SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

„.,„ w .mifo] This Evening, 1.32 HUH WATER 1 To-morrow Morning, 2.0 SUN3KT.—This Evening, 7.18 ' HNlliau;.—To-Morrow Morning, J. 53 M JON'S AQK. -Full Mooa, 15th, 11,13 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

SATDEDAY. Waitaki, 8.5., Edle, from Whangarei Jo^ophino, schoonor. Harrison, from Naplev > Minnie Hare, achoonor. Skinner, from Gisborno

YESTKRPAY. Stolla, s.s, Groy, from Gisborne Southern Cross, s.a., Holander, from Glsboruo lona, 8.5., Stephonson, from Ruosell

TO-DAY. Rotorua, 8,5., Tozor, from .South Columbia, ecu., Conway, from Napier

DEPARTURES.

SATURDAY, Queen, sohsoner, Jones, for Uokianga YKSTKRDAY, Howard, schooner, Andoraon, for Whongarel TO-DAY. Waitaki, s.a., Kdio, for Tauranga lona, 8.8., Steohcnson, for Uuaaell Helena, brlrfantlni', Jamea, for Manukau Sybil, schooner, Sinclair, for Tahiti

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Sydnoy—City of New York, Wedno:day; Ro-

torua, Tuoaday London—Wanganui, loading: Dudloo, loading Lovuka—Southern Dross, Wednesday Tauranga—Uleuolg, Wednesday; Waitaki, Mon day Ruseoll—lona, Monday Melbourno, via South—Rotomahano, Thursday Whangarel and Husaell—Waitaki, Wednesday Now Plymouth and douth—Wanaka, Tuoaday Whangarol—Angylo, Tuesdays and Fridays Waitaki, Friday Napiar—Loch Fleot, barque Now York—Oceola, brigantaß, at once Rotumah—Byno, loading

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of New York, P.M. s.s., from San Francisoo, Wednesday Wolveiins, H.M.S., from Sydney, Bhortly Margaret Galbraith. ship (J.K.L.U.), from Lon don; sailed October 29 Oxford, ship. (M T.L.S.) from Londpn; loading Loch Urr, barquo (W.Q.L.K.), froiu London;

sailed September 27 A. C. do Frietas, barquo (R.F.M.K.), from Lon-

don, sailed October 21th. SydeDhMn, barque (J.M.F.Q), from London; loading Peru, barquo, from London: loading Loch Dee, barque, from Lcnlon; loading Beatrice Havorner, barquo (J.Q.U.L), from New

York, sailed Sept. 30 Superior, barque, from Now York; sailed

Ootober 23 Cabarfeldh, barqpo (S.Q.M.J.). from Hongkong Himalaya, barque (V.T.K.M), from London; sailed November Flirt, brlgantino (W.L.G.P.), from Lovuka Active, brigantine, from Samoa Orwell, brigantine, from tho Islands JWyrilo, brigantine, from Tonga Roderick Dim. brigaatine, from Dunedin Clansman. brlgantUie, from Melbourne Donancc, brisantlne, from Melbourne Kthel, brlgantino, from Dnnedln Hoary, schooner, from South Torea, schooner, from Lyttelton Knergy. schooner, from .Noumea Dayaprlng, mission schooner (W.N.U.U.), from the Inlands Transit, sohooner, from Cook's ißland Ba'lo Brandon, sohooner from Rarotonga Kdith, schooner, from Wallia Island Pollcsman, schooner, from Noumea Eatelle, schooner, from Dunodla Gael, «chooncr, from Levuka Agno« Donald, schooner, from Rarotonga AUantio, schooner, from Noumea Oralau, schooner, from Karotonga Norval. schooner, from Rarotonga Coronet, schooner, from Cook's Islands Atotehau. sohooner, from Karotonga Pirate, schooner, from Penryhn Islands Pearl, ketch, freui Rarotonga

IMPORTS.

Per Southern Ctobs, from Naplor: m Bheep. Per Josephino, from Napier : 100 bags bones, 21 hides, and 20 sheepskins.

Per Annio, from Lytlolton: 351 sacks flour, 101 sacks bran, 11 caaoa.

Per Columbia, from Napier—2So sacks maize. 45 siioks bouoaust, 23 hides, 20 eacks lungiu, 7 horses.

Per 8.8. fiotorua, from Melbourne—l3o half chests te* 223 boxes tea, 20 hbris brandy, 2) cases castor oil, i trunks boots, S bales, 2 kegs, 157 pipes, 1 case, 5 keg*, 1 e.ises. S cases, 1 cask, 1 case, 1 package, i parcels.—!4l7pactagos cargo, Coastwise. Also, 20 horsos.

EXPORTS.

Per Ocsola for New York—2,ool casos kauri gum.

FINWIRD3 Coastwjhe.—Peraeveraßco. from Prasoreef; gMinnie Hare,|fxom Poverty Bay, with 260 sacks maize, 133 pigs, 70 sacks funnus, and sundries; .-'ouih Carolina, from Barrier, wiihi6tonß[firewoodland2 tons gum; Paku, frou. Tuiruu, with 5000 shingles and 22,000 feet timber; Mercury, from Tairua, with timber and 29 sacks gam.

Ouwtards CoA3TV«Bit.—Perseverance, for Waiheke; Four Sisters, for Maburangi; South Carolina, for Barrier; Paku, |for Tairua: Lee, for Waiheke: l^dy of the Lake, for Port Chalmers.

The sohoonor Kate McGregor cleared at the Caroms to-day foe Kaipara, where she will load with timber for Timaru.

The brlgantlno Auroife entered ont to-day for Whanojaroa, where she ■will load with timber tor Sydney.

The briganttao Oceola cleared to-day for New York, with 1«8 tons kauri gum, valued at £9,680. Captain Bannerman takes command.

The Government wteamer Stella arrived yester day from Wellington, Napier, and Gisbornr. Pdasenger—Mr Seed, Commissioner ot Custom;.

The s.s. Waitaki brought thu following passengers from Whang»rei :—Misses Worakey and McGregor, Mr and Mrs Wore ey, Mr and Mrs Millington, Mraol Mra North, Messra F. Reid, Ireland, Conw.;/, Cansndr, Williams, Montgomery, Day, Masters Che«aeman, Mere dith, and Domlne.

Thebrlgantina Helena pail** to-day for the Manukau, where soe will lotd with timber for Dunedin.

The a.B. lona, Cspt. Stephenson, arrived from the North on Saturday.' Passengers: Mrs and Mies Baker, Misses Wood, Vause, Master Kates Messra J. Reid, T. Hayes, C. Campbell, G. Reid, J. SDOwden, M. J. Stewart. J. H. Salmon, H. T. Kemp, Cooper. Cargo:—3l6 cases gum. 75 sacks gum, |2 bales wool, 1 saddle, 3 boxe3 honey. 5 becks hide?, 1 wheel, 1 gun, and a lot of empty bsor casks, cases, and lemonade bottles.

The se. Rotorna, Captain James Tozer, arrived in Lafbour at 10 30 a.m. Reports leaving Lyttelton (at which she connected with the Te Anau, transhipping passengers and cargo) at 5 p.m. on the 6th; arrived at Wellington at 9 a.m. on 7th, sailed at i p in.; arrived at Napier at 11 a.m. en Btb, sailed at 6 p.m.; arrived at Gisborne at. 3 a.m. on 9th, Bailed, at 9 aia., arriving as above. Fine weather throughout. Passengers: —Me^damea Kenny, Williams, McCaul, Pepparill, O'Grady and family (7), Keld, Watson and family, Allanaoh. Collins, WiIIUDW. Miwes Tynan. Craie, Western, Judgo Kenny, Miwarn WUliams. MtCanl, Qribbon, Carter, Po;ppcrill, Uogsick, held, Kelly, Brncs, FrMer, Goodman, Stringar, Dunning. Somsr- Tille, Powler, Johbernc, Collins, Richardson, Strode, Gordon, Glllm&n. Morrison, and 25 in thorteoma*.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS

WaVabi, M., Leys, from W&nganui Rowens, b.s,, Amodeo, from Hokianga W&naka, 8.5., McGiUivray, from South Hinornoa, 8.5., Kairchild, from Wellington

IMPORTS.

Per Wallabl, from Wanganul*-230 Bheep, iQ head oattle, and U horses.

The b.s. Wallabl, which arrived yesterday from Wanganui.brouftht as passenger*: MeBSiB Pierce Bad Jones and twenty natives.

The Government steamer Hlnemoa arrived fram Wellington yesterday morainel with the following passengers:-His Excellency Sir jSthM Gordon, Captain Knollya (AJXC), Messrs Brown and Mnrray(lrivate Secretaries), the Hon. Mr Dick.andMr ifox. Thea.B. Kowena, which arrived yesterday from Hokionga, brought 110 sacks and eases Kum, and tha following passengers :-Mr and Mrs Webster, Mrs Uoskinsard daughter, Mrs Card no and 3 children, Meadames Keynolds and Hudson, Messrs Soon, Oimpmiin, Web3ter, Garling, and a steerage.

The S3. Wanaka, which arrived resterflay from tho South, brought the following Danseneers.--Messrs Mossley. Graham, Pym, Baxter, Mrs and Master JBacoD, Mrs Scotland, Mr Thompson, Mr Luttreli, Mrs and Mrß Ulas irow, Measrs Keymond, Percival, Brpoka, Mrapd Mra Summer, Mr Mirtin, Miss Engel. Mrs Frawr, Mr Kngel, Mra Prichard. Misaea Walker (2) Mrs Day, Messrs Donnelly, NathaD, Bennett, Mrs Jones. Mrs Horrten, Rev. Isitt, Mr Lutey, Miss Charlook. Mrs Thompson, Messrs Baeaetrs, White. Crawford, McAllister, Keid, Elliott, •WoodrorTe, Eißden, Hallett, Harley, Rowe, Paul, Mrs Kolly, J*wterKeily, Captain Carr, and 11 steerage.

PORT OF KAIPARA.

Arrivals:— January 2: Palrlie, barquentine, McDearimel, from AueMand in ballast; flssy, Bohooner, Carmiohael. fTotn Thames in ballast; Marmion, BOhooner, Johnston, from J.ytteltop, in ballast. January 3: Moa, br«, Myer, from Dunedin, in bftllast. Departurea:—January 2: Falcon, barquentine, Buike tor Melbourne; JSdlth Reid, echooner, McColville, for Dunedln. January 6: Annie Wilson, schooner, Helgeaen, for Lyttelton Mary King, schooner, Kae, for Lyttolton; al •with cargoes of sawn timber. Loading :-Chira, brlgantlno, with baulk and sawn timber, for Melbourne; SyreD, brig, with sawn and dressed timber, for Sydney; Aratapu, hrißantino, with eawn and dressed, timber, for South • D&rcy Pratt, brlgantinß, with baulkand dressed timber, for South. At Heads :-Juliuß Vogol and Hannah BorreW, bound out.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Hokianqa, Saturday. The Lady Don is fas* breaking up.

Napier, Saturday. Arrive!: Arawata, from Auckland.

Wellington, Saturday. Hailed: Sophia, K. Luh*, fot Newcastle. Lmtelton, Saturday. Sailed- EangUikei, for J.ondon; Ocean Ranger, barquenflne, for Cope Town. Melbourne, Monday. Sailed : The Union Co.'s steamship Tfararua for the Bluff, on Saturday.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office. Monday,

HUNTER AND NOLAN'S WOOL SALB.

Thß wool «»lo tod&y was ftirlr attended. Hides brought from 2}a toSJd; BheepsklniJ from lid to* 03 M; tsga of wool from 64 to So. Wool in bale* was riispoied of «.» follows i - Wra Nichol (W.N.), 8 biles, grew. TM. Bother- Isnd: S. Boyd (8.8. in diamond), 1 balo. greasy, 71, Ireland ; S. Boyd, h. B. over 8. In diamond), 1 tale, BJd, fentherland • Catheme Cole (3.0. in squaro), 1 bale, greasy, Ba. Sutherland; Catherine Cole (X In square), 1 bale, greasy. BJd, Warnook; Catherine Cole (J. H over M. in gduare), 1 bale greasy, Hi, Warnook; Catherine Cole (W. 1). fn square), 1 bale, greasy, 73d, Potter: J, Clarko (J.Ci over J.C.), 1 bale, greasy, passed

DEPARTURES.

Lalla Bookn. p. 8., Campbell, for Waita-a

atßd; J. Smyth (J.S. over W.), 1 balo, greasy OBborno: Bullian and Miller (8.M.1, 2 baled, greasy, BJd, Potter; W. Bullian (W.B.J, 1 bale, greaßy, BJd, Warnook; J. Guneon (J.G. over J.G.), 2 balos, greasy, 88d, Sutherland; G. Gunson (GOJL 2 bales, greaßy, 8H Pottor; G. Gmison (G.GfT over G.), 2 bales, greasy, BJd, plfter; Ormonby JO. in diamond), 2 bales. In freaae, 7Jd. Sutherland; Cargo (C. In diamond), balos, washed, 113 d, Oshorne; Coxhead (K.C.). I bale, wa.shod, lud, Pottor; Osborne (8.7), 2 baleß, grease, 63d, hotter.

THE WEATHER.

AS OBSERVED AT TELEGRAPH STATIONS JAHUABY 10, 1830.

o—Calm F. Br.—Froah Breeze K-Light St.-Storiuy Br.-Breezo G.-Ualo (2.) ANEROID BAROMETER. (3.) WEATHER ESTIMATED AS B -Bluo sky, bo the at- 0.-Ovoroast.tho whole mosphoro clear or sky covered "Vlth heavy ibiok clouds 0. — Oloi}d'», passing P.—Paaßinac ehowora clouds Q.-SqnaUy n.— Drizzling rain It. — Kaln, continued F.—Foggy rain G — Gloomy, dark S.—Snow weather T.—Thunder H.—Hall U. — Ugly, threatening L.-Lightnlnß appoaranoo

Mail Notice.

Mails will Clobb as Unbkb :—

This Day. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and

Mongonul, per lona. at i p.m. __~,, For Tauranga and Opotlki, por Waltakl, at

4 p.m. For London direct, per Wabganul. at 5 p.m. For Thamoa, per Knterpriao, at 5.30 p.m.

Tuesday. 11th Instant. For Whltiangi, per .Varatah, at 9 a m. For Thames, per Kotomahana, at 9.30 a.m. For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana,

per Rose Caecy, at 10 a.m. For Tairua, per Mercury, at 11 a.m. For New York, per Ocool«, at U a.m. For Waitars, per Lalla Kookh, at 10.5 a.m. For Ruaaoll, Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Kotorua. at 3 p,m. For Wangarei Heads, Waipn, Wangarel, aid Mangapai, per Argylo, at i p.m.

Wednesday, 12th inetsnt. For Lovuka, Tonga, and Samoa, per Southom CroBS, at t p.m. _

For Australian Colonios, Bstavia, Singapore, China, and Japan, via Torres Straits, per s.a. City of New York, immediately after her arrival from Honolulu. Supplementary Mails for India, Continent of Kurop», and Unltod Kingdom, via Brindial, (for lrttera. etc., spoclally ao propald and ad drefsed), per s.s. City of New York. Im mediately after her arrival frcm Honolulu. For Taranaki and Southern PTOvinoes. per Wanaka, immediately after arrival of s.B. City of New York.

a. B. BIS?, Chief Postmaster, Chief Post-offlce, Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

January 10th. 1881,

Theatro Foyal—"The New Magdalen," Bp.m. CBtholic Instituto-Jiebato, 8 pm. Working Men's Cltro—Shipwright's Mooting, 7.30 p.m. Masonic Hotel—Royal Aioh Chapter, 7.30.

Death.

ROBERTBJS-On the Wth ln«t., at hor I*to rert denco, 3£mtaKae-Btrooi, Nowton, Elizabeth Margaret infant daughter of Alfred and Ma'garet Roberts: vte&, 11 months. The funeral will tako ploco to-morrow at Ip.m.

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

MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1881.

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

Our Wellington telegrams have made frequent references to the opposition being offered by the Hon. Mr Water house to the Property Tax Assessment. Mr Waterhouse is one of those \*ho are compelled under the Act to pay to State burdens in proportion to their wealth, and as the honorable gentle man's wealth is considerable, he is proportionately sore ut the magnitude of his sharo of the tax. We aro not surprised therefore to find Mr Waterhouse leading the opposition agaiust the recent assessment; nor will it astonish us to see him ranged with Mr Wakefield next session, in his place ia the legislature, as an assailant of the education system of the colony, in the hope that the expenditure on public schools may be diverted to relieve the big land-owners of their legitimate share ef the burden created by the publio works expenditure. The wealth which Mr Waterhouse has amassed through the rise in the value of land should reconcile him to the payment of so trifling a contribution as is required under tho Property Tax Act towards the interest on that expenditure which has enormously enhanced landed es tates. If, moreover, wo saw Messrs Waterhouse, Ormond, and othor wealthy landowners as zealous in their opposition to customs taxation and other accumulating burdens on the masses of the people, their disinterested ness in the outcry against the pro perty-tax might be deemed less sus picious ; but we are not aware that in the public utterances of these gentlemen one word can be found suggestive of the propriety of resisting the collection of those customs duties which have been mult|jlied in the most extravagant ratio in order to pay the interest on money spent solely to benefit landed property. With the property tax it is very different, and should these gentlemen succeed next session in shunting tho education vote, on the ground that the colony cannot afford to educate its people—thereby adding another three or four hundred thousands of pounds to the load borne by the masses—they would doubtless

chuckle amazingly at their own clover ness and tho unsophisticated stupidity of working men. But to return to Mr Waterhouse's objections to tho property tax assess ment. By the last mail from tho South we have tho full text of tho hon. gen ttlemen'a letters to tho " New Zealand Times," aud wo find that tho burden of hia sorrowful story is that an independent assessment has been mado of freehold property to check tho valuation placed upon thoir estates by tlio owners. Mr Watorhouso is rightoously indignant, forsooth, that tho values which land owners] choso; to put down have not been accepted by tho Com missioner. That such was tho intontion of tho Act Mr Waterhouso argues by the lamest of reasoning, lie admits that "assessors" aro referred to in various clauses o»f tho Act, but endeavours to explain it thus: "As originally introduced by the Govern ment, it was intended that tho valua tion of real property .should bo mado by Govorumout assessors. As passed by Parliament, this valuation was made to devolve upon tho owner. This altera tion in tho intention of tho measure necessitated a complete change in its casting, aud some consequential amend ments were, as is frequently tho case under such circumstances, overlooked. For instance, clauses G, 38, 39, '10, relating to assessors, wero retained, although tho prinoiplo of an assoasmont ,by Government assessors had been abandoned."

Now, whatever Mr Water-house's impression of tho intention of tho legislature may bo, wo do not hesitate to say that it was commonly understood that only porsonal property should bo loft to the owner's valuation ; and this has been tho interpretation which tho Commissioners have adopted in administrating tho law. Any other would reduce tho assessment to worso than a farce. To avoid tlio outcry that tho Aot was inquisitorial the valuation of all personal property was left to tho honesty of tho porsons assessed, but there could bo no possible reason for pursuing tho same courso in relation to freohold property which is valued regularly for purposes of local taxation. Nor could there be any injustice in employing skilled and disinterested valuers aa a check upon tho unscru_ pulous dishonesty of ownors of property becauso tho person assessod hus the' right of nppcal to tho Board of Roviewers. Wo have it on the authority of an experienced valuer that so scandalous wero iho under estimates sent in and declarod us true by men of property, that their valuations wero worthless even as an aid in arriving at tho truo valuo of their property. Yet on such a llimsy ground as this Mr Watorhouso runs full tilt against the assessment and advises resistense. He says : —

Now, it in quite clear from the notices which have been so widely distributed that the assessment roll has not been prepared from the "statements aud list"" required by la*v, but from a valuation made by tho Commissioners. So far as this Ims been done, the assessment roll is utterly illegal and invalid. If the Commissioners en deavour to cnfoice such au assessment roll, possibly upon appeal to the courts of law the assessment would be quashed altogether; but probably the better plan will be ior persons nKKriev{ll by the action of the Commissioners to object before tlio court of rcviow, to the assessment on tlic general crouml of its illegality. That court would have no othei option than either to declare the assessment invalid, or to annual it in accordance with the "statements" which have been furnished to the Commis sioners.

Mark tho advice. Mr Watorhouso does not recommend objectors to como before tho Court of Review and provo that their own value is fair aud that of tho Commissioners unfair. That would be a perfectly proper course, and would involve much less troublo than to impugn tho entire assessment, But they are to resist on technical grounds. Mr Waterhouso may rest assured that tho moral of such advice will not bo lost on tho honest taxpajer, nnd if there is one thing abovo another that would make Now Zealand ring from end to end with the clamours of tho masses of the peoplo for heavier taxation on wealth, it would bo tho formation of such a combination of property-owners, as he advocates, to force the acceptance of thoir own valuations. Whether it is good policy to provoke so righteous burst of indignation, backed up by universal suflVago, wo leave him and other representatives of wealth to determine.

The Treasurer of the Home for Neglected and Destitute Children begs to acknowledge with thanks a cheque for £25 from the Mayor.

Tho Hey. Mr Webb accepts the expul sion of the Jesuits from France, the forma tion of a Land League in Ireland, and the growing insubordination of democracy as irrefragable evidences that the time is ripe for the manifestation of Antichrist and tho advent of Jesus.

Mr C. Buddie has been appointed Judge s Associate, aud this morning took his ap pointed place upon the Bench near Mr Justice Gillies. Mr K. H, Kattray, wo understand, is now at Invercargill, where he intends to practice his profession.

An immense ground shark was captured yesterday by Ben Williams, a waterman. It measures about fifteen feet in length, and fourteen feet in circumference. Persons desirous of seeing it will have an oppor tunity ot doing so, as it will be exhibited in a tent adjoiniog the waterman's stepa this evening and to-morrow.

Sirnonsen'a production of Fiuaforo in Dunedin drew crowded houses. Mits Adelaide Bowring (Mrs Stoele), who has been residing in Dunedin for some months, purposes leaving for England in a few weeks, and a farewell benefit is being organised for her.

The scholars of St. Luke's Sunday-schoo and many adult members of the congre gation were most hospitably entertained by Mr and Mrs A K. Taylor at Albeit on Friday afternoon. Tho weathor was showery, but there being plenty of good shelter provided, no one minded it in the least. The children enjoyed games, races, swinging, and abundance of ten, cake, strawberries and cream, &c, &c, and thoroughly appreciated the efforts made by their kind host and hostess to amuse them.

Mr Dion Boucicault is anxious to enter the arena of political life, and the object of his new Irish play 13 to conciliate tho active party in Ireland. Mr Boucicault ought to have no difficulty in attaining tbo object of his ambition. He is already well known to the Irish people, and he has only to swallow the formula of devotion to Mr Parnell to obtain the lirst vacaucy to which the Irish director may asigu him.

■ The Rev. A, W. Webb preacued a sermon last night in the Wdlesley-strcct church upon " The Character and End of the Pre sent Dispensation." After indicating at some length its leading characteristic, which he alleged to be tho rejection of Jesus, and discussing the theory of a personal Anti christ, the rev. gentleman proceeded to pourtray what" the telescope of revelation " informed him was to be the end of this dispensation. The world, he said, instead of returning to the state of idyllic beauty which she left in primitive times, was hastening towards one of trouble, distress, and punishment. It was the age of judg ment—of tho infliction of Divine, righteous wrath upon the peoples of the earth. It would be terminated by the sudden advent of Jesus to usher in the Millenßinm. Al though it was not possible to determine the precise period at which that glorious event would occur, still they knew that it could not bo far distant. Jesus would appear when little expected, and the sounding of the trump awakening the waiting sons of God from their graves wodld be associated with the transmutation and ethoroalisation of His living sons, who would be caught up to meet him in the air. He would come in the twinkling of an eye —perhaps before they left the church that night. Tho preacher concluded with an earnest exhortation to his. hearers to exert themselves for the safety of those who were still indifferent and unregencratc.

Two boys, who live in Parnell, were to bo seen yesterday during church time returning from a bath. They walked up St. George's Bay lio.ad, climbed the fence adjoining Mr Kcals' houses and passed through tho property of the latter gentleman. They could not, however, keep their hands from picking and stealing while on Mr Reals' grounds, but were observed to knock fruit oil' the trees aud fill thoir pockets before leaving. The parents of these promising youths will porhaps tako this hint and give them something for dessert.

Our Whangaroa correspondent writes: " The childrcns' aunual treat on New Year's Day was a complete success and reflected great credit on tbo committee of the Whangaroa North School for tho ad mirable arrangements made for the childrens' amusement, and a pleasant day's ciijoymout for their parents and friends. On Sunday, the 2ud January, James Cole, a labourfer in the employ of tho Auckland Timber Company, was struck blind by lightning wheu pulling down the Kaco river towards Whnugaroa, "nd was on Pritliiv lust still blind."

Misi Blsclc, an cminont ptaniste from the Smith, late of Wellington and Dunodin Choral Societies, intends giving a grand concert in tho Choral Hull on Thuiddoy, the 20th mat, Misß lilack will bo assisted by Messrs Gordon Gooch, U.A.M., J. S, Slator (organist o] St. Mary's) and several of our leading amateurs. The price of admission will bo half-a-crown all over the hall, tickets for which may bo obtained nt the Auckland Mimic. Warehouse and at Upton and Co.'s. Judging from the Southern critiques, wo may safely announce a treat iv storu for our musical readers.

Tlio doath of the lato Mr Felgato was " improved " last night by an impressive and practicnl ucrmou being preached at Frnnklvn Ho:id Chapel, lie was ono of tho local preachers and helped to found tho cause at Franklyn Road. Heforc tlio church was built, services were held iv his houao. Uo was a man of most exemplary conduct, and a great losa to his many friends,

The raco for £10 a-sido botweon Swailes' Olkh and Barton's Nomo on Sutuiday iiftor nnuu was won easily by tho former, which had nearly a qunrtcr ot an hour to spare.

Thowritcrof "Echoes from tho Cafe" intho •' Waikato Times" guys:—" Yesterday 1 was talking to a cp-ntlcina.ii who has been down South for about two years and Ims just returned. lie said ho was much sur prised nt the improvements mndo in Auck land during his absence, and ho mado a comparison between the Empire City and tho Athens of the South Seaß, voiy much to the detriment of the former. Uo ex pressed a very firm opinion Unit the city would, ill tho courne of a few years, become the Heat of Government onco more, as ho saya trucly Unit Wellington baa nothing to recommend it except its geographical position, and tho extension of railways and the telegraph are fnst annihilating distance'l

Mr Herbert fpencor ih to start on his philosophical tour of the world iv Iho spring of next year, aud wo may hoc him in New Zealand. Ho will be accompanied by two secretaries, and it is not unlikely that hid frioud l'rofo^Hor Huxley will, for biological purposes, form one of the party. Mr Spencer's work on tho subject will, liko his study of sociology, bo published in instal ments in the magazines.

To the Editor: Sir,—ln yours of Thuip. day evening, tho Glasgow deputation is said to report favourably of drainage and preci pitation works, etc., but do not recommend a definite scheme for the disposal of tho sewngo of Glasgow. After Riving an engineering opinion of how tho drainn;:o illicit be carried out, etc., they, tho depu tation, (referring to tlic many towns whoso sewago helps to defile OlaißOw), ruminates over tho cost thus : " Kor it would obviously bu absurd for this city to erect sewage works at an enormous cost." It is noteworthy that tho utilising is nowhere. Thoir reply to ratepayers who tfrowl at costs is " It is nota matter of choico, but of necessity." Sir, while I admit tho ox pediency of waters being purified, I denounce the drainage scheme, etc., ns one of those bulking sbemes which drains the poskota of ratepayers.— Yours, etc., J. 13. Stkangk.

The following psyticuliirs of tho Duke of Manchester's intercuts in New Zealand is jjivcu by the "New Zealand Times":—The Duke of Manchester owns very little land in Manawatn, barely, I believe, 500 acres. Ho in, however, Chairman of the Colonists' Aid Society, which owns 10G.COO acres in that district which it it engaged oh rapidly as possible in surveying nml Belling to small farmers, nml on which it has cxpeuded in road-making, surveys, and other employ, mont ot labour, some i'GO.OOO or £70 000 of money, and hus founded the very pros porous settlements of Fielding, Hnlcombo, and Ashurst. Besides conducting this very B\icce»sful colonising operation, the Duke has entitled himself to the goodwill of nil colonists in hi* capacity of President of tho Koyal Colonial Institute, for a «rcat many year*, a post from which lio lately retired in make room for the I'iinco of Wales as his successor. This valuable institute has for many years past employed itself in pro moting tho welfare of all the liritiUi colonies, and h:is on many occasions ren dered them great services.

Oh Thursday Constable Inger left Port Albert with a settler suffering from unsound mind. The steamer Durham was at the time lying off Port Albert, aud Constablo Inger aikcd the captain to wait aboui an hour until the Court had heard tho ense, and granted an order for the limn to be taken to town. The steamer left just as tho Constable was on tho way to it. The latter had conso quently to travel all night to catch the Ho?o Casey. On arriving iv Auckland the Constable proceeded to the Asylum with his man, but ho was here met with a fresh difficulty, as the Hospital authorities refused "to take him in without the eer tilicatc of two medical men. He was placed in the Police Station for tho night, and examined next day by Dr. Goliisbro and Dr Kcnderdine who gave the necessary certificate, and he was again taken out to the Asylum.

Mr B. B. Dickson, Government Observer, reports of the weather for the week ending Bth January .-—Weather mostly cool and showery, with low barometer, light wind, and much cloud. Barometer lowest on Sunday afternoon, 29.3G2; then rising, at first slowly, then fant, to 30.143 on Friday morning ; mean, 29.809, or about one-tentti below the January mean for 17 years past. Mean temperature, G2.1 (the January mean of tho 17 years being G7.8) ; liifthe9t on Thursday (71.2), and on Tuesday night (GG 5) ; lowest on Sunday (59.3), aud Wed nesday night (50.7); average in sun, 77.1; hottest on Wednesday (81.9). Wind light, averaging 215 miles per day. or not qnito 9 railo per hour. For first half of week south westerly ; for latter half north-easterly, lliiin something more than half an inch (0.5G0) on six days, the expectation being rather more, viz., 0.G46, on about2± days.

Quaker young ladies in the Maine Law State?, it is said, still cnitiauo to kiss the lips of the young temperance men, to see if they have been tampering with liquor. Just imagiuc a beautiful young woman approaching you, young, temperance man, with all the dignity of an executive officer, and all the innoconcc of a dove, with the charge—"Mr Ike P., tho Indies believe you are in the habit of tampering with liquor, and thiy have appointed me to examine you according to our established rules—are you willing? you must acquiesce." She step 3 gently up to you, lays her soft arm round your neck, dashes buck her raven curls, raises her sylphliko form from her tiptoe, and with her angelic features lit ap with a smile as sweet as heaven, places her rich, rosy, poaty, sweet, sugar, molasses, straw berry, honeysuckle, sunflour, rosebud, nectar lips against yours, and bussc* you, by cranky ! Hurrah for the gals and tho Maine Law, and death to all opposition.

"M.P.," in a letter to the "Tiroes,' narrates a daring highway robbery in London, of which ho was the victim. Ho had just arrived from Paris, and was pro ceeding to a club to dine. Ho continues : —" Passing from St, James's-strcet at 7.30, an individual at tho corner of Ryder-street suddenly tore open my coat and possessed himself of a valuable chain and some useful appendages. My watch, owing to a peculiar fastening which I had adopted, resisted his efforts and remained in tho waistcoat pocket, which had also con tained the appendages alluded to. This robbery was effected in the twinkling of an eye. I followed the thief at a good pace towards Bury-streer, shouting at the top of a somewhat powerful voice, "Stop thief." Here my progress was skil fully and violently interrupted by another individual. To him I dealt the severest blow on the head which I had power to inflict with, an umbrella. Thouch somewhat inconvenienced by this, he took smartly to his heels, and I pursued, shouting always, " Stop thief." All Bury-street was alive, and dozens of people, including the tradesmen at their doors and the driver of a hansom cab with a white horse, heard my cry, and saw the thieves running. Now, thought I, my friend is surely "pinco "; but not one man endeavoured to capture the thieves or hinder their flight. The police arrived too late to be useful, but in time to hear the confession of a stalwart butcher (who might easily have stopped the accomplice) that his idea of tho duty of a citizen ia si;ch circumstances is "to attend to hi 3 own business."

„ nm>m ATYrarr.ANn.

Tho sailing raco on Saturday afternoon for the cup presented by Mr Stanford finished in tho following order :— Imp t 4b. 51min. 52-Gosecs. ; Hattic May, sli. lmin. 7-GOsecs.; Pastime, ish, lmin. 10-Goseca.; Patriot, sh. lmin. 12-60. The Hattie May had to allow the Pastime 45secs., and the Imp 15secs. Tho former boat is therefore entitled to second place.

The " Thames Advertiser says:—" The question of the advisability of forming a company to work the vast deposits of hematite ore in the Tararu district is under consideration by various residents of Auck land and the Thames. Mr George Perry, a gentleman who haa recently arrived in the colony, and who, as an expert, is eminently qualified to judge of the capabilities of the Thames ore, strongly urges tho scheme on the notice of those who have tho progress of the district at heart. Mr Perry, Biuce his arrival, has been employed by D. H. McKcuzie, Esq., to report on the qualities of the coal and iron stone at the Miranda mine "

On "badtimo?" in Kngland, a writer iv the " Tiruaru Herald " thus discourses :— "We have spoken lately to mauy persons just arrived from Home, and they all tell tbe same tale. They say, ' You talk about bud times in New Zealand. You should go into the rural districts of England, if you want to know what bad times are.' Certainly the worst distress that we evor saw hero affords no pnrrallcl to the state of things existing in tho Old Country, and now thero is no distress hore at all wortii speaking about. Looking at the crowd* of strong, healthy, well-fed, well clothed men, women, and children, whom we have met every where holiday mak ing during the past week, wo could not help contrasting their condition with that of their social equals of all ranks in England, and wondering how anybody in bin senses, who know anything about it, could run down New Zealand. If our people only had steadiness and thrift, they would be as prosperous and happy as a people could bo, for Providence has given them everything else. Untcßs somo im portant change, of which there aro at prcsont no signs, speedily comes over the prospects of tho agricultural population iv England, wo shall bco, even in our generation, such an exodua to these colonies an political economists, blindi'd by their own self-CBteem, have never drcamtj of."

In connection with tho recent discovery of a statue by Phidias, the following from the Wellington " PobI" is interesting :-About the year 450 li.t'., in the reign of Pericles, during an extraordinary revival of art, tho wholo of tho art-works of Athens were placed under the control of Phidias. Under liis direction w*s then erected tho Parthenon, or Temple of Minerva—tho niagniliceut ruins of which aro to tho present day an in exhaustible theme of enthusiastic admira tion on the part of every artist. From tho writings of Plutarch and other sources, we know Hint the chief object cmid nil tho glorious wealth of art treasures with which that magnificent building was adorned was a statue of tho Goddess to whom the temple was dedicated, executed in ivury and gold, by Phidias himself. There was also another statue of Miucrva—a colossal liguro in bronze, executed by Ihe same artist, and placed upon the citadel during the reign of Cimon, about 4GO, v.C. It would ho news almo.it too good to be true wero we to learn that it wai either ot these notable works which had now been recov ered. In any case, howoTcr, cv*n a fragment ot a statue, executed in any material, by Phidias would be regarded as a treasure incapable of being appraised by any mere money value. For tunately, even beforo tho lato discovery, wo wero not left altogether without icmains of the genius of the greatest of (jreciau sculpiors. Visitors to the British Museum will "at onco call to mind the Elgin marbles, brought from (Jrceco by Ml'! Earl of Elgin, and purchased for the British nation at a cost of £35,000. Amongst these are several mutilated fragments of utatuos by Phidias headless, armless, noiseless, it may be, but yet regarded as the choicest productions ou which an arti«t'a eye can gaze. The only trace of a statue of Miucrva among these is an upper portion ot a tor.ro, or trunk. It will be, indeed, a matter for congratulation if the new-found statue should be dis covered to bo nearly, if not quite perfect, and no doubt a great effort will be mads to secure it for the British nation, if it has not been already no secured, so tuat it may bo placed among the valuable treasures rescued from obscurity by the Earl of KlKin." _____

The members of tho Victoria Company, A K.M., asv-mbU in undroßS uniform, with anna ami ncojUtroinuatß, (or company drill, In tho Drill-shod, to-murroworuninit at 7.30 p.m., wlion a full atluncUnco U desirable.

I*ol*Bollß desirous ot living in tho country uml within i:n«y dittanoe of town, should Inspect tho building alto of 5} _<TO9 ou tho Onikol Ko»d, Ileimiora ; to bo Bold by It. Tonka ami Co., at thulr Mart. Queeu-Btreet, on Thura d»y, tho 13ih last, at 12 o'clock.

Tho Coromaudel Tonic Sol-Fa Juvenile Cluij* intend |<ivlnK another concert on Thurs day ovonlng ukXt, including xnered and tocular selections. The entertainment will conoludo with h Iccturo on astronomy, illustrated with Illuminated dluk-ran and vkv.ru. by Air J. M. tlcrapmh. The baiaoco of proceeds to go to the local hospital.

THEATRE ROYAL.

" 11.M.5. Pinafore" was repeated on Saturday evening to a fair house. A dramatic season will be inaugurated to night, with the presentation of the well known dramatisation of Wilkio Collins' novel " Tho Now Magdalen," to be followed by "The Lady of Lyons " on Wednesday, tho ";Tho Hunchback" on Fiiday, and " Our 3" on Saturday evenings. Tho announcement of Buch a varied and attractive programme should create quite a flutter of interest in play-going circles. It is to bo hoped that the public will adqeuately Bupport the legitimate drama by bestowing upon tho company an unstinted measure ot patronage.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT HENDERSON'S MILL.

AN old pensioner nnmed Michael Maloney, alias James White, was drowned in Hender son's Creek on Saturday night. It h not known how ho managed to get iuto the creek, but he had been drinking at the Henderson's Mill Hotel until six o'clock ia the evening, His mate, a man named Thoben, left subsequently on tho eamo route, but he did not Bee Maloney. .Next day (Sunday) a search party consist ing of Messrs Vorcoe, Bcetiiam, Steb binga and others proceeded to look for him, aud they found tho dead body floating in the creok. Constable Kolly was communi cated with, and he found tho body lying in the water cloae to tho hut where deceased had lived. A sloping bank ran from the narrow pathway down to the water's edge, and from marks found ou tho aido of tho bank it is believed that Malonoy rolled from the path into the water.

THE INQUEST.

Owing to other engagements, Dr. Philson was unable to hold an inquest ou the body this afternoon. The inquest was thereforo held before Mr A. Becthani, the police being represented by Constable Kelly. Mr Stcbbing, proprietor of the hotol, deposed that deceased had been drinking at hia hotel on Saturday. Ho purchased a quantity of provisions and left for homo about six o'clock in tho evening. He was followed by a mate ot his named Richard Thoben, who left some minutes later, carry ing tho provisions. Next day Thoben returned to the hotel and said Maloney had not been home. Witness and others went in search of the body, and found it in the river. At the request of Mr Bcctham, it was left h> tho water till the following day. ltichard Thoben gave similar evidence, lie and Mr Vercoe, senior, found ths body.

Joseph Mar, who had been living with deceased for some time, deposed that both Thoben and Maloney wero the worse for liquor when they left the hotel. When ho arrived at home, he found the provisions which had been left by Thoben. He thought Miilonoy had remained at tho hotel all night, aud therefore was not anxious about him.

HEBREW SCHOOL.

The annual examination of pupils and dis tribution of prizes at the above school took place yesterday (Sunday) afternoon at 3 p.m. The prizes (which were kindly donated) were distributed by the lady president, Mrs David .Nathan. The lollowing pupils re ceived prizes :—Misses Hannah Asher, Annie Moses, Florence Oioldwater, Mabel Lewis Julia Mendlesohn, Rose Goldwater, Mabel Philips, Esther Hart; Masters Abraham J. Keesing, Walter Neumegen, Henry J. Keesiog, Laurence Brown, Barry It. Keesing, Montifiorc Philips, Charles Moses, and Louis Phillips. After the prizes had been presented with a few suitable remarks from Mrs Nathan to each recipient, and also by Mr 11. Keesing, the Hcv. Mr Goldstein gave an earnest exhor. tation to the pupils and parents. Tlio pro ceedings terminated with a cordial and hearty vote of thanks to Mr D. Nathan aud the lady and gentlemen teachers, to whose assiduous attentionduringtho absenco of any minister may justly be attributed the great success and progress made by the , 1 pupils during the year.

SPIOiAii MVAUtuat jb run *HUKitjiaßsr*t

SCINTILLATIONS.

"no brio!; for it is wen wordsi as with buh beams: the inora they are oondensea, me deeper they burn."—Southsv.

Avoid an angry man for a While— a mali cious man for ever. It is a mean bird, as well as a dirty one, that fouls his own nest. Edwards completed his walk of 180 miles in 48 hours at Dunedin. Life, like the water of the sea, freshens only aa it ascends towards heaven. Kecommend to your children virtue; that alone can make happiness. A ifappy "He."—Nova Scotia has "struck ile," and the popular toast thero is now " Our ' Ile'-and Homo ITI1 TI The spring chicken changes to the fall hen, but tho transition mattes no change on the bill of faro. . Mrs Hampson is taking a rest in tho Pakurauga district, and will probably hold services at Otahuhu. It is difficult to become familiar with the wheels of a watch, co many of them travel incog. Two young men named Spencer were cap sized yesterday, and wero rescued by Grif fith's, a waterman. Why is a blacksmith the moat likely pcrsou in trade to be corrupted ? Because he is surrounded by vices and old files. A barber is no longer simply a "tonsorial artist." lie is a professor of " crinicultural absission and crauiological tripsis." The llev. A. Penny, of Melanesian Mis sion, preached in St. Sepulchre's yesterday morning, nud at St. Matthews at night, before large congregations. A lady teacher in a Philadelphia Sunday school has horsewhipped tho Superinten dent, Fisher, with an umbrella for "showing her au uniuvited partiality." Tho individual who called tight boots comfortable defended his position by say ing that they made a man forget his other troubles. The " Detroit Free Press " cannot under stand why an egg should be wasted on a lecturor when he may be nearly killed with a turnip. The s.s. To Anau, when drawing 10 feet of water, bumped ou the Poi t Chalmers bar; another proof of the unsuitability of that port for large vessels. A teacher defined .conscience as "some thing within you thuttclls you when you have done wrong." " I had it once," spoko up a young gentleman of six summers, "but they had to send for tho doctor." Important Ann-ouuce-ment. —It is with no iutention of making light of her Majesty that exact authorities give this information : "The full weight of the British sovereign is fxiwtw. 3,274 grains." For Peace' Sake—Sultan : " There, take that and go ! And, mind, I give it to get rid of you. So don't let me sco you here any more," (Me gives the Powers Dulcigno.) The JJou. Mr Dick, Colonial Secretary, who h on his way to tho Intercolonial Conference at Sydney, was present at the Baptist Church last night, of which body he is au active adhercut.

A Cincinnati man had his portrait painted in Paris, His friends complained to him that it was much too old. " That's what I ordered," said he. "It will nave tho ex pcniie of another ono ten years from now." An lowa farmer say*, " We raise four hundred bushels of potatoes to the aero here, which would bo a big thiug if we didn't hlho rauc insects enough to eat 'em all up." At no moment ot difficulty docs a liub hand, knowing his own utter helplessness, draw so closely to his wife's side for comfort or assistance as when he wauts a button sewn on his shirt collar.

It is complained that .Sergeant Cuhill and Constable Day, who did all tho work of col -1 cting ovid nee against Tuba, received none of tho reward which was distributed among men of Colonel Koberts' force, who did nothing whatever to cam it. 'Ihomas Hughes nays that Dickens went through America with his eyes shut, and that if A mericans were not the best people in tho world they would not have treated him so well. Dickens' fame, he thinks, will wane, while Thackeray's will grow.

Tho following curious epitaph appears on a tombstone in Northumberland :

Hero I lies, and what is rathor rari.h. I wim broil, born, and hang'd in this 'oio paansh.

Mr Justice Gillies has brought from America the appliances for the game of baso ball, so popular in the United States, and he intends presontiug them to the College and Grammar School. In base ball a round pole is used as a bat.

Two scavengers "ivere quarrelling as to their respective working abilities, wheu one, meaning to silence bis mate, said—" Well, Hill, you can sweep the middle of the strco.t, but you can't do an ornamental piece of work, likesweepiug around v lamp-post." " Which, nurse," nsked Jope a. lie entered tho hospital, "do you consider the most dangerous case now in the house?" " That, sur," was the reply, as Nurse Patrick pointed to a case of surgical instru ments protruding from the doctor* pocket. At a medirg of St. Peter's Church, One hunga, the accounts fhowed receipts £30S Is 9d ; balance in hand after paying all expenses, £7 17s 51. All the debt of £180 has been paid oil during the ministration ot the Roy. W. E. Mulgan.

The meanest man has occurred again. He liven in Milford, N.J., aud stole the collec tion which had been taken to pay the ex penses of a temperance orator aud set up the drinks fora big crowd at the hotel with the money. There is, we confess, a kind of originality about such rascality as that. "My dear," said a sentimental lover to his dearie, "of what do these autumnal tints, this glowing baldric of the sky, this blazing garniture of the dying year, remind you!" "Pancakes," she promptly an swered.

After an enthusiastic lover spends two hours' hard labour over a letter to his girl, and then mars its beauty by spilling a drop of ink on it, he first swears in a scientific manner for a few minutes, and then draws a circle around the blot and tells her it is a kiss, and she, poor thing, believes it.

Student (to the professor): "Can any thing go, and not go anywhero!" Profes sor :" I should think not." Student: " Then I should be obliged if you would tell me where tho light goes when it goes out."

Elementary Anatomy.—Curiously inno cent notions of anatomy arc peculiar to children. Harry to Cissy, who is nursing her doll: " Oh, Cis, Iso dot such a pain !' Cissy (sympathetically): "Poor dear lls it whore the china joins the sawdust ?' Harry (illustrating): "No, Ci«, it's whoro the squeak comes."

Nor.ienskji.ild has ordered a vessel to be built at the mouth of the Lena, whence ho will set out in 1882 on another voyage of discovery in the Arctic Seas'. By going overland through Siberia to the mouth of the Lena ho hopes to "steal a march" on the brief open season.

A gentleman has started a ctifo just opposite a cemetery. Ho dedicates his houso "To those coming from funerals," nud announces on hi? sign, "Private rooms for all who desire to weep by themselves. Wives aud liquors of the very best." Twenty Maori prisouers brought, up to Auckland by the Stella yesterday belong to Wniheke, the Thames, ana other Auckland districts. They ought to havo had enough of To Whiti's uonseußO by now. The propliet was accused before of sending nil the strangers to prison first, keeping his own tribo out of it as far aa possible. Among the effects of a New Yorker wbo committed suicide were 114 scarf-pine. It is expected that he took his Jife because ho didn't own 115. A base, craviug desire for scarf-pins will wreck a young man's charac ter, and destroy his mental equilibrium sooner or later. Sbuu the scnrf-piu as you would a poisonous viper.

Oil'enbach died poor. If he earned enor mous sums as composer, he lost some of his money as manager, and spent the rest with the generosity of most artists. Not that his family art, badly off. He leaves them the copyright of some of his m< st famous works; and they ought to fetch a for tune.

An Indiana youth committed suicide the other day because ho loved two girls so well he couldn't decida which he loved best. Both of them returned his all'ection, too, which mado matters worse, and one of them had just sweetly reproached him because she saw him kissing tho other one. Moral —Never try to love two girls at once. To love one girl at once is more than some fellows can stand.

"What causes spots to appear on the suu?" asks a ncientih'c correspondent. Some sons are spotted for playing truant, others come' home with their shirts on wrong side out and their hair wet. There are various other causes, but wo think this will suilico to give out-scientific frieud an idea of " what causes spots to appear on the sun."

Father — " Here you have only been married four weeks, and almost every day you come to mo with complaints about your husband. You ought to bo ashamed of yourself." Daughter-" But he lights me all the time" " Foolish child I Haven't your mother and me been fighting every day for thirty years, and don't we get along peaceably and quiotly with each other ?"

1 ho glamour of tho after light Lay clear and fair along the sky, .And made the pathway eerie brjght As home we wandored—thoulind I But when wo reached thy father's door The glamour then got up and git • Tby puront kicked me till I'm sore, And can't with any comfort sit.

CABLEGRAMS.

EUROPEAN.

[BKUTBB'S TKI.J6GBAMB.]

Debate on Paraell's Motion

LONDON, January 8. IN the House of Commons to-day the debate on the address-in-reply to the Queen's speech was resumed. Mr Pamcll moved an amendment, of which he had given notice, to the cfl'ect that peace in Ireland would not be promoted by suspending the existing laws. He addressed the House at some length, but only spoko in moderate ternw in defence of the Irish Land League, the object of which was, he explained, to force landlords to reduce their rents. Mr Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, also spoke, and in strong terms defended the decision of the Government to apply coercion as a remedy for the agitation in Ireland. The debate now stands adjourned to Monday the tenth.

COKUUPT PIIACTICES.

A "bill to repress corrupt practices at elections has been introduced iv Parlia ment. It contains clauses iixiug heavy penalties for bribery and other corrupt acts

IRISH LAND HILL,

The Irish Land Bill, which has been brought in by tho Government is not gene rally approved by the Liberal party, several Liberal members of both houses having expressed considerabla discontent with provisions of the measure.

THE GIiEEK QUESTION.

LONDON, January 8.

In conßequcnco of continued urging on the part of tho Great Powers, the Ottoman and Greek Governments have consented to reconsider their decisions refusing the pro posed arbitration of the Powers for a settle ment of the Turko-Greek Frontier (Ques tion.

NATIONAL BANK DIVIDEND,

LONDON, January 8.

The National Bank of New Zealand pays a dividend of 3 per cent for the half-year.

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL. LONDON, January 7,

Consols unchanged at 100|. New Zealand securities, 5 per cent. 10-40 loan, are 104; 5 per ceDt. 1889 loan are 108$ ; 4J per cent, loan are 9Sf. Adelaide and New Zealand breadstuff's remain at the lost quotations. The total quantity ot wheat afloat tor Great Britain is 2,240,000 quarters. Australian tallow : best beef, 33s (Jd ; best mutton, 355. Total stock of tallow in London on the Ist iustant was 135,000 casks,

AUSTRALIAN.

THE CHIMBOKAZO ASHORE,

ADELAIDE, Januory 8.

The Orient Company's steamship Chimborazo, bound from Plymouth for this liort, has gone ashore in the Backstairs 'assage in Gulf St. Vincent. She lies in 17 feet of water, and it will take 27 feet to lloat her. The passengers are landing on the coast. LATER. ADELAIDE, Monday. The Chimborazo has gone ashore at Soutli East point on Troubridgc Shoal. Her grounding is attributed to a thick haze olfthe coast. It is expected that she will be able to float to-day. The Chimborazo was succeefully floated thin morning without injury, and has pro ceeded to Melbourne. DISCOVERY OF LEICHARDT'S RE MAINS. BRISBANE, Monday. Lcuthorpe telographs from Blackall that he haa discovered the grave of Classan, and he has also obtaiucd evidence as to the fate of Lcichardt, the explorer. MASSACRE OF CHINESE. A junk has arrived at Cooktown, and reports that the crew of the schooner Prosperity, consisting of nine Chinese, have bo-.'U slaughtered by the natives of Lenoade Island, near New Guinea. The captain of the schooner succeeded in escaping to Queensland.

Tne routci of the proposed transcontinen tal railway to the Gulf of Carpentaria, and the grand trunk line to South Australia from Roma in this colony have been de cided.

THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL.

His Excellency the Governor and suite arrived in the Manukau from Welling ton by the Hinemoa yesterday morning. They breakfasted on board the steamer, and came ou to Auckland by ordinary train, reaching Government House about 11 a.m. Sir Arthur attended divine service at St. Paul's Cathedral in the evening. The Hon. F. Whitaker, Attorney-General, rode over land from the Hot Springs in order to meet the Governor, and he arrived last night.

His Excellency has not yet fully decided all his plans, but purposes staying in Auckland until the end of the present week, when ho intends paying a short vl«it to Sir George Grey, at the Kawau. Subsequently he will procsed by rail to Chmbridge ; from thence to the Hot Lake?; then on to Napier and New Plymouth, and eventually, home. A Cabinet Council will be held to decide on the late of Whareapa, the Chatham Islands murderer, beforo the departuro ot Mr Dick for Sydney.

The Borough Council of Hamilton, Waikato, has instructed reception arrange ments, which were ratified at a meeting of burgesses on Saturday night. The fol lowing were appointed a Reception Com mittee : —The Mayor of Hamilton, Messrs F. A. Whitaker, M.H.R. ; J. B. Whyte, M.H.It. 5 Captain Steele, chairman of the Waikato County Couucil; Mr Aubin, chair man of the Waipa County Council; Messrs W. Gwynne and Breakell.

TE AROHA GOLDFIELD.

(From our own Correspondent.)

ERECTION OF BATTEKY.

January 8. According to announcement a meeting of : the miners to consider the advisability of : forming a -public company for the erection of a stamp mill was held yesterday after noon in front of the Post Office store. , Messrs T. G. Sandes, H. Whitaker, Adam ; Porter, and George O'Halloran having ad dressed the meeting, pointing out the abso -1 lute necessity for crushing and testing the payable character of the numerous reefs already discovered, it was decided unani mously by the large number of claim holders present that a company be at once formed, and that the following gen tlemen be appointed provisional directors of the same, viz., Messrs A. Porter, H. Adams, H. Whitaker, Gko. Lipsey, C. McLean, J. Goldsworthy, E. Fitzgerald, Colonel Fraser, and T. o". Sandes. Mr T. G. Sandes, the convener of the meeting, and Mr Adam Porter, in turn, mounted the barrel and answered the numerous inquiries respecting the site, probable cost, <xc., of a battery, and when Mr Porter stated that there was every reason to believe that a battery of about 10 stamps could be erected in «ix weeks, the assembled miners gave several hearty cheers. Captain Christy, addressing Mr Porter, stated that he was prepared to place on the ground and erect ready for crushing a 10 stamp mill, engine, two berdans, and every tiling complete with one week's coal in six weeks, for the sum of one thousand pounds, and if nine other gentlemen would put down one hun dred pounds each ho would do the same. This amount was received with cheers, which, having subsided, Mr Porter said that if there was no lower tender for the erection of a buttery that he had no doubt but that the directors of the Company would accept Captain Christy's tender. Beforo the meeting dispersed Mr Sandes, Surveyor to the Piako County, informed the meeting that the Council deeired the miners to send a delegate to their meeting at Cambridge to suggest tho imme diate works required to be undertaken at Tc Aroha. Mr fl. tVhitakcr was unani mously appointed to accompany Mr Sandes, and represent the goldfield. The business of the meeting having been satisfactorily concluded, a vote of thanks to those gentle men who had taken the trouble to convene and address the meeting was carried by acclamation and the ringing of a hand-bell, scientifically performed by the renowned Mr Gerrish. The assemblage then dis persed, and the empty beer barrel used as a rostrum was rolled away. Immediately after the meeting, a large uurnber of shares in the Battery Company were applied for.

MINING NEWS.

There is no special news to chronicle to day from the rainera, excepting that large quantities of quartz are being paddocked ready for crushing, and in the All Nations and Who d Havo Thought It claims very promising looking reefa have been inter sected.

SUPEREME COURT.-This Day.

CIVIL SITTIMSS.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies.)

Thd opening of tho Circuit Court for tho despatch of civil business took place thin morning, His Honor assuming his seat upon the Bbnch at 10 o'clock.

J. M. Machattie v. Tho^ Ckai<3 Claim, £1000; damages for defamation'of character. —Mr Tyler for plaintiff, Mr Theo, Cooper for the defendant.—Upon the caao being announced, tho former gentleman stated that it had been settled, and that consequently the adjudication of the Court would not bo required. Tho defndaat had given a written apology, and had also paid the costs whu-h amounted to a trifle over £60. His client had not instituted the action with any view to bia pecuniary benelit, but timply with the object of vindicating his character, and as that has now been done through the defendant's apology, ho had no wish to pursue the. matter further.

PjIEEOiS V DUNDAR AND ANOTHEB.— Claim, £177 odd.—Mr Tyler appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Theo. Cooper for defen. daiit.— Mr Tyler explained that as the matter of dispute was purely one of account the litigants had aftreed to refer it to the arbitrament of Mr Brookfield. He there fore asked for an order of reference, the award to be made within a month with leave to extend the time if necessary.—His Worship considered the case a very proper one for reference, inasmuch as the arbitra tor could deal with it much better than the Court could.—Order made accordingly. Discharge of Juny.—The Registrar having intimated that the disposal of these cases exhausted the list—His Honor said—" Gentlemen of the Common Jury, I am glad to be able to inform you that owing to the settlement of the case between Machattie and Craig your services will not be required, and that you are therefore relieved from further attendance. I regret very much that this nettlement was not come to at an earlier period so as to save you tha inconvenience of attending here to-day for no purpose whatever. It is a great pity that parties cannot arrange these matters before putting the Jury to the unnecessary trouble which you have been put to to-day. You are now, gentleman, discharged from further attendance."

The Court was then adjourned till Thnrgt day morning, when the first of the especial jury cases will be taken.

DISTRICT COURT.-This Day.

(Before Bis Honor Judge Macdonald.)

Judgment foe Plaintiffs.—ln| the following case judgment was given for the plaintiffs in default of appearance by or for the defendant:—Russell and Devore v. Richard Farrer, £63 10s, money lent and interest.

ADJOURNED.

E. Porter and Co. v. Jackson Keddell.— Claim, £34 13b 7d-For a month. Thomas Ellison v. Adam Elliott.—Claim, £25 7s—For a month. D. H. McKenzie v. Joseph Greenwood,— Claim, £5113s 4d—Till next Court-day,

POLICE COURT.-Tins Day.

(Before K. C. Barstow, Esq., E.M.) DMJNKENHKSS Two persons were fined for the above offence.

A NICK OLD LADY.

Mary Robinson was charged with having been drunk in Victoria-street; also, with a breach of the Vagrant Act, by being an habitual drunkard, liaviug been thiice convicted of drunkenness within the preceding twelve months; and having been previously convicted as an idle and disorderly person. Mr Pardy said the prisoner had spent the greater part of her time during the last few years in gaol. It would be an act of charity to send her there again as she would be kept clean aud properly fed. Sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.

LABIUKINISM,

John Buchanan alias] Walsh, a young man, was charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act in using obscene language in a public place, to wit Queen-street. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr Pardy said prisoner and a number of other youths were sitting last night on the ledge in front of Messrs Morrin's shop. Notwithstanding that the street was crowded with persons of both sexes, they were using foul and bbscene language, fortunately, Detective Jeffrey was near, aud lie tuok the prioouoi into custody. The practice of using obscene language was becoming a great nuisance, and when a policeman in uniform was not in the neighbourhood it was carried on with impunity. Sentenced to pay a fine of 403 and costs, or go to prison for fourteen days.

LARCENY,

William Thompson was charged with the larceny of one pair of boots value 12s 6d, the property ot Franz Kunimer. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sen tenced to one month's imprisonment with, hard labour.

BALSK PRETEKCBS.

Henry Kelly, on remand, from New Ply mouth, was charged with obtaining the sum of £3 from Arthur Wilson, by means of false representations. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr I'ardy asked for a remand, in order that the principal witness might be present from Waikato.

Remanded till Friday 14th instant. FAILING TO SUPPORT.

A charge of failing to support his wife preferred by the police against John Carter was adjourned till to-marrow. Another case against John Galvin, of Napier, for neglecting to provide for the support of his mother at Auckland, was adjourned for a month.

TROUBLES IN CHANCERY STREET.

Thomas Vesey was charged with the larceny of one shirt, one petticoat, one pair of drawers, and one sheet, valued at 15s, the property of Alexander Johnston. Mr Edward Cooper, who appeared for the prosecutor, said there was some difficulty in the case. The prisoner had on previous occasions been authorised to pawn goods for the prosecutor, but he had not been authorised to pawn the goods which ho was charged with stealing. The defence, he believed, would be that he be requested to pawn the cooda. Alexander Johnston, of Chancery-street^ deposed that he missed the goods, and was informed that Mr Vesey had pawned them. He identified the articles as his property, and he had never authorised his wife or any other person to pawn them. The things were worth about 15s.

Bridget Johnston deposed that she and her husband bad words about 'the clothes when they were missed. Mrs Vesey came to the door, and called out, "say nothing about the things and I will get them for you to-morrow." Mrs Vesey then treated the Court and the witness to a torrent of abuse, and the was unceremoniously turned out of Court.

Constable Jones deposed that from information received, ho searched in Bae's shop for the goods produced. He found them there, and arrested the prisoner on warrant. He said he did not steal them; that they wero given to him to pawn, and that he had pawned them in Mrs Johnston's name.

James Eae, pawnbroker, deposed that the articles produced were pawned at his store by the prisoner on the. 13th J>ovember. They were pawned in the came " Thomas Vesey." Maggie Lock, Who was called for the defence, deposed that about the 7th or Bth December she heard Mrs Johnston request Vesey to take a bundle to.pawn. Did not know what the bundle contained.

Ellen McMillau saw the bundle sent to pawn, and she dipped Mrs Johnston's head iv a. bucket of water to mako her sober. This was about three weeks or a month ago. Tho bundle contained a baby's robe, a pair of boots, aud a chemise. Was sure of that.

Sarah Coghlan knew nothing about the bundle. Mrs Johnston said she had pawned articles to support Mrs Vesey. She had received only abuse in return for her kindness.

Henry Price saw two women fighting, but ho did not interfere. He thought, from ex perience, thot most of the troubles of men were caused by the women ; and with this sage remark lie bowed himself out of tho box.

Two oilier witnesses were examined, but their evideuce was immaterial. Mr Cooper said the prosecutor was not desirous of pressing the charge. His object was merely to ascertain to whom the pro perty belonged. His Worship said had it not been for the evidence of the girl McMillan he would have dismissed the case ; but her statement bad made it apparent that the articles were panned without authority. Seeing, how' ever, that he had frequently acted as agent for Mrs Johnston in these matters, he would only inflict a sentence of 24 hours imprisonment with hard labour. Too tbinj>s would be returned to Johnston on payment O: the amount lent.

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