SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Rirm watitp J Tnis Evening, 5.37 HIGH, WAI_K-j rp o . morrow Morning, 5.55 >■ UN SET.—This Evening. 5.42 i UN RISK,—To-Morrow Morning. 0.21 MOON'S AGE.-Now Moon, 10th, 2.1G a.m.

ARRIVALS.

to-day. Mazeppa, schooner, Ronnie, from Rarotonga

DEPARTURES.

last evening. Myrtlo, brigantine. Lace, for Tonga Argylc, s.s,, Crawford, for Whangarei Reward, schooner, Anderson, for Whangarei Ada C. Owen, brigantine,McLcod, forManukau

TO-DAY

Energy, Fchooner, Savory, for Napier Minnie Hare, schooner, tokinner, lor Napier

VESSELS EXPECTED.

John Bull, barquo, from London; sailed Feb.

rnary 10 City of Sydney, P.M. s.s., from San Francisco ;

April 12th Wolverine, H.M.S., from Sydney Syren. brig, from Sydney Borealis, brigantine, from Lcvuka Island Lily, brigantino, from Chatham Island Falcon, schooner, from the Islands Edith, schooner, from Tonga, Sybil, schooner, from Tahiti Transit, schooner, from Tahiti Caledonia, schooner, from Tonga. Atotehau, schooner, from Rarotonga. Arawata, s.s , from tho - onth. Moncay. Bismarck, 11.1.G.M.5., from Sydney Marion, schooner, from Norfolk island.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London—Loch Urr: Agate, to load Gisborne, Southern Ports, and Melbourne-

Rotomahana. Thursday Sydney— Arawata, 13lh , , , ,-„ Ruseoll—lona, every Monday ; Arawata, MOn-

day Lyttelton—Earl G'anvilio Tahiti and Islands—Pirate, loading Tauranga—Glenoid. Wednesday For New Plymouth and southern Ports —

Tairoa, Sunday Whangarei—Argvie. Tue3'lay3 and l'naays Waitaki, Thursday

IMPORTS.

Per Mazeppa from Rnrotonga-25,000 oranges, 2,530 lbs old copper, 12'ons copra, 13,303 lbs pearl shell, 2,000 cocoanuts, 9 bags sponge. 2 carriage wheels, 4,000 gallons limejuice, 2 baggy springs, ■10 bales cotton, and a quantity of timbor.

EXPORTS.

Per Energy for Napier—ss,ooo feet timbor, 15 tons iron.

Inwards Coastwise. — Kricmhilda, from Whangaroa with 20,800 feet timbor ; Persever ance from Sandepit. with 30J bushels sand; Start, from Ngunguru, with 23.150 feet timber ; Mary Ann from Motutapu with 300 bushels sand. .- Outwards Coastwise. — Rotoiti. s.s. for Whangarei; Perseverance for Waihekc; Start Ngunguru; Mary Ann for Maliurangi; Queen forH okianga.

Tho brigantir.e Lapwing cleared at tho Customs to-day for Mewcastlo m ballast, fahe takes ono passenger:—Mr Frederick Scott.

The brigantine Ada C. Owen sailed last night for the Manukau Heads, where she is to load with sawn timbor for Lyttelton.

The as. Rotomahana will return from Russell early to-morrow morning. She is announced to leave again for Melbourne, via East Coast and fcouthern ports, at 1 p.m. to-morrow.

The topsail schooner Advance, now in har bour, is open for freight or charter.

The brigantine Myrtle loft on a cruise throygh the Friendly Islands hut evening. Sho took a full cargo of general merchandise and the fol lowing passengers:—Mrs Parsons, Misses Ada and Lily Munn, and Mr Dirkett.

The s.s. Rotoiti has been chartered by tho Kamo Coal Company to tow coal barges from Whangarei to the loading ground at Limeatono Island.

Tho Gorman war ship Bismarck loft Sydney on the afternoon of Saturday last, and she may therefore bo expected here two or throe doys hence.

The brigantine Linda Weber left Timarn for thi3 port yestarday with a cargo of gram and breaastufl's.

A new fore-and-aft schooner of about 13 tons was launched this afternoon from tho ship build ing yard of Messrs Niecol and Son, North Shore. Tho vessel, which was named the Taviuni, has been built to tho order of Mr McKiasaek, of Lovuka. She has been built specially for the Island trade, and her Une3 indie-to that she willprovo a fast seller, and, at tho same time, will carry a good cargo. The schooner has been well fitted out. A substantial looking whaleboat, 20ft. in length, has been supplied her from the yard of Mr R. Reid, Lower Albert-street, Tho vess-1 is expected to leave for Lovuka iv a fort night hence.

The Rarotongau sobooner Atotehau, with a cargo of fruit and island produce, left Rarotonga for Auckland on tho same da> .is the Mazeppa. She may therefore be ' expected to put in an appearence immediately.

The brigantine Active, under charter t.i Messrs MoArthur and Co., is to Uke in cargo alongside the Queen-street wharf for Samoa.

The Union Company's's.s. Waitaki Jeft Tau rangua at noon to day, and sho may be expected here early to-morrow morning. Sho is an nounced to leave for JW_annarei at 10 a.m. to morrow. Tho barques Loch Urr, for London, and Ear 1 Granville, for Lyttelton. dropp'd down to tho North Head to-day. but they had not sailed when wo went to press.

ARRIVAL OF THE MAZEPPA.

The schooner Mnzeppa arrived this morning from Karotooga after an ab=onc3 n£ eight, weeks from this port. Sho left Auckland on Friday, _'CDrUar7- Ot—, ——— CApC-io~-«©— olionp? K'.W.K. and E.S.E. breezes till reaching Rarotonea on Wednesday, 25th February. Left Rarotonga for Mangaia on the Saturday following, and arrived there next day. Left ngala for Raro tonga on Wednesday, March 3rd. Took In cargo there, and linally sailed for Auckland on Saturday, March 20th. Light westerly breezes and. calms were experienced for the first ten days, and thence till arrival easterly airs and line weather. Xhe Mazeppa bronght a cargo of island produce aud fruit, and the following passengers:—Mrs Gill and pon, Mr and Mrs Stanley Heather, ipfant, and servant. Messrs Henry Nicholas, Charles Rennio, and two natives.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

Lalia Rookh, p.s., Campbell, from Waitara.

DEPARTURES.

Rowena. s.s., Amodeo. for Waitara Hannah Mokau, s.s. McCarthy for Waitara Wanaka, s.s., McGillivray, for tho South

IMPORTS.

Per Hannah Mokau, from Waitara—2s head cattle, 100 sheep, 23 kegs butter, 1 norao.

EXPORTS.

Per Wanaka, for the South—2 cases boots, 4 axle arms, 5 bags salt, 2 biles paper, 3 bundles buckets, 73 cases and packages.

The s.s. Wanaka sailed South yesterday aftor noon. Passengers :—For New Plymouth :Mr Cass, Mr and Mrs Reid, Mr Tryon, Or. Rich ards, Mr and Mrs Cosgrave. For Nelson: Mr Raine, Mrs Gosaett, For Wellington : Roy. W. H. West, Mr TV Slack. ForDunedln: Mr Miloe.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Tauranga, this day. The s.s. WBitaki left at noon to-day for Auck land.

Wellington, this day. Sailed: Hannah BromDcla, brigantine, for Kaipara.

Lyttelton, yesterday, Arrived: Aratapu from Kaipara. Sailed: Ben Nevis for London.

Timadit, yesterday. Arrived: Adieu from Newcastle; Elibank Cistlefrom Kaipara. Sailed : Linda Weber for Auckland, DuNEDitr, yesterday. Arrived: Kinearooma from Sydney; Aus tralian barque from No wen si 10. New P_ymoutii, th'S day. The s.s. Wanaka arrived from Onohunga at B a.m. to-day

Waitik*. this day. The 5.3. Rowcna arrived from Onehunga at 8.20 a.m. to-day.

"W hang \mu, this day, Arrived: Argylc, from Auckland, at 7 a.m.

DEATH.

McCARTIE.-On April 3. at Woodville. Napier, Sarah, tho beloved wife of Robt. McUurtio, Surveyor; aged 25 years.'

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1830.

I'jr tho cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needsrresit-acs, for the future iv the di.slar.co,

And til. -co! that we can d.»

The condition of trade in England has a very great influenco upon tho colonies. Our most recent advices have been favourablo to a steady improvement iv manufacturing industry, and if we have expected and realised from this cn.ua- un improved price for wool anil other produce, we have also already had to pay higher rates for various classes of English goods, especially hardware. Up to the beginning of February of this year, the revenue returns of Great Britain had given no sign of improved purchas ing power amoug the peoplo. On tho contrary, the Chancellor of the Exche quer found it necessary to makeprovision for a decrease of upwards of £2,000,000 on the very low average of tho preced ing year. To the plethora of wealth con sequent upon want of conjiden.ee and disinclination to embark in business speculations, wore attributed the eager demand for the New Zea land live million loan, and tho still better terms obtained for the four per cent South Australian loan. Consols had risen to au unusually high rate, and tho want of reliable invest ment for idle capital was so strongly felt that a syndicate iv London em barked upon the task of placing Prussian four per cents on the London market, with such success that tho price of that stock rose in Germany. Though the prospects, even up to the end of January, 1880, judged by the test of diminished excise and general want of confidence, were not encouraging, a general belief prevailed that the tide had turned, and trado was rapidly reviving. Nor was this only the flattering tale of hope. The Home News of 13th February says :

We are in full swing of a great trade re vival which, if previous analogy may be trusted, will give us a prosperous cycle of from seven to ten years. The buoyancy in markets, therefore, makes constant pro gress. Both on the Stock Exchange, in the produce markets, and in all places where merchants, dealers, and speculators most do congregate, there is a feeling of coniidence to which they have been long strangors, and credit, which had sunk to zero, has mounted many degrees higher in the faith of prolitable enterprise once more restored in Old England. The testimony of the Board of Trade Returns is, without variation or wavering, favourable. The whole area of commercial enterprise has been widened out, and the hum of activity isheard through out the factories and workshops of the land. Railway trailic receipts keep going up by " leaps and bounds," and the only discouraging factor in the case is the raeagre ness of the Revenue, as explained above. Furnaces re-lightccl, cotton mills running full time, railway workshops employed from morn till dewy eve, are tho ordinary inci dents of the day. It is only a question of time when these signs of better times must react on the revenue, and public prosperity will put the copestonc on the success of private enterprise. Our foreign (export) trade is making rapid strides ; and if the year is crowned with anything like a boun tiful harvest, England will roll cheerily on in the new cycle of revival and ever-ad vancing prosperity. To her colonies also this is the best of good news ; for they must share in her progress as they have shared in bcr adversity.

Wc cannot withhold our congratula tions upon tho promise of revived [pros perity in the Home country, which for the last two years has suffered under a depression rarely paralleled in the his tory of English trade fluctuations. But it is by no means certain that great business activity in Great Britain would bo an unmixed good to New Zealand, or would tend to alleviate the hardness of the times in the period of great monetary stringency which this colony appears to he approaching. The im proved market for our produce will, as we have said, be largely counterbalanced by the greater cost of our British im ports, and with a better demand for money and sounder credit, those drafts on tho London market which we have made with dangerous frequency during the last few years will be less easy to negotiate. Simultaneously, the How of wealth and population into the Colony from Great Britain may suffer some diminution. The interest on borrowed capital invested iv the Colony in Government bonds and commercial en terprises causes a drain of capital amounting, according to reliable com

putations, to nearly three millions;, fstcrling a year; and,, without a' steady influx o£ wealth from abroad,: i. is impossible that this liability' Can be met. The preSeiit ordinary rate! of production in New Zealand cannot Cover it, affc-Ough, with the rapid open 'i_g T^ v, _nd settlement of our lands, it Xviii ultimately do so. A wise man! calmly contemplates all the perplexities-' .'that beset him and endeavours to over-! come them—and if we, as a colony, do' that wo cannot but fee1! 'the absolute necessity of husbanding our available resources, and encouraging by all means, and dr. 'sl'most any terms, beneficial occupation of the land.

The agricultural statistics for tlio Northern counties, compiled by Mr* Greenaway, are completed. They show a steady increase, though by no means so rapid as could be desired. The counties covered by these returns arc Mongonui, Ilokiauga, Bay of Islands, Whangarei, and Hobson. The total iucronso iv the acreage under crop (including sown grasses) as com pared with 1579, is 0,142 acres. The increase is almost wholly ita. s'ov/h grasses, shewing that farming in the North is still principally confined to grazing. The settlers have not yet emerged from tlio pastoral era. While grazing pays best, and is most adapted 'to the formation of the country, it would be foolish to advise very strongly the substitution of extensive grain growing ; but we think it is to be la-

merited that the returns do not give much evidence of increased attention to [orchards and vineyards, for which no country in tlio world is better adapted than the North. When we consider tlio fact that iv IS7B, tlio colony sent away £49,011 for green fruits and £44,000 for jams wo aro forced to the conclusion that a most profitable field of production is left undeveloped. These facts cannot be too often or too strongly impressed upon our settlers. In potatoes, also, the increase is not what could be desired. The North, from its climate, might with proper attention, obtain almost a monopoly of tlio market for early potatoes, and should bo in a position to ship largely to the South • beforo tlio Canter bury crop is available, and when prices rule Hgli. Mai/.o has likewise been sadly neglected. By availing themselvos of tlio special advantages which the climate confers, our Northern settlers could supplement the revonuo derived from their present pursuits to a very material extent, and would permanently improve their position and prospects. Tlio following is an epitome of tlio agricultural returns for the livo counties named, tlio statis tics having been collected in February of the current year :—■

The long-disputed question, whether pleiiro-pucumonia was here or not, is defi nitely settled by the report of the proceed, ings at a meeting of the South Auckland Cattle Board, reported in another column. The regulations passed by the Auckland Board were gazetted in Wellington yester day, and we would draw general attention of agriculturalists to the very important Order in Council, under the Diseased Cattle Act, published on the fourth page of our last evening's issue.

Two letters on "Anglo-Israelism" and an interesting account of the origin of the term "Lynch Law" appear on our fourth page to-day.

The Mayor acknowledges the receipt of £9 9s Gd, collected at the Star Ollice for the Irish Relief Fund. Particulars have already been published.

Mr H. E. Webb, formerly proprietor of the "Poverty Bay Standard," has pur chased the plant of the "Waka Maori," with a view to re-establishing the " Stan dard," much support having been volun tarily promised by Gisbornc residents.

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Otahuhu Mutual Improvement Association was held on Monday evening last. There was a fair attendance of members,, The business of the evening consisted olt read ings, &c. Mr S. Luke read a sdrcti >n from George Elliott's " Adam Bedc," the subject of the reading being "The Harvest Supper." Another member then guvo an extract from a lecture of the Rev. Morley Punshon on John Buuynn. The iirst read ing was well received, but the latter was rather severely criticised by the members present. The next meeting of the Asso ciation will take place on April 19th, when Mr YV. Day will deliver an essay on " Horse Racing."

The Committee of tho Onehunga Library and Freeßcadiug Rooni,tcuder their thanks to the ladies and gentleman who so kindly gave tbeir services at the concert held in the Masonic Hall, Onehunga.

The annual meeting of the Auckland Skating Club will be held this evening.

The Grammar School aquatic sports beld in the Breakwater Baths yesterday after noon wore most successful, and proved highly interesting to the spectators. The results of the first ten events appeared in our last evening's issue, and tbe remaitiing two are now appended :—Eleventh Event, long dive, open to boys under 15. —11. Whitaker, 1; J. Buchanan 2. Twelfth Event, undressing in water, open to all comers. This contest caused considerable amusement.—W. Skecn, 1; A. Wiseman, 2 ; F. Purchas, 3.

At a meeting of settlers at the Whata wfiata Hotel on Saturday, it was resolved, " That a deputation wait on F. A.Wliitakcr, Esq., M.H.R., to consult with him on any measures that may be taken to expedite the commencement of the Waipa bridge, and the road thence to Hamilton ; the to consist of Messrs Anderson, Dawson, Corboy, K. Shepherd, S. Foxall, aud H. M. balmon."

The Reinucra Band of Hope held their second meeting in the Newmarket Hall on Friday, the 2nd inst. The Rev. S. B. Monro, president, in the chair. Tlio hall was completely idled, and a very profitable and enjoyable evening was spent. Head ings, recitations, ami songs were rendered by liscvcral of the members, atid Messrs Lennox, Burgess, and Gladding addressed the meeting on the great advantaged of suhh a society. About lifty new members added to the roll, which now musters about 150. The next meeting will be duly adver tised.

i An inquest was held on Tuesday last on the body of Charles Jukes, at the Taupiri Hotel, before Dr. Beale and a jury, and a verdict of " Accidental [Death " relumed. The evidence showed that the "youth, 13 years of age, was crossing the Waipa River on a horse, when they got beyond their depth in the swollen waters, and the lad was drowned. The body was buried on Monday at Taupiri, Rev. Mr Caldcr olliciat iug, in the presence of a large concourse of persons,

The, first meeting of creditors in the estate; of George. Dunnet, of Potisonby, will be. held in the Supreme Court Buildings on! Saturday next.

Bishop Selwyn will deliver an a'cu-i'css'; this evening in St Matthew's churpV, 'Oct- ■ vice will be comme_c_<i rVt.V e'cloel- Thej, Bishop leave: tC-m'.Srrow for Christchurchf to attend the general Church Synod, ,to .bei held in that city. We understand that ib.ei Bishop on hfs re.turn, will _e*o_m in; Auckland ,for several We2-S prior, to his. departure fcr tfc iil'inds of his mission.

Tiro African wild beast show continues to attract its votaries. The lion is a for midable animal of large si~e and weight, according to tho report SOOlbs. We never remember to have seen a larger lion, excepting on one occasion iv Trafalgar Square tamed by Landseer the artist. The show, bear and. tiger, will be open for inspection during the evening.

To tho Editor : Sir,—The question ot the future occupation of the native lands of the colony has been raised by your correspon dent, "Another Conservative." If tho waste lands ot the country are to be giveu over to a few monied landsharks, who iv time !to come arc to be the "landlords," then it were better to leave them in the hands of the enlightened savage-, for bitter experience has shown unmistakeably that one of the greatest curses under which the British Empire has ever suffered has been an hereditary landed aristocracy, and which l|hs gained for England the unenviable name or a " nation of shopkeepers." Unless this land question is kept steadily iv view, I am very much afraid that the rising generation here will be very little better than the poor tenants and paupers at home—slaves to the wills of the " lords of the country." Con servatism is very partial to a landed gentry and a pauper population.—Yours, &c., A ROUS.

'io the Editor : Sir, —Here is a, question which'tnight form a very useful topic for discussion by some of our City and Country Mutual Improvement classes, viz., " Is it reasonable justice that a Government should punish lor the transgression of any one of the Teu Commandments, while strictly pro hibiting the hearing of the Commandments by any of her subjects when assembled iv the Government (training?) schools?"— Yours, &c., X.Y.Z.

The Government have resolved to divide the £65,000, for roads North of Auckland, between the Counties and the Great Worth Boad, in the following proportions : — North Comity Hoad. Grants. Waitemata.. „ .. £2,500 -1,000 Koilney 0,000 11,000 Ilobaon 3.1)00 U/,00 Whangarei li.ooo :>,()()0 Hay of Inlands .. .. 0,000 4.1>U0 Hokiaiiftu — 0,500 Moukohul 6,000 3,000 Totals .. .. .£30,000 £30,0)0

The benefit concert to Tom Williams will be given to-night iv the | Albert Hull, by the theatricals of Auckland and tlie members of Dorau's variety Troupe, Wil liam., who hails from London, and who is a near relative to the celebrated Williams of Metropolitan theatres, has scarcely re covered from a severe lit of illness in the hospital, hence, those of the fraternity to whom he is best known, considered that something should be done in his favor, and projected the entertainment as a fair means of rendering temporary aid. 'She bill of fare will be palatable to all, being nicely varied with the comic and sentimental, the local sketch, the " Bow in City West," cist a lovely scene. A new farce will also be introduced. Wo notice that Dorau's mins trels will appear at the North Shore on Fri day evening.

We perceive by notice in another column that Mr Joseph, of Sydney, and formerly for many yours Chairman of the Board ol Dir ectors of tho Australian Mutual Provident Society, oilers himself for re-election as Director. Mr Joseph, injoppositiou to the New Smith Wales interests, advocates the following :—That he will oppose the dis franchisement of New Zealand members ; and, further, that a portion of the funds of the society be directed to New Zealand for investment. No doubt the Minister in Auckland will take the hint, and send or call upon either D. 15. Crniekshank or 11. Giliilla.il |Esi|is., and sign the voting forms. The proxies are requited a» soon as possible.

The following particular attempts to kill the Czar by blowing up the Winter Palace, at St Petersburg, arc given in the English tclcgiaiii<, received per Arawata at the Muff yesterday :—Shortly after 7 o'clock on the evening of the 17th February, when the Czar, with the Duchess of Edinburgh, and l'rinee Alccko of Bulgaria, were about to repair to the dining-room of the Winter Palace a Icrrillic explosion was heard. The Czar immediately after was informed that (lie banqueting ball was a wreck, and that the accidental delay had saved him anil the Imperial family from death. Dinner had been fixed for seven o'clock, and the Em peror and the IJuchess of Edinburgh were in an adjoining room waiting for Prince Alccko, whose slight breach of punctuality thus saved the Emperor's life. The Em press, Btill very feeble, was asleep in a

distant part of ihc Palace, and was not dis turbed by the explosion. The Emperor, though moved, never lost his sclf-pOSSe?S ion. The Duchess of Eninburgh displayed wonderful composure. On a search being made, it was found that several pounds of dynamite and gun-cotton had been placed in the cellars beneath a guard-room situated on the ground lloor, directly beneath the dining saloon. The explosion was fired by ;ui electric battery from .some point without the palace yet undiscovered. The collers were used as joiner's shops, and were occu pied by fonr workmen, three ot whom had been arrested. The fourth man is missing. Many persons in the palace aud immediate vicinity have been arrested. At the moment of the explosion the guard chamber beneath the dining saloon was tilled with about 1(10 men, eight of whom were killed and forty live wounded. Such an attempt in the heart of the Winter Palace is considered all the more extraordinary, because just before the Czar took ijossessiou of his winter resi dence the most minute examination was made in and around the palace, in order to prevent a repetition of the attempt that had been made to blow up the imperial train near Moscow. If, therefore, the explosion was really the work of the Nihilists, it is thought they must have the direct assistance of persons connected with the Imperial house-hold.

The Dinner and Ball in connection with flic Fountain of Friendship Lodge of Odd fellows will be held this evening in the Lome-street Hall.

Messrs Booth and Nottingham, for many years in the milk trade at home, have begun the dairy trade in Auckland. They consider the price of milk in Auckland too high, and therefore oiler pure milk from the cow at 4d per quart. They also ask their customers to apply periodically the lacto meter to test the purity of the milk.

Messrs E. anil A. Isaacs will hold an extensive furniture sale to-morrow at their auction rooms, Fort-street, commencing at 11 o'clock. The goods are of English manufacture, and oilers special advantages.

Fourtceu splendid business sites fronting the beach road, Freeman's Bay, will be offered for lease by Mr Sibbin to the order of the City Council to-morrow at 12 o'clocK at his -r.art, Good competition is expected for these rare places for small capitalists.

The Waimate Plains.

(UY TKL-GHAPH.)

OEO, thil day.

INSPECTION OF TIIE ROAD. The Minister of Public Works, accompanied by Mr Blaekctt, C.E., visited the camp at Oco yesterday. The working parties from that station arc busily engaged on the road, having taken up the work at tho points they had reached when working from the late (camp at Otakcro. It is reported that the flax and toi toi is to be cleared one aud a half chains wide on each side of the road, iv order to guard against surprise. This is a grand idea. When surprised the troops will have so much farther to run in the 'opra under tbe enemies lire than they would in a narrow track where they could immediately find shelter and bo on equal terms with their assailants as regards

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AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET.

Amur, 7, 1880. Hank of New Zealand—£2o; sellers, £20 Colonial Hank— Huyew, 18- Gil; sellers, lis N./i. Insiiranco—ll'iycrs, 20s Union Insurance—Sollors. 10s (ill Colonial Insurance—Buyers, lis 3d Union f-'nsli and. Dour— Hi 17s lid; buyers, £1 17s 0.1; sellers, £5. N.z. Loin and Mercontllo—Buyers, HOs Accident— Assuranco—2s 3d Alburniii---Ollers, 70s Rlounatalri-GOs, Gls Od ; buyers, OOa; sellers, 62a Od Cure—2s 3d, 2s Od; buyers. 2a. Calcdonlim—isinKlo)2ss, 27d Oil; buyers, 25s se'b'l'B, 27s Oil, 'rhainoi-follors. 25s

Kuramil Hill—Sellers, 9s Tolcatea—Sellers, Is Od.

New North Devon—l7a (id; buyers, 17s 3d Queen of lloau-y—Sellers, Os New Whau—buyers, 38s ; sellers, 10s Columbia—Sellers, 3s 3d

JosKi-ii Newman, Chairman,

A woman looks upon her husband as a charming being during two months of her life—the month before she marries him, and the mouthjafter she buries him.

CABLE NEWS.

EUROPEAN.

.—-r-T-U . ..»• ■~ 'i [RBUTBIt'S SPECIAL CABTjKOIKAMS.]

ike Bhglish flections, j LONDON,

April 5,

The election for Middlesex took place to day, and resulted in the return of the two former members—Lord George Hamilton and Mr O. E. Coops (both Conservatives). Mr Herbert Gladstone, a sou of the ex- Premier, who contested the election was defeated.

Election of Mr Gladstone for Midlothian. LONDON.

April 5. The Right Hon. Mr Gladstone has been elected for Midlothian by a large majority. The Results of the Elections.

In the elections ttow proceeding the nett Liberal gain is 02. Dublin returns one Honlc Ruler and one Liberal.

The Hon. Itobert Lowe has been re elected for London University.

Expected. Besignation of

"Earl Beaconsheld.

The "Times" in a leading article has rcasou to believe that the Ministry will resign before I'arlianicut meets.

British Protectorate over

Candahar,

It is announced that Sadradi has been appointed Sovereign ruler at Candahar, under British protection.

Commercial

LONDON,

Threc-por-ceut. consols, 98iJ 10s (id.

Brandy,

AUSTRALIAN.

|R_UTEE'S SPECIAL C A BLE Gil AM S.]

MELBOURNE,

Tuesday,

Now Zealand milling oats are worth from 2s 7d to 2a Sd, in consequence of short supplies. There is good enquiry. Sailed : Tararua for New .Zealand. Grounding" of the Tararua.

MELBOURNE,

Tuesday,

The steamer Tararua, which sailed to day, grounded at the entrance to the Yarra, but it is expected she will float again at midnight.

Arrival of Suez Mail KING GEORGE'S SOUND.

Tuesday.

The P. &O. Co.'a steamship Siam, with the inward Suez mail, arrived here to-day.

Exhibition Awards SYDNEY.

Wednesday,

'J he following further Exhibition awards have been announced :—Mr. Walton, for basils, and Mr. Burt, of Dunodiu, for a refrigerator, both lirst class. Mr. Burts refrigerator is also highly commended.

Education Bill.

In the Legislative Council last night, the Education Bill was passed through the Committee.

Eandwick Races— A.J.C. Plate. SYDNEY. Tuesday. Caspian 1 Petrca 2 Martiudalc 3 Time, 4mius. 38 3-10sccs. Seven horses Btartcd. The race was won by a length.

TELEGRAPHIC.

(FKOM OUR OWN COKEESPO-i'DEN'T.)

COROMANDEL, this day

Tokatea.—The manager reports : The erection of the rock drill is progressing rapidly towards completion. The air pipes arc coupled on within fifty feet of the end of the level. The water flume and tank are ready for work, and tho pipes to convey the water into the level will be to the mouth of the drive during the week and taken along the level on Monday. The principal part of the work is therefore finished, only a few details being required, when the whole will be in working order.

Royal Oak.—The manager reports : I have not anything particular to report from the mine. Good crushing stuff is coming from the stopes on tho No. 1 reef, and to all appearance likely to continue. New reef stopes, no change of any kind during the week. Preparations are made to extend tho main level a further distance of thirty feet towards tho Tokatea boundary, and boundary of this mine.

(l-Il UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, Tuesday. MR LEVIN AND HIS CONSTITU ENTS. Mr 11. Levin, M.H.K., senior member for the city, addressed his constituents this evening. In a lengthy address he gave a recapitulation of his action in the late sec sion. lie estimated that the delicicncy to Mareh3l atabout XI ,050,000, but this would be reduced by i"2,'l0,000 retrenchment in various departments. At the conclusion Mr Levin received a unanimous vote of confid ence. This day. SUPREME COURT. In the Supreme Court John Thompson, for larceny, was sentenced to 12 months. George Viokerstafl', who stole letters from the post-ollicc at Carterton, was discharged on his own recognizance to conic up for judgment when called upon. The charge of rape against George Longhurst is now proceeding. The prisoner's counsel applied for leave for the jury to visit the shed in which the alleged oflence was committed. The judge refused, as exceedingly incon venient for himself and counsel to visit the spot, and the dilliculty in preventing com munication with the jury. However, if later on he found tho prisoner would suffer by not visiting the shed he would allow the application.

CIIRISTCUURCH, Tuesday. AN EXTRAORDINARY PERJURY

CASE,

A prisoner tried with indecont assault, had a narrow escape. The iwomau gave her evidence clearly and iirmly, and did not vary when cross-examined. Considerable animation was showu among the jury when they Avcre called upon for their ver dict, and oue of their number, when put into the box, proved that the woman had perjured herself on one point. This led to further inquiries, when a constable was found who piovcd that two other of her statements were equally uutrue. The Crown Prosecutor withdrew the case. The intimation was given of a prosecution for perjury.

A BOY CHARGED WITH MURDER.

At the Police Court to-day, a boy named Arthur Cox, who, it will be remembered, was one of the priucipal witnesses at the late inquest at Wallace Town, was charged with tho murder of a boy named Robert Curtis. A rcmaud was applied for and granted.

OAMURU, Tuesday UNEMPLOYED.

At the request of tho unemployed, Mr Hi-lop, M.H.R., has forward .1 a telegram to the Government, asking v licthor work was to be resumed on tho Livi igstoue liuc,

INVERCARGILI, this day,

The regulation prohibiting engine drivers making up for lost time between stations has been revoked. While iv force trains never arrived to time, which caused much dissatisfaction.

Barnard's cowshed has been buruod down at Maketcre. The loss is £C 0 ; uninsured. Boys were seen near during the day.

The steamer luo arrived yesterday with a cargo of Preservation Inlet coal. It is in tended to give it a trial on the railway. It is said to be equal to Newcastle coal.

CHARGE OF MURDER.

Cox, charged at the Police Court yester day with feloniously killing and slaying Robert Curtis at Wallacetown, was n> mandod for eight days.

ATTEMPT TO SHOOT A WIFE,

Louis Schouioll, was charged at the Police Court with discharging a pistol at his wife, Sophia. The pistol burst in his hand, but the bullet inflicted a wound on the forehead of his wife. It is not danger ous. The crime is attributed to jealousy} He is remanded for a week,

INVERCARGILL VOLUNTEERS.

Four members of the Invercargill rifle volunteers are likely to be expelled. The volunteer force for insubordination at the review, one never appeared on paraud all the time. The Corps was in Christc_.ur.li. A large number of residental ciaims have been lodged at Southland Registration office,

Pleuro Pneumonia in Waikato.

AN ANIMATED MEETING.

i—k i A MEETING Of the Board Wftfi held at the farmers' ' Club,, Cambridge, on Saturday last, to consider what means should be adopted regarding the outbreak of pleuro in this district. There were present) Messrs E. Maclean, (chairman), A. A-. Fantham, C. Storey, and Capfr. Stwelr}., The enai.n_a_ had invited cattle breeders and owners to attend, in order that all pos sible information might bo afforded, and in response to this the more prominent set tlers were present. Amongst the number we noticed Messrs Robert Ferguson W. L. Martyn, Walker, J. P. Qampbell, kicks, Alwill, Builey, Capt, Btthcimah, and the proprietor of the " WaikatO Timers." . Mr H. Reynolds, manager of the Land. Com pany's estate-, waft a\.6 in. attendance.

. The chiirrnan commenced by stating that Mr Fantham had some days previously in formed him that the disease had broken out on the property of The Waikato Land Association, and they went to Eureka on Thursday, but found the Man ager had gone to the out-station, Woodlands, near Hokonui. They accord ingly returned to Hamilton, and there saw Mr John Kunciman, deputy Cattle In spector, who, at his request, accompanied Mr l_,_th_m to Woodlands. When they came back they reported that pleuro existed in a very bad state on the property, and that the proprietors were inoculatmg the herd. They considered it was a very serious matter to allow people to inoculate, as it tended to spread tlie disease, and he bad accordingly issued a placard, warning owners of cattle that it they had recourse to inoculation their farms would be declared infected places within the meaning of the Act. He was perfectly aware that the Hoard had no power to prevent anybody inoculating, but he wished all to understand that he was strongly opposed to it. He also telegraphed to Mr Nadcii to come up. That gentleman arrived the day before, and went with Mr Ituncinian to the Carapany's estate, and from what he observed was of opinion that pleuro did exist there, but that it was necessary that some of the beasts should be slaughtered. He (the Chairman) thought the action of the Swamp Company would tend rather to spread the disease than to eradicate it. He would call on Mr Fantham to suppott what he had said, and afterwards they would hear the report of Mr Naden.

Mr Fantham thought it would be as well to read the correspondence rolating to the question. The Chairman said there was only one letter—from Mr Reynolds—to read.

Tlic Chairman then read a letter from Mr Reynolds, dated the 30th March in which he stated that some of the cattle on the station were dying, but of what disease he was not aware. He attributed it to over crowding on the voyage and want of feed on arrival, lie said it would appeal from the tone of the letter that the Board were to inquire into the cause of death in the case of any cattle.

Mr Fantham said he had during the week heard from one or two sources that pleuro had broken out on the Swamp Com pany's estate, but as lie was not satisfied with these reports he went to the chairman and told him about it. Mr Macleau had just received a letter from the manager of so reassuring a nature that he made light of the matter. He (the speaker) was of opinion, however, that there was more in the letter than appeared on the surface, and he gra dually brought the chairman over on his way of thinking. They then drove to Eureka, but found that the manager was away at Woodlands. Considering it to be their duty to at once ascertain for themselves whether the reports were correct, they drove to Hamilton, where the chairman remained while Mr John Runciman and he proceeded to Woodlands. They were much surprised when they got there. They saw a lot of cattle in the yard in a very bad state, one animal in particular having pus miming from the nose and exhibiting strong symptoms of the disease. In a pit iv the yard they saw portions of the car , case of a beast which they concluded had been killed for the sake ot the virus, with which to inoculate the herd. Mr. Reynolds asked them whether they thought the disease was pleuro. He replied that Mr. Reynolds know best what it was when he killed a beast for the sake of virus to inoculate the rest. Mr. Runciman served a notice on the manager declaring the property infected. They then came back and reported the result to the chairman. On their return to Hamilton they noticed cattle running iv paddocks divided from the main road merely by a wire fence, which appeared to bo suffering from the disease. One poor thing was in a very bad state. He had nevjr before seen pieuro, and he thought that when a person pre viously unacquainted with the disease from actual experience could perceive it so plaiuly, it was the best evidence that could be given of its existence. He had several things to say as a member of the Cattle Board, which he proposed deferring for the present.

Mr Naden reported that, in company with Mr John Runciman, inspector of cattlo. he visited the Woodlands Station of the Waikato Land Association. He there saw several beasts undergoing the operation of inoculation. The beasts examined were evidently suffering from Pleuro in a bad state. He wished, however, to have per mission to kill one or more of the animals in order to satisfy himself.

Capt. Steele said Mr Naden was quite at liborty to go to tho station and select one or more head of cattle for slaughter if he was satisfied that the disease did exist. There was no use iv wasting time about the matter.

The Chairman said that now they had got permission to kill some of the cattle, the question arose as to what would be the best time. He wisbed to receive suggestions from the meeting on the subject, lie sup posed many settlers would desire to be present at the examination.

Capt, Steele said he would bejvery glad to sec anybody present. He admitted that the disease was pleuro.

Mr Fantham pointed out that Mr Naden desired an examination.

Mr Reynolds having obtained permission to suy a few words, said Messrs Fautham and hunch-tan came to the station on Thursday. They said they had see a lot of cattlo in a very bad state ; yet these cattle hadonlyaweekorso before been pronounced clean in Auckland and passed. Mr Fantham also referred to cattlo apparently affected running by the roadside. The great majority of the reclaimed and available laud all lay adjacent to public roads, and as regarded the cattle beiug bad he could only say that the next day he saw them himself, and they appeared to him to be in good health. He complained that Mr Fanthani's remarks tended to lead people astray. He might state that the cattle which had been in bad health, and some of which had died, were out of a lot imported from Sydney, and which had been subject to a long and unpleasant voyage.

The Chairman hoped that whatever was done the Company would not remove any of the cattle.

Mr Reynolds said they certainly would not.

Mr John Runcimau reported that he accompanied Mr Naden to Woodlands on Thursday last. He corroborated Mr Naden's testimony, and added that he served the notice required by the Act, de claring the estate to be an infected place. Ho might stato that ho hud heard reports for some days regarding the existence of plcuro on the Swamp Company's pro perty, and, although ho was pressed by other business, he would certainly have gone there to satisfy himself, had not a member of the Cattle Board faithfully promised to inform the Board or the in spector the moment the disease broke out on the estate, lie considered that he had been placed in a very false position.

Captain Steele said he was aware that he was the member alluded to, and he fett called upon to make a statement. The ■whole matter would hinge upon the question of inoculation. He felt very strongly on this subject. Some were opposed to inocu lation ; but ho had made every effort to inform himself on the subject, and as the result of his inquiries he had come to the conclusion that inoculation did good. He himself was solely responsible in the matter, having instructed the manager to proceed with the inoculation. When the disease broke out on Mr Burkes farm that gentle men very wisely proceeded to inoculate the remainder of his stock and had not been stopped. The Company had erected yards for the purpose, and since they had commenced several of the smaller settlers adjoining were anxious to follow suit. Ho bad warned them that the Board would declare their farms infected, though at the same time he informed them that the Com pany was quite willing to perform the work of inoculation for them free of charge. He met a gentleman from Australia a few days ago, who told him, that there, inoculation was always resorted to with the bofet results. He also saw by the Sydney papers that the disease had broken out in the Moutit Barker district, and that the inspector had recommended inoculation. He believed that nearly everybody was in favour of iu oculatiun ; and as a proof that the disease was not spread by that means none of the herds adjacent to Mr Burkes farm had, so far as was known, been alfected.

Mr Fantham said ho wished to speak, both as a member of the Board and as a

head

laud

settlor. He thought the conduct of the Company in the whole matter had been disgraceful. They admitted that some of tho" second shipment of cattle had been nvin*' with their knowledge, for some time. He considered that a company which had done so much to introduce a disease Whit!h they might never get rid ot should haVe .eon the last in the woM M atterlipt to hush lip the matter. Let them take the Statements made by Capt. Steele at the last meeting of the Club in which he faithfully promised that the moment the disease appeared on the station he would inform the Board or the Inspector. Had he done so ? He wished to remark, as a menibtr of tile Board, that, in hi-. oMiiion, Capt. Steele was „ disgrace to the Board. The marker a letter was most deceptive. He first c£m menccd to inoculate .lib catlb, and then sorh-e days aftemrUds wrote to the Board, stat'iilg that some of the cattle were dying, but he was unable to say from what disease. Even when they went to the station on Thursday Mr Keynolds asked them if the disease was pleuro, and yet he had got the virus, and how could that have been obtained but from any but a diseased beast. He wished to make no further remarks. According to the Act, in not giving the necessary notice to the Inspector of the ap pearance of the disease, the Company had rendered itself liable to a fine of £50. Of course, he was aware that it must look bad to have pleuro on the estate, and no doubt it suited the Company better to run the risk of a line than to expose the existence of the disease. Was this treating the Board properly ? With regard to inoculation, he might say it had ueen resorted to in Eng land for a period of about 130 years, and it had never yet succeeded in stamping out the disease. Professional men were pretty well agreed that inoculation was useless unless carried out properly, that is, adopted by all. He read a few extracts from Professor Gam gee's book on " The cattle Plague, with ollicial report of the International Vetrinary Congress held at Hamburg in 18G3 and at Vienna, ISCS." The extracts read trace the history of inoculation. Mr Fantham continued to say :—" It is clear from what had!been read that the dis eased animals should be destroyed, and all suspicious beasts should bo isolated. He had no objection to inoculation, provided it was made general.though he recognised the dilliculty which would be experienced in a rough country like New Zealand. They wanted to stamp the disease out, and he could think of no better way than the use of the pole axe. If they did not stamp it out people from other parts of the colony would do it for them. As inoculation was impartiug—-in a mild form it was true chronic lung disease it would in the case ot cows be sure to all'eet the progeny, and in the end their Cattle would deteriorate; He hoped that means would be adopted to stamp out the disease ill this way, and application should be made to the Government to im pose a tax for the purpose of forming a fund to compensate cattle owners whose beasts were so destroyed. He firmly beli eved that if the thing were taken in haiid the disease could be stamped out for £1000. All he wished to know Was whether in any country inoculation had stamped out the disease. He was aware that there was no law to prevent inoculation, but he for one would resort to every means in his power to stop it. The Cfcairman said he had read some where that cattle which had been inoculated should not be bred from, but should be simply fattened lor the butcher. It was worthy of remark that there Was in no country a law compelling people to inocu late such as there existed with regard to vaccinatiou. It was his opinion that if anyone took a portion of the lungs of a diseased animal into another district, no matter for what purpose, he took into that district the disease itself; and he would as a member of that, Board move that all such places where the virus was taken should be declared infected fortnwith. He was con vinced that inoculation spread the disease. Captain Steele said he felt bound to make a remark in answer to Mr Fantham, other wise he would not be worthy to sit on that Board. He thought very little of the tone ot Mr Fantham's remarks, though he did not think the Chairman should have allowed him to use the expressions he adopted. The extracts which had been read appeared to him to be altogether iv favour of inocula tion, and he thought the Board should tele graph to Australia in order to get an official opinion on the subject. He Was quite aware that in many cases inoculation had not stopped the disease, but it was because it had not been made general.

The Chairman then called upon

Mr Naden, who said he had no feeling for or against inoculation. Professor Sy monds, who was Veterinary Surgeon to the Royal Agricultural Society of England, and Professor ot Cattle Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College, London, was sent to Hassclt, in Holland, to report as to whether inoculation for pleuro-pneiimonia, as prac ticed by Dr. Willems, produced the disease iv a mild type, and rendered the animals so operated upon proof against the disease. Professor Symonds, after a minute and searching investigation of the subject thus sums up the result at which he arrived : —

That tho Inoculation often acts as a simple Issue and tho security which at times the opera tion apparently alfords depends In part upon this, but principally upon the unknown causes which regulate the outbreak, spread, and ces sation of ordinary epldemieo.

That Inoculation of oa'.tle, as advocated and practised by Dr. Willema and others, is not founded on any known basis of science or as certained law with regard to tho propagation of those diseases commonly called specific.

That pleuro-piiHumonia occurs at various porlods o£ timo after a so-called successful in oculation.

That tho severity of plenro-pncumonia in In no way mltigatod by previous incentation, tho disease proving equally rapid iv its progress and fatal in its conscquancos in an. inoculated as in an uniuocultited animal.

In summing up the researches made by modern science upon the treatment and prevention of this distressing malady, all who have had opportunities of studying it are compelled to confess how very futile all measures, both of preventiou and cure, have hitherto proved in arrestiug the progress of the disease. Practically speak ing, it may be regarded as incurable, and stock-owners will best consult their own interests who destroy animals suffering from this disease, and isolate all animals which have been in contact with the dis eased animals. To give the full benefit of isolation it must be complete ; there must be enlirc separation of healthy and dis eased beasts, not only by removing them to distaut and isolated places, but by pro viding separate attendants for those affected. It is a well-known fact that in England, Ireland, aud Scotland, where the authorities acted with vigour, the disease was soon ex tinguished, but lingered in other places from whence it spread, after a time, as rapidly as ever. Disease is sure to spread where stringent measures are not at ouce enforced, aud where there is laxity on the part of the authorities. It had never been proved to him that inoculation was a speciiic for the disease. He was, however, quite open to conviction, and was willing to make the experiment on, say, 10 or 12 head of cattle. He would isolate them first aud then inoculate them, afterwards repeating the operation on some of them, with a view to seeing if they would take the disease again ; afterwards he would turn a few diseased cattle among them and mark the result. Information so obtained would be very valuable.

Mr Bailey : Would au animal which had been inoculated be likely to give the disease to a clean animal ?

Mr Naden : Certainly, if iuoculatiou pro. duced the disease.

Captain Steele: Do you know of such a case?

Mr Naden : I never had an opportunity of seeing it for myself; but this I know that in Marlborough, I have killed several beasts which had been inoculated when in a healthy state, and they were suffering from the disease. Mr Naden went on to say that he had been a pupil of Professor Symonds, und it had been part of his teach ing that inoculation was not a specific. In this country, he had killed many beasts which had been inoculated, and as a further proof, he would state that in Australia they went in for inoculation, aud yet the cattle which were exported to this country were affected. This, ho thought, was sullicieut proof.

Captain Steele wished to know whether Mr Naden was sure the cattle so inoculated had not been diseased before.

Mr Naden said he could not be sure, but Professor Symonds said that cattle took the disease twice and even thrice. He would like very much to have his suggestion carried out. The cost would not be much— merely the value of the cattle aud his actual expenses.

In answer to the Chairman—Mr Naden said the only way to stamp out the disease was to knock the affected beasts on the

Mr Martyn asked whether Mr Naden had seen the cattle now on the Swamp Company's station before they left Auck-

Mr Naden said he had seen some of the cattle brought from Sydney by the Mary Mildred, which were quarantined at Orakef. They had been there a mouth, and had shown no symptoms of the disease, aud they accordingly passed. He could not say whether these cattle were among those he saw on the station.

Capt. Steele wished to know if the Board had any funds at its disposal. The Chairmau said it bad not, and unless they put their bauds in their pockets he did not see how any were to be had.

: With regard to Mr Naden's su._(y>t;,„, Capt., Steele said he would wiHinfly «.?• scribe to such an object, say £io or _»„ £20, if Deccssary. cv W Mr Fantham did not think they _hm,l t l carry out the experiment in the W_2 If.c agreed wit- Capt. Skele, aiid wis 2 Mlliffg lb subscribe, provided it was caJri S out on some island. He mnst, howev« impress upon them that Mr Naden _ „ shown them that inoculation was iniurio and they should take steps to stamp out th' disease by other means., "

Captain Runtiirftari; in answer „ __ .haifnian. gave his experience o_ ihlui latioii. In ISG.4 or 18G5, he Had tea Q inoculated. They all had dlsea.e _h_s war'dsinamhd.forln, _« boufd nott Whether tfr riot inoculation communicate? the disease. All the beasts operated got well. Three of the beasts were .tee D and seven heifers. He lost at that tim 43 head of cattle by pleuro, and some nf the animals were worth as much as £<_ The beasts inoculated were oil healthy Mr. Allom, who performed the operation 8 would not inoculate any but clean beast He only bred from one of the heifers after wards (the rest were sold for beet), v' did not Dotice any difference in the' cart The disease broke out about this time it tho year, and he remembered it waß B <A a very dry summer. As soon as the Wet season set in the disease died away ami speedily became a thing of the past. ' The Chairman said that both Oantailt Steele and the Company's manager _S acknowledged that pleuro existed on tho station. When Captain Steele was at t_n last meeting he promised to inform them the moment the disease broke out. Perl haps Mr Reynolds would explain how it was he had rendered the Company H.m. to a line of £50. * mble

Mr. Reynolds said he reported the iliatt to the Board of Directors, and as soon a» he Was allowed bomhiunicatetl frith ih Cattle Board. mi Captailt Steele said one Of t„e director* would nbt believe yet that pleuro" ekialtA until he had seen Mr Naden's rehor£ Sir Reynolds was acting under his instruction. in the matter;

Mr Fantham said Mr Reynolds now ad mitted that he knew of the existence of th» disease some time before he wrote his evasive letter.

Mr Reynolds said he did not know it was pleuro. Mr Fantham said that when he proposed that Mr Naden should be asked to come dd and inspect the Piako cattle Captain steel made light of it, and had said he would trust Mr Storey's judgment as a practical man as soon as Mr Naden's. Why had _ B altered his opinion of Mr Naden 1 He could not help thinking that some shuffle ~ai going on, Captain Steele objected to the language, Mr Hicks spoke in support of the course advocated by Mr Fantham, and condemns, the Swamp Company for not making know, the disease immediately it was discovered: Mr Bailey also spoke to the same effect and further acrimonious discussion ensue- In reply to Mr E. B. Walker, Mr Naden said the best way .to get rid d the disease was to kill all infected auinu_ and isolate and watch the rest, fattening such as recovered, not breeding trjjm them' its he had sufficiently demonstrated that tle disease was transmitted to the ofcpring; Ultimately it was resolved to visit _c Swamp Estate next day. . On Sunday, the following memjien of the Cattle Board, accompanied by Inspector liuncimah and Mr Naden, proceedeil to Woodlands—viz., Messrs E. Maclean (Chita man), Fantham,Storey, and Captain Steele. They were accompanied by about forty _eU tiers interested in the subject. On *rrin.|> at the Station, they were met by the fore, man, who gave them to understand that the cattle had been dying ,'for some lime at least, five weeks,—and that _everalTr__ were opened and examined showed sign, the disease, which circumstances he hi duly reported to the manager.

Permission having been given, one oi a heard of cattle (about 130) was shot, and cm examination the lungs were found to he in a very bad state, presenting all the symptonu o£ pleuro in an advanced stage. Anothei beast was afterwards destroyed with the same results, and, for the appearance of the remainder, no doubt existed in the minds of those present that the great majority .of them were similarly affected.

Mr Ncden recommended the dectructioa of most of them.

On Monday the Board—consisting ol Messrs E. Maclean (Chairman), and H. Buttle—again visited the Company's pro perty at Eureka. They were accompanied by Mr Naden and Inspector llunciniat- Six animals were shot (all heifers), five of which wore found to have been suf-tring from the disease in a very malignant fornji The remaining one wa3 to all appearance most healthy, and was chosen on that a* count in order to discover how far the disease had become general. She was selected by the Manager, Mr Reynolds, and appeared tothosepresent tobeingood health. Onei amining the lungs, they were found to be very much inflamed, and presented every indication of the presence of the disease in its earlier stages. In the opinion of nearly all the gentlemen present, the only way to eradicate the disease would be to destroy the whole of the diseased cattle.—"Waikato Times."

Thames Deputation to Sir George Grey.

HE INTENDS ADDRRESSING ELEC-

TORS IN THE SOUTH.

(BY TKLEGKAPH),

WAIWERA, this day. A party of Thames visitors to Sir George Grey reached Kawau by the steamer Blanche yesterday af ternoo.i, and were met at the wharf by Sir George Grey and Mr Seymour George, aud heartily welcomed. Sir Geo. Grey is in excellent health, and walked for miles over the island pointing out theplacu of interest, calling attention to the raw plants and flowers. Many seeds of which and plants were given to the visitors, and* parcel of books for the Thames Public .Library. Sir Geo. Grey stated that it is his inten tion to leave in a few weeks for Canterbury and Invercargill, having received numerous invitations to address the electors of South ern constituencies. The party remainedsll night, passing a very pleasant evening with Sir Geo. Grey iv hiß library, where old books and manuscripts were shown. Atsn early hour a tour of the Island was made. The old copper mine was visited, and lock* of quartz aud mangauese, lately discovered by Mr Seymour George, were pointed out Mr Phillips, manager of the manganese works at the Bay of Islands, arrived m night for the purpose of reporting on we lode. '' _, The Blanche, with party, lest at noon for the Thames, calling at Waiwera.

THE PROPOSED LARGE DOCK.

Captain Burgess, Chief Harbourmaster! reported yesterday on the site for the pro posed new dock, as follows: -Calliope Point on the north shore of the harbour appears to me to be the most suitable posi tion for that purpose, being well sheltcre. from north-east and north-westerly winds, which blow with great violence attunes, aud are the only winds that may be said » have any serious eftect on tho;harbour(i.<V the southern shore) and shipping. Tub Mie also affords ample space and depth of water (without dredging) for almost any size «' graving dock, and that without trenching upon or in any way interfering with tne navigation of the harbour; moreovei.it w approachable in almost any weather or state of the tide, and is very convemeat to tne general anchorage ground, the wharves, ana the city of Auckland. From soundings re cently taken, there are from eighteeni to thirty feet depth of water at low spring tides, at a distance of 600 k" ■ in a south-easterly direction from wy Hope Point (i.e., according as tK dlrc,-„°i in south or east of a certain linej, and as it is stated that there should not be less than twenty five feet of water over the sill of the pre posed dock at high water, I IP"tt&S should not be less thau twenty feet *mm at the entrance at low water, which depui can be obtained 600 feet from and on au S.E. by E. from the said point. Assunjj, that the dock will be about 500 feet£i« and that S.E. by E. be its line of am shore of this there is ample (shoal) sp* for reclamation, and for the erection w j| necessary works in connection wi dock. As regards the nature of the >M>m at the proposed site, I am not certain, ■ , borings have been taken. *or m by twenty years it has been advocated, J practical mca acquainted with such matters, that Calliope Point was a ProPe'P'^idiDg graving dock, and previous to> the - of the present dock-i.e., m June,^ be Mr Errington, C.E., seat in a repo* Wj Harbour Board as to the gMg«g£_3 cost of building a dock at « , ro y point, which report should-seeingt^^ name is connected with it-oe «» $v and read with mine. Withoutinaij^j altering my opinion as to .^""f large being the most suitable site « _# graving dock, I may state \ nat " ltll shore, possible to obtain a site onithe souiu if it is intended to carry out extensiv ~ ing operations that will JgKtf&l adequalkdepth of water being maintain

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7, 1880.



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THORNTON SMITH. AND FIRTH'S PRICES CURRENT (Wholesale) Subject to alteration without notice. Sacks. 100's.- GOV Crown Brand Flour, £ c. d. „ s. tl. £s. d. perton 1 DC 11 10 c IS II 0 T.S.&F. Canterbury Flour 13 0 0 1310 0 I. 0 0 Sharps, per ton .. 6 D (1 Bran, per ton .. .. 6 0 0 Fowl Wheat .. ~ Is. Oil. por bushel. ho above prices Include sacks nd bagr —sack and bags not returnable. Torma: Cash. Auckland. 23rd February, 1880. QUR Q. RE A '1. g ALE OF MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, AND SHIRTS, COMMJ-NCKSS THIS EVENING. ;All.tho New Shipments recently received will bo eold'at SALE -pjRICES. ALE JL KICKS. J, COS. It AY E & CC. HH H 1 S L 1 X U M. 100 DOZEN 2-BUTTON KID GLOVES (Quite sound), Only Is lid per pair, f A LargeEStock of FANCYgCOODS, MILLINERY, COSTUMES, PINAFORES, DRESS GOODS, &c, &c. To be Sold at Nett.Cash, for a Short Tlmojonly. DEESSMAKINO ON THE PKEMIS3B. Co.ttmiestoiado in 21 hours' notico. A. LINA BU R V & C 0„ 1 201 _-ro 206. QUEEN-STREET



Special Adver .ltsementa. -VT E W MILLINERY, NEW BONNETS and HATS. LATEST FASHIONS FROM PARIS. • Also, in COSTUMES, JACKETS and j MANTLES. W. RATTRAY will hold a GRAND SHOW Of very Choico and Fashionable Autumn and Winter Goods ON MONDAY, THE oTH APRIL. The attention of the Ladies ia B invited to this intended Display of Now and Fashionable GOODS. W. RATTRAY, OG, QUKEN-STREET (Opposite Bank of Now Zealand). GREAT "D3AKGAIWS R E A T JL> A X G A I S GREAT BARGAINS 1 GREAT BARGAINS 1 GREAT BARGAINS! JUST OPENED, A SPLENDID LINE OF JTEN'S rjpWEED qUITS, AT 27 s 6D WOKTH 153. ONE CASE j^EN'S JTLAX gHIRTJS, With Collars, AT 4 s 6 U WORTH G3 fid. ONE BALE WHITE gUPER. JJLANKETS, 13 s 6 D' Worth 20s. Insucction specially Invited tc OUR OWN MAICE OF BOYS' PLAITED TUNIC SUITS, From i oS. t_T Note the Address— J. B. ROBIN SO N, AUCKLAND /CLOTHING TjIACTORY NEXT MESSRS TONKS & CO.'S AUCTION MART TTOTICEI "XT OTICEI NEW DRAPERY. NEW CLOTHING. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN Beg to announce that their NEW STOCK for tuo incoming Season's Trade ia Now to Hand, comprising— New Materials In Fancy Dress Goods, very cheap Satin Cloths, Serges. Reps Cashmeres. Kronen Merinos, &c, now Bhades Waterproof Tweeds aed Ulster Cloths Ladies' and Maids' Jackots, a choice assort ment Now Fanoy Woollen Goods in great variety Ladies' and Maids' Ulsters, all qulto now Hosiery in variety, See. Also, A Largo Stock of Flannels, various makers, and unusual good valuo Blankets, nil sizes, whito a»d coloured Winceys, Wool Plaids, Shirtings, &c. A Very Choico Assortment of NEW CLOTHING FOR BOX'S AND MEN. Overcoats and Ulsters Bovft' and Youths' ditto ditto Crimean Shirts, Oxford Shirts, Whito Shirts Under-Flannols, L.W. Shirts and Panti Printed and White Moleskin Trousers for Boys and Men Hats, Caps, &c. A Hcivvy Stock of Good Tweeds Cheap Tweed for Boys' wear, Blue Serge, Moleskins, &o. C3T Five per cent, discount (Is in the £) al lowed upon a'l Cash Purchasers of 20s and upwards. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, Drapers and Clothiers. Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queen-street, Auckland. -yTACINTOSH & "YY^ATERPROOF riUATS. Wo aro NOW SHOWING a Largo Assort ment of NEW GOODS in "VULCANITE & DOUBLE TEXTURES, from 16in. to SCIn. in length, with extra long fly at back, to open for riding. Those goods are of superior quality, and GUARANTEED WATERPROOF. SILK UMBRELLAS ALPACA UMBRELLAS ZANELLA UMBRELLAS GINGHAM UMBRELLAS In Great Variety. Agents fok WERTHEIM'S SEWING MACHINES, NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, QUEEN-STREET, Ori'OSITE THEATRE ROYAL. J. FITZSIMONS, Manager. TO THE PUBLIC,— We have the pleasure to inform you our AUTUMN and WINTER GOODS are ■now opened for your inspection. It is our intention to keep a much Cheaper, Larger, and -more Fashionable Stock of DRAPERY and FANCY GOODS than wc did prior to the late Dissolution of Partnership, and a [/lance at our present Stock will convince you that good taste and judgment has been exercised in its selection. We thank you for so far endorsing our views regarding Cash Payments as to encourage us to continue the CO-OPERATIVE CASH SYSTEM. Our Stock is marked down to the VERY LOWEST SHADE OF PROP IT; but wc trust to a VERY LARGE CASH RETURN to compensate for the small profit put on the Goods. In doing a large trade wc necessarily have a great number of Remnants every week. These will be measured up, marked at very low prices, and cleared oj}' every FRIDAY and SATURDAY GARLICK _• CRANWELL, Cilu Hall Arcade. Pompadour Caslimcres and Serges Pompadour Silks and Velvets Pompadour Fringes and Buttons Satin Dress Vests and Tyrian Velvets The "Louis" Velveteen (highly commended) Silk Finish Patent Velvet And all the New and Fashionable Trimmings. GARLICK & CRANWELL. Estamincs :: Wool Poplin Satin Cloths :: Persian Cords Crape Cloths :: Russell Costume Tweeds :: Fancy Serges French Cashmeres :: Plain „ Winceys, various :: Black Silks Alpacas, ~ :: Silk Reps Cherry Black Lustre :: Wool „ At Co-operative Reduced Cash Prices. GARLICK & CRANWELL. a. Splendid Assortment of Flowers, Feathers, Fancy Birds' Wings, Frilling. Rouching, Fancy Velvets, Sealskin Caps, Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats and Bonnets, in our Milli nery Department. Milliners on tho premises to execute orders with dispatch. GARLICK & CRANWELL, City Hall Arcade. Jlsters, Mantles, Paletots. Jackets, Oporettcs'l i Wool Squares, Shawls, Capes, etc., Ribbons, ! Scarves, all at Co-operative Prices. GARLICK & CRANWELL. fanchester Goods :: Blankets, very cheap len's&Boys'Clothing :: Curtains, „ GARLICK Se CRANAVELL. Our Goods are all Marked to the rERY LOWEST SHADE OF PROFIT. Co-operative Prices for Cash. Co-operative Prices a Public Bencllt. Co-operative Price, unci a Large Return, tiiT Soppobt our New System. "__ GARLICK & CRANWELL, City lindl Arcade,



Special Advei-ismen-Ds. | r\ N SALE, Kcarsley- Combiued Reapers anil Mowor I Mangold and Turnip Drills jj Turnip Silcors j Oilosko Breakers il Winnowing Machine. '^ Lawn Mowers, Also, TO ARRIVE, PER ' INGLEWOOD,' Coulter's Corn, Mangold, Turnip, _a_,' Manure Drills, combined And Ploughs, double aad single Harrows • Roller. &C, &c. file Tha!above goods are imported directed rom tho manufacturers, and will be sold cheap to t_ako room for further shipments. W. J. HURST & CO., 181. Queen-str-Ot, CHIKIf POST-OFFICE, AUCKL. ND. Mails wil_ Close as Uni;kr :— This Day. For WM-angi, Talma, Tauranga, and Opotikl, per Glcnclg, at l p.m. Fer '1,-times, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Thursday, Sth Instant, For Taranaki, Wanganui, and Wellington, per Uangatira, at 8 a.m. For NpruriKuru, per Champion, at S a.m For Wangoroi Heads, and Wangarei, per Waitaki. at 9 a.m. For Waiwera, To Kapa, Craigieburn, and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 10.3° a.m. For Gisborno, Napier, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonies, per ltdtemahana, at noon For Port Fitzroy, per Watorliiy, at 3 p.m. for Waipu, per Kina, at-5 p.m. Friday, _th instant. For Russell au_ Kawakawa, per Waitaki, [at 3 p.m. For Russell ttnd Kawakawu, per Wa'.ta,ki, at 3 p.m. For Australian Colonies, p?r City of Sydney, immediately aftor her urrival from Honolulu A Post-oflico has beou oponod at Wuiliou. noar Morrinsvillo. Mails will bo mado up at 3.15 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday, Return mails will be received every Tuesday and Jiri day at 7.30 p.m. A Post-olllco has been opened at Edonvnlo, beyond Eden Terrace. Malls will bo made up diily at 4.10 p.m. Koturn malls will be received daily at 0 a.m. S. B. BISS Chief Postmaster. Tho genius of discovery is so aspiring in its ambition that it novor stops short of comploto triumph. Its conquests are cortain, its victories consummate. The crown it woars is wrested from patient labour, and wrought of tho tireless efforts of energy and research, i'ho achievement that gavo to the world Udolpho Wolfe's Schio dam Aromatic Schnapps will live in the history of curative science as long as tho human frame is subject to natural diseases.