SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

titan ivator I This Hivoninft, 9.31 HIGH WATER 965 SUNSET—Tbis Evening, 5.45 SUNKIBE.—To-Morrow Morntast, 6.8 . MOON'S AGE,-Laat Quarter, 15th. 7.10 P.m.

ARRIVALS.

SATURDAY EVENING. Talaroa, s.u.. Andcrßon,|[rom Dunedln Speedwell, barqno, Blake, trod Newcastle YESTERDAY Hinemoa, s,s., Johnson, from 'Wellington TO-DAY. Gem, schooner, Pearce, from Tairua

DEPARTURES.

TO-DAY. Omaha, brigantino, Meikieham, for Mercury Bay

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Ban Franoisco—Australia, Tuesday Sydney—Zealandia, September 19 Melbourne, via South-TeAnau, Thursday, 15th Taranaki and South—Wanaka, Tuesday Knssell, Whangaroa and Mongonui—Wellington or Glenelg, Monday Tauranga—Glenelg or Wellington, Monday and Thursday ■Whangarei and Whangarei Heads—Argyle, Tuesday and Friday Hokianga, via Russell-lona, Tuesdays Mangawai— Ifingal, Thursday Mercury Bay—Fingal, Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Australia. P.M. s.s., from Sydney, Tuesday Zealandia, P. Vf. s.s.,from San Francisco, Sept. 19 Zealandia, ship, (J.G.H.V.) from London; sailed Juno 27 Birth of Tay, ship, (Q.N.D.T.) from London sailed June 4. Loch Cree.ship, (M.S.Q.V.)from Glasgow;sailed June 28 Stracatbro, barquo (Q.G.D.M.), from London; loading • ■ j Taranaki, barque from London; to sail July 1 Anfares, ship, from London, loading Beatrice Haverner, barque (J.Q.C.L.) from New York, to sail in July C. A. Littlefleld, barque, (H.T.N.F.) from New York; sailed June 18 Bella Mary, barque (T.M.J.8.), from Oamaru Oceola, brigantine (S.K.F.L.), from New York; OlearedMay 26 Lizzie Guy, brigantine, from Oamaru Falcon, schooner, from Melbourne Edith Keid. schooner, from Timaru Agnes Jcsaie, sohooner, from Lyttelton Swordflsh, brigantine, from Lyttelton

IMPORTS.

Per f-'poodviell. from Wellington-ISO tons coal, 352 felloes. Per Firth of Tay—lo oases and bales calicoes, sheeting, prints, Cashmeres, umbrellas, gloves, linoleums, etc., etc.—J. M. McLachlan. Per Firth |of Tay—2. cases Lookwood's pockot and table cutlery, 1 case fish-hooks, 2 cases mask;, 1 case magic-lanterns, 1 case tin whistles, 2 cases china tea-sets, 2 cases china dolls, 2 cases tin toys, 1 cose K.P. goods, 2 cases sundries,—M. Levy&Oo. Per Taiaroa, from Donedln: 25 cases sanoe, 10 bales woolpaoks. 26 packages sundries. From Oamaru: 110 sacks flour, 120 sacks potatoes, 200 aaoks wheat. 100 sacks bran, 36 sacks pollard, 1 case books, 22 blocks stone, 12 kegs butter. From . Poverty Bay: 290 sheep, 5 sacks oatmeal.

Inwards Coastwise. — Mana, from Tairna, with 2&700 feet timber and 13 bags gum; Dev eron, from Whangarei, with 48 tons coal; Gem, from Talrua, with 28,238 feet timber. : Outwards Coastwise.—Mana, forTniraa; Loo, for Whangarei; Lizette, for Thames. ■:. - The three-masted schooner Agnes Jessie is a loading at Lyttelton for this port The s.s! Taiaroa will leave for Ounedin via Whangaroaat 8 o'clook this evening, with a cargo comprising 501) oases kerosine, a large I quantity of coal, and several packages luggage. The barque Firth of Tay was berthed on tho, outer side of the North Western T of the Qoeen atreet wharf this forenoon. The barque Kxarainor has cleared at the Cus- < toms for Qreymouth, and the brigantine Omaha . for Mercury Bay, both in ballast. The B.s. Te Anau from Gisborne and Southern ports-had not beentsignaled when wo went (to press. The brig Fawn has entered out at the Customs for Newcastle. . The barque signalled on Saturday afternoon proved the Speedwell from Newcastle, which left that port on August 27th. I The Government steamer Hinemoa arrived I from Wellington at 5 D.m. yesterday. Pas oengers :—sir Arthur Gordon, Miss Gordan, and | Captain Knollya. The Hinemoa returns [to "Wellington. The's:s Tararoa arrived from Southern ports on Saturday evening, having called a;Dunedin, | Oamaru, Gisborne and Tauranga, Passengers:— From Oamaru: Mr and Mrs Watson, Mr and MrsSpeor, family, and servant. Captain Mc- Leod. From Tauranga: Mr Tetelra. A " Gazette" notice warns mariners tht't the Mary Catherine Bank, Kaipara Harbour, is ex- I tending iv a south-easterly direction from the red buoy. Masters of vessels bound up the -Otamatea and Oauawharo should keep the lead going when in this locality, and should keep in the deep water towards the Middle Bank.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

The steamers Hannah Mokau and Lalla Bookh were to leave thU afternoon, the former for • Raglan, and the latter for Wattaru. ■ The westerly gale blowing throughout Sun day having moderated, the s.s. Rowena wonld, most probably, get out of Waltara to-day, and may be expected to arrive sometime to-morrow morning. The s.s. Wanaka Is expected to arrive from the South with the outward San Francisco Mail about 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. She re tarns South at noon the same day. Latest train from Auckland, 9.10 a.tn, ■ ,

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET.

Hbfikmiier 11. >• Bankof N.Z.-SeUers.J32-i7sed National Bank-Buyers, 79s ■ Colonial Bank-463 3d to 163 lid;. Buyers, 46s Standard Insurance—lss 6d . Union Insurance—Buyers, 23s 6d Colonial Insurance—Buyers, 13s Auckland Gas—Sellers. £10 Thames Gas—Sellers, 28s Gd N.Z. Loan and Mercantile—Buyers, £6; seller?, £6 5s ■ N,Z, Shipping—Buyers, £510s; sellers, £515s ' Kempthorn & Co.—23s Id • Northern S.S. Co.—Buyer*, 12s Albumin G.M.Co.—Buyers, 19a Caledonian—Sellers, 13s 6d Knrunui Hil'.--5s 6d North Devon—Bayers, Us 6d ; sellers 12s Tokatea—Buyers, 12s Blaokmore—2la 6d; sellers, 22s Tiki—Sellers, 2s 3d Success—Sellers 7s Homeßule-13s JOSEPH NEWMAN, Chairman.

Mail Notice.

j Mails witii Close as Under.— This Day. ' For Thames, per Rotoinahana, at i p.m. For Toirua, per' Oem, at i p.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and, Mongonui, per Wellington, at i p.m. For Tauranga, Ohinomutu, and Opotikl, per: Glenelg, at 1 p.m. For Coromande), per Annie Milbank, at 5 p.m. For Whanearei Heads, WliaiiKaroi, and Dunedin, per Talaroa, at S p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. : Tuesday, 13th*instant. For Taranaki and Southern ports/per Wanoka,.! at 8 a.m. For Waltora, etc., per Lalla Rookh, at 8 a.m. For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakuna, per EoßoOasoy, at 10 a.m. For Whangaroa, per Fanny Kelly, at 11 a.m. Per s.s. Austra ia, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United Statoa of America. Canada, British Columbia, Central I 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 loiters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence, in addition to the postage, will be reoolved by the Mall Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing, l'his mall will be due in London on Tuesday, Ootober 25, 1881. For Whangarel Heads, Waipu, Whangarei, and Mangapai, per Argyle, at i p.m. For Kussell, Kawakawa, and Kokianga, per lona, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, llih instant. For Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 11.30 a.m. For London (direct), per Araby Maid, at i p.m. S. B. BI3S. Chief Postmaster, Chief Post-offloo, Auokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Sbptkmbbu 12,1881. Theatre Royal-Mr F. Marshall in "Friends and Foes," 8 p.m. Court City of London, 7.30 p.m. St. Sepulchre's Mutual lmprovomont Class, 8' p.m. Custom-house — Civil Service Cricket Club Meeting, 4.30 p.m. Oddfellow's Hall, Parnoll—Auckland Working Men's Friendly Aid Society, 7 p.m. Temporanco Hall—Temperance Drama (Wil cook)—'"Tls a Long Lane that has no Turning" -8 p.m. St. James's Discussion Class: Debate on " The Action of Mr Seymour and Sir G. M,. O'Rorke with Regard to the Stonewalling at Welling ton," 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

SMITH.—On September 12th, at her roswenco, Grafton Road, the wifo of Thoa. H. Smith, Esq., of a daughter. WOODLOOK.-On September 10, at. Point Chevalier, Great North Road, the wifo of J, L. Woodlock of a son.

Death.

JOHNSTON.-On the 10th instant, at Buokland Station, Bdward, aged 5 years, the beloved son of Robert and Elizabeth Johnston. PERROT.—On September 10th, after a short and painful illness, at her parents' residence, Sale-street, Helen Frances Perrot, aged seven years and nine months. S ALTER.—On the 11th instant, at her residence. Koße Villa, Devonport, Franoea, wife of Kichard t-' alter, aged C 6 years. The funeral will take place at tho North Shore on Tuesday morning, at 9 o'clock. Friends will please accept this intimation. WALKER.—On September 11, at hor residence, Bradford-street, Parnell, Olivia Frederics, reliot of the late Henry Hirst Walker, of Launceston, Tasmania, agad S3. The funeral will take place on Wednoaday, the 1:1 th instant, at 3 p.m.

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

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1881.

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

AN Act of very great interest to this part of the colony has been progressing through Parliament without attracting much atteu tion. It bears the title of the "Thermal- Springs Districts Act, ISSI," For several yeara past a good deal of uneasiness has been felt lest the -wonderful Hot Springs d Kotorua and Rotouiuhana should pass from the public into the hands of speculators. The proclamation placed over the district by the Government in connection with its Native Lands Purchase operations, has hitherto shut out private buyers, but little or noth ing has been done to acquire the lands for the Crown or make provision for satisfying the growing demand for the utilization o? the country, so as to secure to the colonists and tourists from abroad the full benefit of the healing waters. Endless disputes as to title have arisen between £uropeaus who were enterprising enough to risk their money upon the mere promises and goodwill of the native owners in order to make some pro vision for the accommodation of visitors. The " Thermal-Springs Districts Act" pro poses to do the two things which have here tofore been left undone. It enables the Go vernor to " issue proclamations from dme to time defining districts of the colony to be subject to this Act, being localities in which there are considerable numbers of the ngawha, waiariki, or hot or mineral springs, lakes, rivers, or wators, and from time to time may vary the boundaries or abolish any of such districts, And after the publication in the ' Gazette' of any proclamation defining a district as aforesaid, this Act Bhall be in force therein, and it shall not be lawful for any person other than Her Majesty to acquire any estate or interest in native land therein, except by virtue of or through the means prescribed or permitted by this Act." The public rights over such districts will thus be immediately conserved. If the measure stopped there, however, it would, according to past experience, afford little ground of congratulation. But it goes on to empower the Government to act as agents for the I natives in settling the district either by sale or lease. It gives power to set apart reserves for parks, schools, churches, ceme teries, museums, and other public purposes, and for the management of the public springs and lakes. The purpose of the bill is to secure for the public in perpetuity the lull benefit of the natural wonders of the dist rict so that no monopoly circumscribing their usefulness shall ever be created, while at the same time the native owners shall receive the very best price for their lands. We presume that tne bill is based upon the arrangement recently come to at a meeting between Judge Fenton and the Eotorua natives. But, however it has been arrived at, the security given under the bill that the most wonderful geyser and hot springs district of the world shall not, through a lack of foreaight on the part of the Colonial Government, become a scaled book to all but the wealthy, is one which will afford very general satisfaction

Some people are fond of decrying Auck« land's resources and commercial prosperity, and holding up Canterbury as a model of progress and stability, But ova closer in« spection, we discover tbat the great squatter district lias many features which are by no means enviable. The majority of the runs ate known to be heavily mortgaged. Per haps the most telling figures are those recording the bankruptcies in Canterbury. That these statistics are reliable is beyond doubt, seeing that they wore vouched for by the President of the Christ church Chamber of Commerce. Reading the records is like reading the list of killed and wounded after a series of hard cam paigns. We see that in 1879, the worst year, the losses in Canterbury alone reached the aggregate, "stupendous" Mr Wilson very properly calls it, of £564,255 ; that in 1880 they were not less than £315,000, whereas in the first six months of 1881, they have actually reached to within a trifle of the worst of the years before 1879 which ligure in the comparison. Evidently when people draw comparisons between Auckland and Canterbury unfavourable to the former "'tis distance lends eucbantment to the view." The return of mortgages under the Lands Transfer Act, laid before Parliament, bears out the sa\ jo thiug. The total amount of these mortgages in the colony is £15,837,823, and three-fourths, namely, £11,340,784, is owing in Canterbury and Jtago. At the beginning of the year Can terbury had £5,095,532 secured on mort gages, and paid off £1,067,340 during the year, but new mortgages to the amount ot £1,606,770 were contracted, leaving the amount, on 31st March last, at £5,634,963. The Otago mortgages at the beginning of the financial year amounted to £2,359,045. Only £449,277 was paid off during the year, but fresh mortgages amounting to no less than £1,987,310 were contracted, making the present total £3,897,078. Wellington stood

third at the commencement of the year with £1,453,704, paying off only £174,573, and borrowing £453,010 additional, leaving the present total mortgages £1,732,139.

The following telegram was received from Barret's mine to-day :—" JMo. 1 leader road level: Obtained a few stones showing gold yesterday.—C. H. BENNET." Mrs Miller, who waa accidentally burnt some weeks ago, is now dying at the Hoa pital. The injuries she sustained were more severe than was at first imagined. The first meeting of creditors in the, estate of William Quinlan, 'bus proprietor,; of Panmure, was to have been held this; morning, but lapsed for want of a quorum. ; The unpleasant state of the weather yes-1 terday afternoon prevented many persons! from attending the Hospital Service ofj Song. The service was held 'in a room at the Old People's Kcfuge, under the direction' of Mr Kyan, arid the singing was remarkably good. Mrs Kevitfc and several other well known vocalists assisted. Mr Lincoln made a few remarks, and hoped the sun would shine upon their next effort, and that the attendance would be more numerous. While Mr Impey, of the Choral Hall, was; digging, on Saturday, in the adjoining gar den, ke turned up a number of human bones, ribs, and Bkull, of aii adult person, He at once sent to the police, and Detective Strathetn proceeded to the spot and took possession of the bones, which were found near the old Barrack wall, and in a state of decay. The bonss will be examined in due course, and, possibly, something satisfac tory may be brought to light respecting them. Wo learn to-day that^ Superintendent ; Thomson, who mot with a severe accident1 at Te Awamutu on Friday last and frac tured his leg, is progressing favourably in the Hospital, although ho has sulfcrcd much, and passed sleepless nights. Mr Thomson feels his enforced idleness vory acutely, as he has always been a man of active habits, and invariably in the enjoy ment of robust health. Dr. Philson reports favourably of the case, and hopes that Mr Thomson, in the course of six weeks, Will be able to resume his duties, His Excelloncy, Sir Arthur Gordon, ac companied by Miss Gordon and Captain Knollysj- arrived from Wellington, en route for Fiji, by the Government steamer Hinemoa last evening, and proceeded directly on board of tt.M.S. Emerald. Tho Hiaomoa's arrival on this sidetroaited sorao little surprise as it was generally supposed she would go to the Manukau, but Captain Johnson says that was never his intention. His Excelloncy came ashore in company with Captain Maxwell this forenoon, and proceeded to Government House, where he will remain uutil the Emerald leaves for Fiji, to-morrow. There was a large attendance at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening, when ' Mr Frederick Marshall made his last ap pearance in "Quilp." The performance was quite as successful.as on previous even ings, applause being frequent. " Friends and Foes" is announced for to-night, Mr F. Marshall in hie great impeisonation of " Markham." A little girl went to the Polico Station this afternoon, and complained that ooihe'. one had stolen her kit fall of onions from the vicinity of her house in Chapel-street. She shrewdly guessed that the onions might be eaten, and if not sho could not swear to them ; but, said she, the thieves could not eat tho kit—that might be found. We have heard, on pretty good authority, that some steps are about to be taken in the direction of supplying the contemplated Town Hall and Corporation Ollices. The money is available and the necessary authority for its expenditure has been obtained, so that there need be no delay in tho matter. It is rather singular, however, that pending the erection of the projected pile of buildinge,the Council should vacate its present offices and «o to tho expense of fitting up the old Police Court for a merely temporary occupancy. People, and especially tho Indies, are already expressing dissatisfaction with the undesirable location of the offices. They stand at the corner of a disreputable thoroughfare, and arc approached most directly from Qneen-street through a public house right-of-way. TheKevFatherDowney, 0.5.8., preached at tho Cathedral at Vespers last evening, and in tho course of his sermon made feel* ing allusion to tho death of Archbishop j Stein?, whom he had known for a period of twenty years. He said that the people of Anckland could form no just conception ot the vigour, the abilities and the devotion of the deceased prelate when at his prime, for not only has his stay here been short but the fifteen months of his sojourn were the end of a laborious and toilsome life. In India he had worked very ener getically, had founded two of the most flourishing Jesuit colleges now existing there, had Laincd tlu teapect and osteetn of all denominations, and was courted by the rich and titled, while still revered and loved by the humble and indigent. As his fellow passenger from Europe to Now Zealand, Father Downey stated that he was in a position to say that the Archbishop passed nearly all his leisuro time in prayer and re ligious meditation. The spiritual side of his nature was very conspicuous. Lawyers are generally keen enough in looking after their fees, but the Bruce " Herald " gives on instance in which one of them was sadly taken in, A man whose pecuniary circumstances were Beriously in volved obtained the lawyer's advice, and asked what was to pay. The lawyer modestly estimated his services at half a

guinea. He then favoured his client with a little bit of advice. Said he, "If you were as auxloua not to pay your debts as you have been to pay them you Would bo a great deal better off." The man mused for a moment, and said, "Well, I never lo»kcd at the thing in that light before. I thiuk there is something iv it, and I will boein at once to act upon your advice. I owe you half a guinea. Good morning." Ho dis appeared Tawhiuo has issued the following invita tion to the Thames natives to attend a meetiDg at Hikurangi :—" Hikuramu, 22nd August, 1881. To Te Karauna Hou Pera, te Koiroa, Te Mokena, and others, who desire to see, and hear my word. In tho days that are past tho word, used to be con veyed by means of a Manuautc. Now I send forth to you this word: Couio to Hikurangi; let your arrival hero be on the ■ 26th of Mahuru, which represents the 19th of September. The word will be spoken on the 28th, which is the 21st of September, and then the small and the great will hear of the truth [or honesty] and correctness of ray action. I will not dissemble on that day. My time is at hand. This is my word: It is, however, only my word, and may or may not be accepted [or adopted] by you. Leave my work to me (do not inter fere or obstruct me in what lam doing), I am able to complete what I have begun. Come, that you may see and hear, lest it should be said that I concealed anything from you. —King Tawhiao."

The presence of convalescent patients of youthful years in the hospital wards, while a regretable circumstance in itself, seems to be appreciated by the elder inmates, who apparently derive much enteitainment from the movements and games of their little companions. This morning two youngsters — one recoveriug from the effects of a fractured skull, and the other nursing a broken arm—were engaged in an al fresco shooting match with a popgun, a large piece of candle grease during duty for a target. The contest was watched from the neighbouring beds with every manifestation of amused interest,and the marksiueu,f eeling themselves to be the cynosures ot all eyes rose to the importance of the occasion, in« ' sisting upon a close regard to distance, bestow ing great attention upon the best posture for delivering the Arc, and punctiliously attend ing to the scoring. The nurses favoured the diversion, and the inmates of the ward enjoyed it. We mention the incident simply for the purpose of indicating how easily the tedium of an hospital ward may be relieved. Perhaps it may suggest to the charitable, the advisability of increasing the existing means of whiling away the weary hours. i

I 'Ike New Zealand Order vof Good Tem plars Entertainment Club will repeat to night, by special request, in the Albert street Temperance Hall, the dramatic and musical performance which they gave bo successfully at Onehunga a fortnight ago. The drama is entitled, "Itis a Long Lane That haa no Turning," and its design is to show up some of the intolerable evils associ ated with the drinking customs of the day. It comprises two acts, in which many of the situations are are of an emotional and pathetic character ; they are relieved by others, which afford the low comedians of the club an opportunity of displaying their abilities to advantage. Mr Power is the stage manager. Some capital musical selections will precede and follow the drama. Temperance entertainments of this nature are an innovation in Auckland, and as in England they have proved extremely useful in • the promulgation of total abstinence principles, besides exhibit ing the teamy sides of so-called pubhehouse conviviality, they deserve support at the hands of Band of Hope organisations and Good Templar lodges,

The second fittecti ot Graf ton and Pon- Bonby Football Clubs played a match on Saturday, which was won by the latter with six points to spare. Whifcesido, Mou nock, Finlay, McDermott, and Charter each obtained trios for Ponsonby; while Ryan kicked a goal for Graf ton from a try secured by Henderson. _ The meeting of the French Literary Asso-; ciation on Saturday evening was very well attended. Mr C. De L'Kau (Chairman),1' delivered an admirable lecture on " The Persecution of the Jews in Germany," which was most favourably criticised by the members, and Mr A. Alderman contributed! a correct translation of Richter's beautiful: "Dream—Vision of the. Infinite." On ; Saturday next a descriptive lecture will be; given of " A Visit to the Sydney Bxhibi- j tion," j The revenue on the various colonial lines! last month amounted to£62,2l4.andtheaver-: age expenditure represented 5593 per cent.: The per centago of expenditure .to receipts! on each line was as follows:—Kawakawa, — ; Whaugarei-Kamo, <)6"01 ■; Auckland,1 64-08 ; Napier,. 5989 ; Wellington, 7644 j Wanganui, 6176; Naw Plymouth, 80.38; Hurunui-Bluff, 44-94; Greymouth, 47 81; Westport, 57-53; Nelson. 7098; Picton, 62.64. Mr Thomas Spurgeon preached at St. Andrew's Uhurch yesterday morning to a full congregation, taking his text from the 2nd and sth verses of the 6th chapter of Galatians -" Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.*' In the oveniug, Mr Spurgeon preached, in tbe Wellesley-street Baptist Church from the Acts of the Apostles, 'chapter 8, verse 8— " And there was great joy in tbat city." Both services were largely attended, and much attention given to the words ot the young preacher. ■ The football match botweon the teams selected from the Bank of New Zealaud and combined Banks, was played on Satur day afternoon, and resulted in a draw-. A. hieale, for the Combined Banks, and J. Colbeck, for the Bank of New Zealand, cap tained the respective teams. . During the course of the second twenty minutes' play, a splendid drojj kick was made at goal by one ot the Bunk of .Now Zealand backs (Whewell), which was given by the umpire as a " poster." The Melbourne "Age" noticing Mr Ciirden's Orst appearance at the Bigou Theatre in Bertuccio in " The Pool's Revenge " says :—Mr Carden, not being an actor of genius, does no more than fill in the outline. His conception of the part is good, but he leeks vigor, Intensity and power. Miss Marston Leigh acted credit ably aa Fiordelisa, the jester's daughter, but a younger actress Would have better satisfied the poetical requirements of the part. Mrs Salter, wife of Mr. Richard Salter, died yesterday at ftoso Villa, Devonport, aftor a severe and lengthened illness. The decoasod lady whose maiden name was Compton, formerly kept a school in this city, had received a liberal education, and was gifted with a tasto for painting and poetry. Mrs Salter had been failing in health for many months, even before her husband resigned his position in connection with the Young Men's Christian Associa tion. Mrs Salter waa in her 66th year. The funeral will take place to-morrow at 9 a. n?.. Goorgo Mincham, aged 11 years, was playing at City East School on Friday afternoon, when he fell on the pavement, and another boy fallincr on his log, broke it above the knee. Mr Mmcham sends us the following letter referring to the accident :— "Dear sir,--Allow me through the columns or your valuable paper to tender my sincere thanks to that gentleman who so kindly assisted me to remove my boy from City East School yesterday (Friday) with a broken log; also to the lady teachers of City East School, especially Miss Dunning, who rendered all assistance in her power.— Yours truly, W. Thos. Minciiam." The new Wesleyan Church at Otahuhu was opened for public worship on Sunday, the 11th. The Rev W. C. Oliver preached an impressive sermon in the morning from the parable o£ the " Marriage Feast;'; in the afternoon tbe Rev G. Bond delivered an interesting address to the Sunday school scholars and frlendsj and in the evening the same gentleman preached a stirring sermon on "Daniel's Faithfulness and Heroism." All the services were well attended. The collections for the day amounted to £9 12s. The soiree in connec tion with the opening of the church will be held in the Public Hall on Tuesday oven ing next, the 13th inst. The Hcv • JMacky, Gould, Oliver, Robertson, Mr Wilson, and other friends are to address the meeting, and tho Maori students from the Xhree KiDgs's Institute will sing several pieces. Mr T. Buddie will occupy the chair. A meeting of the choir which rendered the Service of Song " John Tregenoweth,'1 was held on Saturday evening in the ante room of the Temperance Hall, Mr George Ilcmus presiding. The chairman presented Mr Robert Tudehope, who had acted as conductor, with a handsome baton in recognition of the services rendered by him to the Band of Hope Union. The baton, which had been procured from Mr Teutenberg's establishment, bears the following inscription :—" Presented to Mi R. Tudehopo by thn fl uekland Union Com mittee, September 10th, 1881." Mr Tude hope said that he was quite taken aback by the unexpectedness of the presentation, but was pleased that they were so satisfied with the work that had been entrasted to him,and he hoped to wield tho baton in fut ure services of a similar character for the benefit of the Union. The chairman an nounced that it was proposed to give the service of song at the Thames on Friday next. Arrangements had been made by which the steamer would leave Auckland at 7 a.m. that day, and Thames at 11 p.m. He invited all those who could go to give in their names,and oighty-six announced their intention of taking part. Any others who feel inclined to go may do so upon sending in their names to Mr W. J. Macdormott at the " Herald" office. ' The Colonial Treasurer has submitted to Parliament the following scheme of distri bution for the £56,000 bonus declared by the .English actuaries as divisible among tho policy holders in tho Government Insurance Department :—" Participation in tho surplus shall be confined to holders of whole life and endowment assurance policies issued under tables 1, 2, and 3, which were in force June 30tb, 1880, and upon which two years' premiums had then been paid. The surplus shall be divided in proportion to the loading contributed by each policy holder subject to a deduction of a year and a half's loading in the case of policies under table 2. Only the equalised loading is to be taken into account. The share of each policy holder thus deter, mined shall be converted by the H.M. (5) 4 per cent, single premium into a reversion ary bonus to be added to the sum assured, which bonus may be exchanged at any time for one of tho following benefits:—A temporary redaction of future premiums, a permanent reduction of future premiums, such exchange to be calculated by H.M, 4 per cent, tables. Reversionary bonuses shall vest as from the 30th June, 1880. Reversionary bonuses may be surrendered for cash, the surrender value to be calculated by H.M. 5 per cent, tables. Samuel Edger, 8.A., delivered his excel lent and philosophical lecture on "Labour " last evening in the Lome-street Hall. There was a large attendance, and deep attention was paid to the remarks of Mr Edger. The lecture was preceded by sacrod music and Longfellow's " Psalm of Life," slightly altered by the compiler. Between the parts of the lecture Mrs Judson Bang, very beautifully, " Come unto me, all ye that labour, and I will give you rest." The first part ot the discourse shewed labour in its worst forms, and under its most slavish aspects, introduced by definitions of it in its higher aspects by St. Paul, Carlyle, Dickens, and other great authorities. The first part was interspersed with apt illus trations from Mrs Barrett Browning's " Cry ot the Children," Hood's "Song of the Shirt," and other humane poets. It must be admitted, however, that Mr Edger pictured the darker side of labour, and yet, with truth iv relation to tho past. The second part was devoted to the question as to what labour might be in the future, when machi nery and other contrivances will be used for the benefit of mankind, and a wise distribu tion of labour and its blessing made, instead of ministering, as it does now, to the selfishness of the few. , But before the millennium of labour can dawn upon the world, the human heart must be right. There lies the evil, and selfishness must give place to justice, righteousness, and consideration for. the many. The lecture was interesting, but like many of the dreams of good and great men, hard to realise. But, as the poet says, " There's a good time- coming; wait a little longer." Mr Edgor, at the close, made an appeal for a collection, which would be equally divided between the Fruit Mission Agency, which laboured among the inmates of the Old Men's and Old Woman's Refuge, and the Piovincial Hospital. The collection amounted to £5. The singing of Bishop Ken's Evening Hymn, and the benediction, by the lecturer, closed the proceedings,

The mortal remains of the late Mrs Rus sell, of Hobsoii-street, were interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery,SymondV-atreet,yes terday afternoon. The cortege comprised fully 200 mourlierSjtestifying to the respect in which the deceased lady was held.

The Dunedtn " Herald" admits that that largo numbers of skilled workman leaving Otagofor the neighbouring cplopies and attributes this to the sudden closing of; the public works, and. the retrenchment' policy. The. " Herald," however, thinks that the majority of those who leave are disappointed immigrants of a class unfit for the work of colonization, and that they will find .Australia even a more Uncon genial sphere than New Zealand.

Some time ago a little boy from Howick was admitted to, the Hospital suffering from' stone in tho bladder. Ordinary nieans wei-e i found inefficacious. for his relief, and at the boy's own repealed request it was deter mined to subject him to a surgical operation. The youngster seemed pleased at securing a compliance with lifs wishes, but as the time for the operation drew nigh his courage evidently, forsook him, as he took an abrupt departure by night from the in stitution. According to bis subsequent statement, he made the best of his way Un observed to Queen-street, and there ob tained a place in the Hdwi'ck 'bus. He remained a month in the village, but the grievous character, of Ms malady has . obliged him once more it' 6 come to town for relief,, This time he is resolved not to falter from the ordeal that must be under gone before his pain can be mitigated.

The following is the letter received from tho famous Baptist preacher to the Mel bourne Evangelical Association :. —" Upper Norwood, 9th May 1881.—Dear Friends,—l thank you with all my heart for yoUr warm hearted invitation to Melbourne, but at the present I have no thought of leaving home. A voyage to Australia was, I, believe, spoken of, but 1 never seriously, thought of it. I should need a year or two to pre pare for such a trip. The weekly sermon would need to be published, and there fore would need to be ready for the printer; and this alono would in volve an extra toil for which I have no time or strength. The same is true, in a smaller degree, with the maga zine. You rightly mention the diilieulty ot tbo financos for my institution-. This is a very great one j indeed, it is insuperable. All things considered, you must regard me as chained to the oar—to live and die at my Work, with such brief relaxations as I can find near hoijie. Should, however, my health fail me still more seriously, it will be a great comfort to know that there are friends in, the Southern seas who will welcome a brokon down soldier. God bless you evermore, and reward you for your generous, feeling towards rao.—Yours, very heartily, C. H. Spukgeon."

The Lyttelton " Times," one of,tho most advanced Liberal organs in the colony and tho bitterest opponent of the present Go vernment, makes the following remarks upou Sir G. M, O'Rorke's action on Fri day night!—" Trying times make or mar reputation. The effect of the late trying time of obstruction has been to show very conclusively that Sir G. M. O'Rorke is, as the Speaker of tho House of Representa tives, the right man in the right place. Not only has he Complete command over the House in its fiercest moods, but he has an unswerving firmness, a sense of justice above all considerations, and a remarkable powerof luhguage appropriate to every situa tion which is possible in tho range of his duties. It is difficult to select any portion of his conduct on Friday night for special admiration above the rest. The resolution with which he kept the House rigidly to the question, the firmness with which he closed every loophole by which the penalty might haUo been escaped, the clear sense if justice which would not be obscured by tbe position and services of the member whose conduct was in question, the dignified aud wise remarks he addressed to that member, and subse quently to the House, all these arc worthy of the greatest praise. The Chairman of Committee has likewise come well out of the ordeal. His was the ruling which brought the stonewalling to a state of weariness. Ho did not succeed in killing the monster with a single blow ; he rather fastened a giip on its^throat; until the crea ture fainted for want of breath."

The entertainment in connection with St. Matthew's parish, on "Our National Writers and Composers," and tho farce of " Betsy Baker." will be hold in St. Jamcß's Hall on Thursday evening next, tho 15th instant, and not on the 25th. as erroneously announced.

A grand vocal and instrumental concert will be given in the Choral Hall on tbe evening ot the sth ult, with tho view of assisting to de fray the expenses of necessary improvements lately mado in the convont buildings of St. Mary's, Ponsonby. Tho concert will ba under the patronage of the very Rev H. J. "Sines, V.Q. At the meeting of St. James's Mutual Improvement Association this evening, a debate will take place upon the following ques tion—" Wore the (Jhalrman of Committees and the Speaker of tho House of Representatives justified la the action which they took in Suppressing the Obstruction of tbo Opposition against the Representation Bill')'' As the event to which the debate has referenoe is of very reoent occurrence, a large attendance of visitors and an animated discussion are confidently reckoned on.

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Bo brief, tor it is wits words as with nun beams; tho moro they are condensed the deeper they burn."— Soutiiey. s

{ The Proper Way to Treat Inebriates— < Don't treat 'em. ' The Way to Serve Woman-kickers.— ' Stamp them out. Mixing in Society. —Brandy and soda,and 3 then champagne. Lyons' Tourists and Pleasure Party will 3 open here in the Theatre Royal next Thurs ' day. ' " f The Survey report laid before Parliament ' proves Mount Cook (the highest mountain ' in New Zealand) to be 12,349 feet high, or 1 851 feet lower than the Admiralty estimate r hitherto accepted. Mount Blanc, the fam- J ous Alpine king is 15,781 feet high, ' A list of cases has been published, show -1 ing that during the post few years many wives have been sold in England at prices i ) ranging from 4d to £50. A young man and a young woman of ; Chicago, between whom there was litiga-ion r for the ownership ot an estate, have settled t tho matter by marrying each other, i The Pomeroy Company produced An thony and Cleopatra at Duoedin, on Satur day night to a crowded house. The play waa wonderfully put on, anda great success. A man named Benton, of respectable appearance, was committed for a month to Mount Eden this morning for stealing two bottles of whiskey from Mrs Moller's hotel, Fort-street. Mr R. Grigg was threatened by a man in Victoria-street on Saturday, who accu sed him of being a spy in the pay of the police, A West End wife skirmished in her hus band's pockets for letters the day after he had beep fishing, and then she waved hor hand wildly in the air and yelled loudly for ten minutes beroro she could decide which of the five fishhooks she would extract from her hand first. The Japanese Government has established 50,000 schools; there are 250 newspapers and magazines published in that country, and mechanical, artistic and agricultural expositions have become the fashion. Hastings Hughes, brother cf Thomas Hughes M.P., denies the recent letters from Rugby that the colony is a failure. Although many difficulties have been en countered the prospects of ultimate success are very encouraging. The soil is good, and many Americans aro taking up land. It tears of women, let fall (or men, Fell fast on thy breast, O Sea! The days of the Deluge would come again. And never a land there'd bo; For thousands of sorrowing souls drift through To the Bay of Ktornity. MeS3rs Kich and Halcom.be go home by the outward mail'to dispose of the Patetero block, Mr George Seivers, of Whangaroa, reoeived a dangerous flesh wound by a bullock he was driving goring him. Mrs Parfitt, an elderly woman, the widow of a clergyman residing at Merriwar, Vic toria, met with a shocking death through falling into a fire. Being old and feeble, she was unable to extricate herself, and was frightfully burnt. , Presbyterianism begins to gain strength in Ireland outside of Ulster, to which it was mainly confined a few years ago. The Dublin Presbytery haß now 25 congregations and two mission stations, with 2458 com municants. The total sum raised for all purposes during the past year was £10,878. At a recent sale in Paris, the Rothschilds purchased for £6,800, a pair of small vases adorned with the most delicate and exquisite paintings representing scenes in the battle of Fontenoy. They were ordered by Madame de Pompadour, and decorated her mantlepiece at Versailles. Mr ti- J, Creighton, of San Francisco,. has, after some trouble, succeeded in obtain ing from Government a supply of " grain" for tbe purposes of silk culture, which will arrive cext month. The jail at Lyons, N. 8., was overhauled recently, and keys made of beef boi «a and slop bucket pails, which would fit all the inner locks, aud a saw, made from the shank of a shoe, were discovered. A hair-pin bad -been used in drilling holes in the tongues* of the keys, and heavy pins formed the rivets,.

CHURCH OF ST. BENEDICT, NEWTON.

Laying The Jfotlndation Stone*

Thk ceremony oE laying the foundation Btonß of tile liew Catholic church of Sfo Benedict took place ytJster'day morning. .Considerable importance was attached to the event by the congregation! and indeed by the Catholics of Auckland generally. The necessity for increased accommodation for the Newton district has long been a'p. parent, and practical steps were recently takon to secure the required object. An influential committee iwas, appointed, and the,ir ,appeal for subscriptions met with a liberal response. They .were thus enabled to have the plans prepared, and tenders called for, tho work. Messrs K. Mahoney and Sons were the arcbi tects to whom was entrusted the execu tion of the designs for the new building, which is to be bilUt On thb vacant property adjoining Dr. Wajlis' Newton Kirk. The site is a large and prominent one, and possesses frontage to East-street, Upper Queen-street, and Albert-street. An in. spection of the plans shews that one church will consist of nave, side aisles, and transepts. The chancel end of the building will contain the sanctuary and two side chapels, in each of which will be a sacristy for the use of the clergy. ,At the back is a corridor seven feet wide, giving access to the sanctuary and Bacristies, and at the end of the corridor a staircase leading to the base ment storey. At the corner end of the building* lacing East-street, there, will be a tower 18ft. square, the lower storey of which will be used as a porch, with door ways facing Albert and East-streets. Doors affording means of egress for theoon gregation will also be in the centre of the tnd fronting Albert-streot, and in the transept facing East-street. In tho other corner of the building there will be a tower fifteen feet square, forming a porch similar to that already mentioned. The front of tho church will be raised considerably above the level of the roadway, owing to the sloping nature of the ground, and it is intended to form a terrace in fron'j which wili be guarded by an iron rail ing, and to which entrance will be obtained by means of a handsome flight of stone steps. The space obtained by tho height of the basement walls of the church is to be utilised as a lower chapel, with large room for Sunday-school purposes. The stairs leading to the basement will open from each porch, and .they will unite in one broad staircase below. Above the entrance porches is an organ gallery, and a staircase will lead to it from the main porch. The dimensions of the church are as follow .— Nave, 30 feet wide, side aisles, 15 feet wide; length from front entrance back to the sanctuary rails, 88 feetJ Width across tran septs, 77 feet. The principal aanctuary will be 30 x 30; side chapels, 15 x 22, and the sacristies each 14 x 11. Height of basement storey, 12 feet in the clear; height of side aisle walls, 14 feet) and of main walls, 29 feet; and height from main floor to apex of roofj 54 feet. The building is in the Gothic style, and the priucipal front to East-street. The tender of Mr Colebrook for the com pletion of the work at a cost of about £3,300, was accepted, and he proceeded with tho work of preparing the foundation without delay.. This advanced satisfactorily, and the com miitee wero enabled to make arrangements tor the olllcial laying of the foundation stone yesterday. The ceremony was announced to commence at 10.30 a.m., and at that hour the interior of the enclosure was crowded, while hundreds of persons were content to watch the proceedings from the outside of the railing. The platform was built over the foundation, which has been raised fourteen feet above the roadway on the outside, and seats provided for the ladies. Marquees had also been erected for the accommodation of the choir, and for the shelter of the spectators. An altar was situated at the eastern end, while opposite to it was the pulpit which had been pre pared for the preacher. Flags and streamers gave a gay appearance to the scene, which was enlivening and pretty. The Children of Mary, dressed in blue bordered cloaks with veils and wreaths, marched with the members of the Christian Doctrine Society from St. Francis de Sales' Church, and occupied the seats to the right of the altar. The Children of the guard of Honour in satin collars, and the Purgatorial Society, in black collars with white bindings, arrived- immediately afterwards. They were followed by the Boarders, and after these came the Hibernian Society to the number of 150, with 30 of tho juvenile contingent, all in the regalia of the Order. In accordance with notice previously given, they had assembled at St. Patrick's Hall, and had marched up in procession. Immediately afterwards Very Rev. Father Fynes, V.G., accompanied by the Key. Father Walter Macdonald, the Rev. Father Luck, tho Lord Abbot Alcock, and the Key. Father O'Sullivan, 0.5.8., arrived at the altar, where they were received by Key, Father Downey. The ceremony commenced with tho rendering of an anthem by au ex cellent choir, which included some of the members of St. Patrick's. Miss Boylan presided at the harmonium. After the service had been commenced, the clergy, led by tho Vicar-General, and at tended by the choristers, proceeded from the altar to the spot where the stone stood. Hero they were met by the Committee. The stone was sprinkled by the Vicar- General, and Mr John Cosgravo then stopped forward, aud presented him with a silver trowel. In doing so, he said he had much pleasure in presenting the trowel with which the rev. gentleman was to lay the foundation stone of the Church of St. Benedict. He hoped that that stone would be the forerunner of many more which he would be spared to lay for the same Order. The trowel bore the fol lowing inscription:—" Presented to the Very Key. H. J. Fynes, V.G., by the Catholics of Newton, when laying the foun dation stone of the Church of St. Benedict, Newton, September 11, 1881." The stone was then raised by the attendant workmen, and sprinkled with holy water by the Very Rev. Father Fynes. After the litany had been sung, the stone was lowered into its place, Father .Fynes directing ita course, and tapping it three times with the trowel when it had been set in the bedding mortar. The reverend gentleman also made the sign of the cross in each corner. This portion of the ceremony having been concluded, the procession returned to the altar, where solemn prayer was engaged in. The proce'sion again proceeded to the stone and the choir sang " Veni Creator," which was followed by prayer. A. copy of the scroll which had been placed in the cavity underneath the stone, was then read by Father O'Sullivan as follows : — In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. On the feast of tho Holy Name of Mary, the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, being the eleventh day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, and in the third year of the Pontificate of His Holiness Leo XIII. In the forty-fifth year ot the reign of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,- and of its depen dencies, and Empress of India. His Excel lency the Honorable Arthur Hamilton Gor don, K.C.M.G., being Governor and Com mander-in-Chiei: in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependen cies, and the Very Bey. Henry James Fines, Vicar-Capitular of the Diocese of Auckland. The foundation stone of this church, -dedicated to the honour of liod, of the ever-blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints, under the name of our holy father St. Benedict, for the offering of the most holy sacrifice of the Mass, and the performance of all other religious cere monies, according to the rites of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, was laid by the aforenamed Very Key. Father in God, Henry James Fynes, the Very Rev. Father Downey, 0.5.8., being parish priest at Newton, the Church being served by tbe reverend fathers of the Order of St. Bene dict ; the Very Bey. the Vicar Capitular, the Very Rev. Father Downey, 0.5.8., and Patrick Brophy, Esq., being the trustees of this site. The building com mittee was composed of the following:— The Hon. Mr Patrick Dignan, M.L.C., Messrs Patrick Brophy, Andrew Brannigan, John Cosgrave, J.P., Patrick Comiskey, Roger Corbett, James Clarke, • junior, Peter Dignan, William Eyre, Patrick Gallagher, J. Green, Patrick Haslam, Thomas Kelly, James Larkin, George Leahy, E. Mahoney, jun., John Grady, V. Quaid, John Walmsley, Thomas H. White, and Dr. Walter Lee, of which Mr Owen Mahon was honorary secretary; architects, Messrs E. Mahoney and Son ; builder, Mi- Thomas Colebrook. The journals, &c, placed under the stone were the " New Zealand Herald " and "'Weekly News" of September 10th, Evening Star, "New Zealand Freeman's Journal" (a copy of which had been specially printed on parch ment for the occasion), "Saturday Night," " Waikato Times " of the 6th, and " Obser ver," also current coins of the realm, medals ot the Benedictine Order, and diagrams of the principal mouldings, &c, mauu

factured at the Union Sash and Door Company's works, Mechanics Bay. Prayer concluded the ceremony, and the procession returned to the altar, where solemn high mass was celebrated by the Very Rev. the Vioar-General, assisted by the Revs. Fathers Walter Macdonald and Luck. The choir sang Farmer's Mass in B, the sopl'ano solos being taken by Miss Ejheehan, the contralto by Misses Flood, Lynch and Lonergan in turn } the tenor by Mr J. Edwards, and the bass by Mr G. E. Boyle. The whole of the Boloiats acquitted themselves very creditably, and the beauti ful music of the mass altogether was very well rendered indeed. An interesting sermon was then delivered by Lord Abbot Alcock in reference to the Catholic Church. He referred to the .persecution to which she had been subjected in the earliest days of Christianity, and traced her history to the present time. She had always had to con tend against the opposition of bitter enemies, but from all her struggles she had come forth .. triumphant and strengthened for her work, All the fury Of the early persecutors only served to increase the numbers and. devotion of members of the Church of Christ and extended her domain. They seemed to fly from the places where persecution raged, but only to take possession of the boundless territory through which it was their mission to spread Christianity. When the Jews endeavoured to smother the early Church and drag her to destruction their efforts were fruitless) and Christianity spread, the idolatrous world received the truth, and the Church became filled, with devoted fol lowers. The whole power of. Rome was for 300 years directed to stamping out Chris tianity, and one,;of the Roman tyrants boasted that he had succeeded, but what was the'result? Ten years after that, Rome itself had embraced Christianity. The rev. speaker referred to the work ac. complished by the church in_ India, aod then touched upon the opposition to the Church in France. But, he asked, what was the result of all this fury of Earth and Hell combined against God's holy Church ? Those who for a time allowed themselves 10 be deceived came back in hundreds of thou sands to the bosom of the Church, and the Church became more amiable, more august, and more beautiful than ever. The Lord Ab« bot quoted from Lord Macaulay's writings in reference to the Church, and in Conclusion spoke in regard to the ceremony in which they were engaged. ~He said the day was an auspicious one . for. the Catholics of Auckland; and indeed for all Catholics. They had come,, together for good and not for evil—not to curse; but to bless. They had met to lay the corner stone of a small, insignificant little place in the bosom of the Church spread throughout the world, and in the service they had united with over two Hundred millions of thoir brethren offering tip the same adorable sacrifice which Christ was offering up in St. Peter's, at Rome. He hoped that many, souls wuuld be won over to the knowlege of Christ within the sacred edifice which was to be erected on the spot where they nOw stood, and he trusted that the work was the dawning of a new era for Catholicism in New Zealand., tie asked them to assist the work by prayer and every means within their power. High Mass was then resumed and continued till 2 p.m., when the service concluded. The offertories received on the stone and at the entrance amounted to £167 9s. The Com* inittee generally, and Mr Owen Mabou, the Secretary, in particular, deserve consider able credit for the satisfactory nature of the arrangements made. Their omijns duties were very faithfully performed* Sergeant Gamble, and Constables Bernard and Clark were present, and assisted in the preservation of order amongst the assembled multitude.

There was a crowded congregation, at Vespers In St. Frances de Sales' Church in the evening, and an excellent sermon on the Feast of the Holy Mary was preached by Father Luck.

BEATS ON THE RAILWAY.

INQUEST ON THE BODY.

The inquest on the body of Thomas Collerick, who was killed on the railway at Kemuera, by Dilworth's Bridge, on the evening of the 9th instant, was concluded on Saturday evening, before Dr Philson, coroner, and a jury. William Hackett's evidence, in relation to Colleripk's death, appeared in our last issue. —Patrick Neville, engine driver, stated that when near Green Lane he saw a man fall from the bridge. He must have been struck by the cow catcher. There was sufficient light to see any large body a short distance ahead in Front of the engine. Deceased must have been coucealed from sight by the timbers of the bridge. He blew the brake -whistle and the train was stopped; this was at 8.20 p.m. On going to the spot he discovered the body of a man; he had evidently been struck by -the cow-catcher. With the assistance of some of the passengers we got the body into the van, and brought it to Auckland. The moon had risen but was clouded. The •man must have been hidden by the timbers of the bridge, and when the train came up he raised his head; his opinion was that the man must have moved his head pur posely ; he could not possibly have pre vented the accident; did not know deceased; had frequently seen people walk ing on the line; it wa= prohibited by the regulations; could not state the penalty ; saw hair on the cow-catcher. He observed blood and hair on the cow-catcher immediately after the accident. — John Marshall, fireman, gave corroborative evidence. He was on the engine of No. 10 train from Ngaruawahia. He was on the opposite pide to where the man was. Mr Seville told him to stop the engine, and he did so. The guard went back to see to the man. The light was good. He believed that deceased was sitting on a plank below the level of the line, and that as the train came along he lifted up his head, which was caught by the cowcatcher.— John Perry, paperhanger, residing in Salis burystreet, Parnell, was a passenger by the said train. Nothing occurred until the train reached Dilworth's Bridge, when it stopped. He opened the door to get cut and see what was the matter. Saw the driver, Mr Neville, with a light; ac companied him to the bridge. The guard, John Smith, came up with the light. The body of a roan was lying in mud and water under the bridge. He was dead. The water was deeply-stained with blood. .As sisted to get the body into the paddock, then removed it into the brake-van, and it was conveyed to the Auckland Station. He took out the watch, money, and other things about him in the presence of the other men. It was impossible for the driver to have avoided the accident. He was satisfied that no blame could be attached to the driver. He was perfectly sober.— Thomas Fordyce deposed that be was a storekeeper at Parnell; had known deceased a fortnisht; understood that he hart been a telopraph clerk; did not know of his own knowledge; he was out of employment of late; last saw him alive on Tuesday the 6th mat, at witness' shop; he bad arranged to take the store. — Dr Thomas Aicken gave evidence as to the cause of death ; had made a post mortem examination of the body, at the request of the jury ; found a contusion at the left ear, and a fracture on the left side; also a few slight bruises on the breast; he found the skull broken in several fragments; the sub stance of the brain was completely lacerated; various parts of the head were shattered by external violence; death must have been instantaneous. At the request of ene of the jurymen, Clara Collerick, widow of the deceased, was ex amined, and deposed that she had been married five years. Last saw her husband alive on Wednesday morning. He had been in a melancholy state tor several days. Could not eat, and had hot slept well for several nights. He left home on Wednes day morning, to go to the post office, in ex pectation of a telegram from Wellington; she had received it since; be never returned; did not hear of his death until this morning ; be had not taken any drink since he left Whangarea, two months ago; he took something to induce sleep; he was in the Asylum for a week from the effects; Dr Young said his insanity was brought on by an overdose of chloral; had been a total ab stainer 5 years.ever since they were married. Sergeant Martin gave evidence as to taking charge of the body ; he found upon him 5s 3d in money; a silver watch and gold chain, also a gold ring upon one of his lingers,-I )r Philson remarked upon the evidence, and said the evidence was hardly sufficient to show what the state of the man's mind was. He was melancholy, but that would not sup port a verdict of insanity. It was not quite clear that the man seen on the line earlier in the evening was the same man that was afterwards killed. If there was any doubt as to insanity the jury would probably see fit to give the unfortunate man the benefit of it.—The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of." Accidental Death," and that no blame was attributable to the engine-driver or the officers in charge of the train. --■'■,

The attempt to light Paisl6y with red haired girls has been abandoned, but the girls have not.

CABLEGRAMS.

IKEUTEK-g TELEGRAMS.J Toronto Me&atttt.-Trickett attain, Beaten. . TORONTO, September 10. The International Sculling Regatta com. menced here to-day, la the preliminary heat, Edward Trickett (Sydney) came in last. . , TORONTO, September 11. Further heats in the, international R e " gatta were rowed to-day,,and resulted in Paris, Bbulay, and Hamon taking first places in their .contests. Trickett and Gaudar came in second, PARIS, September ioth MOJtUS FIGHTING IN TUNIS. Telegrams .are to hand from,. Tunis announcing that renewed lighting has taken place, between the French troops, and Arab insurgents in the neighbourhood of Galli poua. The European. inhabitants of the town are paoicstricken, and have taken refuge on board shipping in the port, and the'foreign consnls resident. there, have telegraphed to their Governments for assistance. MEETING OF EMPEROBS. BERLIN, September 9. A meeting took place to-day at Dantzig . between, Czar Alexander 111. and Grand Dukes Vladjmar and.Alexis and the Em peror of Germany and Prince Frederick William. The latter visited the Russian Imperial party on board the Czar's, yacht, in which His Majesty is rioV cruising in the Baltic. M. Degeris, the Russian Privy Councillor, and Prince Bis marck were also present at the interview, which was marked throughout by great cor. diality. GERMANY AND THE POPE. In compliance, with a request made him, Prince Bismarck promised to introduce at an early date a bill in the German Parlia ment providing for the restoration of s, legation to the Vatican and resumption of diplomatic relations lie t ween the Imperial' Government and Holy See. THE AMEER RESOLVED1 TO FIGHT; .. CALCUTTA, September 11. Intelligence is to hand from Afghanistan reporting that Ameer Abdul Rahinannhas refused fresh overtures on the part of Ayoub Khan, for a suspension of hostil. ities, and has cbrdmenced his march from; Khelat to Kandahar. MUTINY OF EGYPTIAN SOLDIERY. ALEXANDRIA; September 9. A serious disturbance occurred to-day at Cairo. A large body of Egyptian, troops, with their officers., assembled before the palace of the Khedive, and demanded that an assembly o! nobles should be called to gether, and the present Ministers be dia missed. The Khedive, after consideration of the demand, caused the troops to be m* formed that he would grant them their re> quest for the dismissal of the Ministers, and the officers and the men then dis persed. American Forest Fires. — Two Hundred JAves Lost.' NEW YOltK, .September 9. " Owing to the continued dry weather, serious forest fires have occurred in the State of Michigan. Hundreds of farms' have been completely destroyed by the con« flagration, and over 200 deaths have, resulted therefrom. The destruction of. property is enormous, and thousands have; been rendered homeless. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. LONDON, September 9. The cargo of frozen meat ex steamship" Cuzco was sold to-day. The beef realised from4d to f>Ju perlb., and the mutton rim 5d to s|d per Ib. The 1 condition of the latter was not equal to that of the matt on brought by the Protos, The meat market, at the present time, is flat.

AUSTRALIAN.

MELBOURNE PRESBYTERIAN ROW. MELBOURNE, September 10. The Melbourne Presbytery at its sitting to-day, adopted by twenty-three to nine, a motion declaring that Mr Stewart, elder of the Scots Church, had not retracted his im« i "putation of dishonesty on the part of the offenders of the doctrines of the West minster Confession of Faith, and that he could not sit as a member of the Presbytery until he complied with'its"re«: quirements. THE STEAMSHIP FERRET. MELBOURNE, September 10. The steamship Ferret has been purchased by the Euro Steamship Company, of : Adelaide, to replace the steamer Euro, which was wrecked last month at Beach" Port. ' RACES. r SYDNEY, Saturday. The last day's'races of the Australian Jockey Clu.b's Autumn Meeting took placa to-day. The following were the results of: the three principal races : — The Randwick Plate, of 200sovs., with a sweepstakes of ssovs. each, 3ft., to go .to the second horse. For three-years-old and upwards. Three miles. Mr J; C. Baldock's br h Wellington, by Panic—Frou Frou ... ... . .... 1 ; Mr J. A. Dalton's be Marmora ... ... 2 The Steeplechase, "a handicap sweep stakes of ssovs. each, Ift., with ISOsovs. added. Second horse 20sovs. from the prize. About three miles, Wrangler ... ...... ... ~.- 1 AbdaUah ... ... ... 2 Jupiter ... ... ... ... ... 3.'-< The Members' Handicap, a handicap sweepstakes of ssovs,, lft., with lOOsovs, added. For three-years-old. Second horse 20sovs. from the prize. One mile and a furlong. Hon. J. P. Bell's b c Wheatear ... ... 1

DISTRICT COURT.— This Day.

(Before His Honor Judge Macdonald.) ADJOUENBD. Mullooley v. Sheppard.—On the applica tionof Mr E. Hesketb, tMs case was ad journed till next Court day, . .; H 1 DEFENDED CASbS. Charles Brown v. the Public Trustee.— Claim £55:8s 6d.—ln this case. Mr Keetley 1 said he had arranged with Mr Brookfield to take judgment for £25 without costs.— m Judgment recorded accordingly. M Nathan Harker v. Marshall,—Claim, £55 '/&. 12s, for the supply of 21,500 bricks.—Mr A. E. Whitaker appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr E. Hesketh for the defendant. The "\:£| action was for the recovery of the.;, price of 21,500 bricks, which the V plaintifi alleged and the defendant admitted ■ ■ had been, supplied. In defence, however, it was set up that the plaintiff had entered ~ into an agreement with the defendant, . which agreement he had broken.—Mr Whitaker claimed that this was no. answer to the plea. After some discussionit was agreed to make the evidence of this case decide also the defendant's cross-action, by which he sought to recover £100 damages for breach of au agreement to supply speci fied quantities of bricks at stated periods. :' The defendant claimed that through the ; plaintiff's failure to observe the terms of the agreement, he had been put to loss and impeded in his execution of a building con tract.—A number of witnesses were ex amined, aud the case was still proceeding when we went to press.

REPORTS ON SURVEYS.

WELLINGTON, Saturday. Fbom the Surveyor-General's report, it appears that the following work has been done:—Maps of triangulation.area 1,187,086 acres, rate per acre ,38d; minor triangula tion, without topography, 822,966 acres, rate 1.13 d; minor triangulation, with topo graphy, 2,789,109 acres, rate 1.24 d; rural and suburban section surveys, 474,991 acres, rate Is 7.13 d; town section surveys, 2,658 allotments, rate 15s lOd per allotment; Na tive Land Court surveys, 94,441 acres, rate sd; Native Land Purchase surveys, 710,737 acres, rate 2.68 d; gold • mining surveys, 1,505 acres, rate 15s lOd; road surveys, 607& miles, rate £10 17s 5d per mile. In reference to settlement surveys, Mr McKerrow says:—" Under this head are classed rural, suburban, and town surveys. Daring the year, 4932 sections of rural and suburban land, comprising 474,991 acres, have been surveyed, and 1409 acres of town lands, into 2658 sections. Of the rural and suburban, 184,000 acres -were arrear surveys of Crown lands, which had been bought in years previous." Regarding luture opera tions the Surveyor-General says: "The season begins with 600,000 acres of settle ment survey, of which 281,000 acres are arrear surveys, and 319,000 acres prepara tory to being offered for selection and sale. The requisitions for survey from Najtive Land Court and native land purchase aggre gate a total area of 100,000 acres. Of trigonometrical and topographical survey, there is on hand, or about to be, an aggre gate area of 2,052,480 acres.

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