SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

r .. , iTb-.. Kvenin., 11.11 l"0. r-11'aiTo-nicrro'.r Moruinß,- TJ . r.ET.~Th*.s E-Tenin". 5 10 ; i'<:\ tiia_3.—lO-Morrow ~!ornln!r,6.lj ?, CON'S AOE.—Last Quar>"r, Sad, 1.l a.m.

ARRIVALS.

laet nvi-axo. Hero, p.s., L')_ 'ii, from Sydney an . Melbonrno. TO-DAT. lona, s.s., Farqnhnr, from Russoi'.

DEPARTURES.

last r.vsNiyo. i Glc;;:!pr, s v., Farejuhar, .-^ I'aaransa. PROJECTED DEPARTUP. E3. London-City of Qnohcc g3K HsSithorn Port. a:i Melbourne- Ringarooma, 'i hurcday Whangarei—Argyle, Tucsduya and Irndays Waitaki, Thured'.y . Russell-loua. every Monday ; v, f-'i}/-; 1' 'loaj Samoa—Nauiiliu, about May -.th; Cormorant, Saturday , ... ~„-,,,,„ LovuUa-ricathcmCro.3s.s., ar.d Mes M 0..1 lea, brigantine, about sth ?rox.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Australia, P.M.S., f.-omSsn Francisco. Sunuay Johu Bu'J. barque, from Londoa; saned Sieb LocbDo., barque, from London ; sailed Feb. 10. Chile. barq.K. f.-.-Ti J-oncc.-.; -March 8 i-'a-u Mendal, .hip, from London ; K..uin,: F_._aeuGt_. ship, a-oui London, lew ir: . Camille, bri... from New York .ailed. Feb -. L i.ik-Out. br...:..:.in-\ Lrom 'V" 7 O.i-arfcldh, b..r<_.'e. tioir. Aue.aule L.o_...an_. barque, icon; liolai^lown itlUiiAtOOin-- i-.U > i: .70.'.'.1t :m.0,.-0..,j iiona.-elii-onor, from I>_i__ci__i Hoderick Dhu, t-rk;anlin-\ from Ducc-din Sixon, schooner, from LytU-ltor. E.-1-1, briipimme, frciui.,ytt.lton i'ccrleßc, b-?~-..-iti_e, iro.-.i Ciaui.-.i-i. Ilel.na, briKiiaiine, iroin Oamaru .iu.ysprL._-. i-iisdon rcLe-mer, from the Is.ands F_J.c< .11, schooii--r, from tho lsh}nd3 , _.r«rioii, .chooucr. from Norfork Island. roronit, ichoonc-r, from Marshall Group. B_l!e Brandon, solio-ncr irom j_ino Is.and.. Island Liiv, bricanun.. from Chatham Island Mvi tie, brigantine, from Tonga Active, brigant.nc from Samoj Gael, schooner, from .arao.'. Tranait.schoonor, from Tahiti Edith, seliooair, frosi Tonga L-.pv,"in_, bri„'aiit(-_c, from lluiarn Borealis, bristautme, from Lcvusa .Mlrltr-). schooner, from I/.vu.-ca Ivl-jy .Men-iiie-, brigantine,.fro-U Levnka t-ybil, schooner, Icon. Taliiii

IMPORTS.

Per Hero, from.'...i-cnnie: ---3)2 packages t.a, l_u ao _ugar, 05. boxen candles. 10J bigs rice, IUO do salt .00 no wheat, 2« do bonedust. 3 do _ccd. 1 caso seed, 1< bags oiree. 5 bags pepper, 10 1-ca.k.i port wire, 21 flrkin3 lead, -'0 case, turps. i'J b.._:-.Ta oo.tlcs, _ c toes drapery, _ do qu_nm. wine, _ pfigs. varnish, il ingots tin, 317 lengths pipe, .1 h.11.. iron, .0 b irs iron, l drums .oda. '-'0 k._3 cream tartar, . Ci.-.s sawing lu-chic.s, 3 ei.t-3 bee,;., i p-igrs. Si-ndo'-*. 1 caso leather, i'J do castor oil, 1 do c "a-ette i 1 do gas liuinas, l do iron, 1 kc.< n:.i!3, 6 Sfc'"'<<. stone, Jl cases sundries 2 casus sundries, 8 pk .:. bundrie., 1 hone. From Sydney : 10S1 Vkjffl! sugar, 112 cases fruit, 101 bags maize, £83 "do bon.du. t, 3J cases p-.rcelaro, 10 do .unuru-B, 2 casks sundries, 1 pigs- s :narie3,l b_g seed. Ln-wabds Coastwise.— Nancy from Thames, with 16 0.0 feet timber; Perseverance from Waiheke, with 300 boshoU shingle. OoTWAr.D3 Coastwise.— Sophia for Russell; Christin* for 1.v.5.11: Nancy for Thames, with ■>9 tons coke; -shay foi JC ipara ; Lady ot tno ir,ako for Mahurangi; Perseverance £cr Wai heke. The harqtc Olimp.c is now loading with coal a. Newcastle for this part. The brig c'.rcn is exp.ete 1 to leavo next week for Kaipara, whe-ro she w ii load, with timber f.r Sydnoy. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's s.s. Australia will very probably arrive irom Sau "ranC-SCO and Ho_ol-I'. with tha J_r.ghsh and American mails to-morrow. The s.s. Argrlo was taken ont of the Lock to day. bhe leaves again for Whangarei and Mangapai this evening. The brigantino James A. Stewart pnivedat Timj.ru irom Newta.tln yesterday, sr.clonds Witts grain at Timaru for ihis port. The barque Earl Grnnviito arrived at Lyttel ton from this port yeaterdiy. Tho schoonor Pona, with a cargo ot bread stuffs, left Dunedin for this port yesterday. The s.s. lona arrived to-day from Russell and Northern pons with pa33.iigcrs and tlio follow ing c.rco :-103 sack., gum. 8 bale, hides and skins, 10 sacks oystaw, 39 sheep, und sundries, r __h'_ returns to th. same pon. on Monday noxt. j Lioatcnant Petnefather, commanding tho Goicr.imoi.tschooner Fcarl.Etatiouedat Inurs rtay Island, r.pjrts tlio discovery of a danger.us reef not laid down iv any chart. The ree- crc t:i_d_ tbi-ee-o-,i!_i-tors o' s. mile In length, run riine east a_d v, ,;.i'. is about 2CO yards wide, and is a wash at low water, it tr_ar3 from Mount Oornwullis N.W IS., from i.'rothors Peak 8. by X.. irom tho VTC.U'iir.ma of Sabai Is. by W. _ W. The schooner Stnr, cwco-l in Fiji, and which has for somo time past been cruising in the Solomon., ha 3 b.come a total wreck. Tho vea-oi wa3 in charge ot Captain McDonald, aud abont the middle o£ .March she ancnorod off Santa Anna duri-g a heavy N, W. wind, Vi hicn shifted to S. VV\, and increased to a gale. Tho veesel waa anchored on a leo bhore, and, parting _ier cables, sho soon became a total wrcuk, and tho cargo—can.rs'.iDg cf 2d tons ot copra—was lost. Iho interesting experiment of raising- a submerged vessel by means of. balloons was recontly made on the Plotter Lako, near Berlin. The mothod, which was devised by Herr Ediner I of Vl-nna, consists In attaching empty baloon_ to tho vessol and then suddenly inflating i them with pas, made oa the spot by brcak ins ayes.el ot .uliJiuric acid surrounded I -with Bullrioh'a salt, which is inserted inside j thchalloon. The misturo of theso two chemicals generates tbe ga3, the balloon risoj, and the ves sel is raised. In the experiment in quection, a 3anken boat weighing soveral hunbred woight was raised, and also live heaAy sand bags, froni o depth ot fiftyf.ot.

ARRIVAL OF THE HERO.

ITho steamer signalled yesterday afternoon | proved, as we anticipated, to bo the Hero, from aydnoy and Molbourn _. We aro Indebted to Mr O. Hudson purser, for files, &c., and for the following report :--Thc s.a. Hero left Melbourne the 20th instant at noon, arriving at aydncy on the 23rd at i p.m., taking her departure thence for Anckland on tho following day at 5.15 p.m. Cleared Sydnoy Hands at 6 p.m., waa abreast of tho Thrco lur.^s at 1 p.m. on 29th, passed North Capo at 10 p.m. same date, Cape Brett at G a.m. lon 20th, and arrived at Auckland at (j p.m. Had strong ca3terly winds, with heavy sea, between. Meib.urn, and Sydney. After leaving Sydney, strong northerly winds, with high confusod sea, prevailed for tho iir_t three dtiys, after which model ate N.N winds and fine weather to arrival. Passengers: -nlo'on—Mrs (Jr.uerod, Miss (Jrmo rod, Mrs Woodii.g, Miss Woodinj.', Master li. "VVooding, Master K. Wooding, Master W. Wo-ding, Mrt)l.al.tc_.d, Messrs _•'. A. Solomon, LaW-K)P, Payne, Harris, Mr and Mrs Eonsor. and thirty-onu in tho steerage.

LAUNCH OF A NEW SCHOONER AT WHANGAROA.

I On Wednesday last a new schooner was I lunched from Messrs Lane and Brown's ship miildinvr yards. As th*i schooner glided down the ways, docoratcd with flags, tho ep-Ctators pprcetod her with choer3, and as she sheered up right in tho water her fine lines and general symmetry found favour ia the eye. of nautic-l men, and this la«t specimen of Messrs Lano and Brown's skill, as baildor3 and marine draughts men, will hoar favourable comparison with any or the numerous crafts turned out otlhciryards.. viz., tho Minnie Ilare, Myrtle, Active, Energy , Atart and others now successfully trading < y_ tais roast and the islands of the Pacific T__a Alert has taken tho first prize in tho Lytte' .ton Regatta for the last two years. Tho now > JCho oncr is built to the order oE Captain Coo*^ 0 f Ij.val.a, and is intended for the Island trade, lor which she is wolladapttd, having s»i)' 1T1 g a nd Carrying qua'itcs combined. Her dir jensions are: Length of keel, 52 fee.; width ot beam, 15 Scot; depth of holo, G feet; und is b a u.t of the best of timber; planked with thf _ heart of kauri; corpor fastened and copr /Cr B heeted; her cabin is neatly finished and w. _ ventiiated. -Mrsst. Lano and Brown build a' __ thoir vessels nnrtcr a largn roofed building, i_u. long by I 7Jft. wide, ihtis giving their slpr jB a higher cI»S3 at Lloyds'. They havo also 1' added now etoam machinery lor f awing their tirub'.-r, and can now cut timber 00ft. lon , n i so machinery ■ for dressing ship's timber? ."and on their pre mises is a draughting Jolt d , ia Q fl ne haU (27ft. I by 15ft.) for tho uso of then- monand apprentices, with ago .d library and c 'ho latest English and American magf-sura ro .atiug to their trad, or art,

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

I ©Loading at Arat' .p U : Clansman, Aratapu, and I Magellan Cloud. At To Koprura,* Thomas & Henry, and Eliza it Mary. . ai, _v_a..araM. nannahßroomflold, Ware. '< At Helensvllle; Annie Wilson. i' Arrival: Griffin from Manukau. i Departures: 26th, Sarah, and Mary for ! Dunedin; 28th, Mr.rm.on and Moa for Dunedin, I' and Toreo for Lyttelton.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will CLoaii as Lini-kh:— Tins Day. For Wangarel Heads and Wangarel, per Argylo.lat 5 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at US P.m. for Waipu, per Kina, at 5 p.m. Monday, May 3. For Ooromandol, per Coromafidol, at 11.30 a.m. For Rn-scll, l_awa__awa, W_.i._.i'-.'o-., and Man gonui, por lona, at ip.m. For l.i_._ell, Kawakawa, Hokianga, etc.. per Ringarooma, at 3 p.m. For '.'names, per Knterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday. Ith instant, For Thames, per Kotonmhana, at II a.m. For Tauranga and OpoUki, per \\ aitaki, nt 1 P-m. „ . ~ For Australian Colonies, per Hero, a- li a.m. For \V_n_arei Heads, Waipu, \Y_ug_roi, mm Mangapai, per Ar_rylo, at 1 p.m WEDNESDAY, sth instant. For I "vuka, por Southern Cross, ut 1 p.m. O'er Whitiangi, Talma, Ta-r_ii_a, and Upotiul. per Olunolg. at I p.ui. THURSDAY, fith instant. For Gisborne. Napier, Southern provinces, and Australian Colonic_,por Ringarooma,ai .a.m. For Australian Colonies. Batavia, Singapore, China, and Japan, via Torres Straits, por Australia, immediately after her arrival from Snp."°mi2tar7 Wall, for India, Continent. of J_ui'OP\ and United Kingdom, via Bnndiei. por Australia, imincdiatoly after hor arrival trom Honolulu. , ~ For Australian Colonies, p-r s.s. Australia, lmmedlatols after her amral from Honolulu S. B. BIS 3, Chlet Postmaster.

Meetings, Entertainments, &c.

«$, May 1, ISSO. African Wild Beast Show—lo a.m. to 10 p.m. Phonograph and Monagorlo 0 p.m. to 10 p.m. Uovotional llcctirjg-Y.M.C.A. Room?, 7.30 p.m. Variety Kntortalnmei-t- Albort Hall, 8 p.m.

Wbat the snnshino Is to tho unwnrmed soil, tho dow to tho thir.t-n . flower—what v breath of cool air is to Ihe spirit conllnod to a hqated atmosphere, tho atai_ to tuo night, thu oa^i. to tho deaort, love to tho heart, and roliglou to tha soul, in Udolpbo Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps, a. adinre-ic, to tlioso afl'oeted with urinal troubles, a tonic to tho debihta'cd, an invifrorant to tho convalescent, and a Krateful cordial to weak _tomach3, apatites and delicate nerves.

MARRIAGE.

SUTCLIFFK—KKANK.—On April 28, at the British Hotol, by tho Rev R. F. Macnicol, William James Sutcliffe, of Auckland, to Mary Margaret Kcane, lato of County Clare, Ireland.—Clare papcra please copy.

DEATHS.

I BASSETT.—On May' 1, 18S0, at his lato r03. ---d«nc\ Wellington-atroet, Alfred Bassett a<.cd .5 years. Deocased v.aia Brother of tho United Friends. Tho funeral will leavo on Monday, at 3.3?. Uricnds pleaso accept this invitation. HAMPTON.—On April3o, at hia lato residence, Shor_U_nd-strcet, from congestion of tho brain, Herbert, only Ron of Robert Hampton. Tho funeral take, place to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Frioi-da all invited to attend. SOMERVILLE.-On May 1, 18S0, at Gisborne. Louifei, the b.loved wife of James M. Somer vilic.

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

SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1880.

e> Tar the cans, that lacts a.slstanca, For the wrong that ns-ds rcsistanca, IFor the future in the distance, A_d tho eood tiiat^wo can'dO*

It is perhaps far-fetched to connect the action of our own police in the total isator cases with the reforming measures that havo been lately instituted by the . o-uardians of tlio law in Sydnoy. A moral wave appears, however, to Lave '< passed ovor all the colonies. Vices which have been winked at and prac tised without check for many years, every day becoming moro and more. . emboldened and shameless, have now passed under a ban. The Sydney, police commenced witii a raid on gaming-houses, and captured, very cleverly, a keeper and his customers, all of whom had to make an igno minious appearance before the Police Court. The noxt step was taken against several so-called cafes, which wero simply houses of assignation, and the scenes of nightly orgies and de baucheries of the most infamous das cription. In discharging this very neces sary though unpleasant duty, tho police of Sydney have encountered obstacles in a quarter not unknown in this colony. The great unpaid magistracy, who are sworn to uphold the law, have been found allied on the side of offend ers. The Sydney " Evening News " denounces these gentlemen in no sparing terms. It says :— The cafe's iv the vicinity of King-street have long been a scandal to the city; writers in the press have in various ways called attention to their real character, and it was well-known that some of them were the haunts of drunkenness and debauchery. At length the police have objected to the renewal of the licenses, and the magistrates, hy a majority of two, refused the licenses in eight cases. The police witnesses gave such a report of the Shakespeare Hotel, which was taken as a test case, that it was utterly impossible for magistrates who con sider the morals of the people to assent to the application for renewal. It is really preposterous that people who are simply living by ruining their fellow-citizens should be able to claim a State monopoly in this heartless and sellish task. And yet there wero twenty magistrates who voted lor the renewal of their licenses, men for the most part who are connected with the alcohol interest, and come down on impor tant occasions to vote as a solid body for tho supposed interest of " the trade." When they read the report of the proceed ings, and calmly reflect upon what they have done, they must feci very uncomfort able, for the meanest intellect can under-'

stand that the encourages ot vice arc odious to god? and men. Tbc-c gentlemen simply ranged themselves against morality, for the case which they were called upon to decide was so clear that thoy could have no excuse for their conduct, and when they took the par. of the bicakcrs of laws human and divine, instead of assisting the guar dians of the law, they Uiowcd their imht i.e s for th. magistracy. V/'c often hoar tho phrase "you cannot make men moral by Act ol Parliament," an axiom employed in nine cases out of ton as a very weak apology for the toleration of vie-.. And this adage would, we suppose, be pleaded by "every ono of the twenty gentlemen holding Her Majesty's Com mission of the Peace who came forward as the champions of such a nursery ground of vicious habit and vile practice a. tho Shakespeare Hotel appears to havo been. But the phrase, hackneyed though it lias become by frequent repetition, is contrary to the fundamen tal principles underlying our laws. We do try to make people, honest by Act of Parliament, and the perfection of a criminal code would be one under which the restraints, the punishments, and penitentiary training all lead up to Iho prevention of crime and _ the winning brick of the offender to virtue aud respectability. Tt is quite as much the duty of the State to protect its subjects from the enticements of flaunt ing vice, and from the professional swindler trading upon the weakness of his fellow-creatures, as it is fo punish them when they fall into transgres;] sions. Where the evil is created under tho shelter of a Governmont license, which gives a sort of monopoly in . tho profits of the traffic, the responsi bility of the State in the matter is still moro obvious aud pressing. But in any caso it ia an anomoly that tho law should be so vigorously and often harshly enforced iv repressing petty offences while glaring abuses, trading in vice, the tricks and artifices of the professional swindler who lives by other men's failings, are so often passed by unpunished. You cannot make moral by Act of Parliament is no an swer fo the question "Why should this be]" for Acts of Parliament declare that the artifices of the roguo and pandercr are oftbneos against the moral well-being of the commonwealth which must be sup pressed by tho strong arm of tho law. It is not for administrators to consider whether this is a wiso provision ; the law remains and must be enforced— not spasmodically, but uniformly for the suppression of vice and the pro tection of the unwary. The police have been a good-deal discouraged by magistrates liko tho patron-: of the Sydney cafes, but they should not be deterred from doing their duty, throw ing '.he onus of niis-carriages of justice npon tho incapables who are often the objects of Government patronage in their control over Iho Commission of tlio Peace. And in the en ! perhaps we might got the Bench as well as the moral atmosphere piiiiuod.

A Vi"RY satisfactory item of news come:'. from Ka'apoi, where the demands of tho woollen trade havo so augmented, as to necessitate tho working of the local miil night and day, aad while a lai'f-e inorease is lo be made in tbo number "f onc-ratife . of whom there are now one hundicd. The sudden prosperity of the wooilcn manu facture is doubtless iv a great measure duo to Iho increase in tho tnrill on imported goods of d'j per emit which was imposed last session by the Colonial Treasurer, and sanctioned by Parliament. Last year, the Kaiapoi mill was iv a moribund condition, and wo believe work was suspended for somo mouths. The revival of the industry is a very gratifying and encouraging sign, especially after the period of commercial depression through which the colony hua passed. Some time ago a project was atarte to establish a woollen mill in Auckland, but the proposal met with a cold reception, partly, we believe, because the objects of the projector wete suspected, and be cause there were certain conditions at tached to the scheme which would have necessitated the purchase of a second-hand plant in Australia and the use of unsuitable premises as a factory, which a local capita list desired to dispose of. Subsequently, a Mr Sykes, representing the well-known Yorkshire firm of that name, made a second proposal, which met with no more favour than tho former one. Mr Sykes had brought out to the Sydney Exhibition a quantity of machinery for woollen manufactories. It was of the most improved design, and secured a prize, aud thia lie proposed to sell to an Auckland woollen company on long term*, taking a number of the shares in the company, and and sending out from England one or two families, skilled iv tho work, to form the nucleus of a staff of operatives, and to set the factory going. Mr Sykes estimated the necessary capital at £12,000, and was pre pared with fignrcs to shew that the undertaking would be profitable, hut his proposals were received wi'h apathetic indifference or incredulity, and he went home hy the San Francisco mail without having accomplished anything iv Auckland. We trust, however, that sonic of our lending capitalists will yet be induced to take the matter in hand. With the great ami rapid improvement which is now being effected in the quantity and quality of our staple, the industry is worth trying, especially as the great disparity botween the cost of labour at home and in the colony has boon much lessened of late, and has still a downward tendency in the face of a suspension of the loan policy,

On our fourth page to-day, appears an in teresting story, entitled "Forever, a Story of the Heart,"also " Doing a Favour," from the "Detroit Free Press," and," An Extra ordinary Scene in a Catholic Church."

The Mayor requests us to repair an omis sion made in our ropott of the winding up proceedings of tlio Irish Relief Fund. The National Bank forwarded the money col lected to England free of .chargo, thereby saving ayery considerable sum in exchange.

The "Church Gazette " for May contains tha usual amount of Church intelligence, extracts and local matter. The Rev. A. R. Tomlinson, lato of Onehunga, has accepted tho Kcctory of St. Michael's, Pcnkivie, at Laud's End, Cornwall, one of the most romantic and legendary nooks in old England. Au interesting sketch of the Maori Church oi the north, from the pen of the Key. J. Matthews, will be road with avidity. In the parochial paragraphs is one descriptive of tho Easter decorations of St. Peter's Hamilton, which, for ornate nnd fanciful language might have been writteu by the author of the " Fairio Queen?." The articles on religious teaching are concluded iv the present issue._ A well condensed report ot the proceedings of the Synod at Canterbury, and Sunday school lessons to teachers make up a goodly numbci.

Tho weekly meeting of the North Auck land Cattle Board was held yetcrday in the Post-oilicc buildings. The members present were: Mcssts. J. May, (chairman), J. Dilworth, J. Wallace aud B. McLean. The Inspector submitted a petition signed by 50 settlers, praying the Board to take the necessary steps to prevent the introduc tion of cattle into tlio northern part of the district. It was agreed that the petitioners should be informed that the Government has already been advised to make special regulations on the subject; and in addition the Board resolved to telegraph to the Government, enquiring the nature of the measures which had been taken. A letter was received from the General Manager Of the Bailway with reference to the carriage of cattle by rail without a permit. The fol lowing resolution was arrived at:—"That it is desirable that no cattle should be con veyed by railway from Waikato to Auck land without a certificate from au Inspec tor that such cattle arc free from disease, and that they arc for a clean herd." jThc inspector was directed to write to the Chairman of the South Auckland Cattle Board acquainting hhu with the fact that no reply had been received to a letter of the 2-_t'h inst. and soliciting an expression of opinion as to what steps ouidit to be taken to prevent cattle that may be in fected from being removed from one dis trict to another.

The members of the Auckland Skating Club are reminded hy au advertisement in another column that the season commences on Wednesday evening, in the Choral Hall,

Tho members of the Auckland Amateur Dramatic Club will give a complimentary benefit to tho Onehunga Ladles Benevolent Society, in the Masonic HaU of the district, ou the evening of the 6th inst, The pro gramme is similar in character to that which was realised with such success some weeks ngo in Auckland, consisting of scenes from Shakespeare's plays of Richard the third, Henry the sixth, and the comic drama of "An Awful Toothache.'' Tiie middle section will include recitations, sen timental and comic songs, optical delusions, etc., by Messrs Keesing, McGinlcy, Scents, Dalton aad others, finishing with a select quadrille party,

At the Hoard of Education after we went to pros- yesterday, several matters ot minor importance received, attention. The offer of a teacher's lions,, at K!/er_lio for £2GO was referred to tiie Executive Committee, (ir.nt for fenciog at Aratapu declined. Mr Campbell's claim fur compensation was referred to the Executive Committee.

An application for a new school-house at Tapu was referred to the Executive Com mittee. An application from Hiss Crooks fur a position of teacher was referred to the Inspector. Another application to keep the Eureka Ilill Sohool, Thames, open, was ivi.reV. to the Executive Committee.

A charge of pulpit plagiarism has been brought against the Key. Dr. Lorimer, pas tor of the iii st Baptist Church in Chicago. lt seems that on Sunday, the 12th of Uc tobcr, Dr. Lorinc-r preached iv his church a sermon that was greatly admired by his congrcgatiop, from Ma.t. xti. o', "In this place is one creator than the Temple." It was discovered that the Transatlantic div-

mo had followed with remarkable fidelity one of Dr. Parker's discourses preached at the London City Temple on Michaelmas Day of the previous year. Soou afterwards conspicuous extracts from the sermon were published in tho 'Chicago Daily News,'side by side with the parallel extract from the original. The First Church pastor being interviewed by a reporter from that paper, attributed the resemblance to a '•phenomenal memory," and said he "did not believe the scandal would hurt Dr. Lorimcr a bit."

MrE.Perkius.lateof the Occidental Hotel, has not lost his skill with the cue ; the following appears in the "Sydney Tele graph: "The handsome trophy won by Mr Edwa.d Perkins, of the Royal Exchange

Hotel, in the great billiard tournament of October last, between Cook and Kilkenny and six of the best players iv the colony, was handed over to him yesterday. The prize, which bus been an elegant feature in tho American < ourt of the Exhibition, is in tho form of a gold aud silver puuch

bowl, witli twelve silver gold-lined goblet-, on a triangular st.md, supported by three beautiful bronze figures, in keeping with tho one forming the handle of the cover. The bowl, whicli is of large >dze and ex quisitely designed and liuished, is valued at £100. lt was manufactured by Simpson, Hall, Miller and Co., New York. It ia now on view at the Royal Exchange Hotel, where it U much noticed and admired, as it d.serves to be."

1 he Sunday services arc announced in the usual column. The evening service at the Theatre Koyal will be held at 8 o'clock.

Mrs iiunnester wishes to address Ihe following to Mrs Forsmnaii through our columns:—"Dour Madam, —I am truly sony fur passing your troubles through the Star, but it was done with a true love of doing you goad. lam very sorry if I have hurt your feelings, kiid hope you will for give me. Your cawo was told me by a lady who I thought was as willing as myself to do good, she being more personally nc-

minted '.wia yiiu. In Wimbledon, .Surrey, nil other parts, I have the means of

helping many out of trouble, lint this is the first lime i have made it puhlicin Auckland. Hoping you will accept my hest widies lor your welfare, 1 remain your well-wisher, ... I!ann;;-,'i t.*, — P.S.— 1 will cull on you at my earliest opportunity, A lir.il prize was awarded hy the Exhi bition L'oiiimissioiiors, at iaydnoy, to Mr J. 0. Itkhiuuiul, fur a picturo of Lake itoto ru'ri Tho reading room of tho i'ouiig Men's Ci.n.tiau ..BM.ciaticu, t-orncr o£ Wellcsle.v ninl Albert streets, lias been enlarged, mid is no.* one of the must comfortable rooms iv Auckland. As will be tocn by our ad vertibiug columns, the lablca are well-sup plied with English, American, ana colonial papers. New Zealand newspapers, the leading magazin-r, reviews, iSc, The lib rary litis recently beon supplied with new work.. Thi'committee of the Association are evidently desirous of making the rooms attractive, and they a-c deserving of sup port. The looms are open dally from S a.m. till 10 p.m. The service to-morrow evening lv ihe Theatre Koyal under the conduct of the Young Men's Christian Association will commence at eight o'clock—Doors open at hal .-past-seven. Thomas Berry, charged with a violent assault upon Thomas Hoar, a I'ct.y>Ol_.gcr of H.M.S. Wolverine, wbese case had been remand.d from yesterday morning, was br,night up in the afternoon and the evidence of complainant and other witnesses taken. The charge was fully sustained and was characterised by His Worship as wanton and uujustiliable. l'ris over was ordered to pay X'.'J aud costs, or r.ccivc a month's im prisonment, with hard labcur. Divine service in connection with the Wesleyans will he conducted in the school room Northcote to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The annual meeting of the Ponsonby Football Club took place last evening, at tho Club-room, Thames Hotel. The meet ing was largely attended, ond several new members elected. It was al.-o resolved that the Club join the Grafton Club in the practice match next Saturday. The follow in.; oiliccr. were elected l.r the ensuing season :—Mr T. Macky, captain ;A. Cotter, sce.eta.y; Messrs Anderson, Ariicil and Coleman, committee. On Thursday morning last, Ilis Worship the Mayor, accompanied by the Town Clerk, "paid an ollicial visit to H.M.S. Wolverine to .welcome Commodore Wil son, Commander Bridges, and the ollicers The Commodore was not ou board, but the visitors were politely received by the oiliccr.. We trust thi. line ship aud the Commodore will ba regular visitors to our port.

The following notice of Miss Leaf's first appearance in Melbourne, and the part of Josephine, is from the " Melbourne Age" : — " l'o the performance of H.M.S. Pinafore at the Theatre Royal, ou Saturday night, there was a little more than ordinary interest at tached, inasmuch as the part of Josephino, which had since the first night of the pre sent production of the operetta becu sus tained by Miss Maggie Moore, had, owing to that 1 idy's departnre for Adelaide, to be undertaken by Miss Annie Leaf. Hitherto Mi... leaf has only appeared as Buttercup, a part [which did not at all suit her, and consequently her performance in that char acter has only been fairly successful. Her singing on Saturday night showed that her voice was more fitted {to the music of Jose phine's part, and she must be congratulated on having acquitted herself with more than ordinaly succets. This lady has an ex celleut soprano voice, and without drawing comparisons it may be said that the part of Josephine has never been better sungia Mel bourne than it was on the occasion under notice. Added to her vocal gifts Miss Leaf has the advantage of a graceful figure. In the song, " Sorry her hot," she made an ex cellent impression, which was strengthened by her liuished rendition of the music in the duet witli Ralph, " Retrain Audacious Tar."

A rather good instance of Hie vigi lance, which is at present being exer cised at Auckland over the importation of cattle, shoep, horses, aud swine, from the neighbouring colonies, has been reported to us, and is not undeserving of wider.publicity. By the last trip of the Hero there arrived a consignment ot three young and lusty porkers to the order of v well-known local tradesman. During the process of debark ation tho Inspector of Cattle nnd Sheep appeared upon the scene. He made somo inquiries with respect to the porcine passengers, and iindiug that the consignee had received no certificate of health on their account he refused permission for them to laud. Tho tradesman pleaded for a relaxation of the eider, but the Inspector was inexorable, and tho auirnals conse quently returned whence they came. The Hero arrived again last night, and the voyaging pigs aro on board, accompanied, this time, however, by a clean bill of health. It is well that importers should know lhat the regulations imposed by the authorities arc fixed and stringent.

Scone—Bank ollice in New Zealand. Enter first Bank Agent, who yawns and hopes for customers. Soon after, Stranger, rather excited. Bank Agent becomes animated, and take-) his hand, out of his pocket:. Stranger (loquitur) "Are you the banker hereV" Bank Agent, "Yes, what can 1 do for you ?" Stranger (anxiously), " Have you any money iv the bank ?" Bank Agent (getting nervous), "Yes, a little." Stranger (much relieved, producing dirty piece of paper), " That's all right, 'cause the chap what gave me this here cheque for £2 asked mc not to bring it in for a day or two, as there was no money in the bank." Bank Agent (smiling, after referrihf; to the state of the drawer's account), " Oh I I think I have enough to cash that.' (Hands over notes and files cheque). Mutual "good mornings " and exeunt omnes.—" Mana watu Times,"

A new Land Tax Biil whicli was under discussion in the Californian State Legisla ture when the mail left provide., that every person or corporation who owns iv fee simple any land situated in this State, shall pay to tho State a license for the privi lege of such ownership. Section 2. For the right to hold 640 acres or less, there shall be paid annually one mill per acre or fractional part of au acre ; to hold over 1000 aud los. than 2000 acres, two mills annually ; to hold over 2000 acres aud less than 3000 acres, three mills per acre annually ; to hold over 3000 acres and less than 5000 acres, five mills per acre annually ; to hold over 5000 acres and less than 10,000 acres, seven mills per acre annually ; to hold over 10,000 aud less than 25,00 acres, one cent per acre annually; to hold over 25,000 acres there shall be paid annually live cents per acre. After the year 18S2 all persons and corporations owning iv fee simple more thsn 20,000 acres, shall pay to the State for the privilege of such ownership, 25 cents per acre annually.

To the Editor r Sir,—-Will you allow me, through the columns of yonr valuable paper, to express my satisfaction at the promptitude with which the New Zealand Prudential Assurance Society has paid my claim on account of the death of my late wife, Isabella Laythcr, who was insured iv the Society for 53 weeks, aud had paid 17s 8. to the Society. The ollicial proof of death aud claim were posted by me at Dargaville ou tho 20th inst., and the Society's cheque for the full amount of insurance (£2B S.) was dated on the 23rd, aud received by me ou the 27th inst. I think, sir, every healthy workitig man, woman, and child, would do well to join th_3 excellent Society, especially as the ex pens.: of doing so is so small aa to be within the reach of all.—l am, sir, James George Laythef, Mangawharc.

The Eden Dancing Class has decided to hold a " social ". iv the Masonic HaU, on the even'ng of Friday, 21st March. As Constable Kennedy was on duty last evening about 9 o'clock his attention was attracted to the glimmer of a light from the cellar of Messrs Shera'.s warehouse in Lower Queen-street. lie stooped, and observed through the grating, the remains of a candle on a packet cafe nearly burnt out. The premises were K.curely fastened, and nobody apparently about. The light being faint, h-j watched it uutil it expired. Leaving a candle in such a position might havecaused

a conflagration, und was an act of gio.-s carelessness on tho part of someone.

The May number of S. Paul's Magazine presents to its lenders a series of interesting papers and p. mis of af-pecial character,very readable and instructive. The pages devoted to the church matters are filled with brief reports of the festivals of the month, the general Synod at Chri.tcburch, and the Orphan liome, with au exccllont extract from the Mayor's speech, delivered on the -to'tli tilt. A concise chronicle of the oik-r ---torics of the past mouth, and the hymns and anthems of the current month, aud the calendar also appear, which will be found ot use to churchmen. Especially interesting is the biography of St. Athana sius ; the continuation of a story of English pastoral life ; and a visit to the cathedral of St. David in South Waic«, Labour and Thrift, and bints to husbands. The vicar of Great Yarmouth, Key. Grrorge Venablcs, contributes an cs.'ay on Baptism by Im mersion, aud Bishop Abraham, a short sermon, several poems of ay.rage merit, and th. well-known " Village Preacher," from Goldsmith's enduring poem, the "Deserted Village." Altogether the May number of this monthly s.rial form, an acceptable library companion.

Mr ('. Blomficld will open bis Tonic-Sol- Fa claws on Tuesday evening next in the Congregational fcchool-rootu, Edinburgh street.

The No. 3 Company A.1..V. and Hand will hold a bull in the Lornc-strcct Hall ou the eveuiig of the 24th instant.

The " Dunedin Star,'-' iv a leading aiticlc on tne Civil Service Commission, is Very complimentary to Sir l.obcrt Douglas. The

'•Star "says:—"Sir Kobott Douglas, the late member of Mandou, ia by far the best man in the Goui.iistii.u ; he has large ex perience of the world, and although a very old Colonist, has kept himself entirely inde pendent ol" political aud local cliques. He will probably stand alone amongst his col leagues iv approaching and dealing with the subjects of investigation altogether with out prejudice one way or the other ; and having no pi s.iblc object, direct or indirect, to serve, will, no doubt, be guided in his c.inclusions by the character of the evidence aud the f-icis disclosed thereby, interpreted by the shrewd couinion sense which is his characteristic."

"Ait " says the " Daily Telegiaph " of a recent date has not only niaile its way into the land of the .Maori, hut has fu.cinated the Maori himself. A correspondent in

Auckland states that the Artists' Exhibi tion contains a watercolour from the brush of a Waikato native. What has he por-

trayed ? Now, as the Maori lives in a laud teeming with nublimc and beautiful land scapes, it might naturally have bsen thought that local genius would draw inspiration from local objects—the lovely cjuo of Monnt Egmont, the nigged beauties of volcanic Taupo, the pretty scenes on the Waikato and Waitara rivers, or even the treacherous channel leading to Auckland. Ho might have chos.ti a group of his own paople for a subject, or ventured to compoic a piece displaying alike the settler and the savage. Strange to say,

Te Keti Ngatakai, the Maori artist, has neglected all these natural sources of the picturesque and artistic. He has actually gone lo Europe tor his composition and his sketch represents " a Spanish lady playing a guitar"—perhaps the imitation of some thing he hass_cn in an engraving or chromo graph, unless, whioh is just possible, he is a " travelled thane," and like the English man at Cadiz, has himself been wooed by a " Spanish l.vlye." Seriously, the Maoris are fu'l of capability which has hitherto uone into trade, speech-making, and war; but there is no reason why it should not turn to art "and literatare. Iv any case, the Maori is better employed in painting Span ish ladies than in dining off " c.ld curate." He lias made so much progress that, if he can survive among tho fittest, he may still rival the European in his own wide domain.

MRS BROWN'S VISIT.

Mr. Aithur Skctchlcy, clever and facetious' as a writer, aud irresistable laughably as a mimic, aud universally known by his humourous sketches, will make his advent in Auckland ou Monday, and in the even ing of the same he is expc.led to give his first public performance. Those who desire to attend the whole of the series of entertainments will find it to their ad vantage to invest iv the packet of six tickets whicli may be obtained at Upton und Co.'s, at a tjuinca each.

Ponsonby Regatta Club.

The annual business meeting of the Pon sonby Regatta Club was held last evening. Mr Stodart, senior, occupied the chair. Tho report aud b.llauce sheet were read by Mr W. 1!. Taylor, the secretary, aud adopted. The report was highly satisfac tory, proving the club to be in a very pros perous condition, while the statements of accouuts showed a credit balance of £2 15s. The retiring officers were re-elected, with one exception. Mr Piiie's name was placed on the list of committee members in the place of lhat of Captain Farquhar, who was unable to attend the meeting. Some discussion took place ou tho advisability of holding the Regatta on Prince of Wales's Birthday instead of on Easter Monday, it being represented that races, etc., were held on the latter day. No definite action was, however, taken iv the matter. Votes of thanks were parsed to the oflicers of the Club, to the gentlemen who presented cup*, aud to Captain Farquhar for flag, after whicli the meeting terminated. It is in tended to hold another meeting shortly, for the purpose of drawing up a programme for the next Regatta, ami to arrange other mat ters iv connection with it.

A CROWD INSULTED.

A travelling tramp was recently trying to sell toothache drops and corn-salve to a small crowd at the corner of Rattray St. Dunedin. As sales were slow he thought to (latter the ciowd by saying: "Gentle men, I have travelled over 2,500 miles in tins country, seen all sorts of people aud canio iv contact with all colours, and I must say that you twenty men now sur rounding mc have the most intelligent appearance of any coterie I ever saw." Iv the crowd was a six-footer who drives a coal-cart. He had been chewing tobacco in a very dcliberato and methodical manner, and when the speech was ended ho slowly turned from man to man to sec what effect had been produced. Finding a look of in difference on each face he swallowed his quid, pushed his way to the front, and kicking over the dry goods box used by the " doctor " as a counter he flourished his fists and called out :

" Mebbe this 'ere crowd can stand to be insulted to Its teeth, but I'm a clothes-piu whocan'tbe stepped on in my own town by a stranger I Come up here like a man and strike right out from the shoulder I No man can' call me a coterie and keep a sound head on him."

The doctor had pressing business down Princes-street.

CABLE NEWS.

EUROPEAN.

[REUTERS SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.] Tiie British Cabinet, LONDON. April 30. For Farrer Ilcrschel resigned read Mr Farrer Herschol, Q.G., is appointed Solici tor General iv the New Miuislry. Parliament .Re-Assembled. LONDON. April 29. Parliament lias re-assembled after the Ministerial crisis, ami tUs members have been sworn iv. LONDON. April 20. The Right Hon. If. B. Biauil has been electa! Speaker. LONDON. April 30. Mr Farrer Hersclicli, the Solicitor General, ha. resigned. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Haul, ot England is £16.000,0.-0 At the wool sales, to-day, 11,700 bales were oil'ered, making a total ot 93,300 bales catalogued bince the opening. The tone of the market is quieter, but steady. The homeward English mails, via Brin disi, were delivered in London to-day. LONDON, April 27. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the follow ing report:— Wool: The sales progress firmly. Medium and inferior greasy, medium aud inferior combing washed : Market liraicr. Scoured h.s advanced 2d per lb. since close of last sales. Clothing, washed .- .Market un changed. Cross-bred : Market easier. Up to date 11,000 bales hare been sold. Tallow : Stocks heavy. Mutton i. worth 33s Cd, aud beef 32. per cwt. Wheat : Foreign arrivals heavy. Market quiet. Adelaide is worth 535, and New Zealand Sis per 49Glbs. Leather: 0,000 aides Australasian have been sold siucc la.t report. Best titles fe'ebed J_d por lb. advance ou previous rates ; other., in proportion. _g, (From the "Sydney News" and "lleeald.") TJae -Retiring Ministry. LONDON, April 21. The members of the B.aconsfield Adminis tration, with the exception of the Prime Minister, who was absent, were received by Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor, to-day, when the ollicial leave-taking took place, aud the seals of oilice were delivered up. Her Majesty thanked the retiring Ministers for their services. LONDON, April 20. The Fishery Exhibition at Berlin has been opeueJ, with considerable ceremony, by His Royal Jli_li_ic.s Frederick William, Crown Prince of Prussia. Denis Kearney. LONDON, April 20. The appeal made to the Superior Court iv Sau Francisco against the sentence pas-red on Denis Kearney for using sciitious lan guage has been dismissed. Kearney, who was liberated on bail during the interim, has been re-arrested, aud committed to prison for the period of, bis sentence—six months, lie is also required to pay the line of 1000 dollars imposed by Judge Kix. Overtures to tbe Afghans. LONDON, April 19th.

Theseiious aspect of affairs in Afghan istan has induced General Sir F. S. Koberts to open negotiations with some of the lead ing hostile chief-, in order to bring about a tcr_ni_iati-.n of the war. The British geucral has modified to some cxteut the terms of peace originally proposed, and the overtures made have been received in a friendly spirit. Hopes are entertained that many influential sirdars now opposed to the Uritish occupation may be induced tc attend a conference for the purpose of deciding as to the means of restoring tranquility, aud placing the government of the country upon a permanent and satisfactory footing. Gladstone's Attack on Austria. LON'DOrT, April 21. The recent attack by Mr Gladstone on j Austria continues to excite anger at Vienna. Mr Gladstone's explanation, published in a Yieuua journal, states that he speaks only of individuals. The reported m.ssacre of British troops by hostile Pathans between Quetta and Cnndahat is denied. Tiie irritation existing between Russia aud Franc,;, in consequence of the refusal of the latter to extradite Hartmau, has cooled dov.ii. M. Cluiizy remains at St. Petersburg!!, and Count Orlolt'ieturus to Paris. Inquiries in well-informed quarters show that there is no foundation for the report that the Prince of Wales is about to visit Australia. Major George Cuming Strahan, R.A., C.M.G.,Governor ofjthc Windward Islands, has been appoiutcd Governor of Tnsmania. The Hon. Johu Pope llcnncssy, C.M.G., Governor of Hongkong, has b.eu created a Knight of the Order of St Michael aud St. George. Horns Killers Quarrelling. LONDON, April 21. There is n split in the c .nip of tho Home Kuleis, the followers of Mr Parnell b ing dissatisfied with the moderation of a small section of the paity. The " Irish Nation" newspaper bus idtntified it-e'i with the extreme party, and in con«cqucncc of a violent article that appeared in a receut issue, the proprietor, Mr Arthur M. Sulli van, has been served with a writ for libel by Mr Philip Callan, member for Duudalk, a wcll-kuown Home Huler. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy. LOKDON, April 21. Sir Charles Gavan DiuTy is on a visit to Paris, where he intends to make a short stay. Vice-Bega! Changes. LONDON, April 22. Sir Henry liulwer, Lieut.-Governor of Natal, succeeds Major Strahau at the Wind ward Islands. Colonial Securities. LONDON, April 19. New Zealand 5 per c_nts., £110 10s.

AUSTRALIAN.

[REUTERS SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.] The Nei_r Ag ent General. MELBOURNE. Saturday. It is stated that Sir Audrew Clarke will be appointed temporary Agent General for Victoria iv London. Co minercial. SYDNEY. Saturday. Ilcnncssy's brandy, case, 35s to 35*" 6d. KerosDirc (Devoc's), is Od to is o_d ; New Zealand wheat, 4s ; New Zealand oats, 2s to 2s 3d ; maize, 2s to 2s 9d; sugar (com pany's No. 1), £33. An Ex-Bushranger Again in Harness. SYDNEY. Tuesday. Vane, an ex-bushranger, has been com mitted for trial on.a charge of sheep-steal ing. New Minister of Education. SYDNEY. Tuesday. The lion. Sir John Robinson, Vice-Presi dent of the Executive Council, and Repre sentative of the Government iv the Legisla tive Council, will temporarily tako the port folio of Minister of Education, wbich is instituted uuder the new Education Aot. Proposed. Chinese Expedi tion. BRISBANE. This day. It ia reported that six hundred Chinese aro preparing to proceed to the Coin gold field, which has tor some time becu aban doned, owing to the blacks and dillicultics of transport.

Flinging an old shoe after the bride is a pretty custom, says au exchange. Yes ; there is nothing objectional in it. But this practise of (line, ne a heavy boot containing the foot of the girl's father after a would-be bridegroom is a despicable fashion. It should be frowned down. A well-known \Yestcrn Senator adver tised in Washington for a private secretary, upon which a fascinating young man about town presented himself. " Are you married ." a3ked the Senator, with some misgivings. "Keassure yourself, my dear sir," said the applicant, stroking his mustache. " I shall treat your wife like—exactly like a younger sister." He was provided with a clerkship in the , Agricultural Department instead.

TELEGRAPHIC.

(FROM GUI'. OWN CORRESPONDENT.) GRAHAMSTOWN, this day. MINING NEWS. The water ia out of the Caledonian No. 3 \ level. I The Waiotahi has 212 ounces. i The Golden Crown has let a tender for < driving',loo feet on the Caledonian level at 1 lis Gd par foot, They will commence clean- I ing out tlio 11G feet level at once. i The New Whau winze is broken through < and is looking splendid. i The l.ueen of Beauty acquired the Piako i holdings this morning. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.! WELLINGTON, Friday. At the Nautical Court to-day, as to the accident to the steamer Manawatu, the cer tificate of John Symons, chief engineet, was suspended for three months. j he Native Minister arrived at New Ply mouth to day, and at once proceeded to the Armed Constabulary camp. The s.s. Hine moa left New Plymouth for Wellington this morning with the Hon. P. Whitaker oa board. At the Resident Magistrates' Court, \V m. Peverin, butcher, wns committed for trial for setting fie to au empty house at the Hutt on February 4. The Secretary for Customs has decided to extend the system cf granting general trail- , sires to coasting vessels. it has been tried as au experiment for the past 12 months. This day. PUBLIC HALL COMPANY. At the animal meeting of the Public Hall Company on Monday, a dividend! of ten per cent will bo declared. The balance sheet shows a prolit of £1,189. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. A fire broke out at G o'clock .his evening, in a gaslittcr's shop iv High-street It started iv an upper story, but the brigade were very smartly on the spot with a hand engine, aud put "out the llaniea before they did much damage. The building (a very old one) is in thu centre of a block of old buildings, and was insured for £-.00 in the National. The principal damage is caused by tiie breakages of removables from the shop next door. INVEROAEGI'LL, this day. VITAL STATISTICS. The vital statistics for April are : Births 4S, deaths 12, marriages G. THE LOANS. In consequence of an informality, it has been found necessary to commence a fresh proceeding in connection with the floating of the waterworks, and other loans. This cour.-o was agreed to at a special meeting last night. OAMARU, Friday. Two candidates havo announced them selves for the representation of Waitaki in the House of Representatives, Mr Duncan Sutherland and Mr W. H. Roberts of Oamaru. It is uncertain whether Mr Reid will stand. Mr Roberts ia only a recent arrival in the Oamaru district. Mr Suther land has been resident for 12 years. A groom known by the name of George was badly kicked by a horse at Gillespie's Hotel to-day. His f ice was a good des.l shattered, but there arc hopes of his re covery. DUNEDIN, this day. Professor Parker, assistant to Huxley, of the London University, i. appointed Pro testor of Natural History and Currator of the Museum. A fire at Broad Bay destroyed a five room.d cottage. The insurance was £400 in the Union, furniture, £GOO in the Now Zcilaud. It belonged to Mr Dencb, junr. TIMARU, this day. IMPORTATION OF CATTLE. The Geraldine County Council parsed a resolution to-day requesting the tjoveruor to istue au Order-in-Council prohibiting the importation of cattle by pen to the South Islatid, whether from the North Island or the Australian colonies. ' . "" EFFECTS OF INTEMPERANCE. James McGnitty, who was bound over to prosecute at the Supreme Court in the watch stealing case, was charged on remand from Dunedin with being about to leave the colony, the accused pleading that hear ing of his father's illness he had been drink ing hard, and intended going home to Eng land to the old people. The Bench said he had qualified himself for a lunatic asylum, and cjinmitted him to gaol till lie should liud oue surety of £100, expressing a hope that he would not do so

Sporting.

THE DEATH OP TEMPLETON,

That game and honest horse Tcmpleton is no more. The cause of the accident that led to his untimely death was : Mr Kay took him with The Governor to have a trial on the private training

ground of Messrs Mason and Vallauce at Yaldhurst, it appears there were some cows footling on the gallop which Mr Ray drove oil himself into the middle of the paddock, little dreaming one would return. Pulling double he was started on his liual journey, and before a quarter of a mile had been covered one of the cows came ou the course, and the boy who was riding the old horse thought she would move oil' on his approaching her, kept on aud collided with the cow. The lad got an ugly fall and the old veteran fractured his leg aud shoulder. Ray seeing recovery was hope locs requested Mason to end his days by shooting him, and so ended the life of one of the gamest and most consistent horses that ever looked through a bridle. It is singular that the old horse died on the very property where he was foaled, and where, while in tho hands of Mr Dclamain, he was prcparedf or the engagements in which he carried the popular blue and white stripes to victory so often. Atuong.t hia chief victories may be mentioned—as a three year-old, the Forbury and Flying Handi cap at Duucdin ; as a four-year-old, the Metropolitan and Grand Stand Handicaps at Christchurch, the Auckland Cap and Plate, the Dunedin Cup, D.J.C. Handicap aud Town Plate ; as alive-year-old, Great Autumn Handicap ; as a six-year-old, the North Otago Turf Club Handicap, the Metropolitan Haudicap(Ohristchurch Club), the Dunedin Cup and D.J.C. Handicap, aud the Canterbury Cap, IS7B ; besides a host of other races. He was buried by.the side of his old opponent, Ta-übrmrni, at his owner's cottage, where now lie side by aide two of the gamest horses New Zealand ever produced. The following lines, from the pen of Mr Thomas Bracken were written a day before the accident which resulted in the death of Temph'tou, and were published iv the Christchurch " Press " :— TO OLD TEMPLETON. OH favourite, thy day is o'er. And pliudlts greet thy fo.-m no more, The loud huzzas and shouts of yoro That cheer'd Traduce.', son. Are silent now, for thou art old; Thy quondam friends aro growing cold, Hut still thou art as good ns gold. My bravo old Tompleton. I think of all thy doeds and fsigh, I sco thee w.th thine head on high, With no.trili stretched, and clear bright eye, Before the racs Is run; I watch theo from the start and cry " Now, now, lad.-, sco the old hnr. o fly! Ho leads : He's up tho straight! Hon by I Bravo, old Tompleton I" Old courser, ln thy palmy days No vice had'st thou ; thy gentle ways Exeitel overy sportsman's praise!; And wncn the rneo was won, With'gontlo mien and modest brow, Then sto.d'st as calm and meek as now; No vain, conceltod brnggart thou, My kind olu Tompleton. When flr.3h young colta led ofTrtho rue 1-, l'vo seen thee, gli'.o alone, 'old buck, Withall'th.t steady British pl_c__ VTliioh makes n light moro fun ; You'd let tho youngsters take tho load Till noiring homo, my graud old stocd, And thon,!you proved your breed, My proud old Tcmpioton, Choorup, oldfriond, thy deobs shall glow In song and etory, well I know, In yoars to come and bards shall show How well thy work was dono; They'll sing of thee in many a strain, And count thy vict'rios o'er again ; Thy life has been without a stain, Mv grand old Tcrupleton.

The now P.OS. system now being initiated by hy G. and C. will oortalnly_prove a benefit to the public. It has been a areat success in Sydnoy and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the customer who buys at an o«tab lishment where tho good, are marked low to ensure a rapid salo must ho a groat gainer. Q. s\nd C. sell thoir drapory, millinery, and clothing at such prices for cash as Rives tho buyer the advantage of a shareholder in a co-oior*tive society withont tho loss shonld the jcar'a busi ness prove unsatisfactory. G. and C. wiii nioi to retain tho confidence which tho public have hithorto shown them, and arc determined to give tho pure cash system a fair trial, whether they gain or lose the first year. Country buyers on remitting cash with order will be suppll d with g. od? at co-operative prices, just the same as though they had made a pergonal selection. Eurnißhing goods, such as carpets, floor-cloths, bedsteads, bedding, and general house furni ture, the largest portion of which is turned out at our own factory, will bo marked at the lowestremunorativo prices, and a discount of flvo per cent, will be allowed to thoso who nay at the time of purchase. Having realized 'the entire value of the stock daring trie late cash salo tho present stock A new and veuy cheaply] bought. An inspection is luvited.— Garlick and Ckanwkll, City Hall Eurnl.hing Arcado. Qaoen-streot.fAuckland.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

[Pee s.s. Hero.]

LOG-ROLLING.

Sydney. During the debate on the Armidale rail way line division in the Legislative Council last night, the Hon. Edward Flood spoke rather strongly upon the system of members of Parliament bringing pressure to bear upon tbe Government to expend money in their constituencies. Until the present centralisation i. abolished, and local self. government established, the people of the colony will, the lion, gentleman think never attempt to help themselves, but when they want the slightest thirg done will call upon a Government to do it for them. Mr Flood was ako of opinion that capitalist. would only be too glad to construct tram ways in the country when there was a proa pect of such works paying. SNAKE-BITE EXPERIMENTS. A further investigation re.pecting the merits of Mr Jean Baptiste's snake poison ing antidote wa.s made at the Museum j u the presence of a large number of gentle men interested in the subj ct. Forthe purposes of the experiments, a batch of the most venomous species of Australian snakes were forwarded down from the Blue Mountains, aud as they had been in cap tivity iome time, it was supposed that each reptiie possessed a more than ordinary amount of poison, aud several abject spscimens ot the canine tube were preseat Ito receive the bite. The dogs were tied to stakes driven in the ground, and the snakes allowed to bite each on one of its e_jo Baptiste's antidote was internally and ex ternally applied to the first dog, immediate ly after it waa bitten'by a brown-banded suake. Another snake, known as the black species, was used for the second doe as at was .found that the first reptile had broken one of its fangs while inflicting the bite, this dog was left to its fate. Two other dogs were bitten by a third, snake and one of these Dr. Morton endeavoured to cure with an antidote which he had prepared, 'ihe effects of the poison were palpable on ail the animals, each sinking into a dioway condition and remaining so for some hours. During the night the dog that received Dr. Mm ton's antidote died. Next morning the three other dogs were still alive, aud to all appearance the dog which received Baptiste's antidote had re covered from the effects of the bite.

Operations on Waimate.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) TIIE CAMP ON THE SACRED PORTION. OPUNAKE, this day. The Armed Constabulary, after staying an hour at Opunake, left that place for the advance c.inp at 2.30. The camp is about sixty chaius to the North of Te Umuroa,at a place called Opua, and thus will bs on to Te Whiti's sacred portion. THE NEW CAMP. The short march from Opunake was soon completed, aud on arriving at Opua, a Maori settlement on a branch of the Munroacreek, the men went to work with a will, (and in a very short space of time the tents were pitched on the ground already cleared by a party cf men under Capt. Morrison. 'Mr Cheal has about sixty mains already laid off, and reports ho difficulty as regards swamp or other obstacles of any importance, between the camp and Ngaiiki, a distance of seven _niiles, along the edge of tbe bush. This line leaves the old road at Umuroa and strikes inland. NO NATIVE OPPOSITION. The natives at present at Opua consist of natives of Wircmu King's men now in prison, and also of a number of Whangarei natives now at Parihaka, who have come to Opua to plough laud for growing wheat. There is not the slightest sign of any opposi tion. ON THE "SACRED PORTION." Captain Portescue has received orders to move on to the new camp at Opua with all his men, Constabulary and unemployed, and is now on the march. This will make the number at Opua abont 350 men. The camp is rapidly advancing to the usual orderly appearance which has charac terised the previous encampments. The natives have not interfered by protest or otherwise, although the camp is ou the *' sacred portion," which Te Whiti says shall not be trespassed on. There can be no doubt that Te Whiti will be able to explain ttway his assertion, as he has his previous ones, but the determined advance must |bave a great and good moral effect on the natives.

The Kaiapoi Woollen Mills.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

CHRISTCHURCH, this day. In order to meet the increasing trade re quirements the Kaiapoi Woollen Mills will be kept going night and day from Mouday next. One hundred hands are vow employed in the mill, and the uumber will be largely increased. EVILS OF INTEMPERANCE. At la.t night's sitting the Synod the Bishop of Melanesia presented a memorial from ihe temperance bodies of Christchurch, drawing the attention of the Synod to the terrible moral aud social evils resulting from the excessive u.e of alcoholic liquors. Judge Johnston proceeded to Wellington last night to attend the sitting of the Court of Appeal. In reply to a number of residentsfin Lyt telton and Christchurch asking that the services beacccpted of the volunteer, naval brigade, the under secretary tor Defence has written that the Government are unable to comply with the request, as no funds are available to pay the capitation, etc. It ia nnder.tood that the railway commission proceed overland to the West Coast to-day.

DE 'SPERIENCE OF DE REB'REND QUACKO STRONG.

Swing dat gato wido, .Postle Peter, Ring tho big bell, beat the gong; Saints aod martyrs den will meet dar Hruddor Reb'rend Quaoko strong. Sound dat bugle. Angel Gabrel 1 Tell de eld .m loud an' lone, Cl'ar out dem high scats ot heaben. Hero comes Rebrend Quacko Strong; Turn tho Ruard out, Gin'ral Michael, Arms present, do line along, Lot the band play " Conk'rin Hero" For do Rcb'road Quaoko Strong. Don bid Mosss bring de crown, an' Palms, an' weddln' gown along I Wid rjrocassions to do landin', Hero's do Rob'rcnd Qu*c__o Strong! .1 oseph, march down wid yonr bred'ren, Tribes an' bwinors mustcrm' strong; Spoech of welcomo from 010 Abrain, Answer, Keb'rend Quacko £tron_r. Tuno your haro strings tight. King David, Sing your good 010 Hundred song, ]jet de serapht dance wid cymbals 'Hound do Keb'rend Quaoko Strong. Angola hoar mc yoll llo3anner, Hear my dulceni sporilool song; Hall.luyorl I'm a comln', I'm do Keb'rend Quacko Strong. Make that white robo raddor sp .clous. And tho waist belt 'strcdn'ry long, 'Onuse 'twill tako «ome room in glory For do Reb'rend Quacko Strong. What! No one at de landin' I 'Paars like suff'n 'nnddor's wrong I Guess I'll gib dat sleepy Pet'rr Fi'3—from Rob'rond Quacko Strong. What a narrer little gateway! My ! dat gato am hard to move, ".Who Km dat.' says 'Poatie Pet.r From the parapet above. Undo Peter, don't you know me— Me a thiuln' light so long ? Why do berry ntgg.rs pall me Good oo Keb'rend Quacko Strong. Dun'no mo. why I I've convartod 1 tundreds o' darkies in a song. Dun'no me ! nor yot my niassa I I'm do Keb'rend Quacko Strong I 010 Nicks' comin', I can feel it Gottin' warmer all about. Oil I my goo<l, kind, ilnrnel Peter, Lot mo in. I'm all too stout To go along wid Major Satan li.to dat warm climate 'mong Fire an' brimstono. Hoar me knocking', Ola church member, Quacko Strong. Dat loud noise am comln' nearer, Dreftlo smell like powder smoke; 'Nudder screech I Oood heaben help me l_ord forgib dU poor 010 moke. Allers was so berry holy, Singin'and praying'oxtra lon?; Now the Hobble's gwino to catch me, * Poor 010 niggar Quacko Strong, Hi! Dat gate swings back a little, M'ghty squeesln' to got froo | 01b Apollyon how)in' louder, Everything around am blue. Pang de gato goo3l an' Belzebnlj, Bunch ob wool upon his prong. Goes along widout tho soul pb Missafcul sinner, name ob Strong,

He looked over all the Dapeis of the newr stai.d, and not finding what he wanted, said to the plump, pretty girl-clerk : '.' I want a Fireside Companion.'.' "What, sir?" she blushed. "1 want a Fireside Companion,' he repeated. "Oh, yes, sir; I hear ydu now," and she chewed tho corner of her apron; " well—well—do you think I would do 2" It turned out happy.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAIi SATURDAY, MAY I, 1880.



■ rpROUSERINGS! ■ TKOU SKRI NGS.Ii ■ LargoDeslga ol Patterns for the CormngSeason ■ TROUSERINGS! H Autumn and Winter Goods Just Opened Up. H TROUSERINGS! X West oC England Tweodß, in all bhades. ■ TROUSERINGS! M Scotch and Bannookbura Tweeds, Iff T ROUS X RINGS! tt Colonial. Tweeds, Inßarge Variety to select from. H TBOUS E RINGS! H French and German Tweeds, In all textures. ImROUS E R I N G S B ALL MATTST-TAT.S THOROUGHLY SI-RUSK ■ AND lUOT-MADE, AT H> H. L. POSSENESKIE'S, B MEBCHAHT TAILOE & HABITMAKEK, X Opposite tho South British Insuranco BuilaiDE- H SnORTLAN'D-ST-.EET, AUCKLAND. 1 W. C. D ENNES' ■ \tHE_!.REAT MACIUNE.IMPORTKR, Bt is nobody's agent ! B mpohts Direct .ni. following machime. __\i'. Singer, Genuine Arm and Platform B Frister Se Kossuian Pr_neo'->3 of Wales ____§- Wertheim Homo Companion, the \\U Key/Wheeler & Wilson Homo Hhuttlo Co.'i __m New Grover & Baker latest and best Domestic Howe—A, B, and C. H|| Ahd Other Goon Makers. |H All of which are for Sale on Weekly Payment! \____\s ol 2/6. One Month's ifieo 'J'rial, with option o: changing without loss. Unlimited insti-uetion at purchaser's honse b; the best Machinist in the Oolony. Machine kept in order twelve monclis free ol charge. \\\\\\\i Those ate oome of the advan t .<;-: ot Ptu ■ (_ E E A T DB F 0 T, lib QUiCKN-aTIUSaT



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