SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

man WATTTR I This WvenlnK, 7,21 HIGH WATER To . mo rrow Morning, 7.38 BUNSET.-Thls Evening, 66 SUNKIBE.—To-Morrow Morning. 5.30 MOON'S AGE.-Full Moon, Bth, 1.38 a.m.

ARRIVALS. TO-DAY.

Ocean, sohooner, Cookafleld, from gusseH Sea Breeze, schooner, Sylva from Russeu Wellington, s.s.. Farquhar, from Tauranga Blenelg, b.b., Stophonson, from Ru3seU o m Belle Brandon, schooner, Harris, from Rotumah Ryno, brigantine, Bewioko, from Union Group

DEPARTURES. LAST EVENING.

Argylo, b.b., Crawford, for Whangarei Atlantic, schooner, Hayward, forliarotonga

TO-DAY Bella Mary, barque, Hoßkins, for Aratapu Columbia, schooner, Conway, for Napier

IMPORTS.

Per BeUe Brandon, from tho lalands-60 tons OObra, 1 ton pearl shell. . Per Ryno, from the Islands-80 tons copra, 2 tons Bholl, i ton bCche-de-mor.

I «wahds CoABTWisE.-Leo. from WhMgarol. With 55} tons ooal; Ocean. fr°m R l?"^f ] 11'^ Itif1 t if |q tSSS SSSI: /o^lgnrf STsSS 0 Thim^s with 23000 feet timbor; Totara, from Karei Hoadß, witn SOO bushels lime. Outwards OoASTWisB.-Oceaa, for Thames, with 18 tons ooal; Mary Ann, for Mahurangi, Teviot.for Tairua; H-our Sisters for Omaha; Mana,for Tairua; Norvul. for Rusael; Chris tina, for Russell; Janet, for Cuvor-Oaver. The 8.8. Waitaki should arrive from the South with the southern portion of the outward ban Franoisce mail, about 10 a.m. on Tuesday, fehe returns soath according to announcement one hour later.

Thosteamera Rowena and L»Ua Lookh are advertised to leave for WaHara on Monday. The schooner Medora will leave for Awanui about the middle of next week.

The sohooner Orpheus arrivod at Napier from the Bay of Islands on Saturday last.

The brigantine Anthons was discharging a cargo of ooal at Napier on Monday last. The barque Sarah Ann left Whangaroa for Melbourne with 270,000 fact baulk and sawn timber on the Sen inst.

A sightentry to clear tho brigantino Oceola," from New York, will be passed at 10 a.m. on Monday the 10th Instant.

Tha b s. Wellington arrived from Tauranga at 8 o'olook this morning. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Cain, Miss Lundon, Weston's troupe, Messrs Graham, Chadwiok, Teudhope, Hogg, McAllis ter, Sneddon, Griffiths, Moore, Stenhouse, Cra ven, Spencer, HIU, and 6 steerage. Cargo : 200 aaoku maize, 35 pigs, 8 eaoks fungus, 8 hides, 3 tons Bun dries. The Bohooner Agnes Jessie cleared at the Customs to-day for Whaogaroa in ballast. The Bohooner Young Diok load 3at this port for Sydney, to follow the Fairlie.

The cutter Bessy, a vessel of about 8 tons, well found and about twelve months old, was put up at auotion, by Messra Cochrane and Son to day, and withdrawn at £90.

The sohooner BeUe Brandon, Captain G. B. Harris, arrived from an Island cruiße this morn- Ing. She left Eotuma on Sept 24th. Bad moderate easterly breezes until 3rd Oct. when experienced N.W. gale lastiD* until Bthinßt. On 6th inst. not strong breezeN.lt, Blghted Cape Brett 6 a m. yesterday.and arrived in port 10 a.m. on Saturday. Passengers: Rev Mr B. W. Logan. Mra Logan and 2 obildren, and Mr H. W. Hendoraoii.

The s.s. Glenelg left Bnsaell at 2.15 p.m. yes terday, called at Whangarei Heads and arrived at Auokland at 6 a.m. Passengers: Meadames Martin, Cole, Miss Williams Messre Brown, HarroD, McGninnesa, Swift, J. Godsall, G. God pall, Poah, Martin, Brown, Ling, Masters Williams (2), and 10 steerage. Cargo: 117 cases gum, 6 casks, 9 coils rope. 58 pieces timber. 69 8«oks gam, 15 eaoks oysters.4 hides, 1 Dale Skine, 2 baskets flsh, 8 parcels, and 4 tins honey. The brigantina By no arrived from an Island oraise early this morning. She left Auckland on July 6th, and had a fine rnn to the South Sea Is lands where she has since been cruising. The Union Group was left on September 22nd, and Swan's Island on the 26th. Fine weather and strong breezes were experienced during thepas- Bage to Auokland harbour, where anchor waß dropped at 6 o'clock this morning. Passengers: Messrs Dunnett, Harper, and Man.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Whanoarei, this day. Arrived: Argyle b.b. from Aookland, 7 a.m,

Port Chalmers, yesterday. Sailed: Wanaka, s.s., for Northern ports.

■Wellington, yesterday. Cleared': Transport, brig, for Kaipara

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Office, Saturday.

Mr B.Arthur roporte: Fruit, ex Kdith. from Rarotonoia: Oranges, Is to Is Id per dozen: cocoanuts, 8a to 10a per 100; aried bananaß,6d to 6id per lb. Bx b.b. Hero: Oranges, 3s 3d to 7s 6d per casa; mandarins, 17a 3d; paßSlon fruit 7Jd per dozen; pine apples. 33 9d to 4s 3d per dozen; lemons, 6d M7Jd; apples, 33 to 12s; cocoanuts, 12s 6d per 100. Fowls, 2s to 2s 9d; young fowls, Is 7d; Creve Coenr, 2s 8d; Spanish, 2s to 3s 9d: Brahmas, 2a 7d to 33 6d; IHamburgs, 2a 4d to 4s 6d; Langshans, 3a 6d ; Houdam fowls. Us 31; ducks. 2s 3d to 2s 3d. ; Indian ducks, 2j 6d; tur keys, 53 to 7s; geese, 43; pigs, 5s to 20s 6d; new potatoes,2i per lb.; potatoea.ls to 33 6d per owt.j carrots, 2s 4d to 33 6d; maiza, 4b 3d : damaged maize. Is 8d; wheat, 4s; oats. 2s 6d to 3a; sharps, 6s; bran, 5b 64 per saok; floor, £9 to £14 10s; oatmeal. 11s 6d to 14b; batter. 3d to 64; bacon and hams, 3d to BJd; oheese. Id to sid; sugar, 31d to 4Jd; tea, (box) 22i 6d to 21s; rice, 2|d; oornflour, 6Jd; honey, 5Jd; confectionery. lOid ; bisouits, 6a; coffee, Is 3d. ; Messrs Carbines and Taylor report:—Ko-wla : Lanßßhans, 7s each; Brahmaß, 4s 6d; ordinary fowls, 2s 3d to 3s 8d caoh; Spanish, 3? Cd to 5s 6d; young pigs, 7s to Bs. The trees, flowers, shrubs, eta, were all oleared. Fruit: Apples, from 5s 6d to lls per case; cocoanuts, 33 per bat;. Prodace: Oate, 2s 9d; bran, £5 to £510s; sharpß.ss 6d to 6a; oatmeal, £12 10s; flour. £9 to' £14; barley, 3s; fowl wheat, 3* to 33 9i; maize, 4a 31; ohaff, Is 91 to 2s per bag; hams and bacon, from 2Ja to 7d; roll bacon, 7d; cheese. 2d to 4}d; salt butter, 2d to 6d per lb: salt beef, Jd to 2d pßr lb; pork, lid per lb; dog biecuit?, ljd per lb. Grocorles: Tea, i-oheats. Is 4d to 2a: boxes, ISj 61 to 245; sugars, 3}d to 4}d ; cornflour, 6Jd; starch, 4Jd; candles, Bid to Si ; kerosene, 23 per gallon. Mr W. Dowden's weekly Bale was well at tended. The following are some o£ the rates realised. Canterbury potatoes, £2 153 per ton ; flour, second quality, fill per ton; Canterbury cheese, 5d per lb; Taranaki butter, 5d to 6}d per lb; fowl maize, 3s 3d per bushel.

Mail Notice.

Maim will Globe as Under.— This Day. For Tairua. per Tevlot, at 4 p.m. For Coromandei per Annie Milbank.at 5,30 p.m. Monday, 10th instant For Waltara, New Plymouth, and Wanganui, per Macgregor, at 8 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 2.30 p.m. For Whitiangi, per Finga), at 3 p.m. For Tryphena, per Sovereign of the Seas, at 4 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaron, and Mongonnl, per Wellington, at I p.m. For Tauranga. Ohinomatu, and Opotlkl, per Qlenelg, at i p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, nth instant. For Taranaki and HouUiorn ports, per Waitaki, at 8 a.m. For HarotODga, per Edith, at 11 a,m. For Russell, Kawakawa, etc, per Te Anau, at S p.m Per b.b. City of New York, as follows :— For Sandwioh Islands, United States of America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Latd letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailine, Thla mail will be dne in London on Tues day, November 22,1831. For Whangarei Heads, Waipn, Whangarei, and Mangapai, per Argyle, at i p.m. S. B. Bisa. Chin*. Postmaster. Chief Post-office. Auokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Octobers, 1881. Theatre Royal —"Under the Gaslight," De- Lias's Australian Specialty Company. 8 p.m. V.M.C. A.-Devotlonal, 7.30 p.m. Wellesley-street—French Literary Society, 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

KING.—On Ootober 2nd, at Randolph-street, Newton, the wife of E. King of a daughter. WARNER.-On October 6th, 1881, at Pamell, Mrs, B. M, Warner of a daughter.

Marriage.

NICHOLSON - SLATTBRY.-On September 26th, at St. John the Baptist Church, by the Very Rev. Father Fynes, William Henry, second son of Major Nicholson, of Thelwall, Cheshire, England, to May, second daughter of Captain M. Slsttery, late 7th Royal Fusi liers, and widow of the late Arthur Atkins, Euq., U.O.S, India.

Death.

B.EVEN.—On October 7th, Emma Louisa, only daughter of George and Louisa Kevon, aged i years and 9 months. The funeral will leave the residence of her parents, Willow-stroet, off Napier-street, on Sunday, Oth instant, at 1 o'clock, and not Bas previously advertised, Friends please aooept this Invitation. . = I

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

SATURDAY, OCTOBERS, 1881.

For the cause that lacks assiitance, For the wrong that needs resisUnc For the future in the distance^ And the good that we can do.

If we needed anything ,to prove a lack o* enterprise in the managment of Auckland public affairs we should find it in the return of municipal debts laid before Parliament during the last session. We do not mean by this that a readiness to mortgage the tuture by incurring heavy liabilities for public works is necessarily a proof either of good management or a prudent confidence in the growth of a young community. But we do saj that when childish fears prevent the execution of schemes essential to the progress and well-being of the place ; when the city is allowed to lag behind its rivals because of a want of foresight and courage in its public men; then a freedom from debt is more a proof of pusillanimity than of enlightened rule. Look at the agitation for the construction of a big dock for Auck

land. What Jeremiads have been wailed over the financial difficulties in the way; and this with tho best-endowed city in the colony; and a harbour that Nature has mads to our hand. Ihe return, which is printed below, assesses the uuited debts ot Auckland Corporation and Harbour Board at only £275,000, with an annual charge of £16,500, while that of a fourth-rate town like Oamaru is equal in amount, and Bunedin, already owing £729,400, and pay ing £40,644 annual charge, ia preparing for the construction of a second big dock, as well as the formation of an artificial harbour. Christchurch (with its port, Lyttelton) has a debt of £400,000_, but it is now carrying ' out a gigantic drainage scheme, and even, over-taxed, misgoverned, and slush-covered Wellington, bears cheerfully its £430,000, and is casting round for new enterprise?. We do not reproduco this return of muni cipal borrowing from any desire to encourage our city and harbour Solans in a reckless emulation of Southern boroughs in the matter of indebtedness. There is much virtue in low rates and port charges, which will tell largoly in our favor in the long run if wo can keep our city nnd harbour debt within moderate limits. But ! the return "should give courage to our local Government when works of great public necessity are under consideration. It is the rankest folly to allow rival ports to outstrip us merely because our lack of faith in the future of our city makes us fearful of doins; anything that may temporarily burden ourselves and tie [our successors. We have done much inoro for posterity than posterity will ever do for us, and it is only fair that those who come after us should bear something of tbe load which we in-: cur on our joint account. The return to ' which allusion has been made is us fol lows:— ; Amount of Boroughs. Loaus. Kati. Intorost. Dunodin .. £509,100 fi & 6 £27,441 ■Wellington .. 430 000 « 25 800 Auokland .. 125 000 6 7,600 Christohurch ~ 200.000 6 12,000 Oamaru.. .. 110,000 7 7,700 Napior .. _ 70,000 B 1200 Timaru .. ». 60,000 7 4,200 £1,501,100 £83,811 Amount o£ Harbours. Loans. Bato. Interest. AuoKiand ..£l5O 000 0 £9,000 Lyttelton .. 200.0C0 G 12,000 Napier .. .. 73,000 7 6,250 Oamaru.. .. 1(15,000 G 0.900 Dnnedin_ .. 220,000 G 13,100 Wanganui .. 100.000 0 6,0(10 «910,000 £55,350 Total Indebtedness. Name o£ Plaoe. Total Interest loans. to pay. nimedin 8729,«00 „ £10,6U Wellington .. .„ 1:10,008 .. 25 800 Auokland .. ..275609 .. 16 500 Oamaru 2P5.0D0 _ 17,000 Chrlatohuroh .. ~ 200,000 .. 12 000 Lyttolton .. .. 200,000 .-. 12,000 Napier 1J5.000 -.v dAM Wanganui .. „ 100,000 .. 0,000 Timaru 60.009 .. 4,200 Total .. .. £2,41M00 luiJOi Taranaki Harbour, £200,000?

Wo are- glad to learn that Mr W. Atkin was considerably better this morning. He had recovered his speech, and his sido was more flexible. A. special trip of tho s.s. Coromandei will be made this evening. The steamer will leave the Auckland Wharf this oven ing at 12 p.m. Tho Synod being concluded, special sor vices are announced for tomorrow at St. Matthew's Church, the Rev. Mr Edwards preaching iv tho» morning and tho Yen. Archdeacon Govett at night. Tho Bishop is also expected to be there. Dr. Wallis addressed his constituents last night in tho Temperance Hall. When ho began to Bpeak there were hardly thirty persons present, but as the evening .wore on the number gradually increased, until the building wis something like half full. A report of the speech appears in another column. At tho meeting of tho French Literary Society this evening Mr H. S. F. Peltzur will deliver a lecturo on " L'Enseignemcnt de Francais dans les Pays Anglais." (The Teaching of French in English Countries.) Some interesting personal experiences arc anticipated. Major Burns has earned tho undying hatred of the great labour agitator. At the Temperance Hall last night ho took the opportunity of saying that he had been mainly induced to attend through hearing that an obscure fisherman named Garrard had addressed himself to the task of robbing City North of respectability nnd Dr. Wallis. Garrard denies the vocation imputed to him. He may for a while (i.e. until the elections are over) be reduced to the necessity of fishing for votes, but he Is certainly not on tbat account a fisherman.

BJThe service of song, " Start in Life," Is to be given in the Temperance Hall on Tues day, October 18th, by tho children of the Industrial Home, assisted by Mr Frith and other friends, for the benefit of the funds of the Band of Hope Society connected with the institution. Tickets may be obtained at the V.M.C. A. Rooms.

Services at the several places of worship are announced in another column. St. Matthew's Church : Preachers ; morning, Rev. J. Edwards; evening, Yen. Arch deacon Govctt. St. Paul's : Evening, Rev, C. M. Nelson, on " Unity." Alexandra street chapel : Evening, Mr Spurgeon. Lome-street Hall: Rev, J, Edger; morn ing discourse "Going about doing Good." Choral Hall: Mr Geo. A. Brown, " The Mosaic account of Creation," second lecture. Cook-street Christians' Meeting House: Mr Edward Lewis. Evening service at the Theatro Royal at the usual hour; addresses, etc.

Tho interesting play, "The Galley Slave," was repeated last night to a fair and attentive audience, Mr Leako ap peared as Sydney Norcott with much effect, and Miss Maggie Knight pourtrayed the wife of tho Baron in a manner which won the applause of the assemblage. The play was rich in mirth and Incident, and full of tun, and in every respect the performance was quite equal to that of the provious evening. To-night there will be a complete change, and tho well-known drama, "Under tho Gaslight," will bo represented by this Speciality Company, Mr Leaku as Snorkey, and Maggio Knight in a number of new soDgs and dances. Tho scenery, by Mr Fralim, will represent the suburbs ot New York, tho Hudson River, and Brooklyn. This popular drama should draw a large house.

A general meeting of tho Whan Union C.C. took place in the hall on the sth inst. Mr E, Buchanan in the chair. The balance sheet for the past season was adopted. It was proposed and carried to reorganise the Club, and a fresh code of rules was adopted. It was resolved to retain the old name of Union, as the members intend to unite, time and pocket, as far as possible in making it a success for tho future, and retrieve lost laurels; and, as an honorary member of the Club, Mr James Owen has been kind enough to promise the Club a complete set of cricketing requisites if they win three matches this season, and the members have resolved to do their utmost to sustain the credit of tho Club. The fol lowing members were elected to office :— Mr J. Bollard, President; |Mr John Buchanan, Vice-President; Mr John Sinclair, Secretary; Mr E. Buchanan, Treasurer; Mr R. Bollard, Captain, for the ensuing two months. Committee : Messrs D. and 1. Archibald, J. Stewart, J. Laurence. The first play of the season will tako place on Saturday, when the Mokomiti and Whau members of the Club intend having a scratch match. A voto of thanks to the chairman brought the mceliug to a close.

To the Editor: Sir, —Kindly permit a few words of needful explanation regarding the late action of tho three clergymen, and also your foot-note. My remarks concerning the matter in hand were made purely on behalf of public principle. It is a case of justifiable indignation. In this city and elsewhere there are many scores of ladies and laymen who are earnost in thoir efforts to teach tho young the pure Scriptures, in cluding, of course, the Ten Commandments. Can it be expected that those thus engaged will quietly see their supposed leaders or captains turn betrayers to that truth in which they are expected to be united in upholding ? Not indeed, unless they are speechless dummies, or else priest-ridden I No, sir, I would respectfully submit that the three gentlemen in question have, by their present aclion, gone in direct contra diction to their ordinatim vows, which are "to teach and maintain the Holy Scriptures." Now, all who choose the public profession of teachers ot God's commands are expected in common consistency to abide by them, or else resign their office? Sterling, true-hearted, and faithful leaders is the great want of the times, both political, social, and religious. Indignation at treachery in any form must be my sole apology, sir, for plain speaking, Some people may cry Bigotry 1 Bipotry I and we must own bigotry most heartily, for there are many questions existing in which it is highly needful to be bigoted, notcbly, pure air, pure water, wholesome food, twenty shillings in the pound, and, sur passing all, the maintenance of the Holy JScriptur.es for true national prosperity.— Yours, &c, Fourth Commandment (S. Rout).

The following telegram was received from the manager of tho Success mine, Coro mandei, to-day:—Another haul of hundred ouuees specimen gold and stone,— Pbter Reid,

An extraordinary general meeting of Columbia Gold Mining Company was held yesterday afternoon, in Mi- Macdonnells office, Insurance Buildings, Mr Thomas Macffarlane in the chair, when a resolution was passed tc wind up tho company. The directors were empowered to dispose of the Company s property to the Albion Company, in consideration of 12,000 shares in tho Albion being allotted to the shareholders of the Columbia. A voto of thanks to tho chairman closed tho moccedings.

At the monthly meeting of tho Otahuhu District School Committee, ( Mr Tanlleld in the chair, tho minutes of the previous meet ing wore read hnd confirmed. The business was of a routine character, chiefly in inspect ing the work of the pupils during the past session, which were introduced by tho head teacher, Mr Blandfold. Sundry repairs to tho school which had bnen suggested by Mr O'Sullivan, the inspector, were .ordered to bo done, Messrs Fairburn and Bowden wero appointed visitors, and the meeting closed.

,Tho ordinary half-yearly meeting Of th'c Onehunga Perpetual Land Building arid In vestment Society was hold on Thursday evening. The statement of the cash account for tho half-year ending August 28th wasreceived,and shewed as follows:— Hcccived ott investing shares, i£I,OCC ; re payments of mortgages,£l,3C4; debentures issued, £831; deposit '(bank branch), £370. Balance in bank and sundries made up the gross receipts fro £6,414. The disburse ments ha\i been — Loans on mortgagas, £2,S(MS) deoontures paid off, £616 ; interest aud bonus on paid-up shares, £481; with drawals, £450; sundries, £141 ; leaving a balanco iv bank of £1,820. This con cluded the business.

The programme of tho concert teudored to the Onehunga Ladies Benovelent Society by Mr Gordon Gooch and his Onehunga Singing Cias«, assisted by Messra. Forth, Edminston, Dowling, and Slater will be found elsewhero in this Impression. Mr Gooch on this occasion singa Watson's new descriptive song " The Fog Bell" while in addition to the other nara63 already men tlonedwo notice those of .Bernard Moore, Mrs Howard, Mrs Gibbons, Miss Wayland, Miss Mulligan, aud Miss Vause, and Messrs. O'Callaghan, Dowling, and Stephcnson. The Ouohunga people may assuredly 'Count upon a musical treat on Monday evening next.

The second anniversary of the Excelsior Juvenile Tout, 1.0. R., was celebrated last Thursday evening by a tea and concert, which was not so well attended as it deserved. After tea the tables wero cleared and the concert commenced, Mr L. W. Gladding in the chair. During tho evening addresses were delivered by liavs. Monro and Isitt, which were listened to attentively by the juveniles. Songs wero given by Measrs Littlewood, Mield, Barlow, and Menzies, and by Masters Coeson and Richards, juvenile members* Selections on the accordion were aIBO given by Mr Uocherty. At the closo ot the concert the room Was cleared,and a number of tbe elder portion of tho audienco enjoyed themselves by daucing for a few hours.

Dr. Wallis perpetrated an unmistakoable bull last night in the courdo of a fervid peroration upon his democratic predilec tions, and though tho effect may have been to weaken aud disable him in his oratorical flight, it certainly promoted good humour amongst the audience. Ho had been ex plaining that by birth and training he was v democrat, and that all his sym pathies were with the working classes from which he had sprung, nnd among which ho had himself lived aud toiled. " 1 was born in a democratic country," he ex claimed, "my father was a labouring man and my mother was tho samo." A yell o spontaneous laughter at onco interrupted the venerable end rovorend speaker, and its he&nlnoss was so manifest that after a momentary feeling of vexation he was fain to join in it himself. The Chairman (Dr. Lee), in a whispered communication suggested, as a way' out of tho difficulty, that although a " woman " could not mean a " nun " the generic torm"man" migut be considered as applicable to both sexes. Dr Wallis iv due course mada the explana tion, but ".it only; served to stimulate the merriment of the meeting anew.

Some very interesting experiments with Nobel's dynamite were made this week at Curomandel by MrS. Gorman,representative of Nobel's Explosives Company. Opera tions commenced on a hugo Puriri stump, having enormous root-hold, The spectators, who had not before seen manifestations of the power of this wonderful explosive, deemed it impossible that so solid a moss could bo burst out of tho ground, and were perfectly astounded, after the charge was put into a hole made with a crowbar and the fuse lighted, to see the big stump blown up in tbe air, and nothing but a cavity in tho earth to denote where it had been. A charge was next placed beneath a still larger stump with similar surprising effect. Afterwards a live tree was cut in two by the same process. This evi dence of the usefulness of dynamite should be borne in mind by settlers and others desirous of falling bush or of getting stamps and butts of trees out of tbe ground, with out positively > destroying the wood, as is the caea when logs are burned, At the same time, by this process, the timber is so burst up as to be easily removable if the ground is required for agricultural purposes. The great feature to be borne in mind is that dynamite is the cheapest, quickest, and most speedy means of clear ing the ground of stumps, &c.

The vessels in harbour to-day hoisted their flags at " half-mast" in respect for the decease of Mr Peter McDougal, late chief officer of tho chip Oxford. Mr McDougal was a quiet and steady-going in dustrious man, who has seen better days. He was a native of Petcrhead, Scotland, where his wife and family now reside, and it was there that ho entered the shipping list, gradually rising to the posi tion of captain and assuming command of several largo vessels. He made several voyages to Greenland on whaling expedi tions, and the hardships there experienced brought on dropsy. His medical advisers recommended a trip ts some more genial climate, and hence, there being no position ot captaincy available, he was induced to enrol as chief otlicer on the sbip Oxford. Instead of getting better, however, he seemed to take a turn for the worse, and before tho vessel had left these shores on her return voyage he saw the necessity of enter ing the Auckland Hospital. This was about five months ago, and since that time he suffered much, but bore his troubles manfully, only regretting that circum stances did not permit his return to his family in Scotland. His decease took place early yesterday morning, and at 3.30 p.m. to-day a private funeral left the Hospital for the Presbyterian cemetery, where the Rev. R. F. Macnicol read the funeral ser vice, and the body was interred. Several friends of the deceased were present, tbe greater number being connected with tho shipping interests of our port.

The Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball last night, given under the auspices of the " Ponsonby At Home," was a brilliant suc cess. ' The room waa very tastefully decorated with flags and ferns, The ball opened with a Spanish dance, which was followed by polkas, mazurkas, laucers, quadrille?, schottische, waltzes, &c. From half-past sovon till half-past eleven the dancing was kept up with uuflaggiDg energy. Tbo children numbered betweon sixty aud seventy, and were most tastefully dieased. Among the more conspicuous costumes were a Uipsy, a Tambourine Girl, Starlight, Snowflake, Sailor's costume, Harlequin, aud Clown, not to pass by an excellently got-up Turk, besides many others who arc deserving of mention and who, though uumentioncd here, were by no means unadmired. Too much credit cannot be awarded to the ladies and gentlemen of the com mittee, who were indefatigable in their endeavours to regulate tho dances and pro mote harmony. We have no doubt but that they feel tbo effects of their exertions to day. Ilio gallery was crowded with the parents and friends of the children. The success of the gathering will probably lead to its repetition on future occasion?, which will be looked forward to with groat pleasure, by the rising generation of Ponsonby. The committee hope next time to welcome a greater number of children. Those of the committee we noticed particularly were : — Messrs Cunningham, Devorc, Dowden, Evans, Joues, Lewis, Macindoe aad Quick, who were ably supported by Mesdames Cunningham, Devore, Dowden, .Evans, Maseh'eld, Macindoe, and Quick, and the Misses Evans, Harley, U. Kelly, and M. Kelly, and other ladies. The Misses Kelly, with their usual kindness, by presiding at the piano, enabled the adult?, whilst the musicians wore partak ing of refreshments, to ODJoy a pleasant diversion in a mazurka, heel and toe pulka, and waltz. After a most enjoyable evening, which was wound up bj' a Sir Roger de Covorley, the children reluctantly bid good. bye to their entertainers at half-past eleven o'clock, which hour they considered too early. . #

| A meeting of F. Kummer and Co.'s cre ditors was held yesterday afternoon at the office of Mr W. Thome, solicitor. It was stated that tho secured debts in the estate amounted to £3,500,>ud the unsecured to about £6,000. An oiler was made of 3s 6d in tho £—namely, 2s 6d in three months, hnd Is in nine months, but after somo dis cussion it was deemed advisable in tho in terests of the English creditors to appoint a committee to investigate matters and report to a further mooting as to what may be considered a fair valuation of asset?. Messrs Edward Lewis, Thomas Macky, John Buchanan, and Hermann' Brown were ap pointed the committee) and the meeting tuou adjourned.

As Will be see by a notice in another column, six miißtor builders, employing among thorn some hundreds of hands, havo oallod a public meeting, to bo hold in tha Lorno-streot Hal), on Thursday noxt. at 8 o'oloolc. Tho object of tho mooting is a Rdod ono, viz., to mako saoh arrangements as Will enable tho w6rkmon to atop work on. Saturday at noon. The ideals to arrange lor the nien to boKln af. half-past Bovon in tho morning, and tbili tho way for tho httlr holid'iy will bo Booured. Messrs Holland.und Connolly havo boon doing thin,for some tlmo, but want all tho mastors to do tlio same.

Mr tra'mvblls concert will bo repoated on Monday evening next, in tho Choral Hall. Tho prograramo is. full and abundant In good promises. Mr Oranwoll has been very sucoosa ful as a teaoher of tho, Tonic Sol-Fa Byatam of singing. Several additions will b3 made on this uooation. Roadinßß will bo Riven from several of Bhukßpero'a plays, and tho Choral Union momberß will sing favourite selections. Mr if. SmalUleld will read a proße skotoh of the death ol Nelson, and Mr Gradwoll will sing tho eleKy on tho death of tho boro of tho Silo and Trafal gar. The choir of 200 voices will render the " Men of Hnrlooh," " Huntsman's Chorus," "Now Pray wo for Our Country," and " Homo Swept Homo." During tho evening Mrs Biapham will contribute two balla-Js towards the concert.

MINING NEWS.

The following telegrams were received to day : — * TIEKNAN's. —" One hundred and twenty nine ounces gold from Tiernan a crushing of 10 tons.-W. O. Ginu." SUCCESS.—"Another haul of 100 ounces specimens gold and Btone.— Petek Reed." Hope-.—"Finished crushing. Yield, 50 dunces from 10 tons melted. Small leader in Alpha yielding rich sp'ecihiens.—B. F. LUKS." :.

DIOCESAN SYNOD.

FINAL SITTING.

The Synod was etlll sitting when wo wont to press yesterday afternoon. Wo therforo subjoin what transpired subsequently to the point at which our report closed ;— RsrAin of Liuraby.—The trustees of tho Diocesan Trust wore instructed to pay for the repair of tho Bishop's Library. INOORPOBATION OF TBtJBt*KB. —It WOS agrood upon tho motion of Mr G. P, Pierce. "That this Synod would urge upon tho Councillor appointed: by the General Synod on April 20,1880. to oonfer with tho Standing Com mittoes of the various dioceses in order to intro duco a bill into tho next General Assembly for the inoorpororatlon pf bodies of trustees," KxouuNaits of Cures.—Mr Beero a9ked

'•That His Lordßhip the Bishop bo requested to infurm this Synod how exohnnKea between olorgymon of ailToroat parishes or parochial districts axo effcotod." Hla Lordship re pliol: Tho Bishop is authorised by statute No. 6 (clause 22; of tho General Synod, (soo report for 1880, P. 115) to effect an exchange of euros between any two incumbents oC parishes within his diooeue, with tho consent ot suoh inoumbonts and two-thirds of tho Boards of Nominators for tho respective parishes. In the case ot a proposed oxohango between tho inouinb9nts of paroohial diatriots oC which there are no nominators. I would not endeavour to cifeot it without tho consent of the congrega tions us woll as tho two incumbents. Sins Cowiie'B Hospitality.—Tho Rev. Mr Dudley moved, " That tho thanas ot tho Synod bo tondered to Mrs Uowio for her hospitality." —Tne motion was unanimously ugreed to.— The Bishop in responding, said that Mrs Cowle had beon rather disappointed at not having scon a greater number of tho members at tea. Statute No. i.— This Statute was furthor considered in committee. Nkw Mksiuers.—Tho Rev. V. Lush moved " That in future new meinbars be introduced to the President." Thia was agreed to. Cnunca Gazette.—The Roy. J. Phillips moved, "That tho thanks of this Synod be given to Mr J.H.Upton and Mr W. S. Cooh rane for the admirable manner in which they havu managed the financial arrangements of the Church Gaaotto." — The resolution was unanimously agreed to. St. TnoMAB'.-Mr Hamilton moved: "That tho prayer ot the petition ro forming St. Thomas into a Bep»r*te charge bo taken Into consideration by tho Synod at sumo time with tho report of the Parochial Boundaries Com mittee." Ho moved that tho Synod go into committee to consider the matter, and did so in order that he might propose a resolution.— Tho Bishop said that it was not necessary. No ono had tho power to form St. Thomas' into a cure.—Mr Hamilton than moved for loave to appoad to hi* resolution that it is advisable that a tepar&te parish be formed out of portions of St. Matthew's and All Salnta'. — Mr Pierce thought it impossible for the Synod to doal with the question, as they had nothing before them to shew that tho peoplo of the district wished to dotach themselves, or that they were able and willing to pay a mlnistor.—His Lordship said ho understood that tho report of the committee dealt with the boundaries of the parishes, but the prayer of this petition had not been con sidered.—The motion waß eventually with drawn.

Pension Fond.—On the motion of Mr Pearce, the Pension Fund wac adopted. SUNDAY-BCnOOL LESSON COMMITTEE. —Mr Criepo, In the absenoe of Mr Luks, moved, " That a committee for Sunday-school lessons be appointed for tho year 1882, the committee to consist of Yon. Archdeacon Maunsell, Revs. Jo3oph Bates. P. Gould, Win. Tebbs,and Messrs Neil Heath, Hammond and George."—Agreed to. TnK "Dawn of Day."—MrKirkbrldemoved —" That tho editor of tho Churoh Gazette be re quested to canso the ' Dawn of Day' to be issued with the Gazette."—Agreed to. Lay Readers.—On the motion of the Rev. J. Haaolden, tho thank; of the Synod wero given to the lay readers ot tho diocese. Prorogation.—His Lordship said that con cluded the business of the Synod. Ho congratu lated them on the very full attendance of members and the interest which had been manifested iv the business of the session. Tho Doxology was then sung, and the Bono diction having boon pronounced, tho Synod was prorogued.

CHURCH MEETING,

Tho annual church mooting In connection with the Diocesan Synod was held in the Ohoral Hall last evening, in accordance with previoui announcement. Hia Lordehip Bishop Cowio presided, and several of tho olergy occupied seats on the platform. There was a moderately good attendance, and an excellent choir from the various ohurohes, under tho conduotorshlp of Mr Joseph Brown, was present. Mr Angelo Forrest, organist of St. Paul's, presided at the harmonium. The meeting was opened with prayer, and the singing of the hymn "'My God. I Love Thee." His Lordship delivered a brief introductory address, during which ho said the objeot of the promoters of these meetings was to afford the church people an opportunity of meeting together and hearing addresses on suhjeots whioh would naturally be lntc-esting to them all. The Revß. H. Gulliver, M.A., then delivered an address on tho "Train ing of Candidates for Holy Orders." Ho touohed upon tho history of olden timeslin his oponing re marks, and pointed out that the ecoloßiastios were the leading men in those days. It was said that the people then were superstitious, bnt their superstition did not prevent them from robbing a churoh or levying black-mail on a priest. It was only when death approached that superstition pinohed them. Ecclesiastics, it would be seen on reference to history, came for ward to take the lead in every great movement, and it was merit brought them there. They were the beat educated men, and in them cul ture realized itself most thoroughly, A priest hood maintained its influence, while It was con nocted with high education and culture, but with the deorease of education and oulturo, in fluence decreased in a corresponding degree. The speaker referred to tho enormous impor tance of a highly cultured and highly educated priesthood. The Germans wero wiser than wo, and they insisted on a high coarse ot training. They insisted upon candidates passing through a osroful secular course ot education, and this was dono before tho theological training came Id. We as a Stato in New Zealand, wore not so oareful in these matters. We tried to educate our children as far as we could, but we were not wiio enough to go a step further and say the education of young men for the ministry should also be lookod after. There was a tremendous resDonßibiUty resting in the hands of preachers and teaohers, and It would bs well to follow the Germans, who are wiser than we, and make it a matter ot insistanoe by the State that there should be this preparatory training. The speaker referred to the branches of knowledge in which it wai necessary that a clergyman should be well vorsed, and, in his concluding re marks, said there was no use blinding our eyns to the fact that we are living in a highly artifi cial and advanced axe andmust faoe these ques tions boldly. It was fortthe laity an well as tho olergy to make provision for this training of candidates for holy orders. —Mr A. Board in an was the next spanker, and he delivered an address on "Observa tions on our Church's work fin England." He said that no observant Churchman, on a return to Kngland after a lengthy absence, coald fail to notice the beneficent efforts being made to extsnd tho Churoh's operations. In all directions new churohes wero being built, and old Cathedrals repaired, while liberality of contributions for all these objeots was es pecially noticeable. He referred to the vast donations, and quoted from the " Quarterly Keview" to show that there were at present in Great Britain between thirteen thousand and fourteen thousand Churoh of England ' places of worship and of this number 8,800 had been either rebuilt or restored. From 1810 to 1875 there had been spent in church building and restoring £25 518,000; while within the last generation more than 31 millions of money had been spent in building, renovating, decorating, endowing, &a, in connection with tho Churoh of Kng land. The elementary education ot the people ot England, until a very reoept period, was carried on in a large measure by the people of the Church of England, and last year 2,300,000 Churoh of England children were being educated in church schools. All this showed that the clergy wore energising themselves, and doing their work to tho satisfaction of those living near them. The Bpoakor referred to many other changes iv church management which had taken place. Trained and surpliced boys in cho!r3 were much more common than they used te be, and he believed the new system was proferable to a motley . garbed choir of males and females. He bio believed that in that choir the singing .ud musio were better than in a motley choir of males and females. Referring to the decoration of churches, he saw no reason for the banishment from sacred edifices of tho beautiful in colour and form, or ot the rich in material. Mr Hoard man concluded with an amusing description of hia visit to extreme Ritualistic placosof worship. —Key. J. Bates then delivered an Interesting address on " The Church of Jtngland in the 18th century " and he was followed by .Mr A.de Lisle Hammond, 8.A., on "Primary Education in Kngllah Sooakleg Countries." At intervals dur ing the evening, the choir rendered several an tlioins, tho carol " Manger Throne," and throe hymns. A collection was taken towards the close,

SCINTILLATIONS.

" Bo brief, lor it is with words as with auu beams; tho more they ore condensed the deeper they bum."—Sodthby.

" After man came woman," and she has been after him ever since.

Memo, by an official of a public institu tion.—A butcher never sends tough meat when he submits his tender. When the Pilgrim Fathers first landed, they fell on their > knees, after which they fell on the aborigines. When a Buddhist woman wants a divorce she simply says "fiit," and then Buddy gets up and puts on his hat. the average wonlan is composed of 243 bones, lGd muscles, 1 pair garters, 22 old newspapers, and 210 hair-pin;. A woman woke h.c'r husband during, a storm, and said : " I do wish you would stop snoring, for I want to hear it thunder,"

It ia said that several persons were poi.ioned recently by eatiug Bausages. This comes from leaving brass collars on dogs'. Ho who asked tho daughter's hand and got tho father's foot, had the consolation of knowing that his wooing was not boot less.

Tho Whangaroa Band of Hope had a ploasant mooting on tho 3rd inst., Mr Itntolifl'in tho chair.

Tho ThamoH Cricket Club are sending Mr G. A. Jiutlor us a representative to tbe Auckland Cricket Association,

Tho s. a. llincmoa sails for Opunakc this evening with a detachment of tho Armed Constabulary, numbering 100, A correspondent observes: "There are more bulls than Irish ones, as tho following will shew ! The Chairman ot the Arch hill Band of Hope meeting last night re quested the youths not to be so boisterous in their applause, and not to " clap hands vVith their feet."

Tho Friends of England have taken a new departure by holding a sort Of revival meet ing iit a largo tent. There was a very large Attendance and very great interest. Tho Sultan of Turkey has granted 1,500,000 acres of land in tho district of Gilead and Moab for a Jewish colony. Ho received pay therefore from wealthy Jewish capitalists. Mr R. Proude has offered a special prize of £2 for tho best calf under six months of age, at the Auckland Agricultural and Pas toral Company's Show. Professor Fraser is having a good time feeling the bumps of the North Auck landers.

There are in town now about a dozen men from Owhdroa, connected with the case Campbell v. Hosie. To the majority of these it is the first visit to Auckland for five or six years. The Wellington Land League, who bo sieged the members of the House of Repres entatives, have forwarded £130 to Miss Anna Parnell, the fruits of their foraging expedition.

Dr. Campbell and Mr G. B. Owen have given the necessary notico that they are candidates for vacant seats at the Board of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand,

A good old Methodist parson was once heard to say in a sermon, " As I was once riding along oa one of those beautiful prairies with my dear wife who has since gone to Heaven in a buggy " To-day, at 2 o'clock, the Pakuranga hounds are to meet at the Northern Hotel, Groat North Road.

Lighting the city of Dunedia costs over four thousand pounds a year, or a little over one fourth of tho whole rates received.

Captuiu Clark's belt will be fired for at the Mount Eden range at one o'clock on Monday. When poor Marcus Clarke waa alive he couldn't borrow money to buy the bnng hole of a cod-liver oil cask without paying his " sheventy-five per shent" for it. Now that he's dead, however, he can raise a thousand pounds, nnd in the fulness of time will no doubt receive a 500 guinea tomb stone.

There Is no limit to the ingenious devices resorted to by advertisers to attract public notice. A London tailor heads his adver tisement in Jarge letter.", " Mr Bradlaugh," and then intimates that " baring witnessed the struggle in which Mr Bradlaugh's coat was unfortunately torn, he will be glad to replace the garment if the hon. member will favour him with a call.' 1

The British Wesleyan thanksgiving fund now amounts to more than £300.

The Japanese colony in Paris are about to erect a pagoda for their religious devo tions.

The Key, Theodore Bridge has translated St. Luke in the Yahgan language. It is spoken in the south of South America, and is a very difficnlt tongue. A Canada farmer discovered a pit con taining 600 skulls. Must have been the site of a theatro to have so many deadheads in tho pit. One of the last acts of Scan Stanley was to write to Lord Hatherley's family offering a tomb for that nobleman, who was a strong supporter of the Church.

The residents of South Canterbury are thankful for a rainfall.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.-Friday.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., 11.M.) Buokland v. Wrlgley; claim £8, price of a horeo.—Mr Browning app-ared for plaintiff".— Mr Ed. Cooper for defendant. The plaintiff. Mr Alfred Buckland, auctioneer, claimed of the defendant £6; tho purchase money of a horse, sold by plaintiff's salesman to Mr George Lend rum for the defendant, Mr James Wrigley.— Mr Tye, plaintiff's salesman deposed that on the 26th August, he offered the horse for sale in the usual way; the reserve price was £6, jbut the bidding only reached. £3 153. Mr Londrum took it up for £6, and purchased the horse for Mr Wrigley, for whom he acted,—To His Worship: The owner's name was Wra. Rogers. He should know him again. Was not aware the police were after him.—Mr Cooper contended that Rosters had no right to the horse, and that really Mr Lendrom bought his own property.—His Worship said that if Mr Wrigley asked Mr Lendrum to buy that horeo for him and he did so there was an end of the matter.—Mr Cooper said' that Mr Lendrum was in the quiet possession ot his own property.—Witness continued: The horse was knocked down to Mr Lendrum, but im mediately Mr Lsndrum came up and said don't put that horse down to me, but to Mr Wrigley, it is hi<? horse, the charge was therefore made upon Mr Wrigle y ; he held a license as well as Mr Buokland, ne was not a partner.—Mr Browning said that Mr Buokland had a perfect right to sue for the purohass mon«y.—To Mr Cooper: he may have sold the horse before, bat oould not speak with certainty, many horses paased under the hammer; he oould not soy whether an application had been made or not to Mr Wrigley.—To Hi s Worship the horse was sold for the owner, or the sup posed owner; he had the name of Rogers as the nowner. George Lendrnm knew Mr Wrigley and remembered the lale on the 26th August; he purchased the horse by Mr Wrigley's instruo tiona, in the presence of Mr Henry Palmer, of" Mahurangt. The latter gentleman had lent a horse to Mr Wrigley, and somehow or other tho horao was lost; and he was instructed to buy a horse for Mr Wrigley to replace the horse that was lost; he bought tho horse accordingly and forwarded it to tho North Shore; he could not s»y ex&otly where the horse was at present; the detectives had taken special interest in this horse; ho was agent for any person who might employ him. To Mr Cooper: he oould not swear that it was the horse that was stolen; there was a striking likeness, but he oould not swear that it was the same; Mr Wrigley told him to buy the horse: he knew th 3 rider. Mason, but did not say that he had bought his horeo back; did not swear over it; saw several detectives,—Alfred Buokland, jun., corrobo rated ;he entered the sale in the book; saw Mr Wrigley after the sale in the British Hotel ; Mr Wrigley told him he had authorised Len drum to buy the horse; he did not pay Rogers.—Mr Shirley, cashier to Mr Buck land, deposed to paying tbo-money, less per centage, to a person who signed himself " Win. Rogers.' He was a stranger. It is usual to pay money immediately after the sale. He heard something about the ownership. Never saw the horse.—The defence was a simple denial that Mr Wrigley ordered Lendram to purchase the horse.—James Wrigley, defendant, deposed that he had a horse in his possession, bolonging to Mr Palmer, 13} hands high. That horse was lost. To the best of his belief, the hoiso he saw at the North Shore was the horse whioh he lost —Alexander Kennedy, a groom in the em ploy of Mr Lendrum, deposed to seeing the horse three times,—the first tima in June, and tho last time at the sale. He thought he could swear to the horse- —His Worship considered that defendant had pur chased the horse through his agent, and why Bhould he not pay for it! It was probably the horse that ho lost, but that had not been estab lished.—Judgment for plaintiff, £8; costs, £2 Is fid.

POLICE COURT-This day.

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

Horsewhipping thb Baker. — Riohard Duder was oharged with unlawfully assaultiDg and beatiDg one Alexander Deans, by striking him about the body and shoulders with a riding whip, at Devonport, on the 19th of September.— Mr Tyler prosecuted.—From tho evidence of complainant it appeared that he had given defendant notice of his 'intention to leave his employment. He was employed by Duder as a biker. When he gave this notice, an alterca tion ensued, and some strong language passed. Duder said he had insulted him, and threatened that unless he apologised, he would horse whip him. Witness refused, and Duder went away, returning again four or fl»e minutes later with a whip and his two brothers. Witness still refused to apologise, and defendant then struck him several times with the whip. They struggled, and witness threw Duder down, and kept him there until he thought his passion had cooled, lie continuedin Dnder's employ.—A youth named Finlay was called, but did not feel in a position to contradict anything: the last witness had said.—Defendant in his de fence eaid complainant had destroyed a quantity of bread, and his work was very indifferently done. Ho received high wages. When he came into the shop to give notice, he abused him (de fendant;, in a mannor in whioh he had never been abused before, and never wished to be abused again. He horsewhipped the complain ant because he used bad langauge towards him. —His Worship said it was clear that an assault bad benn committed, and defendant must pay a fine of 20s and oasts.

This concluded the business.

CABLEGRAMS.

IRETJTER'S TELECHtAMS.J

LIBERAL DEMONSTRATION.

LONDON, October 7.

A series of important political demonstra tions have been organised and are now being carried out, at Leeds, by leading Liberals resident there and in the neigh bourhood. The Right Hon. W. E. Glad stone has arrived at the town to take part in the proceedings, and will deliver ad dresses at the meetings to bo held.

ANOTHER ZULU RISING.

LONDON, October 7.

The "Standard" of this morning pub lishes a telegram from the Cape, stating that the report is current there that a seri ous rising of the native tribes has broken out in Zululand.

THE EGYPTIAN COMMISSION.

CAIRO, October 7.

The members of tho commission des patched by tho Sultan from Constantinople to the Khedive arrived in this city to-day, and were accorded a ceremonial recep tion.

CLOSE OF THE WOOL SALES,

LONDON, October 6.

Tho third series of wool sales closed to day. The final catalogue comprised 7,900 bales, for which a firm demand was ex perienced, making the total of 340,000 bales offered sinco the opening. 28,000 bales have been withdrawn, 45,000 are held over for iho next series, which commences on the 22nd of November,

AUSIHAJbIAN.

ADELAIDE, October 7.

Wheat, per bushel, is 5s sd. Town flour, per ton, is £12 ss, Country brands are £11 10a. Freight to the United Kingdom from Adelaide is 50a, ditto from out ports 52s 6d.

AFFAIRS ON WAIMATE PLAINS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT,

THE GOVERNMENT PLAN OF . OPERATIONS.

WELLIMGTON, this day. MANY newspapers in dealing with the native question appear to be under the im pression that when the Government make a definite repressive movement, it will be of the same character as that advocated by Mr Bryce. This i* not likely to be the case, as the position of affairs has entirely changed since Mr Bryce's time. I nave reason to believe the policy of the Government will De this : when matters are fully matured, the Con stabulary will remove the fencing as before. If the Maoris oppose they will be arrested j if they resist, sufficient force will be used to overpower them at all costs and hazards, and Te Whiti having 'distinctly incited the lawless proceeding, will be held responsible and will be treated accordingly—whatever this may involve. Having once sanctioned and incited resistance to authority he has at last placed himself outside the pale, and will have to take the conse quences, which will probably be his per sonal imprisonment, and the final breaking up of the Parihaka settlement, now that it has become a nest of rebellion.

NOTES FROM WAIHI.

(FHOM A COKBESPONDENT).

WAI hi, September 3rd. Now that fine weather is setting in, mining affairs in this district are making a steady advance. Every day fresh hands are arriv ing upon the field, and tbe few whares and calico tents which formed the only habita tions of the pioneers, are fast giving way to substantial wooden houses, which, although not remarkable for architectural beauty, are nevertheless very comfortable tenements. Nearly all the sites in the newly surveyed township have been leased, and several licenses have been granted to enterprising capitalists, who have undertaken to erect suitable hostclries for the accommodation of (visitors. Plans and specifications are already out for an imposing structure to be called the the Wailii Hotel, and it is rumoured that Mr C. Curtis, of Thames celebrity, contemplates erecting a palatial edifice, which, for size and comfort, will eclipse everything of the kind as yet set up In the Northern Island. There can be no doubt that, with the grand prospects for legitimate speculation to be found in the districts, there will be a large influx of population here in the course of a month or so, and those who are first on the field vith public accommodation will reap an abundant harvest. At the. present time there is no getting a meat, let alone a bed, nearer than Owhoroa, which is six miles distant from the mines, and this circumstance alone is o great incon venience to those desirous of visit ing our attractive neighbourhood. The great drawback, however, to the field just now is the want of crushing power. Most of the principal mines are now well out, and could supply a practically uu limited quantity of stone, but up to the pre sent time no stone has been crushed beyond the five tons sent to Owhoroa from the pros pectors' claim, and which gave the hand some yield of 22oz's 15dwts of retorted gold, valued at the high price of £3 14s 6d per oz. When it is considered that this was taken from a reef 40 feet wide, which is capable of yielding millions of tons of stone at a low cost for working it may be readily imagined that there is an extensive field for the em ployment of machinery. With the excep tion of the Martha, upon which there is an injunction pending litigation, most of the mines are working full time. The Toung Colonial has just cut through a reef 30 feet in width, which shows gold freely in the stone, and yields a splendid prospect by hand crushing, the precious metal being of the same rich quality as that in the Martha. In the Little Tommy, which- adjoins the Yonng Colonial on the east, a tunnel is being driven to cut the lode, and in the Bright Smile, immediately beyond, a shaft is about to be sunk on the course of the main lode. Up to tbe present time the reef has not been opened out on the flat, but it is generally supposed that it will prove rich when picked. up in the low country. In the Dulcibcl, which is one of the best developed claims on the hill, about 400 tons of quartz have been brought to grass from the upper work ings, where the reef has been opened out along its course for a distance of over 100 feet, displaying a fine oody of stone, which resembles more the interior of a quarry than anything else. A low level is now being put in on the northern boundary of this claim to intersect tho lode at a greater depth, and already some big leaders have cut, which are all more or less auriferous. In the Waihi extended driving is going on in the low level, and a contract amounting to £2,700 hos been accepted by the directors for the erection of a crushing plant. In the Sunbeam and Golden Point, which comprise the whole of the northern slope of the hill, two prospecting tunnels have been driven in, each of which leaders have been cut, yielding good prospects of gold. It is intended to open out both these.claims by means of low level tunnels, which will enable the hill to be worked at the lowest possible depth before sinking, All that is required to make Waihi a success is the sound of tbe stampers, and there can be no doubt that the first battery on the field will secure abundant patronage. If, in fact, the reef only bears out its present prospects, it will not be a question of one battery, but of a dozen, and that within a very short space of time since every claim on the hill would require extensive crushing powers to keep it going. Both the Martha, the Young Colonial, and the Dulcibel could turn out, respectively, their forty tons per day, and this without much addition to their present workings, while several other claims will bo in operation to do as much before machinery can ba erected. Most of the country surrounding the hill has been pegged off for a considerable distance in every direction, and when all are in working order this will be the most extensive and prosperous field ever opened in the colony.

Mr B. Duder, of the North Shore, was fined 20s and costs to-day for horsewhipping his baker.

The cricket season was opened this after noon by several club matches in the Domain, which wete proceeding when we went to press. . ■ , , . . .

tar £1 Free gifts I—The Proprietors ot Wolfe's Aromatic Sohibdam Schnapps, to induce the destruction and prevent the im proper nso of their wrappers and labels, and thus further protect the Public against fraud and deception, have enclosed In the wrappers, or under he label on the quart bottles, sfnee Ist October. 1878, and continue to enclose IN kverx DAY'B PACKING THROUGHOUT THK YEAR THREE! £1 ORDBRS, which ore drawn npon the undersigned, and which will bo cashed by them on presentation. To secure these Gifts, the Public must be oarefu to ask for, and accept nothing but, the Genuine Udolpho Wolfe's Schnapps, with our name upon the top label, M. Moss: & Co. Wynyard liano, Sydney

DR WALLIS AT CITY WEST.

Pursuant to notice, Dr Wallis addressed the electors of City West in the Temperance lall,Albert-street. The meeting had been advertised to commence at half-past seven o'clock, bat at that time there were not a dozen persons present. At a quarter to eight, the number had increased to about thirty, when Dr Wallis suggested that the electors should, without further delay nominate their chairman. Upon the motion of Mr Neylon, Becondeil by Mr Machattie; Dr Lee was Voted to the chair. . The Chairman briefly introduced tie speaker of the evening. ■ , '■•> Dr Wallis commenced by giving a sue cinct account of the position of affairs at the time the late Parliament entered upon its first session. He said that the majority of the leading measures then before the country had now passed into law. He con« '• sidered that for their action in regard to the Triennial Parliament Bill, if f Or „„ other, the Hall Government deserved the utmost credit, for although elected for a term of five years they committed an act of almost unprecedented generosity in volnn tarily shortening the duration of the term to three years. Yot no Act at the present X time.stood in greater peril of being repealed and he believed that it was only a feeling of shame on the part of some members that bad prevented that rcßnlt during tha last session. The people here had obtained only a very imperfect idea of what had really transpired at Wellington, for the Press had not given anything like a fair account of the Parliamentary proceeding 1 Cost him what it might during the approach! ing elections,he unhesitatingly declaredthat both Stae and « Herald " had given a very perverted and garbled account generally of the sayings and doings in Parliament. Hence the necessity for explanation. The leading measures passed last session were • the Kegulation of Elections Act, and tL fv£ BP f pPra.c.tJCeß n Mention Act. The Corrupt Practices Prevention Act was very stringenr.and rightly so. It prohibited under heavy penalties bribery, imperaona tion, unncessary expenditure at elections,' corruption and other evils. It was not possible now to bribe any persons but news* paper men, who were predominant in the House. You could bribe or corrupt them as much, as you pleased by hundreds of pounds worth of advertising and you would I not be molested for it, but only venture to"/ give a poor fatigued elector a cup of tea ana ' '■ you stood in jeopardy of being sent to prison for three months. He had no hesita. i'

tion in proclaiming the newspaper men to be I themostselfishclassof men in the House, and lie hoped the justice would be done him of giving publicity to the statement. Despite ; the "Herald's" endeavours to make-the-,-v Representation Bill appear objectionable,he. ' firmly believed in it.and considered that it would be productive of much good ior the country as a whole. The doctor then m passed on to shew that, excluding Maoris and Chinese, there was almost a perfect par ity of representation between North and .' South,the North Island having 36 members, each of whom had a constituency of 5,348, and the South Island having 55 members with a constituency of 5,326 persons each : I The simple passage of these two great measures was, he considered, a good deal to: ■ have done in one session in the matter cf.' constitutional legislation. Passing on to the subject of Local Government, Dr Wallia said that it was the burning question of tbe day. Everyone was admittedly in favour ... of the best form of local government, but i difficulties appeared to stand in the way. Five or six schemes bad been placed befota . the Bouse for its consideration, viz., the first by Mr Murray, the second by Mr S;1 Ormond, a renegade abolitionist, the third by Mr Hauuders, who wished the colony " divided into four provinces, the fourth by Sir George Grey, which was a kind of re- -: surrected Provincialism, and the filth by him- ■ self, and it was the best of all. (Laughter.) It might be named the American system, for it proposed the sub-division of the colony into political units—what in France 1 were, termed communes, in England parishes, and in the United States town ships. There it had . been carried to a ■ splendid development, and his system con sequently was simply the American one. .; The sixth scheme was that submitted by the Government, which was merely a jnodifica-. I tion or amplification of the system of local/: fovernment which we have at present,/ ased upon a borrowing policy. It was received with such disfavour that had the Ministry not withdrawn it in. tims.i't would certainly have caused their defeat. The last session had been especially memor able for the amount of sccial legislation which had been undertaken and passed. There were, for instance, the Neglected - nud Criminal Children's Act Amendment Act, the Divorce and Matrimonial pauses Act Amendment Act, the Adoption, of Children's Act, the Gaining and Lotteries Act, and the Licensing Act. To old Mr Whitaker we were indebted for the Gaming and Lotteries Act. - He had laboured during many sessions like a giant for the proscrip tion of gambling, and he had succeeded at last, although be (the speaker) could have wished that the provisions of the Act haa been made even . stronger than they were. He was also glad to say that the Licensing Bill had become law, and along with it the provisions which he had pledged himself to support, viz.', local option and elective Commis sioners. 'After alluding to the fact that although the most heavily indebted and | weightily taxed people in the world, we continued to progress and prosper, and attri- 3 buting this to our consumption i of our own means and our dependence upon borrowed 9 money, the speaker asserted that unless 1 this extravagant borrowing policy were soon stopped, we would eventually be-ij landed in serious monetary embarrassment. There were two other subjects to which he. wished to refer—personal matters and local matters. These comprised four measures, in which he had greatly interested himself, viz., the .Extension of the Franchise to Women, Proportional Representation, the Leaseholders Qualification,and the Reform of the Legislative Council. Be thought it shameful and ridiculous that only human beings who had hair upon their chins, should be qualified to vote, and that those who did' no*; happen to be so endowed should be deprived of the right k,; to ■.■'■ exercise the franchise. All the wise, men in the House, the Government ■'.:' as well as Sir George Grey, were In favour of the measure, and it was only the indifference of the women themselves ' that delayed tbe passage of the reform. The doctor then proceeded to describe his plan ot Proportional Representation, which was that known as Hare's Representation of Minorities. It was the best system of representation, he believed, which had ever, been devised by the mind of man. With : regard to the Leaseholders' Qualification, he had to say that, during the ensuipg I elections, he would take his stand upon I the principte that property' should not < be disfranchised and persons alone re presented. So far as the Legislative^ Council was concerned, he thought It I should be reformed, or swept away) altogether. It would not be prudent, flta present to abolish it, but it should certainly I be made elective instead of nominated, and and the term of office made something like/ three or five years. After expressing his I obligations to the people of''City West for never having asked him to do anything 1 for them especially, Dr Wallls proceeded to enumerate what matters of local interest had been dealt with in Parliament. A tax 1 on kauri gum had first of all been pre* '■■;. vented. Then a valuable endowment to the museum was proposed, bnt after_ being ■•., dangled for some time before the delighted eyes of the Auckland members was not ■ persisted in, thus causing suspicions that it wasonly intended asa glittering bait. Then, there were the Thermal Springs Bill.tenduig,. as Mr Macandrew had said, to make the Lakes the-Bethesda of New Zealand, Har bour Reclamation, and the University Col lege Bill. Another thing was the plan to construct a bridge across the Waitenmta trom Ponsonby to Stokes' Paint, which he ,; believed perfectly feasible. The estimated cost was £62,000, and he was of opinion that tbe venture would be a profitable one. - Land at Ponsonby arid Stokes' Point would be bo enormously increased in value by the con struction of such a bridge that the people might consent to be taxed-in respect of lV while it would render accessible and valu able, about 20,000 or 30,000 acres of Govern ment a cultivatable land, at present almost unknown. It would be ■<»■., , benefit too to Rodney and "WnanKarei, I and would facilitate the use of Lake Taka ; puna as the source of our water supply. He had opposed Mr Macandrew's project m direct steam communication with Engjano, and the newspapers had drawn public at tention to tho matter. The local papers here blamed and censured the Auckland members for allowing our interests to be prejudiced in the composition of the U>ffl mittees appointed on the subject. Atus was unjust, for the Auckland members had taken actionon the point. He had seota tele gram to that effect to the editor of the STAB, but it was not published, although its pur port was Ingeniously woven into one of the sentences of an article, which only a limited number of the public would perceive. That, he held, waa

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. SATURDAY, OCTOBER &



{"kCULAR • DEMONSTRATION. -THE GRANDEST CUT GLASS. and BEST ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS, Evkr Seen in New Zealand, Are now FOR SALIC by me, consisting of Olakkt Jugs. Sugar Fbamb, Cruets, Breakfast Crusts, and Biscuit Boxes. beein& is believing. F. H. L E~W ISS ON, Opposite the Union Bank, QUEEN-STREET. fV A TJ T I O N. Whereas certain persons have adopted tfa~ name of; '"Manganese Minos. Russell," aa a part of their stook in trade, and have already com menced to mystify Storekeepers, I hereby give notice that the Properties of the Original Manganese Minus Company of New Zea land are now the cole property of' John Tucker, Esq.. of London, England. No Gooda from this date, therefore, will be reoelved by me unless addressed :J. Tdckkb, Manganese Mines, Russell. Waiheke, or Auck land, as the case may be. And farther, no Accounts win be acknowledged by me without the prodnotion of my Written Order. N.B.— Correspondents will please ©xeroise care in addreesiDg their letters. » (Signed) Ed. KERSEY/ COOPER. Attorney for John Tucker, Bsq. tt dissolution of partnership. Junction . Drapery VV arehousk. FURTHER IMPORTANT REDUCTIONS 1111 In consenuenco of the Duty being taken off CALICOS. PRINTS, HOLLANDS, and several other Lines, WILLIAM R. BKIDGMAN Haa made a Proportionate Reduction on such lines, and. will givo his Cnßtomera ' every advantage to be derived from tho diSty being romoved. W. R. B. ia dow Selling Splendid Value in— Brown Hollands at /It, 16, /7, /8, /9i 32-In. White Calico, from /3 p«r yard; in great variety , Grey Calico, from/2} yard; all qualities Splendid line of Pompadour Prints, /SJ, /61, /7i Handsome Plain and Fancy Pompadonr Sat teens, /11J yard Dress Silks in grey, slate, drabs, and bines, at 1/5; worth 6/6. A largo proportion of these have been sold . Black Silks at 2/6}, 2/11, 3/4}, 1/3, 1/9. Belling A Splendid Line in Black Silk, 21-in. wide, 5/7} 6 per yarcJ. BE9 . Large lot of Umbrellas from 1/8; a splendid line at3/U Large lot of Stays from 1/5 pair Dress Materials at /s|, &o. All half usual price Clearing ont last season's stock of 94 Prints at /6 per yard i Wide White Cotton Bed Fringe, Hi, /3}, Hi per I yard. Half price Wide Felt Carpet. 2/11 yard Men's Flannel Shirts, large size, well made, 2/9, 3/9.4/6 Men's Flannel Pants, 2/9, 3/9,4/6 Men's Tweed Trousers, 5/10,7/6, 9/6 Men'a Tweed Trousers, extra good line, 10/6 and 12/9 Men's Tweed Trousers and Vests, 15/, 16/6,18/6, and 22/6 Good line Boys' and Youths' Trousers and Vests, 14/3 to 16/3 Large stock of Kaiapol and Mosgiel Tweedß to * bo sold at mill price *» **<>• wear, Alu Goods iiASKED m Plain Bed Figures, foe Cash Ohly at Gbeatly Kbduokd Peices. WILLIAM JCkit JJKIDGMAN > (Latu Rhshebooe & Bbioguan).



Ppecial A dvertlsements. IN ORDER TO MAKE KOOM, ' for ensuing season's goods, and to reduce my LAKOK AND VARIED STOCK OP WOOLLENS, . (deoidedto REDUCE THK PRICKS thanks for past favours. H. L. POSSKNESKIE, Merchant Tailor and Habitmakbb, shorthnd-btrkkt, auckland Opposite South Britlsli Insnranoe Company). m i N X a & JJ Ail* B<* to inform the Publio that they have OPENED THEIR NEW WAREHOUSE SPLENDID TsSOKTMENT FURNITURE, The Latest Novelties, and The Newest Their Btook of CARPETS? fbr Variety, Quality, and. Prioe has never been surpassed in Auckland. A large assortment of LINOLEUM and FLOOR CLOTHS In aU widths. VATTINGS, MATS, and RUGS in great variety. Ihe Newest and Latest Patterns In Cretonnes and Trimmings. Silk and Worsted Reps, Cotelelnes, Tapestry, and Damask Coverings. Oloth ana Tapestry Tablb Covers. Laoe.Net, and Muslin Curtains. A large and well-assorted Stock of all tho Newest Patterns in Toiletware. _ Agents for the Iron Venetian Blinds—"The Blind of tho Period." These are the only perfeot bllnda made. The largest stook of Brass and Iron BBD STKADS and COTS in Now Zealand to A choice assortment of Dolly Varden Down Quilts, Blankets, Bed and Table Linen Towels, Tollot Covers, &0., SCO. Inspection Invited. WINKS & HALL, Shortland-stkket. QHOULD BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. To Parents and Guardians. SOMETHING worth knowing! Thk New Zealand (Jlothing JPaotory ABB NOW SELLING SPECIAL LINES OF BOYS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING At Wonderfully Low Pkioes. Superior Fitting, Superior Work manship, and First-olasa Materials. Auckland Branch : Q.UBKN-STREBT (Opposite Theatre Royal), And at Albert -Btreet, Thames. J. Fitzbimons. Branch Manager. "VTEW CPKING nOODS, MILNE & CHOYCE Have Just Received, and abe now Showing a Full Assortment of SPRING NOVELTIES! All the Latest Styles in MILLINERY, MANTLES, FICHUS, &C, HOSIERY, in Silk, Spun, Lisle, and Cotton, COLLARETTES, HEAD-DRESSES, CHILD' 3 ANTIQUE BONNETS, UNDERCLOTHING AND BABY LINEN. Also, A VERY COMPLETE STOCK OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS. ]J^E lli N E AND OhOTOB, Queen and Wkllesley-stbeets, auckland. QPRING AND CUMMER, 188 L We have just reoeived a Large Shipment of DRKSS GOODS, dlreot from the Manu faotukeks and made expressly FOR us, therefore we are in a better position than ever tn supply you with a really good Dress at a very low price. GAKLICK & CRANWELL. THE CO-OPERATIVE CASH SYSTEM is now firmly established, and we shall continue our Drapery and Clothing Busi ness, only on Co-operative principles. NEW GOODS IN DRESm DEPART MENT. Silk finished Lustres, Brllliantlnes and Alpacas Persian and Cyprus Cords Norwich Poplins and Angolas French All-wool Foul 6 Cashmere Serges Do do Poplins and Satin Cloths Do do Elastic Beiges and Car melites Do do Cashmere and .Viougna Cloths . Melanges. Stripes, Cheeks, and Fancy N Pekins Ombr6 and Melitas in ail shades, suitable for Trimmings. TO OUR OWN ESPECIAL ORDER ! TJLAOK rjRESS /HOODS. Splendid Value 11 French Morinocs and Cashmeres Black Lustres, Serg63 and Beiges Crape Cloths, Coburgs Russell, Persian and Cyprus Cords Indian Cashmeres The New Cherry-dye Silk-finished Double Warpßrilliantino. GARLICK a CRANWELL. The New Spring Bolton Dress Sheetings Cream Cloths, Oatmeal Cloths Sateens, Knglish Cambrics t Idra Cloths in all shades Reversible Printed DeLalnea and Alex i andras SILKS. Pym's Irish Poplins Rich Black and Coloured Gros Grains Gros dv Mondes, Grosdu Pays China, Pongees and Japanese. TRIMMING SILKS, All the leading shades. GARLICK & CRANWELL. SPECIAL It The New French Satin Oatmeal Cloth for Dresses The only line in tais market can be obtained from GARLICK & CRANWELL. SPECIAL ! 1 59 dozsn Sample Hummer Hosiery now being Cleared at Job Prices. 6 dozen Pure Silk Shirts, 6a 6d; worth 16s 6d GARLICK & CRANWELL. NEW GOODS IN KATUCY DEPART MENT. Ombre1 Satins, Nets, Ties and Ribbons Chenille ITischus, Collarettes and Fringes Ladies' Fan oy Lace Collars Cream and White Laces Lace and Silk Jersey Gloves and Mitts Dress Cords and Girdles, Coloured and Black Fancy and Plain Hosiery GARtICK & CRANWELL, City Hall Arcade, Queen-street, Auckland. DUTY OFF PRINTS. , We have a Large Stock of Prints to open $?„ Ist October. Great variety of NflW Patterns. Pattern Cards now on view. GARLICK & GRANWELL,



Special Advertisements. -OOSITIVE "OEMOVAL NEXT WEEK TO ]STew Buildings, Three Doors fbom auckland Baving3 bank. SPRING and SUMMER /^O3TUME9. '■ SPRING and SUMMER TAOKBTS. SPRING and SUMMER , -piOHUS. SPRING and SUMMER ■DATS. SPRING and SUMMER T>ONNKTB. rA Fow of the abovo havo been a till largoly reduced, TO THKLiDIHw and will be sold for very . little money. W» RiATTKAY WILL FOR TWO OR THRKE DAYS OFFER FURTHER GREAT BARGAINS in tub Abovbs Lines. GOODS NOT CLEARED OUT WILL BE £)OLD BY AUCTIONr> On the Peemises, on or about THURSDAY JNEXT, 13th October. N.H.-No OLD STOCK to bo taken forward. W. R.'B GRAND EXPOSITION AND SHOW Will consist entirely of NKW GOODS. CHEAPER GOODS THAN EVER FROM THIS DAY AT W. U A T T R A V' s Opposite Bonk of New Zealand, QUKKN-BTItKKT.