SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

j SATURDAY EVENING- .. I

Christina, schooner, Kvanson, fcom Russell Wiiiwora, aoh., Bushell, from Meronry Bay Atlanta, sohoonor, Donovan, from Nguuguru YBSTBRDAY. Myrtle, brigantino, Lane, from Tonga

DEPARTURES.

SATURDAY EVENING. I

Albion, s.s., Webster, for Southorn rorra TO-DAY. Southern Cross, b.s., Pennal. for Levuka Golden Me, schooner, Watts, for Russell Kthel, brigantine, Yates, for Russell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Levnka and Suva—Southorn Cross. Monday Melbonrne, via South-Arawata, Thursday Taranaki and South-PonKUln, Taesdw Rusaell, Whangiroa and Mongonui—Wellington Tauran^-Gtt^Wellington, Monday and WhanSr^f'and Whangarei Heads-Argylo, Tuesday and Friday Mangawai- Flngal, Thursday Moroury Bay-Fingal, Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Zealandla. ship, (J.G.H.V.) from London; sailed Loch Creefship, (M.S.Q.V.)from Glasgow; nailed May "Queen, ahlp (K.L.V.S.), from London; to Margaret'tialbraith, ship (J.K.L.D.), from Lon don ; to sail Angust 15 . Looh Urr. barque, from London; to sail about August 18 Stracathro, barque (Q.G.D.M.), from London; sailed July 28 Taranaki, barque, from London ; to sail July 1 Anraros.barque (P.H.D.Q), from London; sailed July 30. Coromandol, barque, from London, loading AnLzi. barque, from London, loading Beatrice Haverner, barqae (J.Q.C.L.) from New York, sailed July 29 C. A. Littlefleld, barque. (H.T.N.F.) from Now York; sailed Juno 18 Acacia, barque (W.N.8.V.). from Sydney Bella Mary, barque (T.M.J.8.), from Oamara Ooeola, brlgantlne (3.R.F.L.), from New York; olearad May 26 Flirt, brlgontine, from Suva Falcon, schooner, from Melbourne Bdith Bold, schooner, from Timaru Agnes Jessie, schooner, from Lyttolton

EXPORTS.

For Albion, for Napier— 21 pieces sawn tim ber, 8 saoks oyßtere, 10 bags cocoanuts, 36 oases fruit, For Welllngtin—37 Sacks oyßters, 45 cases paint, 169 oases salmon, 27 cases whiskey, 8 qr casks whiskey. 17 empty oil casks, 37 kega drugs, 30 boxes soap, 3 bandies leather, 53 mats sugar. For Lyttleton—2o cases preserved peaches, 2 bags Bago, 20 saoks clover feed.. 22 bags hops, 11 cases fruit, 18 cases canned fruits. For Dunedin —50 cases apples, 700 bases salmon,2obales hops, 13 cases rnuntz metal. For Melbourne—lo saoks oysters, 18 cases cheese, 6 cases cottons. Per Southern Cross for Levuha—los boxes soap. 40 drain pipes, 73 sacks bran, 233 saoka potatoes, 6 oases onions, 5S kegs beef, 61 tins biscuits, 10 keirs flour, 3 sacks turnips, 10 kegs batter, 4 cases corrugated iron, 3551 feet timber, 1 packages glass doorj, 42 oases potatoes, 50 j sheep. 20 paokages sundries. For Suva—s3o pieces timber, 20 packagrs casement.?, 120 doors, 40 tins biscuits, 15 sheep 10 empty kega. Inwato3 Coastwise Bessy, from Kennedy Bay, with 21,000 feet timber; Atalanta. from, Ngunguru, with 23,691 feet timber: Totara,' from Port' Charles, with 31,400 feet timber; Zlllah. from Thames, with 18,000 feet timber; Christina, from Russell, with E6 tons coal; South Carolina, from Barrier, with 46 tons wood; Mercury, from Tairua, with 24,319 feet timber, 4000 shingles; Sovereign of the Seas, i from Tryphena, with 47 tons firewood. OUTWABD3 Coastwise.—Bessy, for Kennedy Bay: Totara. for Port Charles; South Carolina, , for Barrier; Meroary for Tairua; Sovereign of - the Seas, for Tryphena The schooner Fotu Lolo arrived in Apia from i Auckland on September 1. ■ The B.s. Arawata from Melbourne, via South era ports had not arrived up f o the time at which we went to press* The American whalere James Arnold and Robert Morrison were at Tongatabu on Sep tember 1. They had been very successful. The New Zealand whaler Splendid left Ksi para for Wallis Island about September 10. The brigantine Lapwing (Watts) arrived at 'Ji Newcastle from Auckland on September 12. , The Gterman man-o'-war Moeve, and barque Tallinn were at Apia when the Myrtle left. The schooner Saxon sails for Wellington, Lyttleton, and Dunedin, on Thursday next. 9 The schooner Marmion has cleared at the Cus" otns for Noumea via Tairua, and the brigan ine Roderick JLJhu for Melbourne via Kaipara. ; ; The barque Bella Mary berthed at the inner western T of the Queen-street Wharf to-day, and commenced discharging. "The b.s. Southern Cross left for Lovuka and Suva this alternoon. She took the following passengers:—MessrsE. P. Houghton, J. KmpsOD, , r H. Hammond, P. Home, H. Anderson, The trial trip of the s.s. McGregor Is expected to take plaoe to-morrow. She will oartainly prove a great acquisition to the Noitflern Steamship Co.'s fleet. The brlgantino Myrtle arrived from Samoa ■ and Tonga yesterday. Captain Lane reports - leaving Auokland on June 20th, and sighting Bua at 2 p.m. on Wednesday the 29-h, after a favourable passage. Called atHapaland Vavan, and proceeded to Samoa.cailing at Tutuila; lef c Apia on September Ist, passed to leeward of Upolo, and sighted Yavau at daylight on the 4th; left Tongatabu on Saturday, September 17th, experienced eaaterly weather for the most part, strong N. W. to W. winds on the coast, with heavy squalls; anohored in Auckland at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Passengers: Eev. S. W.Baker.Mrs Baker and child, Key.George Minna.Mrs Minns and six children, Misses Palmer, David, and Treskowe, Mr Birkett, and two 'i'ongans.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL!?. Penguin, s.b.. Malcolm, from tho South DEPARTORK3. 7; . Hlnemoa, Soy. 8.8,, Johnstone, for Wellington f The Government steamer Hinemoa lett for I . Wellington via Opunaki at 10 a,m, to-day. Tho b.9. Penguin arrived from the South at 9 o'clock yesterday morning with 50 sacks bran, 71 Books bones, 28 packages butter, 30 paokages sundry merchandise, 3 brood mares, 1 outrigger skiff, and the following passengers:—Hon. J. Williamson, Hon. Geo. ivicLean, Messrs Holland, .' Bmpson, JBanday, Fry, Newman, Hill, Webster, Breen, Campbell, Coombes, Winthrop, Misses Williams, Uaber, Waller, Mesdames H, D. Ci-orapton, Dyson. Cook and family (3), Atkinson and family (5). and 10 steerage, hho is announced * to return South at 10 a.m. to-morrow. Latest train for passengers from Auckland 9.10'a.m, A

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Gibborne, yesterday. | Arrived: Oretl, s.s., from Auckland, 10 am. This day. Arrived: Albion, as., from Auckland, 6 a.m. The sohooner Advanoe, Captain MoKenzie, ■ from Wanganni to Tauranga, was towed in : S . here yesterday for shelter with sails split. . Whangarki, this day. Sailed: Argyle, for AUokland, 9 a.m.

COMMERCIAL.

Kvkninq Stab Office, Monday. Messrs B. Tonka & Co.gold today 25 acres, situated on the banks of the Waikato, opposite Mercer, at 12s 6d per aore. Six very handsome lawn flower-stands and church fonts will bn offered tomorrow at tha same mart, manu ': Jaotured by Messrs Vinoent and Wrifrht, of Hamilton, and which gained the first order of merit at the Melbourne Exhibition.

Mail Notice.

Mailb will Closb ab Under.— This Day. For Talma, per Eleinor, at 4 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongonul, per Wellington, at i p.m. For Tanranfta. Ohinemutu, and Opotdkl, per Qleixolgv at i p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 27th instant. For Waltara, etc, per Lalla Rookh, at 8 a.m. For Taranaki and Bouthßta ports, per Penguin, at 8 a.m. Foe Tairua and Noumea, per Marlon, at 9 a.m. For Walwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per Roße Casoy, at 10 a,m, For Chatham Islands, per Omaha, at 11 a.m. For Waitara, per Rowena, at 11 ».m. For Russell. Kawakawa, etc., per Arawata, at 3 p.m. For Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 3 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana. at 3.30 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Walpu, Whangarei. and Mangapai, per Argyle, at i p.m. For Coromandel, per Annie Mubaok.at 5.30 p.m. Thursday, 29th instant. For Glsbome, Napier, Southern ports, and Australian Colonies, per Arawata, at 11 am. Tuesday, 11th October. Per B.S, City of New York, as follows :— ' For Sandwloh Islands, United States ot America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Kuropo, at 1 p.m. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee ot slxponoe, In addition to the postage, will bo received by the Mall Agent on board the steamer up to the time of Bailing. This mail will be due in London on Tues day, November 22,1831. N.8.-On Ootober Ist a Post-office will be opened at Taupaki, on Kaipara railway line, near Knmeo, Mails will close hore daily at 6 a,m.. and will arrive at 9 a.m. Also at Okoroiri, near Cambridge. Malls will close hore daily at 7.30 a,m., and will arrive at 5 p.m. NoTB.-The letter receiving box at Mesßrs Hill and Hudson's, Victoria-street, has been removed to their now premises, oorner of Victoria and Hobson-streets. S. B. BI3S. Chtot Postmaster, Chief Post-offloe. Auckland. ,

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Septkmiiek 2G. 1881. Thoatre Royal — " Struok Oil," Miss Amy Horton's Impersonations, and Wyburda' Feats, 8 p.m. Masonio Hotel—Lodge St. Andrew, 7.30 p.m. Choral Hall—Amateur Theatricals in Aid of Ladies' Benevolent Society and Domain Cricket Ground, 8 p.m. Albert Hall-Grand International Panorama, 7 p.m. St. James's Dlsoußsion Class—" Short Speeches on Items of Female Beauty," 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

SENNA.-On the 11th September, at her resi dence). Union - street, the wife of Manuel Senna ot a daughter. YATKS.-On the 21th flnst., at her residence, Fornell. the wife of R. J. Yates, of a Bon.

Marriage.

ROBINSON—BARNES.—On September 22nd, at the Registrar's Office, Auckland, John Kobinßon, of Drlffleld. Yorkshire, to Annie Margaret Barnes, of Hampatuad, Middlesex, England.

Death.

EWEN.—On September 21, at the residence of Mr Joseph Newman, Walter Ewen; aged 56 . years. The funeral will leave the above residence to-morrow (Tuesday), at 3 o'olook. Friends are invited to attend. VJtRCOB.-On the 26th Instant, at Henderson s Mill, Bryant Vercoe, aged 72 years.

Notices to Correspondents.

Constant Reader.—lt is the privilege and duty of every freeman, not disqualified by bodily infirmity, to sit on the jury when sum moned.

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

MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1881.

• For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistanc For the future in the distance. And the good that we can do.

When the outbreak of small-pox was dis covered by Dr Clone, in the heart of Syd ney, the Government and the sanitary authorities of that city were taken com pletely by surprise. There was an utter absence of the necessary machinery for removing, and arrangements and accommo dation for isolating infected persona. Everything had to be done in a hurry, amid the distracting influences of panic. In a '■ few weeks upwards of eighty patients— ! men, women, and children, were hastily > bundled off to quarantine, and huddled to- ' gether in a place to which Bo mm a, withal] its. horrors, is said to be a paradise, i When the disease spread to different 11 quarters of the city there was no I j medical staff adequate to cope with it, i and the Government recklessly engaged a < number of men who were described by Mr ' Larrant, in the General Assembly, as 1 "regular dipsomaniacs, men who were a -\ disgrace to the medical profession, and r were wandering about the city unable to f obtain a living by practice." In the midst a of the prevailing alarm, many of the police c

detailed for the duty of assisting in remov ing patients, or maintaining a cordon round the infected houses had no stomach for the business, and at the risk of dis missal refused to obey superior s■■ In the hurry of removal a1 young mau named Harris, who was' oa the verge of the gravo, was dragged from his bed, thrown into a boat,'and towed at the stern of a steamer with the water wash ing over Mm, and he only survived this barbarous treatment for a few days. The drains, sewers, and backyards ot" the city, were in an unhealthy condition, and the Corporation had no efficient system of in spection. No wonder thai on the heels of this confusion aud lack of means, dire re sults followed. The "Sydney News" thinks that the inscription over the entrance to Inferno, "all hope abandon, ye who enter here," might have been appropria tely placed on the quarantine flag. Many of the patients who have been released relate stories of neghiot, cruelty, ill-treatment, and the most outrageous indignities in connection with an in discriminate exercise of arbitrary law. One witness states that he was actually left for seven days without being supplied with rations, and had to fight starvation with such scraps and lcaviugs ns he could pick up. Stories arc told of pationts being abandoned to battle with the totrtirs of the fell disease, alone in the agonies of death, without even a cup of water. As if the authorities bud foredoomed the unfortunates to speedy death, or wished to continually remind them of tho imminent verge on which they stood. Rude, ugly coffins wore promiscuously stacked about, in Bight of the patients. It is even allogcd that before the breath was out of their bodies blatsk coirins were placed besido some who wore struggling in the throes of death. That some of the sufferers survived to tell the tale is Astonishing, in view of the careful preparations made for their death. There is another story of a perfectly healthy man, according to com-: potent medical testimony, dragged from his' home and bundled oif to quarantine, jump ing overboard from his floating prison, braving tho double lisk ot drownincr, or being torn limb from limb by shark?, to escape tho still moro horrible life to which he was subjected. Two medical men who saw him daily, emphatically state that ho was perfectly healthy and free from any symptoms of small-pox, but in spite of this, ho Was seized and dragged back fn manacles to the hulk, and imprisoned for seVeral days. For lack of a sufficient supply of clothing, women ahd children wore kept weeks together without a change oilmen ; children woro destitute of shoos; and the rations were not only bad, but insufficient. The publication of those statements has produced precincly the results that might have been expected, Rather than expose their patients to such inhuman treatment, medical men conceal canes of small-pox, trusting to effect a euro by their own skill. Even tho "Sydney Morning Herald," which is usually well-informed, lately startled its renders by the statement that ; ttioro were many unreported cases of small -1 f>ox in Sydney. A Keuter's telegram of the 21st stated :—" Small-pox continues to prevail in the city, and some fresh caeca have been reported to the Health Board. At tho same time it is currently reported that sevoral cases exist in private resi dences, but that secrecy is being observed regarding them." Sinco then tbo Medical Association of New South Wales has passed a resolution condemning the quarantine system, and expressing a conviction that it has increasod the ill effects of tho disease.

These are the natural results of bungling, negligence, and incompetence. Fortunately our insular position, and our distance from tho scene, minimises tbe danger of in fection, but there is no knowing how long that immunity may last. The great Wash ington in ono of his addresses to Congress said that—" to bo prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace," and the saying is equally true with regard to disease.

The Failure of the English Hop Crop.

A fiw days since we published a cablegram to tho effect that the English hop-crop was a partial failure, owing to recent unfavour able weather. There lies more meaning in this short notification than meots the eye. It would seem that just as the flowers of the graceful hop plant were riponing, unex pected, because unusual at tho beginning of the present month, storms of wind and rain wrought wholesale destruction. The rain, if it did not altogether .prevent tho hops from being picked, would certainly render it an extremely difficult matter to dry and cure them so as to bo fit for market; and the wind would speedily whip all colour out of them, and, possibly, in a ginglo night reduce their value one half. The hop-growing industry, as is generally known, is the staple one in most parts of Kent; while it is hardly of less importance to many oE the farmers of East Sussex. Hops are also grown in parts of Surroy and Worcestershire, An army of pickers each autumn migrates from the narrowest back-streets and dirtiest slums of London into tho smiling Kentish gardens, where for a week or two they are able to get tho benefit of fresh air and tolerably uood wages. This year unfortunately it would appear that their annual holiday is denied them. Many of the London poor then are suffering through the failure ot the hop-crop. Of course- the growers themselves are-; the chief sufferers, numbers are doubt less completely ruined. Of late years.from a variety of causes, the cultivation of hops has not been a very lucrative business in England, and a bad crop will be disastrous to many who had been just tiding over difficulties in the hope of better times coming. There was a time when hop growing was attended with far less risks, and when there was every probability of making money at it in tho long ruu. But over-competition, home and foreign, aad the dcairo to produce quantity rather than quality, have produced their natural results, and hops latterly have paid the farmer no better than stock and corn. Hops require much more care, and consequent expense, in their cultivation than other crops ; hence it will bo seen that their failure means more to tho agriculturist than loss i_u cereals. The position of tho majority of farmers in tho South East corner of England is very distressing at tbo present moment; and thoir prospects for the future are of the gloomiest. Involved with them to a certain extent are those factors and merchants whose sole trade is in hops, and who have been compelled during recent years to make extensive advances to the producers. Among tho affected ones toomust be counted the brewer, who pays a high prico for an inferior article ; but pro bably he will come in for the very smallest share of pity. But lea ring him out of con sideration the trouble occasioned by non success in so (comparatively) limited an industry as hop growing is widespread enough. It would be worth while trying to see if hops could be successfully grown in Auckland Province. There are no doubt men at hand capable of conducting the experiment. They would know what soils, situations, &c, would be most suitable. At Kelson they seem able to grow hops satisfactorily so far as colour and appearance are con cerned, though lacking in flavour and pun gency. The aim should be to improve the quality by judicious cultivation. If this cannot be done it will bo a long time before the Enelish-grown article ceases to be pre ferred.

The Government are evidently disturbed by the aspect of affairs on Waimate Plains, and have taken steps to strengthen the Armed Constabulary. ' Major Withers, by advertisement in another column, calls fo r recruits, and from our Christchurch tele grams, we learn that a similar course is being taken in the South.

Mr R. Harrison, lato of the Pumping As sociation, Thames, has been appointed to the management of the Stanley mine, Tokatea.

In a fruiterer's window in Queen-street the unusual sight of a pine-apple plant in beiring may be seen.

The people of Parnell are complaining of the great want of a crossing near the rail way viaduct. After a few hours' rain, the street is ankle-deep in mud.

At Vespers at St. Patrick's Cathedral last evening, Father Downey, 0.5.8., was particularly severe on the young men of the congregation. He said that they were very Jax in the performance of their religious duties.

Moa Flat Station, Otago, is at present the ' scene of unprecedented slaughter ot poor bunny. Mr Eitching at present employs 107 rabbiters in the work of extermination, and no less than 100,000 rabbits succumb every month to the tempting bait. The "Tuapeka Times" is informed that Mr Hitching has already expended £4000 in the work of extermination, and his !present monthly outlay cannot be set down at a fraction less tban £1000. The rabbiters are paid 2d aekin, and at this rate they earn from 10s to £3 a week, I

We are very glad to hear that Captain Hargrave .takes charge ol the s.s. Corol mandel a^ain to-day, having sufficiently recovered from his late nccident.

T.he extension of Victoria-street through to Priuices-skeet, and the other wot'ks Con nected with it, are to be undertaken at once and vigorously prosecuted.

■J'he election ol two Synodsmen to repre sent the district of St Paul's, took place on Saturday, and resulted in favour of Mr Edward Smith Wilcocks, and Mr .Henry Sawkins, who wore declared duly elected.

Paltridge, the man whose foot was so seriously injured by an engine on the wharf, is progressing rapidly towards re covory. Ho will bo able to leave his bed to-day, and will be discharged from the Hospital altogether about a fortnight hence.

By a pi-inter's error in our Saturday's issue it was stated that the petty robberies at Messrs Dickson's and Wickham's shops took place on Tuesday night. It should have read Thureday night.

The following telegram has boSn received from the T.okalea •.— *' Mine manager re ports Blb picked ti'tone to-day, patchos of gold all through the stone. Gold shewing in the face.—W. Home."

An extensive loss is notified in our ail advertisement columns. A lady dropped two £100 notes and one £30 on Saturday afternoon betweeh Qtteen-Stre'&t and May town> Epsom», aud for the recovery a re ward of £10 is offered. Tho numbers of tho notes are known and payment is stopped.

At the mooting of St. James's Associa tion this evening, short speeches will be delivered oh "Items of Female Beauty" by Messrs W. Cooper, J. M. Geddis, E. Cooper. E, W. Burton, arid T. Short. The "Items" aro: "Nose," "Eyes," "Mouth," 11 Hair," and " Ears," An evening's enter tainment is anticipated.

A dramatic evening will shortly be given in &id of tho funds of St. Thomas's Church, to consist mainly of a dramatised version of Sir Walter Scott's charming novel " Guy Mannering." One or two active rehearsals have taken place by the ladies and gentle men who will take part in it. Some of the performers are well knttwh, and possess con siderable hißtrionic ability. Particulars will appear in a future issuo.

The season has come round whon we rej ceive from America our importations of cooking and dessert apples. Messrs Tonks and Co. are to dispose to-morrow of a quantity just received by the Zealandia. The fruit is in primo condition and of the choicest sorts. As the supply of American apples will bo loan than usual this season, owing to a deficient crop, there should be a spirited competition for this lot,

The pcoplo of Helcnsvillo are to be provided next week with a treat of no moan order in the panoramic line. Mr H. H. Smith has decided to pay the township a visit, and on Wednesday evening next will exhibit in the Public Hall a choice collec tion of New Zealand and European viows, concluding with his vory effective repre sentation of a waterfall, with real wator prettily coloured by meanß of the lime* light.

At tho weekly moeting of tho French Literary Association on Saturday evening, readings Mere given by Messes J. M.Geddis and B. Cronin, tho former delivering Topp« fer's mnuaing story entitled "L'Ecolier en Retinue," (" Tho Scholar kept in") and tho latter a passage from Molioro's " Le Misan thrope." On Saturday evening one of Do Mussett's sparkling commediettas will bo recited by two ladies and three gentlemen who have been studying their respective parts lor some time past.

Tho usual fortnightly sitting of tho Dis trict Court took place this morning, Judge Macdonald presiding, but the business brought before him was bo slight that it was despatched within livo minutes. Five cases were down upon the list, but two of these hud been settled out of Court; in the third, the plaintiff had confessed judgment, tbe fourth had been rofcrred to arbitration, and the fifth was undefended. The parties to it were Manuel Silva and Henry Palmer, the former bringing the action to recover £9s, being the amount of his account for bullocks, steers, etc., sold by him to de fendant. Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for the plaintiff, and the claim having been proved in the ordinary way, judgment was given by default, with £6 7s costs.

The following anecdote is related of the late President of the United States:—ln April, 1865, the land shuddered with horror at the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. New York was in a ferment of fury. The crowd before the Exchange wero about to wroalc thoir ■ vengeance on the office of . "The World," when a solemn voice was heard: "Fellow citizens ! Clouds and darkness are round about Him. Justice and judgment are the establishment of His throne 1 Mercy and truth shall go before His facet l<ellow citizens 1 God reigns, and the Govern ment at Washington still lives." Tho speaker was General Uarfield, The effect was electric : tranquillity was restored, and the awful scenes that would have resulted from the popular desperation were avoided.

At tho quarterly meeting of the Parnell Lodge of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, on the evening of the 22ud mat, presided over by N.li. Brother Pivott, in addition to the usual routine business, a testimonial of worth was presented to Brother John McConncll, the P.G. Master of the Order in this province, who has been for the past eight years an active member of tho Parnell Lodge, and in recognition of his election to the office of Grand Master at the meeting of delogates held in July. The presentation was a full suit ot Grand Master's regalia, presented, on behalf of the lodge, by Brother Dr. Wright, medical officer of the lodge, and which was duly acknowledged by Brother McConnell, who baa been an active member from the commencement of the lodge 14 years ago.

By tho Penguin yesterday there arrived from tho South the Hon. G. McLean, who, in his capacity ot Director of the Union Company, is posting himself up in the state ot the shipping business of this part of the colony. The I'aiiuoa will be placed .on the Auckland-Fiji trade for the present, and every effort will bo made to extend the trade between Auckland, Fij:, and ether South Sea Islands. The Union Company intend endeavouring to get a mail subsidy from the New Caledonian Authorities, whereby the 'Ftisco mail could be taken direct from Auckland to Noumea, instead of the present roundabout route, via Sydney. The company are rapidly extend ing their business, having five new steamers in the builders' hands. Two of these may bo expected to arrive in the colony before the new year, and when this extensive addition to the fleet is in Now Zealand waters, the directorate intend having a weekly service with Sydney. During the coming summer, cheap excursion tickets will be issued to and ftom Australia.

The worthy host of. a popular city hotel was transacting some important business with some gentlemen yesterday in a room in his hostclrio. Considerable discussion was going on, and Mr Blank was laying down the law with the energy of a Trojan, In an adjoining room there happened to be an ingenious organ, on which several automaton monkeys disported themselves to the music. A wag, seeing that somothing important was going on, and knowiug how riled tho host was at bdug intsrrupted whilo talking business, quietly transported the organ iuto the room occupied by the coterie. Suddenly the music started, and the monkeys began bobbing their heads and grimacing with an energy that was almost life-like. The host began using naughty expletives, but hU voice waa partially drowned by the music, ana the automatons danced more furiously tban over. The whole sceno was so ludicrous that those present roared with laughter, in which Mr Blank eventually joined as heartily as the rest.

At 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon, the re newal of the Baptismal vows was taken at St. Patrick's Cathedral by between 300 and 400 young ladies and children. Members of the Guard of Honour of the Sacred Heart, children of Mary, boarders from tho Convent, Patnell Orphans, and children attending the Convent Schools, Hobaon street, mustered at 2.30 at tho Convent Schools, and marched in procession to the cathedral, singing hymns on the way, with several beautiful banners flying. Miss Flood presided at the harmonium,and accompanied the hymns with her accustomed ability. The Rev. Mother, Sisters M. Gabriel and M. Borgia were present, and directed tho proceedings. The renewal of the vows was read in a clear and distinct voice by Miss Dempsey, of Mount Eden Road, and the Rev. Father Walter McDonald addressed the children, and congratulated the young lady on the manner in which she had read the address. Father McDonald expressed his thanks to the good Sisters of Mercy, and congratulated them on the success of the children's singing, which was pro nounced by a number of competent judges present to bo, for the number takiDg part in it, the beet they had yet heard in Auck land. The benediction of the most blessed sacrament concluded the ceremony. Tho Cathedral was crowded with parents and friends, and much, satisfaction was ex pressed at the success achieved by the good Sisters of Mercy,

There is only one case of scarlet fever in the Hospital at present. The patient is a youth who was admitted about a week ago.

Mr Justice Gillies will not sit in Cham bers this week until Friday, while the ordi nary business sitting will be held on Satur day, instead of on Wednesday as ordinarily.

The annual meeting of the Bowling Club, announced for last Saturday, was adjourned in consequence of the rain to next Saturday, Ist October, at 3 o'clock.

The "Newcastle Morning Herald" of September Bth records the fact that Amos Terry, quartet-master of the steamer City of New York, fell down the hold recently and broke his neck,

The exhibition of the International Panorama at the Albert Hall on Saturday evening was well patronised, and all nccmed perfectly satisfied with the bSaiity of the viewa and the value Of the gifts distributed with laVish hands amongst the audience.

The man Dulton, who had his leg broken on board a schooner when entering the Kaipara about two months ago, has now almost completely recovered. Ho can walk without the aid of ctutches.

Mra Crosbie, whb^as operated on at the Hospital lecttntly for the removal of a tVlmour.haa sti fir Recovered .that sho was ablo to leave for hor home at the Tham'cs on Wednesday. Good progress is being maclo with the extension of the telephonic exchange, 16 subscribers now having their pro mikes connected. The total number of subscribers so far is 2$ but no doubt there will bo large additions when the,exchange is in working order, and the benefits accruing therefrom oracu larly demonstrated.

A certain economical hotoMtoeper writes iiis own bill of faro, thereby saving the cost of printing. One of his latest announced, "Coft'oy, supo, roste befe, frlde hamtn, boylcd and bakt portaters, mutting chops, veele oulvorts, hascb) and crucified chickens. In tending customers at once reckoned if ho could not cook better than he could spell, it would bo advisablo for them to fight shy.

Wo are informed that it is probable 'that the next meeting of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand ot the 1.0. G.T., working under the R.W.U.L. of the World, will be held in Now Plymouth in January next. The only obstacle is that of expense, which the members of the ordor here aro trying to urrangu for.

The banking statistics of New Zealand are interesting, says Mr Larnacb, in ad dressing the Duncdin Chamber of Com merce. It speaks well for a young country with half a million of peoplo to be able to showdepositsinhand (not including Govern ment) of nearly £8,500,000, and a noto cir culation amounting to over £900,000.

The Auckland Dramatic Society will per form the screaming farce of " Cox and Box," t« be followed by W. S. Gilbert's comedy, " On Guard," at the Theatre .Royal, next Thursday evening, in aid of the fund for the relief of the persecuted Jews in Southern Russia. Amongst those an nounced to appear, we notice the names of Mesrss C. D. Robertson, E. Townsenrl, F. D. Damar, F. Montgomery, M. Bar nett, F, Pearson, and H. Ramsey.

The last of the series of Iconoclast's lectures was delivered at the Lome-street Hall last evening to a meagre audience. The subject was the " Gospel of Matthew," which the lecturer essayed to prove was not of divine inspiration. He alao cast doubts on tho divine origin of Christ, quoting copiously from the literature of the first two or three centuries ot the Christian era in support of his assertions.

There is a dangerous man-trap on the eastern side of Nelson-street, and midway between Ceok and Wellington-streets, which should receive immediate attention nt tbo handa of tho city authorities. A house has been erected on a foundation fully six or eight feet lower than the foot path, and the excavation has been made perpendicularly, while no fence exists to protect tho unwary traveller from a fall which could hardly fail to result seriously. Culpable neglect is chargeable to some one or other, and the sooner it is rectified tho hotter it will be for the public safety.

Wo are ulad to notice that good gold has been struck in tho Kapanga miae, which has been worked on an extensive scale by an English Company for many years. Tho Company deserves succcess, for they have persoytrod under many discouragements, Tho works carried out by the Gmipany are on a very extensive scale, and if a large body of good stone is met with, there is ample crushing power to torn it to account. The rich yields in the old Kapaaga mine, and the well ascertained raluc of thin hue of reef at every point where it has been worked, justifying the expectation thaljthe Company wiil at lost reap a very handsome reward. Tho whole of the Coromandel district just now looks woll for rich returns during tho approaching summer—t'rero the; Tokatea to the Tiki.

In our Saturday evening's issue ap peared the obituary notice of a young man named Thomas Bath, who died at the early age of 23 years. The cauie of death was an affection of tho larynx, aggravated by a severe cold, which he caught some time ago. Ho had previously enjoyed robust health, but fell an easy victim to the disease, which rapidly developed itself. Tho deceased was a young man of studious habits, and he had already given consider able promiso of a successful career in his profession—that of a carver. He was a member of the Auckland Society of Arts, and so ma ot his work has attracted favour able notice. The funeral cortege yesterday was a large one, and tho burial service was read by the Rev. J. Robertson. Two hymns were sung at the grave by the scholars of the Newton Congregational, Free Methodist, and Franklin Road Primitive Methodist Sunday Schools.

To the Editor : Sir, —I perceive from an advertisement in your last issue that the Loan Company has sent my library to the auction-rooms of Messrs Cochrane and Son in Fort-street, where the books are to be sold on Thursday next, the 29th inst,, for arrears of office-rent. Permit me to men tion, what cannot be gleaned fiom the ad vertisement, that amomgst the books to be sold aro the following works, viz., " The Roman Civil Law," complete, in 3 vols., Latin, Lcipsic Edition, with an appendix containing the Ancient Feudal Law; Voet's Commentaries on the Pandects, 4 vols., Latin; Gaius, 1 vol., Latin and French ; Institutes of Justi nian, by Ortolan, 25 vols., Latin and French; Tho Pandects, by Pothier, 25 vols., Latin and French; analysis of the same, 2 vols, French; The Assizes of Jerusalem, 2 vols., French; complete works of Pothior, with analysis, 10 vols., French; Le Code Francais, by Tripier, 1 vol. ; The Brcuon Laws. 2 vols., Irish and English; and many other valuable and (in thia colony) rare works.—l am &c, SINGLE ton Rochfort, Welleslev-stroot, Septem ber 25th, 1881.

The sensational sale of homo Collins street property a. few daya aeo has aroused the ire of the Melbourne "Leader," which has the following Btatement of and com ment upon the facts:—"What the State has lost by parting with the fee-simple of its city lands may be calculated from the in stance furnished by the sale last week of a small block in Collins-street. In 183S it was purchased from the State for £41, while a few days ago it changed hands f0r,£24,200. Ihe Treasury obtained £90 per acre less than half a century aeo for what the private purchaser could ob tain £290,000 for to-day. The utter tolly of the first transaction needs no exposition. The wildest extravagance of a reckless spendthrift never readied this pitch, and yet he comes into an estate which is only his for a few years, ' while a nation squanders that which belongs to after generations. It is thus that the people aro impoverished by the insanely usurious terms upon which they raise money in theirlearly years of national life. To get £40 some 40 years since we sacrificed a property that would now have brought in 40 times as much every year. The profit has gone into private pockets, and the taxpayers of to day have to make up the difference."

A sensation of a mild character was occasioned in Parnell this morning by tha occurrence of an unwonted accident in the main street. At about 10 o'clock Mrs Colonel Bartleman (an old and esteemed resident) wasproceediug along the weste n footpath In the directiou of town when just as ehe reached Mr Witheford's shop she ap peared to be seized wiih a sudden vertigo. She staggered slightly for a moment, and then fell over on her back into a slough of mud which lies immediately at the side of the kerbiug, Messrs Kinsella and Dyer happened to be walking behind, and they instantly went to the lady's assistance. By them she was carried into the shop, and Mr Kinsella went off in search of female as sistance. He speedily returned with a neighbour, but Mrs Bartlaman had by this time recovered from her swoon, and after resting a little she was enabled to walk home. The gentlemen deserve praise for the prompti tude with whicH they rendered assistance, and for the trouble they put themselves to in securing for the poor lady proper atten tion. Mrs Bartleman is subject to fainting fits, and sometimes they come upon her quite unexpectedly, as in the present case,

The sale of massive garden flower stands and church fonts, by Messrs Tonks and Co., has been postponed to Wednesday next, 28th inst., at 11 o'clock. Mr Mobs, M.H.R. waa a passenger by the Hinemoa from the South.' We arc author issd to state that he will again be a candi date for Parnell electorato.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of John Gro°an, labourer, which was to have been held today, lapsed for want of a quorum. The assets (consisting principally of book debts over which there is a mortgage) are set down at £266, and he liabilities at £280. At St. James b Presbyterian Church yesterday, Rev. R. F. Macnicol announced that the attendance of child rcn in ; St. James* Hall on the previous, morning for religious instruction had been very satis factory, and if so much interest were taken in the service every week, ho would be only too glad to continue his efforts on their be half. The class meets on Saturday fore noons, from ten till eleven o'clock. To the Editor: Sir,—Allow rnfe to call tho attention of the railway authorities through your Valuable journal to a very dangerous practice which some children have of hiding on the platforms of the rail way carriages. lam not particularly net« vous, but several times last week I felt very anxious for the safety of some small chil dren1, who refuse to rido inside the carriages provided, when kindly counselled by older passengers. Unleßs more than ordinary vigilance is exercised, you will have to chronicle some serious accident—l am, &c, Pabent. _ t The "Thames Advertiser" says: "We learn that Mr Speight intends to transfer his political affections from City East to tho Thames, for which place ho will shortly announce himself. Mr Speight returned to the Thames on Saturday. Mr Shcehan, M.H.R. for the Thames, intends to run for the Coromandel electorate at the ensuing contest.

The County authorities have lost no time in repairing the havoc made by the memor able deluge among the bridges across the Tararu creek, those entirely destroyed hav iug been replacod by substantial structures, and others efficiently repaired. The Umber industry! which formerly flourished in the ranges at the back of the district, is again in full swing.—Advertiser.

Somo uneasiness was felt at the Thames on Saturday night in thß neighbonrhocd of Bbortland Wharf when it becamo known that a littly boy, son of Mr Robt. Webb, a workman at the saw mill, had not been seen since the after noon, and that his cap had leca fen d floating near the quay. It appears t^e little fellow, who was only four and a-LttU years, had been seen playing near daring the afternoon, and was lost in company with other children about three o'clock^ Search was made without success for the body, and every inquiry instituted. Tho search was continued early yesterday morning, a number of willing hands join ing in the investigation of tho beach and in dragging the water. A crew ot the Naval Brigade joined, and about _ one o'clock Messrs Adamson and Pyne, friends of the child's father, succeeded in recover ing the body at a point about midway fiom tho wharf to the channel light, theieby confirming the worst fears of the parents and friends respecting tho fate of the child. —." Advertiser."

SCINTILLATION.

" Be brlel, for it is won words as with buu boams; tne more they are oondonaed the deeper they burn."—Soothk*.

In Portngnl a widow cannot marry if she be over 50 years of age. But who ever heard of a widow as old as that ?

A recent writer says "there is no eleva tion without merit." He probably does not refer to some public buildings. The golden sovereign makes less noise in the contribution-box than a penny-piece— principally for the reason that it is never put in. Neuralgia ia the charming name borno by a charming girl. Her mother found it on a medicine bottle, and was captivated by its sweetness.

"Will love win?" is the title of a new novel. We feel authorised to say that love, properly backed with a bank account, will call the turn every time. Three mares, belonging to Mr H. Red wood, arrived yesterday by the Penguin, on a visit to Musket. "I'm sure," said a confiding old Boston lady, " that my son never drinks anything at night, because he's always so awfully thirsty in the morning." The contractor for tho Ponsonby Wes leynn Church has already made a start. The Auckland police have been surprised by the receipt of a notice that from the first of the present month their pay will be six pence lower. This is foolish policy if the Government expect to retain efficient and honest men. Mr Rudder slumbered on his claim for 30 years. It is worthless now, Tho motion to open the Gallery of Arts on Sunday was negatived by 26 to 23. The native who murdered Mr Ingliam has been taken to Fiji for safe kcepiug. The natives of Montaguo Island estimate the lives ol two men and two women at ten pigs. Vide Captain Dawson's report. The accumulation of money in Victoria is making itself felt. The Cotopaxi's mails were delivered in England 31J days from Adelaide. In the House of Assembly, Mr Brodribb eaid 15,01)0,000 sheep were being sheared in one pottion of New South Wales, and all tho wool was being sent to the neighbouring colonies, owing to a lack of railways. Adelaide sparrows are doomed. Sixpence a dozen for heads, and two»and-sixpence a hundred for eggs. Mr Walter Kwen died at tho residence of his former partner, Mr Joseph Newman, yesterday. Mr Ewen was an old colonist, and was for many years engaged in the ironmongery business. The cause of death was cancer in the tongue. In Melbourne, Rev. Murdoch M'Donald moves that tho Presbyterian General Assem bly define their position upon certain doc trinal points. It has certainly seemed vague of late. Traffic on railway from Dubbo to Sydney has exceeded all expectations. Sculling.—Edwards of Victoria, beat Donald M'Donald of tho Clarence. Ed wards won £100, his backers £1,000. A Fiench entomologist asserts that the wool of different countries can be distin guished in market by the insects which frequent the bales. He has identified 47 species in Australian wool; 52 in Soulh African wool; 30 in South American wool; 16 in Spanish; and 6in Russian wool. Mr Carey has loft Christchurch^for Wel lington with the "Pirates of Penzance" and Miss Pomeroy, having closed a good Duncdin season spens in Cbristehureb. A commission from the English Educa tion Department will visit the Continent during tne recess to observe and report upon technical education on the Continent. _ This is understood to be ptoliminary to the intro duction of technical education in board schools.

"Men," saya the Bishop of Melbourne, " were not intended to nurse and educate infants, or to preside ovec the details of do mestic economy. And, on the other hand, women are not adapted to fight the battles of life, either in the field or in the forum, any more than they are to bear the burden of life's hardest work, either in producing, protecting, or distributing tho necessnrios of existence."

BILLIARD MATCHES IN SYDNEY.

Two interesting billiard matches have taken place at Perkins' Eoyal Exchange Hotel, Sydney. The first was on the Bth inst. for £200 a-side and the championship of Australia, between J. Byrne, champion of Victoria, and James, of Sydney. Byrne led up the second hundred, when James, by some clever breaks, passed him, and led into the fourth hundred. At 371 they were together, and at the ad journment the game stood—Byrne 411, James 394. Byrne gradually increased his lead, and at 6.30 was 100 points a-head. Then James made some good breaks, over hauled his opponent, and reached 705 while Byrne was at 681. Byrne at this point made a splendid break of 59, and had all the best of the game to the end, reaching the 1,000 with James at 878. The play was not first-class throughout, though the •match proved very exciting. The second match came off on Saturday evening be tween Bryne and Mona. Budolphe. The match was 1,000 up English game, for £100 a-side, and it resulted, after an exciting contest, in favour of Byrne, by 35 points. Budolphe had the best of the game at the start, and played a splendid g&me with difficult " caroma."At 400 he was 125 ahead of Byrne, and the match looked a moral for him. After the adjournment, however, Byrne gradually gained on his opponent, and at 845 ho passed him, and by dint of plucky play, maintained a close lead [to the finish. The game was very open, even till the last stroke, and there is no doubt that Kudolphe, with a little more practice at the English game, could eaily bold his own in future matches with his victorious opponent.

CABLEGRAMS.

IReuteb's Telegrams.]

ANGLO-FRENCH TREATS.

PAKIS, September 24.

Negotiations which have been commenced here between the representatives of the French and Eoglish Governments on the subject of Anglo-French commercial rela tions are progressing satisfactorily^ and there are hopeful signs that an amicable agreement will be come to.

THE FRENCH IN TUNIS,

PARIS, September 24.

Telegrams to hand to-day from Tunis announce that the squadron of the French Hussars now act as a guard of honour to the Bey. RECENT OUTRAGES IN IRELAND. LONDON, September 24.

There has been an alarming,revival re cently of agitation in Ireland 911 the part of the Land Leaguers, and numerous out rages are reported to have been perpetrated in various parts of the country during the past few days. Considerable anxiety pre vails in consequence, )joth in Ireland and in this country, and the strongest possible measures are being adopted by the Exe cutive to put down the increasing disorder. TRANSVAAL STILL DISSATISFIED. CAPE TOWN, September 23.

Telegrams are to hand from Pretoria, an nouncing that the newly-elected Volks-raad was opened at that place. .President Kruger in his opening address stated that the Boer Government, after due considera tion, dissented from various portions of the convention agreed to last month uetween the English Commissioners and the Boer representatives, and he believed that the English Government would be compelled to agree to modifications of the convention in favour of the people of tho Transvaal.

BANK OF ENGLAND EESERVE. LONDON, September 22.

The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £13,000,000, an increase of £600,000 during the week. The bank rate of discount remains at 4, and tho market rate at 3jj per cent.

THE SAN FPvAN CISCO MAIL.

LONDON, September 23,

Tbe Homeward New Zealand and Australian mails, via San Francisco, which left Auckland on August IC, were delivered here to-day.

LONDON WOOL SALE,

LONDON, September 23,

At the wool sale to-day 0,800 bales were offe:ed, making a total of 255,000 cata logued since the opening of the series. A firm and active demand was again ex perienced, and the prices for cross-breds ruled fully jd per lb. higher than at the close of last series.

LONDON, September 24. There are no changes to report In the money or produce markets. At the wool sale to-day 8,400 bales were offered, and firm and active demand was again experienced.

LONDON MARKETS.

LONDON, September 22,

Best Scotch pig iron, No. 1, free on board in the Clyde, is quoted at 525; galvanised iron, 26-gauge, is £17 10s.

Best Sydney copra is £14. LONDON, September 23.

Consols are 99J.

New Zealand securities are unchanged at the following quotations :—The 5 per cent. 10-40 loan is 102J; the 5 por cent. 1389 loan is 102J; the i\ per cent. 1879-1904 loan is 99£. Australian tallow has advanced 2s per cwt. Best beef is 425; best mutton is 44s (3d. The market is decidedly firmer.

AUSTRALIAN.

SYDNEY, Monday.

A rrived, on the morning of the 23rd iost., Union Company's steamship Hero, from New Zealand,

BRISBANE, Monday.

Alice Wormald has been acquitted of the charge of murdering two children at Rockhampton in July last.

WELLINGTON NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

MORE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS.

WELLINGTON, this day. It is rumoured that a rather large batch of Legislative Councillors will shortly .be appointed, and will include Mr Brandon, of Wellington ; Mr Bowen, of Canterbury; and Mr Hurst, of Auckland. - ■

CHORAL SOCIETY IN PON SONBY.

A meeting, called by advertisement, for the purpose of forming a choral society in the district, was held in the Ponsonby Hall on Saturday night. Notwithstanding the rough weather, about 20 persons assembled at the hour named. At the request of the meeting, Mr Boardman took the chair.

The Chairman oaid he was happy to preside at a meeting having for its object the formation of a choral society in that neighbourhood, and it augured well for the success of the project that on such a night as that so many had assembled, fle thought a society for the practice of music would prove to be a source of sreat pleasure to the inhabitants of Ponaonby, and though he could not boast of being a musical man himself he should do all in his power to help forward so desirable a movement. He believed they would have had such a society in their midst sooner but the difficulty of getting a conductor had hitherto proved insuperable, but he was now informed that Herr Carl Schmidt, tho talented conductor of the Auckland Choral Society, was willing to take this office, provided a society was formed which should be affiliated to tnat body, so as to secure a union and strength between the two societies. He understood Major Firie bad consented to undertake the office of hon. sec. Without detaining them with further remarks of his, he would call upon the meeting to proceed with the business.

After some conversation amongst those present the following resolutions were adopted :

" That a society be formed to be called the Ponsonby Choral Society, and that it be affiliated with the Auckland Choral Society." Major Pirio was appointed hon, secretary and treasurer.

The following committoe of management was then appointed, viz: Key. Samuel Edger, Messrs G. Cruickshank, Jas. Dacre, A. Devore, Finlayson, J. Masefield, R. H, Stevenson, JD. Tole, J. H. Upton, and the secretary.

The committee were requested to make enquiries as to the terms on which the Hall could be obtained for. practice, and other matters ; to draw up Jules, and to report to a meeting to be called as soon as possible. The meeting then adjourned to a day to bo notified by the secretary.

POLICE COURT-This day.

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

Thb Hulwo Passion. — James Braslin, and Maria Drummond, alias Lily, were fined 6s for drunkenness.

Delirium Tremknp.—Masgle Barstow, who was discovered in High-street by Constable Bowman, in a state of delirium trem?ns, was sent to the Hospital.

Imposition.—Frank Orman, a young man, was charged under the Vagrant Act, with mak ing false representations to tradesmen, with the view of obtaining money from Mr G. tf. Layers, seedsman; Meeßrs Jakins and Co, and Messrs Hesketh and Aitkin, during tbe present month. —Prisoner Baid he would plead guilty under certain circamstanoes; he had so intention to defraud.—His Worship suggested a remand for a few days, as no witnesses were present — Sergeant Gamble said tfce prisoner was only arrested on Saturday, and there had not been time to get the witnesses together.—Prisoner said he did not wish an adjournment, would prefer the matter dealt with at once.—Adjourned until to-morrow.

A VISIT TO THE ASYLUM.

The Lunatic Asylum building, in its com pleted state, is quite a landmark in the country to the west of Auckland. The handsome red brick edifice is visible for miles around, and as a natural consequence, •r the view from the institution is extensive.- The western landscape is bounded by the Waitakerei mountains, and the intervening space is tilled with scenes of quiet country scenery—little homesttads dotting the undulating plain and meadows of beautiful vernal green. Nearer hand, in another direction, are ihc still waters of the Waite. mata, and the cones of Mount JSden and Mount Albert. The Asylum is approached by a welii ' kept carriage-drive, and it might "at firat be taken as one of "the stately halls of England" transported bodily to the antipodes. The well-kept flower garden" ' neatly railed,, adds greatly to.se homelike peaceful appearance—certainly a strange effect to be produced in the vicinity of a mad-house. . . THE STAFF. ' ■ - Having obtained the kind permission bt the medical supp.rintendent, Dr Young, and' on introduction to the headkeeper, Ifo Hardy, the writer had the privilege. of going ,; through the entire building from cellar to— attic. Dr Young is a quiet gentlemaD, aged. » about 30 years.and from what I saw during my vjait, am convinced that he is the right man in the right place. Mr Hardy has for 12 years been a servant of the institution and though a comparatively young maii, is noted for his success in the management of the insane. He is a thorough believer in the suaviter inmodo. in preference to/or titer in re, and tact takes the place of brute force, the inordinate use of the camisole and shower-baths ad lib.—a la Whitelaw. Kestraint is reduced to a minimum under MrHardy'sjudiciousroanagement.Awhistle; a nod, or some other trivial eccentricity is sufficient to tell the watchful attendant when an. outburst of dangerous lunacy may be expected in a generally quiet and inoffen sive patient, and measures are at once taken, to prevent any harm being done. The rank and file of the staff of attendants, which numbers seventeen, are principally young uien, fine active-looking fellows, and able to do anything with the unfortunates under thoir charge. A WALK THKOI7GH THE WARDS. ' Preparations were being made for the ' evening meal when I entered the clean, ' well-kept kitchen, la one department, two of the inmates were quietly engaged^ cutting and buttering bread, while others were washing up. and attending to culinary' duties. While admiring the cleanliness and neatness of the spacious dining-hall, - an unfortunate came up to me and informed me, in the most patroniaing manner possible, that he was Lord Alford,"and thai this was his family seat. He then walked quietly away. Upstairs a magnificent corridor runs from one end of the building to the other, ?nd from it open the different ■ ";.■ suites of rooms. There is no classification r of the patients as regards their social posi« : tiou, the only distinction made being in respect to the degree of their insanity, for instance, quiet, well-behaved patients are- j permitted to sleep.in large airy dormitories, ;: the day-room attached to wbicn . is better furnished, while the - bed rooms are supplied with breakable articles such as mirrors, &c, a luxuty_ which wonld be very expensive in the refractory ward/V, The beds were spotlessly clean, and the white coverlets and thick soft mattresses' would be appreciated by the most fasti, t dions man in the universe. To all these , " good conduct" wards, however, suites of, t small rooms are added, to which a patient" i suddenly becoming refractory can be at once removed; and so avoid an uproar amongst ' the other patients. In the refcac i tory wards the fire-places are protected with iron bars, and I was shown one of the padded rooms in which the unmanage- . able lunatics are incarcerated, to prevent them doing themselves injury. Perhaps . the saddest sight in the whole Asylum is' the suite of apartments devoted to the help-; ' less lunatics. Poor fellows paralysed, or 1 otherwise incapacitated from moving about, sit round their day room, with the dull stare of lunacy in their eyes. Theirs must, ---i indeed, be a living death. In this compart ; ment the greatest amount of disorder might have been expected, but everything; was as clean as a new pin, and the dormi tory as fresh and neat looking as any in ilie building. ■ RECREATIONS OF THE IKMATES. 1 In two of the day rooms are handsome bagatelle boards, while periodicals lie on the i tables. Plenty of reading matter is one of the wants of the Institution, and papers and periodicals of any kind, bnt particularly' E illustrated papers, will be thankfully re ceived and duly appreciated by the patients. . Could not some benevolent people in Auck • land start a mission of the kind, similar to : the flower mission carried on with respect to the Hospital and other. eleemosynary institutions nearer town ? THE COLOR CUBE. In going through the different rooms, I noticed that the walls were painted in different colors, and on questioning my. , courteous cicerone, was informed that it was believed that a variety of colors had a bene ficial effect on diseased mental organ ismp.and ■ a a experiment was being made to prove the i truth or otherwise of the theory. The tints are all neutral, and add greatly to the fresh appearance of the larger rooms. The asylum chapel, a spacious* chamber, is at present used as s dormitory, i some thirty or forty beds being made up ; within the sacred precincts. Notwithstind • ing the large expenditure of the past three ; years there will not be sufficient room for ■ the inmates when the women are moved , into the building from their present tempor t ary quarters. -Having made the building t complete in every other particular, I think , the authorities might go a little further and ; provide the additional accommodation . necessary.

THE WATBK SUPPLY. One thing'that especially struck me in my tour of inspection was the excellence of the water supply of the building. On the roof are enormous "cisterns containing several thou sands of gallons, which could be brought into requisition in case of fire. In addition to that there is a fire valve at every land* ing, and immediately beneath the plug is a stationary hose reel with a length of, gutta percha hose and branch complete, so that water could be " got on " a conflagration in a second or two- The pressure is exceed ingly strong, and from what I saw I am convinced that the destruction of the 'Asylum by fire is an absolute impossibility, always supposing the attendants have the presence of mind to utilise the excellent means of extinguishment at their disposal. 11 must not forget to mention that in several parts of the building are rows of leathern fire buckets ; and all the main corridors are iron fire proof doors, so that even sup-' posing a conflagration did make headway, the damage would be kept within circum scribed limits. Amongst the secondary conveniences of the building, I must not neglect to mention the lavatories and bath rooms. The latter, of which there are ten, are each supplied with an earthenware plunge bath, and taps of hot and cold water. The shower baths are enclosed in little coflin-np-on-cnd-likc recesses, but are only used under the supervision of the doctor. The lift is another great convenience, and likewise the dust-shaft, a contrivance sav ing a vast amount of labour.

THB INMATES AND A FEW 0? THBIK

CRAZES,

Having thoroughly satisfied myself with the interior of the building, I felt some curiosity regarding the external arrange ments, and the daily life oi the inmates out of doors. The unfortunates concerning whom the attendants have the slightest suspicion are kept ia spacious asphalted courts, where they wander aimlessly about, each man apparently too much wrapped up iv himself to know or care what his corn paioos in misfortune are doing. They rarely converse with one another, but always seem proud when a visitor or an at tendant appears to take an interest in them. One of the greatest characters of the " con fined division" is an elderly man, named Murray, who has been an inmate for three or four years.. Along the brick wall of the ward he has made a deep niche for every day he has been a-lunatic,keepiDgthe score with unfailing regularity. It js a very long one, poor fellow. He came readily when the at tendant beckoned to him, and at his request sang two or three verses of a popular song in excellent time and tune, receiving a piece of tobacco as a quid pro quo. He then commenced an incomprehensible jargon, ia which the words "diuretics," " hydrostatic effervescence," "fundamental principles," occurred with amazing frequency, which ho continued doing for some little time. An other character is a Yankee, who walks up and down the yard ''guessing " and "cal culating "in stentorian tones. He fancies he is unjustly imprisoned, and believes that if he keeps constantly talking some of friends outside will hear him, and, recog nising his voice, come to the rescue. Two Chinamen are amongst the inmates—obo is quiet, and acteas "journeymanapprentice " to another inmate, wiio amuses himself at amateur tailoring. The other celestial spends the live long day in howling dismai

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 26.



T ySSOLXJTION OF PARTNEKSHIJr 1, : ; Junction i ; ' Drapbry Warehouse. -genuine cheap cash sale, william k. bridgman HAS Mabked the Whole stock at VERY LOW PRIOE3! The following are worthy of attention:— - ' fiOOyards Dress Silks in pink, light and dark ' , ■'• T blue drabs, greys, slate, cream, &c, 4/6 yard, -: '' -worth C/ 0. Splendid value . Good stock of B&ok Silks.-2/ei, 2/11.3/4 J. Very 1 Coloure^Damask Table Cloths. 5/6,6/6, and 7/6. ' Much under legular price '■ U B. Table Damask, all linen, l/li, 1/9,1/JUJ, and pv- * 9/2 per yard '--' fiOOOdoz. Bnttong.in bone and Bilk, black, brown, I uvm s . o y2perdoz.- Great Tariety I ' Largo lot of Umbrellas Irani 1/8; a splendid line ] Large lot of Stays from 1/5 pair I ■ Diets Materials at /s|, &o, All half usual price l~ A. nioa line o( Pompadour Dress Material, usual i urios 1/6; to clear, /6} yard .■■„_■ f Clearing out last season's stock of 9d Prints at 1 WiieTVhite Cotton Bed Fringe, /IJ, /3J, Hi per m yard. Half price m Felt Squarea In variety I Wide Kelt Carpet, 2AI yard p Men's Flannel Shirts, large size, well made, 2/9, 1 Men^Fiannel Panto, 2/9,3/9, 4/6 - Men's Tweed Trousers, 5/10, 7/6.9/6 :. Men's Tweed Trousers, extra good line, 10/6 and !; " ATen's^Tweed Trousers and Vests, 15/, 16/6,18/8. \t' Cfood" 1 line Boya' and Youths' Tronaers and II Vests 11/3 to 16/3 S. Large stock of Kaiapoi and Mosgtel Tweeds to m ■ be sold at mill prloe Lareestook of Chean^Tweeda, for boya1 wear, 1; from /121,1/il. 1/91. &o. 1., THE CLOTHINO DBPARTMBNT I. la well supplied with Good Useful Articles, I .".-.■ -which are all Marked Low in Price, f'■-: ,'■ ■■'-:■"■'■■■ '■■ ' ' ll'Alli Goods Masked ih Plain Bed i- . ]?igokes, for Cash Only, at t #. , Gbeatly Reduced Prices. kyF-^AM Ii« [Bkidgman r %BSHBHOOK & BaiDOMANIT. \ . ' -



Special Advertisements. riOMPLETE pLEARIOJG QVT* ■ \J U J ■ JjAst Month OF W. RaTTRAY'S Cheap C*bb. Sale. W. RATTRAY WILL HOLD A SPECIAL GRAND SHOW OF PARISIAN JMnfiNffißY' and [ miLLINBRY' IVr iLLINERY. KNGLISHJ IVIILUNKRY. MANTLES. FICHUS. AND COSTUMES, AISO UNDERCLOTHING. ON JuJ-ONDAY, gTH gEPTEMBER. everything Cheap! O kap! (>■**! As he is Detbbmined Before REMOVING TO HIS NEW PREMISES TO CLEAR OUT IN THIS DEPART MENT THE WHOLE OF HIS MAGNIFICENT STOCK • OF TBB ABOVE GOODS, AND MAKE ROOM FOR FRESH SHIPMENTS. The Whole of the Articles have been Marked at English Pricks m lace and fancst goods at half PRICE I GLOViJS AND HOSIERY AT HALF PRICE BOYS', YOUTHS 1, & MEN'S CLOTHING AT HALF PRIOB Just opened,). Rr>rirMriTn THK NEW "CECIL1 } A£li%SB m PATENT SEAMLESS GLOVES ) ■ ABMOtE- W« It A T T II A V, ;«2. QUEEN-STREET. Opposite Bank or New Zealand. Tjp R O M jp A R 1 S. The Most MAGNIFICENT CRBTONNKg Ever Shown in Auckland, Ex Orient Steamer' Garonne.' Jubt Opened, And on Sale by GARLICK ft CHANWELL, Nickel Plated FRENCH AND HALF TESTER JRON gEDSTBADS. very handsome, and . a novelty. Just Landed, ex Hermione. LARGEST STOCK OF BEDSTEADS IN AUCKLAND AT THE QITY TJALL A ROADB. Q.AKLICK & QRANWELL, HOUSE FURNISHERS FANCY GARDEN TABLES. CANE LOUNGES FOR VERANDAHS. BLACK AND WHITE WOOL HEARTH RUGS. TAVESTRY, BRUSSEL, Sc STAIR CARPET, CHURCH PEW SEATING, Very Nick, and Preferable to Cushions. GARLICK & CRANWELL. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, Hand or Treadle, at will. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, Established over 30 years. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, The most approved in all countries. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES Have received 160 Firet-olaaa Medals. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, The best for the family. Easiest to learn, SINGER'S SISWING MACHINES. The best (or the Dresa maker; most durable. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, Best for the Tailor; sew strongest seams. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, Bestfor the Bootmaker; light or heavy work. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES Sew finest muslins and heaviest cloths. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, , An Economy in every Household. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. New Improvements without extra cost. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES Will last a lifetime in constant work. QINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. O 10 per cent-discount for cash. (JINGERVS SEWING MACHINES, k? Easy terms. Within the means ot the poorest, SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Easy terms. No addition to the price. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES Will earn their cost in a few months. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Best terms to Wholesale Buyers. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Write for address of nearest Agent, SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Send for Price List to SINGER Mahufactuking Company. No. 166a, Queen-street, Auckland. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Sales exceed half a million!annually. CJINGER Manufacturing Company



Special Advertisements. BRETT'S J^LMAMAC AND Provincial Handbook for 188%. OFFICERS OF LODGES, and others, are reminded that the above worltfs now in course oC compilation, and Matter for Publication in the DIRECTORY should be sent in as early as possible to the Star ofUco. OfIDON AND IjANCASHIRE FIRE COMPANY. (S tabliahed In the Colonies 1802,) Capital, £1,852,000; Reserve Fund, £253,729. AUCKLAND DISTRICT. The undersigned having been appointed agent for this Company is prepared to receive pro posals for all descriptions oC Insurances, at lowest rates. H. W. HEATH. 103, Queon-streot, ApDlloattona Invited for sub agencies by those in a position to influence business. TT A M O /^i O A L. DEPOT: NEXT PUBLIC BATHS. OFFICE: No. 6, Booth British Insoranob Company. EAMO COAL la Delivered from depot ENTIRELY FREE FROM SLACK, And is Guaranteed SUPERIOR TO NEWCASTLE FOR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. QHOULD BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. To Parents and Guardians. . SOMETHING WORTH KNOWING! Ihe JN bw .Zealand Clothing Factory ARK NOW SELLING SPECIAL LINES OF BOYS' AND YOUTHS' : CLOTHING At Wonderfully Low Prices. Superior Fitting, Superior Work man shin, and First-olass Materials. !AircKt,AND Branch : QUEEN-STREET (Opposite Theatre Royal), And at Albert -Btreet, Thames. J. FnzsMONs, Branch Manager. A great many neuralgia diseases, when aggr* vatod, become spasmodic, and it is in this par ticular stage or type of the disease, that the great mollifler, known as Udolpo Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatio Schnapps, asserts Its uupromaoy. It soothes the nerves by its gently diffusive proper ties, allays irritation by lta quieting effects, and toning the system, strengthens the organs, 80 as to perfect fnnotional action.



Latest Novelty. — Iron Bedsteads with Nickel-plated Mountings, much handsomer than the brass, and free from the dak of tarnishing. Theee superior-class Bedßtoads were flrat shown in Australia at the Melbourne Exhibition, and Messrs Garlick and Cranwell, who are always to the fore in obtaining the latest improvements at once sent lor a supply, which have arrived in the Hermione. and are now on view.at the City Hall Arcade, both in French and Half-testers They have also just reoeiveda fresh shipment of White and Klack Sheepskin Hearth Ruea and Mats, Stair Carpets, Tapestry and Bruqsfil Carpets, Folding Iron Chair Beds, varionß sizes cheap Iron Bedsteads, Fenders, &c. A fresh lorot Patent Spring Blind-rollers, now pat tons in Linoleum aod some second-quality linoleum they can Bell at same price as Oil-cloth. AH kxndsot Household Furniture, Beddinc Carnpfjt &c. kept, in stock.. Furnish your House"ggS the City Hall Furnishing Arcade, Queen-street Auckland-Qarlick and Cranweli, Proprietor,