SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER ITMfI Kvening, 10.21 o/txto Jn J To-morrow Morning, 10.ffl SUNSET^-Thls Evening. 5.9 SUNKI|E.-To-Morrow Morning, 7.2 MOON'S AGE.—First Quarter, 3rd, 4.21 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

SATURDAY EVENING! Venus, ketch. King, from Russell <|fp Juha Pryoe, sch., Ohomones, from Thames

YESTERDAY. Borealte, sen., McKenzie, from Lyttelton Aahmore, ship; Whitmoro, from London Fanny Kelly, ketch, Williams, from Whangaroa

TO-DAY.

Kotomahana, 5.8., Underwood, from the South Cutty Sark, schooner, McClymont, from Lyttel ton

DEPARTURES.

SATURDAY EVENING. Christina, Boh., Evanson, for Russell . KrlemhUdß, soh., Bathuret for Whangaroa , •■■■■•..:.,./;,. • ■.-,■. TO-DAY. * - Rotomahana. s.s., Underwood, for Rusself golden laic. sohooner. Watts, for Russell t SJ™5 ps schooner, Queen, for Russell Jnua Price, aohooner, for Buasol

IMPORTS.

Per Rotomabana-1 cases bacon.-J. H. Hall and Co.

Pei Aehmoro, from London—B crates buckets and tubs, H5 cases cocoa, 20 do cornflour, 100 do Hroejuice oardlal, 25 cases raspberry balm, 60 do starch, 36 do fish, 1 do foremans' reauisites — J. H. Hall and Co.

Per Aehmore, from London.—l bale Linen Ticks and Hessians j 1 case Cretonne Fringes.— Winks & Hall.

Per Rotomahana, 600 eaoks Red Derment Potatoes,-John Held » Co.

Per Cutty Sark, from Lyttelton-Ctt Backs potatooa.

<X^ r Sol 6Bliß- fr<"? Lytteltoa-5 cases cheese, Sf, I°°,!?slllß,efle'''lß6o ba 8S flour, 173 sacks ditto 731 ditto wheat, 150 ditto oats, 187 ditto S seed, 166 ditto potatoss, 100 ditto bran. . Per Rotomahana from Melbourne.—49 insotit tin, 3 cases add, 5 hhds ale, 980 mate and BiO packagesi sugar, 3 tanks seed, i cases apparel3o boxorandllS half-chests tea, 210 bago rioe 6 baskete sauoa, 3M bars iron, li cases and 15 i ?7°™«°t ba<i 00' currants, 5 ba K s peppe* liS^inSlo^ 11 PaokaKes maohines, 96 cases castor 011,59 packages sundries. From HobarU -620 cases fruit. From Duneoin-7osses druS 50 3iiest^ lo<»seß^ n? er'16 Jengths pipi; 5 oars iron, 61 cases sundries. From TjTiMitnrJ '"££?* s£ ed> 1(?l aoiia cS,"i oases hams and bacon, 699 sacks potatoes 10 *w2 PW ! aOM o malt. " WWeE^sundries. gfMaXTaft^i^ni WHSBB tamante? 5 i?^?* 1"6. oo™1*. conn *oi, vestas, £260; agricultural implements £70 • rails and general machinery, jaaa-books' £50: gJPfr. S3owt ; totionei^ffio^per^ginw ■ toon, l ton; galvanised iron. 3 tons "tin plate/, 81 boxes; iron Baas, fi tons; wire and wire rore gauonß; turpentine, 50 gallons: varnish £40 ---pain*; colours, £718 pitch and tar! 10 barrels iSSiF*- ■ wlndow-glasß, 30 cases; obina and •earthenware, £378; bran and flour bags, £23 Sn^^ 00,' 2f£B* ««i "n« and Twines S?iL2 eil KBt'>l7Sbarralfl' brandy In bulk, 110 £^V bif aiiS 3r;,& oas?> 4B(> Ba'lons; British SSl»i "wS? b#k>t 1990 Salons; British spirits (In < Sfnl1 ga Ona; lei m gallons: wh te n& tf£2 lllloe"BStoreß>ifiU7*: forei Kn Baiad oil ™Jli ' i?into> § owt! mustard, £90; staroh £25 - h££?iL C'«v. a? d Jnjccaroni, scwt,; soda bicar, ■snnS&. 2?owts' B,?, han(l POt^h, lton; candles 2fcf££iJS ay' ¥owt; oarrawayseed, sowt. SLT™«? niil aoollafll m'K owt'! confectionery SW' 169; snlPhato copper, lOowt.: salt petre, 10 owfc ;tartarioaoid, Icwt. ;oream tartar, ilSiw.." 1/ £7?«, mm' 117° KaUons: Keneva, 1300 - gallons; total deolared value of cargo, £37,000.

■-I?wards Coastwise.—Fanny Kelly, from Whangaroa, with32,ooofeet timber; Julia Price, EmJ A mesJ ,Mar y Ann- from Mahurangi i^4i2ffJ llrtS?'l and!VenOT. from' Mercury Bay, with 21,000 feet timber; Makaran, from W*VJf "With 23,000 feet timber; Opptlkf, from ??#„ ' 3/^ o? 5L saoka malza i «ero, from wte 21' m fee* «mber; Janer, from Whangarei Heads, with 800 bushels lime. _ OfTWABDS CoABTwiSE.-Leo, for Whangarei; Julia Pryce, for Russell; Atalanta, for Ngun gurn; Mary Ann, for Mahurangi, with 1,000 feet ; ttajber; Saucy Kate, for Knsseu; Makarau, for Whangaparapara; Gem, for Tairua; Janet, for Whangarei Heads. The brigantines Ethel and Bhoderiok Dhu were announced to follow the Defiance from Dunedin for this port. | The brierantine Borealls and sohooner Cutty , Sark left Lyttelton for this port on Saturday, the 23rd. The former arrived early on Sunday morning, and the latter this afternoon.

Captain Goodman, recently of the schooner " Caledonia, has been promoted to the command * of the brigantine Daroy Pratt, while Captain Ohlaon, of that vessel, will take over the com mand of the Oamarn, both vessola beiog at present in port. ; ' Tho s.s. Penguin which left this port, bound South, at 10.30 a.m., on the 15th instant, had a -Tory stormy passage, Nine days, instead of live as usual, were occupied on the trip. . Almost directly after starting she had to run baok and take shelter under1 the lee of the

Barrier Islands, lay there IS hours, and left at 7 a.m. on the 16th. when the wind modera ted a JitHee, ■ but stUI blowing hard, with a heavy head sea, till she reached Gisborne at noon on the 17th., Thereafter all the:way

nothing but a succession of heavy gales were encountered; in fact it watt out of one gale only to be into another all the way. &ome timeß about two knots an hour was all the

headway oould be made. During the gale one • of the boats and the saloon bulkhead were :,.' 'stove in. Under these circumstances the pas pengers bed not a very agreeable time of it, and the Union Company had the best of them to some extent in meals, sea-sickness engendering a distaste lor BUbbtantials. ■•"•""

ARRIVAL OF THE ROTOMAHANA.

.- The b,B. Rotomabana, from Melbourne via Hobart and Sooth, arrived at 8 a.m. to-day. She left Sandridge on 19th ult. at 6.30 p.m., and 1 arrived in Bluff harbour at daylight on the 21th. , Sailed asain same day; called at Lyttelton, '■■'■ ftWellington, Napier and Gisborne. Took her i ' departure from the latter port for Auckland at 10.15 a.m. on 31st, arriving as above. Had moderate northerly winds after leaving Mel bourne up to "23rd, 'followed by fine dear weather up to arrival at Wellington on 29th. ■ Thence freah 8. W. during remainder of passage. Passengers: — Saloon: Misses Koskxnge (2). Mesdames Moody, Herman, Williams and ser vant,1 Hopcrof t and two children, Mr and Mrs Booth and child, Messrs C. Medcalf. Mr A. " MoNelll, J. L, Vircoe, F. D. Kich, J. J. Brown, J.S.Smaii, Benjamin, Bidden, Scarfe, Banbury, ■ McOoakrle, MoCullook, Fidler, C. Brown, E. M, Marks, Foreyth, McClymont, Darling, I Griffin, Woods, Lachman, Lloyd, R. Woods, May and 22 in the steerage; We are indebted to Mr Charles Hudson, purser, for press parcels, ■. etc. ' ■■■ ■'"'■■\, / \ '■.■■■•■ ./■ • ■■

ARRIVAL OF THE ASHMORE FROM LONDON.

Messrs Shaw. Saville, and Co.'s ship Auhmore, .- / 1099 tons, commanded by Captain WMtmore, . arrived from-London yesterday, after a passage . of 93 dayß from port to port, or 87 days from . laud to land.. The health officer boarded the '" vessel shortly it ter arrival, and expressed satis faction with the health of the passengers, about 50 in number. Neither births, deaths, or sick ness, of any kind, had occurred during the voy age, and Captain Whitmore fa highly • ■''■'■'' spokenl of by all.',' To that gentleman we an* indebted for the following re port:—" On Monday, 2nd May, the pilot '■ left the'shlp off the Start and on Tuesday we • - were abreast of tho Lizard. Nothing remark able occurred until the Kqtlator was reached— 26th May. Had fair 8. &v trades, whioh Were lost in 30 south. Experienced light winds thence to the Cape,'which was passed in U south-52 • ' days out. Had strong gales of wind from . thonoe to Tasmania, averaging 220 miles a day for 25 days. Rounded Tasmania 78 days out. Thence io North Capo had light northerly winds. Sighted the Three Kings 87 days out. Lost two gaift ingaleZ of wind, and have had no sails in the mizzen-inast for three weeks." Passengers:—Balopn: P. H. Barongh, Mrs ♦„ Baroaghand infant/John-W.hitehead, Mrs A. Wnitehead, Ada A. Whiteheaiir&tin White head. Miss A. Pollitt, Dr. Kvaria. Mra Bvans, and Mls3 Cawkwell. Second cabin; Mrs H. Silva, Algernon Silt a, Augustus Silva, Jffisther SUva, ana David Silva. Steerage: Alice K. Doat, Adeline Doat, D. Wallace. Wm. Thomp son, Theo. Thompson, Arthur Thompson, John Loveless, Mrs K. Loveless, Wm. Byrne, Johanna Byrne, Alexander Bailey, Susan Bailey, Sarah Bailey, Wm. Bailey, Mar garet Bailey. Wm. VV eßt, Mary J. West, John ■■?'> Boles, Anne Boles, F. Walker, Mrs Walker, Wm. Walker, Miss Dibley, Mrs Young, Mary ' Hamill, John Mobay, Mrs M, Montgomery, Nath, Montgomery and infant, James Robin son, Mr Peel, Mr Peel, and Mr Peel. The Ashmgro was off Bern Head on May 2.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

!). ■ ARRIVALS.

"Wanakft, s.s. Moßillwary. from the Sauth. £alla Rookh, s.s. Robertson, from Waitara.

DEPARTURES.

St Kllda, B.S, Flowerday, for Westporf. Bowena, s.s. Soott, for Holdanga. Lalla Rookh, fl.s. Robertson, for Raglan.

IMPORTS

Per Lalla Rookh, from Waitara-20 oattle, 116 sheep, 40 Backs grass need, 22 kegs, 13 boxes and 3 jara butter, and 2 packages. Par Wanaka. from Danedin—29 packages ex hibits. From Nelson-2 ballast waggons, 31 Seces iron, 2 puckages. From Ploton-10 cases herrings. 3 kegs butter. 98 sacks bones. From Wellington—2 packages.. From Taranaki-Zi UdesTW boxes and 7 kegs butter.

The 8.8.5t. KlMa left at 12,15. p.m. on Satur i -jJ, flay for Westpott.1 ■'- ■ "- ' ■ •■ ■■• ■' ■■■ The 8.8. Rowena, which left for Hokianga at 2 p.m. on Saturday, took 151 packages of sundry merchandise aa cargo, and the following pas sengers :—Mrs MoCleaver, Mr and Mrs Hardy ana Mr F. Vandamon. ; , The a'A Wanaka arrived from the" South at ■:. 11 a.m.; yesterday with the following paasen ' gera:—Rev. T. Buddie, Messra King, Ford, Austin, D. Hean, Barter, CaUagtian, Da-nbenoy, Fountain, Parser, Scatheby. Missea Bayin (2), ,-, Qrey, Wood,and seven In thesteeraße. She left Port Ohalinera at 4. p.m. on tha 25th, and --■ ■ ■ arrived at Wellington on the 27th at 3.10 p.m.; left again next day at 1 p.m., and arrived at Taranakt at an early hour- on the 3lBt; dis charged cargo and passengers and proceeded on tojiannkau at 3.1S p.m., arriving ss above. She •*■ la announced to return South at 11 a.m. to morrow—pasaengera should leave Auokland by | SLID a.m. train, • The b:s. ialla Rookh arrived from Waitara at Ba.m. yesterday with Mr Reid and Mr and Miaß Qninboon as paeaeneera. Bhe left again for Rag lan laat night and is exported .to return from thenoa early to-morrow and to proceed; to Wai tara at boob tbo same day. *.„'.' ... _, , __.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Whakgabki, thla day. Sailed • Argyle, 8.8., for Anokland, at 11 a.m.

Russell, this day. Arrived! Christina and Fairly. Sailed Marion and Christina. •

Bluff, thisday. The S.B. Te Anau arrived from Melbourne this morning. Passengers :-«alopn: Mr and Mrs Marshall. Messrs Pollook, Marshall. Walker, BaUeyTßlaikie, Taylor, Kene, Waterhonße, R^! and MwCarterTand Misa Manter Carter. Arrived* Te Anau, as. from Melbourne, at 6 30 a.m., with the Knglish mail. Sydney, July 30.

Arrived. thU morning: The PmWo MaU Companj'a steamship Australia, from San Francisco, via Anokland,

Mail Notice.

MAita will Close as Under.—

This Day. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at I p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona, at 4 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotiki, per Glenelg, at i p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5,30 p.m.

Tuesday. 2nd instant. For Waitara, &c, .per Lalla Kookh, at 3 a.m. For Whitlanei, per Waratah, at 8 a.m. For TaranaM and Southern ports,per Wanaka, at 8 a.m. For Wangaparapara, per Makarua, at 9 a.m. For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per ROBe Casey, at 10 a.m. For Tairua, per Dream at 10 a.m, For.Gisborne and Napier, per Oreti, at 2 p.m. For Wangaroa, par Fanny, at i p.m. ifor Whaugarei Heads, Waipu, Whangarei, and Mangapai, per Argyle, at i p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 1,30 p.m..

Wednesday, 3rd instant,

For Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 11.30 a.m.

Tuesday, 16th August. Per 8.8. City of Sydney, as fallows :— For Sandwich Islands, United Stated Of America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at i p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at i p.m. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 2.30 p.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence, in addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. This mall will be due in London on Tuesday, September 27,1881. S. B, BIBS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office. Auokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

August 1,1881.

• Masonic Hotel—Ara Lodge, 7.30 p.m. Dovonport HaH—Panoramic Views o£ New Zealand, etc., 7.30 p.m.

Theatre Royal—Carden Dramatic Company "The Frozen Deep." Bp.m.

Lome-street Hall— Conoert and Ball In aid ot Gunner John Maßters, 8 p.m.

St. Jamea's Hall—Temperance Service o( Song -" John Tregenoweth"-7.30 p.m.

St. James1! Association—Lecture on " The Late Earl of Beaconsfleld " by B. West, Esq., 7.30 p.m.

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

MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1881.

Tor the causa that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs resistance s For the future in the distance t And tha good that we con.do.

A KUMOUR cornea from Wellington to-day that the Government have been advised from the Opposition side to throw dovrn their Ke-diatribution of Seats Bill for mem bers of the House to shape at their pleasure. It is also announced that Mr Sanndcra has given notice of a motion which is practi cally an expression of want of confidence,by dictating the Ministerial policy upon Local Government. The withdrawal of all their Local Government Bills is a serious confession of weakness on the part of the Government, and an admission of the de moralisation of their party. They cannot afford to accept any farther humiliation at the hands of Mr Sauaders, who claims to be their friend, orfromthe Opposition by falsi fying their oft-repeated promises of a bill re gulating representation upon a uniform population basis. It is the dnty of the Government now, at any rate—with the light which has been afforded in the recent debate for their guidance—to declare their policy and firmly insist npon carrying it out. Their position requires them to lead the House and not be driven helplessly by its cross currents. And unless they do so they are not entitled to claim the confidence either of parliament or the country.

The successful meetings of two of our lead ing timber companies, with statements of a profitable business, should not be allowed to pass without special mention. Auckland owes a very great deal to its timber1; By that means alone we have been enabled io balance our account for produce with the South Island, and it should be a sourcs of pleasure to every ono to find that the production of our forests is increasing annually, both in bulk and profitableness. At the same time the reflection will force itself upon one's mind in considering the enormous amount of timber which is' cut annually by these mills, atid the total ab sence of any attempt to replace the wealth destroyed, that, as a country, we are rapidly using up and destroying utterly and for ever it source of profitable industry, which has stood us in good stead in times when our prosperity was not very well assured. This reflection must modify the congra tulations which one would otherwise be disposed to offer upon the complete success of great enterprizes carried out with energy, like those which have built up the manufactories of the Union Sash and Door and Auckland Timber Companies. We hope that the value of the timber which is turning in these handsome profits and giving remunera tive investment to a very large capital, will help to turn people's minds to the im portance of conserving what we have, and of planting new areas.

It has been represented to ns by share holders in the Thames Investment Com pany that the mode of investing the tunds of the Company, as disclosed in the balance sheet, is most unsatisfactory. It appears that the Company has upwards of £3000 to its credit, equal to more than ten shillings per share. Of this sum £2,500 havo been advanced .on short call at- five per cent., upon the security of one thousand New Zealand Insurance Company shares, and £600 have been lent to the Bismarck Gold mining Company. Granted that the security in the first instance is good, the shareholders consider—and with very good reason—that the rate of interest is ridicu lously low; and that if the directors cannot find better investment they ought to divide the bulk of the surplus among shareholders who could use it to much better advantage. 'No doubt if mattersare not: conducted to the liking of shareholders they are themselves a good deal to blame for their want of interest. The last meeting lapsed for want of a quorum, and those who have invested their money in the Company manifest such an utter carelessness about its management that its concerns naturally fall into one or two hands. If a majority of the shareholders sympathise with the complaint that iB urged against the locking up their funds in the present way, their proper course js to call an extraordinary meeting for the purpose of moving the directors to adopt a course more acceptable to the wishes of the proprietors of the Company.

A few days ago we announced that an offer had been made to the captain of the • Dunkeld' to carry a full cargo of Kamo coal to San Francisco in lieu of ballast. The offer was £700 cash for freight; 300 tons of coal to be put aboard in Auckland, thereby saving ballast, the ship to be towed in and out of Whaugarei har bour (extra insurance being paid by the shipper) and to be loaded within ten days. The offer, considering the saving of ballast, &c, was equal to about £1000 to the vessel, and the captain was - most anxious to accept it. Upon cabling to his owners, however, he received a reply that it was imperative that the ship should go from Auckland in ballast. No doubt this is owing to one of the condi tions of the charter, it being contemplated when the vessel left London, that she could not fill up here. In the interests of Auck land this refusal is to be regretted. The attempts by Mr Bennett to compete from New Zealand in a trade which is bo largely profitable to the Newcastle, N.S. W. are the first that have ever been made here, | and though they have not yet succeeded he deserves great credit for his enterprize. i We hope he will be more successful another time. Sending ships away in ballast means higher inward freights. It return cargoes could be guaranteed, therefore, the whole mercantile community would be benfitted more or leas.

This evening, the Temperance Service of Song is to be performed in the Si James's Hall, when the story of the old; Cornish fiddler, "John Tregenoweth," will be re lated by the .Rev. J. Guy, and illustrated by a strong choir and orchestra.

The operations of the Auckland Timber ] Company have been remarkably successful 1 during the past year. At the annual meet ing held this afternoon, the accounts showed a nett profit of £20,261 4s Id, after writing off £1506 3s for depreciation. The dividend; declared was 10 per cent., absorbing £6046,' and leaving a balance to -carry forward of, £14,221 4s Id. f

The nomination of auditors ifor the Pon sonby Highway District took place to-day, and. resulted Jn the election of Messrs Edward Mace and Charles Perm, who were unopposed. The former was nominated by Messrs W. Dowden, and R. B. Symons.and the latter by Messrs E. J. Kelly and W. ttoipoys. Mr McKinstry acted as Return ing Officer.

The evening service at the theatre was fully attended, Mr Smith as president. Addresses of a religiously instrnctive char acter were spoken by Messrs H. Field and S. Parker. The chairman announced that the collections of the previous service < amounted to £2 2s, also, that the Rev. ( Thomas Spurgeon would preach in the Choral Hall on Thursday evening next at 7.30, the proceeds of the 'dollection to be handed to the funds of the Young Men's Christian Association.

There was a tuil rehearsal on Saturday night by 'the Liliputian Opera Company of the new opera, " Les Cloches de Corne ville." The scenery is now well-advanced, and is executed in Mr Thornton's best style. Everything will be ready for the performance on Wednesday next. The box-office at Upton and Co.'a will be closed every afternoon during the season at 3 o'clock,af ter which time no seats will be re served,

On Thursday last a Maori named Ren dall, when travelling alongside the river from Rangatiri, on his way to Taupiri, dis covered ihe remains of a human being partly embedded in the sand. Tho body was minus the head, a leg, and an arm. At an inquest tbe jury came to the con clusion that the body found was that of Edward S. Clarke, the boy who was ac cidently drowned from the steamer Rangariri, at Ngaruawahia, on the 9th December last.

Men are at present engaged in forming a footpath on the eastern side of Symonds street, from Wellesluy-straet downwards as far as the entrance to Grafton Koad, pre paratory to laying down asphalt. The lack of such a convenience has been greatly felt.

The members of the Parnell and Pon sonby Football clubs had a match on Satur day afternoon in the Bofilain, which re sulted in an easy victory for the lads of Parnell by 14 points. Leckie kicked two goal», and Hfirdwick and Twiname played well. On the side of Ponsouby, Button, Krown, and Owen did well. A number of spectators were present, and evidenced a lively interest in the youthful foot-and-leg men, and several bets were made.

Messrs Booth and Brown, of the Auck land dairy, in an advertisement published in another column, discuss the milk ques tion at some length, and give an absolute guarantee that they will supply a pure and reliable article throughout the city and suburbs. They also invite any person to test their milk by lactometer or analysis, and they undertake to defray tho expense of an analysis if the purity of the milk is not demonstrated. Coming at this time, when the milk question is attracting atten tion, the manifesto issued from the Auck land dairy is very satisfactory and re-assuring, and will, no doubt, bear fruit In an extension of Custom.

The Albert Ball entertainment on Satur day evening was thinly attended, although a capital programme had been prepared. The performances consisted of ballads, dances and athletic exercises. Perhaps the most notable of the evening's items was tl\e " March of the Turks to Constantinople," a really wonderful performance in un- Turkish costume, and which was received with immense applause. The text, we understood, was from the pen of William Mcttam, and does him credit as an author. We notice that the company have resolved to tender a complimentary benefit to Mr P. Doran at no distant date, Mr Doran having worked hard in getting up these entertain ments with nil to his credit.

A mean and contemptible theft was per* pretated on Saturday afternoon in the Domain. It appears that Wm. Selby, a deaf and dumb boy (an apprentice to Mr James Wiseman), was playing football in the Domain. He pulled off his wearing pants and hung them upon the fence, and put on light ones for the play. He had not played long, when looking ronnd he missed the trousers. Some one had crept np and stolen them, and his purse containing £1 14s lOd and a bupdh? of keys. The boy saw, what he termed in his own way (written on a elate), two gentlemen and a boy, whom he belkved took the trousers. It is hoped, for the sake of decency, that the article may be restored.

; We have been permitted to inspect what is treasured as a memorial volume of about 1 ninety specimens of colonial and island ferns, forming a choice collection of every variety, form and hue, gathered by the hands of an estimable young lady, who recently died in Sydney, a daughter of a gentleman who recently retired from a high official position in the" Supreme Court. Naturally tho collection, most artistically ranged by the lady, is much prized by the family, in memory of one who possessed much taste for the beautiful apart from an amiable dis position. In this exquisite collection, the fibres and. seeds are preserved ; some set off with maiden hair, and others footed in golden moss. The ferns were collected by the lady from the "districts of Newmarket, the Domain, Mount Smart, Titirangi Ranges, Mahurangi, Penrose caves, Tas mania, and numerous other places.

The people of Seville have lately had the opportunity ot witnessing a somewhat extraordinary spectacle. An Englishman staying at Seville, son of a London banker, after looking on at a bullfight, was roused to enthusiasm by the skill and courage of the gordito, and obtained from him a number of lessons. Quite lately he took his place in the arena, and is said to have amazed the spectators by his skill in handling the cloak and throwing the banderillas, and above all by the coolness with which he faced one of tho most savage of the balls, and killed it by a skilful stroke with the stabbing sword.

'. M. Littre "died ia the odor of sanctity. The disciple of Auguste Comte, the leader of the French deists, he whose admission to the Academy caused Monseigneur Dupan loup to abandon the Society ot the Immor tals rather than to sit in an assembly which " admitted athiests," received on his death bed all the rites of the Church. Baptized, confessed, communicated, anointed, he was buried with religious; ceremonies at the church of Notre Dame dcs Champs. The event has caused much exultation in the religious circles of the French capital, and corresponding annoyancr among the rationalistic coterie, of whom M. Littre was for so many yoars a leading spirit. He lived four-score years in the body ; he will live for ages, in his great work, "The Dic tionary of the French Language."

Building is going on in Home at a great rate. Intact there appears to be a bond, fide real estate fever in that ancient city. In all quarters the maaou, the carpenter, and the stonecutter, are busy, mostly in the erection of residences, and the next decade will probably show a large in crease in the population of the capital of Italy. So rapid indeed is the march of improvements that much concern is [felt by those of artistic or antiquarian tastes, and the proposition is made that in the case of the demolition of the edifice possessing historical or artistic importance its memory shall be preserved by means of and;plansphotographs,|to be deposited in the Capital with the view of forming a kind of topographical museum.

Captain Whitmore, of the ship Ashmore, which arrived from London yesterday, is exceedingly annoyed that a report should have been circulated to the effect that the steerage passengers bad been neglected during the voyage. The "Herald" this morning states that one of the steerage passengers complains " That for some time very bad meat was served out to them, and it was not until some of it was cooked and presented to the captain to feast his olfactory nerves on, that a better class was given;" and, further," That it wonld appear there was no ship's medicine chest on board." With reference to the first statement, the captain informs us that the affair is simply " trumped up;" that on only one occasion was complaint made of the meat served out, whereupon he im mediately ordered another cask to be opened. The statement re the lack of medi cine he likewise repudiates, remarking "There were two large medicine chests on board—a great deal more than the doctor could use." It is really a pity that our contemporary should publish such ap parently unwarrantable statements at- all. events without even consulting the Captain of the vessel, and so allowing him an op portunity to refute or explain them away. It is well-known that almost, without ex ception, each vessel arriving here from a long sea voyage carries some grumblers some persons who have bargained for a steerage passage, and expect the most sumptuous fare. Captain Whitraore is spoken of in complimentary terms by most of passengers to whom we have spoken on'the suhject. They seem very sorry that such unfounded rumours, should have secured circulation,; •_.■■■'

The regular- monthly meeting off the; Acclimatisation Society, was held thisi afternoon, Mr J. Burtt in the chpir. The Garden committee'b report Vf*3 read and Mr Lippiatt's services were dispensed with, ( TJje Society i 3 very short of funds, and on Mori&ay next a special meeting will Be field, to consider what shall be doriij, with reference to the maintenance and future management of the garden.

A correspondent asks, : —lf the 15s per share per annum dividend, paid by the Auckland Gas Company, represents the dividend on the Company's £5 share, and wants to know why the system of paying a per centage dividend is now no longer used. He adds:—lt appears as if the Company could, if they liked, pay a much larger dividend, or reduce the price of gas, which1 ia out of all reason, compared with the Company's large profits.

The King of Ashantee has paid England 2,000 ounces of gold, which will be very con venient for paying tbe expenses of our pre parations for war, but it is rather hard that be| should pay all his money because (as is generally believed) some panic-stricken officials on the Gold Coast imagined he meant to invade our territories.

A musical and litctary entertainment giveu by members of St Andrew's choir, assisted by three or four of the leading members of St. Andrew's discussion class, will take place to-morrow (Tuesday) even ing, in it. Andrew's schoolroom, lower Symouds-street, and we understand that several items in the programme will be of a pleasing character.

Talking of the young Princes an Austra lian paper says:—On the journey of the Princes from South Australia to Hamilton the coach stopped for a few minutes tbj change horses at a solitary stable between \ Penola and Gaaterton. The morning was' chilly, and the young 'gentleman availed themselves of the opportunity of promoting I circulation by a 'run round. Presently the> younger of the two descried the groom's 1 wheelbarrow, in which he induced his elder, brother to enthrone himself, and wheeled! him round the stable at a merry pace. Suddenly Rinding him at the groom's feet he said, " There now, I suppose you'll have that barrow carefully preserved in a glass case." The young gentleman was not un observant of hero-worship, and I shouldn't wonder if someone gilds the wheel*.

The weekly meeting .ot the French Literary Association was largely attended on Saturday evening, about 15 ladies and 30 or 35 gentlemen being present. The Chairman (Mr C. de L'Eau) presided. After tbe transaction of some private business, the election, of a few members and the nomina tion of others, the literary business was entered upon. Mr A. F. T. Ansley read a capital selection from Delille's " Catacombs of Borne" ; Mr Seward gave a critique upon Victor Hugo considered as an author, and the Chairman (Mr de L'Eau) contributed the firat part of an entertaining original paper entitled, " The Story of a Sparrow, as Belated by Himself." Mr D. N. Garnieris announced to lecture next Saturday on " Electro- Magnetism, as Applied to Healing," with practical illustrations, while Mr John An senne and other gentlemen will furnish readings. The desirability of varying the proceedings occasionally with musical performances (vocal and instrumental) will also be discussed, notice having been given of a motion which will raiae the subject. It is expected that the tricolor will be hoisted ere long over the particular por tion of the V.M.C.A. building occupied by the Club, tho Secretary having interested himself in the collection of subscriptions for the purchase of a flag. .

'Busses will leave the District Chambers, Oddfellows' Hall, Cook-street, at 5 and half past 5 p.m., for opening of Oddfel lows' Lodge, Otahuhu, on Wednesday next.

Tho unexpected death of Mr James S, Cousins in the prime of life, having only reached hhs 40th year, will cause a. feeling of profound sorrow in thoso circles of society in which he was best known and his services appreciated. Mr Cousins was a partner in the prosperous firm of Cousins and Atkio, coachbuilders, of Elliott-street, Auckland. He had suffered several times of erysipelas, and on returning from the Band of Hope Union Service of Song, he felt unwell, and expressed fears that his old complaint was comiDg over him. His fears wore realised ; the attack overtook him in all its intensity of pain, and rendered him unconscious ; and from this unconsciousness he never recovered. Medical aid was called in, but it proved unavailing in saving life. Mr Cousins died yesterday morning about two o'clock. Mr (Jousina wa3 a native of Abing don, in Berkshire, England, and came to Auckland with tho body of Nonconformists —with the view of settling in Albertland— in the good ship Matilda Watteubach in 1862. Of theae settlers from Abingdon were Rev. IS. Edger, Mr Glanville, and others. Mr Cousins was a hardworking, honourablo man, and his labours in this city afford a creditable example to young men; it was one of sobriety, industry, wise economy, and manly thrift. He was a musician, almost by instinct, and frequently assisted at concerts. He Was als» a very- active member of the Auckland Choral Society, and one of the committee. The Society are invited by advertisement to attend the funeral. He has two brothers, the Hevs. Wm. and Geo. Cousins, engaged in the mission iield of Madagascar. He was a consistent member of the Beresford-street Independent Church. He married the eldest daughter of Mr John Edwards, school-master, of Archhill, who is left with bis six .children to mourn the irreparable loss of a kind and considerate husband and a good father. The funeral will take place to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon, starting from the residence of deceased at 3 o'clock. All the workmen in the empioy of the firm will follow at the funeral, and each will re ceive a memento of their deceased em ployer.

; Professor Cailliau has removed from Hobson-Btreet to Grey-street, next door to Gloucester Hoase. He desires his pupils to take note of the chaoge of residenoa, so that no dis appointment may bo oausad them.

At the meeting of St. James' Associa tion this evening Mr K. West (Hon. Treasurer) will deliver a lecture on " The late Karl of Bcaconsneld." Tho Aesooiation will meet on this occasion in the vestry-room ot the Church, Wellington-street, the hall being otherwise engaged.

An entertainment will be given to morrow (Tuesday), at at, Luke's, Mount Albert, in aid of the organ fund, consisting of Kuth's Romance " Odd Lot." (a farce), and a number of songs and mnsical selections. Among the singers we notice the names of several of our leading -vocalists; a'so, Mr H. Claude Brook, A.A. Camb. (specially invited). 'Bases will leave the Union Bank at 7 p.m. for the Mount. The concert will open at 8 p.m. '

The concert ana Hall to-night in the Lorne-ttreet Hall, for the benefit of Gunner John Masters, promises to bo a great success. A number of lady and gentleman amateurs and professionals will take part in the proceed ings, including Mrs Heigh way, and the Misses GUlingham, Smith, Peace, and May Hastings: alto. Messrs Mareetts, Peaoe. Worrell and Hughes. The Artillery Band will perform several selections, and a fantasia from the ' Pirates of Ponzance.' The whole will be under the patronage of the New Zealand lXegiraont of Artillery and the Volunteers. •■

Mefsrs Garlick and Cranwell having purchased the Drapery and Clothingl Stock of Doak and Watsons' at such a low rate, will sell it off at Half Price. ."It.is a new Stock—tho Bankrupts only baying been In partnership about six months. It will bo sold for Cash paynunt, at a lower rate than any Stock ever offered in Anokland before. Two Dressoß for the price ot one; Two suits of Clothes for the prise of one, Examine the Stoofc and satisfy yourselves. Salo commences at tho City Hall Arcade on Saturday, 30th July.—(Advt.) '

Mr S. Tanfield has just opened a splendid collection of ornaments and curiosities in ancient Troy patterns. They are facslmilar ot vesselß, ntensils and ornaments discovered by Dr. Soblleman during the reoent explorations at that city (Troy). Pome of these are in Swiss majolica waro, and others in red and white tena cotta suitable for ladies to paint upon. They are now on view at Mr Tanfleld'a ohinn, glass and earthenware establishment, Queen street, as also some fine hand-painted landrcape dessert and tea sets ever imported, which he has also juat received.

ROBBERY OF RE-CALLED SILVER.

;BY TEI,KGEArH.-pKESS ASSOCIATION.]

WANGANUI, this day. A BOX containing £400, in old called-in silver, has been stolen from the Stormbird. Tha box, which was consigned from the Bank of New Zealand here to the Bank in Melbourne, via Wellington, was placed on board on Saturday afternoon, and taken charge of by the chief officer, who locked it in his cabin, and last evening he found it missing. Captain Dawson was not aware the box was on board till informed of the robbery. The silver, though old, is current and passable. . There is no clue at present to the thief or the property.

"I'm afraid you'll be late at the parly," said an old lady to her stylish grand daughter, who replied, " Oh, you dear grandma, dont you know that in our fash ionable set nobody ever goes to a party till every gets there ?"••■•

Mr G. E. Alderton haa addressed the Marsden electors at Parua Bay.

There must certainly be great depression among all classes in Lancashire, as a nurseryman at Berwick-on-Tweed sold an orchid recently to a resident in that county for only 200 guineas. i

SCINTILLATION

"Be brier tor it is with words as with sun beams: he more they are condensed the deeper they burn."— Southey.

Spring* cleaning has no terrors for the watchmaker. In Bavaria, when one has a sudden stroke of good fortune, they say* "Well Pur bread has tumbled into the honey," Coachmen should, be su'ccessful,poker players. They generally hold a pair, and sometimes four ot a kind.

Wives are great helpmates—they help husbands to dispose of their cash. Ponsonby girls bave the cesthetic_ craze, and are getting up their hair so that itlooks like a pile of rattraps struck by lightning, Lightning never strikes but once in the same place. Therefore let a man whose firat wife was a good one never marry again. A seam of lignite was discovered on Mr Murray's land at Piako by a number of men digging a well. _ MrKvinson is bringing over a mob of sixty first-class fat oxen from Napier to Cambridge. The officers of the Victoria Company have purchased a handsome trophy for the forth coming rifle competition. _ j Some indignation was caused in Queen street this morning by the appearance of a young man leisurely proceeding along One of the footpaths dragging a half-suffocated and writhing dog after him. . The poor! brute was in a most pitiable condition. Iti was gasping for breath and struggling feebly, and was dragged along on its back, someone expostulated, a crowd, rapidly gothered, and the upahot was that the: owner of the dog caught it irp in his arms and strode hastily away with it. The fine school "built at Kamo at a cost of £500 has been operied wj.th a most success ful soiree, The tables were presided over by Masdariies Hdlman, Elliott, Monro, Ross and Coates.

The man who does not know how per suasive lovely women can be has a great deal yet to learn, but even the greatest sufferers would be somewhat staggered by the statement of a man who claims to bare attempted Ruicide to oblige a wife who wanted to have his life insurance policy cashed. - .

The Princess Amelia Caroline Gasperinc Lcopoldine Henrietta Elizabeth, Frangoiae Maxmilienne of Furstenburg, the lady to whom James Gordon Bennett is reported to be engaged, is tho only daughter of Charles EgOn, Prince of Furstenburg, and is thirty-three years old. At the annual meeting of Maunu rate payers the following trustees were elected : —Messrs F. Tippett, C. Tothill, G. Colton, R. Roose and J. Shaw were elected trustees; Mesrs J. Smeaton and J. '.Thornton auditors, and Messrs J. Dwyer and C. Hawkins fence-viewers.

An American journalist hails the advent of Spring in this poetical raphsody : — From off the tunning rivulet the icy chain Is thawed. And the flutter of tbe wlnglet of the dovelet is Tho qnackiet of the duoklet in the brooklet we can hear, And the rootlet of tho piglet will presently ap pear.

A man who died left a large quantity of fish, beef, and bread, and asid ; —" These are the ptovisians of my will." Mr Cottier, senr., father of Mr Cottier of the Masonic Hotel, New Plymouth, dropped dead on Friday night. The girls in Jersey _ are so dull that they have to drink a pint of yeast every night to make them rise early in the morn toil

At a large meeting in Christchnrch re the small birds, it . was resolved to petition Parliament to pass an Act dmpowei ing Koad Boards to levy a rate for providing funds to exterminate the house sparrows and other small birds.

Mr Reader Wood is in town, having left Wellington with Mr Ormond in disgust when the want-of-confidence motion failed.

Messrs Gilpin aud Pardor, of Feather ston, Who sent a shipment of cheese to Eng land from their factory, have received advices as to its sale, which state that through getting heated on the voyage, the oil of the cheese exuded to a great extent, but that the cheese was still of fair quality, and sold at 6£d per Ib, which leaves a margin of profit, though a very small one. New Yorkers pay higher salaries to clergymen than does any other city. But then its a heap more work to save a New Yorker than any other man.

Miss Fanny Parnell has been making a speech in Boston Music Hall, in which she declared Jhat it was a Mayo woman who " fired tho first shot" in the war by pouring a kettle of hot water on a bailiff. Firing a shot with water is certainly racy of the soil.

"As for newes," wrote Charles I. to the Duke of Buckingham, in 1626, " I can say but litell yet, Ireland being tho onlie egg we have yet sitten upon, and having a thike shell we have not yet hached it." And Kngland has been sitting on that egg ever since. -

Captain McKenzie has forwarded the petitions of the fifty-two highway boards. A great South African diamond, which weighs an ounce, and is described by con noisseurs as liner in colour than, the Koh-i ---noor, is drawing large crowds in London, The owner has been offered £150,000 for a half share.

In Holland, a caricature of English troops —represented as a score of timid hares in the Britinh Uniform, running from a Boer with a rifle in his hands—is the joke of the day there.

FOOTBALL MATCHES.

Ponsonby v. Geafton.

This match -was played on the Domain cricket ground on Saturday afternoon, and resulted la a victory for Pon onby, after a hard-fought and most friendly game, in which some of the best football of the season was played. The perfectly level ground was undoubtedly favourable to the play, as each man could judge pretty correctly as to where be would put the ball when he touched it, a state of things which cannot be depended upon in the Metropolitan, owing to the uneven nature of the ground. By the way, what a truly paternal Government we have, when a large paddock in the centre of the city, un used foranyother purpose, cannot be used for that of a national sport like football, be cause, forsooth, the worahipful Captain Knollys, whoever the dence he may be, is likely to arrive in Auckland to "assist" in welcoming the "Princes." Does the "galliant Captjng" want to trundle the sucking Kings in a perambulator over the dewy tury, or what is it anyhow ? Joking aside, the ground is there, the Governor isn't, nor in all probability ever will be, unless an early morning earthquake, a little stronger than usual, should scare him out of windy Wellington and force him (and his blue cloak) to take shelter in sweet Auckland. So why in nature some old: woman of a minister should have the ■ power to prevent the foot bailers, and the public using the ground, which ought to, if it doos not, belong to the city, pasaeth understanding. My advice to the kickists, is to trouble no more about the place but use the more suitable, if more distant cricket ground, as the trustees must be satisfied, after Saturday's match, when the ground was as wet as it is ever likely to be, that football will, if anything, im prove the turf; and anyhow, the place has "room enough for all." & revenous notre moutono (that's Maori). Ponsonby kicked off against a strong breeze from the South, and Davy, following well up, charged the Grafton back, who kicked the ball against Davy and K. Skeen getting it as it cannoned off, ran in and touched down, probably the fastest scoring over done in" Auckland. Arniel tried at goal, but could not make anything mote of it, and no further scoring was done till the third term, when a long kick by one of Ponsonby's backs dropped the ball into Ryan's hands, who was standing on his goal line, and before he could make up his mind whether to kick cut or touch down, he was tackled by Hanna and Colcmau, and a maul ensued; Coleman lost his hold, and Hanna succeeded in get ting the ball away irom Ryan and touching down. Arniel again tried for a goal but failed, and the score stood from then till "no side" was called, two tries—4 points to nil. Where all played well it would seem a pity to individualise, but I must be excused if I mention a few who did extra well. For the losers, the two Bcalca made a feature of their splendid collaring, while Orchard, White, Broadhurst, and Annesley all did good service, White getting several smart runs, and punting well. Pon sonby did not "pass" as well as they might, but of the forwards McLean, T, Macky, W. Henderson, and R. Skeen were always on the- ball, while Davy played the best game he has done this season, running hard and far, being well backed up by Martin, as usual. Braund and Whiteside, as backs, were all there, the latter getting some long runs, on one occasion passing all but the backs, having started from bis place at full back, so that he covered quite a hundred yards before being held. This closes the Club season as far as Pontonby and North Shore are can cerned, but Auckland has to play a deciding match against Grafton on the 27th ot August, each having bo far won a game. Next |Saturday New Zealand will play the World on the Domain ground. - HALF-BACK, r

MOBE OBSTRUCTION AT PARIHAKA.

[BY TELKGEAPH. — PEKSS ASSOCIATION;]

NEW PLYMOUTH, Saturday. . The rtatiVes Tiaffe again commenced to ob-" struct k\& rbaaVnear Parihaka. Yesterday morning, the men constructing a bridge on the road between Pupgarehu aud Rahotu were stopped by the natives, who had assembled in great numbers. A messenger was at once despatched to Pungarehu, and the constabulary were ordered to proceed to the spot, to protect the workmen. The natives refused to leave after the constabu lary arrived. Mr Parris and Major Tuke were sent for.and they took their departure for camp this morning. The reason the natives have obstructed tne work is, they say,because the Government is encroaching upon their land.

MUTINY ON BOARD THE SARAH BELL.

[" S. A. Register," 15th July.]

If ever a vessel acquired an uneviable notoriety it i» the Sarah Bell. The doings of her master and crew but a fortnight ago famished food for a magisterial inquiry,and later on the matter was brought under the notice of,the ; Government in Parliament. The vessel had,, however, sailed for Eng land, and therefore any further proceedings against the master were deemed futile. The barque had taken in cereals at Port Victoria, and shipped a fresh crew to replace the men sent to gaol, and it was sup posed that the last had been heard of the vessel for some time at any rate. On Thurs day morning a barque wa« seen working up the Gulf against a light northerly wind, and shortly after noon she was boarded and found to be none other than the celebrated Sarah Bell. There were no spars gone, and she looked all right aloft, but there was no sign of the roaster. The mate had charge of the deck, but relinquished it to the pilot) who proceeded with the vessel to ail eligible berth. The aspect of the ship's company was certainly not ferocious, and it was a matter of 'conjecture what had become of the captain, until on descending to the cuddy he was found there in custody of the seamen, with his hands handcuffed. Such a strange and unprecedented position caused immense surprise, and an inquiry into the facts of the case shows that some body had been guilty of a great wrong. The mai»e taxes the master with lamentable misconduct, the master retorts on the mate. Under any circumstances it was a most pain fully humiliating spectacle to see the master in irons in his own cabin, and the anchor was no sooner down than the chief officer landed to lay the case before Messrs Elder and Co., the vessel's agents. The Sarah Bell is a fine iron barque, belonging to J. Bell and Co., of Liverpool. She recently discharded caigo here and accepted charter to load for England at Port Vic toria. Proceeding thither she took in her freightage, and then her trouble commenced with the diiturbance between themasterand crew, which was commented on in our columns a few days back. The master boarded her on the 2nd July, and told the mate he had good reason for desiring to immediately sail for London, and ordered the anchor to be weighed. The mate demurred slightly at starting in the face of most unpropitioua weather; but at length the anchor was hove-up and sail made. While the operation of sail-setting was going oil some of the hands were engaged clearing a foul anchor, so that the vessel's canvas was not very rapidly set, and it was just as well, for shortly afterwards the ves sel ran ashore on a sandy spot to the south ward of the port. The anchor was let go under foot, and when the next'tide rose the vessel came off, and having suffered no apparent damage she set sail and pro ceeded. After making a couple of tacks the chief officer asked the master if he in tended going on with the vessel after she had been on shore, and he replied certainly, as the vessel had not come to any hurt. The hands were then called to stow the anchor, but they refused duty, alleging that they wnnted the vessel to put into Port Adelaide for overhaul. When the men were mustered they affirmed that the master was not fit to command the vessel and demanded that she should put into Port Adelaide. This was when the Althorpe light was in sight, ■on sth July, with fresh fair wind and clear weather. The crew still refusing dnty, the chief officer, with two boyg, secured the anchors with double lashings, as they were unable to get them taken on board. The next episode was a lively one, for suddenly the crew let fly the foreroyal and top gallant halyards, and afterwards-the main royal and topgallant sails were furled, and the upper topsails lowered down. These manoeuvres were carried out by the crew entirely without orders, and at length the master was so irritated by the conduct ot the men that he came on deck with a revolver in his hand, and threatened to shoot the first man who stepped abaft the mainmast. He then brought up a loaded gun, and calling on the mate to support him in quelling tbe disturbance, handed him a fowling-piece. After this he promised to take the vessel to Hobart, and the hands turned to and set all proper sail. As the vessel was heading away under a press of sail some consterna tion was caused by the bursting of a paraffin lamp,' which set the Teasel on fire in the half-deck. In this new phase of danger all hands turned to with a will and put out the flames ; and, as soon as that was accom plished, some of the men caught hold of the master, and insisted on the chief officer putting a pair of handcuffs on him. The mate remonstrated, but the men were inex orable, and the captain was at once ironed and confined in one of the state-rooms in the cuddy. Two of the crew were drafted off to keep watch over him, and the vessel at once got ova wind for this port. This was in 36 south 136.27 east, on 7th July, and it took until Thursday to work up to the Bell Buoy. The account of the master wears quite a different aspect He affirms that the vessel has returned through a concocted scheme of mischief. Shortly after starting the vessel touched on the spit to the south ward of Wardany Island, by reason of tbe compasses being unreliable. The anchor was let go, and shortly after a light breeze came off the land and the vessel backed off and made sail. At noon the mate refused duty, so the master issued orders to the second mate to carry on the work; but shortly afterwards a couple more hands refused duty,'and subsequently all the watch refused, even to the man .who was relieved from the wheel. An elderly man took the helm, and said he had no notion why the ciew had refused duty, and so he stuck to his work. The captain, calling the men one by one into' the cabin, they advanced as their reason for knocking off that the ship was undermanned. The master tried persuasion, but it was of- no service, and the men clamoured to be put back to Port Adelaide. About 3 p.m. on the sth, when away to the southward of Cape Borda, the master was in the cabin when the hands took in the sails, and on the mate trying to prevent them they sharpened their knives and declared they would cut away the running rigging if inter fered with. While the master walked the poop the men continued shortening sail, although he promised to put into New Zea land. When he promised to put into Hobart the men again set the canvas. Shortly after this the second officer was on the half deck, and broke the paraffin lamp, setting fire to tbe place, and it took the exertion of all bands to put ont the fire. Shortly after tbe confusion was over, one of the ringleaders struck the master ov«r the head and felled him to the deck. Then he had. a pair of handcuffs put on and for a time he was con fined in the fore-castle. The ship was then hauled on a wind and laboured heavily in the trough of the sea as she fore-reached on the port tack. The master meanwhile watched a slant and made a rush aft to the cabin, where he was still kept a prisoner until arrival, and even after the vessel had anchored the irons were' allowed to remain on his wrists, nor was he permitted to land. Shortly after midnight, how ever, a posse of police visited tbe vessel and having removed Captain Thorbun's handcuffs, he at once landed at the Sema phore, It is altogether a most curious case, involving positive contradiction, and will doubtless form the subject of official or legal investigation. The agents for' the vessel, Messrs Elder, Smith and Co., on being informed by the mate of the above named circumetances, placed themselves in communication with the Government and telegraphed to the owners. The matter was brought under the notice of the Go vernment in the House of Assembly on Thursday, when tbe Chief Secretary said he had consulted the Attorney-General on the subject, and the Crown Solicitor had seen the mate. Tbe question as to what should be done would require some con sideration and inquiry, and the matter would be taken in hand next day,

Six larrikin tin-kettlers were recently caught serenading a new married couple in New South Wales, and the* ringleader was fined £20, or in default 3 months imprison ment. ■ ' - " ;

THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL.

At Parnell Wesleyan Ch arch yesterday morning, the Rev. Mr Oliver preached the first of two sermons on the above suhject i The present discourse was an argument de rived from reason as to the existence of the soul and its survival after death; on Sunday morning, Aug. 14, the scriptural side of the question will be dealt with. The first por tion of the sermon considered the opinions of those who maintain that the process ot thinking is merely a function of brain, which secretes thought as the liver secretes bile. Materialists argued from analogy and maintained that man was simply one of the links i, a chain, that he differed nothing from the animals at whose head he was. But analogy was not to be depended upon bere : it broke down entirely, tor man is m com plete contrast to other animals, in that he walks erect, possesses the faculty of articulate . speech, a mpral sense> and the power of giving expression to Uis pleasure liy laughter. Materialists also contended, that man and his mind went hand in hand from the cradle to the grave. In infancy a man's reasoning powera were slight : they increased and grew! strong with his years; and ia old age they were again, like Jris physical system, weak and tottering. The preacher con sidered it a sufficient answer to this to bring forward examples of frail and diseased bodies accompanying minds the most vigorous and far-reaching. Tallyrand's life • was described in some detail. From Abercrombie several extraordinary cases were narrated, in some of which a complete half of the brain had been diseased, while the faculties remained quite unimpaired. After deducing argument* in Bupport of the soul's independent existence from the fact of its being affected by things immaterial, and the possession of a moral sense by the whole human race, Mr Oliver passed on to deal more especially with the teaching known as conditional im ! mortality. He inquired what the universal longing after immortality meant, if at death the souls ot a large portion Of mankind were to be.destroyed,.,wiped out? From the inequalities of life a powerful argument was drawn. We had only to look around to sec lives crippled, weighted, handi capped, wrongs unrighted, and the wicked going unpunished. The prospect had made Tennyson say:—

" My own dim life shonld teach me this, That lite mall live for evermore, Else earth is darkness at tbe core, And dust and ashes all that is. ■

If man was not immortal by' nature the justice of God was made a mockery. The diverse careers of Nero, Claverhouse, and the young Kuler ■ who came to Christ were graphically. described; and these different men were pictured ap pearing at the judgment bar of the All- Just to receive sentence. Were they all to meet the same fate, the moral upright man with tho bloody characters at whose names the world has not ceased to shudder ? Each to be annihilated, wiped out, by that God who will judge according to the deeds done in the body? Where was the justice of this f But justice would be done } and from this fact it necessarily followed that there would be a future lite. Mr Oliver pronounced the belief hi Conditional Im mortality to, be a lowering doctrine, one which taught, ". Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."

POLICE CO URT. -This day

(Before R. C. Baratow, Esq., R.M.)

Inebriates.—Joseph Barmie, Charles Crowell, Eugene Austin, Allan Todd, and David Gordon were fined for drunkenness. The three latter, being Sunday cases, were 10s each. j

Larckmy of Oats.—James Whittle was charged with stealing two sacks of oata, value 20s, from the ship Darcy Pratt on the 25th nit, the property of Frederick Alson.— Mr E. Cooper appeared for prisoner.— Mr Pardy said as prisoner was only arrested last evening he would ask for a remand until to-morrow, which was granted.—Pri soner was admitted to bail in £10 and one surety to the same amount. : Breach of Sheep act,—Walter Paul, farmer, was charged with a breach of this Act, in not having made reasonable exer tions to clean 50 sheep to the satisfaction of Alexander Munro, Inspector of Sheep for the district, who believed the sheep were infected.—Mr H. Williamson, Crown Pro secutor, appeared for the prosecution, and stated the case, Mr Paul was evidently labouring under a misconception.—Alex ander Munro, Sheep Inspector for the Auckland sub-division, deposed that he had inspected Mr Paul's sheep, at his farm at Mangare, on the 19th of May last. The sheep were infected with scab. He gave Mr Paul notice to dip the sheep in accord ance with the Act. He could not say what steps defendant had taken, but the scab was still there. The sheep were all in fected under the Act.—To Mr Paul: Did not remember saying that one dressing would be sufficient. Said it was a slight case, and could be easily cured.—Mr Lewis, chief Inspector, gave evidence that he visited Mr Paul's farm in June, accompanied by the last witness. One ot the sheep was badly infected. The dressing had not cured the scab. Mr Paul did not hinder him from going amongst his sheep. — His Worship said that any persona who hindered or obstructed an inspector, was | liable to a penalty of £100. . Of course an inspector would not go on a Suuday nor in the night, but at any other time. He was I master of the situation.,-—Mr Paul con sidered this legally bard, as to his opinion, 1 some person of the farm should certainly be with the inspector.—Mr Lewis : A second 1 dipping is always necessary. Ihe first kills the insect and the second the after.— Walter Paul was sworn, and stated that when Mr Munro called to inspect to sheep it was doubtful whether one of the sheep had the scab or not, Mr Munro suggested a dressing, and he gave them a dipping of tobacco and sulphur, according to the/sub inspector's directions. He was satisfied that the sheep was cured. He did everything which, in his experience, he considered sufficient. He believed that he could have cured the small flock in three months, but subsequently he found that the law was against him, and he dipped them i a second time.—To Mr Williamson : He ' did not inform the Inspector that he had dipped a second time. Could not give the date. Proceedings had been taken against. him before in this Court. That was a trifling affair. He had consulted ,his solicitor. His Worship said he was bound to convict defendant. The law was clear on this point. - The sheep must ■be dipped and i clean to the satisfactory of the Inspector. He would make the fine light as the sheep had since been dipped, viz., 12a 6d ; costs, £2 Us. ■'- •' i; ■h ■ ■ k», '/..- ' :

A BBAvy Case.—William Knapp, jon remand, was brought up, charged with stealing a heavy, or great coat, value 255, the property of; Andrew Heavy, of Wyndham-street, on the 24th June last.— Mr. Pardy stated the case, and Mr .Laishley appeared for the prisoner, and pleaded not guilty.—Andrew Heavy.keeperof a second hand clother's shop, in Wyndham-street,. deposed that prisoner called at Ms shop and asked him to buy some tickets. He did not want them.. Presently the coat was, missing. Saw prisoner in Queen-street. Accused him of taking the coat. Prison er . confessed that he had taken it, but would return it. Prisoner did not do so and he gave information to the police.— To Mr Laishley :He missed the coat from his counter on the Saturday morning. (Coat produced.)" He was neither in possession of a coat nor pawn tickets belonging to Knapp at that. time. Could not swear that bis daughter was in the shop when Knapp went in.—Detective Brennan deposed to receiving information of the Joss of the coat. He went to Mr Morrin's place at Remuera and charged prisoner with the larceny. He denied that he stole the coat, but said that Miss Heavey let him have the coat.—To Mr Laishley : Prisoner did not speak par ticularly about pawn tickets j said nothing definite.—Charles .Roger?, storeman, de posed that he resided in West Queen street. He knew prisoner. , .He went on the Saturday evening to Murray's to get a shave. ' Prisoner was there and trying to sell the coat. He gave him 4s for it. Took it to his tailor and got it repaired. -^To Mr Laishley :He thought 4s was the value of tha coat in its dilapidated state.— To His Worship: He paid 3s 6d for braid, and then there was - the woman's wages for repairing the coat.— j Miss Heavy, daughter of Mr Heavy, stated that she managed his business. On i the day in quest oct Knapp called and wanted to sell a pawn-ticket. Could not swear to the coat. She did not give the coat to Knapp.—To Mr Laisbley : Would swear she did not tell Knapp to take the 1 coat.—To His Worship : Knapp was under the influence of drink.—Mr Laishley ad dressed the Court in defence, and said un fortunately Knapp was in the hands of the police. He was instructed that Mr and Miss Heavy had been having a few words, to Knapp, who went in to ascertain Miss Heavj's state of mind, when she said, " Why don't you take your heavy coat away ?" which she pointed out. H"e took it accordingly. Be hoped, however, should His Worship accept the evidence of Miss Heavy that he would take into con sideration that this was ; prisoner's first offence, a#least so he was informed.—His

Ec was more tha& Mr and MfpfHeavys evidence to be conaiderp? He-Tiad sold the coat for 4s, and it w»i worth considerably more.—Sentenced to U days' imprisonment, with hard labour This was all the business. ' '

CABLEGRAMS.

IKKUTEK'S TELEGRAMS.]

IMPORTANT CAPE NEWS. CAPE, July 30, Telegrams from. Praetona aanounce that Mr Hudson, the Colonial Secretary O f Transvaal, has been appointed to the posi. tion of British Resident uader the terms of the convention agresd between the Koyal Commissioners and the Boers-. News is to hand from Zulu land thaj; a claimant to thi Chieftainship,, with 4,00 ft „ ipartisanL is endeavouring to >~. destroy jjjj present arrangemeuts for. the Government of the country. John Dunne, the British Resident, has communicated with the Im. perial Government, regarding the position of affairs,' and- only awaits permission to send a strong force to attack the insurgent chief and his followers. GARFIELD RECOVERING. WASHINGTON, July 30, President Garfield continues to progress satisfactorily. He is now able to. tako solid food, and his complete recovery be« lieved to be assured. Several Members of the Mount Hobson Domain Board beingjunable to attend to-day the meeting was adjourned until tomoarow at 3 p.m. in the office of MessrsJß. Tonka & Co. THE LAND BILL PASSED. LONDON, July 29. The Irish Land Bill came up for the third reading in the House of Commons last night. A few extreme Tory members forced a division, which resulted in the Bill being read a third time, and passed by £20 to if i amidst much enthusiasm. , . > ' The House pf Lords sat especially to receire the Bill from the House oi Common; at 11 p.m. They read the measure the finl time. SETTLEMENT OF TRANSVAAL DIFFICULTY. CAPETOWN, July 29. Telegrams to hand from Pretoria repot', that the settlement of the Transvaal ques tion is now expected to be arrived at im me diately between the Royal Commission an< the Boer leaders. It has been arranged that England shall have full right of panaff of troops in the Transvaal, and complete control of the foreign relations of the Boers The duties of the British resident will be similar to those of Consul-GeneraL MASSING TROOPS FOR AFGHANIS. TAN. ■ CALCUTTA, July 29. In consequence of Ayoiib X ban's euc cbsses over the Ameer's Irbopg in Kandahar, orders have been issued by the Indian Government, for the cbacentratioil of a British force at Quetta, on the Afehau frontier, andseveral regiments have already left India for that place; . «

AUSTRALIAN.

EARL' CLANWILLIAM MADE VICE ADMIRAL. MELBOURNE, July 30. It is announced that Uear-Admiral Clan william has been raised to the rank of Vice- Admiral. THE WATERLOO COURSING. MELBOURNE, July 30. The concluding courses of the Wat trios Coursing Meeting were run to-day. Tho Cup was won by Lady Maryborough, the Purse by Rapide, and the Plate by FlorjmeL THE ROYAL PRINCES. SYDNEY, July 30. Princes Albert Victor and George ot Wales paid a visit to-day to the works o: Messrs. Hudson Bros., the well-known builders, at Redfern.

ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS.

[Via Mklboubne and the Bluff.]

SOLOMON ISLAND MASSACRES.

LONDON, July 18. IK the House of Commons, the attention of the Government has been called to the Solomon Island massacres and the 8t« taken by Commodore Wilson for the pun ishment of the natives. Messrs Picks and Gorst questioned the Government oa the subject, and expressed the opinion that | but little good could accrue from retaliate measures, such as were adopted in the crui o£ the Emerald, when the huts and plantation of natives were indiscriminately destroy* Mr Trevelyan, Secretary of the Admiral: replied justifying the course pursued, a declaring that the repeated massacres co pitted by the savage natives of iheiH islands rendered some primitive measu absolutely: necessary. CRICKET TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. Arrangements have been concluded for s, visit of a professional team of cricketers to Australia during the coming season. T hitch caused by the objection raised by t Nottingham cricketers has been overcome, they having yielded to the point and signified tbeir willirjgness to join the ti at INDIAN OUTBREAK. LONDON, July 21. Hostilities have broken oat among; tl indian tribes of British Columbia, who are fighting desperately with one another. In telripence has been received of a fierce battle which has taken place between opposing parties. The encounter lasted a long time, and eighty Indians were killed, besides large number wounded. ■ ■ RIFLE FIRING. The presentation of paizes wod at the meeting of the National Rifle Association held at WimbledoD, took place to-day. Thn meeting was declared to have been a thorough success, a high average of merit having been obtained by marksmen. CORK ASSIZES ADJOURNED. • Owing to the persistency of juries in ac quitting all persons charged with agrarii crimes and outrages, the judge* liavo adjourned the ABsizes, which were being held in Cork. An agitation has been started in Ireland with the object of makim; an appeal to Mr Gladstone to discharge all persons who have been arrested on suspicion as soon as the Land Bill hi finally paesed. The annual meeting of the Cobden Club has been held, at which several prominent public men and political economist!! rrero present. A number of speeches were delivered, in which reference was made_ to the growth of Protective principles, wnicli was deplored by most of those present. AGITATION IN PORTUGAL. ~. . LONDuN, July 23. Political affiairs in Portugal arein a vary unsatisfactory state, and great dissatisfac tion with the Government prevails at Lisbon. Fearing a tumult would cubup, the Government has decided to abandon the military review that had bear pro jected. ...■•. YELLOW FEVER. A destructive outbreak of yellow fever has occurred at Havanna, in the Island ot Cuba, causing great mortality amongst tho inhabitants. WINE TOPICS.-A GREAT FIRE. A serious fire has broken out. A larpn wine-house at Bordeaux, in which were nu less than 8000 casks of wine, has been totally destroyed. The Government have now under consi deration a recommendation made by His Majesty on the subject of granting hon«nw in connection with the Melbourne ExmM' tion. It is believed that announcements will very shortly be published. Arrangements are progressing for an ex hibition to be held at Milan in September next, illustrative of tho culture of the T»ne. A Conßrcss ot scientiEc men will »!*> bei held at the same time for the purpose oi considering the best means of dealing witfc phylloxera, and other diseases of the !»«•

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDAY. AUO-UST 1.



Special Advertisements. w. katteay's Great Continuation Sams. OF HOUSEHOLD DKAPEBY. THE WHOLE STOCK TO BE SOLD THIS MONTH. NEW BARGAINS! NEW BARGAINS 1 ALL-WOOL FRENCH MKRINO, Wholesale Price, 2/SJ. Cash Sale Price, 1/11. TWILLED CARMELITE, 1/3 and 1/6. A (OW COLOURED SILKS (slightly spotted), at 1/11 and 2fll per yard. POMPADOUR DRESS MATERIALS, reduced from 2/9 to 1/3. fßeppes at 7/6, reiluoed to Cash Sale Price, 4/9 per yard A9 W. B. Is relin- — ouishing the Fur- blankets. nisbing Depart- blankets. ment. ne Is now 104 Blankets; uaualprlce BeUina Reppes at 22/6; Cash Sale Price, less than coat price 18/6 per pair w 11-4 Blankets :ugualprioe 30/; Gash Sale Price, V 22/6 per pair WHITK FLANNELS, fall yard wide: usual price, 2/3; cash sale, 1/9 COLOURED' COTTON SHIRTINGS, ■worth /10, to be oJeared out at 6d WOOL GOODS—Operettas. Collaretteg, Scarfs, &a,athalfprloe. Cash sale price of Wool Goods from /6 BLACK .4ND COLOURED CORD AND TASSKLS—An Immense Variety, from 1/3 LADIES'WHITE LAHORE SILK SQUARES —Cash sale price, 1/3 LADIES' RINK COLLARS, in all sizes, from /t FASHIONABLE CREAM LACKS, In all widths Point dv Cabdintau, Regbnoy Laos; Point corallimk and brbionne laos Ladles' Jersey Gloves, from 1/ per pair Ladles' Black Silk Mousquetalre Gloves Ladles' Black and Coloured Lace Gloves, very choice - •-• • A Laree Assortment of Lad.loa" and Children's Coloured Silk Gloves Ladioß' Spun Silk Hose, Black, Navy Blue, Old Gold and Cardinal pi i. . i . . i A LARGE STOCK OF FUKS TO BE CLEARED OUT BK OABDIBBS OF COST. {CBshßale^ Cost. price. I w White Angora Muff 5.....17/6 — 11/9 2 Silver Fox Muf5....»...13/6 - 9/8 J-S White Fox MnflS ....25/ — 17/6 I 5 Imitation Ermine 8/6 • — 5/11 ' Fur Collarettes, from 4/9 upwards / COSTUMES AND LADIES' GENERAL ODTFITTING. A Choice Selection of Ladies' and Children's Costumes and Ulsters to be cleared ont at Cost Price. FASHIONABLE MILLINERY To be sold at less than cost. 109 MEN'S TWEED SUITS, 77/6;" Balel>rice. 50/ GENTS' LINEN COLLARS, Newest Shapes, reduced to /9 Boys'" Prince Arthur,"'" Sailor," " Boatswain," and "Captain" LINBN COLLARS, re duced to/7 Reversible Waterproof Buggy and Carriage Rugs, reduced to 25/ and 30/ COLONIAL AND AMERICAN PORTMAN TEAUX, Reduced 50 per cent. BOYS' JERSEY SUITS, Reduced to Cost Price. fWM. tenders bis thanks to the I public for the unprecedented I support accorded him in this sale. THANKS. ■< Over £10.000 worth of Stock re- I mains to be Bold, and must be I cleared even at Cost Price before y Removing to New Premises. (A Great Pile of Remnants have accumulated, and on every FRIDAY and SATUK DAY during this month Decided Bargains will be had in Remnants. W. R A T T *- & Y> 62, queen-street, - Oppositk Bane of New Zealand,



11 rjriHK QALE '../: !■. ■ ■■'~'; of ; DOAK iND WATSOIf'S i Bankrupt Stock '.'■:-"'. ". ' OP ':-''■'■ '■"■ ■■ ''•■■■• ■"■■. •■ .. ...... " " .'.-■ f ■ DRAP EX V AND CLOTHING WIIiIi COMMENCE OK JMoNDAY, J^UGUJST XBTi 1881, AT THE crrr hall aroadb, Q.OODS AT TLTALF-PRICE. \ GARLICK & CRANWJELL, 1 1 2 '. " 2 TT AJM O €* O A L. DRPOT: NEXT PUBMG BATHS. O ITITT P TP • " ' No. 5, Booth British Inbubanok Comfaot. : KAMO COAL Is DativßßKD fbom Depot . ENTIRELY FREE FROM SLACK, ' i-,: AITD 13 GtTARAKTEED j SUPERIOR TO NEWCASTLE FOR 1 HOUSEHOLD PUBPOSJa. *]



tar SU Free Guts I-Tne Proprietors ol Wolfe's Aromatio Sohibdam Schnapps, to indmce the destruction and prevent the im proper use of their wrappers and labels, and thus further protect the Fublio against fraud and deception, have enclosed in the wrappers, or under he label on the quart bottles, slnoe Ist October. 1878, and continue to enclose in every day's paokiwq tsrotjqbout the year T H R E X fil O R D B R S, whioh are drawn upon the undersigned,' and -which will be cashed by them on presentation. To secure these Gifts, the Publio must be oarefu to ask for, and accept nothing but, the Genuine Udolpho Wolfe's Schnapps, w our name upon the top label, M. Moss & Ith Wynyard Lane, Sydney Co



A deposit of mammoth bones have beon found near Yakima City, .Washington Territory, and they are believed to be tbe relies of an extinct species of elephant Cheap Iron Bedsteads.-A large lot just opened up at the City Ball Arcade. 2AJ' 0: some very handsome Black and Gold TOiJ"" Pier Gla«Bes of quite a new design, some h« flag shelves tor ornaments to rest on: Cheffonier Backs, Gilt Frame Glasses. Toilet flawe*. Child's Folding Carriage, Rooking and Bigo I Chair Combined—a very ingenious contrivance- , Fresh shipment of Austrian Bent Wood Fornl tnre now on view—a great numbers of patten* This style of furniture so weU adapted for ana climate, is fast arrowing in favour, as It is WW" able for either dining or drawing-room, .on landed a shipment of American Chairs M Perambulators. A large stock of Genem t Household Kurnitnre to select from, and ±OT' ding of all sizes Kept ready for delivenv_l»sW comers should especially visit the City.H*^ Arcade, as well amßesidents and-those aDBUt w marry. Five-per cent, discount ia allowed wr cash payments if paid at time of puwnWf Goods delivered free to any part of the town. Note the address— City Hall FnrniahingArcatt Queen-street, Auokland—GarllokandCwnwe proprietors,—Apvt, j