SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

turn? w a Tint (.Thta KvenlnK, 6.14 HIGH WAIHK J To _ morrow Morning, 7.2 EUNSBT.—This Hvening, 5.65 aUNKISK.-To-Morrow Morning, 549 MOON'S AGE.-New Moon, 23rd. 11.33 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING.

Argyle, s.s., Crawford, from Whangarol Konllworlh, schooner, Cross, from Whangarei

TO-DAY. Albion, s,s., Webster, from Sydney Oreti, b.h., Campboll, from Gisborno Caledonia, sohooner, Bates, from Norfolk Island Ruby, sohooner, Lambert, from Russell Onward, schooner, Pankow, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING!.

Wellington, 8.5., Farquhar, for Tauranga

TO-DAY. Vonuß, ketch, King, for Mercury Bay Hawk, schooner, Grey, for a cruise

IMPORTS.

HPer s.B. Alblon-4161bs J.T. bonedust. warns boneflour bonedust.—G. S. Jakinß, Custom house.

L Por.Oreti, from Giaborne and Napler-40 head cattle, 206 sheep, 1 horse, 1 ton sundries.

Par Zoalandla—2o casos new season ling, fiom London.-T. H. Hall & Co.

Per Caledonia, from Norfolk Island-49 casks whale oil, 3 boxos and 9 paokages arrowroot, 18 hides, 14 bags fungus, 341 bnnohos bananas, 39 bags sweet potatoes, 7 boxes peanuts, 2 cases shaddocks, and a quantity of bones.

Per Albion from Sydney—32 gunnies and 1,312 mats sugar, 424 oases fruit, 120 sacks- floor, 10 onsea drapery, 0 plates and 50 bars iron, 8 bundles and 34 bars steel, 4 casas moles. 1,039 bags bone dust, 400 bags rice, 56 oars, 10 cases wine, 20 baca make, 15 oases brandy, 5 cases rum, 53 casks, 16S cases and packages sundry merchan dise.

Inwards Coastwise.—Ruby, from Rusboll, with 60 tons manganese.

Ootwards Coastwise.—Opotiki, for Opotlki; Nancy, for Thames.

An enquiry into the Entorprlso-Tatnui oollia sion was held by Mr iWoKellar. Acting Collec tor of Customs, yestorday. Tho ovldenco will bo f. orworded to Wellington.

The barque speedwell cleared atthe Customs for Kaipara to-day, to load for Newcastle.

The brigantine Bwordfiah has entered out at I Newcastle. I

The s.s Oretl is announced to leave for Gls-1 borne and Napier at 6 p.m. Passengers: Messrs I Droge and Jocloy. 1

' A now dook has juat been completed at lelth. The works, which wero commenced in October, 1874, include a wet dock, a graving dook, break water, shadH. &c, and the total coat amounts to about £100,000.

It is understood that in the autumn an official of the Board of Trade will bo sent to America, with tho object of concluding a Consular Con vention with the United States, in order to cope with the growing '6vil of crlmpiDg British sailors whioh goes on in America.—"Mitchell's Marltimo Register."

The s.s Argyle from Whangarei lost evening, brought 10 sacks gum, 9 dozen mullet, 6 cases fruit, i hides, 35 boxes og<;s, 4 coops poultry, 12 packages sundries, and the following pas sengers :—Miss Sykes, Mr and Mrs Freeman, lira Munn and child, Mrs Tucker and child, Messrs Laucb, Cole, Snilllng, Kins, Cossar, Birch, Dile, and Cox. Steerage: Messrs W. Wilson, Walkor, Gaze, King, McDonald, K. C. 9 Wilson, and lady. The Eohooner Caledonia arrived from Norfolk Island this forenoon. Captain F. Bates reports as follows:—Left tho island on Tuesday after noon, the 13th mat.. with light northerly airs, whioh carried us off only a few miles, when wind ohangod to south. Making the best of fonl wind and heavy sea, wo made tho Three Kings on Monday, bearing X and by 9.. 85 miles, when we took the wind more favourably, and reached the Bay of Islands on Wednesday, the 21st, and sinoa than to arrival in Auckland, have had only light variable airs. Passengers: Messrs D. Peacock and F. B. Evans.

The s s. Orett left Napier on Monday after noon, arriving at Glsborne at 9 on Tuesday. Discharged cargo and passengers and loaded with stock, sailing (or Auokland at 6.30 p.m. Weather very thiok, with drizzling rain, and wind blowing hard from S.W,, with heavy cross sea, arriving at Tamaki at 8 p.m. yester day, and moored alongside Queen-s>troet Whart nt 9 a.m. this day. Passengers: Messrs Joel and Holy. We are indebted to Mr F. Stephenson, purser, for late file?, etc, and the above report.

ARRIVAL OF THE ALBION.

' The «s. Albion arrived from Sydney at 9 o'clock this morninpr, the passenKera having been vaccinated before startinK on the voyage, and the vessel having admitted to pratique at Russell. She left Sydney at 10 p.m. on the 16th, passed Three Kings at 9 a.m. on the 21st; arrived at Kussell on the 22nd, coaled, and left for Auckland at 6.30 p.m. yesterday, arriv ing as above. Experionced fine weather with light wind throughout the passage. Paßson- Rera:—Saloon, for Auokland: Misses Harvey, Burn, McNamaro, Yarborough, Messrs J. B. Gordon, J. F. Lumley, W. F. Thompson, H. W. Watling, White, Dr. McMurdo, Dr. E. J. Roberts. G. Ward, Mr and Mrs Waller and grant, Mesdamea Nash and Harrison, Mrs enriofc and ohild; and Bis steerage. For NelBon: Mrs E. Pratt. For Lyttelton: Messrs A J.Pope and A. M. Sharp. For Napier: Messrs Hafon and Willis. For Wellington: Messrs Pjsoine and Charles. We are indebted trO the parser for late files, eto.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

~"'." ARHIVAI'S. ReUanoe, ketoh, Kerns, froiO Greymoath Bowena, 8.5., aoott, from Wn itara

DEPARTURES.

Hannah Mokau, b.s.. MoCartby, for Waitara Rowena, 8.8., Scott, for Waitarsv.

IMPORTS.

Per Reliance, from Greymouth-V3 tons coal, 5 tons coke. Per Rowena, from Waitara-18 keR.' 8 ontter. 13 packages sundries, U head cattle, fl I** 130 sheep. • ; ■ ,

PThe s.b. Hannah Mokati left at 3 p.m. yester day for W&itara. . . : '

The Government steamer Hinemoa with the members on board should arrive from Welling ton about 10 a m. to-morrow.

-Theketoh Reliauoa arrived from Greymonth this morning after a fine weather passage off eight days. Sha brings a cargo of coal and OOKO. " "" '

The S.B. Eowona arrivod from Waitara at 2.15 p.m. yesterday with the following passengers :— Messrs Goldwater, CuUen t Taylor (2)j Ford, Parn&l Houghton-. Hutohißon, Mr and Mra Astloy, Mr and' Mrs Whittaker. Bhe returned thither at 11 a.nii to-day with 15 packages oil men's store?, 26 kegs nails, 27 oases kerosene, W ooila wire. 61 drain tiles; 20 mata sugar, 10 baga salt, 11 bars iron, 1 boiler, iO packages machin ery. 96 packages sundry merchandise, and one passenger—Mr T. Mcriin*

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Waitaba, ibis-day JB Arrived: ArrivedLallahßookhand* Hannah Mokan from Onehunga.

Taubanoa, this day. Arrived: Wellington, from Anokland, 7 »•»■ TJMABT7, yesterday. Sailed: Jeßßlo Niocol for Kaipara. WuLUKTOTOsr, yesterday.

I••■;■ Arrived i GlenJora, barque, 96 diys from Lon don. Hailed: Hinemoa, lor Manukau. Passpn ■• sera: Mr and Mrs "WMtaker and friend, Mr ' and Mrs Chamberlin, Dr. and Mm Kemp, Mr and Mrs Colbeck. Sir George Grey, Sir G.M. CKorke, Major Harris. Mr and Mian Swanson, '■'■ ■"- Misses Sefton, Moss, and Sandilandn, Messrs Lundon, Tole. Speight, Tawhai, Dig Dan, Berry. . Nenoarrow, and Adams. S.s. Ponguin for the : ' North. Passengers: Misses Swanaborqngh and Andrews, Mr Walt and ohild, Hon. Major Rich ' inond, Messra Pitt. Butler, Bandy, Fry, Taylor, Ponton, WiUiamson.Rewberry, Manning, Levin ' * Webster, Allen, Moller, Hill, Scotland, Nanoar roWi and McLean. ,

-ARRIVAL OFJHE,ZEALANDIA.

>. : ,; " SYDNEY, Friday. -Arrived, yesterday afternoon: The Pacific Mail Steamship Zealandia, from

. Auckland. . ' Arrived, this morning: XJniou Com. party's Steamship Wakatipu, from Wei 'v lingtbn. •

COMMERCIAL.

1 :, ;.- --■ . Bvenino Stae Office, Friday. %■ V Messrs Cbohrane and Son held a sale of furnt ■ ture and household effects,which resulted in fair I; -trade. The sale was largely attended. mt Mr Walter Dowden's general weekly Bale of j:. produce, provisions, furniture, eto., was largely V attended, and a good business done. Potatoes 1 T • brought 2s 3d to 33 6d, according to quality; I; turnips, 2a per 100; yams, Is: bacon. IJd to 6}d; k beef 2d; butter, 4d; tea, 17s to 22s per box; ' ' oranges. 6s 61; oatmeal, 13d; bran, 5s 6d; ' wheat, 4a; mustard, 7d; Boap, 10s per box. The business in the furniture department was not i quite so brisk, but the prioea realiaed were ■ eatisfaotory. , ; ,• - /. ; ... •

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET.

?i MB ALFRED BUOKLAND'S WEEKLY KKI'ORT. n- At the Haymarket on Friday (16th) fodder - was in full supply, oaten hay bringing from 2s ' 8d to 3s 3d; meadow, 23 9d to ia 6d per owt; : - and straw, lls to 18a per load; eight tons pota ' ' toes, 303 to £2 2a 6d per ton. The horse market ■ was unusually active, and all horses entered : were disposed of at higher prices than for months past. Medium draught £22 108 to £33 ; light harness horses, £10 15s to £11 10s; hacks, ":: £8 Ss to £11. The draught stallion Champion, ' was passed in, not reaching the reserve, £70. •-: At the Hay market, oh Tuesday last, hides f- were In full number, but lighter weights than 1 average. Prices ranged from 3£d to 3Jd the lb; I ■ BtieeDakinu, in full supply, and from Is to 5s lOd 1.. each; tallow, 20a to 22a the owt. At the Drury I oattle sale, 400 head of all descriptions were I ■''' yarded, and there was a very numerous attend f ance. Blddinx was dull throughout the sale. | Several pans were withdrawn, . and prices '• eenerally were 10s per head lower for all kinds - e£ gra^ug Btook than at the fair held, a fortnight f V At 'Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were I . dull of ealo: store oattle plentiful, and in fair enquiry at late values; fat oattle in average I '■. numbers r,nd generally heavy, weights, last *, week's values—varying between 25s and 28a the 1-. lOOlbs.—were fully sußtained, A full market of I well-fatted sheep maintained a steady value X throughout—from 3d to 3}d the pound, and a ■B large number of lambs bronght from 8s to 12s I ion, a few unusually choice pens reaching a i higher value. Kotmany pigs yarded, and those i. were at late values. I [ebbbs; Hunter and Nolan's Weekly Re 1-iV <'-—■'< '■'.■-. - pobt.- ] ii ■ Horses: The demand has been (rood, bnt the (

Bupply insufficiently large for requirements. • ■ The numbere submitted by auction at the Dur gstaun yards, on Friday, -was below the average, w out competition was brisk throughout the sale. "f^fm advanced price was Riven,for hacks and « light harness horses, an there remained an un ■S -satisfied demandforthiadescription.andseveral ig- nsefol animals -would! have found purchasers Jf at prices satisfactory to the vendor. "We quote | backs, £5 15b to £1317s M; light harness horVes X' .£13103 to £28; medium draught, SIS 15 to£27 las'- I. draught. £36. Cattle: The market has been m fairlyactive, tne supply adequate, and demand I Dteaoy. At Newmarket, on Tuosday.an average f- 1 number was yarded. ~ Bidding was even!/ brink I' tbxgaghQut tae sale for all descriptions ot etsok,

o t wook's prices were maintained, and for the best fatted bullooks there was a slight upward tendency, 28s por 100 fts.having boen given for a few beasts, but steers not Bufflolently up in con dition and cows were relatively lower. Sheep: There has been no noteworthy alteration In tho market, tho supply has not been superfluous, but still sufficient for requirements, and last week a quotatlones havo been fnlly maintained^ 2dper (Slbs. being given. Pigs were in increased supply, nd sold well. MESSRS BANKS AND 00.8 REPORT. At Parawal, the usual number of fat cattlo were yardod. mostly light weights of ohoioe quality, laßt week's rats, 25s per lOOlba, was fully sustained. Sheep wore again numerous, and for wethers of good quality and in their wool, prices were steady at 3Jd per lb throughout. Glood lambs Bold freely 13s 6d to 16s each.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Wholesale. KotaU. s. d. s. (1. b a, s. a Butter, fs.lb 0 8-0 0 Millt, quart 0 4-0 0 Bestdairfcs 0 10-0 0 Butter, fs.lb 0 10-1 0 Butter, Bit, lbO 8-0 0 Butter, salt 0 1(M) 0 Cheese (local) 0 5-0 0 Cheese (col.) 0 8-0 0 Do., Cant. 0 ii-0 S Kggs,doz... 0 10-0 0 Bggß,doc 0 8-0 0 Lard.lb .. 0 0-0 10 Oard,lb(Uns)o 7-0 8 Fowls, eaoh 2 6-3 0 Bacon and Hams, Duoks,enoh 2 6-3 0 Provincial 0 7—olo Geese, eaoh 5 0-7 0 Canterbury Hams Turkeys .. 6 0-7 0 and Baoon (in Baoon.lb.. 0 10-1 0 oloth) .. 0 10i-l 0 Hams, lb .. 1 0-1 3 Bread, 4d to 4W per 21b loaf Jams, per case, 5 doz, 35a to 37s Cd 11 Butchers Meat; Retail. . Roasting Beef 0 5 to 0 7 Boiling 800 l 0 4 — J \ Mutton, hind-quarter.. .. —04 —0 5 fore-quarter 0 2J — 0 3 Lamb, fore-quarter \ H 0 — 7 0 „ hind-quarter I " " ■ Fork and Veal « S"S ! Steakß — 0 g — 2 1 Chops and Sausages 0 5-0 6 Tallow best (wholesale)—mutton, 52a ; mixed, 22s to 30a. FLOUR MARKET. Wholesale. a s. ii Superfine Flour, silk dreßsea, per ton.. MOO Fine Fiour, ditto, household ..£12108—13 0 0 Adelaide, por ton .. .. .. ..000 None In market. Oamarn, per ton .. .. - .. 13 0 0 Dunedin, per ton 12 10 0 Canterbury, per ton.. .. .. ..12 10 0 Bran per ton (saoks included) £610s-6 0 0 Sharps, per ton « 15a-6 0 0 Cabin Bread .... - .. .. 19 0 0 Oatmeal - £13-13 10 0 Poarl Barley _ _ .. - .. 18 0 0 Hay and Corn Market. Wholesale. 8. d. 8. d. £B. fi B. MalaoOya.) 3 9-1 0 Hay. mo'dow (Cal.) 0-0 0 ton pressed 5 0-6 0 „ (FUn.) 3 10-3 11 Lucerne, do 0 0-6 10 . (Coast) 3 9—4 0 Straw lload> 0 18—1 10 Oats .. ..2 6-2 0 Chaff .. -.3 10-4 10 Wheat (fowl! 3 0-3 3 Hay (oaten) 5 0-fi 10 Potatoes, J32158 to £3. Retail. b. d. B. d. b. a. b. d. Maize, bushel* 6—o 0 Lucerne, owt.7 6—B 0 Oats, ditto ..2 9-3 3 Oaten, ditto 6 0-7 0 Bran lOOlbs 6 0-6 6 Straw, ditto 3 O-4 0 WhSat(towl)3 6-3 9 Chaff/ditto 5 6-6 0 Hay. owt. - 6 0-0 0 Potafes.dltto3 6-i 6 nay. owe -o wheat seed 5 6-6 0 '-.•■•• seeds.—Retail. B. d. s. d. b. d. B. d. Kyegrass ..8 o—o 0 CooksfoOt,bl.6 6—7 0 IteUanTdo. ..7 6-8 0 Trefoil, lb. 0 7-0 0 Red Olover,lbo 11-1 0 Ratstail. lb. 16-0 7 White Clover 1 0-1 3 Timothy, lb. 0 7-0 0 Alsyke, lb ..0 0-1 3 Lucerne.lb. 1 -0 0 Oowgrass, lbl 2-1 3 Rape, lb ..0 5 0 0 Woolpaoks In quantity, 3s 3d to 3s 6d eaoh corn sacks, 8s to 9a 6d per dozen. Fenolng wire Nos. 6.7 and 8. assorted, £1610s to £17 per ton Coal and Firewood Market. Coal.—Newcastle (ship's side), cargo 35s per ton: yard, 40s to 455. Bay of Islands, at yards, 25s 6d: Bcroenod.2B3 Od; ditto at tho mine, 12s: Bhip's Bide, 23s 6d. waikato, at mine,6s ;in Auokland 17s Cd to 225: Tauplri, at mines, 63 (id to 12s ; at yarc\ 18s to 245: delivered, 26a to 29a. Wangarei, at mine, 8s Gd; yard (steam), 17s; household. 225. Miranda, at yard (household), 18a; steam, 18s. Kamo (household), 2Ss, 30s delivered; steam, 235. Firewood.—Uncut, at wharf (cargo), 8s to 8a per ton; delivered. 12s: cut, 14s to 16s. Kauri Goti and Flax Market. Gum is firm. Tho following Bales have been effected since hist Friday t—Good ordinary Kaipara and Whangarei at £31 to S3G East Coast, £13 to £45; receipts for September so far, about 290 tons. Flax.—Finest quality £19—£21 per ton Tow _ 7 - 9 „ Fungus 4d.porlb Building Materials. Timber.—Boards and Scantlintr.lOoft.,beßt 12s. 6d: second class, 8s ; best planed, tongued and grooved, flrst-clasa, lls ; Becond ditto, 10a. Mills: Cargo, beat, 10a to lls; coo.-class, 6a to S; Baulk, 6s to 63 Ed. New Zealand Palings, sft (sap), 10a; sft (heart > 12b ; 6ft, 13a Tl-tree Rails, £3 10s per 100; Puriri Posts, £6: Shingles, 14s per 1,000; Hobart Town Palings, sft, 17s; 6ft, 19s; Hobart Town Rails, 90s, selling quotations. „ „ , Bricks (at Whau.) 40a per 1,000; Town Yards, £2 ss: delivered, £210s. Drain pipes, per 100,; 6 inches bore), 303; 4 inches, lls; 3 inohes 9s 2 inches, £210s per 1,000 sooket glazed pipes, 18 inches 2s 6d per foot; 15 inches, 2s per foot; 12 inches, Is 6d per foot; 9 inohes, Is per foot; 6 inches, 6d per foot; 4 inches, 4d per foot. Lime, slacked, la per bushel; quick Ime In sack. Is 6d to 2s.

Mail Notice.

Mails wicl Clobb as Undkb.— This Day. For Whangarel Heads, Parus, Walpa, Whan gaiei, Tangihuo, and Mangapiil, por Arnylo, at i p.m. Foe Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Saturday, 21th instant. For Taranakl and Southern ports, por Hlnemoa, at 8 a.m. For Watwora, Mahurangi, Matokana, Manga wai. So., per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Tairua, per Dream, at 11 a in. For Rarotonga, por Atlantic, at 2 p.m. Foe Thames, per Rototnuhana, at 2.30 p.m. For Tairua, por Qom, at 3 p.m. For Glsborne, Napier, Southern ports, and Australian Colonies, pec Albion, at 6 p.m. For Coromandel, per Annie Milbank.at 5.30 p.m. Monday, 26th instant For liovuka and Suva, per Southern Cross, . at 11a.m. For Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 2.30 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, etc, por Arawata, at 3 p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Wellington, at i p.m. For Tauranua, Ohlnemutu. and OpoUkl, per Glehelg, at i p.m. _ rDEaoAY, 27th instant. For Chatham Islands, per Omaha, at 11 aan. Tuesday. 11th Ootober. ter 8.8. City of New York, aa follows ! : For Bandwioh Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia. Central ; and South America, and British and Foreign ! West ladies, 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 tun. Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence, In addition to the postage, will bo roooired by the Mail Agent on board the steamer np to the time of sailing. . This mail will be due in London on Tues day, November 22,1831. N.8.-On Ootober Ist a Post-office will bo oponed at Taupokl. on Kaipara railway line, near Kumeo. Mails will close here doily at 6 a.m., and will arrive at 9 a.m. Also at Okoroiri, near Cambridge, Malls will close here dally at 7.30 a.m. t and will arrive at 5 p.m. Notk.—The letter receiving box at Mesßra Hill and Hudson's, Victoria-street, has been removed to their new premises, corner of Victoria and Hobson-streets. 8. B. BX3S, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

SBITKMBER23,IBBI. Theatre Royal — "Patohwork" and "The Wandering Minstrel," 8 p.m. Y.M.C.A.-Lectureby Rev. A. M. McCallum. "Italy and tho Waldensos, with a Visit to Rome and the Valleys of tho Vaudois," 7.30 p.m. Wellesley Street Eaat School,—Mr Worthing ton, on " Fragments of Roman History." 8 p.m. Lorno Street Hall—Mr JefFs lecture on the " Mosaic aooouot of the Flood." 8 p.m. Parnell Hall—Panorama of views, Home and Colonial, 8 p.m. Thames Hotel—Annual Meeting ot .Auckland Cricket Club. 7.^0 p m. Thistle Hotel-Auckland United Cricket Clnb. 7.30.

Birth.

IGARRETT.— At the Star Tannery, Whan, on the 22nd instant, the wife of Robert Garrott of a daughter.

Death.

BATTS.—At his residence, Grace-street, Pon> sonby, Thomas Batts, aged 23 years. The funeral will leave his late resldenoo on Sunday, at 3 p.m.

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

FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1881.

For tho cause that lacks awlttance, For the wrong that Deeds resistnuc Foi the future in the distancei And the good that we can do.

In the heat and excitement of party struggles in Parliament the public are too apt to fix their attention on the mere dis cussions and wrangles instead of on the practical results. The former resemble the smoke-which covers the battle-field, the latter are more like the tangible results of the campaign, good or evil, which remain to the victor or the vanquished. Thus, in watching the mimic battle of oratory, and the dazzling achievements of the prominent actors, we may otten lose sight of matters of far greater importance in their effects on the permanent andj general welfare of the country. In the deluge of talk, the stream of " Hansards " and Parliamentary Papers, which exceed in number and bulk the powers of the most industrious reader' and the available space of the most enterprising newspaper, there are subjects of apparently minor interest that are apt to escape ciitical attention, but which upon closer examina tion prove to be of paramount importance. For instance, amongst the State papers recently printed, there is a little unpretend ing document of some nine pages containing "correspondence respecting the processes for preserving timber." We can conceive of few subjects of greater interest and economic value than this, in a colony like New Zealand, where the rapid progress of settlement, the extensive construction of public works, and the growth of new indus tries [elevate the timber trade into a staple industry; and though the subject may be somewhat dry and uninviting to many readers, we shall make no apology for dealing briefly with the paper under notice. Hitherto the art of preserving timber has received comparatively little attention in this colony beyond such rude and primitive modes as charring and the use of creosote, but in Great Britain and America various scientific processes have been in use for many years. Maximo Poulet, a French chemist, in a work on timber preservation published in 1879, refers to 170 different kinds of apparatus and processes that have been invented since the year 1700, and it is evi dent that the ancients had in some measure mastered this branch of industrial economy. In the tomb of Tin, at Sakara, in the Kgyptian desert, in a structure erected 3,500 years 8.C., blocks of wood have been discovered in a perfect state of preserva tion. In China, teak columns which have stood the wear and tear of 3,000 years, have been found in the tombs of Emperors; the wooden roof of Westminster Hall, built in 1395, shows no sign of decay; and a speci men of oak from Stirling Castle, said to be 1000 years old, is in excellent condition,

Thechief problems to be solved in any pro cess of timber preservation arc these : Can we prepare timber against decay, so that it will not bo inflammable; so that it will' resist the ravages of the teredo, the, Simnoria, the white ant, and other des-' troyers, and so that it will not bo dangerous to handlo, nnd will not, when heated, send out noxious and poisonous vapours ? Amongst tho various processes which havo been tried with more or less success, are the following : Blythc's, the Boucherie patent, tho Thilmany, Bethell's, Hayford's, Kyan's, Maigary's, Payne's, and various others, but the most practic able, inexpensive, and cilicacious, so far as American experienco goes, is the Boucherio process.

All timber is composod of fibre, and albumen, or aap. The fibre, separated from the sap and. volatile parta, is nearly pure carbon, consisting (if small continuous parallel tubes or capillario3, varying in diameter. The sap is carried through these tubes by capillary action. The elements of decay are in tho acidulous, resinous, glutin ous, saccharine, and oilier matters in solu tion in the timber, besides the constituent elements of oxygen, hydrogen, and nitro gen. The strength and value of timber for constructive purposes belongs to the fibre, the carbonaceous par*-, not to the juices, which aro the elements of decay. The chief desiderata, therefore, are to expel these juices, to leavo tho fibre intact, and to inject such chemical fluid into the capillary tubes as will still further strengthen, harden, and pro serve timber for indefinitely long periods ; and this modern science has accomplished so as to render many descriptions ot timber as durable as some of the best kinds of stone. Mere pressure drying in the sun, or by artificial heat, has been found to fail in all the main desiderata, and to bo costly and clumsy. Most of all tho patented pro cesses leave the capillary tubes partially lilted with destructive matter, instead of clearing them of tho seeds of decay. It is claimed for the Boupherie method that it effectually clears the tubes of all soluble matter which is subject to hygrometric and climatic change, and replace it with in destructible preservatives. By the Blythe process, used in England, the antiseptic properties of carbolic and other tar acids are forced through the heart and inmost pores of tho largest log by means of superheated steam, so as to combine chemically with tho component parts of the wood, the destructive sap being simultaneously expelled. A tree felled one day can be treated the next, and then needs only to be allowed to cool down, carefully protected from draught for a few days, when it is better than tho common seasoned timber, and will not contract, warp, or de cay. Timbers to be immersed in water, or to bo buried in the soil such as piles, rail way sleepers, telegraph poles, and posts are subjected to a supplementary bath of creo sote.

The BcHioll patent requires a costly and clumsy apparatus, a huge metal cyliu dor, railway truck, cars, boilers, engine, pumps, pipes, houses, &c, and is slow and laborious. It may there be dismissed with out further notice. The Hayfoid process is an improvement on the last, but is also ox pensive, cumbrous, and only partially suc cessful, and it leaves the timber iv an in flammable condition. The Kyau process involved the übo of poisonous materials, dangerous to health, and the Payne process lott the albumen in the wood. There are only two otlier processes which deservo at. tention. In the Thilmany plan sul phate of copper (blue vitriol) and the chloride of barium nre combined so as to form an insoluble salt, which is forced into the capillary tubes by pressure on all sides and ends of the timber, but this process, like those abovo;iuentioned, is costly and imperfect. Wo now come to the Bouoherie patent, which has been strongly recom mended above all others for adoption by the Governmeut of this colony. The eminent French chemist who invented the process bearing his uamo, discovered in a loug series of experiments that the capillary tubes are continuous and without lateral connections, and that he could easily force liquid matter through the whole length of a piece of newly-cut timber. By a. simplo apparatus ho contrived to inject sulphate of copper, as an inorganic solution, while simultaneously expelling the organic des tructive juices. A small reservoir contain ing the solution is elevated on a frame made of poles, hold in position by lashings, and a tuba leads down wards to the timber to be operated upon. Forty sleepers can bo treated at once by this process. A log of double tho length of a sleeper is cut transversely nearly in two, at the middle; a grumet, or packing is inserted around the edge of the inner bark; a hole is bored in one piece to reach the saw-cut, a tube from the reservoir inserted, and the liquid under pressure from above turned on, to find its way out at the other ends of the timber by pushing out the sap in its course. The top reservoir is supplied by means of a pump from a vat below. For logs ot ordinary length, the following process is recommended. Lay them while fresh cut in beds of 20 to 40, fasten on one end of each a suitable cap, adjustable to different diameters, and then, with a por table pumping engine, first wash out the timber by forcing warm water through it under a pressure of 501bs per square iuch, or more as may hi required, taking care not to overheat the water so as to co agulate the albumen in the capillary tubes. By this process the sap will be expelled, and much deletoritus matter. Then force in the silicate of soda, so co loured as to be easily seen when tho water has been pushed out, and next with another pump and pipes, force in under full pressure the chloride of calcium, tho two forming when combined, a silicate of lime. If this second chemical is got through- before the reaction takes place—resulting in tin water of the chemicals being hydrated and a dry insoluble salt formed— a timber will be pro duced that is pratically imperishable and will last for ages, that cannot be burnt in any ordinary fire, that will not shrink, and will resist the ravages of tho teredo and other destroyers, for the wood will become partially stone. Even where the (second chemical cannot be got through, it is only necessary to stop up the other ends of the timber, and iv time i/he first chemical will combine with the woody fibre, and produce semi-petrifaction. A much simpler process than any of these, which may be used even iv the bush, is the placing barrels containing tho chemical solution in a tree 25 feet high ; so that a hydraulic head can be obtained through a flexible tube. Thus the softest timber may be made equal to the hardest and most durable kinds.

We havo said enough to recommend the Boucherie patent to the attention of all engineers, builders, and persons engaged in the timber trade. It is no small gain in the colonies, where the majority of the buildings are constructed of wood, to possess cheap and easy means of rendering timber almost as durable as so mo of the better classes of stone, and, above all. by making the wood non-inflammable to remove the risk of conflagrations.

The business of Parliament was brought to a close yesterday, and the Auckland members left for the Manukau in the Hinemoa, and will arrive here to-morrow. Our special reporter gives a very graphic account of the closing scone in the' House of Representatives, which will be found published iv another column.

The prospects of the Waihi Goldfield aro considered so promising that Mr Adam Por ter has been empowered to enter into nego tiations for the purchase of a crushing plant for the Young Colonial mine. We have authority for stating that in a day or so,tho directors ot the Martha b'oldmining Com pany will invite tenders for the construction of a water-race,as a preliminary to tbe erec tion of a battery. The heavy-draught entire, Young Met* bourne, was offered for sale at the Hay market this aftornoon, but was passed in at £250, that being the highest bid. The reserve was £500.

Mr Vickerp, a hawker, rescued a child from the railway line, at Dunedin, iv a plucky manner. . Her boot was partly torn byt he cowcatcher.

The rehearsal for the Diocesan Choral Festival (announced by mistake for Thurs day evening in our columuß yosterday) will take place this evening at 7.30, at St. Sepul chre's Church, Kyber Pass.

The following persons have been elected members of the Diocesan Synod, vix.:— for the Thames, Messrs James, Babcr, and D. M. Beeie; for Howick, Messrs D. Nolan, and James Wilson; for Whangarei, Mr Bice; tor Mount Albert, Mr A. K. Taylor.

The following telegram was received from the manager of the New Golden Pah to day :— "Forty pounds picked atone from No 1 reef, on 100 feet level this morning.— T. A. Dumlop."

Mr J. C. Wilkes will deliver a lecture in the Freethought Hall, Hobson-street, on Sunday evening, on "The Warfare Between Orthdoxy and Science."

Advices receivad from Mr Terry, of Melbourne, state that Dr. Peebles will not visit these colonies this year, as he thinks the requirements are already filled by the presence of Professor Denton, now lecturing in Sydney,

Mr L. Luke will be a candidate for Franklin North.

The charge of indecent assault against Tnouns Poole ot the Police Court yester day was dismissed by Mr Baratow aitct hearing tho evidence. For cold-blooded brutality commend us to a paragraph in tho Taranaki " Budget," Speaking of tho unhealthy condition of Parihaka and tho possibility of a " pesti lential disease" (like small-pox, to wit) the editor jauntily remarks : " It is consol ing to know, however, that even if such a dire contingency did happen it would not bo without its beneficial effects, as it would most likely drive too natives from Pari haka back to their old settlements, and the peace of the district would bo secured for a time at least." Tho editor evidently belongs to the Peace-at-any-price party.

Soino alarm was caused in town last night by a report which obtained speedy circulation to the effect that a fire was raging at tho Whau Lunatic Asylum. Superinten dent Hughes of tho Fire Brigade, was com municated with, and with commendable fore-thought he prevented the lire-bells from being rang. Ho proceeded out with Captain Butler of the Salvage Corps, and .a detachment of the brigade who wore in tho shod at thn time, but after proceeding some distance they found that tho origin of the alarm was a quantity of burning scrub in the direction of Waitakerei Ranges.

The assistant clerk at tho Corporation Offices ia becoming quite dexterous in the uh'o of tho electric pen, as sorno ornate pro ductions of his skill, recently turned out tes tify. Some little tasco is vow exhibited in the preparation of the business papers for the Couucil and the Committees. Tho latest that wo have seen aro elaborately bordered with floral work with birds of Paradise at tho top corners.'while the names of the Mayor and Councillors enclosed within separate shields are workod into tho bordering. The .production is noat and artistic.

The conclusion of the Worthington-Daw son trouble was reported to the School Committee at the meeting last evening, in tho following letter:—" Auckland, Septem ber 13th, 1881. Sir,—l have to report, for your information, that to-day Mr Brinsdcn requested that his children, Mury and Maria, should bo rc-adinittcd to tho school. He expressed his regret that they had been a source of trouble to the school, and pro mised that there should be no recurrence of undutiful conduct on their part as far as he Could prevent it. The children were then allowed to take their places.—Heny Wok- THINQTON."

In order to correct any misconception that may be produced in tho public mind by our statement that tho proposed works in Victoria-street J^ast have often boon dis cussed in the City Council, and that Its magnitude and the engineering difficulties deterred the Crs. from any action in regard to it, we may as well state that tho sub ject has been more than once incidentally but never formally introduced, and that the necessary authority fur it has boen given as goon as tho funds permitted. Want «f funds was, therefore, the prin/ipal reason for delay, Cr. Thompson,particularly, has always taken a warm interest in the matter, and to his exertions much of tho credit is duo for tho resolution to proceed with it.

To the Editor : Sir,—Somo timo ago the residents in Wynyard-stroet and Grafton Hoad presented a petition to the City Council, praying for an abatement of tho smoke nuisance from Fraser and Tinnc's foundry. The petition was duly discussed by tho wise-acres in Council assembled, and then —so far as reßult goes—consigned to tho archives of a waste-paper basket. I fancy if any of tho City Council men lived in one of tho above mentioned thorough fares wo -would have had the nuisance abated long ago. It is a regular curse to the place, and I consider property in its vicinity to be depreciated in value in conse quence. Clothes hung to dry aro in a very short time covered with smut, necessitating a second washing, which v rather trying, mentally and physically, to the laundress and owners. Cannot tbe powers that be " coax the owner* of the Phoenix into doing something else with their bird's ashes besides sending them through our drawing room windows ?"—I am, &c., X.L.

Matters electoral, so far as the proposed Taurauga conuitueacy Is concerned, aro becoming considerably mixed. It must be understood thitt the electoral district of Tauranga, in prospectu, includes, besides the town of Tauranga, the stretch of coun try watered by the River Thames, the popu lation of which is scarcely less than the locality from which the electorate derives its name. Messrs Kelly, Edgecumbe, Yesey Stewart, tl.'T.'Kowe, and (Colonel Fraser are already announced, and the most of them depend principally on tho votes of Tauranga proper for the chance of election, Mr Adam Porter also has been requisitioned by somo of the leading men of the East Coast to come forward, and should he do so he would no doubt command a solid vote from tho Thames cud of the constituency. The Taurauga candidates, fearing that the splitting of the vote will allow an outsider to slip in, are said to bo seriously consider ing the advisability of withdrawing in favour of Mr J. Shechan, vvho would be more certain than auy of themselves of securing a general snpport. If Mr Sheehan is asked to do this we shall not be surprised to hear of his acceding to the request. It is well known that the ex- Native Minister intends to stand for Coro mandel, but Mr A. Brodie, the popular chairman of the Thames County Council, is almost certain to be a candidate, and ho would make n good fight of it. This is our reason for believing that should Mr Sheehan be asked to stand for Tauranga ho might consent.

The debate last evening in tho school room, Symonds-streot, by tho members of tho St. Andiews Mutual Improvement Association, on the question—" Is a Society Journal prejudicial to the community?" attracted besides members, a goodly audience of visitors, tho majority being ladies. The question was opened in the affirmative by Mr J. A. Uaslett, Mr D. S. Chambers taking the negativo side. Mr Haslett apoko , in a dignified and temperate manner, and in ■ tho course of his address, evinced a general knowledge of socinty journals in the colony. Having noticed the characteristics of the "Liberty," and the Auckland socioty journals; ho was disposed to place tho " Observer " at tho head of them in many respects, although in several instances it had outstepped the provinco of discretion ; he was of opinion that such journals fostered a spirit of scandal in the community, and much that was reprehensible, and society would not suffer by the loss of a journal established mainly for the spread of tittle-tattle. Mr Chambora offered a defence for such publications with con siderable ability, and would give the ut most freedom to the press; but argued that a line should be drawn, and the law should pat the editor on the shoulder when going beyond his bounds—promulgating falsehood and damaging the reputation of citizens. The subject resulted in a capital debate, and several of the members handled tho subject with much ability. On the vote being put, a majority of four were found in the affirmative.

A. very gratifying and largely-attended concert was held last evening in tbe Newton West School, under Mr. Edwards, the Headmaster. This break-up Michaelmas concert was given in the interest of thoyouug peoplo and their parents; also, for the pur pose of providing music for the pupils. The chair was occupied by Mr Joseph Warren, Mr Edwards conducted tho singers, and Miss Kate Donovan performed the pianoforte accompaniments in a highly creditable manner. The programme was very choice, containing.no less than twenty, three items. The proceedings opened with an instrumental trio, Miss Gilbert (piano), Mr Hiscocks (violin), and Mr Garland (cornet). The scholars gave a number of recitations, ballads, and duets, which were generally well-rendered, showing that the pieces had been carefully studiod. Several local vocalists pleasantly assisted in mak ing the concert a success. We notice especially the songs of the following vocal ists :—" Jack's Yarn," by Mr Smythe; " Nil Desperandum " and " Old Friend John," by Mr Gradwell 5 "The Labourer" and the " Four Jolly Smiths," by Mr Ryan; " The Village Blacksmith," by Mr Garland. Soveral excellent readings helped to vary the amusement. We notice aa the best things in this direction a Shaksperian piece well rendered by the pupils, and " The Burial of Sir John Moore;" also, " St. Monday," by Mr John Edwards, very amusing in its way. Among the recita tions the most noticeable were "My First Doll" and Tennyson's " Brook." A young lady, Miss Moggie Clow, sang with pleasing effect the pretty ballad, "Yesterday/ The vocal duet, '.'What aro tbe Wild Waves Saying?" vprsified from Dickens, was executed with much taste by Mrs Wright and Mr Garland. "The Fairies' Dance," by the children, was a capital performance. Without going into the special merits of , each performer, we may state with confidence that the enter tainment was entirely satisfactory, and with a few remarks from Mr Warren, a vote of thanks on the motion of Mr Edwards, to the chairman, singers and in strumentalists, was carried by acclamation,

Baker-Pasha's re-election to the Army and Navy Club was a very close shave. Thirty.nine black balls would have excluded him and thirty seven members black-balled him.

Louisa Brown, licensee ot the Commercial Hotel, Uunedin, was charged yesterday with supplying liquor to Peter Adarason, while intoxicated. Adamson fell off his dray afterwards, and was killed,, The infor. inntion was dismissed on the ground that it was not shown that upon sii'ppjying the drink she was aware that Adamson was intoxicated.

A meeting of the shareholders in the Pride of the Tiki licensed holding was to have been held this afternoon, to consider the position of the association and cither form a company to continue work or aban don the ground. There were no share holders present at the appointed time, and the meeting, consequently, lapsed, It is understood that the ground -will be aban doned,

A football match will be played on the Domain cricket ground to-morrow (Septem ber 24) between T. ana S. Morrin's and B, Porter and Co.'s employees, to commence at 3 o'clock. The following will represent T. and S. Morrin : S. Morrin (captain), G. Swanson, W. Whewell, Lewis, Clayton, Furquhar, Morpeth, Borthwick, Mcllwraith, Mackio, Carlaw, Davis, and Wm. Doran. Mr Perter's team : Lees (captain), Cranch, Moginie, Stewart, Culpan, Compton, Stunton,. Gill, Stokes, Kowley, Simpson, Smart. Emergency, Campbell.

A man named John Smith was brought down this morning from Halensville, where ho met with a sorious accident yesterday. He was engaged jacking timber with his mate, when the pinion in the handle of the jack broke, and ho received a severe blow on tbe loft arm, which had the efl'ect of fracturing it balow the elbow. The bone was temporarily set by Dr. Stewait yester day, and on tbo arrival of Smith in town this morning, ho was taken to the Hospital for treatment..

A recent number of tbe " Colonies and India " contains the following: —" As show ing how rapidly telegraphic communkation with the mother country can be carried on, it may be mentioned that the Premier of New Zealand, on a Saturday afternoon, sent a message to the Agent-General, at Lon don, and received a reply on the following day, at Woodville; the entire course of telegraphing to England and back, and transmitting the reply to Woodville, occupying under twenty-four hours." Truly, we must go from home to hear news I

Many persons who were on the look-out for the s.b. Albion from Sydney this morn ing were greatly surprised to observe that, contrary to (ho "usual custom, she came right alongside of the Queen-street Wharf, with out having been boarded by the Health Officer. We are informed that the -whole of her passengers and crew were vaccinatad before leaving Sydney, and that bavins throe doctors on board, their services were brought into requisition at Kusscll and the usual "investigation of arms" gone into. The result beiug satisfactory, the steamer came to Auckland and landed passengers and cargo, while the mails were sent to Motuihi and duly fumigated.

We have to acknowledge the receipt ot a cdpy of the new catalogue of the Young Men's Christian Association. It contains a list of over 2,800 volumes, classified as fol lows :—Theology, science, and art, history, biography, travels, etc., fiction, miscella neous, reference, and magazines, etc. The library is replete with tho latest standard works, and in tho reading-room, which is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. will be found an assortment of Colonial and Foreign newspapers and periodicals. The quarterly subscription fee is only half-a-crown. The committee of the Association have done all in their power to make the institution an attractive resort for young man, and we are glad to say their efforts are meeting with considerable success.

A concert was held in Helensville Public Hall on the 21st instant,to commemorate the second anniversary of the opening of tho Eng lish Church. The Rev. J^Hosclden was to have been present, but in his absence, Mr C. M. Burton, who presided, explained the position of tho Church, and the proba bility of tho efforlß, now being made, being successful in completely wiping out tho debt. There was a large audience, who were exceedingly pleased with the evening's entertainment. The comic pieces were, as usual, received with the greatest approval, but those who can enjoy and value real musical talent, would give the highest praise in other matters, notably ta Mr Stanton among the gentlemen, and to Miss Bacon among the ladies. Indeed, it is scarcely possible to con ceive of anything more exquisite than that young lady s rendering of ''Ever of Thee." Both her songs showed increasing ability to delight an audience, and we hope frequently to hare a similar treat in the future. Of course the evening was wound up by a dance.—Cokrbspondemt.

The cotton strikers at Now Orleans aro creating riots, and tho Cousnls have demanded military interference, to protect the shipping interests of the countries they respectively represent.

Mr IS. Kolm, who is an enthusiastic collector of curiosities and articles of vcrtu, has just made a valuable addition to his extensive collection of South Sea Island curios, in the form of a well preserved mummy. His mummyship was obtained from Malnkola, a settlement in the New Hebrides group, and strange to say tho only locality in the South Seas, where the natives follow tho practises of the ancient Egyptians with reference to the disposal of ' their dead. It is exceedingly difficult to obtain a specimen, as the natives, besides considering their preserved ancestors as the highest works of art, deem it the most dreadful Bacrilege to dispose of them for filthy lucro. Mr Kohn has been coveting one for some years, but not until now has he bad his desires gratified. Tho mummy is that of a man of middle height. Tho 1 bones of the arms and legs have been -re moved, and their places filled with copra by the human taxidermists in a moat skilful manner from the neck to the ancles; for the feet are missing. The body is swathed tightly with the cocoanat" fibre, and is as black as a sloe. The head bears the appearance of having been smoke cured, but tho hair and features are tolerably well preserved. There is nothing repulsive about it, indeed it is difficult to "believe it is not one of those grotesque images which arc occasionally met with in collections of Island curios.

Attention is directed to a notice about the "Observer's" prizes, whlon appears in the Bth column of the Ist page.

It is a good thing sometimes for a man to have his father born before him, especially Is it so in the oase where the father has, either by good fortune or success in business, enabled his son to ba born into tho world with a silver spoon in his mouth. This was not the case with us. Our father certainly was born a few days boforo wo made our appearance; but, as he was neither fortanato in life nor suocesaful in busi ' ness, tho silver spoon in oar cane was omitted, and we were launched upon the ocean of life in tho ordinary old-fashioned way; and all the old man could give us to start with, was this piece of wholesome advice—ln business, aot Btriotly upon co-operative prlnoiplej, work in the interest of the working; classes, beep tho very best articles, eapaoially good Bacon and Cheese, and sell as low as possible, in order to koep down the prloas. We Intend to follow tho old man's advice to tho very lettor, and if our oußtomers will rally round m To-morrow, at the Central Stall, City Market, wo undertake to sell the best Bacon and Cheoso in Auokland at 20 per cent, cheaper than anyone else can. Plsaso call early and avoid tho rush and conf u sioh of ths evening.—Auckland Provision Com pany. A. Bottany, Manager.

This evening at 8 p.m., Mr Worthington will give the last of his first series of looturoa, in which he will endeavour to describe the social and domestic lite or tho Anolent Komanu. These lectures hava been well attended throughout, and will ba continued fortha next three month?. The second series will consist of ten lectures on KDglish Hißtory. Candidates for forthcoming examinations will doubtless find them useful. The quarterly feo for lectures only is five Bhil- Hnga,

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET.

SEPTEMBER 23. Bank of N.Z.—Sellers, &U 7s 6d National Bank—Buyers, 79a Colonial Bank-Buyers 48s N.Z, Insurance—Sellers, 85s S.B. Insurance—Sellers, 65s Union Insurance-—2ls Colonial Insurance—l3a 63, Us Auckland Gas—£9lss; buyers, £9123 6d 'i names Gas-Sellers, 28s 6d Union Sash and Door—£s.lß3 6dto£6; buyers, £518afid; rollers, £S- Auokland Tlmbßr—Buyers, £515s N.Z.Loan and MercantUe-Buyers,£6; sellers, £6 5s Taupiri Coal-Buyers, JOa Coromandel Stoam-3ellore, Us Northern S.B. Co.—Sellers, 12b 6d Moanataiarl-Sollerg, 21s Alburnia G.M. Co.—fellers, 213 Caledonian—Sellers, 10s Kurunni Hill-Sellera, 5s North Devon -Buyers, lls 9d; sellers. 133 Golden Crown—lts 94 to 15s 6d; buyers, 15b ; Eellera, 15s Cd Tokatea—l6s: sellers, 17s Queen of Beauty—Sellers, 5b Tiernan'g—Buyers, 5a 3d Home Rule—Buyers, 12s: Bellerg, 13s Maori Win- B e l fora b 2 3 a ß 6j HNßWMANi ; i' Chairman)

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

During the passage of the steamship Oreti tor Gisborne an! Napior last Saturday, whilst passing Lottin Point, the second officer, Mr H. Clark, who was painting the vessel, fell overboard, the steamer then going ten knots. She was, however, smartly handled by Captain Campbell, who brought her up to him, the boat being lowered and Mr Clark placed on board again ten minutes after. He is a good swimmer, and is none the worse for his ducking. It is very strange to say that not five minutes before the accident, whilst paincing on the rail, he mentioned in a jocular way to Mr Stophenson, the purser, that if he fell overboard not to forget to stop the ship and pick him up, little think ing such was to bo his luck.

LYONS TOURISTS AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.

The announcement of an entire change of programme attracted a fair audience to the Theatre Royal last evening. "The Wandering Minstrpl," a laughable sketch in which Mr Parlato especiallyildistinguished himself, filled the first portion of the pro gramme. The songs and business incidental were heartily applauded. Miss Nina Tulloch appeared in a budget of songs and dances, which entirely took the fancy of the audience, as she was encored on several occasions. As a protean actress this young lady has few compeers on the Australasian stage. The Wyburd Brothers introduced some clever feats on the roller skates, one of the beat being the jumping of the miniature hurdles. • Their performance is extremely graceful. The performance concluded with " Patchwork," a musical absurdity which could not fail to be attractive.

AFFAIRS ON THE PLAINS.

(BY TELKCffiAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDED1.

WELLINGTON, this day. The following telegrams re affairs on the West Coast appear in the " Post," from its own correspondent :—

THE SETTLERS NOT ALARMED. HAWERA, this day.

To Whiti's bouncoablo declaration has made no marked impression upon the Plains settler?. Buildings and improvements are being daily undertaken. Three public houses are now in full awing at Manaia, and two are in course of construction four miles further on, at Otakeo. The settlers are cautiously watching the course of events, but are not seriously anxious, having con fidence in the Government doing its best to settle the question at Parihaka with firm ness and despatch if necessary. But, really, the idea of war is laughed at by the settlors.

WARLIKE RUMOUR.

Patea, this day.

The " Patea Mail" of yesterday says :— " We believe that Kemp sent two chiefs to Parihaka, and that they conveyed his offer to send 500 armed men to help Te Whiti."

A MORE PEACEFUL VIEW.

WAMGANUI, this day,

A correspondent of the "Wanganui Herald," telegraphing from Waitotara under date 20th September, says :—" I sent you a telegram to-day after a long korero with one of To Whiti's trusted men, and he wasmostiadignantatth'emeaningattributed to Te Whiti's and Tohu's speeches. Te Whiti, he said, knows what the results to himself and people woald bo if war was declared. It would be " death, death, death." No salvation for the Maori race could accrue from fighting. The chief said, " God does not wish for war, and To Whiti hears from him. It is true the people would fight if told to fight—they must obey Te Whiti.'' I have, at some trouble, gathered the following, upon which I think you may rely :—" Te Whiti told bis people to pull down the posts—moaning the fencing, and to puih the constabulary away —if they hit them to return the blow— if they got a bloody noae from the list of a constabulary man to give him a bloody nose too. Away the party weut. On their return they related that they had obeyed the orders that had been giren to them, and had cut down a telegraph pott. "Cut down a telegraph post," said Te Whiti; " Who told you to cut tho telegraph post down ?" "We understood that was what we were to do," was the reply. " But we did not quite cut it down; wo nicked it with a tomahawk." " You have acted very wrongly; you have given great cause for our enemies to make mischief and annoy us. I meant another thing, and you have done this thing." Mr Farris has, I believe, gone up to Bee into the matter, 'but tho article in the paper headed "Te Whiti declares for war " is mischievous, and calculated to do great injury, and has caused alarm all along the Coast; besides, it is not eveu fair to Te Whiti. My sympathies are not with the natives as a rule, but I like fair play, and Te Whiti ought to be praised for keeping bis followers in check, in place of it being said of him that he bad declared war. Such a state ment is nfcter rubbish, and entirely untrue. Te Whiti, in my opinion, has his hands full, and finds certain spitits among his followers who are hard nuts to crack who dare to have ideas of their own. These are some of the returned prisoners whom I have ever held it was madness to permit to return, and To Whiti seems to be of the same opinion and wishes they would com mit some assault and be taken prisoners again, and so rid himself of such a trouble some lot. If he can manago this without causing death to anyone, and so perhaps precipitate tho whole thing into war and bring disaster to all concerned.he and Tohu will be well pleased. It is, of course, possible that some disturbance may arise, but should this be the case, numbers of the Wanganui natives who are now up there would withdraw, and this example would be followed by other tribes, and 'J c Whiti's great charm—the policy ho has ever stated to be his, viz., peace to all Maoris and pakehas would be lost. Any natives who loudly cry ".Let us fight," devoutly hope that To White won't haul down his white flag. ;;

CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

The fortnightly meeting of the City Schools Committee was held last evening. There were present, Messrs W. Gorrie (in the chair), G. E. McNab, T. McMaster, T. Thwaites, J. D. Schmidt, and "Wright,

Overage.—Permission was granted to Thomas Morrow, who was over school age, to attend Wellesley-streot school. EVJBNIN1';- Classhs. — Mr Worthington

reported that in future be would be unable to devote five evenings weekly to the evening classes, and therefore proposed to make the following alterations :—To meet tho female clauses on Mondays and Wed nesdays from 6 p.m to 8 p.m, instead of on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the same hours. —This alteration was sanctioned. —Mr Worthington also reported that the door of the Wcllesloy-street school had been found open on the morning after it was in the occupation of Mr Peltzer. Letters fkom the Board,—Letters were read from the Board of Education stating (1) That Miss Mary C. X Taylor to be fourth assistant teacher at- Bereeford street school. (2) That in the absence of any special provision made by Parliament for grants to Committee, the Board is unable to iucrease the present scale of allowauce. It appeared, however, from the accounts rendered for the eighteen months ended June last, that the funds at the disposal of the Committee had been charged with con siderable expense in providing for the repair and improvement of the several school building^, including many works other than repairs of ordinary wear and tear. In order to relieve the fund from this ex ceptional expense, and to enable the Com mittee to provide for future small repair* of an ordinary kind, the Board had voted a special grant of £75. (3) That the following pupil-teachers and probationers had been removed to other schools :— Miss Margaret A. Clark from Wellealey street, Andrew T. Taite and M, J. Mea gher from Wellesley-street (tempor«rily),A. Woodham, and Misses M. Johnston and A. EC. Warner from Beresford-street. Also tbat j Hubert D, Linton is employed as a pupil teacher at Wellesley-street school. (4) Tbat the Board does not consider it desirable to place matting id Wellesley-street school. — It was agreed to apply for matting for the corridors of the school, similar to that sup plied to other buildings. Absentees. —Mr Thwaites said the at tendance was falling off at some of the city schools. He therefore moved that default ing forms be supplied, and instructions be issued that names of absentees be furnished to the police.—Agreed to. Free Classes.—Mr Thwaites then moved :—" That a respectful address be presented the. Board of Education, re

questing it to subsidise a teacher to the ex tent of £1 a-week to inaugurate evening classes at one of the city schools tor the bene fit of youths whose education had been neglected or who were unable to attend a day school."—The motion was carried. Tho meeting then terminated.

CABLEGRAMS.

IReuteb's telegkams.] THE COURT IN MOURNING.

LONDON, September 22.

The official "Gazette" announces that the English Court has gone into mourn ing for one week for the late President Gar field. Such a course has never before been pursued in the case of the death of,an Ameri can President.

LONDON, September 22.

Consols, 09J. New Zealand securities unchanged; Adelaide wheat, ex store, 51s; New Zealand wheat, ex store, 555; Adelaide flour, ex store, 41s; Australian tallow, best beef, 50s; best mutton, 52s (id.

RELIGIOUS RIOTS IN INDIA.

CALCUTTA, September 22.

Serious riots occurred yesterday at Mool tan, in Punjaub, between numbers of rival sects of the native population. la the fight ing which took place, several temples and marques were greatly damaged, and many of the rioters were seriously injured- The disturbance lasted for some hours, and was only quelled by the military, who were called out in force to disperse the rioters. THE CONTENDING FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN. Official telegrams to hand from Afghanis tan report that the rival force 3of the Ameer and Ayoub Khan are still in the neighbour hood of Kandahar, The Ameer's army ia aaid to be greatly inferior to that of Ayoub. POST MORTEM ON PRESIDENT GARFIELD. WASHINGTON, September 21. Telegrams to hand from Long Branch an. nounce that the body of the late President will leave for Washington to-day, where an inquest will be held on Friday, and on Saturday it will be conveyed to Cleveland, Ohio. WHERE THE BALL LODGED. The result of the post mortem examina tion shows that the ball fractured the ribs, and shattered the vertebra of the back bone, finally lodging below the pancreas gland.of the liver, where it was fouad com pletely encipted, The immediate cause of death was rupture of the mesenteric artery in the cavity of the abdomen, retaining the intestines. , ... ■ There is general mourning throughout the States, and buaiuoaa everywhere ia sus pended. The funeral of the late President Garlield will take place at Cleveland, Ohio, his former home, on Saturday next.

AUSTRALIAN.

MURDER BY BLACKS.

BRISBANE. Friday.,

News has reached here that Inspector Page, of the police, has been murdered by blacks at Woolgar, in this colony.

VICTORIAN BUDGET.-A FOUR MILLION LOAN.

MELBOURNE, September 22. Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, the Premier and Colonial Treasurer, introduced the Financial Statement in the Legislative Assembly to day. He showed that the revenue of the past financial year, including the annual railway recoup of £200,000 and Treasury Hills for £500,000, amonAted to £5,686,000. The expenditure, including £388,000, balance from last year, amounted to £5,497,000. The actual deposit at the close of the financial year was £510,000,. which it is necessary to meet this year. The Treasurer estimated the revenue for the present year at £5,437,000, and the ex penditure at £5,399,000, leaving an antici pated surplus of £31,000. No fresh taxation is to be levied. A new loan is to be raised for £4,000,000, of which £2,500,000 will be expended on railways. £300,000 on schools, and a like amount on water works. Tiie working railways last year returned a total profit of £750,000.

MBLBOURNE, Friday. A case of sickness at Benalla is now definitely proved to be not small-pox. MORE SMALL-POX. .

Two fresh cases of small-pox are reported, one at Ultimo and the other in Woolloo mooloo. The sufferers are being quaran tined. •

ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS.

(VIA SYDNBV.)

LONDON, Sept. 10,

The Hungarian Press hai been devoting, leading articles to the meeting of the Em-; perors ot Germany and Russia. The Press: generally shows itself much averse to the meeting. > .

There has for some time been a coolness between Spain and France, and recent events show that the feeling of hostility is increasing. • , • ' : '

Mr A. M. Sullivan, Home Ruler, is about to resign his seat in the House of Commons us member for Meath.

September 12. The Turks have finally ceded another im> portant piece of territory to Greece, in ac cordance with the treaty between the two Powers.' The Puuta, a cape on the northern side of the entrance to the Gulf of Aria, on which stands the fortified town of Prevesa, has been handed over to the Greeks.

With the view of assisting the Bey to sup press the insurrection on the part of Lia subjects, and to bring the war to a con clusion, Frauce has ottered the Bjy 15,000 troops. The protectionist* of New York are agita ting for the imposition of increased duties on foreign manufactured goods imported ; into the united States. . . . A severe earthquake has taken place in the Abruzzi, a territory forming the northern portion of .Naples. Great destruction of property resulted, and many persons were killed. At the meeting between the Emperors of Germany and Russia, the relations between Russia and Austria formed the subject of earnest consideration, the Emperors being anxious for the restoration of friendly rela tious between these two power*. The I result of the Imperial deliberations on the ; subject was that the Czar proposes to meet the Emperor of Austria and discuss the relations existing between them. The Czar has had a private conference with Prince Bismarck on the subject. A disastrous landslip has occurred at Elm, n village in Switzerland which has a population of about 1000 souls. The village, which is completely surrounded by lofty mountains, was partly embedded by the aide of one of the hills slipping down. It is estimated that at least 200 of the inhabi tants were either crushed to death or buried alire. The village in question is so, com pletely surrounded by lofty mountains tbat for six months in the year, it is never visi ted by the rays of the sun. An attempt has been made by a sergeant of police to lynch Guiteau, the fanatic who attempted to assasainate President Garfield, The lergeant, while relieving guard, fired at Guiteau through the window of the priso ners cell. The shot, however, mused. The sergeant has been taken into custody. The Farmers' Alliance have demanded that the Government shall introduce a bill to amend the land laws of England and Scotland. The Greek inhabitants of Larissa, the capital of the province of Thessaly, which has been ceded by Turkey to Greece, have been publicly rejoicing over the event of the cession. The steamship Columbia foundered in Lake Michigan, and fifteen persons were drowned, At recent election meetings at the Trans vaal, the Boers displayed a more pacific spirit towards Great Britain. The Zulu chief Masupha has submitted to the British. LONDON, September 14. Sir Charles Gavan' Duffy has abandoned his intention of entering Parliament. Sir Samuol Wilson, the well-known Vic torian squatter, has become the tenant of Hughenden Manor, the seat of the late Earl of Beaconsfield. The Right Hon. Sir George W. W. Bram well, Lord Justice of Appeal, has resigned his office. .. Heavy indecisive fighting has taken place betweeu the French troops and the Arabs at Zaghovan, in 1 uaia. The cotton spinners at Liverpool are carrying oat their threat to break up the ring of cotton brokers, aDd have stopped the mills. GREAT YORKSHIRE AUTUMN HANDICAP. This event resulted: — Duke of Beaufort's Petroael, by Musket—Crythera .. ~, — I Mr Jardines Teviotdale, by Tyne dale—Performer ... ... ,„ 2 Col. Forester's Syracusei by ■' Qnslow—Calenia ~, .., ~,3

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FkOM OUS SPECIAL UEPOUTEH , CLOSING SCEN& UE At length the weary session is over j''t most of the members are already on'th • way to their homes, where they will jT" || leisure to reflect on the vanity of BolftHW life, and the small amount of work tli have done tor tlieir money and constituent It is needless to dwell at lengthonwW v ' been done or left undone during the sin weeks of the session. The sins of omf. •tt and commission have been numeroni'?i§t great, but if they are not generally fenhS;' it may be as well for the credit of the coiP#l to let them sink into the infinite azure of a" paat. The house was opened on thp, n>? of June with pomp that was almost,»/, It closed yesterday afternoon with. I ■.uTYvi'i blush to tell it, a count out. Member.^' so anxious to get .away that evervthinc ■ - rushed through daring Wedne ß( w g JX Thursday in the most reckless raai! -V* The Appropriation Bill was not circttlut 1 ;; till atter it was read a second time endto only a few copies, were to be datS? They were unnecessary, however for •'' took the slightest trouble to follow a' clauses, as they were hurried inat'W? neck speed. The House adjourned ahnrH alter 1 p.m. until 4 when it met to 3 the messages from the Council anaonnS the passage through the Upper HottSe bfZ '' Special Powers and Appropriation Bills hn" these were not ready for more than half«« hour later. The aspect of the HoaseS; the interim was desolate. The floor w strewn with debris, consisting of BlauehtS bills, order papers, quill p e £'^:#S velopes, <&c. About a dozen 'maT bers Eat gloomily in the& ■* proDably reflecting upon their JemoU chance of ever being in a posiii m * impede the business of the Legislator^ Others congregated in select groups, talt ing in impetuous whispers. Mr flursthouso alone was merry—ptobably, because lie hli, recently gone back to the Government side and feels sate under tha protectine arm nf his uncle Harry. He (M? Hu«C not Harry Atkinson) jauntily, tripped W the "gangway "whistling " Hard times come again no more." The Speaker, perched rl' uponhisloftyboxlopkeddownonhischlldteiill witn a sorrowful countenance,: He donbtlj>ig^B| felt that many whom he had I'nled ao long ■ he would rule no longer; "that theplajg m which had known them would know them I no more for everi Whea at fifteen minutes 4dfi?e tie'ij| Premier rose ■ and announced that Ihe H business of the session was over, an angelic 1 smile—tbe first of the kind seen on hid face - for many weeks-lighted up his haggard,' ,'i!f careworn features, and he resumed his BeaiS' with a knowledge that his troubles wera if over for the time being, and that he had at . last won a measure of political rest. '"if Mr Reeve 3 wanted to make a long final M speech to Hansard, but as soon as he com menced the melancholy members,-and- the talking members, and.the members ofthlS Government rnahed frantically from the ,1-fc Chamber, and the House waa adjounied for A want of a quorum. • Such was the end of the last session of thejfl seventh Parliament of New Zealand, anpli looking back upon' it one might.tmly ci, --;!.? claim with the preacher, " All ia vanity." The formal prorogation is fixed for Satnr- % day at noon. ; , t ~. i It is stated in the lobbic). that..Bince;|S?S Deceased Peribns Duties Bill has passed, 1 the Hon. C. J. Pharagyn has prepared deed« HE of gift, by which means lie will, dispose oE his estate at his demise, and . ttius 'sawfjs Legacy Duty. There is no reason to donl tbe statement, as it is quite characteristic of " - the wealthy, but not too generous states •iniin. He if the father of Charles Pharagyn, ■"$ who served his country gratuitously oa the Civil Service Commission, and afterwards, ' when all was settled, drew from the Trea< •• sury upwards of £200 as special allowance-., ;J The Native Minister left for the West ,f Coast last night to see for himself what is ~ being done by the natives. iliSl ■;: ——» ■ '

Souss o± Representatives.-

(PEK PEESS ASSOCIATWMi)

Thursday. ' The House re-assembled at i p.m. • i I BILLS RBPOETED. Special Powers and Contracts 'arid the ""..] Appropriation Bills were reported from the A Upper House without amendment. THE PROKOGATION, : Mr Hall intimated that the formal pro«. 'J rogation would take place on Saturday at'; 1 noon, until which time it was agreed to adjourn. THK ELECTIONS. , In replying to. Mr DeLautoub, Mr Hail said the House would scarcely expect Mm to state the definite time when the new elections would take place. The Govern ment, however, recognised the importance of getting them through as early as possible/flf,l" and they would not be later than w&a absolutely necessary. Mr Beeves said as this was probably the last occasion upon which ho would hare an ' opportunity of addressiug the present MouEe he desired to make a few remarks upon a.,'.; .subject which required some explanation. Government had got into a great dealci trouble and expense, with, the view of remodelling the Civil Service. First, they had appointed a.Royal Commission, and then they had appointed two highly-paid Civil.Servants,! Messrs Eatkin and Seed, to go about from place to place and report on the subject; yet Government had not had ; the couraee to lay the report of these gentle men before the House. .. •■■.■':• '■'% Attention being called to the state of the House, a count-out took place at 4.45. .The Speaker left the chair until Saturday atnOOßli :c-v.:'.- :- ■"■•■:■ l-r^:■:..:. ■■■■■: '; .

CITY COUNCIL.

Thk fortnightly meeting of the City Counoil took place last night in the new offloes, cornet ' Ot High and Chancery-streets.—Present :-Tho Mayor and Councillors Goldie, Flemlng.Hemus, M*ntague, OS»r, Crowther.ThompsoD.Wadde), andjdckin. . : ! " Corrkbponbßnce.—Letters were received and disposed of as follows:—(1) From R, J. Fel tus apply ing (or work in any capacity—(evon to Bwoeping the stroots,)—whion tho Council was willing to offer.—Resolved to inform applicant that no opening available at present: (2) From H, Brunton (oab-driver) denying the Town Clerk's statement of the incident upon whloli the former based a complaint to the Coonoii-r Referred to Finance Committee; (3) From H. Koesing, junior, asking leave to pat up a wooden partition between two shops in Shortland-Btreet—Referred to the Surveyor; : (4) From K. T. Dufaur, requesting from tho Council more definite answer to the petition re ■ the proposed sewerage works in the vicinity of Breakwater Road.— Agreed to acquaint Mr Dutaur with information on the subject recently . received from the Government; (5) From the Under-Seorotary for Public Works, seating:, in r reply to the Council's representations re diver- "% sion of main sewer, that the Hon. Mr Wnitaker % will deed with the matter on his arrival in Auckland; (6) From James B. Graham, applying for the removal ot an embankment ia , front of his property in Drake-Btreat—Referred to the Workß Committee;. From Mr J. B. i t*raham,oomplaiaing of damage by water to bin property at the oorner of Grafton-road and '.'■>. Wynyard-street. — His Worship eaid the CouncU had determined to drain Grafton-road and Symonds-atreet, which would remedy what Mr Graham complained of; (8) From J. Hutching, complaining ofthe manner in which, he had been dismissed by Mr S. D. Hatma, from . his situation at tho waterworks, also a letter .. from Mr Hanna justifying his action, on the ground of Hutching having been guilty of de liberate falsehoods.—A motion to refer the matter to the Finance Committee for enquiry - was lost on the Mayor's oast ing vote. It was agreed, however, to direct Mr Hanna not to dismiss any subordinate In future without first reporting to the Counoil, it being explicitly stated, however, that the provision Implied no censure upon Mr Hanna for his action;(9) From Mrs Stanley, ■'■" begging a remission of rates. — deferred to Finanoe Committee; (10) Fron W. Blnwdln, requesting a two month's extension ofolß con tract time for the construction of the main sewer.—Question ofoxacting penalty for default, deferred tOl completion of work; (11) From 0. , Ring, complaining of the emokenuisanoe cauaed by the .Phoenix Foundry. — Referred 40 : Finance ana General Purposes Com mittee, tho Surveyor to report; (12) From ■■■■■■■ J. BUlington .suggesting that the level of Pattern n-street be formed at least ac for na I Franklyn Road.—Referred to Works Commit- > r tee ; (13) From Hugh Craig of San Francisco ' giving information re working of Bruah electric light.—Received with thanks; (U) From C. de l'Kau asking permission to use an air gun in tb.9 destruction of blaokbirda.-Eefused. PETiTiONS.-0r Offer presented a petition from Mr A. M. Williams and Mr Saonaere, requesting leave to use wrooght iron instead of cast iron supports for verandahs wfiioh they intend to erect in Queen-atroet.—Referred to Works Committee; Cr. Fleming submitted a petition com plaining of the impassabiiity of Watt-street, and praying that it be formed and made. — Referred to works Committee; Cr. Uoldie read a petition from the residents of Sheridan-street and neighbourhood, requesting ' that Sheridan-street, may be oontinued tor a junction with Victoria-street West and the ; reclamation road in Freeman's Bay.—Referred to Works Committee. Works Committee.—The fortnightly report of this Committee was brought np and read. It contained the following recommendations:-(!) That on owners of property in Sheridan-street, -^ buildiDg a retaining wall.the Council undertake the filling in; (2) That the kerbing in Vulcan Lano be done in terms of the Surveyor's suggeu- . tion; (3) That the Surveyor be instructed to pro pare plans and specifications for tho drainage of . Symonds-street and Grafton ifoad and that the work be done in its turn. (i) That the petition ers, re wa'lin Yiotoria-street hast, be informed I that the worlc will be done.-The report.wM . adopted, ~

THE AtJC&LABD EVENING STAR, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2&



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