SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

nT-sn watrrl™ 811™'™?' 1'^0 jmn wATKKj To . moirowMoinlnKi _ SUN3ET.—This Kveninß, 7.7 SUNRISE.—To-Morrow Morning, 4.39 A, OON'tl AGK.-First Quarter, 9th, 6.17 n.m,

ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY. Waitaki, 8.P., Edle, from WhaDgarei

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVKNING. Bonthorn Cross. s.s., Uolander, for Mania

TO-DAY. Darcy Pratt, brigantine, Ohlson, for Kaiparn

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London-Wanganui, loading Sydney—Australia, P.M. -.8., Sunday levuka—Albion, s.s., Monday Tauranga—Gloneli*. Fridny; Waitaki, Monday RusboU—lona, Moo day Melbourne, via South—Te Anau, Thnr?day Whangareiand Husao'l -Vvaitnkl, Wednesday Now Plymouth and South—Wanaka, to-morrow VVhangarei—Argylo, Tuesdays iind Friday* Waitaki, Friday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Australia, P.M.S.P., f.om San Francisco, Sita-

Albion, s.s. from tho South, Thursday Wolvenne, H.M.S., from Sydney, shorfy Emerald, H.M.S.. from Melbourne, sailed 11th Lady Joeelyn, Bhip (IC.V.p.s.), from London; sailed Sopt. 28 Margaret Galbraith, ship (J.K.L.I'.), from Lon don, loading Loch Urr, barque (W.Q.L.K.), f.om London, sallod Soprombor 27 Dnnloe, ship (K.N.L.C.), from London; sailed,

A. C. do Frietas, barque (R.F.M.K ), from Lon don, sailed October 21th.

Inwards Coastwise. — Saxon from Mnhu rangl,with 14 head cattle; Bets/, from Ken nedy's Bay, 21.E03 foot timber; Harvest Homo, from Tham«B, In ballast; Uem, from Tairui, ■with 27.EGD feat timboi1.

Outwards Coastwmk. — Minnie Ilaro, for Kast Coa3t: Gem, for Tairu* ; Kowatd, for Whangarei; Bessy, for Kennedy's Bar.

The bngontina Oceola is now daily expected from Melbourne With a cargo of bonedust, She Is 18days cat.

The brlgantine Oami.ru, which left Oamarn for'l'aurangaand AuckUndon tho 3rd instint, has on board the following cargo:—1000 saofcs fionr, 110 sacks bran, 2L blockß stone, 750 sacks oats, 7 sacks pollard, 5 BacUs oatmeal.

The barqno Parthenopo, •whbh arrived at Melbourno from London on tho 20th, reported having spoken the barque l-ooh Floot. from London to Auckland, on 'eu'embor 2fl, in Jati tada 7° 19" N. and longitude 2G1 W.

The cutter Tokerau left Tauranga for Mercury Bay on Saturday.

Messrs Hewson and Melville, of \fechnnics Bay, have competed a pretty yacht of about three tons for Mr M. Fairs. She will be entered aa a competitor in tho forthcoming Auckland Regatta.

The yacht Glitter was sold by public anction to day for £35, Mr Grconwood beinu the pur chaser. A whaleboftt waa also Bold to Mr Wilson for <315.

Tho brig Syren ontered out at the Customß to doy for Kaioara, where she will load with timber for Sydney.

The barque Ingobur&r cloaro 1 at the Customs t"-day for Samoa, where sho will load for Europe.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Rowona, 8.5., Amodeo, from Waitara llannah Mokuu, s.s.. McCarthy, from Waitara

DEPARTURES.

Wanaki?., b.b.. McQillivray, for South Kowenit, s.s. Amodeo, for Hoklanna Lallu. Rookh, p.s, Campbell, for, Waitara

HThe B.s. WanaVa, which arrived from tho South seßterday, brought tho following passen- Kors :-Mesdames l«obie ani Goring, Mr and Mrs Chalet, Messrs Smile, Harker. Hobart, Turner, Robinson, Bnckle, Cooper, Bayley, Hardington, Goodman (mail agent), and 11 stoer ago. The b.b. Wanaka, which sailod for tho South at noon to-day, took the following passengers :- Mr Lord, Sub-Inspeo or Larklw", C. Weight man, J. GUmore, Dr Key, Dr Farquharson, A. Gibson, A. Potts, H. B. McUuire, John Garland.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, yesterday. Sailed- Raisaia, for London: Albion, for Auckland, via Kasr. Coast. Passcngers:-Mr and Miss Fisher, Mr and Mrs Ingle. Mossrs Hall Keith, Stont, Barratt, Adams, und Fisher, and 6 in tho steerage. i, ; LYTTBrTON, yesterday. Arrived: Rangltikei, from London. 101 days oat. Pokt Chalmers, yesterday. Sailod I Loongrana, barque, for Hobart Towo. MKLDOtTRNit, Dee. 7. Arrived: Tho Union Co.'s s.s. Ringarooma from the Bluffi .

THE WEATHER.

(1.) WIND ESTIMATED AS C-Calm F. Br.-Frosh Breeze L.-Light St.-Stormy I Br.-Breeze G.—Oslo (2.) ANEROID BAROMETER. (3.) WEATHER ESTIMATED AS B.—Blue sky, be the at- O.—Overcast,the whole mosphere clear or sky covered with heavy '■hick clouds C — Clouds, passing P.—Passing showers clouds Q.—Squally D.—Drizzling rain H. -r KaiD, continued F.—Foggy r"in a. — Gloomy, dark S.—Snow weather T.-Thunder H.-Hail U.- Ugly, threatening L.—Lightning appearance

COMMERCIAL.

The frnit salea were well attended by iruit erers and storekeepers yesterday. Mr R. Arthur sold gooseberries at 4d to 4Jd per lb; plums, 21d; bananai, l}d to 3id; pineapples, 7s to 9s 6d per dozen; grenadllias, 5Jd eaon.—Mr li. W. Eaton reports as follows :—Hananas. 2Ja to 3d per lb j pineapples, 10s per dozen: cocoa nuts, 12s 6d to Us per 100; peanuts, IJd per lb. Messrs 8. Cochrane and Son held a larg«ly attended sale of allotments in Te Aroha District, Thames Valley, with the following result:— Lot 216, £30; 2 (a). £2t; 218 and 219, £25each; 217, £40; 240, £10; 235, 6, 7,8, and 211, £25 each; 2i»,£24; 239,£41. Messrs Carbines and Lusher d'd not oner tno Bailing boat with gear, &c, as announced, but it is open for private sale. Mr Gabriel Lewis made a good, salo of Christ mas bon-bons, toys and baiketware. Prices were satisfactory. The oleographs'wero not SOld. - ' .-:.'.- At Messrß Coohrane's sale of tho ..Walroa township ,to-day,, tho following prioes were realised i-Lot 216, £30; I-ot 2a, £24; L0i219, £25; Lot £218, £25; Lot 217, £40; Ixit 240. £40; Lot 241. £25: Lot 2«, £24: Lot 235. £25; Lot 236, £25; Lot 237, £25; Lot 233, £25; Lot 239, £44; The reraainderjot the lots and farms worelpasaed and will be sold at a future day.

Action, Action, Action, waa tho grand, De mosthoan prinoiplo of .oratory, and so it is the vital element of all living idoaa. Without It every creation is stifled or dlos of inanition. It is ttiis element that (so distinguishes Udolpbo Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps. It ft"ts upon the norves, tho tissues, tho vlscora, tho Wool of tho human body, removing Impurities, overcoming all impediments, and stimulating the organs, that havo bocomo impotont to healthy oporation. __^_____^___

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as unijkb :—

This Day. For Whanprarei Heads, Whangarei. Ruasoll, and Kawakawa. per Waitaki, at i p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 5 p m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m.

Thursday. 9th instant. For Waiwera, To Kapa. Craigloburn, and Warkwortb, per Rose Casey, at 8 a.m. For Samoa, per Ingeberg, at 10 a.m. Per b.b. Te Anau an follows:— For India, Cbina,Japan,Medlteranean Ports, and Continent o£ Europe, at 10 a.m. For Gisborne, Napier, Southern Ports, Australian Colonies, and Unltod Kingdom, via Brindisi, for letters Bpeoially soj prepaid and addressed, at 11 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 10 ft m. Late letters tiU 11.20 am. This m«il will be due In London on Thursday, the 3rd February, 1881. For Waitar*, per Lalla Rookh, at 10.5 a.m. For London direct, via Lyttelton, per s.s. Te

Anau and Durham, at 11 v.m. For Thames, per Rotoinahana, at 5.30 p.m.

Friday. 10th instant-. For Walheke and Kapanga, per Coromandel,

For Whitiangi, Talrua, Tauranga, and Opotlki, per Glenelg, at 4 p.m.

N.8.-From and aftar 29th November, mails for Ramarama and Bombay will close at this Office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 7 p.m., and will arrive on Tuosdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 9.15 a.m. A Post-offlco has been established at Te Aroha; mails will close at Auokland every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 11 turn.; and will arrive every Monday, Wcdnosday.and Friday, at GAO p.m. . , In future, the Money Order and Savings Bank Department of Chief Post Office will be closed overy Saturday at 2 p.ra.;but the Savings Bank will be opened for deposits and opening of now acoounts only from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. on Saturdays.

ROBT. KAYE, Acting Chief Postmaster.

Meetings, Entertainments, &c.

December 8, 1880.

Remuera Girls' School—Entertainment, 7.30 p.m.

Newton West Sohool—Archill Band of Hope, 8 p.m.

Nowton Hall-Concert and Quadrlllo Party, 8 p.m.

Excelsior Lodge, Franklin Road —Soci Gathering, 7.30 p.m.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

M.X.—Perfume has not ran since her defeat by Agent. R.F.—There is usually a printed tariff. If you were over-charged you should have refused to pay. A newspaper cannot afford space to discuss every little private dispute.

DEATH.

CRAMOND.-On Wednesday, the Bth inst, at Ponsonby, Amy, wife of John Cramond; aged 43 years. DEB VCEUX.—On December sth, at Govern ment House, Auckland, Walter Arthur Wil liam Dcs Vooux, infant son of his Excellency the Governor of Fiji; axed i montba. REID.—On the 7th inst, at his residence, Mail gave, George Reid; aged 56 years. The funeral will take placo To-morrow, 9th inst., at 2 p.m. Friends clease accept this Invitation.

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

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

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1880.

We hereby certify the issue of the Auckland Evening Star jar tie week ending Dectemhet ith, 1880, to have been as under: —

Total issue for week... 38,623 GEORGK FRABER)PubIIo Account y ants and T. LEI«H WHITE 1 City Auditors.

Tee amicable settlement oi a series of most intricate disputes over the open ing of Te Aroha, without any appeal to law, is attributed by the miners to the good management of Mr Warden Kenrick. It is generally agreed on the field that no one could have conducted matters better, and now that the first excitement has cooled down, and there has been time for reflection, the War den has become the most popular man on the goldfield. It turns out that the rule which the Auckland brokers objected to — and not without ap parent reason —has played an im portant part in bringing to a speedy termination the contested claims to ground which was pegged many times, over by riral parties. There are al ways on a new goldfield a number of adventurers ready for any chance of turning a penny without the labour and uncertainty of prospecting and pro tracted mining operations. To peg out a likely piece of ground which is known to be favourably regarded by experienced miners, offers a tempta tion not to be resisted. But to fully man this ground in order to hold it. is a condition not taken into the calculation, and beyond the re sources of many of these people. Hence their readiness to compromise. Mr Kenrick appears to have turned his experience on the West Coast gold fields to good account. Ehe regulation was one founded upon knowledge of gold mining gathered in that district, so prolific of rushes ; and combined with the Warden's success in negoti ating with miners, and making them amenable to sound common sense advice, it has prevented a good deal of litigation and hastened the real test of the resources of the field—both ends to be desired

With reference to the prospeots of Te Aroha not much can yet be predi cated with certainty—but what is known could hardly be more encourag ing. Time will be required to test the reefs already discovered. They can;i

neither be permanently nor profitably worked by picking out crushing btonc or specimens in an irregular way from outcrops. Works must he opened systematically, and that can not be clone in a day. The claims now occupied will hardly be got into fair working order until after Christmas. But the existence of good gold has been proved over a much wider area than is commonly known. The Warden has been informed of discoveries 'and has been placed i n possession of specimens proving the existence of rich veins miles away from that centre -which found special favour in the eyes of those who wait or the discoveries of others rather than strike out a new path for them selves. One loose stone weighing six pounds with very little to recommend it 3 outsklo appearance, picked up in the vicinity of the prospectors' ground, was handed to the Warden by a Maori. On being taken to Shortland and broken, it revealed a mass of almost solid gold, imbedded in the boulder in coarse grains. The Warden has sent portions of the stone to Wellington, in proof that rich gold does exist on tho field. The stone does not resemble the prospectors' reef, and is supposed to have come from somo reef in the neighbourhood which has never been brought to light. The field has already borne more fruit than Temora had when it drew a population of ten thousand inhabitants, yet it would bo the height of madness for peoplo to repeat tho Tomora folly. Thero are many reasons why a rush wou Id bo inadvisable, not the leaat of which is tho well-established fact that thero is no alluvial gold, not oven in tho creeks. Quartz reefing, on which the future of tho field rests, is a description of mining which requires capital, and takes time and costly ma chinery to develop, and there is yet no machinery ou the goldfield. Persons without m9anß or mining experienco, therefore, venturing ou the ground, are likely to suffer no little hardship, and it would bo highly reprehensible to eu courago thorn to inour such a risk. Tho great futuro of tho district, however, whether gold is found thero in payable quantities or not, comes homo to every visitor in looking across the fertile plains that stretch away as far as tho eye can reach. This grand country must soon become peopled with prosperous settlors, a sourco of great wealth to Auckland. If, in combi nation with its unsurpassed agricultural capabilities, thero is great minoral wealth, Te Aroha will indeed, bo one of the most attractive and prosperous districts in New Zealand.

The advent of Sir Hercules Robinson to the Governorship of the Capo does not find favour with the press of that colony, but the articles we have perused do not display intimate study of his political views and antecedents. Most of the references to tho new Governor consist of biographical sketches containing, however, little more than is to be found in the current manuals. The past history of Cape politics has been marked by stroug party bitterness, the vary ing interests of many widely-isolated centres of population having created a large number of cliques. If Sir Hercules Robinson is popu lar with one little coterie, ho is sure to excite the political animosity of tho rest. One of the main points upon which tho adverse criticism is based is Sir Hercules' connection with the turt, as if that were any depreciation of his fitness as a Governor, aud the fact were not well known that somo foremost British statesmen were amongst the most liberal patrons of sporty The Cape " Times " refers to the Governor's par ticipation in a ticket drawn by Mrs Fisher, the wife of a Wellington publican, iv a sweep on the cup, and remarks that should His Excellency sympathise with the exast ingJOppositiou, his horsoyness will be fluug in his faco in Parliament. Wo do not believe, however, that such a catastrophe would seriously disturb his equa-iimity, without any intention of perpetrating a pun. In Sydney and New .Zealand Sir Hercules made no secret ot his connection with the turf, frequently presided at sport ing dinners and delivered speeches iv which horse-racing and athletics were treated as necessary national institutions. Another ground of dissatisfaction is "Mr Hercules Robinson's isyrapathy with tho policy of federation. Tbe " Uape Post" appears to think that the new Governor goes eveu bo yond Sir Bartle Frere in his advocacy of this policy, charging him with " going on the Btump"in Australiainsupportof his views, and with attempting to tickle an audience in a back part of the country by the use of arguments in a manner that was as coarse as it was humorous. Evidently plain speak ing and an absence of awe for the sacred persons of Her Majesty's Vice-regents arc amongst the distinguishing characteristics of the Cape settlers. Tho article to which we refer goe." on to say : —" So far as ho could fill the position, Sir Hercules Kobin son was the apostle of federation in Aus tralia ; and if he were so there, what is he likely to be here ! In Australia they have no native, difficulties of any importance : they are not a drain on Great Britain for troops and money, nor are they in danger of bringing England into small but expen sive ".wars. The [conditions are reversed in South Africa, and it may be easily conceived how Sir Hercules Robin son will act when he is the guardian of tho interests of Downing Street. To gain his ends he will probably flatter the old Separation party, cajole the Dutch after tho manner ot Mr Froude and Sir Bartle Frere, and indulge in sentimental rhetoric about the grandeur of a great Dominion. He will most likely—for he is apt at quotations—bring the poets to bear upon the subject, and using their imagin a tioas for reason, try, like his predecessor, to shift tho military expenses of Natal and the Transvaal from England to the Caps Colony. It is for this he has been at last selected as Governor of thu colony, and it is well to know how his selection is justified in the eyes of the Imperial Government by his previous career." This is the first time we have ever heard of Sir Hercules Robinson's erudition in poetry. Our impression has always bepn that his aptness at quotations lay more in the field of turf nomenclature than in the flowery paths of literature. Probably our Cape contemporary has confounded Sir Hercules Robinson with Sir George Bowen, whose penchant for long flowery orations, liberally embellished with quotations ancient and modern, must be fresh in the minds of our readers.

Messrs ifraser ana Wnite, City Auditors aad Public Accountants, certify that the issue of the Evening Star last week was 38,023.

Judge Gillies has allowed no delay to take place in the resumption of his official duties. He made his appearance in the Supreme Court building this morning, and has been engaged there the greater part of the day.

There are seven applications for licenses at Te Aroha. The warden has only granted two to existing houses, and does not intend to grant any more until the field is tested.

; Mr Warden Kenrick left for Coromandel to-day with the intention of holding a Court and visiting the Tiki. If the prospects of the latter placo warrant, it is probablo that the district will be brought under the operation of the Goldfields Act, a procedure which will greatly facilitate the search for the precious metal, and will secure the interests ot prospectors.

German residents in Auckland repudiate altogether the statement made in Wellington papers that supplies are furnished cheaper to German war vessels in the Empire City than in Auckland j they say th&t the Nautilus did not purchase any supplies except fresh meat, and her visit to Wellington was only authorised at the urgent request of Germans living in Wellington. The whole story about the advantageous charactor of Wellington sup plies they pronounce unmitigated "blow.'l

The preliminary arrangements for the Proctor lectures on the wonders of the heavens are announced. The coime will consist of six lectures, which will be given in the Choral Hall on alternate eveuings, commencing next Monday. The title of the opening discourse 13 "The Life and Death of a World," and all the lectures will be illustrated by a large number of illumi nated pictures shewn by the oxy-hydrogen light. Course-tickets will be issued for both divisions of the hall; and the plan of reserved seats will be opened to course ticketholders for selection at Messrs Upton and Co.'B on Friday morning. Latest tele grams state that Mr Proctor has been draw- I ing crowded houses at Napier.

We learn that Mr Craig, late of the Christchurch "Globe," has joined Mr Webb as partner in the " Poverty Bay Standard."

Private advices from the scene of the Taupo Native Lands Court state that the proceedings have been interrupted by the unwillingness cf the natives to allow the lawyers to appear for them. Kenata is now the only native of aoy importance who will recognise Dr. Buller's position aa a legal representative in the Court.

Work on the Eotorua road is being pushed steadily ahead. The bridge con tracts will soon be finished, and only about six weeks' work remains to be done to make the bridle track through the bush available. When this is completed,Ohinemutu will be within an easy da>'s ride from Cambridge. —" Waikato Times."

A match between the sailing boats Imp and Hattie May will probably bo the out come of tho sweepstakes race last Saturday. The owner of the latter boat has challenged the former for any sum up to £20, but the challenge has not yet been accepted.

On Friday next a concert of an unusual character will take place at the Choral Hall. The senior scholars of City East School, numbering about 200 voices, will sing most of the pieces, the girls taking the air and the boys the alto. They will be supplemented with a strong force of bass, which will givo unity and strength to the whole. One uncommon feature will be the entire absence of instrumental music, and another will be the singing of two glecH by the Maori students from the Three Kings College. Tho proceeds will bo in aid of tho fund for tho children's prizes.

Tho National Mutual Life Association has published a "Guide to Melbourne," copies of which aro presented to visitors to tho Exhibition. Mr Milne, tho Auckland Agent, hits received a parcel for distribu tion in Auckland. Tho "Guide" id ft woll-printed hook in stiff cove™. It con tains a readable sketch of Melbourne and its suburbs, and appended are tables show ing tho distances from Melbourne to var ious up-country towns nnd adjacent colo nies, postage and telegraph rates, nnd other information. This matter is used as a moans of introducing to visitors the tables of tho company, which are bound up in the book. It is a capital idea, and one that will bring this progressive company into a good deal of prominence, Tho monthly inspection of tbo Enginoei Company, and Naval Brigade, takes place on Friday eveniug next, iustead of taking tho order they usually do, viz , after the Artillery ; in that case the parade would have been on Christmas eve. Being tho last parade of the year, there should be a good number of each corps present.

Tho successful applicants for tho posi tions of master find matron of the Indus. trial Homo nro Dr. and Mrs Ilarvoy, it: tho places of Mr and Mrs Stickloy re signed.

The Spiritualistic Progressive Association of Auckland have received advices that Dr.

Peebles will not be able to visit Mew Zea land at present, iv consequence of pressing engagements in America, aud that in (ill probability Professor Donton, the celebrated author of " The Soul of Things," will pay New Zealand aud Australia a visit at an early date. Meantime the Spiritualists have secured the services of Mr G. W. Simons, who will deliver a trance oration at 8 o'clock on Sunday evening next in the Lome-street Hall.

The Government offer a roward of £500 and a free pardon to anyone, not being the principal offender, who shall give such evi denco as will lead to the conviction of the person or persons who stole from tho U.S. Company's steamer Tararua a box contain ing 12550z of gold, valued at £5,000 in No vember last.

There has been a most unusual dearth of insolvencies iv Auckland during thelpast mouth, and the gentlemen who hunger and thirst after agreeable little contracts for whitewashing are beginning to find their occupation gono. There must be somo hidden reason for such an abnormal and almost unparalleled Btato ot affairs, but after bo much philosopoizing upon the svbjcct, the puzzle hnsbcen given up as inscrutable. It may be said that the people are hoarding up their spare cash for the holidays, that creditors nave no time to devoto to their debts, or that the impecunious have betaken themselves to To Aroha for the improvement of their tortunes. At any rate the peculiar haunts of the bankrupt arc deserted, and the obliging white-washers arc languishing iv unprotitable idleness. They solace them selves, however, with the attenuated hope that "thiugs will look up" after the new year.

At the ordinary meeting of tho Onehunga Borough Council, tho Mayor in the chair, several applications were received in rela tiou to the bad state of some of the district roads. The water supply return showed that during Novumber the supply had been 34,525 gallons to 29 vessels, producing £14 8s 6d. A petition was received—res pecting the dispute between contractors asking the Council to agreo to refer the matter in dispute between the contractor and the Engineer of the waterworks to arbitration. The difference is solely with reference to extra works on the contract for which the Engineer allowed £180, while the contractor claims £527, and refused to accept the Engineer's certificate, to which he was bound by the contract. A tender was accepted, £12 10a for the erection of a second pump at. the Springs. The current accounts were passed and tho Council rose.

The examinations for passing the stan dards are proceeding, and Mr Goodwin, assistant inspector, has been busy during the last few days in the Wellesley-street East School, where 650 children have been put to the test.

Tuakau is showing great improvement, and promises to be one of tho most prosper ous of country settlements. The new hotel erected adjacent to the railway sta tion is now completed, and will prove a great convenience to the travelling public who demre to sojourn at Tuakau. At the present time the licensed house is two miles in the interior, and is merely an apology for a public house. Mr Cohen will have no difficulty in obtaining a transfer to his new and more conveniently situated pre mises. The annual service of song in connection with S. Matthew's Sunday-school will be held to-morrow evening in the parish church, Hobson-street. Tho choir will be under the care of Mr Thos. H. Webb, and the intersecting readings will be given by tho Rev. W. Tebbs, the minister. The

service of song will be new to the congrega tion, being the "Children's Messiah," illustrative ot tho life of Christ, with connective passages from the writings of tho four evangelists. The service is exactly suited to Christmas-tide, and theintersecting hymns are suitably arranged and wedded to

original manic by Thrupp, Croft, Giardini, Ne»nder, Turle, and Dr. Maurice. _ As the choir have duly practiced the music, it is expected that Mr Webb's pupilß will be more successful than on a former occasion. The wretched abode of the unfortunate women of Chancery Lane, who have been transferred to their old quarters at Mount Eden, is more silent than Hood's " Haunted House." " O'er all these hangs a mystery and a fear." The house was a disgrace to humanity, and it is gratifying: to learn that it will shortly be but a memory among

jackboots and things of the past. The lessee of this " Rat's Castle, Edward May, had spent many years before the mast, and until recently was bottle washer at the Thistle Hotel. The old sailor, how ever, has had no occasion to work with the vigour of former days, as the rents and gratuities of the frequenters of the old house had been found amply sufficient, not only for the necessaries, but even for the luxuries, of his life. Ned seems perfectly resigned to his lot at Mount Eden, although stone-breaking does not suit his' hands, which mouths of ease have softened. Carl Adams, a boy of 12 years of age, met with a slight accident on Saturday at the island of Motuihi. Adams was an inmate of the Howe-street Institution, but with other boys was placed at the quaran tine station, fle wandered alone to the top of the cliff, and laid down in the shade of a bough, fell asleep, and rolled down upon the eands. It was fjund however, that he had received no serious injury beyond a few scratches, and the damage was simply a rent in his trousers. The promoters of the anti-Patetere meet ing at Te Awaniutu explain their absence from the meeting at the hour appointed by the fact that they were waiting for their letters. After those favourable to the

Government had carried their resolutions, the other party came in and turned the

balance of the meeting. A resolution, moved by Mr Cunningham, and seconded by Mr Hamsay, in dead opposition to the former resolution was put and agreed to by a large majority. Jt was as follows:—That in the|opinion of this meeting, the Houses of Assembly will not be doing their duty if they do not make a searching enquiry into the action of the Government in handing over the Patetere block to Messrs Whitaker and Sheehan. Mr Roche moved, "That Mr Cunning ham's resolution be forwarded to Sir George Grey to lay before the House. Mr Sloane said Jthe resolution should be forwarded through their own member, but his sugges tion was overruled, and Mr Roche's motion carried." '

Amongst the successful candidates for the New South Wales Parliament we observe the name of Mr Philip George Myers, elected for Argyle. Mr Myers was some years since a resident ot Auckland.

The young people connected with the | school and congregation of the Ponsonby Baptist Church were treated to a Christmas Tree entertainment last evening under the chairmanship of the Bey. K. Jones. The royal tree was weighted with nearly 400 prizes, consisting of playthings, albums, and toys ot every description. In addition to the toys Miss Hirst, with her wonted amiability, interested the children and com pany with several songs. Miss Owen also rendered several pleasing compositions effectively. Rev. Mr Jones was full of native humor, and successfully interested the audience. The meeting closed with votes of thanks to the liberal donors of| the gifts, the singers, and the chairman. The paragraph in our last night's issue, relative to the fruit mission at the hospital, conveyed a wrong impression with reference to the gift of strawberries. The whole of the fruit was presented gratis by Mr Wil liam Mason, of Ponsonby. Tho steamers from the South are bring-

ing up a number of old faces for the holi days. These birds of passage invariably wing their flight thither at this season of the year, and circulate amongst friends and ncquaintances the bullion which they have been accumulating for months before hand.

" Dcvant si Je puis," who went out to Remuera last evening to hear Mr Munrp's lecture on " Livingstono," writes complain inc that during the delivery of tho lecture the audience was repeatedly interrupted by the somewhat loud conversation that was carried on between two young ladies, who evidently seemed to have forgotten that they were present at a time, and in a place, where silence should be strictly observed.

A musical ana literary entertainment will take place in the Grafton Koad School on Friday evening next, December 10th, at 7.30, consisting of pianoforte solos, duets, and quartets. Songs will be given by Messrs Slater, McMurdo, Burnham, Forth, Coates, Gradwell, Abernethy, Ryan, and Panters. Headings, &c., by (he children, Tho performance will bo in aid of tho Chil dren's Prize Fund.

To-day Mr Allaway, a clerk in the Post Ofh'co, fell down in an apoplectic fit, and had to be taken home in a cab.

Friday's "Observer" — much enlarged and improved—will contain a superbly litho graphed sheet, giving nearly a dozon views of tho now goldflold at Te Aroha; alao, a'portralt of Mr K. A. Prootor, and many other novel foaturos.—(Advt.)

A Musical Novklty.—Tho "First Extha" Waltz, just published. Coplosoan bo obtained only nt Eadv's " New Musi O Waric houhie," next to Canning's, Quoon-Htroot, on Monday, Decomb«r6th. Price: Two ShlllinßS 2).-[ advi1.

LATEST NEWS.

. Carriage Accident.

As Mrs Edgar (wife of the dyor), and her daughter and son were drivine down Grey street into town this morning in a dog cart, the horse suddenly bolted. Before ho could be pulled up tho vehicle collided with a cart belonging to Mr McArthur. The shook threw the occupants of tho dog cart on to the street, while tho cart itself was smashed to pieces. A number of people at once rushed to the assistance of the ladies, when it was found that Mrs Edger had broken her knee-cap, besides spraining both ankles. Miss Edger received a severe cut on the head, while Master Edger escaped with some slight injuries. They were removed to the shop in Wellesley-Btreet, and Drs. Purchas and Wright sent for. It is believed that the accident was caused by the breeching strup giving way.

THE MAIL STEAMER.

THE mail steamer Australia left San Fran cisco one day before contract time, and is expected here on Monday next.

ARRIVAL OF THE DUNLOE.

The barque Dunloe, from London, was signalled when we went to press, and the Health Officer's flag was ilyinjr. The JDunloe left London for Auckland on August 30th, with tho following passen^urs :-

Socond Cabin:—Robert Anderson, Misa D. Stuart, Miss Kmily Stuart, Thomas Urquhart, Mrs Urquhart, James vVorsley, Mary Worsley, and Charles Worsley. Btoora|?e:-J. MoKee, Dan McCartney, Charlouo McCannoy. Jane Napier, Mary Gulldiard. Kdwin Qullford, William Nixon, Alexander Nixon, Robert Nixon, Kiiza Nixon, John Moore, and Mary Ann Ilardrlcic.

Our Wellington Telegrams.

[BY TELEGRAPH, OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

WELLINGTON, this day. Seperatk Accountants for the North and South Island Railways are abolished, and in future there will be only one Accountant for the whole colony stationed at Wellington, Mr Fyfe, the Southern accountant, is to hold the amalgamated offite, Mr Whitaker, the North Island accountant, : »retiring on compensation allowance. This will effect a substantial saving of expense.

INSPECTION OF PRISONS.

Captain Hulme, the new inspector of pri sons has entered on his duties and leaves immediately on a visit to the South Island prisons, beginning at Nelson gaol. After a tour of the island be will inspect the North Island, and then report to the Government. Mr Hall spends his Christmas holidays in Canterbury, Messrs Dick and Oliver at Dunedin, and Messrs Atkinson, Bryce, and Rollestonat Wellington.

THE MURDERER TDHI. The murderer Tuhi will probably bo tried on Monday, He will plead not guilty, and be defended by Mr For wood, who probably plead drunkenness in extenuation of the crime with a view of obtaining a commutation of the death sen tence. It is expected the trial will last fully three days. The Hinemoa arrives tomorrow with twenty-two witnesses for the prosecution.. ,

Scintillations.

"Be brief; tec It is with words as with sun beams: the more they are oondensod, the deeper they burn."—Eouthbit.

In. foun years 48 ladies have been cremated at Milan.

The Duke of Wellington's plate is aald to be worth £3,000,000.

Tuhi, the murderer of Miss Dobie, is to be defended by counsel. The Tauranga people complain of a lack of small change.

It is proposed to give a public reception to the Lady Jocelyn party on their arrival at Tauranga, . At the quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court at Oamaru, two appiicationsjfor hotel licenses were refused.

Meerschaum pipes containing indecent pictures liaye been seized at Melbourne. The rum business of the United States amounts to £200,000,000 a year.

The Duke of Manchester gave evidence at the Sorata inquiry, exonerating the captain.

Mr Proctor explains away the Lot wife miracle by proving that she was only buried under a meteoric shower of sodium.

The Kellys have apparently given up the idea of," running their show " any longer. The marquee was pulled down yesterday. It is understood that the tender of Messrs Larkins and O'Brien, about £25,000, has been accepted for the extension of the Bay of Islands railway.

I At Melbourne, a Mrs Charles Brown has become insolvent, owing to losing, in an omnibus, £429, the amount of the policy on her late husband's life.

'At Gympie, Herbert Porter died from the effects of drinkiug, while in a heated condition, long draughts of cold water.

The "Sportsman" is the only English sporting newspaper which has given real encouragement to the two Australian scullers daring their recent contests, The " man from Birmingham," who came to Sydney to show Foley how to box, was beautifully " taken down" by one of Larry's pupils. " Good morning, my dear fellow I How is your mother-in-law I" " Much better, thank you; and yours ?" " She's dead, thank you," Texas society is agitated over the question of whether or not the groom at a wedding should wear his revolver-belt inside or out side of his dress coat.

"The Vagabond" says that Suva, the proposed site of the new capital of Fiji, is aothing better than 9 mangrove swamp, and that it is a Government land-jobbing swindle.

Professor Bell has discovered that sound can be transmitted along a ray of light. Instead of a simple heliograph the torpedo corps will soon be provided with a helio telephone.

Hanlan's patriotic song : — I don't want to row, but, by Jingo, it I do, I want six weeks, I want more time, I want the money, too.

TE AROHA GOLDFIELDS.

(BY TELEGRAPH, OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

GRAHAMSTOWN, this day.

NEW DISCOVERIES. The "Advertiser's" Te Aroha correspon dent says:—" Considerable excitement was caused here late last eveninp by the re ported discovery of gold in two places : one four miles north • ea«t of the township; the other on a bald spur at Fraterville, and at an early hour numbers might be seou wending then way in the direction of the first-mentione d "find " I have no information as to the richness or otherwise of the discovery, beyond the fact that numbers have gone in that direction this morning with the object of pegging out claims-with regard to the other find, I visited the scene of operations this morning and found in a tunnel some ten feet la length a rubbly leader, about ten inches thick. Several dishes of stuff broken out from the lead were pauned off in my presence, all ot which yielded more or less gold. lie prospectors a-re Christcy and party, w"0 have been working to intersect this lead since the opening of the field. All the available ground iv the neighbourhood was pegged off before six o'clock tins morning.

INDECENT HASTE,

Several Fraterville residents, regardless of punishment for indecent exposure, were pegging out in their shirts, so eager were they to obtain a. good piece of ground. Several experienced miners, who havo visited this locality, and to whom 1 spoke on the subject, inform me tbat injtheir opinionj the "find' is a valuable one. The spur on which it is situated being composed of first-class gold bearing country. The lode is supposed to run JS.B. by S.W., which will take it through the Hot Springe reserve. Work was resumed in tho tunnel in the Prospectors' yesterday morning, three thifts of hands being employed, and tho drive is now in a distance of 40 feet, the face being in good shooting country. The stone is well mineralised, an indication that should the lodo be met with in this class of country it will be of excellent quality and equal to the expectations of tho most sanguine.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDEKT.]

TE AROHA, Tuesday. A fifteen-stamp battery is about to be erected on the creek below the Prospecters.

Open-air services were condtcted on Sun day—in the morning by the Key. Caulder, ot Hamilton, and iv the afternoon by Key Law, Wesloyan minister. A large number of ininera and others attended the services.

Two well-known miners at the Thames arc so satisfied with the permanency of the field that they have applied to the Warden for permission to construct a water racd The required permit was at ouco granted. Buildings arc going up in nil directions, and in a short space of time a street, in this hitherto silent wild, will be a fact. Along side the Hot Springs Hotel Mr O'Halloran has erected a capacious general store, where goods of every description may be pro cured. Our local post oflico is at present located thero, but I believe the time is close to hand when we shall be able to boait of a Government telegraph and post-office, not to mention a court-house, railway station, &c, &c.

All the Thames mining surveyors are up here, and are having a good time of it, and are not likoly to leave for some little time to como. If the Grahauutown people should require a surveyor they will have to send up here for one.

[From Tuesday's " Te Aroha Mail."!

Work was started to-day in the Bonanza and the Te Aroha No. 1 South. Four men are employed in each, under the supervision of Mr John Goldsworthy and Mr T. Gavin respectively. Shares in both claims are selling at good prices. In tho Aroha No. 2 South two shares wero sold to-day for £20 each.

The reef recently cut in the Morning Star ground is a splendid body of quartz, but up to the present no gold is showing in it, although good prospects can be ob tained when panning off. The shareholders are now driving on the lode, in the hope of meeting with auriferous stone. The reef is showing in several different portions of the ground. The breaking out of a goldfield here has had the effect of enhancing the value of land in the vicinity. As an instance, I may mention that a few days ago a settler, two or three miles from Morgantown, who bought his land for £2 an acre on the de ferredpaymentsystem,was offered £120 cash for 12 acres. The would-be purchaser was a Waikato auctioneer, who required the land for a site for a slaughterhouse and sale yards. A new hotel for a Panmure gentleman was commenced this morning. It will be most commodious and suitable.

Messrs Wilson's drapery and Moore's grocery stores aro fairly progressing. The Golden Crown shareholders intend to start vigorously, having taken out a lease. A new claim was pegged off this morning to the right ot tho prospectors, and a license applied for. It is said the owners have a show In the ground.

Destructive Fire at Christ church.

(BY TELEQRAPH, OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

CHRIBTCHURCH, this day. The house occupied by Mr E. W. Millet was burnt down last night, during the absence of the occupants. The furniture was uninsured, but the building was in sured for £100 in the National office. A grocery store and contents, the property of Mr Carson, were also destroyed, and a stack, which was uninsured. The building was insured for £300, in the Victoria Com pany, and the furniture for £100. The cash in the store was also destroyed.

Coromandel Steamboat Company.

[from our own correspondent.l

The third annual meeting of tho above Company wan held at the Company's office, Ooromandel, on the 6th init. There was a large number of shareholders present, and Mr A. J. Cad man occupied the chair.

After the minutes of last annual meeting had been read and confirmed, the Chair man read the balance-sheet and directors' report; also, a detailed statement showing the steamer's earnings for the last twelve months to be a clear profit of over £300, and this was in addition to a large outlay on the ship herself; and the directors had every reasou to believe that the coming year would be much better than the last, as trade was already improving. He was also glad to be able to report that since the balance-sheet had been prepared they had been enabled to pay off one mortgage of £400. He now moved the adoption of the balance sheet and report.

I Mr F. Kissling, in seconding the motion, expressed his satisfaction at the state of the Company's affairs.

The motion was then put and carried unanimously.

On the motion of Mr C. Mills, seconded by Mr Fernandez, Mr George Hooper, of Auckland, was unanimously elected a director, vice Mr Holmes, resigned. Mr J. H. Harrison was' re-appointed auditor.

Mr Harrison proposed a vote of thanks to. the directors, for their exertions on the company's behalf. This was seconded by Mi- U. Glover, and carried unanimously. ' Dr. Hovell moved a vote of thanks to the captain and officers of the company. Several of the shareholders spoke in the highest terms of Captain .Margrave's attention to his duties, and the fact of the company being able to dispeuse with an Auckland agent reflected the greatest credit on him. Captain Hargrave, in returning thanks, said he was always willing to keep his boat run ning on holidays or any other time, so long as he was adding to the success of the company. The Chairman expressed his satisfaction at the saving which had been effected in the consumption of coal, and the manner in which the duties of engineer had been carried out since Mr Francis had been placed in that position.

The vote of thanks was then put to the meeting, and carried unanimously.

A vote of thanks to the chair brought the meeting to a close.

'At a recent sitting of the it. M. Court at Tauranga the attention of the Court was drawn to the fact that under the present system, even where a defendant confessed judgment, the plaintiff was obliged to attend the Court in order to pay the hearing fee, and it was agreed that if defendant desired to save the solicitor's fee he should pay the hearing fee at the time of making the confession, or in the event of his not paying it he should he held responsible for any expense incurred be plaintiff in being represented. The Magistrate promised to make an order accordingly.

TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

TAURANGA, this day, NEW HOTEL.

The Licensing Court at Tauranga has granted a new license to Mr VV. H.Bennett, a geatleman well know n throughout New Zealand. It will be a first-class hotel, named the Star.

COROMANDEL, this day.

The Tokatea Mine Manager reports :— The contractor put a shift in the level on Monday last to work by hand, but their progress has been slow, owing to a hard bar coming in crossing the face of the drive, which was not anticipated when the men commenced, as the country was tair work ing-ground when the [rock-drill The shaft has been conveyed to the site, and work willbe resumed by machinery during the early part of tba week. Tributes.—Thode and party have cud a small leader in the hanging wall of the old stopes, from which a good show of gold has beeu obtained. 831bs of picked stone came to hand yester day, as well as splendid dish prospects in the mullock. Dick's party have given up sinking on White's leader, and commenced prospecting another leader near the surface where a few dabs of gold can be seen in the stone. Thane's party are still driving on the All Nations lender, but the stuff com ing out is poor, too poor I believe to pay for working. Royal Oak.—The contractor has driven 35 feet on the No. 2 reet on low level. Yesterday colours of gold was seen in the quartz broken down, and as the drive pro ceeds it has every indication of improv ing

COROMANDEL, this day,

Tho Harbour View Co. have deposited in Bank of New Zealand for safe custody 401bs of rich specimens from Nash's tribute.—Just in-Time claim, next to old Premier battery, have a splendid show in the reef, and are breaking down good crushing stuff every day. The test of the value of a claim is the yield in ounces from the mill, and there is no doubt but this claim will stand the test this time.—McLean from the Tokatea range had 201bs of specimens worth an ouuee to the pound lodged in the bank yesterday.—Several claims have been pegged oft' at the Tiki during the past week, and a general rush has taken place to this locality.

GRAHAMSTOWN, this day. The Whau got good stone yesterday, taking out 201bs. of rich specimens.

[PER UWITED PRESS. ASSOCIATION,]

WANGANUI, this day. THE RIVER NAVIGATION.

The Harbour Board dredge was success fully launched and named the Ruapahu. Mr Ballance, chairman of the Board, in the courseof his remarks.coniidently anticipated that after 6 months working of the dredge the river would have the Bame depth all the way up as it has now on the bar. The launch was a great success. A complimentary banquet was given to Mr Dathie last night and was attended by Rixty of the most influential citizeup. The Mayor was in the chair, and was supported by the Hon. the Native Minister, and Mr Ballance, M.H.R. Speeches lauditoiy of Mr Datliie's career as a business man, and also as a member of the various adminis trative bodies of Wanganui, were given by various speakers. Mr Dathie intends residing in Wellington, where his principal business is located.

| WELLINGTON, this day. At present 375 persons are in receipt of relief from the Benevolent Institution.

DUNEDIN, this day. Bellamy station has been sold for £17,000 to Mr Samuel Henry.

Charles Howard, an expressman, died suddenly at Havelock. He had been earn ing a precarious livelihood there.

The New Town at Rotorua.

(BY TELEGRAPH, PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

OHINEMUTCT, this day. The survey ot the new township is pro gressing rapidly. Mr Mitchell, who was detained in Taupo on important Govern ment business, was here yesterday co arrange the boundaries and Mr Edwards superintends the survey. It is expected the work will be finished by the end of the present month. Gibert Mair, Esq., has just made the final payment of £5000 on account of Raingaroa No. lon Government account. The native title Is extinguished over 100,000 acres. The foundation blocks for the Palace Hotel ■was laid to-day. There iB likely to be a large competition for the 40-acre tarms out side the township.

The Australian Cricketers.

TllE approaching visit of this justly cele brated Eleven is looked forward to with considerable interest by a greater portion of the public, who are no doubt anxious to witness the prowess of the men who have made such a name for themselves as well as to establish on a firmer basis the noble and invigorating game of cricket. The secre taries of the various clubs will be busy for the ensuing month in coaching the" best men available who will have to represent Auckland on this occasion and keeping them steadily iin practice, as they certainly will require all the practice they can get to be able to cope with such bowlers as Spofforth and others equally famous who are included iv their eleven, and who have secured the vic tory in. many a hard-fought contest ia the home country and elsewhere; to say nothing of the batters, who are now acknowledged to be amongst the best in the cricketing world. Arrangements have been already made and the ground is being carefully rolled over and superintended by men selected for that purpose. Should the weather be anything liko favourable, nun. dreds will assemble to witness the match, and for the convenience of friends of those engaged and members of the different clubs, seats will be placed in front of tho newly-erected pavilion, which will enable those present to witness the game. without fear of being crushed or subjected to many of thoso inconveniences which invariably: attend a large public gathering.

Return of the Missing Schooner Ariel.

A few months ago a vessel from the Solo mon Islands repotted that the schooner Ariel, of Sydney, had been lost, and that two of the crew had been poisoned by the natives of Bouganvilile. Nothing further being heard of the vessel the report was generally believed, but the Ariel last week returned to Sydney, and Captain Brodie was ' warmly welcomed back by a large number of his friends, who had given him up for lost. Captain Brodie reports of the voyage:—" I sailed from Sydney on the 25th March, arrived at the Solomon Islands on the 19th April, and shipped 11 boys ac labourers. Afterwards I recog nised one of them (Jimmie Fiji) as one of the ringleaders in the Laviuia's massacre. On the 7th May I left James Martin and Thomas Evans at Marovo to procure island produce, I supplying them with trade and provisions. I told them I would not be back under five months. On the 27th May arrived in Simbo. The natives of this place recognised Jimmie Fiji as the ringleader in the Lavinia's affair. The Simbo natives wanted me to put him on shore, which I, would not do; but to pacify them I told them I would give him to the first man-of war I came across. They were quite satis fied. During the night of the 29th May, being at sea, or on the morning of the 30th, he was missing. We searched everywhere for him. but could not find him. Whether he fell overboard or committed suicide we cannot tell, but we all supposed the latter. From the Solomon Group we ■went to New Britain, from thence to the Admiralty Islands, leaving the Admiralty on the 3lßt of August. Had very light winds back to New Britain. Arrived at Marovo on the sth October, two days under the time I promised to be back; but to imy surprise found James Martin and Ihoraas Evans gone. The native chiefs told us that Capt. Schwartz, of the schooner Leslie, had been there and reported the Ariel lost; he succeeded in getting all my copra (408 bags) and pother island produce. The chief told me that James Martin and Thomas Evans had gone six days before in the schooner Zephyr (belonging to Schwartz) to gather up other produce belonging to me. I followed up the Zephyr, leaving Marovo the sanio night; caught him on the Guadalcanar coast. On the 9th October I boarded her and found Martin and Evans on board. I took [them on board the Ariel. James Martin told me there was copra, &0., on board the Zephyr belonging to me, which they had been collecting. Captain Marshall, of the Zephyr, would not deliver the produce up,

but by making a complaint to the captain of H.M.S. Snndfly he delivered everything up belonging to me. Left the islands for Sydney on the 7th inst." On arrival in Sydney tho captain found his wife, daugh ter, and other relatives attired in deep mourning, having given him up as lost for ever weeks before.

CABLEGRAMS.

EU-ROPEJA-N.

[EIKUTBE'S TELBQBAMS.J

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL,

LONJJON, December 6. The 3 per cent, consols are 101§. Adelaide wheat, per 4961b5., ex ware, house, 51s. •

The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,940,000 quarters. Adelaide flour, per 2801b5., ex warehouse 3Gs. '

New Zealand wheat, ex ship, 455,

'flic 5 per cent. New Zealand (10-40) loan £103 ; New Zealand 1889 loan, £107; the 4J per cent. New Zealand (1879-1904) loan £96 l-sth. '

Best Scotch pig iron, No. 1, f.o.b. on the Clyde, 52s 6d ; galvanised iron, £17.

AUSTRALIAN.

SYDNEY, Wednesday. Arrived : The U.S. Company's steamer Tararua, from Auckland. *

DIVORCE SUIT,

In the divorce suit, Glbbs versus Gibbs, the jury could not come to au agreement aud they wore therefore discharged withont giving a verdict.

DEATH OF JAMES PUNCH. James Punch, tho well-known publican and oarsman, who took Trickett to England in 187 C when the latter was defeated by Sadler, is deceased. He was 40 years of age. 4

MELBOURNE, December 7.

New Zealand oats, feeding, 2s 6d pet buahel; milling quotations, 2s 9d per bushel.

The Omaramui Difficulty.

[BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

NAPIER, Tuesday. The Supreme Court writ in the case ot the Omaramui block, owned by Mr Button, but which he has been deprived of by the Maoris for the last ten years, was served to. day by the Sheriff's officer. A party of eight went to serve the writ. On the arrival at the pa, it was fouud that all the. men were absent, and from what subse quently transpired it appeared that they had determined to leave only women and decrepit men, in the belief tbut Europeans would not use force to eject them. The bailiff' and his assistants waited all day trying to find some of the men, but were unsuccessful, and at last, having failed in their repeated efforts to get the women to' leave peaceably, were obliged to use force. The women declared they would sooner die than leave the land, and taunted the Euro peans with sending a war party against defenceless women and children, A sudden fancy took them, and they began to strip; declaring that they would be removed naked, and when at last'"they were carried out, struggling,5? kicking, and screaming, they wore only chemises. Pos session was then formally given to Mr Sutton. Soon the women seemed reconciled,' and asked Mr Sutton to lend them his cabs to carry them to Tareha's pa, and tliis mas done. Tareha was acquainted with the pro ceedings, and acknowledged that ,the orders of the Supreme Court must be obeyed, Three men were then left in possession, the remainder returning to town. All seemed satisfactorily settled, when, two hours later,; a native policeman and eight Maoris went' and removed the men in possession. They stated that Captain Preece, native agent, and Mr Hamlin had informed them thattho the ejectment was carried out by the orders of Mr Sutton, and not of the Supreme Court, and, though they would yield to the Court, they would not yield to Mr Sutton. This agreed with the statements made by; the women, to the eiiect that Captain Preece had told them that the Native Win. istcr had instructed Him to inform them that Mr Sutton was the sole author of the proceedings. ; . tMsihsul

POLICE COURT.—This DAY.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., E.M.)

ONLY ONE,

John Grey, whose fact; was of another colour, was fined 5s and costs, for being drunk last night upon his own confession,- "'

A MAN IN A PASSION. William Donnelly was charged witli best ing hie wife on the sth instant, at .New-' market, and threatening to close her exis tence by physical force.] QSHUV Defendant pleaded innocence.' Elizabeth Donnelly, wife of defendant, deposed that her husband came into her room at one o'clock on Sunday morning. He struck her on that day, and pulled out a knife, threatening to bury it in her breast. She was married to the defendant at the Thames on the 11th August. She was then the widow of James Chapman. Defendaut bad frequently assaulted her, and he had threatened to take her life. She feared that in some excited moment he might carry his threat into execution.

To defendant: Knew the time because Mrs Knight told her. Had destroyedtbe marriage lines by accident,% not .wilfully. The blow you gave me was more than"* fly-blow ; it filled my mouth .with .blood. You know what I was obliged to'do' with the wedding ring. Did look over your shoulder to see what womari»you™wjii' writing to. A wife had a right, to. [know. Found you were writing to my sister, and slandering me. Did catch you by the tail of the coat. ' v

Defendant made a long defence, in which he stated that his wife was contiswdtyj abusing him, and calling him all both *>t names. He was in employment, ami in receipt of good wages, which he bad btl';« in the habit of regularly dropping iutu liis wife's lap, but which" was like; pouring water into aeeive, and to his surprise he wa? over head and ears in debt. Ihis was moift than any fellow could stand. , : « \»M/n I His Worship : Do the police know any*.' thing of these people t ■ ;Mr Pardy: No, your Worship; they, are lately from the Thames. .. "*■ ■ '< Defendant: There is not a policeman ill New Zealand that knows me. .','■ S?

His Worship : That is certainly to yijnr credit. After' reviewing the evidence he thought Mrs Donnelly was not greailyi in fear of her husband, as she ventured toJ. pry into his secrets; and on one ©cbasion pulled his whiskers. The husband promised not to repeat bis conduct, and the wife consenting to beS more loving in future, the case was dismissed. STRANGE SCENB nf COURT. James McEwen, of the North Shore, Was charged with striking Margaret Lindsay and threatening to take her life, on the 2nd instant. Mr Dufaur appeared for complainant. Mr McEwen here • flew into a violent passion, stopped Mr Dufaur from speaking, and put himself in a fighting attitude. His Worship said if defendant did not' desist from his furious conduct he must order his arrest. : Here defendant assumed a defiant posi tion, and rushed about the Court like a madman, knocked over the solicitor's stool, and struck at a constable. The utmost- Confusion . prevailed, nntil Mr McEwen was lugged to the lock-up. by three officers. Subsequently the defendant was brought in a prisoner,, and placed in] the; doofc,:. ia i His Worship: What are you? = Prisoner: A blacksmith. His Worship •: You appear to be a respectable man, but your : conduct was 1 most disgraceful. 1 Prisoner: Ohj yes. I'm a highly respect able man.; that's right enough, Your Worship. lam sorry. Mr McEwen then resumed his position of defendant, and wished for au adjournment! in order that he might have his witnesses present, and his solicitor, Mr Theo. Cooper. Mis Worship said he saw no reason for refusing the request. ■ - /« Mr Dufaur said that Mrs Lindsay was m fear of defendant, and she should have some protection. The case was finally adjourned for a week, defendant being bound over in his own recognizance in £25, to keep the peace. RATE CASES. Twelve cases of rate defaulters were on the list, eleven of which were settled out of Court. Mayor and Council v. Joseph Howard j claim £7 3s 9d, special rate. ■ ■' ■ Mr Philips, Town Clerk, conducted, and Mr Eller, collector, proved the claim. , Judgment for plaintiff; costs, 7s. This was all the business.

" I left all my fortune to my wife," say* the philosophic spouse of a Xantippe, _ on , condition that she shall marry again. " What is that for?" "I wish to be sure that there will be some one to regret my death when I am gona.",

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Monday, Nov. 29 6,416 Tuesday, ,,30 6,415 Wednesday, „ 1 6,465 Thursday, „ 2 6,457 Friday, „ 3 6,401 Saturday, „ 4 6,469



-*XT I N X,-. ij & D" A L L. HAVE REMOVED •■■■■■ FROM SHORTLAND-STREET TO ■ TEMPORARY PREMISES IN FOhT STREET, OPPOSITE COCHRANE AUD SON'S AUCTION MART, AND WILL CONTINUE THEIR CHEAP SALE FOR A FEW AVEEKS. LONOEIi, TO CLEAR SURPLUS STOCK. r - ■ . ;... ' Ul.i ~...■■. THEY WILL HE 'AIN IN FORT-STREET DURING THE RE-BUILDING OF THEIR WARE HOUSE IN SHORTLAND-STREET. QP£C I;i h NO T ICE. We.|th_unaere .fiied, reapa tlall jinvitelthe Inspection of the. Ladies of J Auckland and the surrounding district to the fact that we are Opening op a A'LARGE AND VARIED ; .'.;... OF ENGLISH, FRENCH; & AMERICAN .GOODS, "::'nr ' MILLINERY, HOSIERY GLOVES. FEATHERS J FLOWERS, L AGES &c„ &c, &c. , DUNNE, HALL, & CO., 174, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND Opposite the Thistle Hotel).



Special Advertisements. (^ pr ing qhow, 1880. Summer Show, isso-i. a pURE HASH QY3TEM. /p\ ALL DRAPERY: & CLOTHING / C. S. \ AT \ - /CO-OPERATIVE CASH \ o.c. / PRICES, \/ AT TUB /-lITY TTALIj ARCADE, GARLICK & CRANWELL, Proprietors. OU will rcadTly"r..oet with what will suit you in DRKSSES at our Kstablishment, as we have all tho NKWESf STYLES in Pompadour and Plain Materials, in Silk, Cambrics and Prints. Lustres, French, licigos, Sateens, Cashmeres, and tho La dles' Favourite " 'i'ho Princess of Wales. GARLICK fc CRANWELL^ P~~IN AFORES— SKIRTS -Tastily Trimmed Very cheap. , STIJIC S.—With tho greatest confidence we aßsert the CHEAPEST Black and Coloured Silks are now being offered by us. SPECIAL— Lyons Gros Grain at Is Cd. sb. 53 Gd Only Two-thirds their Valuo. Coloured—New Shades— is 3d, 5s Cd China Silk—a Bargain. fTOLD~AND SILVER TRIMMINGS—BugIe, VT Seaweed—Fringes for Drosses Millinery Trimmings, o<! all kinds New Gauzes, j us^rrivod-varlciuß colours PORCUPINE HATS, BERNHARDT,MARL BOKOUGH.and all the heading Shapes Triinmod hlata and Bonnets Hats from lid upwards S~~UNBU from is.—4n Immenso Variety in Pompadour, Zonella. Silk and Satin'M LOVES.—Opon Lace, Fancy Top, Silk, and Lisle Thread Gloves Kid Gloves, 1, i), 3,4, 6, and 8 Buttons Two Button Kid at la lid and 2s (Light and Dark). (Tne Principal Glovb Warehouse.) LU GOLD AND OttHiAM LACKS, FRIL LINGS, &C. Pelnrines, Braid and Bugle Collarets, Fichus, &c ltuillinßs, Fancy Scarves Ladies' and Children's Under Clothing N~OVELTIES~Op9nod up EVEttY WEKK, and Hold at Co-operativb Cash Pricks.



(JPLENUID Lot of CKKTONNKS Just Un- Q packed. 8d to 2a 6d per yard. ANkhUPl' STOCK of Men's and Boys Clothing and Mercery. Now being SOLD at Robinson'a Cost, and Manu fdctuiers' Prices by GARLICK fc CRANWBLT,. VERY CHEAP TABLE DAMASKS, from Is 6d per yard. WE would remind the Public wo have SACRIFICED a Credit Trade for the sake of establishing tho nO-OPKRATIVE pIASII QYSTEM Li \J O We Open no New Accounts for Dra pory. We LOSE Customers who aßk for Credit ; all we ask in return is a Liberal Support by Cash Buyers, to enanlo us to continue what is a Publlo Benefit Our Goods are very Carefully Bought, and Marked at a Very Small Percentage over Cost, and wo must do a Larse Business to continuo the System, and the Larger our "Turn Ovor lJthe more our Customers will Benefit by their SuDDori a UKLICK"& /iiiA;NWELL, It \j CITY HALL ARCADE, QUEEN STREKf.



mHiS MERIDEN BEITANNIA C MANPFACTUBRHS OF THE HIGHEST GRADE OF SILVER PLATED WARD!, OTH ON NICKEL SILVER AND WHITE METAL. Sample Rooms and Offices-16, East Fourteenth street, Union Square, New York. Factories-West Meriden, Conneotlout Sole Agents or the North Island, i" '* a. MORRIN



YUUJNG WOMEN'S INSTITUTE AND BOARDING-HOUSE. ,QUEEN-STRKET. Open daily from 10 a.m. till 9.30 p.m. Dinner and Luncheon from 12 to 2 p.m. Tea from 4 to 7 p.m. Boarding-house for Young Lanios who are occupied during the da?. Terms on application to the Secretary. W orklng Parties and other Sooial Gatherings aro held daring the week. Governess Agency and Lending Library In connection with the Institute T> AKI N G pOWDEI HOW TO TEST IT? NcarlyallßakingPowders areadulterated with something that increases the bulls and lowers the coat. Snch rs "Flour," "Rica Flour,' " Cheap Arrowroot," or "Potatoe Starch." These arc fouDd in various proportions, from 20% to even 75% in tho low-priced article. TRY your Baking Powder by putting a tea- Bpoonfulin a tumbler of clear water-iflt con tains farina the water will ho milky and thick; stand the glass for an hoar in a Bate place and it will deposit the farina; pour off the water; dry the powder on blotting paper, and Us nature will ho apparent.



HUDSON'S New Zealand Baking Powder Will STAND the TE3T. Manufactured Solely by HUDSON (Late Hill and Hudson), CHEMI3T, VICTORIA-STREET. Can be Bought of the Makw, and of any Grocer in Is Cd and 2s Od tins.



THE BEBT VALUE FOR READY MONEY . islthu MEN'S) CLOTHING (& BOYS' MANUFACTURED By THB NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Which can be purchased at their Retail Branohes now established all over New Zealand. The Garments are Thoroughly Shrunk The Fit and Style are Perfect The Workmanship ia equal to bespoke Tho Trimmings are of Superior Quality and The Tweeds are of the Very Best Desciiption The Stock is the Largest in the Southern Hemi sphere The Tall, Short, Lean, and Stout can be equally Well Kitted Tho Goods are all Maikod in Plain Figures The System op Business is to Exchange Every article tiiat Does Not Give Satisfaction. And in addition to all these advantages you eon purchase A SINGLE GARMKNT AT THE WHOLE SALE PRICE. Mercery, Hate, Shirts, Ties, Scarfs, Bags, Portmanteaux, Hugs, and Blankets at Whole sale Prices. Thousands of Discerning Customers testify that the New Zealand Clothing Factory's Gar ments are the Very Best Value for Heady Money. AUCKLAND BRANCH: Queen-street (opposite Theatre Royal). Thames Branch: Albert-street, Thames. E. SITZSIMONS, MANAGER.



"XTJBiW QPRING i - «STNOW OPENING UP •©* AT RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN'S, UPPER QUEEN-STRBET, A Very Largie and Choice Lot of •' '•- 'AT E W fOODSI IN E W UOODSi For the Incoming Season's Trade. NEW PRINTS, in Immense Variety POMPADOUR SATEENS and CAMBRICS AT'J'ALKA TWILL, in the New Snades ATHOL LUSTRES GALATEA STRIPES . i, And other Fancy Washing Materials FANCY DRESS GOODS, from 6d per yd. . ....... SUMMER SKIRTS, Very Cheap AND A LARGE STOCK OP GENERAL DRAPERY GOODS OF EVER* DESCRIPTION. 'Also, NEW CLOTHING (OP ALL KINDS), For Boys' and Men's wear. BOYS'SUITS Job Lines in Boys' KNXCER SUITS. NEW TWKE DB, Etc. All Carefully Selected, Well Bought, and to be Sold Cheap, A Discount of Is in the £ allowed upon all Cash Purchases of 20s and Upwards. "DUSHBROOK & -ORIDGMAN DRAPERS AND CLOTHIERS Opposite ;the])Army and' Navy Hotel, Upper Quken-otrbet Auckland



Special Advertisements. j~ f-iOBGRAVK Sc £10., AT THEIB PREMISES, QTJKEN-STKEKT, WILL MAKE A GENERAL SHOW OF THBIR "VTEW OUMMER THIS DAY, Together with Important SPIICIAL LOTS, Purchased at Large Discounts by our representative from various Manu facturers, as below stated. The FANCY DRESS DEPARTMENT contains all the Newest Goods of tho Season, in Pompadours. Lustres, Cashmere and Beiges. Tho MILLINERY DEPARTMENT onaists of tho Choicest Designs In Hats and Bonnets, Ladies' and Childrens'Costumes, >.' Visettoa and Dolman's Lace. Bertha a Flowehs and Fkatiibbs. The SILK DEPARTMENT is reploto with the Newest Shade 3in Velvets, Silks and Ribbons. We call particular attontton to onr Stook ol BLACK SIMC3. whioh is tho Largest in the colony. Our Stock of Ladies' UNDERCLOTHING is Large and Woll-assortod, and contains all the Nowoat Makes and Stylos, Ladies and Children's Jerseys in all colours. In tho MANCHE3TER DEPARTMENT we aro Offering Particularly Good Valuo in White and Gbby Calicos, Sheetings and Flannels.



t r«osGiiAVE & no. ABE NOW OFFERING GREAT ADVANTAGES TO TJIK PUDLIO, AS THE* IMPORT THEIR GOODS from tub Best English and French Manufacterers, AND ABB SELLING AT WHOLK3ALE PRIOE3. .._