SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

TTfnn watwhJ Thl9 Evening, S>-53 , HIGH WATEtt} jo-morrow Morning, 10.15 SUN SET.—This Evening, 5.5 BUN RISE.—To-Morrow Morning, 7.0 MOON'S AGE.—Last Quarter, 29th, 1119 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Aratapu, brigantine, Bowor, from Lyttelton Waitaki, 5.8., Edle, from Whangarel

YESTERDAY. Opotlkl, outtor, Nell', from Opotikl

DEPARTURES.

TO-DAY. Waitaki, s.s., Edio, for Tauranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Glsborno, Southern Ports and Molbonrno— Rlngarooma. Thurßday London-Looh Dee, loading; Chili to follow Tauranga—Glenelg, Friday; Waitaki, Monday Whangarel—Argylo, Tuesdays and Fridays , Waitaki, Friday _~ ~ ~ .„„, RusßeU-lona, every Monday; Waitaki. wea-

nesday Levuka-Southern Cross, to-morrow ._,_,, Syndey—City of Sydnoy, ton hours after arrival Rarotonga—Transit , m ..««a«». Now Plymouth and South-Wanaka, Tuesday; Rongatira, Thursday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, si., from Sydney and Melbourne, shortly Hyena, H.1.G.M.5., from Samoa i„„jj„_ Waikato, Bhio (M.P.IC V.l.from London, loading Langstone. shIp.(JRBM) from London: sailed Ci.y^fdnoy, P.M.S.S.. from San Francisco, Ringarooma, s.s., from tho South, Monday Aoba, schooner, from Now Caledonia Atotehau, sohooner, from Rarotonga Ethel, brigantine, from Timaru ,„,i„„i„ Mary Anderson, sohooner, from Now Calodonla Deilance, brigantine, from Duaedln Sou-horn Cross, Mission schoonor, from the

LocSon, barquo, (L.H.G.V.) from London : Cabarfoldh^^arquo (S.Q.M.J.), from Hongkong Ocoan Ranger, barquentine. (W.T.N.V.) from New York, Bailed April 20th „„,,„„ Scottish Lassie, barque, (RBLM) from London

sailed May 17 _ . , .._ Lochnagar, barque, from London, loading Ocen'a, brlgantine, from Adelaide James A. Stewart, brl«antine, from Timaru Oamaru, brigantine, from Camaru. Syren, brig (J.D.N.H.), from Sydney Pnerlcss, brigantine, Irom Dunedin Flirt, brigantine (W.L.G.P.), from Lovuka Borealis, brli?antino. from Levuka Norval, schooner, from Lyttelton Pirate, schoonor, f .om Tahiti Avoo'a. schooner, from Newcastle _^____ Sovereign of the Seas, outtor, from Rarotonga Belle Brandon, sohoaner from Line Islands Gael, sohooner (S.R.G.B), from Samoa 'Vbil, sohooner, frona Tahiti ..-,_, „a_ Falcon, sohooner (W.L.H.R.), from the Islands Asnes Donald, echconer, from Rarotonga Caledonia, schooner, from Tonga

IMPORTS.

Per Aratapu, from'Lyttolton: 780 saoss wuoot, 261 sacku potatoes, 25 tons flour, 580 saoks oats.

The s.s. lona for Russoll and Northern ports has been detained till tomorrow, owing t- tho inclemency of the weather. The barquo Sam Mendel. oleared at the Cu3 t.ms t™dayln ballast for BMelboorno, where she will load for London. The signal letters S.L.M.R. have been allotted to tho Auckland brlgantine,Defiance, recently built by Mr R. McKay. The i brig Wild, Wave is loading timber at Whangaroa for Launceston. The Southorn Cross will leave for Levuka 81-.ortly after tne arrival of the mall stoamer City ot Sydney. - The brigantine Aratapu loft Lyttelton on tho cvoningof Monday, the] 10th instant, and was becalmod outsido the Heads next day. Jhence fill arrival last Saturday ovening had fresh south-oastorly wind. The brigantine Helena, which arrived at; Lyt felton yesterday, will load with breads'uifs for thia port. Tbe'barquo Mary Ana Annlson was oxpectod to leavo Whangaroa for Adelaide with a cargo of baulk timber on Saturday lasc The schooner Klslnoro^ whioh was stuok on the bar at Opotiki some days ago, has been got off, and is now lying at Ohiwa waiting for a fair wind, m order to leave for _»uckland. Sho has 100 sacks maize on board. The Louise, a small cutter owned by Mr Wrigley, of Tauranga, and commanded by Cap tain Armour, i_ reported to bo missing. She loft Tauranga for Matatn, 30 miles distant, and has not since been heard of.

The barquentine Falrlie was ready to sail from Wiiansaroa for Sydney with a cargo of timber on Friday last.

The S.S. Waitaki.'whioh arrived from Wha ngarel-on Saturday afternoon, brought the fol lowing passengers .-Miss Wilson, Messrs P. Gordon, Bell, Hunt, Shaw. McKay, Manning, Rowe. Smith, Abaolom, Munroe, Kiogsboro, Kay, Howett, Wilson.

THE MAIL STEAMER.

The P.M. s.p. City of Sydney from Honolulu ond San Francisco, with the English and American mails, had not arrived up to the time at which we went to press. She is expected to put in an appearance during the night or early to-morrow morning. Sho is announced to leave tor Sydney about ten hours after her arrival.

THE RINGAROOMA.

The 8.9. Rlngarooma, from Melbourne via tho South, left Gisborne at 2 p.m. yesterday, but she tad not arrived up to the time at which we went to press. She was expected to reach the harbour before dusk. She leaves for Russell[to morrow afternoon, returning on Thursday morning, and proceeding South at noon on that

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

IMPORTS,

•' Per Wanaka, from the South- 121 saoks mal 80 sacks oats, 210 bags flour, 21 cases, 31 kegs.

The s.s. Wanaka. which arrived from the South on Saturday, brought the following pas sengers:—Mss Bailey, Mra Bailey, Messrs Blake, Cartwright. Hurflt, Donald, Norman, Davis, Wooding, Long, Bern. The- s B. Wanaka will leave for the South to morrow morning, should the City of Sydney a-riva before that time. Should the mail Bteamer, however, not put in appearance before Wednesday, she will definitely leave for the South on that day.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

•"'J " London, July 21. The Orient liner Sorata loft today for Austra lia. Waitara, this day. Arrived: Rowena from Onehunga at 1 p.m. Wfllingtom, this day. ACCIDENT TO ABAUQUB. Arrived : Barque Malay from Newcaftle. When off Barretts Reef the vessel struck on a roclr, aud is making a llttla -water. Lyttelton, yesterday. , Arrived:—Helena from Auckland; Josephine from Thames. . Blvff, this day. a_f.'d Rotomahana arrived at 8 a.m. She left Melbourne at 12.30 a.m. on the 21st instant. She sails at 5 p.m. for Lunodin. Saloon for Auck land : Mr and Mrs Streeton, Mr Crowther.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wilt, Close as Unijer :— This Day. For Tauranga and Opotiki, por Waitaki, at i p.m. For Rußsell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mon gonui, per lona, at I p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m, Tuesday, 27th instant. For Walwora, Kuwait, Omaha, and Matakana, per Roso Casey, at 10 a.m. For Hokiang i, per Rowena, at II a m. For Levuka. per Southern Ores, at 2 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Hoklanga, &c, por Rotomahana, at 3 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 3.30 p.m. For Wangarol Heads, Walpu, Wangarel. and Mangapal, per Argyle, at i p-m For Mangawal, por Anne Mllbank, at 5 p.m. Wednesday, 28th instant. For London direct, per Loch Deo, at 11 a.m. For Wlii.iangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Glenelg, at i p.m. Thursday. 29th instant. For Gliborne, Naolcr, Southorn port., and Australian Colonies, por ttlngaroama.nl9 a.m. For Taranaki, Wanganui, Wellington, and Lyttelton, por Rnngatlra, at 11 a.m. For Australian Colonies. Batavla, Singapore, China, and Japan, via Torroa Straits, per City of Sydney, immediately after hor arrival from Honolulu Supplementary Mails for India, Continent of Kurope, and United Kingdom, via Brindlsl, for letters specially so prepaid and addressed, per s.s. City of Sydney, Immediately aftor hor arrival from Honolulu. This mall bo due in London on Saturday, 13th Septombor. For Taranaki and youthorn Provinces, per Wanaka, immediately after arrival of City ot Sydney from Honolulu. 8. B Biss, Chief Postmaster.

Meetings, Entertainments, &c.

JULY 24, 1880.

Theatre Royal—" Roy Roy," 8 p.m. Lome-street HaU —Lynch Family of Bell ringers, 8 p.m.

Mount Albert Ratepayers' Meeting—School house, at Mornlngslde, 7 p.m.

I.oyal Pioneer Lodge, N.1.0.0.F.-Tomporonco Hall, 730 p.m.

Court Kuroka, A.O.F—Alexandra-street, 7.30 p.m.

Franklin Road Prlmllivo Methodist Ch\pol— Service of Song, " Tho Fight ot Faith,'* 7.30 p.m.

St. James's Class—Lecture on " King Lear," by Mr C. A. Stevens, 7.30 p.m.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Patetekb.—"Constant Header" ask", "How many acres there aro iv the Patetoro block, and now many of tho present mombors of Par liament thero are Interested!" We cannot Rive the exiot area of tho country known as Patetere, the name being given generally to a large area of the land lying between Rotorua, Rotomahana, and Taupo, and ex tending to the head of the Thames. Valley. We believe, however, that the ar<-a of tho blocks whioh formed tho subject ot corres pondence between Mr Bryce and Mr Sheehan amount ta como 250,000 aoros. Two members of Parliament—Messrs Sheehan and tr. A. Whltaker — are avowedly Interested. We cannot say how many more have sh*Wß, as the purchase Is being carried out by a small company. True Blue (OtaMihu).—Three or four letters signed by the writ _rs having already appeared in answer to the Rev. Mr Long, your summons to Orange brethren to take up tho cudgels has been anticipated. Catholic ity.—Wo cannot, in the present crowded state of our columns, prolong tho correspondence. By confining it to writers who enter the ranks openly it may b_ kept within moderate limits. The same reply must bo made to " Zero." After all, it Is not a very manly thing to make a bitter personal attack under cover of anonymity on a writer who has the courage of his opinions and openly signs nis name. The correspondence having b_en carried on over genuine signatures so far, we shall limit it to writers following that courso, Enquibbr.—lf the requisite ca«h bail Is offered for a man in the police cells simply on a charge of drunkenness, it is certainly the duty of tne police to accept the money and set the man at liberty.

BIRTH.

HAULTAIN.-On Monday, July 9th 1880. at Surrey Villa, Feilding, the wife of A.R. Theo dore Haultatc, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

BUTTERWORTH—REID.-On tbo 20th July. K. J. Butterwortb, to Mary Rold, both of Auckland.

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

MONDAY, JULY 26, 1880.

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

We hereby certify the issue of the Auckland Evening Star for the week ending July 2_th, 1880,- to have been as under : — Monday, July 19 5,879* Tuesday, „ 20 6,164 Wednesday,, 21 6,176 Thursday, „ 22 6,243 Friday, „ 23 .......... 6,183 Saturday, „ 24 6,235

Total issue for week... 36,880

* This day shows a loss of about 300 in the circulation, owing to Ihe breakage of-one of ihe pages as it was being sent lo press.

GKORGK FRASER) Public Account V ants and T. LEIGH WHITE) City Auditors.

Sir Julius Vooel is to be superseded in the Agent - Generalship, and Sir Edward Stafford is to become his suc cessor with a nominal salary. Sir Julius Vogel is to receive in compensa tion the work of inscribing the New Zealand stock, at a salary of a twelfth of one per cent., two others, probably Sir P. G. Julyan and W. C. Sargeaunt, being appointed to act with him at an equal rate of remuneration. The nego tiations for this change have been going on for several months past. In May, 1879, during the term of the Grey Cabinet, Sir Julius Vogel was appointed one of the three Commissioners under the Consolidated Stock Act, 1877. In a letter to Mr Ballance, acknowledging this appointment, he complained that his nomination was made conditional upon his holding office as Agent-General, which he regarded as an indignity. On the 17th of June, of the same year, Sir Julius Vogel again wrote : —

It occurs to mo that tho payment made to the Agent-General might be placed upon a different footing to the present, by adopt ing some such arrangement as was under consideration before tho present Govern ment took office, With tnis object I now

make a distinct proposal. If the Govern ment will allow me one-twelfth (instead of the one-eighth formerly named) of 1 per cent, on the negotiation of new loans, and the conversion of new loans, I will act as Agent-General without any salary at all. One-twelith was tho allowance privately made to the Crown Agents as an honor arium until Loid Carnarvon raised their salaries in lieu of it; so that the proposal involves no larger cost for loans than for merly, whilst the salary of tho Agent-Gen ral will be saved.

After the present Government came into offico, it was represented to the Agent-General that the offico of director of the New Zealand Agricultural Com pany was incompatible with his official position. In reply, he telegraphed : —

Cannot name timo resign. Shareholders would think unfair entertain such intention now. Am willing tako Loan Agency, pay ment by percentage, and act Agcht-Gencral, without salary, long as suits Government. Vooel. Again Mr Hall telegraphed on the 10th of November:—

Vogel, London.—Agency-General in compatible other business. Government considering the expediency relieving there from, appointing you Agent Under In scribed Stock Act at contage. Report fully, by post, arrangements you would propose, sketch schcnio, estimate annual conversion. Wo should associate two Agents with you. HALL.

A long reply followed, in which Sir Julius dwells upon his services to the colony, and contends that his position as Agent-General has not in any way been affected by his seat at the Board of tho Agricultural Company. Never theless, ho intimates his willingness to "exchange the Agent-Generalship fof tho Loan Agency." In this letter Sir Julius Vogel epitomises what ho claims to bo the advantages gained from inscription, and as tho first exporienco of tho colony has been decidedly un favourable to proceeding any further with the scheme, wo may as woll sot out hero what Now Zealand is supposed to gain by incurring tho heavy oxponso of substituting nn inscribed stock for a debenture loan. Tho Agont- Genoral says:—

The advantages Now Zoalnnd may hopo to gain from tho conversion of its loans into inscribed stock are:—-1. A less annual charge for interest and redemption otpiinci pal. 2. Tho release of a great deal of tho now locked-up sinking fund. 3. A better markot for its future loaus. 4. The probn*. bilitv of tho insctibod stock being marked for tho investment of trust fuud., a result which would not only much enlarge that in crease in the market value which without it might bo anticipated, but materially ndd to tho roadiucss with which New Zealand loans woUld bo absorbed.

The most experienced financiers iv London will not commit themselves to more thun generalities ou any subject relating to future money-market operations. No one seems to doubt tho inscribed stock is intrinsically more useful, and therefore ought to lie more valuable than deboutures. It possesses the dual character of dobenturos and iuscribed stock, becaii'c one of its couditious (tho condition, indeed, which involved the greatest dilliculty to arrange) is, that bonds to bearer may be obtained for inscribed stock and roexchuuged as often as desired.

Tho Agent-General went on to dis cuss tho question of i'emuneratiou, and after consultation with Sir P. Julyan he thought each agent should not rcceivo receivo loss tliun one-eighth of 1 per cent. Ho said that it was im possible to estimate how much stock might bo inscribed—perhaps not moro than £100,000 a year—and "suppos ing over the courso of ton years twolvo millions are converted, which would bo a very favourable result, tho payment each agent would receivo for the ten years would bo £15,000, which would be a moderate ono, considering tho enormous nature of the transactions. t But, notwithstanding Sir Julius Vogcl's oft-repeated assurances of the value of the inscription, Mr Hall appears to have been rather doubtful about it. The Agent-General seems to have sus pected this, for in a letter on tho 30th January last he reiterates :—On evory hand tho valuo of this inscribed stock is admitted. I have spoken to dozens of peoplo, and thero is no dissentient to tho opinion that stook inscribed at the Bank of England, with a power to exchange into bonds to bearer, adds a considerable percentage to tho value of of colonial loans. Ono of tho leading brokers on tho Stock Exchango told mo that he considered our inscribed stock would soon go up to 90."

A wrangle ensued as to terms, tho Pre mier offoring the Agent - General aud two coadjutors one twelfth of 1 per cent (the last loan-to bo excluded from the commission), and they contending that the last five-million loan should be included in tho commission, and that tho per contage ought to bo at tho rate of one eighth of one per cent. On tho 37th of February, Mr Hall wrote :— 5. Upon careful consideration of the terms of conversion offered in connection with the recently-issued 5 per cent loan, it appears that, although that operation will result in a diminished payment as interest, yet it involves so large an increase in tho capital to be repaid in fifty years, as to make the operation not, upon the whole, a favourable one for the colony. lam aware that the circumstances in which this loan was issued may afford special reasons why such terms for conversion were given; aud I trust that the terms to be offered for a similar purpose on future occasions will bo much moro favourable to the colouv. I gather from your letter that this is'your opinion.

The Premier went on to review tho question of commission,andobserved that the bulk of thedetail work would be done by the Bank of England under the arrangement of 1875, and he thought one-twelfth of 1 per cent. " adequate remuneration for the exercise of that careful judgment and discretion which the position of the agents would de mand." Ho thought £2,000 a-year should be fixed as the maximum payment to one agent for any year, and objected to the commis sion been extended to the last fire million loan, in connection with which Sir Julius Vogel had been paid in his capacity as Agent-General, Avhilo the other two Commissioners had received ample remuneration as Loan Agents.

In this proposition, so far as the change from one-eighth to one-twelfth per cent, is concerned, Sir Julius Vogel, Sir P. G. Julyan, and Mr W. 0. Sargeant consented, but they stuck out for thoir commission on tho last loan, and urged that all future loans should bo negotiated through them. Finally, Sir Julius Vogel said he was content to leave tho question of his commis sion on the five millions to Parliament, and in this form the matter will come before tho House of Representatives. Tho whole transaction wants very care ful scrutiny. The inscribing of tho last loan was a serious loss to the colony, The Government will have to shew that the proposal to proceed with the scheme will achievo some better purpose than providing a costlysinecure for Sir Julius Vogel, while making way for the ap pointment of another friend of the Cabinet to the office of Agent-General. So far as we can see at present, these are the only two ends which tho inscripsion of the stock is calculated to acheive, except that it gives debenture holders, at the cost of the colony, a handier form of bond than they bar gained for originally, and staves off the date of repayment for a longer term.

A REPORT on the control and inspection of mines laid ou the table of the Legislative Council says that the number of coal mines at the date of last year's report was 30; this year it is 90. Many, however, are upon a very small scalo. In 1879 there were imported 158,076 tons of coal, being 16,072 tons less than in the previous year. If we add the total output for tho

colony during 1879 and the quantity im ported, and deduct the export during tho same period, the total consumption of tho colony for 1879 would appear to be 332,C00 tons, or an increase of 49,654 tons over 1878. Tho increase in the out put of coal mines in the colony during the year was 6,900 lons. As to tho work ing of the Act, the report states that tho law does not provide for certificated mana gers. There had, however, been a great improvement, the recent immigration of a better class from England having brought to the colony a number of experiencid man agers holding home certificates. The effect of the operation of the Act during the last 16 months has been to induce a new feeling of responsibility on tho part of coal-owneis and managers with regard to tho method of working mines,andthis cau only be increased iv degree as the necessity for observing the Act becomes more apparent, and inspectors make more frequent inspection of mines. Step by stop tho reins have bceu drawn tighter, aud although the condition of many coal mines is by no means satisfactory at the picfent time, A great deal has been , dono by owners and managers towards establishing prccautiofts against accidents. Within eight months of the present date, it will bo necessary, ill accord ance with the Act,for many qf theso mines to have a second opening to the surface as n means of egress for persons ompldycd; and as pointed out, it sccohd outlet in some cases has been completed. The Kuitungata mine, which wfis tho Bceno ot a terrible explosion tefore tho Act wis brought into forco, is by the District Inspector's latest reports, con sidered to be in o satisfactory condition, and one report shows that tho company have been at great pains te effect improvements and to ohservo tho provisions of tho Act. The coal imported and exported in 1879, from tho United Kingdom amounted to 1162 tons, Value £3012; fronl New South Walos, 156,699 tons, valuo £219,140; from Victoria nnd Tasmania, 215 tons, value £305. Exported to Now South Wales, Victoria, aud othor places, 7195 tons,valuo, £6268.

Tho nccidonts in coal mines during the year eliding 3lat March numbered 83. Two men wero killed and six injured. Thero aro three Inspectors—Messrs Cox and McLnron for tho North Inland, and Mr IJiim. for tho Middle Island.

Tho issue of 'lie STAR last week, as cer tified by tho City Auditors, was 30,880 copies, or an average of 6,146 copies n night, notwithstanding tbnt the accident on Mon day night, hy which a page was broken whilo being sont to press, caused a loss of about three huudrcd copios in the casual sales. Tho name of Mr Aickon was iuadvcrtently omitted from the list of trustees elected for Grafton llond district. Mr Aickon was elected second On tho poll. The Sydnoy premises of Mossrs Gordon and Gotch, tho well-known advertising agents nnd printers' brokers, which a cable despatch informs us were burucd down on Saturday night, must havo contained a largo and valuable stock. It is thcrcforo satisfactory to lcaru that they wero woll insured. The premises IhcniHolvcs were not much to look at, being built iv the old fashioned style. Complaints aro being mado by rosidents in Symonds-streot that nn individual (sup posed to bo a Portuguese) has been causing considerable annoyance. For a long time past ho has boon enrrying on a system of begging, nnd prowling about people's premi ses during the night. The Special Revival Sorvicc in the Pon sonby Wesleyan Church will be continued this week, excepting Tuesday. This (Mon day) even ing, at half-past sovon o'clock, nil urc cordially' welcome J. Special singing by the choir. Rev. C. If. Nelson, in his discouiso last evening nt St. Paul's, was particularly severe on the Orange controversialists, and designated their contributions to this journal ns " clap-trap," shewintr an utter absence of Christian charity, and of which the writers ought to bo ashamed.

Mr John llennett, erstwhile loisco of tho Princo of Wales' Theatre here, was, wc regret to learn, proprietor of the Victoria Thontre in Sydney, burnt to the ground last week. The house being entiroly uninsured, Mr Bennett's loss will be very heavy iudeed, nnd doubtless cripplo him for a timo. Mr Bennett wa) tho first man to conduct a theatre in Auckland really well. During his management, theatre-goers could always rely on seeing n good play performed by a iirst-class company.

The Pakuranga hounds mot nt Mr McLnughlun's gate, Pnpatoitoi on Satur day afternoon nnd had a good run. The attendance was good.

Mr nnd Mrs H»rt will givo their opening operatic entertainment, " Happy Hours," to-morrow evening in tho Lornc-strcot Hall.

The teachers' meeting on Saturday after noon wa. thinly attended. The majority of members, it was supposed, were away enjoy ing the line weather. The librarian's report was approved aud adopted. The following members were elected no com mittoe for the year:—Messrs Harrison, Grant, Leonard, Bailey, Woodham, Ed wards, and Worthington. Votes of thanks were also passed to Mr Brabazon for supplies of bjoks, which he had from timo to time secured for tho library, and to Mr Sinclair for his courtesy and unremittiug attention to books and readers.

The meeting of Railway employe's held at the Britomart Hotel, on Saturday evening, to consider tho proposed ten per cent, re duction on wages was well attended, about fifty being present. Several speakers ad drsscd the meeting, pointing out that the ollicials in the South were paid from ten to fifteen per cent, above the rato of wages ruling iv Auckland. It was also stated that a fireman received Iho same pay as an ordinary labourer, aud yet was compelled to work two hours longer. On the Auck land railway there were porters working as guards at six or seven shillings per day, whilo in the South, porters were paid from 10s to 17s per day. Eventually, it was agreed that a petition should be sent to Wellington against the proposed reductions and a copy of it forwarded to each of tho Auckland members. A committee was appointed to draw up the petition, and the meeting terminated.

" Waialarua" writes in oppositiou to Mr Tonks's advocacy of street lighting at tho Remuera Ratepayers' meeting. He says : " The rates collected arc for the making of roads and keeping them iv repair, and cannot be appropriated to any other pur pose. If gas is wanted a special meeting must bp called." Our correspondent says tho business of striking a rate was omitted at the meeting on Friday. That, however, under tho Rating Act, is relegated to tho local governing body.

Yesterday, being St. James' Day, tho Rev. C. M. Nelson, of St. Paul's, preached an excellent sermon on the character of this Apostle from St. Luke's Gospel, eh. 9. v. 55, "Ye know not what manner of spirit yo arc of." Mr Nelson sketched tho several incidents of tho life of St. James according to the Biblo story, shewing the temper and disposition of the man, shew ing that he was distinguished in a special degree for holy zeal and earnestness in the spread of Christianity among the people, interspersed with suitable- comments. Mr Nelson briefly informed the congregation that on Sunday next tho sermons and col lects of St. Paul's and the other Anglican churches would bo in favour of tho Home Mission Fund, a most deserving and worthy object, intended to afford aid in tho poorer and more thinly populated districts of the diocese; in maintaining clergymen, and in erecting churches and schoolhouscs; by supplementing local subscriptions with annual grants towards stipends, and with donations to building funds. The receipts of the past year amounted to £269 191 2d, including £50 from the Society tor propa gation of the Gospel, being £23 7s Gd more than the preceding year, and towards which sum tho several Auckland congregations contributed £212 5s lid; Buburban, £85 4. 5d ; and private expenses, £127 IGs 4d.

An entertainment will be given on the sth of August in the. I orne-strcct Hall by the members of St. Matthew's school choir and friends in aid of the choir funds. Mr Webb will conduct the musical department, and, from what wo know, the entertainment will be of a very choice character.

A correspondent writes drawing attention to the introduction of loathsome diseases iv Austialia by tho Chinese. Iv Victoria there arc 47 Chinese in gaol at a cost of £38 12s lid a head per annum ; 89 in lunatic asylums, at a cost per head for 1879 of £33 6s 6d ; 5 iv the lnzarette at Ballarat East, at a cost in 1878-79 of £222; and for the financial year 1879-80 of £122 5s Gd. Tho gold exported by the Chinese openly, from 1851 to 1879, was 898,990 ozs., value £3,583,589 ; specie, £12,230 : total, £4,295,819 direct exports, and no doubt a great deal of gold and specie without the knowledge of the authorities. Our corres pondent adds: " I cau assuse you that only those who have seen for themselves the scenes iv the filthy, depraved haunts could realise the scenes of debauchery. It is time the public were roused to the necessity of putting a stop to their emigration to New Zealand. Tbe taxes are heavy enough without having to support Chinese in hos pitals, gaols, &c."

In connection with the departmental re ductions now being carried out throughout the colony, we aro informed that Superin tendent Thomson on Saturday evening received imperative instructions from Wel lington to discharge eight constables named in tbe telegram—their discharge to take effect at tho end of the present month. In addition to this, two sergeants are on the same date to be reduced ia rank and pay, and two other sergeants arc to be transferred to other districts.

Hogarth's illustration of the "Idle Apprentice" gambling in the church-yard during divine service was forcibly brought to mind yesterday morning, when passing through the Episcopalian Cemetery nt Newton we saw a number of well dressed, and apparently respectable youths, playing among the graves at tnat delectable game known aB "pitch and toss," their amusement being frequently iuterlarded with language that would have raised^ a blush on the face of the proverbial colonial bullock-driver; aiid this within about fifty yards of tho sacred edifice where the worship to tho Almighty was being con ducted. It is to be hoped that this paragraph will have the cifect Of causing a constable iv plain clothes to take an occasional stroll thrdugh the cemetery in order to put a stop tO tho desecrdtion of the last resting place of our _cllo\V creatures;

Thfe Ponsonby Wesleyan Sunday School gives a grand Sciopticon Entertainment, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 7.30 p.m. The Exhibition comprises Views of llio Holy Land and Rhine, with descriptive lecture by Mr Dewsbury, nnd singing by the choir.

If roccnt statements in the Christchurch " Echo" may be credited, a good many of tho principle institutions of tho colony are far from being paragons Of good manage ment. According to this authority one gen tleman of position was wrongfully detained seven yoais in tho SUnnysido Lunatic Asy lum, mid was liltimatoly liberated by Mr Justice Johnston, who declared tho confine ment to have been "ti mistake." Other statements by tho sitmo, papor reflect very seriously oji Christchurch hospital manage ment. It is rather singular that so many complaints affecting public institutions should havo been mado nt Such different points of tho colony at ono timo; and although somo of theso complaints, ns re ported in tho evidence given at tho Indus trial Home Inquiry, beforo Mr Habens, ap pear to be of a paltry description—they are yet suggestive of a want of a properly organ ised i-ystem of ic«ponsiblo inspection and control, which would ensuio immediate investigation and final disposal of irregulari ties as they aiise.

Tho followingaro the entries for'tho Cours ii g Match {to lake place to-morrow. Thi* draw and other matters will bo settled tho evening in Mr Percival's oilice, at 7 o'clock :—Snidor, Sir Wm. Walluco, I'apnpa, Princess, Musket, Sally Brass, Spring, Nero, Susan, Pinlire, Juuo, Mctror, Bendimcro, Lady Marion, Lord Nelson, Duke of Wellington, War Eaglo, Primrose, Ivanhoo, Venus.

Tho Committee which was appointed at tho meeting on Friday uight to arrange for tho representation of Auckland in the Champion Outrigger Race ut tho Inter colonial Regatta to bo held hero in 1881, has ih'cided to scud an order for a boat by tho City of Sydnoy. Tho work will be entrusted to Moisrs Swaddle and Winship, of New castle on Tyno, England, and tho outrigger will be suitable for twelve-stone men, and without provision for a coxswain. All the lutost improvements aro to bo introduced into its construction, including swivel row locks, sliding seat', solf-stoeiing gear, &c. Tho cost will be between £00 and £80 A telegram received from Wellington states that the Dolly Vurdcn crew of Wellington are making arrangements with tho viow of co i testing the Championship at the next Auckluud regatta.

Tho memorandum found in ihe Tichborno Claimant's pocket-book to the citcct that some people have plenty of money and no brains, and others plenty of brains and no money, contains much wisdom, and receives a practical illustration in the following :•— A gentleman residing in the Rangitikci district, who may justly bo supposed to rival One .us in|wcalth, recently became tho holder of a cheque for £50. Hearing that the drawer was on tho point of filling, he hastened to tho bank, and presented the chequo for pay ment. To his utter dismay, it was returned with the ominous initials "N.S.F." written thereon. With admirable innocence, the gentleman inquired what balance wbb required to meet tho cheque, but, as a matter of course, the astute banker declined to impart tho '-outrht for information. The man of money there upon foolishly determined that lie would ascertain the approximate amount, and with that object in view commenced to pay in stalments of £5, thinking doubtless that there would soon be sufficient funds to meet the chequo. In this manner he parted with instalment after instalment, presenting the cheque at regular intervals, each time, how ever, with the same result —the cheque was dishonored. When he had paid in £50, ho discontinued the little amusement, and dis covered with feelings which can be more ensily imagined than described that he had not only reduced tho debtor's overdraft to the extent of £50, but had become the loser of a round £100.

Return of sick treated at the Provincial District Hospital, for the week ending Saturday, July 24th, 1880. Remained last return, 102 ; admitted since, 11 ; discharged 8 ; died, 4 ; rcmainiug, 101; males, 83 ; females, 18. Arrangement of cases : - Zymotic, 14 ; constitutional, 15 ; local, 4G ; developmental, 7; violent, 9. Four deaths occurred, viz. :—F.H., aged i>4 years, female, ou 19th inst., of paralysis; J.S., aged 43, male, on tho 19th inst., of par alysis ; 11. 11., 22, male, on the 22nd inst., of phthisis pulmonalis ; R.A., 40, male, on the 23rd inst, of heart disease. Thanks are returned to Mrs J. S. Macfarlane, and the Mayor and Council, for illustrated and other newspapers, and to Miss Canning, for a parcel of old linen.

A writer in an English paper, describing a pilgrimage to the Benedictine Monastery of St. Dunstnn, founded by Rev. Father Ignatius at Stanthory, near Abergavenny, Walc3, says :—" The Rev. Father Ignatius preached four times, and at 11 a.m. service, which was the only ono I attended. He selected <vs his text Psalm lxviii, 18. During the course of his sermon he said there was a political volcailo almost bursting at their feet, nnd on their doorstep was the shadow of that revolutionary spirit that was to wreck their land, as it had wrecked neigh bouring lands. He referred to the spirit of Antichrist, the spirit that said thore was no God. Directly that spirit gained an en trance, liberty was gone aud human rcas.n —that puny, embryonic thing—was set up as an idol to which every one was to bow. Ho was pleased to hear that Mr Bradlaugh had been elected a Member for Parliament, because it was asian that they were getting to their worst, and when they had got to their worst Christ would como. At the closo of this service I had an inter view with Father Ignatius, aud was -truck with his intense earnestness and religious cnthu .iiism. He entered into a long state ment in justification of his desire to revive monachism, and concluded thus: ' The Church of England has been without the life of prayer since the Reformation, and my object is to give to the Church of England that which it has not got -a lite of constant intercession, and of absolute seclusion from the world.'"

The new Presbyterian Church at Waiuku, which has been in course of erection within the last two or throe months, is now com pleted, to the entire satisfaction of the Inspector appointed by tho Building Com mittee and interested settlers. It is now ready for tho opening service, which will be conducted by the Rev. Mr Eunciman from Auckland on Sunday, August Ist. For the information of those in Auckland and else where who have contributed to the above church we give an outline of Ihe building. Main building, 35 x 20, with 12ft. stud; main entrance, 7ft. 4iu.; one pair folding doors covered with blue cloth with self acting springs, &c, platform, 20ft. 6in., Ift. Gin. nboye the floor, upon which is a small table and desk supported by four small column., Which is in place of a pulpit. The roof is supported with 5 pair principals, 16ft. long, wrought and champhered, framed with purlins, and close boarded with 9xl matched boards, and shingled. Porch over main entrance, 10 x 7, with door on each side. Vestry behind main building, 10 x 10. The whole of the building is lined with matched lining, and is seated to accommodate 100 people. Tha windows arc of a Gothic pattern, 8 in main building 7x3, top sash hung with weights and pulleys, and ornamented outside with label mould aud drops. Bellfry aud spire 9ft. high, 4ft. at base for a bell, which is to be put iv next week. The whole of the build ing has had three coats of paint, iiuished light stone colour, windows aud doors a shade darker. The site is enclosed with a substantial three-railed fence, with two small gates in front, aud one large gate in the side for vehicles. Tho ground is ploughed, and is to bo planted with trees. The new church is quite an ornament to the district of Waiuku,

Dr. Grant requests us to call attention to his local testimonials, as advertised in auotlicr column. Ho is removing from Auckland in about a month.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of John Lupton, caiter, of Auckland, was hold this LrAing, when Mr Thomas Mao ffarlane was elected trustee. The liabili ties are sot down at £203 and the assets (consisting of drays and horses) at abiut £112, over which, however, there is a bill ot sale.

The town of GnllipoP, which Turkey seems to be fortifying in readiness for war, is a seaport on tho Sea of Marmora, 16b miles from Constantinople. It has two ports in the principal station of the Turkum fleet, and has cxtentivo bazaars. During the Crimean War, Gallipoliwas the head quarters of a portion of the [Anglo-l' rencii army.

Professor Theodor Mommsen, whose valu able library at Berlin has (a cable despatch states) been wholly destroyed, is tbe author of many famous historical works on Italy. He edited a magnificent work on Latin in scriptions published by the Prussian Academy of Sciences, and also a work on Roman Coins, but is best known in England by his "Earliest Inhabitants of Italy,,, of which a translation appeared in London in 1856. In 1878 the King of Italy be .towed on hitii the Grand Cross of St. Maurice and Lazarus.

Here is a real geni cut from a recent issue of the " London Times." " To philosophers and philanthrophists.of substantial mealls with no immediate kin.— A young gentle man, just nineteen, who feels he has very good natural abilities for a scholar, philoso pher, aud statesman, wishes to become ac quainted with sorm. one ot the above who would adopt him, to give hirii every advan tage to cultivate himself in a superior man ner, and who woiild subsequently place him (after due knowledge and experience of his character and ability) in substantial inde pendent circumstances, that he may em ploy himself in promoting thb well-being of iiis'feilow-cottntryrneii. Applicant is thought ful, conscientious, energetic, persevering, methodical, modest} and vdry tdmperate.— Address, to arrange for interview. H792, Address and Inquiry Office, tlie " Times, E.C."

Tho annual meeting of ratepayers of Albottland South was held in the school room, Port Albert, on Saturday. Mr C. Judd was chairman, arid twenty-six rate payers were pre.ont. The balance-sheet and report having becri read, a long and lively discussion ensiled with reference to nn item of compensation to Mr F. Edger, for taking a rond through his property. It appeared tho District Board refused to accept any responsibility in the matter of compensation for a road made by the Rodney County Council. The matter was argued at great length, Councillor Shepherd contending that legally tho Council was liable, but that morally Mr Edger had no claim either against the Board or Council, nnd as a solution of tho difficulty the Council had got into, thought tho better course was that the Board and Council each pay half tlie amount claimed. At least two hours were wasted iv this matter, giving further proof of the unsatisfactory working of tho doublo fystcm of local Government—Councils aud Road Boards. A large number of persons wero proposed as trustees for the ensuing year, but many declined acting. Ultimately, Mossrs W. Pettot, J. S. Mawor, J. W. Smith, A. Neal, and G. Dibble wcto elected. Audi torn :J. Bccroft and C. Judd; fencc viewcre : J. Turner and A. Bccroft.

The two Empresses of China are the most extravagant womenon tho face of tho oarth. Last year they spent on dresses 250,000 tacls. The high dignataries of tho empiro havo remonstrated with theso Imperial ladies, but without success. Tho younger of the two Empresses, who has justcntcred her seventeenth year, has declared to the State Treasurer that sho has literally nothing to wear except a red velvet garment covered with seed pearls, and that, unless more money is forthcoming, she will decamp into Tartary and take the Emperor with her. As the Emperor is still an infant in arms, ho has naturally no voice in tho matter, The Empress is an ardent advocate of women's rights, nnd she will probably have another seed pearl dress, even if China becomes bankrupt in consequence.

Scintillations.

"Bo brief; for. it Is with words aa with sun beams ; tbo more tiny aro condensed, tho deeper thoy burn."—Soutukv.

The Rangoon cable is interrupted. The Russell "Luminary" is wrath with tho Government for letting out the recrea tion ground at Taumarcrc for grazing purposes. Over 2000 persons attended Father O'Reilly's funeral at Wellington yesterday. Sergeant Sanderson, A.C., has been transferred from Ugaruawakia to Marl borough. The trotting stallion' Mcrrilegs has been purchased from Messrs J. and A. Martyn by Mr George Bond, of Gisborne. The " Waikato Times " wants to know whether it isn't shamoful to see two bene dicts quarrelling over tho remains of an " urgeut" (sic) spinster. Query : What is an "urgent" spinster ? The Simmon elder, Batt, is proselytising at Oamaru. Subjoined are the Registrar-General's Returns of the Vital Statistics for the month of June for the following bo roughs :— Total Total Boroughs. Births. Deaths. Auckland ... 46 22 Wellington ..90 26 Chiisi church .. 62 21 Dunedin .. ..79 31 Thames .. .. 21 I " Why is Ned Kelly like pork intended for bacon ? Because he is being cured to bo hung." An Auckland gentleman intends shortly applying for a patent for a new mathe matical instrument of his own invention, for copying plans, drawings, etc., to scale. We have inspected the instrument, but for obvious reasons, cannot yet give a descrip tion of the modus operandi.

In Saturday's " Herald " there appeared three paragraphs copied from the Sydney "Bulletin," all of which were originally published in the STAR. This is going from home for news v. ith a vengeaucc.

Sccno: Interior of a local Church on a festive occasion. U nsucccssf ul and unabashed young vocalist, having lamentably failed with his musical dibit calmly, awaiting the cessation of the storm of hisses in order to get in a word ot explanation. At length- Friends ; you must not suppose the break down is my fault—not at all. The piano is very much out of tune. No one could sing with it. Immediate intervention of polite and urbane church dignitary : " Pardon me a moment; my young friend labours under a r trance misconception- The piano was carefully tuned yesterday for this occasion."—" Tableau."

Says the "N.Z. Times":—"Whatever faults Mr Sheehan may have, diain gcuuousncss is not one of them. He has a knack of speaking out boldly, and to the point, that is eminently taking with the House, aud commands encomiums even from his opponents." The. Union boats will call at Napier on Saturdays instead of Sundays henceforth. Te Whetu (the native arrested the other day) lately asked permission from Te Whiti to shoot some of the road party working beyond Wcrekino, but Tc Whiti replied, "If you shoot the Pakeha, you do it at your own risk ; I will not protect you."

The surveys on the Waimatc Plains are being pushed vigorously ahead. There aro now five parties in the field, and it is expected that 7000 or 8000 acres will be ready for sale by the Ist of September. By the last San Francisco mail a resident of Christchurch forwaided a declaration, taken before a magistrate here, to the effect that when present in a hall in England some years back he heard Mr Bradlaugh make use of the expressions relative to his disbelief in a God, which were quoted by the newspaper against which ho has entered an action for libel.

Scene in a chemist's shop.—Enter insur ance ageut (irate) : " Didn't I tell you I wanted white cosmetic?" Assistant, meekly: "Yes; I gave you white." Agent, throwing down packet and point ing : "Did you; what docs b-1-a-n-c spell, eh ?" Assistant collapses. At a recent religious ceremonial at the Hofburg, in Vienna, twelve old men were presented to the Emperor of Austria, whose collective ages amounted to 1082 years, giving an average of 90 years and two months each.

The "Post" says :—"The Lower House is degenerating into a huge talking-shop, the only aim of its members appearing to be to fill the pages of Hansard."

Clara Stephenson has been appearing in "Lady Audley's Secret" aud "The Daughtor of tho Regiment" at the Theatre l.oyal, Wellington.

The " Palmerston Times," in reporting a lecture given by Cuptain Barry, says:— " Captain Barry may be and no doubt is a very estimable man, but we should have had a better opinion of him if ho had settled his little account with us before leaving. Tho omission might have been absent-miudeduess on his part, or perhaps ho may imagine newspaper folk do not wunt money, or that it ought to be con sidered an honour for him to patronise us." In England portable gas is now sold and delivered everywhere. Country residents receive it from the city in copper! cylinders,

CABLEGRAMS.

EU.ROPI_.AN.

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Commercial.

LONDON, July 24.

Consuls 981. New Zealand, 4£ per cent, 1879-1904, loan has fallen one per cent. Thep*csent prico 99J. Adelaide and New Zealand breadstulis continue quiet and un changed. Wheat Afloat. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 192,000,000 quarters. Homeward Mails. The. homeward mails via Brindisi which left Melbourne on June 11th were delivered here today. The mails per Orient which left Adelaide July 19th, wero also delivered Via Brindisi to-day. LONDON, July 19. Winlbledon Meeting. The attendance at the Rifle Association Meeting at Wimbledon is very large aud shooting best yet recorded. The Sultan "Warned. The " Daily Newsj" says thb French _i mbaßsador at Constantinople: has warned the Sultan that in the event cf resistance Of the decision of tho Berlin Conference he will meet with the fate of the EhediVe of Egypt; Election Petitions; Up to the present time twelve Liberals and five Conservatives have been unseated on petition. The London Press on The Victorian Crisis; LONDON, July 16. The morning "Post," while regretting Sir James Service's defeat, hopea that parties arc still somewhat evenly balanced in the Victorian Parliament, and as no politicians here will endorse Sir G. Berry's extreme Views, whil.t the Home Government re garded Sir James Service's proposals as a reasonable settlement of the Reform ques tion, Sir G. Berry will now consent to a compromise in order to terminate the strife. . Tho " Pall Mall Gazette," in an article on the Reform question in Victoria, says that the more legitimate will be the change in tho personal Assembly if it gives greater confidence to property holders. The. proposed payment of members, it considers, is inadequate to secure the best men) but while it is in excess of the amount neceisary for recouping actual expenses it offers a competence to an undesirable class who have failed iv ordinary business and have no stake in the country. The Norwe gian system would cure present evils, but raising Ihe personal assembly would be real remedy.

JKochfort's New Paper. LONDON, July 14,

Ilochfort, who returned to France im mediately after the promulgation of the recent Communist amnesty, has estab lished a newspaper in Paris, as an ex ponent of the extreme views oi his party. The tone adopted is most hostile to Gambctta, whoso moro moderate attitude in relation to pablic affairs is not favourably regarded by the Communists. Grand Beview. LONDON, July 14. A Review, held at Windsor, was a great success. Thero were upwards of 12,000 troops present. Her Majesty, accompanied by several members of tho Royal family, was present, aud expressed herself pleased with the appearanco of the men. Disturbances at Bagdad. LONDON, July 13. Serious disturbances have occurred amongst the Arabs at Bagdad, and an Eng lish trading steamer that had just (arrived was attacked by fanatics, and in the conflict that ensued the captain and chief officer were murdered. Mutiny of Turirish Troops. The Turkish soldiers encamped near tho Tchalga lines for tho defence of the vicinity of Constantinople arc said to have mutinied, owing to ihe non-payment of ar rears of pay. They have presented a demand to the Sultan, requiring either im mediate payment or their dismissal. The Sultan, who was greatly alarmed at the outbreak, promised acquiescence in the demand of the corps. It is proposed to dis band the portion of the regiment dis affected, and satisfy the demands of others by payment ot the amounts due. Valuable Library Burned. The valuable library of Professor Theodor Mbmmsen, the well-known Roman historian, at Berlin, has been destroyed by fire.

Turkey Preparing for War.

The Turkish Government has decided to oppose the carrying out of the decision of the European Powers, and is sending rein forcements to such points of her territory as arc most likely to be attacked by hostile forces. Six transports, conveying troops, ammunition, and artillery, have been des patched to defend Salonica, and other im portant seaport cities of Turkey, Orders have also been issued for the Sola and Preiosa redoubts at the port of Gallipoli to be repaired, aud the necessary work, are being proceeded with.

The Fatal Colliery Accident

The fatal explosion at the Pisca colliery, near Newport, resulted from fire damp. There were a large number of men in the mine at the time, and it has been ascertained that over 130 perished. Zulu War Medals. The interesting ceremony of presenting the Zulu War medals to the troops engaged in that campaign took place yesterday in the presence of the chief military authori ties, and immense numbers of spectators. Tne Harvest. The prospects of the harvest are unsatis factory. The weather recently has been very unfavourable, and the heavy con tinuous rain that has fallen has seriously damaged the crops. Close ofthe Session. The sitting of tho French Chamber of Deputies has been brought to a conclusion. M. Gambetta yesterday formally closed the session. Excitemenu In France. The excitement at Paris in consequence of the expulsion of the religious orders aod the agitation arising from the Communistic celebration held in connection with the recent amnesty are subsiding. The autho rities took precautions to prevent any 'out break. Joint Measures. Franco and Italy have joined England in biingiug an increase of pressure to bear upou tho Sultan in order to coerce tae Porte into carrying out the stipulations of the Berlin Treaty regarding internal reform and tho cession of the disputed territory to Greece and Montenegro. It has beeu ar ranged to combine in making a naval de monstration before Constantinople, and Germany, after some hesitation, has con sented to co-operate.

The King of Greece, after visiting Paris and London, proceeded to Copenhagen to meet his father, the King of Denmark. The King of Sweden is also on a visit to. this Court, and a conference has oeen held between the three monarch?. The object has not transpired, but it is surmised that it will end in some concerted action being arranged between the smaller states of Europe ou matters affecting their general welfare. Accident to Prince Leopold. Intelligence has been received from Conaua of the accident which happened to Prince Leodold, now on tour through tho Dominion. He was out on a fishing excur sion and aacidcntally injured his ankle so severely that he will be unable to prosecute his journey for some weeks. CONSTANTINOPLE. July 25. The Montenegro Ambassador has been recalled from Constantinople, and now that diplomatic relations have been broken off, the Great Powers have agreed to make a naval demonstration against Turkey in favour of Montenegro. Australians v. Yorkshire. LONDON. July 23. The cricket match, Australians v. York shire County team, at Huddersiield, was resumed to-day. Tho former continued their innings, and when tho stumps were drawn tor the day had lost six wickols for 220 runs. Groube was caught.after making 61. Spofforth was also caught, after put ting together 44 runs. Blackham was not out for 40. Owing to the inclemency of the weather tho following day, the play was stopped, aud the match was drawn in favour of the Australians. Hobart Pasha, LONDON, July 19. The Porte having determined on a naval expedition against Greece, desired to ap. point Hobart Pasha (tho English officer

———_________—— mammmm —i who has] organised the Turkish navy) to the command. Hobart Pasha, however has refused to command any attack upon Greece, as such an expedition would pro j bably bring him into conflict with tho navy < f his own country. The Porto, in replying to the circular note of the European Powers embodying tbe decisions of the Berlin -Conference on the Montenegrin and Greek frontier questions proposes that Turkey should be allowed to letain Tarissa, Janina, and Metzovo, which the Conference decided should be included iv the district to the south of those towns to be ceded by Turkey for the rectification of the Greek frontier. CALCUTTA. July 23.; At the Durbar held at Kabul recently when it was announced by General Stewart that Abdur Rahman would be officially recognised by the British Government as the Amir of Afghanistan, the various sirdars present received the announcement in silence and without any signs of approval or disapproval. It is announced from Afghanistan that the British troops now stationed at Ganda mule will shhrtly be withdrawn to the rontier.

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Ahbther Fire in Stdnetf.

SYDNEY.

July 25.Z An extensive life broke olit in George street at midnight. Messrs Gordon anct Glitch's and other preraisds are totally destroyed. The loss is estimated at £10,000. Insurances on the building are heavy.

Insurances on Gordon and Crotch's Place*

SYDNEY, Monday.

Insurances on George-street property include £10,000 in New Zealand Cottt.' panics. Boakes, the photographers place, next to Gordon and Gotchs was also destroyed,

Love, Murder, and Suioide.

MELBOURNE.

Ju1y22,,, A terrible tragedy took place at the Opera House on Saturday. A young mat* named Greer shot his wife and a French man named Soudry.andafterwardsshothimi self. It is supposed to be through jealousy* They are all dangerously wounded, Greer is mortally so.

Five Thousand Damages!

MELBOURNE, Monday. | It is stated that Mr Mclntyre, who was the candidate at Sandhurst in the Minis terial interest at the late election, intends suing tho "Age" for £5,000 damages for saying he was bought over by Government by giving his son an appointment. 7 7 ,

TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) J I M „ 7*.p"|f

COROMANDEL, Saturday. 11

Mr Kanderson, of the Insurance Buildings, has received some prominent specimens from the Success Miue, Coromandel, showing gold. Tho report is encouraging. 19 tons of stuff has been crushed, bearing 42 ozs. gold. Commenced driving into the hill, 7 finding gold in the stone, vide report.

This day. 7 I TOKATKA. —The manager reports the 1 contractors have driven 14 feet during the i week through hard but fair shooting ground. ; Hornbrookandparty crushedatthe Bismarck battery 20 tons of quartz for a return of 74 ozs. retorted gold. Thode and parry, § after arranging to put through 50 tons at ; the Corby battery, had to stop when 16 ton? ffl were crushed, the road being too bad to cart over. They intend to send the balance to the Bismarck. Wells and party are , stopiug a little gold showing in the stone. . .

HAMILTON, this day. I

SEVERE ACCIDENT.

Mr Lang of Ngaruawahia, owner offlfl Harold and other race horses, met with a severe accident on Saturday while jumping j a Traducer colt. His horse fell and rolled W over him, the hind quarters falling heavily 7 on his head, and causing severe concussion of the brain. Dr. Sandes was sent for, but " at tbe latest advices Mr Lang was still un. conscious. Z A public meeting takes place to-morroil night at the Oddfellows Hall to censuro Z the Borough Council for proposing heavy • unnecessary expenditure on the Western j) Bridge approach. ' ~-• .• til

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RACING ITEMS.

.It is not likely Foul Play will go to Mel. . bourne. The Governor expects two horses by the Wakatipu, also two from Mr Finlay ... his son-in-law. Boxes are being prepared at the Hutt for six. The hesd-quarteri. of _■; His Excellency's racing stud will be at the Hutt not Christchurch. ."-*t3

Industrial Home Inquiry.

This inquiry was resumed this morning. Mrs Robert Morley was the first witnew. She had been a member of the Ladies' Committee for four years, and with few 7 exceptions she had visited the Home once '■ a month, and sometimes weekly to fort* nightly.No intimationof the time of her visits was given, and she had been there at all -.■ hours of the day. She had ample oppor... , tunities of seeing the general- management . of the Home. Considering the number of t children, and the limited assistance afforded ... to Mr and Mrs Stickley, the Home was in a., A much moro satisfactory stato than could bo inferred from several statements that h_4 . been made during the inquiry, and charges - that had been brought forward. She had .: no hesitation in endorsing Mr Stickloy'a j uniform kindness,- and Mrs Stickley'a , motherly treatment of the little children. Sho had always found the matron civil and attentive. She believed there had some times been too much interference and fault- P finding'on the part of the ladies, but she could not say whether this had affected Mrs Stickley's conduct towards them.**i» i 7 Mrs Henry Neale was the next witness. She had been a member of the Ladies' Committee for ten years, from the time it -•' was appointed. She had often been with other members of the Committee at the Home, and had always found Mrs Stickley L kind and considerate to the children there. i Both she aud Mr Stickley were remarkably patient and kind to the little ones. She had often seen Mrs Stickley about the > Home, but never idle. She invariably baa. p needlework for the children in her hand«. _^ This was more the case formerly than now, hex duties having become more exacting, y She attended to the mending, and superin tended the girl's work in the even ings. The Home had always been kept remarkably clean, consul eriog the number of children there; atto ;. the class to which they belonged. She be- hi lieved there was great cleanliness and order, especially in the dormitories. She had never seen the bedding dilty, although she always opened some of the beds *?31|m she went upstairs. She had sometime complained of the colour of the bed-hneu, but this was caused by the insufficiency oj _ the laundry accommodation which exijteo until lately. Tho conduct of the children • was all that could be looked for. There >| were few exceptions. There had always J. beeu an insufficiency of clothing W™ *| girls. The boys had been better oared tor in this respect. The reason given by toe-. witness for the better clothing ot tnetW was the way in which Mr Stickley n*<| ;| looked after them. Perhaps, if the Lathes y Committee had been more urgent in maw | request for money, they would have done v more for the clothing of the girls. '»» -pi thought that lately the stock of girls clow- -.-. ing had decidedly improved. - y- At this stage, several flannel Pc?" co .j*: ii were produced by the witness, with to ,-i object of shewing that the economy ot cut j ting them short in length was unwl?®:. n £ M warm discussion on the subject of P et?°° * J cutting ensued. Mrs Kenderdine P°j n"~ ,* out that the ladies had only reduced too number of widths or tucks, or something", the kind. The effect of this had w*» p to reduce the width of the garment, ana n« j shorten tho length. Mrs Stickley cut M» petticoats out. ■ ~ , r - ffl -; M Within a recent period the Ladie, s.jr~!: t mitteo had adopted methods s0 c™: t , :-f from what had been customary that w :; ness, as the oldest member of the L-0™""} «j tee, had felt herself somewhat aggnev^m and she thought that iv tho same way w ,t Stickley had had some feeling aboUl"j T^J Mrs Neale also considered that tnei g .• should not be allowed to leave the Roin°Z :« service until they were sixteen of seveui years of age.' , „,. ~„„ the ,*l Tho examination of Mr Si%™*mSM master, was then resumed. A^JPt^M taken up were punishment of children .w*. general management. (Left Sitting-)

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDAY. JULY 26. 1880



Special Advertisements. ptL OTHING ! AND DRAPERY !H-' , dfeASONABLB AND OHEAP. ~ ."... • AT RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN'S. Particular attention is directed to the following lines:— BLANKETS, ALL SlZKrt 40-inoh Heavy White Twill Sheeting, at Is per FUR^MUFFS in variety, and to be clesred at NEW FANCY WOOLLEN GOODS—Squares, i Folks a, &c, to be cleared off cheap New Galoon Dress Trimmings, bought a Job, i ■'■' and to be cleared at less than quarter . wholesale prices . T i Ta rm_be Girls', Maids', and Ladies'ULSTEBS A Jo- Lot ot Ladies' Alpaca Umbrellas, at2s 6d; a bargain FLANNELS, from 9- per yard Winter Ho-ihey—A large variety Girls and Women's, Plain and Striped, 9d per pair New Costume Clcths A line of Homeßpun at 7Jd per yard Carpet Bags, cheap A Job Lot of Boys' Inverness Cap.s, very cheap Gents' Waterproof Tweed Overcoats Men's Flannel Undorshlit., our own mate, 3s 9d Boys' Blaok Cloth Trousers, a Job line, to be ■ ■ cleared at 6s Od per pair MEN'S HOSIKHY, very cheap A strong line of Worßted, half hose, Is per pair Clothing and Drapery Goodb of every description, at very reasonable rates, and 5 per cent (is in the fill DISCOUNT allowed off all CASH Purchases ot 20s and upwards. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, JUNCTION .DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army and' Navy Hotel, hi Upper Queen-street, Auckland. ]St MTJRC HI E, •v MERCHANT TAILOR AND IMPORTER. OUR STOOK IS NOW COMPLETE. The Assortment will be found muoh larqbb and more vabibij than heretofore. The SUPERIORITY of the Clothing made by us to that offered by other Tailors ia well known. Wo also offer the Advantage of the LARGEST STOCK IN THE TRADE. We are continually receiving all the novelties - of the Season, and have always some ,t . thing new to show you. M. M U X C H I E, Suortland Street. mHE MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO., MANUFACTURERS OF THE HIGHEST GRADE OF BILVER PLATED Jj WARE, BOTH ON TNIOKEL SILVER AND WHITE MKTAL. Sample Rooms and Offlces-16, East Fourteenth street, Union Squaro, New York. Factories-West Meriden, Connecticut. Bole Agents for the North Island, ..AL:.: | ~ *fl MfmBTW



Special Advertisements. f. LOVES! PRINCIPAL GLOVE WAREHOUSE GARLICK & CRANWELL intend always to keep a Largo Stock of Gloves to suit every class of customer. Bosldes Thread, Silk. Cloth, and other seasonable Gloves, they have now on sale, Q.OOD TWO-BUITON Kid Gloves (Coloured). i Is lid. These are a Job lino, and worth a groat doal more. , . _j _- Ono? Two, and Threo-Button, at Is 9 (elightly damaged). We have Just Opened up a much BETTER GLOVE, in all sizes, viz.— One-Button Josephines, new colours Ono-Bu.ton , ditto , Blaok Tho public will generally bo obtainablo to , tho vory B EST and Fash'onnblo Gloves at tho City Hal A road o. We havo just received a largo assortment of SIX-BUTTON Blaok Kid Gloves FOUR-BUTTON Blaok ditto THRKK-BUTTON ditto ditto TWO-BUTTON ditto ditto ONE-BUTTON ditto ditto ONE-BUTTON Ist choice Coloured Joseph ines. Will bo sold at CO-OPERATIVE CASH PRICES. ' GARLICK & CRANWELL, ) City Hall Arcado, Queen-street. Auckland. EX 'SAM MKNDEL,' from London, ox t ' CAMILLE,' from New York. NEW GOODS by these vessels Just Opened by GARLIOK & CRANWELL. Tapestry and Brussels CarpoH new designs Blaok & Gold Fringes) Very handsome for Cor- Bullion & Coloured I nio_s & Gipsy Tables 3, 31.1. and IJ-feot Iron Bedsteads 2-3, 3 6, and 12-feet Oilcloths Fanoy Carpet Ocoaslonal Chairs Folding Ladies' Work Tables Davenports, Whatnots. Coffee Tables Marble-top Cheffonlere, Walnut Centre Tables Toiletwaro, Toilet Ulasses Children's Chairs, Iron Cots, Perambulators Door Mats, American Cradles, Cane Chairs And various Yankee Notions wo invito in spection ot. GARLICK & CRANW EL L, city hall arcade. Queen-street, Auokland. ' " THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY i FIRE AND LIFE), ' Acknowledged to bo the most , SUCCESSFUL INSURANCE INSTITUTION in existonce, I For tho time It has been established. Namely, 35 years. And taking rank as one of the LEADING BRITISH OFFICES, , Has now carried on business in this Colony foi • 16 yoars, Dining whioh porlod, in Auckland itself, nc i more honourable record oxi -its of the dealings ol t any kindred institution than that of ! rpHE "O OVAL Extending through all tho old days of firo unti bitter times came, when ! Tho Company was tho First to Withdraw i from Torift Arrangements, And givo Auckland Insurers tho benoflt o: ! Reduced rates. j The undersigned Agont continues to aeoept FIRE RISKS on every description of Insurable Property at the LOWEST RATES obtainable. I CLAIMS for LOSSES are Promptly anc I Liberally adjusted, without reference elsewhere and immediately paid at the Company's Banker! in Auckland. ■ GEO. W JONES Chief A gent for the Province of Auckland. Offloe: Shortland-street. ; May 22.1880. , fT.HE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHINC [ FACTORY'S ! GARMENTS FOR MEN'S AND BOYS > WEAR Fit Better : Are Better Cut Look Better :: Are Better Made Wear Better :: abb Better Shruni ! And therefore givo more satisfaction than an; , othor goods offored to the public. - Testified to by their Thousands of Customer r wbo purchase constantly at the b NEW, ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. BRANCHKS. Now Established In Dunedih Wellington jnveroargill nklßon Oamaru Wanojnui , Timaru New Plymouth - Ashburton Napier lattklton . Thames , CHRißTcaußC.ii Auckland i A Single Garment at Wholesale Pbici N. 8.: Our New Winter Ma nfaoturea are no. Ready. T I f3L "TRY THE N.Z. CVERCOAT. » Shirts, Hats and Hosiery of every desert] tion at Wiiolksalk Prices, AUOKLAND BRANCH, Queen-street (opposite Theatre Royal). J. FHZSIMONS, Manager • SPECIAL TO FARMERS CHEAP MANURES. FINE BONEDUST, from .. .. £1 PER TO \ BONEFLOUR. ~ .. .. £8 ■ SUPERPHOSPHATE,, £9 . GUANO of all descriptions. Special Quotations for Large Quantities. W. J. HURST & CO., 101, QUBEN-STREET. TjIXPIRATION OF LEASI ' In consequence of the Lease of thelPremisc expiring in August, TLTILNE & riHOICB" find It necessary to hold a GREAT CLEARING SALE OF THE WHOLE of THEIR STOCI PfOR QNE JV/fONTH QNLY. Every article in the house will be offere AT OF UNDER COST PRICE, FOR CASH. Sale to commence THURSDAY, July 1, 183. M. & C. would invite their friends and th publio to take advantage of this Sole, as it wi be a GENUINE one. The whole of theifne. and Fashionable Goods (without reservation) i every department must be sold. N.B.—Country orders will be faithfully ex< outed. , • MILNE & CHOYCE, CHEAPSIDE HOUSE, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland. A U.QKLAND CLOTHING FACTORY., LOCAL INDUSTRY. TAILORING DEPARTMENT. J. B. Robinson has tho honour to an nounce that he has secured tho sor vices . of an eminent fashionable Cutter from Sydney, and a competent staff of Tailors, and has made extensive pre parations for the manufacture of colonial cloths ; and is now in a position to supply Men's, Youths's and Boy's Suits, made to measure, at Eng lishjslop prices on the shortest notice. Suits made to order on twelve hours' notice. Colonial Tweed Trousers, made! to measure at 13s Gd, on six hours' notice. All Tweeds guaranteed woll shrunk. As it la Intended to devote the whole of the resources of the Establishment solely to the manufacture of Men's . Youths' and Boy's Clothing, the present Stook of Ready-made Goods will be bold at prime cost, to make room for those ofiour'own manufacture. J. B. ROBINSON, A UCKLAND QLOTHING IT^AOTORY QUEEN-STREET Two doors below Mr Tank's Auction Mart).



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