SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER}^ m^^o a,_ SUNSET.-TMB Evening. 5.23 SUNRISE.-To-Morrow Morning. 6.43 MOON'S AGE.-Laßt Quarter, 17th, 4.33 B.m.

ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY. Guffln, schooner, Doughty, from Ruesell Waiwera, schoonor, Btfihell, from Gisborne

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. City ot Sydney, P.M.s.s., for San Francisco Argyle, s.s., Crawford, for Whangarei Ruby, schooner, Lambert, for RusseU Fairy, BChoonor, Benny, for Thames

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Melbourne, via South-Penguin, Thursday ' Taranaki and South—Hawoa, Tuesday Russell—lona, Mondays. Tauranga—Glenelg or Wellington, Monday und Thursday •• ''-. ' Whangarei and Whangarei Heads—Argyle, ~,., Tuesday and Friday 1 Mangawai- Flngal, Thursday ■ ■■ .- Meroury Bay—Flngal, Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of New York, P.M. s.s., from San Fran cisoo, August 22. . - Hermione, chip (W.T.B.D), from London; to sail June 26 „ _-i_ _. Zeaiandia, ship, from London; sailed Juno 27 Firth of Tay, atiip, from London; loading Straoathro, ship, from London; loading Loch Cree. ship, from London; sailed June .Jo Araby Maid, barque, from Lyttelton C. A. Littlefleld, barque, from New York Oceola, brigantine, from New York Ethel, brigantine, from Dunedin Aratapu, brigantine, from Lyttelton

EXPORTS.

Per City of Sydney, for San Franoisco—36 paokages gum, 55 bags coal. For Honolulu— 224 bags potatoes.

atei Inwards Coastwise.—Deveron, from Mer- Wowy Bay, with 22,000 feot timber, 16 bags gum; Griffin, from Russell, with 80 tons coal; Bessy, from Whangaroa, with 12.300 feet timber. Outwards Coastwise.—Sovereign of tho Seas, for Tryphena. The s.s. Penguin had not arrived from the South up to the time at whioh we went to press.

The Zealandia, 1116 tons, sailed from London for Auckland on Juno 27th, and passed Deal on the folio wing day, The Loch Cree, 701 tons, left London for Auokland on June 26, and yassed Deal on the following day, I'!'. The sohooner Waiwera arrived from Gisborne «ar)y this morning, with 52 plga, 32 bags maize, 2 bags f ungues and 1 Back wheat. The Stracathro, 1,159 tons, ia on the berth at London for this port. The Dievonport Ferry Company have Invited tenders for the second steamer. She Is to be 96 feet overall, and 15 feet breadth of beam. Tenderers are to fOrnish their own models.

The B.s, Oretl was announced to leave fcr

Gisborno and Napier at 4 p.m. to-day, but had »not taken her departure up to the time of our going to press. The P.M. s.B. City of Sydney left for Son Francisco via Honolulu at 1.15 p.m. yesterday.!

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

The s a. Hawealeft for Southern ports yester day, with tho following passengers :—For New Plymouth: Messrs Sam Morrin and Messenger. For Wellington: Mrs Howard and twoohildren, Messrs A. Eames and Joseph' Bonnet. For Nelson: Mr Trewhela. For Picton: Mr Owene. For Lyttelton; Messrs J. Robins and G. Mills, j

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

Helensvillit, this day. At Heads. — Loaded: Marmion and Edith Reid. Arrived: Telegraph and Torea,

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

.:"". ':,', Blttff, yeaterday. Sailed i Albion, s.s., for northern ports. Passengers for Auokland; Mossra Dart, Eos and Lorde. ~, ~ - '- Gisbobnb, yeaterday. Sailed: Penguin, s.b., for Auokland, II a.m. ... ..; opotiki, yeaterday.: Sailed i Stuffa, b,s., for Auokland, 11 a.m. •'' '"-'! New Plymouth, this day. ■• Arrived: Hawes, s.s,, from Onehunga 8.30 'MB. "'■"■• J ■• ■■:■■.. ..'.■...■: ; Whangarw, thia day.! Arrived: Argyle, s.a., from Auckland, 9.30 a.m..

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Office, Wednesday.

Messrs Samnet Cochrane and Son sold to-day a valuable collection of old oil paintings without reserve. The sale was largely attended, and the competition somewhat brisk. The following prices were realised.—Arundel Castle from the river Aram, seat of the Duke of Norfolk, by Constable, £i; The Holy Family, by Poelmbnrg, £3 15s: Near Landudno, North Wolea,- by R. Cooper, £2163; After the Hounds, by J. F. Her ring. £3 ss; Frenoh Scenery, small views, 27s 6d. An excellent painting in good preservation, by Van der Vert, of the time of Charles I; Vertumna and Pomona, £7 15a; a landscape, by Schlueg, £317a 6d; ooast and river scenes (2), £1 12s 6d, the latter by Woolley; a view of the river Wey, at Gnlldfard, in Surry, a faithful delineation, by Koekkock, quite a gem, £1; Devotion, £9 10a; a picture in needlework, £3 ss; Arundel Castie, from the Park, by Constable, £4; a rustic scene, by Gainsborough, £3 2a Gd; coast scene, by Varley. £2 10s; Old Woolwioh Dookyard, by Dawson, a novelty, £2; a small landscape, by Cbppard, brought £2 7a Cd; and the portrait of a girl, £117s 6d. Thl} principal paronasera were Messrs Isaacs, Abbott, Thine, Oram, Fuller, and Captain Harrison.

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Special arrangements mado for larger Adver aaamentt and longed periods. _6h. ■ ■ ■ .■:■<.

Mail Notice.

Mails wow. Clobk as Under.— ■:.' 'MU-'I '" ti This Day. ;'• ' ■'-'• For Trypbena, per Sovereign of Seas, at 4 p.m. For Russell and Kawakawa, per Penßiiin, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 6.30 p.m.

Thursday. 18th Instant For Waiwera, Te Kapa, Craigieburn, and warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10 a in. For Opotiki, per Staffo, at 2 p.m. For Mangawai, per Fingal, at 3 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohlnemutu, and Opotiki, per Ulenelg, at 4 p.m.

Friday, 19th instant. For Gisborne, Napier, Southern ports, ond Australian Colonies, per Penguin, at 11 a.m. For Waiheke and Coromandel, per Coromandel. at 12.30 p.m. For waitara,etc., per Rowena, at 11 a.m. For Whangarei Heads, Parua, Waipu, Whan garel, Tangihua, and Mangapai, per Argyle, at * p.m.

For Australian Colonies per City of New York, immediately after her arrival from Honolulu For Toranaki and Southßrn ports, per Wanaka, immediately after arrival of City of New York from Honolulu. ™~ .r, . 3- B- 813S> C*l6* Postmaster. Chief Post-office. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

August 17,1881.

BpT m eatre Koyal-Byron'a "Dlow for Blow/

Lome-street Hall-Pollarda' Liliputlan Opera Company: "Les Cloches de Corneville," 8 p.m. Wellesley-street Haptiat Church-Sermon by Mr Thomas Spurgeon, 7.30 p.m. y

Death.

HASTIE.-On the 17th inst, at her late resi dence, Mount Albert, Georgiana, the beloved wife of John Hastie, aged 16 years. The funeral will take place to-morrow, Friday, at 2 p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

ROBERTS.-On 16th AugUßt, at Montague street, Newton, Alfred, the beloved husband of Margaret Roberts, aged 36 years. The funeral will take place on Thursday next, 18th inatnnt, at 3 p.m. Friendß nlease accept this invitation.

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

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

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1831.

IT is well that there should bo no uncer tainty about the intentions of the Government with respect to the railway station reclamation. The Premier's reply to Mr Speight's question last night sets all doubts at rest. No vote has beeu brought down for the completion of the reclamation, and the Premier intimated that if a vole is to be taken it must come out of the sums proposed lor roads in the North. The Go vernment, therefore, after pulling down two valuable wharves and a sea-wall, and dis figuringthewhole frontago to the city, intend to commit a deliberate breach of faith with the Harbour Board and the citizens.. Upon the' assurance that the work would be pushed, on, the Harbour Board sacrificed property on which they had expended thousands of pounds and relinquished a revenue of £600 a year, aud are now losers to the extent£looofor every year that the recla mation lies uncompleted. They are entitled to demand the immediate prosecution of the work as a strict right to which the good faith of successive Governments has been pledged. Mr Hall would havo us believe that the votes for Auckland (are so large that it is unreasonable to press for the work. We do not hesitate to denounce this as a mere blind. If Hhe Government have submitted such liberal votes, they have managed to wrap them up so cleverly that no one can dis cover where they are. In the estimates, as telegraphed to us, the appropriations for railways in Auckland amount, ap parently, to a total of (iv round numbers) £100,000, out bf a sum of a million sterling for the colony. Instead of being a fifth of the whole, to which we are strictly entitled on popu lation basis, our share is assessed at about a tenth. The road votes, paraded by the Govenment, amount to very little in the aggregate. Many of the votes which appear on the estimates have already been Bpent. But if the appropriations for Auckland were twice as liberal as thoße that are proposed, the reclamation is a work that must be provided for. If the 1 Government suppose that the citizens of Auckland will quietly submit to a bare, faced fraud like this, they aro grievously mistaken. A public meeting ought to be convened without loss of time to make known to the Cabinet, in words they can not mistake, that the people of Auckland will regard any Ministry capable of deli berately breaking a contract under which the city has lost and is losing heavily, unworthy of that trust in personal hononr which is necessary to any business trans action.

[Since the above was in type, we learn with satisfaction that a requisition was circulated this afternoon asking the Mayor to convene a public meeting to consider the question, and in an hour or two, a large number of influential signatures were ob tained, The requisition was presented to the Mayor this afternoon, and the meeting will beheld on Friday or Monday next, due notice of which will appear to-morrow evening.]

The paper upon "Titles for Colonists,"con tributed to the "Victorian Review" for July by Mr Robert Stout,formerly Attorncy-Gen eralin the Grey Administration, has at tracted some attention in Australia. A Conservative journal like the " Sydney Morning Herald," in the course of a leading article reviewing Mr Stout'spaafe^reeognises in it a " question which concerns the other colonies quite.; ,as . mttcm as New Zealand!?- :,»% tbwksKjS' it. ief one,

} Which must sooner or later force itself upon the consideration olt the public." Mr Stout's essay is principally occupied with the official j correspondence which gassed between the 1 Secretary of Statu for the Colonies arid Sir George Grey With tefeterice to the titles bestowed upbfc Sir W. Fox and Sir Edward Stafford, without consults i tion with the Colonial Government; and . tie title of Honorable within the colony, granted to retired judges. The whole question is tolerably well argued on J both sides in this correspondence. In the case of the two politicians, both gen tlemen wero opposed to the Colonial Min istry of tho day at the time when the> were selected for special marks of the Royal favour. Mr Sto\it contends that this act was an infringement of the self govemiug ngh'ta of the colonists that miglit lead to eeriotls consequences, ond that it was also contrary to the established prin- j cipla in England that titles shall only j be granted with the concurrence i of Minister's. The " Sydney Morn- j ing _ Herald,'* Vhich ordinarily views j SiS 'George Grey's politics with no very favourable eye, coincides iv these opinions, Und re'miirks : "A less belligerent states man than Sir GeorgeXSrey Would probably have come to tlto 'conclusion that under these 'circniiiß'fcances the bestowment ol knighthoiM justified a suspicion of political parSo&ty." "IE two or three of the 'Kading opponents of our own Government were selected for knighthood without the knowledge of or against the protest of the Ministry, the Premier might adopt some such course as the one that was followed by Sir George Grey." Nor have the titles conferred upon resi dents in tho adjacent colonies been much moro amenable to intelligible rule than those granted to Now Zealand politicians, for our Sydney contemporary adds :■ ---" The intelligence that certain colonistn have become recipients of the favours oi royalty has, for the most part, been re ceived with indifference. In a few cases there has, perhaps, been a feeling of sur prise, and now and then thero has been something like amusement. Occasionally, it may be said, the men who have beer, made the subjects of royal distinction have not been those who have done most for their coilutry, but those who have done least. •' , . . " The effect of a title has occasion ally beeu not to distinguish its recipient, but to make him ridiculous; but, asevenßuch instances have done little injury, they have not created very great vexation. *;t late years, however, colonial honours have been granted far more freely thatt was formerly the case ; and, as intercourse between the mother country and the colonies will be come Closer in the future than it has beeu iv the past, it may te expected that honours and titles will be more liberally imparted. When this altered state of thiugs is brought about, the public will probably desire to know: ou what principal colonial titles are bestowed, and by what channel they are conveyed. . . . It may b< admitted that there are casei. iv which the Imperial authorities would be more likely to come to a fair conclusion than the local authorities, and if the Legis latures of the various colonies were con sulted they would probably object to the laying down of such a hard and fast rule as the ono for which Sir George contend*. It muat be admitted, however, that if colonists are to be recommended to the consideration of the Sovereign at all it should be by res ponsible authorities, and that when honours are bestowed upon persons who are not the holders of high offices, and who are not known to have performed distinguished public service, it is just as well that there should be somebody who can be held ac countable for recommending them." The fact, wnich is undeniable, that colonists do feel very little interest in the periodical announcements of titles,—and in some instances have regarded the exorcise of the Royal prerogative as bringing its object into ridicule rather than into honorable eminence—tells a good deal against the practice of bestowing such titlen at all. They do not find in colonial com munities a congenial soil in which to take root and flourish. In many instances, they become as groat a burdeu to the receiver as they are obnoxious to his neighbours. We can conceive o:i a possible utility for distinc tions in consonance with democratic concep tions, and bestowed with the full concur rence ot the colonists, declared through the proper channels. But it is a question whether the disadvantages attendiug the bestowal of even such titles as these do not outweigh any benefits that might follow what is, after all, a spurious badge of honour, and in no way essential, or even contributory to true eminence. No one can doubt that Mr Gladstone would lose much of his popularity iv England und America by sinking under a peerage that strong personality which has become familiar to the people. The names of Pitt, of Fox, ot Burke—or among contemporary statesmen of Cobdenand Bright, could gain nothing of honour or distinction from high sounding appellations. True worth will raise the least attractive name to the pin nacle of eminence and popular esteem, while not all the prestige of royalty can gild the miserable tuft-hunter or save him from ridicule aud contempt.

Captain Duncan, of the Prospector, writes from New Caledonia that on arrival at Noumea his vessel was placed in quaran tine, and he was compelled to pay 12s 6d a dayforapilotall the time besides other heavy charges. Wow Zealand ports have been declared, also vessels calling at Norfolk Island. The conduct of the New Caledonian authorities in taking this course is very ex traordinary, and unwarrantable.

The Havelock "At Home" entertain ment waa largely patronised last evening in

Alexandra-street, under tbe presidency of Mr David Goldie. A number ot Bongs and

duets were giveu by Mrs Bettauy, Mrs

Goodison, Mis R, Peace, Messrs Carter, Marson, Martyr, and others, Miss Goodacre presiding at the pianoforte. A number of

games were then introduced, such as " The

Jolly Miller," " Spinning the Platter," and "Sally Come up,'1 which caused much fun

among the young people. The electric pen was exhibited by a member. Kefreßhments

were amply provided under the experienced management of Mrs Cottingham.

We have received from the publisher, Mr A Simpson, of High-street, Christchurch, a copy of a lecture delivered by W. M. Mas keif, F.K.M.S., upon "Christianity, Modern Science, and Evolution." Mr Maskell treats the subject, of Evolution from a Christian aspect. His lecture was delivered before the Catholic Literary Society of Canterbury, and he lays down as hia starting point a common belief in the truth ot Christianity. Taking his stand upon.this ground he argues chat the theory of Evolution is absolutely irreconcilable with the Christian faith; that if one is ac cepted the other must be rejected, and there can he no compromise between the two. The lecturer's positions are well argued, and his address is an excellent contribution to a much-controverted and " burning" topic of the day.

Ihe monthly inspection parade of the Auckland Infantry Battalion was held in

the Drill Shed last evening at the usual

time. The men of the several companies mustered in full strength. The Victoria Company was under command of Capt, Mahon; the Hobson under Capt. Dignan ; No 3 Company under Major Morrow, and the Scottish under Capt. Birnie. Major Withers inspected the battalion, which was satisfactory. Subsequently Major Derrom put the men through a number of exercises, and at the close, the companies marched through the city, headed by the Hobson Band, conducted by Bandmaster Sheahan, playing a lively military air. A meeting of officers will be held on Friday evening for special business. The " New York Dramatic, " writing of the appearance of the Liogards in Sacra mento, says :—" After the Soldenes came the Lingards, with an iutenscly English Co. The Sacramento public received the company kindly in The Tutor, but that was before the play was known. There is neither merit in the play, nor the actors, with regard to that play. A deception was also practised by this company in advertising that "The Tutor "was one play, aud "Stolen Kisses" another. The curtain raised on the second the same as the first. At once a murmur of disapproval arose in the audience. The Tutor is not meritorious in any sense of the word. The suggestions are not of a moral nature, and all tend toward a very low degree in the scale of decency and propriety." An astonishingly narrow escape from being struck by lightning is reported to have occurred in the Hawera district, near Lam fore's paddock. A settler named Goldfindcr occupied a new building, which was not completed, find on Tuesday night, after re tiring to bed, he was awakened by the loud thunder claps and vivid flashes of lightning. The lightning was so vivid that he deemed it prudent to remove into a back room. A few minutes afterwards the lightning struck the house, entering the bedroom he had just quitted, and completely cleft the house asunder, shattering the bed on which he had been sleeping. It may be readily imagined that ho was thankful for his miraculous escape, although he will be a heavy loser on account ot the amount of damage done to the house and furniture,

. It seems that vte weire ili error yestorday, in including Prtbert's fiirnitut'o depflt, amongst the buildings which are to be pulled dotyn be make room for the exten sion ol Clafck and Sons' warehouse. Tho butchery and boot and shoe shop are to disappear, but as Probert's property is free hold it cannot be interfered with. A right ot way divides it from the butchery.

At the weekly meeting of the Ponsonby Mutual Improvement Society held last evening, readings from Shakspeare were given by Messrs Burrow, Wurnock, Hall, Lusher and Hewlett, and were followed by he usual criticisms. On next Tuesday an essay will be delivered.

Tho rehearing of the Wade smuggling casos was still proceeding to-day. Mr Hesketh addressed Court for the defense three hours yosterday, and Mr Liiak also spoke for the defence for more than an hour to-day. The first witness called was Adam Emrili, one of the whot-o examination wastiroceeding when wo went to pros'. He deu'ie's over having been en gaged in smuggling at the Wade; aud flatly contradicts the statements of the witnesses for the prosecution.

A quorum of creditors in tho estate of Chas, Little contractor, of Whangapoua, not having been obtained, the Registrar has appointed Mr Thos. Macffarlanc trustee. The debtors assets are started at £ 23, and his liabilities at £395 5s Id.

Gladstone violently attacked the secrecy of the late Government in regard to the con versations of Salisbury and Waddington, and said that if the French policy in Tunis had been dangerous to the public peace, and if it had involved a broach of the public faith, the Marquis of Salisbury, by the evil example he set, had weakened England's right to protest against it. It was a depar ture from the European concert, which the late Government had thereby destroyed, and which the present Government had laboured and would labor to rebuild. The Houae was then counted out.

George McCaslin, a carter, was charged with a breach of the., Prisons Act, to-day, at tho Police Court before Mr Macdonaid with supplying tobacco to a prisoner in Mt Edeu Gaol. Defendant denied that he had done so. The evidence of Mr O'Brien and a warder, showed that McCaslin was gett ing a load of scoria from the precincts of the gaol, when the witnosses saw tho defendant pass tobacco to a prisoner who was assisting him. Tha tobacco was found upon the prisoner. McCaslin was fined 20s and costs ; he complained that he was •'. stumped," and wanted credit which could not be given. A personal friend stepped forward and paid the fine, and McCaslin was liberated.

According to a telegram from Rome, Father Curci's book entitled ." New Italy and Old Zealots" is to be placed on the Idex Expurgatorius. To those who have followed with interest the course of Leo XIII. such a step will have the importance of a political event, for it will put nn end to tho hopo of an understanding between the Vatican and the kingdom ot Italy during the present pontificate. It seems that in bis new work Father Curci merely reaffirms the opinions which he has repeatedly advocated with energy and eloquence, and which formerly exposed him to oxpulsion from the Josuit order, and to the severe censure of Pius IX. 'I hose opinions were that tbo temporal power of the Papacy had vanished, and that it was tbe part of wi«e and zealous sons of the Chuich to accept an irreparable fact, and mako the best of tho world they live in. A* rcgnrdsltalian monarchy, he urged tha the Vatican, if unprepared to recognize its legitimacy, should at least admit its defacto existence, and assent to some modus Vivendi by which its relations with the Quirinul Government might be provisionally regu lated. Above all, he counselled the rescind ing of the Pupal prohibition by which the faithful were forbidden either to vote or to take office under the new administration For Catholics to hold themselves persis tently aloof from the polls was, in his judgment, to sacrifice the influence which they might exercise with advantage to the Church in the affairs of the peninsula. The present Popo had been supposed to favour these views, and Leo's brother had shown Father Curci many marked courtesies, but the order now issued shews these surmises to be unwarranted.

Iv another column will be found an announcement of the diaaolution of tho old established ilrm of Ruahbrook and Brilgmun, drapora, Queen-street Mr W. R. Bridgman bus purchased the interest of Mr Rußhbrook iv the concern, and will in future carry on tho business. Mr Bridgman purpoaes making extonaivo altera tion in tbe premises, and announces thai before doing so, in order to clear off the present stook ond adjuat partnership accounts, he will hold a genuine cheap oloaririK-out salo. The premises are to be cloacd on Saturday next until 6 p.m., wben the sale will commence.

DUNEDIN EXHIBITION AWARDS.

We find that a telegram in our issue of July 11th, referring to the awards made at Dunedin Exhibition in Class 2 (Furni ture, Silverwork, Iron, and Brasswork, Pottery, &c), was misleading. It is stated iv the telegram published that Messrs Anderson and Morrison obtained the only award for church and fire bells, " com peting against Burt who took first prize nt Melbourne). We learn, however, that although Messrs A. and T, Burt of Dun edin did take first prizes in Melbourne for various goods of their own manufacture they did not exhibit cither church or fire bells, aud the firm also secured in the Dunedin Exhibition first awards for the following exhibits, which we quote from the Otago " Daily Times " of July 22 :—

"A. and T. Burt, Dunedin.—Fine ex hibit of plumbers and engineers' brasß, cop per, and other metal work, comprising much thoughtful adaptation to the domestic and engineering requirements of this Colony, together with groat perfection and finish. This exhaustive collection we desire to notice as being of high character in the first class. For sanitary appliances, con sisting of baths, washbasins, house and ship wttterclosets, bidets, footbaths, &c.; brew ers' appliances, comprising refrigerator of superior finish, corking muchines, and bott ling syphons of much merit; gasaliers taste fully designed and very skilfully manufac tured ; also, gas-brackets and outside lamps, lead and composition pipes of superior manufacture, sluicevalves of superior work manship, water-engines of high quality, portable station-pumps, and lift aud force pumps, very good ; church and fire bells ot excellent workmanship."

"LES CLOCHES DE CORNE VILLE."

Planqubtt's opera oomiqne was represented last evening in tho Lome-street Hall, with increasing success. The attendance was much larger than on several preoeding nights. The Bub-title of the petite opera ia attractive—the "Chimes of Normandy," and ia happily associated with the several acta. The combina tion of musio and representation in this opera is delightfully interwoven. The may-pole and other dances; the naturalness of the scenery, aud the rich costumes of the Liliputians, have an enchanting effect. Those citizens who have not yet Been this charming performance, " Les Cloches de Gorneville," should do so; it will be only represented throe more nighta. On Saturday another opera will be inroduced.

AUCKLAND DISPENSARY.

The annual meeting ot the subscribers of the Auckland Dispensary was held yesterday after noon at tho V.M.C.A. Rooms, Wellesley-street, Colonel Haul tain in the chair. Thero were pre sent-Mr R. B. Shalders (Sec), Mr J, Coupland (Treasurer), and Mossra J. Wißeman. Shirley. Hill, J. Bennet, and G, Harper. Dr Hooper, of Hobson-Btreet, modical offloer to thudißponsary, presented the report of tho past year, ending Jane 30th 1831, from whioh we gather that 717 new tiokets were issued, besides tho consider able number of chronic cases on the books. Thenumber of prescriptions mado up wero 3658, showing an increase over last year to the amount of about GOO prescriptions and about 100 tickets of admission. The number of deaths were 21, of whom 11 wero Infants. Deaths ovor 70, two; over 60, one; over 50, two; between 20 und 40, five. It was resolved that the re port be printed and circulated among subscribers. Mr Shalders (Honorary Seoretary) said tho Dispenaary Co3t £300, and the pablio subscription £100. The Government had hitherto given £200, thus enabling them to meet the annual expenditure, whioh was £300. It waa now proposed by the Government to give only £1 for evory pound realised by the publio, bo there would be a deficiency, under the present circumstances, of £100 a year. That deficiency could only be met by increased subscriptions, or the abolition of tho Dispensary part of the busi ness. In all probability the Charitable Institutions Bill would pass, when such matters would be dealt by a local body, and tbe funds supplied by a general tax.— Mr Wiseman and Mr Harper Btrongly objected to the present system of raising funds. Shop keepers and tradesmen of the principal streets were called upon to maintain au institution which dealt with the poverty and siokneaa of tho whole oity, while wealthy residents living in other parts of the town were not culled upon to pay a shilling—Mr James Coupland (Treas urer) thought the Dispensary did not really meet the local wants of the oity. It should be affiliated to the Provincial Hospital, and a branch of its operationß.—Mr Shirley expreased a aimilar opinion.—The Hon. Seoretary said they had £60 to meet the current expenses of the quarter, but these amounted to £75.—Mr Wise man suggested that a statement of the posi tion of the Institution and the report should be sent to the authorities at Wellington. Mr Harper proposed, Mr Bennett seconded, and it wos carried, " That the ssoretary be requested to apply to the Government for the usual grant of £200, in order to continue the operations of tho institution, and also to furnish it with the necessary information concerning the number of cases treated at the Dispensary."—Tho fol lowing gentlemen were then elected to office for the ensuing year:—President, His Worshin the Mayor; seoretary, Mr R, Li. Shalders; treasurer, Mr J. Coupland. Committee: Mosai'a J. Wise man, J. Bennett, T. MoMasters, C. Harper, Linabury, Waters, Hardy, Frank Philippe, W. Kattray, W. Swanson and Mason. Auditors: Colonel Haoltaufand Mr Shirley Hjil,i i ■I'iMI'IM ' \ ■■■'—aflßtP-b^^rr^W,

CABLEGRAMS.

IREUTEE'S TELEGRAMS,]

LONDON, August 16. TUe debate on the Irish Land Bill, as re ceived the second time from the House of Lords, which was opened last evening in the House of Commons on the motiob of Mr Gladstone that the report on the Lord's amendment be fiirther considered was con tinued till an early hour this morning In tho course of the sitting several of the clauses, as amended, were rejected and were restored to their original form, while in one of the others the changes made in the Upper House were modified, and in a few instances the alterations were assented to. Irish members again violently objected to the action of the Government iv agreeing to amendments of the House of Lords, and and accused Ministers of being parties of a secret compromise with the Opposition in regard to the Bill. Consideration of the amendments was, however, finally con cluded, and the Bill, as re-amended, was again ordered to be sent to the House of Lords. EAYOUB ENCOUNTERS TROUBLE. CALCUTTA, August 17. Telegrams received to-day from Kandahar report that Ayub Khan is experiencing some difficulty in the work of concentration his forces and his advance in consequence, is further delayed. Three of his regiment have refused to march on Kandahar and Ayub has been compelled to disband them. GARFIELD WORSE. Washington, August i 6. A bulletin, issiled this morning, reports that the President is again in a very critical state. The relapse tVhich has sot in is stated to be of a nature to cause great alarm; THE GOVERNMENT AND THE LAND BILL. LONDON August 15. In the House of Commons to-day, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone moved the consideration of the Iriah Land Bill, as re the amendments made in the House of Lords on Friday last, the 12th instant. The Premier, however, in his speech made no statement to indicate the line of action which the Government intended to follow in dealing with the measure. PRESIDENT GARFIELD ISOFFEKS A RELAPSE. NEW YORK, August 15. President Garfield has experienced a serious relapse, and is suffering from vomit ing, with feverish symptoms.

AUSTRALIAN.

FATAL EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE

SYDNEtf, Wednesday.

A commercial traveller staying at an hotel at Mudgcc placed some samples of dynamite bofore the fire with a view of softening them. The packages afterwards exploded, and a man was blown to atoms. A fresh case of small-pox is reported this morning, the sufferer being a man; named Edward Trevors, residing in tbe Hay market.

BRISBANE, Wednesday. The Detached Squadron has arrived, and is now at anchor in Moreton Bay.

It is the Right Rev. J. Quinn, Roman Catholic Bishop of Brisbane, who is ill— not Bishop Stanton.

SMALL-POX AT SYDNEY.

SYDUEY, Auguet 16.

No fresh cases of small-pox have been reported to-day. All tho patients at the quarantine station are doing well,

A VESSEL ASHORE AT KAIPARA.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN -CORRESPONDENT.

HELENSVILLK, this day. The natives report that a vessel came on shore on Friday, opposite Helensville. She ia bottom upwards, and part of her name was washed away. Four letters re main—" Rona " on the bow, and " Rod " on the stern.

ORCHESTRA OF CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT.

Tuis concert, which will be under tho direction of tho conductor, Herr Carl Schmitt, will be given in tbe Choral Hall to-morrow (Thursday) evening, the 18th inst. This concert, tho first of a series, was arranged for the above dato in tho ex pectation of the visit of the young Princes at the time. This explanation would seem necessary, as some citizens are of opinion that the dates of the concerts of the or chestra and the society are too near each other. We notice that the committee have resolved to charge only Is for the back seats to-morrow evening, in order that all persons of musical taste may have an opportunity of enjoying Herr Schmitt's excellent con cert. A full programme appears in the front page of this evening's issue.

LADIES' LAND LEAGUE MEETING.

Amusing Scene in the Mouse of

Representatives.

(Br TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

WELLINGTON, thia day. A meeting of ladies who sympathise with the wiveß and families of the men impri soned in Ireland, was held at the Dixon street schoolroom yesterday afternoon. About twenty-five ladies were present, and apologies for non-attendance were received from Miss Hutchinson, the Mayor's daughter, and Miss O'Keefe, a young and blooming lady, who apparently objected to have greatness thrust upon her. The object of the meeting waa explained, by Miss Lundon, the daughter of Mr John Lnndon, M. H.R., and the following ladies wero elected for the purposo of receiving sub scriptions to be forwarded to Miss Anna Parnell:—President, Mrs Madden; vice president, Mrs Keon ; secretary, Miss Fitz gerald; treasurer for Thorndon, Mrs Fisher; treasurer for Te Aro, Mrs Hedley. The ladies then formed themselves into pairs for the purpose of receiving subscrip tions. When these female pairs had paired off, they marched in double file down the streets to the Honorable House of Representatives to start upon their depre dations, and at once swarmed into the teetotal strangers' room, where thoy suc ceeded in getting a free luncheon at the expense of a well-known "Lord" dis tinguished for his ready money, This was the first step towards aiding the wives and families of the imprisoned in Ireland, and, no doubt, they thought it but fair that charity should commence at home. In order, however, that it should "finish abroad," the pairs (pairs are, of course, quite in place in the House) set to work to inveigle honorable members into their net. They sent in a messenger to individual members to say they were wanted in the strangers' room, and as each victim popped his nose in at the door, he was pounced npon by the little duckeys inside and asked to fork out. At last, how ever, it came to the ears of Mr Bunny, the' Chairman of the House Committee, that "Ladies" were occupying the strangers room, intent on getting money out of all and sundry; he (evidently con sidering tbe loss Bellamy's might undergo), ordered the fair creatures to desist from their unhallowed task, and leave the building Miss Lundon declined, and appealed to the speaker. The speaker said Mr Bunny was Chairman of the House Committee, and must use his own discretion. Mr Bunny then hinted that a constable would be brought into requisition if necessary, and the heroines of Ireland " get them gone " Without further parley. Thus has the advocacy of a noble cause received a stinging rebuff at the very ontset.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

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

Drunkenness.—Anne Southwell, an elderly woman of Chancery Lane, pleaded guilty to this offence, and was fined 5s and costs.

A " Pank-fcl" Case.—Thomas Chanel was oharged with breaking two panes of glass, value 10s, the property of William McLean, on the 15th Inst.—Prisoner confessed to being drunk at the time, and was ignorant of what actually did take place.—Proseoutor was not disposed to press the charge for breaking his windows, consequently that case was with drawn. Fined as and costs for being drunk. Sons of Adam.—Adam, Robert, and Matthew, sons of Adam Moore, were oharged with being in sufficient means, and called upon to support tbeir reputed father. Mr Blades appeared for Mr Tyler, on behalf of the sons.—His Worship said he had looked into the points of law offered by counsel, and in the eye of the law, the sons were illegitimate: in law they were not the sons ot Adam Moore.and he had no claim upon them,—Complainant: But they are my Bons Yonr Worship, the sons of Adam Moore, and their mother 1b In the Hospital.—His Wor ship said he had no reason to doubt it, but he could not assist him.—Application dismissed. ■"■■: ■■-■:& /_■ .">-. i^jWfia'jnuemwn

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FBOM OUB SPECIAL BEPOBTEB.)

WELLINGTON, this day. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION BILL. The Railway Construction and Land Bill (Hall) provides that the Governor-in- Council may enter into coiitriicts with Railway Companies for the construction of a line ot railway wholly or partly through Crown Lands, which is to be worked and managed by thecompanyeitherforaspecified term of years or otherwise. Providing for the construction of a like line of railway which is to become the property of the colony. Providing that such railways shall be well and faithfully constructed of sound materials by and at the expense of tbe Com pany accordiay to plans and specifics tions to form part of such contract. If the rail way ia to be constructed by the Company for the colony setting forth tho terms upon whicli it shall be handed over to the Government after such construction. If it is to be maintained and worked by the Company, stating the time within which tho railway may be patronised, or taken over by the Govern ment. Providing that areas of Crown lands shall be set apart on each or either side of the lino of railway to be dealt with, and the mode and timo in and to which the election of such land shall take place after the con struction of the railway. Providing where land shall be selected when there is not a sufficient area of land available tor the pur poses of the contract on either side of the line. No contract shall be made in respect ,of a line which shall not be intended to directly connect with some other railway constructed by the Government. Any contract may include any railway works begun by or on behalf of the Government, and Which may not have been completed, and may make provi sion for .the reclamation of any land, or for any other purpose that may be necessary to complete or perfect such railway works. It may be part ot any contract that the company shall give to the Government or in Council such security as they shall think sufficient for the due carrying out of all the works mentioned in the contract, including the cost of compensation payable to owners or occupiers of land proposed to be taken or that may be in juriously affected by the construction of the railway. No contract shall be of any force or effect until the same has been laid before both Houses of the General Assembly during the next session thereof after the making of such contract, provided that if such contract be made during a session of the General Assembly, then it shall be laid before both Houses during the session in which it is made, but no resolu tion shall be passed in respect thereof duiiug that session, unless such contract has been laid before the Assembly for a period of at least fourteen days. Before a contract has been laid before the General Assembly, the Governor-in-Council may make an order authorising the Com pany to make the necessary survey for the railway, and for that purpose to enter upon any public or private lands along the line of the intended railway; to take all other necessary preliminary steps for the future construction of the railway. The Company shall cause a plan of the railway and a book of reference to be made, copies cf which shall be deposited in some public place within each borough, within which such such railway is intended to be constructed. Public intimation must' be given by advertisement in newspapers and by notice to owners and occupiers of land. Clauses 22 and 27 deal with the right of aurveys. Clauses 28 and 32 provide for com peusation as follows: —All persons being owners of or having any lease there or in terest in any lands taken under the authority of this act or which may be deemed by the construction of the railway shall be entitled to receive compen sation for such land or damage, the amount whereof shall be ascertained in the manner set forth in part 3 of the Public Works Act, 1881, which said part as amended by any other Act, and, so far as applicable and subject to the provisions of this Act, is incorporated with and shell form part of thia Act. Provided that, in reßpect of land taken under this Act, the words (mortgaged debt) in the sixty-seventh sec tion of the Public Works Act, 1881, shall not include the interest payable on such mortgage up to six months beyond the day ou which notice was received by the mortgagee ; but it shall include the capital ißed value of the difference between 5 per cent, and the rate ot interest payable on the mortgagee, to be calculated up to the time when the principal due on the mortgage can be paid off Clauses 33-37 define a company's right of construction. Clauses 38-76 provide for a temporary occupation of land, tbe Government power of inspection, power to borrow money, and rights of mortgages, and other miscellaneous details. Clause 77 provides that when ever a contract has been entered into the Governor in Council shall cause a sufficient area of Crown Lands for a dis tance not exceeding fifteen miles on each side of such proposed line of railway, or if there shall not be any or sufficient land on each side, then upon one side of such pro posed line of railwoy; or if there shall not be any or sufficient land on the East side then upon one side of the proposed line of such railway to be withdrawn from sale . and set apart for the pur pose of giving effect to such contract. The valuo of the land shall be calculated upon the estimated market value immediately prior to the making of any contract nnder the Act. The maximum area of the land to be granted is not to , exceed thirty per cont. of the cost of the ; lailway. Clauses 91 to 95 are with refer ence to regulations of traffic, Clause 98 ; provides that subject to the terms of any j contract made under the Act, the Govern ment shall be entitled at any time after the expiration of ten years from the date the entire line of railway provided for in the contract i» opened for traffic upon giving twelve months' notice to the Company to purchase the railway at a price to be determined by arbitration, tho award being that of three arbitrators or any two of them, one arbitrator being chosen by the Government, another by the Company, ahd third arbitrator by the two other arbitrators. All tho other clauses to 114— the last—refer to matters of retail, such as recovery of penalties, esse.

(HY TELKQRAPH, — PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Legislative Council.

Tuesday,

licensing bill.

The Licensing Bill was then re-committed, and several further amendments made, but none of importance.

Mr Miller again moved the rejection of the elective system, but it was re-affirmed by 16 to 13. For the elective system:— Messrs Ackland, P. Buckley, Chamberlain, Dignan, Fraser, Grace, Hart, Mantell, Martin, Memies, Ngata, Pharazyn, Water house, Whitaker, Williamson, and Wilson. For the present system :—Messrs Brett, (J, Buckley, Henderson, J. Johnston,. Miller, Lahmann, Nurse, Peter, Pollen, Richmond, Robinson, Wigley, and Wood. The Bill was then ordered for the third reading on Thursday, notice being given ior a further committal.

The Council rose at 5 p.m,

Souse of Representatives.

Monday.

The House met at 7.30.

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr Geokgb gave notice to ask what steps the Government iutended to take to enforce the guarantees given in regard to the cost of telegraph stations in certain country dis tricts. THE PENSIONS REPORT. The report of the Pensions Committee was brought up. After reviewing the cir cumstances under which the pensions were granted to Sir W. Fitzheroert, Messrs Domett, Gisborne, and Pollen, it was to the effect that although irregularities had occurred in the compilation of the various pensions it would be inadvisable to repud iate liabilities founded on the Governor's warrant in each case, and tbat, therefore, i the pensions in question should be validated by Act. BOTANICAL GARDENS. Replying to Mr Bowkn, Mr Rolleston said the Government considered that the maintenance of the Botanical Gardens devolved upon the local bodies so for as their being recreation grounds was con cerned. Tne Government, however, .was of opinion that these gardens might be utilised for the cultivation of plants requi site for promoting local industries, as in the case of the olive, and a vote would be brought down for that object. LICENSES FOB VENDORS OP SNUFF AND TOBACCO. Replying to MrPiTT, Mr Johnston said the Government would consider the pro priety of providing for the issue of licenses to vendors of tobacco and snuff, so as to in crease the revenue and prevent smuggling, and he had reason to believe that the vendors themselves were favourably dis posed to such a step being takeu. CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS. Replying to Mr McDonald, Mr Dick said that since the bonus of 1874 was offered

to en&ourage the development of crude oil' products of the colony, kerosene had been discovered, aud a company to work the seme had been formed in Sydney. In tbat case Government did not consider it necest sary to repeat the offer of a bonus. AUCKLAND DOCK. Replying to Mr 11UKST, Mr HALL said that tbe question of assisting the Auckland Harbour Board to erect a dock Was a ques tion which would have to be decided on its own merits, and without regard to what had beeu done in the case of Port Chalmers. In the latter case, the grant consisted of a reserve, and if Auckland had a'isimiUr reserve Government would consider the pro priety of handing it over to the Harbour lloard for the purpose mentioned.

THE AUCKLAND RECLAMATION. Replying to Mr SPEIGHT, Mr HALt'said if anything further wero done in the re clamation works at Auckland, the money would have to come out of the vote for roads and bridges provided for Auckland pro vincial district. REPRESENTATION HILL, Th debate on the Representation- Bill wa3 recommenced by Mr LEVESTAM, who was followed by amber of other Southern members, after which the division was taken as follows :— AYES. 19. Aliwright Grey Pyko Andrews Hall Richarson Bain' H. Hirst Rolleßton Ballance Hutchinson Saunders Baßtings Johnston Seymour Beetham Kelly Shanka Bowen Levin Shrimakl Brandon Macaudrew Stevens Brown Mason Studholme Bryco McCoughan Sutton Bunny McDonald Swanson Colbeck McLean Thomson DoLautour Montgomery Trimble nick Murray Whitaker J. B. Fisher Oliver Wood J. T. Kisher Ormond Wright Fulton Nous, 16. Uollina Hursthouae Reaves George Loveatam ' Soddon Gibba Lundon Shoehan Gioborne (teller) Pitt (teller) Shepherd Harris Mobs Weston W. J. Hurst PAIRS. AYK9. ' ' '" Atkinson Turnbull Fox Finn Jones Barron Moorhouse Kenny Wakefield hoks. Taiaroa Reid Russell Hamlin Speight To Wheoro Tomoana Wallis Tole The Bill was ordered to be committed to-morrow. ■

WADE SMUGGLING CASES.

THE RE-HEAKING.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., 8.M.)

The re-hearing of tbe charges against Adam Emrili and Richard Polkinghorne of being knowingly concerned in dealing iv certain goods liable to duties of Customs, to wit, a certain quantity of brandy, with in tent thereby to defraud, at the Wade, on or about the month of June, 1880, was con. tinued after we went to press yesterday. Mr Laishley appeared for the Collector of Customs, Mr Hesketh for Emrili, and Mr Lusk for Polkinghorne. .

The evidence for the prosecution in this case was.closed yesterday.—At,two o'clock Mr Hesketh commenced to address the Court .for one of the defendants, Adam Emrili; and said that after his' address Mr Lusk would have something to say for the other defendant. The address of Mr Hes keth occupied three hours in delivery, and to which a full Court listened with the ut most attention. The address was argumen tative, logical, forcible and effective. . It was the finest defence that has been offered iv any case iv the new Court. Mr Hesketh commented . upon the evidence of the numerous witnesses for the prosecution with remarkable skill; and drew an almost per fect picture of the whole case ; pointing out and comparing every little incident, with the view of shewing that the two defendants were not tho real offenders, and. that tbe guiltier person was outside the hands of jus tice, and had presented himself at Court as an exemplary witness. The learned counsel's searching investigations of the motions of Maurice Kelly, and his un doubted aims in connection with: the smuggling case, the story of the fire at his hotel, his clever scheming and general character, were brought Out and harmon ized, if not to the old man's credit and veracity, with the view of shewing that his statements against defendants must be received with extreme caution. Mr Hesketh proved pretty clearly that the evidence of the chief was the evidence of accomplices, and required corroboration. Having gone over the several statements of the witnesses for tbe crown,- Mr Hesketh said the theory of the defence was that the prosecution was perjury and conspiracy, as i shewn in the details where the memories of witnesses were at fault. Much stress was laid upon the borrowing of the spade to ' dig out a bullock," which Kelly understood as figurative; but the Court was not to be gulled and blinded by such statements.— He thought His Worship would'not belive anything of the kind ; he would believe tbat the grog was- Kelly's, that be supplied tbe means to unearth it, and that when the spade was returned, he knew that object had been accomplished. They could not get out of borrowing the spade, and they accounted for its uso by the Ingenious theory ot digging out a bullock.— Mr Hesketh examined the statement about the three men taking all the liquor to Lucas' Creek, drinking all except one bottle which was given to Moar. The whole story was most improbable, and the bottle was only produced to give an air of probability to their story; also to the conduct of Morton in going direct to Jhe plant, as being consistent with the theory that " those who hide, find." They were left in charge of the hotel before the fire, and what more likely than that the grog had been removed by them before the fire. Maurice Kelly had denied that he had ever purchased liquor of the defendants, and afterwards swore that he had purchased a qr.-cask, and paid £3 on account. —Council also re ferred at some length to the circumstances surrounding the fire which burned down the hotel; the purchase of the site on which the new hotel was built before the fire oc curred, and other suspicious circumstances, and concluded a minute review of the whole of the evidence, which, he submitted, wa9 not sufficiently reliable for a conviction.

The. Court was then adjourned,

THIS DAY.

The case was resumed at 10 a.m.

Mr Lusk addressed the Court in defence. He contended that the new witnesses had adduced nothing additional in reference to the matter before the Court. Referring to I the witnesses, he said, according to their own statements, the Kellys : were habitual 1 and confirmed smugglers. The Wade dis trict, if not fertile in other respects, was at least fertile in producing penitent sinners and good witnesses. From the evidence it appeared that the principal witnesses for the prosecution were'a family party, con nected either by blood or marriage. I When His Worship heard the evidence for the defence, ,he would observe the difference between the two sideß in this respect. All the witnesses for the defence were independent aud disinterested persona. This case stood upon the evidence of a number of witnesses, each one of whom was admittedly a criminal. Mr Lusk then commented upon .the evidence that had been given. On the occasion of the last case, Morton represented himself as a man who had been misled, and now he had en tirely chanced front. He must have had strong reasons for such a change—probably family reasons. He had actually risked a prosecution for perjury by the change. Mr Lusk then referred to the part taken in the aifair by Polkinghorne. He believed it would be shewn that he had not been a principal, and that the prosecution did not leave him out because they did not dare to do so. He was the man who saw them on the river. The evidence againßt Polking, home was very slight, and unless one was to believe that the man was an imbecile, it could not be under stood how he could have acted as he was supposed to have done. It had been stated that eight horsemen had crossed the Wade bridge on a night in November. Now they would bring evidence to prove tbat the men could not have crossed the bridge in November, be cuuse the bridge was undergoing repairs in that month.

. Adam Emrili, one ot the prisoners, was the first witness for the defence. He was examined by Mr Hesketh, and deposed : Knew a vessel named the Annie Milbank. Was employed on board her by Captain Casey in the capacity of providore, Joined her in September, 1873, and left iv Auck land in 1880. She traded between Auck land and Whangarei. Mr Pollock, butcher, auppliedhim with the meat for his first trip in that vessel. Got his bread from Mr McKeown, and his groceries from Mr McNab. From the time he joined till he left the Annie Milbank, he was not at the Wade. He went to the Wade at the latter end ot August, 1880. He went as a passenger in the cutter Teazer. When he left in August, Somer ville was the captain. He waa in her four months prior to witness's leaving. Pie vious to Somerville's taking her Anderson was captain. Knew that the charge against him was selling two jars of rum. Never did any business with Morton. Did not believe that Morton possessed any money to carry on business. The statement of Morton that he had sold grog to him

■■——■ .11.11.iij 'i 111 _v i niiim was false. IJj Morton never gave him £s"in-1 the presence pf Wilson. He was staying at Polkinghorne's house in the month of March last. Remembered re. turning home one night and having a conversation with Polkinghorne, after which they went in the boat down the river.. He had been to the Wade for the paper that night. ' There was no one else in the boat but witness and Polkinghorne. Mrs Polkinghorne followed them down the river bank. At the mouth of Fisherman's Creek, they met a large cutter's dingy. Previous to that, they had seen a fire in the direction of Fisherman's Creek. Mr Morton' waa rowing in the dingy, Mr Wilson covered his face with hia hat, and the goods in the boat were partially hidden by coats. The boat was heavily laden with goods. He said to them " Good evening !" The night was not very dark, lie was close to Mor. ton's diugy.and in the bow he saw two jars, aud in the after part, what appeared to bo casks and cases. He asked the men " Where have you been? What aie you doing." Mor ton replied tbat they had been "up the river a bit," He had seen Morton and Wil son standing talking at Follerdown's ■ gate way at the Wade when be was down for the newspaper that night. That was between eight and nine o'clock. After he got the reply from Morton, he asked who made the fire up the ceek. There was no nuswcr.and Morton began to row faster. Seeing their boat was heavily laden, witness made after it. He caught up opposite Polkinghorne's house. Witness then said, " Does a man do good to get £5 to shut his eyes and shut his mouth." Wilson said "It takes a d d good man to black your eye* or shut your mouth." Witness then pulled ashore. The two jars in the bow were un covered. When he made the remark.about shutting his eyes, he believed they had liquor from the hotel which had been burned down in the boat. "Wilson asked him what he meant by the £5,, and he sail}' "You know what I mean." Before he left the Wade that night, he saw Maurice Kellv, Wilson, and Morton standing together talking. He did not tell Morton where to find the plant of grog.up the creek, uordid he know anything about it.. He mentioned 'to more than one person what he had seen ou the river. After he went to the Wade in August he had a contract with Moffat and Polkinghorne for the making of about two miles of road. They wanted fascines for it. Knew the spot where the grog was, but had not seen it since the grog was dug out. They cut fascines where the plant was supposed to have been. To the best of his recollection they cut about two chains wide. Four of them were cutting there for a fortnight. They eat their dinners several times on top of the mound where the plant was said to be. Did not see any handles of jars or brandy cases sticking out. Wished they had. Would have made use of the contents. They removed all the fascines they required, an£ left some there. The ti-tree was 14 or 15 feet high near the mound, and they cleared it all away. They were cutting fascines about a month, or it might have been two months, before the boat was seen on the river. Had he wanted to go from the plant to Okura Road, he could have done so very easily. He heard Maurice Kelly's Evidence. Heard him say that shortly before the fire he -had given I him ■ some cases. That was false. The old hotel was burnt down beforo he went to the Wade. He was running to the Thames in the Annie Vlilbank when the hotel was burnt down. Heard Kelly say that in November witness asked him to help to remove some grog from Duck Creek. There was not the slightest truth in it. He never met the defendants at Duck Creek, and never packed them with grog there. ~ The statements of the eight men were ab solutely false. Believed it would have been better for them if they had sworn he had been guilty of murder, and got him put out ot existence. He had never gone from Duck Creek to Orewa. The drawing off the grog at Duck Creek never .took place,; at least, they might have had another black man instead of him. Had never been froni Duck Creek to Orcwa. If they had wished to take grog from Duck Creek they might have done so themselvep, without getting the assistance of eight men!'.. There; was a good Government road to Orewa. Re membered the Wade bridge being built; Mr Bond was the contractor. Heard Maurire Kelly make a statement about his being in the house, and borrowing £3 to make up the price of a. quarter-cask in the presence of Urquharfc. <-. -~ /; (Left Sitting.) ■'••.•_','

MINING NEWS.

■ OiS> Caludcnian.—The manager repbrtai'on date Angnst 15,' that there Is a great improve ment in both drives. No. 2 reef, especially duringtbe last three breakings down, has shewn every indication that surround patches of the percious metal.

Bismarck.—Tha manager's reports to the directors, directed August 15, state that work has been discontinued on No. 1 leader. A drive was started on Saturday to open a drive on a leader: on the western: portion of the ground. Tho.quartz looks well for gold, being full.of mineral.

Kubanui -.Hill United.—Poverty Section: The crashing has yielded so poorly during the week that the men have been withdrawn. Long Drive: The arrangements for breaking stuff in open outtingfrom the bluff are, now completed and ton or twenty stampers can be easily sup plied from this source. All Nations: The gen eral atuff from this part of the mine is being put through ten stamps and shows a return of over an ounce per ton. Battery: The stamps started on Monday, last: twenty head on Company's quartz, ten on tribute and ten on Goldsworthy's Moanataiaril tribute , quartz. Tributes : Nb finds of any Importance have been made during the weak, James, of the Kuranni section is now crushing, and will have a vory fair yield. Tho others are very poor.

New North Devon.—The quartz from the intermediate level appears to be of a similar quality to that lately taken out. The manager says he is now down about G feet on the reef, which appears to improve and1 to shew mbre gold as they go down.. ffrom indications it is .expected this will prove a payable block.. .The crushing stuff appears to be shewing up for about an ounce to the load, Suookss.—Since my last report I have got the rise through. Tbe distance is 48 feet including the unlay. Where I broke through in the level is about 15 feet outside of where the best gold was got. There waa half the timbering done to-day, ready to open out. I expect to be able to report something good- next week.— Pjktbb Reid, August 16. Union.—Mr D. G. Maodonald received the following to-day:—" Getting fair picked stone shewing blotches gold. Beef looks better than ever.—thob. Carroll."

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

A special meeting of thia Sooiety took place yesterday afternoon for the purpose of consider ing the report of the sub-committee appointed to enquire into the management of the gardens. Mr A; Bull (Chairman) presided. • ' The following report was submitted: —The committee found Mr Lippiatt in charge of the fardens, and thoy examined him upon various etails. Tho aommttteo have otherwise made themselves acquainted with all other neoeßsary matters. They recommend:—l.'lhat'arrange ments 'bo made with oiiff to occupy- the house now in possession of Lioplatt, and take charge o£ the gardens. If Cliff does not agree to thia, some other person to be engaged. This occupa tion to ho terminable upon a fortnight's notice. 2. That as soon as it is done Lippiatfs services be dispensed with, ho receiving a payment of money in lieu of notice. 3. If neces sary Cliff to employ a man to assßiat him occasi onally, but only on the authority of Mr Cheese man, the' secretary, i. That as a proposal to take the gardens has been made by Messrs Brighton and Palmer, the Garden Committeebo requested co ascertain if either of them, or some other eligible person, will taae the management of the gardens, and to make the best terms possible with them.—August 1." Air J. C. Firth opened tne discussion by mov Ing, "That the report of the committee be adopted; and that considering the state of the society's funds, and with a view to more strictly confining operations to acclimatisation purposes the Council bo authorised to stop farther outlay upon the ornamental portions of the garden, and to dispose of the stock of flowers and con servatory plants, as well as the birds and animals not 'required for acclimatisation purposes." < Mr Thos. Morrin seoonded this resolution.

■ Mr Hobbs thought their difficulties resolved themselves iuto a question of increasing the revenue, and that might bo done by employing a man to collect subscriptions.

The Chairman said Committee's recommen dation, would effect a saving of nearly £200, which would all be required to meet the falling off in revenue.

Mr James Russell remarked that birds and flah were now the Society's only sources of rev enue. Upon visiting tho gardens, he did not find anything useful there; there had been no attempt at acclimatisation.

Anotmar member agreed with 'Mr Russell's re marks. Ho thought there should be a botanio garden for useful and ooonomic plants. Mr Thomas Macffarlano was in favour of ap pealing to tho public. The place should be ren dered attractive to parents nnd children, of whdai the animals had formerly drawn great numbers. They should see if some eligible per son would take over the gardens. ■■> Mr Pond considered that the society should do away with the ornamental portion and cul tivate economio and valuable plants. Let them divide their revenue, half for the vegetable.and half for the animal kingdom, it thoy would. Mr Palmer replied that the cultivation of economic plants would necessitate the employ ment of a scientific man, whom they could not obtain for less than £300 per annum. Mr Firth thought the birds had in a great measure destroyed the food they lived on.insects, and it was a great law of nature, that when the food fell Bhort birds, like sheep, cease to breed, and finally died out. The revenue was £180 less than last year, and the aport was so bad that tho revenue might be expectd to become ever less. Mr Hobbß was of opinion that the causes of the falling off in revenue wero not exaotiy what Mr Firth mentioned. For one thing the regula tions were published too late, and people did not know what they had to do. Then there was a class of persons who only paid the some fee as others, while making a living out of shooting pheasants. This in great measure accounted lor the diminution of pheasants. . . . The motion was put and carried, there being only two dissentients. This concluded the business. ... i ■■■..

Complete and utter failure will inevitably attend all attempts to rival Udolpho Wolfe a Schiedam Aromatic Bcbnapp3. The secret agencies of this marvellous preparation are in the hands of the proprietors and surclythey entertain no idea of giving to the world a know ledge which baa made them masters of toe greatest tonic, anti-dyßpeptic stimtuaniß , alterative, and restorative known to metnew ': _l -J--JBadaaa-mmc-^ir'^tUM

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, W&DNESDaI AUGUST 17.



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