SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

,„„„ w ._~„ i This Evening, 1132 HIGH WATER{ To . mon . owMon , lnK|ll>ss .'UNSET.—This Evening,s.G f-UNRI3K.-To-Morrow Morning. 6.18 MOWS AGE.—Ftot Quarter, Oth, 10.23 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING. Josephine, sohoonor, Harrison, from Povorty Bay

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. Sonthorn Cross, s.s., McKay, forLovuka East Lothian, barque, Clark, for Nowcastlo Elsinore, schooner, Stephens, for Tairua Gem, Bchooner, Poarco, for _ aiiua Adab, ketoh, Jones, for Thames

to-day. Ringarooma, s."s., Chatfleld, for tho South Wellington, s.s., Farquhar, for Tauranga Fingal, 8.5., Norris, for Mangawai

PROJECTED DEPARTURES

Melbourno via South-Rotomahana, Thursday 12tn- Taranaki and South—Hawca, 10th Rnssell and northorn ports—lona, Monday Whangarol and Maogapai-Glenelg, Tuesday Tanranga-Wellington, Tnosday and Thursday Mercury Bay—Fingal, Saturday Mangawai- Fingal, Thursday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Morope, ship, from London _~.,, Haloione, ship (J.N.M.S.), from London ; to Bail

Maroh i , . Loch Doon, ship (L.H.G.V.), from London; to •sail March 2 . Avona. barquo (W.Q.J.N.), from London ;

Eailod Fobruary 3 , Orient, barque (R.C.J.N.), from Now York;

sailed February 11 Coronllla, barquo (K.8.V.Q.), from London

sailed Feb. 15 Dnnkeld, barquo, from London ; loading Cabarfoldh, barquo (S.Q.M.J.), from Sydney Thames, barquo, from Adolaido Annio Bow, barquohtino, from Timaru, sailed

Emporor, brig, from Lyttelton: sailod April 29 Camillo, brig, from Now York ; loading Fawn, brig, from Newcastle, loading Wave, brig, from Newcastle, sailed April 18 Syren, brig, from Newcastle, loading Thomas and Henry, brig, from Dunedin via

Vißion, biig. fiom Melbourne, sailod April 19 Orwell, brigantine, from tho Islands Daroy Pratt, brigantine, from Timaru Myrtle, brigantine, from Friendly Islands Ethel, brigantine, from Dunodin Ryno, brigantine, from Rotumah Borealis. brigantlno, from Lyttelton Flirt, brigantine. from Samoa George Noble, barquentine, from Newcastle 00-Ola, brigantine, from New York Caledonia, BOhoonor, from Samoa Mazeppa, Bchoonor, from Rarotong- Policeman, schooner, from Noumea Agnes Donald, schooner, from Rarotonga Coronet, schooner, from Attutaki Clyde, Bchooner, from Lyttelton Gael, schooner, from Levuka Saxon, schooner, from Lj ttelton Torea, schooner, Dora Lyttelton Winifred, schooner, from Now Hebrides EBtello, schooner, from Newcastle Taviuni, schooner, from Levuka

IMPORTS.

Per Peru-Five cases druggists'sundrios.-T, B. Hill,

Per barque Peru-1 caso Bedford trousers-and breeohes, I case cotton shirts, 1 oaso men s twoed trousers, 1 case men's overcoats, 1 case boys and youths' suits, 1 case boys' and youths' ovorcoats. —Phillips' Mart, Queen-street.

WPor Peru, from London—ls caseslmnstard, 35 oases blue, 50 hhds. vinegar, 15 oases vestas, 31 cases cocoa and ohocolate, 25 oases rasberry cordial, 100 cases limejuico cordial, 50 cases glucose, 25 oases ling.—T. H. Hall and Co.

Per ship Peru, from London-1 steam union leather splitting machine, and 2'cases machi-ery for tanning purposes.—Garrett Brothers.

Per Porn, from -London—9 cases furnituro, 1 case trimmings, 5 bales-Carpets.—Winks and Hall.

Per Josephine, from Povorty Bay—sl3 bags wheat.

EXPORTS.

Per Sonthorn Cross, for Lo-vuka and fcnva— 178 sacks potatoes, 10 tins biscuits, 15 cases pre served meats, 20 bundles spades, 21 asohors, 22 saoks oysters, 32 doors, 7 packages sashes, 30 bundles frames, 10 boxes soap, 30 boiler tubes. 80 sheep, 28 bags and 16 cases onions, 5151 pieces timber, i kegs butter, 6 boxes cheese, 1 tube expander, 37 packages and parcels sundry merchandise.

THE PERU'S PASSAGE FROM LONDON.

The barque Peru, whose arrival wo announced last evening, anchored at the powder ground at 9.30 p.m. yesterday ; her passage from land to land having occupied 105 days, and from port to port 112 days. The Peru left London on January 12, and Gravesend same evening, Got out of the Downs next day, and passed tho Lizard on the 15th, having E. and N.__ breezos up to this time. To tbo 24th experienced moderate weather from E. to S.W. On the 28th, spoke tho ship Trevylan from London to Melbourne, 27 dayß out. Up to this time bad light S.W. and S. breezes. Next day had a fresh gale from W. to N.N.W. The N. B. trade 3 were picked up on February 3, and proved freßh for two days, but afterwards fell very light. Crossed the Equator on the 21st, and had light baffling winds for two days. Onthe2ith got the S.E. trades, which were aIBO light, and well from the south ward. On March 17 passed the meridian of Greenwich in 36 30 S. Had strong breezes from N.N.K. Running the easting down had moderate weather, with very high barometer all the time. From March 31st to April 5 had strong N.E. to N.W. gale, and averaged 257 knots per day forsix days. From the sth to the 9lh had light S. and S.E. broezes; thence until the 20th experienced moderate N. to W. winds. Sighted Tasmania on tho latter date. From the 20th to the 24th bad fresh W. breez.s ; then to the 28th encountered light, baffling winds. A strong N.E, gale acoomp.nied by thunder and lightning was encountered on the 29th April; and on Sunday, the Ist May, at noon, the Three Kings were sighted, fresh w. winds being experienced until noon of the 2nd. the vessel then being -, abreast of Hen and Chickens. On this night i had strong S.E. breeze with vivid lightning. .Brought up on the night ot the 3rd inside Tiri v» tiri. Got underway on the morning of the 4th, ,*. and dropped anchor in the powder ground at 9. >/ 30. o-look the same night.

Inwards Coastwise.—Lizzie from Wanga poua, with 27,106 feet timber, and 38 bags gum.

Outwabds Coastwise. — Golden Isle for Russell; Wangarel for Russell.

The barque Waratah from Hobart, arrived at Tauranga on Saturday morning. The brigantine Teggie Guy and schooner Rona from Oamara have also arrived at Tauranga.

The s.s. Ringarooma left for Southern Ports and Melbourne, shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. Passengers: -Mra Bond, Mrs Lindsay and ohlld, Messrs Cotter, Smith, Rawfleld, O'Brien, Hart, and Missßawfield. The barque East Lothian left for Newcastle ast eveniog, but got no further than North Shore Spit, where she has been observed during the day. The vessel probably went onto the Spit inside the buoy ot low waser, and will rise with the next tide.

The Doterel which, according to latest oable graphio intelligence, has been destroyed by a terrible explosion, is a composite screw sloop, carrying 6 guns and 120 men. The commander, who along with 10 men, escaped is Mr Richard Evans. The Doterel was commissioned at Chatham on December 7,1880, and was on tho Sonth Pacific Station,

The schooner Josephine arrived from Poverty Bay last evoning, having left on March 26, and experienced fair weather with nice S.E. wind np to Saturday, when Cuvier Island was reaohed, A heavy gale from the east was then experienced, accompanied by thunder and Hghtening.duringwhichthejib and stiysail were carried away. The schooner was inside Tiritirl on Monday last, but was driven back to Capo Colville with loss of foresail. Hence to arrival litrong head winds.

The ss. Wellington arrived from Tauranga this morning, bring-:nztho following p&ssengors -Mr and Mrs Beat'ie, Mr andMisDeftels, Dr. and Mrs Grant, Misses Bills, Jones, Captain Lunks, Messrs Burns, Harr son, T. W"gley, Logan Bartels. M. Levy, L. Levy. Kothsohild, Ellis, Davis. Taylor, Craig, Tisohner, Mace, 1. Craig, Robertson and Hamilton. The barge Mak.ru when coming off Mr D. Gouk's Blip to-day ran into the cutter Wave, smashing in several planks on her stern. No other damage was sustained. The shooner Orpheus will probably leave for Sunday Island to-morrow.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL. Stella, s.s„ Fairchild, from the South

DEPARTURES.

Rowena, s.s., Amodeo, for Hokianga Lalla Rookb, s.s., Campbell, for Raglan

IMPORTS.

Per Colonist, from Waitara: 165 sheep, 23 head cattle.

EXPORTS.

Por Lalla Rookh, for Raglan: 216 pieces timber. 1,000 shiDgles, 6*l bags flour, 18 sacks oats, 15 bags salt, 16 packages seed, 8 sacks wheat, 5 sacks bran, 85 parcels and cases sundries.

Per Penguin, for New Plymouth : 50 boxes Clothes pegs, 115 pieces timber. 3 hhds. ale, 5 oases kerosine, 49 packages. For Nelson: 20 sacks guano, 15 plates iron, 2 reams, paper, 49 paokages. For Picton: 57 pieces timber, 2 packages. For Wellington: 15 sacks oysters, 7 packages.

The s.s. Lalla Kookh. for Raglan, took one passenger—Mr Copwell.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Sydney, May 4. Sailed last night: The Union Co.'s steamship Wakatipu, for Wellington. Wellington, yesterday. Bailed: Taiaroa, s.s,, for the South. Port Chalm-rs, yosterday. Sailed: Botomahana, s.s., for Auckland via EaßtCoaßt- Thlsday. Arrived at Heads yesterday: Cambrian, barque, from London. Lvttelton, yesterday. Sailed: flawea and Oreti, for Manukau; Te Anau, S,s„ for Port Chalmers.

COMMERCIAL.

■Evening Star Office, Thursday, A. buokland's report.

At the Haymarket on Tuesday hides brought from 3d to S_d tho lb.; sheep-skins. Is 3d to 2s _d each; greasy wool in Bmall parcels, 6Jd to 74d the lb.; tallow, 20a to 22s the owt. The regular sale at Pukekohe on Monday last was fairly supplied with stock-cows near calving, and fat oattle were in good demand at full S rices, but young cattle were dull of sale. At jo speolal sale held at Mr John Smith's on Wednesday, there was an unusual large attend ance, with steady bidding, and satisfactory prices throughout, particularly for the draught fcorse-stook. Those being known good workers were eagerly competed for.

Messrs K. and A. Isaacs' report on their sale of anrplns ships stores on Tuesday, 4th instant,

-onisting of groceries, wines, spirits, pre served meats, etc, Largs quantities were sub _k S.!? 64 ttna realised satisfactory prices. The H L^ m^* was numerous and bidding spirited.

Mail Notice.

Mails will Close as Under .- THIS DAY. For Tanranga. Ohinomutu, and Opotlkl, per Wellington, nt. p.m. For Mangawai, per Fingal, at L3O p.m. For Thames, per Rotouiahana, at _ ju p.m. Friday, Oth instant For Waitara, &a, per Lalla Rookb, at 8 a.m. E ForWaihokoand Coromandol, per Coromandol, For Whangarei Hoads. Parua, Walpu, Whan garei, and Tangihua, por Argyle, nt J p.m. For Thames, per Rotouiahana, at O.JO p.m. Saturday, 7th instant. For Waiwora, To Kapa, Craigloburn, and Wartrworth. por Roso Casey, at 10 a.m. For Wbitlangi, nor Fingal, at 1 p.m. For Russoll and Kawakawa, por Wellington, at 1 p.m. For Sunday Island,.por Orphous, at 1 p.m. For Waitara, &c, por Samson, at 4.30 p.m. Tuesday. 10th instant. For Taranaki and Southern. Ports, por Hawoa, at 1 p.m.

N.B.—A Post Ofiloo has boon oponod at Maka rau, uoar Kaukapakapa. Mail will oloso nt tills olllooovory Friday at 2.15 p.m. Return mails will bo rocelved ovory Wcdnesduy at 11 v.m.

S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chiof Post-oflloo. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

May sth, 1881. Albort Hall-Gillies' Industrial Exhibition. Thoatro Royal — Simonson's Royal Opera Company, "H.M.S. Plnaforo," 8 p.m. V.M.C.A, Devotional mooting, 7.30. p.m. St Androws' Young Mon*' Mutual Improve ment class. Dobate, 7.30. p.m.

Death.

JONES.—On May sth, nt hor reßidonoo, Charlotto Plaoo, off Cook-stroot, Hannah Amolia, tho bolovod wito ot Thomas Jonos ; aged6l yours, Tho funoral will loavo hor late rOHidcn'-o at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday. Friends will plonso oxoept this invitation.

Notice to Correspondents.

Cbbdo Skd Cavko.—Wo cannot undertako tho correction of all tho bad taste of our con temporaries.

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

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1881.

For the cause that Licks assistance. For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that wc can do.

A French army, fifty thousand strong marching direct for Tunis, bodes no good to the Tunisians. The French evidently mean business, and not a mem military parade. It would seem that they inteud to do unto Tunis as they did unto Algiers in time past. In the year 1829 tho uupopular King, Charles X, in order to regain tho favour of his people, determined ou the conquest of Algiers, a work which united Europe ought to have accomplished long before. The Algerincs woro pirates. After a hard struggle their piracies were ended, and tho country was conquered. For many years the war lasted, marked with more than ono shameful act of cruelty. It was not till 1847 that the Arab chief Ab-del-Kader sub mitted and was sent to France, where he was kept in confinement for five yours. But if France did Algiers injustice, and treated the poople with severity in the first [ instance, there is no denying thcmultifarious benefits which her occupation has couferred on the country. As a recent writer romarks, " Under French rule the imports of Algiers have risen from two hundred aud eighty thousand pounds to five million. Her exports arc seven million. Where tho wandering Arab camped are now roads and bridges, and four hundred miles of railway. Where the pirate lurked are lighthouses and harbours. The civilian population has grown to threo million, of which two hun dred thousand are Europeans. Tho inhabi tants peacefully cultivate the fertile soil, and add to the comfort of mankind by raising abundant crops of wheat, cotton, grapes, olives, oranges, tobacco, flax aud silk." This is undeniably a pleasing picture, showing a condition of things which the French have been instrumental in bringing about. Finaucially Algeria has not been a success to themselves ; but as an exercising ground for their soldiers it has been of uo despicable service. Tho territory of Tunis, is adjacent to that of Algeria. The former country, like tho latter, is fertile, haviDg in former times supported a population eleven times as numerous as it does now. Its area is 42,000 square miles, i.e., more than one fifth the size of France. Its limits, in fact, may be taken a? corresponding with the territory of ancient Carthage, the proud rival of Rome, vanquished only after three long and sanguinary wars. The capital, Tunis, is situated about 10 miles from tho site of Carthage; its population is said to number over one hundred thousand; and it is, after Alexandria, the most commercial city in Africa. The foreign trade of the the country is valued at £2,400,000 annu ally, and is carried on principally with Italy, France, and Great Britain. What ever may be the present condition of Tunis (and beyond question it is badly governed, its resources are undeveloped, and its gene ral status low), the thoughts of the French authorities go forward into the future, and consider what Tunis might be made. Where esparto grass now luxuriates, corn might flourish, and the magnificent agricultural capabilities of the soil turned to adequate account. The abundant stores of copper, lead, and silver, would be made to yield under the influence of French science and capital, something approaching to a reasonable return. Villages would be con verted into towns. The valleys where the wretched inhabitants now occasionally die of famine, would raise three crops in the year. The revenue of two hundred and eighty millions would be augmented many fold. In short Tunis would be made to resume a place more worthy of her ancient glory and importance. The morality of conquering a country, even in order to its advancement and ultimate advantage, will no doubt seem very doubtful to many people ; but we would have them bear in mind that such a course is strictly analogous to the conquest and occupation of India by the British.

If Franco has no intention of taking pos session of Tunis, it is difficult to under stand why sho has put so many troops into the field. To oppose fifty thousand trained soldiers against an ill-disciplined army numbering less than twenty thousand, resembles very much breaking a butterfly on a wheel. A much smaller force would bo ample to sustain the dignity of tho French name, should it have ie ceived any slight, fancied or real, from the Bey. But there is not merely the size ot the French army to judge by; we have received telegraphic assurance from Europe to the effect that tho trouble arose in the first instance over the action on the part of France towards the acauisit.ion of Tunis. It does not go for much that the French Government has given friendly assurances to the court of Home as to their intentions. Similar assur ances were given to England respecting Algiers some thirty years ago, and history now tells their worth. The reason of Italy's anxiety in the matter is presumably on accojmt of the commercial relations existing between Tunis and tbat country, whose interests would doubtless be severely damaged in the event of a French occupation; Lord Salisbury, when Foreign Minister, appears to have so awkwardly compromised the British Government on the side ot France, that it is considered a barrier against his nomination as leader of the Conservative party. The " Daily News " of March 25th, says :— We believe that tho following is an authentic statement of the Tunis incident: When the Conservatives were arranging for tho acquisition of Cyprus, France mentioned the possibility of Tunis some day bemg open to annexation. Lord Salisbury, the then Foreign Secretary, thereupon made a statement, which the French Ministry construed as an under taking that England would not object to the annexation of Tunis by Frauce. When j some time later the question cropped up Salisbury disclaimed this construction of his meaning, but France alleges that she is in possession of private letters from Salisbury fully confirming her views on the correspon dence.

So far as the war—for such it must be deemed—has progressed, Tunis, as might be expected, has got tho worst of it, The

island of Tabacca, situated near the coast at the western extremity of the Tunisian territory, has been heavily bom barded by French mon-of 'War. A eovcre fight has taken place near Kronuss, pto sumably in favour of the invaders who sub sequently continued their advance, and occupied the town of Alkeff without oppo sition. The latest news to baud is to the oflect that tho French are advancing against the capital at their utmost speed. There can be no quostioai as to the ultimate result of the conflict, despite the fact that the Arabs aro in a very excited and warlike mood. Unless the Great Powers, to whom tho unfortunate Hey has appealed, see fit to interfere, it will not bo very long before that Potentate is at the feet of his opponent.

EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH OF AUCKLAND.

WHAT THE CENSUS SAYS,

From tho nctivity iv building everywhere about tho city and suburbs, the peoplo of Auckland could not but ho conscious of rapid growth, but we do not hesitate to say that the figures now brought to light by tho census will astonish oven tho most sanguine Though there aro still son o straggling papers out, which Mr John King, tho Chief Enumerator, will bo glad to have returned to the ollice, Insurance Buildings, immediately, the population of city and suburbs has been ascertained with sufficient accuracy to publish; and it revoals tho extraordinary tact that tho city and suburbs havo been increased by tho addition of.no less than 9,377 persons in throe years—sinco tho last census of 1878. Wo givo below the details which will enable our readers to ascertain tho extent of progress in their several quarters. When estimating tho population of Auckland city, tho small area included withiu tho borough boundaries must be kept strictly iv viow throughout. Tho other day wo learned by telegraph that the population of Duncdin city is 24,249, or an increase of 1,71- ovor tho population of 1878, aud Wellington is 20,532, or an increase of 1,495 ovor the last cousuh. Now, iv comparing theso figuroa with the increase withiu the Borough of Auckland, it must be remembered that tho area of Duncdin is 900 acres and of Wellington 1,100 acres. The population of Auckland is now 17,730, or au incrcuso of 3972 over tho returns of 1878. This growth, which is numerically moro than double that of Wellington or Duncdin, is even proportion ately still larger, when tho moro limited area to which the figures refer is taken into account. Could wo arrive at the same ureas in each case, tho growth of Auckland us compared with the Southern cities named would wo ato convinced, bo at least three toouo. As would bo generally, expected among the suburbs, Ponsonby and liotnucra have grown with the greatest rapidity. It re quired no census returns to tell us that, though wo scarcely expected to find Pon sonby with a population of 4000 or Remuera with 3010. There is much reason for encouragement aud congratulation in thcte returns. Stokes' Point and somo other dis tricts cannot yet be got out iv detail. To place tho matter in the cloarest form we append iv tabulated shape tho figures for 187S arid ISSI, side by side, for the city and suburbs, and theu give them below ns they fall in tho several electoral districts: - crrsr and suburbs. 1878. 1881. Inrrs. City of Auokland.. .. 13,753 17,730 3 072 Karangahapo .. .. 3,118 3.509 3111 Ponsonby 2,703 4,(100 1,2117 Arch Hill 851 1,011 3M Newton 157 201 17 Purnoll 2,708 3,S_ 7112 Grafton Road .. .. I,ICO 1,430 270 Homuora and Nowmarkot 1,-CO 3,010 1,160 Mount Albort .. .. 5111 .19 133 Epsom, Mount Kdon, and Kd.nTorrnco .. .. 1,731 2.292 553 Dovonport 973 1,100 407 29,353 38,735 ' 9,377 City Wbst— NorthWard 3,800 Southward 7,000 Total 11,105 Population In IS7S .. .. 9,481 Increaso in throe years .. 1,921 City Bast 6,325 Population in 1878 .. .. 4,282 Increaso in throo yoars ~ 2,013 Total population within city, 1881 .. _. 17.730 Inoreaso in throo years 3,961 SUUURB3- KLHOroiIA- OIBTHICT OV NKW-ON. KABANOAIIAPB 3.509 Population in 1878 .. .. 3,113 Incroaso 391 PONSONriY 4.000 Population in IXB .. .. 2,7i)3 Incroaso 1,297 Alien Hir.r, 1,011 Population In 1878 .. .. 651 Incroase 300 Newton 201 Population in 1878 .. .. 157 Inoreaso 47 Portion KdenTorraco .. .. 150 TotaUor Nowton Klootorato 8,871 Increaso in throo yoars 2,029 klkctoratk ov parnbi.l. Pabneli. Bokouqh .. .. 3,500 Population in 1878 _ .. 2,7,03 Increase.. .. ~ .. 792 Portion of Remuera H.D. .. 1.99!) Grafton Hoad H.U 1,430 Population in 1878 .. .. I.IGO Increaso 270 Total population of Parnoll Electorate .. G029 IncroaßO in throe voars 1,369 ELKCTOIIA-Bi 01' EDEN, Mount AtmcßT CI9 Population In 1878 .. .. 516 Incroase 133 Mount Rosintx 326 Population in 1878 .. .. 251 Increase.. ..' .. .. 75 Whau and Point Chevalier 624 Population in 1878 .. .. 451 Increaso 170 TAMAKi 971 Population In 1878 .. .. 902 Incroaso.. .. - .. 72 Epsom (Including Mount Eden and part Eden Turrace) .. 2,142 Population in 1878 .. .. 1,693 Incroaso.. ■ 419 Part Rlmuera and Newmarket 1011 Total for Edon Electorate 6,033 Inoreaso in three yoars _. 818 Okbhunga Electorate 2,180 Population lost oensus .. „ .. 2,071 Increaso .. _ .. .. - 133 Franklyn Klkctorate 10,192 Population last census 9,161 Increase .. .. - .. .. 1,031 i Rodney Electorate 4,081 Population last census 3,388 Increaso _ 603 WAITKMATA KLKOrORATK 3,973 Population last census 3.418 Inorease 625

POPULATION OF THE PROVINCIAL DISTRICT.

A rough ostimato has been made of tho population of the whole Provincial District with tho result that tho population is esti mated at 95,000 against 82,661 three years ago. The figures are thus sub-divided :— Boroughsof Auokland, Parnoll, and One hunga; counties of Waitomata, Rodney Kden and Manukau; Waihekc.Kawau, and other islands 61,000 Counties of Waikato, Waipa, Piako Knglan and Kawhia 8,000 Counties of Tbamos and Coromandol .. 9,000 Counties of Hobson, Whangarei, Hokia . n«n, Mangonul and Bay of Islands .. 12,000 For tho Counties of Whakatano, Taura nga, Cook, and East and West Taupo.. 6,000 __________ 35' m

Another lucky escapo of four Auckland passengers by the Tararua has come to light. Mrs Brennan, with her three child ren, left Tauranga for Hobart Town in the steerage, and her name has appearod among the list of drowned, But it turns out that when she got to Dunodin her sister-in-law persuaded her to leave the veibsel and stay with her for a month till the stoamershould come round again.

Mr Cheeseman has received a telegram announcing that the Government will issue a proclamation revoking the exemption of hen pheasants. Only 133 licenses have yet been issued in Auckland.

The Department of State, Washington, D.C., has forwarded to Consul Griffin, of Auckland, an elegantly bound copy of the Revised Statutes of the Unitod States, for presentation to the Government of Tonga, .

E. Caps was fined at the Onehunga Police Court on Wednesday £2, and 7s costs, for a breach of the Railway By-laws by travelling on the line with a ticket, the date for using which had expired.

A young woman named Elizabeth Harvey was arrested this afternoon| by Constable Clark, on a charge of stealing an ulster last evening at St. Patrick's Cathedral, the property oi Miss Staunton, of Freeman's Bay. The' prisoner wept very much at the station, and wanted to go homo, but ultimatey was compelled to submit to authoriy. She said she did not care for a night in the cell;; she had experienced it before,

Another caso of typhoid foyer was admitted to tho Hospital yesterday. All tho other fever patients, with two excep tions, arc convalescent.

The boy Roberts, who had his hand crushed in a chaff-cutting machine at Jakin's aud Wilcox is progressing satis factorily in the Hospital. The fiugers and and half tho hand had to be taken off.

Mr J. Chilmau, schoolmaster, who had cauccr removed from his jaw by Dr. Philson last week, is doing very well iv the Hospital. It is expected that he will be able to return to Waikato next week.

Dr. Trail, of Whangarei, died in the Hospital on Tuesday.

The application of Mr Earlc, solicitor, for a re-hearing of tho case, Do Thierry v. Graham, was granted, and the 19th instant fixed for the same.

We learn that Mr Stanford, of the Pon sonby Club Hotel, is prepared to give a handsome silver cup as first ptizo in the sailing boat race, which will take place on Saturday under the auspices of tho Pon sonby Regatta Club. Entries for this event must be mnde to-morrow evening at eight o'clock at the Ponsonby Club Hotel.

Mr IlabciiH, the Inspector-General of Schools, is now iv Auckland on official business.

The Secretary of tho Aucklatid Acclima tisation Society (Mr Chcoscman) received a telegram to the effect that the Government hud agreed to the suggestion of the Society in respect of pheasants, and that [a procla mation would forthwith bo issued with drawing the prohibition against shooting lieu pheasants in the Auckland Province,

Mr E.rrington, C.E., on behalf of the "Patent Iron Floating Graving Dock, Loudon," has made an offer to tho Welling ton Harbour Board to construct in 18 months a dock 450 ft long, by 45ft beam, capable of lifting vessels of GOOO tons. Tho Board resolved that they woro not iv a position to oiitcrtain tho proposal.

Mr Waters is to visit Australia on behalf of tho Frozen Meat Company, Duncdin.

A most difficult operation was successfully pcrforinod on a Tauranga icsidont by Dr. Philson lust week. It consisted iv tho removal of a cancer from his uppor lip, Tho pint removed was considerably larger than a pigeon's egg, bur. tho cut was ho clean that it has completely healed already.

Tho Victoria Hilles will discuss to-morrow evening tho advisability or otherwise of holding tho annual dinner on the 23rd inst. The meeting, which is a special one, will bo hold at the Drill-shed at 7.30 p.m.

A match was played at tho Whau on Saturday betweon tho Excelsior and Whau Union Cricket Clubs. The Excelsior were victorious, having scored C 4 runs with the loss of six wickets against their opponents ;iO. Subjoined tiro the scores:—Whau Union—J. Archibald, 10; Sinclair, 0; Stowart, 4 ; King, 3 ; B. Bollard, 2; D. Archibald, 0; Wftlkor, 0; Hill, 1; J. Bollard, 0; J. Archibald, 3; substitute, not out; extras, 7 : total, 30. Excelsior— Gault, C; Machattie, 25; Colgan, 7; Hunts, 0; Batts, 1 j Waddingham, 10 j Forfeits, 4 ; Mills, 4 ; Sexton, Kogers ami substitute, to bat; extras, 8 : total. 64,

To the Editor : Sir, —Would you kindly iusert theeo few lines iv your valuablo paper, as a protest on my part against a very unfair tax which the borough of Parnell bus put on five or six carters who live in Parnell, under their Byeiaw, No. 5. This morning a notico was left at my house informing mo that if I did not take out a license for my cart, pro ceedings would be taken against me. When first the passing of a Byeiaw was spoken about I was given to under stand by one o£ the Councilors that it was only intended so that they could get power to "claim part of tho money we pay the city Council. If we have to pay the fairest way would bo for those Jiving iv Parnell to tako out their licenso there, and to be exempt from taking nut a licoußO in tho city:-I am, &c, C.11.5.

We have been requested to publish the following:-"To Piriti,—Friend greeting. I havo received a summons. lam in the gaol. Do not let your heart bo grieved because I havo been apprehended, The cause is this: I went to separate others who wcro fighting. One of them lied and said I tried to strangle him. Tho Pakohns who were beside me at the timo know all about it. Do not be troubled because I have bceu brought into this slave house—for after all it is not as though it was for steal ing—nor is it for nny evil doing—but it was for trying to do good to another, and as he did not take it iv good part it doos not matter.—l'KNAliA BAWIIU."

To the Editor: Sir, —I am well aware your correspondent " Light" is in error in stating that your correspondent "Puhlicus" was " a gas man," and also that no Government would prevent a Corporation erecting gas works. It is clearly shown that such has been done, and the action of any Corporation in this colony is rendered powerless ; that virtually on addition has been mado to the words in the Act empowering municipalities to establish, supply, or purchase existing gas-works; that no such power should exist where a gas company is already established without a special Act of the Legislature, was purely in tho interests of the various companies already established in the various towns in this colony, and the niaiutenauce of a monopoly iv their favour. —I am, &c, Mouk Light.

A lad named Albert Kirkmnn, employed by Mr G. Aickin, chemist, of Queen-street, accidentally fell through the verandah in front of his master's establishment this moruiug, sustaining thereby a fracture of the left wrist, but escaping scatheless so far as cuts, scratches, or lacerations are con cerned. It seems that Kirkman and tho errand boy were sent upstairs about half past nine o'clock to clean tho win dow of tho doctor's room, the one from the inside and tho other from the outside. They were both cautioned to avoid stepping upon the glass of the veran dah. The errand boy had to clean the out side ot the panes, but being called away soon after he had commenced his work Kirkman elected to finish it for him. In doing so, he forgot tho injunction about the glass, imprudently stepped upon it, and made a very rapid descent to the pavement beneath. Ho was at once removed to the Hospital, whence, after his wrist had been attended to, he was taken home.

To the Fditor: Sir,—ln a letter dated 30th April 'Looker-On," in having a shot at the members of the Council, has shot a long way ahead of what was meant or said in the Couucil last meeting night. " Looker- On" state? three of tho councillors wanted to cut down wages to 4s 6d per day, starva tion prices, i.e., &c, &c. Now,, sir, no such thing was ever faid or meant. The proper meaning is this : Tho Streets Com mittee has not power to employ men with out first bringing tho matter before tho Council; and as thero havo beou a great number of applications to the committee tor work, one of tho committee, in order to give every body a chance, moved, " That applica tions be received next meeting night from men in want of employment." The motion was carried uncommonly. As applications have not been received yet, I would like to show "Looker-On" that he has "blun dered by referring him to the minute book of the Council."—l am, &c., S.M.

Wo would invite tho attention of our readeis, and particularly of those of them who confess a weakness for tho lyric drama, to tho advertised notice in another column of Madame Simonsen's bonofit to-morrow night. Tho operatic season has been a very satisfactory one to the public, and to this result no one has so largely contributed as tho lady herself. Sho has made an almost nightly appearance, each time in a different idle, and in none has she failed to command the applause and gain the appreciation of her hearers. Hor labour has been arduous, and she is worthily entitled to a full and tangible recognition at tho hands of her patrons. Wo trust that she will ho accordod a bumper house. The programme prepared for the occasion is of itself well calculated to ensure the realisation of such a hope. It includes Bellini's beautiful opera of " Norma," and a miscellaneous concert, The part of " Norma " is one of Madame's best, and it would, therefore, be superflous to say more.

To the Editor, Sir.—Can nothing be done to bring to a finish the interminable works .on the Waitakerie railway ? We are told it will take three or four months more, to.com pleto the line. Fines and penalties, arc, it is to be supposed, running on. The contract time ended nine months ago. It is a simple calculation. For if 50 men can do a job in two years, one hundred men can do the same in half the time. Tho public loss is considerable on the money sunk and ex pended up to this, and returning no profit; instead of bringing interest by working the line, as it should have been in full swing since last September. The winter is coming ou, before the wet weather, tho. works should have been finished. Every one who has travelled tho line, (on Wednesdays especially), and has had to put up with tho unneccessary delays at Bclcnsvillc, often of eighteen hours ; the jam and confusion, caused by the meeting of the up and down travellers at Bivcrhead ; the frequent shift ing and transshipments, will pray that this notorious line may be completed out of hand, somehow, without further delay. Who is responsible for the way this con tract is allowed to be carried out ?—I am &C, GO-A-nEAD YANKEE.

A cricket match will be played on Satur day next in the Domain ground between an eleven chosen from the members of the Auckland Football Club and a team selected from the remaining football clubs of Auckland. As this will be the last game of the season, and most of our kickists are excellent cricketers, wo may expect a well played aud duly-contested match. All players are particularly requested to appear on tho ground in football costume.

Tho skating season wus commenced last evening in tho Choral Hall, and a large number of ladies and gentlemen took part in the healthful exercise. Mr Impey's band was in attendance, and added to the interest of the occasion by performing musical selections in the hall. In con sequence of tho absence of the Mayor and Mrs Clark, the election of the committee of management was postponed. Rev. Thomas Norrie preached on Sunday Inst in the Presbyterian Church, of Wairoa South, on the Tararua calamity, taking his text from Jeremiah, chap. 29, v. 23, '_ Sor row on the sea." Mr Norrie, having in his possession the latest particulars of the ill fated vessel, was enabled to give many details which were new to the congregation. The sermon throughout was solemn and impressive, and the lessons drawn from the calamity calmly listened to. Mr Sibbin's sale of land, houses, and plate, in the late Dover's estate, will take place on Friday, the 13th, not lucsday, as before advertised.

A meeting of tho creditors of Antonio Martin was to havo been held to-day, but as there was not a quorum, it was ad journed till to-morrow. Tho Government havo prepared a bill to legalise tho "boarding out" of neglected children.

The next meeting of the Epsom Mutual Improvement Society will not he held uutil the 14th inst. '1 ho usual night, as arranged on the programnio,is Friday, tho 7th, but us MrTrollope, whoso duty it is to read the next paper, Ims an engagement for that night, tho postponement bai boon made. Mr Trollopo has chosen the question of "Education" for his essay, and as he is practically acquainted with the nature of his subject, a great deal ot interest ii takon in it by tho members of tho Society and by others, The . Epsom Hall is now nearly ready for the opening ceremony, of which due notice will bo given in the STAR.

.Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of tho weather, there was a large attend ance of tho members and friends of St. Davidjfl Band of Hope in tho school-room on Monday evening to hear Mr Harding, of Napier, a tried veteran in tho Temperance cause, lectuto on " Beer, and the waste ol food in its manufacture." Mr Harding's experiments proved conclusively the pre sence of alcohol, in no small degree, in g'uger wine and so-called teetotallers'drink, Mr Harding regretted that he had not got some " hop bitter boor" at hand, ns he had some very strong suspicions about that liquor also. A voto of thanks to Mr Hard ing for his very able, instructive, and in teiesting lecture, cloned the proceedings.

Wo loam that the new appointments of Native Lands Court Judges, which include Messrs Brooklielil and Williams, havo been made with the intention of providing for the sitting of two judges —ono at least of whom shall have legal knowledge—in the important cases now coming before the Courts, Tho NiUivo Lands' Court has decided within tho last year, that cases involving more than monetary value than has come before the Supremo Court since its establishment. Iv some of theso cases on the East Coast appeals havo been taken to the Supreme Court, though hitherto with the effect of re-atlirming tho decision of the judges in the Lower Conrt. To pre vent legal complications tho Govern ment consider that each caso should be heard by one Judge possessing legal knowledge and another versed in native cuitom, and a reform iv that direc tion is being carried out. Mr Brookfield's appointment will throw open the ollice of Crown Prosecutor to be competed for by our aspirants at the local bar.

Dr, Philson and Mr Brophy (Immigration Officer) proceeded to Motuihi yesterday afternoon, and after assuring themselves that tho fumigation process had been thorough, released from quarantine tho mail agents and all the passengers except Mrs Cruden and her four children. These little ones had been attacked by measles, but aro now convalescent. The party was coming up to town in the steam launch, when tho barque Peru was descried in the oiling with a Hag flying at the mast-head, which looked like a signal for the Health Ollicer. Accordingly tho lately-quarantined people were landed nt the North Shore, while Dr. Phiisou set oil in tho launch for the barque. Before he reached her it was soen that she was merely Hying the powder flag, and therefore the boat resumed her way towards Auckland. Tho hulk containing the local portion of the mail steamer's cargo was towed up the harbour duiing the afternoon.

Tho St. Luke's sacred concert, in com niomoratlon of tho anniver/ary ot this church, at Remuera. is fixed for tho 13th inst.

The monthly meeting of the Committee of Iho Agricultural and Pastoral Association, will bo held to-morrow afternoon in Mr Por oival's oillco, Quoon-stroet, at ono o'clock

Madame Lotti Wilmot, at home for con- Bult-ttou every afternoon and ovoning. Mesmer ism and Spiritualistic Investigation.—Wharf Hotel, Quoen-stroot.-(ADVT).

Carey's Minstrfls will give an Ethiopian Carnival and ball on Queon's Ilirthnlght, May Villi, in hM of No, 3 Company's Band Fund, at tho Ijorno-stroot Hall.

Mr Dumpier true to his motto "Wonderful Bargains,"—has advanced into the crockery business, and openod a branch In tho Markot. It would soom that his constant efl'ort is te ploaso tho ladios who largely patroniso him. and in keeping with this iiloa, his main stock of new crockery iB teapots. They aro warranted, baing chaste in appearance, and only a shilling each. Ho has been exhibiting a sample and from thoir appearance they wiil have a ready salo.

Mr Slater's matinee concert will be held n tho Choral Hal on Saturday afternoon, at three o "cook. The programme which appears els-whero, promises a ilch musical treat to thoso who may bo In attendance. Arsons? ladies and gentlemen who will take a prominent part, wo notico tho names of Madamo and Mlssos Leonora, Martioi.and Fanny Simonsen. Signor Paladini, Mr Gordon Gooch, Mr Forest, and Mr -later; comprising the leading musi cians and vocalist* of the city. Kirkman _ Bondour Grand pianoforte will bo nsod; and Messrs Dolanoy and Slater will accompany tho voca'lsts, Ticiietsm-y bo bad nt tho musical warehouses of Mr Milncr, and Mr Eady,

No. 34 of the " Observer " ready to-mor row, (Ifrlday), contains portraits of Captain Garrard, master, and Mr Munro first on _inoei of tho s.s. Tararua, togother with a numbor of in teresting particulars as to tho wreck and passen" gors now pnblUhod for tho first timo. Thcro oroalsootohtng-of Victor Hugo, Sig. lUcoardl, andMc John Mowbray. Tho lottterpross in cludes a pen and ink portrait of Georgo MoLean somo versoson tho Tararua disaster, the con elusion of tho novelette " Pl-guo-sinltten," notes by " the Uuch.ss" and " Kva. Facts ro tho Duko of Marohoater, a nossiblo bigamist, tho Auck land ritud Company, About 'Town, Briof Men lion. 'Cap and Jacket, Song of the suburbs, Ponsonbv, Site. Hicoardi on the Herald's critio isms, Out Door Sports, Thames Jottings, Wal kato Whisperings, Things not generally known, &c. This numbor also contains Ca coupon for tho splendid sulto of furniture now on view at MoLood's in Quoou-stroot.

GRAND FLANEUR BROKEN DOWN.

Grand Flaneur broke down badly in one of his foro logs on tho Saturday beforo tho Sydney races. He will race no more. Ho has been purchased by Andrew Towns for stud purposes for £5,000.

MINING NEWS.

Lucks All.—The Mine Manager re ports :—No. 3 Level: The drive has been extended through broken country a distance of twenty feet. The reef is small and poor, and in consequence I am not saving1 the quartz. However tho country in the face is changing for.thd better. If tho change continues, I think the reef will improve also. The rise has been pat up twenty feet from back of drive. A portion of the reef has been broken down, A little gold was seen, but none to pick out. No, 2 Level: I have not struck reef yet, but judging from the sound of the men working in the rise, it ought to be close at hand.— H. Gribble.

ANOTHER SHIPPING CASUALTY.

A Vessel Ashore at the Little

Barrier.

TnE barque Peru, which arrived from Lon don last evening, reports that when passing the Little Barrier, a vessel-eithcr.a brig or brigantine, moie probably tho latter—was observed at the north-west end of the island, apparently in a helpless condition, The sails were loose and blowing adrift, and the fore topmast appeared to be missing. Those on board the Peru are of opinion that the vessel was ashore, for the reason that although a strong south-west breeze was blowing—that is, blowing off the land—the vessel lay with her stern to the wind. She was kept in view during the whole of Tuesday, and never changed her position, as far as could be ascertained. She was therefore supposed to be abandoned. About 2 o'clock a fore-and-aft schooner apparently outward bound was observed shaping for the vessel ashore. Captain McKay, of the s.s. Southern Cross, which left for Levuka at an early hour this morning, was made aware of the par ticulars, and he agreed to keep a look out for the uufortuuate vessel and render any assistance in his power, but, of course, no further information could be obtained from this source, as the Cross would go straight on to Levuka, without calling anywhere. Captain Burgess also tele graphed to Captain Crawford, of the s.s. Glcuelg, to keep a look out for the vessel as he returned from Whangarei, but the Glenelg cannot reach harbour before 8 or 9 o'clock this evening. No other communica tion existing betweon this port and the Barrier during the day, we are left to speculate upon the probable character and uamo of the vessel, The brigantincs Roderick Dhu and Linda Weber failed from this port bound South on Sunday, since which time a strong southerly wind has been blowiug. That the vessel ashore should be either of tho-0 two is highly improbable, for they they were both in the best trim and com manded by captains who arc well acquainted with tlio coast and islands thereabout. That sho should prove to he an inward bound vessel is just possible, but not at a likoty. Iv shipping circles tho prevailing opinion was that the unfortunate vessel was the Policeman, a three-masted schooner from Norfolk Island and Noumea, via Russell, hound for this port, but she may just as likely turn out to bo some other vessel of similar build. Nothing further can be ascertained until the arrival of tho s.s, Glenelg this evening, when all doubts will probably bo set at rest.

THE WRECK OF THE TARARUA.

(BYT TELEGRAPH. "PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

DUNKDIN, Wednesday. WHY THE CAPTAIN KEPT IN SHORE.

AT the relief meeting this morning, Mr Mills, managing director of tho Union Company, said tho accident had not oc curred through the captain's desire to make a quick passage ; there was no necessity for a quick passage. The reason for keeping so close inshore was that some distance to sea ward of these reefs was a rock known as Toby Bock, and if tho vessels wcro kep£ to far away from shore, they were liable to ruu into danger from the other side.

[Mr Mills must have calculated on his hearers not knowing where Toby Bock is. It lies just 3J miles E. by N., J N. from the North Head of Ruapuko Island, Fovcaux Strait. Anyone glancing at the map, and looking where the Tararua struck will see what possible danger there was of strikiug Toby Kock with a clear channel 14 miles wido from Waipapa Point.] THE INQUEST. At tho inquo«t, a verdict was returned of "Found drowned," and the following rider added i—"That, in viow of the num ber of wrecks at this point of the coast, the Government ought, for the safety of lives, to put a light on Waipapa Point."

WYNDHAM, Wednesday.

FIVE MORE BODIES WASHED ASHORE.

To-day iivo bodies have been found. Two were got by the police on first going out in tho morning, having been washed up by the tide during the night. The other three were got from 8 to 10 o'clock in the f oronoon, wheu the tide had reached tho Hood, and was just on thqjioint of turning. The whole live were foutid within two miles of the wreck. One, that of tho stewardefs, was found almost directly opposite where the vessel lies. Four of the bodies have been identi fied beyond question, and the fifth is be lieved to be known from his dress. The two thrown up during the night were passengers, me named John Dodson, and the other Charles Holt. Dodson had £21 odd upon him, and a bank draft on the Union Bank of Australia, Melbourne, tor £40. Charle3 Holt was known by a pas sage-ticket found in his pocket from Wel lington to London. It was dated 22nd of April. He had sixpence in cash in his pocket, and a silver watch. Of the other three, one is known to be the stewardess, Miss Aitken, and the second cabin steward, William Davidson. The second cabin steward, Davidson, was got out from the sea with a good deal of ditliculty. He had £5 on him and some jewellery, such as three gold rings, a scarf-pin and locket, &c. The fifth body is that of an old man about 50, but his features are too far washed away to allow of his identification. The bodies, therefore, so far recovered on shore number eleven—namely, Bailey, Criterion waiter ; Joseph Wallace from Lyttelton ; Charles Holt, from Wellington ; John Dodson; George Gorton, man unknown, female uuknown, aud boy unknown, all passengers; and Wni. Davidson, secoud cabin steward ; Miss Aitken, stewardess ; and supposed firemau belonging to tho ship. Besides these, of course there aro the man and baby picked up at soa, and taken to town by the Hawca. Tho polico havo arranged for the burial of the bodies of this boy and Gortou at Waikawa.

'1 ho other things found from tho-wreck iucludo a box marked, ' William White, per ship Utaki,' with 'per Tar.rua for London via Melbourne' also marked on it; a dressing-gown, having the name E. Buckc marked on the neck ; and part of a man's nightshirt with the name of W. B. Jones. This was the namo of the ship's purser.

I should mention that tho bodies got to-day are very much affected by the action of tho water. The features are repulsive to look upon, tho ilesh having sunken in, tho eyes being out, and tho whole head pre senting almost the ghastly appearance of a skull.

Tho four bodies upon which tho inquest was held were buried yesterday at Fortrose cemetery. A service was read ovcr»hem at Otara, by tho Boy. Mr Fairclough, of Inver cargill; and afterwards, at the cemetery, Mr Attwood, sen., a local resident, read the burial cervices. The ceremony at tho grave was witnosscd by a few of the settlers in tho locality. Coffins are being made for those last dis covered, and the bodies arc intended to be interred at Fortrose also. Mr Henry, photo graphar, of Invercargill, took portraits of the four bodies before burial, but it is very questionable whether he can do co with those found to-day, as the features are very much washod away.

ACCIDENT IN NEWTON ROAD.

AN accident of a most painful nature oc curred on Tuesday night in Newton Boad to a carpenter named James E. Khodes. He was proceeding across the Blind Bridge at the bottom of the road, when ho missed his footing at the kerb stone, and fell amongst some boulders. The fall was a hoavy one, and when he attempted to move, he suffered most excruciating pain in one of his legs. He states that no penon paesed during tho night, and he lay there all night. Next morning he succeeded in crawling up the hill, where he was found by seme acquaintances. He was taken to the Hospital by Mr Garrett, ex pressman, and Constable Clark. Dr. Phil son attended to his injuries, and an exami nation showod that he had, sustained a com pound fracture and. dislocation of the leg above tho ankle. Tho foot was completely turned round, and the_ bones were protrud ing. Considerable difficulty was experi enced in reducing the dislocation, and a piece of bone about an inch square had to be taken ofi| before the ball could be got into the socket of the ankle. The patient is now progressing satisfactorily.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

MR. VARLYLE'S "REMINI-

SCENCES."

THESE fragments, published under the editorial direction of Mr Froudc, the his torian,'have just startled the reading public. Doubts have been freely expressed as to the prudence of thus giving them to the world so soon ;'but whether prudent or not, their publication throws fresh light upon the inner life of Mr Carlyle, and will, to most persons, exhibit him in quite another char acter. It will be a revelation to the ' majority to know what a difficult man he : must have been to live with. "Over and over again (says the " Athenamm ) he tells us that he was the most miserable of men. . Hypochondriacal and dyspeptic to the last degree, he was yet conscious that his one and only function in life was that kind of work which above all others requires for its happy pursuit bodily health, and he yearned for the sympathy of a friend who could be so close to him as to share his troubles, his longings, and his triumphs. Such a friend ' he found in the Jane Welsh Carlyle whose portrait he has so beautifully painted in these volumes." The description of his wife, aud of the part she enacted all through hcrlifc towards him, forms the most pleasing portion of the " Reminiscences." It is im possible to read his words without emotion: "Ah me 1 she never knew fully, nor could I show her in my lieavy.laden miserable life, how much I had at all times regarded, loved, and admired her. No I telling of her now. ' Five minutes more of your dear company in this world.'" Here is his reminisceuce of the arrival at the house iv Cbeyne Bow which he made famous for ' so many years •.—•'Her arrival I best ot all remember: ah me 1 She was clear for this I poor house (which sho gradually as poverty a little withdrew after long years' pushing, has made so beautiful and comfortable) in ' preference to all my other samples: and ■ here we spent our two-and-tbirty years of ; hard battle against fate ; hard but not quite unvictorious, when she left me, as iv her ■ car of heaven's fire. My noble one ? I say ' deliberately her part in the stern battle, and except myself none knows how stern, was ' brighter and braver than my own. Thanks darling, for your shining words and acts, which were continual in my eyes, and in no other mortal's. Worthless I was your ! divinity, wrapt in your perpetual love of me and pride in me, in defiance of all men and things. Ob, was it not beautiful, all ' this that I have lost for over! And I was Thomas the Doubter, the unhoping; till 1 now the only half-believing, in myself and my priceless opulences ! Could I be easy to livo with ? She flickered round me like perpetual radiance, and in spite of my glooms and my misdoings, would at no moment cease to love me and help me. What of bounty- too is in heaven I" Another pleasing description is that cf his father, James Carlyle, mason, a man of no school-education. His illustrious son says cf him :—"lu several respects I consider my father as one of the most interesting men I have known. He was a man of perhaps the very largest natural endowment of any it has been my lot to converse with. None cf us will ever forget that bold glowing style of his, flowing free from his untutored boul, full of metaphors (though he knew not what a metaphor was) with all manner of potent words which he appropriated and applied with a surprising accuracy you often would not guess whence—brief, energetic, and which 1 should say conveyed the most perfect picture, definite, clear, not in ambitious colours but in full white sunlight, ot all the dialects I have ever listened to. Noihing did I overhear him under take to render visible which did not be come almost ocularly so. Never shall we again hear such speech as that was. The whole district knew of it and laughed joy fully over it, not knowing how otherwise to express the feeling it gave them ; emphatic I have hoard him beyond all men. In anger he bad no need of oaths, his words were like sharp arrows that smote into the very heart. Tho fault was that he exag gera'-d (which tendency I also inherit) yet onlyin description and for tfio sake chiefly of humorous effect. Ho was a man of rigid, even scrupulous veracity. I have often heard him turn back when he thought his strong words were misleading, and correct them into mensurative accuracy." The painful part of the " Reminiscences " consists in the cynical descriptions given by Mr Carlyle of his acquaintances and friends. The following extracts will serve, as specimens :— CHARLES LAMB. Charles Lamb and his sister came daily once or oftener ; a very sony pair of pheno mena. Insuperable proclivity to gin in poor old Lamb. His talk contemptibly small, indicating wondrous ignorance and shallow ness, even when it was serious and good mannered, which it seldom was, usually ill mantiered (to a degree), screwed into frosly artificialities, ghastly make-believe of wit, in fact more like "diluted insauity" (as I defined it), than anything of real jocoaity, humour, or geniality. A most slender fibre of actual worth in that poor Charles, abundantly recognisable to me as to others, in his better times and moods; but he was a cockney to the marrow; and cockucydom, shouting "glorious, marvel lous, unparalleled in nature;" all his days had quite bewildered his poor head, and churned nearly all the sense out of the poor ,man. He was the leanest of mankind, tiny black breeches buttoned to the knee cap and no further, surmounting spindle legs also in black, face and head fiendish, black, bony, lean, and of a Jew-type • rather ; in the eyes a kind of smoky bright ness or confused sharpness; spoke with a • stutter; in walking, tottered and Ehuflled ; • emblem of imbecility bodily and spiiitual ' (something of real insanity I have under stood), and yet something too of human, ] ingenuous, pathetic, sportfully much en- i during. Poor Lamb ! he was infinitely J • astonished at my wife, and her quiet ' encounter of his too ghastly London wit : by a cheerful native ditto. Adieu, poor • Lamb ! He soon after died, as did Badams, much more to the sorrow of us both. 1 Pity, indeed, infinite pity, is the noto of i these volumes. He pities poor Shelly :— I " To me also poor Shelly always was and is, a kind of ghastly object, colourless, pallid, • without health or warmth or vigour; the • sound of him shrieky, frosty, us if a ghost were trying to 'sing to us'; tho tempera-; 1 ment of him spasmodic, hysterical, instead - ot strong or robust; with fine affections and aspirations, gone all such a road :-a man : infinitely too weak for that solitary i scaling of the Alps which he undertook 'in spite of all the world. At some ! point of the dialogue I said to Southy, '■ 'a haggard existence that of his.'" He • pities Southey, for whom, however, lie - has a kindness also : " I remember now how polite aud delicate his praises oi me were" : ; " I likened him to one of those huge sand -1 stone grinding cylinders which I had seen 1 at Manchester, turning with inconceivable i velocity (in the condemned room of the iron • factory, where ' the men die ot lung disease i at forty,' but are permitted to smoke in their damp cellar, and think that a rich recompense!) —screamiug harshly and shoot ing out each of them its sheet of fire (yellow, ' starlight, &c, according as it is brass or ■ other kind of metal that you grind and polish ' there)—beautiful sheets of fire, pouring out each as it from tho paper cap of its low stooping-backed grinder, when you look ■ from rearward. For many years these stones grind so, at such a rate ; till at last (in some cases) comes a moment when the 1 stone's cohesion is quite worn out, overcome by the stupendous velocity long continued ; aud while grinding its fastest, it flies off altogether, and settles some yards from you, a grindiug stone no longer, but a cartload of quiet sand," He pities Wordsworth, though with not quite so much kindliness: —"A man recognizably of strong intellec tual powers, strong character ; given to I meditation, and much contemptuous of the unmeditative world and its noisy nothing nesses : had a fine limpid style of writing and delineating, in his small way ; a fine limpid vein of melody too in him (as of an honest rustic fiddle, good, and well handled, but wanting two or more of tho strings, and not capable of much I) In fact a rather dull, hard-tempered, unpro ductive aud almost wearisome kind of man ; not adorable, by any means, as a great poetic genius, much less as the Trismegistus of such; whom only, a select few could ever read, instead of misreading, which was the opinion his worshippers confidently entertained of him 1" We conclude with a characteristic seutence. Mr Carlyle says ; — " Wonderful to me (Darwin ' On Species,') as, indicating the capricious stupidity of mankind ; never could read a page of it, or waste the least thought upon it."

TRAGEDY IN HIGH LIFE.

Neapoli'au society has lately been much exercised by a terrible tragedy iv high life. For some time past the Countess del Cigno, a lady of extraoidinary oeauty, had been notoriously at odds with her husband, a gentleman to whom sho had, at the urgent instance of her family, most unwillingly given her hand, her heart having already been bestowed upon a young Austrian artist, who quitted Europe for America on the day of her marriage, only returning thence to Naples a few weeks ago. Ho became a frequent guest at the Countess' evening receptipns— a fact which reached the ears of Count del Cigno

at his club, where he spent tho most of his time by night as well as by day. One evening, just as the painter was issuing from the doorway of the Palazzo del Cigno, the Count drove up to the chief entrance, and, while alighting from his carriage noticed his wife on the balcony waving he band in farewell to her old lover as he descended the stone steps leading to the street. Without hesitation the Count drew a stiletto from the breast pocket of his coat and buried it to the hilt in the bosom of his rival, who fell, mortally wounded, to the ground. As Del Cigno was getting into his carriage, however, a bullet from the Austrian's revolver, fired, as it were, in extremis, passed through his head, killing him on the spot. Five minutes later tho artist also breathed his last. This horrible encounter took place under the very eyes of the Countess, upon whom the spectacle of her husband and lover's vio lent death inflicted so overwhelming a shock that she became a raving maniac, and is now under restraint in a lunatic asylum at Naples.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.-This day.

(Before B. C. Bars.tow, Esq., 8.M,)

JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS,

James Gilbert v. Jackson Keddell; claim, £6 2s 2d.—Costs, £1 17s.—Mr'Ihome for plaintiff. Somerfield and Leek v. Alexander Hrydeu ; claim, £8 3s Gd.—Costs, £1915 3 ,_ Mr Lusk for plaietiff. George H, Hulme v, Bobert Belly; claim, £19 4s ; goods supplied.—Costs, £2 7s.—Mr Tyler for plaintiff. Malcolm Murchie v. L. B. Harris; claim, £25 15s ; clothes supplied.—Costs, £2 13s. Alexander Gillan and wife v. William Mooney.—Mr Theo. Cooper for plaintiff.— Defendant agreed to give up possession of the house, and an order was made that it should be vacated by the 12th. Ellison v. Aldridge.— This was an ap. plication for costs.—Granted. W. H. Connell v. Wm. Meikle and B. Gilman. Claim, £11, promissory note.— Mr Cooper for plaintiff.—Costs, £2 18s. Charles Major v. J. C. McKoberts. Claim, £4 6s,—Costs, £1 14s 6d.-Mr Thorne appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Martin proved the claim. E. Hoodine v. Alfred Warbrick. Claim, £10 ss, balance cf account.-Costs, £2 ss. Somerfield and Leek v. Patrick Mahoney. Claim, £4 3s 4d, goods supplied.—Costs, £1 2s 6d. —Mr Lusk for plaintiff. Alexander Paton v. Andrew Crombie. Claim, £3.—Defendant confessed the claim, but said he was unable to pay at present. Order to pay 30s in four weeks, and 30s lour weeks later. Phillips and Son v. T. H. Brown. Claim £8 13s sd, goods supplied. ADJOURNED CASES. J. Us6herv. William Kelly.—This caso was adjourned till June 2nd on the applica tion of the defendant in order that he might be enabled to give his evidence at Tau ranga. Thomas Steadman v. W. J. Thorpe.—Mr Thorne, who appeared for plaintiff, said a cheque had been received for the amount. He would ask tor an adjournment till next week without costs. Granted. Charles Major v. David 1" lilip.—This case was adjourned for a fortnight, as there was a prospect of settlement. Henry Elliott v. E. Burney.—Adjourned till next week. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Holland and Butler v. Thomas Wills.— Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for judgment creditors, and asked for an adjournment for a month as the amounts were being paid.— Granted. H. L. Posseniskie v. Edward Shepherd.—A similar application in this case was granted. T. H. Clark v. J. Armstrong.—ln this case, the amount having bpen liquidated, Mr Theo. Cooper withdrew the judgment summons. Dunningham.-and King v. John Wylie ; same v. S. Glover; same v. G. Davis. In these ca»es orders tor payment were made on the application of Mr Dignan. John Foss v. J. C. Hart. —Mr E. Cooper called the judgment creditor, who deposed that defendant had means. — Ordered to pay the amount £2 13s 6d by 3rd June. Henry Hoag v. J. M. Machattie.—Ordered to pay 203 per month.—Mr Tyler for judg ment creditor. Somerfield and another v. George McAnally.— MrLusk for judgment creditors. —Ordered to pay £1 per month. Wm. S. Jones v. John Mullally.—On the application of Mr Hesketb, this case was adjourned. DEFENDED CASE. Edwin Bioney v. Henry Elliott, claim £31 13 10, storage, &c. Mr Cooper for plantiff and Mr Tyler for defendant. _ No evidence was taken. . Counsel on both sides addressed the Court, and His Worship decided to greservc judgment until neit Court day. IMPORTANT JUDGMENTS. His Worship-gave judgment in the fol lowing cases : — CITY COUNCIL V. KAHANOAEAPE HIGHWAY BOARD. Mr Theo. Cooper for plaintiffs, and Mr S. Hesketh for defendants.

The claim of £140 was for share of main tenance of Karangahape Boad for 1878 and ISSO.—" I hold that the IBBth section of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, provides for an annual adjustment of the contribu tions to be paid to the City Council by con tiguous Highway Boards for their proportion of road repairs, and that it is not intended that accounts for two or more years should be included in one procedure. I must therefore strike out the first portion of the present claim, viz,, the sum of £83 Is lid. As to the claim for contribution for the year 1880, I must take into account that the mere cost of metal and spreading is not all the outlay necessitated by the repairs of the road now in question. Some allow ance must be made for the cost of super vision, and again, though the point was not raised before me there might be a fair claim for something in the way of interest, the cost of the breaking the metal and .spreading having necessarily been paid seven to twelve months ago. The Karangahape Board reckon that some allowance should be made for the license fees collected* by the city upon omnibuses, expresses, and carts. I have already stated that on a calculation according to mileage, the Ponsonby cars would yield £17 annually, but even for that sum something must be allowed to the city for the stands occupied by these vehicles. I do not see how a larger sum than £3 could be allowed as a share of license fees for ' all classes of vehicles, an amount less than half of what might fairly have been claimedfor supervision and interest on the plaintiff's side. 1 think then, considering the relative populations bordering on this road that the Karangahape Road Board are fairly en titled to pay one half the cost of its main tenance, and I give judgment against the defendant in the sum of £57 6s Bd, and costs, £7 3s. Mr Hesketh claimed that His Worship had not power under the Resident Magis trate's Act, 1867, to order costs. His Worship said the Act clearly gave the neccessary power.

NAPIER V. PELTZEE, CAILLIATJ, AND

VILLEVAL.

Claim, £46 14s 6d, money lent. Mr Tole for plaintiff and Mr S. Hesketh for defendant.

His Worship gave judgment as follows:— One difficulty iv giving judgment in this case arises from the different modes in which the rights of mortgagees have been treated by the different Courts in England. Atconimon lawplaintiff wouldrecover on the covenants of his bills of sale, allowing the defendants to bring their action for damages, whilst in Chancery some matters would probably have been referred to a master for an account between the parties, and a plea in abatement be allowed in others, I can not tell how such cases are now dealt with since the fusion of the Courts of law and equity, but as the Resident Magistrate's Coutts in this colony have as yet an equitable jurisdiction, I think it is to the interests of both plaintiff and defendants that I should treat tho case as falling under the equity jmd good conscience clause of our Act.: Iv so doing, I have to look to the reason for the seizure under the bill of sale, and I find this to have been brought about by dissensions amongst the defendants themselves. On the autho rity of Wharlton v. Eirkwood (Law Times, v. 29, p. 644) which review dis tinguishes and partly over-rules Toris v. Wilson and Masaoy v. Slader and others, Krightly v. Sorton cited by the counsel for the defendants, I hold that the notice was sufficient. Itwasgivenpersonally direct from the holder of the bill of sale to the makers, and there does not appear from the evidence to have been any tender of payment, nor asking for time for making it. The notice of demand certainly does not fix the precise sum due, but that does rot appear to have been enquired for by the 'defendants. It would have been bctter.jhad (the sum been specified. The amount of the two bills of sale with interest then duo amounted to £4614 6d. For this, the seizure was made. Turning now to the value of the property so seized, I find that tho plaintiff shortly before had lent £45 upon it, as that|in his own estimation it was at least of that valuo, and the evidence goes, to show that that sum was a fair

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR THURSDAY, MAY 5



Special Advertisements. MEMO. TO THE PUBLIC, City Hall Arcade, Queon-street, Auokland. Twelve months ago we Initiated the Co operative Cash System, and our customers during that time have reaped the advantages of a Co-operativo Sooletp without taking any risk themselves. GARLICK & ORANWELL. MEMO. We thank you for tho oarnost support during tho past year, and your unmistakable ver dict that you appreciate out endeavors to givo tho Cashbuyoraoonsldorableadvantago over tho Credit purchaser. GARLICK ft ORANWEIL. MEMO. Ourporoentage of P™_t on Drapery, Clothing, Millinery, and Fancy Goods has boon very small lndoed, and had not our Roturns boon groatly increased, it would havo provod a r°BS* GARLICK & CRANWBLL. 7 MEMO. WINTER, 1881. Wo havolthe pleasure to inform you our Autumn and Winter Stock is now open, oontaining ' numerous Noveltios. a?°olal attention ''5" been paid to tho selection of Dross Goods with s'rimmings to matoh WeMM you wo have the greatest yarMy ,nnd cheapest linos in Dressos to bo found la Auokland, and tho Fancy Department bristles with French. English, and Foreign Articlos of beautiful toxcuro and delicate 1 iinißh. Kindly inspect our Stock and judge for yourselves. 3 GARLICK & ORANWELL. Enumeration o. Some op the Lines in ; I Various departments— . IN DRESSKS: Tho " Handkerohlef" Costume Is one that will be a favourite ; tho material is ex cellent, colours good, aud is both Useful and Stylish. , „ „ 1 " Velveteens " will command attention Volvoteons—Plain, Stamped, and Pompa dour, in all the fashionable colours. Silk Plushes, will bo used for Trimmings. Wo havo these in Various Qualitloa and all the Leading shades. Silk and Oashmoro Pompadours, for Trim _ ming Costumos. 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The prettiest Rocking Chair wr any class of room is that known as tho Austrian Bont Wood. This style of furniture is well adapted for this climate. It is light-looking and yet vory strong; it is suitable for either sitting, dining or drawing-room. Qarliok and Cranwoll wore the tint to introduce it to tho Auokland publlo. and they have now a large assortment at lower prices than when flrßt offered for sale just landed ex Oxford and previous shipments in Black and Walnut principally. Arm and Side Chairs, Ladies' and Gonti' Rocking Chairs, Shop and Piano High Chairs, Childrens Table Chairs, Childrons' Low and Arm Chaiiv, Settees, eto. Our stock of House Furniture and Carpets is well worth inspecting. New-oomors espobially shouln visit tho City Hall Aroade. Residents and those about to marry will be aided by con sulting our Hook Catalogue, and will find in our Stock such a variety that will enable them to furnish their houßO in a few hours, and at tho cheapest rates. Five per cent, discount is allowed for all caßh payments on furnishing orders. Note tho addross—t'ity Hall Arcade, Queon-Btroot, a uokland—Garlick and Cranwoll, froprietors.—advt.



Mr Eric Craig, ot Princes-street, has just returned from a tour in tho South with an interesting variety of about ono hundred fotns, which ho will at once turn to useful account. Mr Craig has ponetrated the ferny dells amid bush scenery, and has brought forth from the almost hidden recesses of uncultivated nature some of her choicest treasures.