SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

„, , ..„.,,„ t This (Cronlnsr, 5.39 111 Hi » A rSK-j T o . morr ow Morning, 6.1 ! UNBKT.— Thi« Bvoninf?, 7.17 ' U ■ RI3K.—To-Morrnw Morning. 6.2 M CN> AQK. -Hull Moon, lath, 11.13 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

TUESDAY. Advance, Feb., Burr, for Thames Kate lMcHrrgor, soli., Couch, for Kaipara

TO-DAY. Glenclg, a.s.. F.irquhar, from Russell Stella, a a., Orcy, irom Kawau

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVKNINO.

TO-DAY. Glcnclg, s.s , Farquhar, for Tauranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Sydnoy-City ot Now York, tonight Lonaon-Wanganui, To-morrow; Duoloo, load-

I«vuka-Soutlwrn Cross, to-morrow, yuuranga—Uloiiolg, Monday; v\ aitakl, Mon day HnsHell—lona, Monday Mulbourno, via South-Alblnn, Thursday Whangarol and Hussoll-VValtok , Wednesday Now Plymouth and South—Wanaka, this oven- Whiiiigarel-Argylo, Tuosuays and Fridays

Norfolk Island and Noumea- Julia Prycp, sch.,

.-aturday Napier—Loch Fleet, barquo lt'iUmuh—Ryno. at once

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of Now York, P.M. s.s., from San Francisco, Woiveuno.VAT.P.. from Sydney, shortly Albion, s.s.. from Tanranira and houtti, Monday Margaret Gnlbraith, Rhip U.LC.L.I-.), from Lon (lon:aii»i(l October 2!) Oxford Bliip. (M T.L.S.) from London; loading l.och Urr, bar-nio (W.Q.L.K.), ffom London: sailed Sopicmbor 27

IMPORTS.

Par ltotomahaua :-8 packagoa bacon nnd hanw.-T. 11. Hall & Co.

EXPORTS.

Per Fouthcrn Cross for Levuka-20 tons coal, 8!) tins biscuits, 10 boxes soap, 13 cases onlona. 72 br<*3 potatoo?, 51 coil* ropo, 83 sheep, 5 bundle* sacks, ?5 empty cas:s, 2,416 pieces timbor, 2 kega pork, 2 stoves, 8 packagos sundries.

Per Wancanui for Ix>ndon-3G21 cases kauri gum, 23 sacks aud 8 casks sum, IC7G bales wool, •'O3 tons maoganeso. 15 cmks Bait beef, 100 casks ta low, 40 drums nai s, 20H3 horns, IB bags and 3 casks bones, 1 bale hair, 272 cases pearl shell, 3 box-s gold, 3 cases ferns, 125 bales cotton, 106 kegn aud -4 casn.i butter, 0 balos rags, 6 pieces timbo-, 3 bales Bkins, 11 bales leather, 101 tons aud 152 bags copra, 41 bags ivory nuts, a cases metal, 37 ingots zinc, 11 ingote lead, and 2o casUß, caso?, and packages.

INWARDS Coastwise. —Perseverance from Walheke; Morning Light, from Cabbage bay, with 50 tons firewood and 2 bales wool.

Outwauds Coastwise.—> ancy, for Thames; PersßVertmro for Handepit; Morning Light, for dbbago Bay; Lako St. Clair, for Orowa.

The ship Wanganui hauled out into tho stream this morninsr,|and the vacantborth was occupied by tho Lady Jocolyn.

The sbhooners Advance, for'i hames, and Kate McGregor, for Kaipara, sailed on Tuesday ovoniat. The latter vessol loads for 'limaru, wi'h timber.

THE MAIL STEAMER.

Tho msi! steamor City of New York, from Honolulu and san Francisco, had not been signalled up to the timo at which wo wont to press. Shoisnow overdue, and should thore fore arrivo to night. Tho notomahana, for tho s-outh, will await hi>r arriva',

CLEARANCE OF THE WANGANUI.

Tho Now Zealand Shipping Company's ship Wanganul hanled away irom the Queen-itreet Wharf this morning, preparatory to sailing for London. She was cleared at the Customs during tne aftornoon, and she will take iher departure •with tho first favourable chaniie of wind. The WaDganuihas had quick dospatob, having been loading oulyabout five weeks. She h»s onboard the moat valuable cargo that has left this DOrt for tome »ears pa-t. and the following passengers alsoproce9dbyher:—lWrsJ. Y. UtevensoD, eight children, and servant, Mrs Gavin and two chil dron, Mr J. B Goidon, Jane Mclntyre, fusannah Walton, Miss Marshall, and Master Marshall.

DETENTION OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS.

The s s. Southern Cro?s, for Levuka. has been further dotained until 2 t .m. to-morrow by the High commissioner of Fiji (Sir Arthur Qomon). The following passengers havo booked by the steamer:—Miss Mary Taylor, Messrs Thomas Bouynuo, Gustafto Ueonings, *scan Schultze, James Matthews, Dudley ixigh, John Stokes, and John Andrews.

DETENTION OF THE ROTOMAHANA.

The departure of th 3 s.s. Rotornahana for tho i-outh, has been postponed until three hoars nftor tho Brrival of the 'Frisco mall steamer. The following passuiigers have booked by hor i Gisborne :—Mi.s Rauce, Mr anrtMis rhuhp3, ?.1r and Mrs Jaminson, Mesdamos. Lefion, Hanlon, Allwood, Price, Scott, Garrctt, Lang, Keen, Carr, Tattley, Wy'.ie, P'riroai, Duncan, Brown, Noonan. .Napier — Miss ])owd, Mra Troy, Mesdames. White, Nathan, Hill. UTake, I>r. Torronce, Clark, FreidiuLn, Buckle, Kirk, Gould, Proffltt. W. Walter':), Rev. Williams, Mrs Drake, Miss BreDn»n, Master Carter. J. Johnston. For Welling on:—Misso* Tnrnbull, Barnard, Dowd, Mesdamts Jacobs, Clarke. .Lillington, Hender son Cunninxh»m »nd child, Messrs Turnbull, Jacobs, W. L. Dean, Young Johnson, J. Fryer, htadholme (2), ». Buctanau, J. H. Nathan, W, Dousb, Lillington, Henderaan. S. Uooaeman, w. Schofie'd, Brown, Captain Hibbon, Lyttelton : —Misses Bray, Thompson, K. Beach, Mesdames Baker, Crosbie, Master thisholm, Rev iaylor, Messrs Adam?, Harding, J. Geary, Ihompson, J. Craw, Pelbioro, D. Goldie and eon, Baker, J. ttcFear. F. Williams, M. Gray. J, McCormick, V. H. Hill, Sargent Baggs, Varalla, Urquhart. Po-t Chalmers-Mesßra fciilner and Kiplay, Mrs and Miss Carmlchael, Mra Adams and live children, and Buckler. Molbourne-Mra Neville Smart, GreviUe, Judge Wil«on, Mra C. A. J'arsoiis and child, R. W.May.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Itowcnn, s s., Amodeo, from .Vaitaki DEPART URE3. Wallabi, s.s., Leys, for Wanganui. The s.s. Wanaka leaves the Mannkan for tho Sonth this evening. The Rotoma&ana takes tho Southern portion of tlio Frisco mail.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Whangarw, this day, Sailed : Ar^ylc, for Auckland, at 7a.m. Taoranga, yesterday. Arrived : Rona, schooner, from Oamaru. Weli.ikgto.v, yesterday. Ar.ivcd: A-utarec, barque, from London, 118 days out; Cutty Hark, from Greyraouth . This day. Arrived—llurunul, from London, 111 days out. During tho voyajiO Messrs Jones and Kaftrray and Miss Kay, saloon passengers, died; also John Hallanan, tooond cabin passenger—all of c jusumption. . Bessell, this day^ AiTivcd: Waltaki, Fanny Kelly. Loaded Vomn. 'J'ho Waitakt sai.s to-niuLt for Auck land FaßseDgers: Messrs Larkins, Garland, Jamieaon, Ha^hai, Ehaihl, Brewer, Mesdames Hoas. Brewer, MiS3 Hoag. Fort Chalmers, yeateraay. Sailed : Albion, for North. Passengers for Napier: Mesara Smith, G. Connolly, and W. Tlobs. For Tauranga: Miss Abbott. For Gis borne: Mr Lipsint. For Auckland: Misses , Fleming and MollißOn, Signor Lu^iette, Messrs j p Morman, Samuel Walker, J. Thompson, Phillips, T, Robinson, Lawßon. and J. i'iokard. Dunedin, Wedesday. , Tha Union S.S. Co.purpoßesending eitherthe sp 'He Anau or s 8. Wakatipu to honf?kom? to wa'rdstheendof April with a cargo of Chinese casscntfers, of whom there will be a large num ber The steamer will proceed to Foo Cnoo, and' bring the first shipment of the new season's Melbourne, January 12. Arrived: Th 9 p.s. Te Anau, from the Bluff.

THE WEATHER.

as observed at telegeaph stationß January 13, 1880.

r ~rn.lm J*1. Br.—Fresh Breeze £i£ight E t-|^ my Hr.—breeza (*.—uaio (2.) ANEROID BAROMETER. (3 ) WEATHER ESTIMATED AS B -Bine sky, be the at- 0.-Overcast,the whole mosphero clear or sky covered with hpovv thick clouds C. — Clouds, passing P.-Passing showers D.^Drizzling rain K. — JRaln, continued F —Foggy ram p -Bloomy, dark S.-Snow wryither T.-Thunder 1 r -Hail U. - Ugly, threatenlEg L.'-Li(?htnln« appearance

COMMERCIAL.

Kveningi Star Office, Friday. Messrs. B. Tonka & Co. held a large land sale a! thoir Auction Mart at noon to-aay. A valuable /ana at Otamatea, Kaipara, the pro norty ot Captain L. Eye. of 100 acres, more or leas being part of the block known as Kaitara, No 2 brought £2,110, The next lota put up for sale was 452 acres land at Matamata, la the district of Waikato, Banks' County; and 875 acres 3 rood* 20 perohes, situated at •jabanul. Both lots wore sold together, the bidding starting at £1.000 and reaching £2309 at which price it wa9 knocked clown 250 acres in the County of Rutland and; Parish of PeDeDe situated in the Waikato district, near Mr Sinclair's estate, realised 20s per acre. Lot 123 Orakei Road, Kemuera, sao, 2rds 9per (pqs -6e8910n on the 4th February), fenced and laid in crass was started at £50 and ran up to £17 Ws, at which stage it was withdrawn. Two allot ments in the Estate of the )ate Walter Grahjm, Esq., were also disposed of. The first was an allotment having fifty feet frontage to Cook street and 75 feet frontago to Vincent-street, which was sold at £t 2a Gd per foot (by the Cook street measurement); and the other four allot ments at Lake Takapuna. 3rds 17per, which realised SKi- Several smaller lots were also dis posed of. There was a large attendance, and the bidding was spirited throughout. 1

Mail Notice.

Mails will Close ah Under i Tura Day. For Whtiiangl, Tairua, Tuuranga, and Opotlkl, per Glenolg, at i p.m. Friday, 11th instant. For Waitar', per Lalla Itookh, at 8 a.m. For Ngunguru, per Atalanta, at 9a.m. For Thamo", por Rotomahana, at 11 a.m. For Lovuka, Tonga, and Samoa, por Southorn Cross, at 1 p.m. For Waihoko and Coromandel, per Coro mandel, at 2.30 p.m. For Port Fitzroy, per Wate?lily, at 3 p.m. For Thames, per Knterprlse, at 5.30 p.n>. For Wangarel Hoads, Waipn, Parua, and Wangnrei, por Argylo, at I p.m. For Whangarel Meads and Whangarol, per Waitaki, at 5 p.m. Satdrday, loth instant. For Norfolk Island and Now Caledonia, por Julia Pnco, at 9 a.in. For Walwora, Mahuranei, Matakana, Manga wai, etc, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m.

For Australian Colodlcs, Batavla, Singapore China, and Japan, via Torros Straits, por s.s. City ot Now York, immediately after her arrival from Honolulu. Supplementary Vails tor India, Continent of Kurope, and United Kingdom, via Urindisi, (for Utters, etc., specially so prepaid and ad dressed), per s.s. (Jity of Now York, Im mediately after her arrival frcm Honolulu. For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per Rotomarwna. Immediately after arrival of City of Now York.

S. B. BIS?, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Birth.

RAYNK9.-On January 7th, at Knihn Hotel, Dargaviilo, Mrs Joseph Raynes, o£ a daughter.

Deaths.

AUSTIN.—On January 13, at his parents' resi dence, 3ymonds-street, Onehunga, Percival Bluff, the youDgest son of A. and M, A. Austin.

The funeral will leave at 4.30 to-morrow. SKELTON.-On tho 12th January, 1881, at her pareDta' residence, &»ol ltoad. Mount Kden, /lice Violer, tho Infant daughter of John Thomas and Ann Eliza Skelton.

Tho funeral will leavo hor parents' residenco to-morrow (Frldayi, at 1p m. Friends pleaso accept this intimation.

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

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1881.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, And the gcod that we can do.

We hereby certify the issue of the Auckland Evening Star Jor the week ending January 3rd, 1881, to have been as under : — Monday, Jan. 3 6,288 Tuesday, „ 4 6,649 Wednesday, „ 5 6,557 Thursday, „ G 6,584 Friday, „ 7 6,488 Saturday, „ 8 6,614 Total issue for week... 39,180 GEORSIC FRASER)PubIIo Acoount- V ants and T. LEI«H WHTTB I City Auditors.

The history of colonising expeditions records few more unfortunate, or more persistent enterprizes than that pro jected by the Marquis de Bay for the colonisation of the large island groups aJjacent to New Guinea. New Guinea itself has long exercised a mysterious attraction upon the minds of adventurous spirits in these colonies. Next to Australia, it is the largest island in the world. Its resources are known to be extensive and diversified ; its mountain ranges and uplands promise variety of climate; while, above all, there are rumours of golden treasures rich enough to tempt men to brave the dangers of malaria and the ferocity of the numerous savages inhabiting the island. But the explorations under taken in the pursuit of gold—and there have been several — have hitherto had a disappointing and sometimes most disastrous termination. And perhaps it is this fact which induced the Marquis de Eay to select the lesser islands of the Western Groups for his venture. Of the Mar quis himself, comparatively little is known. When the unexpected arrival of the Ohandernagore in Sydney first led to inquiry concerning the antece dents of the promofer of the under taking, he was fouud to have been associated with the monetary opera tions of the South American Re publics, and as their reputation does not stand particularly high, the Marquis perhaps suffered by the connection. The mystery surrounding the recruit ing of the Chandernagore immigrants, and the apparent difficulty ofjrpitt.inn^

tho vessel away from tho point of clepnrturo under the Hag of any Euro pean Power, created a suspicion that the expedition had more of n filibust ering, if not a piratical, character than a bonfi fido colonising venture. The mis-

fortunes of the Chaudernagore people— tlio death of some and the removal of others to prevent starvation—are well remembered. Thou came exaggerated, accounts of tlio arrival of a motley nnnod crew at Aden in the steamer Genii, bound for tho Marquis's settle numb. The Australian colonists became concerned for the soouvity of the Southern Seas, but it turned out that tho intending sottlors were morealarined than tho Australians, for when they heard at Aden and Singapore of the fato of tho Chandornngoro party, they desortod the ship almost to a man and tho Gonil camo on empty tv New Zealand to await tho arrival of the steamer ' India' with tho third party. This vessel was mom fortunate with her freight. Not culling anywhere tho passengers remained in blissful ignorance of the character of tho task bofoio thoin. They munboi'od 350 men, women, and children. Tho captain of the .' Gonil' had meanwhile explored the const of New Ireland, mid, (hiding that Likiliki Buy, tho Mto chosen by thoChandornngoropeople,was wholly unsuitable for a settlement he cruised round and found two nice bays, a few miles apart, at Port Breton on tho South West coast of New Ire land. One was named English Cove, and tho othor Irish (Jove. Hero tho ' India's' immigrants have takon up their location, and the Marquis's sohemo will bo tested. The colonists havo act to work with vigour, and us will bo gathered from the account given by the Kov. Georgo Brown, Iho well-known missionary, the little colony is inoro promising than could have beeii hoped from its inauspicious beginning. Mr Brown visited the settlement, and writing on tho spot, from Irish Cove, last November, ho says:

" I came down hero yesterday, and leave again to-day. The I'ort lketon (India) and Genii aro 'both here. Tho I'ort Hroton brought about 1500 colonists, of whom a vt-iy Inrca proportion consuts of WOinon and children. They havo made a determined beginning, and several small plantations and homesteads aro fairly begun. 1 still think that even this new place is very un suitable for agricultural purposes, and that ii colony formed hero can never succeed. The country is very hilly aud much broken, ami all covered with tlcn.se tropical forest to the very water v ed«'o. As a central depot the place Will do very well, as tho harbour is a very i;uod ami safe on«! for steamers, or tor sailing vessels either if they can be towed ill, Many of tho people are of course very much disappointed, but that was sure to be the case. They arc putting up a very larye storehouse into which the machinery, cargo, Ssc, Will he discharged. Another settle ment is beina formed at lintflish Cove, iv few miles away, and considering that they have only been here a month they have done very well indeed. There are very low natives indeed about this place, so they will havo no trouble from them. Most of the colonists aro Italians, and they seem quite in earnest about their work. Certainly if they can use these thousands of acres of unoccupied land they may do well, ami benefit themselves and others, but 1 confess that 1 havo no hopes of any successful settlement formed here, l'lenty of money bus been already spent, aud a great deal more will yet have to be expended. I see no signs whatcvet of its being a religious affair at nil ; in fact, from all I hear, 'tis only a few of the officers and the women who are disposed to pay any very great attention to their public religious dutiec. As fur as I hear, they have treated the natives fairly and well, and I hear no complaints at all from them.

The settlement will be watched with very great interest by the Australnsian colonies. It is tlio first systematic attempt to start an Italian colony in tho Southern Sens, as well as tho initial foothold of European colonisation in a new and most important field. Tho French are already established in tlio South Pacific, tbe Germans have largo intcrests,andnow the most rapidlygrow ing naval Power in Europe—ltaly—is opening up, through hor subjects, settle ments which may havo a very important bearing on tho future of tho South Pacific Mr Brown's opinion is advorse to tho permanent success of the venture, and he is in a position to judge. Nevertheless, a similar fato might have been predicted of tho early germs of sottlement in any new country inhabited by a savage raco. It would be presumptuous and un reasonable, therefore —with tho rapid development of many communities planted under oven more unfavourable circumstances, to declaro that tho Marquis do Kay aud his colonists havo undertaken a task which is irretrievably doomed to failure.

Otm Wellington correspondent telegraphs the revouue returns for the December quarter of last year, so far as they have been completed in the Public Departments at tho seat of Government. For conveni ence of comparison wo havo placed the main items for this and the corresponding quarter of 1879 in parallel columns : - Doc. 1830. Uoc. 1879. £. £. Cuatoms 325,103 - 297,071 Stomps 3i,OUG - SSS.SSU Jjand Tux a,lßli — 33,Hj tuuivwa.'.'.'.'.'.Y.'.y.'.'.'. luo.S-s — 171,302 Postal 33,533 — 3(i.UM TeieKropba 11i.873 - 18.MI Judicial. }W& - 12,68 J.and Traiißfor, Sec... U,oio — 8,1-17 KeKiatration, &o U,900 — u.zto Marino....— 3,3013 — u,U37 Miscellaneous — 12,281 — o.SUfci LandsJaloa Ti.lti — 27,407 Pastoral Liconsoa and rteots 39,6/2 — 37,i88 Miscellaneous Terrl toriaJ 1,200 — 793 Recoveries i,<&i — I<w Total £793,158 —£712,580 The Land Tax expired early in the year, and was replaced by the Property Tax, so teat the small amount set dowu for the December quarter of ISSO is arrears collected during that period. The Beer Duty is a new item. Postal, Telegraphic, aud Marine, aa anticipated in a former telegram, show a slight falliug oil. All the other heads show a considerable increase, the total increase over the correspond^ quarter of 1879 amounting to £80,578, which is highly satisfactory, having regard to the diminution in the Public Works expenditure, and many other causes which have tended to check the normal expansion of commerce, and the general prosperity of the colony. The figures, however, show that the finances of the colony are more elastic than English critics have anticipated, and will tend to dissipate the gloomy fore bodings of thoao croakers who have pre dicted national bankruptcy. The total ex penditure from the Consolidated Fund under the head of Revenue account for the last quarter of the past year was £836,005 as compared with £982,402 for the same period of 1879. The Departmental expenditure shews considerable savings, as exhibited in the following parallel columns :— DecQr. Deo.Qr. 1 1880. 1879. & & Colonial Sooretary... 50,480 - 57 971 Treasury Ufial — 10.27-1 Postal and Telegraph 58,577 - 69,302 Customs....- 1U.91* - 2^to Stamps WB2 — M 27 KdSok 08.113 - 05,417 Native 653 - lu.OJl Mines 2,015 - 33600 Public Works- 113,073 - 154,903 Defence 62.191 - 07,933 It is anticipated, so far as can be estimated from the returns for the past nine months, that the colonial revenue for tho year ending 31et March will be in excess of the Treasurer's estimate, especially on the items of cuatoms and land sales.

Messrs Fraser ana Wuitc, City Auditors aad Public Accountants, certify that the issue of the Evening Star last week was 39,180.

We unde: stand that the portfolio of native affairs will be permanently provided for within a" week or fortnight at the latest, no unnecessary delay being permitted in supplying the vacancy in the Ministry caused by the resignation of Mr Bryce.

Applications for shares in the Southern Cross Petroleum Company must be made on or before the 19th inst., and for tlie_Epss

A Renter's telegram published in our morning contemporary, states that among the insurances mi the lire in Sydney, tho New Zealand Insurance Company bad a risk of £1000. We are informed, however, by the Head Ollico, that this is a mistake, the Company having no insurauce whatever on •Becket's propeity.

A marble crriM is now being prepared in Wellington to be| erected in memory of tho late Miss Dobie, at Opunake. The cross, which has a wreath round, the top, is mounted on a base of two steps, is to bo paid for by the Armed Constabulary force, who thus wish to show their admiration of their ollicor's sister-in-law whilst living, and their respect for her memory.

At the Keaident Magistrate's Court to-day, Mr L. 11. Nexiinogou applied for aud was granted a renewal of his pawnbroker's licence.

Const.sblo Scott came into town from Northern Wairoa |this afternoon with tour prisoners, who hud received sentence as fol lows :—Freeman, breach of Vagrant Act, 14 days ; linrko, breach of Vagrant Act, 14 days ; Smith, larceny of a quantity of kauri gum, threo mouths; and Morris (alias Col well), assaulting police and being a vagrant, one month. They will be confined iv the Auckland gaol as the penalty of their mis deeds.

To the Editor: Sir,—l wtah to represent to you a nuisance, in tho hope that tho authorities of tho liorough of Parncll will take immediate steps to have tho evil remedied. This morning in Judge's Hay there woro fiovcral dead dogs lloatillg on tlio water, almost on the beach. Some had been placed in hags, but others wore quite open, aud iv an advanced stale of decomposition. Like myself, there aro several ladies who lake advantage of the retired and avuilablo locality for a nmi bath, and if this nuisance is allowed to continue, tho advantages of sea-bathing will be entirely lost to us. If owners of dogs are resolved In take advan tage of this method of escaping the new tax, 1 hopo they won't Im allowed thus to deprive us of the use of the sea.—l am, &c, A Ska JiATimit.

"Grand Flaneur," writing in the ' Sydney lillllctm' thus discourses:—"There aro suoiis and Ki'obs, but fur pure snob bisliiiofls commend me to our (ioveruor'H son, Loril llervcy l'hipps, and Llis Excellency's Secretary, Mr La l'atrouel, commonly culled Captain — albeit his military experiences have been limited to tho militia racck and mild. Theso two gentleman — Oh I Iluckeray, where aro you V— not liking a certain railway carriage apportion ed to them the other day, and preferring another in which sat four individuals, not notables, impudently had Iho said four turned out of their seats. It is this sort of thing that rni-ios the ire of tho people, and gives a living to Iho trading politician."

Keturn of sick treated at the Provincial District Hospital for tho week ending Jan. Bth, 1881 :—llciuaincd last return, 07; admitted since, !l; discharged, 15; remain ing, 91 ; males, 71 ; femalen, '20. Arrange ment of cases :—Zymotic, 11 ; constitutional f>; local, 41; developmental, 18; violent, 10".

A Coffee Fuliice Company has been formed in Duuedin. A local paper says : - "It suwdust, sandwiches, dry buns, hut lemonade, and other excitiug elements of tea meetings arc to bo Iho rule, conspicuous failure may bo predicted, and any attempt to introduce the religious or quasi religious element would bo fatal. A few more ' worldly 'j names on Jtho directory would intusc more confidence."

Tho Chairman of the Thames County Council had an interview with tho Hon., the Attorney • Genera! yesterday, and brought under his notice the urgent necessity for proceeding with tho con struction of the Kopu road. Mr WhiUkcr Baid owing to the resignation of Mr Bryco of the portfolio of native affairs, the matter could not be immediately dealt with, but it would receive tho early attention of tho Government.

Mr John Conway writes to Australia :— " It is the intention ot Messrs J. I/illywhito and Alfred Shaw to forma first-class team of English professional cricketers for the purpose of making a tour of tho Australian colonies and New Zealand duringjtho cricket season ISSI-82. They purpose starling from England in tho autumn in ISBI, play four or live mutches in tho United States, leaving 'Frisco for New Zealand by the October mail. Their first match will bo played in Auckland in the end of November after which they will journey south and play ut Wellington, Christchurch, and Duuedin."

While at Tauraujja Mr Shcchan was interviewed by many natives who complain of grievances. The " Hay of Plenty Times " say* : —" We wero placed in h position to ascertain that there is a general discontent' ment existing throughout Taupo, Woiknto, and this district, and that a general state ment of grievances is beinß made out nnd will be laid before His Excellency, nhould the Governor shortly visit the inland dis tricts. Mr Sheehnn has also undertaken, professionally, the case* of a number of natives who allege grievances which ,'will probably bo brought before the civil sittings of the Supreme Court,"

Old M'Dutchcr, of tho Bald Hil!*, Is well known not to have been very highly edu cated, nnd cannot, like the late Superinten dent of Canterbury, Bweur at his bullocks in Greek ; but he ought to have known jbettcr than make the mifitakc he did the other day. A young gentleman from the Home Coun try, who was calling at his station, asked to look at a map of the Provincial district. Now Miss M'Butcher Is a subscriber to tho 1 Lady's Magazine,' and there happened to be on tbe table, mixed up with blno books (MB. is a Legislative Councillor), a large illustrated supplement to that journal show ing a new aud complicated design for a lady's polonaise. (MB took this up and gravely pointed out the outlives of tho country, the greater part of which he said lie had travelled over on foot or on " 'oss back." Being rather confused by the num ber of main trunk lines of railway, he found ho had got old of the wrong ''map," and apologised accordingly. The new-chum perspired to the roots of his hair, but kept his countenance.

Mr R. A. Proctor in a letter to an Aus tralian friend says:—l lind that two feel ings—home sickncs3 and a sense (which has always been strong with me) of the irksome ness of locturing—grow ro much upon me that I am at lest compelled to assigu an early date for the close of my lecture work. I have decided to let the course of lectures I am to give at Auckland (ending December 24th) conclude not onlyimy colonial lectures, but my lecturing career. This will have lasted eleven years, during which time I shall have given 1123 lectures in all, 5)1 out of great Britain, and of these 11G in Aus tralia. In saying that I have received as kindly a greeting in Australia as in America, I should have thought three months ago I was saying all that could bo said, for I can hardly express my sense of the kindness and and genial warmth of my reception in the United States and Canada. But INew Zealand has certainly cone a little ahead (she could not possibly have gone far ahead) even of America, Australia, and Tasmania in this respect. I shall always retain the warmest recollection of the kindness of my welcome in this colony."

Missionaries, in their labours among the heathen in various parts of the world, have at times to -witness strange and diabolical outrages, as will be evidenced by reports re ceived from those who have been present at some of the massacres which have taken place of lato in the Solomon and other Islands; but although their sacred work is associated with such tragic scenes, amusing and comical spectacles sometimes occur, as the following will show. Mr Frank Leigh, who has lately left New Guinea, South Australia, witnessed the follow amusing results of a missionary in attempting to evangelize the natives of a little island ofF Madagascar. When the missionary first arrived in the island he found the inhabitants in a barbarous state —almost nude, although they appeared to be of a docible disposition and exhibited no inimical feeling towards him. He com menced his labour* by introducing some thing like a civilized and decent style of clothing, cutting out patterns of trousers, coats, &c, from paper, which the natives copied. Haying to a certain extent suc ceeded in this, he, iv his certitude, invited them all to church. They accoidingly as sembled together, and presented a most droll appearance. Some were dressed in paper suits; others with exact prototypes cut from calico, the trade mark of the texture being plainly visible in many places ; while others, who evidently preferred some of their own island fabrique, endeavoured to imitate their compeers by making Quixotic facsimiles of leaves sewn together. Thus attired, they with difficulty entered the building appointed for worship, the gentlemen sitting on one side by them selves, and the ladies on the other. The most amusing part cf tho affair now occurred. The ladie3 on this occasion had put on huge crinolines, and as it was customary for them to squat on the ground, they experienced some difficulty in getting themselves comfortably seated. They therefore divested themselves of their hoops in the presence of the missionary, who was highly amused, and hung them up. This transaction together with the gaudy-coloured crinolines and tho broad-brimmed hats of the sterner sex, placed side by side on the wall, had euch nn ,■ y.r r ■'-■"'' "_r ?^_L^-^—^—^—

A criokot match will take place in thn Domain on Saturday between the One hnnga v. Carlton Cricket Clubs. Tho following is tho Carlton team :—Walker, Waddinpham, Ellis, Kipley, Whiteside, Coolce, Creeks, Hill, Gatland, Cromwell, Hidings.

The following is the latest from the " Wairarapa Staudard," which ia notorious tor its ingenuity in tho invention of canaids : " His .Excellency the Governor reported to the Imperial Authorities on the condition of Native Affairs iv New Zealand by the San Francisco Mail leaving Wellington on Saturday last. His report was condemna tory of the action of the Government.

In connection with the rush of competi tors iv the "genteel" businesses, to which we referred tho other day, the following extract from a postcard from Mr Gladstone is apropos :—" I have seen no wholesale method of meeting tho over-supply of clerks' labour, but I would counsel clerks to look as much as they can to additional work in mental pursuits, and artisans not to be in too great v hurry to got their children out of inannal labour,'1 This was written just after the right lion, gentleman's interesting speech at tho Mansion House upon tho sub ject of University education.

A deputation, consisting of tho Mayor of tho Thames, tho County Chairman, and Messrs. Dean and Carpenter, waited on the Hon. tho Attoniey-Urneral yesterday, and urged the construction nf a railway to connect Grahamstown aud Kopu,in order to convert tho latter place into a depOt for the Upper Thames, Mr Whitaker explained to tho deputation, that being largely in terested in land ut Kopu, ho could not take any activo part in his Ministerial capacity in the project, hut if the deputation would embody their viows in a memorandum, ho would forward it for tlio consideration of tho Hon. tho Minister ot Works.

To tho IMilor : Sir,—Will you kindly inform me in your next issue who is entitled to thi-< hrl? A man belt) mo that Harold would bunt Ibportsman in tho Cambridge Steeplechase. Harold never started, and us no conditions were made oh to either horses starting or not, am I not entitled tothebrt?

-I am, &c, A. SUKSCIUIIKR, Hamilton, Wuikatn. — [Tho general rule in New Zea land is that all bets aro p.p., unless some special condition in mado to tho contrary. Our correspondent hau evidently got mixed, as Harold is not entered for tim Stecnle clmse, or any other event.—Kl>. K.S.J

During tlio recent volunteer roview at NeiUou, a lady of Mrs Gamp'H profession issued from a house and addrcssod the com manding olliccr of one of tho divisions at follows:—"1 wish yon and your guns and trumpets was further with their bunging aud blaring, and me just called in to attend a good lady who was took ill thiH very even ing, andj hits to get worse nforo she gets belter." Tlio gallant ollicer, whoso men happened to be exposed to n galling lire of blnuk cartridge, wasglud of tliid opportunity tv relreut,

Tho "peasant poet" of Ireland is the honourable title accorded to Charles I*. Conor, in regard to whom Cardinal Now mau penned these four emphatic words : — "Ho can write poetry." Taking note of his advent, book iv baud, tho usuully uynicul ' lull Mull Gazette ' went out of its way to remark ; " Here's a poor Irish man wliohc fcoug has gaiety, tune, pathos— it invigorate!)." Tho 'Irish Monthly' hesitated not to dub him "the ISlooniu'eld, if not the Hums, of Irelaud." The ' Daily News,' which lacks not sympathy for Erin, exclaimed in hia regard: "There is more wisdom in this poor Irish poet than in some I ii"h politicians."

In reference to the exportation of green llax from this colony to Melbourne, the " Post" «ays :—" It has been hinted—aud the suggestion is not at all an improbable one—that the llax is manufactured in Victoria into ropo and sold here and else where an 'Manilla'—a class of rope which readily fetches £40 per ton. HowoTcr this may bo, it is certain that a large trado iv the exportation of llax from Wellington is being quietly car ried on. It is known that some owners of llax swamps in the vicinity of Wellington receive from £2 to £2 10s per ton for llax as it grows, and the purchasers at this ligure cut and deliver it at their own sost."

A public tempcranco lreeting was held in the Albert-street Hall last evening, and notwithstanding the inclement state of the weather was well attended. His Worship the Mayor was to have presided, but apologies for unavoidable absence were received troru him aud Mr Joseph fewman who bad promised an address. Under these circumstances Mr J. Way mouth was elected Chairman, aud he brielly opened the pro ceedings by stating the object in viuw. Tbe Xcv T. W. Dunn then delivered an address, in thn course of which he advocated the union anil co-operation of all societies hav ing for t heir end and aim tho furtherance of the temperance cause and the (li«connigeiiieut of the drinking practices of tho age. Mr l'rico, of Welling ton, nnd hlr J. Brume also spoke at soti'e length. The latter gentleman moved n vote of thanks to Mr Price, which wa9 passed by acclamation. A similar compliment was. paid the Chairman, aud in acknowledg ing it Mr Waymoulh took occ*siou to sug gest the establishment of a codec palace towards which n subscription of £50 had already been promised. It was time he thought that they advanced their crusade against drink beyond the region of talk.

To tho Editor : Sir,—One theory of Mr Uryce's desire to march on Parihaka aud arrest To AYhiti and other leade-e, is^ that lie may have considered Parihuka a centre ot disaffection, and likely to be daDgcrous at some future time to the peace of the settlers who have recently purchased land on the plains, and are establishing homes. Some of Te Whiti's speeches have been interpreted to men that lie was pursuing a waiting policy, that ho would remain quiet until Iho Plains have ben settled by a European population, and the cousta bulary withdrawn, aud then " cry have and let Blip the dog* of war,1' upon tho ex posed homesteads. To Whiti's most recent utterances have breathed peace and patience, but fanatics cannot be trusted, and it is conceivable that Mr Bryco may bo in pos session of some important information as to the prophet's designs which has not been made public, but which actuated the late Native Minister in urging an advance on Parihaka.—l am, &c, PakeiiA.

Tho "Salvation Army' continues its extraordinary Gospel campaign in tho streets of English towns. At Sheffield an attack was recently made upon it which resulted in Police Court proceedings. It nppears that tho Sheffield regiment ot the " Salvation Army " under the command of " Captain " Morrcll, held a revival service in Zion Lane, Atterclifle, but a lot of roughs got round the army, and shouted and taunted the Salvationists to such an extent that they upset the service. "Captain" Morrell and his band sought refuge in Zion chapel near, and endeavoured to continue the service there, but they were followed by a large number of men and youths, who at the outdoor meeting threw crackers into tho midst of an army, and who used foul language, jeered at a woman •who was preaching, and danced upon the seats, causing a most unseemly uproar, so that the police had to be called in. Kobert Whitaker, a collier, was one of the most prominent disturbers of tho service, and and when "Captain" Morrell threatened to drag him out of tbo place by the hair of his head if he did not make less noise, he said ho would knock the " captain " down. He was arrested and brought before the Magistrate, who said thero was evidently a wilful desire on the defendant's part to disturb these people ; but, as it was the first case, he should only line him ss, and costs. That the question of Sir Arthur Gordon's dual position has excited considerable in terest at Home, is evident from tho following remarks in a late number of the " West minster Keyiew" :—" Sir Arthur Gordon's Governorship of Fiji has terminated, and he haa been promoted to New Zealand. He, however, retains the oflice of British High Commissioner for the Pacific. It seems a questionable proceeding to unite this oflice with that of Governor of a self-governing colony. The precedeut of Sir Bartle Frero as Governor at the Cape, and at the same time High Com missioner for South-eastern Africa, does not afford good promise. The High Commis sioner must be a purely imperial—iv mauy respects a quasi-diplomatic officer; his province is largely composed of aliens and powers more or less independent. All this lis entirely beyond and beside the functions >of a governor of a colony enjoying Parlia mentary government. JNor is it to be de sired that the administrative and judicial authority of such a Commissioner should be vested in the Parliament of a distinct self governing colony. The Fijis arc a far more appropriate head-quarters, from a constitutional no less than a geographical point of view ; and it is to be hoped that this transferrence of the locale of the High Commissioner and his Court is only tem porary, and consequent on the purely per sonal qualities of the proaeut incumbent of the office."

No. 18 of tho " Observer,' 1 ready to-mor row (FrHay), will contain etchings o£ Dr Wallls, Bishop Selwyn, Herbert H. Smith, W. Swalnson, and the New Zealand Oracle, as well as a capital view of tho Old Stookade, Now Plymouth The reading matter Includes a biography of Dr. Wall's. Auckland Thirty Years Hence, the Lay of tho Swallow, Shakospero Slightly Improved Mra Ilamiisn" "nui Tn,.fu.v,._^_>i;^^_^j_ M —

ACCIDENTS AT TAURANGA.

(DV TKLKdUArK, OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

TAURANGA, this day. Two accidents occurred here yesterday. Iv an oalfield near the Gate Pah, a child of two years had its arm cut off by a mowing machine. No blame seems attachable to either the parents of the child, or the driver of the machine. The other mishap was the upsetting of the coach to Oliinemutu. A lady had her ankle broken, and the driver was somewhat knocked about.

Captain Morris has invited the new comers to visit his place to-day. The Katikati is about leaving the wharf to pio> oeed thither.

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Bo brief; rcr lc is w ih words as with sun beams: tho mora they are condensed, the doopor they burn."—Socthky.

Major Kemp is being sued for £400. Mr McDonald, M.H.R., is expected to proceed overland from Waikato to Tan ranga, Mr Wilkie Collins ia about to write a comedy. Sulsbury's Troubadours returned from England to New York ou October 20. Carter, the popular whip, is enlarging hia livery and bait stables at Cambridge. A New South Wales paper says that Mr James Tyson, the squatter, has an income of £500,000 per annum. The " Luminary " says Liberalism is a skunk.

The Stella landed a number of released Maoris at Waihekc and Manaia yesterday.

In Memphis, Term., boys under 20 cannot drink liquor or play billiards at saloons without showing a written permit from their parents. The " Luminary " is wroth over the stop page of the mails from Kawakawa to the interior.

Franco is sud'ering from a plague of wolves. Tho damage inflicted by them is estimated at 10,000,000 dollars annually. A requisition is beiug signed at Whan gaiiui, asking Mr Bryco to address his con stituents.

The Turauaki people aro drowning their dogs iv large numbers to uvoid the Dog Tax.

Stealing horses in Now Plymouth, and selling them at Parihaka, is being ex tensively practiced by nativcß. Whether it is to bo "Carlyle" or " Paten " is the question vow exercising tho minds of the inhabitants.

The Wairarupa "Standard" HayH Maguinity, late Secretary of Telegraphs, goes to ColliiiL'WOOtl. Fourteen bed-rooms have been completed at Lake llouae, Ohiuerautu, and Mr W. A. Ellin him assumed the management.

Now youth Wales cricketers complain that they were obliged to hump their own swag* to the Molbourno cricket ground, Tho child of a settler named Delaney lost one of his hands in a reaping and binding machine at Tauranga yesterday.

Colonel Whitmore goes to England on Saturday.

The New Zealand Insurance Company hud a policy of £790 on the ship Hereford, wrecked on tho Victorian Coast.

The Hun. \V, J. Clarke, of Melbourne, oflered the Austrian Bund £200 to play Home good music at his ball, but they would not closo under £250 for iour hours play.

Tho Maoris are not surprised at Mr Bryce's resignation. Te Whiti, they say, prophesied early in December that lie would not bo long in the Government, and there foro it would be no use talking to him.

Mr I' 1. Coster has recently started a tobacconist's tmop in Newtou, winch pro mises to be an improvement to the neigh bourhood.

liii Excellency tho Governor will hold a dress levoe at Government House on Thurs day next, and will proceed to Waikato, en route for Napier, on the following day.

A Maori horse-thief, who escaped from New Plymouth gaol, was pursued by a mounted Constable with a revolver, and compelled to surrender. At Bullong.—The Belleville (who likes to air his French before his friends) : " Avvy voo laa parfume du—er—du Jockey Club t" Fair Perfumc'e : " Oh, yes, sare. Ye have all ze English smtlls ?"

" Daniel Come to Judgment!''—Shade of U'Conncll: " Every man who is guilty of the slightest breach of the law is an enemy to Ireland. No political reform is worth the shedding of ono drop of blood." (See Justin M'Carthy's history.)

A block of Farihaka land of 5,000 acres, between Capo Kgmont and the Warca river, will shortly bo oflered for sale. A half-caste, named Wilson, was killed by a fall of earth in tho manganese mines, Day of Islands, yesterday.

Though a mnn without <*ioney is poor a man with nothing but money is poorer.

The heart that is soonest awake to the flowers, ,is always lirst to be touched by

thorns.

An ounce of heart is worth a ton of cul ture ; the mightiest force in the world is heart force.

It is said that flics will not cntor n room where a wreath of walnut leaves has been hung up. Mr Bandmanu's company having been attacked by an Invercargill paper, he oflered to wager £100 that it was the best that had appeared in New Zealand.

The price of land at Timaru is rising; 311 acres, 5 miles from town, sold yesterday at £13 10s an acre.

The number of children on tho roll iv South Canterbury is 350 C.

Adding Insult to lujury. —" Mamma, isn't it very wicked to do behind one's back what one wouldn't do before one's face?" " Certainly, Eilie !" " Well, baby bit ray finger when I was lookiug another way 1"

Wanted Immediately.—There is already iv existence a " Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language." Might we suggest tho speedy formation ot another "society " for the preservation of the Irish landlord ?

According to the "Noithern Miner," the rising generation on Charters Towers is not being brought up with that reverence for things sacred so desirable. Some time ago, a teacher in tho State school there, who had lost a good deal of his hair through severe study or home causes, gave his scholars a narration of the fate of the children who mocked the prophet. They were all duly impressed, save one youngster, who re marked emphatically. " I don't believe it. You're a bald headed old buffer yourself. Got up 1 Wow trot out your bears."

At Uympie two natives attacked aud noarly murdered a countryman, on account of his having informed a woman, whom one of his assailants wanted to marry, that he waa a married man with a family. One ot tho men was arrested.

A monster triangular harrow has been made by Mr Cockbura, of Hawera, to the order of Mr Muir (late of Auckland), on the Waimato Plains. It is proposed to use it for tho purpose of levelling the up rooted ground on the Plains.

The " Wanj*anui Herald " says:—Some maiutain that Te Whiti meant to tell the Governor to " take a hot potato," in other words to " shut up." Or perhaps there may be a clcbo resemblance between tho words meaning "potato"and "carror,"as there is between the former and the word for ".tree." If so, To Whiti may have iuvited His Excellency to " take a carrot."

Tho congregation of the llev. Charles Strong, of Scot's Church, Melbourne, evidently do not sympathise with his threatened Impeachment for heterodoxy. They have presented him with an address and silver salver, together with 200 sovereigns.

Charley Bannerman did not distinguish himself in the field during the Intercolonial match, and his batting did uot show any thing like his old form ; still, we must assume that he was simply unfortunate, as his average this season with tbc Carlton Club proves that he is still a good batsman, although he cannot be said to be anything like tho player he was two years ago.— "Sydney Bulletin."

TWO ECCENTRIC MEN.

One day last week, as a Griswold-street lawyer had juat finished tacking up a sign of " Shut this door" wheto ho thought it would do the most good, an oldish man having a sour expression on his face, came upstairs. Tho instant he saw the sign he said :

"All bosh, sir-all bosh. I never pay any attention to such signs." "But other people do," replied the lawyer.

" Let 'cm do to, then. lam just ec centric to leavo your door open when I go out."

And so he did. He walked once or twice around the room, made a few inquiries, and lett the door wide open as he walked out. When ho had reached the street, a boy over took him, and asked him to return to the room on important business. He climbed back up the stairs, and the lawyer asked him :

"Did you leave your gold-headed cane heie?"

" No, Sir—here it is," replied tho caller as he held it up. "Ah! so it is. I was just eccentric enough to think that this stove poker was your gold-headed cane. All right-no harm done—good-by 1"

CABLEGRAMS.

|BKUTBR'3 TELBCtBAMS.]

EUROPEAN.

TRIAL OF LAND LEAGUERS

LONDON, January 12.

The trial of Land Leaguers at Dublin is still proceeding. Theease for the prosecution has closed, ana the addresses ior counsel for the defence are now being made.

L'JRD HARTINGTON ON IRISH

AFFAIRS.

The debate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed in the House of Commons to-day, and lasted duiing the greater part of the sitting. Lord Hartington made an exhaus tive speech, in the course of which he severely attacked the Irish Land League and its mode of action. Alluding to the Land Bill which lias been introduced by the Government, he expressed his opinion that its provisions were founded on lines of justice to both tenant and landlords. The debate stands further adjourned.

BOERS BESIEGING A BRITISH GARRISON.

CAPETOWN, January 12,

Communication, though of an intermittent character, has again been established be tween Natal and the Tranavaal, and mfor mation has been received regarding the posi tion of the British troops at Potschifstroou. The Boers have laid siege to the place, but the garrison can hold out for a month, hav ing sullicicut supplies for that period, and it is hoped that by that time reinforcements can be sent for the relief of the be sieged.

VICTORY OVER BASUTOS.

CAPE TOWN, January 11

News has becu received that further hostilities have occurred between the Cape forces and the rebel Basutos. The latter, in considerable numbers, made an attack on Colonel Carrington's position at Mafetins, but were repulsed alter heavy lighting. The enemy suffered considerable loss.

INDIAN REINFORCEMENTS,

BOMBAY, January 11.

Transports, with the regiments of the native army ordered to the Transvaal, eailed to-day tor Durban in Natal.

ENGLISH REINFORCEMENTS,

LONDON, January 11,

Reinforcements of cavalry and infantry are ordered for service against the Boers, aud hare sailed tor Natai.

TURKISH WAR POLICY. CONSTANTINOPLE, January 11

Osman Pasha has been appointed Minister of War in the Turkish Ministry. This is geneially considered to be an indication of a warlike intention towards Greece on the part of the Sultan.

GREEK FRONTIER QUESTION.

ATHENS, January 11

The Greek Government lias had under re-consideration tho proposal of tbe Powers that they should arbitrate for the settle ment of the frontier question dispute with Turkey, and it is now announced that the Government has informed the Powers that it must decline the proposal unless the baw of the guarantee to be mado to Greece is first (stated.

NEW ZEALAND SECURITIES,

LONDON, January 11

New Zealand securities are to-day rjuottd as follows, the prices showing a further decline :—5 per cent. 10-40 loan, 103 ; 5 per cent. 18S9 loan, 107; 4J per cent, 1879 1004 loan. 971

COMMERCIAL,

LONDON, January 10.

The 3 per cent, consols arc 98},

hew Zealand 5 per cents, have suffered a decline, aud aro to-day quoted as follow : —10-40 loau, 103 ; ISS9 loan, 107 J. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, is quoted at 49s CM.

New Zealand wheat, ex ship, remains at 445.

Australian tallow is unchanged

AUSTRALIAN.

TiiE CHIMBORAZO.

MELBOURNE, Thursday,

The Orient Company's steamship Chim borazo, which recently went ashore in the Back Stair's passage, has arrived here safely. THE INTERCOLONIAL REGATTA. Tho Intercolonial Yachting Regatta takes place in Port Phillip on Saturday, For the Grand Challenge Race over a fifteen milo course there are seven entries, including the Tauiwha and the Victorian yacht Janet.

INSURANCES ON FIRE

SYDNEY, January 12,

It has transpired that Mr Bceket, whose premises were destroyed by lire last night, was absent at the time from Sydney, he having gone to Shoalhaven. The insur ances comprise—On the stock : Mercantile Co., £4000; City, Mutual, North British, and London and Lancashire Co.s, each £2000. The total is £14,000 on the build ing. United Company, £6000, half of which was re-insured in the Victoria .and Australian Alliance Companies.

DISCOVERY OF LKICHARDT'S

JOURNAL.

SYDNEY, January 12.

Mr Skuthorpe telegraphs that he has ob taiucd tho journals of Leichardt, the ex plorer, for his whole trip, aud Clasgau's journal for half his journey. Both aro in good preservation.

THE FRENCH METHOD,

COOKTOWN, January 12,

The French warship Dcstrfces reports that she visited Basilisk Island, the scene of the massacre of the French naturalists, and destroyed a multitude of huts and plantations, but was unable to reach the natives, owing to the scrub and rocks. She also found a large barque wrecked near Brooker Island. The boats had left for Sydney or New Caledouia, leaviug tho captain's wife and some seamen on board.

MIXING NEWS.

The following reports wcro received from mine managers to-day :—

Southern Cross.—l have been down tho Caledoniau shaft to the No. 2 level several tunes lately, but have not had an opportunity of getting back to Tookey's main shaft before to-day on account of tho ga3. To-day it was perfectly clear. There is a rich leader between Nos. 1 and 2 levels in the surface level down to a few teet below the JNo. 1 level. Dair and party (tributers) blocked out a small portion of this leader below the No. 1 level, and I believe it went from 6 to 8 ounces of £,old to the ton of quartz which, uo doubt must have paid handsomely. For this reason I went down the Caledonian to sec which would be the best aud cheapest way to get at the above-named leader. A drive has been put in from the Tookey shaft towards the part ot the mine, and according to the plan, if the drive was extended 30 feet or 40 feet further, it would cut the leader; but as our machinery is out of repair it would be toa costly to get at it this way. We have also a connection with tho No. 2 level of the Caledonian to the above named drive, but the No. 2 level Caledonian is about 3ft. higher than the Tookey lovel, and a izood portion of it is broken down, and filled up witu mullock. My opinion is that the cheapest way to get at it would be from a drive in the Kuramii Company's ground, going to the Albion shaft. From the drive we would have ICO or 110 feet of driving to cut it in our own ground. The -water is down to No. 4 level.

New North Devon.-70 feet Level: Driving East has still been carried ou with six men. The reef is now about 4ft. wide, but shows gold more freely than before. Stoping has also been continued with very fair prospects. Can now discern gold in this reel lor a distaticoof 45ft., both in drive and stopes, and from the appearance of the drive going east, there is every prospect of an improvement.-Battery: The general dirt is still shaping satisfactorily, and if things continue as at present, till the end of thn month, I trust to have a payable return. Ten head of stampers arc still going.

Thomas Kennedy, brought up at the I ohce Court yesterday for using obscene language, is a More-street bird, and does not reside in Lome-street, as was stated in our report.

A cricket match will be played on the Domain ground next Saturday, the 15th between the Alpha Cricket Club and the ££"' *!& C°..J- Cooper. Weat End:

TE AROHA GOLDFIELDS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PROPOSED ROADWORKS.

TE AROHA, Jauuary 10. The Piako County Council have agreed to expend over two hundred pounds on roads etc., in the Te Aroha township. The amount although not large will be very acceptable to the inhabitants of this infant Eldorado, and be the means of connecting the present rough tracks into something like roads. In my last I omitted to men tion that Mr Adam Porter accompanied Mr Whitaker to Cambridge and assisted that gentleman in laying before the Council the immediate wants of this locality.

THE PROJECTED BATTERY,

A suflicient number of shares in the Public Battery Company have already been subscribed for to induce the belief that in a short space of time a To Aroha Battery -win be a fact.

Mclnt'ro and Fergusson's prospecting party returned this morning from their expedition up tho river. They prospected as far as the Patetere Block, but are very reticent as to the auriferous character of the country.

THE TE AROHA COMPANY

Mr Moore, manager of the Te Aroha Company, started sinking this morning on the leader in the winze, which is down about sixteen feet. Desiring to forward your readers reliable information through the courtesy ot the manager, x descended to the bottom of tho wiuze, and was equally surprised to find that the slate of affairs was not co bad as currently reported. The leader at the bottom of the winze is in good sandstone country which i 3 not so shaken as it is near the surface. In my presence the leader was not broken down, but a stoDe or two that was picked out from the right-hand comer shewed coarse gold. By the above your readers will learn that the reports stating that the leader had run out, was in hard country, and no gold, &c, are not true.

THE BONANZA,

Mr Gpldsworthy, manager of the Bonanza, is pushing into the 4ft. reef on the north side of the creek. The reef is heavily charged with minerals, looks very promising, and the fact of some of the stone, broken out this morning, shewing the precious metal, proves it to be auriferous and worthy of future development. The shareholders of the Who'd Have Thought It Claim report having cut in their lower tunnel a leader shewing specimens,

ALL NATIONS,

In the All Nations Claim tho blue sand, stone formation, of which I have previously noticed, the shareholders have in hand a black leader, •which gives excellent pros pects of coarse gold, and should, when crushed, yield a good return. The Inspector of Mines, Mr McLartn, this morning visited the mines on the Morning Star spur. Whilst on the Morn, ing Star ground some of the leader waß broken down, and Mr McLaren saw several pieces cf quartz shewing gold. Above the Morning Star is situated the Clunes and Sunbeam Claims. In the former pieces of loose stone shewiug gold have been found, but they have not yet the reef in hand.

In the Sunbeam, tho shareholders are working on a provisioning reef, which gives occasional colors ot gold in the stone.

SALE OF SHAKES,

Two iuterest3 changed hands in the Don claim on Saturday, viz., one half - share for £30, and one full share for £70. A number of men talk of leaving tbis week, Borne for Owharoa (Ohinemuri) tempted by the rich returns from the Radical Mine, o.hers are going back to the Thames, and two or three parties are bound for the Tiki, attracted by the rich specimen leaders discovered in Blackmore's and neighbouring claims.

ASCENT OF TE AUOHA (BAPXISTSj,

Two rev. gentlemen, Messrs Driver and Mason, who are at present staying at our township, desiring to ascend to the very highest peak of Te Aroha, started ofi early this morning in high spirits. In due time they reached ttie lofty summit of the big mountain, but as the day was cloudy and no view could be obtained, they thought they would descent, when, 10, a thick mist like a mantle encompassed them round about, a drizzling shower, then a pouting rain saturated them to the skin, but they could not retrace their steps, owing to the dense mist, and they became alive to tho unpleasant fact that they were standing in the middle of a storm-cloud, which reached far below them. For tunately, after two or three hours the mist lifted sufficiently to enable the rev. gentleman to make homeward tracks, but the afternoon was tar spent and they were still in the bush. Their friends in the flat fearing for their safety girded up their loins, and enticed a party to join them who knew how to blow the cornet, which was to be used as a signal, and started, up the steep spurs of the mountain after the lost sheep. Twilight is of short duration in these parts, and especially in cloudy^ weather, so it came to pass that the sheep* aud the shepherds did pass one another, and by the time the goats, I mean the sheep, arrived on the flat, the search party were well up the sides of the mountain, and tbe darkness of night fell heavily upon them, causing them to stumble about over the roots and fallen trees. The trumpet sounded, and the party cooeed, but no answer, only the echo, or rather echoes, which came dancing back, first from this gully, then from yon peak, till the whole mountain resounded with answering bugle notes and cooees. No wonder the Maori says : " Who shall say there are no spirits abroad this night? Dost not hear them mocking thee?" Tho search party being overtaken by the darkness, wero compelled themtelves to remain on the mountain, whilst the lost sheep wandered disconso lately ou the Hat vainly striving with faint cooees to acauaint the search, party of their safety.

A SLIGHT MISTAKE,

Mr McLaren, Inspector of Mines, upon visiting a claim the other day, was told by one of the men to clear out; that he did not want any more d newspaper men troubling him. It appears that Mr Buttle, with a note-book, had been to the mine the day before, and so seeing Mr McLaren the following day with a similar note-book, it was thought that he was another reporter. After great difficulty the miner was per suaded to answer questions concerning his mine, aud to understand that lie was in fie presence of the Inspector of Mines.

BANQUET AT HELENS VILLE.

(FROM OUE OWA CORRESPONDENT,)

A complimentary banquet was given in the Heleusville Public Hall on Wednesday evening to Mr Clendon, K. M., who is on the eve of departure to Whangarei. Host Walker, of the Kaipara Hotel, catered on the occasion, and the arrangements reflected the highest credit on his taste and resources. About forty gentlemen were present, the Itev. W. 11. 0. Smeaton occupyiug the chair, and Mr C. M. Burton as croupier. On the removal of the cloth the chairman gave the usual loyal toasts, •yriie Queen, and Koyal Family," "The Governor," etc., and then proposed the health of the guest of the evening, Mr Clendon. Whilst doing so he adverted gracefully to the term of service Mr Cleudon had eeen in Helensvillc, to the uniform courtesy that had characterised his intercourse with the residents, to the respect and esteem ho had gained, and concluded by requesting his acceptance of a splendid illuminated address (designed by Mr B. Slator, Auckland), numerously signed throughout the district. Mr Clen don, in roply, very feelingly referred to his departure, to the regret he felt in leaving so many kind friends, and to the happy memories that would ever linger around his residence in Helensvillc. He wished every success to his Kaipara friends, and trusted that they might meet with as much kindness in life as he had met with from them. The remaining toasts were the Medical Profession, responded to by Dr Stewart; the Civil Service, responded to by Mr C. B. Hankey, Manager of the ilaipara Railway ; Trade and Agriculture, responded to by Mr Isaac McLeod and Mr J. E. Foster, Later in the evening there was an entertainment given specially to the ladies of Mr Clendou'a household. During this the Rev Mr Smeaton on behalf of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr Burton on behalf of the Church of England, presented Miss Williams and Miss Clendon with a valuable diamond ring each, as marks of their appreciation of the services rendered by these ladies in tho psalmody and music of the church. Mr Cleudon briefly replied on behalf of.botb. Dancing waa afterwards commenced, ami was kept up till an early hour next morning.

It is rnraoured that Mr P. Leslie of \Vai> kato, will shortly pay a visit to his nati?o land. The "Pall Mall Gazette" thinks that

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