WHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

TTIRTT -w amij-r.J This Evening, 1.10 -•<# SUN ETOT.-Thls Evening, 7.ia"K. 4.66 I .N RTSi-:.— To- Morrow AT. Bth, 6.27 p.m. MOON'S AGK.—iaat-^-'— ,-.„'■£ IVAIS, TO-DAY s.s., Chatfleld, from Sydney Kings'-

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. ATRylo. s.b., Crawford, for Whangarei j/P Onward, aehooner, ( Jankow, for Kuasell Elflinoro, schooner, Stephens, for J airua •*= Cormorant, H.M. s., Bruce, for Wellington

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Melbourne, via s O uth,--Ringarcoma, to-morrow New York—Aberdeen, loading London -A- nzi (loading) and Fernglon to follow Tnuranga—Glenelg, Wednesday For New Plymouth and Southern Ports —

Wellington, Tuesday For Kusaell—lona.SMonday; Penguin.jFriday For Tauranga and Southern Ports — Penguin,

Monday ' ■Whav' .rei—Argyle, Tuesdays and Fridays ;i-*-~\je Milbank, Mondays and Thursdays. VESSELS EXPECTED.

Agate, barque, from Now York; sailed Septem ber 23rd Britlßh Empiro, ship, from London; loading Bismnrck, M.1.G.M.8., from Samoa Bon Nevis (J.C.V.M.), ship, from London; sailed

October 2 Blinor Vernon, barque, from Now York: loading Loch Urr, barque (W.Q.L.K.), from London; sailed October 23rd Stracathro, ship, from London; loading Trovelyan, ship (V.N.H.S.), from London

loading Agnes Donald, schooner, from Lovuka Knorgy, schooner, from Levnka Edith, schooner, from Karotonga Falcon, barqueutino, from the Islands Fiery Cross, schooner, from Oamaru Flirt, brigantine, from Huon Island Gael, schooner (d.R.G.B ) from Samoa Miiiy Anderson, schooner, from Samoa Piriito. schooner, from the Islands Pearl, ketch, from Karotonga Syren, brig, from Sydney Tubal Cain, schooner, from Levuka Minnehaha, schooner, from Karotonga Mirlifc, scliooner, from Samoa and Tonga Mercin barque, from London, loading Inland Lily, brigantine, from Chatham Islands Oamaru, brigantino. from Dunedin Waiwera, schooner, from Austral Group Loongana, barque, from Hobart Town Marmion, brittantino, from Timaru Annie Wilson, schooner, from Lyttelton Glimpse, barque, from Timaru Penguin, s.s., from the South, Thursday

IMPORTS.

Per Rinptarooraa from Wellington—llßo mats and 221 gunnies sugar, 13 coils and 13 packages rope, 151 cases fruit, 210 bags burk, 20 qr.-casks rum, 50 kofts butter, 3 burrols coffee, 36 packages tea, 2 cases bacon, i packages bacon, 257 pnoua ges sundries.

Inwards Coastwise.—South Carolina from Great Barrier, with 50 tons firewood.

Outwajjds Coastwise.—South Carolina for Barrier ; Venus for Mercury Bay; Josephine for Hussell; Sovereign of the Seas for Mercury Bay.

Tno barqno Mary Mildred cleared at tho Cus toms to day for Newcastle in ballast.

Tho p.s. Annio Milbank will arrive to-night from VVhangarei and Mangapai.

Tho Union Company's s.s. Ringarooma arrived to-day from Sydney, via Russell. Her passenger list and report were yesterday telo- Kraphed from Russell, and they appeared in our last ovening'd issue. Tho steamer is advertised to leave for Melbourne, via Bast Coast and Southern ports, at 10 a.m. to-morrow.

H.M S. Cormorant left to-day for Wellington nndor steam.

Thes.a. Glenelg will arrive from Tauranga and Morcury Bay to-morrow morning, and will bo taken into tho-Graving Dock for a thorough overhaul at noon. Tho lona will make tho next trip to Tauranga, leaving hero on Saturday next.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DEPARTURES. nowona, s.s., Amodeo, for Hokianga. Waitaki, p.s., Edio, for tho South

IMPORTS.

Per Waitaki from tho South: 74 hides, 1 bale wool, 9 boxes and 1 keg butter, 9 packages sundries.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wiiangabei, this day. The pa. Anne Milbank left for Auckland at noon to-day

Wanganoi, this day. The b.b. Wallati left Wangauui for Onehunga at 3.20 p.m. yesterday.

Port Chalmers, this day. Arrived : Rotomahana, from Lyttelton ; Beautiful Star, from Oamaru. Sailed: Jessie Niccol, with, first cargo of stone for Graving Bock at Lyttelton.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, Wednesday,

Mr Alfred Buckland held a wool sale to-day at tho Haymarket. The attendance was moderate and biddmar slow. Tho principal buyers were Mr Cruiokshank, Oaborne, and Holloway. Tho following prices mere realised:—l bale (RK over T), longwool, grease, 6Jd. Cruickshank ; 1 balo (shears ovor AA), lambs, grease, 7Jd, Osborno; 3 balei (PI, longwool, grease, 7Jd, Crulokshank; 2 bale 3 (HRA in diamond), Long wool, grease, 62d, Croickshank; 6 bales (OO over O), halt-bred, grease, B}d,i Holloway; 1 bale (UC and C in diamond), longwool, grease, 7£d, OBborne; lbalo (RSover—), long woo), grease, 7a, Cruickshank; 2bales (E over X), longwool, grease, G|d, Cruickshank; 2 bale 3 (JU), black fleeces. 6fd, Potter; 2 bales (JG), longwool wa9hed,7id, Cruiekahand ; 1 bale (B in diamond), half-bred, grease, 7d, Osborne; 3 (MG & Co.), half-bred, grease, 6?d, Cruiekshank; 1 (JJ), longwool, grease, 7d. Holloway; 3 (B), longwool, greaso. 7}d, Cruiokshank; o (NP conjoined), longwool, grease, 7d Osborne; 2 (WH over M), longwool, grease, 9d, Cruickshank; 1 (SL>), long- wool, grease, 6jd, Gruickrshank; 1 (JA over M). longwool, grease, 7d, 'Dsborne; 1 bale (M over N D in diamond), longwool, grease 7d. Crulckshank; 1 bale (PMI). longwocl, grease, G^d Holloway; 1 bale (MM iundor X), longwool, grease, 63d, CrnichshaDk; 3 bales (W), long wool, 7id. Cruickshank; i bales (8), b.alf-bred grease, 6Jd, Cruickshank; 2 bales (CTL) long wool, grease, 6Jd Cruickßhank; 8 bales (O in diamond) half-bred, longwool, greaße,63d,Cruiok shank :lbale(CL)half-bredlonisWool,grßase, not sold; 1 balo (H),longwool, grease, 64d,Sutherland; 1 bale (C S in diamond overK), longwool, grease. 63d, Oaborno; 1 bale.di W over M). longwool, grease, 6id, Oaborne; 1 bale (T W over R), long wool, grease, 6Jd, Hull; 2 bales (R G &8). loiig wool, grease, 6}fl, Laybouroe: 2 bales (A Foyer W). longwool, grease, 7d. Osborne; 2 bales (L O Rt, longwool, grease, 6Jd, Sutherland.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Anti Deist.—You should complain to tho School Committee, and failing satisfac tion should ask an inquiry by the Board of Education.

BIRTH.

STOCKLEY.—On January 1, at her residence, Williams-street, the wife of Mr. E. Stookley of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

BOULDEN—HKNDERBON.—On January 1, at Epiphany Church, Auckland, by the Rev John Haselden, Alexander Samuel Houldeii, of Te Arai, son of John BoUldon, Esq., Suffolk, Knß land, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr Adam Henderson, Shipbuilder, of this city,—Home j papers please copy.

TOWN EDITION. PUBLISHED AT 4.30. The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, The Morning News, and The Echo.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1880.

for the cause that lacks assistance, ' For the wrong tha needs resistance, For'the future In the distance, 'And the stood that we can do.

Among other Parliamentary reforms that are ui'gently needed in this colony is a complete re-organisation in the system of petitioning Parliament. The Petitions Committee was originally de signed as a kind of extra-judicial Court of Equity, to which those'who, from want of means, absence of legislation, failure of justice, or lack of jurisdiction, were deprived of a remedy in the or dinary Cotfrts of Law, might come for redress of grievances. The right.of petitioning : tbe Legislature is a consti tutional privilege. It is a necessary consequence of the right of free speeoh and deliberation, a simple, primitive, and natural right, and judiciously used it is a constitutional safety-valve. But year by year the privilege has been abused in this colony, until it has de generated into a positive nuisance. Of the hundreds of petitions that come be fore the Petitions Committee pf the' House in each session, the great major ity are frivolous and petty, and ought to be dealt with by some other tribunal. Petitions for employment in the public service, for redress of imaginary wrongs, and satis faction of fictitious claims form the bulk of tho eases which como before the Committee, occupying a vast deal of time, and' involving great expense to !

the public. So great had become the cost of summoning witnesses from a distance, and payment of maintenance allowance towards the closo of last session that, in view of the necessity for general retrenchment, the Petitions Committee refused to allow 3iich expen diture" except in extreme cases. Many of the petitions presented last session were absolutely ridiculous. There was, for instance, one from an incurable lunatic about an injury committed upon his dog, which occupied the Com mittee for the greater part of two days ; n.nd others differed from it in absurdity only in degree. Grievances connected with the Civil Service absorbed a large share of the Committee's time and patience. No sooner is an attempt made to diminish the enormous de partmental expenditure of the colony by reducing the number of officials than the combined outcry is raised. " Great is Diana of the Ephesians," the influence of cliquism and lobbying is brought to bear upon members of the Legislature, the discliai-ged Civil

Servant puts on nil's of injured inno cence, and straightway appeals to the Petitions Committee, backed up by a legion of friends and sympathisers who render the life of a representative un endurable. The spectacle has frequently been witnessed of an honourable mem ber slinking in aud out of the House by back doors, in order to escape the importunate button-holing of men with a grievance -who lay in wait for him at the main entrance. Unfortunately, however, many of these Civil Service grievances are attributable to a species of petty tyranny which exists in some branches of the service. It has never yet been properly organised. Pro motion is not by merit but by favourit ism, and at the whim of a Minister; the prescribed system of examination is often ignored ; a subordinate is obliged to complain directly to his superior, though the complaint may beagainsttbat superior ; and consequently encourage ment is given to time-servers and toadies. This was exemplified in the report of the Petitions Committee in the case of Mr Henry Jackson, formerly Chief Surveyor under the Provincial Govern ment of Wellington. The Committeo were of opinion " That official tyranny, of tho existance of which the Com mittee have Lad ample ovidenco, in •this and other cases that have como before it, is equally as destructive of good discipline as is tlio insubordina tion of inferior officers, and that both, in the opinion of the Committee, ought to be suppressed." Mr Richardson re ferring to the grievances of railway employes also remarked, " They are subjected to a species of potty tyranny from their superiors in tho Depart ment," and no one is more competent to offer an opinion on the subject than the ex-Minister of Public Works. Mr Jackson's offenco was this:—Ho was ordered by his superior to issue certifi cates for Crown Grants for old land claims upon some ancient, obsolete, and rough-and-ready plans, formed upon haphazard and unskilful surveys made in the primitive days of the colony. Sir William Fitzher bert, when Superintendent, had refused to sanction tho issue of grants upon such unsafe data, be cause it was foreseen that many of the surveys wore hopelessly entangled and overlapped,and would soon or late give rise to interminable legislation ; and Mr Jackson, with a proper sense of duty, adopted tho sarao course. He was dismissed as incompetent, ho appealed for redress, and his caso was heard and unfavourably determined by a Commission ontirely nominated by his superior officer who had preferred tho complaints against him. This tho Committeo vory sensibly ridiculed as n mere burlesque of justice, and recom mended the appointment of a now Commission " composed of men of suffi cient independence and high standiug outsido tho Civil Service." Heroin the Tommitteo hit tho blot. What is wanted, no less in justice to tho Civil Service itself, than to the goucral public, is some independent tribunal or Board having full authority to deal with Civil Sorvico appointments, sala ries, and grievances, subject of course, to Parliamentary supervision. This vvduld remove from Ministers tho temptation to degrade their high offices by manipulating the Civil Service as a kind of pensionary asylum for in digent relatives, dependants, and political toadies, while it would place the service itself on an indepen dent footing, and give merit a fair road to advancement. Such a system would effectually prevent any Minister foisting his " poor relatives " upon the public service, and judiciously billeting them throughoutthe departments, as was done some years ago. It would also relieve the Petitions Committee and the House of a great deal of unnecessary labour,and it would provide an effective means of departmental retrenchment and reform. As it is the Government of the day and the representatives in Parliament' are constantly subjected to pressure by in fluential constituents to use their posi tion for purposes of official patronage, and being: only human, their public career is oqe constant struggle be tween conscientious discharge of jjublic duty, and yielding to the prompting of benevolence and private friendship, The position, is one which is alike sub versive of political independence, and departmental efficiency, and it cannot be altered a moment too soon. i

Latest cable despatches convey intelli gence of a collision between agrarian rioters and the police in Connemara, in which the, ultimate argument of the rifle and bayonet has been appealed to, and blood has been shed. Connemara is a mountainous district occupying the western portion of the County of Gal way, interspersed with bogs and lakes, and presenting much wild and interest ing scenery. From the great natural beauty of the country it has been some times called "The Irish Highlands." It is a district peculiarly favourable for ; lawlessness and resistance to constituted authorities, affording as it does many places of concealment and refuge. The collision which is reported in our tele grams is to be deeply deplored. There is danger that overt acts of violence and bloodshed will not be confined to Galway. A warm temperament like that of the Irish, with, a strange mix ture of poetic pathos and passionate patriotism, nursing the memory of old wrongs and.grievances, is easily worked upon by designing agitators and politi cal adventurers, such as Mr Parnell and the ultra-Home Rule leaders. Latest advices show, that though the more moderate of the party had re pudiated sympathy with the extreme measures advocated by Mr Parnell, and had counselled the attainment of agrarian reforms by constitutional means, he still commanded a large and powerful following. Meantime the British Government is actively endeavouring to remove grounds of discontent. •In Armagh many Roman Catholics have been appointed to the, magisterial bench. Ithasbeenfound,hov- h ever, from inquiries by the Irish Local Governing Board, that the agitation has no real connection with the agricultural. distress which has prevailed in various | parts of the country. The tumult is as fierce, and the claims of the tenants as, exadt'idgj in those' districts where the1

crops have been good, and where the farmers have been better off than in many parts of Great Britain, ad where the harvest has failed, it has been proved also that in that districts of Ire land where the Poor Law returns show the greatest distress—Ulster—the in crease in the number of recipients of workhouse relief is due, not to the failure of the harvests, but to stagnation in the linen trade. The refusal to pay rents is now said to be the results of an organised intimidation, got up by an extraneous and irresponsible power, and that the suffering is partial and local, and must be dealt with by local remedies. The agitation is directed towards the attainment of ends previously marked out. Mean time, the agitation, stoppage of legiti mate investment, and general stagna tion in business, are doing more injury to the country than the failure of the crops.

Russia is massing troops in Poland and Germany is becoming uneasy. It is hardly likely, however, that Russia, with her internal disorders and financial difficulties, will risk a war with Germany at this junc ture, and it will probably transpire that the movement has no hostile object. The recent treaty between Germany and Austria has placed Russia at a great disadvantage both from a commercial and military point of view, and Germany has for some years past been spending large sums of money in the formation of three practically impregnable lines of de fence on her Russian frontier. In a war with Germany and Austria, Poland would be exposed to attack on both flanks. The massing of troops in Poland is pro bably in anticipation of a Nihilist insurrect ion.

Ihe Government are now issuing sum mons against defaulters under the Land Tax Act.

Sir William Manning, senior Puisne Judge ot New South Wales, who arrived at Auckland yesterday, visited the Supreme Court this afternoon, and haviug been re ceived by Mr Justice Gillies was accomo dated with a seat upon the bench.

Mr A. Chapman, who arrived yesterday from the south with one of Edison's phono graphs, has opened in tho building adjoin ing tho South British Insurance Company. The instrument reproduces sounds of every description, and the exhibition is rendered more interesting than it would otherwise be by songs aud speeches in various languages, including Hebrew, German, aud Maori. Tho instrument is said to have been pur chased from tho London Stereoscopic Com pany at a cost of £400.

At the last meeting of the Trade and Labour Couucilof Sydney a communication was received from tho Labourers Union of New Zealand stating that trade was dull iv this colony.

Wiieu tho sixteen runaway communists were recaptured their leader remarked with perfect sang iroid " wo have lost a good chance, hope for better luck next time."

At v mooting of the Board of Governors of the Auckland College and Grammar School this morning, a letter was received from Sir George Grey, expressing his willingness to deliver the inaugural address at the open ing cf tho new school-buildings on February sth.

Colonel Scratchley, who arrivod here from Sydney by the mail steamer yesterday, pro ceeds to Wellington in the Kiugarooma to morrow morning, in order to confer with the Government in reference to the pro posed plan of harbour defences throughout the colony.

Mr. Kiding, who is about to return to New Ztaland on City Mission work, is to be entertained at a farewell meeting in Sydney.

One satisfactory proof that the Muoris are advancing in knowledge is the fact that they are becoming employers of labour. A lotter from Hoane Xi, of Wairere, whicli has unfortunately come to hand too late to be of use, is to the following cllect : To the journalist of Auckland ; Friend, saluta tions. This is my word to you. Post this notice upon the office, and upon the streets, that the Pukehas who go to tho oilico and puss along the streets of Auckland may see it, Wo are desirous of obtaining a supply of tanckahu bark, and if the Pukehas arc willing to undertako the work of getting it I will pay £1 10s perewt. Thoio Europcuus who arc willing to work should write to mo,but they must be quick, as this is the month of November, iv whicli the gutheriug of the bark can be done. It is for you to choose tho men who will work, but if there is delay during this mouth the work will not be possible, and tho bark cannot be gathered. Enough, tho euJ. From llouue Xi, ut Wairere, llokianga.

It is the wish of tho friends of the late ■Tunics Jsoyle that all subscription lists, and the amount) collected, should bu forwarded nt once to tho STAR ollice, for tho benefit of the widow.

A deputation of Waiuku settlers, com prising Major Harris, M.H.R., Mr Bout, and others, will wait upon tho lion. F. Whitaker, on Friday next to urge the claims of the settlers to a branch railway from Pukekoho to Waiuku,

Wo understand that Mr John Smith, of this city, has made an ofler of 500 guineas to Mr Walters for the colt Libeller, but it has not been accepted. A report was currout to the effect that His Excellency the Governor had made v similar offer, but it is without foundation.

The " Fiji Times," iv an article urging the claims of that colony to British en couragement as a iield of commerce, urges England to take all the Islands of.the Pacific under her sway, and goes on to say : "In New Zealand, Sir Julius Vogel gave expression not alone to very confident opinions' as to its practicability, but to pre dictions of> its assured consummation. . In the idea of that astute politician, New Zealand was to bo the centre of operations, the'point whence all supplies were to flow and to which all returns were to come. But circumstances have altered tho position, without, however,' having effected the de sirability of its attainment. Fiji has sprung into recognition aud become the means as well of divorgence as converg ence." . .: ' !';.;•

The quarterly meeting' oft the Star of Freedom Lodge No 1, 1.0. F.T., was held in the Oddfellows' Hall Cook-street, on ■ Tuesday evening, January 6, 1880. After the usual business, the various reports of tho W. Secretary, W.F.S., and W.T. were read, which showed : — Total initiated during quarter, 20; and total lodge receipts, £6 2s 6d. The W.S. then read the report for the past year, which showed the total initiated to be 97, and the total lodge receipts, £39 11s. Altogether the lodge may tie said to be in a most pros perous condition." The installation of oificers for the ensuing quarter was then proceeded with as follows: —Officers duly in stalled by Bro. George Warburton, G.W.C.T. assisted by Bro. James Cox as G.W.M., and Bro. Geo. E. Warburton, jun., as G.W.S.: W.C.T., Bro. Donnldson; W.V.T., Bro. G. McKay; W.S., Bro. Jackson; W.A.S., Sis. R. Grant; W.F.S., Bro. Bunt; W.T., Bro. Herley; W.M., Bro. Fountain; W.D.M., Sis. MacMillan; W.1.G., Bro. Pivot; W.0.G., Bro. Phillips ; W.K.H.S., Sis. Purdy; W.L.H.S., Sis. Downey. A vote of thanks to the retiring officers con cluded tie meeting at 10 p.m.

A good many remarkable stories are told of the extraordinary precocity of female servants, or " servant gals" as they i arc sometimes vulgarly termed. Not long since a comic paper compiled a number of the best of these anecdotes under the head of " deryantgaliaua." As no doubt any small contributions towards this interesting com pilation will bo gratefully received wo tender the following :—Not a hundred miles from Auckland a lady was waited upon by an applicant for the of housemaid in response to an advertisement. Tho girl's appearance was prepossessing. She wore of a Dntchess of Devonshire hat, high heeled boots, and a train, her hair was cut in the slap bang Dolly Varden fringe style, had high cheek bones, and an aquiline uosc that indicated aris tocratic descent. A momentary glance was BiilHcicnt to convince the most super ficial observer that she was a thing of beauty and a joy for ever. The lady went to (business a; once, putting on her most complaisant and condescending airs. Tho preliminaries were soon settled. But, and alas : l the wisest schemes of mice and women gang aft, aglee. There was a hitch when the young lady in the Devonshire hat said, in a vpice ,in . which there was no trace of emotion, " I think you'll snit; but 1 don't like your house. If I come you must change your resi dence." A quiet old. man, with a bald' head, never heard this last remark, and invoke' to sudden energy as if he had received a galvanic shock. What he said had better not be repeated. The young woman did not go where she was recom mended to go, perhaps she considered the weather sufficiently hot already, but she left that house. ; • ,;■*;:

At a meeting of the Ouehunga Borough Council a deputation was appointed to wait on the Hon. F. Whitaker with reference to the state of the main road.

Sub-Inspector John P. Saunders has resigned his position in connection with the Auckland Engineers. Mr Saunders, we believe, was a member of the company from the period of its formation.

. Pastor Chiniquy will lecture this evening in the Choral Hall on "Auricular Confes sion."

The "Wairarapa Daily," of the 29th December, contains a kindly notice of the late Mr George Jennings, of Masterton, shewing the respect in which deceased was held by the people among whom he had moved for several years. After describing the funeral procession,' consisting ot Foresters and friends, and which numbered between 600 and 700 people, the notice states that Mr Jennings "was well known amongst us as a quiet, obliging, and respec table young man, and his sad death seemed to case a gloom over the whole town."

The Grand Lodge of Good Templars commenced its sittings at the Thames yesterday. Twenty-live representatives attended and Bro. W. Johnston, G.W. Councillor, Wellington, presided, in the absence of Sir William Fox through illness in his family. Tho Grand Lodge Degree was conferred on 31 members.

The Oriental Exhibition will finally close this week. A goodly number of persons visited it last evening, aud in con sequence the stock of curiosities was lessened considerably. The central attraction i 3 the huge Christmas tree laden with trinkets and articles of use. We would advise all persons to take a peep at this emporium of carved curiosities from the Holy Land, be fore it closes.

The ceremony of instituting the Key. Joseph Bates to the incumbency of the parish of the Holy Trinity, North Shore, was held last evening by the Bishop of Auckland; The little church, which has been in the charge of Mr Bates for some years, was well filled on the occasion by friends from both sides of the water. Bishop Cowie was assisted in the induction by Archdeacou Maunsell, lievs. C. M. Nelson, aud T. B. Dudley.

We notice that a number of canaries have been brought here from Sydney by the Tararua. These pretty little feathered songsters are an oroament iv any house, and will no doubt find ready pur chasers in Auckland. They are on sale three doors above Mr Fisher's, Queen street.

Professor Rice, the great mind-reader, has been creating quite a furore in Sydney, and Medler, in the " Sydney Mail," pokes fun at the Professor's teaching as follows :— "Jones is introduced into the Brown family, and Jones is one who can read the mind as he would an open book. Mrs B. is delighted to make his neqnaintance; "Fib No. 1," thinks Jonoa. Mr B. wishes him to stay c week; note by Jones — " Wishes me to endorse his paper." Mi?s B. becomes intensely agreeable, but Jones has taken her by the hand and discovered that her designs are matrimonial, although her love is in another channel. Yet another phase. Jones enters Parliament, listens to a great man's speech, takes his hand as if to givo it a congratulating shake, but in reality to find that tho treat man did not mean one fourth of all that had just been said. Ah ! it would never do. Rice must be sent away at all hazards."

Dr. Wallis, M.H.R., will address his con stituents in St. James Hull, Wellington street (not the Young Men's Christian Association's Roomf, as previously an nounced), on Friday evening at half-past seven o'clock.

Bachelder's Pantaacope and the perfor maiiee of Chalet, the first-class veutriioquist drew an appreciative audience to the Theatre Royul last night. The Pantaacopic views are remarkably good, well defined and true to nature ; shewing the most in teresting scenes of tho San Francisco route, the towns of Sydney, Auckland, Honolulu, San Francisco, Sacremento, the Great Salt City, and other spots of life aud human activity. The intervening views are des criptive of railway, mountain, rocky declivities, and time worn heights reaching into cloudland. The scenes as they move before the natural eye give true impressions to the mind, and are pleasantly depicted by the lecturer, although some of the tail-pieces are not quite so happy, possibly from yedrs of repetition. The feati) of Mons. Chalet with his cluster of representative compan ion!, and their songs ami colloquies added to variety, and gave life to the entertain ment. The distribution of gifts was another feature of never-failing pleasure, especially to tho lucky recipient of the silver-hunting watch. This valuable prize of last night fell to the lot of Miss Thomas, a young lady of Chapel-street. The musical selections by the orchestra, under tho direction of Mr. Lord, the skilled violin ist, were particularly good, and applauded. Tho Arctic scenes brought tho whole to a close. The panorama will bo shewn again this evening ; the Arctic viows for the last time, in order to make room for another uovelty.

The employe's of Harker's patent brick works, Mechanics' Biy, adopted a means of enjoying an outing during tho holidays which wo should much like to sec more gouerally adopted amongst firms in which considerable numbers of men are employed. It took tho shape of a picnic with sports, which were enjoyed by tho employees and their wives and families. The latter es pecially will feel grateful to the forethought of Mr C. Bagley, engineer on the works, who inaugurated the proceedings and carried them through, and to Mr Cousens, the manager for tho firm, and Mr Stacey, the foreman, both of whom acted in conceit with tho promoter of the scheme. The employe's, accompanied by their wivcf, sweethearts, and families, numbering In ah about 40, made an early start at eight o'clock on Saturday morning in two four horse breaks, and enjoyed a good drive to the Papakura Hotel. Here Mr Regan had prepared an excellent dinner, of which all partook with satisfaction, ana then followed a scries of athletic sports, including running, jumping, &c, for prizes. Novel features were introduced in the management, which, on the whole, proved successful, at the same time that they contributed variety. .The judges of the events were a committee of ladies, and the starters were also ladies. For several hours these sports were carried on iv a most enjoyable manner. After theso were concluded the whole compauy partook of a well-provided tea at the Papakura Hotel, and then re turned to town at 8 o'clock p.m. The day was thoroughly enjoyable, not the slightest incident occuring to mar pleasure. There was neither intoxication, dispute, nor pro test from first to last. We near that tho cmployeos of other firms contemplate follow ing the example thus set, and we trust if they do their excursions and picnics may prove as pleasurable as that enjoyed by tho employees at Mr Barker's patent brick works, Mechanics' Bay. We may aßd th ;.t although Mr Harkcr was not with the part'/, as he is absent irom the province, he tally approved of the project, and gavo a liberal contribution towards the expenses.

To the Editor: Sir,—A letter appeared iv a recent issue of tho Stau sigued " Scrutator," complaining of some supposed injury to the public service on account of a sergeant of police having been stationed at Hamilton for a number of years, and who during tho time had acquired a little propertyl n that township. Such a thing " Scrutator" says would not be allowed in any other part of Her Majesty's possessions. Now, Mr Editor, I think that a person who can sit down and write such silly nonsense as that, must be a very shallow-miuded individual. If he had quoted oue instance wherein the public service had suffered through the reasons he has given, there might have been some excuse for such a letter, but there is no mention what ever of any neglect of duty on the officers part. I have read mstay letters in the Stab on various subjects, but a more nonsensical production than the one above referred to, I have never before seen in print. I cannot for a momont understand how tho public service is going to suffer on account of tho officer in question being the pwner of a little property, and as for his long service on the Hamilton station, I consider that the very best guarantee of his integrity and at tention to his duties. The department to which the sergeant belongs are debarred from having recourse to the press, so that they may be hung, drawn, and quartered, and still they must remain dumb; and I think it only fair that someone should take up the cudgel in their defence, especially when the reputation of an innocent man is at stake. The officer against whom "Scru tator" seems to have his little grudge is well-known all over the Waikato, and is noted for his upright conduct, and I think he can well attord to treat "Scrutator's" nonsense with the utmost contempt.—l am &c, Fair Px,ay. '

Mr Hadley lives in Naugatuck. The other evening at supper his wife had a strawberry shortcake. Mr Hadley made a remark that irritated her, whereupon Mrs Hadley smashed him on the face with the shortcake. The frightened man ran for the police without stopping to clear his features of the debris. The spectacle of a flying man with his face covered with berry clots and streaming with berry-juice, was of such a ghastly nature that many people fainted dead away, and the police force straightway bolted under a bara that had been hut re cently erected,

It is Sciid to have been decided (says the " European Mail") to conter the comiug vacancy at the Admiralty Board upon Rear- Admiral A. H. Hoskins, C.8., late com modore in Australia.

The "Sydney Morning Herald" in its description of the Exhibition says:—"ln beers the colonies are very strongly repres ented, especially New Zealand. Bacon and cheese are strongly represented,' the coast districts and New Zealand having a fine show. As a rule, our own exhibitor seem to have lost ground, either through over smoking or poor feeding, compared with the New Zealanders. There is a ripe ness and juiciness, so far as appearance goes, in the exhibits from the sister colony, which those of New South Wales lack. Judging from what we can see, there is less loss in curing the New Zealand flitches than our own."

The following tenders were opened at Mr W. V. Hammond's office this day for the erection of two serai-detached houses in Wellington-street, each comprising four rooms with wash-house and bath-room, verandah at the front and sides, etc., and fencing; materials of timber, and brick party wall:—Grunday, £395; W. Rosser, £435; Stevenson (informal), £429; Ryan and Currio, £-145 ; John Rosser, £449 10s ; Duff and Marshall, £477 16s; Gray, £479 10s ; Hill, £493 ; ElHngham, £520 ; Cole brook, £528; Carson and Smith, £530; Hewson, £650. Mr Grunday's tender was accepted.

At the rehearsal of the Choral Society last evening, Professor Julius Yon Ilerz, of Mel bourne (being on a brief visit to Auckland) was present, and at the request of Mr Rice assumed the baton and conducted the prac tice of the oratorio, "St Paul." It being the first rehearsal after the holidays, the at tendance of members was very meagre, but Professor Herz expressed himself greatly surprised and pleased at the signs of effici ency both in the chorus and orchestra, and took occasion to congratulate the Society upon possessing what no other similar Society in the colonies has—its own hall. During the practice he ottered much excellent advice, which it is hoped will be remembered and acted upon, by the mem bers. His position and experience as con ductor of tho leading musical societies in Melbourne, enabled him to apeak as with authority. He waa warmly received on en tering the orchestra, and at the conclusion of the rehearsal a cordial vote of thanks was accorded him by acclamation.

CABLE NEWS.

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EUROPEAN.

Serious Riot ia Coanomam. The Eioters Shot and Bayonetted. LONDON. January 5. An agrarian riot took place at Coune mara, Ireland,'and great violence was com mitted by the rioters. The police were called out. the Riot Act read, and the crowd called upon to disperse. As they continued the disturbance the police interfered, and a collision resulted. The police fired upon the rioters and bayonetted some. A number of people were killed. Tho Counemaxa Riot-

Parnell in America.

LONDON. January 6. Reports state that Parnell's speeches in America are extremely modciate. A collision occurred between the police and the people, owing to an election pro cession at Connemara, 400, who were assailed with with stones. Sixty constables were called out. The latter fired amongst the crowd and charged them with bayonets, wounding several severely. Many arrests have been made. Bussian Intrigue in Afghan istan. The Government have graveanxietyin con sequence of the ilight of Abdul Rahman from Taskcu to Balkh, with the connivance of the Russians, who supplied money. It is retfuriied as the beginning of an unofficial war, altering the aspect of the Afghan question. The Khan of Merv has sent an Embassy to Calcutta for mediation or assistance. A Correspondent Expelled. LONDON. January 6. The "Daily News" correspondent, who was with the Russian army in Asia, has beon expelled, and is returuiug home. The Afghan Eevolt. LONDON. January 6. General Roberts has proclaimed an am nesty at Cabul, which, it is hoped, will pacify the country.

Another Russian Move.

LONDON.

January 6. Germany is becoming uneasy, as the Russians are massing troops in Poland.

[REUTERS SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.]

The Blots in Ireland.

LONDON. January 6. In ccusequcnco of the ejectment of a tenant, serious riots occurred at Couuemara iv Ireland. The police fired uprm and bayouetted tho rioters, who were ultimately dispersed. None wcro killed, but several were wounded. Anglo-German Co-operation. BERLIN. January 5. Tho " North German Gazette" publishes au article to-day, in which it is stated that Germany warmly supported Sir Henry Layard, British Ambassador, at Constanti nople, during the recent rupture with tho Porte. The affair is likely to bring about a closer understanding between England and Germany. LONDON. January 5. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain amounts 243,000 quarters. Sir Garnet Wolesly is on the point of. leaving Natal, the war being over. Amnesty at Cabul. BOMBAY. January 6. Dispatches from General Roberts,'dated Cabul, January 4th, announces that all is quiet within the city. An amnesty has been granted to all except the leaders iv tho re bellion. General Gough's forco has occupied the Bala Ilissia. ST. PETERSBURG. January, 6. Her Majesty tho Empress has suffered a relapse, aud is again iv a critical state of health.

AUSTRALIAN.

IREUTER'S SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS. | The Bushrangers. SYDNEY. January G. The Executive Council to-day declined to commute the sentence of death passed on Scott and Kogan, the bushrangers. New South Wales' Finances. SYDNEY. Wednesday. The revenue for the December quarter is £1,250,000, a decrease of £291,500 compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. The laud revenue has decreased £538,705. The revenue last year shewed a total of £4,481,000, a decrease of £510,000 compared with IS7S. The actual expenditure last year was £0,090,000. MELBOURNE. January 6. Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney are taking steps for the relief of the Irish distress. Sailed : Arawata. Gold Export. MELBQUKNE. December 7. Last year 214,0000zs Victorian, and. 91,7000za New Zealand gold were exported.

Whou John Monigrip's wife asks for a dollar or two for current demands, he .smiles sweetly, aa he says : True love, darling, seeks, no change,"

TELEGRAPHIC.

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MERCEK, this day.

EXCUKSIONISTS TO WAIKATO,

The seven o'clock train from Auckland has just passed through crowded with ex cursionists to the Waikato races. No pre caution was taken to provide sufficient extra carriages, and the second-class pas sengers are huddled into first-class and ladie3, consequently, are greatly incon venienced. HAMILTON, this day. EEV. J. BERRY'S LECTURE. Last night the. Rev J. Berry delivered a lecture in LeQuesne's Hall. Subject, - 'My Trip to England." The Hon. F. Whitaker, Attorney-General, occupied the chair. Ihe lecturer reviewed England's social, moral, political, agricultural, and financial posi tion, shewing the deplorable condition of the working classes. Messrs Grant and Foster, the representatives of the Lincoln shire farmers, also addressed the meeting, referring to the hospitality they hud experi enced. They liked the quality'of the soil. To-day they will go over Mr Williamsons swamp, and to-morrow proceed to Feucourt and Paeroa, afterwards to Mataniaia. THE PIGEON MATCH. The pigeon match is exciting much ; interest. There will be representatives^ Auckland, Thames, Waikato, aud the South competing. HORSES FOR RACES. Mr Walters' horses arrived on Monday. Mclvor's Loch Lomond, Balmoral, and Grey Momus came up this morning. Pinfire and'others are expected by to-night's train. The weather is showery. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. George W. Beer, charged with conceal ing portions of his estate from the creditors trustee, was committedjfor trial to-day. At the Compensation Court to-day, the Corporation was mulcted in damages for in jury sustained by several property-holderJ, owing to the Corporation lowering the level of Willis-street. Frank Nicholson, charged with embezzle ment, was acquitted ; Denis McCormack, for unlawfully woundiDg, was found guilty, and remanded for sentence; Wm. Hales, for dual voting, was found guilty, but with no wilful intent, was fined £20; the fine not to be estreated till the opinion of the Appeal Court had been obtained on Beveral points of law raised by the defendant's counsel. The "Post" this evening makes the fol lowing announcement: —A story has been circulated to the effect thai Mr Bryce has been appointed Defence Minister vice Major Atkinson who has resigned that office, and it is added that Bryce will in all probability fersonally superintend the commencement of the intended operationi in the Waimatt district. That it is with the view of prompt and decisive measures that it has been con sidered expedient that he ihould at least for the present hold the two offices of Native Minister and Defence Minister. Now every body with even the slightest knowledge of passing events is perfectly well aware that it has been arranged from the first that Mr Bryce should take the portfolio of Defence, which was temporarily held by the Premier, not by Major Atkinson at all, for reasons of mere convenience, aud the silly canard above quoted would not demand any serioui notice at all but for the words italicised which are obviously designed to spread still further the misconception that has been to fledulou9ly fomented as to the intention of the Government regarding the Waimate plains. This day. Supreme Court sentences : The natire lad, Toko Mahe, was convicted of horse stealing, and sentenced to two years in Burnham Reformatory; Mark Byrofc, for forgery, was sentenced to two years. At the Bankruptcy Court, the certificate of John Nowen, formerly of the Melbourne Hotel, was suspended for four months, through his neglect to keer> books. At the Supreme Court, Christopher Connell, on a charge of committing an Jin natural offence on youths, was found guilty of an attempt and remanded for sentence. THE FATAL CUP. It is understood that the result of the inquiry into the conduct of a sub-lieutenant of the Wellington Naval Brigade is, that he be permitted to resign his commission. The inquiry was held in consequence of complaints made that Lieutenant Gary was intoxicated while at boat practice. "_. - KELSON, Tucsiay. A boy named Hamilton was seriously scalded by a steam-pipe while sitting on the wharf fishing alongside the steamer Taia roa. His face, chest, abdomen, and legs were severely scalded. James Brown, a little child under three years of age obtained possession of a \ox of matches, and was playing with then out side the house. 11 is night-dress caught firo, and the child died from tke effect of the burns. BLENHEIM, Tuesday. The Borough Council to-night accepted a proposal for establishing gasworks in Blm tieim. NAPIER, Tuesday. Dr. Hector thinks that the Gulf Strean, or warm ocean current which passes fron the equatorial regions to the South if Auckland Islands, has changed its course, and passing through Cook's Straits, has enveloped the colony. As it flows to tht eastward, it carries with it a great quantity of moisture, which, meeting the prevailinr easterly winds, is condensed, and descendi on Che land in the form of rain. CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The Grand Jury to-day returned a trut bill in the riot cases. Thomas Eagle, lar ceny of imitation gems from the museuni was acquitted. This day. Judge Johnson intimated to-day that tht riot cases will be heard on Friday. The trial of Edgar Osborne, for arson, ii now on, and is likely to occupy the Court all day. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. j AN OLD COIN. A curius copper coin, the size of a farthing, bearing on one side a Masonic symbol in the Royal Arch degree, on the other side some indistinct letters and date 1257 was found last week by a member of a picnic on the Kaiapoi beach. > The fiudei ntends to present it to thtMuseuiu. GASOLINE. The Insurance Association have issued ■« notice that the use of gasoline or its storage on premises will vitirato the policy of Insu rance. Dress circle seats for the Opera season are getting rapidly engaged. In the Supreme Court yesterday a man was brought before Judge Johnston for making a slight disturbance among specta tors in the gallery. In dismissing the mau His honor is reported to have said the right of persons to be in Courts of Justice is limited to favour of those concerned in the administration of justice within its walls. * DESTRUCTION OF SPARROWS. At a recent meeting of the Taiputio Sparrow Club the secretary reported that duriug the season he paid for 11,938 sparrows and liunets eggs at ljd a dozen, aud 3,046 birds at 3d a dozen. DUNEDIN. this day. The criminal sessions wore concluded last tiigjit. A Chiuamau received 18 months for forgery. The telegruph strike has ended here. K. Matthew's bazaar realised £600. At the City Police Court Johu David Cheene, a new arrival, was sentenced to 9 months. It was proved he was very re spectably connected at home. Two common and four special jury cases are set down for hcariug next week. FliiE-A WOMAN SEVERELY INJURED. Between one and two o'clock this morning Thomas Burch, ex-Mayor and Chief Govern ment Insurance Agent here, was awoke by hearing his wife's cries. On rushing to the room he found her enveloped in flames, and with great difficulty he succeeded in extinguishing them, as he had no assist ance he was considerably burned about the hands, but his wife is so badly burned that her life is despaired of. THE CRICKET TEAM. The final selection ot the Otago. eleven is: Cargill, Clarke, Craw-shaw, Haskell, McLennan, Paramour, Spring, and Veruow, Emergoncy, Parker, It is considered- a weak team, and Canterbury should have no difficulty is disposing of it.

On one occasion when the late Lord Bis hop of Litchfield had spoken of the itnpoii tance of diligent painstaking preparation for the pulpit, a verbose young clergyman said : " Why, my lord,, \ often go to the ves,try even, without knowing what text I shall preach upon ; yet I go up and preach an extempore sermon, and think nothing of it." The bishop replied, " Ah, well, that agrees with what I hear from your people, for they hear the sermon, and they also think nothing of it."

Life in New Zealand.

The Key. J. Berry, who Is now visiting Waikato, did good service in England 1| making known the resources and attractions of thu colony. His lectures were the means of disseminating the right kind of inform turn among the right class of people. I] e a so published, m pamphlet form, a synopsis of the reasons which should induce people to leave England for New Zealand. The fol lowing report of one of his lectures is from a home paper :— ra An interesting lecture on the above sub. ject ™ delivered on Wednesday eveni m the lecture room, Temperance Hall LeT ' i cester. by the Rev. J. Berry, forme iy 0 Preston, Lancashire, who has recently „ ' turned from New Zealand. Aid. j? Vaf" ford presided The room was filled to over flowing, numbers being unable to obtain admittance. ""win In opening the proceedings the chairman referred to his ate visit to America, and I stated that in his opinion migration was the only chance the agricultural classes Sit "VS °f comincrci^ i»- ' The Lecturer, after alluding to the good which had been accomplished bypre a d iei * of the gospel, went onto remark that ths natives « ere now as civilized and as good church-goers and [school-goers as the peoi.le of England. Cannibalism had not only passed away as a fact, .but as a possibility m the country. He thought there were no ' ten natives who would not be disrated ir the idea ot even eating the little fincre,. o f ': Englishman. The aborigines voted at elec tious, and four of their number had seats in the Lower House of Parliament, and tw« were in the IJppur House. With respect to the climate, he would say without fear of contradiction that, although he had been all round the world, he had found no nkeo equal to New Zealand. The country wa s very long and narrow, and, as every school- ' boy knew, the sea breezes caused the climate ' I to be colder in the summer and warmer in the winter than it would be without them It was one degree warmer in summer ami nine warmer v in winter than in Ene land, and there was little or no ice or snow' -1 The wild flowers found here were met with in New Zealand also, and geraniums, fiijfc peaches, vines, &c, grew luxuriantly! To IJI his last parsonage garden he had a hedge s ' formed of geraniums which were in iUttw ■ >i during the whole of last year, and he had"- » also fig trees, &c,, growing in the opeu air Peaches were so plentiful that he had ofteti given them to his horse. Farm labourers' " who earned 2Jd per hour here, would get la - in New Zealand. Two-thirds of the'work * in this country was done in figatin« tha climate, and that fact combined with^hiuh rents and taxes, caused the farmer to be, unable to pay the wages that could be-itt afforded in the colony. The area of New * Zealand was about as large as that of Great" ": Britain, but the population was only about \ the same as that of Manchester and "<: Salford combined. Of course the ! : great resource of the country was the land ' f That which was uncultivated was worth from £3 to £5 or £6 per acre, and the cultivated land would be worth from £8 to £20, according to the quality and neigh bourhood. In order to give people facilities" • for obtaining it, it was put up, and the' % purchaser was allowed ten years to pay the- W money in. The land was not worth so' 3 much in the market as that in England, of " course, but he believed that, reckoning the income it would produce for the tarmo'r, it ' was worth quite as much. According to •> the Government statistics, the average of"' the wheat crop had been above that in England during the last Sve years, and that result had been secured almost entirely without manure and without one-thir<L of < > 8 the labour there was in this country. The '■'• latest quotation was 34s per. quarter, and ' the wheat, when sent to England, would ■ fetch so much that the extra price would ," often pay the cost of shipment, and. leave,, \\ the profit of the producer nearly as lunch , as the English farmer got. A good sheep ','"• in New Zealand cost about Bs, and form ■ £ labourers earned a sheep a day. Mutton ' was as good there as it is here, and a person was able to buy six and graze twenty at the price of one in England. Thu wool also was worth as much to the colonial " grower as it was to an English growet. Aa, English woman said to him the other day,'if '' that we should have dear bread beforelong, I but he replied, " No, we sball have bank- ~ rupt farmers." , A grave fact to our agri culturalists v/as that the colonists were able to put down their goods in oat markets, cheaper than the people- of this country hemselves. He found that the farmers here were awaking to this. During the time the great agricultural show was held in London, a few days ago, the farmers held two or three meetings. One of the 1 questions raised at them was " Protection." This they would not get, as one part of the people would not allow themselves to be taxed in order to keep the other part. If they had sense they would pack up and go to New Zealand. It was no usii calling thosa there hard names, because they were not foreigners. They were under the same" empire, had the same laws, met together at their own firesides as Englishmen did, and they worshipped the same God. What thoy wanted of them was■■) that instead of calling tliom . harsh. <i names,: they should come out amongst them and help them grow the articles . I mentioned. They would be made welcome. ai But what about tho market 1 Were, they not in danger of having more produced than the people could consume? No. New Zealand was not exclusively an agricultural couutry. Itj was becoming more and more a manufacturing country. Two of the great things that make England what she is are coal aud iron. The shore on a large extent of coast in the north island was impregnated with iron. TJie steel and the sand could be easily separated, and when this was done they could make instruments with, the keenest edges.; They were ' eveloping J rapidly in the way of manufactories, I They had four cities of 25,000 in- 1 habitants each, as well as .dozens ]!' of towns, and the men in these were engaged as shipbuilders, cabinet-makers, joiners, shoemakers, &c. They had some splendid buildings there. In New Zealand there were churches as good, as any in England, if they ex.peoted the very best. . ■ Railways were rapidly extending every year. Tho best answer, perbaps, that could be given' ■ to those who feared they would not Lave a market, was to tell them that farm produce. there was worth as much as it is here. A farmer there got £5 per tou for potatoes aud cheeso, butter and eggs were worth as much as they were here, if not more. A cow - •:,' there cost £8 or £9, and it weut in the open air the whole year, yet the man who milked it got twice as much for his milk' as •' Jp he could in England. Iv New Zealand a labourer was able to save about £1 per wefek which meant almost an acre of land per :; week. They might save here a whole life time, and yet not be able to purchase thai extent of property. Washerwoman earned three-quarters of a sheep a day. .J One reason why they prospered in the Colonies, m he thought, was that no person's social ij position was damaged by honest > work "I (applause.) New Zealand abounded with • resources. They had gold there. During i the last IS years they had exported .33 i million pounds of gold with a population i that had not averaged more than 200,000 i people. Their exports were three times those ; i of England, and four times those of Canada. I But there were no such rich finds there now. r . . i He would say this, however, that the aver .' age annual earnings per man, gold-digging,' 1 was about £9S at the present time, and he, ;: preferred this steady industrial progress to ' the finding of gold mines. He never knew 1 i what greeu was until lie weut to New Zcft ; land and saw the forests there. Every tree i was green aud seemed to have a different shade/and the beauty of them was that a 1 settler's child might run iv them without 1 danger, as »here were no wild beasts or poisonous reptiles in the country. InspuuK lug of the institutions, he said that there was no country on earth which had 'better 1 schools than New Zealand. Wherever theta 1 were 95 children the government planted a • free sckaol, which was taught by, a master or fnusf/oss holding a Government ccrtih -1 cate. Then they had a splendid system ot orawmar schools aud a University, m which young people could take their degrees. He , was glad to see the movement for the ex- ' ; tension of University education in England. • where there was not a public W^ary • there was not a village. In, tnff . South Island there was not a village ; without a telegraph staff, and there was net i a village where they could not hear London news two or three days old. They were not as far f i oni Africa as wo were, and therefore ; got information relative to the war sooner than we did. The population wtw about as large aa Manchester and Saltord, and yet they published 114 newspapers. In addition to this they had most of the English new* papers, magazines, and periodicals lying* their tables. English literature was well m appreciated thero. They were, andhene lfevod they would always be bound up witft the British Empire; and, for bispart, ■» country should be his home jhich.waßßOS . loyal to the British Crown and Gambia ion , Acre was no disaffection equal to that m England. There was no wonder at di : auction in England, where so many , had nothing to look forward to, after a life of strnggM or existence, ** the Union Worknouse. As *° re£ : mims This, however, was compensated »r v*

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1880.



TUT ILNU & pHOY.CE Have dow on view a Complete Assortment of the most beautiful SPRING GOODS o£ every description, from the best Home maiKets. MILLINERY, in Paris and English STRAW GOODS, FLOWERS, FKATHERS VISITKS and MANTLES, in Silk and Cash mere JACKETS, in Coloured Summer Cloth OLIVIAS, in Cask mere, Silk, &,n. CHILDREN'S HOS ■«', in Cotton, Lisle.and Silk LADIES' HOSE, In Cotton, Lisle, and Silk PARACHUTES. UMBRELLAS, RIBBONS KID GLOVK3,'Black, White, and Coloured, I, 2, i, and 6 button UNDRKSSBI) KID GLOVES, 2 and i button.. An Immense Stock of DRHSSGOODS.in all tho newest and most lashionable styles and textures, all marked exceedingly moderate. fcABY LINKN, CHILDREN'S AND LADIES'! UNDERCLOTHING, in great variety. BOYS' KNICKERBOCKERS, HOSIEEY, HATS,- COLLAES, ETC. AlCompletaT Assortment of Calicos," Flannels, Linens, &c, DKESS AND MANTLE-MAKING ON THE PREMISES. F ye per Cent, Discount allowed for Cash. MILNE & CHOYCE, CHEAFSIDE HOUSE. "VTEW TWEEDS 1 NEW TWEEDS. j\ ARRIVHD PER SHIP ' LEDU,' AND OPEN FOB INSPECTION, AT M. M ;U E C HI E ' S, SHOKTLAND STREET, I'ho largest and best selected Stook of CLOTHS AND TWEEDS Ever shown in this Market, consisting of English and French Coatings and Fancy TKOUSBKINGS i.i Knelish and French Blue and Black Sbhses English and Scotch Twkbds, direct :from the j manufactories at home Bannockburn and Isle of Skye Tweeds, a specialty. ALL THE ABOVE GOODS ABE OF THE VERY LATEST STYLE AND FINISH. And, in addition to the above attractions, M. MURCHIE Has been so fortunate as to secure the services o£ n First-clasp Cutter, which enables him moie fully to mJjrit a continuance of that liberal patronage which has baen extended to him in he post.



Every lady who goes to the theatre has a perfect right to wear a high hat. The people behind her sliotxlrt have secured the seat in front. If they did not she is not to blamft The newP.C.S eyetem nowlieing initiated by G and C will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a great success m j-ydney and Melbourne, and when strictly earned out the customer who buys at an establishment where Hie goods are marked low to ensure a rapid sale rrust be a great gainer. G. and C. sell their £-aTOrV miMineryTandc'othing at such prices fcr&S «?«ives the buyer the advantages of a . shareholder in a co-operative society, without ' the risk of being called upon to bear portion of fche loss should the year's business prove.unsatis factory G. and C. will aim to retain the: con fidence which t^e public have hitherto tihown them? and are determined to give the pure cash 'systema fair trial; whether they gain or lose the first year. Country buyers on reinitt.ng cash with order will be supplied with goods at co operative price?, just the same as. though they made a personal selection. Furnishing goods, Mch as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteade, bedding, and general house furniture, the largest portion of which is turned ont at our own faclory, will be marked at; tlie lowest remunerative crincs HMlTdiFCOuntof flvo per cent, will be allowed to those who nay at the timeoe purchase. Hay- ; ing rcaHsid the entire value of the stock during the late caiih sale, tlio present stock is nkw and TKT'.y C«<uri,Y bought. An inspection is nvited.-GAKt.iCK jvni> Cranwell, City Hall Furnishing Arcade, Queen-streot, Auckland.



■j—^HSpecial Advernisementß. TjIURNISH YOUR J£OUSE FROM THE CITY HALL FURNISHING ARCADE. FURNITURE .. 5 per ct. Discount for Cash CARPETS .. „ 5 „ Dissount „ LINOLEUM ..5 „ Discount OILCLOTHS ..5 „ Discount „ BKDDING .. ..5 „ Discount „ BEDSTEADS ..5 „ JJiscoant „ TOILETWARE „ 5 „ Discount „ TOILET & PIKR GLASSES- .. 5 „ Discount FBNDERS&IRONS 5 „ Discount „ You ace Invited TO INSPECT GARLICK & 'CRANWELL'S Immense Stock of Carpets GARLICK & CKANWELL'S Immense Stock of Furniture GARLICK & CRANWELL'3 Immonso Stook of Iron Bedsteads GARLICK &" CRANWELL'S Immense Stock of Bedding GARLICK & CRANWELL'S Immense Stock of Floorcloths GARLICK & CRANWELL'S Choice Variety of Toiletware GARLICK & CRANWKLL'S Great Variety of Toilet Glasses GAKLICK & CRANWELL'S Great Variety of Fendere and Irons GARLICK & CRANWELL'S Spring Mattresses GARLICK & CRANWBLL'S Drawing Room Suites GARLICK & ORANWELL'S Assortment of Cane Chairs. Book Catalogues Sknt Free. DESIGNS AND ESTIMATES GIVEN. /GAKLICK & f(RA}IWELL, CITY HALL ARCADE, . Auckland. SEWING "jyr ACHINES, IMPORTANT NOTICE. The undcrsignod beg respectfully to Inform thoir customers and the public ' that they NEVER BUY Sowing Machines from any local dealer, but that they import all their own goods Notwithstanding, should any local dealer require any Machine or Parts, they are always •willing and pleased to accommodate them. The following prices are now beihg askod for Genuine SINGER Family Machine, on treßdle and with polished table J?K x and usual tools <~tJ " Ditto'ditto, both hand and treadle i. *" We also import and offer for English men and women Tho BEST ENGLISH MAKE, "with usual tools, on polished table, and J?K in treadle 3jO lv Tho price is a little higher, but like the best English Lever Watches the make is very superior, and we are bo impressed with the excellence of its manufacture that we always distinctly point out thatit has no relationship or connection with any other make, and is only Becond in simplicity and. durability to the genuine " Domotitic." W. H. SHAKESPEAR & CO., 246, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland. established 18b5. • ■'•■/. ■'' ■wellesley' aouiSß. NEW TWEEDS! ~~ "' i. NEW TWEEDftt • NEW COATINGS! NEW COATINGS A. L/OVETT Beprs to announce to his customers and the pub lie that ho has now opened his FIRST SHIP MENT of SPRING and SUMMER TWEEDS COATINGS, &c. THE BEST STOCK IN AUCKLANDITO & CHOOSE FROM. Tailors snppliea at the lowest trada prices. Tailors' Trimmings of all kinds. ,: Just Opened, -i A Fresh Assortment oC Gentlemen's Scarfs, Ties, Collars, Braces. Bolts, Hats, Bhirts, Gloves, Umbrellas, Hosiery, &o. A. LOVETT, Tailor, Woollens Draper. andSOutfittbb , : 'ifrjtill WeUnsley-Btreet. '; LM !; V" '* : .y,-i- ;. ; ' ..-,;/■ : •■■: T>ACES!, RACES!! KACESI.I' CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 1 Ladies' Bonnets and Hats -•■h-:' Ladies' Costumes and Mantles : , .; ■ ', Ladies' Silk Dust Coats ."■■•"• ./ Ladies' Scarfs, Ties, ana Collarettes Ladies' Kid and Silk Gloves Ladies' and Children's Hosiery Gentlemen's Cork and Phh Helmets Gentlemen's Silk Dust Coats - Gentlemen's Alpaca Coats Gentlemen's, Youths', and Boks' Clothing Gentlemen's Scarfs, Tjes and Braces :,' Gentlemen's Summer Hosiery A Splondid Assortment of the above. Gooda is on view, at very Reasonable PaicESy ; At ' WILLIAM HATICRAY'S DRAPERY, CLOTHING, MILLINERY, COS TUME, HOSIERY, & MEN'S MJERCERY ESTABLISHMBiNT, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, 66, t Queen Stkeet, Auckland I 1 (Opposite the Bank of New Zealand). ' A FEW GOOD REASONS • ■ FOB MAKING YOUR PURCHASES AT THE •■<,■'- I' ■jyEW yE ALAND /"ILOTHiNG ,'; A ;j n , JjU.CT.OJRY. ":';, ( ,';U.i,.V i/J) The^Matorialß are^'maiinfaqtnred.ln New> Zealand. TheGarmentß aro made in New Zealand. ; TheJVloney is expended in New Zealand. ' * The Stock to geloft from i3.tho largest in New Zealand. " " ';! "r '•' ';<l-'!' ' '■■"•' The Cot and Trimmings are equal to , V .' baspoko. .■'"' ;/ -;: '/] , The Prices^consideringtheqnality^and,; 1 flntah, aro lower than those of any other house in New Zealand. And notwithstanding the extry, tariff just imposed in New^Zealand, thero is tS" NO ADVANCE IN PRICES! You can otill purchase A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE FROM THE . : ,mw Zealand Clothing ■ 1^ ACTORY. Auckland Retail Branch : . Q U E E N - S T R X IS T. ! ' I OppositeTheatroßoyaU•,(, i, ;•' A lady writes to us:—" I am glad to have been able to have proved, in the most satisfac tory manner, that by the usb of gas stoves the cook's occupation is deprived of itR chief tor ment—thirst. Tho great anxiety and trouble of keeping up a firo, especially in tho summer in this climate, and of regulating the temperature, of the various articles under treatment, is. by, tbeuse of gas stoves, entirely avoided. Soot,: ashes, and dust ar« entirely done away with, j and all culinary pots and pans are easily kepn, bright. I would advise all young Indies to refuse to name the day fixoapt lips n the condition that« all the cookinß is to bo done with gas, *



Special Advertisements. Tji X A N A Z I. JUST OPENED BY J^ J^INABUKY & QO. 1 Case French MILLINERY, BONNETS, 1 Csuperb goods, to be sold cheap 1 unsa Ladies' THIMMKL) HATS 1 Case Children's PINAWORKS, DRESSES, and BLOUrtEH, the Largest and Choicest Stock in the City 1 Case Ladies' Galatea, Stripe, and Cold Lustre COSTUMES 1 Case ladies' Cambric and Print Mourn ing Wmappkrs. from 53 6d each—so per cent cheaper than ever sold in Auckland before 3 Cases FANCY GOODS, comprising all the Novelties of the Season. DRESSMAKING ON THE PREMISES. A. LINA BU R V & CO., 204 AtlD 206, QUEEN-STREET. f\ , N S A L E, Kearsley's Combined Reapers and Mowors 1 Mangold and Turnip Drills Turnip Slicers Oilcako Breakers Winnowing Machines Lawn Mowers.H Also, TO ARRIVE, PER 'INGLEWOOD,' Coulter's Corn, Mangold, Turnip, and Manure Drills, combined And Ploughs, doublo and single Harrows Hollers &C. &C. &C The-.above goods arc imported directed from manufacturers, and will bo sold cheap to al;p om for further shipmonts. V 7. J. HURST & CO., 181, Queen-street. AUK pKEAT GALE OF MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, AND SHIRTS, COMMENCES THIS EVENINB. All tho Now Shipments recently received will bo sold at SALE T> RICES. ALK 1 KICKS. J, COSGRATE & CO. CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUOKLi ND. Mails will Close as Under:— Tina Day. For Thames, per ltotomahana, at 5.30 p.m. Thursday, Bth instant. Per b.s. Ringarooma as follow :— For India, China, Mediteranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 12.30 p.m. For Gisborne. Napier, Southern Provinces, Australian ■ Colonies, aud' Unitod Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, (for letters specially so addressed), at 9 a.m. For United Kingdom, | via Brindis), and late letters for Southern Provlnoes, and Melbourne at 9.15 a.m. For newspapers at 8 a.m. For Waiwera, To Kapa, Craigieburn, and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10Ja.ru. For Oisborno, Napier, Wellington, and liyttel ton, per Southern Cross, uc 3 p.m. For waiigarel Heads, and Wangarel, per Annio Milbank, at 4 p.m. For Tryphena.per Three Brothers, at 1 p.m. Friday, 9th instant. For Waiheko and Coromandel, per Coromandel at 2.30 p.m. For Whitiangi, Tauranga, and Opotitri, per Glenelg, at 4 p.m. ■ For Thames, por Kotomahana, at 9.30 .a.m. For Australian Colonies, per b.s, Australia, immediately after her arrival from Honolulu S. B. BISS. Chief Postmaster. '. NoiiBLS Patent Dynamite.—By repeated experiments, and long and extensive nso in all the Australasian ■ Colonies, and all over the world, J^obel's Patent has unciratrovertabiy proved itself to be about twenty per cout. stronger than overy other brand. This dyna mito is advimtaKeoußly applied to mining and quarrying, basting In hard or soft, wot or dry, roi.-ku construction of tunnels, clearing land of three roots and boulders, breaking up blocks of metal or stODe, clearing away wrecks, quayH, sunken rocks, torpedos, stormingstrongholds.&c. Some of its advantages are—iinmonse saving in labour, -time and money. Safety In use, transit and storage, &c. Printed instructions with every flvo lb package. Buyers should in sist,,in getting "Nobel's." Prices; greatly re ducedi—N.B.—The company'? travelling in structor, now in Au"klan.d, and will give all Information required.— Apply to E. Porter and Co Agents, Auckland. Just as great men are targets for envy and jealousy to aim their shafts at. so is a celebrated proprietary medicine a shining mark for. trick esters to rob of its lustre. This specieslot piracy is a mean type of pilfering. It is literally petty larceny, because, under cover Qf the name that " carries the game," they can concoct the most pernicious beverages, the most destructive uoiaons, the most bogus compounds, and over aying them with the imprint and labels of some great original, like Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps, palm oft the stuff for the oolebrated diuretio and tonic.