SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Htntx iv i irtTjtj $ Tills Eveisin-, G. 33 • IN SET.—This Evening, 5.13 MJN RISK.-To-MorrowJlominsr.a39 ---1 OON'3 AGE.-Fall 3loon, 25:h, 10.23 a.m,

ARRIVALS.

LAST ETXSIXG. TO-DAY. Glenclg. a.?.. Farqnhsr, from Taoranga loaa, s s., StephcnTCn, from Russell DEPARTUBEa LAST EYEKING. WaltaH, s.s,. E-iie. for Russell Penguin, s.s.. ilalcolin, for the Sosth. Argyle, as., Crawford, for V.'hangarei TO-DAT. Bismarck, H.T.G.M.S. Dienbard. for Valparaiso Elinor Yerncc barouentine, C^pp, for New York

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London—ig-a:^. icadicg Sydney—Hero. -27th TauracKa. Gist-orn-, Southern Ports a^d Mel bonrae-Pen-toa. Frid»y Russell—loos, every Monday: tt"ait*£l, F:i3ay lauracga—Glscelg. frilly"; Wait&ki, Tuesday For New Plymoaiii and Sontfiens Ports — Whangarei—Argyle, Tae3-3ay3 and Fridays Waitaki, I hu.-sdiy Rarotqa^a—Jl^z ppa, A o'c-haa J>ew I'ork—ilinor Vercin

VESSELS EXPECTED.

John BaJ. barque, frsm London ; sailed Feb ruary 10 tVo:ye.-ice. U.H.3.. from Sydaej Cami'le, bri^, tiozz New York LocnDe-, Lor-;-?, from London ; saikd Feb. 10. iioreahs, br^antine. from Lemka IsL&nd LiJT, brissctine. Iron; Chs:ia:n Island Falcon, schooler, from the islincs Edith, schooner, from Torg-a SybU, schooner, from Tahiti Trana;.schoo^er, from Tahiti Caledonia, schooner, from Torfra. llsrien, gcfcoone-. from Norfolk Island. ileg ileirilia-i. t-rijaatine, frooi Levnka Giimpse, ke:ch, from lia-am Uayspring, mission sotooner. from the Islands Co-oner, schovner. from Marshal; Group. Btlle Brandon. schooner from lies IsCandi Kautflns. H.1.G.M.5., from Tonra Earn llendei, tiiip, from London; icadins Chi^e, barqne, oju LiOnd: loading ilidg;, seh'ooiicr, from L.ka

EXPORTS

Per Elinor V,?moa for Xew York—J.Jl2 cases ka^ri gum. 7 tnndJ-3 whsl-jbono. Per Mtzeppo for Raroionsa—3).C<X> fe-:t timber, 53 tia3 b:scni:a, tX> bags and iOciie; Soar, Iscas-?s preserved S=k, 10 c-is-es brand y. id bags rice, 10 boxes tea, C c^ics bo:t'ed beer, 5 ots-:-3 whiikev. 30 cases.kerosin?. 58 mats sugar, 19 cases geneva 13 caees and ba'w coUon?, 10 cases perfumed spirits, 5 ca-es preserved meat.;, fl cases ?ardines. 5 boxes dried /rui's. 6 drums oil, 13 pieces h-ssian, 12 packaae3 hardvrare.o keg-3 raLs, 7 casea draperr. 2i sacks potatoes. 2i boses onions, 21 beg 3 beef, 10 kess port. 11 fins paint, 12 pairs sashes, ISdcors, 10 cases cilnaria'stores, 1 piano, 23 paciiages sonSries.

Ixw*BD3 Co' 3' wtsk.—Per=eTe-atice. from

Waiheke. with 300 bushels shlcgle; Blanche, •/rom Thsmir>, with fr sacks kauri gum; .Makara'i, from Tutckaka and Matakana, with 5.0T0 feet stips planking and 2,200 rail 3; Coralie, from Tairna. with 22,200 fe=t timber.

OcnvARDS Co 4STWlsE.—Perseverance, for "v»"aiheke; Blanche, for Thames; Go den Isle, for Rxisseli: Dream, for Tairu*; Janet, for ■VVhEßea'ei Hcids. with 12 000 bricss; Reward, for VV'h»ns?axe;. with 5,C'-«3 feet timber, 3,500 Shingles, 3 tons potatoes ; Coralie, for Tairua. The 8.8. Hero will arrive from Sydney and Melbourne about Friday nest.

The P.M.5.3. ZealnncHa left Sydney on Thurs day last, and she may be expec'e-i here rarly oa Tuesday morning. She ieaves again for Honolulu and San Francisco with the outward Knaliah mails on Tuesday afternoon.

H.M.S. Woiverins is now daily erpec;ed from Sydney,

The 8.9. Penjruin loft last r.i?ht for Melbonrr.e, via Kaat Coa<=; and Southern pores. For Tau ransra: K. H. Thompson. For Giaborne: Mr and_Mrs Havcvt. ilr J. Carleton. For Xnpier: Messrs W. Homo and Kelly. For WelHnxion: Mrs Gavin, Me.-srs A. Ha<*ar*i. Nance rrow. Hargrcaves, Oiiver. FLicken, Yv'alleott, Mr and Mrs Hayfield and Co. for J.ytteltoa: Alters G. McPherson, J. Gordon Fo- Uunedin: Mrs and Miss Gooch, Messrs Kren'-h and For Hobart Town : \V. Woolley. For Me! bournc : H. Mclirce, Mr and Mrs Belling. The barque Agate is new a fu'l v^sel, and she will eaii for i ornion next week. H'jr Cirgo in cludes 4,000 ea--f-a kiiiri Rum, I*o bares wool. 90 tons man b 'ane;C. and 10 cask 3 tallow. Th 3 g.s. Gl-r.e's? t.rrived this morning from Tauran^.i Wiih 2uj sac»3 maize, 73 sacka wheat, 3 sacks won), o ca.s;;3 tullaw, 4 keg 3 bmter, 5 sacks ba.-ley, £00 thcep.kins. 10 hides, 10 tons luggage. Pa.isen.eis :—2,1r3 Boylan, Miss Kob inscn. Mhs Dovio, Capuia and Mrs Tm ks, Mr HopkiD3 Clark anrl family (C). Mits Ifcfarlane, Mr ar.d Mra Ucy. Major Weir, Captain Morris Messrs Winter, ucrry, andjihree in the steerage. The Glenelg leaves again Jor Tauranga on ilonoßj* afternoon. The a.s. lona arrived at an early hour this morning from Knssell and Northern ports with passengere and the following cargo :—261 gacka fcauriguT, 25»scJHfunjtu«, 41 sacks oysters, 1 sacks wheat, 4 k<^ butttr, and sundries. She was docked to-day in order to havo her bottom cleaned, &nd she v.i.l leave again for Northern ports on Monday. The barquentine Elinor Vemon failed to-day for New York, she took !C1 tons of kattiigrim and a quantity of whaluboLO, valued ia all at £23,500. The s:hooner JlDzcppa has cleared at the Customs for Parotonga, with a general cargo, tud the fo lowirg passenß-ira : Jlr acd Mrs Heather, Mr .'■'icriolis, and three natives. The Ge rman war-ship Bernard: took her depariure for Viilsa.-ai=o to-day. Mr C. Bai'.ey, cf the N"cr;h Shore, i3now cuild in? to tha o^Ccc of several gentlemen at Whangaroa, a hatters-carvereentre&oardtallir.g boat of the fo!lo-.vin< rtimen»ions: Length, la feet; depth amidships 2 feet 3 inches; team, o feet, ehe will be finished nest week. A remarkably fine specimen of the class of ■work turned out by the local boat-builders is afforded by the new 'As built for H.I.G.M.S. Bismarck, by Mr C. Bailey, of the North Shore. Its length is 23 feet, beara 5 feet, depth amid ships 2 feet, ar.d dep.h at each end 3 feet 6 incties, Bhe is planked with kauri, tho tirnbera being ot birch. Th 9 knee) and stem are of pohucakawa. The stern benches, stem sheet?, I and bow aheet3 are fitted with gratings, instead of. the plain boards. Tho back board ia of mottled kauri, beautifully polished. The top screak is stained in imitation of mahogany, with gold streak underneath cut in with b ue. All ihe fastenings are of copper, while the fittings are of brasa. A3 a specimen of toat-building. She reflects the highest credit upon 3.fr iiailey. She was built under the superintendence o£ the Bismarck's chief carpenter, and both Captain Uienhard and that gtntleman have txpreseed thetnseivea highly pl:a:cd with bor. The? al-o commended Mr Bailey for the rapid manner in which the order was fulfilled, the g g being only in hand cine dsys.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Lalla Itookli, p.s., Campbell, from \V;\.itara IMPOP.TS. Per Augusta, from Greymouth: 163 tons coal. EXPORT 3. Per Seagull, for Manukau Heads: 85,000 feet mbcr. -♦ TELEGKAFHIU SHIPPING. Z~ RUS3ILL, thi3day.a Arrivals—Fleetwing and Wait3ki. LoaoiDg— Venus. The Waitaki sails at i p.m. Wellington, this day. Arrived: Southern Cro33. s.s.,from Lyttalton, Bailed : Te Anao, for Aucklacd, via the Coast.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, Saturday. Mr R. Arthur's Bale offeeneral eoofl s, furniture, and provisions was well attended, and a fai amount of bas'ne39 done. Kowls realised lOd to 2a ; game, 2s 33 to Js Gd ; tnrkeys, 23 lOd ; fluck3. Is lid to2s Id: pigeon*,lid ; setter dog, £i ; pot itoe3, SB to 3s 6d ; onion-, Jd to Id; carrot, 3a 9d |ois ; pumpkins, 4^ to 6i; marrows, Is 91 to 23; ple-mellon?, la G1 to 2s 7d ; apple?, (Auck land), 2Jd toli per lb.; pears, 2id ; Hobart Town apples, 2i; peare, 3d to 3Jd ; chee3e, 2i to 6t per lb.; bacon, 4Jd to 9d ; flour, £12 to £14 IO3" per ton ; |barler dust, 63 6d per sack; bran, 03 to 7s per sack; oats, 23 4d to 2s Cd per bn3hell; chalF, 23 6d per sack; oatmeal. l|d ; butter. 3d to Is per lb.; sugar, 4d to JJ : jatß3, fo per dcz.: box tea, 223 to 263 ; Jpaint, Bid per lb.; white lead 4}d ; honey, in tins, 6jd per lb; in keg, 4d; lollies, 7id to 8d per lb.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Clqsb as Ujtmcb:— This Day. NiL llondat, 2Cth Instant. For Wangacui, per WaJlabi, at 6 a.m. Kor Thames, per Eutorpri-e, at U.3oa.m. For Coromandel, per Cororcundol, at 11.30 a.m. Kor Thames, per Hotomahana. at 3 p.m. For KusbcU, Kawakawa, Wa^Karoa, and Mon- KOinii, per lona, at I p.m. For Whitiangi, 'lairaa, Tauranga, and Opo'lkl, per Glenelg. at i p.m. Tcesday. 27th Instant. For Taranaki and Southern provinces, per Wanaka, at 8 a.m. For Waiwera, Eawan, Omaha, and Matakana, per Roae Casey, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki, liY'anganui, and AV'cllington, per liancatira, at 11 o.m. Per b.b. Zealnndia aa follows:— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, Japan, and China, including Hongkoog, at 1 p.m. Kor United Kingdom and Continent of Kurope, at 1 p.m. For money orders, end registered letters, at 11.30 a-in. Late letters bearing an extra fee of Eizponco. In addition to the postage, will bo received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. For Russell, Ka-.vaknwa, and Australian Colonies, per Te Anau, at 3 p.m. For Tauranga and Opotlki, per Waltaki, at 1 p.m. For Wangarel Heads, Waipu, Wangarel, and Mangapai, per Argyll. at 1 P'm Thursday. 29th Instant. Per B.c. Arawata at follows :— For India, China, Japan, Mediteranean Ports, and Continent o£ Europe, at 8 a m. For Gi^borne, Napier, Southern Provinceu, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Brindisi, at 9 a.m. For newspapers, atS^.m. For money orders, and registered letters, the previous evening at i o'clock. Lato letters till 9.30 a m. a B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

The most trivial affection with which wo are troubled 13 what is 'commonly called colds, and yfet, triilixip: as they are from a superficial stand* point, they ure bat Inductors or conductors ot many dire fliseases. If ihoy do not end In pneu monia or some pulmonary complaints, they fall on fthe Ikldcoya, land here isja»t the point at which Udo'pho Wolfe's Schiedam |Aromatic Schnapps comes to our aid, and by its searching, permeating, and pervasive actions on these organs, restores thorn to their normal condition,

MARRIAGE.

ROWE-KING.-On the 15th Instant, at the residence of Mr W. Wlnstono, Wlliiam-street, by the Rev W. Morley, Henry Howe, Lite of Kedruth, Cornwall, to Anna, second daughter of Mr J, King, late of Auckland.

DEATHS.

CHKYNE On April 23, 1880. at hlB parents' residence, Mary-street. Mount Eden, William Henry Cheyne (from concussion o£ the brain); aged 11 years. Deeply lamented. The funeral will take place on Sunday, at 3 p.m.

LAYTHBR.—On March 30,1880, at Dargiville, Isabella, the beloved wifo of Jameaiajther; aged 35 years.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

O.S.E.—We do not feel disposed to give a gratuitous advertisement to the print in question,

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1880.

fjr the causa that lades assistance, For the wrong that needs reslstaact. For the future in tha distance, Aud the eood tlict we can dc.

The limit of proposed taxation is not reached with the imposition of the property tax and new customs duties. Direct exactions may, indeed, have attained their maximum, for everything being taxed two and three times over, a Treasurer will find it hard to persuade Parliament or the country to sanc tion now burdens. But there are ways of levying taxation without i.i creasing duties. The Government may relieve itself by throwing charges formerly borne by the colonial treasury upon local bodies. The savings thus made to the central Peter will have to be borte by the provincial Paul. Last session, when discussing the stop page of subsidies, Major Atkinson stated that though the General Go vernment were to discontinue these grants the services which have been thus maintained would not cease with the stoppage of the money. The want of roads and works in highway districts will be as great as ever, after the General Govern ment has disclaimed all liability for their construction. A new respon sibility—a greater necessity for local taxation—will result, and that is all. And we have had pretty plain intimation already that the subsidies will go. An other means of causing increased taxa tion without incurring the trouble and odium of collecting it, is presented in the system of charitable relief. The Government took this over as a legacy from Provincialism, and ever since has done its best to shove it on to other shoulders, A bill for tho purpose, pro mising all kinds of subsidies, has been

at every session for the last fonr yeare. A few fish, more bold than the others, swallowed it at once, and perhaps they are as well off as those who have exercised greater caution, for there seems every probability that, failing willing compliance, compulsion will be substi tuted for invitation. By throwing hospitals and charitable relief upon local effort the Colonial Treasury will gain largely, and the Government find

proportionate exemption from the onus of resorting to further taxa tion. It -will compel others to do the disagreeable vrork. That this is intended may be inferred from the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Bill, which is again on its melancholy rounds among unbelievers. The bill has undergone material alterations since we last had the pleasure of inspecting it. The basis, however, remains the

same. The charge ofhospitalsand charit able institutions is to be bequeathed to a Board, elected by Municipal Councils. County Councils, Road Boards and other contributing bodies, their respec tive votes being proportioned to the amount of their contributions. The revenue of the Board is classified under five headings: — Grants from Ikxml Bodies; Genei-al Assembly votes; Private donations ; Profits from land ; and Miscellaneous sources. Ever)' patient, not coming under the Destitute Persons Act of 1877, shall pay some sum not exceeding 20s per week. The General Assembly vote will amount to £1 added to every £1 of revenue of the hospital from all sources except laud. If wo admit that circumstances may force the General Government to rid itself of this charge, the machinery proposed does not appear to ho the beat adapted for the work required of it. Hospitals must be supported, and Uie revenues provided for that purpose are too insecure. More adequate provision is requisite to enable governing Boards to obtaiu adequate funds by enforcing pro rata contributions from local bodies interested, on a recognised basis. The elective machinery of tbo Governing Board itself isalsosusccptiblo of improve ment. Voluntary donations might bo encouraged by giving subscribers a large share in the election of the Board. A more serious defect, and one that must be stoutly resisted is a provision enabling local bodies to levy a poor rate. The colony has, we hope, not como to that yet. The Poor Law system in the United Kingdom is accountable for three fourths of the evils of hereditary chronic pauperism. There is no class hero except the sick and the very old, who have a right to look for permanent support to a poor law system, and for those classes which may claim relief, hospitals and alms-houses, assisted by private charitable effort, properly orga nised ar.d subsidised ought to bo sulii cient. Vt is not becoming that New Zea land, naturally the most wealthy of the colonie.'i, should load tho van in <i measure that will inevitably prove dis astrous to a largo portion of her indus trial population. In its eagerness to rid its&lf of a costly burden the Government is rather ton liberal iv conferring powers of taxation upon subordiuate corporations-. Tho pro posal to legalise poor rates involves a principle which' local bodies are not competent to deal with, It must be determined in the parliament of the colony—and determined we trust it shall be, in a manner ko effectual as to deter any Government from repeat ing it for many years to come.

An interesting st^ry, entitled "In Hard Straits," appears ou uur fourth page lu ll ay.

We regret being compelled to hold over till Holiday's issue a notice of a highly succcs-ful concert given last evening at Paumure under the combined auspices of the Epiccopaliun aud Presbyterian cougrc gatious in the district. It, is a singular fact, though of small public interest, that net" f all the hairdresser of Auckland are Kd^.iahnion, aud yesterday every Queen-street barber, excepting one, who is a foreigner, closed in honour of St. George, aud the majority went to the rac *. Our attention has been drawn to the fact that the piles for the reclamation are speci fied in i;he contract conditions an to be citlu-r totara, kauri, or kahikatea, three quarters heart. It is impossible, we arc informed, to get pil;s of the required dimensions, three quarters heart, aud that the timber might as. well have been omitted from the specifi cations. The fact is one that contractors should make a note of for inquiry. Tenders for thf! reclamation must be in by noon ou Monday next. We published on Thursday in a leading article, a summary of the provisions of the new Education Bill, which was under discussion when the mail left. One of the clauses provides for biennial meetings of district superintendents to confer on edu cational business. Mr Stout, in the " Dim edin Echo," suggests a similar provision in this colony. Be say.« : —Let representatives from all the teachers' associations in New Zealand meet once in two or three

years—moving the place of meeting—to discuss educational affaire. This would bring all teachers and educationists together, and promote a solidarity amongst educa tionists in the future. Could not the E.\o cutive Committee of the Educational Insti tute consider this question?

"Flying Scud" was repeated at the Theatre Royal last evening to a moderately good house. Mr Steele as Colonel Mulligan, Mr O'Brien as Tom Meredith, Miss Marie Wilton as Katie Rideout, and Mr Love as Grindley Goodgc, represented their parts faithfully. Mr Dumas played the character of Moses Davis, the Jew, while Mr Hay garth acted >yell as Nat. Gosling, the veteran jockey. This evening is the List occasion upon which the drama will bo pro duced during the present sea^un.

The Napier Cattle Board has asked the Government to temporarily prohibit impor tation of cattle from Australia.

According to the London newspaper " Truth " the new Professor of Experimen tal Physics at Cambridge ia an avowed and ardent spiritualist. He is also a Lord - Lord Rayleigh. Spiritualism must be get ling fashionable in some circles in England.

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Otahuhu Mutual Improvement Association, was Reid on Monday eveninc last. Then; was a very full meeting. Two ucw members were elected. The Rev. F. Gould read an extract from Macaulay's Essay on "Lord Bacon." Mr W.'Day thea delivered his essay on " Horse Racing," Mr Day gave a full and interesting account of the origin of horse-racing, his principal argument in favour of the sport beinL', that it improved the breed of horses; a lively discussion en sued among the members. Mr A. M. Shep pard read a selection from Sir Scott's poems, which brought the meeting to a close. The business appointed for ntsxt meeting, consists of dialogues and readings.

The annual meeting of the undenomina tional Sabbath-school of Poturnahoe was held on Wednesday evening last, Mr Wm. Keir, ot Springfield, iv the chair. Iv his opening remarks the chairman said that Sabbath-schools wore occupying the atten tion of many thoughtful aud intelligent Christian men and women, and many derived great help from the publication of the London Humlay-school Uiiioa in the preparation of their letsons. A double responsibility rested on the teachers in consequence of the Government having wisely excluded religious teachings from our public school-), and thus prevent ing them from becoming juvenile sectarian establishments. After recommending care ful study ot the word of God in the preparation of lessoni iv preference to teaching from catechisms, the chairman called upon the choir to sing one of the sacred songs, several of which were sung during the evening. Mrs Thompson and Miss Maunder conducted the music Mr Gunson made some thoughtful and appro priate remarks in reference to Sabbath school work. The Roy Mr Thompson spoke on Praise, and the influence of good singing in Christian assemblies. Mr uco H. Maunder, the superintendent, gave two readings from Talniiige, after which tin; Rev. Mr Lsitt spoke in favour of sectarian catechisms in Sunday-schools, and the Bible beiDg a class book in our public day schools, aud horjcd that a new Parliament would produce"a change in the Education Act in this respect. The meeting closed on the Key. Mr Thompson's pronouncing thcßene-

We learn by cablegram from Sydney, of yesterday's date, that the P.M.S.S. Com pany's steamer Zealandia, left Sydney for Auckland with 50 saloon and 40 steerage through pas=.eagers.

It is notified in oar adverting columns that the Sunday evening service held in the Theatre Royal, will for to-morrow night only, be held from half-past six until halt past seven, instead of eight o'clock. The usual addresses will be given.

An ex-Australian agriculturalist has left at our office a sprig of the plant known as the Bathurst burr, which he found on a bush growing on a new field of road in the Mount Koskill district, near the residence of Mr May. He warn 3 settlers to destroy the plant wherever they find it, as it spreads rapidly and is one of the greate t corses to woof-growers in Australia. The specimen may be seen at our ofiice.

The Rev. Geo. Boad, superintendent ot the Grafton Road Circuit, will preach a special senoon on Sunday evening nest at 6.30 o'clock in the Graf:on Road Church in favour an 1 advocacy of the temperance movement. This servica will ba specially devoted to the temperacco cause. It h hoped a very large congregation will be present to testify its sympathy.

At the monthly meeting of the Auckland Uuited Labourers' Mutual Aid Society.held in the Temperance Hall, it was rf solved to furnish every member with the necessary form for claiming the right to be placed oa the electoral ro 1, the chairman urging the importance of this step as a matter of duty. The suggestion met with a favour able reception.

There are cloven cases sst down for hear ing at the District Court on Monaay next, four defended and Feven undefended.

The appeal Court will open at Welling. ton an the 10th May, and the Divorce Court oa the 17th.

There appears to be a pretty general desire amongst the local volunteers that the Queen's Birthday this year should be sig nalised by a grand review or sham fight, in which their Thames brethren ia arms might be invited to take part. The idea is a good one acd it h to be hoped that both officers and msu will cordially co-operate in having it carried into effect. The decision should be arrived at in any case with the least possible delay, for if it is to be taken up, the various companies will require all the time at their disposal for preparatory diill. The members of the Hob-ion Corps have evidently .«eizcd time by the forelock for they have already entered upon a course of skiriniahiuc drill, and their next parade will be held on Tuesday night. The ex ample thus set ia worthy of imita tion.

The la*.e?t in the phonograph line will be exhibited this evening a few doors from the theatre. The instrument attracted a num ber of persons last night, who were delighted on hearing the repetition of their voices, the following repeat being clearly and dis tinctly given. " Good evening to you, won drous phonograph, pray give us something that will make u-i laugh." The room is large, visitors are accommodated with Beats, and the new light casts abrilliaucr over the scene.

Mr Gabriel Lewis, so long known in business in Auckland, announces his inten tion to open the stores 11 Queen-street, next Messrs Owen and Graham n an auctiou mart, fli.s lirst sale will take place on Wednesday nest wlieu iitty trunks of buoU and shoes will be submitted. Mr Lewis b by no mcan3 a novice, having wielded the hammer many years ago in Auckland cm behalf of a very extensive buaiuc^a couueciiou.

On Friday evening a lecture wai given by tho Rev. Mr Forbes, of Pokcno, on behalf of tho East Pukekohe Public Library, on ''Memory," Mr \V. Kerr, of Springfield in ttie chair. The rev. gentle man treated his subject ia a lucH and highly interesting manner to a numcroul) audience, several ot which came a distance of five nnd fix miles. The lecture was divided into four parts, and during the interval, pieces were sung by the Pukekohe choir, led by Mr Morgan. Mi.v> E. Morgan presided at the harmonium. The sum of £2 \C,i was handed over to tho library as the procccJs of the eve-inni;.

Tiio annual business meeting of the Auckland Football Club was held la«t evening at the Thames Hotel, Mr. T. Henderson, junr. occupied the chair. Th: re;x>rt and t alance sheet were read by Mr W. 11. Biudou, and adopted. The btatc mcut of acconnts showed a credit balance, after paving all claims, of £5 d 3d. The following "!ii'-?r" for lit* ensuing season were elected :—Captain, Mr T. Henderson, jur., Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr W. il. BindoD. Committee: Messw.Sharlaud, Lynch, and Carter. It was decided to adopt the Huijby Union rules with the latest amendments, and also that the scoring be by points the same as last year. Hie •neeting then terminated.

Mr SV'Ut, in the Dunediu " Echo," gives the followiug reasons for the non-impositiou of the Property Tax :—Let ns in conclusion atate the reasons why the Property Tax has not bi:cu enforced. We believe the reasons are -first, because direct taxes are un popular, and the MiaUtry believe that were it enforced such a storm would be raised as would sweep them from the benches. Ileuce they delay it until Parliament is about to meet. .Second, some of their supporters are oppo'ed to all direct taxes. Third, they wish to makr the Assembly believe that the finances are iv Mich a muddle that a change ot ministry would be nio.se inopportune Fourth, because they arc now beginning to see the difficulties of levying an all-round property tax.

The fifth anniversary of Court Pride of Onchun^a, Ancient Order of Foresters, will be celebrated by a ball in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening next. Wright's renowned string band is to furnbh the music ou the occasion. As this anniver sary ball in always looked forward to by the folks of Ouehunga witli considerable interest,'there is every reason to expect a good attendance, which no doubt will be augmented by a number of visitors from Auckland.

An enquiry was held in the Court-hou?e, Ooromandel, on Wednesday, into, the cause or the recent fire at Leon's Wharf Hotel, before C. H. J. Hovel! Esq., coroner of the district. Mr C. Gibbs, foreman. Ilcnry Leon gate evidence to the effect that he was aroused by the crying aD(I coughing of his child, about 3 o'clock on the morning of the 21st, be struck a light, and on openiug the door discovered smoke and fire, he hn mediately called hia wife and servant girl. The children were got out, al«o a sewing machine, wearing apparel, and other articles. Mr Clarke assisteu in saving property. Ho first saw the lire breaking through the store and dining-room. The hotel was totally destroyed, he considered the fire accidental. The house was insured for £250, and the stock and furniture for £150, in the Nor thern Insurance Company. Annie Leon, Mary Hennesrv, Thomas Clark and Joseph Dodd gave evidence, but were unab?o to throw aay! light upon the mystery. The jury reairnei with the following verdict, " that the Wharf Hotel, Coromandel, was destroyed by lire on the morning of the 2lst instant, but there is no evidence to show how the said firo originated."

The members of the Pioneer Lodge of Good Templars gave the second of their serie3 of free entertainments last evening in the Temperance Hall, Albert-street, but the audience was not large, owing possibly to other attractions. The chair waa taken by Mi- Hill, who introduced the proceedingr by a few remarks. The speakers of the even ing were Rev A. W. Webb and Mr G. Humus, who spoke in favour of total absti nence, and denounced the drinking customs of society in severe terms. There was a paucity of ..singers, and come disappoint ment felt at the absence of a person who hid promised an original reading " 1 he Old Man at Church," which the author had pre paredbut which an unforeseen circumstance prevented him from giving. The best songs of the evening were "The Anchor's Weighed," by Mr Carter; and "For Ever," by Miss Gribble, which had the effect of putting the audience in excellent humour.

Charles Williams, of firc-kindler fame, has had the benefit of the prayers of the maids of the colony, and recovered from a long and serious lit of illness. lie bas justly had the reputation of being clever and witty, and during his gradual restora tion to health he hat exercised h's ingenu ity upon a new style of fancy cirt, made, painted, and lettered by hu owu hands. It is well made and prettily ornamented, for (he purposo of conveying Williams' fire kiudlerp, and Williams' Excelsior Washing and Clean-ing Fluid to the homes of all classes of the community. The fluid is highly recommended by a large number of the respectable tradesmen aDd citizens of Auckland.

A considerable number of persons visited the African wild beast show this afternoon. The show will bs opoa until 10 o'clock this evening.

The members of the Naval Brigade were inspected last evening in the Drill-shed by Major Withers. About 55 were present, accompanied by their oiliuer<<, Gapt. LeKoy, Lieut<. Chapman and Parker, and Sub-Lieut. Smith. The injpection was satisfactory, and finally, the men marched down Quecu-strect, heaJed by their excellent band, which played a number

The Police are very desirous of finding the owners of two petticoats, a dress, and new pair of shoes, found in the possession of a well-known character named John Kogers now in custody, of the police, and who will be brought up on Wednesday nest.

Henry Patrick Hayden, convicted ot beating his wife, was sant to Mount Eden this afternoon in consequence of his inability to pay the fine and find ihe necessary sureties to keep the peace.

The first Sunday evening sacred concert. willbe«iven to-morrow (Sunday) evening, in the Theatre Royal, by Camilla Urso, the great violinist, supported by Miss Sargent (soprano) Signora Agnes Palma (con tralto), Mr Auguste Sauret and Herr Scherek (pianists.) The programme o f the evening appears in another column. Ths concert will open with a duo from Sclmmann, for two piinos, andante and variations, by Messrs Sauret and Scbereck, followed" by " O Kest in the Lord" by Signora Agnes Palma. A piano solo, from Stabat Mater, by Mr A. Sauret ; and the oharmina " With Verdure Clad," from Haydn's "Creation1' by Miss Jennie Sargent. Camilla Urso will give Corelli's splendid violin solo, variations in D minor. The second part will open with Aye Maria (Gounod) for soprano, piano, organ, and violin, by Miss Sargent, Mr Sauret, Mr Scherek, and Madame Camilla Urso. The concert will be commenced at a quarter past S o'clock to suit the convenience of the public generally.

Mr 0. Wakefield, Under-Secretary for Mines, went to the Bay of Islands yester day.

A meeting of creditors fn the estate of Dr Waddinpton of Cambridge, was held this morning in the Supreme Courthouse, when Mr Tho? MacflarlaDC was elected trustee. The liabilities are set down at £2,300, the assets include property in Hamilton mort gaged to its full value, book debts represent in,; £550, furniture £150, horse and buggy £25.

Members of the Auckland Rifle Associa tion arc reminded by advertisement in auother column that the annual subscription must ba paid by the 27th inst. The annual firing takes place on the following Friday.

During a football match at Warrington between the local and the liuncorn clubs, one of the 'Warrington team, a man named Whitehcad, was running for the purpose of securing a goal, when he wa-s charged by Alfred Bibby, of Runcom. Bibby's head struck Whitehcad on the knee with such force that both fell down insensible. Whitehcad came round iv a minute or two, severely bruised, but Bibby, remaining un conscious, was carried to the infirmary, where he died a few minutes afterwards from what was supposed to be concussion of the brain.

One of the returned warrior from Zulu land tells a good story. He wm at Rorke's Drift, and was witness to the following incident : —A clergyman in clerical attire was hard at work handing out cartridges to the men, and he did it with a will. A private near was taking shots at the Zulus, and cursing the while in the most ingenuous manner. "Don't swear, man," shouted the clergyman—" don't swear at them; shoot them 1"

The Sunday services are duly announced in another column. Anniversary services of the United Methodist Free Church will be held to-morrow. Sermons : Morning, by Kcv. Wm. Morlcy ; evening, Key. J. Robertson. The serrice at the Theatre Royal at half-past six, instead of at eight o'clock as uaual. The Latter Day Saiuts' service*, afternoon and c vening, in the Temperance Hall. The annual meeting of the subscribers arid friends of the Orphan Home will be held on Monday next The foundation of the new parsonage of St. Paul'f is laid, and the work proceeding rapidly, Mr Stewart, the contractor, beiD<,' desirous of talcing advantage of the fine weather. The new drapery and milliner}' establish ment of Messrs Dunne, Hall, and Co., 174 <. t »ucen-street, was opened to-day with an entirely new stock ot autumn and winter yowls. Mr Charles Blomfield purposes intro ducing a new couree of exercises in bis Tonic Sol-Fa claw, which will be com menced ou Tuesday evening next, in the Congregational school-room, Edinburgh street, Iv'ewtou. A large sale of unredeemed pledges to the ordet of Mr Ncumegen, will'take place at the auction room of Mr A. Grant, on Mouday at eleten o'clock, when vnrioua articles, both useful and ornamental, will lie di.-posed of without reseive.

A Good Story Spoilt

JOURNALISTIC ROMANCE.

THK following romantic story, put m circu lation by the Wellington "l'o-t," is going the rounds o£ our Southern contemporaries, and is everywhere exciting great interest. In publishing is we give also the result of some enquiries which we have ooeu at the trouble to make. Here, then, is the story : —" A short time ago Mr , acl rk iv the Audit Oilice, proceeded to Tauranga for the purpose ot investigating some defalcations alleged to have been committed by a public ofliccr in that district. While "there his attention was attracted by an exceptionally line block of land, which is s&id to have long been an object of desire (o Europeans visit ing the neighbourhood, but which was tenaciously held by the Maoris in spite of the tempting offers made for it. Mr happened to meet one of the tribe in possession of the laud, and asked to whom it belonged. To his surprise the reply was "We are keeping it for old ." Struck with thu identity of the name mentioned with his own, Mr made farther inquir ies, which satisfied him that the land was being kept by the natives for his father, in return for some great service he had ren dered them on one occasion when he was living iv the district. Mr , it may be imagined, lent no time in letting the natives kuow who he was, at the same time inform ing them that his father had been dead for several years. Upon this the Maorics at once professed their readiness to complete the title and hand over the property to the heirs of the friend of their tribe, to whose memory they hadbcenso[faithful. Steps were at once taken with that view, and ouly one man of the tribe, it is stated, refused to ai»n the deed, while it is not anticipated that very great difficulty will be experienced on accountjof his refusal. The chief ot the tribe then iuformed Mr. that there was one circumstance which weighed heavily on his mind. Finding that the rightful owner did not turn up, and as there appeared to be no prospect of his doing so, he had on one occasion been induced to sell 1000 acres of the land, lie could not, of course, got that block back again, but he ottered to give a thousand acres of his own adjoining in exchauge. The whole property, as •we have said, is a very valuable one, and is stated to be worth £12,000 at present prices. It is said that for 100 acres of the pick cf the block, Mr. was offered £20 an acre immediately after the news of what had happened became known. The gentleman referred to in the above extract is Mr F. J. Churton, Audit Inspector, who is at present in Auckland in connection with the prosecution of J. O. Young. We have submitted it to him, and lie informs us that there is just sufliciont truth in it to make it interesting, atid to lend a colour of probability to it. It seems that while at Tauranga at the beginning of the present year, in pursuance of his ofHcial duties, he was waited upon by a Maori chief, who told him that a remarkably fine block of laud iv the vicinity had becu ;>'irchised by his father more th.iv a nuaric >fa century ago, and that it was held for h n, Mr Churton at once communicated wi li his relatives in Auckland, aud while learning that some of them had a slight recollection of some such purchase, all papers in reference to it had bceu unfortunately lost. The chief has ."incc been exerting himself, to obtain the signatures of all natives in terested in the sale, with a vi».w to the completion of the title, but Mr Glmrton regard-* the possibilities of success as so remote that ho is willing to dispose of his claim to the ownership of the land for a very small pcr-cenfa~e upon its value. Some of the original owners now reside at Tatanaki, and tbe length of time wliich hai elapsed siuce the date of the purchass is s" great that many of them will doubtless have completely forgotten the transaction. The value of the block is between £10,000 and £15,000, and it must be admitted that the leading Maoris have acted in a very honorable manner with regard to it. The most amusing feature in connection with the affair is the numbers of letters on the subject which the gentleman has received from friends and acquaintances at Wellington, for it was in this way that he first became acquainted with the fact that some exaggerated report had got abroad. Many of tho missives were of an effusively eougr.itulatory character, and the majority concluded with an urgent solicita tion for a friendly loan. Tho iuformant of the "Post" has drawn largely upon a fertile imagination in stating the particulars, but he has certainly sacceeded in giving liis story the widest publicity. We now

CABLE NEWS.

EUROPEAN.

IREUTEB'S SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.] LONDON. April 22. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £16,250,000, bein2 a quarter of a million more than, last week. At the wool auction to-day, 11,100 bales were offered, making a total of 26,000 bales catalogued since the opening. At to-day's sale prices were firm, and an active demand continues. The market for Australian wheat and tallow is dulL Commercial LONDON. April 21. Adelaide breadstuff's have suffered a further decline. Wheat is 54s per 49Glbs, ex warehouse : and flour 39s per 2591b3, ex warehouse. New Zealand wheat, ex ship, is auotcd to-day at 51s, being a decline of 1b on the last quotation. Consols, New Zealand securities, and tallow are unchanged. "Wool Sales. LONDON. April 21. At the n-00l sale to-day, 10,000 bales were offered, making a total of 15,500 catalogued since the opening Tnere was a good demand at to-day's auction, and cross-brcJs were firmer. Latest Commercial. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MER. CANTILE AGENCY'S CIECULA.K.— THE WOOL SALES. LONDON. April 21. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report, under date, London, 21st instant : The wool sales opened with spirit on the 20th instant at an advance of Id to lid on last sale's prices. The opening catalogue contained 3,500 bales. The sales comprise about 3:0,000 bale. 30,000 baUs have been sent to manufacturing districts direct. The competition by both home aud foreign buyers is active, but the trade in manufacturing districts is not so good. The continental markets are lightly stocked. The following hare advanced since the close of the last sales :—Greasy, Idperlb; clothing, washed, Id; combing, washed, 2d ; scoured, Id to IJd ; crossbred superior greasy and superior combing, washed, jd to Id. la lambs' wool the market is unchanged. The sales will close on Juue 12. The next series will com mence on August 17. Tallow is dull of sale. Best mutton is quoted at 32* 6d per cwt.; best beef, 325. The wheat maiket is flat. Adelaide wheat is worth 545, and New Zealand 425, per 49Cibfl.

AUSTRALIAN.

[BEUTEK'S SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.] MELBOURNE. This day. Mr Thompson, member of the Assembly for Mandurang, has accepted the position of Government Whip in the Assembly. A prospectus has been issued of a Friez ing Company, under the dry air process with a capital of £100,000. " The sum of £40,000 has already been subscribed, and the Company will commence operations as soon the subscriptions amount to £50,000. The Victorian Unemployed. MELBOURNE. April 23. A deputation of working men was received to-day by the Hon. J. Service, demanding, with threatening language, remunerative employment. They declined to accept stone-breaking. The Hon. Mr Service replied that everything possible had been done, and he was unable to do more. SYDNEY. April 23. Hennesy'a brandy, bulk quarters, 11b 3d to lls 6d ; Raven tobacco, Is 4d and Is 2d per Ib.; candles, D.R.J.S., 6id to 7|d. ADELAIDE. April 23. Adelaide wheat, 4s to 4a 3d per bushel; Adelaide flour, £10 10s per ton. The market is depressed. Freights from Adelaide to London, 40s to 42s 6d, de pressed. An influential meetin? was held to-day, at which it was resolved to form a Meat Export Company. MELBOURNE. April 23. A vessel, named George Arcle, bound for the colonies, went ashore near Soura Bay, but afterwards floated off unassisted. Mr. Gordon, C.E., has been re-employed by the Government as the chief engineer of the Water Supply Department Pig iron in good demand, owing to light shipments. Arrived : The s.s. Kotomahana, from the Bluff. Sailed : The s.p. Eingarooma, for the Bluff, on Wednesday.

The Accident to the Manawatu.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, this day. The steamer Mauawatu, wliicli broke down on the trip from Wauganui, was towed into port this morning. The injury done is that the crown of the boiler has fallen in. It is stated that a strict enquiry will be held as to the circumstances connected with the damage.

Movements of the Native Minister.

The Hon. the Native Minister has been busily encaged since 11 o'clock this morning in his office. From an early hour the humble edifice and circumjaceut grounds have been thronged with a motley assem blage of Natives and Europeans, all seeking interviews with the hon. gentleman, on the one subject — land survey. Some of these surveys have been stopped on various grounds, and the vendors aud veudces are naturally anxious that the obstruction should be removed. The most important case is that of the Patitere block, the surrey of which was stopped in order to avert a threatened disturbance. On Monday and Tuesday Mr Bryce will be fully occu pied with departmental work, and on Wed nesday he may possibly find time for a flying visit to the Waikato. At any rate he leaves about the middle of the week, per Hinemoa for Wellington.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq. K.M. and J. M. Dargaville Esq, and Col. Nation, J. P's.) DRUNKENNESS. Six persons were charged with this offence and subjected to the usual penalty. WHIPPING A WIFE. Patrick Henry Haydon on remand, again appeared in answer to a charge of beating bis wife with a whip on the 24th inst. Prisoner admitted the assault to a certain extent. Sub-Inspector Pardy stated the case and called Mrs HaydeD. Prisoner said he would plead guilty. The Court ordered him to pay a fine of 20i and costs, and to be bound over to keep the peace towards his wife for six months, himself in £50, and two sureties in £25 each. BREACH OF LICENSING ACT. John EudeaD, of the Kailway Terminus Hotel, wan charged with a breach of the Licensing Act, by supplying alcoholic liquor to George Wylic, on Sunday, the ISth inst. Mr Tyler appeared for defendant, ar>d stated that the person supplied wns a little boy, who got the beer for an a^ed woman who was ill, and accustomed daily to her beer. He would plead guilty, but under the circumstances he hoped the Court would fix the fine as lightly as possible. Sub-Inspector Pardy said it was not a very serious case, and as defendant had pleaded guilty, he would leave the case in the bands of the Bench. Fined"2oa and costs 9a. SUPPOSEU DESERTER. Charles Amy was brought up on a charge of being a deserter from the "Sand Fly"" in January last. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Sub-Inspector Pardy said he had no doubt about the prisoner being the man, and would ask for a remand until Thursday, which was granted. This was all the business.

A Guard's Van Overturned by the WIND.—As illustrating the force of the wind on railway carriages, a correspondent sends the following extract from a para graph in the Gloucestershire Chronicle of Janu ary 3 : —"On Tuesday morning, as a {roods train was passing the points at Magor station, a few miles below Chepstow, the guard's van and a truck in front of it were overturned in consequence of the high wind. The guard was very much shaken. ° On the same morning the top was blown oil" a closed truck as it was passing over the tubular bridge at Chepstow.

TELEGRAPHIC.

(PEE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). GRAHAMSTOWN, this da;-. The SVhau got 351b3 of good picked stall from the western end of the winze this morning. The reef h stili improving. Dabs of gold and ruby silver are visible throughout. LATEST jaINING. It was thought that the Managers of the Kurnnui, Golden Calf, and CaledoniaD, would have been enabled to resume -work at No. 3 level to-day, bnt from the measure ment made at noon, Sic. of water was found to exi«t over the Hat sheet. It will take the big pump fully a week to clear the work ings of water. The fortnightly return for the Moanataire is 37Sozs of gold "from 323 tons crushed. RUSSE'.L, this day. A PUGILISTIC M.H.R. The <: Northern Lumiaary " of to-do y states that an encounter took place bctwetn Mr John Luudcn, M.H.R., and Mr Yn borough, when the former retired with a black eye. WELLINGTON, this day. THE TRAMWAY CASE. At 12.30 this morning the jnry gave a verdict in tbe tramway case, which was substantially for the plaintiff. Upoi this. verdict the "Court will have to make an award. The police are investigating the ciicum stances connected with the lire at Berham paor. THE LASH. Longhurst, sentenced last session to 10, years and two whippings received the fir t 25 this morning. He bore it unflinchingly, but suffered severely. The report of the medical examination deuiea that priso-ei suffers from heart disease. TIM RU, thh day. FREE PARDON. News has arrived that His Exceelkcy has granted a free pardon to F. Sim?, formerly a merchant here, who was prosecuted by the National Bank for larceny, and sen tenenced by Judge Ward to three month-;' imprisonment, although the jury found there had been no felonious inteut. Yesterday an able-bodied man, dressed like an new arrival, was sent to gaol for a fortnight, for stealing fried fish from a fi-=h nionger. EMIGRATION TO CAPE TOWN. There has been quite a rush for passages for Cape Town, about sixty applications has been received since Monday. The in tending immigrants are mostly able-bodied belonging to the labouring classes. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. A fatal railway accident occurred at 1 o'clock to-day, op the railway- line at Addington, resulting iv ths death of a porter named Thomas Daffy. The decease! was engaged attending to some wagons, which were being shunted at the Adding ton station, and it is supposed that while pulling down the break he fell from the buffer underneath the waggons. When the trucks had cleared away he wan seen lying across one rail cut nearly in two. His remains were picked up and conreyed to the morgue. The deceased was 53 years of age, and had been employed for many years on tue Christchurch railway. Be was a sober, steady man, much respecte-I, and leaves a large family. It ia somewhat singular that to-day was the last oae Mr DuGy was to work at Addington. This day. Gn Tuesday and Wednesday 28,494 bass of grain were carried by railway on the Christcburch section. At Dnn^acdel a man named McPherson, was carting grain in a dray on Thursday r when the horsi baited. McPherson jumped off, bnt his feet were entangled in the reins and the wheel passed over him, breaking his tbiirh. He was b:ought to the Hospital and is doing well. Mr Ritchie takes per Inland Lily, to Chat ham Island?, Middleton winner of the Christchurch Maider, an*! Metropolitan, and other thoroughbred stock.

Operations on Waimate Plains.

{FEOM OUE OWN" CORRESPONDENT.)

AN ACT OF DEFIANCE,

Natives on the plaius have about finished their new house on the laud they were to have, and are reported to be preparing to plongh. Whatever may bethoight by Government there is no doubt that this is in defiance of our right to make reserves for them. They are ploughing land occupied by GoTcrnmcat through Armed Constaunlarly.

A large slip took place iv one of the gravel pita on the plains yesterday, by which a number of them were nearly buried. All the tools are underneath the tallen gravel.

Further Exhibition Awards.

MISS Pike, Danedin, lace curtains in IToniton braid lace—3rd ; Bridget Henry, Kensington, Dunedin, picture in silk and worsted work—3rd ; Miss Anna Wilson, Dunedin, specimen of point lac«—lst ; Mrs Beeby, Qaeenstiwn, Otsujo, knitted counterpane — 4th ; Mrs Joanna O'Con nell, Mount-street. Auckland, Limerick lace—4th; Mrs Lucien Henry, riastle -Btrect, Dnncdio, silk enshion with cover— 3rd ; Mrs Thomas Marriott. Wellington, bonnet made from lace work—4th ; Mrs Mary Real, Dunedin, ornamental work in seaweed and shells—lst. PLANTS, MODELLING, &c. New Zealand :—Eric Craig, Auckland, 2 volumes, containing fpecimens of New Zea land fprns—3rd: Joim Regan, Thames, collection of New Zealand ferns—com | mended.; Mrs Tizzard, Thames, collection of 'New Zealand ferns—4th ; Miss C. Harris, painted illustrations' of New Zealand flowers—lst ; Mrs Tizzard, 10 water colours, illustrative cf New Zealand plants —Ist; Miss Nutt, 24 water colours, repre sentative of New Zealand ferns—2nd ; Miss Kate Salmon, 2 frames of seaweed and ferns— 2nd.

Soiree at Pokeno.

One of the most successful soirees ever held in this circuit took place in the Pokeno Hill church on Thursday, the 22nd. The mere fact that a thing ofthis kind has been taken in hand by Mr R. Hobbs is with the generality of folk a sufficient guarantee that it will be well "carried through, and cer tainly the expectations of visitors were more than realised on Thursday evening. Lons before the advertised time numbers had gathered at the school-room, and from all points ot the compass people on horses, i a vehicles, and on foot, continued to arrive so rapidly, that the tables were occupied by some three or four successive parties before all had an opportunity of doing justice to the first-rate tea" that had been provided. There was no scarcity of provisions, however, and thanks to the untiring efforts of the two Mrs Prouds, Mrs and Mi»s Jackson, Mrs R. aud E. Hobbs, and Miss Waterbouse, who provided and presided at the table?. The visitors' wants were more speedily satisfied than might have been expected, and an adjoura meut wna made to the chnrch. for the pro mised after-meeting, and the expressions of approval evoked by the tasteful manner in which the building had been decorated by Mrs Warne and oneor two others were well deserved. The opening devotional exercises having been conducted by the Itevs. Isitt and Forbes, on the motion of the former gentlemen Mr Richard Hobbs took the chair, aud after a few congratulatory re marks upon the prosperous condition of the Church, called upon the Rev E. Brooke, who g.we an earnest and thoughtful address on Change. Our old friend Mr Holmes thea mode a few remarks upou the true source of happiness, and after a hymn had been by the choir the chairman called upon our local Presbyterian minister, Mr Forbes, to occupy the platform, and the hearty applause that greeted the speaker was a proof of the general esteem in which he is held, and prepared as for the excellent and spirited speech on "Zeal" that followed. The Rev. Leonard Isitt, the pastor of the Church, was the last speaker, his subject being "Influence, Good and Evil," and after the customary vote of thanks to all who had miuistered to

the evening's entertainment, the meeting was closed in the usual way. We must not forgot to notice the excellent singing oi the Tuakau Wesleyan choir, which, although an infant institution, is as good a one as any in the district, and does its leader, Mr Hosting, great credit.—(Correspomieut.)

A Jovial Workhouse. — Shoreditch Workhouse must be a jovial place at Christmas time—at anyrate for its officers. A day or two ago the guardians had under

discussion the case of a nurse whose illness was said to have been caused by taking too much champagne at a party given by the matron, the nur.se in question having acted aa waitress on the occasion. According to some of the guardians, the doctor had re portedjthe case in order to spite the matron.

The Embracery Cases.

ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY MEy t Me Samcel Coombes, draner ■> a ~ ander Mason William,,' dffij **£* at the Police Court thfe morning" $££* charges of hiving been common eSI" of jurors by devising and wicked h,*l3 Lawfully intending to hinder the dn^ T* Stephen Edward Hughes, bih^K* folly, wickedly, and unjustly, oulLw?* the said Stephen KdWd Hagh^S^ and persuaded certain jarors toin^T3^ attend in favour cf the said St-nhJvSf Hughes, and having de^ed the to solicit and persuade the other im- n give a verdict in favour of the gaid^Flß, to Edward Haghes. mi &kP^ Before the cate was called, Mr Rr^u „ Crown Prosecutor, lOse an d' adSft Bench. Hesaid: Yo o rWorship thS.^ charges this morning of a Anliar^! 0 iigamst Mr Coombas and Mr Wilii^r"!! interleiing with jurors summoned W°iu last sittiDgs of the Supreme Conrt v learned fncDds, Mr Hesketh and MrT f J appear in this case for the defence. JnA ' have arranged with | your WorSp'g *c mission that these cases shall stand until next Friday. That will *uit the ** vemence ot both parties, I beliere, Mr Baretow : Very R ood, then 1 „•,. adjourn the cases accordingly. 1 tx. ,. 1 have thought the Crown Prosector m^ dowk B?t kflC!d:TllathaSßOmetl %te Mr Barrtow,: And the other legal aatfe. men feel young. a—ava^e. Mr Brookficid : Not in emhraeerv t,™.. Worship.

Mr Barstcw : Are the parties in Cmrt, The names ot the accused werettenaiw over, and they answered. w

Mr Barstow : The further hearnw «f these cases will be adjourned until Frtk next, at half-past ten o'clock, atwhidiS you are ordered to attend, The accused and witnesses then left *k« Court. " *i*l*

The Urso Concerts.

The thread-bare quotation says: "Mosi hath charms to sooth the garage breast* and to prove its truth needs no refereneetn such a far off incident as Dand iarphw before Saul. But muiic ha? other -effete besides that of soothing. It ha». a lea negative power, viz. : that of im^, the imagination and provoking it to tfiwefct Under music's inflaeace every maa ci periences in a greater or less degree the the divine p. ill at us ; every man is" a nn,t He feels thoughts rising within hiH novel, so p:ofoand, so entrancing, tfaat he was not aware before that he was eaj. ab!e of anything |so much abow n» ordinary. He is lifted oat of himself te higher and nobler tbioga than he, hum before. Bat the thoughts, -which corns crowding into the mind -while the mask lasts, refuse to be expressed in worth. They scorn to be uttered by the tome much less to be bound by such grow fetters as pen, ink, and paper. All who hire lis tened to good music hare doubtless Q some such experience as that just indicated. Herein seems to lie the chief edncatraal value of music. ; Thai it can be turned to other uses, such as- those;of enljyeiiint cheering, and gladdening, ire tanfe da2r demonstration, and they are certainly act without their importance; aad we also hi that music may be degraded aad prosfc tuted to ignoble end*. • Ihe aoove tram of thought was set ia j motion -while tinder the magic spell« the music discoursed by Madame Urso sad her Company last evening. Through most cfß seemed to run a sweetly melancholy, nil. : daing tone, though to be sure there were I not wanting passages of rapid movement I and brilliant execution. .A.rariety c{ I st vies is contained lv Mccdilssohn'a Concetto I iv E, op. 64, and it is needless to saj I that Madame Urso excelled in all. latae 'I second part, Prame's "La Melaacolie a-a £ composition appropriately named—jra? tie | great violinist's selection, and a double I eßcore succeeded it. This is an evidence of | the enthusiasm up to which the numerous ! audience of last evening were worked. Of | ten items on the programme seren wee ■ greeted with applause which would net be I contented with a mere re-appearacce on the J platform j nothing less than another speci- I men of vocalisation or instromentatin would satisfy. Mr Sauret's brilliant pl»j. ;■;.'■■ ing of Beethoven's Turkish March fttaa " Ruins of Athens," gained him x recall, which he unquestionably richly deemed. His first piece, an "Arabesque' fmn Schnmauu's Up. 24, though a cuaracteristis specimen of that unique master, was hatdly calculated ta show the performer's varied powers. Signora Palma sang two songs whii 1 she had previously given, with, if possible, greater effect than befow. These were " O ,mio Fernando;'' ton Donizetti's "La FaTorita," in which the lady'e rich, powerful voice finds amplt scope, and ••' The I^dy of the Lea. ° Miss Sargent also gave a«ain " Eobin Ad«k° Her reception was as cordial as on each pre vious: occasion. It is not necessary to vu- I ticularise further the contents of last night's I programmo. Suffice it to say that criticism was powerless, and had to give place to an mixed admiration. TO-NIGHT the last concert of ihft" «fieß mttf, be giren, aud there is-Wki^Basoa to ; doubt tliat as large and as select an andience as was prestnt last evcii:n;, will assemUe .to do honour to the ta'cmcd company who, [ to the nuieignel regret. o£ all who h»re u.;. heard them, ate leaving Auckland nesrt week. Madame Urso will perform Ernst's ' f '' Kondo Papageno" ajid a " Valse Caprice* 9 by Wieniaw«ki.

Auckland Autumn Races.

Tttß Autanin. Race Meeting' hasjroved a very great success. The prime wen thoroughly satisfied with the honest efforts evWcmly'pnt forth to win, and in losing bets parted with the money with the melan choly satwfujtion that they had only nude error of judgment, and that thfi'horHS would have won it possible. During the day, however, there was a-great deal of unea*iuess evinced with Jrefereuce to the totalisators. There were many strong ex pressions of feeliog,which< in the afternoon culminated iDto such direct charges, tot Sub-Inspector Pardy, who wai on the ground, felt compelled, m the intqrestMt the public, to interfere, and he arrested four men who were concerned in the alleged fraudulent actions. With this exception the police had not any f arthertroahle beyond the ordinary efforts to .keep the course dear. The weather was charming, andthe wand; stand well patronised. A apeeitf word ot praise is due to Mr Vivian, who at very considerable trouble provided cops of «* for the delectation of ihefairsex-a thoognt ful provision on the p«rt of the, caterer, which others would do well to iroiU'e. Mr Vivian kcot a variety of well-fiHed disbes on tbe table to the last moment and nas given good satnfattbn. The only draw back to the financial success of the mfett"» was the unfortunate selection of the aw of meeting which can be «tte«d. "• "difficult "jump" in the steepleclwae wu alsa require attention, or some spuool-ww will next year enter his bob-teul na«ana beat our best hnrdleracers, for they will not fane it There is. no doubt biK tbe horses which ran yesterday were forced in the ">» severe manner. Grey Momos'a side w» literally ploughed up by the spur, ye »« favourite would not take the jump until w late. THE SECOND DAY'S RESULTS. Flying Stakes.—Hilarious, 1; &*•'§ catcher, 2; Billingsgate, 3. ~ Haxdicap Steeplechase.-Baron, ii Sportsman, 2 ; Grey Momus, 3. ■ ~ St. George's HANDiCAP.-KingQaaU' 1; Soukar, 2 ; Laertes, 3. _ - Sslung KAcs.-Saunterer, 1; won dent, 2; Barney, 3. ~ The Sroets HAsrjiCAr.-Souw, Ji Grand Duchess, 2; Maid of Hononr.o. Consolation Handicap.—Libeller, i, Lech LomoDd, 2; Golden Crown, 3.

The total preaching power of the En#* Methodist churches amounts w -»,«"" preachers, the great majority of fl-nora <"

laymen. . ._ A famous nobleman once called oa^ Ab» : nethy with reference to an io&mei<^ His Lordship, after waitin? ** hor>LZ Abernethy to get through with • »"»°" t charity patients, whom he never Jere '« tend upon the highest nobleman, Mjrw>?£ conversation by saying, " Doct". * , f you would examine this eye: 1 1 »»■ r deadly mischief is at work here, j J.jV will sit there in my patienfs chair,, ana me do the talking, I will aMK DBZ h ga what is the matter with you." A »*sfif- i questions, and the doctor concluded!™ terview with the following word*: * difficulty is not where yon thinK « '^ your eye, but"—pointiug his finger *» patient's enormous stomach— "'jj $. in your kitchen. Of course, when tne chen is out of order the Rarret and •" other rooms m the house are HKeij -w more or less affected. Now all yon ne^ do is to clear the kitchen, and the m^ will require no special purification. *: Lordship must do as the Wellington did on a well known cecar'^fflE^ cut off the supplies, and the enemy "^;« disappear. _^_^^^^^^B

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR SATURDAY. APRIL 24, 1880.



•jVfl" IL N E & nnOYCI Aro NOW SHOWING their ATJTDMN AND WINTER GOODS, •which will bo found to be Stylish, of Gooi Quality, and Very Moderate in Price. MILLINERY—the Latest Parisian Styles HATS in Beaver, Felt, Straw, &c. Sbal Turbans, Real and Imitation, in Ladies and Children's FLOWERB, FKATHERS, HEAD-DRESSES JACKETS and MANTJL.KS, in Black an( Coloured Cloth, Silk, &c. Fur-Lined Cloaks, Ulsters Hosiery (both 1 adies' and. Children's) in gilic Lisle, Merino. Cashmera, and Cotton GLOVES, in Kid, Cloth, Taffeta, &c. Undressed Kid ditto, 2 and i button. An Immense Stock of DRKSS MATERIALS. in every style and texture, with Trimmings to match All the Prices in Black Silks Ijnst to hand mom usual favourite makes) marked very low Ladies' and Children's Costumes in great variety Special attention is drawn to tho BABY LINKN and Children's and Lndics' UNDKR CLOTHING DcDartmcnt. every possiblo re quirement in which will bo fully supplied Boys' Knickerbockers, Ulsters, Hosiory, Hats, Collars, &c. A Complete Assortment of Calicos, Flannels, Blankets, Linens, &c. Dres3 anil Mantle-making conducted on the premises Five per Cent Discount allowed for CasJi. MILNE & CHOY CE, Auckland. ttnion insukajnuk '. company new zealand. Capital £2,000,000 AUCKLAND BRANCH, QUEBN-STRKHT, next to tho Colonial BanW FIEE DEPARTMENT. Insurances granted oa D wollin^-houseM, Stores, Shops, Uuildinga in which trado is carried on, Merchandise, aud Goods or every description. MARINE DEPARTMENT. HnllHof Ships or Steamers, Jltcrchundfse of a kinds. Specie and Wool to United Kingdom, Lowest Ovuuknv Katks.



Special Advertisements PRINCIPAL CARPBT WAREHOUSE.— The Largest and Cheapest Stock of Tape* tiy. Brussels. Felt, Kidderminster. Jute and Hemp Carpets ara to be seen at the City Hall Arcade. Carpets made and fitted to any sire room. GARLICK & CRAXW.ELL. Five per Cent. Discount for Cash at Unit of Purchase. _____ IP.ON & BRASS BKDSTEADS.-Upwardsof SSO in to Select from, and all s'zes— from 2«fr. -wide t3 of:, wide. Stump, French. Half-Tester, Folding Stretchers, Invalids Chair-Beis. A Great Variety of Wood Bed3lead3 to sin; every c'ass of customer. Children's Bedsteads and Cot 3 VanOnSGARLiCK 5: CRAXWELL City Hall Arcade. Fin pir Ctr.t. Dinxunt /or Cas.\ at timt cf BEDDIX-i OF ALL SIZES kept re3dy for Delirerv. All our Bedding is nude at o-jr okts Factory- Kapok Down and Feather Beds: H*ir. Fibre, Flock and Flax Mat t-asees; PU!ow3 and Bolsters of every kind; Spring Mattrasseg and Palliasses for any size bedilead. Mattras=£3 re-made with deap«tch. GARUCS & CRANWELL. Fir; p-r C-mU Discount for Ca& at time of PurcTwi. EDP.OOM FCRKII UP-E—the Pliinest acd Handsomest—to be seen at the City Hall Arcade, at Prices to suit the workingman. ths middla clas3, and iha rich ; to suit boardina-honseacd hotel-keepers. Ward robes. Chest Drawers, Toilet Tables, Washstancs. Commodes. GARLICK & CRANWELL. Fir-- r-r Ca\t. DUantni for Cash a tint ef ' Purchuu mOILET GLASSES and TOILET-WARE.— i We study to ke?p such a Stock as to ba &b!e to please every tasw. Every Size in Toilet GUsses, and a Splendid Variety of Toilet-ware: Pier Gla=s-C3 — very pretty Chimney Glasses just ooened. GARLICK. & CRANWKLL, City Hall Arcade, Fir-; per Ctri. DitcoMKt far CaA cf iim- cf Pur-his-:. KAWISG-ROOM AND DIXISG-ROOM FURNITURE always on view and made to order on a short not;ce. Suites ready for delivery, anS a Large Assortment of Coverings to select from. Centre and Occasional Tables, Cheffioniers, Whatnots, Cornice?. Fenders, and Fireiroaa. riHURCH FURSITUKK, HILL FU^NI- V^ TURK, Library and Office Furniture, Kitchen Furniture, Self-acting Holler Blind-!, Floor Cioth, all kinds o£ Famish ing Goods. FURNISH YOUR HOUSE FBOM THS pITY TTALL ARCADK, GARLICK & CKANWELL, Peopkietobs. F\k per Cent. JHs-vunt far Cash a', timt o TM-EW MIL LINE EY, NEW BONNETS axd HATS. LATEST-FASHIONSJFROM PARIS. il3o, InECCSTUMES.gJACKETSJand MANTLES. W.RAT T R A V wiU hold a GRAND SHOW Of very Choice and Fashionable Autumnj and Winter Gooda on MONDAY, .THE STII APRIL. The attention of tho Ladies is specially invited to thi3 intended Display of New and Fashionable GOODS. W. R A T T R AY, GG, QCKEN'-STRKET Opposite Bank of New Zaaland)



mHE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY'S GARMENTS FOR MEN'S AND BOYS' "WEAR Fit Better :: Arb Retteb Cut Look Bettpr :: Ahe Better Made Wear Detter :: Are Better Shrunk And therefore give more satisfaction than any other goods offered to the public. Testified to by their Thousands of Customers wbo purchase constantly at-the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY'S BRANCHES, Now Established in Dunediw Wellington INVERCABQILL NkLSON" OaMARU WAXG4NUI TIMAfTJ JfEW PLYIIOOTH ASUBORTOtf NAPIKB lyttzlton thames Christchurch Auckland A £nfGLE G-ARME^TT AT WHOLESALE PBICK. N. 8.: Our Now Winter Manufactures aro now Heady. «. "TRY THK N.Z. OVERCOAT. Shirts, Hats and Hosiery of every descrip tion at ■Wholesale Pi ices. AUCKL aWd B RANCH, Queen-street (opposite Theatre Royal). J. BTTZ3IMONS, Manager, •TIHISLISFUM. 100 DOZEN 2. BUTT ON KID GLOVES (Quite sound), Only Is lid per pair. 'A LargeJStock ot : FANCYfGOODS, MILLINERY, COSTUMES, PINAFOEES, ; DKESS GOODS, &c, &c. 1 To be Sold at NettlCasb, for a Short Time only. DBBSSMAKIHG ON THE PBKMISKS. Costumes made in 21 hoars' notice. A. LINABURY & CO.. 201 AITD 206, QUEEN-STREET TffOTICBI NEW DRAPERY. NEW CLOTHING. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN 1 Beg to announce that thsir NEW STOCK for the incoming Season's Trade ia Now to Hand, comprising— New Materials in Fancy Dress Goods, very cheap Sain Cloths, Serge?, Rep 3 Cashmeres, ifrench Alericoa, &c, now shadee Waterproof Tweeds acd Ulster Cloths i Ladies and Maids' Jackets, a choice assort ment Now Fancy Woollen Goods in great variety Ladies^ and Maids' Ulsters, all quite new Hosiery in variety, &c. Also, A Large Stock of Flannels, varions makers and unnsaal good value Blnnkets, all sizes, whito and coloured Winceys, Wool Plaids, Snirtlngs, &c. A Very Choice Assortment of NEW CLOTHING FOR BOYS AND MKN. Overcoats and Ulstfira Boys' and Youths' ditto ditto Crimean Shirts, Oxford Shirts, White Shirts Under-Flannels, L.W. Shirts and Pantj Printed and Whita Moleskin Trousers for ISO) b and Men Hats, Caps, &c. A Henvy Stock of Good Tweeda Cheap Tweed for Boys' wear, Blue Serge Moleskins, &c. tS" Five per c?nt. discount (la in the £i al lowed upon a'l Cash Purchasers of 20a and upwards, f RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, Drapers and Clothiers, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queen-street, Auckland. FOOTBALL! W. W. ROBINSON, TobaccoxißT, 98, QUKEN-STREET, Has on hand a Large Assortment of Rugby Footballs. Vanity Fair, Kiehmend Gem, and Old Judgo TobaccosandCfgarettes.



Special Adveruaments. r\ N SALE, Kearsley's Cornbifc&d Reapers and Mower Mangold and Turnip Drilla Tnrnip Slicers Oilcake Breakers Winnowing Machines Lawn Mowers. Also, TO APwRIVE, PER 'INGLEWOOD,' Coulter'a Corn, Mangold, Turnip, and Manure DriU3, combined And Ploughs, double and single Harrows &c. &c <zc The above goods are imported" direct from the manotocturers, and will be sold cheap to make room for further shipments, iV. J. HURST & CO., 19L Queea-street. GREAT "jJARGAIBS ■ R E A T X>BA R;G A I GREAT BARGAINS! GREAT BARGAINS I GREAT BARGAINS;! JUST OPENED, A SPLENDID LINE OF \T EN'S rpWEED g V ITS, AT 27 s 6 D- Worth 455. ONE CASE jyjEN'S JTLAX gHIHI|3, rWith Collars, AT 4s 6 U Worth 6s 6d. OXB BALE "Y^BITE gUPER. JJLANKETS, 13 3 6 D' Worth 20s. Inspection specially invited to OUR OWN .MAKE OP BOYfc' PLAITED TUNIC SUITS, From ioS, tST Note the Addhess— J. B. II OBIN SO N, AUCKLAND /^lt/OTIIING TRACTOR* NEXT MRSSRS TONK3 & CO.'d AUCTION MART