SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH W.tmJBSES?S_S»UI BUN3ET.-Thla Evening, 1.61 BUNRIBEi_-To.Morrow Morning, 7.17 » MOON'S AGE.-FuU Moon, 12th, LS2 a,m

ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY. j lona, s.s., Stephenson, from Russell DEPARTURES. LAST EVBNISQ. "-'■ Roderick Dhu, brigantine, Robertson, for Kai para BpcodweU, ketch, Taylor, tor Whangaroa ■ r ,___._. w TO;?AY. Argyle, s.s., Crawford, for Whangarei Klsinore, schooner, Stephens, for Tairua Onward, schooner, Pankow, for Russell Lillian, schooner, Petty, for Rarotonga

IMPORTS.

Ex Orient—2oo socks seed wheat, 300 sacks seedbatß, G6 cheeses,,2so bags Wood's flour.— G,S.Jakins. _as ... . . ■~-','- t'.(

Per Look Out, 165 sacks J I Bonedust.— 9. 8. Jakins.: ' -

,"<•-..:' : '.--" / EXPORTS. Per KenllWortb. fotf "Oamaru-100 door., 25 bagsoocoanuti. ~.- ■;• y •;;•..•.•

, -Inwards Coastwisk.^-Adah, from Thamos, With 5,000 palings and 61 bags potatoes.

. /The schoonor Sissy cleared at the Cuctoms to day for Oreymouth in ballast.

The-soiling of the s.s. Oreti has been post poned till 2 p.m. to-morrow (Sunday), owing to the rough state of the weather.

Xx barque Orient, from New York.—l 9 American Stoves, lc.se tobacco (Prince Albert), lease cigarettes (Prince Albart).—G. W, Binney,

The sohooner Kenil worth, of which'vessel Captain Cross takes command, cleared at the Customs for Oamaru via Tairua to-day.

.'. The schooner ___eni.worth.of which vessel Cap tain Cross is to take command, proceeds to Tairua to load for Omara...

, Tho, s.s. - Wellington in ' her last trip to Tauranga, encountered heavy, weather, in con sequence of which sue will not leave for Russell until 11 o'clock to-night.

The s,B„ Ringaroma will not come on to Auck land: this trip, bat returns from Wellington to D unedin.. The s.s. Penguin will take her. place at)d may be expected here on Monday morning.

Tho s.B. lona, from Russell, Whangaroa, and Mongonui, left Russell at 2.15 p.m., and arrived at Auckland at 7.35 a.m. Had a strong breeze lest night from South with showers of rain. passengers: Mlbs Baine, Messrs E. Lewis, H. Gilflllan, J. Stephenson, J. Hanna. Scott, Mahoney. Cargo: 92 Slicks gum, 25 sacks oysters, 2 kits fish, 1 cose boots, i cases, 9 S areola, 2 soils, 1 coil whale line, 1. cask pork, 1 ox fowls." L' J" ' • ' ' *; The b.b. Hero oame up from the quarantine station with the whole of her passengers; who return -in good health, shortly after three o'olook this afternoon. The agents anticipate a speedy discharge of cargo, and announce that she will be ready to proceed to Russell at 6 p.m, to-morrow (Sunday) evening.. ~....- ~,.-.•

PORT OF WHANGAROA.

Arrivals .—July 1 — Kriemhllda, • schooner, Bathurst, from 'Auckland, with general carßo; 6th—Helena, brigantine, James, from Auckland, With 10 tons general oargo and bal last: Reliaoco, ketoh, Lawson, from Gisborne, In ballast; Ada C.Owen, brigantine, MoLeod, from Auckland, la ballast., k. .;•,.--• ass • ;-:,.■ ■:-■.•'--..••.:. * Departures:—June' 30 — Medora,; schooner, Subritskyj*»fol";Moifgonu_,! with' 12,000" pieces sawn timber; ..July , 2-Anthonß, .brigantine, PayDO, Ifori Suva, "with :107,000 pieces sawn timber; sth—Totaro, - scow, MoDonald, for Mongonui. ..with 27,000. pieces- sawn, timber; S Start,: cutter r ,Williamßon, for Auckland, -with 26,000 pieces sawn timber • Waiwera,.sohooner, Bushell, for Auckland, with 31,600 'pieces sawn timber; Krieihhllda. schooner, Bathurst,'for AUcklandv with 29,000 pieces "sawn timber. _ - "Vessels loading:— Aurora, brieantine, with Btywn timber, for-Sydney; Reliance.-ketoh.with flown timber, for Auokland;' Helena; brigantine, with sawn timber," for Sydney." *-' 'r{' [.;

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

.Arrivals.—July 2-Colonist, schooner, Bailey, from. Onehunga; In ballast; Orpheus,' schooner, Dunn, from Auckland, with 400 sacks wheat; Bannockburn, brigantine. trom Auckland, with small goneral caigo; Magellan Cloud, brigan tine, MoDonald, from Auckland.lnballast. ,| j> Depnrtjires.-f July. 2r-Gazelle, : barquae, Garth, for Sydnoy,- .with dressed and- sawn timber ; Albatross, schooner. Murphy, Suva, Fiji, with dressed:and sawn timber ;i Marmlon, schooner, Johnston, for Lyttelton,-with dressed ana sawn timber; Maad Graham, sohooner, Jorgenson, for Lyttelton, with dressed and sawn timber; Rons; sohooner, MoKenzie. for-Lyttelton, with dfesSed "and! sawn timber. July' 6—Aurora, Schooner, Bowton, for. Wellington, with dressed sind sawn timber." July 7—Sarah Ann, barque, BoOthVfbr Melbourne, with baurk timber. . 'Lying at-Heads: Nightingale and Umah.; both for.Timaru,- . ..

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

V.V ■':,'■- .'-'. Wellington, this day. Sohooner Cutty Sark, from Auckland, arrived Bth Instant.. , .... .... ... , ~. Oti •■ .. p^ Hl . Chalmers, Thnrsaay.! „ -Sailed i.Taiaroa, s,B„ for Northern ports, . V 1 \J ", Ssbnet, July B,' -, Arrived, this morning: The Union Company's S.S. Albion, from Auckland. .-.',.., ;, ;•• _-~._ ."I s.v. •','. ■,: - •. Russf t, ', this day. Sailed; Ruby, Eleanor, and Atmutio.

COMMERCIAL.

»•''•"•' Evening Star office; Saturday. oMi'Tt, Arthur-reports of his weekly general solo of provisions, eto. •, Fo vrla,' 8d to~2i 5a eaoh; Spanish, 2s 2d to Is each.;; dressed fowls, Is Id each; pea fowls, Ib 6d; turkeys, .2a 2d to oa 9d ; ducks, ls7d tb2sßd ; geese, la Cd ; pigs, Ga 6d to 13a; pigeons,. Is; monkey, £1; potatoes, 33 Id to _s; kidneys, da lo is 31; pumpkins, 2s 9d; mangblds, Ib 6d to 2s 3d: now potatoes, Id per lb; turnips, ls3d to Is id ;- onions, Id to 2d earrotP,2s9d'to3s; -"oats, .3s; maize, _s '3d; wheat; 3s 6d; bran, 53 6d per sack; flour. £9 t; £12 10s; oatmeal, ljd; chaff, Is 6d to 2s Gd pero sack;'cheese. "Id to. 5Jd ; bacon, 2d , to.9d: Butter,'2Jd to S3 ;"lard, IJd ; salt beef, 2d; pork, 2Jd; apples, lid to 3Jd;: sugar, 3Jd to 4 id per lb; rice, 23d: soap. 16s; tea, half-chests, Is 1 (Id ; box tea, 22s 6d to 21s; coffee, Is 3d ; salt, Ss; jam, 6s Gd; -white lead, IJd ;. biscuits, Gd ; peanuts, 2d. -:""J,.y'- " : . y yJ-Jiy, Messrs Corbin'Oi and Taylor did a fair amount of bußlneSß.'Thetollowlng aversgeswere taken; Poultry.—Fowls fetched from Is 6d to 2s 6d tho-quantityheing very'small'thls.WeSki'Frnit': Apples, F. 0., 10s to 12a,6d.;.qninoes, Is per dozou; peanats.-l.per lb; oranges, 6aßd-per case* jThe frdif tr'ees„ainibs, plapts, Sec, wore all sold-'at very good nrloes. Produce:. Oats, 2s 94.it0.-3st maize, -is to^'4KM^•broh,;._Bs.lo3•pe^-tohr.fowl wheat, 3?*; Oittoeal, ljdi; flbur.-jfilO t6.'£l2'per ton'; pearl .barley,' lidperrib. ;■ potatoes,' £3 to -H-; oniony id'to lidperm"; pumpklps, 3s'6d to''3!3 9fi; nains and bacon, '_d to 8d per lb.; salt butter, 4d to TidrWalroa oheeEe, 4Jd to 6d; lard; id per lb.; tea, half-chests, la Gd -to 23 Id per lb.; boxes. 16s 6d to 21s;, box 'candles; B}d;- sugor.i SJd to 4Jd; kerosene, 23 per gallon ; aalttbeeti Ud; to; 2d- peft lb;; pork. |d per lb. ; mnttori, lid per lb.: salt 5 S Gd peroWf; cabbage, la.6d(perba'g;iicarrolß,l3s.6d t©-_d;to3s 9d:per OWt-Ci •tiiiir.'i at', a.tyy .'il-j.ir..<.i :r.-u v,:„„-i

Mail Notice.

Mails will Close as Under.— '. THIS DAY.

For' Taranaki, and Wanganui, per Oreti, at

4.30 p.m. „ „. For Russell and Kawakawa, per Wellington, at 5 p.m. Monday, Uth instant. For Waitara, Sec, per Lalla Rookh, at 6 a.m. For Waitara, per Rowena. at 8 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 11.30 a.m. For Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 11.30 a.m. For Marshall Islands, per Orwell, at 3 p.m. For Whitiangi, per Fingal, at 3 p.m. For Ruasell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona, at i p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 12th instant. For Taranaki and Southern Ports, per Wanaka, at 5 a.m. For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Hobart, per Loongana, at 11 a.m. For Tauranga, Ohinemutu, nnd Opotiki, per Glenelg, at i p.m. Tuesday, 19th July. Per s.s. Zealandia, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States ot America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign Weat Indies, atl p.m. ■ For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m.

Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence, ln addition to the postage, will he received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing, Ihis mail will be due in London on Tuesday, August 30th, 1881,

S. B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster, Chief Post-offlce, Auokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

~ July 9,1881. Theatre Royal -Carden Dramatic Company, " Streets ot New York," 8 p.m. Albert Hall—Professor Weston's "Temple of Mystery," 8 p.m. V.M.C.A.—Devotional meeting, 7.30 p.m. French Literary .Club—Wellesley-street, 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

MORFHY.-On the sth July, at her residence, Marmion-street, off Upper Queen-street, the wile of William Murphy of a son.

METERS;—On July 9, at her residence, Btanlej. street, the wife ot J. H. Myers of a daughter.

Death.

H URLEY.-On July 7th, 1881, at her late resi dence, Chapel-street, Luoy, the beiovod wife of Mr, John Hurley, aged 22 years. The funeral will take place to morrow. (San day), 10th instant, at 3.30 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation. -

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

SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1881.

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

A Foi.T_.iGHT ago, when reviewing the ridiculous position in which the Local Board of Health was placed—without powers of any kind, withoufstatus or even official sources of information, and subject to the snubs of the Central Board at Wellington, which arrogated all power to itself—we said :; " The Local Board, to assert ita own dignity, must either defy the Central Board and set the passengers at liberty on its own responsibility Or resign." I'he Board resolved to release the prisoners without further parley, and no more was (heard about the matter. Yesterday, however, they unwisely agreed to defer their opinion relative to the release of the Hero's passengers to the objections of the Quarantine Superintendent, and he, being a Government officer, considered it to be his'duty to ignore the local Board and look to his masters at Wellington for instruc tions. The passengers, therelore, were not released. To-day, receiving a telegram from Wellington assenting to the proposed admission to pratique, Mr Brophy did not thinkit worth while to. consult the Board, who. in meeting assembled, were figuratively, sucking their thumbs awaiting the reply, : but sent theorder for release direct to the agent, of the. Union Company. The local Board -of Health-first heard that, like' "Othello," their occupation was.gone,from a Star reporter, who went to inquire what they had to do at their meeting, seeing that ! the order to liberate the passengers was on its;way to Motuihi. Finding the fact to ■be as stated the Board did the only thing : left to them—resigned as a body in disgust. !While the Quarantine. Superintendent ! would have displayed more tact and .judg ement in submitting the telegram to ths j localßp'ard before sending it to the Union j Company, it is quite true that the i letter of the law required ■no such proceeding-.' ; The Local Board is to jail intents and purposes a, perfect farce; all !p6V.er is..concentrated inWellington. To j a number of men of intelligence, the position is-suhply intolerable^ and we are su^pri^ed tjbalt ' they;.; hive' submitted to it. so. llong. We fancy the Government willl find considerable difficulty .in procuring sudce9Sors. /. The Act contemplates the .pro jclajmatibh of. regulations to render it work able, but ho regulations have' ever-Been1 jdr^fted.j'.lt'isArsprettyasample of Central Jmuddling and administrative incapacity as: fcah;.wjellibe- conceived, a perfect 'model' j which true Centralists cannot too ardently sttfdy.;{_rid<$d.fti_e,','J, ,' ..,'! ";';'-" . ~' . „

IThk report,of; the Registrar of Friendly; Societies for the six months ended Decern-, : her 31st, 1880,bas been iasuod. On the ques tion of departmental work, it states that -the custom frequently adopted of appoint ing '' Hj£ :.,officers '.'.'_ pf ' Societies persons |ignorantf-:of' any, system or * priri-; |ciple -of, book-keepiug, and ~who per., jfortti'the'diit.ieEl.inaniost careles^~ rinjaliL.sio^ [has gendered .it very difficult to obtain iaccuiate returns of .accounts 'or correct information" as to facts that should be on re cord and that serve as data for actuarial valuations, and for the compilation of im portant-statistical tables. The Registrar, ?hasfelt it his duty to _ institute several for neglect in not having fur-, 'nishe'd returns after, repeated applications. (Twelve dew societies have been registered iduriog- the half-year. These comprise six jlodges of the United Ancient Order of [Druids, affiliated to the Grand JLodg'e of" Australasia; oae District' [designated, the Auckland Provincial Dis trict (the, only one established in New comprising two lodges of the JEnglish Order, known as the National Independent.Order of Oddfellows ; Rail ,way Benefit Society; the Otago Railway Employes Benefit Society; the Sickness and Accident Mutual Assurance Associa tion of New1 Zealand; a "General" [Friendly Society. The various affiliated Orders are now represented on the register in the following order:—Manchester Unity of Oddfellows,. 11 districts, and 62 lodges ;■ Independent Order of Oddfellows (American) 1 Grand Lodge, and 15 subordinate lodges; .National Independent Older of Oddfellows, ;1 district and 2 lodges; Ancient Order of Foresters, 6 districts and 45 courts; Ancient' Order of Shepherds, 1 sanctuary ; United : Ancient Order of Druids, 8 lodges; Loyal iUnitedFriends Benefit Society, 1 lodge; 'Independent Order of Rechabites,- I dis-' trict, 3 tents; Sons and Daughters of Temperance of Australasia, 5 subordinate ; Hibernian Australasian Catholic Renefit Society, 78 branches; Independent Order of Good Templars, the Grand ;Lodges and 84 Lodges. Seven Societies :faave ; bad"! their registery cancelled during the six, months under section 23 of the Act for the purpose of being regis tered as branches of the registered " dis, tricts".of which they were already de facto, branches. Besides this four other cancella tions have been effected. *

• ;Th«( report strongly recommends the ap pointment of a public auditor, The Regis trar says : " Although no demand has been expressed-by the societies themselves for such atija'ppointment,yet an examination of their'annual returns reveals the fact that in a large number of cases the private audit is conducted in the most perfunctory manner. Every year several leturns are _i forwarded to this office, the statements of which are so inextricably confused,and hopelessly self-contradictory that it is a marvel how any persons assum ing the title of auditor could bring them selves to sign such statements. Under these circumstances it was hoped that if competent gentlemen were appointed as public auditors, and a moderate scale of fees established, some Societies might be in duced to avail themselves of their services in place of the private auditors at present

The earliest established Club was the new Plymouth Friendly Society.fOuudedrirr 1841. Next came ten lodges of the 1 Man chester Unity IndependentOrder-of- Odd fellows, the earliest of which—the' Loyal Nelson Lodge—was established in 1844 The earliest Foresters Court—the Star -of Canterbury (ChristchurchH-was established in 1852. The first Lodge of the American Order of Oddfellows and the first Rechabite Tent were established in 1863; the-first branches' of the Hibernian Society about 1870; the first division of the Sons of Tem perance in 1871; the first Lodge of the Pro testant Alliance in 1873; while the United Ancient Order ot Druids aiid.- .the .Loyal United ... Friends, have' only commenced operations in the colony within the last two or three Altogether, there were 9 bodies "established prior to 1850 ; 14 established from -1850 to 1859 ; 81 bodies established in 1860-C9, and 75 established in 1870-79. Of these last, 12 rwere established in 1877 ; ten in 1878, and 32 in 1879. Sixty of- the lodges were established in the large towns of Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland, and the remaining 239 in the smaller centres of population., "' Takibginto account the43bodies which did' not return, their members, it may be ' concluded tbat about 20,000 in habitants of the colony wero members of Friendly Societies at the and of the year 1879. The number of members in the indi vidual lodges, &c, ranged from 402 in the Court Star of Canterbury, A.O.Fj, to two in Court Patea, A, O.F. There were 4S lodges out of the 253 (the Collecting and Railway Societies being, as before, excluded) baying more than 100 ■ members ; 14 having more than 200 members; 5 having more, than 300 members ; and 1 having more than 400. 145 lodges, &c, or considerably more than one-half, had less than 50 members,, of which 29 had been established more than 10 years. ,As an illustration of the growth of branches of Friendly Societies, it may be mentioned that the 22 lodges, etc., established prior to 1860, from which re turns were received, had an aggregate membership of 3,983 persons, or 181 per lodge. With one exception, all the lodges having more thdn 300 members we're estab lished prior to 1855. . '

About.ll3 members died during the year out of a mean number of about 18,000,0r about 706 per thousand; 52 members, ■wives died during the same period, or about 3-25 per thousand members. About 1,900 members were, in receipt;of sick pay during the year. They experi enced in the aggregate 12,704 weeks of sickness, or an average of about 7*B weeks per member. The 232 lodges which fur nished the requisited returns, had benefit funds, amounting in the aggregate to £150,450 17s 2|d, an average £658 9s Id per lodge, and £9 2s 5Jd per member. The nine lodges, etc., established before 1850, with an aggregate membership ot 2,016, on the 31st December, 1879 (or 224' per lodge), had -benefit funds amounting to £32,682 18s 6id, or £16 45.. 2Jd._. per member. The Registrar adds: "Aarthe aggregate amount on the Ist January, 1879 wa5£33,122 3s 3Jd or £16 3s 4d per mem ber, it is evident that these lodges, taking them one with another, have at last, after from thirty to forty years of existence, very nearly-reached that critical moment in their history when the amount of the fund culminates, and actuarial insolvency begins to shoWj itself by an excess of annual'ex penditure over annual receipts." *■- The periodical contributions to provide sick and funeral benefits amount in the aggregate to £15,857 12s 4Jd; or 16s Jd per member. Almost, in variably the heaviest item is the pay* ment to the medical officers of the lodge. The expenses of medical atten dance amounted ln the average in 1879 to 18s 6£d per member. The total property of the 122 lodges amounted to £138,926 Is 3|d, or £11 14s llfd per member. .Of this amount £83,918 17s 5d was invested 'at interest, the rates of interest ranging from 4 to 12 : per cent., and averaging between 7 aud 8 per cent., £45,653 19s 3|d was in property, while £9,353 4s 7£d consisted of cash not bearing interest or was represented by regalia, lodge furniture, or amounts owing. The Registrar considers that the most eligible investments for Friendly! Societies are mortgages on freehold property. Fifty-eight lodges out of the 122 held mortgages! Next to ihortgages the largest assets on the general balance-sheet consists of bank de posits,: the interest on which average about six per cent. These amounted in the aggregate to £22,364 14s 2d. The. follow ins is-a summarised general balanoe-aheet: —Liabilities; Amounts owing, £3938 14s 2d; sick and funeral funds, £126,356, lis 5Jd; managements funds, £8879 7s ijd'; other funds and property, £3690, 2s B|d ; total, £142,86415s s|d. Assets : Deposits in P, O, Savings" Bank,■ £2,862 14s lid; deposits in other banks,. £22,364,14s 2d,; mortgages on freehold-property,' £52,413 16s' lid; other investments at interest, £6,267 lis sd; land and house property, £45,653 19s 3Jd ; cosh not bearing interest",' £8099 15s B|d ; furniture, regalia, etc., £3467 19s 8d ; other assets, £162,435: total £142,864 l'sss£d. --■" •:"■ ■■ ■■■'■'-

: On onr fourth paige today appear.eeveral interesting articles. Under the heading "A Hundred Feet* a "second" is given; a narrative of a journey made at that rate by a railway'train which worked up. to seventy miles an/frour.' Also a short accdunt;'of the new temperance. law in Kansas, *by which clergymen are prohibited from using sacramental wine under.a penalty of two years' imprisonment. In the same part of th^paper.will, be, r found several interesting letters—Mr Newman in reply to Mr Gorman; " Genuflexions Eastward;" " How to Cook a Wife;" "Early Closing}", and " Ashphalte v. Gas;" with special bearing on Grafton Road District.

Professor Weston, the well - known Australian Illusionist, Will open1 his temple of mystery this evening iv the Albert Hall, including feats bf: legerdemain, ventrilo quism, fire, inexhaustible gift can, Egyptian, tC'ntjcbffeeillusioniahd other -Dyadic perfor mances. He will also iufroduce[his educated :dogs, Hector, Schnider, Terry, and Toby, his marvellous automatons, arid 'the Fairy Bells, closing with a drama by Weston's faaiOtts3 marionettes. The various -sceries will be associated with appropriate music ,by the orchestra, under.the leadership of Mr J. Hall, Mr Rosenhein presiding at the pianoforte. The entertainment is full of change, and the programme full of promise.

> Last evening, at the Wellesley-street 'sehbdlJMfWdHhingtoncbmmencedtßo'firat' !of-ia series of Friday evening' lectures, the isubjectof the,present course being;;" Frag jmeuts bf Roman History. ". In spi te of thelkd iweathpr the large room was, about three fourths filled, many ladies ,beiug .present. !The lecture was given viyft voce aud was [listened to with rapt attention throughout. iThe "Fragments" selected were chiefly from the legendary stories of the Kings of :Ancieht Rome, - from the foundation of the Icity to the expulsion of the Ta'rquins. The ilecturer concluded by reading a portion, of !Macaully's' heroic poem, "How Horatiuß !Kept the Bridge in the Brave Days of Did.:' ~v-;;: . ~'-"-, .

Si The usual monthly meeting of the Pitt street Band bf Hope was held, last evening in. ithe lower school-room, Mr Rhodes in the chair. The proceedings,were opened with ;thesinging of ahymn by the ..choir, and a iprayer by the chairman. Owing ito the in-> clemmency ofthe weather, the attendance, was not so large as usual, but on the whole 'the meeting was very amusing.the majority :of the performers being young ladies. A lengthy and1 instructive speech on the tem iperance cause was given by Mr Griffiths, A few remarks were then made by the chairman^ after which the meeting closed in the usual way.

. The annual meeting of Newmarket Rate ipayers was held last evening, Mr William Morgan being in the chair. Mr McColl read the .treasurer's statement, as follows : — Receipts to 31st March; Balance from 'last year's account £44 2s 5d,; rates collected, £209 3s 8d ; Government subsidy and county fund, £13012s 7d; dog licences,'£26. rent for three quarters year of reserve, £7 165,; Jag- ger's contribution to drain, £5; Scccombe's, ;£lO. Expenditure : drainage, £121 8s 6d; scoria and metal,£6s lis 9d; labomr,£"Bo 8s 9d; gas, £17 0s 2d; repairing pump, £7 15 s,; £20 14s 3d; rent, £5 ; salaries and commission, £32 Is 6d ; sundries,£9 ss; on hand, £74 9s 9d. — Total, £432 14s Bd. Some discussion took place upon the iteniß for draining and repairintr pump. It was agreed on the motion of Mr Jenkins to rc icommend the incoming trustees to erect and light a gas lamp at the corner of the reserve near the Wesleyan Church.

A Leipsic ■ journal, which makes . a specialty of 'matters relating -to glass, gives a method which it asserts will prevent" lamp chimneys from ciacking. The treat ment will not only render lamp chimnies, tumblers, and like articles more durable, but may be applied with advantage to crockery, stoneware, porcelain, etc. The chimnies, tumblers, etc., are put into a pot filled with cold water, to which some common salt has been added. The water is well boiled over a fire, and then allowed to cool slowly. When the articles are taken out and washed, they will be found to resist afterward any sudden changes of temperature. The process is simply one of annealling, and the slower the cooling part of it is conducted the more effective will be the work.

~, The hours, of Sunday services atj,,St, -SeEulchre's new church, Kyber Passjgare advertised in another column. We|are requested to mention that the hour of ser vice for baptism has been changed to 3 p.m.

The Gas Company are having an ad ditional main laid down in College Koad as a preliminary,, to the extension of their business to Campbellville and the other out lying portions of the Ponsonby district. The request sfor a gas supply are numerous, and Mr Parsons (the energetic Secretary) is doisg-hifbeat to meet them promptly.

The business before the Board of Educa tion,ycsterday consisted of several applica-; tions from outlying districts for. grants of "money,' : "or responses to" complaints. The current accounts were passed for payment.* Mr Hobbs-gave notice that he would move at the next sitting of the Board " that it is desirable that the executive committee be I re-appointed,"

An underground telegraph line has being laid between Stettin and Berlin. The work is pushed 'with great rapidity, the work men being divided- in four gangs, each of which has its particular part to perform. One party digs the. trench, and is followed by the cable-stretchjers';" a third part fills in the earth, and* the fourth division has charge of all the" Tools, provisions, &c. By this syßtetn'a. total iorce'of 400-men is laying the cable at a rate of-6 miles daily.

There seems to be little doubt but that the girl Annie Austie, who charged her mistress with assaulting her, is not in a perfectly sane condition of mind, aud she ought to be cared for, as suggested by Mr Waite. At the close of the - enquiry, Mr Coleman, solicitor, generously gave the unfortunate girl a sovereign for her immediate wants ; and in so quiec a manner, that the act was not observed by those who were present. The gift and the mode of giving was quite characteristio of the giver.

With the object, of abating and annihila ting tlie. scarlet fever epidemic which pre vails just now at the Thames a proclamation has beeu issued forbidding any person othor than a medical man or an officer of the Board of Health to enter for the purposes of visitr ation any house, occupied by scarlet fever, patients, or, if they are inmates of any such house,. forbidding them to leave it or to remove any articles from it without the written permission of the Board of Health!.'". ,'; J'' ~. ' . " '

The usual weekly meeting of the French Literary Clnb will take place this evening in the Club room, Y.M.&A. building,|Wel lesley-street entrance). Mr J. B.Lenoir will read an e*say on," L'Anglomanie dans le Franjais," the design,being to indicate the Anglicisms which Englishmen are prone to. use in .their, attempts to speak French, while other' gentlemen will contribute choice readings., These "efforts will doubt less afford opportunity for criticism and discussion.' ' ■■■ ■■ "• :.

There was a good attendauco at the dramatic entertainment in Mrs .Clayton's school-roonv St. George's Bay, although the evening was unfavourable. The, several pieces, "Blue-beard," " Robin HoodJ" and " That Boy, Pete " wero represented in a highly creditable manner by the young people, who .were, without, exception, well verses in, their several parts.,, The young ladies who performed the musical selections were frequently,applauded,, -We learn that the entertainment will be repeated on a future evening, as many friends were pre vented from being in attendance, owing to the almost incessant rain,, .Many of the scholars showed both attitude and taste in the recitative .passages. - Altogether tho entertainment was a success.

The competative models and plans re ceived by the new: Devonport Steam Ferry Company, were discussed:at a meeting of tho directory, on Wednesday evening. They are all very nicely got up, and bliow many improvements, upon the boats now running in the ferry.service, good saloon ac commodations-both fore and aft, being a speciality in each iustance. The dimen sions-of the proposed boats are from. 110 ft. to 120 ft. in length, with a beam of from 16ft. to ISfl,, on a draught of water varying from 2ft. to 2ft. 6in. Those bearing the nora de plumes "Calliope," "A.8.C.," "Star," ,"Herald," "Waitemata/' and 11 No. Name," being especially admired for the beauty of their, lines, and, saloon ar rangements. We understand they are likely to be submitted for publio inspection. The directors have not yet made known their selection. .... no;' '-':■■

The remains of Captain Casey were car ried to their last resting-place this afternoon. The funeral procession left the late residence of the deceased at the North Shore shortly before two o'clock and arrived in town by the ferry-boat at .2.30 p.m. Here it was swelled by tho addittion of about 20 car riages and 50 gentleman, who walked in twos behind* the hoarse. Among the followers were'most of tho members of our public bodies , and manywbo had been acquainted with Captain Casey during his lifetime, attending to pay their last tributive respecta to his memory. From the wharf the cortdge proceeded to 5 the Cathedral,.where the usual ceremonial rites were performed, after which it proceeded to the cemetery. On' the'way up the number of followers was greatly augmented and about 150 persons witnessed the burial rites;' Thus din another of; Auckland's old and respected citizens depart from" among us, to join the ?'great majority." <

At the meeting of the Harbour Board jOa jTuesday.Mr McMillan will.move—l. That ;this Board are of opinion tbat the 's'ecphd'/sChedti le to. " The ' Harbours' Act, .1878," should,be.amended,to the,following jefiect:—.!.,That three members be elected jby.the ratepayers in-the borough of Auck land, one .member to be, elected, by the j ratepayers iii the borough of Parnell, and jone member to be elected by the ratepayers 'of each of the highway districts of Ponsonby and Deyonport. 2, That all elections of members of the Board be. held under the provisions.of ."The Regulations of Local JElectioWAct," 1§76." "3. That the chair-^ 'man be paid" such amount as the Roard, may .decide Mr McKen jzie 'Will "'^liioye ..that the' Secretary jto. the Board be instructed,, to .communicate "with' Messrs 'Clark'ahdStaniiold requesting them to ,furdlsh this Board'iwith: all par ticulars in connection with their iron float ing docks (including...prlpb and durability), and olsq what, number (if. any), of their dockef'are'ih use in the UriifedKingdora or elsewhere.—That'the1 Secretary he also in structed to communicate with the harbejhr ,or dock authorities of New .York,!. Boston, !Montreal> and; Quebec, requesting' informa tion' With reference to dock*, accommodation jat those,_,ports,--., cost of.'-docking*-and' (the,,kind' of '■''• dock, -irtOst' ' of. i ' Our Aratapu correspondent writes.:,^On- Friday evening, July Ist, the Orangemen bf ■Arata'^u;''celebrated theit?- anniversary with a; brand ball. It1 Was held in the Public Hall,, Cavitations .were .offered by e circulars, and ,'tlip,,night,'bei_ig'fine, there was a very numerous-attendance. All preseut'thoroughlyenjoyed thetn selves, aiid dancing-.was kept,, up/itill -5 o'clock next morning. - Mr Si H. Ludlow has recently: organised a Glee Club,,-.comprising, the. best.. male,. -voices.,, in , Aratapu. and ,it is expected, Jhat. before long they will be ..competent' to ]_ amalgamate with, the Amateur' Dramatic. Company, and under tht. ir , talented ]'. ,I'o'ader ' J)e in a position, to perform' opera bbuffe and some' of the operettas so popular just'now.' Jin tbe critique upon the last dramatic per formance, Mrs Sheffield's name was unih teri_i6n'ally oinilted. This ladyi sustained the character of-Madame Phillipcau, the wealthy fanner.?, wife': she acquitted herself preditably, an cP'was perfectly at home as the fussy, Eft good-natured dame.; ■ The co-: of the Aratapu and Te Kopurii mills', contemplate giving a concert as a beneiittoMrjW. Stanaway, who iniet with* it serious accident at the To Kopuru mills Bomo time ago. As the cause is a deserving one, we .heartily wish, it every • success.- "■ ■■_ '.'■'" . ", , ; -,' -<* ■

j .Inconsequence .of the rapid spread of scarlet fever dn the Thames, the Board of jHi.Blth haye been constrained to adopt stern and peremptory means for its extinction. Accordingly all assemblages of'children are discountenanced. The Pinafore Company had arranged to give a morning-per formance to-day,, bat .yesterday" morn ing they,-; were .served,,, with,, a notice desiring tbetn to relinquish their intention; ' This official document'aroused Mr Pollard and Mr Reynolds to a sense of the danger which'the children of the Troupe were running-in the infected district, and it was therefore resolved to leave at once for Auckland; despite thefact that they were billed to play on Friday and Saturday even ings. They were . consequently put on board , the * Rotomahana and 'arrived here yesterday in excellent health. They haye been 'vigilantly loOked after, and the 'gratifying result is that not a single case of sickness has occurred amongst them. " Les Cloches de Corneville "will shortly be pro duced, at.the Lome-street Hall with full accessories and complete and appropriate scenery. In the interim "Pinafore" will be performed one evening at the North Shore and one evening at Onehunga. That will be next week.

@PA 'bus will leave Crowther's stables at 6.30 on Wednesday for the Panmure entertain ment, to be held on that evening^ Sunday services at tho churches" are announced in another, column. The evehins; service at the 1 heatre at tho usual hour; ad dresses and hymnß,

Tho Secretary of the Band of Hope Union notifies that tho next practice of the service of sow? will be held in tho Temperance Hall, on Tuesday nsxf.at 7.30, .v—.-.;-• ' ;•

POLICE COURT-.This day.

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

Drunkenness.—James Heaton, Andw. Hamilton, and Patrick Ready were severally fined for this offence. : -_ /

Vagrant Act.—John Shiers was charged under the Vasfrant Act with being an habitual : drunkard, rogue, vagabond, &c Prisoner said he had been so for a long time. Sergeant Gamble said the prisoner had beeu;Buffering from delerium tremens. He was a pest to the neighbourhood../" \ Nine months' imprisonment. Disorderly.— Thomas Haines was charged with disorderly conduct in a public street last night. - •-*■■ ■_..-.•:- Prisoner said he was under the influence of drink,.and he supposed he acted the fool. Constable Ryan deposed that prisoner was creating a great disturbance outside" the Wharf Hotel. He wished to fight, but there was no response. _He arrested prisoner as he would not desist, i Fined 20s and costs, or 48 hours. Larcenies.—James and Bridget Dohlerty were charged with stealing a brass tap on the 16th of May, the property of Mr Hitchens; and James Doherty was charged with stealing a copper boiler, value £3, be longing to the Same gentleman; also, a lady's jacket, value 43, the property of Mrs Mahoney.—Prisoners pleaded guilty to the second charge, but not to the others.— .Sergeant Gamble stated particulars of the larcenies, and called evidence.—Henry Albert Holland Hitchens, manufacturer ol medicine, deposed that the tap was his pro perty. The male prisoner was in his employ, and the day after the fire he missed the brass tap, and subsequently saw it ia a pawnbroker's window. The value Was 12s. —Bridget Doherty: I pawned the tap.— Sergeant Andrew Clarke said Mr Asher handed the tap to him, and from informa tion received, he arrested the prisoner.— Sidney A. Asher, pawnbroker, carrying on business in Auckland, deposed .that he received the, tap in pledge from Mrs Doherty on the 23rd. Gave her what she: asked, Is. She said the tap was . the pro perty ot her husband. She afterwards sold the ticket.—Constable MeGilp stated that the male prisoner said tbat had he known that the case would have bcenremanded,they would'have pleaded guilty.—Mr Hitchens said there had been a report to the effect that he had not paid prisoner his wages This was untrue, as he had paid him regularly., ,;• ■ ■.-..■ >. ■'_ -A second charge was preferred against the male prisoner for stealing a copper boiler, value £3, on the 16th May, the property of Mr Hitchens.—Prisoner pleaded guilty. A third charge-was for stealing a ladys jacket from the shop of Mr Asher, value 4s, on tho 30th June.—Prisoner pleaded not guilty. He never saw the jacket before. — Margaret Mahoney,married woman.depdsed tbat she pledged the jacket at Mr Asher's on the 27th May. The jacket was missing, and after the prisoners bad beeß arrested/she identified the jacket as her property. She was certain of it.—Mrs Doherty said-she had" been in; Auckland for thirty/years, and was a real honest old woman (prisoner then sobbed violently). His Worship com mitted Bridget Doherty for 14 day's on the first charge ; and sentenced her husband to one month for stealing the tap; one month for the jacket,-=and three months for steal ing the copper; in allfivemoriths, to run consecutively. His Worship characterised prisoner's conduct as very, base ; it was bad enough to steal,, but to steal from an employer was a worse kind of theft; it was also a breach of confidence.

A .Volatile Sailor Boy. — Bernard Burgess, j'good looking child of the ocean wave, wascharged with deserting from the British ship, Loongana, an the 15th April. The lad pleaded guilty, and could offer no other excuse for his conduct than, a desire to see the' beauties of New1 Zealand. The captain said he had no desire to punish tbe lad if he would return to his duties on board.—Prisoner assented. — His Worship told him he had been very foolish, and it was kind on the part of his master- to offer such terms of good feeling.towards blm. when he might have been sent to prison for twelve weoks. He would have to pay 7s costs, and return to the ship. . ~ ,; ,

This was all the business,

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Be brlet; lor it is witn words as with sun ;beams he more they aro condensed the deeper hey burn."—Sodthkv.

Bridegrooms aud their !' best men " do not wear gloves. -; * i« <• '■'■ t A sect of Bible Christians in Seryia,.who are called Nazarcnes, have long suffered, on [account of their unwillingness to bear arms,

The .382;920 CongrOgationalists in the United States gave last year for their reli gious w0rk'3,692,922,24d015., or an arerage of nearly lOdols. per member. j Someone tells us that one-third of our 'time is spent in bed. This accounts for our !retiring disposition. % -~ . . .-,,••.;•- During a storm in the United .States, a thunderbolt struck a cliff .six miles'from Gold Hill, and dislodged it rock weighing not loss than 50 tons. ~, ._.■■■, ■ -,- ,-

' Ivjr E.: B. Dickson has gone to VVahganui las clerk of the Native Lands Court with ! Judges Broekfield and 'Williams.' : The Rotomahana brought up 3,8920z igold from the Thames last night.for the IBrajich of New Zealand. S q

Arrangements have been completed for the erection of a, battery, on the Martha claim at Waihi

The Boerei "of South Africa are descend ants', iof 'colonists from.'Hollaiid, 'some jof whom :were' Huguenots. They are [connected with the ■ Dutch Reformed Church. /■ '■• --■'"!• ! '■'■■•' ■ ' ■'•■"■■'"•'' The Rajah of Borneo has expressed his willingness to encourage missionary, opera tions in his dominions.. This opens a new and wide field.for missionary: labour.^ -r_J,;: j -;A'converted clown in.London has been ■convicted of bigamy. The, culprit, Henry John Llewlyn, with several aliases, became a shoemaker in* early 'life and later a clown with; a travelling circus, and married wife No, ,1.: Altera lew; years he tired of the wicked life, and happening to! be ih; jail with another, of. the ,: troupe, embraced religion-and .the" opportunity to sever his connection witb;the: sawdust ring and his wife. He . advertised , as. an , evangelist, preached'and'faarriedigain.;,find for this he has been sentenced' to four months' im pnsonment. ~" I The people at Grey mouth are agitating jEo'r a. bridge abrbss the fiver at the Govern ment expense. . .: ' ■

.Michigan, has a ..mau. with three arms. He is the only man alive who can take'two girls'sleigliibg'and enjoy'it,',./; ;,;' .;. ;■ ~',', i Jln what'condition.; was the patriarch Job at tho end of his life ." asked a Sunday schoolteacher of,a qdiotlo'oking boy.at;^he foot of the '.class.'",' .'.'_ ' Deadj". calmljYf eplied the boy. ji. ;.. I That picture -shows the -story- of Prometheus and tho .Vulture' that fed on his liver. Every day the vulture de voured it, and every night it grew for him to eat it again. ..Sympathetic child: " Poor, old vulture ; how/ sick he must have been of liver every day ?"

| The young mau who hammers his thumb nail'this spring- while putting down car pets, or who is violently caught under the chin by a clothesline when he goes out in the yard after dusk,.should remember that in the revised edition of 'the New Testa ment the woids have, been .changed ,to, "hades " and '"condemnation.""

, It is stated, that, the P. and 0. Co. aro making arrangements for competing more extensively for the passenger and carrying trade between England and Australia, and Contemplate employing 15-knot steamers., j -Some discussion took place at the Vie; itorian Synod Committee yesterday, in refer ence to the use, of the revised edition of the Now Testament. Rev, Dr. Barry said that if the Synod or some authority did . not make a re'eommebdatipn to' I'bie Church; of England, he' would use his own judgment in the matter, and use whatever edition ho thought best. The President expressed the opinion that it would be most unwise .to use the revised version until there was some definite Church authority for the adoption bf that version. ■ ''- ;

The holy office, in Romehas received a petition frorh-au!English Catholic gcnle uian named Kiutberford Smith, in which it is complained thot the Roman Catholic priest in London,1 the Bey. Walter Croke Robinson, formerly an Anglican clergyman has infringed the signum of confession. The petition was in the first instance sent to Cardinal Manning, who declined to deal' with it. Many complaints were also made against the imperfect training of convert Auglica'n * clergyrhen, who aire ordained without passing through a theological bourse. /," ~-'..: '' ■'.'.'.

| The English fish landed per steamer Cuzco ,w;_s Bold by auction, and realised good prices. Salmon brought 5s 3d to 5s 6d; turbot, 2s 6d; cod, Is 7d. All the fish were < in prime condition. The total sale realised j £3000. -• "I

. Tight-lacing caused the liver of a woman to grow fast to tha epigastrium, causing j her death. Ladies cannot be too careful in guarding against such a calamity as this, j When tight lacing must be indulged in the , epigastrium should be removed. Old Lady: Oh, Mr Hackle, you've stuffed my parrot very badly ! All the feathers are coming out already !" Taxi- * dermist : " Why, Lor' bless yer, mum, that's the perfection of stuffin'. You know the moultin' season's now a-comin' on, muni!'' -'-

OUR QUARANTINE REGU LATIONS.

Mr Brophy Will Not Recognise The Local Board.—Tha Mem bers Resign.

The Hero Admitted To Pratique.

At the conclusion of our report of the proceedings of the Local Board of Health at the meeting held yesterday it was stated that unless some opposition were offered by the Quarantine Superintendent,the course adopted by the Board should have the effect of releasing the quarantined steamer and . iier passengers immediately. The Board of Health forwarded a copy of the resolution passed to Mr Brophy, who has taken considerable responsibility in the whole concern on his own shoulders, but that gentleman, strange to say, virtually refused to recognise the Board. Instead of at once ordering that the Hero and her pas sengers be admitted to pratique, as it will be remembered, was done in the case of the City of New York, he telegraphed td'Wel lington for instructions. A reply was re ceived but, Owing to considerable time hav ing been occupied in communication, not be fore noon to-day.. Thus, instead of the steamer being allowed to come up" to the wharf late last evening or first thing this morning, she could not do so until a late hour this afternoon. She con tains a large cargo which will require some little time to discharge, and bad she been able to commence this morning, the proba bility was that the Voyage could have been continued to Russell this evening. .Now, through the action of the Quarantine Superintendent in declining to follow out his instructions from the Local Board, the passengers, already at Motuihi a week) are detained there for another full ddy ; and the Hero,' being unable to discharge her cargo to-morrow (Sunday) the Union Company will be involved in much extra, and we may say needless, expense. Why Mr Brophy should thus set aside the orders of a Board, comprising gentlemen of ability and influence, who have been em powered to act in cases of quarantining by the Government, and who, to all intents and purposes, should be independent of any reference to him, is beyond comprehension. Mr Brophy, upon receiving the reply from Wellington directly, informed the Onion _ Company's agent that the steamer might be admitted to pratique, and as far as we can ascertain, never even informed the Board that he had "received such a communication. That body was holding a meeting at the Harbour Board office this forenoon for the purpose of com pleting arrangements with reference to the release of the vessel, when they in cidentally _ heard that Mr Brophy had received an answer 'to bis itclegram* < and , tbat <; he had ordered that the Hero and her passengers be at> oiice admitted to *' pratique. Tbis was " the last straw " which broke the camel's back. The members were greatly astonished, and -those present expressed their intention of resigning without further delay. Why they should be thus set at naught—why their existence as a body waS, considered necessary while another person 'could thus perform their fuuetiohs—they could not understand. They had, ever sinceappointment, worked well and conscien tiously ; they had done tbeir best to make things "comfortable for the unfortunate passengers; they had facilitated their release by .every means in their power ; and at the la3t moment when all seemed well, and we were looking for the arrival of friends by the Hero, Mr Brophy steps in and says the consent of the Government must first be obtained. This is something ;that gentleman has apparently just dis covered, for he did not act so in reference to the mail steamer when she wits quaran tined ; on that occasion the vessel was first released. ..and the Government in formed of the fact afterwards. The Local Board taking all these matters into consideration decided that they were unable to accomplish any good, and. accordingly passed the following resolution, which will be wired to the Colonial Secre tary this evening :—" It is desirable that the members of the Local Board of Health of- the port ot Auckland resign their appoint- Cients tor the following reasons : (1) Tbat clause 14 of the Public Health Act gives no authority whatever to the Board re quaran tine ; (2) that the Government have been requested to advise the Board as 'to the duties they are required to discharge, and to give-tho necessary powers, but to such re quest no reply had bqeu made ; (3) .that the inipotericy of tho Board is now clearly the-. Superintendent of the Quarantine Stat ion. having refused,to carry tout its instructions. Accordingly, Messrs J. ~M.' '.Clarke and Compton have' re signed incompliance with the revolution ■passed at,the.meeting this day." . Captain Burgess, the other.member of the Board, was not present a* the meeting; but' it is":; considered .. probable that his resignation will, follow speedily upon those of his fellow,. officers, j Mr JVB.- Brigham, who,-has -been, acting as Secretary to the Board, also re signs, declining, as he.does; to work.under such an unsatisfactory arrangement as that at present-existing.* •- ''Abort '.'

I The Hero has, otcourse, been, released, but.here'the'mafctej.willnot and;must not endi. Steamers, are arriving from .Sydney 'weekly, and if the same-'fttrcial- system 6f procedure;,is .gopp'.thjrough.iir every case, the port of Auckland Will'sooh b'e'the laughing .stock of the whole colony. ' The:quarantine-.department seems to be a ! veritable * circumlocution*' office.' ''■'.■, We jhope,'' therefore,.-.that "before - ,ancflfher .vessel ,!"and'. her "'passengers" will (be required. to go through, ;tbe^ ordeal some better, and more satisfactory of dealing with the matter will be adopted by the Gov'ernihent; also that Mr Brophy'will see the advisability of using-greater facility as far as his,arrangements are, concerned., , ]\ lThefpllowing testimonial was to Captain McGee,, .of Jthe.s.s. Hero, last evening,, signed, by; all the, passengers on; bosrd.tlio steamer.--, To, Captain., McGee :, j—Dear Sir,—We -tlie undersigued saloon and second cabin passengers. On board the,' Hero, now lying-'at- the*''above-named ports' desife.tojexpress Our, very great appreciation bf your constant, care .and anxiety Cor the safety of the steamer during the voyage to this norland also of youriiiost indefatigable endeayours to relieve the monotony while thp guarantihe,,as -weli„as your, great kindness, and thought, ulness for the welfare of all on board.—We have also to thank Mr Clayton, the.chief officer, aud the other officers'of the'- ship''who "liavc._.so ably contri buted-: to our,,enjoyment and I,comfort. We hope, that,you ,may bo long-spared to command in the service of the Union S. S. Company,and that if circnmstances necessi tate a voyage again -by any, of- us^ .we shall have; the pleasure of travelling in-a ship under your command.—We remain, dear Sir,- -faithfully yours (here follow about 50 signatures). ' '<■'._ A .

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

j '~\ _t% LEC.IURE ON "TEETH.'.1 f

The weather was extremely unfavourable last night for the lecture""by" £. Cox, Esq. , L.'D.k'.R.C.S,,on "'«? The Effect of Civilisation upon the Decaye ot,Teeth," consequently the andiepce was., not'so numerous as at previous entertainments, The; chair was occupied by the Rev. S. Edger, B. A. The proceedings opened in tho usual niau : ncr, and several "excellent musical selec tions were given before and after the lecture (iucluding passages from "Masaniello," f'Lucrezia': Borgia," and' "Gustavus," played by ..',l/lim Cox (piano), Master Cox (violin), and Mr Cousins (violoncello)]; the latter gentleman being as much at home as ever at his instrument. The Chairman,. in 'introducing Mr Cox, drew attention to the advertisement, which did not accurately state the character of Cox's lecture, which was intended to shew that early decay of teeth was largely due to civilization. Mr Edger instanced the savage races, who were .distipguished for sound and excellent teeth, j Healthy teeth appeared to be in the inverse ratio of civilisation,. as might be proved by the teeth ot not only the Maoris, but by the Polynesian races and American Indians. Tlie lecturer then rose and delivered a practical lecture on the subject announced, qjioting remarks ffom eminent dentists'who had .travelled in America and other coun ties' for purposes^ of investigation. The high caste Brahmins, said the lecturer, who. live on vegetable diet, had excellent teeth, while- the pariahs and toWns-people, who lived on a mixed diet, exhibited carles of the teeth very frequently. England, France, and America might be taken as the highest types of civilised nations. The French had the most healthy teeth, which was due to the great care taken of the teeth by the French as a rule, and the simple arid: frugal habits of the French peasantry. English people in. towns showed marked symptoms of dental deterioration. The highest classes of English society had the best teeth, owing probably to the fact that they took the greatest pains to preserve tbera. The Americans at an early age had their teeth "filled," or arti iiqinl. .substitutes supplied the places pf those which had. disappeared, The

lecturer illustrated many of his vre-, marks by excellent diagrams drawn by a 'young lady of musical and} artistic talent, 1 Miss Annie Dobson, which proved of ser vice in making the lecture clearer to the • audience, especially the maxillary arch and the positions and functions of the tcetn- Mr Cox contended, and rightly so, that irregular living, inferior food, and tne unwholesome atmosphere in which the work in" classes lived were more or less Responsi ble for decay of teeth. To this should be added the drinking and other bad habitsin which the poorer classes indulged. • me dental system was part of the dermal sys tem of the bady. It was bdilt up from the blood, and whatever made the blood impure or interfered . with its circulation affected the teeth. He recommended oatmeal as one of the most nutritive foods, and cleanliness as of the greatest advantage to good teeth as to everythiog else. Acid, he affirmed,-pro duced the most destructive effects upon the teeth, and deteriorated them-a good bint for those who indulge too freely in lollies. Iv his concluding remarks, the lecturer ex pressed his belief, that decay of teeth need not accompaiiy civilisation, if persons would only take the necessary precautions to pre serve them. Temperance and frugal liv ing, ordinary care and general good habits,' woiildj prove that civilisation did not neces sarily cause decay of'teeth. At the close of the lecttire, the usual votes of thanks were accorded, and the meeting terminated in the usdal way.

CABLEGRAMS.

[Reuters telegrams;]

EUROPEAN.

THE PRESIDENT MUCH BETTER. WASHINGTON, July 8. ; This morning's bulletin reports that the President continues to mako satisfactory progress, and is hourly, gaining strength. His medical attendants are sanguine of his complete recovery.

GAPE TOWN.JuIy7.

Intelligence is to hand from Pretoria that the Royal Commission empowered to settle the frontier and other questions in connec tion with Transvaal, is making good pro. gress, and every hope is entertained'tb'at a successful issue will result from, its labours. . .. "JJ,

THE TURKS RETIRE BEFORE GREEK ARMY. " '

ATHENS, July 6,

iDespatches have been received trom. the commander: of the . Greek army, at the frontier stating that the Turks have evacu ated the town of Arta, and that he'has' taken possession of that post and. also of Punta, on behalf of the Hellenic Govern _nerit, without opposition. ..,."' .;. Later. , The news of the cession of Arta, and of ihe withdrawal of, the Turkish troops, has been received here with great publio rejoicing. . ,

LONDON MARKETS. : LONDON, July 7.

Consols are unchanged at IOOJ. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £15,200,000. . The bank rate of discount is 3£ por cent; the market rate If. Australian tallow : Best beef is 365, best mutton is 38s. Best Sydney copra is £13 15s per ton. Selected transparent kauri gum is quoted at £10 17s 6d per cwt. Best sides of Australian leather find but littlejinquiry,and prices are osd lower, viz., liad per.lb.

AUSTRALIAN.

FRESH' CASES OF SMALL-POX.: J

SYDNEY, July 8., <

A fiesh case of, small-pox has been re ported to i the authorities to : day : from | the; Glebe, one of the suburbs adjoiuing'the city on the south-west. This evening another case of small-pox is reported.. ,The,auffer.er resides in the Centre of the city,-,and is a* young woman named Monaghan. ::''...''.'-.-' :,. Later, A THIRD CASE iOF SMALL-POX.: „ •.'"""' SYDNEY, Saturday. A freshcase of small-pojc.is reported this: morning, making the third within the past twenty-four hours. The disease'has again appeared iv the heart of the city in Sussex-; street, the sufferer being a girl eleven .years." of age. f ...,', THE SQUADRON BOUND FOR • !AUCKLAND. ~ ." > r MELBOURNE, July 8. » > . Tho .detached.,* c qundrou, with,, the.. excepr,, tion of the Babcnante,-is nOW 'under- orders: to proceed to Auckland. -'■'■'' ;"!-'"' •''" '■■■' ....... T GOLD AT1.700; FEET. ■ '■ ZZ-rs : • . ; ,"■ 'MELBOURNE, July 8/ X i i.The diamond drill at; Stawell 'has struck. gbldata depth of 1,700 feet. >■■ • y-y NEW VICTORIAN MINISTRY.' ;l j :/.'■-, -y ■-.' :■■ l MELBOURNE, July 8. j Sir. Bryan O'Boghlen. has select'e'd;J'th1c followin g : gentlemen to form a rtewMipistrVj!; Messrs. J. M.-; Grant, ,D< J." xE] Graves, H, Bolton,, the,Hon, F. S. Dobson, Mr T. Bent, and.Dr.-L.L. Emjth.,.,Various portfolios have hot," 'however, yet been allotted. ■: -[ , h -_/ ~. r MiLBQURNEj, Saturday. i Arrived 'yesterday- afte'rhboh':'' RbtoHia* from Bluff. ~ „.. ~.'.""."".' .« ~, -~... „ j "THE NEWtMn.KTRY. " * I It is announced that'Sir'Bryan. O'Loghlen Will be Premier,' Attorney-General, and Treasurer, in the,new .Ministry. ;) J. M. Arrant will'fill the portfolios of the Chief Secretary,;. and .Minister of ;,Educatiop|r i The other portfolios have not yet beett ' allotted;.;'"' "' ''~.' r ;,;.' .',"" : "yj :i'' J'i.j'iy'Z- COM_MERCrAL. ; "-:, ; ir : Z[

j >. ; ADELAIDE, July 8. ! Wheat,is unchanged at 4s 9d; town flour,'' £11 5s to "£U 10«; country brands, i£lo 10s to.£io 165.,...?'i.';. !; '•';/. 'JL-,, n ..^^, : : 'Hehnessy's.; brandy: Case r 365; bulk,. 13s 3d. j Kerosene : Diamond per-, gallon, Is B_jd; Devoe's,.2s Id. New Zea-j land Wh_at; per bushel, ss* 2d ;,Ne\\^.Zea^ land oats, per bushel, 2s 6d; maize, 2s lOd |, tobacco; (Haven's, TWist)j per lb;,, is Sd j candles (D.RiJ.'a), per lb. i7|d.; ,; .. V

MINING NEWS.

[BY TELEGRAPH, OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

| * .— /COROMANDEL, this flay, Tf.\ MAOFARLA^E.'lias;given Ki^, claim" (Eclipse} ii a new-name owing to there already"being a claim so .'.named. , Macfarlauel's J.will" in j future be called thij.Hope; He'bas.broken out more rich stone;* Tenders-are called for driving;'a, tunuelfor the Alpha claim ad joining the Hope; The fender for construct-. i,ng the tramway in connection with Black inOre's add the' tHomei Rule mines, to con nect with the battery, is let to Mr Q'Hay '■ for £155". While In town during the. past few, days,jMr^Qaflman, ; v the County.'.tih'air; man, has arranged with the, directors of Blackmore's and Tiernan's, claims totot ward, to, Wellington, in: conjunction with' the HomcKule directory, a parcel of.Btbne showing the* character of- the reefs. "Th'd stone from the Home Rule claim jwas formally,.handed over-to-the County .Chair man and lodged in the bank this morn ing. It was weighed in the presence, of Mr' Gentle, ' Bank' Manager, and several other gentlemen, and is exactly 64 lbs. Mr Cadman intends to forward full particulars of the sizes of the various reefs from which the stones, have been taken and will arrange to have.the samples o view in Auckland-for one day, before ship ping to Wellington. The suggestion to "send this stone to Wellington came from Mr' John Sheehan. ... ..'.:

THEATRE ROYAL.

KNIGHT OF ARVA AND WITHERED

LEAVES.

The exceedingly inclement weather; last evening prevented the Theatre Royal being largely attehded^but the'; performance*, was. an excellent bne,: Two comedies were represented,on the occasion, the first being-, Dion Boucicault's " Knight of Arva, which has never previously been played in Auckland. The plot is an interesting one, and, Jihe comedy itself, very amusing.. Our Ispace ■ to-day '_ precludes the notice which the piece deserves. The sensa tional drama' " Streets of, New. York,", will be produced'this evening, 'with "Mr Carden as, Badger, : and Miss Leigh; as Lucy 'FairweatheK The' latter wiU introduce the song, "Sweet Spirit hear my Prayer." By permission of Captain Hughes," the Fire Brigade will appear on ihestage. ~.',' .'.,- .... ..,....',,.., .'.'■'....,.".',

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER,) WELLINGTON, this day. 1 A STORM IN A TEA-CUP. There was a storm in a tea-cup ia tho House yesterday afternoon upon the report of the Native Affairs Committee upon the petition of Heta Waimena and seven others residing in- the Mongonui district. The petitioii, which had been presented by Mr Rolleston without his having read it through, prayed that the petitioners might have their names inserted amoug others in a Crown grant iil connection "With cßrfSifi land in the Hokianga district; No objec tion could be taken to this, but the noblb savageconcluded-by intimating,that,the» would "take up arms.agaiust the people who are now. *in the office at Auck land, and it is possible some one may be t killed," if the House did not consider their (the natives') ,word& This language the Committee declared rendered it impossible-for the HOnse to eoi sider the petition. Tbe House for two whole hours was sorely puzzled what to do with a prayer couched in such unchristian language, but ultimately remembering the story of " Ossawattamy Brown," written by Artemus Ward, they determined to follow that hero's example. Brown was sixteen* and had spent long and weary, years in a loathsome dungeon, when a sudden thought struck him ; he opened the window and got out-so with the petition, having expendedl a fearful amount of breath over it,' it suddenly struck the House to withdraw it, attd so they did. L

REPRESENTATION.

Ihe Government are hard at work fixing, ,up tlie census, si.. .a_ to arrange .the; boundaries of their Redistribution of Seats Bill. It "will be a considerable time, T believe, before the House will be permitted to handle it. - ' ' .;.' ' ' ' -ud

ENTAIL.

: Notice of the Entail Bill was given in ."The Lords" to-day, and it ..ill be intro.'" duced on Tuesday next. ■ -Some grumbling; took place in.the Chamber below, owing to its being brought into the Council firstt, | but Major Atkinson said that was the only. way to get it passed this session. ~ }

UNIVERSITY _?OR AUCKLAND,

i Mr Tole to-day introduced a bill to establish a University College at Auckland. The second reading is fixed' for Thursday next/ " '','.'-:' :'-"''"...,:_,!

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

j Tho report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies, a voluminous paper, has been laid before Parliament. The document 'deals only with the bix months ended Dec. Sl'tftJ. 1880.1 ' The'report complains that" the returns required are not always complied ■ with, and three .prosecutions have been necessitated by neglect to; furnish the re quired information after repeated applica tion, Twelve,' new' societies have. been' registered during.the. six months. These, comprise six lodges of Druids, two of Eng-l lish National- Oddfellows, one Railways Benefit Society, the Sickness, and, Accident •' Mutual Insurance ;1 Association of ,NeWo Zealand, one; Working Men's 'Club/ and) one specially authorised society, the. Inde- A " pendent Order ot Good Templars, with:^ subordinate lodges, scattered oyer the ■ colony. The progress. of registration ia-t very satisfactory, as the highest number of registrations made since the first half-year of 1878 was only six as compared with the twelve just mentioned. The following is a,, statement of the various affiliated orders; represented in the ..Register:—Manches- ter Unity of Oddfellows, 11 districts'l and 62.lodges; Independent.Order.Of Odd-{ Fellows,, 1 grand lodge : and 15 subordinate... lodges; National Independent Order of Odd-fl Fellows, 1 district' and-2 lodges ; Ancient Order of Foresters, f6:idistricts and 45 - courts;' Ancient Order of Shepherds, 1 sanctuary; Ancient Order of Druids, 8 lodges; Local Friends-Benefit Society, 1 lodge; Rechabites, -11district' and 3 tents jk Sons and Daughters.of Temperance, 5 sub-,, ordinate divisions ; Bibefr-iiah1 Catholic Benefit Society",' 71>ranches;. Go-id Temy. plars, 1 grand lodge; and 84- lodges.,' Total number of members estimated at 20,000.- Out of ; a : mWh number of 16.000.mem1.ers, 113. died.-' 52 members' wives died during f tbe.same period,,,the' rate of.'; mortality' fori 1000 members beine respectively 7.06 *aWd* 3 25. About 1,900 members were in receipt of sick pay during the year.'; The 232 lodges which furnished completer-re turns had benefit, funds' 'amounting in -thp aggregate' to; £150,450 17* 2Jd, or an average of £648 9s lid per lodge, and £9 2a 5Jd per member. The Dine lodges established prior to ISSO have an average of £16 4s"2fdpfcr"member. .'Thetotal receipts, py .Bick .and funeral funds, for, ,}879 .were £27,317,'.0r. an average,of,,£223. per lodge.,-, paringßth?; samo, year „the« expenditure a on the sicki fund'amounted to £8,748/ anUV!.'of '■ ''fifneralA Ibenefite'•'•<£ll3B7;"'• inedicall 'expenses amounted: 'to. £10,429*;. management id £7;562 ;''and incidental ex-' pense. to £2,389. The assets arid liabilities are thus summarised :t- Liabilities : amount owing, £3938; sick-and funeral funds, £126,356 .^management funds, £8879"; other funds and propsrtjf, £3690.' Total, £142,864. Assets :r Deposits-tin P.O. Savings Bank ■ £2,872; do. in other banks; £22,364 j mort |tages:*tt iteehald. £52,413-i("other invest^ jnentslatiuterest,;£6,267; land ahdhbUßB l j}*'.. perty,:■£4s,6s3';' caish not'beiri'ng. jihv, terest,,.£B,o99;.furniture, rega1ia,,,£3,566.;" 6-K'er assets,'il,fs24.;' ,Total,; £1-2,864,. JJ f :

I jjaftsasK "Housr^of — Representatives- - ">!■.. ji/f.i '^'.i:-s___________.-'/.-» * .... ~*-.

-amn'.vmji o rV,'V-: -a . i 'j', ; j^_J*§L inspection of pbisons. Mr'JbpES'gaye^btice^f^r.the.prqductipn.' all'Cbrre'spohd'ehceJ1 confidential or other wise; between-.the-Inspeotor of Prisons and the Government,-; relating to gabls^orofficers'' • thereofj",!npt','siltdSdy 'lald:. l qn.''th^ 'tablp'.';^ A150,., wheiy -tlio.nceJMUs,V[n^meratprs.,ior;;i Waitaki would bepaid.:..'!!',.. •-•■■, tSSma I- V ■-iPE^i&N;bI^OA3StDUI(N<' t : 'J „ a [ ;Tife'Petiti'o^ .Gommi^ 66n5me'ud th re''p'raye? of this petitioner iot' n Compensation for loDgserviees.in the Auck land Gaol, r ..qq $ ''Vii*.'.*': .'(_,," ] " F' n A' TItEEATfiOTN a * P^TITTON,. C j .Pol. Trimble brought up a ( report of the - Native; Ai fairs Committee' on a petition from certain^ natiyes r as, to BOme,,grievance, ';' ---dnd winding up by saying that unless it ; was redresscd/thfey wpuld i i-jke^up arms,*" i|ns someone might J^e'killed.^Tne fepor't;-' * •pis 'ihat,the; language of .'the; petition, pre-*3 eluded its' cpnsideratipii., j A long-discussion * on points of order, as-to the proceedings of the"; Committee", -';took;iplace: between?Sk' Geo. Grsyithd UOl.; Trial til«l Pi. 1!' .i.l j Sir-G. Grey said he wished to haygntho inquiry.'prayed.for,.by the natives madia, /pven though-they J- had^ used'^imprppjjj j language in "this petition,- and had 'this i; pointed but to theni! A great aid'powerful; race should not show unworthy 'touchiness' ,in regard toa question of.this kind.,,,,,.;•;- r ,-,> I Mr L.JNDONaaid four men ihad-already : teen killed over this land, and Government 'hail I'd6ne nothing to vindicate' the"-"l&wv. T^e, words., used meant nota'threati'ljjil;3 ' that unless the law interfered,trouble. jr'oMii.tt arise. ..'>;>';:i:-:>:"'-• ''■•' I Mr' Te Wheoro strongly condemned the_ improper languagei contained in .the peti-~ t'iori^ although ie. thought some", leniency.' might be -Shown to who Were * ignorant of what was proper in petitioning i the Hpuse,_ They .were not-educated, on the subject like Eutppesins.,' He had''_io doubt the petitioners'had a'feat grievance,,y and their^bjectiiu usmg,the language.tliey' did as to certain other Maoris was intended ito show how desirous they were- that this 'grievatice'should De, inquired• into. He agrepd that the, petition i shbiild''b'e ■with1-1' drawn; and'the 1 petitioners "given an op portunity to bring their grievance before the" House'in proper, form. -.'.'. ' ; '. '* i Af.er' some, .father,' discussion, Mr'JEbt-. tESTON, wlio had" presented the petition, moved that it' be withdrawn. -He thought the natives were quite as ablp r to distinguish between right and wrong as we were in a matter1 of this 'kind. r fle' "stated ibJeAjfia , Kative Minister,.he would have, the ques-if fton oirthe:aHeged grievancejinquifed into. ,*. The rm'o"tion.-fp> ; witMijawalof the petition" '} was agreed to, •,, ,;<• m »Nii '■•■,-'"-'.." j. ■ ■■". -'■"_.'''* QUESTIONS.' •:,•':.'-.;" \.~_ J: j Replying to Mr MONTGOMiEaY, MtHixi.'. said that he',could not: say when the/Re-j" distribution of Seats Bill would besought down. The delay arose in consequence notS {Xe1 late!' fcotfslis 'returns riot having' been receivedfuntilvery recently. ' Replying to Mr Reid, Mr Dick Baid he did notthink there would be any neeesaity« for a special scheme for the distribution of thfe! vote .for school, buildings-as all districts wdfenowpretty,equally providedtfpr. The distribution wo Hid take plafco principally on. the basis of population. ~';,. ;.,,;',. i™ ? j Eeplying to Mr HARRIS, Mr HALL said Government could not make any reduction in the charges, for supplying Boad Boards in Franklin with scoria asb, as any reduc tion would involve the country in actual loss for lailway carriage. -. IMPREST. I An Imprest Supply Bill for £266,000 was introduced by message from the Governor and passed through all its stages. LICENSING BILL. Tbe Licensing Bill was further considered in committee. I The following amendment in clause 12 of fhe Licensing , Bill was adopted:-The * licensing committee for an ordinary licens-

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Off) S'tssi ,'__;.",.;■> c r-.:•:,: ■,.'!-., iMin usiwl-i ' Bp^(^ T^iA^^^6__t__: ma,!' ,ia .OOlltO-ißO'l ,iii,;:.o-'i-.(,',Vi;-,'..i-i...... ,Cl ' XMEmQM'^MjJ^piLWA-mESS. s< eoti-MABti-si'-ioeVi'i '.h'lih'ii WffiW&ish_^s>W^__\ TWO FIRST PRIZES, MELBOURNE IN TERNli!TifoML ,J %_Z__l BVit&l J _BBo. Hioher Award -y«t mo'Ho 0* -'oii't^trrl 7." E-l .I-,H?r.:UI-.--aO THAN ANY OTHKK EXHIBITOR UKCKIVKD, fi>i!hlf)Hß'J nr-Jj .r.oiiool'ii'.iiiK^ I'-'iz tidl ■•> .lis-' -~___-o_. o'^i rAi '-y.-.yyy' -i-.:?-. .Hi's-.0-y^i m "The lost aot of the play, second childhood j leads the way," and it is in this senile condition that the musoles become rolaxed, the nerves Bensit-Ye and delicately strung, the funotiotiß weak,' and the! whole 'organism wearied and worn away with the fretting,: the etrifeß, tho activities.of..life._,Then_is i. that the frame needs - a grateful cordial,-a gentle "stimulant," a mild reatoratiye.andi.tbenitisthiitliko the stream- the prophets wand evoked, Udolpho ■Wolffs,Schiedam Aromatio. [Schnapps flows •' '*"'''!>/ '"' lOMd'ni.fM orft F.fMuSlCal. ' v wsMbi.c.ii FR -Ja .Jt'i-ti-. -, y.:y-': 'y'yj.'y. Jy ''y- 'j; M* TJ,GKLANI) mtjsig warehousb. £_%,- JJ' .'-,-' ._' : -■■,-;• •;, ,',]'-■> ■'"' ' ■' ■ '■ . -'■-.. '■ ''. 0F JR«MOVAIii Zj-JJ ANGELO FORREST begs, to onndiince hat tha AUCKLAND MUSIC WAREHQUSJE now occupies Premises -two doors f^Oni^ulcan Lane, QiUEEN-STREaT,, nbxt door to thk PRBMBBBPREVIOUSLY HELD, ANGELO FOiRREST informs the Public that hia Complete' Stock of- Musio,- the largest and best" selected in the Colony, has arrived.— AUCKLAI. D MUSIC WAREHOUSE, QUEKtf- BTRBBT.""" ::'' '" ' ..' ','•-' '-. &:]J'\.. '""" " . ~,. . ijl' '.. .. -. :. ..._.. ■ ... , ■■ - ■■•..[ ' :_"^j 'ANGELO FORREST has for Sale tho popular ,S6hgs.T-" At tho Ferry,", "In the Twi- Ight," '/Across the far Blue Hills," VHehe," "If," "AnthOa,", "In.the Gloamihj?,"/ "Blue Alsatians,?,.- ','Mountebank,". "The< ScoUt,^ ".Marie." -Operas, Anthems, Glees; Muslcon approbation, &c, &0.-AUCKLAND" IiIUSIO WAREtitiUpE, QUMN-STRKET. ~ ,„,,;.' . : ; Lvj^L^py. jTtfUSIO: TTTAREHOUSE/ !YM: mo. :'Quebn-strbet; G(iOU 'An' Alabama father committed suicide because ho thought- his wife, loved their daughter more than she did him; a Cali fornia gjrl .because her father married a Woman who was her junior; a Rhode Island mason because hts carelessly built a wall out of plumb; a Georgia negro because he could not feel that he had a satisfactory quaniity, or. .quality of piety,; a Maine farmer because a baulky horse exasperated him ; and a Michigan bride because her JwsljMid. of three daya swore atj_w ( ; *«***



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AND t THB NKWKST, Their'stdcltof CARPETS, for Variety, Quality, } K«and! Pride-has never' beeni'sUrpaSsed- In • «,,-, Auckland. -.. cy <<.(•■ -i _\ "i ■;. / j A large assortment of LINOLEUM and FLOOR j OLOTHS in aU widths." ■'""■'-' ' l; " "' "-'- MATTINGS, MATS,."and RUGS,.in, great ! ■;', variety;',',';/,'.'v,'^,.';';,?,!;' • JJyJ, -?'-;., ; The'if ewest and Latest Eottoraain.Cßi.'.ONKßS i •''ttnd'TßiMMiNoa.j'.... :{.:,.. j\?. ] : yj . :jy i,., | Silk and Worsted Reps, Coteloines, Tapestry, j a and Dainaek Coverings. t« " ' -•'■'■ | i j Cloth and Tapestry Tablk C^vtos. Lace, Net,' ajndMusliaCurtßJnB ?r ,:," t/ ,- ;1 v.ijnx, mf_ \A large and well-assorted Stook ,of ail^""the j Newest Patterns in Toilbtwabk, '-' '";i |Agents? for: the Iron Venetian^ Blinds—" The : . Blind' of' the Period." These are the only l perfect blinds made. etfl ■-- --•■'--■. i ••-■- <; (The-Largest:Stoolcrof"Brass and TroH"BEl_c i STEADS and GOTS in New Zealand to I . choose from. _;.;..'" __.■_-________. iA'.-ohoibe'asiortinonli' of Dolly Vortlen Down : 8; QulltS,: .Blankets, Bed and Table LWen! I Towels,. Toilet Cow>rß,-&c„ &c> > < Inspection Invited. !, WIN k;s_;;& . 18. A LL, GARJiICK AND CRANWELJD, "' COMPLETE' j .-:; Ji-;. -IHOUSE'-FURNISHERSi';- '■;■■'■ 'W___ CITY HA L L A R 0 AD E, j "I ",-::-"QUEEN-STREET,! AUCKLAND.;,;.1-::';' J } . . , , ... (. Gabliok and I y.',.,: vi.r ..-.., ,l«,-.-.,.-_...- CjtANWttLL'SStOCk if« -. i' •' '" contains a very. j O ..-.-. -, extensive choice : o in •' of Furniture, of i Z^''- ;, '-r''" •' ■ ; English. Ameri • MB::aW "• '"~ can, Italian, and ; • o B_i Colonial mannfao ! ;dKflO" '■' - ture/and is sold at !z3 SMaj-VFURNITURE-! tha lowest possible I -•■ Ss^d -; prioe ..consistent 1 PeSn ' with durability ' <&S W„ ■" • and gOod taste; ,q M •■'■■- " and they:respect '' < i-; fully Invito an in j aj ■'::,!'■-...-.■ : speotion ot their I j3IOIUP ,"■' Show Rooms from I w those about to fur- I . •_• J :. . '.. . .-..Anisb.. \ .".J.'f. A Beautiful Lot I ' '.; .' of., Drawing-room ;.''-:-.'.'-:..-''..; , . CARPETS, just WivJ . •';;■ ' landed ox Oxford, ! -.QhH -".''. inOßt fashionable m_iSg_3? '■'"■* ■ . designs, and cer- JCHBtnOi ~ talnly very choice. H£HQ!z;M! : ■;:-■ , The "Worcester" o.otSq3S I f-ARPKTq J Stair Carpet has a OHgSgO f . CABFHTS 1 pile 'of horsehair, a^g<lHS ' and is the most W__.M'_.3«_; ' " '' durable ': Carpet i ,&,<_-3ri !'' "" aver made. Tapes-' I "--'gßin .-f..'. ~ try Carpets from few .*••-.*! 2s lid. ■ Handsome i Borders for Car ■ ' pets, Hearth Rugs i , i:;, -' ■ .■''/ ;i . I Vmade to match. /GARLICK & CRANWELL keep it \JT Ltlrge Stock of Floor Cloth's forffalls. Rooms and Offices, Linoleum, all widths, at lowest prices. GARLICK & CRANWELIi keep a Great Variety Of Austrian Bentwood Furniture, and American Cane Chairs. Whole sale and Retail. ' ( ■ • o-. " WE allow' a DISCOUNT of Five per Cent, on Furniture, Carpets, and Floor cloths, for Caßh Payments. BEDDING, all sizes, of our own manu facture, kept ready for Delivery. FURNITURE, and all other Geods, delivered Free In Town, and Book Cata logues sent to i intending Furnishers on ap plication. GARLICK & CRANWELL keep an immense assortment ot Iron Bedsteads. F ORNISH YOUR HOUSE From the CITY HALL ARCADE, GARLICK & CRANWELL, ; . ..■ .-_. ii . Proprietors. -NET________<_ AND Ui?HOMTEBEBB



Trade Mark, Waltham, MASS.-The American Watch Company, of Waltham- Massachusette, U.S.A., hereby give notico that their Trade Mark, " Waltham, Mass.," is now registered in the Australian Colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand. Proceed togs will bo taken against any person copying or imitating same, or any vendors selling or offering for "sale watches bearing colourable mitations or in any way infringing our rights —American Watoh Company, Waltham, Mass.



The following characteristic hit is from Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera:— '0 Gentle Jane was as good as gold, She always did as she was told. -. She never spoke when her month was full ; Or caught blue-bottles thoir legs to pull. Or spilt plom jam on her nice new frock, Or put white mice in the eight-day clock. Or vivisected her laßt new doll, Or fostered a passion for alcohol. And when sho grew up Bhe was given in marriage To a first-class Earl who keeps his carriage