SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER}^^^,^^ SUNSET—ThIs Evening. 5.29 BUNRISE.-To-Morrow Morning, 6.33 :, MOON'S AGE.-New Moon, 25th, 8.21 a.m. '

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING. Argylo, S.s., Crawford, from Whangarei TO-DAY. Albion, S.S., Webster, from Southern ports Hawk, schooner, Grey, from a cruise Fairy, eohoonor, Bell, from Russell IMPORTS. Per Staffa, from Opotiki-rOO bags New Zea land maize.—John Reid Se Co.

EXPORTS.

Per Lapwing, for Newcastle: 1,000 feet timber.

Inwards CoASTWisir.-Bessy, from -Bro"_£ with 20,000 feet timber: Sovoreign of! the sew. from Tryphena. with 48 tons firewood, Fairy, from Riisell. with 56 tons coal; Lize"o- «?E? Thames, with 23,000 feet timbor; Lee, irom Thames,.with 18,1100 feet timber. , Outwabds CoASTWisE.-Four Sistere, from Mat___iaTKrlemDUda,for Whangaroa; Bessy, for Port Charles; Nancy, for Thames. The brigantine Lapwing cleared at the Cus toms to day, for Newoastle. In consequence of heavy soa at.Napier, the s.s. Albion Ilost one of her anchors and was obliged to leave without being landed. Captain R. Mackay has tendorod his rcsigno lloliSb commander or tho Southern Cross. Tbe BChoonor Christine arrived at Hokianga from Auckland j ostordoy. Thes.s. Arawata may .be expected to arrive from Sydney about daylight to-morrow. She _____ St. KusseU this morning, as wUi be seen by telegram. Tho s.b. Argylo arrived from Whangarei last evening with 2G sacks gum, 6 sackß oysters, 11 sacks fungus, 6 boxes eggs, 8 paokages sundries, and tho following passongora:—Miss McKenzie, Messrs Herd, Maofeen, Weaver, JackeoD, Reilly, Carson, Father Fox, and 7 steerage.

ARRIVAL OF THE ALBION.

The s.s. Albion arrived at 2.10 p.m. Ex perienced moderate and fresh southerly winds along t_» coast. . Passengers: Saloon—From Melbourne —Messrs Durham and F. Loueh. From Bunedin-Mr Hiddleton and Mr and Mrs Indor and child. From Lyttelton—Messrs Kohn, C. C. Matherson, D. Shoddney. Mrs Batt. Mr Hood and 4 children. From Wellington—Mr Barrio, Mr Gum. Airs Fisher and 2 ohildren. Mr K. Mead, Mr Gowarfch, A. MoDonald. From Nanier-Mr Harding, Mr and Master Dolbel, Mr Dews. From Gisborne-Mies Good and Mr Solomon, and 28 in the steerage. The bs. Albion brings 255 tons cargo for this port, and 30 tons for Napier. We are indebted to Mr A. Chatfleld, purser, for papers, porosis, See,

TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN ROBERTS, SHIP HERMIONE.

Since tho arrival of the ship Hermlone from London her worthy commander has received many flatteries: recognitions of the oore and consideration whioh he has always evinced for tbe welfare of the passengers under his oare, and not least amongst them the following com plimentary testimonial:— ___?'__ "David T. Roberts, Kaq.,oommander of the snip Hermlone. Sir,—We, tho undersigned, your saloon passengers from London to Auckland, New Zealand, desire, on this the date of our arrival at our destination after an unusually short and agreeable voyage, to givo expression to our appreciation of your skill as a navigator and your kindness to, and consideration for, us one and all during the voyage. Cf your nautical skill, of course, 'land lubbers' like us can only speak by the result, and the re-rait ia that the Toy age hai been to us"'short and sweet, Throughout, and tspeoially on several occasions, to ns apparently oritical, you evinced that deoMon of .character and power okoommand, whioh, with submission,-we consider muse be sine qua nou of any man who undertakes the reaponsability of conducting bis fellows over sixteen thousand miles ofooean. Of your kind ness to us during -. the yoyasje in -. health and especially in sickness, we can speak with confi dence, and now, on tbe eve of our eeparatipn from you, beg to return you our most cordial thanks therefor. We have also reason to thank Goa that our oommander was.an intelligent, well-informed, kind and God-tearing gentleman. We alao beg to put on record our sense of tbe ■* kindness and courtesy dally shown us by your able offioers, and shall esteem it a favour if! you will convey to them our sincere thanks. That the Divine blessing may attend you and them through life is the prayer of your grateful i passengers. Signed by JamesSGalbralth and the 1 whole of the saloon passengers.'

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

-:r~.™r-.- -;.—_ ._ - ROSSBLT,this day. ARRIVAL OF THE ARAWATA Arrived: Advance and Glenelg; also Ara wata,- at noon. She at once proceeded to the Juarantlhe ground to coal with her own brew, fa doctor had been available, she could have been admitted to pratique." She will leave late to-night for Auckland, Port Chalmers, yesterday. Sailed: Ringarooraa, s.s.. for Northern ports. Passenger for Auckland:.Mr Levinsohn. .. /Bluff, yesterday. Sailed: Rotorua for Northern ports, Passen gers for Auckland: Messrs Lush.j Morris. Fitz gibbon Louch.Mrs and Miss Earle, Mr Ewers, and three steerage. -, ■.. \ .; ,' ■■ ■■

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Offloe, Tuesday. , Messrs K. and A. leaaca held their firat sale to-day in their new Queen-street premiaes, con sisting of 15 packages of hoiaery, trou.eringa, flannel, &0., which wore cleared at satisfactory Messrs Cochrane and Son hold a salo of valu able books, many of them being scarce editions. An illustrated Shakespeare, brought 9a per vol. Byron's Works; Murray's edition.lOs 6d; a fine oopy of Burns 10s; Macaulay's _ssays, 7s 6 ; Marryat's Sea Novels (complete, two sets p< i-> vols each, 3s 3d and 3s 6d per vol; Ik rd Lj tto.. s Works, 4s 3d per vol; Bunyan's Pilgrim's Pro gress, 21s; Russell's Modern Europe 10s 6d; Railway drawings, Us 6d to 12s 6d, and numerous other works at excellent prices.

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET.

,■ _ . August 23, Bank of N.Z.—Buy ers, £24; sellers £21 os Colonial Bank—Buyers, 45s 6d; sellers. 16a 6d ■■N.Z.lnsurance— Buyers, 81s ; sellers, 83s 3.8. ditto—Buyers, 61s; sellers. 62s 6d National Insurance—Buyers. 31s 6d Union Insurance—23s 3d ; buyers, 23s Colonial Insurance—l2s 6d; sellers, 12s Bd * » Auokland Gas—Sellers, £10 5s - Thames Gas—Sellers, 31s Union Sash and Door— £s lßs 6d; sellers, £6 N_Z. Loan and Mercantile—Buyers, £6; Taupiri Coal—Buyers 10s Coromandel Steam—Buyers, lis 6d; sellers, 15s * Moanataiari—Buyers, 17s 6d; sellers, 20s Alburnia—Buyers, 17s 6d; sellers, 20s Kurunul Hill—is Is 2d; sellers, la 6d ■ North Devon—Buyers, 7s; sellers, 8s 'New Whsu—Sellers, 9s .. .' -Golden Crown—l2s; buyers. 12s 3d Qneen ot Beauty—Bnyera, la Blaokmore's—Buyers, 21a t Union-^Sellers, 7s Tiki—Buyers, 2s; sellers, 2s 6d Success-Sato 6a 6d; buyers, 6s; sellers, 6s Gd NevadHPSellerß, 2a 6d Blue Peter—2s; buyors, Is 6d Btoddart's—Buyers, Is9d; sellers, 2s :..* P • JOSEPH NEWMAN, ."., . Chairman, S

Mail Notice.

Mails will Close as Undeb,— This Day. For Whangaroa, por Kreimhilda. at _ p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Waipu, Whangarei, and Mangupai, per Argyle, at 1 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Albion, at 5 p.m. Wednesday. 21th instant. For Waitara, &0., per Hannah Mokau.nt 6Ja m. For Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 11.30 a.m. For waitara.etc, per Rowena, at 11 a.m. Kor Whitiangi, por Flirt, at 3 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Thursday. 25th instant. Per s.s. Arawata. aa follow:— For India, China, Japan.Medlteranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 8 a.m. For Gisborne, Napier. Southern ports, Aus tralian Colonies, and United Kingdom, _ via Su?z and Brindiai, for letters, &0., specially co prepaid and addressed, at 9 a.m. For newspa. era, at 8 a.m. Kor money orders, and registered letters, tho previous evening at 1 o'clock. For Waiwera, Te Kapa, Craigloburn, and Warkworth, per Roae Casey, at 10 a.m. For I.evuka, Fiji, per Southern Cross, at 3 p.m. For Mangawai, per Flngal, at 3 p m. For Tauranga. Ohinemutu, and Opotiki, per Wellington, at 4 p.m.

For -Australian Coloniea per City of Now York, immediately after her arrival from Honolulu For taranaki and Southern ports, per Wanaka, immediately after arrival of City of New York from Honolulu. S. B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office. Auckland. .

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

AUGUST 23,1881. Theatre Royal—" Jeames," 8 p.m. Lorne-atreet Hall-Pollards' Ltliputlan Opera Company: "Pinafore," 8 p.m. Choral Hall—Mendelssohn's "Elijah," 8 p.m. West -End Football Club—MeetlDg at Mr Dalton's Victoria-street, 7,30 p.m.

Birth.

COOPER.—On Anguat 18th, at her residence, Sale-atreet, the wife of A. C. Cooper of a daughter.

Notices to Correspondents.

M.F.—We have had quite enough ot tho Wade smuggling case. We certainly shall not open a correspondence column for a continuation ot the subject. ■__

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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1881.

For the cause that lacks a-istance, For the wrong that needs resistancci For the future in the distance, And the good that we can.do.

Is there any likelihood that literaturo will be ousted from the proud position which it has occupied for so many centuries by its rival science . This is a question which the continued progress of scientific discovery, and the increasing attention they are every where receiving, has brought to tho front. It cannot be denied that science is in a measure antagonistic to literature, in that it is henceforth sure to share the attention which the latter has almost uudividedly claimed in the past. Life is too short for the student to take up both and master, so when he is called upon. to make his choice he will be obliged to reject, or at any rate intermittently favour the one, in order to acquire a respectable acquaintance of the other.. . . ■

Of rivals to literature in old time, it may justly be said that there were really none. Ihe crowds who used to listen to the recita tion of the Homeric poems had no science even in its crudest form to occupy a part of their leisure hours. What knew they about the properties ot steam, the form of the earth, the laws of gravitation, the composi tion of the sun, the structure of their own 1 bodies, the powerand uses of electricity, spec trum analysis, the atomic theory, chemical affinity, molecular attraction, reflex action, Grimm's law, the binomial theorem, nomi nalism and realism, protoplasm, bathybius, and all the other ills that student flesh is heir to? The listeners were very much like old Homer himself in intellectual constitu {tion; the objective concerned them almost solely, the subjective had a quite unimpor tant place in their thoughts." The outsides iof things.moveraent, action, these were the matters which; had interest for them, to the exclusion of; the reasons of deeds, and the thousand ■■ and one impulses prompting thereto. It never struck them that the stirring Homeric verses might not be telling a story just as it actually happened. For them Hector and Priam, Menelaus and Achilles, Ilium and Simois, the ships and the shield, were real persons and things, and all the incidents were historic. In a word, what is now called scientific criticism had no existence. This state of things, it. may, with tolerable accuracy, be affirmed, | was undisturbed for centuries, during which I literature was seated on an undivided, un disputed throne. _ The deeds of gods and heroes sung in epic verse; the lighter and more delicate strains of the lyric muse; ancient stories thrown into dramatic form ; then the beginnings of history with its curious admixture of fact and fable, the true with the impossible; these varying forms pleased and satisfied. Science waa quite an infant, if indeed at present ushered into the world. Archimedes devoted him self to physics aud Euclid to geometry, making many discoveries, but achieving results infinitesimal compared with - the knowledge which is the heritage of our generation. In short, the nineteenth cen tury, which still wants nearly twenty years to its completion, has seen greater advance ment iv science than all the ages which have preceded it, In one department, viz., , electiicity, the human mind has reached the utmost limit of its progress, for no agency for conveying intelligence can ever excel that which is instantaneous. From the time when Archimedes invented his ■famous spiral and determined the content of a sphere till within the last hundred yeara, science crept tortoise-like along its devious path j but recently it has bounded along with gigantic strides and the pace of a locomotive. And instead of exhibiting any signs of fatigue, it appears to gain fresh vigour and strength as years increase, so that now the farthest-sighted seer is power less to predict the end. Hence it is that some minds are visited with grave apprehensions and fears for the future of literature, and are adopting a desponding tone. Imaginative literature in its higher forms, they think, is doomed ; all that a man will want here after will beprovidedfor him inhis newspaper No successors to Homer and iEschylus, Virgil and Horace, Dante, Shakspere, Milton, Shelley, Goethe and Tennyson will arise, because the coming time will be so constituted as not to require them. Or if they should raise their lofty strains these will fall on unsympathetic ears, will strike hearts incapable of worthy response. Then again wiU be enacted the tragic history of . ''the fear that kills,' And hope that is unwilling to be fed; Cold, pain, and labonr, and all fleshly ills, And mighty poets in their misery dead."

So the despondent litterateurs have been saying; |jnt are there at present sufficiently powerful arguments to justify such gloomy

forecasts? It could not be maintained with j any chance of siuccess that this generation is manifesting any recognisable lack of literary appreciation. Authors are flourish ing.; they were never more numerous than now; books.were never at any previous period.- so extensively devoured; and criticism never attained such _ a degree of acuteness and precision before. One of the greatest of imagina tive writers, viz., Shakspere, was never studied with such extreme care and thoroughness as during tho past decade. So nice has the public taste become, owing to the rich profusion of dainties now within its reach, that the second or third rate poet has no chance. If he gets a hearing he must think himself fortu nate, and much more so if his verses last beyond his own generation. Theso are all evidences how, in spite of the claims of science and other rivals, literature more than holds its own at the present hour; and one would be guilty of no rashness in predicting that the same causes which have brought about the existing state of things will continue to operate in maintain ing it moro or less perfectly. Human nature does not change. It is the same now as it was when the ancient bards of Aryan race composed tho Vodic hymns beneath the Asiatic sky. Wonder provoked imagination, and imagination in its own way fouud reasons to account for tho phenomena of nature. As it was then, so is it now. Evory child born into the world brings with it curiosity and an enquiring mind, which no perfection iv science will over bo able to kill. Hence, the exercise of the imagination and its pleasures will last as long as the race. As universal as wonder is the desire to be pleased, which literature can succeed in satisfying in a manner approached by no other means of amusement. To merely please is perhaps a somewhat inferior office for the triumphs of literature to perform ; still, it is one of their duties and objects, and the one which, by the majority, is first regarded and looked for. One man reads Shakspere's plays for instruction, to study human naturo therein, or to dis cover the causes of the poet's success; while ninoty-nino others take them up solely to find amusement for a vacant hour. Still this fast, though to be deplored, does not affect our argument, except perhaps by strengthening it. As affording gratification in hours of idleness, then, imaginative literature has strong hope of survival; for it is inconceivable, even were all men to become scholars in the future, that they should unremittingly devote themselves to scientilic pursuits. Other kinds of literature stand on a different footing. No danger to speak of assails them. The necessity for history, for example, is at once evident. The events of each year must be chronicled, nnd this will doubtless be done with a fullness _ ol knowledge, an exactness of detail, an im partiality, and a nice determination of Cause and effect, never heretofore witnessed. The further progress, of science, again, will demand literary activity to make known the results gained and to perpetuato them. Hence it seems that only one department of literature is threatened (though it is, as many firmly be lieve the highest and most important), but, as wo have tried to show, the danger has been exaggerated.

THE BIG DOCK FOR AUCK LAND.

Advices havo been received from Welling ton that the Urder-in-Council approving of tho construction of the big dock at Anckland has beon signed by the Governor,

A cable despatch this afternoon conveys the lamentable intelligence that President Garfield's medical advisers now consider his case hopeless.

The demand for Success Goldntiniug Company shares was increased to-day by iho receipt of the following telegram, from Mr Peter Eeid, Mine Manager :-—" Another haul of two hundred ounces of specimen gold; more is showing; gold by steamer."

A plot of land in the City of London, formerly the site ot All-Hallows Church, at the corner of Bread-street and Wailing street, and having an area of 3270 ft. super, together with the reversion of the buildings thereon iv 73 years, has just been sold for £43,200, over £13 per foot super, or at the rate of half-a-miliion per acre.

The first meeting of creditors in the estate of Kobert Sopwith, master mariner, was to havo been held to-day, but lapsed for want of a quorum. Another endeavour to sccute a meeting will be mado to-morrow. The debtor's assets, which consist of household fuinituro,are stated at £10, and his liabilities at £75 17s.

Messrs S. Cochrane aud Sou submitted to auction this morning a library ot 500 standard volumes, many of them hand somely bound, and tho majority of au in structive and entertaining character. There was a largo attendance aud the bidding was brisk, while tho prices obtained wero ex ceptionally high—in not a few cases con siderably higher than the price for which the book could be purchased at any of our retail establishments.

At the usual meetiug of the. French Literary Club on Saturday evening, the Chairman (Mr de L'Eati) gave an original lecture of an entertaining character, en titled " Le Monde dcs Oiscaux," while Mr H. S. F. Peltzer contributed a passage from Jules Verne's " Voyage autour dv Monde en 80 jourV and Mr James Ansenne, a reading, entitled " Le' Meuuier de Saus sonci." A further donation of books was announced.

To the Editor: Sir,—Having been from town since Friday last, I did uot see until to-day your commentary upon the conduct of my son in reference to the wreck ol tlio Koia. Captain McKonzic's informant (Shechan) may have reported this matter from what he has heard from others, aud you have thought fit to imply censure upon an individual in connection with a matter about which both your correspondent and yourself are quite ignoiant.—l am, &.., John Phillipps.

It is about time that some efforts were made to put the northern footpath of Wel lesley-street West into a decent atate of le pair. At present the lower portion consists of a series of miniature sloughs iv wet weather, while the firmer ground is inter sected at all times by rivulets of drainage from the neighbouring houses. Seeing that the city authorities have not deemed it necessary to light this side of the thorough fare at night, they might at least make it reasonably passable.

To the Editor: Sir,—ln your reference to the lire at Newmarket you state that I was quickly apprised of the matter, which is a fact, but then you state that I did not arrive in time to lend any assistance iv putting tbe fire out, which is a great mistake, as I got the bucket and assisted to get the first bucket of water out of tho well, and a Mr Knightcarried it to another man named W. Healy, who was on the roof. When tie fire was partly out I carried tthe balance of the water, and I might state that the police man did not assist to put the fire out, but he kindly goes behind my back and accuses me of setting it on fire when I can provo that I was in bed over an hour before it happened.—l am, etc., E. B. E.jflJjjKN-R.

The anniversary services in tho North Shore Wesleyan Church in favour of tho Sunday-school, on Sunday last, were largely attended. The Rev. W. Morley preached in tho morning, and the Rev. W. C. Oliver in the evening. The latter gentleman delivered an admirable address in the after noon to parents nnd children. There was a full choir, under the direction of Mr Ryan. The collections, howover, were not quite up to expectation. Tho Sunday-school anni versary will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) eveninir, in the Devonport Hall; tea at 6.30, and meeting at 7.30. Mr Joseph L. Wilson has kindly consented to preside at the meeting, which will also be addressed by several ministers and friends, Hymns and selections of music will be rendered at intervals.

To the' Editor ot the Star : Sir,—Will you permit me, in the namo of the com mittee in charge of the Sunday Evening Services at the Theatre Royal, to tender their thanks, through your columns, to Mr DeLias for his kindness in allowing the free use of the dress-circle last Sunday evening on the occasion of Mr Spurgeon's address, —I am, &c, Thos. Buddle, Hon. Sec, V.M.C.A.

One of the most intricate aud tiresome cases that for years has occupied the atten tion of the District Court was heard yester day before Judge Macdonald, and which needed a Solomon wi-'h all his wisdom to decide, namely, the action, Crawford Baillie v. Joseph Fulton, the former a car penter, and the latter a settler of some means. The claim was balance of account, aud the evidence shewed that there had been mutual exchanges of labour and horses, {and a variety of other things too numerous to mention, and as their accounts were badly kept, it was almost impossible to unravel the mysteries and arrive at a clear statement of affairs. Counsel on both sides, Mr S. Hesketh tor plaintiff and Mr Lusk for defendant, endeavoured to do their best for their respective clients, aud hope lessly abandoned™ several unfathomable items for the sake of piogress. His Honor jotted down the glimmerings of differences, hoping to make a fair adjustment, and finally reserved judgment until next Court day.

* The members of the Loyal Star of Auck land Lodge cf Oddfellows^ M. U., will hold their ball and promenade concert in the Choral Hall, on the 25th inst.

There was no appearance of the P.M. s.s. City of New York from San Francisco up to the time at which we went to press, "he is now a day overdue, and may be looked for any moment.

In compliance with a recent petition the City Council have determined to throw open the Public Baths, for the use of ladies, between tho hours of two aud four on Wednesday afternoons, and between two and half-past three o'clock on Saturday afternoons.

A man named Taylor was working n machine at the Auckland Timber Com pany's mill yesterday, when by some mis chance his thumb caught in the machinery, and was severed from the hand in an in stant.

.The ship Herraione, from London, will commence discharging to-morrow morning.

A good debate was held inSt.Sepulchre's old church last evening, on the ques tion, "Should the Museums and Public Libraries be opened on Sundays ." Messrs R, Gamble and F. Clarke opened in tho affirmative, and Messrs F. G. Ewington and abirley took the negative side. Tlie de bate was carried on with perfect good feel ing, and many interesting opinions on both sides were spoken. Tho loaning, however, of the majority, was .in favour of Sunday opening. It was announced that on Mon. day evening next, the 29th inst., a lecture will be given by Mr H. H. Lusk, on the " Origin of tho English People."

An inteicsting discovery has been made by the executors of the lato Hereditary Princess of Denmark. An old chest was found in the lumber-room, the lid was forced, and the box was found to contain a collection of rich furs, loose brilliants, pearl and diamond necklaces, velvets, riding whips with handles of beautifully-chiselled gold or silver inlaid with precious stones, gold cups, and valuables worth many thou sands of pounds.

His Honor Mr Justice Gillies sat ia Chambers this morning, aud dealt with a fow formal applications, This probate was granted in ro Francis Daykin (deceased), and letters of administration ordered in re James Cottier (deceased), while it was agreed to renew the order for administration in re Edward Stephenson (deceased). Some other matters which had hcen set down for hearing wero adjourned.

Professor Sayce, in a recent lecture at Oxford, told a little story concerning the Hebrew inscription just discovered nt Jeru salem. A boy was the fortunate finder. Se fell into the pool of Siloatn, and when he rose to the surface was not too much absorbed in tho thought of saving himself to miss tbe sight of some characters cut in the side of tho rock tunnel. On getting out ho mentioned what he had seen, aud the result has been the discovery and tho par tial deciphering of what is believed to be the most ancient Hebrew inscription known.

At. a meetini. held last night in the Trinity School-room, Devonport, of persons iuterested iv Lawn Tennis, it was decided to form a Club, to be called tho Devonport Lawn Tennis Club. Twenty-seven Mem bers were enrolled. Tho Domain Board having given their consent to the use of a portion of the recreation ground, it was resolved that a plat 100 feet spuare be at onco prepared, and a committee was appointed to carry this out, A code of rules submitted, wero after somo alterations agreed to, but their final adoption as well aa the election of officers and committee, was postponed to a- meeting to bo held in September. Mr Bodle consented to act ns Secretary pro tern, and those desirous of join ing, are requested to forward thoir names to him.

Return of sick treated at tho Provinci I District Hospital for the week ending Satur day, August 20th, 1831 :—Remained last return, 106; admitted since, 11 discharged, 13; died, 2; remaining, 102 ; males, SO; . females, 22. Arrangement of cases : Zymotic, 18 ; constitutional, 9 ; local, 43 ; developmental, 19 ; violent, 13. Two deaths occurred, viz :— 1, G.L., aged 58 years, male, on the 14th inst., of pUthisis pulmonalia ; 2, M.T., aged G2 years, male, on the 17th inst., of paralysis. Thanks arc returned to Miss Lodgo for a number of illustrated news papers ; to Mrs Reader Wood for a quan tity of lemons ; and to Mesdames Judd and Wiight for parcels of old linen.

The following extract is taken from the annual report of the United Kingdom Temperance and General Provident Institu tion:—"ln tho present report a table is given of results from tho year 1876 to 18S0, and though iv some yeats the difference may not be so striking as in tho past year, there is furnished cumulative and conclu sive evideuce of the truth tbat abstinence from alcohol as a general rule lengthens life. The expected claims in the temper ance section from tho year ending 1876 to 1830 wero 933, for sums amounting to £193,748, aud tho actual claims wore Csl for £126,142. Iv other words, there were 282 fewer deaths than were expected, and £67,606 less paid. In tho general sec tion,however,during the same'years,the ex pected claims were 1,485 for tho amount of £311,326, and the actual claims were 1,480, aud the sums £322,644. In other words, just five fewer deaths than was expected, aud £11,318 required to bo paid. '1 heso results account for the'much larger bonuses received by those assured in tho temperance section. From the table wo give from the report, it will be noted that whilo in the years 1876 to 1880 the bonuses on £1,000 from the age of 15 years to 70 years have been iv the temperance section from £92 8s rising to £273 8s; iv the general section they wore £57 123 ascending to £173 10s. Now, it may be necessary^ to remark that tho lives in the general section are, like those in other respectable institu tions, solected, and the only' difference between them aud those in the temperance section is that the former use intoxicating liquor, and the latter abstain from it. The results of forty years' experieuce afford a triumphant answer to those who may cling to the old superstition that alcoholic drink is necessary to health, and there will be no Life Assurance Association now-a-days who will reckon teotoialism adverso lo longevity, and seek to impose a larger premium on an abstainer. This maikcd difference of result in the two sections) is not confined to one or more years, but is tho invariable rule running-through along tho entire history of Ihe institution."

Messrs Macintosh and Towers, formerly ot Canning's restaurant, havo opened the Occi dental Cafe in. Vulcan Lane, where they intend to cater for tho oroaturo comforts of tho publio and to gratify at a moderate charge the wants of the inner man, ~ -~

Mr R. C. Greenwood will hold a clear ing out sale ot nursery trees to-morrow at the Parnell gardens of Mr James Mason, commenc ing at 11 o'clook. affording aa excellent oppor tunity to gardeners and owners ot gardens, for making selections of plants and trees of various descriptions. The trees consist of pines, oypressesand flowering shrubs in convenient lots. Particular attention is oalled to : the fine collection of fruit trees, which, are all guaran teed, also to nearly 2,000 orange and lemon trees, well grafted and assorted, and to the olives and vines.

NATIVE DISTURBANCE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT.

(BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION^

TAURANGA this day. Messehgees have arrived from the Arawa district, and aro now interviewing the Nativo Commissioners. They state that when they left inland yesterday several hapus residing round the Lakes were busily collecting arms and ammuni tion for the purpose of resisting a survey party who were engaged surveying lands at the rear of Kopoamahana, called Kainganoa. The excitement is spreading iv the Lake district. • Hopes, however, are entertained that influences will be brought to bear through the Commissioner to pre vent the parties engaging in actual strife.

LORNE-STREET HALL.

"H.M.S. PINAFORE."

This pleasing performance was again repre sented at the Lorne-stret Hall to a grati fied audience, with a full orchestra, under the direction of Mr Charles Pollard, jun., as leader, and Mr J. J. Pollard as musical director. The several principal characters, viz., Josephine, by Miss May Pollard, Master Sallinger, as Captain Corcoran (no unimportant character), and Master Sheehan, as Dick Deadeye, deservedly won the good opinion of their auditory by their clever impersonations of the originals. One of the leading personages in the opera, and who plays a foremost part, was Sir Joseph Porter. . This part . was as signed to Miss Brooks and was a capital rendering by so small a representative of the great Admiral who moved majestically among the crew. Little Buttercup, one of the most interesting of the group, with her simple strains of song, added greatly to the interest of the scenes. Miss Julia Simmons deserved the praise her acting elicited. The Liliputians. will repeat the "Pinafore," this evening, with some slight alteration in the caste,- - ■■'.-'.■-.- •• ... ... ;-.'.-. Sf..-, .-

THE HARBOUR RECLAMA- TION DEPUTATION.

BY TELEGSAPH.—OWN COBKESPONDENT.)

.WELLINGTON, Monday night A deputation of the Auckland Members waited upon the Premier at 3 o'clock this afternoon, with reference to continuing the harbour reclamation works. The following were present: Messrs Speight, Hurst, Wallis, Georgo, Whitaker, - London, Ham lie, Wood, Colbeck, Hatris, Mo.s, Swan son, Whyte, and Sheehan. Mr Wood said the deputation had waited upon the Premier with regard to the intake and stone wall at Commercial Bay. There was a stroDg feeling iv Auckland on the subject, and members also felt strongly in regardto it. They understood tbat it was not tho inten tion of the Government to do more than complete the stone wall, and if that inten tion was carried out it appeared to the raembeis that tho stono wall would bo in danger from heavy seas and winds from want of being backed up by the earth work, and further that the intake itself would become offensive during the summer months, and tlio health of the citizens endangered. It was understood.in the first instanco.that the work was to be completed and Mr Oliver had promised the Harbour hoard that it should be gone on with till finished. It would be a very serious matter if it was not completed. It ought to be a continuous work, and not left iv a half finished condition. Unless it was con tinued, the money already expended would produce nothing, while on the other hand if tlio work were finished it might be utilised. A portion of it might be sold or let. The deputation had now come to ask the Government to reconsider the matter, and at any rate place something on the esti mates by which thoy would be continued during the present summer. The Premier wished to know how the deputation came to understand that only the stone wall would be finished. Mr Wood said there was no supply upon the estimates for filling in. Mr HALL said there was nothing placed upon the estimates for the stone wall either. The vote was a general ono in con nection with the Auckland-Kaipara rail way. There never had been a separate vote for the reclamation. The vote included a certain sum for everything, and tbe Government intended to spend as much as they fairly could in proceeding with the work under notice, reclaiming, falling in, etc. He could not help thinking there had been some misunderstanding as to the course tho Government had taken. He had received telegrams from different persons, and a number of resolutions had been sent from Auckland. He could assure the deputation there never had been the slightest intention to shunt the work, which would be proceeded with steadily to its completion. The Yoto for public works in Auckland was one of the largest granted to any district, and he had already received complaints on that score from other places. While, therefore, they intended to proceed with the work as indicated they could not put upon the estimates an additional sum for the Provincial District of Auckland thla year. He thought the Government had some reason to complain of the tone of_ the resolution passed at the Auckland meeting. Of course it would not make any difference in what tho Government proposed 'to do, neither could tho Government agree to be influenced by the dictational tenor of tho resolutions. Mr Speight asked if the money not re quired for other works would bo spent on the reclamation, and the Premior replied ailirmatively. Mr HUEST here mentioned that he knew all along that the Government intended to continue tho wotk, as he had interviewed Mr Hall early in the session and given hia own assurance that such would be the case. Mr Sheehan : Then you should have toid us.

Mr Hurst : It was not my business,

Mr-SHEEHAN: If we had known it there would have been no necessity for this meeting. In answer to a question, Mr Hall said there would be a sum of money available for continuing the reclamation, but he could not say how much. Major HARRIS asked if any money would be taken from Franklyn tor the reclamation. The Premier (laughing): You had better put a question iv the paper. The deputatiou then withdrew.

SCINTILLATIONS.

" He briof, lor it is with words as with sunr boatns; the moro they are condensed the deeper thoy burn."—Souths*.

There was a vory sharp frost at Wellsford last Friday. The Auckland Shipping Company havo obtained the Fiji subsidy again. Now York car drivers are required to work 17 hours a day. One little cotton factory of 300 spindles ia New Orleans yields dividends [averaging 30 per cent a yoar. The cost of moving grain from Chicago to Liverpool, via the lake and canal route, is 24.58 cents per bushel. Labourers' wages in Mexico, which were 18.J cents a day, have now, under tho in fluence of tha railway boom, reached tho high rate of 43 cents a day. At a largely attended meeting in Nelson last night, resolutions were carried protest ing against the Representation Bill. Of course I The Rev Mr Caldcr, of Waikato, is perplexed by two propositions —oue from Hawera beseeching him to go from Auck land, and one from tho Bishop asking him to remain, A lady who drew a gentleman's dressing gown at a recent church fair now wishes to draw a good-lookihg young man toputinit. A student at Oxford University, on being asked, "Who was Esau?" replied: "Esau was a man who wrote fables, and sold his copyright for a mess of potash. One of the most curious episodes to be ob served in New York is the cry of the news boys. "Here's your revised Testament, only 10 cents." The sale is enormous, From the Argus we learn that one of the Victorian mines has iucreased in valuo over one hundred thousand pounds owing to lodes, having been discovered by using the diamond rock drill, which were not known to exist previously. The City Council Committee, after con sideration of the ladies' p6tition,rosolved to recommend, tho resoivation of, the baths on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons." The law against concealed weapons, passed by the last. Mississippi; Legislature, is being enforced in some parts of the State. A man was recently fined $100 and the cost of his trial at Vicksburg. A London writer says : "I taSted quite lately some of the first oranges that reached London from the Southern States of America. Thoy are distinctly superior to those from Spain and Portugal. The demand for American wines is so great that a leading merchant in the trade says: "If it increases much*niore, American wines will soou bo a staple article, like sugar, tea, and coffee." The immigration to tho United States for the ten years from 1871 to 1881 inclu slvc, was 2,812,191 50u15—2,261,904 from Europe, 404,024 from America, and 123,838 from Asia, tha balance being from othor countries.

The Timaru Harbour Board deny that the harbour is silting up. Six hundred working men at New Plymouth, have petitioned against the stoppage of the harbour works. Mr Skey, the Colonial Analyist, has re ported much less favourably on the paraffin stuff from Warepa. Two parents have been fined at Christ church for neglecting to have thoir children vaccinated. Our Consul at Smyrna has at last been able to arrive at the exact losses from the Scio earthquake. The number of persons killed was 3,000 and the loss of property £2,600,000 The strike of the New York bakers re suited in an advance, of wages, foUowed by an advance in the price of loaves, so that it is the customers of the bakers whe pay the advance.

British Consuls touched 103 threo weeks ago. This is a higher figure than they have reached since 1731; but In that year they paid 4 per cent, interest, instead of 3 as at present,

THEATRE ROYAL.

BbrnAnd's excellent four-act comedy of *' Jeanies " was repeated at the Theatre Royal la-st evening. There was a large house, and the performance was thoroughly successful. The impersonation of " Jeanies" by Mr Marshall was capital, and the risible faculties of the audience were frequently excited. At the close of the third act he received a call before the curtain in com pany with Miss Maggie Knight (Mary Ann). Tho other characters were all fairly repre sented. The success which has attended the production of "Jeames" in Auckland has induced the management to announce that it will be repeated every evening until further notice. Mr Marshall will shortly appear aa " Quilp," one of his. best imper sonations, •"'-'■ * ■** :•'

CABLEGRAMS.

IRKUTSK'S TELEGRAMS.]

THE RADICAL VICTORY IN FRANCE PARIS, August 20. The general elections for the Chamber of Deputies commenced to-day. The contest for this city resulted in the re-election of the Radical members. M. Gambctta was returned by a very small majority. PRESIDENT GARFIELD RELAPSES. WASHINGTON, August 20. The bulletin issued this morning reports that President Garfield has taken a less favourable turn. Ho has experienced a severe attack of vomiting, and is now un able to take food through the mouth, PRESIDENT GARFIELD'S CASE HOPELESS. WAS HINGTON, August 22. The .latest bulletin regarding President Garfield reports that hia medical attendants have but faint hopes of his recovery from tbe relapse which recently set in. FRENCH ELECTIONS. PARIS, August 22. Full returns of tho elections for tbe Chamber of Deputies, show that contests throughout the country havo resulted in the defeat of the Bonapartist aud Com munist candidates, and iii the success of moderate Republicans. MADRID, August 22. The elections to Spanish Cortes, which I arc at last concluded, havo resulted in the return of candidates favourable to the policy of tho present Ministry under Senor Sagast. AYOUB KHAN PROCLAIMS HIM SELF AMEER. Calcutta, August 22. Intelligence is to hand from Kandahar ■ announcing that Ayoub Khan has issued a proclamation to the people declaring him self Ameer of Afghanistan. His advance against Abdul tfabman is reported to be still further delayed owing to the want of money with which to pay his troops and proviuo necessary supplies.

AUSTRALIAN.

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. The Victorian Government, in view of the great increaso of small-pox in Sydney, is now taking further precautionary measures against a spread of disease to this colony. SYDNEY, Tuesday. TWO MORE CASES OF SMALL-POX. Two further cases of small-pox in the city are announced. The sufferers are Margaret Lindsay, residing in Sussex-street, and a youth living in a lane off Abercrombie street, NEW ZEALAND COPPER COMPANY. A prospectus has been issued here, inviting subscriptions to shares, to the amount of £20,000, in the Moke Creek Copper Company, Wakatipu, New Zea land. THE DETACHED SQUADRON. BRISBANE, August 22. The Detached Squadron left, here at noon on Saturday last for the Fiji Islands. His Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy, and a large party from Government House wero present, and witnessed the departure of tho Royal Princes. A COMPANY FLOATED. BRISBANE, Tuesday. A private telegram has been received from London, announcing that John Hurley has completed the floating of tbe Buirum Com pany with a capital of £150,000, of which £10,000 is reserved for Queensland share holders. Tho scheme included the purchase of tho principal mines near Burrum and the establishment of a shipping depot at Frozen Island. GRAIN MARKETS. ADELAIDE, August 22. 8,000 bags of wheat were sold to-day at 5s 6d. Flour is quoted at £11 10s. There is good demand for breadstuff's, but higher prices are asked.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

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

Drunkenness.—Mary Vane, pleaded not guilty to this charge ; she had but one glass. Prisoner said she was going to Sydney by tho next boat. Adjourned for a week. AN Absentee.—Daniel Thomas, sea man, waa charged with deserting H.M. Ship Wolverine, at Sydney, on the 11th of July.—Ou the application of Mr Pardy, this case was remauded for eight days. By-laws.— John Patrick Dower was lined Is for causing an obstruction in Queen-street. —Joseph Glenville was fined in a similar amount for leaving a hay-cart in Durham-street. Wandering Cattle.—Kichard Sandall and Edward Richards were fined for stray cattle. McCaslin in Trouble.—George McCas liu was charged with using most Insulting language to Mrs Gregory, in Randolph street, on the 12th of August; also with exposing his person in the same street.— Mr Theo. Cooper pleaded not guilty on the part of defendant, and asked that witnesses might be ordered out of Court.—Mr Pardy said if tho charges could be proved,according to his instructions, the prisoner's conduct was of the most revolting-description.—Ann Gregory, married wonia., deposed to the insult. She was conversing with Mrs Effern. Defendant was close by, and could hear their talk. They were not speaking about McCaslin. He broke out at Mrs Effern. He was about 15 yards away. The language he used was extremely awful.— Maria Effern, wife of William Effern, de posed tbat she was haviug a quiet chat with Mrs Gregory, when McCaslin com menced to abuse her.—Bridget JLiunn, wife of William Dunn, lived in Regent street. She was returuing from town at the time of the disturbance. Heard McCaslin's language. (Described.) George McCaslir,a carter,deposed that Mis Effern had continually been annoying him for thrto years; one day she spit in his face and then let into him with her fists (laugh ter) he told his wife, but she would not shew light, He never used the language to Mrs Effern; but was speaking about the cows: he had complained to the constable about the ferocious conduct of Mrs Effern; she would frequently run aftor him, and he skedaddled; he could beat her in running ; he was afraid of her.—Mr Pardy: Then yon have undergone the sufferings of a martyr.—McCaslin ; what do you mean by that! don't know,what's a martyr. I'm a carter.—Mr Pardy : You know what I mean; you are not so dull.—Defendant then went into a yarn, extending over four years, in which he accused Mrs Effern of a number of petty annoyances, but which was full of contradictions and in consistences. At length Mr Cooper told him to stand down,—W. Barry, in the em ploy of McCaslin, said he had often heard Mrs Effern annoy McGashin and say, sho would have him in for six months; that was some months ago.—Patrick Brophy, of the Star Hotel, knew the parties; Mrs Effern and McCaslin were in his hotel some time ago; they were having words, i and Mrs Effern said, if she had him out' she would trip him up.—Several other witnesses were examined for the defence ; but their evidence favoured complainant rather than defendant —His Worship said he would hear evidence iv the charge of wilful exposure under the Vagrant Act before giving judgment. As a number of 'Witnesses were prepared to prove the charge against McCaslin, Mr Pardy. would aakthat it might bo shifted from under the Vagrant Act to the Municipal Police Act, and he would plead guilty, defendant being unable to disprove the charge.—Mr Pardy consented, and a plea of guilty was put in. —His Worship considered that tho evi dence in the first case had substantiated the charge, and said defendant was liable to a penalty of £10 in each case. The language used was of a very gross character. Ac cording to the police list, he (McCaslin) had contributed largely to the revenue without securing any good effect. He must pay a fine of 40s for tho first and 60s.for the second offence, or a term of imprisonment; in all, £5 with costs.

Another Newton Cask. — Elizabeth Clarkson was charged with psing insulting language towards Catherine Blakey, at Newton, on the 15th inst, by calling her a prostitute —Mrs Clarkson said it was false. —Mrs Blakey deposed that it was so, and proceeded lo detail particulars, when Mr Clarkson addressed the Court, and said that he was sorry to say that his wife was at times slightly deranged, which was partly caused by a very irritable temper.— The case was adjourned for a fortnight, in order to give Mr Clarkson an opportunity of quitting Ntwton. Charge of Larceny.--Arthur Duke was again brought up on a charge of steal ing a cheque, value £10 10s, and about £6 in money on the 20th inst,, the property of Charles Hopkins. The evidence in this case appeared in our last issue, the prisoner who made no defence was fully committed for trial.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.). WELLINGTON, this day.' ' TARANAKI HARBOUR WORKS. The Premier has given notice to bring in ! the Taranaki Harbour Bill. This will be the measure to appoint a Commission of enquiry into the Harbour Works there. It is not expected that there will be much objection to it in' the Representative Chamber. It is proposed that Messrs Richardson, Macandrew, and Napier Bell should constitute the Commission. THE LADIES' GALLERY IN MOUEN-. ING. The ladies' gallery last night presented rather a novel spectacle. Hitherto, the dresses of visitors to that gallery have been exceedingly varied, giving the wearers the appearance of a collection of gaudy plumaged birds. Last ' night, however, every lady in tho crowded gallery, with one exception, was dressed in sombre black from head to foot. Whether they came there, to mourn over the fallen greatness of one senator, or whether tlie dreary debate they listened to was caused by the melancholy appearance they presented, are questions which I do not pretend to answer, but certainly both ladies and members looked decidedly gloomy, and if the "Dead March in Saul," had been heard in the back ground, and the Governor had appeared to read the funeral service over the profitless session, the picture would have been complete.

COUNTIES AMENDMENT ABOLI' TION.

Mr George has given notice of the follow ing new clauses to tbe Counties Act Amend ment Bill, (a) It a petition signed by' not less than two-thirds of the ratepayers of any County, and verified in accordance with sec tion sixteen of "The Counties Act 1876," is presented to the Governor in Council, praying him to dissolve the Corporation and Council of such County, he shall by proclama tion declare such Corporation and Council to be dissolved, and on and after the day named in the said proclamation, the Cor poration of the County to Which it relates shall be dissolved and such corporation and council or county shall thereupon cease to exist. (I) Upon the dissolution of any Council, the GovernOr-in-Council shall ad just and allocate the property, real and per sonal, including reserves and endowments amongst the road districts, (if any), in such abolished county, and to any outlaying dis tricts therein and shall also ascertained just and allocate all liabilities of the .aid abolished county,' amongst the said road districts andoutlyingdistrictsincludingrates and arrears of rates and other engagements of or to the county, which shall respectively become liabilities and engagements of or to, and be recoverable or payable by the said road and outlying districts, (c) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the rights of debenture-holders or other creditors: of the county, or in any way to alter the security of any loan raised by the county on the security of any property or of any special rates, but such loan shall remain a charge On such property, and the local governing bodies substituted as afore; said shall,respectively, according to their proportion of the .liabilities of the said abolished county, be liable and bound in respect of their share of such loan, deben tures, or other debts, to the person or body entitled to receive the same, .(d) If any road district or outlying district within such abolished county shall neglect or refuse to take the necessary steps in respect ot the payment of its proportion of liabili ties co adjusted as aforeeaid," it shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to take such action as may be necessary to secure payment of such liabilities and to protect the public credit." •■;•-. . RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. The debate on the Bailway Construction Bill last night, was very flat. There seemed to be no go in it at all. Mr Hall endeavoured to show the great advantages which would accrue from the passing of the bill, and Sir George Grey who followed him, tried to make out that the whole thing was a delusion and a snare, and would rob the labouring mon of their birth right. Mr Bastings utterly condemned the bill, and Mr Kichardson, while supporting the second reading, pointed out a host of alterations which would have to be made, before the measure could become workable, in any respect. There was nothing remark able or at all noteworthy, in the observa vations of the speaker who followed.

House of Representatives.

Monday. mr pyi:e and the speakeb.

Mr Pyke, being called on to move, "That it was'not within the power of Mr Speaker to omit or to mutilate a notice of molion presented hy any member of this House unless the same shall be of an im proper or offensive character," said that as he had no wish to delay the business he would withdraw the motion. At tho same time, he desired to state that, in tabling the motions which had been altered, he was perfectly in earnest. i > ■ Tho Speaker said he was most averse to interfere with the latitude to be given to members in reference to notices of motion, but the House looked to him to permit of nothing unseemly appearing on the order paper. Referring to the motions complained of, he stated that he had spoken to Mr Pyke on the subject, and before taking upon himself to offer the same, he offered the motion back again to the hon. member that he might remodel it if he saw fit. His reason for interfering with Mr Pyke on Friday was that he was satisfied no breach of privilege had occurred, and he was un willing to waste the time of the House. ; j GAMING AND LOTTERIES BILL. A message from the Legislative Council was read on the subject of amendments iv the Gaming and Lotteries Bill. Mr Dick explained that the Council con sented to the exclusion of clause 15, but also insisted on the new clause 9 inserted in the House being struck out. This was the: clause intended to affect bookmakers, but the Council feared it would admit of wider interpretation. He thought tbe Council's concessions and terms should be accepted, and moved that the Council's amendments be agreed to. Mr BROWN and Sir W. Fox objected to clause 9 being.dropped. Mr Bo wen, Mr Whitaker, andMrSey-. moar supported Mr' Dick, motion, which was carried on the voices. '<*~: JRAILWAY BILL. Mr Hall moved the second reading of the Railways Construction Bill. He said that a total of 1287 miles of railway had been completed in the colony. What remained to be done was to complete a gap of 215 miles in the North, and 104 in the South to complete a main line through the island. The railways always had paid3J per cent., which was a strong inducement to get these gsp? filled up. Thoy had also been a means of opening out many important branches of . industrial pursuit. Agricultural develop ment had been promoted to an extent that would not otherwise have been the case. The,time had now arrived when the area of available agricultural land would have to be extended, and that could only be done advantageously by extending means of communication. There were three ways in which that could be done—first, by doing as thoy had hitherto done, the Government to borrow the money and make the lines. He did not mean to say that thOy were not to borrow more money, but that course would not meet all the requirements of the case at present. Another method was by guaranteeing interest to companies undertaking the work. That was objectionable as it tended to extrava gance both in making and management. For that reason they did not think this system desirable. Then again as against both of these methods was that they were debarred from going to the money market for a given time. The third mode was the one proposed in the Bill. 'It had been largely resorted to iv America, and somo large lines had been completed and were still being undertaken on this principle. In Canada, twenty-five million acres of land had recently been devoted for this purpose. In New Zealand, land was more plentiful than money,' and when they gave land they knew exactly the extent of their liability. By giving land, they became no poorer, and if the work was a success, they were a great deal richer. By making the land _ tfhat would still remain accessible, it became more valuable than the whole area was before. Then it brought foreign capita) into the colony, and would give commercial men at Home a more direct interest in tbe welfare of the colony. By that means an additional colonising agency would be established at Home, and that was to his mind a very great consideration. In America it was foUnd to be the case. Tbe companies at Home circulated their pros pectus, and resorted to other means for making the colony known that it would not be dignified for the Government to do, Then, this system would check the construc tion of mere political rail ways. These com -1 paniea would not invest their money for political purposes, but would do so on a purely commercial basis. The present time was a most favourable one, as there was a large amount of capital seeking investment. L These were", the.motives which weighed

with the Government in bringing down the proposals in- the Bill, tab referring to the provisions of "the Bill, he pointed out that it proposed to leave the final adoption of the contract to the House. The lands to be dealt with were to be as much as possible those situated alongJhe line of railway, the limits beiug within 15 miles each side of the line. In America ihe limit was 20 miles. ■' There was also power asked for to deal with lines already partly made. It was asked to haud over the work bo accomplished to any compauy willing to undertake it and carry out their completion. There was no provision in the Bill that the land should be settled, but it would be the duty of Government to see that a stipula tion of the kind was made in any contract entered into. He commented at length o'a clause 90, pointing out that 30 per cent, of the cost of the line in land meant, at the valuation made before the line was constructed. The land would be greatly enhanced in value, and Government thought such enhanced value would bo quite sufficient inducement for under taking the work. He recited the other provisions, stating that in Committee Go vernment would bejirepared to accept any reasonable amendment. It had been sug gested to him since the Bill had been framed that it would be wise to allow land-owners along any proposed line to rate' themselves for the payment of interest. There could, he thought, be no objection to that proposal, and in committee •; a suggestion of the kind would receive consideration. ,

Sir G. GBEY took it that if the Bill was given effect to, the whole future of the oolony was to be changed. It meant 'that they were to establish a community of tenants under foreign landlords. The great ness of a nation was the pledging of the national credit and the creation of a national debt for useful public works. As they grew in strength and population their debt should increase in proportion. He quoted from a speech .addressed, by himself to the Cape bf Good Hope Legislature in 1856 when introducing a scheme of public works. The mistake they were making was in not allowing local bodies to borrow.to,the .lull extent Of theifc ability for public works. He contended that it was their duty to raise by borrowing such money as was necessary to complete their public works, and a great portion of this could bo raised in the colony. Accord-" ing to the Premier's own showing, their had only about a folirth of the work to do^ ift order to complete their - through trunk lines. The Premier had also stated threfe means within their reach for cOmpletia'g that work, but there were others; One error ran through the whole of tbe Premibr's remarks. On the first head he assumed that the money must be borrowed outside the colony. Ho contended that a large proportion of the money could be iaised within, the colony. The Premier ob jected to the guarantee system on"; the score of 'encouraging extravagance, but he was satisfied, if the - guarantee was moderate, it ; would, be an. inducement towai-cls'economy. There was still a fourth method the Premier had not touched on at all. It had been already proposed byrhimi;: self when in office.',' It was that the land should' not be' solid until the lines' Were finished or partly finished. Had that [plan proposed by hia Government been carried out, much of the distress and stagnation which had prevailed would have been prevented, and resulted in settling a large population on the land, who would have found employment on these works in the meantime. He objected to the proposals made, because no analogy existed between this'place and the United States. There they had large tracts of country, which did n6t"exist here. All' great writers on this subject objected to this mode of Cons'thiCting public works, and said it was the greatest curse which had befallen America, and although Canada had' lately gone into the' method, that was no reason why they should fall into a similar course. The Premier had" told them tbat in disposing of the land ia. this Svay they made themselves nO poorer.- He said that in giving the land in that way'/ they would make their population beggars/ These companies would sell the land at enormous profits, at a price people could not afford to pay, as they would be held by absentees -proprietors who cared little for the colony.provided they got a large revenue from them to spend at Home. He also denied the statement of the Premier, tbat if the system as proposed was a success, the colony would be enriched. They would no doubt establish a colonising agency at Home, but what would its objects be ? They would be either Lto sell tbe lands at an enormous price in England, or else they. would send out immigrants as tenant farmers, paying rents to: landlords who enjoyed themselves and their rents at Home.- They would simply intereat them selves to the extent of. interfering with'the legislation, and . getting the Imperial authorities to" interfere with their colonial affairs, if they conceived -these were injuring their interests in the colony. Then again, he said that every one of these rail ways would be political railways. 'For all he.knew, there might be many persons in this House even now, who were to get valuable appointments from companies, about to! take up these railways, and out-' side Parliament, there might he many such influences at work privately, in regard to the railways, The proposed system: would, he "believed, be initiatingthegreatest system of corruption that had ever Deen at tempted in New Zealand. ■ If abundance of capital was seeking for investment, why not gd into the market themselves Snd complete these works. " They were only restricted from borrowing till the end of next year j meantime.they could go on at' very trifling cost and complete the surveys. He had thought the question out clearly,l and these were the conclusions at which he • had arrived. -~■■■■-. Mr Richardson said the alternative scheme mentioned by the.previous speaker failed, because the money could not be got,: to go on with it. He counselled them that, while protecting -the public interest care fully, they should also be careful to'make the conditions imposed on the company as light as possible, otherwise he felt it was quite possible there would be a great deal of trouble.in getting companies to. take their properties. ' ... "..'.'.".'.".' ' Mr BAST.NG3 urged the necessity Of com pleting the main trunk lines, even if somo of the railways • already made were :to be sold to raise the money required.- The Bill was a blunder, and never could be made to* work;'' ■"'■■ ' - !- "• -'r ■' • Mr Gisborne wouid'support the Bill, .'ex-. ; pressing his strong belief in its principles," •: Mr'Macandrew wondered at the halla-; cination which' seemed to exist that j -this' Bill-was -hot to ■borrow money.;. If the* colony did not propose to borrow, the com panies would, and the practical effect would be the same. The Bill was an excellent, specimen of the way "how hot to _do it." He Was certain it would be a dead'letter.' He would never be a party to j borrowing another penny outside the colony for public works. They could not bear the strain of interest.: This now amounted to -£4000 a day. To .complete- the . present railways would cost _6,000,000, and it was proposed to give away £2,000,000 of land, which was really equal to money. That was paying too dear for their whistle. The country wantod railways, and the Government offered it that Bill—a Bill that never would construct railways. It was giving it a stone when bread was required. If the policy of 1878, had.been carried out—the.policy al luded to by Sir George Grey—he believed they would now have admitted it to have been the correct policy.

Mr Levin said the life of the colony depended upon. the completion of these works, consequently they must either go. into the money market and raise fresh loans; or else resort to some other scheme such as this. He admitted the Bill had defects, but he believed it could be turned out of committee a good workable measure.

Mr Oliver supported the Bill, and affirmed the principle of settling the waste lands by means of companies at Home having direct personal interest in the wel fare and progress of the colony.

Mr MOss thought the Bill was of ho use, so far as the North Island' was concerned. Under these circumstances the prospects of progress would be confined to the South Island. They had plenty of Maori landin the North, but he knew of very little Crown land. He should like to see a statement of the Crown lands, so as to ascertain where the idilways were likely to be made. He also objected to the Bill inasmuch as a large company ) would stand.a very fair chance of becoming much stronger than the Government, and in ithat case, instead of Government keeping the company in check, the company would be able to keep the Government in check. He did not think any large sum of money could be got in the colony, and he asked them to consider what that meant. It meant an enormous drain upon the country to meet the annual charge in loans and additional loans. There were large districts where the public works scheme did not apply, and he" was afraid that the Bill would only aggravate the evil. He desired to see some special provision made in the interest of these districts. He would for these reasons oppose the motion for the second reading, but he did bo reluctantly, as he looked on the Bill as one of great importance to some places. Messra Collins and Reid supported the bin. : ..:. ~' :_'-•: MR LevestAm would vote against the second reading. Under the Public Works policy a? originally propounded a nnun trunk line was to be made' through the North {"flirt South Islands, If that was done

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR TUESDAY, : AUGUST 33.



Ttte HAVE THE LARGEST „_.__■» -~ j- ... AHD.. - - ...... -; -::--■"~~Z" 0 y BEST.ASSORTBD STOCK . ''■" v'Zyyy\y"'my.}.,-..^. .' ir!S _." ' T^iTENS AND TgOYS' QLOTHING . „." :,m AtCKtANtf. ~ .... \



WE ABE NOW SELLING EVERY ARTICLE IN THE DEPARTMENT AT *-* '". ' : '. ~:' • •.'"' ''-' *' (Jost Price. .:•.',-, ■ T pOJSGRAVE & f*o\ rrms new building society.' INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT PERMA-i NENT BUILDING, LAND AND INVKST JMENT SOCIETY OF AUCKLAND. Temporary Offices: ■'■ \ No. 0 Sooth Bbitish Buildings. ~ . All classes are invited to take up Investing Shares, payments weekly, interest remunera tive LOANS granted on seourity of Freehold or ' leasehold Property for the purpose of Buying, BuraltNO, Sec. in sums of £20 to £5000, repay able—for every £100 advanced—at the following scale, by weekly, monthly, or quarterly instal _entß^ -— Kepanhents Per Repayments Per I extending over Week, extending over Weok. s. d. b. d. 3 years .. 1510 7 years .. 8 4 -years .. 12 6 8 years .. 7 6 5 years .. 10 5 10 years ..6 3 SPECIAL FACILITIES are given to Bor rowers for paying off port principal money and reducing weekly payment, or the whole sum may be paid o_ at anytime—the Society grant ng liberal discount. GEORGE FRASER, Manager.



;0 EL IE! OIL 0,0 .U. G H ■■'■'MSX> r- ■"";*""'- ■ w""- "-.•;--■■ •■"; . .;• ..-,.;.. IN TEN MINUTES. , . '..,. ; { SE AELAM D'S) r**.HERR_Y p-CIOBAL, ;,'"' 1. 6D A BOTTLE. IOW APOTHECARIES' HALL, : ■ H . Opposite P6_tH._aoe. i _H__H' -*.



Special Advertisements. IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM for ensuing season's goods, and to [reduce my LARGK AND VARIED STOCK OF WOOLLENS, I be« to inform my numerous oustomers antt ' the'generalpubliothatlhavas' / jdeoidedto REDUCE THE PRICES .BY TEN PER C ENT. At the samo timo I wish to imply that every eaTmeSt toned ont will bo, as usual, under my p..wnalS?vision,and,asheretofore, nothing ECma dki.glhis eannouncement, I trust to re ceiTOwextea share of patronage, and to roturn thanks for past favours. H. L. POSSENESKIE, Merchant Tailor and Habitmak_b, bhobtland-stbeet, adckland (Op posite South British Insurance Company). -rySSOLTJTION UF PARTNERSHIP. The Partnership hitherto existing between us, the undersigned, as Drapers and Clothiers, under the name, style, or firm Of " Rushbrook Se Bridgman," has this day been Dissolved, by our mutual consent. Tbo business will in future be carried on by W. R. Bbidgman, who will pay all debts owing by the late firm, and to whom all debts owing to the late firm must be paid. Dated this 17th day of August, 1831. WM. RDSHBROOK. WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN. Witness—Wiiliam Thobne, Solicitor, Auokland. Parties indebted to the late firm will please to aettle their Accounts as speedily as possible. JUNCTION DRAPERY WARE HOUSE. DISSOLUTION of partnkrsbip. _____ RETIREMENT OF MR RUSHBROOK. WILLIAM R. BRIDGMaN, Having purchased the interest of Mr Rushbrook in the above business, prior to making extensive Alterations in tho Pre mises, will hold a p ENUINE /-IHEAP QDEARING £JASH



O ALE I. FOB ONE MONTH, •_» The Premises will be Closed on S ATURDAY, for the purpose of Marking Down Stook, until G p.m., when the Sale will commenoe. All Goods marked in red plain figures. WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN, (Late Ruahbrook & Brldgman), UPPBE QUEEN-STREET. TZ-AMO Q 0 A L. DEPOT: NEXT PUBLIC BATHS. OFFICE: NO. 6, SOUTH BRITISH INBUBANOB COMPANY. KAMO COAL IS DELIVERED FBOM DEPOT ENTIRELY FREE FROM: SLACK, And is Guaranteed . SUPERIOR TO NEWCASTLE FOB .-,- HOUSEHOLD PURPOSE& SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Hand or Treadle, at will. SIKGER'S . SEWING MACHINES. Establishea over SO years. SINGER'S SEWIiNG MACHINES, The most approved in all countries. SINGER'S ' SEWING MACHINES Have received 160 First-olass Medals. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Tho best for the'family. Easiest to learn. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, Ihe beat for the Dressmaker; moat durable. RINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, O Best for the Tailor; sews rongest seams. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES, Best for the Bootmaker; light or heavy work. SINGEK.S SEWING MACHINES : Sews finest muslins and heaviest cloths. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. An Economy in every Household. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. N w i Improvements without extra cost. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES WiU last a lifetime in constant work. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. 10 per cent discount for cash. CJINGER'S SEWING MACHINES IO Easy terms. Within the means of the poorest SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. _ asy terms. No addition to the price.. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES Will earn their cost in a few months. , RINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. O ' Beet terms to Wholesale Buyers. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Write for address of nearest Agent. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. Send for Price List to f SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. No. IC6a, Queen-street, Auokland. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES Sales exceedf6h THBmillion annually. SINGER Manufactory Company. have opened a Wholesale and Retail Depot, A, Queenokland. GARLICK AND URANWELL, COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERSI CI TV HALL ARCADE QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. , f GABLIGK and y" CRANWELL'S StOCk « .' :-' -■'."'■-'-' contains a very •O extensive choice Lr of Furniture, of _w English, Ameri go S& can> Italian, and ' O o_ Colonial mannfao- Oa a o <' ture, and is sold at wr_gß3 M VFURNITURE-< the lowest possible 9* a. price consistent *g gcq with durability fes n •"■•: and good taste; a" M .'-■ and they respeot <i j fnlly Invite an in . __ . spection of their .. Show Rooms from Q those about to fur ) .nish, \ ( A Beautiful Lot Unt l*!.j f of Drawing-room BSfH CARPETS. jUBt m_'j*^, H 6dl landed.of the most JGhSO3- ' ' fashionable de- HgEHW^M Blgns.and certainly „S5q„S . nARPRTS J very choice. Brns aHfigSo! *JAKJ^fil'-3 *.aelsfromi/ll;Kid £a.g«-Sa_ ders,3/6;Tai>estry, W'Mj-Q- "-'■'■•'■ 2ttl; various other ' ■-" kinds. Handsome fUnWi Borders for Car - hta -..■■-,-. - pets, Hearthßuga J-...'. . made to match. GARLICK & CR4NWELL keep a Large Stook of Floor Cloths for Halls, Rooms and Offices. Linoleum, all widths, at lowest prices. GARLICK & CRANWELL keep a . Great Variety of Austrian Bent wood Furniture, and American Cane Chairs. Whole sale and Retail. n WE allow a DISCOUNT of Five per Cent, on Furniture, Carpets, and Floor cloths, for Cash Payments. BEDDING, all sizes, of our own manu facture, kept roady for Delivery. FURNITURE,; and all other Goods, delivered Free in Town, and Book Cata logues sent to intending Furnishers on ap plication. '-''"''' • - •'■ GARLICK & CRANWELL keep an immense assortment of leon Bedsteads, F ORNISH YOUR HOUSE From the CITY HALL ARCADE. ._—. GARLICK -"..CRANWELL. Proprietors. ! Cabinet_aker_ and :UFHOLSTEEEBS - 7 l'l .-'i"." '. :



Ul'tlUl.BXlU.HltH ..,:,'. nfiEAT X>'E.p.-U CTI 0N S -■ ' IN.:. y>,r ':.' „ Winter Drapery. MILNE AMD fIH O V CE Are now Selling at Greatly ' Reduced Prices I BALANCE OF WINTER STOCK • OF mlllineby, mantles, jackets, ulsters, Sxibts, . mantle and ulster cloths, Deess Materials, Ladies' and Children's Costumes, Hosiery, Fancy Wool Goods. just to hand, all the new evening shades in cotton satteens. ( Afewlineaof Underclothing Exceedingly Cheap RESMANTS FBOM ALI DEPARTMENTS. MILNE & CHOYCE, ~ AUCKLAND. /-*.H E A P T I MB E Rl \, CHEAP TIMBER! To Clear our Yards, we are now Selling Off all ; our present Stook at a . great reduction. Job Lots at Any Price to bffeci ' .«: • CLEABANCE, NEW ZEALAND TIMBER COMPANY.



Special Advertisements. The Jfsw Zealand Clothing Factory. arrival of the new spring and summer goods, Whioh for Superior Value, and Excel lence justify the New Zealand Clothing Factoby being called the Cbitebion Establishment of.New Zealand. THE MENS AND BOYS' CLOTHING, mado from the Celebrated PRIZE MEDAL MOSGIEL TWEEDS combine wonderful wear-reaiating qualities, with sterling valuo. The productions for this season are pronouncod unequalled in Quality and PRiOE&.by any Goods wo have yet offered to the New Zealand Public. The New Stock ot HATS, SHIRTS, TIES, BRACES, HOSIERY, COLLARS, . PORTMANTEAUX, UMBRELLAS, RUGS, &c, is moat comprehensive in variety, and will be found tosatlefytho most fastidious tastes. Auckland Branch : QUEKN-STREET (Opposite Theatre Royal), And at Albert-Btreot, Thames. J. FITZSIMONS, Branch Manager.



Tho most trivial affeotion with winch we aro troubled is what is commonly c;i!-od colds, and yet, trifling as they are from as .porflcial stand point, they are but induotors or oonduotors of many dire diseases. If they do not end in pnoumoniaorsome pulmonary complaints, they fall on the kidneys, nnd hero 13 just the point at whioh Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic behnappa oomeato our aid, and by itsaearohing, permeating, and pervasive action on these organs, restores them to their normal condi tions.



' When a fellow awakens to the fact that he has gone to bed on the floor, and hung his clothes upon the bed. the first natural question is, " Wheredid I get thoso pickles r! . .' ,: .'■ ... . -■