aud Physiological Application." _ Tho *| lecture throughout was of a most instruc tive character, and illustrated by well executed diagrams. The introductory portion of the lecture referred to thehistory, so to speak, of electricity from its earliest discovery, showing its iises and applies* tion to the purposes of* life. His Worship's explanations were clear and distinct, calculated to convey intelligent ideas in relation to their wonderful power of electricity, and tho difference between static electricity, galvanism, etc. The lee- .; turer also gave an account ot the muscular m and nervous system which constitute so large a portion of the human body. _ The lecture was particularly pleasing to scienti fic listeners, and the numerous experiments attractive. On the motion of Rev. D. I Runciman, a vote of thanks was carried by | acclamation to the Mayor, who brMj^^jgii

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14,



Special Advertisements. "lUST X^ECEIVED, LADIES' JERSEYS JERSEY CLOTH, by the yard . CHILDREN'S SILK HOSE Ladies' BLACK & COLOURS O JACKETS LACK GOODS. ALSO, A Variety of other JfANCY Q.OODS ■jl/TILNE AND pHOYCE, QUEEN-STREET.IAUCKLAND THE ■OANKRUPT QTOCK OF THE AUCKLAND CLOTHING COMPANY, Late J. B. Robinson.



This Company having of late taken to Manu facture on tho Premises, though turning out First-class Goods, unfortunately, through the depression of trade, could not carry on. Their Stook is all Fresh, and the Best Bankrupt Stock ever placed on this market, as it has all been bought within thelast sis or nino months. Wo havo Puroetased the WHOLE of their STOCK at a LABGE DISCOUNT OFF tbelr Nettt Cost Prick. It comprises aLarge Variety of Goods. We have Removed the Stook to our own Premlses-the CITY HALL ARCADE— and are Selling it to the Publio at or Under Their Nett Cost Price. Rarlick Sc Chan well, TOTE might make a large profit by holding to Sell at Ordinary Prices, but prefer to Clear it outata Small Advance on what we purchased it for, which will be loss than TWO-THIRDS OF ITS VALUE. Because,— Ist. Wo have paid Cash down for it. 2nd. We have not room in addition to our ordinary large Btock to store it. 3rd. We prefer giving the publio an oppor tunity of Purchasing at a little over Half Price to insure a Rapid Sale, so that we may gather in quickly the extra Capital thus invested. ' v,>. •. ■ The Success of our previous Sale a year ago; and the working of our Cooperative Cash System, prove that the publio now recognise the advantages of our System of turning over our Capital rapidly at a SMALL ADVANCE ON COST. Those who can conveniently Shop in the morning will find it to their advantage, as our assistants are so fully employed in the after n on. " ' •/ SALE NOW ON. SALE NOW ON. Gamjok tc Oranwkix. City Hall Arcade.



AUCKLAND CLOTHING COMPANY, LATE J. B. ROBINSON. (T .«t.«i;-. o ;•:> 'THIS .-.>.. .... . "OANKRUPT OTOCK IS NOW BEING SOLD B_r GARLICK &. CRANWELL, DRAPJCBS CLOTHIERS, AND HOUSE FUBNISUERS, AT THE CITY HALL ARCADE, At LESS than Two-thirds its Value, To Clear it Off Quickly. BouonT by Tender at a Labcje Discount off Original Cost from the Trustees of. the Estate. QARLICK & QRAHWELL]



Special Advertisements. r»RETI'S AUCKLAND ALMANAC AND PROVINCIAL HANDBOOK, 18 8 1. TO ADVERTISERS. Business Men and othcrj desirous of adver tising In tho abovo popular work, are warned against giving Advertisements to any person unconnoetod with the Star Oillce, unless such can. show authority to receive the some .. TT U X T OPENED til AT A. LINABURY & CO.'S :— 2, 4, and S BUTTON BLACK KID GLOVES . LADIES'PAPER CUFFS . , ' * ' 60 tidzic-T Ladies' Rink Collars = | LADIES' BEADED OAPE3 BEADED STOMACHERS CHENILLE SPOT NETS NEW UMBRELLAS 50 Dozen Ladies' Indian Boabvbs, Bows, and Ruffles; quito new styles. NEW COSTUMES, MILLINERY, BONNETS, AND HATS. An Early Inspection Invited. Dressmaking on the premises. Dresses mado in 24 Hours ctlco. 4 | INABURY &po T /.OSGRAVE & AT THEIR PREMISES, QUEEN-STBEBT, WILL MAKE A GENERAL SHOW OF THEIR -VTEW QUMMER SHIPMENTS 1 THIS DAY, Togothor with Important SP**|"*lAL LOTS, Purchased at Labor Discounts by our representative from various Manu facturers, as below stated, Tho FANCY DRESS DEPARTMENT contains all the Newest Goods ot the Season, in Pompadours, Lustres, Casbmere and Beiges. Tho MILLINERY DEPARTMENT onelsts of tho Choicest Designs in Hats and Bonnets, Ladies' and Ohildrens'Costumes, Vlsettes and Dolman's Lack. Bertha's Flowers and Feathers. The SILK DEPARTMENT is replote with tha Newest Shades In Velvets, Silks and Rmno.vs. We call particular attention to oar Stook of BLACK SIUKB. whioh is tho Largeat in the colony. Our Stock of Ladies' UNDERCLOTHING is Large and Well-assorted, and contains all the Newest Makes and Styles, In the MANCHESTER DEPARTMENT we are Offering Particularly Good Value in White and Orey Calicos, Sheetings and Flannels. T _Ti OSGRAVE & pO. Abe now offering great advantages to the Public, as thet Import their GOODS from the Best English and French Manufacturers, AND ABE SELLING AT WHOLESALE PRICES. •DOYAL JTNSURANCK pOMPANST (FIRE AND LIlfE.. CAPITAL :. £2,000,000 With Unlimited Liability of tub Share holders. Accumulated Funds in'hand EXCEED .. .. £4,000,000. Revenue :— From Fire Premiums £776,0001 From Life Premiums £216,000 Exclusive of Interest on Investments. This Company continues to accept FIRE ItlsKS on every description of Insnrablo Pro perty AT THE LOWEST RATES OBTAINABLE CLAIMS FOR LOSSES are Promptly and Liberally Adjusted without reference else where and immediately paid at.tho Company's Bankers in Auckland. GEO. W. JONES, Chief Agent for Province ot Auokland. Office: Shortland-street. May 22,1880. Influential Agents required for the Suburbs and throughout tho Province wbeio tbo Com pany Is not already represented -TIHE MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO. manufacturers of the highest grade of silver plated ware, oth on NICKEL SILVER AND WHITE METAL. Sample Rooms and Offices—46, East Fourteenth street, Union Square, New York. Factories—West Merlden, Connecticut. Sole Agents for'the North Island, ""■ * H. MORRIN "YT-KW OPKINe /FOODS' _HTNOW OPENING UP "EH AT RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN'S, UPPER QUEEN-STREET, A Very Large and Choice Lot of "XT E w riooDSi IN E W VTOODSI For the Incoming Season's Trade. NE V PRINTS, in Immense Variety POMPADOUR SATEENS and CAMBRICS ATI ALE A TWILL, to the New Shades . ATHOL LUSTBES GALATEA STRIPES And other Fancy Washing Materials FANCY DRESS GOODS, from 6d per yd. SUMMER SKIRTS. Very Cheap and a Large Stock of GENERAL DRAPERY GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Also, NEW CLOTHING (of all KH.DS), For Boys' and Men's wear. BOYS* SUITS Job Lines in Boys' KNICER SUITS NEW TWEEDS, ETC. All Carefully Selected, Well Bought, and to be Sold Cheap, A Discount of Is in the £ allowed upon all Cash Purchases of 20s and Upwards. "OUSHBROOK & "DRIDGMAN DRAPERS AND CLOTHIERS, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queen-street. Auckland THE BEST VALUE FOR READY MONEY IS THE MEV_.) CLOTHING (& BOYS' MANUFACTURED BY THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, Whioh can be purohased at their Retail IS ranches now estab'isbed all over New Zealand. The Garments are Thoroughly Shrunk ! Tho Bit and Style aro Perfect The Workmanship is equal to bespoke Tho Trimmings aro of Superior Quality and Strength Tho Tweeds are of the Very Best Desoiiption The Stock is the Largest in the Southern Hemi sphere The Tall, Short, Lean, and Stout can be equally WeU Fitted 4 ** The Goods are all Marked in Plain Figures The System of Business is to Exchange Every Article that Does Not Give Satisfaction. And in addition to all tbese advantages you can purchase A SINGLE GARMKNT AT THE WHOLE SALE PRICE. Mercery, Hats, Shirts. Ties, Scarfs, Bags, Portmanteaux, Rugs, an.i Blankets at Whole sale Prices. Thousands of Discerning Customers testify that the Now Zealand Clothing Factory's Gar ments are the Very Boßt Value for Ready Money. AUCKLAND BRANCH: Queen-atreet (opposite Theatre Royal). Thames Branch: Albert-street, Thames, J. FITZSIMQNS, MANAGER. 1'



How to forret out the perpetration ot a triok, in substituting any othor Schnapps for that of Udolpho Wolfe's Sohlcdam Aromatio Schnapps, wlUroqulroverylittlointutleu. Juitletonotry tho genuine invlgorant; aud, familiar with its taste, thoy will soon discover tho difference. It is impossible to give to tho common gin that delicate smell, that fragrant touon, that aromatic, soft, nnd volvoty taste, that con stitute tho chief elements of this great tonic cordial '1