SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Winn w a m WR I This Evening, 1.17 „„„ HIGH WATER J- To . morrow Morning, 2.23 SUNSET—This Evening, 5.50 .SUNRISE —To-Morrow Morning, JSB fMOON'S AGE,-Now Moon, 23rd. 11.33 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

m.-.■ . ■ LAST EVENING. _ I Fpeedwell, ketch, Taylor, from Mercury Bay :* Fairy, schooner. Bell, from Russell I Santa Cruz, ketch, Ayres, from Suva f Atlantic Bchoonor, Haywood, from Rarotonga ;;,". to-day. _ „ g Wellington, s.s.. Farqubar, from Rus36ll I Saucy Kate, schooner, Lewis, from Russell 1 Sea Breeze, sohooner, Oquhort, from Greymoutn ;,Hawk, sohooner, Groy, from o cruise ■ SGoldon Isle, sohooner, Walts, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

I LAST EVENING. ■ Oreti. 8.5., Campbell, for Gisborno r Glonelg, s.s,, Stephenson, for Tauranga ■ Argyle, s.s,, Crawford, for Whangarei PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ISydney-Zcalandia, Sunday; Ringorooma, Tues f. day ■ Melbourno, via South-Albion, Thursday 1 Taranakl and South-Hawoa. Sul} cla,? rQmn „ (nn i Russell, WbangtroaandMongonui- Wellington | Tau^n^^n^Wellington, Monday and j Whangara^and Whangarei Heads-Argyle, Tuesday and Friday *~~.A„„a Hoklanga. via Russell-lona, Tuesdays ;* Mangawai- Fingal, Thursday Meroary Bay—Fingal, Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

- Zealandia, P.M. s.s.. from fan Francisco, Sunday I Zealandia: ship, (J.G.H.V.) from London; sailed :•" I*oh Croß^ship, (M.S.Q.V.) from Glasgow; sailed •May"Queen, ship (KL.V.S.), from London; to 1 Margaret UGalbraith, ship (J.K.L.P,), fromLon ' don; to sail August 15 -Loch Urr, barque, from London; loading Stracathro, barque (Q.G.D.M.), from London; cleared July 28 . , „-,-,, Taranaki, barque, from London; to sail July 1 Antares,barque(P.H.D.Q), from London, loading Beatrice Haverner, barque (J.Q.C.L.) from New - York, to sail in July „_,. *,„„ ; C. A. Littlefleld. barque. (H.T.N.F.) from New York; sailed Juno 18 i -Acacia, barque (W.N.8.V.), from Sydney !,'.. Bella Mary, barque (T.M.J.8.), from Oamarß. I Ooeola, brigantiiie (3.H.F.L.), from New York; cleared May 26 Swordflsh, brieantine, from Lyttelton - Lizzie Guy, brigantine, from Oamaru Fairlie, schooner, from Sydney: sailed Sept. 7 Annie Wilson, schooner, from Dunedin Falcon, sohooner, from Melbourne I, Edith Reid. schooner, from Timaru • Agnes Jessie, schooner, from Lyttelton

S IMPORT?. p Per Sea Breeze, from Greymouth—7o tons coal. fe Per Santa Cruz, from Suva—7oo bundles ft': bananas, i bales wool. 1 bale hair. Per Atlantic, from Barotonga: 30 hales I cotton, 2 bales kapok, 80 sacks limejuice, 180 iff bags raw coffee, 113 bags beoho de nier, 81 bags 1 preserved bananas, i tons ospra, 1 bag fungus, f : \ -10,000 oranges, 2 bags coffee, cleaned. m Inwauds Coastwise EUen, from Wade, m with 7.000 sningleß; Bata. from Port Charles, with 28,500 feet timber; Saucy Kate, from Rub '"'-■' sell, with 60 tons coal; Speedwell, from Mercury I Bay, with 29,300 feet timber; Lake St. Clair. ,-"' from Orowa. with 45< tons firewood. 150 feet j! '•" house blocks ;■ Fairy, from Russell, with 50 tons «'. coal; Atalanta, from Ngunguru, with 21,071 rcet \ limber. ■ , Outwards Coastwise.—Klslnore, for Tairua, T with2obags maize; Atalanta. for.Ngunguru; €aah, for Tairua; Lagoon, for Whitangi: Speod ell, for Mercury Bay; Rota, for Port Charles;: TStoroury, for Tairua. ; Captain Charles Edwards will take charge of . tho schoonor Norval and run hor m the Bay or 52 Islands coal trodo. ;"■" A outter with topuiast down is reported to ho ■tm the rooks inside of Tiri Tiri reef. Tho Ship Homiione hanled into the stream last ovening. She sails shortly for Napier to load for London. ', ' Tho schooner Tauranga did not Bail for Nou mea on Thursday evening, as announced, but is - ""awaiting a favourable opportunity to do so. ;■'" The s.s. Rlngarooma, from Melbourne, via ~ Southern ports, will arrive about noon on Mon day. She is announced to proceed to Sydney on 1 | Tuesday at Ip m. ■£: , The s.s. Oreti left for Gisborne and Napier at ■ 5 p.m. yesterday with two passengers—Mr ■Williams and Miss Gozar. The scboooner- Atlantic arrived from Raro ' t tonga last eventoj?. She left the island on Augußt 27, and experienced a succession of calms during the voyage. Passenger—Mr Anderson. The s.s. Southern Cross from L9vuka is now considerably' overdue at this port, but it is: very probable that the delay has arisen from her having been quarantined at Levuka. She may now be lookeu for hourly. ■? The ketch Santa Cruz arrived from Suva last "' ovening, having loft on September 2. She brings a cargo of island produce and the fol . lowing paEsengers:—Messrs W. Wilson, H. : Jj Wilson, A. Campbell, W. Harding. The s.s. Wellington arrived from Russell and -, Northern ports this morning with the following .'..' passengers ,—Messrs Ball, McKcown, Kemp, Campbell, Spry, O. Grey, Coulton, Wilkinson, White, Roberts (2), West (2), Ryland. Missos '-Hutton, Sage, Weston, FfavolL Mr and Mrs Ed wards, Mr and Mrs Wy los.Mr and Mrs Weston, Mrs Henderson.Mrs Brown and family,one pris oner and a native.

PORT OF WHANGAROA.

Arrivals.—Sept. Sth : KrlemhUda, schooner, ..Bathurst, from Auckland, with general cargo; 11th: Sarah Ann, barque, Simpson, from Mel . bourne, in ballast; 12th: Vision, cutter. Native, from Mongonui, in ballast; 15th: Fanny Kelly, ketch, Williams, from Auckland, with general cargo; 15th: Minnie Hare, schooner, Hare, from "Auokland, with general cargo. Departures.—Sept. 14th: Kriemhilda, schooner, Bathurst, for, Mongonui, with 26,000 feet sawn timber; loth: Anna Bell, brig, McLeod. for Sydney, with 177,000 feet baulk and sawn tlmber.-

Loadlng.—Sarah Ann, barque, with baulk and sawn timber, for Melbourne.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Russell, Friday. ! Arrived: Whaleshlp Canton, from a cruise, ■ Sho has taken 75 barrels sperm. Melbourne, Friday. Arrived, this evening: The Union Company's steamship Rotorua from the Bluff.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, Saturday,

Mr R. Arthur reports• Fowls, 2s to 3s 3d; | Spanish, 3s fid to Is 3d; peafowls, lis: ducks. 2s Id to 3s; turkeys, 4s 9d: large turkeys, 7s 4d; pigs,Bs to 163 6d: potatoe3,2a to Si Gd; now pota toes, lid per lb ; Carrots, 2s Gd to 3s; parsnips, 2s 3d; turnips, 1b; maize, Is 3d; oats, 2s 7d to 3*: bran, 63 per sack; sharps, 6s perlOOlbs.; flour,£9 sto £14 ss; cliail',lß to 2s 6d rer sack; oatmoa',£ll 10s to Cl 2; cheese, 2i-d to sid; bacon, 2Jd to B}d; butter, lid to 7d; lard, 2Jd to did; oranges, 5s to 7s 6d; lemons, dd to 8d per dozen; apples, 43 to 10s; sugar, 3Jd to did; rice,2id; tea (box), 22s 6d to 21s; tea (i-ohestsl.ls Sd to Is lOd; candles.lOd; - soap, 16s; onions, 3d; honey, s}d; beef,id to 2d; • white lead, did; cocoannt3. 10s 6d; confection ' cry, lOd; salt, sa; clothes pegs, ss. Mr W. Dowden's weekly salo was well at tended,and competition was brisk. The follow ing prices were realised: Canterbury cheese. 5d per lb; hams and bacon (medium), 5d to 6d per lb; potatoes, 2s Gd to 3s Gd per cwt: kumeras, 3s to 33 3:> per cwt; beef, 2d per lb ; flonr (Inferior), V £8 to £8 10s per ton; bran, 5s 6d per bag; oats I (fair sample) 2s 3d. per bushel; coast maize, Is 3d per bushel. , Messrs Carbines and Taylor report:- Poultry: Langshan, 5s (id to 7s each; Spanish, 4s 6d each; Brahmas, Gs; othor kinds, from 2s to 3s 8d; ■ soose, 4s 6d; young pigs, 3s 3d to 12s Gd. Fruit : -Orangos, ss; apples. Is Gd 'to 4s 9d per case. Produce: Ham and Bacon. 2s 3d to 8d; cheese, 2d to did ; onions, 2Jd to 3d per lb ; good table potatoes, £3 ; salt butter, 2d to Dd per lb; beef, 2d; mutton, lid; pork, 93 ncr cwt; turnips, Is per cwt; Plcton herrings, 8s 6d per case; pre ■ served peaches, 8s Gd per doz; baking powder, .3s6d to6sper doz;melons 2s per cwt;oats, 2s Gd to 3s ; maize, 3s Gd to di; barley, 3s; oatmeal, 12s Gd per 100 lb*; bran, 5s 9d ; sharps, 6s; flour, £10 to £14; chaff, Is Gd to 23 Gd. Groceries: Tea, , 4-chest, 2s Id to 2s 3d ; boxes, 16s 6d to 245; sugar, 3Jd to did per lb: Candles, Bid to 9d per lb; fancy soap, 2s 6d to3s Gd per lllbs bos; other kinds, 7s 64 to 14s; cornflour, 61d; starch, did; hematite paint, 23spor cwt; kerosene, 2s per gallon; the balance of sundries, &c, were all . sold. -!

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

September 17.1881. Theatre Royal—Lyons Tourists or Pleasure Party, 8 p.m. V.M.C.A.—Devotional, 730 p.m. St. Paul's Choir: Special Practice, 7.30 p.m, French Literary Society, 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

WALLI3.—At Carlton Road, on tho 17th inst., the wife of R. M. Wallts of a son,

Marriage.

SHARPE-CLARKE.-Oii September 17, 1881, Thomas Harris Sharpe, late of Cambridge, England, to Margaret Clarke, late of Bradford, Yorkshire, England. — Homo papers please copy,

Death.

GREEN.-On the 15th September. 1881, Harriet Green, the roliot of the late Thomas Green, Bgod 95 years. The funeral will leave tho residence of her daughter (Mrs Eggenton). Coburg-street, to morrow (Sunday). 18th instant, at 3 o'clock. Friends aro invited to attend.

SLADE.—On September 17th, 1881. at her late residence Alexandra - street, Emma, the dearly beloved wife of Henry J. Slade, aged 20 yoars. The f aneral will take place on Monday, at 3 p.m. Friends will please accept this invita tion.

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

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1881.

For the cause that lacks assiilance, For the wrong that needs TesisUac Foi the future in the distance. And the good that wc can do.

The slaughter of important bills now pro ceeding, merely because members will not stop to pass them, is a sad commentary upon the futile waste of time during the earlier part of the session, Among tbe bills likely to bo shelved is the Counties Act Suspension Bill, Mr Lambert's now celebrated ride through the Nortl^canvas sing for signatures to the anti-County petition will therefore, in all probability, be for the present without fruit. Mr Seymour George, soon after the receipt of the petition in Wellington, took action in the matter, but a bill, of the character re quired to accomplish the chaDge prayed for ih tbe memorial could only be passed by the Government. The influential charac ter of the memorial prevailed with the Premier, and the " Counties Act Suspension Bill," was introduced. This bill "was to enable the Governor, by Order-in-Conncil, to suspend the Counties Act in any County upon receipt of a pcti. tion signed by a majority of the electors of the County. Such a petition must be ad-' vertised three times with the whole ot the signatures attached before it could be con sidered, and the genuineness of the signa tures must be certified to by a solemn declaration, a penalty of £50 being imposed for forging any signature to the petition.' When the Act had been suspended its funds were to be divided among the road districts within the County. After the Act had ceased to be. in operation forajieriod not exceeding twelve months, it might be re vived by a petition, in itj favour bearing the signatures of a majority of the ratepayers within the County. This is the nature of the bill, 'which drops through at the eleventh hour, notwithstanding con siderable opposition from the Auckland

members, who desire to give tho Northern settlers.the power of decidiug their future form ot government. Without some man as enthusiastic and energetic as Mr Lam bert, tho task of getting the signatures of half the electors in a county capable of being attested, would be undertaken in very rare instances. In somo counties, how ever, the Act is unpopular enough to excite among the ratepayers enthusiasm enough to raiso subscriptions for a house to house canvass, which would be 'required to eecure 'compliance with the Act. The counties have been mapped out so regardless of mutual interests and inter-communication that the very circumstance which contri butes to tho intense unpopularity of the system aggravates the difficulty of shaking it off.

Colonial Contribution to the Navy,

A motion possessing very 'considerable interest to all the colonies was brought be* fore the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales a'few days ago, Mr Copcland moved,—" That this House will on Friday next resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the following resolutions: —1. That, in the opinion of this House, one moiety of the cost of maintaining such of her Majesty's ships as are in commission on the Australian station should be borne rat ably by the Australian colonies and Now Zealand in proportion to the estimated population of each colony. 2. That a sum of money equal to such proportion for this colony shall each year be appropriated from tho proceeds of land sales, aud transmitted to her Majesty's Government for the above mentioned purpose." In supporting his motion, the proposer said : "Iv 1879 the total amount of Australian and New Zea land exports was £41,276,000, of which £21,962,000 were to Great Britain, and £19,314,000 to other countries. During the same year wc imported goods to the value of £47,378,000, of which £16,270,000 was from Great Britain and" £31,108,000 from other countries. So that the total trade between those colonies and Grcfat Britain amounted to £38,000,000; while between these colonies aud other countries the total trade amounted to £50,000,000. It seemed strange that wo should expect that the whole cost of the British navy, and especially of tho Australian squadron, should bo borne by Great Britain, when wo were doing a much larger trade with other countries than with the mother country." Mr Copeland also shewed from statistics, that the 2,659,000 people in tho colonies' are much richer por head than the people of Great BritaiD, and argued that it was most unfair for the colonists to throw the whole burden of their defence on the oppressed British taxpayer. It requires a good deal of courage in a representative of a democratic constituency to bring down a proposition of this kiud, and he met with no support from his brother legislators. Sir Henry Parkes expressed a certain amount of sympathy with tho broad national sentimcuta uttered by Mr Copeland, but he contended that federation must precede any measure of the kind; and further, that New South Wales had no right to dictate what the rest of tho colonies should do. Finally, tho motiou was nega tived on the voices, the mover stating that he had no hope in the first instance of carry ing it, but submitted it merely for the purpose of eliciting discussion. If wo may judge from the report, that modest expecta tion was only very partially attained, for members confined themselves almost ex clusively to discuH-ung whether the motion, as involving a proposal for a graut of money, was in order; tho important issue which it raised was avoided. No doubt to many colonists like Mr Copcland, aud to not a few British taxpayors, the saddling of tho entire burden of colonial defence upon tho Imperial revenues does appear a somewhat one-sided bargain, and some may bo generous enough to thiuk tho colonies should voluntarily undertako part of the cost. Ultimately it is probable that the Federated Colonies will maintain a ileet of their own ; but for the present, the burden of internal defence, with the fortification of seaports, and tho maintenance of a standing force is quite as much as they can or ought to bear. Mr Copeland forgot—and no other member reminded him of the fact—that the enemies from whomdefenccis needed are not the enemies of the colonies, but of the Homo country; that the quarrels out of which wars arise are not our quarrels—we may have no interest in them, and certainly have no voice iv decidiug either for peaco or war. Separated from Great Britain, wc should bo clear of ail European embroilments, aud might pursue our course unmolested. The Spanish Republics iv South America havo beenpermittedtodoso, and most European Governments care too little for colonisation to disturb us in possession of tho lands we have occupied. It is one of the _ disadvantages of our con nection with tho United Kingdom that our commerce may at any moment bo an object of enmity to some powerful nation with which we have had no difference and are not connected in the most distant degree. If, therefore, England values the connection and the trade which colonies bring, she cannot well grumble at tho expense of defending us from the troubles which she brings upon us.

The new schedule of customs' duties in troduced by Major Atkinson in the House of Representatives last night should materially cheapen all calicoes and prints, which will in future be admitted duty free, thereby escaping an impost ot 16J per cent. It is whispered that one or two soft goods firms got wind of the proposed changes and bonded tho articles which arc to be exempted very freely, effect ing a considerable saving ; that other ware housemen observiug the move followed suit. All Auckland warehousemen, it is understood, will como out of the changes pretty well, whilo Welling ton and Dunedin men have not been so wideawake, although of course the intimation given by Major Atkinson in his financial statement of the intended aboli tion of duty on certain articles put all more or less on their guard, Tho new Act pro poses to establish a differential excise duty in favour of New Zealand distilleries which were bought up a few years ago.

The followiug is a list of tenders received to-day by Mr E. Bartley for the new Opera House :—C. Chatwain, £6,350; C. Rhodes. £5,830 ; T. Constable, 5,658 ; Baildon and Stephenson, £5,480; J, Heron, £5,473; McConnichle and Ffatt, £5,430; H. Shaileo, £5,394; A. Mcguire, £5,340; G. Rhodes, £5,300; J. H011and,£5.270; S. Gray, £5,250; J. Currie, £5,000; W. Blewdeu, £4,993 j W. Philcox, £4,954; J. Malcolm, £4,957; Jones and Pollard, £4,847; C. Wright, £4,775. "Wo uudcrstaud that this is only tbe first contract. The total cost of the building will be £7,000.

The Works Committee of the City Council havo resolved to recommend the authorisa tion of the necessary drainage works iv Symonds-street and Grafton Road. This recommendation will be endorsed as a matter ot course, and a much needed work may therefore bo executod before the summer solstice is upon us again.

We hear that Mr McGregor Hay solicitor of Hamilton, is about to entor into, partnership with a legal gentleman from tho South, who will take charge of the con veyancing office work of the firm, while Mr Hay will conduct the Court business, and be able to extend his operations in the various centres of the Waikato.

Thofollowing gentlemen have been elected members of the Diocoean Synod :—For Alexandra, Mr Harkness Hamilton; for All Saints' parish, Messrs Boardman aud Masefield ; for Cambridge, Mr Wells; for Coromandel, Mr Woollams; for Hamilton, the Hon. Colonel Haultain ; for Hokianga, Mr Cochrane; for Jnglowood, General Gos sett; for MangareJ Mr Kirkbnde; for St. Matthew's parish, Messrs Dawson aud Dooniu; for Otahuhu, Mr Luke ; for Pan mure, Mr Barton Ireland; for Papakura, Mr Nolan.

A large number of Maori Chiefs,from all parts of the North Island, are now on their way to attend tho great native meeting at Hukurangi, not Hokianga, as the vagaries of the telegraph made it in a telegram in our Thursdays-issue. Tho meeting will take place in a few days, and one of the most important subjects to be. discussed is the opening of Rawhia. The Service ot Son;?, the " Storm of Life," will be given iv the Franklin Road Primi tive Church on Tuesday next, instead of Monday as previously announced. The theme sf the service is very interesting, and in the form of a narrative, interspersed with sacred melodies, which will be sung by a numerous and selected choir of voices.

The members of the Naval Brigade were inspected last evening by Major Withers .with satisfactory results. Lieut. Parker was iv commaud in the place of Captain Le Roy, who is confined to his residence at Par nell through severe illness, Much sympathy was expressed for tbe Captain, who has been a zealous and attentive officer from tho first, and whose general conduct has been the means of harmony and good feeling in the brigade. At the close of the inspection and the several exercises the men marched through the city, headed by their drum and fife band, to. the pleasure of a concourse of citizens,

'I he Rev W. C. Oliver will ro-deliverhis sermon on " Conditional Immortality" at the Newmarket Wesleyan Church to-mor row morning, at 11 o'clock.

Visitors to Coromandel who wish to be present at the opening of the new Tiki battery may leave by the steamer Coro mandel at four o'clock on Tuc3day after, noonnext, returning on Thursday, the 22nd, at eight o'clock in tho morning, reaching town by mid-day. The steamer's time table will be found in our advertising columns.

First meetings of croditors wero to have been held yesterday iv the estates of Leslie Vicars, settler, of Tauranga"; and Louis Ballin, publican, late of Kihikihi, but in neither case was a quorum obtained, and consequently the meetings wero put oft' till to-day (Saturday). Ballin's assets are sot down at £100 (book debts), and his lia bilities at £302 6s lOd.while Vicars assesses his debts at £173 and his assets (which con sist principally of property with a lien upon it) at £175.

Sunday services are duly announced iv auo'tber column. Wellesley-street Baptist Church, anniversary services by Xcv, A. W. Webb, and Mr Thomas Spurgeon ; St. Paul's Church, special evening sermon by Kcv. C. M. Nelson ; Choral Hall, at 6.30 p.m., Mr G. A. Brown, lecture on "St. Paul's desiro to depart"; Lornc-stiecc Hall, morning lecture by S. Edgcr, 8.A., " Conscience"; eveniug lecture by Mr Jelfs, " Can a mon believe as he pleases ?" Cook-street, Christians Meeting House, Mr Edward Lewis; Thoatrc, evening services at 8 p.m.

.His Honor Mr Justice Gillies sat iv Chambers yesterday morning, and dis charged somo formal business. Probate was granted the widow of Alfred Redfcrn, and an order made for a spccialjury for the tri al of the case of Costley v, Lewis, which, it will bo remembered, was bofore the Court somo time ago, when the jury disagreed. It is now to be heard over again. His Honor also fixed the 30th of September as the doy_ for hearing Mr G. S. Jakins' compensation claim ot £600 against the Governmeut for loss of water rights. Mr Joseph Newman will act as assessor for the claimant, and Mr A. Buck land will serve in a similar capacity for the Government.

Professor Cailliau, founder of tlio Auck land Philharmonic Society, will give his first concert iv the Choral Hall on Monday evening next. Tho programme which ap pears in the Stae will give readers a gene ral idea of what they may expect of the Pro fessor aud his young friends. The several practices during tho week have been such as to lead to expectations of a highly suc cessful afi'uir, and will have tho cltect of proviog Professor Cailliau's merits as a teacher of music, which wc augur will be eminently satisfactory. Ihe Professor, be ing a native of sunny France, has laboured under some disadvantage in con nectiou with lauguage and pronunciation. The pieces selected for this test concert are of a high clas3 character, gathered from the best composers of England, France and Germany. Wc need only to mention in evidence the names of Bishop, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Aubcr, Bellini, and Weber in proof of the care and judgment displayed in arranging tho pieces, which, we feel assured, will attract a largo audience to the Choral Hall on Monday evening.

Mr C. Burton has opened in High-street, Ho has on sale potatoes, chaff, &c, &c; superior chair at 2s Cd per bag. The mining inspector has lodged plaints at Coromandel against all persons who have given notice of marking out claims since the commencement of 1876 and failed to comply with the Gold Mining Districts' Acts und Regulations, through neglecting to cither register their claim or apply lor a license within ten days of marking out. On lookiug over the list we iiud that 470 plaints have been lodged, but as the in terested parties have the option of giving notice to the miuiug registrar ot abandon ing their claims very few will come before tho Court with the exception of thoce claims belonging to parties lately deceased or those who havo left the district. The miuiug inspector has intimated that he will withdraw proceedings if parties will at once come forward and give notice of abandonment.—" Coromandel Mail."

An investigation ot railway charges is being had in England by a select committee of the House of Commons. Tho develop ments nro already very damaging to the railroads, being nothing less than positive proof ot discrimination and overcharges in freights carried by the companies. The public appears to be confident that this state of afl'airs, an imitation of railroad management in California, will be rectified in the course ot time. Such a set of Rail road Commissioners as California possesses would undoubtedly decide the matter much sooner than a House of Commons com mittee, but the decision might not be quite so satisfactory to tho public,

Mr Wortbington gavo another of his course of lectures last cvoning in the. Wel lesley-street East School on "Fragments of Roman History," to a full audience of scholars aud adults. The lecturer treated of the reigns of tho Cajsars, detailing his» toric incideuts, battles, and triumphs, and sketches of character, with wise discrimina tion. Some of the characters depicted by the lecturer havo been immortalized by tho genius of Shakspero. The simple style of these lectures is calculated to inform young people on the history of Kome and move them to search for themselves for more minute particulars in the pages of such authors as Herodotus of the past, Gibbon of the last century, and "The Credibility of Early Koman His tory," by the lato Sir George Cornwall Lewis, not omitting the poetic incentives of Lord Macaulay—his "litys of Ancient Rome." It is not unlikely that Mr Worth ington will give a similar course of lectures next winter on "Ancient Greece," a subject of equal interest

The Arab who murdered M Scguin, the French newspaper correspondent, wus a singular example of the evils of superstition. When brought out to bo shot (for the French did not impale him, as they did another assassin in Egypt during Napoleon's wars), ho was so thin that it must have been difficult to hit him. Ho had refused all nourishment, lest thero might be pork-fat in it, aud if he had tasted pork-tat he was sure that he would never go to heaven—a thing on which ho had set his heart. He was also much afraid that ho would be beheaded, iv which case also his future prospects would have been dubious. It was his belief that the prophet hauls true be lievers up into tho blessed life by the hair of their head. This resembles the idea of the Australian mediciue-men, that the spirits lift them through the air by the pins which they wear in their nostrils. The murderer was much gratified when he heard that he was to be shot, a punishment which would not interfere with the benevolent action of the Prophet.

On Tuesday evening last, the 13th alt., tbe Pukekoho Sable Minstrels gave a varied entertainment in the Protestant Hall, which^was pretty well filled by a highly appreciative and delighted audience, who seemed (if one could judge from tho con stant roars of laughter) to bo thoroughly enjoying the comicalities of the local talent. The house gave between £S and £10, which was in aid of St Andrew's Church (Anglican). This is the first time for tho past 2 years that the troupe have given an entertainment, and I find that they ap peared on this occasion with only two or three rehearsals, and forgive me if I appear egotistical when 1 say that I fancy I know good music when I hear it, and that the choruses in the sentimental song were sung in good time and very sweet. Tho enter tainment cousi'-ted of chair performance with scenes from the circus, Dick Turpin's ride to York terminating tbe first part. Second part consisted of comic and senti mental songs, with songs and dances, con cluding with that most laughable farce "School for Scandal." ,1 hear the Sable Minstrels intend giving an entertainment at Onehunga Masonic Hall some evening next week, particulars of which will appear iv printed hand-biIIs.—CORRESPONDENT.

A num )er ot matters ot minor importance were considered at the meeting of the Board of Education after wo went to press yesterday. The sum of £75, which had been paid out of tho school instead of the building fund, by the City Schools Com mittee, was refunded. A request for matting for Beresford-street school was re fused. Aratapu was granted a school bell; Coromandel £3 10s balance for ereotion of shed; and Mangapai teacher's reut allow ance. Applications from the following districts wero deferred :—Awitu, Cabbage Bay, Hurtley, Mongonui, Mauku, and Mercury Bay. Tho Mount Eden Com mittee forwarded a reply to the Board, that they saw no reason for removing the school building, and did not know of another site available. Mr Allwright es timated the cost of taking down and removing the building to a reason able distance at £390, exclusive of fencing. Further correspoddence was read in refer ence to the quarrel in which thecbairman, teachers, and committee at Kihikihi were involved, and it was eventually agreed on the motion of Mr Peacock, "That tbe Board while instructiug Mr Matheson to recognise the authority of the committee, did not see thoir way in the meantime to dismiss him," '

The first of the course of lectures by «Iconoclast" will be delivered at the Lornc-strcet Hall to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock. The subject chosen is, " Can Man Believe as ho Pleases."

At a meeting of the French Literary Association this evening Mr Thos. Mahoney will deliver a lecture on " A Visit to tho Sydney Exhibition," and should there bo time, Mr Peltzor will follow with some more " Reminiscences of Regimental Life, j|

The German Government is studying over a plan for uniting, by a system of canals, the rivers Elbe, Weser, Ems, Rhine and the Mouse. English capitalists propose also to connect the Baltic and the North sea by a deep-draught canal from Kiel to some por tion ot the Elbe, most probably near Gluck stadt, by which Kiel, the most important harbour and naval establishment in the German Empire, would bo connected with the Rhine by a direct route and join the Germau canals with the water-ways of Hol land, Belgium and France.

The number of minors and other 'persons employed iv arid about the mines in. Eng land, Scotland and Ireland, during 1880, aggregated 557,841. In the coal mines 391,381 wero employed under ground and 93,552 -of whom 4,640 were females—above ground. The total number of fatal ac cidents was 897, and deaths caused thereby 1462. The average of deaths by accidents was 1 to every 383 persons employed, and is exactly the same as the average of the last seven years.

In the last thirty-three years the debt of Europe has nearly trebled, and is increasing while the American is diminishing, having been reduced sinco 1865 to the extent of over $1,000,000,000. It now owes about $1,880,000,000, or about $35 to each in habitant, though in 1865 it was $83. Europe owed at the close of 1880 $16,794,800,000, giving to each inhabitant an average of $74, with little hope that much of it will ever be paid off.

We have pleasure in inviting the atten tion of our readers to the announcement of the Grand Sacred Concert, to bo held in the Beresford-street Congregational Church, on Monday evening next, the 19th inst, the proceeds of which are to go to the new Gallery fund. The programme is one of the best that has been brought before the public of Auckland for some time, and the fact that most of the friends In the band and chorus are members of the Choral Society, and that they are under tho able direction of Mr J, Brown, wo feel sure will command a largo attendance. Tho article on the "New Local Steam ship Company," which appeared in our last issue went to press without being cor rected, and contained a number of typo graphical errors, Thus, in the sentence which stated that the Islanders ought to "draw hence the commodities which they arc not able to produce themselves," tho omission of tho word "not" made non sense ot it; while in the succeeding sen tence the meaning was obscured by "tho result of our efforts" being made to read "tho resolution of our efforts." Tho name of Mr C. C McMillan (Chairmau of the Chamber of Commerce), was also inadvertently omitted from the list of provisional directors. The anti-Chinese Bill has encountered a good deal of opposition in the Upper House, aew South Wales, The clauses providing for tho payment of a poll-tax of £10 by Chinese arriving in the colony were struck out upon divisions by 11 votes to 5 and 13 votes to 4. As the Council had previously struck out the quarantine clause.and altered the proportion of Chinese passengers by ves sels from one to every 100 tons to one 16 every 50 tons, the principal restrictive pro vision of the bill, as it now stands, is that vessels can ouly bring Chinese passengers in the proportion to one to every 50 tons of the vessel's tonnage. After the result of tho divisions above-mentioned had been de clared, Sir John Robertson moved that the Chairman report progress, and obtain leave to sit again next day, and the motion was agreed to. A body of ruthless larrikins, under age, mostly tall, have been in the habit ot play ing unpleasant and very stupid tricks at St. Paul's school, on Friday evenings, to the anuoyancc of tho teachers. Occasionally a constable makes his appearance, aud then the mischievous cowards sneak towards the railway. The Sunday-school choir practice was held last evening, aud, unfortunately, neithor incumbent nor male teacher were present, tho practice being under the con trol of the ladies. The larrikins seized the opportuuity of prosecuting their noxious designs with impunity ; first by throwing water over tho door, then by hurling sticks into the room, and lastly by opening the door and fliugiug a dead rat against a lady who nearly fainted at the horrid sight. The young educated rascals thought this was sufficient, and ran away with all their might. We learn, howover, with satisfac tion, that the youth who threw the rat at tho lady, was recognised ; but as he is a son of respectable parents, this bright student may perchance escape a whipping this time, as well as a melancholy introduction to Mr Barstow, the Resident Magistrate.

A strange point of law has arisen out of the murder of a peasant and his wife, com mitted a few months ago near Bieglen, in the Canton Berne. They were the owners of a small property, which they cultivated with the help of a servant-man who slept in tho village. Ono morning, last winter, when the man went to his work as usual,hc found his master and mistress, both of tbem old people, lying dead, one in the house and the other in the f army aid. They had been murdered and their house robbed. As yet the perpetrators of the deed have not been discovered. Neither of them left a will, and as according to Bernese law, the survivor ot a married couple inherits a certain proportion of the marital property, from whom it descends — iv the event of the survivor dying intestate —to the next of kin, it is necessary to know which of the two murdered peasants died first. But in the absence of authentic in formation from the murderer this know ledge is not easy of attainment, and as the case is without precedent the Court to which the matter has been referred will find it difficult to come to a right decision, the more especially as, in the event of the murderer being found out and making a confession, their judgment whatevor it be, mavgofomaufrht.

Tho accident to Constable Wild, 'at Hamiltoo, recorded elsewhere, was due to the almost unmanageable nature of the animal, which has long been in the service of the police. The horse is one of the most vicious and mischievous brutes that was ever known, and but few of the constables ever dared to venture upon his back. On one occasion at Ellerslie, with Constable Kelly on his back, this horse took one of his obstinate fits and kicked a woman and broke her leg, aud the man who attempted to hold him was instantly levelled to the earth. Constable Moar Sad him in uso at the North Shoic for a time, and the settlers wore accustomed to watch tho Constable and his steed with intense anxiety, iv the full belief that Constable Moar would meet with a fatal accident sooner or later. The constable, however, saw him removed from thedistrictwithjoyinhiseyes. Several other officials tried unsuccessfully to curb this wild hOKC, and at length he was advanced to the.district of the Waikato. The people of Kemuera can tell stories of "hair breadth escapes" with this ungovernablo animal of bad repute. His habit was to go on quietly for a time and then suddenly rear, kick, and buck in the most alarming manner, and to the terror of all beholders. It is to be hoped that the authorities will get rid of this animal which has long been a terror to the settlers in place where he has been located.

Mr C. do l'Eau (President of tho French Literary Association), has been made a victim of Teutonic intolerance. For ven turing, in his recent lecture on "The Pe rsecution of Jews in Germany," to condemn in clear but forcible language the race bigotry which is at the foundation of this disgraceful Jew.baiting, he has received his congd from the German Club, of which ho has been a member. The following is a literal translation of the communication In which the Secretary of that enligh tened coterie acquaints him with their severe displeasure:—" German Club, Auck laud, 15th September, 1881.—Respected Sir,—ln my capacity as Secretary of the German Club, I was ordered in the meeting of last night to communicate to .you the unanimous vote of tho members *of the said Club, which is as follows :—" That Mr de l'Eau be summoned to take his resignation from the Club, because he has not fulfilled his duties as a member.—Yours, &c, Max Kober, Secretary." Mr de l'Eau feels that somewhat more than a slight has been put upon him, and ho intends to push the matter a little .further. He will certainly havo the sympathy of any community in which the British sense of fair play and love of^toleratiou have any ex istence. We did not think that our German fellow citizens would stoop to re taliatory measures of so paltry a character upon a man who has simply been honest and outspoken enough to express his mind upon a crusade which no person of en lightenment con view with aught than feelings of disgust and indignation. The leading men of the great German nation have arrayed themselves on the side of the persecuted, and the German Club, by its action, virtually espouses the cause of tae 'bigots and fanatics, J

The natives from Whnrepapa now in Helensvillo, report that when they were over at the West Coast yesterday, they found a keel boat on tho beach, evidently belonging to some vessel She is painted white inside and out, and sharp at both ends, there was also a pair of paddles with her. They measure fourteen feet long, and one of them was branded W. B. C. She is an old boat,, for she had been repaired in several places.

Lyon's Tourist Company gave their second performance last evening in the Theatre Rojal, before a fair house. The pro gramme included a variety of songs, some very clever skating, and. the representation of a farce aud drama. The skating of the Wyburds was remarkably clever, and elicited considerable applause from the spectators. The programme will be re peated this evening, and on Monday eve. ning next, an entire change will bi made1, aud novelties introduced,

A question of some interest to country "settlers, will be tried at tho District Court, Hamilton, on Tuesday. Pome time ago, Mr Douglas, while travelling on one of the roads under the management of| theCCa r bridge Board, fatally injured a valuable horse, through falling into a deep rut. This dangerous hole bad beenjneglected by the Board, though thero is au ample supply of gravel at the roadside, and the necessary repairs would havo involved comparatively slight expense. Mr Douglas how sues the Board for damages.

The Dover.Calais tunnel Is, strangely enough, alarming tho London "Times," and it asserts in all seriousness that, " if the tunnel is completed it will be a terrible weapon of offence iv llie hands of tkeFrench should they ever again become the enemies of England." This alarm is as silly as it is needless. The practice of civilized Govern ments is to make formal declarations of war; therefore, should hostilities ever break out between the two countries, the tunnel could either be choked or entirely destroyed. At any event the danger to England of which tho "Times" speaks, would apply with equal propriety to Fiance, but before the real work on the tunnel is begun, its future utility will undoubtedly be neutralised by an act of international law.

The Siamese twins have^lost their prestige of being the greatest natural curiosity. _ An Italian couplc,Tocci.by namc,aro exhibiting at Vienna their children, a pair of twins, named Jacob and Baptiste. These boys arc grown together f i om tho sixth rib downward, have but one abdomen and two leet. The upper part of the body is completely devel oped in each. Their intellectual facultits are of a normal character. Each child thinks, speaks, sleeps.cats and drinks inde pendently of the other. This independence goes so far as to admit of an indisposition of the one without the least affecting the other. They are over 3 years old.in perfect health, and seemingly in excellent spirits.

Last Thursday the Whangaroa Band of Hope held a meeting iv the Good Templars' Hall. Addresses to the members were delivered by Messrs Ingram, W. Hare, W. Brown, and the Secretary (Mr Corston), who, in the name of the Committee, presented each member with a book as a present. MrsJJrown presided at the har monium. Mrs Brown, Mr A. Brown, and Mr Graham sang some duets in fine voice, Mr A. P. Katclilfe gave two good recita tions, and a pleasant evening was brought to a close by a hymn and benediction. Mr R. Martin of the Gloucester Arms Hotel, opened his new commercial-room, by an invitation ball, on Tuesday evening 13th instan:. The new building, 30x20, was gaily decorated with flags and ferns, and presented quite a fine appearance. The invited guests enjoyed themselves thoroughy, and kept up the light fantastic until the wee small hours of the following morning.—Correspondent, Whangaroa, September 15.

SCINTILLATIONS.

" Be brief, for it is with words as with sun beams ; the more they are condensed the deeper they burn."—Southey.

The Invercargill Athenaeum is said to have 71 lady members.

The cost of the new Sydney iuiirmary will be one hundred thousand pounds.

Patent medicines are said to yicld£2oo,ooo annually to the British Government. The number of disscutera from the Greek Church in Russia is estimated at 14,000,000.

Tho total area of fieehold forests in New Zealand is about equal to that of Crown forests.

The two Church of England Foreign Mis sionary Societies' total income for this year is £361,068. The population of New York is estimated at 1,257,534, or 50,964 more than when tho last census was taken.

Mr Pond is driving a roaring trade in vaccine lymph. The demand exceeds tbe supply, aud the spec, is likely to turn out as well as Dr. Wright's calf aid a. few years ago. Mr Robert Graham has sold the Hawera Estate to a Southern Company through Mr James Macfarlane, for £15,000. It will be maintained as a sanatorium.

Mr Martyn, formerly of Waikato and now of Wainiate Plains, has purchased the entire Clydesdale Prince Arthur and shipped him to tbe Plains.

A trading vessel collided with and sank a Turkish guardsbip at the entrance of the Dardanelles on June 23.

There has been no fever in tho Hospital for the last fortnight. A shark, said to be fully eighteen feet in length, was seen in the vicinity of the public baths yesterday. A thousand Chinese were massacred in Peru on May 16 by negroes. The Chinese made a brave defence, but were quickly overpowered, owing to their provisions and ammunition failing. Mr J. M. Dargaville has been appointed chairman and resident managing director of the East Coast Native Land and Settlement Company. Mr C. A. DeLautour, M.H.R , has been appointed secretary, retaining his seat at the Board of Directors. The Tologa Bay natives are rapidly bringing in their lands.

A little pair of gloves that yet Retain the smell of clover. And just a tinge of mignonette; I turn them vaguely over— And marvel how the girl I kissed,' T«at night she promised to bo true, Could jam a number seven list Into a paltry number two.

The quarantine restrictions have caused such a decline iv the Sydney passenger traffic that the Union Company have de cided not to run the irregular fortnightly trips via the East Coast to Sydney, but to keep up its communication by means cf the s.s. Hero plying between Auckland and Sydney, makiuglhe round trips about every sixteen days.

Recently at Launceston (Tas.) Supreme Court, Patrick Lennance was fouud guilty of perjury, but recommended to mercy on account ot his wife and family. He was sentenced to IS months' hard labour; and a few minutes afterwards, just as he was put into the police car to be conveyed to gaol, he put the muzzle of a re volve^ into his mouth and shot himself dead.

Carey's Company made a decided hit at Christchurch with " Les Cloches de Corne ville." Tho piece was beautifully dressed and mounted,

Tho Dunedin Chamber of Commerce yesterday carried a resolution of regret at the abandonment of the direct steam service, but decided to write to companies already in existence with a view of making a beginning in that direction; they also exresscd a wish rather to see £20,000 put on the estimates for the Otago Central Railway than that it be given to a private company. Laurence Hayes has been fully committed for trial on a charge of rape on Margaret Gordon, a married woman at Hamilton.

Mr Cranwell obtained £21 trom his con cert, and has handed it over to the Tonic Sol-Fa Union.

The poiformance of the Auckland Band of Hope service of song at tbe Thames was well attended.

It has been decided to form a ompany in Christchurch with a capital of £30,000, in £2 shares, to promote the various industries in connection with linseed.

The Petitions Committee of the House of Representatives have disallowed Mr A. G. Renner's claim for compensation on account of the report, sent by the Government to Australia, that petitioner was one of the striking telegraphists. The committee, however, recommend that he be again em ployed.

" Yes, your Augustus is a fraud I" . Said Sue to Arabella, •' A fraud!" said Belle, " I can't afford To hear that of my feller I He's true and tried, and good beside, And delicate and dainty—" " Ah, yes, but then." Miss Sue replied, " He's a sort of beau Gos, ain't he V " Twinkle, twinkle, little star," the nur sery rhyme so familiar to everybody, has been revised by a committee of eminent scholars, with the following result.— " Shine with irregular intermitted light, sparkle at intervals, diminutive luminous heavenly body. . ■■' ■■■:■- .. How I conjecture with snprlse, not unmixed with uncertainty, what you are. Located, apparency, »t such a remote distance from and at a height bo vastly superior to this earth, the planet wo inhabit. Similar in general appearance and refractory powers to the precious primitive octahedron o*ystal of pure carbon, set in the aerial region surrounding the earth,"

CABLEGRAMS.

IRetjter's Telegrams.]

WATER FAMINE IN TUNIS.

PARIS, Soptcmoer 16. Telegrams arc to hand trom Tunis an no mcing that the inhabitants of that city are suffering from water famine owing to the recent destruction of tho aqueduct by Arabs. Further telegrams report that the, Bey contemplates resigning the Sovereignty of ihe.principality, but the statement re quires confirmation. TRIE LEAGUE DEMAND RELEASE OF PRISONERS. LONDON, September* 16- The Irish Land League Convention, now sitting at Dublin, has passed resolu tions declaring the intention of the Land Leaguers to oppose any attempt to carry out the provisions ot the Irish Land -.■"ct until all the prisoners vow in custody liive been released. EXTENSION OF GREEK TERRITORY, , ATHENS, September 15. ; .A despatch has been received by the Go-. yernment trom the general commanding the forces on the northern frontier announcing that the Turks have now withdrawn from tjie whole of the territory in Thessaly aud I Epirus which was ceded to Greece in terms of the Convention, and that the occupation of the extended frontier by the Greek troops is now complete. IRISH LAND LEAGUE. LONDON, September 15. A convention, under the auspices of the Irish Land League, held its first meeting at Dublin to-day. Over 1,200 delegates from all parts ot Ireland wero present, and were addressed by Mr Parnell, who, in his speech, severely criticised the, Irish policy of the British Government, and denounced tho Land Act in strong terms.

AUSTRALIAN.

MISSING NOTES.

MELBOURNE, Saturday.

Tbe police are still without any clue re ? garding cotes to tho value of /£2,500, miss* ing from the Bank of Victoria.

SYDNEY, September 16,

Hennessy's brandy, case, 353 3d; bulk, quarters, 12s Gd; Now Zealand wheat, per bushel, 5s Gd; JXew Zealand oats,per bushel, 3s; maize, per bushel, 3s 2d; tobacco, Raven's twist, Is 4Jd.

ADELAIDE, September 16,

Wheat is quoted from 5s 4d to 5s 5d per bushel. The market is quiet. Town flour per ton is £12 10s ; country brands is £11 10s. Freight to the United Kingdom from Adelaide ia 50s; ditto from outports, 52s Gd. __

INTERCOLONIAL WEATHER EX CHANGE.

SYDNEY, Friday evening.

Moderate S.W. and westerly winds with rain in West Australia. The ( depression, first reported on Wednesday,.appears to be passing to the south-east. Baromettr: Albany, 29 7; Borda.Pdrtland and Hobart, 29 9; v>abo, 30*1; Sydney, 30 2 ; Brisbane; 30*1

EAST COAST NATIVE LANDS SETTLEMENT.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

GISBORNE, this day. THE directors of the East Coast Native Lands Settlement Company have been here for the past ten days, and although their movements have been closely observed, little has transpired. Mr J. M. Dargaville, of Auckland, takes the managing director ship, and Mr DeLautour, M.H.R., the secretaryship. Operations have been suc cessfully commenced atTolago, on Wednes day, and the native owners have began to sign deeds conveying their lands there to the company. Sixty-three owners signed on the first evening. The company has the best wishes of this community, but as some of our settlers of the wealthier class look upon the company a/ interposing an obstacle between tbem aud the natives in the acquisition of large blocks, a certain amount of hostility aiust be looked for in that quarter.

SHIPWRECK AT BANKS' PENINSULA.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

CHRISTCHUKCH, Friday. The cutter Pana, of Dunedin, was wrecked tit Flea Bay, Banks' Peninßula, in the recent south wester. The master and hi 3 two sons, who composed the crew, managed to get on the rocks, the sods getting ashore first, and hauling their father through the snrf with a line. Tbe Pana had only been launched three months, and was uninsured. She belonged to the master, Westlake, and his sons. They saved nothing. Her cargo was chiefly drain pipeß for Akaroa, and some other odds and ends.

POLICE COURT-This day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., 8.M.)

A Son of Adam.—John Abel Cain was charged with being drunk last night in Victoria street—Prisoner was observed by Sergeant Clarke, who took care of him.—Pined 53 and costs. Fibb.—J. W. Mackrell, voeahst, was charged with allowing tho chimney of his house, situated in Karangahape road, to be on fire on the even ing ot the 10th instant. Mr Maokrell, although not allowing tho cataetropho to take place, was willing to plead guilty.—Sergeant Gamble said it was an ordinary case of mishap.—Fined 3s, costs 7s. Dangrrous.—John 'Wilson was charged with having committed a breaoh of the City Bye law, No. 6, by not keeping a sufficient light burn ing by a heap of scoria, on the night of the 10th Inst.—Constable Henry Clarke was crepared to prove the charge, but Mr Wilson said he would plead, guilty, his man in whom he trusted had failed in his duty.—Fine 3s, costs 7s. This was all tho business.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.-Yesterday.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., R.M.)

Mabtikses v.Clarke and Wipe.—Claim £16 lds6d. Mr E. Coopsr for tbe plaintiff; Mr W. Thome for the defendant.—This was a case from the country.in which much conflicting evidence was adduoed.—The plaintiff claimed for expen ses inourred on behalf of, and services rendered to, the defendant's wife before marriage. The plaintiff is the husband of the sister of defen dant's wife, who lodge! with her sister and brother-in-law before marriage. She paid 10s a week for her lodging. But Bhe became en ceinte, and the plaintiff charged her 15s, and sued for that and for the services of his wifo during the confinement. At the date of the confinement the co-defendant's wife had commenced an action againßt the defendant for brenoh of promise of raarrfage. The action, however, was settled by the lady marrying the gentleman, and now the husband has sued for the debts so incurred—ten weeks' board and lodging, at 15s a-week, £7 103; £5 for services rendered in the breach-of-promise action; £3 for nursing.and 18a for acoonchenient-belt.—Pbcebo Martinson, her brothor, Robert Wooderson, Mrs Clarke, and Mrs Cantwell gave evidence, after which Counsel on both sides addressed the Court.—His Worship exercised his judgment on the whole of the matter, and was of opinion that plaintiil' was pait'y entitled.and gave judgment ia favour ot plaintiil' for £518s 6d; costs, £2 2a.

THIS DAY. DEFENDED CASH*.

Capt. Welch v. Wm. Davis.-Claim S3, damages for cattle trespass.—Mr W.T. Dufaur appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Theo. Cooper for tbe defendant.—Tho former Kontlemen, In opening the case, said that although the claim was small the matter in respect of which it was made'was one of considerable importance. Captain Welch had brought the action for the simple purpose of vindicating his right as a property owner to oompel his neighbours to prevent their cittlo trespassing on his land. Wandering cattle had become a perfect curse in the North Shore district, many owners of a few beaßts allowing their animals to prey upon the pasturage of the other resi dents, and to destroy valuable property at will. His client was a retired naval captain, resident at tho Lake, and he had suffered greatly from bovine depredations.—Captain Welch deposed that on the night of the 19th of June, ho was kept awake, and so, also, was his housekeeper, by the barking of dogs. Ho arose early on the following morning, and found that a, numbsr of cattle had entered his paddook, covered it with filth, and broken down tho gate, one cf the beasts being found calmly reclining on the broken gate. He Impounded some of the animals, and, subsequently, the plaintiff came and claimed them. The cattle trespassed on another occasion, and were impounded.—Ed ward Klllip, carpenter, gave evidence as to the ! character and state of the gate which was knocked down.—After this evidence, Mr Cooper, on behalf of his client, consented to judgment being given for what amount His Honor saw fit. The cattle were not the defendant's, but they might be his brother's, and, therefore, he would accept judgment in this case to save farther exponse.—Judgment wa', therefore, given for £1 damages, ana 28s 61 costs. ' The Court then rose.

There has been quite a rush for the unallotled shares of the new Devonport Steam Ferry Company. The public appear to appreciate the action of the directum in buying out the old Company, and those who before looked askance at the new undertaking, are now rolling in their half crowns with smiling faces. As about 8000 shares have been applied for to date, we anticipate the balance of 2000 shares will soon be taken up and the lists closed. In tending.shateholdcus should therefore make immediate application to the secretary, Mr B, Tanner, 78, Queen-street,

PARLIAMENTRY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER, ;

; WELLINGTON, Friday. EAST COAST LAND DISTRICT BILL. • Mr Moss made another protest this even ing against the passing of the East Coast Land District Bill, and, Sir George Grey also objected to the injustice he said it was proposed to perpetrate.—Mr Rolleston said the whole of tho district referred to in the bill was being held back by the opera tion of tho present land laws. The bill was imperatively needed, and was called for by the peop'e of the district themselves. If members took the responsibility of throw iog the bill out, be was sorry for them. Those who wero opposing the bill were doing a great wrong, and he hoped the country would lecollect it. Eventually Mr Rolleston agreed to report progress, which means that the bill is shuttled out of existence. . v CONSOLIDATED STOCK ACT. New Zealand Consolidated, Stock Act Amendment Bill provides for the appoint ment of only two agents instead ot three, with all pnwers of the Act. The Governor, may, however, if necessary,appoint three or more persons. REPRESENTATION BILL. There is likely to be a warm debate pp. the amended schedules to the Representa tion Bill, several members considering it unfair to bting down amendments by., message, to the advantage of a select few. STAMP AND PROPERTY ASSES& MENT ACTS. The Acts to give effect to the changes announced by the Treasurer in the financial Statement were introduced last night, • WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER. . - The slaughter of the innocents was com. menccd in good earnest last night, and what with th<s bills passed hurriedly and those discharged from Iho order paper, a large sweeping was effected in the work of the remainder of the session. The following bills were discharged at one fell swoop—the state at which each had arrived is also given:—Stamp Act (1875) Amendment Bill —second reading. Companies Bill— to be committed. Public Works Bill—tote com mitted. Hospitals and Charitable Aid Bill" ---—to be committed. Roads Construction Bill—second reading. Grown and Native Lands Rating Bill—to be committed. Sharebrokers' Act tfepeal Bill—adjourned debate upon the second reading. Waipawa Land Dispute Bill—secpod reading. CORRUPT PRACTICES BILL. The Select Committee, to whom wjb referred the Corrupt. Practices Bill, have made very great modifications in the penal-':' clauses. The punishment originally pro vided for a candidate guilty personally is reduced from " ever being elected to or • Bitting in the House- Of Represent tatives," to three years' disqualified: ti'on, or during the continuation of the Parliament for which he had, beea elected. In the case of a candidate guilty by agents of corrupt practices, the altera tion is from the words,."ever being elected to," to the words, " sitting in tbe'ifouse of Representatives for the three years next' ensuing after his election." The punish ment of a person convicted of corrupt prac tices is reduced from a maximum term of im prison ment of two years to ."threemonths, and not less than one month," and the dm« qualification is reduced from ten years to three. The clauaa '• all persons guilty of a ! corrupt or,illegal practice at the e'ection," is retained so far, but the words " all per- ' sons letting committee rooms for the pur poses of the election, or beneficially in terested in the proceeds of such letting," are struck out.

Legislative Council.

Friday, September 16.

THE HON. MR HART.

A motion that the vote of Mr Hart on tbe Railways Construction Bill should be dis allowed, he being a shareholder in the West Coast Railway, was negatived, the interest not bsing considered direct enough ' to invalidate the vote. ESTATES OF LUNATICS. A motion that estates of lunatics should vest in the public trustee, instead of the registrar of the Supreme Court, was '■/ carried, BOKOtJGH OF HAMILTON. Tho Borough of Hamilton Boundaries Bill was read a third time and passed. CENSURING MR WOOD. ; ' The adjourned debate re censuring Mr ' Wood for the sale of the honorarium was allowed to lapse for the session. RAILWAY CONBTEUCTION BILL. The Council thin went into committee on the JKailway Construction Bill. The ' whole evening was then spent in a dis cussion on clause 15, "aud an amendment was moved with the object of restricting the power of the Government to oiter into con tracts. Several motions were made with the , object of killing the Bill, but they were negatived by small majorities. At 12.30 a.m., however, progress was reported on the casting vote of the Chairman—the committee to resume next ■ day. The Council then adjourned. ,';'j

House of Representatives.

Friday. - BILLS LAPSED. The Speaker ruled a question reserved for his decision that, in consequence of a quorum not being present at 3 a.m. to re ceive the report of the committee, the fol lowing Bills must be held to have lapsed unless the House again remitted them to committee --Municipal Corporation Act Amendment, Miners' Eights Reduction Bill, . the Resolution re the Grant to Libraries, the Harbours A c.t Amendment Bill, the Auckland University College Bill, and the Surveyors' Institute Bill, MARJRIED POLICEMEN. Replying to Mr Tole, Mr Rolleston said allowance would not be made for house, rent to married policemen in Auckland. Allowance of that kind was made to police men in no other part of the colony, and the one regulation applied to all. , ..'..' NATIVE LANDS, Replying to Mr McDonald, Mr Rol- . LESTON said the whole question of openiDg up native lands was under the considera tion of the Government, and the purchase of Tangarakau block, ne?r Mokau, as 'also the making arrangements with the Pantama block, near Mokau, would be considered in committee therewith. : '.. SCAB IN SHEEP. "■' ": Replying to Mr McDonald, Mr HALL, ; said that stringent measures had to be taken for the suppression of 'the scab"in-, sheep, but they would consider the. pro priety of refunding the fine imposed on Douall, Harris, and others, at.Gisborne. STAMP FEES OK PENSIONS. ■ ."'.-'■, i Replying to Sir George GBEV, Major ATKINSON said Government would not re turn to British pensioners the sums taken ; iv payment of stamps on payment of their respective pen sons.

CONSTITUTION OF THE COUHCIL. Replying to Major HARRIS, MrJIALL said the views indicated by him at Leeston re changing tlie constitution of the Legisla tive Council had been under consideration of the Government, and they considered the time had come when it might veiy properly be considered by the electors. THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE. Replying to Mr Gisborne, Mr Kali. said probably the Governor would bo absent about three monthf. He had not appointed a deputy. Government had taken advice from the law officer and the Attorney i General, and did not consider it_ necessary, to communicate with the Imperial Govern ment ro the administration oi the office of • Governor. insurance of government officees, Replying to Mr Levin, Major Atkinson aaid every facility would be given <3°v| ra' ment officers who had been compelled to allow their lite policies to lapse during the last year, to take them up again on payment of arrears. BILLS PASSED. The following bills, having passed through committee, were read a third lime ana passed :~Property Assessment, Deceased Persons' Estates Duty, Animals Protection Act Amendment. EAST COAST LAND DISTMCT BILh. On the motion for the further consideia tion of the East Coast Land Districfcßiu, , Mr Moss protested against the bill a» an endeavour to take land out of the A ucklana provincial district and place it.under the administration of Hawke's Bay. fie wpuia oppose tho bill being further considered. Sir G. Grey aud Mr George also, op posed, and Mr Rolleston defended tbe bill. The House divided on tbe question -m going into committee presently. Ayes, 35 J■ | noes, 21, ; ,_

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17.



TT AM O r^ O A X. * DEPOT: NEXT PUBLIO BATHS. O V V T C 1 X • No. 5, Botjth Beitish insurance Company. KAMO COAL Ia Delivered from depot . ENTIRELY FREE FROM SLACK, And is Guaranteed SUPERIOR TO NEWCASTLE FOR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. . 1 S. Tahfield I oj |- (Late T. F. Bovlan), J> g «f <» GLASS, CHINA, AND f g '>g Jt EARTHENWARE % fr -4r ~*|'... MERCHANT, | "' ----. ,-.,;:5: 139, QUEEN-STREET f !. (Adjoining Bank of Australasia), \ "'.Has Just Received a Large Quantity of NEW . GOODS, inoluding a Magnificent Assort -: , ment of CENTRE STANDS. :;. A Choice "Variety of Very Superior ENGLISH andFRKNCH, CHINA, HARLIQUIN, and other DESSERT AND TEA SETS. A Quantity Of Very Beautiful BBEAKFAST and TEA SETS, .-> .! FANCY CHINA CUPS AND SAUCERS, TBI TE TET E, SE T S,' handsome comports,. Toilet Sets'of the Newest Designs, ' &C, &o„ . Sso. •?- 'S. T. has always ,on', hand a Lanro Variety Of FANCY GOODS, and an lmrnlTnTe Stock o^ GI.AS3, CHINA, AND EARTHENWARE. a $ suitable for all classes of Cus- « w ■ k '«■■■ os. tamers, which ho is Boiling at & 3 :r | the Lowest Prices; and having * g jjf> 09. made arrangements for regular «» q '■£ '* shipments of New Goods, of the § v ■"is «©■ latest designs, the Public will «j ...,'H '■$ find his Establishment tho Bast $, © S <k> Assorted House in Auckland <5» 2 ■ a' $ '• for all descriptions of S S • S^ GLASS, china, AND «'g p & EARTHENWARE, , g •



Special Advertisements. IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM ' for ensuing season's goods, and to [reduco my LARGE AND VARIED STOCK OF WOOLLENS, I beg to inform my numerous oustomers ana the'general publio that I have [decided to REDUCE THE PRICES BY T E N PE R GENT. At tho same time I wish to imply that every garment turned out will bo, gs usual, under mj personal supervision, and, as heretofore nothantt •t*S*ff thifannounccment. I trust to M celvow extra share of patronage, and to return thanks for paßt favours. H. L. POSSENESKIE, , Merchant Tailor and Habitmakkr., ■, SnORTLAND-STREKT, AUCKLAND Opposlto South British Insurance Company).



SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES,, Hand or Treadlo, at will. j SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES,, | Established over SO years. DINGER'S SEWING MACHINES,, O The most approved In all countries. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES! Have rocoivod 160 First-class Medals. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES,. Tho best for the family, Easiost to learn. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES.. The best for the Dressmaker; most durable SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES,, Beßt for the Tailor; sow strongest Beams. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES,, Bestforthoßootmoker; light or heavy work.. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Sow flnost muslins and heaviest cloths. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES,^ An Economy in every Household. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES- Now Improvements without extra cost. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES! Will last a lifetime in oonstant work. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES -10 per oent discount for cash. RINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. >5 Easy terms. Within the means ot the poorest., j SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Easy terms. No addition to tho price. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES Will earn their cost in a few months. SINGER'S -SEWING MACHINES. Best terms to Wholesale Buyers. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Write for address of nearest Agent. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Send for Price List to SINGER Manufacturing Company. No. 166a, Queen-streot, Auckland. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Sales exceed half a million annually. The SINGER Manufacturing Company have openeda Wholesale and Retail Depfit, 16GA, Queen-street. Anckland. ■ ■pHK NKW ZBALaND (Jlothing Factory.



ARRIVAL OF THK NKW SPRBSG



AND SUMMER GOODS, ' Which for Superior Value and Excol lonco justify the New ZEALAND Clothing Factory being called tho cnitebion establishment of new Zealand. THK MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, made from tho Colebrated PRIZE MEDAL MOSBIKL TWEEDS, combino •wonderful woar-rcsistinß qualities, with sterling valne. The productions for this season sro pronounced uneqnalled in. Quality and Piucks by any Goods Wo have yet offered to tho Now Zealand Public The New Stock of HATS, SHIRTS, i TIES. BRACES, HOSIERY, COLLARS. PORTMANTEAUX, UMBRELLAS, BUGS, &c, is most comprehensive in variety, and will be found to satisfy tho most fastidious tastes. [AUCKLAND BRANCH : QDEEN-STREET (Opposite Theatre Royal), And at Albert-Btreet, Thames. J. FITZSIMONS, Rranch Manager. I NKS & ££ A I. i* Wholksale and Retail cabinetmakers and upholsterers, and carpkt warkhousembn, shortland-strkkt, Beg to inform the Publio that they have Opened their New Warehouse WITH A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OP FURNITURE, The Latest Novelties, and The Newest Destgns. Their Btook of CARPETS, for Variety, Quality, and Price has never been surpassed in Auckland. •■ A large assortment of LINOLEUM and FLOOR CLOTHS in all widths. MATTINGS, MAT 3, and RUGS in great variety. J.ho Newest and Latest Patterns in Cretonnes and Trimmings. Silk and Worsted Reps, Coteleines, Tapestry, and Damask Coverings. Cloth and Tapestry Table Covers. Lace, Net, and Muslin Curtains. A large and well-assorted Stook of all tho Newest Patterns In Toiletware. Agents for tho Iron Venetian Bunds—"The Blind of the Period." These are the only perfect blinds made. Tho Largest Stock of Brass and Iron BED STKADS and COTB in New Zealand to choose from. A choice assortment ot Dolly Vardon Down Quilts, Blankets, Bed and Table Linen Towels, Toilet Covers, &c. &c Inspection Invited. WINKS & HALL, Shortland-street. lyfEW QPRING nOODS. MILNE & CHOYCE Have Just Received, and are now Showino a Full Assortment of SPRING NOVELTIES! All the Latest Styles iv MILLINERY, MANTLES, FICHUS, &C, HOSIERY, in Silk, Spun, Lisle, and Cotton, . COLLARETTES, HEAD-DRESSES, CHILD'S ANTIQUE BONNETS, UNDERCLOTHING AND .. BABY LINEN. Also, A VERY COMPLETE STOCK OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS. Milne and Ohoyue, Queen and Wellesley-streets, auckland.



/^arlick and cranwell, VJT COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS' . CITY HALL ARCADE QTJEEN-STKEET, AUCKLAND. "I / UABLIOK AND v? Cbanwkli/s stock p, contains a very O extensive choice O . ri ot Furniture, of W H ■ , English. Ameri- KS gM can, Italian, and • o O-. Colonial manufao -3 M a O ** ture, and is sold at £<A Ktfm tho lowest possible 2'"'6 price consistent Mg gcq - with durability fe2 W and good taßte; K3 w and they respect < & fully invite an in £ spection of their H Show Rooms from Q those about to fur / \.nish. *\ (A Beautiful Lot H«r of Drawing-room • .cSfH* CARPETS, just aJ'sT'BStN 6' landed.of the most feS£aSSS*J fashionable de ffltHm §5 signs.andcertainly mtnSOaS I carpets J very choice. Brns rJHasz'S 0 J AKI™IB i eels from 4/11; Kid- W^SlaS • ders, 3/6; Tapestry, M2MCHP.3 2'llj various othor ' t*l«J£jQ'H kinds. Handsome wn«n Borders for Car h" pets, Hearth Rugs / Vmade to match. GARLICK & CRANWELL keep a Large Stock of Floor Cloths for Halls, Rooms and Offices. Linoleum, all widths, at lowest prices. /GARLICK: & CRANWELL keep a \JC Great Variety of Austrian Bentwood Furniture, and American Cone Chairs. Whole- Sale and Retail. WE allow a DISCOUNT of Five per Cent, on Furniture, Carpets, and Floor -1 olottur, for Cash Payments. BEDDING, all sizes, of our own manu facture, kept ready for Delivery. FURNITURE, and all other Goods, delivered Free in Town, and Book Cata logues sent to intending Furnishers- on ap plication. /N.ARLICK & CRANWELL keep an .^JT; immense assortment of Iron Bedsteads. F ORNISH YOUR HOUSE ' From the CITY HALL ARCADE, ' GARLIOK & CRANWELL, CiEINETMAKEa AND ' *»>*>«. TJraOJiSTEBBBS



, Special Advertisements. hrySSOLUxiuN OF PARTNERSHIP. GENUINE CHEAP CASH SALE. ["WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN Has purchased Mr. Rushbrook'a interest ! IN TUB Junction Drapery S\ arehouse. And, prior to making extenßive alterations tho premises, has made HEAVY REDUCTIONS ON THE WHOLE STOCK.



25 pairs White Matting, slightly damaged, Bsd yard Good Wide Felt Carpets, 2/11 yard Fingering Yarns, all colours, 2/6 head Large stock of Lace Curtains, 1/6, 5/6, 6/6, to 17/fi pair 2000 yds Good Dress Materials, 53d •> h v j 3003 ~ ~ „ .. at6id, }■ urlee 81d.9Jd,10Jd,12*d. ) prlco Black Lustres, extra value, 6Jd. BJd, lljd, 13Jd. 1/14 to 2/6 i Black Silks, unsurpassed, 2/GJd, 2/11, 3/3, 3/I}, to 6/11 WhitoCalico,allprlces,from23dl 20 % under Grey Calico, all prices, from 2jdf usual prioe Well Assorted Stock of Blankets, Mosgiel, ICaiaooi, and other makes from 5/fid each Cheap Tweedß for Boys wear, 1/9J, 1/11J, 2/2 i. 2/1 Ealapoi & Mosgiel Tweeds,- now Goods, from 3/3, being a very small advance on mill prioes Largo Assortment of Corsets, from 1/5 per pair. Large Lot of Girls'. Maids', and Women's Hose, to clear, 9Jd per pair I Lot ot Good Black Braid, 36 yards for 1/ (piece) Men's Cotton Singlets, from 1/10 Morino ~ from 1/11 m Splendid Stook of Brown Hollands, 6Jd, 7Jd, Bd, Old. 12jd, tho cheapest Goods in the 3509 yards Flannel, in Roslyn, Kalspol, and other makos. cannot be beaten, from 6Jd, 9d. 10id. 123d-lino is worth 1/6 per yard Full Yard Wide Flannel, l/2i, 1/6 per yard Largo Bath Towels. 9jd, 10id, 1/, 1/2, and 1/4 Good Stook of Winceys, splondld value, from 3Jd por yard 1500 yards Oxford shirting, Now Goods, splen did quality and patterns, B}d per yard. Cotton Shirtings. !|d and GJd por yard 2COO yds Wide Silk Ribbons, 34d yard Good UB Oamssk Table Cloths, 1/11,2/8,3/1, and 1/9 Scarlet and Amber Worsted Fringe, H to H inch, half price „ . Men's Tweod Trousors, 5/10,0/10. 7/8, to U/8 Boys' Tweed Trousers, 4/10; Youths' do, 5/9 Mon's White Shirts, good quality, from 4/6 Men's Back Alpiuo Hats, 2/9 Large variety Boys' Felt Hats from 1/11 A Boautiful Line of Boys' Norfolk Tweed Suits. 12/9 Fine Stook of Melbourne Clothing at Clear ing Prices 228 Cocoa Door Mat 3. 1/8, 2/3, 3/2, 4/4, 5/5 Fanoy Door Mats, 2/1 eaoh. Country Obders sent with Cash at Sale Prices. Abl Goods Marked in Plain Red Figures at Greatly Reduced Peices for Cash Only. "William R. XJridgman (Latb Rushrrook & Bridoman), UPPER QUEEN-STREET AUCKLAND. BRETT'S Auckland A lmanac AND Provincial Handbook for issa. OFFICERS OF LODGES, and others, are reminded that tho above work'is now in course of compilation, and Matter for Publication IN the DIRECTORY should be sent iv as early as possible to the Star office. ' MT £1 Free Gifts I—The Proprietors ol Wolfe's Ajrhmatio Schiedam Sounafps, to Induce the destruction and prevent the im proper use of their wrappers and labels, and thus further protoot the Publio against fraud and deception, have enclosed in the wrappers, or under he label on tho quart bottles, since Ist October, 1878, and continue to enclose in every DAY'S PACKING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THREE £1 ORDERS, whioh are drawn upon the undersigned, and which will be cashed by them on presentation. To secure these Gifts, ti,o Publio must bo carefu to ask for, and accept nothing but, the Genuine Udolpho Wolfe's Schnapps, with our name upon tho top label, M. Moss & Co. Wynyard too, Sydney Mail Notice, Mails :.will Close as Under.— Monday. 19th instant. For Thames, por Rotomahana, at 9.30 a.m. For Coromandel, por Coromandel, at 10.30 a.m. For Tryphona, per Sovereign of tho Seas, at 11 a.m. For Tairua. per Dream, at 11 a m. For Port Fltzroy, per Waterlily, at 11 a,m, For Waitara, per Rowena, at 1 p.m. For Whitiangi, per Fingal, at 3 p.m. For Tairua, per Paku, at 3 p.m. For Rusboll, Kawakawa, Wangoroa, and Mongonui, per Qlenolrr, at 4 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotikl, per Wellington, at i p.m. Tuesday, 20th instant. For Wolwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Ricgarooma, at 3 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Waipu, Whangarei, and Mongapal, per Argyle, at i p.m. For Coromandel, per Annie Milbank.at 5.30 p.m. Thursday, 22nd instant. For Chatham Islands, per Omaha, at 11 a.m. For Australian Colonies per s.s. Zealandia, immediately after her arrival from Honolulu For taranaki and Southern ports, per Hawea, immediately after arrival of Zealandia. S. B. BIBS, Chief Postmaster, Chief Post-office. Auckland.