SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

LAST evening. Argylo, s.s., Crawford, from Whangarei TO-DAY. Waitaki, s.s., Edie, from Russoll Oolden Islo, sohoouor. Watts, from Russell Rona, schooner, MoKonz'.o, from Timaru

DEPARTURES.

last evening. Savoy Kate, schooner, McKenzio, for Russoll to-day. Argyle, 5.8., Crawford, for Whnngaroi Olonelg, 8.a., Farquhar,for Tanning* Avoca, schoonor, Cablo, for Melbourne

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London—Chili, loaaing; Loch Doon to follow Tauranga — Glonelg, Wednesday; Wal'riK', Monday Sydney—Australia, Tuosday;Abion,Wednosday Whangnroi—Argylo, Tuesdays and i-ridays ; Waitaki, Friday Molt -urno, via the South— Arawata.Thnrsday Russoll-lona, Monday; Waitaki, Wodnesday New Plymouth and South-Hawea, Ttiosday Hobart Town—Loongana

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hycona, H.LM.G.S., from Samoa Danns, H.M.S., from Wellington Australia, P.M. 8.3., from San Francisco, 21th Hero, 5.8., from Sydney and Melbourno, shortly Arawata, s.s., from tho South, Monday Albion, s.s., from Sydnoy, Tuesday Southern Cross, b.s., from Napior, Sunday Waikato, ship (M.P.K.V.) from London, Ballod

June 25th Langstono, ship, (JRBM) from London; sailed May 17. Lutterworth, barquo, from London, loading Cabarfoldh, barque (3.Q.M.J.), from Hongkong Loch Fleet, barquo (L.K.P.S.), from Lon.ion Lochnagar, barquo, trom London, loading Ingeburg, barque, from Now York; sailoi June 17 Stag, barque, from Adelaido Freetrader, barquo, from Dcncdln Ocean Ranger, barquentine, (W.T.N.V.) from Now York, Railed April 28th Emperor, brig, from Lyt'olton Vision, brig, from Dunedin Camillo, brig, from Lyttelton Oceola, brigantino, from Adelaide James A. Stewart,brigantino, from Oamaru

IMPORTS.

Per Scottish Lassie, from London: 25 bales, and 1 case printing matorlal.-H. Brett, Evening Star.

474 cases sewing machines and parts.—Singer Manufacturing Company.

1 case Gauze flannol, Coat's staohino cotton gloves, Morloy's hosiery, &c—J. M. McLachlan'

15cases of generally assorted fanoy goods.— Charles Kelsoy, and Co.

Per Loch Doon, from London : 138 oases sewing machines and parts, 4 cases sewing cottons Singer Manufacturing Com pany.

Por Rona, from Timaru: 673 sacks wheat, dC sacks flour, 531 sacks oats.

EXPORTS.

Per Sophia, for Brisbane—33s blocks building stone.

Outwards Cnastwibe.—Amaranth, for Kai- Sara; Rangatira, for Omaha; Dream, for alma.

The three-masted schooner Avoca cleared at tho Customs to day for Whangaroa, where sho will load with timDer for Melbourne.

The brigantine James A. Stewart is loading with breadstuff- at Oamaru for this port.

Tho brlnnntlne Deflanco wi'l clear at tho Cus toms to-morrow for Whangaroa whoro sho will load with timber for Dunedin.

The schooner Amaranth cleared today for Wairoa, Kaipara, where sho will load timbor for a Southorn port.

Fears are ontertained for the safety of the schooner Josephine, which left Lyttelton for tho Thames on the 2nd Instant, and has not sinco been heard of.

Mr C. Bailey, boatbuildor, has obtained the contract for building a surf-boat for the New Plymouth Harbonr Hoard. She will bo 10 feot in length, 10 feet in width, and 4 feet deep, with a shear of 2 foet. It Ib expected that sho will be finished about six weeks hence.

The Merchants' Shipping and Underwriters' Association reports, under date of August 18, tho arrival of the barque Coromanelel, nt London, from Port Chalmers. She Bailed on May 0, and the passage, therefore, ocoupied 103 days.

The ss. Argyle arrived, last evening, from Whangarei and Mangapal, with 35 Backs gum, 75 sheep, 4 boxes fowls, 26 boxes eggs, 10 kegs butter, 6 hides, 2 sacks onions, 3 ton sundrios, &o. Passengors:—Miss Naden, Mesdamos Gill, Brace, Hack, .Miss McLean. Messrs -VwatiberK, Pearson, and Shaw; 11 in the steerage

The Rona, whioh arrived this afternoon, brought a cargo of breadstuils from Timaru. Bho left on the 13th.

Tho barauentino Sophia cleared at tho Cuf tonis today for Brisbane, with a cargo of build ing Btone and two passengers —Mr and Mrs James Luces. Captain LHjeblad will take command.

The barqucntlne Falcon was taken out of tho Graving Dook to-day, after undergoing nn over haul. Sho wi'l proceed to Mongonui, to load with tlmbor for a southern port. Captain D. Hulke has been appointed to the command of this vessol.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Rangatira, s.s., Harvey, from tho South

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, yesterday. Salted:—Hawea, for tho North. Passengors, for Auckland:—Mr and Mrs Miles, and five In the steorago. Port Chalmers, yesterday. Arrived:—ltaly, barque, from Port Esperance; Stella, from tho North. Sydney, th's day. Sailed:—Union Company's s.s. Albion, for Auckland. Adelaide, August 19. Tho Orient Company's s.s. John Elder, which left Plymoutn on July 9th, has arrived horo, 10 days out. Napier, yesterday. Arrived: Southern Cross, from Auokland, at 6 p.m. - _ Picton, yesterday. Soiled: Hawea, for Nelson, at 11 p.m.

COMMERCIAL.

Even.-... Star Offlco, Friday. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET.

MB. AU. RED BUCHXANB'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Haymarket, on Friday, fodder waß at I lower values. Oata were from 2s to 2s 3d; barley, 2s Cd ; maize, 3s 5d the bushel. Very fowhorseri brought forward. Good animals were In bris \_ Inquiry, and buyers uneatlsfled. At tbo sale on Tuesday, hides and skins ware ln full supply, and steady demand throughout the sale. Bides brought from 3d to i 9-lto the lb.; tallow, 21s the owt.; f ull-woollod slieejv Bkins, from 3s lOd to 5s 6d eaoh. At the Pokeno cattle sale, on Monday, there wasagoodmußterof useful young stock, and steady competition. At I)rury, on Wednesday, tho cattle yarded were principally cows, and consequently slow of sale, and a tew unsold, but young cattle sold frealy. •At the Remuera Yards, on Thursday, dairy cows woro at lower values, and several wore withdrawn. Store cattle In steady demand at late values. Fat cattle In average number: 130 heal yarded mostly good quality. Consequent on the absence of shipping prices advanced, and ranged with quality irom 33s to 38s. averag ing 35s the lOOlbs.,'and wero'highest at the conclusion of the sale. Sheep were from the same cause short of requirements, and many of Indifferent quality; those were at low prices, but fairly fatted sheop woro in brisk de mand at Ud tho lb.; good wethers brought from 21s to 30s each. MESSRS HONTEn AUD NOLAN'S WEEKLY REPORT. Horses.—The supply has been good, and tbo demand jhas shown a decided improvement. At the Durham Yards on Friday, over ai\ nvorat-0 number were ontercd: comtietitlr.n waa steady, and, almost without exception, )> jt ß wero oleared, although there was s' jm e difficulty in conseqnenoa of one or two ani mO | S refusing to take their trials. We quote: > jacks from £615s to £17; li?ht harness horses ________ to £35; medium draught, £21 to £30. Hides and'Skins.—On Tnesday the. demand was brisk, but the hides wore unusually light weight, and tho highost figure was 33d. Skins were well competed for, aud sola a t 2s 3d to IsGd. -SSSSSySI-SJSSS^ J? 88 bße n characterised by great animation, and a marked advance in • Newmarket Yards were. w«n m^.md^veWonv, as i^ZZgholtal e» o, and prioes had an upward tmdnW?... <W*% ? and^/.r«awok;buttheda&ycowsvSri™'at not. flrat-eh-88. nor wettHhe*SS tZ 611 aftor, and some remained "nrtis D S y n f T %.?* of cattlo. ex Glenelg, tSSsStm -Tv^ag MS stulneaa. Ttxi.i wi.sno noteworthy niti ~ In prices of G..iry,.tA store stoS-T^ ration -!he_p -The. supply was very eood , . xt«_ market ou Tuesday, but tt.sro 7x\vSd, ££%": dotoand and prieos wore fully sustains i for *2 jifceep. A small Hook o« owe.-, ted law ha £Sd at liianach. Dssoiaai

Figs wero in limited supply a»*. advanced Slightly lv Value, «u»»noea

AUCKLAND PRODUCE, MARKETS.

W.iOl&.a.!e, j liolall. i s. A. ft.d, , a. d. e.tl. I ftutb6r.tV' -j -Ji* SI ..HU_:,unn-rt » 1-0 6 UastUairlew 1 *~'} ,V 'Butter, in. lb l (!--0 0 Butt-.r,sit, lb o .--DI" >. uttei-, salt 0 10—I 0 DheetwUooaDO ft-■"'•'. J Cheese (ool.) 0 S-tl fit I-o.,Cant. oCl—>''. 7 Kgsa,ooz... I 0--0 OJ Eggs,do.. OHMS 0 Lard,lb .. (J 0--0 10 ( Lftrd.lbtttaslO "it-D 8 'Jowlss, each 2 C-3 0) Baeonan.tHiUD/1, Unfits, each _1 C—,l i\ 1 Provincial «v 84—0 10 Ge;;. ss, each S 0-7 0 j Canterburyflams T'u-J.-'vs .. 5 0-'/ Of and Bacoa {In Bacon', lb.. 0 10-1 01 elothK '.. 010 J-l - 0 Hams. Ih., 1 0-1 3 1 BmßnV.isri wterbia_yandW-i.nKanul,lb-,8d.9d ( ;;" xj. _3j<.uo i-x to lid per 21b loaf 8 Jams, per ewe, ii doz, 27s Cd to 32a Cd. BuießKii'H Meat. Retail. I Roastlngßeef .... .. .. o 6too 7| Boiling Beef .. -- „ 0 l-o 5 Mutton, hind-quarter .. .. „o-o- 0« S j ..„ tore-quarter .. .... oaj — O ill l___mD, fore-quarter P«r quarter. E . „ hind-quarter perqnurtcr PorkandVeal 00-0-7 Steaks .. -__ 8-0 8 Chops and Sausages 0 5— 0 C Tallow best (wholesale)—mutton. 30a; mixed, 22s to 255. Floor Market. Wholesale. & 8. d. Superfine Flonr, silk dressed, per ton.. 13 0 0 Fine Flour, ditto, household .. .. 12 0 0 Bharps (scarce), per ton .. .. ..700 Adelaide, per ton 11 0 0 Oamaru, per ton .. .. _ .. 12 0 0 Dunedin, per ton £11—12 0 0 Canterbury, per ton fill—l 2 0 0 Bran (scarce) per ton (sackßincluded).. 7" 0 0 Cabin Bread .. ... _ .. .. 18 0 0 Oatmeal £12-12 10 0

Pearl Barley

£21-22 0 0

HAY AND CORN MARKET. Wholesale.

s d s. d. fc b. » =>■ Maize" (Byd.) 3 C-6 6 Hay, mo'dow „ (Cat) nono t;on pressed 5 0-0 0 t3S BSU-»:igj PetatoesT Local, all used up. ***«» (onward tendency), £L Oamaru, £1 to £15s. *ScarCo- Retail. „ „ s d a d. s. d. s. d. Maize, bushel 3 9-4. 01 Lucerno. owt.7 6-8 0 fta-M ditto . 2 3-2 0 Oaton, ditto 6 0-7 ll B?.S lOOtta 0 0-7 0 Straw, ditto 3 0-1 0 WhSit (fowl) 1 0-4 C ChatT. ditto 5 6-S 0 Hay, cwt? -B 0-G G|Potafes.ditto4 6-5 0 Seeds.—Rotail. s. d. b. d. s. d. s. d. Ryccrrass .. 5 o—6 0 Cocksfoot, tt. 6 0-8 0 Italian, do. ..8 0-0 (I Trefoil, lb. 0 9-0 0 Red Clover.lbO 0-0 0 Ratstail, lb. 1 6-0 0 WhiteClovorl I—o 0 Timothy.lb. 0 6-0 0 Alsyke. lb ..1 2-0 0 Lucorno.lb. 1 6-0 0 Uowgrass, lbl 0-0 0 Rapo, lb ..0 5 0 0 Woolpaeks in quantity, 3s 3d to 3s Cd oach; corn saoks, 8s to S3 6d per dozon. Fencing wire Nos. 6, 7, and 8, assorted, £16103 to £17 per ton Building Materials. Timber.—Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., bost lis Cd; second class, 73 Cd ; bost planed, tongued and grooved, 13s Cd ; second-class ditto. 9s Gd. Mills: Cargo, best, Ss GdtoUatid, socond-class, la 9d. Kaulk, Ss Gd to Gs Gil. Now Zetland Palings, sft (sapl, 10s; sft (heart) IZa ; 6ft, 13* Tl-troo Rails, £2 lOi to £3 10s per 100; Puriri Posta. £fi to £7; Shingles. 16s per 1,000 : Hobart Town Paling, sft, 18s; 6ft. 20s; Hobart Town Rails, 90s. Buying and selling quotations. B.iicks (at Whau,) 10.-iper 1,000; Town Yards. £2 10b: dolivored, £3. Drain pipes, per IC3 (6 inches bore), 30s; I Inches, lis; 3 inohos 9s: 2 inchos, £2 103 per 1,000; sockot glazod pipes, 18 inohes 2s 6d por foot; 15 inohes, 2s por foot; 12 inchci, ls 6d por foot; 9 inohos, ls per foot; 6 inches, 6d por foot; 4 inches. Id por foot. Lime, slacked, ls por bushel; quick llmo ln sack, ls Cd to 2s. Kauri Gust and Flax Market. Gum is rather firmer. The following sales havo boon effected sinco lrst Friday:— Good ordinary Kaipara and Whangarei at £23 to £31, Waikato £25 to £23, East Coast, £35 to £15; rooolpts for August, 230 tons. Flax.—finest quality £il—£23 por ton Flax.—Medium .. .. 20 „ Tow 12-U „ Fungus 3Jd. porlb. Coal and Firewood Market. Coal.—Newcastle (ship's side), cargo 31s por ton; yard, 10s to 15s. Bay of Islands, at yards, 25s 6d ; screenod, 28s Od; ditto at the mino, 13s; ship's side, 233 6d. Waikato, at mine, 58 ;in Auckland. 17s 6d to 225; Taupiri, at mines, 6s 6d to 12s ;at yard, 18s to 21s. Wangarei, at mine, 83 Gd; yard tatoim), 17s; household, 225. Miranda, at yard (housohold). 18s: stoam, 18s. Kamo (household), 28s, "9s delivorod; steam, 235. Firewood.—Uncut, at wharf (cargo), 8s to 9s per ton; delivorod, 13s ; cut, lis to lCi. Manures. Bonkdust, £7 to £9 ; Peruvian, £18: Huon Ouano, small lots, £6. bags included; Mexican Guano, £5 to £10; Maldon Island Guano, £7 to £8; Super-Phosphate £9 to £10.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Under :— This Day; For Whtiiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Glenelg. at 4 p.m. For Wangarei Heads and Wangarei, per Argyle, as 1 p.m. For Wangarei Heads and Wangarei, per Waitaki, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 6.30 p.m. Saturday. 21st instant. For Taranaki, Wanganui, and Wellington, per Rangatira, at 8 a m. For Ngunguru, per Fannr Kelly, at 0 a.m. For Waiwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga wai, Waipu, and Mangapai, por Roso Casey, at 10 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 2.30 p.m. For Ngunguru, per Champion, at 3 p.m. Monday, 23rd instant. For Coromandel, per Coromandol, at 11.30 a.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Waitaki, at •1 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mon gonui, per lona, at 1 p.m.

For Australian Colonies, Batavla,"Slngapore, China, and Japan, via Torres Straits, per s.s. Australia, Immediately after;her arrival from Honolulu Supplementary Malls for India, Continent of Kurope, and United Kingdom, via Brlndisl, (tor letters specially so propaid and addressed) por s.s. Australia, immediately after her arrival from Honolulu. This mall be duei London on Saturday, 16th October. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per Hawea, immediately after arrival of s.B. Australia.

S. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

Meetings, Entertainments, &c.

August 20,1880,

V.M.C.A.—"Modern Scepticism and How to Treat it," by Roy A. Carrick, 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan Churoh, Now North Road—Grand Lime-light Kntortalnment, consisting of English, American, and Rhine Scenery, 7.30 p.m.

St. Matthew's Church—Organ Recital. Pro gramrno in another column.

Pitt street Wesloyan Band of Hopo Entertain ment, 7.30 p.m.

MARRIAGE.

MAHON—MKE.-On July 29, at tho United Methodist Freo Church, by the Rev. R. Tay lor, James Mahon to Mary E. Mcs, both of Auckland.

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1880.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance. For the future in the distance. And the Rood that we can do

The evidence given by Mr John Lamb before the Local Industries Commission on the price of labour has caused an angry feeling among the working classes—and very naturally. Such statements as these do more to promote class feeling and embitter the relations between capital and labour than any thing else could possibly do, for they excite resentment and arouse suspicions of a selfish, tyrannical disposition on the part of capital to oppress labour, were it possible. While producing these feelings, such opinions are quite inoperative so far as affecting the price of a commodity wliich must be governed solely by the law of supply and de mand. Those who speak of tho neces sity for cheap labour forget that the same rule should be applied to cheap capital, cheap rent, and a general lowering of the value of productions. A capitalist in New Zealand expects a considerably higher interest for h_3 money than he would look for in England j and a man, whose labour is his capital and stock-in-trade, has not come 13,000 miles to get as little or less wages than he received in the Home country. Tho cost of living in the

colony is higher, nud employment less regular. A man's position would, therefore, bo absolutely much worse in tlio colonies than in England if lie wero compelled to accept the two .shillings a-day, which Mr Lamb con siders enough for single men, and three shillings for married men. We lind from the vory latest agricultural statistics of Great Britian, that tho average thero is now from 14s to ISs for farm labourers, 18s to 20s for porters, and from 30s to 38s a week for bricklayers' labourers. In the United States, wliich bears more analogy to the colonies, wages aro con siderably higher. The fact is that ; wages in Now Zealand are not excep tionally high for a colony. In New South Wales, tbo oldest colony of Aus tralasia, and where food aud clothing are much cheaper than in New Zealand, rates ruling aro as follow:—Excavation labtsiirers, Cs to 7s; brickmakers' labourers', 8s to 10s; carpenteis, 8s to 10s ; stonemasons, 10s to 1 ls; painters, 8s to 9s; engineers, 8s to 10s 3d; moulders, 8s to 10s; shipwrights, lis to 12s; bootmakers, 3Gs to 70s; tailors, £3 to £5 ; drapers' assistants, £2 to £5. If farming or industries cannot be made to pay at tlio cur rent rate of wages it must be because moro remunerative channels of employment aro open to tlie peoplo. Wo hopo they will nover bo mado to pay by oppressing labour. With reference to Government work for the unemployed it must not be for gotten that public money lias boen taken to bring those men hero, creating that very state of things whicli the Government now have to provide for. No doubt work wliich is given solely to find men in food should be paid for at a bare living rate, in order to force the labour into tho ordinary channels, aud relieve the country from au improper and wasteful system ; but a better way is to exercise snch dis cretion in importing labour as will save the Government from tbe neces sity for making such provision at all. The sequence of Mr Lamb's evidence makes it difficult to determine positively whether he intended it to be understood that 2s to 3s a day is a fair wage for all agricultural labour, or whether those rotes ought to be adopted by the Go vernment in giving work to the unem ployed. But we do not hesitate to say tbat it will be a very bad day for New Zealand when such a rate of wages becomes current, because it will either bo tho outcome of intense general de pression in which both capitalist and labourer will suffer, or else tho result of a moneyed domination, which no man with a spirit above that of a serf will submit to.

All Australasia has by this time heard of tlio great " rush " to Temora. For weeks past tho peoplo of Victoria and New South Wales seem to havo beon thinking and tall.ing of little else, and now tho fame of the new goldfiold has travelled so far afield that tho unem ployed in Now Zealand (those who can raise money for tho journey) are flock ing across to Sydney in hundreds. Whether they will gain much by tho move romains to bo seen, but the ex citement shows that tno days of gold rushes are not yot over. Wo stated yesterday that a gentleman (Mr Cairns) recently arrived from Temora declares it is already overdone, and warns people from going there. We believo this opinion to bo a thoroughly reliable and unbiassed one, and it is notablo that even the Sydney papers, which must naturally be anxious to take tho most hopeful view of its prospects, admit there is Very little real mining going on at Temora, and that tho greater num ber of fortune-hunters appear to be merely " shepherding " their claims and waiting to see what will turn up. Temora lies thirty-eight miles north west of Cootamundra, from which it is approached by rood. A correspon dent of the " Sydney Mail:' gives an in teresting account of the place's history. Some 10 or 12 years ago a passably rich quartz reef was discovered on a ridgo facing the present township. After the top stone had been worked out the prospectors found that tho long cartage (some 15 miles) to the nearest crushing plant at Sebastopol eat up all the profits, and, as there was no prospect of a machino being put up in the neighbourhood, the claim was abandoned. Last February, however, a party of miners came from Woodtown goldfield (situated about 14 miles away) and de termined to prospect the place for alluvial gold. As soon as it became known that these men, whose names were Parker and Boss, had applied for a prospecting area other miners followed suit, and shortly after Bloomfield and party struck payablo gold, about (500 yards above the prospector's, at GO feet, while Mr McCormick and party dis covered a comparatively rich surface near the deserted claim. Other finds of a similar nature followed, and for a time there was a considerable impetus given to the diggings. Messrs Mack and Greaves, the proprietors of Temora Station, now blocked the way with an improvement purchaso, about which there ia a long dispute with the miners. The lessees finally agreed to let the miners proceed on payment of a royalty, and for a short time this was givon, but when the mon began to find that no now discoveries were made the excitement died out, and the claims on the improvement purchaso were thrown up. A few, however, stuck quietly to claims, waiting, as the writer in the "Mail" says, like Mr Micawber, for something to turn up. About July Ist " the something " did turn up. Moran and party, who had quietly kept working in some ground adjoining the original prospectors on the east, announced that tbey had struck payable gold at a depth of 120 feet, and that the prospects were up to 19 grains to the dish. Mearns and party, on a selection close by, soon fol lowed suit, and tbe whole camp was thrown into a ferment. It now ap peared clear that all previous pegging had been done on a wrong line, and that the golden lead tended more to the east. In no time the whole of the stretch of two miles from the Upper Camp to the selection past Tynan's prospectingclaim, as also the ground between the original prospectors and the ridge spoken of be fore, was taken up ; and bona fide sink ing took the place of shepherding. Several claims in succession have since been bottomed, and report good pros pects, one claim especially, having washed six oz. off the bottom of the shaft. There are now, as we have said, near 10,000 persons on the ground. Gold has been found for a distance of three and a-half miles from south to north, and some old diggers declare that Temora will turn out one of the richest goldfields in New South Wales. At any rate their reports have been sensational enough to produce a tre mendous rush of population, many men going veiy ill-prepared for holding out until water can be obtained, and the consequence is a good deal, of distress. The Sydney press, therefore, has joined in the warning that men with out means will do wisely to stay away. We might supplement thia advice by remarking that men with means will show prudenci and good senso by sticking to what they have, instead of risking it in what is admittedly so

very doubtful a venture. These are not like the old days, when a long timo elapsed before a goldfield gathered a population. Two or three weeks tiro enough to cover all the likely ground with eager searchers after the hidden treasure

Ix reporting on Christchurch asylum Dr. Skao gives the following quaint account of the working of tho law to restrain aud reform habitual drunkards :—ln the above statistics are included those of ft few habitual drunkards committed to the asylum for curative treatment under tho provisions ot the 21st section of the Lunatics A ct. Three of each sex were in the asylum at the commencement of tho year, 2 males and three females were admitted for the first time,and one female was re-admitted ; making 12 in all under treatment. Two males and 4 females wore discharged as recovered, and 2 males aud 1 female as not improved, and one male and two females remained at the ond of the year. In every caso but one tho judge's order of committal directed that the patient should be detained in the asylum for twelve months (being the full term allowed by the Act), unless ordered to be discharged beforo the end of that time. Only 1, however, of thoso dis charged during" the year had remained for that timo: 1 stayed under 2 months, 3 under 4 months, 2 under 6 months, and 1 under 7 months. It can hardly be supposed, that when a man's moral powers have so utterly broken down under the influence of drink as to justify his being placed in confinement, two or throe days' repentance, or a few months of rebellious grumbling, are likely to secure his recovery. A year's seclusion does not seem a day too long; but tbe patient can seldom be got to take this view. Shortly after boing placed in the asylum the more immediate effects of the dritik disappear; nothing is left but what cannot bo seen ; impatience and self confidence daily increase, the patient bewails that his family are in destitution, and that his business is being ruined through his prolonged detention ; and he protests that he is all right, and determined to drink no more. His wife believes it; and the doctors on whose evidence he was committed are called in to re-examine him. Ten to one he is looking as fresh ns a daisy, and there is nothing remarkable about him except his resolve not to drink. So he is discharged as "recovered," which no doubt he is from the acute symptoms which may kave principally led to his being placed in the asylum ; but in many cases the ten dency to drink remains, and re-asserts itself as soon as liberty is regained. In all cases the patient's maintenance is ordered to be paid for at a certain weekly rate, and in the cases in the asylum during the year this had been fixed at 40s in one, at 30s in two, and at 25s in three, and at 20s in tho six others. In seven cases pay ment was made as directed, and in one it is still expected; but in the remaining four no payment was made at all, nor seems likely to bo forthcoming. It can hardly have been the intention of the Act that habitual druukards should be maintained gratis in asylums, and at tho same time bo at liberty to spend their time iv nbsoluto idleness. Yet this is what actually happens when (although an order for payment for board has been made) it turns out there are no funds from which the payment can be got. These patients will rarely work— they are not working-men, to begin with— and they object to do anything inconsistent with their dignity as drunkards, and calcu lated to confuse them with tbose who are really insane. Even when their mainten ance is paid for, their presence has gener ally an injurious influence. They spend all their time in amusements or grumbling; their superior airs hurt the feelings ot their insane companions, mid thoir determined idleness sets a bad example. Bat in the case of those who pay nothing, mete broadcloth paupers, this lordly idleness is peculiarly offensive both to the patients and tho officers of the asylum. There is no proper accommodation in the a«ylnm for this class of patients. A separate lion, c was, indeed, built for them, but owing to overcrowding it cannot bo reserved for their exclusive use. Moreover, they could not possibly be confined to it and the small garden attached to it, nnr could it be occupied by both sexes. As it is, tho male inebriates reside in a small part of it, and the females in the ordinary wards of the asylum. Great as are the annoyances which result from the reception of habitual drunkards iuto this asylum, and small as may be the benefits of such generosity, it does not appear desirable altogether to rescind the law which provides tho only means of recovery to n class of people who are a misery to themselves and others, many of whom are undoubtedly anxious to get rid of their infirmity, and some of whom certainly do, and through these means. The disadvantages of the present aystem will perhaps be diminished when a Medical Superintendent is in chargo of the asylum ; and in a few years the experience of the " retreats" for inebriates which are about to be established in Ensland may justify the adoption of a similar plan of treatment hero.

The rota of attendance on Tuesday, the 24th inst., at the Court of Petty Sessions, includes the following Justices of the Peace: Col. H. M. Nation (chairman), Messrs J. Babcr, A. Bcctham, H. Brett, J. McCosh Clark, A. Clements, P. Comis key, J. Cosgrave, W. C. Daldy. J. Dilworth, C. F. Goldsbro*, R. Graliaiu, D. Heau, and G. Yon der Heyde.

Wc have to acknowledge tho receipt of £1 for Mr3 Bailey from Mr H. W. Cooper.

The telegraph lines south of Cheviot were this afternoon interrupted.

The programme for the Grand November Show of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association has been published in a neat pamphlet containing full particulars of the various prizes, competitions, etc.

Mr J. H. Harrison, of Coromandel, has just received advice of tho shipment to him per incoming mail of a colony of Italian bees trom San Francisco. The bees are being shipped under tho care of Mr R. J. Creighton, New Zealand Government Agent, and Mr Cheesenaan, of Auckland, has beon a9ked to see to the landing of them.

Au organ recital is to take place at St. Matthew's Church this evening, admission free. The programme, which includes a number of interesting items, will be found in another column. The principal per formers aro Mrs Tebbs, Miss James, and Mr Brown, the other portions being under taken by tbo choir.

Tlie roading given by Mr James Buck laud at Remuera last night was a very great success. Mr Buckland kept his audience interested throughout, nnd was very loudly applauded at the close. The monthly inspection of tho Artillery Company was held last evening in the Drill-shod, under Major Withers. At the close of the drill tho battery marched through Queen-street, headed by their ex cellent band, which played a number of martial airs and "Love and War," which were of a lively character and creditable to the well-trained musiciaus.

Tho Albert Hall entertainment wag moderately attended last night. Mr Mc- Cornish's band turned up at 7.30 and per formed several English and Irish airs, and drew an immense crowd, but at the close of tho music they returned to the public thoroughfares, and failed to patronise Mr Doran's well-meant efforts. We understa nd that the gifts last night exceeded the pro fits.

To the Editor: Sir,— I was greatly amused at breakfast this morning with a portion of a paragraph on the lecture to be given this evening by Rev. A. Carrick. The words were :—" The atheistic obscenity of the Byronic school, which smells of gin," clearly showing that the writer knew very little about cither the poetry of Byron or his favourite cordial. 1 own there are ob jectionable passages in " Cain " and " Don Juan," which Byron would have modified, possibly, had he lived a few years longor; but the" gin—the common beverage of the people of Druty Lane aud Seven Dials—he never drank. When a guest at Hobhouse's, Wiltou Park, and when a resident iv St James's, Byron took his early coffee; and his drink otherwise was " old crusted port," or a tumbler of "sparkling ale." Meux's was his choice. I left my eggs aud bacon, and took down " Childe Harolds' Pilgrimage," but could discover no smell of gin in its sublimely discriptive stanza3,—l am, &c, Silvanus. The Rev. Mr Bates will deliver a lecture on the "French Revolution" at Mrs Clayton's new school-room this evening at 7.30.

! Mr Camp, of Cambridge, offers his busi ness for salo to an enterprising man with a little capital. In addition to the stationery, tobacconist, and fancy goods departments, there is also a well-established hair-cutting trade carried on in connection with the business. The shop is situated in the heart of Cambridge. Full particulars appear in another column.

Mr Bailey has much pleasure in returning thanks to the numerous friends who so liberally subscribed to the case of Mrs Arm strong, also to the Star, for iuserting it. Amount collected in small sums, £7 9s 6d j P. 0.0., Mr Gibbons, Ngaruawabia, £1 8s; a lady, £1 ss. Total amount handed to Mrs Armstrong, £10 2s 6d.

Our Cambridge correspondent writes :— " Cambridge is gradually forging ahead, The Town Board is using every effort to improve and beautify the streets. Foot paths are in progress in every direction, and in Victoria-street,trees :ue being planted on each side from the river to St. Andrew^ Church. The Domain Board are not a whit behind displaying their energy, having now full power to abjudicate over. The Town Belt, which is in course of being surveyed, and will be divided into allot ments of live acres and upwards. The Cambridge Cavalry and Farmers Club have been alloted about 30 acres for drill aud show purposes, and will at once commence operations to get the ground iuto order for their meetings. On the 10th prox. a ploughing IQte will take place in their ground, the farmers of the district having contributed ploughs and harrows with labour, and it is calculated that between 20 and 30 ploughs will be at work ou the day stated. It is intended to break up the whole 30 [acres in tho oue day, auil is looked forward to as a sort of holiday by the township.

The announcement of a lecture by Pro fessor Fraser, ou tho important subject of " How to Choose a Partner in Life," had the cheering ell'ect of lining the Temperance Hall last evening, and among the numerous audience were many young women who listened patiently, smiled frequently, and evidently approved of the lecturer's homely, but sensible remarks. The subject was handled iv a familiar manner, and quite apart from phrenological language, though not altogether from a phrenological and physiological standpoint. TJie lecturer poiuted out the causes of so many unhappy marriages, aud contended that it was not necessary for a young man to seek for his exact counterpart in a young woman, but to look for one who was strong in particular powers, in which he was some what deficient; so that there Bhould be a harmony of differences, and a happy aud complete union of soul. He showed that women had many faults, but men far more. He did not approve of girls and boys rushing thoughtlessly iuto tho marriage state. The young woman should especially study the character of the man who sought her hand; it was for man to choose, and woman to refuse. If a young man was vain, frivolous, took his moderate glass, played occasionally at billiards, and talked iv a llippatit way of tlio virtues of young women, lie was to bo avoided ; lie would uot make a good sensible husband. It was all very well to say lie is a gentlemanly, jolly fellow, and when married he will abandon all these frivolities and settle down. Here was the mistake; habits grew stronger with years, ami that man, most likely, would become a drunkard or a rogue, and pass away in the prime of life, leaving his widow and offspring in distress. The lecturer drew a portrait of a modern doll, •vho being trained to liuger tho pianoforte, dress in the latest fashion, employ her leisure iv reading novels, dancing, and fancy work, without soiling her hands iv useful household work, would make a sorry partner for life—a pretty Dora—but one of thoso wives who mako a " poor man poorer still." If a young man wants a good wife, ho must seek her in her home, and see her in the performance of hor duties. A girl always on the hop in tho dancing hall, and seen in tho streets at lato hours, was not a proper partner for a young man who wishes to succeed in life ; for it is impossible to get on uuless both pull to* gether. Professor Fraser quoted the opinions of George Eliot (Mrs Lewis) and Mrs Beechor Stowe on the girls of the period, nnd referred to the numerous cases of bankruptcy which wero coutinunlly ap pearing in the columns of the Star, and thought that iv the majority of the cases, if tbe real causes wero disclosed, they would shew that the misfortunes spring from a desire to keep up appearances, instead of pursuing an honest course and living within their means. The lecture oc cupied nearly two hours in delivery, was one of the best of the series, and closed with some exquisite verses on the subject by Thomas Moore, Ireland's National Bard.

A numerous and influential meeting of the settlers of Huntly and tho surrounding districts took place at the Coal Mines Hotel, on Motiday, 16 th inst., at 7 p.m., to consider the necessary steps re petitioning the Government to place a ferry or punt ou the Waikato river at tho coal mines. Mr J. A. Ralph in the chair. Proposed hy Mr L. B. Harris aud seconded by MrMcGlynu, " That a committee be formed consisting of the mover, Messrs Spencer and Ralph, to take the necessary steps to draw out a petition to the Minister for Public Works and obtain signatures, and when completed forwarded to Wellington through Messrs White and Whitaker, members for Waikato and Waipa." The place is increasing in population, and something of this kind is greatly needed. The Government are mak ing a good road from the West bank of the river to the West Coast, to open up the country and enable them to sell some of their valuable and rich land between Huntly and the coast. I hear, on good authority, that this road will be the means of bringing the traffic through Huntly from Raglan, being much ehorter than the Nga ruawahia route.— Correspondent.

Here's a chance for tho working classes, as times are hard and money scarce. A. Bettany has determined as far as possible to meet both these emer gencies by offering to-morrow, in the Market, a very choice lot of dairy and farm produce at 10 per cent less price than any other house in the trade. He is going to sell small half casks of butter as good as fresh about 25H.3 each, at 8d per pound. Those are nice handy packages for family use, and should commaud a ready sale.— lAm'T.]

Another Railway Accident.

FATAL RESULT.

It is our sad duty to chronicle another rail way accident, and one, too, moro immedi ately fatal than those which happened last week. It took place at a quarter to eight o'clock this morning near Waikomiti, on the Kaipara line, the victim being an experi enced brakesman named John Kenny, but better known as Joseph Talbot At the time of the unfortunate occurrence, an engine in charge of William Hackett was running down, an incline between Waiko miti and Henderson's Mill, driving a line of trucks in front of it, whilo Kenny was pass ing from one to the othor of these, engaged iv putting down the brakes. In endeavour ing to push down with his foot the brake of the eighth truck from the engine he lost his balance and toppled- on to the line. The poor fellow himself afterwards averred that the wheols of all the trucks, as well as thoso of tha engine, pas sed over his nether limbs, while he was on the ground; but his fellow workmen think that only tho wheels of one truck did so. At auy rate, tho engine was promptly stop ped,- and the serious condition of the man being perceived, he was brought on speedily as possible to Newmarket, whence ho was conveyed to tho Hospital. He arrived there about 9 o'clock in a state of collapse. An examination of his state revealed the fact that he had sustained a fracture of the right thigh, which was also badly contused, while tho left knee-joint and calf were severely lacerated, the left foot nearly severed across the ankle, and the right kneo severely injured. Medical aid was seen to be unavailing, but such remedies as are usual in such cases were administered. The" sufferer lingered on in peaceful uncon sciousness, watched by a fow of his mates, until noon, when it was found that life was extinct. He was about 40 years of age, v.. married, aud, so far as can be ascertained, he had no relatives in the colony. He was a native of Berkshire, England, and had been in tho colony for several years, and was looked upon as an expert brakesman. We havo to express our obligations to Dr. Cooper, Houst Surgeon, for the courtesy with which he supplied us with all the in formation iv his power.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The meeting of this Board was held this afternoon in the offices, Wyndham-street. Present: Mr J. M. Clark (in the chair), Messrs Moat, Prime, May, Luke, and His Worship the Mayor. Executive Committee Report.—The report recommended that Alex. Keyes' tender of £471 for building a school-house at Mangcie, and that Kufus Dunning's tender tor fencing at 35s per chain, aud erecting teacher's dwelling at Matakana for £290 be accepted. Tho committee further authorised that the necessary repairs to the boundary fence at Nelson-street school be proceeded with. —The report was adopted. Resignation of Col. Haultain.—The resignation of this gentleman as a member of the Board was received with expressions of regret alter so long a period of usefulness. —The secretary was requested to write to Col. Haultain expressing the feeling of the Board.

'Mr O'Sui_livan's Report.—This report was laid upon the table.—The Secretary reportod that, ou receipt of printed copies, of the education report presented to the Assembly, it was discovered that the reports of the Inspectors of Schools were not, as in former years, included in the volume, "By authority of the Executive Committee he had; had the Auckland Inspector's report specially printed for circulation among

school committees aud teachers. It was consequently noticed that Mr Moss, M.H.R., had called special attention to the omission in the Assembly. _ Resolutions.— The fullo.. ing resolution., wore passed by the Board at its morning sittin" ■■ — (1.) To adopt a new scale of .'rants to committees to meet requirements for cleaning and other school purposes. (2.) To reduce all salaries above £100 from tlie Ist October next as follows: -£100 ana £lao, 5 per cent., excepting head teachers, £100 and £120 without residence, £lo_ and i-JOO 7h per cent., £200 and upwards 10 per cent. (3".) To effect a further saving in cost ot oliice staff by combination of ollices. (4. To apply to Government for re-payment ot the 10s capitation grant already paid to com mittees for months of August and Septem bar. (5.) To represent to Government the large expenditure now incurred iv some districts, but not in Auckland, for payment of capi tation grant ou attendances of children under five years of age, i.e., under the miuimum school age distinctly spccihed in tlie Act. .

Scintillations.

"Ec brleE: for, it ls with words as with sun boams; the moro thoy aro condensed, tho deeper they burn."—Southky.

Gum has risen £2 per ton in price, A new club is ou the cards at Napier. A trout, over 51bs. in weight, has been caught in Lake Wanaka. M. De Lautour has been lecturing on "Young New Zealand." Mr and Mrs Hart are now on the Waikato circuit. Au enquiry into the management of the Nelson gaol has commenced. The Christchurch Gas Company have declared a dividend of S per cent. Sir Hercules and Lady Robinson leave for England, vi.t Sydney, on the 3rd Sept. A valuable seam of coal is said to have been discovered at Gisborne. The Honourable Mr Oliver is, at this moment, the best abused man in the Cabinet.

A Congregational Church at Illinois lias rejected a condidate for its pulpit on the solo ground that he used tobacco. MrD, Ash by, the well-known cricketer, writes to the Canterbury papers that he has no intention of leaving that district. Forty thousand trout have been hatched in the Acclimatisation Society's grounds at Christchurch since June 15.

A large two-story building at Mount Pleasant, noar Blenheim, has been des troyed by fire. A nugget weighing 421bs. of nearly pure gold has been found at Palmerstown, North Australia.

Sir Modred is favourite for the C.J.C Derby at 5 to 2, 3 to 1 boing betted against Lure. Foul Play, Lure, Hornby, Le Loup, and Sir Modred, are backed for the Canterbury Cup at 8 to 1. The Suez mail, which arrived at King George's Sound yesterday, left London one day later than the San Francisco mail due here ou Wednesday. The sudden death is anuouncod of Mr Walter Hampson Cooper, well-known throughout the Australian Colonies as a journalist and playwright. A pretty actress settled her advertising bill with our handsome clerk the other week by kissiug him. Such clerks don't get very rich, but they have a heap of fun. An American editor says that when he was in prison for libelling a Justice of the Peace, he was requested by the gaoler to "givo the prison a puff, in poetry, if possible." Miss Pritchard who recently met with a rather serious buggy accident has recovered, and re-appeared at the Theatre Royal, Wellington, on the 15th inst., as Pauline, iv the " Lady of Lyons." Mr Wakclin, ot the " Wairarapa Guardian," having heard it stated that Sir George Grey had bought a share of his paper, emphatically denies tho soft im peachment. It Is rumoured that oneoE our most active citizens, who is visiting tho old country, will, upou his return to New Zealand, be appointed to an agency in connection with a leading London Fire lusuraoco Company.

James Southcrton, the famous Surrey slow bowler, who visited New Zealand with Lillywhite's team in 1877, died suddenlyat his residence on June 10, in his fifty-third year. The tolling of All Saints' Church bell waa specially remarked at the funeral of the lato Colonel Kenuy yesterday. It commenced to sound the solemn dirge as the funeral cortege left the residence o£ the deceased.

Mr H. Taylor, the obliging and courteous purser of tho s.s. Rotorua, has left the Union Steamship Company's employ, and gone back to his former position as shipping clerk to Messrs Miles, Hassel and Co., of Christchurch.

The Maharaja of Travancore, ono of the most enlightened of Indian Princes, is dead. During a reign of twenty years he succeeded in raising Travaucore to the position of the model state of India. The new Maharaja, a younger brother, is no less enlightened than his predecessor. The talk of areturn football match, Auck land v. Waikato, will, so f;lr as the Cam bridgo meu arc concerned, depend ou their previously arranged match against Alexan dra. Doubtless thelattermatch will give way that the best men of Auckland-Waikato be. selected against tho Wellingtonians. "Times."

Joseph Byrne, of the Kelly gang, is the author of tho following conundrum, which he wrote on the back of a photographic plan of Jeralderie whilst iv possession of Constable Deviue's quarters: "Q. —Why arc the Kellys the greatest matchmakers in the country 1 A.— Because thoy brought loads of ladies to Youughusband's (Station), Euroa, Victoria." The following epistle was recently re ceived by the Taranaki county engiueer from the contractor for executing the Deep Creek tunnel:—"l am glad to inform you that this unholy job ia finished, and that you will oblige us greatly if you will come and inspect it, as wo are most anxious to get away from this Mecca of our pil grimage." . ! i As showing tho efficacy of tho poisoned wheat for destroying rabbits, Mr Stronach has informed the " Cromwell Argus " that since April 1 last, 8,000 rabbits have been skinned on Eamsclough Station, and he reckons the animals not found are four to one; while on Matakanui Station, fully 30,000 havo been destroyed during tho past three months.

Four of Lord Falmouth's mares have thrown twins this spring—Lady Coventry and Cecilia to Dutch Skater, Kedwing to Galopin, aud Wheatear to Kingcraft. This is a stroke of bad luck. Twins aro no more welcome in a stable where the object in view is racehorses than they aro in the family of a poor man who labours to stop hungry mouths. Major Greoa and Mr Albert Walker, of Auckland, have at last perfected the lease of tho " Omaika " block, Kawa Kawa, near the East Cape. This is the block in which are situated tho Oil Springs, nud as the petroleum is only about 4 or 5 miles from the sea coast, and the oil apparently iv large quantities at no great depth from the surface, itis likely to become a most valuable property. It is not, says the Thames " Advertiser, improbable that the whole of the constables discharged in this district, who are desirous of rejoining the force, may be reinstated within a few days. It is understood such men are to have preference in all districts where vacancies occur. The retirement of some fifty men on the West Coast will, of course, c/pou the door for a similar number of unemployed men of the A.C. force in various parts of the colony.

THE LINGARDS.

ELABORATE preparations are proceeding undor the direction of Mr W. H. Lingard for the suitable presentation of the new play with which the Theatre is to be opened to-morrow evening. New scenery specially painted by Gordon of the London Comedy Company has beon brought over from Sydney, and the properties are now and realistic, and, in tine, everything is being done to mount the play in as handsome and complete a manner as possible. The work of decoration aud improvement is not confined to the stage, for the dress-circle has been carpetted and other means taken to provide for the comfort of the public. We cull from the " Sydney Evening News " the following extract regarding the Lingards' performanceof " Stolen Kisses "in thatcity: " Stolen Kisses" is a comedy that is bound to please aU classes. It ran for over seven hundred nights in London and the English provinces; and we are very muoh mistaken if Mr Lingard has not found old Tom Spirit, a part far stronger than Perkyn Middlewick. The powerful scene in the last act with his rich brother, where Tom reads the letter written by his wife on her death-bed to Walter, bears out this fact. A more natural and better piece of acting wo haae not seen for many a long day. The piece, to our mind, is even a more brilliant comedy than "Our Boys." It has a far better plot, while tbe situations are powerful in the extreme, without being melo-dramatic. Miss Alice Lingard was perfectly bewitch ing as Jenny Temple, making every point tell without any apparent efiort. Indeed, so thoroughly natural is this lady's acting, that sh.e does not appear to be acting at all, '■■■■-•■

CABLEGRAMS.

EU-ROP-EAN,

[B BUT BUS TELEGBAMS.]

Mr Gladstone,

It is announced that Mr Gladstone will proceed to Italy or to Madiera iv a fortnight's time for change of air. Storms and. Floods in Prussia. BERLIN, August 10. Serious storms aud Hoods iv Prussia have caused great damage to property, ami to a large extent destroyed the growing crops. Tne Liability of Employers- LONDON, August 19. In the House of Commons the Employers' Liability Bill has been passed. Mr Forster's Visit to Ireland. The Rt. Hon. W. E. Forster, Chief Secre tary for Ireland, has started suddenly for Ireland. His mission, however, at present is unknown. . , It now transpires that Mr Forster, Chiet Secretary for Ireland, has gone to that country with the object of enquiring whether coercive measures are necessary for the suppression of the disorder now pre vailing there. Dismissed. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 19. Haiiz Pasha has been dismissed. TJie August Wool Sales. LONDON, August IS. At the wool sales to-day 10,600 btUes were ollered, making a total of 17,0U" bales. Since the opeuing, the tone ot tue market has shewn a better demand, auu prices were firmly maintained. Tne Nev? Zealand Loan and Mercantile Report. LONDON, August 18. The wool sales opened at au average decliue of id to Id on last sale prioes. The sales comprise about 285.000 bales ; 38,000 bales have beeu sent to the manufacturing districts direct. The opening catalogue contained 7,000 bales. The principal de cline has been in scoured. Cape of Cood Hope home buyers are purchasing freely, but the continental demand is limited. Trade in the manufacturing districts has improved. The wheat market is flat, at tbe following prices : _Adelaidc, 4Ss per 496'lbs. ; New Zealand, 45s per 49G1b3. The weather is favourable for Home crops, aud the quality of both Home and Continental crops is good. Tallow is in good demand, the best mut ton being worth £36 per ton, and best beef £33 10s. Stocks ot all sorts amount to 19,000 casks. The leather market is firm. Best sides worth lljd per lb.

AUSTRALIAN.

[REUTERS special cablegrams.]

Tne Melbourne Harbour master.

MELBOURNE, August 20.

Captain Payne, harbourmaster, who was recently suspended, has been re-iustated. Trans-Contmental .Railway-

BRISBANE, Friday,

In the Legislative Assembly, last night, tbe Colonial Treasurer announcedthat the Government intend this session to introduce a Bill to authorise the construction of a trans-continental railway to the Gulf of Carpentaria, on principal of payment by land grants.

The Tragedy at Wellington.

HISTORY OF THE UNHAPPY PAIR.

[BY TELEGRAPH, FROM OUR SPECIAL

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WELLINGTON, this day, HOW THEY WERE FOUND.

TUB following particulars are given about Henderson, who eloped with Miss Blythe I from Christchurch and poisoned himself: - He would have been arrested for larceny and embezzlement, and was liable to from ten to fifteen years' penal servitude. When the room was entered, he and Miss Blythe were found lying on their backs on the bed, his arm under her neck. Two letters were found—oue iv his handwriting, addressed to "The person calling heiself Mrs Hender son," reflecting upou her behaviour, aud accusing her of having driven him to this desperate step ; and another letter, signed M. J. Blythe, addressed to her mother, ask ing her forgiveness, and asserting a prefer-. euce to die with Henderson rather than bo separated.' Mrs Blythe is On her way here. HO .VjTHE TOISONING WAS ABEANQKD. Miss Blythe is progressing well. She says Henderson mixed strychnine with lemonade, drank half, aud handed the re mainder to her, pointing out the disgrace she would incur by livimr. She then tossed off the poison. Heudcrson' had a revolver, which was taken from him when first ar rested. -:.■■: HENDERSON'S CAREER. '■ s He had been seven or eight years in the colony, and was dismissed from clerkship in the Railway Department, Christchurch, six years ago for a deficiency iv accounts. Previous to his arrival in this colony he was a mounted trooper in the Victorian police, and subsequently a plain constable in Sydney. Whilst there he was concerned iv an affray in a house of ill-fame, when another member of the force was struck on the head with a brass candlestick. Hen derson was suspended, and had to resign. In Christchurch he PRETENDED TO BE RELIGIOUS, and professed extreme hatred to Roman Catholics, taking a prominent part in Orange riots. A well-marked Bible was found among his luggage here. .At Christchurch ho was tried for embezzlement, but the charge broke down. He was subse quently prosecuted for slandering the wife of. a cabinet-maker, but the charge was withdrawn. Henderson was 38, and stood 6ft 2in with a slight stoop. HOW TnEY MET. • , ' He and Miss Blythe met seven months ago, Henderson and her father being mem bers of the Gloucester-street School Committee. Sho was so devoted to him, that though suffering from sudden and dan gerous illness she went all over the city to obtain bail for him. Henderson told bis wife, when eloping, that he was going to wind up a bankrupt estate in Dunedin. Miss Blythe was a teacher in the Glouces ter-street school. She is young and prepos sessing. :

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Henderson who has committed suicide al Wellington has, on several occasions, beer in the Court here, but being a plausible man, and getting the blind side of clergymen and others, was rather a prominent figure in loca matters. His last escapade has not, how ever, surprised the majority of the people here. It is known that he always carriec poison. His statement about his wife is at atrocious libel. He had taken the utmos precaution to deceive her, stating that he was going to Dunedin, contriving to have i message sent from the South, as though h< were really travelling there. The unfortu nate girl he decoyed with him was mistresi at the East Christchurch school, and li years of age. INQUEST. The inquest on Matthew Henderson, wht committed suicide on Wednesday is pro cecding. Letters were produced showing that the act was premeditated.

The man Delaney, who was so severely injured on Saturday afternoon by a kick from one of two horses of which he was in charge, died in the Hospital at half-past ten o'clock last night. It will be remembered that at the time of the accident he was engaged in delivering a load of firewood at Newton, and that in endeavouring to prevent oue of the horses from bolting he tell, and was struck on the temple by one of the restive animal's hoofs. The blow must have been a terrible one, for pieces of bone as large as half-a crown were afterwards found to have been driven down upon tho btain.

Nemo, in the " Sydney Mail" for August 7th, says : Mata still holds his own as lirst favourite for the Melbourne Cup race at 100 to 5, Faublas being next in request 100 to 4, taken freely, and 100 to 5 is now the best offer against him. Chester, Sweetmeat, and Darriwell have each found favour at 100 to 3, and the same price can be obtained about Sir Joseph, Napper Tandy, South Hamilton, Tidal Wave, Zambesi, Secundus, Trevallyn, and Bos worth; while lancy prizes are forth coming against tho others.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUS .StECTAL RSPo^ j WELLINGTON, thi. i ' WASTE LANDS BOARDS% * WHEN the House met last evening „ M Sheelian gave notice of motion to i! 'Hi the Waste Lands Boards and pi waste lands under the control of ""H siblc Minister ot the Crown, * respol1' if PATETERE. An important debate took pine • small hours of the moraine on *i, ln 'le fi £120,000 for purchase of nativedan,? •?'« « I which the question of Patetere l j '.. W under discussion. The Patetere polll* li sion is unable to proceed with the {"& If owing to delay in tho publication Ji^l, H Mr Bryce denied that he Imd a °W 1 lato Government of coiumittinc tl, "* H to an expenditure of a million of r_!! COS il the purpose of native lands. H 0 .„„ "eJ lit fl that the Government intended faT i "1 11 the purchase of Patetere. fcji r Gen* 'PI wanted the debate adjourned fwfw'^Vfi' sencc of Mr Sheehan, who is laid •*•• B the quinsy, bat Mr Whitaker "*-*'* M Bryce opposed. A good deal of «•_,.Sv» if ing was evoked when Mr Shr£. PM M feuded Mr Sheehan. Sir Q&tfX. I wanted the question of Patetn^ Ri pened until next session an l SM that the abandonment of p.f,ill fH purchases would be to at?'' \fflm present of several hundreds of tW "'• W of pounds to private purchases » '""i 1 the Ministry that they could notretil*!^ the purchase with honour. c "<"» Mr De Latour wanted to known ~„ i expense the survey of Patetere «. * Z being made. "" Mi g Mr BiiYCE said some surveys wen. Z _ I before the Government went into tie mt. ■ 1 aud certain surveys were snba^T ■ made with the consent of Goverom 'f the contemplated purchasers. Thet™''1' B" merit consulted Judge Fenton I3P I vised that though Patetere was p'rodl?Pi if any person could pass it throughi th»e M though the Crown had a hen ovef^K Sir George Grey contended that it I proclamation should not be withdraw I B the next session. Shortly after two "i H the vote passed without division. ■ m RECALL OF SIR BaRTLE FKKW 1 Referring to the denial made tbat i I Home Government communicated■JtlF X Arthur Gordon regarding the; cbftdi! M Government because Sir Bartle Fret? S only recalled on the 2nd Augijet bb/b ___! Hercules Kobinson telegraphed to in SB 3rd, to ascertain if he would go to taHl Africa, it has transpired ttot ■ X the 2nd of June the Home Q_mJ>, W ..i-uitied to Sir Bartle Frere tlwtlliS 8 ' ' the delegates at Cape Town hij[|gfljT' ' the question of federal or non-ifa:.-;?? would be re-called. At the,eqSi;jS° ! i; delegates dispersed, having failed tojr If A few weeks ago a telegram wagi»£j Iffi from London that Sir. A. Gordou«m,? H sent to South Africa, and it is certain ii H Government communicated with )§_.f■ ,M Gordon before Sir Hercules Kobinson,»jlr ■ wise how would the Home GoypS my.. know on the third of August Unit,? I Gordon would resign the office diwk ■ Oommissioner of Polynesia, onei^, li' greatest officers under the Ctoift, g M had accepted the Governorship o[ J, X Zealand on the departure of Sir'Htttdg HP Robinson. The two apnointmenin* WBL simultaneously notiiied, and mint in,HI been previously arranged so- 'tis tH§ Sir Arthur Gordon is concerned, IfcH offices held by Sir Bartle Frere are now Mm;, into two —Sir G. Colley is annninfal.ltuK Commissioner and Governor of N_l._i;^Bt Transvaal, the administration of ZuIhImJIII Sir Hercules Robinson is to beGovcnfti of Cape Colony with a reduction of two MP sand a yenrin the salary paid to Sir jM Frere. birtlcrcnlesßobiiisonwillthtWTecellji five thousand, with one thousand specialaHtJw . auce, and a hundred and fifty, -the rent 't}U___ country house in the vicinity ot ('uhb WEST COAST SETTLEMENT <1H Sir Dillon Bell drafted the Wedfcfaß Settlement Bill, which was CQU^BbB altered by Ministers in Cabinet. Mi&iH are said to be much puzzled by tho.t»aß tent fencing tactics of Te Whiti, hjjlH instructions not to arrest unless iiliH force themselves to be approliendeiritt«m being warned of the consequencos olKfe ac '' Waste-of'time.'^'jl | The "Po3t" to-night strongly deodiiataKf tho waste of time in tbe House thtonghlkfis obstructive tactics of opposition. Itinß.,I! Mr Moss is au able and sensible a «■ but a bitter partizan, and too often sacSß his reputation for ability and sense 'fail partzauship. It goes on to say there|»H| chance of Mr Moss's resolutions beipgctß ried at this late period of the session, vrit_W certainly uine-teuths:o£ the membersJjKl absolutely pining for their release JfH Pailiaineutary drudgery; and -long|K||B| return to their homes now that their foot. i|> arium is secured, and there.ds hm mtn§f publib money to scramble for,- '■'^imlmt, | the competition of which would innlre an § expenditure of over four thonasi.-pttiDlfy % will probably find its way to ta-labia of |" the order paperand oblivion, fl LEGISLATIVE COUNC.U' In the Legislajive Council, the iiilai| College and Grammar School Uilliunc a second time, and other bills adTMMi. stage. The Dentins Bill was read.at tune and passed. The motion hjl Peacook—" That ibalances in the hit* Education Boards 'at the year's. be repaid to the Colonial Treasi)rer,'-W - withdrawn on Mr WHITAKEIi poihtinj!* that in such a case the Boards would bh care to have no balances. jm WEST COAST SETTLEMENT BILL " ' In submitting the West Coast S«tt|*i- ', Bill, the Native Minister. spokMg J praise ot the- works done by-tt«OT Coast Commission. The single objecti _ the Government was t6 deal wite'theii culty iv such a way that it would naM out again in future' years W thrpttjiis of the body politic. • It had bee»»iidii>s were adoptiug the policy of their predW sors. He was content to do so'so'li^V the course^ proposed was likely tQ'ttm. : the purpose arrived at,., So fa^from.'jf«l«r-. - lie was prepared, if necessary, to takeiM; from his'pt-sdecessor. ii| oflice, or »°fl^B other person, who' was 'at ali ( Kkely,^»Hß Valuable kssistdnce-,. There " '<w9H| ■ one mode of settling the diffla^ first, by setting apart land tp B"^^UB just claim 'of natives;- 'andSs«MH fettling a - European, } popiila^ioa udjgg -a'aihiicr. ' It was inteudod ihat.4|^M claims of I^aoris should be rccognKJ. -' the "same time it was jfully determinfflji thoy should bo made to feel that theMPIH be dealt with firmly.- Gqvernmelit»■ opened out the district bY roa(l.'aß cut a number of traces so as to >F>^mn district. These proceedings/ he, u>6lM had already had the effect of convinelMi Maoris that it was the full intefttiqnfjfjj| Government to'setlle the district,.wifflj same time do them and their daimnilH justice. It waß the iriteiitibn^f vernment, in a very short time,.to jM a considerable portion of theiftnifo^S At the same time, they wftuld-w^offlj - s cut out ample reserves, -soast'fa'ftstliTe wSM ,; ?| Maoris not only their cultivations, wise land to which theyattatitiepeoiiWH He believed they would,be,able toll* warfare. If the native^'_-$ ajtf ooM war it was not likely tbey would allowl -' most warlike brethren to be aPP™?SaH It was proposed to ihafce a' new WSfiH trict placed directly under the ?ft$JH ' the Government instead of a iWßc' The reason was to avoid romP^"S|M was an exceptional proposal, 'M,r!Ssl circumstances were exceptional. necessary that the GovernmentßhoUlo« X large powers. Without such itwoui«.; absurd for any Government to uwiwtf, tho work. - ■• •■> . ;y!mW-m Sir George Geey said tee repo.i» , Commission was worthy of the «°J'j'- New Zealand. It deserved all crahj ~, he fully admitted the trouble S| gone to. He was not equally MWgl the bill. Instead of being a Pg& | measure, the bill should report as a whole, nnd f°}<»®££mffl& earrving out of its just aud ngbteoM'TO g. ; mendation. In the passage ot^B through committeo he would enoe«T m get the bill so amended., M.'3Sto«B the natives that the whole _"°KSff»j adopted, and that they wouW. #fe|« the CoTiimissionei-s recommenaeo.^,,g (il j W| should be dmdod iuto «7?/,Sltp adopting the report and Z*XvMMJ tiou, and the other should etnbod M clauses. If the Government BftS»« that view he would give I ance he could in passing the»gffl|Aß.'i' felt great satisfaction in the M"w\ .^ | by the Native Minister. & I however, to hear him say § had made the rccommen diatioui K| entrusted with the^task of «*&^ I out. A course of that land J™ ~ «H| gentlemen in al respecU WW M felony to finish their career idJU^W | good work, a work «to*JZ£&W I great importance to the colony "^ | coining. „,-,i„;nedI'tWl3i___ffi M.ijor|TE WHERO CO^^\M 1 resells ghad been «*«**»£ fl 1 and not on the coast. "fSjttliM Native Minister .that *%WLiV*? / hood of the natives, cntenn„ _i,yi

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20



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