SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

triraw -w a twr i Thlß Evening, O.M HIGH IWATKR} To _ morrow Morning, 1.38 SUNBKT.-Thifl Evening, 5.20 <-UNRISK.-To-Morrow Morning, G.3S MOON'S AGK.-New Moon, 23th, 10.3 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Argyle, 5.8., Crawford, from Whan(?arci

DEPARTURES.

WOllington, 9.8., Farquhar, for Tauranga Stella, 5.8., Fairchild, for tho North TO-DAY, Glenelg, s.s., Crawford, for Whangarei Mariner, schooner, Uuecn, for Russell Jkllnnie Hs.ro, schooner, Skinner, for Fovorty Bay Atlantic schooner, McKcnzie, for Lyttelton

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Rnasell-lona, Monday; Wellington, Wednes day Whangarei and Uussoll—Wellington, Wednes day Whiingnrel—Argylo. Tuesdays and Fridays ; Wellington, Wednesday and Friday

EXPORTS.

Pyr Tararua, for Napier:—so boxos candles, 12 bags flax, 260 noets pipes, 28 boxos ten, 10 bag limo, 3 packages furniture, JO boxes soap, G kegs casings, 5 bags oystors, i'Z packages sundries. For Akaroa—2 cases. For Uunedin—2B paok iigOH stones, i cases and parcoK For Mol bourne—2o bags lnflngaiieso, 222 bags ltmcjuicc, Ibox. Per Atlantlo, for Lyttolton—2s tons sashoa and doors, 100 boxes dynamite. Por Sissy, lor Suva-60,000 foet sawn timber. B Inwards Coastwise.—Droam from Tauria, ■With 23,000 foot timber and SOOO shingles; Totara from Port Charies with 30,500 foot tim ber; Wavo from Muhranga; Persevcranno from Warheke; Nancy from Thames, with 10,0000 feet timber. Outwards Coastwise.— Droam, for Tnirua; Totura, for Port Charles; Wave, for Mahurangi; Perseverance, for Waihoko. Tho schooner Atlantio cleared at tho Customs to-day for Wellington. The achoonor Minnie Haro Bailed for Povorty Day this afternoon with a full general cargo. The schooner Sissy cleared for Suva via Mercury Bay to-day with 60,000 feet timber for the former port. The schooner Sovereign entered at tho cus toms to-day for Raratonga, and the Sybil for Tahiti and Raratooga. The sohooner Waiwera has entered out at tho Customs for Admiralty Islands, Tho steamer Coromandel will bo laid up for inspection on Monpay and Tuesday, and will resume her regular trips on Wednesday. The s.B. Argyle arrived from Whangarei last evening with a cargo comprising 26 ca»es gum, 62 sacks gam. 50 cases fruit, 13 boxos eggs, 10 boxes buttor, 10 hoxes fowls and turkoys, 8 hidi s, 3 guns, i saoks chaff, about 3 tous sundrlos, and the following passengers;— Mrs Huddle, Miss McGregor, MrsKeane and son, Mr; Good and child, Messrs Smeaton, Buckhur.it, JlcConnel, Butler, Cooke, Hutoher, spragon. Nowlsn, Keamß, Smeaton, Soamore, Grant, iioss, Eagle, Corriman, and i others; and 9 steerage. The following of H.M.s ships of war were in Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour.on tho 16th lost.:— Alert, i guns, Captain J. P. Maclear; Alacrity, 1 gun, Lieut. Commander Richards; Beagle. 1 cun, Lieut Commander F. de Houghton; Con flict, 1 gun, Lieut Commander (i. Izat; Connor ant, 6 guns. Captain James Bruce; Kmcmld, 12 guns, Captain Maxwell : Miranda. G Buns, Hon. B. S. Uawson; Jienard, 1 gun, Lieut. Com mander BiDg; Sandily, 1 gun, Lieut. Com mander Maxwell; VVolvercne, 17 guns, Commodore Wilson. The echoonor Sybil, with a full general cargo, will sail for Tahiti on Monday or Tuesday next. Tho p.s. Anne Milbank, as sho now lies at Pnrua Bay, has been purchased by Mr C. Bailey, who takes a number of workmen down by the 8.8. Glenelg this evening, and will oom menco repairs immediately. The s.B. Rose Casey has been laid up for a fow flayß, in order to permit of sundry repairs to her boiler and a general overhaul. Tho ketch Fanny Thornton, from this port, for Lyttelton. via Hokianga, left tho latter place yesterday morning. The sohooner Onward, also from Auckland, arrived tho same day. Upon arrival of the s.s. Argylo from whan garei last evening it was arranged that the whole of her crow should be transferred to the B.s. Olenolg this ruorninir, and that tho Utt-r B owner shonld take up tho Whangarei trade of the former nnder command of Captain Craw ford. Tho Glenelg makes her first trip to Whangarei at 5 p.m. to-day with a cargo com prising 10.000 feet of pawn timer and a quintity of general cargo. Tbo s.s. Argyle has been placed in the hands of Messrs Fraser and Tinne for a general overhaul. The barque Superior is now 181 days out from New York and 27 days from Adelaide, which (latter) port she left for Auckland on March 20. Nearly all vessels arriving at Now Zoalsnd and Australian ports during the last few months have made extraordinary long passages, tho reason generally assigned being tho remarkably light weather prevailing. The harauo Syden ham and ship Oxford which arrived lMely, both ooenpiod OTOr 117 days on the passage out, and we have several other vessels now duo v»hich promise to make as lengthy or oven longer passages. Tho barque Loch Deo which left London for Auckland on December 25, is now 120 days out, the Chili 121 days, Peru 101 days, Avona 88 days. Fonr ships from 1200 to 1500 tons have just arrived at Sydney from Lon don, having all made very long Dossages, viz., the Midlothean 116, Hast Croft 121. Dunbar Csstle 119, and Moravian 119. It will be thu3 seen that the passage of vessels from London to New Zealand and Australia are averaging over 100 day a each.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

AERIVAL3. Bowena s.s., Amodeo, from Hokianga -— • TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Russell, this day. Arrivals: lona and Glimpse. Loaded: Cutty Sark, Orpheus, and Gipsy. Sailed: Wild Dnck and lona. Passengers: Messrs H. Williams, Salmon, Mason, Wells, Gardiner, Sutherland, Mrs Andrews, Captains Conway, Smith, and others. , Tauranga, this day. Arrived: Wellington, from Auckland, at 10.15 a.m.; Tararua, from Auckland, at 9.40 a.m. Timaru, yesterday. Arrived: Darcy Pratt, from Kaipara Sailed: M&rmion, for Kaipara Lyttklton, yesterday. Sailed: Penguin, s.s., for Akaroa and Kort Chalmers, and Te Anau, s.s., for Wellington. Melbourne, April 21. Arrived: The Union Company's steamer, Rotomahana, from tho Bluff.

COMMERCIAL.

Kvbninq Star Office, Friday. Messrs Cochrano and Son held a general goods sale to-day, consisting of articles of household use and furniture, with satisfactory results. Messrs E. and A. Isaacs sold tho steamer Anne Milbink as she lies stranded in Paraa Bay. She was purchased by Mr C. Bailey, of the Worth Shore, for £235. Mr "Welter Dowden had an excellent attend ance at his general weekly sale. Cheese (good) brought sd; bacon, 7Jd; hainn, 9}d: floor, damaged. 5s 6d per 100; medium flour, 8s; pota toes, 3s 6d; com boef, 3d; butter, inforior quality, 3d; pumpkins. 3s 3d: mangolds, Is i)d; pearl barley, lJ d; candles, BJd: and other KOods at proportionate prices. Messrs Carbines and Taylor held their usual Friday Bale, which was well attended. Poultry: Fowls, Is 8d to 2a : chickens. 9d each; ducks, 1b 9d; turkeys, 3s 6d. Kruit: Apples, 2d to 2Jd j aninoes, lid per lb. Produca: Beef, Jd to 2d per ); butter, 4d to 7d rer lb: onions, Id; bams, GJdtoSd; potatoes, £3 to £3 10j : bran. £tlOs; oatmeal, lid, and £6 per ton: flour, £11 15i; barley. 2a 9d; rice, 2Jd; maize, 3s to 3s Gd: oats. 2s3d to 2s Cd: herrings, 2s 61 per case; cheese, 2d to 'ltd per lb; sharps, 5s per lOOlbs; salt, 5s Cd ; tea, 188 per box; halt-chest, ;!* perlb; candles, 9d : soap, 8s per box: sugar, 3Jd to did; carrots, 3s 6d per cwt; hermat.te paint, 235; pumpkins, 3s fid per cwt. CiißisTcnrjßCff, April 21. Butter. Is per lb.; cheese, 6d to lOd per lb ; ham, Is per Id.; bacon, lOd and Is per lb. Dunedin, April 21. Prime miUing wheat. 3a 9d to 3s lOd: fair to good, 39 6d to 3s 8d ; oats, demand is good for Feed at Is 6d to 1b 7d; milling, Is 8d; prime malting barley, 3s 3d; fair, 3a. Share report :— Bank of New Zealand, £23 ; National, 665; Colonial, Ms 6d. Insurance-National, 28a ; Standard. Us 6d; Colonial, 12s; Union, 218 ; South British, 503; New Zealand, 70a. '"♦ ~

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET.

MR A. BUCKLAND'3 WEEKLY REPORT. At Mr A. Buckland'a sale, at the Greyhound Yards on Saturday, 15th, fodder was plentiful, meadow and oaten hay fetching from 2s to 3s 64 tier owt., and 55 bags of maizs wero disposed of at 28 5d per biwhel. An unusually large number Of horses -were yarded, being principally from WanKanui and of a useful stamp, although the bidding was laDguid. With few exceptions, all •were satisfactorily disposed of at prices ranging for medium draught and light coita, £12 to £25; useful harness horses, £13 35s to £21; light hacks, £6 to £10, and several well-bred -weight carriers ranging as high as £30. MESSRS HUNTER AND NOLAN'S WKEKLY REPOBT. Horaea.— The holidays have materially ai footed the livo stook market, and comparatively little business has been done. :Tho sale held on Saturday -was rather a quiet affair, less than the average numbor having been entered. Bidding was slow throughout the sale, and a smaller number than üßual changed hands, at no. note worthy alteration in value. Cattle.—The supply has been limited, but the demand Bteady. Dairy and store stocks wero unaltered in value. Top sorts of fat beasts were at last week's quotations, but for animals in sufficiently fattened vendors had to Bubmit to a slight decline. bheep.—There was by no meßns a large anpply, but prices receded as compared with last weok. Although the competition was steady throughout the Newmarket sale, prices receded 4d per 81bs. Lambs wore very scarce. Pigs.- Very few yarded. THAMES CATTLE MARKET. Messrs Banks and Co. report: Attendance good at Parawai. Fat cattle were plentiful, chiefly Including prime oxen and boiferß from Mr Douglas, ot Tauranga. Nice sized steera maintained late rates; extra heavy weinhta declined slightly. Sheep in full supply, and late rates maintained. Mixed sexes from Ma to to 158 3d. For a draught colt £35 was offered, bnt the reserve was higher. Several weedy hacks and unbroken ponies sold at nominal rates, from 27s 6d to £3 2s Gd. Best beef, 21s to 25b ; heavy -weights, 22s 6d; mutton, 2}d.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Wholesale. Ketall. s. d. s.d. sd. b. d. Butter, fs,lb 1 0-0 0 Milk, quart 0 4-0 0 Best Dairies 11-0 0 Butter, fs,lb 13-0 0 Butter, Bit, lb 0 o—o 0 Butter, salt 0 10—0 0 Cheese ilocal) 0 5-0 0 Cheese (coL) 0 8-0 0 Do., Cant. HH S Kggs.doz... 2 0-0 0 EgKß.doz. 1 0-0 0 Lard,lb .. 0 0-0 10 Lard, lb (tins) 0 7-0 8 Fowls, each 2 6-3 0 f Bacon and Hams, Ducks, each 2 G—3 0 I Provincial 0 7—olo Geese, each 5 o—7 0 Canterbury Hams Turkeys .. 5 0-7 0 and Bacon (in Bacon, lb.. 0 10—1 0 Cloth) .. 0 101-1 0 Hams, lb .. 10-13 Bread, id to lid per 21b loaf 4 Jams, per cane, 5 doz, 32b 6d. to 35b i

Butcher's Meats Retail. s. d. s. d. Roasting Bcof ~ 0 It too 7 Boiling fleef fl I— o 5 Mutton, hind-quarter .. ... _ 0 0 —'0 li „ foro-quarter 021— 0 3 Lamb, fore-quarter > n n — 0 6 „ hind-quartor J U v- v t> Porlc and Veal 0 6-0 7 Steaks _ 0 6-0 8 Chops and Sausages 0 5 — 00 Tallow beat (whole3alo)-mutton, 323 fid mixed, 253. Flour Market. vVholeaulo. & a. d Superfine Flour, silk drossod, per ton.. 12 0 0 Fine Flour, ditto, household .. .. 10 10 0 Sharps, per ton •• » « » Adelaide por ton *12~}2 ,2 n Oamaru, per ton .. .. - ••}„!„„ Dunodin, per ton JO 10 0 Cantorbury,porton .. .. .. .. 1« I« « Bran per ton (sacks inoludod) .. ..500 Cabin Bread }? » ?. Oatmeal 11 0 Pearlßarloy .. _ IS 0 0 HAY AND COttN MAIIKET. Wliolosalo. a. a. s.a; fid. *s- Malzo (Syd.) nono Hay, mo'dow „ (CaL) none ton pressed fl 0-0 0 „ (Kijn.) 3 3-3 i Lucorno, do 7 0-8 0 „ (Coast) 3 1-3 (i Straw (load) 0 18-1 10 Oats .. ..2 0-2 i Chatf .. ..I 10-5 0 Wheat (fowli 2 li—3 0 Hay (oaten) 5 10—C 0 Potatoes, £2 10s to £3. Retail. s. d. b. d. »• d- B. A. Maizo,bushol3 9—l 0 Lucorno, cwt.7 fi-S 0 Oate, ditto ..2 «—2 9 Oaten, ditto ti 0-7 0 Hran, IOOIbs 0 0-5 (i Straw, ditto 3 0-1 0 Whoat(fowl)3 6-3 01 ChalF. ditto fi C-fi 0 Hny. cwt. ..5 G-0 01 Potat'ea.ditto 3 3-3 9 Fijian ilalzo 3 G-3 9 Seeds.—Retail. b. d. p. d. s. d. s. d. Ryograss ..7 o—7 G Cocksfoot.bl.G B—7 6 Italian, do. .. 7 0-S 0 Trefoil, lb. 0 7—o 0 Red Clovor.lbO o—o 0 Ratstail. lb. 1 G-0 0 White Clover 1 1-1 3 Timothy, lb. 0 7-0 0 Alsylte. lb ..1 2-1 3 Lucorno, lb. 1 0-0 0 (lowgmss, lbl 0-1 2 ltapo, 10 ..0 a 0 0 Woolpaolts in quantity, 3s 3d to 3s Bd oach corn sacks. 83 to 9s lid por dozen. Foncing wiro Nos. 6, 7 and 8. assorted. £10 10s to £17 por ton Coal and Firewood Market. Coal.—Nowcaatlo (ship's side), cargo 35s por ton ; yard, 10s to 15s. Bay of Islands, at yards, 25s 6d; screened. 253 Od; ditto at tho mine, 12s; ship's sido, 23s Od. Waikato, at mino, 5s ;in Auckland 17s (3d to 225: Taupiri, at mines, 6a Gd to 12a ;at yard, ISs to 2(3; delivorcd, 253 to 28s. Wangaroi, at mino, 8s Gd: yard (steum), 17s; household, 225. Miranda, at yard (household), 18s; steam, 18?. Kamo (household), 2Ss, 30a delivered ; stoam,23s. Firewood.—Uncut, at wharf (cargo), 8s to 0a per ton ; delivered, 12s ; out, 11s to 10s. Kauri Gum and Flax MARKET. Gum continues wcak.Tho following sales havo been ett'ootcd since last Friday :—Good ordinary Kalpara and Whangarei at £31 to £33, Wni kato, £30 lo £33. Kast Coast, £10 to £12; receipts for April, 300 tons. Fr-AX.-Flncst quality £19—£22 por ton Tow G -8 Fungus id. por lb Bcildino Materials. Timiikr.—Boardßand Scantlins. 100 ft, bostl3s Od ; second class, 83 fid ; best planed, tonßuod and grooved, first-class, 15s ; second ditto, 109. Mills: Cargo, best, 9sGd; seo.-01a55,536d. Baulk, 5s Gd to 6s Gd. New Zealand Palings, sft (sap>, 10s; sft (heart) 13s; Gft, 13d Tl-troo Rails. £3 10s por 100; Puriri Posts. £G; Shingles, 14s per 1,030; Hobart Town Palings, sft, 17s; 6ft, 19a; ilobart Town Rails, 90s, selling quotations. Bricks (at Wbau.l 40aper 1,000; Town Yards, £2 15s: dclivored, £2 10s. Drain pipes, por 100, 6 inches bore). 303 ; 1 inobes. lls : 3 inches 9s 2 inches, £210s per 1,000 Bockot glazed pipes, IS inches 2a Gd per foot; 15 inches, 2s por foot; 12 inches, Is fid por foot; 9inohos, Is per foot; C inches, 6d per foot; i Inches, 4d por foot. Limb, Blacked. Is por] bushol; quick limo in saok, Is Gd to 2s.

Mail Notice.

Mails ■will Ci.osk as Undkk.— Tina Day. For Whanptaroi Heads, Parua, Waipu, Whan- Karoi, and Tongihua, per Aruylo, at 1 p.m. I For Whitiangi, per Minnio Hiun, at 1 p.m. ForThaincß, per Uotomahana, at 5 30 p.m. Saturday, 23rd instant. For Waitara, etc., por l.allu Kookh, at 8 a m. For Wulwera, Mahuranßi, Mataktina, Munga wai, So,, per ltoso Casey, «t. i) a.m. For Whitiangi, per Lagoon, nt 1) n.m. For Huaeell and Kawakawa, per Wellington, at 11 a.m. ForKarotonxa, per Sovereign, at 3 p.m. Monday, 25th Instant. For Coromandel, per Coromaiulel, at 11.30 a.m. For Rarotongaand Tnhltl, per Sybil, at 3 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, etc., per To Auau, at 3 p.m. For Russell, Kawaknwa, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona, at 1 p.m. ! Tuesday, 2Gth instant. For Taranaki and Southern Ports, por Wanaka, at 5 a.m. Tuesday, 20th instant. Per B.s. City otSydnor. aa follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States o£ America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Contlnont oJ Europe, at 1 p.m. For monoy orders, rogistcrod letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing ai: extra foo of elxponco. In addition to the postage, will bo received by the Mall Agent ou board tho steamer up to the time of sailing. This mall will bo duo in London on Tuesday, Juno 7, 1831. S. B. 8133, Chlof Postmaster. Chief Post-office. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

April 22nd, J.S3I. Thoatio Royal — Simonßon's Roynl Opera Company, "The Wnito Lady of Avenol," S p.m. Ali Saints'— Misilon Service, 7.30 cm. St. Paul's—Teachers' Meeting, 7.30 p.m. Albert Hall-Gillies' Industrial Exhibition, 10 a.m. until 10 d.iv. Drill-shed-Auckland Naval Brigade Monthly Inspection, 7.30 p.m. Ponsonby Club Hotel—Annual Genoral Mcot ing of Ponsonby Kegatta Club, 8 p.m.

Why women an bo soon, is an interrogatory that answers itself in o']r knowledge of thoir natural proclivity to neglect tho menus of Ibuild ing up their framos. Knterlng into tho married state, or habitua»3d to domestic labours, they trudge and toil, and exhausting their powers, grow callona to tho results, and fall into sedentary habiti. Unueed to buffet with the world, they havo nothing to call their activities into play, sayo within the narrow limits of home, little recking that a persistent and judicions two of Udolpho Wolfe's Hchiedam Aromatic Schnapps will tone their systoma and lit them for oven higher enterprises than they are wont to espouse.

Marriage.

CHRISTIAN- GOSSKT.-On April 20, at St. Mary's Church, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, by the Kov Charles M. Pym, assletod by tho Yen. Archdeacon Mannsell, Arthur Bufha. fourth son of tho lato Hobert Caldor Christian, to Mary Asia, third daughter of Major-Goneral Goasot, Koyal Engineers. PARKER-HALL-Cnlßth April, 1381, at St. Sepulchre's Church, br the Hey. Mr. Dudley, David Thomas Parker, third son of Mr. James Parker, to Elizabeth, youngest daughtor of tho lato John and Sarah liall. Liverpool papers pleaae copy.

Death.

ATKIN.-On Sunday, April 17, on board b s. Tararaa. Mary Hleanor, only daughter of K. T. and M. T. Atkin.

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1881.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For tho wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the dUtan cc, And the ood that we can do

THOUGH democratic leaders in all the colo- I nies have aroused popular excitement to fever heat over tho evils of Chinese immigration and "cheap labour," their arguments bavo hitherto lacked a good deal of the cogency which comes from imminence. It is truo that in Melbourne, Little Jjourke-street with . ita dens of ill-repute, and the purlieu of Lower George-street, in Sydney, gave the people a seasonable foretaste of what might be in store for them, and what had actually come to pass in fcian I'*raDcisco. But still the Mongolian influx was so gradual, and the residents bore so small a proportion to the mass of the population, that many persons not otherwise enamoured of the "Yellow Agony," deprecatedauy hasty legislation, ana declared that it would be time enough to takephysic when there was something like tangible evidence of the ex istence of disease. There can be no such plea I for delay now. A fortnight ago 1230 China men were landed in Sydney within a week, from the steamers Menmuir and Hungarian, and 700 more were advised by the Keumuir. , Yesterday, according to our cablegrams, an additional 200 were shot out from the Ilusaderc. Speaking the arrival of the i first shipload o Sydney journal says : — " The already crowded piggeries of Lower George-street and its back slums absorbed [ them like a sponge. In one place they were passed in narrow berths, tier over tier. Others again slept on the stone or earth floors of the dwelling houses with little if any bedclothes, and how diseases can be averted under the continued dirtiness and exposure it is hard to say. A member of the staff of this journal visited some ,of the rookeries. In one house entered the room was crowded with new chum Chinese 3ittiug, lyiDg, and aauatting everywhere. A subic foot ottho air of that room would pollute the whole of Moore Park." Public feeling in Sydney, it is needless to say, was fairly alarmed, and the only con solation which appeared to afford relief was m assurance that a large propoition of the unwelcome visitors were bound for Victoria md New Zealand, a piece of information which ia by no nicaus consolatory to this iolony. The invasion, however, has taken ilace at the right time to aid Sir Henry Parkes' rigid anti-Chinese law, and no loubt the other colonies will be forced by it nto something \\k o s i UC ere concern for the veil-being of our industrial population. The I .nti-Chinese measures iv California have urned the stream from the Pacific oaat and increased ita volume southwards.

By last advices from the Hawaaiin islands : wo learn that the native race thero has been completely swamped, and even the landed estates arc rapidly falling into tho hands of tho interlopers. Distant though tho contingency may seem there is iio assurance that tho same thing will not happen to sonic of these colonies. The dense population of China is bursting its borders, and the torrent poured on the coast of California, proved a seriously dis turbing element in a State possessing a, population doublo that of New Zealand. Socially, morally, and industrially, any largo iullux of Clnneso would be % source of serious embarrassment to tin's colony, and i it should be avoided l>y tho adoption Of simple prcventative measures.

Thu maunder of the National Bank is in receipt to-day of a cablogrufti from London informing him that tiro balance of the En dowiuout Loan ((£14,600) forwatded home by the City Council forconvorflion, lias boon disposed tit at £112 per bond. Originally some-of these bonds wore .sold iv Auckland us low us £1)0. We understand Hint His Worship the Mayor is Houding homo by tho mail un order for books for the Free Public Library to the value of the full amount of his lion onirmni. It is also in contemplation to treat the citizens to a grand ball. Mr J. M. Clark certainly cannot bo charged with any lack of liberality in sustaining the honours of hia position. The annual meeting of tho subscribers to the Orphan Homo is to be held on Tuesday evening next, and not on Thursday, as erro neously .slated i:i out last impression. Another race betwerti tho open boats Madge and Observer taken place in the harbour tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon, starting from the Quoen-nlreet wharf at 3 p.m. Tho crews are nil to be amateurs - each boat carrying four hands and one fair play man—and the UMial (2) working nails only will bo usod. The course arranged is; — From tho end of Qucou-slraot wharf, round Daphne, Spit buoy, round jjUaphue iijiain, round tlio buoy oil' the side ot tbo wharf, twice round. Mr T. MemleiHon, juur.. will act as starter and umpire on this occasion. Tho Art Union in aid of tit. Patrick's Cathedral was drawn last night. The prizo list will be published iv SI'AU to-morrow, and can lie seen at school building, corner of Uobson and Welinglon-streetthia evening. People do not seem yet to have found out that tho JKegistrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, has removed his ollico to llio old Property Tax Ollico, next the District Court, Eden Crescent. The ollico adjoins the old Waste Lands Ollke at the back of tho Supreme Court. It will be remembered that sonm six or seven years ayo the lion. S. 1). J lasting, of Madison, Wisconsin, visited the Aus tralian colonies upon a mission connected with the Independent Order of (jood Templars, of which order ho was lor many years tho chief presiding ollicer. By tho last San l'Yaucisco mail, a letter was received iv Sydney from Mr Hasting* by Air L. E. Harcus, U.W.C.T, of tho order iv this colony, dating that ho (Mr Hastings) expected to visiS New Zealand in the course of tho present year, under engagement to the Grand Lodge there, for a course of lecture?, We understand that the executive ollicers of tho Grand Lodge iv this colony aie endeavouring to arrange witb the New Zealand Good Teni pl-.us for a participation of the advantages to be derived from Mr Hastings' sei vices in this work.—"S.M. Herald." Mr Kichard Anthony Proctor.Jtho emi nent astronomer, who while here made an impression on more than one creature, is about to f^ive the world a Hat contradiction of the adage)(liaconuin, we believe), "Love enters not tlio brain whore learning dwells." At Auckland Mr Proctor met Mrs Crowley, a charming widow who, like himself, wiis a passenger by the American mail, lieforo the steamer reached Honolulu the pair bad b.'come engaged, and had arranged to get married at Ban Francisco. As Mr Proctor already has six children, and his fair charmer two, it cannot be denied that the happy couplo begin lifo auspiciously.- "Sidney Bulletin." Wo believe that before another boating season come* round extensive arrangements will have been made to hold a regatta in connection with the borough of Parnell. A gentleman who takes a great interest in acqnatiea is impressed with the suitableness of St. George's Bay as the locality for such an event, and is at present considering the matter. Holms discussed the proposal with several influential residents of Parnell, and has been promised support, both iv respect of patronage and pecuniary requirements. Tho many hills and benutiful slopes over looking the bay is also a great inducement to have such a festival; for a more suitable locality, both for viewing the races and pie nicing, could scarcely oe imagined. Wo trust the matter will not be allowed to drop here, as was the fate of another such move ment a short time a<;o. In a biography of the lute Earl lioaeoua field, a writer in the " Sydney Mail " says ; —" It is one of the most curious freaks of fortune that the world has ever witnessed, that the leadership of a party with which the maintenance of the position and privileges of the State Church is, or was, supposed to bo peculiarly identified should have devolved upon Mr .Disraeli. His con nection with Christianity was entirely accidental, and was, if the generally recog nised account of it bs true, based upon Heine's aphorism that " tho certificate of baptism is the card of admis sion to European culture." For it vhb simply because Kogers, the poet, thought that it would be a shaino to deprive bo promising a youth of the social and po litical advantages of Christianity, that Disraeli, at twelve years of age, was taken by Kogers and baptized in the parish of St. Andrew's on 31st July, ISI7. ' This was done witb the assent of his father, although Disraeli had been received into tho Jewish community. The usual cry of the majority is, " things are dull," but yesterday the opposite, " too busy," was the tune of city hotel-keepers in spite of the repeated invitations of Mr Henry Fuller, the indefatigable secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' to attend a meetiug "closely affecting their interests.1' "This will surely bring them out " said the secretary ; but no, they were all too busy ; they were willing to subscribe their guineas, but not to assist in the work necessary to success. The secretary was half inclined to despair of getting a quorum, when one dropped in will then another, until at last seven gathered together, enough to constitute a meeting, and the business commenced. Mr Gorman, who had acted as President tor several years, wits desirous of retiring in favour ot some one else, but no successor came, and rather than the Association should be without a head, which grand omission would render the body comparatively useless, Mr Gormau was induced to consent to his re election. Ho expressed his regret that publicans should be "too busy" to give about twelve hours in the year to a society which was specially designed for tho trade, but it appeared they were all "too busy," and it was useless to urge them against 'their will. In the Domain Cricket Ground to-morrow the Bank of New Zealand will play against a combined eleven chosen from the other banks, and in order to make* the match at tractive, an excellent baud has been en gaged, which will play a choice selection of music during the match. On the same ground a match with broom sticks will be played by the Weet End Cricket Club, and if the w.ather should prove fair, we expect that a considerable number of people will be iv attendance. Considerable discussion took place at the meeting of the Harbour Hoard yesterday afternoon on the motion by Mr Clark, to the effect that the Board concurs in tho appointment by the City Council of an arbitrator to settle the differences in respect of the maintenance of streets on reclaimed lauds. Mr Waddell seconded the resolu ' tiori. The Chairman and Mr Jioylan were in favour of legal opinion bain?taken in the matter. The clerk road the legal opinion given by tho Attorney-General, that the City Council having included tho reclaimed land in the city, subjected it to the pro visions of the Municipal Corporations Act, and it was, therefore, their duty to make and maintain the roads. Messrs Aickin aud Thompson supported the resolution, and Messrs Isaacs and Daldy opposed it. The latter gentleman moved, asi an amendment, and Mr Morrin seconded, that they omit all tlio words after "to settle the matter," and add, "in which the powers and duties of tho Harbour Board and City Council conflict." Tho amendment was carried by (i to 5. The following further amendment as substantive motion was moved by Mr Morrin and carried : "That after the word ' matter ' in the resolution tho following words be added:—'He streets in dispute on the re claimed land between the City Council and the Harbour Board.'" An amendment by ,' Mr Boylan that tho motion be postponed until the Chairman obtain legal opinion was lost. A match between the Alphas amlOtahuhu [Second Eleven) will be played iv tho Domain to-morrow at 2 p.m. sharp. The ollowiug represent tho Alphas : —Jackson captain), Cooper, Cutler, Orancb, iidmis on. White, Frost, Hay, McDermott, and Kilpatriclc; S. Dewar and A. Dewar, imergency.

A prisoner named Thomas Fidgett, alias Sheldon, who was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude at tho Criminal Sessions at the Supreme Court, in April, 1870, for setting lire to stacks at Otahuhu, died suddenly last night in Mount Eden gaol.

The return match between Onehunga and Auckland will bo played, in the Domain to-morrow, on Nu. 1 wicket. The following will represent Auckland :--V. Bindo'n, F. Uuckland, A. Cameron, C. Chceseiiian, W. Nrcholls, It. 11. l»id, J. Roach, W. W. Robinson, TliompWh, 1?, Williams, H. Williams4**.

The Ha'ibour Board yesterday agreed to increase the salary of tho Eti<*ineor to £450 per annum, on cohdition that he devotes the whole of his time to tho work of the' Board.

At the mooting of the Harbour Board yesterday afternoon tho motion by Mr Aiekon providing that it .shall not be com petent for committees to take up matter other than that relocated to tbpiu by tho Board was ruled out of order by tho Chair man. It was stated that tho motion was really a new bye-law.

At the meeting of tho City School Com mittuo'last night, Miss A. Harkisa applied to be recommended to the Board for appoint ment to the vacancy .at High-street cuuaed by the retirement of Miss Sinclair. Tho application was granted, It wbh agreed that Misses Mary JiallantillO, AlicePurting tou IVttitt, and Julio UarUenmu, should he allowed to withdraw tho resignations previously tendered.

The ehurell at Norfolk-Island has been without 11 recognieod head nil tho years miice the Pitcairn occupation, and yesterday the people electud to ho in tho dioccao of Melanesia, pending, of coursu, tho approval of the Governor, and conditional also on Bishop Solwyn add ing "Norfolk Inland" to his title, which will then read, " Bishop of Melanesia and Norfolk Island."

From the following telegram which ap peared in Sydnoy papers, it would appear that tho Oity of Now York did not call at Honolulu on her up trip: -"London, April 4. Tliu City of New York wan disabled four dnya after leaving Auckland, owing to the breaking of tho crank pin, Sail wiih then Hindu, and acoiirnoshapedforKau Francisco, avoiding Honolulu, Sho met with very favourable wcullior during tho passage, mid behaved splendidly under canvas?."

Tho King of Anhnnteo sent a fresh mes senger t<> the Governor of tho Gold Coast, disclaiming the ambassador's threat as to attacking the British. It was, ho staten, the ambassador's own act, and should be overlooked. The sentiments of the King towards Kugland appear to be most friendly. A gold axe was sent with the ambassador, Tho Colonial Minister, in communicating the aboVo intelligence to Parliament, added that the Governor of the Gold Coast, never theless, thought the situation not altogether satisfactory ; in fact ho had no doubt that it was the energetic military preparation ot the British authorities alone that indicated tho King of Ashauteo to assume a pacific tone.

To tho Editor: Sir,—My dog has just returned a piteous sight, with his eye ball cut through by a shot from a catapult, I have also heard of several children being struck by these illegal and dangerous instrument*, 1 do not remember the time wliou tlicy were so common and openly used as at present. 1 suppose the authori ties arc waiting for koiiio child's eyesight, to bo do.ttioyed before they tako action in tho matter. In many nnsea the parents should be ni'ulo responsible, us they allow their children to have them und go forth quite indifferent to the mischief they might do.— l nm, Sc, Caution.

To the Editor: Sir, —On reading the report of the Licensed Victuallers' meeting, which appeared in your issue of yesterday, 1 noticed that Captaiu Mahon was elected to tho ollice of treasurer. 1 beg to state, if such is the case, that I have been elected to tho position without my consent being ob'niucd ; ami, further, that 1 have no con nection with tho Association iv any shape or form. Trusting that you will kindly amend tho report,—l remain, yours, &c, Ow'nN MAIION, Captain, Victoria Killcs.

To the Editor, Sir,—l find in your paper a lt'tter dated April 20th where James K. I'oole, one of our local bookmakers of a small scale, a minor satellite, makes froo mention of my name, and endeavours to placo me in an ignoble position, over the late Steeplechase protest—a protest that raided indignation in tho mind of every honest man that day ou EllorslioJ'raco course, as it was considered a glaring insult tn ordinaly intelligence, aud was raised, as supposed at the time, and afterwards proved, for tho purposo of perpetrating n mean swindle, if not a robbery. Mr l'oolo iv his letter snys ho did not state in my prcftcuco —and others —he did not oiler fivn pounds as his share among the Confederacy ou tho day of anxious excitement to have it proved that Sportsman went the wrong course. Now, Mr Editor, I not beini; in the habit of telling lion or speaking falsely for gain or interest, I reiterate my statement made before tho steward, and toll Mr J. K. Poolo he did oflbr iivo pounds for the purposo alleged ; that ia, t» represent right wroni; aud wrong right, und I now challenge J. K. I'onle to come before the Auckland stewards or Tattersall's to have his grievance properly aired and this discreditable proceeding fully investigated, as I hold truth to bo tho basis of all excellence.—Yours, &c, WILUAM Potter, Epsom.

The case of W. J. Napier v. Messrs i'eltzer, Villeval, and Cailliau, was con tinued at the llesident Magistrate's Court after we went to press yesterday. After the completion of the plaintiffs caac, Mr Hcsketh asked for a nonsuit, on the ground that a reasonable time was not given to get the money when the demand was made. His Worship, however, held that the bill of sale was clear on the point that the money must bo ready for payment on demand; that, iv fact, tho defendants would have had to keep it iv the house. H. S. F. Peltzer deposed that tho plant was removed at the time of seizure in a careless manner, and a portion of the type was injured. Mr Napier said he was going to start n newspaper with it. A. Villeval stated that the press was worth £65 when it was seized. It was in good order. Tho type and press were injured in the removal. W, J. Geddis deposed that he purchased the plant for £S0 iv order to start the "St. James' Chronicle." It was subsequently sold to the defendants for £65, and tho money had been paid. The plant was in a very disorderly state in the auction roonnhrough negligence in removal. It would have taken a man about a fort night to put it in order. If the type and press had been cleaned, they would have been worth about £45 or £50. £20 was certainly not a fair price. Tho Court then adjourned till Monday next.

BOARD OF HEALTH.

SOPPET'S BONE MILL.

. At the conclusion ot the City Council busi . ness last night, the members present re- E solved themselves into a Board of Health . for the consideration of a petition from a j number of residents in Freeman's Bay, com [ plaining of the nuisnncc caused by tho noxi ; oils diluvium from Soppctt's bone mill, »nd, [ calling upon the Board to take legal proceedings for its abatement.— A report from the Sanitary Inspector con tained the following statement:—" In my opinion tho cause of tho complaint is from the steaming of bones previous to their bcinir crushed. The system adopted is : The bones arc put into a. large iron boiler, then hermetically sealed up. Steam from the engine boiler Is let on to tho bones— they arc literally steam-boiled. After being subjected to this process for some time, all impurities that may have berm attached to tho bones icave them and tho steam and water become impregnated with tbo same. The steam is then blown oil' into an iron tank filled with water and a small por tion of coal tar to qualify the cflluvia. The water that may have formed in the boiler from condensed steam is run into a. drain that connects with the lone culvert | that runs across the lower end of Victoria street into Freeman's Bay. I would sug gest that Mr Soppet be requested to run a pipe into the Waitemata, below low water mark, so as to convey both steam and water from bones he has steamed on said pre mises. The report also stated . that an investigation had been mado of tho culvert, the result being that the) In spector had "not the least hesitation in sawing the smell arising therefrom is caused by tho (ilthy drainage from the steamed bones." It was agreed to instruct the Council's solicitor to take action in ihe matter, while tho Surveyor is to be diroctfid to remove certain obstructions from the culvert. A Smokk Nuisance.—Messrs Holland and Butler wrote complaining of a nuisance occasioned by the smoke from Leahy's smithy at the foot of Albert-street.—lt was; resolved that Mr Leahy should be requested to remedy the nuisance. ' Tho meeting then dissolved. |"

SCINTILLAIIONS.

"Bo brief; (or It ia with words as with eun beaniß: tho more- they are condensed the deopor they burn."—Southed.

A NihilfA—the cricketer, whose score isO, MaVi wants but little here below, and he gets it. , i When, discharged for sleeping on duty a watchman got a knapsack.

Learning is well euorigb, but it hardly does to cive a £1,000 education to a £1 h,oy. Wunn Lung would be a good name for a consumptive Chinaman. ,

Why should tho, heroine in tlio play always die of consumption ? Let its have dropsy for a change. They t,ell us matches are made in Heaven, but somehow they never smell that way when you strike :em.

"My husband is Very dear to mo. I believe the exact figures are something like £250,000 per annum."—Baroness Burdott- Cohtts.

The report published by the "Thames Advertiser," that Mr F. M. P. Brookiield has been appointed a judge of the Native L ands Court, is deniod.

Tdn years ago1, during an cduoatjonal crisis, the Duke of Norfolk and the Marquis of Bute contributed to tho B. C. educational fund the sum of £80,000.

Mr Cole, the basket-maker, had insured in the Victoria Ollioe for 18 years, and tho Inspector, on his last Visit to Auckland, declined to reiicw, owing to the character of the buildings. Much sympathy is felt for Mr Cole's serious loss.

Captain Stcclo, Messrs Grant aiid Fos ter's agent, has settled all the outstanding dillicultios, and expects to put some of the settlers, who are already here, on tho land at onco.

Mr Watt, R.M. of Dunedin, in iii an un pleasant position. Owing to adverse criti cism in that city, the GOvernmont removed him to Oainaru, and now the residents at the latter pluco arc petitioning against the transfer.

It in said that at least 400,000 oranges have conic into Auckland market from the islands during tho last week.

T'imaiu showed the highest death rate last month, namely, 237. The Auckland ratowns 153 ; Christ-church, 158; Duuedin, 1 '25; tho l'liamcH, which is usually low, 1-72.

ThcGovcrnorsof Wellington College havo entrusted tho now principal, Mr Mackay, M.A., of Aberdeen (recently of Nelson College) with the selection of all his stall.

The Adelaide Chamber of manufactures give £f>o, on £250 being raised by public subscription, towards the repression of the sparrow nuisance.

A telegram from Mr Moll wraith, Queens land Piomier, states that ho believes ho will be able to come to terms iv regard to the tians-coutiiicutal railway within n week. The basis of the proposed agreement is the granting of 10,000 acres per miloof Western, and 12,000 acres of the Gulf country.

Iv a discussion with a temperanco lecturer a toper asked: "If water rots your boots, what ell'ect must it havo on the coats of your stomach '!"

That thoro is no placo like homo striken a man most forcibly when ho finds its 10 minutes past ono and the parson has only reached the third lastly.

Kveu tho late Thomas Carlyle—shrewd ami outspoken as he was—could never ac count for tun fact that the man who talked like au angel invariably had a devil cf a time of it at home with his wife.

/ro "ohnrry-llpo," net in v pout, A caso of " HwootncHH lonif drawn out?''

(•irlHHiick ihutr lint) to muko ilium thin— A CttßO of hWotjtnoHM long drawn iv. Thero was a young woman named llannah, Who slopped on a rottim banana; With a dull heavy " thud " Shu sat down in lh« mud, la a vory ridiculous maunali.—

THEATRE ROYAL.

"ILTKOVATOKE."

Tins grand tragic opera, in four acts, by Verdi, was repeated last night by Simon sen's royal English and Italian Opera Com pany,before a large and tathionablc audience, whose frequent applause evinced a thorough appreciation of the musical treat. Tho listeners, however, were slightly dispirited before the rising of tbe curtain by Signor Kiccardi's announcement claiming «yin pathy on behalf of Madame Siruoiiscu who was mifTcringfroin a severo cold and hoarse ness, which caused some peri-ous to think that this eminent artiste would not bo able to appear. Madame Simousen, how ever, was equal to tho occasion, and as she proceeded she overcame physical difficul ties, This splendid opera has long been a favourite in England, Germany, and is considered by ionic critics a<i the best of Verdi's productions. Tho story or the opera and a general criticism were given in a previous issue, on its first representa tion by thU popular compauy,and, iv merit, tho performance was quite equal to that of tho previous evening. In tho pceue between Leonora and Mnnrico (Signor Paladini) MadainoSimonsenappoarediu full strength of voice, aud her temporary defect arising from a cold, was not in the least observe-

able, and she arose abovo the difficulty to tho gratification of the auditory. The whole of the opera was comparatively fault- Jess j its many pleasing scenes all'ordinj* scope for the full display of passion and feeling. The parts by Signor Hiccardi, Signor Paladini, Siguor Lulsetti, and the Misses Simonsen deserve merited commendation. Miss Leonora's render ing nf Azucona ,was admirable The several touching aira popularly known, associated with "II Trovatorc," were thoroughly enjoyod, and their merits warmly acknowledged.

" THE WHITE LADY OF AVENEL."

The opera announced for this evening will be English, aud consequently will nppeal to a wider auditory, viz., the " White Lady of Avenel," the scenes of which are based upon a Scottish romance, and of which tho following account is briefly given by Mr Simon sen :—The French libretto was adapted from Walter Scott's celebrated novel, "The Monastery," a»d is acknowledged to bo one of tho finest plots ever laid before the public. It was re-adapted and translated for the English sta«o by A. Baildon, Esq., expressly for Mr Martin Simonsen, whoso sole property it is. The action takes placo iv Scotland in the year 1759.

Lord Avonel (prior to the opening of the opera) has died abroad, having been pro scribed and exiled after the battle of Oulloden as a partisan ot tho Pretender. Ho had left his estates and heir Julian in tho caro of Gavestou, his steward. Gaves ton, with tho desire to appropriate his estates and other proporty, confides Julian, under the nanio of George, to Duncan a ship captain, who takes him away and ill-uses him. After a little while George (Julian) escapes and joins tho army. He afterwards meets Duncan on his death bed in London, and learns some particulars of his own history, but not enough to lot him know who ho is. In the meantimo Gavcston hns decided to nominally sell tho estate by auction aud buy it himielf. The night previous to tho sale Georgo re turns by chanco to tho place of his birth, and is visited by Anna (a prot6gts of the late Lord Avenel), who fre quently appears as tho spectral White Lady of A venal —assuming this disguise to defeat tho wicked machinations of Gaves ton. She visits George at night, and he be lieves her to be the spectre of tho white lady, about whom ho has hoard so many re ports. Ho is directed by her to oboy one whom she will send to the pale, nod ho is thero instructed to bid for the estate. He does so, and is allowod till twelve o'clock next night to pay for it. He is penniless, but at the last moment Anna (who lias again assumed tho disguise of the white lady) appears to tho assembled com pany, declares George to be the lost heir, Julian, and discloses the fact that Gavestou had made away with vast sums of money, etc., etc. Gavestoii is confounded, and yields. Anna marries Julian, who takes his estates and other property, and Gavcston in disgrace disappears from the scone. No expense has been spared to make this opera a success, and the performance will be as near an approach as possible to the several performances witnessed by Mr Simonsen iv Paris : new dresses, scenery, accessories having been expressly made to give due effect to tho presentation of this great work.

FIJI.

Wk have files of Levuka papers to the 26th March.

The "Times "says:—" The weather has lately been very bad and .unsettled to windward, Sickness also . has been very prevalent in tbe province of lav, both amongst, whites and natives. Tho com munity are' suffering trom an attack of morales, and many deaths have* already taken place. The disease is not of that virulent type which formerly decimated the group, but every precaution should bo taken to prevent it, from spreading." The labour season was about to com mence, aud extensive preparations have been mado for cruising among the islands. Toe "Fiji Argus," however, gives a note of warning to captains and agents of labour vessels. It says that in most of tbe casosof massacre which have occurred to the crews of labour aud trading .vessels during pre ceding seabons, the cause may be traced to the inexperience or foolhardiness of some of tho persons concerned.

THE SUEZ MAIL.

LATEST EASTERN NEWS,

BoMtiAY, March 25, AN expedition consisting of 40,000 native troops aud brigadqs, held in reserve as Bupport, has been [determined against the Wines in punishment of the raid mado Bomo time ago by that tribe upon Tank.

Tho "Press Comniissionership has been abolished.

The Amir's late envoy to Calcutta is now well on his way back to Kabul. Besides ammunition the Government has sent 22 elephants as a present to the Amir. It is generally regarded as being settled at Kabul that Abdul Kaham will take posses, siou of Kandahar, Five regiments aud Rome guns are already on their way from Kabul to Kandahar. The evacuation of the Kybor Pans by tho British troops was satisfactorily concluded on 20th.

Owing to the recent conspiracy at Kola pur, the Government lias deemed it lit to semi a detachment of European troops to that station for its protection.

MASSACRE OF TEACHERS AT KALO, NEW GUINEA.

(To tho Editor of the Sydney "Herald.") Sin,—l hand you for publication an account of tho massacro of teachers just received from the Key. T, Boswick,—Yours, &c, J. P. auNUKitLANI), Agent of London Mis sionary Society,

" From telegrams previously sent, you will havo heard of tho recent massacre of tho mission party in Hood Bay, New Guinea. The particulars arc in brief thus : —

" On the 7th instant, our Hnla teacher along with 5 Hula youths, left per -whale boat for Kalo and Korcpunu, with the intention of removing the teachers and their families to Hula for a lew days owing to their ill-health. As Kalo lies midway between Hula aud Kcrcpunu, tho boat party called at Kalo first, to apprise the Kalo teachers of their intention to call there on the return journey. Arrived at Kcrepunu, they took on board the teacher, his wife, and. two children along with a native youth, Ou reaching Kalo the chief catered the boat and talked away with those iv tho boat until tho arrival of two other teachers, one wife, aud two children ; then when all was ready for departure, he stopped ashore, and this appears to have heon the prearranged signal for attack to the crowd assembled on tho bank. At the commencement of tho attack tho chief warned his followers not to injuro tho Hula anil Kcrcpunu boys, but in the melee which ensued two of the former were killed, the other four escaping by swimming tho river. When the attack began our Hula teacher struggled bravely to drive off tho as sailants and limit the boat, but his efforts were unavailing, a fourth spear putting an cud to his resistance. The rest appear to havo beeu despatched almost without a struggle. One spear slew both mother and babe, and another spear performed the same ollice for tho other mother and her babe. Iv the excitement the Kalo teacher's child, a boy of somo five years old, got out of the boat to run home for Bafety, and was mot and speared by the very boy who nursed and teuded him. The only two bodies recovered were those of the Kercpuuu teacher's wifo and babe, and these were severally interred at Hula and Kerepunu. The whaleboat was also secured by the Hula natives. For the two youths who were accidently speared, the Kalo people mado speedy reparation by payment of compensation ; but of couiso no reparation need be nude for the other ten innocent ones, teeing that theso were foreigners.

"Though ie above massacre was alto gether unprovoked, yet the cause thereof is not far to seek. Lnat July a party of seven Chinamen were massacred .at Aronin, and for months after the natives anxiously awaited punishment; but their expectations were |donmrd to he disappoiutcd. In October 11.M.5. Conflict was tent to investi gate the truth of the reports, and after a stay of a few hours the vessel left again, the natives having been assurod of the continued goodwill of tho foreigners towards them. Now, behold the result of the above visit. A short time ago Koapina, the Aroma chief, attended a feast at Kalo, and there landed tho successes obtained over the foreigners along the coast, dwelling chiefly upon the number of lives taken, the plunder obtained, and the fame acquired by those who had done these dar ing deeds, and finally upon the fact that no corresponding punishment had been inflicted upon the natives. He then ad vised then to seek after similar famo. Such advice they have not been slow to follow :—

" Within the last two and a half years, no less th&n eight massacres have taken place on the South-eastern coasts of New Guinea, or in the immediate vicinity, and what ha 3 beeu done in return ? A few villages, plantations, and canoes, have been destroyed, and some half dozen natives acci dentally shot.

"Such is not justice even in tho eyes of tho natives, who arc firm believers in tho lifc-for-life theory ; whether it be British justice and impartiality let others decide. The natives consider tho visits of war vessels to bo a sublime farce, and say, "man-of-war, ho like one big woman." It is but a few week 9 since one of ll.M's vos-ols, with over 100 men ou board, called at Tcsto Island, ou the way to punish those who were parties to the late massacre near Brooker Island. The captain was informed that ten canoes had just arrived from Brooker Island with the main part of the population thereof, as well as the two Torres Straits men, who have played so im portant a part in recent massacres.

" Owing to tho isolated position, and smallness of Teste Island, as well as its freedom from bush, tho whole party could easily have been secured. What do we find I Three armed parties go ashore, and after breaking up nluo of tho canoes, return unsuccessful. Then, through tho efforts of the teacher, one ot the two noted characters was brought in a prisoner, and with this in dividual, and two -witnesses, the illustrious party left for the South. It will bo some what surprising if tho prisoner is not ac quitted after a brief visit to Sydnoy, and possibly to Fiji.

" In reference to the Rabo massacre, the natives ot the surrounding places say very significantly, ' unless this be severely punished, look out for Port Moresby to morrow, meaning of course an early oppor tunity.' It is tho firm opinion of the Key. J. Chalmers, and othc.n Europeans now at Port Moresby' that one decisive, severe and exemplary punishment will arrest this massacring fever, and in this opinion I fully concur. But unless tho authorities are do tormiued to make the punishment of such, a character, they had far bettor 'stay away from New Guinea altogothcr as their previous temporizing and futile visits have done considerable harm, and tended to place the lives of foreigners in preater jeopardy. If such policy be per sisted in, it is more than probable that many lives (both of foreigners and natives) will in future be needlessly sacriiiced.

" Let punishment either be thorough or not at all.

" I remain, &c, " Tiios Beswick."

" P.S.—To Messrs Cairn aud Goldie and party we ninst express our thanks for the efficient and willing help rendered iv tho removal of ur Aroma teachers."

CABLEGRAMS.

[Keuter's Telegrams.]

THE TURKO-GREEK DIFFICULTY.

LONDON, April 20.

In consequence of the continued difficulty in the way of the settlement of the Turko- Greek frontier question, the Powors have now made a proposal to tho Government of the two countrio3 that a convention should bo held under their auspices with a view to bring about a complete and final determin ation of the frontier difficulty.

EAKL BEACONSFIELD'S FUNERAL,

LONDON, April2o.

The executor of the will of the late Earl Beaconslield has dccliued tho proposalmade by the Kight Hon. W. E. Gladstone that the funeral of the deceased should be- pub licly performed. The will of tho lato Earl directs that the funeral should be performed in the most simple manner, and that his body should bo interred iv his wife's vault at Hughenden.

AMERICAN HARVEST,

NEW YOItK, April 20.

The American harvest prospocts aro un favourable, owing to the crops generally having been severoly damaged by frost,

AUSTRALIAN.

NEW QUAIITZ KEEF

SYDNEY, April 21

It is reported that an auriferous quartz reef has been discovered at Mount Brown goldlield, LADY GuRPON, SYDNEY, April 21. Sailed : The Pacific Mail Company's steamship City, of Sydney, for San Fran cisco, via Auckland. Lady Gordon is a passenger for New Zealand,

INTERCOLONIAL EIGHT OARED RACE.

VICTORIA VERSUS NEW SOUTH

WALES. The intercolonial eight-oared race, which came oil' in Sydney harbour, resulted in a grand victory for the Victorian crew. The names of the crows were :—Victoria : F. G. Hughes, list lib; J. Booth, list Clbs ; J. L. Irving, list 41bs ; K. D. Booth, 12st 41bs; 11. Hopkins, 13st Slba ;W. H. Tuckett, 12st 4lbs; K. Brown, list 121bs; G. E. Upward (stroke), 12st; W. Bray (cox), 4st. New South Wales :C, A. Bros, lOst 121bsj C. W.Gaden, list 131b?; J. Arthur, 12stlll>; W. G. Anslow, list lolbs; W. J. Brett, list 71bs; C. S. Salmond, 13at 4ll»< ; A. Fmlayson, 13st 2lbs;D. Lord (stroko), Ilst7lbs; W. Foster (cox), ssl3lbs. lioth crews got well away, tho Sydney men Hettins; iirst hold of tne water. There was intense excitement amongst the onlookers, especially when tho Victorians quickly drew to the front, the Sydney crew pulling 40, very unsteadily, and splashins; con siderably. When the Commodore was reached, Victoria had n slight advantage, and were rowing beautifully sit 42 strokes to the minute while Sydney wore only doing 40. The dark blues continued to in crease the lead, and reached the mile point at 4.38, being Srnin 20dec after the start, about two lengths and a half in advance By the time Putuey was reached tho Melbourne crew had increased their lead to six lengths, and had reduced their stroko to 40, while the Sydney men continuod tho pace at which they started. The race was now virtually over. The victory of tho Victorian crew from the first half mile was never in doubt, and the result proves that the Victorians were much more finished oarsmen, and wcut away throughout with a dash which was exceedingly pretty to look at. Of the Sydney eight both Mr Lord and Mr Fiulayson rowed gamely and well; some of the others appeared considerably distressed.

PRIVATE CONCERT AT NORTHCOTE.

" Coming events cast their shadows," and the apothegm of the bard quelled the fears of all prognosticates, who last night pre dicted a genuine success, and were not de ceived. A most littiug prelude in the form of an appetising tea, served amid the flora which ornamented the tables of the hail so kindly lent by " Mine Host " Maxwell was presided over By the ladies of tho en virons, the tables being liberally given l>y Mesdamcs Mayhew, Lind, Gee, Bates, Denby, Maxwell, and Miss Alice Dixon. The repast concluded and the tables cleared, about 200 tat and listened to a most enjoy able entertainment. The Chairman, Rev. J. Bates, in a few well chosen remarks, stated ) the object of the gathering, to raise funds for the purchase of a now instrument for tho Church of St. John the Baptist, and furthermore, sincerely trusted that no unseemly behaviour from boisterous youths, !if there were uuy present, would spoil the peace and comfort of those who can appre ciate good music. Mr Slater {St Marys) followed with a solo, pianoforte, on a bichord pianette, and gave eminent satis faction, whilst the humorous recitation of Mr White (" Marriage in High Life ") recalled the verdant days of 'appy 'igbgate (High gate) and the maudlin sentiment of the conventional flunkey. Mr Mayhew also elicited much applause from the able manner in which he set forth " The Charity Dinner," a reading written for J. M. Bellow in time past. Mr Herbert C. Brook, A.A. (St. Mark's), sang " If Doughty Deeds my Lady Please,': and "The Irish Emigrant," Mr Slater accompanying, with much skill. The pretty ballad, " When we are Parted," and the more pretentious song entitled " It was a Dream,1' had careful interpretation at the hands of Mr Forth, A lady amateur gave, "I'm a merry Zingari" with'all the zest of Selina Seaford who in this made a hit of the opening of George Conquest's pantomime " The Gnome Fly or Tho nine dwarfs ot tho Rocky Mountain." The result was never in doubt. The Messrs Culpan contributed three solos, the accompaniments of these being all that could be desired. Mr Evans said a few words on the influonco of really good church music, and Mr Mayhew, in felicitous terms, thanked the performers and Auckland visitors for their gentle patronage, the whole terminating with tho National Anthem, the solo being sung by Mr Brook. Tho mazy dance brought many well-known faces to the scratch, everyone contributing to the pleasure of the whole affair.

MINING NEWS.

(DV TELEGRAPH, OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COROMANDEL, this day. Golden Belt.—The manager reports a few specimens from this mine.

Bismarck.—Gold was discovered last Thursday morning in. this mine for the first timo since- operations were suspended in the upper level. The report circulated a few days back that gold had been struck was not correct. The present find occurred in a rise put up from the low level tunnel 50 feet up, tho quartz haying changed its character, and is now similar to what was formerly taken out in the upper workings, and although only a few colours were seen in the stone, it proves that the shot in tho upper lovel goes down at this point some distauco below tho level previously worked. The rise has been started 100 feet from the present face of the main tunnel, which is now a distance of 1100 feet from the mouth. At the top of tho riso the reef is about a foot iv thickuess and well defined. The quartz, as it is passed down iuto the tunnel, is trucked into the hopper for putting through the battery, and the stamps belong ing to this once busy mine will soon be heard again. The quartz in the face of the tunnel is improving as it is driven upon, aud, as there ia yet some 300 feet to drive before reaching the Tokatea boundary, the Company has a good chance of striking in that distance payable gold. If so, they will have up to the old Van level backs to work out of 200 feet. The reef lias taken a Blight bend to tho left, aud now bears about N.E. by E., which was the direction the reef in the upper levels iuvariabJy took when making gold.

Tokatjsa.— The manaaer Mr Hall is eu gaged clearing out the old van level pro. paratory to sinking on the reef. Boswell and party tributors obtained last Saturday 6 lbs of rich specimens.

Success.—The manager reports several ozs. of loose cold obtained during Thurs day. He is sanguine of pickiDg up some thing very good ahead.

Golden Pail—Gold was seen to-day at the back of the SO feet level, JVu. 3 leader. The leader west of the intermediate isinuch improved in appearance, aud is now 4 inches wide.

Captain Thomas of the Kapanira mine has taken up the old Conquering Hero mine and surrounding claims with the view of forming an English Company to work ithe same. "

CITY COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting of this body took place last night, there being present-the Mayor, and Councillors Fleming, Offer, Hemus, Crowthor, Aickin, Thompson, and Montague.

Correspondence. — Lettors were re ceived and disposed of as follows -.—From A. Vcrrall, requesting permission to occupy part of J. Warren's lease, Karangahape, wiih latter's consent.—Agreed that writer should bo informed J. Warren had no leaßC, being merely a tenant-at-will. From tho Secretary of tho Domain Board, asking the Council to gravel a pathway from Stanley, street to the Domain entrance. —Kefused, as tho place referred f> is under the Domain Board's control. From Bycroft and Co., applying for a reduction of their water rates, —Keferred.to Finauce Committee. From tho'manager of the Batik of New Zealand, enclosing thirty unnegotiated £100 deben. turcs.— Korerred to Sub-Finance Com, mittce in order that thoy may be destroyed, From the Farnell Borough Council, and and Newton and Ponsonby Highway Boards, expressing a willingness to co operate with the city in respect of tho pro i postd street tramways. From Geo. Wilson (niahtsoil contractor) asking to be allowed to use his night carts in the suburbs as well as in the city.—Keforred to Finance Committee. From the Secre tary of the Ga3 Company, ro alteration of levels of .Custom-house-street West, The Hon. I J. Dignan was in attendance to ex plain matters.—Keferred to Works Com. mittee, From G. Kyan asking leave to place his shop on the proposed level of tho footpath in Karangahape Itoad.—Beferred to Works Committee.

Petitions.-^Gr. Aickin presented a petition from residents of Domain and Wynyard streets, praying that as the Grammar School Governors were about to fence the ground allotted to them, Wyn yard-street might be completed, and tho gap in Domain-street caused by the land slip tilled, in.—Keferred to Works Com mittee. A petition was read from residents and property-owners in the neighbourhood ot the Breakwater pointing out the serious consequence likely to arise from the present sewage scheme, which deposited tho sewage in low water. Thoy demanded that the scheme should be altered, so as to carry the sewage to deep water, and threatened If the request was not complied with, that they would apply to the Supreme Court for an irij unction to restrain the Council from proceeding with it. A memo, attached by the City Surveyor stated that the sewer could be extended when required, and thai the present outlet was one-sixth of a mile from any dwelling. A discussion ensued in the course of which sympathy was expressed with the complaint, Strong exception, however, was taken to the threatening tone of the communication, and as it was not drawn iv the form pre scribed by the standing orders it was decided to send it back to the signatories.

Works Committee.—The report of this Committee recommended: —(l) That Collinges and Judson's application re ap proach to property in Albert-street be not granted ; (2) That J. Albors be in formed that the Council are not aware of any portion of his land being wanted to widen the street ; (3) That T. B. Hill's application re signboard be granted ; (4) That the request of the residents in Somer set Place re water supply be granted ; (5) That in future all persons employed to oversee such description of work as the Cook-street sewer should bo experts only in, that particular brdnch employed ; (6) that the construction of the suggested footpath in Lower Queen-street bo proceeded with, provided the Harbour Board agree that the cost of the same be subject to the award of the arbiter applied for uiider clause 330 of the Municipal Corporation's Act, IS7G, and provided, also, that the Harbour Board agree that, in the event of such arbiter not being appointed, or if appointed should he give no award, tho Harbour Board shall pay half the cost The Committee also reported that the petition of the residents in the vicinity of Durham Lane, re direct access, had been granted and that the present plans had been approved and authorised. The Sur veyors report re Upper Queen-street, Kar angahape Koad, High-street, Albert Park, and Wynyard-street had been deferred for further consideration. The report was adopted.

Finance Committee.—The recommen dations contained in the report of this Com* roittce were as follow :—(1) that it is ad visable to consider the utilising of the Police Court buildings for office purposes and a Committee be appointed to report on same; (2) That tho re quest of the School Committee re land at the corner of Wellesley and Drako streets be not complied with ; (3) that the application of the Gas Company re 200 lengths iron piping be not acceded to; (4) that the application re stone wall and sign board in .Victoria-street ho not complied with, as it is proposed to make alterations there; (5) that with reference to Mrs Naughton's communication re arrears of rates, £8 be accepted as part payment on Chapel-street property, and the Council agree to release any balance on that property provided the deeds be returned to Mrs Naughton, and that her vote of band for the balance be taken ; (6) that re smoke nuisance at Phoenix Foundry, Fraser and Tinne, be written to, and that the Surveyor consult with them in reference to raising the. height of their chimney stacks, and that a copy of the penalties be also for. warded; (7) that re J. Dempsey's applica tion touching balustrading, the building regulations be adhered to ; (8) that the matter of water analysis reports, etc., be deferred until the Council meeting, and that Mr Errington be requested to attend; (9) that the matter of laying mains in the city be deferred until the receipt of engi neer's report; (10) that the conditions of W. Rosser's leaßo bo complied with; (11) that the Council refund to the Coromandel County Council £i, the amount of steam packet licenses applied for, viz., £10.—The report was adopted, and the following Councillors appointed the Committee re ferred to in clause 1 : —The Mayor and Councillors Aickin, Crowther, and Waddel.

Fiee alarm Committee.—This Com mittee recommended, "That the contractor be requested to supply 75 posts, 8 inches by 8 iuches, and 20 feet in length, and 75 posts of the same length but 10 inches by 10 inches ; the posts to be supplied in terms ot specifications prepared by the engineer, and delivered at the market; and that tenders be called for the erection of the whole plant iv terms of specifications."— The report was adopted.

Tenders for Kerbing.—The follow ing tenders were received for kerbing Fort and Symonds street.—Alexander Archibald Mann, £21 10s, Fort-street; £157 10s. Symonds-street. John Burke and party, fIS 10s, Fort-street; £124 10s, £yrnonds- street. Haden Smith, £23 10s, Fort-atrcet; £155, Symonds-street. The Engineer's estimates were :—£24 9s Sd for Fort-street, and £175 7s Cd for Symonds-street. Burke and party's tenders were accepted.

Water Analysis.—The Mayor stated that the Committee had requested the engineer to report upon the cause of con ducting the water from the Springs to the pumping station direct, and he had accord ingly sent in a report.—The estimate of cost*was then read.—The Mayor then stated that the report of the microscopical analysis of water by Mr Bartley was upon the table. —It was agreed that the thanks of the Council should bo tendered to Mr Bartley for his careful examination of the water from the Springs, and for his valuable report.—The Mayor remarked that two of the bottles in which samples of water had been transmitted to Dr. Hector at Welling ton must have been charged with lime, as the report showed that while there was very little lime ia the water from the Springs and the ro*ervoir, there was a great quan tiiy in that from the mouth of the tunnel and the street pipes. The report altogether went to prove that the water was obtained at the reservoir in as pure a state as it was possible to have it, and that their only care, therefore, was to deliver it to the people in as equally pure a state. It was decided to conduct the water from the Springs to the pnmping-station through earthenware con duit pipes; that tenders should be invited for the pipes, and the performance of the work entrusted to Mr Krringtou. It was also resolved that the water collected by the spouting of the roof of reservoir should be conducted outside the enclosure. A dis cussion took place as to the best means of keeping the water pure, and in answer to suggestions advanced by various Coun cillors tho Engineer promised to havo the water more frequently blown out through the pipes so as to clear away rust and sedi mentary matter, the water thus operated with being used for ilushing tho sewer?. Moore-strkkt Levels.—The levels of this street were submitted, and it was agreed that they should be advertised to be fixed in accordance with the plan. Building Regulations.—The plan ot two dwelling-houses to be erected in Symonds-street to the order of Mr Brett was presented. The building regulations only required that a wooden partition should separate the two houses, but with the object of deadeuing the sound, tho owner intended to have a brick dividing wall. A discussion arose as to whether or not Mr Brett should be called upon to carry this brick wall through the roof, so as to form a parapet, as required in buildings within the city boundaries. Or. Thompson contended that as Mr Dempsey had been

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The drawing for tho prizes in tho Grand Catholic Art Union, in fconnoctlon with tho Bazaar, took pluco last cvonluj< in the nchool, corner of Wellington. Tho pnzoi will bo riißtribiitcd to tho winners this ovoninc; at 7.3 i), whon holders of tickets aro desired to bo present. Madame Lotti Wilmot, nt home for con sultation evory afternoon and ovouing. Alosmor ism and Spiritualistic investigation.— Wharf Ilotol, Quocn-Btroet.—(ADVT). ,



The following will represent Onehunga in tho match Auckland v, Onehunga to morrow. Donovan, Daly, Mahouey (2), Patten (2), Barr, Brennan, Brown, East wood and Leahy; Beavers, emergency, A cricket match will be played to-morrow in the Domain (No. 3 wicket) between a Bank of New Zealand eleven and an eleven chosen from the combined banks, play com mencing punctually at 9 a.m. A band will be in attendance. From the following names a closely-contestod game is expected : —Bauk of New Zealand : K. Brookfield, J. C. Colbeck, W. Cook, N. F. Giblin, A. W. Horsburgh, S. A. Kissling, D. M. Martin, W. Simms, H. A. Watt (captaiu), T. Whowell, and E. 11. Whitaker. Combined Banks: National—E. O. Boalo, C. 11. Gould, 11. M. Jcrvis, and J. C. Webster. Australasia—J. King and C. J. Smyth. Union—H. Mocatta and W. E. Woodward. New South Wales—P. Butler, Colonial— A. M. Bcalc and li. Clayton.



The following are thenamesof playorwho will represent the West End Cricket Club in Saturday's match :—First Elcvon: Messrs Lynch (captain), Mason, Anieil, Coloruan, Choyco, Macky, King, Mitchell, Isaac, Colgan, and Kussell. Second Eleven: Messrs Wallace, Hanna, Lewis, Banlield, Cotter, Spry, Chapman, Wood:!, Berry, Conrtayne, and Baker. When Henry Taylor wrote in his emlnont work, "Philip Van Artevoido," that "tho world knows nothlnprof its greatest men," ho moant to convoy the ldoa that mankind woro not pre-ln- ' formed of tho rotator minds that would le ;ve their "form and pressure" on tho times in which they live. Becauao great men naturally make themselves known. They stamp thotr arlory and their gimlus on tho world. Many a i BuiVororwould havo rejoiced, could it have boon known anticipativoly or prophetically, that Udolpho Wolfe's Sohledam Aromatio Schnapps was in embryo beforo it was born to the ■ world.