SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Ht'iii wi tttt?) This Evcninc;, 6.28 HIQH V, ATKR-j To . nlon . ow Morninß. 7.11 • UK SKT.—This Rvenlns, 5.3G '' UN RISK.—To-Morrow Morning. G. 26 MOON'S A«N.-Now Moon, 10th, 2.J6a.m.

ARRIVALS.

YESTERDAY. Wsitaki, s.s., Wdio. from IJussell. Meilora. Feb., Sahritzky, from Awanui, Jcsslo, sob., Aubrey, from Whangaroi,

DEPARTURES.

YSSI'KnDAY. Pirate, fich , Trayt?, for Society Islands,

VESSELS EXPECTED.

John Bull, barque, from London; sailed Fab

ruarylo Wolverine, H.M.8., from Sydney Klinor Vernon, barque, from New York; sailed

10th Novembor City of yuotcc, barquo, from London; sailed

January 2 Tamille, brig, fiom Now York Clara Hargreaves, barque, from Newcastle. Loch Do ', barqan, from London ; sp.iled Feb. 10. Morcia. barque, from London ; sailed Dec. 30 Syren, b."!g, from Sydney Boroalls, brißantino. from Levuka Island Lily, briganiino, from Chatham Island F.ilcon, scbooatr, from tho islands Ktlith, schooner, from Tonga Sybil, schooner, from Tnhiil Transit,schooner, from Tahiti Caledonia, schooner, from Tonga. Peii!;.iin. s.s., from the : O'th.Mon-.ay. Miirirn, schooner, from Norfolk lalnnt!. <7oronyr, schooner, from Marshall Uroup. JSIIIo Brandon, schooner fi-om Lino Islands

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London— Agato, loading Gisborne, Bjuthern Ports, aid Melbourne— Uotorua, Thursday Sydney— Arawata, to-morrow llu»fccU—lonn, overy Monday. •J'liuranga— Glonoljj. .Vond'iy For Noiv l'lymouth and Southern Ports —

Hawea, 20th. Wliiiugaroi—Argylo, Tue3(lay3 and Fridays Waitakl, a'hursday

EXPORTS.

Pc-r Active, for Samoa: 10 sasos meats, 12 pockets BUijar, 3 qr. tiorc.-s tobacco,' Kcaso ciu'arp, 2 boxes tobecco, 1 casa playing card?, 2 cases tobacco, 1 gunnie3 sugar, 1 case fccoU-.h mixtures, JO cases korosine, 1 case oolonrs, o cases corruga'od iron, 10 toses toi, 1 package c< con, 1 ca-e orcra and milk, 1 enso salad oil, 2 cases starch, 3 package* dried fuiits, 1 case bbttlo'i fruit?, 6 cases milk, 1 cask treacle, 10 pucks rice, 2 keifs nails, 5 cases draperr, 3 cases drugs, 10 braes soap, 2 cases vi'iogv, 3 cases limns and bacon, 2 packages, 32 cases. 70 pack ages, 3i nhoots iron, I buoy?, 3 tanks. opieces chain, I.S9S pieces timber, 10 sisho?, 1 douiv, 2 bulls, I hor^o.

Inwards Coastwise.-Jessie, from Whan paruru, with OS toss coal ; Wa:take, from Rus- Bell, with 21 sa-'iks (.Mini and a quantity of sun dries ; Kangatiia, from Bariler, with 50 tai^s firewood ; iuloii, from Mania.

Outwards Coastwisk. —Ilansratira, cntter. fo- Omaha, with 1 keg blasting powder ; Kllen, lor Ulania, in ballast; Advance, for Thames, with £0 tons ocal, 50 cases dynamite, 15,000 feet of timber.

The schooner Rona, baund from Whanpfapoua to Dunodin, with a cargo of timbor, put into Timaru yesterday.

Tho barqua Loongana i 3 advertised to loa\O for Hobart Town to-morroiv.

Tho brigantino Ktliol arrived at Lyttolton from Manufeaa on Saturday laat.

Tho schoonor Pirato sailed for Society Islands yeatcrday morning with a full cargo, and throe passengers, viz., Messrs J. Buchanan, Busan, and LJonao.

The schoonor Tavluni is advertised to leave for Levuka to-morrow.

Tho Waitaki arrived from Rusroll to-day with tho following passengers :—Mr and Mrs Beesley, Mrs Cocliranc, Mr Harding, and YVireinio Pip no.

Tho brfffaiitina Active Bails this evening; for Samoa, with a largo general carjjo and ono pas senger—Mr H. J. uowno.

Tho largest stoamship in t v o world, except the Great Eastern, id being bulll". at Barrow-in-Fur nesa by the liarrqw ShiDbuildidß Company for the Atlantic service of the Inama Lino, and ig to bo named the City of Home. Sho will havo a tocal tonnajjo of 5.300 ton?, with engines of 5.500 horso power, and will be litted with throo fun nels and four masts. Sho is cxpocted to stoam sixteou or sovenicon knots per hour. It is pro posed to adopt tho electric light on tho City of Homo, after tho success which has attended it-! iutrodnction on tho City of Berlin. Tho now steam3hip, tho keel of which will b3 laid in a few days, ia to b; on her utulion oarly iv ISBI. Sho will bo built of iron.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Taiaroa, s.e., Peterson, from South

DEPARTURES.

Taiaroa, s.s., Toterson, for tho South

IMPORTS.

Por Taiaroi, from tho South: 12 bales hop 9, 7 packages butter.

ihos.s. Taiaroa arrive! from tho South yes terday with I ho following passengers :—Hon. Mr diver, Messrs Fntfcr, l'cacocir, Pfrry, Nelson, Galloman, Mr Mr Rothschild. Mr Oeary, Mr and Mrs Huckorid«o and three children, Mr and Mrs Cos^iavc, Mr Ko'ly, Messrs Battlcy, Jaukson, Mooro, I'hurtou, aud six steerage.

Thoa.s. TaUroa sailed South yesterday with tho Southern portion of the 'Frisco mail and tho following passengers:—Mr and Mr3 C. H. Smith, Mr and JMim Currie, lira Thompson, ani 3 children, Jlis Ket.t aud 1 children, Meßsrs Mills, Bedwoll, Yeamaiis, Atkinson, Bruco, Kobcrtson, and 7 stecrago.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

V/iiAfTOAKtr, this day. Tho s.s. Argylo loft for Auckland with forty passengers.

Nrcw Plqmoutii, this day. The 8.3. Taiaroa orrivoa at 1.30 a.m. to-day from Onehunga.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, Monday.

Samuel Cochrano an.l Son sold this day at their rooms, Foit-sa-uut, tho following prODer tiss:—Cotta^o in Mnria-atrret, OnohunKa, £11; nighty acre 3, Woipareira, 23 Id an acre. The other properties were paused for private sale, several allotments at Devonport wero leased for a term of 21 years by order o! the Board of School Commissioners.

AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET.

April 12, 1880. Colonial Bank-Buyers, Mi N.Z. Insurance—Soilers, 51s SB. Insuraneo—Buyers, 43s 6d; Bel CIS, io3 National Insuranco—2ls; buyers, 20s Gd; sel lers, 21a Gd Union Insurance—Buyers, 163 Colon>al iuaurancc—buyers, 63 3d N.Z. Loan anl Morcantila—Sellers, 95s Alburnia-&i3, 67s ; buyers, 65s ; sellers, G9s Moanata.lri-C2s Gd ; buyers, Gla; sellers, C2d6d Now Whau-Sellers, 3'Ja New North Devon— Buyers, 15a 3d fjucen of Beauty—Sellers, 8s 9d Caledonian—Buyers, 265; sellers, 27s 63, Thames—Sellers, 2is Columbia—2d Ud; buyers, 2s 8d; sellers, 3s Cure—Buyers, 23 Corby—Buyers, Is 9d JosEra Newman, Chairman.

BIRTHS.

lIOBSON.—On April 11, at her residence, Lornc street, Auckland, tno Wifo of Abraham Hobfon, of a dauxhtor. Koth doing w*ll.

McDONALD.-On April 3, at Wlvoliscombo Form, Rnapuke, Aotoa, tho wifo of Mr Chas. K. McDonald, of a daughtor.

MARRIAGE.

WARBURTON-HUDDART. —On Monday, March 29, at tho Fr*nkltn Road Church, by tho Kov J. Nixon, Ambrose, cldoßt boh of Mr Georgo Warbnrton of Borcsford-strect, Auok land. to Lizzio, third daughter of Mr John | Huddart, of Liverpool, England.—Liverpool papors pleaso copy

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

E.—The best remedy for the self-assertive nuisance you complain of is contempt. Tho prominence given in your letter would afford it the notoriety which is sought and traded upon.

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

MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1880.

Fjr tho cinaa that lacks assistanco, For the wrong that needs resistance For the future in the distance,

Aud thu good thadwa can dc

Tee Hon. Mr Oliver, Minister of Public Works, arrived yesterday, after making a tour of the South. His visit has been long expected, and by some people it may bo considered significant, after tho cxperionoe of past years, that Auckland lias been thought of last. Wo hope it is not so, and that the cir cumstance was due purely to tho place occupied by our Province in tho geo graphy of New Zealand, and not to the place which it fills in the estimation of the Cabinet. But Mr Oliver will begin his labours in our city undor a disadvantage if he is not made fully awaro that general and very strong dissatisfaciion prevails throughout this Provincial District with respect to the treatment it has received under the public works policy. It would be a long story and an old one, were we to enter fully into all the reasons that havo produced this chronic discontent. But if our visitor, coming fresh from the South, travels much through the Provinco and makes use of his opportunities of observation, there will bo no occasion for explana tions. It will bo hardly necessary even to remind him of the broad fact, whichspeaksvolumes ) thatmlß7l, when the Vogel borrowing policy commenced, the populations of the several Provincial Districts were as follow : —Auckland, G2,335 j Otago, 60,722 (or with South-

land) 09,491 ; Canterbury, 4C,80l ; and Wellington, 24,001. The rovenue con tributed to the consolidated fund by the same Provinces for the year ending 30th June, 1871 was : Auckland, £201,296; Otago, £273,7G7; South land, £8,831 ; Canterbury. £132,G40; Wellington, .£93,875. When he re flects that the people of Auck land remained patient while a grossly unjust expenditure of money, borrowed upon the security of the con ,

.solidated fund to which they were con tributing more than a fourth, was cans ing an inflated prosperity in the South, forcing it ahead, and the North astern, until the relative positions hare been completely reversed, Mr Oliver will understand the general reasons why the people have become impatient—why patience is no longer a virtue. More specific grounds of dissatisfaction he will find abundant enough in tho condi tion of our public works and means of communication. He will have no trouble in inspecting everything bear ing that name without making a very protracted stay. There arc no branch lines here, running up nar row hill-bound and sparsely settled vallojs, such as Mr Oliver after his Southern trip must be pretty familiar with. If we even had one main trunk lino to tap the rich accessible lands North and South we should bo a con tented people. A further subject for meditation will bo afforded to the lion, gentleman in the notorious railway reclamation, which lias already become familiar to the Department through a number of indignant telegrams eman ating from tho leading commercial men of tho city. If Mr Olivor will first have his D.E.s locked up or sent away on an extended holiday while he makes personal examination and inquiry into our grievances, we shall bo satisfied with his verdict as a man of common sense. First of all wo wish to know what he thinks of the pitching of thousands of tons of loose stuff into our harbour, without any protection, to Le washed away around tho principal wharves ; and next what his candid opinion is of the administration which 1-as allowed the ruin to go on for five months without deigning even a reply to tho reasonable remonstrances that wero mado against the scandalous neglect. Wo should like to know from Mr Olivor, who has had tho reclamations at Dunodm and in other parts of the colony under his observation, whether any harbour reclamation in New Zea land, within his experience, lias been carried on in tho same way. Besides tho reclamation, which, with winter at hand, should be attended to without an instant's dolay, thero are three main works that demand the Minister's special attention. Ho should first of till inspect the Cambridge District and arrive at some reason, satisfactory to himself and tho settlers, why tho Government refused to construct that line while accepting responsibility for private District railways. ITo should next compare the promises regarding tho Kamo railway with tho perfortutinco ; and, further, place himself under tho guidance of Captain Colbeck to whom Ministers are so largely indebted for their seats, in examining tho Northern districts, and giving an unbiassed opin ion upon that country an compared with the lands that have boon opened by tho Central Otago Railway and branch lines in tho South. Messrs Grant and Foster, who uro practical men, removed from all colonial prejudices, were stron in their conviction that the Northern Railway had a just and undeniable claim on the colony, and wo havo no doubt, if Mr Olivor is equally impartial ho will be led to the sumo conclusion. Ho will find that tho almost universal . opinion in Auckland and tho North is that the XG5.000 voted for roads would havo been much hotter expended both for tho Government and tho settlors in continuing the railway northwards, leaving tho soltlcrs to run their own roads into tho trunk line of com mil ui-

c.ition.

Wo liavo been prompted in tho fore going remarks by a desire to make Mr

Oliver fully iuformed of what tlio people of Auckland think and feel. His visit has been looked forward to with a good deal of interest, and not without liojio that lie will biing to bear ujion the task beforo him a sound f\nd unbiassed judgment. The charge against Otago politicians as a class has been that they are too firmly bound in by tho Interests of thoir own Provincial district, and tlioreforo omiuently nnqualifiod for holding tlio portfolio which lias been placed in Mr Oliver's hands. "Wo hope, however, that in his case tlio opinion will not bo justified, but that Auckland will at last recoivo what hlio has never yet had, something like fair play.

Notwithstanding the assertions of To Whiti that the roads shall not meet, nothing has as yet been done by tho direc tors at Parihaka to oppose any obstacle to the quiet but steady prosecution ot road making. On the contrary Titokowuru on his return from Parihaka found it con venient to interview the Commission, not, howcTcr, at Hawcra, but at his own place at Akaravva. Titokowaru lias never placed faith in the bill of amnesty, and still be lieves that the Europeans have an intention of arresting him for his share in the last war, should they have a favourable oppor tunity, iienco his objectiou to go into any of the townships contiguous to the Plains. At the interview with the Commissioners re ported in the Star a week or two ago, nothing was done of a decisive character, but the Commissioners were pressed both by Titoko and Kokiri to go to Parihaka, where everything could be settled satisfac torily. It is very evident that Te Whiti has been appointed to settle all their land claims and disputes, and that nothing conclusive will be done with out him. The intimation that Titokowaru has defected from Te Whiti is of dubious reliability—the fact of his pressing the Commissioners to accompany him to Pari haka points in an opposite direction. Tito kowaru, who had not visited Parihaka for some months previous to the last meeting, has nevertheless always been a staunch supporter of Te Whiti's, even when he was receiving money from Government agents. It is bclievtd that he was acting under in structions from To Whiti when he intimated that he was willing to interview the Com mission. This seems all the more probable when wo consider that Te Whiti is anxious for nothing so much as an interview with some agent of the Government.fully.author ised to treat with him for a permanent settlement of all native difficulties in con nection with the three tribes who acknow ledge hin sway. Our correspondent, who is very well iuformod, believes that no trouble will arise in making terms concerning tho reserves on the Waimato Plains, but the person through whom all must be done is To Whiti. It nhowa a sign of weakness on the part of Tohu, that redoubtable man ot action, that he should have sought a round-about way of gaining his ends, for our correspondent ifl of opinion that it was he who prompted Titokowaru's request to the Commission. The fact is Tohu has not the same open field before him that he had when he sent his men ploughing, and ho doubtless finds it a work of greater dilliculty to remove a largfl body of Armed Constabu lary from the borders of the measured por tion, than it was to shift a few parties of defenceless surveyors from the Wainiate Plains. There can be no doubt that the result of the last attempt of Tohu, viz., the ploughing, is a miserable disappointment to the nativef. Immediately after the arrests and examination before the magistrate when the natives were committed for trial, To Whiti and Tohu were jubilant, and in structed their followers to rest and bo joyful, for that they had gained their ends, and the question of the ownership of tho land would be brought before lie Government by the prisoners then l Wellington. Instead of all this their people have boon removed to the South Island without trial, and faeir return post poned indefinitely. With the melancholy example of their relations fresh in their re collection, it would perhaps be a matter of dilliculty to persuade those left behind to imitate their friends by act 3of aggression against the hettlers, although Tohu may have had the conduct of aflairs given into his hands to organise some such scheme. It is not likely to add to the popularity of Te Whiti and Tohu, that they have reserved the people of their own hapu,and sacrificed all tho young men of tribes more or less dis tant from Parihaka; and it is supposed that in the event of any fresh move being made

by Tohu, he will be obliged to send his own people, or tho other tribes will not move. Tohu has been appointed by To Whiti to do somcthiug, and speculation exhausts itself in the vain endeavour to discover what ho can do that will bring about the detired end without endangering the liberty of his followers. Te Whiti says the "mea sured land will not be entered on," "the Governor wont come and see me," aud " I leave it to Tohu." Looking at Tohu's previous performances this is a threat. To Whiti also says that what he said was for that day only, so that wo may expect something now in April. Our cor respondenthas been informed by the natives of the Plains, that they have instructions to muster strongly at I'arihaka iv April. Mr Parrk's late visit will doubtless have its ell'ect, and the Government may take action on his repart. That gentleman, at one time a constant visitor at Paiihaka in his official capacity, has not been there for some live or six years, and his present ap pearance at that place will bo viewed by the Natives m significant. It is said that on parting from To Whiti at the termination of his previous visits,Mr Parris according to a native report, told the chief that he left him never to return, because Te Whiti would not listen to reason, and the latter replied that Mr Parris would return if it were years hciißo. This then, if it is reliable, is perhaps tho only one of Te Whiti's many prophecies which has come to pass.

The annual meeting of Justices of the Peace, will be held to-morrow (Tuesday) at noon, ill the Police Ollico, High-street, for the purpose of settling the rota of atten dance, and electing a chairman of the Court of Potty Sessions.

A social gathering and select ball will be hold this evening in the Masonic Hall, Newton, in connection with the Loyal United Friends. This is tho first entertain ment of the kiucl in the new lodge, whiob has recently been opened for business in this district. The names of the oflicers of management form a suflicient guarantee for it} success and respectability. Particulars in another column.

The wild beast show was visited ou Satur day by several hundred visitors much to tlie satisfaction of the proprietor, and the linn who behaved with courtesy to stranger* throughout the ordeal of which ho was sub jected. The recently imported monkeys were extremely lively and played many fantastic tricks. The success which has attended the show has induced the pro prietors to hold out another week when persons will he admitted at half the usual price. The hours of exhibition and feeding the Kline ns last week.

The members of tne Auckland Ship owners and .Ship-builders Association wil hold their special general meeting thi: (■veiling, iv the Waitcmata Hotel.

The Very Rev. Father O'( iara, I). D., cele brated tho 11 o'clock mass yesterday in St. Patrick's Cathedral. There was a very crowded congregation, and one equally as largo at Vef-pern. Tho above clergyman preached learned and highly instructive nor moils on both occasions.

Our Te Awaiuutu correspondent sends an account of the disappointment experienced by settlers iv that district through Mr. Itaker being unable to deliver his lecture on Tom Moore in the public hall, the cause being, he .says, the parsimonious and bad management of those having charge of the hall in not preparing it for the entertain ment.

On Saturday afternoon, a man named John Munden was found dead in a closet, at Powell's boarding-house, Victoria-street. The discovery was nuulo by one of the boarders, and immediately Mr Powell in formed the police, and Sergeant Andrew Clarke went to the house aud saw the body (if (Incensed, lie immediately sent for Dr. Leo who, ou arrival, pronounced life to be extinct. Dr. Lee had known Mundeu pre viously, having treated him for liLs to which he had been subject. The doctor examined the body and hud no doubt but that death resulted from a lit of apoplexy. The de ceased was well known to the police afl a "loafer," one of those unfortunate men who sink in the struggle for subsistence, through a want of natural energy and perseverance. He was addicted to drink, and, although a man of good education, tailed to apply his natural and acquired talents to useful pur poses. Ho appeared to be about seveuty yearn of aue, ami, it ia believed, has no re lations in the Colony.

The " North Gorman Gazette " says that under the operation of the new protective tun Ms, foreign goods are being gradually ousted.

Mr Montague Snlamon, advanceagent for Mudamc Camilla Urs >, haa arrived from Australia via the South, in order to make air.ingcments for the uppcamnco of the talented lftdy violinujtc in this oily. She in pronounced by competent critics to bo un (juontionnhly the most gifted lady performer upon the violin that has ever visited the AtiHtruhuian Colonies, and the most culo liintic praise lias boon lavished upon tier in Sydney and Melbourne. In fact her tour haa been one extended succession of triumphs. In ourjnoxt issuo opportunity may b.: taken to supply an extract with rcforeuco to lior performances,

Tho Rev. Father O'Gnra, D.D.Ph.D.F. M.5.0.5.H., who recently arrived by the Rotouiahaua, is we are informed about to establish a Meteorological observatory in thia city in connection with the London Society, of which the Hey. gentlemen is a member. We learu al.o, that the Auck land readings will hj forwarded to the Greenwich observatory,and to the Registrar- General's ollice, Somerset lloiusc London.

'1 lie annual soiree of tho Pitt-ati oo Wcs leyan Sunday-school will be held to-morrow (Tuesday) evening. Tea ou tho tables at half-past six, in the school-room. Addresses by Uevs. 11. Dow«bury, and 1!. Taylor. Chairman, Mr Titos. Muddle.

To the Editor : Sir,—Do you think it right for persons being arrested for the simple reason that they are poor, and cer tain persons give them the cold shoulder when they have not a shilling, aro handed over to the police under the Vagrancy Act? Such a law should not be allowed. Sonic years nc;o, It. J. Creighton, E.-q., then editor of the ''Daily Southern Cross," wrote an article on the fate of a gentleman, whose bones wore found in the Auckland Domain. The last quotation of this article was " Too proud to beg ; too honest to steal." There should be some place where a human being could lay his head. Our Saviour had only a mauger, so tho Divine word says, and which I believe the grent civilised world believes in where filthy lucre is not at stake. That those who make laws should look after the poor. Encouraged by his past efforts in the cause of philanthropy, I call upon J. C. Firth, Esq., in tho city of Auckland, to take the initiative in a move ment to find somo placn where a poor man, without being called to show his means of living, should bo locked up in a dark cell He may still be a gentleman. Perhap3 Dr Campbell will assist, if his time is not too fully occupied.—l am, <&c.,—lt. J. Fel tus.

Glasgow is to bo supplied, after all, with a service of Sundiy tramway-cars, ami there is now scarcely any likelihood of a successful opposition to them being organ ■ ised. The efforts of the Glasgow Free Presbytery and other religious bodies to frustrate "tho project seom to have ex hausted themselves last spring, and they can hardly hope now to overturn the decision just an ived at by an overwhelming majority of the shareholders of the Tram way Company. The proxies received by tho directors in favour of the innovation numbered 11,83(5, while those against it were only 1,490. Yet somo vigorous opposition was affordod at the meeting by two clerical shareholders, who, when baffled in their attempt to adduce religious arguments, procoedod to predict commercial loss as the result likely to ensue fiom tho actiou of tho majority.

To tho Editor: Sir,—" Deodorizes" in yoms of Friday last, first kicks me, then pats me soothingly with a Scripture quota lira, smolls the head of his cane, and gives lr's opinion what would prevent fever, but then spoils all with the assertion " How dirty and negligent poor people aro in this respect." By so doing he has .'hewn that 1 am not the only one who " sometimes said somo foolish things in print." It ill-bcomes " Deodorizes " to stone the poor till he has proved his own descent from Lord Do-not know-who," or the aliases, —Yours, &c, CORRIGENDA

A curious phase ot tho question ot mar riage with a dec«a*cd wife's sister has just transpired in connection with a published correspondence. The Bishop of Bath and Wells, having in a letter to Mr John Edwards of Clioddar endorsed the action of the Ucv. Kishard Bea'tou, vicar of nhed dar, in refusing to admit Mrs 5 I\v to the Holy Communion, on the giouuu ;,iat she had married her deceased sister's hus band. Mr Edwards, in reply, asks his lordship to kindly proscribe a course for the lady, and ultimately applies to the Arch bishop of Canterbury. The Primate, re plying, says : "In similar circumstances my advice has been that persons so circum stanced desiring to communicate should go to some church where their history is not known." Mr Edwaids, in a further letter, says this advice is somewhat startling, as it recommends persons so situated to obtain the benefit of the Church sacraments, if not by false pretences, at auy rato by a conceal ment of the truth.

Mr Hugh Craig, of San Frsucisco, has presented the Auckland Acclimatisation Society with a pair of email, but hand somely niatkcd penguins, which arrived by the mail steamer. They arc to be placed in the Gardens of the Society where, no donbt, they will prove objects of great curiosity to visitors.

Rev, Mr Long, recently arrived in Auck land, officiated yesterday in St. Paul's, in the place of Rev. Mr Nelson, who will be absent for a few weeks. The rev. gentle mau is a young man, with a pleasant countenance and good delivery. His preach ing and general demeanour created a very favourable impression yesterday at St. Paul's. His discourses were extempore, apparently without notes, but evidently not without careful preparation. His sermon in the morning was on " Spiritual Depression," from the 42nd Paa'ni, v. 11, illustrated by incidents in the life of the poet-king. The preacher eloquently depicted the various causes of spiritual depression, and dwelt at some length on tliu physical and mental, showiug the depressing iutluences of bodily pain and mental anxiety on the mind. Many of the illustrations wore drawn from human experience, associated with tho lights and shades of nature, and reflec tions fiom history and Scripture. Mr. Long's style is remarkably pleasing and withal impressive, showing that every material fact in this world of ours has a corresponding truth in the realm of thought. The evening discourse on Seeking the king dom of God, from St Matthew's gospel, was of a similar character, full of human interest and divine cousolutiou.

Tho following tenders have been received by Mr \V. F. Hammond, architect, for the erection of Mr Nathan's house :—Colebrook, £94(i; Jno. Malcolm, £1,157 ;J. W. L. JOllO3, £1,177; A. P. Pollard, £1,187; Key, £1,300 ; L. Pettygrinc, £1,G50.

Tho residents in the vicinity of Eden Terrace, Mount Eden, New North Road, Morningside, and Mount Roskill, will be sorry to learn thut it is the intention of the Postal authorities to remove the Post-otlice from the present convenient position in Eden Terrace. This place is certaiuly a most handy position, and wheie it is now spoken of will be almost worthless to the public. It is correct to say that the in habitants in these places are signing a petition protesting against its removal, and no donbt they will be heard.

The attention of the members of St. James's Improvement Association is to be engrossed to-night with two essays to be read respectively by Mr Chas. William son and Mr 11. llaslett. The subject of tho former gentleman's paper is "Proverbs," and that of the latter's " I'ho Social Aspect of Auckland." Tho advisability, or other wise, of extending to other associations invitations to engage in a competitive debate will also come up for consideration.

A {change was expected in tho chief editorship of tho London "Times" when the mail left.

The following letter on the Albertland Settlement appears in the " Christian World" :—"Sir, —In your impressions of the 22nd and 29th ult., 1 noticed some cor respondence tespectiug the Alhertland Settlement, and as 1 was settled in New Zealand at the time, in a liuo of travel betwixt Aucklaud and that settlement, I well remember the arrival of Mr Kdgcr and liis party, and their going to settle there, especially, an the day after his leaving Aucklaud being Sunday, he gave us the benefit of his services, and preached to n largo assemblage of the settler:). 1 cau fully bear out Mr J. liroonihall's assertions that the scheme, at the time, was a comparative failure, owing in a great nu'aiurc to what ho calls colonising en masse and without suflicient capital; and also to his other remark that ' individual emigration in the only true nystcm '; which I know, from my own experience, is the bent system of colonising, Many of them never went on to the land at all, but remained in Auck land ; while others who did try their hand at settling, cither for want of means or through being disheartened, threw up and returned to town. I by no means wish to (liscnurago intending emigrants to the Britain of the South—far from it; but simply to corroborate Mr Broomhall's statements respecting the Albertland •Settlement. —Yours respectfully, ROBMtT DIXON, Kcudall."

Tom Thumb and his wife aro on exhibi bition at the American Dime Museum in the Bowery, New York. In the early part of his professional career he was not to be ween at any place where the entrance fee was lets than a dollar. At no previous time was he exhibited for lens than a quar ter. Having spent, in yachting and good living, moHt of the large fortune that he acquiredßcvcral yeara ap^hehas now become reconciled to forming one of the features of a ton cent show. Ho is still a curiosity to Now Yorkers, howorcr, and with his wife draws crowded hoiues.—" Farmer."

DORAN'S VARIETY ENTERTAIN MENT.

The Albert Hall w/ih fairly patronised ou Saturday evening, and the performance by Mr P. Doran's Minstrel and Variety Troupe passed oft'very successfully. Theprograinme included fiong.i by Mr Love aud others, ami the juvenile prodigies (Elder Brothers) ap peared in seveuil songs and dances". A speciality in the programme was the Hying trapeze performance by the Leonard Brothers aud Ettio Leonard. The feats accomplished were roinarkably good, and they wero enthusiastically applauded by tho audience. The entertainment con cluded with the "Divorce," by several members of the troupe. Wo understand that the Albert Hall will be re-opened agaiu ou Wednesday evening for a short season of four nights. A new aud varied programme is in preparation. One of the principal items will be tho leap for life, which will bo attempted each evening by Ettie Leonard. Mr P. Dorau will also appear as "Slim Jim," in a new comic song.

Cricket Matches.

SECOND ELEVEN WEST END C. C,

V. MANGA HE C.C,

This match took place at Mangarc on Satur day afternoon. Tho game resulted in a draw,though greatly in favour of West End, as they scored 123 runs, while the Maugere team when time was called had only suc cueded in putting together 37, though they had one wicket to fall. Waymonth with 57, and Ussher (not out) 18, wero of great service to West End, while C. Pooler con tributed 10 for the Mangare Club. The following are the scores :— Second Eleven Wkbt End O. O. Waymouth b McDonald .. ..57 Hannah o Audrows b MoDonald ..8 Woods b And'owa -, .. ..8 Isaao b Ma»scy 7 Cooper o »ud b MoDonald _ ..2 Butlor b McDonald ~ .. ..0 Stcadman run out 4 Ivory run out 0 Usshor not out 18 Bakor run out 1 BigrtS b McDonald _ ... ..0 Kxtrua 12 Total _ .. 123 Manqarb O.C. Maisoy, c Issac, b W»ymouth .. 0 Wostnoy, b Waymoutu «. .. ..5 Ilao, b Waymooth „ ti C. Peglor, c Hukor, b Woods .. .. 10 Airoy,runout 0 Androwß, lbw, b Woodß.. .. .. 3 W. Pegler, b Woods .. _ ..2 Lotham, st Isnno, b Waymouth .. 2 MoDonald, not out 5 000-Miian, o Isaao, b Waymouth .. 0 Buinbrldge, not out 1 Kxlnu 3 Total.. .. -s .. .. 37 On Saturday afternoon the roturn match Carleton v. Excelsior Cricket Club, was played on the Domain ground. The Carle ton wont first to the wickets, and were dis posed of for 3i runs, the top sc ro being Ellis 9. The Excelsior team scuiod 94 of which Testro made, 18 ; Peace, 17 ; Wad dinaham, 14 ; and Pooloy 10. The bowling of Kiplcy for tho Excelsior wa3 very cirbctivo, taking 7 wickets.

A match botweon tho Mouut Albert Cricket Club aud Glennioro Cricket Club was played on Saturdry in Mr Montague's paddock. The Glunmore Cricket Club mak ing 33 runs in tho first innings and 27 in the second. Mount Albert Cricket Club G4 in the first and 40 in the second, giving a majority of 44 10 Mount Albfirfc

PRINTERS V. CABINETMAKERS.

A match between these two trades came oft" on .Saturday afternoon last, on tlic Domain Cricket Ground, aud resulted in a tie, both sides scoring the same number of runs. ]?er the Prmtoi-3 Mr King did the lions share of batting, whiht M> ssrs Regan and Kobinpon trundled tho leather with great exertion, as also did Messrs Nairn aud Harris for tDo Capiuctmakera,

A Tennessee darkey preachei held forth recently as follows : " V'ou girls call your sweethearts 'darlings,' and you men call

yours 'daisies,' and you girls are afraid to come up here for fear some other girls will get off with your ' darlings,' and you men for fear some other fellows will get away with your ' daisies,' and ' aaidhe, " between this ' darling' and ' daisy' business, lota of you niggers arc going straight to hell." The improved lamp.post is padded about tho height that a fellow wants to rest his back, and ia becomming popular.

CABLE NEWS.

EUROPEAN.

[REUTERS SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.] Double Election for tlLe Marquis of Hartington. LONDON.

April 9.

The election for North East Lancashire took place to-day, and resulted in the return of two Liberals—Lord Ilartington and Mr Grafton—in place of two Conserv atives, who represented the constituency in the last Parliament.

LONDON,

April 10. Consols have advanced and are now quoted at 98 4-8. Arrived : Ship RangateikiiromLyttiltori left January 3. Queensland Loan Floated.

LONDON.

April 9.

The new loan of two millions which is to he raised for Queensland has proved a bril liant success, having been subscribed thrice over.

Obituary—Lord Hampton. Gortschatoff 111 St. PETERSBURG.

April 9. Prince Gortschakolf, Chancellor of the Empire, is seriously ill.

Commercial LONDON.

April 9. The total quantity of wheat anoat for Great Britain is 1,900,000 quarters. Best Australian beef tallow, 325; best mutton tallow, 343. Three per cent. Consols, 98^. B. Grant & Co.'h steamer Lusitania arrived at Plymouth to-day.

AUSTRALIAN.

[keutee's special cablegrams.]

Intercolonial Boat JRace,

MELBOURNE,

Saturday. Victoria won the boat race easily by three lengths.

Exhibition Awards SYDNEY.

Saturday.

The following further Exhibition awards have been made :—Mein, Christchurch, meats ; special mention, Gear, Wellington, soups ; Goully and Richmond, paintings ; Miks Harriss, Nelson, Mrs Tizard, Thames, (lower painting ; Helms, Greymouth, Jella and Stewart, Wellingtoa, ferns ; MrSpeuce, Duuedin, skeleton ferns; Messrs McLeod Bros., Dunedin, Roap and candlee ; Parnell Soap Co., Auckland, soap; Walton, Wel lington, basil ; Greyling, Taranaki, tanning materials. All first prizes.

SYDNEY.

Monday.

Mr Slattery, the prothonothary, has been dismissed for insubordination. He has obtained a legal opinion that he lias been wrongfully dismissed.

The Kelly Gang, MELBOURNE.

this daVi

The Government have decided to with draw in three months the rewards now ollercd for tlio capture of the Kelly gaug.

COOKTOWN,

Monday,

Torres Straits Mail

Tho Eastern and Australian Mail Steamer Bown arrived from Singapoie with Torres Straits Mails. She brings news that the French admiral has been instructed to occupy Tonguin in Cochin China. He will levy a duty of 2 ber cent on Imports, aud 1 per cent on Exports, and 20 per cent per ton on vessels leaving for Manilla.

POLICE COURT.—This DAY.

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

DRUNKENNESS,

Mary Storey, Mary Carmichael, Charles Duckingticld, and Henry Goldsmith wore successively introduced to Ilia Worship and lived for having been drunk.

IKDKCENCY

John Garretty was charged with drunken ness (second offence); also with a breach oi the Municipal Police Act, by iudeccntly ex poking his person in a public plaec, to wit, Duldliat tr 0 , Newton, on Saturday list.

Prisoner admitted having been drunk, but did not think he had been guilty of the second offence charged against him.

The arresting constable proved the charge.

Fined 10s and costs for the first, aud 203 and costs for the second offence.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT,

John Culrort was charged with having been drunk and disorderly on Saturday.

Constable lgoe deposed that on Saturday night the defendant, who was a 'bus-dliver, was arguing with a number of people out side tlie Thistle Hotel. Ho enquired the cause ot the disturbance, and was informed that the defendaut was overcharging the passengers. They said they had paid Is each, and he wauted to chargo them more. Kound the accused was drunk, and locked him up on the chargo. Sent the 'bus back to Mr Crowther'a stables, in chargo of another man.

Fined 20s and costs.

A RUNAWAY SAILOR.

John Rafl'orty was charged with a broach of the Merchant Shipping Act, by being absent from the briguntine Activo ou the 10th lust.

Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr Sub-Inspector Pardy stated that pri soner shipped as an oidinary seaman on board tho Active. He got half a month's advance, and on Saturday left the vessel.

Captain Scott, who was iv Court, ex pressed his willingness to take the man back.

Prisonor was then ordered back to the vessel, the costs of the case to bo deducted from his wages.

VALUELESS CHEQUES,

James W. Napper, a young man, was charged with obtaining by moans of false pretouces the sum of £2 2s from Thos. Cook, at Auckland, on April 3rd.

Mr Groenway appeared for prisoner, and pleaded not guilty. Mr Pardy asked for a remand in this case, as there were other charges pending agaioet the prisoner. Remanded until Monday next. On the application of Mr Greenway, bail was allowed the prisoner, himself in £100, and two sureties of £50 oach.

AN UNFAITHFUL FRIEND.

Charles Emerson, on warrant, was charged with unlawfully assaulting one Charles Mirfin by striking him ou the mouth with his clenched list, and then and there threatening to do for him, at Auckland, on the 9th April. The samo prisouer was also charged with feloniously stealing and carrying away one overcoat, one pair of trousers, and vest, value £3 10s, tho property of Chariot Mirfin, at Auckland on tho 9th April. Prisoner pleaded guilty. It wa9 stated that the prisoner and prose cutor had been passengers by the British Empire, and oloso friends on the passage. On arrival here, Emerson shipped as seaman and got an advanco note ot £3, which was cashed by prosecutor. The prisoner how ever, did not go to sea, and tho noto becamo valueless.

Subsequently prisoner opened tho prosecu tor's chest, and took therefrom the clothing which he was charged with stealing.

Scutencod to ono month's imprisonment for the first oflcncc, aud two months for tho second.

EKFC'SING TO PAY TOLL.

A charge against Daniel McLennan for refusing to pay 3d toll at Newmarket, was remanded till Monday, iv order that a wit ness for the defence might be present. This concluded tho business.

Volunteer Intelligence.

ARTILLERY COMPETITION,

The first of a series of two competitions for the Auckland Artillery Champion licit was fired on Saturday afternoon at the Mouut Eden rauge, under the superintendence of Sub-Inspector Norric Tho ranges were 200, 400, and 500 yards ; five shota at each range ; and tho competitors numbered 29, of whom seven, however, retired before the firing was finished. We append the score j of those who made scores of 40 poiuts aud upwards: — Name 200 100 800 Tl. Gunner Hondereon .. 10 17 17—50 Gunner Payne. .. .. IS 15 17 —5) Sergeant Andorson .. U 17 15 —t i Gunner T. Bel ~ .. 15 1G 11 —is Gunner W. Hoso .. .. 15 18 13—41 Bom. Loo .. .. 12 17 13 —ij Gunner Duff .. .. 15 10 11- 12 Sergo-'int Ansoll .. .. 13 17 11 11 uunncr Ifcighway .. 12 18 li — n Gunner Trayes .. .. 1G its 8— 10

"You just take a bottle of my medicine," said a quack doctor to a consumptive, "and you'll never cough again." "Isit so fatal as that ?" gasped the consumptive.

TELEGRAPHIC.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COIi'JMANDEL, this day.

The lloyal Oak Mining Manager reports : New Keel Stones. — There is no change to report upon this reef for the week ; con tinue to get crushing stuff, the reef aver aging from six inches to two feet. No. 1 lfeef Eastward Blocks Stopes.—The leader worked upon now is payable ; there i.s gold seen in several places for CO feet along the stope. The leader averaging in width about three inches ; gold was seen freely every time quartz was worked down. Picked out a few pounds of picked stone. Total specimens on hand 71 pounds, and about 50 tons quartz in paddock.

GRAHAMS OWN, this day. MINING.

Alburnia. — The new battery will be started to-morrow in the presence of Messrs Macfarlaue and Patterson (Directors) and others. t . The New W'hau commenced work in tne low level this morning from the Alburnia IGO feet level. They are also rising to meet the winze. When the passes are cleaned out and repaired it will keep ten head going at the Alburnia new battery. The North Devon and Columbia cannot come to terms re tunnel and passes.

OPENING OF TILE HIGH SCHOOL.

The High School was formally opened this morning by the Governors, t.venty (ive scholars being in attendance; Mr Adams, of Parnell, master, Miss Chelty, of Waikato, mietress. The Mayor took his Beat at a Council meeting to-day, having acted on the advice of his friends and taken no notice of the threat of resigning.

WIIANGAUEI, this day. CAPTAIN COLBECK AT KAMOj

Addreasin <;hisconstituents at Kamo,Capt. Colbeck said : Auckland interests had suf ferrcd and would continue to snfl'er because her members would not help one another. They had voted against the Whangarei railway, also agaiust the £G5,000 vote, and left Southerners to p«aa them through the House. He eulogised the financial and admistrative capacity of the present Ministry, aud thought a supporter was per fectly free to change lobbies it circum stances warranted or necessity required. He should always use his position for the benefit ot Marsden. He received a vote of confidence ou pledging his word to see the Wbangarei Kailway completed to deep water as toon aa possible. The electors are very bitter at the delay in allocating the £05,000. A county councillor said £2000 two months ago would have been worth more than £30,000 now winter is approach ing

BOAT MISSISG,

Nothing has been heard of three young men who went out duck-shooting in a boat on the Wairarapa Lake on Friday. The police and other parties are stil!| searching. The names of the young men are Francis Cros3 aged 19, George Crowley 20, and Denerages 15.

PORT ALBERT, this day. PLEUPvO PNKUMONIA.

A public meeting was held this day to consider what steps should be taken to prevent the spread of plcnro pneumonia northwards. Mr C. Judd was elected chairman of the meeting, which was well attended. The following resolution was unanimously carried : "That this meeting views with alarm the spread of pleuro pneumonia in the provincial district of Auckland, and urgently and respectfully requests the Auckland Cattle Board to take prompt steps to prereut cattle being transported northwards beyond the southern boundary of the Kodney County."

[UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, Saturday. ACCIDENT TO A BACK 11ORSS.

Evcrsley, the steeplechaser, bound to Auckland"iv the sa. Arawata, jumped out of his box this afternoon, and went down the hold, a distance of about 7ft, fortuna tely without injuring himself.

CHRISTCHURCIf, Saturday.

FISH POISONED BY SAWDUST.

At a meeting of the Canterbury anglers, the secretary (Dr. Campbell) last night stated that the trout placed ia Little River, aud which had grown large-sized, were being poisoned by water impregnated with sawdust from the timber mills erected aloDg the banks of the river.

The first damen kronchen was held lasi night, by members ot the German club. The coucordia was a very successful affair.

This day.

ACCIDENTS,

At Kungiriri on Saturday, a man named Joseph Cummers was run over by a dray and fractured his leg. The lad McKay, who fell over a cliff on Friday, died next day.

A HARD-WORKED PARSON,

In the report of a recant parish meeting at Kaiapoi, it was shown that the lie\. D. Hampdcii, incumbent, had conducted 560 nerviccs duriug the year, taught in the Sun day-school, and olliciated as choir-master. For all thuse services he only leceived £57 10a during the year, there being uo\y three quarters' arrears of stipend due to him.

THE HARVEST EXPORT.

During the present month five vessels, giving a total of SI9S ton 3 have arrived to load for Home. At the present time there are cleTcn vcsecls, representing 12,950 tons on tho berth for London and other ports of the United Kingdom.

HEAVY YIELDS

Mr G. Mangings, Greendale, has just threshed 52 bushels of wheat per acre horn 30 acres, aud 50 bushelsbarley from another paddock.

In tho Supreme Court this morning the case Drakeu v. Price alias De.rrill, for libel, was not tried. Defendant objecting to a common jury. y

The number of brigs at the Christchurch station on Friday aud Saturday last was 25,855.

McMillan, saddler, arrested on Saturday on a charge ot concealing goods, was dis charged.

TIMAItU, Sunday. - At the settling up of the S.C.J.C. races last night, the following amounts were paid away : —Cutts, £190 ; Mason, fSS ; \V. Stead, £230 ; H. Goodman, £53 ; W. C. Goodman, £2S 10s ; W. C. Bourne, £66 10s : Schlutler, £9 10s.

DUJSEDIN, Sunday. SERIOUS FIRE.

A fire occurred at 2 o'clock this 'morning on the premises of A. and T. Burt, trass founders aud lead pipe manufactnrcrs. The origiu is unknown. Considerable damage was dons to the machinery. The loss is covered by insurance in the National Insur ance Company.

This day. FIRE IN DUNEDIN.

A serious fire broke out between one and two o'clock on Sunday morning in the foundry of Messrs A. and T. Burt, Cumber land-street. The flames had soon obfciine.l a strong hold, and it was some time before they could be got under. They had begun iv the department known as the " Lacquer ing room," and the damage was mainly con fined to that portion of the premises. No one had been about the place after two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, prior to which timo work wa3 stopped for the day. It is pretty certain that the fire originated in connection with the furnace used in the room, and which could not have been properly extinguished before tho men left work. The damage done will probably amount to nearly £1,000 as room had been fitted up at considerable expense. The fittings for the new Munici pal Buildings were wholly destroyed. Ihe foundry buildings with plan, &c. were insured iv tho South British Office for £3,000.

CAPTAIN BARRY.

Captain Jackson Barry is among the City of Florence's passengers.

HARD TIMES.

_ The Rev. J. M. Davis lectured last night 111 the Hanover-street Baptist chapel to a great audience on "Being out of Work." lie spoke from personal observation of the distress in Dunedin, which he said was more wide spread than people believed. In all the foundries the hand were working at half time, while out of 90 compositors ouly 60 were in regular work, the rest beinj on quarter time, or doing nothiag. Full 50 carpenters were out of work, whilst the bulk of tradesmen were only earning 30a to 50s weekly. In the building trads 300 bauds were idle, 84 tailors were on half time, and 50 grocers' assistants were idle.

Correspondence.

FLAWS IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

(To the Editor.)

Sir., -I find some of our Auckland teacher* and their friend " Soapy" try to mi everything right and bfijht I ttrr^t sides. Where children are taueht to k c.neful and clean school requisites on average costs nincpenec a year ncr h» i Last week " H.W." tried to gull th e '" m-' and the patents that the pal B Bf ac « and }« quent illness of children were caused hv few hours confinement in our well-ventiKt i Auckland schools. I have taueht »n hundreds of all ages during the last thir?° years, and never saw a pa l e f ace or 21 child through confinement in school ,»i if there are amy in "EWV schoolS caused by the ungentality of the teacher Some teachers go to their daily task merel upon compulsion for a living. They re J?? it as intolerable drudgery, a weary,.heart lem toil, and wish every day was a holiday Others lore their work. They hover .fi the school-room a3 long as they can ami never cease to think of their delmhtfi 1 labours. He also states that an opinion ;! now held that young children should i£ kept from school until they are nine or t years of age. lam glad there are but few narrow - minded people who hold th»f opinion, tor if such a system was carried out many children would receive no educa tion at all, and our streets would be crowded with uncouth children. I would advi«» "H.W." to study the good infant B ch2 have done .since the days of Mr Buchanan W. Wilder* Jan. d/o. MflCj others.— Yours, &c, ' • v

A Trained Teacher who Loves His Work!

(To the Editor). Sir,—Our mutual friend lfannaford istn the front again. A week or two ago he was down upon Eome old man who teaches the public on Sunday nights at the fire-bell and now he is down upon a parent who has thought proper to ventilate his grievances anent the public (schools. He seems to have got into office at Jast as public censor or city monitor. Now, I want to look him up a bit, by your permission. Well he says that he has three children ittendinn the public schools, that is, he places hia children on the shoulders of the public to be educated—he sends them to the charity school, at a cost (according to " Brett's Almanac" ) of 3s per week each, besides the the extras he has to pay himself-that is he receives 9s worth of education per week' paid for by the public. Now, lam glad that his children are getting ou, as I am one of the men who pay for them, after ha*in» educated my own at my own expanse* There is a wide difference between him and me. He is a bnsiness man, perhaps earns i three or four pounds per week. I am a ' working man getting into years, and have had nine days work in three weeks at fis per day, which makes 18s per week. And out of thh 1 have to pay for the education ■ of his children at a cost to me of £7 12% a per year, according to Government reports for I am one of the 40,000 householders of the Colony taxed to pay for the education of other people s children. Heoughttopay for his own, the tame as I have done, and not have it done at the expeuseof me and many like myself; but any "port in a storm'1 aud some men will take any ford to cross ■ the stream soonor than pay the ferry,— Yours, &c,

Fair Play.

MORALS OF THE IDENTITY MANIA.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—"Anglo-Israel," ia bis last letter (April/), make 3 matters worse instead of better. I do not know who he is, bat .hit is not the letter of a Christian, if there is any truth in Paul's saying, "If any man1 have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of' His." Not ouly is it uti-Christian—anti- Christian; but there is something really amazingly impudent in the cool assumption that other nations are brigands, &c,;tbatwe are "to break all other Dations to pieces," ' and that, having accomplished th*t amiable J destiny, we are on that account, as God's special favourite?, "to rule over the whole . world." God of pity! spare the worldl any such dire calamity; and let "Anglo-Israel" sit for a few minutes at the feet of Jesus, and learn to forgive and love the enemies whom he now invokes a butcher-god to destroy.

Asa mere question of identity it is a very harmless mania, not worth lire minutes' attention from any wise man; the proba bility being that nearly eveiy nation is more or less Israeliscd by these scattered (not lost) tribes—none more so than these said Afghans whom the Anglo-Israels are treating in such a brotherly manner, that according to the London "Times" of Jaril■ 7th, the United Presbytery of Edinburgh memorialises Her Majesty "to exercise her authority to put a stop to the atrocities which arc being perpetrated in Afghanistan, in burning villages ,and leaving helpless women ami children to die of cold and ' hunger." See also an article in the " Fortnightly Review " for Jan. 'on " Martial Law in Cabul." I have a con siderable admiration for the descendants of Abraham, and am happy to be related to them, believing that they have exercised an important influence on the world's history, and will yet do so ; but when their very worst features are held up to admira tion, aud we arc identified wilb, them by a sort of bloodthirsty lust, on which a saTago Gad smiles, it is high time to say that this kind of thing is blank infidelity towards Christ, who revealed a widely different God from that, and taught qnite opposite,1 le-sons cf conduct. If men like Anglo-; Israel choose to array the older prophets in antagonism to Christ—by sticking to a few isolated phrases which they misunder stand—they alone are responsible for bring ing into relicion that "division against itself,"which renders its downfall inevitable, The New Testament, which is the Chris-1 tiaii's guide, contains three facts, which can neither be denied nor got over: (1). Christ frequently tanght respecting the happier coming times of the KiDgilom, "They shall come from the North and South and East,, and West, and_ sit down with Abraham aria Isaac in the Kingdom, and the children of the Kingdom shall be cast out." (2), Paul,', who was well versed in the "records of his: nation and anticipated great things far iV never hints at any return to Jerusalem or any external national power. (3). The. apostles 'plainly teacli that in a Christian condition or age " There /will be neither Jew nor Greek &c., but all will be one in' Christ Jesus." What then matters the identity ? By all means let those who like_ go to Jerusalem, while those who prefer will stay, away. Let us have all the fraternity pos sible between Israelites and all other peo ple ; but don't let us have fire and ven geance and murder breathed out in thename of religion ; don't let us be told that these malignant passions are our destiny and that God loves ;us for them; ffor as long as the Now Testament remains to us we shall re^ ply that we know no such God as that, out ■we know the God who is love, and the reli gion which says, "If a man love not his brother (whom he hath seen, how can ha love God whom he hath (not seen. " Breaking all the nations (o pieces" invar is not a divine way of loving our brother.— I am &c,

SAMTJEti EDGEK.

THE LOST TRIBES.

(To the Editor.) Sir,—Kindly afford me space to reply » J.D.D.'s letter in your last issue. It » indeed sad to find a critic like J.D.D., com mitting himself as he does, no matter what authorities he quotes or misquotes, so long as Holy Writ contradicts his or their state ments, "identity" knowstof men as learned as Dean Millman, who have, like Dim, made mistakes on this subject, and as soon as the error was poin'ed out to them, hare used their best endeavours to atone for tne same. I trust before long J.D.D. ml W enabled to read the word of God without allowing prejudice or incorrect teaching w warp his understanding. Will "■j''V' kindly point out any placo in the Bible in which the Ten Tribes, the house of Israel, or Ephraim (as they are called in Scripture/ are called Jews? We say the peopl« called ' Jews" all through the Bible are the tribes of Judah and Levi only. Worn ihe time of the reigns of Jeroboam anu Rehoboam fimmediately after the deatfll « Solomon), Benjamin was lent to the nation of the Jews as a witness, and remained mw them until Jerusalem was about to ue . invested by the Roman armies, when, 03 Divine command, they fled to the moun tains and escaped the horrora of the siegci and the signal punishment the Jews lrnpre cated on their own heads. ' <UentfL ignores all commentary and one-•«<»« writings on this grand and important 8" . ject, and relies on the Word of tod •»»•' at the Fame time, he is able to confirm we truth of the Scriptures by reference to P™ fane history. It is not possib eto t» fully into this question in the columns 10 newspaper, but the writer will gladly a* . "J.D.D." to come to a proper knowledge ■» the matter, if he is so inclined, ana'" him that by the decree of the Almig&tJ > ten tribes were lost, but by the sara> «m mandthe Jews were to be kn?* n*S where, and they are ?o up to thepru* day.-Yours truly, IdbW h% "

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL IS, 1880.



QUR riKEAI £S AL E OF MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, EATS, CAPS, AND SHIRTS, C 0 M MJK N C K'S THIS EVEN.ING. [A ljtbo New Shipments recently received [Vila bo EOld]ot SALE T>2ll I CiRtS. ALK I RICKS. J. COBORA.VE & CO. iyr ilne & qhoyce Are NOW SHOWING tholr AUTUMN AND WINTER GOODS, •which will bo found to be Stylish, of Good Quality, and Very Moderate in Price. MILLINKRY—the Latest Parisian Styles HAT 3in Besvcr, Felt, Straw, &c. Sir At TonnANS, Kcal and Imitation, in Ladies' and Children's FLOWERS,IV-ATHKRS. HEAD-DRESSES JAfIKKTS pnd MAMTLKS, in Black and Coloured Cloth, *llk, &c. FUR-LtNEn Cr.oAKS, Ur.STERS Hosiery (both i adics' and Children's) in Silk, Lisio. Merino. Cashmore, and Cotton GLOVES, in Kid. Cloth, Taffata, &o, Undressed Kid ditto, 2 and i button. An Immense Stock of DRKSS MATERIALS, in overy stylo and toxturo, wit!! Trimmings to match All the Prices in Black Silks (juat to hand in our usual favourite makes) marked very low Ladies' and Children's Costumes in great variety Special attention is c3jawn to the BABY LINEN and Children's and Ladic3' UNDER CLOTHING Department, overy possible re quirement in which will bo fnlly supplied Bojb' Knickerbockers, Ulsters, Hosiery, Hats, Collars, &c. A Complete Assortment of Calicos, Flannels, Blanket?, Linens, 6 c. Dress awl Mar.tk-makinf/ conducted on the premises. Fire per Cent Discount allowed for Cash. MILNE & C H O V C E, Auckland. Ho entered a car, when the brakeman came inside and took a key out of his pocket, unlocked the stove, put in some •wood and locked the door again, and he. asked him what he locked the stove door or. The brakeman shut bis left eye, and I faid he locked the stovo door so the lire I rouldu't get out.



Special Adverußements. IJEW CLOTHING AND lIOSIERY, SPECIALLY SELECTED For the Auckland Market. PAGET SUITS, Sintdo and Double-broaatcd SAC SUITS, Single and Donblo broasted BOYS' ana YOUTHS' GALATEA SUITS BOY 6' NORFOLK SUITS, Now Patterns BOYS' BAILOR SUITS, Now Patterns BOY'S' COS3ACK SUITS, New Patterns BOYS' KNICKER TROUSERS MEN'S and BOYS' NEW OVERCOATS. " The Ulster," " The Ciiestebfikld," " the rosebkrry," In Pilot, Granite Cloth, Cheviot, Freize, and other Tweeds. Agents for WERTIIKIM'3 BE WING MACHINES. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, Queen-street (opposite Theatre Royal). J. FITZSIMONS, Manager. TO THE PUB Liv — We have the pleasure to inform you our AUTUMN and WINTER GOODS arc 5!O«> opened for your inspection. It is our intention to keep a much Cheaper. Larger, and more Fashionable Stock of DRAPERY and FANCY GOODS than we did prior to the late Dissolution of Partnership, and a glance at our present Stock will convince you that pood taste and judgment has been exercised in its selection. We thank you for so far endorsing our views regarding Cash Payments as to encourago us to continue the CO-OPERATIVE CASH SYSTEM. Our Stock is marked down to the VERY LOWEST SHADE OF PROFIT: but we trust to a VERY LARGE CASH RETURN to compensate for the small profit put on the Goods. In doing a large trade we necessarily have a great number of Remnants every week. These will be measured up, marked at very low prices, and cleared off every FRIDAY and SATURDAY GARLICK & CRANWELL, City Hall Arcade. Pompadour Cashmeres 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 tho Now and Fashionable Trimmings. GARLICK & CRANWELL. Estamincs :: AVool Poplin -\ Satin Cloths :: Persian Cords Crapo Cloths :: Russell ~ Costume Tweedg :: Fancy Serges French Cashmeres :: Plain „ Winceys, various :: Black Silks Alpacas, „ :: Silk Rops Cherry Black Lustro :: Wool „ At Co-opcrativo Roduccil Cash Prices. GARLICK & C RAN WELL. A Splendid Assortment of Flower 3, Feathers, Fancy Birds' Wings, Frilling. Rouching, Fancy Velvets. Sealskin Caps, Trimmed and Untrimmed Hals and Bonnets, in our Milli nery Department. Milliners on the promises tojexecuto.'orders with dispatch. GARLICK & CRANWELL, City Hall Arcade. Ulsters, Mantles, Paletots, Jackets, Oporottcs 1 Wool Squares, Shawls, Capes, etc., Ribbons, Scarves, all at Co-opcrativo Prices. GARLICK & CRANWELL. Manchester Goods :: Blankets, very cheap Men's fcUoys'Clo thing :: Curtains, ~ GARLICK fc CRANWELL. Our Goods aro all Marked to tho VERY LOWEST SHADE OF PROFIT. Co-oporativo Prices for Cash. Co-operatlvo Prices a Public Benefit.' Co-operativo Prices and a Largo Roturn. SeT Support our New System. "Ej GARLJCK & CRANWELL, CitvllaUArcado. ■XT OTICEI IVTOTICE! NEW DRAPERY. NEW CLOTHING. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN DCg to annonnco that their NEW STOCK for tho incoming Season's Trado is Now to Hand, comprising— Now Materials in Fancy Dross Goods, vory ohoap Satin Cloths, Sergoa. Rop3 Cashmeres, F ronch Morinoa, &c, now shades Waterproof Tweeds acd Ulstor Cloths Ladies and Ma;d3' Jackets, n ohoico assort ment New Fancy Woollen Goods in great variety Ladies' and Maida' Ulsters, all qulto now HosiiutY in varloty, &o. Also, A Largo Stock of Flannels, various makers, and nnnsual good valuo Blankets, all sizes, whito and colourod Wincoys, Wool Plaids, Snirtlngs, &o. A Very Choioo Assortment of NEW CLOTHING FOR BOYS AND MEN. Overcoats and Ulstors Boys' and Youths' ditto ditto Crimean Shirts, Oxford Shirts, White Shirts Undor-Flannolß. L.W. Shirts and Pant« Printed and Whlto Moleskin Trousers for Boys and Men Hats, Caps, &c. A Hcb.vy Stock of Good Twaeds Choap Tweed for Boys' wear, Bluo Sorgo, Moleskins, &c. tST Five per cent, discount (Is in tho £) al lowed upon a'l Cash Purchasers of 20s and upwards. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, Drapers and Clothiers. Oppo3itO tho Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queon:Btroet, Auckland. "KTEW MILLINERY, NEW BONNETS AND HATS. LATEST FASHIONS FROM PARIS. Also, In COSTUMES, JACKETS and MANTLES. W. RATTRAY will hold a GRAND SHOW O£ vory Choice and Fashionable Autumn and Winter Goods ON MONDAY, THE sth APRIL. The attention of the Ladies Is specially- Invited lo this intended Display of New and Fashionable GOODS. W. RATTRAY, G6, QUEEN-STREET Opposite Bank of New Zealand). GREAT "OAR GAINS R E A T A> A R G A I S GREAT BARGAI2JS ! GREAT BARGAINS 1 GREAT BARGAINS,! JUSTiOPBNED, A SPLENDID LINE OP J^JEN'S rpWEKD QUITS, AT 27 s 6 D- Worth 15a. ONE CASE ITEM'S JPLAX gHIRXfS, With Collars. AT 4 s 6 U Worth 6s 6d. ONK BALE WHITE gUPER. JJLANKETS, 13 S 6 D' WORTH 208. Inspection specially invited tc OUR OWN MAKE OP BOYS" PLAITED TUNIC SUITS, From n gS. tST Note the Address— J. B. ROBINSON, A UCKLAND pLOTHING Tf ACTORY NEXT MESSRS TONKS & CO.'d AUCTION MART •«



Special Advertisments. •in ii i s l i x v m. 100 DOZEN 2-BUTTON KID GLOVES (Quite sound), Only Is lid per pair. 1A LargeJStoek of FANCY|GOODS, MILLINERY, COSTUMES, PINAFORES, iDRESS GOODS, &c, &c. To bo Sola at NottJCash, for a Short Tlmolonly. DRESSMAKING ON THE PREMISES. Costumeslinado In 2i hours' notice. A. LINABURY & CO., 2W Aim 206. QUKEN-BTREKT miIOKNTON SMITH, AND FIRTH'S 1. PRICKS CURRENT (Wholesale) Subject to alteration without notice. Sacks. 100'b. 6Cfs« Crown Brand Flonr, S, p. d. & s. d. S. s. d. per ton 1 0 0 UlO 0 15 0 0 T.S.&F. Canterbury Flour 13 0 0 13 10 0 1-1 0 0 Sharps, per ton .. 6 0 0 .. .. Bran, per ton ~..G00 .. .. Fowl Wheat .. ~ 4s. od. por bushel. ha'abovo prloes Include sacks nd baser—sack find bp.gs not roturnable. Terrna: Cash.' * Auckland. 23rd February, 1880. ON SALE, Kearney's Combined Koapora and Mowor Mangold and Turnip Drills Turnip Slicors Ollcabo Breakers Winnowing Machinos Lawn Mowors. Also, TO ARRIVE, PER 'INGLEWOOD,' Coultor's Corn, Manp-olrt, Turnip, and Manure Drills, combined And Plonghs, doublo and singlo Harrowa Hollers &c. &c. SO Tho'abovo goods aro imported diroctod rom tho manufacturers, and will bo Bold choaD to tnako room for further shipmoutfi. tf. J. HURST & CO., 101. Queen-street. chief post-office, aucklj nd. Mails will Clobu as Umjer :— Tins Day. For Ruesoll, Kawakiiwa, Waugaroa, and Mon koiuil, per lona, at 4 p.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki.por Glcnel&nt 1 p.m. For Sumoß. por Aclivo, at 4,30 p in. For Tryphona, por South Carolina, at J. 30 p.m. For Thames, por Kntorpriao. at 5.30 p.m. Tuksdat, 13th inHtant. For Tairua, por Paku, at 7 a.m. For Walworn, ICawnu, Omaha, and Mataknna, por Roso Casey, at 10 a.m. For Russell, lCa.walca.wa, and Australian Colonies, per Arawiita, at il p.m. For Tauranga and Upotikl, por Waltakl, at i p.m. For Wanprarol Iloads, Walpu, Wanptaro!, and Al.iiiLrupuf, por Arffylo, at 4 p.m For Tliaiuoa, l>er Rotomahaiia, at :l p.m. For Manßawal, por Kiua, at 5 p.m. For Wangaroi Heads and Wangaro', per Coromandol, at 6 p.m. For ilobart Town, per Loongann, at 1 p.m. Thursday, 15th instant. For Gisborno. Napier, Southern provinces, and Außtrallan Colonies, pnr Rotorua, at 0 a.m. For Oisborno, Nupisr, Wellington, and Lyttol ton. per Southnm Cross, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki, Wauganul, and Wclliiiftlon, per ltangalira, at 1 p.m. Tuesday. 27th instant, Por 8.8. Zoalandia as follows :— For Sandwich Ulands, Unitnd States of Amorica. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South Amorica. and Ilrltish and Foreign Wont Indios, Japan, ar.d China, including Hongkong, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Contlnont, of Kurope, at 1 p.m. For money orders, and registered lottors, at 11.30 a.m. I^ato lottors bocrinx an extra fee of Blrponco, In addition to tho postage, will bo recolvod by tho Mail Aaeut oa board tlio steamor up to the timo Of Bailing. S. B. BISS Chinf Po3tmast or. "Carpo Diom" (which, literally translated, means pinch tho day), lltxsrally construed, sig nifies, scizo tho cocasion. It is an old Roman miixim, by which its people acted, and thus bocamo faniona among tho nations of tho world. Noglectod allmonts scon become chronic, and. onco doeply rooted, aro diflloultof removal. On tho flrat symptoms of any of tho miladies for which it is specifically dobiprned, Urtolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps will not only check iis course, but to tonify tho parts as to rendor ihom incapable of smldun rolaises.



One of the lady teachers in a Reno public school, a few days since, was laboring with an urchin on the science of simple division, This is what came of it; " Now Johuny, if you had an orange which you wished to divide with your little sistet, how much would you give hor ?' " A suck,"—"Reno Gazette."