SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

*.AST EVENING. Arcylo r s.. Crawford, from Whtincarel Bona sobointr. ifcKcnzio, from Lavuka

DEPARTURES.

TO-D'AT.

ni„.» iinwnfl barano James, t or Kaipara MSmoHla n ane?Jobustoii for Kaipara KrschoW. Murray ..^Raro tcmga Arirvle s.s.Jrawford, for Wnangaici HfaSy Bchoqer, Carmichael, for R^cll Mo B y'Merrißs. brigantine. Mt'KW. for Levaka

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Gisborne. Southern Potts and .Molbourno- Rotori, Thursday ftvdnov—rawatd, to-morrow __.<_. „,■*___._, Ban FraJisco and Honolulu-Cll'F of how Ire .?Plyo°uth and South-Hawoa, Tuesday Lsvuka-^eg Morrillcs. Friday SSaffi Waitaki, M . Whanrel-Argyle, Tuesdays and Fridays , •wtakl, Friday , „, ~ ~ ,„-„a_ Rußsr-lona, every Monday; Wa'.takl. W>-)«* niay gum- Active, Saturday j ß X__i—Coronet, shortly __j o _i Town—Loongana

VESSELS EXPECTED.

■R/ua, s s., from Sydnoy, Wodno day *vata. 5.8., from tho riouth, to morrow . *, s.S(, from Sydney and Melbourne, shortly Shorn Cros . s.s, from Levuka, 17th W,'H.1(".M.8„ from Samoa ihnasar, barque, irom London, loading .likato,ship (M.P.K V.)from London, loading .omas and Henry, brig tS.V.U.O,), from Lyttelton, sailed 26th jco'a, brigantlno, from Adslalds amenoth, ship, from London ; sailed April 17 Loch Dnon, barquo, (b.H.G.V.) from Loi.don Bai'cd April 22 bai »uo (S.Q.M.J.), from Hongkong Jcoan Ranger, barqucntine, (W.T.N.V.' from New. York _ Scottish I nsaio. barque, (RBLM) from London sailed May 17 «, , Langstone, ship, (JRBM) from London; sa .od May 17. Norval, sc loonor, from Lyltslton James A. Stewart, brigantiao, from Tima*.U Darcy Pratt, brHantii.o, from TimaTU Oamaru, brigantino, for Camaru. Byron, brig (J.D.N.H.), frani Sydney Pakeha. brig, (V.L.F.G.), from Duncdin Pcorless,-brigantino, Irom Duncdia Avoca, schooner, from Nowcastlo Sovereign of the Seas, cutter, from Rarotonga Borealis, brigantino, k.'Om Levuka Island Lily, brigantine, (V.S.L.T.) from Levuka BeJ'e Brandon, schoanor from Line Islands Ghel, schooner (S.U.G.B ), from Samoa Tranßit.schoonor, from Tahiti §vbil, schooner, from Tahiti ilrt, brigantine (W.L.G.P.), from Levuka Falcon, schooner (W.L.H.R.), from the islands Agdesf Dohald.scboOner, from RarotoDga Calod'oiiia.'schooner, from Tonga G lianwo', ketoh, from Levuka Pearl, ketch,, from NeW Caledonia Edith, Bchocwtr, from Friendly Islands Mazeppa, schoofle . from' Rarotonga Daysprlng, misaion schooner (W.N.8.M.), Irom . the Islands:l Plrato, schooner, from Tahiti Waiwero. schooner, from Aitutaki Espomlador, barque, from Lyttelton Kent (-worth, topsail sch,, from Dunedin

IMPORTS.

Por Clansman: 81 cases Geneva.—G. W. Binney.

Per Rona from Lavuka—"s6s sa^ks maize, 1000 ■ coobanuts. 40} hunches bananas, 60 bags peanut . ■2bales sacks, shides, 4packa;;es curios, 10boxes tobacco, 1 case whhky.

EXPORTS.

Por Ovalau for Raro tonga-10 barrels pork, 40 kegs beef, 5 tons coal, 2 paics biscuits, 1 nes's boxes, 12 chairs. 16,000 feet undressed and 1,300 foet dressed timber, 8 tins paint, 18 tins cheeso, 8 packages sashes and doors, 3 anchors, 3 pack ages ironmongery, 1 engino and boiler, 22 casis preserved meats, 100 empty casks, 5 cases drapery, 13 oases cottons, 6 drums oil, 18 ca-ici galvanized iron, 0 cases bottled beor, 4 casci sardines. It kegs salt salmon, 21 cases geneva, 3 boxes dried fruits, 4 Bases sardines, 12 cas:s salmon, 3 boxes tobacoo, 27 packages sundries.

Inwards Coastwise.—Adah, from Thames, ■with B,OJO feet timbor; Gem, from Tairua, with 2ft,030 feet timber; .Mercury, from Tairua. with 2231 feet timbor and I,OGO shingles; Mana, from Tairua, with 21,860 feet timber; Baku, from Talnla, with 23;000 feot timber; Opot.ki, from Opotiki, with 27,811 feet timbor; Speed well, from Matakana;. Rangatira, from Omaha, ■with 50 tons flrowood and 4.000 feet sawn tim ber; Nancy, from Thamei. with 16,000 feet timber; South Carolina, from Barrier, with 48 tons firewood; Makarau, from Omaha, with 30 pieces kauri baulk and S pieces totara.

Outwards Coastwiss;.—Gem, for Tairua; Sissy, for Russell; Kangatirro, for Omaha* Opotiki, for Tairua: Atlantic, for Russell' Meroury, for Tairaa; Mana, for T*lrua;, Sophia. for Knssell; Queen, for Hokianga; Makarau, for Matakana. ~

f The vessels in harbour had tholr flags'at half mast to-day. in consequence of news received of the death of Captain Pleterson, of the TaiarDo,

Tha Arawata had not been telegraphed as having left Gislorne up till a late hour wai afternoon. She is expected to arrive here io* morrow a'terhoon or evening and sho will leave for Bydney some hours later.

The blustering north-westerly gale which has Doen experienced fcere sinco Saturday gave place this morning. to a nice southerly breeze. 'JthO' change of wind enabled a. considerable liumbor ot small coaiting craft which havo been Windbodnd in harboir for some days pattto leave the port. Several large vessels also sailed today. .■ . . . ■'. '

! We hata recoived from the Union Steamship Company the monthly time-table published in pamphlet form.

,T .0,3.?. Maoil has been taken off the West Coast service; and will in future bei employed on tho trade between Timaru aud Duhedin. : ■

Tit<."brlg Pakeha, now on her way from Dunedin to this port, brings tho following cargo —1172 sacks oats, 1010 sacks Hour. 10 saoks oatmeal, 10 sacks ba ney, 10 sacks pollard, 69 sacks potatoes, 40 sacks Dran, 81 crises preserved moat?.

The s s. Rotorua la expected to arrive at Rns -801 l to-moreffw. morning, and she should reach this port early on Thurtioay. She is announced to leave for Melbourne, via East Coast and Southern ports, at noon on Thursday.

The brig Anna Bell arrived at Lyttelton from this port on the 25th ultimo, after a patsaro of ton days. She is oxpec'ed to lead there With breadstuffs for Capetown. ;_

The Union Company's s.s. Waitaki will anive from Tauranga to-morrowjmorniog. She leaves for Russell again in the afternoon.

Advices havo been received by cabio from London of the arrival there' of Ihe New Zealand ShippingCompany'sshio Waimalo, from Lyttel ton.' She left the latter port on April oth, and therefore made the passage in 85 days.

The fore-and-aft schooner Rona arrived from. Livaka shortly aftor nine o'clock last evening. Captain MCKonzlo reports having left that placa on the 23rd ult. Had light soutf.orly wind till in latitude 27° South. Thonco till arrival here northerly and nOrth westerly winds. The Rona brought a oargo of maize, fruit, $*c, and three passengers, viz., MefsrsD. McKenzie, G. O. Gordon and Lieutenant W. Jeffrey.

The barque Especulador, from Lyttelton,with breadßtuffs, is now a fortnight out, and she may therefore ba doily expected.

The s.s. Argyle arrived last night f i om Whan- Kareianil Mangapai with pssftengers and the following cargo:—72 sacks.kauri gum, i hides, '■' 6 slacks fungus, 25 saoks Oysters, 5 kega butter, 6 boxes eggs, 3 coses fowls, 2 tons luggage, and 1 ton sundries. The steamer left again for the same ports this evening.

Tho. briganteen Magellan Clond arrived at Lyttelton from Kaipara on the 27th nit., with 85,000 feot of timber.

. Tho "Australian Shipping News,"' has the following In reference to tho Calypeo:—"Tele graphic advices s'ata that sho ha. been ra'fed, and towed up to Grsvesend, where she has. been beached ; they also state that tho whole Of the cargo will ba salved, and that the loss Will not exceed 50 per cent j tbi>, however, must at present brbut a doubtful conjecture."

The briganteen Omaha, which is now at Mercury Bay taking iv a quantity of timber, will leave this port for Chatam Island about tho 15th inst.

The schooner Alert, an Auckland built vessel, well known as having won in several regattas, has been purclviscd by Messrs Henderson and Thomas, of Invorcargill, and will bo employed in the sealing trade.

Tho Auckland brlgantiie Borealis left Lovuna for tho So'omon Islands on a labour cruise on the 23rd nit.

Tlio topsail schooner Marmlon, after having beon windbound in harbour for several days, sallod this morning for Kaipara, whirosheis to load timber for a Southern port.

Tho brlcrantlno Active will leave again for S-amoa about Saturday next, or early rest week.

The ship Famonoth, from London, Is now 80 days out, and tho barqne Loch Doon 75 days. Both ye.sols may therefore be expected very Bhortly.

Tho barque Clara Hargravo took her doparturo this morning for Kaipara where she is to load with timbor for Duncdin. From tho latter port sho is expected to proceed to Newcastle to load with coals for Auckland.

The bilgon'lno Meg Mcriilics has com pleted the discharge of her Inward cargo, und sho has now commenced loading for Levuka. She is announced to sail for that port on Friday next.

The loading of tho berque Loch Dee, now on the beithfor London, is progressing very satis factorily, and sho has now more than GOO tons of cargo on board. This includes 250 tons manga nese, 1,200 cases kauri gum. 2CO tons copra, 21 bales wool, 10 bales cotton, and .10 casks tallow.

The bai que Chile has now completed the dis charge of her inward cargo. It is expected that she will sail during the present week for Timaru. thoro to load with grain, &0., for London. All accounts against the vessel must bo for warded to Messrs L. D. Nathan & Co., agents, beforo 10 1 • a.m. to-morrow.

Tho schooner Ovalau dropped down the harboor last evening, and anchored o/f th& North Shore during the night. Shosalled to-day for Rarotonga, taking a full general cargo and the following pas3engers:—Mcs3ri* 0. a. Eden borough, D. J. Keane, J. Small wood, and J. Clark

Owing to the lata hour at which the Clans man arrived from Melbourne yesterday we were* only able to give In our last evening's issue a very brief abstract ot the report kindly supplied , to us by Captain Oakos. Wo therefore give tho "full acoount as follows:—Cleared Port Philip Heads and discharged pilot at 5.30 p.m. on the 22nd June; passed Wilson's Promontory on the 23rd at 3 p.m., and exchanged signal with tho shore station; on the 21th land passed out of Bight; wind', 1.N.E., with a confused sea; on 20th wind veered to tho N.W., and from thence to 3.W. on 27th, which continued until July Ist, when the wind aguin hauled to N.N.E.; sighted Cape Maria Van Women light right ahead at •'la m\ on the 2nd; hero we met with a heavy gale \ With a furious Boa; ship unablo to work round the N. Capo; on Sunday tho wind veered to the N.W- and blow so hard, with high •turbulent sea, that the Bhip could not carry tail; rounded the N. Capo at 2 p.m. yesterday, tho jt li, inst., ana passed Cape Brett at 11 p.m., | ana the PoOr Knights at 2 a.m., with strong ' breeze and high soa from the N.W.. which con tinued from thence to arrival on Monday, tho .-_--■ Uy^.ij

Thobrigantino Linda Weber encountered very heavy weather on her recent passage from Mer cury Bay to Napier. She experienced light %aiiablo winds till rounding Portland Island on Friday afternoon; then encountered a fierce E. gale, which split tho stiysail, made tho vessel unmanageable, and drove her c'.osi to tho north shoro of tho bay, where she was imminently in danger of going asho*o. About two o'clock on Saturday mornin,, just ai Captain McDearraid bad ca'lnd all hands and sat them to work bring ing up line 3 nnd other appliances for getting ashoro, the wind suddenly veered round to the S.W.,blowingnearly as hcaviy from the quarter as it had done from tho E., and accompanied by heavy rain. The change, however, served to place the v< sscl outof danger, and sho was soon got into tho middle of tho bay.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DEPARTURES. Wellington, s.s. Anderson, for tho South,

IMPORTS.

Per Wellington from the South—l 2 bales hops, 36 sacks potatoes, 17 sacks crushed oats, 6 cases cheese, 35 cases herrings, i crates plants, 7 casks and IS packages butter, 39 sacks malt, SO hide*), 10 packages sundries.

EXPORTS.

Per Wellington, for tho South: 11 sacks oysters, fiboxoi herrings, 3 cases pianos, 3 cases fruit, 25pieces limber, 1 pkg doors, 6cases sew ing machines, 's cases and 2 pkgs trees, 62 pkgs.

The Union Co.'s s.s. Wellington sailed for the South this morning, with tho following pas sengers :—For New Plymouth--MessralJ. Ford, S'amnel, Hayman, King. For Nelson—Messrs Jacobsen and Giles. For Picton—Mr and Mrs Hoiking and two daughters. For Lyttelton— Messrs Wood and W. Farr.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Rus3Ei, r,, thi3 day. Tho s s. lona, arrived from Auckland at 12.20 p m. to-day. Tauranga, this day. The Union Company's s.s. Waitaki arrived from Auckland at 10.10 a.m. to-day. Bluff, this day. Tbo Union Company's s.b. Tararua arrived from Melbourne at 11.15 a.m. to-day, with tho supplementary Suez mail. She loft Melbourne on tho 23th. at 1 p.m., and sails at l p.m. for Dunodin. Saloon passenger Mr McTalf and one I in the steerage, also CS tons of cargo.

COMMERCIAL.

Kvening Star Office, Tuesday,

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Msrsrs Tonka and Co.'s trado sale of Pilot jackets, Victor suits, etc., is hold over until to morrow at elovon o'clock.

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

(PER TARARUA AT THE BLUFF).

.Russian Defeat

LONDON,

June 16,

It is reported that the Russians have been defeated by the Turkomans in Central Asia. Deceased "Wife's Sister Bill. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edin burgh, and the Duke of Connalight voted with the minority in tho House of Lords on the Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister Bill. Sympathy Expressed for Bradlaugh. LONDON. June 25. Mr Bradlaugh has received 200 telegrams of sympathy from various persons in Italy, France, Germany, and parts of England, and also larpe offers of money to assist him in prosecuting his legal rights. The Victoria Docks- The Duke of Connaug lit has opened the Victoria Docks extension. At a banquet given in honour of the occassion 4,000 persons were present. j The Colonial Institute. j At the conversazoine held by the Royal Colonial Institute there was a large atten dance. | Bulgaria and Boumelia- I An important movement has been set en foot to amalgamate Roumelia and Bulgaria ■ into one principality. i Federation of South Africa, j The Government of Cape Colony has abandoned for the present the proposal for the federation cf the South African Colo nies. Wine Duties. The rednction of the wino duties has been deferred for the year, owing to tho difficulty of arranging the Anglo-French commercial treaty. LONDON. June 28. Turkey is strengthening the Greek frontier. Many soldiers nominally dis charged arc, it is believed,kept in readiness for war. Greece anticipates that she will like Montenegro experience some difficulty in occupying the ceded territory, under standing that there is an agreement between Russia and Turkey. Turkey and Bussia. The friendly disposition of the Russians towards the Turks, both at the Conference and at Stamboul, increases.

LONDON.

June 26,

The Conference delegates representing the various Colonies of South Africa, which assembled at Cape Town in March last, have been engaged in considering a scheme for the confederation of the several Colo nies. It found impossible to arrive at a satisfactory settlement of the question, owing to tho conflicting interests involved. The Conference has accordingly dissolved, and all hope ot confederation in the South African Colonies has been for the present abandoned.

Sir D. Cooper's Opinions.

Sir Daniel Cooper has published a letter to one of the London newspapers addressed to Earl Kimberly. Tho writer reviews the policy of the.lmperial Government tor many years iv relation to the colonies, and urges a general federation of tlie empire as the best means of defence against attacks of hostile powers. The Berlin Conference has definitely accepted the proposals submitted by Eng land in raference to the rectification of the Greek frontier. They provide for the cession of a considerable portion of the Empires and Thessaly to Greece.

THEATRE ROYAL.

At the Theatre last night" Lost and Won " was repeated ta another capital house. - In our notice yesterday we omitted to mention that despite the fearful weather on Saturday evening the audience wrs the largest known since Mr Fairclough's departure. " Lost and Won " bids fair to be as popular as its predecessor.

Supreme Court.—THlS DAY.

(Continued from page three.)

LAKCBNV OF A WATCH.

William Cooke was charged with the larceny of a silver watch (worth -£9) belong ing to Charles Hunt, steward of the b.b. Taiarua.

He denied the charge. It appeared from, the evidence which was given, that on last regatta day, the prisoner was employed for the day on board the flagship Tararua, for tbe purpose of assisting to attend [to the refreshment table. He was discharged in the evening, and the watch was missed about a fortuight afterwards. It was traced to the prisoner, who after this lapse of time was endeavouring to dispose of it at Mau n .a wharc. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty, and His Honor passed a sentence of twelve months' imprisonment. LARCKNY AS A BAILEE. The case of John Knott Makin, 26 years, charged with this offence, is now going on. (Left sitting).

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Closk as Uotjkbi— Tins Day. For Tairua, perPaku, at 4 p.m. , •. For Wangarei Heads, Waipu, Wangare . and Mawrapai, per Argyle, at 1 p.m For Thames, per Anne Milban k, at 5.30 p.m. , Wednesday, 7th instant. For Thames, per Kotomabana, at 11 a,m. For Hoklanga,, per Rowena, at 11 a m. • For Coromandel, per Coromandel, Mil.* a.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Arawata, at 3 P.m. I . For RusseU and Kawakawa, per Waitaki, at i p.m. For Tairua, per Mana, at 3 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Thursday, Bth instant. For Waiwera, Te Kapa, Craigieburn, and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Gisborne, Naoier, Southern profinces, and Australian Colonies, per Rotorua, at 11 a.m. Friday, oth instant . For Wblilangi, Tairua, Tauranga. and Opotiki, per Gtlenclg. at 4 p.m. Tuesday. 20th instant. Per b.s. City ot New York as follows:— For Sandwloh Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, Japan, and China, including Hongkong, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent ol Europe, at 1 p.m. . For money orders, and registered letters, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence, in addition to the postage, will be reoeived by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. Tnis mail will bo duo in London on Tuesday, 31st August.

Note.—The ma'ls hitherto closod at 6 a.m. for conveyance by Waikato train are now closed at 7 a.m. '

Tho Post-offlce at Eden Terraoe has been closod. Post-oillces have been established at Kingsland and Mobnt Albart on the Waikomiti railway line. Mails for Kingsland, Mount Albert, and Whau bridgo will, in future, be closed at this *o(Hce at 1.30 p.m. daily, and wiil arrive at 7.30 p.m. daily. Tne mail for Hender son's Mill will, in future, be closed here each Tuesday and tfriday at 4 30 p.m., and will arrive at 7.30 p.m. eaoh Tuesday aud Friday. Mails for Muddy Creek and Tiiirangi will, in future, close hero on Friday ut i 30 p.m., and will arrive on Saturday, at 7.30 p.m. The morning mail for Onehunga will, in future, be closed at 8.30 a.m.

S. B Biss, Chief Postmaster.

Meetings, Entertainments, &c.

July 6") 1830. Theatre Royol—"Lost and Won," 8 p.m. Albert Hall-" Drink," 8 p.m. Auokland Institute—Hon. Col. Haultaln's Lecture on " Russia and Turcomans," 7.30 p.m. Howard's Tonic Sol-Fa Class—St. James's Hall, 7.30 p.m.

BIRTH.

BOUCHER.—On July 3rd, at Eden Terrace, Mrs

E. Bouchor, of a daughter. GRAHAM.-On July 2,1880, at Portland Houae, Hobson-street, Auckland, the wifo of J. H. Graham, of a daughter.

SHEPPBRD.—On July 6, IC3O. at Albort street, Auckland, tho wife of C. Shoppa.J, of a ton.

DEATH.

HKAPB.—On sth July, at Duke-street, Free man's Bay. Mabal, oldest daughter of Thomas Atkinson Heaps: a'jed 5 years and 10 mintbs. The funeral will leavo her parents' residence to-morrow, July 7, at 2 o'clook p.m. NEILSON.—At East-streot,Nowton, Alexander Neilson, bcokbindor; aged 73 years. Tho funeral will take place at 3 o'clock on Thursday.—Glasgow papers please copy. WILSON.—On 29th June, 1880. at Warkworth, Isabella, wife of William Wi'son, blacksmith; aged 73 years.—Glasgow and Hamilton papers please cjpy.

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

TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1880.

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

We hereby certify ilia issue of the Auckland Evening Star Jor the week ending July 3rd, 1880, to have been as und^r: — Monday, Juno 2S 6,139 Tuesday, „ 29 6,054 Wednesday „ 30 6,187 Thursday, July 1 6,122 Friday, „ 2 6,104 Saturday, „ 3 6,184 Total issue for wcok... 36,790 GEORGE FRASER) Publlo Account- J- ants and T. LEIGH WHITE) City Auditors.

Nothing but the fatuous obstinacy with which an Englishman hugs his prejudices' would have saved so long from the hand of the reformer the narrow and indiscreet system of educa tional training that has been gene rally accepted as the standard foi* girls. Less wise than our forefathers, we have scouted as too masculine the advanced classical studies that were popular .with women as with men iv the 16th' cen tury after the great revival of learning, and we have yet failed to stand by and propagate those solid acquirements which made our grandmothers perfect prodigies of wisdom in all the household arts—marvellous exponents of practical skill combined with tireless industry. True intellectual culture, for which the female brain has equal capacity with that of masculine mould, has been subordinated to showy accom plishments that afford but a tawdry cloak for a vapid mind. Whilst no .advantage that means would allow has been considered too good for the boys, the education of girls, if not wholly neglected, is carried on in a desultory way, and has rarely been continued with a steady view to the performance of an active and perhaps self-reliant part in life. Thus girls, unfitted by training to become the intelligent com panions and helpmeets of men, lnv'e yet been helplessly driven to chocse between a life of almost oertain misery, or one of helpless dependence. Brought up and educated as though the future course of life were already marked out across pacific domestic seas, they are too often gradually drawn through a debasing experience, rendered more demoralising by a sense of weakness and incapability to struggle against tbe blighting influence of a pernicious training. It is a marvellous thing that in the face of the plain fact that more than two millions of the gentler sex in the United Kingdom and 1,837,288 in the United States are forced to earn their own livelihood, many fathers still cling to the delusion that their duty towards the tenderest lambs of their flockis fulfilled if they furnish them with a few ques tionable attractions for the marriage market, and leave a merciful providence to do the rest. Happily common sense and everyday experience has told, and there has been a wonderful change for the better within the last twenty year.?, but it is. still apparent I hat the same care even now is not bestowed in the choice of teachers and schooling of girls as of boys, and the general results are much less satisfactory. In B ig land the bulk of endowments are exclusively applied to the education of boys, and though there is a great advance on the days when the Scot tish Institution at Edinburgh—where girls were allowed to learn Greek and Latin—was considered a dangerous innovation, much still remains to be done. The educational institutions for girls in France and the United States have always been a vast way ahead of those of Great Britain, because in those coun tries the possibility of women being called on to serve some higher purpose in life than that of parlour ornaments'has been acknowledged. The demands of war on the male population havesupplied. the motive power in France, which in America waa furnished by the common sense of a practical people unfettered by prejudice. Mr Anthony Trollope, aud Other impartial writers, while quiz zing the well-known colleges and in stitutions either devoted entirely to girls in the United States, or com bined with colleges for boys, tho

pupils meeting only on a common platform in the lecture rooms, have been forced to admit the wonder ful efficiency of those schools, and the abiKty with which the girls have re deemed the name of their sex from traditional association with noodledom. An educational career, reaching to the highest point attainable by boys, is not only open to girls in America, but it is commonly taken advantage of, and the boys have all their time to hold their own. "Why, what kind of intellectual development would have resulted in the case of boys subjected to such training as that given to half our girls 1 Nothing but the naturally quick and receptive minds of women have preserved them at all from the per nicious influence of a thoroughly bad system.

We shall hear a good deal, of course, about the production of a race of " blue stockings," and so forth, and something perhaps about women following un womanly callings—the United States being held up as an awful example. But woman's natural instincts are the best guarantee that the sex will prefer a happy domestic life to any other, and will never pursue an unwomanly calling when another is open to them. This, however, is theory • what does ex perience actually prove ? Why, in the United States, notwithstanding the so called masculine education of girls—ac cording to last census—out of 1,645,188 females over sixteen years of agefollo wing occupations for gain, 867,354 were j domestic servants j 55,609 laundresses * ' 10,170 nurses• 84,047 teachers; 5580 teachers of music _ 323,791 were engaged in agriculture in the rural dis tricts. The "unwomanly callings"— though why unwomanly we do not pretend to say—were represented by such figures as these : Physicians, 525 * clerks in stores, 6,194; printers, 1,496. Of the gross total approaching two millions only 17,582 were engaged in businesses coming under the class of "trade and transportation," and this included women keeping shops and restaurants. Tn tbe United Kingdom a larger per centage of Women are gain ing their livelihood than in America. There aro actually six hundred thousand more women than men in England and Wales, so that married life is absolutely closed to a very large proportion of the female population, from the suffioient reason that, whatever their inclinations may be, thore are no men to marry. These considerations should excite a special interest in the work carried on by our own High School for girls. It is satisfactory to be able to point to the existence of such an institution as an evidence that Auokland is not lagging behind in a reform of so much import ance as that of giving the culture of the feminine intellect its true place in our educational system. We need not, go to America for evidence of the success which attends rightly di rected efforts of this kind. The working of the High School has effectually proved not only the capacity of girls for a scholastic course, but also the growing desire of parents to equip their daughters equally with, their sons for the great "battle of life." The number of scholars has increased to 230. But the school, if meeting with appreciation now, has suffered from neglect in the past,and the expenditure of all State efforts upon boys. It has no endowments. The building is unsuit able, and too small for the demands made upon it. The Principal has been put to all kinds of shifts to get accom modation. One of tho bed-rooms has been appropriated for school purposes * the-drawing-room is used for a, singing class, and tho dining-room as a class-room. The temporary de tached building erected to meet tho rapidly growing wants of the school is without fireplace, and the girls sit shivering during tho class hours there. This might be remedied immediately at a trifling expense before the pupils re-assemble after the midwinter vaca tion by thfe Board carrying gas from the main building and placing one or two stoves in the room. We would urge that this should be done at onco. The other necessary chaugos are not so easily romedied, but they might, we think, be got over by renting a large house in a suitable locality for the ac commodation of the master and boarders, leaving tho present building free. With an additional staircase the maia building would then accommodate all the classes, with separate entrances to each. The new school-room could be used as a spare room, in which the girls could take refreshment and ex eroise,and tho caretaker of the building would, we understand, be prepared to supply the scholars with hot lunches. There are many commendable changes noticeable about the building and grounds. The latter have been planted with trees, and a good drill ground has been formed. By the admirable dis cipline observed in the school, opon air exerciso frequently alternating with tho studies, tho girls' class rooms are kept constantly well aired, and the scholars return to their work re-invigorated. But the school is good, not because of the encouragement it has reoeived but despite many obstacles, and it can never become what it is capable of being made until tho needed accommodation is supplied. Two examples of the difficulties the Principal has to contend against in carrying on the work will suffice. There are between seventy and eighty pupils learning the piano, and for their use pianos have been placed in the study, in the dining room, and the drawing-room. Still forty more pupils, who wish to learn, cannot be accommodated. Again, with singing aud the cultivation of the voice, Mr Gordon Gooch, the new master, has fifty-six pupils entered already, and many others desire to join, but there, are only ten vacancies. The success which has attended the school is the more creditable to Mr Heath from the difficulties he has had to surmount. And when we add that Mr Rolleston (Minister of Edu cation), during his visit to Auck land, expressed his opinion that the school was the best managed in the Colony, aud declared his intention to do all he could to secure a grant for it, the extent of that credit may be esti mated. We trust that the Board of Education, which has shown as great a readiness to advance the institution as it displayed intelligence in establishing it, will see its way to make the other necessary changes for the purpose of securing comj .eto excellence. With proper provision for boarders, the school might take the rank for girls among the educational institutions of the Colony that is now hold for boys by the Nelson College.

Messrs Fraser and White, City Auditors, certify that the circulation of the "Star" last week was 36,790, as against 36,722 in the previous week. The return is given for each day above the leader.

A letter from Grace Light foot, and another on the samo subject are crowded out with other correspondence to-day.

Mr R. C. Greenwood will hold an exten sive sale of fruit trees, forest trees, and flowering shrubs, at Mr J. Mason's gar dens, Paruell, to-morrow. Sale commences at 11.30 a.m. Should the weather be wet or boisterous the sale will be held in the large packing-shed. Luncheon provided,

The following tenders were received for hotel at Te Kopuru, Kaipara. by Mr Ed. Bartley, architect :-A. Keyes, £1,440; 11. Shailer, £1,190; J. Mays, £1,150 ; Messrs McConnochie and Co., £1,074 ; A Watson, £1040; T. Colebrook, £993; J. Woyle, £974; Smith and Wooler, £964; J. W. Haslett, £920; Wilkinson, £907; H. I. Jones, £875. The Lynch Family of Bellringers and English Combination Troupe leave town this afternoon for a short tour through the Waikato. To-night they appear at the Public Hall, Otahuhu, and to-morrow at the Public Hall, Mercer. On Thursday they commence a short season at Cam bridge.

A Cambridge settler writes:— A very strong feeling of indignation in all parts of Waikato has been occasioned by the altera tion made in the running of the trains. Letters sent down to town one day cannot be answered nor orderß executed the next day. Settlers are similarly circumstanced. They have to spend two days in town where one would have done before. Mr Mac donald may havo saved the Government a few pounds by the change, but he has put the settlers to two pounds loss for every pound saved. An indignation meeting is on the tapis. If the departure of the train from Auckland were fixed at an hour that would render the executing of orders and the transaction of bank business possible the settlers would feel the charge less.— Yours, &c, Waikato Settler." The above is only one of numerous complaints. We think the grievance a substantial one. The Waikato line is one of the best paying in the colony, and the management is not warranted in calling ou the settlers for too great sacrifices. They are entitled to reasonable facilities. It is a singular thing that the opening of a greater.extent ot couutry by railway should have led to a diminution of the number of trains, although it is quite obvious that the amount of traffic to be carried must be greater. A much better arrangement of the time-table is, we believe, possible. And that referred to by our correspondent, making the train leave about mid-day so that answers could be sent by return post, would be a very great improvement.

An influential meeting cf residents at Ellerslie was held on Saturday, the 3rd inst., at the Ellerslie Hotel, to urge the necessity for lights at the Green Lane nnd Ellerslie stations for the prevention of pos sible accidents. Mr Mitchell was voted to the chair, and having briefly explaineJ the object of the meeting, read letters on tho subject from residents at Panmuro and Howick. Mr Kevnell proposed, and Mr Howard seconded^ "That this meeting views with surprise and indignation the culpable negligence shewn by the railway authorities in leaving Green Lane and Ellerslie stations without lights, aud calls on them to at once take steps to repair such neglect." Carried. Mr Howard proposed, aud Mr Ferguson reconded, "That Mr A. V. Macdonald, Manager of the Auckland Railways, be solicited to afford the public travelling between Auckland and Onehunga by rail a later tram than that which now loaves Auckland at 5.15 p.m., and that the co-operation of residents at Newmarket, Remucra, Green Bane, Ellerslie, aud One hunga be requested for this purpose." Carried. Mr Regau proposed, and Mr Howard seconded, " That conies of the foregoing resolutions bo forwarded to the newspapers, with a view of publication, and also to Mr A. V. Macdonald." Carried. A letter was read from Mr J. Lundou stating that two accidents, one nearly fatal, had occurred fot want of a light, and Mr James Loomb wrote to similar effect. The danger to passengers has frequently been pointed out in these columns. At the close of the meeting a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman.

With regard to the Centenary Service of Song, it is understood that the passages to which objections have been raised were not the selections of the Auckland Centenary Committee. At their meeting yesterday afternoon the Committee decided to omit them on Thursday evening next at the re petition of the Service in the Choral Hall. It was also resolved that tho Sunday-school children should be allowed to procure half tickets at half-price, so as to give them a chance of hearing this really fine Service.

The annual general meeting of the sub scribers to tho Newmarket Hall was held last evening, Mr Jenkins in the chair. The Secretary, Mr William Dintiison, gave a favourable report of the proceedings of the past year. The Committee had pur chased 120 new volumes, improved the hall considerably, and entered £10 iv the Sav ings Bank towards the debt on the hall. The balanoc sheet shewed as follows :—Re ceipts : Balance from last account, £8 15s lOd ; subscriptions, £30 Is 6d ; rent of hall, £63 Is 6d ; cutcrtaiuincuts, £36 lis 7d; proceeds of periodicals sold, £4 8s 6d; donation by Mr Tole, £10; Government grant, £25 18s : total, £178 16s lid. Ex penditure : Repairs.and improvements, £63 7s lid ; books and periodicals, £407s ; gas, £23 6s ; insuranoe, £4 10s ; librarian, £12 ; sundries.fll 17s 6d ; interest, £10;. balance ia hand, £13 Ss 6d; placed to credit of sinking fund, £10: total, £178 16s lid. The following members were re-elected a committee for tho current year:—Messrs. W. Dinnison, Jenkins, Webber, it. Dinui son, and Morgan.

Mr Alexander Neilson died yesterday at his residence, East-street, Nowton, in bis 73rd year. Mr Neilson was a Scotchman of the true metal, and a lover of his native land. Ho was a book-binder by trado, but had sullercd for several years past from general debility. Deceased had been in tho colony for several years, and was respected by all who knew him for genuiud integrity and unobtrusiveness of character.

Professor Fraser will deliver a scientific lecture to-morrow evening in tho .Albert street Temperance Hall, and on the follow ing evening iv the Public Hall, Newmarket.

William Lawrie, a labourer, who had been an inmate of*' the lunatic asylum since December, 1857, died ou Suuday. Dr. Goldsbro', according to rule, held au inquest yesterday on the body of deceased, wheii the jury returned a verdict of " Death from natural causes."

The centenary service of soog by tho Sunday-schools' choirs of the city will bo repeated on Thursday evening in the Choral Hall. Mr Bridson will conduct, and Pro fessor Lambert will preside at the organ. We are glad to hear that seats will be reserved for the representatives of the Auckland Press on the occasion,- a3 they were virtually ignored on Thursday last cr forgotten in the enthusiasm of tho hour.»

The following interesting paragraph with reference to Mr li. J. Creighton, the agent of the New Zealand Government in the Uiited States, is from the pen of a Wash ington correspondent :—" Mr Creighton has nearly brought his important negotiations to a close relative to tho freight charged upon the British and Australian closod mails crossing this Continent. He has pro cured Congressional action, an amendment having been introduced iv the Postal Ap propriation Bill at his instance, which super sedes the agreemeut between the English aud American Governments, and leaves the freight charge at tho discretion of the Postmaster-General of the United States. This is a great triumph, aud is the only case upon record in which Congress inter fered to set aside an international agree ment, more especially where the United States revenue was involved. The Ameri can Congress has thus given a tangible proof of its good will towards New Zealand and New South Wales. It is to be hoped that this is only the beginning of commer cial reciprocity, in which Colonial wool will be admitted duty free. The Bill had gone to the Senate when tho mail left, but the Hon. Horace Davis telegraphed to Mr Creighton that Senator Booth, who had it in charge, did not anticipate any trouble in carrying it.

Tho members of St. James' Mutual Improvement Association entered last night upon the second half of tho current session, aud copies of the new syllabus were handdo round. Notwithstanding the inclemency ot the weather there was a large attendance, the Chairman (Mr E. Cooper) presiding. The evening was devoted to extemporaneous speeches, which, as a means of entertain ment and improvement, appear to bo rapidly growing in favour. The principal rubjects of discussion were as follow : "Which of the three countries, England, Irclaud, or Scotland, produces the greatest number of great men V This question was a dircct # appeal to patriotic feeling, and the representatives .of each nationality, promptly accepting the s'tuntiou, argued at length in support of their respective claims, the Irishmen stoutly maintaining the proposition that in proportion to her population the Green Isle had to be conceded the honour which was in dispute, the Scots following suit with hardly less insistence, ana the sons of old England denying both allegations. " Peru " gave an opportuuity tor lengthy references to the conquest of that country, her prospects and resources, as well as an explanation of the origin of the war which is now being waged between her and the sister republic of Chili. "Humbug" facilitated a satirical inter charge of compliments, besides calling forth several conflicting derivations of the term while " Pictures " formed the pretext for a condemnation of the extravagant manner in which some people eulogise indiscrimin ately the works of the old masters. Next Monday evening a debate will take place on the subject—" Does tho present system of land tenure in Ireland tend to the degradation of the Irish Pcoulo ?"

It is to be hoped that the Board of Edu cation will supply at once the want of heating apparatus in the now building at fhe Gid's High School, to which attention is directed in our leading columns to-day. It is says the " New Zealand Times, ten years 5 come Monday next since the then Mr Vo£el introduced his public works and Emigration scheme, and thenameand fame of the financial magician resounded through the colony. The decade has been a remark ableone udeed. The cup of a spurious pre* neritv has been drained to the dregs, and Sow [here is au awakening d« of inevitable reaction, and a position remark able for financial complication has to De faced There has been dancing to the pip ng and the piper has tendered his little bill, and the latter must be paid, and will be, but not without more self-sacnhce than is plea sant to contemplate. ~-_ Mr E. B. Dickson reports on the weather for the week ending Saturday last:- Ap proximate mean temperature, 54.2, or i$ degrees 'above average. Warmest on Friday (2nd); coldest on Saturday night (26th) aud Monday afternoon (28th). Heavy rain ou Sunday afternoon and night, just exceeding half an inch. Total fall, nineteen twentieths of an inch (0.945) ; made up m frequent heavy showers on four other days. Wind first light and variable, then strong from S.W., averaging 17i miles per hour over Wednesday and Thursday, then shilt in" to N.E., and threatening storm. M.JS. gale on Saturday night (3rd July) with a calculated average of about 3CJ miles per hour, shifting iv early morning to JN.W., andfalliug. Barometer, 29.316 at 3 p.m. (Sunday afternoon).''

CABLEGRAMS.

EUROPEAN

[KEUTER'S special cablegrams.]

Turkey Inciting the Alba nians to Rebellion. LONDON.

July 5. Authentic intelligence has been received from Constantinople to the effect that the Turkish Government is inciting the Alba nians to resist the Greeks in any attempt they may make to take possession of the district in Kpiru*, which the recent con ference at Berlin decided should be ceded Greece for the extension of her frontier. More about Bradlaugli's Affirmation. LONDON. July 3. An action has been brought in the Queen's Bench division of the High Court of Justice, against Mr Bradlaugh, to test the legality of the permission granted to him by the House of Commons to make an affirmation instead of taking the customaiy oath. Tlie Tay Bridge Catastrophe July 5. A report has been made by the President of tho Board of Trade respecting the Tay Bridge disaster, which severely blames the architect who designed the same. Koman CatJiolics iv G-ermany. BERLIN. July 5. The Upper House ha* passed a Bill for the mitigation of the laws, in the direction of granttnz concessions to the Roman Catholics. Another Drawn Match. LONDON. July 3. The cricket match, Australians v Eighteen of Newcastle-on-Tyne, was resumed and con cluded to-day. The Home team, being 105 behind their opponents, went iv for Ibcir second innings, and making a good stand, were not dispos d of until their score reached 203 runs. The Australians then, requiring 96 runs to win the match, went in for their second innings, but want of time prevented its completion, and when the stumps were drawn they had scored 58 runs for the loss of four wickets. The match, therefore, was drawn, the Australians requiring 38 runs to make and having six wickets to fall. Commercial. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 36s per 2Solbs.; Australian tallow - best beef, 33s 6d ; best mutton, 355. The New Zealand Loan and, Mercantile Agency Company report under date.Lon don, July 3 :—Wheat: Off-Coast cargoes have decliued 2s per quarter since last report. Adelaide is worth 49s per 4961b5, aud New Zealand 475.

AUSTRALIAN.

[BKUTEB'S TELBG KAMS.]

The Elections. MELBOURNE. U

Tuesday. Numerous meetings are beiug held by the candidates for Parliament throughout the .colony, and the forthcoming elections are absorbing public attention. - _

Ned Kelly's Trial. __._ It is expected that Ned Kelly will appear on trial in a fortnight. Extraordinary Plot. :' COOKTOWN. July 5. . The Eastern Australian mail steamer Bowou has arrived from Hong Kong and Singapore with the Torres Straits mails. She reports that, on the upwArd voyage to Hong Kong, a piratical plot among the Chinese passengers to seize tho vessel was discovered by their conversation being over heard. The passengers were mustered, and all hands being armed, 25 Chinese were arrested. Boxes .containing loaded revol vers and packets of powder with fuses attached wero discovered on the arrival of the vessel ac Hong Kong. The prisoners ' wcra handed over to tho authorities. The Genie. COOKTOWN. JulyS. ''■ The Bowen also brings news of the arrival of the New Ireland colonizing steamship Genie at Singapore on June 7. She had three feet ot water in her hold, and hex engines had deserted her. JU'urther Particulars. COOKTOWN. Julyg. The following additional news comes by the Bowen from Singapore :—The engineer of the Uenie deserted her at the Maldue Islands, in tho Indian Ocean, where the vessel put in on her way to Singapore. The Eusso-CJiinese War. News from China is of a most warlike character. Extensive military preparations were proceeding.in view of an expected out break of hostilities with Russia. Ned Kelly before the P.M. MELBOURNE. July 5. Ned Kelly has been brought up at the Police Court and remanded. There is more business doing in sugars, which range Jd higher.

Sporting News.

THE; MELBOURNE CUP.

Appended are the weights for the Mel bourne Cup; the acceptances are due on the 9th of August. st.lb. .. Ktnj Chester 9 6 Pawnbroker.... . 6 8 Culamia 8 11 Klon r 8 Wellington 8 10 Chatterbox."/.'.'' 6 8 Woodlands 8 10 Sunshine 6 8 Bo3worth ....8-8 Roapito .." 6 7 Darriwell 8 7 Kuclid.... V ft 7 Martindale 8 7 Japan '""6 7 Avernus 8 6 Dover....""1. ft r. Lord Harry 8 5 Geido 018-othatohV. 6 6 Sweetm-at 8 4 Auckland.. . 6 5 Democrat 8 3 Terrific \" ft 5 Columbus 8 3 Rothsohild.. '"*6 4 Rapid Bay 8 2 Remembrance...". 6 i Mats... 8 2 Juventas c I South Hamilton... 8 1 Thorntopper 6 4 First Water 8 1 Queen Bee ..'."" 6 I Z unheal 8 0 Star of the West ' 6 I Banter... 7 13 Jester b £ Richmond 7 12 Bnos « 1 #o.& ry::.'.:'::: \ll Sa&grS* I Rivalry 7 8 Yardley ..'."""" ft 3 Secundas 7 7 Guinea « 3 Glenormiston...... 7 7 Bandalblon ■""' 6 . Ifpenal 7 6 G105ter...... « 3 Stockbridge 7 6 Adventurer : fi i Levant.. 7 6 Herbert..... « 3 Lordßurghloy_.. 7 5 Lion go Nellie.., 7 5 Cynic ' " c q EW. BU« 7 i Wns.'.V.V -I 1 » au I \ BaronvonMue'liere 3 £ CQO. i I Hathurst.... « o Tomboy ~7 __ The Scoop ;.--6 0 Odd Trick 7 4 Lotbair..".. g 0 Pimpampa -7 3 Surprise r n Caciba'lo .7 3 Western Pri.e^" 6 0 Lowlander 7 3 Tide "moe3B- ° ° Lohengrin 7 2 Cinnamon.::"."" 6 0 Aspen. 7 1 Middlesex ... 511 NapD^r Tandy.... 7 1 Friday.... 2J, 5?™ a> Ml I 1 Delamare.. '.'.;.' .' 5 H K_lve*ton 7 0 ABC Sin Wandering Jew.. 7 0 LordLisgar'". .in Klastio 613 Constance 5 9 Dyna-nite 612 Aurora..!. 5 n 611 Totalisator. ""5 9 Robbießurns 611 Progress .7 Z*pm_\ 6 U .atrobe ..'.'. 5 7 Grand Flaneur.... 6 10 Valetta.. Z I Troval'yn 610 The Stat?.'.'.'.'. 5 I Moonbeam 610 Chatterer . . Kinsman 6 9 Atstho % I Sir Joseph 6 1 IU ._•; , I E. X. Barnaud, Handioapper,

TELEGRAMS.

(FEOMOUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

CAMBRIDGE, this day.

LAND COURT.

The Land Court was adjournoa. ».«» sitting a short time yesterday, tho Maoris not being under a workable influence. The centenary of the Sunday-school ww celebrated by a children's service at the Public Hall on Sunday afternoon. Over 203 children were present, and addresses were delivered by Messrs Smerdon Bright, and Brooks, tlie Rev. Mr Evans being in chair A conference of teachers and others was held last evening (Monday).

COROMANDEL, this day.

DEATH OF AN OLD IDENTITY. An old resident settler.named Gardener died in the hospital last night. COROMANDEL STEAMBOAT COM PANY.

An extraordinary meeting of the share holders in the <»«Hfc*iSFto*{ Company is convened for the 12th, to bo held at Coromandel. k jjJ„j C A. Harris of Whangapoua, has resigned his seat as County Councillor representative of Mercury Bay Riding.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION).

NAPIER, this day.

INCENDIARISM.

Richard Hollis has been arrested on a charge of setting fire to his house at Tara dale, under the circumstances already tele eraphed. The houso was insured for £80, Ind the furniture for £20, but all the furni ture had been removed. The police stated that the accused had been offering the pro perty tor sale at a less figure than the insur ance. The prisoner was remanded until Wednesday.

FATAL ACCIDENT. Samuel Brosnahan, a blacksmith, at Petane, is missing. He left the Spit drunk on Friday night, and it is supposed he tried to cross over the new b.id^e and fell into the opening left for the turntables. His wife was told ou Sunday afternoon of the supposed death of her husbaud, and the shock killed her. Five children are left parentless. . MOHAI .A GOLDFIELDS.

The " Herald's " special reporter has re turned from the alleged Mohaka goldfields. He reports that it is a likely country with plenty of quartz, but could find none show ing gold, lie protests against certain re ports which appeared iv the Southern papers as calculated tot bring a rush up here. Nothing more than n colour of gold can be got in the streams, and there is small likelihood of payablo alluvial gold being found, though he considers the reef worth testing.

WELLINGTON, Monday,

SUPREME COURT CASES.

George Vickcrstuff ha* been sentenced to twelve months and Thomas Williams to eighteeu months for larceny. The charge against J. F. Thompson is proceeding. A true bill has been found against Robert Littlecott for injury to property. . ■■ j. At the Supreme Court this morning Thomson, who was tried on two charges of forgiug and uttering, has been sentenced to three years for each offense, the sentences being concurrent. The Crown Prosecutor declined to offer evidence against a youth named Alfred Bown for cutting; and wound ing. The charge against Robert Haines.for assault is proceeding. - - • It is now rainiug heavily. :*■',* POOR PAT I In the Resident Magistrates' Court Patrick Leary was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. THE MISSING SCHOONER. No particulars have been reoeived in con nection with the missing schooner Poheke. The following is the list of her crew ;—Jas. Lee (Captain), William Young (Mate), Andrew Lilly, James Grant, Edward Doile and Pane Sapho. THE STORM AND FLOODS. Continuous rain fell yesterday and caused heavy floods iv the Hutt river, the writer being level with the banks, and low lying parts-of tho town flooded, but slight? damage, has been done. The gale has driven One or two yachts ashore. ; This day. THE LATE GALE. , ) j - A strong gale blew with unabated, fury the whole of yesterday, but moderated to a fresh breeze this morning. No shipping casualties are- reported, though numbers of vessels were unable to leave port. ' .• AN OLD IDENTITY-. Captain Sharpe, aged 74 years, an ;old settler, died of bronchitis yesterday. SUPREME COURT. The bil' against Devereux, butcher, ' for arson, was. thrown out. , Iv the remaining cases true,.bills were iound. • ■ . lilt ' WANGANUI, this daj. TkE WANGANUI RIVER. The heavy rains have caused a high flbod. in the Wauganui liver, And au immense quantity of timber came down. Iti is expected that much good will result; from scouting out the channel. :... "..,'■'. t A fire this morning partially destroyed the stable:* belouging to the Telegraph Department. A DREDGE. , I The Harbour Board have accepted [the tender of,Mr McQueen, of Duncdin, of £2,708 for the dredg. CUIUS "CHURCH, Monday. NEW R.M. COURT. - The new Magistrates' Court is a commo dious stmie building near the Supreme Court. ' It was opened this morning, eight Magistrates being preseut.. Mr PerciVal, as representing the li-ir, congratulated ithe Bench on their translation to buildings so superior to the old Court-hnuse. The heavy rains yesterday caused a' breach in. the Kaiap d-Eyreton railway line. It is, not very serious. OBSTRUCTING THE RAILWAY" '** ■■■ \. ■ '■: ■ &.#& ■■■ ia-■ ya '.■■_. The criminal sessions at the Supreme ■ Court' opened ■'•' this morning.' -There 'are nineteen cases. H. Mason, P. Palmer,* iand two boys were charged with obstructing the railway line, and sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment without hard labour.

TIMARU. this day.

HEAVY GALE.

One of the heaviest gales experienced here for years prevailed during last night, and was accompanied by a great down pour of rain. Nearly all the rivers in tho district.are a«ain flooded, but fortunately snow and hail fell on the hi-rii land instead of rain. The sea was very heavy, but no shipping casualties occurred. All small craft went outside yesterday, and this morn ing the barques Himalaya and John Bull put to sea until the weather moderates.

OAMARU, this day.

DAMAGE TO THE RAILWAY.

The heavy floods have caused a slight' injury to the railway, by which the runniug of trains yesterday was interfered with. A flip has occurred near the Otepopo tunnel. "

and it took about, an hour to e'ear away the debris. At Kildcr-thorp (abuit ten miles from Oamaru) tlm line was absolutely under water, aud it was deemed advisable to defer runniug the train until the flood-had sub sided. The up-express would be about 4£ hours behind time, and the down-express an hour.and a half. It is not raining so heavily now. Very probable the trains will run as usual to-morrow. The express train from the South has been stopped by a land slip a little beyond Herbert and Come ■Bay. ThcOamaru'Tp-traiii was not able to reach Oamaru last night.

DUNEDIN. Mnmliv.

STOUT AND BASTINGS.

The " Star " states that Messrs Stout and Bastings intend to offer themselves as candidates at tne next general election. SUPREME COURT CASES

„„Tfk G,f uu? e mcre, ly cong™tulated the jury on the lightness of tbe calendar y The Grand Jury threw out the bill against Mrs * ergusson for child abandonment. Ihe Orown declined- to give evident a£r T 8! w4! iam Robe for fiShffSffl Act. Thomsoa for breach of tho Arm George Joseph Alexander pleaded guiltvr to larceny, and was sentenced to six months. . COTTAGE BURNT. ■ A three-rooraed cottage at the back of Gewge-street was burned down this morn ' This day. MASONRY. The Warrant of Constitution to the TW 0 f *the Ze'Alandla Marine Lodge of Mark Master Masons, No 361, under the Ooustitution of the Grand Mark Lodge of aud WaJes, has been received by the ban Francisco mail. The new Lodge ""> opened shortly. A number of exalted members of this degree are expected to be present at tho ceremony.

ii ii gg_ - ■ I ___-;, I Lockhart has been acquitted for «,.! slaughter. mso* FIRE IN GEORGE-STKEBT. : A house in George-street was burnt do* yesterday. It is insured in the New 7Y land office for £200, the furniture for £ ._. in the Colonial. "*>._■ The boy Lake, who was imprisoned f being illegally on premises, has Jl released by order of the Minister 0 j

INVEROIKGILL, Mend.. I

DEATH FROM EXPOSURE.

A man named Scott was found dea-1 thi *-' morning across the New River, near Klbow It is supposed he had fallen from hi 3 __ 0I :' when under the influence of drink B nH died frota-oxposure. ' n\ LIBEL ACTION. S day' Acting on instructions received from th reiidcnts of Avenal, a firm of soliou.,, have served a writ on the " Soutltland News," claiming £10H damages for certain alleged libellous statements regarding the character of a house at Avenal. lie

The Financial Condition of the Colony.

"WIIA.T MAJOR ATKINSON SAYS ABOUT IT. Ouß special reporter in Wellington writes " 1 havo taken the trouble to transcribe from my shorthand notes a very close report of the speech delivered by Major Atkinson jon the no-confidehce motion, and forward you the principal points, because It gives most important information on the subje. of colonial finance, some of it presented for the fust time. The extracts from Sir Julius Vogel's letters arc specially important. After reviewing at considerable length the operations from 1870 t ! ll 1877, the Tre asurer went on to say : " The total charge on the public debt at the end of 1877 upon the Consolidated fund was £1,082,000, and he (Major Atkinson) left a surplus on the Consolidated fund of that year, which, according to the figures of Mr Ballance, amounted to £123,0 CD. That was the state the Atkinson Government left the Treasury in when they went out of office. These" facts had »ot been replied to by Mr Ballance. The figures would be found in the appendix to his Financial Statement, He (Major Atkinson) would not refer to Mr Larnach's statement, because he assumed that 4he House had regarded those figures as inaccuiate. This was not the only proof. It was proved by Mr Ballauce's taking ull his (Major Atk .win's) figures to base his Einancial Statement

THE GEBY ADMINISTRATION. " Ihere was no fresh taxation. Sir George Grey wcut to Auckland and told hj_ friends 'It was I who took the Spntiaeni Land Fund, I recovered for yottj tbe heritage of New Zealand,' but when he went, to Dunedin lie said ' That wicked Government we have just turned out of ollice caused , your Laud Fund to le taken.' They took credit for exactly opposite courses, of action. [Mr, AW audrew : I have.no right to any of the credit] The Treasurer: Let the hon. member for Port Chalmers settle ft with the memb'etfor • the Thames. The only change that, wan; made was that the Land Fuud w . generalised. By reference to the statement of the late Treasurer it would be seeirthat, all he gained by generalising that "fund: was £90,000., Yet, after several years, during which the. late Treasurer _said hia.. ' predecessors, the" Atkinson Government,.' put enormous burdens on the people, he" was able to declare- theie was a surplus off 6120,000. Mr Ballance told the House, as distinctly as words could express, that the country was in such a flourishing condition', after this seven years of alleged terrible misgovcrnmout that he could deliberately impose fresh burdens to the extent of; . £125,000, and not raise the £2.500,000 _-o__,s and not ask for any further taxation. He would read from Mr Ballance's statements [The hon. gentleman here read from pagcy 12 and 18 of Mr Ballance's Financial State ment.] He said that our pro"9perity/"wa«; absolute and complete at that time, that he' looked with pleasure to the past, aud looked forward with hopeandcertainty tothetojfmtt

*iza,uuu, aua noi>r:iiae vie 3&i.uuu,uuu mum, and not ask for any further taxation. He would read from Mr Ballance's statement, [The hon. gentleman here read from pagei 12 and 18 of Mr Ballance's Financial State ment.] He said that our prosperity/■m*.: absolute and complete at that time, that he"' looked with pleasure to the past, aud looked. forward with hopeandcertainty totheluturc, He said that after having had a year to consider the finances. Well at the end of ■ the year Mr Ballance had £120,000 to the good. He had two opportunities of re deeming the Treasury Bills, hut he did not HVail himself of /them. He (Mr Ballance) said '£100,000 of these shall be paid to the Public Works Fund; we are going for the future to do our public, works largely oufcf revenue, and we shall pay this £100,0fl0to Public Works. Fund.' A telegram ivu sent to London to say it was done. Whoa he (Major Atkinson) caqae into office bijjf found that had not been done.. It was doneS upon paper, like many other doings -of $l_i» late Government. But it served its jirifpoifflp in London. The unfortunate bond-holdjp» who was asked to subscribe was told tt§H £100,000 had been paid into the Publi»| Works Fund. . He would ask WHER . DOES THERESPONSIBILITy i?6lt OtiHf PRESENT POSITION BEST ? fj He said it rested upon the new departur||i that 'wo'took in 1878. There was ho escap-s ' ing that, as it was proved by the statements^ of the late Treasurer and Minister of Works.!1 H What did they propose to do then ? They proposed to rely upon an enormous Land Fund; and they deliberately settoworkm' to enter into engagements and spend money I upon an estimated Land Fund of £2,000,000 I sterling. They, would Had,in tho State. I ment a little homily that we should undor \ ■ no circumstances useLaiid'Fund as ordinary revenue. He impressed that' upon the Jj House with: great force. And yet after wards that keeping their expectations within J the, bounds ot moderation they hoped to j receive £1J229,000 frotii Land Fund; and j .the whole, of that was tpj be used for pur. I poses of ordinary revenue. That was | keeping within the bounds of moderation, i He (Major Atkinson) understood when the 1 late Treasurer said that ho meant that he # was was almost certain of getting mor^thaajp ho contemplated. '". ■ . * MR'.;MAC!ANDKEW'S PtfBLIG WORKS .CttEME. ;;.', "Very shortly atterthatthey had thehonjjjf . member for, Port Chalmers coming doWiMi with that; wonderful Public Works .chemeMf and he said that on a very . moderate jbasiw!, he calculated that he knight have'forthe"»;L ensuing five years £750,000 ay^ !IvitMJ; £2,000,000 Land Fund, and "after paying 201 - per cent, to be added to this £-750,00(j§fIf £2,300,000 was to Be easily got for the neraßj five years from the revenue. Two yeajrethaveji,.' passed,: and what have we.igotfii Thwjjlh; £100,000 telegraphed as paid into PoMcf Works' Account never got there. * Kfh (Major Atkinson) would ask tho Ho«B{ whether in the n^xt'three years they«4|j&. going to pay into Public Works Fund from the Land Fund? 1 hey certainly would 1 not if they were going to use £1.25O?00Qlflp aid of ordinary revenue. , Then the sclicmo of the late Minister of Works wqs bura! upon this—he was going to' get £3.500.0(^8 from ordinary revenue. 'He hadjrfflg £2,000,000, in hand and was going to bgrrof" " other £3,000,000 to complete his t__hi__-______\ Well, he had borrowed £5,000,000, and it

was known to t^e House that thef 5,(p,_8il was practically gone. He would ask ill* House how much of the scheme had been fulfilled ? And yet the late Minister of Works now *told the House h. hoped tJf{__g would go on with the scheme until 't was complete. They would be grey with _W age before they would arrive at that. Tbe truth is they relied upon that estimate of. Laud Fund, and upon the possibility of; getting a loan. THE FIHANCE OF THE LATE GOVJEENMBN . , "When the member for tbe Thanwl left office he left in the Treasury £^fM.r^J .He left liabilities in the Consolidated / a"-: Fund of £364,000* liabilities again** r— the Loan other than Laud Fundi £1,6S0,000; liabilities on account m * land purchase, £1,120,000; or a total of £3,165,000. The particulars of that .W. been laid on the table down to items S PU» amd, in addition to this, he had issu«l^ f that was what the member tor_ Fo»; Chalmers had in his head -he had I 88"**. £400,000 of Deficiency Bills, sothatM|a| liabilities for the present Government H meet of over £3,500,000. And what *« the actual cash that the late Goveramfw received aud spent during two yeatsf power? £11,243,000 in hard cash passed v and out of the Treasury, and the/^HB addition liabilities to the amount « £3,500,000 for the preseut Governm&nt» meet. And yet they wauted to come„i>M* into office in order to get the colony out" its financial difficulties. He (Major AIB| sou) hoped hon. gentlemen would no longw bo content with generalities. Let **■' George Grey ask for returns of eJ*p description and he should have w_»i and if he (the Treasurer) was wrong.J| would be. shewn to tho House and M country. If not,he hoped the House vovh: accept his statements, and members were misled by inaccurate statements s."?r; insist upon that hon. gentleman dißpW|B| the figures submitted. [Mr Macaudrej- It is very easily done.. He challengedw ; to do it. He should have tho wliole^w; of the Treasury at his disposal to Kf,-; any returns ho wanted. The figure 9Q* (the Treasurer) had quoted he wnldw on the tablo certified to by tbe .«*»•••*. to the Treasury and by the Audit,

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR TUESDAY, JULY (5. 1880



Special Advertisements. We have received a CONSIGNMENT f 350 LADIES' CLOTH JACKETS,' and 1500 LADIES' and CHILDRENS WATER PROOF MANTLES. They will be offered to the Public at HALF-PRICE. i I. . j. COSGRAm <$• CO. /y ARLICY.' & /CRANWELL ARB CLEARING? OFF AT REDUCED PKIOES, Winter Skirts and Ulsters. LOT CLOTH JACKETS, at 2s 6d Wool Shawls, lis Gd, usual prico 20s; Blaok and Coloured Llama *31iawls,-ls 9d; French Merinos, Is Id per yd.: Coloured lilamas, at Is per yd.; Seaweed Trimming, Cd per yd„ usual price, Is; Dress Serges, la—half-price GARLICKXND CRANWELL ARK NOW SELLING TWELVE-DOZEN FOUR-BUTTON BLACK KID GLOVES, at 33 9d ; Ordinary Price, 6s. SIZE 3—7, 71, and 7j. TWO-BUTTON BLACK KID GLOVES, ALL sizes (Extra Quality), 33 to ONE-BUTTON BLACK and COLOURED JOSEPHINES, ALL SIZES I TWO-BUTTON COLOURED KID, AT 2a 3d. CO-OPERATIVE REDUCED CASH P R I C E S. TEN DOZEN 'LEVANTINE' (Paragon i Frame) UMBRELLAS, 6a9d Ladies' Satchels, Is 6d; Leather Bags, from 4s 9d; Linen Sets, 6d; Imitation Welsh Flannel, BJd; Scarlet Flannel, 10} d; All-wool CR'Mban J3hirting, Is Id; Flax Shirting, from 4d ; two yards wide White Tablb Damasks, at Is 6d; American Sheetings, Is 6d, Is Bd, Is lOd per yd. GARLICK AND CRANWELL, CITY HALL ARCADE. OF*ER BPKCIAL INDUCEMENTS TO CASH BOYBBS BY Tins NEW CO-OPERATIVE CASH SYSTEM. Men's Tweed Suits, from 18s 6d ; Arctio Shirts and Pants; Macintosh Coats, from 7s 6d ; Heivy Molo Trousers, 6* lid; Paget Coats, 19s 6d; Splendid Stock of 'Blankets. Roslyn, Whitney, and other makes: Pompadour Cam f brios, Cashmeres, Velvets, Silks, Ribbons, and Buttons. _tj ■'.■ ■ Sdpport the New Cash System, GARLIGK ; & CRANWELL, CITY HALL ARCADE, QUEKN-STREET, AUCKLAND T^B SOLUTE SALE *4*- CF DRAPBRY, CO3TUME3 and MILLINERY, PREVIOUS TO STOOK-TAKINH. A. LINABURY & CO. Have determined to^ffect a clearance sale Of their ENTIKK STOCK Of / WINTER DRESS GOODS, COSTUMES MILLINERY, JACKETS, MANTLES FLANNELS, BLANKETS.FANCYGOODS MANCHESTER GOODS, Etc., Etc, FOR ONE~MONTH ONLY. Extraordiharv Bargains in|Mll)inery and Under clothing. Great Reductions in Costume and Mantle De . partnient. Immense Reductions in Dress Goods, Fanoy Goods, Children's Costumes, &c. Tho whole of our Stock has been carefully Be vised and Marked at 1 EXTRAORDINARY LOW PRICES. Dressmaking on the Premises. Costumes made in 21 hours' notice. A. JLINABURY & Co., 201 and 206. Queen-street. pENTLEMENS' QLOTHING. SUPERFINE BLACK CLOTH FROCK AND MOHNING COATS OWN MAKE FOUR-BUTTON SAC COATS ■ . '. In various textures BANNOCKBURN TWEED FOUR-BUTTON SAC SUITS, Splendid Goods, EQUAL TO ORDERED GEKLONG TWEED TROUSERS AND VEST REAL MACINTOSH COATS 1 Impervious MACINTOSH TWEED COATSJ to rain IBISH FRIEZE ULSTERS ) Very BEAVEROVICKCOAT3, ULSTEBS f Superior WITNEY ULSTEKS, OVERCOATS ) Goods GENTS'SILK UMBRELLAS GENT 3' ZANILLA UMBRELLAS GENTS' REGINA CLOTH UMBRELLAS A MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF ALL THE ABOVE-MENTIONED GOODS AT William I? ai tray's Clothing and Men's Mebceby Establish ment, 60, Quoen-streeMAuckland Opposite Bank of New Zealand : TDIXPIRATI_O_N_ OF LEASE. In coDSsquence of tho Lease of the Premises • expiring in August, Tl/TILNE & riHOYCE 1 find it necessary to hod a GREAT CLEARING SALE OF THE WHOLE of THEIR STOCK _ WOR QNE jy[ONTH QNLY. Every article in the houso will bo offered AT OR UNDER COST PRICF, FOR CASH. ', Sale to commenco THURSDAY, July 1,1880. ' M. & O. would invite their friends and the publio to take advantage of this 88le, as it will : be a GENUINE one. The whole of their new • and Fashionable Goods (without reservation) in • every department ranat bo sold. N.B.—Country orders will be faithfully exe -1 cuted. I 1 . MILNE & CHOYCE, ; CHEAPSIDE HOUSE, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland..



Special Advertisements. A POTHECARIES' HALL, OPPOSITE TH3 POST-OFFICE. MESSRS SHARLAND & CO., DISPENSING CHEMIBT3, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS. Messrs Sharland & Co. havo this day taken into their business MR A. W. GARDNER (Late of Canterbury, England), Certificated Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, who will manage the Dispensing and Retail duties of this establishment. Mr A. W. Uardner brings high testimonials from many eminent Physicians and Surgeons in Koni, England, which give a guarantee to the publio of Auckland that flrst-olass skill and efficiency will be leading features in our business. Mr F. C. Sharland will sucoeed Mr J. C. Sharland in the general control and conduct of our Wholesale and Manufacturing Department. We shall continue to import, bi-monthly, from Europe and America, Drags, Chemicals, Mag netic Instruments, Elastic Belts, Trasses, Air and Water Cushions, Pillows, Waterproof Sheetingj, Invalid and Domestic Appliances, Surgical Instruments, Nursery Requisites, Family and Homoeopathic Medicines, Hrae.es of every description, all guaranteed. , Medicine Chests and Shipping Supplied. Medlcinos promptly despatched to the Country districts and the South Beg Islands. T_»OiTAL INSURANCE /COMPANY (FIRE AND LIFE). CAPITAL £2,000,000 With Unlimited Liability of thh Share holders. Accumulated Funds injhand EXCEED .. .. £4,000,000. Revenue :— From Fire Premiums £776,000. From Life Premiums £216,000. Exclusive of Interest on Investments. This Company continues to accept FIRE RIaKS on every description of Insurable Pro perty AT THE LOWEST RATES OBTAINABLE CLAIMS FOR LOSSES aro Promptly and Liberally Adjusted; without reference else where, and immediately paid at the Company's Bankers in Auckland. GEO, W. JONES. Chief Agent for Province of Auokland. Offloe: Shortland-street. May 22,1880. Influential Agents required for the Suburbs and throughout the Province where the Com pany is not already represented Q N S A L E. White Tuscan Seed Wheat White Tartarian Seed Oats Prime Feed Oats New Zealand and Sydney Maize Canterbury and Waikato Potatoes Bonedast of all descriptions Guanos—Peruvian, Mexican Hurst's Mixture 33 kegs Salt Butter Flour, Bran, Oatmeal, Sharps Grass, Clover, and Garden Seeds of every description. W. J. HURST & CO. KLIEF Ol? COUGH In tkn Minutes. SHARLAND'S CHERRY PECTORAL, Pride 2s. 6d. and ss. a Bottle.. SHARLAND'S COUGH LOZENGERS Give Immediate Relief, Price Is and Is 6d a Box. APOTHECABIES HALL OPPOSITE POST OFFICE.