SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

LABT EVENING. A wlo, 8 p., Crawford, from Whangarel TO-DAY. Glenelir, a.s., Farquar, from Ohlwa Staff*," s.a , Bakor, from Tauranga Waitaki, 8.5., Hdie, trom Whungarol

DEPARTURES.

TO-DAY. Roderick Dhu, brißantine, Robottson, for Dunedin Savoy Kate, ech., Micdonald, for Whangarei Thomas and Henry, brisr, Markß, for Ktupara Ocean, schooner. Steer, for Russell Pakoha, brig, Brewer, for Kaipara Clirlstina, schooner, amith, for Russell

TO-DAY. I-och Dee, barque. Black, for London Btall'ft, b^., Baker, for Xauranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Tfturanga-Glenelff. Friday: Waitaki, Monday Whangarel—Argylo, Tuesdays and Fridays ; Waitaki, Friday Rusßoll-lona, evory Monday; Waitaki, Wed-

ncsday Rarotocga—Tranßit New Plymouth and South—Taiaroa, luosday RongatlM, Thursday Bamoa—Jfdith

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, 5.8., from Sydney and Molbonrno, shortly Hyena, H.I.G.M S., from Samoa Waikato, shiu (M.P.K V.) from London, 10->ding Laugstono, ship, (JUBM) from London; sailed

May 17. Lutterwonh, bardue, from London Aoba, schooner, from New Caledonia Atotobau, aohooner. from Karotonga Kthel, biigantino, from Timarn Mary Anderson, schooner, Jrora Now Caledonia Defiance, brigantine (d.L M.R), from Dunedin Southern Cross, Mission schooner, from tne

Cabarfeldh, barqoo (S.Q.M.J.). from HongkonK Ocean Rancor, barquentine. (W.T.N.V.) from New York, sailed April 2Jth Scottish Lassie, barque, (RBLM) from London

sailed May 17 , .. Lochnagar, barque, from London, loading Ocen'a, origantino, from Adelaide James A. Stewart, br.aantioo, from limaru Oamaru, brigantine, from Camaru. Syren, brig (J.D.N.H.), from Sydney Fcorless, brigantinc, lrom Dnnedin Flirt, brlgantina (W.L.U.P.), from Lovuka Boreal's, brigantine. from Levuka Noival, schooner, from Lyttelton Pirate, echoonor, f#om Tahiti Avoca, schooner, from Newcastle Sovereign of the Seas, cutter, from Rarotonga B Ie Brandon, achoonor from Lino Islands Gael, echoonor (5.U.0.8), from Samoa

IMPORTS.

Per Loch Dood, from London :—

300' kegs blasting powder, 407 birs iron, ICO bundles iron, 150 bundles fencing wire, 55 bandies sheet wire, 109 cases galvanise d iron, 25 cases scythe stone3,l(l casks fuse, 7 casks wator filters, fr cases Williams'H knives", filters, and weighing machines, 12 enses hriicoe's ranges, 2 casas bwsware, 1 case screws, 2 cisksrimlocks, 2 bales clothes lines, 3 casks T hinges, 1 cask basins, 3 casks milk pans, 2 casks wheat mill*, 1 cask copper and brass wiro, 1 cask chest and padlocks, 2 casks Brunswick and Berlin black, 1 case Chesternmn's tap 3 and chains, 1 cask clout nails, 1 caßk pewter men.-urea, 1 cask tailors irons and weight?, 1 rosli bottling and range cocka, 1 rask pressing-p.ins, 1 cask bell fittings, 1 cask fishhooks, 1 cask latches, 1 cask dog chains, 1 cask axle pulleys. It case* bruehwaro, 1 cask padlocks, 1 bale fishing lines, 1 bale cotton fishing-lines, 38 casks and cases general iron mongery,— T. aDd S. Morrin.

100 bega carhonato of soda, 10 casks linseed oil, 100 drums do., 50 tons w'cston and Westall's salt.—\V. S. Laurie.

EXPORTS.

Per Kodetu'k Dhu, for Duneain: iu.uuu leco timber.

Tho Glenelg, from Ohiwa, brought 150 head cattle.

The Fchooner Edith, for Samoa, and tho Motu Lalo, for Vavau, cleared at tho Customs to-day.

The brigantine Lapwing arrived at Sydney from the Thames with a cargo of timber on Sunday last.

The barque Chilo ia now taking in cargo for London.

The s.s. Areyle arrived last evening from Wbangarei and Mamtapai with i 2 sacki kauri gum. 10 casoa fruit, 6 kegs butter, 75 Bheep, and the following passengers :—Mrs Fraser, Messrs Shakespeare, Bolt, HarrisoD, Graham, Thomp son, McDonald, Mursder, Gold water, and six in the steerage, she returned to the s imo ports this afternoon.

The topsail schooner Sybil has sailed from Foo Choo for this port with a cargo of new season teas.

The barqna Loch Doon discharged her powder into a cutter to-day.

The barque Bertie i 3 expected to cnraplotc tho re-loading of her cargo about the roidd c ot next weok. She will sail immediately afterwards for London.

The s.a. Glenelg, after having been several days bar bound at Ohiwa, arrived to-day. She ■was doomed in order to undergo an ovorhaul. The Staffa, which takes her placo this trip, arrived this morning and leaves again to-night. nm^rteftme&i£ nfl*rlct nhu fuiilaii today

The 8.8. Staflafrom Tauranga brought 100 socks produce, 50 pigs, and tho following pas pongera :—Captain Yates, Miss Monson, Messrs Hunt, Allwright, Henry Haig Gray, and Chas. Vox.

The schooner Transit entered out at the Cus toms to-day for Atiu, Cooks Group.

BARQUE SIGNALLED.

A barque, supposed to bo the Cueltan, from Adelaide, was signalled when wa went to press.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Hannah Mokau, s.s., McCarthy, from Waitara

DEPARTURES.

Itangatira, b.s,, Harvey, Tor tho South

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Hokianoa. this Cay. Sailed: Rowena, for Onehunga, at U a.m. Wellington, yesterday. Sailed: Hawea for the Mannkau. Passen gers :—Misees Goulton {!), Messrs GriiTitns, Bollard, Northoroft, Scott, Atchison, and seven in tho steerage. This day. Sailed: W'anaka, for Lyttietoo, at 11.15 a in.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, Friday,

AUCKLAND STOCK MAKKET,

MB. ALFRED BOCKLAND'S WEEKLY BBrOBT.

At the Haymarket on Friday last fodder was 3d to6d the owt. less value, ranging from 23 Gl to 3s 9d per cwt. Firs.-class clover hay in man 11 bales, 5s the cwt. Lapstoae potatoes, £1 10s; blueOerwent, £32aGd the ton. Oats, 2s 3d to 2s <id the bushel; bonedust, £617s 6d the ton. Horee stock were brought forward in limited numbers, and but little business done. On Tuesday, li'des were in demand, and ranged from 3|d to ljd the- lb.; tallow, 203 and 20s (id the owt.; sheepskins, in full numbers and steady demand at advanced prices; they ranged at Is 3d toSs 9d each. AtPapakura, on Wednesday, there was a large muster of good cattle, with a brisk demand at!sa per head advanco over the prices rulliog last month. Ou Thursday, the Palo of the hides at the Rail way Wharf was attended by all the u*ual buyers. There was good competition, antt 600 were sold at prices varying from id to lid the lb. At Remuorn, on Thuraday, dairy cowa were plentiful, and at lower values. Well-bred store c.'ii tie in brisk inquiry, and better prices ob tuineii. Fat cattle in full supply. Ill) head yarded, principally steers of good quality Prices were regular throughout the sain, and ranged from 26s to 28s the lOOlbs. Fat aheop wore in larger number than usual, but in re quest, and an advance of about Is per head on lust week's prices was obtained. A fall market oC pigs, both fat and store, met with a steady demand at satisfactory prioes.

MESSRS HUNTBR AND NOLAN'S WEBKLTT BBPOBT,

Horses.—The number submitted for rale was rather limited, but there was a Rood demand, and. prices had a slightly upward tendency. At tholJurham Yardß, scarcely the usual number were entered, but buyers i were in attendance. Competition was good throughout, and prices ruled in favour of the vendor, as compared with tbc previous -week. We quote : Hacks at from i£Bsd to £18; light harness norses, from .(Ml to £26 ss; draught, £38. Cattle. —The supply of fat beasts have been uo to the requirements, but more dairy and store stock would have found ready purchasers. At Newmarket on Tuesday, there was a moderate number of fat beasts yarded, but dairy and store stock were ia limited numbers. At Wuiuku, on Wednesday, as is usual in the mid winter quarterly Bale, but a limited number of cattle were yarded, and had the yards been full they would have found ready purchasers. We quote beef 283 to 32b. There v\ as uo noteworthy alteration in the value of other descriptions. Sheep.—At Nowmarket, on Tuesday, but very few were yarded, and prioes ruled greatly ia favour of the vendor, 2s 8d per 81bs. being freely given. Pigs were also yarded In limited numbers, and Bold 3d per lb. dead weight.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Wholesale. Kotall. 8. d. s. d. b. d. 8. d. Butter, fß,lb 1 3-0 0 Milk, quart 0 1-0 5 Beat Dairies 1 C-l 7 Butter, fs.lb 1 6-1 0 Butter, sit, lb 0 8-0 10 Butter, salt 1 o—l 2 Ohceße ilooal) 0 6-0 6J Cbeeae (col.) 0 8-0 9 Do., Cant. 0 Gi-0 7 Bggs, doz... 1 3—o 0 Ktwu.doz. 1 o—o 0 Lard.lb .. 0 0-0 10 liard,lb(6iiis)o 7—o 8 Fowls, each 2 o—3 0 Bacon aodHams, Ducks, each 2 6—3 6 Provincial (new Geeso, each 5 o—7 0 cure) .. 0 91 —0 10 Turkeys .. 5 0-7 0 Canterbury Hams Bscon, lb .. 1 o—l 2 and Bacon (in Hams, lb .. 1 I—l 3 cloth) .. 0 10H 0 | Bait Butter, Canterbury and Wanganui, lb, Bd, 9d Bread, 4d to lid per 21b loaf Jams, per case, 5 doz, 27s (id to 32s Gil. t Botcher's Meat. Retail. ■ Roasting Beef tf 5 to 6 7 Boiling Beef .... o 1— 0 5 JVlntton, hind-quarter .. . OO 044 „ tore-quarter o2* — 0 3 Lamb, fore-quarter 0 0 — 00 _ ~ bind-quartec 0 0-06 PorkandVeal 0 0 — 07 Steaks 06 — 08 Chops and Sausages .. .. ..0 5— 0 6 Tallow beat (wholesale)-mutton, 30a; mixed, 22fl 10 203. Flour Market. Wholesale. £ s. d Superfine Flour, eilk dressed, per ton.. 13 o 0 ""ine Flour, ditto, household .. _ 12 0 0 -os (scarce), per ton 6 0 0 ••l^, per ton li 0 0 >^rton .. 12 0 0 •ton £11—12 0 0 ton J511—12 0 0 huv. ,V V ->n(sacksincluded).. 6 0 0 Jrdeni fti?^: .- \ .. .. .. 18 0 0 id ttocoaiiianiea by »i^. " " w "

HAY AND CORN MARKET. Wholesale.

s. a. b. a. »■> »» Malze*(Syd.)3 6-0 0 Hay. ine'dow .. (Col.) none ton pressed 6 0-0 0 J ~ (Fijn.l 3 0-0 0 Lucerne, do >*ono Coast) 3 8-0 0 Straw (load) 0 18-110 Oats .. ..2 0-2 3 Chaff .. •|J2~^ a Wheat (fowl) 3 G-i 0 I Hay (oaten) 5 10-6 o Potatoes: I-oeal, £3 to £3 10sper ton. Canter bury (upward tendency), £310a to £3 15b. • Very ecarco. Retail. . , B d B d. h. a. s. n- Malze, bushel 3 6-3 9 Lucorno, owt.7 6-* 0 Oats, ditto ..2 3-2 6 Oaton, ditto 6 0-7 » Bran, lOOibs C 0-7 0 Straw, ditto 3 0-* 0 Wheat (fowl) 4 0-4 6 Chaff, ditto 5 6-0 0 Hay.cwt. ..6 0-6 61 Potafos.ditto i b-4 0. Sbeds.—Retail. ; „ /i p d '• °-- b. a. Rveirrass 5 0-8 0 Cocksfoot, bl. 6 0-8 oi. Itafian do "8 0-0 0 Trefoil, lb. 0 9-0 O odabver/lbO 9-0 0 itetstaiUb. 1 6-0 O White Clover 1 1-0 0 Timotby.lb. 0 6-0 » Alsyke, lb ..12 0 0 Lucerne,lb. 1 6-0 » Cowgrassi, lbl 0-0 0 Rape, lb ..0 5 0 O Woofpacks in quantity 3s 3d to 3s 6d each; corn snokß, 8s to 9s (id por dozen. Fencing: wiro Nos. 6, 7, and 8, assorted, £lfi 103 to £17 per ton Building Matwhals. Timdbr.—Boards and Si-antllog, 100 ft., best us 6d ; second claes, 7a 6d : best planed. tonjeuecL an<i grooved, lia ; second-class ditto. 103. Mills- Cargo, bost, 8a 6d to 93 Bd, socond-clasa, « aa- B Now Zeallnd PallngMft (»p\ 10j: sft(heart) j 13); Bft, 13i Tl-troe Rails, £210 ito £3 103 per 100 Puriri POBt9. £6 to £7; Shingles. 169 Per 1,000. HobartTown Paling, sft, 18s; 6(t. 20a; Hobart. Town Raila, DOs. Buying and selling quotationa. Bricks (at Whau,) 403 per 1.000; Town Harris. £2 10a: delivomd. £3. Drain pipes, por 100 (6 inches bore), 30a; 4 inches. 1 la; 3 inchos 93 : 2 inobes. £210s per 1,000; socket glazed pipos, IS inches 2a 6d por foot; 15 inches. 2s por fool; It inches, la 6d per foot; Oinchoa, la rerfoot; o inches, 6d per foot; 1 inches. 4d por foot. Limk, slacked. Is por bushol; quick lime in. sack, la 6d to 2s. Kauri Gum and Flax Market. . Gam romains about sumo. Tho following" aalca havo been effeotod since last Friday :— Good ordinary Kaipara and Whangaroi at*** to £27, Waikato £22 to £25, East Coast, £SS to. £37 ; receipts for July to dato, 330 tona. Flax.-finest quality £22-£23 per ton FLAX.-Medium .. .. 19-2} » Tow • »• I'" —** »• Fungus ". ".'. 3jd. porlb. Co ai, and Firewood Markkt. Coal.—Newcastle (ship's side), cargo 31s por ton • yard, 40s to 455. Bay of Islands, at yards, 2.>s 6d • screened, 28s 6d; ditto at the mine, 13s; ship a side, 23s Gd. Waikato, at mine, 5s ;in Auckland, 17s Od to 22s : Taupiri, at mines, 63 6d to 12s ; at yard, 18s to 245. Wnnßarol, at mine, 83 6d ; yard, (steam), 17s; household, 225. Miranda, at yard, (houaohold). 18a: steam, 189. Kamo (household), 28H, 30s delivorod ; steam. 23a. Firkwood.—Uncut, at wharf (cargo), 8s to 93 per ton; delivered, 13s ; cut, Us to 17s.

Manures. Bonbdust, £7 to £9 : Pornvian, £18; Hnon Guano, small lots, £6, bags included ; Mexican Guano, £5 to £10; Maiden Island Guano, £7 to £8; Super-Phosphato £9 to £UL

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails witx Cr.oan as Undkr :— Tina Day. For Whi iangl, Talrua, Tauranga, and Opotikl, per stafla, at i p.m. For Wangarei Heals and Wangarel, per Argyle, at 4 p.m. For Wangaroi Heads and Wangaroi, per Waitaki, at 5 p.m. For Thamos, per Anno Millbank, at 5.30 p.m. Saturday, 31st instant. For Thames, per Hotomahana. at 7 o.m. For Waiwera, Mshuranari, Matakana, Manga wal, Watpu, and Mangapai, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Waitara and riow Plymouth, per Rowena, at 11 a.m. Monday, 2nd August. Kor Rasaell, Kawakawa, &a, per Rlngarooma, at 3 p.m. Kor Russell, Kawakawa, Waugaroa, and Mon gonui, per lon a, at 1 p.m. Tuesday. 3rd August. For Taranaki and Southern ports, per Hawea, at 11 a m. 3. B Bibs, Chief Postmaster.

Meetings, Entertainments, &c.

July 29, 1880. Theatre Royal-" Lighthouse," 8 p.m. Lome-street Hall—Hart's Operetta Company, 8 p.m.

Protestant Hall, Newton—Half-yearly Meet ing of Orand Orange Institution, 7 p.m.

Albert-street Hall—Hobson's Quadrille As sembly, 7.30 p.m.

St. Matthew's School—Panorama of Now Zealand Scenery, 7.30 p.m. Otshuhu flail—Ratepeyors" Meeting, 7.30 p.m. Nowina kot Hall—Victoria Lodge, 1.0. G.T., 7 30 p.m.

BIRTH.

BATKR.-On July 29tb, at her residence, Rich mond Road, PoDsonby, the wife of Charles Bater, of a daughter. KITT On July Hi, at Newton Road, Auckland, Mrs T. W. Kitt of a daughter.

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

FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1880.

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

The history of English wars is almost without variation a history of blunder ing and disaster, retrieved by national courage and determination. That the Afghan Campaign has been a singular exception—an almost unbroken scries of successes—is attributable more to disunity and disorganisation in the country invaded, than to the fore thought, skill, and well-conceived tactics of the invaders. The entrance into the country with three compara tively small and disconnected columns, exposed to defeat in detail, was an experiment the success of which must be attributed more to the weakness of the enemy than the prudence of the commanders. More than once, sections of our forces were almost routed, under circumstances which would have meant complete annihilation. When the column sent out by General Roberts at Cabul to join General Macpherson in punishing recalcitrant tribes, stumbled on the main body of Mahomnied Jan's army, and were defeated, leaving General Macpherson cut off from Cabul, which he onlj reached by breaking through, it was said someone had blundered. And when General Roberts found himself surrounded by an overwhelming host

and compelled to stand on the defensive at the cantonments of Shirpur until relieved by Gough, it was again said that over-weening confidence and want of due precautions had neai-ly caused a terrible disaster. Again, less than a

a mouth ago, wo received details of an engagement in which 3,500 of General Stewart's force were nearly annihilated by 15,000 Ghazees, and now disaster has come in earnest—a brigade num bering 2000 men, under General Burroughs, has been cut to pieces near Candalmr, by the army of Ayoub Khan, andtheremaindcrof the force numbering 3000, under General Primrose, is now besieged in the citadel at Candahar. It is impossible, with the meagre informa tion yet received, to understand how such a disaster could have happoned. The advance of Ayonb Khan (brother of the lato Ameer, Yakoob Khan) with a largo army from Herat has been well known for tho last six weeks. Every stage of his journey has been chronicled in tho cablo despatches brought from day to day, and with roports of tho accessions to his ranks. There has been plenty of tiino to concoutrate a body of troops that would have effectually barred tho progress of the new deliverer, but this hns not beon dono. Wo fully expect to hear, when tho dotails come to hand, that tho ordinary precautions in forming an entrenched camp wero neglected here as at Horkc's Drift, and that ovtr wholmed by numbers tho British force, which consists largely of native troops from tho Indian army, was over whelmed by the impetuosity and num ber of their assailants. There is no thing that will oxcuso a general for such a disaster. lie should bo perfectly certain of his ability to cope with his enemy, or should tako up a position capablo of being defended. It is criminal to even risk defeat whore tho consequences of failure are so terrible. Ayoob Khan's victory will bring thousands of men to his standard who before held aloof from activo hostility, and the work of ending tho war is thereby increased tenfold. Thoro can bo no halting now. Peace is impossible until tho victorious tribes aro completely subjugated, and that is rt work which will not only further embarrass tho over strained resources of the Indian Treasury but will cost many bravo men their lives and carry sorrow and desolation into many a homo.

Bbfouk the mail, just to band, was des patched from London some important facts transpired relative to tho mining niun-of. war Atalanta. On the 14th Juno live of her seamen who were left at Burbadoes arrived at Spithcad iv the gun-boat Plover, and were able to give a good deal of infor mation as to tho behaviour and goneral character of the ship whou at sea. Their report is most disheartening. Ouo of the men declares that a fortnight after leaving Portsmouth the vessel rolled and pitched terribly, the main and upper decks beiug hardly ever dry. He added that it was impossible to sail under a better captain, and the crew were always cool and ready to obey orders ; but tho Atalanta, when struck by a sea, would go dowu on her .side with a lurch, and remain so for five minutes, being too top-heavy to right herself quickly. Another man said he would rather cross the Atlantic in a hilling smack, and all agree as to the bad weather she made After all possible allowance is made for exaggeration and lor the desire to make theories chime in with fact, enough, as the "Echo" points out, remains behind to strengthen the impression that the Atalanta ought never to havo been selected as a training-ship, aud that hundreds of valuable lives have been sacnliccd to tho obstinacy and indifference of the authorities respon sible for her commission. Wo are glad to hear that tho Lords of tho Admiralty have set on foot an exhaustive enquiry into tho lyAkftUj _aflair A _ whioh_will bring homo tho

One of those extraordinary mysteries for which London is famous came to light on the 3rd of last month in the house of Mr Hcnriqucs, a well-known merchant, residing near Mr Gladstone, in Uarley-street, and has caused no small sensation. On that day it seems tho butler decided to clear up the cellar, which fur some time past had been remarkable for a musty, disagreeable smell. In this cellar is a cistern, upheld by four wooden legs, and beneath there was a light wooden cask, together with a quantity of other lumber. When an effort was made to remove the cask, which was supposed to be empty, it was tound to con tain human remuius, supposed to be those of a woman, who had evidently been pushed iv lu-ad-foicmost, aud whose legs had afterwards been pressed below the surface. The Temuius were iv a greatly decomposed condition, aud must have been there, the doctors say, fully three years. A careful inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the case failed to reveal the identity of the murdered woman, and after being twice adjourned, the coroner's jury were obliged to return a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons un known. Coming so soon after the failure to detect Miss Hacker's assassin, this affair has excited much unfavourable comment, and the detective police appear to have been pretty severely handled by tho ptcss. Under the title of the "Mystery of the Basement," the "World" has an article, which is sufficiently in teresting to be worth quoting. It says : — " For tho space of at least two yearn did the eyes of a respectable aud opulent City merchant look above the wire-blinds of bis dining-room into the street every morning to see what the weather was like, or whether his carriage was at the door. Yet every morning—whether the weather was fine or wet, whether the world outside was steeped in brightness or gloom—there lay imme diately below his nose a hideous burden in the illumined corner of a cellar which he himself had probably never entered in his life. At some point of time or other within thelasttweuty-aix mouths, someone, having accesi to the premises of this estimable, pros perous householder, had been implicated in a crime as ghastly as that of Wainwright. Less than a yard or two from the well-car peted room iv which the ho3t entertaiucd his friends, there had been deposited the mangled festering remains of a human being, wickedly and cruelly done to death. Yet no suspicions were raised; no one had been missed; it doo3 not even appear that the pro prietor of the Harley-st. house had changed his servants with a frequency that in these clays can bo consideicd uncommon. If Mr Henriques, on coming down to breakfast, had made the appa'iling discovery ir. his hall, or in his dining-room, London would have instantly rung with the news of the atrocity. But the aceue of tho mystery was the dim inscrutable basement. There the putrcfy iug limbs had remained unknown for weeks, mouths, aud even years. They were de tected only by an accident. At first there was supposed to be something wroug with the drains. So the drains were seen to uud put to rights. Still the foul odours con tinued to be emitted from the neighbouring enamel, and at last their source was re vealed. There is no reason to suppose that

the basements ot mo-it, or of many, or of any, " comfortable family residences " in London would, it investigated, be found to be 'deformed in a like manner. All pre sumptions, all probabilities, point the other way ; but as for the certainty which comes of knowledge, it docs not exist. Who will deny that ihc subject is one which equally deserves the attention of the matler-ot-fact social chronicler aud of the novelist ?"

The Hart's repeated their very agreeable performances last night to an excellent

iouse, and which received each successive

items with loud aad cordial applause. The character changes, and songs of Mr and Mrs Hart were greatly enjoyed, and iv some cases encores were insisted on.

C. Filth, W. Firtb, and D. Ash by, prominent cricketers, and the best bow lers here, purpose leaving Canterbury shortly.

" Our Gills" was repeated at the Theatre last night. To-nir;lit the new sensivtiona drama " The Lighthouse " will be produced.

The return match, New Zealand v. World, will be played to-morrow afternoon at the Metropolitan Ground. World : Ainslie, Arneil, Beale, Biggs, Bindon, Cox, Croxton, Colcraan, Cooke, Martin, McCor mick, Orchard, Eyan, Stewart, Vitch, Alexander, Pearse. New Zealand : Hou-

deison, Carter, Culpan, Macky, Skeen (2), Bravewater, Pou, Sibbin (3), Webster (2),

Burgess, Sims, McGechin, Hidings, Davy, Hannah, Ncillsoun. Emergencies: Forder and White.

At the 12th half-yearly meeting of the Colonial Bank held in Dnnedin yesterday, a most eatisfactory report and balance-sheet was submitted. The former shows that tho profits, after allowing for all usual deduc tions, amount to £1G,414 16s 9d, and the balance of profits and loss for previous half year, £2558 13s 0.1 ; making a total of £18,973 10a Gd, which the directors propose shall be appropriated as follows :—To reserve fund, £10,000 ; payment of dividend at 8 per cent, per auuum on the paid-up capital, £7,000; balance to be carried forward to next half-year, £1973 10s Gil. The report also states that a Board of Directors has been appointed to strengthen the position of the London branch, and Messrs Anderson and Courtuey, gentlemen of high commercial standing, have accepted the position.

A general meeting of the Otahuhu C.C. was held in the Criterion Hotel, on Wed nesday evening last. There was a fair at tendance of members. . Tho Secretary read his report and balance-sheet, and from the former it appeared that out of sixteen matches played last season, iivo were won by Otahuhu, five wero drawn, and six were lost. The balance-sheet showed as follows : —Total receipts, dCll 7s 2d ; totnl expendi ture, £11 7s 2d ; outstanding liabilities, nil ; debts owing to tho club, 14s lOd. The re port and balance-sheet were adopted. It was resolved that the cricketers' aunual ball be held on Wednesday, August 25th. A vote of thauk-i to tho Chairman concluded the business.

Tho pictorial panorama of Now Zealand scenery was represented a second time at the Nclsou-strcct school last night. The scenery whs good and clearly brought out by the aid of limo-light. Iho panorama will be exhibited this evening in St. Matthews' schoolroom, llobson-slreet.

Professor Frnscr delivered tho liist of his second course of physical lectures last evening in the Tompcranco Hall, which was of a practical, familiar, and utilitarian character. Tho subject, " How, when, and what to civt and drink, " was troatcd in v clear nnd logical style, und apparently appreciated by all present. A great deal of nluiu common bciiko distinguished the lecture on eating and drinking, the habits of taking intoxicating liquors, and excessive tea drinking were justly censured as tending, in the lirst instance, to moral degradation, and in tho latter, to nervousness and olFciniuncy.

News was brought to Shortland on Mon day of the death ot the leading chief of the Ngatipaoa tribe, Ifocra to Wharaponga, at his settlement, Whakatiwai, opposite Crahamstown, on Thursday evening hist. The deceased was well advanced in years when he diod, being 89. He was a cheerful, kiuilly-hoarted old man, and was greatly respected by all tho natives of tho sur rounding districts. He was a member of tho Church of England, having been con verted to that faith by tho early mission aries, and ho strongly resisted all attempts made to induce him to bclievo in the Hau hau religion. Singular to Bay ho did not participate in tho Maori war, cither directly or indirectly, although it was raging in his district at one time.—"Advertiser."

Mr W. C. Donneß, who tour years ago brought about some very successful musical competitions, announces that ho will repeat tho experiment in a few days, and oilers two splendid Bowing-machinos, worth £12, as prizes. There aro to be two com petitions, both for pianoforte Dlnying. The lirst is open to young ladies under 15 only, and tho second to Indies above that nge. Those anxious to take part should forward their names to Mr Licuucs without delay.

Tho public will bo glad to learn that Messrs L. D. Nathan aud Co. have made arrangements ror re-opening the direct trado between China and Auckland. Their schooner Sybrc, which has been absent from New Zealand waters for some time is, the firm announce, now on her way heie from Foo Choo with a largo shipment of the new seasons teas. ITho Sybil's sailing capabili ties are well-known,'so that with a tnir amount of luck she ought to make a smart passage, and put iv an appearaucu towards the end of next month. The enterprise is one which deserve*, and will doubtless command, success.

Iv the case of Myron versus DeLias, heard yesterday at tho Kosideut Magis trate's Court before Mr Macdonald, judg ment was reserved. The only other wit nesses bcrnlcs Mr DeLias who wcro examined were Mr J. B. Steole, actor, and Mr C. McJndoe, advertising clerk. Mr Theo. Cooper urged that a non-suit should bo recorded on the tolbwiug grounds : — (1) because the certificate iw not in accor 'was'iio'p'r'obf'as" to"tlie*lden?i>ty"b"i"tTie piece performed with that on account of which the plaintiff claimed ; (3) on tho grouud that the Court had no jurisdiction ; (4) that proof of the copyright must bo mado by the copyright itself. Mr S. Uosketh replied, after which His Honor, by request, signi fied his willingness to give judgment next Thursday. His Worship eaid that his decisiou would be a non-mit.

Tho " Panama Star and Herald " of May 20, has fie following :—Ontho night of May 1, a tremendous explosion is said to have taken place in Aucon, Peru. A largo tor pedo, of new proportions aud of extraor dinary power, which wa< in course of com pletion at the manufactory of thoae instal ments, explodcJ with a report liko tho roar of a battery of heavy guns, and a concussion of tremendous violence, shaking every hou-ic in the town, breaking all the glass in the windows, and spreading alarm through the population generally. The manufactory was blown to pieces, and every minute des troyed. Six houses adjoining were levelled to the ground, not a stone remaining upon another. The torpedo at the time of the ex plosion was in charge of Lieutenant Car denas, of the Peruvian Navy.a citizen of the Argentine Republic named Martinez, aud two or three other persons whose names are not reported.

It is, says the Duncdin "Star,"stated by a gentleman just returned to Sydney from the country recently iufested by the Kelly gang th it in conversation with members ot the Kelly family ho learned that lust Christmas Day tho whole of them, includ ing the gang, sut down to dinner together ; and he was assured that tho police knew of the gathering; that the party were not molested; and that they ha<i not the slight est fear of beiug interfered with. He also mentions, from information given by mem bers of the Kelly family (who ought know), that there is no truth in the statement that the Kellys took to busliranging in conse quence of any rudeness on the part of any member of the police force to one of the members of the Kelly family.

Those of tho public who wish to save money in the purchase of their provisions should call on Mr JJettany in the market house to-morrow. He is determined to bo tho friend of the working men, and will stand by them m these hard times. See his advcrtiseincut in another column of this paper. —Advt.

The Waimate Plains.

FIFTY MAOJKIKS ARRESTED,

ATTITUDE OF THE PRISONERS,

[UY TELEGKAPiL]

PUKEHINAU, this day. FnuK prisoners were arrested yesterday, and four to-day, which brings the number already arrested up to CO. They arc to bo despatched from Pungarehu at noon for New Plymouth, en route for Port Lyttel ton. Humours were afloat yesterday that one hundred natives arc to be sent fencing, but they were not substantiated by fact. 1 he natives all go away smiling and pleased. Their only anxiety appears to be with respect to pipes, matches, and tobacco, which they arc afraid might bo taken from them. They say they are not arrested for theft, and should not be treated as thieves.

WHANGAREI.

[I/ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. 1

TUB entertuiument in aid of the Volunteer Band Fund, which was hold Wednesday week.not being so great a success pecuniarily as was anticipated, on account of the inclemency of the weather, was, by special request, repeated last night, aud was well attended. Tb.e first part was a concert, the second Punch aud Judy, the third Planches two act comic drama, " Hie Jacobite." Of the lirst I need only say oar usual kind friends, who have ever showed their willing ness to assist, contributed each their quota, with their accustomed ability ; the second, so dear to childhood's memories, was an admirable performance being car ried out in every detail, and the local hits tulliaf! well, caused much merri ment, and the third equally so, the acting of some ot the amateurs being very good, I was particularly pleased with Widow Pottle, and her daughter Patty, but were all did so well it is difficult to particularise. I must not omit tho Shah, whose get up was excellent. To the Shah and his valuable co-adjutor, Mr Lee, and to all the Indies and gentlemen who gave their assistance, a hearty meed of praise is due.

Wo heartily welcome tho arrival of the now doctor, although we hope he will not

have much to do; at the same time the satisfaction of knowing such a triend in need is very great, and we wish he may make a fortune by rapid cures.

Scintillations.

"Be brief; for, it is with words as •with sun beams; the more th«y aro condo DBOd, the deepor they burn."—Southky.

It is only by labour that thought can be made healthy, and it is only by thought that labour cun be made happy. The chargo of perjury (against Mr Eecs Was dismissed.

At a meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce yesterday, resolutions were passed courlemining the Insurance Com panies Bill, as likely to drive foreign com panies out of the held. The Canterbury Acclimatisation Society boasts that since its constitution it has spent over £1200 and liberated 80,000 trout. The Dunediu Spring Race Meeting will take place on November 30th, and Decem ber Ist, and the annual meeting on Thurs day, Friday, and Saturday, 24tn, 25th, 2Gth, February, 1881. The health of Mr Liing, who met with such a severe accident last week, is im proving. Dr. Sandcs, of Hamilton, makes him a daily visit, notwithstanding the distance he has to go.

Mr Lovcll, for some time operator in the Hamilton Telegraph Odice, has bosn pro moted to Pukokohe, and will take charge there.

Mr Macgrcgor Hay, of Hamilton, has re covered from his recent indisposition, and attended tho local K.M. Court on Wednes day. While Mr Sullivan, of the To Awamutu Cavalry, was crowing the Maugapeko bridge on Tuesday evening, some of the planking gave way and precipitated him into the river. A wetting, together with the loss of a cornet value £5, wore happily the worst results of the accident.

Tho swamp road botweouParker's station, Waikato, and the Mnngapiko bridge, is in a most dangerous condition. Tho " Times " thinks it atraogo that this road should be so neglected, whilst that to Ohaupo seems carefully atiouded to. Tho season in which it is lawful to 'shoot and hunt wild ducks, teal, plover, &c, will close to-morrow.

There is now working in Grahamstown as v gcnoral servant, a young woman of eigh teen BUimnci'B, who lius just becu left ft small legacy of £3,000. Three Thames policemen, viz., Constables Poolo, Baldwin, and Alexander, liavo re ccivod notice that ihoir services will be dis pensed witli to-morrow. The latest device of pickpockets is to tickle with a long coarse hair the noses of ludioa who happen to be looking into shop wiudows. The lady naturally applies her pocket-handkerchief to her no.se, and tho thief takes tho opportunity of abstracting her purse. Mr biirpkinH often declares that he never drinks anything stronger than claret. But coming home recently at midnight, and putting bin lips to his wife's car, he whinporcil iiiyßtcriausly : "Hush, my dear, don't bo aliirmed, but there iiro burglars about. They have already stolen our key hole, I had to get in by the cellar-window."

11 tfes," said a Nottingham pencillcr, philosophically, as ho closed his book after tho Derby, "Tho'On'ble is iv my debt pretty deep. But 'c docs pay—when you can get 'old of 'im. Only mark you. 'E's just as 'aril to got 'old of as an oyster in tho sauce at one of our moouicipal entertain ments."

A certain Mr Keone, a Hackney photo grapher, summoned his wife for boxing his ears ! Thoconiplaiunnt emphatically denied that at the timo he was singing a duct witli one of his lady employed, but admitted that there wus niuaic about, and that his wife had always objected to the female assistants he employed. The Worship-street magis trate treated the e»r-boxing seriously, and ordered Mrs Keene to liud one surety iv £25 for her good behaviour.

A Chicago man went to a dentist to have a lost tooth replaced. The dentist grafted a woman's tooth in Ins gum, Since then his jaw has been working like a saw-mill.

" Wo cannot, " writes a shrewd contem porary, "impress too strongly upon all correspondents, when in doubt whether the postage of a letter is a penny or twopence, tho force of tho old proverb, ' Two heads arc botter than one.' "

Tho projected voyage of ILM.S. Bacchante with Prince George of Wales to the antipodes will include in the first place a visit to China, and will not bo made direct to Australia, at stated by some papers.

Tho now vessels juat added to the British lloet comprise the Agamemnon, four guns, 8,41)2 tons, G',ooo horse-power; tho Nelson, 12 guns, 7,323 ton», 6,000 horse-power ; the Orion, four nuns, 7,420 tons, 3,1)00 horse power; and the Superb, IGguus, 5,70"0 tons, ?J'"l liohnn.tinvvcr. Tliprn «r» «>"« ,' ••'« now oncluus under constmchou — the Con (lucror, turrot-stiip, and the Polyphemus, torpedo rain.

A young mother In Cincinnati was giving to her boh, aged live year*, a touching description of tho misery into which the prodigal son had fallen. " Far away from home and his kiud father, obliged to tike care of the swine, with nothing to eat but the husks of corn left by them." "Then why didn't he oat the pig"? was the practical roply of tho young Porkopolitan. The breweries in England have during tho past twenty-five years diminished by fully one half.

The "Law 'limes" thinks it would not be surprising if, during this or an early Session of Parliament, the rights of a husband to make nuptial settlements to the detriment of his creditors should be con siderably limited.

Plimsoll recently presented a return to a Select Committee of the House of Com mons, uhowiug that more that nine thousand lives had been lost in five years, and that in many cases no inquiry had been made into the circumstances from which the disaster had resulted.

The Canadian cricket team were beaten by one innings and 123 runs by the Maryle bone Cricket Ulub at Lord?.

Id Paris the prevailing tatta is for black costumes, which has grown somewhat suddenly, nnd owes its existence, doubtless, to the extreino brilliance of the millinery, and the disire to wear as much jet as possible. These black costumes are, of course, made short. No womau with the slightest pretensions to elegance would go out with a train to her skirt.

Amongst the noreltics shown by the principal Paris milliners is the Pecheuse hat, of golden straw, lined with blue satin, and trimmed with bows of velvet iv the same colour, the only relief at all to the bows consisting of two long pins, fastening, as it were, the last loops. Simple as it is, it would be impossible to imagine anything prettier for a fair-haired girl. Emily Soldeno purposes re-visiting America and bringing Clara Vesey aud liosn Stella with her.

The young Duke of Portland purchased the winner of tho Grand Prize of Paris (liobcrt tho Dnyil) before that race for £12,000 and contingencies. Tho chaplaiu at ono of tho country prisons, during an iutorview with one of his flock, took occasion to expatiate upon the evils of keeping company as being the means of bringing so many into trouble. " Yes, pir," observed the penitent one, " I see it all now, aud whenever I hear you read in that prayer at tho end of tho Litany about two or three being gathered together, I always think they arc up to no good " Scene : —A local Court of Justice during the hearing of * small debt claim against a Howick shoemaker. Prosecuting solicitor : " Now, isti't it true that you are not able to pay, solely because you spend all your money on drink ?"| H.S. (indignautly) : "JVo; iudadcit isn't." P.S. : "Then pray explain what it is?" U.S. : " It's typhus fever, your Honor I" [Visible surprise aud uneasiness in Court]. " Three of the childer are laid up with it, and one's now iv the hospital." The Bench: "Good gracioii" 1 arid [with much trepidation of voice] is—is -is the disease at its most iu foctious stage just now ?" H.S. :" I don't know about that, but it's pretty bad." Im mediate conclusion of examination and re tirement of witness to body of Court whore a wide berth is given him by the assembled public.

Lord Derby, iv presiding at a Volunteer dinner at Liverpool, spoke of the steadiness with which the Volunteer movement had maintained its influence, aud the manne: iv which it had been due to tho spontaneous energy of the nation. The most important and the most successful innovation of our age had been altogether the work of out siders, encouraged to a certain extent by men iv power, but in the main left to stand or fall by its own merits.

The Carpenter Bajl and Supper will, it should be borne in mind, take placo at the Lome-street Hall on Monday evening next.

We would call to the atteution of nursery men aud gardeners the advertisement from

the City Council for the supply of a quantity of trees, aud. for tree-planting in certain streets. Tenders require to be lodged by Thursday next.

Private letters by the last Cape mail bring accounts of the Empress's journey up to the time of her landing at Cape Town. We learn therefrom that Her Imperial Majesty has been in wonderful health and that sho never missed appearing at table, although for a great many days she was tho only lady of the Imperial party who made her appear ance. Tho voyage seems to have done the Empress immense good, improving her health and raising her spirits ; and it was only when the Gernuvu began to approach the Capo that the poor lady dreaded land ing.—" Whitehall Itevicw."

AWFUL DISASTER IN AFGHANISTAN.

The Candahar Brigade

Annihilated

Critical Position of the British in the Citadel. LONDON.

July 28. IN the House of Commons to-day the Marquis of Ilartington, Secretary of State for India, announced that he had received teleglaphic information from India that a terrible disaster had befalleu Major General Burrow's brigade in Caudahar. According to the telegram, tho British force has been completely annihilated by tho native tribes under Ayoub Khan. No further details have yet been re ceived.

CALCUTTA.

July 29. Further details have come to baud re garding the disaster at Candahar, General Burrows' brigade, numbering 3,000 men, were attacked by Ayoub Khan with a force of 12,000 strong. They lost two guns, and being outnumbered fled. They were pursued for three miles, a<ul became straggling, arriving in dribblets at Candahar. General Primrose com manding at Candahiir, with a force of 2,000 men, took refuge in the citadel. The wi'es were cut by the enemy, which prevented General Primrose from sending for reinforcements.

General Phayrc and Saudeman arc now concentrating their forces on the Bolan Pass.

Further Particulars.

DESPATCH OF TROOPS TO INDIA. LONDON. July 29. The disaster to the British troops in Caudahar has caused a great sensation here, and it is stated that at the Cabinet Council held yesterday it was decided to despatch further troops to India as reinforcements for Afghanistan. Evaluation of Cabul Deferred. CALCUTTA. July 30. It is reported from Afghanistan that in consequence of the hostile attitude ot Ya koob Khan and his adherents at Ghuzni, the evacuation of Oubul by British troops will probubly be deferred.

CABLEGRAMS.

EUROPEAN.

[R KU T X R'S TELEGRAM S.]

LONDON,

July 29. Australians V. Eighteen of

Crewe.

Tlic AiiHlniliaiiH have commenced a match against eighteen of the Alexandra Club, at Crcwe, in Cheshire Tbo Aus tralians went iv first mid scored 94 runs. The Homo team then went in, aud were disposed of ior 37 runs. At the close of the day's play the Australians were in for their Hecond iunings. Had lost one wicket for 10 ruus. Turkey Decides to Obey the Great Powers. CONSTANTINOPLE1. July 20. The Porto replying to the ultimatum of the Great Powers promises to take steps to enforce the sttict execution of the decisions of the Berlin Conference as regards Monte negro withiu throe weeks. LONDON. July 29. Consols have further declined and to-day nre quoted at 97J. New Zealand securities unchanged. The market for Adelaide and New Zealand brcadatuH's continues quiet, and without change in price. Australian tallow is without quotable change. Shipping. SUEZ. July 29. The Orient Company's Steamship Cote, paxi, homeward bound, arrived at Suez yesterday. Trickett in England. Trickett, who arrived in England on Monday last by the steamship Orient, is going shortly to Scotland. He will com meoco his traiuing m September.

AUSTRALIAN.

[UKUTKR'S SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.]

Coalition Ministry.

MELBOURNE.

Friday. Sir Graham Berry is still negotiating with Sir John O'Shannessy and Mr Wrixon with a view to the formation of a new ministry. It is stated to be unlikely that Sir John O'Shannessy will accept office as the Education Question hinders an under standing with Sir Graham Berry. The Queensland Mail Service. BRISBANE. July 29. In the Legislative Assembly, tlie mem bors sat alt night and still continue. Probably they will not rise till uoon to morrow, owing to the opposition and stonewalling on the mail contract for a direct service between England and Queensland via Torres Straits, which had been arranged for by the Premier whiht iv London.

WORKING MEN'S CLUB.

, The half-yearly meeting of this club was . held lust evening in the upper room. Ihe meeting was thinly attended, only 29 mem bers besides the committee being present. . Mr A ley in his opening remarks referred to this indifference as uncomplimentary to the officers of the club, who had done their best to make it a success in every point of view. Mr William Lepine, the secretary, read the report and balance sheet, the latter chow ing the linancial condition of the club for the half-year, ending June 30th :—Balance in Bank, £72 7s Id ; restnurnntand refresh ments, £88 Is ; bar, £532 3s 5d ; billiards, subscriptions, rent, &c, £198 13s lid ; ball, suppers, &c, £43 17s 9d ; b.Uh tickets, 17s 2d—£93(> Os 4d Balance over expenditure, £113 7s 4d. Expenditure :To bar, £365 Is 3d; restaurant, £100 6s 9d; firewood, pas, water, rent, and other expenses, £332 4s 2d ; musicians and expenses, £25 10s; making, with a few small items and the balance of £113 7s 4d in bank, the total of £936 0s 4d. The auditors' report was then put in and rend to tho effect that the accounts bad been carefully audited, and were correct, but to the surprise of many members, making suggestions to the com mittee in respect to the carrying ou the restaurant, which was a loss to the duo. This gave rise to a Ion? discussion, aud it was generally considered that the auditors had over-stepped their particular duty in assuniiug dictatorship. Some approved, while others disapprored of the actiou of the auditors. Mr Rolleston con sidered that the restaurant was a necessary department of the club, and and if it was not sufficiently patronised the loss was made up in other ways, and was not felt. He did not think it would be wise to dispense with it unless members wished the club to be nothing more than a drinking shop. The chairman considered that the committee were quite competent to deal with the internal arrangement of the club; but if the members thought other wise, Jet them get a new set of officers. Finally, on the motion of Mr "Wells, the auditcr's report was carried exclusive of the recommendation, to which the auditor present consented. Letters of apology were read from Mr Ridings (the Treasurer), and Mr A. Smith, who were unable to attend. A letter was also read from Mr Gillibrand, the Vice-President resigning his position. It was resolved that a special meeting be appointed to consider the matter. The next business was the election of a member on the general committee, which resulted in the election of Mr Francis Roycroft, being the only member proposed." The subject of registering tho club under the Friendly Societies Act was theu discussed, and a motion that it should bo thus vegis tcred was carried unanimously. Votes of thanks to the chairman and secretary closed the meeting.

When Henry Taylor wrote in his eminent work, "Philip Van Artevolde," that "tse world knows nothing: or its greatest men," ho meant to convey the idea that mankind were not pre infonucd of tho inastor-minds that would leave their " form nnd messuro" on the times in which thoylivo, Hecause great men naturally ninke themselves known. They stamp their glory and their genius on the wo Id. Many a sutFcror would have rejoiced, could it hay« been known antioipfttivoly or prophetically, that Udolpho Wolfo'd Sohiedam Aromatic Schnapps was in embryo, before it was born to the world.

TELEGRAMS.

[fJNITKD PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

NEW PLYMOUTH, this day.

GAS COMPANY MEETING.

The New Plymouth Gas Company held a meeting yesterday, when the chairman stated that the Company had been in opera tion four months. There woe eighty-four consumers, and the gas sold during the four months realised £363. The price charged was 15a per thousand foot cash, which was a lower price than any Company in New Zealand had started with.

Tho Lynch Family of Belhingers are doing good business here. The hall is crammed nightly.

TIMARU, this day.

A BOLD FOOTPAD.

Yesterday a man was accosted by a stranger who asked the timo, and then seized and ran off with the other's watch. A person named Charles Williams has since been arrested for the offence, and remanded. Lee i 3 in custody for obtaining board and lodgings by false pretences.

CHRISTCHUIiCH, this day.

The tramways are to be extended to Ferry Mead, "four miles from Christ church. Four seamen belonging to the barque Arabella refused tD go to sea, on the ground that the vessel was unscaworthy. A survey has been ordered. The old Magistrate's Courtis being ex tensively altered. It will be used as a City Council Chamber. At the Acclimatisation Society Meeting yesterday it was reported that 60,000 ova are now being hatched. The application of Blenheim, for ova, was granted. It was resolved, in distributing the young [trout this season, to scud a number to the West Ooa&t.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., li.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Thomas Young was fined ss, and costs. VAGRANCY. Eliza Lestrange was brought up on a charge of druuktnness and vagrancy. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and hoped the Court would act kiadly towards her. Constable Hist found the woman in Lorno-stroet, screaming, kicking and rolling on the pavement. Sub-Inspector Pardy said the best thing that could be done with prisoner, would be to givo her a long term of imprisonment. Severe' constables were compelled to assist iv fixing the prisoner in a hand cart. She managed, however, to liberate her leg*, and smuslied the hand cart. One year's imprisonment with hard labour. WILFUL EXPOSURE. William Doyle was ordered to pay 103 and costs, for wilfully exposing his person last night in High-street. Constable X Jones explained the circum stances. IUSTARDY. Maroyn A. Stewart was charged with refusing to contribute towards the support of his illegitimate child. On the application of Mr Tyler, the case was remanded until Tuesday next. BBEACH OF LAW PRACTITIONER'S ACT. Alexander Martin was charged with a breach of the 52nd section of the Law Pructioner's Act of 1861, by acting an a con veyancer on the 26th July last, he not being a barrister or solicitor of the Supremo Court of New Zealand. Defendant pleaded guilty. Mr Tyler appeared for the prosecution, and said ho represented the Auckland Law Society, who had taken these proceedings against the defendant, an old mun without means, on the recommendation o£ the judge of the Court. The charge was ot a serious character, and ought to be visited with such punhhmentastkelaw would allow. I Mr Tyler then detailed the action of Martin in connection with the forging of a deed of conveyance iv relation to certain land, of which Mr Browning was trustee on behalf of the relatives of George Brown, who died some timo ago at Fiji, and for which two men—Francis aud VVelch—were suffering imprisonment. Mr Tyler then read the e/idencegivtn by Martin on the trial of the men. ..

Ilia Worship, iv looking at the fact that defendant had turned Queen's evidence, and without which the prisoners, Frauds aud Welch, might bavo oeoapoa punishment, a«ked whether it would be ri^ht to puni&U the old man, having assisted, by his evidence, in con victing the prisoners, and, further, his evi dence had condoned the offence. He had, by his evidence, served the law.

Mr Tyler contended that although the offence of forgery was condoned there was another offence, that of committing a breach of Act, which he quoted, showing that every man committing any such offence was sub jected to a penalty of not Jess than £50. Sub-Inspector Pardy said the defendant gave his evidence voluntarily, otherwise the evidence would not have been sufficient for a conviction.

His Worship commented upon the rature of the offence, saying that defendant possessed technical ability aud a good know ledge of conveyancing, and without such kuowledge on his part, the forgery would not possibly have been committed. Look ing at nil the surroundings of the case, to which he had pleaded guilty, he must im popc a fine of £50.

Mr Tyler asked that defendant might be detained in custody until the return of a distress warrant, which' he would ask should be issued forthwith ; or if defendant had no assets to satisfy the order of the Court, that lie be confined in gaol.

His Worship did not wish to imprison de fcndant,if possible, as by having the oppor tunity, he might work upon the sympathies of his friends.

Mr Tyler urged that defendant should be imprisoned.

Defendant said he had no means of pay ing the fine. Mr Tyler said the Law Society felt it to be their duty to punish defendant as far as possible in the interest of the public. It was no ordinary offence. The Court ordered a distress warrant to issue, defendant to be kept in custody until its return, and if it should be found that he possessed no effects, defendant to be im prisoned for one month, without hard labour.

THAMES GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED.

. The annual meeting of the directors and , shareholders of this Company was held at noon to-day in Mr Tothill's offices, Short land-strect. C. J. Stone, Esq., ia the chair. Several shareholders were present. —Mr Stodard read the directors' twelfth annual report and balance-sheet as follows, for the year endiug 30th June, 1880 :— " The directors have to lay before the share holders the Statement of Accounts for the pa_*t year, and lists of interests now held by this Company, and have much pleasure in stating that the out-turn of gold from the Albumin, Moanataiari,and Waiotahi mines have enabled them to declare three divi dends of 2a 6d each, per share during the year. The Caledonian Company has been re-formed with a capital of £12,000, in £1 shares, and this Company holds 948 shares, 3s paid-up, for their late interest in the old company. The Queen of Beauty Company have allotted additional shares, of which this company obtained 66 shares. A new company—tho Hopeful—has been formed, and 200 shares were allotted to this com pany. The sum of £3,000 still remains at interest at 6 per cent, as a reserve fund. Dr. Campbell retires from the directory in the ordinary couise, but, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.—C. J. STONE, Chair man. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. Balance. Bank of Now Zealand, ' 30th June, 1879 39 13 11 Calls Hecoived 17 0 0 Dividends Kccoived 3,08(3 0 0 Intarest on Loaus 192 16 0 Total £3,335 6~11 Calls Pai 1 on Shares 861 1 6 Salaries „ 50 0 n Dividends .. 2.069 12 G Now Shares .. .. 41 n b Auditor .. ;. .; :; •■ 2" & General Charges-Stationery, Ad vorliainf?, &c. &c ' 27 10 10 Balance, Bank of New Zealand .. 280 9 11 Total £3,335 9 11 Tho following is a list of the interests held by the Company :—Alburnia, 1049 shares; Bismarck, 845 ; Dacre's Freehold, 1612; Imperial Crown, 200; Kuranui Hill, 1846; Moauataiari, 500; Hopeful 200; Old Caledonian, 948 ; Plutus, 3250 • Ked Queen, 277 ; Sunbeam, 500; Thames, 515 j Tookey, 539; Union Beach, 271 ; Waiotahi, ISS ; Piako, 400; Queen of Beauty, 266; Conquering Hero, 1000.— Mr Stone offered some remarks upon these documents, stating that the Company had £3,000 in reserve in caso of any emergency. They had alto conducted their affairs as economically as possible. He would move the adoption of the report, which was senou4ed by Mr Barstow, 8.M., and carried. —Director : Dr. Campbell was re-elected director, and on the motion of Mr Morpeth, Mr John Buchanan was re-elected auditor. —A vote of thanks to the chairman closed c proceedings.

Anglo-Colonial Notes.

(FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT J

OPINIONS ON NEW ZEALANn FINANCE. It is well to hear all sides of a question however unpleasant some of the sides ma' be. The " Pall Mall Gazette " carries con. sidcrable weight of conviction with itj a ' sertions, all the more now for its recent change of propiietor and editor; it w jii therefore not he. mere empty repetition t give you the pith of a particularly strong article on New Zealand Finance that an peared in a recent issue of that iournii* " The success of the five million loan » «»' the writer, '-is felt and seen to have' say 5 the Colony from financial collapse, but it) still uncertain whether it will escape a lanl panic or crisis. The mania for trvin and speculating iv laud came to a sudden stoppage on the failure of the City of Gliu row Bank in the autumn of 1878. Th banker had, asusual.made considerable ad vances to borrowers supposed to bo solved" and taken as security a lien on the land purchased. These advances are now beino rapidly recalled, and there is good reaso to believe that the recent activity i v «£ formation in and out of ihe Colony of mort. gage and investment companies ig closely connected with the desire of the banks to get back their advances on the one side end the desire ot the borrowers to pay back th banks with the money of the proposed anß projected companies. When tho loan of live millions.was floated a few months ami with great success, by viitue of the novel agency of the Bank of England—for wear<> not aware that the Bank of England had previously appeared in the same capacity". an undertaking was given that New Zealand would not appear again as a borrower for at least three years. Miscortain beyond all cavil that during these threa ! years the colony must encounter neat financial difficulties. Fortunate seasons may possibly cany it through the peril but candour compels the admission that according to present facts and appearances' collapse is quite as probable as-sntfeess! At all events it is high time that there should be a cessation of the voluminous '' persistent, and barefaced puffing of the • ' Britain of the Antipodes,' not only her* in London, but up and down the whole country, not omitting the remotest corners I of it. 'J his last hit is probably meant tor Judge Batbgate's praiseworthy efforts at 'blowing.' "The Government and people of New Zealand have had far more *f English money than is good for them or for us, and they must now prove by actual reiumittances that they can pay the interest and sinking fund on the old loans by other ' means that contracting new ones." The "Time 3" takes up the marvellous tale and gives extracts from a private letter to one ot its correspondents, that give g more authentic aspect to the assertions of tho " Fall Mall." Wheu we are told by n resident that you are " passing through » terrible commercial panic,1' and that "mercantile affairs have never been at so'

low an ebb as at the present moment," the country being " over head and ears in debt," we are bound to believe there in some fire to create all this smoke; the the smoke, I am afraid, will dim the golden dreams of intending emigrants, " Distress", poverty, and crime " are plenti ful enough here, and seem to have Buffered but Jittle diminution of late ; otherwise, we might suppose that you had shared' out burdens. As to taxation, the other spectra raised by this pessimist correspondent, with two budgets showing deficits a session and the prospect of an additional penny on the income tax, what could a resident ask for more, unless it be wings to fly to some blessed planet where such evidences of civilization are unknown. The writer appeals to the " Times " to publish his letter for " humanity's sake " ; that journal, however, put it as much an possible out of si'^ht. Governments with much fewer national advantages have survived heavier burdens than New Zealand is as yet called upon to bear. NEW CALEDONIA. The committee appointed by the French Chamber to investigate the penitential system pursued in New Caledonia held its first meeting on Wednesday. M. Lepro vost, formerly a navy surgeon, who hid served in the colony, and who was dismissed when llochcfort escaped, gave evidence on this occasion. He described the climate, but said the food was rarely sufficient, and generally bad. The punishments are the thumbscrew,, the crapaudinc—which con. '■'. sists of hanging a man from a tree by his arms and legs, at if he were swimmuigw his stomach—the bastinado, and the cell M. Leprovost supplies the most heartrend ing details, and declares that the convicts are often cruelly tortured. It appears thai the Minister of the Marine and the colonies has forbidden the use of the thumbscrew and the crapaudine, but it is not known:! whether his orders have been obeyed. Pro bably your visitors from that island could give you more accurate information. It is' hard to believe that such atrocious bar- i barism could be practised by members of the " moat civilized nation of the modern world ia this, our nineteenth century of Christian doctrine. COLONIAL POST-CARDS. In answer to an inquiry from Major Vaughan Lee, last week, in the House of Commons, Mr Fawcett, in the capacity of Postmaster-General, stated that ha n«d : already considered the expediency of intro ducing post-cards between this country and Australia. Their introduction, however, depended on the action of the Australian Colonies, who had hitherto declined to join the postal union. If they joined that union post-cards could be sent for2Jd or 3d, via Brindisu. The subject would again be brought Sunder their notice. No one can;, complain that Mr Fawcett allows official grass to grow under his ieet More activity and reform is visible in his depart ment than in any other under the new Go< vernment. The postal-union would surely ,;; be of much service to you at your side of the world, as well as much individual com- ;: ( j fort and cousolation to immigrants of small ' means, aud their friends at home. , The mail service is now so rapid aud frequent, and facilities for communication so much improved, and rapidly improving, that not v to have joined the postal-uuion looks as if a Government were behind the age we live v i in. FEMALE EMIGRATION. The "Daily News" .'founds a strong / argument for female {emigration on you ■ last census. Two in ten certainly seemsiljl very small proportion of the fair sex, bat your 4,000 Chiuese must be classed rather ■ as detriiueutals than eligibles. After all " there is ample demand foryonng women who can work" here, as well as with you. In Parliament the other day Sir David Wedderbrim gave early notice that on ■;, going into Committee of Supply ac will call attention to the grants made to the ; colonies, and move a reduction in the vote.

The "Admiralty" lias published the re port from the Captain of Her Majesty's ship Conras, of his unsuccessful search for ship wrecked crews on the Crozet Islands. He examined Hog Islaud, the Twelve Apostles, Penguin Island, Possession Island, and East Island. A depfit of provisions was placed on Hog Island, with a notice ap pended that it was for the use of ship wrecked persons. No traces of recent hab itation were found. The last place visited was St. Paul's, where they found a party of French fishermen from the Bourbon, vdto said they had seen or heard nothing of any shipwrecked crews. The boilers, some spars, and other parts of the Moßcera ate still lying ou the rocks at St. Paw'B; Everywhere they found abundance or natural food supply; sea birds of all des criptions,and edible roots ;so even if ship- . wrecked, starvation would not be added to the horrors suffered by the passengers ol the Knowsley Hall. Seventy-eight rabbits caught at Kerguelcn Island were landed on St. Paul's. A great many friends of the passengers iv the Knowsley Hall had written to the Captain of the Comus, for whose benefit a full report is published. The care of the Arizona,whose bow was almost cat" ried away by collision with an iceberg, may afford an explanation for many mysterious disappearances. SELWYN COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. A fresh appeal, bearing the signature of the Dean of LichQeld, chairman of the " Sclwyn Memorial" Committee, has just been issued, from which it appears that 8 sum of upwards of £21,000 has already ,; been raised for a memorial to the law Bishop of Lichiield, of which about £13,0W is available for the proposed college, at the cost of about £6,000; and the Hon. ana Key. Arthur J. Lytteltoa has consented to undertake the headship of the college, pro vided that it can be opened within a reason able time. The committee, however, think that it would not be prudent to begin to build uutil they have secured a furtuer amount of £10,000, which they hope to raise ■•. partly by now ;tud increased subsciiption'i .;;,.., and partly by means of a "loan fund, W be raised upon the conditions set forth in thenppe:,', mid which will bu further** plained oi; application either to the r!)g»s Key. Bishop Abruiiani. the (Jiosc, LichheW, or to the Key. 1.-'. Thatcher, the PalacC : Lichlield. They conndently hope to ■mm able to opeu the college at MiobaeUMWß 1881. It is believed that sucu an io®m' :mmm

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1880.



Special Advertisements. pLOVES! 5 PRINCIPAL GLOVE WAREHOUSE^ 1 GARLfCK & CRANWELL intend always 2 to keep a Largo Stock of Gloves to suit every claes of customer. Besides Thread, ; Silk. Cloth, and other seasonable Gloves, they have now on sale, I Q.OOD i' TWO-BUTTON Kid Gloves (Coloured), 3 Is lid. These are a Job lino, and worth a great deal more. ? One, Two, and Throo-ButtoD, at 18 91 (slightly damaged}. i We have Juat Opened up a much 1 JJETTEI! 8 GLOVB, in all sizes, viz.— One-Button Josephines, now colours One-Bulton ditto Blaok t The public will generally bo obt&lnablo to tho very B EST and Fashionable Gloves at tho City Hal 0 A road c. '. Wo have just received a largo assortment n SIX-BUTTON Blaok Kid Gloves FOUR-BUTTON Blaok ditto THRKK-BUTTON ditto ditto r TWO-BUTTON ditto ditto ONB-RUTTON ditto ditto « ONE-BUTTON Ist choice Coloured JosepU -1 inc3. i Will be sold at , s CO-OPERATIVE CASH PRICES. a 3 GARLICK & CRANWELL, City Hall Arcade, Queen-street, Auckland. v EX 'SAM MKNDEL.' from London, ox ' CAMILLE,' from Now York, 0 NEW GOOD 3by these vessels Just Opened by t Garliok & Cranwell. 9 Tnpeetry and Brussels Carpet, new designs Blaok &Gold Fringes ) Very hnndsomeforCor -1 Bullion & Coloured I" niens & Gipjy Tables 3 3, 3i. i. and 4J-feet Iron Bedsteads 2-3, 3 6, and 12-feet Oiloloths Fancy Carpet Occasional Chairs Folding Ladies' Work Tables r Davenports, Whatnots, CofFeo Tabes i^iiiotTraiU! rruiiQb uiooocir ■ ~* ■ — • > - Children's Chairs, Iron Cots, Perambulators v Door Mats, American Cradles, Cane Chairs !" And various Sfunkeo Notions tvo invito in 3 spectlon of. ~ GARLICK & CEANWEL L, CITY HALL ARCADE, Queen -street, Auckland. i i. SPECIAL TO FARMERS CHEAP MANURES. FINE BONEDU3T, from .. .. £7 per to? BONKFLOUR, £8 SUPERPHOSPHATE, £0 GUANO of all descriptions. Special Quotations for Large Quantities, a W. J. HUJKST & CO., 101, QUBEN-STKEET. JDA L E ; IS CONSEQUENCE OF EXPIRATION OF LEASE. 1 1 MILNE & CHOYCE would beg to inforn 3 their friends and tho public that this will b( positively the LAS r WKKK of their SALB i in consequence of Expiration of their Lease. After THI3 WEEK the few Winter Goodi \ which may be left from Sale will be Clearec Out at SALE PRICES. TITILNE & riHOYCB, CHEAPSIDB HOUSE, QUEEN-STREET. A U.CKLAND CLOTHING FACTORY. LOCAL "INDUSTRY. TAILORING DEPARTMENT. J. D. Robinson has tho honour to an nounce that he has scoured the services of an eminent fashionable Cutter from Sydney, and a competent staff of Tailors, and has made extensive pre parations tor the manufacture of colonial cloths ; and is now in a position to supply Men's, Youths'a and Boy's Suits madfl to measure, at Eng llshlslop prices on tho shortest notice. Suits made to order on twelve hours' notice. Colonial Tweed Trousers, mado! to measure at 13s 6d, on Bix hours' notice. All Tweeds guaranteed wo.l shrunk. As it is intended to dovoto the wbols of the resources of tho Establishment solely to the manufacture of Men's Youths' and Boy's Clothing, the present Stock of Ready-made Goods will be sold at pbime cost, to make room for those of Jour^own manufacture. J. 13. ROBINSON, A UCKLAMD QLOTHING ITjiACTORY. QUEEN-STREET Two doors below Mr Tonk's Auction Mart). mHORNTON SMITH, AND FIRTH'S X PRICES CURRENT (Wholesale) Subject to alteration without notice. Sacks. 100's. GO'S' Crown Brand Flour & b. d. £s. d. £a. d. perton 13 0 0 13 10 0 14 0 0 T.B.&F. Canterbury Flour 12 0 0 12 10 0 13 0 0 Sharps, cer ton ..600 .. .. Bran, perton .... 6 0 0 .. .. Fowl Wheat .. ~ 3j. Bfi. per buaheJ. lno above prices include sacks and bogf—flaoks and bags not returnable. Terms: Casi), Aacklana'.uth July, 1880.



Special Advertisements. rpTo INSURE 88, SECURITY Should bo the Primary Consideration. TUB "OOYAL TNSURANCE /COMPANY Affords this desiiloratum by tho Fulfilment op the Tksts rcoommendod by THK BOARD OF TRADE: A small per-contaßo of Working Coat, and tho Profits Not Anticipated. Also, by an AMPLE CAPITAL, Viz. ... £4,000,000 Of which £289,515 Is paid up and in hand. with, In addition, the Unlimited Liability of tho Shareholders. Large Accumulation of Funds, EXCEKDIMG £1,000,000 And an Annual Rkvhnue of £1,250,000. Tho undersigned Agont continues to aooopt FIIIE RISKS on every description of Insurablo Property AT THffi LOWEST RATE 3 OBTAINABLS. Claims fok Lossks Are Promptly and Liuernlly adjusted, without roforonco olsowhero, and immediately paid at tho Company's liankers in Auckland. GHO. W. JONKS, Chief Agent for|tho Province or Auckland. Ofll"o: Shortland-street. May 22. JBSO JVc have received a CONSIGNMENT of 350 LADIES' CLOTH JACKETS, and fIOO LADIES' and CHILDREN'S WATER PROOF MANTLES. They will ba offered to the Public at HALF-PRICE. j. cosas,A rs $ co. pLOTIIING AND DRAPERY SEASONABLE AND CHEAP, AT RUSHBROOK & BKIDGMAN'S. Particular attention is directed to tho following linos :— ULANKKTB, ALL 6IZKR 40-lnoh IToavy Whtto Twill bheetlng, at Is per yard FUR MUKF.-i in variety, and to bo cleared at NEW FANCY WOOIiLKKT GOOD3-Squares, Volkus, &c. to be cleared oil'cheap Now Galoon ureas Trimmings, bought a Job, and to ba cleared at leus than quarter wholesale pricos Girls1, Maids', and Ladlos' ULSTERS A Job Lot of Ladies' Alpaca Umbrellas, at 2s Cd; a bargain FLANNELS, from 9d per yard Wistbk HOHiHiiY—A large variety Qirlß' and Women's, Plain and Striped, !)d por pair Now Costume ClDths A lino of Homosp in at 7 J d por yard Carpet Uaga, cheap 4. Job Lot of Boya' Inverness Capes, vory cheap Gems' Waterproof Twoed Ovorooats Men's Flannol Undorshlrts, our own make, 3a Od. Boys' Black Cloth Trousers, a Job line, to bo cleared at 6s Od por pair MEN'S HOSIKtfY. vory choap A strong lino of Worsted, half hose, Is por pair CLOTniNd and Drapehv Goods of every descriDtion, at very reasonable ratod, and 5 por cent (Is in tho £1) DISCOUNT allowed oil' at OA3H Purchases of 30s and upwards. RUSHBROOK & I3RIDGMAN, JUNCTION DRAPKRY WAREHOUSE Opposite tho Army and Navy Hotel, UrFER QUKEN-STREEr, AUCKLAND. mHE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY'S GARMENTS FOR MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR FrrBKTrER :: Ark Better Cut Look Better :: Ahk Bkttbk Made W»ar Bktter :: arrßbtterShkunk And therefore give moro satisfaction than any other goods offered to tho public. Testified to by their Thousands of Customers who purchase constantly at tho NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY'S BRANCH 88. Now Established in dunet'iv wklliso.ton uamaru wano4nui Timahu Nkw Plymouth ASIinUKTON NAI'IKR Lyttblton Thames curistouurcu auckland a blnglk gahment at wholesale price. N. 8.: Our Nevr Winter Ma ufacturcs aro now Ready. W. "TRY THE N.Z. O\KRCOAT. Shirts, Hats and Hosiery of every descrip tion at WiiqljCßAlb Prices. AUCKLAND BRANCH, Qucen-atrect (opposite Theatre Royal). J. FTIZSIMONS. Manager